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Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
LITTLE LAUGHS.

The pilgrim takes painful interest in his
bunlou's progress.
The sun is very grand but the moon takes
the SHINE from 1t when she comes out.
The sugar used by the electric refining
swindlers was distinctly dead beat sugar.
Some Of the candidates for missions will
get them, while others will get omissions
Dakota thinks that an infant old enough TO
talk ought to be allowed the privilege Of
naming itself.
People whe are looking for New Years
resolutions can get a secondhand lot cheap
by applying almost anywhere politely.
II would be an excellent thing for the
White Caps TO warn themselves to leave the
country or take the consequences,
The last sickness did the business. The
chills jumped on hun heavy, and poor $
colcd up his lariat and passed over the ridge.
BY the time Mr.. Parnell gets Ireland freed
the Irish on this side won't have money
enough left to pay their passage over there.
n Ca1enovia, New York, Sunday school
teacher was presented with bible by her
class. People can draw their own infcrenCcs.
The woman who came between another
woman and her husband in Ohio was named
Over, and very properly, 70" all is over be-
tween them.
us there anything that will keep out
drafts. !" asks n correspondent. There may
be- but we have no desire to use it. Let the
drafts como in.
A man in western town hauled 500 cart
loads of dirt in one month, and the booming
editor published il as $50 transfers of real
estate for the month";
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
Crushed by AN Engine.

Late Monday afternoon ID. W. Day, o.
this city, met with the loss of leg in an ac
cident at Valley, and narrowly escaped
being ground to atoms by the drivers of a 10
comotive. He is the representative of a nur
sery firm in the east, and has been at Valley
marketing his goods. He intended
to make the next station, and
was repairing to the depot TO gel
his baggage checked when he observed the
train approaching. He started on run, and
was compelled TO cross the track in order to
reach the station. He reached the track
about one hundred and fifty feet in advance
of the train but, it is said, stumbled and fell,
his body lying directly on the track Beng
aware OF his danger, ne Immediately forced
his body from the track, but before he could
remove his lower limbs the wheels OF The en-
gine on No. 4 passenger train, on the Union
Pacific, passed over one of his legs, com
pletely severing il it in the region OF the knee
JOINT He was placed on board the tram
brought to this city, and conveyed to the ST.
Josephs hospital. He was restless Mondry
night, but il is thought that he VIII recover
from the shock. Day is man OF family ms
wife and child residing on Twenty-sxth ana
Charles streets, in this city
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16

board TO discrimipgta between such es-
adjustments as Hare adapted 10 our
wants, from those which would be
superficial and 4 dshd weight to the
community. The board OF trade, more
over, represents The best and most con-
seryatiye elcmont OF the business com
munity. An official expression from
its lips is supposed to voice the
sentiment OF the jobbors, bankers,
manufacturers and loading business men
OF Omaha. For that'feason its endorse
mcnt of matters pertaining to the well
fare of our city and state should be
given only after careful dclibcration
and should carry with it weighty in
ilucncc To the retiring officers and
directors the city is under many
obligations for their untirng zeal.
The wonderful progress, the financial
strength and commercial Importance of
Omaha is TO great measure due to
their lubOrs.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
Tho Location Election,

Mayor BroatCh has issued call for a
special election to be held Tuesday. February
3, as to the location Of the city hall to cost
not to exceed $500, 900; also TO provide for
issuing bonds in the sum of 100000 to pro.
vide for the erection of the same. The places
of location TO be voted upon shall be the site
known on Farnam street. opposite the court
house, lots and 6block ll6, ana that known
as Jefferson square. The ratification Of the
ordnance the issuing of 100000 IN city
bonds and the site will be the three separate
issues of the election. The polls will he
opened at o'clock on the morning of the
election and close at Il o'clock in the after
noon of that day at the following places.
FIRST WARD.
First District--Corncr of Jones and Tenth
street, barber shop.
Second District-Sixth street. between
shop.
Third District Corner Eleventh and Dor
cas- street, engine house No. 1.
SECOND WARD.
First DiStrict--South end Sixteenth street
viaduct, Gibson & Hartmans building
Second Dlstrict-Corncr of Seventh and
Vnton street, Arnot Il Co.'S store.
THIRD WARD.
FIRST District-No. 1905 Davenport street.
Second Dlstrect-Corner Tenth and How
ard streets, Occidental hotel.
FOURTH WARD,
First District Planters hotel.
Second District-No. 1905 st. Mary's ave-
nue..
FIFTH WARD.
First DstriCt-No. 6)i North Sixteenth
street.
Second District-Corner Sixteenth and
lard streets, engine house.
SINTn WARD.
First District-Twcnty fourth street Sixth
Ward Republican club rooms.
Second District--rwcnty fourth street and
Belt railway line crossing.
SEVENTH WARD.
First District--COrncr of WOoworth and
Park avenue, ThOmpsous building
Second District Twenty and Shr-
ley streets, near Qualey's school house.
EIGHTH WARD.
First Dstrct-No. 2lOS Cunning street,
Burdick's harness shop
Second District-No. 3403 Cunning street,
barber shop.
NINTH WARD.
First Djstrict--Twenty ninth and Farnam
streets, G. j. Johnson's store
Second DiStrict-Corncr of Lowe avenue
and Mercer street, Ryan's oi1lce.
Sick headache is readily cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which tones and
regulates the digestion, and creates an
appetite.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16

