Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , MARCH 9 , 1891.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
IIOSEWATKU. Editor.
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Sworn to tioforo mu nnd subpcrlbcd In my
presence till * 3d Jay of March , 1801.
N , i' run , , Notary Public.
When tlio government of Argentine Is
forced to economize no ono need cell for a
further sign that the hard times have been
upon us. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ '
There Is little danger that the mania for
resigning cabinet portfolios will become
epidemic among the cabinet ministers of the
various European countries.
The few Oinnha mossbnck money bags who
cart off their bonds nnd securities annually
at this season of the year would do well to
got up and dust. The assessor begins his
work within the next twenty days.
It may bo true that some of Clmrloy Mo-
shor's fool friends are preparing to make
a pica for his pardon. There are few men ,
however , willing to be known In the busi
ness. Some people do not know when they
are well treated.
When you want to take lessons In reform
just apply to Joslah Qulncy. Mr. Qulncy's
reputation for allegiance to the reform plat
form reaches all the way from Boston to
Washington , but In the latter city It sud
denly drops to the bottom of the mire.
The Colorado courts are already engaged
In hearing arguments upon the questioned
constitutionality of an act passed by the
legislature at Its recent extra session. Laws
nowadays liavo to pass three houses of the
legislature , the courts comprising the third.
It Is an 111 wind that blows nobody good ,
Wo could narao at least two dozen chronic
tax shirkers In this county , who , If com
pelled to pay a federal Income tax , will over
after vote the republican ticket. Such relics
of despotism cannot thrive In Nebraska soil.
Judge Scott has now run amuck of the
county commissioners , who declare they will
no longer humor his whims and accede to
his whimsical demands. The time has como
when a line must bo drawn somewhere , and
It Is the duty of the commissioners to de-
'
flno It.
Dr. Mlqucl's characterization of Gladstone
as the greatest financial genius of modern
times emphasizes a much neglected feature
of the late premier's career. Ills successes
wore chiefly on the side of financial reform ,
his chief failures were sustained by his plans
tor political reform.
Two recent real estate sales In this city
clearly Indicate the strength of values- They
also show that Investors know when to put
their money Into Omaha dirt. It Is safe to
say that real values will never 'bo lower.
The signs of the times point to an active de
mand and higher prices.
It would not bo a bad Idea for the school
board attorney to get from the Internal
revenue collector the narao of every liquor
dealer In the city holding a government
stamp. The county commissioners might
also learn something to tliolr advantage
by getting a list of stamp holders In
Douglas county.
The proper caper for local labor organiza
tions Is to arrange a. fitting reception for the
labor leaders who will visit Omahu soon.
These visitors will represent the employes
of the great Union Pacific system , selected
for their capacity to servo the best Interests
of the men on tlio line , and are entitled to
the hospitality of local unions.
The people of Omaha and Douglas county
voted $150,000 In bonds for the Improvement
of roadways. The taxpayers within the city
limits will pay four-fifths of the sum. The
question ls"wlH any of the money bo ex
pended upon the boulevards and roadways
in the outskirts of the city , or will It all bo
put upon roads outside of the city limits 7
The supreme court has finally agreed that
Auditor Moore must pay the bills contracted
by Commissioner General darncau. Thus
the curtain Is rung down on a lonjf-drawn
controversy , which might have readily been
obviated hud tlio law making the appropria
tion been more explicit and businesslike .
Now let everybody forgot the whole transac
tion as soon as they possibly can.
The appointment of Congressman Dlanch-
ard of Louisiana to succeed to the vacancy
In the senatorial representation of that
Btato occasioned by the oluvatlon of Sena *
tor Whlto to the supreme court bench , will
require another special election to choose anew
now representative In Mr. Dlanchurd's plnco. '
The present lower houao of congress 1ms
teen on extraordinary number of changes In
Its membership In the short tlma that It has
been In session. v
Kx-Spcaker Orow made his return to the
house memorable by nil eloquent appeal In
behalf of justice to the veteran who ex
posed his life til defense of the union. Mr ,
Grow could not have taken a moro appro
priate theme for Uls speech , Ho presided
over the congress tha authorized the calls
for volunteers and ho returns to congress
to vote In favor of liberal pension appro
priations to those who have become de
pendent by reason o tholr service during
the war.
COMl'I.KTKD W T1IK SBAMTB.
The Wilson tariff bill passed the house o {
representatives on Thursday , February J.
Yesterday this measure , as revised am' '
amended by the democrats of the senate
finance committee , was submitted to the fill
committee. When the bill was sent to Iho
senate It wan promised that It would bo
ready to report to that body within two or
thrco weeks at the farthest , but fully five
weeks hove been consumed In Its consldcra-
lion by the democrats of the finance commit
tee , or rnlhcr by the thrco of them who
wnro given charge of the measure Mills ol
Texas , Jones of Arkansas nnd Vest of Mis
souri. The submission of the bill to the
full committed Is n mere matter of form , n
perfunctory courtesy. The republican mem
bers of the committee. It Is safe to say , will
not bo able to secure any changes In the
measure nnd It will undoubtedly go to the
senate In the form agreed upon by the demo
crats of the committee ,
A great many changes have been made In
the bill as It cnmo from the house , some
bettering It , because assuring moro revenue ,
others making It more of n free trade
measure than the house did. The most
Important amendments show that the efforts
of the conservative democrats , or those who
Insisted that some consideration should bo
given the Interests of their constituents ,
were not without effect. Thus Iron ore ,
made free by the Wilson bill , Is placed on
Ilia dutiable list at 40 cents per ton , a re
duction of 33 cents from the present duty.
