OMAHA DAILY J3EE : AV/EDtfESDAY / , FEBEUABY 4 , 1891 ,
TELE - DAILY BEJi > .
E. KOSEWATEIl EDITOR.
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r olary 1'ubllo.
Tincsr. nro the dnys when the wlna is
tempered to the coal dealer.
GOVKUNOHB tote of us , governors
to loft of us , but nnry a gubernatorial
message us yet.
WHAT is the use of a new law on the
use of tobaoco by minors when the
present law is a dead letter.
Alit. PKITKU is now being groomed
for 1802. Misfortune usually camps on
the trail of accidental greatness.
As TO the possibility of Judge
Grosham's election to the senate , it need
only bo said that it is too good to coma
true.
IlANSnuouaii , of North Dakota , haa
stopped talking politics and bopun to
talk irrigation. Now ho ia talking
sense.
EVKUY dollar of the relief fund is
needed for destitute settlors. Not u
cent can bo spared for destitute states
men or "nccommod'atinpr jobbers. "
Tin : plumbers'union have undertaken
a huge task In trying to improve the
.Win-f0inT3-iti"UCio | ; plumbing in
spector's olllco. Soft solder won't do.
THK btiporlntondont of the Lincoln in
sane hospital could not bo more persist
ent in his demands for now wings if ho
contemplated becoming nn angel utonce.
ST. PjsTKUSiitma is ono of the large
cities of tlio old world that falls to keep
pace with urban growth in Europe. But
what the Russian capital loses Slboriti
gains. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
OWUNIIY has ono of those convenient
memories that once saved Steve Dorsoj
from a great deal of trouble. It is war
ranted to stop just short of what you are
most anxious to find out.
A. LIFK-SIZB portrait of Roscoe Conk'
ling has boon put on exhibition in aNou
York hotel. It is unkind to exhibit i !
just ns D. B. Hill has been elected to tin
seat Conkllng once llllod , Comparisons
nro odious.
Mil. Br.AlNK'S enthusiasm for the Me
Klnloy tariff bill was not ns warm as iti
supporters expected and demanded. Ir
fact.they luvvo not yet fonjlvon the socro
tnry of stnto for hitching reciprocity 01
the tall of tlioir kite. As a consequence
fourteen bills designed to carry reciprocity
rocity , into effect have been buried in (
common grave by the loaders of tlu
house.
TliK alterations made by the Doug
Ins county delegation to the draft o
charter changes , are a douidod improve
mont. The advance in the salaries o
councilman was reduced from $1,000 u
8800 , and that of the building Inspoctoi
reduced to $2,000 , the present salary
The provision giving the nppolntmon
of police commlssionors to the mnyoi
was very properly stricken out , thtii
romoviutr ono of the most serious im
pediments to the success of the charter
A few minor improvements were inndo
all calculated to disarm opposition ii
the legislature , while retaining the im
portnnt features designed to bonoflt tin
city as a whole.
RKCKKT events tend to show that the
spectacular mooting of Cleveland am
Hill wns not accidental. It wns part o
a plan to bring the aspirant and tin
claimant together and eho > v the ndmlr
ors of both that the brandishing of daggers
gors anil exchange of labial shots durlnj
the last two years were more nccossorio :
to the play. It Is assorted that tbo ole
ration of Hill to the sonnto moans tin
postponement of his ambition till 169C
Meanwhile ho will give his support t <
Cleveland , nnd In event of the lattor'i
election lllll Is to have complete con
trol of federal patronage In Now York
If thobargiilnis a go , it isboliovod DavJi
will head the Now York delegation t
the national convention nnd possibly prc
sent tho. name of Cleveland , Color I
given to this ohurmlug deal by the fac
that Cleveland was invited to the banquet
quot at the urgoat request of mil , nn
by the further fact that the mugwum
proas is jrriovlous sere because th
prophet condescended to moot the onotnj
"IX ALL TJ1INUS , C/MKW. "
Nebraska 1ms been very seriously crippled -
plod In her creditnbrondandhorgrowth
lias boon retarded by the attitude nnd
conduct of her legislature nnd the base
less contest precipitated under the in
spiration of greedy lawyers and ambi
tious leaders.
The doflnnco of constitutional restric
tions and the violent denunciation of the
supreme court hnvo kindled a spirit of
anarchy and lawlessness which has
placed Nebraska on a piano with Louisi
ana and South Carolina.
A striking proof of this law-defying
spirit may bo found in the reckless ut
terances of papers whoso editors assume
to voice the bono and sinew of the tellers
ers on the farm , when in fact they nro
trying to influence the popular mind hy
seditious talk by which they oxpeot to
Impress upon the farmers that they are
intensely in sympathy with their cause.
A few days ago the piipar odltod by
Burrows who Imagines that ho will go
down in history as a great revolutionary
hero , published the following incendiary
appeal :
If wo uro to como to force , the brawny
sons of soil , whoso homes ore on'tho prairies ,
and whoso honest labor makes this state
what It Is , will nmko their muscle felt in the
contest. Before the storming ot the Tutllor-
icsMlrabcuu sent to Marseilles this message :
"Send mo a thousand mon who know how to
die. " Aim the men came , dusty and travel
stalnod , but every man with patriotism la
his heart and his llfo In his hand.
