Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 2, 1890, Page 4

% “tieally THE DAILY BEE. 7 ROSEW ATER, Editor. PUBLISEED BVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Daily and Sunday, One Year.. ...........H0 0 Bix months . H 0 Threo Months Sunday Bee, o Yenr, Weekiy Bee, Otie Year with Premitim, OFFICES, Omaha. ftee Toflding. Chicago Office, New York, It ‘Washington, N Counll Blus, South Omahs 200 Bullding. 3 Tribuns Bullding. artsentl Street, rl Streot: anl2.ta Stra ts, CORRESPONDENCE, Allcommunications relating to news and od torial matter xhould be nddressed to the Editor- 1l Departuent BUSINE! ATl business Lett be aadressed to T Bee Publishing ( Omaha. Drafis, cheeks and Postoffies S LETTERS. and remittances snould T Bee PIDISHINg Company, PrOpTIEDTS, B Butlding Farnam and Seventesnth Streets. THE BEE ON THE TRAINS. There 15 no excuse for a failurato got Trx Dee on the trains. All newsdealers have been noti- fled 10 carry & Tig BEE uid can’ Omaha papers are carried are requested to notity Tire ek Please be particnlar to give in all cases fall intormation as tv date, railway and number of train THE DAILY BEE. €worn Stntement ot Circulation. State of Nebraska, I County of Douglas, 5% Georgo 1, Tzschuck, secretary of Tur Brx Publishing Company, does solemnly swear that the actunl circulation of Tk DAILY B week ending March 1, 18X, was as follow: Wednesday, I'eb. Thursday, Feb. % Friday, Feb. 24 Eaturday, Maren 1. Average..... . o GEORGE B. T Sworn to befora me and subscribed to in my presonce this Ist day of March, A, D. 18%. (Seal. | N. P. FEIL, Notary Publie. £tate of Nebraska ! Conaty ot Dowgelas, | 5% Georgn 11, Tzschuck, being duly sworn, do- oBen and says that he 18 secretary of Tk BEs Puplishing Compaty, that the actual average daily cirenlation of TiE DAILY BEE for tne morith of March 18, 18854 coples: for April, 1880, IRA50 coples: fof May, 180, 15,089 cople for Junie, 1880, IKK5S copies: for July, 188), 14,734 coples; for August, 1880, 18,651 cop for Sep- tember, 180, 18,710 copless for October, 1883, IR coples: for November, 1880, 10,510 coples; for D ser, 1850, 20,018 coples: for January, 1890, coples; for February, 188), 70 copies. Gronae B. TZSCnUCK. Sworn to pefore me and subscribed in my presence this Istday of March, A, D.. 1800, [Seal.| N. P. Frir, Notary Public. ——— e I"ROM a meteorological point of view, Tebruary stole a march on its successor and clipped its claw Tne papal decree abolishing the Lenten fast in certain ¢ s likely to produce u fresh epidemic of la grippe in a mild form. MisGUIDED individuals who seek to raise the wind with libel suits should be able to produce a better certificate of character than the records of the police court. NEBRASKA is not'particular whether the colonel of her militia successfully storms the Roman colosseum. She is contented to know the painted Indians of the wild west make Rome howl. — Di. NORVIN GRE opposition to postal telegraphy increases annually in proportion to the expansion of the Westorn Union. In the expressive language of the street, the doctor must earn his salar TuE Omaha and Council Bluffs Ra way and Bridge company increased i capital stock from seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars to one million aud a hall. In this connection iv would be interesting to know what becomes of Section 5, Article XI of the state constitution, and what action the auditor has taken in the premises. Tue misleading announcement of the denth of the young son of Minister Robert Lincoln was published through- out the country last Wednesday. It is gratifying to the countless friends of the distinguished family thuat young Abe was improving at last accounts, with every prospect of a complete re- covery. THE supreme court of Nebraska fol- lows a long line of precedants in declar- ing that sleaping cur companies are ve- sponsible, like hotel keepers, for lug- gage of passengers entrusted to poriers. —Teavelersare-ontitlod to protection for the extra price pafd the company and the porter. The court has been there and judgos by experience. — Tue late attempted massacre of a Kentuckian for being too familinr with the nose of a reporter from the sume state coufirms the suspicion that the chivalric spirit is sprouting anew in the blue grass regions. The average Ken- tuckian can tolerate a reasonablo amount of familiarity, but when it comes to plucking his olfactories ut un- seasonable hours, forbearance censes to bea virtue n the region of hjs hip pocket. Tue selection of Vicar General Brady of St. Louis as coadjutor ishop of the Catholic diocese of Omaha prac- makes him the successor of Bishop O'Connor, inthe eventof the int- ter’s death, Although not generally koown in the diocese, Father Bracy is highly recommended as alearned, zeal- ous and conservative miuister of the church, To Catholics hereabouts his selection confirms the recenv boast that *8t. Louis is the mother of bishops” for that denominatiap, SrE—— . AsYNDICATE of Yankee capitalists, headed by Ben Butler, propose to pur- chase land at Port Said and Alexandria, aod build two hundred miles of rail- road through Palestine, making way stations of Hebron, Bethlehem, Jeru- salem, Jericho, Nuzareth and Callilee, with Damuscus as the eastern terminal, The construction and operation of a railrond in that region would give a tremendous impetus wo pilgrimages and swell the hosts of sightseers to enor- mous proportions. The stimulus of u railrond would produce almost a mir- aculous revival in the development of Arsby the blest. Imagine what a shock it would be to the pious to read that a syndicate, of capitalists were booming lots in Bethiehew, or preach- ing