Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 30, 1886, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED _E_v?Rv MORNING. TERVE OF BUBSCRIPTION ¢ Jaily Moeniag Edition) focluding Sunday Bre. One ¥oar . " For 8ix Months For Threa Months I Tiie Oimaba Sendny BEr, muiied o any nddress, Ono Y ear. . . OMATIA OFFICE, N0, 114 AND, 0] Krw York OFFIcCE RooM 65, T WASHINGTON OFFICE CONRESPONDENCE: 11008 relating to news anded uld be addressed (o the E All corsmun torial matto: sl TOR OF THE BEE. RUSINESS LETTERSY All business Jottors and ramittances should bo addressod 10 Titk Bs PUBLISHING COMPANT, OMARA. Drafts, chooks and postofMce ordecs %0 bo mnde payable 1o the order of the compuny, THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, PROPRIETORS, E. ROSEWATER, Eniton, THE DAILY BE Sworn Statement of Circulation, State of Nebraskn, | County of Donglas, { Gro, B. Tzechuck, secreta Publishing company, doc that the actual circulation for the week ending Doc. s y of The Boes solemnly swear f the Daily lee h, 1886, was as ednesada "Thinsday, Dee Friday, Dec, Gro. B, T75ciuck, Subsctibed and sworn to before me this 15t duly sworn, h retary of the ympany, that the dajly eireulation” of the Daily the month of January, 185, was 10.578 copies, r February, 188, 10,805 eopies; for March, 11,597 copies; for April, 165, 12,191 for May, 153, 1 copies; for Jine, 208 copics; for July, 18 4 copies for August, 154, 18,464 capics:for Septembor, 1886, 13.030 copies: for October, 1856, 12,030 copies; for November, 184 8 Gro. B, Tzscnuex. fore me this 0th Wi every tax-shirking interest rey reseuted on the charter committee it is unrcasonable to expect that the result will meet the expectation of the tax- payers, T corporations must not attempt to conduet our city government while they shirk tho burdens of taxation upon the shoulders of the poor. It will be a los- ing game for the railroad Sorviens of tho rebellion and their sons will see to it that the widow of John A. Logan does not want. Another edi- tion of tie general's book should meet with n magniticent sale throughout the country. Arroros of the Dakato question and his rheumatism, President Cleveland mignt kill two birds with one stone by a visit to the Buftalo Gap Hot Springs. They are a specific for rheumatism and for prejudice against Dakota's claims for statchood, Forrowens of King Caucus are very «uick to doubt the party loyalty of men who decline to Low down to this politi- cal usurper. But it does not follow. King Caucus is sometunes a convenience, He is ns frequently an obstruction to the expression of the popular will through the party organization. GENERAL VAN Wrick will go before the legislatare as a candidate for the senate without the mediation of the caucus. a middleman in the > The legislature as the final arbiter will be given the oppor- tunity to first pass upon the general's elaims for the position to which he aspires. Lonp SAvissury’s cabinet is still ina rickety condition. The man to fill the gap left by Churchill’s retiroment has not yet been found. But whoever may pre- sent himself, the days of the coalition ministry are numbered. The opening of the parliamentary session in February is being awaited with eager interest by the Gindstonians and home rulers, who wi promptly throw down the gage of b to the unionists, Tt oun Wyck i not in favor of oul the usuul neral v \eusing, b “howl that “h is certain, We should have had the sume prediction from the same sources if the senator had seen fit to ad- vocate nominations by caucus instead of an open fight in the legislature. In the oyes of the railrogues every road leads towards Van Wyclk's defeat. The result will be a painful surprise to the political prophets, Tur house making appropriations for Forts Russell and Robinson has been roferred by the senate military commit- tee to Senator Mandeison, If the sena- tor reports it without amendment it will probably easily puss the senate. If it is weighed down with amendments and sent pack to the house it will in all like- lihood die with the session. Under the circumstances thore should be no ques- tion i General Manderson's mind what to do. The one Nebraska post which is most in need of assistunce taken eof by the Nebraska dele, 1 the honse and esn ve 1i! forif the senator uses as much encrgy in passing the bill in the sonate asit came from the lower body. The responsibility for its fmlure will rest on General Mun- derson, A the consular reports recently issucd by the state department 15 one showing the earnings of cortain ¢l of work. and the cost of their 1iving, in tho district of Leith, Scotland, which is & manufacturing, mining and farming section, and one of the most prosperous. According to this veport the weavers of Leith carn twenty shillings a week, equi alont to $4.86, working 56} hours. ‘L'l minors of the distriet do a little better than this, the ave: woekly wa of this class being $3.12. Including per- quisites the yearly value of & farm sery- ant's wages will amount to about §220.20, orsay $4.25 a week. It need hardly be suid