Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 23, 1890, Page 4

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Tzdchuck, being duly sworn, de- JoR0n and saw that lio ia secratary ot Tty R Publishing Company, that the actusl average daily circulation of "THE DAILY IBEE for the month of March 1850 : for April, 180, 18,06 1880, 18,61 for | for Juiy. @1 covles: ples; for October, pvember, 168 20,045 coplea; for _Jsnuary, for February, 180), 19,701 for Sep- 1889, 9, 19,310 coples tember, GrRORGE B, TZSCHUCK. Eworn to pefore me and subscribe preseice this 1st day of March, A, D., 1500, al. | N, . Frir, Notary Pubiic. Tie weekly bank statement shows the reserve has increased $2.386,000. The banks now hold 33,416,000 in ex- cess of legal requirements, Tue Dakota relief fund has already reached proportions to effectively ve- fute the whines of the self-clected cus- todians of the city’s generosity. TiME does not dull but only sharpens General Van Wyck’s eloquence in his scholarly arraignment of corporation greed nud monovoly oppression of the people of Nebraska. Tz esecution of @ white man for the nurder of wnogro in Mississippi calis for an iinmediate rovision of the eriminal code to prevent in future such o horrible miscarvinge of Mississippi justice. Tiwe New York court of last resort has unanimously aflirmed the constitution- ality of the act substituting electricity for the gallows. Eleetrocution thus be- comes a fixture and banmishes the strangling relic of barbavie ages from the B pive state. PresioeNr Huenrrr of the North- western road is too sensible a busines man to indulge in the foolish fulmina- tions of Me. Perkins of the Burlington. The Northwestern proposes to improve and extend its system and keep paco with the growing development of the state. ~And the Niobrara extension will be among the first undertaken this year. GOVERNOR THAYER'S personal inves- tigation of the eondition of the people in the central counties proved that the reports of destitution were without foundation. The reports we not worthy of & moment’s-consideration. It is financial distress that bears hoavily on the producers of the state. The troudle is a superabundance of food which ecannot be marketed ata profit owing to excessive freight ——— Wirit the Rock Island extending from Omaha southwest, the Missouri Pacific building northward, the Ne- braska Centrai penetrating the fertile interior. and the Pacilic Short Line in- vading the heart of north Nebraska, it is evident thut the corporations are not rallying to Mr. Perkins’support in bull- dozing the people of the state. The threats of the Burlington wear Rip Van ‘Winkle whiskers, and it is impossible to disguise their purpose or surround them with the force of originality and truth, AFTER an exhaustive investigation of the question, (lity Attorney Popple- ton declures that all the tervitory within the boundary of Omaka, as fixed in April, 1887, is within tho jurisdic- tion of the city. South Omaha has exercised jurisdiction over this tract, and collected taxes from the property owners, claiming that the village had been declured a city of the second class nrior 1o the extension of the corporate limits of Omaha. This claim 1s shown by the city attorney to be unfounded. The authorit Omuha should promptly ¢ise the city’s right in the premises and if necessary force an early settloment of the question in-the courts es of oxe T protest against turning Liberty fsland in New York harbor into an im- migrantstation is as vigorous as it is un- versal. Itis surprising that Secretary Windom should select this island, hal- lowed us it is by the gift of a friendly nation, in preference to all other sites in the harbor, and commit an act of dis- courtesy to the donors of the statue of liberty. Barvtholdi, the designer and builder of the statue, expressos the general feeling of the American people when he denounces the plan' as “a monstrous one.” There is no excuse for the desocration of the island. To make it the dumping ground for immigeants would outrage the patriotism of the country and destroy what should be hold sacred as a national park and pleasure ground, G 5 W THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: UNDAY, MARCH 23. 1890.-SIXTEEN PAGES REMEDIES FOR DEPRESSION. The vigorous expressions of discon- tent which have come from the farmors of the country, fully warranted by the general agricultural depression, have had the effect to arouse congress to an carnost study of the situation and thoughtful consideration of remedies. Western rapresentatives especially are showing that they are fully impressed with the urgent necessity of providing whatover relief may bo possible through legislation. Petitions have poured in from their agricul- tural constituents demanding that the interests of the farmers receive more attention than has been agcorded them in the financinl and economic legisla- tion of the past. The unprofitabieness of agriculture is demonstrated in the market prices of products. In lowa, Nebraska and Kansas corn 1ds the farmer only about half the price he rve- coived for it two years ago. For the surplus corn states the decrease in