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

PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TRRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. b Edition) including Sunday 0 Yoar ... o ontha .. Mgpths. RNAM STREET. ORK OFFICE, ROOMS 14 AND 16 THIKUAE gl' LDING, WASHINGTON Orrick, NO. OURTEENTH STREET. CORREAPONDENCE. 2k ecommunications relating to news and edi- A vt shouid be Addressed to the EDITOR ¥ i T, LETTERS. All husiness letters and remittances should be pddressed to THE DER PUBLISHING COMPANY, DMARA. Drafts, checks and postofiice orders to e made payable to the order of the company. e Beo Publishing Company. Propritors E. ROSEWATER, Editor. "~ THE DAILY BEE. Bworn Statement of Clrculation. Btate of Nebrasks, . o e g O Batih o the Dally oo for the week nding May 5, 1858, was as follow! tur lyA April 28 . Bunday, 2. Mondy, A?rfl ® jesday, M REELL ursday, Ma; iday, May Average.. 4 WSTTRTT § day ¥, A D, Notat hl‘lmr. Btate of Nebraska, County of Douglas, ¥ George B, Tzschuck, being first dul rorn, llag:mei.nnd shyn (At ho Is secrotary Of The Bee Fublishing company, that, the actual ave daily circulation of fhe Daily Bee for the mon! of May, 1857, was 14,227 coples: for June, 187, 14,147 coples; for Jnl(. 1887, 14,008 coples; for 4,151 copls; €ar Septombor, 1887, for October, 1887, 14,333 coples; for , 16,226 copies: for December, ples; for January, 1888, 15,206 co) jes:' for February, 1888, 15,902 copiesr for March, 19,089 coples; for Aptl, I8, 18144 coples. Swom to betore mluMund' gubscribed i thy resence this 2d day of May, A, D. 188, o . P, FR1L. Notary Public. THE river and harbor bill passed the house. Itisa poor state that has not got its “Mingo river” and “‘Salt creek” that peeds immediate dredging and rip- rapping. THE fact that during the month of April almost three hundred building permits were issued, would indicate that while Omaha is not enjoying a wild boom she is steadily growing. MR. JACOB RINGLEP, an artist, sub- tnits a communication to the city coun- cil in which he proposes, like the Pied Piper of Hamelin, to rid thecity of rats. The council heard his communication, but did not rat-ify it. ——— THE impending kick which is form- ing into line and which will reach Ash- land to-day, is liable to cause a cer- tain railroad attorney to think that majorities, these days, are not so— unanimous as they might be. ‘WaHILE the influx of people from other states is rapidly increasing our popula- tion, Omaha residents continue to swell the school census, as in evidence of this the births during the month of April were 127, the deaths being but eighty-five. THE Missouri supreme court rendered a decision a few days ago holding the law prohibiting the sale of all intoxicat- ing liquors in St. Louis on Sundays valid. And npow democrats want the June convention moved to some other spot. — THE French government tendered to Mr. Perry Belmont, chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, the deco- ration of the Legion of Honor. But Mr. Belmont, remembering how cheaply the decorations were ‘sold in Paris, con- cluded not to take one. S——— THE railroad earnings for April are gratifying in comparison with March. It is more than likely that the bar- ometer of earnings will continue its raise during May and June, and com- pare favorably with the corresponding returns of last year. ‘WHiLE New York city has been talk- ing of erecting an imposing monument to the memory of General Grant these three long years, Chicago has gone to work quietly and is now putting the fin- Ishing touches to a grand mausoleum in memory of the hero of Appomatox. e THE numerous relapses which have eome upon Emperor Frederick point to his speedy dissolution at no distant day. The bulletine from the sick chamber are all non-committal, which are anything but hopeful signs. Dark days have fallen upon the Hoben- zollorns. em———— New YORK 18 urging congress to ap- propriate $50,000 for the statue of Liberty. The big girl wants a new Bpring bonnet, a pair of kid gloves and other feminine accessions to make her- pelf presentable to summer visitors on Bedloe’s island. She had gone all win- ter without a seal sacque because con- gress was too poor to buy her one, But phe feels that if she is slighted much Yonger, she will pack her trunk and go baek to Bartholdi, e Doy PEDRO, emperor of Brazil, has boen ailing Ofor some time. 1t is now announced that he is seriously ill and alarm is entertained for his recovery. As a ruler Dom Pedro has been liberal and progressive, and [for fifty-seven yoars he has guided the destinies of Brazil most happily. His reign will be distinguished principally for the eman- cipation of thousands of slaves. If his life is spared a few years longer he will live to see the day wheu slavery will be extinet in his empire, Eme—— JAY GouLp has just executed one of his bold and unserupulous financial btrokes for which heis solong infamous. It is nothing more nor less than sad- dling upon the Missouri, Kansas & "Texas & dobt of soveral millions said to be due to Jay Gould himself for money advanced in buying up a feeder for that railroad. It seems that the stockhold- ers of the Missouri, Kausas & Texas kuow nothing of this lien which the wily juggler claims to have in his pos- session, - Having bled the road to the Jast drop, Gould magnanimously aban- dons it to the stockholders, who win a yery barron victory in having at last rescuod their road from his bhands, The Oongressional Oonvention. The Ashland convention meets to-day to choose two delegates from the First congressional district to represent Ne- braska at the national convention. Tho contest will be exciting from the fact that a half dozen men aspire to positions