Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 3, 1884, Page 5

THE CURB AND CROWN. “Difficulty Between the City Engi- *hecr and the Board of Public ! Warks Adjosted. Mgewater's Plan Adopted by the City Council, By a Vote of 10 to 2. = the meeting of the city council last ing, to which property owners on ham street were invited to attend for purpose of expressing their opinions he croyn and curb of that atreet,allthe mbers wero present. There was a 8004 represontation of the property on [fioWer Farnam streot by its owners. " T'he council first took up the regular 2 A communication . fifom the marshal, stating the number of fuor dealers in the city, was read and ferred. The contract and bond of Timothy Ry- h, for grading west Farnam street, was Wresented to the council and after some nimated discussion they were finally ap- proved. The council then went into a commit- ee of tho whole, with W. Y. Bechel in he chair, for the consideration of the bject which had called them together. ) 4ilaJames Creighton on being called (upoh to give his views, rose and stated that he proposed to settle this matter in the board of public works with the city engineer and he had called a meeting of the board for that purpose, but thecity en- gineer had thought flt to come beforeths loity council and make his complaints that ‘the board wished to have a certain crown carried out. He now thought it be- hooved the city engineer to say what vn{ he wanted to have that crown. Ir. Andrew Rosewater, the city engi- neer, then made a statement, in the course of which he said the question seemed to be raised as to whether or not the board of public works had adopted any particular plan for the form of the intersection of Farnam street, the only question agreed upon was the crown of the street. Mr. Gallagher, the secretary 'prelonted their ideas on the question. Mr, Furay said he had visited every city of impertance in the Union having paved streets, and he conld not recall one where the gutters were catried across the inter- sections. The committee then arose. The following report was tlon adopted by A vote of ten to two, Ford and Rod- field voting in the negative. ““Mr. President, your committee of the whole who had under consideration the matter of curb and orown of Farnam streot, after having fully discussed the matter and heard the arguments of the board of public works, tho city engineer and all parties desirous of stating their views in the matter respectfully recom- mend that the ideas of the city engineer, as regards the consiruction of the gutter and crown of Farnam street and at the OMAHA DAILY BEE--THURSDAY JULY 3 1884, FITZ JOHN PORTER. The President Vetoes the Bill for His Relicf, And Gives His Reasons at Length in His Message. The Veto Given on the Constitu- tional Reasons of Brewster, The Attorney-General Claiming intersections, be adopted. W. F. Breugs,"” After the transaction of business of minor importance, the council adjourned. THE NEW ENGINE HOUSES. Two Branches to be Added to the Fire Department in South Omaba, The new engine house, with whose erection Fire Chief Butler was author- ized by the city council on last Tuesday night to proceed, will be the finest build- ivg of the kind in Omaha. The plan adopted by Mr. Butler will make it thirty-four by sixty-six fect. It will be a two story structure, built of brick and located on the south-east coraer of Eleventh and Dorcas streets on a lot now owned by the city. The building will be used for some time as a hose house simply, in which two or three paid men will bo employed by the city, and its proposed proportions, which, at present, seem large, have been agreed upon to meet the demands of the future growth of the city. The front part of the upper story will be used for sleeping apartments for the firemen. In the rear will be a commodious hall which can be used by the public for meetings, etc. The work will all be done by the fire boys, and will be begun next week. The building will be completed within nivety days, and cost the city about $3,000. A similar house will also be built somewhere near the head of