that men with tamilies find it im- possible to save anything from year to year, their earnings being parely sofli- cient to provide the necessuaries of life on the most economical soule, and gener- ally not of the best quality. Men en- gaged in corresponding ndustries in this gountry have not much to bouast of, but generally their labor is botter rewsrded than that of their bretheen of Leith, wio are more favorably situated than most others similarly employed in other ste- Nons of Great Brutala, The Railroad Slogan. Within a week the iegislature will have convened at Lincoln and the work of preparing for the senatorial election will be under full way. The railrond slogan has already sounded and the eclans are gathering for the combat. Tn every county reached by the Burlington lines emissaries of the corporation which now arrogates to itself the control of onr legislation have for week their trade, The long roll of holders has been called, and the men who 1 be depended upon to ac tools of nopoly in the coming legislature have checked off on the ledgers which contain the aceounts of the india rubb, fund. The work which remains to be done to defeat the will of the people, i done at all, must be accomplished at the state capital, The people of Nebrask who cast their ballots at the late electio for the return of Charles H, Van Wyck are watching the current of political cvonts as it swiltly flows towards the ipproaching contest, In a score of coun ties, watchful eyes are fised ou men o have been bonored by high position through the ballots of their friends and ncighbors under the most of plad to voice their will. The carcor of every member clect to the legiclature will be ed with keen interest by the c which he represents. This will ially the case with the ballots as recorded on the organization of the two house: sac Who will_answer to the slogan which calls upon men to viol their plignted faith and play fal. solemn prom ses? This is the question which thousands of Nebraska republi- cans are now anxiou hemselves a3 the session appros Tho answer will not be long in coming, but when given it will be so unmistakable that he who runs n road, lics lies, The Vacant Senatorship. The question of a successor to General Logan, to fill his unexpired term of four years in the United States seunate, is al- ready carnestly engaging the attention of the politicians of Tilinois. This unex- peeted duty will devolve upon the pres- en! mbly, which will organize next week, and will probably be the first im- portant matter to which the assembly will give attention after organizing. The membership of the joint body is 204, politically divided as follows: Republi- cans, 110; democrats, 81; united labor, 9; greenback democrats, prohibitiomsts and independent, 4. The republican majority of 16 assures the clection of a senator of that party, but there is a good deal of probability that there will be a very act- ive scramble for the honor, as there is no lack of candidates, As Senator Cullom resides in the cen- tral part of the state, and General Logan was a resident of the northern pact, it is intimated that that scction will insist that the successor of the dead scnator L be a resident of morthern Illinois. The Hon. Churles B. Farwell, of Cl is understood to still cherish a scuatori ambition, and will doubtless make a push for the prize. Ilc is popular and wealthy. Governor Oglesby would undoubt- edly like to return to the senate, notwith- standing the fact that he recently ex- vrossed a desire to give up politi The governor bus not grown in popularity within the past year, and it is doubtful if his candidacy would have great strength. Other possible candidates named are ex- Governor Hamulton, Congressmen Pay- son and Cannon, and Congressman-clect Jehu Baker, who defeated Morrison. Others doubtless will develop. With so much material offering, none of it of very great value on the score of merit, there 13 certuin to be a very lively, and probubly a prolonged contest. Aund the worst is that the choice is very likely to be one upon which the country cannot heartily congratulate [llinois. North Carolina’s Iron Wealth, According to the representations of persons who have ivestigated the re- contly discovered Cranberry iron mine region, located chiefly in Mitchell county, North Carolina, and stretching across the Lennessee border, there is an enormous bod of iron ore there, of asu- perior quality, which promises not only great benetit (o that country, but to have an important effect gencrally upon the ivon interests and industry. The bed consists of a large seam of mgunctic iron ore of great richness, and adapred for the manufacture of the best Bessemer steel, At the tern end the bed s from 300 to 600 feet in thickness, and 1s known to be twenty-cight miles inlength. In fact the supply in prospect is thought by oxperts to be practically inexhuustiblo, A leading iron man ot that rogion has ex the opinion that the opening and working of this seam will reduce the price of best quality steel below the pos- sibilities of forcign competition, At