Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 16, 1890, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. ~ B ROSEWATER, Bditor, PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. — TERMS OF 8UBSCRIPTION Dally and Bunday, One Year Bix months . Threo Months . Bunday Iiee, One Year, . . Weekly loe, Oue Year with Promium, OFFICES Omaha. T1ee Building, ago Oifice, 07 Ko okery Buflding, §rk, Ttgoms 14 and 14 Tribans Washington, No, 613 Fourteenth Stroe Council Blutfs, No. 12 Pear] Street, Lincoln, 102 P Street, Bouti Omala, Corner N and 20th Streets, CORRESPONDENCE, anications relating to news and edi- r should be nddressed to the Editor- uflding, t. RTTERS, es should &_Company, Omahis. ke 0 oifics ord 10 be mide payable to the order of the Cor o "Hw Bre ,Fllbllisiing Company PFDI‘!PIPW]‘& IEe Building Farnam and Se Stroets. The - R o exce on the 1 There 'iie Brp L noti. ly, ‘Iravelers who want 1t on trains where other rried ate requosted to I nlar to give in all cases fall antion s to date, rallway and number of tral Give 118 your name, not tor publication o NCCCESBATY 158, DUTAS & ALY o 1 THE DAL Sworn Statement of Oirculation. Ktute of Nebraska, County of Douglns, George B, Tzschu, fulilishing Company, the actual i culatic week ending January 11, 1b £unday, Jan, 5. Mondiiy, Jun. 6 Tesday Wednes Thu secretary of The Beo solomily AWoar that DA1LT BEE for the as follows: 1 Eaturday, Jao, 1, Average.. ., Eworn to hefore me an Pprecence this 11th day ot Y (Seal.| FEIL, Notary Pubite. Nebraski, ) o County of Douglas, | Ge 1. Tzachuck, being duly sworn, de- ones uad says that he'is aecrotary of The Beo Iublishing Company, that the aciual average daily circulation of ‘Tie DAILY BEE for the month of January, ruary, | o8 : 10 April, | <o coples: for May, 1540 18,009 coples; ~ for Ju 1680, 18855 coples: ful plos: for Atgust, 180, 18, or Beptembor, 1640, 18710 coples; for October 1880, 18997 copies; for' November, 1680, 10.310 coples: for December. 1850, 20,043 copies. GEONGE B. T78CHUCK. Worn to before me and subscribed in my Yresence this{th day of January, A. D., 100 |Seal.] N. P. Feir, Nofary Publ o, THiz mayor’s appointments confirm the suspicion that Ford and Lowry are camped outside the breastworks. THE opposition of the Mormon c¢hurch to the admission of Tdaho will materi- ally improve its chances for statehood. S ——— Tie BEE is in position to announce that the street-sweeping contractors will not tender a banquet to the council combine, ——— Tie prolonged contest for the St. Louis postoffice having been settled without bloodshed, the country can set- tle down to an era of profound peace. —— jection of several of Mr. Cushing’s appointments by the combine must h lent a peculiarly rich glow to the havmony of the mayor’s banquet. T v T street car company again threateus to banish the mule from Far- nam street. Meanwhile the live resi- deuts walk whenever busiuess requires prompt uttention down town, Tue delogations and men of ‘‘en- floonce” who volunteered their advice on city officers, doubtless convinced Mayor Cushing that free baths would fill & loud and long felt want. decision ordering ed candidate for treasurer to explain his veasons for contesting the election, is a conundrum which has puzzled people in Omaha since the suit was started It WILL require something more sub- 1 than Roman punch sandwiched vive clicquov to.strengthen the lignwure connecting the mayor and the compine. Tuesday mght’s proceedings were u severe strain on the alliance. THE proposition giving women the right of suffrage will be voted on in South Dakota next fall. Those who realize what a suffrage campaign really menns can_testify thewr regard for an aflicted people by shinping in a few car loads of fans during fly time. Bisnor BunGgof the Mormon church places the United States constitution on a level with the revelations of Joe Smith, and pronounces it “‘a divine iu- spiration.” It is safe to predict that the bishop will be forced to recant und apologize before being again admitted to the bosom of the saints. MAYOR CUSHING wants it distinctly understood that he proposes to enforce all the laws and ordinances on the statute books. Will he enforee the laws againsy gambling? We will bet one of the sil- ver dollars with which the Diamond is tiled against a brass button that he will do no such thing. * Tue decision of the attorney general of North Dukota, denying logislators puy for nineteen days of holiday recess, ereated a prolonged howl among the putriots who, o few duys ago, voted to give the money to the destitute farmers of the state. This refusal of the state 10 furnish the wherewith has congenled the wellsprings of logislative gener- osity, —— A RECENT decision of the United States supreme court places in the vockets of importors of ribbons six mill- ion doilars. This suin represonts illegal duly collected by the governmont. *'he purchasers of ribbons paid the excess, but there is not much danger that the money will be refunded to the actual victims, — AMONG the many clayms advanced in favor of Chicago for the world’s fair, the breadth and beauty of Chicago viver found no place. Ample amends will be made for the oversight, how- ever. Efforts are being made to pump suflicient lake water to reduce the con- sistency of the river so that a sample cun be shipped to Washington to com- pete with Potomue malaria. ‘recourse