THE DAILY BEE E. BqBEWATEBEdltor. ITHL.ISIIEU"JiVKItV MOHNINO TKKMH OK Pally anil Hnnday , Ono Year . . . . . . .tio n Hlx inotilhi . . . no Thirc [ nniitlH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2fi HiiniUy Hoc , Unu Vnnr . - 0 Weekly Hoc , Ono Year . . . . . . 11 Ol-M-'ICKS. Omnlin. Tlio Dee IltilldliiK. H , Ornnlin , Corner N nnil llli PlrcoK r'niiiH'll Illii ITs , 12 IViirl Slroot. Clili nito Olllces 317 Chamber or Oommrrco. ZSVw Vnrk.ltimntK I ! ) , Urtnil l.lTrlbwic llulldlng AYiiHuliiKton,5ij ; Fourteenth streoU All communications relating to MOWS nm rdltnrlnl mutter should bu uddres-n.nl to th Editorial Department , IUJSINES9 LETTEIL" . All business letters and remittances shouti lid ndd retted to Thu lleo l'ulill < ililiiiroinpiiny ( ? Omnhn , Drafts , checks and iNHlolllen order tit lie mudu puyablo to thu order of thu Com puny. The lice Publishing Company , Proprietors The lieolt'ldlnir , rnrnnmnml SovonteentlijJtfl HWOItN .STATEMENT Or 01HOULATIOJ titutiMif Nebniskii , lu. 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Tin : resolutions of the anti-monopoly republican conference arc sti'OHgstrnight and to the point. KANSAS CITY is wrestling with a de ficit of twenty thousand dollars in her treasurer's accounts. TIIK railroads must go out of politics nnd the railroad capper must seek another occupation. TIIK passage of an ordinance regulat ing the construction of fences is timely. The fences of the authors will require considerable repair before snow flies. AN Iowa jury fixes seven hundred dollars lars as a Hutllciont salvo for the lacer ated feelings of a man treated to a coat of tar and feathers. Tlio price is exces sive and will discourage costumes of the class. - , TIIK country will heave a profound sigh of relief now that bristles uro re moved from the free list. A duty often ton cents n pound will strengthen the swinal column of the nation , , TIIK sudden dissappeuronce of "Our Val" from the list of candidates for Borgcant-at-arms gives color to the melancholy suspicion that the West Point statesman has been given an involuntary bath in the senatorial bouillon. THK federal authorities are deter mined to bring the Florida assassins nnd radians to punishment. The United States marshal , backed by a revenue cutter , is scouring the country in the vi cinity of Cedar Keys for the loader of the gang , who has hold the ollice of mayor. The crimes of this desperado surpass the bloodiest efforts of western freebooters. Ho has exorcised the pow ers of a potty tyrant , threatening and uhooting peaceable citizens and coercing federal olllcials. Tin : liberality of the Western Union in catering to the public is singularly unselfish. With almost reckless liber ality the company contributes a two- column serial through the Associated Press , without money and withoutprico , solely to prove that Dr. Norviu Green , president of the company , is op- posed to the postal telegraph. Of course ho is not moved by fear of competition , because ho assures the public that the Western Union is not a monopoly. It is the political danger - ' gor that might follow government con trol that thrills the soul of the good doe- tor and causes him to tremble for the Dormaneney of the republic. Such .patriotism deserves to bo embalmed in print , and the doctor is determined , so long ns ho controls the wires , not to waste ids mental sweetness on the desert air of the committee on postofliecs and postroads , but publish it-far and wide. Tim views of Captain C. E. Dutton , chief engineer of the irrigating survey , recently submitted to the house commit tee , coma nearer solving the irrigation question in a practical vuy than any yet advanced , lie urges the importance of passing a law which will dollno water rights and prevent a monopoly of streams which are essential to the reclamation of the arid bolt. A largo number of corporations - porations have already acquired control of valuable water rights and brought under cultivation a vast area of adja cent land. Hut the privilege is liable - blo to abuse. It tends to prevent the reclamation of an amount of land in proportion to the volume of water. State and territorial regulations are inbutli- ciont to guard the vast interests in volved. A federal law is necessary to dollno the area naturally tributary to a Btream and to prevent needless waste of the waters , to limit the area controlled by each individual and to properly do llno the ] win IB at which streams may bo tap ( > cd with ditches. Such a law will secure the greatest good for the greatest mini ber ami prevent one state from di verting nil the waters of interstate streams to the detriment of people distant from the headwater * . TUB nOOVS TUnXKlt CtllCl'LAtt. The Turner circular to publishers o newspapers in this state has already been denounced aaopurioua by this paper The following loiter throws further llgh upon this plcco of cunning prohlbltlor imposture , although It does not onlightot UH ns to its author : LouiivtM.fi , ICy. , Mny 19. To the Editor o TIIK Brr. : A circular Icttcc has been issuci to newspapers in Nebraska asking1 for ndvcr Using rate * on miU-prolilbltlon matter mm signed by Charles Turner , Louisville , Ky DillK'ont Inquiry falls to disclose who this Charles Turner Is or any advertising agenc. of which ho could bo n member. I do no know anything about this sclicmo but fron the similarity of the nanio to mlno and from the nature of ciieloiCJ clippings which I alsc send you , and which are taken from Htcra lure of the National Protective association , am led to belle.vo that this Is a frnudulcn scheme on the part of the prohlbl tlonlsts to entrap the newspaper ? ofyourstato Into naming a prlco at whlel they will Insert ntitl-prohlbltlon matter , am then publish their replies in the Volcoor-some othur prohibition organ as cvldenco Urn anything thcso papers may have to say cdl torially or otherwise Is paid fo $ by the liquor interests of the United States , I wrlto you these facts in order to