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E. Uosowntcr. President flnn Publishing
Company On Saturday at your suggestion
I designated March 18 as the day upon which
the II'orM'lfrnild would ) iubVIsh the names of
its South Omaha subscribers , toRcthcr with
the address of each. I nsked you to agree
publicly and In print to publish your South
Omaha list In the inon.iiitf and evening HKK
of the aamo date. You failed to do so In yes
terday's Unn. I'lmsodoso nt once , so that
our bargain may bn definite.
In order also to save time 1 hereby Iiivlto
you to iiKroo with mo to publish our re
spective lists of Omaha subscribers in our
respective newspapers on Wednesday ,
April 5.
Do you agree to these two propositions ?
Will you promise to publish jour South
Omaha list In both editions next Saturday ?
Will you promise to publish your Omaha list
in both editions April 5 !
O. M. HITCHCOCK ,
President World Pub. Co.
Your South Omaha proposition has been
accepted , and the lists will bo published
Saturday unless you see fit to publish
sooner.
I sco no reason why the publication of the
respective lists of circulation In Omaha
should bo put off to April 5 more than three
weeks. The conditions of my deposit with
Mr. Yatcsaro that the comparison of Omaha ,
South Omaha find Douglas county shall bo
concluded witniu thirty days , and that of
the state within forty days. Kach of my
propositions requires that twenty dajs bo
given for verification. That means that
your city and county list must bo published
within nliuJ days from last Saturday , so that
time is Riven mo for verifying the World-
Jferatd list within the thirty days. I don't
propose to keep ? . ° i,000 tied up when you
haven't put up $1 of forfeit on your side of
the controversy.
Wo shall publish the South Omaha list
Saturday if you don't print \VorM-ireraU \
list before that date. But , mark you , under
the conditions of this contest you have no
right to say on what day TUB BEE shall pub
lish its city or county list. You claim the
largest circulation in Omaha , South Omaha ,
Douglas county und the state. I have of
fered you preat o < lds under a forfeit of $5,000
deposited in certified checks. II Is for you
now to make good your claim , ri-ollsh your
lists for Omaha and Douglas county and
give me time to verify them. If I fail to
publish THE Br.p.'a lists and give you the op
portunity und time to verify their correct
ness , I forfeit my money and leave to the
H'orM-MrciW the field to the paper having
the largest circulation , which Is worth
530,000 to the paper and will not cost you a
penny.
With nothing to lose and everything to
gain , you ought not to ask or expect mo to
consent to any change of the conditions. It
should not take more than three days to copy
und sot up your Omaha list under proirasltlon
No. 1 , In which I offer to match every paying
subscriber to either of your dally editions in
the city of Omnlm with two subscribers for
THE EVENIXU BBB , When that list is pub
lished you can follow with the remaining
names of subscribers in this city and county.
Now proceed to business or take down
your sign of largest circulation. There Is
nothing further to talk about.
about.E.
E. KOSRWATER.
TRADE conditions In Omaha continues
to show gradual improvement. .
A QRCAT many people nro watching
nnd waiting to seewhut the Htato senate
will do with the house maximum rate
bill.
THE anti-railroad pass bill In the
Btnto semite has breathed its last. How
would it do to got up a substitute in the
house and call it the anti-conductor's-
ohcck bill ?
THE law limiting indebtedness of pri
vate corporations is peed nnd must not
bo tampered with. The bill before the
legislature becking to amend it should
bo defeated.
IN SKVKN weeks there was only.ona
ticket sold from Jefferson City , Mo. , lo-
St. Louis , The Missouri legislature is
in session. This breaks the record be
tween Lincoln and Omaha in the past
nine weeks.
IP IIKDUCKD railroad rates bring about
increased business and receipts in Iowa ,
as experience shows to be the cose , will
hiich reduction in Nebraska produce the
name results ? It is fair to assume that
they will , if made.
PHESIDKNT CLKVKLAND lias found it
necessary to deny the report that he had
proscribed democratic editors. The
Feribes may continue to forward their
applications for boap. Four years is a
long time to wait , and the hungry must
have fodder.
No ONK can road the proceedings ol
the legislatures of North Dakota and
Oklahoma without reaching the convic
tion that thoipcoplo there would bo far
better oft had the law makers never gel
together. They nro a disgrace to anj
civilization.
NenitASKA papers arc filled with poll
tics of u local order just now. Citj
nnd village elections occur April ! , and
the town that will not have four or more
tickets in the Held will bo behind the
times. Nonpnrtisan nnd citizens' con
veutious seem to bo running riot.
DISIIONKSTV MUST UK MAUtti ODIOUS ,
Itoinblloan | moinl > orn of the leijlslii-
turo should turn 11 deaf car to turn who
n.Hlt that they shall by tholr voice or vote
shit-Id any rupubllcati olllclal who has
shown criminal nuiillKonuo In thu dls-
churtfu of hl.s duties and allowed the
Htatu to bo tilmuloral and swindled by
contractors or by Btibiu'dlnatus In ollloo.
The republican party cannot ntTord to
shoulder penitentiary swindles and asy
lum thievery. On the contrary , repub
lican members are in honor and duty
bound to vindicate the party and make
dinhoncuty and criminal neglect in ofllco
odious.
