Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 7, 1891, Page 4

UESDAY APRIL 7, 1801 BEE THE DAILY E. ROSEWATER Entron. PUBLISIIED EVERY MORNING, TERME OF SURSCRIPTION, Dafly Bee (without Sunday) One Y enr.. Dally and Sunday, ¢ £ix months 2800 ha. Cor Counell Bluffs, Chieago Ofice, New York, Koc Washington, b1 CORRESPONDESCE All comniunieation ating to news and editorinl mn o adgyessed o the Editorial Dep WUSINESS LETTERS All business | bo addressed to Th Onyhan, Deaft 10 Yio made p iy The Bee Fublishing Comrany, Prooritors THE BEE BRUILDING ble to the order of the com- - EWORN STATEMENT OF Btate of Nebrackn, )y 108, dek, secretary of THE Brr Slemnly swenr DALY B f0l, was a8 CIRCULATION. docs fon_of April 4 that th for the follows Sunday Mon Tuesdny Feanesduy Thursday Fridav. GEORGE 1 Eworn 10 betore me nnd subscriied in my presence this4th day of April. A, D, Etote of Nebraska, 1, County of uglas, | 1. Tzschuck, Lol - il siys t ¥ of THE BER ual average REx for the i for Moy, ) 20,601 coplosi T August, 1800, 2 pios: vem 1400 nies o Fonia dnily month 1800, 20,1 o 101, 28,440 oy for M GrORGE I3 T74c) Eworn fo Lefore me, and subseribed in my presence, this3d day of April, A, D, 1801, N. T FErm Notiry Pubile. WHEN wheat is a short crop in the old world it is worth while for American farmers to sow an inc ed acreage. mendments to the Omaha char- tor having been passed by the logislature, we can now bogin to make calculations for public 1mprovements, A REATL unde round mine, with drifts, tunnels, shafts, tramways and all the ap- pliances of mining is to be a part of the mining exhibit at the Columbian expo- sition, THE patent contennial celebration at five dollars per plate is not so enthusias- tic an affair as it might have been if the Invitations had suggested no pecunisry obligation. Kansas Crry and Denver are quar- relling over their proposed commorcial congressos. Inasmuch as they are a month apart why not agree that both shall be guccessful? —_——— CHARLES A, DANA, editor of the New York Sun, has had his salary advanced from $25,000 to $50,000 a year. This is done to enable him to associate with the railway presidents, Standard oil magnates aud insurance officers of New York ecity. No wonder the democrafs howl over their defeat in Rhode Island. They had the state government andall the political machinery in their hands, Under these circumstances, considering the diminu- tive job they had on hand, defeat is espocially humiliating, Tre tax commissioners of New York inface of a very stringent law makes the deliberate assertion that nine-tenths of the personal property of that great city escapes taxation. As a means of heading off the great millionaire tax- dodgor a bill is pending in the New York logislature to tax all inheritances over §5,000, Prouinr looms up in the board of trade souvenir like a knot on a fish line, and the most #xquisite exhibition of gall displayed by the late Pullman car conductor is in ad- vertising himselfas the author of the Australian ballot law. If this piace of monumental imposture proves a suce all the enrolling clerks and copyists em- ployed by the legislature will hereafter lay claim to authorship of all bills they are employed to copy. SOUTHERN newspupers are not es- pecially enthusiastic over the selection of David Bennett Hill of New York to deliver the oration at the unveiling of the Grady monument at Atlanta. The Charleston News, a democratic journal, considers Governor Hill about the most unsuitable person who,could be selected. It says Grady was a patriot, with a love of country embracing the continent, while Hill is a mere “‘machine poli- tician, whose vision is measured by the horizon of his personal ambition. The governor-senator will read these com- ments with both interest and chagrin. THE republicans of Towa like the dem- ocratic bourbons of old, do not seem to learn anythin, Ever since they londed up with prohibition the party has ex- perienced defeat and disaster until the majority hus dwindled down from 50,000 10 bolow z Every time a battle has been fought and lost the leaders admit that prohibition was the prime cause, but like the man who grasped the poles of an electrio shocking machine, theyare unable to lot go and are torribly shaken up in holding on. Last fall nearly every active republican of Towa from J. &, Clarkson down to tho village editor publicly proclaimed prohibition a delusion and o snnry It was the con- sonsus of opinion among all classes of Towa republicans that tho party would have to rotraco its course, relegato the prohibition falla to the third party prohibitionists and let the party henceforth plant itself upon tho eardinal principles on which it has beon founded. But after all the costly lessons, the leading poli- ticlans and organs over in Towa lack the oourrge to cut loose from their prohibi- tion allies and their want of stamina is almost cortain to drag tho party down into another disastrous campaign, THE LATE LEGISLATURE. 