the praises of Gallilee asa winter resort, or hear the lusty brakeman ring the changes on ‘‘Jerusalem, tweuty wmiuutes for refreshments,” THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MEDICAL EDUCATION REFORM. The staff of the Johns Hopkins hos- pital and the faculties of some of the numerous meaical schools in Baltimore, having considered the subject of forms in medical education with a view to applying them locally, reached the conclusion that the matter was of suf- ficient importance to take a national form. Tt is accordingly proposed to ask the medical schools of the United States to send delegates to a conference to be held in Nashville in May next, concur- rently with the meeting there of the American Medical associatvion, It is suggested chat the subjects which will probably be discussed at this conference are: Three s’ course of six months’ sessions, graded course, written and oral examin prelim- inary examinations in Eoglish, and laboratocy instruction in chemistry, histology and pathology. Such a programme, embracing little more than the alphabet of medical edu- cation, is cortainly not promising of vory extended reform, and the results of past conferences called for the pur- pose of improving the character of medical education in this country are not reassuring., But nevertheless the movement deserves hearty encourage- ment. That there is necessity for an intelligent and honest effort in this direction it is presumed no one will question. There are excellent medical schools in the United States. Those of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, Columbia coilege, and a few others, are highly meritorious institu- tions, conducted on sound principles and requiring thoroughness on the part of those who receive theirendorsement. But there is a multitude of other so- called medical schools scattored all over the country whose mission it is to fill the ranks of the medical profession with men having only the most superticial acquaintance with the scionce of medi- cine—men who go no farther than the primmer of medical knowledge, and armed with a diploma and an infinite assurance go forth to impose upon the confidence of n hetpless pub- lic. Fvery year a horde of this class of *'does” is sent out from the so- cailed medical schools to prey upon their fellow beings, and they ave to be found in every city and town through- out the countr, How much of the general mortality is due tothe ignorance and matpractice of these “‘quacks” can- not be computed, but it is undoubtedly very large. The number of low-class vols increases from year to year, and necessarily the number of low-class doctors, for those institutions offer in- ducements for easily and speedily ac- quiring a diploma and title which in- sures tuem a large patronage. The chief difficulty in the way of a goneral reform is obvious. The high-cluss schools cannot descend from their present standard without de- stroying their claim to confidence and for the low-class schools to attempt to emulate the higher institutions would result in killing off most of them. While this would be beneficial to the public it is not to be supposed that the stocknolders in these institutions are going to become benetactors. Still it is possible that this projected confer- once may do some good, and it will not be wholly valueless 1f it shall meraly call pablic attention to a subject of really vital importance to the publie, for few things can be of greater con- tions, corn than the proper education of those into whose care all of us must at some time place our lives. Certainly those who would reform medical education in the United States need have no difticulty in prescribing what is necessary. They have only to study the methods of such education in Great Britain, Germany aud France in order to enubie them to formulate a system which, if it could be generally adopted here, would in a few years wipe off the disgrace that now at- taches to the American medical diploma. THE SECRET SESSION FARCE. The newspaper correspondents 1n Washington were recently enabled to supply their papers with detailed in- formation regurding certain important ussions and votes in the executive ons of the senate, notably what transpired in conunection with the con- firmation of Indian Commissioner Mor- gan and the ratification of the extradi- tion treaty with Great Britain. The fullness and accuracy of the roports of these star-chamber proceedings was a source of very great annoyance to some of the senators, and the result was the appointment of a committee to investi- gate the matter and report a plan for se- curing the inviolable secrecy of execu- tive sessions. The committee has since been devoling itself several hours ench day to the task assigned it, which how- ever seriously it may be regarded by senators, 18 viewed by the correspon- dents as a highly amusing proceeding. The senaie has periodical attacks of virtuous indignation because the pub- lic is kept informed through the pross of what the sonators do behind the closed doovs of their chamber. Yet 1t is hardly possible thut any member of the senate can be ignorant of the fact that the secrets of the executive sessions only leak out through senators themselves, and that the information is imparted for public use because interested senators desire that it shall go out correctly. The press correspondents find very lit- tle difficulty in ascertaining what has transpired in executive sessions, for the reason that in spite of pledges to secrecy there ave few senators who de- cline to furnish information upon mat- ters which affect their corvstituencies, ov upon which they desire to b set right