sot my self rijjht , as I uuvo'novor Issued any such circular as the one sent out over the name o "Charles Turner . ' , special advertising agent. Very truly years , Cvnus C. Tuuxiiii. As wo said once before , the "Charles Turner" circular was a scurvy trick o which every reputable and honest pro hibitionist must feel heartily ashamed. THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION. Tlio liouso committee on immigration Is not wholly satisfied with the informa tion it obtained in the eastern cities , am ] is going to prosecute a further inquiry in Chicago. It is understood that its pur pose in visiting that city is to gather in formation nnd advice as to the ad visability of requiring an educational qualication for immigrants. Tlio committee is wtid to liavo a measure nearly ready to roporl to the house , but it is.in . some doubt as to what it should do in the matter of providing that persons coming into this country shall bo acceptably educated. It may bo doubted whether Chicago is the best place in which to seek the do- sircd information. Thcro is no city in the country where the prejudice against foreigners is stronger among the class of people from whom the com inittco will obtain the most of its in formation and advice. But independent of what the committee may learn there , it may bo said that public sentiment will bo favornblo to legislation requiring that persons coming into the country shall have some education. Nobody would approve of admitting people - plo who could not read and write , nnd on the other hand no reasonable man would ask that the educational qualification of an immigrant should bo more than is necessary to en able him to rend and understand the con stitution nnd laws of the country. , Un : questionably it is not desirable to admit the absolutely illiterate. This class , na tive and foreign , is quite largo enough in the country already. But. on the other hand there is no necessity for placing the standard of scholarship so high that the most acceptable class of foreigners will bo kept out and the polit ical agitators abroad will have no diffi culty in securing admission. The ques tion of an educational qualification need not bo a dilllcult one , and why the house committee should deem it necessary to go to Chicago for information and advice is not easy to un derstand. All that is necessary is to provide that porsQiis coming into the country shall bo able to road and write intelligibly in their own language , and the committee certainly caijnot need to visit Chicago in order to learn this. THE omniifAL PACKAGE JSSUB. There was a very instructive discussion ; n the United States senate Tuesday on the bill of Senator Wilson of'Iowa , to allow states to prohibit the importation of liquors. There is perhaps no subject of more interest than this , if there is any of greater importance , before the poole - : ) lo of tills country , and the opinions of , ho leading men of congress on the ques tion will bo regarded with great con cern by the whole people , equally by those who believe in prohibition and these who advocate some other method of regulating the liquor traffic. As the nutter stands there is a dill'oronco of opinion as to whether the decision of the supreme court in the "original package" case goes to the extent of affecting all egislatlon relating to the liquor tralllc , that is , whether license or tax laws of a state are rendered practically nugatory in relation to liquors imported into a state nnd sold in the original packages. The opinion of the minority of the supreme court certainly is to the olYeot thnt the % Icoision goes to this extent , bi the con sensus of public opinion does not agree vith this view. On the contrary , it is icld that the decision does not interfere vith the right of the states to regulate .ho . liquor tralllc , and that n tax or icon&o law , making no discrimination mtweeii liquors handled by citizens ) f a state and non-residonts , can bo on- orced. Numerous decisions of the su- n-cmo court are cited in support of this ) osttion , and its reasonableness seems entirely clear. The argument is that vhilo a state cannot exclude liquors brought with'in its jurisdiction from * mother sUite , without the permission of congress , bocaiibo to do so would bo an ntorfi'ronct ) with Interstate commerce , it can prescribe and enforce the conditions mdor which such liquor shall bo bold In ho state , either by tax or license. Tlio state lias no power in Itself to shut out mportation of liquor , but it may ro- julro that persons disposing of it shall > : iy a tax or llconso for the privilege of loing bo , provided that suoh regulation operates equally upon all parsons en gaged in the traffic. The supreme court distinctly hold that t is in the power of congress to por- nit n stale to exclude liquor or any other article of commerce which the leg- slaturo may by aot declare to bo inlm- cal to tha health or morality of the peo- > lo of a state. Thus opium , tobacco , uul a number of other things could lu nhihitcd from coming into a btato if congress wore to allow it to ba done. The question involved in the bill of Mr. Wilson of Iowa is whether t Is wise for congress to exorcise its luthorlty to allow a state to shut out my article of commerce which its legis lature may proaumo to bo unhcalthful 01 undesirable for the use of its pijpplo. 