Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1890, Page 4

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The expenses of the teast are to be borne this time by the new mayor. Joux.J. KnNo bill to solve the sil- ver problem is pronounced by the Don- ver [Iepublican “a goldbug's bill.” Down east the author is dubbed ‘‘a Colorado potato bug.” As a financier Mr. Knox is apparently without a country. —_— THE government has cleared five million dollars from the seal fisherie of Alaska in twenty years. When it is considered that the vast mineral and timber wealth of the country has scavcely been touched, it will .be seen that Uncle Sam secured a great bar- gain twent; years ago JUDGE KELLEY wasa conspicuous ex- ample of the old time statesman and gentleman. As a politician he scorned the deals nnd trades and t 5 JWwhich seandaiize the politics of today. No wonder he was re tained in congress for fifteen consecutive terms. He was an honov to his constituents, to his state aud to the nation Tie Fort Wayne Guzette commenting on the efforts of the Buarber Asphalt company to secure a grip on the pave- ments of that city at three dollars and twelve centsa square yard, says the com- pany is laying pavement in Washington ah two dollars, and at Detroit at two dol- larsand ten cents a square yard, The. figures are intevesting to Omaha, where the price of asphalt puvement is held at the wp noteh, two doliurs and ninety- dve cents, ey Tk members of the hoard of fire and volice individually and colleetively dis- claim any intention or design to dis- iminate agamst any particular liguor dealer, or to pay the political debts or punish the political enemies of the late mayor. On this point we do not pre- tend to question their veracity. Hut for all that the late mayor has indi rectly if not directly exerted his influ- ence to shield viola of the Sunday law who had been active in has interest volitically, and to harass and annoy those who had opposed bim. It is very easy matter to trump up charges against offensive dealers, and to wink at breaches of the law committed by those who were favorites. FeEw men 1u public or civil life com- mand the respect of the Indians to a greater degree ‘than General Crook His recent investigation of the condi- tion of the Apaches imprisoned in Ala- bawa illustrated their regard for the famous white chief. “When I went into the camp of the Indians,” says General Crook, “they crowded around me, shook my haads, pulled at my arm, patted me on the back and hugged me, “Phey stood and looked at me with tears iu their eyes, too full for utterance.” The secret of General Crook’s influence over the Indians is due to the. fact that he has always kept faith with them, They respected him as a fighter, and knew that his pledges and promis would be carried out to the letter, The love of the truth is a distinguishing trait of Indian churacter, and the majority of the savage wars and re- bellious that crimson the history of the west are directly due to the failure of the government to adhere strictly . to its pledges and treaties. | operatl WATER TRANSPORTATIO. The interstate commerce commission makes a brief argument in its report to sustain its recommendation of a new nrovision in the law to make it apply to common carriers by water routes. It saya that the exemption of so consider- able a part of transportation from the ons of the law is a serious hindrance to the regulation of that which the act includes. Carriers by water are not required to pub- lish rates, and are under no restrictions as to rebates, dis- criminations, or as to charge proportioned to distance. No stability is required in the charges, which may fluctuate as oftep as the exigencies of busginess rivalries dictate or the n i- tiesfor traffic renderexpedient. When- ever rail and water transportation are in direct competition,a reduction of rail rates to meet the water charges is regarded as essential to sceuro any part of the traffic. Independentor unreg- ulated water transportation in parts of the country is so influential in ma ways s 1o be the cause of demor: tion in rail rates, as well as to afford the basis of inequalities between locali- ties having the appearance of unjust profe The commission says that the usefultiess of water transportation must not be in the least impaired, but that it is both expedient and just that it should be so far regulated as to pro- vent its demoralization of other trans- portation. The suggestion of the com- mission is that earriers by lake, river and coustwise shall be required to pub- lish and maintain s to wreiers by vail, and be alike subject to the gencral provisions of the interstate commerce act, The purvose in exempting watar car- riers from the regulations of the law was to leave them free to operate as a check upon the railrond carrviers wher- over the two came into compotition, with the expectation of benefitting shivpers who could avail themselves of either method of transportation. It is doubtiess a fact that to some extent shippe heen thus benelitted, but it is questionable whether tho ugore- gate value of the advantages thus con- ferred has not been more than seb by the losses to both the rail and water carriers from rate demoralization. The