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Tin : assistant city attorney protests
too much.
PARADOXICAL as it may scorn , the
striking linemen are Inyinp wires for
an advance of salary.
TIIK daily fakir is warming over sonio
very ancient gambling facts and work
ing them oil on its readers as fresh
news. Great onterpriho , that.
Evn.v glue has its ups and downs.
The failure of the leading glue com-
P'my ' of the United States was evidently
n ca o whore one partner tried to sticl ;
the other.
TIIK proposed investigation of Castle
Ciurdon if > like looking the stable after
the animals were stolen. A3 the immi
grant ( lotot of New York. Castle Gar
den will bo abandoned next month.
Nor Content with the low freight
1 rates existing in Iowa , the state railroad
\ commissioners seriously contemplate an
other qut ot fifteen per cent. This will
{ bo a hitter dose for the railroads to
* ' swallow.
Tin ; world's fair bill has boon drafted
on the lines originally agreed upon.
Chicago wisely refrains from hitting
the surplus a body blow at the first
round. Shu reserves her strength for
the next session.
improvement cannot bo
cheeked by disgruntled property hold
ers , whether such improvement bo the
building of the Tenth street viaduct or
the extension of South Thirteenth street
to South Omnlm.
TUB death of Hector C. Ilavomoyor ,
the millionaire sugar refiner , leaves to
charitable institutions n quarter of a
million. It is to bo hoped that his bequests -
quests will help sweeten the lives of the
helpless and unfortunate.
TIIK Chinese merchant who sets foot
upon American soil for the first time is
put on a par with the Chinese laborer.
JJoth are to bo excluded. This ruling
of the treasury department ought to bo
Hatisfaotory to the Pacific coast.
TIIK smelling commtttooot the senate ,
headed by Senator JJolph , is siiifllng
in dark corners with the hope of lo
cating the leak in the executive sos-
bion. No wonder the newspaper men
of Washington are laughing iu tholr
sioovos. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TIIK department of agriculture esti
mates that nearly one-half the corn crop
of the country is still in the hands of
the growers. With the railroads charg
ing all that the tralile will bear the ex
isting agricultural depression is easily
explained.
Tin : qiiufjtlon of resubmibsion is gain
ing Midi strength in Kansas that of-
ileo-sookors tire qualifying their sontl-
monts preparatory to hedging. Those
who considered "tho
prohibition set
tled policy of the state , " are singing in
subdued tones.
Tin : first signs ot spring have come
oven before the early bird is given half
a chnni'o. Paving contractors' peti
tions wo buzzing about the oars of
property owners thicker than Hies on a
Biunmor tiny. Let citizens bo wary and
nwnit the result of active competition.
like those voiced in the
resolutions passed by the farmers of
Clay county condemning the pusillani
mous action of Auditor Benton , Secre
tary Cowtlry and Commisiionor Steen
Jimy ahnnm the state board of transpor
tation into u reduction of the exorbitant
freight rates In the staio.
TIIK farmers of the ill-ought stricken
I'ogion of Dakota iiuiht have seed for
tholr lloliU , grain for iholr stock and
food for themselves. Within n few days
committees from South Dakota will
vlbtt the principal cities of the west for
the purpose of soliciting aid. The up-
peal should be promptly and generously
met by the people- noighburinc
with nbumlunco.
twr LOAXS OA LAXD.
.Serious importance has boon given t <
the proposal that the government aheil
loan money on land security by the fnc
of u resolution having been rofcrro'l i >
the finance committee of the senate in
structing it to inquire whether loan ;
may not bo made by the government 01
mortgages on real estate indopondon
of improvements. There has rccontl ;
boon developed n sentiment among tlu
farmers of the country in favor of n pol'
icy of this kind , and though no
yet by any means general will
this element the sentiment is vor
likely to grow rapidly and exert agrciv
force unless the senate finance commit
tee shall fin'd insuperable constitutlonn
as well as economic obstacles to such i
policy. There can bo no doubt as to th
cxistonco of the latter , but these alone
arc not likely to bo sufficient to silence
the demand of the millions who would
eagerly accept the opportunity to aval
themselves of. this kind of govern men
assistance. It is possible to give the
scheme an nsnoct so fair and plausible
that every man owning a piece of lr.ni
who is financially embarrassed will b
persuaded to endorse it unless fully convinced
vincod , and this will bo no easy task
that there is an insurmountable constl
tutlonal objection to it. The argumon
that it proposes something whollj
foreign to tha functions of the govern
meiit will not dismiss the matter fron
the favor of a largo majority of those
who want money , and so far as tin
economic considerations arc concornci
every individual will reason from hi *
own selfish standpoint and with reference
enco only to immediate results.
The author of the resolution tha
has brought this question to the
attention of a committee o
congress is the multi-miliionniro fron
California , Mr. Stanford. That gentle
man , whoso great wealth is largely due
to a systematic spoliation of the government
mont and the people , professes to have
suddenly conceived a profound interest
in the welfare of the masses , and par
ticularly in the agricultural element ,
lie claims to believe that if the farmci
could borrow money from the govern
ment without interest bis farm would
soon appreciate in value to the ainoun
of the loan , and that from the encrgiz
ing force that would bo im
parted generally to the busines !
of farming by this government
loin : policy would come a general re
vival of prosperity. Thoio would bo an
almost endless supply of money to stim
ulate the capacity of mon and wider
their field of ollort. Mr. Stanford is
not troubled regarding any danger
from an excess of currency. Ho has
full faith in the power of money , anc
ho wants to see a bountiful supply of i
flow out of the treasury in the form ol
loans on real estate to the extent o
one-half or one-quarter its assessoi
value. The California senator , the sincerity
cority of whoso professions and motive.1
in this matter may fairly bt
doubted , has shrewdly suggested how
plausible this scheme may DO made tc
appear to the millions who are in grea
need of relief from their embarrass
monts. '
Considered practically , what wouli
such a policy involve ? The census o
1880 gave the number of farms in th'
country as four million. The increase
in the preceding decade had been aboul
fifty pot- cent , and assuming an equal
ratio of increase for the last decade the
coining census will show the number ol
farms to bo not less than six million ,
The assessed valuation 'of the prop
erty of the country in 183'
was about twenty-four thousand milliot
dollars , and probably is not far fron
thirty thousand million at present.
