Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 8, 1889, Page 8

THE NEW COMMODITY RATES, Des Moines Shippers Bxpect Their xtension to That City. A MEAT INSPECTION ORDINANCE. Butchers Concoct a. Law to Get a Monopoly of the Meat Market in lowa's Capital—Making Rail- road Regulation Obnoxiou lowa Matter Drs Moixes, Ia., July 7.—[Special to Tne Bre.|—The shippers of this vicinity are waiting with much interest the develop- ments in the new commodity rates. It is thought that the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City road will extend them to Des Moiues and other Towa points within a short time, They have been in effect northwest of Chi- cago to protect Chicago merchants against the competition of lake lines, and it is under- #tood chat Mr. Eggan has threatened to intro- duce them to Iowa. This road, the “Diag- onal,” as it is called here, has done a great deal for Des Moines, in lowering rates, and while not what is called a very strong road, it has a geeat deal of fighting pluck, and is not afraid, if occasion requires, to buc! against all the other roads in its territory. If the commodity rates are confined to car loads they will very materially help Des Moines jobbers, The new rates are in bind- ing twine, canned goods, cement, soft coal, corduge, glass, axle grease, grind stones, nails, marble finished, soap, sugar, tin plate, and many other article Meat Tnspection for Des Moines. Des Moixgs, fa., July 7.—[Special to T BrE]—The city councilof Des Moines has passed an ordinance requiring that all meat s0ld in the city shall be duly inspected before it i8 s0ld. This is the outcome of the aita- tion begun some time ago by local butchors to hiead off outside competition by the Ar- mour meat company. Chicago meat wa being sold in thiscity below the prevailing price and the local butchers wanted an or- ginance forbidding the sale of any m that had not been duly ispected here before being offered for sule. The ordinance pro- vides for the appointment of inspectors who are to vass upon all meat before it is slaugh- tered, or, if this cannot be done, the meat cannot be sold until an aMdavit of at least one person is procured stating that the wni- mal was in u healthy condition before boing slaughtered, and that the meat is suitable for food, It is thought that the last proviso will let in the foreign competitors if they choose to coue. What Mrs. Foster Thinks. Des Morxes, Ia., July 7.—|Special to Tur Bee.j—Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, president of the Iowa W. C. T. U, was in town the past week and spoke very freely of the prohibi- tion situation in this state and throughout the country. She has recently returned from Pennsylvania, where she took part in the campaign for the prohibitory amendment, Bhe thiuks that the liquor men will now con- centrute their strength to have hibiton repealed in this state, When asked whether she favored resubmitting the question of pro- hibition to the people of Iowa, she roplied *I have no svmpathy with the idea atall, I do not believe in 1t, and I do not believe that the majority of the' veople believe in 1t. The people have voted on this question, clearly expressing themselves beyond a doubt, and T have no reason to suppose_that they have changed their minds.” Thére has been some talk of trying to have an informal expression of public opinion on this subject at the next election, It has been suggested that the governor could ask the peonle to vote upon the repeal or continuance of prohibition when they voted at the coming Cclection. The vote, of course, would have mno legal effect, but would simply indicate the drift of public sentiment. But that idea has been abandoned as imprectical, for it was discovered that both parties would trade votes on the issue for votes for state officers, 8o that a fair expression of public feeliug wouid not be had. ‘I'he opponents of rohibition are therefore urging, instead, hat the high license republicans cotmbino with the democrats whenever they can by 80 doing elect a member of the legislature, and in this way seoc if they can not obtain a majority to repeal the prohibitory law. As the law in this state is statutory and not constitutional, 1t can be repcaled at any ses- sion of the legislature when votes enough an be obtained. Undoubtedly an effort wi e mado thig year to secure inat majorit and democrats and republicans who aro op posed to prohibition wil! endcavor in many countics to act together by reciprocal con- cessions to the stronger party, Making the Law Obnoxious, Warennoo, Ta.,, July 7.—[Special to Tne BEeE. |—Considerable interest has been awak- ened here by the announced intention of the Robinson & Moan Street Car and Omnibus Manufacturing company to move their plant from this city. This is one of the leading manufacturing establishments of Waterloo and the people are very anxious that it should remain here. Mr. John M. Moan, secrotary of the company, on being interviewed, said that the reason they had contempiated the question of removal was that they were un- able to work their territory properly from this point because the present rates of freight would not allow them to ship their goods out of hore as cheaply as other firms at at more central spots could. Said he: “The principal troublo that we have arises from the railway companies refusing to make us u through billing on goods shipped over more than one line. Jor éxample, suppose that he wanted to ship a street car from Waterloo to New Hampton, It would have to over two differont lines, the ;Iolillohn Central to Charles City and the Milwaukee & St. Paul from that point to New Hampton. Under the old law, it could be billea through from Waterloo and then the lllinois Central would take perhaps 60 per cent and the Milwaukeo & St. Paul 