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Test KKNNAUD'S claim is ntrugijlnip
in the make of Boss StQUt's interest bill.
Bwtunp it.
TIIK trltxngulnr fight between the telephone -
phone , motor nnd electric light com
panies , Bhould bo encouraged.
TIIK various state institutions are not
flying 113 high as tholr mnnugovs
wished. The senate clipped their
wings. jr
Sioux CITY points to a dosot-ted jail
as proof of beauties of prohibition. A
grave yard is equally representative of
life and activity. ,
THE proposed law giving a bounty for
beat sugar has had the desired effect.
The crop of sugared boats in the lobby
Is uncommonly largo.
ASSUKANCES are multiplying that a
union depot is an early possibility.
There is no occasion for enthusiasm un
til the work of construction begins.
THE BICE objects to the wholesale
desecration of the political bonoyards
of the state , and will exert every influence -
once to secure a long and profound rest
fdr'tho doad. ,
THE BEE objects to Valentino bo-
causq liis public career as a corporation
'tool drove him into a political grave ,
.followed by the execrations of the rank
mid file of the party.
THE Lincoln Journal jumps to the de
fense of Stout and attempts to prove
that his claim for interest is a just ono.
That is sufficient commendation for the
action of the house in rejecting it.
- TUE BEE inadvertently referred to
Representative Gilbert , of York ; as an
advocate of Konnard's claim. Wo are
glad to learn that ho has fought the
steal from the first , and wo cheerfully
correct the erroneous impression con
voyed.
A nOAVL of despair goes out from
Kansas City because the Mexicans
threaten to place an embargo 'on lard
and bogus butter. The Greasers are
'riot'oxacting in matters of diet , but they
are particular about the source of sup
ply and the manner of rubbing the
iardlno.
THE BEE does not object to the vaultIng -
Ing ambition of the Hodgson s , because
their candidacy is ono of their methods
of attracting notoriety. The supervis
ing architect ol the treasury must bo n
man of ability and integrity. These
qualifications bar the Hodgsons from
being seriously considered ,
TOE BEE objected to Thurston as c
candidate for a cabinet office because il
voiced -opposition of the producers
of the west against the elevation ot r
corporation attorney and railroad lob'
by 1st , and because his relations to the
Union Pacific , a debtor of the government
mont , wore such that his presence in
the cabinet would monaco the success
of the administration.
MAJOR FUIIAY has returned fron-
Washington , where'ho claims "mo n
Bill Wlndom" reached a satisfactory
agreement on the postolflco slto. Losi
th.an two months ago "mo and Jim'
unanimously agreed on a site for the
city hall , but somehow'the people die
not enthusiastically ratify the soloo
tlon. . The major is a brilliant oxamph
of misplaced confidence
C
TIIK man who wns captured in Ogdot
and brought to Mindou , Nob. , as the or
Iglnul Zimmerman , proved to bo Win
XL Yolvlngton , the murderer's-double
Thoi similarity in features , Inmonos :
and'other traits was BO great that Yol
viugton narrowly escaped the bailer in
tended for Zimmerman. Mludon wil
not enjoy u choke for some time.
THE patriotic pilgrimages of regie
' tors of deeds to Lincoln huvo boon sue
cossful. Their anxiety to relieve th <
public of great burdens and take then
0n their own shoulders , resulted it
muggllng a law through the Icgisla
turo making the terms of office foui
j'ears li | all counties having a papula
' , 'Hloo of olghtcon thousand and upwards
This law affects eovon counties , and
, trlU inuko the olllco of register of deed ;
a juicy plum for the occupant.
IIOODLKS fOULORK HOI'S.
The Inwnr house of the legislature is ,
fairly paralyzed by the corruption which
boldly stalks on the floor nnd holds high
carnival in the lobby. Honest men nro
dazed by the surrounding villainy , nnd
hardly dare say tholr nouls nro their
own. From the moment that Boss Stout
secured n cringing tool nt the head of
the committee on claims , the house wns
nt the mercy of n gang of scamps and
plunderers. Captain Lee nt once became
came the mouthpiece of every species
of jobbery. No claim wns too corrupt , no
steal too small to secure his indorse
ment and enlist his services on the
floor. Backed by the Caldwolls ,
Bakers , Olmslcads nnd ether notorious
jobbers , and the Morrlssoys and
Sahlors , procurers in the lobby , the
reign of robbery was inaugurated and
persistently pushed , with 'vary
ing success. Money was nnd ia
being openly and shamefully used
to purchase support and votes , whllu
some members who will not touch the
spoils nro silenced by threats or prom
ises of support for federal olllco. By
these rascally methods the gang 1ms
carried its schemes of plunder with a
high hand * nnd honest members who
attempted to block the avalanche of
corruption , wore villainously assailed ,
insulted and harassed in the perform
ance of their duty.
The crushing defeat of Stout's claim ,
last week , was n grand victory for the
taxpayers. So brazen and shameless
became the tools of the boss , and sb
open nnd defiant the attempts to bribe
members , that honesty revolted nnd
donlt a stunning blow to the boodlors
The repulse has made them desperate.
They are determined ta recover the
plunder which was taken from their
grasp. Already they are at woric in the
house stirring up resentment against
the retrenchment policy of the sen
ate. The object of this is
so plain that no ono can
mistake it. If the house can bo
induced to reject the senate's amend
ments , the boodlors hope to effect n
compromise and smuggle through some
of tholr plundering schemes. It is the
forlorn hope of highwaymen , and can
not succeed unless the friends of econ
omy give up tha light.
The issue is squarely between honesty
and rapacity , between the interests of
the people nnd the plunderers of the
stato. The lines are sharply drawn.