unregulated transportation of the lat- ter has moreover given excuse to the railroads for evasions and transg: sions of the law whi tempted to justify as necessary in s defense inst the extraordinary con- ditions of competition, causing the commission from time to time more or less perplexity and ment. It is shown, also, that most of the trunk -lines of railrond own boats, which, taking trans- vortation from those roads, are subj; to the law, and it scems an obvious in- justice that this should be so while the independent water transit campanies and individual owners of ve are at liberty to make rates at will and accord- ing to the exigencies of busin or what they may think the necessities for ¢ render expedient. The experience of the commission as to the effect of exempting water car- riers from the provisions of the law warrants confidence in the wisdom of their suggestion that they (should he subjected to hke regulation with rail carriers, and there appears no why if this were done the usefulness of the water carriers would be in the least impaived. Both interests must suffar irom the periodical dsmoralization of es, and it follows that if this can be ented both will be benefitted. The v to do this appears to be in sub- jecting ull common carviers to the pro- visions of the law. ny rence. ns LET TH TRUIH. A Sioux City paper, which has for ears advocated prohibition in lowa, and tlopped to high license snd local option as soon as the November election returns were received, has the temerity to lecture the press of Omaha on their duties in the premiscs. ‘ihe object is self-evident. Towa has repudiated pro- hibition, after baving wrecked busi- ness, depresssd property values,and lost ands of enterprising citizens. A ge proportion of these people have settled in Nebraska, Tt is not sur- prising that lowa should desire to see the prosperity of Nebraska blighted b prohibition and thereby regain her for- er strength. The assertion that the Omaha papers suppressed the reports of the recent prohibition convention is absurd. The meeting was given proper prominence in the prees, and it was not until it de- generated into a dismal failure, a fact conceded by the leaders, that as an act of courtesy, not of ill-will, the press permitted it to dissolve in peace. As a matter of fact the prohibitionists are not entitied to favorable considera- tion from the press or people of Omaha or of Nebraska. Since the adoption of high license in this state they have steadily and persistently traduced this city and misrepresented the state, They have uttered the most atrocious falsehoods concerning the operations of the law, and have utterly refusad to rve- tract when brought face to face with the actual faets. Omaha particularly bas been held up as the vilest and wick- edest city in America, when in fact there is not a more orderly city on the continent, and 1n the face of the fact that the number of saloons in propor- tion to population is one saloon to six hundred inhabitants. As long as the prohivivenists import men and women 1o slander this city and its people and seek to arrag the citizens of Nebraska aguainst each other Titk Bk feels justi- fied in not only refusing 10 become accessory to libel, but in vigor- ously exposing the slanderers and up- holding the fruth. When 1t comes to printing the news, Tie BEE has never lagged behind any paper, If any respectable number of people hold conferences or conventions in Omaha their proceedings are always reported as full of detail as the occasion warrants, Weare not expected to pub- lish all the long-winded specches that are made by delegates to the exclusion of other and more important matter. Every enterprising newspaper decides for its readers how much space it can afford to devote to any incident, and when a convention which expects eight bundred delegates turns up with ahout fifty, the natural inference is that the gathering is a fizzle, and henco rated by the managing editor as of sec- ondary {mportance. This is why the great interstate prohibition convention was given comparatively little space. THE “FATHER OF THE HOUSE" The late Judge William D. Kelley, who by reason of his long continuous service in congress was distingnished as the “father of the house,” and who because of his consistent championship of a protective tarift was named by his opponents “Old Pig Iron,” was one of those strong, earnest, couragoous men who have contributed most largely to the best part of the nation’s history during the last thirty years. He began his political carcer nearly half a cen- 70 as a democrat, but the anti- y agitation which brought into life the republican party won his sym- pathy,and he became a republican. He was amember of the national conven- tion of 1860 and one of the original sup- porters of Abraham Lincoln, and that year he was elected to the Thirty- seventh congress. His constituents kept him there ever since, ever tempt to organize a sevious opposition to him having signally failed, and his record ot continuous service as a na- tional legislator is without parallel. Th ctof itsell bears honorable testi- mony to Lis character and worth, Although taking an active part in connection with all the important mat- ters of legislation