Do tlio vile villains who by fraud , con
spiracy and treachery nro striving to thwart
tbo will of the people who are using sena
tors as their tools , nnd courts and laws and
constitutions as their foeilo Instruments-
want to drive a patient but outraged people to
the same desperate extremity ? Wo warn
thow now to howaro.
Burrows has evidently boon rending
up on the taking of the Bnstllo nnd the
beheading of Louis XVI nnd the bohoad-
inp of Marie Antoinette and other Bour
bon aristocrats by the red-capped and
bloody mob that started and shocked
the civill/.od world by the rolgn of
terror. IIow any snno man could sco
any parallel botwcon the French revolu
tion of 1789 and the farmers' alliance-
movement in America in 1800 wo fail to
comprehend.
In the wako of Rellwoathor Burrows a
whole brood of monomaniacs has broken
loose with fiery declamations and furious
denunciations of everything and every
body without rhyrao or reason. Wo only
have space to cite ono of a number to
ehow to what extremes these self-consti
tuted spokesmen for the farmers' alll-
nnco party have gone. The Custor
County Jicacon contains the following
editorial in Its last issitp :
There Is no doubt iu the minds of the people
ple as to who , In justice , should bo governor
of Nebraska. John II. Powers was duly
elected on tho-Uh of last November , and iu
nil equity should , have his seat. That there
were frauds of the blackest typo practiced in
Omaha and elsewhere has been brought
out in evidence. Knowing this the true-blue
independents have sotight to do their duty ,
but If all the liery fiends of the infernal re
gions bad been turaed loose at once they
could not have mot a moro desperate or deli
mit opposition. All the thlovos , thugs and
political mountebanks of Omaha and Lin
coln , backed by saloon swag , bagnio boodle
nnd corporation cormorants , regardless of
party , together with a venal dally
press , hove hurlad their weight
against the legislature iu n dia
bolical nnC" fiendish effort to beat down
Justice , pervert law , ami seat ; a man in the
executive chair who has no legal claim upon
the ofllcof neither by popular consent , nor
by right of citizenship. A mocl : supreme
court lends itsclt to tno obstructionists , and
attempts to dlctnto terms to tho. legislature.
If thosupromo court is.to . throw the screen o !
protection around the assassins of justice ,
decency and popular will , if it Is to become a
partisan dictator rather than an interprutoi
of constitutional law , where are the people to
look for Justlcol Whatever the final outcome
may bo , tbo people have not boon deceived.
The tr. o. p.'s will bo burled so deeply at the
coming election that it will not require a con
test to determine the result.
And this horrible jargon from a paper
that proclaims itself the exponent and
champion of the alliance. Now the funda
mental principles of the nllinnco as ofll-
cially declared nro :
To labor for the education of tbongrlaul'
tural classes in the science of economics gov
ernment In a strictly non-partisan spirit ; tc
endorse the motto , "In tilings essential , unity ,
nnd in all things , charity ; " to develop a bet
terstate , mentally , morally , socially and flnan
cially ; to create a better understanding foi
sustaining civil officers and maintaining law
nnd order ; to constantly stnvo to secure en
tire harmony and good will among all man
kind nnd brotherly love among ourselves
to suppress all unhealthy rivalry nud selfish
ambition ; to exorcise charity toward offon
dcrs ; to construe words and deeds in thcii
most favorable light , grunting honesty o
purpose and good Intentions to others .
What a marked contrast between pro-
fcssion nnd practice ! "In all things ,
charity" excepting in everything that
relates to people who differ with you
politically. "Construing words nuc
deeds in their most favorable light"
by twisting and turning every wore
that anybody utters and purposely mag
nlfylng every deed Into a monstrous
conspiracy and every action Into o
crime against the rights of the pro
ducers. "
"To create a bolter understanding for
sustaining civil olllcow and maintaining
law and order , " and flinging the mos
infamous inuoudoos against the judges o
our highest logaltribunnl , charging then
with soiling out and dubbing thorn "ti
mock supreme court , organized to throw
protection around the assassins of jus
tice. "
And all this coinos from the Itmno ,
selfish and overpowering ambition omen
mon to secure positions to which tin
people have not elected thorn.
It is high time now for the law abiding
and reputable farmers of Nebraska t <
got nTcloar understanding of the cantos
at Lincoln nnd the excesses to which th <
legislature has allowed itself to bo hull
dozed in order to gratify .the lust fo
power and placo.
All rational people , whatever tholi
political creed , who have kept abrcas
of the facts adduced by the mock inqulsi
tlon called forth for the benefit , of prc
hlbition lawyers , know that John n
Powers was not duly elected govornu
of Nebraska on the 4th of November
Ho did not receive a plurality c
the votes cast for that olllcc
There is no proof that a single vote wa
withhold from Powers in Omaha or nn ,
other place which any citizen desire
to cast for him. There is no proof thn
u Blnglo legal voter who presented hlrt
elf nt the polls lu Omaha to voto-tho in-
opondent or any other tlckot was ro
used the privilege of casting that voto.
