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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , MARCH 20. 1890. THE .DAILY . _ B. RO3EWATER , Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNINOl TFHM8 OK BfllSCHItTIOK l Biimlnj- , Ono Y ar , . . , . . . . .110 ftt ( Uxmontlm nu ) Three Month * yra Htmdny llei-.Ono Year. 20J Woeisijr Hue , Una Yearnlth I'rciitlura. . . . 2JW OKKJCE& Onitthn. 1'co ' Itullillnir. ( lilcagoOmro , MTJtookPry llttlldlng. New Sort. Uoomn II nnd I : . Trlljtmi Ilultdlng. M'nililn ton , No. 613 Kourtoontli Htroet. Council itlniTB. Ko , 131'carl Htreot. , fvnitli UmMi i , Corner N uu I 2.itn Stroou. COn E81'OMnNOR. Allf ominmildillom relating to novru find edi torial matter should no addressed to the IMltor- isl department. llt'BINFBS M3TTKI18. Al ! muln'fttf letters nnd remittance nlionld lie mldriweil to The llct I'nhlUhlng Company. OiiiMm , DrnffN , checks nnd I'jwtolTlco ordara to U' ' mnrto payn.rto to tlio order of the Company. The Bee Publishing Comuany , Proprietors , lltfi : llullflliur Knrnnm nnrtSovcntoontli Streets. THE BEE ON THE TRAINS. Tlioro li Ho wccnfco fora failure to Rot Tun HUB mi the Unlin. All uow lcnlnr * hive been noli , fled to cniTjr a full npply. Travelers who want TDK HIB : und can't get Itnn trains whcrn other Omaha papers ro carried are requested to notify TUB 1UK. I'lemo be particular to filvn In nit eases full liifQnmitloii M to date , railway nnd number of train THE DAILY BEE. f worn Statement ot Circulation. State of Nebrnnrn , I County of DouKlas. f " " II. TzschucK. secretary of TUB RE * Publishing Company , does solemnly wcar that tlio actual circulation , of Tilt : DAILY HUE for the weak endlnu March 15 , IKK ) , was as follows : Kuntlar. Marcn U , .li.810 MondayMarch 10 . , 10l l TtiMianr , JlarrUll i..SJuj Wednesday. .March 13 iU.Kll Tmittwlav. March a , WH'l I'rtdar. Atnrch 14 1M.I2J tiatm-any.MorcU IB 2J,7ai Average 21.O7O ( lEOKQi : U. T/SCItlJCIf. Fttorn to hoforn roe und nnbscrlberi to In my presence this 15th day of March. A. I ) . 1810. IScal.j N. I * . FniU Notary 1'ubllc. Etntoiif Kebraxka , County ot Douulas. f68- Oeorp'j II. TzHchucK. being duly cworn , doT - T > oac and says that ho li secretary ot Tim UIB I'liDlIfllilnft Company , that the actual average . uaiiy circulation of Tin : DAILY Hee for tno month of March I8MI. IF.Wij copies : for April , m'J. IMS' ) roplpn : for May. 1SS9. 18.693 copies ; . forJnnti. 1P83. lH.8-,8 copies : for' July , 18S > . 1H,7M copies ; for Auirn.sf , IPMi. 18.031 conies : for Sop. tember. ISSi. 1H.710 copies ; for October , 188) , lH.W7copl ( > : for November. ] S9. 19.)10 : ) copies ; for December. Ja . S0.018 copies ; for January , HW ? ) . i .K5 copies ; for February. 1EDJ. W.701 copies. Or.onnE U. T/SCIIUCK. Sworn to ocforo mo nnd subscribed in my presence this 1st day of March. A. D. . 1800. ISenl.J w. I' . FKIL , Nowrv 1'nbllc , Denial lias tnlcon command of the mill-odd forces. . . AVot'wi a duty on atulo eggs proloc the hend of the nvorugo free on ; tor ? 'WiiKltK , oil where was Counstnai when Jobst carao in mid captured tin commission ? CLKAN the streets and alloys. Let u have nu early apringit the rtibbisl heaps of winter. Tin : proposed duty on imported opoii9 u wider field of industrial ac tivity and prolit to the American hen. TWUNTY dollars a month extra foi olllco rent ; will enable Assistant Citj Attorney Shoemaker to keep his end o the blrinf ; well waxed. Tun harmonious rolntioiis botweet the Dodiin combine and the mayor wen rudely shocked and ruthlessly shattoroc by the nppointmontof u city 1'mll sup orintundent. THK apuolntmont of Jacob , T. Jobst as suporintcudontof the city hall is fullj in IccopiTifi with the political surprises which Mayor Gushing persists in spring- inf , ' on tlio community. ANOTHKH southern colonel , this time the city auditor of Chattanooga , Tonn. . has boon caught short in his public ac counts. Rofrnin "Ho'a over in Can ada now. " THK withdrawal of nine out'of the tweuty-two member * of the interstate commerce railway association looks as if .tho " ' " "gontloinon'fl agreement" is ol no moro binding effect than if it wore somuch waste paper. PAPA'S boy Herbert has lilcowiso handed in his resignation. What a Held day it la for the Gorman politiciMip who have waited , lo , those many years , for a ministerial crisis by which some of them at least might succeed to the emoluments of Bismarck's patronage. IT isn't every Napoleon ot finance that ran wipe out thousands of dollars of indebtedness by paying llvo cents oh tha dollar and walk the streets of Now York city a free man. Wall street tloffs its cap with deference lo Henry S. IVcs. Tun valiant Cherokee boomer who boasted that ho would twist around his little linger anyone who interfered with his claim is now scurrying back into Kansas as fast as his rattling Dots and Dans in the bottom of lug wagon will al low hi in1 , WITH its usual gall .and recklessness tho. daily fakir makes a. . causeless as sault on the honor and generosity of the people of Omaha. Of till the mils- nnccs that nflliet the city , the common eeold , und.cr the mask of respectability , is the worst. Dn , Mn.i.nu , of the park commission , reports that Minneapolis land owners uro falling over each other in , their anxiety to donate park sites. There is no danger of a similar opldomio in this vlrlnity. Omaha land is worth good money. IN HKKUsiNo to pass the viaduct ordi nance until the railroads submit and lllo a copy of the specifications of the same with the city olork , ( ho council has taken precautions such as any prudent budinoas man would follow in his private- attain ? . " \VijKK the movement for an alHmieo of the farmers of the country appeared on the horizon no bigger than n man's hand , not a politician took the trouble lo U > ok over his shoulder at the coining &torm , Now that the gathering clouds of discontent-tiro sweeping over the hoavonti with the rapidity ot u nice horse , tlioro is a rushing together of politicians from the four cornon * of the land to bo the ilrst to ride ou the popu lar wavo. TUK KKW TAlllM DILL. The tariff bill which the republican members of the ways and means com mittee haVe agreed upon is to n very considerable extent a compromise measure.