to such extraordin THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: {fHURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1890 A MAINE EXPERIENCE. There was rocently furnished in Ban- gor, Maine, an instructive illustration of the fact that prohibition does not prohibit. It appears that the liquor scllers in that city, who, according to the reports of the Unitea States inter- nal revenue office, number one hundred and forty-two, have for about a year past beon carrying on business openly and boldly, The city authorities did not attempt to interfere with them or to enforce the law, the result being that the disregard of the prohibitory stat- ute went so far that some of the citi- zons petitioned the governor to enforce the law. A lot of special constables were appointed by the governor for that purpose. Last week this constabulary for as- sisted by the sheriff and the police, raided the saloons and arrested many of the liquor sellers, who in due course were arraignad and fined and their liquors confiscatod. Just at present there is no one openly selling liguor in Bangor, and this situation may con- tinue for o few wecks, but the raid itself demonstrated that there was a vory considerable body of the people in sympathy with the liquor sellers, and it is not doubted that in a vary brief timo most of them will again be doing busi ness more or less openly, while doubt- less some of them are already doing so secretly. The Portland Press, referring to the raia, s that experience has shown that a vigorous and permanent enforcement of the liquor law, or any other penal statute, cannot be ex- pecied in a community unless public sentiment domands it with something mear to sub- stantial unanimity, and as two of the newspapers in Bangor condemn the action of the governor, and have with them a strong popular sentiment, repouted raids will be neces- saty to prevent the sale of iiquor there, and even that course might not be sue- cessful in absolutely enforcing the law. This Maine experience should be care- fully considered by the Towa prohibi tionists, who at their recent convention adopted a resolution demanding from the legislature the enactment of laws to compel the absolute enforcement of the prohibitory law in every county, city and town in the state. The confession which these prohibitionists thus made of the failure of the law in Iowa em- phasizes the fact that where thore is o considerable public sentiment hostile to alaw it can not be absolutely enforced, no matter how much legislation there is enncted for this purpose, excopt by ry means as were employed at Bangor—menns so repuguant to American ideas, and so pregnant with the possibilities of evils and abuses, vhat they would not any- whero be permancutly relied upon. It has been well observed that what 1s needed to secure the enforce- ment of prohibition in Iowa is not more laws, but a public sentiment that will sustain the existing laws, and so long as there is in the cities and larger towns of that state a Strong element which either vigorously oppeses the en- forcement of the prohibitory law or is indifferent, it will be to little purpose to enact additional legislation. But it seems hopeless to reason with people who are blind to the facts and deaf to the teachings of experience. CLOSE OF THE TARIFF HEARINGS. The ways and means committee has concludea its public hearings on the tariff, and will at once proceed with the work of preparing a bill. In the meantime, however, it is understood that audience will be given at the con- venience of the committee to repre- sentatives of intorests affected by the tarift who may desire to be heard. It was not expected that these hearings would give the committee any great amount of information in addition to what was alveady at its command. The senate committee during the last con- gress obtained a pratty thorough e pression from the interests concerned in the tariff, and it is presumed that this is of record. The conditions have not so greatly altered since then as to affect o material change in the opin- ions of those engaged in the protected intorests, and for the most part the ways and means committee hearings have elicitedl ittle new information. It has been found that quite generally the most fully protected industries de- sire a continuance of that policy. The Ohio and Pennsylvania 1ron interests still demand that there shall be no re- vision of the tariff in the direction of reduced duties, One of the moat elaborate arguments made before the committee was by the president of the ‘Western Iron Ore association in favor of the retention of the duty on iron ore. On the other hand, representatives of the iron industries of New England, which have been neariy destroyed by the competition of Pennsylvania and Ohio, made a plea for free coal and iron ore and a reduction of the duty on pig iron. The representatives of the conl and iron interests of the south were in sympathy with the demands of Ohio und Pennsylvania. The wool problem was found to be as complicated as ever. The growers continue to insist that the present duty shall not only be main- tained, but increased, while the manu- facturers, especially the manufacturers of curpets, urge that the duties at least on some grades of wool shonld be re- duced, and the manufacturers of woolen goods wanv a readjustment of duties which the wool growers