where two only can be chosen. The delegates representing the republican party have a duty to perform. In this year of all others—in the great struggle between republicanism and democracy— the dominant party in this state can not afford to make suicidal blunders or burden jtself with characterless and fippant errors. The Ashland convention will be called upon to say whether the republi- can party will be represented, or whether the B, & M. shall be repre- sented by Charley Greene at Chicago, as it is to be by Tobe Castor at St. Louis. Not idle to the opportunities of the occasion the Union Pacific will also attempt,through the machinations of its hirelings and oil room lobbyists, to foist upon the party the general attorney of the road, John M. Thurston. If Greeno and Thurston are successful in their desires, the outlook for repub- lican supremacy in Nebraska becomes gloomy. There are leaders, clean, honest men, in the ranks of the republican party in Nebraska, who can reprosent our state with credit, and if the convention at Ashland to-day does not appreciate this fact, the future bodes no good. Mr. Cleveland's Activity. Although Mr. Cleveland undoubtedly knows that his renomination is as cer- tain as anything in the future, politi- cally, can be, there are evidences that he is not therefore permitting matters to take their own course, but on the contrary is taking a very lively interest in political affairs, and as far as possi- ble shaping them to his own views. Mr. Cleveland is notentirely devoid of po- litical sagacity, and he understands that a great deal must be done besides socuring a renomination. Indeed, if that were all there would be no neces- sity for his giving any attention what- ever to politics. He is so entirely a necessity to his party that nothing less than his absolute re- fusal to serve it oould prevent his being again placed in nomination. The thought that he might do this isno longer entertained. in running for a second term he will most directly stul- tify the views he expressed in his letter accepting his first nomination, but no- body doubts that he is prepared to do this without a qualm or compunetion. What Mr. Cleveland is now concerned about is to employ the whole influence of the administration in getting the party into line and shaping affairs for the campaign. * It is quite well understood that the president’s wishes will be consulted re- garding the nominee for the second place on the ticket, if indeed he shall not virtually dictate the selection. It is also an open secret that the influence of the adminis- tration is being vigorously exerted in certain states with reference to the se- lection of candidates for state officers and the organization of state commit- tees. The palpable interference of the administration in Pennsylvania is be- ing repeated elsewhere, and down to the smallest details the eye of the ad- ministration is continually vigilant and its hand always busy. An illustration of this is seen in the case of the Albany T¥mes, which having shown some friendliness for Governor Hill has been dropped from the roll of official papers of that city, it is said in pur- suance of instructions from Wash- ington to the Cleveland manager at Albany. It may mnot be that the president individually concerns himself about all such small business as this, but the facts, great and little, show that the administration is politically busy in every quarter, and that its power and patronage are heing em- ployed where they will do the most good. Tt would be absurd to suppose that this is being done without the countenance and approval of Mr, Cleve- land. In July, 1886, the president issued his memorable order warning all office- holders under the general government against the use of their official positions in attempts to control political move- ments in their localities. How does the present course of the administration, with its emissaries at work every- where, comport with this principle, an- nounced by Mr. Cleveland less than two years ago? It will doubtless be claimed by the apologists for the pre: dent that this ocder did not apply to the higher government officials, but no such claim will be accepted by fair-minded men. The president has no right to malke a rule restricting the rights and privileges of government officials that does not apply equally to all of them. If it be wrong for a department clerk, or a postoflice or custom house employe, to engage actively in politics, 1t is a much graver fault in a cabinet officer to do sa. But Mr. Cleveland has learned some- thing in practical politics, and is demonstrating that he is entirely ca- pable of abandoning a policy or prin- ciple if found to stand in the way of his ambition. ] Rivers and Harbors, It is more than probable that no ap- propriation will be made this year for rivers and harbors. The bill passed by the house, appropriating between nine- een and twenty million dollars, is pretty certain to undergo extensive changes and amendments in the senate, As we have alveady said regarding this measure, over nime millions of the amount it approprigtes would go to the riversand harbors of the south, The senate will either cut this amount down or increase the aggregate appropriation by giving more than 15 allowed hy the bill to the rivers and harbors in other sections. A very strong effort will be made to induce the senate to make pro- vision for the Hennepin canal, a project which the house has ignored. There is certain to be difficulty in bringing the two houses to an agreement upon a bill, and if this shall finally be accomplished the fate of the measure with the presi- dent will be uncertain. The objections Mr, Cleveland made to the bill he vetoed way be