Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 1, 1889, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. ——— TRRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dafly Morning Baition) including SuxDAY s ® OMANA SUNDA Vear. 4 an 1GAGO OFYICE, 67 ROOKERY BUILDING. TW YORK OFFICE, ROOMS 14 AXD 15 TRIBUNE BUiLDING. WASHINGTON OFFicE, NO. 613 FOURTEENTR BIRERT. 1 CORRBSPONDENOR. '\ ., 1 communications relating to nd edl- h’lnl matter should be sddressed to the EDITOR ® DRE. o BUSINKSS LETTERS, 11 bustnoss leiters and rem|ttances should be ressed to THr IER PUBLISHING COMPANY, QuAnA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders to be mide payabls 1o the order of the company. ko Bee Pablishing Company, Proprietors E. ROSEWATER, Editor. " THE DAIL ) Sworn Statement ot Circulation. tate of Nebraska, ! Bty of Douglas, | %% George B, Tzschuck, secretary of the Ree Pub- Tishing company, does solomnly swear that the {'circutation of Te DAILY DEk far the ending March 30, 1850, was as follows: Wednesday, Mai Thursday. March Friday. March 20 Baturday, March Average. ... . GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. 8worn to before me and subseribed to in my presence this 30th day of March. A. D, 1880, Seal. N. P, FEIL, Notary Publio. Btate of Nebraska, 1% County of Douilas, | ** George BB, Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- oses and says that he is nu(vremrf' ot the Bes Publishing company, that the actual average Qaily circulatio of THE DALy BEE for the monith of March, 183, 10,060 coptes; for April, 1888, coples; for May, 1888, 1K1%) coples; ' for June, 19,243 coples; for July, ‘188, 1508 coples: for August, 1888, T8 copies; or September, 1888, 18,164 conies’ for October, 188, 18,034 coples: for Novem: ber, 1885, 18,068 coples; for Dec or, 1884, 18,223 coples: for January, 180, 18, o Fob- ruary, 1880, 18,906 copies. i RGE B, TZSCHUCK. Sworn to befors mo and subscribed inmy presence this 24 day of Mareh, A. D, 1880, P. FEIL Notary Public. IT MUST be conceded that the investi- gating committee drew the lyin’ pretty strong. THE overhead wire companies sprung their mine before their friends could escape the shower of mud. KANSAS CITY, a8 usual, is ten years behind Omaha. It has just secured a great union depot on paper. TrE main question is: Did the coun- oil “‘see” the subway people, or the sub- way people “sce” the council? THE street sweepers have been laid for two weeks for repairs. An extra ul on the treasury is required to grease the shaiting. THE undertakers should advance the date of the convention at Lincoln. Sev- eral deceased jobs around there demand immeaiate attention. THE death of the legislature did not cause a visible pang of regrot outside of the lobby, but a huge sigh of relief escaped from the taxpayers. CADET TAYLOR failed to connect with the state board of transportation. This is due to the merciful disposition of the board to save the roads from bankrdptcy. ADMIRATION for the Denver bank robber is lost when one contemplates the methods used to purge Moffat of his coin. Castor oil has lost none of its per- suasive qualities. NEBRASKA officeseckers threaten to overwhelm the hungry Hoosiers at the capitol. The number of prairie waifs seeking recognition and a salary is sufficient to fill all the offices in sight. EVICTING settlers from the Iowa river lands when the government is holding out prospects for relief smacks of perse- cution, The land companies only preju- dice their cause by such action. THERE is no reason why. the council should vote a franchise to any subway system in order that overhead wires may be submerged. The time for issu- ing free franchises in Omaha is past. THE condition of the Eleventh street viaduct demands the immediate atten- tion of the authorities. The structure is a menace to life, and prompt meas- ures should be taken to avert a calam- ity. m—— A CORRESPONDENT asks whether a council of a village in Nebraska can sign an application for a liquor license. The town board can grant a license in a county where the sale of liquor is not prohabited. AMONG the commendable acts of the Jegislature was the maintenance of tairly good order during the closing hours. The drunken orgies which di graced previous legislatures was no- ticeably absent. —— TEE United States senate is carefully watching the progress of the press repression bill in Germany. A similar law in this country would relieve the members of much physical pain and mental tortare. Tue purchase of the Pacific hotel plant by the Union Pacific is an evi- dence of the retrenchment inaugurated in all department. The back number pies cau be pressed into service as car wheels when the finances run low, — NoT the least importunt of the meas- ures which have become law, is the il reducing the number of justices of the peace in metropolitan cities to six. This statute applics directly to Omaha and will go far in correcting the abuses of jug-handle justice. mr—— BPEAKING of the Omaha postofiice fightand the methods employed to effect asale of the Folsom property, the San Francisco Clhronicle says: *“The case of the Omaha postoftice site bears a strik- ing resemblance to that of this city, ex- _©ept that the beneficiary by the sale of our local site is not a near relative of Cleveland. Probably the knowledge that this little job at Omaha would be knooked out added to the regrets that the oivil-service-reform president felt over retirement from the white house.” THE LEGISLATURE. The Nebraska legislature made a rec- ord conspicuous for two reasons: The number of good local and general laws added to the statute books, and the al- most entire absence of vicious legisla- tion. From the beginning to the close the legislature was harassed by a com- bination of boodlers determined to do as little as possible, except for a price. Half the members become active claim agents, and struggled to