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Nolnry Public.
TllK Bilvor pool investigation looks us
if it were intended to discover nothing
and would succeed.
Now Unit Juy tiurrowR Ims started n
daily paper , llio dc.stltuto farmers ought
to bo able to got alon without fuel and
food.
CHICAGO has received some of the
Koch lymph. By all moans lot it bo in
jected Into the local world's fair com-
nileslon.
THE plumbing superintendent prom
ises to do bettor in the future. It re
mains to bo BOOH whether the council
will accept promises for porfonnanco.
Y politics are the essence of
order and decorum compared with the
wild orgies of the "gang" and "anti-
gang" factions in the Colorado legisla
ture.
"WK AitK gratified to note that there
s no truth whatever in the report that
Senator Paddock proposes to obstructer
or oppose the pending intorstalo bridge
bill. Our advices from "Washington
llatly contradict all suc.h reports.
Orl > Iltrrcu , who hns boon losing
heavily of late , lias reduced his pile to n
million and quit. Ho is said to fool cha
grined at the circumstance , but there
are many other poonlo who would bo
willing to quit on the same terms.
GKOKOK Ar-vunu TOAVXSKND hns be
come chief newspaper engineer of the
Stanford boom. That settles it.
"Gath" comes high and doesn't work
for his health , Doubtless the senior
senator from California has made up his
mind to bo one of the bidders for the
next presidency.
JONKS of Hinghainton will become
governor of Now York on the retire
ment of Senator Hill. Ho will thus
realize his dearest ambition and
lay the foundation for a genuine
boom of his own nuxt fall , llo is not
intellectually a brilliant man , but ho
makes good soalos and always "pays the
freight" cheerfully
Till ! register of deeds insists that he
IH not required by law to turn into the
treasury the foes collected until the end
of his term. Tlio trouble with the rog'
istor is that ho has no money to turt
over , lie has not yet accounted for tlu
surplus fees of his first term , and was
ineligible to olllco'whon ho qualified ir
January , 1890.
ANDKIISON of Kansai
wants the now railroad trust invest !
gated. Ho is satisfied that it intends t <
nullify the notion of the interstate com
inorco commission and that it noodi
looking into on general principles. Congressional
grossional investigations usually unioun
to little and there is hardly time for i
'committee to learn all the intricacies o
the latest blp combine before Mr. An
derson and a largo number of his ropub
llcan colleagues pass from power. It ii
perfectly safe to assmno , however , tha
the trust was formed for the purpose o
protecting the i-allroada against tin
pcoplo , and legislators will make ni
mistake by enacting laws to protect tin
people agalimt the railroads.
IMMKOIATK stops should bo taken b ;
the logbhituro to amend the aulcroatlnt
the olilco of register of deeds. The lav
applies to every county having u popu
lation of 18,000 or moro. It was ctroftoi
and rushed through the legislature
without adequate protection of the pul
ho interests. If the polloy pursued b.
the register In Douglas county is adoptei
in other counties , many of these otllcinl
will hold in tholr possession puldl
funds in excess of the amount of tliol
respective bonds. The legislature shoul
make the law so explicit tha
oHIcials cannot evade its provision !
The present law does not permit n
ofllclal to retain moro money than ia re
quired to pay for the sot-vices of th
deputies and assistants , but lliinsy pr <
texts are urged to onnblo olllcinls t
hoop the surplus in tholr possoasior
The law should bo so amended as to re
quire rctrlstord to turn into the count
treasury the surplus iu tholr hanO
every month and the county commit
slonurs should bo clothed with powc
to enforce compliance with the law o
pain of removal from olilco.
TllK TltOVllLK O.V Till : XIW.IKKKE.
Superintendent Goodjiow of the Mil
waukee & St. 1'aul railroad , whoso ro-
eonl circular to station ngcnts was severely -
voroly criticized by Tim LJKK , makes the
following explanation :
You can say through TUB DEB thjit our
incncrc served with White Oap notlcoj and
In omo Instances wcro threatened with ( runs.
It was nccownry to clo'0 some stations because -
cause no protection was furnished man and
ttioyvero literally driven out of town. My
iiotlco was to cover nucli cnsus.
There has been no general reduction of
wages nnd none Is contemplated. At 10 sta
tions wnRCs wcro equalized anil no man wa3
reduced below the standard of wages paid by
other roads In thtattato. The whole trouble
was caused by the loadoi ? of the order of
Uailrond Telegraphers who , by mlsrcpro
Beatntlons nnd direct falsehoods , drew our
men In.
"Thoro has been no general reduction
of wages and none Is contemplated. At
10 stations wages were equalized and no
man was reduced below the standard of
wages paid by other roads in this state.
The whole trouble- was caused by the
leaders of tlio order of Kallrond Teleg
raphers who , by misrepresentations
and direct falsehoods , drew our men In. "
Tiri'.BKK does not justifvvlolcnco or
nny other Hpocies of outlawry as a means
to redress the wrongs of worklngmen.