TWENTY of New York's thirty-six
electors signed petition favoring the
appointment of Tom Platt as secretary
of the treasury. According to dis
patch that adroit politician gave the
electors dinner at which there was an
abundant supply of punch, and pre-
sumably when they were in n mellow
mood, captured score Of them. How
the other sixteen managed to escape re-
mains to be explained. We venture to
think that Mr.. Platt could hardly have
planned a scheme more likely to dam
age him with General Harrison. The
president-elect may have hearty ad-
miratlon for genuine political tinesse,
but it is not possible that he
can do otherwise than regard
with contempt Il shallow trick
of this kind. III Platt has ever had a
chance of appointment to any cabinet
position, and it has at no time been seri-
ously supposed that he had, this circum-
stance ought to shut him out from all
consideration. The statement that the
Miller men are mad doubtless misrepre-
sents them, since nothing better could
have occurred to remove supposed
rival.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
.ltyrBtOrrS PATRIOTISM.


Hon. John l.. Webster. Nebraska 3
bration of Washington's Inauguration,
which takes place in New York on
April 80, isavery patriotic citizen. He ts
preparing at an early day to make a
patriotic appeal to the legislature for
an appropriation that will enable him
to point with patriotic pride to Ne
braska's militia marching down Broad
way in the gorgeous centennial
military parade. Mr.. Wcb-ter's
patriotic eloquence is expected to
rouse the latent patriotism in the case
hardened breast Of the dullest matter
of-fnct member. He will point to the
fact that hundreds OF thousands of dol
lars are squandcred on tireCrackcrs and
roman candles every Fourth of July by
patrioticyOung Americans. Why should
patriouc legislature refuse to vote
away ten thousand dollars for celebrat-
ing George Washington's inaugural2
Could the Legislature get rid Of the
surplus in the vaults Of the state treas
urcr in u more glorious and patriotic
cause?
We candldly confess that patri-
otism Is one of the most tender chords
in the average politician make up,
especially where he can exhibit his pat
riotic feelings at the public expense.
On sober second thought, however, it
will occur to nine-tenths of the mem.
bcrs of our legislature that the people
Of Nebraska are not just now In condi-
tion to indulge in luxurious patriotism.
Whatever may be said to the contrary
we believe very few, If any of the states
west of the Mississippi will send state
troops to the New York centennial. 1t
is, OF course, to be expected that the
Atlantic seaboard states, and especially
the thirteen original states, will make
a grand martial display. The fact will
hardly justify an appropriation for a
junket for Nebraska at the states eN-
pense. Nebraska can gain little
glory and no advantage by pa
rading a few companies OF
militia side by side with the crack regi
ments of New York National guards and
the thousands of we'll drilled and mag
nicently equipped soldiers from New
England and Pennsylvania. At the
very best the Nebraska contingent
would scarcely receive passing notice.
That would be more mortifying to our
state pride than being left out of the
parade altogether. 1t is not expected
that our state should make display of
her military strength in the great me-
trOpolis. There are other ways by
which Nebraska can Loyalty SHOW her
regard to the memory of Washington
without making useless outlay OF sew
eral thousand dollars for an unsatisfac-
tory showing of our militia. The legis-
lature will display its true patriotism
by rejecting any resolution to squander
the money of an already overtaxed peo-
pie for the purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
TAX DDDGTNE