1t is never safe to praise a man until he is dend. The same rule applies with greater forcoto a body of men composing o state or national legislature. The late legislature entered upon its worle with profuse promises of reform. A majority of both houses wero electod as reformers and ple to bring about a radical and wholesome doparture from the offensive methods of the old party machine politicians, The two wore du organized by the reformers and the old party place hunt- ers and barnacles were not give of the fleshpots. But the old barnac! only made way to new spoll huntors who if anything wore more hungry than the old ones. The high ldeal of economy and re- trenchment which had been proachod at alliance lovefeasts during the campaign was disearded when it. came to be put into practice. There was the gy pressure on the new that there had b on the old party, and the samo temuta- tion to distribute goft jobs to friends and relative This raid upon the state treasury was, however, a mere trifle when compared h the reckless waste of ¥ fous time during the first half of the The reformers entered the le arena londeddown with o conte ten by unserupulous lr nd tlous 1 The ruling ity in lature lost of the vital issues nd for which the embattlod [farmers nad banded together and frittered away thr ss strugglo over spoils. After a 90 form legislature stutute pooks only three or ures of general importunce measures a to be much to republicans oorats as they are to indopond- ents. The Australian ballot law was supported unanimously by members of all parties, The bill to compel stato and county treasurers Lo turn over the in est derived from public funds into their ive treasurio s supported ously by membors of all parties, The bills to oastate board of health and the bills for the vogulation of pub- lic warehouses and inspoction of grai the world’s ppropriation and n: 3 all important bills wore passed without drawing party lin The eclght-hour law and several bills in the intorest of the laboring classes had also the gener- ous support of the great majority of the logislature regardless of party. The greatest blupder of the session was the course pursned in reference to railvoad legislation. It was expocted that the vailroad committees of the two houses would got together and arrange for athorough investigation of the abuses to which Nebraska shippers and vroduc- ors had been subjected. After a careful comparison of Nebrasku rate schedules with thoseof Lowa, Missouri and 1llinois, they were expected to engage an expert in railroad rates and formulate a* maxi- mum freight bill that would materially reduce rates, afford reliefl where it is most needed, always bearing in mind the difference in the volume of traffic and relative cost of operating and main- taining roads in Nobraska and adjacent states. Such a bill, or a bill fixing maximum rates on the principal staples which the producers of Nebraska export and import, could have been passed and we believe would have received the gov- ernor’s sanction and stood the test of our courts. Even if it had been vetoed there would have been little doubt of its passage over the head of the governor. But'the indepandents in the legisluture who spocially championed the railroad bills, would heed no advice and aid not even see fit to take any con- certed action about railroad legislation. The senate and house committees on railroads never held a joint meeting. The chairman of the senate committee, Mr. Stevens, introduced a bill which he had prepared in conjunction with two or three expert lawyers, This bill for its basis the Towa rate and was [ramed s0 as to make an allowance of 10 to 20 per cent in favor of [owa over Nebraska, The house committeo sublet the framing of its bill which be- came a substitute for the original bill introduced by Newberry to a shyster lawyer and jumping jack who lnows a good deal less about maximum rates than he does about law and that is precious dittle. This person copied the lowest rate schedules on the Towa trunk lines and the bill thus begotten was pushed through Dboth houses under whip and spur. The bill covered 250 pages of manuseript and with two or three exceptions the mem- bers who voted for it did not know any more about its provisions or practical effect than they do about the Chinese language. And the cry went forth **the Newbe: bill or nothing.” And the vesult, as predicted by Tne BEE. is nothing. The same is true of the usury bills, Thesenate passed & moderate usury bill, The independents of the house insisted that they would their own bill or nothing. On the last day of the session when nothing was in sight they tried to force the passage of the senate bill, but fuiled to muster enough votes. Barring its impossible hostility to everything that oviginated in Omaha and its many-v vy schomes, the in- aependent legislature was a very re- spectable bo Its failuros to accom plish what it was olected to do was causod by lack of experience and want of capable leadership. The rank and file were earnest and honest mon de- sirous 10 regenerate the state, improve the condition of the producers and curh the power and greed of corporate mon- opoly. Future historians will commend the late legislature more for what it has not done than for what it has done, houses t begot~ wde the mujor- sight objoots o weeks in a profi days’ session the has engrafted upon our four meas- and these credited and dem- ro- as UNDE A Law, The new immigration law went into offect