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OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATUBDAY , IttAKCH 8. 1890. HTE . .DAHjY BEE. B. ROSEWATER , Editor PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TKUJIS OF Sl'MSCUIITION Sunday , One Year . . . . . .110 0) ) MX months . dOfi 'JIUPO Month * . * BO Hunday llce.Ono Your. . 2 < M Weekly Jl , Ono Vo.ir with I'lomlmn. . . . 3 W OFF1CK8. Omnlm. Urn Ilullillntr. liicsgoOllIre , MTItoolcery Hill Minn , New vorlc. Jtnoins II unit K Trlbunu Ilulldlng. Svnshinirton , Na fiW 1'ourtaonth Street. Council Illiilts. No. 131'onrl Street. KMiitii Omaha , Corner N nmt 2itli Htraett. COimUSPOMKNCK. Allrotnmnnlcntlons relntlnc to news nnrl edl- lorlnl mutter should oe addressed to tno IMltor- lal f.'opartrcent. AllhuxIncsBlettani nnrt remittances snonM Ije aadrcMed to The llee I'nblNhliiK Company. Omnlm. DrnflH. checks nild 1'oitolIIcn ordurs to b * made payable to tli order ot thn Company. flic Bee Publishing Company , Proprietors , Ilr.r. llulldlne Knrnam andSevemeonth Streets. THE BEE OH THE TRAINS. There Is no CXCUKO for n fallnrn to got TUB Flee on the trolls. All nowmloalors hnro boon noti fied to carryn full supply. Travelers who want .I'm : HKK Mini can't get It on trains vrhurn other' Omaha papers nro carried are requested to JlOtlfjrTlIK IlKR. . . . . . Please be particular to Rlvo In nil cases full information at to date , railway and number of train THE DAILY BEE. f worn Ftiitcinciit at Circulation , ftatpof Nebraska , I County of DouKlas. 1 s % OCOKIO H. Tziicliucic. secretary of TUB But I'liblinhlnK Company , doc.t Holemnljr swear that iheiictiialclrcnlntlonot'riip. DAII.V IICEfortho weekeiidlmr March I , 1HOO , wan as follows : Htindnv.reb.3l 22,200 Momluy , l'ab.21 1V.4KI ' .rumour. Teb. Si Itf.'HH Wednesday. l' b. 20 10.312 trimrsday. Kob.27 10J7n : rrlday. Feb. SS 10.418 Balm-day , Murcn 1 1B.77T Average lO.H'M GP.OIIOH n. TZSCHUCK. Fvom to before me and subscribed to In tny ptetence this 1st day of March. A. I ) . 1KTO. ISeal.i N. I' . VKIU Notary Public. EtatP of Nebraska , I County ot Douulas. fs'- Georpj It. TzsrhncK , bring duly sworn , tie- Ticscd nnd BUVH that ho Is secretary of Tut : llli J'tibllshtiiK Company , that the actual average rtaily circulation of Tin : DAir.v HUB lor tno mouth nt March 1BW. 18,851 copies : for April , JNW. IK.I.VU roplPi : for May , ISfcli , 1H.C9 ! * conlf-s ; for .lime. 1FW ) . 1H.K13 copies : for July. 13in , 1H.7H ; conies ; for August. 18W. Itf.DJl copies : for HOD- tombor. 1HS9. 1 ( < ,710 copies ; for Octobor. 1 8 , 3P.OT7 copies ; for November. 1889. 111,310 copies ; for Oenunbrr. iwt ) , 10.018 copies ; for January , JMO. injlfifi copies ; for February. 1WU , 19,701 copies. GEOUCJK n. T/scnncic. Sworn to Before mo nnd subscribed m my Jirracnco this 1st day of March. A. I ) . . 18fl. ! IBonl.l N. V. tEir * Notary Public. Xewsdeakrs , loth in and out of the city , will commit Iliflr Lest intercuts by increasing nrdcra for Tltc' Sunday Jicc. .b'licA. orders mil be received by telephone , muil or telc- j/ tj/t / tij ) to JH o'clock tonight. DoiJUN Block lias ( jono up ono point. IT IH stijjjjcstod thut If Chicago will cultivnto tlio farms recently iiinicxoil to tlie city , she will not require outside nitl in limiting n stunning exhibit of ag ricultural products at the world's fair. J2x-GovKiiNOlt Tj.MtUAiiiK : lias es chewed politics for the nonce and has retired bcliind his plow preparatory for flpring powiiifj. If ho i-nisos n full cron of anti-monopoly corn ho will not Imvo returned to his farm in vain. Moyr warns tlui worldng- inon _ tliat they must arm for the fray UPd lu ) proptireu to light at a moment's imlico. Furiunatoly for the workingmen - men Most will not lead them to actual battle not while his mouth is in a healthy condition and a bedstead can be found to hide under. Tun olTorts of John Chinaman to cir cumvent the exclusion act are well cal- tuilutud to prove that Bret ilarto's celoH- lial was not a figure of fanny. The ox- liutions of the lawyers of San Kranclsco force the Mongolians to seek cheaper routcainto the country , and the north ern and southern frontiers arc dotted with singles and pairs dodging over the boundary. The capture of a bunch at Jotroit serves to illGstrnto the extent of the tralllo and the facility with which the law is evaded. TIIK eigns of the time can not be mis- roaa. The farmers of KobrnuKn , Iowa , Illinois and other states tire awakening to the necessity of united action. They tire banding themselves into granges nntl alliances. Tlioy are preparing themselves for the day not far oil when ly ) concerted action they will swoou I'luss legislation from the statute books and throw olT the yoke put on their nocks by corporations and monopolies. The handwriting is on the wall. Lot those who seek favor at their hands Jiood well the warning. Tun huge guarantee fund prepared by Chicago a few weeks auo seems to liavo suddenly dwindled down to a vary Binall sum. The balloon is in danger of collupso unless congress comes to the assistance of the Windy city with a lib- c"ral appropriation. In view of .tho fact that Chiougo strutted around Washing ton bl mil n g all competitors for the lo cation with a full hand , declaring that it did not want government assistance and that millions and ono.