Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 22, 1881, Page 1

VOL. X. 99 Established 1871, 22, 1881. L B. WILLIAMS ASHINGTON. & SONS, Cor. Dodze snd 15th Streets LINENS | In this Department we are offering special Induce- meats to housekeepers. All Linen Table Damask 50c, worth 70c; 5-8 Ger- man Napkins $125 per dozen, worth $1.60. We will coffer the balance of| our $1.25 Napkinsat$1.00, an All-Linen Napkin at $1.50. Bargain. We will sell our best Tur- key Red Damask at 50c. Another lot of the Extra Size Towels at 20c, worth |, 30c. Whe have four lots of Damask Huck and Twil- led Towels at 16 1-2¢ each, Splendid Value. sell a 3-4 Napkin for $2.48, worth $3.40. *Our $5.00 Napkin, slightly solid, $4.00. Our $4.00 Nap kin, slightly solid, $3.00. our fine se's at greatly re- duced prices. Marseilles Quil's Lower than ever Bamsle7 Damask in Bleach- el at $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75, actually worth 50c more per yard- (1 Case Coch=co Toulards at 121-2c, former price 16 2-3c.) Embroideries | Now'open the latest ‘novelties in Bdgings and Insertions, all qualities and widths. Our prices on thess goods chal- lienge competition. L. B. WILLIAYS & SONS’ ““Cazh House." Dodgs and Fifteenth Streets. —_— GLADSTONE'S OLIVE BRANCL. Spoctal Dispatch to 1h> Bee., Loxox,Febraary 21—10 p. m.—In the house of commona to-day . Gladstone, in reply to & question by Mr. Campbeil, said the government wou'd take such steps in reference to tho trouble with tho Boers as would seem most likely to brirg peace to South Atrica, and at tho eame time be consistent with the honmor of the But what the terms to b2 pro- crowa. o pozod would bs, the premier said, it would be imposeible to state st the prosent moment. SAFE IN TOKT. A Lisbon dispatch says the steamer “Acor” has arrived there from Fayal, bringing mails 1nd_passengors of the Cunard steamer “‘Batavia,” which wes recently detained o long at sea from an accldent to her machinery. FINISHING THE JOB. Tu the house this evening Mr. Glad- stono's proposition that the remsiniog ould be put to & voie. was prasad by a vote of 415 against 63, amid immense clauses of the protection bill chearing from the government party. CABLECRAMS. Spocia. Dispatches to Tus Ex Bismarck has created a sens the upper house of the Prussian diet by angouncirg thst the emporor re- right to reject or amend the provisions of the remission of tex- The bill wes recommitted. The French government will modi- fy the rigid law againet the introduc- servod H.Iog bill. tion cf American pork. Teains of gunpowder were found on Saturday in & cottsgo adjoining Wind- A great scaro wan the re- sor Castle. sult. A dispatch from Athens eays that the goverument is cal'ing out 18,000 reservee, and thot war between Greece and Turkey is imminent. A dispateh from Durksa states that Damask We will Bill Introduced in the House to Protect American Free La- bor Against Pauper Labor of Europe. Report Contradicted That Blaine Has Resigned His Seat in the Senate, Senator - Saunders Addresses the Senate on the River and Harbor Bill. G HOUSE. ‘Special Dispatch to Tz Bex Wasnrserox, February 21.—The calendar of the house lssued this morning is & document of ono hun- dred pages, snd in the heaviest calen- dar ever in the house. Not one-eighth of the bills upon it can become laws. Next Sunday at 3 p. m. has been sct apart for the observauce of ceromoa- ies in memory of the late Fernando Wsod. It will be a religious service, and ealogies will be delivered. Mr. Stevensor, of Illinois, pre- da resolution from tho Ilinois legislature, asking that Goo. Grant bo placed upon the retired list, with the rank cf general. Referred to the committee on military affairs. A number of moasures, reference to the prohibitlon of alco- holic liguors, were presented, most of which related to local option and pro- hibition in the District_of Columbls. Me. Ballou, of Ruode Island, of- fared the followiug a3 a coostizationsl amendment of ths general appropri- atlon, that the manufecture and sale of sl intoxioating liquors, and the entifie, modical and mechanical purposss, in any portion of ths United States or territories thereof shall be prohibited. Reforred Mr. Chalmers, of Mississippi, ia- troduced a resolation, which wes re- ferred, rociting that tha object of the protection tar ff is to protect freo la- bor of the United States aainst Eu- ropesn pauper labor, and directing the secretary of the treasury to sscer- tain the cost of preduction inali for- wign countries, Tae house adjourned at 4:30. Mr Acklen wanted to adjourn over to Wednes becaars to-morrow ia Washingto’s birthday, but his mo- tion was not supported by more than half a dozan other members. SSNATE The chair laid bofora the sen- ato the credentinis of Beoj. I. Harrison, 8 senater from Iadiaus. Placed on fila. The chsiralso 1aid befors ths senate the resizuation of Sanator Hamiin a3 regent of Smithsonian Institute, and Senator Hoar appointed instead. Mr. Withers sabmitted a report from the committee of ecafs