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Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

IT would be just as we'll II Minister
Lowell would mix less politics with
bis speeches at English barq1etr.
There Ia NO reason why the minister
NJ the court Of ST. James should 60 of
at half-oook over q glass Of champagne
drunk to the queens health. Mr..
Lowell il paid to act for this govern.
ment, not to talk for II. Suoh en-.
phatio expressions Of his personal
opipion on Irish matters - he recently
gave may seriously embarrass him In
the discharge Of his official duties.
American citizens, innocent Of crime
or Of intent to commit . criminal ac'
are likely to be arrested any day, ant
it will be diff suit under any olrcum
stances to secure them Q fair and I'm
partial trial while England 10 laborinl
under her present panic. But this l
exactly what Mr.. Lowell, a. American
minister will be expected to do. II
ought not to make this delicate dut,
any more d ificult. Such speeches a
his remarks on the z tn inst. are unwis
and smack Of both temper and toady
lam
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16
Let the Dude Go,
Springfield Republican.

Springfield Republican.
In an editorial article the Medical
Review pointed out an alleged un.
favorable influence Of the theatre upon
public health. 1t says that late hours,
music, heat, lights and the strongly
emotional or sensational plays now
prevalent have an evil Effect upon the
health Ct young people, especially girls.
Probably this is so. The best roast
beef is not nourishing if 1t be swal.
lowed into the wind. pipe instead Of
into the stomach. When q young
man or yourg woman Is go delicate Ia
health, nerves or emotions as to be
Injured by tho excitement of that
model nuisance, the modern play, he
or she ought to be sent to the theatre
on every possible occasion. The doc
trine of the survival of the fttest will
explain the advantage to the world Of
o steady course of dramatic entertain.
ment for tho weakling body, mind and
soul of ouch persons. By all mean.
let the "dude" go to the theatre.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

PERSONS who are Afl oted with the
humping mania are greatly excited
over the advent OF an English boxer
By the name Of Mitchell, who knocked
Philadslphia's pet, Cleary. out Of time
the other night at Madison Square
Garden, to the great surprise of John
Sullivan and other distinguished gen.
tlemen OF the same type Of culture.
Mitchell IL said to be . mere boy, but
hls endurance, agility and powers Of
hard hitting are said to make him a
formidable match for Sullivan, Slade
or any other Of the stars who now
-adorn or who are ready to adorn the
prize ring In America.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

capital away. Better let II re-
main and pay such taxes as it
has a mind to pay than to risk driving
II out by the imposition of taxes.
Besides, II Is unpleasant for q rich
man to be questioned about his pos
sessions. His houses and lands are
in sight and can be taxed, but his
stocks and bonds and othee sources of
income OF that nature are held as
something the public has no right to
know anything about. The New York
idea respecting the rights Of property
are illustrated by the elevated rail-
roads, which have recently been the
subject of so much discussion. The
general belief Is that the stock of these
railroads has been wstered until one
dollar actually invested Is now repre-.
scented by four dollars, The charter
prohibits the Legislature from reduc.
ing fares below a ten per cent paying
point, the capital actually paid In
being the basis on which the dividends
are to be declared. But the COM.
panies declare that their original cspl.
tai is represented by their present
amount of stock and bonds, and that
ten per cent dividends must be allowed
o. the entire amount. When the leg
islature passed q law reducing fares
there was q cry about driving capital
out Of the state. The legislature raj
warned not to repeat the folloy Of
which California had been guilty, In
driviug her rich men abroad. The
governor was appealed to With such
force that he wavered, and fell. Tho
bill was vetoed, ard for o time capital
Is safe In Nav York. One Of the
representatives Of capital In that cor
porstion. ridden city now openly de-
clares that capital must be prote cited
Ia accordance with the views now en-.
tertained by the governing classes.
This declaration should be sufficient
for the people. If any political party
approves of 1t, q plank to that effect
In a national platform would demon
strate who are the governing CLASSES.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