Coal , which now pays a duty of 75 cents per
ton and was made free In the Wilson bill , Is
placed on the dutiable list In the amended
bill at 40 cents per ton , On a number of
the manufactured products of Iron and steel
the senate bill slightly increases the duties
over these of the house bill , while the same
Is the ca o on glass nnd china ware. On
woolen goods the duties are uniformly re-
, duccd from these of the Wilson bill. The
schedule was the ono over which the
most vigorous contest was waged and the
result'Is obviously a compromise. The pro
posed duty Is from ono cent to ono cent nnd
four-tenths per pound , according to test.
This Is less than the sugar Interest asked ,
but very likely It will bo disposed to accept
It on the principle that half a loaf Is better
than no bread. In Increasing the tax on
whisky the whisky Interest Is given duo
consideration by extending the bonded period
from thrco to eight years.
The measure will doubtless bo reported to
the senate without delay nnd an early day
set for beginning the discussion on It. It
fixes Juno 30 as the date when It shall go
Into offecCT but It Is extremely doubtful
whether the bill will bo ready to go to the
president by that date. The disposition of
the republicans Is to consider the measure
most thoroughly , and It Is very likely that
fully three months will bo consumed In Its
consideration by the senate. If It pass that
body by Juno 1 the house will probably take
several weeks In considering the amend
ments , nnd the bill may finally have to go
to a conference , thus further prolonging
consideration of It. Obviously the chances
are against the measure becoming law by
June 30 , and It Is qulto possible that It may
not go Into effect earlier than September.
TUB CONDUIT IJUGllKAIt.
The ordinance embodying the contract with
the Pardeo Electric Light company and the
bond filed by that company were referred
at the last council meeting to the commit
tees on Judiciary and telegraph and tele
phone. Why they should have been so re
ferred Instead of going to the committee on
gas and electric lights may bo readily un-
ilnrstnnil. Hascall la chairman of the lu-
dlclary committee nnd six ot the ten mem
bers of the two committees followed the
lead of Hascall and voted to abolish the of
fice of city electrician at the same meeting.
That the joint committee has no Intention
of recommending the ratification of the con
tract by which the electric lighting monopoly
ely would be smashed Is now a foregone con
clusion. As a pretext for the adverse re
port which Is being concocted at the In
stance ot Manager Wiley the conduit bug
bear has been revamped and put upon the
boards. Wo are told that in the opinion of
some members of the committee who have
read the Pardeo ordinance as at present
worded there Is danger that Its provisions
would be construed Into a , subway franchise.
Now , the ordinance simply gives permission
to 'PardeoCo. . to construct , maintain and
operate In , on , above , nlong , across and
upon the streets , alleys nnd public grounds
of the city of Omaha and nil additions that
may hereafter be made thereto , mains , con
ductors , poles , wires and lamps , with all
necessary appliances for the purposes of con
ducting and applying of electricity for the
furnishing of light , heat and power.
Can anybody , by the moat liberal construc
tion of the wording of this ordinance , per-
colvo any grant of a right of way for under
ground wiring , or much less a subway ? "In
the street" don't mean under the street.
"On , above , along , across nnd upon streets
and alloys" certainly does not mean under
the streets and alleys. But oven If the wordIng -
Ing squints In the remotest degree In the di
rection of a subway , why cannot the council
Insert a provision In the ordinance 'that noth
ing therein contained shall bo construed as
conferring any right upon the company to
construct subways' ? Wouldn't that dlsposo of
the subway bugbear effectively ?
Dut assume , . If you please , that Pardeo &
Co. do propose to construct a subway at some
time. Would that prevent the city from con
structing Its own subways at nny time anymore
moro than the contract for lower-priced
lights would prevent the city from building
and operating an electric lighting plant and
doing Its own lighting In the future ?
Has not the city the right under the cluir-
tor" to acquire any and nil electric lighting
plants at tholr actual value whenever It may
deslro to do so ? Would not that take In the
conduit as well as the plant It the city found
It ot any valua ?
The conduit bugbear will hardly bo ac
cepted ns an excuse for sidetracking nnd de
feating electric lighting competition. Con
ceding that the city must sooner or later
make provisions for putting all wires under
ground In a conduit constructed and con
trolled by the city , there Is no excuse what
ever for refusing a competing electric lightIng -
Ing company the same rights to string over-
lead wires of which otia company now.onjoys
a monopoly , These privileges will all be re
voked whenever the city builds Its conduit
or decides to acquire the electric lighting
plants.
The opposition to competition can only bo
rationally ascribed to the pernicious Influ
ence which the electilo lighting monopoly
Ims wielded since Its .advent In Omaha ,
Since the middle of January , when the
Hoard ot Uducatlon mada Its estimates for
this year's receipts from the license fees ,
lialf a dozen applications have been filed
iy liquor dealers which , with ono exception ,
have been granted. Two more applications
are now pending. This means an Increase
of from $0,000 to $3,000 'to the Income of
.ho board over and above- Its estimate. The
halt mill additional levy wulcu the board do-
rn.irulj would only yield $10,000 , It wouli
seem , therefore , that the board will have nl
the funds U needs without the addltlonn
half mill. In view ot thnt fact the board
ought to recede from Its demands. Taxes
are high enough already nnd thcio Is no
excuse for piling them up needlessly.
