Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 19, 1890, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE, " B. ROSEWATER, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. e —— TERMS OF 8UBSCRIPTION Dafly and Sunday, One Year Year with Premiun, OFFICES, Omala, I'ec Buflding. Chicago Oifics, b Batlding, New 3 ork, Hooms 14 and 5 Tribuny Bullding. Washington, No, 613 Fourteenth Street, Conncil Blutfs, No. 12 Pear] Straot Eouth Omalis, Corner N an | 2ith Straets, Weekly flec, One CORRFSPONDENC Al communications relating to news and adi. matter shonld be addressed to the Editor: partment INESS [ETTIRS. {ers and remittances should o nadressed to The eo Publishing Company, Omaha, Drafts, ehecks Postofies orders 10 be mivde payable to the order of the Compuny, The Beg Publishing Company, Proprictors. ek Buildine Farnam andSeventeonth Stroets. THE BEE ON THE TRAINS. T1010 1% 10 excuse for a fallure to got Tiw: Brg on tho trains. Al newsdealers have been noti fled to carry a full sup Travelers who want Tur Bk aind can't other T otify Tiie BRE. G *se o particular to give fn_all cases full fuformation as tu date, rallway and number THE DAILY BEE. ot Circulation. State of Nebraska, (e County of Douglas, (% Geoige B, Tzschuck, secretary of Tnr BEr Publishing Company, does soleminly swoar that theactual circulation of Tie DAILY BEE for the week endine March | Sunday. Marcn 9. .. Monday, March 10 Tuesdiy, March 11" Wednesday, March 12 Thursaay, Murch 13 Friday, March 14, saturday, March i5 GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Eworn to befors me and_subscribed to in ny presenco this Lith day of March, A. D, 1800, (Seal.| N. P, FEIL, Notary Public. Averge..... State of Nebraska, | Conaty ot Douglas. 5% G . Tschuck, being duly sworn, de s that ho 18 sccretary of Tuy Bee 1lishing Company, actual average daly circniation of "Ti Ly ek for the monith of March 189, IRK51 copies: for April, 1880, 15,65 coples; for May, 1850, 15,600 coples: for Jurie, 1880, 18,88 coples: for Juiy, 188), copios: for Augnst, 189, 18,651 coples: for 8 tember, 180, 18,710 coples: for October, 1589, K07 cople ovember, 1860, 19310 copies: for December, 184, 20,045 coples: for Jsnuary, 1590, coples; for February, 180), 19,7 copil GEOnGE B, UCK. Sworn o tefors me and subscribed i my presence this st day of Mareh, A, D., 180, [Seal.| N. P. Fr, Notary Public. I'e county and city combines are flourishing amazingly these mellow March days, INSURANCE agents haye no reason to complain of the patronage of the board of education. ‘' eyes of the farmers ot the state are directed toward Liuncoln in these days of railroad investhigations. Tiosizin need of u first-class chan- collor may address in all confidence Prince Bismarck, now open for engage- ment. Tue thivty minute pac court of Judge Lynch at generally conceded to smasher. set by tho Bromfield is be a record Ture ardinance extracting one hun- dred dollars o year from the conl deal- ers has been weighed in the balance and found exact. TuE number of new buildings to be erected on Sixteenth street this year promises to fill the rookeries with va- cancy and gloom. e British lion and the Portuguese lamb arve peacefully lying together in east Africa, but the lamb isa part of the lion’s internul economy. IN knocking the wind out of the in- dictment against John L. Sullivan the supreme court of Mississipni has proved itsell a slugger second only to tho champion himself, Tie oxbow railvoads are becoming exceedingly useful as clubs to beat down vailvoad rates. Theiv groater dis- tanco lends enchantment to the torn offered shippers. Tie Cherokee raiders have wisely concludod to move out of the country without government assistance. The boomers wholesome respect for the pointed argument of bayonets. SIS an il wind thate blows nobod, g00d.” The rise and fall of the lottery confederacy in Novth Dakota gave the state an amount of advertising through- out the country that money could not biy. CHieAGo has not a suflicient stock of morals on hand to justify its abuse of North Dakota. The Windy eity should purge itself of the gambling mania be- fore criticizing a community of periors, DOssess o su- THE committees appointed to collect funds for the velief of the Dakota farm- ers should receive liberal encourage- ment. Omaba is too near a neighbor of Dakota not too respond quickly 1o an appeal for aid, — I¥ Prosident Adums insis ing the knife to western freight rates, a succession of cold chills will take possession of the railvoad spine in this vicinity. The producers will not object if the waludy becomes chronic, INDIANAPOLIS furnishes a teerible holocaust by the collapse of an ogg- shell building whose falling wails bue- ied a of heroic The Buddenseiks of this country have much to amswer for in the -erection of flimsy structure ts on apply- score firomen. YEFany STANFORD, bailing from Californin, appears much more anx powaduys to influence kind old Uncle Sam to extend his mortgage on the Central Pucific one hundred and twon ty-five years at & nominal rate of inter- est, than 10 have him lend out his sur wlus on agricuitural securities. Tue vigor and parsistency of the New York in slaugbtering available domocratic presidentinl timber throat- ons to deprive the republicans of u re- spoctablo competitor two years hence. Unless Dr. Dann sheathes his scalpal thore will not be enough of the demo- orpss loft to jusuily » decont us atie funeral, THE OMAHA DAILY RESIGN ATION OF BISMARCK. Potitical nifairs in Germany have re- contly been moving on strange and sen- sational lines, It has for some time sn apparent that the great brain and strong will which ereated a united Ger- many, and for nearly twenty yoars have directed the destiny of the empira with n power almost absolute and a