Skulking will not bo tolerated. Every
member who favors economy should been
on hand every hour of the session until
the close , and assist the senate in every
way to prevent the rape of the treasury.
Tlioy'owe it to the people to fight un
flinchingly to the last moment regardless -
loss of cost , and protect the state from
the frooDootors on the floor nnd in the
lobby.
TIIK BEE proposes to watch every vote
and lay before the public daily the ac
tion of every member.
CONTENTED DAKOTslNS.
The people of Dakota are in a condi
tion of unalloyed contentment. They
are happy in the fact that they have a
territorial government of their own
choosing , and that their affairs are
being administered by men who have
an interest and n patriotic pride in ad
ministering them wisely and well , with
reference to promoting the general wel
fare. The rule of the carpet-bagger is
a thing of the post and beyond the pos
sibility of revival. They are happy in
the reflection that within a few
months they will have a repre
sentation in the national gov
ernment that will give them both
avoice nnd votes in public affairs , nnd
therefore n respect and consideration
bolero the country which their part in
contributing to the general prosperity
has long entitled them to. Especially
are the people of South Dakota happy
in the fact that republicans , who con
stitute throe-fourths of the population ,
are to come into their own.
The indications are that South Da
kota jjtlll re-adopt the Sioux Falls con
stitution. There is some opposition ,
but our advices are that the general
public sentiment is favorable to It and.
is growing , This constitution was
framed four years ago. There are
twelve cities competing for the capital
of South Dakota , each offering liberal
inducements for the prize. From now
until November the people of Dakota
will have tholr full share of politics ,
but unlike the contests in the past they
now know what is to bo the fruition.
THE SURPLUS AND BUSINESS.
The surplus in the national treasury
is steadily growing. Thop increase
since the opening of the current month
has been about five million dollars.
This is duo to a falling oif in bond pur
chases , the offerings of which have de
clined. Obviously the bond holdo.rs nro
calculating upon getting a bettor price
for their bonds than they were nblo to
obtain from the last administration.
Thus far Secretary Windom has indi
cated his intention to adhere to the
course of his predecessor until there
shall appear sorao justifiable rpason for
departing from it. The bond holders
had hoped for a different policy.
They undoubtedly expected that thn
now administration would start out with
a bond buying policy , in order to keep
down the surplus that would enable
them , to got a speculative price for
'bonds. Why ttioy should suppose that
a republican administration would bo
any moro ready than a democratic to
bull the price of government bonds is
not apparentbut that they have figured
on suah a thing Booms plain. If the
conservative disposition thus fur shown
by the administration is maintained , as
there is every reason to believe it will
bo , the only hope of the bondholders is
in a close money market resulting
from an accumulating surplus , nnd this
is likely to bo a remote contingency.
Advices from the monetary cantors
state that the financial situation is un
dergoing improvement , the belief hav
ing become general that there will bo
no dllliculty in mooting the currency'
icoqulromontaof , the season , and that 110
disturbance Is to bo apprehended.
As to the general business situation
the reports , are in the main favorable ,
There was as rapid a development of
the Bprinjr trade last week as could
have been expected , There was a pro
nounced increase iu the volume
of business at all trade con-
tors , nnd the outlook ia vary
generally regarded with confi
dence , Wo noted iv few
days ago the opinion of the secretary
f the American Iftmjnnd Stool associa
tion tnat the iron industry had readied
the turning point of a period of depres
sion , nnd thnt whllo nothing of the na
ture of n boom was to bo expected there
wns every reason to look for n material
Improvement. Mr. Jny Gould tins boon
quoted ns saying that a moro favorable
state of affairs for the railroads is in
prospect , and there is no reason why
tlioro should not bo nn Improvement In
the situation if the roads will make nn
honest olTort to bring it about. A
careful examination of the business
conditions of the country will show
little that is not encouraging , and
the unfavorable features are not of n
serious character. By all present signs
Uio general prosperity of the present
year will not fall below the nvorago of
good years , and Is moro likely to ex
ceed It.
.Locally trade is quite satisfactory.
Omaha's merchants make no complaint
regarding the volume of their business ,
which materially Improved during
the past two weeks , but collections nro
Buld to bo somewhat Blower than usual.
This dllliculty , however , may bo only
temporary. The money market is easy ,
and altogether the financial and busi
ness situation hero Is as favorable as at
any other point m the west.
GKNKUAT , TIIACV , secretary of the
navy , has in very plain terms notified
the politicians thnt ho does not intend
that the hnvy yards of the country shall
bo used for paying political debts.'This
has been the practice .for a protit many
years , with the result of tilling the
wavy yards with a largo number of incapable -
capable men , but it will not bo con
tinued under the present administra
tion. The secretary of the navy says
the navy yards of the country shall not
bo asylums for the inefficient , the
incompetent and 'the worthless -me
chanic. Whatever the politics of the
men employed in these yards they
must bo skillful and worthy work
men , who can render adequate and
acceptable sorvlco for the pay they re
ceive. Very likely few men know bet
tor than General Tracy the extent to
which the navy yards have been mtido
asylums for incompetent and inefficient
mechanics , and the urgent necessity
there is for reform. It is of little con
sequence whether the workers in the
navy yards nro republicans or demo
crats , so long as they nro thoroughly
competent , and whllo it is probable that
all things being equal as to mechanical
qualifications , mechanics who are re
publicans will have the preference ,
there will bo universal approval of the
policy of making skill and efficiency the
essential requirements. General Tracy
has not been identified in the publio
mind with r.ivil service reformers , but
he will bo if he adheres to the purpose
ho nas announced , and there can bo no
doubt that ho will do so.