-.This was oxpoatod , nnd doubtless it would linvo been impossible for the majority to have framed n bill without such an arrangement. In the matter of the tariff on sugar , for exam' pie , there was at the outset of the consideration n wide diverg ence of opinion , nnd a compromise of views was absolutely necessary to any readjustment of the sugar sched ule. This was effected hy a reduction in the duties of from fifty to sixty per cent. Under , the present fiirilT the average nd valorem rate of duty on sugar is nciurly eighty par cent , tha higher rates being ou the grades from No. 13 Dutch standard upward. The proposed tariff makes the duty on all grades up to and 'including No. 10 thir- ty-flvo per cent nd valorem , nnd all grades above No , 10 forty per cent nd valorem. As about nil the sugar im ported un-lor the nrcscnt tariff is below the No. IB standard owing to the practically prohibitory rates on the higher grades , nnd as sugars below that standard must bo re fined before fit for use , the refiners hnvo had absolute command of the American market. The proposed tariff would allow the higher grades of raw sugars , fit for consumption , to eomo in to compe tition with the refined , with the prpb- able effect of materially reducing the cost of augur to consumers. The nn- nual revenue from sugar under the present tariff is a little moro than fifty million dollars , and it is estimated that under the proposed tariff the rev enue from this source will bo from thirty to tlurty-flvo million dollars a year. The falling ofl may not , however , bo so great as this , ns with n reduced price the consumption of sugar would doubtless bo very considerably in creased. There very likely would bo not only an enlarged demand for do mestic use , but also from manufacturers of preserves , confections nnd canned goods , so that probably.tlio dscrcaso in the revenue Irom sugar , under the pro posed reduction of duties , would not ex ceed ten million dollars. The other question which gave the majority of the committee a , great deal of trouble , the wool schedule , was also settled by a compromise , though this is not of n nature to insure very great ben efit to the people. As the nrrangemenl is reported , the wool growers would seem to have no call so of complaint , for if they have not received all they asked there are conditions and restrictions provided Which it is believed will be quite -valuable as a protection to their interests. The carpet manufactur ers are not ignored , but they do not receive the consid eration they wanted. There is a cut of llfty ner cent in the lumber schedule , subject to the policy of Can ada in Jaylng an export duty , as has been proposed in the Dominion parlia ment. The iron industries will bo little aft'octed by the new tariff as proposed , the only important change being in the rate on railway iron nnd rails , which is reduced to the consoryativo extent of four dollars a ton ; leaving still iln am ple margin of protection. The pro posed changes in internal revenue taxes are moro conservative than had boon expected , the estimated reduc tions boingbotwoon seventeen and nine teen million dollars. Tlio appeal of the farmers , as voiced by the National Grange and numerous state organizations , for moro liberal consideration in the direction of protec tive duties on such of their products as are to any extent imported , is regarded in the now tariff bill , either by the im position of now duties or * the increase of those existing. Of thisfcaturo of the measure , at Inust , the agricultural in terests will have no fair reason to com plain. It is a liberal response to their demand that the products of the farm should have equal consideration with these of the manufactories in a policy of tariff protection. HEDUVINO ISTmtESV HATES. The legal rate of interest in Iowa is ton 1'Qi' cent. A bill to rodtico the rate to eight nar cent has passed both branches of the legislature , " and It is expected will bo promptly approved by the governor. There are ponding.in both houses measures providing penal ties for usury , and a stringent law to protect borrowers against the usurious exactions of money lenders will Undoubtedly bo passed by the present legislature. We do not know that lowr. has suffered In this respect moro than' other western states , but at any rate the time has certainly come for such legislation as is proposed , and it should be miiUo so strong and guitruod that the usurers woutd find the greatest diffi culty in ovartinjj it and receive severe nnd summary punishment if found guilty of its violation. There can bo no qucfatlon that usury constitutes a most suvoro drain upon the resources of the paoplo and is 0110 of the greatest obstacles to their prosperity. It is a prevalent and cry ing evil everywhere , noting as a most oppressive ) burden uuon honest indus try and eating up the aubatanco of the great body of producers for the benefit of a few grasping and conscienceless non-producers. In the New , Yorlc legislature a bill is pending for reducing the legal rate of interest to llvo per cent , and in other states measures have been Introduced prohibiting and punUiing usury. Most , if not all of the states , already huvo such laws , but