Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 14, 1890, Page 4

t | » THE DAILY BEE ; B. ROSEWATER, Bditor. ‘PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. e TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Daily and Sunday, One Year Elx months Three Months Snnda Tee, e OFFICES, ee Building. 7 Ro oker, No. 513 Fo 1o, T neil Blutts, No. 12 Pear] Sonth Omaha, Corner Nanl 2 CORRESPONDENC! Al comnmunieations relating t torial matt er should be addressed 1al Depurtient. RUSINESS LETTERS, All business lctters and remittances stonld Ve uddressed to The Bes Publishing Compr Omnha. Drafts, checks and Postoffies orde 10 be mide payable to the order of the Company. The Bee Publshing Conpany, Propietrs ws and edl- ditor- The Bee on the Trains, There {5 1o excuian for a failura to get Tre Bew on the trains. All newsdealers have been noti- fled to carry a full supply, Travelers who want Trik BEE and CAN'E get 1t on trams whera other Omaha uotify 1 fnformation as to date, ratllwa of train, and num s your name, not for publication or un- Cessry use, butas a guaranty ot goed faith, THE DAILY BEE £worn Statement ot Circulation, of Nebraska, | ounty of Dougins. oLge "I, Tublshing ¢ henctual Wi EORGE B SOHUCK. Sworn to hefore me and subscribed to in my presence this th day of February, A. D. 1580, (Seal.] N P, FEIL. Notary Public. Etate of Nebraska, Connty ot Douglas. 5% Goorgn B Tzachuck, belng duly sworn, de- Siya that o 18 secrotary of i BER any, that the actual average filntion of Tuk DAiLy BEE for the Annunry, 1880, was 16574 copied; for February, 180, 15,008 coples; for March, 1889, K6 coples: for Aprll, 1% 18,600 copies; for , R, 18,858 for August, 889, 1R,710 . 18,000 coples: fo o July, I il LA copies; for October, 180, 14,007 coplos; for No- yember, 1840, 19,310 coples: for December, 185, 20,048 coples. GEO! T/30HUCK. voru to before me and subscribed in my ce this dth day of January, A. D,, 189 1 N. P. Feir, Notary Publi [1 15 barely possible that the number af sehemes afoot in the city will imperil the success of all. One at a time, gen- © tlemen, = IN the production of home mada in- kurauce companies, lavishly supplicd with linbilities and unencumbered with nssets, Kansus is easily first among western state Tie northern end of the Omaha- Daliota railroad has been surveyed from Torest City to Yankton. Oy the south- ern end the surveyors are running iquadrangular lines between Horbach's addition, Kountze place, Creighton its and Barker block, RELIABLE reports from the cattle ranges of [daho and Nevada indicate that the losses during the January storms were less than ten percent, The storms were the severest oxperienced in twenty yoars, but the more advanced #tockimen had provided for the shelter and feeding of stock, so that the losses were comparatively slight, considering the foree and duration of the storms. e efforts of the South Omaha con- tractors to prevent the question of an- nexation being submitted toa vote of the people must convince the taxpayers thut their main object in maiutaining the costly muchinery of a separate gov- droment is %0 plunge the corporation deeper in debt and destroy the credit of the-eity. - If a majority of the peopie are opposed to union, as they assert, why do they fear a test vote? THE confirmation of General Morgan as Indian commissioner puts an end to a controversy that was far too prolonged, and of which the senate should never have taken any notice. The vindica- tion of General Morgan complete, and no fair minded man will. question that it was deserved. He may now con- tinue the veforms in the [ndian service which are demanded in the interests of “Doth the Indians and the government. © POSTMASTER GALLAGHER wishes it distinctly understood that FHugh Murphy is not u member of the firm cf We, Us & Co., now secking paving contracts in Denver. Mr. Gallagher is away off when he intimates that T1e BEe's com- wments were inspired by Mr. Marphy. Jocidentally we would remark that the Witter and vindictive aspersions cast @pon Mr. Murphy are entively uncalled for. Mr. Murphy stande as well in this community as any member of the rather fumous firm of We, Us & Co S — I 18 a matter for prayerful congratu- lation for Speaker Reed and the repub- lican wmajority that the valiant Joe Blackburn was not a member of the house during the exciting period just past. According to the vociferous Ken- tuckian, if the speaker had counted him when he was fillibustering he would have shaken Mr. Reed out of his hoots. Fortunately for the country, the descendant of the blue grass house which * uttempted to scourge the north with smallpox and cholera microbes during the war, was at the other end of the cupitol during the late irruption. © The rush to the Sioux reservation lands fortunately lacked the wild ele- ments of the human torrent which tore into Oklahoma ten mouths ago. “The lessons of that reckless raid doubtiess restrained thousands from plunging into Dakota, especially in midwinter. Another element which operated nguinst unseemly haste was the care of the press in preventing exaggerated reports of the richness of the soil. Al- though fuily as fertile as thut of Okin- howa, nud incomparably superior insur- roundings, it wasunotlauded nsan Eden Zor the benefit of speculators. The re- suit of this conservative polioy oun the part of the press has been the means of spacing hundreds from disappointment avd distress, The number of eclaims taken is comparatively small, and mill- ions of acres remain for thows desiring » homestead, IS IT A FAILURE? ! There is a disposition in some quar- | ters to regard the Pan-American con- gress as o failure. Its deliberations ar cacried on in secret, and