press their per- sonal schemes to the front at the ex- pense of general legislation, while the other half were kept busy fighting the cormorants. The latter triumph®d, and the taxpayers have good reason to con- gratulate themselves on the signal de- feat of scandalous claims and exorbi- tant appropriations. Like all preceding legislatures, the Twenty-first was beset by a horde of hungry lobbyists and desperate tric sters. They were actively pssisted by the chairmen of important committ ees, and their schemes of plunder were given a prominence which threatencd tor a, time to make them successful. With the active aid of the combine on the floor of the house, general legis lation was delayed as a means of coerc- ing honest members into supporting wholesale rgids on the treasury. The infamy of this conspiracy forced a union of the opposition, which pulled the pillars from under the rotten structure State officers and managers of the vari- ous state institutions plunged into the lobby and joined in the carnival of corruption. Enormous sums were asked for additions and expenses, and inflated salaries and increased help were de- manded on all sides. They became a public scaudal and threatencd the state with bankruptey. But thearrogance of the combine, coupled with shameloss at- tempts at bribery, provea fatal to their schemes. The defeat of Butler’s in- famous claim, followed sharply by the rout of Stout, Kennard, Hathaway, Babeock andj the saline land syndicate, deprived them of shoals of plunder and crushed their ambition, This splendid work was capped at the close by the sen- ate combination, which still further cut down extravagant appropriations and destroyed the last hope of the bood- lers. The demands of the producers for re- lief from railroad exactions were totally ignored. It was impossible to secure even respectful consideration 1in the senate, It was the graveyard of every measure affecting the corporations. The absurd claim that regulation would retard railroad building and delay the development of the western section of the state was successfully worked by the lawyers and political farmers, and a majority of the senate united in defeat- ing every bill which directly or re- motely touched their interests. Taken as a whole the record of the legislature is above the average. The people have reason to be thankful that it was not worse. From submission at the outset to the robbers’ raid at the close, the efforts of organized schemers and conspirators were directed at the welfare of the state. The first evil suc- ceeded, the last failed. The treasury is safe, and the burdens of the taxpay- ers have not been increased. A PLEA FOR SALARIES. An article will appear in the April number ot the North American Revicw from the pen of Senator Chace advo- cating an increase of the salavies of members of congress and other federal officials. From extracts published Mr, Chace proves that there is a great deal to be said on his side of the question. It will be remembered that he resigned his seat in the senate for the principal reason that the compensation wasin- suflicient to enable him to live in Wash- ington as he thinks a senator should live, and in addition to meet the extra- ordinary social ®mands upon him. He isa man of wealth, gt he did not care to longer draw upon his private re- sources, particularly when in order to properly perform his public duties he was compelled to neglect his personal affairs. Therefore he decided to retire from a position in which he had made a creditable record. Mr. Chace argues that the country is vich and prosperous, and that the people are not only willing to see, but that thev take pride in seeing, the men who represent them en- abled to live in a manner befitting the important position which they occupy before the world. He presents a list of salaries paid to numerous oflicials of the government from president to district judges, all of which are in excess of the compensation of congressmen, and he ingists that there is injustice in this when the extent of the labor, the char- acter of the services, and the dignity of the congressional office are cousidered. He asserts that congressmen are sub- jected to a severer demand upon their energios than any other class of public officials, “‘It1s within reasonable bounds to say that most congressmen spend fourteen out of twenty-four hours in active mental occupation, oftentimes of the most exacting chavacter,” Year after yenr, says Mr. Chace, and every year, we see men in either house, of strong physique and tough mental fibre, break down from excessive over- work, 5 It is of course not a sufficient answer to avguments in favor of paying con- gressmen & just compensation to say there is always an abuundant supply of cupable men willing to go to congress at the present salary, as has been shown in the case of the vacancy mude by the resiguation of Mr, Chace. Rhode Island will have no difficulty in finding a man who will repeat his experience at the national capital. But the fact that this is the case’ with every probability of always being so, does have a very great in- fluence with the masses of the people to whom an annual salary of five thousand dollars seems a very generous sum. With such, comparisons of salaries paid by private corporations will have vory little weight, because the general popu: lar judgment is that such salaries, as in the case of railroad officials, for exam- ple, are far too large. Besides, these are in most cases vegulated by ciroum- stances which do not fairly allow of their being brought into comparison. From what Mr, Chace says of the senti- ment existing among congressmen this sl S RO i B question is likely to be vigoronsly ngitated in the next congress, with some probability that the members of the succeeding congress will get an ineren of salary. Perhaps the best plan would be to reduce the membership of the