Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 15, 1888, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE., PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, TERMS OF KURSCRIPTION, ally Morning Edition) including SUNDAY, D Cre Xeurescers: #10 00 ot 1% Months . NG || i’ux Three Months . 2 e OMARA SUSDAY TEE, maifed 1o any idress, One year . WERKLY BRE, One ¥ O 4114 OFFICENO! CHICAGO OFFICE New YORKOFFIC TUIDING. WA FOUIRTEENTH ET1 ar o soave. B0 FANDO16 FARNAM STREET HOOKERY BUILDING, ROOMS 14 AND LUNR NGTON OFFICE, NO. 0613 T CORRESPONDENCE ANl communications relating o1 $orial matter should be addressed & OF THE DBEE. BUSINESS LETTERS, All business 1ot ters and remittances should be addressed 10 iy, BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMANA, Drafts, chocks and o orders to bemade payable to the order of ti npany. The Bee Pablishing EnnTnany Proprietors. E. ROSEWATER, DAILY BERE. ent ol Circulation. wsand edl- EDITOR itor. THE Sworn Stateme Btateof Nebraska, 1o County of Douglas, (%8 George P. Tzschin rotary of Tha Res Pub- Nshing Company, d ar that the actunl circulation of Tiik Bk for the week ending Dacember 8, 1888, was as follows: Bunday, Dec W aseRi i mber A, D, 1888, 1L, Notary Publie. 58, presence this sth d seal N.P, F Btate of Nebraska, 1 Connty of 1o i George %, Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- ses and suys thi he i secretary of the Hee Publishing company, that the actual average daily circulation of THE DALY Bee for tho month of D) 5041 copiess for Jan- for February, 1855, X 1 Tor March, 1588, 19,640 copias April, 1885, 1841 coplesi for May, 18%, 1 copies: for Jiine, I8, 10,243 coples: for J 1848, 18,033 coples: for Angitst, 1884, 15,183 cople for Beptember, 1858, 15,154 coples:’ £or Octoba 1888, ‘was IK084 coptes; for Noven 185 coples. GEO. B, 17 5 Bworn to before mo nnd subscribod in my Dresence this sth ambar, 145 11, Nofary Th railroad looks well on paper. look better under rail Omaha, Dodge City & Southern It would Toe time is opportune to advoeate the consolidation of South Omaha within our corporate limit TAKE the granting of liquor licenses out of the hands of the council. That will dry up the fountain head of corrup- tion in the city government. Ir1s an encouraging sign that the committee appointed by the board of trade to recommend changes in the charter has gone about the work in a business-like manner. LORD SALISBURY i ter Phelps on ignoring Minis- account of the Sackville affair. That is another way of telling our representative at the British court to puck his trunk and go home. ROTTEN PAVEMENT JDUhas delivered himself of more disinterested views on the city hall relocation. He don’t men- tion the fact, however, that his property lies within a block of Jeflerson square. THE winter packing of hogs for Omaha phows decided signs of improvement during the past week. The indications point to an activity later in the scason which will compare favorably with the record of last yea Tne investigating committee should call upon the legal adviser of the school bourd to question and cross-question witnesses, The chairman of the com- mittee lacks the necessary penetration to get at hidden facts. Tod MAJonrs, of Nemaha, who is lay- ing his wires for tho speakership of the legislature, must have pulled the wrong string when he tried to hold in hand the recent conference at Lincoln of certain representatives-elect, BeN Burrerwonria, of Ohio, evi- dently buttered his aunexation scheme on both sides. It pleases the liberal party of Canada, and is received with satisfaction by those in this “country who are looking forward to such a union, X T would surprise nobody if the dem- oerats in congress wonld agree to an omnibus bill providing for the admis- sion of Dakota, Washington, Montana, New Mexico and Utah, Their purpose would be to compel the republicans to swallow Utah, polygamy and all. IN a natshell the situation at Souvh Omaha appears to be this: The grad- ing already done will have to be paid for, independent, of the question whiether the mayorand council have ex ceeded their authority, That is a mat- ter for the citizens and the authorities of that town to settle between them- selves. CuAmMAN CooLeY, of the inter- ptate commerce commission, will give no more ddys of grace to the managers of those roads who wilfully violate the inter-state commerce law. It would cortainly have a wholesome effect if criminal proceedings were instituted against certain railroad officials and they would be made tosuffer the pen- alties which they deserve, THeE question of the selection of a .speaker is evidently now occupying a large shave of the attention of the mem-, bers-elect to the legislature., There are a half-dozen or more candidates in the field, each with his particular claims nnd promises. The appoarance of the railroad figureheads on the ground is Lo be expected. They are usually the first to bogin operations and the last to give up the struggle. For some time t, the railvoad candidatos and their ieutenants have been push- fng out thew feaelers to try the pulse of this and that Jegislator, They are out with fair romnises and tempting bargains to cateh him in thelr drag-net. The man, however, who 1s truo to his constituents Will not be cought in their meshes. He will not allow himeell to be tied hand pnd foot to the support of a railroad candidute of doubtful integrity. There fre good mon whose faithfuluess