Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 24, 1885, Page 5

e ———————————————————— et — THE DAILY BEE--WEDNE RATES AND REBAT Continued from fourth page, the business should then be distributed over both, Mr, Kimball would be in favor of a law that would abollsh draw- = - == | backs, rebates and cammissions, hold this in check through the pooling| The only method, he thinks, whereby business, and let the weakor classes live, | PAstonger and freight rates could be Undoubtedly the ralations botwoen the | m6de uniform all over the country is for governmont and any corporation would | 8!l the roads to be under one ownership have to work very closely together, and |And mansgement. To attempt any Jegl the tendency Is now, growing in that di- | 1ation prohibiting rebates would be rain. rection, I think, to mccomplish any |0Us, not only to the railroads, but to the thing there will have to be a ltE‘ greater | Whole country. = The rates on shipments consolldation of lines, becruso the gov- [#hould bs based on the volumo of busl- ernment can deal better with large than |no#s and the locality. If it s meant in with small corporations. Speaking of | the question asked that all corporations the reduction of rates, west of Chioago |#hould be required to keep the same sya- a8 compared wlth those east of Ohloago, | tom of hookkeeping, he would answer no, Mr. Adamestated that on the Unlon Pa. | but if to make their annual reports sim- these should form an Interstate line, | be off tomorrow £0a Jay Gould or some | representatives will covs ider the matter other man may bs here In ckarge of [a long while hefore throw, ‘g Away $2,000 T\ 2old principle your rond. When we ate told with re- |of the people’s money. gard to thess roads out hore, and what [“lot the tail go with the hide,’ they have cost compared with rallronds |might apply here, Hayh '8 slready in Towa and Illinols, 1 simply answer, [cquandered $6,000 on the co, umission, we have nothlng to do with that what- [ why not throw In & couple of \ "ousand ever. It doesn’t matter how much the |[more? Warring was very attenh ¥e on rallroads cost when ballt or how much | Att'y. Gon, Loese durlng hls eamep 320, the men who bullt them fraudulently |and did some dodging around for . Mr. spent. The questlon is this, wuat can a | Laird, and thls appointmens is top 'V rallway of equal capaoity and the best [him for his services. Perhaps tho sla equipment be lald down for In thisstate. | ought not to repudiate the oclalm. As It doesn't seem to me If I was golng to [ for the commissioners, It matters very rent a house that it would be the prov- |little to the people who they may ba. Mr. ence of the man who owned the balld-|Gere, editor of the State Journal, is one Ing to polnt me to the fact that|of the fortunate men. We are glad to twenty years mgo bricks cost [see the money pald where it will do the $20 a thousand in Omaha, sand I must | most good, Mr, Gers will use it jmdi- pay In comvarison with the money In-|clously, or hoard It up carefully for a SDAY, JUNE 24. 1885. Incideats or ths Day at the Capilal of tee § ate, Many Singing Societies Arrive for the Fostival, ( Yensus Heturns Comling in Slowly and Wihout assurance of General Batistaction—Notes, THE DAY AT LINOOLN. e— Whitehouse to Bat! OUT OF SIGHT. FIELD & FARNSWORTH ON DECK. Messes, D. M, §reere & Co,, Omaha :o- Gentlomen---In an exporience of many years 1 bave never had a olgar that proved #0 thoroughly eatisfactory to my trade as doos your V. It has largely in- creased my olgar ralss. Yours truly, W. J. WHITEHOUSE, clfic, ho had been frightened at the |lar, yes. cuts that have been made, which as he stated, {a from 25 to 33 per cent on all claaroa of frelghts and all kinds of hauls, within the past eighteen months. ‘‘But that doesn't seem to allay the reitation held by the people of this tate,” suggested Senator Platt, “1It does not,” replled the witness, “and I dor’t think that any rate we counld make would suppress that agita- tlon.” By leglslating gradually much better results could be obtained than to attempt everything at onoce, Muach of Mr. Adama’ ta'k embraced his experlence as a state rallroad commis- sloner in Massachusetts, and also a study that he hes made of the Engll