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culation for May , 18011 , S4.174
Till : list of prominent Nobraaku demo
crats who luivo bcon recognized by the
administration Is growing1 no longer
every dny.
ICONOOI..ASM hns evidently Bccnrcd a
foothold in Missouri. They nro notimlly
Eonilin train robbers to the penitentiary
down thoro.
Tun new government of NicaraRua
lins lasted nearly a wcnk. The profus
Bional revolutionists Euem to bo laekinp
in their customary energy.
Dit. BHIGGS , the ox-Presbyterian di
vine , still has much to bo thankful for.
A few hundred years ago ho would have
been burned at the stake.
THE most unfortunate result of the
disintormnnt of the bones of Jeff Davis
is the disposition of somoof the southern
editors to fight the war all over again.
THE minors' strike in Kansas is still
spreading. Two thouiand men in the
rs-northcrn mines quit work today. Public
Ecntlmcnt still remains with the strikers ,
IT IS predicted the attorney genera'
will do a great deal to bring the trusts
to n realizing sense of their hcinousnoss
when he unco gets to work. Wanted ,
Blartcr.
Tun lynching of a negro in Illinois on
purely circumstantial evidence proves
that not all of the "latest southern out
ragos" are perpetrated below Mason and
Dixon's lino.
IP Tiin democrat ? of Iowa are only
half as anxious to ronominato Horauo
Boies as the republicans appear to have
thorn , the Hawkeye campaign will open
auspiciously for both partioB.
THE day that the Now York Stock
exchange refuses to list the trust stocks
will mark the downfall of the trusts.
The stock gamblers have an interest in
keeping the illegal combinations aliva.
Tun contest for election of governor
in Virginia this fall f-eoms to bo narrow
ing down between the democrats and the
populists , with the chances decidedly in
favor of the former. It is now predicted
that the republicans will not oven inako
a nomination.
THE Washington Star has figured it
out that there will bo no trouble in re
pealing the Sherman act at the next
session of congress BO far aa the house of
representatives is concerned. The foolIng -
Ing among the senators is still too in
definite to form the basis of a urodiction.
Tim real estate dealers who con
stantly keep their lingers on the pulse of
Omaha's progress and who nro quick to
note every change , unlto In saying that
the city is enjoying a steady and healthy
growth. Capital is seeking investment
here and with capital como the people
who ui > o it and who are bonofltod by it.
IN 1802 the collector of internal
revenue from this district turned into
the United States treasury $4,000,000.
Of this amount the two Dakotas con
tributed hut $ 12,000. The balance was
contributed by Nebraska. And yet in
all Nebraska a democrat could not bo
found worthy of an appointment to the
position of collector.
THKpopulist party la not as venerable -
able as that other political organization
which gave inspiration lo the principle
that to the victors belong the spoils.
But it is not a laggard in way of emula
tion where it has the power. Thus in
a single day the warden of the Kansas
state penitentiary removed sixteen
guards and appointed populists to their
places , and the hoadbinan a novice at
the business , too.
TllK attorney general of Illinois ,
not of the United States is making
* considerable headway in his fight
against the Whisky trust. When ho
Hitit instituted his suit to have the
trust's charter forfeited , the attorneys
for the trusts sot up the plea of no
jurisdiction. This plea was overruled.
Then the trust fllod a general de
murrer. This , too , was overruled , and
the big whisky combination was glvoc
twenty flays in which to convince the
court thut its charter should not be
rovokou.
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A ruling majority ot the court of 1m *
pORchmont has acquitted Messrs. Hast
ings , Allen and Humphroy of the
charges preferred Against thorn by the
legislature , as sot forth in the articles
of impeachment nnd confirmed by the
testimony adduced in the trial.
The verdict rendered will not bo a
surprise to these who have watched the
case cl&scly , for it has bcon anticipated
almost from the outset of the trial.
The find ings of the court will cause
much regret throughout the state. A
largo majority of the people believed the
impeached state officials should have
been hold to a more rigid account for
their misconduct of the affairs of the
Hoard of Public Lands and Buildings.
While the people will bow in passive
submission to the decision of the highest
court of the state , they cannot bo ex
pected to approve Ih6 methods that have
been practiced by the ollloials whom the
court has acquitted upon morn techni
calities.
THK I'LKVOK TltnV OAVB.
The antl-comblno convention now as
sembled in Chicago Is made up largely
of representatives of the republican and
democratic parties. And these are the
two political parties which stand spe
cially pledged as opposed to tho3o pernic
ious trusts. The pledges they gave in
their respective national conventions are
clear , conclusive nnd cannot bo misun
derstood.
Says the platform of the tenth repub
lican national convention , adopted nt
Minneapolis Juno 10 , 1802 :
Wo rcafllrm our opposition , declared in the
republican platform ot 183d , to all combina
tions of capital organized In trust or other
wise , to control arbitrarily the condition ot
trade among our citizens. Wo heartily In-
( lone the action already taken upon this
sublcct , ami ask for such further legislation
as may bo required to remedy any defects in
existing laws nnd to roudor their enforce
ment more complete nnJ effective.