to the people is unqusstionad, Tho people’s fotecest, party loyulty and political preforimant shouid outweigh all other eonsideration in determining the sup- t of the mewbers-elect to such can- idutes. - THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S VIEWS. The report of Attorney General Leese, which has been submitted to the governor, and astatement of the princl- pal views of which appeared in Tne BEE of Friday, will be interesting read- ing both to the pecple and the railroad corporations, The championship of the cause of the people which has character- ized the official careor of General Leese, and which was vindicated by the popu- lar approval at the late election, will be maintained, and during the e nsuing two years, if he shall be properly sustained by the legistature, it is reasons hope that tho people will deri benefit from his efforts to reliovo them of abuses and ovpression at the hands of the corporations. Some things he may be able to accomplish with the authority he alvead but the full ad- antages which would result from the policy he advises will require legisla- tion favorable to that policy. Tt is un- fortunate that theve should be any question as to whother this can be s cured, but the fact is of goneral kuowl- edge that the friends of the will be strong in the next legislature, and the corporations will certainly omit no efort to increase the number. Whatever purchasable material there may be will be diligently sought for, and the best of it, or so much as may be needed, will be taken care of. Herein is the danger to the desived policy, which is only to be averted by u ceaseless public vigilunce upon the conduet of every member of tho legislature, and the foarles posure of those who while professing to serve the people are in the service of the corporations. Attorney General Leese firmly ad- heres to his past attitude, which has re- ceived the vigorous approval yf the peo- ple of Nubraska. He recommends a maximum freight rate scheduie, ex- presses the opinion that the board of transportion should be elective, and takes positive ground against the government granting any further indulgenc to the Union Pacific road, as involving an injustice to the people of Nebraska, who now pay about seven-tenths of the earnings of the roand. This is in line with the sentiment of a large majority of the people of the state, who will be grati- fied to find their cause thus again cour- ageously-advocated. The report will have an excellent effect 1n strengthen- ing the popular confidence and purpose. possesses, THE RE-SUBMISSION SCHEME. The opponents of the Farnam street site for the city hall are persistent and determined, Is there in the city coun- cil the honesty and manliness to defeat them? These people ave prepared to recklessly nullify the already expressed will of a majority of the electors, and to sacrifice all that has thus far been ex- pended by the city on the foundation of the authorized city hall building, 1n payments of architects and other- Shall they be allowed to do this ? wer which the city council shall make will show how many membars of that body have a conscientious regard for the will of the people and the inter- ests of the city as represented in the outlay already made toward the evec- tion of a city hall. he ordinance introduced in the council last Tuesday evening, pro- viding for a resubmission of question to a vote of the ple, ought to be defeated. It is opposed to public 1interest; it con- templates a palpable injustice; it is a scheme which, if successful, would re- sultin a considerable financial loss to the city without any compensating benefits; it has not a single fair ground of justification, as has been repeatedly and conclusively pointed out. The people having once decided upon the location for a city hall building, that question is permanently settied and cannot be properly and justly re- opened. The bonds alrendy voted are ample for the construction of the build- ing on the Myers’ plan, modificd by the omission of the police court and jail. The foundation of the projected build- ing has been pronounced byg competent architects to be strong enough, with alterations that - would cost less than fifteen hundred dollars. Be- tween forty and [ifty thousand dol- lars have already boen expended by the ecity, over twenty thousand of which was paid by the sehool hoard under the contract which provided that the board shall occupy a portion of the new building. The scheme of Hascall and those associated with him contem- plates the reckless waste of all this money and the abandonment of the contract with the school board. Every consideration of honesty, justico and public interest demands that this scheme be defoated, The duty of the council in this matter is plain and imperative. 