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Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

ed, and whose affairs directly depend
ed upon the legislation of congress, by
inducing members Of congress to in
vest In the stocks of said corporation.
The effort ought to fail. Cakes
Ames was q confessed corruptionist
and bribe-giver, whose successful at
tempts toldebsuch congressman were
responsible for the shameless jobbery
in connection with the building of the
Union Pacific railroad. The people
Of the country have been forced to pay
for his legerdemain In ex~tortionate
tolls, and the methods which he adop-
ted have been the policy Of his lis
officials ever since. If Cakes Ames
had gotten his lawful deserts he would
have used one Of the shovels manufac-
tured by his firm, In hard labor In
some eastern penetentiary.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
Terribly Exercised.

Lincoln Democrat.
The Stote Journal aud Omaha Re.
publican are terribly exercised at the
growing popularity achieved In the
bold and fearless stand taken by Sena-
tor Van Wyok in relation to the tariff
question, and having the duty on lum.
Der diminished for the benefit of the
homesteaders of our state. They be-
come alarmed at the unanimity of the
present legislature In endorsing the
course Of the senator, and tho compli-
ments received all over the state.
With al their ~vituperstion and abuse,
he follows the dictates of his con.
science, and labors for what he con
ceives to be for the good of the peo-
pie, without regard to party ~dictation,
and the disposition manifested by the
public to sustain him, is wormwood
and gall to the journals.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
A NEW YORK dispatch ssyr:

The report of the government direc.
tors of the Union Pacific railroad will
be conveyed to Washington by Mr..
Bromley on Monday, and will not be
made public until after its presenta.
ton to the interior department.. One
of the directors stated that the report
would probably be somewhat of q dis
appointment to that portion Of the
public who expect wholesome de-
n~unciation Of the present manage.
ment, ''as there has not been 90 very
much found that calls for criticism"
OF oourse not. There never has
been a board of government directors
who have discovered much ''that calls
for criticism" in the management of
the road. The grossest extortion and
discrimination, the most shameful
watering of stock and evasion of their
charter duties have all been warmly
approved by these champagne
guzzllng officials appointed by the
president to protect the interests of the
government In q road built and equip.
ped out of the peoples money. OF
all f~arcical Investigations, the annual
examination of the Union Pacific roat
by the 81 .cAlled government directorl
Is the worst. No one expects any
criticism of the road from these fire.,
pASs and freelunoh iends whose report
each year are revised and approved b.
the railroads before their submission l.
the interior department.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
THE EAsTERN FLOODS.

The damage caused by the flood in
the Ohio river and it's tributaries can
not be estimated until the river has
subsidized and full reports come In
from the submerged country. Enough
has been told to show that the distress
and destruction done by the waters
can scarcely be exaggerated. Clncin
natl and Louisville have been cut off
from the rest of the world, their
streets turned Into rivers, and their
food supplies diminished with hun
dreds of homeless citizens confronted
with hunger.
For several days famine was serious
ly dreaded. The railroads were I'm.
der water, the steamers did not run
for want of a landing and supplies
could not be sent to the sufferers.
Fortunately the river ia now rapidly
subsiding and the worst of the flood
along the Ohio in probably over.
There Is, however, every reason to
believe that both the Mississippi and
Missouri will be greatly swollen this
spring. The snow on the upper Mis-.
souri, Is reported as very deep on the
level and Its melting will add an enor.
nous volume Of water to the
river when the ice begins to break up.
Residents Of towns along the lower
Mississippi are already anxious over
the increasing height Of the river
which is rising daily as 1t receives the
overflow from the Ohio.
1t looks % If the entire basin Of the
Mississippi between the Missouri and
the Alleghanies is about to experience
q series Of foundations equal at least
to those of two years ago. Com
mon prudence will dictate the
greatest care on the part of those
who have property on the river bot
toms.
Meanwhile the country will be call.
ed upon to respond literally to the
cries Of distress from the sufferers
from the Ohio deluga. Ninety thous-
I'd workmen have been thrown out
of employment and five thousand fam
lies are homeless. The great cities
will be able to take care Of themselves
but there will be many In the flooded
agricultural districts who will need az.
siatance.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
Fast Trains.