'hero Is no proof that any single vote
oat for Powers in Onnlia or olaowhoro
vas not credited to him or counted for
ila opponents. There is no proof what-
vor that any frauds were committed
against Powers by any ofllcor of election
n Omnhaor nny other place. There is no-
iroof whatever that Boyd was credited
rlth a single vote that was not cast for
ilmnnd there is no proof that any alien
vho voted at the last election had not
akon out hia first papers and abjured
all nlloglaneo to his native country as
ho constitution requires. It h clear
and beyond question that n plurality ot
ho legal votua for governor were hot
cast for John II. Powers , and the only
irotonso under which It is sought to
olsthlm into the executive chair is
urnished by the distorted stories of dis-
urbancoaod violence concocted to carry
out the forn-ordnlnad sohomo to throw
> ut Omaha on the general charge
hat there was not a fair and free oloc-
Ion , wfillo all the testimony taken
hews that nobody was prevented from
oting and nobody was compelled to vote
against his choice. The so-called bloody
nebs were simply knot ? of people gath
ered In front of polling places and the
only disturbance was caused by hlrod
.ickot peddlers and boisterous prohlhl-
ionldls who purposely aoutrht to pro
voke nssaults and abuse , to carry out
ho prohibition programme for the hue
and cry about the rolgn of terror In
Omaha.
Boyd's citizenship is not before the
egislaturo , but bofoio the courts.
2von on this point a little more
charity would bo in order
rom these who profess to
construe words and deeds in their most
uvorablo light. James E. Boyd is now
is much a citizen as any man born on
American soil. lie had-hin full naturali
zation papers from a United States court
) oforo ho took his oath of olllco as gov
ernor. The only point at issue is
whether ho wns a citiKon of the United
States two years prior to his election as
fovornor. In any event Boyd has boon
ono of Nebraska's pioneers and helped
iO lay the foundations of this common-
vealth a quarter of n century before
nest of the gang of patriots who nro
now howling for blood sot foot on Ne
braska soil.
Tin : Bun is aware that the rank and
lie of nllinnco farmers do not endorse
ncondinry appeals for violence and law
defiance. They are moro concerned in
the development of the material re
sources of the state than the individual
'ortunos ' of candidates and newspapers.
It seems to us that the independents in
.ho legislature cannot afford to countcn-
.inco the seditious nnd inflammatory
talk of reckless lenders and editorial
monomaniacs. They have not only their
own reputations at stake , but for the
Limo being they have also in their keep
ing the good name and fame of Nebraska.
, T1IK CAltG OF THK INSANE.
The reports of the superintendents of
the hospitals for the insane have finally
been laid before the legislature. They
should bo carafully studied , They reveal -
veal the bomowhat interesting fact that
the demands for improvements at the
original hospital at Lincoln keep up to
Lho old standard , notwithstanding that
in the past four yoiirs the state has spent
many thousands of dollars to build and
equip two other institutions in order to
relieve the pressure on the Lincoln hos
pital.
Dr. Knapp , superintendent at Lincoln ,
calls for appropriations for the next two
years as follows :
Cost of maintenance $178,000 ,
Deficiency 10,030
Building two now wings 75,000 ,
llcmodeling kitchen 20,000
Eenuing grounds 5,000 ,
Gymnasium 5,000
Enlarging laundry 0,000
Total S'9S,900
At tbo same tlmo the Norfolk hos
pital calls for $129,000 , for main-
tsnnnco and $52,500 for improve
ments. Among the latter is the In
evitable now wing , without which
biennial luxury the llfo of the average
hospital superintendent would bo a
dpcary wabto. The Hastings asylum
asks for $81,500 for maintenance , and
will take its wing this year in the form
of nn appropriation of $20,000 for last
year's deficiency. The grand total
asked for the mtuntonanco and Improve
ment of the hospitals for the next two
years Is $532,800. Of this sum it is pro
posed to expend $142,500 for im
provements and $30,000 for do-
flclcnclo's. The cost of mainten
ance and the Horn for deficiencies
must , of course , bo mot , but the legisla
ture should make a very careful exami
nation of the proposed 'improvements
before it appropriates a dollar for thorn.
The average taxpayer has the Impres
sion that when the state has made lib
eral appropriations for these institutions
year after year , and that when it has
trebled their accommodations within
four years , there can bo no legitimate
demand for the expenditure of tons ol
thousands of dollars for further im
provements at this tlmo. The demand
for now wings on the Lincoln hospital
appears positively inexhaustible. Many
of the patients of that institution have
boon removed to Hastings and Norfolk
during the past two years , -whore ox-
ponbivo buildings were erected for their
accommodation , but the call for now
wings , now gymnasiums , now $5,000
fences , now kitchens and now laundries
goes on forovor. It Is tlmo to nmko n
thorough investigation of the whole sub
ject , and loam how far wo nro likely tc
bo asked to go In the future in provid
ing for Improvements for whioh wo have
faithfully endeavored to provide at each
biennial session of the legislature.
