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TELE CXMAHA DAILY BEE. TUESDAY , DECEMBER 9 , 1890. THIS DAILY BEE. K. KOSKWATKll hniton. ru i3Lislmi7 K V'KU Y AIOKNINO" TI'ItMH OK HUnVoHlI'TION. Daily nnil Sunday , Ono Vcnr tin fO Mr months. . r. 00 Tliirc tnnnllis 2 B ) fluidity llcv.Ono Your U M Weekly HBP. Ono Vonr. 100 OI'TICT.S ! Oinnlin. The tto llulldlng. Couth Omnlia , Cnfner N t.iid OC.tb . Streets. Council liltiilH. 121'cnrl Htrrrt. Clilrnso onicu , Jll'Cliiunliorof Commnrcp. Now Ynrk.Itooniiin,14niil l.Trlbuno Hulldlng Washington , ClU 1'oiirtmith Hln-et roilIIKSI'ONDKNOK All ronunuiilcntlons rnlntlii . tn now * nnd rdltorlul matter should bo adurt'wu to the Jxllturlul Di'pnrtmotiu lll'8ISJ 3 IjKTTHKS. , , , All liiisliins lotlorH anil ri'inlttanpcs ulimild 1 e nililifSM'd t < i 'I h llco Publishing Company , Ornalia. Krafts , chucks nnd iiosmniro orders to bo inndo pnvallu to the order of the com Jinny , The lice Publishing Company , Proprietors , Tlie Heo Il'ld'g , J'lirmim nnd toveiitcenth Hts MVOIIN STATEMENT Ol' OIUOOLATlON ttutont Nobruskh I _ . . " 3 Comity of Douiilns.1 Grnren ll , T7fic1iuol ( . frerotary of The HPO I'lihlltlilnc comtmnv. noon unlemnly nwcnr ttmt the nclunl circulation of TUB DAII.T HBR lor the wtcic ending Due. ( i , IbSW , was a > fol- . Moiulnv. Doc. 1 . ! BMI Ttirs ( < ny. I'di ' i ! . SfiftW ThiirMliiy. Due. 4 . sa.TOT J'rldinr. lx-p.fi . | Swa frulurday. Dec. 0 . . ZI.174 Average . 2 : , : tH ( ) ( IF.OIIUI : It. Tzsciiucrc. rwnrn to I oforo mo nnrt mitiscribnd In my Jir 'i > rnro tins Uihdavof Di-cMinDor , A. D..1800 lFKAr..i N. 1' . 1'Ktu Motary I'ubllo. Mutfiof NtlirnsUn , I- County of Douglas , I Ororpo II. T/schuek , Loin ? duly sworn , < 1p- < > < " ( imil 'iy tliat no la secretary of Tlio Duo } 'iilill < ililnir'uiimtiv. | tlutt tlio netnal uvoraeo 'Jnlly elrciilntlnn of TIIK DAII/Y llr.K for thu liion'tliof IIPM'ii'lrr. IPS' ' , was TO.018 copies ; for JiiiHinry. ItW. IP.MT. conlt-i ; for I'oliruury , IfcUO , 1I > . .CI coti'PS ! for March. 1(00 ( , C0.8IS coplos ; for April. Itl ) . l-O.MVIo tiles : for Rlny , 1S50 , M.ISC roplrs ; fcir.Tnup , 1MXJ , 'X.'M copies * for July , 1KO , at ) W copies : forAilL- isllfi".Vr.Ocoplo ! > ! for rrntPinlcr. I8fO.23.WO coplrsfor : Octo'xir ' , JtPO. SO.TC2 copies ; for November. 1SH < > , iiMUO conks. OFOIKIK It. TzHcuur-ic. - hworn to luforn inc. nnd imbscrlliurt In my J-rcsciice. tins ( ithuiiy of It < crml > pr. A. I ) . , JBCtt N P. Knr Notary Public. The Imperilling session of the loslslattiro Mil lie ofltnl cimcorn to llio people of this fitutc. It Is of the utmost linpoitnnui ) that iiieinlii-rs ( it tlio li' lslaturo filial ! understand the \Kiiits nf their constituents and bo pre- jinrcil to ( 'riipploliitolllKonlly mul tidvlsodly with tlio Issues that must como before them. Tilt : llKK Ihnrrforo invlti-SMicscstlons from thosuwlionru familiar with any particular mbjict tint Is llkoly to cngiiRo tlio ntlctitlun nf tliu legislature , 1'artlos favoring us , how- uvur , nro I0iit'stcd ( | toniuki ) tlu-lr eomtuunl- ciitliins iisbilcf ns pobslblu : md to thu point. Jt Is to bo micluritood thai Tin : 1H.K will not bo ipcpoiisihlu for tlio publlslicil vknv.s of con tributors , and ltiescr os the iirlvlk'KOof clls- i ttHslnij them In Its own way und from the Kt midpoint which It ilouniH lost for tlio Inter ests of thu iieo pic. St'oor.sTiON to the homo rule factions : Got together. the Irish lenders and sub- leaders lira issuing manifestos , BtiUour is issuing food to tlio hunijry. THE political iitmodphoro of England portendd a B ilfour-Piirnoll nllinnco. Btriingor things hnvo hupponod. It'TIIK threatened packing house war conies to iv homl In Chicago , tlio country will witness a serious cutlltip nil'rny. Tin : iiiianulnl nnfl political collapse of the Dolutnatura gives fresh slgtiiflcanco to thooldtruth. "Pools and their money nro soon parted. " As A builder of platforms , tlio national nllinnco is unequalled. Unfortunately , it undertakes moro * than can bo nccom- pliahed.ln a ocntury. TJII : friends of Sonntor Ingalls claim that ho will bo ro-oloctod and his cmimies hotray signs of nnxloty. Ingalls tuul Parnell nro hard men to kill. NiA ropudlatod tlio Dola- inators. The Dolamatora retaliated by liynolizing some sixty tliouaand dollars ot pubiicfunds. The fatato got off cheaply. TIIK nowspnpor caricaturists continue to make merry ever Rraudfathor's hat. Unvo they foruotton how that ] iut foil and covered thotn up in November , 1888 ? Tim ufliial winter bulletin from the homo of Hannibal Ilamlin reports tlio Old gentleman as robust and overcoat- loss as of old. IIo is loading the country ilnncos down in Maine and defying all the oloinentH. TUB census bureau may yet Imvo to recount Now York , merely to got rid of hor. 13y the rfay , the energy she dis plays in her crusada for n recount would go fin- toward providing a monument for General Grant. Sr.N-ATOu STANFOUI > has introduced liis 2 per cent bill. I'rtssessing acres , upon acres of California Boil , the senator douDtlus.H bollovoa that the success of his plan would onso the.strain on his purse caused by the late campaign. TilHUi : Is no reason to believe that tlio Mormon scheme of getting btntohooil in return for the renunciation o ( polygaray will work. Tlio president gave it a culT lu his message , and nobody ni > ponrs to bo deceived by the saintly trick. Tin-Minis need of moro funds , clothing and provisions for the needy In the west- ova counties. People who are willing to give should do so without a day's delay. If n llrst class blizzard gets In ahead of the supply of coal and food there will bo results of which everybody in Nebraska will bo ashamed. TIIK newspaper historians appear to have Used wpon the phrase , "From Now Ilampshlco to Nebraska " the , as geographical graphical description of the late domo- crntlo victory. It comprehends a vast area and it roust bo admitted that It vaUod an almost uniform crop of democratic craticmajorities. . Hut wait for 1892. IV Tin : summary of T. V. Powdorly'a Bpoech telegraphed from Florida is cor rect , the general master workman has gone daft , IIo is reported to have made "a ( lory attack ou labor saving ma chinery as defrauding workmen of the right to work , and was especially bitter against all electrical devices , declaring that capitalists in tholr greed had cor- noroil God'rt wrath and compelled it to do tholr bidding. " The Knights of La- r should organize a commission to In- Ire into the sanity of tholr loader. 