.1 CIIAXCK t'on TUN MOXIMN
The United States senate on Wednesday
agreed to n resolution requesting Information
from the president as to "whether the gov
ernment of Great Urltaln 1ms occupied nine-
fields or any other place on the Mosquito
reservation In the state of Nicaragua with n
military force , and the character and
strength of such force and the claim
of authority of that government to
occupy that country. " According to
the dispatches of n few days ngo
the reported Incident to which refer
ence Is made In the senate resolution was
receiving the attention of the government
nt Washington , and It seemed to bo regarded
as an affair of some Importance. The sit
uation seems to be this : A piece of terri
tory In Nicaragua , the autonomy of which Is
secured by treaty , Is ocupled by the Mos
quito Indians , nn Ignorant , Indolent and
hrlftless net , who havo' been rapidly dying
off. This territory Ims attracted lawless
elements from the outside , just ns our In
dian territory docs , which have caused much
trouble and been a source of great nnnoy-
anco to the Drltlsh and American traders
residing there. Not very long ago there
wan an Incursion of negroes from Jamaica ,
who created n serious disturbance , the local
government being unable lo protect the pee
ple. At this juncture the Nlcarnguan gov
ernment took action and sent a military
force Into the territory , respecting which
tWo statements are made , ono being that the
purpose of the government of Nicaragua
was to quell the riots and disturbances , and
the other that the Intention was to overthrow
the Mosquito government. The Mosquito
chief took the latter view of the Invasion
and appealed to the Drltlsh consul for pro
tection , In response to which the British
naval commandej- sent n force of men to
Blucflelds with Instructions to protect the
cholf against nny attempt on , the part of the
Nlcaraguan government to Interfere with his
authority and rights.
Investigation may show that the object
of the British was merely to preserve the
autonomy of the Mosquito territory , with
out any thought of occupying It themselves ,
which , of course , the United Stales would
not permit. But there appears to l > e two
reasons why thls government should take
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serious notice of the Incident , ono being
that It has always Insisted that the British
had absolutely lost all claims to a protec
torate over the Mosquito country , and the
other that Blueflelds Is only sixty miles
distant from the eastern terminus of the
Nlcaraguan canal and occupies a position
of great strategic Importance loward that
project. For these reasons the United
States cannot tolerate' any movement lookIng -
Ing to the occupation of this'territory by
the British , or oven the exercise of an
aulhorlty there which would be In the na
ture of a protectorate , unless qlenrly war
ranted by treaty. The request/ / by the
senate for Information regarding this mat
ter Is therefore propernnd timely. Of
course nothing moro can arise out of It
than diplomatic correspondence , and oven
this may bo found unnecessary.
RECIPROCITY AND HKTALIATION.
There was sent to the scnate-on Wednes
day the correspondence between this govern
ment and the -governments of Colombia ,
Venezuela and Haytl , relative to the re
taliatory proclamation against those coun
tries by the last administration , as author
ized In the reciprocity clause of the tariff
law of1890. . This correspondence Includes
a vigorous protest against that action by
the Colombian minister , ono of whoso com
plaints Is that the act of retaliation violates
the treaty between the two countries , a
claim , however , which It appears was not
regarded as valid by the late Secretary
Blalne.
Recent Washington dispatches state that
the administration has been In some doubt
as to the best course to take regarding the
retallalory proclamation of Its predecessor
and the reciprocity arrangements with the
southern countries. Certainly If the presi
dent , as represented , regards the retaliatory
policy provided for In the existing , tariff
law as an evil , ho ought not to have so long
remained a party to that ovll by allowing
the policy to bo continued.- There Is no
question as to his power to rescind It at
nny time. The object of that policy Is well
understood. It was Intended to give an
advantage to these countries which entered
Into reciprocity arrangements with the
United States and were therefore entitled
to consideration to the exclusion of coun
tries which were not disposed to enter
Into such an arrangement. It was felt that
It would bo essentially unjust to countries
giving us the benefits of trade reciprocity
to allow countries denying such benefits
equal favor In our markets , and the fairness
of this view will not be questioned except
by these who repudiate the principle of rec
iprocity.
However , there Is no doubtas to the fate
of this policy In Its entirety under the pres
ent administration. The pending tariff bill
wipes out the reciprocity section of the Mc-
Klnloy act and Is a full dnd complete re
pudiation of that policy , leaving no way by
which this country may rcqulro of
any other country concessions favorable -
able to our trade or for preventing dis
crimination against us. As the measure
eft the house It contained provisions which
would have enabled us to demand some
concessions In our interest , but these have
) cen eliminated by the senate revisers.
After this action It would seem that the
president need have no moro doubt as to
what course ho should pursue In regard to
ho retaliatory proclamation In order to sat-
sfy his party. The repeal of the rocl-
iroclty clause of the McKlnloy act will not
necessarily terminate- once the existing
reciprocity arrangements , but any country
mvlng such an arrangement with the United
States that may deslro to terminate It will
undoubtedly be very promptly accommo
dated , and long before the term of the pres
ent administration ends the policy of reci
procity will have boon abandoned.