Through trains on the Belgian roads
run at the rate of AZ miles per hour.
Switz ,rland and Russia have no raj .
way trains that ran faster than ~
miles per hour.
The Short Line express from Boston
to Stonington makes over 40 miles per
hour.
A train from New York to Boston,
via Springfield, takes, including stops,
6 hours and three minutes to run the
234 miles, the running time being az 8
miles per hour.
On the Berlin odsdsm- Msgdeburg
railroad part of the through line be-
tween Berlin and Paris, 243 miles have
been nj In 80 minutes, and 80 miles
In l hour 9 minutes.
In Italy the only fast train Is the
mail which goes from Bologna to
Brlndisi, Az miles, In IA hours sc
minutes, which, including three
stops, IL at the rate of 81 5 miles per
hour.
In Germany the fastest train 10 fir ,m
Berlin to Hanover on the Magdeburg.
Halberstadt railroad. 1t makes 1854
miles In 3 hours 48 minutes, including
three stops The actual running
time Al 2 miles per hour. Some miles
are run at the rate of So miles per
hour.
On the Orleans line, from Paris to
Bordeaux, 359 miles are run In 9 hours
10 minutes, including II stops, being
an average of over 80 miles per hour.
From Paris to Marseilles the distance
of $50 miles is covered in 10 hours.
Fr'm Calais to Paris on the Northern
railroad trains run at over 80 miles pei
hour. One run of ~ miles is made al
the rate of 40 8 miles per hour.
Probably the fastest train In this
country is the New York and Phila.
delphia express on the Pennsylvania
railroad, which makes the run of 49,
miles in l hour and 81 minutes, in.
Guiding three steps, or OF the rate OF
AZ 8 miles per hour. From Jersey
City to Germantown Junction, "a 2
miles, the run is made In l hour al
minutes, including one stop, or at the
rates Of 30 8 miles per hour.
The train known as the "Flying
Dutchman" of the Great Western rail.
road runs from London to Bristol, 8
distance of 1881 miles, in 2 hours 26
minutes, or at the rate CT as 3 miles
per hour, Including two stops amount.
ing to IL minutes. Excluding these
stops the speed is 40 miles per hour.
The distance from London to Swim.
don, 774 miles, is made In l hour ant
~ minutes, without stopping, or a
the rate Of So 8 miles per hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

TARIFF tinkering goes on In both
the house and senate. The only Q r
tainty seems to be that the reduction
In taxes, II any reduction Is made,
will DO SO slight that 1t will be Of lit.
tie practical benefit to anybody. The
entire tariff debate has been an exhi.
billion Of sel6sh greed on the part OF
pampered interests. II has been en-.
gineered by the tactics Of barter and
sale and . swopping Of votes between
representatives Of various protected
industries. The selfishness of the tar
tff.tinkers was revealed In the senat,
when Mr.. Farley moved to reduce thu
duty on bituminous coal to 80 cent
per ton In order to inHict a less bul
deusome tax on the people Of Califor
MIA. Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia
Indignantly denounced the motion a
S'aiming to destroy our coal'mininI
industry" After giving an afirms
tive answer to the question, "Ar
you largely interested In minesq' MI
Davis declined to continue SO persons
q colloquy. A little later Mr.. Vanc
frankly explained one Of bis votes 70
the principle that II there must be
division OF the plumber Of the people
North Carolina l. entitled TO he
share"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
Saunders, the Shirker.

Chicago Tribune.
One of the senators from the tree
less state of Nebrsska-Mr. Saunders
failed to vote on the question of
passing the So lumber tax on his oon.
stitueDts. Was he paired against the
rax7 If NO, with whom2 Or did he
dodge2 Why Is he not on the record2
There is not a family in all the state
he partly represents hut Is injured by
the lumber tax. 1t Is q tax that has
not one redeeming feature. 1t Is not
wanted or retained for revenue, but
for robbery. 1t protects none but a
syndicate Of monopolists who haye
bought up the remnants OF the north
western pine forests and ore now over
charging the people for their lumber.
As the matter stands, Senator Saun-
ders has been dersiiot of duty to his
constituents, whom he has failed to
protect by his vote. Perhaps he can
explain why he failed to vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
A Deserved Compliment.