1XDIAN3 IN XKtniASKA. . " \Vo \ print tlita morning extracts from thoiuimml report of llio commissioner of Imllim nfTnli-H , soon to bo ( jlvcti to the public , roliitlnp to the condition of tlio Indlnu tribes In Nobi-asha , The Information mation convoyed will bo found Interest ing rind instructive , not ntono with ro- tfarrt to the Indians to which It espec ially relates , but for the light it throws on the Indiun chaructor. Tlio Winnebago trlbo , consisting of but 1,212 pon-ons , oucuplcs n tract ot a llttlo over ono hit ml rod and ulovon thou- Band ncros of excellent liuul , but with every reasonable Inducement to progress they ndvnnco very slowly. Most of them ylvo ovldonco of still preferring thulr old Imblta und customs ami cannot wliolly rid themselves of the roving , restless disposition peculiar to tholr race. flioy are now exorcising the rights of citl/.tMislilp und slnco having acquired tills privilege tlioro lias beun shown a bettor tendency among them to Improve , but the agent reports that they are slow to appreciate the opportunities olTorcd them. Much of the time the school is not well at tended.thoy are not religiously inclined , and whllo there IB not a great deal of crhno nniong thorn tholr moral status is low. It la the opinion of the agent that the cash annuities paid the Wlnno- bugocs Is of llttlo actual bonollt to them , the larger part of it being wasted or woi-fao. Ono of the most serious ovlls to bo weeded out is the loose regard for the marriage relation , which is assumed and dissolved tit will , without form of law. The Omahiis are given a better record , but it is remarked of them also that they are somewhat lacking in energy and need to be pushed and encouraged. Tills trlbo , numbering loss than twelve hundred , occupies nearly ono hundred and thirty-four thousand acres , loss than one-half of which has boon allotcd. The trlbo is divided in opinion rognvJing the advantages of cilUunslilp. They have good school facilities which they show a better appreciation of than do the Win- nubagoes , and they are morally superior to the latter tribe. With regard to the lands of llieso Indians that are lying idle or are illegally occupied , It is recom mended that the law bo BO amended that such lands may bo leased under proper restrictions , ono of the conditions being that the leased shall bo made only for the purpose of cultivation. As to the Santoos and Poncas , the agent reports information obtained in the brief experience with them of only two months. IIo states that much of the reservation of the former tribe is land poorly suited for agriculture , and very little of it is in cultivation , still the Santces have made seine progress in farming -and are well disposed to accept the customs of the whites. The agent reports that more advancement has been inndo in the trades than in agriculture , many of the Santoos being proficient in the use of tools. The schools are well attended , and oil the whole the condition of this tribe appears to bo very satisfac tory. The Poncas lire fortunate in having good land , and such of them us have given proper attention to its culti vation are prosperous. The Santocs number 80'J ' and the Poncas 292. The suggestion of this information re garding the Indians in Nebraska is , that even when surrounded by all the condi tions of an advanced civilization the race assimilates very slowly and rcluc- timlly its customs and methods. Unques tionably there are hotter examples of energy and progress than any of UIGMJ tribes present , but the general proposi tion holds good that the Indian grows slowly into the ways of the white man. It may take several generations to bring the Sioux and some other tribes to the condition of civilization whlcii the real friends of the rod man deslro to see him attain , and meanwhile there is very likely to bo numerous manifestations of the rebellious spirit that is now giving exorcise to the military arm of the gov ernment. 'HtDfAT INSURANCE COMPANIES. It is a matter of importance to every person who carries insurance to know that companies doing business in this state have a legal right to do so. A certificate to that effect from the auditor is evidence that the company is sound and reliable , and every ci'lzon who pays money to protect his lumily or his prop erty is entitled to know that the com pany ho patronizes lias such a certificate. It is a highly interesting question , therefore , us to how many wildcat insur ance companion are now doing business in Nebraska without the authority of the law. A list of 41 companies , representing 15 different states , was recently submitted to the deputy auditor at Lincoln and ho was asked whether they wore entitled to do business hero. IIo re plied that none of thorn wore so cntl- _ tlod , and yet It is supposed that nil of them are doing business in Nebraska uvory day and that tons of thousands of dollars worth of property have been entrusted - trusted to them , in the aggregate. They may bo able to pay losses and they may not , nobody knows. But the fact that they have not complied with the law , but proceeded in douanco of it , gives reason for the presumption that they are not Bound companies. The Nebraska insurance law is very rigid , as it ought to bo. It provides that no company , local or foreign , shall transact' ' business in this state until it has satisfied the auditor that its financial resources are oqxml to the risks it assumes , nor until it has provided for the protection of its patrons by the appointment of local attorneys on whom notices of pro cess cnu bo served in case of litigation. U also provides that annual statements shall bo prominently advertised , that certain fees shall bo paid to the state , and that no business whatever shall bo transacted until the auditor litis issued a certificate to the etloct