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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEB.i : TUESDAY , JANUARY 18 , 1891 ,
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Tin : plumbing inspcctof boars the suggestive -
gostivo ntimo of Dennis.
Tun west appealed for railroad reduc
tion nnd got it reduction of salaries and
employes.
Ex-GovniiNOR THA.YEK is harvesting
a vast amount of notoriety , oven though
ho cannot harvest the salary.
lJ constitution provides tbat legis
lation eliull bo transacted in tbo open
Etato capital , not in a star chamber.
Tun certainty that they will not bo
called upon for active duty throws a re
freshing halo over the clients of local
patriots to organize militia companies.
IT IS a patient and forbearing army
that waits on the wintry prairlos of
South Dakota for the Sioux braves to do-
cldo whether they will behave thorn-
solves.
DON CAMRIION has boon ronominatod
by the republican members of the Penn
sylvania legislature. This shows that
the influence ) of Simon Cameron extends
beyond the gruvo.
Ex-Si'EAKKU WATSON is not in the
chair this time , but his parliamentary
points of order and suppostions on intri
cate questions nro invaluable in expedit
ing the business of the house.
CONOHKSSMAN FUNSTON is in favor
of having the Indians distributed
through Ohio , Pennsylvania and In.
dlann. All right. Nebraska is willing.
But H hy not scatter a few of thorn in
KansasV
HAVING yanked tho'ion's tail to the
satisfaction oi himself and the country ,
Secretary Dlnlno now cautions the in
fant Icing of Spain to treat American
missionaries with proper respect , if ho
would escape a spanking.
IT is possible for a legislature to exist
without ii lobby , but a lobby cannot live
without a , legislature. The young law
makers of North Dakota have a great
deal to learn , and the lobby is deter
mined to toaoh them.
'THE Iowa farmers are clamoring for
more "political studies" in their agri
cultural college. Dow would it do to
have a course of parliamentary law ?
The graduates are liable to bo some time
called upon to act as speaker of a farmer
legislature.
* LTCSS than lour months ago , South
Dakota was invaded by the suffrage
brigadiers. They paraded the highways
nnd byway and beat the drum from the
rising of the sun to the going down
thereof , and far into the night. It was
as much as the life of a healthy man
was worth to assort that woman could
not discharge alltho , duties of citizen
ship. Now \vhon grim war casts its
shadow over the state , when military
companies are guarding homos , and
tpns of arms are in demand , ono looks in
vaiu for thojnasculino sisterhood.
A riiUDENT business man alway koopi
track of his resources and liabilities.
Ho takes an inventory of his goods nnd
chattels at least once a year , and tries
to find out whether ho is gaining or
losing. The same business principles
must bo applied to the management of
our state nffalra It is expected that the
board of directors , which monnh the
legislature , would keep posted through
the manager and subordinates what the
concern is doing. But our reform legis
lature proposes to drift along like a ship
without n rudder , not trying to find out
whiithur tlio concern is bankrupt or sol
vent.
Till' democratic spldor of Minnesota
eot a tempting not and the Alliance fly
was promptly taken In. Nona of the
throe parties in the lower house had a
majority , and to secure control a coali
tion was necessary. The notorious Don-
1 nelly engineered the deal , whioh mount
an equal division of the olllcos and com
mittees. Organization followed , the of
fices wora divided , but the , democrats
hogged committees. Out of 01 appoint-
incuts , the democrats took 30 and the
Alliance secured 22. A smoother con
fidence game was never worked In the
etato , and the Alliance is unnblo to
figure how the political cryptogram was
workoi.
AN iMl'KllATtVU DUTY.
Tlio legislature has hn Imperative
duty to perform , whlch.lt cannot well
nlTord to shirk. The constitution ox-
prcwsly provides , section 7 , article Ex
ecutive , "that the governor shall nt the
commencement of each session , and at
the close of his term of ofllco , and when
ever the legislature may require , give
to tlio legislature information by mcs-
paguof tlio condition of the state , nnd
shall recommend such measures as ho
shall doom expedient , The governor is
also required to account to the legisla
ture and accompany his message with a
statement of nil moneys received or paid
out by him from any sums subjuct to his
order , and at the commencement of each
regular session ho shall present estimates
of the amount of money required to bo
raised by taxation for all purposes. "
Section 22 , article Executive , provides
further :
"Tho olllcors of the executive depart
ment and of all public Institutions of the
state shall , at least ton days preceding
each regular session of the legislature ,
severally report to the irovornor , who
shall transmit such reports to the legis
lature , together with the reports of the
judges of the supreme court , of defects
in the constitution and laws. "
It was the duty of the present legisla
ture at the opening of the session to
notify Governor Thayer that the two
houses were duly organized and. ready
to receive the message of the out-going
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governor , which had to embrace the
general review of the condition of the
state ; a summary of the expenditures
during the past two years ; m estimate
of the amounts to bo levied for main
taining the state for the next two years ,
and the reports made by the supreme
court of the defects in our laws , and
their recommendations for legislation
absolutely needed.
