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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TpIUESDAY , DECEMBER 11 , 1890
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Tlio Impending session of the le Islntnri
ullll > o of vltul concern to Iho people of this
Inlo. It Is of the utmost Importance that
'
members of tholcglslutura slmll iiiulorstaiu
tlionnnlHnf ( liolr constlttionts nnd bo pro-
jinrcil in empiric Intelligently iul ( ndvlscdlj
ivlth tlio Issues thiit must como before them
.Till : IllK therefore Invites sUKKOstlons fron
ihoso who are fainlllnr with nny partlcuhn
mbjuot tliutlsllUclv tocnsngo the attentlot
f the li-glslnliiro. 1'urtlcs fjiAorlns us , how
' \cr , nroiequcsted to imilto tbolr coinniuiil-
cations us brief as possible and to the point
Jt Is to bo umlnretoixt that Tun HUB 'vlll no
lie rpsjionsllilo for the publlshod vlons of con-
trlbutois , nndlt reserves the privilege of dis-
( usslu : ; them hi Its own way and from tin
standpoint wbloh It dooms best for the Inter
cstaot the pcoplu.
MK. PAIINKLL as a politician display !
of the qualities of Itlatt Quay.
OKLAHOMA Is threatened with nn In
dlan war. So soon after the session o
Iho legislature , too.
THE threatened advance In barb win
may bo traced to the disposition of Ja. }
Gould to fence in a largo slice of thi
country.
IT is the man who cannot run his owr
finances who wants to enlighten the
\\orldii8tohow the flnancos of imtton
Should bo run.
InuiOATioN1 is humping along inKan
6us. The boomers of artificial moisture
liavo succeeded in floating a liberal stool
of irrigation bonds.
Tin : passing of Parnoll from anhonorct
loader to a discredited setaor shows hlu
lo bo an adopt in handling "tho resource !
of muscular civilization. "
Mil. PAIIXHLL'S seizure of United Ire
land accords with the eternal fitness o
things. In the light of recant events , iti
iinmo wns a howling absurdity.
Tun most interesting1 feature of th
prohibition contest will bo the bill of ox
yonso , which the loglslaturo will be
called upon to settle early next month ,
Mil. S. H. H. OrAUK will odd ono t <
the swelling population of Omaha. Hi
comes too late to bo figured in th
eleventh census , hut will none the los :
to welcome on that account.
Tun democratic newspapers who do
! maudod the recall of Miznor are not thi
luast hit happy over the fact that ho hn
boon recalled. It is another instance o
the chronlo pessimism of the democrat !
EOUl.
Til ? : rettponso of the quondam homi
rule loader to William O'Hrion's appon
for hnrmony and unity was the soizuri
of O'Brien'spapor in Dublin , silencing
the chief battery of the opposition wit !
onj swoop.
RraiiT on the heels of tory re
Jolclng abroad comes fresh assuranc
that Cleveland is actively in the fioli
Jor ' 92. Toryism on both sides of thi
pond seems inflated , with now import
nnco those days.
THE elaborate preparations for wa
pn the frontier continue , hut the Indlai
Las apparently lost the chivalrous qual
Jtlos which ho used to wear In the dime
novel. Ho Is a very tamo-wild man ii
thcso dogonornto days.
EMPBKOR WILLIAM : is not ombat
rassod by the steady pulls on the em
fire's exchequer for means to ronovati
nnd refurnish the various castles to tin
Mug's taste. All the embarrassment i
on the side of the taxpayers. ,
TITE directors of the American Live
Btoclc company , the public is tersely in
formed , mot In Chicago , declared n
dividend of 150 per cent , but transacted
Ino other business. What luoro coulc
the most voracious stockholder demand
AT a low calculation the proposed rail
road syndicate will control from fifty t
Blxty thousand miles of road , or nbou1
pno-third of the total mileage of th
country. The domination ot the to\ \
over the many ia rapidly upproachlnj
realization.
THE house has voted not to move th
remains of General Grant to Washing
ton. This action Is not ia accord will
the sentiment of the country , hut i
would he graciously overlooked if some
Jxxly would make haste to erect a mom
Jnqn't to the memory of the old hero.
THE Ntiir MANAGER.
The recasting ol the Union Pacific
management verifies the prediction
madowhon It became doflnlloly Icnown
that the Gould interest \viis again la tlio
ascendancy. Mr. 3 , II. II. Clark , the
.former general nmnngor ol the road , has
boon rojvppolntod by President Sidney
Dillon , and \V. II. Holcomb becomes his
chief assistant and practical nmnngor of
the Bystom.
The return of. Mr. Clark to the Union
Pacific is a significant ovont. An Omaha
man , zealous in her interests , sharing
her prosperity and over ready to encour
age the industrial and commercial
growth of the city , it cannot bo doubted
that his recall to the management of the
road will materially strengthen the rail
road interests of Omaha. But Omaha
does not Book mi duo favors from the
company. This city demands the fulfill
ment of each and every obligation on-
tared into by the company , and substan
tial returns for the lavish generosity of
the city and county In the early days of
the road's ' struggles asroll as in the
later days of its matured strength.
The reorganization of the management
of the road , of which Mr. Clark's ' ap
pointment is the first slop , indicates the
early abolition of the grand divisions or
ganized , by Adams and the concentra
tion of authority at one general
headquarters. The present method
of divided power Is not only
injurious to the business intorcsts of the
road but one of the most fruitful sources
of dxlrtiYngant expense. Its chief result
has boon the multiplication of high-sal
aried olllclals and the cicatlon of a sys
tem of annoying red tapotsm worthy of a
circumlocution oltlco. Under that sys
tem the chiefs of departments at the
headquarters were such in natno only
They were hedged by rules and wore
obliged to consult with dibtnnt olllcinls
before entering into contracts on tralllo
originating in or bojond the latter's ' juris
diction. Tha result was not only har
assing to officials but a positive diunngo
to the business of the road.