strenuousiy op- pose. The glass industry still needs protection, according to most of its rep- resentatives, although one of the larg~ est manufucturers asked for the repeal of auties on raw materials and asserted that his branch of the glass industry, the manufacture of lamp chimneys, would be better off without any tariff duties, ‘Thus it was throughout, the mujority of those representing the protected in- terests urging that it was necessary to continue the fostering care of the gov- ernment over their industries, except in the cases of the iron und woolen manufacturers of New England, who want cheaper raw materials. Perhaps the hearings were valuable, however, in making clearor the fact that there is uo excuse for ncreasing the duty on uny urticle of importaunce, and that a large number of articles which yield only a trifling rovenus could be put upon the free list without injury to any domestic industry. Conjecture as to what the committes will do in a general way, or as to particular industries, can be of litile value, but it would seem to be ot least safe to assume that there will be no advance of the duty upon any article entering largely into the use of the whole people, while it isto bo oxpected that there will be such changes and modifications in the general schedules as will give relief to the people without endangering the roveaues of the government or men- acing the prosperity of any domestic industry, This much is suggested by the reported disposttion of the ways and nmeans committee THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS. Mayor Cushing’s appointments may be classed as good, bad ana indifferent. They are as usual the outcome of politi- eal barter, and for the most part wero made in liquidation of political debts incurred in the late campaign. Mr. Poppleton is perhaps the sole ex- ception. Hisappointmoent as city attor ney is highly creditablo and ranks above the averago. Dr. Clark Gapin as eity physician is a concession to Mr, Lyman Tower, who was Mr. Cushing’s chiof medical pur- veyor and paymaster in the late cam- paign. Thomas Riley was put in as license inspector to plaster over his lacorated feelings during the county campaign. m Flannery, who keops a working- man’s saloon on the South Side, takes the place held years ago with such dig- nity and decorum by the late Barney Shannon. And the plumbing inspector, why his name 18 Dennis. He has had some perience as a sewer inspector, but what he knows about plumbing and house drainage remains to be demonstrated. Mr. John McGory, the new sidewalk inspector, has handled a good many loose political planks in Ed O’Conno political preserve, the I'ifth ward, and he will probably nail down some of these planks to give O'Connor a walka- way next fall, These specimens from tho general list of appointments are sufficient to in- dicate the drift of the new administra- tion. The worst feature is the reten- tion of a number of tax-eaters who are placed on the eity pay roll to fill places created for barnacles and ward heelers who render no tangible returns for their sulavies On this point we propose to touch more fully at an early day CUSHING'S INAUGURALL, Mayor Cushing’s inaugural is a com- pound of platitudes and claptrap. The new mayor presents to the citizens of Omaha those worm-eaten plamks of dis- carded platforms, which abound in buncombe about ‘‘fundamental princi- ples of our system of government,” “‘government by the people,” *‘regulat- ing domestic affairs,” and wedges in taffy for the council and a tribute to his late lnmented predecessor, who, accord- ing to Cushing’s manual, was “a wise and vigilant statesman,” In the main Mr. Cushing’s inaugural is more suggestive for what it omits than for what it touches upon, His recommendations are confined to free bath houses, a work house, additional polling places and an increase of our police and fire force. Mr. Cushing evidently has no concep- tion of the many needed reforms and the demand forretrenchment in depart- ments that have needlessly increased the burdens of the taxpayers. He has nothing to say about the enormous in- crease in water hydrant rental which within two years will exceed oue hun- dred thousand dollars a year; nothing about the rapid increase of gas lighting and electric lighting expenses, nor the incroachments upon the city by franchised corporations who are con- stantly enlarging their right-of-way for trackage, dopot, storage purposes and elevator and warchouse grounds which practically pay no city taxes. He has no recommendation as to the increase of revenue or the lopping off of taxeaters. But Mr. Cushing is com- varatively a novice in city affairs and %00 much could not be expected, COUNCILMAN WHEELER has inaugu- rated municipal reform with a big R, by engineering through a vesolution directing the comptroller to” have five thousand copies of Broatch's valedic- tory and Cushing’s inaugural printed at the city’s expense. What was the necessity of printing five thousand or even five hundred copies? The mes- sages have been published in the Omaha dailies and placed 1n the hands of at least thirty thousand constant newspaper readers. It goes without saying then that the printing of these messages is downright waste of money. But Mr, Wheeler is the watch dog of our city treaspry, you know. ——— THE decision or Judge McConnlle graating a new trial to Kunze, one