Says the platform of the democratic
national convention , adopted at Chicago-
.Juno 22 , 1892 :
Wo recognize in the trusts and comblna
tioi's , which are designed to enable capital
to secure more than Its Just share of the
Joint product of capital nnd labar , a natural
consequence of the prohibitive taxes which
prevent the free competition which Is the
lifo of honest trade , but wo believe their
worst evils can bo abated by law , and wo
demand the rlsld enforcement of the laws
made to prevent anil control them , together
with such further legislation in restraint of
their abuses as experience may show to be
necessary.
Is the national democratic administra
tion exerting its power to insure the
"rigid enforcement of the laws made to
prevent and control" these vicious com
binations of capital , with that energy that
the people have reason to expect from
the earnest denouncement contained in
the democratic platform ?
Is it not true that in this state and
elsewhere both republicans and demo
crats , with Individual exceptions always
have boon and are yet the firm friends
nnd supporters of the corporations who
labor to control arbitrarily the condi
tions of trade and commerce ?
Do not the people look upon these
declaratory and denunciatory clauses as
tlip'idlo mockery of scheming politicians
nridUomagogues ? As hollow and empty ?
Sounding brass and tinkling cymbal
signifying nothing:1
The words spoken by members of the
convention who belong to either these
old political organizations will be fraught
with special significance because many
of them are representative men , loaders
of their respective parties. Doubtless
they will explain the Import of thcso
platform protestations , that have thus
far proved a trespass on the credulity
and hope of the people. It will bo wise
for both democrats and republicans in
the interest of the future of their respec
tive parties to recognize their errors of
omission , and at the same time seek to
amend and to guard against further re
prehensible commission.
AS TO TUB
Reference was made some days ago to
n statement that it was contemplated by
the secretary of the treasury to increase
the present volume of United States
notes , as an alternative to Issuing gold
bonds , if the necessities of the govern
ment required such action. Wo said re
garding this that while the secretary of
the treasury could reissue greenbacks ho
had no authority of law for an extra
issue. The act of Juno 20 , 1874 , fixing
the amount of United Stntbs notes , pro
vides that the amount of such "outstand
ing and to bo used as part of the circula
ting medium shall not exceed the
sum of $382,000,000. " The resump
tion act provided for the redemp
tion of United States notes in oxccsa only
of $ .100,000,000. Under this act the maxi
mum amount outstanding was reduced
to $ : i47,000,000 _ in round numbers. The
net of May 31 , 1878 , repealed HO much of
the resumption act as provided for the
redemption of United States notes nnd
forbid the secretary of the treasury to
"retire any more o ( the United States
legal tender notes. " The effect of this
act was to fix the maximum of legal tender -
dor notes at the amount outstanding nt
the time of the passage of the act , and
thut amount cannot he increased or dim
inished without the authority of nn net
of congress.
It is not ut all probable that Secretary
Carlisle , who is undoubtedly thoroughly
familiar with the various acts of con
gress rotating to the greenbacks , has
over had the slightest idea that ho
could increase their volutnu without the
authority of congress , the suggestion
having had ita origin , doubtless , with
sotno eastern banker with little knowledge
edgeof the laws , but a shrewd mind for
expedients. Such an expedient , however -
ever , would obviously have no value
should congress authorize the secretary
of the treasury to adopt it , for the effect
of increasing the volume of legal tender
notes coincident with u decline of the
gold reserve would but intensify the
dinioultloi of the situation. What the
treasury needs to do is to augment its
gold reserve , now reduced 310,000,000
below what has for a number of years
been regarded as a safe sum for the
maintenance of the government credit ,
and there appears to bo only ono practi
cal nnd cortnin way of doing this , and
that is by the sale of bonds. The gold
IB not coming through the custom
houses and the holders of it nro not
showing great willingness lo exchange
it for greenbacks. There is nn nmplo
supply of gold in the country to mcot
cnslly every roqulromont , but under
existing conditions these whohnvoitnro
disposed tqhold on to It , nctuntod by
prnotlcnl rather than patriotic consider
ations. When early in the proson ; ad
ministration Secretary Carlisle made an
appeal to the country to rollovo the
treasury gold situation there was for a
tlmo n quite liberal response , but it did
not last , and now that the need of relief
has become more urgent than ever bo-
fora the disposition to furnish it appears
to have boon lost. Meantime gold con
tinues to go out of the country and there
is a growing anxloty as to what the
treasury intends to do.