Concentrated authority is essential
to successful railroad management.
Divided authority moans disorganiza
tion. Under the now order , the active
managers of the road will have an op
portunity of thoroughly demonstrating
their ability us practical railroad men.
Mr. Clark's ad vent means a great deal
moro. Having risen from the ranks , ho
knows and appreciates faithful service ,
and can bo depended on to reward such
service with promotion.
If the now management attends
strictly to the business interests of the
company , dealing juhtly with the indus
trial interests tributary to the road , and
resolutely keeps out of politics , the
people of the west will luivono i-oason to
complain. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IT iroAT won it.
There are many ways of booming a
newspaper. The Omaha World-ITci aid
springs a now scheme every day intended
by its editor to curry favor with the pee
ple. Slnco the November election ho
has written to the various candidates of
the independent party ashing for an en
dorsement of his paper for the obvious
purpose of publishing these endorse
ments to work upon the credulity of the
farmer. The editor also has written to
publishers ol the country press and
asked them to print endorsements of the
course the World-Herald hod pursued In
the late campaign , and for the work it
had done for the independent parly.
Sincd the election he has boon printing
thcso mado-to-oi'dor puffo by 1 ho coun
try press.
This versatile young editor has ulsa
sent letters all over the state to inde
pendent committcomon and ofllcors of
the alliance asking them to send him a
short letter of "endorsement and en
couragement" for his paper's friendly
attitude toward the Alliance. It IE
quite likely that an early issue of the
World-Herald will contain a few of the o
stilted endorsements and solicited com
pliments.
Now Jay Burrows has discovered the
nlot of this doublo-endor editor , whom
ho accuses of poaching on his preserves.
Ho thinks that if , any editor is to be
"endorsed and encounlged" it is Jay
Burrows of Lincoln , and this is the way
Mr. Burrows touches up Mr. Hitchcock
in The .Fanners' Attinnce of recent date :
Tills subject is brought to our attention by
thousotho Woilil-lltraM Is mailing of n let
ter written to It by Mr. McKcighan. The
letter was in no sense an endorsement of the
ir.-Jf. , nor an intimation of any desire fern
fusion of the Independents and democrats.
But the IP.-// , has printed and Is sending the
letter all over the state to Independent com-
inltteomen and ofHcors , asking them to send
it n short letter of "endorsement and encour
agement" for Its friendly attitude toward the
Ailhnco. Now this might bo considorea only
a shrewd stroke of business were
it not for the of ' '
advocacy a 'political mar
riage" between tbo independents mid demo
crats , and the evident Intention to usa these
letters ol "endorsement nnd encouragement"
as means to promote that end.
The \\-n. \ advocated nothing but democ
racy in the late campaign. If there had boon
a straight democratic candidate for congies
in the Second district It would have sqp-
ported him. It did Its beat to defeat Powers
nnd elect Boyd. It did its best to defeat Kctr
and elect Thompson. Its pretense of being
on the fcnco deceives nobody , IU appar
ent "friendly attitude tow.ird the Alliance"
reminds us of the picture In which the man-
key had hold of the cat's paw.
THE WEST AKD TUB COMMISSION.
There will soon bo a vacancy in the
interstate commerce commission , and
the question of the appointment of a sue
cosgor will bo sectional. The momboi
who is to retire is from Now York , niu
as the cast will still bo represented ot
the commission there is u proper ant
reasonable demand that the west shouli
have a member of that board. The report
port is that the president is favorable tc
the proposal that a western man should
rocolvo the appointment , and the state
inent la that two excellent candidate !
from the west have boon named to him
Thcso are Judge Groff , commissioner o
the general land ofilco , nnd Congress
man Gear of Iowa , whoso term will
expire March noxt.
Either of these gentlemen would hi
excellent appointments , generally satis
factory to the west. With rogad t <
Judge Groff , it is said the prosldon
hesitates for the reason that hodisllkoi
to part with BO excellent a land com
mlsstonor , whoso place it would bo von
dlfllcult to fill. This is a merited com
pllmont to Judge Groff , but the vorj1
fact that ho has proved to bo BO valuable
nnd efficient an ofllcor in his present
capacity should bo the bet of reasons
why the president should prefer him , il
a western man is to bo selected , for the
no loss important duties of the inter
state comtnorco commission. Unquoa
tloimbly the west is entitled to this ap
pointment. It is justly stated that nc
other section of the country is more
keenly interested In railroad trofllc thai
the west and northwest , and \vhon this
fact is admitted the desirability of hav
ing the west represented on the inter
state commerce commission is also con <
ceded.
That the appointment of Judge Grof
would bo entirely satisfactory to the
west is unquestionable. No man staneh
higher in the confidence of the wostorr
people , and it can be said also that nc
man enjoys moro fully the respect of tin
railroad interests of the west as an nbh
nhil impartial jurist. Ills selection wouh
therefore bo received with approval bj
all concerned , and wo have not a doubl
that it would bo regarded with fuvoi
by the country at _ largo. The valuable
services rendered by Judge Grolf as the
chief of the general land olllco and tin
superior ability ho 1ms shown in thn
position would under ordinary circum
stances inako an imperative demand foi
his retention in that oillco , but in exist
ing conditions ho appears to bo just tin
man who is required on the intonttati
cominorceTcommission. The princlpa
labors of that body at this time relate t <
the business and policies of weston
roads , and appear likely to for some tlnu
to como , nnd few men have a bottoi
knowledge of these roads and their relu
lions , both to each other and to the pub
lit1 , than Judge Groff.