they uro either inade quate or are not enforced. Laws of this kind need to bo of the most , stringent character , with no.lpopholosfor ovaslon and with penalties"so severe that few will take the risk of Incurring them. In Nebraska the legal rate of interest is seven per cent , with the right to con tract for ton , but oven the latter gen erous rate is more often exceeded than observed. Usury is undoubtedly quite ns common in Nebraska us in loivu , and has boon no loss damaging to the interests und prosperity of the neoplo of this stnto. Kvorywnoro the usurious and unscrupulous money lenders are do ing business in violation of the law , finding an easy way of evading the statute , and the Instances are far too rare in which they are made to answer for their illegal practices. The evil is remediable , and it Is the duty of the people every where to demand of their law-makers n rigid application of the fomodv. TIIE The bill for making Oklahoma n ter ritory will go to n conference cominlt- tco , the sonnto having non-concurred in the house amendments to its bill. The chief point of "difference relates to embracing the Chorokco outlet for judicial purposes. Tlioro is no doubt or question as to the status of Oklahoma , protior , or that of No Man's Lund. These are a part ot the public domain of the United States. Accordingly in the sonata bill tlioso two tracts are included in the proposed territory of Oklahoma , al though they are In fact separated by a considerable area not yet open to set tlement. But the urgent necessity for giving a reguuir government to Okla homa , and the almost equally urgent needs of No Man's Land , which has u growing population without a proper judicial and legislative system , over came the geographical objection , nnd after an extended discussion the bill uniting the two as u now territory passed the senate. In the house , however , the view pre vailed that it was desirable to include the Chprokco outlet for judicial pur poses solely , although the right to do this , in view of the existing treaties with the Indians , was denied by the action of- the sonato. This tract is larger than the entire area embraced in the proposed now-territory under the1 senate bill , and belongs by treaty to the Cherokees , their ownership being prac tically conceded by the fact that the government is negotiating with thorn for its purchase. The im portant difference between the two houses relates to the outlet , which the Ghorokces urgently demand shall remain us it is. The position of the senate appears just undoe the circumstances ( stances , und will very likely bo accepted. Then if the government suc ceeds in purchasing'tho outlet , which i\ \ undoubtedly will in time , it can be made a part of the now territory. CLEAN UI > tiljnWISAND 'A Whlla the city physician is devising waysuny means to secure a modern sys tem of sanitary inspection and "regula tion , tlioro is no scriouh oh- ; tad n in thn way of practical work under the presen law. The alleys , ospeuially in the busi ness section , are rendered almost im passable by the winter'o accumulation of rubbish and liltb. Warm weather is rapidly decomposing these vile' heaps disseminating a variety of smells that sulTorato and sicken. Pools of stagnant water , decaying refuse and ash piles combine to befoul the atmosphere and call loudly for disinfect ants. There is nothing to prevent the present board of health from ordering and enforcing an im mediate clean up. Police officers should bo detailed U notify the occunants of the premises' to remove the winter's filth from the alloys , and accompany the orders with a notice of the pcnallics at tached to failure. By active , ouerge'tlc work with the means at its command , the board hasan opportunity to sho'w that it is descrvinc1 of larger powers and more generous support. The i-caEon is ripe for action , the alleysoverripe nnd ready to bo plucked. Let the board suspend dis cussion of plans for the present and en force the law as U stands. Tin : senatorial campaign in Illinois is attracting early attention , owins1 to the purpose of General John M. Palmer lo contest for the seat on thti demo cratic ticket and to appeal direct to the voters for endorsement. The dem ocrats huvo virtually approved the plan of direct voting for senators and efforts are being made to induce the republi cans to ondorsa it. Such action will have no binding force on the logis- lt turo. It is practically iisolesi unless both parties agree to submit the claims of the respective party candidates to a vole of the people , and oven then it is important that legislative candidates should bo men of character who can bo depended upon to carry out the decision registered at the .ballot box. , Tbo sentiment awakened in. Illinois in favor of direct voting for senators emphasizes a growing demand for reform in the election of members ot tho'uppcr house of congress. It is too much lo expect that the senate will co n so nt to a change in the organic law gover'nliv , ' the election * of members , but the ends sought can be reached by u forceful public spirit which will com pel party conventions to nominate can didates , and submit their claims to the honorto a vote of the people. The semite has become a close corporation of money men , nnd every effort tending to popularise that body , and make its members accountable direct to the voters should bo heartily supported by every citizen. Tin : spectacle ot three eourU-nnu-tiiil investigating tffo conduct of promi nent army and naval officers is not cal culated to inspire confidence in-tho od- lumtlonal systems of West Point and AnnapoliB. The significance of the throe trials is that Coinnimander Me- t'alla , Captain Hoaloy and Lieutenant Stuolo are charged