it anything hias been consummated the public is thus far in ignovance of it. In view of the fact that the great newspapers of the country are ropresented in Wash- ington. by the keenestand most vigi lant newsgatherers in the world the li tilo that is reported regarding the congress, and that contain- ing nothing of o definite or conclusive character, naturaily produces the impression that there has been nothing accomplished. When it is rememberad that the conigress has been at work nearly throe months with- out having agreed upon anything, so far known, the conclusion that it is a failure is one easily reached. Another thing tending to produce such a cou- clusion is the report that some of the delegates are dissptisfied and anxious to return home, although snch u feeling is notat all surprising. The fact appears to be that the committces of the conferonce haye been hard at work, and have prepared a number of reports which are expected o open the way for vhe adop- tion of important measures. Among these is likely to be a system of extradi- tion treaties between the United States and the South and Central American countries, the necessity for which will bo greatly increased if the new extradi- tion treaty between this country and Great Britain is ratified. There is at least o promise of agreement upon other measures of very great 1nterest, and while it is quite possible that the congress will not succeed in accomplishing all that has been hoped from it, there is no reason to ap- prehend that 1t will end in complete failure. It must be borne in mind that the function of the congress is simply to discuss and recommend measure: and when the various and manifold in- terests at stake are considered the ap- parently slow progress of the delibera- tionsof the body if not remarkable. The programme propared for the con- sideration of the congress is very com- prehensive, suggesting innumerable dificulties in the way of harmonizing the peculiar 1ntorests of the sov- eral countries, and whoever oxpects an agreement as to all or most of it must be prepared for disappointment. But in no event can the conference be fairly regarded as « fatlure. Even should there be no immediate results from its deliberations for bringing into closer poiitical and commereial inter- cou the countries of the three Americas, it will at least have paved the way for such a consummation. The delegatos will carry back to their sev- eral countries a more complete and en- lightened knowledge of the industries and resources of the United States, obtuined from actual ohservation, than they had possessed or could derive from statistics, and on our part there is an improved knowledge of the peculiar wants and demands of the southern markefs. Thero has consequently beon u great deal of thoroughly practical benelit already derived from the meet- ing of this conference, the value of which will certainly be realized in time. From this point of view it is obvious that the congress can not be wholly a failure, even though it shouid not suc- ceed in agreeing on_asingle feature of the programme pressuted for its con- sideration, WYOMING AND IDAHO. Bills are now pending in both branches of congress for admitting Wyoming and Idaho to statehood. Tt is expected that these measures will be adopted during the present session, so that two new states may choose repre- sentatives and senators to the Fifty-sec- ond congress. The people of both terr| tories have adopted state constitutions, and this important preliminary work being out of the way the busi- ness of completing state or- ganization will be easily accom- plished after the authority is given by congress to do so. There is uo good reason why the erec- tion of these territories into states should be delayed beyond the present session of congress. A very large ma- jority of the people of both have de- clared by their votes that they desire he statehood, aund as there can no reasonable question of their ability to properly support a state government their wish shouid be complied with. The only objection that hus been made to their admission is on the score of insuflicient popuiation, but it is not sound. . It is true that neither territory has a population equal to the present ratio of represen- tation in congress, but it has not been the rule to apply this test in the ad- mission of new states, it is not required to be done by the constitution, and it is not necessary in the cases of Wyoming and Idaho. Both of those territories have not only a larger population than did most of the states when admitted into the union, but are much more ad- vanced in material development and iu a better condition to support a state governmént, Wyoming's population is fully one hundred thousand and steadily increasing, while the wealth of the territory is estimated at one hundred million dollars and is also growing yapidly Rich in the most valuable resources, a future of great prosperity for this splendid portion of tho nations! domain is inevitable. Idaho has a population of not less than one hundred thousand, excluding the Mormous, who number about twenty- five thousand, und although its esti- mated wealth is cousiderably less than that of Wyoming and it is perhaps somewhat less rich in resources, there is ample security in its present develop- ment for pdequately supporting a state government. The people of these wrritories are intelligent, industrious, enterprising and thrifty, The great majority of them were drawn from the eastern and middle states, und o greater mistake could be made than to ussume that they lack any of the qualifications necessary 1o seli-government and good citizeu- ship, or that they are deficient in either the capacity, ambition or patriotism to emulate the highest examples of wise and progressive state govern- went. Wheun people thus favorably | nee conditioned express a dosire to assume the duties and responsibilities of state- hood, and it is plain that to allow them ! 