and how the railroads over in that coun- iry are controled, and was also quite gen- eral In its nature, regarding the bullding 2nd management of railroads in this country. The great differences in prices charged for haullng frelght west from Omaha, as compared with what it costs from Chlcago to Omaha, Mr. Adams declared was made necessary, on the theory that from Oma- ha to Chic:go a car load of freight Is one of a thoutand, and its cost of transporta- tion is divided by the thousand, but from Omaha west 1t is probably only one car itself or one of ten cars, therefore the cost of handling and transportation is di- wided by ore or by ten. AN ENTHUSIAST, Dr. Goorge L. Miller, of tho Herald, was introduced to the committee and asked to givo his viewa on the subjeot of rallroads and legislatlon, and ho had come to the concluslon that 1agislation is hindrance; that commerce will assert self over statutos and that governmon- tal interference for or agaiust tho rall- roads would bankrupt them; and any- thing that tends to crlpple any part of trade Is wrong. Freedom Is what rail- roads want, I have seen agltatlons on the subject here, which, if put into op- eratlon, would wreck this whole country. I still contend that the law of com- merce will control over all statutory en- actments. The rallroads nced protection toppage In the bullding of trunk iine railroads, and if legislation of any kind is required, it is such leglslation as will do this. Mr. Miller was enthuslas- tic on the subject, and declared that in his opinfon the land grants to western roads was the greatest blessing that had ever bapponed to any country or to any people. IN REPLY TO YOST. Mr. Edward Ronewater, of the BEE, appeared before the committee after Dr. Miller hed _retired, in reply to a contra- dlction made by O. E, Yost during the morning hour against Mr. Rosewater’s atatoment onMonday evening, that Mr. Wells, fhad taken a oontract to trancport freicht across the Missour! river bridgeat 124 and 13 cents, but at a later day took Dr. Miller and Q. E. Yost into partnership with him, after which event they, as a firm, ralsed the rates to 18 and 22 cents, which he considered an extortlon, not only on the people, but the railroad sl:o. Tnls Yost deolered to be a false statement, and Mr. Rosewater wished the commlttee to understand that his Information came from perfectly rollable authority Mr. J, A, Horbach, formerly vice-president of the Omshs and Northwestern rallroad and a dlrector of the national bank here, where Wells transacted tneir banking business. Mr, Horbach being a man of unques- tioned sagacity and reliability, he enter- talned no doubt at all of the statement belzg absolutely correct. A TRAFFIC MANAGER'S TALK, The next and Jast witne before the committee was Thomas L. Kimball, traffic manager for the Union Pacific road, Mr. Kimball said that he had intended to answor in detail tho questions, but being anticipated by the prerident he was afraid of boring the committeo. Ho, however, read from notes his answers and to tho first questlon, thought that the common law was sufficlent to meet all ro- quiremonts, are widely imaginary. This sta‘emont was followed by a long list of general denials, to the timony In yesterdsy morning's Bk of gentleman appeared before the committee who . Mendey. The Unlon Pacific deliveras cosl along all ite lines In this state and Kaneas at a 4 20 rate per ton, except at Lincoln and Grand Island. At Lincoln It gets & rate 50 cents higher than this,butat Grand Island the rates are unsettled. Mr, Kiwmball read from the Bek, testimony iven on Monday, which set forth in ggure- a clear and comprehensive state: ment ¢f the coal rates denied in toto everyth! g The rates now charged by the Union Paclfic cn local and through froights have gono #o low that the witness kad been in abuolute fear of damstrous results At this point Mr. Kimball furnished the committse with a detailed statement, showing the decrease in frelght on the The decrease on combined local and through frelght, socording to Mr. Kimball, {s figured as In 1860 the rate was $5 47 per Unlon Pacific since 18069, n 1884 the rate was §1.30. As a ccmparlson he quoted from Ea- ropean reports to show that on the rail- cents per ton, md'lu