Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 20, 1890, Page 4

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Al newsdealers have been noti- fled to carry a full supply, ‘Travelers who want ¥ 138 1 can't get 1t om trains whera other Omaha ¢ 1)~'r\ are carried are requested to notify T b - Plensn be particular to give tn_all cnses £l inform fon as to date, raflway and number our name, not for publication or un- <8Ary use, butas a guaranty of good faith, ——— THE DAILY BEE. om-nt of Circulation. | County of nuu tas, (%% Vi3 Toachuck, secretary of The Bos z Company, does solemnly swear that the actual circulation of Tie DALY BEe for the week ending .Ixmunry 18, 1800, was as follows: 15, Eaturday, Juo. i Average......... . 19,499 flfi()NHI. Il. T ‘4(/"ULR Ewor to before me and subscribed to in my presence this I8tl day ot January, A. D, 180, (Seal.t P. FRIL, Nuury Publie Ktate of Nebrask - ‘County of Dongias, | George B. Izachuck, being duly sworn, de- ones R says that he 18 soctetary of The Hos ompany, that the actual ayerage datly circulation of “THE DAILY DR for the month of Januar; as 15,574 coples: rm- Fabriunry: 1185, 14,904 coptos: for Mareh, v Thsok 880, 18,A0 co] © Jube, 1880, i68: for May, 180, 8,58 copies: foF {8,708 copies: tor August, 1680, 1 ;mmpm for Beptember, 18, 1, or \TI0_coples; October 184, 18,997 coples; for November, 10 coples: for December, 1850, 20,0458 GRORGE B. TZSCAUCK. I(\I’n to before me and subscribed in my presence this dth day of Jamuary, A Do 1l (Seal.] . Frir, Notary Public, TuE reported bribery of members of the Kansas legislature is to be investi~ gated by a special grand jury, and sensational developments are expected. Kaunsas, like Nebraska, is corporation ridden. THE annual report of Chief Seavey shows among other things that there are en charitable institutions in the city. This number does not include municipal charity in vroviding a liveli- hood for ornamental clerks and secre- taries. —_— THE new city physician proposes to reorganize the health department and make it one in fact as well as in name. As a preliminary reform it might be well to inquire whether the heaith of the keeper of the **pest house’ has not been undermined and his constitution shattered by the exhausting labor of drawing his salar THE Milwaukee official who predicts that the Union Pacific will be in the hands of a receiver in two years, if the alliauce with the Northwestern is main- tained, will not startle the world asa prophet. Aslong as the Union Pacific can hold local rates at the top notch, with the assistanee of competing lines, the company will hold its own. SENATOR PETTIGREW of South Da- kota pronosés to connect Sioux Falls with the Orient by railroad and steam- ship. The few hundred millions re- quired to carry out the project will be raised with the ease and facility which characterizes the senator as a builder of air lines. Pettigrew should by all means take out a patent on his great scheme before it gets cold. Ir 1s generally conceded that Judge Parker of the federal district bench of Arkansas will be promoted to the cir- cuit court. Judge Parker’s district in- cludes Indian Territory, and during “his caveer on the berch he has dealt with the worst set of desperadoes, red, white and half-breed, ever collected in any section of the country. He dis- pensed justice with such vigor and promptness that a majority of the free- booters were either dispatched to the gallows, frightened into good behavior .or ariven out of the country. Em———— THE discrimination in rates in favor -of Kanasas City is an outrage on every city on the Missouri river. The inter- state commerce law was enacted to give ;all communities equal rights and equal privileges, and to prevent pools and combinations of common carriers. Yet the law is openly violated, and unjust advantages ave granted shippers at one point and denied to others. Thisisdue to the fact that the Alton road is friendly to Kansas City, All competing roads bow to the Alton’s will, and rob their patrons at its bohest. The fact that Omaha rates on stock are double thoso of Kansas City shows that this city has no friendly road to demand and enforce her rights. Tue action of the government of the Avgentine republic in recognizing the republic of Brazil is an example which will be likely to bave an extended and importantiofluence. As the first nation 1o recoguize the establishment of the new government in Brazil the Argen- tine republic has shown a desire to ‘strengthen and encourage the repub- lican movement in the neighboring country in the highest degree credit- nble to it, and not only will this action have a valuable influence favorable to the permanent suecess of the move- ment, but it will doubtless be prompily emuluted by other South American coantries, With such countenance and support given the new government of Brazil the United States government would doubtless (8 warranted in giv- iug its recognition regardless of whut views might be entertained by the monurchial governments of Europe. ‘The situation in Brazil may not be ideally republican, but there Bppesrs 10 reason Lo doubt that the old ordur of things has guue forever, SHALL IT BE REPEALED ! Congressman Morse of Massachusetts followed up his bill for the repeal of the interstate commerce law with an ad- dress before the commerce committae of the house, in which he argued that the law had been a positive detriment to the country, and that it would be better for everybody to return to the old order of things. e said that the law has had the effect to largely stop railroad de- velopment and building, and that the value of railroad property had shrunk more than two hundred millions of dol- lars without any compensating advan- tage to the people. He dwelt especially upon the disadvantages which New England experienced from the opera- tion of the law, expressed the opinion | that the depression in