10 do s0 would promote not alono their welfare but tho general good, it is man- ifestly the duty of congress to grant their desive. Itisnot good policy to maintain territorial conditions any longer than is absolutely necessary, and it cannot be shown that there is a ty for doing so in the cases of Wyoming and Idabo. The early ad- mission of these territories would beap- proved by the general publicsentiment of the countr, WHERE THE SHOE PINCHES. There is no doubt whatever that our city levy could have been cut down to thirty-five mills for tho present year without in the least crippling our pub- lic schools or our city government. An excessive lovy which stimulates reck- lessness and extravagance is, however, by no means the worst feature of our ation machinery, The most flagrant abuse of the taxing power lies in the wholesale exemptions and lawless favoritism which relieve the class that is best equipped for bear- g the burdens of taxation and force upon those who are least able to pay their taxes the bulk of the entire load. Few peoplo in this city realize to what extent tax exemptions are fostored by our county and city authorities. Our oonstitution provides that ‘“‘every per- #on and corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its property and franchises.” The manifest intent of this provision is that all classes of property shall bear equal shares of taxation upon whatever stand- ard of valuation may be fixed by the as- Not only is property to be taxed s relative value to other property, it 18 also the duty of county” and city boards to appraise the value of franchises. Franchises are privileges granted to corporations or individuals to carry on & public business, such as the operation of street railways, gasworks, water- works, electric-lighting plants, tele- graph and telephone service, toll bridges and motors, public heating sup- plies, conduits for wires, ete. Now, although the franchised corpo- rations in this city value their rights- of-way and privileges at many millions, not a dollar of tax has ever yet been assessed lor these valuable franchises. And even the machinery, materials and grounds owned by these wealthy corpo- rations are assessed way below the proper ratio as compared with the assessment of tbe houses and lots owned by private individuals, The only exemption from taxation authorized by the constitution 1s the property of the state, counties and mu- nicipal corporations and property used exclusively for agricultural and horti- cultural societies. for school, religious, cemetery and charitable purposes. The word exclusively, in connection with exemptions cannot be miscon- strued. It means that only such pro- perty as is occupied for religious wor- ship; for educational purposes and by charitable institutions may be ex- empted. It follows that real estate or buildings owned by religious societies, not actually used for worship but held for speculation, and for revenue from rental cannot be legally exempted. The same is true of property belonging to benevolent associations. The mere fact that such societies occupy part or the whole of such buildings does not make them charitable institutions in any sense of the word. Orphan asylums, hospitals, retreats for the indigent acd aged are charitable institutions and very properly exempted. But Odd Fellows’, Masonic, Knights of Pythias, or Y. M. C. A. halls do not come under+ the head of charitable institutions any more than an armory, a music hall or club house. Not only have buildings occupied ex- clusively by secret and benevolent so- cieties been taken off the tax list, but by the pernicious system of exemption prevailing here hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property that brings in a rental and proverty that is held for speculation has been struck off the as- sessment roll. This compels people who are not connected with these associa- tiohs to pay & higher assessment and in- directly tax themselves for their main- tenance. On top of this promiscuous and ex- tensive exemption system comes the exemption of millions upon millions of dollars worth of raiiroad right- of-way which is being coustantly en- larged. The claim that the railroads pay mileage tax isa mere delusion. This mileage tax practically operates an ex- emwption. But the railroads in this city do not even vretend to pay an honest mileage tax. There are fully two hun- dred miles of side tracks in Omaha and South Omaha which are never returned for taxation, The right-of-way of a railroad is fifty feet on either side of its main track, but the vast network of side track with millions of dollars worth of warehouse grounds has all been treated as right-of-way and exempted from tax- ation. . This is why our city tax levv alone is over four per cent, when it would be less than two per cent if all classes of property were made to bear their just and equal proportion of taxes. For senatorial purposes, Calvin Brice claimed residence in Ionia, O, The vigilant local tax collector, scent- ing a liberal fee from afar, discovered that Brice was indebted to the commu- nity in the sum of fifty thousand dollars for buck taxes. But the nimble senator from two states refused to tap his bar’l at the behest of lonin's tax gatherer, asserting that all his possessions were in New York, and that his residence in Ohio wans political, not actual, It is now in order for the United States sen- ate to determine