Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA DAILY BEE- : TUESDAY , MARCH 11. 1890.
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Dim bourgeois contemporary is ro-
lioviiig Hsolf of ticcumulated bilo. The
Icicle of u dying mule is not ofTcotivo.
Tnr. increased strength and activity
of the railroad lobby in Dos Moines this
yunr gives every promise of a "flush"
session.
\Vrrit the Hfo insurance agents of the
pity banding themselves together for
mutual protection and assistance , noun-
inriiired man will escape.
FiuiM u ( Inancial 'point of view , the
weekly record of bank clearings Indi
cates that the circulating medium is not
gathering rust in Omaha.
Tin : mad stone has been found at
Ouir , Nob. No time should bo lost in
npnlying it at once to the head and
front of the council combine.
IT looks as if the grangers of Iowa
are in the .saddlo , judging from the
number of anti-monopoly bills already
onjho calendar of tlio legislature.
Tin : fact that winter lias not yet can
celled its mortgage hereabouts does not
ulToct .the activity of the real estate
market. And the dealers are as lively
lib colts in nn alfalfa patch.
Tin : moat laughable comedy of the
sonhon iw that enacted by the police in
muz/ling tlio tiger. The animal's tooth
however have boon sufllcicntly filed
lo.provent injury to the actors.
AN organized otfort is being mndo to
colonize southern colored people in Now
England. Tlio thousands of vacant
farms in that section will provide a
largo number with "forty acres and a
luulo" each.
No\v that Boulangor has shut liim-
Bolf up in the Mo of Jersey , it is fortu
nate for the French that they have the
jouiig dukoof Orleans still n prisoner
of btato as an idol before' which to fall
down and worship.
TlllJ Missouri state treasurer.has ro-
Mguodi owing to a little discrepancy in
his accounts , but ho is not greatly wor
ried or cast down. Ho loaves that to
the bondsmen , who are required to give
til1) ) thirty-two thousand for breach of
conlldonco.
Tin : Ohio gerrymander bill , by which
the democrats hope to capture ton con
gressional seats now hold by republi
cans , has become a law. Democratic
blundering redounds to republican ad
vantage , and in this instance it would
not bo surprising , In view of the record
iiiiulo by the legislature , if the voters
wpuld emphatically veto the domq-
cnitlo scheme next fall.
IK the readers of Tun Rii : : wore all
blockheads , it would bo necessary to refute -
futo the silly statement that tins paper
conspired with the Union Pacific to
bring about the abandonment of a Sat
urday night freight train , on which a
competitive ) paper was carried. Our con
temporaries are at liberty to make use of
every freight train leaving Omaha , if
tlioy choose. Tun Bun , hov/ovor , must
have u fast train , to supplv the lorrl-
tory west. In this , , as in all other ro-
( .poets , Tin ; BKK "gets there" firat.
L'KOHINUXT South Dakotans , at a ro-
funt mooting , declared in favor ol the
vilforceiuQiit of prohibition. Among
the hpeakors was a noted clergyman ,
whu inudo the astounding declaration
tljat ( jh-ohlbitioti * "tended toward
nmkiiig liars and hypocrites of othor-
vUohoiiost mon , " hut since the law
exists in the state ho thought it would
lie the bettor plan "to on force it to the
utmost limit. " This is certainly n
btartltng declaration coming from u
mini called to preach the gospel of
"peace on earth , gooa will toward
mon. " Inst-md of obeying the divlno
command ho urofors to enforce a human
law which ho confossuj tunds to raise
up a race of liara and hvpoorites. It is ,
however , consistent with the fanatic
bpirit embodied In the law.
srppnus's/.vo SPECULATIOX.
Recently the police of Now York city
have raided n , number of "bucket
shops , " taklncr possession of their ap
purtenances , just as Is done by the po
lice wherever ordinary gambling
houses are raided. The olTort to sup
press those institutions has boon inspired -
spired by the stock and produce ex
changes of that city , and thus far all
the great and the small bucket shops ,
have fnrod alike. There appears to bo
n very determined purpose in Now York
to put nn end to this moans
of Rambling in stocks and pro
ducts , and It is to he hoped it will suc
ceed. Wo have heretofore called at
tention to the decision of the directors
of the Chicago hoard of trade to discon
tinue after tlio present month the col
lection and distribution of quotations In
order to deprive the bucket-shops of
the most essential means of doing busi
ness. This radical stop is rendered
necessary under the decisions of the
courts that the board of trade cannot
simply quotations to one set of persons
and refuse them to another. It
remains to bo soon how this he
roic treatment of the case will
work. It will cut off hun
dreds of legitimate dealers from quota
tions , except as they may bo sent out by
members of the hoard to their corre
spondents , and this is likely to cause
some complaint. The policy may provo
effective , however , as to the bucket
shops , though this will depend upon
whether all members of the board faith
fully comply with it. If the senate of
the United States is unable to preserve
the secrets ot Its executive sessions it is
hardly to bo presumed that none will
bo found among the several hundred
members of the Chicago hoard
of trade , many of whom are
constant speculators , to pro
vide representatives of bucket
shops with all the quotations they re
quire. Nevertheless the plan ought to
receive a fair trial tind its complete
success is to bo honed for.