1t should pro- cure moditied plans and proceed with the means on hand. These are sufticient for the construction of acity hall building with the omis- sion of the police court and jail, and there are excellent veasons why these should be omitted. It remains to be seen whether there are enough honest men in the council—men who have regard for the popular wish already expressed and for the flnancial intercsts of the city—to defeat this resubmission scheme and go on with a work the delay of which has been in all vespects a serious detriment to Omahu, com— AUTHENTIC NEW OF STANLEY' The veil that has rested so long over the fate of Stanley has been at last lifted, and in a manner that might have been foreseon, but which noue the less will be a great surprise. There can be little aoubt that the intrepid explorer and Bmin Bey are both in the hands of the Mahdi, for the news camesina shape that gives warvant of its authen- ticity, and is accompanied by details that are convincing, The statement is from Cairo and is to the effect that a letter had heen received by Khalifa Pasha, who commands the Egyptian garvison at Suakim, from Osman Digna, who stated that be had in his power Emin Pasha and a white traveler, and would order them to be executed if Suskim was not surrendered within a given time. Enclosed were two letters, one from the leader of dervishes who peo- this " captured Wadelal and its commander, giving the date of the surrender as October 10; the other was & letter from the kliedive to Emin Pasha, of which Henry M. Stanley was the bearcr, Without the express au- thorization of his sovereign the brave Emin Pasha would neyer have aban- doned the land entrasted to him, and it is natural to believe that this letter gave him power to withdraw. Before Stanloy started upon his mission he presumably visited Caivo for the pur- pose of obtaining official recognition from the khedive, which would be nec- essary for him as soon as he entered any region where the authorvity of the lgyptian potentate still commanded obedience. At the present moment the English government has been stung by the taunts of Lord Randolph Churchill into a semblanco of active operations in Egyptian affaivs. The troops 1 garri- son on the Mediterranean are under or- ders to proceed to Suakim, and will be replaced by troops from Bngland, Sev- enty-five lussars from an Knglish reg- iment at Alexandria have already started to relieve the hard pressed gar- rison at Suakim. Whetherthe news will stimulate the English to fresh efforts or will throw cold water upon their recent resolves cannot be foretold, but it will be an eternal stigma on the Englhish name if they do not” save Stan - loy by any and every means in their power. The retention of Sunkim is a dog in the manger policy, which can neither benefit the English nor the gov- ernment of the khedive, but its con- quest is of the last importance to the government of the Mahdi. When Is- mail Pasha plannad the opening up of the Soudan he made Massowah and Suakim the portsof exputation. The kim is the best caravan route in Af and the commerce of equatovial Africa began to flow that way until Gordon was made pasha at Khartoum. He was a fanatic,and he com- menced to interfore with the Arab trad- ers. This was the beginning of troub- les. One bad step has led to another until the situation concisely stated is just this: The English must either go to war in earnost to destroy the government of the Mahdi at Khartoum, or they must surrender the control of Egypt. This they will not do, because either the French or the Italians would immedi- ately take their place. The best policy would Dbe to release Avabi Bey from confinement, aud to recall Tsmail Khe- dive, and withdraw from Bgypt with a stipulation that the bondholders should grant the Khedive breathing time to re-urrange his affairs which have been ruined through their greediness. But even the magic of his name might not save the situation, for the Mahdi is acquiring fresh strength from day to day. The condition of things has been completely ruined by the blundering of the British, and the mors of the bondholders. One thi only is clear, and that is that the sav- ing of Stanley and Emin Pasha ought to be the ficst consideration. KEEP IT OUZ OF POLITICS. A great deal of capital is being made among ignorant people by certain dema gogues and politicians who are cla mor ing for the clection of the police com- mission by the people and denouncing the appointment of such a commission by the governor as inimical to the prin- ciple of home rule and local self- government. The metropolitan police system was devised as a measure of reform, to take the police from the control of politicians and out of local politics. To elect the commissioners by the people would simply mean to give the element that is most under police surveillance a voice in the choice of commissioners, and make the commissioners dependent upon the good will of the class that re- quires police supervision. The Omaha police commission is in no way an innovation with regard to the method of appointment, In In- diana and Iilinois the governor appoints the police commissions for the cities that have a metropolitan system. In Kansas the legislature has gone one step further: the police commission is regarded as a state appointment, and the commissioners draw their salarios from the state treasury just the same us any other state officers. It 1shigh time for the citizens and business men of Omaha to bestir them- selves if they wish to prevent the ro- location of Iort Omaha. There can be but little doubt that an appeal, setting forth the facts in the case, would have great weight in recalling the bill passed by congress. The present site of the fort. should remain, and additional ground could be added to mect the re- quirements of n ten-company post. Suitable petitions therefore should be circulated immediately by the board of trade, the clubg, and influential busi- ness men’s orgamzations throughout the city. These protests against the removal of the fort should be in the hands of our representatives