Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 6, 1892, Page 5

DISCUSSING INDIAN AFFAIRS Western Senators Have a Warm Debate on ths Bubject. SERVICE OF THE ARMY OFFICIALS Benator Manderson Ridicules tho Tdea of the Government's Wards Being Taken Advantage of by the Pro- posed Syst 3 FOURTRENTH STREET, Wasiinotos, D. C., April 5. Thero was another lively tilt in the senate today over the provision in the Indian ap- propriation to detail army officers to act as Indian acents. Senator Pottigrew had a motion entered to strike out the provision and ho followed itup with a strong argu ment in support of the motion. He said that if the Indian agencies wero to be turnod over to the army officers the entire Indian sorvice should bo placed under the absolute control of the army and tho War depart- ment. Senator Pettigrew vory earnestly de- ferded the administration of Indian Commis- slonor Morgan, which he considered attackod at least indirectly by Senator Manderson. Ho went into_ the details of the bacon con- racts in South Dakots, ubout which so much has been said, and showed that there had been rigid inspéction and that the agents had dono their duti Senator Palmer of Illinois made an earnest support of Seaator Pettigrew’s motion. Ho opposed tho detail of army officers for any clvil duty. Senator Manderson ridiculed the iden that 1t was # hardship to the ludians to have an army oficer over them. Not a New Plan, Ho said tho president had the authority sinco 1834 to detail army officers to act as In- dian agents and had, altogether, detaiied thirty-seven officers to be agents. No ad- vantago had been taken of this authority to any grout extont. Tho idea of making army officers Indian Agents was not & now one, however. It was old and well enough tried Tho proposition now was to dircet tho pres dent to avail the service of this authority so toat he shall, as vacancies occur, aetail ofti- cors at any and oil agencies. ‘Tho army ofil- cers wero to be paid nothing extra; their usual salary and allowances were to carry them at the agenci Ho responded to the charge that army ofll- hould not be assigned to civilian duties by saying thnt many army officers were now performing civil duties, some ot them as in. structors at_colleges, others as attaches of foreign logations. He again pounced upon the South Dakota Indian agents and tho meat contracts, handling them rough shod. He evidently has no patienco with the present system of managing Iudian agencies and would turn the whole business over to the War department. A vote upon & strike the armg bill was not reached fourned until tomorrow. very close. s Wasnixarox Buneau or Tt Be, } nator Pettigrow’s motion to ofticer provision out of the before the senate ad- It is conceded to be ting Presidential Timber. Ina dozen different directions today tho names of Senator Calvin S. Briee of Ohio end Representative W. J. Bryan of Nobraska wera telegraphed 10 uewspapers as the new presidential and vice presidential timber Tikely to be taken up to suppiant Hill, Cleve- land, Boios and other candidates. ' It was argued thav Brice couid carry New Yorkaud Ohio, having strong financial connoctions, and that Bryan could carry Nebraska. Later in the day it was stated that Brvan was too oung and his name was dropped and that of Fols substitutod, Tonight tho democrats from the enst and wostare preparing to paint on thelr presidential banners the alliterative names of “Brice and Boies.’” Miscellaneous. Tn the preemption contest of Eugene K. Tavlor against David Spearing from Cham- verlain, 5, D., Assistant Secretary Chandler today afirmed tho decision of the commis- sionor declaring Spearing the proper sottler on the tract, aud therefore entitied to a prof- erenco right of entry. Towa postmasters were appointed today as follows: Bentonville, Wayne county, M. I3, Sharp, vice G. W. Hill, resigned; Brazil, Appanoose county, H. Bruckshaw, vice k. Masters, resigned; Broadway, Linn county, J. 0. Doy, vice F. L. Houston, resigned; Butler, Keokuk county, D. Abel, vice J. M. Watts, resigned; also O. O. Gilseth at Re- publican, Minuehaha county, D., vice O. Gruderson, resigned. General L. W. Colby of Beatrice, assist- t attorney general here, was one of tho eakers at o meeting of prominent Indians at the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church last night. He insisted that the whole system of Indian control was wrong and that it always had been, Indians ought not to bo treated as children, but as free men, he declared. It was humillating for Americans to witness the spectacle so fre- Quently