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

. THE OMAHA DAILY B THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISAED EVERY MORNING. e TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. D%fly (Morning Rdition) including svunu“ hree Months . e, One Your. . g its. B & OMATA SUNDAY Tk, matied to any wadress, Ono Year.... . Va0 WrEKLY BEE, Ono Year...... OMATA OF¥ICE, Nos,014 and 910 FARNAN STRERT, CHICAGO O¥¥FICE, 567 ROOKERY BUILDING. NrEw YORK OFFICE, ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE BuiLoivo, INGTON OFFICE, NO. 018 FOURTEENTN STREET. CORRESPONDENCE. All communieations relating to news and edl- Sorial m-‘mer should be addressed to the EDITOR ©OF THE BER, BUSINESS LETTERS, 11 business lotters and remittances should be dressed to TiE IEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMAHA. Drafts, checks and postofios oraers to be mado payabls to the order of the company. ¢ Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors E. ROSEWATER, Editor ix Months. THE DAILY BE Sworn Statement of Oirculation. Etate of Nebraska, [ County of Douglas, George B, Tzschuck, secretary of the Bee Pub- 1ishing company, does solemnly swear that the metual circulation of THE DAILY Ber for the week ending March 30, 1550, was as follows: wed Bunday. M 820 ay, March Friday. March 2. Baturday, March 0. Average....... GEORGE B. TZSOHUCK. Sworn to before me and subscribed to in my presence this 30th day of March, A. D, 1889, eul. N. P. FEIL, Notary Publie, Btato of Nebraskn, . County of Dougl - George B. Tzschuck, boing duly sworn, do- m}«'l and says that he 18 secretary ot the Bee Diishing company, that the actual average daily circulatio of THE DALY DBEE for the month o1 March, 1588, 10,0680 coples; for April, 1668, 18, g8, 18,153 coples; - for May, E coples; for June, 1858, 10,213 copfes; for July, ‘18, 18,030 'coples: for August,’ 188, 18,183 coples; for September, 1888, 18,154 covles; for Octobes 1888, 18,034 copfes; for Novem- Der, 1668, 18186 copes: for December, 1889, 18,223 coples; for January, 1889, 18,674 coples; for Feb- Tuary, 1880, IR.!”OPOI\N'!, GEORGE B, TZSCHUCK. me_and_ subscribed in my f March, A, D. 185, FEIL' Notary Public. Sworn presence to befor this 20 d THE bonds of the paving contractors should be made iron-clad. tion at South Omana was exciting, if it was not digni THE activity of Congressman Dorsey promises to relieve the Thivd district democrats of the cares of office within three month TWENTY-ONE thousand children of school age in Omaha indicate a popu- lation approximating one hundred and twenty-five thousand. TAE board of education advauced twenty-five thousand dollars for rooms in the city hall. It should have a voice in the choice of its rooms. MUNICIPAL elections in several states, together with high winds and destructive prairie fires, made the 2d . of April a hot and memorable day. UNLESS the consolidated companies and the motor come to terms pretty _soon, every section of the city will be overwhelmed with street car facilities. BIsMARCK has developed unusual in- terest in the condition of the American mavy. An invertory will show that there are a few more men-of-war ripe for the Apia way. MAYOR RocHE of Chicago was the vietim of monopoly influence. THe . Btreet car corporations openly worked for his re-election and brought about an oyerwhelming defeat. PARTY lines were completely broken down in the local elections vthrough the state. It was men and measures which carrieds the day, a sign which speaks well for the intelligence of the voter. THE council investigating committee found nothing in the subway testimony ‘worthy of credence. The quality of the lie was 50 strong and varied that trugh ‘was burned to the roots. A unanimous aye greeted the report on approvil. Tae Mexican congress has recon- sidered its action prohibiting American lurd from Mexico by deciding to admit it subject to inspection. Chicago and Kansas City will herewith take warn- ing that cotfon secd oil is no longer wanted. THE board of public works has adopted a rule depriving chairman Bal- combe of the right to gather himself together at night and grant privileges to favored corporations. Hereaftor re- quests for permits to tear upstreets will be filed for forty-eight hour: S POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKER has incurred the displeasure of Senator Gorman, the boss spoilsman of Mary- Allnd. by removing his brother from office. This iz a cyuel thrust at one of tho democrats whose submersion in the tureen last fall coutributed much to the ‘defeat of Cleveland. — THE adjournment of the Colorado legislature is pronounced by the Denver Lepublican “'a good viddance.” Tt was a collection of shameless jobbers who plucked the state from beginning wo end. The best nct of its caveer was that which put an end to its miserable e xistence, Seeme———— THE terrinle prairie fires prevailing in Dakota have already wrought an im- mense amount of damage to farm prop- erty. The savings of years of toil have been swept away, and hundreds of people rendered homeless, It is un- fortunate that farmers invite these ,©ylones of flame by