business was largely due to this interforence on the part of the government with competi- tion 1n the earrying business, and de- nounced the whole law as undemocratic, unrepublican and un-American. It is not questionable that there is a considerable number of people who rree with tho views of the Massachu- tts congressman. They are most numerous in New Bngland, where in- vestigation has shown the beliof to be pretty general that the interstate com- merce law has been inimical to the in- tereste of that section. There is some sentiment in the northwest, also, un- friendly to the law, and opposition could doubtless be found elsewhere, for the reasons in whole or 1n part urged against it by Mr. Morse. Arve theso reasons sound ? Ts it true that the in- tersgate commerce law has had any- thing to do with checking railroad de- velopment and building ¥ In the rail- road history of the country there have been several great construction waves, the last of these being the wave of 1886-88, which reached its height in 1887, when the railroad construction was nearly thirteon thousand miles. The unprecedented activity of this period was due largely to the extonsion of their lines by the older and more powerful corporations of the northwest and southwest, with the purpose of securing control of eovery avail- able foot of territory contiguous to their several systems or within reach thereof. All of these waves of construction were succeeded by periods of depression, and the check to railroad building since 1888 is but the natural reaction from three years of exceptional activity, Yet the depres- sion has been by no means so marked as that which followed the vreceding waves of construction. That of 1871-3 was followed by a depression which lasted more than four years, and that of 1879-82 was succeeded by a depression of two years, during which only about seven thousand miles of railroad were constructed. Last year the construction was between five and six thousand miles, a most favorable showing under the circumstances, and the indications are that it will be considerably exceeded the present year. It is by no means apparent, therefore, that the interstate commerce law has hud the slightest effect in checking railroad develop- ment. TRegarding the statement that the law has caused a shrinkage in the value of railroad property amounting to more than two hundred millions of dollars, Mr. Morse would find it very difficult to substantiate it. It may be that the value of the property of a few lines has depreciated, but it is not questionable that the aggregate for the whole coyn- try is very considerably greater than when the interstate commerce law went into effect., Tt may be conceded that the public has not received as great benefit from the law as was hoped for, but the fact remains, as stated by the interstate com- merce commission in its avnnual report, that the tendency of rates has been downward, Mr. Morse to the contrary notwithstanding. Ac- cording to Poor’s manual for 1889, the average rate per passenger per mile 1n 1888 was two and two huudred and forty- six thousandths cents, against two and two hundred and seventy-six thou- sandths cents in 1887, and the average rate per ton per mile for these two years was respectively nine hundred and seven thousandths and one and thirty-foar thousandths cents., Tho averages fur last year were doubiless not above the lowest of these, and 1t was a year of prosperity for the rail- roads generally. The framers of the constitution gave congress exclusive authority to regulate commerce betwecn the states, and it is to be presumed must have contemplated some such legislation as the interstate commerce act. This, thenjis a sufi- cient answer to the charge that the law is unrepublican and un-American. The act needs some changes and additions, perhaps the most important of which the commission has proposed or sug- gested. Experience will very likely show the necessity for still others. But the soundness of the principle of the law has been se fully demonstrated that there can be no doubt of a very general public demand that itshall be main- wined. — IS HE ELIGIBLE? When Mr, Calvin S. Brice presents his credentials as u United States sona- tor there is very likely to be objections to his being sworn in, on the ground of uncertainty rvegarding the state of which he is properly to be considered an inhabitant. The coustitution says that **no person shall be a senator who shall not bave attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citi! zen of the United States, and who sball not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.” ‘T'he question is, was Brice when elected an inhabitant of Ohio or of New York? ‘I'he New York Kvening Post said just aftor the caucus nomination of Brice: *If Mr. Brice were elected to the sen- ate from New York instead of Ohio, no question would or could be raised re- specting his right to a seat in that body.” The warrant for this expres- sion was in the fact that for a number of years My, Brice has resided with his family in New York oity, though retaining pos- session of his old home ut Lima, O., and that in an afidavit which is extant he swore to being a resident of New York city and a householder there. Asa politician, it is true, be Zus all the time identified himself with Ohio, but | his business connections are almost wholly in New York, most of his time for several years has been spent there, and it would seem that he had complied with all the conditions necessary to justify his being considered an inhabit- ant of that state. There are sevoral precodents for an inquiry as to the eligibility of Mr.Brice on the ground stated. In 1791 Albert Gallatin removed from Pennsylvania to Virginia. He returned in 1793 and was elected to the United States senate. His sent was declared vacant in the fol* lowing year on the ground of non-resi- dence. Tn 1848 General Jfames