house to such an extent that a reason- able addition to the compensation would not materially increase the cost of con- gress to the country. There are many who think that the house would be im- proved by having its membership re- duced. REGARDING AN EXTRA SESSION. The special session of the senate is expectod to adjourn next week. Re- garding an extra session of congress, the impression is general that one will not be called, or at any rate not sooner than Octobs The territorial question having been disposed of by the last con- gress, the only thing remaining to fur- nish a reason foran extra session was the surplus probiem. It isthe opinion of Senator Allison, and doubtless of oth- ers who will have influence with the administration, that the situation with respect to the surplus will give no ocoa- sion for an extra session. The appro- priations for the next fiscal year, be- ginnin& July 1, are large. and if these are expended, says Senator Allison, as 1t is reasonable to suppose that most of them will be, the apprehended surplus will be much diminished. Stating the excess of revenues over expenditures for the current fiscal year at twenty million dollars, and the excess for the next fiscal year at forty-five million dollars, of which nearly one-half the latter sum will be accumulated by Janu- ary 1, 1890, Senator Allison says the problem for the secrctary of the treas- ury to solve, in case congress should not be called in extra session, will be how he can dispose of twenty-three mil- lion dollars in excess. In the opinion of Mr. Allison it will not be a difficult thing to purchase bonds covering this entire surplus, while as to the existing surplus, which has been accumulating for some years, 1t would not be affected by legislation now or atany future time, readjustment of taxation must co with reference to current revenues and current expenditures, without considering those accumula- tions. Senator Allison observes that an extra session of congress in the beginning of a new administration is not desirable in the public interest, unless great necessity for it appear, and he does not find spch necessity in the present situa- tion of affairs. He suggests that if con- gress were convenaed about the middle or last of October it could remain in continuous session and take up seriously and earnestly the whole question of the reduction of taxation. An extrasession in October would give time for the or- ganization of the house and the com- mittees of the house, and vhus put in course of early preparation those reve- nue measures which could be con- sidered and completed, under these conditions, by April of next year. He regards 1t as doubuful whether any progress could be made by calling an extra session during the present spring and taking the risk of a long session during the summer without any practical result. Doubtless Senator Allison reflects the general sentiment in this matter of the republicans in both branches of congress, and very likely that of the president and secre- tary of the treasury also. With regard to vublic opinion, it can always be safe- ly counted upon not to favor an extra session of congress unless there 1s a most urgent reason for it. Under ex- isting conditions doubtless all interests will be best subserved if the adminis- tration shall adopt Senator Allison’s view. THE subway investigation instituted by the city council developed the oppo- sition of the overhead wire company to any movement tending to abate a nuis- ance. They insist that no subway s tem has yet been perfected, and that all conduits in use are in an experimental stage. It is not material to the people of Omaha which system has been the most successful, It is sufficient to know that in all large cities the wires have been placed under ground and success- fully operated. In the business center of Chicago theve is not a wire to be seen and the forests of poles have disap- peared from the streets. A similar change for the better cannot be long de- layed in Omaha, but the authorities must guard the intorests of the city and prevent a monopoly by refusing an exclusive franchise to any company. Give every system a chance to demon- strate its advantages, under proper srestrictions, and giyve the wire com- panies the right to choose the best. | — Tne advance of rates for the ship- ment of grain from Chicago to the sea- board by the eastern railroads a few wecks ago has evidently not had the effect which railroad magnates antici- pated. The opening up of navigation on the gy lakes took place much ear- lier this season, and in consequence the bulk of the carrying trade Is going by the water route. There is thevefore a hurrying and skurrying in railroad cir- cles to squeeze down the existing freight schedule to a margin as low as the lake vates. The water vompetition promises to be unusually active this year. The tonnage has been consider- ably increased and transportation facili- ties have been improved. Last year over one hundred thousand tons of freight were moved by water, and the railroads read with alarm the prospects which will increase these shipments fully fifty per cent. TuE republican senators who contri~ but.i to the defeat of the nomination of Murat halstead for miuister to Ger- many, exhihited a petty contemptible spivit. These worthies imagine that they are above public criticism, that their acts must be accepted without & murmur, and that the dignity of the body must be preserved by rebuking those who have vigorously assailed their conduet, Halstead s an open and honorable foe. Ho never skulks in am- bush or strikes from behind, He has held up to public gaze the infamous methods by which Payng purchased a sout in the United States senate, and unsparingly denounced the republicans who assisted Jhim in retaining it. His devotion to pripciple and purity in poli- tics is not ed by men whose chief qualification for the