Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 6, 1888, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERME OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally (Morning Fdition) including Sunday, Hrp, One Year 7o m For Six Monthe b bbaand s S0 b f or Three Months 2w ymaha Fundpy Ber, mallod to any ad One Yen 200 FPICE NOSOM ANDUIG FARNAN STREET CB, ROONM B TIRIBUNY TIUIED: AON OFFICE, No. 015 1 TEENTH STRERT, CORRESTONDENC All_communications relating to editora ter should De nddres E Nk BUSINESS LETTERS Al Vustness Jetters and remittnnces she addressed to Tir Bew PEBLISHING ( OMARA. Drafts, checks and postofl be made payable to the order of (he conmipany The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors, A 1. ROS EDITOR. —_— THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Stateme! Btate of Nehraska, ! Connty of Dongliss, (85 Geo. B. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee Pub- Ashing company, does mh-lnnl{ swear that the actual Grciy on of the Daily Bee for the week ending Dec, 50, 1887, was as follows: Saturday, Dec 15,450 Bunday, Dec L 15,0060 Mond 1 . v . 15,40 esday, 1 b 1. Wednesda, . . 1100 Thursany, Doc. 8.....00 010 i i 0 Friduy, De ; L 16010 dr OMAIA news and 1 to the of Circulation. o 116 GEO. B TZ3CHUCK Kworn to and subscribed in oy p nee this 24 day of Junuary, A, D., 188, N P.FE Notary P'ubile, Average, Ktate of Nebraska, 1 ‘oun R Lk co. 1. Tzschuck, Being first du noses and siys that he 15 seeretar: “ublishing company, that the cireulation of tne Daily 20 cop for Ma sworn, d of The B clual ave for the month for February, 14,400 cop GEO. B TZSCHUCK. fworn and subseribed toin my preso 20 day of Jupuary, A. 1. 158, N. P. Notary I isa very poor town in Nebraska that can’t get a bill introduced in con- gress for o public buildin A MUNDRED dollar fine is linble to make the saloonkeepers close up at mid- night and otherwise obey the law, MAXWELL, the Sf. Louis murderer, has presumably given up atl hope of es- caping the gallows. He joined the church recently. I7 looks now as if Mr. Chamberlain will have to return to England with tho fishery problem unsolved. The method adopted to settle the dispute was im- practicable, anyway BEN BUTLER is nothing if not pecu- liar, He announces that he will not be a candidate for anything this year. If he lives up to his resolution he will have an entircly new experien CONGRESSMAN MARTIN, of Texas, ob- tainea a firm grip on fame by blowing out the gus in his room. At the presi- dent’s reception on New Year’s day he was an object of general interest. S S e Tre Hawaiian islands now wish to be annexed to the United States. This is a commendable desire, but it is doubtful whether Uncle Sam is willing to grant it. Just at present he has all the real estate he wants. act does not work to the satisfaction of Californians. A large mass mecting was held in San Francisco last weck at which strong ve olutions against coolie immigration were adopted. The meeting urged con- gress to enact restrictive laws that will cut off the immigration of this class of foreigners altogether. T anti-Chines T Republican enters the new year with a circulation nearly double that of one year ago, and still rapidly increasing.—Repub lican. ‘We rejoice to hear that our enterpris- ing contemporary is making such head- way. Doubling its circulation in a year is a great feat indeed, cousidering that its carrier delivery ayear ago was a fraction over 500 in the city of Omaha. Tue late Judge Joel Parkor of New soy, whose death oceurred last Sun- years ago, and was really a man of re markably strong character and marked ability. He had occupied public sta- tions almost uninterruptedly from the time he attained to manhood, and was ane of the most active and useful among #he prominent war governors. Always ®n ardent democrat, with a following in his state that never deserted him, he stood Righ in the national councils of his party and exerted great influence. Asa justice of the supreme court of New Jersoy, the position he held at the time of his death, he gained high repu- tation as a jurist. It might have been supposed that Mr. Adaws, the Chicago congressman who wants all foreigners with objectionable political viewsdriven out of the countr would have suppressed his bill for this purpose after finding that it was almost universally ridiculed, but he didn’t. The precious measure was introduced in the house on Wednesds nd it is to be hoped that will be the last heard of it. Itis hardly conceivable that any committee will give it morve than the passing attention necessary to its per- manent consignment toa pigeo No more absurd and unjus measure has been allowed to go upon the records of congress in a decade, ALMOST every day brings to light the organization of a new trust, and these combinations are now counted by the score, embracing enterprises which no- body would suppose could devive any ad- vantage from such organization. In view of the rapidity with which the dis- ease’is spreading t introduetion of resolution in the house of representa- tives instructing the judiciary commit- tee to inquire into the ¢ cter and conduct of trusts, with a view to legisla- tion regarding them if it shall be found necessary, is timely, There are two or three members of congress who seem 10 be thoroughly aroused to the necessity of combatting these co tions, and 1f they y out their ise of un a, mpaign the veason 1o Lope that something m done at the present session that will put an end to this latest and utterly irre sponsible form of monopoly. hole. Sherman's Speech. Senator Sherman, agrecubly to prom- i made before the holiday recess, wd- dregsed the sennte on Wednesday in re- view and discussion of