The legislature in its turbulent and
bungling preliminaries to the regular
work of the session omitted to notify the
outgoing governor and therefore is now
groping in the dark as regards the
most cssontial subjects with which it
must deal at the very outset. Tbo mem
bers are absolutely at sea as regards the
finances of the state ; the expenses and
needs of state institutions ; the disposi
tion of our school funds ; the income from
fcchool and university lands ; the liability
already incurred by the militia'sent for
the protection of the frontier , and the
stops to rcliovo the distressed settlers
in the drouth stricken counties.
All this information the legislature
must have before it can intelligently
provide for the immediate wants of the
state. Governor Tluvyor has boon sup
planted by Governor Boyd as do facto ex
ecutive. Whatever may bo the outcome
of the contest the legislature must for
the time being direct itself to the do-
facto governor and through him pro
cure tbo rooorts and documents without
which it cannot well proceed with legis
lation.
It is simply child's play on the part of
the legislature to carry on the business
of law making without a governor. It
is playing Hamlet with Hamlet loft out.
Why fritter away any rnoro time in
tomfoolery nnd try to ignore the existence
once of a governor whom all executive
offlcerH have recognized. It scorns to us
that the time has como for the legislature
turo to adapt itself to oxistlngconditions
instead of acting like a lot of schoolboys.
Inasmuch as the outgoing governor
cannot legally present his farewell mes
sage in Ills official capacity , lot him bo
invited to file the same with the secretary
tary of state , who can either transmit , it
to the legislature by special request or
give it to the press and have it printed
as an official document.
Whether this is done or not , Governor
Boyd should at once bo invited to submit
such recommendations as ho is in duty
bound to make to the legislature. It is
the privilege of the legislature to adopt ,
modify or reject these recommendations ,
but it is its imperative duty to place the
governor in position to transmit them
without subjecting himself to insult or
snubbing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SUBSIDIES AND T//B TKEASUltY.
No ono can say with certainty what
the condition of thp national treasury
will bo two years hence. The estimates
of the secretary promise a surplus of
about $15,000,090 , but other calcula
tions entitled to consideration make
out a possible largo deficit. The
changed fiscal conditions necessarily
render more or less untrustworty nil os
timatca at this time , but ono thing
every practical man can understand , and
that is the expediency of observ
ing great prudence , in increas
ing the financial obligations of
the government. The expenditures
tor the current fiscal yohr will bo very
much larger than those of last year , and
with the prospect of reduced revenues ,
it is important that no unnecessary ad
ditions bo made to the demands upon the
treasury to bo rwot next yoar. Tills is
essential not only to guard against a de
ficit , but to satisfy the very general
popular sentiment against the tendency
to extravagance in the expenditures of
the government. In two years these
have increased not loss than $80,000,000 ,
and when the lull results of
pension legislation are ascertained
the increase may reach $100,000,000. ,
This is pretty rapid progress in money
spending , oven for so wealthy and pros
perous n country as this , nnd it is un
questionable1 that the great majority of
the people , Including the whole body of
producers , believe that it is tirno to cull
a halt. They have no patience with
now schemes , however plausible , to spend
the public money , which in any event
moans the maintenance of the existing
burden of taxation , nnd may require an
addition to it.
Such being the conditions , it would
clearly bo unwlso to institute
a policy of ship subsidies to
make a now drain upon the treas
ury the extent of which no'ono can esti
mate with any degree of accuracy. The
commissioner of navigation recently
submitted an estimate that under the
bill now being considered in congress
the cost of subsidies for the Qrst ton
years would bo $47,000,000 , , or an average
of $1,700,000 a year. Other estimates
place the figures yory much higher , nnd
it would scorn that they must bo if the
subsidy policy should have the effect in
stimulating shipbuilding that its sup
porters claim it would have. And unless
It did whatever expenditure was made
whllo the experiment was in prog
ress would bo practically a wnsto
of monoy. But whatever the coat might
bo it Is plain that the government can
not judiciously otnbarlc uponagonorul
ship subsidy policy at this time. To encourage -
courage the construction of steamship
lines by n moro liberal allowance under
long contracts for carrying the mails
may bo defensible , but the people will
not approve or tolerate any such swoop
ing subsidy system as the bill before congress -
gross proposes , although this measure
is'loss objectionable than the ono passed
by the somite. Leaving out of consider
ation the principle involved , and regard
ing the matter from the practical point
of view solely , the present Is In every re
spect a most unfavorable tlmo to insti
tute a general policy of ship subsidies.
It ought to bo entirely safe to predict
that western republican congressmen
will bo found almost unanimous In oppo
sition to the pending subsidy measure.
ffEIttlASKA AS A SVOAIt STATE.
The people of the United States paid
the farmers of Germany the enormous
sum of $10,000.000 In the fiscal year end
ing Juno 30,1800. And this amount was
paid for boot sugar , now grown and
manufactured in Nebraska. In the light
of thosu facts it seems cort-Un that n
splendid prosperity stands waiting for
the st'ito ' which has at last nwaUonod to
its possibilities in the production of n
crop admirably suited to its boil and
cllmato and the encouragement of an
industry which will do great things in
the upbuilding of manufacturing in
terests.