Tax dodging is legal and moral
and almost wholly by people who have
the least excuse for it. a striking ad-
dress was made at the recent banquet
of the Merchants association Of Boston
by the president OF that organization in
which he showed from statistics the
alarming extent to which tax lodging
is practiced in Massachusetts,. The
|. value of the taxable property of the
state, he said, was three thousand
million dollars, while the assessed
valuation was but five hundred
millions. In Boston alone the value
of taxable property Is twelve hun
dred million dollars, yet the
assessors report only two hundred
millions for taxation. The stupendous
dishonesty which these figures show re-
fleets almost wholly upon the great COR
porations and the wealthy individuals
of Massachusetts, for there, as else
where, the people of moderate possess
sions cannot escape the scrutiny of the
assessors nor afford to purchase their
acquiescence in obviously false returns.
What is true Of Massachusetts is rela-
lively true of perhaps every other state
in the country. Everywhere wealth
escapes by falsehood, or concealment,
on corruption, its just share of re-
sponsibility in maintaining govern
ment. Great corporations fostercd
and protected by law do not hesitate to
evade the law when called upon for
their fair share of the revenue ncces-
sary to carry on the machinery of
government. Men who profess to abhor
dishonesty and would exact for others
guilty OF 1t the severest punishment,
will smile out of their presence the de-
ceived assessor and congratulate them
selves upon their shrewdness, as if
robbery OF the whole people were any
less wrong than robbery of the indi-
vidual
Undoubtedly in no other country
comparable with the United States is
shirking SO generally and boldly prac-
ticcd as it is here, and with us it is u
growing evil. This is shown by the
very general attention that is being di-
rectod to the question of tax reform in
the states. In most of the legislatures
in session bills have been introduced
relating to this subject, the prime pur-
pose of all of them being to remedy the
inequalities of taxation and relieve the
great body of the people from the undue
and unjust burden they are compelled
to bear by reason of false returns and
undervaluatiOns. Nowhere is there
moro urgent demand for such legisla-
tion than in Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
County Court.

Hannah F.. Foster brought suit yesterday
TO collect 1926 from Regan Bros. & Co..
the contractors, which it Is alleged they owe
for Office rent.
j. d. Her & Co. secured judgment
amounting to S172 against H. NJ. Skowl.
The following decisions was rendered yes
terday;
Fred Krug VS. Oleson, verdict for plaintiff,
$692.
w. A. Paxton VS. A. Steer, jr,, verdict for
plaintiff, $50.
Oscamp and Aaincs VS. Askwitto, verdict
for plaintiffs, 1901.
Woodruff VS. Boyce, verdict for the plain
tiff, 1903.
Brookmcyer VS. O'MalIy, verdict for the
plaintiff, S215.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16

Sierra Nevada mountains are in Cali
fornia, The natural boundary line
between California aud Nevada would
be the crest OF the range 50 that all
streams going eastward would belong to
Nevada. But congress chose the l2Oth
meridian as the boundary and thereby
gave to Cali 'ornia. according TO the eX-
sitting Californian laws, every right and
title for irrigating purposes TO the
streams that low from the Sierra range
into western Nevada.
It Is clear that much may be said
against the equity OF the present system
in California, by which the owner of the
head water OF stream owns the water
and can make all those who use it, pay
him egregious tribute. The irrigation
laws in Colorado are infinitely moro just.
and indeed it may be doubted whether
it would be possible to fnd better. Ne
vada has therefore in the present condi-
tion of the state affairs no better policy
than to take those laws for model aud
to adapt them for herself When this
shall have been done the qucs-
tion would come up squarely as
to the boundary line between
the two states. for there would be a di-
rect conflict of authority between the
California owners Of the head waters
and the Nevadian farmers who would
use the streams for irrigation. This
would ncccssitatc read justmcnt, which
must be entirely to the advantage of
Nevada, for the present boundary line
is preposterous. But the people of
Nevada must see that nothing can be
done until the question is opened, and
this will not be until there are adequate
reasons for it. The adoption in princi-
pie of the laws of Colorado upon irriga.
ton would give this.
For in that state il is held that all
waters which exist naturally, and can
be applied to irrigation, are owned by
the state. TO be held forever for the
common benefit of all agriculturists.
No man is permitted to pre-empt the
mountain torrent at its source,
or the lake at its niche
among the eternal hills and peddle it
out to the farmers of his section. But
Wis 10 ~ StIoC'l NiittV 10 "ohI ih C'ii
fornia, and the people of Nevada recog-
nizc very clearly that in attempting to
develop the agricultural resources of
their state they would simply be toiling
for the benefit of some Californians
who would take measures to become
owners of every stream likely to be of
service to the farmers of Nevada. This
is why Senator Stewart is urgent for "A
adjustment of the boundary line, but
it is difficult to see why California
should meet her daughter, Nevada,
half way in the negotiation, for her
own interests are not involved. When
ever a legal case presents itself that
hinges upon the boundary question, it
is not to be doubted that California will
be both just and generous.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16