that those pro visions have boon fully compiled with. And what Is still more interesting at this time , the law distinctly says thnt "any oillcer or person doing business , or attempting to do business in this state , for any insurance company organized without this state , falling to comply with any of the requirements of this act , or violating any of the provisions thereof , shall bo doomed guilty of n misdemeanor und upon convic tion thereof shall bo lined in a sum not exceeding $1,000 and bo Imprisoned In the county jnll for a period ot not loss than thirty days , nor moro than six months. " The facts reported from the auditor's ofllco would seem to Indicate that there is just now n rich crop of wildcat insur ance shnrks to bo harvested by the audi tor and attorney general. It Is duo alike to the business interests and the dignity of the state that any offenders against the law should bo promptly punished anddrhon out of business , FKUKIUTKl1IOR. . Among the many moveinoiits calcu lated to bring trade unions into closer relations the American Federation of Labor stands foremost. Scarcely ton years old , its alms and principles luive already ( secured the adhesion of tons of thousands of skilled workmen , and its future glvoj reasonable promise of splendid achievements for the cause of organized labor. The annual report of President Gomp- nrs to the delegates of the organization at present In session at Detroit , reviews Us progress and presents interesting statistics of what has boon accomplished. During the year OKI local brunches have boon organized in various sections of the country and 27' ) charters issued to local unions. The membership in creased from five to , ' ! 3 percent.- The number of strikes conducted by the order was 1,108 , of which 081) ) wore suc cessful , 70 lost and OS compromised. A great many of the conc'ossloii' ' * ' wore gained without resorting to "strikes , " as that term is commonly understood. The result lias boon an increase of wages ranging from live to iJ-i per cent , and a material reduction of the hours of labor. Ono of the loading objects of the organization is to secure the general adoption of the eight-hour day. It was the power behind the carpenters' strike in Chicago last May , a strike though temporarily disastrous that brought about the recognition of the union in part and finally olTectcd material improve ments in that particular trade. What at first appoaro.l a hopeless task , has through successive years of agitation brought the eight-hour day to the threshold of realization. "In some In stances , " says President Gompora , "where formerly It had boon hold tint live enforcement of the eight-hour rule was incompatible with the interests of the industry , notably among the iron and stool workers , a few of the largest concerns have nude a test of the throe shift system with entire success.1 The federation vigilantly steers clear of the rooks upon which like organiza tions have boon shattered. It seeks t.o unite all trades in a common brother hood , encouraging and strengthening the weak , inculcating muily indopand- once , rigidly excluding polities and poli ticians , and keeping strictly to a course that promises the greatest good to the greatest number. Under the lead of in telligent , honest and conservative men , the American Toleration of Labor has became ono of the most formidable and progressive organizations of workingmcn in the country. A. PfillMAXUN'f TA111FP COMMISSION. When the now tariff law was under consideration in the semite an amend ment wiib adopted providing for a per manent commission to investigate all matters relating to the taVlff and report annually to congress , with opinions and suggestions regarding legislation on this subject. The amendment was thrown out in conference. A bill has boon in troduced at the present session by Sen ator Paddock which provides for a per manent tariff commission to make in vestigations and to report facts as a basis for legislation , which Is quite as compre hensive as the amendment to the tariff law which the conference committee re jected. The bill contemplates delegating to the commission a voy broad in quisitorial function. It proscribes among other duties of the commission that of comparing and contrasting the agricultural , mining , manufacturing , maritime and other industries of this country with those of other countries , and their condition now with that which prevailed in this country in yours past. Tiiis would bo a very largo and by no means an easy tasic , and the chances are that the commission would often find itself balllcd in the attempt to obtain Information. It would bo neces sary , in order to secure such complete facts as would bo required as a basis for legislation , to go into matters that a great many manufacturers and others might not bo willing to disclose , oven with a severe penalty provided for re fusal to furnish the commission any in formation it would have the authority to ask for. But unquestionably there are good 1 reasons to bo urged in favor of a perma- mancnt commission to investigate the operation of the tariff and report regu larly to congress the facts and its con clusions thereon , and it docs not boom necessary to the value and oulcionoy of the labors of such a body that it should . possess the far-reaching inquibitorlal function which the bill in question pro poses to give it. It is not necessary in order to enable congress to legislate in telligently regarding the tariff that it should bo in possession of every little detail in the cost of manufacturingmin ing and. the operation of other Industries. A trustworthy annual statement of the principal facts regarding the cost of production in this and ether coun tries , the relative profits , the re turns to labor and its share in aggregate results , with mujh other gen eral information as might bo necessary to an Intelligent understanding of tariff effects and operations , isnll thatcongross would require. Masses of details are rarely of any value to legislators , be cause nobody takes the labor and time to study them. It may bo suggested that a permanent commission is not needed to obtain gen