The Nebraska legislature did a neat
thing In passing by o unanimous vote
a resolution endorsing Senator Van
Wyck for his effort to have the tariff
removed from lumber. There are a
few papers In the state that have al.
lowed their political and personal an
tagonism to Van Wyck to lead them
into making unjust criticisms of his
attitude on the tariff bill, but the
popular sentiment iads fair illustra'
tration In the vote of the legislature.
1t Ia q question upon which there Ii
practically no division In Nebraska,
and Van Wyok's vote recorded the
sentiment OF his constituency.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

Prof. Felix Adler, President Thomas
Hunter, and DR.. Mary Putnam jacob.
Published at 30 Lafayette Place, New
York, and for sale By booksellers gem
orally.
Tue March Century will have . bi.
ograpbical sketch of the late DIR.
Leonard Bacon, by his son, Leonard
Woolsey Bacon, Of Norwich, Conn. ,
In which DR.. Bscon's position In oppo-
sl,ion to the Boston extremists In the
antl-slavery question Is defended. On
this, as on every other public ques-
ton OF his generation, DR.. Bacon was
a good fighter, and the paper is sppro.
priateiy entitled "a Good Fight Fin.
ished." An excellent portrait accom-.
panies the paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
LITERARY T

The March number OF Harper's
Magazine Is a beautiful and entertain.
Ing number. The frontispiece en-
craving Is from George H. Boughton's
picture, "The B~urgomaster's Daugh.
ter" William Henry Bishop contrib
utes q paper entitled ACROSS Arizo.
ma" which Is attrsctively illustrated.
George H. Boughton continues his
Holland papers. Colonel Higginson's
fifth paper on his American History
series is entitled "The French Voya.
geurs," and treats of the early at
tempts made by the French to estsb-
lish French colonies in this country.
One of the most valuable and inter.
esting Of the illustrated articles is
Mrs. M. G. Van Rensselaer, paper on
"Parsifal' at Baireuth." Not the least
entertaining portion of the paper is
that devoted to a description of the
masters home life. The illustrations
for the article include drawings by
Carl Mari, representing the most
striking scenes In "Parsifal," q new
portrait Of Wagner, and q beautiful
full page portrait of the soprano, +.
Therese Malten.
William Blacks "Shandon Bells"
and Miss Woolson's "For the Major
are continued; and good short stories
are contributed by Mrs. 81. P. Spof'
ford and M, Rowland.
Among the poems In the number
the most striking is Miss Jewett'i
"The Eagle Trees" the subject being
associated with the poet Whittier, aDd
dedicated to him. Charles L. Hid
dreth's Frost" treats an old subject
with much freshness and extreme del
icacy Of fancy. s. s. Conant contri.
butes q charming valentine poem; an(
Miss Mary A. Bars "Lsthe" Is
beautiful song motive.
The North American Review To-
March opens with an article OF
"Money In Elections" by Henri,
George, who brings to the discussion @
that hackneyed subject a contribution
full of originality, freshness and keel
Insight, He points out with admir-
able clearness one source of our polit
ical Ills, and proposes remedy tina
seems both eminently practicable an
efficient. Robert S. Taylor writes O
the "Subj ogation of the Mississippi,
a work which, in his opinion, and tina
! of the Mississippi commtssion, @
which he Is a member, can be accom-
plished only by employing, for tn
purpose of deepening and straighten
Ing the channel. the forces develope
!. by the river itself. Monoure ID. Cor
! way contributes q very striking stud
of Gladstone as o man and a states
man, showing how even tn
. more or loss sinister moral and In
t~ellectual traits Of his nature
. . quite as much as his pre-em
inent native foros and elevs
ton of character, oonspire to max
him the foremost EnRlishman OF h
time. Hon. Geo. w. Julian's "Rsil
. way Influence In the Land Office" Is
a grave, judicial exposure OF the prac
: tees which, against the manifest In
\ tent Of the law and the determins
tions OF the highest courts, have wo
/. for corporations millions upon millioI
Of acres of the public domain. Ricl
ard A. Proctor writes OF the "Pyr
: mids of Cheops"; Prof. VIM. G
!, Sumner Of "Pro'ective Taxes an
Wages"; Elizur Wright Of "Son
Aspects of Life Insurance; and final
there Ia . symposium on 'Edusation
" Needs" BY Prof. G. Stanley Hal
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

