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Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
DUTT0N AND IRRIGATION.
Spectators Should Not BE Allowed
to MonopoIize the Water.

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. Captain @. f. Dut
ton, the chief engineer of the irri-
cation survey, has at the request Of
the house committee on irrigation given his
views as to the policy which he thinks should
be adopted with reference TO the irigable
lands of the west He points out the dini-
culties and evils which have grown up and
suggests remedy.
He begins by showing the several stages of
development through which irrigation
passes.
First is the pioneer stage in which set
tiers are few and the land and water are
more than sufficient for immediate wants.
Tho second is the multiple ditch stage
where many bitches taking water from the
same stream are constructed.
The third is the stage Of high line canals in
which the multiple bitches are brought out,
their rights consolidated and water furnished
by single system with greatly increased
economy.
There is a fourth stage which has hardly
been entered upon in this country, though
some important districts are upon its thresh-
hold. This is the construction Of great reser-
YOirs for increasing the water supply.
I'm the early or pioneer stage 1t seems as II
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
THE PACIFIC NAN PURCHASE.
1t Causes Great Deal OF Comment in
Wall Street Cirrles.

Wall Street Circles.
New York, May l0.-[Special Telegram to
THE BEE. The announcement made yester-
day of a big deal between G. =. Huntington
and Henry Willard by which those Wall
street magnates gain control of the Pacific
Mail steamship company and throw out
George Gould attracted much attention in
financial and railway circles. II was the sub
iect of discussion and theori1ing at the Wind
sor hotel and other rallying places of Wall
street men off duty. On all sides it was
agreed the new alliance was sure to bring
about most important results. Much of tho
stock which makes up the newly bought ma
jority is said to have been secured by Hunt
ington and Willard brokers on an average of
$40 per share below the present market price
Out of the 100000 shares which make
up the Pacific n Mail all capital, the
Hart, whose idea produced the syndicate,
owns personally $1,000 shares more, making
the concentrated total in favor of the
Huntingdon Willard policy of over 10000
shares.
1t is limited that Huntington's South and
Central America schemes are to be helped
materially in the new deal, Lines of steam-
ers will be put on soon to develop traffic in
these southern directions. 1t is intimated
too that the present subsidy from the trans
continental roads will have TO be much in
creased or else be ended Here is where
Henry Hart's influence will be felt. Hart
has contended that this subsidy was not
equal to the concessions allowed to the rail-
roads by the steamship company. c. p.
Huntington, too, is big owner of Pacific
Mail stock, and could of course favor 4 raise
IN the proportion paid by his roads, such a
transaction amounting practically only to tho
passing of funds from one to another of his
own pockets.
Jay Gould and Russell Sage would not be
so happily situated, however. Russell Sage
is quoted as saying that Huntngton's big
purchase has really been made almost wholly
in Horny Nillard'S intorcSt
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
HORIZONS DOJVNED.
Edmunds' Anti-Polygamy Law Sus-
tn In cd hx,I


