Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 10, 1888, Page 4

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This 18 applicable at the Union Pacitic headquarters as well as at Berlin. = ] THERE are a great many cabbage- heads in tho political posie garden under the impression that the presidential bee is about to light upon them. e PRINCE FERDINAND of Bulgaria says he won’t ahdicate and he says that he is going to “‘run’ for king. Now, Russia, what are you going to do about it ? m———— ANTI-PROHIBITIONISTS over in Iowa are called “jugwumps.” From the way local elections are going on in that state, it will not take long before the little brown jug will again come into use. Tng National Sangerfest meets in St. Louis some time in June. It will also be remembered that a democratic conven- tion takes place the same month. But the harmony of the former will not be able to drown the discord of the latter. MR. VANDERBILT recently engaged a Parisan cook at a salary of $10,000 a year. Vaoderbilt University is logking for a professor of ethics and offers $2,000 per annum. As Mr. Vanderbilt is five times a better judge of cdookery than of ethics, the discrimination need not l?c wondered at SAMUEL J. TILDEN left nearly five million dollars to a trust for the benefit of the people of New York city. Mr, Tilden’s relatives are, howeéver, dissat- isfied with such a disposition of the funds and ave trying to break the will. 1tis to be hoped that in this particular instance the trust will survive the at- tacks of unprincipled heirs. SENATOR CULLOM and Senator Reagan each want the interstate telegraph bill referred to his respective committee, Senator Cullom is chairman of the inter- state commerce committee, while Sena- tor Reagan is at the head of the post- office committee. As both senators are obdurate, it may be necessary to tear the bill in two to appease their eager- | ness. Ahalf a bill is better than no bill, even for a senatol AxorneR detachment of armed mer- oenaries has landed in this city for the ostensible protection of the property of the Burlington road. The question is, what right has any corporation to im- port aymed men, when even the presi- dentof the United States is forbidden to send troops to any state for police pur- poses except upon requisition of 1its governort Irisabad practice of Mr. Mahoney, superintendent of the poor, to give the warrants for charity intended for the needy peor to the groceryman or butcher with whem the applicant for charity has an account. Mrv. Mahoney may have the best of intentions, but by this proxy system he is doing both the county and the applicant an injustice. Ahe county pays for more than the ap- plicant receives, and the applicant, who isindebted to the groceryman, is almost certain to veceive less than what the warrant calls for, Seerrra—— Tre city charter confers upon the mayor and council exclusive power to oreate offices deemed necessary for the welfare of the city, and the mayor is vested with power to i1l these offices by appointment by and with the consent of the city council. Any proposition that takes this power from the mayor and eouncil is therefore contrary to law and utterly impracticable, The master plumbers, who insist upon the privilege of choosing a plumbing inspector for the city, arve out of orderand only waste time in any discussion of such ascheme. The oity plumbing inspector, Mr. Duncan, has been duly appointed and confirmed, and will continue to exercise his author- ity during the term of the present anay. or, unless removed for cause or by the abolition of the office. With this stub- born fact before them, the master plumbers had better divect their ener- gies toward getting rid of incompetent plumbers and endeavor to live up to the regulations for plumbers as defined. by the ordinanee. If Mr. Duucan shows any undue partiality or reckless negli- gence in the performance of his duties, complaint should be entered against him and if the charges aro sustained the mayor will doubtless cause his re- moval. The Burlington's Appeal. When the intersstate eommerce act was pending before congress the man- agers of the Burlington road, in com- mon with all other railroad managers, were loud with their protests against the bill, Great disaster was predicted not only to railway interests, but com- merce and industry wonld experience a shock from which it would take the country many years to recover. When the bill passed and the commission cres ated by it entered upon its duties, the railroad managers banded together to make the law odious and inoperative. Instead of readjusting their tarifis so as to make reasonable reductions where rates were too high, they raised - the rates all along the line and made them- selves generally disagreeable to their patrons. This rebellious course was followed up by frivolous appeals to the commission for a suspension of the inter-state com= merce act in nearly every section of the country These suspensions granted in many cases by the commission made the law practically a dead letter for the time being. A powerful sentiment was thus created by the railroads in favor of the early repeal of the inter-state com- merce act. But long hofore congress convened a reaction took place. The railroad managers had discovered that the inter-state law had not only become very profitable, by enabling them to in- erense their earnings under false pre- tenses, but that it also served their purposes when they desired to evade responsibility under state regulation. 