TUB
The Now York Chamber of Commerce
recently by n unanimous vote , passed a
resolution calling on congress to repeal
the silver-purchase law at ns early a
date ns possible. It is very likely that
other commercial badlos will follow
this oxnmplo , so that n considerable ex
pression of opinion on this subject from
business oi-gaui/.ations may bo counted
upon within the next two or three
months , In anticipation of nn extra ses
sion of congress in September. So far
as known the position of President
Cleveland on this question has
undergone no change since ho de
clared in favor of the repeal
of the law , and as ho is predisposed to
ylold to the vious nnd wishes of eastern
financiers there Is small probability that
his position will undergo any change. A
late report says that it is the policy of
the ndministration to use the patronage
to influence the silver men to vote for
repeal , leaving the question open as to
the future of silver , and it is claimed
that thocfllcacyof this policy has already
boon demonstrated. A Washington
paper is authority for the statement that
information coming from silver sources
"makes it n snfo prediction that there
will bo comparatively little trouble
to pass a bill through the house
to repeal the Sherman silver law
soon after congress moots , " and the
satno authority states that there will
probably bo a majority of the senate
finance committee favorable to repeal
On the other hand there is a report that
the president has boon advised by some
of these who are closest in his confi
dence that it will not be possible to secure
cure the repeal of the silver purchase
law without n compromise that will give
equally broad recognition to silver.
The policy of using patronage to influence
fluonco the silver men is not now sug
gested for the first time. If Mr. Cleveland
land has every had any idea of such a
plan , which is improbable , it is not
likely that ho ever seriously thought
of putting it into practice. The
mcro statement , with no evidence of any
authority for it , must have the effect to
put every champion of silver in con
gress under surveillance , and the least
proof that the president had really
adopted such a policy could not fnil to
unify the silver men more firmly. The
administration , therefore , could make
no greater mistake than to allow it to bo
understood that it contemplated any
such plan of converting the silver advo
cates. It is entirely safe to say that
Mr. Cleveland and his advisors in the
administration , and particularly his
bccrotary of the treasury , have too
much political sagacity to try any
such unsafe and injudicious expedi
ent. Assuming that the president
is still of the opinion that the remedy
for unfavorable financial conditions is in
the stoppage of the purchase of silver
by the government , ho will undoubtedly
use nil the legitimate influence- the
administration to bring about thnt re
sult , but it is safe to say thnt ho will not
rocnrd the distribution or withholding
of patronage ns a pnrt of this influence.
Mcanwhilo tbo advocates of sliver are
not manifesting any great anxiety re
garding the situation. They claim , that
they are strong enough to prevent the
repeal of the silver purchase act unless
they are given something equally favor
able to silver , and they express a deter
mined purpose to do so. It is not to bo
doubted thnt they nro very much in
earnest , but the value of their calcula
tions depends very much upon the course
of the republicans in congress. What
that will bo it would perhaps bo hazard
ous at this time to predict.
A TKXAN'S I'KOKUflOlAMBNTO.
A recent message of Governor Hogg
of Texas , vetoing the bill authorizing
the state to receive its quota of the gov
ernment sugar bounty , is not in itself n
matter of public significance. Aside
from the hysterical apprehension of the
paternal influence of the government
that characterizes certain passages , it is
merely the cnmmonplaco argument nnd
protest against centralization and class
legislation. The ofllcial source from
which it issues secured for it the atten
tion its author undoubtedly expected
and desired , and ho Is already hailed by
sonio of the southern newspapers as the
Death Dealer to the sugar baunty sys
tem. It is remarked , however , that
none of these papers have a word to say
against the proposed imposition of n
revenue duty on the article. The com
ment has become BO general as to invest
the incident that othorwibe might have
passed as a merely perfunctory executive
act with more than nominal Import to
the Biigar-produolng states. Nebraska
Is listed in thnt category , for with
proper encouragement she may become
ono of the chief sugar-producing states.
The facts epitomized are simply that
the state of Texas owns n sugar rlanta-
lion of 2,000 ucroa , upon which about
1,000,000 pounds of sugar wore produced
inat year by 165 convicts. It was on this
product that the legislature wished the
state to get the bolinty it is entitled to
from the national government , amount
ing to about $20,000. But the governor
interposed his veto to the act passed by
the legislature empowering and direct
ing the superintendent of the state poni-
toutiurios to receive the annuity , just as
ho did to a similar act two years ago.
Ho this time ombracoa the occasion tc
send in a long message arraigning
oongrois ns guilty of gross usurpation
of power in passing the bounty act ana
declares that to accept the gratuity
would make the state government ac
cessory to the crime. So long ai he
holds the executive ofllco ho says "the
ntnto fthnll trout this flWffnr bounty vrlth
dorlslvo contempt , ' 7nnd "shall not
stain her hands nor -dlsHonor her name
by the acceptance of f tlils money , the
polluted fruit of crirao f against justlco
nnd the constitution. " ' *
A glnring ohjootloH't6 ' 'tho bounty in
the eyes ot this npprohonslvo executive is
thnt its nccoptnnco wVni'fd admit into the
stnto the whole rnft.of , jntornnl revenue
ngonts whosoiluty it woujd bo to inspect
nnd supervise ono of hor-most Important
industries. Iho apphllibg result of this
would bo thnt Toxtis would bo roped
into n United States court , "where they
could magnify the powor'of ' the federal
judge nt the expense ofhor independ
ence and integrity."i
I The above suillclcnlly Illustrates the
character of the public document which
has subserved the purpose for which it
was probably intended and plncod its
author conspicuously before the south
ns the dcfoiulor'of the sovereignty of the
stnlo ngninst the encroachments of
pntcrnnlism , of her Independent nuton-
omy nnd the vindicator of her integrity.