April 1with full proparation for its officient enforcement. One of the fivst results of its application was the re- turn to the mastors of the vessels which brought them over of . number of per- sons aflicted with incurable and con- taglous diseases and othors which, in the opinion of tho inspectors, were likely to become public charges. The steamship companios must provide for them pending the sailing of the vessols and return them to the port from which thoy sailed free of charge. The indfeations are that it is the in- tontion of the officials to rigidly con- strue tho provisions of the law, and if this is donen great many will be kept out of the country who would have been | admitted undor the old The pro- vision requiring that immigrants, in order to be allowed to lanl, shall be free from a loathsomo a dangerous con- tagious diseaso cannot bo objected to, but classing among the latter consump- tion, as was done in the case of some of those . rejected last weok, might not obtain the favorable verdict of scientific men, There is a popular misapprehonsion regarding the oxclusion of nssisted i ants, this provision not being applieable to por- sons who have been sent for by relatives or personal friends residing in the United States, and who do not belong in one of the excluded cladses, The new law is comprehensive and provides every ronsonable safeguard against bringing into the count unde- sirable immigrants, but still there is heard the demand for additional restrie- tions, and it is highly probable that the noxt congress will again bo appoabod to | for further amending the law in this di- | vection. The first two months of the | prosont yene showed o considerable in- | crenso over the corresponding poriod of lust yoar, with a larger porcontage of the undesirable class, which gave war- rant for a renewal of the demand, and one suggestion now mado is to prohibit immigration at will and limit the num- bor to 100,000 a year. The unfortunate incident at New Orleans supplies another text for sounding an dlarm and calling for the exclusion of assassing and an- avchists, All iutelligent people will readily sce that these are not practic able remedies. There is not ono sound reason why, if 200,000 in ever way acceptable foreigners came to our shore in any one year, we should exclude f of them, and as to keeping out as- sassing and anarchists, how would it be possible to determine who are such? If any.one has committed the erime of as- sination and the fact is known when he arrives at one of our ports the law excludes him, and no law could be made to domore than this, whi s toanarch- ists it would be equally difficult to pick them out even if jt were desirable to de- part so far from Américan policy s to make the political sentiments of foreign- ers atest of their claims to admis- sion to our shores. This subject was ‘thoroughly consid- ered by the last congress in the light of facts obtained from thorough in- vestigation and of the opinions of cit zens who hatt made an intelligent study of the question. THe result was a judi ious and comprehensive law which if faithfully enforced will remove all reas- onable ground of complaint regarding immigration and reduce to a minimum the danger from the admission of unde- sirable classes, or OFF WITH THE HOG-BACK. The working season is here. The legislatare has passed an act making 50 per cent of the road tax of the city col- lected by the county available for city purposes. The grade of Douglas street from Sixteenth to Twentioth street has been established. The award of dam- ages has been made. The amount awarded to those not waiving damages has been provided for. The dis- trict agdinst which the assessment of the cost of the proposed improvement will lie has been determined. The ordi- nance ordering the grade has been drawn up by the city engineer and read twice before the city council. It can be brought up for third reading at any meeting. . There is no opposition to this import- ant improvement. All interests aflected urge that it be accomplished without delay. The central part.of the city will bs vastly benefited by it. It shouid be undertalken as soon as a contract can be legally awarded. The attention of the council is called especially to this matter. The proper committee in consultation with the board of ‘county commissioners can probably arrange at once for using a part of the road fund under the new law on Douglas gtreet. The real estate owned by the county and occupied by Jthe court house and that upon which the city hall is located owned by the city will alike be benefited by the proposed grade, not to speak of its importance to private owners in the vicinity. Important building enterprises which involve the expenditure of large sums of money for material and labor are ut a standstill pending the comple- tion of this necessary improvement. The council delegation from the Fourth ward will perform a service of especial value to their constituents by expediting the work of removing the Douglas street hog-back. THE MILITARY SPIRIT. The war department continues to ve- ceive offers of volunteers to be employed in fighting Italy. These offers are not very important in themselves, All the men thoy vepresent would