urged with. equal force against the present measure, which provides for numerous worthless pro- jocts, evidently inserted to command votes. In view of the fact that there has been mo appropriation for rivers and harbors in two years, the amount proposed to be expended by this bill is perhaps not extravagant, bus if it shall appear that any considerable part of 1t would be a wasteful expenditure it will be the duty of the president to with- hold his approval. The failure to get this year an ade- quate appropriation for rivers and har- bors would be a misfortune to many lo- calities where improvements are urg- ently needed. The delay of another yoar in making these improvements will not only be a damage to the commercial interests which require them, but will necessitate a still larger expenditure. But it might have the compensating ef- fect of convincing congress of the ex- pediency of placing this whole matter of river and harbor improvements in charge of a bureau of expert engineers, as has been proposed, on the system that has been found by years of experience to be en- tirely satisfactory and successful in sev- eral European governments. It is evi- dent that so long as the rivers and har- bors of the country continue to be dealt with by congress as at present a judi- oious, useful and economical system of improvements is impossible, and reform of the method is demanded in the inter- ests both of commerce and the national treasury. ‘WHATEVER Mr. Chauncey M. Depew’s short comings may be as a possible presidential candidate, as an after dinner orator he stands without an equal in the land. And he manages to say some very clever things which are appropriate to an orator and a public man. Atarecentdinnerin Detroit before the Michigan Commandery of the Loyal Legion,touching upon the General Joe Johnston incident, Mr. Depew said: I was glad tosee General Joe Johnston, the most distinguished of living confederates, send a contribution to the Grand Army of the Republic. But General Joe Johnston and the soldiers who fought with him could do infinitely more tor the country than send coutributions to the Grand Army of the Re- public, by breaking up the solid south. I mean by 8o breaking it up that when we come to a general election, like a presidential election, it shall not be the shibboleth that tho mtelligence, that the enterprise, that the virtue of the country must be on one side, because it is on the side of an imaginary line, but that the intelligence and the virtue and the patriotism of this country should forget the section and divide, as the north has under the impetus of the soldiers of the army, upon those questions alone which hereafter will concern the welfare of the United States. e — THE territorial conventions of the re- publican and democratic parties have taken place in Utah, in which the Mor- mons exerted considerable influence. There were fears that a collision be- tween the Gentiles and Mormons would take place, but happily the more rabid element Qn either side was kept in the background, and the various county conventions compromised the opposing interests. The Mormons did not at- tempt to dictate'a policy, but left the Gentiles frea to act, Their influence, however, was exerted in checking ant1- Mormon sentiment. In this they were eminently successful. It was a great disappointment to the Mormons that both conventions declared against the admission of Utah as a state. Their expectations and concessions led them to hope that the Gentiles would not op~ pose the admission. It would seem, therefore, that the friendliness between Gentile and Mormon is after all only on the surface, and that neither side dares trust the other. THE timber grabbers of California are now being brought to justice, although the trials have been long deferred. It seems that valuable tracts of redwood timber were pre-empted by ‘‘dummies” in the interest of the California Red- wood company. By hiring men to make timber claim entries, the company got hold of 18,240 acres, valued at present at $364,800. The government is making strenuous efforts to set aside these claims as fraudulent. If successful, the splendid forests will be restored to the public domain. Both California and Oregon have been robbed of thousands of acres of land belonging to the gov- ernment. It is to be hoped that the interior department will be able to strilke terror to the hearts of land grab- bers by making an example of the Cali- fornia Redwood company, and that a prompt restitution of land to the people will follow. E——— THE progress of South Omaha is grat- ngly shown in the large increase of the property assessment this year as compared with lust. The assessment of real estate last year was $590,000, while for the present year it amounts to the generous sum of upwards of $2,000,000, A part of this increase is duo to greater care in making the assossment, but much the greater part represents the increase in real estate investments and improvements, and the appreciation of the value of property incident thereto. South Omaha’s vigorous and healthy growth during the past year will con- tinue, apd with the certain expansion of its now greav packing industries it cannot fail to become a large and very Prosperous community. T THE people of Indiana have a forcible if not a polite way of bringing railroad monopolists to time. The citizens of the little town of Urbana donated to the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan railroad several acres of land on con- dition that the railroad company erect a suitable passenger depot. But the railroad failed to keep the terms of the contract and put up a mere apology of a depot. Several weeks ago the inhabi- tants fired off a charge