ST.. LOUIS IL beginning to see
through a milestone with q hole In is.
The application Of q new gas company
tor q fanohise to lay mains in her
streets Ia arousing her oitiz ,ns to the
fact that such . right ID . valuable
piece Of property and osght not to be
granted without sgood confederation.
The Post Dispatch warns the council
against the criminal folly Of giving
something for nothing, Of granting
valuable franchises without receiving
any confederation. 1t quotes the In
stance of the old gas compsny's his
tory and says: "We should not need
another reminder of the criminal
folly Of giving away under any p~retenss
of public franchise, q municipalasset,
q share in the city's resources, without
receiving directly and permanently
value for value and dollar for dollar,
and we warn the municipal assembly
that 1t will not be safe for them to
do It,"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

progress of railroads west Of the Mis-.
slssippl since the openingof the Union
Pacific, half a generation ago, has been
marvellous. From the British pos.
sessions on the north to the Mexican
p~lateaus on the south, the country Ia
crossed by q network Of iron bands.
Where one trsuscontinental system
supplied our .rade end commerce, six
are now either completed or under
way and numbers Of speers and feed.
ers are sending out their fingers to
open up new sections Of country and
attract business to the great system,
Of which they are the part. There har
been q lull in railroadlng building
during the first quarter Of the present
year, but there 10 atill a great deal Of
activity In he southwest where lao.
lated roads are being joined into great
systems and branches and feeders are
penetrating into valleys and opening
up hamlets which have been hereto.
fore neglected. Both east and west
seem to bs we'll supplied with trunk
lines, 1t Ia scarcely probable that for
many years to come another transcon-
tinental route will be projected. Rail.
road builders must now find a field for
their activity Ia sire gSheninR system,
already in operation by the construc'
ton Of local roads.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16
The Governing Glasses.

San Francisco Call.
TIE New York Commercial Bulletin
comments In a frank manne upon the
transfer of capital from AN Francisc,
to New York. 1t regards this trans
fer a. Q blow to California, which
should serve as q lesson to other sec.
lions of the country. Bot the slg.
ni6cance of the article lies In the CLOS
ing paragraphs, which we quote rs
transmitted:
II Mob Hill has not been trans
fsrred to the aristocratic precincts OF
Fifth avenue and Murray Hill, 1t Is
only because the transfer Of real eststs
cannot be accomplished with the same
celebrity as stocks aud bonds. This
transfer, nevertheless, has taken place
to some extent, and 1t will be fortu'
nate for the state II 1t Is not progress.
sive with those relations respecting
the rights of property and taxation Of
capital now dominant with the gov
erning Glasses.
The relations respecting the right
OF property and the taxation OF capita
which are referred to as now domi-
nant with the governing classes are
we presume, such as exist In New
York. Oae condition upon whlol
rich men will consent to live In a STAT
Ia that certain kinds of property, sucl
as stocks In corporations, and bonds
shall not be taxed. IL was the claus
In the new constitution of this state
intended to bring these descriptions @
property under the assessors notice
that drove solmuoh money away. Til
proposition to tax = franchise is re
garded with absolute horror. Som
of the corporations In this state ar
Delinquent in taxes OF this character
aud apparently propose to remain &C
In New York, what are termed tn
governing ~clssses, permit no question
Of this kind to be raised. 1t will nc
do, their journals say to frights
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

MANUFACTURERS Of sewing machines
are making an effort to re.establish
the old monopoly which was broken
by the expiration Of the patents on
that very important article Of domes
tic economy. They claim that profits
have been so reduced that the bust.
ness 10 not sufficiently remunerative,
and propose to form q union Of the
thirty leading manufs ctursrs, who will
produce but two kinds Of machines
aud fix the price at one figure, which
will leave . margin of at least $12 on
each machine manufactured. Il
IL estimated that SOC, 900 sewing
machines are annually sold In tn,
United States, aud the profit to be di
vlded among tho companies in the pro
portion Of their business would bs
about "a 600, 900. The estimated cos
of manufacture would doubtless affort
a fair profit, the $12 additional beinl
In the form of extra monopoly profit
The scheme has not yet been matured
but there 10 little likelihood that 1
would work. All patents having ex
pired, there Is nothing to proven
the establishment of new fac
tories, which would sprin
into existence by the score the me
ment increased prices gave a Gel
tainty Of good prof,s. The oombins
tlon would In that event have to b
enlarged to let In the new people, G
, the new manufacturers would under
sell the old ones. Sowing msohin
|, manufacturers might a. well resIe
, themselves to the fact that the oil
Q days of 800 per cent profit are o.
parently over and adjust their bus
meas to the changed conditions
a trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16
A New Kind OF Spring.