value of this product in 1889 over 1888 is estimated at®eighty million dollars. Other agricultural products have not suffered generally so great a decline, but most of them are lower than ever before. The demands upon the farmer have not, however, decreased in amount or urgency. The interest on his mort- gage is not less than when the price of his products was double what it is now, the exactions of the small money lender are greater than when the farmer was comparatively prosperous, and the rail- roads take a larger tribute from him than in the time when his corn and wheat gave him a fair rveturn for his labor. The middleman and the specu- lator are a'so arrayed against him, Such is the unhappy condition of that large body of ous people whose industry contributes vastly more than that of any other element to the material prosperity and progress of the country, and every consideration of national interest, sound policy and “patviotism demands that something p: ical be done toalleviate 1. It bears evidenco to the existenco of evils and abuses and mistakes that cannot be beyond remedy. It may not be nvpossible to remove all of them by legislation, It may be beyond the proper functions of government to supply all the measures of relief which the circumstances sug- gest. But the more serious of the ovils and abuses may be reached by legisla- tion, and there are reforms and reme- dies that ave within the authority and duty of the government. The earnest ieration of thissubject by the vep- ntatives of the people is at least re- ssuring, and it suggests to the furmers of the country the expediency of main- taining their demand for reliei. Al- ready the effect of their efforts is ap- parent in propositions which show a de- cided change in the opinions of their vepresentatives. The interests of the farmers will not be ignored in the final preparation of a tariff bill, and the con- sideration they will receive will be more valuable than increasing duties on their produc Their demand for more currency will be met by the pussage of a silver biil that will add from twenty-five to thirty million dollars annually to the circula- tion. Something may reasonably be ex- pected that will give them relief from transportation exuctions, and there is a disposition to try what may be done to suppress gambling in agricultural pro- ducts, an evil everywhero rogarded as one of the greatest affecting the inter- ests of the producers. All theso pro- posals for improving the condition of the agricultural interest commend themselves to the intelligent judgment of alarge majority of the people, and their adoption will bo approved by a public sentiment not confined to the farming population. The para- mount duty of congress is to reduce the byrdens which oppress the farmers, and the way to accomplish this is neither obscure nor difficult. It is gratifying to find that the representatives of the people are boginning to have a serious sense of this duty and to attend to it. That they may not fail to do so it 1s necossary, however, that the farmers shall not allow vheir owa zeal to cool, and that while maintaining the demand for a reform of the conditions which oppress them they ask only what is e, practicable and within the power of the government to provide. On the whole the outlook for legislation in which the great producing clement of the country will receive just considel tion can bo regavded as vory favorable. OMAHA'S TRADE. As the readers of T Bik may see by reference to our commereial columns, the business affaivs of Omaha at this time, so far us its jobbing trade is con- ned, are much more satisfactory than might bo supposed’in view ot the agri- eultural depression throughout = the territory forwhich this city is the di tributing cente The general reports from jobbers indicate that in all deparments the spring business thus far has been somewhat in excess of last yoar, and the prospect sooms favorable for w coutinu- ance of this gratilying condition. Moreover our merchants find collec- tions remarkably good under the ci- cumstances, having very little com- plaint to muke on this scoro. The ve general conservatism of country denl- s for some ttme pust has enabled them to keep their accounts well ecaved for, and on the whole the vecord of mercantile collections for the fivst three months of the current year will compare very favorably with provious years. As to the financial affairs of the city they. ave represented by the banks to be in a very healthy and satisfuctory condition. ‘There is good legitimate demand for money which the banks are in condition to meet without the slightest strain, and there is nothing unusual or exceptional in the monetary situation. ¢ Omaha {5 not, ac- cording to the best iuformation, shared by the other cities competing for the trade of this territory, and the for- tunate situatiop of this city, 80 far as its eolarged trade is concerned, is to ba explained by the fact.that Omaha is steadily increasing its trade area. This is natural toits superior position as a commercial cen- ter, us must inevitably become apparent from year to yoar. This experience of more A very casual ox territory for