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Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

A RAILROAD bill has been introduced
into the Colorado legislature for the
purpose of regulating the transporta-
tion rates of that state. 1t provides for
the election by the governor, auditor,
treasurer, secretary of state and after
ney general OF board of three railroad
commissioners, who are vested with
authority to determine what are Just
and reasonable rates and to prohibit
extortonate charges and discrimina-
ton. But as the bill provides no pen
alties and affords shippers no relief not
already available under the law, and
only increases the difficulties of obtain
ing redress, the whole affair seems to
be a convenient back-door arrangement
for the benefit OF the railroads them
selves.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

THE proposition which it is reported
Mr.. Hall will submit to the legislature
next Tuesday, declaring vacant the
disputed seats in the house from Doug
las county, aud opposing the seating of
any OF the republican contestants, is not
worthy of being seriously entertained.
The house cannot justly dispose OF the
matter by any such arbitrary make
shift, even il the constitutionality of
such proceeding were not questionable.
Douglas county is entitled to full repre-
eentation in the legislature, and it is
the duty OF the house in the contested
seats before it to determine who are
entitled to the seats in dispute, so
that the right of this county to be
represented by a full delegation shall
not be abridged. 1t would be discred-
ttable TO the house to avoid its obliga-
tion in this matter by doing an injustice
70 the people of Douglas county, and we
DO not believe majority OF the repub-
licans in that body can be induced to
approve the proposition OF Mr.. Hall.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
Sea-" 40 as TO familiarisc himself with N,

Sea-" 80 as TO familiarise himself with the
geography of his newly chosen home.
Chicago Tribune: man whom the papers
call Jack the Ripper prowls about the streets
Of st. Louis after dark and kisses young
women whom he meets alone lie is un.
questonably insane.
Chicago Inter Ocean II is stated that tho
king of Samoa wears nothing but whiskcrs
and string of beads. The inclemont
weather Of late in his domain has caused hun
to put on worried look. His only dissi.
patton nowadays is dancing the German.
Boston Globe; II Lord Salisbury is the
ramping, roaring red haired lingo statesman
that he has been represented TO be, wide
sphere OF usefulness would appear to be
open to him in the vicinity of Samoa. Tho
waves need ruling badly out there, II Brit,
ANNA has her ruler handy.
Denver News Jack Klein. who seems TO
be largely responsible for the Samoan war
tempest, Is q rowing newspaper reporter OF
the Cutting build. If the Germans don't got
his head, Jack will be quite lion when he
returns TO the United States He went out
TO Samoa about year ago in the interest OF
Frisco newspaper syndicate, and finding
business little dull Just got up war for
the fun and the money there was in IL iu q
news way.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
PANELS FOR THE CABINET.

Denver Republican: 1t would be sound
policy for President Harrison to select his
cabinet outside the senate.
Minneapolis Journal: Mr.. Alisons de-
clination is calamity. The country needed
him in the treasury department
Buffalo Express: And if John Wana-
maker shall finally be made postmaster gen
eral, we think the country will be glad of it.
Atlanta Constitutions John Wanamaker
doesn't know whether he is gong to Europe
or not. He can find out by applying to some
of the newspaper correspondents
Chicago News: "Thurston for an Office, {"
is the headline over an article about Ne
braska's candidate for cabinet honors.
"Thirsting for an Office" would include re-
publicans too numerous to mention.
Chicago News If Mr.. Wanamaker is pc
culiarly fitted for any place it is the post
master generalship. DOUBTLESS he would
make respectable secretary of the navy
but at the head of the postoflice department
he would have an opportunity to bring about
important reforms which it needs business
man to handle.
Chicago Inter Ocean: General Harrison
is no accidental novice. He knows the lead
ing men in the republican party, and for
years has himself been one of them. And
what is more, he has the great good fortune
of having the entire republican party, the
party Of intelligence and patriotism, to
choose from
Globe Democrat: The Globe. Democrat
has not attempted to do much in the way of
cabinet predictions, but it has asserted for
some time that Mr. Blame would be secre-
tary of state and Mr.. Allison secretary of
the treasury. We are now more confident
than ever of these two appointments. And
they will be good appointments, too.
New York Herald: If then, we are to
have n distinctively republican adminstra-
tion during the next four years, and dis
tinctively republican policy-the people SO
decreed at the polls in November
can find no one more willing or able to bear
his share of national responsibility than Mr..
Whitelaw Reid.
Kansas City Journal The democratic
papers Of New York City are lively in their
opposition TO Mr.. Wanamaker for post
master general and the republican papers
of that metropolis are not urging his claims.
Perhaps New York people fear that we
would have very slow mails un der Phila-
delDlia administration.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
pointmen.s. I was convinced that YOU