with like offenses brutal treatment of their subordinates. Educated at government espouse nnd favored with responsible positions , those officers played the rolq pf potty despots , ns if the common sailor nnd and soldier were moro slaves , without any rignts which officers wo.ro , bound to respect. T.ho sooner thqso brutes are kicked out of the service the bettor it will ho for the army und navy. . . Potty tyrants nnd monarchinl sycophants are u disgrace to the govormont , and their room is far moro desirable than their company. SOJIK two .months ' ago a largo delega tion of Kansas 'agitators traveled to Omaha , to tell the people of the city and state that they were plunging headlong to destruction on the chariot of high license. They , declared that Kansas was riding on the crest ot prosperity's wave , and that the only salva tion of Nebraska WHS ' to uui- bruce prohibition. What are the facts ? In a letter udd tossed to Kansas congWstnon | , Iho Farmers' nl- lianco ot thq , | slala declares that "Foreclosure and evictions tire InkIng - Ing place \jt' \ ' ' many parts pf our Btnto nnd wo need not go nil the way to Kuropo to witness scones ot cruelty In matters ot Wfi ] kind. All over the state the homed' ' of our ppoplo are im * perilled. Thfey'nro ; struggling against adverse clrcmpstancos nnd almost against hope.--The pcoplo believe that those conditions nro largely duo to vicious logIf'i\Uon. } } " Whllo the far mers of Nebraska nro oppressed by ox- tortionnto frcjf ht rates which deprive them of reasonable prices for tholr pro ducts , they arc certainly in bettor con dition than tholr neighbors In Kansas. In the light of the facts sot forth by the farmcrft'of Kansas , there is not n ray to show wherein prohibition has improved the condition of the people. On the contrary it has been n positive damage. SHN-.VTOU ILVHT..EY had 'some hard things to say about the shortcomings of congress in his speech opposing the Blair educational bill. Ho arraigned the legislative branch of the govern ment for its doiilect duty In the man agement of the Indians , for its failure lo relieve the supreme court of its over burdened docket , for its extravagance in squandering the surplus , for its timidity in according relief to the de mands of the pcoplo for a reduction of the duties on the 'necessaries of lifo , and for its credulity in embarking on nn unbounded sea of wild schemes. Senator Hnwlqy struck out straight from the shouldur. If ho hit a tender spot , it is to bo hoped that ho mudo nn impression which may bring congress to a sense of its obligations. ' f the stock arguments of prohi bition' advocates Is that the law de creases municipal expenses and re duces tlm.forco of police necessary to maintain order. After half a do/.ou years' experience with the law , Sioux City reports ono ' hundred liquor joints in active operation , while the mayor demands an incroa3Q of the police force to properly enforce the laws. Just where the municipal profits come in would bo hard to discover. The con stables and juices. , however , divided' twelve thousand dollars in fees last year without materially diminishing the flow oi liquor. PHKSIDKNT ADAMS advances the novel opinion that the passage of the 1'Yyo biil extttiujingvtho time for the payment of thettfuion Pacific debt , iis really "in thtj'j'yitcrest ' ' of the states through whiqhtha road passes , nl- though the people of those states did not it. " Mj - ' sec Ada-na' plausible as sertions will fi'fot improve their 'eye sight. Tb-9 people , however , can BOO the naked hict j.nnt the bill imposes upon them the tmtrageous robberies of the Mobiliors and Goulds , and compels them to pay the jn'ice of tlio road three times over. A iiUoVANTjffceling pervades the job bing trade of..Nebraska. . Collections are reported.toibe fair nnd better than iRst 'ypar. Ce\jfitry \ ncrch'ini nre lay ing an sulll'cieij i tocks to supply the spring demand , although there is an absence of nny'spqcUlativo tendencies. Caution and prudence tire the rules in purchases. Those are healthful nmi- cations portending a steady , legitimate trade for the state. Ax enlightened Missouri judge has dealt a crushing blow to tho.fashionablo proyrcssise enchro ern/o by instructing the grand jury t'o consider life giuno , when played for prizes , as a violation of the anti-gninblilig law. As the grand jury holds the pack , it is not liknly the members can bo euchred out of the game unless Missouri society trumps in with clubs. Ir DKI.AY siiuU follow und complica tions arise over the failure of the Union Pacific and Burlfnglon to submit speci fications of the Tenth street viaduct which shall meet the approval of the city engineer , "board of public works and the council , the railroads will hnvo only themselves to blame. THK council hna boon invited to attend a paving exposition to bo held shortly at InUianapoUs. It is rcmnrk- able how well certain paving material looks when viewed through glasses of sparkling champagne nnd the Imxo pf fragrant havanus. f-enuonor. TMtf. It is said that vvhun Senator Jonej of No vadn Bponks on silver ho rises into a wild storm of eloquence. 