THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , APEIL 20 , 1890.-S.lXTE.EiSr PAGES.
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_ J ! , ROSEWATER , Editor. _
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Tin : weokli bunk statement .shon.s the
reserve lias increased $ S7L',000. The
bunUa now hold $1.921,000 in excess o [
rciiireinontn. < | .
TllK winter cholorii in lingering bo-
hintl in Oinahii until after the lire side
of spring ovorcoutH.
Tin : rod no-ed tnitnp who hits boon in
training to play the role of reformed
drunkard is now preparing to move
webtwnrd. On to Nubraokn.
AVi : shall pi'otcntly hear from Goorfjo
I'VaiK'is Train when ho interviewa the
INlaharaja of Ptinjatib and the mayor of
Uaydud on his psycho flixty-dtiy totir
around the uorld.
ItKPom : the navigation of the Missouri
river in thin scution N seriously at
tempted , provision should bo made to
anchor the wind bars and miajjs u few
inik'.s from the channel.
Orit double-deelcor eonlomporary
noV wants the Allianee to proceed right
iiwny to lttild Unit barge line down the
Missouri. That's as easy as rolling oil'a
log if young Mr. Hitchcock will only ad
vance them the money at one per cent
per annum.
Tin : mutilation of the Iowa railroad
law cannot produce the results the man
agers joyfully hope for. The maximum
rates already established and the regu
lations 'enforced by the commissioners
alTord ample protection for producers
and shipper. } against the machinations
of the corporations.
Tim binding twine trust , which suc
cessfully bled the farmers of the country
last year , is not satisfied with the in
creased duly proposed by the MeKinloy
bill. It clutches compatitlon by the
throat c'von in Canada and gobbles the
twine factories of Ontario. If the twine
business is an "infant industry , " whore
bhall wo Hud a fullj developed industry ?
Tin : Ottawa government has under
consideration a gigantic bchemo of eo-
oporatho iusiir.inco similar to that
ilr.ifted by I'rinco Uismarek two years
ago. The main idea is to enable work
ing people to hoi-uro for themselves a
competence in old age. in view of the
iluanclal condUio'n of the Canadian gov
ernment , it is very doubtful whether the
project will materialize.
AccouDi.NU to Major C.1J. . lUrkott ,
"there is a bristling bontlmont in the
town south of the viaducts about the lo
cal taxation of a small district immedi
ately around the Tenth street viaduct
Jocatlou , to pay damages by prospective
icnollts. " This is a lamentable state of
nlTulrs , but this is a wicked , wicked
world , Major flirkot't , and wo must on-
tlui'o it ifvu cannot cure it.
TilH rejoicings of the people , of Grand
Island over the arrival of machinery for
the boot sugar plant , Is shared in by the
entire stale. The energy and enterprise
which demonstrated the possibilities of
Nebraska as a boot sugar state , and secured -
cured the location of an expensive fac
tory , are worthy of all praise. Tin : HIM :
congratulates Grand Island and the
btiitoon what gives j.'oml.se of becom
ing one of the most important industries
ever inaugurated in the west.
Worn ; on thu city hall has now reached
n stage at which stops should be taken
jfor thu Interior llnish of the building.
The contract with Mr. CooU simply pro
vides for the superstructure , * but while
the superstructure is going up the
window frames must bo set , ilralnugo
pipes must be laid and put in position.
In most tire proof buildings the tire
tile arches nro sot before the roof IB on.
Taking U for granted that thu building
will bo under roof before the end of the
year , worU on the Interior can oo carried
on next winter without Interruption if
contract ! ) for the plumbing , gas lilting ,
bU'iun heating , fire tile , carpenter work
nnd phintorliig are lot at an early day.
It \ \ ill take at least sixty days to udvor-
tUo for proposals and award the con
tracts , lly that time tome of the tu
torial * work must bo beyun.
A'O DtXTHKSS tt > XKlin IS/wl.
Whoever foslded lii Nebraska during
the mt'inorablc1 grasshopper years of 1871
nud 187 < > will ( loul > Uc4i ronnmfar what
disastrous olToct upon the growth of the
htato was produced by highly colored ap
peals for relief for the puoplo of the
grarfshoppor s ourgcd district . While
there was n great deal of distress and
destitution In Nebraska in thodo days
the terrible pictures dr.iwn by exhorters
llko the notorious Tibbies and othotr
moimtolunks did tnaro harm to thostatc
of Nebraska than all the voracious grass-
hoppord that ovrr prayed upon her grain
Holds and orchards.