Wo take this position in favor of tin
appointment of Judge Groff to the im
pending vacancy on the interstate commerce
morco commission without the leas
knowledge of his views in the matter
and solely from the conviction that tin
president could make no moro worthy o
acceptable selection.
mi : jt
The chairman of the house committci
on the census has introduced n roappor-
tlonment bill , which provides for ahousi
having a total memboi ship of 1550. Thli
number , it appears , is the lowest al
which no state will lose a representative
in congress and the highest membershi ]
at which no state gets an undue inereadi
In its quota. According to the statement -
mont of gains , the following1 seven state :
which wont democratic in 1833 will together
gothor gain ton representatives Ala
bama , Arkansas , Georgin , Missouri , Nov
Jersey , Tcnnossejo , Texas. Klover
states which were republican twi
years ago will together gain six
teen votes , while Washington , prop
crly to bo included in the republl
can list , will gain ono , male in ;
the total seventeen , a net republican
publican gain of seven. The representation
tion of the other twenty-five states , 11 vi
of which have less than a full ratio , wil
remain as at present. If tills measure is
passed , and it has the unanimous sup
port of the republican members of the
census committee , it would make tin
membership of the now electoral college
458 , and 223 would bo necessary to i
choice.
There does not appear to bo anything
of a partisan nature in thin bill. The
republicans would gain a greater ad
vantage by making the mombarahip o
the houbo loss tntm Is proposed , by thli
measure , and they cannot lese thi
advantage without increasing tin
number of members of tin
house to nearly four hundred
which very few would advise , it boinj
pretty generally agreed that the houst
is already largo enough to ho manage
able and efficient. The addition o
twenty-four , however , will not bo a eorl
ous matter , nnd the proposed basis o
representation ought to bo readily ae
copied in view of the fact that it wll
conciliate vested interests. Justice t (
certain states , Nebraska conspicuously
among thorn , requires that thoyshal
have a larger representation , and to bat
isfactorily moot this demand while keep
ing intact the representation of states
that have had little progress In populu-
tlon during the last ton years , is all thai
can reasonably bo asked and ough
to encounter no opposition. It np
pears , however , that all of tlu
democratic members of the canhU' '
committee have withhold their approval
from the bill , from which it is easy tc
infer that it is the purpose of the iiomo
cruts to make a fight upon it. This has
been expected , however just and fail
a measure the republicans shoulel agree
to support , and it remains to b3 soon on
what lines n contest will bo made. II
tliov can prono.-io a moro fair divlbion ol
representatives than is done by this bill
the country will bo glad to have it done ,
but if they hope to make any reapportionment -
tionment that will not honont the republicans
publicans , and there can bo no othei
rational explanation of their opposition ,
they are certain to bo disappointed. Or
the basis of the now population tables n <
now apportionment can bo mndo thn
will not bring advantage to the ropubll
cans.
BOSTON has elected another younf
man in his thirties , this time to the im
portant position of mayor. Ho is Na
than Matthews , jr. , a democrat. Then
is nothing remarkable about the font
however , as Boston has a reliable demo
cratlo majority of over 10,000. It is ti
bo hoped vhut the success of the youtn
ful politicians in Massachusetts thi
year will not tempt western bon
young men to go oaat and grow up will
the country.
A CHICAGO stockholder of a Minna
apolls National Building nnd Loan as
Boeiation had the effrontery to ucous
the management of fraud and wa
promptly knocked down. Ever slnci
the Minnesota state auditor denounce *
the concern as u shylork of huge pro
portions its solo argument has boon o
the knock down variety financial ant
fistic.
TuisnE Is a very strong fooling In tlv
country that something ought to b
elono by congress to prevent the gerry
mnmlorlng of congressional districts , a
has beondono in Bavoral of the state
within the past year In flagrant dlsro
gard of fairness and justice , The argu
monts In favor of having the district !
established bjtongross are weighty. Ir
the first pinet is to bo remarked tha1
tlto apportlonliont of representatives li
a national duff nnd it would 300111 t <
follow that the same authority whlcl
makes the apportionment ought also tc
dotormlno ho\v representation shall be
distributed in tiij states so as to insure
the greatest pflsslblo fairness to thi
whole pooploJj Everybody under
stands thnt ra gerrymander must
necessarily bo unjust to i
portion of thctpqoplo. It Is ossoutlallj
a partisan ncl and moreover it is tran
slcnt. It is a method that may bo resorted
sorted to with every change In the po
litlcal control of a state government
There la reason to bollovo that it congress
gross were to tisaumo the duty of dis
trlctlng the elates for representatives i
would bo done with a sense of rosponsl
blllty not to bo expected of a partlsai
legislature , nnd therefore with mon
fairness , and when done the districting
by congress would stnnel for ton years
or from census to census , unless in tin
meantime sufllelont reason should b <
shown for a change in any state. Then
is a question whether congress has tin
authority to do this , nnel It Is quite prob
able this question will receive consider
atlon at the present session.
ACCOIIDINO to Director Ames , thi
Union Pacific is In good shapi
financially. Now lot the company lo |
off Hupcrlhious grand divisions and sine
cures created for Harvard graduates
and employ more mechanics on iti
mutilated rollingctock , and the monthly
reports ot business will toll adifferon
story. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tin : proposed change of the Dougln
street grade hns reached a stage tha
promises early success. The Improve
iiicnt is ono of the most importan
projects for the coming year , and the
property owners are to bo congr.vtulatcc
on the spirit of enterprise displayed.