Shields of Tllinois was appointed governor of Oregon. He resigned the office in 1849 to accept an clection as United States senator by the Iliinois legisiature. The senate refused to seat himon the ground of non-residence, but he qualiied himself by residing in the state a year and was re-clected. In 1823 John Bailey was elected to con- gress from the Norfolk district of Mas- sachusetts while he was employed as clerk in the state department at Wash- ington. He had resided atthe national capital six years preceding his elec- tion, and when he appeared to take his seat in the house the ‘question was raised whether hoe was an inhabitaut of Massachusetts within the meaning of the constitution. The house decided by a large majority that he was not, and he was refused his seat. Both Shields and Bailey would seem to have had a better claim than Brice can show. Tt is not to be doubted that Mr. Brice will be called upon to show that he was an inhabitant of Ohio and not of New York when he was elected to the sen- ate, and it would appear that he will find it & somewhat difficult task to do this. If the principle laid down in the report of the committee 1n the case of Bailey shounld be adhered to, that the meaning of the constitution is that “‘the persons to be elected should be completely identified with the state in which they were to be chosen,” there would seem to be no question that Mr. Brice has no right to represent Ohio in the United States senate. DispATcnES from Chicago indicate that the railrond managers are not dis- posed to grant the request of Governor Thayer for a reduction of grain rates. Manager Burt of the Elkhorn Valley road is quoted as saying that “‘the rates from Nebraska points are aslow as the rouds can reasonably be expected to make them.” Manager Burt must know thav grain was carried during the rebate era from competing points in Nebraska to Chicago for from twelve to twenty cents per hundred where the rate is now twenty-two cents. If the railroads could carry grain for lese than twenty cents four years ago, they certainly can afford a five cent re- duction now, in view of the fact that traffic is so great that the roads can scarcely provide the rolling stock to keep the grain moving. ‘The people of Nebraska have dealt generously with the corporations, If the latter persist in exacting all that the traffic will bear, depriving the producer of the legiti- mate fruits of his toil, and depressing all departments of trade, they will pre- cipitate a war of retaliation and regula- tion. It is the opinion of Major Powell, director of the geological survey, that the coal fields in the Dakotas and Mon- tana are inexhaustible and will supply anation. If thisisso the future pros- perity of those states is amply assured. Regarding irrigation, Major Powell recommends the expenditure of six hnndred and twenty-five thousand dollars in the continuation of the surveys and the immediate in- auguration of the work in four- teen states and territories, among them Nebraska, in which he proposes to expend twenty-fivo thousand dollars, There has been some doubt expressed as to whether this congress would make any large appropriatioe for irrigating purposes, but it will probably do some- thing to continue the work already be- gun, and the recommendation of Major Powell does not appear to be at all extravagant. ———— THE last two legislatures of Nebraska were so actively engaged disbursing among jobbers the money squeezed from the taxpayers that little attention was given to measures of practical benefit to the people. An effort was made to se- cure a law to regulate and restrict the operations of building and loan associa- tions, and to protect th® public from concerns of questionable responsibility. The effort was a failure, consequently Nebraska is a vrich and ioviting field for this class of close corporations. Just now the authorities of Minnesota are examining the affairs of one of the building loan companies, and its books show a recklessuess and extravagance which promises to swamp the stock- holders. Salaries rauging from one thousand to seventy-five hundred dol- lars have been voted oy the officers to themselves and large loans made on doubtful security. Human Nature Must Be Changed. Washington Post, The national socialists of Boston, as thoy call themselves, point with prids to the fact that their meetings are attended by people of known literary and philosophic culture, and that their adkerents are maioly of that class. A recent meeting, at which an essay was read by Edward Bellamy, was presided over by Edward Everett Hale, It is just among amiable theorists and dreamy en- thusiasts that the prevalence of the doc- trines of state socialism might be looked for, and it is a fortunate circumstance that they will in the maia continue to be confined to hat class, Until these vague reformers can tell how buman character and social condi- tions can be raagically changed and how the practical necessities of life can ve avoided, abeir picture of un ideal world will bave smal! influcace oo the current of bumao affars. e e High Licease in Philadelphia. (X Tribune. hicago The high-license law continues to have its perfect work in Philadelphia. Last year the apolicasions for licenses were reduced to 8,24, From the slowness with whioh appli- cations have been made since January 1 it 1s estimated by the deputy clerk of quarter sessions, who “has charge of the license braunch of the court's business, that the num- ber this year will not oxceed 2, . & falling [ off of more than, 1,000. This shows ""IE | recently issued because the would-be hus many of thoso frh6 have been in the habit of making applications during the last two or three years have become discouraged at their persistent refusal, sold their property, and &one Into other business. In this respect aigh license hnad'thd aavantage of probibi- tion, since under pronibitory legislation