I f _ THE OMAHA DAILY BEEfrfriTESDAY , NOVEMBER 26. 1889. W
1 * THE DAILY BEE
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[ Soal.1 N. 1' . Fiir ; , .
H Ah a incnsUro of economy the rnil-
H roads in the Southwest should appoint
H the road ugonts qs receivers
H Tiiuhu is iv surplus of fuilon nntjols in
H the city council The liigh-flyor from
H . the Eighth ward will contlnuo to roost
H * iu the suburbs
_
,
Tin : democratic platform of thrco
H plnnlta was mndo to correspond with the
: numboi * of knocks required to swine ? the
H' Sabbath bnck doors
H . For.T.otviNa the lead of Omaha , Coun-
m cil Bluffs proposes to orgnulzo a real cs-
| ' tatc exchtinEjo The cast side is determined -
_ mined to keep up with the procession
H' . Tin : luilchct has been bunod in the
, Tiiird ward , but that wont elect Bi-oth-
M or-in-law Dick Burdish Ono vote in
H • ' the council is all that Pat Ford is onti-
H" . n ° & i ° - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _
H. , Tiliiu ; is a suspicious similarity iu
' the olfusions of Taxpayer , " Sub
B scribcr , " " Freeholder , " Vex Populi , ' '
| - and other vetiorablo back numbers in
M their frothing tight agninst public im-
B provemonts
| ' 9 Boss Fohd imagines that ho can per
H ; mancntly anchor his family relations on
H. the city , simply because lie can muniuu-
B ' late the Third ward The lessen of four
Hf years ago is evidently forgotten , but the
H : voters will repeat it with now emphasis
Bt ) ' 'GiVJ1 : us freedom and wo will be
V' great , " exclaims PatrickH onry Howd
H Tliat is precisely wiiat Omaha proposes
B' to secure on Thanksgiving day by votr
> ing for the viaduct bonds Commercial
HHj | liberty wo must have , oren though
wo jiay for it
S WiiitjH Mr Constantine J. Smytho
was dovo-tniling Cushing's platform
ho ought to have also inserted an anti
monopoly plnnk When a railroad
BVM contractor runs for mayor ho ought to
dofluo himself clearly on the railroad
a , issue and on the labor issue ,
HI FltOM a railroad standpoint the logis-
r lativo doadiock in Montana is injurious
HHH to the corporations They had confl-
dontly counted on sending two now son
' utors to Washington before the opening
J of congress , but political perversity dls-
: ruptod their wall matured plans However -
over , the deadlock cannot last inoro
B thaa ninety days
Ht Kansas City's boasted liberality is
BBV notsustnlued by the record The ro-
BBV.cent . ontortiunmont of the Pan-Ameri-
BBV can oxcurslonlsts involved some ox-
HBVfS ponso which the public spirited citlzons
HBVjMl dccllnod to pay The city council was
HBVjf induced to fpot the bill , but the courts
BBVt have enjoined payment Now the hat
j i ' must bo passed around for the doll
HC cloncy As a specimen of penurious
HBVjb- hospitality Kansas City will take the
BBVj balcory _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
i' ' OVKit two million acres of arid lands
v in Wyoming have boun rooluiinod and
4 raudorcd fertile by irrigation Over
B ton million dollars have boon invested
B- in thirty-two ltundrod dltchos , with tin
B aggrcgato length of flfty-four huudrod
' miles , Delegate Carey says the reclaimed -
claimed region Is larger than Franco
B and Spain combluod , and equal to thirty
' thoubuud eighty aero farms Fully ton
* million acres can bo added to that nroa
4 • iu Wyoming ulono , if proper measures
| nro taken to store the water
, . supply What private capital
' has dbuo for Wyoming , it has
r also done lor Colorado and other arid
H' Boctious , Most of the unreclaimed land
B belongs to the government and is utterly -
; : torly worthless iu its present condition ,
H' ' Private enterprise lias domoustratad
• , that irrigated land yields handsome
H' rottfrcs on thoinvostmeut Why should
H pot the government follow the ojcamplo
. on a larger Bcato and make the vast
' i arid soptlon of the puhltn domain pro
B ductivo nnd saleable ? The queetiou is
B ' one which congress cannot long ignore
T11E StLVJin COtfVJiWTTOy
The proceedings of the national ellvor
convention which will nssomblo ntSt
Louis today promlso to bo of unusual
interest and importance and wll } at
tract the close attention of all whortra
concerned in the vital questions to bo
discussed The purpose of the conven
tion is to promote the rehabilitation of
silver as ono of the money motalsof this
country In their clrculnr calling the
convention the promoters say that elnco
the demonetization of silver l > y the
loading nations of the old world , fol
lowed by the same movement on the
part or the United States , there has
boon n-stondy decline In prices of com
modities everywhere , and n doprosslon
in trade nnd business enterprises al
most unparnllolod in history ; that ono
of the most disastrous flnnnclal panics
in this country followed closely upon
the suspension of the colnago of silver
by Germany , Franco , the Latin union
nnd the United Stales ; that the
demonetization of silver worked
a practical confiscation of the
earnings of labor and the pro
ducts and pronorty of debtors , trans
ferring thorn without adequate consid
eration to the coders of creditors , and
depressed the markets for labor and iu
products throughout the world
The conditions thus claimed to have
been produced by silver demonetization ,
it is hold , still linger with us , having
been but llttlo rollovcd by the partial
restoration of sllvur coinage under the
not of 1878. Now and then short revivals
ot business prosperity have taken place ,
but they wcro quickly followed by
long periods of lower lovcls
in prices In the opinion of the promoters -
motors of the convention the remedy
for this condition of affairs is to bo
found in rcstoting silver to its nncinnt