WHAT has become of the proposed
anti-trust legislation promised by the
present legislature ? Early in the ses
sion bills wore introduced in both
houses dosignpdto'prevont corporations
or companies in Nebraska from combin
ing as trusts or entering into such com
binations , nnd there seemed favorable
promise that this state would bo among
the first to set the example of legislation
hostile to trusts. Nothing , however ,
has been hoard of those measures for
some time , and it now appears probable
that nothing will bo heard of
them. Have the members' who la-
boroa to prepare these bills , and
who manifested so much earnest
ness in bringing them forward , lost
confidence in this method of dealing
with trusts , or is the influence of the
promoters of these combinations respon
sible fortho apparent indifference that
exists ? The experience has been about
the .same in nearly every state whore
anti-trust legislation has boon prooosed.
The bravo promises to the people have
failed , just as they failed in congress ,
leaving the unscrupulous combinations
to pursue their way freely and without
fear. Meantime trusts increase in num
ber , while these already organized be
come more firmly rooted.
THE efforts of Konnard , supported by
a hungry lobby , to filch eleven thou
sand dollars from the state Treasury ,
should bo promptly , squelched. , The
claim has boon rejected by previous
legislatures , and the present ono should
not stultify itself by passing a. bill which
was repudiated by its predecessors. If
Governor Furnas was nuth'orizod to make
a contract with Konnnrd , the courts are
open to him to collect his commission.
'But such authority di'd not exist and the
governor exceed his powers in commis
sioning a lobbyist to collectt claim
from the general government , 'ills no
tion was an insult to the state delega
tion in congress/who wore elected by
the people to look after tholr interests.
It was simply a scheme to put money in
Kennard'B pocket and the legislature
should promptly reject it. As an his
torical chestnut Konnnrd has no com
petitor in the west.
IlEPitKSKNTATiVE CADY , of Howard
county , has made a splendid iecora ; as a
legislator. . Able , conscientious and vig
ilant , ho has borne the brunt of the
fight for retrenchment , and routed the
plunderingcorabino in several desperate
battles. No measure escapes his. scru
tiny. As a dles'ootor of doubtful claims
nnd bogus bills ho has uo equal on the
floor , and the readiness with which ho
drives the keen blade of criticism to the
bottom and exposes tholr iniquity is
fatal in nearly every instance. As an
orator ho impresses his hearers by the
candor of his statements and honesty of
purpose. His management of the fight
against Boss Stout's bill unuo cf ush-
ing defeat of that moasuroproved him to
bo a roaster of parliamentary tactics.
Mr. Cady is not only un honor to his
constituents but a credit to the stato.
Tint assertion of the Lincoln Journal
thnt Stout's claim Is a legitimate ono Is
'contradicted by his ohiof organ , the
Lincoln Journal. The act providing for
the construction of the building ex
pressly prohibited the paying pf.interost
on warrants. If the fund was exhausted
at any tlmo durlup ; , , 10 progress of the
work , there W R ( , rip law compelling
Stout to proceed without pay. Ho se
cured the contract nt a price exceeding
the lowest blddot t\\y thousands of dollars
lars and was allowed by the present leg
islature forty-nine thousand dollars for
extras. Those allowances would have
satisfied tin ordlfini'y hoc : , but Stout
wants the state with tlio treasury
thrown In. ,
IT is undorstooduhat President Harrison
risen will appoint u.colorod man to bo
register of deeds for the District of
Columbia , a position worth ton to fit-
teen thousand dollars a * year , and ho
will select n resident of the District , In
conformity with the policy of filling the
territorial offices with citizens of the
territories. Mr. Cleveland disregarded
this policy , nlthqugh the platform on
which ho was elected pledged him to
It. Ho first appointed Matthews , an
Albany colored man , to the position of
register , nnd when the senate refused
to confirm him , wont to Boston for the
present incumbent , Mr. Trotter. The
office has boon filled by a colored man
'since the appointment of Fred Douglas
by Grant. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A GOOD example has boon given the
other railroads of the country by the
Pennsylvania compnnywhlch promptly
proceeded to adjust Its business In con
formity with * the now amendments of
the lutor-stato commercelaw. . It is
sued n circular to officials and agents
directing attention to the amendments
and enjoining strict compliance with
their requirements. Shippers wore
also warned of the penalties they could
lay themselves liable to by misrepre
sentations. This was the proper course
to pursue , and the railroad companies
generally would do wisely in following
this excellent example.
THE BEE objected to Vnndorvoort be
cause ho was dismissed in disgrace from
the sorvlco by General Groshum and be
cause ho represents the low and disrep
utable elements of the republican party.
AUMY PRoaiOXlONS.
Gcnornl Brlsbin Presents a Strong
Case AmiliiBt the Government.
FORT ROIIINSOK , Nob.JInrch * 14.
To the Editor of THE BEE : Now that
wo are to have a republican administra
tion it is to bo hoped that the congress
and president will do something for the
army. The outgoing democratic ad
ministration has made umpfe provision
whereby wo" shall , s.oon have ns good a
navy as anybody andif the republicans
will only fix up th.btirmy a HCtlo wo will
try to got along for a while.
It is very little , ' tho' army needs , but
that little it needs , badly.
1. Lot the fortyfsiXjofllcors who have
been examined , fqundJ unlit for service
and sent to their Homes to await retire
ment , bo retired , at once. They will
never return to the iwrny for duty , and
their juniors nro1 not only doing their
duty , but are aobarfcd from their
'
proper rank and p'ayjy ; ) keeping these
worn-out soldiers on tnp active list.