during his congres- sionalservice,and particularly the mea ures peculiar to the war and reconstru tion period pecting which his judg- ment and courage were of great value, his fame s a public man rests almost wholly upon his consistent and uncom- promising devotion to the policy of pro- tection, | Not HMorace Greeley, Henr C. Carey or any other of the-great ad- voeates of the protective principle more ardent and zealous in its cham- pionship than Judge Kelley, and none of them were better informed in the argu- ments supporting that, skillful in their use. one question to which Judge Kelley gave all tho resources and enorgy of his mind, and among protectionists he long held the first place as an authori and an exponent of protection. Doubt- less he wouald b desired no other epitaph than this, that throughout his legislative career he fought unvaringly and unfhnchingly for what he bolieved to be for the highest interests and wel- fare of American industriesand Amer- ican labor. Men statezmansl poliey or more The tariff was the not agree rogarding the pof William D. Kelley two persons will hold sim! s of what constitutes a 3ut all will concede that b aman of marked ability, of great ear- nestness of purpose, consistent in his principles, and having in all cireum- stances the courage of his convictions, There are men who rank as statesmen of which 50 much could not truthfully be said. TiE managers of the northern end of the Omaha & South Dakota railroad display commendable enterprise in pushing the preliminary work. A meeting of the directors was held in Mitchell, Wednesday, and permanent officers elected. A commitate was also appointed to engage an engineer corps to survey the route from Forest City to Yankton. The activity and determin- ation of the company insuves the begin- ning of practical work on the road atan early day. Itisa significant fact that eastern men and means have been en- listed in the enterprise. Very hittle work of a public character has yet been done at the Omaha end of the line, but considerable is being done on the quict, and it may be usserted confidertly that adecision in favor of building the rond will be given to the public before many wee! IT would bea rather bitter experi- ence for Mr. Calvin S. Brice if after all the money and effprt ho has expended to secure the nomination for United States senator from Ohio he should fail of election. Such a result, it appears, is by no means impossible. The demo- cratic majority in the Ohio legislature on joint ballot is only five. Three of these were not in the caucus, and it is suid will not be bound by its action. One democratic member of the house has Jjust died and another is at the point of death. [t will thus be seen that Mr. Brice’s chance of representing Ohio in the United States senate is very far from being assured. There are demo- crats in that state who would heartily welcome his failure, and in the end the party would be none the worse off forit. — A LOCAL contemporary that seesaws on every conceivable oceasion nccuses Tne BEE of beslobbering its friends with taffy while never commending anybody who ever offended its editor. Ths is searcely boriie out by the files of Tne Bee which will rank with any paperin the country as a fair-minded critic. Tt bestows praise sparingly and those who receive itscommendation are worthy and appreciate its value accordingly. For the same reason its censuve and criticism always has had great weight. Its worst enemies have upon occasion been given ¢redit for acts that were commendable, In proof of this we nced only cite comments- of Tne BEE on the message of the retir- ing mayor, who has not been counted among the adwmirers of this paper for the past sixty days. —_— Rerorrs from Washington indicate that the representatives of Dakota haye been suceessful in convincing the presi- dent that further action by congress is not necessary for the opening of the Sioux reservation. Itis now probable that the president will issue his procla- mation within ten days, thus adding over nine million acres of land to the vublic domain, S—— TuE courts of Knnsas are vigorously apolying the lash to the ‘“‘spotters.” United States Judge Foster decides that where a prisoner is charged with an offense against the internal revenue laws, and the only testimony against him is that of a “spotter,” the accused will go free. This is a stingiug blow to the spy system, OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. Notwithstanding tho speeches moro or less pacifio and rdassuring in character of Enro- pean statesmen 'since the opening of the new year, there att ot wanting evidences of & feeling of distrust on the continont of Ku- rope, The dofensive operations which are being carried on are snficient to show that thore is great “uneasiness in southeastern Europe. Ther s much to indicate that the Russian mind 18 far from satisfied with the present order,of things, and that that gov- ernmont still hopes to attain the object which has been for moto than a geveration the car dinal motive of its national policy. From one point of view thg aims of Russia are offen- sive, those of Austria defensive; from an other the aims of Russia are military and po- litical, thoso of Austrin commercial. No