their negligence. The ordinary precaution of plowing around their homes and outbuildings is overlooked, and a fire once started en- ‘counters no obstacle in its path of ruin. . E———— IT now transpires that the Sixth ward republican club had nothing to do ofti- ‘olally with the meeting held Monday evening to discuss the uew postoffice location, Mr. Kelsey, the secretary of the eclub, said to-day that he or the president had no knowledge of the meeting, and that they declined to be held responsible for it. This interest- fog fact makes it more cvident that the jamboree was cooked up by a few ward rounders to enable them to vent their spleen. There were ouly twenty men present at'the meeting. HIGH LICENS The municipal elections held in the state last Tuesday, furnish strong proof of the growth of high license senti- ments among the people. Returns from about forty cities and towns, where the issue was squavely made between liconse and no license, show that only six pro- nounced for prohibition. Of thisinsig- nifieant number, four had prohivition in fovce for yoars past, and two tired of license. Out of the remaining thirty- four, six had tried prohibition last vear, and declared for license this year. In two towns, whose misrepresentatives in the legislature nssisted in precipi- tating submission on the state, the voters almost unanimously declared for license as a rebuke to treachery. These figures are full of significance. While not sufficicntly complote to war- rant a close aualysis of public feeling throughout the state, they indicate that the drift of opinion is strongly in favor of license and regulation. Last year the question was put to n vote in over sixty communities, and forty-seven ren- dered a verdict against prohibition. Nine of the towns which had tried it the previous year, returned to license, while only three discarded license for prohibition. X The high license towns and cities represent the inteiligence, wealth, population, enterprise and business activity of tho state. They are the vital organs of commerce and trade, and furnish the life-blood of the com- monwenlth. The assertion that they are controlled by the liguor interest is absurdly false. They clearly see the abortive efforts ot surrounding states to enforce prohibition, and the disastrous results to the prosperity of the people. The de- struction of millions of property with- out compensation, the increase in the number of unemployed, the material re- duction of crop and property values, and the strifes which invariably follow the attempt to enforce prohibition, ave alike disastrous to town and country, without materially checking the evil of drink. Instead of license and regu- lation it is free whisky. To change this condition means a burdensome in- crease 1n taxes without any compensat- ing benefits. The progressive townspeople of the state by their votes affirm the beneficial results of high license. They prefer a system of regulation and restraint which limits the traffie, to tearing down the flood gates of free rum, and turning loose on the people a gang of spies and blackmaile HENRY M. STANLEY. A story of adventuro in real life, more thrilling than any which ever emanated from the brain of any- writer of fiction, is presented in the lotter just received from Henry M. Stanley and cabled from London to THE BEE, It is the first au- thentic news which has been received from the great African explorer since he left the outskirts of civilization and plunged into the heart of the Dark Con- tinent in search of Emin Pasha. The letter in itsell isa remarkable production. Its graphic description of the trials and miseries of the march, the losses by death and desertion, the bold defense against assaults by savage foes, all go to show the heroic stuff of which the leader of the expedition is made. But added to these heroic quali- ties, Henry M. Stanley possesscs perse- verance, a dogged determination not to allow his plans to be overthrown even when fate seems against him. The joy and hope which filled the explorer upon reaching the long-sought Emin was more than counterbalanced by the disheartening news of the terrific wreck of the rear columa on which he was depending for reinforcements. No wonder he was discouraged. But in spite of it all, he returned to his work more than ever determined to accomplish the object of his expedition. And the last lines of his letter would indicate that he is bound to win. The vegion traversed by Stanley, of which he gives justenough description to awaken a desire for more, will make a material and most interesting addi- tion to the knowledge already possessed vegarding Africa. Curiosity will be excited to learn more of the vast forest in which the explorer and his band wandered for one hundred and sixty days, and which covers an area greater than half a dozen states of the size of Nebraska. A description of the new tribes he cucountered, all speaking a distinct language, will also be read with a keen 1nterest, as, in short, will all the details of this most remarkable journey, occupying fourteen months and filled with experiences only to be had in such aland, The