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TIIK intorstnto commorca cnmmissiou
has coino nml ROIIO , nnd Attorney Gun-
oral Leeso still lives.
WIIKX North Dakota's scoil wheat
bonds tiro'soiling nt par in tlio inonoy
ninrUot public conlidoneo is not shnkoii
in the productive powur.s of Dakota's
lands.
Now thnt the interstate commerce
commission has loft the.state , the public
may confidently look for tlio recovery
and return of Messrs. Stecn , Henton and
Cowdcry. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tin : prospect of Jny Gould and
Clmrloy Adams locking horns ou * the
funding and telegraph bills can hardly
fail to provoke a disturbance of the
elements.
TIIK world's fair bill has been com
pleted on the terms suyprcsted origi
nally by Chicago and reported to the
house. The grumblers and .kickers of
Now York and St. Louiu wore beaten at
tlioir o\\n \ game.
question of irrigation in the
west has interested the railroad corpora-
tions'dircetly concerned in the develop
ment of the country. Their experience
in irrigating stock will prove invaluable
in this now Held of activity.
MISSISSIPPI is congratulating itself
thai the state treasurer left the catntol
building behind. The deficit in the
treasury crowds Major Burko's best ef
forts for first place and throws in the
Hhndo the thrift of "Honest" Dick
Tale.
TliK determination of the house tariff
committee to place alcohol used in the
arts on the -free - list will attract con
siderable support to the McKinley bill ,
provided the discussion of the section is
carried on in the cloak room or in the
basement restaurant.
TIIK jury which investigated the vo-
cent wreck on the. Lake Shore- road
rendered a verdict censuring the com
pany and the superintendent and hold
ing the conductor individually responsi
ble , for the accident. As usual , the un
fortunate subordinate comes in for the
largest share of the wrath of the jury ,
while .the corporation is turned loose
with a mild rebuke.
TliK Mongolian manglcrs of imnuicu-
late fronts liavo organized a syndicate
to buy up aid | operate all the laundries
iti Now York. A similar organization
has been formed by the whitesjwho nro-
pose to drive the Chinese out of tno
business or perish in the suds. The
war promises to bo a lively 0:10 , and it
would not be surprising if the manglors
mangled each other.
Ix a recent interview with a repre
sentative of the Now York SUn ; Union
Pacille Attorney Thurston is quoted as
saying , "I llnd myself in Nebraska
standing almost alone as a lirm and un-
quulidod protective tarllt man. " The
noted llahorman might liavo added
with urinal truthfulness thnt ho is a
llrm and unqualltlod advocate of rail
road pools and trusts which are sapping
the substance of western industry by
extortionate tarIts ! ,
IT is a relief to North Dakota Hint the
Htate legislature died a natural death.
"What promised to bo a benollelal body
degenerated into a mercenary raid on
the tax-payers. Its life was blighted by
the lottery scandal and its usefulness
destroyed the moment the majority em
braced the Louisiana siren. The men
who struggled to fulllll the bargain and
inlllot the state with the infamy ot a lot
tery wont down into their olllcinl
graves with maledictions on their lips ,
Kvury person who opposed and helped
defeat xhat infamous nioastlro was de
nounced , his honor maligned 'and
his motives ridiculed. The abuse of
the depraved is preferable to their com
pliments. The struggle of honor against
dishonor was a mighty one , and the tri
umph of tlio former cunnot bo dimmed
by the painful death yolla of Sponcor'tf
coparceners.
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TIIK FACTS.
The Sprlngllold , Mass. , llcpublicnn
sharply assails Governor Thayer for Ilia
last latter to the railroad managers in
Nebraska asking n further reduction often
ton per cent in the corn rates. The
fight ot that journal to entertain any
opinion that may suit ita temper or in
terests regarding the motives of Gov
ernor Thnyer is not questioned. Its
judgment will have no effect upon the
people of Nebraska who know the
value of the service the governor has
rendered them In this matter ,
nnd the governor himself is too famil
iar with being misrepresented .ind mis
judged to allow the Jttpublican'sopinion
to disturb him. But when that journal
misrepresents the situation hero , with
the obvious purpose of contributing
what strength It may to the railroad
side of the issue , it is necessary to lake
notice ot the fact.
The Jlepublican says that when Gov
ernor Thaycr "called upon the railroads
some time ago to reduce rates on corn
thnt me farmer might market the crop
at a profit , it was patent to
anybody giving a moment's thought to
the subject that tho' reduction would
only benefit the consumer by forcing
more and cheaper corn on the market ;
but the reduction of ten per cent was
made and this was1 the result. ' ! Now
the fndt is , as our eastern contemporary
could have learned from consulting the
market quotations , that-on llio day ,
February 15 , when the ten per cent re
duction on rates wont into effect , corn
sold in Chicago one-half of one cent
h ighor than on the day before the reduc
tion.- Two days later the combination
against the producers managed to
drive cash corn down nominally one-
half to ono cent , only a single car load
selling at th'o-declino. Ever since that
date , with the exception of a few days
when the hammering of the speculators
was temporarily successful , cash corn
lias sold higher in Chicago than for ten
days preceding the ten per cent reduc
tion in rates , and on several Utvys has
been strong at an advance of between
one and two cents. These facta show
that it was not the consumer who. was
boneiiltcd by the freight reduc
tion , but the producer , though
the benefit "was necessarily very
slight to the latter under so
trilling a'reduction. But it wassutll-
cicnt to dispose of the argument that
the producers had nothing to hope for
from lowering the rates of transporta
tion. Ono of the largest buyers of corn
in Nebraska has recently stated that ho
has paid the farmer more money for his
corn since the reduction th.in prior to it.