whence the *‘rainbow statesman” hails from, for his own and the publie good. ¥ ! THE resolution adonuj'hy the eouncil combine vrohibiting publie. access to vapers until passed upon by the council, is ‘in keeping with the spirit of *‘ve- form” inaugurated with a- grand flour- ish last mouth. The combine is the creature of durkness nud seerecy, there- fore its existence depends on maintain- ing the conditions which gave it birth, Evidently its operations huve been seri- ously hand®pped by the flood of 1frht poured o’ its doings by the pross, and herolc meisures were necessary to pre- vent futufd” exposure. By keeping the taxpagprs in the dark the compipe can concoct and pass such . measures as may be determined: upon in ndvance without giving the pwblie an opportunity to dis- cuss their ‘frerits. A sample of this haste and jugglery was shown by il- legally passing the last appropriation ordinance 'without reading. This was carrying things with a high hand, but we doubt if the honest councilmen, who wero inveiléd into that clique, will continue to act as puppets for the Dod- lin gang much longer. —_— THE county commissioners coincide with the views of THE B that the project to tunnel under the court house and place an elevator in the building would be a waste of money and & dan- gerous undertaking. The county has outgrown the capacity of the building, and additions must be built before long. East and west wings can be built from the street lovels without marring the beauty of the structure, giving ample room for the growing business of the county. Steps to that end should be taken by the commissioners as soon as the finances of the ¢ will warrant. THE street car conductors of St. Joe deserve the active support of a suffering public. When an overbear- ing corporation attaches the stigma of dishonesty to employes, by compelling them _to pass around a contrivance shaped like a coffee pot to receive the festive nickel, rovolt is the only course lett to proclaim the dignity of labor. Imagine a sclf-respecting young man, chivalrous and proud, presenting the muzzle of a coffee pot to the belles of the staid, solemn and melancholy town down the river. St. Valentine's Day. Raliway (N. ¥.) Advocate, The postmun brings a dainty billet, And Arabella blushes red. I know it's from my darling Willie— A pretty one,” the maiden said. She stolo away alone and tore it, And out a huge red picture fell. *To an OId Maid," was printed o'er it, Aud strong remarks made Arabolle, i {4 it by Note This, North Dakota, . Bufralo Courier. 5 1t is greatly to the credit of the United States that even in the times of serious financial embarrassments like that caused by the civil war no lottery loan was authorized by congress. L A Forétaste of 1892, St, Louis Globe-Democrat. The big Mormon-democratic defeat in Salt Lake City this week, to paraphrase an obser- vation made by the late Grover Cleveland five or six years ago, s tho preliminary skir- mish of the great'national battle of 1893, SEfoeaeg i A Pac'flic Coast Opinion. San_Francisco Chronicle. Ono thing is cortain, that it will not be long before the people of the United States will imperatively demand more money, and when they do there will be a scramble in congress to see who can pass silver bills first. The gold-bug influence cannot predominate much louger, and the minute tho voice of the people is heird in unmistakable terms the silver question will bo settled without any more delay, — Republicans and Cteveland, Cincinnati_ Commerctal-Gazette. Democratic assumption that republicans are distressed at the prospect of Mr. Cleve- land’s candidacy 10 1892 18 foolishness. Re- publicans would be only too glad to have him put up again. The only fear is that as a candidate he would not be strong enough to make the campaign interesting. Repub- Ifcans o mot dread Mr. Cleveland. They have no cause eveu to dislike him. If you wish to hear Mr. Cleveland called bad names go quietly into a party of confiden- tial democrate. —————— Good or Mi:s Anderson. Chicago News. It Miss Mary Anderson quletly marries the man of her choice, without publicity or idle notoriety, 1t will be a great disappoint- ment toa certaid class of journals that thrive on sensationalism, ~ Nothing short of an elopement, with some sug- gestion of scaundal, will satisfy this morbid desire for alloged news in the osti- mation of the journals in question. It1sa tribute to the head and heart of at least one Americau queen of tho stuge that sne denies to insolent interviewers the details of her private life. STATE JOTTINGS. Nebraska. A district telegraph tem is to be estab- lished at Kearney, The Hastings wile track 'association has been incorporated and officers have been eolected. An incendiary fire destroyed the drug storo of T. R. Burrell at Stockville, causing a loss of $3.000. - Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Wright of Clay Center celebrated tueir golden wedding anniversary As a result of the revival in the Methodist at Central City there have been n|fh!.v-nlnn couversions and the good work sull goes on. William Beckman, & leading merchant of Syracuse, died recently of typhoid pneu- monia, superinduced by an attack of in- fluenza, ‘The York county board of agriculture will hold a corn exhibit at York February 24, at which prizes will be given for the best twenty ears of corn. The Fairbury militia compaoy is doing close drilling under 8 competent Instructor in the hope of recayering the governor's cup at the next state, contest. Mrs, Gewecke, living in the southeastern part of Fillmoro conuty, has become iusano s the result of an attack of la grippe, and has been taken to the asylum ut Lincoln. A Livingston mooument