The false Impression recently
created by distorted and base
less reports concerning the alleged
distress among the farming population
of Nebraska has done incalculable dam
age to this fctnlu and coupled with the
cloud of prohibition that now hangs over
us has absolutely stopped all Immigra
tion. A well informed and prominent
Ncbrnskan now traveling in the east , in
a letter to the editor of TIIK BII : calls
attention to the existing misapprehen
sion regarding Nebraska. The following
extract Is worthy of borlous considera
tion :
You porhnp * gained some Idc.i yoiiraclf
while hi I'MUdclphiii and New York recently
of tlio effect of Iho extriv.n.int reports nbout
distress In NobiMsIt i. In scores of pipers la
t ho c.ist Nobniikn lias boon placed on a p.ir
wllli KuiLsas mid the Dakotus as poverty
stilckun , plastered over with farm luortg.igca ,
Ki'u.uilni , ' utiilur thousniuls of forcclo-ture-
as a terrible example of the too generous
bounty of the c.ist In loaning money which
could have been mniv safely and profitably
invest wl this side of the Alleghcnys. I w.is
In New York lust week and W.M contldent-
lally Informed at Hradstrcct's that en the
Saturday previous twenty-two hundred calls
for special in formation regarding western
business men hud coiae to that oflleo.in Now
Yoik from wholesalers and Importers. Aly
Informant said : 'Most of these are the direct
results of Iho statements printed throughout
the cast that Nobras'tii ' , Kansas , Iowa
utul Dakota wow pjvcrty stricken , and
that the small business men , nnd through
them the larger wholesalers in those states ,
must certainly bo affected. ' Ho added :
"Tlio credit of the wont has received during
the past , three months a more serious blow
than any since I have been connected with
commercial aijencles. '
"It .seems to moits the Icadtncr and most
influential editor in Nebraska you sliould do
wluit you can to expose the fallacies of tlioso
icpoits which are still coming forward. If
wo are to have any further material develop
ment during the coining year it must coino
latjri'ly through the expenditure of foreign
capital in our i stale. The stream of money
which lias been ( lowing in a rapid current
from the east to tlio west for the past llvo
jears , when once diverted Into new channels
will not be t'jnicd back hi many years. "
This is not the llrst time that 'I'm : BEK
has been called upon to contradict the
untruthful reports about , destitution and
distress in Nebraska , which have been
given publicly far and wide by sparring
politicians and reckle.ss newspapers.
The hue and cry about agricultural
depression never would have been raised
if we wore not on the eve of a htato elec
tion. While it is true that farmers in
Nebraska have boon burning corn in
plueo of coal , there has been no distress.
The enormous corn crop , high frieght
rates and' low prices of corn made it
cheaper for Nebraska farmers to burn
corn than coal. This is by no moans the
first time that corn has boon madoa sub
stitute for coal as fuel in Nebraska. It
is quite the contrary up in the Dakotas ,
where farmers by reason of drought have
had no corn to sell and no money with
which to buy coa' ' . Tlio most reliable
reports that reach us from all .suctions of
the state show that while there is great
discontent among farmers about prevail
ing railroad r.itos and extortionate inter
est charged by local money lenders
there is no distress among the agricul
tural classes.
A very large percentage of our sur
plus grain crop has boon profitably fed
to hogs and cattle , and farmers who have
been reasonably thrifty are able to meet
their obligations without dilliculty.
This is especially true of the /armors in
the older bottled counties , which com
prise by far the greater portion of the
cultivated bcctiou of the state.
Wholesale dealers represent that col
lections in the interior of tlio stale have
very materially improved and trade is
as brisk as it o\er has been at this bc.i-
hon of the year. There is no distress in
Nebraska and there never 0.111 ba in a
state that always r.iibes abundant crops.
Tills Is the true state of facts , no matter
what designing politicians and .sensa
tional nownpapors may say to the con
trary. _
fl MHDICAI , ASSOCIATION.
This year's s.e.ssion of the American
Medical association bo hold in Nash
ville , Tonn. , and the usscwiutlon will
then select the place of meeting in 1891.
The claims of Omaha will bo presented ,
and it is the intention to make a vigor
ous olTort to bccuro the selection of this
city. A largo majority of the physicians
bore are earnestly in favor of the move
ment , but there are a few \\ho are hostile
to it , basing their opposition on
the ground that Omaha can not
accommodate the twenty-live hundred
doctors who attend the sessions of the
association. This objection , however ,
will notstand. . Investigation shows that
there are hotel accommodations in
Omaha and Council llhifl's , taking into
account only the bjttor class of hotels ,
for about three thousand persons , and
tho.se hotels have housed over thirty-live
hundred. The average number of guests
dally is about fourteen hundred , so that
from eighteen hundred to two thousand
of the visiting physicians could bo accom
modated In the hotels of the two citlca.
As it Is probable that from live to
eight hundred would receive private
entertainment , it is plain that there
would be no dlOiculty in providing all
the hotel accommodations that would bo
required.
The loiva. SUite medical association at
its last meeting passed a resolution In
favor of Omaha as the place for the
meeting of the national association next
year , and instructing its delegates to
this year's Hussion to support Omaha.
The promoters of the movement In
behalf of this city have received
favonrbla letters from other points. It
is to Iw hoped the opposing physi
cians will change their minds , o that
Omaha's claims can go before the com
ing session of the American association
with thu unanimous support of the
medical fraternity of the city. It can
not bo necessary to address any argu
ment to these gentlemen by way of im
pressing them with flic Importance ol
having the association come hero ami
the bonollls reasonably to bo expected
should it hold a session hero. It may
snfoly bo taken for granted
that they fully undor.Hniid and
appreciate this , and assuming
that they have no other reason
. for opposition than the belief that uo
could not accommodate so largo a num
ber of guests , the showing that this be
lief h not well founded warrants the ex
pectation that they will withdraw oppo
sition and give their Inlluoni.'o in favor
of Omaha. There are excellent reasons
to be given why the association should
couio hero , and if those nro backed by
the unanimous endorsement of our phy
sicians the chance of Omaha being no-
lected would , It Is confidently believed ,
be among the best.