The question of putting n check upon
gambling in the products of the coun
try is n much moro serious one than
most people are apt to suppose. The
idea that tills form of speculation has a
most dire of and detrimental influence
upon the market value of products is
not to bo regarded as fanciful. The
largest miller in this country ,
Mr. Pillsbury of Minneapolis , in
a roccnt statement of his
views regarding tlio bad olTccts
of gambling in grain , suggested an
obvious fact , though it has probably
occurred to very few , in saying that a
man selling a million bushels of lic-
titious wheat depresses the market just
as much as it would to increase the
actual production that much. This
applies equally to every kind of grain ,
and the fictitious selling represents
millions of bushels every day. It is of
course quite impossible to compute just
how much this illegitimate method of
dealing affects the market value
of grain from time to time ,
but that it does exert a moro
or less decided inlluenco is
indisputable. It has been well observed
that in comparison with this evil all
Other agricultural ills stem tame and
trivial. Any plan that will accomplish
its removal will be a national blessing.
The crusade against the bucket shops
is a step in the right direction and mer
its hearty encouragement. But is there
any assurance fiat the evil would cease
if these gambling institutions wore gen
erally and permanently suppressed1 Is
it not equally essential that the legiti
mate boards of trade shall bo
purged of speculative and ille
gitimate trading1 ; A correspondent of
a New Vork paper , who frankly ac
knowledges himself a bucket shop gam
bler , very justly observes that among
prevalent false ideas there is none so
common as that there is a great moral
ditToronco between the orthodox speculator
later on our great exchanges and the
heterodox gambler in the bucket shops.
As a matter of fact the former is the
moro dangerous of the two , because of
his larger opportunities and gener
ally ampler resources. A single
millionaire speculator on an
exchange may do moro mis
chief than .a score of average bucket
house opoi ators. And tlioro is no more
virtue in the character of the trading
of one than in that of the other. From
a moral view-point thoi are on the same
plane. While , therefore , public'senti
ment is being arrayed against the bucket
.shop it must not bo allowed to lese sight
of the no less harmful speculation on
the exchanges and boards of trade. It
is well to lop olT the branches , but the
reform.to bo thorough and effectual ,
must reach to the roots of the ovil.
rAU'liS Ot'TAItM AXIMALS.
From the report of the department of
agriculture , just is-suod , upon the num
bers and values of farm animals , it ap
pears that the fanners of the country
have cause of complaint not only in the
tinromunoratlve prices of their pro
ducts , but in the material depreciation
of the values of their live stock. There
was a very considerable iiicroasu in the
agirrogato number of farm animals last
year , amounting to over six million
head , but the shrinkage in values
amounted to the largo sum of
eighty-eight million dollars. The
greatest fall was in the value of swin ) ,
reaching nearly forty-eight million dollars
lars , and tlio next L'rcatcs't in oxon aud
other cattle , which represented at the
beginning of the current year thiru-
slx million dollars less In value than at
the oponlrg of the previous year. Sheep
and mules inrrciibod botli in number *
and value , returns of the aggregate
value of the former showing an increase
of over ton million dollars , and of the
latter nearly three million dollars.
The btiblncss of horse raiblng
in Increasing in all the districts vrust of
the Musibtilppl. even to the I'uoillo
coast , and tlioro is demand for the best
specimens of all the popular breeds.
The numborof milch cowsis necessarily
increasing uomowhat unequally , as at-
toiition is locally directed to dairying.
The increase in thu number of Hheep
was not largo , but suniclunt to Indicate
n revival ot interest in sheen hus
bandry. The increase in swine was
in proportion to the advance in
population , and this vtas apparently
true also of cattle , though the
figures for those are somewhat uncer
tain. A table of prices for ten years
shows that with the exception of horses
and mules all farm animals are loss val
uable now than they were ( n 1831 , while
the price of beef cattle is the lowest
over reported. This the correspondents
of the department say is owing to the
fact that middleman and handlers ,
commission merchants and butchers de
mand an exorbitant portion of the
profits of meat production for
their services , leaving the small
est of margins and oven no
margin of profit at all for the actual
producer of the product. The inter
state gentlemen's convention which is
to moot nt Fort Worth today may bo
oxpcctod to throw some additional
light upon the causes of the low prices
of cnttlo to the producer.
With regard to the outlook the report
Bays that the returns of correspondents
show n general continuation of the ten
dency toward lower values which has
boon noted for several years ,
sheep alone marking an exception.
'
Tills situation 'is well calculated
to add to the discouragements
of the farmers of the country , and
to Intosify their Interest in the inquiry ,
being pressed now moro earnestly than
ovnr before , as to the bottom causes ol
the decline in the value of agricultural
products in general. A depreciation In
a single year Of eighty-eight million
dollars in the value of farm animals is
a rather startling exhibit , and when to
this is added tlio vastly larger sum from
the decline in other products , it can
readily bo understood that the
'farmers of the country nro war
ranted in complaining and in
earnestly seeking some means of relief.
The question of improving the condi
tion of the agricultural interest has
such an intimate relation to the pros
perity of the country that no other sub
ject id of greater importance , none
makej a stronger appeal to the public
interest , ana none is moro worthy of
the intelligent and serious attention of
statesmen. '
ClItCULAlE 'HIE FACTS.
To quote a familiar phrase , "Adver
tising is to business what steam is to
commerce , " Sunday's edition of Tin :
BIE illustrated the fact tnat , Omaha
merchants are fully alive to the neces
sity of taking the public into their con
fidence and pointing out whore money
can bo invested so as to bring the
largest returns. What is good for in
dividual business applies with equal
force to tno city as a , whole. While
Omaha is extensively advertised
throughout the country , a great deal
remains to bo done to keep the fact
( irmly before the public that this city
offers unequalled inducements to
the merchant , the manufacturer ,
the capitalist and tlio work
man. No time should therefore
bo lost in spreading reliable informa
tion regarding the past and future of
the city. It is especially important at
the present time , and all commercial
oigani'/.ations , business mon and public
oflicials should unite in bending to the
correspondents and acquaintances con
vincing data of the city's prosperity.