As indicating how the message is re
ceived in Louisiana , the principal sugar--
raising state of the south , the Times-
Democrat of Now Orleans , says :
The superb oxr.mplo which Governor Hogg
sots of scorning federal ntd with which to but
tress up a stnto Industry will open the eves
of private suar ralsors everywhere to the
humiliating position which they occupy be
fore the country ns the recipients of federal
aid , and at the same time as the humble
receivers of orders front federal ofllcliils.
The States of the satno city , denoun
cing the evil principle of paternalism ,
says : "This is the vicious principle
which Governor Hogg has the manliness
to denounce , rebuke and spit upon , oven
though his own state nnd people wore
to bo among the beneficiaries of it. "
The Texas governor's objections to in
ternal ravenuo officials make a point
ngainst the democratic proposition for
an income tax , while the absence from
the newspaper comment of any sugges
tion unfavorable to sugar duties sug
gests that the democratic journals quoted
nro prepared to advocate such duties ns
some others have already dono.
HON. W. J. BRYAN modestly admonishes
ishes the St. Louis Republic , which has
named him as an aspirant for the chair
manship of the ways and means com
mittee , that ho is not a candidate.
Neither is ho for the spoakorship of the
house for which his name has also boon
mentioned. True confidence in the sin
cerity of the gentleman from the first
district may bo somewhat marred in
popular estimate by his assurance that
ho would not bo thought "so presumptu
ous as to asplro to either -of these
places. " But this elqquent young Loch-
invar of the wostornJdemocracy may bo
aware that his narao , has , already boon
'
associated by some , of 'his ardent ad-
mlrors with the presidency in the future.
After all , rememborhig that no speaker
of the house has yet succeeded in attain
ing that high goal ofjpolitical ambition ,
it is possible Mr. Bryan ihas determined
not to accept the ono'or the other of the
positions should it bo' ' offered. As the
ways and moans chairmanship is gen
erally the stopping stone to the speaker-
ship ho may have jus , approljcmsions as
to the disinterestedness of those who
have brought his namo'in contact there
with. It is not likely that an importu
nate demand will be made on our friend
in this instance , yet wo fear that ho is
doomed to disappointment when he
"takes it for granted , " tnat his venor-
nblo nnd worthy patron , Mr. Springer ,
will retain his place as chairman-of his
committee.
SOME legal technicality or cunning
device seems the favorite expedient of
rogues now-a-days to escape the penalty
attaching to their misdeeds. It is grati-
lylng to see their best laid plans some
times disconcerted. Thus in Minnesota
leading citizens , wealthy magnates ,
have robbed the state of pine to the
value of half n dozen million dollars
within the last twelve years. An at
tempt was made to secure a legislative
investigation , but owing to some techni
cal flaw in the act making appropriation
therefor the intention seemed to bo
thwarted , and thereupon the thieves bo-
catno insolent in their confidence of os-
capo. But now it appears that there is
a surplus for legislative expenses that
can bo legally used and the committee
proposes to push the inquiry forthwith
and endeavor to bring these haughty
and arrogant ringstors to justice. In
fact the inquiry has already begun , and
the late domineering and pretentious
gnng have suddenly become the humble
and patient niartyrs of an Iniquitous per
secution !
THE successful sinking of an nrtosinn
well in the suburbs of Pierre explodes
the theory that the great artesian basin
of the Dakotas terminated or ran out on
the west with tlio Missouri rivor. This
now spoutor throws 500 gallons of water
under n pressure of 175 pounds to the
square inch n mlnuto , nnd demonstrates
that at a depth of from 1,200 to 1,300 foot
the artesian basin can bo reached almost
anywhere east of tlio Black Hills. It is
beliovcd now that the basin extends
westward at least toirtho Hills. If such
prove the case thora'is1 "ho " reason why
every foot of land inthobroad _ , expanse
of thnt domain Bhujuld , not bo made
ultimately valuallo by means of artesian
irrigation. n > ai
HISTORY is madonup ot repetitions.
The reoord of the paatrbdcomos the les
son of the future. There is no truth
stands out more boldly on its pages than
that the vordiot of thoipooplo is para
mount to the most eminent judicial opin
ion. The republican senators who voted
for the acquittal of Andrew Johnson , im
peached for misdemeanor in otllco , passed
at least temporarily I from public lifo.
Some of them retired " permanently.
Their vote was not "in accord with the
verdict of the pooplo. They lost the
popular confidence.
SOME day Omaha capital will find in
vestment in a system of railroads to the
northwest owned and controlled by and
directly in the interests of Omaha.
When that day cornea Onmlm will con
trol the trafllc of the northwest. Until
it docs come this city will have to fight
for every advantage it gains.
OMAHA'S now hotels will bo completed
I in time for the great national gatherings
which nro Already booked to moot In this
city next year.
Tito Sooner the Hctter.
A'em fork Sun.