Belgiam at 1} conts, tfic of the Union Pacific road was 8,763 225,685, and In In 1853, the tonnage t 1884 1t was 0,318,605,806. The earnings of the road for 1883 were 000,000, and for 1884 §$16,(84,000, show- that although the affic had smount cof earnin, Most of Mr. Ki o8 made up of statistics tending to show the figares as compared with other roads in thi charges of frelghts, At the present time, he eaid, all rall- roads have & complete custom for publish- 1ng thelr rates and to make it & compul- sory matter, he thinks would work great To fix maximum or minlmum rates for inter-state com- Injurles to the roa merce would interrupt wany roade. The cost of constructing lines sre elo- ments to be considered in fixlng rates The cowmpany is entltled to the use of their property by people, and also for the accommodations 1t one road has five or ten times the traffie of avother rosd, and but not the only ones. they furanish, to appasr Ho also believed that {heso charges of disoriminations and outrages they exist, then volume It would depend on what kind of legs- Iatlon is required to tell what kind could best regulate the transportation. [RUAt the oloss of Mr. Kimballs’statement the committoe announced that i s vestigations here must ceaso, as they were compelled to be st St. Paul, Mino., to-day. They left for that clty last evening. MR, ROSEWATER'S STATEMENT. The commlttee Monday evening took & recess, in the mldst of Me, Edward Rosowater’s testimony, and what he sald nubsequently is continued as follows; As an {llustration of the telegraph busl- ness. When the Pacific telegraph was chartered, congreee provided that in con~ deration of a subsidy of $40,000 per annam no message of ten words should cost more than $3 from the Missouri tiver to the Pacific ocean, and from that day to this there has never been a higher rate charged, but we have charged from Omsha to Salt Lake Clty as high $3 50, and from Omaha to Halena, Mon- tana, $6.10, because it was not within the line chartered by congress, This shows that regulation by congress has a very good affect, It prevents extortionate discrimination, and extortion generally against places and persons. Q. Have you stock yards now in this Lceality? A. We have now on this side of the rlver, established about nine monthe. Q. Who are they owned by? A. ¥y a syndicate of oltizens of Omaha and Ohicago. The rallrcad men have nothing to do with that. Notw, In regard to tho atato law—the Doane law. The law is undoubtedly effi- cient as far as it goes, although the pro- visions say they shall cherge no more for a short haul than fora longer one, yet what I have clted (yesterday) would In- dicate they do charge more. Asa mat- ter of fact the railroads have Ignored the law and have made a farce out of it. In the first year they started out with the statement that it was a crand plece of folly to say they should be regulated at all and to undertako such control. They called 1t the “Tub Law, ‘‘the tub thrown to the whale,” and thelr papers, their favorite shippers, and parties who were in with them generally, in politics and out of politlcs, all set up a goneral howl or guffaw at this law. 1t wss the best thing that could be done atthe time, and if it were in force to-day it would do ay with & great many of the abuees. 1 ave enforced it so far as I am concerned. Now at a certain time the Unfon Pa- clfic refused to convey our papers on freight tralns that carried other papers, and I had no remecy, at least thought I had none. They said that owing to the time they went out they could not bill them, and after that law had gone into effeot and I called on Mr. Vining and asked if he was going to send thoss papers out, he replied ‘I don’t know, guess we will have to send them out.” I sald you will have to, if you don’t I am going to enforce my right. There is an illustration that law is better than a com- mission. @There Is a telegraph lay in our state to-day that prohibits dissrimi- natlon and reba This telegraph law 1s on the statutes and provides exactly the same thing with regard to short and long distances and all that, and I found out last Jam that I was psylng a good deal more for our special dispatches than other papers who were In the Asso- clate prass. 