St. Mary's avenue, 80 soon s the city can purchase a lot upon which to erect it. of the board of public works, had told him that he did not know that the ques- jion of the intersection was settled. (| Mr. Gallagher being called for explained ihat he had met the city engineer and |lad discussed the matter, and as he un- Meratood it the only question raised ‘at | ihe board meeting was the depth of the |yrown of the street. It was supposed by | 2im av the time that the intersection was {10 bethe same asthe balance oi the street. ! "Mr. Rosewater, resuming, said that ‘tvu the only thing settled and if they had ny other evidenco to show that the form |§f ntersection was settled hetwanted -the i cords produced. He then read the bllowing telegrams received from engi- Ineers of various large cities, among which Ivere the following: From Capt. Green, in charge of the public works at Wash- ington which said, “No cross gutters en ennsylvania avenue or any other street vhere spwer facilities are lacking.” From s, “No,only as a last resort no other means to get id of the lus water_ can be found, Your po- ion is correct. In no case should the Criminal Statistics, » The following is the criminal record of tho police court for the month ending June 30th: Assault and battery. . 89 Discharging firearms 3 Resisting an officer 2 Felonious assauls. . ... . 1 Stabbing with iatent to wound 1 Swindling .. 1 Embezzlement 1 7 i g concealed weapons., . 0 f tis and suspicious chara 20 Disporing of mortgaged proy 1 Disturbance of the peace Obstracting street . Auctioneering witho Defrauding hotel keeper Keeping dangerous dog Resisting pound master Expressing without lice Disturbing religious meetin Fast driving Tntoxication Defrauding p Larceny as bailee Renting houses to Adtiltery. . Storing coml Obtaining money und g Detroit : *“ Giutters do not cross intersections in Detroit.” From d: *“ Gutters do not cross street perts. The same system is now in use i the cities of London, Paris and in pearly all the large towns in the United itates. {Tho speaer then oxplained at consider- ble longth the desirability of this method Bt curbing und crowning, which was of o technical a nature to be of interest to : ic. Hoe did not roly up- ge simply in this d tho authorities engineers who had spent ears in studying this matter. e thought that the board of public orks, which had only been in exigtonce sout two years, had no right to- come i here with the assumption of wisdom hat is greater than that of ithe engineers ¢ Europo and of the United Htates, If o city had an_incompetent enginaer, ho hould be discharged and another putin his place. What was tho actual case lwith the board of public works! He would say that one of them did not know land could not name one-third of the pub- tiic works going on in this city, snd he defied them to name one-half of the pub- 238 that are going on. ' Mr. hton, after eulogizing Mr. osewater, whom he described as a young man of ability and industry and worthy of the position he held in this lcommunity, went on to say that he was not going to traduce him' now, turned yound and abused in strong terms, He #lso delivered a somewhat tedious dis- rtation on curbing and crowning which e enlivened by calling on Mr. Barker to yead a remarkable petition which had ‘been pretty generall md l? the prop- erty owners, but who lone 8o, it 1subsequently transpired, without know- ing its contents. ‘% 1 Mr, Barker followed, and after assert- ling that he had attended all the regular meetings of the board and many others, gave his opinion on the subject. Judge Lytle arose and made a few re- marks in which he said Farnam street fshould not be made subordinate to the other streets and wanted to "know wherein the difterence lay between Mr. Rosewater and Mr. Creighton. Mr, Rosewater explained that the dif- § ference was this, that he did not pro- i pose to carry any gutters straicht down across any streets, but to empty the gut- ters at intersections. | Mr, Max Myer thought that as they had a gity engineer and he 1s_competent, “ this glatter should be left to him. What X he Janted