Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 22, 1890, Page 4

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Tzschuck, being duly sworn, d (0cx and says that he 18 socretary of Tre Bee Puplishing Company, that the actual average davy circulation of Tup DAity anonth of February, 1850, 18,00 coples: 1840, 15,854 coples: for Aptil, IR, 18,65 copi for May, 1869, 18,60 for June, 1880, I8, for August, copte: 188, 18,631 "enpife 1580, IRT1 copies;’ for October, 1883, for No- Yemuer, 1880, 10310 coplos: for Decomber, 1839, 20,048 coples; for January, 180, 10,5% coples. RGE B, TZSOWUCK. to vefore me and subscribed in my shrery, A. D. Notury I THE opera house scheme and the mil- lion dollar hotel appesr to have formed uu offensive and defensive alliance. Tie marked incrense in the socialist vote in Germany is a significant re- sponse to the emperor’s efforts in behall of workingmen. 11 is gratifying to note the triumphal tour of General Attorney Thurston of the Union Pacific among ‘“‘the boys” bas been eminently successful. Tue railroads of the country report a substantial increase in earnings for January, notwithstanding the vast quan- tities of water carried in stock. RAILROAD movements in this vicin- ity indicate railroad changes of entran - ces and exits, but it will be well to re- steain enthusiasm till the work is nc- taally begun. BALLOT reform is spreading at an amazing rate in republican states. North Dakota senate has passed a bill vrviding for the Australian system in modified form. NEW YORK city does not need the world’s fair half as much as it needs ac- commodation for the fifteen thousand childron who cannot be provided for in the pubhic schools, — It action of the South Dakota leg- islature in voting one-half the salaries of members to purchase seed for desti- tute farmers is a specimen of legislative generosity as rare as 1t is commendable. Tue prohibitionists of Indiana have placed a state ticket in the field. In Nebraska they have for the time being masked their political batteries until thioy get the republican majority within range of their guns. — IN arecentinterview Colonel William ¥, Vilas declares that *‘the outlook for tariff veform is very encouraging.” Kvi- dently the late secretary of the interior is a closo obseryer of the vigorous busi- ness methods of the republican majority in congress. Tme latest Cronin suspect has been given his liberty. To an officer of or- dinary seose, the fact thutthe man was found within the precincts of a news- paper office would have been n certifi- cate of innocence of any crime. But Chicago ofticers are not built that way. — Tue election of Major Clarkson us de- partment commander of the Grand Army will create no small commotion ®n.the ground floor of the federal build- 9ng. Iy behooves the junior partner of “We, Us & Co. to widen his picket lines’ to prevent an assault on his headquar- tors. ¥ E—— Tr 18 & matter of national regrot that the government has not made vrovis- fon for such puthetic incidents as that complained of by an Iowa parent, who 48 the unhappy father of five children bornin twenty-two months. Such overs whelming industry deserves a pension in lands or cash. S——— SPECULATION in oil has reached rock Lottom in Peunsylvaniu. The thousands who have been squeezed by the Stand- ard process have retired, leuving the morket in complete control of the Rocietellers. 1t is not surprising that the speculative featuve of the business has collupsed. A market cannot be waintained without cowpetition. — AGENERAL CLINTON B. FIsK emerges [eom the gloom of presidentinl defoat 10 declare that the probibition party is stronger than ever belore, and that it will place a candidate in the field in 1802, Mgpanwhile the third party agi- tators sre swarming into Nebraska, . utlering paous of peace and good will to vepublicans and deliberately planning to ussassinate the national party two years hence, The nou-partisan dodge {0 only & mask for their unholy designs. THE PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN. The prohibitionists of Nebraska have | practically entered upon their cam- paign in behalf of a constitutional pro- hibitory amendment. The work of state and county organization has yet to be done, and the funds secured necessary 10 pay the hired agitators who make a business of preaching prohibition for what there is in it, but the ptatform of tne “third party” has been an- nounced, and from now on th battle will grow in vigor and interest. The importance of the contest must not be underestimated, nor will it be wise to depreciate the strength of the olement which secks to overthrow the sound vpolicy regulation in Nebraska phat has been vindicated by an experience of nine 3 , and to substitute for it constitu- tional prohibition, which has every- where been a failure. It is necessary that the supporters of high license and local option shall unde nd at the outset that they have a hard fight be- fore them. The prohibitionists mean to stubbornly contest every inch of ground. Undismayed by the overwhelming de fent their party suffered upon a like sue in Massuchusetts and Pennsylvania, they hope to so firmly intrench them- selves in Nebraska that they may make this state a baso of operations for a re- newed attack upon the states that have rejected their policy. They understand that defeat here would be a more crushing blow to their cause™ than any it has yet received, while s coss would revive the hope of