The pamphlets issued by the board of
trade and real estate exchange should
be scattered broadcast , supplemented
with the newspapers of the city. The
daily press is the one great medium
that keeps pace with the march of the
city and reports the pulsations of its
progress. It is to the papers that
the seeker after truth goes
for the daily record of busi
ness. It is the mirror that
reflects the activities of commerce and
industry , and placet ) before the world
every stop in the development of the
city.
Statistics of past growth are an index
to the future , but they should ba aug
mented and fortiliod by the facts pre
sented from day to day by the press.
The information thus supplied possesses
a forceful freshness and reliability that
cannot fail to produce beneficial results.
The first cost is trilling , while the bene
fits to flow therefrom can not fail tostim-
ulato every avenue of trade.
Tnu wholesale grocers throughout
the country have stepped into the shoos
of the sugar trust to raise the price of
that commodity. A combination has
been projected through an understand
ing with the trust to maintain a regular
price for sugar one-fourth ol a pound
above the rellnors' price. Of course the
grocers defend this position as most just
and cquitablo to them , and one that
should not bo found fault with by the
consumer , although ho is obliged to
p.iy moro for his sugar. The burden -
don of the corner grocoryman's cry'for
years is familiar to every housewife in
the land , that-he is actually handling
sugar nt a loss and that ho sells it
merely as an accommodation to his cus
tomers. It is remarkably strange ,
moreover , that the wholesale grocer
makes , the same complaint , the sugar
broker seconds it , and the rolinor , of
course , joins in with the chorus. To
tlio man of ordinary intotllgonco it is n
pu//.lo indeed that sugar is actually
handled without profit from tno mom-
bora of the trust down to the retailer ,
when the value of the Stigar business in
this country amounts to hundreds of
millions annually.
Tin : movement to protect Prospect
Ilill comotury from desecration and
decay has taken practical form in an
organIxuvion of lot owners. The inten
tion is not to revive it as a burial
ground. The rapid spreading of the
city in Unit direction necessarily closes
It to future burials , but thu memory of
hundreds of honored citizens and kin
dred resting there forbids its abandon
ment to thu ravages of time. One of
two practical plant ) is presented to
the now association to provide a
sulliolont fund to improve and beautify
the grounds , or to remove the bodies
buried there to moro distant cem
eteries. The suggestion to turn Pros
pect IIlll over to the park com mission
will not strike the public very favor
ably. Kvon it it were practicable , it is
not advisable to transform n graveyard
Into a pleasure ground. Associating
the melancholy with the mirthful is re
pugnant to the popular notions ot
propriety , nor would the park bo u very
desirable health resort. It is to ho
hoped that the association will simply
provide for thdl'itro mid protection of
Prospect Hill .0,1 see thift Its graves
are kept green.-
MVWW M M HV MMMM
SUXATOH ST.vtfij'onu , the railroad mil
lionaire , is entitled to credit for preach
ing In public whAt ho practices In pri
vate. In an Interview he explains his
position on thoJsllvor coinage problem ,
and declares in favor of the government
loaning money to the people without
interest. Mr. Stanford has .the host of
reasons for bolla.v'lng that the loaning
of government money without Interest
would abt the' mllionium in motion.
The millions loaded by the government
to Mr. Stanford and his partners twonty-
flvo years ago have raado them all-mil
lionaires , yet there is no disposition
shown to pay bnck the principal or in
terest. The enormous fortunes thus se
cured doubtless convince the senator
that paternalism isn mighty good thing.
Ills enthusiasm for the extension of
government assistance , without inter
est , is inspired not so much for the pub
lic weal as to relieve the Central Pa
cific of its honest obligations to the
government. Beneath the surface of
Senator Stanford's patriotism there is a
wholesome and wholesale rngard for
Mr. Stanford's prlvato.nffulrfl.
Tim man whom aristocratic London
hastily transported is disinfecting him
self on the shores of Puget Sound. Mr.
C. R. Hammond possesses valuable in
formation regarding the latest London
scandals , and unless his coparceners in
crime put up the wherewith to make
life on a foreign shore a round of
pleasure- there is liable to bo an ox-
plosion-that will bo felt across the At
lantic. It Mr. Hammond succeeds in
keeping mum , wo very much mistake
the clllcacy of the American reportorial
pump.
Tin : activity displayed by thu great
trunk llnesof the west clearly indicated
that they are heading for tidewater
with all possible speed. The determi
nation of the Union Pacific to build
southwest to Los Angeled is supple
mented on the north by the Manitoba
road , which proposes to build from
Great Falls , Mont. , to Puget Sound.
On all sides there are evidences of rail
road progress , in keeping with the de
velopment of the country , and the pace
for 1SOO promises to bo an unusually
lively one. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ *
GOOD Mr. JIarpor of Cincinnati , of
Fidelity National bank notoriety , is
trying to got out of the Ohio peniten
tiary after serving about a year and a
half. lie was. sentenced to ten years
for speculating with other people's
.money ontrusted'to his care. In spite
of his fall from grace , a monster peti
tion has been sent\o President Harri
son praying for his pardon. A bad
precedent would.bp'set to release this
bank wrecker whoi had not oven the
excuse of a common safe burglar for his
breach of trust.
Tin : coming of the interstate com
merce coramibsioii , is not ot suillcient
moment to justify a wrangle for the
glory. The cotmuWjon has been hero
before , an'd the results of its labors did
not materially contribute to the pros
perity of the state. Whether the pres
ent inquiry will bring relief to the pro
ducers of the state remains to be soon.
