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IT would bo the oifrhth wouilor of the
world if a day of the loplsluturo went by
without a wetition boiug presented for
woman suffrage.
OUT of a total tax levy ot four hun
dred and eighty-one thousand dollars in
the year 1888 , there is a delinquent
county tax of but thirty-six thousand
dollars. This is nn encouraging ox-
hihit.
IT took IL'l olllcers and employes to
run the state senate in 1887 , at an ex
pense of twenty-four thousand , nine
hundred and sixty-live dollars and sixty
cents , which did. not include perqui
sites. This id surprising , but true.
Tun last legislature appropriated two
million seven hundred and twenty-two
thousand eight hundred and ninoty-six
dollars and eighty-six cents. These
Btaggoring figures ought to bo kept In
view of every member of the legislature.
THE Omaha anarchist bugbear will
hardly justify a reckless waste of money
on militia dross parades. Who would
expect the militia to suppress dyna
miters and bomb-throwers ? If the po
lice could not cope with them the regu
lars would have to bo called in.
Tins lower house of the last legisla
ture furnished positions for ninety-six
officers and employes at an outlay of
twenty-two thousand four hundred and
fifty-throe dollars. No vouchers for
"value received" for this enormous
outlay can bo made that will satisfy the
taxpayers.
Tun people of St. Paul , Minnesota ,
are determined to build an ice-palace
this winter , and the council of that city
has appealed to the legislature of the
state for authority to appropriate twenty
thousand dollars for that purpose.
Private enterprise , it seems , is not
equal io the task of providing a winter's
carnival , and the rich and the poor of
the city , whether they bo willing or not ,
may bo forced to contribute to the
] > roject.
IN 1885 the grand tfttal of legislative
appropriations was ono million six hun
dred and seventy-eight thousand seven
hundred and ninety dollars and
ninety cents. In 1887 the legisla
ture increased this already burdensome
tax to two million seven hundred and
'twenty-two thousand eight hundred
and ninety-six dollars and eighty-six
cents ever a million dollars increase
In two years for identically the same
itato government.
COMPLAINTS are being made of a
grain blockade in the interior of the
itato , due to a lack of proper freight fa
cilities. This would indicate that the
railroads of Nobraslca have all the busi
ness thoy' can handle in moving tlio
great crops of the state for the year.
But there is no reason why sufllcicnt
rolling stock should not bo provided.
The railroads can not put forth the
plea , as in former years , -that their
rolling stock is blockaded by snow or
forced to the necessity of hauling coal
into the state , duo to sovuro winter
weather.
As ono result of the Chinese exclu
sion bill , California is reported to bo
suffering for a lack of common farm
labor. This is beginning to show itself
In tlio withdrawal of the coolies from
the farms to supply the factories of the
cities. Fears are entertained , that there
will not bo sulllolont labor in California
to take care of next Benson 'a crops unless
recruited from the cheap negro labor of
the south or from the newly arrived Im
migrants from Europe. Tlio Chinese
exclusion has resulted in raising wages
, of funn help nnd common labor , mid
this In itself will induce a tide of immi
gration to sot into California.
Tin : address to the senate of Liouton-
nnt Governor Moikoljohn was brief , but
it contained eoino pointed suggestions.
JIo referred to logislatlpn for securing
the purity of elections as of prlino Im
portance , and his influence in this di
rection may bo expected to bo vigor
ously oxortod. He declared , also , that
legislative expensed should bo limited
to the necessary wants of the legisla
ture , nnd promised that so far as his
power extends this shall bo done. This
is the sort of disposition that is very
much needed in the legislature , and
mid the inlluonco of the lieutenant gov
ernor can bo of material assistance in
promoting It ,
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' MESSAGE.
r/r/trKO'S .
The mossng-o of Governor Thnycr is
tlio most exhaustive ofllclal review of
the affairs of this state that lias ever
otnntintcd from nny executive since Ne
braska's admission into the union. The
governor presents a carefully compiled
exhibit of the financial condition of the
state , and the respective receipts
mid disbursements of the various depart
ments and state Institutions during the
past two ycnra. Ho dwells at consider
able length upon the assessment , taxa
tion and revenue systems , and repeats
former recommendations for.a more
equitable and uniform method of
appraisement of all classes of property.
These reforms are In accord with
the popular demand , and should bo
among the first Important measures
formulated into law by the legislature.
In presenting the estimate for ap
propriations , recommended by the
heads of executive departments ,
Governor Thayer takes it for
granted that the requisition for
appropriations that would make an
Increase of nearly nine hundred
thousand dollars ever the extrava
gant levy of 1887-8 , is absolutely de
manded In order to meet the necessities
of our educational and benevolent insti
tutions , and provide for unavoidable
currant expenses. To this view TllK
UlCK takes most emphatic exception , and
will , in the interests of the tax-payers ,
endeavor to convince the governor and
legislature that the machinery of state
and our public institutions do not ro-
qulro an increase of state taxes , and
will not sulTor by a very material reduc
tion from the last levy , which was
extravagant and extremely burdensome
to the tax-payers.