-gy to match \Voro lying around loose on the shores of Lnlca Michigan , ready to make the fnlt1 a monument to western grit and HUinption , It. is mortifying to obs&rvo Unit this admirable spirit is rapidly changing to a Hellish raid on the na tional tnwsury. It is barely possible tlio stories in circulation are thu Inven- ' tiou of the enemy. Meanwhile the eodntry impatiently awaits a vigorous ilonial from Chicago. Ar/nioi'dir prohibition will not go into ai'tivo operation in South Dakota until the 1st of May , it hatt already had ' n doprosding olToot on the material interests - torosts of the state. No ono pretends that thu enforcement of tyrannical and vlndiulivolawg will diminish the tnilllo in liquor. The experience in Iowa and Kansasnot to mention u dozen eastern bttituH , establishes this faet. Under or dinary conditions Iho puoplo of South Dakota would not resist thu operations of the law , but it strikes tholiomnty jiufttos and imposes burdens without any corresponding boiiulit. The tttrlfo and contention that invariably follows , the cost mills not up foe the baiioflt of con- btublod , petty judges and upius , and the shuttering of public conlUloiieo , will impair and retard the development of the state. The Increase of taxation raining on the hooU of crop failure IH'osorits a gloomy outlook ( or the poo- Vlo ot the dUvto. LAlfD OFF/t'W Ill a review of the work of tlio sev eral departments of tlio government during the first year of President Unr- rlson's administration , the -Now Yoric Tribitnt Is ospcclallj' complimcnUiry to the management of the land oillco under Commissioner GroiT. At no time in its history has this ofllco made rt moro creditable record than since it has boon in charge of its present head. Confronted at the very outset of his administration with the fact that there had accumulated more than ono hundred thousand , cases over and above any former amount , ho started in with a task of herculean pro portions. This accumulation of case ? was duo to the order of Commissioner Sparks under which final action upon all entries of the public lands , except private cash entries and such scrip loca tions us were not dependent upon nets of settlement and cultivation , was sus pended in largo sections of territory in the west , as well as upon all timber entries under thoact , of 1876 , and upon all cases of desert land entries. Out of this grew the establishment in the land plllco of a division of ro- review , which instead of helping matters - tors threw everything into worse-dis order than over , and simply furnished the land oillco with a pretext for with holding patents from settlers on the public domain. Ono of the carllosi acts of the repub lican administration of the olllcc was to abolish this ro-roviow division , and the eighteen thousand cases then pending before it were sent back to where tnoy had come from , examined , and promptly disposed of , rcuuUing in the issue of a largo number of patents. This course hud an excellent effect in restoring popular confidence in the land oillco , which was rapidly growing to bo regarded as hostile rather than friendly to the settlers on the publio domain. Meanwhile there has boon no abatement of care and vigilance for the prevention of fraud , but on the contrary , under a bettor system of examination there is less chance than over before for successful fraudulent practices. The utmost thoroughness is observed in the investigation of all claims doomed il legal. An important feature of the work performed by the land ofllco 'within the lust twelve months is the suspension of no loss than twenty-one million acres of railroad grants , pending legislation for forfolturos by congress. If legislative action should be hud on these grants it would restore to the publio domain absolutely and open to settlement largo * tracts of land now closed to the settlor. In other directions the present administration of the land ollico has attempted to restore - store to the public domain grants not fairly earned , and in many cases it has succeeded. The policy of the land ollico as now adminisVnred is to subserve and protect the interests of honest settlers , and all such are assured a fair nnd just treatment under all circumstances. The alTairs of the ollico have not before for many years boon in us gooil condi tion as at present , the work , has never boon carried on with bailer 'system , and there is everywhere complete public.confidence in the administration of this most important branch of the public service. Commissioner GrolT has made an enviable record as a public olllcial in one of the most arduous posi tions under the government. ALLISON'S Senator Allison is constrained by a sense of propriety from limiting any ex tended public statement of his views regarding a revision of the tariff , but what ho i > aid to the Washington cor respondent of TinBKH supplies a gen eral idea of his position nnd the course upon this subject his inlluenno will take. This is in a measure reassuring to these who hope for such reform of the tarill as will give relief to the great body ol consumers by reducing the duties on nocos- biiries. The announcement of the ponutor that ho believes there should bo a liberal reform of the tarilT , and that it should reach those articles most largely consumed by the people , puts him In line with the dominant senti ment of his party in the west , if not in dued in every bcctlon of the country , lie does not propose to abandon the policy of protection , but ho has evi dently concluded that there are articles which no longer need the fpstoring support of a war tarilT , and that thu time has come when the people may bo given relief from oppressive tarilT taxation without endangering the profitable maintenance of well-established indus tries. The senator did not say how fur ho is prepared to go in this direction , but his remarks allow the infrronoo that what ho means by a liberal reform of the turirt will bo found to compre hend most of thu necessaries. A very significant feature of this in terview is that relating to Internal taxes , in which the sonutor says ho would prefer to maintain these taxes and make a heavy reduc tion on articles in common uso. "I do not see , " said Mr , Allison , "how wo can sustain any action wiilcli will glvo the country free tobacco and maintain the present duties on woolens , cheap clothing and sugar. " Can there bo a reasonable doubt that the republican party would find it extremely dillloult to justify such ai'tloiiV There is no gen eral demand for the abolition of the to bacco tax from these who use tobacco , because it is not felt to be oppressive , and .besides there is no certainty that thu consumers would bo hono- tltrud in the least if the taxes were abandoned , liven If it bo admitted that tobacco is a necessity to mqst of tlioao who use it , which IB Iho argument uiion which the advocates of removing thu tax mainly rely , and that the con sumer would got the benefit in coducod price to the full amount of the tax , the relief would be insignificant compared with the advantages to bo expected to the whole body of the people from a re duction ot duties on nocusaarios ot uni versal use , The proposal to do away with the excise taxes , in order to ro- ducQ the revenue of the government , is acceptable only to these who are hostile- a liberal reform of the tarilT , for it is obvious if the governinunt Ts deprived of the rovouuo from those taxes very few change * iu turitl duties \ will bo possible. Any real rollcl of the people must come from lower im posts , nnd it will bo n grave mistake if the republicans in congress fail to sea this as Senator Allison docs. The statement of His position by the Iowa senator gives a moro hopeful as pect to the outlook for tariff revision in the interest of the pooplo. Not n. great deal in this direction is to bo expected of the ways and means committee of the house. The strong devotion of its chairman to the high tnrill policy for bids It. But with Allison and a fo\v republicans in the senate seeing clearly the expediency and duty of lowering the duties on necessaries , nnd making such a general revision of the tariff , as will commend Itself , to the intelligent judgment of the country , there is rea son to expect legislation that will give the people needed relief without injury to the labor or the industries of the country. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ record of the first legislature ol South Dakota _ under statehood can hardly bo considered a model for future bodies. Called into existence with patriotic Heuristics and pledges of great reforms , it frittered away its time in fruitless measures and plunged the young state into burdensome debts. At the thrcshhold of statehood , South Da kota was confronted with4 tbo dilllcull problem of making the ordinary revenue - nuo derived from taxation meet the ex penses of n largely increased army ol officials. A partial failure of crops in creased the hardships of the people and made it impossible to collect taxes duo. Under those conditions strict economy was necessary to tide the stain over the financial rucks. J3ut the legis lature forgot its cnrlior promises in the excitement of the el 03 tin : hours and not only continued but increased the ex travagances of territorial tunes. Olllccs have been multiplied to such an extent that it will require a quarter of a mil lion dollars moro than the receipts to maintain the government this year. The constant presence of the corpora tion lobby prevented the passage of laws regulating railroads. As a whole the work of the legislature will prove a positive detriment to tbo'slato , for the tow good laws enacted are . counterbal anced by tlio mischievous extravagance which imposes increased tax burdens on a , struggling people ana leaves u legacy of debt for settlement in the early future. TIIK announcement that , the inter state commission will visit Nebraska and investigate the charges of railroad discrimination , is a sweet morsel of news for the state board of transporta tion. It saves the trio of Sphinxes , temporarily at least , from the disagreeable - able dutyot enforcing the law on their friends , the corporations , and servos as nn excuse to defer action on the vital question of local rate reduction. JUst what can be accomplished by the com mission , beyond delaying action on the rate problem , is not visible to the naked oyo. Discrimination in rites can unquestionably bo proven , but U is confined mainly to local rates , which qro beyond % the jurisdiction of tho'federal commission. The interstate rates ave now practically the sum of the two locals It can bo shown that Nebraska rates are double those of lows- for like service , but the commission is powerless to remedy the evil. It can recommend a reduction after consuming months of timo. The question must finally bo settled by the state board. No amount of squirming or pretence can shift responsibility. It is a state question , involving the pros perity ot the commonwealth , and the people will hold the state board re sponsible for failing to relieve thorn of the outrageous tolls levied on the pro ducts of the state by the railroads. SUIT has just been brought in the cir cuit court of Ohio to compel Calvin S. IJrico to pay his delinquent taxes on an assessment of two million eight hun dred thousand dollars. Strange as it may scorn , the late chairman of the dem ocratic national committee , rainbow chitbor and reputed millionaire- swears ho is a poor mair. IIo made a sworn alHduvit in thu court of common pleas of Allen county , Ohiosometime in Sop- tombcr last that the amount of his per sonal property taxable in that county did not exceed in value 11 va thousand dollars. If this afilutvvit speaks the truth Senator Uaivin Brice is to bo pitied. AB a financial vouturo rainbow chasing turns out to have boon an unfortunate speculation. The unfeeling tax collec tor , however , is firmly of the opinion that the junior senator from Ohio is a tax shirker on a gigantic scale and will uccnpt no pica of poverty. The sluices played 'for nro certainly big enough to spur the tax collector on in his duty. It will bo interesting1 to fol low the proceedings through the courts which are to force this prominent dem ocratic politician to disgorgo. IT is extremely gratifying to note , on the authority of Iho railroad mutmgord , that Omaha stock shippers nnd packers were laboring under a wrong ( ) 1m- prosslon when they filed , with the state board of transportation , a complaint against discriminating rates. The rail roads , succeeded in "convincing" the aggrieved