of the convicted Cronin suspects, is equivalent to his acquittal, The jury practically conceded that he was not guilty in making his punishment less than the three leading culprits, 1t Kunze was shown to have participated in the crime for which he was tried, he deserved a lifo sentence. But there was a reasonable doubt as to his guilt. He was merely a tool used by the conspirators and was apparently vnable to divine their purposes or too ignorant to realize the enormity of the crime committed, —— SENATOR PLUMD is in the main vight in the position he takes regarding the seul fishory lease. There does not ap- pear to be any good reason why the secretary of the treasury ehould pre- scribe that under a new lease not more than sixty thousand seals should be taken the first year, the number to be thereafter taken tobe as directed by the secretary. This, My, Plumb ob- served, if not extraordinary, opened up u wide field of conjecture. Undoubtedly the secretary was induced to make this provision by representations that the seals were being killed off o rapidly under the present arrangement, limiting the number to be taken each year to ove hundred tnousand, but it is important to kuow the source of his in- formation. Tt 1s natural to suppose thad it came from the Alaska commeroial company, for the proposed arrangement would obviously bhe very much to the ad- vantage of that monopoly. Senator Plumb is right i desiring further leg- 1slation, 8o far ns this may be necessary in order to break up tho monopoly of the seal fisheries and secure better re- turns to the government, but his plan of confining the taking and killing of seals to the natives of Alaska is of doubtful wisdom. It is an unquestionable fact that the Alaska commercial company has made more than a legitimate profit out of its privi- lege, and there is no good reason why that or any other company should be allowed to go on reaping thess v gains for another twenty years. It not necessary that the government shall any longer be a party to such a monopoly. SENATOR Pappock displays unnec- essary alarm lest the construction of low bridges will impair the value of the Missouri river as a navigable stream, Just how low swing bridges interfere with navigation, the senator fails to ex- plain. The Mississivpi is a navigable stream, yot the dozen low bridges which span it betweon Keokuk and St. Paul have not materially interfored with navigation. During the last ten years the number of boats dodging the sand- bars on the Missouri in this section has averaged probubly one a year,and thero is no danger that the next ten year: will swell the number. We are ev dently on the ove of one of those per- fodic raids on the national treasury for the beuelit of the Missouri river com- mission, which was created chiefly to provide sinecures for political barna- — f the great obstacles to vailroad concentration in Omaha 15 the enor- mous cost-of right-of-way in and out of the city. The lines now in existence virtually *‘hold up” all corporations secking entrance by demanding exces- sive tolls for the use of their tracks. 1t will be necessary eventually for the city and county to establish a common out- let which shall be free to all roads. Such a highway would make Omaha the rilroad center of the west and be of in- caleulable value to Doug county. THE republicans in the Tow ture iost the opportunity of a lifetin not consulting their political in the Omaha ity council and seeuring pointers on converting n minovity into a majority without: sncrificing w singlo uld not be just, however. to suppose that the lowa democrats have stion, brethren RAILROAD MANAGER D! cies that the improvemon building and appliances “insures a marked reduction in passenger and freight rates.” But Mr. Depew is wise enough not to specify time or place. The reduction will come when the peo- ple foree it. v prophe- vailvoud CONSERVATIVE republicans in con- aress do not approve of radical chanees in the rales us proposed 1 the origina draft, and a modification is necessn secure the united support of the ) The prevention of filibustering, how- ever destrable, should not be encom- vassed by rules intended to throttle mi- uorities. IT 18 to be hoped there will be no ob- jection to the issuance of npermit to the y druggist. The usefullness of that functionary, aside from drawing a sal- ary, would be seriously impaired if the the license board should deny the usual privileges. MONTANA has an assessed valuation of seventy-nine millions, thirty-three thousand cash in the treasury, no float- ing debt, a three-cornered legislature and four brawny senators. These ad- vantages give the state a unique and unrivaled position in the union. 