visible here, that of Indians begging the government to keep its plighted faitn. General Colby was convinced that the In- dians were governed over much. ® SBenator Paddock today recommended the appointment of Joseph M. Hatfield as post- master ot Aften, Frontier county, and Charles 5. Moore as postmaster atv Beverly, Hitcheeek county. He also introduced a biil to place Grauville R. Turner of Biue Springs on the pension roll. The report that ex-Speaker Iteed would ro- tire from congressional lifo av the end of his present term, which becamo current hero today, excited much speculation. The rumor could be traced tono authoratitivesource and in the absence of Mr. Reed himself it could bo neither confirmed nor disputed. It has been noticeable of late that Mr. Reed has left the leadership of the minority almost exclusively in Mr. Burrows' hands and his frequent visits to New York have invariably beer: on business of o personal nature. It is understood tbatif Mr. Reed should retire from congress it would be to enter actively upon the practice of the law in New York. Jobn L. Dodge of Towa s at the Cochran. Minister Patrick Egan bus been grauted a loave of absence and may be expected out in Nobraska within three or four weeks. He will probably leave Chili this winllu.r.s a Western Pensions, Wasnixgroy, D. C., April 5 — [Specia Telogram to Tue Bee.]—The following list of pensions granted is reported by Tur Ber and Examinor Bureau of Claims: Nebraska: Original— Thomas C. Hatoh, Henry W. Geiselman, Charles Able, Jaspor Hall, George W. Simpkins, James C. Sloan. Additional - E. Wellington, Thomas W. Pres- ton. Supplemental— Thomas Droctor. Iu- creaso—J. G, Downs, Henry G, Yule,Thomas M. Hamilton, Original widows, ete.—Lallian Van Arnam, lowa: Original—Leonidas J. Deiannay, Lomuel #. Crow, Honry Shirman, Thomas W. Priddy, Vachel Young, Edward Woitney, Franeis M. McGinsey, Gustav Schoenker, Silas H. Bree; Philip L. Moellios, John Kaufman, William H. Bowman, Michael Convey, Francis £, Barber, Peter Peterson, Edward A, Gosling, Isanc A. Garrett, Julius Paschke, Theodore Messenger, Thomas Loftus, Charles O. Bassett, Andrew L. Mc- Causland, John I\, Fields, Williaw B. Hu ton, deceased. Additional—Henry T, Courtright, James P. Skipworth, Jere- miah Pauley, William H, Baile, Albert F. Nelson, James Daniels, John A, Delong, George W. Davis, Jacob H, Muuson, Al nzo W. Freeman, Adam I’age, Joseph Thomas. Increase—Jeromo B. Summer, James Reagan, Elijab J, Steward, Worden W. Welshar, Thomas P. Smith, Theodore . Gould, Ceorge B. Homer, Surreno D. Put- oam, Heury Lee. Origmal widows, 6te.-— Lucy B. Taylor, Martha E. Brown, minors of Alvin Butler, Susan Jobusoo, mivor of Wil- liam B. Hutton, Western Putents, WasmiNcroy, D, C, Apml 5 —[Special Telegram 10 Tur Ber. |—The following list of patents granted is reported by Tne BEs and Examiner Bureau of Claims: John W. Canty, Youngstown, Ia., sttach- meut for miniug cages; Gustave Carbon Bparta, assignor of one-halt 1o C. H. Coraell, Valentine, Neb., potato bug gatherer; Jobn A. Chamberlain, Kennard, Neb., alarm bel Joseph W. Gamble, assigror of one-half to J, T. R. Greon, Des Moines, Ja., draft equ dzer; August Hankel, Hampton, Neb., device for spooliug and stretching feuce wires Charles . Hayes aud H. L. Millay, Sprin, view, Neb,, folding umbrella or parasol; kd- ward H. Jonkins, Kalamazoo, Neb,,cultivator; Charles H. Kading, Tripoli, Ia., harrow; Theodore A. Kennedy, Des Moinos, Ia., glove for bate ball catchers; Jonathan H. Linebargor, Clarion, Ia, plow; Willlam Loudon, Fairfield, Ia.; hay carrier; Frankiin H. Paok, Des Moines, ia., assignor tc Mosler Bank Safe company, Cinclunati, O., time lock attachment: Alfred Rosenholz Warner, Idatio, wave power movement; David C. F Ross, Uedar Rapids, Tn , combined blotter an ruler; Williom J. Sankay, assignor to S. Ameot, Des Moinies, Ta., scaffold Strauber, Stoddare, Nev, combined cattle dehorner and plant’ pruner; Ferdinand i Ttedens, Lyons, In., furnace, e DeWitv'sSarsaparitia 1s reliabie. ot kb ARTESIAN WATER FOR PARKS, Edwin B, Contractor Shaw Ready to Begin Work on Hanscom’s New Attraction, Mr. J. H. Shaw of Blair, who will put down the ariesian well in Hanscom park for the park commissioners, came down yester- day to sign the contract. Mr. Shaw is a man of many years oxperi- ence in the busiuess of sinking deep wells. He has bored into the bowels of the earth in adozon states and has met with many ro- markable incidents in the business. ght years ago I bored a well at New Orleuns,’” said Mr. Snaw today to o BeE re- porter, “that was the softest snap I ever struck. I went down 1,500 feet in leas than threo weeks, It was quick sand and sen mua and sen shells nearly all the way. Tho only Ity wo exporienced wis at a dopth of fsol” whon we struck some large cypress logs. They were as sound as the day thay were buried thero and nobody knows how many hundred yours they may havo been buried thers. We went right through them, of course, aud then into the quick <and and mud again, We brought up someof tho prottiest sea shells I ever saw. At a depth of 1,200 feet we struck a greal flow of water aud thoe well was a completo success.’ ““T'ho water must have been below the sea level, was it not !’ “Oh, certainly it swas. It was the groat mountain stream that we struck and tue head being so far above, of course, it forced it to the surface, Chere is a great deal of water running into the ocean all the timo t we can't seo. There must be some tremendous spriugs in the ocean. These mighty underground streams that we tap when we go through the bed rock must have an outlet somoewhere in the ocean. Mr. Shaw talks very interestingly upon gas and oil well “suooting’ and he has many curious things to tell about sinking wells in South Dakota, where Le has beon working for a couple of vears, He thinks that ho will strike bed rock at Hanscom park at about two huudred feet and if 1t is not too thick he wili probably complete the well to a depth of 1,000 feot in‘about ninety days from the time of beginnin “But we can’t tell much about it.” said the well borer; ‘we may strike a hundred feot of solid rock. It tukes longer to bore through stone, but [ would rather nave it solid stone all tho way down after I onco strike bed rocik than to run through alternating strata of rock and clay because when we bave a solid rock stratum for 8 hundred feet or mere we don’t noed to pipe that part of the well. The rock makes a good enough pipoand ws dop’t have so much trouble with our drills. ~ When drills break in the solid rock we kuow just whnore to find them. When they break 1n the clay or between two sirata of rock we have trou- ble in picking them up sometimes or gettling them pushed asido and out of the way.” Mr. Shaw will bring his machicery to Omaha as s00u as the roads dry up so’that he can haul the apparatus to ‘the depot at Blair. The machnery fills two cars and is run by a steam engine, Tho weli will pro- bably be sunk at the southwest corner of tho vark near the cascade. Not So Bad After AllL . V. Wood of VicKee's Rocks, Allegheny county, Pa., in speaking to a trayeling man of Chamberlain’s medicines said: I recom- mend them above all others. I hava used them myself and koow them to be reliable. guaranteo them to my customors and have never had a bottle returned.” Mr. Wood had bardly finished speaking, when a iittlo girl came in the store with sn empty bottle. It was labeled, “*‘Chamberlain’s Pain Balm.” The traveler was interested, as thero was certainly a bottle coming back, but waited to hear what the liztle girl said. It was as follows: “Mamma wants another bottlo of that medicine; she savs it 1s the best medicine for rheumatism sheever used.’ 50-ceat bottles for sale by druggists. COLISEUM CHANGES, The Building Will be Remodeled and En- larged to Mect Demands. The principal scenes and center of interest in the great political matineo which will open in Omaha on the 2 of July next] known as the national convention of the peovle’s independent purty, will be located at the Coliseum. That fact has been defi- nitely fixed and work has been commenced on the remodeling of the iuterior of the spacious auditorium upon a new and im- proved plan. ‘The stage will be shifted to the west side, directly opposite the main entrance, wnd will e clovated s0as to adord a commanding view from all parts of the mammoth build- ing. The stage will be 102 feot 1n length and 36 feet in width, There will be a circular projection at the conter and it front of the stage for the speakers’ stand, Irom this circular platform, occupied by the speaker, the aisles will radiate through tiers of seats arranged in circutar rows and in opera style. This will bo called the parguette and will contain 1,770 seats, enough to accommodate ail the delegates to the convention. Around this parquette will run a wide mslo separated from the s outside bya strong heayy railing. Sofas, chairs and divans will ho placed at frequent intervals inside the rail- ing.Outside of tho parquette the seats will continue in circular tiers clear back to tho extreme limits of the large auditorium with the exception of a long section directly fac- iug the stage on the east, whoro the elevated bicycle track is located. This will “be divided into 100 sections and will be fitted up 1o first-class stylo similar to theatre boxos. These boxes will be the choie seats in the entire house and will accommodate several hundred peo- ple. Butthere will not bo a seat in the en- tire auditorium that will be undesirable, be- cause thestage will bo almost in the ceater of the great building. The immenss audi- torium will, whon completed, seat over 8,000 people where they can hear everythiug that said under ordinary circumstances from the stage. 