that the schudula of frolght rates wis : misinterpreted , nnd there fore misunderstood. Thu interests in volved ohoorfully accepted the "expla nation" and wont on their way rojolc- linr. Harmony reigns once moro , and discrimination is wiped out. Tlio alacrity of the railroads in reaching an amiotkblo understanding with the stock men furnishes a valuable 2110 for other commercial interests , of which they should promptly avail thoinsolvon. Tin ; opinion of Attorney ( iunoral Loose , printed otsowhoro , olTectually dlnpospH of thu attempt ot certain irro- sponsibllos to twist the law so as to deprive prive- the police of power to enforce the city ordinances regulating the liquor tralllo. Tlio attorney general clearly points out that the laws governing cities of thu metropolitan class , IIH well as the provisions of the Slocumb law , confer on the mayor and city council the power to regulate o ? suppress tip- ullny shops , and that power was.not af fected by the law empowering the board of police and tire coiiimtsglonurd to issue lloonstfs. All laws passed bj the city are cfruyiercd valid , and can bo repealed oiLinJandocl nt will. LEADIXO clftyons of Council Bluffs have united foptfo , ) purpose of driving out the lawlos ftjomcnts Hint have scan dalized the cltyi Since the enforce ment of the J'Tihtl-pnmbling law in Omaha , that cftylias become the liuvon of toughs ttnd''ibw-nockod ' sports , and the authorities luwc permitted them to hold a prqicnged ! carnival of out lawry. Notlco'lfas been served on the gamblers to rri vo before the 15th of March , or miffor' the consequences. It is to bo hoped the citixons will not fal ter in carrying out their resolves , with the co-operation of the newly elected city olllclals. THE presence ot an ngontof the inter state commerce commission in Omaha- will glvo shippers , merchants and pro ducers of the state a chance to bring be fore the commission definite charges of discrimination attd violations of tlio in terstate law by the railroads. This is an opportunity i-o seek redress from many of the abuses which oppress the people and to put to shame the mem bers of the state board of transporta tion. PKitiiAt'S the ambitious architects who are already struggling to boss the job , will subscribe that deficit of thirty- five hundred dollars to give the govern ment title to the postolllco slto. If they cannot personally put up the cash , they might pass the hut among the charita ble. Some stops should bo taken to relieve liovo the oppressed property owners in the neighborhood of this irritating de ficiency. Oxnow and rainbow railroads are licing built onpaper on all sides of Omaba. Tlio example of the city in building itir lines is becoming conta gious in the country. SINCK the acceptance of the report of the "smelling committee" of the coun cil a painful' silence has come over the mouth organ of the council combine. THE railroad lion and the stockyards lamb havp patched up a truco. but cure should be taken to keep the animals in separate pens. IF the soda water business is to bo ab sorbed by the blarstod Britishers it is high time to look about for a now eum- mor drink. . . THE plans forjfttew Fort Omaha are evidently keeping shady company with the plans of the t1cw postolllcc. TIIK fire on block 80 clearly indicates that Providence il with the supervising architects. / OT11EU Lt'OS Til AX OUItS. ' The affair tuntt'lcd to La'oucticro'a suspen sion from tno hou'&o of commons may bo thu beginning of tuond , of a scries lending ulti- miuoiy to thu dofoaOor to the dissolution of tlio SnHbtmry-HalfoUr-nnrtlncton-Ohambcr mIn-liberal-uuloiUtcombiniition ; | against the Gliidstoiio-PurnoH liberal and liomu rule al liance. If il cun bo .mtulo reasonably clear that the Snlisbtiry'poydrninont ' isn \ any way implicated in the cftort to shelter low critn- inuls iu high life anclfin connivance with tlioir eEcauu that limy rou'so the indigiiation of fuir-mlndcd Englishmen to n higher hcut than the narrative of Irish wrongs or the cruel scones at Irish evictions. There is a miturUI disposition besides ut this time to look with suspicious mid hostile eye upon everything with which Attorney General sir Richard \Vcbster is connectcJ , nnd it Is , therofoio , unfortunate that ho has been se lected nn Lord Salisbury's spokesman In the house of commons as to these Lord Somerset sciimlnls. If Liibo'Jchora can niukn good his attack , there's trouble ahead for the Uittlsh ministry. * * The rumors of the retirement of Prince iJistimrck have been natural enough , since it is plain thu'i the emperor has taken very important steps either in disregard ot his ntlviuo or without asking for it. In spite of the affectedly obsequious way in which tbo chancellor has always spoken about his "masters , " ho is qulto aware of his Own Im portance in Germany , nnd is as little as a.ny man d'sposcd ' to submit to a personal hu miliation. It U not too much to say that ho is consiJer.ibly moro necessary to the emperor than , thu emperor is to him-not , so much by rnuson Of lliu vnluo of his counsel as [ of Iho irresistible weight , ho carries in the national legislature , where It Is moro than o\cr needed in view of the results of the recent elections. It is not to bo sup posed that tlio cniieror is unawnrp of this fart or indifferent to it , however hot-tieadod ho may bo ; and , on the other hand , thereis no doubt that Hisiimrck himself sincerely belivcH in the doctrines lie has so long been advocating as necessary to the woltaro and greatness of Germany. In these cir cumstances it would bo very strange It an arrangement were not. reached , oven at a considerablesucriUco on the part of the emperor , by which the services of the chancellor will bo secured until ho Is act ually forced by bodily hiiirmlty to wltli- iraw ! them , ami thereIs no sign thai such a necessity is imminent. * The center party in Germany , which hai boon able to dictate'terms to the imperial government , is recruited mainly from