the president’s me The speech was expected by the country with a great deal of intet and it will be generally read and curefully considered. The position of Senator: Sherman - as the best equipped nd ablest exponent of the policy of high-tariff protection is unquestioned. Noman int smore familiae v he with the tariff question in ail its details, and he brings to its discus- peculiar mental qualifications un- surpassed by those of any other man in the nation for the thorough aud compre- hensive treatment of thissubject. There ve obvious reasons in the position and character of Mr. Sherman why this woh, earefully prepared, has been an- ticipated and will be regarded ns ing out the policy in chief of the repu liean representatives in - congr and of the party in the next nationnl eam- pign, regarding revenue reduction and the tariff, The telegraphic abstract of Senator Sherman’s speeeh very likely does not do it full justice, but so far as it may fairly be judged by this presen- tation the ator appears not to have dded anything new to the controve that can be cited to the advantage of his side of it, nor to have relieved the policy for the maintenance of which he contends of the objections which are u it. There will certainly be a gener sense of disappointment at his effort to show that great surpluses nve really not a source of danger, but rather a condi- tion upon which the country should congratulate itself as an evidence of growing prosperity and increasing finan- cial improvement. This remarkable position Senator Sherman will probubly discover to be the most vulnerable he could have taken, since it is in conflict with the wuearly univer- sal judgment that the aceumulation of vast surpluses in the treasury is not only a serious injury to the business of the people, but a danger in the temp- tation it offers to extravagant govern- mental expenditures, This ger is indeed pointed out by Mr. Sherman himself in his arraignment of the house for refusing t pass certain measures that provided for extravagantand need- less expenditures, as for example appro- priating the public money for educa- tional purposes, a project condemned by nine-tenths of the people. No one needed to be informed that numerous ways could be found for disposing of a surplus. There are endless expedionts by which not only all the money that can be drawn into the treasury under oxisting forms of taxation, but all that the government could strain from the people by tax exactions, could be expended. But everybody understands that it is not best for the government or the people to pursu policy which must lead to the encouragement of all sorts of plans tor wasting the public money. A liberal policy in providing for the legitimate expenses of the government and in all necessary public improvements should always be observed, but such a policy must be adjusted, as a matter of practi- cal wisdom, so that it shall not be an oppressive burden to the people and eventuallyrenderthem unable to provide even what may be required for an eco- nowical administration of the govern- ment. And it may be said that, how- ever liberal the government might be in spending its surplus revenue, this monoy could not be as effeetive in pro- moting the general prosperity as it would he if employed in private enter- prises among the people. Senator Sherman would cut off all in- ternal revenue taxation in order to save the tarill. Whatever cannot be produced in this country he would allow to come in free, but he de- imands that everything produced here shall have the fullest measur of protection, and he r rds the production of raw matcrials as even more important than manufac- tures. Referving particularly to wool, Senator Sherman makes an argument which will not be received® as convine- ing. He claims that the duty encour- ages the production of wool, but the sta- tistics do not sustain this statement. There has been an increase inlocalities, but for the whole country there has heen a materal decrease in the past twenty yeurs, the estimated decline in the shecp husbandry in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, 1llinois, Wisconsin and Towa being from 26,829,815 sheep in 1867 to 14, 761,150 in 1887. If we are not mistaken Mr, Sherman in 1883 voted to reduce the duty on wool, notwithstanding the fact that the same outery was then made against a reduction that is heard now, and that he justified his action on the same grounds now advanced by the advocates of a further reduction. Such grave inconsistencics have not been common with S No sage. ot country s Senator Sherman, one will take issue with the Ohio sena- tor ns to the desirability and the duty of sceuring American industries and A n labor against disastrous for- eign competition. We do not read the message of the president as counsehng anything differont. But there is a great multitude of the Ameri- can people—we believe a major- ity of them—who do not think the present high tariff is neces- sary to such security and we are free to y wo do not think Senator Sherman has proved that it is. Owaha Jobhers and the Railroads. Omauha jobbers and wholesale dealers y justly complain of the diserimin tions against this city and in the inte est of Chilengo by all the Towa railroads ceutering at this point. 