Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 31, 1888, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; SATURDAY, MARCH 31. 1888 e e I e e et THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNIN TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Daily (Morning Edition) including Sunday, BER, ONO VOAL ... ..ooeeeianeninns 1 ‘or 8ix Months For Three Months. . ) L. 280 The Omaha Sunday Bee, maiied to any ad- dress, One Year............ s isecss B0 OMABA OFFICE, NOSAMAND 016 FARSAM STREET. NEW YORK OFFICE, ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE BUILDING. WASHINGTON OFFICE, No. b13 FOURTRENTH BTREET. 0 00 500 CORRESPONDENCE. All communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed to the EDITOR oF THE. BEE. BUSINESS LETTERS. All business letters and remittances sho addressed to Tk BEr PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMANA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to Do made payable to the order of the company. The Bee Pablishing Company. Proprictors E. ROSEWATER, Editor. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation, Btate of Nebraska, s anty of Douglass, {s.s. Geo. 11, Taschuck, secretary of The Bes Pub- lshing company, docs solemily swoar that the actual circulation of the Dally Bee for the week ending March 23, 1858, was as follows: RBaturday, March 1 veer Bunday, March 18 onday, March 19 nesday, March 2 Wednesday, Ma !‘h!mdn{i March 22, friday, March 2 " Average 20,541 GEO. I, TZ8CH UCK. Eworn to and subgeribed in my_presence this Rith day of March, A. D, 1888, N. P. FEIL, Notary Public. Etate of Nebraska, fo.s County of Douglhes, {58 Geo. I, Tzschuck, being first duly sworn, de- oses and says that he is secrctary of The Bee Publishin, L‘uml‘"lfl{‘ that the actual avernge dafly circulation of the Daily Bee for the month ot Mareh IS, 14400 copiost for April 187, 14318 coples; for May, 15 14291 copies; for Juhe, 1R, 14147 copiesi for July, 1657, 1409 coplesi for Aumust, 3887, 14,051 coples; for September, 1867, 14,349 coples: for October, 1857, 14,53: for November, 1887, 15,226 coples; ' for December, 1887, 16,04 coples; for January, 1688, 15,200 copies for Pebruary, 1688, 16,902 coples GEO. B. TZSCHUCK. Exworn and subseribod Yoin my presence this 3a dhy of March, A. D, 188, N, P, FEIL, Notary Public. Tug real estate transfors of the past few days, the opening of the building season and the eagerness of eastern manufacturers to locate in Omaha are all encouraging signs. THE warning cannot be impressed too often on our citizens and taxpayers, that the money which will be spent for public improvements this season should be expended for quality rather than quantity of the work. THE lower branch of the Iowa legis- lature refused to pass the extra half mill for 1889 which the senate insisted should be added to the state tax. The house ovidently does not believe in taxing the people into prosperity. SoME of the southern rice and sugar planters are keeping a sunny counten- ance towards Mr. Randall as a presiden- tial possibility. But itis safe to say that the cotton growers have turned a cold shoulder towards him. THE solid south is not so solid after all. While 1t may be difficult to find a prominent democrat who will this early declare himself openly against the ad- ministration, many of them are strongly opposed to the president’s course. —— STRANGE to say, there are no presi- dential candidates in Wisconsin, but just over the line in Illinois the woods are 8o full of white house aspirants that a crow can’t caw without a dozen of them thanking for the nomination. WHEN the women who are attending the international council at Washington get through with their convention they will be fully qualified as hardened poli- ticians. They are wearing their bonnets tilted on the back of their heads. They chew their tooth-picks in the lobbies of the hotel. They slap their friends familiarly on the shoulder. The ballot is the only thing that stands between them and the full privileges of a man. THE private secretary of Speaker Carlisle, who is also the Washington correspondent of the Louisville Courier- Journal, has incurred the displeasure of the majority of the ways and means committee by making public an ab- stract of their report in defense of their tariff bill in advance of its submission to the house. It was unquestionably a grave breach of faith, but if the of- fended congressmen can form any idea of what a powerful temptation the cer- tainty of a *“scoop” is to the zealous newspaper correspondent they will deal lenicntly with the offender. The singular thing about it is thata man would risk so much for so little, Tog anthracite coal barons held a meeting in Philadelphia this week and decided to maintain their policy of lim- iting production and holding up the price. There will be the usual public denunciation of these conspirators, to which they pay no attention,and that is all there will be. This is not, however, because they could not be reached by law, The existing gombination violates the constitution of Pennsylvania, but the authorities and the courts refuse or neglect to compel compliance with the fundamental law, and the guilty and pernicious combination pursues its way without interference. It is to the shame of Pennsylvania that she is made a fence for these unscrupulous monopo- Lists, —————————— Mg, WiLLIAM G, BARTLE, the St. Louis ex-pork packer, who testified a few days ago bofore a committee of congress that he, as well as other packers, used cholera hogs for food products, has been hauled over the coals. The pork pack- evs of St. Louis indignantly deny the accusations made by Mr. Bartle, They have taken up the matter to protect the honor of their market, and have peti- tioned the merchants’ exchange of St. Louis to investigate the charg It is 10 be hoped for the sake of the pork packing industry of St. Louis that a searching examination will be made, and that the pack: guilty of such out- rages will be punisbed, From the stand taken by the pork packers, it would seem that Mr, Bartle has grossly exag- gerated the matter, and that his reck- loss assertions have nurt the market for St. Louis pork products. Will Adhere to Free Wool. The corner stone of the democratic vlan of tariff revision is free wool. The majority report that will be submitted in connection with the bill to the house affirms that there is no greater need for a duty on wool than for a duty on any other raw material. 