tlio southern states , which tliert'foro acquire in parliament n proijpijuimnco heretofore de nied to them. Composed chlelly of landed proprietors , imbued.with feudal idoai , their iillianco with the 'jroVorritncnt ' cannot fail to cxcreino nn exceedingly reactionary inllucnco upon Iho latfor.tyb regard to ututo and church intorrontlotuin behalf of the work- lug clahAcs , thb.v horn much the same views aa these to whlc wlth slU'hc difference iu detail and prnscolppyj both the pope and ttm emperor Imvo glvqn'imblle expression. The question as la wliotljer it Is foaitbla to KVU ! a practical nppllualiga to this combination of church and Htato socialism will constttuto ono of the principal nubjoats of dUetisiion at the forthcoming Wqr conference which IH to moot nt Berlin K'luiho end of the present month. The moilltlSritlon uf thu programme thereof , ind the djn-Uwn to limit the dhetis- slon to the BUntroltion of remedies for tlio Ilia with-which labor la nflllctotl , Instead of attempting to omict or enforce legislation on the subject , has removed ovary hesitation on the part of the governments mvlteJ , nnd they have ull promised to attend. Franco's courtcouso acceptance In particular was a Hourco of great satisfaction at Horlin. It U reported that Secretary Hulfoiir will shortly introduce u bill to plnco Ireland on the uamu footing In the matter of local gov- eminent as England or b'cotliuid. The moro circumstance that uoti logntlatlon should at this late day bo necessary shows what invld- loun discriminations ugaiast Iralatul * ImvD for yearn bocu made and porilstotl Iu by the people plo who now declare thatiho Irish have noth ing to complain of. Ireland I * theoretically a component | urt of the United Kingdom , Just as Scotland or Enrlnnd , but It has novoi been treated as such , Its treatment has boon tnnt of n subjugated province , nnd the Idea ol chntiRO belnjf mndo In thin by n lory gov ernment U regarded ns so urepostorous tbnl Ualfour's bill is promptly sot dowa ns nocas sarlly being some kind ot a fraud. Yet II may not bo. Tbo torles Imvo before now "dialled tbo whiun" by stealing their thun der nnd tlioy nro likely enough to do It again whoncvor'lt suits tlioir purpose. * * Statistics recently published in Horlin show in a striking way what a burden the great armaments of European nntlons nro to tholr pcoplo.nnd nro the most powerful argu ment In favcr of peace as well ns the boat proof tnnt the present state of affairs in Europe cannot long continue. During the last thrco years , according to those- sta tistics , Franco bus expanded $ l'J10OiJ,000 , ) upon her army nnd navy , n sum moro limn one-third larger than the whole Intorost- boarlng debt of the United States. Russia comes next wltb a war expenditure of $730- ( H50.000 In throe years , or $ ' 200.330,000 a year , moro than the total expenditures of this country for 1SS9. Grout ilrltaln Is third with 5103,000,000 a year. Germany follows close wlthnn annual war budget of $101 , 400- 000 , nnd Austro-IIungary nnd Italy como next with on expenditure of ? 1S5,100,000 nnd $160,370,000 a year respectively. In ether words , these six principal nations of Europe have poured out annually for the past three years n total expenditure on armies , navies nnd general military expenses of ? 1,4'JO,000,000. , , If the conflict going on between bis majesty of Dahomey nnd the French colonial author ities In West Africa ends in the permanent overthrow of the despot who holds the lives or nil his subjects nt his mercy or his whim , It will bo a gain for civilization. Iho horri ble sacrifices of human bolnirs at the political and religious celebrations , called "grand cus toms , " Imvo long been known , nnd within the last few years instances of this mivogory have been recounted , The superstition of the Dahomlans , who regard their sovereign ns divine , makes it hopeless to expect nn end of these mil other atrocities save through 'ho application of some exterior force. Prance , which has stoidlly pushed Us Inter ests In Upper Senegal nnd on thu Upper Niger , might do n good work by annexing Dahomey , but it is not certain that England nnd Germany would coniout. They might oven , perhaps , prefer letting the ceremonies of immolation go on to allowing anybody to annex Dahomoy but themselves. The num- bcr of victims sucrlllccd on peculiarly gr.wo , impressive occasions , such us the ascending of n now monarch to the throne , may have been sometimes exaggerated in the accounts , but It is known that tboy mount Into the hundreds. If tYcnco can reasonably Inter fere with the performance of ono horrible festival of this sort , which is said to bo down upon this year's programme for Dahomoy , she will ilo a good net. * * # Venuzuola treats hoiflolf to n presidential election over. " other year , and what with the intriguing which leads up to the event nnd the disturbance which occasionally fol lows It , she is deeply Immersed in politics much of the time. Two years ago the elec tion of Dr. Juan Pablo Uojas Paul was fol lowed by an Insurrection , headed by Gen eral Jonquin Crespo , one of the unsuccessful aspirants to the presidency , which lasted through the year. When it failed on the buUloliolil Dr. Paul , with wisu generosity , pardoned Crespo and Invited him to return to the country , train which ho had fled. Crespo did so mid made common cause with Paul ngalnst the redoubtable Guzman Hlancho , who , ullbough long absent on u special mbsion in Paris , still possessed 1:0 : little influence In Vcnuzuelu , and desired to "run" its politics. The determination ot President Paul to bo the real , ns well as the nominal ruler ot the republic , although hn had been accused of being Blanco's nomi nee. took the form of arts which aroused 'Ulunco's ' resentment. It was nlso reported that Crospo bad the opportunity ot Hianco's uflmncn when ho chose that of Pnul. Now wirepulling has again boon going on for the next term of the presidency , and it is said that