use as money by giving it free colnugo
Thereby , they claim , " Bllvor will bo
placed on nn equality with gold and at u
par with that metal "Wo believe , say
tno promoters of the convention , that
the free coinage of silver in the United
States will restore it to its former
parity with gold , and thus cor
rect the evils complained of "
The spirit and object of the con
vention nro thus clearly denoted and
the probable result of Its deliberations
indicated
The commanding importance of the
silver question is understood not only
in this country , but also in Europe The
English commission of last year , ap
pointed to consider how far the depres
sion of business in Great Britain was
duo to the operation of the single gold
standard , ascribed it in part to the sus
pension of the use of silver as ono of
the mouoy metals The expressions
of- the ablest economists and finan
ciers in the recent monetary confer
ence at Paris were in favor of the ro-
monotizatinn of silver There has un
questionably boon a decided growth of
popular sontitnont in this country dur
ing the last two years in favor of in
creasing the use of silver as currency
The old arguments against silver have
lost their weight , having failed of veri
fication in an experience of ten years
under the law partially restoring that
rnotal .to monetary use It is
undoninblo that everywhere silver
has been growing in favor
and undoubtedly public soutimont in
England , Germany , Franco and other
countries would welcome a furlhor ad
vance by the United Stales toward the
complete remonotlzatlon of silver
The action of the St Louis convention
is llkoly to have nn important iiilluoiico
upon congress So far us the adminis
tration is concerned , it continues to bo
reported from Washington that the
president and secretary of the treasury
will take a liberal attitude
regarding silver It is still
said that the secretary is favorably dis
posed to a policy of issuing certificates
upon deposits of bullion , as a com
promise between the advocates of an
increased colnago and the outspoken
opponents of coinage , but there is doubt
ns to whether the president can bo in
duced to favor this plnn Senator Alli
son has boon quoted as predicting that
a free coinage bill will rms the faonato ,
and there is reason to believe that such
a measure will have largo support iu
the house When the recommendations
of the administration nro known a safer
judgment can bo formed ns to what
congress may do , but the probability is
that present legislation will not go
farther than to direct the socrctary of
the treasury to coin silver to the maxi
mum amount allowed by the present
law , four million dollars a mouth
DEATH OFMIt PESDRVTON :
The country was prepared to hoar of
the death of Gcorgo H. Pondloton , ox-
minister to Germany He had boon ill
for some time , and dispatches from
Brussels several days ago announced
that his case was hopolcss Twenty
years ago Mr , Pondloton was ono of the
most prominent leaders of the demo
cratic party , distinguished for his at
tainments nnd for a diginlty and cour
tesy of manner which gave him the
tltlo of "Gontlouian Gcorgo " Mr
Pondloton was a natlvo of Ohio , and
entered public llfo In 1857 , when ho
was oleetod to congress , serving four
terms in the house During that
stormy porlod of our history lie at
tained promiuonco in the councils of
his party , being ono of the strongest
debaters on the floor of the house , and
nn earnest if not aggressive advocate of
democratic principles and policy How
well ho stood with his party at that
time , us well ns his attitude regarding
the war , wore shown In his nomination
for vice president on the ticket with
Goorgjj B. McClollan , in 3804 , by the
democratic convention wl ioli declared
the war ti failure Subsequently
for a number of years Mr Pondloton
was out ot public life , but ho had sup
porters for the prosldontial nomination
in the national oonvontion ot 1808 , and
continued to op joy „ high plaoo in the
confidence ot his party
In 1870 Mr Poudlotoa was oleoted to
the United States sonata from Ohio , his
most important service iu that body
being his introduction nnd advocacy of
the civil service law , which las
name has become permanently
identified with , although the measure
uro did not originate with
him His connection with the passage
of this law lost him friends among his
Ohio constituents , and this with otbor
circumstances defeated him for reelection -
tion to the sonata la 1835 ho was sent
by the Clovchvnd administration as min
ister to Germany , where ho was very
popular nnd did creditable service
Mr Pondloton waa a scholarly and
nblo man , whoso publla career wa9
directed by a consctontioui sense of
duty , nnd whoso parttanship , whllo sincere -
core and consistent , was never violent
or malignant Among doraocratlo
loaders during the most oven It ul period
In our nalionnl'htstory his record will
bonr favorable comparison with that of
nny of thorn , while his private llfo was
that of a sterling , high-mlndod gentle
man _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
OMA ITA AXD THE STATE
The Lincoln ,7b rnnl attempts to arrav
the state against the just domnuds of
Omnhn jobbers This Hampered organ
of the Burlington road declares that
Omaha is plotting against the people , "
and argues that an equalization of rates
would bo detrimental to the Luslnoss
intorostsof the state
Wherein would it bo detrimental V
Thod/jtmindsuf the wholesale dealers of
Omnhb are just and equitable They
nro simply an appeal for relief from the
bmbargo which Chicngo hns placed on
the commerce oi this city
Omalm's appeal for fair rates Is not a
light against Lincoln or nny town in the
stale , bdt tor the right to compete in