1 n state IB allowed to do this in the cam of liquors , OH a concession to its police powers , whore is the line to bo drawn at which congress should rcfuso to per mtt a state to exclude articles of commerce morco ? Certainly whisky is not the only article the use of which may b ( delotcrloiB to health and moral ? . As wo have heretofore said , { Ms Is n very serious matter which congress would better leave to settle itself. We believe with Senator Edmunds that the states have the power to regulate the stlo ; of liquors within their jurlsdlc tion , whether imported by clti zcns or non-residents , and thai so long ns such regulation , what ever its form , is applied equally to all persons it will not and cannot bo inter forcd with. Congre'ss has the undiS' puled power to regulate commerce among the stales , but when an artick enters n state and becomes a part of the property of the commonwealth , it is the right of the state to deal with il as it pleases , simply observing an equality between all persons , so that its citizens shall enjoy no advan tages over the citl'/.ons of oilier states. Congress has had few questions pre sented for its determination more im portant limn this , and its decision will bo awaited with extraordinary interest. Wo believe it would bo a very grave mistake to enact into law the bill intro duced by Senator Wilson. Tilt } 1WSIXKSS Omaha extends n cordial welcome to the representative business men of the state. It is in the power of the associa tion to contribute materially to the pros perity of the btato while guarding their own interests. Tlio internal commerce of the state has reached a point demand ing united and vigilant action. Com petition is bharp and sleepless. It per vades all departments of trade. Union is essential to protect homo interests from unjust discrimination. Nebraska business men are capable of holding their own with any in the land , if given a fair field , and that they propo&o to bccuro by a long pull and n strong pull together. THE city attorney's report on the con ditions accompanying recent offers of paries and boulevards , points out the im portance of carefully bcrutinizing these tenders. The decision of the district court in the Ilanscom park case , which virtually imposes on the public at largo the cost of improving surrounding streets , shows the necessity of vigilance to prevent like injustice in the future. Tlio city at largo is taxed for the care and improvement of parks and boule vards , enhancing the value of surround ing property annually , and any attempt to release .such property from special improvement taxes should bo promptly repudiated. WIIENKVKU the public attempts to curb the corporations , it is the custom of Into to sot up the pica of "taking prop erty without duo process of law. " But when the railroads want something of value they do not stop to consider the effect on others. Tlio tittcinpt to close up Seventeenth street "without duo pro cess of law"'shows how readily the cor porations will attack the rights of property owners if there is a possibility of gaining an advantage. THE proposition to vacate Seventeenth street at the railroad tracks should not receive a moment's serious consideration trom the council. Property owners have some rights which the council cannot set aside for the convenience of the rail roads. While it is desirable to abolish grade cros > ings whenever practicable , btrccts must not be clos-ed up and the in terests of individuals injured at the re quest of the corporations. THE action of the ami-monopoly con vention does not moot the approval of ( ho political hermaphrodites of these larts. Of courhO not. Tlio meeting was not organized for the benefit of uugwumps and hybrids. Two now binccuro offices have been created for members of the combine , i'ho taxeating Tammanyitc.s are tunnol- ng into the treasury with all the fury of hungry wolves. Tut : promiscuous planting of electric ights at one hundred and seventy-five lollnrs a year each lias been checked by i timely veto. Tin- : republicans of Nebraska will all mil together but the railroad bossob mist bo relegated to the roar. TIIK ITooslor shriokor btioks to a Ho vith all the enthusiiiHin which fifty dol- urs a night inspires. Tin : state dental convention promises o till an aching void in the harmony of he profession. \ Distinction Without n Difference. New J'oifc.Siiii. The Byiimn-Bayno cpUoilo hi the house ettleil one Important point. It Is not p-irllu- nentary to call a member a bower , bat it Is urliamiiiitary to call htm a conduit plpo. Short Innings lor the I'coplc. t'lciilniut ' Ittuiler. The railroads in the west are now cnfjaKOil n a llerco passenger rate war , anil for a Httlo nonoy a man can travel a great ways. This Into of affairs Is bad for fat dividends , but It , s fun for the public. Many people will now ako a railroad rldo who otherwise would uover think of It. A. HHIU-IIIII loii ami an Outrage. A'eio YoittSuii. The only constitutional purpose ) of the con- us Is the enumeration of the Inhabitants of ho United States. The only constitutional vurrant for the so-called census act of 188UH ho clause providing for the establishment , very ten years , of n basis for representation n congress and the apportionment of direct axes. Any inquisition authorized by act of con gress , which fe'oos so far beyond the constltu- lonal object of the census as to Institute an lumlsltion into the physical scciuU and. priv- ito business dobta of citizens , merely tcj grat/ > ty scientific curiosity , is uncoutiiltutlonal. s'othlni , ' in the constitution of thcj United States dulo atos/to the federal govcrnmout ho power to order such aa Inquisition. Congress might pass thoHO-callod census law of It&'Jn dozen times , and It would bo not the 05s a usurpation and aa Outrage. ' I'ubllo sentiment nhould concern Itself very iroujytly and vigorously wita the proposed invasion of the { ymcjMty of the slok clmmooi nnd the private normmt oootc. The Knrniott of Nebraska. Mail * fillJbiiniiil. . iron. Church Hot of Nebraska Is rcportci as saying that the \Unks \ are sapping the Hf i blood out of the U to. The Omaha Itopub- llcan scorns to tnko , thU view of It , nnd do clarcs with a good 'deal ' of spirit that "thor < Is no business uiitfer any circumstances that will pay from 3 ( .q 4 per cent n month upon the Investment , and when farmers and other business men borrow of the banks at sucl exorbitant rates they are adopting n pollcj that will soon bring 'them face to face with bankruptcy. " There Is no room for dispute upon that point , but .It would scoinosiflt might bo questioned that any considerable amount