before the people. There ave and wiil always be senators who for per- sonal or political reasons will desire that exccutive proceedings shall get into print, and it is doubtful 1f uny plan that can be devised would pre- vent the disclosure of informa- tion in cases where individ- vial or party interests conld be ad- vanced by giving it publicity. Never while senutors differ about questions that come before them will any rule im- posing secrecy upon their dehiberations and actions be effectual, Undoubtedly some of the senators who profess to be iudignant at the recenvdisclosures have been guilty of equally grave violations of the rule against the revelation to outsiders of what takes place 1 the star-chamber proceedings, So far as the ponding investigation is concerned it 18 not likely to amount to anything. he men who could tell how the executive session secrets are obuained and from whom-—the nows- papar correspondents—will not do so. They understand perfectly the necess sity of protecting both themselves and the authors of their information, so that all efforts on the part of the se committee to get any light on their investigation from the newapipsr man are certain to fail. And the outcome will be that the executive session farce will continue to be played in the old way. It isstracge that enough senators cannot be bronght to see the absurdity of this practice, to say nothing of its unrepublican and unamerican cf ter, to do away with it. It is a cus- tom that canvot be justified on any ground of oxpedioncy or necessity, and 1t is wholly at variance with the nature and spirit of our political institution 1ts tendenoy is to depreciate the sennto in popular respect and confidence, and such a humiliating exhibition as that body is now making of itself in prose- cuting an investigation which isa vir- tual imputation of faithlessness against its own members. casts a grave repry on the count The senate would gain very greatly in popular regard by abol- ishing the executive session. PRIC O CONSUMERS. An interstate cattlemen’s convention has been called to weat at Fort Worth, Tex., on the 11th of this month, to in- quire into the causes which have led to the low prices of beel to the pro- ducers without any corresponding benefit to the consumer. The proposed 1nquiry is altogether unique, o couven- tion to comsider the interests of the consumer beiag a decided innovation. It is not on this account, however, the less important or commendable, and while it is not to be expected tnatit will result in anything to the benefit of the consumer, it may be hoped that it will impart some information, explanatory of his uniform position as a victim under ali conditions of the murket, that will not be wholly without inter- est to him. He can obtain vo satisfac- tory informatiun from his butcher. He may learn from the market quotations that that plausible individual is en- abled to buy his beef atfour or five ceuts a pound, and he will naturally wonder why it is thai he is asked twelve to fifteen conts for a steak, ac- cording to the cut, butif he has the courage to put the question t> the butcher heis as likely as anything else to go away convinced that the dealer in meat is the man to bs commiser- ated. 1t is a fact that within the last year or two the prices of cattle have materi- ally declined, until thay have reached & point at which the producers say there is no profit in ramsing cat- tie. Undoubtedly more than one cause has operated to produce the state of affairs of which the stockmen com- plain, and which has been made ihe subject of investigation by a conmittes of the United Sta sarate, but the principal cause nssigned is 'the manipu- lation of the market and the eontrol of transportation rates by the allego i be ef ring. Whatever the causes. however, it is a fact which the experience of con- sumers will verify that the low prices to the producer have not correspond- ingly bonefited the consumar. But the same thing is true of other com- modities than besl. A Chicugo coutemporary recently not that bread made from wheat grown in the northwestern' states and ground into flour by the mills of Minneapolis is sold in Chicago at five and six cents a pound, while the same flour shippsd to Liverpool and there baked into bread is sold at two and two and a half cents a pound. Andour contemporary observes: “While the profits of the farmers have been shaced away on one side the con- sumer of the products- has secured little or no relie Instead of the low prices of products in first hands being reflected in the prices of the consumer the case is exactly the opposite: prices in first hands and in the hunds of —the—man—who —has—a— famity to feed are relatively wider apart than nlmost ever before.” The loss of the farmer brings no correspond- ing gain to the consumer. The gain i3 to the railroads and the middiemen, So it is with pretty much the whole list af necessuries. Such as ave not con- trolled by trusts or syndicates are at the merey of spoculators and railroad man- agers, who prospsr by plundering both the producer and the consumer. Such a condition is certainly aserious reproach to the American economic system, and constitutes a very worthy subject for the consideration of statesme The time is certainly ripe for soms mani tation of public concern in the interests of the consumer, and it is to be hoped the interstate cattlemen’s convention will be successful 1n discovering the causes which are operating against the producers of meat without suy advan- tage to the peo ple who eat it, and will point out a practicable remedy. TaE brilliant editor of London 7ruth, Mr. Labouchere, is not likely to suffer very