TlIK COXl'HtlEKCK ADJOUHXS.
The final adjournment of the Pan-
American conference took place at noon
yesterday. This notable body , the value
of whoso deliberations time will deter
mine , was in session nearly live months ,
and although its labors were little
known to the public , they wore never
theless comprehensive and arduous. It
considered and made some recommenda
tion on nearly-every subject named in
the act which authorised It , and doubtless -
loss -all was accomplished that could
reasonably have been expected.
Where agreement on details was
impossible , general recommendations
were made which leave to the several
governments the task of arranging de
tails. Such recommendations relate tea
a uniform system of weights and meas
ures , uniform port duties , uniform cus
toms regulations , and the establishment
of an internation.il bureau of statistics.
Those measures will smooth the way for
trade without largo expjiioo or undue
interference by govornniJiits with pri
vate affairs , and it is expected that for
these ro'isons they will bo more likely to
bo adopted by all the powers than the
recommendations for subsidies , an inter
national coin , and arbitration bstwoen
nations.
The metric system has already been
adopted by the South American nations
and it will bouonn necessary for Ameri
can merchants to use it in measuring
goods for export. The recommendation
that till existing port dues bo consoli
dated into one charge to be called ton
nage dues it is thought will greatly fa
cilitate the entrance and clearance of
vessels of all nations in the South Anier-
ican ports. Good results are expected
from uniform regulations in regard to
customs. The proposition to establish a
statistical bureau which shall deal
with the commerce and development of
all the republics of the west is one of the
most important nvulo and if carried into
ofloet will have very great advantages.
The greater problems considered by the
conference , as arbitration and subsidies ,
cannot bo solved without the action of
the difloronl governments , and it is not
possible to say with any degree of cer
tainty what may be done regarding them.
The proposals for an international rail
road , an international coin and an
international bank depend upon
the future for their ronli/ntion.
The railroad schoino may bo
pushed forward by private capital if Hie
survey to bo made by the governments
shows it to bo practicable. An inter
national coin is a possibility , but it is
not likely to bo reuli/oil in the near fu
ture. In fact , all these matters are of
the future , and conditions may arise to
render inexpedient the adoption of most
or all of the recommendations of the con
ference.
The conference had no authority ex
cept to suggest and advise , and this it
has done. Time will show to what ex
tent its labors have value , and whether
it is to have a place in history as a really
great ami useful body. Wo stand too
near to its work , as was said by Mr.
Blaine , to properly estimate it.
TO iiVA' roirruxn.
There is perhaps no one better qutili-
lled to give wise counsel as to how for-
tuuo may bo won than Mr. Andrew Car
negie. IIo is one of the very successful
men of this ago who commenced the
practical duties of life with no other cap
ital than good common sense , industry
and self reliance. Ho Is therefore able
to bpoak from personal experience ,
which is of coin-so the most valuable for
these who would impart instruction ,
as well as from an Intelligent
study of practical affairs , for while
winning fortune Mr. Carnegie has not
neglected to store his mind with the
treasures of information which undoubt
edly are far more gratifying to him than
his material possessions. At any rate
they have given him a fame which as
simply the owner of millions ho could
not luis'o secured.
Mr. Carnegie has recently contributed
to the New York Tribune an article in
which ho presents the encouraging
opinion that fortune may ba won now as
readily as over. It IB a very com
mon view among young men that
the time has gone by for achiev
ing great success and attaining wealth
in business , that the opportunities for
splendid triumphs in trade and indus
trial enterprises have boon exhausted , or
at least are fur loss numerous and much
moro dlilleult to obtain than formerly.
Mr. Carimglo has uo sympathy with this
idea. He admits that the concentration
of vast capital in nrinufiictiirlng nnd
commercial concerns may nuke the race
In the industrial and business
world somwh it hurder to win ,
hut the diltlcultlen are not in
superable. They are not buoh as to
discourage , but only such as to stimu
late the ambitions , and It Is always to
be considered that the prl/.o Is inllnitely
grouter than formerly.
Mr. Carneglo names a number of the
most extensive industrial establishments
In the country , every one of which was
founded and managed by mechanics ,
man who served their apprenticeship ,
while in the moivuitilu , commercial
ind tlnancial branches of business
Iho men whoso names tire known
and honored throughout the world
of trade were till poor boys who as clerks
obtained their knowledge of business
and found the opportunity to use it.