Germany is but ono of the sugar pro
ducing countries of Europe. Ttluis , per
haps , not ono-hundrcdth part of the land
adapted to the culture of this crop that
exists in the United States. Its homo
market is much smaller. Its foreign
market ought not to bo larger. The con
sumption of sugar per capita in Germany
is 18 pounds against -1-1 pounds in the
United States. Its population is about fifty
millions against about sixty-throe mil
lions in this country. With millions of
acres in the valleys of the Mississippi
and Missouri adapted to the growth of
the boot , why should the American people -
plo continue for a single year to send a
stream of gold across the sea to enrich
the farmers of Prussia , Franco and other
districts in Europe ?
These facts reveal the possibilities of
Nebraska as a sugar state , and ono
worthy to bo considered in connection
with the proposition to roppnl the state
bounty on this product. Prussia began
the cultivation of sugar boots in'1801
and the first factory received a subsidy
of $35,000 from Frederick William
III. The industry started there
under much loss favorable cir
cumstances than in Nebraska.
It had not then been thoroughly ostah-
ished that sugar made from boots could
compote with the product of cuno ,
AM yet in 1890 the output of the many
lundrcds of boot sugar factories in Eu
rope greater than in any previous year
rivalled the cane sugar product of the
entire world , both in quality and amount.
The sugar industry is now well-under
way in Neb ) aska. With an annual homo
consumption of not far from two and a
lalf billion pounds , with a fair chnnco at
/ho markets of England and moro than a
fair chance , under the operation of reci
procity , at the markets of South Amor-
cn , who can measure in mere words or
figures the possibilities of Nebraska as a
sugar state , if our people make the ut
most of the opportunity ?
What other avenue of do volopmont can
promise so much to n state possessed of
every agricultural advantage and earn
estly ambitious to build towns and on-
courngo industries ? It is the duty of
Nebraska to facilitate hy every proper
moans the growth of a business which
promises so much. The factory now in
operation at Grand Island , and the ono
in process of erection at Norfolk , repre
sent only a good beginning. Six hun
dred factories of that size would bo
required to manufacture the raw sugar
now imported to the United States.
That number , and moro , will undoubt
edly bo erected in this country in , the
course of the next few years. It is Ne
braska's business to got as many of them
as pos'siblo.
If our people are equal to the oppor
tunity presented , Nebraska will become
the greatest sugar state in the union.
Vale , Louisiana ,
TUB SEVENTH VINDICATED.
The hue and cry raised against the
ofllcors and men w.ho participated in the
battle of Wounded Knco is shown by un
questioned authority to have boon ut
terly groundless.
Immediately after the battle dls-
patclfos were sent east by reckless cor
respondents Intimating that "Custor had
boon avenged ; " that his old command
was pushed to the front in order , if there
was fighting to bo done , the Seventh
cavalry might have the first round with
the Indians. It was assorted that , hav
ing surrounded Big Foot's band , the sol
diers deliberately opened fire and indis
criminately slaughtered men , women
and children. From these assertions ,
sentimentalists wove blood-curdling
stories of a massacre , and the democratic
Dress united in assailing the administra
tion for political effect. The officers nnd
men who took part in the battle needed
no defense. They performed their duty
in an unforeseen and perilous emer
gency.
To dub the Seventh "
cavalry as "aveng
ers" is a gross insult in view of the fact
that of the 400 of the command at
Wounded Knco only ono man was with
Ouster In his disastrous campaign nnd
ho was among the first to fall a victim
to Big Foot's treachery. It is not neces
sary to take the testimony of the officers
and men in their own defense. TUB
BEU correspondent oloarly showed , the
day following the battle , that not only
did the Indians open fire , but that the
eolulors were taken by surprise nnd thut
several of tholr number wera murdered
before the troops fired a shot.
To any unprejudiced portion the tes
timony of Father Crafts is conclusive. A
missionary among the Sioux for ton
years , with Indian blood in his veins , ho
was virtually ono of them , yet they did
notsparo him. IIo writes : "Tho In
dians fired first and the troops nro not to
blaine for the wholesale killing , as
everything rfas'jdono at close quarters. "
Whllo wo fto not propose to discuss the
charges ngalnst.Colonel Forsytho , which
will bo disposed of by n court of inquiry ,
wo assort , wllKoul fear of successful con
tradiction , tltAt tlio ofllcors nnd men of
the Seventh cavalry will bo vindicated
from the oh > . u that they planned and
cnri'ied into Jifdil a massacre of the In
dians who foil victims to the treachery
of tholr own.i liiof nt the battle of
Wounded Knoc. ,
ir ACT UF coyatiKss. .
There is n Humorous nnd aggressive
element now at work in the politics of
the United States which demands that
the National government shall provide
general prosperity by act of congress.
Tito p.an is very simple , and divides nat
urally into two sections.
First , the reformers would have the
circulating medium increased to at least
$50 per capita. They would do this by
opening the mints of the United States
to the free colnngo of all the silver of
the world , nnd by issuing irredeemable
paper money in such quantities as might
bo demanded to carry out the other re
quirements of the scheme. Incidentally
they would abolish the national bank
circulation.