present only one charcoal furnace of an experimental character is being worked in the distriet, but it is expeeted that within another year the facilitios for development will be far advanced. A donble track line of ralroad —the Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago—is in course of construction, which will bring his great deposit within easy reach of ready markets Besides tlus it will open up inexhsustible beds of thewatite iron ore, similar to that found largely in the north Alsba wa and southeastern Tennessce region. The route of this road also lies through a marvellously rich coal field, five or six lhorizontal seams of great thickness lying one sbove the other in the hills that rise on each side of the road. Much of this is coking coal of the best quality for iron working, while there 18 also a very large supply of good ecanunel vonrl, The road will penctrate maguificent hard wood forests hitherto untouched and give aceess to fields of marble of various kinds, and of great beauty and value. With the completion of this road the furnaces that have been paying $3 a ton for inforior grades of ore from Like Superior and elsewhere will obtain their supply of a better quality of orc from the Cranberry seam st one-third less a ton, Thus step by step the new south is moving forward along the path to ma- erial power and independence, chal- lenging in her progress the interest of the entire country in the question whether she may not one day be the center of the nation’s greatest indastrial enterprise and energy, She has great resource that are yet untouched aud wuknown, but in those now developing there is the assurance of an alwmost bouudless pros- perit Her people have lesrned the worth of work and are applying them- selves to it with all the zeal of new con- vorts, With almost unparalleled vigor they are laging decp and firm the foundations of a permanent pros , from which they are deriving ample rewards of comfort and happiness now and sssuring to those who shall sue- cecd thera richer The possi bilitics of the futpre no man can foresce, but the promise of industrial greatness for the south w expectutions which a decade &go woul ¢ been thought wildly extravagant. Don't Crowd the Monrners, When the question of viaduots was be {fore the charter commitice last Monday, Mr. Poppleton said in his oracular way, “Dou't erowd the mourncrs, please.” These words, coming from a reprosenta tive of a great corporation, were ovi- dently an oflicial notice that nothing must go into the new charter which might place the railroads which center in Omaha under proper municipal re- straint, or compel them to bear their due hare of the burdens imposed on other property owners in carrying on the city government. The immediato offect of Mr. Popplcton’s threat was that five members of the committee would not vote o upon the question of com- pelling the railroads to viaduet their tracks wherever the board of public works, the mayor and council jointly de clared it to be necessary for the public safety and convenience. The conditions under which the scction onjeeted to by Mr, Poppleton sought to regulate the building of viaducts were more than liberal to the roads, The common Jaw makes it the duty of rail roads, going through u large city, to erect viaducts ns proper safoguards for travel and traflic at their own expense. The section before the committee pro- posed to make the city pay all the dam- ages to real estate by the construction of viaduets, The city, under its provisions, wonld have to raise the moncy and pay it over to damaged property owners ho- fore even a spade could be turned. Thes| railvonds, it is true, would have to pay for the cost and maintainonce of the v duet, but in return they were to haye the entire proceeds from the use of the via- duct by street railways and cable roads. This wus really a liberal concession to railvonds, but Mr. Poppleton, in the spirit of imperious selfishness warned the city “not to erowd the mourners.’” Now we desire to say to the Union Pacific railroad managers, in all candor and fairness, that their attorney i at- tempting to carry things with a high hand is likely to cauze them more trouble and enmity in the very near future than can possibly be oft:set by the tax shirking policy. There is no disposition in Omaha to take advantage of the railroadsor to impose upon them an undue share of pub- lic burdens. Lut they must not attempt to over-ride and defeat every decent effort at municipal reform and a fair division of the public expense according to benefits and interests. Least of all can the Union Pacific afford to revive o discussion that will bring uap the issues of the pastin which the citi- zens and tax-payers of Omaha were ranged on one side and the corporation cohorts on the other, It will not do, as Mr, Poppleton has said, 10 “crowd the mourners.” Omahn has very gonerously given the Union Pacific miliions in bonds and property. We have given up our thoroughfares for rights of way without a penny in return. Now, when the city, with its crowded