Tun railroad senator fiom Californh
is enjoying quite a presidential boon
among the unti-monop. farmers. Ib
means of bisse-hemo to loan govornmon
money at loiv r.itos of interest lie ha1
borroweel considerable popularity will
a high rate of enthusiasm ,
THE maiming of several matadors am
their horses , the sabering of
bulls , and the prompt shooting of
convicts for escaping during the mcloo
lends a wild , sanguinary 7esit to the na
tional sport of'Moxieo. Football is no
"in it"
TUB selection of lion. A. J. Popple
ton as monibor of the library board Is t
credit to the council , and a touching
tribute to the memory of his friend anil
predecessor , the late Judge Savage.
IT is such a rare thing for Ell Porkim
to become acquainted with a wholesom
truth that ho may bo pardoned for rush
ing into print with an apostrophe to thi
Loot sugar industry of Nebraska.
THE political Inspectors and doputio :
nro oiling up- hills against the city , not
withstanding1 * iliovparalysis of the general
oral fund , and' ' rendering1 no cquiv.ilcn
for their claims.
LOCAL candidates for state appointiv
olllccs should bo taken into some quie
corner and Impressed with the fact tha
there is considerable of Nebraska out
side of Omaha.
Tin ; calm which pervades the council
manic camp prosaarcs a b tor my siege fo
the presidency and clerkship.
As A summer resort in winter , Omahi
wears the belt.
A'Elf'S OF THE KOUTHWEST.
Nebraska.
Beaver City wants n picking house.
Broken Bow's flro company lias ordered i
100-pound bell. '
Ponder now has u lira department and tb
necessary apparatus.
One hundred couples attended the banquc
of the Itoynl Arch Masons at Superior.
A gymnasium will bo added to the outfit o
the Crete Young Mcn'sCbristlan association
Bcavor Ciossing's sun club defeated Frieni
in a pigeon shoot at the lattcrplara by ascor
of 27 to 10.
Burglars broke into the storoof Aupus
Doehllnp at StaplOhurst.and carted off $40
worth of goods.
Bloominpton's broom factory employ
twelve hands nnil affords a good inarliet to
the farmers' product.
John Hatnor , aged seventy , and n lady o ;
sixty , resldinp near Ayr , were united ii
inarriapo the other day.
D. n. Burlelgh of Friend stepped oft
hl h sidewalk thu other niRht uuil receive
in ju ties which may provo fatal.
Thieves knocked a hole in the bottom eVen
Von Wnsmcro's elevator at Grand Island th
other nttjhtand carried off a largo ijuuntlt ;
ol oats.
Iowa.
Twenty-one electrical clocks are runniiiRn
Marshall town.
The now Jubln house property at Dubunui
has cost & 'OJUOO. ,
Mausoa has storage capacity for 100,00
bushels of small grain and a)0UJO ) bushels o
corn.
corn.Kev. . R. 0. Mrilwaln has completed th
fifth month of the. , tn entioth year of hi
pastorate of St. John's Kpiscorml church o
Keokuk. n
Hon. John H. O'Neill , a former well know
lawyer of Unbuque , fell down stairs In Chicago
cage , fracturing liKtobull and causing doatl
In a short timo. f'J
Ilov , H. M. Pontiltnan of Chicago , unnnl
tnously called to trio TiiilpH of the First Con
Bregatlonalchurc.H'inKookuk , has uccoutci
the call and will enter upon his work Jan
uury 1. "M
It the trial nt C"iljfpn ( of Mark Hallinnn
charged with cousillclty | in the murder o
James Row in , tbifjiiiy.'nftor being outnearl ;
twenty-four hour * , returned u verdict o
guilty of manslaughter.
Peter Jensen of Davenport , while driving
team ho could not 91sould ; ( not control , cam
into violent collision with an electric cai
HU left leg wns brQUbn ] ust below the Icncc
His light arm was"Ulso broken. Besides thi
ho Bustniucd u nuiuuiEftpf serious bruises am
cuts. Ho was also" Injured Inteniully. II
was taken In the patrol wagon to his home
In the evening ho was married to Mrs. Buck
whoso husband was killed n vear or moro UR
hv UiecnvluR in of a sewer. The marrijf , '
u as hastened by the four that the man mlfih
not survive his injuries.
The Guto City , la an account of a roccn
dancing party bold in ICeokuk , Bays : "A lad ,
in removing her wraps managed to drop a
artido from her pocket. This article icscm
bled tuoso littlu gluss vessels which ruscunbl
n frustrum of a cone iluttcncd out , found I
drug stores anil original package houses
When the voasel struck the door it was shal
tercd and a liquid with a pungent odoi
greatly resembling that \vhlch permeates a
original package house , escaped. A labe
sticking to n plcco of gloss was picked up , I
bore the legoad , 'Old Crow Bourbon. " "
Iloyond the Hookies.
At the Loir Angeios fair ono of the cur losl
tloi was n cucumber seven feet long. It wai
celled like n serpent.
The legislature will bo asked to appropriate
from $100,000 to $150,000 that Idaho mar b
properly represented at the Columbian fair
A car load of Indian nonion from the Snake
river country passed through Athens , Oro. ,
last week , on route for Missouri. They wore
purchased for $ 18 per head on on avorngonnd
sell from MO to $50 per head.
The mineral fields of Idaho are among the
largest In the world , mid since tholr discov
cry have produced $157,830,003. The yloli !
last year was as follows ; . Gold , , ' . ' 0 1,500 :
silver , r,0 : > 7,500j IcaJ , $0,490,000 ; copper ,
ThaPlma Indians , who llvo in thatched
huts on the baults of the rlvor Glln , in the
South Arizona mountains , antedate the white
man in Amoilca by ninny years. They were
n nourishing race 800 years ago , when the
Spaniards came among them.
TheroU a prune orchard of forty trees al
Orangcrvlllo , Cal. , which bore this ycm
28'JOO pounds of fruit , an average of 702
pounds to the tree. Ono tree among the num
ber produced 1,140 pounds. The fruit has
sold in that locality this season tor % cents
n pound.