which Omaha is o dis- tributing point, will show the great ad- vantages which this city enjoysin noint of position over most of the competing cities, and of the benefit of theso it can bo deprived only by tho most unfair diserimination on the part of the rail- roads or a serious lack-of enterprise on the part of its business inierests. As to the former there has not been a great deal of complaint recently, and it is evi- dent that our merchants are not allow- ing to escape them any of the advant- ages that are within their reach. And whenever our business men secure trade in tributary territory they hold it. In view of the depression very gon- orally prevailing, and the complaints of unsatisfactory trade at most of the centers of distribution, the condition of business in Omaha must bo regarded as highly gratifying. TESTIMONY FOR HIGH LICENSE. At the last meeting of the Law and Order society of Philadelphia some very interesting facts were presented, showing the effect of high and rve- strictive license in reducing <drunken- ness in that city. Figures were given of commitments to the county prison for drunkenness during periods of nine months in the last three years. High license went into effect in Pennsylvania Juno 1, 1888, so that the comparisons are for parts of two years under this policy and of the year before it was in- stituted. The showing is very strong testimony in favor of the policy. The records show that uader the old low license system the commitments for intoxication during nine months, from June, 1887, to March, 1888, numbered over thirteen thousand, while for like periods in the next two years the total ot commitments was very littlo over four- teen thousand. hat is, while under low license and practically unrestricted traffic the monthly average of commit- ments for intoxication was nearly fif- teen bundred,under high license the av- erage has been less than eight hundred. It is nocessary in order toobtain the full value of this comparison to consider that there has been some increase in the population of Philadelphia since high license went into effect. The testimony of the police magis- tes and judges is uniformly that been a marked change for . and this is the judgment have carefully observed the difference between the con- vivial customs of the communivy under present and former conditions. It is admitted. that the high license system is still capable of 1mprovement and has not yet successfully passed all the stages of a thorough trial, but this admission only serves to render more sigoificant the good results that have come from it. There are many places in tho city where liquor is sold clandes- tinely, just as there ave in all the cities of prohibition states, but the Philadel- phia Press says that -in spite of these leaks the evidence is conclusive that with high license tho city enjoys a de- crenso of more than one-half in drunk- enness, disorder, Sabbath-breaking and ceime. tr there has the bett of all who ARBITRATION AND LABOR. The labor world was not only aston- ished but most agreeably suprised last spring when the venerable Cardinal Manning cheerfullyaccepted the onerous duty of mediating between the striking dock men of London and their employers. The remarkable success of the cardinal in effecting o satisfactory settlement of what threate ned to become a disastrous labor confl'ct, shows how important and beneficial it is to those directly con- cernad, as well as to the public at large, to enlist the services of men of unques- tioned character and ability in the controversies which disturband dis- tress the public integest. Men of such standing and reliability, frce from bias, possess powerful 1nfluence in bringing together conflicting interests and inducing the contending parties to suspend hostilities pending an inquiry into theiv respective claims. Once a common understanding is reached a settlement is certain, because neither employe nor employer can refuse to sub- mit to arbitvation without forfeitis public support and confessing the weak- n of his cause. This fact was recently the conflict between ‘the building tradesmen and the master workmen in Dublin, “To prevent a disastrous con- flict at the .opening of the buil ing season the archbishop of Dublin was requested to exercise his influ- once to bring about a settlement. The archbishop entered heartily into the work and drafted a code of rules that proved eminently satisfactory to both parties and paved the way to a settlement of future difficulties, There is so much sound, practical common sensc in the principles enunciated that they deserve the consideration and sup- port of workingmen and employers in this country. Referring to the separate organizations maintained by employers and workmen without any central body wherein both could be represented. for purposes of friendly conference, the archbishop snys: 2 3 The harm comes not from their existence but from the fact thot they ulone exist. It comes, 1n other words, from tho fact that those organizations are not supplemeuted, as they ought in each case to be, by some other organization in which representatives of tho cmployers and of the employed