and sen- ators in congress us soon as possible in order to secure immediate legislation for the recall of the measure passed at the last session. SEVERAL correspondents desire to know the popular vote cast for Harrison and for Cleveland. As near as can be estimated Harrison received a total vote of five million three hundred and thirty-seven thousand two hundredand forty-two. For Cleveland the vote cast was five miltion five hundred and nine- toen thousand seven hundred aod ninety. Cleveland’s plurality over Harrison of one hundred and eighty- two thousand five hundred gnd forty- eight is largely due to Texas, whose corrected vote gives him one hundred and sixty-three thousund three hundred and sixty-two over Harrisol me———— Every effort has been exerted to make TiE SUNDAY BEE excel previous issues. It will be a sixteen-page paper filled to overflowing with the very latest news and the choicest original and se- lected matter, No paper in this section can compare with it. Needs a Tonic. Chicago Times. Dakota thought it had a volcano, but it hasn't. Dakota ought to take sowething for its nerves. OTHER LANDS THAN OURS France has intimated peremptorily to both England and Germany that she will not toler- ato their searching for slaves on any vessel, Arab dhow or ‘®tHerwiso, which flies the French flag, but that she will send an armed oruiser into Arab waters for that purpose. Mauy men seem to imagine that this stato of things wili bring about war between F'ranco nany, but this is doubted by others, who think that England and France are more likely to be embroilod than France and Ger- It s certain that England is the only naval power in Europo that has porsistontly endeavored to put down the Arab traffic in negro slaves. It is also clear that England and France instead of boing united against the foe they both dread are very likely to arift into a war, for the public feeling in both countries is strongly aroused. 1f an English cruiser should seizo an Arab dhow fiying tho French flag,and there are many t dounder some pretext or other, France would un questionably resentit. Gormany was de sirous of & joint land expedition into Cen tral Africa, but Eogland would not consent, having had cnough of that kind of sport in the expedition. to relieve Khartoum, and therefore Germany's interest in putting down slavery has collapsed. In the mean- while Licatenant Wissman's plan of reliev- ing Emin Bey from the eastern coast has naturaliy been brought to a full stop by the insurrection in Zanziba All that has really been done toward that” erusade against tho Arabsin Central Afriea,preached by Cardinal Lavigeri, is that Engiand and Germany have several ships in the Red seaand Indian ocean along the coast, aud Italy and Franco have both agreed to 'send a ship, This widl have little effect ou Central Africa. Popc™Lieo is a very able man, and has suc ceoded in getting public opinion on lis side in spito of much misrepresentation, and many dificultios, It is sherefore probable tl in the event of a war between France and Italy he will come out on the top of the heap. But befora his ultimate triumph he will iave to endure much tribulation and to suffor many things, It is opanly whispered that the French government has advised him in the event of a raptura botwesn tue wo powers to take refuge in France, and has offerod him any one of thoe palaces which he may choose, besides a yearly peasion. But the pope will not leav rimony of St. Peter's, and no matter what may come to hum ho will remaiu at the helm. This is not only heroic, but it is wisdom also. The ians as a nation are disgusted with the large armaments and the expe vessols, and only the army is in favor of the present state of things. Some leading men are voing back in thought to Mazzinis' ideal of a United Italy, which would be u union of republican stitos; others regret the old principalitics and duchies, which were so favorable to the' development ol art. So even long for the old ery, *Viva il Papa Le, (long live the pope king). There is unmis- takably @ chango in public sentiment in Italy, ‘and the proof that this is so is in the fact that the pope has wded Talian Catholics to vote this ho election of deputics, a thing which hitherto ne he cautioned them not to do. 1t look much us if the Amadei jwill have to re Turin, unless Germ: hould step in, which is vory doubtful, for both Bismarck and Emperor William' wish to stand well with Pope Leo. « Nusr ed-deen is the potentate of Persia, and the czar of Russia has been having heaps of fun with Ljm. The shali, for such is his title, was desiiobs of ng the ezar as the commencement of another round of Europcan travels, and as an excuse for caus- ing so much trouble and expense, declared that he wished to consult his brother poten- tate upon a concossion demanded by the British, They asked for the privilege of marching their troops across Persian terri- tory, and this of course referred not to the whole of Persia, but to a corner lying be- tween part of the line of Russiaand part of the line of Afghanistan. The roquest was superfluous because the Eoglish, the Af- ghans, the Russians, the Tartars all gallop over the territory i question without any compunction, but it was made just as a feeler to know which of the two countr ) England or Ry was the most solid with Nusr ed-decn, who 1s Persia in the fullest seuse, there being no law save his The cza 'y emphatically declined cceive the