association has been formed at Plattsmoutti for the burpose of raising $5,000 tb'be used in the erection of a monument to tho-memory of the late Gens eral Robert R. Livingston. A horse owned bya Hroomfield man at- tempted to -wullqu“rlm of glass, but it stuck in bis throat and an experienced vet- erinarisn had to, bp called to remove the obstacle. “ John Roller, a sixteen-year-old boy living near Champion,was killed while herding cat- tle. “mmmi“ of sitting on his pony he bad thrust his"hnd through the strand of the rope halter dismounted. Whoile in this position the pouy became frightened and dashed across the prairie, draggiog the un- fortunate boy until the body was badly mu-" tiluted and iife extinct. A young man named William Barnbart, living near Hassett, became violently insane the other night, and jumpiog from o5~ caped in nh.:uxm clothes, The neighbors Rave chase, after @ hard ride on horse- back overtook the lunatic. He did not pro- pose, however, to be captured, and auring ihe struggio for freadom struck one of tho men on the head with a bammer, ivflicting wound which nearly proved fatal Iie hus been sent to the Norfoll ayylum. lowa deem & A packiog house is to be estublished at Clear Lake by a St. Louis firm. Musioc has been placed i the course of 1~ struction in the Waterloo schools. A man about fifty years of age ha regis- tered at & Duvenport hotel as *‘Feter Laugh- tin Trom Above," and announces that ho s & spocial messenger sent from heaven to that city to reform bumnanity. He is avidently crazy and claims to have been a Catholic priest. ‘T'wo Muscatine young men have been hold for stealing chickens by the wholesa®, ‘Lhere were forty deaths and thirty-eight births in Davenport during the past month. Esthorville has had & proposition to secure & soventy-five barrel flouring mill which will probably be acoepted. James 1. Gwathmoy, formerly ot Des Moines, hias fallen heir to $50,000 by the death of a relative in England. Wesley Elkins, the eleven-year-old mur- dorer now At Anamosa for 1ife, holds the po- sition of bell boy in the penitentiary. Cedar Rapids sports are being solicited to subacribe for stock in a baseball club and tho necessary amount will probably be raised, Miss Mamie F'itch of West Union, while attempting 1 ford the Turkey river in Fay- ette county, fell from the buggy and was drowned. ‘Wae bave heard of parsons climbing a tree and sawing the limb off on which they betiveen themsolyes and the troe, but Jobn Tribbey a fow days ago, improved o this avsurd says tl Salem News. He was repairing the ice chest in_his butter shob and nailed himself in. He did not dis cover his predicament until he had con cluded his labors, and then thore came some loud noises and auxious appeals for aid in the 1co box. UncloeJohnny finally succeeded in toaring the end of one of the boards loose and came out feot foromost, with' his ward- robe considerably ruftied. The Two Dakotas. Montrose proposes to build a town hall Chere wore 90.053 busiiels of flax raisod in Turner county last year. A building and loan organized at Rapid Cit, Vermillion peopto have petitioned the city counail for fire protection. Fourteen Indians in the reservation near Kort Thompson have died of influenza, The Black Hills have produced more than £50,000,000 in gold aloue since 1576, Hydo county farmers aro preparing to put in a big crop of flux the coming season. Threo eagles nnd nino wolves were bageed in‘one day recently by a Dovil's Tower hunter, The Sloux Falls Grand Army men are making great preparations for the encamp- ment in March, There was entered under the pre-emption howestead and timber culture laws in South Dakota in 1589, 2,382,048 acres of farm land. William Sepert, a Russian, residing near Eureka, was taken through Mitchell on his way to the insane asylum at Yankton, says the Republican, He was in charge of Shoriff Fred Junge and Deputy Joseph Stoulil of McPherson county, During the stopsover at Mitchell he was in a raving condition, and was manacled and carefully guarded. His pitiable condition provoked many expressions of sympathy from those who saw him. The cause of his insan- ity .18 unusually sad. Last summer two of his little children, wandered away from home. One was found shortly afterwards, but more than a month pussed without clua to the other. Then it was found out on the prairie, dead. But Sepert's misfortuncs didn’t end here. Ina littlo time his wife died. This sorrow was followed by his lun- acy. He was placed under treatment and, it was thought, recovered. But lately he was seized with a religious mauia and has been growing worse until now ho is taken to the state asylum. e A Test of Affection. Harper's Bazaar, Lines by a young woman who nas just re- ceived a $3 valentine, | ‘What is this gaudy, fragile combination— A frill, with paper lace and paste, With sundry weak essays at. versification, A pricomark, too, almost — not quite— erased. ssociation is being Well, weli! a valentine it is; and see Beeath this glass, ‘*Marked down $3, Poor George !—to show his love for e, Deprives himself of six new collara. Sxcursionists. Ns, La,, Feb, 13.—At 8:30 this morning the Chicago contizent to the saen- gorfest arrived on the Queen & Crescent line, having been delayed by an accident at Coaling, Ala. Only three of the excursiou- 1sts were injured, but their wounds are not of a serious nature. The cngineer of tho train was the only person killed. P Failure at Atchison. Atcisoy, Kan, Feb. 13.—[Special Tel- egram to Tne Bgr.)