the army appropriation bill, was agreed to. Mr. Saunders called up his resolu- tion, directing the committeo to amend the river and harbor bill so e to make appropriations for the im- provement of the Missourl river from its mouth to Yankton river, of $1,138,000, as recommended by the engineers, and addressed the sonate in its support. Mr. Davis presented a jolnt resolu- tion of tho state of Iilinois, instruct- ing its senatora and requesting its rep- resentatives to vota for a bill to place the name of U. S. Grant _on tho retic- ed list of the army. Ordered printed and laid on the table. After a polonged debate on the amendment incroazing the number of pension clerks, ths senateat 5:10 tool a recoss 119:30 p. m. The evening session was devoted to the considera- tion of the bill su‘horizing the con- struction of a building for the accom- modation of the congresatonal library. CAPITAL NOTES. MAKING A VICE PRESIDENT. Spactal Diapatet es to The Bee. Wasniserox, Febraary 21—10 p. m —Gen. Arthur arrived here Sstur- day, and it is understood that he will remain here until after_the inengura- tion, Gewn. Arthur will assume the gavel ss prosiding oflizer of the scn- ate at noo. on the 4th of March, im- mediately after the retirlng vice-presi- dent declarcs the Forly sixth congress adjourned. Some senator, proviously chosen, will take the chair, and swear in the recently elected senators, Af- ter this the oath will be sdministersd by the chief Justico of the supreme court, either n the senate_chamber, or in theesst front of the capital. Gen. Arthur persistently avoids all inter- views. The statement telegraphed from here yesterday that Semator Bludne had tendered his resiynation to the legislators of Malne is entircly falee. M. Bislne will not resign his soat in the senate until tho 4th of Mazch. THE LATEST NEWS. a decisive battlein the Transvasl is i mmineat. ing a% Mouot Prospact, and the Boers are gathering iu great force, belngde- termined to resiet to the last, Hartw slan famino in Rt chefort’s P: He e for the purpose of being imprisoned. The vote on the motion to modify the French relizious laws in the chamber «f deputies Satorday, cre- ated a grest soneation in Rome. The government has rcceived news that megotiations Lave began between Gen. Sir Georgo Colley and the Boers' lender, and a truce is soon exp:cted. Gambetta yesterdsy, in the charge made egainst French chamber of deputies, that he was aiding the Grecks, made s great speecn, declaring that the charge was maliciously made, and thai Frauce ‘would vindicate him. Opening of the Cincinne™* Operatic Festival. Spesiar dispateh o The Boe. British trocps are mase- the nihilist, publishes & escription of tho horrors of the Rus- s pa- people commit crime 5 Found the Le .k Special Dispatch to The Bes. Prrrsgora, Pa., February 21—10 . m.—This morning Johu Burgher, janltor in the Fifih Avenue bank, at- temptad to find a leak in the ges pipe in the bazement of the bauk building, ocoupled as a shoe store by Jacob Brown. Bargherlighted s match and found the leak at once. Tae explos ion damagod the bailding and injared both Brown and Bargher. The latter seriously. Brown was burned badly | about the face. 1 Mysterious Desth. Speciai Dispatch 10 the Boo New Yorx, Febeuary 12—10 p. {m,—The dead body of Charles F. Blike, patent lazyer, was found thi ‘moraing. in tha North river. Ho was a son-in-law of the latz Gen. John A. Dix, and supposed to be in prosperous circumstances. Ho atiended to busi- ness as usual Saturday, ond ths cause of hiy death is shronded in mystery. O att. O, February 22—1 a. | Blake did probaly the largest patent | e Ths operatic fostival opeped last | business of any one in tho city. night with the cpera of “Lohengrin’ as the attraction. royal spiendor. with strangers paid for a singlo seat. The audience was » magnificontly dressed one, and the spene presented was ona of almost The city is tironged om other cities, psr- Yies from Omaha to Boston baving secured seats. Nearly every seat for tho whole festival has been sold, and y o8 much as §25 had been : Opposed to the Funding Biil. Bpecial dispateh to The Bee. GueveLaxp, O., February 21—10 p. m.—The national bankers cf this city telegraphed the following to the president to-day: “The sesocisted banks and bankers of this city, comprising the clearirg bouse, ate uaanimously of the opinicn that the passage of the funding bill, with the having | » importation of said liquors from for- We offer the balanca of{oise countrics, except for ¢ disastrous to the business intorests of thecountry, and respectfally reques their hope that you will eee your way olear to interposo your veto 2gainst 10 great o calamity Getting Ready for the Tourney. Spocial Disgatch to The Boo. New Yok, Fobrusry pedestrian contest, to begin Monday, have considered tho final articles. They are the samo a1 thoss governing the Astley bel: contest, with tho cx- ception provised that no contebtant maust ran or walk within throo feet of tho man next shead. This was in- serted