Having thus provided an ample sup
ply of money , they would next proceed
to loan it out to- farmers and planters
on tholr crops nnd lands. For
this purpose it is proposed to establish
sub-treasuries in every county whore a
surplus of corn , cotton , whoot and to
bacco is raised. On those products the
government would bo expected to ad
vance 80 per cent of t.io market value
and issue certificates redeemable at
holr face value nt any tlmo
ivlthin a certain period. Those nro
.ho . main features of a plan which pro
poses to make everybody prosperous and
nappy , by a single magnificent stroke of
ogislatlon. There- n largo brood of
thor embryo ideas , all tending in the
same dh-ection. Ono emanates from
aline county , nnd proposes that the
tate of Nebraska shall authorize furm-
irs to form associations for the purpose
if mortgaging tholr property in com
mon , and shall then guarantee the prin
cipal and interest.
These demands , in whole or in part ,
have boon endorsed by the Farmers'
Mllanco in the south nnd west , and
are expected lo bo the basis of a third
party which will endeavor to marshal
ho producers for a national contest in
1892. While the time has not yet como
to discuss the propositions in detail , it is
well enough to point out some of tholr
visionary features and to show how they
are opposed to the sound economic prin
ciples of this government as they have
existed since tlioy were established by
the master mind pf Alexander Hamil
ton , the first secretary of the treasury.
The United States has always issued a
currency husod on intrinsic wealth.
When it has-"issued promissory notes
they have been redeemable. It has in
creased the volume of currency to meet
the growing demands of business and
population , nnd .has today a larger
amount per capita than nt any time
Since ' 18SG. In addition to tbo cash'1 * in
irculation , the national banking sys
tem of chocks , drafts nnd exchanges
ivcs the business of the country the
actual benefits of n much larger amount.
Now does anyone pretend that at no time
in the last thirty-five years this country
has been prosperous in all its channels ,
or that in that long period its develop
ment has been blocked and impeded by
ho lack of a-Bufuclont circulating me
dium ? Will any ono attempt to prove
that Franco , with twice our circulating
medium and practically no banks , or
Australia , with five times our circula
tion , have boon moro prosperous' than
the United States ? Jf those questions
cannot bo answered in the affirmative ,
on what ground canJt bo claimed that
the only salvation of the country is a
reckless increase of the circulating me
dium , largely based on the fiat of the
government ? What laborer or farmer
wants to receive his pay for work or
products In a currency that is certain to
depreciate while ho carries it in his
pocket ?
The theory of sub-treasuries and gov
ernment loans is equally delusive. It is
the most vicious ploco of class legisla
tion over proposed. It attempts to cre
ate a fictitious and unnatural prosperity.
Its benefits would apply directly only to
ono class , and only to ono section of that
class. The farmer who raises horses
and cattle , sugar boots or potatoes ,
would receive none of its bonolits , ex
cept the privilege of paying his share of
the taxes.roqulred for the erection nnd
maintenance of thousands of costly
warehouses. Worst of all , those pater
nal schemes ignore thq wholesome the
ory of personal independence that un
derlies our whole system of society nnd
republican government.
The producers and laborers suffer evils
nt which tnoy may justly complain.
Trusts and monopolies have grown up
which rob the producer of the fruits of
his labor and levy a tribute upon the
consumer for whlon ho receives no ade
quate return. Btf hose evils , the pro
duct of class legislation , are not to bo
remedied by moro mid worse class legis
lation. These wro'rigs will bo righted
when the laws provide that the demand
shall regulate the supply , that honest
competition shallj govern prices , and thut
every man shall have a fair chance to
make his way in tU6 world.
The scheme to jijovidQ , prosperity by
act o ( congress i & delusion and a snaro.
THE BEE Invoatigntlon into the condi
tion of affairs In. " ' plumbing superin
tendent's ofllcOj-jfurnishes the council
sufficient matoriaUito operate on. Wo
have shown a slipshod systumof collect
ing foes , n failure to account for the
snmo and a deliberate attempt on the
part of the superintendent to cover up
his short-comings. .
To put it mildly , the inspector has not
only violated the plain provisions of the
law , but his conduct renders him liublo
to prosocuUon-for malfnasanco In ofllqp.
It la. no oart of his duty to go
outside- hU olllco bcarching for
fees. Every master plumber is
under bond to procure a per
mit before beginning work on a build
ing. Failure to do TO subjects him to
fine or revocation of license , or both ,
But the zealous plumbing suporiuton
dent has never enforced this law. On
the contrary ho has , In scores of In
stances , not only failed to submit the
specifications to the board of health , but
exacted fees whore the work was In progress -
gross , clapped them In his capacious
pockets nnd conveniently forgot to re
port the fact to the comptroller. Under
such circumstances the Inspector was In
duty bound to prosecute the plumber for
falling to secure a pormlt.
Tlio reckless mismanagement of
he olllco la not surprising , It
the natural result of pine-
ng Important sanitary work In
ihargo of political workers. For over a
car the ollico has been nothing moro
han an annex to the political fortunes
f the Twenty-eight club. Instead of
llllgontly enforcing the plumbing laws
nd giving builders competent inspec-
lon for the foes exacted , the political
[ uarlotto neglected the work for which
hey were paid , and drew salaries from
the citv , for ; weeks devoted exclusively
0 political scheming.
The council should promptly instltuto
1 vigorous investigation of the plumbing
lopartmenl , and wood out the iucornpo-
onts and the dishonest.