success of Stanley places him at the head of the list of African explorers, if there was ever any ques- tion before respecting his right to that position, and the whole civilized world will accord *him the praise he has so grandly earned, A GROUND FOR COMPLAINT. The cattle and hog growers of west- ern Towa find a profitable market for their stock at South Omaha and in- variably favor shipping to Omaha in proference to Chicago. The railroads, however, persist in discouraging this trade by neglecting to run regular stock trains to the Missouri river from inter- ior points of lowa. ‘The reason of this is plain, Tt is to their advantage to emrry live stock to Chicago and benefit by the long haul. In consequence obstacles of all kinds are thrown in the way of shippers, and cattle which would be, sent to Omaha are diverted to Chicago. This is a dis- crimination to the detriment of the Towa farmers as well as the stock buyers and packing houses at this point, Defi- nite action must be taken by the in- terests involved to remedy this matter, The remonstrances to the railroads have 8o far proven of litile avail, They have repeatedly promised to give these shippers to Omaha improved facilities but the diserimination if anything bas been sggravated, Patience has ceased wbhe o virtue, and permanent relief can be expected only from a deter- mination to bring these railroads to terms. It behooves the farmers and cattle growers of western lowa to unite in an appeal to their state board of trans- portation for redress. It should be brought to tho attention of this railroad commission that the roads centering in Chicago divert live stock to that city. Omaha is not the only sufferer from this discrimination. Lincoln and Ne- braska City in this state, Ottumwa, Cedar Rapids, Sioux City and other pork packing towns in Towa are erip- pled 1n their operations owing to the limited terrvitory from which they can draw their eattle and hog supplies. It should be the privilege of the farmers and stock growers of Iowa to ship to that market which offers the best in- ducements, and for that reason they are justified in asking through their state bonrd of transportation for rea- #onable transportation facilities to the Missouri river. ——————— SPRING ACTIVITY. Omaha is entering on a season of un- common activity in all branches. Pub- lic works are being pushed as rapidly as possible, and private enterprise keeps pace with the genoral forward move- ment. Proof of this is found in new buildings planned and under way in every section of the city. Home and forcign*eapital is going into busin blocks and homes, and greater confi- rovails in business circles than time in the history of the city. The energy displayed by the stroet car companies is an ovidence of the un- shaken confidence of home capital in the future of Omaha. The new consolidated company, closely pressed by the motor, proposes to smash the building record this year. The plans outlined cover Sixteenth from Florence to the southern limits of the city, Tenth and Eleventh streets, a branch of the cable line to the park, and a line to South Omaha on Twentieth or Twenty-fourth streets. The motor people propose to extend south of the railroads to the city limits, and make a complete circuit of the north from Sixteenth street to Lowe avenue. These extensions will not only prove beneficial in the expenditures of vast sums of money, but they will give suburban residents ample means of transit to and from the business dis- trict. They will give an impetus to home building, and inspire investors with coufidence. Within a year or two at most, sections of the city now almost inac- cessible, will be readily reached by street cars, and settlement and build- ing encouragea by reason of ample transit facilities. These extensions are especially important to the working- clusses who can avoid the exactions of landlords and secure homes of their own at moderate cost in the suburbs. In every direction there are substan- tial evidences of growth and prosperity. The gradual increase in the real estate transactions, the splendid weekly rec- ord of bank clearings, the activity in the building line shown by the permits issued, and the expansion of business in all lines insure a year of remarkable progress for the people of this city. THE TRUST MANIA. Turopean governments have been called upon to consider the perplexing problem presented in the modern form of monopoly kuown as the trust. Both in Great Britain avd Germany the trust mania has reached a vigorous de- velopinent, and the governments have been seriously cousidering whether it shall be allowed to take its course or measures be instituted to check it. In England some of the members of the government bave been reported as op- posed to taking any action against the trusts, regarding them in somewhatthe same light as Mr. Caruegie and afew others in this counwry do, that is, as un- natural creations which cannot long survive, and which 1t will be wiser to leave to the operation of conditions be- lieved to be certain to bring about their destruction. Public sentiment, how- ever, does not acquiesce in this