her naturnl trade territory on equal
terms with foreign jobbers There Is
no iust reason why Chicago should bo
given an advnulago in rates to the det
riment ot western cltios If , for in
stance , Chicago can ship goods to poirta
in the interior of the state at a specific
rate , tlio jobbers of Omaha have a
right to demand rates that will
place them on an equal footing
The Missouri river is made the
basing point in stock rates , why should
not the principle bo extended to all
classes ? The railroads recognize that
the principle is a just and proper ono ,
but the all-powerful influence of the
Chicngo roads has prevented its gen
era ! adoption
Kates based on the sum of the two
locals would not giro Omaha an advan
tage ever any city in the state Such
rates would place thorn on an oxaot
equality , and deprive Chicago ot the
discriminating she now enjoys ,
Omaha demands commercial freedom
for hor&olf as well as the state at largo
Ir tlio dairy interests of the country
t\ero to unite in a demand for the re
peal ot the duty on salt there is a fair
probability that they could secure it
There is no inoro iudofonsihlo duty In
the whole list ot tariff exactions than
that on salt , and no revision ot tlio
tariff will bo satisfactory or just which
does not remove it It is idle to con
tend that hecauso the great body of
consumers do not seriously fool this
tax it is not oppressive , the fact being
that to tlio dairy interests and to
the farmers who raisa stock it amounts
to a very eonsidor.ib'le exaction , which
cannot bo justified on any oconomio or
otbor grounds The revenue from this
necessity tlio government can spire ,
and the salt producers assort that they
do not need the protection which the
duty is supposed to give thorn This
beiug the case there ran bo no possible
excuse for continuing tlio duty A salt
trust has been talked of for a year nast ,
and the fact that it has not
materialized is probably duo tote
to a shrewd conclusion on the part of
the manufacturers that such a course
might produce a pressure upon congress
that would result In romoviug the duty ,
although they profess not to c.vro about
it In the event of tlio duty beiug re
tained , however , the formution ot a
trust may safely bo expected , and then
everybody will have an opportunity to
feel how oppressive this unnecessary
exaction of the tariff can bo made
There should bo a very general and
vigorous demand for the repeal of the
salt duty _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AT.ti the talk , about a threatened
strike of locomotive cngiiibors in the
east is more gabble Tlio oxporiencs
iu the Burlington strike and the drain
which it madoon the brotherhood treasury
ury will provonta walkout for some time
to como Unless the Jodcration plan
which the west demanded , and which
was successfully opposed by the east ,
becomes the settled policy of the broth
erhood , they will recolvo no encourage
lucnt from other railroad organizations
And without thut active support the
engineers could not hope to win
Stanmjy ArntCANUS has lost none
of the dash and brilliancy which char
acterized his literary career in Omaha
t wonty-two yonrs ago His imagination
is as fertile as ever and his invontlvo
gonlus is ns active in the jungles of
contralAfrica as it ever was on the
banks of the Missouri Iu this country
ho often hecamo embarrassed by contra
dictions from rival correspondents , but
In the heart of the dark canlinont no
body dnros to discrodlt his stories of
bloody battles with dwarfs and giants
Canada Of ttlnir Lonesome
Jlfundidl Gazette
Brazils sudden ctianpo of government
leaves Canada somewhat lonely on the
Aniorlcan continent as the representative
ot momtrchial rule
Too IIIr an Undnrtnkini ? .
Clihago Aeu- .
The enterprising New York Journal which
tried to print a list of rich Now Yorkers who
did not subscribe to the worlds fair fund
has given vp the job It cannot afford to
print a thirty-six pace paper on w ' ook day * .
•
InlinSlieriuiin'ti Heir
, St Louts Qlohc-Dcmocrat ,
Major MoICtnley stands to John Sborman
la the relation of political heir Ho will not
only have the Sherman Inlluonco in his con
test for spiakor , but undoubtedly can count
on Sherman's aid for any higher oDlce , ovoa
the presidency , to which ho may aspire
* '
A Unique Iden
rhUalelphlaUccort
"Bellamy antortainments" seem like a
foolish fad for crown men and women to fa-
dulgo in , when It U learned that the par
takers meet la the eostumo and act the parts
of the people of A. D. 2000 , as doscrlbod in
Looking Backward " But thora may bo
moro in the idea than meets the eye Gam-
betta always believed that the success of the
lost ropubllo m Franco was due in no small
measure to the Tact that it was established
in the salons ot Paris , where the republicans
addressed each ether under the breath , of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
| BBi-
course ns M lo President , " M 16 Minis
ter , " M lir Prefect , " and the llko How
proatnn Innucrico these socinl tricks have
upon history Would form an Interesting topio
Tor n chaptcy ; E the next work on the phil
osophy of pfjycrnment
1'roocqils on K l o Irotnisoi
C7if W0 Herald
An eastern paper suggests a remedy for
the high hnt , npisanco nt the thontres It
proposes oa mechanical urrancement by
which the scats occupied by wanton with
lofty milllncryican bo lowered so ns to bring
their Hbbonvflowcrs nnd feathers below
the line of vision of pcoplo behind them
Or In hou of this , scats which can bo ele
vated so ns to bring tbo eye of the tlioatro-
Koor noovo the high bonnets But this pro
supposcs a limit to tbo nltltudo of lnltlhiory ,
nnd the fact scorns to bo that there is no
limit ,
A Ijnck nfSpno • Prevent * .