was perfect street. Heo thought a8 & great disgrace. Mr. E. Rosewater then made a few re as an interested party, but took ock in the idea of business men or operty owners giving advice to the il on questions of this kind, R. Kitchen, . F. Goodmar, Her- Selling diseased meat Prostitution . Violating fire Committing nuisance Inmates of disorderly Threatening Gambling . Fugitive fro Driving over fire hos Total = —m— FPERSUNAL. W. N. Hayden, of Ponca, is at the Matro- politan. Hon. F. P, Ircland, of Nebraska City, is at the Paxtoy. H, E.. Greenleaf, of Tekamah, is at the Metro D. D. Kublman, of Oakland, is stopping at the Metropoli J. T, Tiff and the Metropolitan. olitau, st ter, of Stuart, Neb., are at Chas. R, Robbins, of Johnstown, Neb., is at | 5 the Metropolitan, G. H, Knostman, of Davenport, Ta.,+is at the Metropolitan, C. D, C the metropolitan, R. D, Gallagher, of Plattsouth, is regis- tered at the Metropolitan, Peter Birkenbaub and wife, Grand Island, are stopping at the Metropolitan, HLZH, McCormick, of Cincinuati, fis in the city, stopping at the Metropolitan. Charles Francis Adams, president of the Union Prcific railway, is expected in the city to-day fromthe east. James Birney, of Crete; Thos, Cochrans, d, of Lincoln, Iy registered at | the Act Unconstitutional, The House, Passes the Bill Oyer the President's Veto. Other Doings of Congress — The Gathering of the Clans at Chicago. THE VETO OF THE PITZ JOHN PORTER BILL. WASHINGTON, July 2. -The president has vetoed the Fitz John Porter bill. Attorney General Browstor submitted to the president to-day in compliance with the Iatter's request, a long «nd carefully prepared oninion upon the bill for tho restoration of Fitz John Porter to the army, in which he expresses the opinton that the bill is clearly unconstitutiosal, He says in part: YA Dill imposing, or attempting to im- pose upon the president a duty to appoiut o person designated therein, is without any sup- port in the constitution. ' It is an assumption of implied power which is not based apon any expressed power, and clearly invades the con- stitutional rights of the presiden gress has no right to enact as a law tl which will beineffectual. It cannot enact,advise or counsel. It must make laws that are rules of action, not expressions of will, that may or may not be followed. If this bill be an injunction com- manding the president to appoint, it is an usurpation, and if it bo only counsel, it is without the essential element of the law, and congress can enact nothing but that which is tohave full vigor and effect of law. But again, the bill is subject to objection upon the ground that congress thereby in effect ~creates an office only upon condition that it is to be filled by a particular individual named. If this principle were adopted generally in the creation of officers, it would obviously result in constraining the appointing power to accopt the condition imposed, and all their offices with individuals designated by congress, thus frustrating their design of the constitution, which is that a officer must be alone selected according to the judgment and will of the par- son and body in whom the powers of nomina- tions, advice and consent and appointment are vested,” WasniNaoN, July 2.—The president this afternoon returned the Fitz John Porter bill to congress with his objections, Ho takes the same view as the attorney-general regarding the unconstitutionality of the bill, and say There are other causes that deter me from giving this bill the sanction of my approval. The judgment of the court martial by whic more than twenty Years since, General John Porter was tried and convicted, nounced by a tribunal composed of 1 eral officars of distinguished clur abi it found the accusad guilty, was thorough and conscientious and its findings and sentence, in the due course of law, svas approved by Abr: ham ident of the Unitea State f tl competency, its jurisdiction accused and of the subjects of the acous: the substantialZr fall its p i e mattors n, od: ave never been Its judgment, therefore, sive in its ch: supreme court of the United States