eral facts ; that congress already has ample means at command for ascertain ing those. But the truth is that con- gresslonal committees do not undertake' to got facts fairly and honestly. Their Investigations are always moro or less directed by partisan considerations , and the results are consequently as a rule not a sound mid proper basis for legislation. The public has learned to repose very llttlo confidence in facts sent out on the authority ? Wi committee of congress. Hutu permanent commission , composed of men wellihiforincd as to tariff matters political ouijnotiilBtj Hooking the truth rather thartpoliticians ] desiring to servo a party would have a claim upon pub lic confidence , and the facts and opinions presented by them would carry weight and influence. What chance there Is of congress passing the bill providing for such a commission cannot ho stated with any degree of certainty. Perhaps it cannot bo regarded as favorable , In view of the fuel that It rejected a similar proposition nt the last session. But whatever the result the plan is certainly not without merit. A doleful volco comes up from the municipal graveyard of St. Joo. Unable to galvanize Itself into the semblance of activity , It * resorts to downright false hood against Its progressive neighbors. Ono of the buzzards of the defunct town assorts that the coalition of the Union Pacific with the Northwestern and Canadian Pacific "was a death blow to Omaha , and now tlioro nro 1,500 empty residences and hundreds of empty busi ness houses In that city. " As a matter of fact , there are not ! iOO empty houses of all kinds in the city , and these are located in undesirable localities or lack the modern conveniences which tenants demand. On the ether hand , there is an Increasing demand for first-class business locations and resi dences , and builders are pushed with orders to supp'y the wants of real live people who are flocking hero from St. .Too and ether points. The slurs penned against the climate of Nebraska come with bad grace from a mossbaek burg which has drawn the bulk of its suste nance from this state. Nebraska pco- plo will not bo slow in resenting the false clammy yawp from the cemetery of north Missouri. 'N' KuJi already shows signs of a growing conservatism and it looks as if election to a position of great responsibility had had the oileet of sobbring him. In his speech at Genoa , the ether day , ho said ho was strongly opposed to a usury law , as ho feared it would drive cubital out of the state. Tlioro is a healthy public sentiment in favor of laws th.it will effectually pre vent the collection of exorbitant inter est charges , but it is gratifying to know that so prominent an alliance loader as the congressman-elect from the Third district docSj not favor the radical and suicidal measures that sonia men are ad vocating. Nobody talked wilder on the stump than Koui , and tlioro is therefore nobody from whom n calm word now comes with better grace. Trill appointment of Jack McColl ns government director of the Union Pa cific would prqvo mighty profitable for .Tack McColl's business. It would place him and his elevator on the ground floor of railroad special rates und re bates. UNION PACIFIC retrenchment in this section goeSj to' ' the extent of depriving the business public of adequate accom modations. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE depleted condition of the general fund demands retrenchment all along the lino. . Pnrncll nnd GltKl.stone. CMcaan Itentbl. 1'nrncll seems to be Jlrmly convinced that ho is a bigger man than the grand old man. Senator Vost'n Capacious Month. M. Lmih Ulnbe-Denwcral. When Senator Vest makes a statement lie always puts his foot iu it ; and whoa ho adds an explanation bo puts both feet in it. In a Nutshell. St. Ti'itili (7 ( ( be-Dmieme. The simple truth as to the situation In the Sioux country is that the Indiana are doing the dancing and the government is paying for the fiddling. Less 1'illlllcs and .Horo Potatoes. Chcati ( Inter-Octtin. Just now Ireland has a plethora of politics nnd is short of potatoes. While the politi cians uro quarreling over who shall load the poor will suffer. The Potent fiittlo Blips. Clilcauo Trlltunf. Little slips of paper In the voter's hand Make some mighty changes In this Yankee Inmi. S.'r. I'nrncll'H Mistake. Clitcaui Inter-Ocean. If PaVnell hail shown the same honesty in replying to "tho Grand Old. Man" thnt ho did in reply Ing to the grave charges in the Shcu divorce court ho would have stood before the world a much larger man. < Honnilat anil tlic Bingo. K'misas CUvJoiunal , And. ' still they come. Mrs. Uobort Hay Hu'milton follows Mrs. Leslie Carter. Mrs. Hamilton hail not been out of the pcntiton- tiory ono hour before her manager announced that she would speedily appear on the stage. Mr. Gould's Single-Coat Idea. Chicaao ffeiet As the season changes and a vigorous win ter" sets In , the poor inun , who , ns Mr Gould say ? , should bo satisfied with one cout it ho can't afford two , begins to wonder whether it ought to Do n winter or u suminci coat. In the ouo cuso lie nriist swelter all summer und in the other ho mu t' , freeze all winter. Maybe ' bo Mr. Gould woi'ld ( .solve this difllculty with the suggestion thut .the garment bo dispensed with altogether. PlcaRobo l-.vpllilr , Mr. Gould. ICaiffafCitu 7'fmM. In the opinions Mr. Jay Gould , un emi nent and well Kmjiwn financier , by thomiddlo of January money will have become a drug , Mr , Gould's neglef t to state Just what sort of ' a drug ho rotors t'o Will Icavo many persona In doubt as to wnstficr tills change iu the situation is cphioUi-benptlt the general pub lic or not. ThomAM drugs and drugs. Some of them can bqUuil- . for about M a barrel , while merely to Iqolc at a penny weight sample of others is worth a ill mo n minute. Unless the distinguished authority quoted shall see fit to explain this matter a little further , ouo must remain as far in the dark as ever. Gould's Missouri Puclllo Stock. It may bo of interest to some while they wait for Wall street uows to learn that Mr. Gould now has over $18,000,000 of Missouri Pacific stock in his own name. A