of business was done in Nebraska at any such ruinous rate of Interest. It is well to remember that In Nebraska Just now there Is strong political pressure to itilluenco the farmers to some sort of political uprising In the Interest of gentlemen who are not distinctively farmers. la considering the case of the banks it is well s'o bear hi mind that n peculiar campaign Is Is now In progress in that state. ' It is fair to presume that the business ol Nebraska Is done as n rule on ns cheap n money market ns that of western Iowa , and It Is not true of western Iowa that the rates of interest among farmers , or in the tra ns action of any business of considerable vol ume , are nuj-thlng like those alleged as prevailing - vailing in Nebraska. It Is easy to say sovcro things of the banks , for the simple fact that the banks do not cast many votes ; but it Is only Just to say that II the banks uro " .sapping the llfo blobd of the state , " as Mr. Ilowo alleges , the fault Is primarily with the people who ha\-o permitted themselves to bo placed in so great straits. Mr. Howe , by the way , is a corporation law yer , and the farmers of Nebraska have so far exhibited a stronger disposition to get after the corporations than they have to get after the banks. It Is a condition of their own making if they are In the grasp of the money leaders. That they are In the power of the transportation companies is a condition for which they are not individually responsible. Money-lenders , particularly la the smaller towns and where they Ue-al In a small way , arc not , as a rule , above taking all they can get , and the greed of these men ought to bo curbed , so far as that may bo done under statutory regulations. It is a subject to which the next legislature may well give at tention , but that It Is a question of such prime importance as has been suggested may safely bo doubted. It is doubtless true that the farmers of Ne braska , ns the farmers of Iowa , of the Dakotas - tas , and indeed of all the states , have been too ready to go into needless debt. Prudent loans are not lnfrun.ucntly the best invest ments they can make , but these should bo governed by business principles and there fore made under conditions that permit of a profit to the borrower. Nothing hits so been in the way of the average farmer as his free dom in contracting debts. It is true of most men that they make their money under some sprt of compulsion. There is only one business rule for the accumulation of a surplus and that is the rule of keeping expenditures safelywithin the limit of in come. The avcragu jnan of whatever calling is much surer to get , on in the world by keep ing out of debt than by going into debt. Not every man can keep edt of debt , or is it wise for him to do so , but ho might keep out of debt , under all ordinary circumstances , as to his current expenses- pinch and get on , and get on top. ' Where ono has adequate security to offer there is no luck of opportunity to borrow money. Precisely so i > the opportunity to buy what ono can get along without , and what lie ii not really able to aVord. | Thus unprofita ble and ruinous investments uro offered to him on every hand. His safety is in not bu y- ing what ho can not pay for. But all this involves a problem that each individual or each family must meet inde pendently , There are other things that must bo met collectively , and Just now in Nebraska the transportation question is one of those things. It would bo singular enoutrh if the farmers of Nebraska were not much more in danger of ruin through taxation beyond their personal control than through any self-Imposed incumbrances. The fanners of Nebraska ought to bo the potent power In the government of that state and therefore in the great work of making its laws. That they are numerically strong enough to do this is indicated by the solicitude of the politicians In their behalf. * HE WANTS ANKWS1AI'ER. Liiscohx , Neb. , May ai. To the Editor of THE Bun : Although I am a Democrat "and have heretofore seldom read TIIK Br.n , I have made up my mind that I must have your paper for the purpose of getting the news , although I don't llko its politics. Tlio World- Herald has proved itself so lucking in enter prise in securing the live news of tbo day that I have given up the sheet in disgust. 1 was m ycli interested In the outcome of the antimonopoly - monopoly conference , held lii'ro last night. but upon glancing over my AVorld-IIoruld this morning 1 found that but half of the pro ceedings were given nnd that the most Im portant action taken was omitted. I was forced to buy cither Tin : Hii : , or Journal to find out what action was taken on thu resolu tions and find out who had been appointed on the executive ) committee. This thing 1ms happened Iruqucntly and especially when I was most Interested In some piece of news , the account seemed to rhop off Just where the real HOWS ought to begin. Us Democrats are interested In the news and do not care for a lot of trash introducing an article which has no meat. Send mo Tin : BII : : . _ _ DGMOCIUT. Kearney's Klootrlu Street Itnllwny. KIUIXKY , Nob. , Mny Jl. [ Special Telo- ! ? niintoTiiKBiK.j : Work began yesterday on the ICearnoy electric street railway and it will bo completed us soon as possible. A committee from the city council spent the forenoon In attempting to adjust a dlfllcnltv L'xlstlng between the electrio railway com pany and Mr. Drake , manager of the Ne braska telephone company. In building the mad the clccliio and telephone wires will L-omo in contact ami ihcrobv injure the tele- lihoiio service. TliiS committee asked Mr. Drake to place his wires higher , which ho refused - fused to do. It wnsriiocided that the rail way . -ompany may go uhcuit building and that Mr. Drake would bo compelled to get out of the The Frcip i I'rosH mil. PAHIS , Muy il [ Special Cablegram to Tun Br.B.J The chamber of deputies yesterday . ommcnced the dobao ) on the press bill. M. Deschaucl admittoif tblit the law of J.8SI was Inadequate. Ho dcvjiijd to maintain that law n a modified forin./"llo demanded that press Jtlimccs shall still bo tried by jury. A large , { cnerotib nnd truly national policy , ho urged , would render the republican government strong and absolve ( t from thu necessity of a x-coiirso to the oxm-utlonal meusuuis. M. tJelnach replied thfcuftho bill was not iilmcil t the liberty of the press. It was designed : o stop outrage and filicls. The dobuto was ulourned | , Ululitcr on American Pork. BRitutf , May : Jl.