Ono sheep raiser recently sold nt j\lbu
qucrquo , N. Al. , sold 20J.OOO pounds of merltic
wool of the finest texture. It was brought to
Market in sixty-three wagons , each drawn by
four oxen , lloforo it was taken from the
wagons a street pnrado was made. The
procession was nearly a mlle long.
A largo number of genuine Oregon pheas
ants are brought to Portland dally. Out in
the valley thcso pheasants , which only a few
years ago were abundant , nro nearly extinct ,
It is supposed that the Mongolian pheasants ,
which are gutting plentiful In Oiogou , have
driven tlio native pheasants to the moun
tains.
Tucson is ono of the oldest as well as largest
and best known towns in Arizona. In fact , II
in so old Hint thcro Is no record showing when
is was first settled. When the llrst Spanisli
explorer ) visited this country , about 1530 ,
they found un old Mexican village there , and
it was then said to have boon inhabited for
centuries.
Tno great Lothbrldgo coal fields Ho Just
across the Canadlad border from Montana ,
nnd are tapped by a branch of the Canadian
I'acillc nnd the now Gait railway from the
Great Northern in Montana. The coal com
pany owns ( K,000 acres of Innd in and around
hothbrldgo , for which they pula the domin
ion government § 10 an aero ,
It is claimed that the first silver mines
worlccd in the united States by Kuro
pc.ms are situated in tlio mountain !
near Tucson , and although they are ropro
seutcel to have boon so socuruly bidden by
the Jesuits ere they were driven from the
country that their location is now unknown ,
tradition states that some of them were ra ar
velously rich.
The pleasures of travel in Oregon nro indl
cntcd by the following Item from n Pacific
coast paper : "Charley Jones was riding ovei
the Etta mine , Ilnrnoy county , Oregon , last
Thursday , wlien his horse shloj at seeing o
largo silver-tip bear. Jones raised his pun ,
but was dragged from the horse by tlio aav-
ago beast , so hoas unable to lire. As soon
as Jones was on the ground the boar tried tc
seize hH throat nnd ho was forced to protect
It by thrusting his left arm Into the benr'a
mouth. After chewing the arm neatly tc
shreds the bear loft Jones for elc.ul , but" he
ininngcil to crawl to the mine , one mlle and o
half. '
Thousands upon thousands of acres ol
grazing lands which have been entered under
the law of lto" , will in nil probability during
the present jour revert to the state , says the
Virginia ( Nevada ) Chronicle. According to
the law. the price of grazing land is lUed at
fl.Uo nor acre , the locator paying 21 ; cants at
the time of entry nnd having twenty-five
years in which to pay the remainder , pro
vided ho pajs 5 per cent per annum upon the
amount due. Our infoinmnt. says thatmanv
of the hrgest land-owners under this act will
allow their locations to l.ipse. as they can not
afford to pay the interest and the heavy state
and county taxes upon the land. Besides ,
the losses of last winter were so great that
less pasturage is icqutred for their stock.
I'/fOIX'JB OMVAA' AIIl CASTLE.
A Young "Woman Wroagi-tl and
Ilnblicd by a Spnnlflh " .Voblcinnn. "
Niw YoiiKiTDpc. 10. [ Special Telegram to
Tun BEI : . ] A romantic story of alleged infidelity -
fidelity and desertion began last summer in
Kentucky and is now being developed In
New Yorlc. The lady , who was , it is said ,
grossly deceived nnd nftoirnrdi swindled
nnd deserted by a bogus Spanish nobleman ,
is now in the city consulting : the Spanish
consul and a lawyer about the course tc
pursue to recover 70,000 m cash and a di
vorce fiom the man who she alleges married
her under fnlso pretenses. The worst of it
nil is that ho is supposed to bo iu Spain ,
\vhcro Now York law can't rc-ach him.
The young lady is Miss Croilo Wntkins ,
whoso father died a few years ajo , leaving
her n portion of $70,000. Last suminoi' while
visitiiiR the DoMontnna fumlly in Louisville ,
she mot a handsome Spaniard , Don Jer-
rnandoIIuDorto Luvcro. Ho said ho was u
iiobloman. Ho talked freely of his father's
ancestral estates and mansions in Spain.
Crcilo liked him , and was married to nim.
Don Lavero having captured Croilo. uow
proceeded to turn her property into cashanil ,
soon had the $70,00 ; ) in his name. After this
had been done the happy couple went bnck
to Louisville on a visit to Creile'sold ' chum ,
Edith DeMontana. Staying in the same
house was Edith's pretty cousin , Lulu Mar
tin. Mrs. Lavero noticed with grief her
husband's attentions to her cousin. A
telegram arrived from Don Lnvcro's father
stating tlint he must return at
once to linrcclona on business. Ho told
Cicilo thht he- must go at once. Ho said ho
would have the castle at Barcelona fixed up
and all matters arranged for her curly recep
tion there.
Some time after she received n letter from
him saying : ' 'Unfortunately I have fallen In
love \\lth your cousin. You must forgive mo ,
because you know I am a passionate Span
iard. If you will itocp mallei's quiet 1 will
manage * your estate nnd affairs and pay vou
nn Income which in Spain will ho fli for a
princess. "
Ho had gone with Lulu , nnd Crollo's
money , $70,000 , had gone too She eonsiillcii
a prominent law ) or in New York and was
told that she could do nothing in America
toward recovering her monoy. All she could
dowastobiing suit for n divorce. If she
wished to recover her money she would linvo
to go over to Spain and bring a suit there ,
bnt it Is a question whether Lavero Is In
Spain.