has re- coutly declated that a court martial, such as this was, is the _organism provided by law and clothed with duty and a minister of jus- tice in this cluss of cases, Its judgment, when approved, rests on the same basis and sur- rounded by the same cousiderations which gives conclusiveness to the judgment of other tribunals, including as well the lowest and the highest. Tt follows accordingly, that when a lawfully constituted court-martial has duly declared its findings and its sentence, and has been duly approved, neither the president nor con- greas has any power to upset them, The ex- istence of such power is not openly asserted, nor perhaps is it necessarily implied in the provisions of the bill, which is sbefore me. But when its enacting clauses are read in_the ight of the recitals of its preamble, it will be seen that it seeks in effect a practical annul- ment of the findings and sentence of a compe tent court-martial. A conclusion at variance with these findings has been reached after an investigation by a board of three " officers of the army. This board was not created in pursuance of any statutory authority, and was powerless to compel the attendance of wit nesses or to prowonnce a judgmont which could be lawfully enforced. The officers who comvosed it, in their roport to the secretary of war, dated March 19th, 1879, stats that, in their opinion, “Justice requires * * * much action as may be necessary to annul and set acter, The aside the findings and seutence of the court rtial in the case of M eral Fitz " position 0w under consid- owedly basedon the assumption that the findings of the court martial haye been discovered to be erronsous, But it will +in wind that tho investigation which have resulted in this discovery ¢ years aftor the ovent o dings related, and under & mado it_im} co on which the that the propo & dangerous prei oril in 1o small measnre, the Toct of the judgments of tablished under eur constitu: 1 laws, already, i with which the the conti sible for trust or profit under the government. of the of Lincoln; ond J. W. Jurall, of Hastings, were guests of the Paxton yesterday, Mr. and Mrs, Thalmessinger, of New York, are visiting in the city. They are the parents of Ers. Adolph Meyer, and will re- main with Mr. and Mrs, Meyer about three weeks, Thos, Lowrey, of Lincoln; Max Hoffman, of Grand Island; Lee Love, of Bt Paul: John Lopache, of Schuyler; H. R, Franklin, of Plum City, and J, A. Early, of Sidney, regis- tered yesterday at the Millard, e — A California Flouring Mill Failure. 8AN Fraxcisco, July 2.—1t is rumored the Golden Age flouring mills has failed. A moet- iug of creaitors will b held to-morrow, when an assignment will probably be mads. The labilities are estMuated at #100,000, The French Savings bank is the largest oreditor, for 818,000, The failure is attributed to a de- preciation of prices in Liverpool. Ll H, G. Atking' Succes MiLwAUKEE, Juns 2.—A, J. | boen appoiatecd aseistan goneral dent of the i, &)F. e B B h: 4 charge of the Chicago& Milwaikes, Chicago & Council Bluffs, Lacrosse, Prairio Duchien, Mineral Point and the Wisconsin Valley di visions. Ho succosds the late 1, C. Atkins, T, rling has Charlie Xoss Not Found, PHILADELPHIA, July 2.—A fifteen-yeur old boy sent hera from Quincy, 1iL, under the upposition that he wight be Charlie Ross, rrived hereto-dey, He was questionea by Mr. Ross, who positively said the lad was not United States. But I am unwilling to give nction to any legislation which shall otically annul and sct at naught the i and deliberate conclusions of the tri bunal by which ho was convicted, and of president by whom its findings were examined and approved. Signed, OiiestiR A, ARTHUR, Executive Mansion, July 2, 1884, THE VETO IN THE HOUSE, YASSING OVEI THE VETO, WasHING10N, July 1,—The reading of the veto was received with applause on the repub lican sida and hissos on the democratic side, The speaker announced that immediate ac- tion on the veto would be ia order. General Slocum moved the bill be passed, the objection of the president to the contrary notwithstanding, and on this motion