TAXING INllKlllT.iNCH ASA'CO.UB. .
Just before the Income tax schedule was
Incorporated Into the Wilson bill In the
lower house of congress It was amended seas
as to Include In the computation of Individ
ual Income whatever might have been re
ceived during the year III the form of be
quest or Inheritance. The tax of 2 per cent
Is to bo levied upon this sum In excess ot
fl.OOO just as upon Incomes regularly de
rived from other sources. The effect of thlo
amendment , should U become law , will bo to
establish a federal Inheritance tax corru-
upondlng In rate to the Income tax , and
with exemptions precisely similar , ,11 will
alia do away with the necessity ot consid
ering the federal inheritance tax bill Intro
duced Into ttio senate by Senator Hill and
copied after the collateral Inheritance tax
laws of Now York , thus depriving that n
ttito politician'ot no Inconsiderable notoriety
which ha has counted upon getting from his
bill.
Accepting the word Income In IU broat
sensean comprlsLuj' every addition to the
wealth ot an ImflvtHunl acquired during ; a
certain period of JOTO' , property secured by
Inheritance or begjit certainly constitutes
an clement In a man's Income. It differs ,
however , so mntcilifliy from the usual com
ponent parts ordlijarjly reckoned as Income
that the chief countries ot the world have
undertaken to taxjljjwhothcr they levy Income
como taxes or not. , Inheritance Is an extraor
dinary source ot Income nnd offers such an
easy mark for taxation that not a few of
our own states have seized the opportunity
to augment the resources ot their state
treasuries by means of this species of tax ,
There Is no necessary connection between
the Income tax nnd the Inheritance tax , and
the latter Is singularly frco from many of
the objections urged against the former , par
ticularly with regard to Its Inquisitorial col
lection. The Inheritance tax may also rest
upon a different basis of theory from the In
como tax , nnd Is frequently defended ns n
just Imposition by those who see no merit
whatever In the Income tnx system ,
The point nt which the federal Inheritance
tax , whether Incorporated Into the Wilson
tariff bill or advanced ns n separate measure ,
Is apf to encounter the greatest opposition Is
where It trenches upon the field already oc
cupied by the stnto Inherltnnco taxes. New
York , for example , last year derived $3,000,000
from Its collateral Inhcrltanic taxes and
would suffer much disadvantage In trying
to collect such n sum If the United States
came In with a prior claim for a specified
percentage of the properly. The loss of any
part of their revenue from this tax would
compel these slnles lo resort to an Increased
rate of general state taxallon , nnd Ihls
would scarcely bo popular with either demo
crats or republicans. The Inclusion of In
heritance nnd bequest as ono of the sources
of Income within the purview of the Income
tax bill ought to open up this whole subject
to discussion In Iho , senate , where there
will be ample tlmo for full conslderallon of
Hie numerous delalls without working
under pressure , as was the case In the
house.
The Inspection of now buildings ana tne
rcslrlctlons which the city ordinances now
place upon the struclurcs erected within the
flro limits are a proper safeguard against
fire-traps and man-traps , bu the most .de
structive fires nnd worst accidents to life
and limb by falling walls during a fire , and
buildings that have collapsed In a storm do
not occur In new buildings. What wo
want Is not merely an Inspection of plans
and buildings In pfoppss of erection , but a
thorough Inspection and overhauling of old
buildings. This should Include hotels , of
fice buildings , thealers , factories , store
houses and tenement blocks within the flro
limits. The firstlySlep In this direction
should bo taken ox jtho. enactment of an
ordtnnnco that will require the building Inspector
specter to keep a register of all buildings ,
old and new , within the fire limits , In which
Ihe condlllon of each building shall bo' de
scribed and all detects In walls , chimneys ,
healing and lighting plants noted. It should
also bo made the duty of the Inspector to
direct the owners of defective or dangerous
buildings to make repairs , and ho should bo
empowered to enforcebls , orders by Ones
and penalties , upon conviction Int police
court. Incidentally , the building Inspector
should co-operato with the electrician In
i * { * * rr arvtiln t Inn a Tt\r t-\n _
suing such a course the , council can reduce
the flro risks very materially and help our
property owners nnd merchants to secure
lower Insurance rates.
After giving the mattera , fair and Im
partial trial , nn Omaha woman has como to
the conclusion that sulcldo does not present
the attractions which she had been led to
expect. Most of our people will be qulto
willing to profit by the experience of another
In this Instance without venturing to try
the experiment themselves. There are prob
ably very strong arguments to bo presented
upon Iho oilier side of the question , but wo
shall have to defer listening to thorn until
wo reach the banks of the river Styx and
meet with those whcPhavo been more suc
cessful In their suicidal attempts.
It Is a matler of rcgrel lhat the Illegality
of the Burlington volunteer relief system
could not have been tcslcd In Ihe supreme
court long ere Ihls. There are now cases
ponding'In the courts of Ihls slate atlacklng
: ho validity of the relief contracl which em
ployes are practically forced to sign. Why
cannot these cases bo forced to an Issue so
lhat Justice mayvbo guaranteed to the rail
way employes , who dare not appear In court
against the railroad In behalf of their own
Inlerests ?