1n defense of this position the majority of the ways and means committeo say that with free wool manufacturers will be able to ob- tain foreign wools cheaper, make their goods cheaper, and successfully competo with the foreign manufacturer; that it will enable the laborer to be employed in making goods that are now made by foreign labor and imported into this country; that it will give the consumer woolen goods at less cost, and finally that the wool grower will be bene- fitted by an increased demand for his wool resulting from the enlarged market of the manufacturers. A demo- cratic member of the ways and means committee is quoted as saying that “‘under no conditions or circumstances would we abandon our position for frec wool. We would rather fail with free wool than succeed with any bill not having free wool.” According to this authority the majority of the ways and means committee were unanimous in support of this feature ol the tariff bill and there was not the least probability that they would recede from it. In making wool the subject of specific con- sideration in his annual message, the president did not explicitly recommend the entire removal of the duty. His view of the situation was that it suggested reasons ‘‘why the removal or reduction of this duty should be included in a revision of our tariff laws.” The radical attitude of the democrats of the ways and means com- mittee is therefore seen to be somewhat in advance of that of the president at the time he wrote his message, though ¥ may now approve the extreme policy. There would be no voice of opposition to the removal of the wool duties if the benefits promised by the majority of the ways and means committee could be assured, if it could he demonstrated that such results must follow, but there are a great many people among those most carnestly desiring a revision of the tariff who will question ths soundness of the majority’s views of what will be the ef- fects of free wool, particularly while woolen goods remain well protected. The proposition that there is no more need for a duty on wool than for a duty on any other raw material is not tenable. ‘Wool-growing is a very large industry, representing the investmentof many millions of capital, and is the chief source of income to thousands of farm- ers. It is manifestly absurd to put it on the same basis as all raw materials, the majority of which are, in comparison, of infinitessimal value to the country. Free wool ought to reduce the price of woolen goods to consumers, but can it be regarded as certain that it would do so while the duties on such goods continue sufficiently high to give them ample protection agninst foreign competition and thus keep the home market in the con- trol of American manufacturers? As to free wool having the effect of enlarging the market for American woolen goods, and thereby increasing the demand for domestic wool, it is at best a remote possibility. There is something more than freé wool required to enable our woolen manufacturers to compete suc- cessfully and on a large scale with those of other countries. It is a serious question ‘whether the entire removal of the wool duties would not result in such discouragement and disaster to wool growing in the United States that within a few years our man- ufacturers would have to depend almost wholly for their supply upon for- aign growers, with the neces- sary result of materially advancing the price of foreign wool and of course of its products, while this country would have lost a large and important industry. If it were proposed to do away only with the duty on carpot wools, of which this country produces but about five per cent of what is used, there would be little ground of objec- tion, but the sweeping away of the duties on all wool is a radical procced- ing that does not appear to be neces- sary or desirable. A reduction of the duties, perhaps to the extent of one- half, would be wiser, with something more taken off woolen goods than is provided for in the Mills bill Beneath Contempt. This modest news paragraph appeared in last evening Bek: J. . Coots, the contractor on the building at Seveenteenthand Farnam, started up this morning with_eight non-un The mortar mixers and hod to word and struck, but their pla once filled. A crowd soon gathered, consist- ing chiefly of union workmen, but no demon- strations were indulged in outside of a little talk, and work progessed as before. The “building at Seventeenth and Far- nam is the Bes building, aud organized labor can see just how much sincerity there is in the professions of the editor of the Brr to be the friend of organized labor. Workingmen should romember this until the next time they are asked to go to the polls and vote for tho candidate selected by their self-constituted *champion."