Nebraska dosrfcj to talro good cure ol
her Insane She would not consent tc
scatter them over the state in shabby
county jails , as Is done to a considerable
extent in Iowa and Kansas. Bui this li
a year when the state has many unusual
demands upon it , nnd it is the part o
prudence to draw the line rigidly at un
necessary appropriations for improve
ments.
Tins BBI ; has no doslro to prejudice
public opinion pending a thorough in
vostlgntlon by the stato'a executive otll
corn , or the legislature. In the case o
the Lincoln hospital , however , it would
suggest tliirt-Hio wisest expenditure , If
more room d needed , would bo to spend
from $3,000 to $ .5,000 upon a cottngo for
the suporln undent , and utllizotho space
10 now occi > los In the main bul\dlng for
ho patlentlk The rumor to the effect
hat a largo number of Inmates who
could properly bo discharged are re-
ntnod thororfor the purpose of impress-
nd the legislature should also bo care-
ully invostlgaljid.
While mijltitjg every reasonable pro
vision for the comfort of the Insane , the
egislaturo should not forgot the rights
of that considerable portion of the peo-
ilo who are not insane , but who pay the
.axes. .
nuaitEAit.
Every western state which undertakes
, o check the rapacity of railroad corpor
ations Is immediately presented with a
ilghly colored picture of the disastrous
results of regulation. Iowa is Invaria
bly hold up as a model wrecker. Ac
cording to the corporations , railroad
regulation and restriction have there
reached the verge ot confiscation , and
surrounding states are warned to beware -
ware of the fate of Iowa.
These assertions are supported by nn
array of fictitious figures on cost , debt ,
earnings and expenses , cooked purnosoly
to deceive. Even statistical works of
note have fallen into the trap laid by
; ho corporations and present figures to
prove that the system of regulation on-
'orcod In Iowa is disastrous to the rail
roads. Now what nro the facts ?
Iowa , in common with other western
states , was compelled in self-defense , 10
years ago , to restrict the avarice of
transportation companies. The famous
irangor law was enacted In 1874. The
law fixed rates for given distances in flvo
miles stages , and rojjulatcd the amounts
jy classing the road according to their
earning power. It is an acknowledged
Tact that the four years in which the
jrangor rates were in operation were
among the most prosperous enjoyed by
the railroads and the pooplo. The com
mission system was inaugurated in 1878 ,
nnd for 12 years the state has given
the question o railroad rates exhaustive
attention and conscientious study. It
cannot bo honestly assorted that the
state has heedlessly attempted regula
tion of rates. The schedule now en
forced is the result of years of experience
and deliberation.
The annual reports of the state rail
road commission furnish unquestioned
proof of the justice of the Iowa law. Tlio
report for the year ending Juno SO , 18S9 ,
shows the total mileage to bo 8,340. The
proportion of earnings for lown , was $37-
409,270 , and tho.net earnings $11,831,310.
The total railroad debt represented In
Iowa was ropprlyd at $102,012,741. The
not earnings , , itvill \ bo seen , paid good
interest on thiSisum , without taking into
account propo.rfv betterments aggregat
ing $10,235,532'-
What is known ns the commissioners'
rates went into foflect February , 1889.
The report for the first half of that year
does not indicata their effect on the cor
porations. It-isji Iact that there has
since boon a lioaltfiy increase in local
traffic and.consequentlyin the earnings
proportioned to IdwH , while interstate
tralllc decreased. , ' The stimulating
effect of reduced ? rates is strikingly
shown in the ropdrt of the Iowa Central ,
nearly all nn Iowa line , which almost
doubled Its receipts during the last
fiscal yoar.
The best proof of the justice of the
Iowa rates is furnished by the corpora
tions. In 18S9 they voluntarily put in
force tariffs lower than the commission
ers'rates. This alone is sufficient answer
to the slanders heaped upon the author
ities of Iowa.
THK INDIAN COXSULTATIOX.
There is now at the national capital a
delegation of Indians representing the
hostiles in the late disturbance in South
Dakota , Another delegation , repre
sentative of the Indians in that section
who have adopted the conditions of civ
ilization nnd are engaged in farming
and Industrial pursuits , will arrive in
Washington today. The first of these
delegations wont to visit the "Groat
Father" upon the suggestion of Gen
eral Miles , approved by the war depart
ment , the object being to enable them
to state in person to the president the
causes which led to the recent outbreak ,
and porhups at the same time to im
press them moro fully with the power of
the government. The other delegation
goes to the scat of government on the
Invitation of the interior department ,
for the purpose not so much of getting
their views of the Indian situation as of
showing what has boon nnd may bo ac
complished in the way of civilizing the
Indian and making him an intelligent ,
Industrious and self-supporting boing.