1 inquired into 1t and they eaid If I would sign a certaln paper which I had refused to slgn, which wonld bind xie or the publishing company not to pat- ronize competing telegraph companies, something could be done and finally I notified the telegraph com- pwy I would sue them for the over- c1arge they had made and insisted on thelr giving me exactly the same rates, I was going east and saw their general manager at Chicago. who thought I ought to sign that paper, and I said It was agalnst my principles to slgn such papers and refused to sign it, but I sald 1 shall certalnly prosecute you under our stat- utes if you do not refund the overcharge. Well, he eays, I don’t like tnreats; we do not generally accedo to any throals. Well, I asys, eo far as that {s concerned, 1 have no threats to make; L have atated a faci, The finsl outcome was that all we had paid in excess of what others had patd was refunded. Now the Uaion Pacific actually refused to sell my travelers mileage transporta: tion, Last summer I concluded, afier reading that bill through and seelng there was something in 1t regarding passengers an well as_freight, I took a package of bills of lading for a carload of paper transported over the bridge and showing we had pald 8700 freight, and went to see the agont of the Union Pacific and asked him to sell mo mileage transportation, and, 1 saye, I hold In my hand receipts showing we have been a patron and a shipper over your road and consequently entltled to the me treatment as other shippers. Well, he telephoned down to the headquartors and they eold me the tickete, I think Mr., Adams has endeavored with the present administration to rem- ody a great deal of these abuses and I thiok that he Intends to remedy them as fast #s he can. I havc had a talk with Mr, Adams and he eald he would do what he could to bring about a better state of feollng between the people and the rail- road company. While I belleve this, as 1 said to Mr, Touzalin, who was formerly manager of the Burlington system, he said to me: ‘‘Why do you perelst in this sntl-monopoly raliroad regulation work? We are encouraging the settlement of the southera portion of the state and the state bas increased in pnpuhtlon and wealth through our efforts,’ THE PEOPLE'S MONEY, I admit-that the rallroad company has done a great deal towards bringing about that state of affairs, and I sald, citing the peaple of Grest Britain, they had good kings; they bullt highways, barbors, ace queducts and all sorts of improvements for the public with the people’s money, avd having done so they were generally regarded as gocd kings; but ln order to protect themeelves againet the bad kings iikely to follow, the people of Great Britaln did enact certaln limitations and these lmitations wera pat into the shape of psrlismentary enactments, They pre- veunted tepplng the boundsry lines sud terrorizing over thew. 1eald to Mr, Adams, you msy be vested. The question would be, what can a bullding of equal oapaclty and equal accommodaticns be ballt for to-day? and his rent should be gaged according- B' To some extent, but not much, the nlon Paclfio und Barlington & Missourl are competing lines. “The case Is this, there are too many places In this country where too many rallroads have been bullt, when one road could do all the business properly and with proper dispatch. But here three railroads have been built, and if you have three times too much capltal invest- ed, what are you going todo? Are you golng to tax the public enough to let all three of these roads live on a falr basis of honest building and honest capitalization? There is the problem,” sald Mr. Cullom, In reply, ‘‘I agree with the railroad people on thls point,” sald Mr. Rose- water, ‘‘that the day will come when we must limit the construction of rallroads, and I believe that b:fore any rail- road should be chartered by the state or congre:s an inqalry should be made, as the population and production of the country through which it would pass and the facilities for trade and traf- tic. I admit three rallroads in a sectlon of country where only one can make in- terest on the MONEY INVESTED would be & serlous mlstake, but 1t is no more of a serlous problem than where three nowspapors start