Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 17, 1890, Page 4

oreriy THE OMAHA DAILY (E: FRIDAY, THE DAI LY BEl‘: B ROSEWATER, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. —— TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIO Daily and Sanday, One Yenr. . 0 0 8ix months . . o Three Montha . 250 Sunday Bee, e Year, Wi Weekly Bee, One Year with preminm. ., 20) OFFICER, Omaha, Beo Bufldtng. Chicago Office, 587 Ro okery Building, New Y ork, Rooms 14 and 15 Tribuns Baflding. Washington, No. 513 Fourtoenth street Council Bluffs, No. 12 Pearl Street. Lincoln, I reet. Bouth Omaha, Corner N and 2ith Stroets, CORRESPONDENCE. Al communications relating to news and edi- torl natter should be add wed to the Editor- 18] Departiment n 88 [ETTENS, Al business1 an pittances snould be aadressed to The Bea Pubiishing Company, Omaha. 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PUBLIC henlth demands that the city druggist prescribe at once for the wide- spread melancholia in the local demo- cratic household. rented than the ty of citizens in levying on the wealth of express companie Tnesilver men have established a lobby in Washington to push favorable legislation. It is safe to say there are no gold bugs on this movement. MAYOR CUSHING'S cabinet is the rarest specimen of variegated timber ever glued together. The few mosaics of hardwood are lost to sight in the for- est of busswood. proposition for a workhouse will receive general approval if the mayor guarantees that the political tramps fastened on the city will be compelled to work for their salarie: — Tne importance of a municipal drug store is enhanced by the fact that the quantity of decaying political timber now on deck will require frequent three finger doses of spirits frumenti to arrest dry rot. — Tuk Russian government has dis- covered that telephones are an annoy- ance to the state, and their banishment will follow. The people of this country can find much Lo admire in the Russian system of paternalism, - — A TWELVE hundred dollar salarvy ought to secure an exceedingly orna- mental clerk for the mayor. But if Chief Seavey is entitled to an orna- mental clerk, why should notthe mayor indulge in the luxur THE movement to increase the appro- priation for the new postoflice is all vight, but what the people of Omaha -want is a movement that will secure the site and insure construction of the ‘foundation walls and basement in 1890, Tue prediction is made that the Towa legislature will be out of luck all the way through because it convened on the “thirteenth, It has certainly made an unfortunate beginning, but there is time enough yet for it to redeem itself fand make a record that is crediwable. v Eme—— .. Tneera of municipal reform is wide open in this vicinity. The couucil cora- bine has added another sinecure to the long list of tax-eaters by giving the mayor a clerk at a snug salury. But the council cares unot for expense as long as the taxpayers calmly submit, ‘Wi REJOICE to learn from the oflicial organ of Mayor Cushing that Omaha is to be congratulated upon the fact that Mr. Cushing’s admimstration is to be of the people and for the- people rather than for the politicians. Mo u man upa tree it 10oks as if the Cushing adminis- stration wus organized by the contrac- tors, to be.run for the ¢ TH nly excuse Mayor Cushing can have for retaining the swarm of super- numerios who now prey upon the tax- payevsof this city 1s his want of fa- miliarity with the machinery of the city government. But that excuse will not hold good very long. It is now his @uty to carefully inquire into each de- partment and ascertain what working foree is needed and who is superfluous, E—— TuEe retirement of First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson and his return w0 journalism is denied by his intimate friends and by those in position to know the facts. It isasserted thathe will complete his term of office, the duties of which he much enjoys, and "then resume editorial control of the Des Moiues Hegister. 'I'he paper was never 80 strong as when Mr, Clarksou directod it in person, New barriers to commercial union be- tween the United States and Canada are threatened in both countries. The Dominion parliament, now in session, is to be appealed to by the milling in- terests of a portion of Canada for an in- cronse of the duty on American flour. The duty is now fifty cents a barrel, and thero 18 also a duty of fifteen centsa | bushel on whoat. Thero is a large amount of American flour imported into Canada, and the Ontario that unless the duty is increased they can not compote, Their demand is op- posed by the maritime provinces, whose natural market is in the United States, and whose people, if a prohibitory duty should be imposed on American flour, would have to get their supply from Ontario. Thus there is strong influence on both sides, and the question promises tobe one of the nrost difficult with which the Dominion parlinment will have to deal, On our part there is a retaliatory proposal. Scnator Hoar, chairman of the committee on relations with Can- ada, has introduced a resolution in the senate instructing the finance commit- tee, whenever it reports a tariff bill, to incorporate in it a provision that when- ever any foreign country shall impose an export