O.V TttJT.l/ , Wit II
Vivo HoCormed Presbyterian Ministers
Defy Church Unotriiicn.
Pimiiriin , Pa. , Dec. 10. [ Special Tele-
cram to Tin : Iin. : ] The trial of nvo Ito-
formed Presbyterian ministers , Ilevs. 0
B. Mlllignn of Pittsburg , E. M. Mltliean
of Pamassus , II. W. Temple of Brooklnnu ,
W. II. Samson of McICccsport nnd H. M.
Kcea of Yomigstown , by tlio Pittsburg pros-
oytory for heresy attracted a largo ciowd to
the Heformod Presbyterian church lit \V11-
klnsburg , I'a. , today. The young men , atn
meeting last July , adopted n nlat-
form of principles in which it VIM
declared that persons who make a urahtuhle
profession of Christ should bo received into
church membership on their acceptance of
communion without any explanation in the
matter of political dissent or on other ques
tions. Those princlplosit Is claimedaro in op
position to churdi "discipline ami subversive
of the fundamental and covenantnl position
of the Reformed Presbyterian church.
When brought before the presbytery the
accused refused to recant or show contri
tion for their rourso and th y were thereupon
placed on trial. The sessions this morn
ing iiiul afternoon were devoted
to arguments by the defendant" ,
during which they forcibly nnd at tluin
eloquently endeavored to show they ImJ
do mi nothing to merit the ccnsuro of the
prasbytcry. They defied tholr accusers tc
find anything wrong in their declaration , and
denied that it wan their intention to causa a
split in the church or seeoilo from its doc
trines. The trial will not bo concluded until
late lo night , and miy possibly last several
days.
IJc-cd of a llpjcctod Suitor.
PAIUS , Deo. 10. The man who yesterday
shot and idllod a bride and bridegroom at
Clermont Furraud Just after the wedding
procession loft the church , subsequent ! }
committed luicido. The murderer proved tc
bo u rejected suitor.
TAYLOR SECURES HIS LOAN ,
Ho Proves Too Fncilo With Pen and Tongue
for Mi. Kadn.
JOHN SHEEOV SHOT AT IN THE DARK ,
A SoiiBtuIoiial Affidavit Deliberation
of the Cnso or Wllllo Knno Sol
diers nro Ablu Dodlcil Hack
From ttio Front.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Doc. 10. [ Special loTiin
.I A smooth forgery came to llRht yes
terday by which n Syracuse banker loses
yxX ) . The story is a rather liitorostlnff ono ,
nnd hero It Is ! Jacob Kail u 1 $ an oxtonslvo
Innd owner in Otoo atid .Tolmson counties ,
but lately has been making Ills homo in Lin
coln , stopping at the Transit hotel on North
Twelfth street. About ton Uays or two
weeks ORO ho was conversing with a'frlend nt
the dinner table about some Innd of his which
Ho * near the county lino. After ho had risen
from tlio table ho wiw approached by a well
dressed young man , who Introduced himself
\Villlnm Taylor nnd asked If ho had not
been speaking of some land ho owned In the
southeastern part of the sUto. Kudu told
htm it ivas true , and that lie also was willing
to sell the same. Taylor nikcil some ques
tions nbout the land , It * location , etc. , and
llnnlly expressed the notion that ho would
like to purchnio It.
Ho nsked ICadu if ho could go down to
Syracuse and show him the Unit. ICadu could
not , but Rave him n letter of Introduction to
Ilobol & Horn , hli agents , recommending
him rather strongly for a stranger. Taylor
went down and looked the land over. Ho told
the agents thnt ho believed ho would come
hick to Lincoln and finish up the bushiest
with Kndu. Incidentally ho spoke to Horn
nbout borrowing some money , Buying thnt ho
would llko to make some Improvements on
the land after ho got it. Horn told him ho
would loan mm a (1,000 on the land If ho
wanted It. No , ho didn't wnnt that much , it
would bo getting him Into n llttlo bigger holu
lk.m ho wanted. Ho thought $ IOJ or $500
would bo nil that was necess.iry.
Taylor departed evidently for Lincoln. A
few days afterward ho returned to Syracuse ,
with n properly executed deed , purporting to
bo signed by the light fill owner , an abstract
of the property , and everything that wns
ueceasnry to ecuro tlio lo.in. Horn paid
over the $ " > 00 ho had agreed to loan , and Tay
lor left. Slnco , tlicu ho hasn't been seen , and
probably won't ' bo. It soon transpired thut
tlio whole sot of papers were a clover for
gery and thnt Kndu hnd never sold the land.
A notailal seal from theoflicoof Louis Hoi-
incr had been stolen , the notary's signature
forged , and the deed \\ltncased bv two par
ties named Stone and Ford , whenever
never existed. Taylor * ud used
the signature of Knilu on the
letter of recommendation as n model to forgo
the signature to the deed.
Ho is evidently assisted in his forgeries by
a woman , but she did not show herself at
nny of Taylor's haunts In the city. She ap
pears on the application for louu as Taylor's
wife , and ono of the instruments is in her
hand wilting. The uamo of Stone as n wit
ness is also written by tier , while Tnvlor
himself signed the name of Ford In an awk-
wnrd forgery , Horn , however , is out Ills
$ . " > UO , nnd thu pollco are out after Taylor nnd
his fncilo wifo.
A 8BXSATIONA1 , ArFIDAVIT.
