TI1E OftlAHA DAILY BEEAftATIJRPAy , , DECEMBER 13 , 1800
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Tim Impending session of the legislature
vlll bout vital concern to the penplo of this
ntalo. It Is of tlio utmost Importance that
aiU'inbcrs of llio legislature slmll understand
the wnnts of their constituents nnd bo pre-
Unred lo grapple Intelligently und advisedly
ivllh Iho Issues that must como before them.
U'lir. Jli.K therefore Invites sucKOsllons from
those who are fninllliir with any particular
Hibjeetllmt Is llkoly toctiKiiRutho attention
i f tliu IrglHliiturc. 1'urtlcs favorlne us , liow-
t > \cr , 1110 rcqiiPHlud to niako their cominunl-
I'Hlliiiis us brief an possible nnd to the ) xlnt.
Jt 1 toliu iinilorsloixl tliiit TIIF. HKI : will not
1 o responsible forthopiihllshod views of con-
Irllmtors , nnd It reserves the privilege of dls-
tu.salns tliom In IU own way nnd from the
Hanclpolnl. which It dooms bet for tlio Intor-
t bis of llio iicoplc.
ONK If ink in tlio Sioux controversy IE
Etrulghtoncd. Chief JIurnp ia in jail.
Foil a congress that has the fata ef n
pnrty in.its luuids the present session It
ft very noiseless tiffair.
Tm : members of the legislature should
TioK'tiru of railroad farmers , with piously
Biifjtfestlvo front names , who want to bo
made speaker.
A KAILUOAD called the Seattle , Boise
City & Salt Lake has filed nrticlos of in
corporation in Utah. It represents the
union of throe great possibilities.
Dons anybody know whether the Now
York Herald's ' lana boom is undertaker
in good faith or is simply an elaborate
ecliomo to Imvo fun with the old man ?
"iFYOUnro satisfied with mo , " exclaimed -
claimed the "uncrowned king1" in Cork ,
"I care not for nil the world besides. "
"What , Charley , BO soon forgot old lovos'i
A DIKICATKD candidate for ofllco in
Ifow Yorlc has suieidcd. If his example
should bo generally followed , what would
the republicans do for stump speakers ir
TIIK great gns fields of Ohio and Ponn-
Bylvutila are petering out and manufac
turers are returning to coal as fuel.
Heroin lies a perpendicular hint togas
Lorors in the west.
.TilK decision of Judge Groahnra in the
railroad contempt cases presents to cor
"Deration olllelals the alternative of { jolng
to jail or furnishing the information do-
znandud by the courts.
TIIK wisdom of the law preventing the
Carrying of arm * in Ireland is conspicu
ous In the present state of affairs. Illf
pocket artillery in such a jungle would
create considerable havoc.
luiSH hospitals are making1 room fo :
the disabled editors of antl-Parnol
newspapers that have fallen at the poin
of the great loader's crowbar. The free
dom of the press is nowhere in Irolani
just now.
A OUKAT many hard things Imvo beoi
said about Senator Blair , but nobody hoi
charged him with trying to steal th <
Now Hampshire legislature. That ii
more than can be said of some dis
tliifjulshod politicians.
A NKW Yoiuc newspaper expedition
to Alaska ia reported to bo lost. This
preliminary advertisement will doubt
less bo Btifllclont to attract attention tc
the thrilling chapters the narty will
write whom they are found ngain ,
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DuitiNO the present year the govern
ttont has obligated itself to pay various
Indian triboa about fifteen million dollars
lars for reservation land. And yet there
tire thoHo who are constantly pratlnf
about the stuunoful abuse ol poor La
T lenders no longer conceal
coal the fact that they have bcoi
smoothly and offootlvoly buncoed b ;
prohibition lawyers.The jramo was j
crude affair , but the dictators greedily
grabbed the bull only to find themselves
pinned in the jaws of a boar trap. The
contest is a second hand nITatr. It was
planned before election day , and the
conspiracy to provoke disturbance at the
polls in Douglas county had forltsobjocl
the manufacture of "grounds" for a con
test in case prohibition was not dofontcu'
putsldo of Omaha. The boomers of thii
nefarious scheme naturally wanted ti
realize on their work nnd palmed th <
plan off on Dictator Burrows. It ro
wains to bo soon whether the legislature
will consent to raid the state treasury t <
wmuouuato the dafuaot colonels.