Such facts , and the general feeling
that the railroads had dealt most
meanly and unfairly with the producers
of Nebraska in making a reduction
of only ten per cent in 'the corn
rate , warranted Governor Thayer
in renewing the appeal to the
malingers for a more liberal concession ,
and his warning to the corporations is
by no means so reckless and unjustifi
able as the llepullieun appears to re
gard it. The people of Nebraska have
much just , cause for a feeling of resent
ment toward the railroads , n'nd if in.
their extremity the corporations refuse
them the relief they justly and honor
ably ask they will llnd an opportunity
to redress their grievances. That the
railroads arc discriminating against the
producers of this state wo believe to bo
unquestionable , and we have no doubt
such will bo the conclusion of the mom-
bora of the interstate commerce com
mission who have investigated the situ
ation hero. At any rate there can bo
no doubt , and for this there is the au-
thorityof President Adams ot the Union
Pacific , that the railroads can afTord a
reduction in rates very much larger
than has boon made.
THE SILVKU-LKAD ( illR DVT\ .
The now tariff bill proposes a duty
of one and one-half cents a pound on
the silver-load fluxing ores imported
from Mexico. This matter was n sub
ject of long discussion in the commit
tee , the demand lor a duly being vigor
ously urged by tha lead mine owners ,
while the smelling interest generally
was equally urgent in asking that the
ores bo allowed to como in .free. An
other reason presented against placinir
a dutyqn these ores was the oll'cct it
would probably have upon the commor-
ial relations between the United States
and Mexico.
It will bo remembered thnt when
Secretary Windom last yoir : issued his
instructions to customs otllcors , revers
ing the long established ruling regard
ing the admisaion of these ores and al
lowing them to come.in free only whan
they contained a preponderance of sil
ver , the Mexican government very
soon after proposed a policy ol i'otali-
ation. It Imposed a practically prohib
itory duty on corn , nnd high duties on
horses and cattle that would
have closed the Mexican in ir-
kot to this country were also con
templated. Two-thirds of the Mexican
silver-lead fluxing ores were taken by
the mnoltors of Ivinsas. and a large
part of the corn imported into Mexico
was from that state. The exchange
was a profitable ouo for the people of
Kansas , but the treasury policy materi
ally reduced the supply of ores , a num
ber of the Mexican mines closing up
while others greatly reduced produc
tion , nnd under the corn larilV Mexico
had established Kansas soon ceased
sending to that country any
ot her staple. A strong ap
peal was made from that state ,
in behalf of both the farmers and smel
ters , against levying n duty on silver-
lead ores. The smelters generally of
the country fought tlio proposal for a
duty on the ground that the Mexican
ores are absolutely necessary for flux
ing the refractory ores of this country ,
and that it would bo disastrous to tholr
business if the foreign ores could not bo
obtained. On the other hand , it was in
sisted by the load producers that some
duty was necessary to save the load
mining industry of this country from
becoming unprofitable.
The latter argument dually prevailed
with the majority of the ways and
means committee , but there is some un
certainty as to whether it will do so lu
the house when action is taken on this
portion of the tariff billand perhaps still
greater uncertainty as to its adoption
by the senate in the event ot its pass-
lug the house. The desire to enlarge
our commercial relations with Mexico
seems incompatible with n proposal to
erect a new barrier that will seriously
effect , it it shall not destroy , an import
ant trade between the two countries ,
and this aspect of the ctiso may load
the senate , it not the house ,
to reject the proposed duty on Mexican
silver-load ores , particularly in view of
the fact that an important industrial
interest in this country is opposed to a
duty. It can doubtless bo safely
assumed that if this duty is levied
Mexico will resort to further retalia
tion , and she will bo all the inoro dis
posed to do this because she will soon
have railroad facilities from tlio load
mines to the Gulf of Mexico which will
enable her to ship the silver-lead ores
to England to bo roflnod. The
agreement of the majority of
the ways and means committee
on thl ? subject cannot , there
fore , bo regarded as final. The chief
importance of the matter is obviously
In the probable effect upon our com
mercial relations with Mexico , which
wo have professed a desire to improve
and enlarge , rather than in the possible
results to the homo Interests concerned.
In the one case wo know from experi
ence what to reasonably expect , while
in the other It is a debatable question
whether the benefit , .it is claimed the
proposed duty would bo to ono in
dustry would not bo nearly or qulto
balanced by the injury done to another.
TIIK district com t at Fort Dodge , la. ,
has rendered a decision sustaining tno
ruling made some time ago by the state
railroad commission ordering the Rock
Island road to rehabilitate and operate a
section of abandoned track from Tarn
to Fort Dodge , a distance of some
twelve miles. The road was origin
ally built by a local company from the
proceeds of a state grant. Afterwards
the company was absorbed by the Rock
Island , the tracks were torn up and a
leased line from Tara to Fort Dodge is
used in its place. The question in
volved in ono turning on the point
whether the successor of a railroad is
obliged to carry out tlio expressed terms
of the original contract or whether it
is absolved from the charter obligations
binding on its predecessor. For
that reason the decision of tlio
court is ono of importance not alone
to the people of this particular locality ,
but to all other places where railroads
by their manipulations endeavor to
shirk their contract obligations. The
trick played upon the people of Fort
Dodge is an old one. Similar contracts
have been made between communities
and railroads time and again. Tlio in
stances where n city or a county or a
state failed to live up to the letter of its
obligations are rare indeed. But cases
can bo cited without number where rail
roads Jiave ignored their part of the
agreement and betrayed the confidence
of the people placed in them. The
Fort Dodge case has been appealed to
higher courts , and it remains to bo
seen how the upper bench will regard
the violation of a charter obligation.
