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H I Thk tiger is sliDrponing hia claws for
H ) the forthcoming faast under domocrntic
H I auspices
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H I ! Til 10 unoxpoctcd raid of the lobyists
H j on the bridge tnotor treasury for flfty-
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HE [ tate a reduction of faros between Omaha
Hg L and Council UlufTs
H | | | TlIK number of bills introduced In
Hl j congrebs for bridges ovnr the Missouri
H | | rlvor indicates that several new and
H | outerprising railroads nro dotcrmincd
H | to sit nro in the lone haul of Nebraska * B
H | I abundant , crops
Hi BOR'iON'mnkcsa fcoblo but no loss suc-
Hf ccssful attempt to compete with Tomis
H | In the business of Train robbing The
K manner of holding up the psycho citi-
1 aii nvnv o tl " • • 1 1- - ui
H | ! fuf behind the southwest in wild and
1 wooly cult
H | Sunatou GonjrAN nnd Governor Hill
H | are violoutly opposed to ballot reform
H | Their success in lifo depends on the
| gi continunuco of the old methods of bull
H | , dozing , bossism and barter , and like all
H true mossbacks they cling to that which
H insures power and profit to themselves
Tiu : Icing of Portugal proposes to con
vlnco the British government that Pin
I tea slaughter of the Makololos wnb in
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the interest ofiChrlstianity Meanwhile
' forces of "
J3ritalii's civilization , in the
_ | phapo of a naval fleet , are sufllciontly
H near Lisbon to assist the youthful king
H in aecopting Albion's view of the sltua-
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tion , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
H Tin : supromncy of Chicago as a grain
H market is rapidly waning Instead of
H rocovcring lost ground by offering ship
H pors the inducements of reasonable
H rates , the elevator and warehousemen
H proceeded to strangle the geese that
H laid the golden egg by advnneing stor-
H ago fees The result is shown by the
H opening of now grain routes to the sea
H &ariU . _ _ _ _ _ _ _
M Pitox Euoi'.Kn Hkioikb asserts that
H iliQ democratic party lacks backbone
H Konator Gorman declares that the Aus-
B trallan system of ballot reform will do-
H Btroy the party's usefulness The diag-
H nosls of this pair of distinguished polit-
H ' -leal medics , though diiTorlng in terms ,
H shows to what deplorable depths has
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H ' I faliou the party fouudod by Thomas
H | Jollorson and fouudercd by Grover
H Cleveland
H Tn Now York EUctrto Agi prlnts'a
H series ot interviews with prominent
H oloctricill experts on the question of
H making oloctrlo light wires harmless to
B life and property Iu reference to the
protection.of buildings in case of dc-
I ran go mo nt ot high tonslon wires the
fl experts agree that the danger can bo
removed by the use of automatic cut
olTs nnd fuses on the outside of the
fl buildings This Information is ot vital
moment to Omaha , nnd is commended
to Chief Galligun and the lira commis
1
sioners Every safeguard should bo om-
hh ployed to diminish the dangers from
J overhead wires
J Thkiik iB evidence ot now activity
J among the green cloth fraternity They
J are gradually coming out from behind
barred doom and poop doors to on joy the
' fruits ot their activity in U'Q Into entn-
. ] Cign Although they enjoyed compar-
" ntlvo freedom during the past year they
! are growing bolder , uud it would not bo
surprising If within a few weoka they
should anjoy the liberty which their
compact with the democrats guarun-
| teed The fact that the gamblers
, worked like beavers ( or the success of
I the democratlo ticket was prima fuclo
BJ evidence ot un undorstandiug that their
HB business would not bo molcstod , and the
BK ' further fact that they are emerging
from privacy Indicates that they will
J I demand the fulflllincut ot the bond
Bh j Kvideully the hosts " ot faro forgot that
BK city olllclals cannot nullify a state law ,
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Plll'XIS'G T1W SFMVWH
The prcsont congress should io.Ua
prompt steps to provldo for the retirement -
mont of n largo number of army ofllcorn ,
who , under oxistlng statutes , nro use
loeaoncumbrancos to the service There
nro sovonty-flvo ofllcors awaiting retire
ment for disability who nro today un-
nblo to perform duty with their regi
ments and who cannot bo placed on the
list because there nro no vacancies In
conscquunco of this anomalous condi
tion of affairs their duty Is bolng per
formed by subordinates and the olllcors
thcmsclvos are drawing full pay on pro
tracted sick leave
The law has provided two lists to
which the rotlrod army olllcors may
pass The first , called the disability
list , is limited to four hundred , nnd va
cancies nro flllod from the olllccrs se
lected for retirement by the various re
tiring boards The compulsory list is
unlimited , but Is recruited from ofllcors
who roach the ago of sixty-four years and
who on that duto pass from nctivo service
ice into rotlromout on throo-fourths
pay The pressing need of the nriny is
for such a temporary oxtcnslon of the
limits of the disability list as will per
mit the retirement ot disabled olllcors
nnd the filling of their plnccs In the
line 'by the promotion of their subordl-
nntos
With a view to moot the situation
Sonntor Uawloy has Introduced a bill In
the senate providing for the itninedinto
retirement of all ofllcors who have been
found incapacitated for duty or may bo
so round until July 1 , 1800 , A special
retired list is proposed to bo made by
law for this purpose In addition to the
four hundred list
This plan would at once relieve the
army from the stignatlon which at
present results from having a largo
number of ofllcors incapacitated for
service and anxious to retire , but who
cannot under the oxlsting statutes be
enred fur on the rotircd lists The first
effect would bo the filling up of troops ,
companies and batteries with active ,
healthful ofllcors to take the places of