streets, asks the road to comply with ordinary usage and make safe crossings over the streets which they have monopolized, it comes with 11l grace on the part of the company to fight the demand. “A word to the wiscis crowd the mourners.” on eithe afficient, *‘Don’t AxorHER foreign representative of the government for whom the present ad- ministration is responsible has been blun- dering, with the effoct of compromising the country and complicating a long- pending controversy. The individual in question is Minister Scott, who repr sents the United States in Venczueln. When he went on his mission Scott was mstracted to force a settlement of the claims of American citizens against These have been pending and have been a source ot a good deal of trouble to several of the present minister's prodecessors and of some unfriendly feeling between the gov- ernments. The disposition shown re- garding them by Venezuela has not been quite honest, and 1t seemed at one time that it might be necessary to proceed to extremities with that government, as may yet have to be done, if we ever have anavy. But there was hope that Scott would accomplish the desired object. He was not long m discovering that 1t would be very diflicult to get any moncy out of Venczuela, Paying claims doesn'’t seem to be a strong part of the policy of that government. The English minister, understanding the situation, is said to have made a proposition to Scott, which the latter accepted, of a sort of partner- ship, to compel the ment under fear of the displeasureof Great Britain taking the form and shape of ironclad ships of war, It is a little incredible that a British minister would propose an ar- rangement of this kind, but such is the information said to haye been recently communicated to the state department, greutly to the annoyance of Mr. Bayard. Mr, Scott has been invited to explain, and if the alleged facts are true to dis- solve the partoership at once or return home. T'nig county commissioners are still least suspicious, There is no good re son that can be advanced why the selec- tion could not have been wade weeks 8g0. A board of physiciuns have pussed wpon the plans and presented their re- port, naming three plans as first, second and third best. The choice really lies between two, The third has only one qualitication in its favor and a half a dozen which make it inadvisable. It is three stories in height,a very bad feature, lacking in the most modern sanitary conveniences, aud incapable of proper extension, These objections should throw it out of consideration. The city would lose little if either of the first two plans recommended by the board of phy sicians should be adopted. Eacl is de signed on the pavillion plan, each has the proper isolation of wards, each can be readily extended and enlarged with- out destroying the appearance or useful- ness of the original portion. Both are modorn hospitals, with modern sunitary applisnces built after the best madels : THURSDAY, and in every way worthy of a large and a growing mctropolis. Whiat are the commissioners waiting for? he sitaa- tion ig, to say the least, suggostive. THE PIELD OF INDUSTRY An olectric rallway three milas long will soon be in operation in Detroit, It is not easily explainable why, with the increased demand for labor there shoald b A increaso 1 the number of tram; ‘The Watson Car Manufactuting company of Sprinefield, Mass., Las voluutarily in creased the wages of its employes ten per cent The ironmakers have no loisute time, and Enoglish mill labor being attracted in squads by the high rates of wages paid on this side, There are 136 f an engaged in salt manufact 4 140° works, with an annual capreity of over 5,000,000 bar rels of salt, A new electric motor will s00n be tried in New York, The electricity wiil be stored in eixht large east-iton boxes, and will be good for five miles, A g00d many manufacturers in the eastern and widdie states contemplate the erection of small houses for the smmodation of their workmen, which they willvent at a low Dric o or soll on'easy terms, Numerous syndicates for entering *upon manufacturing’ sciiemes are now maturing Money is seeking employment under fh vrotection of bic names and in the further- anco of great scherm Pittsburg has, & which are running night thitteen, producing daily iron. Seventeen new f been built and forty-threc Another new town is to be started four miles from Birmingham, Al with & con- triputed capitai of $10,000,000. "It will have waterand gas worl nd efrie lights, and largze manuf establishments o built at onc ‘e labor prospects were never more en- couraging. Flour, provisions, ete., are low and likely to remain so. Rents will probably decline for small houses 1 countty towns. Clothing remains hizhbecause of searce wool and trade combinations of more or less strength, A list of over twenty new co-operative on- terprises has recently been heard of, ehiefly intne westorn states. ‘The east is not 5o 1a blo a field, for some reason, possibly beeause land and water aro higher, manufne- turing interests more