8o it has come to pass that inless than eightcun months the railway managers who were olam- oring for the repeal and suspension of the law have become the most obsti- nate sticklers for its encorcement when it is to their interest todo so. Who would have dared to pre- dict twelve months ago that the' mana- gers of the Burlington road would ap- peal to the federal courts to invoke their power to compel obedience ‘o the inter-state law. Yet this spectacle is presented to the country at the present Jjuneture, and Judge Dtindy is asked for an injunction to compel the Union Pacific road to handle the cars of the Burlington road to points beyond the Burlington system. It is notorious that the Union Pacific declined to handle these cars because of the refusal of its employes to assist the Burlington road in its contest against the Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers. Now why does the Burlington road insist upon enforcing the law in this instance when it has notoriously sought to evade the law whenever it suited its interests? Why not ask the commission to suspend the law in the present emergency, wheu 1ts enforcement would “be sure to precipitate o general strike? Can Judge Dundy. by any injunction against the Union Pacific compel the engineers on that road to baul Burlington cars, or, for that mat- ter, to continue in its service if they sce fit to quit? Is not the Burlington show- ing altogether too.much zeal for the en- forcement of a law which it ignores when its patrons are concerned? If the law can besuspended with regard to the long and short haul clause, why can it not be suspended with regard to the hauling of cars over lines which desire to avoid a conflict that would paralyze their own trafil Thomas J. Potte The death of General Manager Thomas J. Potter, of the Union Pacific railway, although by no means unex- pected, will cause profound regret in this city and throughout the w To the t transcontinental rail loss is almost irreparable. His advent at the head of its management had in- fused new life, activity and order into its deranged organization. At the very outset of his assumption of the powers conferred upon him, confidence was re- stored in the capacity of the Union Pacific to su i itself in a financial erisis, and to cope successfully with all competitors that had paralleled its line. Within afew months Mr. Potter was able to convert the Union Paci into a livst-class road, ranking with the best managed railways in the conutry. He brought order out of chaos, established fast passenger trains,and made a marked improvement in trafiic facilities. Omaha laments the death of Mr, Pot- ter, because of the deep interest which he had -manifested in the projected union depot and other much needed im- provements, which the company had for years- contemplated, but failed to carry into effect. Thomas J. Potter was in every re- spect o self-made man. He was from the ranks of labor. and by his energy, superior intelligence and match- less executive ability commanded the highest position to which any practical railvoad man can aspire. To him the Burlington system was largely indebted for its marvelous ex- pansion and prosperity. For the west he has been invaluable as a promoter of rapid and intelligent railway cxtension which has placed Towa, Nebraska,Kansas and Colorado at the door of the great Atlantic seaboard markets. Few men in the railway world have made a wider or more lasting rveputation, It will be many a day before the country will pro- duce his equal. ——— The Sugar Duties. Among the faults of the Mills tariff bill the proposed revision of the sugar duties is not the least. In its first com- ment upon this measure the BEE ex- pressed the opinion that the change in the sugar dilties provided for would re- sult in depriving the treasury of an amount of revenue, estimated by the frameis of the bill at eleven million dollars, without tv an equal extent, and perhaps not at all, benefitting the con- sumers; that so long at least as the re- fining of sugar remains in the control of a trust, as at present, a reduction of twenty per cent in the duty on raw sugar, ovone-half a cent & pound; would prob- able be no advantage whatever to the publie. ‘It would amount merely to giving the trust refiners their raw materal at a less cost, without