.ITltOUIOVS S
Ono ot tlio foulest standard panned
tgainst the state of Nebraska , not ex
cepting the villainous mouthinga of the
Into Jinny of hired colonels , appeared In
a Into issue of the DCS Mollies JlctjMcr.
The assault is uncalled for , untruthful
and cowardly , nnd shows a degree of
nmlloo that is a disgrace to Iowa
The llcgistcr takes the reports of dis
tress in western Nebraska as a text to
denounce the state , decry the liberality
of its people and coin assertions
that have no basis beyond the
Imagination of tlio author. It
declares the governor "Is doing
absolutely nothing" to relieve the dis
tress ; that "donations of supplies are
dally m6vlng to Nebraska and other
destitute states and territories on every
railroad in Iowa , " and that the dis
tressed region Is "tho most desolate
tract ot land on earth. "
The truth is that Governor Thnyor
has donated his ontlro tlmo for live
weeks in organizing nnd securing relief
for the Bottlers , in this work ho has
had the active co-operation of commit
tees in all leading cities and counties ,
and the success of this systematic relief
work is shown by the fact that Ions upon
tons ol food , vast quantities of clothing
and fifty carloads of coal have til randy
been shipped and distributed among the
BulTorcrs from last Buminor's drouth ,
nnd fittocn carloads of grain and other
stores are now in transit.
Nebraska is abundantly able to take
care of its poor , and if there are
bollcilors in other states they are un
authorized and belong to that class of
peripatetic boygars who seize on the tem
porary misfortune of others to prey upon
the charitable. The assertion that sup
plies are moving to Nebraska
ever every Iowa railroad is man
ufactured out of whole cloth ,
for if there was a shadow of truth in it ,
some ono in Nebraska would bo cogni
zant of the fact. A scant two hundred
pounds of supplies comprises the total
receipts from outside the state , and
surely that quantity would not re
quire'"all the railroads in Iowa" to
transport it.
Equally false Is the statement that
10,000 families are in want. The report
of the relief committee sent out to in
vestigate by Governor Tlinycr shows
the total number of families needing as
sistance to bo 800. The number may in
crease during the winter , but with the
measures lakon by the generous people
of the state , their wants will bo fully
supplied until the legislature comes to
their assistance.
A newspaper which takes advantage
of temporary distress to forgo a false in
dictment against a neighboring state , to
assail the liberality of the people , and
purposely misrepresent and malign their
conduct , is an * Insult to humanity and a
disgrace to journalism.
LAr-MAh.EH ] $ AND TIIK PEOPLE.
The people of Nebraska have a great
deal at stake in the coming' session of
the legislature. The fact is generally
realized , but not used to the best ad
vantage. Instead of intelligent discus
sions wo hoar expressions of appre
hension. The short tlmo now interven
ing before the legislature actually begins -
gins work should bo utilized , by the press
and people , in givlngjshnpo lo public
opinion , to the end that the session maybe
bo n blessing nnd not a calamity.
The legislature is a representative
body of Nebraska men. In an unusual
dogrco it represents the great agricul
tural interest which is the backbone and
the sinew of the state. The prosperity
of that interest in inseparably connected
with the prosperity of all other inter
ests. And yet it is from that source that
dangerous and disturbing legislation is
feared. If the four is realized it will be
because the neoplo have not in ado it
their business to impress the law-makers
with their views of what should bo done.
It ia important'therefore , that a healthy
public sentiment should bo created and
that when the legislature assembles at
Lincoln it shall have a clear idea of
what that sentiment demands.