of dynamite under the building and wrecked it, Then the railroad company repaired it. But a day or two ago the station was burned to the ground. In all probabil- ities, the company will now carry out its part of the agreement to the letter, It would be dangerous to fool those In- diana, people again. HAVING taken g needed rest after his exciting expericnce in the senate last week, Mr. Voorhees on Tuesday ajolo- gized to that body for the jcoarse and vulgar languagé he used in response to the charges of §ehator Ingalls, being oareful, however, to have it understood that he made no apology to the Kansas sonator. In a panbiamentary sense Mr. Voorhees has cleansed himself, but his blackguardism will remain on record, and the stigma that attaches to him by reason of it will not be overlooked by the country. It would be differont had he manfully made his apology complete. Even the democ¥aby of Indiana ought to have the decérioy to refuse further political honors to-Daniel W. Voorhees. e e THE ordinance passed by the city council, giving to the horse car railway the exclusive franchise for its tracks over the Eleventh street viaduct was ill- timed. Councilman Snyder, when he said that he was opposed to the measure, from the main fact that Omaha was rapidly developing, and no one corpora- tion should enjoy exclusive rights in this city, but echoed the sentiments of every taxpayer. Omaha cannot afford to shut out competition by extending to favored enterprises exclusivoyfranchises. The uncommonly common council should aim to protect the city and aid in itsad- vancement and development. JUDGE GRESHAM’S decision restrain- ing the Wagner company from infring- ing on the Pullman vestibule patent affects the Northwestern and the Wa- bash. 1t is very probable that these roads will for a time at least continue to run ordinary Pullman coaches since they cannot obtain vestibule cars through the Wagners. The St. Paul and one or two other roads, however, still adhere to their original idea and will start their vestibule trains about the 15th. With fast trains and vesti- bule cars, the problem of railroad com- fort appears to be solved CALIFORNIA papers have been boost- ing William 'T. Coleman as a presiden- tial candidate on the strength of his business ability. As the commission house with which Mr. Coleman was connected has just failed with liabilities at $2,000,000, California’s candidate will have to be worked on another tack. Millionaire Stepheuson, of Wisconsin,looks like a farmer, Senator Evarts will sport a new tile at the Chicago convention, Herbert Spencer works three hours a day using a stenographer. King Humbert, of Italy, isa sweet imita tion of an English dude. Colonel Mapleson owes $210,050, and his only assets are a new scheme. William O'Brien says: ‘‘Journalists are the watchdogs of civitization.” Felix Campbell began life as a mason, and now has a hodful of golden bricks. Chauncey M. Depéw's eyes are sparkling, genial and full of plefisantness. The gait at which »Senators Ingalls and Voorhees are going is Billingsgate. Cyrus W. Flield hus stoel-gray eyes that snap as they take in every object cin a room. Horace Greeley’s ‘brother, Barnes, is a seventy-five-year-old “farmer in Pennsylva- uia. Tennyson is working on a long poem. It1s to be hoped that it wilba less tedious than the last. President Cleveland's eyes are of fmedium size and show most prominently stubborness of character. Gladstone’s study is so isolated that, no outside noise can be heard when the padded doors are closed. It is probable that the president and Mrs, Cleveland will visit Lenox this summer, as well as the Adirondacks. Senator Blodgett, of New Jersey, is the tallest man in the United States senate. He stands six feet four inches in his stocking feet. James G. Blaine's fine eyes are gray in color, maguetic, quiok, alert, convincing. They seem to see all that is in a room at one glance. Senator Chandler has purchased a large lot of ground at Concord, N. H., and will probably build a printing and publishing house upon it. Minister Phelps says he is heartily glad to be in the United States again. He wears a suit of gray tweed, mutton-chop whiskers, and has a decidedly English appearance. Senator Beck, it is reported, is to be mar- ried during the summer to Mrs, Henderson, daughter of Dr. Yundell of Louisville. The bride-in-prospective has a fortune of §400,000. William E. Barrett, the newly elected president,of the Advertiser Newspaper com- pany of Boston, Mass., is only twenty-eight years of age. He is awmember of the Massa- chusetts legislature, Senator Stanford remarks that the talk about him as a presidential candidate is ab- surd. At lasta point has been discovered upon which the senator and the country are in complete accord. Lord Lonsdale is still pushing on towards the north polo without a valet. In the flick- ering light of an aurora borealis he stands by the shoreof theopen polar sea and brushes the snowflakes off his coat with his own aris- tocratic hand. Blaine, Sherman, Edmunds and Windom are the living four of the eight republicans who received votes for the presidential nom- ination at the Chicago convention of 1880, The dead four are Grant, Gavtield, Wash- burne and Coukling,y The king of Dahomey has embarrassed the king of Portugal by seuding him six negro girls, the “most beaytiful” in his dominions, King Louis doesn’t w what to do with them, and has bousefl them in the Zoological gardens pending refipcfion. Lord Leslie, who is said to be an Irish peer, is acting as & ;m[ omachine agent, and gives instructions du the machine when roquired to intendingg, purchasers. Men ure not always what théy seam. At leag it would & peer sew in un case, John Peter