necessa- rily affording any relief to the consum- ers, and practicdlly enabling the vefin- ers to gather'in the whole amount lost to the treasur, If the sugar trust had been permitted to suggest the portion of the tariff bill relating to sugar duties it eould hardly have been more careful of its interests than the majority of the waysand means committce have been. The duties 01 the sugars which, if admitted, would compete with those supplied by the trust, are now prohi’ ‘ory, and the Mills bill proposes that they shall con- tinue so. Thus the American consum- ers of sugar would be compelled to look to the great combination for their supply of “this necessary article, and as the trust would be all-powerful to control competition and the amount of the pro- duct, it wounld of course regulate the price to suit its own interests. This it is now doing, with the result of compell- ing the people to pay an advance on sugar, which it is estimated will an- nually increase the revenue of the trust fully thirty million dollars, and it would have no difficulty in continuing its policy under the Mills tariff bill. 1t is hardly possible, however, that the sngar duties proposed hy that measure can re- ceiye the approval of even a majority of the democrats of the house. Itisob- viously necessary, in order that a re- vision of the sugar tariffshall afford any relief to consumers, that the duties on the high grades and the reflned sugars be reduced fully fifty per cent. Other- wise the treasury will lose revenue, the people get no relief, and the trust be the sole beneficiary. FivE innocent men were shot down in cold blood in the Indian Territory for daring to maintain their rights as settlers against arrogant cattle men. The cattle barons have carried on mat- ters with a high hand in that partof the country, @and it is high time that congress establish courts. of criminul and civil jurisdiction to bring these malefactors to justice. — Cr1Y ENGINEER TIL nail on the head when he says that we had better do less paving and sewering and improve the quality of the work under way. S—— . Other Lands Than Ours. The death of Emperor William over- shadows all other events of European interest. What may follow will be a subject of universal discussion and more or less anxious concern throughowt all Europe for some time to come. The crown prince is perhaps by this time in Berlin, and doubtléss #s soon as possible the formas and ceremonies neoessary to clothe him with the imperial rule will be gone through with. If his condition is what there is every reason to believe it is, every hour of time is precious. The crown prince is probably incapaci- tated physically for performing any of the functions of an emperor, but he still has life, and doubtless his right .of succession will be respected. He may at Jeast live . long enough to make _that provision for his wifo and daughters which he is said to have appremended would not be made if'his father outlived him. The widow and children of an emperor, though such only for a few weelks, will be as- sured of a more generous eonsideration than would have been shown them had they happened to be survivors simply of the heir to the imperial throne. [red- erick William will need but .a brief time as emperor to make most ample provision for the wife and daughters, to whom he is tenderly devoted, befitting their station. For the present the eld- est son of the crown prince, William, is charged with certain perfunctory-duties of no very great importance as the rep- resentative of the imperial power. These will give him a foretaste of the broader powers that he will be called upon to assume at no very remote time. It is this prospect that ISurope now with anxious concern, and which raises numerous questions as to. the possible consequences of the passage of imperial power from the hands of experienced and conservative age to those of a young and ambitious soldier, with little knowl- edge of the affairs of state, with a train- ing and temperament that unsuit him to the quiet and plodding methods of diplomacy, and who will be very likely to yield to influences from the camp in- stead of the closet of the statesman. ‘When a little while ago it was reported to be: the intention of Bismarck to bring forward a bill clothing Prince William with the regency, European nowspapers declared that such au act would be regarded as almost tan- tamount to a declaration of war. The sentiment was significant as showing the prevalent feeling respecting the succession of Prince William, and al- though the young man has since pub- licly disclaimed any warlike desives, very little confidence is felt that he would long remain under the influence of the sentiments that have ruled in the councils of Germany for the past ten years or more and been successful in maintaining the peace of Kurope. The strong hand and elear brain of Bismarck are still available to guide the ship of