The example sot by General Grant in
relentlessly prosecuting some of his
most ardent republican friends Impli
cated In revenue frauds and illicit
whisky tralllc should bo emulated. No
republican member of the legislature
who aspires to bo honored with any pub
lic position can afford to go on record as
an apologist of public thieves and olll-
clals who have aided and abetted
schemes oif plunder and embezzlements
of public t'liuls.
There can ' > o only ono way of dealing
with such oft'ondo'-s , and that is to lot
them suffer the consequences of their
acts. They have disgraced the party by
their own conduct and they are entitled
, o no sympathy if they are taken to task
> y the representatives of the people and
severely denounced as unworthy of
further confidence. This is the least
that can be done under such circum
stances. The republican party of No-
jraska has a right to expect that every
lonest republican in the legislature will
irmly uphold the honor of the state , no
natter who is affected.
1'IIK CO.U.1/OA SKXSKiOF SUGAR 11KKT
The Kansas legislature has voted nn
appropriation for the encouragement of
sugar boot culture , which goes to show
that the Kansas populists are not in ac
cord with Nebraska populists regarding
the propriety of state aid to develop
sugar beet production. On this question
wo believe the Kansas populists are
right. Asa principle , viewed from the
theoretic standpoint , it is wrong to tax
one clubs of citi/cns for the benefit of
another class , oven if in the end
the whole commonwealth profits thereby.
But from a practical standpoint tlno spun
theories of equity must give way to
hardpan business methods. There is no
such thing as equitable taxation. People
ple who have no children arc paying
school tax for the beneflt of those who
have children to educate. People whenever
never ride in a carriage are taxed for
street pavements which they never use
and men who don't own a foot of land pay
road taxes. Tlio citl/.cns of Omaha have
been taxed and will continue to bo taxed
for one-eighth of the $200,000 and inter
est for which the state was bonded for
the relief of the drouth sufferers , and
there is no end to inequitable taxation
of ono class of citizens for the benefit of
another class.
The only pertinent question about the
sugar bounty is whether Nebraska , with
all her ndvantugiM of adaptable soil nm3
climate- will bo able to induce capital
ists to build twenty or thirty sugar re
fineries within the next five years with
out a bounty , so long ns other stales arc
offering bounties and other inducements
and so long as Germany and Austria nro
paying bounties upon all sugar exported
to this country. Sugar beet culture in
Europe has been extensively developed
by bounties and tax remission. European
sugar boots nro cultivated by pauper
labor and this fact alone makes compe
tition ruinous unless some aid is given
to offset it , at least during the period
while the industry is still in its in
fancy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a-TMAN HKSRKVN FUNDS.
Nebraska has in the neighborhood
of seventy building-loan associations.
Their aggregate assets amount to
$3.000,000. Tills sum represents the
savings and earnings of nt least 4,000
shareholders , nearly all of whom are
heads of families and wage workers , and
it represents also loss than fifteen years
growth of this important economic
movement in the state. At a reasonable
oatimato each $1,000 accumulated means
a boino or the improvement of ono , so
that the Nebraska associations luivo
enabled 11,000 members to hcciiro homes
of their own and improve their condition
in life.
It is obvious that an interest of such
importance , possessing limitless possi
bilities for public good , do orvcs the
earnest attention of lawmakers and the
zealous care of state officials charged
with the ' of
biijxM'vision building-loan
associations. Not only should they beheld
held within proper limitations , but their
methods of operation and tholr expensed.
should 1x3 carefully watched , so as to
check instantly every symptom of specu
lation and prevent reckless squandering
of the funds entrusted t ; > them.
Mutuality of interest being the basis
of building-loan associations , it is the
duty of the stulo banking l)3nrrt to see to
it that every reasonable precaution is
taken to prevent the porvor&ion of that
principle. The board is given ample dis
cretionary power under the law , not only
to prevent the speculative element from
imposing on confidence reposed in
building-loan associations , but to require
such safeguards as will place them on a
firmer foundation. To this end associ
ations should bo required to open nnd
maintain a reserve fund. If managers
of associations fall to realize the Impor
tance of providing against losses through
bad investments , it is properly the duty
of the fitato to require it. No argument
is necesaary to show the wisdom of pro
viding for contingencies inseparable
from business. Sound business policy
demands it.
Every solvent financial Institution i #
prepared for ordinary emergencies aris
ing in the course of bnsincsj. The reserve -
serve fund or surplus , or Its equivalent
in negotiable securities , is a bill
wnrk against ovll report , unforeseen
drains , or losses. The fact that
state and national laws hnpOHu these
conditions on banks fs sufficient warrant
\
for llko requirement from
1'rugroMlvo bullillniHonn nfnoelntloitH
must bestir tlionwolvoH. If tbcy would
continue prosiU'roimandBrowln tliouon-
lilctiue of Die Industrious and the frugal
tlioy must gtinrtl n nlnst losses which ,
inilor present methods , ctuiso Incquitn-
: > lo ( Itatrlbutlon of imrniiitfH. The ambi
tion to make big dividends one year pro-
luces u relapse the next. Conservative
nethods , reasonable prolltfl and n reserve -
servo for emergencies Is a royal road
o permanent success.