Property in farms represents at loasi
half this sum , and very likely more , so
that if the government wore to loan
money on this property to the amount
of but one-fourth of itbvaluation it
would need to issue nearly or quite
four thousand million dollars of cur
rency. But if the government
embarked in the business of loan
ing money on real estate it could
not confine its favor to farir
property , and its practice would
have to bo uniform with all
borrowers. Thus in time , or as soon ns
the currency could bo provided , the
loan department of the national treas
ury would hold mortgages for tbo
greater part of the real estate of the
country as soourit } ' for the six or eight
thousand million dollars in paper cur
rency which it had printed a sum
nearly throe times larger than the
public debt at its highest point. It
would Boom ttiat no intelligent man
could reflect for a moment upon the
probable practical results of such a
policy without seeing its utter ab
surdity and impracticability. No wilder
ichomo was over broached by the
ura/.icst dreamer of plans for ameliorat
ing the condition o ! the masses , and it
is impossible to botore ) that so practical
EI man of affairs as Senator Stanford has
identified his name with it from honest
motives and a sincere desire for the
welfare of the people.
Silver is receiving such earnest con
sideration in both branches of congress
is to warrant the expectation that there
ivlll bo legislation on the subject at the
| ) t-Q80iit session , and possibly at a not
remote date. But there- appears to bo
| ust enough dltVoronco between the two
nouses to make it probable that a ilnal
resort will have to bo made to confer
ence committees. In the donate the bill
oported from the finance committee of
, lmt body is said to have sufficient sup
port to pass it by a consld-
3ruble majority , Senator Jones , who
ins charge of the measure , claiming that
line-tenths of the senators will vote
'or ' it. This bill was framed as a substi
tute for the Windom measure and dif
fers from it In some radical respects.
It provides for the purchase of four and
jno-lmlf million dollars worth of silver
bullion a month , for which payment
> hill ; bo made in treasury notes , and so
nucli of the bullion is to bo coined from
, imo to time as may bo necessary to ru-
loom the notes. 'IMio secretary of the
icoiisury is given no discretionary power
.indor this bill.
The IIOUHO , on the other hand , Booms
nest favorably disposed toward the
IVindom plan , with .the exception in
particular of the feature giving the
lecrestary of the treasury authority ,
wttli the approval of the president , to
suspend the purchase of silver undci
ijprtaln conditions. This the silver met
in both houses unanimously object to ,
and it is evident that no bill will be
passed allowing any discretion to the
secretary ottho treasury. The evident
purpose is to declare a policy which
shall be fixed and stable , subject"onlj
to changes by congress. That this
is the wiser plan there- can bo IK
doubt. The free coinage aiivoca.to3 in
the house appear determined not tc
wholly surrender tholr idea , and. wll
probably provide that there shall bo free
coinage whenever four hundred ant
twelve and one-half grains of silver arc
worth one dollar on the market , with i
monthly purchase of at least four mill
ion dollars under nil conditions. It If
possible the sonata could be induced te
agree to this , while there is no roiisot
why it should not bo quite as accept
able to the treasury ns the senate
bill. It is true the president if
on record in opposition tc
free coinage , but the pro
vision that this can only take place
whenever the amount of silver con
tained in a dollar is worth : i dollar on
the market may lend him to change hit
views. At any rate , the president IE
not likely to bo obstinate a < to unj
measure that passes congress by a gooi
round majority , and on this question
party lines are not closely drawn.
The very great importance of this
subject demands and justifies curofu
deliberation , but tboro should bo no un
necessary delay in reaching legislation.
There is every reason to believe that
the good effects of a law providing
for nn increase in the circulation based
on silver would become at once appar
ent in financial and business improve
ment , and there is urgent need of re
lief from the widely prevailing depres
sion. The passage of a silver bill cer
tainly is not the only legislation that is
needed In order to stimulate business
and revive prosperity , but it would un
doubtedly iuivo a very consido rablo 5n-
fiucnco in that direction , and the roforo
should not bo unnecessarily delayed.
rniE I'irisnuno scoir
Less than a do/on members of the
board of trade , after brief deliberation
and prayerful consideration , commend
to the support of the people the project
to establish a line of steamers and
barges between Pittsburg and Omaha.
The endorsement does not shako the
conviction of the people of this city that
the successful navigation of the Mis
souri is impossible. Columns of facts
and figures may bo produced to show
the value of navigation to the com
merce of the country , but the stubborn
fact remains that the shifting charac
ter of the Missouri river renders navi
gation of it , even during the season ol
high water , not only difficult but posi
tively dangerous.
The prospectus of ' 'The Merchants'
Uivor Freight Line Navigation com
pany , ' ' which proposes to run boats be
tween Pittsburg anil Omaha , shows that
great profits can be made for investors ,
and great benefits conferred on the pro
ducers of the country. The headquar
ters of the company are in New York , a
fact which tends to confirm the suspicion
that the scheme is a speculative one.