not make more perhaps than a brigade. Besides, such offers betray ignorance on the part of those making them of the fact that any foreign war which the United States might engage in would have to be fought out on the oce: But they have a value as showing that the military spirit ‘still prevails among our people, and that were this country driven into a war with any other nation the government would not only find no difficulty in raising an army, but undoubtedly would 1 it necessary to decline the services of thou- sands who would offer themselves to do- fend the nation. [t is this fact which other nations very well understand, cous pled with the exceptional readiness of our people in meeting the demands of an emergency that is really almost as viluable to us a6 a safoguard against tho hostility of other nations as would be coast dofenses, a first class navy and a great standing army, An English journal, referring to the common remark that the United States would be no mateh for Ttaly on the ses, said that while this would be the case at the outset, in a very short time the American people would be amply equipped to moet every demand, and this foreign paper stated what every intelligent citizen of this country feels. Nearly two million men enlisted in the armies of the Union during the war A DS DN i of the rebolligngand there wore more Iloumi practicable to keop out politics to than a milliono@n the confederato side. The two armi dwopt the sactions protty clenn of fightiwg material. The propor- tion of soldist® to poprlation at that timo was abon! one ninoe, At this ratio the country now possessos not far from soven mili¥on men capabie of bonr- ing arms, and jt_is safo to say that the government canld command the servicos of at least onesthird of theso as soon after n declargfion of war as it would be possible to orgaamizo them into armies, Such a force would bo invineible in de- fonse of ourown soll, forit would not be morconary army, but one inspired with the most ardent pateiotism. There will never bo any danger of the soil of the United States being invaded by aforeign foe. Her sons will never permit that dishonor. A foreign navy might make troublo at our exposed seaports, but no soldier with hostilo intont will galn en- trance into this country. ITenco the ab- surdity of tho voports coming from Cana- dian sources of preparations in appre- hension of u conflict with this country. Wore such a thing to happon the Do- minion would be oyerrun by an American army in a whol, and all the power the Canadian people could command, with the support and material assistance of the imperial government would be help- loss to prevent it, i Tt is interesting to note that the men of the southare no less ready than those of the north to offer their services to the government, and undoubtedly none would respond more ly to a call for soldiers than the men who I‘uugkl to ablish the confederacy. A DIPLOMATIC VIC TORY. It has_ rarely happened in the history of diplomacy that a more decisive v tory was won at the first stroke than that achieved by Mr. Blainein his let- ter in reply to thedemands of the Italian government. In spirit and in matter that letter will take its place among the most notable productions of diplomatic correspondence, Calm and dignified in tone, clear and explicitin the enuncia- tion of the established principles and practice of the government, and direct in stating the viewsand intentions of the United M Blaine's note commanded the unqualified approval of this country and turned the tables com- pletely upon the foreign power. It has been as warmly commonded by the - po- litical opponeats as by the party friends of the secretary of state, while it has been hardly leds fortunate in the esti- mate of foreign commentators, and it has unquestionably given its author greater promuence and respect in the world of diplomacy than he beforo en- joyed. If there has ever beon any doubt rogarding the ability of Mr. Blaine to deal wisely with the most serious and delicate diffiouities’ that may arise in our foreign relations there probably is none now. In a sudden and anomalous situation he has demonstrated that he is fully equipped fof any emergency possi- ble to oceur in our intercourse with other nations. Interest in the issue with Italy is still active in this country and .abroad, hut. there is not associated with it any feel- ing of apprehension rogarding a peace- able settloment. It appears that thoe Ttalian poople are by no means unani- mous in approving the course of their government, but‘what will ba still more influcntial in proventing the ardor of that government from overleaping pru- dentinl bounds is the practically bank rupt condition of the national treasary. Ttaly is confronted by the danger of an acute financial crisis, which only the ut- most care and prudence can avert, and were she to engage in hostilities with the United States, having'to rely upon an increass of taxation for the means to carry on o war, such disaster to her howe interests would ensue that revo- lution would almost inevitably follow hev certain defeat. The creditof the government is so low that it would prob- ably find it 1mpossible to borrow the monoy necessary to prosecute