It is well that both of these elements
will bo present in Washington at the
sumo time , BO that the contrast in
their character and condition maybe
bo studied by the authorities nnd by
members of congress. It is hardly pos
sible that the observation of these repre
sentatives of the , semi-savngo nnd the
civilized olomp'pJ among the Indians
can fail to remove some erroneous no
tions that oxlst'Xogarding ' these people
nnd dispel or 'conllrm ' views now enter
tained lospootingi the policy to bo pur
sued with thomi "Both delegations were
Bolccted with reference to illustrating to
the boat advantage the different condi
tions they ror5isont. II the consulta
tions to bo hml.vitli these Indians shall
do anything Howard simplifying the
"problem" in wjiich they arc concerned
the expenditure Hnvolvod will bo well
employed. ' ti'
Meantime the ffl'oblem continues to bo
moro or less dijiijiiipod , and the dlvornlty
of views apparently remains as great as
over. The weight of opinion , however ,
is undoubtedly on the sldo of the propo
sition that the government should keep
faith with the Indians and carry out
fully every promlso or pledge It has
made to them , The policy of raqulrlng
the Indians to take caru of themselves
by work is not objected to , but these
bust qualified to exprosa an opinion bay
that this will have to bo done very
gradually , and meanwhile the old people
ple must be properly cared for and the
young educated. Allotiug an Indian i
piece of land with u few head of stock
and linplouionta ho does not know how
to use will not nmUo him a farmer , and
the prevalence of the Idea which ob
tains In prominent olllclal quar
ter that this provision is sulllclont
would proloatr Indefinitely the problem
of Italian civilization and self-support ,
rhoro Is a growth of intelligent , practi
cal sentiment on this subject , however ,
'rom ' which good results may reasonably
bo expected ,
THK somewhat surprising announce
ment comes from Canada , on the author
ity of the principal organ of the govern
ment , that the governor general has dis
solved the house of commons and Issued
writs for a now parliament. Tlio ground
lor this reported action Is understood to
1)0 pending negotiations ha vlng in view
n treaty for the extension of commerce
between the United States and Canada ,
the result of which , If the object la at
tained , It Is the opinion of the dominion
ijovoriiinciit should bo acted upon by a
new parliament rollectlng the present
sentiment of the pooplo. It appears , if
there Is anything in this report , that the
government of Canada has received
friendly assurances from Washington
In relation to n commercial treaty , and
proposes to send a delegation there im
mediately after the adjournment of con
gress to informally discuss the subject.
A reason for doubting the authenticity
of the announcement is the fact that
there has been no Intimidation from
Washthgton that the administration
wns considering the question of recipro
city with Canada , the impression being
that it was not heartily in sympathy
with the proposition. It seems that the
movement , assuming that there is one ,
originated with Canada , and the pro
posals submitted through the British
government are now under considera
tion by the president. The announce
ment is very import-nit , if true.
AJIOXQ the many potty grabs on the
city treasury , that of the acting mayor's
glands at the head. Before the late
"watchful and vigilant mayor" took of
fice , the charter provided that in case
of absence from the city the mayor's sal
ary for the tlmo should bo paid the actIng -
Ing mayor. This clause mysteriously
disappeared from the charter two years
ago. Now the mayor draws his salary ,
whether performing the duties of the
olllco or not. Tlio practice ot the presi
dent or acting president of the council
in demanding pay for plaj'ing mayor is
discreditable. It is a potty grab , unwor
thy of men , all the more so because
the defuclo mayor draws his salary
as councilman at the Hume time. Last
year the city paid Councilman ChalTcji
$5153.01) ) for this work and the beneficiary
did not scruple to draw his full balary
as councilman. The principle of pay
ing two officials for the same work , or
allowing an official to draw two salaries
at the same time Is contrary to public
uollcy and should bo promptly stopped
TIIK revised bill chartering a railroad
and wagon bridge located between Par-
nam and Howard streets , is the most im
portant of the measures designed to per
manently raise Omaha's commercial em
bargo. The location is infinitely supe
rior to nny yet suggested , ns it would
land the railroads In the heart of the
city. The first cost of terminal facilities
would bo overbalanced by convenience
and accessibility. Apart from this great
advanla'go , the proposed bridge would
give the twin cities the much needed
motor and wagon competition and force
a reduction of the tolls now exacted.
This competition can not bo had from
the interstate bridijo. The people of
both cities are vitally concerned in so-
ouring adcquuto bridge competition
which the proposed structure would en
sure , and should actively support the
efforts of the congressional delegation to
becuro the passage of the bill.
REKD and McKlnloy nro reported to
bo organizing their forces to oppose rec
iprocity. An attempt to do such d
thing would bo a singular instance of
stupidity on the part of very bright mon.
In the whole range of issues which the
republican congress submitted to the
country , reciprocity was the only ono
that was heartily approved. The morn
ing after election found the party adrift ,
bnt snugly ensconced on a raft bearing
the name , "Reciprocity , " in luminous
letters. At that moment Mr. Blaino's
idea seemed to bo the only thing left
above high water mark on the republi
can side. And lot not IJeed , MoKinloy
or anybody else lay violent hands upon It.
THE practice of appropriating public
money to pay the cost of periodical jun
kets for oflleiuls is an injustice to tax
payers. What right has the council to
squander ono hundred and fifty dollars
in paying for the expenses of a pleasure
trio for the building inspector ? It
would bo just as unprofitable to send
the plumbing Inspector to a convention
of sanitary engineers or the board
of public works to a convention of
builders. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THK legislature should remember that
railroad regulation will do no good un
less It provides moans for its enforce
ment. No state in the union pobosses
bettor railroad laws , than Nobraska. If
strictly enforced they would protect the
people from every form of Injustice.