It will not , however , relieve the state
board of transportation of the respon
sibility for failing to chock the whole
sale robbery of the state by the rail
roads.
IT is reported that a colony of farm
ers from tlio province of Ontario , the
advance guard of many others , is preparing -
paring to emigrate to the Sioux reser
vation. The Canadian farmer would bo
a valuable acquisition to the population
of South Dakota. Sturdy , law-abiding
and intelligent , ho would soon convert
the prairies of the new state into broad
fields of wheat. South Dakota , and for
that matter Nebraskacan llnd no bettor
investment than to encourage the in-
llux of this class of people.
A STKAIOIIT-LACKD prohibitionist has
resigned his seat in the Massachusetts
legislature , because an amendment was
made to a bill introduced by him pro
viding that a stomach pump shall not
bo used in searching the person for
liquor. Whether the disgruntled mem
ber was in favor of the stomach pump ,
or regarded the amendment as un
pardonable levity , does not appear.
Tin : annual fre&liet in the Mississippi
river presents the usual "alarming fea
tures , " designed to overwhelm the
economists in congress. A Mississippi
swell rarely fails to wash away a few
millions of the surplus.
TIIK park commission is emerging
from a state of hibernation.
Onljr Ono lint n Kopiiljlio in.
.St. ,011(9 ( Glotjnciii \ > crit.
Iilnho , ns n state , will Imvaonly ono mom-
bar in the popular. branch of congress , but
that ono will bo aj-fcjd , stalwart , aggressive
republican. r r
imes.
With what sjilrU 'ornona Jurbeau could
sing , slnco Moiula.V''imurilch > rU elections :
Prohibition Iri fdwa's got n black oyo.
That's enough , dohlt you think ]
'Jim KnnsnJ Ilr.tml.
ihllit'JrlMa \ > 1iincj > .
"You are u Kansas nuiu , sir , " remarked
the guntloman on ( brother slilo ot the bar.
'
"I am , " rcpllodffu'o stranger , "but how
did you know ) " jj
"From keoplnjjj your Imnil over the
\vhisicy whllo lopkjug. behind you and than
attempting to llde-Vlio bottle iu your hip-
pooliot , "
Tlio ItutlrnnU Question.
7lfiifr/c / Democrat.
There nro many things to bo considered in
connection with the railroad question and
particularly the Koclc Island extension , that
is now rucelvlnc tlio attention of our people.
Among the essential things to bo considered
urojdtstanco , the amount of business to bo
secured and the amount of aid that can bo
obtained. Topography of the country and
feasibility ot route arc also considered ,
As to mileage , n careful examination of
tlio map will show the distance to bo , from
Omaha to Denver via the Hurlinyton route ,
r > ' 13 miles ; trout St. Joseph to Denver , via
the Hock fslaad routh , 030 inlloa ; from lloa-
trice to Denver , via the Koclt Island route ,
470 miles ; from Hoatrlco to Omaha , via Lin
coln , 00 miles ; from Omaha to Fairbury , via
Lincoln nnd across the country , 100 miles ,
and from Omaha to L'airbilry via the diroat
line to Ucntrlce , then en woit on tha road M
now constructed , 100 mile * .
From thesa figures It will ha soon thnt at
present the Burlington route botwaon tha
Missouri rlvor nnd Denver U eighty-two
uiltei less ttmn via tlio Kock Island. U will
til so bo scon that by closmt ; the gap between
Omaha nnd n point upon tlio trunk tine In
southern Nebraska , that this mileage c.in bo
vary materially reduced. To build from
Ucntrlco direct to Omalm would glvo the
Koclc Island a route from Omaha to Denver ,
570 miles In length. To build via Lincoln
nnd Fnlrbury would lesson the mllongo six
miles , but would require the construction of
twenty tnlles moro track.
To build to Lincoln nnd Pnirbury would
make n route through a section of country
thnt Is 'already n network of railroads , nnd
would necessitate ] iiarnlolllng several roads ,
and would open no territory thnt is not
already occunlod.
To build direct from Omnha to I3ontrico
would insure a route for the entire distance
through the garden spot of Nebraska , nnd
would cut every road that It came In contact
Witb , diagonally.
To build from Fnlrbury to Lincoln nnd
Oinnhn would lese to the road all of the traf
fic from Uontrico nnd the territory north of
us , nnd would lenva an inviting opening for
the encroachment of nnothor line of road.
To build from Omnha to I3eitrico : would no-
euro the Fnlrbury business , nnd would add
to It the business of this great nod growing
city , nnd nil the intermediate ) stations along
the route , which would mcludo Wooplng
\Vutor and other good business points , thnt
at present have no western connection.
\Vliat Will the Surplus Do Tlion ?
Vhtlai1elphliTitfinl ( { > ili.
From $110,000,000 to $1 0,000,000 , it is estimated -
mated , will bo required to pay Uncle Sam's
pension bills , oven If no new measures for
the benefit ot the soldiers nnd sailors of the
late war should bo passed. It Is said , however -
over , that should all the pension bills now
under consideration by congress become laws
an annual expenditure of ? 300,000,000 would
bo required to gurry out their provisions.
A Slnctilnr Dronin.
I'tttslnirv ntfinttcli.
I dreamt that Senator llutr was dead ,
And a surgeon dUscctcd his swollen head.
Within It was found the bones between
A queer little thing a now machine.
It derived its power from the bump of con
ceit ,
And with wheel and pulleys 'twas all com
plete
To drive at a furious rnto the tcmgno ,
And n belt ran down into cither lung.