40 r cent‘of the through rate for their respec- ive shurcs. Now the 40 per cent which the Milwaukee & St. Paul receives is less than ts regular local rate from Charles City to Jew Hampton and the law steps in and says that they must not make such an arrang ment unless they, after giving ten days’ notice, give o similar rate to ull goods ehipped from Charles City to New Hampton. This we could hardly ask the road to do and we can’t blame them, under the circum- stances, for not billing 'goods through when they are shipped over more thin one lne, This tiot only affects shipments o poin this state but to other states as well, except where we cen ship out of Yowa on one line from Waterloo, 50 you see We are very jously handicapped through what I con- sider is 1n reality not the fault of the roads but of thoe law. I taink that all other munu- facturers iu thostate are effected in the samo way and that the present law is a benefit only to those who deal in goods that come from other states. 1t is an agreed fact, I think, that to build up a town it must have munu- fuctories and to get them they should be en- couraged. Why should not the same line of olicy hold good in case of a state!” Mr. W, . Robiuson, the president of the company, gave some figures showing the increase of rates on o street car or omnibus from Water- 100 to various points, under the new law as it works through the failure of the roads to ul- low through billing over connecting lines. ol New From Waterloo to— Rate. Rute. Austin, Minnesota ..§14.00 §25.00 Fort Madison, lowa 16.00 44.90 Omaha. . veee S3LO0 80.00 Kaosas City.. L9100 Chicago A 21,60 Columbus Cily, Indiana.:...... 88.00 Mr. Robinson said that he could cite a pumber of other instances of discrimination that have sprung up under the present law, and remarked that ihey had @) led 10 Governor Larrabee, to the railroad commis- sioners and to tho freight ugents of ten dif- ferent lines over which they ship their goods, ut could get no relief as yet. Exercise Better than Oplates. Des Moixes, Ia, July 7.—(: clal to Tun Bee |--Goveraor Larratee recently yisited the penitentinry at Anawosa, aud THE OMAHA DAILY BEE while there noticed the custom of exercis- ing the nsane convicts by walking them two hours a day in the open air. He says that the same treatment should be extended to the county poor farms, where as a rule the in- sune inmates receive almost no exercise, but are kept locked up all the while. He recom- mends that in overy county hospital the in- sann be given out-door exercise every day, and thinks that this would do away with the necessity for much medicine, and sleeping powders that are now used to keep patients quiet. The Towa Chautangan. Des Moixes, Tn., July 7.—[Special to Tne Bk, |—~The Towa Chautauqua begins its first session at Colfax this week. This is another experiment of the Chautauqua idea m the west. Fine grounds have been laid out near Colfax, and many prominent speakers have been engaged. If the meeting isa succoss an effort will ba made tn have a state gathering there overy yoar, which shall bo one of the best Chautauqua meetings in tho wost. Solicitor Tracy Filea an Anawer. Drs Morxes, Ia., July 7.—[Special to Tne Bre.] —Solicitor Tracy, for the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern railway, has filed an answer to the complaints of the Daven~ port and Burlington jobbers with tho rail road commissioners. 1t is to the same cffect as the reply of the Rock Island’s solicitor, denying every allegation and statement of the bill of ‘complaint. Mr. Tracy gave notice that his road would be represented at the hearing on Monday, July 15. Sloan’s Complaint. Des Morves, Tn, July 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber.]-—Some time ago thore was a complaint flled with the commission- ers by citizeus of Sloan to the effect that the Sioux City & Pacific_railroad refused to stop its trains to tuke off or take on passen- gers at that station, when requested taio so, The commissioners referred the mattor to the road with suggestion that thoe cause for the complaint be removed, and it has been, the company having their conductors to stop all trains at Sloan when requested by passengers to do so. Advice to Mothers. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should always be used for children teeth- ing. Itsoothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pains, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy 1or diarchoea. 5¢ u hottle. A CITY CHEMIST, Views of Several City Officials on the Subject. The ordinance creating the office of city chemist with a salary of $300 per annum was defeated at the meeting of the council Sat- urday evening Alderman Snyder, among others, voted against the passage of the ordinances. Being asked the reason of his opposition, Mr. Sny- der said he did not think & man competent to perform the duties in a satisfactory man- uer could be secured for a salary of #300. He was most decidedly 1 favor of having a careful inspection and analysis of the food supply, and especially of milk, and thought it best to put this mutter under the direct supervision of the city physician, allowing this official an assistant if necessary, but he was not in favor of paying out 3300 or any other sum for an incompetent man. Dr. Ralph was hunted up and asked his views on the subject. He had felt sure the ordinance would pass and was surprised to hear it had not. The doctor d he had looked into the matter, and knew of two ex- pert chemists who would do all the nect sary work of analysis for the sum named if the city furnished the chemicals necessary in the operations. He also thought the city should provide and furnish a laboratory for couducting the analysis. As for the city ph n doing the work, the doctor thought that