1L is also proposed to remove several of the large posts that support the roof and put in trusses thus removing every obstruction to the view. On the west side of the building immedi- atoly back of the stage a building 4)x70 foet willbo erected and diviged into six apart- monts to be used as cominitles rooms, Additional exits will be putin making seven in all. Mr. Boindorf who bas drawn the plans for the remodeling said that when the work had been compleied the Coli- seum would seat moro people than the Audi- rium in Chicago and practically all on the ground floor. o M. Jore R. Taylor, traveling salesmen for . R. Ponn & Co., says: I have been a suf- fover frowm sick aud nervous headacho all my life, but found porfect relief from usiug Bradycrotine. Ll ks C. D. Woodworth & Co., suecessors to Welty & Guy, 1316 Farnam stroot, man- ufacturers and dealers in harness, sad- dles, ete. ST Wants the Hobo Gang Utilized. Chief Seavey has suggested to the mayor the advisability of appoiuting & good man with police autbority to work the ity pris- oners in the alleys which greatly need atton- tion, A team and wagon would aiso be nee- essary to cart away the refuse as soon as raped up. ‘I'bis work and the wood cul- ting, the chief says, would provide good healthy exercise for the hoboes untl Novem- ber. R Near'y every oune needs a good spring med- icine, and Hood’s Sarsaparills is undoubtedly the best. Try it this season. e Drunkennes A Qisease, troated as such and perma- nently oured. No publicity. No infirm- ar Home treatment. Harmless and offoctual. Refer by permission to Bur- lington Huwkeye. “Send 2¢ stamp for ' puuiphiat Shokioquon Chemical Coi, 3urlington, la. THE CONSIDERING THE QUESTION Oounty Commissioners Have the Nebraska Oentral Proposition in Hand, WHAT THE CITIZENS THINK OF IT Argaments for and Against the Submission of the Matter to a Vote of Side Clearly Forth, Position Each Sot The man hasn't been born who can state to a certainty whether or not the county com missioners w 11 call a special election to allow the voters of Douglas county to vote upon the proposition of issuing bonds in the sum of £500,000 to the Nebraska Central Rmilway company to aid in the construction of & bridge over the Missouri river at the foot ot Cass street. Yesterday the commissioners might have had an opiuion on the subject, but last night thoy were all at sea and will not be able to decidn until after they have come out of an exocutive session that will bo convened at 10 o'clock this morning. Yosterday afternoon, acting in accordance with the outlined program, all of the mem- bers, with the exception of Commissioner Van Camp, met in committea of the whole with Mr. Berlin in the chair. The purpose of the meeting was to hear what tho citizons had to say for and against the proposition, and at § o'clock, when the body was called to order, the commissioners’ room was packed with such representative men as Herman Kountzo, (ieorge Barker, fHenry W. Yatos, Johu D. Howe, A. J. Popploton, Joc Redman, Thomas Swift, J.'A. MeShane, Dr. Georgo L. Miller, W. L. ‘McCague, John A. Har- bach, Henry Bolln and a scoro of others. Received Somo Petitions, A number of petitions wore bresented,ask- ing the commissioncrs to call a special elec- tion. These, together with a petition from the East Omaha Land company, asking that the subsiay proposed be given to the first company that would begin the construction of tho bridge, were filed with the cler In presenting tho East Omaha petition J. R. Webster, in_behall of tho Inter-Staw Bridgo and’ Railway company, insisted that the East Omaha . company had expended a large sum of money, and had so far asked no bonuses from Douglas couuty or the city of Omaha. His company was about ready to begin the construction of a bridie, and 10 the call for n svecial election he thought 1t was uo more than far that the subsidy shoula be of such nature that it _could be granted to his company if the Nebraska Contral failed to come to time. He wantod the proposition submitted so that it would cover a bridee at any potut between Douglas street and the north line of tho city. In that caso it would be wortn fighting for and woula be an inducement to capitalists aud corporations. J. H. Dumont, vico president of tne Nebraska Contral Railway compony, was invited to explain his proposition. In doing s0 bie stated the proposition was before the board and that he had seen no reason for modifying or changing its terms. 