Crcspo , who formerly filled n term of it , aspires to itaothcr , while Dr. Tobar , n prom inent and popular man , Is also in the field. Venezuela sliould at least dlspensu with a revolution this year on the part of the de feated aspirant. w * The success of the movement for federa tion among the English colonies In Australia , following upon the similar movement in I3ritish America , points unmistakably to ono of two conclusions either imperial federa tion nnd u oroper voice in the affairs of the British empire , or independence. It is hard to say nt this \\n\o \ \ whether the drift of co lonial sentiment Is moro centripetal than cen trifugal ; but , in any event , the federal gov ernment established in Australia will BOOM bo the most powerful of Pacillo states , des tined before many yours to outrank in un- portunco nny other part of the British do minion , and entitled to control tbo policy of the empire with reference to its own imme diate internal nnd external affairs. w * * * Very little has boon said of the remarka ble expansion of French inllupnco in west Africa , though it Is ono of the most striking phases of recent history. Flvo years ugo the only notable possession of Franco , north of the Gulf of Guino.i , was the . colony of Senegal. That colony , m nron , Is only an insignificant part of Franco's dominions , for the policy inaugurated bv General Fakl- hcrbo In Sencjambla has advanced Franco's boundaries to the Niger , has overthrown the largo empire of Samory un the south nnd tiddod it to the French possessions , and finally , throucrlt the remarkable Journey of Captain Uingcr from the upper Niger to the Ivory const , It has extended the French in fluence to the Gulf of Guinea. * Ernin Pnsha has declined the offer of Egypt to make him govcrnor'of the Suakln district on the Hud sen. This would scorn to bo rather n brilliant opportunity for Emln in view of the renewed talk of building the railroad to the Nllo and trying to develop trade with the Soudan. Hut ICmln's gout is U'udelnl or nothing. Ills heart Is among the scenes where ho has spent the past twelve years , nnd thither ho proposes to return 'if ho secures the means of ro-asscrtlntc hU uuthorlty thoro. The world will certainly appreciate and sympathise with hU interim ) disinclination to abandon forever the Hold where ho hud tolled so long and centered sn many hopes. Clvill/.cil Hr I en ml n o , Jtnclicittr HeraM. It Is said that , brigandage is u thing of the pant In Greece. Hut In this country the number of professional politicians Is Increas ing. _ Want thu ilulua Only. Now York sneer * nt thu prompt offer of Sioux City to build u corn pulaeo ut the Chicago cage world'u ' fair. The eorn palace Is really u notable aud Intgroitlng attraction , but New York's interest In corn i limited solely to Us Juice , Tlio lliirllnuton null ltd Coal. /iTcUU'M CHiJ 'Clmti. Tbo coal mining Interests of Kansas de mand un amicable adjustment of the diffi culties that now exist between tbo Hurling- ton nnd tbo North western. The Hurllngton tins jiuuifcatod a bad spirit In rofu inir to tnka Kannaj coal became It 1ms mines o Its own In lotva , and the sooner I comes down off Its high horse tbo better i will bo all around , Oinnlm linn Ono Too. J'/ifMdelp/ifa / llcconl , Ono of the chlofost ready-made ad vantages tagos posses by Chicago for handling tbo business Incident to the world's falru n bolt line of railroad , which connects with every other rnilroad line penetrating the city , nntl makes the intorohngo of trnfilo ntonco pos slblo and convenient without delay or dis order. Diminution \Vltlinut DKToronuo. Chicago Times. t To gamble In n bucket-shop Is wicked trafficking ; To gamble on the board of trade Is quite nnotbor thing. And hero's the difTorvnco , plain to sco , 'Twlxt ' tweedledum nnd twccdlcdco. In Slulit. Soii.r ( CKii Journal. There Is not n particle of room for doubt that rnilroad charges in Nebraska nro op picsslvo nnd exorbitant , or that they snould bo forthwith scaled down. There Is no Justification , especially , for the terrific charges which are levied on local hauls in the state of Nebraska. Tbo railroad companies have steadily re fused to alTord the rcasonnolo concessions to tbo people of Nebraska , nnd as a result , nftor submitting to exorbitant cbnrrcs for years , tbo people nro Instituting nn agita tion which is going to produce Important results. Thcro will bo n granger legislature In Nebraska In nil probability nftcr the next election Is held , nnd then tbo railroads will bo complaining of "granger legislation. " The Lord knows that local rates nro high enough in Iowa , but specific figures are cited showing that local rates In Nebraska nro In many cases from two to four times ns high ns In Iowa. The rnilroad managers may confuse the situation nil they can , but there Is simply novr.y to convince people of com mon sense that there Is nny reason in sucn u state of facts. Such chorees nro obviously incriultablo , unjust nnd oppressive. They nre precisely the kind of stimulus which makes popular ngltatlon potent. And it Is safe to say that when the coming granger legislature is elected in Nebraska and ready to proceed to business it will not stop nnywhero near the point nt which the corporations could now secure the practical satisfaction of the people by reasonable concessions. When such n legislature con venes , smarting under a sense of wrong , encouraged by consciousness of power nntl Impelled by excited public sentiment , It will not only mnko reductions of rates , but it will go farther. It will make the thing moro binding by strnlght-jncuctlng tbo corpora tions nnd providing wnys nnd means for flagellating them on occasions. It may not onlv put n bit in their mouths , but nlso jerk on ttmt bit. If these things happen shortly in the state of Nebraska the railroads will Imvo no one but themselves to blame. If there shall bo a granger legislature in that state , tlio rail roads will bo responsible for Its election. irsousriciAij COUPOUATION. An liniuoiiNO Finunufnl Iiintiliition Ii'ormrd liy ICnirllHh ami Ainni'lciuiH. NEW YOIIK. March 7. [ Special Telegram to TUB HUE. I A big financial institution which has no counterpart in the country is soon to be orgnnircd In Now York. It will hnvo for its principal the capitali/ation of in dustrial enterprises in such shape that they will bo available for general investment. In fact , it Is the Intention to reproduce ono of the grnnt Industrial corporations which have within ten or fifteen years opened nn enor mous field for investment in England. The new institution will huvo n capital of ? 