the retail dealors pursue thelr methods through drug stores, cfad bhouses, and back-door arrangements without paying suything for the privilege. steadily dectined {n' Philadolphia, and propor uonately with it'the amount of drunkenness and volume of oriine, et ——— Governor Hill and the Ballot. Boston Herald. There can be no doubt that Governor Hili of New York discusses ably the question of ballot reform. He is a good writer and he roasons well within the limits he assigns himself. The criticism upon his message to the logielature of lis state is chiefly to bo based upon a cortain tone of insincerity that pervades it. The governor rocognizos a feoling among the peoplo on this subject which bespeaks the careful wateh he keeps upon public affairs. The whole argument has t0o much tho tone of the plea of & man who has taken the wrong side of a question and is intent upon excusing himself with the public. Theso tributes to the Australian ballot system from its more or less openly awowed oppononts are among the significant symptoms of the period, A Suggeation to Ml’ Brice. New York World, Mr. Calvin S. Brice's liberality towards the press of Ohio, which has found much to admire in his methods, is specially comment- ed upon. There is one newspaper in New Yorlk which, by reason of its corporation afilliations, has steadily advocated the claims of Brice to the Payne senatorial seat, and this newspaper stands chargea with having stolen $1,00° from the Grant mon- ument fund. Mr. Collis P. Huntington, the chief owner of the concern, ought to make good this theft, but he never pays anything which the law does not compel him to pay. ‘Would 1t not be well for Millionaire Brice to meet this deficit and thereby relieve his New York organ of a small portion of the odium which attaches to it? ————— Putting the Whites m Shame. Chicago Tribune. In the face of continuous injustice and cruelty and lack of encouragement the ne- groes of South Carolina have inaugurated their first state fair, and make a creditable display of 553 entries, including horses, cat- tle, poultry, crops, and fancy articies. Even had the negroes had a fair show and an equal chance with the whites in all the fields of industrial activity this would have been considered a splendid result for a race which but a few years ago was in a condition of servitude, had no property, and was not allowed even o enjoy the fruits of its own labor. How much more creditable it is that in the face of persecution and race hatred and o disposition to throw every possible obstacle in the way of his advancement he has made steady progress and is able to show the public & practical demonstration of it! The lynchings at Barnwell and the negroes’ state fair present a sharp contrast iu the metnods of the two races. Sepampseee Spain's Sick Monarchy. New: York Times. The Spanish peninsula {s supposed to be less accessible to modern ideas, religious or political, than any other part of Europe. Nevertheless, the notion that a state may exist without a king has been brought to the attention of the Portuguese by the return of Dom Pedro, dismissed from the throne of Brazil. The same truth is iikely o be borne in upon the Spanish people by the iliness of the baby king of Spain, however it may terminate. Stability is one of the advant- ages clmmed for monarchical Institutions, which yet clearly enough have some elements of instability from which republics are free. When 1t 18 anuounced that “‘the government has adopted special measures to prevent an outbreak in the event of the king's death,” the king being & child of less than four years, even Spanish loyalty must be mixed with a sense of the deep absurdity of the situation as well as with human sympathy for the poor baby — Dear, Considerate Papa. New York Tribune. One of the funniest sights in the park on a pleasant Sunday is paterfamilias taking out the wife and the infant in arms for a drive, ‘““just to giwve them a little fresh air, you know," he says, and then, after closing the windows of the coupe tightly, proceeding to smoko a particularly rank cigar, —_———— Work for Congress. ‘Albany Journal, The present session of congress should not end without the enactment of a law provid- ing automatic brakes for freight cars. When 2,000 men lose their lives and 6,000 othars are injured annually it4s time that some restric- tion and penalty were imposed on tie slaugh- ter. Some Re: e Jekyll and Hyde in Politics, Pittshura Commercial-Gazette. Ex-President Cleveland advocating purity in eloctions and Cal Brice, his chief lieuten- ant, buying his way into the United States senate. This I3 the way with democratic loaders. In theory they are Dr. Jekylls, in practice Mr, Hydes. L IOPRRIONS A Newsboy's Honesty, New York Tribune. In this age of frequent dishonesty 1t is re- {freshing to see how a little newsboy will dis- appear in a crowd in order to change a quar- ter and return punctually to hand you the 24 cents, —_—————— His Lutest and Best, St. Louis Globe- Democrat, ‘The best thing that Mr. Cleveland has ut- tered in a long time is his statement to the effect that he aoes not. contemplate writing an essay on the tariff. A i Lo RS STATE AND TERKITORY. Nebradka Jottings. Maywood, Frontier county, 1s to have a bank. A movementision foot toestablish a cream- ery at Clearwater, There are 100 mmates of the soldiers’ home av Grand Island. Adams has a mew paper, tho Globe, just establisned by Mz, Hill of Firth, ‘The undertakers of Clay county have formed an association aund elected officers, 1t cost Thurston county $1,500 to try the Indiaus for the killing of the Benjamin boy. Hall county h?