Tlio fact that wliolu communities on the
line of the road took an active part In
upholding the cause of. the striking
telegraph . boys shows that there
must have boon nn intense fool
ing of sympathy by the people
or there would not have been
any such demonstrative sympathy had
there not boon serious grievances and
hardships. It may bo true that the Mil-
wntikeu road only equalized' the wages
of their operators , and are paying about
the same wages that other roads pay in
the state , which means that they are
paying just about enough to hold
soul nnd body together. It is a
notorious fact that nobody can success
fully gainsay that vho telegraph operat
ors are the poorest paid employes ou
the railroads. The result is that com
petent boys are driven out of the ser
vice. It is conceded that 11.011 could not
live on the wages paid for this class of
service.
The public has a right to protest
against such a niggardly policy because
ho lives and property of the patrons of
the road are constantly in danger.
This is why the people alonir the Mil-
bvaukeo have shown so much concern
n the grievances of the operators ,
which otherwise would liavo scarcely
caused a ripple of popular discontent.
TllK VKOVLK STILL IX THE W.lK/v' .
Every state in the union , with a simile
exception , has had full reports of its
various departments laid before It and is
busy with the consideration of ways and
means for the future. The exception is
Nebraska , and the delay on her part ia
becoming scandalous.
The carefully prepared message of
Sovornor Thayer was lost in the shuttle
during the preliminary stages of the con
test over the governorship. The recom
mendations of Governor Boyd , for aimi-
ar reasons , still remain the profound secrets -
crots of himself nnd his private seoro-
tary. The pcoplo have no ollicinl knowl
edge of the condition of their treasury ,
of the cost of their slate institutions , ef
their present standing or future needs.
They are lllco the partnots in a great
firm wliD are denied access to the books
and yet counted on to pay the bills
The ror orts of the various depart
ments of government for the last two
years , and the recommendations of the
outgoing and incoming governors , are
everywhere the basis for intelligent
legislation. It is ridiculous that this in
formation should bo kept from the legis
lature , the press and the public by the
fight over the ofllces and spoils.
It is imperatively necessary for the
peed of the state that the people should
notbo kept in the dark much longer on
those important matters.
ANOTIIKH I'OINTUH UK CATTMi.
The agricultural department has pub
lished a few figures from its forthcoming
report on the cattle industry , and they
sustain what TUB BHK has already said
n regard to the demand for bottoi
prices.
Tho. department gives out a table
showing the nuiubor of cattle to 1,000 of
the population in each year from 1830 to
1889. According to this showing there
were loss beef cattle in the country in 18SE
than at any time for -10years , excepting
only the years 1830 and 18S1. And ii
was in 1880 that the nnrkot felt tno full
force of the reckless clearing out of
wostoivi ranges , of which Mr. Armour
spoke so feelingly In his famous argu
ment before the congressional com-
mlttoo. When complete figures are at
hand forlS'JO , as there soon will bo , It
will doubtless bo shown that beef cattle
have decreased in number still moro and
that the number to 1,000 of the popu
lation Is loss than at any time siaco n
record has boon reported.
In case this is so , what then maj
stock raisers and feeders expect ? Cor
talnly they have a right to expect i
firmer market and higher prices.Vc
hnvo already shown conclusively that
the demand has gained on Uio supply
while the cost of production has iu
creased.
Therefore , if bettor prices are no
soon realized the cattlemen of the wes
will know of but one way to account foi
it. They must fall back on the theory
that a few mon have decreed that the
producer shall not have his fair share
of the profits.
-.1 I.IUK14 OX RKKURlilCAXS.
The Boston Glebe publishes tv cartoon
representing the l'G. O. P. " in the fern
of n burglar , rilling' "tho pooplo's trual
vault" of various state governments
while Bill Chandler stands guard wltb
dark lantern and revolver. Its oxplnna
tlun is as follows :
Iu no loss lhau six states at this momon
the republican party Is engaged In polltlcr
grand larceny. In Illinois , Kausa ) , Soul
Dakota , Nebraska , New Hampshire ani
Connecticut , by slightly different nrocesso
which amount to tlio same thing the ovoi
throw of the popular will as expressed at 111
ballot box they are engaged In seizing stal
governments and United States aciuitorsliii :
to which they huvo no sort of legal or mon
right. At this rate politics will soou bo n
ducod to the level of burglary ,
So far as Nebraska republicans ar
concerned the statement is a llbol. Thor
have been scones at the capital of this
state In the last three weeks of which
moat Nobnukans are heartily nshainod ,
but they cannot .bo laid at the door of
tlio republican party. And the demo
cratic organs of the cast should not
further circulate the slander ,
The republican party has had Httlo
part in the struggle over the state gov
ernment , but 'that little is to
bo recorded to its everlasting hon
or. Lieutenant Governor Molklojohn
was the only republican who had
nny ofllclal connection with the alTalr.
Ho fearlessly uphold the constitution ,
though the inevitable result of such ac
tion was Uio seating of a democratic
governor.
The revolutionary proceedings which
doubtless impressed the Qlobe were all
undertaken by the independents nnd
solely Iu tholr Interest. The course of
ex-Governor Thayer was notcoutisolod or
endorsed by the republican party , and
was wholly n personal mutter with him.
based on Ills conviction that ho had no
legal successor. His notion , however ,
did not delay the seating of Governor
Boyd a day. "
As a matter of justice to Nebraska re
publicans , to say nothing of historical
accuracy , the Boston ( Hole should erase
the name of this state from its list of
political burglaries.
wxcnssm ; TAXATION.