could meet from time to timo to take counsel together upon matters in which both classes are inter- ested. In the absence of soma such common organization the natural, and” indeed neces- sary, tendency of trade bodies for the pro tection uf separate trade interests, whether of the employers or of the employed, 18 to in- tensify the iwritating and disturbing ioflu ence of uny aloment of friction that muy hap- pen to exist in the relations between the two clusses, ‘Lhe fluence, on the contrary, of a system of friendly conferenca batween tho ropresentatives of bota classes meeting oo equal terms in & common organization would be Lo remave many oauses of possibly serious misunderstanding. A couference of the workmen and employers was brought about, the arch- bishop ‘acting as chairman, and an agreement cheecfully signed by the responsible representatives of beth sides—*That in future three months notice be given by either party to the other before any change is made in the rvate of wages or in the hours of work illustrated in ination of the mapof the | such notice Py given w0 s to oxpire on the first J& May of cach year.” & central or trade counel was also ngreod to, composed of equal numbors of work= men and empleyors, to whom all future disputes shalkhesubmitted, and bywhich afriendly interchange of views may be had, ‘“‘not only in refarence to questions of wifres and hours of work, but also in-veforence to many other matters affecting the interests of em- ployers and the comforts and general well-being of the workingmen.’” Herein lies the secrct of the success of aybitration. "The bringing together of the employors and workingmen will in nine cases out of ten effect an agree- ment by which strikes and the train of evils following may be avoided. The interests of both being mutual, a friendly conforence tends to allay ill- feeling and remove friction, and with the services of disinterested arbiters disastrous conflicts may be averted. It is to the interest of both that, firev of all, an agreement be mado re- quiring & reasonable notice of a demand for a change of hours or wages, so as to ailow time for conferences and if necessary the mediation of one or more eminent and unbiased citizons. The plan outlined by the archbishop of Dublin commends itself as a simple, practical and equitable method of pre- venting strikes and bringing employer and employed- into close, harmonious relations. THERE is now on trial in the courts of New York city a case which for dra- matic interest has rarely if ever been equalled in the eriminal calendar or in the imagination of the most sensational novelist. It is the trial of the Flacks, father and son, for conspiring together to obtain a fraudulent divorce from the wife and mother. The story is one in which the public is more or less familiar. How the sheriff of the city of New York, abetted by his son and others, obtained a divorce from nis wife after a marriage of forty yea without her knowledge. The strange spectacle is now presented where the state steps in to convict the wrongdoers, relying on the testimony of Mrs. Flack to satisfy the ends of justice. To break down her influence both father and son resort to the desperate meansof charg- ing the wife and mother with drunken- ness, ignorance, lying and doceit. This is u tragedy of the heartstone which it isfito be hoped, for the credit of humanity, may never be repeated. The sympathy of the great city has been awakened in behalf of the aged and helpless wife aud mother. The strong arm of tholaw is tightening its hold about the villianous husband and un- natural son, and their base attempt to stamp dishonor on the wife will only aggravate their. punishment if con= victed. ———— THE late North Dakota legislature passed a bill which, if approved by the governor, will intrease rather than di- minish the distress in the state, The biil extends the time for redemption on real estute mortgages from one to two years. The operation of such a law would inteusily ‘the hardships which a partial crop failure fas inflicted on the people, by draining capital from the state and foreing moneoy lenders to exacy greater security than is now de- manded. Tt is not reasonable to sup- pose that the holders of mortgages wiil press payments under the existing con- ditions, because such action would de- preciate the security. It is to their in- terest to encourage the farmers in their efforts to get a new start, to harvest a crop and thereby revive prosperity and improve the financial condition of the people. = This cannot be secured by drastic laws which, while they may give temporary relief, wvamably in- flict permanent injury. It was a very gracious and quite char- acteristic act on the part of Mme, Pattt in making provision for a medal to be awarded each year to the pupil of the New England conservatory of music who is most proficient in vocal culture. It will of course be known us the Parti medal, and the desire to secure so dis- tinguished an evidence of merit will prove a great stimulus to industry and effort among the pupils of the consorva- tory. It was a happy thought of the great singer which canuot fail to be fruitful of good vesults, while the for- tunate recipients of the *Patt1 medal” will secure an invaluable passport to public atfention and confidence. Tie veil now being lifted from the army and navy in the several court martials through the country discloses a condition that muy well occasion alarm. The arrogance and brutali among the officel among the enlisted and the general lack of discipline can be laid to the sol- diers’ worst enemies, grog and gambling. The evil has assumed the proportion of a public scandal and the authorities at ‘Washington can do the rank and file no better service than to institute a rigid inquiry andrenforce strict disci- pline in ull branches of the service. RETALIATION i8 & boomerang when wielded by thelnwless eloment. As a measure of revenge for the enforcement of the Sunday. clbsing law in Denver, the council passgd an ordinunce closing all places of business, including cigar stores, bakeries, drug stores and oven news stands.on the Sabbath. It was hardly necessary for the mayor to veto this foolish measuve. It would have strangled itself, , the demoralization ‘GREAT expectiitions centor about the new steel cruigér Newark, the last. of five war vessels built by the Cramps of Philadelpbia. Of Ame:ican design and constructed of American steel, the cruiser, if equal to the contract require- ments, will be one of which the govern- ment may expect great things in com- parison with other war ships of the new navy. the Slope Senator Kattled? Portland Ovegonian, Senator Stanford has built another story on his inancial scheme. He proposes that the government shall go into the savings bank busivess, as well as set up i real s tate, mortgage, and loan office, He s taking the advice of legal and financial experts on the scheme. Ho would botter take counsel with n medical expert as to his own mental conaition, [T —— Losson from the kast, Atbany Jowrnal. “Whon the public affairs of a town are sur- rendered to political hoodlums a total wreok is only a question of time. — What Worries 'Em. Minneapoliz Jonr nal, The domocrats say the rep ublican party has no policy. It has the offices, however, and that is what is bothering the democrats most. ———— The Wind 1n Never Weary. Philadetphia Ingui Economy is to bo the watchword at the Drosont session of congross. Unfortunately, t applios only to dollars, and not to timo or talk. . A Reliefto N Minneapolis Tribune, General Sherman announced the other day that ho had his monument bought and paid for, and tho sigh of relief that went up from Now York caused the Brooklyn bridge to tremble violentl pedde A Carious Omission. Peoria Transeript, Some New York dogs, accordifg to the Star, wear collars worth $200. For some reason this fact was not, brought prominently forward, as it should haye boen, when New York was eating dinnors aad drinking wine in an incffectual effort to secure the world's fair, S ——— Iniquities of the Trusts, Cleveland Leader. ‘I'heir great protits do not come, for the most part, from economy of production, but from pernicious interference with the mar< ket price of commoditi Nothing is clearer than that combinations to arbitrarily and ex- cessively advance prices are contrary to pub- lic poticy, illegal and justly hateful to tne American people. S OUR CONTEMPORARIES. Give Chicagzo a Show! New York Sun. We protest against the proposition re- ported from Washington, as a part of the world’s fair bill for Chicago, that the fair must be held sure enough in the year 1802, Give the great western metropolis a fair shake, Let her have the broadest oppor- tunity and the most liberal margin' to get up the fair and invite the nations to it. Nobody need imagine that such an expo- sition ean be organized and opened in Ma, 1892, Some sort of a thing may undoubtedly be got ready by that time, but not such a fair as the occasion requires and the country will demand. iy Our Relations Toward Russia. New York Post, The United States have a tradition of friendliness towards Russis, but it is not Dproof against such savagery as that which Mr. George Kennan has lifted the veil from. 1t wili not survive many floggings of deli cate women or many shootings of defense- less prisoners in fiithy and overcrowded jail yards. Diplomacy can probably do nothing to mitigate these horrors. but it ought to malke Russia understand that the lino of Christiandom 18 drawn at her borders and that no decent government wants to have anything to do with her. Ouly a Step. St. Louis Glohe-Democrat, The proposition of Senator Plumb to hold executive sessions of the senate with closed doors as at present, but to give the results 10 the press at the end of the meeting, is a step in the right direction, but it does not go far enough. The people demand that this whole attempt at secrecy be abolished. Re- sults aro always obtained uader the present regulations, but the country asks that bre- liminaries and processes dlso be rovealed, and revealed openly and honestly, The Ultimate itesu Buffalo Express. It is estimated that if all the pension bills introduced in this congress should become laws they would call for a present expendi- ture of £670,000,000. What the ultimate re- sult would be no man dare compute, but it would be a sum beside which the present public debt with 1ta interest—$1,601,7 842.82—would seem a trifie. No Black State Required. Pittshurg Gazette, All the colored people need and all they require at the hauds of the overnment 1s to Dbe made reasouably secure in their personal and property rights. The solution of the negro problem does mnot lie in the direction of a separate stato for the blacks, but in the equal enforcemont of the laws. The auestion can only bo settled on the basis of justice and equity, AL S VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS. ition and Hizh License. Rearney New Era. The Slocumb law is good law and thete is every reason for believing that, should high licese carry, this law will continue in force. The differenco between high license and prohihition is this: The former believe that the best and only way to control the liquor traffic is by high license and the rigid en- forcement of the law; the latter believe in prohibiting tho sale of liquor in any form and under all conditions. Now, tho only actual difference between these coutestants, is as rogards the most offective way of cou- troling tho traffic under consideration. Ex- periénce has shown the failure of prohibitory laws to drive out the sale of liquor; und it hus also shown that where high license laws wera in force and the law rigidly enforced, the precentage of crime was not against the latter way of dealing with the liquor trafic. Proh Alwavs to the Kore. Coleridge Sentiel. 'ne Bee takes the lead of Nebraska jour nalism and keeps it. A Covere Meaning, Arapahoe Mivror, John M. Thurston has given it as his can- did opinion that the great dopression in business is caused by ‘“over production.” We guess John is right, but he did not tell what kind of au “over production.” Of course ho meant an ‘over production’ of junketmg political blatherskites like him- self, interprising and Ins Sutton Advertiser, It is gencrally conceded that Tue Oxaua Bek is the most enterprising newspaper bo tween Chicago and Sau Francisco, Tts splendid hits in enterpriso are a constant 1n spiration to the west, aud especially the Its energy is 1ts crown iring. state of Nebraska, ing glory. Omaha is proud of Tuk Bee and Nebraska is proud ot Tur Bre sod of Omaba, A Good Sche But York Tim Eastern capitatists are talking of putting a barge line on the Missouri river. It is a zood scheme, and ono that everybody can heartily endorse, who does not.nvest any monéy in it. 'When it gets stick on a sand bar it will stand there forever as a beacon to other barges, warning them to shun the shoals and auicksands on which 80 many budding schemes have found an early grave. Try Men, Not Parties. Ulysses Dispateh, Party platforms and party vledges mean nothing, they are ouly made to be violated Party zeal is tho curse of the country; it de- Individuals of calm, dispassionate judgment. What is necded fs an elaction without enthusiasm, without brass bands, without bonfires, without promises, without money ; an olection that will fill tuo logisla ture of evory state with honost mien: one that will make n cloan sween of fixod things in both state and nation. Party to tho dogs. prives Lot us try men, regardless of politics, and principle rather than party, No Cause for Surprise, Custer County Leader, We havo a state sonator from this sena- torsal district who is a banker; a congross- man from this congrossional disteict who 18 a banker; wo have a judgo of the supromo court whom we olected last fall who s a railroad attorney, and a senator of the United States who is another railroad attor- ney; and we are surprised that money is scarce and rates of froight aro high. “What 800VOF Yo 80w, that shall ye also reap.” Stands Well With the People. Sheood Record, Eric Johnson of tho Holdrego Progross, at present a member of the lower branch of the legislature, is talked of as a possiblo successor of Georgo W. Burton of Orleans 1n the state scnaie. Brother Johnson has shown himself to be a friond of tho farmors, and in his own county ho stands well witn the people, A Con nt on Liaws. Beytrand Herald, Coneressman Laws has not done and is notdoing a single thing for the whole Second district. The district might as well not bo represented at ail, for itis nota cent better off, so far. - AND THERE, HERE Two or three years ago a party of enter- prising gentlemen, headed by Georgo A. Joslyn, were ambitious to bwild a modern ten-story hotel at the corner of Farnam and Touth streets. They interested several owners of property in the vicinity, secured four lots at about one-third their markot value and gave bond to carry out the onter- priso. .Ground was broken and an excava- tion made, when suddenly work ceased, since which time nothing has been done. As the union depot question began to be agitated with the prospects that the site would be located at the foot of Farnam street everybody supposed the hotel scheme was suspended until that matter could be settled. It is settled and Tenth strect gets the depor, as well as u fine steel viaduct, Now will Mr. Joslyn aud his friends proceed with their enterprise? That