duty on logs in any form, or on manufactured ov partially manufac- tured lumber, a duty shall be collected on such logs or lumber in the United States equal to the amount of the ox- port duty so imposed in addition to the duty otherwise imposed by law. This is understood to be designed togive the treasury department the power to coun- teract the export duty which the Can- adian government has within the last two years imposed upon logs for export to the United States. It is not doubted that the finance committee will incor- porate such a provision in its tariff bill, and it is belioved that it would encoun- ter little opposition in either party. Such proposals as these, which if carried into effect would still further complicate the trade relations between the United States and Canada, are apt to prove somewhat discouraging to the advocates of com- mevcial union. They are suggestive of the difficulties to be overcome, in satisfying special intorests in both countries, before any scheme of com- mercial union could be effected, and as there is & multitude of such interests it is manifestly a great task which the commercial unionists have undertaken, leaving wholly out of consideration the political conditions and influences that are hostile to them. Butif the progre: is slow, and the promise of communic tion romote, the task should not be re- garded as hopeless. It would seem im- vossible that enlightened neighbors, with many interests in common, can maintain perpetually an attitude of commercial hostility toward each other. A wiser public sentiment than now prevails will in time set aside the selfish interests in both in obedience to the demands of the general welfare. RECOGNITION OF BRAZIL. It is unfortunate that the question of the United States recognizing the new government of Brazil has been made to some extent a false issue. The matter is one to be considered with sole reference to the actual facts of the situ- ation, and with a prudent vegard for in- ternational obligations. Iv is nota question in the settlement of which mere sentiment should be permitted to exereise a commanding influence, nor should what we may conceive to be our intergsts as a nation be allowed to lead us 1nto a step which future events might show to have been prematare. It is highiy probable that were the question of recognizing the new government of Brazil to be passed upon by the Ameri- can people the large majority would favor its recognition. [t is not to be doubted that very generally men of both ‘parties are in hearty sympathy with the republican movement in Bra- 2il, and believe that it should receive every propsr encouragement from this country. But in so se- rious a matter as this popular feel- ing may not be a safe gude for the na- tional uuthorities, whose duty it is to see that the government shall assume 0o responsibilities not amply warranted by actual conditions, and which it could justify before the world. The hesitation that has been shown at Washington regarding the recognition of Brazil is due to a wise and prudent respect for these considerations. No rveasonable man can doubt that the president and the secretary of state are as heartily in sympathy with the result of the peaceful revolution in Brazil and as anxious for the permanent estab- lishment of a republican form of gov- ernment in that country, as those mem- bers of the senate who desire that the new Brazilian government shall be im- mediately recognized, or as any other citizen of the United States, The im- plication in the speech of Senator Tur- pie, advocating the passage of Senator Morgan's resolution recognizing the United States of Brazil, that Presi- dent Harrison and Secretary Blaine are not favorably disposeda toward the new government of that country and are in- different to the success of republican- ism there, will have no weight with fairminded men. No two men in this country could be more unjustly sus- pected of any sympathy with monarchy and of a lack of interest in the success of republican institutions anywhere than the president and secretary of state. But their personal feeling in this matter they have judiciously sub- ordinated to their sense of official duty and responsibility. This required that thev should be most fully assured that the establishment of the new govern- ment in Brazil was withgthe general popular assent, and that the conditions are favorable to its permanence, It is their right and their duty to judge whether the existing state of affairs in Brazil supplies such sssurance, and Senator Turpie to the contrary notwith- standing, congress is bound to respect the action or nou-action of the execu- tive and the state department o long 08 it is evident tha' they are governed by a desire to conserve the true in- terests and the dignity of the nation, and maintain w due regard for intornational obligations, Whatever this country may wisely and properly do to encourage and millers claim | strongthen the republican movement in Brazil should Be done, and so far as the expression of public sentiment here is concerned, the republicans of Brazil | can have no doubt of our sympathy. | They know they have only to show that their vietory is complote and perma- | nent to receive the cordial recognition of this country, not extended by any party, but with the