X .nsas CITY Jouraal.
The 81. Joseph Gszette young man
this wrsstles with q ponderous fact:
Spring 10 on the way. Soon the air
will be laden with the sweet perfume
of the byaointh and gersnium. The
bark and robin will act ss ushers, and
the beautiful yards and lawns Of St.
Joseph will be oarpsted with natures
matohless green.
Imagine robin attfed In tight pants,
. swallow tail coat, white kid gloves
and white satin oravst, bowling to
Mis- Eshersl Spring ~ she deseendi
from the lap Of old nan Winter and
visits the beautiful yards and lawns Of
St. joseph.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

WITHIN a few weeks the Atlantic &
Pacific route will be opened to Cali,
fornia completing q through line from
Albuquerque, N. NJ, and the Pacific
coast. When the missing link be-
tween Albuquerque and Tuluaa, To-
dian Territory, Is supplied, as 1t will
be within a few years, at the farther
est, another independent line from
the Mississippi to the coast will bs
completed. The recent opening Of
the Denver & Rio Grande to Sal
Lake city makes another competing
line for the trade Of Utah ant
the territories. The Northern Pacifl
Is pushing Its way rapidly towardl
completion, and In September vii
open to the world seven territories Ant
states on our western border. TIL,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

IT Is On evidence Of the political
dearth of the times that Judge Ores.
ham IL being vigorously doomed In
some quarters % a presidential oandi-
date. President Arthur msy have
discovered the next president In his
new postmaster general, but there ID
q great deal of difference between Q
political shooting star and q presiden'
tih planet.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16


The board of public works seem to
have some difficulty In deciding upon
the proper material for ourbing and
gathering, and IN Saturday rejected
all bids. There 10 agood deal Of pres
sure being brought to bear upon the
board to induce them to select Fort
Collins sandstone at q prioe higher
than that charged for the stone which
We have heretof ore used for the same
purpose In our city. II there are any
good reasons for substituting the
Colorado stone they ought to be made
public. Certainly q difference Of
thirty cents yard calls fol
an explanation. OF course Il
the limestone now used haI
proved unsatisfactory a change ough'
to be made for a better material
But before substituting sandstone WI
should know to q certainty that IT,
stone Is really an Improvement sn'
worth the difference In price. ANY
concerted attempt to force through
the product Of q particular QUAR-!
will be sure to arouse suspicious
Lat the advocates Of the Fort Collin
stone present their claims 30 that thu
property owners who pay for tn
ourbing shall know that the board !
justified In taxing them at . kighei
prics than they would pay with ma
tsrial that ID just a. Satisfactory.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

BEN Butterworth is prominently
mentioned as the republican nominee
for governor Of Oaio. Hang out the
red flag. One Of Ben's campaign
speeches with the old congressional
flavor would be more dangerous to re-
publican prospects In the Buckeye
state than o can Of dynamite.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

OMAHA's board OF public works con.
tinues to differ in opinion with itself
with wholesome frequency. Mr.
Mack seems to be q very successful
bidder for all the stone paving con-
tracts. Herald.
Yes. Mi. Mack made one success.
ful bid to the board of public works
and secured the contract for paving
Tenth street. However he secured
such contract after considerable diff.
Guilty and In the face CT an awkward
and transparent attempt to defraud
him out Of his legal rights for the
benefit of certain parties and corpora.
lions. When he did secure the con.
tract 1t was with the unanimous con.
sent Of the board, the city c u1cil and
the mayor, simply because he was the
lowest responsible bidder for the ma.
terial designated by the property own.
era on the street. II is not probable,
however, that Mr.. Mack will be
able to secure another contract fol
some time, judging by tho conduct Of
q majority Of the board Of public
works at it's last session. An infu.
once that reaches from the state peni.
Tertiary at Lincoln up to U. P. head
quarters has manifestly q good deal
more to do with the decisions Of al
least two members than the interest
Of the property owners. Perhaps
Mayor Chase and the new council will
have q word to say as to the approve,
of contracts for ourbing and g~uttering,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16
ASSESSMENT.