An early extra session Is In order.
A flnrpltn of Conllilano * .
No national administration ever succeeded
In controlling the politics ot n state by the
use of patronage. These who assort that
Mr. Cleveland will bo nblo to break the
record nnd the Now York machine at ono
foil swoop nro heavily stocked with confi
dence In his ability.
Vnlun ol Irrigation.
1'liUailtlphtn Rtfartl.
A recent census bulletin gives n most
favorable ronort of the success of artificial
Irrigation In restoring to cultivation desert
lands In California and , Colorado. It is esti
mated that no less than 510,000.000
acres of desert land In the west nro capable
of bring redeemed by the process of Irriga
tion. This would uialco 3,375,000 homostnads
of ICO acres cacti.
Tlio Darlington Kxtanstau.
Dcnvtr IlejiubUcan.
The extension of the Northern Wyoming
branch of the Hurllngton fiom Us present
terminus nt Shcrldau to Helena , Mon. , Is
no\vn practical certainty. The work of
construction has been begun and will be
pushed to completion ns rapidly as possible.
The distance from Sheridan to ilolona Is in
the iiolghbortiooil of 300 miles. The line
will cross or skirt the borders of the Yellow
stone National park.
AH llnll the Fourth.
Sew York Tribune
Ono of the most encouraging signs of the
times Is the hoalthv growth of whnt mny ho
called the American spirit. This Rrowth Is
seen In ono of Its worthy forms In the wide
spread demand that the red. white ixua blue
shall bo hoisted over every school house.
Whatever tends to quicken the American
spirit obviously is to bo encouraged. All
hall , then , to the Fourth of July , and the
more old-fashioned celebrations of the dny
there are the bettor for the country.
Irs' So ; Jo * ' So ,
Kew York Matlaml Kxpraif ,
The subtile line dividing genius and in
sanity is so delicate that in ininy instances
It cmiiiot bo dolluod , It can only bo felt.
Even the deep researches of physiological-
psychology are unable to designate princi
ples on which the Judgment can depend for
logical deductions on the subject , and the
searching analyses and arguments of many
erudite students ; uid philosophers nro as in
comprehensible and meaningless to the or
dinary mind ns the vain vaporings of a mind
unhinged.
The Austriitlin I'milc ,
Hotttm Globe.
Tlio Australian banks foil into the custom
of superseding the merchants , who are nat
urally their customers , as commercial fac
tors. They became traders , exportcd on
their own account , accepted risks in opera
tions which they attempted to conduct in
part , and sometimes took goods in repay
ment instead of money. The disastrous fail
ures which fiualln resulted nro only added
warnings thnt banking should always bo
kept within its legitimate function of serv
ing the business classes rather than of super
seding them.
Tlio Docllnu of Silver.
IiitlliuwipoUs Journal.
The steady decline In the price of silver is
shown by tbo fuct. that on the 1st of March ,
1890 , the government bought silver at $1.21 ,
while on tlio 1st of January last it paid 83
cents. Two months ago it bought silver at
84 cents , while last Monday It paid82 .
This decline in price cannot bo due to any
other cause than overproduction. The sup
ply is greater than the demand , notwith
standing the fact that the government is ,
under legal compulsion , buying 4,500,000
ounces every mouth. It is quite likely that
this compulsory purchase of silver creating
a preferred market has something to do
with the overproduction.
Vulley l"oreo to Ilo l're erv d.
JVitladelphfa Times.
Governor Puttison appropriately celebrated -
bratod Decoration day by slgnins the bill
making an appropriation for the purchase of
Valley forge and its transformation into a
state park , to bo preserved to the future
generations of Pennsylvania as n perpetual
reminder of the sufferings and.heroic serv
ices of their revolutionary ancestors. The
act was appropriate to the day and the day
worthy of the deed.
It is rot creditable to the patriotism of
the people or statesmen of Pennsylvania
that for more than a century this historic
spot ha been suffered to remain in priate
hands , neglected and almost unvislted. No
locality In Pennsylvania , or m any of the
thirteen colonies , witnessed a more pcriect
exhibition of that patient , much-enduring ,
fortitude which was the most striking char
acteristic of the men who won American
liberty than Valley Forgo , and it should long
ago hnvo become the property of the com
monwealth and been restored , as nearly as
Dosslblo , to the condition it presented when
' bare-footed and half-
Washington's ragged , - -
starved army wintered thoro.
o
NKDn.t8KA AND
Chadron citizens are trying to induce
Congressman Bryan to give them a talk
some time in July.
Robert Dinwlddio of llorwyndled recently
in his 81st year. Ho was a native of Scotland
and had resided in Custor county for ten
years.
The closing exercises of the Stnto Normal
school nt Peru begin next Thursday-vvith
class day and terminate with the commence
ment exercises on Juno 14.
There hns bcon a change In the Kcarnoy
Hub ofllco which adds .1. A. Stevens , a well
known newspaper mau , to the business force
of that bright publication.
Three tramps who burglarized a clothing
store at Central City , nnd wore caught at
Aurora , now rest quietly In the Merrlck
county jail awaiting their trial.