hostili- ties, and the industrial situation of the people will not bear additional taxa- tion, Itissigniticantof the more pacific feeling that has obtained at Rome that Italian counsels in this country have been instructed to act with calmness and prudence. Later developments in the difficulty will be regarded with univer- sal intevest, but there is every reason to believe that nothing will oceur to pre- vent a settloment by the usual course of diplomacy. to 03, THE WESTERY CONGRESS, The western states commercial con- gress which will convene in Kansas City April 14 and remain in session during the weelk is regarded with widespread interest, indicating that its delibera- tions will command greater attention than any convention of recent years not of a political character. It is reported from Washington that President Har- rison may take theoccasion which his invitation to attend the convention af- fords him to write a letter in which, among other things, he will refer to the policy of reciprocity and the advantages to the west expected from it. Undoubt- edly othor public men will contribute valuable informafion and suggestions re- latiog to the sapjbets which tAe conven- tion is called to consider, thus presont- inga collectiop, of intelligont opinion upon questions Aifecting wostern intor- osts and the wélare of the entive coun- try that may baléf the test imvort- ance in its influence upon general public opinion. iJs Among the subjects to be discussed hy the congress ald the cause and remedy of the general Yisiness and agricultural depression, trameportation, markets for western products, the currency, irriga- tion, taxation, reciprocity and inter- national trade extension, immigration and the development of n mir lands. Mostof these subjocts are genc incharacter, having velation to the in- terests and welfare of the whole country, but perhaps affecting in a larger degreo the development and prosperity of the west than of any other section. It is the intention to the discussions of the congress strictly to economic sub jects and to permit no par injected into the proceedings, but from the character of some of the topies that will be proposed, itis evident that it will not be an easy mutter to steer wholly clear of politics in one form or another, However, it will doubtless be confine issucs to be such an extent that it will not be allowed to interfore with the valuo of the de- liberations, [t is perhaps unfortunate that two con- #resses alike in charnctor and objects should have been callod to meet withina month of onch other, but 1o injury will he done to tho cause to be served if the results of their deliberations do not clash. A genoral want of harmony in tho opinions and nets of the Kansas City and Denver conventions would be fatal to the influenceof both. Otherwise they will comploment each other, with the effectof giving their proceodings greator fores upon the public opinion of the country. It isto be hoped that nothing will be permitted to prevent such a ro- sult, TIERE {8 more to Omahain the enter- tainment of the general conferonce of the Methodist church than tho imme- diate results, Tho central location of this city makes it the natural meeting place fur commereial, scientifie, charita- bleand political conventions. Hitherto the onty question hinsbeen as to our abil- ity to provide entertainment for the crowds which attend upon such occa- sions. By properly entertaining the great Methodist body Omaha ¢ nelusively es- tablishes her ht 10 entor the formidable competitor for the tional conventions hold from timo to time. JOHN GROVES is the city is responsible for the safe keeping of official documents placed in his care. Heowes it t6 himself and tho city to clear his office from the suspicion of having mutilated a city ordinance for the purpose of defeating its purpose, or of having allowed somo person not im- mediately connected with his office, to comuait this act of vandalism. sLsus o erk. He acts of omission for slature is entitled to jon to pass the bill providing that presidential electors sioll be elected by distriets, This scheme of the democrats tosteal the state in 18 properly failod. THE 5 per cont penulty for adver- tising and *selling lands for delinquent taxes has been abolished by a bill with an omergency clause, Heroafter 20 per cent per annum to the purchuser of the tax titleand the cost of advertising will be the penalt; AMONG other which the late le credit is the omis council and city clerk should not rest until the responsibility for themu- tilation of the city ordinance granting an electriclight franchise has been located and the guilt, y punished. UNDER the new charter as amended thecityclerk jgelected by the peoploand thedate of vhe city election is changed from the first Tuesday in December to the first Tuesday in November. — “LoST in the shufile” is the flippant excuse given for the destruction of the titlo page of an ordinance after it had been considered and passed by the coun- cil. . This will not do. AN international controversy dis- turbed the equanimity of Saturday’s ses- sion of the board of county commis- sioners, o A R0 OxAgA will not fail to provide the guarantee fund of $25,000 necessary to secure the