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Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24
That Nebuious Depot.
Grafd island Iidepcndcnt.

Omaha is enjoying the pleasure OF gaining
an addition to her old experience with the
Union Pacific, learning once more, that II Is
not good to rely on railroad promises. The
very old chestnut of depot promise, this
time connected with viaduct scheme for
Tenth street, two months ago was warmed up
for the tenth or twelfth time, and presented
as kind restorative for Omaha's exhausted
hopes. The expectations of the gullible ones
were Immediately revived, grew into lively
imaginations and the faithful Omaha believ-
ers were as happy as the smart belief makers.
Since the time of the presentation of this
dissolving view, the dissolying has been
going on, until the view now has nearly dis
appeared. This is lesson to others who are
deceived in similar way, and are spending
their time in happy illusions.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24
TRIP OF THE TURNER'S.
They and Their Friends Pass Sunday
Mt WahoO

About 9 O'Clock yesterday morning six pas
senger coaches. filled with axcursionsts,
steamed out of the b. & M. { 1T, bound for
the beautiful picnic grounds : Wahoo. At
the rear of the tram was a fiat car shaded
with leafy branches and arranged with
seats for the Union Pacific band
and the Bohemian Turner's, by whom
the excursion was given. The day was the
eleventh anniversary of the Q. S. p. s. soci-
ETY. at Wahoo, the benevolent Bohemian
order at that place, and the Bohemian
Turner's at Omaha and other places in the
state accepted the invitation to celebrate the
anniversary with appropriate exercises.
The day proved an auspicious one. AT
Ashland the Omaha delegation was joined by
forty-five representatives from Wilbur,
and Jhlrty-five from Crete in special car.
The excursionists reached Wahoo shortly
after II, and found that three car loads of
visitors from Schuyler and Prague had al
ready arrived. After the Bohemian national
hymn was played by the band, Mr.. f. j.
Lepsa, secretary of the G. 5. p. s., delivered
a brief and appropriate address to the visit
ors. march was made to the picnic
grounds southwest of the city, which for
beauty are unsurpassed in the state.
A picnic dinner was spread at the grounds,
while the more distinguished visitors and
representatives of the press were enter
tanned by MIR. Lepsa. The afternoon was
delightfully."- passed in various diversions,
among which were dancing, music, tight
rope performances, gymhastlc exhibition by
the Turner's, base ball and races, while
a hundred kegs of the esc.nce of hops kept
any one from complaining that the occasion
was dry one The exhibition by the
Turner's elected deserved applause. Difficult
feats of skill and strength were performed
with perfect ease Joseph Pacinal the leader,
particularly distinguished himself by his per-
formances on the horizontal bar The tight
rope performances were given by Rupolph
Safraneks sons, two lads of only ten and
twelve years of age, and were equal to many
gwen by professionals. The game of base
ball between picked mines from Omaha and
Wahoo resulted in q score Of IL to 4 IN favor
of the Omahas. A sack race for 500 side
between Councilman Kasper and John Hoff-
man elected considerable laughter and re-
suited in victory for Kasper.
numEer of Wahoo toughs got very an.
cry because they were foled in an attempt
to win purse by matching
professional runner named Wilson
against Yellen, one of the Omaha Turner's,
and wanted to fight, but the Omaha
men good naturedly refused to have
any disturbance and the judges returned the
money put up TO the hackers of the respective
runners,
The success of the occasion is due in q
great measure to the personal efforts Of
Messrs. John Roslcky and John Hoffman,
and about $3.50 was cleared.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24

THE memorable emeute between Sena-
tor Chandler and. Senator Black burn, in
a committee room of the senate last
winter, is again being aired. The New
Hampshire senator has published a
card, in which he states that no assault
was made upon him by the Kentucky
senator, and speaks of the ebullition of
the latter as more ludicrous than dam
gerous. Blackburn, in an interview,
declined to go into the details of the oc-
currence, of which, it is possible, he
may be little ashamed, but he char
acterized the statement of Chandler as
not being true. There were several
other senators present when the diff
Guilty occurred, and it is likely they
they may be called upon to give their
version of it, though, undoubtedly, it
would be better for all con cerned to let
the matter drop. In any case, Mr..
Blackburn would have nothing to gain
by making it subject of public con-
troversy.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24