All thu great captains in llnanco and
Industry cuuio from the ranks. The
millionaires pivGj ) uro In active control
started as pudnwys , and were trained in
that sturnos but moil ofllclont of all
schools povprtv. Most of the head
olllcors in tlroHanklng Institutions of
Now York begun 113 clerks , and doubt
less this Is true .generally. v
Mr. CarnegiJ- observes tint the
total absence df the college gradu
ate in every department of affairs
should bo deeply weighed. IIo
had boon nblojUT find scarcely a trace of
him , nor did IW think the fact surpris
ing , for the reason that the prize-takers
have too matf , ycars the start of the
graduate.hllo the college student
has been learning a lilllo about the bar
barous and potty squabbles of a far-
distant past , or trying to muster lan
guages which are dead , such knowledge
as scotns adapted for life upon another
planet than this , ns far as business af
fairs are concerned , the future captain
of industry is hotly engaged In the school
of experience , obtaining the very
knowledge required for his future tri
umphs. " In the opinion of Mr. Cat-no-
glo , and ho says the facts prove It , the
graduate has not the slightest chance ,
entering at twenty , against the hey who
swept the ylllco or who begins sis ship
ping cleric at fourteen. The almost total
absence of the graduate from high posi
tion In the business world seems to justify
the conclusion that college education as
it exists is fatal to success in that do
main. But there is coming forward
the scienlillcally educated young
man , the graduate of the polytech
nic and scientific school , and these
tire already demonstrating their useful
ness. But the whole history of business
shows that it is the poor oftlco boy who
has proved to bo the merchant prince in
disguise , it is the poor clerk and the
working mechanic who rule in every
branch of affairs , without capital , with
out family Influence and without college
education. It is they who have risen to
the lop and taken command. Neither
capital nor influence , nor college learn
ing , nor till combined , have proved able
to contend successfully against the en
ergy and indomitable will which spring ,
from all-conquering poverty.
Tlio qualities essential to success nro
thrift , the exercise of one's best ability ,
and the manifestation at all times of an
earnest and active interest in the busi
ness of an employer. Men who do this
will not fail of preferment and promo
tion. One great cause of failure of
young men in business is lack of concen
tration. They are prone to beck outside
investments. EVery * dollar of capital
and credit , e\ory business thought ,
should be concentrated upon the
one business" ! upon which a man
lias embarked ! It is a poor business
which will not lyield better returns for
increased capital than any outside in
vestment. Mr. Carnegie concludes with
the encouraging assurance that in every
quarter of the business world , avenues
greater in nuin.bul'iwider in extent ,
easier of access , than over before ex
isted , stand open to the sober , frugal ,
energetic and able mechanic , to the sci
entifically oJueHtod youth , to the olllco
boy and to thcf-clurk avenues through
which they cancoapi greater successes
thuntwerd over oefoi-'o'within Iho reach
of these classes in the history of the
world.
Ouu real estate exchange , like the
board of trade , has altogether too many
irons in the lire. Some of the projects
which it has in hand are entirely beyond
its scope and consequently doomed. Such ,
for instance , as the steamboat line down
the Missouri. Suppose the Missouri
river was as navigable as is the Missis
sippi , how much business would steam
boats get going up the river , even if they
had full cargoes to go down with. TIow
much of the surplus grain and cattle of
Iowa , Illinois and Minnesota are shipped
down the Mississippi to St. Louis , ?
What percentage of Nebraska's sur
plus grain and cattle are shipped
down to St. Louis by rail ? But the Mis
souri river between Omaha and St.
Louis is only navigable about three
months in the year and it would cost
more to make it navigable every season
than it would to build a double track
railroad from here to St. Louis. If wo
want waterway competition the most
feasible and useful project is the canal
between the Mississippi and the hikes.
That canal will be built in the neat-
future. But beyond rip-rapping for the
protection of tlio railroad bridges and
town fronts the Missouri river appropri
ation will produce no material benetlts
to anybody excepting alone the members
of the river commission.
Tin : government is actively pushing
the work of education among the Indian
youth of the country. Two hundred and
forty schools of all grades are now in
oporution , with an enrollment of fifteen
thousand pupils , tin increase of one thou
sand over last year. A largo number of
Indian schools are to bo built and main
tained out of the funds recently reall/od
from the sale of the reservations. All
the useful trades tire being taught the
young of both sexes , thus equipping
them for the .struggle which will follow
the abandonment of tribal relations and
the stoppage of government annuities.
Tjost Hii'iComity HcaT.
XeirfiiHt Aiirvcatt.
I ) - n the luck. >
A l/iiyky Youth.
Wo know n young/man who received a slip
per Instead of n inltim | the other night.
r Absurdities.
< i < | it'illobe. | / / .
The Idea of Judj Puffer succeeding Ingalls
is llko Yost's cluuii that ho Is the successor of
Thomas Hint Denton.
f tlio Same I'Ynther.
/uinwm Oil/ Time * .
It doesn't matter much whether Lelaiul
Stanford or Crcoil Ilityinond will bo the next
republican senator from California. Cali
fornia will Ixj represented by u railroad boss
ia either case.
Hack Tlint llutolict.
The jwrson or persons who curried off two
hatchets from this ofllce some ttmo UKO will
.ilc.iso . rtistlo up enough gall to bring them
xiek. Wo are not under obligations to fur
nish this town with hatchets ,
Can't Heat tlio Golden Hod.
r/illmUnMu / Keconi.
A ( lower that U alternately rod , white , and
blue , according to the time of day , hns been
found on the Isthmus of Tchuaiitopoc. It Is
Just too late. The golden roil has the certifi
cate of election as the national ( lower.
Slmkeqpcurc Knocked Out.
Clnelnnall Knqulitr.