TIIK condition of the miners in the
Wyoming valley , Pennsylvania , is'a reproach
preach to the nation. Right in the
lieart of ono of the , richest states in tno
union , surrounded by wealth in untold
millions , are thousands of human-
beings deprived of moans of earning a
livelihood , turned out of their homes
and loft to starve through the pitilcsj
greed of the coal kings. Distress
and misery stalk abroad , and no
hand has been stretched out to relieve
the Buffering. It is shocking to road
that hundreds of families are reduced
to the last extremities and forced to
bog or haunt the back yards of the well-
to-do in the hope of securing u few
crumbs tos'ustain life. Destitution is wide
spread. The situntion is all the more
aggravating because the people are re
duced to poverty through no fault of
theirs. The soulless owners of the ,
mines rolling in tlio luxury of thn mill
ions extracted from the sweat of toil ,
deny work to the men lest an over pro
duction of coal would result and force
a reduction of the market price. The
profits of ttio coal.tmst must ba main
tained at any cost to tno men depend
ent on the mines for a living. Not
withstanding Poniisylvania's boast of
wealth , of industrial and commercial
prosperity , no other state can equal its
extremes of poverty and a'llluciu'o , of
luxury and misery , or show a region to
compare with what is truly "tho Valley
of the shadow of death. "
TliK last obstacle to active operations
on the Tenth street viaduct htis been
removed by the counuil passing the
necessary ordinance authorizing the
work to proceed. The event mnrka the
satisfactory settlement of a question
that has agitated and irritated the people
ple for nearly twenty years. It removes
the miserable excuse for > a depot which
disgraced the city and bub.-nUnion a
structure of such magnitude and Impos
ing appearnco ) us Will redeem the
pledges made to the people of Omaha
by the Union Pacific. It insures the
city and the traveling public n
depot in fact as well as in
name , and ends for all time
this annoying and disqnioting contro
versy between the city and tlio Union
Pacific. The construction of the via
duct was a necessary part of this great
work. Thu facilities for reaching the
present depot were a menace to life and
limb. The scores of trncus and the con
stant movnmentot trainsover the Tenth
street crossing , rendered the construc
tion of an elevated roadway necessary
for the goourity not only of the travel
ing public , but for the people of the
south Hldo. The constructionof , both
viaduct and depot , now definitely set
tled , will provo a pornuuiont benefit to
the community and amply justify the
wisdom of thovity's investment.
TIIK wonderful business foresight of
the Dodlln combine becomes more con
spicuous as work progresses on the now
city hall. At the outset the combine
'ormcd n mutual admiration society
with favorltota and virtually forced
contractors to bid on Dodlln granite ,
to the exclusion _ of material equally
as good , thus robbing the city of
several thousand dollars. As a reward
for this favor , the combine ruahcd
through the council , the sum total of
the architects' f < MW > S " , * * u pro- ,
vision in the contract giving the archi
tect the scle c'tr i of the superintendent.
That surolivwnj n most considerate ar
rangement. Jfcst why the city should
abdicate Itsl fits to the architects is
jmst comprehension , but It is on n par
with the sku'lfiHiggory that stamps the
operations ofjVlio combine from the be
ginning. Unilor this nrrangcmoiU the
superintendent11 ! ? simply the creature
of the ttrcli Vc ts , , leaving the oily
without an unbiased official to protect
the vast intcicjla 'involved In the con
struction of
A l'UKTTYlStato } of affairs Booms to
exist in the sheriff's ofllco of Now York
City which is now being ventilated by
n committee of the legislature. The
testimony elicited is not only sensa
tional , but discloses a scandalous sys
tem of extortion. Mayor Grant told the
committee that during the time ho was
sheriff extra compensations and illegal
fees were exacted from persons under
confinement by the army ot balllTs and
deputies under him without his being
able to suppress the system. Persons
imprisoned for debt , millionaires like
Ivos , Francklyn , Ward and others of
that class , were n legitimate prey for
plucking. Yet Mr. Grant was a "reform
sheriff" and intrnJuccd anutnbcr of im
provements in his administration. The
revelations of rottenness in this brunch
of Now York City's government is only
a fitting sequel to the corruption that
has from tune to time been exposed in
other departments of the metropolis
controlled by rjngs nnd bosses.
WHKN Nebraska and other western
states passed valued policy measures
insurance companies ruiscd a hue and
cry against the harm that would como
from the encouragement of arson. Now ,
however , valued jwliey bills have appeared -
pearod in the legislatures of Now York
and Massachusetts with every prospect
of becoming a law. The truth is the
arrogance of insurance companies and
the injustice done in tho-ndjustmont of
losses have had the effect to so modify
tnc insurance laws of states as to-givo
better protection to the insured. The
fnlio alarm raised that a valued policy
promotes dishonesty and crime will no
longer terrify legislators. The loss
ratio of any stuto whore it has been
enacted fails to prove that the lire loss
was increased by reason of the valued
policy clause. Where the percentage
of loss has beon'groater it has been duo
to increased population and insurance.