Omaha Jtaril ( n Chkano lltiaM
Wed llko to glvu a list of bores who ought
to bo removed ,
Wed llko to , but n hick of space prevents
Without them earth for ether folks would
greatly be Improved ,
Wed name them but n lack of space pre
vents
The woman nt the tbcator who wonrs n
mammoth lint ,
Tlio chatting clmmo who thinks he's smart ,
but who Is really flat ,
And nil the other freuks the world is busy
swoai ing ut ,
Wed name thorn nil but lack of space pro
vonta
That class which still Insists perpetual mo
tion will be found
Wc cant tump , for luck of opneo prevents ,
And nil these "vltionnrics" who so numer
ously abound ,
Wed mime thorn but a luck of space prevent -
vent * .
The man with the ollxir who eau bring us
jouili ugaln ,
Book ugonts , peddlers and perchance some
llfo insurance men ,
And pootswhi such uwful stun as this Is
dare to pen ,
Wed print the list , nut lack of space pro
vents
A Sl' .SSiO.V WITH COBUKN
Which liml * With n Slap at County
( ; i > rk Koclii * .
Sheriff Cobitrn held a special session with
the board of county commissioners yostur-
day afternoon The sheriffs bills for hoard
ing nnd committing prisoners have boon in
the hands of tbo flnuncu committee for some
time and last weiii : the sheriff urged the
board to taku notion on the m.itt'ir ns ho was
h.ird up Yesterday ho renewed bis request
In person before the board was called to
order Ho w.mtoJ the full amount of the
bill allowed and tried to explulu tno matter
to Commissioner Turnor.but found it a hope
less tasit
Some tlmo ago the board passed a resolu
tion to charge the sheriff 'i\4 \ cents per day
for usjof tbo jill in b/irdlug foreign prison
ers and dolneted this amount from the
sherliTs blllut'that tlui . Mr Cjburn took
exception to thanward of the bill and took
the matter intCit-ourt where it now rests
The unanco'&joiniutttco concluded to tulco
the sama nctfira in allowing the sheriffs
bills for Au.rirf September and October ,
but tlio shorrft ; donisd their right to prejudge
a question wlncn hat been lultcn into court
nnd inaisttiiff6 i being ullowed t'uo full
auinuut of hisbu , ) .
Comniisslniftjrj Turner thought that the
bjord shouM Act it * accordance with the ros-
olutloa bftirulm ( ) the nuejtloii and duduot
the proper i ! punt from the account for
honidlng foreign prlsonors Mr Coburn
tried to 0MJlain tbit this would bo prejudg
ing the ci9ob'it could uot convert Mr Tur
ner to his viiSw of the nrittor
Tlio shcrifT then withdrew In dlscust and ,
Chairman Mount appearing , the board was
called to ordtr
Notwithstanding the lateness of the hour ,
4 l ) , in , tbo chairman was mindful of the
reprimand of thogr.ind Jury and the clerk
was directed to read the minutes , consuming
twenti minute3 iu so doing
The Judgo3 and clerks of election at youth
Omaha < vcro allowed $ o per day each for
their sorviops
The claim of the county clerk and the o.in-
vuislug board of the rcoont county election ,
for services , including two night sessions ,
was referred to the linanoa rommtttou to in-
vo-itigato tbo portion loferrin ? to ntjht ses
sions
The Bhorllt reported thut ho hud purchased
twelve muttressjs , comforters and pillows
for the use of the jury in the ciso of the
state va Soule , on request ot the county
nltoi nev The whole matter was referred to
the coaimittte on court , house and Jail
The Ins.iuo hoard recommended that Her
man Strulau bo sent to Dubuque , fa , as that
wus his home
The fOllo.ving bonds were submitted and
approved :
A. Matthews , us superintendent of public
instruction , fpr 83,000 ; D. 1 $ . Houck , con
stable , S1.UU0 ; T. A. Mcgouth , register of
deeds , $10,000.