Tun clearings for the past week indt-
to a general loosening of the finan
cial stringency. The sum total of trans-
tutlons murk nn increase of 0.5 per cent
outsldo of Now York. Only 17 cities rv
wrta decrease against 31 during ono
irst wcoit of the yoarnnd the aggregate
locrcaso is only 1.5 per cent against 15
per cent during the previous week. The
mprovoment is wiijisproad and is cheer-
ng evidence of the gradual revival of
confidence and commercial activity.
Tun legislature has boon in session
ono week and yet it has not pro
cured a bit of information about the
vants and resources of the state. It
does not know whether there is $500,000
: ash in the treasury or whether the
ronsury is empty with a deficiency star-
ng "them in the face.
ANOTHER bridge bonus is suggested ,
but before it takes practical form the
managers will do well to determine
whether the improvement is to bo made
lartially in Nebraska or wholly in Iowa.
THE fact that congressmen do not
want to investigate the silver pool by no
moans satisfies the public that there is
no silver pool to investigate.
rnoro bridges over the
Missouri river and fewer ou paper.
Tlio First Joli IJMrst.
Commenting- the Indian troubles tbo
Washington Post snys : "Perhaps it will bo
better to finish up that far western Job offlco
before wo administer n trouncing to tbo saucy
Britishers. "
Indian Tt"giincurs.
JWio I'urli Sun.
"Some officers have urpcd upon the war de
partment the raising of a regiment of Indians.
Still , regimental organization is not neces
sary for thcso irregular forces who perform
their valuable services as scouts nnd trailers
In small bodies , and have no nocd of battalia n
formations or manoeuvres. "
On This , Thun nn Time.
Some of the prominent democratic papers
are finding fault with Cleveland because of
certain omissions la his speech at the recent
Jackson day banquet. A few intlmato that
the cx-prcsldent purposely dodged nn im
portant Issue through cowardice. The Phil
adelphia Record ( democratic ) has this to say
on tlio question : ' -The speech of ox-Prcal-
Jent Cleveland at tbo hauquet last night was
excellent as far as it went. * * * But
some reference to the financial situation
mlcht have been expected in a running com
mentary upon present conditions and tbo
democratic attitude thereto. * * * Tbo
people of the Uuitod States have learned to
ndtniro Mr. Cleveland because they believe
In his cournpo and honesty. Now that his
attitude on the silver question has boon mudo
a matter of public controversy ho should
take the first opportunity to restate it with
clearness. "
Tno Boston Herald , by the way , thinks
Clovcldfl J is talking too much.
Epoch : "Ihoar the plumber Is engaged
to your housemaid. " "Yes. " "Why don't
they get married 1" "Ho Is not ricr. enough
yet. She hasn't been in my employ long
enough to stuff the water pipes moro than
once. "
Guslitiigtou You are ttio light of my llfol"
Alicia Uon't ' , blow so much about mo or
' but. "
you'll put mo
Harvard Lampoon ; Beautiful Young Lady
( at hosiery counter ) These stockings strilto
me as being unusually loud. " Polite Sales
man But. consider how they would Iteop
your feet from going to sleep. "
Munsoy's Weekly : Nlcollnl ( to Pattl )
Now Is your time for another fi\rowell tour
of the states. Pattl Why'iiowl "You can
charge doubU former prices and attribute it
to the now tariff. "
Husband What are you so much inter
cstcd in in that paper ? WIfe I was reading
ono of ihoso articles on how to got up a cheap
dinner. Husband Do you want to ruin mol
Munsoy's Weekly : Brown What's the
matter with Hughost Ho looks very glum
for a man who hus Just been married. Bur-
ham Ho has Just discovered tbat ho made a
'mistake in looking up his father-in-law's
rating , ana married Into tuo wrong family.
She Whydou't you got married I Can't
you afford It ? Ho Yes , I can afford to
marry , but I can't stand the expense of nn
engagement.
iCppch : "We'll have to charge you for
extra hagguge , " said the bnfjg.ijjomastor.
"Why , I've nothing" but this hand-bag. "
"And that railway doughnut. "
Tom Wliat color of hair do you lllco best ,
Jack ) Jack It depends upon the girl.
Now York Sun : "You told mo a falsehood
Inst night , Ethel , " imid Ethel's ' father. " 1
asked you U Charlie Hicks bad f ; ° " 0 and you
said yes. " "No , you didn't. You asked , 'Is
that joung man gene yetl' IIo was
awfully gone. "
Now York Huraid : Figjw A friend , who
has about a dozen children , recently con
fessed to mo that In hU cuco marriage was a
faUurol DIggs I should regard It moro In
the light of an Invoice.
Plttsburp Post : Sullivan will appear in a
naval drama next season. Ho will probably
box tlio compass.
Texas Sittings : TUo cost shelter for a
young girl labor mother's ' wlug , especially if
sha's a llttlo "uulo. "
PlttslmrB Poit : Stealing a march ls not
Inrcoiiy any moro thuii firing u peddler Is
anon.
Chicago Tribune ! Snlpllng-Papa , why do
they want to liotn Inj ho Indians ?
Suipo-To keep them from being 'frayed
my son.