to prevent dogging. Two- thirds of the receipts go to the winner, and ouc-third fo the loser. The tismo ot “Unknown” is not revoalod, but it is stated that he has a record of 550 milee. Roorell drow a check for 5000 to cover O'Leary’a deposit. Ar- ticles for the New York match will be signed Wednesday next. MARKETS BY TELEGRAPE. New York Money and Stocks. Wars Srazer, February At 1p.m. the prices were as follow Moxgi— per cent ; exchange lower at GOVERNMENTS, Chicago Produce Mariket. Crcaco, Febraary 21. Whest was modorately active and steady; corn and oata quiot with Dot much demand; meae pork, lard and meats in fair requeat,but rather weak. Wheat—Spriog wheat, March sold at 9532; April, 981@Y8}c; May, June, 31014 = ar, 89%c @ ad; y May. o bid, 35gc eaved; bid, 382 esked; May sold 413; July, Oat offered st 20%c, with 20 sold at 33ic. Rye—March, 883c bid; April, $9}c id. id; May Mess_Pork—Mar April, §14 80@l4 June, $15 10 bid, 81515 ¢1ked, clos inz at SI4 624814 67} for March; 814 820014 8 for April; 814 14 973 for May; sales, 26,500 bbla. Marcl: sold at £10 073;4pril, May, 810 273, cloing at scld at 814 653 May, Si4 974; $10 074@10 10 for March; 10 158 10 174 for April; $10 25810 273 for May; e:ley, 4,250 tiorces March Bulk Meats—Shott ke, £7 6057 65; April, $7 63 500,000 1k3; shoulders, quist; offered at 84 70 for March, $4 024 bld; April, $4.80 asked and $4 75 bid. St. Louts Produce Merzer. Sr. Lours, February 21 Flour—Unchanged. Wheat—Unsettled; No. 2 red win- ter, $1 01G1 00 for cash; $1 013 1013@1 014 for March; S1 03]@1 O for April; §1_04{@l 034@L 04F for May; No. 3 do, 973@980; No. 4 do, 90c bid, Coro—Firmer; 38@38%o for cash; 38§@38fc for March; 39}@30%o for April; 403@40}c for May; 4({@10%c for Juue. Oate—Slow at 33%c for cash; 33¢ bid for March and april. Rye—Firm and slow at 80c bid. Birley—Dull and unchanged; primo to fancy, 80GS1 05. Lead—Qulet at 84 62}. Butter—Unchanged; dairy, 20827c. Ezgs—Quiet at 18c. sky—Steady at §1 06. Pork—Lower_at §15 00 for cash; $1485 bid for March. Lard—Quict at $10 00 bid. Dry Salt Meata—Nominal. Bacon—Slow st $5 75@8 60@8 80. Receipts—Flour,7,000 bbls; wheat, 20,000; corn, 86,0005 oate, 7000; rye, none; barley, 3,000. Shipmenta—Flour, 14,000; wheat, 2,000; corn, 22,000; oats, 5000; rye, 1000; ‘barley, none. New York rroduce Market. New Your, Febraary 21. Flour—Receipts, 23,000 bbls; sales, 9,000 bbls; no important change; round hoop Ohio, $4 405 00; choico do, $5 10@6 75; super- fine western, $3 6024 00; com- mon to good extra do, $4 304 55; choice do, do,§4 60@4 75; choicewhite wheat do, £5 00@600. Butter—Dall avd heavy; Ohto, 13 @27c. Cheese—Heavy at 8@13}o for poor to fancy. Sugar—Unchanged. Molaeecs—Steady. Petroleum—Firm, Rice—Firm and good Inquiry. Csffee—Unchavgad; freights, firm. Spirits of Turpentine—Firm at 44} @15: per gal. Rosin—Quiet at §1 70l 75. Tallow—Steady at G3@6ic per Ib. Eggs—Western, wesk at_28a28kc. Cottcn—Ezsy; sales 1,208 bales middling oplaads, $11 56}; mid dling Orleans, §11 81}; fatures, weak; February, $11 28; March, §11 35 April, SI11 48; My, $1162; June, $11 74; July, 31182, Wheat—Steady; Chicago, 1 16; Miwaukee, red winter, §1 17331 171, cnsh; §1 181@1 18} for Msrch: $1 19}G 1198 for April; sales, 30,000 bu. Corn—Stesdy; No. 2, G6{@dTde. Salea 50,000 ba. Oats —Steady. Whisky—Nominal. Pors—$15 00@l5 85 and Myy. Lard—$10 35@10 57} for cash; $10 35@10 42} for February; $10 374 ©1042} for March; $10 40810 45 for April; $10 45@10 473 for May; $10 50 for June; $9 95210 10 for seller for for April fifth sestlon included, would prove | tho year, 221 a m —Rowell, Vaughn, their backers, ad othors intorested in the Interuational BOREAL BLASTS, dergo the Privatious of a Fuel Famiue, A Large Percentage of thi Stock Snccumb to Feb- ruary’s Fury. Neligh Claims to be the 3 Elkhora Vailey. Correspondence of Tin Bus. Neiton, Nob., February 14, 181. o'clock next morning. The storm continuod Friday sud Saturday, and rosumed to-day, (Monday). No trains will be able to reach this placs agiin before Wednesday or Thursdsy next, and the coal is all gone. Other towns along the line aro also out cf coal and thero ia a general coal famine, Some of these towns have been accustomed to supply tho farmera living near with conl, but thoy have a week since 1o fused to let any coal go out of the town ia which it waseold. The farm- ers have corn cribs and hay stacka to burn when other fuel disappeare. The cattlo men begin to look very gloomy and scme of them will feel very grateful it twenty per cent. of their stock survives the'extremo rigor of this winter. The oldost settlers proclaim this the most seyers weather experienced in this country. The snow i taree feot deep over most of the country, and in places where fa- vorable for drifts is twoaty faotdeep. The awmount of muisture that he fallen this year very mach encourages agricultural prospectors, and more plows, reapers, cultivators and thresh- era will b sold at Neligh thau Guring tho previous thres years. 