GKXKH.U , Dil&t.vn HOI/DIIKHK , in bis
recent opistle.o Leesc , violently as
serted that freight rates were not lower
during the rebate period than at the
present time.- This assertion was re
peated before.'the ' interstate commerce
commission , but the artful dotlgor of
the Burlington refused to produce the
records. The .commission insisted , and
the proofs nrO'lojbu forwarded to Wash
ington. By this ineans'wc may secure
an inside viowol ; the notorious system
of rebates bywhich the friends of the
corporations were enriched at the ex
pense of theircompetitors.
p dqtnanJ for reduced
freight rates in Ncbraska and Kansas ,
and the ton per cent eat on the corn
tariff , the St. Paul J'loncer-1'row says :
' 'The only result was an immediate de
cline in the market valus of corn to the
full amount of the reduction made in
" the P.- } ' .
rates. Perhaps P.possesses
morn reliable information than' is af
forded by the official quotations of the
Chicago market to sustain its'assortion. ,
If so , it should not hide its light under
a'bushel , but give the public the fig
ures , or retract.
AMST.S are still prospecting to
establish an air line between London
and Chicago whereby the two cities
may bo brought within live and one-
half days of each other by a combina
tion of water and rail route. Just how
it is to bo done is a secret locked uo in
the hosoin of its projectors. But ifit _ bo
promised in time to accommodate the
European visitors to the world's fair , it
will add another p.uig to tlio jealousy
of Now York.
TliK requests of eliai liable institu
tions for cash donations from the city
should bo rejected. Even if the llmuiccs
of the city were biifltcienl , the granting
of ono such request would open the doors
of the treasury to limitless demands.
the roasting fires of rigid in
vestigation the county hospital bill of
extras promises to become a public skel
eton. The fat is falling off in huge
chunks.
TIIK city sidewalk bills anil the
county coal bills possess such delicate
constitutions thnt the breath of public
scrutiny threatens their existence.
< 1 | > lillus Only In HrooKlyn.
Ai'io Orimsctiyunr. / ( / .
Tliu Ilov. Dr. Tnltnuco says it is Impossible
for nn editor to become u Christian. * Ho
means n Brooklyn Christian , cf course. .
Tlin Dummy v . tliu .Jimmy.
Rtf Ywk I'retf.
Tlio successfiil'tvay ' to rob a bank , Judging
from evidence In' llauk-wroclibi ? case. ? , is to
put dummies in' tlio board of directors in
stead of ] i in til 103 li j tlio ojfo door.
A MvYli DlHollMl. | ;
.Sf. LtiUiWnbC'lJcmnrrit. \ - .
Governor Cmnpfi'pll of Ohio says lie llkos
tlio Infamous glirrymar.uorliiK munsuro recently -
contly minuted li v'upt. stnto. Thus Is sun ) ,
umrily.unii o in phut teal ly oxuloJod tlio pictur-
osiiuo inytti Unit .y miibull is bolter than bis
party. , . j
Dancer oi' u Hull Movement.
PUtfMmi Dtittatrli.
London ropon'sy'stato ' that n real Hvo
counties In willinyto IiuroJuco persons at
court for the c.t'jli coiiniilenUioti of 63,030.
Tliat is so cheap that tlniro is clangor of tlio
Now York aristocracy rushniK in and crovt- :
Inn a bull.movuuiunt In the introduction
murkct.
HalfHUury Swells tlin Truth.
Ktir I'nrk H'orM.
It is aomuthing In Mr. Uiuouchoro'a favor
in bli content with Lord Salisbury that the
noble lord U somowtiat celebrated for pro-
varlcntlon , In fact bo has boon repontcdly
cnruored In public and private Ufa , tmil htu
not hesitated to impart an unhealthy swolU
truth.
Tlio Hook Mnml IMvlilemt.
NBW VOIIK. Mnrou SO. The directors of
tUo Chicago , Hock Island & Pucillo railroad
comuany today declared a dividend of 1 per
cent for the quarter.
STATU JOTTINGS.
Nnlirnskn.
Tbo Methodist church at Hurnott Is now
frco from debt.
Hex Uutto will vote on the county scat
question April ti.
S'.vnnton Ims a non-partisan prohibition
league with ISO niotnbcrs.
District court Is In session at Hastings
with 'Ji cases on the docket.
The Or nnd Army reunion of Saline county
bus been located nt Krlonit July ! l , ( ami D.
The Ulysses creamery bat been sold nm
will probably bo removed to St. Francis ,
Kan.
Kan.Tho
The ncrongo nt wheat sown this prmg In
the vicinity of lioavor City Is double that of
last year.
A people's nnd farmers' union has been
organized nt Powell City with twoaty-throo
members ,
The now Hastings pus well in now being
drilled through tiio yellow oohro bed nt u
depth of sad foot.
The Republican Valley Medical association
moot * nt McCook , March ' - ' . " > , and n largo at
tendance Is expected.
A well digger at Uuynrd the other day dis
covered tbo bones of a prehistoric animal
while at work sixty feet below the nurfiico.
There nro seventy-two alliance brunches
in Cnstor county , with an average member
ship of forty , and now ones tire being organ
ized every week.
Uov. .1. Gilllland , n missionary to Chill.
bus returned to his home at Junlata ana will
spend u year with his family be for o return
ing to his labors in South America.
Mrs. , T. \Vharton , ono of the oldest resi
dents of Shcrninn county , Is ono of the
heirs or General John Hopper , who liavr
laid claim to n slice of land in the heart of
New York city worth several million dollars
lars ,
1'lerco puoplo were called out the other
night to search for little Karl McClure , who
wns supposed to be lost on the prulrlo.
After n long search the little ono w,1o found
fast asleep in n hay stack about I'fty ' rods
from home ,
It won't do to trifle tflth Scotia girls.
Charles Cornell began a little scuflling match
with some of hls'fair I riomlsanil was thrown
bodily on n hot stovo. Ho Is now walking
around on crutches utiU shunning the society
ut the ladles.