Reduced taxation is the most Impor
tant problem the legislatures of western
states are called upon to solvo. Every
Btnto beyond the Mississippi is con
fronted with taxation increasing out of
proportion to the growth in population.
How to stem the tide of extravagance in
the management of public funds is a
question that ought to command the
ability and support of every honeBt legis
lator.
The Minnesotalogislaturohas directed
an investigation into the conditions and
policies which caused nn increase in state
expenses from S.TJ'J.TOO ' in 1885 to the en
ormous sum of 81,48S,00 : ! in IS'JO. ' The
finances of the two Dakotas are in a con
dition requiring ritrid economy to pro-
'ent damage to their credit. Colorado
las a largo revenue , but the oxtraya-
nnco which marks its mnnago-
nont forces the state to issue
varrants which rarely command lace
'aluo. In Kansas the rate of taxation
oupled with excessive valuation forma
, n unbearable burden , so much so that n
lonimission was appointed two years ago
o codify the state laws and curtail ox-
ionsos to a minimum. The increase in
axntion in Nebraska has not boon pro-
lortionate to the growth in population.
The exact llgureson state revenue for the
iast year are not at hand. For the pro-
icoding years the revenue returns com-
iared with population show an unjusli-
lablo increase. In 188o the total state
ovenue was 81,027,018. The population
'f the state at that limo was 740,015.
The rate of taxation was therefore 31.3E
per capita. During the succeeding five
fcnrs the population of the state in-
roasod to 1,030,703 , or an average of
15,209 per year. On a population of
i20',573 in 1888 , the state secured by taxa-
Ion $ l2o,887 : ! , an advance ot 3208,809 ii"
hrco years. In other words , the rate
per capita increased from 31.3S In 1883 to
S1.41 in 1888.
These figures clearly show that Ne
braska must abandon the reckless finan
cial methods and install economy in
very department of the state govern
ment. The state does not compare witli
linncsotn , in resources or population ,
ot the rate of taxation in the lattot
state is 81.14 per capita , to $1.40 In No-
> raska. Wo have provided liberally ,
oven lavishly , for the various classes the
state is obliged to care for. In proportion
tion to population Nebraska surpasses
surrounding'states in providing for Its
wards. There is no necessity for more
state buildings. These and similar leaks
n the state treasury should bo stopped
and vigorous efforts made , in and out o !
the legislature , to secure a radical ro
ductlon in state expenses and state tax
ation.
JVOr AIiTOaUTIlKtt SATISFACTORY.
It appears that there is already semi
dissatisfaction with the now agroomon
of the western railroad presidents. This
is duo , as the reports represent , to thi
fact that the association is dominated
by Mr. Gould , and there is a natural ap
prehension that whatever is done will ii
all cauot have primary reference to tin
interests and advantages of that mag
nato. According to a Now York dis
patch all concerned in the agroomon
are waiting for Gould to institute
tuto promised reforms , but ho i
showing no sign of an inton
lion to do so. It woult
seem that tlioro Is a foollni
of absolute helplessness among th
members of the association in the nb
sonco of any action or mandate fror
Gould , nnd in view of the fact that h
wns the instigator of the agreement an
pledged himself to the prompt carryln ,
out of the reforms it was designed t
effect , it is not surprising to find thn
his inaction and silence cause som
suspicion. Nothing could bo inor
natural in the circumstances , for over
railroad ofllclal connected with th
Western Traffic association fully undot
stands that Mr. Gould's promises ii
relation to railroad affairs nr
never to bo taken with unquoi
tionlng confidence and that his taotlc
will always boar watching. Equall ,
natural Is the outside opinion that Mi
Gould's object in instigating the assoc
ation was wholly a speculative one , bt
cause hirf interest in the properties h
controls is notoriously speculative.
It may bo that those views will b
atiown to bo not wholly correct. It
possible that Mr. Gould has goo
reasons , not dictated entirely by hi
own Interests , for not immediately pu
ting into effect his promised reform
But if eo ho should not wlthhnl
them too long from his assoclati
in the agreement , lost distrust and dt
satisfaction become so general and pr <
nounccd as to bo dangerous. Ono thin
scorns to bo universally admitted , nn
that Is that the olllcioncy of the ussoel ;
tlon will bo greatly impaired unless it 1
enabled to carry out some such poolln
arrangement as the agreement provldi
for. This it cannot do with the nut
pooling bcctlon In the Interstate con
uiorco act in force , and the chance of
modification ot this section at the pro
cnt session of congioss cannot
bo regarded an favorable. It
is probablrfjr * that the proposed
change agitbil on by the senate
coimnlUoo , nmWrlng regulated pooling ,
would pass the senate , but .this Is one of
the pratlcnl matters which may hvno to
go over by reason of the political battle
that la on in the emmto. What the fate
of such an amendment to the law would
bo in the house } , however , is very uncer
tain. It Is p rlfaps too Boon to bo able
to predict with'any degree of certainty
what the fate of the "Western Traffic as
sociation IB llkoly to bo , but current re
ports regarding the inside feeling and
the outside Impressions are not reassur
ing as to its permanence or usefulness.