1f tha pro- position was objectionable it was subject to chauge, but he wanted the objectionable features pointed out or explained and then he was ready Lo act. Opposes the P A. J. Poppleton was the first speaker who raised bis voice in oratory, and from the start to tho finish_opposed the bond proposi- tion. He declared in emphatic terms that it was sheer folly 1o vote such a large subsidy 43 $750,000. Tne proposition did not show upon its face that the promoters of the scheme coula carry out their undertaking. It did not show tho capital stock of tho braska Central, the stockholders or the stocl that had been subscribed. The resources of the company were mot shown, and al of thesc no considered matters of great importance. The people ough® to know on just what erounds and for what purpose they were going to give tho ,000. The samo company had been before the people cnce before and §250, 000 of bonds nad been voted, but not a lick of work, outside of digging a §10 bole, had ever beon performed. The scheme had been car- riod out and used by tho Chicago, RRock Islana & Pacific and the Milwaukee roads to get ovor the Union Pacific bridge and to get into South Omaha. After tbis had been ac- complished nothing more was heard of the bridge, and for ore he did not want a repe- tition of anything of that kind. Ota Bridge That Wasn't Bullt, In reply Mr. Dumont gave a history of tho efforts of tho old company, which had re- ceived the §250,000 of county bonds. In 1853 some fifty men, many of them citizens of Omaha, succeeded in getting a bridgo chor- ter. In 1887 the Milwaukee wanted to cross to this side of the river ana it was decided to build a bridge av the foot of Capitol ave- nue. Aboutthat time the application for the Douglas street bride was filed and then tha hand of the Union Pacific became vislble, as a bill was engineered through con- gress prohibitiag tho construction of another bridge nearer than oue-third of & mile. Tha Capitol avenue site was abandoned. Then Alexandor Mitchell of the Milwaukee was interested, and 1n 18S9 negotiations wero commenced looking to the construction of tho bridge at tho foot of Cass street. The inten- tion was to build a road to the southwest. Ofticials of the Milwaukee and the Rock 1s. land looked over the situation and consid- ered it feasible. When the negotiations had been apout complotea the Uvion Pacific stepped in and overturned the whole project. Mr. Dumont then explained that with’ tno Nebraska Central bridge buiit, 100 miles of road would be constructed into lTowa to c noct ith the Deluware, Luknwanna & West- ern at Osago and tho 1llinois Central at Fort Dodge. When the bridgo was used he pro- posed to charge o maximum rave of $2,50 per car and 10 cents for pussengers. This meant an enormous saving for Douglas county and Nebraska, as the Union Pacific transported 197,000 cars and 226,000 vassengers annually. The building of the bridge was only a small item of expense and did not mean anything like the cost of purchasing tho right of way through the city. What May Be Done, 1t would be foolish and foolhardy to oxpect that tho Milwaukee and the Rock Isiand would tie up in building the bridge. It was proposed to have it as an Omaba institution, and in addition thereto it was proposed to build the line tothe northeast to bring in competitive roads. When this was dono Omauba could get St. Paul and Minneapolis rates and not be compelled to depend upon the roads in the family. With s Detaware, Lackawanna & Westeru connection Omana could afford to be ageressive. She could snip her produce oyer the lakes and through Canada, touching the lumber districts of Wisconsin and the seaboara at New York without being compelled to pay tribute to the Union Padi In asking for a subsidy of 00,000 from Douglas county it was for the purpose of baving something with which to pay tho interest on the bonds. The bridge was not for the purpose booming real estate, but was intended to be 8 benelit to the city and county. Or. Miller wanted to know something about the financial standing of the Nebraska Central company. Mr. Dumout éxplained