Russian denies that Russia aims at conquest in the Balkan Peniusula, and that stie means to have Constantinople, Her statesmen aim at naval development in the Black Sea and free access to the Mediterrancan, while every plous Muscovite turns his eves to tho new Rome, and prays that holy Russia may ot rulo in the great city” of tho orthodox aith, The possession of Constantinople im plies the absolute subjoction—in fact, the an- nexation—of Roumania and Bulgaria, for Russia could not allow her eommunication by Jand to be interrupted. Austrin's atti- tude, on the other hand, has boen purely de- sive. Her strugglo is a struggio for ox- tence. She has been invited to oceupy ervia and to advance to Solomica, if she would permit Russia to occupy Roumania and Bulgaria a; wdvance to Constanti- novle; but sho arly perccived the insidious charactor of these proposals. She cannot advance herself: but she is determined to prevent Itussia’s advance. Reasons of every kind impel her to resist the formation of a huge Slav empire, which would hold heras in a vise, Stcp her great waterway, and eventue 1y ubsorb ber Slav popuiation. Her object has boen to foster tho growth of tho youug nationalists of the Balkans; and yet, with a strange inconsist her commercial policy in these countries has been of the most vig- orously protective charactor and has practi- cally extinguished Servian manufactures, Besides this, she is paralyzad by the discon- tent of her Slavonic subjects at home, whose aspirations she has persistently disrogarded. 1f Austria should give consent to lier own Slava by the adoption of fedoralism the final liberation of the south stales might be wore cazly actompli 1 to has el The political situation in Sp esting, and it is impossible to say whether it would betome more complicated or be sim plified in the event of the death of the in- fant king, whose life now hangs in the bal- ance. In the furious confhct of parties that rages in Spain the position of the queen ro- gent, Maria Christina, and her son, the four- yoar-old king, is any ching but sccure. The liberal ministry, which supports the dynasty, nasto contend with the various factions of mon hists on one side and with strong parties of republi ts and anarch- ists on the other. Evel the ex-Queen Isa- bella, who makes occasional visits to Madrid, is not without a strong body of adherents. But any conservative combination for the overthrow of “the Austrian” would inevit- ably bring the Spanish republic once more to the front. How little liberality there is in whe existing government of Spain is seen in the conditions gnder which the right of suf< frage is exercisedi The suffrage is confined to Spaniards of twenty-five years of age and upward who pay a minimum contriou- tion $5 us a real cstate tax, or double that amount us an individual tax. From the tax qualificatious are excopted ali members of academies and ccclesiastical chapters, all parish priests, alt civil tenants whoso pay is over $100a year, all zovernment pensioners and all painters or sculptors who have sc- cured first or second-class medals. The bus- iness of registering voters is in the hands of the government, whose agents keep the lists as low as possible. [n the eity of Mad- rid, with a population of 400,000, the list is about twelve thousaud, large numbers of whom are attached to the government in one capacity or another, The agxressive operations of Portugal in Africa threaten to U ring on a serious rupture between that country and Great Britain, which if confined to those countries would necessarily terminate badly for Portugal. ‘The British government, after having been caught napping, has shown a disposition to act with somoe vigor, and whon it gets into that mood there is pretty sure o bo some- thiniz done. That government is largely re- sponsible for its present dilemma. Though repeatedly appealed to by the trading com- pany and the missionaries, it has constantly disclaimed the oMcial respoasiolity for British interests in Nyassa Land that it is 00w 80 anxious to assume. [t nOwW asserts that Nysssa Land is within tne British sphere of influence, and Consul Johnston has been skurrying up the waest coast of Nyussa mauking treaues with the chiefs in behalf of his government. But less than two yoars Sir J. Ferguson, under secrotary of @ for foreign affairs, said in the house of commons that the government could not con- fer administrative power upon the African lukes company, because *“the region in ques- 100 is nov under the control of her majesty’s government.” The same government now demands thatthe Portuguese withdraw from the ubper Shire river. The sympathies of a large part of the world are certaiuly with the handful of British subjects who followed Livingstone's footsteps into the region ho discovered, and legitimately acquired large anterests there, years and years before Port- upal made any sign that she koew or cared anything about the country she is now try- ing to bring under her blighting influence. 