WASHINGTON, May 19-The supreme court
of the United States today rendered an opin-
ion of vital interest to the Mormon church in
the suit of the church Of Latter Day Saints
against the United States, which comes here
court of Utah in favor of the United States.
This court affirms that adjudgment.
The case grows out of the passage of the
Edmunds anti-polygamy law by the Forty
ninth congress. This law dissolved the Nor
mon church corporation, annulled its charter,
directed the appointment of q receiver
TO wind up its affairs and escheated
to the United States all real
estate owned by the church in excess of $50
of the act held for purposes of worship or
burial.
When the United States, under the terms
of this act, began proceedings the Mormons
Immediately entered suit to have the Ed
munds law declared unconstitutional.
In its opinion the court says: 1.-The distn-
gushing features of Mormonism is well
known to be polygamy and absolute ecclesias-
tical control of its church members. Notwith-
standing ali efforts to suppress this barbarous
practice the polygamy sect perseyeres in its
defiance of law in propagatng and promoting
this nefarious doctrine. The question, there
fore, is whether the promotion OF such an un-
lawful system is to be allowed to continue
and whether the enormous funds which have
been accumulated shall be welded for the
propagation of an obnoxious practice-the
promotion of organized rebellion against the
laws of the United States.n
THE contention that poygamy is part the
Mprmons religious belief is a sophstical
plea No doubt the thugs of India imagined
their belief in assassination was a religious
belief, but that did not make it So"
After an elaborate historic review of
the common law, tho court in con-
clusion says Congress had before it a con-
tumacious organization welding by its re-
sources immense power in the territory of
Utah and employing those resources in CON
stantly attempting to oppose, subvert and
thwart the legislation of congress and the
will of the government of the United States.
Under the circumstances, we have no doubt
of the right of congress to do as it did. The
decree of the lower court is different"
Justice Bradley delivered the opinion.
Chief Justice Fuller said he and
Justices Field and Lamar were
constrained to dissent from this de-
cision. "The power of congress TO
legisate over the territories was not an Incl
dent to the treaty making power, and its
power is restricted directly TO that expressed
or implied in the constitution, There is no
such power as that involved in the act under
consideration. Congress unquestionably has
power to suppress polygamy, and 1t is imma-
terial whether crime is committed in the
name of religion, but congress has not the
power TO seize and confscate the property of
corporations because they may have been
guilty of crimc.n
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Will Miss Lincoln.

PArIL1oN, Neb., May 19,-[Special to THE
BEE. This morning the Rock Island sur
veyors, who have been working III this county
for the past month, dropped al of their sur
veys and started new line. This line
branches from two miles south of town
straight for the river They will go about
two miles east of Springfield, strikes near
South Bend and make a straight line for
Beatrice, going away east of Lincoln. Vari-
Gus opinions are given as to this new streak,
but the general opinion is that the B. & NJ.
has mortgage on Lincoln, and the Rock
Island cannot get the foothold there she
wants, and now it will goi with the Missouri
Pacific and the Uaion Pacific, and make
Beatrice the principal town and give Lincoln
the go-by, while others think it is only scare
put up for Lincoln. The right-of-way men
are eXneCted out this week
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
EECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The Supreme Court Passes Upon Min
neSota'S Beef Inspection Law

neSOtaS beer inspection Law.
WAsnINGToN, May 19.-The supreme court
today rendered a decision holding to be un-
constitutional the law of Minnesota requiring
that all fresh meats sold in the state shall be
cut from animals slaughtered within the state
and inspected twcnty-four hours before
slaughter. The case is entitled the State of
Minnesota against ID. Barber, and is of great
interest to dressed beef men.
The opinion says THE enactment of
similar statute by each one of the states COM
posing the union would result in the destruc-
tion of commerce among the several states
so far as such commerce Is involved in the
transportation from one part of the country
TO another, of meat designed for human food
and entirely free from disease. As inspection
must take place within the twenty -four hours
Immediately preceding slaughtering, the act
excludes from the Minnesota market practi-
cally all fresh beef, veal, mutton, lamb or
orlS-in whatever form, and although en-
tircly sound, healthy and fit for human food
taken from animals slaughtered in other states
and directly tends to restrict the slaughtering
animals whose meat is TO be sold in Min
nesota for human food, to those engaged in
such business in that state. II this legisla-
tion did not make such discrimination against
the products and business of other states in
favor OF the products and business of Mime
sofa, interfering with and burdenng com
merce among the several states, it would be
difficult to enact legislation that would have
such result,n
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Baptist Anniversary Meetings.

CmcAGo, May l9,-The anniversary meet
ings of the various national organizations Of
the Baptist church began hero today. There
is a large attendance Of the leading mcmbcrs
OF tho denomination from all parts Of tho
country. The societies which win hold their
regular annual meetings during the next ten
days are the Missionary Union or Foreign
Missionary society, American Baptist Home
Missionary society, American Baptist Edu-
cation society ana the WOmcns Baptist
Home Mission society.
The Home Missionary society led off with
a session today devoted 10 routine business
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Investigating Alleged Boodlerism.