- adopted the superin- tendent system for the mnmmlnl of the county poor farin.!" Over half thd'pupils in the public schools at Geneva are afficted with la grippe and the sctivols have closed . At no time during the winter has there been less thau a dozen ouildings in course of erection at Imperial, Chase county. A Scotia minister finds that more than flmflhwloflq year in that place for umoo and only Lwice that sum for flour, urer of Booue county last week hmmwu county pouds paid and can- celed, which leaves the bonaed indebtedness of the county at §58,000, Willis Gassard has been chosen by the com- mssioners of Willow county to il the vacaucy in the office of county treasurer, caused by the death of tho treasurer-elect. Osceola has donated $300 for the purpose of purchasing a hook aud ladder truck and the citizens of the town will donate tho bal- ance. A tire company will ulso bo organ ized, ‘The county judge of Puraas counly was obliged to rezall 3 msrringe Losuse Which ne NUARY 20. 1890. band had not been divorced six months, as required by law. Hard times is said to be the canse of con< siderablo thieving in Bannor county. Many & homesteader who is now in the east mak- ing an honest living during the winter will return in the spring to find that his houso has been hauled away. The editor of the Friend Telegraph has a wife who is a voritable helpmeot. 0 other day she wanted rabbit for dinner and wheun she saw one of the desired animals hopping across her front yard she took down a target riflo and popped over the game at the first shot. Mr. Fred Woodson and Miss Ophelia Lee. both society leaders at Plattsmouth, eloped on Saturday and were married at Glenwood, In., by o justico of the peace. Their parents objected to the match, but when the couple returned they were received with open arms by the old foiks, Towa Items. N The artesian wellat Kimball is down 1,000 eot. ‘There is a prospect that a stove factory will locate at Fort Dodge. Denison's schools are 8o crowded additional building is being talked of. A carload of fat cattlo was shipped to England from Sioux Rapids last week. he fiftioth anniversary of Congregation- alism in Towa will bo observed in Des Moines May i4 and 15, The lowa powder mill at Keokuk s near: ing completion and the manufacture of powder will be begun soon. Cherokee is trying to secure the location in that city of a boot and shoe factory which will furnish employment to 100 men. Clause Reissen, jr., of Morgan is a vory unfortuuate man. Just as he was recover- ing from the kick of a mule he was hitin the face by the hind foot of a horse and seriously injured. There are 693 creamorics aud 164 cheeso factories in the state. Delaware and Jones counties have the highest number of cream eries, 44 in each. Blackbawk county shows the largest product of cheese of any county in the state. Hurnnflwn has appointed John T. Merrill as 1ts industrial agent at a vearly salary of $2,500. He 1s to keep constantly at work at home and abroad in the city’s interest, visit- ing eastorn manufactories wishing western locations. The coroner’s jury in the inquest into the deach of Patrick Cook, who was injured i a fight at Bellevue on the 1st of January and died on the bth, found that he came to hi death by blows inflicted by Herman Elling. bouse. Ellinghouse is heid in 85,000 bail to appear before the grand jury. A disenso resembling 1nfluenza has at- tacked the horses in tne neighborhood of Fort Dodge, a farmer named McNeill haviog last three veluable animals in tho last few days. The symptoms are 4 very bad coid at- tended by an unusual amount of sneezini, which then bocomes more severe, results 1 a losing of flosh and finally u lung trouble. that an Wyoming, A single tax club has been ovganized at Roek Springs. The Wyoming legislature will be petitioned to divide Crook county. The coal area of Wyoming is estimated o be twice as large as that of Penunsylvania. Io the recent city election at Cheyenne the republicans elected two oaf of three councilmen. Tke German Lutherans of Laramie have made arrangements to erect a $4,000 church 1n the spring. William Knabe, a well-known resident of Wyoming, died suddenly last week av Baker City, Ore., of pneumonia. Benjamin Smart, an Iowa man, who broke his aukle while alighting from a tram at Laramie, has had his foot amputated. It is estimated there are 1,800 wage earners at Rock Springs, ubout three hundred being Chinese and six hundred Fins, Austrians and Italians. The first marriage in the new city of New- castie was solemnized last week. William Manstield and Miss Bertha Swanson were the high contracting parties. William H. Holliday of Laramie City has been appointed by Governor Warren as one of Wyoming's delegation to go to Washing- ton in behalf of statehood. The people of Wyoming have 10,000,000 invested in irrigating canais, ditches and reservoirs, which is not included in the as- sessed valuation of the land on which the same are located. James McKinney, who eso Amrl from fail in California, where he was held on a charge of attempted murder, was captured by Wyoming officers at Rawlins last week and sent back to the coast. It is understood that Bishop Talbot has met with good success in the east in his ef- forts to raise mouoy for the new Episcopal cathedral at Laramio. At one meeting in Washington he raised 83,000, It is expected that ground will be broken for the erection of the cathedral in May. e CULLIS AND SARGENT, Tne Two Noted Evangelists Now at the First Baptist Church. The chilling winds of last evening did not deter a large number of persons from as- sembling in the First Baptist church to see and hear Cullis and Sargent, the revivalists of world-wide fame. Mr. Cullis is the Moodey and Mr, Surgent the Sankey of the meetings. A iarge chorus of singers led the service. Mr. Cullis, the exhorter, is a man of splendid physique and presence aund is in the prime of manhood, His voice is deep, sonorous, musical and sympathetic. Like all men of his class, he has no use for creeds and conedmns all profound theological, liter- ary or philosophical discourses. He talks directly to his auditors, is magnetic, and pos- sesses the rare faculty of holding