On the railroad question Governor
Thayer'a message will commend itself
to the masses excepting so far as it re
lates to the Paul lie railroad debt. The
governor plants himself firmly upon the
ground that every railroad operated
in this state , whether chartered
by congress or incorporated under
the laws of this state , ib subject to the
control of the state , and as a common
carrier should ho regulated in its ope
rations and restrained from imposing
excessive tolls on its patrons. The gov
ernor also declares that freight
and passenger rates in Nebraska
should bo no higher than they
are in Iowa and Kansas. In
this demand the people of Nebraska
will heartily endorse the governor , but
wo doubt whether the legislature or
state board of transportation will have
the backbone to equalize our railroad
rates with the established rate in
Kansas. The governor's recommenda
tion that the railroad commission bo
elected by the people sounds well
enough , but in practice it would not
bring about any very material reforms.
The experiment has been tried in Cali
fornia , and lately in Iowa. Tlio effect
has been to transfer the pressure of the
railroad lobby to the state conventions.
The railroads would puck the primaries
and conventions , and give the people
the privilege of ratifying their choice
at the polls or bolting their party ticket.
If they captured both party covontions
there would not even bo a remedy in a
bolt.
bolt.On
On the subject of maintaining the ex
pensive militia establishment , created
by the last legislature , ttio governor
makes an earnest pica for its mainten
ance during the next two years
and advances many arguments
in support of his recommenda
tion. It is questionable , however ,
whether the people of Nebraska can
alTord to keep up this martial array , in
view of the enormous increase of taxes
involved. The recommendation "of the
governor for the settlement of labor
troubles by a board of arbitration will
receive much favor , although it is
questionable whothora permanent board
can bo relied upon to prevent labor
disturbances. A board of arbitration
to bo effective' must have the confidence
of both the laborer and the employer ,
and it is not likely that a board in the
choice of which only one party has a
voice will bo able to arbitrate success
fully. The governor's recommendation
to prohibit the importation of Pinkerton
detectives is in accord with popular senti
ment against the importation of mer
cenaries to usurp the powers that should
bo oxorci&ed by the law oflicors or tlio
police. Tlio legislation recommended
by the governor to prohibit trusts is
also commendable.
EXCLVDK THEM ,
The bill to prohibit the bringing of
foreign doteclives into Nebraska for
police duty should become a law. The
practice which within a few years had
become quite general with corporations
and largo private companies of import
ing armed hirelings , ostensibly to pro
tect their property , hut in reality to
overawe tlio people , is an outrage upon
the sovereign authority of the states
and a menace to popular liberty that
cannot safely bo permitted to continue.
Those so-called detectives , most of whom
are irresponsible and reckless men , em
ployed as circumstances call for them
by an agency which has its ramilli-
catlons In every part of the country ,
and which also appears to bo without re
sponsibility to nny authority , have boon
employed in a number of states during
the past year , and notably in Nebraska.
Hundreds of these armed mercenaries
wore distributed along tlio line of the
Burlington system in this state , their
presence everywhere .being demoraliz
ing and mischievous. The people were
insulted and brow-beaten , brawls wore
incited , a number of persons suffered
bodily injuries and terrorism prevailed
wherever these irresponsible hirelings
were stationed.
There was not a reasonable excuse or
justification for importing into Nebraska
these pretended detectives and clothing
them with pottco authority , This stnlo
was fully able to protect its citizens and
all the property within its Jurisdiction ,
and to preserve peace and order. Its
statutes make ample provision for every
possible exigency in these respects , and
the authorities , state , county and mu
nicipal had never shown any unwilling
ness to comply with the laws , The cor
poration , however , whoso head otliclals
reside in other states , were not dis
posed to rely for protection upon the
sulllolont laws of Nobraslca and thetgood
faith of the authorities in executing
those laws , and set up in our midst a
power under their own con
trol and direction , to ho exe
cuted by armed men not citi
zens of Nebraska and having nothing in
common with the people. Wo believed
and urged that it was the duty of the
state authorities to resent this outrage ,
but nothing was done beyond rt mild ,
unolllcial expression of opinion on the
part of the governor thai the presence
of these morccneries in Nebraska was
objectionable and unnecessary , which of
course had not the slightest Influence
upon the corporation employing them.
Tills example Is very likely to bo fol
lowed in the future with more aggra
vating clrcuiistanccsof ) insult and abuse
of our people unless provision bo made
to prevent a repetition of the ox-
puricnco we have had. Unless
some such law Is enacted as
the bill intro.luecd in the senate
proposes , the next time a corporation
shall deem it necessary to sot upn police
authority of its own in Nebraska it
may show oven greater arrogance than
did the Hurlington. The law-respect
ing people of this slate , jealous of their
rights and liberties , would not bo likely
to tolerate another such invasion of
mercenaries as that of last year.