And Iho surgeon said : "Why , I've n notion
We've round a clew to eternal motion. "
As the sunqulno surgeon of Dreamland
spoke
The vision vanished , and I awoko.
AND 1'OIjlTICA.ti.
St. Louis Republic ; Senator Blair's threat
of leaving the republican party if his bill is
defeated is nlarmiug. (
"Denver Times : Senator Vest's friends of
late have felt some fears ns to his re-elec
tion. Hut ho has completely restored their
confidence. Ho hus just" won u jucltpot of
$150.
Philadelphia Press : Senator Call of Flori
da shculd sue for u divorce from his parlia
mentary reputation on thu ground of incom
patibility of tuinper. Ho would bo a sure
winner.
Chicago Tribune : Governor Doles of Iowa
having settled uowu quietly to the duties of
his onice , is lost to tha view of the ironar.il
public , but what ho has lost in notoriety ho
humbly trusts ho Is milking up in salary.
Boston Glebe : That aristocratic scandal
in England , Into U.inqua's chest , will not
uown at the bidding of all the resources of
suppression. Mr. Labouehore's temporary
"bounco" by Mr. Speaker will only servo to
emphasize its unsavory aroma.
Chicago Hornld : Senator Blair's rccont
speech in the senate contained 27,009 ; ! words.
Yet , strangely enough , Blair's reputation.as
an orator u not nearly so great as Depow's ,
who never made a speech one-half as long
in his life.
Kansas City Journal : Editor Jones of St.
Louis IUIH leaped into prominence in the po
litical circus , but it Is ns the clown , not ns
tno ringmaster.
When the Cabbage HcmU A < raln.
Chicago Ucmltt.
When the cabbage heads again , iny love , and
caulillowers bloom ,
Then new potatoes by the peck wo'll every
day consume ;
And thin I ; ot thu roasting oars we'll have
for dinner then ,
In that delightful season when the cabbage
heads again.
When the cabbage heads again , my love ,
wo'll throw canned goods nwny
And huvo now garden vegetables delivered
every day.
Croon watermelons will bo hero , nlnsl my
love , and then
Wo'll call the doctor dally when the cabbage
heads again.
lot This IH Not n I aot.
The following screed from the Ashland
Lomlor would bo mighty Intorestln1 if true :
"No ono who lias been a resident of No-
brnska long oiiough to hnvo attained the
right oltsuffratjo but hai heard or seen some
evidence of the great nntlp.Uh.v Mr. Hoso-
water of Tin : BER has for prohibition , or
anything pertaining to temperance. Not all ,
however , nro aware of the tact that ho was
nt ono time himself a sinning light in the
temperance r.uiks. Yet this is a fact. At
the beginning of his Omaha career ho was n
leading Good Templar of that city , holding
some of the highest , olllcos In the gift of that
order. If any reader of mis knows nt the
solemn vow exacted of members of thin
order , to not only abstain forever from the
use of all intoxicating liquors , but to do nil
In their power to baijisti intemperance from
the land , they can appreciate Mr. Koso-
water's position. What an exalted opinion
thnt one must have of himself , who thus
prostitutes ono of the most sacred obliga
tions thai can bo exacted of nmnl"
GAhM nKKOUK A STORM.
Another Revolution l.lnblo to Disturb
( be Quint of ilaytl.
New Yonic , March 10. | Spccial Telegram
to Tun Hnu. ] .lamos Zolirnl ) , British min
ister to Hayti , was In the city yesterday on
Ills way to England. During the afternoon
lie talked with a reporter about Haytlan af
fairs.
"What was tlio condition of affairs there
when you loftj"
"Everything was very quiet. "
"Confidence In the permanence of the now
government wae then fairly complete ! "
"I cannot say that. I do not think so.
Matters are qulot. but it seems to mo to bo
the calm before tlio storm. I lee it for
another revolution there very soon. It
seems to mo that the people aru in n condi
tion that must precipitates nnothor fight. It
is ton bud thnt It should bo so. Hayti is nat
urally ono of the very richest countries In
: liu world for ita nro.i. I bollevo tliui under n
llrmly orgnnl/od government-fit government
where property wai scourn the Island
would support In comfort a population of
twenty million souls. Ono c.in form no Idea
of the wealth of the Island without n visit. "
Speaking nt the lamentable lack of nys-
torn In handling coff"a aad ether crops , Jioh-
rab said It Is n very conservative estimate to
any that for every thousand tons of coffee
mthorod fully eight hundred tons go to
.v.i.ito. . _
Srorct Kohslon "l.onkn. "
WASHINGTON , March 10. The Invcstlira-
ion pf the secret session "leaks" was con-
, limed by Dolph'a special commtttpo today.
I'lio senators were summoned as near ns
wsslblo In alphabetical order. It Is not be
loved that any of the witnesses of the past
two days havu Incriminated thouiaolvoa.
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Affont of the Conimovoo Corn-
in'.osloa Arrlvon ,
PREPARING FOR THE ELECTION.
unices to bo Flllcil nntl the Gentlemen -
men Who Are Wtlllna New
State Enterprise *
Notes.
air. Kratftaltinar In Town.