If the mummy of Cleopatra oxlsts , and If ,
as alleged , It Is to bo brought to the United
States for exhibition , then wo shall see how
utterly mistaken Shakespeare was In declar
ing that age could not wither her nor custom
torn stnlo her Infinite variety.
Only Two Urn\\liaeks.
llnmtr Ilcnilil.
Services at the church were nil-that could
Iw anticipated. The day ntul evening seemed
miiilo to order for the occasion and every
thing was pleasant except the howling of the
cheap-John organ and n miserable ID-coat
pup which found Its way Into the church.
Two liy Two.
Mrs. McArthur , sister of Mrs. William
Iliimbleton , Is now the proud parent of twins.
Mr. and Mrs. Me commenced to live npirt a
little less than llvo years ago , but after try
ing It In tluitstvle for four roam they doubled
teams again , besides doubling their nmnbcrs.
A lUnn of DccilH , Not * \Voi-du.
St. iMit * ( lliitic-Dciiditnit.
Land Commissioner tiroff has not done any
talking about the affairs of his oftlcc , but ho
1ms been performing a great deal of useful
service. That Is to say , his policy has dif
fered entirely from that of the party of the
name of Sparks who held the place during
the Cleveland administration.
ThpC/.ni- Revolutionist.
Airip Yoiti H'fiiM ,
The revolutionary movement In Uussla has
led to the demoralization of the universities ,
and now wo loam that a grand duke , a rela
tive of the c/ar , has been nrrcstod for Ids pro
test ngiilnst tlio status quo. It begins to look
as though the czar himself might yet bo
"jugged" for his i evolutionary tendencies.
Mr. Armour and Providence.
Whcij pork at ID o'clock April 12 , Is worth
$4 more than the same pork ut 11 o'clock of
the sumo day , it would certainly seem that
the law of supply and demand have about us
much to do with the. market pi Ice ns has the ,
nebular hypothesis. Mr. Armour evidently
could glvo Providence cards and spade and
still win the game.
Hope for the People.
I'tttstniia DbiiaMi.
The nsseition of Iluntlngton that th (
money of tlio Southern Pacific was "used in
Stanford's ' behalf" promises some disclos
ures which would comounder the Into Horace
Oreeloy's definition of "mighty interesting
reading. " When people of n certain class
full out honest people have n chance of get
ting their own again.
Bfr. Gould'NGainc.
Chicago Sent.
Jay Gould announces that he is pleased
with the railway outlook in Texas , and that
he is also delighted with the progress and
hospitality manifested everywhere in Mexico.
The fable of the wolf nnd the lamb comes to
mind , and it cannot bo very long before the
wires will bring news of Mr. Gould's absorp
tion of a few thousand miles of southern rail
ways.
What Is Cleveland's Influence ?
St. Lntitx Gliilie-Demiieiat.
If Mr. Cleveland has any inlltieiico with his
p.uty in New Voik he would have Induced
ten or t\\elve of the i.nembers ef it who mo
in the leglsl.itmo to vote fortheSaxton ballot
icforiu bill , which is in line with the doctrine
which ho professes to hold dear. Haifa
< lo7ca democratic votes in the upper brunch
of the legislatmo nnd a do eii or llftcen in the
lower branch would , with the republicans ,
have carried the measure over Governor
Hill's veto.
Iteatcn A train hyJolin Hull.
Ititultrtlle Cttm ! ci-Journal.
A Lima letter in the New York Tiibuno
tells how Peru has been turned over to the
English bondholders in payment of the public
debt of that republic , which amounted to
n.fMXJ.niK ) . The Courier-Journal has had
occasion before to comment on this llnaiicial
transaction ns one of the most extraordinary
ever attempted , and since then all the details
have been carried out. As Peru has scarcely
anything of value except her railways nnd
her gunnn beds , she practically gives the
bondholders the entire country and Peru will
bo owned as absolutely in England ns Egypt
Is. Under these circumstances American
merchants nro likely to lose their footing
there entirely.
Free and Honest Kloctitms.
Ifcw Yuri Tribune.
To remove the suppression of the suffrage
now practiced in open defiance of the fifteenth
amendment of the constitution la tile south
ern states , the icpubllcaa paityis sacredly
pledged , to black and white citi/eus alike.
Its promise must bo redeemed if this repub
lican congress nnd n republican president can
fulfill It. Hut flvo months of thososslon hnvo
icaily elapsed and no substantial progress
las been made.
It is not for us to decide which legislation
of nil that is suggested may bo the best and
nest expedient and the most easily to bo en-
icted. A broader election law will be gladly
lecclved by the suppressed voters ; a nar
rower ono will not bo satisfactory to the republicans -
publicans of the country and congress ,
which scorns to hnvo dehij cd too long , should
it once proceed to the performance of n p r-
unount and sacred duty.
VOICE OK Til 13 KTATIS PHKbS.
CttlltfitKitn .Sun.
The Sloctua law Is the erystuli/ation of
good , common sense treatment for the liquor
picstion. It sliould bo rigidly enforced. It is
ho duty of the citizens in general nnd the of-
Icluls in particular to s > eo that its provisions
ire complied with.
The Kearney ( nlt Al'lciDorsey. .
A'tiiiiinKutrrpriit. .