wisdom attested by magnificent materic results, were in danger of being unseat from their place of authority, il they could not be bent to an imperial will more devoted to its own conceptions and caprices than the teaditional policy of the em- pire, and determined to rule. It was widely belioved that the accession of Emperor Willinm would speedily bo followed by the voluntary or enforced retirement of Bismarck, and period- ically since there have been rumors of serious disagreements between tho emperor and chancelior which throat- ened to terminate in the latter sur- rendering his office, On every such oceasion the ruler is presumed to have yiclded, as his gran¢father and father uniformly did, to the will of the prime minister. Tt is not to bo doubted, how- ever, that the young emperor never e tertained for Bismarck the same feeling of confidence and affection in which he was held by the first Kmpevor William and his son I'rederick. and that he was long ogo settled in the purpose to permit no longer than necessary & divided power in determining the policy of Germuny, with the concessions gencrally mude by the emperor to the ministe The course taken by Emperor Will- ian regarding the question of amelior- ating the condition of the working ses was a radical departure from tho Bismarckian policy, and it undoubtedly encountered a move vigorous opposition from the chancellor than the public has obtained knowledge of. It is well un- devetood, however, that Bismarck has not the leust sympathy with the international labor conference and no faith that it can be productive of any good resu'ts. When a similar expedient was proposed some years agoghe opposed it as utterly 1m- practicable, and his opinion of it is the sume now. The result of the elections, in which the socialists made large gains and the government party lost ground, with the effect of materially complicat- igg the political situation, gave Bis- marck an opportunity to assert the cor- vectness of his position, and it is not to be doubted thav the emperor has been made to feel with emphatic, and perhaps somewhat exasperating, force the dissatisfaction of the chancel- lor with the effects of the imperial scheme of labor amclioration. It has been reported that Bismarck was assid- uously laboring to briug about a politi- cal combination that would give the government a chance of carrying out some of its projects 1w parliament, but with little promise of success, it may be, in consequence of the interference of the emperor, or for the roason that parties no longer fear the “man of blood and iron,” u stato of feeling quite natural under existing circumstances. An incident much talked of as indicat- g the decline of Bismarck in the im- perinl confidence was tho vecent be- stowal by the emperor of the order of the Black Iiagle on Herr von Boetticher, vice president of the Prussian cabinet. This action, nearly all Berlin. agreed, foreordained the fortunate recipient Bismari’s suceessor. Other cuauses of disagreement between the emperor and chancellor ave suggested, but owing to the censor- ship of the press by the government the only delinite fact is that I’rince Bis- marck has resigned, Some days may elapse before the world will know the full reasons for thi stion. 1tis obvi- ous, however, that a combination of causes has produced it. and it is quite eredible that the difference between the emperor and Bismarck isirreconcilable. The event opens the way to cndless conjcetures as to what may be the possi- ble effect upon the political affairs of Germany and upon her relations with the rest of Kurope. The loss to the gov- ernment of the wisdom, the experience, and the vesources of statesmanship of Bismavek may well be vegavrded as almost ivrepavable. It will not be pretended that there 1s any other man in Germany who can bring to the task he has luid aside the wonderful ability, the far reaching judgment, the por- sonal force, and the commanding influence with the powers of Furope which he possesses, and certainly there is none among those unfriendly to his policy, from whom it is to be presumed his successcr will be chosen. Will there not now he opportunities for the introduction of principles and policic that will eventualiy impair the founda- tions of tho strong and imposing im= perial structure which Bismarck erected When the master mind is no longer occupicd with tho affairs of government, when the vigi- lant eye that saw every detu is withdrawn and tne indomitable will is powerless, may not the demagogue and the courtier, playing upon the ca- price and the vanity and the ambition of the young emperor, lead Germany into paths tending to the final destruc- tion of the i1mperial state and its dom- ination of I} Mairs? Possibly, and perhaps providentially. Who shall that the departure of Emperor William fr the tra- ditiony policy of the oempire which has driven from powor the groatest monarchial statesman of modarn times, may not eventually prove a powerful aid to the growth of republi- ropenn sy canism on the continent of Furope? All that monarchy loses when such men as Bismarck surrender powor is the guin of the people. No one will deny him ever praiso of great ability may justly belong to his performunce of the task ho set himself todo. The unifica- tion of Germany was o policy of the highest statesmanship, end verhups slso of patriotism, and. its accomplish- ment pluced Bismarck among the fore- most men of all time as a master of swtecraft. But ho has never been a friend of the Leopie iu any. just souse and at the age of soventy-five, after a third of a contury of power employed largely in crushing the popular will, he lays down Mis authority w an em- peror who refuses W be guided by his life-long repressive and despotic poli All men who