those now absonf There would bo at
once a merited promotion of deserving
subordinatcsvjvho are today doing the
duty of their superior ofllcors on sub
altern pay The army at largo would
feel the iullux of now blood and now
vitality and the country ' would bo bene
fitted by having d ono its duty towards
disabled veterans aud service-worn
ofllcors _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE IWZLION CFAlmFWuVVF PLAN
The Washington correspondent ol the
Now York Jiiening l' < * t advises Unit
paper that the members of the senate
tlnnnco committee , to whom the
Windom silver bill will bo roforrodt
nro gonornlly favorable to the plan
proposed by the secretary of the
treasury Ho nlsd sajs that
moro than ono senator who has
boon gonornlly counted against the
plan , because It is not radical enough ,
will support the bill very promptly
when it comes up These inon . says
the correspondent , have a notion
that the association ot their names with
the measure would hurt it with oastcrn
fltiunoiCrs whom they have no desire
just now to antagonize They express
the belief , however , that the Windom
4)lan. If , it should bo carriotl into nlToct
would have a dccislvo effect In raising
the price of * silver , nnd probably send
the silver dollar up to par with
out dolny These who take this
view , it is suggested , may urge
that the bill provide for the re
demption of the notes issued
against bullion in silver dollars The
plan of the secretary of the treasury
provides for paying the cortlflcat03 on
demand in silver bullion or in gold , at
the option of the government , or iu
silver dollars nt the option ot the
holder Of course , if tt.o silver dollar
should go to par there woula bo no un
fairness in offering it to the note holder
for his paper
The correspondent of the New
'
York Hun confirms the state
ment regarding the gonornlly
friendly fooling among sena
tors toward the Windom plan , and ex
presses the opinion that there is no
doubt of its approval by that body ,
though its fate in the house is problem
atical Ho also states that the presi
dent is fully convineoa of the wisdom
of the plan as the best nnd safest solu
tion of the Bilvor problem thnt has boon
' proposed , andthat ho will at tin onrly
day commuuioato to congress his en
dorsement ot it and rccommond that it
bo adODtod This confirms pre
vious statements , to which
wo have referred , respecting the posi
tion of the president
Opposition to this compromlso plan
for disposing of the silver question is
being narrowed to these who bellevo
that silver should bo eliminated from
the currency , and even this class have
ceased to bo domonstratlvo in their hos
tility The present outlook for the suc
cess ot the bullion cortiflcnto proposal
must bo regarded as highly favorable
UnVEXTW MARIKBAUD TIWXAVY
The question ' .ransforrlng the
revenue mariuo to tho'navul ' establish
ment has boon dlscussod for several
years The revenue marine was estab
lished by Aloxundor Hamilton , the first
secretary ot the treasury , and has there
fore boon an appoudagc of the customs
service almost from the birth of the
government , antedating the organiza
tion of thohavy miiny years It is under
the Jurisdiction of the treasury depart
ment , and is omploycit in patrolling tbo
harbors , rivers , inlets nnd sounds to
prevent their invasion by smugglers
nnd nl o iu the ojiforcomont ot the neu
trality laws , the suppression of piracy
and ot mutinies on merchant vcssols ,
domestio and foreign , the rescue of dis
tressed vessels and soutnnn on the coast ,
enforcement of laws applicable to ship
ping nnd the protection of seal fisheries
in Bchrlng sea Thirty-seven vessels
vvero engaged iu this scrvlco last year
The efforts that have boon made to
have the revenue mariuo transferred to
the naval establishment , where it ob
viously belongs , tailed chiefly by reason -
son ot the opposition ot the ofllcors ot
the revenue marine , who fcarod that
the absorption ot this service by the
navy department would load to the ulti
mate nbolition of their commissions
This approhouslon has beeu removed
by a bill providing for the transfer , in
troduced in the sonnlo by Senator
Chandler , and it is now pnld
thnt the officers of the revenue
mnrlno nro • almost a Jintt in
favor of the consolidation of
that service with the nnvy This bill
provides that the revenue mnrlno , its
norsonnol nnd vcssols , shall become an
Integral part of the national navy on or
before July 1 , 1800 , the ofTlcors ot the
revenue cutler service to bo ofllcors in
the navy iu the grndes corresponding to
their present rolatlvo rank It prac
tically leaves the control nnd direction
ot the revenue marine service in the
hands of the scciotnry of the treas
ury , by requiring thnt upon his
requisition the secretary of the
navy shall nt nil times nsslgn
sultablo vessels , with the proper com
plement of olllcors nnd crows , to per
form the duty now performed by the
revenue cutter service wherever the
secretary of the treasury may doom
necessary , their operations nnd move
ments to bo controlled and directed by
him precisely us at present In the
proposed transfer the revenue marine
will bo organized as a distinctive corps
of the navy , and in that relation will
sccuro bouollts to the olllccrs In that
service which they do not now enjoy ,
ns those ot longevity pay nnu
the rotlrod list ; In short , place them on
nn equality , except In thotnattorof pro
motion , with other olllcors ot the navy
The advantages claimed for this plan
nro uumorous , nnioiig thorn that it will
render the naval establishment more
compact and strong , and in every way
able to perform more olllclotitly the du
ties now Imposed upon each sjrvico in
dividually ; that It will save the cost to
the government of the auxiliary naval
school for the Instruction nf revenue
onuo mariuo cadets , and that
It will intprovo the opportuni
ties of young ofllcors of the navy to sc
cure valuable practical experience The
boorotury _ of the navy in his minimi re
port strongly recommends the consoli