would be an impossibility, as that official had his hands full now. He also thought it would not be in_the province of u physician to perform work of this ehar- acter, as it would require a thorough chemst. Mayor Broatch was fouad at home and asked for an expression of his views in the matter. He said the ordinance embodied a resolution referred to the council by the bourd of health, and he considered it a neces- sury provision. The names of two expert chemists had been presented to the board and they had produced references of the best character and diplomas from first-class insti- tutions, The mayor said he should never Kive his consent to an ordinance creating an office of this character with 2 high salary at- tached. He was satisfied that satisfuctory service could be sccured at the figures named (8300, and thers was no necessity for increasing the amount. Huve You Caiarrh?—There Is one remedy you can try without danger of hum- bug. Send to A. G, Coleman, chiemist, mazoo, Mich., for trial package of his catal cure. His only modeof advertising is by giv- ing it away. Postage 2c. Judge for your- sell, Mention this paper. * UNITY CHHURCH. eps Taken Looking ganization. The Unity church annual meeting was held yesterday noon ut the church on Seven- teenth and Cass streets, and steps were taken looking to the better organization of the members and the general good of the churen. A committee of ten was appointed for the purpose of selecting a minister and building a new church., This committee is composed of William Wallace, H. C. Aiken, S. R. Johnson, N. J. Edholm, W, S. Curtis, E. A Coe, Joseph H. Blair, E. A, Ayrst, C. C. Belden and George A. Josyln, This com- mittee is 10 act with the board of trustces and Sccretary Richards and Treasurer Burlingame, in the gencral management of church matters. To the old board of trus- tecs, composed of General Lowe, S Richards and Thomas Kilpatrick of 5. E. Rogers and A, W, added. It is very probable that Rev. M. M. Mann, who for the past eigntecn years has bee; pastor of the Unitarian church at Rochest N. Y., will be selecied to fill the pulpit here in the fall, when services will again be held. Rev. Mann has preached in the Unity church in this city for tho past three Sundays, and has given general satisfaction uud been 'very favorably received. When oppressed by heat, bathe the face or whole person with Pond’s E: tract., Nothing is so refreshing, Avoid imitations. to Better Or- Copeland’s Forgeries. Several new links have been added to the chain of evidence that is being woven around young Copeland, who was =rrested Saturday ovening for forgery. Detectives Ormsby aud Mostyn, who have been working up the case, succeeded yestel in recovering two of the tings purchaseu by Copeland with forged checks. A $10 diamond ring, for which he gave Max Meyer a forged check, was found concealed in Copeland’s shoe, and another ring, which he got from Van Cott's jewelry store for a forged cheek on Moline, Milourn & Co., was found on the finger of a prostitute living at 111 South Ninth street, Copeland sold the ring to the musician con- nected with that house for § d the latter ave it to one of the inmates numed Maud teynolds, 8o far twelye of the forged checks have been found. They were all drawn on ub National bauk, and signed with the ed names of Max Meyer & Co., Milton ors & Son, Irecland, Loomis & Co., xton & Gallagher and Edholm & Alken. Cushman’s Menthol lnhaer, cures catarrh duchie, neuralgia, psthaid, hay Feve Trial free at your druggist. 1’rice 50 cents. Musical Union Plenie. A special train of eight coaches, with about 800 persons on board, left for Waterloo pa on the Union Pacific, yesterday occasion being @ pienic and entertainment, held under the ausbices of tho Musical Union orchestra, at that point, The party returned lost eveuing und reported @ wost enjoyable time. i Platt's Chlorides Instantly Disinfocts and chemically neutralizes all disease- breeding watlor, AL Mr. UEGED LOW ASSESSMENT. Rosewanter's Speech Before the Board of Equalization. At the meeting of the board of equaliza- tion last Saturday the matter of the alleged low assessment of Tue Bre building was taken up and Mr. Rosewater addressed the board as follows: ‘1 am cited here as the president of the Bee Building company to give reasons why the property should not be raised from the valuation fixed by the assessors, Iam not here for that purpose. 1 take it that the commissioners understand the basis of as- sessment which prevails as to all buildings that are under construction. What we want, 80 far as the Beo Building company is con- cerned, is that our property shall not be as- sessed any higher than the property of others in the sam condition. We do not ask that the property shall be assessed lower than that of others who have build- ings under construction, 1 presume that the bourd of equalization seeks to arrive at a fair and equitable basis, so that all property shall bear its equal and just burden, pro rata. If the parties who have made this complaint have uny reason for feeling ag- ved over the assessments of their prop- v other part of the city, or in any d, it is their privilege to come liere and make complaint that they are as- sessed oo high, and leave itto your judg- ment whether or not this isa fact. If Mr, Creighton’s property, on lower Farnam, assessed too high as compared to property adjacent to it, he has a right to come here and make the complaint; and while I do not deny him the right to complain agaivst the Bee Building company, 1 rather think it is a piece of svite-work more than a desire to enlighten you with regard to any favoritism or discrimination by the assessors. 