in a town and only one can make a living. But they cannot tax the public—only the pocket of tho owner. On the other hand, though, the railroad is here and the rallroad toll is a tax. The questlon is, to what extent shall the conntry bo subjected to the power of untaxed railroads ¢ “Suppoee a linc was bullt paralell to the Unton Pacific road to San Francisco, with an honest Invested capltal,” in. quired Senator Harrls, *4n fixing rstos should the government fix rates by which both roads oan live on an honest capital- Ization or ought they to divide between the two wlat would be sufficient for one of them to live on ?” ““Well it seems to me,” sald Mr. Rose- water, ‘‘that the question should slmply arise: To what extent shall the public be taxed for the traffic they are obliged to carry on thelr public highwaya? If there are more public highways than are abso. lutely needed, the men who invest in them must take the consequences. They ought to have brains enough to see that there will be & loss sooner or later. Are you going to allow an envrmity of parallel railroads to be constructed, com- pelling the pople to keep adding to thelr rates or malntain these extortionate rates, in order to support the new rail- ralny dsy, Ho is a very thrifty politition and husbands hls resonrces with consld- erable ocare. Mr. Cowdry, another secretary, s getting a change from federal to state pap, which we hope will not impalr his di- gestlon. Ho was a real estate sgent bofore he received his appointment in the revenue office, but did not pan out very heavy dolng business on his own aczount, bat he has been a vigorous politician and must not be allowed to suffer. The ap- proaching dissolution of tho present management of the Internal revenue of. fice, would have thrown him upon the inadequate resources of his own intel- lect, had not the rallroad commission come along just in time, a very God-send to rescne him from thesinkiog ship. Mr, Leese's Agpolntmonc 18 a little lnexplica- ble, and has not done as much good as it might have done. The $4,000 which he controlawill begivento Mr. Buschaw,trens urer of Webster county, who ls_serving his eccond term in that office. There aro other faithfal ones who needed this ron. ey worae than he, and who ought to have {t. When a gentleman from York coun- ty was bolng pushed for this einecure, Mr. Leeso declsred it hls intention to ap- point a farmer, and when our Ycrk coun. ty farmer wen' to urge his claims, Mr. L. was going to appoint some other far- mer, Probably the other farmer was not competent to draw the pay. The railrosd commisslon 1s a delusion and snare. At firat we thcught It; now we know it. We would just a8 roon roe Holdrege, Thurs- ton and Church Howe appolnfed, as the three who have drawn the prize, Then the people would eee the cloven-hoofed beast, face to faco; Now they only see him through a glass, darkly. The next egislatuea will down this enide affair, if hey do nothing elss in the wey of rail- 0ad legislasion, A Good Ticket Case. Grand Island Times. C. H. Gere, of the Stata Journal, C. F. Bushow, of Rad Cloud, and B, R. Cowdry, of Columbus, are announced as secrotaries of the new railroad commis— slon. That reminds us: what's a railroad commission good for! They make, as a rule, a good ticket case in which to stow away rallway passes; they can usually hold more bribes then a vault; have a good time generally, as the rallway com- panfes know how to set ‘em up in good shape; aud. last but not least, are a state ornament for which the companles usu- ally have to pay directly, the people in- directly. Ridiculonsly Misconcetved. roads? It don’t seem to me that that would be a good polley. The general policy of the people should be to pro- tost the peoplo against these legal en- croachments.” The completion of Mr. Rosewatar’s testimony will appear ia to-morrow morning’s paper. THE RAILROAD COMMISSION. State Press Comment on ils Compo- Sition and Character., —_— A Trusty Trio With Energy and Abil- it Sufficient to Uope With the Salary. The Power Behind the Commission. Republican Valley Echo, The rallroad law pasied by the leglela- ture last winter went Into effect June 1st. The board of commlesioners, con- sisting of Secretary of State Roggen, Attorney