1 Wyoming legislature signalizes its opening day by assembling in a new capitol building costing three hundred thousand dollars, The building is a monument to the enterprise of the peo- ple, and o eredit to the richest terri- tory in the union, Another Debit 1o Christopher., New York Sun. If it hado’t been for Christopher Columbus where should we have got quinine pillsi e The Kind of Navy That is Needed, New York Tribune., The United States doesu't want an offen- sivenavy, but it does want one that can knock spots out of anything that is offensive to it. e Fight 'Em with Ciams. Chicago Tribune, If the price of oysters is forced up too high the people can fall buck upon the unassum. ing clam. With the judicious use of cannad tomatoes, as everybody knows, one full- grown clam will make fouv chowders, -~ New York Nesads this Badly, Chicayh!).erald. A man in Penusyivahia claims to have dis- covered a vrocess'of human insulation by which a man can stjn, the severest electric shocks, If his scheme. is successful his for- tune is made. There are over a million cus- tomers for him in New York aloue, e One Weak Point. St, Lo/ Glabe-Demaorat, ‘I'he codeof rules for the house which are to be contended for by the repubiican membera of that body will swike most persons favor- ably except, parhaps, an one provision—that which allows new legislation 1 appropria- ton bills. Thia fédthre, unless properly and intelligently, #uarded, wmight open the door Lo a kood wany p’uwl O'Shea and Parnell. San Franciseo Chroniele, The charge against Paroell which has been brought by O'Shea places the Irish leader in an ugly vosition, but it is dimcult to see how it can be used for political effect, The nim of this renegade who was deprived of office by Parnell because be proved un- faitkful, is simply revenge, and he has chosen the time when Parnell is in poor heaith to harass hin with a lawsuit. Proba- Dbly if all the facts come out it will be found that he first tried blackmail before he ap- pealed to the courts, —— Bankrupt Kuropran V'ankers, Loxpox, Jan. 1i.—Artalo Brotuers, bank- ers with houses iu London, Puris and Mad- rid, have been declarea baukrupt. Their liabilities are £400,000. STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraskna Jottings. A public school library association has been organized at Clay Center, The grip has decreased the attendance in the Columbus schools about one-third. It has been decidea to hold the Dodge county fair at Fremont, September 30, Oo« tober 1, 2 and 8. Tne thermometer registered tienty below zoro In Brown county Monday night after the blizzard had abated, Nearly one-halt of the Johnstowa are afflicted with and one doath 13 reported, The queation of submitting to tho voters a proposition to sell a portion of the court house square is being agitatod in Fillmore county, Tho Adams county board of supervisors has eiected Aaron T. Powers chairman and proposes to reduce ecounty expenses to the winimum haoitants of the influenza, of Kenesaw, di tracted illness, county in the stato | Hon. Richard, tendent of publio‘inste been secured to deliver un address befors tho state teachers' association, which meets at Lincoln A h 25, 20 and 27, His subjoct will be “Moral Training {n Our Public Schools, Harry Johuson and Morri two notorious erooks, we the Plattsmouth jail sixty-day weaday after a pro- reprosonted A dams laturo of 1883 1s, state superin- ction of 11linois, has Williamson, released from € aftor serving o entence for stealing, and immedi to nip an overcout, for » again incarcorated on a They ovidently pro- Dose to have a warm berth until the cold orrespondent at Johnstown writes Tue *'There is no disease among the cattle . although they are daily on the corn stocks. If people would give their cattle plenty of water and salt and a little sulphur they would have no trouble, I noticed in ticular one year ago in the casoof a neighbor who lost all his cattle that they were allowed o run on the stocks every day with but littlo or no water and no’ salt. Mine received plenty of water and st and saltpotre, and L did not lose one. We lived on opposite sides of the road,” lowa itoms. The Davenport gambling houses bave been closed by order of the muyor. Northwood now has a Knights of Pythias lodge with seventy member: Erank £. Bean of Fort Dodge is a candi- dato for state fish commissioner, A franchise has been securod to buildfa wagon bridge across the Mississippi at 2ur- lingzton, Charlos §L. Thomas takes the place of W. C. Hamilton as steward of the Independence asyium. Ruthven parties have takea the contract to furnish 3,000 carloads of ice to lirws in the south this season Rev Arthur Fowler, church at Luzer s mous call to the Marion Baptist church, Horse thioves are working the torritory adjacent to Charles City. A fine Clydesdalo stallion was re trom the stables of E. D. at place. very offort is peing made to find a trae im, but us yet all is futife. A peeuliar legal suit b at Vinton. Tn 1887 Cicero 1 county kiilled a man numed was acquitted by th onaplea of self- dacfe McConnell’s estate brought suit for $7,000 damages on_the ground that the Kiiling was unjustfiable, and last w suit was settled by the defendant paying u nominal sum the pluintifi’s testimony was nearly all in. A correspondent at Ly 1 : Wi astor of the Baptist accepted a unani- t been settled ter of Benton McConnell and ends the K f January acy of Hempstead, N. Y., appeared as the chambion corn husker. We think he is a little behind M. H. Wilson of Lo Claire, In., who on November 13, bo- n the hours of 6 in the morning und 6 in the evening, husked and put in the crib 176 bushels and 55 pounds by weight, the largest duy’s husking we have ever heard of being done. Counting out the time for unloading, the first 100 bushels was husked in five hours and forty minutes, which beats Macy’s time. You say ke challenges any person the United States to husk corn, M. H, Wil- son suys he will take the challenge for six or twelve hours, to husk two rows at a time and put the corn in the wagon or crib, The Two