The cost and profits are figured down-to
a penny , and a charming pidturo is
presented to induce mon overburdened
with moans to subscribe to the five mil
lions of cauital required. It is exceed
ingly doubtful if 'the originators of
the movement stopped to enquire
or iuvest.igato the difficulties to bo over
come in navigating the Missouri , or
counted the cost involved in bucking
countless snags or dodging sand bars.
Experienced boatmen who have made a
study of the Big Muddy could have furnished -
nishod the literary bureau of "the Mer
chants' line some information that
would fo rco a radical revision of their
schedule of cost and receipts.
Even if the river could be safely and
cheaply navigated , the proposed line
would not afford material relief. Pitts
burg could send us its
coal at reduced rates , but Pitts
burg does not furnish a
market for the surplus products of the
Missouri valley. Chicago and the sea
board cities must bo depended upon to
take the surplus , and the diversion of a
portion of the "tralllc by river to Pitts
burg would hot increase the profits of
the producers. The difference between
rail and river rates would bo absorbed by
hciivy insurance , elevator charges at
Pittsburg and the local freight rate
from Pittstnirg to Baltimore or No TV
York.
This is nn ago of progress. Rapid
transit is demanded in all things. The
greatest amount of speed consistent
with safety is the governing spirit of
the * times. The slow snail pace of
river navigation was satisfactory thirty
years ago , when no other means
of transportation could bo had. Then
the profits justified the risks assumed.
The country has outgrown it , and the
efforts of the speculative natriotsof New
York cannot convince those familiar
with the facts , that the Missouri river
can bo transformed into a cheap and
s > nfo avenue of commerce.
A VK\f weeks ago wo were treated tea
a railroad.discourso on economic top
es , in which the corporation literary
Bureaus attempted to provo that the
market price of proilucts depended
solely on the maintenance of high
rolght tnrirt's. Tholt love for the dear
people was so great that rather than
mil the props from under the market
hey took the kernels and handed the
Cob and husk back to the farmer. An
other distingulshnd economist Joaps
nto the arena to do battle with the
allroads. David Harpator , president ot
the Ohio wool-growers' associa
tion , gives what appears to the
vool men the true reason
vhy the furmora are suffering
30 much from the low prlco of farm
products. Mr. Harpstar declares that
irices tire lower now than for thirty
. 'oars , lind the only avenue of relief IB
or the farmer to "appeal to the prosi-
lent to put an end to the monster
rauds now being perpetrated in im-
lorted wools. " An increase of the duty
an wool would also coutrlbuto matori-
illy to the prosperity of the wool mun.
Economist Hurpstor fail * to show how
irotectlon for the wool interest will on-
hanc3 the prlco of com or wheat , or
how an lulvancodo the price of woolen
goods will place money in the poclJots
of western fSjRors. Thd appeal is as
ridiculous as jjjij arguments ot the cor
porations against rate reduction , and
fully us selfish. The farmers ard not so
blind as Mr. Ilarpstor imagines , and it
ts not probable that they will respond
to n scheme to take money out of tholr
pockets and. place it In the purses of the
Ohio wool growers.
STATISTICS of accidents on .American
railroads during the month of January
show a total of seventy-six collisions
and eighty-nine derailments. Of this
number forty collisions and twenty-
nine derailments are classed as "unex
plained- " sixteen collisions and eleven
derailments to negligence in operating ;
the remainder are ascribed to defects
o ! road , unforsoon obstructions and
poor equipment. The number of lives
lost was slxty-sixand the numborlnjurod
two hundred and twenty-three. Of the
former fifty-two were railroad oln-
ployes , and of the list of wounded
the same class furnished one
hundred and twenty-throe. Janu
ary Iq , one of the worst months
of the year for railroad operatives. Ice
and snow , severe storms and rapid
changes of temperature place the bm-
ployos in constant peril. It is very con
venient to charge accidents to the neg
ligence of the oporat'vos , but the per
cent oroven is decidedly small. While
great improvements have boon made in
the equipment of passenger trains ,
there has been no substantial progress
in disposing of the man-killing freight
car couplers. The railroads are slow to
adopt devices to protect the lives of
brakemen and switchmen , not from luck
of life-saving appliances , but mainly
because the loading car building com
panies stubbornly refuse to usoimprovcd
couplers unless the patentees sell their
rights for a trifle. The proposed change
in the interstate commerce law giving
the commission power to compel rail
roads to adopt unproved equipment
affords a partial remedy , and congress
should speedily adopt the amendment.
Coi.ON'KL WiLMAJt CODY of Ne
braska , ns everybody knows , is exciting
the admiration of Rome's four hundred
with his magnificent display of western
civilization , A cable dispatch , in com
menting upon a grand reception which
Colonel Cody and some of his Indian
friends attended in gala costume ,
flashes the intelligence that in reply to
questions addressed to the gallant col
onel by the ladies of the court , ho was
so dazzled as to answer in broken ling-
iish. Now if there , is anything which
Colonel Cody prides himself on next to
ins rifle and his > bucking broncho it is his
English. The imputation is therefore
as false as it is liboious. If in consequence
quence Colonel Cody resents the insult
and gets his finger entangled in the
hair of the luckless scribe who sent the
dispatch , there may bo a scalp-lifting
in Europe which will make the olToto
monarcbs of the old world tremble on
their thrones. "
AND.inow comes a d.elegratioiii.of citi
zens from the Black "Hills seeking im
proved railroad facilities between the
metropolis and Rapid City. The gen
tlemen from the great mineral fields of
the north west are welcome. Omaha
wants the ores , the coal , the stone and
ether material of that region in ex
change for her meat , corn , groceries' ,
dry goods and clothing. The delegates
from Rapid City can count upon the aid
of our people in their appeal to the rail
roads to bettor the transportation of
commodities to and from the Black
IJills.