pointments. I was convinced that you
were arrayed against law and order,
and at tho risk OF having your enmity
planted myself in favor OF the law as
understood it. This was Immediately
followed by the repeal OF the ordinance
narrowing Seventeenth street and by
the vicious warfare on the city hall To-
cation.
When the council went back on its
former action and refused me the priv
ilege Of purchasing the ten feet on Sew
euteenth street they abrogated the ar
rangement for securing part of my
lots. My architect, Mr.. Beemau,
thought it waste of space and uu-
slightly to leave twelve foot gap at the
main front between THE BEE building
and the city hall, but he left a recess
six feet wide by tifty-two feet deep mid
way Of the west wall OF THE BEE build :
ing, which he considered ample for all
the light and ventilation Of both build
ings. 1t is false that any
part of THE BEE building
footings occupy city ground. We
asked the council for the privilege of
party line footings, which is granted by
all adjoining property owners, but YOU
were the very man to object and defeat
the resolution. The hue and cry raised
by Building Inspector Whitlock, about
the danger TO the city hall foundation
from The BEE building was part
of your plot for stopping work
on the city hall. Everybody
knows that the west walls of TIE BEE
building with four S-foot buttresses
of solid rock are perfect bulwarll
against any possible spreading of the
earth between the two buildings. You
and your associates in the plot to repu-
date the clty's obligations may dupc
some people by your gabble about the
danger to the city building,
but you can't name responsible
builder or reputable architect
who will venture to support your alleg-
alton. As to your question about the
convict labor bill two years ago, which
can have no bearing in this city hall
campaign, ! refer you to Hon. c. j.
Smith, who was a membcr of the house
and earnestly nnncaAA tho1 Tic I'LL ill. lie will
tell you that your inuendoes are not
only baseless, but that urged him from
beginning to end to oppose the bill.
T. ROSrW AFTER
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
SUBMISSION AND PROHIBITION.
The Situation as Viewed by n Few
State papers.


Nebraska City News; There are times
when submission does submit. Give the re.
publicans due credit. For once they kept
their promises and we will have submission
The republican party has virtually hoistet
prohibition upon the people. They alone are
responsible.
Plattsmouth Journal: A citizen of the
Second ward said this morning, lin view OF
the passage of the submission of the prohibi-
tory amendment) that his home property
cost 81, 800 and he would be glad to make al
arrangement with some prohibtionist, in the
event of that amendment carrying, to take
668 per cent of the present value on the
adoption of prohibition in the state.
Beatrice Democrats The campaign for two
years will be on double headed constitu-
tional amendment. The result will be to de-
feat them both. Some will vote or the high
license amendment VINO otherwise would
have voted for prohibition. The anti-pro-
nibitiOnists will vote solid, and as result
the constitutional amendments will be de-
feated. Had the proposition been fairly
made upon prohibition. it would heve car
ried. AS 1t Is, the question will probably be
no nearer settled in two years than it is
to-day.
Nebraska City Press: If Nebraska adopts
prohibition it will be in the position of the
boy who was warned not to play with pow.
der, by someone who had had "experiencc."
He said he had no use for any second hand
experience. The funeral was well attended.
We have all heard of the youth who tickled
the hind legs of mule. AS his father re.
marked on looking at the wrecked countcn-
ance "Hell never be so handsome again,
but he'll have darned sight more sensen
All Of which reminds the Press that some
people insist on prohibition for Nebraska.
Kearney Hub The whisky journals have
claimed that a majority of the voters Of the
party are opposed to the submission amend
ment. This statement is meeting with the
ridicule it deserves at the hands of the sub
missionists. The majority of the republican
party not only favor submission, but when
the vote upon that question is counted it will
be found that majority also favor prohibi-
tion The opposition to allowing the ques-
tion to come before the people is wise move
on the part of liquor dealers, and when sub
mission becomes a settled fact another wise
move on their part will be TO get ready to
leave the state or to engage in some other
business. Once In the hands of the people
all talk of defeating the question is simply
nonsense. 1t can't be done. Perhaps four
counties in the state will give small major
ity in favor of high license. To offset this
there are more than fifty counties in which
the vote for prohibition will be practically
unanimous.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
HUM OF THE PRESS.