There will bo an election in Nebraska ne\t
'nil , nnd If the Fromout Statesman contcin-
ilates passing his pinto ngain ho should stiiko
ho ICcarney gait with reference to that public
milding. Thoio will bo a congressman from
ho nigThiul next time who can do some
thing for his country. Doi-sey lias yet a llttlo
imo left hi which to show whether It Is to bo
ilm or some other man ,
Hciiton UH a Sudrlllee.
' h'enineu lltiti.
Putting this nnd that together , It begins to
ook as though thu railroad politicians have
lecidod to lot Mr. Thomas Denton shift for
limself when Ids piesont term us state
iiidltnr expiies. There Is an appaivat neces
sity for u living sacrillco , nnd our Tommy can
10 thrown to tlio lions of reform and nuvor
nlsscd , Steea and Cowdery uiv , however ,
down on the slate for n second term. Time
lies on rapid wing , the whirligig has begun to
\hlrl , and pretty soon wo shall see , but
L'ommy , alits ! wo will not see him any moro
llto thu bubblu on the fountain , ho will bo
joiio anil forever
otriN All Hlglit ,
The suggestion of Judge ( ! rotT for governor
iml from that to United States M'lintor in all
Ight , but this Is not the proper time. The
udgo Is doing splendidly UN land commit.
iloner , and while tlmru In a rr\ hit ? demand fur
lU class of men in the guld-mut ni il chair
ho gonatorship xcciut to | K < in vin-j KIHK !
hnnds. It Is complimentary to the good sense
of Judge Groff Unit ho expresses no wish nt
present to assent to the use of his name In ono
of the latest political schemes to beat a gov
ernor nnd senator nnd bring down two olllco s
with one good man.
Have NoBlcetod Their Opportunities.
Mfultittn Iltiwler ,
Farmers nro the most numerous of the pro
ductive classes. They east votes enough
every four years to elect the president and a
majority of the congressmen and state legis
lators. They own and rcpt-esoneiit but one-
font th of the nation's wealth. They furnish
three-fourths of the soldiers and bear tluvo-
fouiths of the nation's tax bunions. They
produce nine-tenths of the wealth called "na
tional wealth , " but which llows Into the cof
fers of rleh corporations. Why they have not
been more prosperous may bo answered by
themselves. If nuy business man \\otild
neglect his business ns have the farmers to
watch their Interests there would not bo ono
left to tell the tax gatherer what had hap
pened during his shoit absence.-
Seed Congressmen Not AVuntcd.
l'lieli CiiuntiiJhraltl.
Nebraska ought to hnvo representatives In
congress who could do something more than
send out garden seeds to their constituents.
The people are not suffering for anything of
that kind. The farmers of the west have
been experimenting In ngrlculturo for years ,
and so far as the seed Is concerned their ex
periments have proven very successful.
There Is nothing the matter with tlio crops
they rnlso , but there Is something wrong
with tlio prices they get. Will our congress
men endeavor to do something which will beef
of rciil benefit to their constituents , or will
they continue to sit on their haunches , draw
their salaries nnd send out garden seeds I
Will Had In Government Control.
I'lilnninit .Sfi/iKif.
Legislation may do something in controlling
and li.xing railroad rates , but it u 111 never re
move public dlssntisfiiLllon. If ono source of
Irritation Is removed today another will rise
tomorrow , mid thus will each struggle be
tween the public and railroads repeat them
selves until the entire rallro id interest of the
whole country shall bo under government
control.
IIKHK AN 15 T-HKK13.
The causes through which obscmo though
ambitious country boys become great men nro
sometimes novel as well as interesting. While
talking with Vice President Holcomb of the
Union Pacific recently about com rates and
why some fnrmers succeed rognrdless of i-ail-
ro.nl tariffs , the writer hnppened to mention
that he was bom nnd reared on a farm.
"And so wns I , " said Mr. Ho'comb. ' "It
was chiefly because my father's est.ite
chanced to bo located on the line of a big
railroad th.it I went into this business. When
u boy I was compelled to get out and boo comer
or chop wood or look after the stock before
d.ij light every morning , and work hard until
after dark of an evening. Every time a train
went by and 1 could .see the brakeman sitting
on top taking it cnsy my ambition to become a
brakeman grow stronger. Finally the farm
life became such u burden to mo that I packed
what few clot lies I had , struck out for Ilur-
lington and got n job on the railroad. That
was the proudest day of my life
*
In discussing the custom some public men
have of writing and committing their
speeches before making them , General J. U.
Ilawloy said jesterday tint upon general
pi inciples ho did not believe in it. " 1 know
how fur most of them wander away from
what they have written. The greatest man
for this I ever knew was Sunset Cox. Ho
always prepared his speeches , had them
printed mid distributed among members of
congress in advance. When he delivered
them , however , any one who took the trouble
to follow him with the printed copy would
baldly lecognizo it as being the sumo speech.
This used , lo create big laughs in which Mr.