2. Lot a law bo passu'd allowing { ill offi
cers on the uctivo'list' ' of the army1 who
were general officbrs during the Into
war to retire on the 'rank hold by them
in th * war. Tlioro are only about
twenty of them 'oft ' out of two hundred
and over commissioned. They are old ,
and would bo glad to go with their war
rank. They block promotion and their
"
retirement would" open the way for
about ono hundred promotions. They
have done service twenty-three years
almost a quarter of a century since the
war , and they ought to bo spared. Lot
them go at their own request with the
rank they hold when loading your
brigades divisions and corps at Mal-
vern hill , Antiotam , Chnnccllorsville ,
Gettysburg , Nashville , Franklin , in the
wilderness at Five Forks and on a hun
dred battlefields , making it possible for
this government to live and monkey
with the tariff question in 1889.
3. Give us Mandorson's three nattal-
iqn bill for the infantry , nnd the army
is fixed. AU these nro much needed
measures. It will not hurt the govern
ment a particle to pass them , After
they are passed nobody will over know
it has been done , except in the increased
efficiency of the army.
Wo have hero some officers who have
grown grey waiting for a grade. Major
William Worth , Eighth infantry , our
senior captain , has been a captain over
since January , 18Gi ( twenty- three
years. This olllcor is the son of General
\Villlam Worth , who waa the compeer
of General Scott Taylor and Twiggs in
the Mexican war. Worth probably
stood next to Scott in point of ability as
u soldier.
Captain Worth was appointed a ecc-
end lieutenant in the Eighth infantry ,
April 20 , 1801. Ho served as first lieu
tenant and adjutant of his regiment
until 1802 , when ho attraceed the atten
tion of General McCloIlun.-who placed
him on nis staff. Ho served all through
the campaigns of the army of the Potomac
mac , was brevottoducaptain for gallant
and distinguished service in the
assault on the enemy's lines before
Petersburg and in tho'oporatioiis in the
campaign against Richmond. Ho was
again brovottod a major for gallant and
meritorious services with Sheridan
during the campaign terminating with
the surrender of the insurgent army
under Robert Loo. His record is un
exceptionable and his abilities first-
class , yet ho has .been kept in ono
grade , that of captain , for twonty-thrco
yoars. Nor is ho tfbvy. near his promo
tion yet , ns ho stands 'tho eighteenth
captain on the llstMit the lust army
register. Ho cannot ' .got his majority
for some youra yet''nt' ' , Juo present raw
ot promotion. It i'AU dhamo. It iMpn
outrage. It is subvorpivjo of all military
discipline nnd amlntlon'that ' such u sys
tem should prevall.'Und if persisted in
will make our army oiir'ji of tha poorest
armies in the worla'whon it should bo
the best. c ! ,
The next captain in rim It "at this post
is Clarence M. BallbYM Ho also is an
1801 appointment nilu 'worvod through
the war. Ho has bebn a n captain like
Worth for twontyj-tliroo years and
stands twonty-sovonnn the last register
on the list for promotion. Ho is a
largo man , of good executive ability ,
and closely resembles General Brooke
in appearance. , Captain Balloy is from
Indiana , and has influential friends , It
is to be hoped ho will use them to got a
staff appointment in the army during
General Harrison' * administration , as
there is no hope for his advancement
in the line under our present syatotn of
army promotions.
The next captain In rank in the infan
try battalion here is Augustus W. Cor-
llss. Ho fought In tlio war , wiw major
of the First Rhode Island cavalry , lieu
tenant-colonel of the Second Rhode
Island cavalry , private , Borgount , second
end lieutenant , first lieutenant and cap
tain In tlio rogulurnriny. Ho has been
u captain for over fifteen yearn , and
Btanda on the lust register , No. 83 , for
promotion. Ho will probuby bo a major
some time In the next century If ho
lives.
The other captain of the infantry bat
talion ( four companies ) Is Gordon Wins-
low. Ho entered service in 1802 ns
second lieutenant , Fifth Now York volunteers -
untoors nntl served ns first Houtontvnt
and captain throughout the war. At its
.close . ho was breveted mnjor for gallant -
lant and meritorious services and hon
orably mustered out. In 1SGO ho enlisted -
listed in the regular army as second
Uoutonant , Fiftoontli infantry , vas
transferred to the Thirty-third and
then to the Eighth. Ho Borvod seventeen -
teen yours as second and first Houtoniuit ,
and was finally made captain in 1881.
Captain Winslow became disabled years
ago , and could * not do garrison duty.
Ho was recommended in Arizona for re
tirement by Genera ! Mills , but could
not got retired. Last sprinp ho wont
before a board , wns found incapacitated
for active service and recommended
mended for retirement. Ho wns ordered
to his homo ' 'to await retirement"
and is still wanting , lie is one of tbo
forty-six ofilcors referred to before who
should bo retired. His lieutenants are
doing his duty and being deprived of
their promotions by his being kept on
the active list. The first lieutenant who
would got his place if ho wore retired
is Jack Summorhayos' , who has a record
as long as his arm private Twentieth
Massachusetts volunteers , August , 1801.
corporal , sergeant , major , second
lieutenant , first lieutenant and captain ,
same regiment ; brovottcd for galantry
away back at Ball's BlutT ; brovottod
again for hard lighting at
Cold Harbor ; brovottod again
for "meritorious sorvlco" in the
campaign terminating in the surrender
of the insurgent army under Robert E.
Lee and honorably mustered out after
the war.
In the regular army ho began his ser
vlco as second lieutenant. 88d infantry ,
1807. He waa u. second lieutenant sev
en years nnd transferred to the 8th
infantry , whora ho has been a first
lieutenant since 1874 over fourteen
years. Ho ought ito bo ready
to bo a captain. It is just such men as
he that are being hold back and kept
out of their promotion by the officers
who have been sent homo to await re
tirement. Lot them bo retired this
very year by special enactment and lot
us also have the throe batalllon bill.