'J ho request of Gcorgo W. Roberts for the
appointment as Justice of the poico in West
Oumha precinct was reported to the coramit-
tcoon Judiciary
Tno Gate City Abstract company icquosted
to bo ullowod to lnase a portion of tbo room
formerly occupied by thecitv comptroller , as
the lease of the room now occupied bv them
will cxpiro December 1 and Is wnntcd by tlio
county poor superintendent
Hyan & Walsh submitted acommunlcation
urging the board to tnko immedhilo action
on their request that the portion of the
county hospital building to bo uswl for the
insane inmates bo dosign.ited in order that
thev may put up the wire guards to the win
dews The board selected the north end of
the main building for that purpose ,
.Inme3 H. Baldwin requested permission
to Bell cortoln real estate belonging to Ins
wlfo , Mnry M. Baldwin , insane Uoferrcd
to the county attorney
Jnmos Walsh was allowed $307.53 for work
on roads
The Bemls Park company was allowed
81,403 57 on their final estimate for grading
Ut Thirty-fouith nnd Nicholas street * .
Several claims for services , otc , wore al
lowed and ordoiod placed on the uoxt appro
priation sheet
Thoclaimof the sheriff for $151 for state ,
Insane and city committals was roduoed by
% % i for city committals , nnd the balance , ? 69 ,
allowed
Sborift Coburn's claim for $3,837.00 , for
boarding prisonais during the months of
August , September nnd October , nnd in
cluding the 8tV ! ) , which the board deducted
from the shnriff's bill for the use of the Jail
from August , 11,18S8 , until August 1 , lbs9 ,
was then taken * up and caused conslderublo
argument , t i
Anderson Insisted that the $150 , which had
boon disnllowodj under a resolution offered
by O'Kcoffo , baideductod , as well as $110 65 ,
for the use oF'lbo ( Jail in boarding foreign
prisoners , which eamo under the same reso
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lution ,
Corrlgan presented n minority report , as n
member of the flnunco commlttoo , recom
mending tbnt'tho entire amount of the bill
bo allowed , 1" '
The majority of tbo flnanco commlttoo reported
ported iu fgyjMT of deducting tbo sum of
$1190.03 for tlioulo ; of the Jolt from August 11 ,
18i8 to OctoborBl , 16S9.
The majority liiiwrt was adopted , and the
bill allowed utiHHO JI
AppropriatloDTBhor'/ . 25 , of the gonorol
fund , amounting ) to $11)030 ) , was passed
Chairman ijldtmt here requested Mr Cor
rlgan to tako-tltockalr nna then sprung ; a
surprlsoon the board in the suupo of a
formal complaint against County Clerk
MIchnol D. llocho , charging him with
neglecting his duties , for the past two
weolts Kocho has remained away from the
oMce , the vault being Incited during nearly
all of tlio tlmo The complaint chanred the
county dark with habitual drunkucss dur
ing the past three months
Mr Mounts motion prevailed that the
clerk bo cited to appear before tbo board
next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock nnd
answer to tbo charges
The contract for constructing the sewer at
the county hospital was awarded to E. J ,
Brennan for $1,811. ,
A Long Ilcaoli
A stretch of sand on the coast t of Aus
tralia , to which the name of Ninety
mlle Beach has been glvon , is said to
bo fully as long as lu uatno indicates
To the eye it seems perfectly straight ,
tbo curve is so slight
BOARD OF TRANSPORTATION
It Moots and Sustains the Coal
Frolghfc Roduotlon Order
REQUEST OF THE ROADS DENIED
Tlio Snmo Kates Fixed Tor Anthra-
olto and Bituminous Illglitocn
Months for Man
slaughter
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Ltscoiv , Neb , Nov , 35. )
The state board of transportation mot this
morning nnd sustulncd the original order for
the reduction of freight rates on coal This
action was based upon the report mndo by
the secretaries Tbo unanimity of the
board on the question was marked through
out the sitting Commissioner Stcon , how
ever , undertook to eceuro n modification of
rntus on bntd coal tor the reason miggcstcd
by Tub Bni : this morning But ho could not
bring his conferees to his manner of think
ing , nnd when it enmo to the final vote on
the order ho voted with the rest of the
hoard The report of the secretaries is as
follows :
f In relation to the nrgumonts submitted to
the hearing of the board November 10 , lbSO ,
by representatives of the several rnllroutls
of tbo stnto , for the ndouiion of the scnlo of
rates for the truuanortutlon of coul iu car
lots , agreed upon by ropiesontativos of.nil
railroads In the state , at Omaha , November
3 , IBs ! ) , nnd submitted to the board for adop
tion as a compromise of the order relating to
ronl rates , served on or about October 2. " ,
18S9.
18S9.Tho proposed compromise rates in com
parison with the thIcs previously ordered lu
effect nro us below stated :
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Hnrd coal rates to bo 30 per cent uavam.0
over rates for soft coal
In support of the request for modification
of tbo rates ordared by the board , the rail
road representatives have m particular denied -
nied the reasonableness or Justness of the
rates ns ordered for distances under fifty
miles , and requested that the basing clinrgo
established by the board at 30 cents per ton
bo raised to 41) ) cents
No evidence is introduced In support of
tbo denial It is an ostnblishcd principle for
the doteiminnlion of tbo cost of transporta
tion of uny given commodity that the servlco
is made up of three separable items , viz :
Initial and terminal expenses and expense of
the hnul The first two items of expense ro-
mam practically the same whether tbo haul
bo ten miles or 3J0 miles
As previously submitted in the report and
recommendation upon this matter , the
Initial and terminal expenses of coal trans
portation is the minimum compared with the
expense of hauling all other commodities
Wurohouso room is of course unnecessary
Protection from tlio elements is in no case
demanded of or furniihed by the carrier for
the article Lnbor of loading and unloading
Is In no case at the expense of the railroads
A comparison of the compensation allotted
by tbo board tor this servit-o , with switching
eutirges voluntarily established by the rail
roads , will , wo think , demonstrate beyond
question the liberality of the rate ordered
Fifteen to twenty tons of coal with an
average of say eighteen tons is loaded m u
car Eighteen tons at 30 cents a ton is an
initial uml terminal charge of $5 40.