Methodist general conference, THE passage of the warehouse bill will help to muke Omaha a great grain mar- ket. They Guzzle Just ths Same. Philadelphia. Ledger. Maine has adopted a brand-new prohibi- tion law. She's had a great many in the last thirty vears, but liquor drinking and liquor solling have gone straight along down there, St g o Trampa. New York Waorld. The effort to enlist Indians in the army brings out the surprising fact that “tho great majority of the bucks are physically unfit for the military service.” They have never im- pressed the army in that way during its campaign against thom, R Sy Cautious Lambs, Philadelphia Recor Stocl brokers long for a return of the good old time previous to 1884, at which time the paralysis that has boen gradually killing off the speculative market first bogan to show itslf. Seats in the Philadelphia stack ex- change, which now would probably not bring 82,500, then sold for $1,00. At the same time seats in the New York exchange were solling for $30,000. Now thoy can be bought for $18,000. Thero has been a marked wecline fu speculation by the general public, due toa well grounded belief that they have no chance fora fair show when the market can be manipulated by the great operators as they wish. The volume of businoss is less now at both the New York and Philadelphia exchauges than it was ten yoars ago. - What Makes Good Cltizens: New_ York Tribune, The statistics of immigration at this port for the last month illustrate ono reason for the opposition sometimes expressed to the un- restrained admittance of of foreigners. Nine-tenths of the Italian immi- grants wero men, whilo nearly half of tho Germans ana the lacge proportion of those from tho British Tsles wore womon. The 1m- migrants who bring their familios with them usuatly obtain permanent homes here and be- como attached to their adopted country, while those who leave their families at homo without any expectation of sending for them seldom have more than a half-hearted futer est in tne welf: of the republic hey do not spend their money here, but hoard it, in the hope that they may return to live at ease in their old homes. Even if thoy have the virtues of industry and frugality, they are not. the most patriotic and useful of citizens. - DOUBTING HEARTS, P, H. Cwtiss @ N, ¥. Sun, HE. Within the shadow a drooping face, Crowned by a wealth of flowers and lace, Dark brown eyes under white lids pressed, Aud fingers that love to be caressed. A throat that glistens 'neath priceloss pearls, itose in the rosebud garden of giris, Tdrewm of her nightly, gay coguette, And wonder if T've half won her yet! Or 1f sho would look as sweet and fair To some other man who by chance was there, sm. Within the shadow, the lights turned down, Far from the noiso of Lhe rostless town, Whilo eyes of the boldest, decpest bluo m to be looking me throuch and through; A stroug hand elasping about wy own With a touch that straight tomy heart hus flow Do I love him! ' Yes, and always will; My heart responds to nis own hesrt's thrill Bt ho looks as tenderly, I suppose, In tho eyes of every girl he knows. SWITCHMEN ABOUT T0 STRIKE Uneasinoss Among Thoss in the Employ of the Burlington at Lincoln. DISCHARGE OF UNION MEN THE CAUSE, Doings in the District and Courts-Polling Piaces for To« da Election — Other Capital Clty News. Laxcors, Neb., April 0.— [Special to Tis Bre. | -1t was common stroet talk today that the switchmen employed in tho Lincoln yards at the Burlington, along with othors at -Omaha and other points, would go_out on & strikoat 10 o'clock today. They did not do 80, however, but it1s their domands aro not acceded to. Mr. Sweeney, erand master of tho switchmon's union, has been in the city for several da He claims that the Burlington has discharged anumber of mon bocauso they were mem bers tho union, and asks that they bo rein- ed Suporintendent Bignell informed aninquir- reporter that offcially he kuow of no contomlated strike, but understood that tho statement, had beon made thag the Burlington in reducing its forca recontly because of falling off in business had discharged men because they were afihated with the union, He stated that this was unteae. Tho com pany in reducing its forco let out men with- out. inquiring whether or not_they belonged to the union Other ofticials talked who knew of no do- mand having been made upon the wad, but no uncasiness was expressed by any of them. They were waiting for the e; oy to rise, whon it would bo promptly met. Some thirty or forly men arg now employed here, DISTRICT COURT DOINGS. Judge Tibbets and a jury are engaged in hearing a small damago case today. [0 is ono in which He £200 damages m Urania Young. The partios resid aster pwecinet, and the plintif claims . Young put up u barb wire fenco ra highway, 1d that on ho was driving along hoe grounds when his horso shied and ran into the barb v damiges in the amount claimed. The del is that tho fonc ously near the road, and at the horse was not worth what plaintif > sk Juige Hall heard a case of Bonacum what noted case, the bishop of this the defendant_the minister to Chili a subscription of $500 to the the Lincoln pro-cathedral. that the bishop had refused to allow Mr. an the privileges