shah, whose gluttony, filthi- s, and foul habils make him a very un- pleasant guest. ‘Then the shah in @ rage granted the English the concossion about which they were so anxtous. And as a fur- ther proof that he regarded “Codlin as the friend not Short,” he declined to recewve a Russiun ofli appointed as consul at Meshed. Whereupon the ezar of ail the Rus- sias sent for the Persin ambassador, and told him succinetly that his royal master was a fool, and that if he did not oficially rec nize the consul of Meshed, his inuumerablo Cossaclks would just wipe the floor with him. The consul was recognized. Secretary of State Bayard has pronounced that the seizure of the Haytien Republic was illegal, and that she must be released. As three war sloops have been commissioned from the Brooklyn navy yard to pay a friendly visit to Port au Prince, in Hayti, where the vessel is, the probabilitics are very great that she will return with them. But Secretary Bayard is quite capable of endeav- oring to cover up one mistake with another, and his decision may be unjust in fact, though just enough m law. The poiut really is: Did he, us secretary of state, recoznize the government of Legitime as tho govern- mentof Hayti, and did he recomnize any agents of Logitime as duly accredited agents When the government of Salomon was over- thrown, Hippolyte and Lo pired to the presidency, and one was clected in the northern part, and the other in the southern, including the capital. Legitime,jwho had the capital, had also the fleet, and be pro- ceeded to blockade Port de Paix, Cape Haytien, Saint Mare, and Gonaives, ports which were in_favor of his vival, Hippolyte, Messrs, Hemingway & Co,, of New York, who traded with these ports, dispatched tho Hayticn Republic with military stores to Saint Marc, and the vessel was captured b the Haytien gunboat Dessalines. Secretar Bayard considered that the blockade had not been announced properly, and was defective in other points, and it is certain that only Saint Mare _and Gonaives are effectively blockaded. If Bayard recognized Legitime, then apparently recognition of Legitime's blockade should follow. The truth is, how- ever, that there is too much profit to New York merchunts in supplying both sides with military stores forany recognition of abstract rights.” And on the other side, the Hayticns are o barbarous to care for the rights of neutrals orto bother themselves with the formalities that are usual and nec among civilized communitics. The amount of wite produced ia Burope last year was 2,752,000,000 gallons, of which the greater part was furnished by Irance, Italy and Spi nce produced 93400, - 000, Ttaly 603,833,000 and Spain 550,000,000, The falling off in France is about one-third, and the great increase in Italy is no doubt due to the large demands from France for cheap wines, which by blending and flavor- ing and fixing may be made to pass muster with ignorant persons for the genuiae juico of the Gascon grape. The increase in Spanish wines is not so marked as in Italian, but is due to the same cause. The red wine of Cat- alunia has o full body, and an excellent ap- pearauce, but itis deficient in flavor. When some good stock fron the Gironde is added to it, the result is a very commendable wine, There is in the three ports of Hordeausx, Cette and Marseilles & constant arrival of foreizn wines which are converted into claret with remarkable celerity and scientific knowledge, and the product is shipped abroad with fearless reliance on the ignor- ance of fmankind. Much of the wine is really good, and those who drink it do well to be satistied. esides Italian and Spanish wines, the French merchants buy some Cali- fornian and some Greek wine, though the latter is purchased only in emergenciés, ba- cause it hu @ taste of the rosin which is rub- bed upon the inside of the skinsdu which the wine is kept, and no blending will get rid of this, The vintage in Russia smounted to 46,000,000 gallons, 80 that California with 17,000,000 is reatly nowhere. In ten years time there will be a great difference in the figures. AN The drop in Panaia canal stock during the past ton days has beon simply awfal, and portends the coming catastrophe which all Americans have foreseon. Tho stares, which were fssued at a par value of $100, have fallen to 830, snd thoe credit of the com- pany is 80 shattered that it will bo impossible to obtain funds for the January dividend. What effect the crash will have upon tho French govornment, it is impossiblo to say, but it is notto be denied that for some time past the administration has refused to lend itsinfluence to the schomo of Do Lesseps, and ho, i1 his rage, has threatened all sorts of damaging rovelations, Tho men of Bou- langer see in the comimg storm an oppor- tunity for their hero, whom they persist in regarding as_another Bonaparte, but others look upon_him as more resembling Lafay- ette. He, it will bo remombe held the reins of power in the first throes rench revolution_ and so long us Mira- was behind him did well enough. But en the latter died, Lafayette, from sheer weakness and incapacity allowed the power of administration to fall into the haudsof the Jacobin clubs, and ran away frightencd at the devils whom he himself had conjured up. Enginecrs in _this country have always doubted the Do ps scheme; th doubted still more the workings of the Con struction company, beeause the latter would not tackle the central