1t i3 not probable that Antelopo county will suffer much from a winter affurding two_months cf steady cold weather, but it will chauga the char- acter of stock businese pursued here, The countty now cccupled by thou- sands ot cattlein the hands of a few men will support nuwerous smail herds, and twenty homes will be plantd where now thers is one. The surest way to succeed in keeping stock in this country is to have small herds snd provide with hay to sustsin them during the cold.and stormy. weather of winter. In the odition thus pictured, the county will suffar no loss of aggregate capital, and powerful though latent te- sources will be developed which other- wiso would remaia dormantand unap- iated h has stiracted more capital tha past yoar than any town in the Ekhorn valley, and now boasts 28 good & class of business men as can be found in any town of its sizein the state. Two important accessions dur- @ | ing the past few montha are the bnk- ing house of Roche, Hall & Ray from Datlington, Wis., and the Atlantic hotel, kept by Chria. Jurgins, lato of Fremont, Neb. A woolen fastory will be put up ea soon asspring opens. The investment to be mado wiil ba by Roche, Hall & Ray. Mesers, Gallo- way & Lambert are tho propristors of an excellont flouring mill, located on the bank of the Elkhorn river. Tn the conuty seat clectlon held in tho carly part of this month, Neligh lacked a fow votes of having enonghto mova the coveted priza. Jar. —— INGERSOLL'S INQUIRY Into the Logic of Some of Touzalin’s Arguments Expose of the Effscts of the Railroad Rebate System, To the Edltor of Tux Be: Trcowsem, Neb., Febraary 19.— Somo one sent ms six copios of The Omahs Tepablican of the 13th inat., containicg Mr. Touzlin'a article on the “railroad auestion.” Mr. Touzalin Is certainly entltled to thanks for this presentation of his views—viows that msy fairly be taken as the views of others of his class and ly thankful ought tho peoplo to be for the facts admit- ted by him, facts generally believed, quite geerally known, but often de- nied by those who oppose or deprecate position. Espe railroad legislation or agitation. Theso facts being thus admitted by one of his position—a position that enables him to know—nced no louger be denied or disputed. Tt scoms that railroads can bo built and equipged in Nebraska for about $12,000 per mile. Thisds much less than I had supposed, but Mr, T. ought to know, Tthink there are few people who will begradge the railroads a net in- come of $1,200 per mile per 2nnum, tho samo being 10 per cent on the cost, except in cases (if any such there are), where s part of this 81,200 has been given by the people, in the way of national, state, county or munici pal aid, for weshould not overlook tho fact, that many good paople think isentitled to falr roturn on bis actual nd that roing a net in- coms of $6,000 per milo per annum. the last four years that_ any road in the state has paid any dividend, but he does not say, nor is it to be in- ferred, that their earnings have not | excooded their expenses. It is not uncommon for corporations to capi- talizo their net earnings instead of dividing them, and I: Ia believed that this has been done in thi certain extent, Whether thi noty Mr. T. adumita that the ings of all the roads in this sides the U. P.—have, during the last four years, been euflicient to yielda retarn of nearly 8 per cent. per an- num, on the investment, from the in- ception of the enterprise to the pres- Notthern Nebraska Farmers Un= —Thursday night last tho west bound train was dotained by drifts of snow in the cuts and did not arrivo il 4 that the sharehelder—the capitalist— | DMr. T. says that it is only within | ent day, and that the U. P, has pos- ibly dono better than this. © When it is remembered that for long years past very little of the fn- | or hi ted capital of the world has yielded return of nearly 8 per cent per an- wum, and that the “‘Investment” in- ludes somo litilo water and a good eal of capital givon the roads by & will_appear_that Yo sharcholder Las roceived a liberal Tadeed his re- arn is thought to b3 so Liberal that Jiho B & M. sharcholder msy now his $100_cortificate of atock for 170, (30 7aya M, T.), notwithstand- Bg tho fact that tho said $100 cortifi- \ud = 18811y ¥ipresents less thag $100. ’mgtm up?:finvenx' by m:‘?hnm [ encrous public, urn on his eapical holder. this. Ttappoars that the roads of need of high rates. If then, the net carnings for tho last four yoars, under tho present ‘‘enor- monsly decresss1 rates,” have been sufficiont to pay a 7 cent. dividend for each of thoso yeare, and in addition thereto, make up the losaes or deliciencies of the previous seven or more years, what would ba reasonablo rates now? In consider- ing the reasonableness of rates, it does not seem necessary to compare the prosent Nebraska rates with the rates of other days in other states, under other circamstances. Comparisons are often odious. They provs either nothing ortoo much. Touzali’s comparison_ of présent rates with the Towa Grange rates of ien