WHAT has become of the council
committee on annexation ? The mem
bers should go to work or resign in
favor of live , active men. The ques
tion of the union of the two cities
should bo brought to a focus without
further delay. If the council of South
Omaha declines to submit the question
to a vote of the people , it should bo
made a matter of record , so that the
enemies of union and progress may , bo
known. The city council should insist
on a report , and if not forthcoming a
no w commitioo should bo appointed.
NOUTIIKUX railroad buildorsaro work
ing congress for right of way through
a portion of Yellowstone National park.
Should they secure the privilege it will
strengthen their grip on the great
wonderland and anchor the growing
tide of sight-seers on northern lines.
The inaction of the allied central lines
with regard to the park is inexplicable1.
Perhaps they will walco up when it is
too late to secure a foothold in a region
that is destined to attract travelers
from all quarters of the glo'uo.
Tin ; instructions of the general land
Qllico prohibiting the purchase of In-
lian claims on the Sioux reservation by
ivhites , will deprive the followers of
Sitting Bull of what promised to bo a
wy profitable business. As traders
Lho Sioux can drivers good a bargain
is the shrewdest Yankee.
'inlkuJ ! to liraih.
S ( , XiuiiU ftlnbC'Dcmncrat.
Tlio Indications uro llmt the educational
Jill will bo dcfontctl la the senate. Thoru
vus ii time whoa It had a good prospect of
lucecss ; but sincu , tliou Senator Blair lias
.alUoil in Its favor ji)6i ) , wlsoly , but too coul-
> usly. , Vi
.1
A. Point in t'.iut l tiiiott < . - .
New Tiiifc Sun.
It la no longer ( joodi Joriu to apoulc of the
uistero and protantiiun parson who presides
iver a big npartmoni ihoiiHo OH Janitor. Ho
jonra the tltlo of suiiorlntondcnt , and bcara
t with unusual dlcnlty and grace. Nothing
ivor disturbs his tremendous ulr of luiport-
inoo.
A Convenient Introduction ,
Huston llenM ,
Byonlorof tbo United State government ,
lie Island In Now York harbor wboroon the
itatutoof Liberty Is oretod is to bo urn do
in Immigrant landing station. All uowcom-
irs from the old worlu will thus Imvo nn op-
lortunlty to imilto thu early acquaintance ) of
ho goddess whom they Imvo coma over to
uo.
DUhonor and the Dlntnoir.l.
SI , l.nuls JltinMtc.
Several of tbo baseball teams are still in-
'Oiupluto uiid the contract breaking uoes
lulit on. Digger premiums are offered for
layers' dishonor this your than ever before.
The soanon will provo domormlztnff in mon
waya tUnn one. 'I be most encouraging feature
uro for the profession Is that wltlt till tbo In
ducomontft held out the number of Jumper :
Is not larger.
r
Stronghold of tbo Spoils System ,
The souhto hits en iled a ridiculous sosslot
with a ridiculous collapse , nml tbo utter fall
uro of tbo Inquiry into the way in. which tbi
eocrots of executive Sessions leak bring !
perceptibly nearer the day in which tin
secrecy of thcso sessions will bo nbolNlicd
They are the last stronghold of tha spolli
system , nnd whan they are gene corrupt niu
corrupting bargains over the confirmation o
appointments will bo less easy than now.
liullilozlne Una Uoguit ,
StntiK CKiJim.timt. .
It seems that the Union Pacific , noting tin
popular movement in Nebraska for the con
trol of railroads , has by the language of one
of Its oftlclnls announced that "It will nol
put down another tnllo of track In the state. '
It would anpoar accordingly that the bull
dozing has begun in Nebraska. Wo havi
hoard this kind of thing In Iowa. Kallroai
officials became absolutely monotonous It
threatening that they would neither built
nor make improvements m Iowa if the people -
plo of tbo state nsacrtcd their rights ovoi
tbo common cnrrlcra. The railroad ofllclali
will mnko the snmo throats In Nebraska , ant !
tlicy will sel/o on every reduction of wages
nnd employes , every reduction of service ,
nnd every refusal to maUo Improvements ni
an opportunity for reiterating that these
things are all doao ns a result of tbo action
ot tbo stato. But It Is all bosh , and if the
people of Nebraska o.ui bo so chonply bull
dozed they will deservfl the thralldom thai
will follow the tame submission.
STATE AND TEHIUTOKY.
Ncllrnakn tint Unas.
Alnsworth expects to secure n seventy-
llvo barrel roller mill soon.
Wheeler county hai n resident who standi
0 foot T Inches In tbo stockings.
Pair grounds have boon purchased by the
Brown county agricultural society.
Hebron's city council has resolved to tnlco
Into the city limits the outlying additions.
Jonn Burgoraona Holdrogo broom maker ,
committed sulcldo by cutting his throat
While temporarily insane.
A crazy woman escaped from the Hastings
asylum the other night , but was found in
the railroad yards and returned.