'J'ho fuct Is not to bo wondered at , for lie is then upon his mettle. , Political - .S' . KIM alnlie. The United States of Australia nnd the United States of Cuuuda tire likely to bo designations not remote Unit will holu reduce the theory that the sun never sets on the Hritlah posse * SIOQB' . Mily Tnlcu YnnVoo Dnntllc 'Inn. . It Is nowannpuneetf thut English capital ists want to buy the xvorld's fair. The list of belongings ot Englm ) ) canltul inuroases.dalfy In thU country. Th only thlnir wo will hnvo loft , If this thiiiff keeps up , will bo Yankee An" KfTiH-bvo Nnrcotlo. The prooeedlnjfsiinf the United States srnuto are KCttltitf lo bo qulto lively now adays. Somcthln 'Mll htivu to bo clone to culm tlia nerves of t io senators. They nro being deprived 9.JvUioir customary nups. I'orhaps Mr. Evprt , might ho luducod to make a speech niul lull the oxorcUos , I'ropor. St. Lieutenant Govqgior Jones , in tbo Now Ysrk senate , has beau counting uauorum , as Speaker Hood Im * done in ttiu federal houso. This practice hits boon in vogue in the upper bruncti of tUo Now York legislature for a few yoora past. It/Is a wood ooo'no mutter which party Is l&rt or helped by it , I'hllosoplifrlnc oji l ut Crowe. Clileaao Jtemlti. Such froalis as Patrick Crowo , alias Joe Kane , who ran nrauok tuo other day , cnu o the tnlnd to rovurt to' Kdward JJollatny'a theory of crime. Tin * philosopher , or Uruanicr , whichever you choose , claims that nil criminals ura no inoro nor legs than men tally dlioa od pontons , and should bo BO treated. ThU U hard to bcllovo In tbo case of a cold blended villfaa who murders for but the theory sccni * quite applicable to such n Imro-brnlncd dospornilo ns Kitno , Insane poonlo used to bo treated with horrible severity , and thay nro yet , for tlmt ninttor but the gonornl public dooj not approva ot it. Ptirhnus , in the year 2000 , all dcoporato diameters will bo locked up and regarded an objects of pity. VOICE OP TI1U ST AT13 1'UCSS , Cut Down In the rait. fforfoVi Xtia , At least twenty counties in the "Big Third" district have n tavorlto son In train ing for congressional honors. And the crop of candidates will begin to grow with the grass In the spring. O ut of Ills I'fnce. I'/icJjw / Coiintu llerahl. Mr. Laws Is , of counto , nil right in his place , but his nlnco Is not In congress. Itot tlio Itnurlmtit Hliotv Up. Meatl .lilrojdlc. Wlioro nro the Nebraska democrats ! For three months the public 1ms been ontor- tolnod by the discussion of republican poli tics , but thus far scarcely n volco from tha democratic camp has been heard. It would bo refreshing , after perusing column after column nbout Uocse , HlchurJs , Tlmycr , Mc- Call and the rail , to sco some mention of Wolbneh , Bryan , Savngo , Amos ot nl. This Is not an off year and our friends should not bo so persistent In Keeping out of sight. Perhaps Influenced by the rumor that the prohlbs will not put up a state ticket , the ( loins have decided to remain Indoors also. It OtitdocH Thorn All. A'/olu-am Vlnnttr. Tun Bun In Its stirring cntorprlso outdoes nny other Journal woat of Chicago , nnd what Is inoro , It takes a locallutorost in every community in Nebraska , besides giving every bit of news there is to got. .lust now Knox county Is receiving from this enter prise and push great advmitago In udvcrtis- Ine Its resources. TUB Bcc m.oro than any other Omaha journal has aided In bringing the attention of the world toTfiobrarn. Til u FnrniRrB' Htnmlnrtt. Siitton Adust Utcr. Tlie Hamilton county people are trying to dccldo on a man for state senator in the stead of Senator Hurd of Clay county. Wo give you a fair notice ! , gcntlomon , that Clay , your- better and bigger half , Is an agricultural county as welt nsyourown , andthattho man you put up must meet the measurement ac cording to the farmers' standard. There Is a Farmers' alliance in this county that sticks together closur than a brother. v the Vnn. Itcd Clniul Ilevubllcan. THE OjmrvBEii always places before its thousands of readers the very latest , nnd most reliable statement ot current events that brains , energy and money can obtain. Tnu UEI : Is n pioneer paper , nnd has lead the van in iho development of the croat otato of Neb'rsska. ' The city of Omaha may justly boast of this institution that has kept abreast of her rapid progress , and has added to her adornment ono of ttio palatial buildings that has helped to make her the quean city of the trans-Missouri. IMtisr Al nt ttm Issues. lerummh tlntnlillcau. ToJuy the farmers and business men of the great west arc demanding relief from the excessive railroad rates nnd tha exorbitant rates of Interest. Tbcronublicau party must moot those growing demands of the west , and when the Republican stands up and de mands a clmngo of policy it is infinitely a tetter republican paper than these that llvo and breathe in the past. The time has passed for branding pjpars ns aliens that advocate reform. They are only blazing the way in iho political forest for a better platform ou which tub people of this great west can stand. ttio West. . V'tiune Gazette. The many excellent newspaoers'publlsheu' in Nebraska nro obtaining a reputation which Is cnviaolc to the press of the older settled states , and of thess publications , there U uono which Surpasses THE Chuiu BKE , u paper that in u few years has"rlaon from n Btnull shoot to a paper challenging Iho west for nn equal and having for its homo ono of thofinesl nowspapsr buildings in the world. - > 1'IIB ' AKTI311NOON TEA. Divorces cnn bo nbtalnod in four hours in Japan by paying fJ down. Men would not care to bo wiclced If women did not look on naughtiness with mingled dread nnd admiration. 'Twas after the ball , 'Twas dark In the hall , Hot"good nlttht" was hot very emphatic ; 'Twas uch a irood chance For swoQtost romance. And I Ilncorea v.'ith longing CMtatic. 'Twas dark In the hall , 'Twas ' after the ball. 'Twus aflor the ball , 'Twus dark in the hall- * Such n chance for n parting romantic 1 Aua BUO was not cold ; Why was I not bold ! \Vhcn I think of it now I am frantic. 