Should there ever again bo a like con-
tlon of atTairs , anl the authorities uc-
clincd to interpose for the protection of
tlie people from insult and abuse it
is more than probable the people
would 11 nd a way for ridding them
selves of the obnoxious intruders.
Hut no such extremity should ever
become necessary , and it can be avoided
by placing on the statute books a law
expressly forbidding the importation of
detectives for police duty and provid
ing adequate penalties for its violation.
In other states which have had an ex
perience similar to that of Nebraska
such a law has been enacted or pro
posed , and it is justified by every con
sideration affecting the rights and lib
erties of tlio people.
A C1USIS IX WKSTEltX KANSAS.
The farmers of Kansas have elected
a legislature pledged to extend the ,
equity of redemption on mortgaged
farms from one to throe years , which is
in effect a denial of title to the pur
chaser of property at a foreclosure sale
until the expiration of the period of ox-
tension. This is a very serious matter ,
and as it may bo attended with very disas-
trousconscquencos to the whole state of
Kansas , it is to be hoped thai there will
be sufllciont discussion of the contem
plated measure , and that it wilt not bo
rushed through with a wild hurrah , and
voted , so to speak , by conclamation , or
clamor. It is not to bo denied that the
farmers of western Kansas are in
dreadful straits and that a crisis has
been reached in the affairs of the whole
of the state beyond the 90th meridian.
They are in sere need of relief , and the
sympathy of all honest men will bo with
them , but not if they seek to save
themselves from ruin by what seems
to bo rank dishonesty. Their pre
sent proposal is to deprive , by an act of
the legislature , their creditors of the
security which they gave for the money
they borrowed a precedent which will
bo viewed with -abhorrence by all re
flecting men. Property is sacred , and
the whole aim of law and equity is to
make it so. The people of Nebraska
are too near to tlio people of Kansas not
to bo Interested in their affairs , and
there will bo great regret if the good
name and credit of our neighbor are
destroyed by any ill-advised stop.
The farmers of western Kansas have
been ruined by a succession of blighted
crops of wheat and corn for the past
three years. The hot winds have dried
up the oars before they could mature in
188G , 1887 and 1888. Five thousand farm
ers in this section have not waited to bo
dispossessed , but have packed what
worldly goods remained to them in their
wagons , and have migrated in every
direction , save the west. How many
farmers have remained and propose to
invoke the aid of the legislature to fight
off the holders of the mortgages cannot
bo told , but their name is legion. Two
points deserve to bo considered pri
marily the cause of the mortgages and
the value of the property at stake. It
is notorious that the majority of the
farms in this section were hold by men
of small moans , who mortgaged their
land in the first place to buy steam
threshing machines and other laborsaving -
saving devices. The reputation of the
wonderfully fertile lands of eastern
Kansas was so great that this mortgage
system , which commenced there , was
carried further and further west , be
yond the parallel of longitude which
marks the line of immunity from the
American sirocco. The lenders wore
aware that the interest on the sums
they had advanced could not bo paid un
less the harvests wore propitious , and
thut the borrowers wore men who ro
lled upon their energy and their
strength and had little else to rely
upon. They took this risk knowingly.
But they did not know that the hot
winds had also to bo taken into con
sideration. They are as much victims
as the farmers.
But it will bo so id that they receive
the farms , and that owing to the enor
mous number of foreclosures they got
them for much less than their value.
What then ie their value ? To the un-
instructcd thinker it would scorn that
the lender would rather have his money
than a farm continuously blighted by
hot winds. But as BO many farmers are
determined to hang on to them , and
have taken such extraordinary steps to
fight their creditors , it must bo assumed
that they have a value not apparent to
outsiders. Under these circumstances
it seems that it would bo far bettor to
dovi&o some fair and honorable way * to
secure an extension of time. There
can bo no good reason why time should
not bo given. If the farmers can right
themselves , the creditors must feel that
it Is to their interest to give them the
chnnco ; but if they cannot , then the
land had better , bo surrendered to the
desert and renounced of all man. This
grace of extension should bo the mercy
of the creditors , and should not bo ex
torted from them by such a revolution
ary measure us an act of the legislature.
That would absolutely destroy the
credit of the whole state , and it cannot
be prudent to do thut for the sake of a
suction which may not bo worth saving.
THE IXA \ T0 t'HATIOX.
The coreinofHosJ connected with the
inauguration ot Governor Thnycr wore
distinguished by the attendance and
participation ot Governor Larrnbeo , of
Iowa , this having' been the first occa
sion of tlio kind in Nebraska honored
by the presence of the executive of an
other stato. The exchange of court
esies between the visiting governor
and the stsilo ofllclals was of
the most cordial nnd pleas
ing character , and their tendency
must bo to strengthen the
friendly feeling entertained for
each other by the people of
Iowa and Nebraska , who have many in
terests in common. All the expressions
of friendship tittered by Governor Lar-
raboe ill behalf of the people he roprcs-
feonts will bo heartily reciprocated by
the people of Nebraska.