believe in the rule of the people, and in its ultimate teiumph everywhore, will welecomo tho end, if such his resignation shall prove to be, of the publiceareer of Prince Bismarck. HE PARAMOUNT DUTY, The resolution introduced in the senate by Senator Voorhees declaring it to be the highest duty of congress to lay aside all discussion and considor- ation of mare party fissues and give its attention to the preparation and adop- tion of mensures for the relief of the farmers and others who are in noed of veliof, was timoly nad commendable. Congress has been in scssion between threo and four months, but not a single measure has boen acted upon designed to relieve the depression that is widely prevalent, and is ospecially sovere in the agricul- tural districts of the country. The greater part of this time has been taken up with partisan discussion and conflicts in which the great majority of the peo- ple have no interest, and from the re- sults of which they can derive no ad- vantage. This unfortunately is the usual practice of ngress, but there are times when it is peculiarly disastrousto the public in- terests, and the present is such a time. If congress could have promptly ad- dressed itself to practical business the country would now be getting the bene- fit of an add:tion to the currency in the form of a largoer issue of silver notes, and there 18 no more . pressing require- ment than this. A tariff bill was promised more than a month ago, and had one been passed it would have removed one of the uncertainties which exert an unfavorable effect on business. Other matters touching the interests of the people might have boen considered and acted on since congress assembled which would have improved the situa- tion generally. But the politicians in corgress scem to get wholly unmindful of the people and waste precious time in controversies that have no valug for anybody. Senator Voorhees has done well in calling attention to this matter, and he will merit a public testimonial if he shall induce congress to see its duty and act accordingly. INDIANS IN DISTIESS. Reports of the condition of the Chip- pewa Iudians present a picture of suf- fering and destitution that is a disgrace to the nation. Were it not for the re- liable character of the source the truth of tho reports might well bechallenged. for it is almost incredible that the government should, through negleet, subject 1ts warfls to the horrors of starvation. Bishop Shandler of North Dakota, having made a personai exami- nation, declares that their condition is a disgrace to a civilized country. Their reservation is described as the Siberia of America, the coldest and bleakest spot in tho country, filled with bad timber, forests and lakes, swamps and rocks, from whbich nineteen hundred Indians are expected to make a living. They were never supplied with proper agri- cultural implements by the government, and what tools tvhey possess were do- nated by charitable organizations. The bishop found the unfortunates oceupying wretched mud hovels, with the thermometer forty degrees below zero—men, women and children almost naked; the old Iying on frozen ground, the young rolling in warm ashes to keep from freezing, others in the last stuges of starvation, and no food or nourishment to be had. Gaunt misery was visible everywhere, and unless prompt assistance is secured the tribe will be wiped out of existence. The government is in hongr bound to render prompt assistance to these u fortunates. It is indebted to.them for lands taken under recent treaties, and the money should be immediately ap- plied to alleviate their wants. It is a shame that private assistance shouid be asked to wrest from starvation a people for whose condition the government is primarily responsible, and to whom it owes large sums.of money. THE COUNTY COMBINE. The conduct of a majority of the county board is not caleulated to strengthen public regard. On the con- travy, the action of the members tends to confirm the suspicion that there isa large sized African in the county coal pile, which the combine is determined to cover up. Commissioner O'Keeffe hasrepeatedly assertod that the coal furnished the county is not the article contracted for, and that the price charged is higher than the terms of the contract. In other words, the contractors have furnished the county inferior coal and demanded pay for a better article. It is also charged that the contractors de- livered tons of coal to seve parties on telophono orders from the coun- ty building, without the authority of the comwissioners or their agent, and that the county has no protection against frand while such reckless meth- ods ave permitted by the board. Mr. O'Keeffe declares his readiness to prove his The contractors also demand an investigation, It is due to the taxpaycrs as well as to the contr: tors that the trath or falsity of the charges be determined. lustead of facilitating the inquiry howoever, & mujority of the board pro- their readiness to accept the un supported word of the contractors as to the Lonesty of their bills and virtually rebuke the minority for protecting the people from what they believe to be ex- tortionate charges. Notwithstanding the professions of veform and the promises of business methods in county affairs, the county combine has fallen into the aisgraceful wethods of the past. No amount of as- sertion or explanation cun wipe out the fact ~ that the combine poses an overhauling of the coal bills, If everything is as straight avd smooth as they pro- fess, why are they afraid to show the truth? Why is that important bills have suddenly disappeared, and why did the combine reject the motion to turn over ull papers in the dispute to the county attornoy? The aspect of the case does not reficet