Tlio South Sioux City Siln has again
begun to shine after having been obscured
by financial clouds for four weeks , nnd re
marks : "Tlio Sioux City nowspapnr union
was mostly the cause of the delay , having
the ofllco closed under attachment. Their
claim was not rightfully brought and the
attachment , was dissolved. The newspaper
union now has n damage suit on its tiunds. "
A now Bchomo for city elections has been
oprung nt Osccnla. A mass convention has
nominated a city ticket which will bo the
only ono in the Held , but there will bo a
lively fight just the same. The question of
license or no license will bo the Issue , the
ponpln will vote directly "wot" or "dry , "
nnd the nominees have pledged themselves
to aut in accordance with the wishes of the
majority. _
Iowa Itciiij.
Everly la trying to secure a 83,000 cream
ery.
ery.A
A doctor and drug store are needed nt Po-
Rihontna.
Fonda citizens have raised $2,500 for the
fafr this year.
Uubuquo proposes to HCCUTO the state
Grand Army encampment in IS'Jl.
The blue grass palace exposition nt Creston -
ton will open August 31 nnd continue nine
nay 4.
Dnniol Bales , living near Vinton , has be
come insann ami joined his undo and aunt
who are already inmates ot ttio Independence )
asylum.
It is charged that a Keokuk woman held
her nuked Infant near n red hot stove till its
body was covoroJ with blisters , nnd the au
thorities are investigating.
A Davenport colored man named Debarr
wan kiekoU in the head by a horse which he
was lending und was so badly injured that
Uo is not expected to live.
Ono hundred ami seventeen entries have
been made for the staice races in the coming
meeting of the trotting liorso breeders nt
Cedar Uapiils , Suplombor 10 , 1" , IS and 10.
Andrew J. IiM3 , who died at Uutto lost
week , ami who wan reputed to bo the
wcalthio&t man in Montana , was a pioneer
of Vun Huron county. Uo was ono of the
lirai men to engage in tbo dry goods busi
ness in Ottnimvu. ( For many years before
the war ho operated u distillery at Blucic
Hawk , In Davis county , 'opuosito lowaville ,
and a largo nnd line farm near that place in
Davis county is still a pun of his estate.
1C. E. Jennings of ftlt. Union , Henry county ,
left his comfortable homo , a loving wife and
bright little daughter seven yotur.i of uue , ou
December ill , la * ! , intending to go to Hur-
linglon for the purpose of making u payment
of $500 on a steam thrashing machine which
ho had purchased u few mouths previous.
His family and relatives have not hoard
from him since bu loft , anil tno supposition
is that lie was foully dealt with for the pur
pose of uccuring Ins money.
SXOhti I'OjSTOKI'ICK FUM1S.
A .San KrnnciHco Clerk Kml > c//.lc9
Severn ! Thmisniid Dollars ,
SAN FIIAXCISCO , Cal. , March 20. The
Chronicle saya this morning that the post-
Olllco inspectors and assistant postmaster
here commenced an examination last night
of the accounts of James S. Kennedy , jr. ,
lorcign mono.v order clerk ut the postoftlco
here , a. d that tlio Looks snow a
shortiigo ot ( VW money orders rang
ing in value from ? 1 to
( KM. Kennedy Mated he had been drinking
freely nnd speculating' When ho was turned
over to the United St.ito.i marshal last even
ing 52,000 was found on his per
son. Ho is stated to have told the
marshal the amount embezzled would reach
? 12OW ) orSl.'i.OJA Kennedy was ujipalntcd
clerk in the poatnlllco in ISS.'l.
A. Ijiiw Kirm JIantnn.
CnicAfio , March 20 , fSuceial Tolocrnni
to Ti. ; : I ! ; : ; , . : -A jjry in Judge Anthony's
court last evening returned a verdict for
f2OUO in favor of HillP. Wilson of Hayes
City , Knn. , in his suit for $5,000 airumst the
law llrm of Miller , Lemon .t Chase. The
defendants wore Interested in having a rail
road extended through fillli county , Kansas ,
und made an ugrtxiinunt with Wilson thnt it
ho could inducj tno voters of the county to
isiuo bonds for ? 1.10,000 and with the pro
ceeds purchase $150,000 worth of the stock of
the Kansas , Texus & Southwest-
urn road , thsy would pay all
h a oxpon-io-t. If tno road , in consideration
of the stock subscribed , would build its Una
through Ellis county , Wilson w < is to have
? ISOOJ worth of bonds. Wilson went to work
with the voters , secured a special election
and carried the point , but the road was
never built. Ho then naked Miller , Lonun
& Chase to pay him the $5,000 which ho had
expended in electioneering , und on their fail-
tire to do so brought the present uuit ,
Swindled with l > mtery 1'iHids.
Niw : Yoitii , March 0. ( Special Telegram
to Tnu liiu. : ] Kuv. Father Sohwon'ingor ,
pastor of the Church of the Assumption ou
West Forty-ninth street in this city , has
brought suit against 10. H , Homer , a broker ,
to recover $5,000 which the urlest claims he
invested In supposed Austrian government
bonds , but which turned nut to bo Konmnn-
iun lottnry bonds on which ho won four
prizes worth about $1 each on his invest
ment of $3,000 , The defense claims that the
priest knew the exact u at nro of tlio bonds.
Father Sohwonlngor , Homer claims , told
him that ho was lu partnerrtlilp with \vou- -
era bishop to purchase lottery bonds. The
case is adjourned , for u week.
I'oc'ullniIjilxil Suit Uculdcd.