'Twas ihirlcm the hall , Justdurit that was ull. At a recent great b'all at the Uuasinn court all the ladies appeared in white , without any ctliur ornament than diamonds , pearls unu their own beauty , The empress herself w.is thcro und dunueu in nearly every danoo , A kiss on the forehead denotes reverence , but It doesn't tlciclo for ahuulcs. How many tilings thcro are to laugh at In the world lo tba girl who has pretty teeth and dimples. Woman do not marry for money , but they say It Is easier to love n ricn man than u poor ono. If BIO flics when you purauo , Thrift tlio best thing you can do Is to chnso liar ana tu clasp her to your heart und Itcop her thera. If you'ro timid stio'll bo cold Sbo will love you If you'ro bold ; Komombar , faint honrt never yet dlu win u lady fair. Caller "Has your daughter's married llfo so fur proved n linppy ono , Mrs. Vornonl" Mrs. Vcrnon ' 'Very ; nor husband , vou know U u travolliiir salesman. " ' M-m-y d'd'doar , ! ! Move yonj W-xv1- will youi oo " ncuati Mr. M. Pediment. "That will do , " replied the proud boauty. "I do not care to ba wuoed on tbo Installment plan " When Arabollo was just twlco ton And I was but olghtoon , 't > vas than Her heart and hand I warmly plead. ' Oh , nol you uro too voung"shu said. When Arabella was twontv oiglit She said. "Why longer hesitate ) " ' I'll always bo your frlund , " I said , "But you'ro too old for me to wed. " She So you'called on that hateful Mollie Fllppo last week , did you I He I did ; but I won't do It again. Slio nearly tallied uiy arm off. She Off her walit j She "When did you llr t fancy that you loved mo | " Ho "Whou I heard that anoth er follow wanted to marry you. " No woman uvor pestered a man that she did not mention her great love for him as an excuse for her action. Hired Men to Kill Ilia Put liar. CIUIILEITO.V , S. C. , Marcli 10. ( Special Telegram to Tim 13m : . | TUo trial of Uobert James , who hired two negroes to murder his father , In order thbt ho might Inherit his citato , 1ms been concluded , It was proven that Jnines gave the negroes $330 each for their bloody work and the jury found him guilty of murder In the ilrst di > grco. Ho was remanded for sentence. Ilonil Ufforlneii. WAsnixoTOX.March 19 [ Special Telegram to TUB BEE. | Bond olTerlnira today were as follows ! 110,000 nt tl/JUj | 5,8tK ) at 1.03Jf. lOAViV I'ltOIItniTION AS IT IS. WASIIISOTOX , In. , Mnrch 17 , To the EdI tor of Tun BEBI Having lnco Dccomboi last spent my time In this state and durlnj that time visited most of her centers of popu lotion , I will give you ns briefly nt I can mj observations regarding the workings of pro hlbitlon and the true state of fooling exist ing among tbo { hotter element ttiroughou the state. Politically , the question para mount with the republican party here to daj l.i , How and in what way aliall wo handle the liquor question ! In my opinion tin rank nnd tlio of the party have voo llttlo sympathy with the prohibitory olO' inout of the party , nnd the fool ing Is extending nnd growing rapidly thai unless something is dona ( and that vcr > soon ) by the republican party to rid Itself ol the odium following and the responslbllt } attaching Itself to the oarty nn the orlglnatoi nnd promoter of till * law , tha party Is In great danger of losing Us ontlro prosllgo in Iowa. Taking the facts as they exist , nothing U moro apparent than this fact. The rock- rootcd prohibitionist as found In IOWA today generally claims to bo n republican , and la only possessed of ono Idea , nnd that Is that his pet hobby must bo ridden , and nil other Interests inust bccomo secondary and sub servient to this ono Idea. No argument can convince htm that the law is Inoperative and obnoxious , nnd has proven n fnlluro for the suppression of tbo liquor Irafllc. He blindly afflrms at home nud abroad that pro hibition In nt least cighty-tivo counties In the state Is a success , nnd that the law Is rea sonably enforced as well in nny other law. Why such Ignorance of the true stale of affairs regarding this trafllo exists among this class of politicians I cannot fathom. Be ginning at the capital of tbo state , hundreds are engaged In the sale of liquor thoro. The sooner after the knowledge has only to engage - gage the sorvlcca of u professional searcher , and tip him with n liberal foe , und ho will show you thcso places by the score on uromincnt streets where ono can obtain the vilest kind of whisky at 10 conls n drink. At Iowa City tboro are over thirty places where the stuff is sold openly , with very little concealment. At Carroll the open saloon is a llxturo. In'ull the river towns bordering on the Mississippi ou the east and the Missouri onStno west , the same state of affairs exists. Business men of nil parties nro disgusted and are clamorous for a high license law. The effect upon the young men of the atato in my opinion Is far moro baneful and degrading than , the presence - once of a licensed saloon would bo. In many of the towns they have formed clubi , renlod rooms in jsomo upstair * block , removed the door knobs , supplied each member with a key , and nightly moot and carouse. I can not bchcvu that the people of the state expect any relief from the present state of affairs by any attempt on the part of the present legislature to patch up and further attempt to enforce the present law. It has proven a signal failure for the most part , And I can not understand how Intelligent , thinking men and women ( who can If they will acquaint themselves of the facts as their really exist ) should persist In their efforts to regulate this tratUc by methods that have fully proven tiiomsolves wholly insuulcicnt o acotnp llsh the end sought for. But the adaga that "thcro uro none so blind as these who will not see , " seems to lit the condition of the average prohibition advocate of to day.I . I can hardly conceive of any greater ca lamity that could befall the fair state of Nebraska than ttio repetition of the same stnto of affairs as * today