TlIU convention of marble nnd granite
dealers In Omaha is nn event of consid-
orablcunagnltudo. What the organiza
tion lacks in numerical strength is made
up Iu monumental designs. Founded on
broad humanitarian principles , no mor
tal Is too poor for the members to refuse
to roar a column to his memory. Histo
rians by profession , they pronounce the
final benediction on rich and poor and
cnrvo in Imperishable materials the beginning -
ginning and the end of all birth and
death. In stony urns nnd inani
mate busts , they nro content to make
tholr mark and chlsol greatness the vic
tim never dreamt of. Omaha extends
welcome to those distinguished gravers
of still llfo , whoso epitaphs glisten on
unnumbered hills.
Tins vicious assault made by Dictator
Burrows on the supreme court renders
him liable to bo severely punished for
contempt , but the court can well afford
to icnoro a monomaniac who is' on the
verge of insanity and is a fit subject for
treatment in ? omo lunatic asylum.
IP THE Independents of the legislature
do not mu/.zlo the 'ravlnjr monomaniacs ,
whoaroat the helm of the newspaper that
professes to voice the sentiment of the
Alliance they will compel every law
abiding i iti-/.on to denounce thorn as
fouiontors of anarchy.
Quit lawmakers have just cot to the
point where they started from two weeks
ago. It is somewhat singular that a
body made up principally of farmers
should persist in trying to put the carl
before the horse.
Tern RHKD shows a disposition to pre
side over the house until his term as
speaker expires. ' '
OTJIEIt L.IXUS Til AX OVItfi.
The British parliament was reopened
Thursday , and the. Incident which created
the Kreatest interest wns the presence of Mr.
1'arnell , who the dispatches say sat between
McCarthy nnd Sexton nnd appeared moro
comfortable than either of them. The presence -
once ot 1'aracll la a'akl to have had a depress
ing effect , though ll Is not quite easy to un
derstand why it should have done so. Cer
tainly no one could have reasonably expected
that Pnmcll would absent himself on this
occasion , whatever ho might concluuo
to do Inter on. Not to have been ou hand at
the opening of parliament would have been a
distinct concession to his enemies , and Par-
neil is too shrewd uniT'boul a" politician io
muko a niUtnko of this kind. Ho appreciates
moro keenly than anybody else .tho necessity
of holding every inch of ground that ho is
permitted to occupy , nnd whatever ho gives
up no will bo compelled to surrender.Vhilo
hiScolleucucs were silent Paracll
pave notice that lie would at
an early day call the attention
of the government to the crimes act In Ire
land. It remains to bo seen what considera
tion will ho shown him , but ho can bo de
pended upon to aggressively insist upon
being recognized in the relation ho still
claims to hold as the leader of the Irish
party. And it- may bo that his courage ,
force and superior ability will .enable him to
maintain tliat claim ,
*
The uow outbreak inthe Argentine seems
to bo a revolt of the Interior provinces
against ISuenos Ayrcs. Tno jealousies nrool
long standing , and antedate the long struggle
which ended In that city becoming the capi
tal of tlio republic. Stnco-tbat struggle there
have been constant protests from the interior
against the too great power of the capital
province , as well as against the npp.uont
preference given it In the recent settlement
of the finances of the republic following the
During collupso. The federal government
did not include the bonds of the provinces In
the settlement with the London 'com'
mittce , but were reported to have made
a most favorable disposition of some of the
indebtedness of Uio capital city of Buenos
Ayrcs , nt well as to hnvo bargained awny the
water and drainaco wortcs of that city to the
advantage of the English purchasers. The
revenue derived from these provinces is also
said to have been expended In inequitable
proportion in the capital province , notably
in building up the new city of La Plata , the
seat of government of Buenos Ayres. Th (
province which heads the revolt Is oao 01
the strongest of the Interior states , nnd do.
rives its name , Kntro IJIos , from its position
between the rivers Parana and Uruguay ,
Its capital is Bajada do Santa Fo , a city o :
150,000 Inhabitants.
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The serious character of the Chilian In.
aurrectlon is no longer a matter of question
In spite of tbo denials at first made. Tin
fact is that political troubles have beet
going on iu that republic moro than a year
as the scenes In Uio , Chilian congress last
January showed ' , Hlots have since thei
occurred In departments where the genera
government wast accused of Interfering will
and controlling elections. This , in turn
was made the sn'pjectof inquiry by con
gross. There seams to bo little doubt , also ,
that the ranks otjMia democratic and social
ist parties have boon reinforced of lati
years by some 01 , 0 Immigrants , and thn
the Uccoptlvo provisos held out by colon !
zutloa ngonts twv boon responsible for ;
good deal of dissatisfaction. There may bav
been a cause of Uiicontcnt among naval ofll
cors over an net of fllsclpllne by the secrotur ;
of the navy ; buflt'ls evident that politico
trouble is at the bottom of tbo present rove
lutlon , and that , 'Vvhothor Justly or not , clet
tlou outrages aro'ohargod ' upon the exlstlni
government. Under the constitution o
Ohill Provident Dalmacoda , whose term e
plres thl. * year , cannot bo a candidate tor re
election ; but His oven becoming a qucatloi
whether ho will 1111 out his term. Tao Hrll
ishshow their view of the gravity of th
situation by sending a naval force from Put :
amix to Chili.