Cox always joined as heartily ns nny body "
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#
Not many years ago W. C. Coup , who has
been sojourning a few days in Omaha , was
owner and propi tutor of the gieatest chcus
and traveling menngcrio over seen on this
continent. He so outrivaled nnd disttnbed
J3ainnm Unit Jn oiler of g& UOU n je.ir for the
simple use ot his nniuo was made to him by
that famous old .showman , on condition , of
comse , that ho would sell nnd transfer his at
traction to the Hainum concern. Dining the
course of un interesting chat had with Mr.
Coup ono day last week , ho related some
I'unoy expeiienccs connected with his career.
Speaking of this Ilaiimm offer , said he :
"Wo were exhibiting nt Atlanta ,
Gu , when I agreed , to accept it
and loft immediately for Birmingham
where my advance agent.who had by mo been
promised an eighth intciest in the show , waste
to meet mo ami malm out the papers , IIo ro-
luscd to sign them and that ended the negoti
ations.
"Shoi tly after that a train wreck near Cairo ,
111. , destroyed , my property and ruined me.
Thus ended my brief , brilliant career as a
chcus mamijror. At the time wo were en
route to Detroit , and upon our arrival there u
number of leading citi/ens undo up a purse
of $ . ' 0,000 , which they begged mo to accept
and got on my feet iigulii.
"Hut not desiring to ho under obligations
to them or anybody clso 1 refused it , om-
plojed Don M. Dickinson ami commenced
suit for f'"iOXi ( ) ) against thorailioad company
Dickinson fought the case two \enrs and
dually got judgment for the full amount but
it was subsequently set nsido mid I never re-
( cived n cent. "
In IsTtl Mr. Coup built In New York city
the tlrst nimni'luin ever established on this
continent. In that ho had fish from every
water oiuthc globe , and among the collection
some rare specimens that cost him imiucnso
sums of money lo get. Among other vitrlctli she
ho had what is known ns tlio klngiyo , a three
tailed fish , found onlin Jnp.m. It was the
most nttiurtivo of all thu llnnv tiilie , it.s de
velopment of silKcn-lll.o tail being the result
of decades ami possibly cpiitiuies of careful
selection ami culture. When Dually landed
nt Iho nciiiailum | this single llsh , no longer
than a hand , cost i.tKH.
Mr. Coup told Iho story of how ho once
transported n whnlo through Vermont on
Suiidav that was very OM'ljlag The monster
was captured away up in Hunalo biy ami
brought ilou n to Quebec , landing there Sat
urdiiy night. Any delay in getting It to Now
Vork by Monday moinlug meant , under the
circumstances , much annoy auco ami loss of
money. Then there was a law In Vermont
against i mining railroad trains on Sunday.
( Amp telegraphed the governor , also
tin ) general maunger of the Vermont
Central , explaining his predicament and ask
ing for n special proclamation granting him
privilege to transpmt his wh ilu. They vo-
fused , but the general m magcr Intimated In
his reply that there was moro than ono way
of killing a cat.
" 1 know what thill hint meant , " .said Mr
Coup. "Wo noon found \cnturooome en
gineer and gave him f.V , mid the long and
short of itMIS In' Jcikcd imdown through the
stiito of Vermont at the rate of sixty miles im
hour You see \\e luul n f reo truck , i loan
sailing , ami mich racing iw that \MIS I never
bofoiv or since "
J. It. Uuchunan , general passenger ( igeatuf
the I'lvmout , Klkhora .1 .Missouri Valley
lallroad , Mwcomtng ittUo | an expert coimoi-
nour In tun mutlor of fiH.NUed curkwttlcs.
I Hi ortlco l iMtliijit t < > U ) Romcthlng of a
mimeum for such thing * The latent addition
l Mi HiuhnnuiiN dilliHtl'in is Hlml IUM.IIU
a iK'trltle t ammonite , 01 aiiunonilus obUise- > ,
sent to him lust week b.x C S. Jensen who
picked It ui > forty mllc\s cast of Haplil City ,
Dak. In United States the thing would bo
culled n smill While the peti Illcatlon Is per
fect , the most curious as well ns nstonishlng
feature Is Its enormous M/o. Speaking of
snails one's mind Instantly pictures n smnll
worm about throe Inches long with two horns ,
till cut led up la a fnnnv looking shell no big
ger around than nn old-Cushioned copper c-c
piece. This particular Insect , lion
ever , measures six feet In cir
cuuiforeneo. It must have boon Rivut
grandfather of nil the snulls In the win Id In
shupo it tnpors from n thick center tonshaip ,
smooth edge and Is perfectly round.
Mr. Ilnclmnnn snys Unit the llluck IIi'ls '
region Is full of wonderful curiosities ll.i
saw a skeleton not long ngo ntChmlron , nf
the pro-historic hoi-se , dug up somewhere-
that vicinity. It shows Unit the animal must
have been very much dwarfed la iti/o Its
head was not over six Inches long nnd oai U
foot hail Unco toes.
IN THK HOTt/NDA.
Uv-Oovonior Dnvld Hutler of Pawnee City
was nt the Pnxton yesterday. Tlio governor
is said to have ono of the largest and best
equipped stock farms , and the smallest , most
dcllcatclj lxxtcd pair of feet of any man ll\-
ing In Pnwnco conn ty.
"I have Just been over to Chicago with fh o
cars of cuttle , " said he In reply to the rotunda
talker , "but ivnlly I haven't got a bit of
news-don't know n blessed thing , " ho
nddcd.