THE appointment of Frank Hatton
to the office of assistant postmaster
general was VIGOROUSLY an unfit one.
Hatton's only claim to the office was
the fact that he had paid several dol.
lars q week postage to the government
as publisher Of the Burlington Haw-
ksye. Bob Burdett gave him his repu-
tstion, and the railroad his backbone
Since his removal to Washington,
Hatton has become a public nuisance.
Every few weeks some new ex-
posture Of his questionable methods
In endeavoring to bolster up the Ma
tlonal Republican by government in
fuenoe Is brought to light. The
Springfield Republican tells of the
failure Of MI. Hatton's latest effort to
get his hand In the treasury:
Frank Hatton, managing editor Of
tho postofice department, and assist
ant postmaster general Of the National
Republican newspaper, long ago de-
generated Into o public nuisance.
Congressman Robinson of this district
is credited with blocking one of Hat.
toms schemes for turning q lot of pub
lilo money into his newspaper.
Representative Van Horn Of
Missouri reported resolution
Monday from the printing commit
tee that hereafter executive proolama-
tions and treaties required by law to
be published, and all advertisements,
notices or proposals for contracts and
supplies for any department of the
government should DO published In
two daily newspapers In the District of
Columbia, n of each political party
to be designated by the president; also
that all court advertising in the Dis
trict should be published In one paper
in the District, to be designated by the
president. The first and second
reading OF this remarkable proposition
had been dispensed with when Mr..
Robinson c,me into the chamber and
demanded that the bill should be read
a third time, he then sharply chal.
lenged this proposition by which two
newspapers at Washington would be
given q monopoly of needless adver.
using, involving a useless expenditure
Of public money. The members saw
the point, aud so many inquiries were
levoled at Mr.. Van Horn that he asked
and obtained unanimous consent fol-
the withdrawal Of his resolution.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

The senate voted on Friday to In
definitely postpone the consideration
of q woman suffrage amendment.
There really was ro necessity for the
vote. The subject was indefinitely
postponed by the people Of Nebraska
ut the last election.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

The Legislature is eager enough to
consider and pass bills for the relief
Of every jobber who has q bogus claim
against the state, but bills for the Q
lies of the people Of Nebraska hang
FIRE In the committee room and In
both HOUSES,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
Lies Never Hurt.
Saline County Union.

whAteyer else may be laid at the
door OF the Omaha BEE, 1t has the
nerve, or honesty, or both, to publish
news that hurts itself. II published
the testimony In full, Of I. L. Kim.
ball, concerning the alleged blaokmail.
Ing scheme. the day before 1t publish.
cd the testimony OF Rosewater In re.
ply. The Journal and Republican
published the testimony Of KimbAll,
and did not give Q synopsis, even, Of
the testimony Of Rosewater. Let's
give Rosewstsr one credit mark, al
least.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

THE disasters Of the present year are
attributed to the great prevalence Of
sun spots. Sullivan or Mace's Maori
ought to be hired to "knook the
spots" out Of the sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

ONLY four more days remain for
claimants to urge their little bills upon
the attention Of the legislature.
Grabs on the treasury stop after Fri
day next.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

SHELBY thinks with Jay Gould that
1t Is easier TO influence a Legislature
after 1t Ii elected than to elect q rail.
road legislature ct the polls.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

EVERY bit of railroad legislation
was killed In the Colorado legislature
before Its adjournment. Suppera and
'soap" were the arguments that car
ried the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

I had severe attacks of gravel and
kidney trouble; was unable to get q
medicine or doctor to cure me until I
used Hop Bitters, and they cured me
in a short time.-A Disguished Law.
yer Of Wayne Co.. N. Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

The session closes this week and the
records Of the members will close with
the session. Some of them will be In.
teresting reading for constituents.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

Mr.. FERRY has lost both his prop
erty and his seat in the senate. Jay
Hubbell assisted with his little ASSESS
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

THERE Is nothing private about the
private bills now before the legisla-
ture. They are all public plumber.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
The BEE PUBLISHING co., Props.
T.. ROsEWATER Editor

AND now Ohio Is thinking of pass
Ing q constitutional amendment against
water,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20
The Omaha Bee.

Published every morning, except Sun.
ay, The emily Monday morning daily
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

TERMS BY MAIL
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Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

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Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

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the Company.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-20

SINCE Rerdell's confession 1t is about
time for Dorsey to publish another
batch of letters, showing his inval.
liable services to the republican party.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-08
The Star Routes.