greatly in popular regard by reason of his suspension from the house of gom- mons us & punishment for his statement implicating Lord Salisbury in the efforts that have been made to shield certain persons identified with the Cleveland street scandal, Undoubtedly Mr. La- bouchere understood fully the risk he was taking in thus involving the name of the premier in a matter that has stirred English society to the core, and which men high in official life have un- doubtedly endeavored to keep as much as possible from the public gaze, but for this reason his courage in ar- raigning the highest officer i the gov- ernment will command the greater ad- miration. The ecircumstantial state- ments of Mr. Labouchere show that he did not proceed without having very thoroughly fortified his position, and the fact of his suspension will uot de- stroy in the public mind the effect of his charges, nor will Lord Salisbury be able to silence a popular demand for an explanation that will refate the charges MARCH 2. 1800.~-SIXTEEN PAGES. against him by pointing to the fact that his supporters 1n the house of 60 mmons sent its author into retirement for & week. It would have been wiser and more politic to have met the charge in astraightforward way and refuted it if it is without foundation. he course adopted is very sure to convince a great many thet thoibds'a substantinl basis for all that M. Labouchere charged, —————— AS & matter of nterest to the editors and publisherey 6f ;newspapers in this state, we reproluce Judge Doane's ve sound dofinition of the law of libel, as applied tothe publieation of contt pro- coedings and reports of current events. The case in poiut lnvolved the questicn whether a newspaper is liable for dam- ages claimed in an action for libe! on the ground of publishing police court procesdings that affect the reputation of a plaintiff. Judge Doane held that a newspapor has the right to publish as matter of news the proceedings occurring in the public courts, or mattor appearing in the pub- lic records, providing the same is pub- lished 1n good faith and without malice. Where a publ:cation is libelous per se it devolves upon the plaintiff to prove malice on the part of the publisher, and in the absence of such proof of malice Do recovery can be had. ———— ONE of the marked effects of the opening of the Sioux reservation is tho stimulus given to the mineral and agricultural development of the Black Hills. As long as the Indians controlled the land directly east, the country was dependent on one outlet to the south. The removal of that embargo paves the way to railrond competition through a vegion rapidly filling with settlers. The resulv is to b n in the activity dis- vlayed in all lines of trade and indus- try. and the strongthening of confi- dence among all classes. The Biack Hills are entoring upon a new era of prosderity, and are bound to become im- portant factors in the trade and com- meree of the west. TiE politicians and contractors in South Omahu leave no means unim- od to check the sentiment for an- xation and intrench themsclves in a permaneut job. The taxpayers who must foot the extravagant debts alrendy piled upand meet the largely incrensed exy under the laws governing cities of the first class, may well trem- ble for the future if they permit the jobbers to have their own way. They nses should promotly organize in seli-de- fense, drive out the cormorants, and unite with Omaha. One government is cheaper than two. Financially and commercially South i Omaha will be the gainer by annoexation, THE march of electr: into all de-* partments of humim activity has been the theme of countléss pens, yet it re-| mained for Chicago to prove its use in forbidden vocations. Instead of the sandbag the oter's of the fair city have adopted eleetricity, and in one in- stance successiully used it in stuuning and robbing a victim. veriments show that a storage _battory us large as n cigar case will knock a man coid and leave no mavi¢) op, ‘ tho victim. Tt is silent and effeetive and'ons of the most dangerous weap: ) nlaced 1n the hands of the criminal classes, rK R aows I York Tribuoe. t biz boundless west under- ything sho is bhard to beat. R The 1m SLO Kansis City Star. “'here 18 au aricle coing around telling “How to’lan Corn,” This i3 of nous= in Kansus. What they want 10 know out there is *How o Sell Corn." Ll RS “While the Light o ds 01 to Barn.' Hartford Courant. It is almost too x0od 0 b true, but hope- ful popte are bogianing really 1o hops that someth miy now bs drao towsrd dis- cou tha pr, f stuftiaz batlot vox. in New Jersey. takes 10 have Working in Harmoa i, Pl Pione =¥ In reply toa repyrior Rusiall Saes sala: L refuss to lov my 151t hand know whot m? riznt hand is doing 1 it comas to coliarinz dollars btk of iussell's hands seem to flap torether i sweot und perfect unison. = L -~ Thy Want No Ap o zis. Indunapoids Joonal. The brilliant Alloa wao represonts the Missiasipp! strict in w. Avcdasm s located, having apilogiz:d for thy banging of Senator Proctor in efMgy, has been no- tified that he is now serving his last term, Kor the romy. Chicagn News, George Gould 15 builaing n log aouse to live in next sumwer. This smiable young man must be trying to econnmize 80 as Lo vssist bis pain buying up the restof tho earth. e And a ¥ine Pair to Draw To. Indianapolis Journal, Democratic ascendency in northern cities is obtained by conspiracies to stuff baliovy boxes. Democratic ascendency io the south is maintained by baliot-box frauds. Thoy are two of a kind, A Chicago's Lucky Star. Clifeagg, Trinne, - ‘Phe Hou Joe Blackburn of Kentucky roars out that e will coniiuue to work ugainst Chicago as long as any lpgislation pertaining to tho world's fair. romains to be done. Everything seems to be’ playing into Chi- cugo's hands theso day: i, How Father Knigkarbock r Feels. Chicago Tripunc. What church waus iy, whose conference, or presbytery, or synod; or assembly, or what- ever you call it, decided the other duy there wus nothing this year to/ be thackful fort ‘'hav's the church [ want to join.