The 10-year-old son of Mayor Carey of
Grooly fell from a two-story window in
White's opera housn and sustained a broken
arm , but marvclously escaped without other
injuries.
While killing a cow , John Eldred. a Gib
bon butcher , was knocked down by the
animal nnd rendered unconscious , remain
ing in that condition several hours. Ho was
severely bruised , but will recover.
While Pat McUafferty was digging a wel
for Dr. Hozlo of Cedar Uuplds an empty
bucket fell twenty foot nnd lit on his head ,
cutting n gush three inches in length and
turning down a largo section of scalp.
Delegates from the Christian Endeavor so-
clotlcs belonging to the First district will
meet in convention at the Lutheran church
in Dakota City Juno 10 to 10. Two delegates
are expected froui each of the following
places : Way no , Hartlngtoii. Coleridge ,
Ponca , South Sioux City , Allen , Salem ,
Uloomllcld , Kmorson , Winnobago , Pender
and Santee Agcnoy. liesidoa those dele
gates , twenty-four delegates , several state
olllcors and several clergymen have been in.
vlted. An extensive program has been pre
pared.
Lee Pfluoger , who murdered his wlfo a
year ago In Cumin ? county hns been sen
tenced for Ufa by Judge Norris. ns the Jury
brought in n verdict of murder In the second
degree. After the sentence had boon passed ,
the murderer spoke for the llrst time since
last October , The substatico of what he
said was that his wlfo hud boon untrue ,
Pfluogcr hnd boon adjudged Insane In Febru
ary , 18'JJ , and was about to bo taken to the
Insane asylum , when ho escaped from a dep
uty sheriff. Ho went to his homo la tlio extreme -
tromo northwestern part of Cumlng county ,
where ho hung around for a few days when
ho shot his wlfo dead. Slnco then no has
been conllnod in the county jail.
I'KOl-LR Afilt THINGS.
Governor McKlnloylsafull-Hedged Knight
of Pythias.
Now York authorities do not intend
stretching good will by giving the duke of
Voragua a second round of hospitality.
An Indiana democrat has declined an
$1,800 ofllco. Ho has also declined a tempt
ing offer to exhibit himself in Chicago.
The chief pushers of the Choctaw-Chlcko-
saw appropriation pocketed fOOO.OOUof the
prize. The superiority of a civilized pull is
not "an iridUcent dream. "
Among the ofllolal family of the now Cor-
can minister at Washington ares Messrs.
Yl Hluin , Chow Chick and Chang Hong
Whang , Thcso names were attacked by
Sun Frtnctsoo roportcn M an evidence ot
distinguished consideration.
During Its closing nours Iho rentnylv.inlix
legislature prmed iv bill rcpoallno the odloui
blue laws which Sabbatarians tried to en
force ixgalnst Smulny newspapers.
Sir George M. Pullmnn , G. T. , predicts
hard lime1 * and nppoart Inconiolnblo. A
falling off In porters' tips with n demand for
higher wages ns n result , sadly disturbs his
poncootmlud.
The battleship Massachusetts , which will
bo launched this wrok H armored with Hnr-
noylzod nickel stool. She is built to fight
nnd her nrmnmcnt will bo superior to thnt
of any shlpntlo.it.
Congressman W. J. Ilryau asserts In the
St. Ixuils Republic that there Is neither truth
nor pootrv lu the assertion that ho Is n cruidl-
date for the chairmanship of the committee
on wnys and men us.
The success of the state saloon system to
bo inaugurated In South Carolina next
month has become n subject of grave anxloty
because the governor declines to say whether
or not ho will sut up n free lunch dally.
The disposition to strike a man while ho is
down savors of refined cruelty. Just ns Dr.
Hrlggs reached the broad mesas outside the
Presbyterian pale , the Washington Pont
perpetrated the unkindcst cut of all by
printing his picture ntid labeling it "Jen
Davis. "
Hcform Is making huge strides in Now
York Journalism. Last weak nn eavesdrop
per heart ! Commander Davis dictating to n
typewriter a letter to Mra. Potter Palmer
in Chicago In rcg-ml lo the Infanta's visit to
the World's fnlr. His words wcro taken
down In shorthand-transcribed , nnd hawked
nuiong the newspaper olllccs. The letter
was declined nnd the eavesdropper publicly
rebuked.
Governor McGraw of the state of
Washington , "went west" eight or ten years
ago , m-rivlng in San Francisco w 1th S4'J In
his | K > ckct. Ho acnt $10 homo to his wlfo ,
nnd began his western lifo ns n horse-car
driver. Ho mndn nls way to Seattle , where
lie bccamo ahcrllT , hotel keeper nnd lawyer ,
nnd finally ono of the most prosperous and
popular men in the now stato. Ho is about
forty years old.
K.Lvnirtxa animus.
Inter Ocean : Notnixttorlinwchnap quinine
may bo It Is always n drug In tlio market.
Ehnlra Oazt-tto : Ambition U nballoou which
carries no paiacliuto.