What is demanded now is a hotter way
to enforce the laws wo have and a public
sentiment that will not tolerate dishon
est meu.
THE chiefs who sneaked Into Pine
Ridge and delivered up their arms huvo
regained all their former chivalrous
bearing on Pennsylvania uvonuo , in
Washington. They are the pots of soci
ety and the public at the capllol of the
liutioo. It must strike them that the
paleface is a queer old duck.
IT is amazing the number nnd variety
of unknowns ready to sacrifice them
selves In the treasury department. Even
Tom Platt would relinquish his grip as
a faction promoter for the privilege of
handling the national finances.
Tin : bridge blockade instituted by the
now Union Paclliu management may yet
prove an unmixed bloHslng to Omaha , it
bus united all energies for bridge com
petition and promises to secure a aulll-
cloncy for u generation.
Arc Dciniici-als lluil ?
JViw Vorfc Herald.
The democrats will aisuino control of tlu
govcinmcnt in 'UJ , Twenty years from thai
they will hnvo bcoomo us corrupt as the
republicans nro today , and wo shall then turn
tliom cut. The doctrine of total depravity
holds good with both parties alike.
Attention Coiuiressiiicn.
It Is not the business , of this congress to Ilo
down nnd dlo before its tlmo because the pco-
plo hnvo elected n different ono. That woulil
bo like the cnclnccr who ruined his locomo.
tlvo because that morning lie hail been told
that ho could quit work the next day. This
congress wns elected to do tbo law-tanking
for the country until Mnrch4 , ticxt , at noon.
U. IM'tURn Woll.
Stmu Ctt\l \ ihiuriuil.
The legal representative for the Union Pa
cific , Mr. Tliurston , declares that that com
pany has always stooJ ready to allow all
trains to cross the Omaha brldRO on Just and
equitable terms. But tbo Union Pacific ro'
servos the arbitrary power to dcllno "Just
and equitable terms. " Its terms are such
tlmt the trains of uo other road can cross. In
' .his respect It U like some other rallrond
companies that have Li ridges across the Mis
souri river.
_ _
Kveryhiirty'B Sunday.
St. Jo"fph ffitn.
The sentiment of all good people Is unques
tionably against nny desecration of the Sab-
hnth. The highest nnd best Interests of the
'country are Involved In the prlnclplo of n
proper , decorous and peaceful observance
of that day. The law of the limd every
where nssoits and furnishes ample protec
tion to all religious worshipers , on nil
occasions , and it ulna in n not less degree ,
secures to every citizen , as n fundamental
right , the privilege of occupying their tlmo ,
on nil days nllko , In a peaceable , quiet and
orderly manner. Debarring the public from
entrance to the universal exposition on Sun
day would bo a gross injustice and construc
tively nu infringement of the essential prin
ciples guaranteed hy the constitution.
I'Assixa JJSTS.
Washington Post : If the doctor who h
thumping Jav Gould for the benefit of his
health Is successful , there will bo n groat. In
ducement for John L , . Sullivan to Jump from
tbo theatrical to the mouicnl profession ,
Buffalo Courier : The cat who has any re
gard for her personal appearance must sub
mit to n good miiny harJ llclts iu this world ,
Binglmmton Leader : The obsequies of
the impecunious man are always of the
simplest character. There are no heirs
about them.
American Stationers Magnus Scott I
don't want your paper.
Canvasser If jou will subscribe I'll have
a good obituary of you written In the paper
when you dlo.
American Stationer : IIowclls Have you
some aulmalculao under that microscope ?
Dashlmrd Pooro No. I have a quarter
under it ; I'm ' trying to make it look like a
dollar.
Wnshlneton Post : Chaunccy M. Dopew
bcliovcs in practical reciprocity , fie has
been saying nice things about the newspaper
reporters.
Detroit Free Press : Ho ( at 11Ar p. m. )
Now , I am going to wind uo my remarks.
She Please don't wind them up again. They
don't seem to teed it.
Indianapolis Journal : Mr. A. Tennyson
Fizzle It is your day now , but I will bo re
membered when you have been forgotten.
Old Gotrox Shouldn't ' wonder : I always
pay cash.
Harvard Lampoon : "Look at the crowd
around the corner. What's the mattetl"
Baggs O , nothing , ouly a pollcoman killed
by an accidental discharge of his duty.
Ah , llfo would seem a bit moro gay ,
With laughs turned loose ,
Could Icicles bo stored away
For summer uso.
Harper's Bazar : Gosliu Miss Roxy Is a
Httlo chic , donchcr know.
Dolly Yes ; but not n spring clilck.
Mrs. Garflold Is said to receive an enormous
letter mail daily.
Vim President Morton has a weakness for
ham samUvlcucs.
Governor Abbott of Now Jersey has writ
ten the longest messngo of the year.
Governor Pattlson of Pennsylvania has
over y.OOO applicants for thirty-lino oftlces.
And It is alleged that Senator Cockroll was
a minister of the gospel before ho entered
politics
Mrs. Soutuworth Is the author of eighty
novels , "HetribuUou , " the llrst story , Doing
published in 184'J.