the close attention of his hearers throughout his dis- course. His sermons consist in the main of interesting and pathetic anecdotes and the application of the same is always happy. Mr. Sargent, the singer, has a clear, strong baritone voice and 18 swid to be a young man of unusual musical ability. The revival meetings will oontinue throughout the week. e ¥ort Omana Notes, Privates Heary Miller, company D, Sec- ond infantry, aud Charies Hewnze, company E, Second infantry, were triea by a garrison court-martial on the charge of nhuntmg themselves without leave. ‘I'hey were toun: guilty, and the former wasjsentenced 1o pay & fine of §5 and to b confined at hard labor for ten days. The latter was restored to Auty. The remalns of Private William Adams, ny H, Second infantry, were interred at Forest Lawn with military honors. Mrs. General Wheatou gave a card party last week in honor of Captain and Mrs. Dempsoy. The first camp ire of Phil Kearnoy post was held at Fort Omaha last week, Among those who participated in tne pleasures of the evening were Captain and Mrs. Wood Colonel O'Brien aud daughters, Mr. ml Mrs. Hull, Mr. Bloom and daughters, Mis v o sy i e Mrs. ‘McKinney, Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Whitmarsh, Miss Finan, the Misses Sawhill, Mrs. Turner, Mrs, Braytor, Mr. ana Mrs. Shaw, Mr, and Mrs, Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Allison, Mr. and Mrs. Greuner, Mr. and Mrs. Meehan, Mr, aud Mrs. Magee, Mr. and Mrs. Welch, Mr, and Mrs. Lyon: Mr. and Mrs. Scanlin, the Misses Rasmus- sen, Mrs. Bechtle, Miss Coady, Miss Hag- zurly. Miss Magoe, Mrs, Mumn, Mrs. Olsen, Miss Norris, the Misses Colby. Tha Fort Omaha Musical union gave most enjoyable social at Central park last week. Among those who enjoyed the pleas- ures of the evening were Mr, and Mrs. Still- well, Mr. and Mrs. Geblin, Miss Sinkey, Mrs. Hoch, Misses Eila Latch, Clara and Ella Siokey, A. anda Ella Hoch, A. Fox, Grace Wesby, Gilbert, Summers, Messrs. Prugn, Sinkey, Flook, Hell, Auderson, Eske, Hoch, B. Cowley and Burgess. - of Burletigh Moore, The hln.ml exercisas over the remains of Burleigh Moore, the ouly son of Mr, and Mrs. 8. 14, Moore, occurred at 12:15 p. m, yesterday at his late home, 1814 Dodge street. A large number of sympathizing friends were in sttendance aud numerous beautiful gifts of flowers woven in all manners of artistic and fitting designs were contributed. Dr. J. T. Duryea delivered a brief and ap- propriste address. A number of young friends of the deceased acted as pall bearers and the remains were interred in Forest Lawn cometery, whither they wecg accom- paviod by i louy Hue of cairiages. THE HEALTH OF QUADRUPEDS A Dearth of Glanders and Other Horrible Diseases. LIVE STOCK FREIGHT RATES, A Kansas Man Complaing of the Dis- crimination Against Omaba— Woman's Prison Work—Insur- ancoe Statementa, 1020 P Stneer, Liscony Buneavor Tae Oxana Bes, } Laxcony, Neb., Jan. 10 “Itis & mattor of history,” said a well- known veterinary surgeon this evoning, ‘that at one time Nebraska had a live stock sanitary commission, which was subse quently born again and baptisod as the State Board of Live Stock Agents. This board consistod of three prominent Nebraskans, whose duty it was to look aftor the live stock interests of the state, They wero W. W. Abbey, Falls City; Mayor Birney of Crote, now of South Omaba, aud George W, Barn- hart of Columbus. These gentlemen were nssisted in their arduous duties by a certain Dr. Julius Gerth of mora or less vetorinary prominence, and by a very handsome and entertaning young lady typewriter. They had elegant rooms 10 the capitol buildin where, when not out killing glande horses, they reclined on soft leather-covered sofas and coucties and told tales of various aeeds that would make Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett hide their heads in shame. All this 18 a thing of the past. The Hon, Frank T. Ransom of Nebraska City, who had the misfortune to bs confined for a term in the Nebraska stato senato, pushed through a bill that made this glanderea board a thing of the past, and relegated tho officials to private 1ifé, ana thereby saved the state many thousands of dollars annuaily. During the existence of this board the whole agricultural and stock raising portion of tho state was kept in a constant turmoil of excitement on the subject of glander. The slayer went forth daily slay the horses aflicted with this dread aisezse, and blood-curdling stories were told at least once a month of the horrible doath of some mun in a distant portion of the state from the ravaues of this loathsome disorder. When this commis< sion was killed by the last legislature, the direst of a'l aire predictious wore made con- cerning the live stock interests of Nebraska. For four long yeurs it had seemed that Ne- braska was not only the home of the blizzard and Paul Vandervoort, but of the glanders and farcy as well. And what should ‘we do without this board of live stock agents—Dr. Gerth, Dr. Rammicciotth and all the other doctors connected therewith? Well, the board died with the death of the statute creating it, and 1t seems that glanders and farcy died in Nebraska about the same timo. At least we do not hear of the diseaso any more. The newspapers do not tallk about it, nor does the telegraph send it to the uttermost parts of the earth that Ne- braska borses are dying n squads with glanders, The state is getting a decent reputation and ber horses a clean bill of health, and glanders and furcy have almost ontirely disappeared from our borders, They aro only mentioned now as an item of ancient history in connection with the active and valorous live stock commission, which is & thing of the past.” Live Stock Freight Rates. Tue Bee correspondent met yesterday ovening a gentleman from Almena, Kan., who is largely engaged in the live stock bus- iness. Ho was complaimng very bittorly about discriminations