Mr. Fnmk L. Jnmoway of Newark. N. J. ,
la lu the city , the b'uoat of Mr. P. L. Porino.
CRUSHED IN AN ELEVATOR ,
Another Man Moots His Death in tbo Lin
coln Hotel Lift.
THE ASSASSINATION Op'jOHN SHEEDY ,
Cnntnln Pnytio IMoniaritly Surprlsoil
United Stntos Court
Two Person-Boole
Daninjfcs Iilnooln Note ? .
LINCOI.X , Nob. , Jan. 13. [ Spsolsl Telegram
to THR BKB.J Tha second fatui xcideat lu
nn elevator In tlio Hotel Lincoln InstiX of two
days occurred this afternoon ,
Loulo Turner , head portorlu the now Mil-
coin hotel , Ninth and Pstrcote , nnil nn as
sistant carried sovor.tl bur.'J'.J-s'1 to tbo llrat
lloor corridor to take up stairs en the ele
vator.
Turner pulloil the cable tindfltarted thocnr
from the basement.Vb ? : > It re.iuhod the
lloor ho nttomptoil ta stop It. Being
unable to do to ho nttomptoil
to climb on the lift vt/va It was about bronst
high , but could not draw himself up. His
asslstrintseelngthiitTurnorwould bo caught ,
grasped h'ni ' by the lefrs nnd uttompteil to
pull blv awn , but fiillud. Tbo poor fel
low's li&Cd wan c.tuulit between the tnachlno
and tbo lloor , tbo whole too being torn oil.
Turner was ngcd abouttwonty-slx or twen
ty-eight years , and ciimo hero ten days ago
from Council Bluffs. Ho wns a wtilto man.
Coroner Dr. Holyoke wan notified.
Mil. SIIEBDT Wll.I , DIK.
Mr. Shecdv , who wai murderously as
saulted lust night , wns sllll nllvu this nftor-
iioon , but with slight hopes of surviving
luiuiy hours.
Tlio police claim to have n clue to the as
sassin nnd nro hard nt work nt It. The gen
eral opinion si'Oina to bo tbat possibly the
man who stabbed Mr. SUccdy nearly five
years ago , on January Ifi , labd , knows u. great
deal about tbo case. Mr. Sncotly lias live
times been assaulted sincelu Lincoln , once
with nslungshot , nhlchluftn depression on
his forehead , twice stabbed with Knives , shot
at about six weeks ago and last night's at
tack.
Tbo man who stabbed him five years ago
was named Jay Patterson. TUo fellow was
drunk nnd becoming boisterous In SlieeJy's
'
gambling establishment tit Tenth antl'P
streets , was put out. Ho lay In wait on the
stairway , nnd when Slieody came down ho
attacked him with ix penknife , cutting him in
the fnconud on thuhaiuls nud seriously stab
bing him in the rlb-t. Patterson was found
guilty at the February term of the district
court that year , and on March 31 , ISbO , was
sentenced to five years In the nunitcntinry for
assault with intent to kill. It is said that
whou sentence was pronounced ngnlust him
lie excitedly nroso In court nnd swore ho
would kill Sheedy when be had served
bis time. Patterson wus trnctnblo nnd docllo
In prison nnd inado good tlmo , having been
released December 17 , 18S9. It Is not known
what became of blm , but suspicion res's on
him because of tbo threats against Sliccdy's
llfo be Is said to Lmvo uttered.
A tnnn named Hurt , residing nt Hlcftnmn ,
nnd who was formerly n guard nt the peni
tentiary , states tliat Patterson , wbilo n con
vict , had several times told him' tie Intended
killing Sheody ns soon us ho got outsklo.lf ho
was bung for it the next minute.
Shortly after 10 o'clock tonight Mr. Sliccdy
dlcd and the cotvnnlly assault lias tbereoy
developed into a murder. Many persons bo-
llovo that Sbcedy know who his assassin was , '
but for reasons best known to himself -would
not divulge Ws identity. But bo declared ,
however , after ho was assaulted , that bo did.
*
not knowwho his assailant was. Tboro is a
hundred thousand dollars.
CAITAIX
The meeting of Fnrragut post of tlio Grand
.Army of the Kcnubllc on Saturday night was
ono of the most interesting ever hold by that
organization and will never bo forgotten bv
Captain Payne , tbo retiring commander , nnd
-.vho for sorno tlmo has been recognized as the
leading spirit in tbo organization. After the
insinuation of officers Past Department Com
mander Bowuell , in language expressive of
tbo feelings of the comrades , presented Cap
tain Puynu with an elegant gold beaded
ebony cauo as a token of esteem and remem
brance. Though overcome with surprise and
emotion of being the object of such yratltudo
tbo present was gracefully accepted by Cap
tain Payne nud bo feelingly expressed his
thanks.
UNITED STA.TT.S COU11T.
Judge Dundy opened the United States cir
cuit nnd district courts in tbo court rooms In
t no government building today , but nothing
moro than tbo call of the docket was done.
On the criminal doclcct appear the caios
against Charles Powelson and two others for
counterfeiting. Poivclson's operations wcro
conducted lu this cUy nnd ho was arrested
hero , but the others are western Nebraska
productions.
W. A. Uommon , the young man who opened
the private letters of Miss Adele Payne , iho
actress , Is present for trial on the charges
preferred by the star whoso manager ho was.
it was thought tbot Miss Payne wyuld relent
and not appear ngutnst Dcmmon , but such
seems not to bo thocaso , forsbo wrote United
Statoi Commissioner Billmgsloy the other
day instructing Uimto wire bur at once when
tbo cnso would bo called , and she seeim In
clined to do all In her power to make him pay
dearly for his Indiscretions.
SUIT > OH FIVU THOUSAND.
Mrs. KmniaE. Balllugcr , tbo wlfoof John"
Z. BullliiKor , the brakomim on the B. & M.
who on .luno lit foil from a broken train nnd
was crushed to death , has commenced suit In
tbo district court for $5,001) ) damages , claim
ing that the company is responsible for the
accident. Mrs : Balllngcr hi her petition al
leges tbat ta addition to herself there were
three children dependent upon tbo deceased
lor support.
support.WAISTS
WAISTS PAT rou iNJOnins.
Joseph 1C. Morley bos commenced suit
against the Capital Heights strcot railway
company for & > , UOO damages for injuries re
ceived OctoberG , ISS'J ' , by falling from a car
It suddenly turned a corner find threw
him to the ground. IIo wns badly Injured
and was conllnod to his bed for a long tlmo.
A ? UWKNT TO TUB OOVERXOII.
Today Oovcrvi"1 Boyd received n handsome -
some iinwont that , plivwed him greatly. It
wm a beautiful bluQ ullk banner presented to
him by Miss Kmnm Andrea , dnuitbtorof Hon.
Philip AiicirM of Oiimlm. The banner was n't
Imvlzomo specimen ot Miss Andres1 nrwtl o \
sldli. f > i it appeared an excellent portrait '
of the governor and below It the words "First
rti'inocrntio governor of Nebraska. " On aw
iiccompnnvingc.ini was Inscrlliod the follow-J
in i "From nn onthuslastlo democrat. Em-
tna Andres. " Tbo ucntlful biuinor will bo-
- omo n permanent ornament lu the govern
or's ofllco ,
BTATH 1IOUSB XOTES.
Today tu tbo secretary of stnto's oflloo n
dcod was lllcil showing tbo transfer of the
frnni'liiics ami railway effects ot the Ran
dolph ft Nortboistcri Nubrntkn railroad
company to tlio Chicago , St. Paul , Minne
apolis iVtOmnhu railway company.
, The statement of the business done in this
ntitn by Iho Pluonlx llro Insurance commnv
of Hartford during the pntt your tins bctm
Jlliil with tlio Htnto auditor and xhows the
following flpuras : Premiums rocolvod , $1- : )
OSiUO ; loisw. Incurred. SWs 11.41" .
The ivpsrt .if the WoMchustor flro Insur-
anou company of Now York shows the fol
lowing llpuros : Premiums rocolvod , $10-
TIKUT ; IO SOH Incut-rod , g&OUI.ll.
Tlio report of tbo American Central flro in
surance company of St. LouU shows Iho
following llguros : Premiums received ,
S5,0jy.71 , ! losso.1 , SW')7.8'.l. )
XKim / ' T1IK XIHtfllll'liST.
Nebraska.
UdgarvnnU nil Ice skating rink.
Tim Thnyer comity ulllunco will meet ut
Hebron Saturday.
An effort Is being made to organize a "Wom
an's Kolluf corpi at Republican city. „
Atkinson's watonvorlcs luivo boon com
plotcd , tested nnd aceopted by tbo city coun
oil.
oil..T , Q. Joffbson , a barber nt Presser , loft
town betivoen two days and bis creditors
mourn.
Hnv. Mr. Smith bus resigned the nastorntd
of the Baptist church at Long Pine on ac
count of old ngo.
' 1'ljo Rule school recently gave an ontortnlu1
mcnt to ralso money to purchase books for
tlio poor children ,
The Ladles' Aid society of Nolmwka has
shipped nlot of clothing niid provisions to tha
drought sulTarorj.
The Methodists of Noknwkn have pledged
onongh money to build a now church , which
will bo erected lu the spring.
Thorcsldencoof Mr. Husscll , superinten
dent of the JValrbury waterworks company ,
was damaged by lire to the amount of $000.
Hog cholera has made Its appearance in the
vicinity of , Nouawku. I. N. Applognto and
.T. W. Conn have each lost over 0110 hundred
head ,
a. F. Mlllorof Long Pine Is credited with
having rustled sovcral hundred dollars out
of the citizens of thutpiaco and then to hnvo
suddenly taken bis his departure for parts
unknown.
The state board of transportation tins Jint
Issued a now railroad map of Nebraska ,
Each road Is glvon a distinctive color , and
tbo position of every station and every mlle
of track is accurately shown. According lo
Iho map the tbtal milcago of railroads in the
state Is 0-llO.li'J miles. The Burlington has
2,213.H7 miles , the Union Pacific l,254. r
ratios , tbo Elkhorn I,009.fiO miles , the Mis-
iourl Pacific ! ! 50.07 mlles , the Chicago , St.
Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha 201.20 mlles , the
Uock Island IU5.8S miles , the Pacific Short
Liso 12S.5 mlles , nnd the Kansas City , Wyau-
dotto & Novtbwestern 20.10 miles.
