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Iht ffHtltf
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1 < i mling ffi , litn vf i'tM .W.
( Mr. KnMls
< l r 1o Pr.an < > c < Ws not plei o Th
York TVw. < . There are
U > .11 the prudent 5s not
ailTninl > tra1ion with the
of g-ainins mugwump
ol Minm-Aprtlis hnvo pros -
s o far with their fijrht a < niin > t
the coal cvwihino in Minne i < vlfl that they
A e hiildmc indigiwition im tiajj This
i1 , Ti > > > d av far a * it ffoe > , iwit the le is-
lat.ire . di > s o1 y ftia to ba half as indig-
a > li < pe < of li ? are.
IT IS Miid lhat narahtirg1 is now free
ircm r'hitktra and in a penernlly healthy
II 1-h * same at * of thing-s
can 1 > y repwitid a month or
thwe will ba pond ground for
thai thiinot to be n very
v ar aft r all.
THE eflort * of Colonel Murphy in be-
luUr i > f American < x rn are -till attract
ing1 atlantkHi in Germany. They hare
alrea-dv ac'pnmpli od a tn ° * 3t deal of
p > > ad _ trat it i * espC'Cied that the de-
inand for oar cars in Germany will be
larg-fly increased duriuf : the present
j-ear.
THE ciUUe bu-ine.- 5in Wyoming -Kill
receive a de aded stimulus in oonr -
qnt-aee of the excellent haj > e in which
Tlje lierds in Uiat ftale have passed
--at . , , nfT > , u present severe winter. Bet-
aod Iwit1ir prct'CCtion ' from the
1 M MD t have hc > en tound there
"than in c1J r Flutes aad the 3oa es hare
THE , ctots n planters , of the mth have
iiorne to the o i elask > n tliat high prices
iot I'&liOiii Batil Aioerjcan produc-
is redaoed. a d aoecwdincly they
w e > n < Ts.ge more exten-
in lie cuhivalMMj of other erojis.
TJtbey Lad a,8opt > d dire -tifiod farin-
ii.g' rearti a o iiiKta.d < * f depending upon
ai fcliiffJe jiirodttct tl ynxmld have been
"better off today-
lor the laration of
a tidrd reading in
the Ifff of AVlseCKisin aad has
af beewoingr law. It
u tzix-ol 1 } jr oeat Ofl all evtatoi
.all re y , ( iOSvrliich remain in the
imrnndmte iu-taily iI the dboydwiit and 5
3 > t > f < wnt OH iJUoseirjaieh jm > sb out of the
aUy. Tie l&ttw proriblou would not
IT U9JQS sat take uuteh to set tli
> uutb Auiwieaa r * > } > uli9io by ihe cart-
J3f . ; auhe a Brudliao army olikswr made
ut utatwuitsut * a aia tb < t
of Pai-ug-ttaj 14 lattw Jjia * .
iuu.uuod ail apuloy iwud p euaiary
, ci-Hhh It may b
jut-t Uow jtuueii tkat
a * w urtb lu twdd * 4L. but it . * * ; ji *
\ \ til ttuougfe a * tut < nxt &i fur
la Owiaaay
> riiU / vUw ;
luat t
! > ; , ! ! Uday if a < Ji iiiiL 4 < l atkd
d b t ( Mtitd iaf him to
CUauwdlur Capttivi will j ut fvrtb
ev ry
1ikmd. .
y jfA itjwJ h'jtuHim * , * uA a
.j Jitter lu. .
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't t
l-Vnn IU mutation lo the
t hM been the ouMom of Titt ? HRR to
ifrtlr honrlntf to nil pnrtlo who
timwllonft nt public In-
tntvj fool iitfurlovod or of
hy Uio ei > uri > ii which this
nn ntvy pending IMMO , til
this rnlo \ \ \ > rlnt olcowhoro i\
tnrtdo nn hohnlf of Iho
rnU\vi\y wnployo * liy ono of Iho Uvnl
oiHeor * At I'SxwuMit who tnko * oxooptlon
to the vlnwn oxpros od liy TllK HUM
to the protest of railway oin-
iveontly filed In the joimto ngitlnst
lh < > maximum rnto hill ,
\Vo nro toli\ \ that our troatmcnt of
thffo petitions does every railroad cm-
ployo In the stuto t\ rank Injustice tuul
xvo nt-tt ohallonped to clto n alnglo lu
Mnnoo whoto railway employes were
apprmohod hy uy railway manager ,
oHlcial or subsbrvlont tool or where
signatures \\oro sooitrtvl thtnntuh In-
tlmlilatlon or throats of coercion. Now ,
Mlth all l o rtvuxvt to the highly In *
i\ljjnftnt \ ami ofllolous olHoiivl who takes
H uxm | btm tilf to stlgmatUo all who
rtoui.Mul railway regulation and tn.ixl *
mnm rates a * "jwlltloal ( loinn oguo *
and journalistic blnthorskltos , " 'l' K
HRK ixltoratos what It suiil , that these
petitions w ro for the m wt part signed
liy employes Kvanse they either did not
dare to ivfiKO to sign , or because they
have lv 'n taught hy trained organizers
that any roduotlon of railroad rates
means w-.ige reduction or di < chargo.Vo
osxnnot eile names and would not cite
thorn if wo eould , but we are
reliably informed that many of the
signers In this city are at heart in favor
of rale reduction and regulation. No-
Ixxly contend * that the managers of the
railroads have threatened their subordi
nates or personally solicited signatures
to petitions. There is no lack of am
bitious snb-oftfeials and oosses who want
to make themselves solid by doing just
uch work. Itdoe < not roqniro a club
or a threat of discharge to Induce the
averag-e railroad employe to sign a pe
tition , but thc.-e signers feel an inex
pressible restraint. They know that
refu il to t-ign would subject them to
suspicion of disloyalty.
The abortion that a great reduction
in the number of railway employes in
Iowa , Minnesota and Kansas within the
pa-t four years is due to the reduction of
local rates would prove one of two things
if it proveanything. . It proves either
that the roads were wretchedly and ex
travagantly managed up to 18 9 and
thousands of men were kept on the pay
roll whoe f-ervices euld have been dis
pensed with , or it proves that the roads
are now and have been in a dangerous
condition by reason of a shortage of help
ever since 1SS9. Neither of these things
is true. The roads in Iowa , Minnesota
and Kansas boast and advertise that they
are better equipped and better manned
than they ever were before.