TO DOH'A' KECKIiUr ,
The savage onslaught which the
World'Jleruld makes upon Hon. Charles
iCcckloy for the efficient work ho has
lone In the cell house swindle investiga
tion will scarcely taint Mr. Kcckley's
well-earned reputation its an upright
representative of the people. Tlio proof
of the pudding is always in the eating.
Mr. Keckley has nothing to apologize
ror in his past career in connection with
ils record on the penitentiary. lie is
on record ns an opponent to the exten
sion of the penitentiary contract and its
transfer from Stout to Moahor and his
vote is recorded in the journals of 1887
against the extension. The question
naturally suggests itself , why should the
WorldIcmld or any paper pretending
to advocate decent government aide
with the thieves nnd swindlers as against
an honest man. las the Double-Endcr
, ) eon annexed by Dor'gun ? It looks that
ivny to a man up a tree.
The fact that the Lincoln Joitnutl ,
which has been the official organ of the
tcnltcntiary gang , by which it was nour
ished in its infancy nnd kept alive in
ater years , leaves no room for doubt
.lint the gang proposes to down Keckloy
'or daring to grapple with it. But the
ang has tueklod the wrong man this
time.
TIIK UMAHA / ; osmoA * .
Tin ; Manufacturers association has
closed a contract by which it secures
iho Coliseum for its exposition this year.
Tills disposes of the question as to a
suitable place in which to hold the ex
position , and all that remains is to make
preparations for receiving and display
ing the largest contributions of Ne
braska made articles that were ever
brought together. Last year the Colt-
,011111 , proved ample for the displays
made in the initial exposition of the as
sociation , and although it is expected
that the exhibits will be much more
numerous and extensive this year it is
balieved that by judicious use of the
space there will bo room enough pro
vided for all exhibitors.
This years exposition will forcibly
demonstrate the need of a commodious
exposition hall centrally located in this
city. The Coliseum was never intended
to meet that demand , and it falls far
sboi't of doing so. It is hardly practica
ble to use a building to far from the cen
ter of the city for the numerous conven
tions and society meetings that arc hold
here. Their number is increasing year
by year , and the "logic of the situation"
clearly shows that Omaha must become
an important convention city. The
Manufacturers association has for some
time past contemplated a plan by which
this common need could bo met , but thus
far nothing has been accomplished. It
is probable that the magnitude of this
year's oxpwition will clinch the'matter ,
a'nd that Omaha will have a large and
centrally located exposition and conven
tion hall within u year from this time.
THE Lincoln Jourwd asks the legisla
ture to go slow about reaching conclu
sions concerning rottenness and cor
ruption in the penitentiary , insane
asylums and other institutions for fear
of making a martyr out of some honest
man. There is not the leastdangcr that
nn honest man is going to bo branded as
a thief by the legislature. The only
danger is that n great many thieves and
swindlers may bo able to cover their
tracks and pass themselves oiT for
honest men. For that matter , however ,
the legislature Is not looking for any
holp-or honest advice from the Joimutl
in any effort to root out public thieves
and jobbers. That paper has always
been the mainstay mid , pliant apologist
of all the rogues and ringstors that have
over infested the state capital.
As TIIK BEU has heretofore said , "tho
logic of events'1 points to a free bridge
between Omaha and Council Bluffs. The
only question as , what is the best way to
get it ? Shall Douglas and Pottawattamio
counties got together and vote bonds to
cover the cost of construction ? The people
ple of Council Bluffs seem to favor such
action , on the ground that the benefits
sure to accrue in dollars and cents would
more than offset the amount of interest
to bo paid on bridge bands. It is highly
probable that the interest in this pro
ject that has sprung up across the river
will bo viewed with favor by the progressive -
gressivo men of Omaha. One thing is
certain : If the two communities can har [
monizo all interests in the direction of a
free bridge its construction will soon bo
0assured. .
IT IS to bj sincerely hoped that the
now penitentiary olllcials will take im
mediate stons to clean and renovate the
entire establishment. Tun HBK has
shown that it is in n filthy and dilapi
dated condition , for which there is no
rational excuse. The ex-olllulals who
are responsible for the existing state of
things mor't ' public condemnation and
legislative oonsuro. The state appro
priates money for maintaining the
penitentiary buildings and for their earo
and preservation. What was done
with the money ?
RKl'KESKNTATIVK DA VIES of CaSS is
entitled to a great deal of credit for the
forcible and lucid presentation to the
house of the report of the penitentiary
investigating committee , of which ho is
a member and in which lie bus rendered
excellent service during the progress of
the investigation. Mr. Davioj Is one of
the rising young rupubitcunj of
brasku.
Chicago newspapers have .it
tempted to voice the public choice of ti
candidate for mayor by inviting all eltl-
/ens to hend their ballots to the citizens
committee appointed for the purpose.
Thus are the ward heelers and cauciv
paukera circumvented luiJ party o.n en
tloim dolled , WRli Hood newspapers ,
loyal to the Iwst IrforoslH of any city , lt
people have no ffyd of machine poli
ticians In the marflgoinont of tnunli'tpat
affairs. The CliltMgH plan Is only an *
other illustration of the growing power
of an untrammeled press , whose Influ
ence for gotxl Is immeasurable.