1t must be admitted, however, even by the British themselves, that their governwent is a triffe tardy in asserting its ntention to safeguard the interests its subjects have ac- quired, n is inters * e The question of the national aspirations of Bobemia, aod the proposal of the . young czechs that Ffagois Joseph should be crowned king of Bolemia at Prague, re- ceived an airing early in the sessions of the Austrian reicharath, A Germuan liberal deputy, Herr Plener, interpellated the gov- erument about the whole watter, asking Count Taafe whathe meant to do in the premises, and flgrcely denouucing the na- tional movement aud the new governor of Bohemia. A czéch orator replied, asserting that the Honemia diet was the place for such be German members have abandoned their Sodts, as a last and dess perate protest nz st the young czech party, this thrust was & déserved one. The repre- sentative of thejozechs went on to say that his party had come to powerin Hohemia in the face of a constitution and electo. ral law expressly designed to keep them in the minority, and that now the Germans were Gemanding that the majority should surrender to them. The presidentof the councll, who is supposed to be not averse to such displays of national animositios, since ne is playing one party off against another, declared that he should continue in bis course of conciliation and regard for the interest of ail parties, and promised to give @ full answer to the interpellation in Janu- ary. But he concluded to do 1t sooner, and @ few days after stated that the government had no idea of conseuting to the crowning at Prague, or of taking any other imprudent sten which might stitoulate race prejudice and seem to impair the uuity of the empire. Still 1t was not hostile o the proper national JANUARY 11. 1890 | snirit of Bohemin, which it would consult and favor in all legitimate ways. Ho advised the Germans to £o back to thelr seats 1n the diot. Thoss seats, by the way, have been doclared vacant, and new cloctions orderod to fill them, Tho Germans will stoutly con- tost tho elections, but will not ocoupy the seats, 80 it is said, evon if they win them agan, The Dowager Empress very strong place in the affections of tho German people. Sho was their ompress from 1820 until the death of her husband, William ., and sincs then sho has lingered on, tho shadow of the devarted roviver of the ompire—old and infirm, broken down with years and diseaso. Tho loyal German peonle will not forget that twenty years ago 8ho was one of tho contral fieures in a great heroic drama of world-wido interest. It was to her that the emperor sent tho telegrams deeply tinctured with the national glous Spirit aunouncing the victorious advance of the German armies into France and the tri. umnphs of “Unser Fritz.” Later sho was the Wwidow of a dead emperor and the mother of a dying emperor, both of whom were loved in Germany. Her death removes all thero was of the old dynasty whose great servants, Bismarck and Moltke, united Germany. Augusta had a No one seems to know where the infors tion comes from, but the speculators on Furo- pean affairs are discussing the effect of Prince Bismarck's credited policy of brings ing all of the German-svealiing peoples unde the flag of the fatherland. This would mean the dismemberment of the Austro-Hu n empire, and an alliance of Germany with Russia upon a basis of race delimination The German Baltie and the German trian vrovinces would go to rmany, and Russia would oceupy Galicia and the Balkan country, and thus lay the founation of that pan-Slavic empire s0 long the droam of the itomanoff house. Hungary might become independent and the Hapsburgs Dom Pedro 1n Portugal. 1t is u fi and will do for the holiday season. Specu- lations wil® continue, howaever, so long as Austria romuin’s the weak point n the triplo alliance. England's present value nas boen com puted by Mr. Giffen. The total wealth of the United Kingdom, at the year 18%, is civen as a little over $30,000,000,000—fifty thou- sand million dollars, distributed throughout the kingdom thus: England has 43,055 mil- lions, or 86 vor cent of the whole; Scotland 18 4,805 millions, or 0.7 per cent, and Ire- land millions, or 4.3 por cent. The w per head in Bugland is 5 in Ireland bus a1 the grand total is funds and other forcign » millions, Railiways ansy milions, and miscellaneous erty not yielding nc investmonts for 4 movable prop- e for 4 300 millions, Another revolution 1s reported in Afghan- 1stan, a country the history of which is par- ticularly rich in such incidents. Hitherto the present Ameer has been strong enough 1o cope successfully with the insurgents, as the finpncial aid extended by the Indian gov- ruméht has enabled him to keep up a strong standing army. The malcontents can, there- fore, do but little without the aid of Russia ; and that power, although extending her dou- winion in Contral Asia, does not appear to think the time yet ripe for seizing the gate- way to Indua. " What is regarded as next to a decisive rea- son why there must bo Burcpean peace is tae calculation that-the mobilization of the I'rench, German and Russian armies would o8t 100,000,000, and their maintenance in the fleld wouid cost £200,000,000 a month. A war of six months’ duration would therefore use up. for theso three countrics alone,the sum of $1,400,000,000. Besides that every mnation in Europe, including Bngland, would have to arm and hold itself ready, which would cost mullions more. These bills are considered t00 high to be assumed Put Up or Shuc Up. St Paul Pioneer Press, We should be prepared the coming season 1o protect the seal fisheries by all means and at all costs or else we should make up our minds to the inevitable result of our habitu- ally hesitating and half-way policy. .