The fact is that the reduction in the
operating force within the past four
years is due to the same causes
that have worked a congestion in the
labor market in every industry all over
the world. Labor-saving devices and
enlarged capacity of rolling Block , im
proved roadbeds and steel rails have
been the chief factors in curtailing the
operating force of railways in the states
that have reduced rates as well as in
the states that liae juaintuitied them.
Patent car couplers , patent switches , im
proved signals , automatic brakes , more
powerful locomotives , improved pas-
Mnjrer coaches and last but not least
air-trake freight trains with cars that
carry thirty tons in place of ten
tons have all had a part in this.
Incidentally the swallowing up of weak
roado and branch lines by great
anaconda tysteni'j ' have done away with
the employment of thousands of railroat
men in the btates named , where con-
Mdidationb have followed each other in
rapid euccftheion. Thebo are the true
causee of decrea&ed numbers on railway
payrolls in Minnesota and Iowa , while
the decrease in Kansas L > duo largely to
the fact that through several years o.
drouth the railroads had a very lighi
traffic.
Ko rational jxsr&on will contend tha' '
r&HiuxA rate * of freight rnearui reducet
U'aUic. On the contrary It ineans an In
> i of trallic. and an inercastid traillc
5ncr' iMd demand for railwaj
Atid It la IwcauMj it il < xtb no
a. * ujuch now to build , uquip aru
a railrcwl ai tt did live or lot
nt awl bwauwj the tralilc hai In
vjry materially In NobraHka
aud U oomtunlly incrcaHlti that the
awl oun.'guiiiQrb ' have a riyht to
mltMJtionof frelyh
t i > f wiinure by the lr jhlnlun wtt
n tltf It'/'irduf I
JSuUillii'j th'tn jHudn'j
w n dtvJf'n iwJ ; . Turn lit * mwtt * out
and jjbj/x tltf. lUHWujmu'.Hl. ofif \ vlnte in-
inttl tlvi IvlHih Of HVH VJV ) IKlll
> Auiul by mt'l Itt tlv. tt'ile trviMf'J ' bv
by'K
'K IWT ffMKHSAltl' .
in tli < )
alr/ut tin *
wew J w n alfltttl ull railway * V ; ml ' > pt
ptM.
M.
tilh < > Js' swr * { w\i ( Ja
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u
l r till btt rimAx t UutW ,
Mi ; ) * > w aj r ul * . Hifa.n I
tilt * J. * tt iui-j N eN < ; t < > (
tlw
ft
\At \ *
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Will )
nt
of Iho imlioimt Inw tu\ \ will lw
oivod lo fall Into linn with llw nonornl
novcinouU IVwIdont li' | > w thlnlot
Iml llio provlnloni of Ihn now law will
tour rather hard on the woaUor readMit ,
) \it \ n * Ihoy ant Ullllng and liniluMiur m
nany tnon im tlio ntrongor nmdH In ) ifo >
HM'tlon lo thn uiuount of huidntvi * tlono
here IB I\H nnioli need of i\iilylng | | the
w to thotn a * If they wore hotter able
onland Hie e.xpoimv Puhllo xontlmunt
H Imhlnd thin meaxitro and Un ntrlot on *
oroomont will ho ilotnanded.
.V .ll'I'N.tf. I'd TllK I'KOI'I.N 01AK ' -
HJMX/O.t. /
The sixty day for which logl-dalors
can draw pay Imvo now expired. Very
few of the momlwrH are In ootidlllon
luanolally to pay tholi1 own oxponiox at
ho oapltol for mnro than iv few days
ongor. At loait ton days moro ought
o lw given by the lawmakers to llnlt < h
.ho work of purging the ulato liousu by
tnpoaohlng ollloors who Imvo connived
it fraud and permit ted the troaotiry to
w looted by dishonest contractors , thlev-
ng sulhtrillnatos and publlo plundorofH
jo ne rally ,
tf N'ebraska Is to bo rcdoomed from
ho ourso of boiHllorlrttn and the majesty
if the law is to bo vindicated by the luw-
uakors the people should not only encourage -
courage and sustain their honest repre
sentatives In the good work In which
they arc engaged , but they should sub-
< oribo liberally to defray their oxpiMiM'x.
Kvory eiti/en of Nebraska who approves
the work of the legislature and ilosiros
the work of investigation to ho carried
to its legitimate ennclusdnn by Impeach
ment proceedings should at once write
to his ropresontatlves and remit
whatever ho can afford to pay
to Hon. J. N" . Oallln , speaker of the
house of representatives , Lincoln. In
towns and cities contributions should bo
solicited by clubs. 1'iibllo meetings
should aUo be held to express the desire
of the people for whatever measures
they want the legislature to carry
through before it adjourns.
There is no time to bo lost. Stand by
your local representatives and urge
them to stand up for Nebraska in her
hour of tribulation.
All contributions received by Speaker
Gatlin will bo acknowledged through
Tnc BEE.
srnsciurrioxs MAUCII ! 37.
EX Kosewatcr f 100 ( X )
H. W. Baker , Omaha 10 00
P.Johnston , Omaha 500
Citizens National bank , Norfolk 2o 00
The legislature should not adjourn before
it has stamped out corruption and placed
the stale institutions under the car ? and
supervision of officers who do not wink at
corrupt practices and have the integrity and
thcbackbonc lo stop thievc-s and plunderers
from robbing f/ic state and looting the
treasury.
COURT OF PUltLlC OPIN10X.
The high court of public opinion is
sitting upon the case of the state vs. the
disgraced members of the State Board
of Public Lands and Buildings.