J. D. Calhoun'H now paper , the Lincoln
Herald , has- made its appearance in bright
form. It will appear weekly , "with the im
plication that If fortune favors it shall bo
made a daily. "
A Sunday school normal institute will beheld
held in the Asblnud Congregational church
March 18 , 10 and 20. It will bo couductod by
Uov. J. D. Stewart of Aurora ,
Silas Copper , n Dawcs county farmer who'
Imd been making hay during tbo month of
February , was forced to suspend his work in
Lho bay Hold by tbo recent cold snap.
There are 175 pupils In the Indian school
nt Genoa , 10.1 boys and 73 girls. Tbo health
record ol this school is far above that of any
Dtber Indian school in the country , the
Jeath rate being-only 5 per cent in the past
ilx years.
A span of bay mares , ono having a whlto
* tur in the forehead , hitched to n top buggy ,
ivere found by the roadside near Tobias Sat-
.irday. They are supposed to he stolen and
inybody desiring information In regard to
idem should address L. E. Hayabarger ,
Tobias.
The proprietors of n gambling bouso at
Norfolk refused to cash fiUO worth of
' "chips" which a young man had won and
-ho matter 1ms boon carried into court in a
, vay which will probably bring out tbo
lames of a number of people who huvo been
leeccd in tbo den.
Oblowa is cursed with a gang of hood-
urns. Their latest , act was to break all the
.vindowa . in the Baptist church nnd destroy
) tbor valuable property. The Ohio wan saya
.here is strong talk of punishment on the
whipping post plan.
A special from Humboldt says : Fred
Jorrior thought tin saw a chance to make u
ittle money easily. Ho was donated a
; ouplo of steers with cancers on their Jaws ,
tie Killed and dressed them and was all ready
.0 ship thu meat to Minneapolis wlion Mr.
J. A. BabcocK , our county attornov , dropped
into Fred with great weight. The result was
.ho destruction of the meat.
It is estimated that more than a barrel of
slime , horse-slobbor and ether filth is turned
nto tbo town cistern near this ofUca during
ivory twenty-four hours , to prime the pump ,
iaya the Bortrand Herald. Most of the
vater for that purpose is dipped out of tbo
.rough , where horses and cows drink and
logs go in to bathe. Why can't this town
mvo a half decent pump ]
AVy omlni : .
The Converse county term of court lasted
i wcolc and cost &i,000.
A Green Uivor man has a contract to fur-
lish 0,000 tons of ice to the Union Pacific.
The preliminary stops have been taken
oward organising Nntrona county and April
I set as tbo date for holding the elections.
Two brothers , Arthur nnd Watson Brown-
oo , wtsro arrested at Newcastle charged
vltb burglary , and huvo boon taken to
Jouglas ( or trial.
Mrs , Sarah Black , widow of George A.
Jlack , who was hanged at Laramie week
loforo last , died last woolc ot pneumonia.
Jlio was in her fifty-third year. She married
Jlack several years ago and was twice bis
igo.
Churles Trumbull , sentenced for ton years
or murdering a man at Luslt ; Frank Do
Castro , eighteen months for altering brands
in stock , and William Durrow , five years
or horse stealing , woru sent to Jollot last
veok.
Hov. Benjamin Staunton , tno talented pas-
or of an independent church at Douglas , is
laforo thu pcoplo again. His suit for dl-
orco from his absent wife was denied , and
10 hits appealed to the court to collect { 800
lack pay duo from the trustees of , lils church.
The citizens of Johnson nnd Sheridan
'ountlos ' have incorporated the Massacre
1111 Monument association nnd will erect a
nonunion ! on the alto of tba Phil Kearney
nassacro which occurred Decembers ! , I860 ,
, nd wherein Colonel Fottertnan and oighty-
even soldiers nnd citizens were butchered
ly the Indians.
Mike Smith , an Australian running n
Diners' boarding UOUHO at Hock Springs ,
Uomptod to murder his wife on Sumiay.
lo was about plunging a kulfo into the
raman'a ' throat when ono of tlio boarders
truck hia uplifted arm with n pick handle.
Smith's arm was broken by the blow and he
vns subdued by tbo boarders and taken to
nil.
_
HIGH SCHOOL HOODLUMS.
They IJaze n Stiulont In n Mont Itrutnl
Itlniinur.
K.vuCiAiiin , WIs. , March 11. [ Special Tel-
gram to TUB HUE. ] Will Dudley , eighteen
ours old , son of Hov. Dr. J. F. Dudley of
ho First Congregational church , was most
utriiL'couHly haied by ton young ruflluns
estnrday at the Washington high acliool.
ludloy , it appears , had been tardy Friday
ftornoon and in consrquouco his class was
oprlved of a half-holiday. Yesterday after-
eon , after school , Joe Alexander , aged
ltietcontbo son of a member of the board
f education ; George McGregor , ugcd
fghtcon , son of tbo principal of the high
lihool , with eight others fell upon Dudley ,
ragged him down stairs , bumped bin bead
gainst tbo wall , aufteU nnd pounded him
nd lore hU trousers , and wound up by
uttlng off close to lha head n largo patch of
Is pompadour with a pair of horse clippers ,
'ho bazars uro to bo arrested. Principal
IcGrogor may have to go as a result of tbo
rouble.
AVIro Null Works Bl.ut Down.
PIMH.IY , O. , "March H. fSpeoial Tolo-
; rum to Tun BEE. I Tbo wire nail mon of
10 Unltnd States , with u few exception * ) ,
liut down yesterday until March ! U and
robably longer. The object of this move , It
> asserted , Is to force certain manufuctur-
rs of wire who huvo boon obstinate to coma
i to the trust.