The Pollard-Brecklnrldgo trial Is now upon
the boards. It Is said that the colonel Is
anxious lo have It determined so that ho
may go before his constituents next fall
with a vordlct of acquittal. No matter
what the 'vordlct may bo , It Is not at all
Ikely that Colonel Brccklnrldgo will dare
face his constituency again. Ho might bet
tor take a voyage to the South Sea islands
or some other seaport.
An annual appropriation of $150,000,000
'or pensions ought to bo a convincing argu
ment against the oft asserted charge about
the Ingratitude of republics.
1'rosppctlvo
Iunver | cn'u _
There will be music by the full bnnd In
the senate when Ketmtor Hill's tariff reso
lution comes up for consideration. It seema
to be loaded.
Tliixirntlc l'i\Rrlciiltiiro ' | ,
Kansas < jfly Btar.
Secretary of Agriculture Morton hns Just
established n bureau jM study , In the Inter
est of Intelligent farmlntf , heat and mois
ture conditions of this soil In their relation
to crops. Hy such'ncta ns these will ho
prove that ha Is a pififlUcal , not a political ,
agriculturist. | _ | .
1'runmturu 1'roplii'nylnjr ,
Minneapolis Journal.
The Hill proposition .will scarcely set sup
port enough to pass ] unit It will aurtulnly
accomplish this much , It will defeat the
Wilson bill. The dumocrutH In Iho sonulu
have a majority of < Jjy three , nnd Iho off
split of the Hill coalition blocks further
progress on the pur t1 60 the Wilson bill sup
porters.
OXK i KAII or a norKU ,
Indianapolis Journal : Ono year of Cleve
land ; but the worst of It Is there are three
years moro of him ,
Springfield Republican : The first year o {
President Cleveland's second term began In
a howling March storm truly prophetic ot
the political twelvemonth ahead. The HOC-
end year began In one of the most mellow
nnd balmy nf March days. Wo predict n
better year for the administration.
Cincinnati Enquirer : The country has now
entered upon the second year of Mr. Cleve
land's administration , Mr. Cleveland was
elected an n democrat , and , having passed
through the "experimental" stage of demo-
cratlc power In his former administration ,
democrats expected to bo elevated to plnco ,
and the republicans were getting ready to
turn their attention to private pursuits.
When Is thin expectation to be realized ?
Cincinnati Commercial : It Is now sixteen
months since Iho democrallo parly was re-
Rlored to power In this country , and It Is
twelve months since Mr. Cleveland was In
augurated presldmit. replacing Mr. Harri
son , What has been dqno for the country ?
What has been the result ? Ask the propri
etors of factories , nsk the unemployed work-
limmen , nnd nsk these who have work hut
nro In receipt of reduced wages. In pros
ecuting those Inquiries It Is not necessary
to go outside of Cincinnati. In this munic
ipality thn whole business , which has re
sulted In distress. Is fairly Illustrated.
Mrttv VnrtRun. . 'Plin ( lirnn llllllilrnil mid
sixty-sixth day of Mr. Cleveland's second
lorm finds the president In the Dismal
Swamp nnd the democracy In the Indigo
depths of discouragement. If not of despair.
That Is the balance sheet of thn yonr's
business , It has bcon u sorry year for
democracy.
Well. It Is the duty of honesly lo loll lite
exncl truth nbotit n bad situation ; but It Is
Hot the less the duty of courage lo go ahead
nnd make Iho boil of It.
The democracy's task for the nexl three
years Is to save the pieces. In this melan
choly but Indispensable undertaking Mr.
Cleveland can contribute valuable assist
ance , If he Is disposed to do so.
"But the sunshine nye shall llglil the sky ,
As 'round nml 'round we itin ;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost ,
And justice Hlmll bo done. "
lfjUlt.tSK.l .1X1) XHllllASIfAXS.
The Tectimseh Journal hns closed Its fif
teenth year.
A three weeks' revival at Wallace re
sulted In 1G3 conversions.
Hnll county farmers will hold an Irrigation
convention and listen to the now gospel of
water on March 17.
Burglars blew the safe of F. A. Matson
& Co. at Monroe and secured about $100 In
cash as well ns some cutlery.
The "wild west" Is evidently beyond Hnst-
ings. A wolf hunt four miles from the clly
didn't stir up a single coyote.
The business men of Plntlsmoulh have
contracted with n man to rtih n free ferry
across Iho Missouri river. On Sunday ho can
charge.
Four prisoners In the Saline county Jail
at Wllber were discovered In the net of saw
ing through the bars of their cell. They
were on the verge of securing their liberty
when n deputy Mierlft nipped the game In
the bud.
The store of J. II. Prettyman nt Berwyn
was burglarized and about $260 taken. The
safe was blown open with such force that
one sldo of the building was sprung several
Inches. Prettymnn lost $ Gn , Lot Morris
$120 , and Miller about $80 , Deputy Sheriff
Hunter thinks ho hns a clew to the burglars.
The damage lo the building Is as great as Ihe
amount laken.