THE BEE presents in this issue a con
fccnsus of opinion of republicans in
various sections of the state as to the
proposed impeachment of Attorney Gen
eral Hastings , Secretary of State Allen
and Commissioner Humphrey for mal
feasance in ollice. These opinions ar < j
necessarily based upon the findings of
the house investigating committee and
upon the testimony taken before that
committee. The damaging disclosures
made have been given general publicity ,
which has enabled the people of this
state to form bound conclusions upon the
bubject. The almost unanimous sent !
inent in favor of impeachment of the
state officers is not , therefore , the
product of newspaper reports 01
trumped-up charges. It Is the log
ical result of untrammeled official
investigation , which has singled out
high ollicials for public condemnation
The disclosures of fraud nnd crooked
ness and venality made by the legible
tlvo committees is only n partial pro
Hontrnent of the rottenness which ha <
permeated many of the departments and
the state hoiibo itsolf. Every duy
brings up now instances of pcculutlor
ard fraud. The ovid'onco already taken
is voluminous , but the half has not yo
been told. While chapter upon chuptot
of damaging revelations IH'hoirig un
earthed at Lincoln the record of ntxcul
ity has boon expanded by further ills
closures In the United Stales courts o
this city.
'Thu voice of the po'jplo of Nobrasku
raided In support of the rncu iinHaln'idj
} giii ! looking to the overthrow o
fulthloHH M.TvaiitH und the utter doinoli
tlon of the most dangerous ring thu
uvur InfobUid the capital of 11 stiito.
The republican taxpayers of the Htutf
who are hjxmkltig through Tun HKK I
their ropi'ijuijiitaUvos lit the
will bock up thulr iippim ! for
action In the lin ] : ti < 'liitjint CUKOH - > y lib-
rnl Hijl > * < ; ri | > tlojm lo a fiunl to dnfruy
the | Mr onul i.X | ) < ! iiMw ! of iMomlxir *
who cannot ulfonl the Hacrllluu
Diimn biihlnuMx. 'I'lmy
'
that'jnihllo pluinliu'itrH , wliur-
fouml , hhull bo brought lo tt'lul ami
wnvlctlo/i hliuilx \ > piJtilHlniiJ UH DID
JUW | ) l'OVlli'H | ,
Till' \\\V. \ \ \ i.'itlln iijion nvdi'y ultl/.in ) of
thl ktiit't , lrrmij "itlvn ! of jiai'ty , to urgn
lliu li'glsliitui'D U > Mlitinl ( Ir/n / In | u
< JiiUtrijl/jitl/m / ; in htuiiii | out lint gung
lll'it ' | | U * fllUHt ! / < l Ullll illllrl | | ) lit till )
KXIXIUW ! Of till )
IN l.\tHHIH.\TIIN ,
The IniJhmtlonH are that HIM
lion i > { thx prfiM < ( il year will l
thu/l { > ! many y trn past , ( iviui II then )
Kh'Hjhl lw n't < Jttvulniiiiiiil | ) of uli'ilera ' In
KMI'OJM w < iiT/itl ( ( / i tin * pnoftluni In ix-
itrttlftntt l''M ' ' authority ivim him by COM-
Ki ion , in BI ( | /II / | lininltfc/ill'in / iiiillnily ,
\iurtnit \ J'tthruury only IS..VW Iiiiml-
KiwnU ItiwM ut p' ' > cU vyJifitli rnii < ivn | w
\wuairt \ n ! nil tlw tinwlurulltiH Ity mm ,
( ) thai ) half U > u iiuinlwr tllut
til HIM it'll' fitiinni\\ll'j \ \ Kioiith tit *
lu + l j/uuf / , Tli tKtl t | ( ! uliow an
\inin\iffti' \ \
, nnin\iif \ ! Aunti'lu , HtmifM-y ami
u vu 7 owfku < l iltuiriNiM In
ntiiiivuU li'inn ltimfu
iu uiHiiHii'iitl vriili H ywir HUD ,
ww * ! tliu/i / unu-
y mr
nn lit l1iti'om NHHiilliiu | ntoiilh of IHUI
KnifliiHil and \Vii | K , Mv ilium ! nnil thn
Nolhoi-lamlN moih'l'uln
Hlii\ytMily | \ u very
ih'i'rouxi' , mill | f\\v5hMt ( , and Norway a
lltllu morn thiurhnhl tbclr own. I'wn
an
cnnxhtornhlo guln , lie ) fui'inor oimU'lliMl- '
lug to our iiil ( ) lntloit tlurliiK I'Vli-
ruary JIilKl , ; " . rnoiiH , mid thn
latter IH.I. ( < v\ftiuinln ) ; Hint thn
rnto of dooroa' ' ( ii linuiltirallon In
Koliruary will irtWiMi'itit' for Ihn nuxl Mix
tnontliH , the total nuinbut' of lminlrantH |
ooinlng to tlio ITijtloil KtatoH Ihlnyoiu-
will lw UOO.tMHMoH Ijiiin In I Ml J , and In
any oiisii U IH contain that thn nntnlior of
liuiulranM | ( entering our portx In IHIKI
will ho much MirialloA' than last year.
U IH InlurcslliiH1 to cmmldor In con-
noullon with thin proMpcctthomnvcmunt
that has boon luaugimitml In the Hoitlh
to prnmnlo lininlgratlon to that Huuthin.
A convention was hold In houlHlaua last
week , whloh was the foruruniiur of ono
to bo hold horcafkuIn Itluhiuond ,
nt which It was proposed that a
bureau should ho established In Now
Orleans with branchon In other statoH ,
w 1 100 duly it shall ho to give Intending
immigrants all noocnsary Information ante
to tlio advantages of .sottlomunt in the
south. It has boon suggested that If
Hit * movement wore vigorously pushed
It might do much to solve the Immigra
tion problem , by providing for a bettor
distribution of tlio Immigrants. Its
chlof Hignlllcanro Is In the iMiu-luslvo
answer it makes to those who uvorl that
the time 1ms comn when this country
should further restrict immigration or
put a slop to it altogether. There is a
very urgent dotuaml in the south for tlio
labor which Europe can provide and
the movement in tlmt section to
.secure this labor attests that the in
dustrious and thrifty neoplo of the old
world will recolvo a most cordial wel
come there. No discrimination will be
made between nationalities. Tlio Gor
man. the Scandinavian , the Italian will
bo received with equal favor if they have
the capacity and the willingness to
work.