hearly corcurrence of the whole people. Having this as- surance, it can be no prejudice to their cause to delay the recogmition which would be simply the formal expression of the now universal sentiment of the American people favorable to the suc- cess of the Brazilian republic. UNLOAD THE TAX-EATERS. We are again reminded of the won- derful financial abilities displayed by Mayor Cushing’s predecessor who “‘kept the city’s expenses within the income,” It strikes us that it does not require re- markable financial ability to keep within the income if the revenue is doubled or trebled by increased taxa- tion. It is notorious that the running expenses of this ecity have been fully doubled within the last three years and today there are more sine- cures on the city’'s pay roll than there had been all told from the time Omaha was incorporatod as a: city up to 1888, Four years ago when Jewett was city clerk on a salary of one hundred dollars a month all the city records and ac- counts were kept by himself and an as- sistant employed irregulary as occasion demanded. The city clerk was alsoa member of the liquor license board and kept the records of all other licenses issued. He was at once clerk of the council, comptroller and license board factotum, During Mr. Broatch's term the city clerk was relieved of all auditing work which is now done by the comptroller and three clerks. More recently the city clerk has been relieved from all duties formerly devolving on him in the license board, but the city clerk still retainsone deputy and two other clerks, who are kept on the pay roll at higher sularies than were formerly paid to the city clerk himself. What is true of the city clerk’s office applies to nearly every department. A horde of leeches ana bilks has been quartered upon the city at the tax-pay- ers’ expense. Some of these are rela- tives of city officials and perform no other work except that of drawing their salaries. The fact that ‘Omaha isa metropo- litan city does not justifyg five per cent city tax in addition tothe special taxes, which in some instances almost work confiscation of the proverty. For our part we betieve the time has come for a revolt of the taxpayers against the city. There is a surplus in the city treasury, but that surplus represents money wrung from poor wage-workers who have sought to acquire homes in Omaha, and are being crowded to the wall by the mortgage holder and the tax gatherer. Tii Nebraska bureay of labor and in- dustrial stutistics has issued a tabulated statement of the results of experimental sugar beet culturo in the state. The work was undertaken by the bureau last spring. Detailed instructions as to seed, soil, methods of cultivation, etc., were furnished farmers, aud the re- turns, though incomplete, furnish a fair test of the value of Nebraskasoil for beet culture. Fifty-six samples were received from forty-five counties and analyzed av the agricultural de- partment in Washington and at the state university. Thirty specimens yielded from ten to twenty- “two per cent of sugar, the remainder ranging down as low as three per cent. The highest per cent of sugar was pro- duced in Antelope and the lowest in Thayer county. The comparative value of the different soils is not determined, as the highest and lowest per cent was produced from beets grown on black loam. Sandy loam and sandy clay bot- tom land and even raw prairie average alike in productiveness, the value of this, like other ctops, depending on the intelligence and care of the farmer. Special analyses of ecight samples of Hall county beets showed a fruction over fifteen per cent of sugar. In France and Germany twelve is the maximum per cent of sugar produced, whilie nine per cent is considered a pro- fitable average. The tests made by the state clearly show that with proper cul- tivation the average per eent will not fall below fifteen, a figure which in- sures large profits to both farmer and manufacturer, and removes all doubt us to the success of an industry of para- mount importance to the state and nation, e— TuE Vermont commissioner ef agri- culture has taken a new and novel method of inviting immigration to his state. He has prepared and is distribut- ing a colored map which shows the location of deserted farm lands for which population is desired. These lands with good buildingscan be pur- chased for from three dollars to ten dollars an ucre, in tractsof one thousand acres or more. A few takers wero found for the lands at the prices pro- posed, but they were not long in dis- covering the nature of the bargain they had made and threw it up. The Green Mountain state has always been prolific in raising men of brain and brawn, butit does not commend itself for farming. Tne epidemic which has swept over Europe and a large portion of this country, prostrating hundreds of thou- sands of people and everywhero swell- ing the morcality lists beyond all prec- edent, has had vo sadder result than the death of Mr. Walker Blaine, eldest son of Secretary Blaine, and solicitor for the swte department. Walker Blaine gave promise of great future usefuluess in public life, 1 which he hud already had a more ex- tended experience than is common in this country to men as young as he, showing a high order of ability and aptitude for public duties which