Alfred Mace , a son of the retired English
pugilist , Jem Mace , is conducting a series of
gospel meetlpgs In Indianapolis.
In n recent letter General Sherman snys :
"Newspaper editors nro the only true proph
ets now living , to my knowledge. "
Governor Hill nnd ox-Governor Foraker
may yet measure swords In the United States
senate. Stranger things have happened.
Ouida dressess absurdly. She strives after
juvenility always. Her hair she wears in a
curly crop , bound by a band of blue ribbon.
Congressman Crisp of Georgia , a probable
democratic candidate for speaker , was nis
actor iu his youth and Is said to have boon a
good ono. .
Senator Bolslnger of Gilpln county has ol-
ready gained an enviable reputation ai tlio
Ilolmun of the Colorado senate. As an ob
jector ho is promiscuously conspicuous.
Slio Mlsrlit Oltfoot.
KJXIC/I. /
Totting Hero is an advertisement of n
typewriter that can bo held on the knco In a
ratlwav car.
Dlnillng I wouldn't hold mine oa my
kuco in such a public place.
<
Sight UIIHCUII.
Chf/iter niul Kiirnln/ier. /
She Isn't that a now searf pin you havot
I don't remember to have over seen it boforo.
Ho No. My brother has never called
upon you. _ _
WHAT JS
Frmicin K.
The death of u statesman ; the birth of n
prince ;
A president's partisan vions ;
A candidate's chances ; the fntc of a bill ;
The bre.ich of a treaty , that' nows.
A railway collision ; the full of a bridge ;
A buccaneer's plundering crulso ;
A merchant's misfortune ; a suicide's end ;
A corner la silver , that's uuws.
An earthquake ; a winter without any
storms ;
A summer without any dews ;
A uy clone ; a meteor big as a barn ;
A rainbow at midnight , that's news ,
John W - 's marriage ; George X - 's
divorce :
That lust JOKO of Chauncov Dopow's ;
A coinihg-eut ball in McAllister's set ;
A wblto house reception , that's news.
Thosubjoct , in short , would consume a wbolo
hook ,
AnU then get no more than Its dues ;
For nothing on earth Is so hard to define
As that woo monosyllable -News !
BOYCOTTING A RAILROAD
IIow Lincoln Business Men Icol Towi
the Union Pacific.
A BURGLAR FINALLY RUN TO EARTH ,
A Story of Twentj-Fivo 1'cr Cent In *
tcrnst Kro/.ou to Ddutli lit
tlio Mud Otlior Now *
niul Nut us.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob. 3. [ Special to Tun
UKK. ] There Is nn evident disposition
among thp business inun of the city to boy.
colt the Union 1'aclllo because of the hog-
glshncss displayed hy the oftlclnls of that
ro.nl in Omaha in refusing to carry out the
contract entered into with the Houk Island
for thousoof the bridge nt Omaha , nnd the
Union I'aeiUc line from 'hero to Beatrice
The local UKont-s ot tlu Union Paolflo nro all
well liked , and the business men dislike to
refuse patronage , hut they uro doing it.
TIII ; iiimni.kn riN.M.i.T OAUOIIT.
\V. S. MoMurry wns arrested last night by
OfnYors Snyrtor and Otto ns n suspicious
character. McMurryhas boon badly wanted
hero for some tlmo. Ho was formerly In tlu
employ of G. 11. Skinner , the liveryman , nnd
ills bulloved tlmtabout 4 o'clock on Bundar
morning , IJecembor 14 , he in company with n
fellow workman named Tulbot , broke Into
Mr. Sklnncr'a bufo , in the ofllro of the barn ,
securing about fit la niuney. The pair Inline *
dlntoly doparteil , but were ovcrhaulcil the
next day at PlnlUunouth. Owing to the
mistake of an ofllcor there they were ullowpil
to go before the Lincoln olllcurs rcnehed the
Cnss county capital. Itlloy Sparks was ar
rested at the time us a witness ns he hml
been sleeping In the barn at the time the rob
bery took placo. Last night McMurry showed
up and wns promptly taken into custody.
T\vi.vrr-FivK \ I'EU CENT INTCIIKST.
The path of the money lender is not ono ol
roses. Two weeks ugo Sir. Cnyglll of Weep
ing Water Illcd suit against Martin Kcrscne ,
Clara nnd U. R Lang'on a $ .150 note. Yes.
tcrdny Korscno filed nn answer , setting forth
that ho never heard of tbo note botoro , and
today Clara nd B. F , Lang answered. B ,
F. Lung assorts that ho received
only &JOO for the note ana that
ho was charged 25 per cent a
year thereon , collected In advance. Mrs ,
Lang says they can't hold her as surety bo-
ciiuso usury wns charged.
In the gnrnlsheo proceedings Instituted hy
Dolnu , Decry ic Co. ngalnst Mrs , Merrlmnti ,
wife of thollluUinan merchant who suddenly
left town , leaving a host of creditors to
mourn , Judge Stewart this morning ordered
Mrs. M , to turn o\cc a &UK ) note she has in
her possession inndo payable to her husband.