Tina southern movement , at a time
vhon there is a great decrutibo in imml-
irrntion , suggests that the wc.it will need
o make some effort of a like character
n order to prevent the tide of popula-
lon coming from Europe from being
rholly diverted to the south. There is
till a vast amount of room in every
ro&toru state tor now people who are
ropared to assist in the development of
he country , and the opportunities which
till invite industry and thrift are prae-
ically unlimited.
Foil the first time in several months it
s impossible for 'Oiiihhn ' shippers to se-
: uro all the cars , thcy need for their or-
linary business.i'liis may bo expected
o have some effect upon the newly e.s-
ablished local gvalm market , which ha
been unfavorably influenced by the lack
jf transportation facilities.
The people do not want the legislature to
adjourn before the slate / touseun been
nirgcd of dishonest and faithless vjjicials.
The people will cheerfully bear any taxation
'he ' legislature mulj impose on them if the
legislature will only do its duty fearlessly
and regardless of all pressure from corpo
rate injlucnce or th'c , qoi'rii lobby.
Kynrr's I'ropor 1'lncc.
Hon. Jim Kynor has made name anil fame
'or himself hy insulting a lady employe of
ho house. lie woulil he moro in place as a
saloon houncer than a mcmhcr of the legisla
, ure.
Tim Swnotnots TliGrouT.
Ctnclnnall Cmniiicictal ,
Hawaiian anncxatlonists nu\v explain that
of jj,31TJ'.W : ; ) ( invu.stcd in su ar in the islands ,
, y > , GlO belongs to Amoricans.Vcuks atjo
wo expressed the belief that in a stir with
an investigation spoon , sugar would bo found
at the bottom of the schema.
The I'ulilic Would l.lko to Know.
r/iicfimatf Inquirer.
iV uistlngulshcd democratic Hcnator says
that there Is not going to bu any trouble bo-
wccu President Cleveland and the senate.
Ho remarked that it romlndeit him of his
own domestic relations. ' 'There novcr was
a happier family than ours. My wifu does
tmt as she wants , and I do just as she wants
to , also. " It Is u good story , but what the
alpitating puhllit pines to know Is whether
the president or the senate l.s thu wlfu.
Tim Wont tlni llilttli > ( Iroilnd.
SI. ttiiulu ( ilnlir-ltinorritt.
In the presidential contest : ) of the future
the western states are to bu tho- battle
groimii In a particularly oinphatiu and do-
cl.sivcnoimo. The BoiitH alnno cannot iivo ;
vlrtory ti > the dcmoerats , nur uan Now Kng-
land and 1'eniiHylvanla bring the repub
licans anywhuro In sight of the coveted
goal. It Is In Iho nlalos of the northern
Mississippi valley ami the I'aolllc Hlopo that
Iho fortunes of parllos and ramlldatox are to
ho Hindu or marriMl In the coming time.
Nutlmiul ( Jinn mil ln ,
tliinliiil .t'ti'dlltn ;
Thn meeting of iho Ami'fhuin iuaranllno |
oIllrlalH ill the national capital HCMMIIM to liiivn
been a very hariiioniiiiis ono , In npllo of Iho
fact Unit HO many localities wore roprn-
Ki'iilrd. Thu n w > | iiaranthio rulei which
wen ) Dually adoptrd with ron.inon connent
aici'ptcd goiifrally im about all that
bo doxlrcd. I'Vom now on a uniform
will bo put In opitralinu at HID dllTor-
itnl Hciboird fiiaraiitlno | Hlatluim , and It IN
to ho hoped that Iho hyhlom will worlc an
iiDlrlitntly an the minimal iiiaraiitliu | > nutlioi'-
I licit oxpei't ,
DiiiiiiiMil n lt < < .i iiiiiililn "Illvy , "
I'l Ifinl Trltilntiih ,
Tin ) pi'rjjilo of Ihn Nlato urn oxportlnIho
iiuxHiign of Iho miixliiium rnto hill ul tlin
liiiniln uf Iho pritnitiil IcgUlalino They ant
not iiiUhig for iinylhl'iK ' that will Inliiio the
nillio.iiJH of iho itlalo , but a iviitioimliln dlvy
ami vvhiii. will h > t \i \ < m DiipriiHitlvn on Iho railroad -
road * limn tin1 | nilitlal ; worldiiKn to HhnvoolT
li'KlHhitlon on thin nhr/l | | ] , , Thin lit hound lo
ho liri/imliL iiiioiil hi/iiHi'ir / ( littnr , and wnpll-V
HID pirty In thn iri ) < piiyiilHlaluio ) to whom
It ran bo t ni Ui fully | { ' | the iliifnat of
thu mniibuin , foriuiU' ) ' T , suit Diitro or iho
LTV nt "itlunil up fin ; , Ntl'i'iKtldi" ' will rtiivo
Ihnin friim iho wnttllo / j'tmiu
. . .