1 certainly have not sought to influ- ence the assessor in coming to any conclu- sion. The building, in April, when it w ussessed, was under construction, and ther have been at least $100,000 of materials and and labor added to it since that time, All the marble work, all tl 3 electric light and gas fixtores, all the tiling, a great deal of the wood finish, and the painting, all the terior glass and all the stair-case and iron work that is called fancy iron work—all that has been added since the assessor was in the building, or rather when the assessment was mude, and we are not yet completed. Tt will take probably from thirty to sixty days to put in every part of the naterial that belongs in that building, “Conceding all that Mr. Creighton says about its cost when completed, this question as to whether or not the assessment of the building, as it stood at the time when the as- sessor had a right to fix the valuation, was just or unjust is for you to decide. ‘‘As to the complsint against the Bee Pub- lishing company, there is no detailed state- ment by the complainant, for he simply con- fines himself to the churge that our propart; hns been assessed too low. 1 have not even seen the return made by our treasurer, but, I know that the returns have been made from year to year on the personal property in our pPos-session—the presses, the various furnitu belonging to the composing room, the ma- chinery and materials and engines, ete. This has been the custom from year to year by all the newspapers to make their returns of the material on hand, ana have it assessed according to what it would bring proportion- ate to what other property would bring at a forced sale. 1 am told that Mr, Creigton’s prineipal complaint is that the franchise of Tie BEE has not been put in, If that is so— and he is here now—I might as well know now what his particular complaint is as to why the Bee Publishing company is too low, as iic_has not put it in his complaint, Mr. Creighton—I bave iere a copy that was drawn off by onc of the clerks. be technical, if you will get the return paper that was sworn to, if this is disputed— Mr. Rosewater—I am not disputing the question about the building. Mr. Creighton—[ am talking about the personal broperty now. As I understand, that is what Mr. Rosewater was talking about. Mr. Rosewater—Yes, the personal prop- erty Mr. Creighton—If this copy does not cor- respond with the book—the Third ward pre- cinct—if that does not correspond with the returns in the book, then, of course, it can be disputed, and ‘e can refer them to the sworn statement. Mr. Rosewater—That is correct; but $8,000 15 tne personal property returned by the Bee Publishing company for assessment. Now, £8,600, in my opinion, will bear very' fair comparison with the asses ments of institutions very much more extensive than the Bee Puolishing company machinery. I will take, for in- stance, the street railways, gas companies, the waterworks, or any class of institutions toat are running machinery that cost from ten to one hundred times as much as that which we have. But leavicg that out, I wish to make a statement regarding the franchise, because I was told personally that that was the complaint. Our constitution provides that the personal prpperty und the {franchises of all corporations” shall be assessed for taxation, Franchises as defined by the constitution, mean privi- leges granted by the public for o public use, such as the right of way of a railroad over the public domain; the right of a telegraph company to erect poles; the right of a tele- phone company to occupy strects; the right y company tozo under the streets; the rizht of the waterworks or gas company to occupy pipes of o street—all those privi- loges are supposed to be grants made by the public and to have an actual value, that is a value that might be computed for busine purposes; but I know of no privilege whichja newspaper enjoys that the public is required to grant, or that, it does grant. Anybody may start a newspaper if he has money enough or money to siuk. . He need not take advicedrom anybody, nor need he even bave a license. Ho is under no obligations to con- sult anyone, and he can start & news- paper as any man could start a livery ble, store or factory. There is no fran- chise connected with a newspaper, because the constitution does not intend that the good-will or tae ill-will of any business estab- lishment shall be asscssed. In some cases men have built up a large business by reason of properly conducting it so that the patron- ageof the public coming to Lis business is valuable, ana he can scll it if he wants to quit business; but there 15 no such_thing as taxing " the [:uod will of an establishment. Anothier man might have the ill-will of a community; he might have overybody down on him, and, in selling out, would simply have Lo part with what' goods he had; but you have no right, and I Know f no luw that would authorize you to compute how much the Bee Pub- lishing company can earn by its enterpri: or industry. There is no right.in the const tution to” tax industry or to tux anything that comes by voluntary business patronage. ‘The only franchise, so-called, which a news- paper does enjoy, on & daily paper, is its in- terest in or right in an association known as the Associated press. 