- 1wo Reforms Snre to Coma, Baltimore Am can, Ballot reform and high license arc as cer- tain as time itsell, Politicians may delay, but they cannot defeat them. They are coming because they are demanded by the honest desires of the sovereign people. B i How Cleveland Misses M St. Louis Globe-Demac ecomes plainer every that the worst of Grover Cleveland’s misfortunes was the death of his able and skillful adviser, Daniel Manning, the man who restrained him from feverish letter writing and speech- making. nning. 1t Treated Right, Detroit Tribune. The colored race are as amenable to kindiy treatment and to the restraints of law as are the whites, Give them education, justice and protection and they will in turn become law abiding, self-respocting and prosperous citizens. Use them like wild beasteand they will respond in kind. The Delayed Cold Wave. New York Sun. Anxiety for the safety of the overdue cold wave increases every day. It this sort of weather keeps on it will be necessary to find some artificial meaas of producing cold. Massing the mugwumps and distributing frigidity by radiation from their cold, hard cheek is the only frigoriferous device that occurs to us at the moment, SYST OUR BANK . A Beo Reader Has Several Questions o Ask About it. Cranke, Neb, Jan, 2. —To the Editor of Tue Bee: [ have read your article entitled “The West and the Banker.” Please de- scribe the present banking system and an- swer a fow question 1. If the United States should issua to us through the banks $2,000,000,000, could we get any of it without paying interest, and Just such rates as the bankers choose to ask{ 2. Would not the $2,000,00,000 by the rules of simplo interest at 10 per cont re- vert back to the banks in ten years, and would not the banking system then need “'strengthening” to give us morn money 8. Doos not the present system have a ten- dency to accumulate the wealth of the coun- try in the hands of the few, aud have not the pational banks and their agents drawn n tho last twenty years three Limes as much money from the people as they have ued ¢ 4. Are we not already paying as much in- terest as it takes to support our famili 5. Do the baunkers produce anything or add any wealth tothe masses in OUF country | 6. Do not the national banks get interest twice; that is to say, on the national bonds and on their national bank notes from the government and from the people! : 7. If a national bank buys §50,000 of United States bonds at their face value and $45,000 is returued to them in national bavk notes 10 use for twenty years, does not the bauk virtually get the United States bonds for 5,000, 8. Do the national banks pay taxes on the bordsi We are well organized In this county as an alliance aud we met together last night and Botwithstanding you are wilh us on Lhe ques- [ tion of lowering our rates of transportation, we concluded we could not support your pavor as long as you advocats the aystom which we gulkn\'vmhv»mmn('hc principal causes of hard times, low prices and goneral deprossion. 1. N. K&tLoao. Replies to the Queries, Henry W.Yates,president of the Nebraska National bank, w! shown the above and favored Tne Bre with the following roplies to the questions asked: L Itis dificult to conceive of any way in which the United Statos could issue “to us" through the banks, or in any other way, £2,000,000,000, but, it they have the funds to spare, they should by all means bo issuod di rectly “to us” and not through the banks, who would certainly charge iaterest for their use if thoy had the disposal of them, 2. Requires no answee. As the question is stated, ten timos ten make one hundred Just as twice two make four, 8. What is meant by “'the prosent syston If it rofers to the national bank circulation, it can be easily answered—that no weaith 18 accumulatod by the present system. The action of the banks in this connection suf- ficiontly proves this, Every national bauk in the country has reduced ita issue of notos to the minimum of bonds the government re- quires it Lo hold, and all unite in asking con- 83 10 reduce this minimum to a nominal re, 80 they may be relieved from issuing oven the small aggregato now outstanding, I'he explanation of this tondency is shown by a practical exemplification, which is only xample of the sicuation all over the coun- Che eight Omaha national bauks have o combinea ¢ il o ), 000, “They would be eutitled to issus notes for 50,000, 10 ageregato notes in circulation Doc: ber, 1850, was &357,500, 4. The question of how much intorest is ing paid by one, must be answered by every individual for himself. 