5,00000 ( ] , and it will bo si Joint Enclish and American company , with hcadn.mii tors in New York and London. The plan of organl/atiou , entirely un like that of any Americuu corporation , is well worth studyini ; . The cnnltul of the companv will bo made up ot 'jy.b'Jj ordinary shares of > 0 each , mid 1T5 so-culled founders' shares , each of 'S.'jO. The founders' shares are to bo divided nuiong twenty-live subscribers , each of whom must pay in ad dition to $30 per share WO , ) cash per share , to be used in meeting the expense of organiza tion. The founders' shares are to bo ro tallied in the treasury of Uie company , nnd the earnings on these shares nro to con stitute the entire compensation of the direc tors of the corporation. Each of the founders will bo requested in addition to suDscribe or guarantee n subscrip tion of 230 ordinary shares , thus securing 1,250,000 of capital stock before the books nro opened for public subscription. These arrangements apply to one-half the total capital stock , which will bo placed in this country and tno remaining half will bo disposed of in'precisely the snmo manner in England. The relations of tha founders' shares to the ordinary shares will bo that li'.oy shall be entitled to one-half the profits of the company after n dividend ni 7 per cent bus been paid on ordinary Bhuroi. The company will carry on lul sorts of enter prises. . An Oystur-l'nokmij Syndicate. HAI.TIMOIU : , Mil. , March 7. The Sun nays plans nro being perfected whoioby a inrgo English syndicate is to gain control of nearly 05 per cent , of the oyster and fruit packing houses of Hultlmoro. These represent an nnnual output of cujiltal of between $1DOOUOUO nnd $20,000,000. Competition in this business has caused u sorioua shrinkage of profits dur ing the past five years. * ' Koreir Kiirsmnn Iiooks Totmlt. HI.OOMINOTOX , III. , March 7. [ Special Telegram to TIIR HKI : . ] William II. Furs- man , the notorious fJOO.OOO forger of deeds nnd mortgages , returned to Pontlac , 111. , his old homo , last evening , In the custody of Sheriff Wilson. There was a great ciowd nt the Alton depot when the train nrrivod , but he know no ono and marched nlnng to jail with down-cast eyes. Fnmman looks pretty touch nna "needy , " nnd his clothing shows murks of hard usage. Ho nlso has n cut in the back of his head. Ho says ho was not drunk when arrested In Now Orleans , but suffering from thu effects of n full. Ho takes his situation very coolly nnd philosophically , nnd seems wholly resiirned to his fate. A HiiH lin ! Jnnk the Klppor. Moscow , March 7. A ghastly tra&rody & bus come to light In this city. A parcel was loft nt the rosldcnco of Prince Dolgoroukoff containing the head of n woman. With the parcel was loft a note. bcSring nd signature , Having : " ' 1 his is our llrot exploit. Wo will sobu outdo Jnck the Hipiior. " It Is believed the woman was killed for betraying nihilists. Kmlii'//.lnr ColiMiinn Sonlonciml , Luii vso.v , O. , Mirch 7. Yesterday ox- Treasurer Colcmnn , who has been convicted of Iho embezzlement of flU.&OO , was sen tenced to pay don bio that amount , puy the posts of prosecution , und bu imprisoned m the penitentiary ( or two nnd it halt years. lilt ; Ilruworx I''ill I. NEW YOIIK , March 7 , A general assign ment of the brewing firm of Monroe & Kirk- stein , which has been rated by the commer cial iiaonclcs ut from ? 500,000 to SI.,000,000 , was tiled in court today. Tlio preferences foot up to $133,000. Cruinuted in Un Horn' . DCXTOX , Md. , Mwrclt 7. The dwelling of Alexander Stoke\ burned , today and Mr. Stokes , who Is subject to epileptic fits , per ished In the flames. i O \ \ III AHk u Wnr Croillt. PAIIIS , March 7. The government will ask the chamber of deputies for a special credit for the purpose of carrying on French oper ations against thu king of Dahomoy. TiiH SUNDAY IIBU. 1'rsnpootuB of Iho Granted ! I'npor In llioVont. . Helow are outlined n few lending features of Tut : 8u.Nu.ir UKE. livery page will contain good , substantial and ntlractlre matter. Head it nil. Orators of the Senate Mr , Frank O. Car penter , TIIK IlKB'rt celebrated correspondent , in his letter this week presents a series of brilliant pen pictures of the ( treat orators of the senate , tlioir peculiarities of voice , dress delivery nnd appearance , with amusing Inci dents in the lite ot each. licvtvcd Under the Knlfc A. Nebraska fhyMclan wasoucn onoot tlio actors in otio ot the most startling nud romantic dlsectini ; room Incidents over recorded. A Itiir. coi respondent gives the story ncn Its donouo incut. Echoes From the Ante-Jloom The depart- mentor Tin : SUM ) AV linn devoted to secret societies has long boon n feature. Member ! ot the various secret societies look to Tnu 8u.wi.tr HKK for such knowledge ns they may want ot the doings nnd gossip of the many secret societies In Omalm nnd in the state. The leading feature. * tomorrow will bo air able criticism on the famous Kdlct No , 1 of the grand master ot Nebraska MABOIIP , John J , Mercer , from the penof PastOrnnd Master II. If. InrforKOll ot Tennessee , aim an account of tno action of the grand lodge nnd the grand chapter of the state ot Washington on the question now agitating the Masonic fra ternity. Cemetery and Crematory \ continuation ot John I ) , llougioss' nblo article on Incinera tion giving some startling Illustrations of the revival of plague * and the dangers ot ceme teries. T/ic / A'cw I"oi7 ; Opera Jlonsc A. graphic description of the magnificent building. Some ot the brilliant scones It has witnessed and thu voices it has hoard. 