1 want to explain right here what that is: Our associated press for this section is known as the Northwest- ern Associated press, incorporated under the laws of the state of 1llinois, with mem- bers in Illinois, Towa and Nebraska, The membership is not made up of Individuals, or firms, or corporations, but of newspapers as newspapers, Kach 0f those newspapers has one share of stock in that corporation, and one vol& in all its transactions, The company, or ®he corporation, exacts from the press, or from the news- papers located in any particular city where other newspapers already are members its proportion of the actual money in its treasury at thetime of admission. When Tue Hee went into the associated the proportion of money was sixty rs, and that is the exact wmount we aid for one share of stock in the North- western Associution, It is not transferable to anybody, nor ean wnv individual or cor- poration own it. It 1> part of Tue Ben, If Tue Bre dies, that stock dies with it. 1t has no particular tangible value beyond the share and amount of money actually iu at the ume. Iach of us is assessed wmonthly in proportion to the amount of telegraphic tolls and agents' fees that have to be paid, and of the whole ussessment we get our pro rata. It is true that I personally paid a bonus of §,000 to George L. Miller, Lymun Richurdson and Casper I, Yost for thelr agreeing not to olack-ball Tue Bre when it went into the association, be- cause oue black-vall is sufficient from the home company to prevent the admission; and that bonus was paid to them for that privilege. But ] want to know where there is any law by which we could be assessed or where you could appraise s bonus paid to sowcbody for some particular thing or fancy. I bad a faucy at that time that it was worth §9,600. 1 deubt to day whether I would pay $U0), because I can get all the dispatehes I ant for monoy, and [ am getting just as any dispatches to-day outside of the nsso- ciation as we are getting init. I simply make this statoment because of the ecrone- Ous lwmprossion about franchises of news: rather apers, The comsMtutional provision about ranchises does mvt: refer to them whatever, “I have nothimggurther to say. The com- missioners can sdotermine for themseives whether or not weshave been justly or un- justly assessed. IF Mr. Creighton's property is assossed too high, I have nothing to say about that. It isehis privilege to complain about his own nssessment. For him to com- plain that we mea assessed too low, Is a privilege he may #lso enjoy; but that de- pends entirely fram what standpoint we view it. If he had given you complaints against very many well knewn capitalists here who do not make returns of money loaned, and mortgages and stoeks that bring large in- comes, why, 1 would say that is u sincero and honest complaint against us, just as against them; but'it looks very much as if Mr. Creighton had a grievance which he wanted you to take in hand and which he expected through you to vent on Tne Bee.” At the close of Mr. Rosewater's remarks, Creighton took the floor. He opened by aring that his motive for creating tuis disturbance was based on a gnawing ambi- tion to show thut, while the common tax- payer was assessed at 50 por cent, two of the atest frauds on the public, meaning T Bek and New York Life building: The old gentleman then became mnvolved as to his ideas and words and failed to com- plete the sentencoe. He wandered around with “‘the general public, the greatest frauds make examples, how the general public is treated, etc.,” for two or three minutes. He then rambled through a long discerta- tion regarding schedules being pinced in every property owner's hands to fill out and make return how Mr. Rosewater started his printin business down on lower Farnam street and claimed £100,000 capital there, how he had purchased two presses costing’ §15,000, and that he paia $3,000 for the assoclate press franchise, “which I know myself, because [ heard him talking to John A. Creighton be- fore and after he paid it, sayiog that he could not get into the association unless he did. I counseled him then not to pay it, but fight them.” Here is a specimen of the agrecment of the Third ward Diogenes in support of the fran- chise and personal property complaint: Now, then, 1f it was worth, and he has said it was worth it, £,000, to get in there to hiln, rather than to pay for his dispate outside—he kiows thut—he has, us B street records it, £100,000 of paid up capital there, and he has'the credit upon that. Then, letus sce: he has there for all of his machinery his franchise, his capital, his everything that £oes to make up & mammoth printing estab- lishment, he has 83,600 returned under oath by his sccretary and treasurer. I iwant to refer you to the franchise, and if you will look at page 621, I think, you will find what comprises franchises, and you will find that he is bound to make the return, and is bound to make itin full, and, in the same pago here, all capital stock of companies and asso- clations not incorporated by the laws of this state, excepting shares of stock in national banks, he is bound to r turn, and he is bound to return also all the property 1n incorporated companies, Now, I say that, according to the oath of his secretary and treasurer, ho is entitled to a rebate of 88,600 that they have returned under oath that they have there on this es- tablishment deducted from §109,600, which is the capital rightly to be assessed against this company. And I bring that before you, gentlemen, as & complaint: and, if you want the authority, it is there in your statutes.” The Chairman—~Suppose all that were true, would not that:§9,600 be a part of the hundred thousandf Mr. Creighton—I admit that what is a fair construction of the statute, that, as he has returned the $8,600 here, he should have credit; thut is sworn to, and I understand the return that they should have credit on the $108,000, subtracting $9,000, which is a fair construction of the statute. The Chairman—Is not that £3,600 a part of the hundred thousand ¢ Mr. Creighton—No, sir; no, sir; he_got that before they were incorporated. Yes, sir; hegot that before they were incorpor- ated. Years before, Replying to this disjointed outburst, Mr. Rosewater said: “I'am very muchobliged to Mr. Creighton for appearing here berore you 10 show to what extent malice can go hand in band with stupidity and ignorance. In the first place, he adinits that the Bee Publish- ing company had allits privileges when it was incorporated. The hundred thousand aollars capitul which it has, represented the entire Bee establishment, including whatever rights or privileges i might have in any association—the Associat- ed press. And wnat L personally paid as an individual for the privilege has no more to do with the Bee Publishing company to-day, than what I might have paid for a lot over here. I paid §900 for that lot across the way when I bought it twenty-four years ago. 