practiced on the citi- zens of his vicinity. The rates from Almena to Omaha on the Burlington are £31, and to Kansas City on the Rock Island are but $28, while the distance to Kansas City is six hours farther. This gentlemsn would be pleased to patronize the Omaha markets,and thinks that he ought to be allowed at least equal rates to Omaha with those given to Kansas City, but he thus far has been unable to get them. He is interested in the carly completion of the Rock Island’s cut off from Council Blufis to Fairbury, via Omaha and Liocoln, Lincoln Hotels. Another hotei scheme has been evolved from the inner consciousness of certain real estate boomers, This time it is to be located on the Hurlbut corner, the northeast corner of Tent and P, is to cost $200,000 and is to be six stories high. When completed, this witk the oue on the northeast corner of Twelfth and P, which is to cost §250,000; the Bigelow at the southeast corner of Fourteenth and Q, which is to cost $200,000; the Fitzgorald 4t the northeast cornor of ‘lenth aud M, to cost $300,000; the New Bond at the northeast corner of Twelfth and Q, which will be opened about February 1; the new Hoover, which will be eyolved from tne presont Lindell atthe northwest corner of Thirteenth and M, munnf $150,000; together with the Capitol, the Windsor, the ~Arlington, tby Hotel ack, the Fremont and the St Charlts, will' give' Lincoln equal hotel facili- ties with any town in the west. John Sheedy is tho numomy for saying that Lhu latest venture at Tenth and P is a go. is cer- tainly a commanding Jocation lnd if built will revive old Tenth street materially. This, with the new court house, will make of that street quite & busiaess thoronghfare. Woinan's Work Among the Prisons. At a recont meeting of the Lincoln Women's Christian Temperance union in this city Mrs. Angie F, Newman, state su- perintendent of jail, prison and flower mis- sion work, submitted an interesting report of the work of tho past eyear, of which the followlng is a summary: Text cards, 1,600; soripture texts, 1,000; song leaflets, 1,000; song books, 125; religious services conducted in jails, ptlwn-. almshouses, insane asylums, of 72; library books hy stundard author: 2503 bouguets, 1,260; u nnu testament new from publisher: ges of curren literature distributed, 'm 63! mq‘uulne liter- ature, 48,000; Easter cards, 900; letters writ- ten, .!"‘10' money expended in state work, 8! fi'arder to help along in this good work entsrtainment will be given next Friday night at Mrs, Newman’s residence in this city, There wili be a literary programme, and refreshments will bo served. wnsurance Statements. The following is an abstract of the annual statements filed Saturday by the insurauce compunies doing business in Nebraska: Cowpany. Premiums, Losses, Granite blnw Fire, Ports- mouth, N, L85,200,10 $4,014.33 American K lru. Newark, N. J.. 5,702.66 4,i57.82 ire, Nowari, N. J.. . 9,088,583 6,800.51 Scottish Union ‘and Na- uonal, Edinburgh. . 2,422.44 Lion Fire, London. . 1,475,838 Hola Firo, Madison, Wis [ Farragut Fire, New York. 1, 367 :5 160.53 City News and Noves. Mayor Graham has received a letter from Congressman Connell in which he says that the outlook is favorable for au early cous eration of the bill making au appropriation for the Liucoln vostofice and government court house, and the prospects are good for geing 1t through. Building permits Iuronlmw $192,140 have been granied since Junuary 1. The Rev. E. 5. Ralston, pastor of the Plymouth Cougregational church st Seven- teenth ana A streets, is the proud and happy father of a bright little girl baby born at six o'clock last Tuesday evening, January 14, The “*Texus C ulou." alias Rev. Jordon, a colored nrator of wore than average ability, tpoke on probibition this afteraoon at Red 'I‘ho nnual election of the ofiicers of the Plymouth Congregational church will take place next Thursday evening. ‘The Rev. Charles 1. Newnan of the First Christian church lectured |ul- eveaing on the “Bible Student at Work." H. Mom‘ l.nulmt uumntar agent of Gulf rail- John W. Collins has takeu @ position in the office of General Superintendent Calvern of the 1. & M. The Decwinber sisietoat of the Burling- ton voluhtary relief department shows that $9,000.85 was paid out during the wmontn, In November $4,%64.15 was vald out. This department was only organized you since then the sum of $1: Paid out to injured employe: Géorge Mare, a B, & M. awitohman, had his right hand badly mashed while makiog o coupling _yosterday afternoon. Only lis thumb and one joint of the little finger was saved The Capital City Chaatauqua club meets last June, 8,715.50 has boetr in the association parlors Tuesday evening. Mr. Punpelly will read & paper on “The Gracchn fiss Carmody will discuss the last twenty-five questions on outline history of Rome in the January Chautauquan. Miss Churchiil will sing & solo. The circlo will give auotations about Cwsar, Mra. Jordon will discuss the question, *“The World of Today," from the December Chautauquan. Miss Corbin will give a roview of the im- DPOFtAnt ovents of the § Mr. John Rood will give a tablo talk. The question box will be opeued, after which Mrs. Atkinson, tho critic, will submit her reports, The annual encampment of the Grana Army of the Republic, Department of Ne- braska, will be hold m Grand Istand on ebruary 19 and 20, Colonel Gatenell, thy assistant adjutant weneral, roturned day ovening from Graud Islaud, where he had been making arrangomonts for holding- the encampment. ‘The opern houso was 1. Diagrams of the scats will be 'y post and soats will bo assigned dolegatior 0y information dosired obtained by addressing C. L. Ho Island. Farragut post.of this city cured rooms in the opora house and also nt tho Palmer house, whoro Colonel Josepi ‘Tegtor, who has been mentioned for depart ment commandor, will bo pleased to meet his friends. There was a pleasant