positions they oc- cupy is the milions they possess. —————— ONE of the most disgraceful foatures of the last liou¥s of the legislature was the desperate efforts made by ropre- sentatives of state institutions to raid the state treasury for large appropria- tions. Superintendents of rious charitable institutions, principals of schools ana other public servaits vied with each other in being early on the ground, importining members and on- tering into questionable combines in order to secure a larger slice of the appropriation loaf. Men of this stamp who neglect the duties to which they were appointed and for which the state employs them, 1n order to lobby and log-roll their pet schemes through the logislature are unfit for the posi- tions they hold. GOVERNOR THAYER vetoed bill 185, which originated 1n the house, to amend section 20 of chapter 7of the compiled statutes of Nebraska of 1 rolating to assistant county attorney The bill provided for the appointment of such assistant attorneys and required them to glve bonds, but declared that they should receive no compensation from the county ‘“‘except in counties with fifty thousand and upwards of in- habitants.” The governor gave asa reason for withholding his signature that “the state has no right to ask for the service of any one without paying a reasonable compensation.” THE anxiety of the telegraph com- panies to bolster Shillinglaw shows that they were deeper in the subway mive than they are willing to admit. If they were disinterested parties to the invi tigation, why was it necessary to scour Chicago for certificates of character? Why were telograph franks distributed so lavishly among councilmen? The ovident intention was to perpetuate the overhead wire nuisance. As WAS predicted by Tnie Ber early in the session the railroads had little to fear from the legislature. Measures which contemplated the regulation of rates and taxation of railroad property in cities for municipal purposes were defeated. This is one of the dark spots which cloud the record of the session just closed. GOVERNOR THAYER is determined to tolerate no lawlessness in Keya Paha county. Well-meaning but impetuous men should not take the law into their own hands. If there are horse thieves and dangerous charactersin the county, the proper authovities of tho county and state should first be called upon to deal with them. THE fight against prohibition in Massachusetts is growing exceedingly warm. The religious vress has taken a bold stand against a law which breeds hypocrites and cultivates spies. The Christian Union, jorns the Congregational- ist in opposing constitutional prohibi tion, and advises its Massachusetts readers to votest*No. " THE bill passed by the legislature assessing fire insurance companies two per cent of their premiums in cities for the support of fire departments a timely measure. The companies re- ceive the protection and they should bear their share of the burden for the maintenance of efficient fire depart- ments. THE people of Nebraska have cause for rejoicing that the disreputable claims and boodle element in the legis- lature were routed foot and horse. The farmers fought nobly in the pro- tection of their constituents, and they should have all the credit for the vie- tory. IN ANSWER to inqui we would state that claims to lands in Oklahoma can be filed on and after April 22, the date fixed by proclamation of the presi- dent for opening Oklahoma to settle- ment, No ono will be allowed "to take up a claim there before that date. es Boulanger's Faint. Atlanta Constitution. Boulanger is carrying the Napoleonic par- allel to a dangerous poiut. He has fainted, but whether at the smell of paint or powder 18 not known, — A Bool Cotton Ringhamton Republican, The cotton marlket is said to be strength- ening on the announcement that plump girls are again to be the fashion, e I Qualified to Ba a Senator. Washington Critic When a hen goes into eggscoutive session she keeps it very still until the business is transacted, and then she gives 1t all away. The hen should be a Urited States senator. e No Remnants in Stook. New York World, The first postmaster appointed in Mary- land by the new administration turned out to be a democrat. He has been hurled back mnto the soup. Mr. Wanamaker has no use for remnants now. A A Peacefal Edropean Oatlook, vhiladelphia Record, The czar can borrow money uow at 4 per cont with which to retire 5 per cent bonds. This, too, affords a kood sign that moncy enders feel reasonably well assured of the continued peace of Eurppe. i Mr. Keely, Xoa Woary Us. Brooklyn Thmes, Mr. Keely, of Philadelphia, announces that he has now the missing mechanio link which is to make tha' ‘vibratory resonator and ethereal generative evaporator” a suc- cess, This statementis & grandiloquent chestnut. Kcely is tirsome. R Mris. Brown's Statement, Yonx, Neb,, March 20,—To the Editor of Tag Bee; The article regarding me pub- lished March 22 is wholly false. Miss Brown wilfully made a faise statement to injure me. It is well known in Albion, as here, that nothing of the kind ever occurred. I buve taught school in York county for two years successively, Dr. Hrown had two wives: they were divorced from bim, uot he from thom. Please allow me spacé for this in yonr paper in justice to me. Rospectfully Yours, Mus, MIKENE BROWS, G A Terre Haute Expross: Mrs. Walworthy — I deciave, Henry, your cternal talk, talk, talk of how good & cook your mother used to be will drive wme wild some day! My most forvent wish 1s that httle Johany will over worry his wife that way when he grows up aud has a home. Mr. Walworthy— There's no danger of that. OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, APRIL 1. 1839. AN OMAHAN ABROAD, He Writes to Friends an Interesting Account of His Travels. The following readable letter, received by 8 number of gentlemen of the city, will be appreciated by Omaha readers: Parace Hotrr, SAX Fraxcisco, March 14, 1 880.