LINCOI.X. Nob. , March 10. [ Special to TIIB
line. ] Frnnk Krotsctunor , special ngont of
the Interstate commerce- commission , Is In
the city. Jlo is hero to mnulro into nlloRcd
dlscrlmlnntlons on long nnd short Imul
freight rntos nnd nlso to invosllftnto the
much talked of corn rato. Wullo In the city
ho will call ou the lending shippers nutl lis
ten to whnt they mnv hnvo to any rognrdlng
the mnttor. Ho will nlso visit the following
towns In the state ! Fremont , Grand Istnnd ,
Norfolk , HnstlnKs. Fniruury , Uoatrico , Wn-
hoe nnd. possibly Plnttsmouth , Nobrnsltn
City nnd ether cities of the stnto. In nn In
terview with TUB BBB representative ho
said :
" .Morrison nna Vcasoy of the Interstate
commerce comtnls lon loft Wnshlngton this
ovonlntr for this city. Ihoy will stop nt Chicago
cage , Peoria nnd Omaha on routo. tind will
nrrlvo here Thursday or Friday.
Form hero they will return di
rect to Wnshlngton. . During my stny of ono
week In the city ofOmnlm , I visited nil of
the leading shippers nnd questioned them re
garding rate discriminations , but did not re-
roivo n single complaint. "
"Do you consider this remarkable ! "
"Yes , considering that Omnha is the
metropolis of the state nnd consequently the
leading shipping point , I did. "
Mr. Krctclnnor , accompanied by Secre
tary Gllchrlst , of the state board of ' .rans-
portntlon , did the city this afternoon as
much ns possible. The public awaits his report < >
port with intercut , for upon It probably
hinges the nction of the commission.
LINCOLN 1'OMTICU.
'Iho city election takes place throe weeks
from tomorrow nnd matters nro gutting
somewhat warm In the several wards. In
all , eight councilmen are to bo elected , ono
onch from the six old wardb nnd two from
the Seventh. The pollco Judgoahlp. how-
over. Is the plum nnd Lawrence Helskcll of
the Fifth aim II. C. Eddy of the Sixth hnvo
shied their castors nnd will compete with
Judge Houston , the present Incumbent , for
the honor. Hut It Is quite generally conceded -
coded that Houston will got there , provid
ing Justice Cochran keeps out of the mill.
In the event , however , thai ho concludes to
make the race the outcome m not so sure by
any menus. Houston has the ndvnntago of
being Intrenched behind n single term.
The nldormmlo crumb of the First wurd
will bo contested for by A. Hatter nnd Jim
Dally. It is conceded that the former will
bo the republican and the latter the demo
cratic nominee.
John Fraas expresses a disposition to re
tire from the Second and Henry Vcith ex-
peets to don his councilmnnio shoes. There
is no prospect of n light in this ward.
Al Hnrgroavos , Doc Griffith , Frank Gra
ham aud Joe Burns have entered the scram
ble for the position that H. Ii. Dean will
vacate.
W. S. Hamilton , the short term man from
the Fourth , expects to succeed himself. W
W. Holmes , .1. U. Archibald , J. W. Cooper
nnd J. A. Hurley , however , expect to knock
him out in the convention.
\V. A. Klock , the Tenth strnet giocorymnn ,
is after Louie Moror'a ' scalp m tno Fifth.
11. M. Hico and 'Ihomas Walton both ex
pcct to be nominated for aldernmu of the
Sixth ward.
S. D. Woodleynnd II. W. Orr contest for
the plum of the Seventh. Alderman Bush
will bo returned without any doubt.
The taxpayers' league has three candi
dates , viz : V. W. Holmes , Joe liurns and
Thomas Walton.
MJW&TVTE IINTEUI'llISnS.
Articles incorporating the Lincoln , Sioux
Cltv & Vankton railroad company were filed
in the oflico of the aecretarv of state this
morning. Thu termini of the contemplated
ro.id la designated as Lincoiti , in the state of
Nebraska , and a point on the Missouri
rlvor opposite the city of Vankton in South
Dakota , und the counties through wihch
it is to pass on Lancaster , Saunaprs , Dodge ,
Colfax , Cuming , Stunton , Wnvnu , Dakota
ntid Cedar. AuthoiUod capital stock S'J.GOO-
000. Incorporators : A. D. Ivitchen , D. L.
Uraco , C. T. Hoggs , F. M. Cook , James F.
Lnnslnp. T. K. Konnanl , H. D. Hathaway ,
C. W. Aloshcr , Charles Hammond , S. II.
Uarnhnui , Jerome Sharp , Charles D. Pitcher ,
J. C. McUrido. II. J. Walsh , C. C. Uurr , G.
M. Harnos , C. J. Ernst , George E. Uigelow ,
E. 1C. CHloy , John .1. Glllilan , J. E. Hontz ,
N. S. Harwood , U. H. Oaklov , Joseph Hooh-
mcr , Nelson C. Urock , H. M. Uuslinoll , J.
H. McClay , J. J. Imholf , O. N. Humphrey ,
L. Meyer. II. B. Graham , J. Kelly , C. E.
Walto , J. H. Harlo.v nnd . Finney.
Also articles incorporating thu Lincoln &
Western railway company. AH contemplated
this road will pass through the counties of
Lancaster , Sowurd , Saline , Fillmore , York ,
Clay , Nuckolls , Adams , Kearney , Phelps ,
Gosper , Fiontier. Hayes and Cnitso , some
point In the latter county to bo Its western
terminus. Capital stock ? 5OCO,000. Incor-
poratora ns above.
Amended articles of the Nebraska & Iowa
insurance company were also filed. The
amendment cites that the company will here
after tie known as the Nebraska insurance
company.
CAPITOL ixrii.LtuRNCi : : .
Governor Thavur went to Lexington this
nfiurnoon to bu present nt and deliver nn ad
dress before u Grand Army assemblage nt
thut plnco tomorrow overling. Whllo there
ho will bo n special guest of Jack McCtill ,
said to bo a prominent candidate for gov
ernor.