#
The victories of the French at Nlora nn
Yourl are likely to strengthen their hold o
the western Soudan. Sultan Ahtmulu ha
long been the most determined enemy c
French progress In that region. About to
years ago ho consented to make a treaty e
peace and protection , but whoa the Krone !
attempted to vUlt hU capital , So u-Slkoro
Uo quickly showed that his notion , of poac
was that of being loft alone. As this strong
hold was on the Niger , the French war ve ;
seU passed It and wont beyond ; but when
war broke out again , nad Ahrtmilu's forces
hiJ bee a reix-atcdly defeated In the
Held , the French were nblo to seize
and hold this chlot town ot the
Scgu province. It was snrroumleii by lilh ( ?
and thick walls , but Sultan Abinadu knew
enough not to bo penned up In tbo town , anil
preferred nVandonlntr it without a blow. So ,
too , tbo recent capture of the stronghold of
Nlora by Commander Archlnanl uld not put
nn end to the war , slnco ho encountered the
enemy again about eighteen tulles away.
Still , the reduction one after another of the
fortified towns must materially aid the
French prestige mid plans. Tlioy recently
made treaties with live chiefs , which ex
tended tholr power on the K Igor nnd the
Upper Senegal Country , nnd In tholr military
operations they secure tiallvo auxiliaries.
*
*
Russia has sent Lieutenant UjntclnfC to
Vienna to aid Its military representative at
the Austrian court In learning all things pos
sible about the Austrian army. Neither
Austria nor Germany Is very much pleased
at this attention from their most threatening
neighbor , especially as the privileges of tholr
military attaches in St. Potorsburi ; have been
cut down to all but nothing. In Uorlln Gen-
end Count Kutusoff , Husslau military repre
sentative , sees pretty much all the Prussian
troops do , nnd at any crand review or inn-
ncuvrorccompantes Kmperor William him
self. Similar privileges are accorded to Hus
sion military representatives by limticror
Franz Joseph , In St. Potewburg , however ,
tbu Prussian ( Scncral ron Vilhuiuia and his
Austrian colleague nro allowed to see nnd
hear so little that tholr governments uro re
peatedly discussing the advisability of with
drawing them. llcsldes tbo over unvaried
drills of the guard corps iu camp at ICross-
noJe-SIeto , the German representatives are
allowed to observe absolutely nothing in
military nfTntw. The big maueuvres In the
interior of the empire are entirely inaccessi
ble to thcnii Even association with men of
their rani : in the Uussiim army Is curtailed.
*
* *
The Germans have the reputation of being
the best educated people in the world , and
tUelr schools are regarded as models of thor
oughness nnd elllelenuy , but the fact , estab
lished by oflicial and entirely trustworty
statistics , that during the six years ending
1S3S 239 Gorman school children committed
suicide , the majority of them because they
fulled to pass the proscribed examinations ,
indicates that education in the Fntho rlniul
is , as Emperor William lately declared in a
memorable speech , being greatly overdone.
It is molaticholly to think how severe must bo
tno scholastic pressure which drives nearly
lilty children to suleldo in one year , almost
one each week. If education Is not onoof tlio
good things of which It Is possible to have too
much , Ills evidently quite possible to admin
ister to much of it within a given time , and
the boys and girls of Germany cvidenty have
a particularly hard time of it. Talnk of
nearly three hundred children killing them
selves bceauso they didn't ' got a certain num
ber of marks , nnd for that or some other
; 'ea3oa were afraid of punishment. .
Wanted iV Hio\r.
Jmtfiimit ) > \ Journal.
The country was told by the froetr.ulors ,
lending the passage of the present tariff law ,
that the first elfect of it would bo to limit
our foreign trade , because Europe would not
buy our goods if wo did not buy theirs. If
, ve wanted to flourish and fulfill the designs
of nature wo must raise food and cotton anil
hati o them for manufacture ! ) goods. The
RlcIClnloy law has been in operation over
four months , and what is the result ? Just
tbo oppoNito of what the freetraders have
told us would come about. Dun's ' weekly ro-
vlow lolls us thut the value of our exports
from New Yon : for the llrat two weeks In
Jnmmry , IS'Jl , wcro greater by 13 per cent
Limn tboy wcro during the corresponding
period of last year , while our imports this
January hnvo been IB per cent less.
Knows Mow It Is.
CMcaun Times.
It was unfortunate that \vhon Kansas City ,
.11 preparation to receive Mr. Porter's young
nen and women , extended her borders she
did not do it more carefully. The Missouri
supreme court has decided that it was so im
properly done Unit It must bo done all over
again , and the result Is that many orna
mental china gods have cracked to pieces nnd
15,000 Imi dropped from the total of her pop
ulation , while municipal legislation is in dis
order and n preat bip lump is swelling in
Kansas City's throat. Chicago can sympa
thize with her , for she knows Just how she
would feel In the same hard case , All aho
con say , however , is to try again , and do us
Chicago did. Make sure , flwt , tliat there is
no tOstly china in the way and then sprawl.
-
V oiililn't Kut Crow.
JV.-IP Yurlt Herald.
Well , the flght for the senntorshlp seems
to bo ut an end. Wo retire from the Held
with the consciousness that wo have done
our duty and that tbo state ot New York will
bo the loser by our defeat.ro have strug
gled to get the right man Into the right place.
If the question could have been decided on
its merits wo should undoubtedly have scored
a signal triumph. Hut It often happens In
American politics that the second host candi
date , pushing his claims with vigor nnd
finesse , usurps the position which the bettor
equipped but moro modest candidate richly
deserves.
l''ni' '
Cincinnati CninmcrctaWattUe.