crestof the canal lind callod La Culeba, which way evie dently the first thing to be done. If that could not be handled, then the canal could not be built, If that could be removed, and the canal blasted to a proper depth in the olid rock, then the rest of the work was Y. ' 5 There is something absolutely fiendish in the avidity with which the ngiish press, particularly of London, scize upon all the gossip with relation to the recont indisposi- tion of the youthful emperor of Germany. They have not the manliness to avow their real sentiments of ~dislike, but professedly quote reports in French papers. Kyvery month or 8o there is a frosh bateh of statements about the omperor's maludy, with iints that he is at death’s door, and suzgestions as to who would be regant in case of his tta- ble demise. The inventors of these fables are never weary of inventing them. 1T the emperor goes traveling, the physic huve ordered it, fearing melancholia in their illustrions patient. 1f he stops at home, it is a sign that he is prematurely worn out. If he shows himself to the people it is to dissipate reports of his quecrn 1ot to say insunity. If he visits, every one remarks something odd about s ears, which are always stuffed with cotton to absorh puru- lent discharges from the inner part of the car; if he receives visitors itis rumored that they go away beeause one of his fits seized him, Such constant gratuitoys ma volence only betrays the morbid fear that the [uglish entertain for the possible victor of the battle of Dorkin; - With Several New Star hieago Tribune. ~ The republican party will hand the old flag down to posterity unimpaired and unalvercd ept by the aadition of several bright stars, s Run Down and Walk Back, New York Press. Why do not Most, Schwab and the an- crowd in Chicago take a run down to where their ideal form of government T ot Expect This, l ol Press. The alliterative Sun calls Cleveland’s me: sage a “dithryambie denunciation of the r for riches.” It might have called it the Jjaundiced jeremiad of a defeated democrat. e Mr. Springer’s Sudden Conversion. Oshiosh Northwester, Congressman Springer’s anxiety to lay asi 1l seitish political eonsiderations in the admission of the territovies is un exhibition of eleventh-hour goodness which affords sus- picion that the Salvation Army must have been at work upon him during the recess. o i New Blood Needed. Philadstphia Record, What is greatly nceded by the senate of the United States is an infusion of new blood. Cliosen and vechosen by state legislatures for a long term of years, its members are too apt to forget their responsibility to the people. At no time in the country’s history lias this truth been so apparent as at present. Democratic administrations have a great habit of maintaining our national dignity when it is affronte1 by a weaker nation, but of taking an insult mildly when it comes from a country of some strength. Thus Polic preferred to make war on Mexico rather than England; Picrce signalized himself by the bombardment. of Greytown, and Cleve- land sends a fleet to Hayti for doing less than Canada has done almost without a pro- test from him. - Sxat PROMIN " PERSONS, Scnator John Sherman carries $330,000 life insurance, Lord Sackyille is sta Derby at London hous Sir Mucns Membrane Mackenzie is what they have dubbed him over in Loudon, A bronze statue of heroic size is to be placed over the grave of Stonewall Jackson at Lexingion, Va. s vs private estates extend She receives over $100,000 ing with the Earl of annual rental f Colonel Cod, Bill, has bee eral'of Nebraska militia, P. T. Bai is building a palatial resi- dence at Waldemere, Conn, His old home will be turned into a summer botel, Walt Whitman was a compositor, So was David D. Locke, Joaguin Miller, Bret Harte, Mark Twain, William D. Howell and Joei Chandler Harris, The ameer of Afghanistan is not literary in his tastes, He has imposed a heavy tax on ali books and printed matter passing through his dominions, Thomas N, Hart was the republican candi- date for mayorof I30ston, and the women pullcd him through by a thumping majority. The name was irresistible. Mme. Adelina Pattiis an advocate of the lemon eure, She has been telling a London reporter that she takes lemon and hot water every morning as an aid to digestion, The enormous mass of correspondance loft by Vietor Hugo is not to be published enti M. Jules Teller, the editor of Hugo's lite remains, has decided to cut it dowa to the limit of one volume, Miss Bradlaugh, a daughter of the noted English atheist member of varliament, died recently and was buried iu Woking cenictery in a wicker cofin, owing to the crematory where she was to have been iucinerated being out of orde The empress of Russia has not recovered from the shock caused W her nerves by the rocent railroad accident in which she so nearly lost her life. She canmot sleep, and gravo fears are entertained that her health has been pormauently injured. Senator Quay has been appointed one of the Beaver' county mana of the Iur- gettstown Agricultural association, His duties will be to inspect the prize cattle, guess at the weight of hogs, time horse and decide which are the prettiest babies. Geunoral William T. Sherman seems to have absolutely no fear of death, and the off hand matter-of-fact way in which he some- times talks about it is extremely grim. Not long after Sheridan's funeral Sherman was speaking to friend of the many prominent officers of the late war who had died. I suall have to hurry up," remarked Sherman, stand die pretty soon, or therg will be nobody but militia to bury me." botter known as Buffalo s to the dignity of gen- Diphtheria Raging at Stoux City. S10ux Oy, 1a., Dec. 14,—[Special to Tug Bee.