The state trcnsury wns enriched ? . ' 19Oil.3S
todnv. Of this sum K. M. Grimes , treasurer
of Buffalo county , contributed f'JS.TliO 71 nnd
E. McDonald , treasurer of Chtirry county ,
$ J.UII.U7.
Land Commissioner Stern , who Ims boon
lying sick at Wuhoo , is said to bo convalesc
ing ; also State Treasurer J. E. Hill.
Special Agent Kretschmor of the Inter
state commerce commission was circulating
among the boys at the state house today. He
spent an hour in the city Snttirdav , UK Hinted
bv TUB Hun , when ho wont , to Crete nud
spent Sunday with friends.
SeorcUry Garbor of the ittato board of
transportation wont lo Hud Cloud toduv to
adjust the uisuraiico on the bank building
that burned there the ether day. Ho wilt re
turn to Lincoln tomorrow morning ,
SLl'llKMK ( .OUIIT OVSLS.
The following cases were filed for trial in
tlio supreme court today :
Emma L. Van JUton vs Henry J. Abra
hams ; error from the district court of Doug
las county.
Frederick Stohr vs John Hnbon ot ah ap
peal from the district courtot Hall county.
The State of Nebraska vs Clmi'lc * Fox-
worthy.
' 1 his case Is brought nn the information of
H. D. Stearns , county attorney of Lancaster
county , who recites that thu attorney general
ruluxed to bring the nction , but consented
thereto , in the Interests of M , L. KiiHterday ,
who Hooks to enlo.v the right * and privileges
of thu officer of Justice of ( he peace , In and
for the Third district of this citv , to which
ho nlleucs he was duly elected ut thu last
general election. In u uord , Ensturday calls
upon Charles Foxwoi'thy to bhow cause for
( ilsobodiuncciof the mandamus that issued
from thu supreme court a short tune eiiico.
Like Handle's ghost , thp Foxwoi'thy-JJaBtor-
day contest refuses to down.
Supreme court convene * again tomorrow ,
when the nines In the Fourth Judicial dis
trict will be called.
xor.uii.M. .iri'Oi.sTMn.NTs.
The following notarial appointments were
madu by the governor today : A. L. Sands ,
Stookvillu , Frontier county ; I1' . 13. Wasson ,
Kills , Gage county ; L. S. Henderson. Host-
wick. Nuckolls county.I. ; FUttorbusn , Nel
son , Nuckolls county ; H. C. Lindbiiy , Pawnee
City , Pawnee county ; C. D , Hobliisuu , Illuo
Hill , Webster county.
CITV NE S AXI > XOTI't ,
Lincoln is somewhat excited today over
talk that the Holt Line railroad will be
pushed through during the present year.
Some talk IH nllout that nn effort will be
mad' ' ) to secure the removal of the govern
ment building to u more central location ou
O itrcot. A number of Lincoln's bc t clti.
renfl nro behind this move.
The members of the Lincoln Ttinuorom
nro milking preparation * lor their Jumt
festival , which takes place on the I'J ' audj ' \
of that month.
bTATI4 il DTI.'IN ' US.
NobrniUti.
The Hunk of Crab Orchard Ims been re
organized with n paid-up capital of $15,000.
It , V. Snvngo , n gcnornl moroiiiint nnd /T
postmaster nt Howard City , has failed for
JO.COO , with assets of f J.OOO.
Cnptnln Henry of the Delators'homo ' nt
Grand Island has boon presented with n live
cnglo by W. H. Leigh of Hnrdy.
There linvo only boon flvo cnson in the
Plnttsmouth pollco court slnco January i ,
nnd port of those were dismissed.
Two Shelton ministers , Hnv. Cleorgo Hrnv
nnd Uev. Gcorgo H , MoAdatn , have breu
Bovoroly 111 for some time with la Rrlppe.
.1. L. . Atkinson of Waverly sailed from
Now Vorlf last week for u tour through
Europe , Asia and Africa , nud will be nbseot
four months.
The farmers of aover.it precincts in Saline
county mot nt Dorchester recently nml re
solved to orgnnlzo a farmers' mutual insur
ance company.
Hon. Charles Kolf has returned to his
homo In Grand Inland after nn extended tour
of ICuropOj Africa nnd Holy Land. Ho has
boon absent live months.
John A. Walters , ns guardian for n mini
ber of soldiers' orphans In Pennsylvania ,
mndo proof on twenty-seven quarter see
tlotis of land nt Urokon How recently.
A son of John Hnrshborger , n farmer liv
ing near Dorchester , had his mitten cangiit
In n corn shelter , nnd before ho could ruU'nso
his hand both bones of the forearm were
broken.
A movement la on foot at Columbus to tan
the Loun rlvor nnd build a canal which \\iU
empty Into the Plntto river east of the ciij
The scheme la said to hnvo thu backing of
heavy eastern capitalists.
A number of Uluo Hill people who bought
cattle nt n public auction onlo tha other dav
have been obliged to relinquish their pur
chases ns the animals weie heavily mort
gaged to u Hod Cloud bank. A. H. Stark ,
who sold tno cattle , has disappeared.
Mrs. O. M. lio.Vd , of Hebron , who is
spending u few weeks in Chicago , has
already had her visit enlivened by walkinc
Into n cellar tilled with water and nearly
drowning , and by falling under n cable im
nnd bolug dragged some distance. Il < r
friends await her next escapade with
nnxicty.