In entering upon ills second term
Governor Thayer has the best
wlslies of the whole people for
his personal welfare , nnd It is
hoped that his administration during
the next two years will add to his hon
orable record In public life and con
tribute to the progress and prosperity
of the slate.
A STHONO public sentiment is devel
oping in Chicago against the policy of
giving away valuable franchises to these
who may ask thorn. The city has
learned from experience that restric
tions must bo imposed on companies and
corporations in order to protect the people
ple from imposition and extortion. The
franchise just granted to the Mole's ele
vated railroad company by the council
hns , among a number of provisions , a
clause fixing the maximum rate of tare
at four cents. The right of fixing a
maximum rate for telephone service is
to be enforced against the telephone
company of the city although the com
pany is making a hard struggle not to
bo bound by any such condition in its
franchise. It is oven willing to give
the city throe per cent of Its earnings
as an equivalent. But the authorities
will hardly'presume to act contrary to
the united opinion of the press and tlio
people who insist that a low maximum
rate for rental bo established. Chicago
has sot an example which other cities
will not be slow to follow.
Mil. EmvAiii ) SiMKUATj retired yester
day from the ofllco of county attorney ,
which he has filled during the past two
years. Mr. Simoral has boon the first
attorney upon whom devolved the duties
which had previously boon discharged
by the district attorney and county at
torney. In acting both as criminal
prosecutor and ciyil law officer of the
county , Mr. Simpral assumed a task
which taxed his best energies and
burdened him with grave responsibil
ity. It is universally conceded that Mr.
Simeral has made H record for efficiency
and integrity which is highly credita
ble. His retirement from the position has
been of his own seeking , and wo do not
doubt that in resuming his law practice
and devoting his entire time to his
clients , ho will..increase his income
very materially ; '
THE discovery of a rich vein of antra-
cite coal on the Crow Creek reservation
near Chamberlain , Dakota , if authentic
would bo of in estimable value to the
farmers and the cities of Nebraska. In
a bee-lino the now discovery is less than
two hundred and fifty miles from
Omaha and by the Missouri
river it is not more than three
hundred nnd fifty "miles from our
city. If the vein leads to inexhaustible
mines of coal equal to the Pennsylvania
product , the question of cheap fuel for
Dakota , Nebraska , Minnesota and Iowa
would bo solved , and a great mining
industry would spring up as if by magic
almost on the northern borders of our
state. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE fire department was considera
bly hampered in raising the hook and
ladder apparatus on the burning Mills'
shell , by the not work of telegraph and
telephone wires. Had there been a
blizzard , accompanied with fulling
wires , the difficulty of raising the ladders -
dors would have been insurmountable ,
and a serious conflagration would in all
likelihood have followed. It is high
time that the city authorities wake up
to the danger of a serious conflagration
which threatens our city from over
head wires , and take steps to compel
the telegraph and telephone companies
to build underground subways for their
wires at an early date.
THE Australian system of voting ,
which goes into effect in the state of
Massachusetts within a few months , has
excited the attention of nearly every
state in the union. The Massachusetts
experiment in ballot reform , if it suc
ceeds in purifying elections , will go far
in inducing other states to adopt the
Massachusetts plan. The Australian
system undoubtedly has many good
features but it is a question whether it
can bo adopted bodily to suit our pecu
liar forms of politic .
A Hiiirltwl-UtlornncL' .
I'htlatlfliiMa / / .
Senator UiddloborffOr's opinion of the
whisky trust would doubtless bo a spirited
utterance.
ItKlbl'lll.
Cltleinut Mall.
Now Mrs. G'lovoliimt has sat down oa clg-
'aretto smoking In her presence. TUN la oven
moro cointncndublo than lior refusal to sit
down on a bustle.
A Chilly , inception ,
Men who go to Indianapolis for 1111 ofllco
nmyba euro of bringing something away
with thorn If they stay there long enough a
touch of the uguo , for * instance.
Not ill llio Houj ) .
Honcer I'rcts.
Dolraoulco's "chof" received ever $ TOO In
tips on Christina * morning. In some roapccts
it is better to bo a chef In Dolmoiiico's than
ono hanging on to the fruyod edges of the
hope of a cabinet appointment.
Tlio O.IUBU or It.
Kantai City Star.
Within the past low weolts there have
been fiovoral bank failures In Nebraska. Tim
failures are among private banks , and they
nro accounted for on the ground that the
state laws permit banks to organize in a
loose and recldoss manner , There Is no
financial stringency In thu state , and these
failures do not Indicate hard times. Ne
braska was blessed with abundant crops last
j-car and the state 1 $ In a prosperous condi
tiou. _
His HnmlriKC 1 * Irksome.