view. It is vigorously opposed to this form of monopoly, and the people understand that, as a matter of fact, trusts do continue to live, both in Kurope and 1n the United States, and so far as appears, to enjoy a high degree of prosperity. The salt trust has flourished in England for years, and the greatest trust in-this country shows no signs of decay after an existence of many years, during which it has made collossal fortunes for everybody connected with it. Itis,of course, to be expected that some of these combinations will go to pieces. The disastrous failure of the great copver syndicate is proof of this possibility. Other combinations that shall pursue a like policy will doubtless meet a gimilar fate. But exceplional instances of the failure of trusts do not warrant the con- clusion that there are weaknesses in these combinations generally—which insure their ultimate downfall. The toleration of this form of monopoly can- not be justified upon any such hypothesis. Being admittedly an evil and a very dangerous one, it cannot safely be allowed to work itself out, but must be removed by firm and vigorous treatment. Tt 18 to be deplored that so little has been accomplished in this country for the removal of this evil, and it may be hoped that the European governments which are now considering it will set us a needed example in summary action for the suppression of trusts. If the governments of Great Britain and Germany adopt strong measures for checking the growth of monopolistic combinations, this country, which should ve foremost in protecting the people against such combinations, can certainly do so. The serious character of the situation resulting from the act- ive developmeut of the trust mania is being widely realized. It is observed that many large branches of business are being thrown into confusion and uncertainty, that the monopolies are embarrassing and checking trade, and that they are having an unfavorable in- fluence - on commercial confidence, These conditions must inevitably be- come more serious with the growth of the monopolies, and the wise suggestion has been made that it is time the banks of the country ussumed a different atti- tude regarding these combinations. If the financial power of the country re- fused to aid the monopolies their exist- euce would be brief, and there is every reason why the custodians of capital and the conservators ot credit should with- hold support from a system which threatens such ‘A revolution in com- merce as could ot fail to produce most disastrous conépguences, I7 18 too common a practice with the railronds of Nebraska to incorporate branch lines, which are not built, for the purpose of holaing the right cf way through countiesand intimidating com- vetitiou, This Has vesulted in injury to localities and has been detrimental to the development of tho state. Tho stand taken by the people of Hitehcook county to compel the incorporators of one of these paper roads to build or to forfeit their framchise is of more than | local interest. The citizens of Hitch- cock county have appealed to the attor- ney general for redress, and it is highly probable that they will push their de- mands into the courts, Attorney Gon- eral Leese is in full sympathy with the movement, He has given the railroads of the state to understand that projeoted lines must bo bullt and operated wlthin a reasouable time. The laws of the state never con- templated giving roads on paper valua- ble rights and franchises. The attorney general assumes this view and proposes to take such action as will dissolve the corporation. This will be an eye-opener to the Union Pacific, Burlington and other railroads in the state. If forced to an issue the courts will dofine the rights of the people in demanding the construction of projected lines within a reasonable time. For that roason an action in the supreme court on the Hitchcock county case would be one greatly to be desired in order to deter- mine this question for ali time. — BOULANGER is self-oxiled, and for a time will address the French peonle from the safe refuge at Brussels. His fleeing from a prosecution, doubtless de- served, whatever may be thought of the wisdom of the proceeding, will not improve the standing of this persistent trouble-breeder in the opinion of the world, and ought to lose him thousands of friends in Feance. The French peo- ple, however, are quite as likely to re- gard Boulanger’s running away with favor as to see it in its true light as simply a cowardly retreat. His wmani- fosto is an effort to impress the popular mind with the idea that he is the victim of an arbitrary act by men pro- determined to convict him, and his friends in Paris will labor industriously at this time. His self-exile will bo given all the dramatic force possible, and his pen, or that of Rochefort, will doubtless be kept busy issuing mani festos proclaiming his patriotism, his love of liberty, and his devotion to the welfare of the people. Meantime the prosecution will go on, and it is not im- probable that the result may be to con- tinue Boulanger in exile. "At any rate there is good reason to expect