The following uflidavlt Hied by the defense
in Watson vs. Leigh ton , which w.is sworn to
by Mrs. Clara Clark , the wom.in who yester
day swore that Mrs. Lclghton had tiled to
bribe her , is liitcreating reading compared
with what she said yesterday :
I , Clar.i Clark , being first duly sworn , say
upon iny oath , that I am on inmate of and n
patient at thu Willard homo. I am acquaint
ed with Mrs. Watson , the matron in charge ,
nudatnof the opinion that she Is an unlit
woman for the place , and neglects the pa
tients , including myself. She is alwaj G talk
ing about apparatus to pi event conception ,
and to produce aoortion , s.ijing thcro was
big money in it. She said she Unow It was
good'tecau.o ) she tried it. I heard her say
that she had nmdo part of thes.0 goods her
self , and the rest she got Irom Chicago. Sbo
said the right way wns to talto a book as a
leader , and if you could not approach her
then you could show tbo book.Ur.iiu
Ur.iiu Ci.usic.
nni'o CLEIUJ KANE'S OAsn.
Marshal Mollek is puzrlod what to do with
Willie Knno , the young man who has boon
con lined in the city jail for uonrlvn week past
on the ehariro of larceny as bailee. Kanois
not yet sixteen , nnd the marshal will piobab-
ly interview Judpo Stewart on the advisabil
ity of sending him to Kearney reform school.
Hudgo & Morris reported that two guns they
loaned or rented out had not been returned ,
and this morning Kane acknowledged to hav
ing gotten ono a few days before Thanksgiv
ing. Ho said ho had pnvncd it at Waldmnn
& Polsky's place , but when Ofllcer Adams
went there the young man in charge indig
nantly denied having bought any gun from
Kane at thodato specified.
OOOIl MBS ONLY KOIl SOI.D1EHS.
Lieutenant Wilson of Fort Ulloy , who IB in
Lincoln for the purpose of securing the en
listment of men in the regular nnrty says :
"You would bo surprised to learn the Inoa
many people have of-the army. They seem
to think thnt it is made up of the rags and
tags of creation , and nny person'who wishes
may become a soldier. Now this is a mis
taken Idea. The nmjoilty of men who apply
for admission into the army nro rejected. In
addition to the usual requirements the appli
cant for enlistment must bo of good charac
ter nnd habits , uble-bodied and iroo from ills-
ease. No applicants nio enlisted who cannot
intelligibly converse In Enirhsh and fully un-
cliTHUmu orders and instruction * given in
that Innguairc.
Applicants are roq nested to satisfy tlio ro-
cruitlng olllcor regarding ago and character ,
and should bo prepared to furnish the neces
sary evidence. A minor can bo enlisted only
\\Ith the wilttcn consent ot his parouts or a
legally appointed gunrdinn , nnd when his
physical development Is exceptionally good
nnd presents many characteristics of matur
ity.
OEVUKU. COM : IIITUIIN : ? .
General Cole has Just returned from the
alleged Indian uprising hi the northwest
When asked what ho thought of the situa
tion ho B.xid ho linrdly know. Ho had mot
General Urooko and talked with him , atid the
general had expressed n buliof that the uprising -
ing would bo controlled without bloodshed.
In speaking of the shipment of arms to settlers
tlors along the northern bnulcr.-i , he said it
had n gooil effect , oven if thcro had boon no
real ilnnger. Local companies hml
orcanized In all those places , nnd
this travo a feeling of safely to
the people. There was no doubt
but the people , especially the women nnd
cnlldreu , were budly scared , nnd tbo prod-
cncu of thcoo arms in the hands of organized
nu'ii , gave them an assurmiLO of safety that
nothing clao could give. Thu company at
Kuslivlllo , under command of Captain Alex
ander , had SCIMI n Httln service. A number
of rcciuits were unloaded thora and were to
bo taken to the Pine Itldgo agency. ] ) ut in-
Btonil , they ull got drunk and refused
obedience to the utrlppllng of nn oflhcr sont.
d wn to bring them to the agency. This
company was called In , when those obstrep
erous ri'crults were corralled nnd guarded
until sober , whoa they were loaded on some
vugona and nhiptxxi to the agency ,
KVN nrv WITH A IIANDSOMKII MAV ,
Manual Melick has. received a letter badly
GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
D -STC :
IT EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. IS
Annapolla , .T/d. , Jan. G , ' O.
"J have ofltn we < I ST.
JfrfCOHS OIL , tmtl tlHtl it
n gooil TAnlmcnt , "
ELIHU E. JACKSON ,
Cov' ° 'Md-
THE 'MdBEST. .
misspelled , nnd In ft hnndvrrltliiR thnt would
put Horace Urocley'n to shiuno , from South
Omaha , It U nlgnod by 1 ? , M. ( lolitslmrry.
nnd thnt Jnaivldunt gets , forth his irmrltnl
woes in n pnthotlo manner. Ho nays thnt lib
wife hns left him Again nnd Is now with her
sister on O ( itrootln this city. Ho says lior
father's nnmo IsVllllm Olnkuiis , " hut ha
looks upon her story of visiting her sister m
very flimsy , and contldcntlnlly tells the po
lice thnt ho believes she is nbout to run nwny
with the siitiio man she did last winter. Tin
police nro therefore rcuuostod to sec what
she is up to.ATTCMPtKn
ATTCMPtKn AS\SSINmoX.
Ono of the most villainous nt tempts nt mur
der over inndo In Lincoln occurred lost even
ing nbout 10 o'clock , ns John Shcedy wns on-
tcrltiB the cnlo at his home at Twelfth and 1 >
streets. Ho hnd lust returned from thol'.den'
rmlico. which ho attended with Mr. nnd Mrs ,
John Hood , ami M tie entered the gate n man
who hnd been crouching inside the yard beside -
side the fence arose and opened fire , but
pointing the revolver lo one side. The move
ment of the assassin wns quick and Ma proba
ble excitement nccounUforlusbudalin , ns the
bull How wide of itfl mark. Though Mr ,
Shecdy wns considerably .shocked by the net
nnd blinded by the Hash of the revolver ho
was notions m regaining his composure ami
starting nftcr the follow , who had already
started to run through the yard , butstumhlctl
over n iloor stop nnd fell to the ground. The
wouhl-bo murderer wns up nnd nwny In a
second , followed hotly by Air. Shocdy. The
fellow darted around the house find through
the back Rate , which ho hnd no trouble In un
locking , nnd was soon skipping through the
alloy , fur in ndvnnco of his pursuer , who saw
thnt to continue further was useless , nnd
being unarmed ho could not halt him with u
bullet.