Troy Prosit A Rood mirror nlwnyi tolls the
truth , no matter upon whom It rulluct.s.
llufTulo Courier1/ Is highly urobablo that
tin ) tlir.es uhlch tried moil's souls found some
of thorn Rullty.
i
Somervlllo Journal : Sometimes It Is him !
for ohsprvr.M to lull whollior tlio inurnud man
or the bachelor enjoys club Ilfo tliu mot. .
Washington Star : Ho Rots a miw stiaw bat ,
and fatu niuUes merry with his pilns. Tliu
first dny that bo puts it ou It rains , and rains ,
nnd rains.
JiKlRo : Mr. Dude I was tmnkinsj now much
iTosomlilo your carpet always at your foot ,
you know.
Miss Sly Yes , you am very much llko my
carpet. I am going to.slinku ft soon.
Detroit Free Press : "Is Dlgglns nn old base
ball player ? I see tlmt ho has a mask baiiRlnir
In bis library. " "No , bo nuts tlmt on wben-
over ho wants to Imvo a talk with bis wlfo
about cutting down household uvnonsea. "
OblcnRO Tribune : "With nil my heart and
soul , " exclaimed ltl\crs , sitting down on tbo
cdgo of the boil the next morning after the
liou-u donning nnd pulling ( .omotlihiK out of
his , heel with a strong pulr of pllurs , " 1 abouit-
ualo and detest the In-coma tacks 1"
A PASTOKAU
Chtaiga Heoiril.
A countryman fished with n crooked polo ,
Out from the copse near by :
A cotton line from a fuz/y roll
DangloJ just under his eye.
Whllo over the crcok a city man
Whlppod out n costly ( ly.
With a jointed rod and u reel that ran
fast as the waters by.
And they fished and fUhod all day , these two-
No vor a llsh would rfso :
Hut they wont homo In the falling dew
Full of the Humu old lies.
THE
Sam Walter Foss ( Yankee made.
Oh , I'vo hoord Daniel Wobitor , an' ho spouted
like a Rood 'un ,
An' the rlppln' , roarln' ravin's of the slam-
ImiiK' Kufns Choato ;
But for undiluted clurkuuco an * Intollchul
pudd'n'
Sam I'lckorlnR at Ulancorn'a store jest
gathers In my voto.
With jollysy an' gogerfy an" 'rlfontlck ho
rastles ,
An' hu grabs the cyclopedy an' ho slings It
fair an' Hat ,
An * ho rips up all the sciences an' ( lings 'em
roun' in passols.
For the reservoy ot wisdom spouts f rum jest
beneath his hat.
He knows tboprchldonU' messages from Wash
ington to Orovor ,
Au' tti conirrtibjlonnl report lies packed In-
uldo his bruin ,
An' the alRhlucn-nluoty census ho can say the
hull thing over ,
An' then jest turn It back'ards an' say It
once again.
An' wonllRother roun' to git the drlppln's of
,
An' wo drink It. lu an' llko It , ol' an' young
an' great an' small ,
Tnln't no good to go to high school or to waste
four yitar.s at coltoRO ,
Or to take the county paper , for Sam I'lckor-
IriK knows It nil.
Oh , I'vo hoord Danlol Webster , an * ho spouted
HUe a good 'un ,
An' tlm rlppln' , ronrln' ravin's of the slam-
batiR Hnfiis Chouto ;
Hut for undiluted olurkunco an * Intolluchul
pudd'n' ,
Sam Pickering at IMancom's store jest
gathers In my voto.
SHE ENJOINED THE FUNERAtL
Divorced Wtfo of an Iowa Merchant Aworte ,1
Her Authority ,
STRANGE PROCEEDINGS AT SIOUX CITY |
1J
Itemlni of W. II. Llvlneitnit Tnltnn froim' .
Mil Second Wife on nn Order Pro- *
pnreil Hjr Htm Ilefor *
Dcntli.
Stoox CITT , In , , Juno 0. [ Special Tclegrnrai j
to Tim BKB. ] An extraordinary scene oc- j
curreil t the railroad station hero this morn /I /
Ing when the body of W. H. Livingston ar jl
rlvcd from Chicago , where ho dleiffl
last Friday. An injunction wa i
served on bohnlf of the firs if ,
wlfo of Livingston , from whom ho hnil bo
divorced , forbidding the second wlfo froirM.