consolidated, and com- petition more dostructive, Western gold and silyer miners are organ: izing ina quiet way to better their wages. As @ rule a very soyere discipline 1s maiu- tained in the west. * Tho resuits of mining operations are boginning to be moro encour- aging. Vastamounts have been lost d the past ten years, but of late op bave beon conductel with greater care, Printers might like to know that the entire seriptures contaim 2,775,200 ems in diamond ms in Mi puddling furnace and day, ex S00 tons of. muick aces have recontly are buildis i It would take ear and o half to put the Ser ate of 5,000 ems per day uantity of metal required in- nonparéil would be about 6,500 pounds, in bourgeois 13,000 pounds and in pica 23,000 pounds. “Thio European rail makers have bean so en- couraged by the demand for rails aud rail- way material that they have called a meeting for'the 12th of Janu ize their old wnion, which w: ep up prices, largecontr 1 the colonies and Asi and a re-or- zanization of the syndicate is desired by nearly all, The mechanics in the western states ara finding more emplovmeat than usual at this season. Shops have been extended and new ones built, and much new wmachinery has Deen set up, for railroad and foundry and will work, The rates of wages paid are uite uniforn, and less strolling about is done, as the labor organizations now keep the membership pretty well informed as to work and wages, The machinery manufacturer machinery for gold, silver, copper and other mil in fhe south and southwest have taken wmore orders for lllm'l\llml?‘ during the fourth quarter of this year than they did the preced- ingnine months, Agents are now in the north and northeast making extensive con- tracts for machinery and mining appli in order that mining operations may becom generally extended during the coming One reason_ why German manufacturers are crowding English manufactus is that the average length of a German work day is from eloven to twelve hours. “I'he hour: are long in spinning and iron founding. Those in charge of machinery ana boilers work from twelve to thirteen hours. The av- erage in Leipsic is from ten to twelve hours; in the Silesian district twelve hours at blast furnaces, mines and flour mills, In the min- inzindustry therule is contimuous day and night work in twelve-hour relays, two hours of rest included. In the Bava daily time exceeds eleven hours, The manutacturing interests throughout ho west are watching the natural gas dev opuments with no siall degreo of interest. One company, which owns 16,000 aeres of s territory in K s leased 20,000 : ;s ucing téeta dpy from two wells. ells will be sunk as soon s mna- iad. ‘The syndieate will Tay teen-inch pipe across the Ohlo viver, thence to Lrontown and Cineinnati, A pow- erful vein of gas has just been struck in In- Qiana, Gas lines are to be laul from the northiestern part of Pennsylvania to Cleve- land. “The Gorman manufacturing and_commer- cial interests aro giving their British com- petitors a bard run for the South An trade. Part of the rehiewe now ent i to reclaim vast tracts of land that productive by the expenditure of $40.000,0 which s to bo in Lurope. Tho Ge mans have six steamship lines which touch at Central Awmerican ports, five at South American ports and three lines which run to the United States. Dritish manufacturing interests are beseeching the assistance of the government o gather more information and to assist in the devising ot remedies by which the manufacturing interests ot Great Britain can be protected against this threat- ening competition, — Same Men New York World, Why is that some men who declaim against the ballet are equally firm in thelr denunciation of high hats at the opera, Corporations vs. Individuals, Philadelphia Record, Onc corporation in Philadelphia has over $100,000,000 at inter That corporation es- capes investment, while every individual is compelled to pay §3 per annum on every $1,000 that he lends on iu- terest, who supply more chine S SN Not in a Hopeless Condition. New Yok Times. The writers who are deseribing the strange anties of that voluntary esile from Washing- ton, Senator Jones, of Florida, and who charitably suggest that he Is suffering from mental derangement, o]l agrea that in one respect his courso 15 that of a man whose sanity Is peyond question. He continues to draw s salary with great regularity whens ever the installment becomes (i This lo- es that the senator s by no ans tu o hopeless condition. e Retrospection. Good Hinscleeping. The wind moans dregrily to-nis And though the rooui've waru Our thoughts will tidee a sobre Yor the dear year is nearly past 11e came to us as young and fair, With frost-like diamonds in his liair; i 180 pure and strong and just, We gave Lim all our love and trast, Wo think of all that he ha: brought— Of plans we mide, of good we sought— If wueh has failed we inay not blame, For other years have been the saine, 1t we have wept o'er buried hope: If we have toiled up rugged slopes 11 eare nor paiu 5 KOWD surcease, Forget 1t now and part in pea Pooryear! His life has been so brief, As frail as any flower or leaf We've heart tor naught but loving thought, 1f good be took ox Ui i brought. We've gained of wisdown some small store, Perchance some joy unknown before when the Old Year's moments cense, We'll bid him softly, “Go in peace " STATE JOTTINGS, The MecCook rink has been turned into a livery stable, Fine specimens of the fly in Bazile crcol Anburn eanght a sixteen inch vein of coal in her Christmas stocking. The Oakland Independent now sports a complete dress of “homespun.’’ Among Custer county’s immediate needs are au oil and a paper mill, € The season is_ripe to wind up tho record of 1836 and turn the key of time. Hastings boasts that there is no city twice it that hias any finer store it has The school children of Waloo don eleven barrels of good things as a Chr mas offering to the poor. The Norfolk bank h boen formally ved to a state bank, and will in ture be known as the Norfolk state bank. The Fullerton editors are abusing each other in dc el poctry in an eflort to pluck the title of *'I'he’ Mud-Slingers of the Loup.” A town is being platted of the Missouri wnd Union miles west of Papitiion, Hoxie. "The beliof is growing in the of Beatrice that Paddock 18 u for United States s the January thaw The Iilkhorn Valley road has the rate on hous from Wahoo to from $18 to 822 por car, wher Wa s justly how Loup City’s building record for the year foots up $117,146. In the words of the town philosopher, “Comment is supefluous when figures like these are presented. Henry We r cut and cure 500 b, to bo the smallest world—a_room harness shop. Editor Marvin, of the Beatriee Domo- it is enjoying the luxurions case of a , the gift of his employes, n from the Greek editor would complete his happiness. Judge Gaslin tackled nineteen dealers in bootleg budwe without a heense and clapped @ $200 mustard plaster on the purse of each vietim, with the promise that if the ned again he would give them the fuil benefit of the s that the democr: is not progressive? At Biue Springs, Christmas Mrs. Charles Gow presented her husband with a boy. s, B, her husband with a fine Brittan her husband with vins. Stewart, of Nebraska City, while attending a family down on tho Weeping Water bottom Sunday nfternoon, was struck on the head with a two-inch plank and his skull crushed by one Charles Jones, who was drunk at the time, The trouble grew outof an old family quarrel, Stewart, 1t is said, cannot liye. About a week ago in a dispute at Buf- falo Flat, B. Cacy kicked a neighboring farmer named William Cromies in the lower part of the abdomen, from the of- fact ofavhich he died. Cacy was formerly a resident of Council Blufls, and is one of the commissioners of W hecler county., State Auditor D: rk writes to tho apillion Times regarding taxation of telephones, in which he says there 18 no law directly nuthorizing the asscssment of telephones, nor is there any reason why local as rs should not as them. he state board of equalization has no authority in the premises. John Frawley tackled the fighting ed- itor of the Stromsburg Headlight tast week and laid him out. Chamberluin, the f. e., is a six-footer, weighs two hun' dred ‘and over, and strikes like a trip- hammer, and his defeat in thearena goes down with the dying year a mystery dark and deep. Two Norfolk women wound ulll a holi- day sprec in a free fight on the main street of the town, The pugilese, flushed with wine and scorn, fought one round, but that was suflicient to straighten their bangs and leave their fa ike fullmoons inafit. The sc ow like & dog fight and the town enjoycd a merry pienie. W. J. Walker, a fruit trec vender, aged twenty-one, was shot to death at Leigh, Platte county, on the 18th, Walker was viewing a prauncing stallion at Pete Moran’s ranch when the animal fired both hind feet, planting them on the side of his head, nding his soul to the spirit land at the first clip. The coroner considered the case too clear und concize to merit inquiry, Mr. C. LL Vrey, of Pender, and C. W. Dexnnis, the aticnding phy. to the Bep, state that the report ot leath of John A. Robb’s son, pub- Deccmber 8 conveyed a wrong im- on and did an injustice to the parents. The boy’s path not caused by overwork as alleged. was seventeen years of ag Avthe G, A. R. encampment at Norfolk last summer number of tents were stolen. On the 24th inst. three farm named Rogers, Banam and Chareh, liv- g near Norfolk were arrested and_ ne- knowledged their guily, but claimed to have paid 25 to ex-City Marshal Carra- bine, of Norfolk, to hush the matter up, The matter will be investigated, The Plattsmouth city council delivered itself of a vigorous set of resolutions at the lascmecting, In the early days of last Mareh the m{ contracted with (George B. Inman of New York, for n sys- tem of waterworks to be completed and in running order by January 1, 1887, The council now declares its reading to *necept smd system of water works Janu- ary 1, 1897, if completed in accordunce with said ordinance and stand the test required thereby, and if he (Inman) fuil to comply theréwith, as required ot him and his assigns or successors, that said bond will be considered forfeited by this council, and the city's attorney will be instructed to immediately proceed to collect said bond.” This declaration was ndopted without a dissentin g yoice, and looks like business with a big B. There is no earthiy possibility of the works heing compléted by next Saturday and litigation is imminent, ‘The nerye of the fathers deserve the spplause of the niul- titude, and gencral emutation, —— - rdustria New York The problems are Leve and wust be faced. They can't be pigeon-holed to await a more convenient season. Why are they here and whence do they spring? It is not beeause the country lacks viches, for it is rolng in wealth, 1tis not beeanse of the waste of millions on drink, though this aggravates the evil immensely and renders it much more perilous. But the solution of the drink problem does not solve the mdustrial problen What does solve it? Powderly’s utteran and you find glittering generalities Look to labor papers and you find little but abusive denuncistion. Look to capitalisti journals and you ftind the same. The Knights of Labor and the Trade Unions are unot agreed cn specific remedies, Henr; orge or Mr. Powderly are not : oven such s vital problem as r protection. Out of all the chaos in which we are involved, we find two definite remedies offered. One is Mr. Gec s lund scheme, Right or wrong, the country is not yet ready for kyen the Knights of Labor are not ly forit. It is a revolution, as its own adyocates admit, and the eountry 15 ill-informed on the nature of the revolu- tion, There must be ast deal of edu- cation before that reu pven if it is an efficacious one, can be appiied What can be done now? “There 15 one definite remedy that is lcft. Waen Dr. ckled trout snap he junction Pacili 1t s now banks candidate nator. Look out for raised Omaha at the of Blair, proposes to 3 in what he king house formerly oceupicd A ic adminis. tration Our Problems Look to My sthan | fu- | MeGilynn was asked by & ropresontative of the Voico a foew woeks ago what the George party would do if it wore placed in power to-morrow, he said it would do two things: (1) Incorporate Honry George's Tand scheme into legislation; | and () place the lines of transportation | in the hands of the government. The former remedy is, a8 we_havo said, not | ready for application. 'Tho latter rem- | edy is commending itself moro and more | to the best brains of the nation, | Letus see what it involves, It invo!ves | the placing of the telegraph systom, the | railroad system, the canal system, the | streot-car ~ railway, and, possibly, the ocean stoamship lines, with their warves and docks and warehonses, undes the ad | miistration of the goverriment, as the postoflice system is now under that ad- ministration, Thig moans an end to the mammoth fortunes made by railrond It means an end to unjust ations and varighteons compacts by virtwe of which such monopolies as the Stan | dard Oil company and Westorn Union are enabled to crush out all com- petitton. It involves a tremendous de erease in the stock speculations that de moralize business to an enormons extent And it involves an end to railrond strikes such as brought mob rule on Pittsburg in 1875, to strikes of telegraph operators such as discommoded nation three years ago, to streot ear strikes such as sent citizens of Brooklyn and New York, a few months ago, tramping miles from their resulences to their places of busi ness. It involves the running of all these lines, not for the prime purpose of vaying dividends to stockholders, but of accommodating the public at the lowest rate that would pay exponses, T'his is not the remedy of me theo rists. Picrre Lorillard, the propricto rest tobaceo interest of the ng L1 a late number of The Novth i Review: 1slation, 1 believo in Jimited polit- feal socialism: that oceans, rivers, canals, railways, postal and aph ' systems should be owned hy the national government, for the use of all, at as low a toll as will pro- vide for their prover mainter 3 that s for the use of Iabor i both its forms, indy try and capital. Dr. Lyman Abbot, editor of the Chris- ian Union, who has for years mado specinl investigations in rogird to indus trial probloms, in & speceh o few weeks ago in Cooper hall, took the same posi- i or le aune; i uncey M. Depew, president of the New York entral railvond, says, in an intorviow publistied in the New York “Times, Dee, 17 “There never yot has been a rallroad war that has not been followed by a disastrons NEW YEARS FOR ALL! Cotner & Archer's to South Omalia, consisting of 104 of {he finest lots ever laid Every lot beauty. outh Omaha Can he seen and the ontire addition out. is a surrounding country is vigi- It is located ble. panic, suspension of furnaces and fectories, and ah industrial disturbance along the lines which threw hnndreds of thousands of worke ers out of amployment. All the leading rail- road men, L think, admit the prineiple of governmental supervion, and are anxions for