their party everywhere, They will conse- quently fight with unprecedented de- termination and desperation, assisted by every device which expert agitat ull over the country are masters of. The advantage of the opponents of prohibition is in the impregunable logic of facts. They must appeal to the judg- mont and reason of the people, rather than to their sentiment and emotions. There are thousands of men in Ne- braska who are induced to favor prohibition simply as a matter of senti- ment, knowing little or nothing of the facts which show how generally and uniformly it has been a failure. This knowledge it will be the business of those who oppose the prohibition eru- sade to disseminate everywhere throughout thé state, in such form that none can fail to understand it. It1sal- ‘veady upparent that the prohibition campaign is to be characterized by the usual misrepresentation. The platform declares that **Nebraska has tried high license lbug cnough to dem- onstrafe its utter impracticability cither to control the liquor traffic or lessen the terrible evils that flow from this common center of social, moral of liquor | and political corruption.” Whatare the facts? The high license and local op- tion law of Nebraska has eliminated the saloon from many pluces in which it existed before the law was cnacted, and has greatly reduced the number of saloous generally 1n proportion to pop- ulution. Ten years ago Omaha, with & population of = thirty thousand, had overtwo hundred saloons, or very nearly os many as there are at present, with a population about four times as great. In 1880 saloons in this i were practically unrestricted, whereas now they uniformly submit to the requirements of the law. No fair- minded man who has been a resident of Omaha during the last teu years, and has observed the effect of high license, will guestion that they have been in the interest of temper- ance. Testimony no less conclusive regarding vhe wholesome effect of high license laws in restraining and regulat- ing the hiquor trafic is supplied by the experience of Massachusetts, Pennsyl- vania, Minnesota and other states in which this poliey has been adopted and thoroughly enforced. On the other hand, it is the indis- putable: fact that prohibition has overywhere failed to prohibi ex- cept in the rural districts of the states that have adopted it, and in all such districts alocal option law would have been equally effective. In his last annual message the governor-of Maine called the attention of the legislature to the general violation of the probibition law in the cities of that state, and the leading newspapers freely admitted that such was the case, The disregard of the law in Portland became so hold that the stato authori- ties were uppealed to and a special constabulary was sent to that city s0 assist the polico 1 enforcing the law. But liquor selling there still goes on, though less openly than be- fore. Still iater, a number of Bangor saloon keepers were nrrested for vio- latiug the law, and the grand jury re- fused to indict them. There is nota city in Muine where liquor is not sold, according to the most trustworthy au- thority. The same is true of Iowa and Kansas, in. both of which “joints” and “bootleggers” are to be found almost every- where, selling the vilest decoctions and creating vastly more- demoralization than would be possible where resorts are properly regulated by law. ‘I'he contest which confronts the pao- ple of Nebraska is of the greatest im- nortance to the fature growth of the state. Its resuit will leave us free 1o go forward in a career of prosperity or put an irreparable check upon our progress. All know what the effect of prohibition has been on the material affairs of Towa and Kunsas. Nebraska cannot hope to escupo asimilar disastrous experience if prohibition is made the policy in this state. Em— POLITICAL CRIME IN FLORIDA. The United States senate has called upob the attoruey general for iuforma- tion regarding the assussination of Deputy United States Marshal Saun- ders at Quiney, Florida, No more proper or logitimate request for infor- mation ever proceeded from either branch of congress, An official of the government, pursnisg his duty under the instructions of the federal court in hunting down men indicted on the charge of violating the election laws and perpetrating gross frauds, is beutally wurdered. Nobody doubts that the crime was committed by some of the ne- wused persons or their [riends, and uobody will question thav it is a crime THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 180. against the authority of the national government. of which it is the right and duty of congress to take notice. Yet the democratic senators of Florida vigorously opposed the resolution of in- quiry and, while condemning the crime, endeavored to palliate it by nssailing the character of all the federal officials in that state. One of them, oblivious to the character and digm of his sen- atorial position, not only cast slur and insult upon the federal judge and mar- shal, but attacked the character of the murdered official, who cownrdly shot to death from an ambuscade to which he had been lured by parties whom he supposed were aiding him in the performance of his lawful duty. Ihe court was broadly charged with « being corrupt, the jury was declared to have been packed, and these senators, sworn to uphold the law, wore unsparing in their efforts to apologize for murder by casting