'Ihat bas no bearing on what the Bee Building compuny paid for it, “Now, 1simply want to call your attention 10 this fact, that no munufacturing associa- tion, and a newspaper is in a sense @ manu- facturing concern—manufacturing news- papers, ecngaged in that business manufacturing and selling news- papers—no manufacturing concern makes a better or higher return than we have made right there. While it {s true that we paid $16,500 or $17,000 apiece for those presses, if we were to sell them or offer them for sale now—we have used them two years—wo might not be able to get one-fourth of that in b for them. And, while it is true that we have some machinery that was very costly, the assessment is made in_at what 1t costs when it is bought new and what 1t is worth, and what it might have been worth f 1t was sold out at public sale, “Tue BEE is not to be assessed at what it is worth because I am its manager and during my life time, but what it would sell for if I weze dead and you were to sell it over here ata public sale, Now the county has no more right to assess us by one rule and another manufacturing institution by another, than t hey would have a right to assess Mr. Creighton by one rulo and our property by another rule, There must be a uniform rule covering all prop- erty. Now, as a manufucturing concern with 100,000 of capital, and_which, by the way, is ropresented thus: Up to two years ago 'we had only £50,000 capital; the com pany bought the property across the way here for £50,000 from me, and 1ssued §50.000 more stoclk, and then they took for that stock the same individuals’ stock in Tur Bes building. Now, that made 100,000 capital on its faco in the ee Publishing ‘company, and in reality when they transierred that property to the Bee Building company they took that right outof Tne 3ee. Formerly, the Bee Publishing company owned that ground down below on Faraam; to-day it does not own it; the Bee Building company owns it and pays taxes on it, and our property, the real prop- erty, is taxed exactly according to its value, and [ veature to say that our property on lower Farnam s assessed ata higher rate than lhm- of Mr, Creighton’s on lower Far- nam." M, Creighton—Just the same exactly. Mr. Roscwater—Well, it is down between Ninth and Tenth strects and is worth a great deal less money by the foot than the prop- erty up between Twelfth and Eieventh. It is perfectly preposterous to talk about as- sessing the whole hundred thousand dollars when you do mOL asscss any other institution, not even a bank has got the money. Suppose I had $100,000 in the bank actual dollars, While the law actually sup- poses you to assess me the whole $100,000, you wouid not ventare to do it. You never have ussessed the banking institutions upon the actual money that they have. Now, if $3,600 do not represent these two things under a very fair valuation of the materials in Tue BeE, when we paid taxes on the prop- erty below and another tax on this property over here, I would like to know what does, As to being a fraud upon the community, that is for the community to judge. It isuot material to this ‘case, This brought Creighton to his feet once more and imugining that the time had come for him to cut loose, at it e went indulgiug in a personal awick on Mr. Rosew: claiming that tho latter hau called him an old fraud in T'ue Bee and he had a right to retaliate there, C man Mountthought differently, how- ever, aud shut the gentleman off with a rul- ing to the effect that, if he had any cause to show why the Bee Building and Bee Publish- ing companies were assessed too low, the board would hear bun. “We cannot have our time taken up listen- ing to personulities or anything else foreign to the matter under consideration,” T'ue ex-paving boss whined aud squirmed on having bis little scheme thus destroyed, but subsided and tried to say something in behalf of the complaints, He undertook to show that the mouey invested by Mr. Rose- water o his building must have been on haod and should be assessed whether in bank or in brick. His old plea, “iuterest the com- mon people against big fishes,”’ was rung in again and after one or two desperate floun- ders the splenetic Diogenes retired Mr. lRosewater made a brief roply to the effect that he was perfectly willing that the board should say whether men and corpora- tions who invest tleir capital in big enter. prises shall have recognition o not. “As to the ‘big fish’ matter,” ho said, *'I presume Mr. Creighton could tell a great deal about big fish, The big fish are men who loan | money at 8 and 10 per cent and thus swallow up the little fish." The board took an adjournment until evening, when Creichton's complaint was again taken up. After a brief discussion a motion prevailed to dismiss the protest on | the ground that it was unfair and totally groundless, Throe Kebellions a Day. Three rebellions, obstinate, though blood- less, oceur in the stomach of ‘the dyspeptio | who partake of food thrice a d he di | gestive organ refuses on cach’ occasion to | verform the duty assigned to it by nature, and trouble ensues. How discipline, how regulate it! Simply with a wincelassful or | the geninl invigorant and