It bus been ascertained that the senators
who voted for free coinage represent only
30,000,000 population , while those who voted
against It represent ; H , 100,000. From this is
the deduction that a majority of the pcoplo
are opposed to dishonest money. The major
ity can bo estimated at a much larger llguro
upon the theory , which is the correct one ,
that several of tlio senators who voted for a
debased coinage did not represent the senti
ments of the people of thclrrcspectlvo states.
Policies and llm Hit ; Knir.
Chlctniii Time * .
So far as finessing for further congressional
aid goes , both commission and directory have
made u mistake by investing almost exclus
ively In republicans for high salaried places.
It b clear that nothing helpful of the fait
will bo done at the present session. Appeal
will necessarily bo made to tbo bouse that
will Do organized next December , nnd that
body will bo overwhelmingly democratic.
Jlill'H Sntltftiotlou.
It Is a keen delight to Governor Hill's
Irionds to have bad him elected to tbo senate
without the vole of the forger who has Just
been found out la n democratic member ,
xvritus Murat Ilalstoail. The looks of the
thing were melancholy for n while.
Vttiill/iii : tlio
In < llnn ) > olh Journal ,
The legislative functions of the United
States senata scum to havu fallen Into In
nocuous-desuetude. For nil practical pur
poses it is as Idle as a painted ship upon i
painted ocean. Only the closure rule cat
vitalize It. . _
\Vliy MiniHlorn Ijkvn Ho Long.
! \'cw York lterltl. \ .
The reason why clergymen live to bosovont ;
years of auo oa the nvoragu Is that they havi
an annual attack of bronchitis which cai
only bo cured by a tour through Europo-
expenses paid. _
Harper's Ilazar ; Minnie ( to Gus ) Yes ,
have uii.nllowur.c'o now ; and I'm ivhvavH H
hard uii the last thirty duys of the mont !
that I don't know what to do.
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ,
Judje Stewart's Time Occupied iu Hear
ing an Interesting Lawsuit ,
SOMESTATISTICSBOUTNEBRASKA \ SUGAR
Tlio Administrator of nn K.stnto Sued
bjr tlio KIolrH V New Irrigation
Company Stuto llouno
Notes.
t.y , Ncu. , .Tan. 23. [ .Special to Tun
UEB. ] Judge Stewart was engaged tills
morning In hearing u civll-caso erf an unusual
tuni. It was that \Viitliliuton ; Malnos , nn
eastern capitalist , wlio sues Hruco & Straw-
bridge , real estate tnen of this city , on n note
foriWI.5 , ' . The note win given as part of
the purchase price of some land In the north-
urn part of tbo city , which also wns encum
bered by n $1,000 mortgage. In giving this
note Holskell .t Chapman , acting M attor
neys for ftlalncs , entered into an agreement
with the defendants whereby it they dis
posed of tlio liiiul the mortgage was to bo
collected by o.xbaustlng the property by fore
closure and nsratust all intci-vonors , The de
fendants sold It to Krank Shcrwln and ho
disposed of It to S.V. . Arbulhnot , oneh of
whom agreed to take It subsequent to the
$1,000 mortgage , nolrlng upon this , the de
fendants claim they rild not put in an
nnpearauco whoa tbo land was sold
by the sheriff and by which they
claim to be damaged $1,000 , for which they
nsk Judgment. They also claim that Malnc.s ,
llcbkell & Chapman , Sherman nnd Arbuthnot
entered into a conspiracy to allow the Inter-
vouors to escape llabibilitio-M , mid to compel
the defendants to pay the balance.
HOUND TO Sii : , ! > Till ! LOTS.
John 1C. Diirr brought suit In the district
court this morning agalnstF. J. Utisli to com
pel the fulfillment of a contract to purchase
lots iu Manchester. The provisions were
that one-third was to bo paid wheu the shoo
factory was located nnd the foundation laid ,
one-third when the nuildlng was completed ,
nnd one-third when It wns in operation. The
first payment was made , but the second was
not , and Uurr claims he was damaged J-50
worth.
ruun sroAn.
The first statement of W. It. J3ncon , tbo
resilient Insneetor of the Oxnanl boot sugar
company's factory ntUrnnd Island , shows an
aggregate of the following llirures from Octo
ber 17 to December S ) Total number of hairs ,
7.'iOl ; average weight , 100 youndt ; total ,
7in-llX ! , ) pounds. Per cent pure sugar , 100.
Tlio bounty on sutrar Is 1 cent a pound and
the aggregate amount paid out in Nelirailcn
during tbo past year for the encouragement
of this infant industry amounts to only
7yiH.
M'CI.IY ' is sunn.
Altlo Ktaltring nndTolko II. Tclkcn , heir.s
oftljolalo llol O. Telkcn , brought suit In
county court today against .1. II , MuCluy ,
bondsman for lli-iiry Nlsscnbcrg , adminis
trator of tbo 'iVlkoii estate , for f J'Ji''O. They
charge that according'to Nisscnberg's Html
report thov were his creditors to tnuamount
iiaincO , but tbnt tie has embezzled the cash , ,
converted it to his own use nnd refuses to
pay when they demand. They therefore
bring suit 011 bis bond.