1t is usually to inferred that a man who borrows monoy has a uso for the princival which will Justify tho intecest ho pays. Eis case is un. fortunato it he borrows for the support of his family and, as a rule, banks avoid this class of borrowers, 1t being their business for producti nlérs o not_actually o than . doctors, potiticians and the othe ' professions, but thoy assist producers in effecting commerciai exch nRe whereby farmers are enabled to export the surplus products. A country without banks would be in a deplorable condition. Bankers are not necessarily cupitahists, Their imme diate arena is the loaning of other people's produce any 6. According to the question as st nationul banks receive interest thre ational bonds and on the nationnl from the go t and from This is fully as as the t they receive interest twic this idea that the bonks rece nterest o their notes scems to pro vail in some quarters, it is proper 10 explain here exactly w! privilege or gamn the national bank ation now offers, Wo will suppose a bank has be ized at Clarks, with a paid up 000, this being raised by the v place who have been sufiiciently to accumulate so much wealth clude to avail themselves of their privil ol issuing notes to the extent the law pes mits, which 18 $15,000. To do this, howey the people.” statementth But as Jouble n orean- al of $5),~ uts of the ehanded they must purenase £0,000 of United States boads, and the only availibie issue to be ob ned are 4 per cents, costing at present $1.27 for ench 3100 of bonds, ‘Those would amount to 53,500, which is more than their 1T WILL BE GREAT. A Few Original and Attractive ures of the Sunday Bee THE SUNDAY BEE Will bo one of the brightest, * most readable papers ever Iald befors tha Omahn public, Here are a fow of the featires of the great paper: Gossip About Diplomats penter tells Interosting stories of the guns' at Washington, giving fncident thelr eariy lives and how they achieved f. and fortune, Our Veterans of the Rall—They induigo in lively reminiscences of former days ani secrets of years ago divulged tor the firs time, A Thitlling Indian Battle Dailay, ex-United States marshal of Nebras- ka, relates talos of oarty life 1n Omaha and escapades with redskins never before pub- lished. What it Costs to Die—A fow figures on tho Oxpanse necossary to place an Omahun under the sod with befitting ceremony, Where They Ralse Bud Men~Tale of gentleman fi Texas wio has some vory lively recolle of quiet tim es on th trontier Knocked Out by Oxford Boys tolls one of John 1. ¢ told to lim - how lecturer and Honry addressing botsts The Gallows at Fort Smith—Rominisconces Of the gruesonic old muchine by a man who K ins often stood 1 its shadow, althoueh not as y work which it wil 1 to pertorm, The Swnny Side of Justice—Amusing inci dents that have happensd in the O courts, Old-time lawyers in a remir mood. Frank G. Car g Hon. William ons A Brs mau W ugh's storfes the great M. Sta: 18 It was tenparance auceaeded {1 students, soon ut Special Telegraphio portant event in Dakotas and the wiil be coverad ¢ ¢ by our own cor- respondents whoave always on the alert for the tresh & New York Herald Cables—A complete ro- sume ot the situation of affatrs in Europo, WIth the nows and gossip of the English ani tinental capitals, all writton i bright and entertalning stylo. Wired sunday and duly to Tie By The Assoclated Press Dispate Nows of tho world gathored and preparad by the largest, most enrefal uud officlent corps of tralned journalists on the globe Heatl's Washington Letter noteworthy features of Tin Onr made Service—~Every Nebraska, im- the two arthiwvest One of SUNDAY Bipe, Tton Jetter hay for all over the west thoe Our Sociely Colwmn—This department is in thenands of a speclalist who has the entra intoeha better exclusive cfreles of the city, and who writes from a personal keowlo. all events coversd in this department Culled Contemporarics—A cavoful seloction of tnoe freshest and brightest feat ures of th : conntry. NDAY B In arod with zosstp of co staudard featurs of ‘I SUNDAY | it as made this paper souy for generally ghont the west, Our Lab dtineat— e SUNnay tais stita wi tains as a cogular teatus in which £ given the n evonts. 3 0f Inb capital, 80 they are requived to limit their vurchuse to 34,000 of bonds, costing, £50,000, and for the time being their' eutire capital is gone and they have nothing to show for it vut the bond . However, in due course of time they re- cetvo eirculating notes for £33,100, less 5 per cent_retained at Washington as reserve, £1,755, leaving net on hand 833,345, whicli sum ia 5 loss than w possessed before going 1nto the circulation business, For this luss of §16,055 they receive inco: as follows Four per cent on $39,050 bonds. . ., Loss One per cent tax on_circulation . $351 Sinking fund to pay back premium paid of 27 per cent on bdnds.. 450 $1,560 $340 Leaving net 5 . or less thun 5 per cent interest uy capital. It is plamnly to -be scen taat the bank would have done much to he loaned out at home the 316,635, and this ox plains why the bauks are retiring civeuls tion as far as the' law permits and desi be still further retieved from the oblig of issuing notes. 