THE Indians at Pine Ridge have
brought to the attention of the Sioux
commissioners that it was about time
that their older children should return
from the Indian schools of the east and
take charge of the places at the
agencies for which they are fitted by
education. OF course this would sup
plant many white men, but for all that
the request is reasonable and should be
granted as far as practicable. The gov
ernment has as yet received no ade-
quate proof that the Indians who are
receiving industrial training in govern
ment schools are being fitted for the
duties before them. Entrusting the
work Of the agencies to educated In
dians would demonstrate the wisdom of
the policy of the government and would
be an incentive to the Indians, both old
and young, to adopt the ways of civiliza-
ton,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24

THE VERDICT OF EIGHT STATES.
Within the past two years eightstates
have voted down propositions to adopt
constitutional prohibition. They are
Michigan, Texas, Tennessee, Oregon,
West Virginia. New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts and Pennsylvania, represent
ing nearly all sections OF the country
the extreme southwest, the far west, the
central west, New England and the old
group OF middle states. tits noteworthy,
also, that almost all industrial .condi-
tions have rendered common verdict
against constitutional prohibition. Not
less important and significant than
this was the vote Of Rhode Island re-
pealing the prohibition amendment to
the constitution Of that state.
The tendency Of the times, remarks
the New York Evening Post, is obvi-
ously in the direction of restrictive leg
islation, either under the name Of tax
laws or high license fees. In all the
many states in which such laws exist
nov the effects have been good. They
have reduced the number of saloons,
they have restricted the traffic,
and they have added greatly
to the public revenues, thereby
reducing the burdens of taxation.
AS evidence of the tendency to re-
strictive legislation it is interesting to
note the recent action of Michigan and
Missouri, both of which have just passed
measures for restricting the power of
the saloon. The legislature OF Mich
igan passed law giving local option to
counties, and making the liquor busi-
ness unusually perilous wherever pro-
hibited by granting the relatives Of
persons injured in person or property
by liquor the right to recover dam
ages from the seller. Missouri, which
has most thoroughgoing local option
law, now has new statute prohibit
ing music, cards, billiards, bowling
alleys and boxing matches in
saloons. This is practical legislation
for restricting the liquor traffic, and it
will be effective because it will have the
support of general public sentiment.
No law or policy can be successful that
does not have this support, and the
failure OF prohibition is due to the fact
that it is not approved by general pub
lie sentiment. Time and abundant ex-
pertinent have proven that prohibition
| is both worthless and mischievous, add
ing to the vice of excessive indulgence
in liquor drinking, the other evils
of duplicity and contempt for
law, and the practical and unpreju-
diced intelligence of the country rejects
it and demands legislation that will
| control and regulate the liquor traffic
! and require it to contribute a just share
to the public revenue. The similar
| verdict of the people Of eight states on
| the question Of constitutional prohibi-
| tion ought to have weight with the
! people whose minds are capable oi
being impressed by such fact.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24
The TWISTING Place.
Cdsscll's MdDdzine.


Westward over the pale green sky
The rosy pennons of sunset fly;
Westward slowly the great rocks HE,
With cawiug and labored Tapping;
The bushes blend in yagueness dark,
And the further trees stand tall and stark; /;
i hear the rushes whisper and shake,
AS a hutter of wind begins to wake,
And louder grows
In the quick repose
The sound of the rivers tapping.
Still half an hour, by the abby cnime
/ come TO the tryst before the time;
j hearken the rivers rippled rhyme.
And the sedge's rustled greeting;
And ] cheat my heart with feigned fears.
And sigh rs ] wait tfor no one hears)
To make the joy more rich and vast
When i feel hIs lips on my own at last
And hear no sound
AS tine world goes round
But the throb of our two hearts meeting
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24
CULTIVATION OF ELAX.