Julius Drews , a Madison county farmer , Is
minus ono eye simply because of his aversion
to cats. Ho Is the owner of a fellno , accordIng -
Ing to the Norfolk News , which he has tried
nt various times to Induce to seek a new
location. But the cal was stuck on the
Drews homestead , for after being taken thrco
or four miles from homo and dropped In the
public highway , would Invariably find Its way
back. The other day Julius went to town
and as ho crossed the bridge threw the cat
Into the river , but the next morning on aris
ing the first object that mqt his view was
lhal cat parading on a stone wall near Ihe
house. Ho was mad , and resolved lhat the
tlmo had como for the cat to die. Entering
the house he rcaehed for his shot gun , nnd ,
walking up lo within ten feet of the feline ,
blazed away. Ho did nol wnlt lo see. Ihe
result of the shot , but he felt It. The chnrgo
from the gun struck the stone wnll , nnd ,
bounding b.xck , entered his face. Ho will
lose the sight ot his right eye.
' The Troiibloioiiiii Neroml Torm.
BprlnRflchl ( Mass. ) Republican.
The historian McMnstcr reviews In the
New York Press the nrst year of Cleve-
nnd'8 second term In the temper of a
partisan rather than a historian. He makes
: hc Interesllnpr nnd gcnornllv true observn-
: lon thnt of the seven presidents who prior
lo Cleveland had succeeded lliemselves , only
ono " has ever closed his 'second lerm with
anything like 'the success nnd popular re
spect with which he ended his first. ' " The
exception wns Jackson.
THOUGHTS.
Plnln Denier : It Is a humanlike trait that
the rooster always thinks he knows most
about cackling.
Philadelphia Record : Whenever there Is a
liscusslon qf the tariff the Iron founder
always puts his ore In.
Inter Ocean : "Mr. Scribbler Is a wonder
ful man nan such a variety of talenls. "
'I've nollced that. In society he Is a lion
and at home a bear. "
Detroit Frco Press : First Actor What arc
ou doing now ? Second Actor Me friends.
Boston Traveler : "Do you believe that
hlng about casting your bread upon the
vatcr.3 and having It return ? " "Well , It
vouhln't work with my wife's bread. That
vould sink ! "
Washington Star : "Appearances arc very
deceptive , " remarked the tenor.
"Yes , " replied the prlma donna ; "espe
cially farewell appearances. "
Huffnlo Courier : Skidds I suppose It's all
right to cnll a ppndo a spade , but
Skadds But what ? Skidds ( with a Had
ememberance of having trleU to beat a
llush with two small pairs the night before )
A man is a blooming chump to call live of
them.
St. LoulH Republic : Fond Molher Don't
you think Mamie ought to take lessons upon
a string Inslrumenl ?
Falher Yes , lei her string beans.
Chicago Record : "Say , Iiow do you ac
count for this ? llere'H a list of 'the 400' nnd
here are the names of over COO people on
"Oh , that's all right. They have to take
two or three of some of 'em to count na
one. " x
Trade Mark : Mr. Snarley Your BOX are
natural born scandal-mongers. I often
vender how you manage to gel hold of nil
he latest Bcandam of the day. The Ladles
In chorus ) Our husbands and brothers
irlng them home from the club to us.
O WOMAN.
Kansas City Journal ,
O woman , when the day Is done ,
Man's work IH o'er , his rest begun ,
Hut you your nightly vlwlls keep
And work nnd work while he doth sleep ;
The billions on bin clothes you HOW ,
And through bis pockets nimbly go
His letters you Investigate ,
And hlu loose change appropriate.
Till ! JlOAltDUIl'X W1SATII ,
Detroit Kroo 1'rtBs.
The landlady jumped the boarder
ItecnuKO ho hail Jumped his bill ,
She- had done It before the others
In a manner ( U to kill ,
"You may call me late to breakfast ,
You may cnll me Jones or Urown , "
He said to her In lilt ) linger
"But you shall not call mo down , "
Highest of all in JLeavcmngPoweiV Latest U. S. Gov't Report ;
TRUSTS ARE WELL CARED FOR
Mr. Voorhccs1 Oomimtteo Looks After the
Combincs with Tender Solicitude.
_
M'KINLEY ' IMPOSTS ON SUGAR INCREASED
Nmv Hrliriluln of Duties Adroitly ArnuiRcd
to nciicllt the HclliicritVlilnky
Men ( lUru All Tlioy Anliod-
Wool Left In tlio Cold.
WASHINGTON BUIIKAU OP TUB UEK.
C13 Fourteenth Street ,
WASHINGTON , Murch 8.
It was sugar nnd the scandal connected
with the speculation In refinery stock , which
forced Chairman Voorhces nnd his associates
to decide to report the Wilson tariff bill to
the finance committee nnd mnko It public to
day. It was felt to bo Impossible longer to
defy public opinion and the growing Indlg4in-
tlon of Iho senate by continuing lo hold the
bill In the secret possession of a few men
who were dally charged with using their con
fidential Information for their personal profit.
This determination made necessary a final
conference between the democratic senators
having the bill Incharge and President
Havemcyer and Mr , Scarlo of the Sugar
trust. This consultation wns held last night ,
nnd nt a late hour Iho representatives of the
Sugar trusl departed for Now York.