state, and so long as they continue to be Germany will doubtless not be the fivst to break the peace. But it is im- possible to know how long the great chancellor will be permitied to have his way, The course of events in Germany for a long time to come will have a commanding and universal in- terest. * x The chief matter of recent interest in English affairs is the exposure by Lord Charles Beresford and Tord Randolph Churchill of the bad management of the naval and military services, and the great extravagance with which these sorvices are conducted. Beresford re- cently resigned the position of junior lord of the admiralty forthe reason that the government would not consent 10 carry out measures proposed by him for increasing the streagth and effi- ciency of the British navy. He charges grave maladministration of the navy, declaring that jobbery is amazingly prevalent in the furnishing of supplies to the navy, that promotions are not properly -regulated, that _contractors swindle the govérnment in building and furnishing ships of war, that peculation and knavery exist all through the ser- vice, and that the navy as a whole is in- ferior to that of at ldast two European powers—France and Italy. Lord Ran- dolph Churchill supplemented these charges with an equally strong indict- ON strikes the - ment againstthe whole military system of the country, overwhelming the war secretary with an array of facts and fig- ures which he found it impossible to de- stroy the force of. The information of universal interest imparted by this dis- cussion is that the defensive position of England is dangerously insecure, and that immediate measures are necessary to remedy the 'weakness, It is shown that the navy is defective, the harbor defenses incffidient, and the army weak and ill-equipped, all accounted for by a most incompetent admin- istration th: as permitted extrava- gance and bery to have free way. A searching inquiry is demanded and probably will not be refused. * *w Nobody except the chief financial offi- cials of the empire knows the exact ex tent of Russia’s debt. To the world the nmount is given ont as about §2,800,000,- ivery intelligent person, however, bolm\ es that its actual obligations are far greater in amount than this. Prob- ably they fall but little below Great Britain’s, whose debt is about $3,711,~ 000,000. England’s resources are large, while its expenditures are compara- tively small, and its debt, practically speaking, is decreasing. The opposite, in each particular, is the case with Russin. The great increase has been due to the vast expenditures which a constant preparation for war has entailed, An expenditure almost equally great, and for the same pur- pose, has been borne by every other great Kuropean nation except England. It is this condition of things which makes the financial situation in Russia at this moment of interdst throughout the world. The cost of the armed truce which prevails on the European conti- nent is but little less than that which would be entailed by actual war. For each nation involved, the limit of finnn- cial endurance has been almost reached. A step beyond virtually means bank- rupte; Any event which would serve to seriously disturb public confidence throughout Europe might cause untold financial disaster. A severe monetary crisis in Russia, the occurrence of which on any day now is among the probabilities, would shake every bourse from ihe Neva to the Seine, and its in- jurious influence might cven be tempo- rarily felt in the United States. "% England’s friendly and entirely platonic tenure of Lower Egypt has been emphasized by the slaughter at Suakim. It is extraorvdinary that the natives never . seem to understand England’s pacific and civilizing mission in'seizing unprotected countries. The Arabs by thif| time ought to have learned that thg bombarders of Alexa dria’ have only the interests of the Fgyptian at {Reart; that Alexandria was bowled down about the ears of its inhabitants to give them a chance to flee from oppression; that British columns occupy the Nile valley simply to serve as a palice to the harassed hus- bandmen. In the Arab attempts to drive the Brfflsk from Suakim, one English officer, was killed and a score of natives. THi#: is tho old, old story of British ‘cupation. Blind op- position of the natives—sporadic outbreaks, with resultant slaughter of the ferocious assailants, until decimated and dispirited, the benevolent invaders relieve the native rulers of the trouble of governing and then proclaim the ter- ritory ‘‘annexed” to the British empire, When France was arbiter of Europe this humane system was, to a_great ex- tent, held in check. The scepter hav- ing been transferred from France to Bismarck, the old aggressive policy has been put in play again, and if the two continue a few years longer in joint scheme of " evangelization there will not be a rood of land on the face of the globe