7These roads, from a seltish motive, have combined upon rates to certain interior points which they call competitive, and by their schedules pratically compel dealers in those towns to buy in Chic when th ally would time and money by buying in Omaha, all things being equal in the matter of freight vates. Oneof the drawbacks is found in the excessive local tariff for heavy mer- chandise, like lumber, salt, coal, sugar, ete. The local rates west of the Mis- souri are an embargo against Omaha jobbers. Aguiust these redress should chraska suve be sought . through the state board of transportation, if the jobbers fail to get rede from the railroads. The pretense that the Chieago & North- 'n and the Chicago, Burlington & cy, having lines of their own in Nebraska, compel all ofher roads to adopt their discriminating tariffs will not hold zood before tny fair tribunal. I'he Chicago, Burlington & Quinc, terminates at Pacific Junction in Towa. The Burlington & Missouri river road in Nebraska is as much a Nebraska rail- way as the Omaha & Republican Valley branch of the Union Pacifie. The own- ers of the Chicago, Burlington & Quir own a controlling interost in the Bur- lington & Missouri River in Nebraska, but that does not change the relations of the latter road to the state of Nebraska and to the people~of Nebraskn. In other words, when the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quiney takes freight from Chicago for Beatrice or Lincoln its agency as a public carrier terminates at the Missouri river, just the same as it the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road had taken freight at Chicago for Lincoln and Beatrice,and delivered the same tothe Union Pacifie. The pro- rate which the Burlington & Missouri in Nebraska gots its portion for car- rying through freight from the Mis- souri river to Lincoln and Boeatrice can only be reasonable and just when ar- ranged so as not to discriminate against points through which its freight pusses beyond the western tevminus of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney. The e from Chicago to the Missouri er, whether at Plattsmouth or Omaha, should be uniformly the same on traflic terminating at those points and on traffic which goes beyond them to the interior of the state. The desire to servo the interest which the owners of the Chicago, Burlington & Quine has in the Nebraska lines does not jus tify nor warrant o higher or a lower allowance tothe Burlington in Nebraska from the Missouri river westward than is chargod to shippers at Omaha and Plattsmouth on carload freight to the same points. This applics equally to the Chicago & Northwestern. That road terminates in Towa. The Omaha ul and the Fremont, Blk- horn & Missouri Valley roads are Nebraska covporations. They are to be operated under regulations of the state of Nebraska for all local commerce, and upon all inter- state commerce the tariff should be gauged so us not to discriminate against localities at their termini. If the Bur- lington & Missour: River and the Elk- horn Valley roads can afford to carry through freights from the river to in- terior points at less rates than they are charging their patrons at the river for the same service they should be made to reduce their local rates, If, on the other hand, the pro rata rate at which the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Chieago & Northwestern are carrying carload freight to interior points in Nebraska is lower from Chicago to the Missouri river points than they charge for the same class of freight delivered at Omaha, their rate between Chicago and Omaha is excessive and should be lowered. In order to be reasonable the tariff from the eastern terminals of the roads ending at the Missouri river must be uniform, whether such freight is de- livered to connecting roadsor delivered to jobbers located at their western terminals. Tne gamblers of Council Bluffs have been ordered by the autloritics to leaye the city. They will get comfortably settled in Omaha in time to swell the spring directory. Each gambler will be multiplied by five, and thus will the boom be kept a-booming.—Minneap- olis Tribune. Perhaps this1s clever. But our ecs- teemed contemporary is informed that last July there was an exodus of knights of the green cloth from Omaha, some of whom betook themselves to the town on the east side of the Missouri, some to the twin cities, and some to other points where such persons are tolerated. The excellent law responsible for this exo- dus is still in force and will continue to be for at least two years to come, so that during that period Omaha cannot ex- peet any accession to its population from the source indicated. There is some comfort, however, in the thought that our loss has in part goe to the gain of Minneapolis, where the gambler, the slugger, and everybody that counts in the census is always welcome. THE caucus of republicans of the New York legislature having adopted reso- lutions protesting against the confirma- tion of Mr. Lamar, it will be interesting to learn what effect this action will have upon the course of Senator Evarts. It has been the understanding that the senator was favorably disposed toward Lamar, and when a resolution against confirmation was introduced in the con- vention of republican clubs Mr, Evarts was credited with having enginecred it out of the way. He has been reticent on the subject in Washington, but the belief is that he would like to vote to put Mr. Lamar on the supreme bhench. The expression of the republicans of the New York legisla- ture, made in the very strongest terms, may be expected to convinee Mr. E arts that it will not be to his political advantage to vote for Lamar, Tue prince of Wales has had cabled to this country a denial of the free-and- casy conversation alleged to have taken place between His Highness and the prince of sluggers, Johu L. Sullivan. The prince of Wales authorized the stutement that the conversation was in a dignified strain; that he never asked Sullivan to use Smith gently, and that Sullivan did not reply that he would do his level best to knock Smith’s head off. Thus it scems that the prince of W makes out that the Boston professor is quite a gentleman after all, What the prince of Wales renlly did say to Mr. Sullivan is about as important as the vemark of the governor of North Caro- lina to the governor of South Carolina. In all probability Sullivan said to Wales, our 'ighness, it's a long time between drinks.” FrOM the eluborate and vigorous editori als({) on the subject in the morning and even- ing papers, 1t would appear that the council is in doubt about who is the lowest bidder for | the city printing. Even Rosey, who usually demands the earth and a part of Bohemia, is silent upon the subject.