of a worshipper in the church and deniod him admission to the build It was taken under advisement Judge Ficid was the motion docket, and_among other thingg refased to sustam the demurrer of defendant in the case of Fannie S, Hubble vs George W. Hubble. Thisis an nction where plaintifl sceks to reopen a desree of divoree on the ground that after shebad made answer in ono suithe began another, giving another Christian name than her own as defenaant. Georgo objected to its being reoponed, on the ground that thero wasn't suficient cause, COUNTY COURT CULLINGS. No court tomorrow. Call of the dockot Wednesday morning. Judge Stewart was enzaged today in bear- ing the cases against Eugene Vaughn, Clyde Newell and_Charles Nelson, charged with burglarizing Burr & Beoson's' safo recently of #2.50. The statois endoavoring to send the trio to the reform sehool, but they all ob- ect. 100 exia HaltBr betigs sutt agatoss Ohelito- pher Tiernan for §1,000 damaces for failure to repair the Depot hotel property of which Haltor is lessee, and by which means the hotel lost custom andits furniture and fix tures were damaged by the water which came through the rot! . George L, Williams says that he sent a box of goods vaiued at 8200 over the Burlington railroad from Chester, Neb., to Glen Falls, N. Y., but that the same has never arrive He also says that the worry of mind and ir convenienco he has been put to are reason- ably worth §250 additional, for which he asks judgment. ments the n, o somo- the plaintit being Cathotie_dioce 1 present United States cover in WIKIE 0 VOTE The following are the polling placgs tomor- row in the various war First ward —Procinet | or A, engine house No. 1. Precinetdor B, Hutchins building, Tenth street, between K and § stroots. cinet3 or C, house of John Kramp, opposite Godfrey’s limber yard. nd ward—Precinct 1 or A, Bohanan block, No. 935 N street. Precinct 2 or B, basement room, county court house, east cn trance. PrecinctB orC, batber shop, No. 720 South Eleventh streot, Third Ward—Precinct 1 or A, Skinner's barn, cornor Twelfth and Q strects. Pre- cinct 2 or B, Gaddis’ shop, corner Thirteenth and R strets. Precinct 8 or C, Call Broth- ers’ shop, 1620 O street. Precinct 4 or I Bailies’ block, 210 O strect, Precinets or , Cox building, 1326 U street. Fourth Ward—Precinet 1or A, Rawlins’ bare, 181 South Thirteenth street, Procinet 2 or It 816 South Eieventh. Precinet 3 or C, Rawlins’ barn, 521 South Thirteenth stro Precinct 4 or ‘D, store, 2115 O streot. Pro- cinot 5 or B, southwest corner of Twentieth and J strocts, grocery store. Fifth Ward—Precinct 1 or A, P stroet engine house. Precinct2 or B, Bing's car- penter shop on Seventeenth, hebween A and Washington, Precinet or'C, barn of Lin- coln stroet railroad, Fourtcenth and South Streets. Precinct4 or D, churen, northeast corner of Nunth and Wood streets, Precinct 5ork, 308D street. Sixth Ward—Precinet 1 or A, Hughos building, O street. Precinct or B, cormer “Twenty-seventh and Vine, barber siop. Pre- cinet 3 or C, Kitchen & Gillin's store, - corer Twenty-seventh and Randolph streots. , Soventh Ward—Pre Tor A, Twenty- second and Washington streets. Precinet or B, electric power house. Precinct 3§ or C coruer Twenty-soventhand Holdrodge stroots at Byrum's store, NUMBER OF VOTERS. The total number of voters in the city of Lincoln according to the lntest_rogistration is as follows: First ward, U34; Second ward, 846; Third ward, net A, 10085 Third ward, precinet B Fourth 'ward, pre- cinct'A, 3%; Fourth ward, precinet B, 606 Fifth ward, precinct A, 816: Fifth ward, precinct B, 234; Sixth ward, 837; Seventh ward, 711; totay, 6,53 ODDS AND ENDS, The ciroulation office of Tuz Bre has been moved from Eleventh near I strect to oo 9, 1012 O street, where all matters pertaining to subscriptions will bo looked after. Grace Per r a divorce from lger on the grounds of | Joftus, room 8, Bell block, Fifteenth and O streots, gave a drayman her trunk to tako from the Hotel Lincoln to her room, but hasu't scen the trunk or drayman, 8. C. Oaks’ hardw: at Seward was robbed last night of $160 wortn of kuives, guns, Tazors, el Tho case of A, L. Archer vs Jacob Wagner was filed in thesupreme court on alleged error 1 the district. court of Platte county. Tho case lnvolyes the payment of a note for #17. In the lower conrt. Wagner won 1u tho suit brought against him The S. K. Murtin lumb sald they will: later it | Pro’ | a temporary Injunction today agalnst Auditor Benton, restraining him frony drawing s war. rant in favorof D. B. Howard for 81,400, which, the plaintiffs claim, belougs to them. ety THE PRESS ON THEVETO, Fremont World.Hor ald Hastings Republican: Boxd's backbone noods 1o st arch factory o braco it up gs Nobraskan: The vetoing of th rate il was not very pleasing to the Wor! Hastin Herald. Not so much, perhaps, on -acoount ofthe bill itself but from the fact that Tur Ber championed the votolug of it. 1f there wis any hopo of Tue Bek and the World- Herald yming friendly Govornor Boyd's act has offectunlly blocked it. Nobrask News: Governor Boyd, out of his rugized honesty and foarlessness, votood the bill. Ho showed more manhood St -~ buck bone than the state of Nebraska has ever witnessed. Ho know