Ncbranlcn , lown nnd Dakota Pensions.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 12. [ Special Telegram
to Tim Ben. ] Pensions wuro granted todaj
to tbo following Nebraskans : Original JmTii *
M. Newton , Cbndron ; David McCuiic ,
Petersburg ; Edward O. Morgan , Plum Vol
ley ; Joseph Perkins , Fulls City ; ( Jilman
Pike , Harvard , Increase Charles Mead ,
Long Pine ; Joseph McUanlcl , Toknmnh ;
Samuel A. Callard , Chndron : M.S. Latham.
Elba ; Daniel W. Burd. Nelson.
Iowa : Original Ell Mead , Marsballtown ;
Thomas M. Itinokirgcr , Warsaw ; Frederick
Mohrkoku , Grnfton ; Thomnt Kobinson ,
Newton ; Oliver Uule , AVost .Dcs Molnes.
William N. Snook , Newton ; William
Taylor , Drush Creek. Hcstoration nnd
increase Alex Huffman , Iowa City.
Increase Oliver C. Meredith , Newton ; los-
epb Vincent , Snnborn ; David Finlev , Com
ing ; Michael V. H. Turner. Waterloo. Ho-
Issue-George Kocky , DCS Molnes. Itelasuu
and Increase William I. Scott , Mount , Ayr.
Original widows , ore. , special net , old war
Amanda L. , widow of John L. Wlsnor , Oska-
loosa.
South Dakota : Additional John AVyrant ,
Huron ; Wlllimn II. Robinson , Kllcndnlo.
Restoration and Incrcaao Jacob Uismuko ,
Coral. Tucrcaso Sidney V. Arnold , Uoscoo.
m
'A Startling Ktatcuinnt.
CHICAGO , Jan. 13. [ Special Telegram to
Tun Bnn.l At the meeting of the Daptlst
ministers this * morning the startling stutt'J
montwas made by Dr. Gordon of Boston that
the work of missions was about to bo aban
doned In the Congo country for lack of funds.
The sneaker moralized on iho Indiscretion
displayed by churches In expending funds.
"Wo have churches in lioston. " ho said ,
"wbidi wiund $2,000 nycnr for slnclng and
give comparatively nothing to mission work. "
Dr. Gordon said tbls apathy was not shared
by foreign churches.
nnd Snow.
LOXDON , Jan. 12. Throughout Great Brit
ain the Intense cold weather continues to pre
vail. In addition dense fogs uro general , but
there has not been any more snow. Tha con-
lincnt is still Buttering from snow storms so
severe that several express trains between
Hamburg , Cologne , Berlin nnd Vienna have
boon snowed in. Malls are considerable do-
delayed throughout Kuropo ,
>
Kllloil by nn Avnlniiuho. *
Vir.NN"A , Jan. 12. Dispatches from tbo cap
ital of Bosnia state that an avalanche oc
curred ncnr Lyons , burying a number of
houses nnd crushing the inmates In the1 ruins.
So foricscuers have recovered the bodies of
seventeen persons and a number of others
Injured.
Richest of all in Leavening Power. U. S. Gov't ' Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
ABSOLUTE1Y PURE
NEBRASKA
National Bank
U. S. DEPOSITORY , OMAHA , NEB.
Capital , - - - - $4OOOOO
Surplus Jan. 1st , 1800 , - OT.ftOO
Olticari and lroctor Honrr W. Yn'oi , 1'rcilclent :
Lowli H. Itooil , Vloj.l'rjsldontj Jiime W. Savant ) , W
V.Morao. John H. Colllm. II. 0. Ouihlnj , J. N. II
Patrick. W , U. H. lluirhiji , cashier.
THE IH.ON BANK ,
Corner 12th nun Knrnnin Sti.
A General llanldn ; ; DuslnrM Tnuwotod.
EKCELSIORSPRINGSMo :
N lur 'i Tonic , Dur ! tic ind Uric Solvint.
tOM ) ONLY IK nOTTfcta Df
C 0. MOOHE & CO. , Agti. ISIS Dodgt 81.
OMAHA.
LOA.N AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed nnd duarautaod Capital..1300,000
1'ald In Capllal 3SO.OOO
Iluyi and soils stooka and l > ondfl ! negotiator
commercial paper * roeolvci anil executes
trusts ] ( \otsai transfer nqent and trustee < i (
oorporUloni , takes charge of property , col
lects Uxca.
Omalia Loan&TrustCo
SAVINGS BANK.
S. B. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sis ,
1'nld InOuiillal I 5J.C05
Buliscrlbud and Guaranteed Capital. . . . 100,0(11 (
Llablllly of Stockholders t 200.UOO
6 1'erCcnt Interest I'uld nn PopoalU.
1'KANKJ. 1-ANUE.Uuililor.
Onioen : A. U , VVyimin , president. J , J , Hrown ,
vlce-pre lilunl , W. T. Wyman. troaiurcr.
Dlrootom : A. U. Wyman , J. ll.Mlllard , J. J.
lirown , Guy O. Unrton , E. W , Nu U ,
U Kliaoidl , Qeorio 11. Lak *