.THE Bun called attention recently to
nn expression of Congressman Kern's on
the usury question. His views are very
conservative as compared with those
generally attributed to the loaders of
the Alliance. The question is ono of
several which has boon regarded as a
point of danger in the work of the com
ing legislature. Eastern capital has
played a largo part in the dovolomnont
of Nebraska. It is still a very important
factor in the llfo of the state. It is a
matter which should command careful
consideration , to thoond that it may not
bo unjustly troitod , nor bo ponnlttod to
treat unjustly thoao who avail thorn-
solves .of its assistance. Mr. Kern's
sueoch at Genoa shows that the matter
is open to fair dobtito among members of
the Alliance , and that an expression of
sound public opinion will have Its proper
inlluenco with the law makers.
TIIK BKU invites the fullest discussion
of these questions in its columns and
hopes to boo the matter earnestly taken
up by the press and people.
A .VBAMCK TO KSTK
The progressive spirit of a commun
ity Is reflected In the character of its
buildings. Cheap , flimsy structures are
not only a menace to the security of the
city. They give visitors a damaging
impression , which no amount of asser
tion can ofTacc. On the other hand ,
substantial blocks of brick nnd stone
gave an ulr of solidity and permanency
to the city , and are the most effective
advertisements of Its prosperity.
Omaha has reached a singe of pro
gress demanding greater vigilance on
the part of the authorities
in the matter of buildings.
The city IB entering on an era
of prosperity , on an era of building op-
ations which Is certain to equal it not
surpass the best record. The safety of
the city no loss than the encouragement
of liberal Investors , demand a radical
extension of the lire limits. There is no
rational excuse for delaying the pas
sage of a law bo essential to the future
welfare of the community. The inter
est of the few must not stand in the way
of the common good. I.f the plans of a
few property owners are upset , there is
compensation In the fact that the per
manent welfare of the city is substan-
tlally advanced. The objections urged
against the law uro so trifling as to
jo unworthy of a moment's
consideration. Yet the council ignores
the vital interests of the city , delays ac
tion on the 11 ro limit ordinance , and
permits the erection of frame Ilro traps
on the leading thoroughfares of the city.
Penurious property owners are taking
advantage of the delay and rushing
plans for tinder boxes on Sixteenth ,
Loavotnvorth , Cumlng and Twenty-
fourth streets. These Cheap Johns im
agine they are helping the business
development of the streets by erecting
frame shells. Experience shows that
such buildings nro a positive damage to
the prosperity of any street , retarding
the erection of pormnnont buildings , increasing -
creasing Insurance rates and deterring
liberal investors.
The Immediate ami future welfare of
the city * , its prosperity and permanency ,
demand an' extension of the lire limits ,
and the council cannot afford to delay
much longer on a matter so vital to the
security of the cumtnunlty.
A POLITICAL , CHAHT.
The Now York World , which has not
yet recovered from its exuberant satis
faction ever the result of the November
elections , prints a uulquo "political
chart for 1890 , " on which all the demo
cratic states apnear in spotless white
and all the republican states in sombre
black. The spotless white is in a very
largo majority.
The World moans to bo fair and com
putes its figures on tlio basis of congres
sional results rather than the void on
Btato tickets. In this way it believes it
has aimed at the true state of public
opinion on national Issues , wholly apart
from the local complications which wore
so marked in the recent election. Figur
ing in this way it presents a broad ex
panse of white states , stretch
ing from Massachusetts to Wyoming ,
save for Ohio and Pennsylvania , and
from Canada to the gulf. In the south
ern tier of states the white is unbroken
from Florida lo California. The chart
is a striking presentation of the politi
cal situation , and a casual glance at it
would bo calculated /llscourago re
publicans. A closer study , however ,
brings its fallacies to light and demon
strates that this is still a gloriously un
certain country politically and that it
yet remains open to the competition of
the two great parties.
The chart concedes but 13 states to the
republicans , as follows : Maine , Ver
mont , Pennsylvania , Ohio , North and
South Dakota , Colorado , Wyoming ,
Washington , Oregon , Nevada and Cali
fornia. It puts all the other Now
England states , together with
such old-timo republican strong
holds as Michigan , Wisconsin ,
Minnesota , Illinois , Iowa , Kansas
and Nebraska , in the democratic column ,
to which it also adds such doubtful terri
tory as Now York , West Virginia and
Indiana. And it assumes that these
states , which wore floated away from
their old moorings in the recent tidal
wave , have all embraced the national
principles of democracy.