hnvlng nnythlng to do with the remains nntUI
giving their custody to the llrst wlfo. Tiny/
second wlfo was with Livingston during hlij.1
sickness nnd nt his death brought the i
mains from Chicago. jfi
Livingston was ono ot the oldast nm'j'J '
wealthiest mcrchnnUs In Sioux City nnd tf\ \
ycnr ngo secured by ngreomcnt n divorce
from Ills llrst wlfo , with whom ht
hail lived thirty years , who had'J
borne him two sons , now grown' '
men. Ho immediately married Miss iiosti
Gnidy , who had long been a clerk in lita drjj
goods establishment. Ho had previously,1
deeded her considerable properly , butinndcJd
ample provision for his llrst wife. The nffnlt } . ]
caused n great social sensation nt the tlmo.M
Livingston has slnco lived with his socondrjl
wlfo In the old homestead. Upon loarnliuiji
of his death nt Chicago , where ho had gond }
for medical treatment Saturday , the ill-i
vorced wife Instituted proceedings I
possession of the bodv , based upon the fol 'j
lowing writing. In the natuioot a will :
Sioux UITV , March 1 , 1H03. To Whom Uyll
May Concurn : This Is to cortlllcnto thut lu j
CLKO : of my death I desire , reijue-it and cm-I
phntlcnlly slate that I want my Hist , wlfo.f
Anna K. MvlnxsUm , and my two sons , W. 11.1 _
Livingston , jr. , and Harry T. Llv-'Jl
InxMon , to take rhurgo of my )
remains and tmrl.il. No othur person orpor-v
sons iiro to nssumo any authority , or In any *
manner direct or maki ) any siiKijestlons ns UK ,
the disposition of my remains. I vrnntloba ,1
burled t > y my own dear family , on whom IVI
brought so much sorrow , and whom 1 .still''I
lovodc.irly. W. 11 , I.IVINO&TO.V , Sn. * - - *
An injunction according to this will was
wnltlng nl the do | > ot and the l > ody wa :
taken by the sheriff fronv/
the second wlfo and delivered ! !
over to the llrst wife. The former pro eatsf !
vehemently and it is said will attempt to roVf
cover the remains by legal proceedings.
A n/vrrv < i
Story of the Domestic Infelicity of the *
Livingstons. r _
"Few things in Sioux City were so muctr J
talked about In their time as that Living , *
ston divorce case , " said a gentleman fromjl
the city up the river in reference to thc'l '
special dispatch In Tut : Bui : of last evening" !
"Tho sentiment of the community lnnnod ! < ]
unanimously to the sldn of the Injured wife..I
who li one ot the sweetest ladles that one.
could wish to meet , " he continued , "whllcjil
the young woman who caused the separation'I
"
was a vulgar person , who was unknown to ,
society until the day the town bccamo sonn-j
dallzod by hearing of the l ° wv
infatuation of her employer. Her , !
lifo with him slnco ns hUil
wife hns been of an isolated character ,
shunned by the social circles in which I "
first wife moved and too purse-proud to nsso- i
clato with her former companions. Living
ston himscll kept aloof from society , In which
his conduct had rendered him unpopular to
the extent , it Is believed , of injuring his
business.
Both Livingston nnd his first wlfo were
advanced beyond middle life , the husband ,
who was considerably the older , bslnu well
ulong toward 71) . Ho was a tall , well pro
portioned mini of notoriously gruff mannura.
It had bcon believed for some tluio past that
tbo aped dry-goods merchant had outgrown
his Infatuation for his second wife soon
after tbuir marringo , which took place only
n couple of years ngo , 'and his written desire -
sire to have his funeral conducted by his
llrst wife , of which tbo telegram speaks ,
serves to contlrm that impression. U is
evident that his sccona wife was lucity in
getting him to deed property to her before
she married him , rather than just before'
his death. Prior to their marriage she wns 'I
a clerk In his cloak department. His first I
wlfo wns placed in comfortaolo circum-'l
btaitces for lifo by the terms of the divorce. " f
Misplaced Confidence.
niohc-ncmotrat.
|
Congressman Warner , a Now York domc-j
crat , declares that not n vestige of protec
tion will bo in the tariff bill which his party
will pass. It is entirely safe to say that Mr.
Warner Is a victim of misplaced , confidence- '
No bill of that sort could pass congress , oven
with Its present democratic majority. It la
safe to go oven farther and say th.it nhoutdv
such a measure , by any sort of parliamentary
lei/ordeniain , reach the president ho woukv
vote it. Nor will any such bill bo prepared i
A tariff law for revenue solely is a long wnj ]
In the future , and throats of the passage oil
such a law nro mischievous in the presen'J '
condition of business as well as foolish.
l\vlnR Komi j to hall.
NBW Youic , Juno IS , James K. Ewlng oJ
Bloomlngton , 111. , the now minister to Be ! ]
Kium , arrived hero yesterday with nil
family and sails Wednesday for his post tl
duty.
Largest Miinufnotureri nnd Itotallers
ol Ulolhlnx lu the World.
Easy Riding Now
When a stranger stops into our palaoa the so
days he is first impressed with
the magnitude of our stook.
After going around through
the building ho finds not only
a great assortment , but some
of the finest tailor productions
ever brought out. Every
single garment from a boy's
* ' $2 suit or a man's $10 suit to
the most expensive in the house is carefully made
of the best material money can buy. Being the
largest manufacturers of clothing in the world , it
is easier for us to put in good oloth than most people
ple to buy shoddy. Shoddy we will not sell at any
price , but we sell the very best at the lowest liv
ing prices.
B NG , KING & CO. ;
injtui &n j Si Wi Cor § mo , ani ( D0ngja5 ss ( ,