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'I lin l'illllit | t\ I M , ln ( | l"PII llll ,
"lHV ) < md duputo Iliudi In ncud ( if ntfunn
In jiiuittliltlVit llinlh'Mlft ' , MIIIIIII uf Iho popu-
liiri-ililf'liiiii ( it I'lrhly di i'Vi > d , " wrltim Kuy-
iiiuiid I/ Ili'liii/inuii in nn ahlii roimldnrulloii
of tin ) iiiimlliiM | of Jllitiinlul nli'i'llniin and
h'Ulihitlvo Dintqliiiinnlii Ihn Aiu'll Nmv Kiitf-
lund Mnun/liui. "HiH lJ * iillniupl lofonn by
( Mtro'lui'liiK ' bluiinlal turtaiunn Mould mily UK-
l'iiviiln ) ilhui'lly ooiilii ml the tivila wli'inn '
U ttouiihti Mll'l ' Vtolild , uti I thlnlt I'.ni
,
1iitiitniHIH" . It niiiai Mvnr bu ii'miiiiibmi'd ' '
l/i / HIM I'Kfonnuiit thul in u Knvi < nnniMil hy
lliu jKuipli ) Ihn idmil of iiHiuillnin'o which lint
illlfi'ft rjl | kun III nilltlunt III IMItllly "MM
liuynl' huiiUilllHMl lilt til" piHiphi HI'H III U
hl/hur ntityn ni iUvi < loim | Ml thiin ill | n-n iiil : ,
l'/iulnr | Knvui'iiiuiiiil niimuivni' ii'lliu'l jiopu
llll llfM , HIM ) III" Illllllllt Illld IMi4tlllll | Of UH >
llinu * If linn" UuiHipiihir iHMnriii ( * fur
wu.iltli , HIM imlillilivumio In NIMH Mi tin HV
IMUl | Ul III' ' llllllMim | | | | | ilf llNllllllMNl l'l | | | ,
. 'Ud'it , HIM ! lli liuiln of l ( ( | ithtlliiii HIM eel1
I'I'M / ' liifu ii l liy iiitin who pioumii Uifir
I\IIM \ fur HIM ftiibu of lni'it'i"iiin ' ( Uu'ir
riul niih ti ii < 'ii ' l > wlllim Ihxfr VH ! M If f
Hiiililtli.il fur 'iflU'M ' HI ilia ImiMUof ilmi | )
| | U iii i itont | UIMII niMit HIM iilwityn in Im 1
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thdlr fi'ltow * . tint thi'lc iltnoin to nmhn
ftir thd lu'iililo Aiiihltlou nml ilimlrn of
urn iitum ami iilmiKl iinlviiifliil mo
iiu'ii of Uili Ki'Hi'i'iilloit ' , and tn > tlin
will IHI midi'i' ' iholr rumo It U
hoi for the li'wliliitivc ii < foi'innr < i to hu ilU
iiiUfiiititd. nvcii If HIM nvllii Imm tliniurnip
up runlliuiiilly. not' to i imi" thi'lf cfrnrtc , nor
Ln liMiiKlnc thut It will hi < any ri'ini'ily to ro-
I nro thn loulllmntu ilcniiind of Urn pmpUt for
' ' '
/MII'f/M IM .I.V/I IHHIHI1 HOI I , lltl.
KitHMoNr. Nob. , March UT To llto l-Jdltur
of Tin : llnr.Vlilhi : hnvlnif no ilonlrutnttilta
iHKim with and haiird Iho "Hun" In hU den ,
I iiuvc'i'thnli'st doMlru t nUilo that your1 ahlu
uilllorhil In Tint Hi'SMAY llr. n , nMiUlvo to Ihn
lu'lltloiiM llh'd with thu wmito protimllng
iignlnxl thn p.s > , > ii' ; ' of tht * maximum freight
rnto hlll-hoimu toll No , ! Ui--ihit ( t nvory
railroad oniployo in Iho slutua rank lujus-
llco.
llco.Tho
The pclltioni wiirti not , as you state , gel-
ton up under iho direct Inn or oy Iho order nf
HII.V railway iniuiiiKer , ulllclitl or Hiilmei'vlent
tool , nor liuvi ) tlie.v hncn clrcnlnled and
Hlgnaturc : < ohtalniMl through tiny Intimida
tion , throiitH orcoinvlon from thai oimrttr ! ,
and I respectfully bin eariieHtly challenge
.sou to cite mo to ono single limlancn where
IMI omployo hat licen appro.ichi'd , cither di
rectly or hidlrretly by any manager or oftl-
clul , ivgardlug tlio matter The fact It ( however -
over much you may dlseredll It , and attempt
to lead your ream-pi to Iho contrary , ) Iho
petitions worn gotten up and circulated liy
the olllcorx nml incmbcrH of the Hallway lOin-
ploycs club , of which I have the honor of ho-
Ing a member and chairman of the local
oxccutivo commllluo.
\Vo are nellher fools , cowards nor
tools , as you have accused UN of
being , and would Imvo It appear Ihat
uc are , but on the continry are
free men , possessed of SOIIHC and Intolllgeiico
enough to know when our interests are at
Ntalceand to act in their defense. Neither
are we a class of people to hu frightened Into
conniption Ills by bugbears or hugabooa , nor
has there , In this or any other Instance , any
plctiiro been painted ami held up to us as to
what the probable results of the maximum
freight rate bill will be If It becomes a law ,
Out wo do know from the hitler fruits of o\-
perlence In neighboring states , viz : Minnesota
seta , Iowa and Kansas , just what Itilt be ,
The rath nail employes in the stale of Iowa
did not , of course , all lose their positions
when Iho maximum freight bill wenl Into
effect there In 18S3. Hut there were r > , rl )
fewer employes In that "tat'o In the year ISS'J
than In the previous year ( see page 1'J Iowa
Uailroad Commissioners' Hcporl for lSV.Iaml )
in Iho state of Minnesota , where a similar
but less radical measure went Into effect in
IS S , there were 1.70,1 fewer employes In
1SV.I than the year before ( see page 10 Min
nesota Uailroad Commissioners' Ueport for
1WJ ) , and this , too , notwithstanding the
fact that in the latter state there were built
and operated 2'M ( miles moro road in 1SVJ
than the previous year , ami if such reduc
tions of employes are not duo to sueh meas
ures as It is now proposed to foist upon us In
this state , to what do you attribute itf
Then again there is no widespread demand
among the people of this state for a reduc
tion of the present rates , at least not Irom
the business centers of fair minded men of
either party. The only .sentiment in i a vor
of such a reduction owes Its conception ,
ehlolly , if not entirely , to the belching forth
of huge volumes of spread eagle oratory by
political demagogues and journalistic blather
skites at each successive campaign.
The measure now under consideration by
this senate was not inspired and brought
about by the demands of justice , hut for the
ulterior purpose of securing to its promoters
the support of that Ignorant and embittered
race of men whoso prejudices are out of all
proportion to their knowledge of and regard
for human rights or their recognition of the
paramount Interests of the whole people.
Hoping you will kindly give this letter as
prominent space as you did your slanderous
and false accusations , 1 remain ,
W. B. Goi.nr.-N- ,
Train Dispatcher.
F.IMII.IKS .IT IllK VKtU.