couple of years ngo , when drooping quotations llrst began to bo fashionable nnd western railroad rate cutting began to bo worst , ho hadn't ' half as much. Missouri Pacific meanwhile has dropped something llko thirty or forty pJinU. Evidently whllo ether folks have been selling out "tho llttlu man" has bcou buying. It's a grout thing to run your own railroad if the public is to bo in Wall street partnership with you. XXW9 Of TltK XOltTHWXtiT. Nobrnnkn. The cltl/ctnof Vnltny bavo organized a Joint stock company to bulkl r. town hall at a cost of Jl.bOO. it U claimed that the Dawson county poor farm is grossly mismanaged and an investi gation will bo made. The hotel nt Hrayton and tbo Democrat office were destroyed by llro Sunday morning , causing a loss of $ U,000. l.hrl iCotima , n Sounders county wlfo boater , has been lined $10 and costs for indulging iu his favorite amusement. A young ROU of Hurry Johnson , residing near Heaver City , has Just died ns the result of falling Into a vat of boiling liquid some weeks ngo. Dr. S. V. Dean of Carleton took too strong n dose of his own medicine , but ho realized bis mistake In time and remedied it by talc ing nn omotlc , which saved his life. The farmers residing near Ashland have orgini/od a stock company to start a lumber yard nt that place with a capital stock of 10- 000. If they cannot buy tlio yard already there they siiy they will start ono in opposi tion. tion.Whllo Whllo S. l { , Smith of Indianola was digging a well ou the hill at his homo the workmen struck an ochre bed nt the depth of.ninety- live feet below the surface. IIo found no water , but thliika ho found a fortune and will hnvo the ochre analjvcd. The old settlers of Adams county will hold a grand reunion at Jiinlnta Friday , which will include a basket pirnic , nuislc , speeches nnd ether festivities. Arrangements have been in into for thu entertainment and comfort of all who como by thu citizens of .luiilata , and n good time arid big crowd is anticipated. Among the speakers booked for the occasion nro Oenernf Dilworth , General Howen , Messrs. llruss , Powers , Alexander and other well known citizens. An interesting C.ISQ was tried nt Nebraska City the other day and was decided in fuvor of the defendant. The case was entitled George KlUol vs Susanna Herman. A few years ago Mr. Herman blow out his brains , after a short and rather unhappy second mar riage. IJy the terms of his will bis property was left to Mrs. Herman. His children by bis llrst wife brought suit to recover tbo property , and the case was hotly contested. Iowa. The justices nnd constables of Dos Molnos claim $ . ' 1,000 for liquor cases since Juno 5 , Ib'M. Ib'M.Out Out of spveaty-four deaths In DCS Molnes dining the month of November , eighteen resulted from diphtheria , Farmers in the vicinity arc figuring on the purchase of the Fort Dodge creamery with the intention of running it on a co-opurativo basis. The following llguros show the amount of butter shipped for the year ending October ! tl as compiled by State Dairy Commissioner Tuppbr : IJlnckhawk , " , .VI3N : ) : Uroiucr , - , - r > r > So. 9 ; Ilutlcr , ' . ' .rJI/lttl ; Chlckasaw , a.ilb'J- IHiil ; Clayton'ilH/'rt ! ; Delaware , ! i.8bl,5''t : F.iyotte , . ' ) ,0rim ! ; Mitchell , 5,103,818 , , and Winnoshlulc , ' . ' .OTl.r'JO. Judge.I. L. Choynoy of Fort Dodge is the possessor of a watch that was presented to Him by his fiilher over sixty years ngo , and which is an heirloom of the family. The watch is of historical Interest , having been brought to America long before tlio revolu tion and carried by Thomas Choynoy nt the time that ho delivered in person the ilrst news to General George Washington of the advance of the British before the battle of Uraudywine. James Crulkshnnk of Leo county Is be lieved to bo the oldest livlnir native of lown. Ho was born May 7 , 1833 , in what Is now Li-o county , being the llrst wbito child born in the county , and with the exception of live years , from lb."i to IStW. has been n resident of tbo state , having grown from childhood to man hood within three miles ol the place of bis birth. Chiefs lilack Hawk and Kookuit nnd other noted Indians wcro frequent callers at hi ? father's house. Circulars have been sent out by State Su perintendent Sabin to all the county superin tendents , requesting them to ask all tbo vari ous School boards of every county to close the schools for the week Intervening between Christinas and New Year's , so tbat all teach- CM may have an opportunity of attending the annual tuecting of the State Teachers' usso- elation , which will bo held in Dos Molnes De cember : tO , ill nnd January 1 and 3. All teacher : ) are urged to attend and to go prepared - pared to take some part in the proceedings of the convention. The Two Dakotns. From SI to $2 ner ton is paid for flax straw nt the Ccntcrvillo tow mill. The state board of agriculture moots at Wutertown today and will try for the state fair. fair.There There nro ono or two men traveling through South Dakota selling evergreen trees for which tlio victim agrees to p.iy S10 per 1,000 , nnd the note turns up in some bank to bo u 8100 note. William U. Godkin , n Rapid Citv photo grapher , is under arrest lor enticing little girls into his gallery aud making indecent photographs of them. IJrown county during the last year has fur nished 1,000 tons of free coal to people unnblo to buy It. The prospects are that a still larger amount will bo supplied during' the year to come. Peter Gunderson of Canton , convicted of hlgluvav robbery , has been sentenced to five years in the reform school. Edward War ner , charged with participation in the sumo robbery , was admitted to bail in the sum of 8500. The ball was furnished nnd the boy Is now nt liberty. Little Nona McMillan of Sturgls recently had her nose dislocated , Her brother wus swimring ft largo bottle over his head nnd ac cidentally let it slip from bis hand , striking the little girl with sufllcient force to break her nose. Dr. Dowmnn wns called , and in a few days the pat lent will have n bettor nose than she hud boioro the nccldi-nt , as it was broken some months ago and allowed to henl