Dakotas, Woonsocket’s artesian well flows 100 gal- lons a minute, John I7all is now chiof of the Rapid City fire departgent. There are 134 students altending the nor- mal schoo! ut Spearfish. St. Mark’s Episcooal church of Aberdeen is to have a §2,000 pipe organ, Coutracts nave been let for an incan- descent electric light plant at Rapid City. The fifth division of the department of Dakota G. A. R. will hold a campfire at Lake Preston todu; Martin Youngferdorf of Zell corked up the muzzle of a shotgun with his thumb while at a dance the other evening and one of the duncers kicked the weapon on the trigger. No trace of the thumb could be found. Mirages are of common occurrence in the northern Black Hills country. On January 5 the people of Spearfish witnessed one of the beautiful illusions in which the section of the country lying between that city and Beaulah was distiuetiy mirrored against the sky. The sight lasted for an hour and a half, und was the second witnessed in that neigh- borhood inside of & month. The Bank of South Dakota, at Madison, bas made an assignment, with M. W, Daly as assignee. The La Belle Horso Tmporting company hus also assigned and George L. Wright” has been appointea receiver, its assignment is caused by the failure of the buuk, with which it is “closely connected. ‘I'he ussets are about $150,000; liabilities,§50,- 000. It is stated that this 1s only a temporary move, and that all obligations will be met by Loth institutions. In speaking of the arrest of Hall for sell- ing liquor to the Indians, a correspondent at Piue Ridge agency says: Hall is charged with selling whisky to Indians and white men without a license, He has been known to bring whisky 10to the agency and gave it out to the half-vreeds. Tho last time that he was in here he was suspected of having whisky, and G. O. Griffin, acting agent, sent an Indian policeman to *'dog him.” When he had given away two or three bottles the policemen reported and he hus been **dogged’" by whites ever sinc - The Decline in the Rate of Interesr, White the rate of interest on govern- ment bonds and city and raileoad de- bentures has been steadily falling within the past two decades, the rates payable on veal cstate mortgages has declined in sympathy, saysa_writer in the Popular Science Monthly. This year, in New York and Boston, liens on the best ¢ity property have been placed at 4 per cent, 2 per cent less than the rates current in 1869. In other large cities of the union a sim- ilar decline is observable. and, as between newly settled statesand territories and the financial centers of the nation,the disparity in the rates pay- able on well-secured loans is much less ¢ than 1t was twenty yeavs ago. The ificant point n the matter under consideration is not so much that the rate of intorest has been falling us that interest has become distinctly sepa- rated from the wages of superinten- dence and the premium for incurred risk, which used to be combined with it. The returns of a government bond rep- resent the bare remuneration of capital empioyed, without hazavd or care. An investor in first-class city mort- gages receives a larger income than if he had bought govern- ment bonds with his money, but he has notso eusy a time of it. He wust have titles carefully and responsibly exam- ined; his creditors may be uupunctuals occasionally he muy have the trouble of 4 foreclosure on his hands. His invest- mentsare for a comparatively shortfterm of yeurs, and, between one investment and another, part of his capital may be unproductive; or, in reinvestipg, he may be obliged to accept a reduced rate, Hence the competition for secu; ities eliminating hazard and bother, which isone of the notable fucts in the modera world of finauce. THE STATEHORTICULTURISTS Second Day's Session of the Winter Moeting. SEVERAL INTERESTING PAPERS. A Partial List of the Exhibits—Su- premo Court Proceedings— Neows Notes From the Capital Oity. 1020 P Strexr, Lixcowy, Neb., Jan. 15 The second day's session of the winter moeeting of the State horticuitaral society be- @an about 9:30 this moraing in tho Nebraska | on the state university campus. Not standing the stinging cold air and the fact that the mercury was hugging closo to zoro, the attendanco was quite large, there being between 123 150 prominent horti- culturists from all purts of the state pres- ont. The followlng oMcers woro selected for lie onsuing President, F. W. Taylor of Omaha; first vice president, W. R, Hartis of Tecumseh; second vice prosident, H. H. Blodgett of Lincoln; socrotary, G. J. Car- penter of Fairbur era, jr., Genova. Liscony Buneso or Tar Osina Bee, } w. ath, E. K. Stopheos of ccumseh. committos on premium list mado its report which, after a careful revision, it was adon ed. "he Hou, J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska City was ntroduced and made a few well timed ‘vemarks on graftig. He favored top grafting, and spoke rionce in root graftin in his old orchs and said that his trees When they wore aug up there was a shoulder overgrowing the root. Also he had found that root grafted trees suffered from drought more than , a8 there are few or no top roots. In do the advantages of top grafting ovor root grafting has been made wmanifest to all it growers, jovernor Furnas seconded enthusias- the remarks of Mv, Morton, and ad- vised further that hardy stocks, such as Whitney number