Our assessors are browsing around
books in hand and distributing their
lists. The outcome will show how
we'll or how poorly they are perform
ing their duty of assessing the real
estate OF this city. OF course 1t the
assessors persist In copying the sssesS,:
ment of the last year as they have
done for a number of years back,
there will still be q remedy In the
board of county commissioners and
city council, sitting as a board OF
equalization. But a fair assessment
In the first place will relieve the board
of q great deal Of work which
ought not to be thrown upon them,
and which they have not the time un.
der the law to satisfactorily dispose
Of. The fact Ia that much of the real
estate In Omaha has been for years as.
sessed, not ct it's value, but according
to the Wishes of certain large property
owners. The figures printed by The
BEE have shown In a startling wsy the
gross inequality of our assessments.
II the assessors fail to do their duty
this year they cannot plead ignorance
az an excuse. There are three rea-
sons why q fair assessment will show
an Inc ;eas of nearly n hundred per
cent In our taxable valuation. The
first Is the shameful carelessness of
past assessments by which wealthy
property owners have escaped taxa
ton, while the majority of our tax
payers have paid upon q fair valua-
tion; the second 10 the rapid and
steady rise In real estate In our city,
and the third Is the large increase In
values by reason of improvements.
In new buildings, additions, exten.
sions and repairs 1t is safe to say that
over 90. 900 ,0c0 has been laid out In
Omaha during the last twelve
months, and at least a third Of this
sun ought to show on the asusssors'
books.
We do not know what instructions
tho county commissioners have given
to the assessors, but they greatly mis-
take public sentiment if they do not
insist that the present assessment shall
be something more than the farce Of
previous listiugs. The property
owners who have been bearing more
than their share of the burdens Of
taxation owing to the steady tax
Sinking of our large land owners
cannot be deceived any longer
by the cry that an increased
assessment means increased taxa.
ton. They know better. They
have discovered that a fair equalizs-
ton of assessment will mean an equal.
cation of taxation, q decrease In the
rate of the levy, and o corresponding
Ing decrease In the amount of taxes
on the property Of all taxpayers who
have been assessed on an equitable
basis. The increase Of taxation will
fall upon the men who have shirked
their taxes In the past, and that IL
where 1t ought to fall. II Is high time
that the interests Of Omaha should
cease suffering from the greed Of men
who claim all the advantages arising
from . city government, and who are
unwilling to pay their just proportion
Of the expense incurred for maintain.
Ing 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

HowoArE's name In Washington is
never mentioned without a smile.
There Is an impression that those who
know him best are best pleased at his
success In escaping justice. An in
vestigation Of the Howgate matter by
the next congress might bring out
some interesting facts.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

BILL Springer made the response
to the toast ''Shall Monopoliss Ruler
at the big Injun banquet held In Gal.
cago the other night. Bill has held a
seat In congress for the last ten years,
and hia record fails to show any serl.
GUS effort on his part to check the do
minion of monopoliss. Tie only mo.
nopoly bill has steadily opposed ha,
been the monopoly of patronage held
by the republican party.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16
fhe BEE PUBLISHING CO., Props.
T.. ROsEwATER Editor.

THE Republican has begun to quietly
stab Mayor Chase, aud tho colonel
now understands just how much real
satisfaction there Is after all In the
kisses OF an enemy.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

THERE Ia some glory In running for
governor In Nebraska, even for those
who never had q ghost Of a chance for
election. The Chicago Times an.
nounced Saturday morning the arrival
of ext Governor j. Sterling Morton.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

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OMAHA. Drafts. Checks and Postoffice
orders to be made payable to the order OF
the Company.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16
A Hard Hitter.

CnICago' ~
Secretary Folger still wears q band
age over one eye. Mr.. Grover Cleve-
land proved to be q terribly hard hit
ter,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16
Rights of Railroad commissioners.