by saying that no greal cuterprises had ever been carried through without the issuance of bonds. His company provossd Lo put in $450,000 of its own money and with the $750,000 the com pany could be made self-supporting. The company would be in a positiou where it could float its bonas. If he was required to give a bond for the construction of the bridge it would look as though he baa made & deal with the old companies. Arguing the Question, “How much paid up capital b asked Mr. Poppleton, “Not one dollar," responded Mr. Dumont. To this Mr. Poopleton roplied that it was asking 100 much to require the city and sounty 1o put up $750,000 Lo carry out such & soneme. No business man would risk his money in such an enterprise. Mr. Dumout stated thatif it was neces- sary for bim to explain, he expected that upon reaching Fort Dodge, ia., there he would fiud two roads ready and willing to wterchange busiosss. It was beggiug the question when men who had done nothing to advance the iuterests of Lhe city should come before the commissioners and try to tear down what others were trying to build up. Mr. Dumont astonishoa Mr. Poppleton by aylug that he was not willlug to put up the pposition, ve you!" OMAHA DAILY BEl ESDAY money to pay the expanse of holding the election. He dia not bropose to put in_his money on & proposition to allow the first bridge in to take the Dbnds and gobble up the road. Thomas Swift statei'that he did not ap pear as the representative of any organiza tion, Ho was simply ataxpaver. Ho ir sistod thai all of Lb® groat entorprisos in Omaha had been stavted by men with lim ited meaus. Enriber s than this ho had no- ticed that in Omaha when 010 man tried to do a certain thing, there wero a dozen who were anxiows’ to oull him down "I'ho result of this_bad placed Omaba upon an island. Tho Burlington had seventoen lines running out from Lincoln and one from Omaha. It was time that Omaha was doing something, and for ono he was willing to give one-fifth of all he had to telp tho city. Ho thought that the men about bim who wore worth millions and who had made all of their monay in Omaha, stould be willing to put their shoulder to the wheel and do a littlo pushing instead of sulking back in the traces, Some Details Drawn Out, Herman Kountzo said tuat if the bridge would benetit the man who owned a cottage, it would benefit bim, but 1t was ouly fair that if the county and city paid $1,500,000 the people should know what thoy were going to get The people could afford to do tho work, but they wanted to Know that they were going to get th Ho was not willing to advance the §i and would not advance that amouut to any man on earth, simply on faith, The corpora- tion, ho had no doubt, was made up of hon orable gentiemen, but they were going in for monoy and it was time for tho county to make its bargain. Mr. Kountzo doubted vho advisability of constructing an elevated road from the bridge to Twonty third or Twenty- fourth stroet, and he wantod to know how the jobbing housos wero to ba reachod Mr. Dumont_explained that the surfaco tracks woula tie north of the main line and between Nicholas and Grace streots. Mr. Kountzothought the proposition should bo carefully investigated und that the com- missioners, beforo takig final action, should consult some of tho larger taxpayers. Mr. Dumont said that Mr. Kountzo re- minded him of tho boy who wanted to eat his cako and keep ittoo, Tho taxpayers would not be required to put up a dotlar ex copt the interest until tho end of tweuty vears, The ordinance guarded tho imterests of the peoplo, and they could rest assurod that there would be no tie up with tho Union Pacitic. What Some Others Thought, ). Greeno, attornoy for the Burlington, wanted the proposition passed upon judic ially. He statod that he aid not appear for the purpose of antagonizing any enterprise, and was willing to submit and compare the proposition of the Kast Omaha company with that made by Mr. Duinont. The kast O maha company had expended mora than $1,300,000 and had nover asked a bonus. Ho thought the first company on tho ground should have the bonds, Josepn Redman of the Fifth Ward Tax- club wantod the people who were position befors the public to meant busiress and then he and the wholo of tho Fifth ward would be with them, Will L. McCague was of the opinion that if & bridge was ever built 1t should be near tho conter of tho city and that its locatiou should not be dictated by the attorney for the Burlington road, . L. Kimball or G. W. Holdrege. The companies that those geutlemen represent had mado promises