St. Johm'has returned to Kan- sas from the Pacifi it, bringing with him his undiminished check and his unabbrevi- ated tongue. He will continue his demo- cratic campaign in New York and Indiana during September and October. Sir Morell Mackenzie, though not musical himself, is warmly interested in vocalizgtion and everythiug pertainiog t the human voice. He never accepts a fec from a profes- sional singer, but doctors free of charge the throats of sl public voealists who apply to hun, The Right Rev. William Croswell Doane, Episcopal bishop of the Albany (N. Y.) dio- cese, who has been chosen commencement preacher by Cambridge university, England, is one of the most finished and eloquent pul- pit orators in this count He has fre- quently preached in England with great success. A recent session of the United States sen- ate was opened With prayer by Rev. Dr. S, P. Mendez, rabbi of the Spanish and Portu- gese congregation of New York, who accord- ing to the Jewish custom, wore his hat while ongaged in prayer. This is the second in- stance probably in the history of the gov- ernment—certainly within tho last half cen- tury—when a Hobrew has offered prayer in the senate, (] ———— STATE JOTTINGS. Nebraska. Safe robbers attempted to get in their work at Ulysses, York has a 50,000 court house—one of the finest in the state, Fremont electric Lights failed to light, and the town is now in darkness. The wet weather is holding the farmers back a little from their work. Miss Jessio MoLand has been appointed & notary public at David City, the first in that section of the state. * “‘The B. & M. fast crain from the east came in this morning nearly two hours late with a dead engine in tow," merrily murmurs the Gazette-Journal, The suicide of General Beem at Stanton 18 attracting a good deal of attention, owing to prominenco of the docoasad. The mystery of the shooting cannot be made clear. The new daily newspaper projeot for Hastings is declared in some quarters to be Dot oxactly dead but quietly sleeping and mkins & brief rest until the campaign comes on and warms it again into life. The city council of the town has appointed a committeo of throe persons to examine into the fillns and workings of the different water works of the cities of Nebraska and to report in favor of the most feasible one for Su- perior, Adien Patterson living near Dunbar, who nearly lost his life recently by the explosion of a shot gun, has recoved from the effects of the wound. Quite a bad scar is left on the sido of hie face but otherwise he is all right. * The Plattsmouth Herald, in view of the convention to-day, says: ‘‘Douglas county republicans will present the name of John M. Thurston, general attorney of the Union Pacific, for delegate to the national conven- tion, and C. J, Greene, B. & M. attorney, for delegate to the congressional convention. We disremember whether Greene is vice presi- dent of the republican league of Nebraska, but presume 801" “‘Hastings,” says the Grand Island Indo- pendent, with throbs of {ellousy, “ig awfully jealous of Grand Island’s ninctoen saloons, the population of Hastings not. being suffici- ent to support more than thirteen, but Has- tings will grow and within three or four years the desire of her heart will b gratified, and she will have reached tho point where Grand Island now stands.” Towa. A Dbank is to be established at Riverside under the name of the Riverside Savings bank, Cedar Falls has a woman's exchange where employment is furnished to all deserving women, The council of Grinnell will appropriate $300 to print *‘boom” pamphlets, setting forth the business advantages of the city and sur- rounding country. The five Masonic lodges of Keokuk have united themselves into a Masonic building association for the purpose of erectinga Ma- sonic home in that city. Clarence Court, a sonof John Court, of Gladbrook, a young married man about twenty-nine yeaxs of age, hanged himself Sunday afternoon. No cause can be assigned. A farmer named Van Evera, living near Grinnell, marketed about $1,000 worth of hogs Saturday, as the result of his corn orop last year, That comes ubout as near being a gold mino as Iowa can boast. General Warner Lewis, who was buried at Dubuque Sunday afternoon by the Masonic fraternity, was made a Master Mason, June 2, 1343, and has been a member of Dubuque 10dge No. 8, since that time. State Dairy Commissioner H..D. Sherman says the dairy outlook is promising in Iowa, and that prices for dairy products have been fair and without much fluctuation since the passage of the oleomargarine law. The graduating class of the Muscatine high school consists of twenty-seven mem- bers. It is intended t dispense with the usual oration from each graduate, substitut- ing instead an address from some prominent educator. The craze of saving 10 cent pieces is all the rage in a number of fowa citics and towns. ‘The scheme is this: Every 10 cent piece you receive through change is not allowed to be speut, but is placed in a bank for safe kee?- ing. It will be found that one-tenth of one's income will be saved. B CORPORATION DICTATION. The Greene-Yost Combine and Its Dangerous Tendency. Owmama, May 9.