Washington, THE star route trial
was resumed this morning. Ingersoll
began the case for the defense by calling
Hon. jas. B, Belford, of Colorado, to
the witness stand. he said he had repre-
sented his state in Congress since it had
been admitted to the Union, had travelled
over nearly the whole of the state and
was acquainted with its growth and
development. Witness identified his
signature to q petition upon one Of the
Colorado routes. IDgersoll was about
to show that Belford frequently
called ct the postofice department
and sought to have the mail facilities Of
his state increased, in other words, that
influence came from Colorado. Merrick
objected because the proposed inquiry
applied 10 the whSle state instead of q
single route. If they went into the evil
dence the prosecution would call upon
Hill to prove that he had been solicited
by Belford to cooperate with him in se-
curing increased mai service, and that
he declined. Ingersoll insisted that il
was proper to show upon what repreEen-
tations and influence the increase had
been made. The criminal law provided
that if any lawful Justification could BE-
shown for an alleged criminal action, il
must be assumed to be the motive thsi
led to the action.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-08
Fire RECORD.

New York, By fire, this morn
ing, in Cambridge Flat, East Fifty
fourth street, Mrs. Wakeman, aged So,
and her daughter Rose. were suffocated.
The building was owned by Thomas
Reid, and was damaged S70,00Oi furni-
ture, $40, 900.
Mrs. Wakeman was the wife Of Abrsm
WskemsH, surveyor of this port during
Lincoln's administration. At the time
of the fire he was on his way from Al.
bsny to this city. Mrs. Wakeman was
az invalid, one side of her body being
para yzed. Der daughter WAS also suffer,
ing from illness.
London, IA valuable collection o
paintings and plate and furniture il
Wrothsm Park, the county seat of Ear
Stra9ford, which burned yesterday, wa
saved
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-08
TELEGRAPHIC
The ExtraditiOn Affair.

Washington. 1.-THE impression pre-.
walls here that Sheridan will not be ex-
tradited, but that the United States
courts, to which he will appeal in case
the decision Of the commissioner Of New
York is against him, will not recognize
political oHenses as crime under the
treaty. 1t appears that the recent de-
cisions Of our courts on extradition is not
merely matter between the two gov
ernments, but at least in this country one
may himself call for the aid ofthe courts
if the treaty is violated. In cases which
have arisen, prisoners having been eur
rendered By England to this country for
trial, secured their release by showing
that being prosecuted for an offenso other
than that for which they had been sur
rendered, was an offense outside the
treaty. The state department has re-
ceiVed more information on the subject
than is contained in the newspapers.
The general impression is that Secretary
Frelinghuysen is inclined to advise the
President that extradition papers should
issue, but nothing has yet transpired that
can probably justify such impression.
The Issuance Of the warrant which has
been published, was formal, and simply
to permit the srrsignment of Sheridan
before any United States judge, commits
sioner or court of record, to see whether
there was sufficient evidence tojustify his
being held to answer for the charge
made against him. If the evidence pre-
sented is such to satisfy the court that he
should be held, then the state department
may be called upon to determine whether
eXtT4d itio1 OaOara shall ha iasuad or mot
Paris, 1.-THE rendering of decision
In the case of Frank Byrne, whose extra
dition is asked by the British govern
ment, is postponed until the cabinet
courcil, to be held on Friday.s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-08
The Floods.

Memphis, Tenn, 1.-THE river here is
stationary. The long locked for decline
will set in by tomorrow, as the river
OsceOla. Ark, ninety miles above, has
fallen six inches up to yesterday morn
ing. and is steadily declining.
Helena, ark, THE gale last night
and to-day dashed the river into o fury.
The struggle to save the levee is desper-
ate, and so far successful. A message
from Lang Lalu, four miles south, says
without 100 men the levee cannot be held
another hour. A squad Of fifty has just
gone, and more will follow quickly. The
situation is extremely critical. Abou
the only hope is the wind calming.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-08
Rat Killer.

Troy, Walter Jones, colored, en-
pluyed in fashionable restaurant, has
engaged for $500, TO kill $50 rats in thirty
minutes. The performance will be
attempted Oh Saturday night in the base
ment Of one of the principal buildings in
the city, the vermin 70 be New York
wharf rails. Jones will wear nothing but
his shoes and tights. The wager is be-
tween two New Workers.