appetizer, Hostet- | ter's Stomach Isitters, before oach meal and | before retiring. Digestion will, aftér a course of this pleasent regulator, becomo easy, and its forerunner, appetite, also im- prove. Nervousuess and insomnia, always induced by chronic dyspopsia, will disappoar with its “disappearance thus insured, and coustipation and biliousness, its usunl attendants, also take their leave, Not only will tho system acquire strength, but also substance by a more perfect assimilation of the food. Rheumatism, malarial und kidney complaint and neuralgia yield to the Bitters. LETTER LIST. List of lotters remaining uncalled for in the post- office for the week ending June 23, 1850, Note—~Parties calling for theso lettors will please say*'Advertised,” giving the date at the lent of the list, and Inquire for same at the “Ludies' I Window To avold mistakes have your mall addrossed to your streetand number. GENTLEMEN'S LIST. A, Anderson Jno Anderson i Arn Ansti Alba G Andorson ¥ Apold ¥ Armstrong 12 Anderson Antersor Arnold G B Atkins 't tnker A P ily 1D Daker Ch Budror w P Buldwin 1T w Baron Rev A Harbersir & MrssA. Bear R § rehond W nder H Rohlomn @ Boylen © L Hrady 1 Buttors Burker J I Barker i Boarhman C Brannan D Burt D 1 Burbank Bylander A Carborry N clkon Ay ery J A0 ) Clemens g D ter it D Cased I oy T H Coyle ) B 50 W I Lo W T ( s W Commings O Curtls itw y Ed Curtmun P Cuthivert € Cravywest A V D. Duiy D Dowe i HR nick J Dunkin G Dalins J 5 D Eg Ellcnburg T M Flelds B2 intye G W, Flowers MW onl I rigor o Fry 1 Fisher I Fletcier B Fox | Fox & krince 8 lngher B Garterd I Goddara 8 R B 1 Ginden i J Gritlia At Glitedd'n H Hayden Mr & MrsTTasloton H T ) iuner A 10 Harol H 1 A Tiarrison Hazicton'C Hewley Heruhty J House Herrc it Higg Hiliin T K Hood ¢ Homoeka J Hoskin JHopkingd T Hughes W THuison A D Hinty R iurforad ¢ Howarth J Helmbrid § Hultberg O Ingola W A Justus G-3 Kelter T R King J G Kotinek Krougg P stelez unie G'W Kruut A L. Lawzer W i Lewis G B i.j Losh Lythe LeviG VD i Tathrop B M Lundgreen N A Lymes W n BV Luce W K Lynch DO Martin J Matthe Mnrsh G Math Mt Markel Nayne W W ciriih Mann K Martin) Ahews Mubistedt J A Moerchunt § 1 Meyor ) Moore i 1L Morgun A B Morrell A Mason J Mudsen J a0 Mitirie Moses W 3 Monteith A Muiler 0 Mc. McCren McDhon | c McGivem MK b S F Newman ¥ Nelson U Nordstrom Dr Nelson B Nulds C Nelson U Olewin Oleson O'Kelf 1] Olin P 1 Ownes W Oreitu A PainterJ 8 Tangie F i Peterson A Putorson L it © ketson W U hurdson 8 nefelt ) TEoRarm W, Robingon L3 Kusey L b Kynersen W R S Bautell § Sehalkenbach o Stolbe 0 Rolly ¥ St SHivers Bhelton L ith'A D MyanJd ¢ Sandstrom W Sehmelts 1 cott 1K1 Belyr 1P I Stasn 3 Stul W Suxton N Reliirmabre 0 Fehuir Styer B Btovenson 3 kpaole A I~ P underland J T Thiery 5 M A Capt Taor P Toilot301 Trane R V. Viadyka J Vasburs A W, Walker ¥ Unsoeld GJ 2 vanDusenR A P Volluer J 1 1 Watker L, D ner A Wosternoia w8 Witlts DS Willinins 8 A Wilmel L G Werner O Waxham E L Willis Willinms W G Winnuf 0 Y. Young V LADIES LIST, Wit Willinms Wolfmier W Yarban WB Ander: Andre Althon n B Bonson ihrs G Anderson J Auders w ‘Anderson L Aganmrs 8 Angerumnn B Andrews m Be Brown mrs B K Bullurd mrs b ¥ Brosani mrs P Brown mis O 1t Brudabaw L Burnermrs L rJm Crumer mrs J Curtis mrs Comell m 0. Darant mrs A Doherty L DeLee mis A U E. Eashmon A Kailison J Kvans m ey ¢ Clayton If Dayh Doty Luber, el Dayis mrs B L ) Edminst Eldridke u ars it s K Egan mrs O Ewory wrs m Fitzge Fraik ald B Farrall R d s U Frulh wrs m Frost wirs K Garlock mis B Graverson K Graham L ' tars 1t Hirn'lurs 4 8¢ odson m Howara D ubor wirsm A Hawiiton 8 J ] Johnson m Jolhusui w A3 JoLuson A ody mrs m 1 Kotanan AY s 8 Konriryman I, Keating wrs ¥ 10 Tagqnis n Larson mrs Listormrs B8 Mason mrs B Mahus A Murrow M lor 1 Morritz mes Miller mrs V MeCormick ¢ Mokarland A Nathan I Nieker Nolson 11 O'Brion mraJ Palmor s Pritehned mes Pratt 8 Killm Kub L. Jara mrs A ner A yor Ly il Keotehu Kolb n Kris) m mrs 11 R K It Y oucks mre U 11 Findeen 1 Vingwest K Laudhohn B M Moln mrs Mallay mes § Mitlor K Miller mra J & Monteith J Pam L Pratiaska O Quintand mrsd D Quinlan M Ttagan mrs & Rty Russel Shcrman mrs AW Shirin Eim Snvker s Stowart mrs F 11 Ewanson A Shorey 15 M Thorp e mpson 1, Travies mes A % vant ve .\ Willins Whitne Winters Woods mrs M s M Yungest) A At Kyan mrs B s. Senne mrs s 1o Rmith mrs 1 8 s A Stern mirs | Snick mes '8 Stovens 8 Thsonine v ony mrs § W Waldron mrsJ van P Wilkon A Worthing s Stont & Iekataff, Court. & Co. Tt linghast Co, Cort] Melby 1 Madse No Jaon 1 Norris mes w B Olson mre A Potri & Pellers on B andall ¥ 1obb mrs W A Shooly n Thomas s TooH Tassior Y s Voso I m Wells € W Wi Wilo Wolf C 1 ook and Skock et iy | W Yds, CJ C 1 Slg Gray Battest Sig Goetde TALIAN T Juseo Jwin Sie 0. V. - PTERS, reo Rie) Sig Guoseppo Mur GAL GLL Personal Parazraph D. C. Horton, of Ewing, is at the Murray, is stopp! A. Bock, of Arcade. 0. A, Millard, Chureh Howe, of Auburn, is a guest at tho Paxton. Albert Johnson, of Sutton, is stopping ot the Arcade. R. J. Roberts, of the Millard. H. W. McClure, tho Murray. Rev. Mr. Brown, Wilson, Bellwood, Sunday in this city. Dr. I\ . Martin and wife, guests at the Arcade. F. M. Sackett bion, are at the Paxton. Mr, E. Rosewater, eaitor of Tue Beg, left for St. Louis last evening. Mrs. John Clay, of Chicago, and a party of of O'Neill, of Plattsmouth, of Cairo, are friends are stopping atv the Paxton. ] « | i B rurs M hrles 18 zel, For 1o Ama I, I g at the 18 at the Norfolk, is registered at is a guest at of Springfleld, spent and Thomas Riley, of Al- Sleepless nights made miserable b; that rible the remedy for you. cough. man Drug Co. The Bel day. The tr ternoon at 2:; fully 350 numb of It were on Shiloh’s Cure For sale by Good t Line Excursion. The reguiar Sunday excursion train on the Missouri acific was well patronized y yestor- in leaves here each Sunday a 0, stopping at all resorts on tho Bett Jine and running as far as Portal. tevday a_large themselves of the opportunity to get out of the heated atmosphere that pervaded tho city, and with their familics took a spin out on the train, spending the day at the various parks along’ the line, neople 18 estunated that, board the train when it left the Webster street depot. Absolutely Pure: “This powder never varies. 