—Father Kuickerbocker. e Let Them Look Ba New Yorle World. The followers of Edward BBellamy, author of “Looking Backward,” seem to think that their hero s thoroughly original. They should resd Prescott's “Conquest of Peru.” They will find that paternalism has been tried on this hemisphere. S s The Lesson Cannot bs Ignorad, St. Louls Globe-Demoorat, It is to be hoped that they (tue republican legisiators in Jowa) will begin by taking proper sccount of the fact that the counties which gave two-thirds of the majority for prohibition are today coutrolled by the dem- oerats. Tals meaus, obviously, that if the ward, republican party 1s to walutain its ascend- oncy in fowa, 1t must respect public senti- mont on the temperance questien, —_— Better Get Over on Our Side. Winnipeg Tribune, Of one thing Canadians may be assured, and that is that their rights or interests will not stand in the way of British policy., We have been sacrificed beforo, and may as well dccustom ourselves to the ldea that wo shall be sacrificed agai e Ben Can Never See Them. Phitadsiphia Press. Tt is to Lo hopod that the recont operation upon Benjamun . Butier's lamo oye will rosultina comploto rostoration of vision, But even if it does it will nover enable him to see the 4,000 votes that wera cast for him and eounted for Cleveiand in 1581 in tho city of New York. —— VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS. A Puazzle to Solve. rarney Hub, Those porsons who think that Van Wyck is tho strongest man with Nebraska farmers will do well to get a birdseye view of ‘s Onportunity, Norfolk News., Now that the world’s fair has beon lo- outed at Chicago Nebraska should prepare to make a grand showing of her industries aud products. The wost has won a great victory in the location of the fair and s ad- vantages should not be lost. Booming Kinkaid. Creighton Courier. While Mr. Dorsey 18 at Washington de- vising schiemes that the bankers and monopo- lists may have additionai levers waoraby they may squeezs greater rates of interest from the farmers, it is somewhat of a com- fort to know that we have a feow Kinkaids at home who do not bow to banks when they render decisions. And, by the way, wouldn't it bs a protty good plan for the Chird distriot to put Judge Kinkaid in Dorsey's shoes? Omaha Will Trey ft. Fremont Tribuns, No sooner had Chicago coralled the world's fair than it was given out by some bold and daring spirit that Omaha would put in a bid well calculated to catch the two big national political eraventions in 18392, It woull bea great scheme if Omaha conld knock that persimmon—and it may be she © The west 13 having its inning. Thay Avodat Comnarisims. Nelraska City The prohibitionists at their recont meoting 0 Lincoln unanimously resolved that high Ve, license was a failure io Nebrasia, Thoy ex- prossed no opinion as to the suceass of pro- bibition 1n Kanwns or lowi Taey were wise in not drawing comparisors, as they well know prohibition is a failure in both states, S e OUR CONTEMPORARIES. A roor Outlook tor emocrats. 0 York Herali, Unul 1895 it appears certsin thut tho re- publicans will retain control of the senate. I'hemext house of representatives will prob- ably be demoeratic, butat will ba pawerless for reform or change bocauss whan it meets wn Dacomuer, 1501, and during s two years of lifo, a repubiican senate will face it and bing it. A president will ba elected in 1802 and take seat March, 1805 Hs may.be a democrat, and with him woull ¢oma in a demooratic house; but he and the house would both be powerless in the faceof a senate still rapablican and safe to ba 8o until 1895 at loast. Bo o Ballot Reform. New York Tribe, Tt is rank hypoorisy to prate about reform of the Australian sort while justifying nnd shiclding ¢ iminals of the ballot-box-stuftiag n Jorsey Uity, or contrivars of dishon- L apportionmeats in Ohio or Indiana, Pub- lic opinion is not sublciantly arousel to do mueh good, 1f it honors tha criminals who use “little joger” biilots, or tho candidates and managers wio hirg them, but conlenns the man who buys a vote or furnishas mouey for brivery. The thinz neadai is a manly and straigntforward gpplication of the prin- ciples of common hoiesty to ali political work and public bagness. The men who are not willing t) vote down a party so long as it gets victories by cheating havo no right 1o pretend that th orm s, £ Onio, . Itis natural that mea should state in which thay ware bora, th that state, the bine clay of t! farin upon which thaie eyes first rested. Ohio is 1 5 ave, but thor: ura peoplo who were barn in 0o wi f221 ashamed of the democratic nariy in that state nacause it his twice sold Uniced Statas soaatorships to rich mea, Tha tim, il comn. we fear, when Governor Camnball will not focl half 80 proud of Ohio us he now assumes to be, love the unty in” paternal Internation I+ opyright. Chicags Tribwe. If congrossmen think the people of the United States will bo beuetited vy a law which will muke Euglish books dear they have the power to pass the law which may stimnlawe the growth of a literary spiriv in Enzland,but notiv this country ;but they may find some dificulty in making their constitu- ents take their view of it. - The safest plan is vo wait uptil the people unmistakably