—Republican. The BEE hae been silent upon the subject because it has the inside track on the eity printing by reason of being tho lowest bidder. If the council is in doubt there will be no dificulty in find- ing an expert calenlator, who will very easily convince them that the BEE'S bid is not only the lowest, but by far the cheapoest. THE police commission and members of the council have arranged for a love feast. This will be one of the rarve oc- casions when the lamb and the lion lie down together, PROMINENT PERSONS, Captain Mackenzie, the chess plager, is in Cuba. T. Sherman has dropped the “gencral’ since his retiremefi 1f John (. Whittier had not been a poet he would have been a shoemaker, 8o e says. It is reported that W. K. Vanderbilt in- tends making England his future home. Congressman Martin of Texas, is devoting his time at present to denying that ho blew out the gas in his room at Willard's. Thomas Bailey Aldrich is not rich. He does not earn more than $5,000 or £6,000 o year, including his salary as cditor of the At- lantic, Herbert Spencer is at Bournemouth in very poor health. The insomnia which recently afflicted him has returned and he can find no remedy for it. Carl Schurz is sald to be permanently crippled by the result of the fall on the ice last winter that was first bolieved to have caused only a sprain, Senator Farwell, of Illinois, has a trinity of presidential candidates—Gresham, Sherman and Sheridan, Either of these, the senator thinks, can be clected. The primary cause of the death of the late ex-Secretary Manning is ascribed by s physician to the miserable sanitary arrange- ments in the treasury department, Dr. Gatling's new police gun, a seventy- cight pounder, is warranted to kil a thous- and rioters in five minutes. Not much chance for the “innocent spectator” there, OBen Butler has not sent in his bill yet to the Chicago anarchists. Lawyer Tucker wants §500 and his bill s still unsettled. All the money has been spent giving the martyrs funerals, Zola has a mania for brick and mortar, and spare from his writing ho spen tending the additions which are being continually made to his villa at Medau. Walt Whitman's health is better this win ter than it has been for fiftecn yoars. He is living quictly at Camden, N. J., and though seventy years old, he hus not lost much of his old-time enthusiasni. Charles Dickens, the younger, is quoted as saying that he had' thought of becoming a citizen of the United States, but changed his mind on discovering that none but native Americans are eligible tg the presidency. The mortality among state governors has been remarkable of late. Within acompara- tively few months Governor Bartlett, of California, Governor Bodwell, of Maine, and Governor Marmaduke, of Missouri, have died in oftice, Miss Laura Bridgman, the blind, deaf and dumb inmate of the Perkins institution for the blind in Boston, recently gave a recep- tion to her friends to mark the fiftieth year of her residence in that institution, as well as thie fifty-cighth anniversary of her birth, Bt e Omaha's Stocking. Schuyler Quill, The Bee says Omaha may confidently ex- pect a $1,500,000 postofiice in one stocking and @ $1,000,000 hotel in the other from Santa Claus by next Christmas. The trouble is Omaha’s stockiugs are not large enough to hold them. —————— A Remarkable Man. Omaha Republican, January 1. The annals of this city will be radically in- complete without the introduction into them of the connection of Alderman Fora there- ‘with. His conspicuous position among the thrifty citizens of the city, the determination and aggressiveness, added to his natural adaptability to varied and varying circum- stances, for which he had no opportunity of previous preparation, his scanty educational opportunitics and his present intelligence and general knowledge of all matters political sntific and international, whether blended h educati or religious matters, aon- spire to make him what his fellow citizens recognize in him—a remarkable man, S i i Make Me a Song. Father Ryan, Out of the silence make me a song, Beautiful, sad, and soft and low; Let the loveliest music sound along And wing each note with ail of woe, Dim and drear; As hope's last tear Out of the silence make me a hymn ‘Whose sounds are shadows soft and dim. Out of the stillness in your heart— A thousand songs are sleeping there— Male me but one, thou child of art, “The song of a hope in a last despair, Dark and low, A chant of woe: Out of the stillness, tone by tone, Soft as a snowllake, wild us 8 moan. Out on the dark recesses flash me a song, Brightly dark and darkly bright; Let it sweep as a love-star sweeps along The mystical shadows of the might, Sing it sweet, ‘Where nothing is drear, or dark. or dim. And earth-songs melt into heaven's hymn. ————— STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings., shraska City is enjoying a bridge over the river. The commissioner estimate the expenses vear at $54,200, an ine over last year. The Otoe county poor farm cost the county $1,665 last year. The products raised netted $482,'and the expenses of operating