The publication of the bill shows thnt they
had every reason to bo satisfied. They had
originally demanded In behalf of the refining
Industries n duty In Its favor In addition
to whatever duty was placed upon raw sugar
of U cent per pound. The duty on refined
sugar under the McKlnley law Is Vj cent
per pound , nnd the n-llners admitted that
they could continue their business profitably
with one-half of this duty. It now appears
that n discriminating duty has been granted
lo the Sugar trust oven greater thnn wns
asked.
ALL FOR THE TUUST.
The Wilson bill ns nmondcd by Iho dcmo-
crullc senatorial tinkers places n duty of
I cent a pound on all raw sugar ; on sugar
nbove SO degrees nnd not nbovo 90 this
duty Is Increased by one-one-hundrodth of n
cent for each degree ; between 90 nnd 96
degrees , 1.02 cents for each degree ; above
06 , 1.1 cents. When trnnslntcd into com
parative figures this scale means an addi
tional duty on refined sugar of on an nv-
orago of thlrty-flve-onc-hundreths of n rent. .
On very high grades of refined sugar this
additional duty will amount to nearly one-
half of n cent , while on lower grades ,
between 92 nnd 96 degrees , tlio nddltlomil
duly would bo Uvenly-two-one-hundroths of
n cent. This extraordinary concession
caused the grealcst surprise. The meaning
of tlio graduated scale of duties was not at
first generally understood. It was only
when the tariff experts explained Its meanIng -
Ing that the realization of how well the
Interests of the Sugar trust had been cared
for by the democrats of the finance com
mittee dawned upon congress.
It was at once seen that this tremendous
victory for the Sugar Irust had only been
snatched from the jaws of Mr. Voorhecs'
threat to destroy the Sugar trust by some
iinusuaj force or bargain. A very prominent
loader ' In the national republican organlza-
llon' who Is not n member of the senate ,
but who understands the methods by which
the sinews qf war are secured for great
political camnalcns. declared tmlnv In Thn
Boo correspondent that this concession to
the trust was made not by Iho tariff linkers
of Iho finance committee , but by the po
litical loaders of the democratic party , who
had secured In return a pledge
from the Sugar trust for a
largo contribution to Iho domocrallc
nallonal campaign. This bargain Is sup
posed lo be a conditional one , based either
upon the passage of the Wilson bill , ns thus
amended , or upon the defeat of thai meas
ure and the consequent conllnuanco 'of the
McKlnley duly of ono-half cent a pound on
refined sugar. At any ruto Messrs. Hnve-
meyer and Soarlo did nol leave Washington
until the sugar schedule , was finally settled.
WHISKY AND BKGU LOOKED AFTEK.
Another trust which has bdon well cared
for in the democratic amendments to the bill
Is the Whisky trust. The tax on whisky Is
Increased from 90 cenls In Ihe presenl law
and from $1 In the bill as It passed Iho
house lo $1.10 per gallon. This Is what
Chairman Voorhces championed. The
Whisky trust representatives claim to have
an understanding that an Increase to $1.50
a gallon by the senalo will not meet serious
opposition. The increase proposed by the
commissioner of 20 cents a gallon means an
Increase of profit to the Whisky trust of
$1,000,000 for every added cent of tax.
Another great concession to the whisky
Interest Is the extension of the bonded
period to eight years.
The beer brewers have also no reason lo
complain. They are always heavy conlrl-
butors to the democratic campaign fund.
They wished no change In thOjCXlstlng rate
of taxation on beer , and the democratic
senators very obligingly compiled. In the
same way every great aggregation of In
vested capital outside of purely manufactur
ing Industries which promises to bo of any
use to the democratic parly has found Us
wishes carefully respected.
WOOL SUFFERS ALONE.
The only great staple which has been ut
terly abandoned by the democrats Is wool.
The efforts of Senators llrlce , Hill and
Murphy , nmt the popullalu , fts well us by
republican senator * front the northwest , to
secure a duty ot oven 6 cents a pound on
wool have been unavailing. Perhaps this
may bo accounted for by the fact that Vfro
wool growing Industry has developed under
republican legislation , nnd that the National
Wool Growers association Is known to have
republican proclivities. Representatives ot
the wool growers , who have been plcadlni ;
In vain for Justice , nro naturally Indignant
that their product should thus Ira sent to
the slaughter , whllo coal , Iron ere and lead
ere nro cared for.
OMAHA'S MANUFACTURES.
There was Issued from the census omen
this evening a bulletin which will likely bo
the last ot the special series giving stalls *
tics of manufacturers from cities having a
population of over 20,000 In 1890. U glvo
the following statistics on Omaha : Nttmbor
of establishments reporting , C75 ; value ot
hired property , $2,912,890 ; aggregate Invest ,
mcilt. $18,319,591 ; land occupied , $2,787C7C :
buildings , $3S03,9 ! > 0 ; machinery , tools ami
Implements , $3,310,033 ; raw material , $2fill , .
031 ; stock In process of finish nnd product *
on hand , $1,874,370 ; assets on hand , $ I,02C-
KOI ; total expenses , $3,073,510 ; rent paid for
tenancy , $271,251 ; taxes , $2.504,173 ; Insurance ,
$ CO,8G7 ; repairs and machinery , $207,350 ;
amount paid contractors , $5,100 ; Interest paid
on cash used In the business , $227,1"0 ; num.
bor ot employes , 9,414 ; total wages , $0,115. .