susceptible to seizure that will not be undeér the British or German flag. ¥ The almost unbroken series of which have attended Peru since her ill-starred war with Cnili not yet come to an end. To her cial distry s added a new source of anxiety from the greedy attitude im- puted by some of her people to Ecuador on the north and Bolivia on the south, whom they fancy to be acting as if Peru were the “*sick man” of the continent. Bolivia's coveting of Arequipa and Mol- lendo, at the extreme south of Peru, is even suspected of receiving en- couragement from - Chili. Should Bolivia attempt. to seize this region it would seem like an additional retribution for Peru's fatal policy of ten yearsago. At that time she had entered into o secret treaty with Bolivia, with a view to supporting the latter in her violation of the agree ment not to put an export duty on the nitrate products of Chilian capital in the Bolivian coast territory of Atacama. This step brought upon Perw the chief burden of the ensuing war. Should Bolivia now seek to prey upon her old ally, whose prestige and fortuncs wero ruined, it would add to the bitterness of Peru’s cup. But perhaps the appre- hension existing at Lima is not justificd by existing facts.. dis- ever has finan- tion by which al president may become his own immedil successor has been ratified by a sufficient number of states to make it a fixed fact, and there is no doubt that if the i;)ol\l,h.s of the country shall remain in~ a normal condition President Diazy in whose inferest the change was made; will be re-elected next June. The frontier dispute with Guate- mala seems 10 | have been artfully fomented by his opponents at this junc- ture so as to interfere with the success of his candidacy, but since he has had the power to alter- the constitution it may by assumed that he may be able to compass his re-election. Whilst such an exhibition of the ability of one man to warp the organic law of a people clearly denotes his superior individu- ality, it also leaves room for the suspi- cion that he is not a true democrat, and that the people whom he handles so cleverly do not constitute a true dem- oeracy. The change 14:1.0 Mexican constitu- . we Perhaps there is no great significance to be attached to the failure to negotiate 4 commercial treaty between France and Italy, but in the present temper of the tien nnlons it may bo the spark which will produce a genergl conflagra- tion. Itis known that the relations ol the two countries have been greatly strained for some time past, and the recently announced triple alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy has not tended to put France intoa very amiable frame of mind. It isa little too soon to look for war in Europe from any quar- ter; that is, too early in the season. But it will not be surprising if the coming spring shell see actual hostilities, and armies in the field; and the commence- ment of the struggle may be between France and Italy, which would be but the prelude to a general and gigantic European war, **x Although M. De Lesseps has an- nounced that he will appeal to the French people for more money withont waiting for government aid, he has not ceased to ask for snchaid. The first re- sult of his recent campaign among the representatives of the provinces is the introduction in the chamber of deputies of a bill authorizing the canal company to issue a lottery loan with the sanction of the government. But the sum men tioned in the bill is less than $5,000,000! M. De Lesseps admits that the company needs at least $113,000,000. What is wanted above all things is the sanction of the government, and if this could be obtained for a loan of only 85,000 a pre- cedent of great value to the company would be established. * *"% The long delay in the reception of news from Stanley, the African ex- plorer, is causing considerable uneasi- ness in Europe, and fears have been expressed that he may have fallen a victim to some of the marauding Arab tribes which are interested in prevent- ing him from reaching Emin Bey. It will be a matter of deep regret if any- thing shall have checked Stanley in his enterprise; but it is clear that the Arabs, foreseeing that with the gradual opening up of the Congo country a se- vere blow will be struck at the slave trade, are putting serious obstacles in his way. Barbarism dies hard, and al- though civilization triumphs in the end it is at the cost of the lives of brave and indefatigable pioneers. PROMINENT PERSONS. P. T. Barnum, the showman, is quoted as saying that he would accept the republican nomination for president. But, despite his profession, Barnum has no show. - Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes has flanked the autograph-hunters by adopting the use of a type-writer in his correspondence. Impaired eyesight rendered the change necessary. General Longstreet has a grape farm near Gainesville, Ga., which he diligently