The validity of any and all laws
passed by a state for the creation of q
board Of railroad commissioners Is
likely to be tested In the supreme
court Of the United States before long.
A case will soon be brought before
that tribunal by the Georgia r. abroad
and Banking company, which oper.
ates the road from Atlanta to Augusta
and other points In Georgia, to resist
the right Of the Georgia commission.
ers to fix rates OF transportation below
the minimum establishe / In their aot
Of incorporation.
THE FACTS IN THE AsK
On the 27sh OF December, 1881,
san act to authorizes the formation OF
a company for constructing a railroad
or turnpike from the city of Augusts
tn EAtonton, and westward to the
Chsttahooohee river" wa passed by
the Georgia legislature, Ga tho Els
of December, 1888, the above not wa.
repealed, and can act to incorporat,
the Georgia railroad company, with
powers TO construct q rail or turnpik,
road from the city of Augusta, with
branches extending to" various towns
therein named In the state of Georgia
1t will be seen that the acts grant the
right to build ''rail or turnpike roads.
Phis was fifty years ago, when Their
was but about 100 miles Of railroads il
the Union. The last named act, De
cember 81, 1888. has this clause In 1t
"Section ~. The said Georgia rail
road company shalt at all times hav'
the exclusive right of transportation
or conveyance of persons, merchan
disc and produce owe the railroad an
railroads to be by them o~onstruete,
while they sce 6t to exercise the ex
elusive right provided that the eharg
Of transportation or conveyance shAI
not exceed 90 cents per 100 lb
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16

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Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-16
The Omaha Bee.

Published every morning, except Sun
sy. The emily Monday morning daily.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-08
A GALA DAY.
The Grand District Meeting OF Turner
az BelIRire on the 18Th Inst.

The Turner'S are making preparations
for the Grand District Meeting to be held
here on the 10th. The district is composed
of societies in Bellaire, Steubenville and
East Liverpool IN Ohio, and Beaver Falls,
Allegheny, Birmingham, South Side,
Pittsburg, Central Pittsburgh, McKees.
pOlt and Johnstown, Pa, and Wheel
Ing, W. Va. These societies have all in
Dictated their intention Of being present at
the meeting of the Turner Bund. The
delegates will arrive here on Saturday, the
18th inst They will be met at the trains
with brass band and escorted to the Tur
ner Hall, where Mayor Cooper will vel.
come them in brief speech, after which
the Liederkranz Schuetzenverein will sing
few songs and then a general entertain
ment will be given. On SUNDAY the 18th,
the delegates will meet and dispose of
their business. The head Office OF the
Turner Bund is nov at JohnstoEn, Pa.
This might be changed if the meeting
Wills, but il is not thought that it will.
On Monday, the 20 h, there will be q grand
street parade. The different drlega
tiuns and visitors will be arranged in front
OF the ball, and after marching through the
principal streets of this city will take the
steamers Princess and Prince for Wheeling
Island, where q picnic will be held, iuclud.
iug dancing, refreshments, etc. There vail
be prize turning on the Island, aud the
committee have arranged two prizes to he
contested for by The Bellaire society, two
by visiting societies, aud two free for all
Turstrs. In the evening they will return
to this city, when the new Turner Hall
will be dedicated. and editor Gescheider, of
the SieubenVille Gsrmanid. will deliver an
sddre>s, after which the 0pert House Or
cbfstra and the B-llaire City BSud will
proceed with the music, and the merry
dance will 60 On.-BeiLdi-s IndsDendsnt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-08
Personal POINTS.
Fresh Gossip of the Doings OF Various
Persons.


Jennie Siegler, Of Benwood, is visiting
friends at New Cumberland.
Mrs. John Frew and sister left for Noun
tain Lake Park last evening.
Col. VIM. Exley is now attending the
camp meeting at MoundSyille.
Secretary OF State Stanaker left yester-
day for White Sulphur Springs.
Lewis Woodmancee returned home yes.
,erday from an extended western trip.
Mr.. S p Fl dreth and family left for
Chicago and San Francisco yesterday.
Messrs. Burt Hazlett, Charlie List and
Charlie OFT returned from Alpena, Mich
asst evening.
Levi Schuhman, ex.sheriT OF Weizal
county. is visiting at the residence OF Mr..
James Lynch.
Miss Mamie Dornan, of Wellsburg, is the
charming guest of Miss Nellie Lantry, Of
the South Side.
John Ogdon, of Wells county, Indiana, is
visiting his nephew, James Chambers, Of
Clay district, Hancock county.
Meessrs. Mclaughlin and Mckinley and
Mr.. Chris bike Lett for Cambridge, o.,
yesterday, on business trip.
Paul Fueslein, travelling salesman for a
large New York toy house, was in the city
yesterday with the finest assortment OF toys
ever brought to Wheeling.
J. H. Blond, an Eighth ward well known
salesman, travelling for an Ohio firm, left
Yesterday for New York. He will stop at
Pit sburgh TO speLd few days.