the farm were $2 more than the receipts. The movements of surveyors in the northwest has convinced the rushers of Rushville that the B. & M. cannot cape making the town a di innocents of Rushville have an introduction pany. Selfishness and avarice combined to rob Nebraska City of a park a few d ago. The land intended to bene has passed into the hands of lesse twenty years, and the generesit) Morton’ bulked by the grasping g of speculators, The Crawford Cr nt came out in a handsome pink holiday suit of twelve pages, decorated with illustrations of town and country scenes, nd the editorial brain bureau It was filled with meaty facts and entertaining d scriptions” of the country’s prc The edition is & monument to th and enterprise of Messrs. Short and Lidgur, pile of Cass for the e of county The not yet had to the town site com- 1d says: *The which has > on the prosperity and advantages of Lincoln,” b yeen in session. The forco of hearing compl om over the state has again gone through with, but unless it is something sensationnl nothing will ommission, again be done except it will inure te the special benefit of Lincoln. Tonote the acts of the board, a disintercsted ob- server would suppose it was organized for the special benefit of Lincoln as against any other point in the state.” Speaking briefly of the tariff the Nor- folk News condenses a volume into the following: *‘The theory of the prote tive tariff is that whenever an industry becomes profitable and powerful through its operation, new establishments would spring up, and in this way home compe- tition would reduce prices and prevent monopoly. The theory is correct, but by the formation of trusts and combin. tions of manufactures it is inoperative in practice. It isin this fact that the danger of destrucqon of the Ame system lics, If congress will the these monopolistic trusts and combin and make home competition pos it will have taken o long step toward reduction of the surplus.” The Crawford Crescent announces au- thoritatively that the B. & M. extension to the Black Hills will cross the Elk- horn Valley road at Crawford. Two corps of engineers under the manage- ment of 57 S. Wooley and K. L. Bill- ings, numbering sixteen men in each purty, have charge of the locating. The former is running the survey from the summit to the 1 crossing at Crawford, while Mr. Billings superin- tends the work between the summit and Hemingford, o survey of about oighteen miles. The grade from Craw- ford to the summit is one and fifty-five one hundreths part of a foot for every one hundred feet. This is an excep- tionally steep incline, in fact one of the heaviest in Nebraska. The entire route over the Pine Ridge has been a very diflicult piece of engineering, and rveflects great credit on that gentleman’s ability. During the past weck the party located here was strengthened by the arrival of F. C. Tucker, superin- tendent of construction for the B, & M company, who intends remaining he until the completion of the road. The proposition to cut down passef rates to 2 cents a mile while freight rates and diserimination riot undis- turbed, is viewed with suspicion by the independent press of the state. The Beatrice Democrat st Attornoy General Leese scems inclined to get a little cheap notoriety in his parad; reformer, and in demanding a re tion to 2 cents & mile on pussenger rates. The attorney general may bo acting in good faith, but many of his recent breaks are so extreme, and so contrary to ull reasonable = busin measures, as to create the impr that he isin the employ of railroads. The state board of transportation can hardly be expected to place passenger rates in Nebraska at a lower figure than it obtains in other states castof us, where the travel is s0 much greate The trouble is, that the railroad quc tion has for years furnished asubterfuge for demagogues, and nothing the demi- gogues have done, as yet, has given any relief to the people. The railroads should not be allowed to discriminato between individuals or localities. They should be required to give the public a good service, and good accommodations, but demagogues and blatherskites should not be permitted to impair the effic cy of the service in their attempt to gain a little cheap notoriety.” ger Towa Items. The Western Normal college at Shen- andoah, has an attendance of 700, Prophet Foster, of Burlington, pre- dicts a storm and cold wave for to-day. Senator Wilson is operating a belt railroad around the legislative pasturo in Des Moines. Mrs. Mary Casper, of Musserville, while handling a skilet of boiling lard, fell and spilled it over her person lust Saturday evening, scalding her arm and face frightfully. Attorney-General Baker questions the correctness of Judge Stoneman’s decision declaving the registry Jaw un- constitutional. He doubts that it i material abridgement of any man’s to vote. Colorado. The hay crop of the state for the past year is valued at $3,000,000. The Leadville mineral district has produced in gold and silvers since 1860, $152,890,939. Colorado ranks fourth among the states in the building of new railroads during 1387, Kansas leads, Nebraska comes next and Texas follows. Never in the history of Colorado has there been such a scramble for public lands as duving the year just closed. Nearly five million acres of land were filed on at the several land offices in the stat The total bullion production of the state for the year is placed at $24,576,- 43,79, which is a little more than $2,000,000 less than the amount reported last year. The value of the different metals produced was as follows, in round numbers: God, $5,000,000; silver, $14.000,000; lead, 5,400,000 and copper, 210,000, Colorado’s coal output for 1887, as