con- tempt and repronch upon the federal judiciary and officials of Florida, What an exhibition was this for senators, standing in their nlaces in the higher branch of the national legislature and practieally encouraging the people they represent to the commission of crime against the national government. What does it matter that there may have been fewer murders in Florida within any given number of yeurs than in some other states of no greater population? Such a fact can- not mitigate the atrocity of the crime of murdering a federal official wiile in the performance of his duty, nor lessen the obligation of senators to do all that may be in the scope of their power to have ail the facts presented and the criminals brought to justice. Nor do the allegations made by the Florida senators sgainst the federal officials in that state, even if all of them are true, furnish a justification for their defense of lawlessness and their palliation of murder. No circum- stances can excuse an attempt of men, themselves pubiic servants sworn to support the authority of the govern- ment aud maintain the supremacy of the laws, to shield as: ns whose crime in killing a federal official was a blow at the government. It is a bad state of affairs when murder finds apologists on the floor of the United States senate, under whatever pretext, and the sec- tionalism or partisanship that can pro- duce in men the disposition to palliate assassination is 2 menace to the peace and poerpetuity of our political system. DEFECTIVE SIDEW ALKS. The supreme court of this state has just rendeved a decision in which the liablity of cities for damages caused b; defective sidewalks is very clearly d fined, as follows: A city is required to use all reasonable care and supervision to keep 1ts streets and side- walks in & reasonably safe condition for travel in the ‘ordinary modes of travel; and if it fuil to do so, it is liable for injuries sustained in consequence of such failure, pro- viding the party injured was exercising rea- sonabie care. To render a muncipal corporation liable for injuries caused by a defective sidewaik it is not necessary that it should have had actual notice of the defect. If a state of facts axist that such iguorance can only arse from a failure to exercise reusonable official caro, aotice will be presumed. ‘I'he cure and diligence required of a city in keeping its sidewalks in a roasonably safe condition for travel, is not affected or varied by the number of miles of sidewalk therein, The fact that adefect in a sidewalk is con- cealed by recent fallen snow does not re- lease the city from lability, Our acting street commissioner and the sidewalk inspector will please take due notice of this decision and govern themsolves accordingly. Somo of the sidewalks in the heart of the city are in the most wretched and dangerous condition. Their owners should be compelled to relay them with substantial materials, or the city should take steps to lay them at thewr expenso, with the least possible delay. The tearing up of sidewalks by con- tractors for grading or curbing should be allowed only on condition that they assume the responsibility for uccidents and injurios to pedestrinns, and will be roquired to replace them in as good cou- dition as they were before removal. THE CAPTURE OF NEAL. There 18 no doubt whatever that the principal actor in the dasturdly assassi- nation of Allen and Dorothy Jones has been captured and will soon be in the custody of the sheriff of this county. While this desperado was passing him- self off under the name of -Caton, his identity as E. D. Neal is practically established. If any links were needed to complete the chain of damning evideuce, they ure furnished by the prisoner. His startled expression when charged with the crime by the representative of Tue Bgee and his admission that he worked on a farm near Omaha, coupled with facts already well known, point unerringly to him as the mur- derer of the old couple, It is & matter of congratuiation to the people of the county and state that the culprit was so promptly run down. Two weeks ago he was reveling in this city on the p ozeeds of his disbolical worlk, investing his blood-stained money in articles that now furnish evidence of his guiit. Although he had ample time to place hundreds of miles between him- #elf and the scene of the erime before it was discovered, he was 8o steepad in villainy that he could not resist the tempation to follow his eriminal im- pulses to the inevitable end. The capture of the cul prit imposes on the prosecuting attorney the duty of a prompt and vigorous teial, There should be vo delay in mating out the full measure of justica, —— Tue struggle now going on between the railroads centering at this point for an exclusive right-of-way through the government reservation upon which Fort Omaha has bevn relocaled is de- cidedly suggestive. Each road seeks n valuable franchise without price and wants it exclusive. Tho average mono- poly manager isa vorker on two iegs. He is not satisfied uoless he has an ex- clusive privilege and can get ad- vaniage over evervbody else. Now why should the goverpment give any railroad an exclusive right of way through its grounds? Why should it 1 voluntarily G#0'b accoss to every road but one, whetf its manifest interest is to grant compéfifig facilities to all the roads that ave willing to run tracks into the fort. Instead of giving any particu- lar rond an oxclusive