demaud- ed the previous questio Under the constitution a yea and way necessary, and it w Yeas—Adaims (N, Y.), 4 Amot, Bagley, Blanchard, Buras, Caldy , Carleton, Cemsidy, grove, Covipgton, tion'(Tex.),”C Gibson, ircenleaf, Tlal his missing eon, Kountze and assistant city eugineer p also expressed their views gener- commending the engineer on his o 3 y ed, pl am, The ceu 1 th Hammor Hancock, Hardeman, Hardy, Hatch) (M0 ), Hemshifl, ~ Henlov, 'Herbert, Hewett ( Y.), Hewitt (Ala.), Hill, Hoblit zoll, Holman, {ouseman, Hunt, Jones (Wix.), Jor ax), Jordan, ™ i sanham, Lefoyre In the Dismond p Lewls, Long, Lare, oring, Ly ¥ L o Adoo, Maybury, dyes, and they g (Toxas), Mitzhell, Mofgas oolors, 10c,at all drug Muldrow, Murphy, Mutzhler, Neace, ]thew. Wells, | " O'Farrel's O'NerliMo.), Paige, Patton Its investigation'of the charges when | ] o, Pierce, Peel, Randall, Rankin, lew(. Ray N. Robert Ky.), Ray (N. H.), Reese, Rigys, § Rociwell, Rogers” (Atkan Rosecran?, Seney, Seymour, Shelley, Slocum Smith, Spriggs, Springer, Stewart (Texas Stockelager, Sterm, Summner (California), Sumner (Wisconsin), Talbot, Taylor (Tenncs see), Thompson, Throckmorton, Tillmann Townshond, Tucker, Tulley, Turner (Georgia) Turner (K Vi Scalos, an Ward, Warner (Tenn n, Weller, Wemple, 1 Williams, Wiilis, Wilson (West Virginia) Winans (Wisconsin), Winans (Michiean), Wise, Geo, D, Yaple, York, Young--168, Nays—Adams (T1l.), Anderson, Boutelle, Brainerd, Brower (N. Y.), Brown (Ind.) Brown (Pa.), Bramm, Calking, Campbell(Pa.), Caunon, Chalmers Culberson_ (Ky.), Cullen, I‘uh'lu-un,l!lm is (I11.), Davis(Mass.), Dingloy, Stephenson, Stone, Strail, Ohig) Thomis, Val it, Wakefield, ‘Wash White, (Minn.), Spooner, Steele Struble, J, I entine, Wads burn, Weaver, White, (K Whiting, Wilson, (Iowa) The following pairs w cham with Warner (Ohi burn, Hauback with Cook, Beach, Hart with Bennett. The announcement of the voto was greetod with continued ehvering by the friends of the measurs, aud with hisses by its opponents, Adjourned. The message will bo 1ald befora the sonate to-morrow, FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, | SENATE, WaSINGTON, July 2.—After ton minutes in executive business, Mr, Van Wyck, for the committge on public lands, reported favorably a joint resolution prohibiting the secretary of the faterior from certifying or patenting any Lands to railroad corporations until congress shall have ncted upon any bill or report from a committeo favoring tho forfeiture of such land M announced : Ket- Russell with Black Bisbeo with iarland, for the committee on judicia- ry, reported, with amendments, the house bill relating to the taxation of Pacific railroad lands, The amendments were a substitute for the provisions of the house bill to those of the bill reported this session by Garland, for the committeo on_judiciary. 1t is proposed to amend the title s as to read, “an act declar- ing cortain lands subject to taxation,” The sundry service bill was then taken up, ding the consideration of the bill, the senate insisted on its amendments to the river and harbor bill and ordered a conference, Mr. Sherman offered the following resolu- tion, which lies over until to-morrow. Resolved, That the senate will meet at the usual hour Friday the 4th of July, and after reading the journal, and before other business is done, the secretary of the senate shall read the de: ion of "American igdgpendence, and Wasbington’s farewell addre®, The consideration of the sundry eivil bill was then proceeded with, The amendment proposed by the senate committee to strike out se providing compensation by salaries d of tees to United States marshals gave to considerable discussion, The commit- amendment was finally agreed to and the provision for salaries was struck out, Mr. Beck moved to nclude the Cincinnati and Louisville expositions in the clause pro- viding for part on by the government in the New Orleans exposi Agreed to. The to _enablo the the New Orleans hstanding vigorous op- sosition, mas'$200,000 stead of §500,000, The bill'then passed. Adjourned. HOUSE, Mr. Henley, from the committee on public