—Dear Friend: I have only one apology to muke, and that is for sending you & wype- written letter. 1 have made four ineffectual attempts to fulfil my promise to write you full particulars individually, and have at last concludad to send you a detailed statement of my trip collectively. We went direct from Omaha to Denver and staid there for three days. Denver is undergoing quite a boom, Property near the business center sold as high as $4,000 a froot foot. Outside property, eight miles from the business center, was selling for £300 and $400 a lot, twenty-five feet front. Imet Governor Cooper, of Colorado, and had quite a chat with him. He said that while he would concede to Kansas City the attributes of a city, he would not rank Owaha as being betler than a town. He stated thatthe boasted packing interests of Omaha were nothing compared to the daily shipments of ores from Denver. He showed me the statistics of one day's shipment, but on further investigation I found that ship- ments are made every four days, and when I called_his attention to this fact he laughed and admitted that he was stretching things alittle, Armour & Co. are selling meats in Denver. We next went to Pueblo, Colo. is spread all over the sand hills, going a boom similar to Denver. from hero direct to Salt Lake C Denver & Rio Grando railroad. At a town called Peterson, about—fifty miles beyond Pueblo, oil has recently been aiscovered, and the' entire valiey was one mass of scaffolding and drilling parapher- nalia and o1l tunks, and of course the entire country is very much excited. Arrived at Salt Lake City we met an acquaintance of ours who had platted an ad- dition to the city, and of course we ob- tained very v a free rideall over. He showed us property about six miles from the business center which he was trying to_dis- vose of at §0 per front foot. Busincss property in Salt Lake City is valued at 2,500 per front foot, although Salt Lake has only a population of about 30,000 inhabitants. The Mormons scem to be concentrating their ef- forts towards holding absolute control of Salt Lake City. They released their grip on Ogden in the recent election, but maintained the control of municipal affairs at Salt Lake City. They own all street franchises and privileges, and hold all the important oftices at this point. The city has scarcely any public improvements of any kind—not even sidewalks. We wont through the Mor- mon temple, wiich is certainly a monument of folly in every sense of the word. It is a massive: structure, built of solid gramte, walls in some places thirteen feet thick. ‘I'hey have spent up to the present time about $13,000,000 i its erection and the roof has not yet been placed on the building. We visited the Tabernacle, which is a large ezg-shaped building, capable of seating 10,000° people. Its acoustic properties are wonderful. A person seated at one end of the building can oasily hear a pin drop au the other end. We went to Ogden and found business property there valued as high as $1,500 per front foot, and acreage three miles from the business center at 81,000 per acre. All the available property in'that locality has been bought up by a'syndicate, at _the head of which1s Aleck Swan, the defunct cattle King. : ‘We saw a queer character at this point—an old mormon who for twenty years has worn no other garment than a loose coffee sack. He wears ashes on his head, and is un- doubtedly trying to clothe himself in sack- cloth and ashes. He goes down to the river every morning—summer and winter—to take a bath. He takes an ax along to break the ice when occasiun requires it. Reached San Francisco a few days after, and I took the next train for San Jose. Spent several days with my relatives and returned to San Francisco accompanied by my father- in-law. Messrs. Albright, my pater familias-in-lex and myself then proceeded direct to Los Angeles. Here we found every evidcuce of a shattered boom. Nothing is doing there of any conscquence; money openly loaued on real estate ut from 12 to 24 ver cent on one- third the valuation. The city is plaited in every direction for a great many miles. Weo met Will Reddick, Charley Reddick, Mr. John I, Reddick and Mrs, Will Reddick; also Qquite a number of other Omaha people. Red- dick & Reddick is the name of the law firm in the handsome new Reddick block which has just been erected. We found here, as at every point, a great, tendency to gouge eastern suckers. We hired an open Surrey; L acted as driver and we_rode all over the city for about an hour and a half, and found our bill 5. We bought a dozen oranges aud paid $1 for them; got shaved ana paid 25 cents apiece. Presume our 100Kks gave us away, as natives get much reduced rates on these items. Went direct from this point to San Diego and stopped at the Coronado hotel, which is the popular bathing resort. While this is a very beautiful spot and the beach is very pretty, still no bathing to any extent is indulged in here. They have aspecies of ray fish called the sting ray, which burrows in'tho sand along the beach. It varies in sizo from an_ordinary watch crystaltoa wash tub, and has a’ tail about one and a half times as long asthe width of his body. This tail is armed witha barb, aud the bather who steps upon the sand covering the body of this fish will rec a very severe wound from the barbed tail. which it swings with as much dexterity as an ele. phant would his trunk, ~The wound is vi dangerous and can easily prove fatal, 80 you may imagine that bathing at this point is not often mdulged in, save in deep water. We took a sail fifteen miles out on the occan, fished all the way back but caught nothing; met a couple of Chinamen with a boat full of fish, and a Spaniard similarly supplied, who followed, us for some distance, trying to persuade us o buy their fish in or- dor to show our friends