—Howe, Hanthorn & Co., fancy groceries and_commission, failod today with liabilitics of §4,000 and assets of less than $2,000. The assets will not sell for enough to pay two mortgages for $1,200 which were given by the firm_this morning. The firm was composed of the wives of tho two men who ran i A - THE EARTH'S MONEY. How Silver and Gold Coin i uted Among the Natio Herr Ottomar Haupt, an acknowl- edged authority on the production, present supply, and consumption of gold and silver, has just issued his an- nual statement of the amount of pre- cious metal 1n the great banks and treasuries of the world. His figures are ns follows: Distrib Silver, Gold, 1n militons of trancs. Associated banks of New York.., ... sl Otuer American banks American (U, 8.) treasu Bank of England ... Beottish banks of issus, Irish banks of issue. . Qther banks | Italian note bank: ] Itallan National bank 81 Italian governmont treasur 13 Belgian National bank 35 Swiss banks of ssue 2 Grectan National bank Y s iis 16 12 Swedish national Bank of Norway Bank of Denmark. Hank or Russia. Russian gOVOrnment treasire Austro-Hungarian bank (German Jmperial bank German note bunks, German government treasure Total ..o voes . B 7042 The corresponding totals one year previously were 3,750 millions of fruncs silver and 7,160 millions ofj francs gold, showing an increase of about 200 mijl- lious of silver and about 180 millions of gold for last year. To: this statement Herr Haupt ap- pends the following comments: *'The steady increaso of the visible supply of golds proves once more how wrong the bimetalliste are in prophesying an ap- prouching scarcity of gold. The stream of the precious metal (gold) does not apparently flow with the same freeness for all the great countries, Neverthe- less my figures show that since 1856 this stream has been augmented by algpost 700,000,000 francs. Therewith, however, the statistics on the question at issue are by no meuns exhausted. At the end of November the Braziliun National bank had 600,000,000 frances in gold. Thus we have 760,000,000 frances in- crease in gold since 1806, or about 200, 000,000 per year, which may be refiurdud as the net annual productafter the sub- traction of the consumption in the arts. This sum must be considered only the winimum, however, for undoubtedly great qnantities of gold have been coined aud put in cireulation which we cannot get at for our estimates. It is woll known that from 70,000,000 to 90,~ 000,000 fraces of gold are taken annually by India for hoarding purposes. The tion’s share of lust year’s gold increase foll to Frauce, whose bank added sbout 260 millions to its supply. The German Imperial bankihad, accord- ing to my caloulation, some 530,000,000 franvs gold at the end of 1888, of which it has lost 110,000,000 during the last ear. * * * Pinally the bank of Cngland bas decroased its supply of gol "by about 40,000,000) francs since 1588, WILL MEET THE RATE ISSUE A Meeting of the State Board of Transportation Agroad Upon. DAVID ACKERMANN ON TRIAL, Powersofthe Governor and the State Board of Transportation—-A Quick Divorce — The City News, Matters Coming toa Head. LiNcoLY, Neb., Feb, 18.—|Special to Trne Bee.|—A special mooting of tho state board of transportation has been fixed upon for Thursday, February 20. Tho call was draftea by Attorney General Leoese and signed by Treasurer J. B. Hill. It was then prosented to Secrotary of State Cowdery, who also signed it. ‘This made the necessary quorum, but it was iu turn presented to Auditor Bonton and Commissioner Steen, and their autographs were promptly added. The call recites that the meeting is called for the purposo of considering the question of local freight reductions—indeed, the passage of an crder for the ronds to issuo and adopt aschedulo of rates conforming o those in existence in thay state of Iowa, anda such other business as it may bo deemed neces- sary to consider. This brings the board face to fuce with a question of vital interest to armer in the state, and its action will aited with keenest iuterest and soliei- tude. ‘This nction of the mewbors of the board shows that they are not inclined to shirk any responsibility. APTER TIE ATCHISON & NEBRASKA, Attornoy General Leeso has sorved notice on Attorney Woolworth of Omaha that on Tuesday, February 13, he will take aeposi- tions of the following Witnesses in thecase of the state, on the relation of the attorney general, ' vs the Atchison & Nebraska rail- way.compan, 3, J, Newton, J. E. Utt, W, B. Morrison, T. W. Lowery, J. E. Lancas- ter, J. C. Wolfinger, R. P, It. Millar and H. Mitchem, jr. 1n this case, it will be remom- bered, tho attorney goneral secks to dissolve the articlos intorporating the company on the grounds that iu consolidation with the Burlington, being parallel, it oeased to be a competing line and consequently held its posi- tion as a company and corporation under con- ditions contrary to law. LANE ON COMPULSORY EDUCATIO! Commissioner Harris, of the Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C., recently ad- dressed a letter to the state superintendent of public_instruction, mquiriag as to the success of the compulsory school Iaw in Nebraska, to which he replied substantially as follows: *In the United States commis- sioner's report of educution, 1550-7, page 60, it is stated that the proportion of children- 8ix to fourteon years of age, ourolled in the public schools, has decreased only in those divisions in_which compulsory attendance 1aws are in force, and 1u each of.those divis- ions there has been a decroase, This may - be true in some of those states but it is certainly not true in Ne- braska. From the statistics given in page ninety-two of th that the wcroase sport stated it uppoars population of children 8ix to fourteen yeors of age for the ten years, 1877 to (1887, Tor Nebraska 1s 108 per cent, and the. increase