Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-16

middle Of Nav. and If aIiv discuss n isNpl
lowed ut all much tins will BE- ecnsutfed
and do not see how we can adjourn b. FOR
July |, or for some time latcr" Mr. Red
says that the present congress Is fair aver.
age representation Of the peop'r. He thinks
that congress Is always up To the people and
when the people grow hetter congress will
improve IN the same proportion.
Senator MandcrsOn tells me that the high
license law Of Nebraska works very we'll
The saloons pay license of $1,000 apiece
yearly and th money is turned into the
school fund There are lfU saloons in Omaha
and tn v pay $l,h.unn every year towards
the schools Before tn law wa> enacted
d ere were n large number Of gruggrrits and
other saloons in Dmlha The law at once
reduced the numlrr to N and increased the
saloon tax to- $Nl.Hn DuHha has grown
very rapidly. from 81 ,OpD in lNNI to GIUHp
ami more now. and the saloons have ,iouhltal
with the population, so that there are now
lC1 Senator Mandcr>nn SAYS Nebraska Is
growing like II green bay tr,s.. and that lis
population and wealth is incre lsing in all
parts Of tn state
saw Secretary Bavard and his daughter
walking together in McPher-on', square YES
terday. Both were in deep mourning Miss
Rayard was clothed in black and even her
parasol WAS Of crepe The secretary wore a
tall silk black hat, with mourning band
running up 10 within a half inch of the top.
His step was, however, Springy, and he
looked we'll Later in the dav saw the ladies'
Of the Bavari family riding along Pennsvl-
vania avenue in their carriage. The coach
man and footman were in a mourning livery.
and both wore tall hats. with black hands
around them and black ro<ettas at the ton
Their black livery was buttoned close I'M 10
the neck and they wore black gloves and
necktieS
Kansas men ara very prOud OF their own
state. They believe il to be the futura
great state of the Union. and they like To
talk about its wonderful possibilities Sen
ator ingalls, saws it is tn. focal STATE of the
Union. and that it has all the surroundings
for the highest development of moral in
tellectual and material greatness II CON
tainS the hest product of New England, II
has now more than |. 4OO, 900 pnpulation. and
il ought to support j, 600 90 Located where
the eastern and western civilizations meet
each other, it has the better qualities Of both
Its soil is 80 wonderfully fertile that twenty
five wears of cultivation without manurinC
has not reduced its product The state
grows rapidly III cultivated area, and the
immigration this year is almost as large As
it was when the state was first opened Its
manufactures are increasing, and it has as
good an educational system as you will find
in any state in the Union
The labor troubles of Washington are
materially affecting building. Hundreds of
houses which have tecn planned and con-
tractel Tor are stopped on their account, and
the probability is that there will be boom
in this direction as soon as they are over
Washington is growing very fast, and real
estate has been jumping upwards right along
Many men have made fortunes lately in
Washington real estate, and the number of
non resident investors is large. John No
Lean, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, and his
father have bought within the past three or
four years about 500. 90 worth of Washing
ton property, and John Mclean paid Sjl 90
for a graveyard near Baine's house during
the past year. Senator sherman in cOnnec-
ton with a syndicate, bought lot Of land
on the hills above Washington by the acre
and this is now being sold by the square foot