edit on the members from whom the reasou t0 expect better assertions. foss ugly openly ¢ people had BEE: things. It is asdisgraco to the county and an outragh ¥n taxpayers that reck- lossly indifforend methods should be permitted, and shat the old ring shoula become so etitéénchod as to block in- quiry and coyen up transactions of a suspicious chavaotor. JAY Russtd has liferally played the mis- of with the United States in the ex- portation of whet to England, In 1887 Russin sent into Great Britain wheat to the value of two million pounds sterling. Thé eastern seaboard of the United States, for. the same period sent to England whewt to the value of eight million pounds sterling. Since then the tables have been turncd. Russia for 1889 changed places with the United States and disposed of wheat in the English market to the value of eight million pounds sterling to two million pounds sterling from this country. This, however, must be counterbalanced by a slight increase of shipments from Cali- fornin during 1880, Russia, moreover, threatens to cut deeply into our pork trade abroad. The imperial govern- ment is encouraging the pork packing industry and has built a packing plant in the center of an extensive hog and agricultural district. These ure condi- tions in our foreign food trade which should receive carliost attention. THE assortions of Attorney Thurston that the Union Pacific was indifferent to the fate of the debt extension bill, und that the company was in doubt whether to accept its provisions, if it should become a law, do nou dovetail with tho movements of the managers of the road in and about Washington. The appearance of President Adams at the national capital just as Jay Gould and his Wall street associates are an- tagonizing the bill, clearly shows that the Union Pacific 1s not only anxious to accept the luvish terms proposed, but will rally all its forces to secure its pus- suge. A coMBINE of leading republicans of the house been formed to check the wholesale raid on the surplus. The movement is necessary owing to the concerted action of the high protec- tionists, who sanction and support every appropriation bill, with a view of exhausting the revenue, and thus revent the passage of a tariff reduc- tion bill. The house members propose to head off the extravagance of the senate and hold back all but the regu- lar appropriation bills until the tarift bill is disposed. of. - Retrenchment is now the order of tho day Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas ailrond combination has already become as great o thorn in the side of western ratlroads as the Burlington & Northern. The fact that it has cap- tured the bulk of the grain trade of Omaha shows that the managers con- sider the advantages of the long haul when they go after a good thing. —rr———— TiE determination of the interested property ownerstareconstruct the grade of St. M, savenbe will involve a large expenditure of money,but as long as they are willing and 'able to pay liberaliy for their shortsightedness in the past, the public at large has no reason to complain. COMMUNITIES desiving railrond e tensions in Nebraska can have every- thing they ask for if they turn out en masse and assault the state board of transportation from the railroad trenche: There is nothing too good for those who rally under the corpora- tion bauner these trying hours. GovERNOR HILL announces that the democracy will sweep the country in 1892, Doubtless David presumes that the scrap between himself and Grover will spread over forty-four states. But after the fracas is over, the republicans will mop the country with the remains. ngs. Chicago News, Possibly the shortage in the Brazilian cof- fee crop will cause u flurry in the Canadian pease market. The most striking effect, however, will be the creased complacency of European monarchs, who wil iusist 1n believing that the divine institution of king. crait has been vindicated by the short bar- vest in the ex-empire of Dom Pedro, oty b A Result of Good Trafning. Boston Globe, member of parliament has been found honest and brave enough to separate himself from his parly and condemn its walignant course toward Parnell. s name is Mr. Louls J. Jennings, and his finer sense of justice is possibly due to his long resi- dence in this land of freedom. He was for- merly the editor of the New York ——-— How Not to Do It. San Fraucisco Bulletin, Our army aud navy authoritios are experi- Menting at Washington with a smokeless powder, and the results aro said to be cro- ating & sensation in Europe, where au en- tirely sauisfactory article is still being sought. The usual routine would be for our government to decline it, and theu after the right had been sold .in Iurope pay a double price for it. S 7. 31T P 1ts Own Worst £ . Philadgahja Telegraph, The correspondents caunot hurt the sen ate. Iv can only iujure itself. It is high time this fact was deoply impressed—as deeply as possible, that is under the pecul iar circumstances—upon the superficial se atorial mind, Let the senate reform itself, inside and outside; .in open session and executive session, ‘During tho last few mofiths it has begn ' muking itself aa object of painful publig, suspicion ana criticlsm. Like the famous Illiuois “court,” it 15 *an object of contempt- where the senate come to jarder, A AP Nebraska Corn Rates, Ohiemgo= Trib Governor Thayel hiis addressed a lottor to “the Chicago ronds” renewing his demund for & reduction in freight rates on corn from points in Nebraska to Chicago. Ho insists ou a radical coucession of 10 cents per 100 pounds, says he is convinced the railroads can ufford to grant such reduction, and warns them of the disastrous consequences that would follow & vefussl to comply with the request. Apparently he and his constituents have come to the conclusion that corn can bo carried ar as choap rates on east and west lines us on those trending further northward, and is determined to leavo no stone unturned to secure the equalization which the farmers of his state believe would materially benelit them without real damage to the ca 1y, rying Tue position is a bold one, but can hardly MARCH 19. 