A MAID WHO WOULD MARRY ,
Any Good , Temperate Nobrnalctu
Can Procure a Jowol.
STATE ORATOKICAL CONTEST
Evening tlio Tlma ami Ho-
Imnnn's Hall tha 1'lneo .V
Double r u no ml Capital
City iu Brief.
Address Miss Uliznbcth
L.IKCOJ.N , Nob. , March 11 , [ Spocln' '
to Tun Bee. ] Occasionally very fnnn ;
correspondence llnds' Us way to tha varlou ;
departments of state. Of this chus tbo fol
lowing Bolf-oxpliUniiKj loiter Is a fair example -
ample ;
BOSTOX , Mass. , March 0. Secretary eState
State ot Nebraska Dear Sir : Miss Kllw
both Wright , No. " 9 Mount Pleasant street
Souiorvlllo , Mass , , ORO twenty-five years
English dojcont , born In Now England , n
willing to marry a goodf respectable man
farmer Or otbcrwlso , who can support n wlf <
In comfort or affluence. Plcaso rccommcuc
her ns being a young lady of excellent
Christian character. Slio would mitko r
good house wife and is well educated. 1
cordially recommend her. Do your beat tc
get her a good and temperate husband
Faithfully yours , L. JONES.
BT.VTK OIUTOIHCAT , CONTEST.
The state oratorical contest takes place al
Bohanan's hall Friday ovctiihg , tlio Mtl
inst. J. B. Fogarty of the state university ,
D. C. Ferguson of tbo Wosloyau university ,
L. A. Tumor of Doano college nnd D. A ,
Turner of Gato.s college will bo the contest
ing orators. Good muslo will add diversity
to the programme , and the preparations uro
all but complete.
NOUTOS'S AND MILIEU'S rnNEHALS.
The remains of Conductor Norton and
Brakeman Miller , the victims of yesterday's
wreck near Harvard , arrived In this city this
morning when they wnro taken directly to
the undertaking rooms and prepared far In
terment. Norton's fuco and body wore
burned In a horrible manner , presenting n
spectacle that n person does not cnro to look
at but once , and Miller's condition was but
little better , although not burned. Thu fun-
al services were hold at Hoberts' undortak-
ng rooms , and the remains of thu unfor
tunate men were laid in the grave at Wyuka
at 8-o'clock. Norton carried $3,000 insur
ance and Millar $3OOU. Tlio former's people
live in Canada , and the lattor's In Indiana ,
Xvcither were married.
OAVITOL INTELLIGENCE.
Commissioner Steou returned from Wahoo
today much Improved la health , but still far
from woll.
The Wyandotte coal case before the state
board of transportation is set for trial on
Friday noxt.
Bank statements for the Quarter ending
February 2S are coming in by thu hundred.
Clerk Howe is kept busy tiling them.
The secretaries of tbo state board of
transportation uro actively preparing for tbo
comlm ; of the interstate commission. Show
ing will bo timao that Nobrusku has reason
to complain against the unjust freight dis
crimination sbo alleges.
Mrs. Governor Thayer , who has been
quite sick , is greatly improved in health.
The governor , wtio Is in Loxmgton today ,
returns homo tomorrow and will bo ut bis
desk during tbo afternoon. Ho undressed a
Grand Army conclave ut that place tonight.
TUB DISTINCT COI7UT.
Eighteen divorce cases were knocked from
the docket today , but there ure still some
forty-live pending.
Decree of forsclosure was entered in favor
of Thomas It. Burling and against Daniel E.
Chapman today. Burling is tuoroforo ? li,494
ahead.
Emma Maxwell sustained her charges of
ndultuf.v and secured a decrco of divorce
from bur husband George this afternoon.
This is the sequel ot the Denver ncandal re
ported by THE BIE : u few weoits ago.
Tno Foxworthy-Easterday case "was dis
missed in tins court this morning , quo war
rants proceedings having bosn begun in the
supreme court yestordav. This celebrated
election con test case now bids fair to end in
tbo near future.
THU sui'jtcMn cot'itr.
The following were the proceedings in the
3upromo court today :
State ox rnl Tcnnison vs Coleman , leave
riven plaintiff to taltu record. State ox rol
Scovillo vs Wilbon , leave given uluintiff to
lilo brief in ten days and defendant in
twenty days thereafter ; cause submitted
O'Donnoll V. O. & N. .Ss B. H. H. II. Co. ,
jubmittod by plaintiff on briefs ; Schuyler
National Bunk vs Bnllong , submitted , on
motion to dismiss , defendant given twcntv
days to lllo briefs , plaintiff fifteen days to
reply ; state ex rul Scovillo vs Wilson , leave
given MoAllistor to withdraw rocord.
Tno following causes were argued and
submitted : Schuylor National Bank vs Bol-
lone : Dickinson vs Mechlin : state ox rol
1-3 Walker , on motion to dismiss.
The following cases were Hied for trial :
Hurry Earl vs A. B. Reid & Co ; error from
Lbo district courc of Lancaster county.
Stuto of Nebraska ox rel H. M. Miller vs
E. S. Cashman. Two warrants ,
Charles Thompson vs Ernest Wlgconhorn
jt al ; error from the district court of
Saunaors county.
Ambrose S. Cmnpball VH John Yager ;
jrror from the district court of Adams
; ounty.
William J. Yi'tcs vs Martin E. Kliinoy ;
irror from the district court of Ftllmoro
jounty.
Bishop ot al VB Slovens otnl ; error from
.ho district court of Uouulas county.
eiTV NGttH AND NOTES.