F. Findloy , who lives near Sugar Loaf
butte , called nt our ofllco and showed us some
gold nuggets which ho had picked up in his
vicinity , says the Harrison Journal. The
metal had been tested by n jeweler and said
to be of excellent quality. It may bo that in
the near future gold iu paying quantities
will bo found iu Sioux county.
Iowa Itcir.s.
An $3,000 hotel is to bo erected nlMunson.
Every House in Sheldon Is occupied and
the demand cannot bo supplied.
Sioux county tins 16 ! ) miles of railroad on
which it collects a tax' of W 1,000.
In boring nn artesian well nt Oilman n
vein of uuro salt was struck at n depth of
CG'J feet.
Peter Hutzol , nn Insane man , died on the
train whllo belnp tnlten from his homo In
Mndrld to the Mt. Pleasant asylum.
Tnero Is n lively contest before the legis
lature over the establishment of another
state normal school and lobbies are working
to secure the plum for live different locali
ties.
ties.A
A strong effort is being made to establish
n state industrial homo for the blind where
sightless persons who have learned trade !
can \vorlc and bo sure of support. There are
about fifteen hundred blind persons iu the
state , the greater part of whom nro over
school ago.
A new achromatic telescope has recently
been added to the apparatus ol Western
normal college , Shun.imluah. The object
glass is three tnohos In diameter and there
nro two eye pieces , one , torrestial , power f > 0
times , and ono celestial , power 111) times ,
with tin glass.
Twenty-four years ago on the BTthJdny ot
last June George Hnrnthouso fell at the
battle ol ICenesnw , nhot in the hend. , Ho
survived tlio wound and is now a resident of
this towi nu I lias been for a number of
years , says the Centorvlllo Journal. Last ,
Friday mornlnir he bopna to sneeze violently
and out of his nose dropped n Spencer rillu
ball , the identical rebel bullet that struck
him in the battle nearly twenty-live years
ago. Ho has experienced gro it pain in his
head at. times , especially after taking cold ,
ever since Iho time ho was wounded , and
has been quite a sufferer , but now ho hopes
there will bo no recurrence of the trouble.
He says the ball has gradually worked its
way down until it fell into thu upper part of
his nose , producing an itching sensation
which caused the violent sneezing. The
deadly missile looks as bright as the day It
was shut from the deadly rllle.
Tlio 'Iwo Dnlcotno.
Huron has an anti-woman's suffraga
society.
Grand Falls will soon have frco postal
delivery.
Sioux Fulls Catholics wl'l ' erect n parochial
school building to cost 8'J,500.
Eighty red foxes hnvo been killed in Mc-
Phorsoii county BO far this season.
An enforcement league has been formed
nt Sioux Falls with over n nundroa m-iii-
Two flfteon-yoar old Codington girls hnvo
boon sent to tlio reform school ut Plnnlt-
inton.
The Sioux Fulls brewing company has
offered to furnish 1,000 bushels of seed bar-
Icy to destitute farmers nnd tiiko their indi
vidual unsocurcu noten.
Shaclctown Is tbo namn of a new town on
Mudicino croolr , thirty miles west of Chnin-
berlaln. A tri-wcukly xtago line has been
established between the two places.
The bondsmen of August Grnt/ have been
sued for MUO because ho did not put in an
appearance nt Maud roan when wanted to
answer to the charge of stealing ( tax.
The contest over the Watortown water
works docs not In nny way effect the city ,
The works r.ro n prlvntu enterprise , to which
the city pays nn annual rental for lira pro
tection , so that neither the city or thu opera
tion of the works is involved In the pending
ing suits. Th' ) investment is proving highly
profitable to the projectors , bunco the suit to
obtain control of ilium.
l'o l lively Cured l > y
thcao Little rilla.
They nlso relieve Dis
tress from Dyspepsia ,
( mllgestlon and Too
llenrty Eating. A pur-
feet remedy for Dlnl
nens , Nnusea , Drowsi
ness , Ilml Taste In thr
Muutli.C'oatedTongue.
Pnln In the filtlo , TOH-
FID IJVEU , &o. They regulate tlio llowclu ,
nnd prevent Constipation and I'llca. The
smallest nml enilest to tnkn. Only ono pill n
tloso. 40 In a ylal. 1'urcly Vegetable. 1'rlce
93 cunts.
OABTBR MEDICINE CO. , Prop'r * . How York. }
J eKSESe > 5K { aiig3aj ?
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY. '
Subscribed > V Ktnirantuul Oipltul , S5OOOTO
I'lildlnl upltal . . 3QO.OOD
lluyn nii'l ' noils Htn k.i urd bonds ; noKotlulm
loinmoH ml papur ; wolvesiimlnxocntftstnittn :
aui u trttitfur a ent nnd truntoo ot eorpora-
lions ; taktiacharKU at proputty ; collucta rui'H
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK
S. C. Cor. lOth and Douglas Strooti ,
l > alil In Caultal . . S5O.OOO
Subscribed &Kimrnntuedcapital , . . . | OO,000
Unljllltyor stockholdorx , 200,000
5 For Cant Interest Paid on Uoposlt3
J'ltANIC .1. I.ANUH , Uagtilor.
QtrriCEitHt A. U. Wyman , pruxliluuti J.J.IIrowii ,
vlcu prualUunt ; W.T.Vymuu , trosiiror.
DIIIKOTOKS : A. IT. Wym-ui. J , II. Mlllunl. J. .1.
llrovrii , ( Juy I' , llnrtou. IV I ! , NAII , .hoi. I. .
Kimbnll , duo , R l.ulce.
Loans In any amount maclo on Cltv &
Farm Property , nnd on Colliitoral
Soourity , at Lowes Rate Curromtoa