had alreaay brought him marked dis- tinction. A man of scholarly attain- ments, with a strong liking for politics, and possessing much of that personal waguetisy which is 4 marked charag JAN 1890 teristic of fathor, there was every reason why Mialker Blaine should have looked forwird to the attainment of eminent station in the service of tho country, This was the hope of Secretaty Blaine, between whom and "“his son there was maintained the most intimate and confidentinl relations, ench loving and honoring the other with a rare de- votion. The loss of hisson is conse- quently felt! by Mr. Blaine with po- culiar severfty| and it makes a vacancy in his hometand in his daily life that noneother camfill. All mustregret the stroke that has shattered the promise of great usefulness at the very beginaing of its realization, and there will be uni- versal sympathy with Secretary Blainoe and his family in their sudden and most sad bereavement Tue absurdity of the new jur becomes .apparent the moment nn at- tempt is made to carry its provisions into effect. Asa measure of reform it is a conceded failure, but as a means of adding to the burdons of the taxpayers it promises to pe a brilhant success. Even if a suflicient number of men to carry on the business of the four courts could be enrolled it does not deprive the professional juryman of an occas- 1onal job. On the contrary, the operation of the law will be to his advantage, as he s always conveniently near when a panel is ex- hausted. In view of the fact that the courts are crowded with business and unable to Keep up with the docket, the jury law, if sustained, will only increase the hardships of litigants and need- lessly delay trials, without any cer- tainty of improved justice. Now, as heretofore, men opposed to jury service will plead various reasons and get ex- cused, 50 that tho business will natur- ally pravitate to the class the luw was designed to exclude from the box. All thisexpense and annoyance might have been avoided had the county officials exercised discretion and intelligence in selecting jurymen, and vigorously ¢ cluded those who petitioned for the job, serts that the Montans “‘senators” are represontative corporation attorneys. If the Herald refers to the democratic pair, its asser- tion is the essemce of trath. Major Maginnis is the active representative and confidante of Colonel Broadhead, oue of the democratic big four and president of the Manitoba system in Montana. Billy Clarke, Maginnis’ mate, is the cansulting political engi- neer of the Montana Union, the con- necting link of the Union and Northern Pacific roads. The democratic party of the state is controlled and managed by railroad mer, and the election of any man who is not a supporter of cor- poration interést is impossible. Crry ENg) i TILLSON'S annual report details the progress of public works in Omaha, the utility and dura- bility of the different paving materials in use, besides 'n variety of important information of’ particular interest to taxpay It differs, from the plati- tudes and pretentious puffery. of the late lamented magor, Yet it is safe to say that the reformers of the combine will not order the printing of ifive thousund copies. There is no neces: for the extravagance, because the work of the engineering department speaks for itself and does not require to be propped up with puerile pamphlets. AN opportunity is offered Omaha to secure an educational institution that promises to become important at no dis- tant day., Au Adventist college is to be established somewhere in western Towa or eastern Nebraska. Atlanttc, Des Moines and Lincoln are presenting claims to the location, and each, through committees, advocating its own peculiar advantages, With the wondrous growth Omaha has made as a commercial city the country is familiar, but there are needs of increased educa- tional facilities for the city and the state. Does not the Adventist eollege offer Omaha an opportunity to obtain another institution of learning? ACCORDING to I mperor William the ‘‘finances of Prussia are in a favorable condition.” They could not well be otherwise, for when the king’s ex- chequer runs low he levies on his sub- jects for the deficiency. One rarely hears of public protests from taxpayers in Prussia, yet the vietims groan loudly in silence. Tng plans of the naval board for the new navy will be joyfully approved by centractors at least. The coustruction of ninety-two vessels at an average cost of three millions each, is sufficient to reawaken patriotic ship builders and will stimulate a continental cheer for the old flag and an appropriation, —— Now that the Croumin suspects are safely lodged in Joliet, there is no further excusa for aflicting the public with villainous pictures of the dead and living. The satdest feature of the cele- brated case is'fhiit the newspaper artists escaped a life Sertence. CHAIRMAN FINDLEY'S importance as o rate regulatorin these parts was re- duced to a normal condition by the local freight ugéhts, The fact that My, Findley’s ‘‘orders” are not worth the paper theyare written on will not affect the healthy gldw/of his salary. SmEm— ALLEN G. ' THURMAN recently re- marked that higélection to the United States senate yeyer cost him a cent. Thurman is a refic of an age when leg- islators