But the cavalry Is little , if any , bet
ter off than the infantry. Our senior
captain of cavalry horoCharles Parker ,
served all through the > var as captain
and major , Illinois cavalry. Ho has
boon n ilrst lieutenant In the regular
service eight years and a captain over
fourteen years and yet In the register
tor 1888 is No. 16 for promotion. Ho
baa only gained two files the past year.
If you take our higher ranking officers
it is as bad as among the captains and
lieutenants. Our colonel , Edward
Hatch , has boon a colonel of cavalry
since July 1,18(50. ( He , General Grior-
son and Charles Smith , are the three
oldest colonels in the world. In looking'
over the registers of foreign armies 1
can find no record of any colonel who
has boon kept a colonel without oven a
brovott , for twenty-throe yoars. This
is something for our government to
think about. Had General Hatch fought
In any foreign army or for anv govern
ment but ours and rendered the service
he did in war he would have boon made
a major general , but hero ho has not
boon trlvon a brigadier's commission
and has boon denied the poor privilege
of retiring on the rank which ho earned
and held during the war. It is said a
special law will be passed next winter
giving all ollicers who have
served twenty years and up
ward in one grade the next higher
grade. I hope so , and if our republi
can friends do not do something for the
army it will die of old ago and drv " rot.
J. S. B.
Justice to ItocUwcII.
BARTI.EV , NOD. , March 2J. [ To the Ed
itor of THE BUB : About two weeksaeo
you published , from this place , un article re-
fleeting upon the business integrity of W. W.
G. Rockwell , recently a student in this Col-
lego. Justice to.hlm requires tno to sny that
1 had confidence in him and expected him to
pay his tuition in the literary department. I
indicated this cnniidonco to others and I re
ceived the amount this morning. Ho also
states that ho left a letter explaining his absence -
sonco , but I did not receive it and cannot now
sco the person with whom it was loft.
WILLIAM SMITH ,
Acting President of Mallaiien ColJc-ge.
Holdrege Affairs.
HoLimnoi.Nob. , March 23. [ Special to
Tun BEK.J The second annual convention
of the Eighth-district . C. T. U. , convened
at this place the 10th inst. , continuing in
session for two days with a largo attendance.
Great interest was manifcs ted both by the
delegates and the visitors. The music was
under the superintendence ) of Prof. Shofllor
of this place , and Mrs. Cassoll , of Hastings.
The Y. M. C. A. have perfected their or
ganization with the following oflloars : Presi
dent , E. D. Elnsel ; vice president , J. A.
Fredericks ; secretary , J. D. Henry ; treas
urer , C. M. Sheldon.
The following attorneys at this place have
recaatly4 > oou admitted to , practice in the supreme
premo court : County Judge George Ulioa ,
A. Norhorg , C. W. lloberts and James Uhca.
The News at Ainsworth.
AIXBWOIITU , Neb. , March 24. [ Special to
Tiiu Bun. ] A subject of great interest In
the tdwn is the coming village olcction. The
issue Is prohibition or high license. Prohi
bition having been tried the past year , the
"boys" are tired of having to go to neighbor
ing towns when thirsty , while the "pro-
'
bibs. " are well oatlslle'd and the fight prom
ises to bo a warm one.
Ainsworth boasts of having next to the
largest cigar factory in ins state , which is
owned and run by J. S. Schofleld , who lo
cated hero in January. Ho now employs
eighteen hands and work is Increasing.
Tlioro are now in course of construction
four dwelling houses , which is only the be
ginning of the building boom expected. Not
a house in the city to bo had for rent , wlillo
there was u dozen or moro a year ago.
m
A litvu Dakota Town.
CusTF.il Cm" , Dak. , March 23. [ Special
Correspondence of Tun BEB. ] Custodies are
preparing for a boom. When they think of the
patient waiting and working of the mine
owner , they cannot marvel at the smllo of the
average Custorlto at the good news and pros
perous outlook. Prof. Vincent has sot sail
for America with $2,000,000 , to operate tin
mines. The , Tin Mountain company is bo-
lloved to bo going to work in ttio spring
again. The Etta Tin company will begin op
erations goon. Mica is bcipg shipped from
hero in paying quantities now , and its sup
ply is inexhaustible. The owners of the At
lantic gold mine , just south of tha city limits ,
huvo begun to develop their property , and It
promises to bo one of the best in the Hills.
Mining property Is beginning to nave a mar
ket value , and there can bo no question but
ttio owners of mines and llio.io who buy early
will make a "utake , " as Ouster can load thu
world In tin , and Is second to few In gold and
mica. Gold , tin and mica are the valuable
mineral property of this section , No pluco
in the west can afford sucti opportunities to
capitalists who wish to tunica u stuUo ou
speculations. People are contldeat and happy
over the outlook. Glister has good reasons
for expecting a railroad the coming season ,
but Us amploxBtuKo lines yet accommodate
thu traveling public.
Tlio Flro Kccoril.
UIUDINO , Pa. , March 21. There was an
other Incendiary Are in tlio yard of tbo Head
ing Lumber company this inoculng , and
$3,500 worth of lumber was destroyed.
There hayo been four previous attempts to
but n tbo company's properly , and tlio toUil
loss to the owners Is about f 10,000 , ,
LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES ,
Savoral Sensational Roorbacks
Floating About the Olty.