littio surprise party Friday evening at the home of Captain Adain Bax, 1301 Rose streot. The occasion was the tlt;xluumh birthday of Miss Ellen and Georgo ax. Messrs. Bishop & Sons of Sutton are ing out their business at that place, prepara- tory to coming to this oity to locate, ‘Tho sonior Bishop tas a large family of bogys and girls, and he desires Lo givo thom a bet- ter education than the Sutton schools cun afford. The Round Tablo club meets Monday ovon- ing and the Blaie oducational bl will bo disoussed. The **Soroais” club meets Monday ovening at the residonce of Miss Sadio Marris, 1610 K street, and will discuss “*Alaska nad Her Icesources. Herpolshelmer & Co. are arranging for a mammoth institation, They not only have Inthof's new exposition builaing at N and Twolfib, occunying A quarter of a block, but ¢ have recontly leased the building for- merly oceupiod by Odell's diaing hall, William O'Connor was arrestod 1ast night on the charge of stealing a set of harness from the McClain bouse barn. He will have a hearing Monday moruing. . Stowart, at Twenty-fitth and N, proud of the now boy that has como. to s home to stay. ‘thomas Martin s in troudle again, A short time ago his wife got a divorce from him on account of his dissolute habits, after that he went to her resi street, and stole u lot of clothing from ) tio line. She had him arrested and he now lan- guishes 1n the ceoler Mr. and Mrs, Al E. Ewan are much im- proved today and there are now strong hopes of their recovery. The estimate on_the current expenses for Lancaster county is $152,000, about #4,000 less thun the ostimates for the past thres yours, e docket for the February term of tho district court is being compiled by Deputy Clerk Davo Harris. The losses on insured property in this stato during iS58 was but ¥7.3.per cent of the pre- minws received, which is a moxt creditablo showing for the stute, better thau that mado by any state in vhe union, The per cent for 1889 hus not yet been calculated as the state- ments are not all in, but the present figures N\ indicate that iv will be & Little higher. Father M. A. Kennedy, formerly in charge of the St. Theresa Catholic church in this aity, but lately sthtioned at Exeter, is uwow living ona farm in West Oak precinet in this county, and rumor says that he has given up bis official position with the church. The United States court meets in this city tomorrow. Joe Wing Fong, late of Fremont, who fig- ured for the past nine months in the courts in a divorce case brought by his winte wifo, Mary Wing Fong, und in an_attempt to got possoesion of his half-broed child, hus located in the laundry business in this city. Anothier meeting will be held Wednesday evening by the Knights of Pythias of this city to consider the subject of erecting a new building. ‘The papers in the cases against the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy for damages aris- ing from the killing of Arthur Wright at the Ninth street crossing were filed in the dis- trict court late yesterday cvening, John A. Smiley of Omaha, G. P. Kingsloy of Wymiore and Albert C. Killian of Wanoo, were at tho capital today. The state board of Lranspormtlon meots Tuesday to consider the Osceola elevator J. o case, Mrs. £, T, Anderson, the proprietor of tho Star bakery which was burned some days ago, gets $583 insurance. She was nsured in the Hamburg-Bremen for $1,000, and in the Firemens of Newark, N, J., for $700; one of these policies originally covered the vne story frame daweliing, bakery and oven. A new policy has since been substituted covering the frame dwelling, bakery and oven building, She can not read English and did not notice the chango. The Insul ance companies cons rued the “bakery” to mean the store, which was not burned, and the “oven building’ to be the room around the oven. Consequently she gets no pay for the oven itself, which was a massive brick and tile structure. FEugene 8. Sullivan, a well-to-do farmet living ten miles south of the city, has gony crazy because one of his neignbors called him a foul name. He was taken to the asylum yesterday afternoon. Frankio Curry, who was arrcsted last summer for obtaining goods on forged or- ders, aud subsequently was declared insano and sent to the hospital, is having some- thing of a time with her' attendants, whom she charges with perseguting and maltreat- ing her. She wrote 4 note 1o her attorney Mr. W. H. Balrd, who went out to sge her and juvestigate the case. credits the young ,Jady's story of ili-trea ment, though he acknowledged that thero had been difficuity in mlnluln{( her since she was changed to n new ward. ‘He is re- ported as saving that she is a bright «irl and thereforo more dangerous and difficult to handle, and he did not like to kumor her by sendiog her bacl the old ward. A gasoline stove in the oid Journal block, southwest corner of Ninth and O streots, this afternoon caused quite a hlm Noarly the whole of tho secona Iwrfi utted, I is owned by C. C. Burr and is fully insured, ;r‘lag damuge is estimated between $250 and i Insure Against Poeumonia, Use Baker's Pure Cod Liver Oil or Baker's Emulsiou, Tae old reliable brand, All drug- gists. PR L Army Notew. A general court-martial is appowted to meet at Fort Niobrara on Thursday, January 30, 1800, The detail for the court is s fol- lows: Captains Charles Porter, Eighth in fantry; Daniel T. Wells, Eighth infantry; Timothy E. Wileox, assistant surgeon, U, S, A.; Folliot A. Whitney, Eighth infantry: Cyrus A. Earnest, Eighth nfantry; Joseph Garrard, Nioth cavalry; First Lieutenants Kdward Lyoch, Eighth infantry; William H. Mercer, Eh(hl-h infaotry; Joha Stafford, Highth lnlunlry. Second Lientenants Wilds ¥. Richardson, adjutant, Eightn m!unlry Gonzalez 8, Hingham, Ninth cavalr: i villo M. Petult, Bighth infantry; Edwin T, Cole, Eightn infantry. Second Licutenant Grote Hutcheson, Ninth cavalry, judge ud- vocate. CLOTHINGA#"