de- mand the law and the agitation for it passes oeyond the uarrow circle of those who will profit by it, or mistakeuly, hope they will. Don't try 1o force it upon the people as Jong a5 it will be for thom &t best A nauseous dose of medicine administerad by quacks and empirics—of doubtful banefit to the patient and of no pecmanent advantage to those who prescribe it Mr. Adams, it ha {8 prudent, will wait until the people cail for internu- tional copyright; he will not out of his venitl- cent wisdom give 1t to ithem unasked and because he thinks 1t is for their good while they think differently e IMMORTAL. goaguin Millsr in New York [ndpendent, He walked tho world with bended head; “Phere is 0o thing,” be moaning sald, That must uot some day join the doad," Ho sat where rolled a river deep; Awoman sat her down to weep; A child lay in hor tap asicep. The waters touched the mother's hana, His hoart was touched. Ho passed from land, Bug laft it laughing in the sand. That one kind word, that one geod dead Was as 1f you should plant a sead 1In sands along deatl’s sable brede. And looking from the farther shore He saw, where to bad sat before, A light that grew ; grew more and mord. Ho saw a growing, glowing throng Of havvy people white and stroug Witk fuith, and jubilaot with s0ag, It grow and grew, this littlo scod Of good sown in that day of neod, Until it touched the stars indeed | Aud then the old man smiling sdld, With youthful heart and lifted head, “No good deed ever joius tho dewd," Oakland, Cal. REGULATION OF ELEVATORS. An Idea of a Member of the Trana- portation Board. THE EVIL THAT MIDDLEMEN DO. Jottings from the State Honse— Wants a Recesiver—Skipped with $300 ~The Capital City in Briet. Lixcory, Nev,, March 1.—Special to Tie Bek ] Lho elevators of Nebraska ought to be opened to producers indiscriminately for shipment of grain.”” This sentimont was very emphatically expressed by & member of tho state board of transportation to Tir Bek represcutative this morning. *As thoy are operated today it is well known that they arcinthe havds of middlomen at the ex- penso of the producer. The systom is wrong that puts machinery iuto tho hands of cupitalists to be operated at the expense of the producer of any stato, Now, in Minuesota and Illinois ele- vators are oven to all comers at certain fixed narges for the e porformed by the elevator operators for the storing, cleaning and loadive of grain, for shipment to the eastern grain markets, The rates for this service are regulated and established by a commission empowered by lepislative act, ar the two states named the dutics in connection with the reculation of ware houses is made additional to the duties of the railroad commwissioners, The basis of Taws is similar to that for transportation chargos, viz: Limited to a just return on the investment of capital he operation of a system of elevators under regulation, as heretofore stated, se- cures for the producer uurestricted aavan- tages for the shibment of his product to the competitive markets of the country, viz: Chicago, St. Lous, Duluth, ete. He is not compalled to accept the offers of local buy- ers, but is ina much bettor position afforded by the alternative of selling to the local buyers: of easy shipment to the orincipal muarkots east, or he can, if he so dosires, store his grain, and upon the through ware- house receipt whioh he obtains therefor is provided with an uuquestionable busis for cre “In the case now peuding before the preme court under mandawus proceeding: instituted by the attorucy genoral to compel the obeyanco of an order of the state boura of transportation 1n the case of the Elmwood Farmers' alliance vs the Missouri Pacific railroad coinpany, had the board declared that common carriers are without authority to acquire and bold lanas for granting to individuals special privileges for spec- ulative profits, then the elevators already located on the Missouri Pacific depot grounds would be unable to secure a renewal of their leascs at the exviration of the year; and then if the board had followed with a recom mendation to the legislature for the passage of u law authorizing railroad companios to execute contracts for the location aud operu- tion of elevators on its grounds adjacent to side tracks, such elevators to be operated b all times for the receipt, storage aud loadin into cars of grain (establishing a fixed maximum price per bushel for the service, with a_provision adding to the power of the railroad commission, the regulation and adjustment of the rates with a view of limiting the earnings to @ just return ou the capital nvested in ele- vators would have been an easy matter, “'Such u measure would be apt to meet with the hearty support, not only of the grain prodncers but the elevator men of the state would very likely favor its passage most earnestly, for this reuson: At about all the railroad stations in the grain pro- ducing sections of the state are two and sometimes more elevators built upon rail- road grounds. It is perfectly natural to sup- nose that thuir owners would grasp the op- portunity afforded by the proposed law for securivg u faiv rate of profit on the outlay rather than uudergo the h expense of remcving and the construction of spur tracks to a new lovatiou. By muny it will be conceded that such a solution of the clevator quastion would be of greater benefit to the producers of the state thao the temporizing method of declaring that having allowed one person the use of ats grounds in the buying and shipping of grain, a railroad must extend the same privilege to all others desiring it. LI'his would absalutely shut out monopo~ listic tendencics, o fur