respected brains, and when boodle was comparatively unknown ns a senatorial factor. emess——— ADVICES from Brazil by way of Lis- bon are invariably *‘disquieting.” ‘w'he chief trouble is that the success of the youug republic in maintaining order is disquieting to Portuguese royalists, A Bara's Desperate Expedient. Pitlaburg Chronfele, — * Legitimate rhymes to fit this year of grace being very ecarce, the cohsvienceless wrelches who have set themselves to supply & demund which exists only in thelr imaginations have recourse to execrable expedients. For wstance, one abuudoned chap in the enst made up four lines of doggorol In which he compelled the unfortunate MeGinty to do duty as a rhyme for '00, bringing him up from the bottom of the sca for that purpose, and adding to his misery by compelling peo- ple to pronounce his name with a long “i," as though it were McGuy-nty, - Rather Rattles 'Em, Kansas Oty Times, The fact that Senator Pettigrew once he 1d up a queen and drew a royal flush has, it is snid, seriously disturbed the composurs of Senator Vest and Joo Rickey. —_— Intelligence Will be the Te: Denver News, Wo are approaching the time whon the power that goes with the American ballot will call for the ability to read the names that may be printed on it. e Growing and Whole: Detroit Free Press, The declaration of the Baltimors grand jury that only high license will mitigato the liguor ovil 1n that city 1s another straw blown before the wind of a growing and wholesome public sentiment, yme Sentiment. i ams rly Significant, “hicago Tribune, “‘Gentlemen,” said o membor of & new democratic club in Ohio, in rising to propose a name for the onganization, “‘I move that we call ourselves the Montauk olub.” *Is there any special signification attached to that word?’ inquired a momber. *‘What does it mean?" “It is a contraction of ‘monoy talks,'” re- sponded the mover, soverely, T e STATE AND TERRITOWRY. Nebraska Jottings. Fullerton ladies have organized a brass band. The ball park at Holdrege has been flooded aud transformed into an ice skating rink. Two sons and a daughter of J. L. Smith of York have died in the past moath, The Stato bank of Belvidere will erect a magnificent new building the coming season. The Gothenburg Canal company is anxious to complete the work and more workmen are needed. Thero are 1,400 children of school age in Chase county, an increase of 300 during the past, year, Ravenna is to have a seventy-five barrel roller mill and an elevator of 15,000 bushels cavacity in the spring, Hishop Graves was tendered a reception a1 Hastings Wednesday evening at the resi- dence of H. M. Oliver. Over three hundred Peoblo were present. Rev. Mr. Anderson, an evangelist who has been holding revival meetings at Kear- ney, has fallen heir to a fortune of left him by an unele in Illinois. At the Peru state normal school the first week of the present term some 565 students were regularly enrolled in the course and a large number in the practice school. During the past year the attendance represented cight states. The 547 Nebraska students rep- resented forty-five counties of the state. A big wolf-hunting party 18 to leave Da- kota City Monday fora six days’ round-up of the varmints. The bunt will be under the captaincy of Colonel B. Bates and M. M. Warner of Dakota City and thoy will have as aides noted sportsmen from Ponca, LeMars, Pender, Jackson, Covington, Howell, Winnebago agency and Sioux Civy. ‘The party will go south from Dakota City, following the Missouri river bottom until they cowe to the Indian reserve, when they will divide in squads of ten and make a com- vlete circuit of the reservation. Tne party will round up at Pender, in Thurston county, on Saturday afteruoon, the last day of the hunt, to count up their wolf scalps, lowa Items, 0 Snow is fourteen iuches decp on a level av Inaependance. Museatine sportsmen will indulge ina grand wolf hunt next Tuesday. All the school teachers at Sanborn are laia up with influenza and the schools are closed. Saudbaggers waylaid Henry Hunson, near Goldfield,and robbed him of $315, besides in- juring him s0 badly that for a time his life ‘waus despaired. Miss Emma Mershon of Newton, who has been studying to become a prima donna at Milan, Italy, has given up her cherished de- sign and will soon wed awealthy young Rus- sian. Levi Eckel of Muscatine has in his posses- sion the naturahization papers issued to his great grandfather, Henry I ckel, by the su- preme court of the province of Pennsylvama on the §th of October, 1765, R. B.