exists in this state. The inevitable result would baa depreciation in real estate , a crippling of industries , a driving beyond her borders the coming emigrant. You have to day less drunkards to the aero in Nebraska than they have In Iowa , and I bollevo loss Houor drank to the aero than horo. ; . < > methods pursued and the class * of men now engaged in the business all over our stnto dcuurs thn rcspoctablo man who occasion ally takes a drink from entering nny of these places , consequently the drug store has been turned into a first class saloon. I huvo vet to ilnd a man of honest convictions out- 3ldo of the prohibition cimp in the state who does not express himself freely that the present state of uff.iir * us regards this trnfllo Is a disgrace to the slate and demands a speedy change. Viewing thtf coming contest In Nebraska from my standpoint hero , I will say that this juestloa should not take shape as n political issue , nor as | i question Involving tbo intor- 33ts and rights of the liquor dealer alone , rtio Interest : ! Involved In this issue us re gards this last named class are mslgnltlcunt ; omparcd with the direct injuries that will befall all the best industries of tliu state should prohibition bccomo the organic law ) f the atato. J , C. SWAN. STATK JOTTINGS. NelmisUii. Wilber is to have u chemical flro . A Demorest modal contest will bo hold'in Mead March 33. Wild geeao nro being slaughtered by the score in 1'helps county. The farmers around Dcshlor will probably bulla an elevator at that place. K. O. Willis has succeeded C. F. McDon- ough as editor of the Ogalulla Hellector. A line library bus been purchased for the Sunday school by the Fairbury Baptists. The prohibitionists of Butler county have raised $500 In the past week for campaign expenses. Grcsham has a haunted hoimo whloh is at tracting the attention of the courageous und timid residents alike. Workmen lot a bucket of dirt fall on a man In the bottom of an eighty-foot well near Taylor , fatally injuring him. Francis Murphy's moottngs nt Grand Island nro proving u great success und the blue ribbpu market has advanced. The Nyo-Wllson-Morohouso company's elevator and coal business at Uralnurd has beau purchased by W , T. McElwam. Two horse thieves named Krb and Bet- chor pleaded guilty at Howard and were son- tonccd to two yoai-s In the penitentiary. A county Sunday school convention will bo held ut Pierce March 20 and 21 under the direction of State Organizer B. F. Merrill , John HoltUempKors , for many voars n prosperous merchant of Columbus , died last Friday after a week's Illness of pnoumoula. The editor of the Nowmnn Grove News announced that lip cannot llvo on ozone and has therefore been compelled to throw uu Urn spongo. ' The third annual encampment of the Interstate - state reunion will bo hold at Uud Cloud April U and many prominent speakers are expected to attend. The Mnrsland Trlbuno i enjoying a boy cott on account of Us position hi rogura to the Bux Butte county seat fight , but the editor Isn't a bit scored. An elderly lady named Mrs , Bralnnrd , re- sluing near Vcnango , was Instantly killed the ether day by a runaway toanvof bronuhos. She was thrown from the wagon , ono of her Jogs poising through between tbo spring and the axle nnd her body being held head downward - ward next thq front whcol , in which position she was drugged for six miles. Her body was horribly mangled ana was entirely stripped of clothing excepting her shooe. - ' - bug rrawlod In Polo Korkor's oar on the night of Juno 5 , ISi'J , and caused him torrlblo agony for a few hours , but ho finally got ttio bug killed und it has not given him any jjum since , says the Nowaba City Advertiser. On Wednesday night of this week ho was pick ing his car when out came the duad bug. it Was over half an Joch In length , nnd had boon In his oar for Pine mouths and seven days. Ho feels relieved lo think U U out now , although It has caused him no pain except a slight fooling of fullness in that oar at times. Icnvu Item * . Wblttomoro has a board of trailo. Iowa City has raised 123,000 , of the 123,000 necessary to orcct n Young Men's Christian association budding. 'I ho now creamery at Manilla will bo in operation by June. Port Dodgo's now creamery will bo tha largest In tuo ntato. Qroono , .Tofforson , Montgomery nnd Sioux counties are free from dobu The Dexter hotel , destroyed by flro lint fall , will bo succeeded by n now brisk hotel biillt by n stock company , The ciRhtocn-months-old child of r , . . Downs of What Ulieor choked to death on a grain of corn the ether dny. Mdlvlll Flshor of Maquokctn placed bath thumbs ever tljo muzxlo of n shotgun and will henceforth go through the world thumblcss. Mrs. W. D. Hansom of Manchester awoke the ether night nnd found her husband hold * Ing n bottlO of chloroform to her noitrlU. She Bcrcnmod , and ho clutched her throat and attempted to strangle her but was prevented vented by other Inmates of Iho homo rush * Ing Into the room. Hansom tnndo good his cscapo and hai not boon scon sluco. Acnso of considerable Interest to uiodtcnl mon is on trial nt Corydon. Fifteen yearn ago Charles Liltoll , then n boy , foil from n hnrsoand broke his nrm nt the wrist. Dr. Kvcroltflot tho'nrm , but the bo no did not mite properly nnd in consequence the wrist is almost useless. For sorno cause no action * > y was taken In the matter until n short time URO , when Llttcll becauio cf age. Ho now brings suit ngalnst the doctor for 110,000 damages for malpractice. David Kuiorlck , nnotdcontloniau of Silver City , Mlles county , failed to take Tony Wcl- Inr's advlco nnd Is now engaged in n lawsuit on account of the witchery of n "wlddor. " Some tluio neo ho contracted to marry n Mrs. Klchardson of