in school attendunce of children, six to fourtcen years of age, for the same poriod is 242 per ceut. This is partinlly estimated, but no doubt quite cor- rect. The compulsory school W of the state was passed inthe spring of 1857, Before this time no accurate statistics of pupils were kept between the ago of eight and fourteen years. Swce then ucourate enumeratious have been made, and their attendance at the public schools has been noted. The following facts show the effect of the law in this state. ‘The total enumeration ol all school child in the state for the year 1586-S7 was 220,550; this number 104,681 were cnrolled in the public schools. This gives 64.0 per cent of all children of school age enrolled in the schools. In 1887-8 the total enumeration of achool children was 208,000, he total school attendance was 215,850, yiving 72. per cent enrolled in the schoo s sume year the records show 1I: childrea in ihe state between the awes' of eight and fourteen years, and 112,074 enrolled in the public schools, giving S0.8 per cent of those between eight and fourteen enrolled i the public schools. This was the first year after the passage of the law; for the 9 the relative per cents were 5.3 showing u still moro marked in- ttendance. | will say from my hat the law is of more real vice here in the west than in the east. the increase in attendance there has also been an increase in efficiency. SUPREME COURT CASES. The followinz cases were filed for trial in the suprome court today : Charles P. Jewett vs. Charles I5. Osborne: error from the district court of Keya Paha county. Norfolk National bank vs. Wood, Banéroft Cattio company; error from astrict court of Madison county. 2 D, A. Shufeldt et al vs. M. E. Gandy; ap- peal from the district court of Richarason county. Martin D. Priest, sheriff, vs. Charles B. McKinsty by Haman M, Baker, s next Iriend; error from the district court of Keith county. THE DISTRICT COURT, David Ackermann, charged with haviog committed a rape on the persons of his two little sisters, was on irial before Judge Chapman and a jury today. P, W. Worthington, charged with 1llegal voting, is in the hands of the jury. Argu- ments' for and against were conciuded this morning. Cuick work was done in a divorce case be- fore Judge Kield today. Attorney Phillpot filed the petition of Harriet Van Alstyne, setting up warriage and alleging desertion and failure to support, this morniug. Van Alstyne filed his answer, admitting the mar- riage, but donied the charge. Kvidence com- wenced at 1:45 and at 2 o'clock the prayer of the plaintff was granted. This ought to make Chicago envious. Judge Koxworthy filed his answer this afternoon to the action Dbrought by the county attorney to onst him from the ofice of justice of the peace for the Third district. Ho sets forth in his answer thai the sevon- teen votes counted under the order of the supreme oourt for Easterday were not legal ballots, [3esides these there were twenty similar ballots cast in 1 precinct, Fourth ward, and forty in H precinet, Sixth ward, which would leave Easterday only 535 lezal votes to Foxworthy . Foxworthy bases his case on the following extract from the compiled statutea relative to elections : “*Whenever a ballot shall contain a greater number of names for any ono ofice than the number of persons required o fill that ofMce, then it shall be deemed fraudulent as to the whole of the nawes for that ofice, but no further; and shall be endorsed, rejected as to the office of and disposed of as heres inafter directed, and no ballot shall be deemed fraudulont because it contains a less number of nawmes thau are authorized to be inserted.” 3 ‘The case will probubly be heard in a few days, BOMEWHAT EXPLANATORY, ““Tha Hawmilton County Farmers' alliance,” remarked 8 moewber of the board of secro- taries of the atate board of transportation, Yavidently has & mistaken ides of the pow- ers of the governor and the siate board re- garding freight reauctions. The governor has nothiog whatever w do with local freight rates and is as powerless to 1ssue orders for reductions as the allianco publishing the resolutians in Tug BEEthis morning, Power to secure local freight reductions lies wholly in the hands of the state board. As the chief dignitary of the state, the governor's voice has some weight with' the interstate commission and his recommendations and demands count. I undeérstand be intends to ask, even demand, & reduction on ‘“‘long baul” rates on coal shipments iu the near future. add t In this conuection I may pertinently has uo wore voice which it has no control.”! RECORDS AND GOSSIF AT THE CAFITOL. ¥red Howe, chief clerk in the state bauk- iug departwent, received a telegram today informiog him of the doath of his brothor, Walter 8. Howe, which occurred at Worces- tor, Mass., last night. The Bauk of Waverly filed articles of iu- corporation iu the secrotary of state's office today. Authorized capital stock 85,000, In. corporators: N. I, Moeker und ' J. Beali Tronsurers of the following counties with the auditor today and nto the state depository the tated bolow: Henry H. Allen, Dou .88; William Saunders, Koox, e Syivoster Ieed, Nomaha, 3 A large number of Lancaster county farmoers gathered in the office of the commissioners of public lands and buildings to lease the remaining few prices of Saline lands, These lands, 1t will be remembored aro loasod under diroction of the board public lands and buildings, and according Yo tho requirements of the law passed at tho last seasion of tho goneral assembly. Local Commissioner Jenkins went to At rora today to nddress the farmors and 7008 thero on the subject of sugar b turc 1n ths stato, His visit was requ by the Farmers' alliance. The Kinslor Diug company of Omaha filed articles of incorporation toany. Capital stock $85,000, Incorporators: James ‘T, Kinslor, John Banner, James Casoy, Jo C.' Kinsler and M, J. Kinster. CITY NEWS AND NOTES J. P. A, Black, county attorney for Franke lin county, 18 {n the city. Superintendont Mallalien of the State dustrial school, Kearney, was hore today, Harry Adams and Miss Susie Wing werd's married last evening at St Paul's 1la Smith of Garrl- church, Louis Lamb and Miss son, Butler county, applied to Judge Stewart this ovening for a license to wed. e de- clined to grant one because the would-bo groom was “under age." The city council held aspecial meeting this morning and authorized the city attornoy to draft an ordinance repealing the one call- ing & special election to vote £100,000 inters tion bounds, also authorizing him to draft one fixing the date of the municipal election in Avril as the date for holding the spocial olec tion to vote the bonds designated. It is said that this will save the city from $100 to §600 in rogistration. Verses with a Valentine. Life. I cannot send you in this iron time A aninty laco and paper thing, With wroatis of rosos and a pretty rhyme Of love, devotion and the wedding ring; n- And Cupid’s solf imprinted on the page, In varied colors, in suggostive way, With bow and arrows—relios of an aie We laugh at and despiso {n this storn day. Laco paper’s out of style, and quite passo Are tinsol roses, while tho rhymos thems selves Are in our mother's albums—laid away With schoolgirl fancios ou forgotten sholves. 3 Aud Cupid’s self can never claim a thought, Nor all the symbols that his worship deck; Love nowadays is not won, but bought: I'lisend you for your Valentine—a check! DA St GROWTH OF DEMOCRACY. Remarkable Prophecy of Victor Hugo ~—The Lesson of Brazil. In “Les Chatiments,” a remarkable collection of his later poems, Victor Hugo assumed the role of a political prophet, says the North American Re- view. Looking forward to the twenticth century with wonder, Europe would, *What! Thad kings ‘The dawn of the twentieth contury is close upon us, and it does not need a vi keen ob- server to seo that there 1s, the world over, a manifest tendeney to fullill the late French poet’s prophecy. Norv iy this tendency confined to the Americag \ or even the Buropean coutinent. But the democratic iden is almost. “Sg everywhere advancing, in spite of he- reditary ruler The recent revelution in Brazil serves to show how,in a coun- try wheve it was searcely rncognized that any such thing the democratic idea existed at all, even among a small number, it had alrcady ripened, and was sturdy enough, at tho opportune moment. to- overtur: erima, strong at least in its justice, gressiveness. [t may be said yery tru that it is too soon yot to declaro t the United States of Brazil has secure and permanently established itself: it may turn out to be simply a military despotism under p republicin mnsk; or that it may yet again give place to restored Bragauzan dyoasty. The fact still remains that the democratic iden has planted itself in Brazil, has given evidence of a vigorous prosence there, and is not likely to be extinguished oven by a failure of its present powerful manifestations. - - A Newspaper Overcont. General Bussey, the assistant secre- tary of the iutevior, has & somewhat novel use for newspapers. The other day, when the weather was sharp, he was preparing to go out of the depar ment building for lurch. A Washing ton Star veporter who happened to ba in the room at the time was surprised to see him uubutton the lower buttons on his vest, fold up a newspaper and, placing it over his abdomen, button the vest over it. ‘I always do that,” he said in reply to a surprised inquiry from the reporter, “‘when [am going to be out in tho cold. The nowspaper is a non-conductor of heat, and when placed over the stomach preserves the supply in what has been calied the veseryoir of heat of the bod; A newspaper is a good substitute for an overcoat,” he went on. *‘and in cold wenther is the best device that people with scanty wardrobes can adopt. In- sufficient bedclothing can be reinforced in the same way, and the newspupor may be said to be the poor man’s friend in more senses than one. When chilled ~# by sudden cold a newspaper placed over the stomach soon restores the normal _-&—— temperature of the body and prevents an attack of pneumonia. I havo fre- quently recommended this use of news- pers, but [ find that practically very lew people really appreciute its vaine.’ Srj)\ciibs oI, CURES PERMANENTLY BURNS AND SCALDS. Two Cures— Bottle. Middle Aman Aug, 15, 1688, 1 burned my luf with ldml‘wutt'r and . had sprained ankle at same time; prompily cured’ St Jacols Oil, both with one boutl of St. J JOIL. EMANN, One Appli Pilot Grove, Mo., Aug. 16, ¥ bumed my arin soverely i Tsks; whin yras cured prompily by one upull Jaoobs OIl. MRS, NAN AT DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS, THE CHARLES A, VOGELER C: " OMAHA : LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. cribed & i tead Capital, il et Oonal 945,53 negotistes Buys and sells stocks ard bonds; neg r 1ves and executes trusts: I'aper: ansfer agent wnd trustes of corpora- Tons; takos CLATKO Of Property; collects fents OmahaLoan &TrustCo SAVINGS BANK 5 8. E. Cor, 16th and Dou, Paid fn Capital.., . Bubscribed & guaranteed capital, Liability of stockholders, ... . 200,000 t Paid on Deposite J. LANGE, Cashior, Orriomns: A.U. ¥ dent; J.J. Browa, vice president; W.T. Wyman, treasurer. 3 s ihos. Iy, KImbnll, Goo. 8. Lake. Loans In any amount made on City & Property, and on Collate f{ Security, at Lowest Current R: