Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 25, 1890, Page 4

HK VM A LA VATE N AIA“LA“ Asinm AL A I e AP RdA Yy VYAUAZIN VDAY JUINIK Zo, IS0, DATLY k. II(BEWA'I'BR m-wr PUBLISHED Muu\l\(. ' SUBSCRIPTION, Dafly and 8 Omaha. Tho Res Rullding. ha Corner N and 2ith Streets urteenth strect. CORRESPONDENCE, A" communfentions relatin, mntter should be ade 8 LETTERS, emnittances should be addressed to The Ree Publishing ¢ 0 ta, checks and to news and rossed to the postoffice orders yablo to the order of the Com= | The Bee Publishing Company, I‘ropnetors. The Bee B'lding, Farnam and § BWORN _ETATEMENT OF CIRCULATION County of Donglas. ‘Frschtiok, secratary of The Bea does olemnly swear that the actual elrelation of Tre DATLY Bre for the week ending Juno 21, 1800, was as fol- | Sunday, June Py du Baturday, June 3 Gronar B, TZ8CMUCK. Bworn to hatore mo and, subscribed in ‘my presence this s 3 Notary Publte. Btate of Nebraskn, County of Dorigias being duly sworn, de- s that ho I8 !M‘rwt'\rv of ' The on e T nn,vln.»mr July, 1R, 18778 coples; - for August, I or, 180, 18607 coples 1.,.- Noyu 0 coples, for Dec anuary 18, 107 1 H o8 s Copless or May 1800, 30,18 Ti Mir. MCKimpiy will cough up, all will be forgiven. ans of Pennsylvania and Town meet in convention today. T republic Tne nu'l:l;vh;;\;' fa the stormy ruins tha horses escaped injury. looms up amid t the political dark ArLL the contractors favor Birkhauser. ippointment means a scason of pros al for the gradual prompt response in the form of an all round increase. Tur offensive acti fn boosting ty of We Us & Cox, Birkhauser the firm isanxious to unload a few more | questionable. acres of rotten blocks on the city. THE ex-purchasing agent of the Union Pacific has demonstrated his fitness for the presidency of the solid twenty-eight. His services should be secured at any 1tE destruction w ought by the late s ina fow sections of the state is trifling compaved with the d work of tornadoes in” other portions of the country. quota of federal officers at the national capital is full and over- flowing. There are a fow over- at home, however, are welcome to vluck. es already realize that they have made a mess of the job. attempt to unload all the silver bullion of the world on the government at a fic- which office-seekers THE bullio titious value collapsed of its own weight. ‘WnEN o man displays rank incom- petency as an appraiser of damages on grade changes, what o pudding he will be in the hands of shrewd contractors if made chairman of the board of public S———— SINCE the successor of Judge Brewer circuit bench refused to set aside zinal package” decision, the pro- hibitionists of Kansas agree that as an tnterpreter of law Caldwell *‘ain’t worth court of appeals de- Bvers o lmul lnuly blow to that portion »f tho sugar trust that comes within its The decision places the hands of a receiver to Jurisdiction. tombine in the wind up its affair & all the nois and moral preten- Mississippi justice, Pugilist Sul- with a fine of As the champion made twenty-five thousand or more out of the BO! rup the investment was fairly pmm- livan is let oft behooves the strongthen tho bristles on his back. Germany and Fraunce our porcine pro- lly outlawed. in with & project to enter business on a large Should the Muscovites or \eme tho Ameri hie himself to the orican hog to now comes Rus the pork pac an hog must needs corn crib to success- fully fry the fat out of his foreign com- REPORTS of ra extraordinar, pured with the corres Despite what s the most expensive rate rried on in the w ads involved report an increase of fifteen and a half per cent. gain during the month amounted to six hundrod and sevent, The figures forei of the interstate commerce commi that western rates sud out of proportion to cost of service, rond earnings for May \ding period of I i I | E | { onfirm the re wre grossly exces THE senate committee on public lands tesponds to the demands of the west by soporting in favor of an appropriation of walf a million dollavs for veys of public lands. and development of the west has been seriously retarded by the fallure of the government to keep pace with the pro- gress of the country, statos and in the ter of mineral and agricultural lands remain unsurveyed, causing increased sur- The sottlement In some of the now itories vast tracks It is due to the west that the government oxpedite the work and facilitate settlement, INVITING AND FORCING TRADE. Reprosentative Butterworth of Ohio, | v\hnw vigorous criticism of the MeKin- loy tariff bill is well remembered, and | who is the leading advocate in eongross | of trade reciprocity with other Amer- fcan countrios, is quoted as heartily ap- proving the recent letter of Secretary | Blaine regarding the policy of adjusting our tarifl with reference to obtaining cencession from the states of South and Central Amerie: Mr. Butterworth de- clared that Mr. Blaine reflected the views of two-thirds of his party, and that the administration will be sustained by the house in giving expression to the views of the sec- retary, The Ohio congressman enthusi- astically welcomed the attitude of Mr. Blaine as an indieation that the era of narrow-gauge statesmanship is about over, and that our international trade | relations “will be dictated no longer from cabbage and potato patches along | our northern and southern borders.” He predicted that if the administration shall pursue the course indicated in the message of the president and the lettor of the secretary of state it will bo sus- | tained by the peoplo generally, and our | trade and commorce with the cour [ trios of North and South America will | be multiplied over and over again, giv- ing us a long and uninterrupted period of national prosperity. It is possiblo that this cheerful view of what might be accomplished un- dor such a policy as Secrotary Blaine proposes could ba realized. It might happen, as was suggested by the secre- tary, that if the markets of forty million people were open to our produce the farmers of Nebraska would no longer be compelled to sell their corn for seventeen cents and even less, per bushel. But can wo be cortain that the policy recom- mended by Mr. Blaine would result in opening those mavkets? It proposes to force rather than to invite trade. Its iden is to make the tariff a weapon for oxtorting from other American coun- tries concessions equal to the advan- tages they would derive from the free admission of their products into the United States. The proposed amend- ment to the tarift bill provides that all products of American nations shall be admitted free to this country whenever and 50 long as such nations shall admit to their ports, free of all taxes, the food products and certain manufac- turcs of the United States. This seems entirely fair. It s doubtless in the true spirit of reciproe- ity. But can we demonstrate that by the arrangement we propose the South and Central American countries would secure advantages oqual in value to those they would surrender? Itis very The fact is that so far as our food products are concerned we need not ex- pect ever to find for them a very exten- sive market in the countries south of us. Some of them are already exporters of such products, and there are few of them tlmL do not grow suflicient to sub- their populations. The Argen- uuu Republic is alveady our com- petitor in food products,and it is likely that in a few years she will be able to supply the deficits of her neighbors on movre favorable terms than we can do it. As to our manufactured products, we must be able to scll most of them at o good deal less price than now in order to drive out the European competition which has become firmly rooted in the southern countri In view of this sit- uation, thercfore, and the fact that those countrics generally cannot afford to dispense with any ‘part of their tariff rovenue, even if they should be willing to diseriminate against other-nations with which they trade in favor of the United States, it is by no means clear. that the policy recom- mended by Secretary Blaine would have the happy results predicted by Mr. But- terworth. This matter of extending our commerce with American nations is of the most practical character, as wo ought to have learned from the Pan- American conference, and this country isnot in a favorable position to force concessions. The proposed policy may by worth trying, but the hopeful view of some statesmen regarding it is very likely to be disappointed. A CONFERENCE ON SILVER. The house committee on coinage has submitted a report recommending non- concurrence in the senate amendments to the house silver bill and asking that a conference be ordered. The house will act on the report today and it is not doubted that it will be adopted. Mr. Conger, chairman of the commit- tee, has expressed the opinion that the house will never agree to unlimited free coinage, but that it will accept the full legal tender and coin- age redemption featurcs of the bill as amended by the senate and provido for the coinage of four and one- half million dollars or four and one-half million ounces a month. It is also re- ported that some of the extreme free coinage advocates have stated their willingness to recede from their demand for frea coinage and accept such a meas- ure as the chaivman of the houso com- mittee on coinage belioves the house will agree to. The zeal of the support- ers of unlimited coinage is said to have greatly abated since the action, due, per- bs, to the very sion hostile to their demand. general public expres- It is probable that a measure will be ling for the colnage of dollars agreed upon proy four and one-half million silver a month, and -that the ¢ 1ed shall .be redeemable in coin of standard value, shall be reccivable for all taxes and dues to the United States of every description, and shall be a legal tender for the payment of all debts, pub- lic and private. The coinage of four of and a half million dollars a month would absorb the present pro- duction of the United Statesand add thirty million dollars a yeur to the cir- culation. The inerease in the currency supply would thus keep pace with the growth of population, while the effect upon the price of silver, in advancing it toward a parity with gold, would be quite as decisive as from freo coinage. Under such a bill we should avoid the danger of being flooded with & mass of European and Mexican sliver, as would cortainly be the case if free coinage were adopted. The profits of the coiuage would go to the government instead of to the bullion owners, The provision for the redemp- tion of certificates in coin of standard value might result in draining gold from the treasury for o time, but this possi- bility need not cause any serious appre- hension. There appears now to be fair promise that this question will speedily be disposed of in a way that will be sat- isfactory to the country generally, and with safety to its financial and commer- cial interests, AVOID WOODEN PAVEMENTS. Potitions for wooden paving block are again being circulated for signatures among owners of property nlong streets that are to be paved. With the costly exporionce that this eity has had with the rotten cedar block, no taxpayer ean afford for a moment to give wooden pave- ment favorable consideration. The argument that the repaving will be paid for by the whol y is o delu- sion and a snare. The city may pay for repairing pavements, but when it comes repaving, the property udjacent to the pavement will have to vay the costs. But the «city does pay & very large porcentage of the wooden pavement and for that reason every taxpayer is interested in having pavements laid with tho most durable matervial. While it is true that the paving contractors of Omaha have all formed a pool for a division of the spoils it is a matier of general public concern that laying the cheap wooden pavement should be discontinued. TuE original package bill which passed the senate as an amendment to the inter- state commerce act, and which ha n undor consideration by the judici- committee of the house, will not be reported to the house, a substituto for it, more comprehensive in scops, having been agreed on by the committee, This provides for applying the principle in- volved in the original package bill to all articles under the interstate provis- ion, making them subject to state law as s00n as they enter the state. Thus New York would be enabled to enfor s law against the sale of oleomargavine in that state, which is now inoparative aguinst this article manufactured in another state Minnesota could enfores her law since against dressed meats from Illinois or tate, and any article of com- in any other merce which astate might decide, the exercise of its police power, to clude or tax, would become subject to i laws. Tt cannot fairly be quoestioned that this is the logical position for con- gress to take if it proposes to delegate to the states in this respect its authority over interstate comm , but it is havdly to be supposed that a majority in either branch of congress will consent to legislation that would be so pregnant of trouble and difliculties as this. It is probable that the effect of the substitute will be to cause the matter to be dropped at least until the suprems court ean have another opportunity to more fully dofine the extent and limitation of the police powers of the states. = '"HE BEE was in error in accusing the board of public works of negligence in supervising the refilling of trenchos made on paved strects by plumbers, waterworks and gas companies. The cesponsibility vests with the superin- tendent of plumbing. That the work has not been done in a substantial manner and in accordance with the city ordinances is evidenced by the number of depressions on paved streets. The laws are particu stringent and if en- forced to the let by competent, responsible inspectors, the eity would be spared a large bill of expense for repairs. While the carelessness of corporations is winked at, privite citizens are held to strict accountability. The law should be enforced without fear or favoritism. “Ir the people of Nebraska are wise,” says the St, Louis Globe-Democrat, *‘they will heed the warning of the leading bankers and business menof the state on the prohibition question and vote in fa- vor of high license. The effects of the prohibitory policy ave now so well un- derstood that no state can afford to try such & method of dealing with the liquor traffic.” The G/lobe-Demacrat voices the opinion of the leading newspapers of the country, as well leading men of all profe pations. It is a terse expr mon sense, based on experience, and supplements the judgment of tho bone and sinow, the commercial life blood of Nebraska. the views of the ion: and oceu- ThE ordinance prohibiting the con- struction or reconstruction of wooden sidewalks within the fire limits is a just solution of the permanent walk prob- lem. In three yoars the business por- tion of the eity has undorgono a gratify- ing chango from wood to_ stone and ce- ment walks, materially improving the appearance of the city and contributing to the comfort of pedestrinns. Under the new ordinance the good work will be continued with equal success, No wood walks within the five limit district can be ropaired. When worn and dilapidated they must bo replaced with walks of durable mater WE WILL now see the seven republi- can councilmen who want ten thousand dollars apiece for their damaged reputa- tion vote to supplant Major Balcombe by Birkhauser, Accoprding to John Clarke’s testimony the Tammany glub is made up of stalwart republicans, and the members of the council combine belong to the club, How are you, stalwarts? THE worls ordinance for Wheeler is the champion, is as full of holes as a skim- mer, But even if it were a8 perfoct as it could possibly be framed, Mr. Wheeler would have to explain why his son and partner was made one of the incorpora- tors of the concern. — OMAHA'S manufacturing suburb, though in its infancy, shows a degree of activity and push that insures important developments in the near future. The owners of the island are laying broad and deep the foundation of an industrial annex of incalculable value to the future growth of the city — IT 1S worthy of note that the reduc- tion of the working force of the Union wates which Councilman new m of com- +| Pacific coincides with Ms MeKibbin's reduction of the company 8 surplus. Tho toilers are thtid compelled to make up the shortcomings of official rascals, ———— ACCORDING: tp official authority, police talk teo. much. Hereaftor nods and n wink or a graceful upward movement of ‘the elbow will serve all practical purposes, W — A Boom in Crackers. Loutsvifle Conrier-Jowrnal. The crackermakers being consolidated they have only to awalt an increase of parrots to realize large profits, It is vossible that the Boston schemo of taking a cracker to tho liquor table for every drink may help thoir business a good deal. S Justice in N 'w York. Chicago Inter-Ocean. For not oboying a summons to appear in court a woman was taken from a sick bed and lodged in jail, and during a week's imprison- ment her now-born babo died. Aut the poor boodlers were all lot off without imprison- ment. York officials ave not destitute of sym tho Sugar in the Senate. Mhieagn News. All things considercd, the senate finance committee might as well have reported back the McKinley bill without amendment. The changes it has made in the direction of lower duties, although sufficiently numerous, are not radical enough to satisfy tho taviff roform clement of the country, or even of the repub: lican party O] Hlll{klwlho Faots and Figures. Lo . Tn 1861, wher me prosident, the total federal rovenues were only $40,500,- 00, or not quite one-fourth as much as will be expended during the coming year for pen- sions. These figures denote the wonderful growth of the business of the government; and at the same time they serve to keep the people remindod of the cost of suppressing the great democratic conspiracy in favor of slavery and free trad Stretching the Mantle of Patriotism. Buffalo Express. It isabold thing to tell the truth about pensions, and most men fear to be accused of unpatriotic or selfish motives in objecting to the supposed demands of old soldicrs. But the conference pension bill is not born of pat- riotism and justice, nor is it based on princi ples of good government. The republican varty, it is urged, stands pledged todo Justice tothe soldier. Do pension appropriations of nearly $100,000,000 a year go for naught? Must $60,000,000 move be given to prove that the republican party is the soldier's friend? That party pledged itself to be just, and it has redecme magnificently. When it becomes rocklossly forgets its duty to the Amerl deticit of £60,000,000 excused or extenunted. VOICE OF Tbln STATE PR Holdre e Citizen. If the World-Herald considers Governor Thayer dead politically why do they give so much space to discussing him? A d articl riniz td him was on one page of last Sunday's paper. Verily, if he is a spirit he must hover unpleasantly near to the W.-H. oftice. l[.lrhul and Nettleton. iy kinterprise. Harlan of Yo o pretty strong for congress down in the & ond district. He is one of the men who, through the anti-monopoly movement, h helped to muke vepublican success in Ne- this fall. But won’t there bo ween Farlan and Nettloton if they ave both candidates for the one nomination on the strength of the same movement | Not Whisky Men. mont. F The list of bankers and by state who have siguel ag published in the Om:ha papors, is inmenso and must have much woight in_determining the issues boforo the prople. 1t is the bouo siness men of the st prohibition, and sinew of finance and trade protesting against legislation that will staguate busi- ness, paralyze industries and depreciate values, There is uo soutiment in this. Men who have signed in Fremont are not your whisky men and the same may bo sald of overy list in_the state. The admonition should be heeded. rned His § Jowrnal. Dorsey hias represented this district in congress for three terms and he has actually accomplished but one thing—the ercction of a public building at Fremont, This is all that his heme paper s to be able to vy in his favor, und wo don't know as that amounts to a great deal, as every man _in con- secured the ercetion of all the w m one to five such buildings. To sum the whole matter up, the Third congressional dis- t has been paying Dovsey a salary for six years and all she ha turn is a public building at Fremont. v the question is, do the poople of thi t wish to bo longer represented by such a stick? Mas Dorsey Hi ary. George W. Wails ased by Fear. Edgar Post. The democratic papers are now making faces at Governor Thayer because he re- scinded his proclamution calling a special session of the logisl They call him weak and childish and say all manner of ridiculous and foolish things about him. It 1 rveal, genuine fear that actuates them. They know the governor’s populurity in the republican party and they tremble, knowing that no democrat will stand the ghost of a chance against Governor Thayer. They re mind one of a boy in a dark room shouting and yelling at th top of his voice to frighten the hobgoblins. or Thayer made a mistalke in calling ial session, and had the official manhood, honesty and strongth of character to rescigd it; for which ho is en- titled to the confidenge and vespect of every lonest citizen of Nebraski. Dirty Whelp T Fok Tinies Personally the, 'l‘unv‘ has no occasion to squeal on the res ?f!h\ Turner cireulars We threw them*info the waste busket and made no reply or cgmunent. Yet it is not al- together agrecable to have a man or a sneak try to ¢ yod _or lead you through the channels of legitimate business into a state- ment thut can be \), to njure your reputa- tion. This dirtywBelp of a bogus Turner tried to entrap the Pipers that are friendly to prohibition into business propositions that might appear damaging, and when he failed to receive replies sufliciently sensational to suit his purpose he manufactured letters out of whole cloth and sent them to the Voice for publication. In this way a number of papers that were friendly to prohibition have turned agaiust it, and the loss of any one of them will do much more harm to the cause of pro- hibition in Nebraska than the Voico will do good. 'The attempt to lmpose upon the pub- lishers of Nebraska was a disreputablo and Qirty viece of business, and the forgerics are eriminal and should be punished. er. Suggestions of Prudence. Fairmont Signal. As between the _republican and democratic parties the furmer element is overwhelmingly ropublioan. Among thom are thousands of allfance men whose fealty to the party can only be retained by the nomination of men in lieu of tools. The day has come when tho ro- publican party can not be nsed as the instru- ment for personal aggrandizomont; nor to balk justioe jas botweon the people and tho corporations, The defoction in the ranks has grown to such an extent that an honest en- deavor to serve the peoplo must bo clearly apparent in all its deliberations, All masks ave off ahd the light of public serutiny is very searching. It may bo that jobbors will cap- ture the conventions but if thoy do the yawn- ing abyss of political oblivion is ready for the candidates. Prudence suggosts to an ordinarily astute politician that it were Detter to accede to the wishes of tho voters than to commit a blundering suicide. The allianco republicans can sclect the delogatos to the county convention who, in turn can dictate the delegates to the state convention, If this is done there is yet hope that the party may not bo cut down in the primo of its usefulness, and it may continue, once it grasps the situation, to administer the affairs of state in a manner more in harmony with Justice and good conscience, STATE AND TERRITORY. Nebraska Jottings. Mike Mahoney has assumed editorial con- trol of the Hartington Herald. The Frontier county republican convention will be held at Storkville July 12, A Young People’s Society of Chris! deavor has been anized at Gordon, The Presbyterians of Wilsonville are build- ing a new church to cost nearly $2,000, A branch of the Women's Chris perance union has been organized at Norden, The Red Willow county republican conven- lli’;m has been called to meet at Bartley, July A Rebekah degree lodge of Oddfellows has been instituted at Cortland with forty-four charter members, The Webster county republican central committeo will meet at Red Cloud July 1 to fix the date for the county convention. A dose of morphine given by mistako to the infant child of k. H Akers, aSuperior lrl\\ el- ing man, caused its death six hour o1 ar-old Alonzo Dennis, a thirteen: boy, while herding cattlo near Hartington, was thrown from his horseand, his foot catching in the stirrup, was dragged to death. While putting a bit in a horse’s mouth, M. 0. Allen of Blue Hill inserted his little finger too far between the animal’s jaws and so lost the useful member at the second joint. A once happy home at Coleridge has been broken up by a bad man and the town is sceandalized. = A traveling man named Ham- mor returned unexpectedly from a trip the other night and found his wife in the arms of a brother commercial traveler. A scene en- sued, resulting in Mrs, Hammer leaving town the next morning for parts unknown, and g r. Hammer starting east with his two chil- ren. The Great Northwest, The Oregon hop crop is oxtensive this year and is about ready to harvest. Tho city trustees of Sacramento, Cal., have revoked the licenses of anumber of dives. The next session of the Nevada grand lodgze, Knights of Pythias, will bo held at Reno, M of Spokane Falls) Wash., has in four year N. A. H. Masou of Reno, Nev.,is having a bind of 800 horses driven’ from” Oregon to Kern county, California. ‘The rocent. grand jury at Pueblo, Col., found indictments against twenty-five gam- blers under the state laws. Two widows are struggling in a Tacoma, court to get the 200,000 estate left 'y Morgan, a gambler. I'homas Bryant, a Butte, Mont., boy, has been acquitted of the murder of his mother it being proved that the shooting was ac dental, An_ Indian s died at Davenport, Wash,, re 103 years. He be- longed 'to the Colville tribe and ivas kiown only as Isaac. August Bresson of The Dall came despondent over his sheep-herding and ended his troubles by putting a bullot in his brain. nters have ('mmncn(-cxl Wwol Houghton, a rustling real estate dealer made $250,000 be- the on are being built b ailroad and will cost $ W. R. Bibby, ex-deputy superintendent county schools, has been ¢ ted ofgfor, at Fré Thero are nine other cases of cter against Bibby. mond ring stolen from Mrs, 1. ane, Wyo., two weoks ago, 1 by Stierlff Martin, who detective work on the f did some vy case. The Horse Sales association of eastorn Montana, recently organized at Miles City, have decited to hold their first. salo at that inning Septem- nor Pennoyer of Oregon has com- muted the death sentence of- Clinton Pen- nington, convicted at Baker City of the mur- «der of Charles Balcom ubout u year ago, to life imprisonment in the penitentiary, Henry Graves of Sheridan, Ore., was out hunting the other day. Whilo resting a_bit he used his right foot to keep the muzzle of his rifie from getting clogged with dirt. The szun went off and now Graves can use his foot for a telescone, T'his is the way they do it i mining town of Bodié, Cal. Charloy G dine mot John Kelloy, alias “Pioche” Kelley, on the strect and fired two shots b hin. Noither took effeet. Kelley pulled and sent bullet into Gardine’s stomach, and s ho :d to run sent two more into his back. The anded man diod next day. Causo of the shooting unknown.” Au exciting nceident occurred av Bridger's Wyo., the other day, while the pa om Wendover to Douglas wero be ing Platte river empty Thirouzh same miscaleulation the driy the high- D 1 among the passengers, & thrown into the river. finally landed safely. One of the stage s was drowned, s a dispatch from L i Doren, a recent aj ska, hus huild an experienco in tho lust two weeks that would ordinarily make an average maws life exciting. The first night ho was hore a friend whoim ho met, broke, and_with Angeles, Cal: T, al here from ) whom he shared bis room, robbed him of $145 and & gold watch. Then Van Doren went to work on the Ceritos ranch and the fivst day slipped from a reaper and received o cut which will eripplo him for lifo. Today, howover, lu 1 for the Nebrasia man. He 1y rd that a_maiden aunt haa died in , leuviug him prom in that City and in Nebraska valued at 0, 000, This afternoon Van Doren left for St. Louis to enter into possession of his fortunc, PROHIBIT The Great Debate at Beat and 7. Mr. 8. 8. Green, scerets ‘hautuuqua assembly, sonds Tus following for publication : There will bea joint debate on the ques- tion of “Pronibition vs. High License” attho Beatrice Chautauqus assembly, begiuning at 10 &, w., July 5, and ending the afternoon of Jul, o July 5 y of the Beatrice Beg the amuel Dickie, national committ debate prohibition Hon, Edward Rosewater, editor of Tus Bew, and Hon. John L. Webster of Omuba will argue for hugh license, e e A Scarcity of Laore shairman of the prohibition >, and Rev. Sam Small will MiNNearoLts, Minn, June 24— [Special Telegram to Tuk Bee.)—There is o great searcity of laborers in this eity, owiug largely to the great number employed in putting in the electrio street car lines. It is said that there is talk of a strike amou ) for $1.75 y. Thoy are now receiving #| A special 10 tho Evening Tribe \d, Wis., says that 500 men work in the Bessemer miues in thut region - Killed by Kansas City Heat. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Juno 24.-‘Tho weather he during the pust two davs has been int hot. Two desths from that cause wore ro b e jorted yesterday, | ported y ay on the table and the motion hurrah. tion department of Wesle; curred Miss My! Mis: ]um' Scothorn, Island road addre cerning the line said that if the bonds were voted work would be commenced on the road about the middle of July. turnfest parade. turner of mounted police, fe compunies, today fou Thomas Mansfield and wife. claims the child was given hor on the death- bed of the mother but, thank goodns qui $0 does it shary wool, asle anything ut the RESONABLE ~ COMPENSATION. Transportation Board Seoretaries on Ne- braska Railroad Barnings, SIX PER CENT A YEAR SUFFICIENT, Blakeley Refuses to ldentify His As- sallants and the Case is Dise missed—Oapital City News Notes. Laxcoty, Neb,, June 24,—[Special to Tur Bir.|—The secrotaries of the state board of transportation, at a meeting of that body on Monday, prosented a voluminous report ipon the relations existing in Nebraska between the earnings of tho railroads and their cost of construction. The report was tho result of an investigation made for the purpose of ascortaining tho need for alterations in the existing rates of transportation. T'he secretarios reported that in thoir opin- fon 5 to 0 per cent por annum was a reasona- ble rate of net income for tho railronds and that 7 per cent was not extortionate. ‘The por cent of not earnings on the various ronds of the state aro reported as follows : Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley, 2.5 cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omahi, Burlington & Quiney, 5.8; Unio , less than 2 per cent, Some interesting figures are produced show™ ing tho basis upon which theso percentages are reached, The secretaries reported their utter inability to secure any reliable data as to the original cost or the prosent operating expenses of the Union Pacific lincs, ‘'he secretaries roport that there are uo grounds upon which to base a reduction of the present maximum rates, The report closes with the following words: A third less railroad mileage would per- for squally as well tho accommodation re- quired by thie Thero would be some fif- teen milfion apital demanding an income of the public and rates might be reduced pro- portionally. Tt is doubtful if au nmunit now possessed of these surplus roads would bo willing to surrender them for the advantage of lower rates.” THE BLAKELEY CASE DISMISSED, The case againat Charles Smith, Byron West, Charles Cape, S. B, Hatficld, 'Francis Gladw d William . Moore, for attempt- ing to lynch G, W. Blakeley Sunday morn- ing, came to an inglorious ending in Judge Cochran’s court this morning. The defense succoeded in getting a change of vonuo from the {mll-o court. Blakeley swore on the stand this morning that he could not identify the dofendants as his_assailants; that these men did not lke him, and he there- fore supposed they were the men who assaulted him, This story wus dircetly contrary to what Blakeley told the police, and the prosecuting attorney was com- pelled to cross-examine his own witness, and several times inquired how nuch he' had gotten for swearing this way. Mrs. Blakeley Gould not identify the men,” notwithstandinis they came back three times after Blakele clothing, She swore she was in_another room. Thecourt dismissed the defendants, but took oceasion to caustic complaining witness, and warn him that if ho ever came up there again it would go hard with him if he did as he had done this time, The judge said a groat crimo had been com- mitted, and he belioved the guilty parties wero before him: yet as thero was no evi- dence he must discharge thom. Blakeley has the reputation of being a worthless fellow, and was arrested last night and spent the hight in jail. This morning the wife told the judge that although he had taken her carnings and spent them for drink, and when she refused to give him any more e b beaten her, sho would forgive hie and return home with him. They have several mes separated becausé of his abuse. The court gave them some advice, roasted Blakeley some more, and told them to go home and live in peace. y roast the THE VIADUCT GETS A BLACK The proposed viaduct over the trg North Twelfth street received a- bla the council meeting last evening. gineer Townley reported that th cost of the stricture would be $24,G42. Mr. Archibald stated that he had_talied with Su of the M. and Mr. ouri Pacifie, and both i that if their to have a hand in building the v perintendent Bignall athiburn of the Mi shed to have something to concerning the location. Both railrond much preferred Tenth aldmost, n, br Rse the pr s prope did not_believe in way the people’s money for sueh u ITe moyed that the matter be laid od with a purpos CITY NEWS AND NOTES. The commencement exercises of the elocu- rsity oc- . The declaimers were Applebee, Harvey Blachely und T o butchers of the city have entered a protest to the city council against the present, Torm of meat inspe jon, saying that it dis- in favor of out-of-town dealors. attorney and judiciary committee Rock y council con- 0 to Denver. He riminat he cit are considering the matter, M. A. Law of the sed the ¢ om Chicay Last evening Mr, At [0 a. mw. tomorrow ocemrs the grand In addition to the various there will be in line a number al bands and military oiotic C. H. Albright commenced proceedings in the county court to recover s months-old child. It is now held by Mrs. Mansfield John Austin was arvested tonight for forg- ing a cheek for 0 on the New York Fair, — PEPPERMINT DROPS. Providence Telegram: Lying s wicked, s, it is not unfashionable! d: Cometo think of it, the Utica Her: glacial period was really the original 'pack ago. St. Paul Pioneer-Press: i Cuundiun paper, vl Why, the othor fellow, of course. Terre Havte Express: Even us a razor, Vi man to be strapped. and littio i said on be- w, then,” en- s a crank (" Boston Cour was what the colol hown his new born by v York Sun: “And where is your little ther, Flossie Oh, we's b Divorced ! 5; mammi - divorced,” him s got and papa's got me Boston Courier: " They say Miss Brown ot the rocks.” 