disclos- ures that will materially reduce his political influence. SoMmE ten years ago there was a vig- orous prohibition crusade in Canada, and the dominion parliament was in- duced to enact a local option law au- thorizing counties and cities to decide every three years for oragainst license. Prof. Goldwin Smith states the vesult, In the provinceof Ontario there are forty- two counties and eleven cities, of which twenty-eight countiesand two cities adopted a prohibitory taw. Ten of the counties have recently reconsidered their vote,and in eighteen counties and two cities a movement is on foot to re- store thelicense system. The prohibition law is treated as a dead letter through- out the entire province, the experience having been a repetition of that else- where with prohibition. It substituted for the public and regular sale of liquors a secret and uncontrollable traffic. The business fell into the hands of irrespon- sible persons, and the moderate use of liquors has been replaced by secret drunkenness, with all its demoralizing vesults. In other parts of the dominion prohibition: has proved a dismal failure, and instead of promoting temperance has, according to Prof. Smith, brought smuggling, perjury, secret intoxication and systematic adulteration of liquors 1n its train. - THE banishment of Church from Da- kota, coupled with prospective state- hood, promises to revolutionize the democratic press. The few feeblo organs of boutbonism in the territory are rapidly drifting to republicans, the conversions last week numbering three. These changes were necessary to keep the owners out of the poor house. Ina few more months the defunct party will be without an organ worthy of the name. SENATOR TELLER attempts to justify the action of- the senate in rejecting the nomination of Murat Halstead, on the ground that *he was not ftted by natural temperament for the position,” and that **the Payne investigation had no bearing whatever on my action.” Teller’s lofty patriotism is decidedly vefreshing. His post mortem explana- tion is as amusing as the barks of a poodle at the heels of a mastiff. An Unkind Co% From Watterson. Lowisvilke: Courier-Journal. Cleveland in York reminds one of & stone thrown 1 ariver. There is a plunlk, @ bubble and a sil & A Fokohing Titte. Chicago Heralid, A new book issued in New York is called “A Bottle of Ch gne.” It will be more frequently openes doubt, than some of the famiiy bibles, d e A Diplomatic suggestion, Cincinnati Enquirer. We do not want to interfere with Presi- dent Harrison's prerogatives, but it would have been 1n accordance with the eternal fit- ness of things if he had sent Rice to China. PR s Olarkson's Creed, PhiladelphtaLedger, And the P. G, said to the Clamorous Throng—*Let the Leader who never Knifod the Ticket cast the Firsy Stonc into the Kield.” And they weut.Away, the Oldest going first. HSTAT s el AND TERRITORY Nebraska Jottings. A Knights of Pythias lodge has boeu in- ;leltnw at Schuyler with about forty mom- s, One fiem at Wayne shipped 1,020 ogs in six days. A farmers’ co-operative company has been organized at Svromsburg and permanent officers elected, Footpads at_Broken Bow held up Harvey Matthows, of Westerville, and robbed him of #80 withouv being caught in the act. John Ackron, an Towa man, while stopping at Sohuyler, practiced with ' revolver, and in_consoquence he has gono buck home minus his index finger. Norfolk’s achool census has been* com- pleted, and shows 1,020 children of school age in the city, an increase of over three hundied in the past year. Loading shells and smoking a pipe don't 0 vory well together, as Louls Truax and C, M. Hummel discovered at Ashland. Tt cost Truax the sight of his eyes to find it out, The treasurer of Wayne county has secured the cash on the bonds recently issued, and the demand is now ,made that the monoy bo used to pay the courty debt and build a court houso, A peculiar accident occurred on an Elkhorn Valley train the other day. When the train arrived at Piorce, one of the passcngers dis- covored that his littio boy about six years of ago, Was not on the cars and had fallen from tho moving train, although no one had soen the accident. The father and the section boss started down the track toward Hardar, expecting to find his mangled body, but to their surprise when near the station, met the livtle fellow trudging along the railroad tracks towards thom apparently unhurt, It seoms ho fell out of the door in the mail car, They have a bold class of robbers at Hast- ings, The other morning a masked man en- tered the residence of R. A. Batiy, and vulling a revolver demanded silence. He took Mr. Batty's pants, vest and dressing own away from him, Mr. Batty had about 14 cash in his clothes, Mrs Batty was badly frightened and leaped from the win- dow of her room onto the top of the bay window below. Mr, Batty offors a reward of 8250 for the arrest and conviction of the robber, X Towa. There are seventeen saloons running with open doors av Maquoketa. There arc 304 children in the soldiers’ orphans home ut Davenport. The Buehanan county agricultural society offors $1,000 in purses for