years ago, seems of this chardcter. Indoed he asserts and proyes that *‘the cost of transpor- tation theu was greater than tha en- tire charges uow.” Compar son then with such rates, which were maximum rates and have beon rep:aled because they wore too high, for the purpose of proving reas- onablenees, seems like staltification. Comparisos with any other rate proves nothisg until you prove that other rate reasonable—an unnecessary work pince it is 23 easy to sit in judgment on ofe rato as another. Mr. Tovzalia's third test, cf reason- ableness seems sufficlent without any comparison, viz: Rates that will pay sxpenses, make needed improvements and yield fair dividends. Strike out improvements and substitate re- pairs, aud thero will be fow to objoet 1o this teet. Improvements should bo made by capital, not by income. Re- pairs are charged to expense account. It further appsars {1t the experiencs of tho last thres yests has demonstrat- ed tho ability (f Nebraska roads to earn 10 per cont on capital inzested, this, t.0, under greatly reduced rate: Tais is aczoanted for by the greatly Increaced busiuess, all of which wiil confirm some people iu their previcns opinions that decrosted rates wouid basiness. 0 and o.her facts and vi.ws sro riant, bocause they are admitted or broaght to view by one holding the promivent poaition of Mr. Touzalin. Their admission by him les- sona the numbar of questions to be discussed, and furnishes au agrosd stsrtlog point or standing geound for farther deliberations. Whether the sting rates are reasopatle I wiil neithor affism or deny. My toforma- tion on this polnt is not -such as to justify an opinion, but I have an im- pression that they could bo wisely and justly reduced in many cases. This impresion is somewhat screngthened by Mr. Touzalin's ar cle. Ratesshould be bzsed on cost of cc—act on *‘condition of mor- or on “what the traffic will Taey saould be so adjusted that the actaal capital iuvested” will have fair return, (7 per cant seems to e Mr. T.’siden). Secret rates should not be permitted. Rebates, if permitted at &ll, tho propriety of which I doubt, should be a part of the pubiished tar- iff, kaown and read of a'l men. So of just diseriminations. Raes should be noiform snd alike to sil, under like conditions. They should be as fixed and permanent s possible. Abusor, ur just discziminations and extortions, when committed, shculd be adequate- Iy punished. Some mode of proceed- aro should bo provided, whegeby tho |p/mron and mesncat of the land cin have his remedy when sggrieved, without unnacesssry delay or expense. I think that railroal managera sro not fully awsre of the dsmage ccca- sloned by the frequent and sulden changes in rates. Raiiroad wars, so- called, resulting fu some iustances in areduction of rates below the cost of oarrlage, aro & damage to tha public, { though many hail such wars witn gleo. Sach wars ond ail unheslthy competi tlon should be avoided. Perhsps thelr logal prevertion ia not out of the question. Due notice should Lo given when an advance of rater is to be made. A notice of five, ten or fiiteen days s no notice at all to countey grain ock dealers. As heretofore practiced rates are advancad with the markets. In the very nature of things this advanco catches the dealer full- handed, loaded dewn. The advance often takes off all or more than his margin, ind his loss is in proportion to the amount of stock on hand, which is noarly always full stock. When the rates ore egain roduced he i caught empty-handed, and the reeult 1s that sooner or later}97 per cent of them fail. They mever get back ther “praxT,” they never got nearly 8 per cont per annum on their “investment from the incoption of the enterpriss.” Fallure s in the very nature of the Success is Impossiblo to them, except by accident—if the practice of advancing rates without due notice ia to continue. JIf these dealers could have the protection that due notice of an advance in rates would give them, they would not nosed the discrmina- tious in their favor and against their i competliors, which It is generally be- lioved that some of them enjoy, aud | us generally believed to ba unjust dis { crimination and extortion. "Mr. Tcuzalin a2z ires # that thero are no upjuet disc:‘minstlons, extor- tions or other abuses on the part of the B. & M., and that if there was, he has saflicient power for their correction, and that he would be pot only willing but apxious {o correct them, and the {nference is that he does not ueed leg- -lzlative aid—in fact législation would only embarrass and defeat him. T certainly have no reason to doubt Mr. Touzalin's entire truthtulness, honesty, public spirlt, or ability,but T can not forget that there are other | roads in Nebraska beside the B. & M. This secnrity that he offers, viz. ““personal responsibility,” is hardly | sufficient to warrant the present le Flatare in neglecting its daty. Beside thin, Mr. Touzalin might dio, | T cannt help thinking, too, that there may bo evils and abuses of tate 2re now