—Itepub- lican. This is simply beneath contempt. The I building is being constructed under a contract with Mr, Coots, who, for a fixed sum has bound himself to furnish all the labor and wmaterial re- quired in its construction. The editor of the BEg can no more dictate to Mr. Coots, as regards the men he employs or the wages he is to pay, than he can dictate to Paxton & Vierling, the contractors for the iron work, that they must employ only union men and pay wages fixed by the ironmoulders’ or blacksmiths’ union. Suppose Paxton & Vierling, whose con- tract for the irom work in the BEE building amounts to#92,000, should have trouble with their moulders. Would the editor of the Beg have any more right to Interfere than any outsider Last fall the editor of the Brr asked Mr. Coots, as a personal favor, to em- ploy Mr. Frost, the president of the bricklayers’ union, but Mr. Coots re- fused to do so, on the ground that he did not propose to discharge any bricklayers who had werked for him during the season, and did not want to inerguse his force. If the editor of the BEeE could not induce Mr. Coots to em- ploy one particular man, it is not likely that Mr. Coots would allow him to dic- tate at this stage, to discharge the non- union bricklayers who are now at work on the Bek building. The proprictors of the Bre certainly have no advant- age in’ the employment of non-union bricklayers. On the contrary their in- terest would be to have the building constructed by the most skilled mechan- ies. Butthey canhot dictato to any of the ‘contractors beyond holding them strictly to their contract obligations. This, of course, is as well known to the members of the bric! " union as it is to that sneaking snake in the grass, Cadot Taylor, who is trying to foment trouble between workingmen and the BEE hat political buzzard and his associate wreckers have nothing to lose by such a disreputable course. They are on their last legs. e THERE was o period when it was sup- posed that the renomination of Mr. Cleveland depended largely upon the will of the governor of New York, but now it seems that the situation has been reversed. It is now stated that Gov- ernor Hill, who very much desires to run again, is a good deal troubled about his prospects for renomination, and that he may not receive it unless Mr. Cleveland will interest himself in his behalf. The hostility of the controlling democratic factions in New York and Brooklyn toward the governor has been growing, and it is understood that it will yield only to the desire of the pres- ident, This is an extraordinary and rather humiliating position for the ambitious and erstwhile arrogant Governor Hill to be placed in. The question 1s, what will M Cleve- land think best to do about it? e has as yet manifested no interest and may remain unconcerned, which would doubtless be dealing with Mr. Hillas he deserves, but if it should appear to be necessary to maintain party harmony M. Cleveland may conclude to inter- cede. It would seem that the case of Governor Hill is a striking example of ambition overleaping itself. —— WE can never build a city with the elements necessury for metropolitan greatness when councilmen, elected to serve the people, run counter to tax- payers’ expressed wishes in order to carry out personal spite and to gratify selfish ends. Omaha has hatural ad- vantages and an energetic population. The city needs only a concentration of strength and a singleness of purpose on the part of citizens to make it opulent, beautiful and respected. But for the souncil to fritter away the people's en- ergies, to pull at eross-purposes, to waste the taxpayers’ money, to create strife and bickering, is checking Omaha’s prosperity. Other Liands Than Ours. ‘With the local government bill and the financial budget, the English min- istry have been making gains at least in the direction of placating the dissen- tient liberals. The local government bill is as democratic in all its features as any that Mr. Gladstone would have introduced, and Mr. Goschen’s budget is probably the best that any chancellor of the exchequer except Mr. Gladstone has produced in these later years. He is, after Gladstone, probably the most competent man in English public life to make a clear financial statement. In the present case,too,he has the immense ad- vantage of coming to parliament witha surplus,and being able through his con- version scheme to promise a reduction of taxation. His conversion of the pub- lic debt when fully carried out will re- duce the annual charge by over $10,000,- 000, which to Englishmen, whose sur- plus ravely exceeds that amount even in good years, is a considerable gain. As to the local government bill, it sig- nificantly marks the advance of the democratic spirit in England. To be sure, Scotland and Ireland are excluded from the scheme, but the former will doubtless have the principle of the bill extended to her within another year, and Ireland may not be permanently deprived of it. By the provisions of this measure the country will be divided into city and rural districts of countie Each county will have a council elected directly by the vote payers both male and female. These -councils will have control of the county police, water works, mar 5, sanitation, work houses industrial schools and the liquor trade The local government board at We: minster will audit all of the accounts of the counties and regulate thé borrow- ing of money. The tories, who have so long denounced the demoralizing tend- encies of Mr. Gladstone, have here made a grand leap in that very dire tion, and the results will be far-reach- ing. If the measure becomes a law and these councils, elected by tax payers, both men and women, are formed, the de- mand will soon be made for a more complete control over local finances. The liberal unionists will hail the local government bill as part payment for their services in supporting the coer- cion bill, and it would not be surprising if some of them, possibly Mr. Chamber- lain himself, make a fight to include Ireland in the scheme. It would be good statesmanship and not very bad politics. To the average American the two points