-Martin of Webster City has discov~ ered & process of making brick out of land vlaster, by which he claims he can make s better article than the ordinary clay brick at about one-third of the cost. A Swedo tailor named Samuelson has been bound over to the grand jury at Creston for attempting to poison his family, He placed @ quantity of rough on rats and quicksilver intne well,but it was aiscovered in the water bucket by his wife just 1n time to prevent the family drinking poisoned coffee, He had been drinking hard of late, and, being abusive, was denied admittance to the house while intoxicated. Fort Dodge must have nice police force. ‘The other day a Swede was arrested for in- toxication and locked up in the city jail in company with several crooks, being allowed the privilege of the corrdor, however. In the evening a stranger called to see a friend, und the Swede being the only one not locked up in @ cell, wentto the wicket to talk to him, After talking about a minute the stranger reached s hand through the lat- tice-work, grabbed the Swede's watch and chain and waltzed off with them before the asonished Scandinavian had time to open his mouth. The Two Dakotas, Pierre wants a$60,000 opera house. Wolsey merchants have formed a protec- tive association. Fargo is making an effort to have the state fair permanently located in that civy. . The artesian well at Milter flows 1,440,000 gallons of water every twenty-four hours, ‘The inmates of the Plankinton industrial school publish o weekly paper—the South Dakota Mail, Thirty-three insane persons have boen sent from the Black Hills district to the Yankton asylum during the past three ye: Haho Kauttson, a farmer near Thompson, was found dead in his wagon betwoen his home and Grand Forks last week, Whisky, Calvin G. Wilson, a Black Hills pioneer and well lknown Hunter wnd trapper, died last week of paralysis, agea seventy-five years, It id that Colonel Thomas C. Powers, one e republican United States senators from Montana, was at one time a saloon- keeper at Yankton, ‘While watering stock at a well on his farm five miles south of Marion, Turner county, one day last week, Ben K, Fast slipped on the 1ce and fell into the well and was drowned before help could reach hiw, North Dakota farmers want the legislature to enact a law whereby counties may furnish strycnume free to be used in poisoning gophiers. It 1s thought it would be a cheapor way of ridding the country of the animals than would a law paying a bounty for them. A Minnesota sportsman, named Cornett, while hunting chiclkens was attacked by an infuriated steer and in Lryinip 10 got awa slipped snd tell, causiog & discharge of bot barrels of bis gun, The contents struck the animal full in the face, blowing the entire top of its head off and killing it almost in- stantly. ————— Colfax Memorial Servi ‘The various lodges of the Daughters of Rebekah in thus city will observe the auni- versary of the death of the Hon, Schuyler Colfax on Saturday evening. It was through the efforts of Mr. Colfax that the order was placed on @ substantial footing, and his v is revered by all Revekabs. The the city will meet at the Oddfel- wemple, corner of Fourteenth and Dodge strects, and hold memorial services. The ceremony will be public and member o(:.!m order are especially urged o be pres- ent. e Beware of frauds. Red Cross Cough Drops will cure your cold, PLEASE REDUCE YOUR RATES. The Plalative Prayer of the Stato Board of Transportation. BUT NO ANSWER IS MADE, Intimation That the Board Will Force a Reduction Uniess the Managers Order a Volune tary One to be Made. The Magnates Absent. Ben Cowdry, secretary of state, and John Steen, land commissioner, are in Omaha as representatives of the stato board of trans portation, consulting railroad oficials with a view to have them agreo upon a goneral ro- duction of rates for all points in Nebraska. When seen by a roporter they were at tho B. & M. office awaiting an fnterview with officers authorized to discuss the subject. Mr. Cowdry said in reply to questionst *'Wo have no complaints before us, but think rates rather high and have eoncluded 10 a8k tho ronds for a_voluntary roduction. If the roads can bo induced to give it, I am suro wo will feel very much obliged to them; but if they refuse, then I pre- sumo the board will necessarily consider itself under obligations to carry out the schomo by praparing a scheduto and or- dering them to adopt it.” “What per cent do you think the rates ought to be cut down?'" *‘That voint has not boen considered. We decided to consult the roads before doing anything and ascertain their disposition,’ “'From the tone of Mr. Cowdry’s remarks however, it is safo to assert that the board has in its mind a reduction of about 10 or 15 per cent, The general freight agents could not be {n- ducea to express their opinion on this propo- sition but tneir demeanor showed plainly that it annoyed them. M. Miller, Mr. Mon- roe and Mr. Moorehouse are in Chicago,Gen- eneral Trafic Manager Mollen is still con- fined to his room, conseauently the delega- tion receivod very little satisfaction, Further and moro explicit reports have been received at headquarters of Chairman Walker's decision on the complants of uhe Rock Island, Milwaukeo and Santa Fe roads against the traflic alliance of the Union Pa- cific and Northwestern roads, which they claim is in violation of the Interstate com- merce association’s agreement and rules, His decis‘on is unreservedly against these two lines and finds them guiity of disoboying four scctions, especially on the subject of rates and divisions in through tariffs and the effect tho traftic agreement previously had on through business. As these complaints failed to ask for auy punishment of tho Union Pacific and Northwestern, the decis- ion virtually takes every weapon out of their hauds and leaves them no better off than they were before. The ofticials here were again pressed for opinions on Chairman Walker's ruiing and what effect, if any, they thought it would have. The only reply that could be obtained, however, was