how lucky we had been. We saw for the first time on this trip, a bell buoy und a whistling buoy, also innu merable porpoises. We took o trip to Tia Juana, a Mexican frontier town, to see the excitement incidont to the gold discoveries just beyond this point. We found the entire country iilled with bur- ros, Wagous, mining equipments and miners, all preparing to go to the gold fields, and having their passports examined by Mexican oficials. I met several Owmaha peoplo thus equipped and they begged me not to give them away to parties back east, 801 will not name them. Since I left this point I have learned that tho excitement hus all died out and that the gold discoveries are proving value We went dircct from here to Riverside, spent severat hours with friends and then came to Sun Francisco, where we now are. We shall spend a fow days here and then go to Monterey, Banta Cruz, San Jose, and again to San Francisco, then by ocean to Scattle and Vancouver's [sland, then St. Paul, Chicago and Omaha, Will write you again at Seattle. One thing 1 would like fo say, and that is that Omaha is well worth holding on to. San Diego has been platted for eighteen miles in every direction, and values thero are four and five times anything Omaha ever saw. The same is true of Los Angeles, Donver, Ogden and Salt Lake City: in fact, I believe that Omahia never did have a boom and that valucs there are really of a very substantial character. The only point I have seen since I left Omaha where I thought real estate vaiues were of & substantial character, has been in San Yours twly This place and is under- Wo passed y, over the MARTIN, The Songstress of Boston. Boston. Globe, I pictured her, tho poetess, s young and little and slender; The shy, sweet charm of spring within Her dewy eoyes s0 tender. 1 pictured her a fragile flower Who fed but on fair fancies— creature aery, light as those We read of in romances. But when I saw this prodigy— This poetess of passion— Lo, sho was rigged in ull the rags Aud furbelows of fashion! Her wanner rather bigh than shy, ‘et mot exactly haughty, And, tho' I'll swear she was not fair, She was both fat and forty! And ob, alas! snd worst of all, 1 saw, & I'm & sinaer, This devotee of Krato Iat pork sud beaus for dinner. PREFERENCES WERE BURIED The Board of Transportation Hleots Its Secretaries. NO DEARTH OF CANDIDATES. Griovous Disappointment the Lot of Forty-five Would-Be Servants of the State—Capital City News Notes, 1020 P Streer, LiNcoLN, March 81, The state board of transportation stole a march on the public last night and elocted o board of secretaries after a four-hour session. It is learned that tho meeting was quietly called to avoid an invasion of the press gang and tho usual crowd of hangers-on, It be- came apparent that the individual preference of each member of the board would have to be dropped on an election could not bo reached. There were forty-seven candi- dates. In turn each one received hearty support. On the fifty-fourth ballot J. I. Gil- kison, of Wahoo: L. W. Gilchrist, of Alli- ance, and W. S* Garden, of Red Cloud, were elected. C. H. Holmes, of Beatrice, was chosen clerk. ° A Sad Accident. How, or when, no one knows, but James H. Houston met with a sad death last night a little after 1 o'clock.. Hus lifeloss body was found in the Burlington yards, lying across the Y‘nvk and almost severed in twain, A switcman _stumbled over the remains, or otherwise, they would doubtless have lain undiscovered until the daylight hours of the morning. The wheels of the cruel railway Juggernaut sed dircetly across the abdo- men, crushing out life, and death must have ensued instantaneo Soon after the discovery of the frightful tragedy the remains wero identified and taken to Heaton's undertaking establish- ment. The victim was a well known_brick- ver of this city, living at 412 South Seventh ot, was industrious, but addicted to the drink habit, and it is thought wandered into the yards in an intoxicated condition and met his death in the stillness of the night- The coroner was summoned, but is _yet un- determined as to the necessity of an in- quest. No whisper of blame as yet attaches to the road or any of its employes. Houston was nearly or quite forty ‘years of age and leaves a wife and six small” chil- dren, the oldest but twelve years of age. One of his little boys called at police head- | quarters last night at 9 o'clock and inquired for his father, but no one there could give him any information concerning him or his whereabouts. Sad indeed is Houston’s broken home this morning in 1ts poverty and want. _Aid is invoked by the wife and help- less children, and in this case it ought not to be said of Lincoln, “‘Alas for the rarity of christian charity." Senator Taggart's Wooing. ‘‘Love at first sight" is quite rare in this day and age, but Cunid’s darts occasionally strike sharply, and, as in the more clivalric days, an Adonis Jeads to the altar the maid of his choice, to pledge and have pledged, one unto the other, the words that unite them ‘“until death” do us part,” although acquainted but a few short weeks, Mr. Taggart, of Hastings, met Miss Lulu B. Williams, of Massachusetts, who came to Lincoln last fall to pass the winter with her sisters, Mrs. T. W. Cressey and Mrs, W, B. Wolcott, soon after he took his seat in the cneral assembly, and the first arrow hope- essly caught the rosy-cheeked senator, and & courtship commenced that will end in mar- LiNcoiN BUReAUu oF Tar OMAWA Hen, } riage Tuesday, April 16. A story is told by one of his conferes that illustrates whether his thoughts wero directed when he first took his seat, just south of the chairof the president of the senate. Married and single life was the topic of conversation between the two sen- ators. More in jest than earnest, Taggart's comparison serged upon him the blessedness of “double life,”” and told him that he who lived a