Counsel objected and will take the case up.
rno/iN : TO IHATII. :
The specific crime with which George Mo
Miillen , arrested yostcrdny for cruelty to
animals , is charged is allowing u horse to
Ireezo to death. AlcMullon Is the owner of n
half dozen loams , and has been engaged In
hauling for the gas company. The other day
ono of his teams stuck in the mud near the
cos works , nnd becoming exhausted ono of
the horses lay down In the mud. It was
allowed to llotlicro , and either died of starva
tion or freezing. It is still lying there frozen
in the mud. McMullon will have his trial to
morrow iu Justice Foxworthy's court.
The following insurance companies have
filed statements with Jopnty ) Auditor Alien
as to their receipts and losses :
Premiums. Losses.
HoUln , St. I'nul ( 1,13) ) M WO 00
Nntlonul , Hiirtfonl 20,001 09 22.14:1 : 40
Itoylston , Iloston 3,70901 3,070 4T V
Northern Assuiancu , Lon
don 11,11501 8,030 X.
American Casualty , llnlll- .
inoro 1,31705
Farmers' and Merchants' .
Lincoln 110.RWK11 ,184 37
Union , San Tranclsco C.IUO 1C 15,707 48
American , Dost on " , U74 IV
Lancashire , Manchester ,
KIIK 11.801 13 1,04S G7
Giniruntco , Jlonti-c.-il ( UijU 50 7.W 4 ]
The Iowa State Trawling Men's ossocia *
tlon has never been authorized to do business
lu this state , although It has boon rnlcing in
the dollars by tno wholesale In fcobniska the
past year.
in : SOLD i.iQi.'ou.
During the last state fnir Leonard Hauer
contributed to the wants or the thirsty hy re
tailing a little splritus frumcntl. lie was
apiu-chcndod nnd finally got Into the United
States court. Today ho WAS arraigned , found
guilty aud lined $10 nnd costs.
AVILMIAVC A IU.CINT nunur. .
The publication of the letter inquiring for
the whereabouts of Hlchavil Gulnther , who
died recently at Kockford , S. D. , brought a
response this morning from a man named
Krause , a tinsmith on South Tenth street ,
who lives near the city , and who Is a. brother-
in-law of the docetised. The letter from
Kuthor was turned over to him , and he will
sco that tbo man's remains are given a bet
ter burial than the constable gave Uiorn.
Till' COI.OUB ! ) MINISTER riNI'.D.
John Stewart , a young colored minister or
licentiate. WAS found guilty this morning of
havingslappcd Miss Curtiss la the face. The
nssault occurred Just outside the church , nnd
was provoked by Miss Curtiss saying some
thing derogatory to Mrs. Stewart , and which
she promptly avowed having said. IIo paid
a dollar and trimmings ,
OlinS AM ) KN1W.
Jerome Williams wants n dlvorco from his
wife Emma to whom ho has , l > ecn murrlea
twelve years , .lerotno says that without nny
cause on his part the woman doicrtod him
nnd has obstinately refused to return to his
homo or to have anything to do with him.
The docket lor the district court for the
February teim shows i > IK ) cases. Of these
fourteen uro criminal , 411 equity and -10J
law. of the latter Jlfty-oiio nro divcrcocases.
\villlainlt.Thuinpsoa declares Inthodis-
trlc * court that Oliver M. Males has llloirnlly
eiidoavorud to got two lots hi Vnll's ' addition
belonging to aim. That Males pulon record
the ngreomont to transfer and iluni proceeded
to plaster the phi'-os with mortgages to say
nothing of the mechanic's Hens. Thompson
wnnts all tliL" > o anuuHcd.
Thomas 1'owers , a grader who worked for
a contractor on the Chicago , Hock Island &
Paoilia railroad , has failed to got ? i7 duo him
as wages , has fallen buck on the railroad com
pany for the Bnmn and brought suit before
Justice Fox worthy to sco if ho cannot get the
money out of them.
Walter M. Woodward , the attorney charged
with violating the law lor the protection of
the wages of laborers , has taken a chougo of
voauo to Justice Coehraa's court.
The Olonovcr land company of Beatrice ha.s
filed articles of incorporation with a capital
stock of $11)0,000. )
Mnrtln Uurns , father of Hlley II. Burns ,
the young man who was drowned wtillesknt-
ing on Bait creel : not long slnco , was yester
day afternoon appointed administrator of the
estate of the deceased. The schedule of prop
erty filed Jiliowa that the deceased was pos
sessed of # J , 100 worth of property.
The county coininlssioiioM have boon
struggling for snmo tlmo with the books of
the county treasurer. In the throes of tlio
annual settlement. Tills Is always a big Job ,
and the commissioners find that Treasurer
Burnham'a nccounls arc perfectly correct.
Mr. J , A. Hoonoy , a genial young gentle
man wellknown m Omaha , has been up.
pointed to the position of stenographer U
Governor Boyd.
Hxpcnslvu O.iIlM , Ununlly.
"Aro you going calling tomorrow ! "
"I hope so. " .
"Whorol"
"Poker party. "
Highest of all in Lcivcniiig Power. U. S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