—To the Editor Bex: Your admirable and truthful article en- titled “Breakers Ahead,” gives timely warn- ing to all true republicans of the danger there lies in us being compelled to vote for a representative of a railroad of the most tyranical character, whose policy is and has been, to cut down wages to the level of that paid in Europe (its English, you know), and the earnings of the road goes into the coffers of its owners in London, The wire-pullers fixed it so that the dele- gates had Hobson’s choice. A nice trade be- tween Yost and the B. & M. or Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, on consideration of them backing him for lieutenant governor or governor next fall, he would play into their hands now and swear allegiance to them for- ever and a day after, He is the representative of another corporation whose tyranny towards its workmen is worse than the worst form of slavery ever practiced in the south towards the black race, What care they for human wrongs so long as they realize exorbitant profits to the enslavement of workmen ! Men thero have to work twelve hours a day without intermission, at the most labori- ous and unhealthy work known, where there should be three sets of men in the twenty- four hours., That is how such kind of labor is done in_Furope. Each gang works eight hours. Why it takes only five years to ki man that works there under present condi- tions. What an excellent combine between corporations to supply the people with law- makers. It's all fixed. The people have no choice. The majority of the delegatcs who wero at the convention might as well be so many straw-men, and how nuw:nnllcull{ the chairman worked? He ground the busi- ness out without stopping the machinery to ive men who had the courage of their con- victions, a chance at all, He is a fast pacers. 1t was a complete farce to hold the conven- tion at all. 'he corporations run it by the aid of their political heelers who have sacri- ficed their independence for a mess of pot- tage. What has become of American inde- pendence! Under the present system repre- sentation is a farce. Corruption runs ram- pant. The action of last Saturday, unless remodied will cost republicans hundréds,aye, thousands of votes next November. Par- ticularly will it react in Douglas county to the injury of every man running on the' re- publican’ticket. ONE 0F THE SECOND WALD DELEGATION. Carnegie ana His Workmen. Mr. Carnegie and his workmen have listened to better council than to pro- tract a struggle in whi disaster and ruin threatened both parties. An agree- ment was reached by which the work- men returned and everything is now running in the seven mills employing ten thousand men as if nothing had hap- pened. Asan earnest of his endeavor to hnlr his employes, Mr. Carnegie sent the following circular letter to each one of his ten thousand workmen in the steel and iron4mills: To our ewployes: With a view to en- courage our workmen to save, we have de- cided to receive such portion of their earn- iugs as they may wish to deposit with us, not to exceed $2,000 for any one account. Deposits will be received every pay day and roceipts given therefor, Six per cent iuterest will be allowed on all deposits. All or any partof de- posits can be lifted by giving noti on any pay day. Payment of such sums will be nade on the following pay duy. We will continue to lend money on mortgage to our workuen vho desire to build homes for themselves, > in the hands of & trastee all such mortgages aud those we now Lold upon property advanced upon to our men, s an y for such sums as may be od with us. We trust our workmen will excuse us if we take this occasion to upon themw the supreme importance ting frow time to time suck funds as an, that an beuorable iudependeuce bae their old ‘which, we trust, this mon upon our|mmtw help :st;m“io at- Canxrare, Prmirres & (‘H.‘,‘ (Limited). The proposition is certainly a tempt- ing one and many employes have availed thomselves of the plan. The ultimate object of Mr. Carnegie is ap- porently to bind his workmen more closely to himsolf and his interests, If Mr. Carnegio is actuated by the high- est motives, and his employes are drawn to him by confidence in his mothods, the plan submitted to the working people wiil be beneficial to all concerned. —— THE JURY'S VERDIOT, A Conclusion Based On the Evidence Adduced at the Inquest, Brasg, Neb,, May 8.~To the Editor of Tre Beg: In view of the many conflicting theo- ries concerning the late tragedy at Arlington, this county, and for the purpose of domng justice to those who had the inquest in charge, and to the victims and their friends, I desire to state a few facts and leave the conolusions to bo drawn by the readers of your paper. The inquest was conducted by H. D, Schnewder, sheriff, acting as coroner, assisted by six exceptionally intelligent men a8 jurors, The examination of all the wit- nesses that cculd be found who knew any- thing of the affair, including Justice Cook— mentioned in your Arlington correspondent's letters—developed the following ostate of facts: That a fire was discovered by the Smiths and other neighbors living about half a mile away, at about 7 o'clock in the morn- ing; that on reaching the F'reese farm they found the barn to bo on fire and not a living soul in sight belonging to the placo, An investigation of the house dis- closed apparently that breakfast by the adults at least, had been eaten, and a part of the morning work done, such as beds up stairs made, milk strained and dishes washed, Three little plates and three little pieces of bread on the table at different Kmos told pretty plainly that the three chil- ren were interrupted at their breakfast and left it in & hurry for some purpose. Tho tes- timony of the witnesses first on the grounds was that the barn had not fallen in when they arrived. That in about thirty minutes thereafter they were enabled to go into_the ruins and remove a portion of the bodies; that apparently the bodies of the husban and father, Fred Groteluschen, and two of his children were found together near the north door of the barn, The bodies of the mother and other child were found in the alley-way, partially i under the carcass of a horse not far from the west door, which, when first