bachelor did not know what true en- joyment and happiness in lLife meant. This eloquent plea drew upon the confidence of the gentleman from Adams, and he said in a confidential way peculiar to himself, ‘I be. lieve what y v, and do you know, I am very to" follow = your advice.” Subscquent events and announce- ments would indicate that the senator was very much in earnest. Albeit, the courtship was carried on under difcultios. Legislative duties demanded a certain portion of his time, and they could not be neglected under penalty of disfavor of home constituency. As it was, he was blamed fo. the failure to secure the appro- priation t¢ build the wings of the msane asylum asked for at Hastings. His homo papers unkinaly said that the failure was due to his absorption in love affairs. But in spite of all, he pursued the even tonor of his wuy with the happiest possible results. The outs in the other appropriations removed the foul suspicion that Lie had been derelict in official work. The morning before the cn- gagement was formally anuounced Senator Howe remarkea that Taggart—Krank, as he called him—was looking unusually Lappy, and the same observation was made by others. But at the time no one suspected the real cause why he looked so much better and more happy than eve Buv the nuptial day has been fixed, and preparations are active for the event that is to blend thew happy lives into one. The do- ings are not wired abroad, but on the con- 'y are kept very quiet. The cercmony ake place n ihis city and will be fol- lowed by a magmflcent reception at the Windsor. The bride's trosseau will be a costly one. It was purchased in Chicago and is veing made by the most accomplished artists in this city. There will, however. be nothing showy about The bridal dress is to be of white faille silk, trimmed with rich lace. The bride will be attended by one of her sisters. Her dress, in the eyes of most people, will possibly be thought to be even more clegant than that of the bride’s, for it will not be so severely plain, The wedding will take place at the residence of one of the brido's sisters. One thousand invitations will be issued. The wedding and **at home" cards will be of the latest styles and of the finest workmanship. Miss Williams now wears an elegant soli- taire diamond, o gem of tho purest water, which seals the engagement. Immediately after the reception tha happy couple will foovo on & wedding tour. of Koveral wocks, and will visit the bride’s Massachusetts home and friends, after which they will set- tle down in Hastings and together commence this new battle of life, ‘fhe Women Who Vote. The convention of women held yesterday evening at the high school building, ana of which iE BEs has bad something to say, nominated a full school board ticket. There was & good deal of politics in its make-up, t00. After a careful canvas of the situation they selected Henry E. Lewis, and secured his endorsement by the democrats last night. W. W. W. Jones, one of the candidates on the republican ticket, was ondorsod by the couvention. ‘I'hen, upon the theory of equal represention, they hoist the names of Mrs, Ellen Rollins and Mrs. Surah C. Weelks and propo the entive ticket, and it will not be at all surprising if they succeed. Quite a number of Lincoln's prowmincnt citizens state that they propose to support the women's ticket and will do all in their power w ins its olection, Our women are earnestly gelting into politics in a small way. City News and Notes. It was rumored yestefday that there wae & caoe of smallpox at the corner of Fourteenth and Vine streets, in the family of Mr. S, M. Benedict, but it turns out to be a case of varioloid, the patient beidg Mrs. Keeler, Mr. Benedict's niece, who arrived here last Thursday from a town iu the western bvart of the stute. Dr, Andrews and othor phy- sicians who have been called, now agree as to the disease. It is said, however, that neighbors are firmly convinced that the case s gue of simon puro small pox. A great crowd of people greetod Minehart wgaio to-day st Bobanan's hall. His dis. course wis free frou allusions to the past trial, and he sewuod down to a good, old fashloned gospel sermon. His audience was appreciative, and he held attention to the cldsing senténce. Diek Johnson, the head clerk at the Cap tal hotel, starts' for] Hot Springs, Dak., to- morrow to recruit failing health. He will be accompanied by his wife. The tralns to-morrow will bear most, if not all, of the mewmbers of the stato assembly W their bowe Wherever possible, they ‘wont to-d and there is even now buta remnant of the members of the house and senate in tho city. It is needless to say that they aro all glad thaf the session has closed and that homeward bound is the word. The spring term of the state university commences to-morrow morning. Students camo in yostorday and today by the stbre. ‘The matviculation for the spring term, it is said, will more than reach tho standard. Lincoln is rapidly becoming noted as an edu- cational center. — — STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. An Oddfellows lodge with about a dozen mombers has been instituted at Platte Cen ter, ‘e Dixon County Agricultural socioty s in the hole #1,000, but ‘it hopes to extricate itself. The postmastorship at Ulyses has boen made vacant by the death of C. K. Zimmer- man. Dr. Thomas 8. Franklin, ploneers of Gering, is dead family of ten children. Every stallion in Nemaha county is ox- pected o be prosont at a horse show to be given at Auburn April 6. Dr. and Mrs. 8. A. Bonesteel, formerly of Columbus, are now in Donver, oach trying to securo a divorce from the othor. The question of erecting a now court houso willnot bo submitted to the votors of Sew- ard county until the regular November clec- tion. The Hastings jail contains a sick prisoner by the name of Jamos Hoauregard, who claims to bo a relative of the famous