of most interest in Mr. Gos- chen’s budget statement relate to the surplus and the debt payments. Receipts exceeded expenditures to the extent of about $10,000,000 in the last fiscal year, while the prineipal of the national indebtedness was lessened about 836,000,000, Compared with the surplus of the United States each year during the decade this is small, but it is far larger than the average in the other great European states. In some of these a deficit is much more common than a surplus. The contrast between England and its neighbors on the debt guestion is even move marked and conspicuous. Britain's debt reduction is only a little more than a third as great as that of this country. Consideriug the expendi tures which lts peculiar situation in- volves, howevs the fact that it has lowered the principal of its debt #36,- 000,000, without placiug any especinl burden on its people, Jurnishes a flatter- ing commentary on the earnestness and fiscal ability of the men who fraied | and set on foot an e mon who main-~ tain its financial ;}:'Py. With.the solo exception of Gern#ahby, Great Britain the only leading European power which lessens its indebtedness.. But Germany recently appears t&§ave fallen into the bad habit of expanding instend of con- tracting the volume of its financial obli- gations, o Since the ace { of BEmperor Fred- erick I11. to the throne of Germany for- eign countries at &kt have found their sympathy for him Jgreatly increased, and also their wish that his life might be spared to rule long over his realm. His dignified and peaceful proclama- tions, his rebuke to the anti-semitic frenzy—in short, ay his fow acts and utterances have promised a wise and moderate reign, While old Emperor William survived, his life was practi- cally a guarantee of peace in Europe; and it is difficult to repress the feeling that, soldier as he has beea, the life of Emperor Frederick 1I1. isalso a guar- antee of peace. But what will come after him no one can say. The present crown prince comes of a race of soldiers, is himsell of a martial temperament, and has his spurs yet to win. That he would be willing to rule without seeking laurels on the battle- field few care to pretend. Neverthe- less, so infatuated are at least some of the Germansthat their thoughts seem to be always overleaping the lingering of the present emperor,whose past victories did so much for German unity,and antic- ipating the coming to the throne of one who, for aught they know, may prove to be a bloody despot. Despite the reports favorable to the condition of Emperor Frederick, there is reason to believe that he issteadily growing weaker. The recent impevial rescript ereated a sort of co-regency, enabling Prince Willinm to act with authority solely on such matters as are referred to him by his father, but it is thought that another rescript is already signed and in readi- ness for an emergency, devolving whole and full powers as regent on Prince William. Itis fair to say that this ac- tion is a more valuable and trustworthy indication of the kaiser’s health than all Dr. Mackenzie may whisper to the correspondents to the contrary. A new emperor, who is unable even to receive the presidents of the chambers of the Prussian diet when they bring an ad- dress which is the most important that could possibly be presented, is not a pa- tient with a mere local throat ailment from which he is recovering. ¥ . Something whié: may truthfully be termed a orisis appears to have come for General Boulanger, The governmental decree which retiféd him from the army makes him eligiblbito an office in the chamber of deputidd| where his admir- ors seem determingd to place him. At the recent electiod,at Laon he obtatned nearly as many vo;s as his two oppon- ents combined. Ha lacked the requisite majority, however., In the new election which this makes necessary he will probably be choser. The bar to his ‘entrance into the chamber being re- moved, his politicagl career will undoubt- edly soon begin. .If- he displays polit- jcal tact and ability a big future may be before him, as he is the most conspicuous representative and .embodiment of the anti-German feeling. If he has neither of these qualitics he will soon drop into obscurity. If the between eighty thou- sand and one hundred thousand votes which the general has received in the departments had been'given in Paris the fact would have been of little impor- tance, as it would simply have proved that he still retains his popularity with the masses of the metropolis. But when his votes, given spontancously, are those of the peasantry and artisans scatiered through the departments the movement really begins 1o wear an aspect such as is given it by the German journals. Be this, however, as it may, this unsought verdict of the masses clearly indicates that in the coming election Boulang will prove a formidable candidate throughout France, perhaps as f midable a candidate as the late M. Thiers when a section of the peasantry everywhere ins s name in place of all those presented in the regu serutin de listes. * *w The Balkan countries continue to oc- cupy their portion of attention, which has been greatly diminished, however, of late by more important eventsin Ger- many and France. Prime Minister Bratiano has found it necessary to deny that the government of King Charles desires *~ found a Roumano-Bulgarian empire, or that the country is being Germanized; nevertheless, it is averred that Russophile officers are to be quietly weeded out of the army, and 1t is hardly denied that Roumania has recently re- ceived a pledge from Austria to protect her neutrality, The latest declaration of Bulgaria had a somewhat comical tinge, it being that the country will “remain loyal to Burope.” This implies that she will not attempt to *‘go 1t alone,” either