right of way, the tracks leading into and across the now fort should be made a common highway for all railronds, accessible on equal terms to all rond Tae Philadélphia Public Ledger, ro- forring to the veported efforts to defeat the re-election of Senator Allison, says: There is 1o person in Towa of average in- telligence, whethe: politician or farmer, who does not know that Senator Allison is one of the ablest, purost and most influen- tial members of tho senate, and that he is one of those who conspicuously siand fore- most among tho universally recoguized statosmen of that body, His retirement from the senate of the Unitod States would be the serious loss not of his party only, or of that of Towa, but it would be the grievous loss of the entire country, the walfars and prosperity of which he has, asa senator, longend faithfully guarded. As for the farmers of Iowa, or of any of tho statos or territories, they have had no mora zea lous representative in- congress of their best in- terests than Senator Allison, and it 18 rather difficult to accopt ns quite correct the state- ment that those of his own state are antago nizing his re-election, [f 1t wero possivle to consider his enforced rotirement from the senate it would have to be conceded that it would not be Scnator Allison who svould nead to bs sympath with, but his party, his state and his country, atl of whom are hon- ored and advantaged by his commanding io- fluence in that body, Tie struggle between the coroner and the oficial morgue for possession of acorpse isa disgraceful spectacle. If a spiteful official cannot show con- sideration for the feelings of the living, decency demands respect for the dead. THE state prohibition convention fur- nishes proof that the conservative peo- ple of Nebraska must battle with a horde of wrazen-throated professional agitators who are without following or influence in their own homes. T activity of the Dakota railroad committee is only equalled by the rush of local capitaiists to subscribe for stock in the enterprise. OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. The remedies for the complaints of tho Inbor interests proposed by the British radi- cals are as trenctant and decisive as the grievances of which they complain are fla- grant. Plural syffrage must be done away witli. One man ove vote must be the princi- ple. A vote must cverywhere have the same weight. In alldogalities the same volume of povulation musybe exacted for the privilege of returning a member of pariiament. The rogistration laws must-be 8o moaitied that workmen shall not be disfranchised because they have to/‘change their residence in search of work! ' ‘he Tast vestige of property quulification must be swopt away. The sul- frage must be dyuceded to ever adult male. The cost of purliamenvary elections must be borne by the gtate, and members of par- liament must recgive a fair remuneration for the devotion of their time and their abilities to the public sexvice. The supreme will of the people must be called into play more fro- queutly, The constitutional duration of a parliament mustwot exceed three-years. Ho- yord aidoubt, the radicals are tha ‘prospec- tive masters of tlie United Kingdom, Every one of the reforms above enumerated 18 destined to be carried out. They are in the air, Theyare written on the wall. And when, by virtue of such swaeping innova- tions, the radicals have gained control of the house of commons, they will deal as they please with the obstructive and decorstive features of the Bratish constitution, 5 The part that Belgium might play in caso of u war between Franca and Germany is a mutter of interesting speculation, In the opinion of nu ex-officor of the Belgian army both powers would select Belgium as their battle grovnd. With its base on Cologne a German army could pass through Belgium, Rgaio the valley of the Ouse, get behind the Meuse, and turn the powerful lines of *de- fense which L.e ‘Freach have conmstructed along their eastern frontier; but by violuting Belgian neutrality the Germuns would give to the French at theopaning of the campaign the moral sympathy of England—seiing aside any question of material support— which the publication of the Benedetti treaty withdrew from I'rance in 1870. There is really ouly one direct line of railway lead- ing nto Belgmm from German territory, namely, the line from Cologne, which passes wrough Aix-la-Chapello and Lieze; and the latter place is now being fortitied by Belgium on a modern scale, The Belgian army, it must be admitted, is lamentably weak both in numbers and in organization. When mopilized for war it could net’ by any means exceed 9,000 men; and after deducting the numbers require a for the garrisovs of Ant. werp, Liege and Namur the full strength of the field army would uot amount to more thao 50,000 men. Little or no assistance could be expected from Hollaud, which could only by great effort mobilize 40,000 men, and which in the event of war would provably shut up her army in the prepared entrenched position around Amsterdam, In- terest, therefors, canters in the probable at- titude of England in the event of a violation of Belgian noutrality. In 1870 Lord Grau- ville distinotly stated thut the government would fulfiit the obligations which England had contracted toward Belgium uuder the wreaty of 1830, mnd the house of commons voted 10,000,000 to provide for the necessary military prepatations. If Auntwerp were of interest to