'I he maximum switching service necessary
In transporting near of coal between nuy
two paints iu the state would bo setting in
tbo enr to the place of loading , taking it out
ufter loaded and setting it n for the un
loading , a Borvico which if performed by a
terminal railway company such ns the
Omaha Holt Line would carry with it n
charge of $1 at tlt > utmott
The South Otnuha Stock Yards company
operates twelve miles of trnck , own thoen- ;
gines and employ the necessary labor for the
handling of all trafllo within their yard lim
its E'ortaKiug near of stock from n deliv
ering road , setting it in at the sulo pens ana
returning the car when unleaded , the com
pany makes a uniform cburgo of $1 per car ,
to cover cost of service und secure returns
upon invested capital
' 1 ho Chicago , St , Paul Minneapolis &
Omnhn railway company , in a suit In tbo
circuit court of the United States for the dis
trict of Minnesota , to restrain the railroad
nud wurohouso commissioners from proceed
ing in the enforcemon of an order regulating
the switching charges of all rouds at or
within tbo oity of Minneapolisto a maximum
of $1 per car , sets out in the bill
that for the performance of this switching
work tbo complainant has always charged a
reasonable and fair compensation to these
for whom Baia work wus done , to wit : 81.50
per car , nnd never charged moio than a
reasonable and fair compensation therefor "
Now this charge of $ ] .M ) sot forth by the
Milwaukee road us a cbargo affording thorn
sufucient compensation for lubor performed
and tor returns upon largo sums of money
invested in terminal facilities , covers the
dual performance of setting iu the car at
the place of loading , and taking it out when
loaded and ready for shipment , a service
which would in all likelihood bo equal to the
muximum initial service to bo performed in
the case of nny local shipment of coal in tbo
state It is entirely reasonable to suppose )
that a very small proportion of the local ship
ments would call for moro than tbo mini ,
muni switching soryico
The coal mined in Wyoming upon tbo lines
of the Fremont , Blkborn & Missouri Valley
railroad , for Instance , will reach consumers
of that grade of fuel who ure located upon
the line of the road in Nebraska , direct from
tbo mines and upon interstate tariff rates
If , however , a doalar ut Columbus ddiired
Children Cry for Pitchers Castorla
( Then Pby was slei , ire gave her CastorU
When o wu a Child , the crixl for C tnrla ,
Whoa shtbec&meMhn , ska cluoto CostorU ,
Wl'n Rhahatf Children , the care them Castor
to hnndlo this snmo grade ot conl In compo *
tltlon with Bock Springs conl , brought In by
the Union Pacific railway , ho would , wo will
say , buy a car of a Norfolk dealer and the
movement of the car would bo I from the
mlnos ever the Fremont , Klkhorn „ Mis-
sonn Vnlley rnllwny , consigned to the Nor
folk dealer , who pays tha freight upon the
receipt of the c r nnd directs thnt Instead of
placing the car nt his sheds , it bo dollvcrod
to the union l'oclflo company nt usual plsce
for Interchange ot trafllo : the cor Is there
upon sent forward to Co nimbus , conslgooo
to pay chnrges
The charges of the Union Pacific railway
would bo , in enso the car was well loaded ,
with siy twenty tons , SS for initial nnd ter
minal service , nnd 1 cent per ton for ench
mlle between Norfolk nnd Columbus For
similar service in the yards ot Omnha wo
doubt If the charge is moro than $1.50. The
transportation department of the Stockyards
company at Omabu.is nowdoing mora service
nt $ l a car
' 1 beroforo wo cannot from this vlow of the
matter concolvo of any reasons of weight
why the initial nnd terminal cliargo of 30
couts per ton , which upon carllor conclusions
was deemed Just and reasonable , should bo
advanced itl < ( pcr contupon the request of
tbo carriers
Aud now with regard to the carnors' re
quest for a differential of 30 per cent for
anthracite ooal ever the maximum rates es
tablished for the vnrloO.3 grades of bitumin
ous coal
As previously shown lioroin the basing
charge of 30 cents pur tonl Is not considered
nn entirely cquitablo charge agnlnst the
shipper In nil cases In a majority of local
shipments wo feel sura it would bo in ex
cess of the charge voluntarily made by the
enrrior for similar service ; but it would bo
entirely Impracticable nnd opposed to the
public good for this board to establish the
minimum rate under which the cnrilor most
favorably located can perform tlio business
nt a biro protection against loss ; and there
fore Mm intcs ptoposod wcro ilxoa upon ,
after careful consideration , as applicable to
different lines under their moro unfavorable
conditions , and to competition would bo loft
that further adjustment needful to tbo con
sumer In other words , the schedule Is con
sidered high ; that the rates therein nro
Bic.itor than will provnil nt compotittvo
points us soon as the affects are
felt or octlvu competition between
the various kinds of bituminous coal
which now llnd their wny into the state It
was In this vlow of the case that llko rates
wcro recommended for both anthracite and
bituminous Whllo no justifiable reasons
were conceivable why a grudo of coal occu
pying less space in proportion to Its weight
tliun another grade , and carrying with it loss
risk In transportation than this ether grudo ,
should bo practically mudo to boar a SS } ( per
cent ndvnlorum duty for entering the state
In competition with bituminous coals , still in
face of tbo custom of ninny roads west of
Chicago , nnd in view of the fact that thu
question of a llko classification for the two
grades of coal was pending before the inter
state commcrco commission , wo did not de
sire from the board at this time an ofUcial
expression ot opinion , but much preferred
that tbo matter bo loft ns it has horotofora
stood upon the distance tariffs of nil roads iu
the state , to wit : One classification uud ono
rate for both qualities whcnBhipped between
points not governed by terminal or distri
butive tariffs , und to let it remain optional
with tha roads whether they maintain the
usual differentials m the readjustment of
terminal and distributive tariffs , or make n
llko rate from competitive points us well us
uon-compotitivo.