twenty, Duchess and Vir- ginia cravs, be used, Prof, 1., Hicks of the state university read an interesting and suggestive paper on Iawns and parks, which be illustrated by maps and drawings of parks and lawns in and about this city. ‘T'he afternoon was devoted entirely to ap- nles. Petor Youngers, jr., read & paper on winter apples; R, N. Duy on fall apples; Hiram Craig’ on summer apple J. H. Masters on keeping winter app. ainuel Barnard on marketing apples; G. J. Carpen- ter on the cost and care of unorchard for the first ten years. The reading of each paver was followed by an interesting discussion of the subjects presented. Prof. Charles 15, Bessey of the state uni- versity read o paper on the fertilization, crossing and bybridization of plauts, ening session G. W. Alexander 3 G. Swith on n evergreens for & is on tho plunting cultivation of ens. Iach paper was followed by a dis on. The following is the programme for to- morrow, Thursday, January 16: MORNING SESSION. Forest trees for the plains J. A. Gage Bost method of planting and growing for- est trees from seed U. R Discussion . My iloral treasures. Home adornments, Discussion. . Cauning ana 53 C. S, the plains, and W Mrs. G. J. Carpenter Miss Emily Jones ing fruits for home use cevines +r.oMrs. R. N, Day Discussion .o How can the agriculturist norticulturist 1. K. Heath, Ma press aid the Discussion. APTERNOO! s .Prof. Lawrence Bruner n Roses and bedding plants Discussion ...... . Ornamental shrib Discussion .. Floral des Discussion, ... Ornamental ure Diseussion o scow nursery stook in north- western Nebraska. W. K. Jenkins Discussiou. % Revision of premium Revision of fruit list. Reports of committee THE EXTIBIT. The exhibits occupy one side of the Grant memorial hail und are pronounced by all as very creditable to the state. G. W. Alexanderof I'riend exhibits a box of cllent home growu raisius, which he ould bu grown proiitably in all the south Platte country. W. J. Hesser of Plattsmouth exhibits Ben Davis, Wine Saps. Jonathaus,Otley, Ruwies' Janet, Roman Stom, Stark, Willow Twig, Grimes Golden, [ulton, Rambo, Tulpe- hochen. Hiram Craig of Fort Calhoun exhibits Ben Davis, Jonathan, Wine Sap, Rawles Janet, Roman Stem, fowa Blush, 'Grimes Golden, Northern Spy, Westfield Lawver, Red Ro- manite, Farley’s IRed, Bethelmite. J. P. Dunlap, Dwight, exhibits Gano, Ben Davie. . . Sunbern pringfleld, exhibits Bon Davis, Willow Rawles' Janet, Lawver, Wagoner, Walbridge, Dominee, lowa Blush, Wine Sap, Roman Stem, R. N. Day, Takamab, exhibits Ben Davis, Jonathan, Rawies' Janet, Sheriff, Wine Saps, Towa Ilush, Iowa Keeper, Allen’s Choice, Lunsingburg, Lawver, Charles Burd Herman, Washington county, exhibits Sweet Seedlings, William G. Olinger, Teokamah, exhibits Rawles' Janet, Rome Beauty. ) J. G. Neff, Raymond, exhibits Wine Sle. Hyslop, Snow, Wagoner, Pewankee, Stark, four varieties of seedlings. George A. Sluyton, Salem. exhibits Ben Davis, Jonathan, Wine Sup, Rawies' Janet, Rome Beauty, Little Red Romanite. Hiram Craig, Fort Calboun, exhibits Striped Pippin, Talman Sweet, Sweet Rom- anite, Nelson Sweet, Fulton, Milam, Yellow Belifieur, Pome Grise Russet, Pewankee, Domime, ~Sheriff, Laouryburg, Winter Rambo, Willow Twig, Baldwin, Fameuse, i g, Missouri Pippin, Walbridge, Seed- ng, Price’s Sweer, W. J. Hesser, Plattsmouth, exhibits Towa Biush, Monstrous Pippin, Rome Beauty, Walbridge, Gabrielle, Fall Wine Sap, Perry Russett, ; J. C. Cummin, Tecumseh, exhibits May, Little Red Romanite, Jonathan, Theodore Smith, Tecumseh, exhibits Wine Saps 1. 8. Poillips, Tecumseh, exhibits Janets. W. A. Harris, umseh, exhivits Missouri Pippius, Roman Stews, William Downey, Exeter, exhibits Ben Davis, Romanite, Jener, Wine Saps. William Ramsdell, Excter, exhibits Willow Twig, Wine Saps, Jeuet, Lowa Blush, Wag- ner. Peter Younger, jr., Geneva, exuibits W, W. Pearman, Rome Beauty, Romanite, Rox- berry lusset, Hiram Cralg, Fort Caiboun, exhibits three plates of grapes, including five varieties, ‘The Johnson county horticultural socety has & fine exbibit of the apple products of that county. The Nebraska experiment farm exhibits twenty-five plates of potatoes. G. 13, Galbraith, Javsen, Jefferson county, and the Stephens Crete nursery exhibit speci- mens of trees aud grafun, ‘The SBupreme Court. The following cases were filed in the su- preme court today: Dora R, Strickler ve Nevia Grass, orror from York county; Ex- chauge National bank of Hastings vs Lucius J. Copps and Willis P, McCreary, error from Adaws county. 3 (l)pmlunl were filed io the following cases today: u\finz vs Wolfe. Error from the district court for Johnson county, Aflirmed. Opin- ion by Norval, J, State ex rel. McLane vs Compton. Frror frow the district court for Johuson county. Reversed and remanded. Opiwnion by Max. well, 3, 1. To glve & county superintandent of schools jurisdiotion to detach a part of the territory of s achool district and attach the same to an adjoining district, a_potition in writiog duly signed must be prosented to him for that purpose and an oral request to perform such acts is not sufiiciont. 