Indianapolis Journal : Anil now Senator
1'offor of Kansas , following the example of
his dcmocrallc associates , has made his
daughter clerk of the committee on civil
service. Having a son in another federal
position , it may bo said that the Poffors are
well cared for.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Speaking of nepo
tism , Cousin Don Folsoni , whom wo used to
hear ubuiit in the llrst Clovulaml administra
tion as consul at Shunlcld , Kiigland , is still
lit his post. For quint heroism the boy on
the burning deck wasn't a murker to Co.usln
Hon. Through the entire Harrison adm'inis-
tratlon ' 'he lay low" and served his country
like n patriot of the llrst water and good
pay. We sincerely hope Mr. Cleveland will
not feel obliged to detach such a genial
barnacle as the country's Cousin Hon.
Washington Star : Nothing lhalMr. Cleveland -
land has said or ilono will moro commend
him to public favor than the stand ho has
taken against nepotism in publlo oilloo. It
is all well enough to take care of ono's own
relatives in mailers of private business on-
lerpriso , where risks of loss as well as
chances for profit tire to bo taken into the
account , and where the result of a bad ap
pointment affcdt only the. individual or llrm
who makes It ; but it is an entirely different
affair when the olTeuts of corrupt or Inofllo-
lent administration of positions thus given
as favors fall upon the public nt large.
Now York Sun : Not to dwell upon heads
of ilepartmenls , by whom their sons and
others of kin have been hroughl In since
Marchwo ) musi declare lhat many sena
tors have fuiil.v packed tlio clerkships of
commillccs and other places within their
control with relations of ilKToroiit degrees ,
sons hcliig Iho chief favorllcs. This sort of
thing has been oxlimslvoly practiced heretofore -
fore by both republicans and democrat.1 ! , bill
never to anything like the prosunl extent.
In thu fazuof Iho prcsldenl'.sdisliiit | ! avowal ,
secretaries and senators have made haste to
put hi their lolallons and lo revel In nopo-
iism.
Til roil U nf Ilin ItiillrimilH.
] \'eil \ I'tilnt IteimliKeitn.
Now Unit tin ) Ni'wborr.v hill has passed
Ihn lower house , ami threatens to pans thn
senate , Iho railroads am becoming nhirmod
al thn possibility of having llieir enormous
prollls In freight rates cut down lo a reason
able point. They are resorllng lo all manner
of threats of dlsioiitlnuhig Important trains ,
abandoning i.ertuln cimlcmplatod Improve-
iiionlfi and the ihrowliig mil of omploymonl
of n largo number of people These Ihreals
havi ) considerable welghl with maii.V ami
have frequently In iho past resulted in do-
featluir necessary railroad legislation When
rallniads lalli of their properties mil paying
dlvlileinls II must lie homolii mind Dial thin
mean p roll in upon "walereil iitocli" and not
upim ariiial luvi'stmeiit ,
I'll.l'KHKIt I'l.lt I.N.I \l'ltlii.
Wiwhliiuiiin St'wm llomiily fnllin ni'ver KIOW
wi'iuv of ii'iimilliiK ihi'iild ' Niiylutt Him lummy
Ininify nldli di'iii | <
I'lilliiili'liihbi ' lli'i'oidi ' I'li-tl Mi < dli'n MIIW'H
yinii imlli'iil ' , Din1 , ii'nlliiHiunyV Hiu'imil Mnil-
ho VIINI iliiinl I'liiy.
I'hli'ilKoTilliuiiMi UliliiiiKii Mini ( In Onmliiii
'I'nlH wui"i uf yum * bulmnly luiiillili' . hy
ihin'l you linll U liofoin iiihiK liy
Oiiiiilm Man llriwiiininir lint lnuiliH luivit
no mm ! nilvn alliii'liini'iilH ' ,
Witnlllllllliill HlHI'l Ii'l ' liiiioUHi dm llHHlnil
Iliociiiiil , . Il Uuiolnmii IhiiilKliI tlnii Mbcinl
iivi'i y bi'liiKiiu nitrlh U ImliiH I'ulli'd a
' '
t'liiiili hy OKI -
Vimldiu Hiiiliuniiuii Von ciiii'l mil youi
eiiliii nml hitvull loo. Itul 11'mllinnuMl will
an union.
Iliillliniiie Aiiinili'iini lliilwi'i'ii lhi'i' win i IHI.
mid Inuili'li NUIca tin' cnlinliy N Imvliitf lln
niKliil plully wi'll ' lilnil Jinl Imw ,
ItiKluii 'I'lunierllill ' ' A lioi.ii.li not Miiiiil fni
iniii'li nnili lin U liml.Mn , Milm Mui follow
liownvi'i ' , Una U N In nutn'rt HiluuiliiU" In bi
biiiliit ,
Idiittl'liilil'ii Wiinhliinioiii I'lih iMiiili-i inn
liilwliil , lwi | linlllliUllf liilllllllli IIIHL I Ii Ihn
ul Inifiiy , Aliiiliiinlf , ,
vininrf Mi" l/i 'Hi ' , nml IMIIIIDH MIII | i KIMIIU
'HIM ' IIUI'IIHOM I'AI'W ,
11 line u innoi | ili < ii iiii | I'liinui
' .iiiilii'llMll llii > Oii < iliiiiihni | ili'jir
AliiMil lii > i Him ( mm In II ( nlili
Ami liui iiurti llniru In iniiiUlli' | ' n
II M > jiilrui III | ilvli'tlnMIM'il | |
( > . Ilin Inilli'illy nil In ililli < i'iiii |
' I l4Minlllii IIIMI Ihii ijnil'i'iiloin ' M
\ \ IHI Miil iiH" | , jliillIK UHlH'Wi'11. ' '
Anil "inilil Mill Imvi' { in MH | ( IIMI |
nil DM' ' Mill wllh Ihn MUlKiily imi
VICTORY FOR GLADSTONE
solution of Umuuro Pofmxtml In I'arlla-
inctit bjr Many Votoi.