as kingdom or republic; but thus far Burope seems bardly to have exerted herself in such a y in Bulgaria’s favor as to deserve much loy- alty or gratitude from the priucipality, ¥ From the conflicting accounts heard from Germany the veader becomes quite confused about knpwing what or how much to believe about the present Em- press Victoria, Omly one thing is quite certain—the Germans seem to hate her, even to the extent of believing she plotted and foreibly manceuvred to keep her husband at San Rewmo and away from his father, when there was no need of keeping him there other than her own desire 1 sepurate him from the influence alike of the aged monarch and Bismarck, The batred of Bismarck himself is said to be undis- guised. He never wished the mar- rviage, and declares that through her the vitiated blood of the Hanovers have tained and enfeebled the sturdy Ho- lhenzollern stock. Whether this is true or not, it is appament that the Crown Prince William is not a healthy wman, and has been advised to take a- journey with the hope of getting himself built up. There was an old tradition to the effect that an unmarried Hohenzollern would never ascend the throme. The old emperor broke the tradition, but it | e 100ks as if it might be rovived again in the present generation. As for Em- press Victoria she may be a much abused woman who has only had a need- ful regard for her own and her chil- dren’s welfare. w"e Although Hippoly torical figure, will be forever over: owed by his father, the great war min ter, who “‘organized victory” for the re- publicans during the French revolution, his death isa distinct loss to France. As minister of education in one of the cabinets soon after the downfall of Louis Philippe, he displayed some of the vigor, tact and administrative abil- ity which made his parent famous. His provious and subsequent service in the chamber of deputies gained him a ropu- tation for political acuteness and sagac- ity such as few men in that body pos- sessed. Like his father, he hated mon- archy, and like him also he was almost entirely devoid of ambition to rise to the commanding position in the state for which his ability fitted him. His gon is the present president of France. v *"e The paper represontative of the Rus- s1an rouble is to-day worth just 85 cents. In 1853 its valuo was about 75 cents. Its decline began a year or two later,at the close of the Crimean war, and has been continuous ever since, excepting during two comparatively short periods, when temporary advances in value were made. As this fall 1s going on during a time of profound peace it is unparalleled iistory of any other important d nation in anyage. The de- cline in the Russian monetary unit since 1853, indeed, has been almost as marked as that of the greenback in this country during the days of the rebellion. Neov- er, excopt in 1864, during the darkest days of that struggle, did the currency of the United States go so low as Rus- sin’s has gone now, and the end is not in sight yet A Slow Mill. Denver News, Mills, of Texas is not to be confounded with the mills of the gods. He grinds, how- over, with their legendary slowness. e Ask Rill to Do It. Chicago Times, There would be less harmony in esteemed democratic circles if somebody only dared to knock the chip off'n Grover Cleveland's shoulder. LA I Boodle in Politics. The New Orleans Picayune thinks that Vilas and Voorhees stand no show for the vice presidency, because ‘‘more than two V's are needed in influencing a nomination.” s e ey Give the People a Chanoe. St, Louis Globe-Democrat. Judge Gresham is the favorite of the peo- ple as distinguished from the politicians. This would be a good year to try the experi- ment of compelling the politicians to stand aside and permitting the people to select the candidate, — Abroad in the Land. Philadelphia Times. An alleged letter of declination from Pres- ident Cleveland, recently published in an Albany paper, is pronounced a forgery by Colonel Lamont. The campaign liar, like the early worm,.frequently starts on his errand too soon. Watered Stock, New York Herald. Jay Gould in Egypt—‘‘Mustapha, what is the price of your camelsi’ Mutstapha— “Twenty-five dollais apicce. Your Serene Richness, T couldn’t take a cent less, bis- millah!’, J. G.—“Cheap enough. Ship me two to New York by the first vessel. Figs! I never in my life saw stock absorb water so magnificiently as those camels do.” ety 'Will Bite His Thumb. New York World, Bulgaria’s assertion that she will remain loyal to Europe will greatly relieve the strain which has caused so much gloom on the con- tinent. The fear that Prince Ferdmand, goaded to madness, would bite -his thumb at the Berlin treaty and, followed by his loyal subjects, overrun Russia, cast Austria pros- trate at his feet, or Germany into submission and plant_his banuner on the Eysce, is now temporarily allayed. Europe is to be con- gratulated, S A Mugwump's Opinion, Boston Herald, Senator Allison’s strength among the w crn candidates strikes us as important, for this reason: He is a man of progressiv tendencies who stands best with the machine clement. It 18 not to be supposed that he would naturally take as readily to prog s Judge Gresham or Mr. Lincoln; but wi they favored from impulse Mr. Allison might favor from policy. He has a clear head, and a long one, and is able to apprec vhat the republican party must do to maintamn itself with the country as the next man. —— Spend a Cent, Save Dollars, Philadelphia Record, There 18 no protected interest whose bounty is likely to be withdrawn by a reduc- tion of taxes which has not its paid agents at Washington to tug at the coat-tails of con- gressmen und beg for delay, The tax-caters arcthere in force; the taxpayers aro un- represented. Under these circumstancos every taxpayer should spend a cent to s: himself dollars by writing to his representa- tive in congress and stiffening his backbone. Buy a postal card and send your orders to your public servants. Something like this would auswer the purpose at DeaxSim: * Tam tired of pay- ing my share of £100,000,000 that the government does not need, Please vote to cut off unnecessary tarifl taxation. Give us frec lumber, salt, coal, wood, fute, iron-ore, lin-plates, and cheaper food aud clothing, Keep the taxes on whisky and tobacco to i pay pensions and interest. : Yours truly, There would be no botter nor surcr way to defeat the lobbyists than to snow them under with @ postal card blizzard. 