lands, reported a bill for the forfei granted to aid in the constr om Portland, Ore., to connoct with the Central Pacific rAilroad. Calendared, In pursuance to the agresment yesterday, the house proceeded to vote on thé ‘motion to substitute the mmority fortification bill for tha bill reported by the majority of thecommitbee on appropriations, The motion was agreed to yeas 160; nays 9L, ¥, (Town), Howey and Vouk voted wil wocrats in the affirmative, i Findlay, Fiocrty, Han: cock, O'Neill, (Mo.] withfthe republicans in the negative. substitute was then passed; yeas 193, nays 56, Tt appropriates $595,000. The sen: harbor appropriation bill wi Mr, Tornoy submitted a conference report on the army bill, The statement announced that the house conferees receded fiom the disagreement to the senate amendment, strik- ing out the clause reducing the rate to subsi- dized railr or army transportation; this was the only differen.e between the two the river and o concurred in, houses, The report agreed to. Mr., Tucker moved that fthe house go into committee of the whole on' bills raising reve- nue, 4o8t, 80 to 131, Mr, Howitt (N. Y.) asked unanimous con- sout for_the adoption of the resolution asking a committee of thirteen members of the houss be appointed by the speaker to investigato tho numerousfraudulent transactions recontly digzovered in several executive departments. Mr. Hiscock objccted and the resolution wa not received, Mr, Townshend moved the house proceed to the consideration of business on the spesk- er's table, his object being to reach tha Mexi- can pension bill with the o amendments, Agreed to—yeas 162, nays 73, Mr. Stockslager moved the bills on the tocks speaker’s table relating to publi firat considered, Lot - 72 to 130, The first. billon the table being one provid- ing for additional associate justic s for the su- preme court of Dakots, the senate amend- ments were concurred i, The next bill was the Mexican pention bill th the kenate smendments., EAguinst this Mr, Hoewitt (Aln,) raised a question of consideration in favor of the special r, being the bill granting pensions to - s of the Mexican and Idian warw The houso decided—84 to 126—against the consid eration of the special order and proceeded to congider the bill on the speaker’s table. The first scnate amendment was that strik- ing out the clause granting pensions to sur: viving officers and enlisted men who served sixty days in the Mexican war, or who actually served in the army and navy in that wi d inserging in liou thercof a provision granting o pension to those who actually served four- teon days in Mexico or on the cous s, or on the frontier thereof, or en route thereto, Mr, Townshend moved concurrence, The house concurred—176 to bb, Pending further action, the speaker laid be- fore the houso the President’s veto of the Fitz John Porter bill, The house passed the bill over the veto ~108 to 178-—and adjourned, —_— > buildings bo CONVINCING, The proof 5t the pudding is not in chewing the string, but in havin, test tho article direct. Hcehroter & Becl its, have a froe trial buttle of 1 every one who is afflicted with Coughs, Oolds, Asthua, Consumption or any Lung Affection, — SBEWARD COUNTY CROPS, dition Excellent, .| Correspondence of Tie Bxe: BEwaun, Neb,, June 80, 1884,—The lato warm weathor and occasional show- ors have caused the corn to grow with wonderful rapidity, so that the corn to- year. ‘the acreage is much larger than before, with & better stand than we have had since 1879, replanted. Bome of the farmers have laid by their corn already and by the Fourth three-fourths of the crops will be laid by and much more free form weeds than of late years. + Some fow fields of rye are ready for hary- * enting, and by the [\t of the week the styne, Vance, Wilkins, Wolford, Wood, Woodward, Dunham, Evaos (Pa.), Everhart, Fuanston Goff, Guenther, Hatch h\'n.-l‘..u. He d;l on Bogas Anti-Monopoly. 