seen, was partially open. The bodies of the others were in separate laces. A horse was found in the yard with is ears burned off, eyes burned out, and back and neck badly burned. The remains of a harness wero found intermingled with tho carcass of another horse. Owing to the internal arrangement of the barn the horse that was found partially covering the re- mains of the mother and child could only have got_into that part of the barn from the outside. As was stated by your Arling- ton correspondent, @ scar or gash ex- tended across the throatof the wife. That gash was carefully examined by Drs. Hadley and Abbott and nyself. The doctors very readily gave on the stand in answer wmf; questions, as their opinions, that the gas or opening was occasioned by the breaking of ~ the charred skin and flesh after the fire had _ passed over her. It was only skin deep, and the jaw above had parted in the same man- ner from the throat, clear across one side to the car. Allof the clothing that remained on any of the bodies was charred, smoke-col- ored, and thoroughly soaked with water, and especially did I notice that the clothes on Mrs. Gutelenschen were blackened and soaked with water: The butcherknife that has been spoken of was discovered on the day of the inquest, and the matter talked of and discussed by tho jury. ~ Allof the wit- nesses spoke highly of the unfortunate vic- tims—in fact the testimony showed that the entire family were beloved by all of their neighbors. = One witness only testified that threo years ago a little difficulty arose over the distribution of the property, but had not been known of since. A careful reading of the testimony will show that the above is about all that was adduced at the inquest after an examination lasting a half day and after listening to the testimony of all who knew anything mate- rial to the subject matter under examina- tion, Sheriff Schneider was extremely care- ful, and cautious and painstaking in the mat- ter. The jury deliberated for some time and finally unanimously returned a verdict that the victims ‘came to their death by burning in the barn and that the fire originated by unknown means. Under the above facts, why is it not just as reasonable, to say the least, and far more charitable to ascribe the deaths to accident instead of wilful murder? Why outrage the feelings of this man's rolatives and friends by advancing so labored and obscure a theory? The ovidence shows that Lewis Groteluschen ‘was a constant smoker and that he usually attended the barn first in the morning. Why is it not just as reasonable that the barn was accidentally fired from his pipe while throw- g hay from the second story to the floor ba- low and not discovered until the horses were being harnessed after breakfast. ‘The fire would then have gotten well down towards the ground iloor, the fumily being alarmed and attempting to save the stock all rushed into the barn and were suffocated by the smoke and flames, or were buried by the upper floor falling onfo them. Seems to mo that the facts warrant this idea rather than any other. One thing is certain, had the jury remained there until doomsday their verdiot would bave been the same. The facts did not warrant any other. How anyone can so distort the facts in this matter as to enable the formulating of a theory of foul play, is beyond my comprehensio Very respectfully, n. —_— RAILROAD RACKET. Freight Agents Mceting—Two Acci- dents—A Wreck—Other Items. THE PREIGIT AGENTS MBETING, A meeting of the members of the Kansas and Nebraska Freight association is in ses- sion at the Millard hotel. Tho object of the meeting is o revise the freight tariffs. Among those present are F. B, Whitney, general freight and passenger agent of the Union Pacific at Kansas City; C. W. Cook, of the Chicago, Kansas & Nobraska at To- peka; A. W. MeFadden, of the Santa Fe at Topeka; J. C. Lincoln, of the St. Joseph & Grand Island; D, Atwood, Chicago & Northe western, and W. H. Garrewt and C. V. Lewis, of the Missouri Pacific, EACH LOST HIS LEGS, Two boys were deprived of their legs Tuesday on the Union Pucific while monke ing avound trains, Tho first acoident occurrea at Schuyler and the victim’s name wuas Thomas Mullin, & lad about sixteen. Mullin was trying to_board & box car and fell under the wheels, The legs wore both severed be- low the knee. The second victim was a boot- black named Rehea who had boen stealing o rido on the trucks and attempted to get off at Clark’s station before the train stop He was badly mangled and will doubtless die. The company's surgeons attended both cases. ANOTHER WRECK ON THE “Q." Two thick-headed scab engincers who up toa few weeks ago have been running farmn cugines in southern Kansas, attempted to pass each othor on the same track at Am mazonia, on the “Q" Lne, Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs, Tuesday night and in consequence a goneral smash-up ensued, Result—Two disabled engines, one bemg totally demoralized, and twelve or thirteon bursted box cars. In_consoquence the pus- senger train from Kansas City, baviug on board several representatives of various roads who were enroute to attend the meet ing of the Kansas and Nebraska Freight as sociation, were left,and the meeting hud to go over, “Everything is running smoothly.” A WESTERN TP, Mr. Eustis, genoral passenger agent of the B. & M, left last night for San Fraucisco to attend the transcontineutal meeting which will begin its session on May WILL AKKIVE TO-MOKEOW. C. P. Huntington, president of the Central and Southern Pacificroads,is on his way east ward and will plant his brogans ou Omalia soil to-day at 380 p. m. Huntington is on his way to New York city but will liuger in Omaba for & day of two. A NEW BUMMEL RESOUT. The Union Pacific railway company will make au effort this summer to wake Garfield | Beach, on the 0{:‘ Salt Lake eighteen miles from Salt Lake ‘ll.a'ethu most 6!