MINNEAPoLTs, Mimi, May 19.-[Special
Telegram to The BEE. Last year a fierce
contest took place in the city council over the
granting of street car franchise to Anderson
q Douglas of this city. The Minneapolis
street railway company, headed by Thomas
Lowry, held that such action would be illegal
inasmuch as the existing franchise was ex-
elusive. The latter party was finally vic
torious, but charges of the use of Doodle on
their part were freely made. The grand jury
of this county has undertaken an investiga-
tion of the matter, and the members of the
firm of Anderson & Douglas have been sub
pnnaed as witnesses
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-In the senate today
Mr. Hale, from the committee on appropria-
tions, reported back the annual naval appro-
priation bill.
The silver bill was then taken up and Mr.
Dolph spoke in favor of the treasury bill.
He argued against the free coinage of silver,
believing that it would stop the coinage of
gold, but thought international bi-metalism
was desirable.
Mr.. Teller criticised the speech sharply
and Mr. Mitchell expressed dissent from the
views of his colleague.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson of Iowa it was
ordered that the senate bill regarding i'm
po'sed liquors be taken up tomorrow.
After an executive session the senate ad-
,iourned,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
ANOTHER BUCKET SHOP
The Public Grain and Stock Exchange
Closed by Creditors.

New York, May 19.--The Public grain
and stock exchange, limited said to be one
of the largest bucket shops in the United
States, went to the wall this morning, owing
to an attachment secured against it by u Gus
toner for $50, 900.
Charles II. Platt, accredited president of
the company, said this noon he thought bust
ness would be resumed in very short time,
as settlement with all creditors was inn
pending. Members of the Public grain and
stock exchange say they belong to the Con
solidated stock and petroleum stock ex-
changes. Their capital is 100000, paid in
full
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Chnrities and Core otions.

BALTIMORE, Md, May l9,--At the national
conference of charities and corrections the
principal paper of the day was the report of
the committee on state boards Of charity by
+. H. Wines, Springfield, Ill. There has
not been any noteworthy change during the
year An unbrolien chain of state boards of
public charities now stretches from Massa-
chusctts TO Kansas On motion of Gilmore Of
Wisconsin, resolution was passed inviting
all states that have not boards of charity TO
appoint them at once and fall into line with
the general work.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
THE PRESRY YTERIaNs.
Report OF the Board OF Missions for
Frcedmen-MoreM Money Wanted.

SARATOGA, n. Y, May 1o.--At the Presby-
terian general assembly this morning DR..
Kempshall moved that the report of the COM
mttce on the methods of altering the consti-
tuition be referred back to the committee ell
larged by seven, new members, fairly repre-
senting both sides, with instructions to re-
port as early as possible to the assembly.
This was seconded by Dr. Patton and OPP
posed by DR.. Roberts, chairman of the com
mittee, who thought that the mat
ter had not been sufficiently debated
DIR. Patton said he had seconded
it in the interests of harmony. Dir. Hcrricf
Johnson of Chicago thought it singular il
this was in the interest of harmony the chair
man of the committee should not have been
consulted. He thought more discussion was
necessary before such reference. He moved
that the motion be laid on the table, but it
was lost
The board of missions for freedmen made
its annual report, which showed that there
were now 2i5 churches, iS schools, II col
ored preachers and 1873 colorcd teachers and
that not less than 100000 freedmen are now
reached by their good influence The re-
cciptS of the board during the yeal were
Sl7B,000, a gain over last year of S4l 900.
Tho freedmen themselves have given
toward the support Of their own churches
and schools 100000. Rev. r. III, Allen sccre-
tary of the board, followed in earnest adVo-
cacy of larger giving and interest for the elc-
walton of this race He said there was serious
trouble ahead unless this was done. He
stated that the negroes as whole are multi
plying much faster than the means of educa-
Late this afternoon a motion to rccommit
the report of the committee on methods of re-
vision TO enlarge the committee was again
taken up and long debate was adopted
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
A Tramp Suspicioned of Murder.

NEBkAsKA CITY, Neb., May 10.-[Special
Telegram to THE BEE. IA tramp who gave
the name of John Mcclure was arrested here
on suspicion of being man wanted in Cook
county, Illinois, for the murder of a young
woman, his sweetheart, in March, 1879. He
answers the description perfectly, so Chief
of Police Wheeling says, and the Cook county
officers have been wired
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
The IutcrnntionnI Railway.