ro- turned to Inspector MeNeil, shows a grand total of 1,791,785 tons, which at the rather low average of #3.50 per ton, represents $6,271,072,50, In 1888, with the prospects now in hand for inereased clopment, and the stimulus given by the arvivals of new railroads, the total will reach $10,000.000. Colorado, A recent fire in Bozeman destroyed property valued at $40,000. Two hundred tons of silver bars valued at $6,000,000 were shipped from Butte last year. The copper product of the mills of Butte for the ar reached the enormous total of 73,700,000 pounds. The National park is now a sort of Gretna Green for young people in east- ern Montana who want to mari but whose parents object. It is a free pitch- in there. The new smelting works to be erected at Helena will involve the outlay of F#1,000,000 to $1,500,000. Henrvy Villard, Governor Hauser and other capitalists are backing it. The Northern Pac Montana the past scason : and 84,800 sheep. The Stockgrowers’ Journal estimates that we marketed #3,166,240 worth of beef during the sea- son, which of course includes the cattle above mentioned, The Livingston & Castle railroad company, incorporated by ex- Governor Hauser and some Livingston capitalists, has been organized with a capital stock of $1,000,000. The road is to run from Livingston to Meagher county, thence north to Shiclds’ river valley, thence to a point near the head waters of the Musselshell, and thence to Castle mou There ar Mountain (ins. now in operation in the terrvitory thirty-five silve and gold wills containing 975 stamps, and eleven big smelters huving a total capacity of 1450 1 The mills treat a total of about 2,000 tous of ore duily, which added to the amount handied by the smelt total of 6,450 and reduced ur hours. - Union Pacific Conductor W, H, son was the recipient yesterday ning of a hundsome silver luntern. a token of esteem of the lroud employes who hoard at the [ hotel, South Quialia, tous of ore now extracted in Moutana every twenty-f SOMEBODY CETS IN A HOLE, The Investigation, at South Omaha Strikes a New Vein. CHARGES AGAINST COUNCILMEN, Rumors Afloat of Break Forth at the « Mecting Last Night shal Rice's Case, Brib Which ouncil Mar- South Omaha's Ceuncil, Last night's mecting of the South Omaha council was in decided contrast to the previous one, Members dropped in quictly and spoke in subdued tones about the weather and the members that were missinge, They smoked and chatted about anything and everything except the object of the meet- ing, until at last Councilman Rafferty re- ported present, and a quornm was obtained. Then it w found that neither the city clerk nor the city attorney were on hand, and in- quiry showed that as both of tnese gentlemen had been ignominiously “fired” from the last star chamber meeting of the council, they had publicly announced their intention of staying away and not again suffering the indignity of expulsion. This caused a short delay until it was decided that the acting marshal should #0 and hunt them up, which he tried to do but failed and so reported. Mayor Savage then took the floor and announced that the object of the meeting was to investigate charges preferred against City Marshal Rice, and he would therefore appoint Councilman Locscher as chairman of the committee. The councilman took the chair and a debate fo lowed s to wiho should act as secretary in the absence of the clerk. Councilman Glus- gow pleaded bad eyesight as an excuse, and Councilman mith -~ was afraid ' that he could not write quickly enough, but both ntlemen suggested on of the Feporters "his, however, was frowned down and Coun- cilman Smith was selected as the vietim, The meeting was then calied Lo chairman, Councilman Loescher _“Here's a paper signed by the citizens of .‘\n\\m Omuha, charging our city marshal, Rico ——1" “Is this to be a st tion 1" asked Mayor Sav: Noone seemed to know, and M r age again took the floor and announced that the meeting had been called for the city council only, and that consequently all other should vac A motion to_that ¢ accordingly put and ca , and while the reporters were leaving adebate arose as to Marshal Rice and his attorney, Makepioce, should not go with them. It was finally de- cided that they should remain and the meet- ing continued. hen the question chamber inv rose as to how the charges could be investigated when there were no witnesses present. Councilman Glasgow moved that they be read in the pres- ence of the marshal, and that he be allowed to plead. Councilman Loescher said that he had made the charges on the strength of affi- davits produced. but the charge in the lerk’s hands and not availuble to the meeting as that ofticial was not present. “I brought the charge of taking money he was not entitled to, and-—"" “Did you make the afidavit?? asked Coun- cilman Raffarty. “No, but T brought, the charge and the wit- nesses ace not here! & wrangle but the appearance of Attorn a temporary calm. Mayor S the position to the aitorney opinion, but Attorncy Makepic point that they could not make a proper de- fense until they knew the names of the ac- cusy Attorney Grice advised that the pa- pers in the hands of the absent clerk should be sent for, but Marshal Rice was willing that the case go ou on the afiduvit produced. Thes then read, and arve the same as dy reported in the' Bek, claiming that Marshal Rice took $16 from Della Kearns in then ensucd Grice caused age explained the presence of her mother and one Willism lynn, while James Kearus was only fincd 50, ‘“‘Are these people of good reputation?” asked Councilman Rafferty. “I know Della Kearns to be a perfect lady,” said Councilman Loescher. “About James Kearns, 1 don't know so much, but of Mrs. Kearns