-Sn cial Cablegram to TUB Ben. ] Kugone Hlehtor published last light a long letter onho news exclusively mbllshod by the Herald that negotiations , vlth n view to the removal of the embargo m American pork were going on between ; ho United States and Germany. Hlchtur wlls attention to the fnct that only three , vull substantiated cases of trichinosis Irom \incrlcan pork have occurruil duilnn u long [ icrlod of yesirs , and that the opinion of ( Jur- naa exports is that even American pork UTected with trichina loses powur to coinnui- ilcato the discusu during the long voyage icross the Atlantic. Ulchter ends' his article jy saying that ho hopes , in View of the In- ; rease < l co t of the nccefenarleM of life , that n the inwreat of the poorer classes hero the : uibargo will bu removed. UNJUST RAILROAD TARIFFS , The State Board of Transportation Hears Complaints. TIIUKSTON WAS THERE IN HIS GLORY , Through Ills C3olMlo\vcil Glasses Ho' Failed to Sco as Shippers Bee V The Grange Conference City Notes , LIKCOLX , Nob. , May 31. [ Special to Tnn nE. ] Today was the tlmosot by the state board of transportation for the hearing of complaints from the people concerning qxecs- slvo railroad tariffs. Thcro wore n number of farmers and other persons present whoso business Is seriously affected by exorbitant railroad freights , but tlu y wcro largely out numbered by the railroad cappers , who word out in full force. John A. Tlmrston gazed majestically upon the assembly through the gold-bowed spec tacles that ho adopted about twelves years ago because "thoy give one such a dignified air , you kno\v. " CJencral Manager Holdrego , with his shortly cropped moustache and snapp ing eyes , glared upon any otio that dare say anything not In favor of the railroads and was ready with perverted facts , to provo that all the railroads and these interested In them a ro a poverty stricken lot. Third Vice President Klmball sat next to Thurston ready to consult with or advise that attorney when a searching question was put to either. GenorM John B. Hawley of the Elkhorn participate in the proceedings nnd Church Ilowo listened Intently to the deliberations. Hon. John M , Thurston addressed the board in behalf of the Union Pacllc nnd quoted the following figures as an approxi mate statement of the gross earnings and op erating expenses of the Otnnha & Uepubllcan Valley railway company in the state of Ne braska during the last four years : ( Iron oarn'Kf $4,233,01(1 ( $4,800,011 K21IUW fG,120i9 Olifmt'K oxp. 2.UI.8J3 2.5ii0.40.i | il.S'J.lM Mr. Thurston supplemented thcso figure ; with a few remarks about the scanty earn ings of the Union Paclllo and its poverty' stricken condition. In reply to secretary Garbcr as to how much per mlle these railroads cast , Mr. Thurston referred the matter to Mr. Kimbal ! and that gentleman said that it would hardlj be proper to hazard a guess. It would In- elude nil original cost and subsequent repairs , It would Uiko several weeks to calculate this , Mr. G. W. Holdrego , general manager ol thoB. & M. , presented a statement to the board to the following effect : "Tho Burlington line west of the Missouri river , 1ms cost , not including any charge for discount on bonds $00,175,871.14 , being at a , aa.'J miles , a little more than § 30,000 per mile. Allowing a fair valuation on real cstato in cities and towns , and for improvements that have been made from time to time and charged to the repairs account , it. is safe to say that our property cannot bo duplicated for $ 'J , " > ,000 per mile ut the present time. Upon $30,000 per milo wo have earned , for twenty years , an average of 7 7-10 per cent interest and since 1SS7 wo have earned lass than 0 per cent. " "Of late , " continued Mr. Holdrcgc , "thcro lias been an important reduction in rates , and the future is uncertain under the present freight rates. It will not do for you to reckon on u limit of 7 or 8 per cent of earnings. Wo should only be too glad to be guaranteed that amount. Our taxes even in the cities nro not fair in proportion with other taxable property. Our property in Omahais assessed at $40,000 , while inoi-o valuable property across the street Is assessed at fSJjOOO. TJIK Bci : build- ins ; , which is worth four times ns much us ours , was last year assessed' at only § 13.000. " A gentleman present asked sotto voce if Mr. Holdregc knew that that assessment was made while the building was in course of erection. No attention was paid to this and Mr Holdrcjio continued : 'The condemned postoflice block in Omaha is valued at 100,000 nnd Hitchcock owns a quarter of it. Yet the entire block was as sessed at only f-10,000. , " Mr. G. H. Dietrich , a railroad capper from Hustings , tlibn jumped up at this Juncture , nnd glaring nt Attorney General Leeso charged him with falsehood in his comparison of Iowa aud Nebraska rates in an interview with a Br.n reporter , and challenged him to provo that it was true. "Who uru youi" asked Lease. This nettled the railroad capper and ho hissed out an Insolent answer. "In whoso employ are you ? " asked Mr. 1.0OSO undisturbed. "In the employ of common sense , " said the capper for the railroads. "Have you a scale of the Iowa rates with you I" "Nnw ! " "I am sorry you haven't , because I could then provo to you that my Interview with the Lincoln correspondent of TUB Bun Is cor rect. " "If you had any sense" said the capper Impudently , when General Loose interrupted with : "None of your impudence , young fclloow , I am hero as a representative of the people and not for the purpose of personal contro versy. " Holdrego looked nt Leeso us though ho would annihilate lam If he could. Leeso then plied the capper for the rail roads with u number of searching questions and before the brass-collared individual know what ho was about ho had admitted that all the Information ho had was obtained verb ally irom railroad men , General John R Hawley of Elkhorn said It was a mutter of aimuemont to him when those complaints uro said to bo so common that when a day is but for hearing complaints not a person appears. "Thoro is not , " said ho , u state so prosperous ns this. I bclievo It the opinion of the people Unit thu rates of raihoads are fair and Just. Thu charges of leading newspapers to the contrary have done more to dumagu this state than ull other causes combined. " Mr , Kimball arose and astonished the other railroad men by admitting thu statements mudu by General Locso regarding the dlffiH-- once between Nebraska and Iowa tariffs. "But , " said ho , "If the Iowa distance tariff Is adopted in this state it willlcavo the Union Pacific over * - > , UOOOiHJ per year in the hole. Our earnings lust year were $ lli : > .000 and a reduction to the Iowa tariff would entail a loss to us of fnooOoO. ) Wo would have to wave ourselves by raising our interstate turllT and by charging exorbitant rates for thu .shipment of corn and othur produce. " The session was then adjourned until -p. m , -run sui'iiKMB couitr , The proceedings of'tho supreme court were as follows : Prank II , Strout of lied Willow county was admitted to practice. Tlio following e'lisos were argued and sub mitted : StutJ vs Nebraska distilling com pany. Ambrose ft Dulllo withdraw , blato ox rel Wllcox vs Urabtreo. Opinions In the following cases were filed this morning : Ksterly harvesting machine company vs Vceder. Error from Hull county. Afllrmed. Opinion by Mr. Justice Norval. Oslwriio A ; Co. , vs Gehr. Krror from Stunton county. He-versed and dismissed. Opinion by Mr. Justice Norval. Uiirtea ut nl us Atkinson. Error from Jef ferson county. Dismissed. Opinion by Mr. Ulilof Justice Cobb. Woatover ct al vs Vimdoren. Krror from I'latte county. Hovursud and remanded. Opinion by Mr Justice Maxwell. Smith vs tilmffur. Appeal from Harlan couuiy. Kovcrsod and remanded. Opinion by Sir. Justlw ) Norval. The Omaha & Honubllcan Valley railroad compaiiy Kluhaitl Ktnnden. Krror from launders county. Afllrmed. Opinion by Mr Justice ! Maxwell. Wood Itlvcr bank vs ICelloy. Error from Hall county. Affirmed. Opinion by Mr. LJhlof Justice CVb. Walton V. Ambler ot al , nnd Walton v. Doll. Krror from Douglas county. Opinion l > y Justice Maxwell. In Juno lS7i : ono A. , aroMdoat of II. county Iowa , made a will by which ho dovUcnl tin ) [ irtiicipal part of hU cstato to his six married daughters. In July of that year A died nml soon afterwards the will was duly admitted to probate la nald H , county , A large part of the Mtato of the deceased consisted of land which was Mtuixled In various counties of Iowa and 130 acrw near the city of Omaha , Nebraska. Soon after the probating of the will said legatees being anxious for distribu tion of the estate , empowered certain persons to make a personal examination of each plcco of land , Including that near Omaha , and to estimate the value thereof. This was done and afterwards on the 27th of May 1871 , the parties interested met nt a designated place In said II , county , and agreed upon a division of the property oxcont certain bank stock etc. , among themselves. This agreement was duly signed by each and acknowledged and the property eilvidcd according to Its terms. At this tlmo the will had not been admitted to probate In Douglas county , Nebraska , In 1SS7 ono B. , a daughter of A. nnd n legatee under the will , who had signed the aforesaid agreement and received her share ns therein agreed upon , caused the will in question to bo probated in Douglas county and brought an action of partition , cto. , ot the 120 acres of land mentioned. Held , that who was coti- cludexl by the ugroomcnt and that her right to the land In question was conveyed thereby notwithstanding thu failure to probate the will in Douglas county prior to 1&S7. TUB OltAXOB CONrCllENCU. At 2 p. m , this afternoon nearly ono hun dred men mot In Hod Ulbboa hall. Tlio meeU Ing was ono called by O. E. Hall of the Grange. Before the object of the meeting was declared O. E. Hull of Pawnro county was chosen chairman , L. G. Iloot * > f Indlanola secretary , and A. M. Barton of Hod Willow county assistant secretary. Mr. Barton Is a member of the alliance. The following com mittee on credentials was appointed : I. P. GIIRO of Fremont , W. Tyson of Blair , J , Ifr Canton of Dodge county , I. D. Chamberlain of Stromsburg , and J. H. Cruddock of Lin coln. coln.Mr. Mr. Henry Scott of Lancaster cotintv was then announced and ho delivered n huff hour address on the mrrits of a pamphlet of about fifty pages on'The Science of Kchungcublo Values. " of which he is the author. Ho ad vocated the theory that there .should be no uln solute ownership of land and that It should bo held for actual use only. Ex-Governor Butler was then called for and said : "Tliis Is the hardest crowd to talk to you can ilnd anywhere. Men who live in luxury and case have minds us blank ns a sheet of paper. I could have talked to the men at the convention last night an J have told them a thousand things they novcr dreamed of. Many of them have no idea how wealth is produced. They talked about reducing rates , a thing for the discussion of which I have been kicked out of the party half a do/en times. Some of you may think I am not a wealth producer. Why , bless your hearts , I have carried onoupu slop during the past llvo years to lloat the Great Eastern. I am not an anarchist , but I Iwliovo that every laborc ; produces $1,000 worth of property a vear , am is entitled to that amount. Who is then among you who