Koglid then, that interest has fncreased enoriiously swce. The imports of Autwerp are atedily increasing in value and 56 per cont of the agzregate trade of the port1s carried iy British vessels. If the fortress of Antwerp should pass into the hands of onoof te/great wostern powers tho security of England would be seriously menaced and hor. gommercial interests per- manently njurqd.y Emperor Wiifialy's rescript regarding tho welfare of the Juhorang classes provoked a protest on the jgyet) of Bmperor Francis Jo seph, who acouseslbin of stealing his thun- der, and of obtainiug credit for a programms of reforms identical with that which was submitted by g Austrisn majesty to the Berlin goveramest' fa 1573, and waioh was pigeonholed at the' time by Prince Bi marck. The pringe of Wules has even gono o stop further thao his imperial nephiew, and has written & vublic letter recommending the appointment of workingwen to seuts on the magisterial and judicial beneh. He dogs not, however, condescend 10 exs plain how the laboring mes in ques- tion are to administer a code of so intricate aud complex a nature, sud one which requires long years of study sud practice before the requisite amount of knowledge is attawed. Ihe climax, howaver, is reachod by poor old Dom Pedro, who profosses him- self prepared to accept office under the re- publican government av Rio, and even to serve & torm as president of Brazil if elected to the chief magistracy. In Norway, ltaly, Spain snd Portugel the cry of “Loag live the repubiic™ is far more frequently heard today than cheers for tho raspaotive sov- erolens, and the latter are anxiously consid- ering what sacrifics they can make in order 10 propitiate public oplaion and reconcile it at least for a time to the throne. The only two monarchs who absolutely refuse to march with tho times or to conciliate their subjects are the king of Donmark and the emperor of Russia. The former persists in retaining the conservative cabinot of M. Estrup, although for fiftecn yoars past the liborals have possessed an overwhelming ma- jority in the national logislature and have re- fused to give parliamentary sanction to the annual budget. In flagrant violation of his royal oath to maintain tho torms of the con- “Stitution, King Christian has gone on colloct ing and creating taxes and spending the rov. enue without the consent of the legislature. The result has boon that the republican movement has attained a vast growth in the little kingdom. In the new parllament a number of soclalists have been returned aud popular exasperation against the king has reached such a pitch that his tenure of tho throne is regarded as exceedingly insecure. His son~in-law, the czar, is oven still more deaf to tho voice of his peoble. For he has jnst summoned to St. Patersburg Governor Ostashine, the originator of the recent mas- sacro of political prisoners at Yakutsk, and instead of consuring or punishiog him, has, on the contrary, loadod him with honors and decorations. Labor questions promise to be in the as- cendant this spring. The Swiss govérnment has already organized an international con- ference which is to meet at Berne on May 5 for the purpose of discussing the practica- ility of adopting a universal standard work- and now Emperor William an- nounces his intention of requesting the for- ©e1gn powers to meet about the same timo at Berlin, and for a similar purpose. While the governments are considering the invita~ tions and the feasibilizy of state regulation of labor, efforts are being made by the workingmen themselves in all parts of the civilized world to orgamze combined move- ments in favor of an eight hours' labor day. There is to be & mass meeting and mon- ster procession at Paris ot May 1, the American Federation of Labor have fixed upon the same day for imposing demonstra- tions in this country, and i Great Britain the trades unions are being called upon to make the May-day labor meetings both uni- versal and successful. In Belgium, Italy, Holland and Austria the workingmen's asso: ciations have similar projects n view, and are actively engaged in arranging the pre- liminaries. Indeed, accordiug to the pres- ent outlook, 1t would appear as 1if the whole of the labering classes throughout the civil- ized worid had determined to take a holiday on Mayday with the object of proving there- by the sincerity of their desire for shorter working hours. While it is doubtful if the proposed demonstration will be as general and as widespread as its pro- moters might wisn. yet it is far more likely to achieve practical results than the projected conferences at Berne and at Ber- lin. The standard length of a working day is a guestion that can only be satisfuctorily discussed and sattled by the masters and tho men among themselves, without extraneous interyention. Any interference on the part of the state in the matter cannot but cousti~ tute a great danger to the best interests of the working ciasses. For if the government is to be entrusted with the right ot reducing the legal hours of labor, it nccessarily fol- lows that it will have the power to increase them at will. This, however, would be an encroachment by the state on the independ- ence and freedom of its individual citizens to which no workingmau in his senses could subscribe. * e In considering the condition of the Russian people at present, thero is one fact to be kept constantly in mind: the czar bas openly declared that he holds