STATi : HOUSn NOTES.
Tbo Nebraska Mercantile association of
Omaha hiw Hied articles of incorporation.
Tlio capital stock is $2fiiKH ) nml the general
nature of the business is for the purpose of
carrying on a Jewelry and stationery biihi-
ness. The tncorporators nro L. Churchill ,
Samuel Kays or and fc' . M. Ivohn.
Tim Sum Gosnoy live stock commission
"
company of South "Omaha has filed articles
of Incorporation. Capital stock , § 10,01)0. ) The
incorporutors uro J. Sam Uosnoy. Kugcno
MiinnVillinin Campbell , sr. , John Camp
bell , Kichurd Clove , Fred NuUmamiV. , . 1 ° .
Edwards.
A NEW 11IUIOATION" COMI'AXT.
The Uaynrd Irrigation , ciuial and water
power company has presented its articles of
incorporation to bo illed with the secretary
of stato. As the name Implies , the town of
Daynnl , Cheyenne county , is to be the head
quarters o [ the orunnlzatioii. The water is
to bo taken from the Pintle river. Tne cap
ital stock Is SiO.OOO. The ofllrors are as fol
lows : Enos Adninsen , president : Francis
O. AVIincr , secretary ; 1C. M. Slcnnis , treas
urer ; 13. B. Louqulst , Thomas Uoborls ,
William II. Stones , James O'llallum and E.
M. Stearns , directors.
IM.SWIAK JKSTN.
Drake's Mngazmo : The first woman , at
the .start , was a onesided affair , but she soon
got over that.
Dallas News : If you have any Integrity
hold fast to It. Stick your heels in the ground
and grate your teeth.
Now York Herald : "Why does a rnaa
'
always grow loquacious when'ho's drunk i"
"The spirit moves him to speak. "
Lifo : ' Was Hamlet mad ] Ho probably
would have been if he could hnvu witnessed
seine of the modern impersonations of his
character.
Ijifo : "You heard ibout the grizzly bear
that tackled a Chicago cirll"
"No what happened ? "
' The girl hugged the bear to death. "
Watts Wonder why they always call n lo
comotive "sho ? "
I'otts Maybe It is on account of the horri
ble noise it makes when it trios to whistle.
Indianapolis Journal : "Tommy you ought
to bo ashamed of yourself , I'm sure your
bible does not teach you to wait for another
boy and throw stones at him. "
"It does's fur as I'vo got. I'm only in tbo
first part yet. "
Mamma ( coaxlngly ) Come , nobby , take
your medicine now , and then Jump Into lied ,
Uobby I do not want to take my medi
cine , mil.
Father ( who knows how to govern chil
dren ) Houort , If ( you don't take your mod-
Irlno at oneo you will bo put to bed \vlthoul
taking It nt all ,
Hobby lakes It promptly.
I'lttsburp Hullotln : Mrs. MottiorlclRh -
Dora , my love , .wm it necojsnrjf to spend
fifteen minutes in bidding Harry ROOII ulghtl
Uorn ( furtively rear ranging a rumpled col
lar ) Yes , mother , It was n case ot mussed.
Imllnnnpolls .totinml : Harduppo-Mlw
Laura , hnvo you considered my note-
letter or-my propoHall
Miss Laura -I really do not know how to
consider It whether as a proposal or a chal
lenge to a fasting match ,
Life : "What's tlio matter , Kthotl"
' Oh , nothing , only my resolutions. "
"U'liatl broken so soon I"
"No but I it-solved after Christmas to
hnvo that now circular , and luiju says llio
resolutloa liasn't been adopted , "
Washington Post : "Mamma , " snlil tlid
minister's little boy , " 1 want some buttons
sewed on. "
"Dear , dear ! And them Isn't ' n button bi
the house. Willie , you will hnvo to wait
until the collection is taken up next Sun
day. "
Carlos had Just received a telegram from
Havana.
"What an admirable Invention the telegraph -
graph is I" ho exclaimed , "when you consider
that tills imjssajro has conu > ndlstanrooC lr > tiO
leagues , and the gum on the envelope Isn't
dry yot.
Grip : Quleldlash , sr. ( to his son ) -Don't
you think you could make yourself useful by
cleaning off this snow t
( Jiiickllpsh.IJr. Aw rather queer Job.dou't
you think , fertile son of a KOiitloiuniH
Qulckllnab , sr. ( exploding ) Son of a jackass -
ass , you mean.
Customer ( reading n newspaper ) Hera I
sco 1 am referred to in the pnpor iigaln.
Landlord Indued ) What do they si y about
you )
Customer ( reading aloud ) At the ole < o of
last week llcrlin numbered l&r.ilit , inlitlGF- " "
tants. 1 am one of the lot.
"Aro Mr. and MM. Green at home " 'was
asked of tbo little girl who answered the
bell.
bell."Vcs.
"Vcs. "
"Aro they engaged I"
The small girl looked l horrlllcd as she an-
swered i Why , they are married. "
It A It ICA 1 ,
Tlioy Are Alailu by Mayor Croglor In
ItrToruncn to the Ons TriiHt.