Akron Telegram; Secretary Bayard should
visit an underwater, He needs foreign
policy badly
st. Paul Globe: The dull times have struck
Chicago. There hasn't been an anarchist
sensation for two weeks.
Atchison Globe: Did you ever talk to
fair, sensible sort of a man that you did not
feel ashamed of yourselfi
Hutchinson News: Commercial travellers
may not hold anybody up, though they may
justly be styled road agents.
Quincy Wing: Isn't 1t about time that
somebody asked for Samoa particulars about
the trouble IN the Pacific oceani
Kansas City News: The backbone Of win.
ter stiffens, but the backbone of the secre-
tary Of state,- Ah! Where IS itl
Minneapolis Tribune: Prado, the victim of
the guillotne read a story by Jules Verne
just before the execution. Perhaps he tried
"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
GOOD OLD POEMS,
NOHESLINDEN.
TJ11i,,i,rlI

Campbell.
On Linden when the sun was low
All bloodess lay the untrodden snow,
And dark as winter was the flow
OF lser, rolling rapidly.
But Linden saw another sight,
When the drum beat at dead Of night,
Commanding fires of death to light
The darkness of her scenery.
BY torch and trumpet fast arrayed,
Each horseman drew his battle blade,
And furious, every charger neighed
To join the dreadful revelry.
Then shook the hills with thunder riven,
Then rushed the steed TO battle driven
And louder than the bolts of heaven,
Far flashed the red artillery.
But redder yet that light shall glow
On Linden's hills of stained snow,
And bloodier yet the torrent flow
OF lser rolling rapidly
Tis morn; but scarce yon level sun
Can pierce the war clouds, rolling dun,
Where furious Frank and fiery Hun
Shout in their sulphurus canopy.
The combat dcepens; On, ye bravel
who rush to glory or the grave;
Wave Munich, all thy banners wave
And charge with all thy chivalry.
Few, few shall part where many meet,
The snow shall be their winding sheet,
And every turf beneath their feet
Shall be a soldiers sepu lcher.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
But It's No Good.
York Times.

Local freight rates in Nebraska, according
to the report furnished the legislature by
the state board of transportation, average
about 50 per cent higher than IN Iowa We
are compelled that amount solely because the
state board does not compel the transporta-
tion companies to take less. Iowa formerly
paid extortonate rates, as Nebraska is doing
now but the state board of railway commits
sioners cut them down to their present rates,
They are still doing business in Iowa, at the
old stand, though the people are paying less
than two-thirds of what they used to pay,
and of what Nebraska now pays. IL our
state board was good for anything at all it
would proceed to knock off one-third of the
local freight tariff, without delay and with
out ceremony
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

WHAT is Omaha doing to attract the
flow of eastern capital and to encourage
investment and enterprise? Within
the next few months the millions of idle
dollars in the banks of the east will
seek an outlet. Capitalists are scanning
the maps of the country from Lake
Superior to st. Louis, and from the
Mississippi river to the Rocky Noun
tains for those cities and industries
which offer them the greatest induce
ments. There is rivalry in all the wide
awake cities, Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Kansas City and Denver to induce per-
manent investment in their midst In
this race Omaha can not afford to sit
still and allow her rivals to take the
lead. 1t demands unity of action, con-
fidence in our resources, faith in our
future and public spirited energy on
the part OF our citizens. But more vital
than all, Omaha cannot afford to repu-
diate her pledges of good faith, nor
shake the confidence of foreign invest
ors in her honor.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

will be an exhaustive showing OF the
progress made in education in the
south. Prominent educators from all
points OF the southern states will be
present in order to point out the needs
and necessities of that section. 1t is
pleasing to note that the southern
people have taken strong interest
in this subject. Governor Taylor, Of
Tennessee has spoken favorably of the
meeting and the necessity of awaken
ing universal interest for education
through the south. If the National
Educational association be instrumental
in stirring up a genuine revival of
learning in the states where the great
est illiteracy exists, its mission will be
of the greatest value, not only to the
people OF the south, but to the whole
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