speed. A search warrant captured fifty bottles of beer at Battie Creek the other day. The molice of Fonda have raided threo places where “hard cider” was sold. Manson now has enough sanctuaries to accommodate the crowds of chureh-goers, Reports of the discovery of lead, coal and gold at Lowell hus caused. exeitement to run hgh, Because they were cheap, an Ida Grove man bought fifty gross of clothespins atan auction sale, Mapleton will not give a cent fora court house at Onawa, but is willing to contribute 30,000 for such & building in her own limits. A farmer living near Monticello has had the tails cut off of thirty head of cattle. The ouly object that he claims for this crueity i to_prevent their switching him in the face while milking. There is a woman at Essex, Page county, who has dug a well, with an ordinary caso knife, throwing out_the dirt with her hands. At fifteen feet water was struck and the well gives a good yieid. It required more than a vear to complete the task. There was no oc- casiou for this work but the poor woman was feeble minded, the work occupicd her time and she was happy. She is very proud of her well, Dakota. Work has been begun on a large flouring mill an Warner. Business 18 picking up at Yankton, accord- ing to the Telegram, The Catholics of Armour are making an effort to build a church. Steps have been taken to establish a farm- ers' warehouse at Brookings. The spring term of the United States court is in sessicn at Yankton. Twenty-one emigrants from Germany have just arrived at Parkston and will scttle in that vicinity. Watertown votes on the 23d on a propasi- tion to expend $45,000 in a high school build- ing and a city hall. A. R. Richardson, a farmer living near Vermillion, was kicked in the chest by a horse and sustained fatal injuries. L. Ransom carried off the first prize in the oratorical contest at Redfield college and will represent that institution in the terri- torial contest to be held at Sioux Falls. The decision of the Dakota supreme court in the Brown county seat contest has been affirmed by the United States supreme court and the records must be taken back from Aberdeen to Columblia. The county commissioners of Brown coun- ty have appropriated $2,000 toward defray- ing the expenses of the territorial fair t be held at Aberdeen the coming fall, and $1,000 for special premiums to Brown county farmers. ———— Roberts' Acceptance Doubtful, WaAsHINGTON, April 3,—The appointment of Ellis A, Roberts as assistant treasurer at New York was made without his knowledge, and there is now some doubt as to his ac- ceptance of the office. The health of Assist- ant Treasurer McCue made it essential that there should be as little delay as possible in the quallification of his successor, The sita- ation is further complicated by a change in the office of the United States treasurer. Mr. Huston has telegraphed that he will be in Washington by the end of the present woek, but so far has not indicated when he will qualify and relieve Mr. Hyatt. There is an impression ut the department that he will delay qualifying until after affairs in the New York ofice have been settled, which will at least take five weeks. A de- climation on the part of Roberts will delay matters still further. e The Parnell Commission. LoxDoN, Avril 3.—~When the Parnell com- mission met this morning Sir Charles Rus- sell resumed his argument in behalf of the Parnellites, He contended that the objects of the Irish National league were justifiable before God and man, The issue before tho commission depended upon the proof that Parnell and his colleagues, under cloak of the land movement, had planned murder and outrages. 1f no such evidence is pro- duced, the commission musi declare that the accused be men who were carnestly en- deavoring to lift an intoterable burden from the shoulders of their countrymen. The examination of Parnell was fixed for Tues- day next. N Has Magone Resignea? WasHINGTON, April 8.—Collector Magone, of New York, was at the treasury depart- ment and bhad interviews with Secretary Windom and Assistant Secretary Tichuor. The latter said that Magone's visit relate ontirely to the routine business of his offic From other sources it is learned that he placed his resignation at the secretary’s dis- posal. s s New York's New lLacense Measure. ALpaxy, N. Y., April 3.—A bill described 88 @ low liceuse measure, & COMpromise be- tween extreme hign license and the liquor interests, was passed by the assembly to-day by a vote of 69 to 53, Mackinaw Oleared of 1os. Mirwavkee, April 8.—A special from St. Ignace, Mich., says that last nikht's north- east gale drove the ice from the straits of Mackinaw, aud vessels wili have no didiculty in passing ‘either way. U ————— = Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Whon Naby waa sick, we gave her Castorla. ‘When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, Whion shie becatae Miss, sbe elung o Castoria, Whoushe had Childres, she gave them Castoria, WESTERN PACKING INTERESTS. Some Farther Reduotions In the Mar- keting of Hogs. Crxoixsart, April 8.