PULLINQ THE POLITICAL WIRES ,
,
All I'nrtles Busily Preparing fl > r the
Coming City Klcqtlon The
cling Men's Outing Mluo
liart'a
LINCOLN ttcnEAu or THIS O inlisa. . I
1039 l > STIIBBT , Y
LINCOLN . March 34.1
Rumors ore common In Lincoln nt this
time. 'Some are are true , whllo others are
fakes. The latest Is to the effect that ono of
the clerks of the sounto hud boon approached
nnd offered $7,000 to "make a unoak" on the
registration bill before It pnssod to the gov
ernor for his signature. Very careful inves
tigation Induces Tun BKB representative to
place It among the doubtful rumors , ant
s ninp it as ono wholly without foundation.
But the rumor wns started la tlino to Induce
cautious action. 'The governor went Ao tbo
cleric who has charge of alt bills that have
passed the senate , only needing the gover
nor's signature to beoomo laws , and told him
that ho would hold him personally responsible
for tlio bill in question until it was formally
placed into his hands. This was qulto
enough. Tlio bill has not bcca stolen or
spirited away ; it rests in ono of the vaults at
the state house , uuionp other important docu
ments , and will probably invlto the attention
of the governor on \i\\ \ \ return from Denver ,
Mlnohnrt at nolmnnn'H Hall.
Fully 700 people greeted Itov. Mlnohart at
Bohannn's hall tifls morning , Among the
vast audlcnco could bo seen tlio spiritual , the
deeply religious , the follower of the man , the
Intelligent , the curious nnd the sookcr of
sensational episodes , The latter class were
clearly disappointed. The services wore
these of the ordinary religious mooting , and
during the preaching hour appreciative at
tention was certainly given. The subject of
Mlnohart's discourse might appropriately bo
called , "Tho Freedom of the Hollgion of
Jesus Christ , " nnd ho handled It in a manner
eminently satisfactory to his audience.
There was nothing of the "crank or mono
maniac" about it. Whllo not analytical ,
there was logical connection in whatever ho
had to say , and the patient attention given
him evidenced that the "good things" ho
said wore treasured.
Among ttio audience were Lieutenant
Governor Molklcjohn nnd a number of the
members of the house of representatives. "I
wont out of curiosity" said the lieutenant gov
ernor to TUB BKB man , "expecting to near a
crunk , but 1 was very agreeably disap
pointed. Instead , I heard nn intelligent ,
cultured minister , nnd I nm free to say that
I now believe the 'beheading' was unotbor
Dr. Thomas case. "
Mr. Minchart , however , said some things
that , In tbo eyes of the world were possibly
not In accord with the best of propriety. lie
referred to the lute trial in language some
what bitter , and said he rejoiced that ho had
been made free oy ecclesiastical action of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Aside from
this , ho ureached n very sensible discourse.
Among other thing ? , ho said that the blblo
.was the only director of the way to the
cross , religious llfo and salvation. 'It can
not be found , " ho said with emphasis ,
"within the tenets of creeds or doctrines of
human hands or church dcnoralnatlonallsm.
Upon this rock , Christ , I will build my
church , and the outpouring at Pentacost was
beyond ritualism or ronvontlonallim. The
only 'mourners' bench' God recognizes is
that of obedience to the dlvmo law. "
From 1,500 to 2,000 people crowded into
Bobauan's hall to-night to hear Kov. Mine-
hart. The audience was unquestionably the
largest that over greeted a minister in this
city.
Iilnooln Politics.
The political meetings held last evening
completed the list of the words , with the
sluglo exception of the Third , and the
present week will most probably determine
the outcome of the city election. It is highly
probable that the estimate put upon the
strength of the labor party will not reach
the mark. The mooting at Ued Ribbon hall
last evening eravo conclusive evidence of
this. There was a regular outpouring. The
prohibition party has endorsed some of the
candidates nominated by the labor party
and this is a fact that must not bo lost sicrht
of. It makes it possible for the democrats to
step in and scrape the platter If the repub
licans divide as they did two years npo. Van
Duyn will poll a good many votes for city
treasurer. A little "monkey work" on the
part of the republicans uf" the city And the
jig is up. But the expression Is strong that
there will be a long pull , a strong pull and a
pull altogether , and in that event there is no
danger of tbo election of a fusion ticket.
Summoned to Denver.
Governor Thaycrand wife loft for Denver ,
Colo. , last night , to visit their son , who is
said to bo lying very sick. The governor
elated , however , before going that ho would
reach homo again to-morrow nt 1 o'clock m
the afternoon. The summons was urgent and
the governor felt Unit ho must make tbo trip.
Mrs. Thayer will probably remain in Denver
several weeks , or until the convulsconco of
her son.
The Traveling Man.
At a meeting of the resident Lincoln travel
ing "outing" committee held this afternoon
in the parlors of the Capitol hotel , it was
agreed that ono traveling man from each
wholesale house in the city should bo ap
pointed as a finance committee , three of
whom should servo as their executive com
mittee , viz : C. J. Daubach , of H. F. Clark
& Co. ; Frank Lawrence , of the Lawrence
Implement company , and M. H. Vunhorn. of
H. P. Lou & Co. All other business was
placed In the hands of the general executive
committee.
17 lie Minchart Trial.
LINCOLNNob. . , March 23. To the Editor
of Tun BEK : Having read qulto a good deal
In your paper about the Minchart trial of
this city before tbo church tribunal , plcaso
permit uio to say a few words. It was ono
of the worst uicccs of injustice over allowed
to DO carricd'on In a civilized community ,
and yet the church claims to do all this In a
Christian spliit , and claims'to bo a committee
before which not bine but truth and justice
prevails. This trial was a farce and Mlno
hart was condemned before tbo trial over
began. Think of It , when some of our most
able legal authorities say they had to
leave the room to keep out
of trouble , - for by remaining
thoy'folt they would bo compelled to aslc to
bo hoard In behalf of justice to the accused ,
and talked of getting out an Injunction to
prevent the jury from returning a verdict ,
if this Is tbo way justice is served to
Christians , I thank God that I am not a
Christian , Do not understand mo to say I am
upholding Mlnohnrt , In his way of preaching.