NKW VOIIK , March SO. An odd case of
damages for libel was decided against the
Central safe deposit company in the supreme
court. The plaintiff , Mrs. I.ulan Nlckorson ,
secured a verdict for t'J.500. She was the
widow of Cautaln J , K. NioUorian , who died
in IMS. Thu captain loft a box In the com
pany's vaults lu which was deposited a letter
to i'realaeyt Vuil stating his wife had been
immoral ucforo nnd after marriage and di
recting the giving of his property to hU sis
ter , Mrs. Lucretia Nurtls of liangor , Mo ,
Tha company made tbo letter public , bonoo
the suit.
the Australian Hill.
Oi.TMt'UVusb. . , March SO. Governor
Ferry ba signed the Australian election
system bills.
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ,
The School Board nnd City Goua-
' oil nt LoKaorhorulo.
BUSINESS MEN'S CONVENTION.
ainto Homo Koto Tlio Courts New
Notaries Public Aliened Cruelty -
ot n Guardian 1'ho City
in Itrlcft
A Conflict of Authority.
Lt.vcoi.tf , Neb. , March 20. [ Special to
THE UBB.I Tnoro U a little conlllot of
authority between tbo school board and the
oily council which came to light this morn
ing. It appears that the school board has
decided upon n high school building to bo
orcctcd nt n cost of SJVi.OOO , but fours to risk
tbo submission of tha question at the cdming
municipal election for the reasons that bonds
require n majority of all the votes cast. The
board prefers to settle the question at n
special election , but It finds a positive de
murrer to the proposition In the person of
the mayor , who states very emphatically
that the board will have to submit the ques
tion at tbo coming election or put up > 00 to
nay the cost of registration ami the attend
ing expenses of n special * election. Thu
mayor is backed by the couucll in this de
cision.
nustxnss MF.X'S COXVCXTIOX.
The Nebraska State Huslnets men's asso
ciation convention Is called for May 20 , 21
and 22. Lincoln business men are falling in
line and ono hundred linns arc expected fern
n starter. . Tills gives Lincoln ton delegates
besides tno president , who Is nn ox-oulcio
member of the advisory board. Matters of
importance will como up exemption laws ,
garntshee law for necessaries ol life , trade
interest ] , Insurance , etc.
.CAl'ITOL INTBI.UGKXCt : .
The Lifo Indemnity nnd Investment In
surance company of Sioux City , In. , has been
readmitted , ana Is again authorized to trans
act business In thU stato. This company
was withdrawn In 1S3S.
Governor Thayer returned homo this
morning'from the west after a tour ot three
or four counties.
The case of Arnold Urcchcr vs. Julius
Treitsehke , on error from the district court
of Douglas county , was filed for trial in the
supreme court today.
Otto II. S teen 1s the guest of his brother ,
Hon. John Stecn , commissioner of public
lands and buildings.
Attorney General Loose was nt his ofllco
n moment this morning. His daughter , Miss
Clara , who was seriously injured in the
runaway ycstorday.is much Improved today.
Yesterday , however , she was unconscious
nearly the entire day.
AU.raci ) CUUEI.TV.
Lillle , wifnof Harrison Hodpes _ , filed , horpe-
tilion in Ihocount.V'Court this mornihir , nlleg
Ing that A. M. Garrouto , who was appointed
guardian of Christ Strublc , iigcil fifteen.
Frank , luod ; thirteen , Harry , aged eleven ,
Millie , aged seven , nnd Ida , agoO three , Is
aerellct in the discharge of his duties ; thnt
four of the children nro in the homo for the
friendless , and thnt he has been unkind and
cruel to the older boy , who still remains with
him. She alleges that Gnrrouto , on the 2. > th
of February , choked and struck him violently
lently without any provocation whatever.
She further sets up that Garrouto was up-
pointed guardian of the children without her
knowledge or consent , ami prays that the
court will vacate the guardianship and ap
point her in liin stead , when the children
will receive the cnro und nupport they need.
TUB nmntcr counr.
The Jury In the case of Charles Crow v
the First ( National bank returned a verdict
for § 30 in the plaintiff's favor.
The case of C. C. Munford vs C. W. Sanford -
ford ot al occupied the uttcntion of Judge
Fie'.J and n Jury throughout the day. Mr.
Munford brought the action In replevin to
determine the ownership of some mules.
The parties live in AVahoo , and the case 'is
being fought for [ ill thcro Is in It.
Patrick Grant commenced suit aijalnst the
city toda.v to recover grading dumagcs In
the ' sum of $1.200. The property alleged to
be'dnmugcd is located at the corner of Ninth
and M streets.
TIIK SUPREME COUIIT.
The proceedings in the sunrcmo court yes
terday afternoon nnd this morning were us
follows :
Uchcarlng was denied in the following
cases : I'ndcn vs 1'adon , Filloy vs Walker ,
Dodge vs Koine , 13. & M. Hallway company
vs Wallace , Hieo vs Saxon , Uecuawuy vs
Waltcuiath anil Do Gotta vs Sheldon.
Kehcnring was allowed in the following
cases : Stewm-l Chute Lumber company VH
Missouri I'acillu Railway company , Schiuld's
vs Horbauh , Buchanan vs Wise and Tucker
vs Canon.
Thu following cases wore submitted :
Kansas City Hallway company vs Tracy ,
Hammond ViTCity of Harvard , nnd Hugler
vs Tlio State. '
JewoU vs Dsborno. Submitted on motion
for restraining order.
Kendall vs Aleshiro. Opinion modified.
SEW XCTA1IIC3 I'UIIMC.