—[Special Telogram to Tar Bee ]-Lo-morrow's Price Current will say that there is some further reduction in the marketing of hogs as shown by the packing roturns for the padt week, which ag- grogato 105,000 hogs for all western points against 175,000 the preceding week and 160, 000 for the corresponding time last year, From March 1 the total is 030,000 against 005,000 a year ago. b 188, | | 905,000 1 1000 51,000 TR, 260,000 128,000 ) F0000 20,000 Chicaro Kansas ¢ Omana St._ Louls Indinnapoits Cincinnati Milwaiikeo Cedar Rapids Cleveland Sioux City Ottumwa Asegetes Nobraska City, Neb.. St. Joseph - COAL IN NEBRASKA, A Profitable Vein Which Saunders County Men Are Developing. Monse Brure, Neb,, April 1.—|Special to Tur Bee.]—The little town of Morse Bluffs, Saundors county, on the Elkhorn railway, is the scene of considerable excitoment over a discovery of conl which has boen made. About six weeks ago a well was being dug just at the foot of the bluff, a little north- west of the depot. Failing to find water at tho expeoted dopth of about thirty to forty feet the boring was continued to about a depth of ninoty feet when a seam of coal was steuck. This layer proved to be only about six inchies thick, but this was sufficient incontive to the diggers to continue, and when at a depth of about 120 feot another soam was struck, which proved to be twice the thick- ness of the first layer, viz, about twelve inches. Further boring revealed a specics of rock so hard that it will cut glass like a diamond, This strata was only four inches thick, but took the diggers three days to cut through the short space of four inches. The next strata was softer and had all the ap- poarance of gold and silver ore. No end of excitement was caused by this discovery, The Bohemians fairly danced with delight over the prospect of $o much riches being within their grasp. However, they were doomed to disappointment, as on analysis the supposed cold and silver degenerated to iron pyrites, At a depth of 157 fect a third seam of coal was tapped, which proved to be about two feet thick. Owing to want of proper bor- ing machinery for greater depths further operations were suspended; but & company has been formed to continue the work, Mr, Swan is the president, Mr. Kavan treasurer, and Mr. Frank Vapalensky, secretary. The shares have all been ecargerly Messrs. Morse, Rogers & Co. ceeded in getting a large number appro- priated to them. The boring operations will be continued next week, all arrangements having been made for the necessary machin- ery and experts to be on hand. The quality of tho coal is very good. It is asoft coal very like L'ort’ Scott coal, and worth about $7 or § a ton here. When opera- tions have been resumed, samples of the coal will be ser.t from time to time to Tue Bee oftice. Looked at geographically and geologioally, this seems to be the same vein of coal that exists in Dakota, and if so will douvtless prove very valuable. Morse Bluff is a thriving little town on the banks of the Platte river, about fifteen miles west of Fremont. The I'remont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad have a good depot here, and the Union Pacific depot at North Bend is just directly across the Platte river. which at this point is spanned by a substan- tial wagon and foot bridge. The town itself nestles cosiiy at the foot of a range of bluffs, on ascending which the vis- itor has a fine and extensive view of the Platte river and of Dodge county on the other side. ———— rass, garden and field 5 & Co., 16th and ——— Notes From Norfolk, NorroLk, Neb., April 3,—Correspondence of Tue B An unusnal area is sown to wheat in the northwestern counties of Ne braska. Some has been sown nearly a month earlier than usual. Much seed wheat is brought in from the most northern latitudes and is an extra fine quality, and is sold at $1.35 cash and #1.50 per bushel on credit. The ground is in fine condition for plowing for oats, and not a fow have their oats sown. The high price of flax seed—$2 o bushel— seems rather to stimulate farmers to sow that crop. Ohe farmer in Cedar county pro- poses to put in three hundred acres. L. W. Oxford raised on ms farm near Randolph seventeen and one-half bushels per acre last season, which at present prices would yield $35 per acre. Nortolk marches steadily on in substantial improvements. A move is now on foot for a packing houso. The present prospect is that §100,000 will be secured to start the en- terprise. The election for voting $30,000 bonds for the Norfolk & Yankton railroad has been ordered, and will come off within a month, The proposed Pacific short line from Sioux City to Ogden is awakening quite an interest arious points off the original route, which by way of Plainview and Clearwater, Creighton and O'Neill are very desirous of having it make for their towns, and survey- ors are out to see about that route. ‘The old LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES. The Insane Board Investigating & Oomplioated Oase. SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS. The Fire of Tucsday Night Now Sup- posed to Have Been tho Work of Incendiaries — General and Personal, LINCOIN BURRAU OF THE OMATA Hen, 1020 