WASHINGTON, May 19-Thc president to-
day sent to the senate Il letter of the socre-
tary of state submitting plan for prelm-
mary survey for railway line to connect the
principal cities of the American hemisphere,
in accordance with the recommendations Of
the Pan-American congress. The president
recommends prompt action by congress to
enable this government to participate in the
promotion of the enterprise. The share OF
the United States III the cost of the survey
will be S65 600
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
A Mother KiIleu by LightnIng.

FREMONT, Neb., May 19.-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. During the thunder and
lightning storm which prevailed Saturday
evening Mrs. John Larl1ouslS, the wife of a
Bohemian farmer living three miles north of
Snyder, this county, was instantly killed by
u bolt of lightning. She was struck dead
while standing in the doorway. She was
thirty years old and leaves husband and
four small children.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Mortality Among Wyoming Cattle.

LARAMIE, Wyo, May l4,-TSpccial Tele-
gram to The BEE, Great mortality is re-
ported among cattle inthe foothills and on the
sides OF the mountains around Lander, in
Fremont county. Many are of the opinion
that the trouble is caused by blackleg, while
some lay 1t to poison weed. AT least four
prominent ranch men Of Laramie have lost
many Holsteins, in some cases over half their
herd, this winter from symptoms resembling
pneumonia. The territorial veterinarian has
been asked 10 investigate the matter, but so
far has neglected to do so.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Accident to a Well Digger.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May 19.-[Special
Telegram to The BEE. Charles Thompson,
well digger, met with an accident today
that may prove fatal. The rope to large
bucket of dirt broke and in falling struck
Thompson, breaking his nose and two ribs
and informally iniuring him.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
A slaughter of Dahomians.

PARIS, May l0.-The Temps publishes
dispatch from Senaga stating that the French
have captured Segen and Ouosenbougan
after conflicts with the Dahomians. The
forces of the Dahomans at the battle which
took place April 25, numbered 800 All of
them We're killed. The French loss was If
teen killed and seYenty-two wounded.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Againsttbe Uniycrs,tv

WAsnINGToN, May l9.-The United States
supreme court today rendered a decision
affirming the Judgment of the circuit court in
the suit of Cornell university against Fiske
This is the well known Fiske will contest
and il goes against the university.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
IN DEFENCE OF HER HONOR.
A Wife Fatally Stabs ersWould-Be
Assailaut.

New YoRK, May 19.-Rosanna Rossita, wife
of an Italian dock laborer, stabbed and NOR
tally wounded this morning one Gillarde Lax
Gindue, who had been a.boarder in her home,
in defence of her honor Through an in
terpreter it was learned from Mrs Rossita
that Lax Gindue wanted her to run away
from her husband and children. She refused
and then he attempted TO assault her.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Louisiana Lottery Denounced.

AsHvLLE, N. G. May l9-The general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church Of the
south adopted resolutions today vigorously
denouncing the Louisiana lottery and walI!-
ing all members of the church against CONF
plicity in 1t In any shape or manner partcU-
larly buying tickets.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
A Rumored Appointment.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 19.-[Speclal Telegram
to The BEE,l-It is currently rumored that
Captain Woodward of the firm of Billingsley
Il Woodward, lawyers of this city, will be
appointed clerk of the supreme court tomor-
row or the day after.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
RepubIican State Central Committee.

FREMONT, Neb,, May 10.-[Special to TnE
BEE. IL. d. Richards, chairman of the re-
publican state central committee decided to-
day to issue call for meeting of the COM
mittee at the Capital hotel, Lincoln, on June
4. The purpose of this meeting is to fix the
date basis of representation and make other
preliminary arrangements for the state con-
NrnntiOn
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Relongs TO Kentucky.

WASHINGTON, May l9,-In the noted suit
between the states Of Kentucky and Indiana
over the proprletorship of Green river island
In the Ohio river, the supreme court holds
that the island belongs to kentucky.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Died Raving With Hydrophobia.

NIoBRARA, Neb., May l9.-ISpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE. John Clare, who was at
tackled by ferocious dog and badly bitten in
the face died yesterday. Hydrophobia set
in several days ago and he was raving up to
the time of his death.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
russian and English Atrocities.