without the assistance of a surgeon , A short time ngo a Sioux Falls family re ceived a box of clothing from friends in an other state , and just ten days from the re ceipt of that box , two cases of malignnnt scarlet fever broke out. It has since been learned that four years ago tlioro was a case of scarlet fever In the family of the sender. The clothing bad been in a trunk for four years unrt the germs of the disease had re tained tholr fatal power during that tuna. Wh'ilo Frank Kirby and wife wcro return ing to Huron they wcro overtaken by n num ber of loose colts and horses , running upon the prairio. Ono of the horses , a heavy fel low and more vicious than the others , ran up to Mr. ICirby's ' buggv and Jumped squarely into it. The vehicle was crushed to the ground nnd Mr. nnd Mrs. Kirby thrown out. Fortunately the horse which Mr. Kirby was driving did not run. Besides n badly demol ished buggy Mrs. Kirby was quito severely bruised , her loft ankle being so badly injured that she has been unable to walk since. Not 11 Member of tlio Alliance. JllU llllllOUK : The World-Herald prints nn interview with Dave Butler , in which it says ho Is member of tlio stnta central committee of the farmers' alliance. This is not truo. Tlio man has no ofllclal connection , whatever , with the nllinnco , nnd not dven a moinbor oi a subordinate alliance. Bv a vote of the suite committee his ntuno was taken off the list of campaign speakers. Wo doom it our duty to protect the fair name of the alliance by denying such purposely misleading statements monts as the World-Hcrald's. In the lianint C'itTime | * . Pamcll appears still to bavo his hoai nbovo whatever liquid ho Is swimming in but it Is a serious question whether tha lluld is water or soup. Sointi tille Journal. \\1tli sweet Hushed fuc'O upturned to mine Bhii stood , A ( jiipsllou alilnln ? In her soft brown oyps. Those uyt-s whoso glauco hud never fulled to ehiirin. And utilise Rrout power most willingly I own Slnco In Micni Hiicli a tcndur lovollilit ( llcg. him wtnoil lc ) > [ il inu. eeiitlo , pure and Nwoot , And laid her hand detaining mi my arm , Half lit'sltutlng , its If loth to spnnk , And yet un If < oiiiiollil | ! to Milee her mind , lltir tomidfd lluuru , full of Kuppluurnco. llur soft , ( lurk hiilr. luw on IIIT iri'iiUu brow , llor fair , tliiHlicd cliookH , hur dainty niornln gown. Imprusfcod mo with liur girlish lolln l hs. Hwiivuil by htir cliiirm , Into linrxyi't. I truzud , Aa If to ruiid the M'crol , liulf illsulniml. Which ycu Mho wus rcluvtiiiit to rouml. MlUnit , blio btood n iiionu'iit , thuu with volco AH Hwcvt us rlupllim iinihlu from u Hutu , With in ccntlo iollurs dignity . , Mio i. _ Hiilih _ .i.ii.1 " _ .My . . _ _ cltnir . . i , I'lvn ( , pli'Ubo ; tlio children neud HOIII bboeu. " FROM-THE STATE CAPITAL , Young Man Who Wants Ilia Nrtnio Olmiigodi BOONE LEFT THE FRYING PAN FOR THE FIRE Two I'Yoo Coons MI-H. JMny'VIH * Htniuls A Driii ; CIcrk'N Irrccu * Inrlty A lewolry IlileT In Tow Ijliicolu Mitt' * . LIXCOI.X , Neb. , Dec. 8. [ Special to Tun Jin. : ] A qnecr petition , tlio llrat ono of the diul over llled In this county , \vns that made > y a well-appoarlnp young man from Itlclc- nan. Ho tells the court that hU nunio li Hob- rt O. l-'roltai ; ( Friday ) , but ho wants It hniiKcd , llu alleges In his application thnt 10 has been n losldent of Lancaster county or more than ono year last pa.nt , and thnt by reason of the peculiar spelling and pronoun- elation of his name , lie Is troubled a great leal in the mutter of getting mall nnd In bust- icss transactions , nnd says that by reason of ho pronunciation of his naino It li seldom ipelled correctly. Wherefore ho aslis the court to enter a decree chunking his naino to .uat of "IZobcrt Clarence Fremont. " AJ > AM xuisxoi : . F. J. Bush has fllcd complaint In the county court against Klrkendnll & Smith to doclato , no mill dam erected by defendants ticnm Salt crv-elc nurthoiist ot the city as a milillo tulsaiico. IIo says the Oani lias been In USD Uu > past year , hy means of wbUh the defend- nuts have raised an iirtllloiiil pond. This > end extends lonu way hy the roadside nnd ilso Is near sovor.il housea. The latter lias iccomu stagnant and linmire , iiud Is u public i u bunco. This Is thu dam which the city council has made several offoiIs to force out of business. A FIIEE coox. John W. Coon received a illvorco this morn- ng from his wlfo , Theresa K. Coon. They were married in Scodaclc , N. Y. , October 'JII , 1871 , and after living together for tifteen years , ono niirht ho canio homo to IInil 113 wife missing , anil on thesuppcrless table was i note to the effect that she had grown tired ofhitn and had loft I-Jin for good. After waiting for over four years for her to return lie llnally decided to ask the court to grant lior a permanent tic'tot nf leave. isv Tiuinm.r. : CONDITION ; About thrco wcclcs nco the pollco wcro called to the colored lodgitip liouso on F street near Eleventh known as Hanks' ' rink , where two temporary tenants , Frank liuonu and his wife , from Council Uluffs , wcro en gaged in a light , lioono had pulled a Unlfo on the woman , and was about to cut her , when her brother , Joe Tcmiehill , rusheil In and after a vigorous light cutset ! Iloono to flee. It was given out by Hanks the next day Lhat Boone and his wife h.id returned to the Bluffs , but thU Is untrue. When Hoono rushed from the house ho hail notliingon hut his underclothing. It was during the cold spell , ami the fellow spent the balance of tlio night in a curiillcld south west of the fit } ' , freezing both his feet nnd ono of his hand * . Since then ho has been staying in a one-roomed cabin on C street between First anil Second streets , at tended by n doctor. His poverty is such that medical attendance could not always bo secured - cured when needed , nnd as aiesult Health Oflicor Bart ram found htm alone nnd in a horrible condition this morning. The llesh Is sloughing oft the frozen members , and the stench was so terrible that Mr. ISartram could stay but n few minutes. Boono's wlfo has not been heard from , it appears , and the follow has practically been iilone. Ho will