P Starer, Laxcouw, April 8, Stoutenburgh, the man who was the occa- #ion of more excitement Tuesday eveniug than one man has created in Linooln for many a day, was taken before the county insano boaurd this afternoon for a hearing, to dotermino whother he was orazy or whether he was simply drunk, Tho ovi- donce seemed to show that ho was orazy. The police who arrested him say that thers was no smell of liquor on him and to-day, after tho offects of the liquor should have worn off if that hind been the cause of the trouble, he continued to talk in a maniacal manner. He said that someone had put something into his head, and he was deter. mined to find out what it was and got venge. ance. Asido from some such talk as this, he has been quict and rational enough, The room which he occupied presonts a scene of ruin. The bullets from his ritte and revol- vers have splintered the wood work and knocked off the plastering on every side. Several balls went through into other rooms adjoining or ac ross the hall, A siock man in one room and a card party in another were narrowly missed by the flying lead. It was o miracle almost that with the crowd that ‘was there no one was hurt. The board made a cursory examiaation of the crazy man, asked him a few questions and then postponed tne conclusion of the matter to Friday afternoon, when it will be determined whother the follow was crazy or not. It has been found out that he is an Odd Fellow and that ho carries a certificate ad- mitting him to the knowledge of the word, ete. The lodge here will care for him and see that his interests aro protooted. A New Paper for Lincoln. The Sunday Morning Globe is the name of anew paper that will be flaunted Sunday morning, April 14. The proprietors wre ail pass. suryoy from South Sioux City to Randolph is tho only dircot fonsiblo route to the west sido of Cedar_county. The vallies of the Missouri, the Logan and the Elkhorn, along which it passed, are not excelled for fortility. young men of newspaper ability, and will give the citizens of Lincoln a readable paper of more than usual interest. J. C. Seacrest, lately circulator for the Call, is the manag ing editor, 9, D, Black is socrotary and treasurer, and J. D. Hunter, president. Probably an Incendiary Fire. 1t seems that the fire that occurred last night at the corner of N and Thirteenth strects was not the result of accident, as was at first supposcd, and that it did not originate in the Chinese laundry., Next to the laun- dry was o vacant room, the back d which it has been noticed quently found open, ns though some one had been in it and had gono out without shutting the door It was in this room that the fire started, and as there was nothing in the room to catch fire, it is thought that it must have been set by in- cendiaries. A family which haa just come from Nebraska City yesterday, was sleeping in the room immediately ab where tho fire started, and were found stupefied by the smoke. They were rescued with diffi- culty, but lost ali the household goods that were taken into the room with them. One of the rooms in the building on the seoond floor was rented by Mrs. Warwick, chief cook at the Windsor hotel. Mrs. Warwlck had stowed $40 in money and a diamond pin with some other valuables in the bed be- neath the tick. In the excitoment of the moment these were left, and when she re- turned they were gone, having been stolen by some one who had turned the tick over to throw it out. Supreme Court Proceedings. Only two cases wero considered in tho su- preme court this afternoon. These were Bowie vs Spaids and Sprague vs Warren, which were both argued and submitted, Thd following opinions were handed down : Bell vs Templin, original action. Demur- rer sustained and action dismissed. Opinion by Maxwell. Morse & Appeal from the district court in Hamilton county. Motion to dismiss overruled, Opinion by Maxwell. Burton vs Cave. Error from the district court of Harlan county. Aftirmed. Opinion by Maxwell. Gilbert vs Robeson. Error from the dis. trict court of Richardson_county. Reversed and remanded, Opinion by Cobb. City News and Notes. A case was being tried to-day in the dounty court in which o man named Findlay, from the southern part of this county,was charged with selling half a pmnt of whisky without a licenso. 'Tho case excited a good deal of in- terest and the general opinion seemed to be that a man whose business wus s0 poor that he could only soll half a pint of liquor in a life time, as was claimed in_the case, should have the full benefit of the doubt that might exist Sheriff Eubanks, of Cheyenne county, was in the city to-day with a man named ‘Mat thews, who murdered his stop-father at Council Grove, Kan., about three weeks ago. The sherifl of Morris county, Kunsas, wus here also to meet Sk anks and ar- range for a requisition for the murderer. Mary Brennan was before the district court to-day charged with the samo old of- fense, viz, obtruding herself on the soziety of her beirayer, old Jerry Harrington. She was givon sixty days and tho usuul kindly admonitions of the judge, Lillie M. 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