LIT : the legislature proceed with the
work of house cleaning. If reports bo
true there is dnirin" the corners of ono
or two other stale Institutions. If the
senate and hous committees on public
lands and buildings will carefully scru-
tlnlzo nnd check up supply vouchers of
all state Institutions It Is possible that
more crookedness may bo exposed. If
not , such inspection would satisfy the
people that the state's money has
not been squandered , and such informa
tion tit this time would bo worth all It
might cost.
TUB reports of legislative Invest ( gating
committees made last week had the good
old ring in thorn and the assurance they
convoy that there are men In the pres
ent legislature strong enough to take a
firm stand In defense of the honor
and integrity of the state is of the high
est value to the people. The fact should
bo noted that the present house of rep
resentatives has no compromise to make
with public thieves and a majority of its
members have the courage and the abil
ity to maintain tholr ground.
Tlinili : is yet hope for Now Orleans.
The dispatches announce that she is
done with prize lighting for all timo.
Recent mills have proven Hat financial
failures for"the two sporting clubs there
and the Law and Order league has de
clared war on the pugs with chances of
success. Gradually and surely the truth
is dawning that there Is no place in the
United Sttitcs for the professional prize
lighter. It begins to look as if ho would
soon have to go to work.
Bv TUB way , what does the legislature
proposcitodo with the public thieves who
plundered the State Hospital for the In
sane at Lincoln ; * Are they to bo per
mitted to enjoy the fruits of their ill-
gotten gains ? In considering tills im
portant point it will bo borne in mind
that u Lancaster county indictment is
not what it ought to l > c , if past experi
ence amounts to anything.-
SECKBTAKY MOUTON lias suddenly
lost his grip in tiioyeather service , and
his partisans , who hKvo been boasting of
the improved conditions since Undo
Jerry Husk stopped out , have been
obliged to pull in their horns. March in
Nebraska is a problem in weather
science which 'even J. Sterling hasn't
been able to solve.
TUB vital point made by the peniten
tiary cell-house investigating committee
is that the Stiito Bcard of Public Lands
and Buildings is piorally and legally
bound to protect the' ' state against thiev
ing contractors. 'Failing of its duty in
this regard it nuist expect public con
demnation , it
I'a r mirn Know How to Ma ftp liny.
Houston I'tist.
It is pointed out that the other day Jerry
Simpson qualified on a bond for.IO,000 , while
two years ago ho was posing as a pauper.
There is method In the madness of these
populists.
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With II HlKT >
Cfiic/nwilf / Ccinincrclal.
This Is a trreat Nation. How otherwise
could it bo and spend : i billion dollars a
year , rapidly pay off a bifj debt , and go blun
dering alonir in matters of ilnaneo from year
40 year , without tumbling Into bankruptcy ?
OmU'lnit U'ns 11:1(1 : I
Xclimsltd Citu Prc * * .
The State Board of Public Lands and
Buildings was given a severe trouncing by
the house investigating committee for mui'li
evident crookedness in building the peniten
tiary cell houso. However , most of its fail
ings have buen those of omission rather than
of commission.
_
Ho H Irrvprr Klhlc.
Mlnncapoll * Trtlnine.
Omaha has placed a prohibitory license on
the gentle drummer. It won't lust long , for
verily the commercial missionary , like the
wind , blowoth where ho llstoth , nnd ho will
knock" out the Omaha ordinance In one time
and two motions ns soon as ho can get It be
fore a proper court.
I.Humiliations of tlio Colonel * .
St. / ' < mlln'ie. / .
The St. Louis Ucpubllo is of the opinion
that no Missouri colonel ' 'will lower his dig
nity enough to squeal for swill from this or
any other administration. " And the Globe
Is clearly of tlio opinion that this adminis
tration will not carry swill to a Missouri
colonel or nny other. Honors seem to ho
very easy.
Cloviiliinil's Now l > rnl.
, M'tuhlnuton / ' . > ( .
The announcement , unollli'ially , but no
less authoritatively , given out by President
Cleveland to the effect that as a rule no ap
plications for appointment will be enter
tained from these who hold positions under
his llrst administration , tails llko an exceed
ingly wet blanket upon the numerous ex-
oillco holders who hivvo eomo on to Washing
ton with thn expectation of reinstatement.
o
I.urky at Wull as Itlcli.
Detroit I-'rcc I'rcus.
There .scorns to IMJ some special providence
which protects the lives of millionaires
against the murderous attempts of cranks.
In almost every case 1119 would-bo assassins
got the worst of it. Hussoll Sago was In an
explosion that did IlUlo worse than Jar him.
Malinger Frluk was out and about within a
few days after tlio attempt on his life , and
Muckay Is oxpcclgifjto recover from the
wounds inflicted lv ) , a man who had tried to
amass his mlllluiiHiVif Speculation and made
an ignominious fuiwrr The efforts of these
cranks are suggestive of French duels.
mr
Cuimclii .Iti.Uout of Its
Tnrjn/p / Mall.
A clerk In the Department of the Inter
ior has made a lujky discovery. Albert
Marie E. Griguaril , who has been drawing
government piy fw. the last twelve years ,
has been ulso Improving an invention which
promises to rovojulrtml/.o lithographing.
( Jrlgnard Is n Frew-'Tf Canadian , 47 years of
ago , and a Uthoirwpliorby trade. If the now
process accomplishes all that Is claimed foi
it , the assertion fklll ho made In duo time
that It was Inventol liy nn American. A
Canadian g.xvo thocworld the telephone anil
Canadian genius I * stUl bestowing bonoilts
upon t'io r.ieo.