|—There is serious prevalence here of typhoid fever and diphtheria. heve are soores of cases of diphtheria and the dissase has for woelks proved unusually fatal, deaths awoug children being sspecially freauen It was hoped that as soon as cold weather set in there would be some dimiuution of the cases, but ghie rad cards ave as numerous as ever. THE RATE REDUCTION ORDER Once More Considered By the Board of Transportation, BUT NO DEFINITE ACTION TAKEN And Thus Al Fope of Relicf at the Hands of the Present Body Dies With Its Ro- tirement, 1020 P Srieeer, LiNcoLy, Doc 14, The state board of transportation had a “Panch and Judy™ time of it to-day. The board met in regular session at 10:30 o'clock. It became evident, however, soon after the board was calied to order, that some of its members would oppose any effort that might be made to secure reconsideration on the famous freight reduction ovder, or any reso- lution that tended to reduce freight extors tions. Needless time was killed in the dis- cussion of routine business, The uctions of Auditor Babeock and Commissioner Scott indicated that they dosired to retire to prie vato life with the homage of the railroads without going on record 4, again. It was a dog-in-the-manger game, After coutinuing the Waterloo complaint, the Guyer matter was passed for consid- eration this afternoon. Bofore adjourn ment, however, tho attorney general sug- gested that ho had a resolution ho wished to file or submit on the perplexing freight ques- tion. Scott deplored the coxpressed desire, and stated that he could not act intolligently upon the question, for hie bad had no tume to inquire into the real justness of a freight re- duction order, has citizen to- gle farthing and he s done a sing! Lixcory Bureav or Tie Osany Bee, } no dosire,” said a prominent “to pay his constitucney u sin- ST the great debt he owes them, s down and out without having @ thing in return “for the emolu- ments of his position. He has permitted the corporations to fatten at the expense of the people he swore to serve. 1T ignorantly, how- ever, hie is to be piticd and not blamed.” Eubeock and Laws stood by their past rec- ords. Laws said by his action, it is not time for another flop. Scottdid the most of the talking oapainst un order to reduce freight rates. “The Jowa rates,’ he said, -“would be unjust to railway companies, and T am not ready to vote on this question until I can sce a_schedule of rates spread before me that will show that we are getting reduction that will benefit the people and not be unjust and unfair to the roads.” The discussions were sharp pro and con. Generally, however, the members of the board were not inclined to bo acrimonious and bitter. Opinions were expressed with an_emphasisthat indicated pre-judgment, and it was evident that the board would not reach a favorable vote from the first, The attorney general made an unsuceess- ful effort to seeure the passage of the follow- ine resolutic It was filed and became a part of the records of the session, but it was defeated by the votes of the st of state, the auditor and the commmissioner of public lunds and buildg: Whereas, On the 6th day of July, G. L. Laws introduced a_resolution to require all railroads doing business to adopt a certain formula as a basis for fixing rates, and, Whereas, The various railroads have answered the notice sent out by the board to show cause why said schedule should not be «d into effect, and, as, Said railroad failea to shHw to this board why the s; 1t is, therefore, considered, order adjudged by the state board of transporta- tion, that every railroad company doing busi- s in the state L d they ecach are, arrar g2 and change rates, so that taking as a basis the rate noweha 1 on first class the second class will bess per cent of the companies have any zood cause cent of first e nt of first cl; r cent of first class. cent first class, nt of first cl Fourth Class. Fifth Class —0 A Cluss—40 of pe B Class. C Cla D Clas: 15 Class And it is further adjudged t the rates and the same are, he and reasonable rates for the transportaiion of property in Nebraska. And, further, that the order shall take effect and 'be in force at above be, ared to be just meeting was probably the last thar held by the present board. The at- general said that he could not be ntat a meeting contemplated for next Thursday. Hill, Benton and Stein will take the places of Willard, Babcock and Scott, The new board may reduce rreight rates, but ail hope ‘Of relief at_the hands of the pres- ent board dies with it. WARDEN IIYERS RESIGNS, ‘Warden H) dered his resignation to- day, to take effect on thglst day of Januar anda asks leave of abscnce until that date. Deputy Warden Hopkins ‘was appointed to arden during the absence of Mr. s, and e will by sharge of At the state pe No _reason has been assigned for signation, and the cause is a matter cture only, Parties who pretend to y step is due to the well known d isting between him and the the of LLING SIIRTS € C. T, Wallett, R DITFICULTIES, the well kuown and Custom Siirt Louis, was rge of vio- ending of likely this arrest lating the ordin; goods by non-r - question