The suggestions recently made to the
department of agriculture by a gentle
man come ected with the Irish linen in
dustry, regarding the cultivation of
fax and turning the crop into linen,
are likely to result in much good. EX-
periments will be made by the depart
ment to determine whether the flax
raised in this country can produce linen
equal in quality and texture to that of
the old world. AT present the flax crop
is raised principally for seed, espec-
tally in the west. In the eastern states
the fiber is utilized for cordage
and the coarser fabrics. Even in these
states the demand does not
equal the supply, while in Iowa, Ne
braska, and particularly Dakota, tons
upon tons of flax straw are rotting on the
prairies.
IL is unfortunate that no intelligent,
energetic effort has been made to real
ize the full value OF this crop. The
establishment of linseed oil mills at
Omaha and other western cities created
demand for the seed which made it
profitable for farmers to plant a
limited area. There is no reason
why equal success could not be
obtained by the establishment of
linen factories. At present the
linen of the world is manufactured in
Holland, Germany and Ireland. We
could not hope to compete success
fully with those countries for a
long time. Years of experience
in the cultivation and treat
ment of the crop, low wages and long
hours of labor give them advantages
which would require patient, persistent
effort to overcome. We pay hundreds
of thousands of dollars annually to
foreign linen mills which might be
kept at home, increasing the avenues of
employment and materially benefitting
the whole people.
The cultivation of flax is peculiarly
suited to our northern soil and climate.
1t is plant of rapid growth, requiring
about three months from seeding to
harvest. Though more exhausting to
the soil than any OF the grain crops, it
is fairly profitable even for seed pur-
poses. Double the amount of seed
to the acre is required
for the fiber plant, and great
care is necessary in harvesting at the
right time as we'll as in the rotting,
drying and heckling processes. For
these reasons considerable experience
is required to produce an article of
first quality.
But the establishment of linen fac
tories would give an impetus to the in
dustry, and with profits graded accord
ing to quality of product, it would not
require many years for intelligent farm
ers to produce an article of the first
rank. We possess the soil, the climate,
the industry and ability to equal any
foreign product, and an unexcelled mar
ket for the finished article. In fact,
there is every inducement to turn a
crop, half of which is now wasted, into
one of the most profitable in the domain
OF agriculture.
The experiments Of the department of
agriculture will be watched with con-
siderable interest throughout the coun-
try and favorable results are confidently
expected.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24

going to enforce the law even IL con-
gress abolishes the commission" This
purpose is to be carried out without any
regard to partisan considerations, as it
should be. Republican wrong-doing
will be as sturdily ferreted out and
punished as democratic wrong-doing.
The democratic commissioner, Mr..
Thompson, has stated that his repubi-
can colleagues have shown no strainlng
to make party points, but under all cir
cumstances have seemed to aim straight
at the mark of making tho law clear
and insisting on its enforcement. The
republican commissioners give the same
credit to Mr.. Thompson. This is as it
should be. There can be nothing in the
work OF the commission, If it is
honestly pursued, which can
give ground for partisan divis-
ions. The law itself has nothing
to do with politics. Its purpose is to
give all chance to secure public Office
regardless of political affiliations. This
character of the law has never been as
fully respected as it should have been,
but there is no reason to believe it will
be strictly regarded by the present COM
mission. Partisan considerations in
the past have also protected officials in
palpable and persistent violations OF the
letter and spirit of the law, notable in
stances of this having occurred under
the last administration. This,
there is every assurance, will
not be allowed to influence the action
of the present commission.
A thorough and honest enforcement
of the law is to be desired, Only in
this way can it be determined whether
the policy and principles it embodies
are wise and worthy of being main
tanned. The opponents of civil service
reform, who contend that it has proved
hateful rather than beneficial to the
public service, are met with the state
ment that it has never yet had
fair trial. There is warrant for
this, as the disclosures in the
Investigation of the civil service
examinations at the New York
| custom house and the Indianapolis post
Office clearly showed. In these cases,
and doubtless in numerous others which
may never be discovered, the require
| ments of the law were not complied
with, and its purpose was defeated by
fraud and dishonesty. For this the
| predecessors of the present commits
sioners were largely responsible. The
want of harmony among them pre-
vented united action for enforcing the
law, while some of them were really
| not friendly to the policy. Thus
| it has happened that civil SER
vice reform has not yet received
| such fair and honest trial as is neces-
| sary to a correct judgment regarding
its value. The present commissioners
| seem determined to give it such a trial
and it is not doubted that they will be
fully sustained In doing SO by the presi-
dent.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24
Railroad Discrimination.
81. Joseph Herald.