2 A "UNA‘\"I\Y FREIGHT CAR. An Exciting and Upaccounted For Escapade On the Burlington, The hand of providence demonstrated it- self last night about half past 10 o'clock, and averted a terrible slaughter of humanity. 1f when daylight dawns this morning, and the tracks of the Burlington railroad do not dis- close some mangled corpses, almost & le will have been worked. About the hour mentioned, and while the Teuth street cross- ing of the Union Pacific railroad was blocked by @ long train of freight cars, a rumbling sound of turning wheels was heard at the crossing of the Burlngton just to the south No lights were discernable from the up proaching racket, and there was not a soul about 1o utter words of warnin rush a louely freight car flew over the tracks frow the west at. the rate of twenty miles an hour, dashed down the grade aud “rushed on towards the east, increasing its terrific specd on the downward incline. Fortunately the track was clear, ard but few men were wround. - Ooward ~ the . free - and unrestrained car continued, and the last scen of it was when it went by Boyd's picking house at great speed. The operator in the depot npon seeing the fleeting car hurried to the telegraph instru ment to lear what he could about it. Kvery poin® ho tried to communicate with cast, or ‘west was closed for the night, and it was im- possible to gain any tidings. Where the car came from, and whoere it landed remained a mystery. No feeights had left for the west last night, and the starting point of the run- away could not bo firmly established. As far as known no switching either was being carried on west of the city, and various ideas were advanced. 1t was the general beliof among those in a position to know that the car started from the summit, and had it becn two minutes later in reaching the Tenth street crossing soveral people, who had been delayed by the Unfon Pacific blockade and wore bound in that_ direction, would surely have met their deaths, AMUSEMENTS, A Comedy Triumph Night. Again it is repeated that it is a lamentable commentary on the taste of Omaha's theater- goers that Mr. Rehan's incomparable ccmedy company has not been better patronized dur- its present engagement here. The audience last night, considering the extraordin: meritériousness of the attraction, was miso: ably attenuated. However, those who were present enjoyed thomselves after a fashion but infrequently accorded us poor mortals below. Theplay was “Nanoy & Co.,” which is & continuous scries of irresistible incidents, exccuted with a porfoction of detail that lifted a rather light production to a height of dramatic excellence that was truly wonderful, Miss Waters, in the promier role, was admir- able, and she was time and agnin greotod with the most robust applause; Nellie How- ard, the winsome little witch, bloomed forth in renewed beauty, while Lily Vinton, Ada Deaves and Mrs. Clara Tisher Maeder strengthened the high opinion of them al- ready conceived, Al Lipman George Parkes, Dave Longworth and Harry Botto are all de: serving of tho most lavish praise, and in “Nagey & Co.” they all combined in achicy- ing a triumph that is seldom equalled here or upon_any other stage. Rehan’s company comes as near being absolute perfection as it is possible to imagine. BOLD SOLDIER BOYS, A General Court Martial—Other Mat- ters of Intery Brigadior General Crook has ordered a court martial to meet at Fort Laramie, Wyo. at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. The dota for the court is s follows: Licutenant Burt, Captain Comba, Captain Kirtland, Captain Williams, Captain Reed, Captain Brechemin, Licutenant Robinson, Licutenant Van Ors- dale, Licutenant Booth, Lieutenant Worden, Licutenant _Johnson, ’ Licutenant Howell, Lieutenant Melver, Licutenant Frederick. The commanding ofiicer at Fort Bridger, Wyo., has been instructed to send to the go ernment hospital for the insane in the Di trict of Columbia George Dingfelder, a pr vato of company D, Twenty-first ufantry, pronounced insane’ after proper medical ex- amination, It being impracticable for Licutenant Mat- thias W. Day, Ninth cavalry, 0 continuc the duties devolved upon him by spocial orders, Captain_Charles _Porter, Eighth infantry Fort Niobrara, Neb.), s assigned to the uty of witnessing issues, inspecting Indian supplies, etc., under all the orders 10 Lieu- tenant Day. at Boyd's Last oLy Second Ward Debaters. At the meeting of the Second ward repub- lican club to be held at Kasper's hall, Thir- teenth street, noxt Tuesday evening, the sub- jects to be debated are, “Why are European wages less than American wages!” and “Shall tobacco be put on the free list to re- duce the surplus¢” Hereafter the club will meet on the first and fourth Tuesday of each month. Personal Paragraphs. J. G. Sayles, of St. Paul, Neb., is at the Paxton. C. H. Motris, of Des Moinos, Ia., is at the Paxton. John Zehrung, of Lincoln, Neb., is at the Paxton Love, of Des Moines, Ta., is at tho 'W. H. Ashby, of Valley, Neb., 15 at tho Paxton. John M. Dyer, of North Platte, is at the Paxton. C. W. Glamard, of Indianola, Ia,, is at the Paxton. Fred L. Eddrige, of Leigh, Neb., is at the Paxton, William Tush, of St. Joseph, Mo., is at the Millard. Paul W. Bessart, of Kansas City, is at the Millard. J. A. Osborne, of Lincoln, Neb., is at the Millard. W. G. Wilson, of Alliance, Ia., is at the Windsor. Henry Gawer, of Des Moines, Ia., is at the Windsor. A, Cruise, of Atkinson, Neb., is at the Windsor. 