W. It. Hull of Leadvillo , Col. , was tno
ruest of Deputy Auditor Bowerman todav.
Mr. Hall is county judpj of tlio county In
vbich ho rnsulcH.
Colonel Alvord of the stnto treasurer's du-
lartment and ox-Auditor Babcnck went to
Joutrul City today. It is uudorstood that
, heir visit bus to do with Merrick county's
lofulcatlug treasurer's caso.
The sheriff o ( Jackson coiinty , Mo. , tir-
osted n young man named Stills al Wnvorl.v
oday , while nn a visit to bis brothem. Ho
s wanted in Kansas City for burglary.
Tha case of Arthur Smith , who was nc-
msed of incorrigibilitv , was hcnict before
Jounty Judge Stewart this morning. The
ad was discharged , the judge not thinking
lim bad enough for the reform school.
W. Mindo forged a check for $ K ) on Jack
jnubsnn and after gutting it cashed by un
msus | > uctiiig victim , proceeded to got drunk ,
lo is now in Jail and may servo u term In
ho state penitentiary for his crime.
Colonel Robert .Mcltoynolds , manager of
Bunk's opera house , is Bald to bo tnutvi-
[ innially inclined.
COOY'.H HUMAN JUIUMIM1.
I'lie ISclirnska Colonel Attends n Kc-
( ! eitiin to I'rincc ISiiixiliiim.
[ rrijii/rfo/il / ifSO bu JatntHonion Ilrntittt. ]
HOME , March II. I Now York Herald
; able Special to * THE Bun. I Count Pro-
lola gave a grand reception at his palace In
onor of his * cousin , Prince Jerome Nairn-
con , which was attended by the upper ton
housand of Homo. 'Iho diplomatic body ,
ho qulrinul ami the Vatican were largely
oprcsontcd. Tbo event of the evening was
bo entrance of Buffalo Bill and tlvo Indian
lilufa In gulu costumes. They were natur-
lly much dazzled by the beauty of ttiu bril-
laut toilotHof the luuloa , who askoil many
ucstioiiB , which they unsworcd in brokeu
Colonel Cody speaks with enthusiasm of
ho courtesy ho has mot with In Komo ,
Buffalo Bill leaves Uomu today for Flor-
ncn. On Saturday two Italian cowboys bo-
inglng to Prince Uujpoll came to ride two
f Cody's bronchos. After Htruggling half
n hour with the horses tbo time givun by
tody was ton minutes ono of the horses
, 'aa ridden. The second horse It w.ts impos-
Iblo for tbo Italians to mount , and ho had to
ivo it up after trying half an hour. ThU
annot bu called much of a victory over the
imcrlcan cowboy ,
A Blow at Clilno.so .MoralmiitH.
WASHINGTON , March 11. Acting upon tbo
dvlcu of tlio attorney general Sccnitarv
Vlndom has decided that Ctunoio merchants
ouiing to this country for the tint time
rovlded with certificates cannot bo per-
ittted to land , notwithstanding the fact that
tiey are not laborer * .
IN
"HelloI Mr , T. H , Kstonloy , how nro
lungs down ntTcoumsoht"
"Oh , everything it swimming along In tbo
1 usual channel , "
"JUislnosn good ! "
' "Novor better : In fact , Judging from the
llfu In ronl estate mutter * nnd tbo general 4
btistlo in coinmerclal circles , I am Inclined to /
helluva wo nro on tbo eve of nt least nn in.y
fnntilo boom.11
"Xown'i growing ! "
"Yes , very rapidly , "
"How nbout politics any stir In that
direction ! "
"Not yet , "
"How does Council nnd his appointments
suit you fol Its ( "
"First class. Hear of no unfavorable
comment from any source. Hut , iiy thu wnv ,
wo aru going to take our chances in thu
prospective redlstrictltip of the ttnto , nnd In
respect to n congrossnmu-nt-lnrgo every
body fools extremely friendly toward Mr.
llowo. In case a new district is created in
his territory ho will undoubtedly bo tbo llrst
member to represent It. "
"On the attorney general what's the
feeling } "
"recumaeb will present the name of D. P.
Oagood for attorney general nt the approach
ing ntnto convention , . " ,
"Who Is Osgood 1"
"Well , bo's not n politician In the nccoptod
Interpretation ot tbo term , but ho Is an ubla
nnd uclivo young uttornoy , an enterprising ,
appreciative man In all affairs ; In fact , lust
such nn Individual us will catch the people. "
" ou nro looking for nn early convention ,
nro you noli"
'Yes , It is generally understood oven at
this early day that the republican convention
will bo held this year fully a month or six
weolts nhend of tbo usual tlmo. Another
thing tbo people nro In sympathy with down
our way Is the move for retrenchment and
reform in connection with legislative af
fairs. "
'Who nro your probnblo candidates for
Johnson county ! "
"It is impossible to toll oven who they are
Hablo to bo , but they will bu pledged to tbo
support of tlio nbovo move whoever they
may bo. Another thing , they will bo elected ,
too , every ono ot them. I can porcolvo no
cause for alarm on the part of thu republican
party throughout the state by reason of tbo
agitation of tbeso reform measures. It Is
but n reiteration of the party's sentiments
and views on this subject. "
"There Is still another thine wo don't lilio
nnd shall oppose , and that Is the proposed
constitutional amendment for the Increasing
of the salaries ot tbo district Judges. It will
certainly bo defeated. Those Judges now get
2,500 a year , and while there are but few on
the bench but who could make more at their
practice , that Is no reason for an Increase of
nmplo compensation for the work per
formed. When u mar. accepts n position of
this character , be considers tbo honor and
trust roposcd in nun paramount to Its emol
uments. "
Mr. Chapman of Nebraska City said that
business in his county is looking up consid
erably Just now and everybody Is preparing
for a busy spring. "
"What are the wheat prospects how does
the coming crop looicl"
"Wheat never lookud liner nnd with no
backset will pan out handsomely. Our
stronghold down in Otoe. however , you
probably know , is corn. Why , last year tbo
general nvcrago was over forty-llvo bushels
to the aero , and there was plenty of land
that yielded as high as soventy-tbrpo bush
els to the acre. " '
"There ought to bo plenty of democrats
down there * You know corn makes well ,
Democrats. "
"Yes , but they nro not overly plentiful ,
and ure on the declmo. "
' What do the farmers have to say about
the high freight rates on grain 1"
"Oli , they uru rod headed , of course , but I
don't remember when anybody was Just ex-
ictly satisfied with railroad freight ratos. "
And.j iiHt.-xhlo Knncy.