The cattle men, the coal mine operators,
and nearly every large city in the west COM
plain that the railroads are discriminating
against them and doing them injury. 1t is
unlawful for any railroad corporation to own
and operate coal mines for commercial pur-
poses. There is no doubt this law is con-
stantly being violated by certain railway
corporations in Missouri. 1t has been
charged, and we believe proved before the
state board of railroad commissioners, that
the Missouri Pacific railway company owns
and operates mines at Lexington, and that
under cover, 1t sends coal TO market to com
pete with the coal mined by private parties.
OF course the private mine owner can not
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24
SECOND WARD ASSESSMENTS.
What Assessor Donneily Says About
the Matter.

the Matter
James j. Donneliy, assessor of the Second
ward, against whom charges were made at q
taxpayers meeting Saturday evening, was
interviewed by BEE reporter yesterday.
MIR Donnelly produced tho assessors books,
which corroborated his statement that there
has been no discrimination against anyone,
and no large increase in the assessed valua-
tion of property, unless valuable improve.
ments have been made.
II have been assessor for six years." said
Mr. Donnelly, land no complaint has been
made before. i always try to do my duty
and keep list of all the real estate transfers
and building permits, whicn clip from the
papers to aid Inc in properly discharging the
duties of my offico. There have been no as
sossments increased 10 any extent unless the
property has been improved. In two or
three instances where there were ius
creases the property had sold for about Eve
times the amount at which it was assessed.
The county commissioners have raised this
ward, and, in fact, all of the city proper
They have added about 25 per cent to the
Second ward assessment for the last Eve
years. and have taken about 35 per cent off
the property south of Vinton street,
ize matters, and the great trouble
with the taxpayers is this, when they 20
TO look at their assessment they are satisfied,
but when the commissioners e9ualizo it and
iuCIcuse ~ - pcT CcHO they plulne Jue AS
sessor
"When the county commissioners meet to
equalize assessments / will be there to make
any explanation that may be necessary. Any
man who wants to be fair knows that there
Is not ward in the city that has not
had some new building erected in 1t dur
ing the year, and in all cases when
there has been a decrease there has
been neglect of duty somewhere. In the
Second ward there has been an increase of
personal property alone of $4,000, which
shows that there has been an increase in the
number of people.
"rhe county commissioners really
have no right to change the assess
ments except in certain cases.
When they met as a board of equalization In
Switzler s., 400, and Ferdinand Strutz nearly
$4,000. Switzler and Strutz protested and
carried the case to the district court. Judge
Wakeley decided the case and held that
there are but two ways in which county
commissioners can alter assessors
valuations. That the board may
without notice raise or lower the
assessment of an entire precinct, provided
such action does not affect the aggregate as
sessed valuation OF the entire county. The
court also held that individual assessments
can only be altered in cases where written
complaint had been filed by the parties inter-
ested, and the board has given the owners
due notice Of the contemplated change. In
taxes on the valuation returned by the asses
sor
II have always tried to discharge my duty
fairly and honestly, without fear or favor,
and would not knowingly do any man an
Injustice, try to treat ali right
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24
Catarrhal Dancers

To be freed from the dangers of suffocati0p
while lying down; 10 breathe fl eely sleep souu&-
ly and undisturbed; TO rise refreshed. head
clear, brain active and free from pain or ache;
TO know to know that no poisonous putrid mat
ter defles the breath aud rots away the delicate
machinery OF smell, taste and hearing; to feel
that the system does not through its veins and
arteries, suck up the poison that is sure 10 un
dermine and destroy is indeed blessing be-
vond all other human enjoymcnts To purchase
immunity from snch fate should be the object
of all afflicted. But those who have tried many
remedies and physicians despair of relief or cure.
SAEFOHD'S RADICAL CURE meets every phase
Of Catarrh, from a simple head cold 10 the most
loathsome and destructive stages. IL Is local
and constitutional Instant in relieving, per.
falling.
SAEFoRD,s RADICAL CURE consists Of one bot
tie of RADICAL CURE, one box of uATARHIIAL
SOLVENT, and one IMPROVED INHALER, all
wrapped in one package with treatise an direc-
tions, and sold by all druggists fori 9l.0O.
POTTER DRUG CHEMICAICoRPoHAT1oH
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24
Kent Ahead of the City.