and broken them: they haa acted as_ ob. structiomsts their lands in East Omaha and their Uoasted factorins had never contributed @ centto the treasury of Douglas county. “If the Nebraska Central proposition is a zood 6ne,” said he, “help it, and 1f it is a bad one down it at the polls.” A. R. Sauer urged that the commissioners take time to consider the proposition, and 1 behaif of the Fifth ward urged that if the bouds are voted a guarautee should be put up that they would be used for the purposes intended. gain J. R. Webster spoke. He did not ant to posa as an_obstructionist, but he thought thut tho Nebraska Central would tind troublo in floating its bonds and in se- curing money. Mr. Dumont thought that might bo trug if ho did not go beyond the influences of the Union Paclfic for the monoy which he pro- posed to secure. Is It Business? Dr. Miller insisted that it was not business to ask the people to vote $750,000 of bonds and then hawi the bonds aud the francbiso about the country, Thero should be a con- tract vhat would prevent gambling ou tho paver. AIr. Webster put in auother plea for the Interstate Bridge company. Mr. Dumont showed that the directors and oftl of the Interstate Bridge com- pany were neatly all Union Pacifio ana Bur- lington mon and argued that it was strange that they should keep eastern roads out at ond poiut and want them to enter at another. Ho then asked Mr. Web- ster it his company contemplated building anything more than the bridge. Mr. Webster statea that he had figured with two roads to do some building. H. W. Yutos remarked that all of his inter- ests were in Omaha ond that it bad takon his oreath away when he learned that it was proposed to voto 750,000 to a bridge scheme. The amount was too much. He bad interests in Kast Omaha, but did not like the motives of the stockholders in thatcompany ques- tioned. Mr. Dumont_assured him that no offense was intended, but insisted that tho owner- ship of llasi Omaha and the Union Pacific were identical to some extent. Want to Make it Legal, Mr. Poppleton stated that if it was decided 10 submit the bond proposition, it should go before two or three of the best lawyers in that it might be freed of holes and bhat's proper,” remarked Mr. Dumont, sproviding it does not go to lawyers who are interested.” Mr. Poppleton ventured the opinion that if the bridee was constructed and contracts were made with roads to use it, tho people would wake up mome morning wnd sce the announcement in tho papers that the bridge was atandoned and that tbhe trains were running over the Union Pacific bridge and over its tracks to South Omaba. Ho remembored the timo when Omaba raised $40,000 toaia the Northwestern in building in lowa, The money went into the pockets of individuais and that ended the road. Wi “Name the men,"” Howe. ““They are not residents of Omaha now,"” answered Mr. Poppleton. **Are you sure of this?’ asked Mr. Howe, “1f you intimato that 1 was one of the men —" pdded Mr. Poppleton. “No, I did not mean you,” responded Mr. Howe, s ' Me. Dumont assured the meeting that object was not to boom real estate, but was for the purpose of giviig Omaba competing rates. John A, Harbach remarked that the sub- sidy was too great 10 offset tho benofits that Omaba would derives - He thought it would bo of more benefit o tako the money aud build a line into the interior of this state, The ast Omaba proposition was tho better of the two and should, receive favorable con- sideratio: J, It. Webster stated that 1f the subsidy was given to bis company it would expeud $4,500,000 In building o bridge, sidiugs and depots, besides builajug the line 1o South Omaha. Got the Money? commauded John D. What Does Omaha Got? Mr. Howe insisted that it was not a ques tion of what amouni would be spent, but what was Omaha to get! He bad listened with pleasure o the remarks of Mr. Popple- ton, When he beard Mr. Poppleton speak ne know that tbat gentleman bad & teuder regard for the Uniocn Pacitic. Mr. Popple- ton had been counected with the company so long that when the whistle tooted it stirred the feeling in his broast Like the war whoop of a savage. Mr. Howe favored the Nebraska Ceniral proposition, as it would rosult in great good. A competing bridge and 100 miles of inde- pendent road into Iowa meaut a great deal for Omana, and if Omana could get tuis for 750,000 it was airt cheap, Mr. Dumout sald that he was willing to make some changes in the pioposition and thought that afier consuitiog bis associates the 100 miles of road into lowa could be made au open line, - DeWitt's Sarsaparilia