ina thriving con- dition,§ the losses or doficiencies of former yoars aro all mado up, no more or 8 per which he has mo knowledge. his vigilant eye may not tako heat power in the B. & M. or- ganization. Both above and below him may be evils over which he has no control. Is it not extortion to exact a divi- dend upon water In stock? Are not exorbitsnt = dividenda _extortionate? Does net this system of rebates and secrot rates, ss practiced, destroy competition, and materially injure whole classes of business and busi- ness men? Does not this system af- ford a very convenlent way for the porpetration of all sorls of crooked- meas—sometimes called frand—where- by the revenues of the road are de- plated, the expense account kapt full, and the dividend kept down t0 a fig- are that will satiafy a credulous pub- lic? A case iv point. _The Standard oll company recelved in the short spia of oighteen months over 810,000,000 as rebates. It is impos sible to resist the suspicion--amount- ing with some to positive conviction— that the men compoting this oil cota- pany were either favored stockholders in the roads doing the business, or favored members of the management, or else a due portion of this $10,000,- 000 found its way back into the pock- ets of such favored wanagers, thereby materlally increasing both thelr sala- rles ard dividends. Tt isnot to be supposed that a simi- lar case of equal wmagoitude has ever occurred in Nebraska, but ceses iden- tical o principl ard effact aro be- lieved to have occurred, and it cannot bo denied that thoy may occur if the system of rebatesard secret rates is to continue. The whole syatem fa evil, only evil, and that continually, 2 ia unjust discrimination and extortion. Bat for “ways that are dark, and tricks that are vain,” see the ‘“‘zecret” fund account—malicionsly termed the corruption fund, mors pleasantly called the india rubber account—that soma, if not all reads keep. I won darf railroad commissioners ever sze ount. The items are never The whole account is d bodily Into the expenee account, and helps to swell that list termed “‘operating expenses.” What right has any corporation, creatsd by the people, and for the good of the people, to keep & secrat fund account? The mere exlsteace of such a fand Is amenace to the state. ““foucstly and equitably managed railroads ars the most beneficent dis- covery of the century; but when per- varted by irresponsible and uncon- trolled corpcrate management, in which stock watering and kindred swindles aro permitted, they become simply great engines to accomplish unequal taxation, and to arbitrarily distribute the wealth of the country. When this state of things is sought to be perpetusted by acquiring political power and shaplog legislation tarough corrupt use of money, the sitaation grows more serious.” Lot our legislature do its duty. Provention is better than care. Eu poste facts laws are unconstltational, and are useless anynay. Tho common or unwritten law is not sufficient. Written laws aro nocessary. But I am trespassing on your good matucs. Resposifally your, S e A FRIGHTFUL FIRE. Two Men Burned to Death in Nebraska City. A Livery Stable, Twenty-eight Horses and Many Carriages Consumed. Spocial Dispateh to Tho Bee. Nesaasss Ciry, February 2L— Lovy's largs livery stsblo on Main stroct, was totally destroged by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. It is the work of an incendiary. Johuny Jack- #on, son of Ex Treasurer Jackson,and the solo support cf his mother and sis- ter, a young man about twenty five years old, and Oioe Kolb, & halt-wit- ted German, were burnedto desth. Tae body of Jackson fs not yst recovered. Thirty horses, about ten buggice, and three carrlagos were destroyed. Tn- surance, $2,500. SECOND DISPATCH. ‘Spectal Dispatch to Tha Boo. Neseaska Ciry, Febroary 21.—4 p. m—A most dissstrooe fire oo- curred hare as two o'clock this morn- ing. The livory stables of L. Levy, thelargest In the city, were burned to the ground. Two helpers who slept in tho offico wero awakened by smoke and ran into the stalls to cut the Borses loose, when the mow fell in and enveloped them in a seething hell. Thele nam>s wera Joha Jack- aon and Frank O:to, both single. The former was tho only support of an sged pacent. They suc- coeded in fresing most _of the lhors:s, who ran into back sked only to bo enveloped and twenty-eight were burned to death, one with his head protruding from a roar stall hole. Many fine carriagos, sleiglia and other equipments burned Only two bugzles wera saved. A fire- man o attempting to gt s carriage out had both hands burned fearfally. He called to the keepers to run ot and saw the building foll in on them. The orig'n of the fire 18 usknown, bat is supsosed to have been caused by the explosion of a lamp in & carrlage room. No other building barned Total 000; insurance $2560, The city is deoply moved over the ! calamity. e ELECTRIC BRIEFS. Epecial Dispatches to The Bse. Washington’s birthday will be qui- otiy obsorved in New York. There