Thn ItllH l''i tun oT I'ulillc Stutlon.
There Is a glamour ubaut placo-holdlii ?
which Is irresistible to many of the -'outs '
If plat-omen would open their ho.irt.s lion
citly the great majority would confess that
they had been liapplerand more prosperous
in spending cquil oSforts In the attaining
and possessing ° f private employment. Ho-
publics are ungrateful and poUth-huis nro
I'.c'do ' The c nvcr of the tx.orago ofilco-
liolder , particularly the man In the humbler
wallts. Is pi'o-ui'liui > and unsillsfyin. , ' at
boat not to make men' Ijn of the moral sldo
the Uluntod eo'jcK'uco which frequonfy
obtain * , the cxtravaganco begotten ot koap-
in" "tho tx s" in liumin- and the Inabillt.v to
lay by a penny for a rainy day. U H little
wonder il : it women folk are loth to h.ivo
Ihulr hLsbinUs and tons cmlroU thomtolvos
in polItkHas poMrs now go. With itn
i leal puillc 3'jrvlvo , with au honest enfoco-
ucntof fnlrand Intelligentcivil service rules ,
, he condition * would lm vastly Improved , JOsl
n with proper attention to the yrlmnrlM
and vklmnoo at the nolU the eleetlvo oftl-
era would ffrniio higher , Hut tills ro.id Is
ill up hill.
Tim Until of HIM lluncrjr llordo.
Itttffaltt Knqulrtr.
U Is nlintnoful that the chief magistral ! ) of
, lin nation should ho made the target for the
putltloiiH of the hungry and thirsty. It is
shameful that this rush for olllco should dls-
ilngulsh the Incoming of every .idmtnlstra-
lion. Il U to bo hoped that the extension of
the civil service laws will some day so thor-
Highly establish the merit system that Its
nlluctico will bo felt In nil npK | > liituicnts.
Should Try It.
The railroad committee bill has finally
after a stubborn light , made by the railroad
nun , passed the homo , nnd It H to bo hoixnl
that the antl-monoHily | republicans and In
dependents will hoablo Insecure the consent
of the semite , and that the governor will
ipprovo of It. The bill reduces In the
average the railroad freight rates 2(1 ( per
cent , but allows the railroads nn appeal to
the courts , whenever reduction of the rntrs
In too great , so that It would ruin the rail
roads. The i-lTect of a similar law In Iowa
uis In no way been Injurious to the rail
roads or to the state , and there Is no good
eason why It should not bo tried In No-
jraska.
I.it No Guilty Mini ll cnpc ,
i A'cbratil\aH.
Investigation as to the mode of punish-
tnent In the Nebraska penitentiary by a leg
islative } committee appointed for the purpose
discloses a most brutal and inhuman state of
iITalrs to exist In that Institution. The leg
islature will bo derelict in its duty should it
permit this session to pass without probing
this matter to the very bottom , discharging
every attache of the Institution , from the
warden down , who has had anything to do
with such treatment of the prisoners under
their charge , and arranging formoro humane
methods to bo adopted and employed In the
management of the penitentiary and In deal
ing with the unfortunates who are Incarcer
ated within Its walls.
Kni-iiilng Ono Hundred Veiirn lionet * .
rSYcrcfunItittk tit A'urth Amrrlean llrvlew.
Should our population increase ns rapidly
during the coming 1K ( ) years as In the past
111 ty , It will ho not less than lOO.UOO.OOO. I
am , however , Inellned to think it will not so
increase ; for ono thing , we will not have the
same inducements to offer to immigrants.
When the prleo of land goes up. as It is
bound to do , and Its acquisition requires
more money ; when more capital Is required
to undertake farming , except on the smallest
scale , and truck farms near cities bring a
high rent nnd call for the greatest lutelll-
Renec as well as Industry on the part of the
farmer ono of the chief Inducements to
foreigners seeking our shores , namely the
acquisition of farms of their own , will dis
appear. At the same time the liberal ten
dencies of all dvili/.cd countries , oven under
monarchical governments , will lessen the
number of those who leave the older coun
tries for the sake of greater polltie.il free
dom. Immigration to the United States will
consist more and more of a few compara
tively well-to-do pei-sons , seeking oppor
tunities for the prolltablo Investment of a
small capital , and who , possessing some
education and training In the art of self gov
ernment , will readily amalgamate with our
own people , or of the poorest classes well
content to servo for a time In tlio ranks of
labor , provided the rate of wages Is high
enough to reward their frugality with mod
erate savings.
A SAMl'f.K \lilllA ! > KA HATK.
SurBition , Nob. , March 13. To the Editor
of THE BEE : I did not see oil by the car
load in your article on "Who Pays High
Freights. " In Tin : SUNDAY Dr.u. I pay $52
a ear on oil from Omaha (170 ( miles ) to
Superior. The rate on a car of oil from
Chicago to Omaha ( a distance of 500 miles )
43. How does this look to a man up a
tree ? F. V. Bisiioi1.
THE HUE KXnoitSKlt.