LONDON, May l9.-Several of the liberal
papers condemn Gladstone's comparison Of
the atrocities perpetrated by the Russian
officials upon exiles in Siberia with the
Mitchellstown, ireland, affair.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
The Mcnlllcr Tnrecnst.

For Omaha and vicinity; Fair weather
Nebraska Warmer; southery winds.
South Dakota Warmer; showers; south
erly winds
Iowa-Fair; warmers southcrly winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
stock Rroker FaiIs.

PHILADELPHIA, May i9-Harry Markes,
stock broker, failed today liabilities, siO,OoOi
assets, unknown,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
Bond oRerines.

WASHINGTON, May iO.-[Special Telegram
o THE BEE l--Bonds offered; 5000 at sl.22;
$500 at Sl.0319.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-20
An Iowa Postmaster Confirmed.

WAsHINGToN, May l9,-The senate today
confirmed Charles Il, Johnson postmaster at
Clear Lake, la.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-13
Abrahan's Oak.

The old oak at Mamre in Syria, or, as
it is known everywhere, "Abraham's
Oak, is one of the most famous and ven
cradle trees in the world. 1t is rever-
enced alike by Jew, Christian and Ma
hometan, for it is supposed to mark the
spot where the patriarch pitched his tent
in the desert. There is a superstition in
Jerusalem, and in all the country about,
that whoever shall cut or injure this tree
will lose his first born son. So for CEN
turies it has been allowed to toss its
gnarled and contorted limbs in the gales
which sweep from the Mediterranean
over the Syrian plains.
This tree was visited by Sir Joseph
Hooker in the autumn of 1860, and in his
paper upon Syrian oaks, read the follow
ing year before the Linnaean society
Transactions, xxiii), he gave a descrip-
ton of it and a portrait drawn by his
own hand.
Abraham's Oak was found to belong
to Quercus pseudo-coccifera, which, to
quote from Sir Joseph's paper, sis by far
the most abundant tree throughout Sy-
ria, covering the rocky hills, of Palestine
especially, with a dense brushwood of
trees eight to twelve feet high, branch
ing from the base, thickly covered with
small evergreen rigid leaves, and bear
ing acorns copiously. On Mount Carmel
it forms nine-tenths of the shrubbery
vegetation, and it is almost equally
abundant on the west fianks of the An
tilebanon and many slopes and valleys of
Lebanon. Owing to the indiscriminate
destruction of the forests in Syria, this
oak rarely attains its full size" The cir
conference of the trunk of "Abraham's
Oak" is given as % feet. and the diameter
of the spread of the branches as 80 feet.
Quercus pseudo-coccifera is an ever
green species, with the general appear
ance of the lex, of southern Europe, and
closely related, botanicaliy, to Quercus
coccifera, a common and widely distrib-
uted scrub oak of southern Europe and
of Algeria; indeed, Hooker was of the
opinion that the two plants were merely
geographical varieties of the same spe-
cies.-Garden and Forest.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-03-13
GRAINS OF GOLD.

Make no excuse for doing wrong.
Keep your tongue within your teeth.
1t is for youth to inquire; for age to
apply.
Men are never more offended than
when their veracity is suspected.
The best way to humble a proud man
is not to take any notice of him.
Solitude is as needful to the imagina-
ton as society is wholesome to the char
acter.
Most of the shadows that cross our
path are caused by standing in our own
light.
He is a poor instructor of the young
who does not well remember his own
youth.
Self-conceit is mostly blind to the
merit of others, as well as to its own de-
fects.
Roguery is thought by some to be cum
ming and laughable; it is neither-it is
devilish.
The heart of youth is reached through
the senses; the senses OF age through
the heart.
Those who live on vanity must, not
unreasonably, expect to die of morti-
ficatiOn.
What insult is so keen, or so keenly
felt, as the polite insult which it is i'm
possible to resent.
Enthusiasm is that temper of mind in
which the imagination has got the bet
ter of the judgment.
Action is the great law; it is by steady,
strong, continuous action that all great
works are accomplished.
Nothing can atone for the want of
modesty, without which beauty is un-
grateful and wit detestable.