VEHY WARM DEBATE ON THE SUBJECT
liiipiiM'd mi tlin IrUli IVupIn fur
( liiiKlnhlrt DtKlxrrd In Mn
( it ( ho rilil. |
4 , Murch UT. lii the IIouso of Om
inous tonight Mr , llnlfoiir. leader of thn
unionists , Atoki | ) nl luiiKlh on hU 'notion , nf
whl 'h ho gavti notlco last Thumlay , that the
li'lsh oxcouilvn In ) ecu virod for condoning
HCfloiin offense * nml thus bringing iho law
Into general contempt.
llo imidi ) his attack upon the government
with oxccptlnnil ; vigor , nnil evoked rnpnnt-
wily loud chfart from Iho oppoilllon
iHJiichcs. The present ditplorahln ctalnof
affairs In Ireland , Mr. llnlfour said , was
largely In cnnscqiiciini of b compact ho
lm-en the government nml Iho forces
of disorder. The ministry had rnadn
wllh Iho Irlsn parly an ngnmrnrnl hy which
Iho administration nf Ihn law w/n being do-
fe.iloil According lo Iho turm * of this un
written coiiconlal , Iho g ovcnimi'tit Imd ro-
quelled with niiinctt.Y and hail nnrour.igod
dlnhouesl tmmnu , through the evicted ten
ants co .mil.filon , to dl.nown their ob
ligations and to treat thn landlords
as n law-abiding poopln would trent rnnlo-
faelorH. The government had fomented out
rages by suspending the crimes net and had
instigated crimes by the release of the dyna
miters. The goverrimenl had not hesitated
to tiiko steps which were in direct antago
nism lo the decisions of the courts.
C < inni' < | iii > nci-H of Surli n I'ollry ,
Had uol n judge of a high court of Justice
declared that the chief secretary for Ire
land had acted illegally in referring police
protection to those whoso duty It was to en
force the law against defaulting tenants'
In certain districts the direct countenancing
by the government of law breaking had ap
palling consequences. Such a stale of law
lessness prevailed in Ihem Unit no con
viction could bo obtained in cases of
agrarian crime , no matter how clear
and undisputed the evidence. A new reign
of Icrror luiu been established. Witnesses
refused to appear to testify , as they realised
that the most convincing testimony would
bo In vain , while Incurring the vengeance of
the criminal population. The victims of the
outrages also preferred to hold their peace
rather than render themselves marked men.
[ Hear , hear. ]
This was a high price for the government
to pay for Irish support , leaving the weak
to bo oppressed by the strong , and the law-
abiding to bo at the mercy of the lawless ,
but the government had not hesitated to
pay it.
The recent outrages in counlics Mayo ,
Glare. Limerick and Kerry had shown
plainly how remarkable had been llio
recrudescence of crime in Ireland , under Iho
present government. In ono of the counties
intimidation had been carried so far that all
the writs were sent through the post , as the
bailiffs did not care lo deliver Ihem in person.
1'rnctlco of lioyrnttliig.
The practice of boycotting had been re
vived in all its pristine ugliness and vigor.
The government knowing , perhaps , the uselessness -
lessness of prosecuting offenders , had taken
no stops to protccl iho victims. Disgraceful
as were all these disorders , there was no
sign of an effort to stop them. In fact , un
der the present government they could not
bo expected to cease before the chief secre
tary for Ireland should rally his courage ,
free himself from the trammels of his pre
vious policy and use in the defense of the
law the powers which Parliament had en
trusted to him. [ Long unionist cheers. ]
In answering Mr. Halfour. Mr. Morley ,
chief secretary for Ireland , directed atten
tion to the fact that this was the fifth vote
of ccnsuro moved within eight weeks. The
right hqnorablo genlidman , moreover , had
failed to Justify his motion with ono new
fact or fresh argument , . Without exception
ho had trodden the way which had become
so familiar to the house in recent years.
[ Hoar , hear. ]
The right honorable gentleman had some
times been listened to in the house with nil-
miration ; tonight , however , a person hear
ing his trivial reasons in support of nls mo
tion could feel for him nothing but pity.
Otlinr Sliln of thu Ciiso.
Tlio leading charge against the movement
was that they hail n concordat with Iho
Irish party. Ho would not deny that iho
present administration tried to govern Ire
land in sympathy with the Irish people ,
[ Chcors. ]
If that was the Irish coiiconlal , ho would
plead guilty to being a party therolo. As to
the specific charge that ho had refused
police protection to these who enforced the
law , ho would say thai ho had declined to
prolecl night seuures and ho foil justified in
this action. The law on Iho subject was far
from clear and the highest authorities dif
fered in their Interpretation of it , Mr.
Morley then rebutted In detail Mr. llalfour'.s
assertion lhal agrarian crlmo in Ireland had
increased under Iho liberal government.
T.V. . Uussell , member for South Tyrone
and one of the chief men of Ulster , said that
after hearing such declarations from the
Irish secretary , ho felt that there was no
law breaker In Ireland who could not rely
upon the government lo minlmi/e his offense.
Arthur Hugh Smith Harry , conservative
for .South Huntlngton , expressed Iho convic-
tion thxt Uin I'rrirnt tmiWfnnnt would rank *
frHflfM imiiilinliltAMA \ n Mon * dMir.njr to
lend Inwfiil mid nnlorljr H M ,
Mr OliuUlonn tftironrtiH thn
with rwirtlntf Iti a llt' in < in nf Innioinirn rrMrt )
th y cinild not | io llily ) u tlfy wl'ti f.v't
Thn prc Biit ( { "Vnrntnnnt , ha * il ) hmJ M
itrmit ilrilro nnd ft * ! lmnc nn IntorislBS
nndnriyof their prfwlrofmor * In [ irc < ( ? rrlrj
luw anil unlcr In Irnl.vid The prp rnt ( tor-
( irttinniit Imd , hovrovnr , illffrrntit Vlrrr4 a * to
HIM Ix-it iimmior of dfinllnif with ih - people.
'limy Imd iiib tltut" < l inlldnes < nml rlcmrnry
foreonrrloti Thn renulli ulrrndv nppiirent
pn > veil how niiccMsfnlly iho now
Thn noverlty of the nontflnccn In Irolnnd
upon the boy Toloy and other political
ofTmidnM. Mr OIndntonu contlnue < l , was n
fonttiroof thn eoorelvo ny. Uuri. Hiuh cn-
Umcen novcr umld Imvo been pnmcd la
KfiKlaml. The pnuiont ( rovernmont nought
to abolish thh cxroptlnnat mode of trent-
inent nought to mtnhllAh i moro L-qiiltablo
> sliMii of ndtnlnUtratlon.