dation , and while the secrotury of the
treasury says nothing about the matter
in his report there is no reason to sup
pose ho does not favor it , since it would
relieve his department of the duty of
making provision for the revenue ma
riuo All that is said in support of the
proposed transfer appears to warrant
the conclusion that it would prove to bo
wlso and benolicial in all respects
DEcnpTivu now
There is a good deal of fiction iu the
annual rovieus of commerce , manufac
tures and building improvements which
have boon published on Now Years
3kjr in several of the booming cities
The prime object of some ot these re
views is to in Unto the statistics so as to
beat all other cities that are in any way
considered commercial rivals An instance -
stance in point is furnished in the bal
loonntie" exhibit made by Denver
The niglit before Now Years a re
quest was wired to Tin : Jibe from
Denver for the total of our clearing
house , roul cstnto sales and jobbing
trade This was manifestly a bit ot en
terprise upon the part of ono ot our
Denver contemporaries which sought to
top tlio figures Omaha would furnish
and thus place Deliver uhend of Omaha
in their imprnviwil statistics iVhiln
Denver litis bad un abnormal boom , nnd
real estate sales have 1 eou quite active
sit extravagant prices , Omaha has
by all odds made the most sub
stantial progress of tiny western
city The new business blocks bank
ing houses and ollice buildings tuko
rank with these of Dotrolt , Cincinnati ,
St Louis and oven Chicago , and our
industrial concerns have shown a most
remarkable evolution within the past
year , , saying nothing about Omaha's
superior btroet railway system , extensIve -
Ivo pavements nnd magnificent water
works It will take Denver ton years
to ovortuko Omaha in the matter of
public improvements
Swapping corner lots and holding
them up at fabulous prices for specula
tion does not build up a city It only
begets wildcat speculation and always
onus in disastrous collapse when spec
ulation has reached the climax and
property is forced under the hammer
by foreclosure
The realty market can only bo In u
healthy state when purchasers nro investing
'
vesting their money for actual use nnd
pormauent improvement
TlIK soml-annual report of the state
superintendent shows that there nro
thrco hundred and sixteen thousand
child ion of school ago in Nebraska In
18S0 the total number ot chlldron of
school ago wns ono hundred and sixty
ono thousand eight hundred and ninety
eight , and the population ot the state
four hundred and fifty-two thousand
four hundred , a proportion of throe to
one Ton years ago the proportion of
adults to school chlldron was greater
than todnv It is fair to estimate the
present proportion nt three aud it , half
to ono , which would glvo the stnto a
total population ot eleven hundred
thousand These llgures nro based on
the sohool census of Inst spring There
has boon a larce increuso in population
slnco thni time , a fact fully demon
strated by the attendance at the open
ing of the bdiools last September That
this rate of increuso will bo maintained
there is no reason to doubt , so that
when the national census is taken next
Juno Nebraska wijl show n population
ot twelve hundred and fifty tnousiind , a
gain of nearly three hundred percent
in ton yours ,
ItEMAHM" reports from northern
Nobrusku confirm Tnu Bhk'B opinion
that the scheme for the removal ot the
Uosubud and Pine Rldgo Indian
ugouclos wns concocted by selfish at
taches at these agencies who hope to
profit by the change The sauttw men
mid their white allies are evidently in
terested in towii sites and euro little to
what cost the govormnont is put it they
can boom their speculative ventures A
disgruntled chief and ono hundred fol
lowers favor the change , while moro
than eight thousand Indians nro op
posed to it The govormnont will re
spect the wlshos ot the majority
The pressure of public opinion , sup
plemented with court decrees , have
forced the sugar trust to the wall , nnd
a receiver has been nskod for to wind
up its affairs Ono bj ono the combines
fall toploc6\n
KtottTY-oSy millions ot the public
debt wns wlpijd out during the past
year , and thirty millions romaln In the
nutlon's trotti'My to lubricate the hlngos
ot the now ypti' .
MUM : powtt ; Is still struggling pain
fully on ra.vnnm strcot , the principal
thoroughfiirai t the city The city
residents sl Jt for the grip
otiieiiXaxds : than ouns
The difllculty of forecasting the changes
which the now jour may hnve In Btoro for
the United Kingdom nnd the Kuropoon con
ttuont grows out of the fnrt that so much depends
ponds on the llvus ot individual statesmen
far advanced In years , 'llio doatli ot Mr
Gladstone , of l'riuco lilsmnrck , ot Slinior
Crlspl , anil of Scnor SmftisU would bo the
slRnnl for u reconstruction ot parties , It not
or political prOKrnmmcs , in their respective
countries , Should Mr Gladstone's health
permit him to remain for nnothcr twelve
month tlio lcndorof the opposition , the pro
cess of welding all sections of his following
into a radical party will have been woll-nlgli
completed , nnd the Irish movement for homo
rule will lmvo been brought nonror triumph
by bolng merged into a prospectus ot reforms
urgently demanded bv all the frionilq of
progress in Great Qrltain It is not , iudecd ,
to bo expected that bo long ns Mr
Gl.idstoue lives Lord Salisbury will
dissolve parliament , until ho is couincHcd
to do so by the nppronchlng close of its stat
utory term Mcnnwhllo Mr Balfour will
endeavor to create differences ot Interest be
tween the Irish nationalist lenders and their
prlupipal supporters by gratifying the desire
of the Irish hierarchy for the stnto endow
ment ot h Catholic college , nnd by introduc
ing a land purchase scheme calculated to
transform n largo part of tlio Irish tennntr.v
Into peasant proprietors , Oil the ether
liiiud , should the advocates of Irish self
government have the mlsfortuno to lese Mr
Gladstone , while the fusion of old whigs like
Lord Granville , of liberals lllto Sir G. O.