Oim mere til Uintttce.
To a BnlTiUo friend President Clorolnn i
writes : "I am eagerly counting the days
until March 4 , when I shall bo frco. " Poor
imprisoned canary bird Cleveland.Vo can
almost hear the boating of vour wings against
thu bars.
Needed AiiH'iiilnirnts.
The bill amending the Intcr-stato com
merce law , which Is now pending In n qonfor-
oneo commlttcoof tlto two houses of congress.
provides penalties for underbilllng and re
quires public notice of a reduction as well as
an advance of rates' ' . This last provision not
only looks to the protection of the public ,
but would help to prevent rate WUM , and
would therefore prove doubly advantageous.
Senator Uullom think * these amendments
will be aprosd upon and nuilo a part ot the
law at this session ,
I'lio MNtnktM ol'tlio Diiy.
C/itciiu / ) fines ,
llo crosses out the topmost line ,
And then write * "ISS'J ' , "
For ho 1ms written , sure as fate ,
The first time " 1333. "
BIG MUN IN TllK Ofjl ) WOHIiD.
Count von Moltka will pass the winter at
Wiesbaden. His health Is very poor.
Millionaire flood may yet return to this
country and read his own obituaries. He Is
said to bo improving slowly.
General Houlnneor dresses with extreme
clcjMtico. When in civilian's nttlro ho is one
of the most fnshionnblo men of Paris.
Osmnn DIgna , the mendacious lieutenant
of llio nmlicll In Kgypl. is by birth n french
man. Ills name was Vinot before ho abjured
It and his religion to marry one of the late
inuhdl's numerous daughters.
King Khoululonkorn scuds his ro.val broth
er of China as n wedding present a big gold
foot stool studded with largo rubles. The
gift is called worth SJOO.OU. Ho inclosed a
note saying : "I hope you'll ' bo a happy us
Siam.
N.aorolji Dodablml , who was called n
"black man" by Lord Salisbury , premier of
England , is in receipt of many letters mid
telegrams of sympathy. Ho has received
! tSOO messages , Including telegrams , from
America.
Lord Shrewsbury , the Knglsli ( peer who
has made a fortune in London by supplying
tlio public with hansom cabs , is about to push
his venture in Paris , Ho will plaeo 300 cabs ,
drawii by Knglish horses , In tlio French cap
ital. The chances seem to bo that ho will
make a handsome pro lit from his enterprise.
XBBKASKA NK\V"S AM ) NOT12S.
Clark , the man who killed Dr. Hnnlun nt
Dawson , has had liU preliminary examina
tion and has been released on 0,000 bail.
The North Platte Telegraph's illustrated
holiday edition is a stroke of enterprise
which needs to bo seen to bo appreciated.
Domestic infelicity forced James Drown , a
Platte county farmer , to take laudanum with
suicidal Intent , but n stomach pump rescued
him from the jaws of death.
An epidemic prevallo among the schools of
Tcuumsch that threatens to elosc them up.
It is described as "matrimonial fever , " and
the teachers are the victims.
The cause of ttio failure of Morse's bank ,
according to tlio Clark's ' Messenger , was trio
president's mental condition , and not the
financial condition of the bank , as the as
sets are some S-'iO.OOO in excess of the liabili
ties.
ties.Tho
The Beatrice Democrat characterizes as a
libel the charge made by a Chicago paper
that Mr. Griggs. the Beatrice poet , is the
proprietor of Griggs1 Glycerine Salve. Mr.
Griggs produces a balm that Is not surpased
in Gilcad , but there is no glycerine in it.
Scotia has no tailor , and the fashionable
young men of the town will not xvcnr hund-
ino-downs. The result is that their imported
custom-made suits give the wearers the ap
pearance of animated clothes-horses. They
are happy , however , because they are "in
stylo. "
Jacob Jones formerly lived at Nebraska
City , but twenty years ago ho started west
to seek his fortune. While crossing the
plains tlio Indians stole cvcrythiiit ; ho had ,
but he managed to reach Montpelicr , Idaho ,
where he settled and made n half million
dollars , Ho is now visiting friends in his old
Nebraska home.
OMAHA IIOIIjKl ) DOWN.
The internal revenue collections for De
cember , amounted to JJ74'.l739. : ; !
The aggregate capital of tlio banks and
financial institutions is fD,059,010. ,
The brickinakcrs of the city employed 1,213
men at an aggregate monthly salary of
$57,700 , put $01,600 Into new buildings and
machinery , and turned out 00,850,000 brick
during 1888.
The expenses of the Omaha nostofllce for
1SSS show nn increase of $3,910.11 over 1837.
The receipts for the same period increased
532,203.05.
The total number of fires during the year
was only 198 , nnd the aggregate loss was less
than ? 35,000.
The shops nnd factories of the city em
ployed dusing the year over ono thousand
men.