I know that she, too, is a lady. I don't want to say this man Glynn is not what he ought to be, but I dow't know much about him. ~ He came into my saloon once or twice and tried to raise a row, but I told him {vnu%nlucldo it. I can’t say much about him.” Attorney Makepiece then read the afidavit, of Marshal Rice, setting forth that old man Kearns had been fined £14.50, but that Judge Reuther had remitted §; that he had through own off his own fee of §1 and had retur 50 to the judge, as the books showed. The afidavit of Judge Reuther in support of this was also put in, and as the stood—three afidavits against two—it olved itself into a question of the relia- bility of the witnesses. Aftoracy Makepicce spoke at some length on this point, elaiming that no sensible people would pay £16 for a fine they already knew was only £.50. arns has a few drinks in him ne is not human,” said Councilman Loescher, ST saw him pass my door was taking him up for the fine, and | s0 drunkl couldu’t tell whether'the marshal was taking him home or to Jail.”” “Let me say a few words,” said Marshal Rice, speaking for the first tim could Kearns be as drunk as Council- man Loesche says after he had been twenty-four hou in jail. He was 80D when he came before the judge, he ober when tthe judge remitted his fine, und he was sober when he told his wife how much it was. She would'nt give a but his daughter had o $ bill and a dollar. I told her it was §0.50 and the ouly thing 1 could do was to remit my fee of §1. 1 did this and she borMwed $2 to make up the awount and payed that and nothing more.” A little gencral conversation followed and died out Councilman Loescher pro- anded the followinz: 1 would like to ask Councilman Rafferty vhat he would do if ns of South Omahi 1 {0 him and preferred charges against one of our police force.’” “I would wash my own hands first before Twould bring a_charge against any one,” answered the couneilm Silence fell on the m y Colonel S; i was @ go-as-you-please affair, b speak under the rules, but only v charges had been brought against one of the officials. If he were proven guilty, then he would be the first to ask that punishment be meted out, but “if he is not, then exoncrate him, and that publicly. Tt is a duty we ow to the oath we took, to' investigate,—orif n be to bring charges against all persons hold ing public offices of trustand under suspicion If T kuew an alderman guilty of a criming act, T would briy this council, and [ may say hore 1 e e rumors Hodting around the str s that need investigating and if I enter into this_investigation then | will carry it out to the bitter end.” Councilman Loescher re-cchoed the words of the mutor, and said that if councilmen were guilty of crooked work, they should made to fight itout. “If I have done wrong,” he continued, “1 am ready to stand_the pu- ishwent. When Councilman R he would ‘wash his hands clean’ he to me. I've had men come to me to-d ay 1'd got myself in a hole about some stre o bribery or something, but has any charges to bring 1 will only said, as it would not. “If you or any onc eclse thinks I've done g in any way, shape or form,” said uncilman Burke, *let them bring the charges S yOur nccus d Councilman Rafferty, pointing “Its between you ty “When any one thi are now." comes and tells you that vouldn’t " you de wand an_investi i Counci! wan Burke. *1ts what v for About thi + the subjeet was cliang and it was decided to seud for nd Jan wrns to substantiate the b made by Marshal Itic o was attending lodge and as the sor dido’t know the password he ot reach him. IKearns could not be found, and as Mayor Savage stated that no man living would ever try him on sueh un supported affadavits, U was decided to ad aro until Saturday night. At that time both s will have all their witnesses present, aud the case will probably be brought 1o an end A wotion to adjourn was then put sod car ried, and the reporters who had been un. ceremonipusly bounced returnod . take potes, While thus engaged, the Bre ropro- sentative was accosted by a well-known resident, who said “This little ‘misunderstanding' between the South Omaha city council and some of the local oMcials is Becomig more intorest- ing daily, and it is safo 1o say that before long some very interosting 1 may be expected. In fact the will and will show to the citiz of South Omaha that some of their chosen representatives have laid themselves open to bribery, if not worso, 1 have heard it on good wuthority that some of the mem bers handled © the money of differ ent monopolistic corporations during the late elections, and put it, not for votes as the wivers expectod, but wiiere they themselves 1it would do most good—in their kets. This rumor has become public prop- and the innocont members of the coun not intend to rest quietly under the 1 us u body, but will de thoro investization’ at an early date. TCis probable that at the next meeting of tho council definite action will be taken to prove the truth or falschood of the rumors i cireulation, and th sooner it is done the better for all’ concerned - oxeept the guilty parties, if there arc any. 1 am told that dates and fizures wre now m the hands of citizens and will bo produced at the proper time," - A Delighttul Reception. The ladies of Trinity cathedral gave & pleasant roception at the cathedral parlors st ¢, which lastod from & to 5:30 p. m, The ladies in ch were Mrs, Judge Doane, Mrs. Nathan Shelton, Mrs. M. C. Nichols, Mrs. Dr. Neville and Mrs. C. V. Wiy and they succeeded in making the occasion a do lightful one. Miss Mabel Fonda, who hap pened to be present, recited very aeceptably a dramatic sclection for the entertamment of the guests, The dean was also presont and discussed