Ho throws boll lira too hot for us sinners to
stand , and I do not believe in his style of re
ligion. But I do love justice , nnd If Mine-
hurt was the lowest and most debused of
humans , I should fcol justified In saying the
sumo in his behalf. It I should exhaust the
vocabulary of the English language , and hurl
the worst epithets it affords , 1 would hardly
do justice to this base proceeding. For ono
to realize the true state of things , only ono
way is open , and tlmt Is to have attended the
trial. Oimipr.it.
( Jlty News and Notes.
C. E. Montgomery contemplates building anew
now brick block just east of the Motrojiolltan
rlulc.
rlulc.Work on the Lancaster countv court house
will bo resumed In u wcoir. The contractor
oxpccts to have It ready for tbo fall term of
court.
West Lincoln has awakened from tno win
ter slumber , The starting up of the packing
lioiiBO lias given now llfo to that part of the
city and property owners are determined to
sustain It.
O and Fifteenth streets is the latest loca
tion for the now opera houso. Tlioro Is little
loubt now but what it will bo built. The
> rdor of United Workmen will construct the
tmlldhig and fit rooms for iU own use.
To-iuorrow work will begin on tbo now
jollor house for the Insann asylum. It will
jo 180 feet long and forty feet wide , and will
liuvo room for the boilers , thu machinery and
.bo electric ll ht plant.
The social order of Elu , ol this city , will
lo tbo "minstrel uct" at Funku's opera
louao next Friday evening. The local hits
.vlll . probably furnish the chief amusoinentof
.ho entertainment , Tbo boys uro taking a
treat deal of pain with their work add will
loubtlcss do themselves proud.
The u'OrKod-ovcr engine wus Kivon a prac-
.Icul test Inst night. Alva Kcnnuud's little
frnmo barn nt'12131. itrcot vran dltbororod
to bo on flro about 9 o'clock Inst ulfrht. find
tlio engine wns called out. Whllo the irami
ot the barn was destroyed no ether damagt
wns done , duo , probably , to Its ofTootlvt
work. Several thousand uooplo witnessed
the blaze. . .
\Vorthlngton , the alleged chock fortcor , wnt
discharged yesterday afternoon , Juug
Houston finding that the evidence wns Insuf
ficient to hold him.
The mnnngor of the Driving Park n < t.tocln <
tlon tenders a lot for the city engine houst
near ttio corner of U nnd Twonty-soconJ
streets. Tlio offer will probably bo accepted
nnd the house located thoro.
IMnttflinouth Wnutft n Court HOIIRO.
PJ.XTTSMOUTIT , Nob. , March 83. fOorros-
pondonco of The Unn.j The citizens ol
Plnttsniouth nro just now wrestling with tha
annual county cnurt house question. Tha
ngltntlon of this question occur * regularly
every spring , with intermittent fllckorlngs.
Ench year it bobs up aorcnoly wltu nmnr.
nnthlno freshness , and , together with tha
prospects of a now railroad , absorbs the at
tention of Plnttsmouth's onorgotlo citizens.
The need of nnd demand for a county build
ing bids fair to receive acknowledgement
this year , and the citizens who nro agitating
the question the most vigorously hixve , mot-
nphononlly spooking , blood In tholr oyo.
The hall In which the court convenes nt the
present tlino is wholly inadequate. The
plot of ground on which the luckless build
ing or 1853 wns erected , wns sot apart for
thnt purpose by the town alto company in
consideration of the county scatbolng lo
cated In this city. The plat la situated two
blocks south of Main street , between Fourth
nnd Fifth and Grnnlto nnd Marble streets ,
comprises a whole block nnd Is in the very
heart of the city. Notwithstanding the di-
yorslued opinions expressed ns to the best
location , the original alto will undoubtedly
bo the ono chosen. In the flr.it place tha
ownership of the alto is Invested In the city
for that purpose , whereas the purchase of
ether property would necessitate a largo nnd
unnecessary expenditure. In the second
plnco a legal question would bo raised
whether the slto would not revert to Uio
original owners by a non-compllanco witli
the stipulation of the conveyance of the land.
t
The Outlook at Central City. (
CKXTIUL Our , Nob. , Mnrch 20. [ Corny \
apondonoo of the BKK. ] Before many
months this city will have mor.o Plaito rivet
bridges than nny ether town along tha
Union Pacific. For years a fair sort of a
pnssagoway has spanned the river southeast
of town , and a now one is being built just
south of the city , which will bo ready fez
travel in April. But not content with these ,
the business mon nro moving for o third
brldgo , to bo put across the Platte east of
us , to accommodate n part of Hamilton nnd
Polk counties. To-day a committee wont to
Aurora to confer with the Hamilton county
commissioners about the now enterprise , ami
received substantial oncourrgcmont. All
tbo money necessary for one-half of the now
bridge has been raised In Central City. Thla
place la continually reaching out for now
territory and is becoming ono of the liveliest
trading points In the central part of tha
state.
The now waterworks nro noarlng com.
pletlou. They will probably bo tested
during the next month.
The city election will bo fought on the old
issue saloons or no saloons. For eight
years Central City has been "dry. " To win ,
the "wots" must carry every ward nnd
elect the mayor. To keep out saloons tbo
"arys" have to carry only ouo ward , nud
there will bo no saloons next year.