NEHRASKA. CITY , Neb. , March 13. T the
Editor of Tun Bnn : As a citizen of Ne
braska and a republican I want to thank you
for your vigorous course as to state ofllcials ,
neglect and misdeeds , oven though they bo
republicans , and for tlio valuable sen Ice you
are rendering toward scouring to this state
a reasonable maximum freight law. The
republican party must quit being the sub
servient tool of the railroads if it expects to
continue any other than a languishing and
inconsequential existence In Nebraska.
Your table of comparative rates between
Iowa and Nebraska surprised mo.
DAVID Buowx.
inr. i'noro ! > ji > t'.i.v.i/ .
OMAHA , March I , * ) . To the Editor of THE
Bisu : "No amount of talk will tiulld the
Omaha and Platte river canal , " says THE
BKE , and I entirely concur with It in that
self-evident proposition. Years of prepara
tory and necessary engineering work and ob
servation will culminate about April 1 , when
TUB BEE , nifd all other Intelligent people In
this city and state will bo pointed the way
to the forces of "picks and shovels" which ,
by its own aid nnd approval , nnd by the co
operation of the people , the Omaha nnd
Platte river canal and the best water power
with which to turn the wheels of Industry
in the United States , will bo seen to bo equal
to an accomplished fact.
GEOIWTS L. MIM.EII.
KKUK.ISK.I .l.V/J KKnit.lSKAXS.
Milford's now creamery Is ready for opera
tion.
tion.Polk
Polk county's fair association Is In luck
money in its pocket nnd out of debt.
Foot racers will indulge in a tournament
at Callaway March 17 for n $100 prize.
The Indian News is a paper Just started at
Gordou.'dovoted to the doings of the red
man.
J. Ii. Archer , a pioneer of Johnson county ,
nnd one of the wealthiest citizens of Sterling ,
died last week. Ho was a native of Ver
mont.
Dr. Little has assumed charge of the Nor
folk Insane asylum and Dr. Summers has re
turned to his home in West Point. It is cald
the ox-suporintondent will travel in Iho cast
for a year and then return to Nebraska to
practice his profession.
In the district court at Nellgh last week
Judge Klnkald decided the contested elec
tion case of Burton and ICnapp for a seat In
the county board. Three tickets with
ICnapp's name written in , but the crosses op
posite omitted , wore thrown out , and Burton
won thereby. The case will bo appealed to
the supreme court.
Fred Noab of Nebraska City is In bed with
ono leg pirbolled from the tip of his toes to
above the knoe. Ho was walking across a
vat in thu distillery when a board broke and
ho loll Into the tub , but ho managed to keep
nil but ono logout of the boiling liquor. Ho
smiles to think of his luck , but it will bo
some days before ho laughs out loud.
The Southern Nebraska Trotting associ
ation held a business meeting at Nelson and
arranged dates fur the summer and fall
meetings us follows- Superior , August 2--
L'i : ; Nelson , August 2'J. ' September 1 ; Edgar ,
September 5-7 , Geneva. September 1U-22 ;
Hebron. September 20-21) ) . It Is probable
IT'S A SKCIiKT
tliat many women
o o their beauty
to Dr. 1'Jcrce'H Ka-
vor > ' 3 Prescription.
reason beau-
of rorm und
face , as well as
grace , radiate from
the common center
health. The bent
bodily condition results -
sults from good
food , fresh air , and
exercise , coupled
with the judicious
use of the " Proscription. " In maid
enhood , , womanhood , and motherhood , it's a
supixjrtlnt ; tonio that's jicctillarly ndnptal to
her Howls , regulating , btronjrtlicnliijj , mid
curing , the derangements of the BOX.
If there lw headaclio , pnm In the Iwek ,
bearing-down sensations , or general debility ,
or If there bo nervous dlsturbancoj , nervous
prostration , nnd sleeplessness , the " Prr.scrip-
lion " reaches the origin of the trouble nnd
corrects it ; It dispels aches nnd ( wins , cor
rects displacement * nnd cures cntarrunl In
flammation ( if thu lining mcmbnines. It's
( /uarantefil to Uinelit or euro , or tlio rnouoy
( told for it b
tlml l-nlrbury iuul Hubbell will become mom-
be ru of the L'ltvult , a * they hud rcpitisonln
UVM prcnenl , nnd date * for those two towns
will bo arranged Inter on
Ex-Consul to San Salvador.IV. . Um
brought suit at l-'rcmont before thu Dodgn
county court against ox-CoiiKro.'uninn ' Ueorgo
W. E. Dorsoy for * 50j : for allrgud sprvli P.S
and expenses of himself and clerk In Mr ,
Dorsoy'fl behalf during the campaign of 1SDO.
The rnso was tried before a Jury , which ren
dered a vonllot In Mr , IXIVO'H favor for (76
and ho was required to pay his own costs.
Ed Moore wns found guilty at Chadron of
murder In the second degree for the killing
of Tom Dalton last December , Moore nnd
Dalton were army mates nnd were sworn
friends. Although both were colonnl men ,
white blood predominated , and they were
known us the two handsomest fellows mining
the troops at Fort Robinson. Moore shot
Dalton during an altercation over a game of
cards , while Intoxicated. During the trial
the prisoner broke down ami shed tears
when the old ties of friendship that had
bound them together were mentioned.
Judge Barlow will pronounce sentence this
week. * >
MAN FBOM DEAD WOOD.