Trovelyun , nnd ot radicals like Mr lirail-
laugh is still imperfect , Lord Salisbury
would doubtless seize tlio occasion to Invite
tlio verdict of the country in the hopss of se
curing a renewed lease of i wcr When wo
bear in mind that neither Lord Koscbury ,
nor Mr Morley , nor Sir Wll'ium Hurcourt
would bo cheerfully accepted ns a leader by
all factious ot the ' Gludstonian party ; und
that Mr L ibouchoro und Mr J3radlaugh nro
moro distinctly out ot the question ; wo per
ccivo how profoundly Mr Gladstone's disap
pearance from the public stage must modify
tbo whole pollticalsituation in Great Britain
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The question of noma rule for Scotland is
likely to bo among thojnost Important that
will bo agitated ut the-approaching session
nf the British nirjinmcnu Theracinbo no
doubt that today , outsltlo of the ecclesias
tical system of pitronago , Scotland is suffer
ing from great nl > ue which affjet her both
Industrially anrf commercially The S. 'ots'
law differs innte'rjally from the English , nnd
the nppellato jurisdiction of the house of
lords is , therefore , an anomaly , the unwise
decisions of which bear Car-reaching results
National education in Scotland has boon of a
high order ovjor slnco the days of John
ICnox Every itnxp ij-er considers himself
responsible for the maintenance of the par
ish school nnd'tlio ' schoolmaster ; but with a
Scottish rducstl'onal ' board sitting In London
'
don , under the thumbs of tlio Eigllsh min
isters , so manyf restrictions now surround
education thut'thefc is not ibo same hunger
for if among tlp | cottlsh , pcojjlo The uni
versities of Scotland have alwa.is been nt
close touch with liberal thought nnd.popular
fccllnir bufrtitor-1"1 never hacn nbln to
sccuro the smallest grant frofa the parlia
ment at Westminster , und have had to rely
upon the bounty of patriotic Scotsmen All
these thing ) , and many others that ulToct in
dustrial und social conditions , are pressing
for a settlement ; and the enterprislngjtpirit ,
tlio prudence , indomitable perseverance , the
itoen intelligence and liberal culture of the
Scottish people entitle their grievances to
that hearing which has been so long de
layed ,
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Tbo Spanish ministry has resigned , and
iSagasta will endeavor to form anew min
istry This Is the outcome of a scheme to
run Sagusta into a corner by ambitious or
rather rebellious lieutenants These small
mon , taking advantage of the unsettled feel
ing ot southern Kuropo occasioned by the re
turn of the throncloss Dora Pedro , are sulk
, ing iu their tents The policy of the prime
minister Is sound , ana ho is carrying out his
programmo with all the courage and dash of
a radical , He stands , above all , for universal
suffrjgo , which bis liberal supporters have
udoptcd , They , however , confuse the issue
bv their military uud other reforms The
uvowod republicans of Spain , or ns they call
themselves the democratic progressist re
publicans , are watching an opportunity to
; all gorilla from his banlshmoiifnt Puiis to
head a revolutionary movement • ' ! will not
outer Spain , " says Xorllla , until national
sovereignty Is established , that is , until a
republic Is proclaimed or at least such demo
cratic reforms are Introduced by the mon
archy as will mnko the advent ot a republic
a mora question of time nnd opportunity "
Tbo republican Bontiment has grown since
these words wore spoken , but It is dlrtlcult to
tell whether tbo sentiment ot popular gov
ernment by revolution or by slow stages of
development is gaining tbo moro rapidly
Tbo conservative republicanism ot the ole
qucnt und far sighted Castolar still holds its
place in Spanish politics
The curious persistence of France In coup *
ling the conversion of Egypt's debt with
the military occupation of the country by
England has already cost the khcaive's
government n largo sum and Is likely to cost
much moio Tub compromlso she now sug
gests Is that Instead of demanding English
evacuation of EgJ'pt ub the price of her con
sent to tbo financial scheme , slio will simply
ask that uuy n63oy saved by paying 1 per
cent less Interest ' on the part of the debt
converted shall1 bei'oxpended ' upon the Egyp
tian army , wlttf a view to Its bolng substi
tuted for British troops as far as possible
Tbo English government might reply that
long ago It ptfyoaed to withdraw these
troops at specified future times , and that
Franca then refused nn tbo singular ground
that she would thereby bo assenting to the
wrong ot EniHuad's past occupation of
Egypt Yet { iW that arrangement bocn
made a largo parf pf tbo proscribed Interval
would alreadyi'havo elapsed Frances rp-
fusal turned out'lo" be fortunate , since the
Arab attacks at' Saukln and on tbo Nile
havJ shown how lacompctlfct Egypt Is to
get along for tbo present without British
military assistance This assistance , too ,
must obviously rendered , not as France
might like , but in the way British officers
see to be necessary for success The con
version of the debt i a distinct matter
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While tbo financial affairs of Italy are has
tening to n crisis , Russia patiently pursues
her waiting policy , couftdont that when ripe
the fruit of her cunning diplomacy will drop
Into her lap It Is pretty evident , too , that
Russia has impressed the wisdom of this
Fabian policy upon the utatesmon ot France ,
who see la it future opportunities which the
present does not afford for settling accounts
with Germany aud Italy , It Is calculated
that Russia's military preparations will not
have boon fully completed until 1S93 , and that
until then the peace of Europe will bo tolor-
nbly sccuro But In the interval what is to
become of the Uorman-Austrlan-ltallan nllt-
nncot Before thnt tluia the enormous ex
penditures entailed by tlienlllnocoupon Italy
will have brought on n crisis , and Austria
Hungary will bnvo become moro doc ply In
volved In financial embarrassment , at well
as in conflicts of races , which threaten tlio
cnipiro with dismemberment For the alli
ance ot the thrco powers the only nlternnllvo
seems to Ho In prompt military action , or in
bringing about a general disatuiauictit of Ku
rope It is imposslblo for Italy ns well ns
Austria to much longer endure tbo financial
strain of military preparation The pcoplo
of both countries nro growing restive under
their heavy l.urdons , nnd will not submit to
fresh exactions except in case nt actual war
A dccislvo conllict would bo less fearful than
the anxiety and the vast expenditures caused
by the prcsont situation , Unnbln niucli
longer to depend on her exhausted allies ,
Grrmany will bo compelled toseok now com
binations , and Russia may march to Con
stantinople by the route through Vienna
" iVIillo the lmmodlato prasuccts of Brn/ll
nro overcast , the now year opens full of
promise for Peru , Tbo nrraugoment nt Inst
effected with the European bondholders
frees the country from tbo inillstono of pub
lic debt , ltisuics tbo completion nnd inten
sion of railways , nnd permits the prompt de
velopment of Peru's minerals , forests , and
agricultural capabilities What is also of
great moment , the Lima government will bo
in n position to tender to Chili in duo time
tbo money required for the redemp
tion of the mortgaged provinces of Tacua
and Arlca ' 1 ho material and morn ] rehabil
itation of this genuine South American
republic will bo ono ot the events rollcctlng
most honor on the year upon which wo have
now entered
f'cnnoylv.inln anil tin Ilttkcrlons
tou'tr'He Com fcrsffiiii'iin' .