will be no military display. Appro- priste services will be held in the churches. To day will b observed as a holi- day by the Chicago board of trade, banks, postoffice and public officials generally. Honry Cahn, .of 615 Milwaukee avenue, Chicago, hanged himself in his barn yesterdsy, after first trying to shoot himeelf. His body was dis- covered by his children. In the 24-hour walk at American Tastitute, New York, ther. vere sev- enty entries. The etart was made at 10:13 yesterday by Cbarl.s Kowell. Bruce tock the lead, and is :hs favor ite with book-makers. At the ead of the fir.t hour Fredoricks covered 8 milea «nd 2 laps; Hagomar, 8 miles and 11ap. Even n the whole field. Mr. T.1s not the only — A. CRUICKSHANK & CO. Great Sale of GLOVES AND HOSIERY, &C. KID GLOVES! Lot of Harrig’ Seamless to close out at $1.25, former price. $1.75. A PANIC IN PORK. A French Embirgo Causes a Riot in the Hog Pens. A Benzine Bloat Pops at His Wife and Hits the Wrong Woman, The Oincinnati Festival Still in Full Blast. Tne Drop in Porz. Special Dispatch t The Eco Cimicaco, February 21, 4 p. m.— Pork on the Chicago market dropped one dollar per barrel, Saturday, on receipt of the nows thit Frarc» had forbidden the tratsportation of Amer- tcan hog products into the country. It is estimated tbat the prohibition wiil cause a losa of $3,000,000 upon stock in this city alone, to sa nothing of that stored throughout the country. ‘The ombargo waa very unexpected and took deslers hera greatly by surprise About seventy to one hundred mllion pounds of pork was imported into Francs last year, all from the United States. Mr. Gatain, a French buger, said that the lssulng of the order was attribated to trichivw, but really there was a combination of canses, maialy the imperfect manner in which pork is cured for ths foreign macke! Trichinea has littls trouble in France as the French poople do not eat pork raw a3 the Germans do. Another reason for the order is perhaps an effort to raise tariff frem one half cent to elght-tenths of a a cent per pound. Mr. Gabain does not think the order will be permanent even if it can be enforcad at all. Promiscuous Shooting. Spectal dispateh to T Corusnes, 0., February 21—4 p. m.—Henry Dean, a saloon keeper, shot at hLis wife twice this morning. Ona bali lodged in the wall, the sec- ond miered his wife and Inflicted a sealp wound near the templa of Mra. Scotield, a womsn of bad reputation, who chanced to bo present. The act was premeditated es he had purchased the rivolver but an hour beforeata pawnshop. The wound Is not dan- gerous. Cincinnati’s Musical Festival. Spectal Dispateh to Tun Era Cixorssaty, 0., February 21—4 p. m.—The operatic festival commences this evenirg and lasts during the week. Over 5,000 seats for each per- formance have already boen sold. The city le full of strangera, who aro here to attead tha festival. They em- brace pecple feom all tho neighboriag clties, and seats havo been sscured by parties aa far east a3 Boston, and as far wost as Omaha. Washicgton Briefs. Spoctal dispatchea to The Leo. Wasuixaroy, February 21.—Vice President-clect Arthur has arrived in the city, and is the guast of Senator Conkling. Thers is a decided opinfon here that a New York mau is to be placed at the head cf the treasary department. Chief Justice Folger is now conald- ered the coming man. Mr. Blaine’s friends assert (hat Senator Conkling has ben promised the federal patromage for New York state and tho naming of a cabinet officer. Conkling says he had a very pleasant visit at Mentor, A lot of Conpe Jouvens at $1.25, former price, $1.7: 3 a 1 4 an )= ( to CLOSE OUT, and we will let thgu§ogr:7 ntl 75901.aves e Would also call the attention to the Latest Noveltiesin LACE GcGooDsS! Just received, and consisting of ) The New Vermicella Lace Scarfs and Fi e 1 arfs and Fichus. And Misses' and Children’s R‘i_cirgck Braid Collars, & Most Beauti- ul Effect. ffec Also Hand Fmbroidered Swiss Geods in Soarfs and Fichus. BALBRIGAN HOSE SiLK CLOGKED, 65¢, 75¢, 85¢, NOW 50cts. These are yery Great Bargains, and ought to be taken up AT ONCE. Great Bargains in CORSETS! The French Cou teil Side Steels and Doub! i close out at 7o, former price, $1.95, - orcel i Front, to TEIR C. P. CORSET We are Sole Agents for this celebrated French Corset, an- knowledged to bas the T Corsatia t S R ropdiobs 3t ia the World, Sold by us at A. CRUICKSHANK & G0 « HORSE SHOES AND NAILS, iron and Wagon Stock, the Best Assortment of W.J. BROATCH, 1209 & 1211 Harney Street, Omaha. mo18-0m AUG. IDDORNIANN, ,_ ¥an acturer of al kinds of Summer Bologna (Cervelat Wurst) a Specialtiy. Ordes promptly filled. bt 1714 Burt St., Omaha Nab. de23-t Lits, the latter for Providence and Pniladelphia; fresh receipts, 27,000 head. Sheep—Recolpts were again largs and the market ruled rpu-t'fnd l::-!k nominal; | for shipping grades; the only sale d, 10@ | was 502 head of Colorado sheep aver- + 10@11c. | azing 124 Ibs, at 85 50. St. Louts Live Stock Market. St. Louts, Fobruary 21. Hogs—Faizly