tho bill Vi and wmany questioned its constitutionality ; it would work an injury to the stato and partie: ularly to the favmers and the shippors, and to uard thelr rights he vetoed the bill, I mont Flail: Senator Brown claims that tno Newborry bill nover pleased him He did not beliove that it was just and was certain that it was projudicial, not only to tho railrouds, but tothe general businoss in- terests of tho state. He votod for it, hoa- ever, on its passage, simply because his farmer constituents demanded it. And ho bolieve that alter dolng that ho had fultiidd tho whole measuro of his duty us & mach ine, and that since tho chiel executive of tho stato, a m. r of his own party had vetoed it, his duty was toact upon his better judy ment and s in the And t 0 wore many wh voted for the bill who folt 1he who belioved it to their polit. nd the intorosts of their party to pander to the allimea rather thar to stand by their honest ¢ ns as men and log lators, - Plattsmouth Jourual : Governor Boyd's voto message of the Newberry document which will east m the measure in question. The Journal is to confess that the amonts he presents aro very conviveing, and are urged with acan dor and earnestness that leaves no doubt of their lonesty of motiveand purpese, Tho presented by the go that the measure radical to have result good when all the interests involvel wero taken into account, L'ho result will no deubt bo a sol wifying of the allinnee and o renowal of tho conflict two yoars henco. The governor shows that he would favora less radical measure, and in this he will bo sustained by the people. Interviews with indepondents in Linee Journal Dobson of Eillmore—The peoy demanded it and I would like to have griven it them, but the bill was so compli cated that. no man conld possibly give an in teliizent opinion upon it without at least six months study, There was not a man on my side of the house who could have explained.— its vrovisions, e n ner, my sympa. thy is with that class and I ould probably steain a point in theiv favor, but T do not wish tonju or (e Yy the rai favor maximum rates on grain, li coal, lumberand salt. If it wera possit would like to see f) 1t rates vary in cordance with the price of pro canniot pass intelligently-=on o busiiess ho knows nothin bout. S| ler of Logan faras my section of the coun 18 ¢on ned, it may be just as well as it is, but | ksuch alaw would help the state at Nichols of Buffalo 1 roadly. [ don’t know much about the bill, I h boen s0 busy as charman of the finance con- mitteo that I have hardly looked at it. Wo pledged our peopleto give them Towa Tates, and thereforo we voted for it, Newborry Certainly, I must say it was ol right. Most any one’ ‘but Boyd would have signed it Either Thayer or Majors would have done o Modie of 1ted Willow —I have nothing to say just now. While Lam sorry itwas not sigu Twillalso say that I am perfectly sati I'm not weeping. Taylor of Johnson— think it would have afforded tho veleas our people imagined it would give. Its pio. visions were such that the railroads could bave evaded it. How just it was to the rail- rouds T don't koow, and [ have fot to that point where 1 do not care, Something of the kind wall como soone or later. Horman of Saline—It was the only bill wo could get up which in my opinion would do anything like justice to the sta We conld not clussify tho roads because wo had nodata to goveru us, Galo of Brown— 1t's u bad bill all around, beinga measure for the henefit of a few to the injury of the mi- jority. Waldron of Adams—I do not feel at thatit was just the thing, but wo hoped it would be, Ourpeople demanded it aud we worked forits passage. I ropeat tha Idon't feelat all sure that it was & good measure. Tribuno: Tt's a horse on thE N e PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS is at the Barkor. ewcomb will leave for I The Rhea corpan; Mrs. K. S IYm—n today. Nels Morcer, | started for Now York yesterday aftornoon. New son of Dr. 8. D, Mercer, Mrs. Mary E. Biedlor Jones of Marksville, Paxton, Prof. Kratz, of the state nmversity at Ver: million, South Dakota,is the guest of his brother, Lee G. Krat Five th Barker Money, Rhea's 3 George C. Hobbie and family returned yesterday fromsSt, Augustine, Fla., where they have passed the winter and. aro locate Merriam. 5 Miss Louise L. Tisdale of Alameda, cousin of the late Dr. Dio Lowis, is v her cousin, Mrs. Major Wi Twentioth street, this cit; Rov. J. A, Huttman of the Swedish church of ti city, left yestorday for Chicago, 10 be absent one month, in'which he will condug in about fifteen citieg in lndiuna, Michigan, Wisconsin and Miftne- sota, “T'he Bark kee; James I, E and Mrs. W. J. Va, are at the ayed at the Barrel of it Jat 524 South . Fitzgernld, Milwau- Grand sl Messtaore, Boon 3 Wy ) daule, Cal.; M, 7T Stier, Kuiis: Tho Windsor—1, B. W Wost, Au- 8. Neuborger,C Jopoe uthOmaha; Al B, Callilian, S Soi- nenbure, Ll I ird, Grand Islund; N. 8. Neline, Slter, i Charos I Godfrey, Fromont; D, Little, Louiss T Stevens, Denver; Joo [eith, Robert Wilson, Littie Powder, Murphy, Williium Island; . ¢, 1a. The Murrny R Atwood, Topek 8t O, Cam pbell Rochester, D Kimoatl, Springfield. 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