General Leese, and Auditor Babsock, have opened an office in the east wing of the capltol, In the sams room used by the house railroad commit- tee. They have appointed eecretarics as follows: First congressional distriot, Chas. H. Gere, editor of Stats Journal; Second district, Chas. Buschow, of Red Cloud; Third district, B. ¥. Cowdry, of Columbus. As the regulation of raflcoad matters is bocoming a mational as well s a state question, sny movement in this direction naturally excites a wide-spread luterest, and provokes general comment. ‘“The state papers orlticiee these wppointments from ifferent points of visw. As might be expected the Omaha Republican, the State Journal, the Hastings Gazette Jour- nel, ore prominent rallroed champions, while the Omahs BEE, the Nebraska Sig- nsl, the Grand Island Iadependent, York Times, Sutton Reglster, come to the frout on the other side, The Republican ina colamn editorial Saturdey, aces the Bee of trylog to creato & prejlduca agsinst the new com- mission before it has any opportunity to prove elther its merita or demerl's. Now we belleve in giving the newly appointed board a falr chance and if they manifest a dlsposition to briog about the desirad relief, let us help them,—at do not let us throw any stumbling block in their way, We say forther, that we beliave the secretarics themselves are dlsposed to do all the law contemplates, (which won'c tax their energles very seriously) but on the other band wa are obliged to admit that the power behind them, t> which they owe thelr poeltions on the board 1s not above suspicion, and the desr poople may Lave eomething to say aboul it when the right time comes, We aro pleasad to leara that Attorney General Leese has made the discovery that the Dcave law comes under thelr elf the oppor- tunity is now at hand. *‘We watch and we wait.” A Delusion and & Snare. Yerk Times. The railroad commisslon farce is at last consummated and the machinery is all in working order, The princlpal buslnees {s to draw three salaries of $2,000 per year oach, bat the comm!ssion has in an exuberance of patrictio zesl, added to its own labors in employing a stenographer, whichfinposes the additionsl burden of drawiog another ealary, Warslpg, the reporter for this jadlclal district, has re- oeived the sinecure snd is competent to 6ill i*, bat vhe legislature has o far neg- lected to make any appropriation for bis Central City Courlor. GENERAL EVENTS, Reported 'y The Bre's Bureau Livvols , Neb., June —The day opened wit b a steady rain, but by 10 o'clock the clouds began glving way. Upen the ar ‘Ival of the Unlon Pacifio train from the south some of the Kansas delegates came. Upon each regular and soveral special 1. ains banners and bands were seen and her rd, amid a large con- course of people Wwho had gathered to witness the sighte, The business houses and a number of re vldences were hand- somely decorated wi h flags, evergreens, and buntings, The on ly prominent bulld- ing that was not decoi ated was the Bar. ling & Miesourl rallroat1 depot. Several of the prominent memb 2rs of the sanger- bund felt aggrieved at this seeming ne- leot on the part of the n \Mlway company. %‘mm noon tlll 4 o'clock hundreds of people visited the capitol .and other pub. lic places of interest, all seemlng to enjoy the occasion. So far everything indl- cates that the gathering will be even larger than was anticipated. At 8 o’clock the sangerfest building was filled, many of the most prominent of:izens oft he state and clty belng present. The eangerbund was opened with an address in German by the president, Henry Bugemann., He then introduced his ex- cellency, Governor Dawes, who, in » short address, warmly welcomed the frionds from other statos to the capital oity and to Nebraska and hoped when they retorned home they would carry with them pleasant memorlos of their visit to our young and prosperous com- monwealth, Mayor Burr was then in- troduced and in behalf of the 25,000 in- habitants of the maglo clty of the west, extended a cordial welcome to the eanger- fest of the Missourl valley, and paid a glowlng trlbute in eulogistic words to the noblo part the brave German-Ameri- cans took in protecting the flag of the natlon, and sald that all were