KUYKEXOAIjIj-THO.UASSOX
A Former Omnlii : Ijady Weil1 * a
" \VcnIthy AVyomiiiK Stoekinnii.
CunrnxNi : , Wyo , , Jan. 3. [ Special to THE
BEK.J The wedding ceremony ofMohn M ,
Kuykcndall and Miss T. Anna Thomasson ,
formerly of Omaha , was celebrated hero
Now Year's evening in the presence of a host
of friends. St. Mark's Episcopal church
was the sccnoof the ceremony. The interior
of the church was elaborately decorated
with flowers. High nbovo the altar was a
star of ferns. From each of its points radi
ated festoons of ( lowerswhich worefustouod
to cacli of the upper angles of the chancel.
The chancel gates were covered with La
Franco roses and hyacinths. An arch of
flowers was formed ever the walk to the
altar. Tlio ushers were Lieutenant Druiun ,
of the Seventeenth infantry , S. G. Graves ,
G. F. HoBsin and Sterling Birmingham. At
5:30 : , to the beautiful strains of the wedding
march from Lohengrin , the bridal party en
tered the sanctuary. The bridomaldH were
Miss Ida Bergman , Miss Mnggio Garrow and
Miss Maud Home. The groomsmen were
Lieutenant Clay , Gcorgo L. Heard nnd Mr.
Charles Stewnit , of Council muffs. Miss
Minnie Thomasson was maid of honor.
The brldo was attired In fnillo frimraisc ,
cut en train , with a front of point applliguo
luce , and enveloped in the ill my folds of a
inagnillccnl silk tulle veil.
Miss Minnie Thomasson were a costmno of
faille francaibu , with an ombroideral fiont
of crepe llssc , princess train and diamond
ornaments. All the brulemaids woio white
tulle. The bride carried n bomiuct of liliios
of thu valley , and the bridomaidb inarcchul
neil and La Franco roses.
Tlio few but hoicnm words of tlio Kpiscopnl
service were said by Huv. Dr. Hatter. Kov.
Ethelbort Talbot , bishop of Wyoming , gave
away tno bride and tlio ceremony was com
pleted.
Among those who witnessed the ceremony
at the church were the following : Gover
nor and Mrs. Moonlight , .ludgo Carey and
wife , F. C. Thomasson and wife , Major
Uincr , General Ml/or and wife , Judga Uorg-
man ami wife , A , T. Babbitt and wife , ox-
Govenior Warren and wife , A. A. Swan and
wife , General David and wifo.
After the ceremony a reception was hold
at the residence of Judge and Mrs. ICuykon-
dull. AtSiiiOtho newly married couple loft
on the Hurllni'ton for the cast. They will
spend a month in Now York city and vari
ous points of Interest in the cast.
The brldo was for a number of years a res
ident of Omaha , being the youngest daugh
ter of the hue Xuchariah Thomniison of that
city. The groom is a prosperous young
stockman of Choycnno. The wuudlug was
ono of the finest that has ever occurred in
Cheycnno.
Thought Willie Oaps Were Ai'iurllor.
ST. Louis , Jan. ! ) . There was a HOIIMI-
tloual Bcuno In the union depart last night ,
created by a lady onrouto from Heaver , Pa. ,
to Alton , 111. , to visit relatives. Her inniila
was that she was pursued byVhlto \ Caps.
The deuiontod woman , whoso name is Mrs.
Charles Lours , was taken dmrgo of by the
authorities ,
IMXOONOI2I > I1Y TllK OOVI511NOH.
Tlio Hcrnld'H I'ulillontlon of n Synot- *
| H of tlio MofliaRO.
LINCOLN UUHKAD orTim OMAHA. BBP , J
Iji.vroi.v. Jan. a. I
"You can say far me , " romarkcil Governor
Thftvor to TIIK HKK representative this even
ing , "that I regard the notion of the Herald
man ns dishonorable in publishing n synopsis
or my message this morning , in the fnco of
the request t made that it bu held until after
submission to the legislature. I wish to say
also tliabit was scoured by representatives Df
that paper by dishonorable methods. A man ,
or sot of. men , who would tnko advantage of
my condition in this way are despicable man ,
ami beneath the dignity of true journalists.
1 personally requested all reporters to whom
It was delivered to bold it until Friday morn
ing , and every ono of them promised mo that
It shoUld bo done. Some of these lying
whelps proved a traitor. I do not think Hint
it would bo a tlinirult task to locate the party.
It places mo at a disadvantage before the
public , ami I shall not forgot the
source that thus embarrassed mo. The
llornltl tiiiin obtained the message surrep
titiously. I consider it ns the most outrage
ous treatment I ever received In my life , anil
1 am determined to unearth the miserable
scamp who betrayed n y confidence. "
MVY VS MKI.K'K.