The Pinkertons uppoar to hnue a steady
Job In holding up tbo state of Pennsylvania
by the tall
Alllsnn'n Majority
St , f/rtttf" OJo/ir-DdMoriiit. /
Allison's majority will bo Just as largo ns
the republican majority in tbo legislature1 . "
No republican in the Hawkeye state is doing
any sulking or kicking now on the senator
ship question
Mr Onblo Oan Stnml If
MtUvmtl.ee SsiiHiirt
Because George W. Cublo was the guest of
nn iiitelliirciit and excellent coloicd family in
Nashville , the Memphis Apponl savs , "Bo
now enjoys tbo distinction ot being moro
heartily despised by the people of the south
nan any ether man in Amsrloi " In these
circumstances it is n distinction to be proud
of "
New York's Bossimii
St r.nnli < ! ! oh.nm-ic > ilt
Now Yorkhns been furnishing presiden
tial ctndldates for the democracy for nbout
a quarter of a century , but when It begins
to dictate the democratlo senutorstiips for
tno rest of the country It is time for the
party to kick "
In onio
Cltttytuo Tribune ,
Sing a song of boodle ,
Packet full of rocks ,
Cash will bo tbo Senator ,
For that's whut knocks
When the barrels opened ,
You hear the Buckeyes sing ,
And 'tis astonishing how lilch
A Bnco some of them bring
PROTEST AGAINST MUKDCU
Smith Carol inn Colorrd Men Hold a
Stain Ooiitciition
Coi.umhia , S. C , Jan 3. Pursuant to a
call issued a few dayt ago by prominent ne
groes for n meeting of the leading colored
men of tbo stute to discuss the recent
wholestilo lynching in Barnwell , a repre
sentative trathcri'ig nf colored men was called
to order last night in this city Twontj-six
of the thirty counties were represented The
resolutions adopted condemned the taking ot
human llfo in any ether way than in vindica
tion of the honor and Integrity nf the state
a s.odlous to all Just und up right men Such
action is only Justillablo when done for the
preservation ot human llfo und tbo sanctity
of the home They advlso the members of
the race to remain quiet and lot tbo proper
authorities vindicate the law A second set
of resolutions dwelt upon the devotion of
the negro to the whites during the war , condemned -
domned the uowspapers for advocating the
separation of the races , denied the slightest
dnnger of insurrection of tro negroes iu
Barnwell or nny ether part of the state , and
strongly advised the negroes lo abandon
Barnwell county nnd other lawless sections
and movu to a state where the laws are ob
served
1 tie Iiuih Leaders Troubles
New Yohk , Jan 3. | Special Telegram
to Thk Bie.1 : Though Justin McCarthy will
probably iict temporarily as the loader of tbo
Irish party while Parnoll Is engaged m the
divorce suit , It is believed that Bbould Pnr-
nell pormnncntly retire William O'Brien
will bo insisted upon by the moro radical
members of the party as the successor to
the leadership Only onu vote was cast in
Limerick corporation against tno resolution
of continued confidence in Parnoll
Captain O'Sbea's solicitor suggests that
Mr Lewis , counsel for Mrs O'Sben aud
Purncll in tbo divorce proceedings , shall
arrange for tbo service ot citations on tno
lattcr's client * . - This is in response to Mr
Lewis request that tbo citations bo served
as promptly as possible
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Another Colombian Seizure
New Youk , Jan ! ! . [ Special Telegram to
The Bee.J Auotuor vessel flying the Amer
ican Hag has boon seized by the Colombian
gunboat La Papa Advices wore received
by L. Scucpp & Co of this city yes
terday saying that their vessel Frederick L.
Schcpp bad been seized while calling for co-
counuts on tbo San Bias coast The Scbopp
loft this port about a month ago with a cargo
tor Grovtawn From therrt she was tn go
along tbo coast nnd pick up the cocoanuts
thac bud been collcotoa for her In various
places , but when she reached the San Bias
coast she shared the fate of tbo vessels of
Foster & Co , being seized by the gun
boat LaPapa and taken to Carthagena ,
where she is held ,
Ho Hub Probably Skipped
Bi-oouisaiox , 111. , Jan , 3. [ Special Telo-
pramtoTun Bbe.I Nothing has yet boon
heard from M. G. Patterson , tbo missing con
tractor who disappeared December24 , leaving
uaflulshed the soldiers orphan homo at Nor
mal It Is no longer believed ho was way
laid and murdered in Normal , but everything
Indicates that he ran away on account of
llnancml trouble Ho bus (17,000 in a bank
lu this city Suits ImVo ulrcady been begun
in the circuit court hero for ? 15,000 , and more
are to follow
Kansas Whisky DM It
Atciuso.v , Kan , Jan 3. [ Special Tele
gram to Tub Bee ] Philip Lemony , aged
sixty years , was turned out of a saloon in
East Atchison Wednesday night after an all
duy's spree Ho was very drunk nnd went
to sleep on the sidewalk , where ho was
found tbo next morning unconscious and
almost dead , Be remained tn this condition ,
lying behind a steve in the saloon until 11 n.