They almiMl at l.nylng the foundation of
order in the hn.trU andundur tandlng of the
people f Ireland. The liberal party refused
to hulluvo that thn Irltih puoplo wore nf'
fllctedwlthKoinopceuliarciir.su nhich pr
vented ttiein from apprcclatliiK
of elvllluitlon.
Irltli Ci > | iitliln of llnliiK (
Ttio lll > oral party bolloved the Irish people
were fin capable of belni ? governed on np-
provixl principles as were the peoples of
other countries. The present effort of the
chief .secretary for Ireland was to realize lu
practice the fruits of this belief The gov
ernment appealed to the judgment of tin
houxo to jiifttiry It In thl.s course and had nc
other desfro than to share the fate which
the verdict of the members would bring.
[ I'rolonged cheers J
'I he liberal.s had followed the .same policy
as had the conservatives for the suppresslo'n
of crlmo In Ireland until the present prime
mlnlstcrtnado his great surrender in 1SS5 ,
f rd Kandnlph made a slight digression
to defend the course of obstruction ndopted
by the op | > ositlon Upturning to his line ol
argument ho pronounced the proposed vote
of censure to bo mnro than justified by Mr.
Morley's endeavors to hush un and eonce.il
Irish crime from the knowledge of Parlia
ment. He charged the gou'rnment with hav-
irg sot aside illegally an act of Parliament
when they abandoned two clauses of the
crimes act The present debate would not
bo wisted , ho s'lid It would have effect out
side , if not inside Parliament
None knew better than did he that the
unionist party had an anxious time before it.
There were times In the history of nations
when Providence opposed tests for good or
ill. Perhaps this English people \\ero now
passing through just such a period Hut thn
unionists would not falter. They founded
their hopes on the truth of their principles
and looked to the English people for justice
and judgment.
The division on Mr IJalfour'3 motion fol
lowed l oiil Randolph's speech. It resulted
in a majority of forty -seven for the govern *
incut , the vote standing U1U to7'J. .
funny imvi-iipoi-t's "Clooimtni" ul the lloyiL
The American theater , or the European
tho.itor , for that matter , m.iy have seou
greater productions than Fanny Davenport's
setting of Sardou's "Cleopatra1 ; if il has ,
the higher honor bo accorded it , but it would
seem that In this spectacle stagecraft had
exhausted its resources and succeeded In
showing results beyond its powers to excel.
How all the arts are accessory and
co-oqual in production of the spectacle. For
it is a spectacle rather than a play The
master artificer of the "well mado" drama
wrote a play for ono particular artist , to
be produced at ono particular tho.Ucr , and
which should display Iho peculiar ability of
Iho one and Iho almost inexhaustible
resources of Iho other to their fullest and
best advantage. The result was "Cleopatra"
and Sardou , Uernhardt and the Porto St.
Martin were collectively and individually
glorified. _ And they deserved it.
Omaha had opportunity to Judge of this
work , a triumph of polychromatic pu-
geautry , a marvel of scenic beauty and
arohieological ntinuthv of guaranteed accu
racy , and the onlooker of last evening at the
Boyd must perforce admit thai Miss Daven
port has produced the work for American
audiences with a complolenoss and effectiveness -
ness that could hardly bu surpassed at the
Porto St. Martin itself. Shu has fairly won
the gratitude of the American theater go uv
The wisdom of her management In presenting
"CK-opati"1' for sis. ceuseoutiva performances
in Omaha had been questioned , but Us
action is fully justlHoit in the mind of everyone
ono who last evening attended the produc
tion ; the Boyd will bo crowded nt every per
formance during the \\eok , for it is a specta
cle to see as often as opparumUy permits.
The six scones of the action form a series
of stage pictures nuvor equaled on Iho Amer
ican stage and which can never bo much sur
passed , Lack of space forbids extended
nolico of Iheso pictures in this Issue Crill-
elsm in sight of tins beautifully magnificent
and magnificently beautiful spectacle says
that hero the play is not the thing , Iho dia
logue is commonplace to Iho level of the lesser
melodrama the ono or Iwo really ndiulrabU
speeches are plagiarisms but praise of the
spectacle might exhaust the superlative ot
the language and then only half describe 111
beauties. Scenery , groupings of tableaux
vlvnnt and vocal , furnishings , all are beyond
criticism and must bo scon to bo worthily ap
preciated. Omaha has a notable opportun
ity which it should not full to Improve.
MiMcmmit of Oooiiu V < < 4i < U Mnrrh 7.
At Uindon Sighted Masdaiun , from Now
York ; Kusshi , from New York ; Nesmoro ,
f 11)in Boston.
At Baltimore Arrived Ocean , from Am
sterdam.
At Antwerp Arrived Frleslaml , from
New York.
At Southampton - ArrivedSatilo muiriev-
Un , from Now-Yorlc. - .
sl M uint.iotnrori an I ltl ilUri
of Ulothlnic In UuVorlt. .
Great People
Are they who oan do thing's to suit everybody
and \vo oomo txbout ns nonr
doingthnl very same ns mor
tal man oan. Wo don't olaim
to bo porl'oot nobody is. But
\vo do olaim that our suits for
spring' wear are so nearly per
l'oot that nolthor you nor wo
oan imag'ino thorn bottur 1C
they were improvod. The
styles are various and the ool-
orr. and I'abrios numorouii. Ofaourso wo are In n
torn up oondltion just now on aooount ol'romodol-
ing- and oxtondlng- store , but ibr all that wo
have not thought of yielding- our grip on the ban
ner whioh proclaims ; us to bo the loaders in Ihsh-
lonable olothlng1 Ibr men and boys. Wo are rooolv-
Ing- now 'ipi'lngntyloa every day which wo
are plaolng- our oowUora at prlooa within the
ruuuh of all.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
lllliu iivt'n 11V \ , Cor , Iflltl 1111:11)3 : ) 1:15)1 :