1890 be called pofair. Tho ability of aline to arry at the rate of 71§ conts over a distance of 460 miles having boen domonstrated, it is not irrational to suppose that the same can be transported 500 miles for 10 cents and yiold u moderate profit to the companies per- forming the service. Taking this for granted, it is difficult to see any good reason why twico as much should bo insisted on when the subtraction of such a charge from the selling price at the head of Lake Michizan leavos to the farmers at tho other ond of tho route scarcely enough to pay for the labor of raising the orop and hauling it to the depot, with no allowance for send or in- terest on the valueof the land. Yet this isthe position today, It is is stated on ®ood authority that the present avernge selling price in Nebraska is only about 13 cents per bushel, while it has recently been claimed that twice that (6.3 cents) for the corn crop of Illinois involved a totul loss of about $10,000,000 to the farmers of this state, There is room for supposing this esti- mate to be widely exaggerated, and yet leave no doubt that the Nebraska farmer does not realize net cost for the corn he has to sell. The 13 cents now current 18 50 ruin- ously low that not only the Nebraska farmer but all the people of the United States aro interested in seeing the loss abated if possi ble, since itisa well-recognized axiom in political economy that no large class in a community can suffer without injury to ail the rest. ‘The railroads appealed to have a direct in- terost in the matter, and a senso of this will probably lead them to make the concersion asked for. They can only hope to do a profit- ablo busimess when the country that is served by them prospers. It may be said that most of the corn now pressing for o market would be moved out if present rates be insisted on. Baut if 80 the men who have it to seil would be left too poor to buy the merchandise which constitutes a scarcely less important item in the transportation ac- count, and perhaps 80 many of them would be 80 thoroughly disheartencd as to abandon the attempt w continue what they feel to be an unequal contest in which they have to soll their own proauce at stravation rates and pay unpecessarily high prices for at least a part of what they want to buy with the proceeds of toil. The raiiroads cannot afford to sce such a large element of their constituency reduced to this desperate stage, and only need to be convinced that a refusal involves impalement on this horn of the dilemma in order toagree to the terms named. Andivis worth while for the peti- tion ers to remember that such concession will do them much more good now than if made earlier in the season. Fe R R STATE AND TERRITO LY. Nebraska Jottings, West Point expects more improvements this year than ever before. Adams county has another newspaver, the Reporter, issued at Roseland. The Presbyterian church of Republican City has decided to call Rev. M. M. Travis as pastor. Sdward Smelt, one of the old eettlers of Neison, died last week and was buried Sun- day frow the Baptist church. Iev. J. P, Preston has resigaed the torate of the Coneregational church Creighton afer a service of three years. Fred Dickwson of Ashland ventured too near the hind legs of a fractious mule and is now in the doctor’s care with a broken leg. Revival meetings are being held at the Christian _church in Ashland under the di- rection of Ivangelist Monrbe of Kansas City. . West Point business men have organized a board of trade with thirty-two members, It is the intention to incorporate with a vaid up capital of §2,500. Prof. Benderson, for several years princi. pal of the Fullerton schools, has_resigued to aceent a position in the Central City college at an increase of salary. Pater Dolan, a wealthy farmer living nine miles west of Brady Island, was run over by a wagon heavily loaded with corn nud nearly killed. He bad fallen from the wagon and the wheels passed diagonaliy across his breast and heag, inflicting terriblo wounds. The women of Wymore are protesting against the barb wire fences which line the streets of that city. Many of them have had their dresses torn and they propose to make war on the city council until the nuisance id abated, According to the Sutton Advertiser the whole farming community in Clay and Fil- more counties is @oing bodily into the alli- ance, and that paper takes pleasure in noti- fying corporation strikers that they can't manipulats the politics of those counties. Ten weeks ago two Cass county farmers named Hoback and Beckuer became in- volved in a quarrel, resulting in a pitched battle, in which an old sword and a club were the weapons used. Hoback got the worst of it and upon his recovery had Beck- ner arrested. he trial was held at Platts- iouth Tuesday und resuited in the discharge of the prisouer, as he nad acted in self-de- fense. pas- at ‘The Coast and Northwest. George W. Campbell, a telezraph operator from San Francisco, dropped dead at Los Angoles while at work of heart disonse, Whilo Mrs. 5. Bryle of Virginia City, Nev., was rubbing coal ol on her breast, her clothing caught fire and she was burned to death, John Baptist, a Keno, Nev., man who has already sorved seven menths in stato prison for selling whisky to Indians, is again under arrest for the same offense. George Watt, an extensive sheep fman of Lander county, Nevada, has 2,000 sheep left out of a hand of 11,000~ They livea twenty one days without anything to cat Parties at Rocky Bar, Idaho, estimato that from 100 to 150 feet of snow has fallen ut that place since Jonuary 1. 