is the question. One day last week a rumor was started to the offect that they provosed to go ahead aud erect the house according to pluns and speci- tications originally contemplatod. But thie rumor lacked confirmation. Mr. Joslyn was seen yesterday and asked to wake a statement. His answer was: 81 knowsacthing about it. May be my as- sociates have been taiking of taking the scheme up again,” Vho are your associate: “Mr. Andrews of Des Moines and -the fact is, L am entirely ignorant of any inten- tion to build that hotel now.” “You once gave a bond to build 1t.” “Yes, I am aware of the fact that we did.” “Isn't that bond still in existance ! I presume 1t is.” “Doesn’t its provisions still bind you?" ‘‘Maybe they do though—" And Mr. Joslyn could not be induced to say another word. Some inquiries were made elsewhere, Tt was learncd that Mr. Rosewater, Max Meyer, Henry Yates aud one or two others took Mr. Joslya's agreement, also chat the bond 18 stiil in Mr. Yates' possession. A gentleman in no way connected with the deal intimated his readiness to bet money that the hotel would never bo built. I can give you a pointer,” ho continued, *‘which convinces me thut they never had any intention of building it. In the first place, and on an exccedingly shrewd biuff, they secured a block of ground worth §100,- 000 for $30,000. At these ficures there is more in speculation than a lotel, “Furthermore, thero has been somo talk recently of Fred Ames utiliziug his building on anopposite corner for botel purposes, 1 don’t suppose he would do that without first being assured that the Joslyn hotel is not to go up. Understand, I give you this sunply as a pointer, though 1t is not entirely without foundation,”” Half a dozen Omaha men, speculitive: inclined own a silver mine away down in the southwestern part of Old Mexico. Tne pro- visions for tneir miners are largely purchased and shipped from here. A heavy wholesale grocer doiag buse iness on Tenth street happens to be oue of the company consequently he furnishes no very small portion of the supplies used. He 1 supposed to be shrewd and enterpeising. In fact he hus the reputation of always be- wg up to snuff. But a Mexican customs officer got the best of hun not long since and that too in a manner calculated to reflect soverely upon his shrewdness and enter- Drise. ST will tell you how it huppened,” said another member of the corporation. “So far as you and I are concerned we can eat good oloomargarine aud never suspect that it is not genuine butter. As the article keeps better and lasts longer, because of the fact that there 15 no milk init, wa sent 100 pounds, made av Ormand’s as @ part of our last shipment of provisions, When we struck tho customs house at El Paso everything in the car passed inspection all right until the oficer came to our bread greasing. It was labelled oleomuargarin You should have seen the fellow turn up his Mexican nose and get in- digoant. ‘Mark this ‘a chemical com- pound,’’ said he to his clerk, “'and levy a duty tax of 75 centa per pound on 1t.” “Well, that was a stunning ' blow to our grocer friend. Having scen his own mis take in the labelling, you could have knocked him down with a feather.” “DId you pay the duty " “No, we sent tho stuft back home,” “Phen it was labelled butter and re. turned " “Well, as to that, I am not saying a word, but you ean bet nothing bearing the stamp oleomargarine can get iuto Mexico.” “Omaha received ner soverest and most unfortunate blow when the terminus of the Union Pacitic road was, by law, established at Council Bluffs,” It was a gentleman ofticially connee with the railrond mentioned who uttered this declaration, therefore publication of his name might bring him tronblesome inquiries from Boston. L am satistied,” ho continued, *‘that had wao kept it on this side our city would toduy have a population of 250,000, Ouly for the iafluenco of certain men then conaected with the company a chunge never could hayve been made. 1ut the question has beeu re hearsod 80 often that L dou't care to discuss We are going to get « Union Pacific depot, ‘and ail the lowa lines have agreed to use it, consequently let us rejoice. 1 say from che standpoint of & man in position to predict, that Omaha will outgrow any pre vious set-backs she may have had avd you tho metropolis of the Missouri it now. become valley “Yos," said Dr, George L. Miiler, 1 am quite familiar with General Crook’s career as an Indisn fighter. Sithog Bull was the ouly war cbief he failed to conquer com- pletoly. Once, and aftor o doclaration of peace betweon them, that old scoundrel bo. trayed confidence and tried to kill the gen- oral “Crazy Horso proved to bo the groatost fighter General Crook ever met, During the Icosebud campaign that warrior distin- guished himself for shrowdness and dipio- macy. “‘His maneuvering in one battle was con summated with such successfully that for a long time the public believed he had an wrmy officer with him Crook’s forcos were cut right in two and only for the daring bravery of a lieu tenant who rode under heavy fire through tho Indin ranks wod rallied the demoralized soldiers left behind they would