3 L. J. Ryan, of Wahoo, Neb., is at the Windso Mrs. L. L. Young, of Fort Do the Millard, J. R. Gordon, of Central City, the Millard. Earl Sheldon, of Nebraska City, Neb., is at the Millard George Sanford, of Hastings, Neb., 1s ‘at the Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. Sturgis, Jr., of Cheyenne, aro at the Paxton, E. F. Warren, of Nebraska City, at the Paxton. W. H. Holcomb and wife, of Portland, are at the Millard, E. B. Ayres and wife, of Huntington, Ind., are at the Paxton, 8. E. Fields and wife, of Prinoeton, Il are av the Millard. Phillip Swanson and wife, of Bertrand, Neb., are at the Millard, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Howell, of London, England, are at the Millard, R. M. Strother, of St. Louis, is in the city and is stopping at the Paxton, Messr 1. Brees and D. J, Red Oak, Ta., are at the Windsor. Lyman 8. Corey, Miss C. Gumaer and Miss C. C. Corey, of St. Paul, are at the Millard G. D. Zimmerman, a popular young bank clerk at the United States National, leaves Monday to take a more remunerative position in a Minneapodis ba W. A. Cotton. H, and John J. Teton gentlemen who arri and are registered at the Paxton. John Grant, the slagolithic paving m companicd by B, F. Redman, left lust evening for St. 7aul, where Mr. Grant will erect a crusher and sturt a branch in his slag und stone pavement. Major Rogor Hanly, who has been with the firm of Paxton & Gallagher for some time, will leave for Josoph this evening, where he has accepted a position with the A. Furst Distilling company. Major Hanly has many fricads in this city who will regret his departure, B Brevides, Yesterday's internal revenue collec- tions amounted to $4,014.38, The first issue of & new church paper to be called the Omaba Presbyterian comos out next Friday, It is to be a four-column quarto, published by K, L. Piffany & Co., and will be edited by the Presh an ministers of this cily e, Ta., is av Nep., is at Nob., is Brocs, of H, H. Wilcox raska City »d in Omaba yesterduy JEEP YOUR EVE OPEN if you would not be victimized by lmposters and frauds who are Hooding the market with worthless lml- tations of Benson's Plaster, These “pirates” who seck to Hoat their worth products on the reputation of Benson's Plaster resort to many tricks fox which thelr class is famous, and if buyers are not exceed- fugly cautious they frequently find thenmselye: victunized by unscrupulous dealers who aldaud abet lu such deception for & division of the proits, Houest dealers will unite with physi- clans in recommending Bénson's Plaster apecior o wll other external remedies for , pleurisy, ains, backache, tica, lumbago aud q scription, SEABURY & JOHNSO! Bole Manufacturers, New York, AN ENGLISH WRITER What He Hes to Say_Avout the Atmos- phere of the Hamaleyas, Interesting Subject for Nebraskns. —Nr. W, Cotts’ Test meny— What HeKnows I'rom Expe- rience. An English writer, narrating his_experiences 1 the fiimalnyas, hatarally has moch to sy about thararified atmosphere; and (n partioul he reportsaiie laughable attempts made by the natives of the region to account for the sickness And shortness of breath to which even they are linble beyond a certain wititude, The helght At which these effects of headaché and vomiting Are observad, variey much, and it 18 not ensy to race the cause of the frregninritios deal depends on the habit of body, b, v One first notices the difficulty when using some more than ordinary exertion, as running, or walking up hill. Tn this way, for people who Tive below six thousand feet, the effects gener~ ally como on betwoeen elover and twelvo thous- and feet, At fourteen thousand feot one 18 linble to have 'an attack of shortness of breath even when in reposo. * 1t 18 fact not generally known that the at- mosphere of Nebraska and states adjoining is also very rare, this Accounts in o mensure for theprovalonceof thatloathsome disease catarrh, Mr. William_Cott, who resides at 2218 Mason strect, and 15 a clork employed at No, 1107 Hai y stroet, on boing interviewed by & reporte O (e AubICCt of CALATE Kaya: “1Wwas troubled with catarrh about four years. 1t commenced with a fresh cold. 1 had fits of sneezing, with chilly sensations followed by a fovorish condi: tion, and my nose was stopped up. although 1 nad a watery discharge from my rils con: tinually. until the edges of my nostrils looked red enough to satisfy themost fustidious old toper, and my eyes would be filled with tears. This condition soon lessened, and_would cause me but little annoyance, hut éach new cold made the condition worse, until 1 had a permanent condition of cold in the head, The disotarge was then thicker and changed {n color, 1 conld hardly breath through my nose, and the dis- charge would collect in my throat, which kept me _continually hemming and _spitting, the slightest chinige {n temperature would effeot my condition and stop up first one nostril and_than he oth After going to bed, i 1 laid on my right side my right nostril would stop up, it on my loft, my feft niostril, and 1 was compellod to keep my mouth open'to suficient air, my voice had amuflled character, and kind of “finsa twang.” I had a continual ‘Dain over my ey es and i the back part of my eyes, my food did not sot well onmy stomach and' my appetite was cangeable, 1 ate a very light breakfast, due no doubt to my being comvelled to hem and spit $qmuch upon arising. 1 silered this way until 1 became discouraged, After frying numerous Patent preparations and obtaiuing no relief, 1 concluded I would make one mora teial. 