the nobility to be the chief supporters of the crown, and that as such they are to be fuvored and strengthened a3 a class by the crown as much as possible. Now, the large landed propriotors of Russia are toa great exient munufaciurers also. To this course they ware forced by sheer necessity. Most of the Russian railroads have been built from strategic considerations alone, and the enormous majority of large estates lie far away from railroad stations. ‘I'ne transportation of grain by horses over tracts of land of ten, twenty or thirty miles does not pay; therefore rich landed pro- prietors’ have long ago built distil- refineries and factories on their estates, on which they consume most of their grain, beef and potatoes in making alcohol, sugar and starch, which are easily tran ported. Thus the interests of the more pow- erful and independent part of the nobility must to a great degree coincide with those of the merchants and mill owaers who of Iate years are also increasing their estans lishment, and getting ready to doublo their successful competition in Central Asia against more expensive English goods. 1t may be said even that the great buik of the Russian nation—the peasants—are satisfied. A certain percentage of the peasants—sav- ing, hard working wnd rather unscrupulous —grow richer with every year, and promise in time to develop into a class of farmers who will have crowded out the small noble landed proprietors, as well as the less ener- getic peasants. The latter, however, are 8o ignorant and underfed that they do not even realize the extent of the abuses heaped on them, and decidedly lack the grit that goes to form active dissatisfaction, o Mr. Zachrisson, who is to lead the Swed- ish expedition to Central Africa, expeots to make the first experiment in the way of planting.a white colony 1a the far interior of tho dark continent. Ho is said to have con- tracts with 100 Swedish artisaps who have agreed t0 start with him in May next for Vigtoria Nyanza. A few years ago such an expedition would certainly have involved tragical consequences, and its prospacts today are by no means brilliant. The, pro- ject, however, is not quite so foolhardy as it would have been before white men knew as much as they do now about the best means of keeping their bealth, It would have been rogarded us impossible a fow years ago for Stanloy to sufely lead five white men clear across Africa, us ho has just done, or for missionaries o be thriving, ke Mackay, on Victoria Nyanza after adozen years' resi- dence. But, after all, theso Swedish work- men would be better off at home. o el Montana Will Come Out All Right. St Paul Ploneer Press, The end of the Montana contest will be not only the seating of the ropublican contost- ants but such a revulsion of popular feeling s will make the next election in no way doubtful. -— Bonfield and the Mormons, Kansas City Times, . ExInspector Bounfiald of Chicago, ao- nounces that the defect of the Mormonsjin Salt Lake City was accomplished by the grossest fraud. As Boofleld has been em- ploged by the Mormons to work up s case his statement need not necessarily be ac- cepted as conclusive. B e We $hould Swrep Befors Our Door. Minnsapolis Tribune, The naweless horrors of the Russian prisons uro an infamous blot upoa Christian awvilization. 1f we can do nothing to ailevi- ate the agonies of the victims of Russian despotism we can brand its cruelty with the stamp of everlasting infamy. But while hurling anathemas against the Muscovite mdnster wo should not fail to pay proper at t2ntion to the condition of our own promises. —_— Hard on the Histories. Chicago Tribuns, By a surgical operation Ben Butler has bad his drooping eyelld elevated to its proper height, and has theroby dopreciated the value of nearly a hundred histories of the late war at loast 10 per cent. pedoctha e Farmers ana Rallroads, The Amertcan Banker, The action of Nebraska and Kansas far- mors in requesting the railroads for a reduc- tion of their rates for transporting grain scems at first sight rather quixotical. We have heard it remarked, by holders of rail- way securitios and leas interested critics, that to grant such a request was unheard of and absurd. Tho railroads, say some, are not eleomosynary organizations ostablished for the promiscuous dispensation of charity, and that they should be usked to furnish the profit which the farmer expocts to gain in the legitimate market is supreme lunacy. Hold a bit! It does not scem to occur to such roasonors, that one of the principal wrounds for the deprossion in the prices of agricultural products is the effort of the railrond to earn interests upon an inflated in- debtedness. No one doubts that the aver- age bonds and stocks indebtedness of our transportation companies is far in excess of the intrinsic value of tho properties which they represent. Those who gain by this ex- cess are virtually receiving alms, and, de- spite the righteous protest of orthodox econ- omists, et al—our railronds ure still *institu- tion of benevolonce. Why, then, should not the farmer enjoy something of that excessive profit which these corporations award to heir security holders? el WITHOUT A RIVAL, An Omaha Man Tells a Massachu- ®etV’s Paper About This City. Prof. 8. C. Chandler writes the fol- lowing letter under a recent Omaha date to the Springfield (Mass.) Repub- lican: Nothing is of greater importance to the reputation of a town er city than the interest it takes