culti- vates. From the sword to the pruning hook is a long step, but man is versatile enough to make it. And they do make it. A. B. Johunson, the private secretary of Senator Sumner, has written a life of the great senator, His life was on a grand scale and all that can be told of 1t will be mstruc. tive and interesting. Parnell, the Irish leader, is described as being a stalwart in physical appearance and as demeaning himself as though he felt the responsibility of the position he holds i the politics of Ireland and England. He is grave and staid. James Russell Lowell was sixty-nine years of age on the 22d, Washington’s birthday. In a recent letter he sa; “Ihad the misfor- tune to be born on the 22d, and thus to be brought into competition once a year with the most august figure in our history. Ex-Postmaster General James was always a genial gentleman and has made his way as much upon his affability as upon his ability. He'is now said to be the most agreeable bank president in New York city. Position has never made him forget the fact that he should on all occasions be the gentleman, Courtesy is capital. Bread and milk with a picce of pie is a favorite “*snack’ in Maine, and this is prob- ably the reason why it comprises the regular lunch of the Maine delegation in congress. Senator Frye admits the pie and Congress- man Reed sometimes varies it with apples, but the other members stick closely to their wonted articles of diet. Rear Admiral Heneage, the officer com- manding the British Pacific station, i§ carn- pithet of “Sir Joseph Porter.” He Las forbidden any officer or man to walk on the poop of the flag-ship while he is there, and insists on the crew uncovering their heads as long as he is on deck. He also re- i s to wear white kid gloves at ions on Sundays, and to have their frock coats and tunics hulhml-d on all occasions. A Hot One, Too Philadelphia Inguire is a pretty large cinderin Not by a Long Shot, Harvard Lampoon, Because we pronounce “would” wood, it does not follow that we pronounce “Gould” good. e A Rotten Yolk. Chicago Tribune, An ogg trust is forming. Must the people of this country be forever under the yolk of monopoliest Pl Good Interpretation, Chicago News, Jay Gould appears to have been saved by the statute of limitations. There are limita- t10ms 1o law, but not to fraud. ek s £ 4o In One Eyeglass. Chicago News, Governor Rusk of Wisconsin is no dude, but he has gone to wearing a presidential boom just l1ke one of those eastern swells, i, A Boomerang. New York Sun, The Sun knows all about the crow, even to the flavor,—Omaha Herald. Ob,no! The Sun has never tasted the flavor of erow. They thought we would in 1884, but we didi't. But jackasses we have & pretty thorough knowledge of. The Omaha Herald is a thoroughbred. Ll e No Love for Labor. Boston Herald. The protected monopolists of Pennsylvania are now getting their wind for a grand eon- certed how) in bebalf of American labor. They love American labor, but only when there is a tariff-reduction. bill pending. - At other times they import Bohemian and Italian “scabs” and crowd down the wages of labor to the last notch. The American laborer is beginning to seea dark-complex- ioned perscn in the woodpile, —— No Slouch, 4 Washington Oritic, Now cotiies the Prince of Ways and Means To Rosamond’s fair couch, And on his tariff trumpet blows A blast that is no slouch. Fortbwith the Slo Aund 1o the newer mo; We hope ste'll only flud thu blast— Not tariff—in a horn, :inu IiLuuly wakes, WILLMEET IN OMAHA IN MAY. Timo and Place of Holding the Democratic Convention. CENTRAL COMMITTEE DOINGS. Only One Objection to the Metropolis and That Has No Weight—A Paucity of Campaign Funds. Democratie State Convention. Pursuant to call thirty-six members of the democratic state_ central committeo ranged themselves about room No. 48 of the Paxton last evening to chooso time, place, ete., for holding the state convention to chooso dele- fates to the national democratic convention at St. Louis. Mr, J. K. North presided, and Mr. Montgomery acted as sceretary. The following delegates and alternates were present First District—Frank E. Johnson, Brown- ville; James Devenney, Tecumseh; G. 2. Marvyin, Beatrice: Charles Ogden, for Frank ‘W. Conger, Nebraska City; ¥. P. Ircland, Nobraska City; J. M. Patterson, Plattsmouth; Dr. W. R. Wallace, Factoryville; A. J. Sawyer, Lincoln, Third District—Charles Ogden, George F. Pritchett, B. H. Clark, J, A. Campbell, Ira Thomas, Omaha. Fourth District—Miles Zentmeyer, Schuy- lors J. A, Sbarvin, Fromont; Matt Miller, Dayid City: Ed Hutchison, Ashland. Wifth District—Tobins Castor, Wilbor: W. Johnson, Fairmont; J, 1). Hubbell, - iai 3 Conway Leedorn, Hebron. Sixth District—R. J. Coles, York; George Wildish, Aurora; George Wost, Osceola; W. Dupm Se\vnrd Seventh District—J. J. MeAllister, Ponc J.C. Crawford for A. M. Gooding, Harting: ton: J. Robison, Madison; Thomas O'Day, Neligh. & Eighth District—F, A. Hurman, Blooming- ton; O, C. Case, Red Cloud; J. W. Feegu- son, Minden; R. A. Beatty, Hastings. Ninth Dietrict—C. G. Iarnes for Frank Galbraith, Alblon; J. L., McDonaugh, Ord; 15, Forbes, St. Paul; W. H. Platt for S. N Walback, Grand Tsiand. Tenth District—Juan Boyle, Kearney; C. E. Best for W. Saitus, Loup City: J. Woocs Sith for R. K. Martin, Broken Bow; B. ¥, Hinman, North Platte. Eleventh District—E. C. O'Donnell, M Cook; C. L. Montgomery, Thomas McPhe son, Arapatoc; A. A. Whyte, Homerville; Edward Howard, Bepkleman. Twelfth Dlstfl\'b— H. Westover, Gor- don; T. V. Golden, O'Neill; Charlos W. Al- len, L,Imdrnn.b A, Burlo\v Hemmingford. Tho fixing of the date caused - considerablo debate, the tune ranging all the way from the last Tuesday in April to the last Thurs- day in May. Thursday, May 3, was finally agreed upon. Tho place of holding tho conveution was nex{ discussed. Mr. O'Day named Omaha; Mr. Platten, ‘Grand Island; Mr. Golden, O'Neill; Mr. Westover, Chadron, and Mr. Tibbetts, Lincoln. Senator Shervin arose and most selemnly remarked that his _objection 'to Omalin was the water. This brought out a retort from Judge Crawford, who anxiously inquired of the senator how he found tuis out. The vote resulted us follows: Omaha, 19; Guond Taland, 73 Lincoln, 10, Omaha aving | the greatest number. of ' votes was declare the place for holding the ¢onvention. Judge Crawford ‘moved that the hour for meeting bo 2 p. m. Mr. O'Donnell favored 7p.m., and both hours were contested for by a number of champions. Judge Crawford, Senator Sherwin and others opposed 7 p. m., as the convention was liable to last seven or eight hours and would run them late in the night: The objections to the various: hours suggested being apparcutly suggested by mere personal motives, Mr. Matt Miller, as- semblyman from David City, arose and told the committee that heretofore the object of the conventions have been to hold the demo- cratic party together, but now it was about time to *meét to place the democratic party in the ascendency, even it the members had to discommode themselves as to the hour. This brought out a burst of enthusinsm from the committee and Mr. Miller was warmly applauded. Mr. Allen agreed with Mr. Miller and sug- gested that all the mémbers be: present in Omaha the night before the convéntion, ‘When put to vote 2 o’clock p. m, was found to be the fave e hour, The basis of representation at the conven- tion next came up. Judge Crawford made a motion basing it upon the voto for supremo judge at the last n, allowing one rep- resentative for every 150 votes or major frac- tion therco Mr. Maryin amended it by county one delegate at la Mr. Dentmier amended it by basi the vote for Jam North for and Mr. Shervin on the vote for the last election, both of the latter ments incorporating Mr. Marvin's ment, The amendment of M. Shervin taking the vote for regents as a basis pre- vailed. M allowing cach it upon governor, regents in mend- amend- ODay enthusiastic specch tion on the part of the d the formation of clubs in vavious parts of the state The president remarked that to.cas this purposc money w the treasurer low muc tr ar) The tr asurer was just 82, Tt the ardor of the members and tho gubjoct was dropped Mr, Marvin moyed that the tion elect four delegates at lar cougressional district two. Judge Craw amended by suggesting three from cach con- gressional district and ono at large. Mr. Montgomery thought it would be more harmonious o cleet four at large than only one, Mr. Ircland thought it did not look well that forty persons (the mumber compr ing the present committee) shonld dic- tate to the 500 persons in the state convention their methods of proceed- ure. He therefore favored the mere specifi cation that that convention should elect ten delegates to attend the national convention at St. Louis. He made & warm speech in favor of it Which was 80 effcctive that Oraw ford and Marvin both withdreyw thel: tions and Ireland’s was passed unanimously. A Few Questions, Oxaua, March “To the Editor of the Bee: 'Will you please answer—What amount of money did the government furnish for building the Union Pacific railroad, and how much less thau the whole amount did the road cost! Arethe roads bonded for more than the actuul cost! Is it just or even busi- ness like to make people pay intercston money they have loaned! Is it in accordance with our principles to tax the money for the benefit of the few? If not, why not stop itt Will it be just to the people along these roads to continue the tax asgainst them for another fifty years, or one hundred and twenty-five If theé government must not take posscssion of the roads could they not squecze the Syvater” out and compel the roads to be run on the cost value! “As the interest of the railvoad is being Jooked after in congress, would it nov be well to call ameeting in Omaha and learn what the people wish done in this matter{ Would it not be well to let Cleveland and Blaine and a hundred other men rest and see if something caunot be done to lift the burden of an unjust taxation from - Fatal Work of a Lunatic EvansviLLe, Ind., Maych 9. —[Special Tel egram 1o the Bee.