1 had beon reading about Dr. McCoy and his assoclates and visited their ofice in the Rum; lock and must that 1 was benefitted by their treat. nient, for 1 febl like a new man again, T feel to-day Like a man who has been liberated from a close confinement. 1 do not have the pains over 3 Il|l¥ more, my head i3 clear and my T have no more discharge from the anpetito 15 good and what, | eat agreas am_ gaining in fiesh. 1 sleep woll and get up in the' morning refreshed, no more hemming and spitting aud in short I feel much better than 1 have for over four years. 1 feel like doing and saying all I can for Mr. McCoy and certainly recommend all who aro suffering with catarrh_to give him a trial for ho hae worked wonders for me." MR. WILLIAM QOTT. Mr. William Cott, whose portrait 1s hore pro duced, resides at No. 2210 Mason strect and omployed at No. 117 Harner street, and wil witlingly coroborato tho above statement to #ay person doubting it Oan Oatarrh Be Cured? The past age might be called a superstitious one. 'The present can more properly be called an age of surprises, for many things once classed among the impossibilities “have now become everyduy possibilities. Tt would besuperfluous to enumerate them. Bnt nave we reached tha utmost limit? Huye we? Physicians who claim to make certain alments tho human body i3 subject to a special study, and claim to be able to cure such diseascs, are pronounced by other self-sutisfied practioniers as presumptuons; but doos thelr saying so make it 507 The man'who cun como the nearest to overcoming the soemin impossibilities of others is now all the rage, an: well does he or they deserve the success thoy have labored 5o hard to attain, Dr. J. CrosaD McCoy or his associates do not make ciaims to auything marvelous, such as raising the doad and giving them new life: neither do- they claim to give sight to thb blind; but by thelr new and scientific method of treating catarrh they have cured and do curo catarrh as well as bronchial and throat troubles, Thoy make catarrh a_specialty, because it s’ one of the most prevalent and troublesome diseases that the people of this climate are helr to. Since Dr. McCoy and his associates have located in thi city they have treated with sucoess hun dreds of persons whom other physicians have told thelr disease was classed among fhe in- curables, Do they not publish from week to week in the daily papers testimonials " from some of their many krateful patients, giving in each caso the full name and address of the por- son making the statcuent that the doubiing ana skeptical may call and interview the said people prior to visiting the doctor’s offices for consultation, Tlie people adycrtised ns cured are by no menns obscure or unkuown, but in {he minjorit ases aro citizens well known Dby the husiness people and community at large, and it will more than repay uny one’ suffering from catarrhal affection o visit those whose staterents are published, or consult with the doctor or his assoclutos at his office. TRACING THE CONNECTION. Signal Dangers Which Are Made Known Before Consumption Appears. When catarrh has existed in the head and upper part of the throat for any length of time —the patient living in the district wliere people are mubject to caturrhial uffection—and tho dis: enxe hus been left uncured, the catarrh fnvarl- ably, sometimes slowly, extends down the wind- pipe snd fnto the bronchial tubes, which kubes Couvey the air inty the different parts of the lungs. Tho tubes become aflected from tho swelling and wmu arising from catarrh, and in some instances Lecome p ugiwll up #0 thit the wir cannot get in s froely as it shoutd. Short- ness of breath follows, aid the patient breathes with labor and with dificulty. In other cases there ls a sound of cracking and wheezing inside the chest, At this stage of the Alseaso the breathing 15 ysually e ruphd L Whien i ioalth, Th patfent also Las hol dashes 718 Do ‘g pain which accompantes this condition is of a dutl churacter, felt in the chest, behind tho breasthone or uuivr the shoulder 'blade. The pain iy comeand go—last & few days and then e absent for several others. The cough that oc- curs in tho st Atuges of bronchlal catorrh is dry, comes at intervals, is hacking in_charactor and usually most troublesome 1u_the morning on arlsing, or going to bed at night, and it may be the first evidence of the discase extending 1 the lungs, At firit there may be nothing brought up by {he cough; then there is a little tougl,tenaelous mucus, which the patient inds groat dificulty in bringing up. e Pi\ere are fits of coughing tnduced by tough mucous—eo violent a8 1o cause vom iling. ‘Later op the mucous thatis raised i {ound to contiin small partioles of yellow mat or \Which fndicatos that the small ‘tubes in the fihg aro now afected. ~With ihls there ure orten streaks of blood 1ixod with the mucous. 10 cases the patient becomes vory pale has Tover wnd expectorates beforo suy cough ups pears. DOCTOR J, GRESAP M'COY, Late of Bellevue Hospital, New York, Hus Offices No. 810 and 811 BAMGE BUILDING, OMAHA, NEB. Where all curable cases are trented with suce coss. Bludical diseases treated siilifully, viom, Belgi'e disense. 1y i, I and ‘sll NERVOUS Qlseases po- gullar (o the sexca 8’ ipec CATARRH CURED. ENRD e ATION at omics or by matisn, Miny Qinenses are treutod succcesfully by Dr. McCoy thiough the malls, and 13 thins nossible £or those unable Lo mike the jours taln successtul hospitel trestment ad e, Oflice boursYto 1l e, m.;2 todp,m,: 708D, BUNDAY HOUKS ¥ M )‘A..ul U“l P rospoudence recelves prowpt Lention. fettors answored uuless accompenied by 4 cents i stamps, ’ Address &l) mall to !M’. J. 0. MeCoy, Koows 210and 913 Kauge bul 1dtng, OmsuaNeh Consump. eumatism,