has $1,000 sticking about hi ; pereon to show for a year's hard work } "I would , if I could , make it a penal offcasi for a man to work over eight hours a day. . For God's sake do something , even if you dc something wrong. All our wealth goes be youd the Alleghanie.s. You have tostoi working sixteen hours a day mid go to think ing and p ss laws so that wo can get rich In stead of these kid-gloved fellows who are robbing you. " The committee on credentials then re ported. It was discovered that seventy-two subor dinate organizations wcro represented. The temporary organization was then made permanent. On motion the following committee of five were reported as a committee on resolutions : David Butler , G. A. Whttford , Ora Clark , M. H. Galty and S. H. Bryan. Tbo following was unanimously adopted : Wlicicus , Tliu vital Intuicsts or Hie liboicrs : nnd producers of our state are buln 1i-opar- dl/ed by the iiMiipiitlon of these xs ho prey upon thu fruits of lalior ; thmpfoio bo It Itosolvcd , That II Is very Important that the dltroient organizations lu-ro assembled shall work In harmony In this conference nnd thioujjhout thuhtutuon the part , of these who are selected tooiKnnlro these dlirerunt asso ciations ; and be It further Kcsolvod , That each and all of us pledfjo oursulve's to use our best endeavors to uucoiu- pllsli this end. The advisability ot holding the eveningses- sion with open doors was then discussed. Ex-Governor Butler favored an open session , saying that the peoples needed the enlighten ment ot their labors. Ho particularly did not wish to have the reporters excluded. Air. Cantlln was opposed to an open session and was followed by half a dozen speakers of the same mind. Mr. Bell thought it n mistake to exclude the reporters as advertising was just what the grangers needed. I. D. Chamberlain said ho had been a news paper nan for several years and knew it to bo a folly to exclude reporters as they would gut ronorts of the meeting anyhow. Several other speeches were made opiming the admission of any but persons mentioned in the call , and the resolution fur closed doors passed almost unanimously. The convention them adjourned until 8 p.m. cnv NEWS AXH NOTES. Henry Harvey , an aged farmer who hails from Libcrtyvllle , Lake county. Jll. . was con- fidciiced out of & ! 0 at the B. & M. depot this morning by C. H. Adams and partner. Tlio racket worked was tllo Ireight-bill-bogus- cheek one , familiar to ull readers of the news papers. Harvey was induced to advance the .money on a S2W check on a Lincoln bank. He left in the afternoon for Arcadia with & 'i In his pocket. The gamblers in the city nro nt war with ono another. Last Friday night the place above Hood's saloon on South Eleventh street was raided , but the ono ut the .southeast cor ner of Tenth and P has been allowed to nm unmolested. Last night Hood made com plaint against them nnd they were pulled. It cost them $1-1.70 each. Thu will of Thomas Allely was to have been probated in county court today , but the widow , who was left out entirely in that In strument , Illed her objections and a hearing will bo had next Thursday. Allely was plain tiff in n divorce case pending iii-tho district court nt the time of his death. In his petition ho claimed to have paid his wife. $1MU ( ) in lieu of all dower , but she filed a cross-petition ask ing for f5,000 alimony. The ( Id-eased was a wealthy farmer of Little Salt precinct. H. II. Bracken , late e-ity Jailor , Is under ar rest nt DCS Moincs on the charge of forgery. Ho left Lincoln under a similar legal cloud. Gambling is resinmsiblo for his downfall. P. Coursuy Klcliarda was arrested this morning on the churgo of assaulting little May Greene. Ho was released on his own rec ognisance , and the case continued until to morrow morning. Ho denies the charge. A novel .scene took pluro in the council chamber this morning. The council was to sit as a board of equalization , but after wait ing for nearly two hours the six members present got warm and had warrants Issued tor the arrest of the other members. Five of them were brought before the bar and fined $1 ami costs. They refused to pay at first , but when ono member suggested that they couldn't draw their salary us long us they were in contempt , then ) was a hurried rush to put down the money for their fines , LtUo this afternoon Governor Tlmyer an nounced that ho had chosi-n the following commissioners for the world's fair : A. G. Scott ot Kcnmoy. alternate John Luu tor- bach of Full-bury ; Euclid Martin of Omaha , alternate William L. May of Fremont. Ttrimlioet AK""HI | " New YOIIK , May ' . ' -Special [ Telegram to Tun BKK. ] The British freight steamer Ik-noon Light , from Shields , Kng , arrived at this port yesterday nnd reports a most thrilling experience lu a collision with a gigantic Ice berg. At midnight on the lath the vessel was going uudur half .speed on account of a dense fog that provulli-J. The fog was RO dense Unit objects could not bo seen the ship's length. Extra lookouts had been posted , but suddenly a hugo mass emerged from thu he-avy blanket of fog and appeared directly before the vessel. A colllxlon was in evitable. The helmsman endeavored to turn the vessel to ono sldu , but only partially succeeded. The vessel strue-k the mass of Ire a glancing blow , breaking in thu bow. Masses of ice tumbled down and steve in the fort-castlo. Thu summer surupod along n submerged part of the Iceberg. It looked us though the vessel anil all would go down , but tliu damage was not as bad us vxpectc-d. Shu finally roucheil this port yewterday. The born was 00 foot high nnd ( JOO ftsct lung. Thu wills-cm occurml .In latitude III , longitude IS. H 1 1 Ic Ml I In G'los od . Ai'nunx , N. Y. , May 21. Tlio Logan silk mills , of whleh'K. I ) . Woodruff , A. G. Beards- luy ami J. H , Woodruff nro ownurs , were i-losud by the sheriff last night. Thrt-u huii- ilretl and fifty operators are thrown out of Diuploymunt. No schedule of the liabilities U Illeil j