proud of those who fought ‘‘mit Slegel.” The mayor extended to each and every member of the soclety the hospitalities and freedom of the city, and hoped their stay would be both pleasant and profitable, Patrlck Egan, preeident of the Irish national leagae, paid a fine tribute to German music and their c'asslc learning, and hoped the blendlng .and good feeling which now existed between the Germansand Irish would continue to grow, that they might shed their blood together if necessary to protect the flag of this great governmert in the west to which sentiment the uudi- ence responded with voluminous cheers. The head of the new rallroad commis— eion, composed of three secretarles ap- pointed by the attorney general, zecro- tary of atate and auditor of public ac- counts respectively, {a Hon, C. H, Gere, of Lincoln. If we remember right, Mr. Gere was origlnally opposed to any regu- latlon whatever, but, th demand be- coming a little urgent, he offered to com- promise with the people on a commistion. The Courier has looked upon a commission a8 the moat practleal step torard an equitable solutlon of this question, but it has grave susplclons that Mr, Gere's ablllty In thls direction s conslderably in excess of his inclination, 'We are somewhat interested just now in knowing whether Mr. Gere st.1l retalns his position as editor of the State Journal, If the law contemplates no greater burden on the rallroad com- missioner than can be satlsfactorily dis- charged by the edit)r of a dally news- papey in connection with his other dauties, it seems to us the magnltude of the questlon has been ridfcuously mitcon- celved either by the legislature or the people. A Fortanc for J, W, Ohapie, of May- nard, Mass, Mr, J. W. Chapin, a dealer in teas, etc., in Maynard, Mass,, came into the city to collect $1,200, providentiolly his property. Some weeks ago he purchased of M. A. Dauphin, Now Orleans, Ta., a one-fifth of Tickes ™o, 18,807, in tha drawiog for May 12:h, in Tho Lonisiana State Lotterv. Ha received from Adams Expross Co. $1,200,—| Boston (Mass.) Star, June 34, ——— The average catch of moackeral off the United States coast is estimatod at 294,667,000 fish per season., TEST YOUR BARING POWDER 10-DAY! Brands adrertise olutely pare CONTAIN AMMONIA. Place & ean top down on a Lot stove unti) heated, thea. Femove tho cover and u ‘A chiomist will not be re Quired o detect tho Presence Of ammonia. The regular programme was then taken up and with some vsrlations was completed. The bands of Omaba and St. Joe both did grandly, and no less can be sad of the singing eocietles, The Columbus maennerchor seemed rather to excel, and If the testimonial market continues its present excited condition we will be compelied to put in a stock of «tereotyped phrases hackneyed ex- pressions (this is brand new) or some other labor saving machine to take the strain off our nervous system. It keeps us busy filling “V"' orders, answering “V," inquiries, ring “V," shipments,and we bave on- ly a moment in which to tell you that if you want a eigar that hits the nail on the head eveRry TRIP, you must cali for Sc CIGAR. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT VALLENCIA CIGAR FACTORY’S NAME ON LABEIL. AT RET.AILL BY Kuhn & Co, 15th & Douglas Sts. John 'W. Bell, 820 South 10th Street. Field & Farnsworth, 2115 Cumings Street. W: J. Whitehouse, S N. W. Cor. 16th and Webster Sts, the general expreesion on all sides was, that 1t was well to have been there, The soclety adjourced at 10:30 and thelr pro- gramme for to-morrow is equally fine. Monday -evening ex-Councilman Lin- dermsn’s residence on South Tenth street was entered by burglars. A few articles of litile value wero taken. The grand army men in this city are much Incensed at the manver in which the good old people of Maine are receiv- ing their veteran visitors. Justice Cochran’s court Is ocoupled with & case in which a runnaway team played a prominent part on memorial day. The patent medlclne man who drlves four white horaes and throws away money to the boys is looking after the interests of the verdsnt during sangerfest woek. The Hov. 8. J. Alexsnder came home from Omaha where he has been epending a few days in the intereets of his com- psny. Amceng to.day’s