it. ‘They would bo glad 10 sce the whoie & chiinory of the pool commissioners and ¢ cors made a_bureau of the goyernment with full power to enforce agreements and to pun- ish " their violations. As a matter of princivie” thero |15 no f-way ground et unlimited aud unrestrained competi and ~ government superyi- sion, I political ' economist admits that reckloss and_ unrostrained competition works such disaster to the gencral public t it ought not to be permitted. ° It has been found, on the other hand, that” where com- missioners acting for {lie covernment or the states are clothed with discrotionary power , unjust diserimination,and and act as a burean of anch of tho government, that the prob! itself und’ agitation es becaure there 15 no vance lett to agitate.”” “There are arguments against this rem- edy, but they are, for the most part, ar- guments already disproved. They were advanced when'it was proposed that the oostoflice system be administered by the government, Butno private enterprise of 2the country mves such good service at the low rate our postal system gives to-day. There is no reason why the samo results would not follow in the case of the telegraphio and railway systems. ~Pre sse 1y such results have, indeed, followed n England, where the telegraph system is in the hands of the government. “*But this would be a paternal form of government,” is the cry that will be ed. It would be a valid and strong objection in a monarchy. It 15 notn ualik objection in a republic. It is a practical remedy. It may nothe all that is needed, but it will be a long step toward a cure for many and very teurgenvils. Why not take it? Judge Thurman's Fortunc, New York Herald: The Onio politi- cians say that ex-Senator Thurman, of that state, is out of pohiics forever. le is living quictly at his home in Columbus, spending a few hours cach day in bis law office, bat not wely aged in practice. He is making $20,000 a year, it is said, as a legal adviser to his wro fessional brethren, who visiv Columbus | from every part of the state for the pur pose of condulting him, Mis fee in such cases is never less than §100, Jud and Murs. Thurman are said to jointly control a fortune amounting in_round numbers to 8300,000. The most of the sum is in v al estate and good paying se curities that yicld them a bandsome r anue annually, Judge Thurman frankiy admts that hie’ would like to be vresi- dent, This is the only public oflice he is ambitious of filling, and this he does not expeet to secure, owing tothe cnsions among the local democracy. dJudge Phurman is seventy-two years of age. He sufter times from chronic rhenmati it with ception his gen: iith is excellent, His mental activity is said to be fully as as when, ten years ugo, he was the acknowledged 1 r of the democrati 8 in_the United States senate “In 1873 Thomas Ewing, George Pugh and other promnent Ohio demo- d the idea of establishing a arty, The democratic party, was don and the time had o for new ty, to be built up from its ruins. When the conyention met at Columbug, severalof the delegates called upon Senator ‘Thurman (o sceure his co-operation in the movement. They found the senator in his library snd briefly stated their errand. Mr, “I'hur- mau feaned back in his chuir and for a moment secmed to be studying some | object on the ceiling, Turning suddenly {0 the spokesman, Alr. Thurman said;: ‘What would you estimate the dimen s1ons of this room to b ‘1 should sny, Judge, ahout tweety foet squure; but why do you ask?" “Because, sr,' the old gentleman re- plied, rising to his fect, “because, sir, this room 1s too d--d swmall, sir, to de- stioy the democratic party i Then resuming hi= book he n{.’n[n turned his back upon his visitor, who took the hint and quietly left the room ut the democratic party was not dead in Ohio was evidenced a few months later by the 1on of Willism Allen us govcrnor and a legislature democratic | houses, which returned Judg to the Senate a8 his own successor uith The bill of ex lebrated Simth-Lowy case was filed yesterday in the United States court by the auppealing side. 1t was 1 by Judge Dundy and duly signed. s the case to the supreme court, it is hoped & decis ion will be reached inside of u yeur Police Court. Judge Stenberg disposed portant business yesterday. were tined §5 and costs each, Three va grants were sent up to the county thirty days and two were sentup for | twenty days ! vigrants were dis- | of an unim- T'wo drunks Several chazgod, From the PACKING HOUSES. 5 Minutes Walk from the New Brewery. And on a perfectlylevel Piece of Land. They are now onthe Markef A As there are no poor lots, you either buy them By Mail Telegraph, can Or Telephone Do not wait for every lot will be sold by Jan, 1st. COME FARLY AND AYOID THE RUSH 205 Lots Sold the First Day. Or you will be left. From 100 to 300 PER CENT Madeon meoney invest« ed in these lots in 3 months. Price $250 to $500. Terms Easy, Title Perfect, For sale by D.R. Archer, (. H. Sobotker, 1509 FARNAM STREET Room 9, Redick’s Block 2nd ¥loor. Read This. ONLY 7 BLOCKS \ ‘=" PRESENT ' < v