'i'lic School of the Army 1& the title ofn special article un Wast Point academy , which ditalU the hazing experiences which pros pective ca'Uts may expect to meot. " Special Tclearaphlo Service Rvary 'lair portant event in Nebraska , Iowa , the two Da- * Kotns nnd tlio entire west and nor t Invest will bo covered completely by our ojvn corre- spondonts. iVciw 1'ork Herald Cables A complete rtN sumo of the Hltuatlon ot affiura In Ilurops , with the nowa nnd gossip of the I.'ngllsli ami continental capitals , nil written in n bright and entertaining stylo. Wired specially Ut- Tun linn. I 77ic AuHoclittcil I'rcxi invpatchcx News of the world gathered and prepared by the largest , most careful nnd efficient corps of trained Journalists on the globe. Heath'n H"is/iJi/toi / ) ( / ) Letter Ono of the noteworthy fo.ituros ot Tun tJu.Niur HIK : , ' Our reliable und newsy Washington letter ha- matin Tnu Ilii : sought for all ov r the \\cft. It is standard goods. , In tlicl'lcldofSporlH In TimSuxiuv HBI : nlialf page is devoted to local uud mUcollu- neousjportH , being a caruiully prepared ro- vlew ot the week , with gossip ot coming , events. Attention Is given espuclally t.o Western association affairs. Our Labor Department Tun SUNDAY UKB Is tlio only dally in this state which malntaTn-i as a regular feature a labor department , in which la given the news of labor organiza tions nnd showing of the work done , wugof paid , supply and demand , and the gossip of dllfcrent labor organizations. Tills week thu striking coopers of South Omaha nnd ether current ovontH rcculvo attention. The Traycdii of a A/s / A pathetic story of real Ufa In the city told by a great musician. Jrorniny licinoi'extlto Maul ; Secrets of the . boudoir and tollot room. General gossio of women and their ways. Couldn't neat Ucn Hullrr A collection of fresh and intorrstliig anecdotes of famous moil. Our Market Payc Qno great feature of Tun IlilK is its full and complete market ro- port. Our corro-ipoii'iunt ' in Clilcagocompiles and transmits the Chicago produce mid llvo stock mitrkot reports especially to Tin ; HIK. : Our Now Yoric correspondent telegraphs dully the stock market report especially to Till } llr.n. A npecliU reporter of lurm oxporluuco provides dally most accurate reports of thu Omaha llvo stork markets , and our tpmniur- cliu reporter prepares dally thu only Omaliu. wholesale market report worthy the name published. In addition to the abova our com mercial editor prepares especially for TIIK SUND.VV HIK : ixrestimuot the condition 'of local trade , and his statumonts and pioillc- tlons have mudo for thlb p.-xpar a greut repu tutlon for reliable market quotations. Positively cured by these Zitllu Tills. They also roller o Ils tress fro'ft Dyspepsia , In illk'cstlon nnd Too Kcartyj Entlng. A perfect rcm-1 cdyfljr'nizzlness. Nausea , ss , Dnd Taste Mouth , f'oated sue , 1'oln In the Side , OUI'Il ) UVIirt. They rcgulato the Uowcls. 1'urcly Vegetable. SMIL PILL , SMALL DOSE , 'SMALL PRICE , Thursday Friday and Saturday Marqh 0 7 and 8 , and Saturday Matinee. Special Kn&'ageiuont ot , ' Ihe Famous HostODians IX KXtt TOM 1C A HI , , II. 0. 1IAUH AllEr. and W. If. MacDO.N'AI.l ) , 1'rnprletnrs nnd Managers , TIITIltSDAV HVHNIlNCI."DonQtllxot " ( Now ) - l''KIIAVKVKNIN ( ! , . . . .i"Suzutto. " ( Nu'v ) KATUKDA V MATIN HK ' . "rilo Poachers. " SATUIIDAY HVH."PygnjnUon nud Oalatea" - - . . . "fca Coinplotc CliortiB and Oroliostrn. i , Wow und Bouutlful Costumes. IMIICKSI'araiiBt and i'uinuct Circle. ll.r,0 : Ilalcony * 1.00 ; ( lenenil Aamtsslon 7 * > u iinilfl.00 ; llallory. " .U- . The sale ot soata will commence Wvduidny mornlim. IUOI'OSAI.S KOH M/MIIKIt-IJ. 8. Indian Borvlce , 1'lno Hlilgo Agency 8. Dakota , I 'el ) . ruary 21st , WiU , buuled proposals imlomwd "I'roposalK tor t.umbur" and addressed to tnu iinnurHlgnod at 1'lne Itlilgo Agency. Hhunnon L'o. , H. Dakota , will bo ruuulved at tills Agenry mull onu o'clock of March Mil. lH.il , for furnish- liitf for and ilulivarlug ut this Ago'ior. about tine hundred tnoumiuil lootof uinin-tnii lumber , it full description of which may ) > o obtained i > y apullcatlou to the uiidcrHlgiiirl , HlilUcr.s will bo required toHtuto In thuir , bldt the proposed price of each variety or lutiborto | b > altered for uiillveryundur aContract , iiuTirii.u ; : UcitH. Va 'h bid must bo accompanied by a certified check or draft upon Humo/Unlt < ! Htute1 * . Un. posltoVy , matin p.tyablototnu order or tiu : un- ilerhlitnod torut loan ! KI VI5) > ar tvat or t u am ount or thu proposal. which cliook or draft will be forfeited to 1 lie 1'nlted Mates In c&ne nny bidder < ir bidders rccolvlnc an award shall fail toproinptlynxunitiia contract with goo'i und luillclcnt RurJnMoM otlionvifii to bu returned to Iho bidder , II. I ) . UAI.I.AOHUIt , IT. H. Indian ' . ' . uent t-'J.-d-Ul.t OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed & jjuiiriiutood Capital , $50OOr O I'ulillnC'upltnl . 3QO.OOO tluyg und Hells stock * nrd bonds ; nui < otalui .ommerclnl paper | receives and oxocntij.strn tii : \et-t uu transfer ugunt nnd truateu of corpora * tlonu ; tuku3clmuo of property ; cOllucU rents Omaha Loan &Trust Co SAVINGS BANK S. E , Cor. 16th and Douslns Stroats. I'aldln Uiultnl . SGO.OOO Subscribed tVBuarnnt dxtrltul , , , IOOOOO Liability or KtockholdorK , . . . . 200,000 5 Par Cent Intoroul Pnltl on Uoposlta THANK .1 , IjANUi : , Cashier. Ji'Pirr.iiH : A. U. Wyman , president ; J.J.IIrown , vice president ; W.T. Wynian , trevmrar. lIliiunHHi : ) A. t' . Wyman , J. II. Mlllard. J , J. llrown , ( luy C. llartun. I. W. NatiU , , hOJ. U Klmball , Ueo , II. Lake. Loans In any amount made on'Clty & Farm Property , nnci on Collateral * Security , at Lowos rtato Currunttoa