NIOtJ UIIV TTU.1 IfIDUIIc.
THE OMAHA BEES new home is one of the
finest, largest and best equipped newspaper
buildings in the world. The BEE has been
wonderfully successful, and has persistently
kept ahead of the city of Omaha. The sue
cess of the newspaper has not been due to
luck or anything of that sort, but to the abil-
ity and tremendous energy of Edward Rose
water and the associates who were imbued
with his spirit. The history of THE BEE is a
very interesting one and every step in its
life, from the little theater programme OF
1871 to the splendid paper and magnificent
building of to-day was careful planned and
developed by Mr.. Rosewater.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24

The impulsive patriotic Sons Of
America" are unable to determine the
exact temperature of the reception they
received at the white house. Their
gorgeous brass-mounted trappings
failed to protect them from the arctic
zephyrs which foated through the blue
room, and the enthusiastic patriot who
attempted to pin a badge of the order
on the presidents breast collided with
q congestive chill that paralyzed his
arm. Remembering the fate of Blaine,
General Harrison was too wary to be
Bnrchard in his own house.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24

THE railroads between Chicago and
the seaboard are still floundering about
in their endeavor to find way out of
their difficulties. BY the competing
water routes, the subsidized Canadian
railroads and their American allies
have demoralized freight rates. To
meet these cuts the through rates must
be made to correspond and under the
operations of tho Interstate commerce
law the local rates must be reduced pro-
portionately to the through rates. In
what way the horns Of this dilemma
will be- grasped by the Chicago rail
roads will be an interesting study.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24
North Platte Notes.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb., juno 23.-[SpecialIto
THE BEE. Mayor Ormsby has returned
from the east with his bride, and The ordi-
nance closing the saloons on Sundays will
again be enforced.
City Surveyor Z. p. Ross, now out with
the surveyors on the Sioux City 81 Ogden
Short Line, writes from near Broken Bow
that the party is working this way and will
reach North Platte sometime this month.
Chief Engineer Andrews and staff, now
surveying route for the Missouri River,
North Platte a. Denver railroad, expect to
make North Platte about the middle OF July
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24

compete, because the railroad company can
annoy and disuAinate against him IN trans
portation, in delay, under various pretenses
in furnishing cara and in many other ways.
Private mine owners along the Missouri Pa
oific road in the southwest are compelled TO
sell their product through certain favored
agents, on they cannot dispose of it at any
profit at all. This is all wrong and the cor
poratlons guilty of violating the law should
be brought up with round turn by the rail-
road commissioners, whose duty it is made
to enforce the statute.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24
AIarpe Circulation.
American Israellte.

On Wednesday, June 10, THE OMAHA BEE
celebrated its eighteenth anniversary. TnE
BEE is one of the most successful news
papers in the west. 1t has a large circula
tion and much influence. 1t is printed in its
own magnificent building, and with all the
modern machinery and appliances for pro-
ducing a large daily. Mr. Rosewater its
publisher, is one of Omahas Loading citi.
zens, a man of culture and refinement and is
worthy of the handsome success that has at
tended his labors
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-24
Largest aud Most Profitable.

Los AlDcIe8 lUdI.D IrlDune.
THE BEE Is one Of the most successful
newspapers in the west, and has grown
from an obscure advertising sheet, in 1871, to
the largest and, probably, the most proata-
bio newspaper between Chicago and Sal
Francisco. The new building just COM
pleted is a massive structure, 1872 feet square,
seven stories high. The first two stories
are solid red granite, and the remaining five
are brown pressed brick with stone trim