as grain is cons cerned, und such firms as Harris, Woodman & Co., mentioned very justly a few duys ax0 by Tug IBee, would not be enabled to securo nud gaiv individual control of fifty or wore ot the principal elevators of the state, and the great mass of producers, however poor, would always be able to get the top of the markot for their products whenever cir- cumstances compolled them to put them on the market." HE STATE HOUSE. Governor Thayer was at his desk again this marni He returned from Juniata Last evening. he Warnerville packing company filed 08 of ncorporation this morning. Capi- tock, $10,000. Incorporators: D. P. Rogers, K. C. Warner and E. C. Warnor. Lho Geneva grain and elovator company also filed urticles and is nuthorized to trans ucl business at Geneva, Killmore county. Authorizad capital stock, $20,000. Incorpor- ators: John A Dempste Jensen, V. C. Shickley, George C. Clark, rgo W, Swith, J. G, James, W. H. Cooms, J. S.Small and £ J. Stone, ‘Phe Guarantee, North America, an insur- ance company of Moatreal, Cunada, filed its annunl stawmont today: IRisks, 811,005 preunms, &L080.20; losses, 885.40, — Also the Fidelity of Philadelpnia, Pa. Risks, 114,000 | ‘emiums, $1.480.75; losses, 82,000, WANTS A B R Joseph 1. Webster asks the district court to uppoint a receiver for the property lov 8, biock 3, Driviug Park addition to tho ciiy of Lincoln, formerly owned by Edward L Starr, out now the property of Roveri C. Bertram, T'he plaintll alleges that he sold the lot to Starr, and allowed biw to place a first morty gage thoreon for the purpose of erecting i uouse. He alleges further that Starr failed to pay off all of the wechunic's liens, and that he bhad to, Starr securing him with a wmortguge deed. Later on Starr sold the property to Bertram, aud plamuft therefore s6eks 4l uccounting, CITY NEWS AND NOTE A. C. Schuler was given adivoree from his wife, Lena, this morniug, on the ground of descriion on their wedaing day. neral C. H. Van Wyek was 1n the city lust evening. ‘The general registered at tho Capitol hotel and greeted u large number of his oid-time friends. 0. . Dinges insists that he must be paid for sweeping the sirests and cleaning the alloys for the two years ending Juouary 1, 1300, or tht he will commence suit for dam- agges. "l‘:ll;’llllllir Gardoer informed the city coun- cil, in special session last ovening, that a five-miliionaallon reservoir would sLethe city $17,000, and that u ten-miltion-gallon one would cost 25,000, At this mestiog Clerk Van Duyu reported that he had received $172.00 for miscellaneous licenses during the month of February. Captain Hux, one of the most familiur faces at tho state house, und who has been on the sick list for several days past, bas weli-nizh recoverad his asual health, West Lincolu 18 to have a sausage factory, 10 be operated. by tue packing company. shortly. Mrs. Ballard, azed ninety vears, mother of Mrs. J. . Kichards of this city, is re- ported to be asugerously 11l ut Hastings. A. B3, Smith, for: of this city, has beon uppoiuted ussistant general passenger and ticket agent of the Burlington system of rogds, and cuterod upon the duties of his sition today. Miss Naomi H. Weaver two week's visit 1o the Jackson at Atchison, Kan. C. 0. Siricklund, the flour merchant, was done up for §500 tuis afternoon. He gave o $300 cuecs to a German who had formerly veon employed us a traveling salesmun to Luye cashied for bim, as he was 100 busy to €0 to tuo baok himself. The fellow cashed Lhe oheck and skipped out. The police are 1ook\ig for biw. Mrs. Wickwire- Bow loft today for a family of Judge - *Have you ever noticed nuch more graceful & womo is with bor hands than a man is? Mr. Wickwire— SWell, it is po particular eredic to her, Hhe has 1o be. She Lasn’t any pookets to stick Shew iuto out of sight,” EDUCATIONAL Harvard univers) has just issned the Annual reports of its president and treasurer for 1888-9, The Methodist church will have a new university in Washington, D). C., i{ prosent plans are roalized. Education is an important tactor in the solution of tho southern problem. Clark university, Atlanta, Ga., hus 460 students 1 all departments. The polytechnio institute at Worcester, Mass., has introduced a new course of eloo trical engineeriog, leading to the degreo of bachelor of science in electeical engineer: Brown hall, the new collego dormitory nt Princeton, is feet long, while old Nassan hail 18 136 foet. The lutter, when built in 1756, was the largest building in the United States, ‘t'he John L. Lancoln fund, which was startad by the Alumui of Brown univorsity for the benefit of the university last month, has alceady reached the forty-six-thousands dollar mark, The senior lectures on “Law' aro attract ing a good deal of attention at Brown uni- versity, [t 18 not all uniikely that a law school will develop there within two or three years. Katherine Coman s tho professor of hia tory and political economy at Weliesloy col- lege. In the February number of Kduca- tion she teils how sho'is preparing her stu- dents ““for citizenship.”” What next! Prof. Woodrow Wilson, who has recently been elected by the board of trustees to the chair of political cconomy and jurispru- dence, is the twonty-sevonth graduate of Princoton college who has been eleoted to its faculty, ‘T'he twentieth century club organized by the resdent alumni of the Northwestern university, Evanston, and the members of the junior and senior classes antedates the club ol the same name recently formed in Chicago, by nearly two years. T'he students are ahead this time, The Univeraity of Pennsylvauia is about to erect a $75,000 theatre. 