The suit of Mary vs Mollek commenced In
the county court ycstcruny , closed Jnst be
fore noon to-day , and the court toou the ease
under nil /isemcnt until next Monday. The
ground work in this ease has been given by
Tnu Urn , and a word or tvo only is neces
sary to recall the circumstances to the rend
ers. Some weeks ngo Sheriff Mollek
captured a team of horses in
May's pasture , near this eity , aliened to bavo
boon stolen from a citron of York county.
May , however , claimed to have bought the
team from n responsible party , and recovered
the horses by writ of replevin , and the rights
of properly baenmo the Issue of tlio trial just
closed. It seems that tlio team wns sold to
May by the son-in-law of the man who
claimed ownership of the loam In question.
The evidence was a peculiar moss , and tnoro
Is evidently n "nigger" still in tlio woodpllo.
Tlio testimony was sucli that the court took
the matter under advisement. The. shadow
of n cn'mo lurks somewhere. On the surface
it looks as though the team was stolen , o r
sold without rights of ownership , but tlio
opinion is expressed that the tenriu will beheld
hold by Mr. May.
CITY Nmvs AMIorns ,
Editors Follows nnd Full-brother , of Ncui-
aha countv , nro in the city.
Tin ; Elks gave Hon. W. F. Cody and
daughter , Miss Artn , a reception lust even
ing. It proved to boa very enjoyable occas
ion.
"Huffalo IJill" was the center of attraction
at the state house to-day. The august body
of linndsomo lawmakers wore no where.
"Dick" .lohnson vs. Frank Walters.
Scene Capital hotel. Time 8 o'clock last
night. Prayer of petition An old board
bill. The arguments of the litigants were
strong nnd masterful , but the defendant wns
knocked out. Ho will probably pay up and
save further costs.
Hon. N. V. Hnrlan , of York , was here
to-day to attend inauguration exercises.
A GAY DKCKlVKlt.
An I3x-lJnloii Pncillo Clerk in a Dual
Kolo.
Friday last William Mumford , a dapper
young man , suddenly left his position ns
clerk in the oflicc of Freight Auditor Van
Kur.ui , of the Union Pacific. But llttlo no
tice was given of this by his associates at tlio
time. Wednesday night a woman , giving the
name of Clara Brown , appeared at the ofllco
of Justice O'Connoll and applied for her
trunk , which the judgs hold on an attach
ment Issued In favor of Svncina Bros. ,
grocers , to satisfy a grocery bill of aboutSl" .
In a short time a ladylike appearing woman
of about thirty-two years , followed , and
when she caught sight of Clara Brown , thcro
was a general clamoring for the lloor to
speak. In short all , of what proves to bo no
little sensation , was unfolded. The
first woman , Clara Brown , was tbo
mistress of William Mumford , and the
second ono was his wife. The statement
made by Mrs. Mumford is as follows :
She aud Mumford were married In
London , England , fourteen years
ago. Her husband is the grand
son of an English knight , nnd has
a dash of royal blood In his veins. Aitor re
siding in London for a period of years , the
couple took passage for America , and finally
located at Montreal , Canada. They had
plenty of money nt their disposal , and Mum-
ford , she status had llttlo to do but bask
about the city , a centloman of leisure.
While nt that place ho foil in company with
Clara Brown , who wns the proprietress of a
house of questionable repute. They con
ducted their intimacy on a quiet scale , and
the wife was not aware of his infidelity
until in December. 1883 , when she wns sud
denly loft to enjoy the pleasures of her homo
alone. Mumford packed up his chattels and
loft for Bostontaking tlio trunk and valuables
of Clara Brown with him. The latter soon
followed. From Boston the twain started
for Chicago , nnd Mrs. Mumford , assisted by
Detective Carpenter of that place , succeeded
In locating thorn there , where they were liv
ing us man and wifo. They returned to
Montreal and Mm. Mumford welcomed her
msbatul to his home , nnd the latter again re
sided with his lawful wifo. This wns of
short duration , however , and last Juno Mum-
ford and Clara Brown arrived in Omaha and
routed a residence at 1314 Soutli Fourteenth
street , where they resided as man nnd wife ,
under the nnmo of Mr. and Mrs.VlllInm
' Wnlkw , They resided nt tills plnco until
even wepks ago , when Mtimford's wife ,
havmp discovered their whenjabmUs.arrlved
in Omaha direct from Montreal. In tha
tiieantimo , Mumford , who Is said to uossess n
collegiate education , had obtained employ
ment with the Union Pacific. Mrs Mumford
met him nnd induced him to
consent to live with her and
the two boarded at a private
liouso on Eighteenth and Lonvcnworth
streets. Last FrMay he again left his wife
and returned to thoembrneoof Clara Brown.