ot. ' 1'KAlifl. AVTKH TWKtil'K . Territorial Treasurer Will * a Suit. ARiilnut the Government. CiinrnsNK , Wyo. , May at. [ Snocjnt Tclo- gram to Tnn DKI : . ] Luke Voorhoos , terri torial treasurer , Is a happy man today. IIo has received a Uslejtratn from Washington announcing that ho hud won his cose ngalnst the government Involving about $1 1,000. , In 1878 Mr. Voorhecs had a contract In the Ked river country carrying malls Into Mani toba. A government Inspector visited the place and on his stutoincntthattho contractor wits not performing sufficient service under the contract the route was peremptorily dis continued by the postofUVo ilopartmcnt. The government nt that time owed Mr. Voorhees about f 1-1,000 , which It declined to pay him. Suit was commenced on the ground that the contractor had religiously curried out nls contract. In 1S31 Mr. Voorhe-cs received a decision In his favor from Judge Duiuly sit ting In Onmhn. The case was appealed by the postoftlco authorities to the United States supreme court , which after this long delay awards Mr. Voorhees $1-1,000 , with Interest , besides clearing his skirts of any odium which might attach because of the poor per- formuncoof his duty. rCvtcnstvn Washouts in LEWISTOX , Me. , May 21. Yesterday six washouts were reported on the Upper Coos railroad in Now Hampshire , wrecking a train , Another train that started out to make repairs went through an undermined brldgo six miles north of Stratford. J. Twohcy , superintendent of the roud uud n suet ion mint nro reported killed. Fort Wayne Koud Afl'iili-H. Pmsiiuuo , Pa. , May 21. At the annual mooting of the stock nnd bondholders of thu Plttsbtirg , Fort Wnyno & Chicago railroad today the report for the year ISb'J showed 10- ceipts of $10,881,1100. expenses $ ! ) , ! ) ; tM'OO. ' leav ing SJJ"OtIKX " { ) of which the lessee of the com pany paid the Fort Wnyno company 000 , leaving a balance of SfSO Tno Canadian Irish MOXTIICAL , May 21. A ineo lug of the Irish National league was hold last night at which u resolution was adopted expressing coiilldenco in the administration of thu uffahvi of the American National league ) and depre cating the fact that dissensions existed among the friends of Ireland. An Klegant Iti-itte. Loxiwx , May 21. [ Special Cablegram to Tin : Bin : . ] A verdict for the plain , Iff kas given yesterday la the suit of Mis. Knight , a widow , against Dr. Louis Engel , late musical critic for the London World , for Hie seduc tion of her daughter , Bertha , who was form erly a pupil of Dr. Engcl. Damages of iOOU were awarded. I'latc GlnsH Jolibors I'oollng. PiTrsnuito , May 21. A meeting of plato glass jobbers and manufacturers is being held hero today for the purpose of forming a pool to control tbo trade of the country and prevent vent n cutting of prices. Heprcsent'itlves uro present from Now York , Chicago , St. Louis and other cities. Off to Fiillerton. The Omaha elelegation to Fullcrton loft in a special train of four cars at 10 oYlock yosterdaj morning. Among these In the party were1 E. Dickinson , J. S. TebbsLs , Joseph H. AM- lard , J. M. Barr , 1' . . ) . Nichols , C. N. Oiet/ W. J. Broateli , Thomas Swobc , Joseph Thompson of Rioux City , J. M. Lane- , state superintendent of public in- _ stlttitions ; Brad D. Slaughter , T U.itus Brooks , John I'utow , C. K. Yost , J. A. Hoagland , Dick Berlin , C. H. Guion , John Brady. Captain Phillips , B A. Benson. Sherman Caiilield , Joe Toihon , John Llchicberger and Thonm ICilp.itrick Tliey were joined hero by scvcrrl genelemeu from Wcston , la. An Old Argument. The motion of the uttorney In the Ilelfcu- stcin case to rempvo from thu jurisdiction of Judge Dundy the cases Involving the Patil- fipn addition wiis presentedycstcrelay morning. V The court rjfust-il to liciifurgiimontSjUS theja-io \ . had uliiMjy been fullv iirobeutoil in former' cv arguments on which ho would base his do- clsiou. Soliool Horn ! Proposition. There will bo a meeting of the taxpayers and citi/.ens of Lowo's addition mid vicinity Saturday evening next , at thu Fr.mklln street school , Thirty-lifth and Franklin streets , for the purpose of discussing the school bond proposition. LJHE GREAT rf r Conns PnoirTLY AND PEnHANENTLY Ju TJM. 13 A. GO 9 Zlhouuiatlsin , Hoailncho , Toothiicho , , Frost-tillo * , 12. U XJ3 13 S . T1IE CHARLES A/VOGELEn CO. . Dalllmorj , Hi. goyd'p IIOVI ) A I1AVNKS , Mar.nuors. 19 ICIIBEHT&SUUIVAS'S Gondoliers Their Latestnnet HestUomlo Opera. Sparkling Music , Inspiring D.UICOH , Imporliil Cast , Five Comedians , Orchestra ol t0 ! , Chorus of 40. The Great Cachucha The outlro production illroct from thu Chicago cage Opera IIouso. Pcnlo of I'rlcoI'unimt unit I'nr'iiiot t'frrlu J1.VJ ; llnlui > iiy $1 , ( ivnt-rnl AiiinUtloii 75u ; dullerMe ) i mc THE BANNER WEEK THEL Famous Elliotts O rent e t trluk and fancy ildors of thu In rycio and klndri-d whool.In existence. Mm vulotiH I'outN. HuiiKoroiiu AulH. L'nrlvall' i Triumphs. Thu Grout I'lilhano Coim-dy Coin imny unil u liuubufull ofiunt ( artists uiul ut One Dime Admits to All. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. fiuuicrlbod and Guaranteed Capital. . . J.VO.OOO in Unpitnl . : eav lluya mid Hulls BtockH and Imiiclt ; i coininuroliil pitpor ; rucolvitH and ixrruln * trusts ; acts aa iruiiHfur axont und trubtuu f corporation * * ; tukus olmrKu of prupurtyi col- Icutb tiua-ii. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Omaha L.oan& Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sta. . Huligorlhud unit fliinruntt-ud Uaidtu ! . . . . 100.00) Liability of Stooldioliiorn . ' 0,003 & IVrCunt IntiiniHt 1'iilcl on DoposlU. KKANICJ. I.ANOK. CnshlBr. UQlcOri ! A. U. WyuiHri. tiraililunt ; J. J. llconn , itcu > prvtlilunt : W.T Wjruinu. trviuuror. Director. . A U. W/unn , J. H. illllnrcl , J. J. lirowii , ljur U. llarluu , K. W. Null , Tliomu J. Klutmll , ( looruv H. 1-nke I.OIIMS In uiiy amount mudu on 01 ty und I-'itrm I'roiiuity , und on Collateral UuourUy , ut ' , u - eal rules current.