Captain Cnrder hnd heard the shot and nr-
rived upon the scene to Investigate the cause ,
nnd with others who hnd also been attracted
by the report made a search , hut without
success ,
ODDS AND KMS. )
The watchman at the Burr block reported
to the pollco last night that some ope had nt-
"tempted to open nn old safe that stands in
the area way under the front , but when
Ofllcor Kinney arrived thcro was no ono
around nnd the safe was still there. It Is
dlfllcult to tmnuino what would cause thu
fellows to attempt to open the safe unless it
was to experiment upon ,
"Willie and Henry llnuor , sons of Christ'
Unuor. living at Second nnd D streets , were
biniiKht to the station lust evening by ox
Ofllcor Crick , who charged them with the
theft of a Rosollno steve from the ruins of
the lire at Nulllo Hoherts' ' bacnlo a few
weeks slneo. a'ho bos were nllowcil to RO
on their lather's agreeing to produce them
tomorrow morning for tilai.
H. I' . Cornell is out a good overcoat he left
in his wagon near the postofllco yesterday iif
toinoon while ho was absent transacting
some business.
Pnt Kelly , who resides at 520 North Hi\ .
tecnth street , reports that some follow hns
stolen his gray mure from his stable. Ho
missed it night before last , and would ho
willing to pay for returning thorn.
Married tlio fnptniii'ti D.uitr'iter.
DALTIMOIIC , Md. , Dec. O.-jSpjelul Telo-
cram to Tun UIH. : ] Captain MeCurloy ,
whoso man-of-war , the Nipslc , Ins been 01-
dered oft for n cruise in Chinese waters , had
Intended to take his daughter Edith with
him in order to prevent her meeting with her
lover , John H. llcaldliose , attentions to tha
young woman did not meet with the captain's
approval. Miss McCurlcy , however , pre
ferred matrimony to n tiresome Journey on
board her father's ship , and notwithstanding
the careful precautions of her parents found
n way of upsetting their plans. On Saturday
afternoon the couple met at the gate of Miss
McCurloy's house. To avoid suspicion the
young woman went out in her house gown
nnd was helped into n carriage by her wait
ing lover. Where the couple wont was a
mystery until today when the news eatmi
from Washington that they were married in
that city.
Snm Kvliluntly Liird.
CHICAGO , Doc. lit. fSueclal Telegram to
TUB BPH. ] A dispatch received hero from
St. Louis tula morning snvs that Samuel
Kolui , a well known criminal under nr-
rest hero , had revealed a plot to
rob last night's ' HDrtli-lioiiml Chicago
& Alton train near Alton , 111 ,
and th.it us n consequence n special guard
hnd been put on the train. The oflliluls of
the road say they know nothing of any such
plot and telegraph numirlus along the line
show thnt none of the company's trains liava
been interfered with.
A Itoynl Ilntrothnl.
PARIS , Deo. 10. [ Special Cablegram to
Tun Iii.J : The Figaro sijs thnt Princess
Marie , the second child and eldest daughter
of thodukoof Edluburg , hns been betrothed
to Prince ITerdinurd , son ot Prince Leopold
of Hohcnzollern , siginaiino and heir to the
Koumanhui throne. Princess Marie was
born OetobcrSU , 1873 , and the prince August
! M , 1805.
A Word to the Wise.
Ktw York irorM.
Deaths of rich men oft remind us
How they got the thin ? down fine ,
And , departing , loft behind thorn ,
lloodlo In the pot of timo.
Dollars th it some dny another ,
Working hard n pllo to gain ,
Tbo' already with a million ,
Still will gobble just the same.
Wealth Is sweet nnd time Is ( Icctlnj ,
Sllvorplnto your aureole :
OIvo a thousand to some mission
Then don't buthor with your oul.
Many Clergymen ,
Ringers , actors , and public speakers nso
Aycr'a Olictry 1'cctoral. It Is the favorite
remedy for honiscncss and ull affections of
the vocal organs , throat , ami lungs. As un
anodyne and cxpcctoiant , the ellccU of
this prup.irntion aru piomptly realized ,
"A > cr's Cherry 1'cctornl has done mo great
gnoil. It Is a splendid remedy for all dls-
eases of the throat nnd hmgs , and I have
much pleasure In testifying to Its merits. "
( Hcv. ) C. N. Nichols , No. Tlibnry , Mass.
"In my profession of an auctioneer , any
affection of the volcoor throat Is a scrloni
mailer , but , at each attack , I linvo been re-
lio\Cl by a few doses of Ajrr's Cherry
1'cctoral. This remedy , with ordinary euro ,
has worked such n ni.iglcnl effect Hint I have
suffered very llttlo Inconvenience. I liavo
also used It In my family , with very excul-
lent results , In congbs , colds , &c. " 'Wm. II.
Qnartlj. Mtnlaton , So. Australia.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral ,
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Liability of Stockholders , 200,000
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Oftlcera : A. U. Wymiin , preililont. J. J , Drown ,
vlooprcsldcntYT. . Wymnn , treasurer.
lrcctori-A. : U , Wymnn , J. H.Mlllard. J , J
Urotrn , Guy 0. llurton , K , W. Nu U , Thoiuu
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