Ho ItrpurU the I'nupm-ti UrlRht for u lliujr
Summer.
E. G Lawton of Dead wood Is In the city.
Ho has secured the contract for the plumb
ing work In the largo hotel about to bo
erected at Sheridan , Wyo. In answer to
various questions ho yesterday said :
"Wo expect to sco a lively summer In
Deadwood this season A largo number of
business houses will bo built , and wo shall
have a fiiO.OOO Masonic temple and a S'JOO.IMO
hotel. The hotel will ci'llpse any you have )
here. The mines are doing well , and a largo
number of sales are going on. Quito a
number of men who have held to their
properties for years are selling out to good
advantage and investing again. I know of
ono man who recentlj sold his mine for
fCw.OOO , and Immediately put $50,000 Into a
line building In Deadwood. Capital Is .sook-
ing us at a lively rate and will give us n busy
summer.
"This talk about the failure of tin deposit *
In the Ilarney Peak mlne.s Is all untrue. 1
luivo reliable information to the effect that
the deposits nro exhaustion.- ! , and that as
soon us the dilllculty between the American
and European stockholders Is adjusted -worx
will bo resumed.
"Yes , Sheridan Is having a boom Whether
its advancement will bo permanent or not ,
only the future can tell. 1 have the utmost
faith In It. Sheridan Is In a wonderfully
rich country. Farmini ; land sells for prices
ranging from $ 'M to $ IIJ ) per acre. The set
tlers , too , are people who have some means
to begin with , and all who are there acem to
bo prospering.
"Tho irrigation question In South Dakota
is settled. The country is dotted with
artesian wells j leldlngImmense llo s Water
can be obtained anj where , and all those who
can afford It arc sinking wells. Do jou know ,
wo are Inclined to believe that these wells
are lowering the Missouri river ! At any
rate the volume of water in the river Is
diminishing , and we an > nimble to account for
it In any other way. But let. that bo as it/ /
may , the irrigation question in South Dakota
Is solved and for nil time. "
Tlio Other Fellow.
S. Bank , a merchant at lit South Six
teenth street , complains that TIIK BIB ; did
him nn injustice In the published .statement
that ho had taken unfair advantage of n
prospective customer. Ho denies It and says
that his name was confounded with that of
B. Banks , a dealer across the street.
1'or an Oniiih.i fiiHtltutliin.
The legislature has appropriated $ .1,000 to
repair the defective plumbing work In the
State Institution for the Deaf located In this
city. The appropriation was made upon the
strength of the report of Plumbing Inspector
Duncan , who found the plumbing in such a
terrible state a few weeks ago.
11A 1.31 FUR TIIK Itr.VKS.
Washington Star : "I am several laps
ahead , " .said thu cat \ \ ho had stolen the cream.
Arkansaw Traveler : The railroads are being
called on to decide which N Mvllch.
. Journal : "This Is n protly soft
sit I've not , " remarked the dust In thn carpet ,
"hut I am afraid they are going to beat me out
of It. "
Inter Ocean : "Tom , you cried out dread
fully In yourslocp. Did you have iiUhtnmie ? "
Tom worse limn lli.u. I thought I was
forced to eat dinner without plu.
Olenn Tails Republican : On convivial occa
sions the red man turns "yeller. "
Troy Press : The mllllary pi-l-onor U forced
to be guarded In all he says and doe- , .
Itlngh.imton Leader : A imin with a broken
leg Is apt to do a good deal of darning while
tin ) leg Is knlttlim.
Boston Transcript : St. Louis has a girl
ulirenolnglit. Evidently woman Is getting to
the head In the march of progress.
1'hlliidclphla Times ; 1'oneernlng telephones
nnd high rates jn'oplo will bo .satisfied to set
the mutter all right In the car ; they don't
want It continually In the neck.
Chicago Tribune : "Now , there's Mrs. Stronc-
mlnd , " crawled young llunldnson. "Shi 's al
ways talking about her rights , and she doesn't
ovi'M live up to her privileges. "
"Iloww1'
"Why , her husband has u razor and ' ho nnvor
Uses It. Got more beard than ho has , too , "
I'uck : Parson Jobo Horrible weather , t'nclo
.In cob ,
Undo Jake 'At's ' '
ndzactly 'cordln'to how
you look at It , parson. 1 don't mmih com
plain about do weddah , 'cause US ueukld : but
of dls kino of ucddnh Is jtoln1 to rontlmm to
ki't'pon remiilnln' illilicor way much Iniisrnli , I
bo dun ) , par-i > ii , ef I don't s\\oj > my pallonco
fur u posture si.imp , and mall myself over to
.Icr.sey.
FRANK IRELAND'S ' AMBITION
Ho is Anxious to Heoomo an Assistant Soo-
rutiujr of the Treasury ,
CHAIRMAN HARRITY FAVORS HIM
l'o Ulnn Held liy Governor Crnmmo In ll
Drpitrtmrnt t do to n 1'iva Trnilcr
Ollu'r Appointment * lining
Coiuliloreil.
WASUINOTOX lioncAU or Tun HUB , I
M ! KOUIITHKNTII STHRKr. V
ttAsnixinox. 1) . 0. , March IB. J
Nebraska and Iowa wore today readied
by the clerks assigned to the work of "book-
Ing" and clasalfi Imr the applications for
onic-o In thu Troa.miry department It do-
vcloped th.it these
states had but one ap
plication each.