1y, Sold onl 1 pany, 126 Wail Stree MAX MEY 18teinway Squa 1 Knabe Squars 1 Haines 1iros. & kinds A marvel strength and wholes ymeness, M u than the ordinary 1d in competition with the muititude: lor or shortwely of pure ore 0r0- and cannot of it alum or phosphate powders, 5. Ro; | Beking Powder Com: ew York. ADOLPH MEYER. MaxMeyer &Bro. E'atablished 1866, GREAT BARGAIN SALE IN Second-Hand Planub Oroans, Cash, Mouthly re. uare, 1 Hullet, Dayvis &' Co. 8q 1 Emer 1§ mos., cost 315,00 otte . aylor & Farley .' 1 Mason | order tukes, Any of 0 for new Cull ¢ mlin 1 eatty (7 stops ry lustrument guarant Bring this ad, with you, and avoid mls. ) £15.00 16.0) 16,00 16.0) 1000 10.00 10,00 #1000 10.00 Cash, Monthly #10.0) 10.00 10.00 7.0) A0 500 .00 tl {nsteuments ta At sam MAX MEYER & BRO. 1622 and 1524 FARNAM STREET, “GOLD MEDAL, FAKIS, 1678, W. BAK"R & C0. .00 500 8,00 b1 500 510 .00 eed to be In good en in ex- price any time in one ly and get & bargain, Is absolutely purdand it is soluble, No Chemvicals are used in its preparation. 1 than thrce mized with Btarch o the strengih Artowivot ¢ hies mors of Cocon or Bugar, and s therefore far wiore econowical, costing Leas 1 ane cent @ euy. 1t is ¥ delicious, nouriehhig, strengthieniug, Ea- BILY DIGESTED, aud sduiirebly adapied Sor Luvalide 88 well a8 persons L heaith, Sold by Grocers everynhere, W. BAKER & CO,, Dorchester, Mass ROSE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, TERRE HAUTE, Well endowd Lanicaland yand br oF Catalogue, 6ddieus g, Extensly IND.~ | Fngiioe kA at Al A schoot of ENBIHETRING. well equip 4 of Me. Chemis ratories ANUALL, Fr DRS. BETTS & BETTS 1408 FARNAM STREET, OMATIA, NER, (Upposite Paxton Hotel) ODice hour m. to 1 p. . Spoctlists in Blood Diseases §¥ Consuitaifon at office or by mail free, Medieines sont by mall or express, secutely packed, freo from observation, Guarantees to it quIckIV, Kafely il permaneutiy i permatorsiice, semt. NERVODS DEBILITY nyrimviordies, st sions. Pliysical Decay, arising from Indiscre Excess or Indulgence, producing Sleepless ness, Despondency, PInples on the face, aver- 1on ‘to soclety, easily alscournged, 1ack of confi donce, dull, unitt forstudy or business, and finds lito u' by afely, permanently’ and vately cured, Consult Drs, Hetts & Detts, Farnam St., Omaha, Nob. Elflflfl and Skin Diseases results, completely eradicated without the wid of A Scrofulu, Erysipelas, Fever Sores, Pawsin the Head and Hone re Throat, Mouth and Totugue, C permanently cured whero others Klflll[’v TR e e quent Burning or o 1y Urin < high cole ared or with milky sediment o ling, Weak Back, Gonorrhew, Gleet, ( ot Pronivtly and Safely Cured, Chavges Rensona STRICTURE! jiwied e moval complete, without cutting, caustic op dillation. Cures’ eficeted at home by pationt WIthout & Mo ents pain or AnLoyance, 10 Yowg Men and Middle-Ased Mo, A SHRE CURb The awrnl effects of early Vice, wihieh brngs organio WyEness, dcstmying borh wnind and boay Witk il it lod ‘.\u rmasently cirea, s thoso who have impatred DRS BEFTY Adcas i iproper iduie fonces. wnd oty Anwits. Whioh Tl Lot hody and mind, wifitting them tor business, study or marriage, MARRIED MEN, or thoso enterinz on that hap Dy life, aware of physical debility, quickly s 10 & Nervons Skin and 9a.m, toSp. m. Sundays, Chronfe, Syphills, n dlsease most terrible in its and Rladder Compluints Yes- people availed sted! OUR SUCCESS. 18 based upon facts, First—Practical Expe rience, Second: —l,\vr) case is especlally studieds thus starting aright.” Thizd—Medic:nes ave pre, pared (1 our labatory exactly to suit each case, lll\l'l affecting cures without injury 9 Send 6 cents postrge for celébrate works on Chrouie, Nervous and Delicate Diseases Thousands cured. $¥7A friendly letter or call may save you future sufiel d shame, and add_golden years to life. swered unless nccompanied by 4 cents in Address or call on 1405 Farnam Street, Omaha, 1n 18591 contracted Ilood Poison of bad type, and was treated with mercury, potach nud arsuparilla H mixtures growlne worsoall Lo time, 1 ook 7 tmall bottles 5.5 5. whic f cured mo entirely, and "no #ien of the dreadful ciscase has returr ed, J. C. Naxce, Jan, 10, '89. Tobbyville, Ind, By Mttle niceo had white ewelling to rich an cxtent that shoe was cons fined to the bed for A long time, More than 20 picces of Louo cam out af her lugz, anl the doctors eal amgutation wis tho anly remedy o eave her life. I refused thio opcratlog ‘and pit her on £.5.8. and s1c 18 now upgndactive, £ *«hlhl, b, 11, 59, Book on Dload Discases rent froe. Swirr Sprcirio Co, SPECIAL, After Involcing our clothing stock, we fnd cortuin lines of sults (hat have not sold i1} consequently the price hias heen re tuexd. An early call will be to your ndvantuge, %f C E.&C M ANTHONY 812 1st Nat'l Bank Build'ng, Omabha, Nebraska ————— FARM LOANS Low rates for Choice Loans. Titles and valuey passed upon promptly and loins closed without delay. Looul correspondents wunted in Nee raska snd lows, Steck Piano Jurkable for powerful sympathetio \lml' pliable action and absolute dura- bility: 80 years’ record the best guarans tee of the excellence of these instrus ments, WOODBRIDGEBROS, FOR MEATS, FISH, 80UPS, GRAVIES, JOSEPHGILLOTTS STEEL PENS GOLD MEDAL PARIS EXPOSITION 1518, Nos, 303-404-170-604. _THE MOST PERFECT OF PENG