3. No change of this kind should be mado without due notico boing given of the time and place when o hoaring will be had in tho matter, Owen Jonos vs State, Frror from district court for Hamilton eounty. versed and romanded. Opinion by well, J, Reckeway va Walteumath, ot al. Appeal from the district court for Johnsou county. Afirmed. Opinion by Maxwell, J, the Ko Max- City Nows and Notes, Postmastor Watkins said this morning that owing to the meating of the Stato His- torical society, in which both he ana Mr. Gere were ‘interested, the transfor of the postoMooe would not take place unul tomor- TOW or next day T'he Kast Lincoln Chautauqua circle met this evening at the home of Mra, J. D, Wooaley, on North Tweuty-sixth street. The session was an unusually intoresting one. A. (1. Greenles read n paper on “The 0! iich Made and Unmado Rome 5 v, on “The Story of Zonobia Mra. Truax, Miss Orr, J. M. Bell, Miss Lodn Smith, Mrs. S, G. Thomas und others con- tributed to the success of the evening, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Marsland and Miss Ftlel have gone to Washington city. Mr, Marsland will attend the natioual meoting of bagwage masters, Tho Merchants' Providence, R. L., I ed its aamual stato- ment with the insurance auditor. Promiums in 1580, 1,354 743 losses incurred, Insurance has t company of Judge Torenzo Crounse of Fort Calhoun {8 attonding the meetings of the Stato Horti cultural soci k. Flaherty, the city gas inspector, has ired a lot of new instruments which he willuse in his ofticial dutios. He reports that tho city has 523 straot lamps, 52 of which are gasoline, I'he Standara street railway company has filed amended artioles of incorporation. The directors are L. (. M. Baldwin, Charles D, Pitcher and H. M. Baldwin, Marriago licenses were issued to the fol lowing purties today: Dietrich Potors, 2! and Miss Wilhelmiu; Wolillbrandt, 18, of Roca; Earle W. Browne, 2 i Miss Arminda Scott Charles I\ Jenkins, 25" Alliance, Ella D. Fancher, 28, Crounse, The United Brethren in Curist church of coln filed articles of incorporation today. e incorporators are Rev. C. O. 1abb, J. Withgill, Rev. J. Oliver, L. K. Davis, W. 0. Kester, W. Mahan, The gamblers who were pulled 1 tho Quick block last Saturday night wero fined #50 each and costs this morning. ‘Ihe board ef educational lands and funds eld a meeting this afternoon, at which rou- business was transacted. hn Jenkins roturued from and Miss Omaba to- v, Mrs. Governor Thayer is on the sick list, Land Commissioner Stoou has got tho grip. Duplicate articies of incorporation of the Inter-stute Canal and Water Supply com puny, of ¢ secrotary’s oflico toda, Albert Katzenstoin was marriod this evon- mg at Nebraska City to Miss Bmma Lyon, o prominent young society lady of that place. Anna Barnett filed pers in the district court asking for a divorce from David Bar- nett. The parties wore married July 2, 1878, in Lucas couuty, Iowa, Desertion is charged, Joseph Bochner began suit in the county court today against Augzusta Scherer, Fred W. Krone and L, K. Holmes for damages. On April 6, 1550, Scherer scoured an infunc- noe, Wyo., were filed in the ° - AN tion restraining’ the plaiutilt from selhng N certain proverty and his damages aro based on this proceeding. He usks for $400, Tho Germania Maenuerchor gave a de- lightfui concert lust night. Al Fairbrother, lato of the Call, hus ne- cepted an editorial position on the Omaha World-Herald, where ho is winning frosh laurels, Ho writes loaders, toys with stato exchanges, and serves up tne morning Coffes in refreshing style. — LIFE IN THE WHITE HOUSE, The President’s Family ter Lack of Privacy or Home Comforts, If the numerous women of America who crave a change of place with the first lady of tho land could fora few hours be ladened with her weight of respousibility and ex- perience, says a Washington lettor in the Boston Transcript, the utter lack of privacy or home comforts in which she lives, the wish would svon have a monument, Life in the white house is like a dence in a public hotel parlor; for even in the boudoir of the Mrs. President there is no relief for the too frequent door-keepers, stewards, house-maids, house men, reporters, and the erstwhile rat. Mrs. Harrison’s capacity for mar- shaling forces and keeping her tempor is greatly to be admired, for her life is equal to more than one herculean task. Ifind that many people labor under the delusion that existence in the white house is a fairy ball on rose leaves. Why, good people, you could not guess wider of the mark. In the firsy there is no gaiety. and Mra. President never accept i tions and their own entertaining is ited to formal receptions and dinners. The only real eujoyment to bo glenned is from impromptu dinners to visiting friends, their box atthe theater, and the beautiful conservatory. Ivery night at dinner a mass of flowors adoris tho dinner table, and is sent later on toone of the many friends who are grateful indeed for the sweet sconted remembrance. This privilege of giving pleasure at lenst once in every twenty- tour hours is one comuensation for the sucrifice of one's home and friends which seoms incumbent upon the occu- pant of the exalted position, A H. y Finder. A farmer living between Marcelino and Brookfield, Mo., found thirty-seven bee trees during last summer and fall, and as a consequence has on hand more than a barrel of strained honey. = SICK HEADACH Mouth,Coated Tongue, Pain in the Side, TO) PID LIVER, &. They regulate the Bowel and prevent Constipation and Pilos. The smallcat and easiost to take. Only one pill dose. 40 Insvial. Purely Vegetable. Pri 25 cents. OARTER MEDIOINE 00., Prop'rs, New Yo -~