At tlto same time ho severed his connection
with the Union Pacific , but the wife being
aware that it was pay-day i , the headquarters
wns on hand unit drew his salary. Ho in
formed Clara Brown that his wife was dead ,
and that she would bo burled Monday , also
that ho was glad they would bo troubled no
longer by hor. llo told Cliirn , further , tli\t !
she would see the death notice of his wife III
TUB HIB. llo wns In the city yesterday and '
agreed to meet his wUo at the postoflleo nt
tt o'clock In the afternoon , but failed
to keep his promise , mid the
latter is under the impression
that ho has loft tlio city. She was in quest
of assistance to locate him , when she con
fronted his paramour.
It Is stated that Mrs. Mumford implored
plorod Clara to leave her husbami
nlono , and wept bitter tears , when ad
dressing her. It is Ktatod that n warrant
will bo issued for M .imfonl.nml Clara Brown
will bo arrested , provided nhu 1ms not left
the city. Justice O'Conuell instructed her
to leave the elty or prosecution would bo
Instituted. Mrs. Mumford has u brother , u
prominent merchant In Boston nnd another
brother holding a prominent position with
the Fort Scott .t Gulf railroad. Their
names could not bo learned ,
GltliKTIMiS UY
Mayor. * of New York nnd Iiomlim 10v-
clinttui ! CulturalulntIOIIH.
( fopwrfiAt IXtiliu Jani'i ( hint w llmn'tt , ]
boxuox , Jan , : i | Now York Herald
Cable Snocial to TIIK Bii.l : Now Year's
day the lord mayor received seasonable con
gratulations from tha mayor of Now York
through one ot Edison's phonographs. Lord
Mayor Whitehead Immediately made tlio fol
lowing reply and forwarded It to New York.
"The lord mayor of London has received
with pleasure the phonograph message of
good will from the mayor of Now York , and
most heartily reciprocate- ) the friendly feelIng -
Ing therein expressed. Ho earnestly trusU
that the friendship which has
so long existed between tlio two
great Eugllsli-speaking communities may
last for all time , and that the only rivalry
between thorn may bo in the development of
education , art , science aud manufactures ,
with the common object of increasing the
well-being and happiness of tlio vast popula
tion of the United States and the British
empire. "
Tlio lora mayor spent a few days In Now
York seven years ago , aud ho has not for
gotten the evidences of prosperity and
wealth which that great city than o < chlbitod ,
ami which ho hears huvu gone on increasing
to u marvellous extont.
Coolcy on Hallway Keformi.
PiTTsnuun , Jan. 3. Judge Cooley , chair
man of the inter-state commerce commission ,
was In the city to-day en route to Washing'
ton. In spcakiugof the proposed amendment
to the interstate law to huvo ono general
classification from ocean to ocean , Judge
Cooley said : "So long ns the railroads show
a disposition to try and ngrco upon classifica
tion , congress is not likely to make it
compulsory , but eventually may do so. The
railroads hnvo done- much in that direction
within the lust year , particularly the west
ern nnd southwestern roads. It Is n very
important measure of reform , but I think that
it should bo approached gradually , and that
mischief would result if there were sudden
legislation in regard to it. "
lu regard to pooling , Judge Cooley suid ho
did not thmk it should bo permitted.
A School For Colored Girls.
CnocucTT , Tex. , Jan. 8. United States
Senator James McMillan , of Michigan , has
given $10,009 to build an cxtcntiou to the
Mary Allen institute here , a school for col
ored girls.
Tendered I ) in
ST. Louis , Mo. , Jan. 8. D. K. Francis ,
governor-elect of Missouri , formally tendered
hio resignation as mayor of St. Louis last .
night , and George W. Allen , president of tlio
city council , was duly installed ,
TIic Mnlzc HiiiK Collapses.
LONDON , Jan , 3. TLo Chronicle's Vienna
correspondent says : The Hungarian malzo
ring syndicate bus collapsed , having lost
8,000,000 florins. Mnizo can bo bought for
half what the syndicate paid.
No buffet should ho without a bottle of
Angostura Bitters , the South American
appetizer. Manufactured hy Dr. J. G.
B. Siegort & Sons. _
Th AVar in Aft-lca.
Zvxziiun , Jan. 3. All the British traders
have deserted Dar-os-Salam. Previous to
their departure un attack was made upon the
place by coast tribes. During the fight
many Insurgents were killed and much prop
erty destroyed. A great scarcity of provi
sions is reported along the German const
lino. The situation at Bagamoyn and Uav-
cs-Salain is daily becoming wor.se.
INTERRUPTED.
"A1i , Gcncvicve , have you divined ,
' That as this silken skein you wind ,
You wind around my heart as well ,
The thread of love's entangling spell ?
Those smooth , soft hands , so dainty white "
"I wash them morning , noon and night ,
As you do yours , young man , I hope ,
In lather made of IVORY SOAP. "
A WORD OF WARNING.
Thert. . are many white soaps , each represented to be "just as good as the'Ivory'j" '
they ARE NOT , but liku all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of
the trenulne. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon gelling it.
Coii ) right 1SSC , I/ Procter it Uambl * .