1 he university of the immediate future will embody in its plant a ball room, un athletic fleld, an opora bouse, a billiara room, a fow lecture rooms, race track for norses and possiuly a rouletto table, says the New York world, Then the boys will be educatec ‘The commissioner of education in_his last roport, 18878, gives thy statistics o col- legos of liberal arts, an increase of eleven siuce his previous report. No wonder that Prof.J. P, Manaffy warns Americans against cheapsning college degrees, but whut ho feurs has alroady come to puss. Degreos count for out_little unless accompanied with the name of an wnstitution of high rank. Ohio has more colleges than any other state —twenty-four, and Illinois and Penn- sylvania follow abreast with twenty-threo euch. Many denominations are competing for the allegiance of the students of the uni- versity of Michigan. Ihero is Hobart guild maiatained by Episcopalians, with its special hall, library, and lectures; the Unitariuns supoort y club and vrovide an ente tainment for” students once a week: the Presbyterians have recently orgauized Tap. pau guild, wall buiid a ball snd have & course of lectures anudunced for this year; tho Catholics are working for Foley gu Methodists have 1ncorporated We guild aud bave received the endorseuent of several bishops and of the igan and troit conferevces. The trustees of the Wesleyan guild will build a hall to cost $30,000 and to secure au endowment for its maiateuance and for lectures. - MUSICAL AND DIKAMALIO, John A. Lane has b engaged for the Booth-Barrett company for next season. Frank Kee has the maouscript of Hen- derson’s “Gondoiier” company for the west. Awelin Glover who dances so divinely in “rhe City Directory” 15 a sister of Mrs, Heory E. Dixoy. Arthur B. Chase, director of the Booth- Moojeska company goes to Kurope in Muy for an extended vacation. IRudolph Aronson has comrmenced prepara- tions for the production of & new opera at the Casino in May. ‘0stler Joo" i3 being dramoti: Majorie Bonuer is ed as the actrees to staran it. 'What nex H. ttan Donnelly has writton a aew comedy for Daniel Sully called * I'he Million: aire’ which will be produced in April. Eieanor Barry, formerly of Rosina Vokes' compauy, is vlaying in **1he i at the Grand opera bouse in James Aldrich Libbey, who pluys the Count Rivarol in *The' King's Fool" at Niblo's, ‘will sever his conunection with tho company March 1, Mr., Robert Mautell has met with so much success in *“The Corsican Brothers that ho has decided to retain it as & permunent fca- ture of his repertory next scason, ‘The Kendals ure to make another tour of the country mext season. They have ar- ranged for u five weeks' engageuient in New York at the I%ifth Avenue theater. Pauline Markham, who has d cellent ability us su emotional tempiates a starriog tour of the south' under irection of u well known manager. 'he quaint as well as picturesque “*County Fair’ is a8 popular as ever. Neil Burgess is malking as much headway us in the early run of the play ut the Union Square theater, “he work of booming the “Old Home- stead” iu London hus ulready commenced under the direction of Alexander Comstock, Who hus three rapresentatives on the ground: Helen Russell, of J. M. Hull's “A Possi- ble Case” company is nota sister of Ada Hehun as has beeu sunounced. Miss Reban has @ sister whose stuge name is Hattio Rus- sell. Madame Cottrelly is determinod to von- tinue the MeCaull opera company on the road NEXU BEASON, SN0 DPAys MUl for tho name ond will munage the enterprise lerself. Adelaide Moore bewins a staring tour of the large cities iu Logland on Kaster Mon- day. Her repertory will iuclude “Rosalind,” “ulier,” “Lady Teuzie! ana “Galate Miss Moore will be seen in this councry again next season. 1t is said a new Passion play will be pro- duced in New York on or about easter Mon- day. It is calied *‘I'he Young Messiab," and is the work of Araennes Jones-Foster, T'ho character of the Savior will be assumed by Jeannie Winston, At the opera house in Piacenza, Italy, a tenor wus howled down by the ofiiciul claque at the instigation of the munager. Inade- quate receipts induced the manager to resort. 1o this measure as the only way of breaking his contruct with tho singer, Salvini will begin his furewell eugagement at the Broadway theater, New York, March 34, These performances will be nis adieux to The L woek be will be seen 3 “The Gladiator,” “The Out- law” and *Othello.” Ouo the nights the elder Salvini does not appear the youn[{ur Sulviua will take his place in a play called “A Child of Nuples.” It was given at one Ume at an authors’ matinee at the Madison Square theater. Word comes from New Orleans that James O'Neill bas purchased the exclusive right to produce in America Henry Irving's version of *"Ihe Dead Heart.”! Mr. O'Neill will or- panize s compavy with # view of bringing the play out either in New York or Chicage in June, OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subseribed & guarantosd Oapltal, $500,000 d in Capital . 350,000 tuys and sells stocks avd (s negotintes cOMnercinl DADSY; OCeIVOR AN BXoC e LFUsLs: and trustue of corporas proparty; collocts renty OmahaLoan&TrustCo SAVINGS BANK 8. E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Stroets, Faid o Capital $50,000 Bubscribed & guaranteed capital,. .. 100,000 Liabllity of stockho 200,000 5 Per Cent Interest Paid on Deposits FRANK J. LANGE, Cashier, OFF1 : A, U, Wyn vice president; W. yiaan, Lreasurer. , Duggorous; A U Wyman, J. i, Millard, J. . Hrown, Guy O, Barton, . W, Nasb, 1hos, o Klubal, Geo, h, Luke, Loans in any amount made on City & Farm Property, and on Collateral Security, at Lowes Rate Currenttes tdent; 4.0, Brown,