nctive and lower: Yorkors and Baltimorss, 865 50@5 85: ' | mix:d packing, $5 4525 85; choice to fancy, §6 00GG 30. Recaipts, 9,000 3,000 head. 6he; peaches, perlb., 8; blackberriss 104¢, pruncs Sc. POVLTRY. Fiem; supply mand; live dresscd, 9@10, 11¢; tarkeys, GREEX F Actise snd_highe-; apyles, g, §2 75@3 00; V‘Vesk!y Market Review. fair, with 300 chickena, WHOLESALS. Ostars, February 22, 1881, Business is atlll quiet, but denlers generally predict & good spring trade. Prices are about the samo s lnst weck, with no particular chenge. aRay Witear—Dall and_unchanged; No. 2, 75¢;No. 3, 62c; rejested, 50c. BarLsy—Nominal. Michi- Undoubtedly the best shirt In the LEATHER. Rye—No. 2, 60 ST shoo- | United States is manafactured at the Corn—Western mixed 25e. olo loathor, oak | Umaha Shirt Factory. The su OaTs—No. 2, 300, . hemiock | of Material aad workmanship, come oined with thelr great improvement that Is Reinforced fronts, Retnf backs and Reinforced sloeves, makes thelr shirt the most durable and best fitting garmen# of the kind, ovee ufactared at the moderate price of . Every shirt of our make is guarantoed first-class and will refund tho money if found otherwise. Wo make a apecialty of sll wool, Shaker, and Canton flannel, also chemols underwear, made up with & vlew to comfort, warmth and darabil- iiy. To invalids and weak-lunged peraona we offer spenial inducements in the maoner theso goods aro made for their protection. Pis. Goresnwes, TV Pe v arm sbpant. PRODUCE. Quiet, but higher; butter, good de- maad; common, 18¢; good, 20c; choico 23@20c; eggs, 23c; cheess, Nobrasks, 14c;New York, 144c; potatoos, steady and’ higher; peach blows, 90c; early rose, 70c; _onlous, inal; hay, firm; baled, $0 11 50; in’ bulk, $7 25@8 00; cider, quist ‘and unchanged, $3 50 per cask of 40 gallons; hickory nut, 75c@$125 per bu.; chesnuts, $3 00; walnuts, 65¢; cranberries, $7 00@8 00 per bbl; frosh oysters, 25@35@40c per can; honey, comb, firm st 19@22c. PORK AND LiRD. Higher; hams,smoked, $9 50; bacon, cloar, 87 75; breakfast, 0 75@10 00; dry salt sides,clear,87 25@8 00; ribe, 80574, shouldors, $4 6064 7 lard, Feench,$1 00 Srock—Qalet No. 1, onk | ™ tanned, 43@45e; No.2, oak taaned, 41@ 43¢; No. 1, hemlock tannol, 38 No. 2, hemlock trim rad, 376 woon, Firm, with good damand; ickory and oak, 37 75a8 00; cottouwood, 5 5066 00 domestic kip, S0@81 00 @1 50. BRICK. Q common in_kila, 39 500 10 00; prossed, $16 00@18 0. LoMBER Steady; framing, 18 ft. per 20; * aad under, LIVE sT0CK Dall snd unchanged; native fat steers, $3 50@4 25; western, nominal; cows,nativs,§2 50@2 75; western, nom- inal; sheep, western, butchers stock $3 26@3 50; natives, $3 75@4 00; veal is scarce and sells readily c st 85 50@6 00; hogs, have been|M, 232 . 2,825 higher during the weck than to-dag’s | 16@18c; oak, 30@ t0c. quotations, but ars reported oa the NAILS, decline; faic stock 84 75@4 90; choice | gy 0 unc;mgay badiie carload lots, 85 10 m e load 1 R i $3 00; less qunz'l::, $3 15@3 2. oefangs Unchanged; Mink, 25@75c; maskrat, | SCIATICA, LUMBAGO, BACKACHE, COouT, SORENESS Dall and cat loaf 1lc per lb; pow- HES" dered 1l granuisted 10, stan. | 5@8c; oiter, $5.008 00; beaver, §1 00 Coen ot dard :;}A" 10}e,0ff “iA"fllOc, white ox fl.l W'{ffiw;;“é_fh?"hx et SORE THROAT, tea “C” Ojc; standard extra “C” 2 i o » Sty sollomeccr aa s grog, $1 40; cross, 32 50. QuINsY, SyRurs—Beat bar 3 gallon;best half barrel egs, $245 per keg; standard bbls., 47¢ per gallon; standard half bbls., 40c; stan- dard kegs, 2 25 per keg. Corprrs—Costa Rics 183c par Io., ntos 18he, Mexican 18c, fancy rio 164, cho'ce do. 16¢; prime do. 154c, good do. 1dic. Caxxep Goops—3 Ib. peachos 84 00 per case, 2 Ib. peachea 33 00, 2 Ib. blackberries 82 20, 2 Ib. raspberries $300, 2 Ib. goossberries §5 50, 31b; Dears §300, 3 Ib. tomatoes $3 00, Z Ib. do. 32 50, 2 Ib. cora §375, 2 Ib. péas €5 00, 2 1b. do, $3 00, 2 Ib string beans §2 50, 21b Lima do. $2 25. Frs—11b No. 1 mackeralshalfbbl., $7 50; mackeral, kits, 81 25;_ half bbl., 84 75;do, do, kits, 85c; white_ fish, half bbl., §7 00; do, kits, $1 25; family do, half bbls., omts. Steady; golden machinery, 4 gal.;lard, extra winter, raw, 59; neats foot, pure, 75c; coal | oil, 143c. | HIDES AND TALLOW. [ Quiet and unchanged; green hides, | 6@Tcgreen salt, Th@bo; dry filut, 16c; | dry malt, 13c; pelts, 50cG3L 50; tal- | low,50 per ib. | i SWELLINGS Chicago Live Stock Market. Ciicaco, February 21. Cattle—Dull; buyers held off and the few sales made were at a decline of 10G15¢ -E 1000 Ibs. family | figur. ranged 3623 for cows; $3 mon to good shi | 84'50; do, do, ki3, 00; Labeador | Hoga—The market for hogs roled i ey Eel Ry, herring, Falf bbl. 8400; do, quarter | dull, ‘and prices declinad 15@20c on | @ Cavrs, and svery e sufecing oith port e Sacts bbl. $2.25: do, kits, 90c; , per | light packing lots; sales ranged feom | 7+ positive proetef e cinima. pod,box : % boes Heht packing and | sy | Drizp Frurrs—Alden spples, per % 1b., 104c; sliced do 7he, common de, | St. Jacons Ort. s ‘Romady i < L]