ux , yesterday , when be died Ho lived in
this county and was a bachelor
A Nnteil Desperado Arrested
PitEscovr , Ariz , Jan ii Jamas Leo has
boon brought from Apacbe Zounty , where he
was arrested by tbo sheriff ot that county
for train robbery Leo is a noted desperado
whom the stionlf has been trying to secure
for a long time ,
liMMIMHii
THE CAPITAL CITY CRIST ,
Fourth Aumml Mooting of the W
O. A.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
WcNtojriin University I'aoiitty Out In
n Cnnl Fnirliroilicr Disposes or
IDs Interest In the Cnll The
Proposed Stove Works
Ltxcoi.N ButiEAUor Tub Ouuti Bcc , )
10.M P Stiinbt , V
Ltsfoiv Neb , Jan 3. I
The Woman's Christian association of this
city hold Its fourth nnnual mooting in the
First Christian church yesterday afternoon
There wcro nbout sovonty-flvo members
present , There were 'J3S applications for
help nt tbo employ mont bureau during tlio
year nnd over ono hundred nud llfty applied
for positions
Mrs Welch urged the establishment of a
lodging house near the union depot to look
nftcr friendless girls mid womou who stop
over 1 ho appointment of a sulnriod super
tendeiitof the employment commlttoo was
urged
The treasurer , Mrs A , II Derris , reported
nbnlancoof $11.43 In the treasury At the
hoarding homo $ ,300.71 has been expended ,
and $ y,400.lM received , leaving n not gain ot
$10(1.2.2. ( Tbo association owns property of
the value of 51,57(1. (
The following ofllcors were elected for the
ensuing your : President , Mrn J. L. Under
wood ; lirst vlco president , Mrs Satiford ;
second vlco president , Mrs J. ,1. Imboff ;
third vieo president , Mrs Dr Woods ; fourth
vleo president , Mrs J. C. Kior ; llfth vlco
president , Airs William Clark ; sixth vlco
president , Mrs C. C. Munson ; secrotnry ,
Mrs M. D. Welsh ; corresponding soerotarv ,
Mrs D. L. Brace ; treasurer , Mrs Dr A. il
Derris ; assistant treasurer , Mrs Dr Man
ning
A board of managers was elected consist
ing of members from the several churches
in the city
The following chnlrmon ot committees
wcrooloetcd : Home , Mrs William Clark ;
tlovottonal , Mrs J , N. T , Jones ; member
ship , Mrs Dr Woods ; visiting , Mrs A. Mo-
Cormlrk ; ways and moans , Mrs S. C
Elliott : printing , Mrs T. E. Cilvortdispen ;
sary , Mrs F. E. Lewis ; employment , Miss
Holhrook ; library , Mrs J. A , Rollins ; audit
ing , Mrs C. M. Parker
A parlor recital was held this evening nt
the rosidouco of Mrs , J. J. ImhofC for the
benefit of the association fund
City News nml Notes
Editor rnirbrothcr nnnounces in the Call
this evening that ho has sold bis interest in
that paper to Mr H. M. Buslinoll , ono of bis
partners The latter now owns a controlling
interest iu the paper and witl edit und con
trol it
Tbo police inform the public that night before
fore last a carpenter by the name of Kinsman -
man , Uvlng > at U80 > ) T street , nttemptcd .sui
cide because his wife scolded him when became
came homo full of liquor He didn't ' take
enough poison to carry him over the river
and pleaded like a baby for tbo neighbors to
go for a doctor to save him
Thomas Mnnloy was nrrostod yesterday
nftcrnoon charged with stealing the horse
that was found iu the checkered barn the
other morning The enso will bo heard be
fore Justice Cochran Monday at 1 p. m.
The winter term of the Btato university
began yesterday with an unusually largo at
tendance lor the flrat day
ThQ city schools reopen next Monday
morning
The Wesleyan university is out in a card
intended to prevent scandal It says : "lu
nil cases parties renting rooms to students
will either take all gentlemen or till ladies un
less exception is permitted bytho faculty This
rule is not advisory , but peremptory Action
by the faculty will bo necessary in every
case of desired exception Stildents having
made engagements in conflict with this rule
will report tbo same on matrioulatlng for tbo
term " Tbo fooling is snid to bo strong
among the students to disregard the rule in
spite of tbo faculty
The Browning club of this city will hold
memorial scrvlcos uoxt Wednesday evening
A meeting was held this evening in East
Lincoln for the purpose of organizing a carpenters
penters' union
Sheriff Penn of Custer county came down
New Years day nnd sued out a writ from tbo
county court which , with the services of the
Rev Charles B. Newman of the Christian
church , enabled him to transform Mrs
Laura Woods into Mrs Charles Penn The
happily muted pair returned to Broken Bow
whore they will continuo to resldo
Al E. Ewan , mnnagcrof Tub Bees Lin
coln bureau , is laid up with "la grippe , " and
with bis fnmily wont down to Otoo county
this morning to spend a few days with his
father to recuperate
The proposed Lincoln steve works want
$15,000 bonus and have givou tbo' real cstuto
exebaugo Just flvo days in which to ralso the
amount It is thought that there will bo no
trouble about securing the sum
A Bpeclal session of the city council was
hold lust night to audit tlio claims against
the city
Tbero is a well dollnod rumor afloat that
the Missouri PacWo is urranglng to build a
largo frolgbt depot Night Loforo last a
party of Missouri Pacific oflicials were in the
city and It is thought their visit had eomo-
iblng to do with the proposed depot Duildiug
The following olllcors of Knights of
Pythias lodge No GS , were Installed Inst
' night by Pnst Cbiinscllor C. W. Hoxfo : C.