"Why don't you switch these cattle oft
down to South Omaha I'1
"Well , I don't ' know , " thegocrnor replied
with a laugh. "Perhaps I was a trifle unpatriotic -
patriotic to the market hero right In our own
state. I want to toll jou this , however , that
I lime visited the South Omaha stock yards
three or four times nnd consider Unit they uro
doing n wonderful amount of busi
ness anil are Improving every day.
ruithcrmoic , I think that within
two j oars they will be the second largest in
the United States. "
'Tine talk , governor , but why don't you
bring your cattle to the South Omaha yards " '
"Well , " came the reply , with grout delil ) .
oration , "it coitalnly Isn't because South.
Omaha Is further away from us than Is Chicago
cage , for the fact Is Unit you are moro than
four hundred miles nearer than Chicago The
trillle better Jlguru seen red In Chicago ovei
South Omaha doesn't count much cither
Why , the Paw nee county people glvo Chicago
their , .MX ) or : iMH ( ) head of cattle every year
Instead of bringing them here is , I suppose , to
bu accounted for by but two reasons. One of
these Is important nnd thoother don't amount
to shucks. The Important reason is that the
running arrangement of the H. & M road bo
tucen Pawnee county nnd South Omaha is
bad , though It might easilj bo altciuil. The
road don't care. It knows that our cattle
must go where It wants to. tnko them and it
pfease-s the Hurllngton to take them to Chic.i
go. The other reason is that wo have ahva\
been In the habit of going to Chicago. 1 will
frankly iicknowlege that the South Omaha
stockyards should get every head ofnurcaU
tie , but that it don't 1 hardly consider tin
fault of the men who raise them. Hut tha
present run of things won't continue much
longer , I think , mid I'm positive it wouldn't
if there was moro of u rustle on thu matter
this end of the line. "
"How about politics , governor , Is there
anything now.1"
"Absolutely nothing whatever. I cm toll
you , however , that the farmers' alliance is
prosperous down our way. Still another
thing I will tell you is that the tump MMIICO
folks 1110 walking like beavers. You know
there is not n single saloon in Pawnee City ,
and where that sort of a temperance
reigns one is apt to notice It moiv than you
probably would in Omaha. Still , I hear that
the temperance. people lm\e hired the biggest
hull in Omaha that of the Exposition build
ing ami are holding meetings there night
and . The - bore don't to
day. p ipei-s se MII glvo
what might strictly b. ? culled .verb it im re
ports of the gatherings held by thu Omaha
temperance bicthi-en do thej ( " and the gov-
ei nor laughed he.utilyas he addo.l : "Aro the
nutl-prohlbs arranging to build n still bigger
hull to nceoiimiod.it e their gatherings ! "
A gentleman well known In Iowa politics
nnd n resident of DJS Moines was found in
the Millard rotunda jestenlay. Ho is a
lopiibllc-an nnd is considered to bu well
posted. "I nm lioio on a still
business hunt , " said ho , when approached
for n chat , "and that is the same as saying
that I do not want my nnnio in the p iper.
"Thu latent thing that I know of , " ho con
tinued , "Is that the democrats nro assuming
they can carry the Ninth congressional ills-
ti let ot fow.i next fall. You will remember
that Judge J. It. Hood was sent to congress
with llttlo or no elfoit on his part , two jnars
iiifo , his election being about nil that n man
could ask In thu way of votej Last year
Hutchison had less than n thousand majority in
thu counties composing the judge's dlsti let.
II is this last fact which the democrats try to
maUonbnsIs upon which to rest hopiviof
gutting a nun Into Hood's seat So far in
Judge Ueecl Is com ci tied 1 have heard that ho
has said ho had enough of Washington life
If this boa fact , or , however it may be , I
think I LMII iiuiao a fen republicans nho nro
itiito | cei tain to bu candidates for the plucu
Theiois State Auditor Ljons of Gtithnu
county , Colonel W. F. Hupp of Council HluiTs ,
whom everybody almost both In Iowa nnd
Nebraska , is acquainted with. Judge C.ii-son
of tlio district couit , Silas Wilson of Cuss
county , speaker pro tempore of the Inwi r
house of this hist legislature , and Mr. Stead
man , forinoily proprietor of thn Council
UlulT.sNonpireil
"Somo of thu men whom the domoiTiU
think they could down us with are Senator
Holler of Harrison county , Tom Howmtn
of the Council HlufTa ( .lobe. Senator
Cleveland of Shel'iy count.ami . Senator
( ii-onewlg of Council HluiTs.
"Tho plain , unvarnished fmtof the inatr.r
is that the republicans of the N'lnth distrt. t
i cully have a hard light on ther hands Dem
oerntie energy thoio nnd ovoryn hen-throuuli
out the state has IKVII greatly sutnulateil t >
the elect Ion of a governor , ami the fact that
prohibition will continuo n ivnlitj for
another two JIM is H is not , ! n > no\cr , simply
liy reason of "the fact that I am a republican ,
that In spite of lion-- , and prohibition 1 IN--
llovo the republiiaus can and ceitulnly will
return their man this fall , whether he bo
Judge Kccd or home one eUo "
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