— tractive summer resort o wost, n Decoration day the beach will be opened with_impressive ceremonies, and many Omahans are preparing to take it in. The bathing at this h is unsurpassed, it is said, and the surroundings beautiful, en- ticing and picturesque. LINKS AND PINS, Superintend Blickensdor fer, Union Pacifi 0 has been in Cheyenne for aday or two, returned at 4 p. m. yesterday Acting General Manager Kimball, of the Union Pacifio, is in Leavenworth con- ferring with the city officials rogarding a dis- puted right of way question. General Passenger Agent Tobbotts of the Union Pacific goes westward this after- noon. Mr. Griffiths. chief olerk in the ofce of Goneral Passenger Agent Eustis of the 3. & M., is absent at present visiting friends in the ecast. Mr, Snell, a brotherhood engincer from Hastings, Nob., who has been resting from his labors for some time, is in the oity, Hesays the boys at Hastings are all right. —— TRYING TO COMPROMISE, The Bricklayers and Oontractors After a Settlement. A prominent ofMcial of the bricklayers unionjstated to a Hrr roporter yesterday that negotiations have beon pending this weok betweon the committes appointed by the union some time ago to moet the contractors in regard to a settlement and some of tho contractors which looks toward the settle- ment of their trouble and the return of the union men to the work. The committee from the union consista of seven men and their action and sottlement of the difference will govern the entire union. This com- mittee met Mr, Blake, the manager of Nor- cross Bros,' business, an Ryan, Cunningham and Walsh aud Lad a l}lk with them about the difficulty. An effort was made on the part of the union to have tho contractors appoint. a committee at their meoting Monday night to meet the union committe and if possible sottle the dispute so that the work about the city could go on with union men, The contractor's meeting was 80 poorly attended that the matter was postponed until their Friday night meeting, ‘‘What terms are your committee ready to offer as a compromise,” asked the reporter of the union ofticial. “Iam not in a position to state,” he re- lied, ‘‘as I am not on the committee and in act { don't really know. Theso seven men have of course agreed upon some terms that they consider a fair compromise in the mat- ter, and if they can get an audience with a committee from the contractors having a liko power, I don’t think they will have any trouble arranging terms, I feel very sura they would be glad to have us on their walls, while, of course, wo have no object in re- maining idle. This strike is not benefitting any one particularly, and the sooner it is tarminated the better for both parties and the city as well. Of course we teel that our demands are just, but we are willing to com- promise_and seftlo the dificulty and go to work. We have about one bundred and fifty men at work in the city and there is only about one hundred who are not at work, but of course we would rather all be working.” Since the brick- layers have come to this rational point of ar- bitration it is almost safe to speculate upon it that tho contractors will appoint a com- mittee at their meeting Friday night to mect ‘with the union committee and put an end at last to the long strike. Choking Catarrh. Have you awakened froma disturbed sleep with all the horrible sensations of an assassin clutching your throat and pressing the life- breath from your tightened chest? Have you no- ticed the languor and debility that succeed the effort to clear your throat and head of this catarrhal matter? What a depressing influence it exerts upon the mind, clouding the memory and filling the head with pains and strange nofses! How difficult it 18 to rid the nasal pas- s, throat and lungs of this poisonous mucus allcan testify who are aflicted with. n.m"h.r!i‘?w difficult to protect the systemn against tg further Dprogress towards the lungs, liver and kidneys, all physicians will admit. 'It isa terrible dis® euse, and cries out for reliet and cure, Tho remarkablo curative powers, when all other remedies uttorly fall, of SANKOUD'S RADI- OAL CURE, are attested py thousands who grato fully rocommend it to fellow-sufferers. Noatute ment {8 made regarding it that eannot ho sube stantlated by the most respectable and reliable referencos, Each package contains one hottlo of the RADI- CAL CURE, 0n0_boX CATARRHAL SOLVENT and an IMPROVED INHALER, with treatise and direc- tions, and 18 s0ld by all drugglsts for 81. POTTER DRUG & CHEMIOAL CO., BOSTON. 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NO. 158~PROPOSALS FOR ARMY Supplies—Oftice of Purchasing and Depot Comuissaries of Subsistence, U5, Army,Omalin, Neb., Muy Bth, 188, —Sealed proposals in tripli- cate, subject o the usual conditions, will be e celyid e this office until 11 o'clock a.'m., central standard tme, on Friday, the Sth'day of June, 1684, at which time ana place they wil Opened i’ the presence of bidders, for the fur- iléhing ana delfvery at Omaba, Neb., the follow- iy army supplies, viz: ¥ 5 cooked toilet sets; towels: red codar buc water coolers; carpets; matting olenm; window sha dow brushes; windo cils; stonoll brushes; marking pot: oity directory and map of city. The right i re- served (0 reject any or all Ulds, Bluk propo- als wnd spocifications showing in detal the articles and quantties required and giving fuil info ation s to condition of contract, will be turnished on to this oftice. J. W, BARIIGER, U.B. 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