11 i8 truc ‘Are you going to propose “I haven't got th and, " New YorkSun : a confounded shame," said the museuu man What is “The ¢ at > in here and seooped the do; 150 Lo wusn't muz- zled." o Haute Expro g0 10 sleep.” +Oli | the idea.” “Fact, nevertheloss, “Ho s too lzy to (i Ho just simply falls The flannel you wore last year With such aburidant Is such u shrinking little thing, You give it to your boy ~—Washington Star, s Statesman: Yeast—"Did you win Yonke! Crimsonbeals I ouly bet on one horse, and b minded me of the strawberry 1 Mrs. Bluft's shorteake." How's that (" “Ho wasn't in it.” Clothier and Furnisher: Customer—I want to get un unabridged dictionary Clork—Yessir, Wobster or Worcestor! or —Mukes no difference. It's the that will keep my trousers from Chicago Tribune quired u friend “How .is business " in Slow," replled the stockholder in tho | Directors—A. U, Wyman, J. 11, Millard, J, J cemctery assoclation, **But sure,” be adde#, Brown, Gay C. Barton, E. W, Nual, Tooww brigh 3. Khaba!l; Géorge B. Luke BERNHARDT'S CLOSE CALL. ¢ The Actress Takes an Overdose of Chloral and Nearly Dies. Loxnox, Juno 24.—[Special Cablogram t # Tnr Brr)—Madame Sara Bernhardt, who is now performing “Joan of Aro" at Hor Ma- Jesty's theater in this eity, had a narrow os- capo from death early this morning. Madamo Bernhardt returned to the Savoy hotel,whero she is stopping, atan_early hout, from tho theater and retired. Finding it itpossible slecp she detormined to take chloral, but by aceident took 120 grains, which was an over- dose, and disastrous effects wore soon appars ent. ' She appeared to be dying, and sevoral physicians wero immediately summoned and romedies wore at once applied. It was four hours, however, before any marked improve- ment tvas perceptible in Madame Bernhardt's condition and she wns pronounced out of danger. Sho is now recovering, THEY TAPPED THE WIRE. Discovery of & Smooth Plece of Work for Robbing Pool Rooms. Sax Fraxcrsco,Cal., June 24.—[Special Tel- egram to Tie Ber.]—About a year ago tho Western Unlon's wires going to the pool rooms were successfully tapped by sharpors and the bookmakers lost thousands of dollars, Since then o number of efforts have been made to intercopt messages giving the names of winhers, but none have been succosstul for any length of time. Yesterday tho polico arrested two men, William Fallon, of tho well known San Jose family, a brother of Al Fallon, and J. W. Nagle, o telegraph oper: tor formerly employed by tho Westorn Union, Naglo was “discharged about two years ago after being detected in - erooked work, Tho men were caught in room 9 of the Benson block on Pine street. Thore was a completo equipment of batteries, keys, soundors, ro- coivers and various other instruments ‘on od in telography. By a clever mechan- cal arrangement the oporators had succeed- ed in making the tap so that it was almost impossible to detect it,and every arrangement had been completed for the rovbery of pool sellers on the races at Sheepshond Bay and Chicago, Superintendent Frank Jaynes of the tele- graph company said that Fallon is an expert electrician and the instruments for tapping . f the current were the most ingenious he had ever seen. OF FRONT. London Press Comment on the Switch on the License Bill. Loxpoy, June 24.—[Special Cablegram to Tie Bee)—The Times, commenting on tho government's change of programme with ref- erence to the license bill, says: “The gov- ernment have again shifted ground and have given their enemies the right to say that thoy know neither their own minds nor the minds of their followers. There is no reason to sup- » that the obstructive tactics of the oppo- 1 will be in the slightest dogree relaxed owing to tho concessions which Mr. Smith ingeniously supposes will end the contro- versy.) The Chroniclo says the governnont mado the announcement only under the pressure of a diminishing majority and the well grounded fear of impending defeat. The Standard says: “Tho ministers can- not flatter themselves on having purchasea the good will of their opponents. All they can hope is that they have made it casy their professed adherents, who have hitherto viewed the bill with dislike or indiffreence, to {!l\(‘ them a cordial and sustained asslstanco i forcing the measure through parlizment.” st The Gas Trust Money. New Yorg, June 24, —The trustees of the cago gas trust in this city and Philadel- today signed an order dirceting the Ph adelphia trust company to pay all mone; Receiver Davis, He will distribute it the stockholders as soon as checks are out. - e XKepublican State Convention. The republican eloctors of the state of Na braska are requested to send delogates from their several countics to meet in convention b the city of Lincoin, Wednesday. July 2, at$ o'clock p. m., for the purpose of placing in nomination candidiies for the followling state office Governor. Licutenant Governor, Auditor of Public Hunts, State Treasurer, ey Gon 1. Isstoner of Public Lands and Build- Superintendent of Public Tnstruc And the transaetion of such othe as may come before the THE APPORTIC al counties are entitled to repre being based upe o . I tor in 188, giving ono delegate to ench county, and one for cach nd the major fr of n. business The se sentation as follows, ote cast f de Targ votes sthon th am Arthn oith Tmbaii Dewol Dixon 5/ Saune 1" 5/Thuyor Thomas . hurston.. Bk o7oitin o organlzed or.! Total Johnson ... 4 9l nded thitt convention authorized to cast the no proxies bo ad- and that the dele- full 118 recommni mitted to th 5 presont b voto of the del Anns, Chalr 1409 _ S nouGus- STREET, 0. Wa On account of our 0 and increasing Practice, wo have REMOVED to more spacious and con # veniont offices, Drs. 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