Some small grain has been sown on tha
uolands , but the amount is limited.
Central City Is so interested in building
bridges and extending the local trade that no
other enterprises are contemplated at uros- .
cnt.- Merchants regard the outlook for 185(1 (
as most promising ,
l To Tax tiloepine and Dining Oars.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 34. [ Special ta
TUB BEE. ] The following U the full tort of
Linn's bill to tax Bleeping and dining cars.
The bill has already passed the soutito , and
wont through the house this morning'almost
unanimously :
Section 1. It shall bo the duty of all rail ,
road companies within the state to report to
the auditor of the state the number of sleeping
and dining cars not owned by such corpora
tions , but used by it in operating Its railway
in this state during each month in the year
for which the return is made , and-nlso tha
number of miles each month , that such oars
have bcou run or operated on such railways
within this state , and the total number ot
miles that said cars have run nnd operated
each mouth within and without the state ,
and the owner or owners of said cars.
Section 2. The state board of equalization
shall , at tlic tlmo of tbo assessment ot rail
way property for taxation , assess for taxa
tion , against the owner or owners of said
cars , the average number of said cars used
by said railway corporations each month ,
and the assessed value of said cars , shall
bear tbo same proportion to tha entire valua
thereof that the monthly average number of
miles that such cars have boon run , or oper
ated , within tno state shall boar to tha
monthly average number of miles that said
cars have been used or operated within and.
without tbo slate , such valuation shall bo in
the same ratio as that of the property of In
dividuals.
Section 3. Whereas an emergency exists ,
this not shall take effect and bo m force from
an/1 after its passage.
I * I nt to Center' Items.
PLATTE CENTRIC , Nob. , March 24. [ Corres
pondence of THE BEE. ] The copious ralni
that fell hero in the last few days just ai
farmers are putting In tholr small grain will
bo of great benefit to Platta county. Quita
au Increase of acreage of small grain , pros *
poets for a good crop , and. the fact that tha
It. & M. railroad is building a road through
the famous and fertile Shell creel : valley will
boom Platte Center. Both the Catholics and
Baptists are about to build now churches
hero , The former have ono now of Irani e ,
but will build u much larger one of orlck.
Quito a number of people are now talking
of moving tho' county scat to Pintle Ccntei
from the old town of Columbus , Platta
Center hclnir in the center of tbo county on
the Norfolk branch of tbo Union Pacific rail.
road and ono of tbo best trading towns ia ttia
stato. _
Alnsworih OitlzeiiH Protest.
AIKSWOICTII , Nob. , March 31. [ Special ta
THE BEB , ] At a mass meeting held for that
purpose in the Opera house , resolutions were
udopted censuring Congressman Dorooy , ol
this district , for recommending the appoint
ment of Thomas J. Smith for postmaster nt
tuts place , without first giving the patrons of
this oftlco un opportunity to express tholr
preference which Is plainly in violation , of
promises clulrnod to Jmvo been made to par-
tics living hero. The resolutions also request
Lho president to sot asldo the appointment.
1'hcso resolutions are to bo published in the
local paporn , and topics to bo sent to tha
iropcr oBlclals at Washington , _
Gatarriial Dangers.
To bo freed from tbo ( IniiKora of
.vlilln lying ilown ; ta brentho ti cely , § ! oei > sound.
ly anil umlliturlxMl ; to rlsu refreshed , head
; 1 ur , brnlu nctlvo and free from pain or aclie ;
o know to know tlmt no poUououu putrid mat *
er dollies tha tireiitli nud roti uway llio dullcata
nudiluerr at mnojl , tudtouml hvarlnu ; to fool
Jiut the syMom lou not , Uirouch Us veins nnd
u-torlo , sucl : up the poison tlmt 1 uro to un.
Icrmlno unil destroy , Is Imluod a blesmms bo.
romlnllothernunmncnJoymentH. To purvnasi
miuunlty from Hiieti a ruto Bliould bo the object
> f all iifmcU'il. Hut thoM who bare tried many
emiHlles and nhytdciniihtUtupnlr of relief or euro ,
HANKCHii/KlUuHMi.C'iiiii : moots every pliasa
if Ciiturrb , ( rom.u Mmplolienil cold to the most
oathsomo nnd il i-Ktrucllvo BtaKW. . H 1 local
iml conittltutloiml II stunt In rellevlne , i > r
nanent In curing , ? afe economical and nerU. .
'tilling '
tUNi-oiin.B HAIXCAI. Cuu consists of onebot-
loot HADIUAI , Cunt1 , ono box of OATAituiMr.
IUI.VK.NT , and ono Itii > m > vKi > IMIAI.F.II. alt
i-rnpped inonepavkaito with truatpound Ulrtsc-
Ion' * , and sold by oil druggists run 1.00.
HUTTKIt UilUll If lUlKMIOAr. CO. , IIObTOH.
, HOW MY BACK ACHES !
tllack Adie , Klilncyuiiil Utcrlna t'ulni
jnnilVfiikiBHKes. . riorum's * , 1-uineiic.in ,
HtruliiH and 1'aln * UKMKVKII IK ONI
HIM DTK II ) ' lll UUTICUKA AMTI-1'AIN
'fasiT.it , Mhollrttuuilonlyjulii.kllllniriilatter ,
ieworiginalliiMuutauroiiMHiiclliiriilllljIo , 'J'1 ' *
iiost luirfuct uutldotu to I'elii , Inllmiimtttlou.
Vtakiicss over compounded. At nil nriiUKUU , 1
cuts ; or five for $ U > oM ; > < 'fctuKO free , ot i'orreu
) ; iucl A j I'nuuiUAt. Uo , llobtou , MM * ,