THE laws OF Kansas do not adequately
protect mechanics aud laborers from
the loss of their wages. Contractors
and employers have grossly abused
this power in their dealings with them,
and in consequence relief has been
asked from the legislature. A bill has
iust been introduced into both houses to
give the workman first lien upon the
property he creates. This will undoubt-
edly be enacted, and the remedy will be
applied which will be adequate to Sc
cure the mechanic and laborer from
fraud and imposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

SENATOR ALLIsON's decliuation of
the treasury portfolio will be very gem
orally regretted by republicans in the
west and northwest. Indeed, no other
man, except, perhaps, Senator Sher-
man, would be SO acceptable to republi-
cans throughout the country at the
head of the treasury, and not even the
Ohio senator would enjoy more fully
the confidence of the business public.
The declination is both disappointing to
the party and embarrassing to the pres
ident-elect, but its most serious results
may be that a western man will not be
selected for the treasury department
certainly none can be of equal
capacity with Senator Allison, and pos
sessing to the extent that he does the
confidence OF the public. If his motive,
as inferred, for declining to go into the
cabinet was mainly personal, he has
surrendered far more to individual
friendship than the circumstances JUS
tify. The party had claim upon him
which he should have held superior to
all others.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

THE government cannot be accused
Of shirking in its duties toward educat-
ing the Indians. The statistics indi-
cate slow but gradual growth in the
work OF Indian training. The govern
ment supports two hundred and thirty
three schools, with an enrolment Of
over fifteen thousand pupils, main
tanned at cost of one million, two
hundred thousand dollars. The Indian
problem can only be solved by teaching
the young to read and write the Eng
Hsh language, and to become skilled in
manual work.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
THE army, as we'll as that part of

THE army, as we'll as that part OF the
public interested in craftsmanship
will be interested in learning that the
Nevada Trophy, one of the most valued
of the prizes annually contended for in
the service, was awarded this year to
Company Fl, Seventh infantry, Cap
tain II. b. Freeman, stationed at Camp
Pilot, Butte, Wyoming. 1t is crafty
Ing to learn that the records for marks
nanship for all previous years were
broken by Company H, Seventh infan-
try. This would certainly indicate that
q high degree of excellence in rifle
shooting has been attained, and that
Our crack shots can compare favorably
with any marksmen in the English or
German armies.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

THE insurance bill introduced in the
state senate should receive very careful
consideration, so that its provisions
shall be made so explicit that there will
be no possibility of evading them. The
proper regulation of insurance COM
panies is a matter that has given the
legislatures of the older states a good
deal of trouble, and in some of them a
reform in insurance laws is now de-
manded. The exposure of fraudulent
insurance companies in New York
within the past two years made a rather
startling showing of how a law supposed
to be very nearly perfect could be
evaded and the people defrauded by
swindling schemers pretending to be
mutual insurance companies. Nebraska
should profit by such experiences.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

THE committee on legislation of the
city council Of ST. Paul has recon-
mended in its report that the expense
for the maintenance and improvement
Of that city be cut down from three
million two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars called for by the estimates to
one million, five hundred thousand.
That would look as if economy and re-
trenchment were to be something more
than mere promises, and would indicate
that ST. Paul has got to the end of her
purse strings.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

THE normal school craze which has
taken hold Of twenty Nebraska legisla-
tors finds its counterpart in the free
Textbook idea running riot in Illinois.
A package Of bills to that effect has
been introduced in that state, and all
the back county members have not yet
been heard from.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
They Had Better Not Dodge.

joint resolution is now pending before
the legislature instructing the board of
transportation to adopt schedule of rates
to prevent railroads from making unjust dis
ordinations. This is popularity understood
10 be one of the chief duties of the board
anyway, and this instruction is equivalent to
telling the board to perform its duties fear
lessly aud impartially, upon the assumption
that it had not done so. The board must
understand however, that the duty of low
ering and elualzing the local tariff is an i'm
Derative one that it is not well for them to
dodge.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