that the Union Pacific and its ally would not be ina_great hurry to dis. solve their contrac 1t is almost certain, though, that, unless they do, the association will 'go to pieces. Representatives of the complaining roads say they will not submit to any combinations by members of an organization to which all belong that tends to deprive them of a fair share of business. The general freigut agents of western roads, now 1n_session at Chicago, refused to grant’ the Alton’s application for reduced rates on live stock and dressed beef, where- upon that corporation gave the usual ten days’ notice and will assume all responsibil- ity of issuing a tarift January 25 making the rate on lLive stock frow Kansas City to Chi- cugo 1214 cents per hundred and on dressed beef 18}¢ cents, Of course all other Kansas City roads will be compelled to meet the Alton’s cut, but shether or not Umaha stock men and packers will be given the ben- efit of a similar rate is the question. The Towa lines declare that they will not make any reductions in the Omaha-Chicago tariff unfess they are compelled to do it. Since the Union Pacific took its dummy trains off Council Biuffs people have several complaints about the unsatisfactory mail ser- vice between that city and Omaha. Chief Clerk Cramer of the railway mail depart- ment was at Union Pacific hoadquarters yes- terday,§ consulting General Manager Dick- inson with a view to adopting some remedy that will be sauisfactory. The trouble nas particular reference to a mail that should be brought over at 3 o'clock, and Mr. Dickin- son agreed to have it carried every day by an employe of the Union Pacific company on horseback. Chairmen Midgiey and Faithorn have been requested to withhold their decision one month on the demands made by Omaha packers for southoastern rates on dressed beef the sume as Kansas City has. This de- mand was first made 1ast November, but as yet no report has been submitted by these elegant gentlemen to whom it was referred. While it was proposed to make this reduction over the Missouri Pacific, officials of that road deny all knowledge of any such an ar- rangement. P, S. Eustis and G. J. Charlton, who were appointed a committee some time ago to wind up the affairs of the defunct Western states’ pussenger association, havo made their re- port, It is to the effect that Secretary Thompson and one clerk as also the assoct- ation offices be retained until the lease on them expires. William Ives, formerly traveling freight ugent for the Burlington road in Kansus, and K. K. Smith, stavion agent at Macon, Mo., have been appoited coutracting agents with headquarters at Kansus City. A. H. Johnson, general freight agent of the Denver, Fort Worth & Texas road, has succoedsd J. A, Monroe as & member of the association commitiee oun uniformity in freight clagsification, General Manager Dickenson and Car Ac- countant Buckingham are speculating on a new time-table for the Union Pacific. - VERY IMPOKTANT NOTI Uertain Prominent Citizens quested to Mcet This Morning. There was & largo and very enthusiastic meeting of citizons last evening at tho woard of trade ball, in the interests of securing the location of the state fair in Omaha, As one of the results of the meeting the following named gentiemen are requested to be at the office of the secretary of the board of trade this morning at 9 o'clock, without il: “l‘}. Rosewater, Euclid Martin, Thomas Swobe, John A. McShane, Joseph Barker, G. W, Lininger, John A, Wakefiold, Max Moyer, R. 8. son, Thomas Kilpatrick, M, A, Upton, D, Patterson, W, L. Selby, W, J. Mouunt and F. C. Gravle. Inspecting the Federal Bailding, Frank Greglar, inspector of public build- ings of the treasury department, arrived in Omaha yesterday from Washington, and under she guidance of Collector of Customs Alexander inspected the postofiice building. Mr. Greglar found the structure badly in need of repairs and will probably recom- mend $3,000 or $4,000 worth of improvements made, including painting. _ — Ola JIdeas About Rallroads, In the archives of the Nurnberg rail- way at Furth, which was the first line constructed in Germany, a vrotest against railways hus been found, drawn up by the Royal College of Bavarian Doctors, 1In it occurs t elullowinxll;u- sage: ‘‘Travel in carringes drawn by a locomotive ought to be forbidden in the interest of public health. The rapid movement cannot fail to produce among the passengers the mental affection known as delivium furiotum. Even if travelers are wiling to incur this risk, the government should at least protect the public., A single glance at a loco- wmotive passing rapidly is sufficient to cause the same cerebral derangement, consequently it is absolutely necessary [ bul‘fd o fence ten feet in” height on each side of the railway.” Re- SOUTH OMARA NEWS, Tarnvereln Masquerade Ball, plotod its arrangoments for the grand opens ing masquerade ball in the new Tarner hall, Saturday evening, The following programmo hns beon arranged. The exercises will corh mence promptly at 8 o'clock: Musie, Emporor Wilbelm's march, sny hauser's orchestra. ss of welcome, Mayor William g Music, Omaha tarnvereln quartette club. Address of the evening i German, Mr. Philip Andres of Omaha, president of tha Nebraska turn-bezerk Instrumental mus Declamation 1n Koch. Vocal