1t has settlea into a compact mass eight feet deep. The Chinaman who was sentenced to bo hanged in Fresno on the 25thof this montn will probably have a new trial. Papers are being prepared and an order has been issued 10 postnono the erection of the gallows. The Grand Army encampment of Orogon has elected the following dopariment offi~ cers: Commander, J. A. Varney of The Dalles; S. V. Commander, . T. McMartin of Eugene; J. V. commander, . M. Miller of Lebanon; medical director, Dr. W. H. Saylor of Portland: chaplain, J. F. Ellis of Forest Grove, The Eagle Rock (Idabo) Registor says that $160,000 will haraly cover the expense of the work that will be done in that locality on irrigation schemes this coming season. The Snake River desert is being rapidly reclaimed. Tho time is not as far distaut as some peovle imagine when this part of the Snake river valley will bo ivrigated. Mrs, Aide Lapp, the wifo of a farmer liv- r Auatons, Asotin county, Wash., to draw a bucket of water. The rope had caught in the pulley and sho climbed upon the curbing to loosen it, and while 80 doing sho lost her footing fell into the well. The accident was witnessed by her little ones, who ran screaming 1o o fleld where thoir father wus at work, but bo fore the agonizod husband could render any assistance his wife had drowned George Francis Train was book Tacoms, Wash., on the 18th for his trin arounda the worldl. Ho 18 uccompanied by Wueen Angeline, daughter of Chief Seattlo, for whom Seattlo was named, A movemen was started by 6 number of 'public-spirite: citizens to raise a purs v the purpose of defraying Queen Angeline's expenses, and 4 to leave $1,800 wus raised in a fow minutes ana as much more will bo subscribea. ‘The dusky queen 8 just now turoing her eigh eth year, Says tho Butte, Mont., Inter Mountain:— The contractors at the penitentiary have bought a lot of ploodhounds from Salt Lake, City, and will use them in taking prisoners who sttempt 10 escape. A trusty gt the pen was sent out the other day and after he had been gone two hours the dogs were put on his teail and found without diniculty, - These animals will wdoubtedly add greatly to the security of the vontractors, as oscape of the conviets is thereby rendered 1mpossible. C. A, Alisky, of Portland, Ore,, desived to Qispose of bis 7aluable real’ cstats proporty for $175,000, and bonded the same to the . real estate dealer. Several ys thereafter a man claiming to hall from Montana called on Alisky and offered him $200,000 for the property and, it is alieged, deposited a for. ‘e real estato man holding 0 Property uvon the re ceipt of 5,000 from the owner, but the Mon tana man has not been seen since he made hus deposit. ‘This is callod & shurp trick of the real estate wuun, THE INVESTIGATION BEGU. Morrison and Veasey Commence Their Inquiry at Lincoln. GENERAL DENIER HOLDREGE. The B, & M. Manager Repols Insinuations of Unjust Kates with Virtuous Vigor—-The City in Brief, Al Looking for Facts, Lixcouy, Nev.,, March 1 [Special to Tn BeE, | —Mossrs. Morrison and Veasey, rop resentatives of the interstate commerco com- mission, arc at tha Windsor. They arrived in the city last pight. At 10 o'clock this morning they commenced their imguiry 1mto the alleged extortions of the railronds on long haul freight rates. They took oo- casion, however, to state to Tur Bee repr sentative that they were only liere to collect information to spread bofore the full board onfitheir return to Washington. Thoy stated, further, that their investigation would cover all of the points raised by Autorney Goneral Leeso in the Nebraska complaint, but that it would in no sense be a trial of its specific allegations.” Kepresontatives from every city or town in tha stato having grievances against any of the operating roads are ear: estly invited to bo present at the investig ton, which will probably continue during the next throe days. It may bo well to state here that it will have to do “solely with the rates on food products, The commission is after bottom focts and its represcntatives give it out that they are here to hear both sides of the controvers Among the prominent railroad ofMcials in the city may be mentioned General Man- ager Holdrege, General Freight Agent Crosby, Assistant Freignt Agent Smith and Attorneys Green and Dewvese of the Bur- lington; General F'rei ht Agent Tebbots, Assistant Trafic Manager Monroe and At torney Thurston of the Union Pacific; C. K. Morehouse and Attorney Hawley of the Elghorn, and J. D. Phillippt and” Church Howe of the Missouri Pacific. A. I. Walker, chairman of the mens' " assooiation, Chicago, camo morning and is an attentive listener, At 11 0'clock J. A, Monroe of the Union Pacific road was put upon the stand. He was exceedingly smooth and 1n the language of railroad men *‘never runs by a station.” Ho answered tho pertinent part of questions relative to the juterests of the roads and quit talking. He stated that he had been connected with the Union Pacific since 1852; that a portion of his duty was to assist in making rates on eastern as well as western conuections; that the maximum rate on corn to Chicago was 25 cents and the minimum 20 cents; that the rates to the Mississippi river were 20 and 15 cents, and the rates from Chicago to New York 20 cents. He stated also that the through rates to the seaboard are 38 cents, and that when smpped through Chicago they were 43 cents; that oats. corn, rye aud barley go as one class and that {lax and wheat are 5 cents hivher; that cornmeal was b cents higher than corn, and that the tbrough rate