|—Charles Richter, a well- Jknown young man, shot and killod his seven- teen-year-old eousin, Louise ‘schmidt, last night, and then blew his own brains out. Richter, who is the son of very wealthy par- ents, had been for sowme time paying atten tion to Miss Schmidt,and had become desper- atelp infatusted, and proposed marriage “The young lady did not seem to reciprocate his affection. The young man grew 80 im portunate that his attentions were entirely discontinued, and the young lady refused to see him altogethe: This seems to hav driven him into the frenzy of despair, and as is now believed, unbalanced his mind. He waited for his victim near her home, conceil- ing himself behind the corner of £0.8 Bouse, Ho saw hor just emerging from the door, rushed up, placed a revolver to her head,. nm( shot her dead. Then, a8 if meditating os- oape, ho started to run, but suddenly stop- ping, he placed the weapon to his own head and fired, and fell dead. —————— Exoessive of Stimulants. Cnicago, March 9.—[Special Telegram to the Ber.] —Horace W. Rounds is confined at the detention hospital for the insane. His nerves are sadly shattered by the excessive use of stimulants and consumption of thirty cigarettes a day, and worry over business affairs and sickness have temporarily une settled his reason. He is a son of 8. P. Rounds, who died some six weeks ago, and a brother of May Rounds, but a little while ago the west side belle, who married Roth- acker and died only two weeks ago, Horace married Kittie Cartwright and has rocently, lived with her parents with their three children. Since his father's death ho has been endeavoring to settlo up the estate and was dissatisfied with the management of tho Republican. ~ When his sister died ho was prostrated with tyvhoid fever and through that and a succession of worries became very violent night, before last, and it was thought best to put him under restraint. When seen last night ho was nervously winding an imaginary string about his figures and scemed to think he had been harshly troated by bis people in boing confined. He said the Republican management was paying out- Fagoously extvagant salarics. Methodist "'l"l‘l‘flll’ Burned. Mircnert, Dak., March 0.—Fire broke out in the Methopist university at 8 this morning from spontancous combustion of oily rags in the art rooms. There were forty inmates, including the faculty, students and servants. Allbut ten escaped without trouble. Four young men jumped from the second story windows, four others and a professor jum from the' third story windows, and another professor descended from the roof by elothoss ines. Norten Pitcher, of Northfield, Dak., died from internal (n&urlcs Miss Babcock, of Salem, Dak. ; Miss Strong, Mitchell. Dak. Prof. Duncan, Prof. Taylor, Will Smith, Bridgewater, Dak.; H. l’nrkor of En Ilmd. Ezra Jones, Parkston, Dak., and William Stillwell were more or less mjurcd Prof. Taylor had his skull fractured, with several other injuries, from which - he 'will probabl, die. The 1lulldlnx was completely douroye! tho(lxrfi‘ being §75,000, with an insurance o g ‘Will Hold a Reunion, SrriNerieLn, March 0. —The following representatives of the Tewnty-cighth Ili- nois general assembly met to-day: A, M. Jones, Alfred Orendorf, C. H. Dalton, James A. Connolly, Milton Hay, Henry D. Dement, N. W. Branson, John Garden, Edward Lane, John Middlecoff and M. C. Quinn. They de- termirel to hold a reunion) Dalton 'was elected president and Orendorf sccre- tary. This legislature met i 18734, Sena- tor Cullom was speaker of the house and John H. Oberly a prominent member. The time for the reunion will be fixed s0 as to se- cure their attendance withoutan interference with their official duties. ———— Steamship Arrivals. NEW York, March 9. - [Special Telegram to the Bre.]—Arrived—The City of Chicago, from Liverpool; the Britannic from Liver- pool. Liverpoor, March 9.--Arrived—The Italy, from New York. e T Struck a Broken Rail. DeNVER, March 9.—The west bound Union Pacific express struck a broken rail near. Masters early this morning and left the track. The passengers were badly shaken up, but no one seriously injured. Baggageman Fairly was badly bruised, and 4 lady from go had her arm and shoulder hurt, ol bosfon g Sl A slight cold, 1f neglected, often attacks the lungs. BROwN's BroNCHIAL Trocurs give sure and immediate relief. Sold only in boxes. Price 25 cents. A Dead Murderer. JererrsoNviLLE, Ind,, March 9.—Macoy ‘Warner was hanged at 1 this morning for the murder of Frank Harris, « conyict in the prison at Jeffersonville, where Warner was serving a term for murder. 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