probnbly bo taken to the county poor fnrm , but it will undoubtedly bo necessary to am putate bis feet. rj.AXAnv's ; rix. A young man known as "Heddy" Flanagan was arrested this afternoon by Detective AInlonu ou a warrant from the United States court at Omaha and turned ever to thu cus tody of Deputy United States Marahul Hust ings. Flanagan wus formerly a clerk in the railway mail service , but if reports nro true , betrayed the confluence of the government and embezzled considerable money , the exact amount of which is not uuown to tbo olllclals hero. At the last session of the grand jury nt Omaha nn Indictment uainst him for em- be/element was found. Flanagan U a cook by occupation ami was employed by Chev- ront. the Twelfth street restaurant man , when arrested. The dottctivo found him in Ills rcoin at Eleventh and N bticcts. Flana gan has been Hying pretty high and it is s itil squandered considerable money on the demi monde of this city. IIo will bo taken to Omaha this evening. Till ! WIU , SUSTAINED. Judge Stewart handed down his opinion totiay In the celebrated May will case , which bus been dragging along in the court for the past three months. An effort was mail e on bolialf of the sisters and brother of the de ceased , from Now York state , to break the will ou the ground that Mis. May was insane. A largo moss of testimony was adduced on both sides nnd the court took It under ai'viso- inent until today. This morning bo entered nn order sustaining the will. It will probably bo appealed from. According to the will the bulk of the handsome fortune left by Mrs. May goei to Taylor's missions in Africa. A DUUO CI.F.H1C IN T11OU1II.R. The cells are evidently tightening around little Wilio Kane , tno Hy young drug clerk , who was arrested the othur day for stealing a gun which ho bad borrowed from G. S. Kelley & Co. Kane claimed Unit ho had hidden the gun under a sido.valk , from which fiomcono had stolen it. This morning it was discovered that ho bad given a young fellow named Myers , employed at Odell's icstaur- nnt , $1 to tnko the gun to Wnldman &Posky's pawnshop , where It was put up for S7 in Kane's name. IIo also secured a gun from Maxwell , Sharpe & Hess on the same plea that he wanted to rent it to go hunting with. This also was pawned at Waldman & I'osky's. The case will come up tomorrow for hearing , THAT SAFi : C1IAOKINCI. From later developments It appears that the robbery must have occurred between 5 and 7 o'clock yesterday morning. George Mann , who is the Lincoln district telegraph watchmen , is positive that ho tried the door which was found unlocked , nt 1 and also at 5 o'clock. IIo goes oft duty at the last named hour , and everything was all righU then. Patrolman Carder also wont through the alloy between I and 5 , and everything was apparently all right thon. \Vellsrashior , says that there worofTiOO In cash and about i ) ( ) in checks , besides some jewelry , taken from the safe. A TIIIKICUUIIIT. . Sheriff Qulncy of Sullno county , ICansas , arrived In the city last evening with W. W. AV'omor , u prisoner whom ho placed in the city jnit for safe keeping ever night , depart ing with him this morning. Womcr stole n lot of jewelry and money from a lady In Kan sas und then struck out for his. old homo at Fremont. IIo was caught by Sheriff Mallon of Dodge county wlillo working on a farm a few miles out , the fellow drawing a revolver .on the oillcer , but did not shoot. Womor ac knowledged the tbeft. turned over part of the stolen stuff , and said ho would go without a requisition , as ho wanted to talw his medicine cine right away. C1AI.M TIIU JIONKT. The case of J. IJ , Uussell vs the B. & M , THE PRODUCTS OP NATURE CANNOT imIMITATHD. _ The medical profusion aio opposed to nos trums and justly MI , but with ono accord thuv heartily endorse Nutiuo'ri remedies. Thoru uro row phyHlclaiiH In Amotlua to-duy who do not recommend tliulr patients to uo to C arls- l il ( , or , If till * la Impossible , to li.Un tlio K nine ( 'urlsbiid Salts for any stomach or lluir trouble. Tim romurahlo iiiorH of this H.ilt , wlilcl. Isprodurod hy tlio City of C'liilsbad , hy the evaporation of tlio UarlHbad prudul Water , has lionn known to the civilized world for moro than flro ceiitmlivs. It has auhlovoil Its uiitiiiproni-hud ropiitatlou , and ri'tiilna It wliolly on llsinoilU It U u natural remedy which U aiwiiys fflVetUo In nil dlsnrdorriol tliiistoiiuteh , llvurund k ! < lnoyKi for habitual constipation , Kouty and rhoiimutlu alTeetlons It l.s without eijuul , Ito Hiiro to obtain the Kt-niiliiQiirtlolu which lius thusual of thu City ofCarUbad and thu bliimtura of "I'.lnur.V Mi'iiduUon Co. , Holu AKuntH , ( I llurelny St. , N Y , " on tliu ni-ck of every bottln and on thu outside cartoon. Wrltu fur iiamphlct. nnd Hosonbntim llrothors wn * trloil before ludgo Field nnd n fury thli morning , lltis- sell is n bunker nt Tccumscli nnd had loJUVW money to n , Una engaged lit the grain buying { business. The Una consigned their ship ments to Koscnbnum Hrothers , boanlof trmlo men In Ohlengo. obtaining rebates from the 11. A M , , when rebates was the fashion. The grain men nt Tovutiisi'h failed In business whllo the 1) , & M. held some rebates for them. I'hU money was claimed by both Kussell nnd ; ho Hosetibaums for money loaned , Judge , Davidson appeared for Uussell and Whedoiy' for Kosenbnum. Tlio Jury gave Hussrll A fr. l verdict. Ho gotja verdict for f.VK ) on : ho llrst trial of the ease , but the supreme court reversed nnd remanded the case , onus AND KNIH , C. A. Otis , employed nt the IlurlliiKtoi romulhoiipo , wns nrrostcd Saturday evening for cruelly beating his wlfo. Ho was nllouod o go on lils personal recogntrimco to appear for trial Inter on. Uosa Wood , the young woman charged with stealing a $15 gold watch from her filond , Minulo While , was arrested this nornlng. The case was continued until Do- member ' . ' 0. Mrs. John Truax mitt brother of Kansas arrived In the city todaynnd announce tholr ntcntlou of going nftcr the sc.ilp of II. II. irinu-.s once mure. It will bo remembered .hat , Trunx llled u suit in district court sumo : Imo ago against dimes asking for flfi.OiK ) damages for debauching his wlfo , but It wirt - afterwards dismissal. Mrs. Truax Is men- ally unbalanced , but her brother says hn ia been securing- evidence In Council LiluflV tnat may lead to a revival of the suit. THE JMllfUlT SITV.l TIOX. Home Hnlo In Demi According to tlio Dllllllll I-Xll--HH. ] DUIIMK , Doc. 8. ( Special Cablegram to fun IJEB. ] The Kxpress ( lndei > cnilent jonservatlvo ) says : "Tho prospects for homo rule for Irclnnd at the next election nro as dead as Queen Anno. Irish public opinion points to thu continued popularity of Purncll. " The Freeman's Journal , In which Par- neil is understood to have an Interest , today advocates on its own rcspoiisiblllty wlthout recommending the plan toMlthor side o7r" grounds beyond Its reasonableness , that ef forts bo made by the two factious of the Irish party in the dlrectiou of conciliation and peace , It urges Messrs. Dillon and O'Hrli-u to return from the United States to Paris forthwith , nnd that all the nationalist mcnii hers of the house of commons or delegates from each section of the party assemble in conference in thnt city. "With tbo lull knowledge of all thnt hns happened to decide with them what course to purhiio , sucti conference , " the Journal say.s , "would not only prove Unit the sections desire to hold together , hut would attract attention to the fact that the 111011 in thu front rank nro of the best nnd bru\est of the Irish party , and will preclude the setting on foot mnong tholr own people of an utterly fatuous break up in tbo temper of the par-n it took so many years to establish und consol idate. " The .Ionnull assumes that the threat of the secessionists to start a new pa per in Dublin is a threat against Itself. It says it will bo delighted to welcome a now journal , but warns the gentlemen who may bo willing to invest money in a new paper that the hardest thing to make or uiinmko is a good nowspai > er , and that the worst time to s > tart such a project is when the promoters are nt the lowest ebb of their popularity , many of them hardly daring to show their faces In Dublin. Wanted to Klj-it ! I'nrnoll. o.v , Dec. 8. [ Special Cablegram to Tin : BKI : . ] Prof. James Stuart , member of j the liouso of commons for Hoxton division of x Shoredltch , who with Lnbouehcro was charged by Parnell with being engaged in a conspiracy with thu nnti-PnrnclllUi section of the Irish members of the liouso , visited Glad stone today and spent souio time in a confer ence with him. O'Gorman Mahon , member of parliament for Carlow county who introduced Parnell to Mrs. O'Shea , recently expressed a desire to challenge Mr. Parnell to light a duel , and ho would have undoubtedly sought to have brought about a meeting with him had not his doctor prevented him. His physician based his argument ngainst tbo duel on O'Gorniaa Million's ngo.lioboliigoiglity-sovoa years old , aud tlio condition of his health , Clillil niirnetl to Dn.itb. ATCIIISON' , Kan. , Dec. 8. ( Special Tele gram to TIIK HrK. ] The house of Ed Fnrrli a colored farmer who lives nt Port William in tills county , was consumed by flro about 8 o'clock last night. Ono of his children was burned to death nnd another had a narrow j"J osc.ipo. Fan-is and his wife had goiietoyWt-jr n neighbor. It is presumed that thu children upset a lamp. The Strike Didn't Matorinli/c. Pirrsnuito , Pa. , Dec. 8. The threatened strike of employes of the Ualtimoro ft Ohio t railroad of this division did not matcriall/o * today nnd n general btriko is not thought probable. The company officials say they will Imvo enough switchmen at Glonwood to morrow to entirely clear the yards of ac cumulated freight. SuflVrlnir In houtli Dakota. Pir.imn , S. D. , Doc. Lieutenant Gover nor Fletcher , In an interview , confirms the reports of destitution in South Dakota. Ho knows of seven counties In which tncro is suffering resulting from the drought which has prevailed moro or loss for the past thrco seasons. Students Drownrtl AVIiilo Hlcntlnj ; . CAMKIIO.V , Mo. , Dec. 8 , Oscar Meyers of Meadvillo nnd Miss Maud Granthamjof Al bany , students nt the Missouri Wobloynn In stitute , were drowned Saturday night whilu skating on a pond. Tlio bodies wcro re covered Fntal Ijouoiiidtivo Brjri'Ai.0 , N. Y. , D-c. 8. A Lchigli loco motive exploded this morning nt Dale , Wyoming county , killing the engineer and fatally injuring the liroman. Each Season Has Its own peculiar malady ; but with Uia Mooil m.ilnUilnnl In .a state nf uniform vigor nnd purl ty , by the use of Ayer'3 Sarsaparilla. the system lundlly adapts itsi-lf to chaneoiL- condltlnns. Composed of tbo bust nllcrr.tlvra and tonics , and being highly concentrated. Ayci's Saisaunrllla la the most ulfucttve and economical of all Mood medicines. " 1'nr.sonio ycais , ut tlio return of spring , I hail serious trouble T.ltb my kidneys. I was unable to sleep nights , nnd sultoicil gieatly with pains In the .small of my back. 1 was also afllluted with heailachc , loss of appetite , and Indigestion. These siiiptoini VNerc much worse la.st spring , especially tlio trouble wltli my lack. A friend persuaded mo to use Ayer's Sarsupnillla. I began taking It , and my troubles all ill.sappeaied. " Blis. CJenevra Belangcr , 21 llililgo at. . Sjinngllulil , Muss , Ayer's Sarsapanlla UK. J. O. AYER & CO , Lowell , Masi. Bold by DrugxUU. $1 , < U ( & . Wuilh 5atXtle , OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed nnd Guarantim ! Capital.$300,000 Paid In Capital .110,000 Iluyi nnd xulU atookn aud Itondrtj ncxotlittea commercial papiirj ruculvi-a aud oxooulcs trubtsjactsiiB transfer injunt mid trustooof corporations , tatos charge of property , oal- lects tuxes. Omaha Loan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. 1 S. E. Cor. 16th nnd Douglas Sta. I'ald In Capital r > ) ,000 Hubbcrlbod und aiiarantcrd Oupltal , , . . 10U.OU ) Ltnblllty of Stookliolders i.'UO.UOO 61'or Cent Inton-st , I'nlcl on Dopnslta. KUAN K J. I.ANGIUashlor. ; . Offlcerat A. . U , Wynmti , primldcnt. J. J. llrown , viuO'prosldont , W. T. Wyinun , tronsurnr , Directors : A. U.Wyman.J. II. Mlllurd. J , J. llrown , Uuy O. llarUni , B. W. Nuiib , It. Klubkll. Geor&u II. I