with the ludies various measures for the interest of the church. During the afternoon chocolate was daintily servod. These recoptions are a novelty, and in a growing city liko Omaha the for the acquaintance of new membe church with old ones, Arrangemants were perfected yesterday for the next reception, which is to oceur before Lent. The follow ing ladies wili have this in charge: Mrs, 1L, Mrs. John Heth, Mrs. Frank A Crandall, Mrs. Wells and Mrs, Clement Chase, Fined For Cursing a Waitress, While cating dinner in tho New York restaurant yosterday Ephraim Levan had his cup ofs coffee accident upset by Julia Splun, one of the waitors, Unusual with the general run of restaurants, the coffee was hot, and a portion of it striking Lovan's hand, he jumped from the table and howled with pain. Seeing Ju staring at him in astonishment he let log his rage by calling her names and threatening to knock her down. Julia complained to the police of the matter and Ler ed and taken before the police hearing tho story the judge told caim that he would have to assess him & and costs for using pro- fane and threatening langnage. tle paid the amount with a grumble, remarking that ho “eould not the justice of being scalded and then being fined for kicking about it.” Hugo Wasse Hugo Was rman’s Blind Rage, L and Witliam Culbertson, neighbors near Tenth and Pierce streets, had afightover a trivial matter yosterday aftor- noon in which Wasserman got the worst of it. Inflamed with rage and liquor Wasser- man rushed mnto his cabin and commenced shooting his revolver promiscuously. Not sutistied with this demonstration he drove his fist through one of his windows, cutting his wrist. The wound bled profusely and ho was very weak before mredical help ~reached him, and the blood was stanched. At latest accounts he was believed to be in a critical condition, Culbertson, with whom he had his fight, was arrested and lodged at the cen- tral station. Both men are shift fellow: living i rough and cheerless cabins, The Cold Flag is There. The cold wave signal will wave from the halliards on the weather signal headquartors until to-morrow, orders to that effect having been received from the United States signal office at St. Paul, Miun., last night. About sunset last evening the cold wave settled over the city and turned the sleet and mist that fell during the day into ice of the slip- periest kind. Locomotion was hazavdous, and pedestrians expericnced considerablo difficulty m getting along. Falls were numer- ous, but no serious results were reported. e S The Trusts V. the Laborers. Chicaga News, There are unmistakable indications, now the various so-called *trusts” have heen organized in the interest of cap- ital, and in direet antagonism to the i terest of consumers and the publie, they next propose to serviously reckon with the lubor of the country. Nothing can be move clearly evident n that in any state or community the price of preducts, including that of la- bor, ean only be economically dete mined on the principle of free competi- tion. It may be claimed that w pro- tecive tariff tends to raise the value of Jor us well s of the profits of capital. For the nonee admitting this to be true, still there are influencesat work which, under the stimulus of an exceedingly high system of protection, will foree the manufacturing capitalists to combine to the wages of la- bor in interest, in order to recoup themselves for the losses duo 10 excessive hos competitiony for it cannot be denicd that provection carried to an abnorn > will 50 multiply manufactoric wse aglut of their product the promise of the protectionists ted and reite is that their system will so cheapen pro- duction as to enable its bencficlaries to compete with the manufacturersof even free trade countries. These gentleme meanwhile, take no note of the when the manufacturers of a protected country reach this stage of the system y must be prepared to cut down not only the profits of capital but the wages of labor also, in order to place them- selves on a footing uperiority in in- ternational production. : 0w, no one will care to mantain, as regards Great Dritain, our principal compotitor. that the profits of v:u:ilul in the United States can be cut down to figures which are there considered munerative. For one this money is more than doublein the United St hat it isin Great Britaing for another. rent, taxes, and incidentals are much higher here th there; for an- other, raw material is much cheaper there than here, There remains, then, ana will for years to come, to these trusts only one bossible way by which this country can internation compete with a powor- ful free-trade community, or even by which it can preserve the semblance of home-manufacturing competition, That is by reducing the w s of labor. So far our tarviff has given at artificial stimulus to manufacturers at the ex- pense of agricultural, at the swme time that the latter’s profits are rapidly di- winising. The result is an enormously inereased home compotition, accompi- nied by decreased profits. To recoup themselves by action in two directions the principal protected industries have formed themselves into so-called trusts, One objeet of this is to regulate compe- tition. =~ Another is to regulate the wages of lubor, The iron and steel in- dustries have set out to effect both ob- jects, ‘lee railroads, led by the Read- ing. have followed suit. At the heels of these come th 1 the book, the cigar. cottol boot and shoe,and ufacturing inte Having, as they believe, w their profi nd sutis- fuction, already reckoned with the con- suming public,the trusts Lhave no set out with the t purpose of sheilarly reckoning with the laboring classes, re- ston th s the