Therefore , bused upon the foregoing
report , tbo following order was promul-
guted : It is , however , presaged by
findings which cite tbo fact that the roads
operating in the state linvo charged , oxactcd
and received for ecrvlco rendered in the
transportation of coal unreasonable freight
rates Cowdry , Beuton , Loose , Bill and
S tee ti voted uye in the order named The
order is as follows :
That tbo said railroad company shall on or
before the 15th day of December , 18S9 , cease
and discontinue charging , demanding or ro-
ceivmg the rates which nro hoieinbeforo
found to be unjust and unreasonable for the
transportation of coal , or for any Bervices
rendered or to ba rendered in connection
therewith
That the said railroad company shall upon
tbo receipt of a copy of this finding nnd
order , proceed to print uud keep for public
inspection , on aud utter tbo 15th day of De
cember , 1SS9 , or until otherwise or
dered and adjudged by the board ,
schedules of rates for the transportat
ion of coal over and upon its lines
of load in this state , which rnto3 shall in all
respects conform to and comply with the
rate its iu the aforesaid finding found to"bo
Just and reasonable , us set forth nnd stuted
iu said tabulutod statement , aforesaid , hereInbefore -
Inboforo found to be Just ana rcasontihlo ;
and that on nnd after the 15th day of De
cember , 1SS9 , tte said company cease to demand
mand , charge or receive for the transporta
tion of coal und for any services rendered or
to be rendered In connection therewith , a
rate in excess of such reasonable rate as
found and determined by the board , hereto
fore sot forth iu this , finding and order
'J be Dlstrint Court
Frichard Fitzsimmons , the slayer of Will
iam Heed , at Wavcrly , Juno .29. was sen
tenced to eighteen months in the state peni
tentiary at hard labor by Judge Chapman this
morning , The young man remained sllont
when nsked by the court it ho had anything
tojsny why the sentence cl the court should < * * _
not bo passed Attorney Wheedon Vras prosK
cnt nnd moved a new trial , but the motion ' _ _ _ _
was denied The entire Jury rocomtnondod it | _ _ r
sentence of one year , but the court thought jV
olghteon months none too much for the crime B
committed 1
The State vs Tom McQiff Iitrccny from M
prison , The prisoner pleaded guilty to potty B
larceny and wus sentenced to thirty days In H
the county Jail nnd to pay costs H
In the State vs , T. M , Rogers the prlsonor ) _
withdrew tbo ploaot not guilty and pleaded H
guilty to the charge ot burglary Thereupon } _
the court sontouccd him to ono your in the l _ H
penitentiary nt hard labor , and to pay the H
costs ot prosecution H
.IcssoKleb nnd Thomas Willoitghby , the H
follows charged with stealing hogs from U. _
W. Moshor lust February , entered the plea H
of guilty to the charge of grand lnrcony , nnd H
Willouehby received it scutonco ot two years , H
in the state pan nnd Hich fourteen montls k , _
The case of the State vs Al liobcrln , , i H
charged with rape , was on trial this nftor- ' iH
noon , ! _ _
The Wing Fong divorce case occuplod the ' _ _
attention of tbo equity side , H
Rinto llnusn Jottings ? !