C C. G. Burton ; V. C „ C. I. Hurpbam ;
prelate , W. L. CundifT ; muster of exchequer ,
Fred A. Miller ; muster of llnanco , H. P.
Stone ; keeper of records nnd seals , Q. L.
Martin ; master of arms , L. D , Vun Klcek ;
Inner guard , George F. SIpo ; outsltlo guard ,
A. W. Lorddiflold A banquet and social
session followed the installation ceremonies
W. P. Hall Holdrogo ; L. A. Varnor ,
Scring ) ; Parko Goodwin , Omaha ; J. R.
Weiner , ks , A. Sonrlo , Nelson ; IC B. Otton ,
Chester ; O. L. Green , W. L. Cook , Kearney ,
wore at tbo capital today
A telegram was rocolvcd today by Deputy
Auditor Bowcrmau from State Auditor
Benton , dated EI Paso , Tex , saying ; Have
folks meet us at the train at 1 o'clock , The
question is what "I oclock "
Tbero were two cases filed In the supreme
court today from Gage county Beth of thorn
uppllod for the high prerogative writ of man
damus to compel Gcoreo E , Emory , the
county clerk of that county , to issue certifi
cates of election as supervisors for Duncan
Puttcrson , for district No 20 of Wynioro ,
and John U , Stewart for district No 'JO of
Liberty
Governor Mclklejohn Is In the city today ,
Murriago licenses were Issued touny to
Albert Martin , twenty-two , and Miss Annie
Ferry , niuctocn , both or Cnrosco , nnu
Joseph Gattsuchor , twonty-flvo , and Miss
Adolla Cooper , twonty-ono , of this city
The examination of Elijah Plowors ot
Bennett on the charge of Insanity Is set for
tbo 7th. In the tttenntlino bo is cnnllnod in
tbo county Jail It was thought to send htm
to tbo asylum on u prior commitment , but
the superintendent refused to rcceivo him ,
Tbocasoof the Glencoo rock and quarry
company of Denver , Col , v Thomas Price
and Conrad Vlsol for I1H7 was on triul before
fore Justice Snelling this afternoon
Mrs Medora S. Kundlo has sued her hus
band , W. IL Bundle , for a divorce , alleging
cruelty Dofounutit is supposed to bo worth
nbout 110,000. The petition was withdrawn
this afternoon
C M. Hands of Max Meyer's Lincoln
branch has moved his family to Omaha
The commlttoo In charge of the work of
sacucJng for Nebraska and for Lincoln the
now Seventh Duy AdvontisU' university are
looking over the propositions today Prof
W. N. Proscottnnd A. It Henry of Buttle
Creek Mich , are assisting thorn
At the council mooting last night tbo city
declined to pay tbo B. & M. a t'i demurruge
claim
Officer Post soryed a warrant on C. T.
Boggs the banker , this morning for an
alleged violation of tbo health ordinance
Tbo complaint is made by Boaltb Officer
Bartram , and the defendant Is charged with
keeping sovera ! bead of blooded cattle at his
baru , U' J N street The cuso was con
tinued to January 7. at tbo request ot the
defendant , wno said that ho wished to Invei-
tlgato und ascertain ft possible why tbo
keeping of these blooded cattle wus uuy
more of an offense than for his neighbors to
keep plug stock
East Lincoln lodge No 175 , L O , O. F , (
wns Instttutoil last night by Grand Master BBj
W. H. Bnrgor ot Hebron , tasslstod by Grand BB1
Secretary D. A. Cllno nnd Grand Treasurer BB1
Sam McClay ot this city The following BB1
officers were installed : J. W. McMillan , Nt §
G. ; J. M , Bell , V. G. ; W. A" . Bain , secro ' BB1
taryt J. IC Co rev , treasurer ; Frank Pdnrsa BB1
wnnien ; M. J. Mosbor conductor ; It S Ris , BB1
scr , R. S. N. G. The now lodge has twentj L BB1
four members -BBflBl
There wns a well ntUndcd citrons meet dr BBi
ing in the district court room tonight lu the J BB1
interest ot the relocation ot the stnto fair lu f BB1
this city , Tbo several committees made ro JJ
ports of progress , which were very oncouf ' BB1
nglng Additional comtnlttoos wore n\- HB1
pointed In each ward to work up BUbscrip BB |
tlons , to report nt the next meeting ]
Nrbrnslcn nnd loun Pensions BB |
W vsuiSQTON , Jan 3. fSpccinl Telegram , \ BB ]
to Tits Her ] Pensions granted Nobrns ' BB ]
kans : Charles Houghman , Crounso ; Will BJ
lata Dobbins , Frank ; Charles C. Dal ) , BBl
Thayer ; Robert S. Mitchell , Grand Islands BVJ
Frank Murblcin , Arapahoe Increase Lewis BB ]
F. Lybcrgor , Konrncy Original widows , BB ]
etc Minors ot Lconidny A. Darwin , IlnnU BBl
Pensions for Inwans : Original invalid - BBl
Isaac Itnrtfluck , Quarry ; Dallas W , Ward , , BBl
Eddyvlllo ; James G. Ooodninti , Groenllcld , L BBl
Edward Kennedy , Fort Dodge ; Orcn f „ - BBl
Gaunt , Dhutol ; Jonathan J , Lane , Pitts . BBl
burg ; John J. Bailey , Donlson ; Thomas CutBBl ]
ler Comnnobo , Increase David Spouccr , \ BBl
Mason Cty ; John Milter , Strawberry Point , ' BBl
John W , Adams , Monroe : Alex Mnrlc ) , i BBl
Wlntorsct Reissue -lVtor Sbawor , Slg- j BBl
ourney Original widows , etc Clarisst , ]
mother ot Henry C. Haskell , Oskatoosa BB ]
A Determined btiiolilr , BJ
Nnw Youk , inn 0. [ Special Telegram to BB ]
Tun Bee.1 Joseph Fried a middle nged BJ
Gorman , took n dose ot poison iu a glass of ' BJ
chnmpngno at tbo Morton house today , nml BB
when found ho was dead in his bed , Frlo.l BJ
was a determined suicide Had tbo poison flB
proved Ineffectual bo would bavo shot him HBJ
self , ns there was n largo revolver with all _ MB !