con- fodarato general. White Caps have notified R. G. proprictor of the “tomperance” billiard s loon at Ulysses, to jump the country or take the consequences. The junior exhibition given at the closing 01 the winter term of Doane colloge at Croto was one of the most successful events in the history of tie institution. "Tho patent chicken incubator of A. Sultz baugh, of Auburn, exploded with disastrous results tho other day, blowing 185 unhatched chickens into cternity. Rev. J. C. Freeman, who has boen pastor of tho Catholic church at_Auburn for several years, has beon transforred to Wymore and vreached lus farewell sermon Sunday. A Columbus lad accidentally allowed a ham bone to slide part way down his throat, and but for the prompt_assistance of phy- sician the youth would have quickly passed 10 the land where the hog is unknown. Prairie fires have beon doing extensive damage near Ponca in tho past fow days and sovoral hundred tons of hay and miles of fences have boen destroyed. Among the heaviest loscrs 18 K2d Arnold, the fire entirely consuming 150 tons of hay In stack. A firo sot by two small boys strayed into Major Parter’s timbor and burned for two days, doing damage to the extent of $5,000. one of the Ho leaves a Lotfeltor, lowa. A Grand Army post was mustered at Den- mark last Friday. A Davenport man owns 250,000 acres of timber land in Arkansas. Many Scott county people are emigrating to Washington territory and Oregon, Burlington small fruit growers are bogin- ning to fear drouth although the prospects were never 80 £00d. The unclaimed paclages of the American o s company in the state will be sold at auction at Sioux City on the 18th, While the dead wife of Dr. Lindon of Law- lor was awaiting burial the windows of his house were broken in by roughs who disap- proved of the docior's temperance work. The city authoritics at Greene, hl.lvimi dven as their excuse for licensing billiard alls, the fact that the necded the revenue derived therefrom, the ladies of that place have pledged themselves to raise the amount from this source and give it to the town, The Merchants' National bank of Des Moines, has raised the required sum of money and opened its doors for the payment in full of all devositors. It will thus go into liquidation and in a short time will be opened as the Hawkeye Savings bank. Tne Agassiz society of wairfleld is doing a great deal toward promoting a knowledge of the practical scionces in that place, The other evening eight ladies thereof engnged in a wood sawing coutest. Two of the girls broke the saws they were using, three of them tore lovely new dresses—oh, the awfulest! and one knocked the skin off her knuckle on the saw buck and fainted when the blood ran. Three of the sticks wero sawed off before the humane society inter- fered. Scott county onions are up and doing— nothing, says the Davenport Gazete, Hun- dreds of bushels are lying on the fields just as they were dug up and_strung along last fall. The cost of raising and digging them was dear enough without the added expense of hauling thewn to market and giving them away. However, the average success of the onion grower has been excollent, and though the acreage will probably be less this year than last, there will be o lack of them next fall, Dakota. Sioux Falls is still fighting over the court house location. Two brick yards will be opened up at Cen- terville this spring. The B. & M. has resumed work on the the grade 1o the Black Hills and the contrac- tors are pushing matters, Fire has wipod out the Sioux Valley house, an old landmarik at_ Flandrau and the oldest hotel in Moody county. Religious excitement has ariven Ernest razy, and he has boen sent to the insane as The Centervilie coal mining company now has seven prospect holes completed and four partly down, and arrangements will soon be madeé for sinking a shaft, It is rumored that James W. Fowler, of Rapid Gity, is a candidate for United States district judge, and is 10 got a solid backivg from bis local bar and the citizens for the position. A Huron butcher named Hinkerson filled up with pad whisky, pounded his wife in a wretched manner, was arrested, put in tho lock-up for the night, and paid & fine of $15 for his capers, ‘'he Fargo Brush and incandescent electrio light and gas companies have been consoli- dated, and a new company formed with a capital stock of 50,000, 1t contemplates making extensive improvements, including Moorhead 1o the circult. Ramsey county commissioners refused to bond the county under the sccd lien act passed by the last legislature for the pur- Ppose of supplying neody farmers with seed Erain, there being no vccasion for sucha meusure. An old feud existing between Ed and John White, brothers, liviag at Watertown, was settled by tho former shooting the latter and a companion named Donnelly, Noither of the wounds are fatal and al three men hiwve been arrested. Lawyor Livingston, tho fomale logal light of Deadwood, who is conducting Ler own side of & townsite case, produced some ore from ono of her claims. Lawyer Kingsloy requested that he bo allowed to have it as- suyed at his own expenss, but she refused, with the assertion that there wasn't an houest assayer in the Black Hills, Catarrhal Dangers. To be treed from the dangers of suffocation while lying down; o breathe fi cely, sloep sound- 1y and” undisturbes 10 rise sz.«v. brain active 1o know 1o kuow that no polsonous Tor dolilos tho breath and rots away the delicate machinery of smell, taste and hoariug; to feel hat the system does not, through ity veins and arieries, suck up the polson that is sure to un. dermine wnd destroy, is iudecd & blesuing be- youd all otlior auman enfoyments, To purcha mmunity fate should be the o Th, fro: loathsome and 1 and constitutionsl Justant in releving, pers Wansnt i curlig, .sefe economical and never- fafling. 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