The governor today commissioned the fol
lowing notaries public : Robert Craig , A'l- '
uion , Boone county ; John F. Kaufman ,
Avocn , Cass county ; 'I' . S. Brodoriek ,
Omuhu , Douglas County ; S. G. Bclirons ,
Macon , Franklin county ; Louis JJorlia ,
Omaha , Douglas county ; James Krlsl , M1UI- .
gun , Fillmore county ; James Kidston , Beat
rice , Gage county.I. ; T. Morearty.tOmaha ,
Donglas county ; A. B. tloughton , Hamilton ,
H.imilton county ; Harry A. Walker , Crolit'n-
Lou , Knox ifciunty ; John J. Glllilan , Lincoln ,
Lancaster county ; John W. Fread , Omaha ,
Douglas county ; Edwin Fulloon , Falls City ,
Uichnrdson county ; Lawrence I'hllllps. Co
lumbus , Platte county ; Charles Lorco , Falls
Citv , Kichardson county ; J. N. Hilton , Dor
chester , Saline county.
CITV XKWB AND XOTKS.
A number of Lincoln's business mon nro
interesting themselves In n achemo for the
erection of a coliseum in thin city.
The republican city primary election will
bo hold Thursday , Mured 27 , from 2 o'clock
to 7 In the evening , and /OM the following
Saturday the convention will bo hold. One
delegate for every thirty voters Is the basis
of representation.
S. M. Ashby. proprietor of the opera
louse dry goods store , was closed upon an
execution tbis morning. It Is said that his
assotu will fully cover nil liabilities. Here
of ore Mr. Ashby has been regarded as per
fectly solvent.
linn. T. M. Cook , supervisor of census , re
turned from Washington last night. He is
now ut work preparing the commissions of
census enumerator : * nnd will Bond out his
IIm list of appointments in u day or two ,
Isnliutln Awarded Six Cnut" .
New YOIIK , March 20. [ Special Telegram
to Tnc BuK.l H took n Jury three hours
yesterday to decide that , Miss Isabella
iJrudy , tVo flfty-olght-ycar-old bptnster , was
entitled to six cants damages from Musician
Thomas S. Mlskoll bocuusa ho had roi'uncd
to take her for his wife. They had n very
lifllcnli problem to solve , Inasmuch as Mis-
tel ) is only thirty-live years of ago , nnd do-
clnreil that ho never had any intention of
mirr.ving Isabella , nnd thnt nil thn loving
wnsianti , | on her nlde. While Isabella was
lot mit'Hlicd ' with the verdict , yet her law-
cr considered that she hud boon "vindi
cated" to u certain extent.
Culilwnll'a llltinsi.
KOMI : , March 20. | Now York Herald
Cable Special to Tun Hr.u.l Miss Gwondo-
inu Caldwell , the famous American heiress ,
vbosu sudden parting from her fiancee ,
'rlnco Mu rat , - recently was the talk of n
ortnlgtit , Is very 111 of typhohl fever In
lomo. hhu was no low several days ago
hat Dr. Rookcr.vlco rector of the American
college , administered , tbo lunt sacrament ,
MU Caldwull's recovery 1s now assured.
Ancol Doloc.'itL'H to llonvnn.
KncKroni ) , III , March 20 , ( Special Tel
egram to Tin : Hue. | The Schwolnfurthltcs
nro holding a general convention at
Heaven , " ilvo miles south of Uockfonl.
Today eight "unirolc" women from fifteen
o forty years old came from St. Louis nml
Canaan City. In ull luo meetings , oxeopt the
oraial religious ones , the public will ba ex
cluded. It Is the first largo Battering of the
ollowors of Schwoinfurtb.
IN TIIK
Chnrlcs , HIco , n banker nnd attorney ol
Steele City , was at the Casey yesterday
evening.
"No , I know nothing now In politics down
In Joltorson , " ho responded to a question put
to him by the rotunda lounRcr/'but there are
inltammatory times nbcad. Congressman
Laws Is well liked In our part of the county
Have-heard of no dissatisfaction on account
of any of his appointments.
"Most of the voters round nbout our way
think kindly of Governor Thnyor but what i
hnvo hoard with reference to a third term is
not very favorable. I cannot just name anyone
ono whom I know to ho n candidate , but
thcro nro candidates , nnd rumors of cuml.
dates , till you can't rest.
"Tnoro Is little danger of the prohibition
Ists carrying Jefferson county next fail , but
the people shouldn't ' bo ovor-conlUont , fer
they might. They nro working Itnlustn
ously , sending oponlicrs to the small town *
und Hooding the country with dry tracts and
dryer papers. Tboro was aBlltnly-nttendcd
mooting In our city ono night last week , tu
which one of tlicso hired orators shot off l..s .
mouth. Ho was very loud and full of pyrotechnics
technics nnd abused everybody who dared t
differ from the views ho wns seeking to dn
nominate. Aside from his n.bnso , Ins tut
dress wns mndo up of chestnut stones , over
which ho did nbout all the laughing' . His
nnmo I thlnlc was Hoofstlltor , and the
quicker the prohibition management c.il's
him oft the hotter It will bo for tholr causr- .
"Thcro is no denying the foot that the
farmers' nllinnco Is going to bo a most paw
orful nnd Influential organization. They wi ,
mnko u clean sweep In our county , as tlioy
nro thoroughly organized. They hold meet
ings In Stecl6 City every Saturday afternoon.