in the ed- ucation of children, and in this respect Omaha stands unrivaled, The monoy raised lust year from all sources for educational purposes was $476,550, The city has eighteen large brick school buildings of from eight to twelve rooms, and seventeen wooden school buildings, which add over forty rooms more. Boesides these, it has a magnificent high school build~ ing placed on a high eminence, with ten acres of ground, and communding an enchunting view of the Missouri river and prairie country around in all directions. The school had 486 pupils enrolled last year. The instruction here in the four yéars’ course fits the scholar for business or for admittance into any eustern college. It hasa class of over filty expectant graduates this year. The legal school popu ation, according to the census of last April, was 20,243, The enrollment attending schoBl last year was 12498, TIv should be understood that besides these attending the public schools thore are about six thousand going to private and parochial schools. Then it should te noticed that there are over three hundred attending evening schools from 7 to 9 o'clock during the fall and winter months. T, ese are employed during the day, and are of all ages from fourteen to twenty-five years. It isthe purpose of the city board o obtain the best quali- fied teachers, and I can confidently say that from what I have seen and learned among them, they are worthy of their high calling and are doing splendia work. Omaha now reports 52 miles of pave- ment, 75 miles of sewers, 80 miles of street railways, 130 miles of water pipes. its wholesale trade is nearly $50,000,000 annually. The number of tirms in Omaha doing business at the close of the last year, wholesa'e uand retail, 2,828, The combined capital the wholesale houscs is reported to be $14,000,000. There are eight national banks, with an nggregate capital of $3,976,000, three state banks, andsix savings banks. The mere men~- tion of these is sufficient to give the reader an idea of the capital and busi- ness of this wonderful push-ahead peo- ple. The headquarters of the military department of the Platte, embracing Nenraska, Wyoming, Utah and ortions of Idaho and Iowa, are ocated here, and the money dis- bursed for supplies and transporta- tion was last yeav 81,800,000. There is a variety of manufacturing done here— some 112 shops, with an aggregate capi- tal of 87,355, This does not inglude many small and individual industries, uor the great railroad shops, where at least 1,000 men are employed. There arethirteen distinet nxilwuyu vhat cen- ter in Omaha, and other roads thread the country from the Atlantic on the east to the Pacific on the west, and the British possessions north. to Mexico and the gulf south. South Omaha is closely allied to Omaha, a city of 10,000 inhabitants, and has the third greatest slaughter and packing houses in the nation. The freight re- ceipts of the two Omahas were at the close of 1889 2,300,000 tons, and the ship- ments over 1,000,000 tons. . About 1,000, 000 hogs weve slaughtered, 224,000 cat- tle and 50,000 sheep, and the companies paid out over $20,000,000. ~ This is, perhups, sufficient to give read- ers interested in the growth of this city, a knowledge of its present busi- ness operations. Taking into consider- ation its convenient location to draw trade and supplies from the vast coun- try around, and the healthiness of its climate, and the noble start it has al- ready achieved, 1t requires no prophetic foresight to predict that Omaha has tho future of a great metropolis. There are five daily newspapers, with a Sunday edition, published here, and five weekly papers. Oue of the dailies is in German, one weekly in Bohemian, one in Danish, one in Swedish, one in German aod one in English, THE OMAHA BEE is the most popular and widely circulated paper. e -— The Killer of Lord Nelsor The man who shot Nelson has been discovered, through his own memoirs, to have been Serzeant Robert Guille- mard. Ho was stationed in the rigging of the Redoubable and busied himself picking off men on the Victory, He writes: *‘In the stern of the Victory stood an officer covered with decora- tions, who had only oue arm., From what I had heurd of Nelson [ had no doubt that it was he. As I had received no command to come down out of the rigging, aud found myself forgotten in the top, I duemeli it my duoty to fire. into the stern of twne In- glish ship, which I saw unprotected and quite near. | might have aimed at particular individuals, but [ preferred to fire into the separate groups which surrounded the different officers. All at once 1 perceived a great commotion on board the Victory. The people of Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. When Dlaby was sick, we gave her Castoria. ‘When shic was & Child, she erind for Castoria, ‘Whea sho bessmo Miss, she clung o Oastoris, Whanshe had Clildren, she gave them Castoria erowded around the officer whom I ho lioved [ had recognized as Lovd Nels Ho had falien to the deck nnd the ried him away at once, covered with a mantle, The excitement among the Victory's crew confirmed me in the belief that I had not been decived, and that it was indecd the English admiral A momont later the Vietory coase: firing.’ - A GREATL PAPER, Interesting 8p cinl Features pared for the Sunday Bee, A Page of Early History—A retrospect of the pleturesque times when Nebraska's law makers went to legislate prepared for musc Iar argument—J, Sterling Morton's oventful life. The New Talking Machine—Interviows with local stenographiers Rud_others as to the probable effect of the introduction of the phonograph aud graphoptione —LUses of tho wonderful invention, 17 There Was Money in it—One of Frank G, Carpenter’s most Interesting ietters giving A collection of stories of the not An Interview with the national partment and personal gossip authors, This Beats Monte Cristo—A description of the luxurious appointments of the Vanderbilt pleasure yacht. Her Kerehief in His Cofin—A collection of romantic incldents In real life all over the world as told by the great daily pavers. Spent Her Funeral Money—A woman who nad a great time on money ndvanced to pny for ner funeral. John Brown's Martyrdom—A touching and eloquent tribute from Murat Halstead, Doran’s Iircadful Deed—Under this head- inganold Omahan tellsof an almost fo gotten episode in Omaha history which made A summer Sunday scarlet and created the greatest excitement of any incident in the criminal anoals of the city, Special Telographic Service — Every im portant cvent in Nebraska, Towa, the two Da- otas and the ontire west and norttwest will be covered completely by our own corre spondents, New York Herald Cables—A complets ros sume of tne situation of aftairs in Europe, ‘with the news and gossip of the English and continental eaplitals, all written in a bright and entsrtaining style. Wired specially to 'nE Bee, The cssoviated Press Dispatches— News of the world gathored and prepared by the largest, most carefal and efficient corps of trained journalists on the globe, Heat's Washington Letter—One of tho notewortny features of Tap Su v Bk Our reliable nnd newsy Washington letter has mado TuE Bek sought for all over the west, 1t 15 standard goods. Our Society Colwmn—This department is in the hands of a specialist who has the entre 1uto the better exclusive circles of the city, ana who writes from personal knowledge of all events chronicled. Culled From Contemporaries—A careful selection of the freshest ana brigntest faat- ures of the best papers of the counts In the Field of Sports—In Tue Suxay B a half page 1s devoted to local and miscella- neous sports, belng a caretully prepared re view of the week, with gossip of coming eveuts. Thisisu standard feature of Tk SUNDAY 8kp. This department will contain this week the fullest news anda gossip of the coming base ball situation, movements of players and interviows with ofiicers and others. Our Labor Department—Tnr Suxvay Ber 1s the only daily in this stats which malntains as a rogular feature a labor department in ™ which s given the news of labor organiza- tlons and showing of the work done, wagos paid, supply and demand, and the gossip of different labor organizations, Echoes From the Ante-Room—The depart- ment of Tik SUNDAY Brk dovoted to secrot societies has long been a feature, Members of the various secret socleties look to Tuy SUNDAY BEEk for such knowledge as they may want of the dolugs aud gossip of the muny secret socleties in Omana and inthe state. Our Market Page—One great feature of T BEg 15 {ts full and complete market re- port. Our correspondent in Chicagocompiles and trausmits the Ohicago produce and live stock miurket reports especlaily to Tiun By Our New York correspondent telegraphs daily the stock market Teport espectlly to Trw BeE. A spocial reporter of large experienco provides daily most accurate reports of the Omaha live stock markets, and our commer- clat reporter prepares dalily the only Omala wholesale market report worthy the name publishea, 1n addition tothe above our com- mercial editor prepares especially for Tre SUNDAY BEn aresumeof the conditfon of local trade, and his statemonts and predic- tions have made for this paper & great repu- tation for reliable market quotatiors, SICK HEADAGHE Positively cured by| these Little Pills. ‘They also relieve Dis- tress frora Dyspepsia, In- digestion and Too Hearty| Eating, A perfect rem | edy for Dizziness, Nausea Drowslness, DBad Tastel in the Mouth, Coated| “Tongue, Pain in the Side, TORPID LIV hey) regulate the Bowcls, Purcly Vegetable. SMALLPILL, SWALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE, Pre- senators brafns de of the great A Day. A GAIN OF A POUND A DAY IN THE CASE OF A MAN WHO HAS DECOME “‘ALL DOWN,"” AND HAS BEGUN TO TAKE THAT REMARKABLE FLESH PRODUCER, SCOTT’'S MULSION OF PURE COD LIVER OIL WITH Hypophosphites of Lime & Soda 18~ NOTHING UNUSUAL, Tins o HAS BEEN PERFOKMED OVER AND OVER AGAIN, PALATABLE AS MILK, EN- DORSED BY PHYSICIANS, S0LD BY ALL DRUGGISTS, AVOID SUBSTITUTIONS AND IMITATIONS, [ P R S . OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed & guarantesd Capital, ‘%%g.g%% Pald in Capital ... Buys and sells stocks ard bonds; nogotistes commercial PADEr; recelves and executes trusts: sots us transfer agent and trustes of corpora- Tlons; takes charge of property; collécts ronts OmahalLoan&TrustCo SAVINGS BANK 8. E. Cor, 16ih and Douglas Stroots. Fald in Capital... . $50,000 Subscribed & guarantoed capita 100,000 Liability of stockholders,............ 200,000 8 Per Cent Interest Pald on Deposits FRANK J, LANGE, Casbler. Orwiorns: A, U, Wyman, presidents J.J. Brown, vice president; W.T. Wyman, Lréasuror. Digxorous: A. U. Wyman, J. i Mitlaed, J. J rown, Gy O. Barton, . W, Nash, | hos. | Lmbal, teo, B Luke. | Loans In any amount made on City & 7 Farm Property, and on Collateral Security, at Lowes Rate Currenttes b.‘\ 9