must bo settled, and it is perhaps as well that the jealous Lincolu m nts fight itout with one of nir. Wallcits standing and_influence rather than with some poor devil with equal rights but not able to defend himself. The wnpression is gaming eround that certain Lincolu merchants want the carth, 1 this morning on the ¢ wainst the UNDER TIRER DALLS, * The teial of Geldwater, the pawnbroker, for recoiving and disposing of stolen goods, was continued in the police court yesterday befor Judge Houston The eviden against Goldwater is given oy the bo thieves—Doran, Hughes and Johnson—and seems tolerably conclusive that a ‘fence” for stolen goods has been ed under the golden glimmer of Mr. Goldwater's sign. CITY NEWS AND NOTES. er, the man that slugged the mayor, was adjudged guilty of assault and batteyy Dy the jury last evening, and this morning was brought before the court and sentencod 10 the extreme penaity allowed by law for that offense, viz, three months imprisoument and a fino of $100, together with costs of prosceution, ‘T'he district court to-day granted a decree of divorce separatiug Leo A. White from her id, ‘Thomas J. White, on the grounds ortion. rge Hopp and Miss yesterday made huppy by a lice d, o1 Hastings, Yol oltar were o to wed was in the v. Mr. Olinstead is the gentle. man who recently acquired notoricty through the publication of his c r Dromising places to those who would support him for speaker of the house Senator-elect 5. \y was o caller at th Newton Beers' any is stoppin Captain H. £ Beardsley pital hotel 3 o8t in London at the Windsor, Palmer aud son, of Platts. mouth, are stopping i the Capital eity. The wial of Frank Young, on the charge of grand lareony, dragzsod its slow lengih in the district.court yestorda ~ STATE JOT Neb ank. ‘Che $20,000 high school building is nearly inclosed, und wili be completi rapfidiy us possi A firm of 7L utl wtloczeys pleaded aloquently for L i U tae other day in ecurgd x vordict for 850, and s 1 tho Judg.ueat for §0, gathered at Woering Watce ug a leetars by Judge lad 1o plt in an {aaation Of his nou-wrri Vil bas yer Leusi wade The district court at Hastinzs has declared forfeited the bondsof Ed. Hawkins, who of Aurora, com LI ished brion [ tho otlier o Touriee, but 1ho ainst the people | . shot and_killed Frank Fanstor in a saloon row in that city November 2. The bondsmet were Hawkins' father and uncle, who wil 10so the amount, 5,000 Sargent looks forward with eagor expecte ancy to the coming of the B. & M. in the spring, and a8 this thriving little wostern town is surrounded by the fertile acres of the middle Loup valley, there is overy reason to believe a railroad Will make it a good, subs stantial town The citizens of Alliance held a mass meet. ing the other day to ise ways and means to secure a new land district, comprising the northern part of Choyenno county, the county of Box Butte, southern Sioux county and southern Sheridan county. A number ot petitions are being circulated and a gonfl- denee scoms to be provailing that the efforts will be a stccess. Much annoyance is now felt by the peoplo in having to travel soyenty- fivo miles to Chadron and ninety miles to Sidnoy A correspondent at Surprise writes Tim ek a history of the hog cholera inoculation in Butler county. — After stating the factsat longth, as have already been given in THR Ber, showing that the inoculation has proved deadly in some hords and has worked suc- cessfully in_others, tho writer concludes: *That Dr. Billings has demonstratod that hogs may be given the cholera by vaccinas tion no one questions; that 1t _may be in & mild form canngt be deniod. The only ques- tion that can arise is as to the ability to con= trol the virulence and give it a mild form at will. Enough has b wccomplishod o ine spiro hope, and a suffering people will nover be satisfiea until tho efcacy of vaccination is sottled boyond doubt, and this must ba done by further experimoents,” Tov The State Normal school has 330 pupils. hree saloons have boen closed by the of- ficials of Gladtook. The manufactur of Clinton paid out wages this year $1,573,000, Two hundred incandescont electric lights are to be placed on the streets of Burlington, Waterloo veterans bought a horso for a needy comrade who had lost one: througlh ace cident. The Newton canning compan year put up 402,000 cans of corn cans of tomutoes. The Blencoe lyceum cstablished the fact that the love of money has more influ- ence than the love of women, T'wo hundred insane «patients woro sent from Mt. Pleasant to Clavinda Thursday, having been assigned to tho new asylum, Sam Brown, of La_Harpe, recontly ceived a back pension of 100, aud he cele brated the event with a* and ball," to which he invited all his friend Senator Allison introduced a bill granting a pension to Thomas K. Bevan, of Oskaloosa. The applicant is an old man who sent four sons.to the union army, two of whom died in the servic Four hundred and enty-nine church members and citizens of Creston have signod a potition to the city council, praying that that body take steps to enforce the Sunday law in relation to closing places of business. Harvey Leonard, of Davenport, aged seventy-six years, 1s dead. He was ono of the oldest scttlors in that part of lowa, Roing there in 1 He had been street commissioner, chief of polico ana mayor of Davenport, For twenty years he was sher- iff of Scott county. 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