Glonwood , agreeing to pay W.OOO for thn privilege , and to mortpnpo his prouorty to secure the money. Ills chil dren enjoined the execution of the mortgage nnd now ask that n aunrdlan bo appointed for tliolr father , claiming that his infntua- ticn for Iho widow has unsettled his mind. The case Is attracting considerable attention , ns the parties In the case nro among thu most prominent pcoplo In Miles county. Thu Two Dnkotne. ; Sanborn county Is f 1,500 In dobt. < Piorra's uroposcd llro nlarm syatoiu will > cost $1,200. ; The citizens of LlrooklngB county huvo j voted for n poor farm. ' ' Tlio Chamberlain laud ofllco'wlll bo ready Tor business next wook. ' ' The South Dakota Intcr-colloglato orator ical contest will toke place nt Yunktou May 00. The only lady In South Dakota engaged tu the title abstract business U .Miss Lettii ftl. Whiting of Brooklncs. .Lanirus Sllverman of Chicago has donated 1,000 bushels of need oats to the needy form ers of Nelson county. Foulkfon'a artesian well has allow ot 250 gallons per mintito nnd a prosuuro ot forty pounds to the square inch. The Uutto county Farmers' * alliance Is building a largo general store at Mlnucsclu to bo run on tbo co-opcratlvo plan , noltglous excitement Is the causa which necessitated the confinement of Eli llulter of Aberdeen In the Yankton Insane asylum. The "grindstone buttes" In Nowlln county will soon bo put to practical use , ns thostono is said to bo of very superior quality for grinding purposes. A Minneapolis firm is flooding South Da kota with wlno and liquor prlco lists , whloh atato that goods will bo shipped securely packed In boxes "so that no ono can guess nt their contents. " Cheyenne is the nnrao of a now town Just started In Sterling county. It Is locatod'on the Cheyenne river at the proposed crossing of the Chicago & Northwestern and Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul roads. There U plenty" of timoor. good water nnd excellent farming lands in tbo county and the great reservation coal beds nro within a short distance. CKOO11ISI ) CUUSADEKS. Tlio Lallirop AVnr Iioniln a Minister to Apply Tor Divorce. Pi.vTTsncno , Mo. , March 1 ! ) . [ Special Tolcgrutn to THE BKE.J As a result of the recent fcig temperance crusade by the women of Lnthrop , Mo. , Kov. L. Carmichael - chaol , a loading minister of the place , has brought suit against hlswlfo for divorce on the ground ol adultery with Will Uced , a young church member. Uocd was n strong backer of the crusade movement and a sort of attachment nroso between him nnd the preacher's wife who led the band of women in Iho crusado. Loiters passed between the two , nnd Keod's wife found ono of them In the pocket of her husband's coj.t. Uov. Mr. Cnrmichnol considered the subject , seri ously before bringing the suit , but last night no flled the papers. Mrs. Curmlchuol la the anughtor of Colonel J. H. Fimms , a promi nent politician. All of the crusaders uro wild over the diio results of their move for good. HESS WAS A K.\i > ONE. Some Crooked Transactions in Willed Ho Was Encaged. PIEHRB , S. D. , Mnrch 10. [ Special Tele gram to THE BCC.J Samuel Hess , the no torious legislator who attempted suicida hero because of having boon jilted by ono of Iho domi-mondo of this city nnd who tried to dls- provo the Btory sent out In these dispatches by calling correspondents llnrs and scoun drels , from dovoloomonls ut bund Is nrorcd to bo n rascal nlso. During the closing days of the session , when the chlnf cleric was rushed with work , HOBS took advantage of the fact by duplicating his vouchers for per dloin , State Auditor Toy or discovered it ana called Hess to account , but the latter tried to deny it. Ho then told the auditor If no would keep it secret ho would make it right by turning la his per diem nnd milcago for the October HCSSIOII. Wnon the session closed the auditor ducov- ored that Hess had sold these to'Senator Pet- tigroxv , who Is now the loser , but if It had not been discovered in time the state would have bad to stand It. The auditor stated today that Hess could hnvo been arrested and expelled from the legislature nnd other wise punished. Ho regretted that this had not been done and thought Hess had not yet received enough publicity for his numerous rascalities. Another in lli < > Toll ? . NBW Yonif , March lO.-Chados E. Hob- bard , a special deputy sheriff connected with tno ordorof arrest dopartmo nt In the nhorlfl'3 oOlco. was arrested this morning on an indictment dictmont charging him with extortion. The prisoner was placed under 72,000 bail. S1S1 HI Positively cured by those L' ttio ntls. They also releio ! Dis tress fro-A nyspcpsls , In- d.3tlon ! and Too Hearty Katlng. A perfect rem edy for Dizziness , Nausea , Drowslnes3 , Had Taitc la the Jloutli , Coated longuo. Pain In the IJltlo , TOW-ID UVnrt. Tlioy regulate the IJowcU. Purely Vogeicblo , SMAU.P1LL , SHALL DOSE , SMALL PRICE , OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed & guaranteed Capital , SQDO.OQO 1'uld Hi Capital , . 3SO.OOO lluys and sells stocks ard bonds : negotiated commercial paper ; receive * and executes tnuta : acts an transfer agent and truitua nt corpora tions : takoi clmrKoot property ; collect j roi'U Omaha Loan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK Bubscrlbod & guaranteed capital , . IOO.O03 Umbllltror stockholders , . , 200,000 B Per Cent Interest Pnld on Dopoalts I'JIANIC J , r.ANdi : . Cashier. iSt A. U. Wyman , president : J.J.Ilrown , vice iireMdont } W.T. VVyman , tressuior. OIIIKOTOHS : A , U. Wymiu , J , II. illllanl. J. J. llrowu. Our C. Ilarton. li W. NnsU , I hoi. U Klmbnll. Ueo. 1L Lnke. Loans in any amount made on City & Farm Property , nnd on Collatqral Security , at Lovvou Plato Currontto *