certainly all have been massacred, “It was General Crook,” continued Dr. Miller, “'who by his assistance enablod tho civil authorities to capturo and clean out tho most notorious leader and band of outlaws that ever infestod and harrassed the fron. tier. la that way aud as a man who could make his influenco for honesty felt, ho did miore to civilize Nebrasku than any other. - GERMAN AFFAIRS, With the rosignation of Princo Bismarck as chauncellor of the Germun empire com- mences a new chapter in tho history of that country. The consequonces of this act of the great statomun as far as tho interior pol- icy of Germany alouo is concerncd can bo merely conjectured until wo have authentic wformation of his roasous for taking such a decisive step. There is but little doubt that the result of the lato reichstag eloction and the difticulties caused by the socialistic re- script of tho BEmperor William, which aro roported to have been issued without the knowledge or advice of the chancellor, wore the primo cawses of his withdrawal. Thero may have also gbeen differonces of opinion hetween the emperor and the drinco in regard to the furthor stops to be gaken to create a working majority in the now reich- stag for the goyernment. [t is gonerally believed that the chan- cellor would rather have concilinted thesl12 votes of the party of tho contrum, if 1t could have been done by moderate concos - sions, than to form a coalition with the so~ cialists and Gorman liberals, and late dovel opments tend to show that Empe might have been more inclined to tuke tho latter courso, “Paking this view of the present situation the new government will have the choico of coalition with either of the abova parties, and which one is chosen will probably de- pend upon the amount of concessions de manded. Viewed from a. republican standpoint an allinnco with the party of the centrum, which includes the clerical party, would sig- mfy a re movemont, whilst the support of the socialists and German liberal - 15ts would ‘also imsuro a liberal policy of t government. Of far more importance muy be the consequences of this act of the chau- cellor’s for the welfare of Burope. Bismarck was in fact one of tho great powers of Europe, The bourse, the great political barometer of Europe,fell several points at his resignation. ‘The press of France, Austria and ‘Russia, with one voice proclaimed that the main pily Aar of peace is broken by the rosignation of the greatest stateamen of this . countr, Emperor William will naturally exert trfm- self to the uttermost for the mantenance of the triple-alliance. but tho nations of rope have lost their confidence. Tho feol ing of security, which in spite of the throat- ening situation prevaiied in Kurope has dis- appeared with the chancellor, and the dan- ger that the greatest war that the world has over scen will break out, is rendered more imminont. BruNo Tzsonvek. “Tho resignation of Bismarck marks a new era 1n German history, i fact a new leaf in the history of Furope. What will be written on that leaf is somcthing which no ono cun forseo. The young omperor be- comes moro and more enigmatic, or us we say 0 German, “sprunghaft en seinen Entsch lieszungen,” which means that a man Jumps * at his conclusions instead of arriving ut them by reason of a steady progress. The most important cowcident of this great historical event of tho duy is tho rup ture between the emveror and Count Wal dorsec, which was cabled a day or two ago, Should this be confirmed it would throw a very interesting ligat upon two facts, first, that tho young omperor do sires nothing more ardently than to impress the worll with the 'fact that he has *'become of age,” and after first getting rid of Bismarck the first, is not will- ing to load himself, at least in tho oyes of the world, with Bismarck the sccond—a dignity which was almos unanimously ox- pected to be iu store for Count Waldc The second fact 1 that the new chancellor, General Caprivi, who belongs to the herocs neither of 1866 nor 1570, will serve no other purpose than to fill, for the moment only, the immense gap left by Bismarclk’s with drawal, until William 11, may have the great good fortuno his grandfather’ hud in finding Bismarck, in discovering or invent-, ing a Bismarclk of hisown. Ior there could be no doubt that the absoluto power which Bismarck swayed over the old emperor cquia be transforred by him to the followers of that remarkable monarzhy While William 1. was and always mained the finder and ator of his ereat cnanceilor he grew in ertain historical proportion with him—and oven over him—he elways romained his em- peror and master and could quictly submit to any influence, and subjugation to his will, without any feeling of being overshadowdd by lim who was and always remaincd his “'own vassal and man," How different was the case with his follow. crat They overcame, by Siuheritance, this ready-made Colossus—ready not only as tLe leading statesman and arbitrar of Gyrman and European destinies, but roady also to ‘overshadow - them as a power behind tho throno, and as an historical figure, at overy step. 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