THE revenue derived by the state OF
Michigan from insurance companies
during the last year is Il fraction over
one hundred and thirty-six thousand
dollars. Fully two-thirds of this sum
was paid by insurance companies that
also do business in Nebraska. This is
suggestive. II this legislature would
enact the Michigan insurance taxation
law, the state could afford to patronize
the insurance companies very liberally
and still have n handsome surplus from
this source
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
FRIGHTFUL SKIN DISEASE.
Sufferings Intense. Head nearly raw.
Body covered with Sores. Cured by
the CutIcura Remedies.

Messrs. STEvENs& Il BRuNER, Monroe. N. @
Dear Sirs-About two months ago, on your
recommendation, bought n bottle of CUTICURh
RESULyENT one box CuTiCuRA SALyE, and one
cake of CUTICURA SOAR. for my son. aged thir-
teen years. VINO has been afflicted with eczema
for a long time, ana ! am pleased to say that
believe the remedies have cured him. His suf-
ferings were intense his head being nearly raw.
body was covered with sores. His condition
was frightfu! to behold. The sores have now all
disappeared, his skin is healthy, eyes bright.
cheerful in disposition, and is working every
day. My neighbOrS are witnesses to this re-
mnrkable cure, and tho doubling ones are re-
uucStcd TO call or write mo- or any of my neigh-
bOrs. WIN. s. STEPHENSON.
WINCmESrER p. o. UNION co., NC.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
THE COURTS.
District Court.

suit brought yesterday against Anderson
Chrisman to recover S20l still due on real
addition.
Schultz to collect $1,000 damages for bodily
injuries, received by falling on Il dilapidatod
sidewalk on Thirteenth street, near Vinton.
Judge Doane, and probably Judge Wakcly
will to-day hear the arguments in the
suit against the Motor galway injunc-
tion suit commenced some time ago.
Suit was entered by Alonzo B. Hunt
against Anderson ChrIsman and Lizzie
Cooke, and foreclose a mortgage given for
Sl05, as security for promissory notes
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16

THE conference in session at Chicago
between representatives of western
railroads and pork packers respecting
an adjustment Of rates TO favor Chicago
packers will be watched with no little
Interest. 1t is to be hoped that the
packers of Iowa, Nebraska and Mis-
souri, will be able to present their claims
so clearly as to convince the railroads
OF the uniustness OF the Chicago ship
pers' demands. Whether they will APP
peal to the Interstate commission
should the railroads decide in favor of
the existing rates remains to be seen.
II Is highly probable, however, that in
Chicago packers will accept the decision
Of the railroads as final.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
Beyond the Rockies.

1t is estimated that Montana's 1855 wool
crop brought Sl,GOO,00O.
The Billings (Mont) Gazette says the
Rocky Fork coal fields are the greatest west
of Pennsylvania
A number of Oregon farmers are beng
sued by Boston company on u bond which
they swear they did not sign.
Northern Montana stockmen will use every
effort to have a bounty law passed during the
legislature for the eXtermination OF coyotes,
wolves, lynx and mountain lions which are
killing considerable stock.
The output of the Drum Lummon mine for
the month of December was S!BG00 of which
the ten n-stamp mill produced $50 500, the fifty
stamp mill S53 500, and the sixty stamp mill
$40, 600 The working expenses for the month
We're $50, 900.
The Reno (Neb) Gazette remarks that
Carson purposes entertaining the legislature
during the winter with such elevatng and
refining exhibitions as prize fighting cannot
be regarded as complementary to either the
good sense or good morals of that body.
A rather strange atfiiction happened to a
Missoula, Mont, couple who were sleigh
riding. The young mans right ear and the
lady's left ear were frosted, while the other
two were not cold at all. Why all four ears
were not frosted Is problem which has
been submitted to the high school class in
physiology
On Sunday night last, two tramps, who had
managed to get into refrigerator car to ride
through Idaho, getting very cold, built
fire, which, on arriving at Camas, get the
best of them and burned the car, they barely
escaping with their lives. They were promptly
arrested and taken before Justice Adams,
who bound them over to await the action of
the next grand jury on the charge of arson.
They gave their names as Frank Wilson and
w. Brown.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
NEVAD1,S WESTERN BOUNDARY


Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has come
out frankly as All advocate of the pro-
posed readjustmento of Nevada's western
boundary, which was fixed by congress
arbitrarily and without any regard to
the future needs of the state. At present
the meridians of 1909 and ll59 make fine,
straight lines upon the map, but it iu-
terfere very materially with the
efforts of the people of Nevada to de-
velop agriculture, Nevada became a
state under the fever OF the discove-
cries in the Comstock lode, but the
mines that poured forth rivers of
silver are now famous for their
assessments mot for their divi-
dends. Under these circumstances the
only hope OF the sturdy little state is in
agriculture, which promises we'll
wherever irrigation is possible. But
u glance at the map OF California will
show that the headwaters OF all the
streams running 10 the eastward Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16

ment hero. This move has been made be.
cause OF the possibility of making cheaper
contracts for stationery and also because OF a
more easy delivery which can be had upon
tho Atlantic coast. Tho oilice was estab-
lished in this city less than year ago and
was brought about by reason of the acquire
mcnt by the express company mentioned Of
new territory which IL was unable TO supply
from its office on the Pacific coast. There
still remains here however an office which
will afford supplies for the various demands
hereafter made by the company's agents III
fins snrlinn-
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
THE board OF trade is to be congratu-

THE board Of trade is to be congratu-
lated upon taking up its work for the
year with unusually bright prospects.
The new board of officers are repre-
sentative men who stand high in the
business community, and who have the
best interests of our city at heart. There
is good deal of earnest work to be
done, requiring precision. New enter
prises seeking encouragement from our
capitalists aad business community
are continually knocking AZ our doors.
Much devolves upon the Judgment
OF tho officers aud directors OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
Sick of Campaigning.
WIsUcy. Chronicle.

The Chronicle would like to see the
statutes changed so as to DO away with the
annual campaigning with which this state is
at present afflicted. 1t was a county cam
paign fall before last national and state
struggle last summer and late in the fall, and
another county contest coming right along
for this season. 1t is continual political
agitation that is as useless as it is disagreea-
BILE and Improbable. Let the press agitate
a reform and consolidation of these cleo
tions so as to have only biennial elections
as is the case in most of the states, where the
political cauldron is allowed to cool once in a
while
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16

IT was the cheapest senatorship that
ever anybody has been able to procure
in Nebraska. 1t did not even cost Man
derson busnel of apples and two boxes
OF cigars, the price paid by Van Wyck
eight years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
Leads In Everything.
Cedar COuntU Non pdlGil.

CttVH 0VrtTttU .NVH TVIttl.
THE OMAHA BEE is getting there. 1t is the
leading daily newspaper of the state and the
west. 1t doubtless pays more for its tele-
graphic services than do all the rest of the
dailies Of the great state put together. Its
last bold stroke is special train from Omaha
to Plattsmouth, where it makes connection
with the burlington Flyer" for Denver.
Whatever some may think of "Rosey'' they
are forced TO acknowledge that he is the
"Get there, Eli'' OF western journalism, and
that for news no western paper begins to
compare with The BEE.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
The Proof of the Pudding.

MO- OOT JWNrTiON KeCOTU.
The railroads of Nebraska are out of poll
tics This is to be very plainly seen from the
effects of the organization of the legislature.
1t was not the influence of railroad politi-
clans, but the representatives of the people,
who elected Church howe, the Nemahu
statesman ana Missouri Pacific attorney,
president of the senate, without struggle
1t was also the railroad and anti-submisson-
ist influence which defeated Dcmpster, of
Fillmore county, and elected Watson speaker
of the house.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-16
RetrcnchmentS Not Penuriousness.
York Thhcs.

Retrenchment does not mean penurious-
ness in public matters. It means cutting off
useless expenditures and reducing cxtrava-
CANT ones. Important state Institutions
should be provided for with liberality. The
people are willing to pay the necessary eX-
penses of their educational, reformatory and
charitable ins itutions, but they are not in a
position to sqnander money on public leeches
and tinsel soldiers. 7