CMcnnn l-ernll.
Dft I recall how I u youth of young and ten
der years
Was smitten witn"lho "sweet slxtcens" we
all recall such "dours"
tYtid love came o'or my spirit with its first
cffulsivo Hoods ,
[ never dreamed that I'd aduiiro aught but
tender buds.
\t twenty-eight my fnncy turned I mar
veled that It should
from simple girls and school day dreams to
riper womanhood.
iVud in mv heart u now ideal came iu plnca
of those ,
U twenty-eight I much preferred the sum
mer's full blown rose ,
3ut now nt forty-llvo I find I love old maids
tbo best ,
really can't imagine how I over loved tbo
rest ,
o moro of buds nnd blooms for mo , for now
my heart perceives
Vn ancient , melancholy Joy in pressing
autumn loaves.
A PECULlAIl
Wisconsin Irish nntl Germans AVar-
ruiK Ovo i- the Itennutt Imw.
MIMVAUKKIVis. . , March 11. [ Special
Telegram to TUB Hue. ] The Uonnott school
aw , referring to the teaching of alien
auguages in tbo public schools , etc. , which
ius been subject to so much talk for soinu
line pasl ami out of which so much political
.muul is expected to bo made by democrats
nxioua to catch tbo Cermun vote , bus do-
eloped n now sensation. Archbishop 1 tolas ,
Jishop F'laach and Bishop Kulzor , Wiscon-
in's tiiree Catholic prelates , hnvo prepared
ml signed a lengthy statement to the
JathollcH of tboatuto denouncing the Hen-
, ott luw , earnestly protesting against its on-
orcemcnt nnd boldly demanding its ropeal.
, 'lto voters of Wisconsin uro culled upon to
pposo tbo law in every manner possible ut
ho polls. There Is considerable division
f opinion ns to the effect of this manifesto ,
'ho threa prelates named uvu Germans. For
ears tlio Irish Catholics of Wisconsin bavo
eon trying to got u bishop ot their own ruco
r un American and feel slightly disgruntled
vcr their failure to do so. It Is usbortcd by
no prominent Milwaulcon Irishman tbnt thin
innifesto will huvo an effect which will ut-
: irl.v astonish the prelates , for , ho Buys , ho
rtnly believes tbo Irish Catholics ns n rulu
rill array themselves In favor of the Hen-
cl ( law.
<
A weak bade , with a weary aching lame-
ens over tbo nips , is sign of disonscid kid-
oyn. Use tlio best kiunoy curntivo known ,
'laoh U Burdock Hlood Hitters.
Nnti'H Ironi 1'arln.
lC wf'it ( / ' IBM bi | Junta Ooiiliin Jlennetl. ]
I'Aius , March 11. ( Now York Herald
lublo Special to TIIK BKU.J The Horiitd
3rrcspondont HUW Gounod toduy and Is nn
lorUed to stuto that tboro Is no truth in tlio
jport that ho Is about to composu another
luira to bo produced In America Iu 1802.
Im Illustrious composer of "Faust" Haul
icro Is absolutely- ono word of truth la
Us fantastic plouo of news
According to tbo Ciuulois , Mr. Jules Cur
es bus rucuivod and accepted u handsome
ITor from the Now York Kovlow to wrlto
in mumolra.
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
ihsrrllxM & guaranteed Cnpltnl , SSOO.OOO
tild In Capital . 35O.OOD
nyn and Hells stockn anl boiuln ; nvgotlutu-i
iimnorclnl p.ipor ; receive * and exucntu'itrii'itH :
itiimtransfor agent anil tinsteo ( if corpora
tukusclmrKaor propofty : collucta r i > ti
) maha Loan &Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK
. E. Cor. I6th nnd Douglas Stroal < .
aid in Ounltal . SBO.OOO
il crlbud fc guaranteed cupltal , ( OO.OOO
labllltjror stockholder ! * , , , 200,000
Per Cortt Interest Pnkl on Dopo.iH J
I'UANK J , IANi ( ! : , 0isilur. !
iTlCElta : A. U. U'ynmii , prvnldunt ; J.J.IIrowu ,
vlco pruildunt ; W.T. Wyumn , tronmiror
IUKOTOIIH : A. II. Wyman , J. II. Milliml. .1 J.
llrown , UuyC. llnrtiin , Ii W. Nasti , UIQJ. I , .
Klmbttli , < ioo. a l < kol
onna In any amount made on City &
Farm Property , nnd on Collateral
ocurity , at LOWOB Rate Curronitos