to the seaboard is basea on the rate to the Mississippiriver. He further stal that on seaboard shipments the Union Pacific got 47 per cent of the rate to tha Mississipvl, and on Chicago shipments 40 per cent of the rate to that city; that the ion Pacific quoted its Nebraska rates on tho meridian principle, For instance, points north or south of Schuyler, Columbus and other division poin's secured the same rate t, no matter whether the distance to Chicago and Omaha were the same or not: that the Columbus me- ridian extended as far south as Cortland on the Omaha & Republican Valley; but that south of that point they were in territory tributary to tho south- westorn gateway and that their rates to Chicago were graded accordingly. On corn shipped from points east of the Schuyler meridian the rate to Chicago was 20 cents that of this sum tho Union Pacific grot 4) p cent, or § cents for seventy-six miles or less shipment, and their castern connection 12 cents. In explanation of thd rates to the seaboard he suid that his road published no tariff shoet east of Chicago; that eastern buyers camo west and coutracted for pro- ducts at 50 much per bushel on the track at that city. He explained that a larger rate per milo was allowed to s road on theso shipments than to the eastern connection for the reasen that his road gathered up tho business in car load lots and turned it over to the eastern connection in train load lots. He stated that rates on live stock were based on a constructive mileage system. Ior instance, jthat 500 miles on the Union Pacitic would be rated as 750 miles when it came to auditing the accounts between it and the eastorn con- nection. In this connection ho made com- parisons in rates from nearly every western city. On the matter of rebates ho sinted that prior to the taking ofiect of the inter- stato act the maximum was 4 cents per hun dred, but that this was wheu rates wero 38 cents to Chicago. 'I'ne maximum rebate, however, he admitted reached 6 ceats during an emergency. When asked if cattlo were not shippad over his road at one time for 12! cents he at tirst said no, but later on cor- rected himself. In explanation of this di crepancy in his testimony he said that com- petition was such that a 121§ cent rate had to be mot. Monroc was still on the stand this afternoon. General Manager Holdroge of the Bur- lington took the stand at i o'clock and kept it throughout the evening. Hon. T. W. Lowerey, one of prominent grain dealers of the city, did th quizzing in chief. Mr. Holdrege denicd everything. o denied that rates had bee extortionate, ho denied that discriminations had been shown, and stated that rates had been uniform’ ou tho lincs of road that ho had tho honor to resent in this state. e sad that rates lower today thun they wero prior to sage of the interstate act; toat they wero just and reasonables that the producers and shippers of the state hud no just reason for complaint. When asked regarding the voads granting favors to shinpers for polit ical nftuence he denounced the imputation as cowardiy and untrue. e said that 80 far as he knows the roads were free from any charge of the kind. In this connection he stated that rates were as low as any of the roads could stand and make noy per cent worthy of consideration on imyvestments, He scored the complaint of tho avtorney general and the voard of secre: turies and put in what lawyers would call a general deninl. ; Hon. Churles Hall put some pertinent questions to him when Mr. Lowrey had ex- hausted his store. Nome of them were s0 sharp that Mr. toldroge he- came somewhat confused. Hall asked him rogarding the justuess of rates prior to the 10 pex cout reduction on corn rates to Chi- cago. Ho replied that he thought them rea- sonuble and just and in. this counnection iu- sisted that they wore lower than they were beforo the passage of tho interstate com merco law; that statements to the contrary were only mado by parties unscquainted with the facts. Hall and Holdrege indulged in some sharp passages. The witness will bo recalled at the morning's session, , DEATIL OF PRED PUNK. Frod Funk, propriclor of Funk's opern house, died at Las Vega, New Mexico, today at 10 o'clock. Deceased was one of Lincoln’s most prosperous and woalthy citizens, Ho was o brother of General Otto Funk, also deceased, who was quite well known throughout the state. The general died of cancer of tho throat and his brother of can- cor of the stomach, Tho news of Mr. Punk's death was received in Lincoin with universal BOFTY ‘'gentle- 1 this at 4 o'clock the most TIE SUPIEME COURT, Tho proceedings in the supreme court wero as follows today The following gentlemen were admitted to practice: Manford Savage of Thayer county 1 A. J. Burnham of Keva Paha county The following cases wero argued aud sub mitted: Oberlios vs Willis; Haghn vs state Conklin vs Graham; N. & C. It 12 vs Scout and Hailoy vs state. The following causes were continued: Gif ford vs Wayne and Walter Brothers vs Itoid Smith va Kinney. Diminution of record suggested, Cornigh va Kussell; argucd and submittod Morse vs Steinrod filod held in ateyance vermitted. Kemp vs Small. Coreected transcript filed and made part of record. CAPITOL INTELIGENCE. State Bank of Davenport, heretofore argument Opinion and oral Toe Thayor | county, filed arcioles of incorporation today Capital stock, ,000, Incorporators: N Bolton, Q. W. Hoarnard and W, E. Van dover. The Nobraska Fuel company of Omaha also filed articles of incornoration, Its pur« pose is to manufacture and sell tools and appliances for manufacturing gas for fuel, Capital stock $300,000. [ncorporators: Kven A. Edwards, Robert Laird, J. D, Cook and J. Sterberg Morton. The caso of Jamos Conaway va tho St, Joseph Iron company, on error from the dise