cioanses the blood, increasesthe appeLite and tones up tha sys tem. It bhas benefiled mary psople who have suffered from blood disorders. I will helpyou. - Dr, Birney cures cat. Bee bldg APRIL 6, 1892 RUSSIA'S FAMINE HORRORS | Tnstances of the Ruffering of the Peasants | Relatod by a Traveler, GROUND DOWN BY THE RULING CLASSES. Explosion of a Powder Factory and Nine Winds—An Unsat. ory Sermon Uauses a Riot Mon Blown to the tsf in a Churen. The spocial correspond- Telegram, who is traveling through the famino stricken portions of Rus- s1a, sonds the following, dated Nijni Novo. gorod, M In my last dispatch 1 illustrated by offeial statistics the deplorable economical conai ton of this provinee. I will now give au a count of my own porsonal observations among the peasantry in the viliages | huve visited. This can best be done by taking oue OF two particular instancos. Here is a hut without flooring. As you onter it you tread upon the baro ground,” There 1s no fuel for the stove, and the hut is inadequately warmod by a small charcoal brazier placed iu the con- ter. Tho occupants have sold their sheep skins, Their raouthly allowance of bread lusts them for two weeks and a_half. Threo families have sought refugo in tnis singlo hut, and burn alternately theiv respective stores of fuel, consisting almost exclusively DOwW of the roofs of tho deserted cabins and the wood work of the huts thomselves. Bung without sheep skins, thoso famishing peas- ants are unablo to séek work, to go bowxin or to do anything. but sit passively huadled togother, bemoaning their wrotchedness . Cases of suicide aro not uncommon. Here is @ typical example: A solitary peasant without relativos or friends, landless and helpless, has earned s hving for years honestly as a shepherd. He was 5. Famino overtook his village and he lost nls occupa tion. Tho villagees had no food for them. selves, still less for him. Despair seized bim and be put an ond to his joyless lifo. In another case which was brought to my knowledpe, the father of a family committed suicido in the following circumstances: He had failed to obtain work. aAfter starving for a fortnight the helplessnoss of his caso and the cries of the hungry little ones was too much for him. _ Tho correspondent.adis that the suffering is much intensified by the heartless the ruling classes aud country gentlemen, who want to kecp tie peasants ground down and as degraded as possibie, looking on them as moro machines 10 be operatod s choeaply as possible. Competent authorities say it will tako Russia ten years to recover from the effects of the famine, Loxnoy, April 5 ent of Router's BLOWN INTO ETERN Fonrful Explosion i a Russian Powdor tory and Nine Men Killod, ST. Prrenssune, April 5, —Five tons of gun cotton in the state powder house factory ex- ploded late last night. Tho whole city was shaken. The building was wiped out of ex- istenco. ‘The remains of nine workmon em- ployed in the factory were scattered to the inds. At first it was thought the nihilists had begun work ugain and a panic provailed tiil the truth of the caso was kuown., The adjoining factories wore greatly aamaged and five workmen hurt. Quick Retribution O takes a Murderer, PasaMa, Aoril 5.—During a ball at Cuel- braa baker named Andorson aud a man pamed Yeatman quarrelod over a woman purtner. Yeatman seized Andorson by the throat and Auderson plunged a knifo_into Yentman's heart, who died instantly. With great difiiculty Anderson freed bimself from the corpse’s grasp and escaped down the rail- way track. Ho was run over and killed by au expross train, Von Moltke's Literary Works. Loxvox, April 5.—Another volume of tho works of tho late Count von Moitke has just been issued. It ncludes a youthful povel, “Two Fricnds,” and “Thoughts of Comfort Regarding Earthly Life and Reliance on Eternal Life.” in which Von Moltio shows bimsolf a believer in the futuro lifo of tho most tolerant type, aditting the eflicacy of prayer, whether Christian, Buddhist or Mo- hammeédan. Belonged to th Bucnanest, April 5.—ivo cadets in the Roumanian military school in the town of Cratova have committed suicido by shooting mselves with revolvers. They belongea to a secret organization kaown as the “Suicida club,”” which consisted of nineteon members. Each person admitted to mewmbership in the gruesome circle was solemnly sworn to com- mit suicide when his namo was drawn. Another Canadian Boodle Chary Orraws, Oat., April 5.—J. W. Edgar of West Ontario, proposes to prove before tho commons that Sir A. P. 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