111), Henderson (lowa), Hisgoe itt, | San Francisco Chroni Tolaes, Holton, Hoopes, Ltoer, Howey, Johm: “'l' Franoieco Ctitviticle: e son, Kasson, Keifer, Lacey, McCord, Mc t is odd t}m. while the democrats on Comas, McCormick, Millard, Miller [ this coast claiming that their party is the (Pa.), " Milliken, Morrill, Nelson, O'Neill|Simon-pure anti-monopoly organization, 111L 1;“rk~ T, ljmiv. Il{‘gv;mn. Revimony, | the Bourbon leaders in the east are do- (OB Rowall, Toody itich ARV [ing overything in their power to antag The bill as amended by the adoption of the || an_opportunity to t, the Bo- Cough and Lung Syrup for each and The Acreage Increased and the Con- dayis up to what it was in sizo in the year 1879 when Seward gounty Lad her big crops, that is, at this season of the Only s few fields were|—— allaround. Wheat was suffering for rain | the fore part of June but the showers of *|last weok have brought out in good ' | shape, the average is about the same a [ 1ast season aad judging from present ap poarances the ymf will bo not quite up* [ to last season, which was » bigger yield ' [than for a number of years. Oats, barley, and flax aro looking as well as other crops. The native hay crop promises to be as \[good as last year, that s if we can get an occasional shower. The acreage is not quite as large for & great deal of the prairie has been broken this year. Tho tame hay is heavy and will be in condition to cut next week. — onize the rnti-monopoly sentiment, In Ohio, Thurman, & pronounced anti-mon- opelist was shelved and Payne, the chief of tho odious Standard Oil monopoly, was sont to the United States Sonate in his stead and is spoken of as an elig able candidate for the presidoncy. Cleve- iand, another favorite candidate vetoed a bill to reduce the fare on the elevated railroads of New York city, to five centa on the grounds that it would not meet the approval of the monopolists, He declared that his conscience would not permit.-him to approve a measure which would perhaps cut down the receipts of tho elevated railroads to such an extent that thoy would not be able to earn 10 percont on the stock, the amount which they were entitled by law to earn, While he was 8o considerate of the rights of the stockholders he totally ignored tho fact that these same elovated railroad stocks had heen sub- jeoted to a most extraordinary watering, which made 10 per cent on the diluted stock equal to at least 20 per cent on the original output, 1t is diffioult to say how much Cleveland's consideration for Sam- uel J. Tilden had to do with his position, That great idol of the democracy was one of the gentlemen engaged in the watering business, his manipulation of the Metro- politan Elovated railway being about as discreditable as any of the numerous rail- road wrecking enterprises engineered by him during his extended careor. Indeed a study of the list of aspirants for the presidency in the democratic party must prove very discouraging to the radical anti-monopolist, for very little hope of reformation is held out by any of them, Stephen J. Field, who has been so heart- ily denounced by the democratic state convention of California,is by comparison with Tilden, Cleveland, Bayard or Payne a very trustworthy man, Turning from individuals, let us review the position of the national houso of representatives. Mr. Roagan, of Texas, has had betoro that body, in which the democrats have a strong working major- ity, an act to regulate commerce between the statos, Has it been made a party measure and put through? By no means. It is so strongly antagonized by demo- crats that it has absolutely no show of becoming a law. Democratio congress- men are as hopelessly divided on the question as the democratic senators at Sacramento were divided upon _the meas- ures submitted to the legislature for action at the extra session by Governor Stoneman, . While it _is the fashion for Bourbon orators to denounce the republican party as the monopoly3party, it is nevertheless true that that party as a national party is the first to formulate s platform in which the doctrine of legislative control of rail- roads is clearly set forth, Two of the strongest planks in the platform are these : "Mho regulation of commoros with foreign nations and between the states is one of the most