prominent arrivals wore: E. B. Brown and wife, Cortland; C. 8. Hosgland, Council Bluffs; Georga W. McKee, Syracuse; J. C. Thurston Dorchester; J. Metcalf, Nebracka C iy Al Smith, Waverly; G. 8. Wood, Chi cago; Willlam N. Combs, Falrbury; ¥ D. Rapge and wife, Bernsrd Gordon, Omsha; G. W. Wirt, York; C. M. Tar- ner and J. B. Snilley, Milford; Ed Hurl- bart, jr.. Columbus; S. D, Mayer, Platts- mouth; Frank Wilson, Beatrice; W. H. Seago, Syracuse; G. W. Randall, Fre- mont, Office-seckers are beginnlng to get ac quainted with the people and showln them why the dear people are under ob- ligatlons to continue them in position, Perhaps tho poople msy dealro to be heard this fall, come up and take their chences. DOES NOT CONTAIN AMMONIA. T8 HEALTHYULNESS HAS NEVER BEEN QUESTIONED, In & million homes for & guarter of & century 16 bas #1008 $hs consumlars’ Feliable tes a THE TEST OF THE OVEN. PRICE BAK‘I‘}\;({. E”OWDER co., Dr. Price’s Special Flavoring Extracts, The atrongest, most delicions and uataralfavor knows, sad Dr. Price’s Lupulin Yeast Gems ¥or Light, Healtby Bread, The Best Dry Hop ‘Yeast In the World. FOR SALE BY GROCERS. CHICACO, - 87, LaUls. : - Mass. Institute of Technologys BOSTON, MAS! Regular four year courses la Clvil Mac ing and Fleciri wl B giueeriag, Archite inu\,l‘nfnlm‘ atural History, ete. Stud beglus Sept. 23, 188, 3 a . Apply to Prol. ooms Oity Hi Jaxns P. MONRO, cne of the g>od kings, but your head will | pay, and we believo the next bouse of | FhascisA. Waukka, bresid Dr. Kern, ju:t in from Keith and Cheyenne countles, reports plenty of rain, and crops of all kinds are looking finely. As yetno hallstorms have vieited that sectlo The board of public lands aud build- ings met yesterdsy for the purpose of opening the bide for the'kbullding ot an irsane asylum at Norfolk, The lowest bidder was George 8. King, of Brooklyn, , which was §63,455. No awards will be made until to-morrow, Mra, Judge Oravens, of Kansas City, isspending a few weeks visitivg her neice, Mrs, Major Fraoklin, of this clty. Dr. Girth, of New Jersey, the vettin- ary turgeon who 1s looking into the ori- gin of disease among the cattle and swine of the western states, will spend about ten days in this locslity. 8o far, has made no important dlscovery. R. J. Johnson and family, from Omahs, arrived here yesterdsy, and will make this thelr future home, Mr. John- son havicg socopted a prominent position with the Farmeis and Merchants insur- 1100 COMmPpABY. The costumes for the play *‘Bobby Shafto” have arrived from 8t. Louis, and there will ba no forther postponement cf the play from next Mondsy at the opera ouse. The census returns are coming In slowly. Nearly all the portfolios from the rural districts are lo, but the larger towns, Omaha and Lincola included, seem fo come very slow and will un- doubtedly be very unsatisfastory to both those citios, The Sanday school plevic from Iowa was quite s euccess and seemed very much leased as well as surprised at the growth ahd enterprise ¢ Ix-Governor Butler Nebraska's honorable cltizens are In at tendance at the sangerfeat, However, let “the boys Jas. Forsythe, N. W. Cor. 16th St. and Capitol Ave. Foster & Bro,, Council Bluffs, Towa. AND DEALERS GENERALLY. EALERS will receive GRATIS with First order for 1000 “V” Cigars, one beautiful 74x13 advertising photograph in stylish hardwood frame ; re- tail value 2.25, and one striking street sign. END your order, put out the sign we furnish and if the *“V” does not prove the best selling cigar you have ever had, you can return within 30 days all unbroken and clean packages. PLEASE MENTION THIS PAPER. WHOLESALE BY D. M. STEELE & CO., OMAHA., ‘Write for price and terms. TELEPHONE NO. Orders by letter, postal card, telegraph or 304 will receive prompt attention. TULLOCK, Eng. & Supt, G, I\ N, BADLER, Asst. Eng H, W, DIAMOND, Asit, Secy MISSOURI VALLEY BRIDGE AND IRON WORKS OFFICE AND WORKS LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS. Man'fg's and Builders of Wrongtt Iron, Steel, Howe Truss and Combination BRIDGES For Raflroads and: Highwayn Tarn_Tables, Draw Spavs, Roo Truseer, Piers ond Sub- structures, Ins'ey, Shire Tullock PROPRIETORS A. McLouth, Agent. 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