THE presidents of the western rail-
roads, after week OF hesitancy, have
completed their work of revising their
agreements and are now awaiting the
signatures of the twenty-five roads to
the document which is to be rs sacred
as the constitution. The avowed object
OF this Interstate railway association is
the enforcement of the provisions of the
interstate commerce act. In other
words, one railroad is to watch the
other. and if the offender is caught cut
ting rates, discrimination in favor of
persons or places, bribing scalpers or
doing any of those tricks of
the trade practiced only by gem
eral railroad managers and their
aides, it is to be promptly
handed over to the mercies of the IN
ter-state commission. BY this means,
it is expected that railroads can be
made to observe faith with each other
rs well as to obey the law Of the land.
In order to carry out this plan, y. f.
Walker, one of the members of tho
Interstate commerce commission, is to
w 'ofNDu w l'bNc llio pDSlJioil tu ScNtn
Thousand five hundred year and to
accept the Craftsmanship Of the new
railway association at twenty-five
thousand dollars. So far but little
fault can be found with the
action of the railroad presidents.
Their agreement looks fair, their
choice of Commissioner Walker is eX-
cellent. He is man we'll qualified as
the arbiter and harmonlzer of conflict
ing interests. He has been identified
with the railroad question for ;1ars,
Gnu Coming fresh from the Interstate
commerce commission to the railroad
association, he is free from the entan-
clements and prejudices which faint so
many railroad men. Whether the
agreement, if finally adopted, will be
effective when put into force remains
to be seen. 1t may be but rope of
sand, or it may succeed in adjusting the
differences and evils complained Of.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
Something Wrong at Harvard.

The cause Of higher education strikes very
rocky pieces of road now and then just as
do other systems Of mortal endeavor. This
profound reflection is rendered sessonable
by the news that Bates, the crack pitcher Of
the Harvard ball team, has been 'cutting"
his recitations, is far behind in his examina-
tions, and consequently is in danger Of being
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

TFuNu ISIUNI INDEPENDENT.
Prohibition would result in az least doub-
ling the direct taxation in this city, and
would also necessitate an increase of occupa-
ton tax to at least ten times the present
amount. 1t would prove a business curse
some Of its most earnest earnest advocates
would be only too glad to shake off
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03

does not appear to be any sound reason
why We should now depart from it,
particularly as the British government
ought to feel equally anxious with the
government of the United States to
protect the Dominion of Canada against
the increasing invasion OF Ameri-
can rogues. 1t is impossible to
say whether the next admin
istration will renew negotiations
for enlarging the list OF eXtraditable
offenses, but it would seem that Canada
in self-protection would adopt measures
to exclude American fugltives from JUS
tice who are guilty Of crimes not leCog-
nized by treaty arrangements.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
Good Reform Material.


Two out Of four White Caps arrested In
Bloomington, for having attempted to un-
lawfully regulate the moral of the commu
nifty, were recognized as old offenders, each
having a suspended penitentiary sentence
hanging over his head They are just the
kind of people TO take up with that kind Of
"reformu
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
Altogether TOO Serious.


An Omaha clergyman who has been
preaching on the 'Mother-in-Law con-
cludes that there is too much brainless Jest
ing and satire on this familiar subject. I'm
doubtedly he is right. The Hub always re-
garded the mother-in-law matter as entirely
too serious to be tested about
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
And Mr.. Harrison Knows 1t.

Pierce County CdU.
The Nebraska delegation in congress are
pressing John M. Thurston's name for sec
retary of interior. However much the Call
may admire the abilities of Mr.. Thurston,
under the circumstances General Harrison
could not make worse blunder than to
place railroad attorney at the head of THE
important capinet dosition. The interior de-
partment has been controlled too long al
ready by railroad influence.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-03
VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS.
Only In His Mind,
Fremont Tribune.

John M. Thurston and his friends still
cling to the nope that the temporary chair
man of the national convention will he called
into General Harrsons cabinet as secretary
of the interior. In all probability John will
fail to hear the still small voice calling him
up higher.