No , I do not know tbo character of the.r
proceedings ns they admit notio but members -
bors , and I am not n member. I do know
bowovor , that these meetings are largely nt
tended nnd decidedly enthusiastic. Souio of
the leaders lot tno BOO. Well , there is K
A , Uuggro , who is u prosperous farmer with
n predilection for politics , who' Is vnry con
splcuous in the move ; David ICozior , another
leading agriculturist , is very uctlvo in the
Interest of the cnuso. Yes , I nm qulto sure
that the nlllanco Is not a prohibition scheme ,
if it wns they would not uo so strong In our
county. Their urlnclpal aim , ns 1 under
stand it , Is to inlltionco legislation In the in
tcrostlof the farmers. They nro of tlio
opinion that they have been getting the
worst of It ; that the railroaders mid gram
speculators have been drinking the cream
while they have been loft to lap up tno
skimmed milk , nnd I guois they are pretty
near right. It really looks to me as If the
farmers' nlllanco would control all the Im
portant law-making In the next legislature ,
nnd the railroads will probably have a rocky
road to travel , that Is If the alliance is as
strong In other sections ns It is In ours.
"Yes I tlul say that the prohibitionists
cannot carry Jefferson county. What the
people want down there is n good stout , high
license. Wo are within two miles of the
Kansas line , und too conversant with' the af
fects of alleged , prohibition in that state.
There is n general lack of confidence In all
public affairs down tlioro , ami wo do not
wish to have a similar condition of things in
Nebraska if our votes will prevent it. Tliero'
Is just n big n liquor trafllo in Kansas as
over , and yet no local revenue or.beuollts are
derived from It. So you sno wo know what
wo are about down there. Them
nro none of our prominent politicians , or
citizens either that I know of who are prohi
bitionists , but such men ns S. M. Bailey , our
county treasurer , who , by tlio way , Is ono of
tlio best men In the state , nnd n man who it
generally on the riiht side of nil questions in
which tha commonwealth ts Interested , nnd
Captain Edwards , nn old soldier , nnd another
sterling Jinan , John Converse , tlio county
clerk , nnd others of equal prominence uio
arrayed openly and solidly ngalnst it. Such
men ns these have u wonderful inlluenco
throughout the whole county and when the
time comes will make it felt. "
Hammond Kn\il \ to Ilnvi ; Sold Out.
CHICAGO , March 20. | S srtnl Telegram
to THE Hni : . ] Tlio story that the Hammond
dressed beef company of Hammond , Ind. ,
and Omaha , has been sold to nn English
syndinnto is revived. It Is soul that the new
corporation 1ms been capitalized with SLilOO-
000 , nil of which lias boon tukon in London.
The details nro lucking and some doubt Is
expressed ns to the truth of the report.
1\vn Express llnlilior.q Arrested.
MISSOUI.A. , Mont. , Mnrcli 20. C. A. Senrlcs
and W. C. Pnmo wcro arrested hero yestor-
tordny for robblnc the Northern 1'uciflo express
press ofllco ut Bralucrii , Minn. , of $15,000
about u year ago.
IN Its first Btngcs , cnn bo successfully
cheeked l > y tlio prompt use of Ayor's
Cliorry Pectoral. ISvon in the later
periods of that ( ll.scn.se , thn cough Is
wonderfully relieved by this medicine.
"I Imvo lifted Ayor'H Cherry I'cctoral
with thn best pffect in my puti'tlcn.
Tills wonderful preparation once saved
iny life. I had n constant cough , night
HwentRvas greatly reduced in llrsli ,
anil given tip by my physician. Ono
bottle nnd n Imlf ot tint IVctonil cured
nm. " A. J. lildson , M. ! > . , Middluton ,
" Several yonre ngo Ivm Bovcruly HI.
Thn doctors naiil I wan In cdiiHimiptlon ,
and that tlioy could do nothing for me ,
but ndvised mo , ns a last resort , to try
Ayer'ti Cherry I'ectnrnl. After taking
tliis medicine two or thrco months I
\vas cured , and my health remains good
to the present day. " James Ilirchnril ,
Darlen , Conn.
" Several years ugo , on n passage homo
from California , by water , I contracted
HO novero n cold that for ROIIIU days 1
was conllncil to my Mate-room , und a
physician on board considered my lift )
in danger. Happening In have n bottle
of Ayer'H Cherry Pectoral , 1 used it
freely , and my In MRS wore HCIOII restored
to n healthy condition , SInce thun 1
liavii Invariably recommended this pnip-
aratlon. " J. 11. Chandler , Junction , Va.
lierfy Pectoral ,
iiKi'AiiEi ) ur
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co. , Lowell , Man ,
GoUl by all DrugijIiU , 1'rlfo ? ! ; .l.iboUlciJ , J5.
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY. *
Subscribed fc fniurunteod CuplUI , S5OO.OOD
I'uid lu t'npttal . 350 , ODD
lluys nnd sells stocks urd bonds ; nugotlulin
commercial paper ; rscolvns and executes tru its
ucti UH tr&nsfitr umint and trustee ot corpora
tlousj tukotcliarua ot property ; collucU rom
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK
8. E. Cor. 10th and DoiiBlaa StrnoU
I'ald In Uunltnl . . S5O.ODO
( Subscribed guaranteed capital , . . . | OOOOO
Liability of stockholder * , . 200,000
a Per Cent Interest Paid on Oopojlt3
J'HANIC J. IANtlH ,
OmC'Kiisu A. U. Wyman , president ; J.J.IIrotvii ,
vlcu prealdent ; W.T , Wymiui , truanuror.
DiiiKcrons : A. I' , Wyiuiu. J. M. .Mlllunl. J , i
llrown. ( Juy 0. Iliirton , I ! . \Y , Nmh , 'hoi. ' '
Klmbnll , ( luo. II. Milco ,
Loans In any amount made on City &
Farm Property , nntl on Collateral
Security , at Lowos Rate Currontto ?