7. Is answered in No, 6. . IT any individual invests his money in United States bauksthe capital so investod 15 free from all taxation, but not so with national banks. By adecision of our na- tional supreme court, delivered many years 8go, the stockholders ' of national banis pay taxes upon their governmeant bonds the same as any other property. Our correspond questions show the crude ideas existing in the minds of many upon financial subjects. Discussion 18 de- sirable for it may lead to a clearer discern- ment of the relations existing between capital and production. We are all alike interested in encouraging the investent of capital in ou e,thereby increasing the amount of money in circula- tion and uciug the interost rate by the :ompetition of capital with capital, s — PEACE 1MPENDIN Commissioner Pinlay and the Island Parehing Up a Trac Commissioner Finlay and the Rock Island roud has, it is understood, coucluded to pateh up their differences and declare peuce. ‘There was not 8o much fight 1 that littie affair anyway as has been reported. When young Drew went to C 70 and wanted uc- 88 to cbrtain passenger department books he found everybody very busy and could not get a conference with John Sebastian at all, This naturally crushea bim, and he tele. graphed bis superior a plaintive message telling how badly he had been disturbed. That seat Mr. Finlay to Chicago with blood in his eye and a gripsack full of war paint, As soon ws he ar- rived there Drew went howme and another man was fed i, After some ciscussion with oficials above Scbastain in power mattors were adjusted satisfactorily and the Rock Island opened its books to Mr, Finlay's inspection. Mr. Drew, who was in- dsposed ‘Phursday, recovered and held a meeting with Union Pacilio oficials yesier- day, in which certain trans-Missouri rate affairs were discussed. It is roported that the **Soo" line has put in a second class rate from St. Paul to Bos- ton of $16.40, a reauction of #5, und thus muking the rate cheaper than from Chicago. While tho northern roads are cutting each other right and left the Missouri river lines look on patiently, though the agents here expected orders gvery day to extend the war, here s only oue thing holds them back and that i the fact that east bound travel just now is very light, A Milwaukee ofticial d yos- terday that there are not enough tickets sold these days ut Missourt river points to make o reduction in the rates an object. Rock Neither the railroad or express companies are able us yet Lo estimute what their losses will be from the wrecking and burning of the fast mail train at Sianey Thursday morn- ing. President Morsman of the Pacific ex- Press company, said: “Our 1oss can 10t be very heavy because the express load was light. It happencd to be what loft New York Sunday evening, and that is always a light day.” General Manager Dickinson of the Mis- souri River division was at Siduey yestorday giviog his attention to the wreck and ascers Lalning bow mueh the damage will amountto. John B. Frawley, passenger agent at Kan- City of the Union Pacific, and General senger Agent Lynct of the St Joe & Grand Island road, were in consultation most of the day with General Passenger Agent Lomux at Union Pacific headquarters, Howard Elliott,, gonoral freight agent of the St. Louis, Kansas & Northwestern, St. Louis; J. 8. Bartlet, general hm‘tm agent of the'KKansas City, St loseph & Council Bluffs, St. Joe: H. S, Cray, geueral freight ageut of the Kansas Cily, St Joseph & Couucll Bluffs, St. Joe, and William Gray, general agent of the Chicago, Burlington & Quiney, St. Louis, were visitors at B. & M. headquarters yesterday. William 8. Baldwin, Pacific L agent of the Vanderbilt system, with headauarters at San Francisco is lo the ciyy. tions and showing of Daid, suppl: and, and the different labo tons, Echoes From the - e-IRonm he depart- ment of Te SUNDAY By devoted to secrety sovieties hus long been a feature. Member of the various gecret societies ook to Ti " BUNDAY BEE for such Knowladge as they muy 7 of the doings and gossip of the many s eret societiss in Omahu andin the stata, Guwr Market Page—Oue great THe Breds s full and complete market. re port. Our correspondent in Ghie ansmits the Caleago produce and live ts especially to Tie B, Gur espondant telegraphs daily thy spactally for Bee, A Drovides Imalia iy s work done, daily most accurate stock marrets, and ropoi prepazes daily the oniy Omaha wholesals ma ed, I ldi- tlon to the above, refal editor pres pares spectally for Tie SUNDAY BEk a of the condition of local trade, and his » ments and predictions have made for this paper a eputation for reilably warket quotations. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by, these Little P A perfect for Dizzine:s, iess, Dad T Month, Cot , Pain In the Stdo,| the ql_ermuda‘ thtLedl: or the money." s Linpossiole, try COTT EMULSION OF PURE NORWECIAN COD LIVER OIL. 1 sometimes eall it Bermudn Bot- tled, And many enses of CONSUMPTION, Brouchitis, Cough or Severe Cold X have CURED with 1t; and advantage In (hat the most sensls tive stomach ean take it. Another thing whieh cammends 8t is the stimulating pnl‘wr(le- of the Ky« ites which It contal nd 1t for sale at your Ist's but see you get '’ (ho al SCOTE'S EMULSION,” or impros Liehig COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT. or et Tea, Soups, Made Dishes, Sauces, (Game 1sh, &c.), Asplcor Meat Jolly. ' Keeps for any lenith of thne, and Ls choaperand of finer Havor _ thauany other stock, Genuine only wit G ! J. von siioalaan sheva) blue. blehitia forty pounds of lean ofixtract of beof, MEN’S Furnighing Goods