the chambers leaded clutched in Ills right jBBH
band Tbo poison bad evidently accomplished B Bfl
its work before Fried could pull the trlggor BB
as none of the chambers ot tbo revolver had BB
bocn discharged Frlod was a stage uiachin I BB
1st , and lived at 400 Kent avenue , Brooklyn , i BB
Ho had done nltnost all the work for tbo Ger- ' SB
man theatres in this city Two \ oars ago ho BB
received u patent for a device for bunging • BH
scouory Despondency ut being unnblo to BH
complcto a Job in a given time , nnd the threat , 9H
thnt the job would betaken out ot his hands , . _ / 1Bfl 1
led Fried to take bis llfo It was said that "t f
ho was also pressed for mouoy I Sfl
Thny Counterfeited Liquors , Bfl
Cincinnati , O. , Jun 3. The premises of IB
the Globe company , wholesale liquor dealflB
ors , were searched upon a warrant upon flB
complaint of tbo agent for a brand flH
of llnuors who ullogcd tliut this com
pany was counterfeiting their brand The flH
result was the discovery not only of counter flH
foils of tills brand , but ot nearly every other flH
well known brand Iu some eases the eases fl |
for shipment wcro imitated , and to protect
them from observation in transit they wcro flH
provldod with plain outer cases flH
Victory for Annexationists
Ottawa , Ont , , Jon , 3. [ Special Telegram
to Tun Bee ] There Is great rejoicing in
the camp of these who are advocating closer
trndo and political relations with the United (
States Sol White , an out-and-out annexa
tionist , bus been elected on thnt ticket mayor *
of the old , conservative town ot Windsor '
This is the first signal victory and by many
is behoved to bo the beginning of the end ns
regards the ultimate political destiny ot
Canada I
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Affairs in Moxioo - *
CiTr oi ? Mexico , Jan 3. At Gulchorrl.N- ;
Sonora , a band of Ynqul Indians were over4Uk
vtnkou by Mexican cavalry The Indians Bfl ?
lost , several killed and wounded - , _ • - P
InHuenm is on tlio increase , but there
have been no deaths
El Tempo contains an editorial on the gov
ernment loan negotiated in London for tbo
Tchunntepeo railway , claiming the same is
part of an English plan to have a port on
the gulf nnd a transcontinental railroad to i *
offBot tbo American plans , J
Cold in the lUtick : Bills '
Deauwoob , S. D. , Jan 3. [ Special Telegram - |
gram to Tnr Bec [ The present bold spell
of weather is tbo severest experienced hero
rIucq tbo winter of 1837. Tbo thermometer
fell to 2i ° below zero last even ing , and
there is every indication that the cold
weather 1b going to last for some time It is
interfering with business materially , but
business men are hopeful that the present
wcathor will not last very long
A Blow at Grain Corners
Cuicaoo , Jan 3. A blow at grain corners
trom a now direction was made today in tlio
suit begun by Lamsou & Co , who ask that
Baydon & Co bo compelled to disclose all Mflk
their transactions in the corner in No - com iBBH
in November , nnd to make peed a loss ofH
740,000 sustained by the complainants , who
were prevented by ibo corner from filling a
legitimate contract
A Mtsslnir Stouii-- .
Sak Fiuscisco , Jan 3. Some anxiety Is
felt here for tbo safety of the steamer State
of California , which plies between this port
and Portland She loft Portland last Sun
day with about sixty pussougors Nothing
busbcou Been of her since , though alio is
nbout sovonty-two hours over time , The
revenue cutter Rlchurd Rush loft lost night
in search of the California ,
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Ftitnl I'nL nt' a TreHtle
BuiMiNoiiAM , Ala , Jan 3. An unfinished
trcstlo at tbo Bricrilcld , Blocton & Birming
ham railroad foil yesterday morning , carry
ing down twonty-uvo carpenters at wont oa
tbo structure David J. Webb nnd Care
Clark were killed aud twenty others injured
Several of tbo injured may die
Fatal Freight Train Collision
Wichita , Kan.- ; Jan 3. A fatul collision •
of frolght trains took plaoo on the Missouri >
Pacific fif teen miles east of bore yesterday , i * *
John Ilamsoy a brakotnan , was Instantly
killed , and Robert Coloinan , onutneor , died
within two hours from Injuries rocolved
A Niiiuher ol' , Iilven Ijost ,
Lomion , Jan , 3 , A number ot lives were
lost by the stranding of the Italian steamer
Persia on the Island of Corsica
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JMnrytnder.icm'H Aiinoiuioemciit
Lo.vnox , Jnn , 3. Mary Anderson will
t
opop the drntnatio season at the Broadway
tboater , Now York , on October Hi next ,
SICK HEADACHE
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and prerent Constipation and Piles The
smallest and easiest to take Only one pill
dose 40 Initial Furely Vegetable , Trie ;
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