The statistics relating to operatives , skilled
and unskilled , nt Omaha , In 1S90 , nro given
ns follows : Females , nbovo 15 years. 709 ,
who "received wages amounting to $215,370 !
males , above 1C years , 6,911lto were paid
wngcs aggregating $4,410,863 ; children , 251 ,
wnges , $40,890.
Council Bluffs Number of establishments ,
128 ; value of hired property , $2COS55 ; nRgro-
gnlc Investments , $1,292,283 ; value of land ,
$1S3,990 ; buildings , $255,910 ; machinery , etc ,
$211,839 ; raw material , $151,332 ; live assets ,
$191,625 ; stuck , $2S9,5S7 , In cash nnd bills
receivable ,
Lincoln Number of establishments , 1S2 ;
value of hired property , $681,215 ; nggrcgnlu
Investments , $2,3GO , 151 ; machinery , etc. ,
$6)1,316 ) ; raw materials , $351,691 ; stock In
process ot finishing , $261,550 ; cash nnd bills
receivable , $620,790 ; Interest paid on capital
used , $17SGI ; average number of employes ,
1,921 ; total wages , $1,161,746.
These figures are particularly valuable
Just al this tlmo , ns they will afford the
readers of The Bee an opportunity to approx
imate the destruction which the Wilson bill
as amended by the senate nnd mndo public
today will accomplish.
PRESBYTERIAN MISSION GROUND.
The bill Introduced by Representative.
Mclklejohn to have a patent Issued to the
Presbyterian Board .of Homo Missions for n
more suitable location for their mission
schools on the Omaha reservation In lieu
of the land they now occupy , was favorably
reported by him a short tlmo ngo from Iho
committee- public hinds. The name bill ,
Introduced by Mr. Manderson , passed the
senate and was referred In Iho house to the
committee on Indian affairs. The fee sim
ple Ullo granted In the senate bill docs not
meet with the approval of the secretary of
the Interior , and he recommends that Iho
use and occupancy of Iho land only should
bo given.
Mr. Melklojohn discovered todny thnl Iho
treaty with the Omaha Indians In 1S5I , con
firmed by President Plorce , specially pro
vides that the president shall Issue n patent
for 610- acres on the Oinnha reservation to
this society , whoso mission was tlicn esta
blished , Ho requested the committee to
hold Its report until ho could advise with
the Indian bureau. Mr , Melklojohn was
advised today by the commissioner ot Indian
affairs Hint the Interest money duo the
Omaha Indians would bo placed to the credit
of the agent Ihls month and payment mado.
IN A GENERAL WAY.
The appointment of W. L. Murphy of
Council Bluffs ns a cndut to the West Point
Military academy wns formally promulgated. ,
today.
Dr. S. M. Daker was appointed pension
examiner nt Orleans , Harlan county , todny.
Senator Manderson Introduced a bill today
to pension Genernl John M. Thayer 6f Ne
braska at $100 per month. The bill Is nc-
companied by a petition recommending Its
passage nnd signed by Governor Crounso
and many other prominent citizens. Ex-
Governor Thayer was a brigadier-general
In the late war and had n brilliant military
record.
General Nelson A. Miles , commanding the
Department of the Missouri , Is In the city
for a few dnys ns the guest of Senalor Sher
man. Ho was nt the Wnr department today
and had a long conference with Secretary
Lnmont In regard to military affairs.
Rcpresentallvo Mercer succeeded tills
morning In having passed by the house the
bill to remove the charge of desertion
against the military record of John W.
Wackor of Nebraska. This bill has been
before congress for a number of years , but
until now hns been unsuccessful. Mr. Bryan
had charge of the bill In the Fifty-second
congress , but failed to secure favorable
action ,
A. E. Dickinson , In charge of the chemical
department of the Ctidahy Packing company
of South Omaha , Is In Iho city Interviewing
the Nebraska delegation with reference to
the duty on beef extracl and blood albumen.
Hon. 0. J. Montgomery of Omaha Is In
Washington for a few days enroutq to
Houston , Tex. , where he goes on business.
William Hallef of Blair , the young man
who received the appointment lo Iho United
Stntos Nnval academy from Iho Second con
gressional district of Nebraska , has stopped _
In Washington for n few days before going
to Annapolis , whore ho will enter Iho Wurlz
preparnlory school lo nt himself for Iho
annual examinations for admission in Juno
next. PERRY S.HEATH. .
GO.
TiiolarceatmnkcrH nml nailer. : ) ot
Ilnu clothes on eurtti ,
Your nionoy's worth or your munoy bao'f.
While Passing
Be sure to step in and see those new beauties in
the shape of spring1
overcoats. All the
newest creations in
every known oloth ,
made up in the most
eleg-ant styles wo are
showing- and at hard
time prices. So low ,
in fact , that they are
nearly 20 per cent
lower thun last year.
To see them is to buy
one. A dollar for a Wilson Bros.1 plain white shirt ,
$1.25 to $1.50 goods. We're not goingto buy any
more -therefore the out only a fe\v left now.
Maybe you can find your size. Wo expect our now
spring suits in now pretty soon. Drop in every day
or two we always have something new that it won't
oost you a cent to look at.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
S. W. Cor.l5th and Douglas Sts.