Ciiir.\no , Jan. " .1. iSpecial Telegram to
Tun Bir. : . | flavor Urepler has made some
very radical onion with reference to the pm
trust. The corponitlon counsel ha been in-
structcd to puili the < iuo wnrranto proceed
ings with as much severity as tbo law will
alow. This was a surprise to Mr. Hntohiiison
wbo.lmvliifj heard tbo gas trust was nbotit
to dissolve , ban been thinking bo would bn
saved the trouble of banilling a troublesome
case. The proposition iniido by tliogas trust ,
which Is now in tbo hands of the city council
will , beyond nil doubt , fall lint , for tbo city
seems to think tbo Into sensation , created t > y
the nmiouncoircnt of tliorai / trust people ,
wns only a scheme to squirm out of n hole.
They were being pushed hard and wory
forced to resort to stratogom , at least that is
what Mayor Uregler says.
S-iimllpn.Y ii ) Toxm. :
, ; Tox. , .Ian. 2. ) . [ Special Tolc-
prnm to Tin : Uii.J : Smallpox is becoming a
regular epidemic throughout the central and
southern parts of Texas. The facts have
been withhold from tbo press on account of
the supposed injury to tbo commercial Interests -
torests of the stuto. It Is learned , however ,
that there are many cases in this city. Tbo
city hospital bus been converted into n post
house. Tbo city blgh school was yostenliiy
adjourned Ind'illiiltoly , Kotwitlistmiiliiit
that every precautionary measure is belntfV
used to stop the spread of the disease it goes xs
steadily on claiming now victims.
llnnln-r Horm-r Slum stand Trlnl.
NBW YOIIK , Jan. 23. In the case of Kd-
ward II. Horner , the banlcer arrested on n
bcndi warrant from Springfield , III. , for
violation of the postal laws in sending lot
tery circulars through the mulls , .ludgo
Ill-own decided that bo : nust bo held for re
moval. Time was given counsel to sue out u
writ of habeas corpus.
VlllIJtVH ( HUilltl.
AC-ID Ynrk
Some go to church on prayer intent ,
In quest of soulful consolation ;
Some to display their wonlly bent ,
And fashion's latest dispensation ;
Some bend tlio Unco Orpheus ,
And go to hoar thp quartette choir ;
While some bow down to Morpheus ,
llcgardloss of predestined lire ;
Some seek the saintly paraon youncr ,
And go to guzo ami , gazing , love ;
Some , scourged by Mrs. ( Irumly's tongue ,
To prove their treasure Is above ;
But I attend the hallowed Hlulnu
For bettor reasons , you'll agree ,
My sweetheart's pow is next to mine ,
And When she prays she smiles at mo ]
Full many yours have fled since the death of
Itobln Crusoe ,
] ) hiclci > card and nil 1.Is corsairs have vaiv
Ishcd from tbo main ,
Most every island ruler has lately ceased to
do so ,
But oi.o pirate of the mainland la fated to
rumnln.
Ho has a winning manner when poor strang
ers go to churc.h ,
And ho leaves them standing by the door
in woury , waiting files ;
How gleefully and ilundlslily ho leaves them
In the lurch
l 'or the usher likes to sh w them ho is
monarch of the aisles.
TliosnVIii ) Dnn't.
So .weary was ho Saturday night
Uo wakened not till It was Monday ,
And thought it was a curious Bight.
To aeo the people working Sunday.
There was n happy time when Hades bml
No terror that too grcnt to mo did scorn ;
But now I must doserl my methods bad
Sitico I have found 'tis heated up with
steam.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. TJ. S. Gov't ' Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
NEBRASKA
National Bank
U. S. DEPOSITORY , OMAHA , NEB.
Capital , - - - - $4OO.OOO
Surplus Jan , 1st , 180O , - B7.00O
Olllcora nml llroctnri IIonrr W. Yntci , I'rnsMi'nt ;
I.owl.1 H. Koeil , Vlco-l'renlUontj Jniiian W. Sivrw , Vf
V.Moriv , Jiilm H. Collliu , U. U. Ciulilnit , J. K. II
1'atrlck. W. II. S. HuL'lim , cixshler.
THIS IRON
Corner IHtiuurt Karimm SU.
A General llunlcln : Business Transacted.
EXCELSIOR 'SPRINGS '
NituiVt Tonic , Diuritlcand Uric Solvini.
SOLD ONLY IN DOTTLES lit
C D. MOORE & CO. , Agli. ISIS Dodg * SI.
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Huhiorlbed and Guaranteed Ciipttal , . . . 100.000
1'ald In Capital OT.OOO
llnyt and soils stock * and bonds ; negotiator *
ooinmoralul pupori receives and uxccutos
trustsi acts n transfer asont and trustee of
corporations , taken cliargu ol property , oul-
teuts taxtii.
Omaha Loan&Trust , Co
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Stu.
aid in Capital , M.COO
Bubtcrlboi ] and Guaranteed Capital. , . . IOO.OU )
Llubility of Stockholders MO.OOO
B 1'erOont Inturi-.it 1'ald nn Doposlti.
I'KA.NK J , l < ANUi : , UiiHhlar.
OfDctrsi A. U , Wyinuii , president. J , J. Drown , ,
vlco-presldont , WT. Wymnn , trotsiirur.
IHreotorii A. U. VVyinan.I. , ll.Mlllunl. J , J.
llrown. any 0. llurton. 1) ) . W , Xuh ,
It. KliaDall , Guorto II. I.aka.