important prerogatives of the genoral overnment, and the republican party distinct- fy announces its purpose to support such leg- ixlstion a8 will fully and efficiently carry wut the constitutional power Of congress over in- ter-state commerce. Tho principle of the publio regulation of il corporations s & wise and_salutacy one for the protection of all classes of the peo- ple, and we favor legislation that will prevent unjust discrimination and excessive charges for transportation, and that shall secure to the people and the railways alike the fair and equal protection of the Luws. We expect to see these declarations re- iterated in the republican state platform and we trust that the conventions of the party will have the sagucity to select men who will not make a mockory of them. —— - Parasols at half price to-morrow, at BUSHMAN'S opening, cor. 1Gth and Douglas, HAMBURG-AMERICAN Faclzet Company. DIRECT LINE FOR LAND, FRANCE AND GEGMANY. Tho steamships of tala well-known line are bulit of fron, In water-tight o furnish sago both tod Statos Yorks Thurs European mails, aod 1:ave Now days sud saturdays for Plymouth (LONDOR) Chor- bourg, (PARIS) Rates: Flrst Cabin, Henry Pundt, Mark Hans agentsin Omakis, Gronewioy & Council Bluffs. 3: RICHA Agts, 01 Brosdway, ¥, Y, ¢ General Westean Agonts, 107 %0, SCHMELING & BELSCHNER, DEALERS IN TIN; IRON & ZINCWARE 021 Bouth 18th, betweon Jackeon and Jonos Bte. Job Work n Roofing, Guttering, Kto., promptly n DOCTOR WHITTIER i Bow. on, Debhity, 088 ; Mercurial and oth 8, P Hlee or by mail fros, and (nvited. Wrils for questions, A Positive Written Guarante I *book ‘of grcat. fuigiess to ally * Heaith, Beaury, opyiaces wre pryiacied Uy iba sdvice 8. H. ATWOOD, Plattsmouth, - - - - - Neb, BRMADNE OF THOROUGUBRED AND HIGH GRADN HEREFORD AND JERSEY CATTLE AND DURDO OR JNKANT RAD AWINY iavis Wik b Deasd | gurYuuag swok 1o omo, Uosowpuageuos wit ted | % The Largest Stock in Omaha and.Makes the [uwast Prices: F'urniture. DRAPERIES ANLC MIRRORS,! CEXANMBIER SE TS Just rocelved an assortment far lnrpud:s anything in this market, compriatne the latest and most tasty deslgns manufacturedfor this spring’s trade and ocovoring A range of prices from the Cheapest to the most Expensive. Parlor Coods Draperies. Now ready for the inspection of cus- | Complete stock of all the latest tomers, the newest novelties in stylesin Turcoman, Madras and Suits and Odd Pieces. Lace Curtains, Ete., Ete. Elozant Passonger Elevator to all Floors. CHARLES SHIVERICK, 1206, 1208 and 1210 Farnam Street, = - - - OMAHA NEB. W La W RILGELLS IMPORTER, JOBBER ANDMANUFACTURERS' AGENT OF Clockery, Glassware Lamps, &. 13TH ST., BETWEEN FARNAM AND HARNEY, OMAHA, - - - NEBRASKA OMAHA NATIONAL BANK U, S. DEPOSITORY. J. H. MILLARD, President. WM. WALLACE. Cashier. Capital and Surfilus, ‘$450.000. OMAHA SAFE DEPGSIT VAULTS Fire and Burelar Proof Safes for Rent at f « m 85 to $50 per annum, Grerman ID. CWvyvatt. LUMBER MERCHANT g Lath, Cement, [ Bte. Lumber, Monldings, Lime, Plaster, CUMINGS AND 20TH ST.. OMAHA, NEB, G, T PeTSTelsd THELEADING CARRIACEFAGTORY 1409 and 1411 Dodge St., 1 “a¥wain 1} Omaha Neb on Applioati n. Dr. CONNAUGHTON {03 BRADY ST., DAVENPORT, IOWA, U. 8. A. Established 1878-—Catarrh, Deafnens, Lung and Norvous Disenses Spedily and Fermanently Oured. Patiente Cured at Home. Write for *“Tue Menicar-MissioNary,” for the People. Nousultation and Corrospondence Gratis, P. 0. Box 202, Telephone No. 20, FION, D WARD RUSSKLL, Postmastor, Davenport, saya: - * Physician of iow Ability wna Marked Success,” CONGRESSMAN MURPHY, Davenport, writon: **An rionornhlo Man, Fine Succass, Wondorful Cures.”—Hours 8 to b, INDQUEST & CO, G.AL TAILORS, 1206 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. NEW WOOLENS! FOR PANTS AT FROM &8’,00 AND UPWA.RDS. ALSO Stylish Suitings in Corkscrews, Worsteds and Cheviots LATEST STYLES! LOWEST PRICES ! g~ An inspection of our Goods and Prices, tells the story. &0 MANUFACTURER OF OF STRIOTLY FINST.OLASS . Garriages, Bugoies, Road Wagons AND TWO WHEEL CARTS. 11519 and 1820 1ernoy Htroet and 403 ¥, 180’ Bre | L 3098 argeidelide