music, Swiss mannerchor of Omaha, Athletic exhibition by the Omaha turn. verein societies, Vocal music, Omaha turnverein quartetto club of Omuha. Club swing, by Prof. Henry Kummerow of Omaha. Instrumental music, Omaha zither club, Athletic exhibition, Omaha turnvercin so cieties, Vocal musie, Swiss mmnnerchor, After the introductory entortainmont masked ball will commence. Two bands will be in attendance to fur nish music. Prof. Steinhauser’'s orchestra of Omaha will furnish dancing music, and the Silver cornot band of Panama, lu/, will play at mtervals, Among the organizations which have sig nified their inteutions to be present are tho Swiss Mannerchor, Omaha turnverein, Omaba turnor quartette club, Zither olub, Jahn turnverein and the Omaha turnyerein, all of Omaha. It is oxpected that Council Bluffs, Plattsmouth and other neighboring cities will be represented. Omaha zither olub, erman by Mr. Louis o the Injured at the Swift Packing Houss, Angus Erbelo, employed in the beof do- partment at the packing house of Swift & Co., was badly injured Wednesday after- noon. Mr. Erbele and a fellow workinan were running o side of beof along a truck rail, when Mr, Erbele, observing a switch open called to his companion to stop push. ing, The companion not heeding, pushed the load off the rail, the heavy iron truck falling struck Mr. Erbele on the head, cut- ting a painful gash over the left eye, A sur. #eon was summoned who dressed tho wound, aftor which the unfortunate wan’was co veyed home. Notes About the City. Camp 1005, Modern Woodmen of Amori has issued invitations for a social and mu sicale and literary entertaiment in the loago rooms, Mahouey block, Twenty-fifth and streets, Satarday evening, the 19th Miss Jennie Hado is sick at the Exchange hotel. Manager H. P, Ryner of the A. D. 1. of. fice, has arranged with the Western Union ‘Pelegraph company 8o that persons having call boxes may call an A. D. T. messenger to take messages o tho office without charge to the seunder. Mrs. John McDermott, of Brown Park, on whom asuccessful and dolicate surgical op ation has been performed, is now coasidored out of danger. A large shed between the new smoke houso and the main buiiding at the Geor H Hammond & Co’s., packing houses, fell Wed nesday afternoon on account of the welght of snow on it. Fortunately no one was in the room at the time or the result would have been serious. District Deputy Jacob Beilstein will install Mcers elect of Good Will Lodge No. 50, Knights of Honor, Tuesu: evening, January 95, Mrs. Jacob Beilstein 18 on the sick list. District Deputy George J. Seltzer of tllh» Independent Order of J'oresters 15 organ ing a camp of the Glennwood degres, Uni formed Raok, L. O. hela Monday eveuing Pythias hall, A HOT DAY IN INDIA. The Manner m Which Kuropeans Passed Away the Time. The hot winds set in early like a con- suming five, says o writer in tho Co temporary Review. The large double windows stood open all night, and wore shut up tight in the eariy morning, the heavy venetian doors outside the glass doing their best to hermetically seal tho interior from the glare und heat. We bad to siart out for our gallop by 5 o’clock or not get it at all except at tho risk of a sunstroke. The courts and public offices opencd at 7, and closed for the duy before noon. Then each jman drove swiftly through the furnace of shimmering air to his darkened and silent home. A lingering bath and u languid breakfast brougntthe hot hours to 1 o’clock. The slow combustion of the suffocating afternoon was endured somehow under the punka, with the U help of the endless bundles of papers / in one’s office box, read by chance ray which fiercely forced an entranc through every chink in the double win- dows of glass and wood. About 6 wo all met at the racquev court,whose high walls' at that time cast a sufficient shadow, A couple of four-handed games (the doctor was grown too stout to play) left us streaming at every pore and marking at each stop a damp foot- print through our tennis shoes on the pavement. Then the delicious plunge in the swimming bath iu the judg garden, the one moment of freshness looked forward to throughout the ex- hausting day. The cheroot and an iced drink as we luy fannoed by the servants on loug chairs at the top of the mount —and presently, almost in a minute,the sun had once more hidden its malignant face, and the blinding glare of duy had given place to the stifling stillness of mght. in the Knights of Will be pald to any competent chemlst who will find, on analysts, a particle of Mercury, Potash, or ottier polsons in Swift'a Spocif (5. 8. 5.) ‘AN EATING SORE Hendetson, Tex., Aug, 89, 180~ “For olgh- teen months T had an eating sore on my tongue. Y was treated by the best local phyeictans, but obtalned no relief, the sore gradually growing worse. 1 concluded finally to try 8. 8. 8., and was entirely cured after using & fow bottles. You hisve my chocrfal permiseion to publish the sbove statement for the benefit of those similarly aflicted.” C, B. MoLenons, Henderson,Tex. Treatiso on Blood and Skin Diseasesamailed froe, THE SWIFT SPECIFIO CO., Atlsota, Ga JOSEPH GILLOTTS STEEL PENS GOLD MEDAL PARIS EXPOSITION 169, Nos, 303-404—-170-604, ' MOST PERFECT OF PENGS, N, Tho South Omaha Turnvercin has ocoms . A moeting will_ba__ . e 1 <