trict court of Johnson county, was filed for trial it tho suprome court today ; also that of or G, Lantey ot al on error from tho dis- trict covrt of Washington county. R. McClemens, troasurer of Garfield county, settled with the state today and paid into the state treasury the sum of #8572 43, Tho auditor of public accounts enrnestly reaucsts tho treasurer of Hox Butte to fole low suit. — - IN THE ROIU Hon. . F. MacCall was found lounging ia an easy chair onjoying a fragrant weod in his room at tho Millard. *f think you are mistaken,” blandly re. marked the gentloman when apprised of the reporter's orrand. “Isn't this Mr. J. I MacCall of Lexiag- Well, aren't you a candidate for gover. © air, not mueh." ““There f8 a rumor to that offect, anyhow - veople say you are.’” ““But the people don’t know anything about it. I haven't said I was a candidate.” “But you are~" **What porsistent follows you newspapor men are. But, honest Iujun, I haven’t any- thing to tell you; wish Ihad. I'm bero strictly on business—am expecting & New York gentleman up hero every moment." hey say you are tho railroad candidate. How about that ‘Just this. If I was a candidate for gov- arnor I truly velieve every railroad in braska would be against mo.” “Why " I can’t say, but that's my belief. 1 was laad agent for the Union®Pacific for somo years and disposed of a good deal of their land, but after that I didn’t get_along with tiffm very well. I nover had any relutions with the B. & M. and have no raiiroad afiili- ations now, Funny how these railroad cor- porations huve their candiaates for all tho high oftices, isn'v it? “Very." *I hear something about Van Wyck's boing a candidate, and am told that ho has alrcady arranged for the Farmers’ failiance vote. However, I think the raco 1s betwoen Goy- ernor Thayer and Richards, Thayer stands well with the people. To bo suro thero aro those who do not like him and call him an old granny and other equally euphionious names, but I do not think that is nice. Ho is our governor and is entitled to every respect and courtesy. He made many friends by his pronunciamento against the railroads. call- ing them down and demanding living frelehy Fates for the farmer, and in some sections 13 stronger than ever. “Dorsey has many staunch friends throughout the Third district and, of course, some enemies. He is bound to encounter op- position, yet I think the election depends upon the vote of the Farmers' alliance, ‘Chat is goiug to be a powerful organization. They claim to be nou-partisan, - No, I don't know who the leaders are, but they aro hard at work and are accomplishing a great deal. “If Judge M. B. Reese is a candidate in the guberatorial chaso he will surely bo a strong one. But we ‘grangers’ don’t know anything about politics, and 1 think you have applied to the wrong source for wformation. But hold on, L'lltell you one thing,’” “What's that “Why the city politicians are underesti matug the muscularity of this Farmers' alliance aud the prohibition coliorts through- out the state. These are tho only two organ- izations that are doing any work. The anti- prohibitionists seem to have passed into a state of absolute inertia. 1 really think tho prohubitionists are going to be especially active this fall, don’t you " The reporter aidn’t think much one way or the other., “But I nave not given thuse matters enough attention to interview very imtorest- ingly, Mr. Reporter, and you must wait until along farther in tho campaign. A triangular fight between Thayer, Riché ards and Van Wyck for governor would be a parrot and a monkey ftime, indeed. Result, why, in the election of a democratic gov- ernor, sure. Van Wyck 18 a very activo wan, a wily politician and a good one, He's got a burrel of money—another significant fuct. “‘Richards is another very able maa, con- siderable of a wire-puller too. He will not ot left in the shufile, that is, if the cards are cut square, *No, I told you I am ot a candidate.” B3ut there has been talk to that effect ‘*Are you going to maie me a candidate in spite of inyself—you are not suffering any from o lack of gall, as the boys say, aro you! Well, now there has been some inti- mation of this sort. I travel a great deal over the state, meet a great many people and have made u great many friends. Now if I should become a candidate for governor, Iwould be subjected toall the multiform annoyances of such a position, and 1nstead of making new friends, would probably floso A good mury I now have, and that Ido nov want to do. Then, what is there in the posi- tion.: If the times happened to propitious and matters rolled along harmoniously my adminmistration would bo a success. Hut suppose drouth came, short crops, railrond wars and the devil to pay genorally, who would be tho front and head of all offend- ing! Why, tue governor. No, sir, I want noune of it. “Dawson county, yes, it is a good ropub- lican county, although the democrats man- aged to elect their treasurer at tho last elec- tion, but the rest of the elected wero repub- licans and thoy all had good mujorities. “Bu siness is looking up. It is o wheat 80 last year and if thero was anvthing like o fair price for grain our furmers would all be iu clover and the present your wonid have boen an ex cepuionally “prosperons one. ‘The prices, howeve soerced the farmers into hoord- ing their graini they have had but littlo money an d times have not been 8o good, ‘Things, however, are gradually ussuming a roscato hue, W raiso mostly spring wheat, but what little fall wheat there 18 looks splendidly. Lexin ton is booming, ‘Thero 18 a large immigrat'on this spring and wo are makiog some good substantial improve- OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. . 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