They were from lY.ink 1' . Ireland of Ne
braska City , who wants to bo nu assistant
sivret.iry of the treasury , and John il.
ICeatly of Marshalltown , l.i. , who nsks fop
the position of second comptroller of the
treasury. Chairman llurrlty U backing Ire
land , whose chmicM.s nro good.
Ch.irles S. It.imlln of HO.UOII , a free
trader , Is to be llrst assistant secretary of
the tre.isury , n position held by Governor
Cmunse and latterly by Congressman dear.
Ho Is to be assigned to administer the cus
toms law.
law.'I'o
'I'o ( in to < liulin Trip.
Today Senator Kyle called upon President
Cleveland nnd Introduced ( ieneral Marls
Taylor of Huron who has been a camlldalo
for the commlsslouershlp of the general land
olllce. H Is understood that this appoint
ment has already been decided upon and
th.U 11 will go to Judge Bartlett Trip of
Vankton , S. D. If this appointment should
be mndo it will bo one of the exceptions to
Mr Cleveland's rule , for Judge Trip ac
quired his title b.v a previous ap | > ointmcnt of
the president to a Jud'jeship ' in D.ikota when
it was still a territory. Trip is Intensely
popular , however , und hnth able and clean.
Mr. John II. Ilenton of Farifo , N. I ) , who
has also been a candidate for the eomml.s-
sloncr.shtp , showed his dlsapointment on Ids
face when ho came from the president's
presence. Peter Couchman , who was thu
democratic candidate for lieutenant governor
in South Dakota last fall , also accompanied
Senator Kyle. Mr. Couchman wants to bo
appointed survejor general.
MUrrlliiiitMHI * .
Krancis C. Orable of Omaha is at the Ar
lington.
lion. I ) . H. Mercer , Omaha , and II C.
Iott of Halt Lake City are at the Kbbltt.
( ! . U. Skinner , Nebraska , Is at the St.
Jamc.s
The .supremo court today denied the motion
to advance the case of Uufus 1C. ( . .rays
against the United States.
H Is stated that there are no eases before
the supreme court from either Nebraska or
South Dakota and but two or three from
Iowa.
Major A. V. Letbon of Pierre , S. 1) , Is
hero.
hero.Mr.
Mr. J. C. Adams , editor of the Crcseo
Iowa Times and chairman of the Vankton
Sioux commission , and Special Agent J A.
Cooper of the Interior department are iu the
city on mat'ers of Interest and lmi > orianca
to the Indian bureau. They expect to re
main hero for several days. R S. 11.
r.n.L i.norst
Allinla ConnHtnttiin ,
Just think of all the olllccn the Rov'montN got
to till !
You can hear the fellers marcliln' from llrown-
vllh'ok'iiii to Hill ;
They'll1 all In double column , an' they'ii'golu'
double rjulck ,
Tor they want their bread and butterwith the
butler laid on thick !
Just think of all the ofllccs an' how they'll 1111
'em up !
Tor every imm who takes a sip just pasiot
'long thu cup ;
They're all a-marchln' Moudy an' Jes' luillerln'
( Iown ( he line.
An'each feller hays , "I'm ready ; iiiuKu the
"sHcet'iiln1 slrong In mine ! "
\Voll , Hint's the. way to work It Just pass the
plate along
While Mm churns comes a-swolllii' In the iluiu-
cratie son ; ; : , ,
Just let hur roll from every soul and let the
music rise
Till It nhakes thu mighty winder.- the ovcr-
luslln' .skies !
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I ) , SmWSA BOX. ' 5
] Science ! !
MEDICAL
SCIENCE
his achieved a
great triumph in i
the production of ;
nlilrli will cure sick
llenilucho anil all Ncr-
jjvoiu Il nrdrr arising from Irapnlrril
S nicrvtlnn. Coiutlpullnn uni ! llliur-
t > rtrrcil I.lver J nnd Ihrjr nil ) ijulcklf rc-
ctara uomrn la complete Iicaltli.
JJ Covjrcd nlth a Tasteless > Soluble Coalln'j. '
Of all ilrujL-isIs. I'ncc Ztl cents a ' > oj ,
New York Depot. 16 ? Canal St.
111
Lar.'Oit M innfiiaturjri an 1 ltt illari
of Clothing lii tlu WorU.
Song of the Saw
The carpenters saw the wood the people saw
the bargains because
we saw that it was better -
ter for us to saw oiTsome
of the pries rather than
allow the saw-dust to
get in its work not that
saw-dust would hurt
the suits any , but that
they were in the way of the saw You saw how
'they were saw-ing out the side of the store this
week didn't you Well , if you did , you saw those
new spring suits and overcoats you saw the price
you saw the quality you saw the exclusive
styles you saw nothing like them anywhere else
This one point we want to impress upon you
while the sawing is going on we are prepared and
are doing business just as nicely as ever , and as an
inducement to bravo the noise of the saw wo are
offering the greatest bargains you ever saw. See ?
BROWNING , KING & CO. , .
, , , Btoro open baturday every till evening 10 till m S.W. Cor , 15th and DoiiglasSt