_ _ _ _
D. A. linker , sheriff ot Llneolu , filed bis i HJ
cxpotiBo account iu tbo auditor of states iH
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odlco todnyfor commlttlug Jncob Shields to ' _ !
the ponttontlnry W
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Gould P. Boitz et nl vs Low Is D. Hey ' H )
nolds , ono appeal , nnd Lincoln Nattonnl ' . . _ _
Bank vs 11. U Davis , on error , are the titles I' f H
of cases lllud for trial in the supreme court iLV | ! _
today The former oomos up from Adams I H
county and the latter from Butler county B
Auditor Benton wit cloctcd chntrninu of M
the state board of transportation this morn M
lug It took three ballots to scttlo thu B
trouble Benton nnd Stoln wora both can _
dldatos _
The state board ot pharmacy mot this B _ |
morning Treasurer Bill wns oleetod per ' _
mniicnt chairman Following routine bust B _ |
ncss J. K. Itiggn ot Lltiooln was elected a _ _
member of thu board of examiners |
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New Notaries Public BjjH
The governor today made the following t H
uotarlal appointments : F. P. Salmon , H
Omaha , Douglas county ; V. Franklin , McVjlH '
Cook , Ked Willow county ; A. C , Maynurd , v B
Daykon , Jefferson county ( J. E. Snauldlng , H
Kearney , Buffalo county ; Joseph Ii Web
ster , Lincoln , Lancaster county ; Jcsslo F. _ ! _ _ _ i
Koso , Wilcox , Kcaraoy county
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City Now * anil Nolo * .
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Frunkio Curry was taken to the Lincoln _ _ _ _ _
hospital for the insane today \lf \
_ _ _ _ _
Colonel Wilson , the Lincoln traveler , loft J _ _ _ _
for California this morning to spend tbo win flfi
_ _ _ _
Therc was a gas explosion at the Peerless { _ _ _ _ _
laundry this morning Four windows in ono ' _ _ H
room wcro blown out , but fortunately no one _
wns injured 9JHJ
Nine members of the Lincoln Wheal club v H
went to Omnha yesterday mornlnir They ' _
were mot nt Pupillion by a delegation of ' H
Omaha boys ii H
II , G. Wilson , the young man arrested last H
AVcdnosday in Lincoln by Sheriff Wllltnan M
of NebrasKa City , proves to bo a rcspcctnblo | H
citizen ot Pawnee county Ho hns eom- • _ H
menccd suit for $10,000 damages for lalse _ H
arrest aud Imprisoumout > H
HIDDEN JUST IN TIME . M
An Incident of Gcoriro Konuiwi'HTrav- , |
els in'ilirt ' liiindot the Czar { • M
Mr Gcorgo Kounan , the Siberian explorer - . . |
ploror and exposor , is ono of the most M
entertaining coiivorsationnlists whom a I M
person can moot , says the Philadelphia ' M
North American Ho is a very unassuming - M
assuming man and very modest Some M
of his most thrilling experiences will M
probably never bo put in print , or at , , _ |
least not for u number of years , for , _ _ H
Htnmrjo as it may seem , Mr Konnun ' _ H
hopes to again vibit Russia at tha end of j f
two or thrco years Ho had yery many . H
narrow escapes from death nnd the , M
mental strain produced by thorn , , M
was " naturally very great Ono i M
of those , which has not bean . _ |
printed , occurred once wliilo ha K H
was iu a nihilists house Ho had i H
papers with him which , if found , would kH _
result iu his shot Ho
being instantly '
_ _ _ _
was informed thut the olllccrs were on i _
_ _
liib track and would arrive nt this house H
within Qvo minutes Bussian otllcors i _ H
are very thorough when making a _ H
sourcli for anything of tine nature , and M
what to do with these panorswasa most \ M
pertinent quostiou But to think was ! M
to net , and taking ut ) a hand-glass upon ' ' B
the table ho pried out the back with | M
bis knlfo hastily nut the papers in the I M
frame aud rostorou the back to its place I M
just us the olllcors arrived The soaroh { 1 H
was made , the glass raised from the / ; , _ |
table , but the papers were not found pfj l
This is but n sample of the many experiences - _ |
rioncos Mr Konnan had in Siberia M
Ho says that the horrors of the prison ' , M
systoni there in vogue cannot bo do- 1' , H
Scribed in words bo ns to convoy an y H
ticcurato idea to the reader or hearer f j H
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BEWARE ! H
I KNOW of soaps quite fair to sec , If they arc recommended you , f H
Take care ! Take care 1 _ H
>
They can both white and spurious be , The grocer speaks not always true , lH _
Beware ! Beware ! Beware ) Ucivarc ! iH
Trust them not , Like as not • J H
They arc fooling thee I lie is fooling thect J H
They claim to be the purest made , Some counterfeits are white as snow , i H
Take care ! Jakc care I j M
They are of an inferior grade , Almost like Ivory Soap they show , M
Beware ! Beware 1 Beware ! Beware ! ' | | H
- > Trust them not , Trust them not , M
Buy Uie IVOUV ] They arc fooling thee H
Hold on to that and shun the rest , H
Take caret ) _
It is the cheapest and the best ; ) H
Of frauds beware ! | H
Trust them not , i H
Trust pure Ivouy il M
A WORD OF WARNING H
There are many white soapseach represented to ba just as good as ta 'Ivoryf ' | " H
they ARE NOT , but Jike all counterfeits , Jack the peculiar and remark qualities of j M
the genuine Ask for " IV07 " Soap and Insist upon getting it !
CoDftlsUt 16JC. tur Procter & Oimbl * , H