There is no good ground for such an
assumption. In nearly all of those states
now issues nnd now parties wore power
ful enough to turn the current out of the
old channels and give the democrats the
temporary benefits of victory. There
never before was such a year for eccen
tric political movements and the knifinc
of candidates for personal reasons. It
was the rulo'rathor than the exception ,
all the way from Massachusetts to Ne
braska. It was especially marked in the
west. For instance , Kansas and Ne
braska are put down in this
chart as democratic , yet they
cast less votes for the democratic
candidates than ever before in their
history. In Kansas they obtained only
00,000 votes out of nearly 300,000 nnd in
Nebraska their gubernatorial nominee
ran 14,000 behind the head of his ticket
in 1888. What the Alliance did in these
and other stales , republican dissons ions
did in Now England and Michigan and
the school question did in Illinois and
Wisconsin.
It is generally admitted that the demo
crats stood this year on the more popu
lar side of national issues , but the
World's chart convoys an entirely er
roneous idea of the situation. It is a
striking pfcco of political geography ,
but the man who attempts to travel by
it will soon find himself lost in a. trackless -
loss desert of colored facts.
T\VO Nebraska representatives nro
taking nn nctlvo Interest In financial
legislation , but they are working on op
posite lines. Mr. Dorsoy's bill provides
for an increase in national bank circula
tion to the amount of 318,000,0000 , to be
accomplished by permitting banks to
issue money to the full amount of bonds
deposited with the treasurer. Mr. Con-
nell's bill provides for the retirement ol
all national bank currency and the issue
of gold and silver currency instead.
Both measures aim at an increase in the
circulating medium , but by methods
that differ widely. There never was a
time when a grqator variety of financial
schemes were offered to congress than
now.
Coui'OiiAL TANNISU says that pension
applicants are at a disadvantage with
out a'n attorney. Doubtless applicants
are at a disadvantage without nn
attorney who .has "a pull" tit
the head of the department ,
but the people pay dearly for the
advantages which Corporal Tanner and
other claim agents represent. If the
law is so revised us to guarantee prompt
justice to till applicants and abolish the
necessity of dividing their pensions
with "attorneys" it will bo tv moral nnd
financial gain for the country and its
pensioners. It will bo hard on the claim
agents , but most of thorn have laid up
money enough to keep them comfort
able.
_ _ _ _
GOULD is said to have netted $30,000-
000 out of his latest cavalry dash in
Wall street If this Is true ho wrecked
a great many little fortunes in the pro
cess. Hut gamblers have no right to
complain of losses.
TIIK real estatuexchange is gradually
reaching a piano of permanent useful
ness. The tecent reorganization has
hud u beneficial effect. Now and larger
quarters have boon scoured for the more
convenient transaction of business. The
efforts of the olllccrs nnd members to
make the oxchnngoorio In ( act ns well as
n name deserves the hearty support of
the public , filjtclllgently nnd actively
nnnngcd , it | .ik bo made not only an
expanding suco of business to the
members butnriro .bf' the most valuable
nnthods of advertising the growth of
the city , Us advtmtnges nnd resources.
CoxsiDKittNa its size , the city jail job
isunoquallo < l'n < uin evidence of the "busi
ness abilHy"fvtho combine. Originally
costing $ 'JGOO , or double the amount
ordered by the council , it has been
patched and rcpatchcd , facilitated the
escape of criminals , and now n portion
of the job must bo overhauled and the
work of the botchers torn out , involving
another raid on the treasury , And yet
the perpetrators of this jobbery are re
warded with like work on the city hall ,
over the heads of competent , reputable
mechanics.
A LOCAI * coroner's jury furnishes a
fresh example of the penetrating wisdom
of the profession , "It tersely declares
the unfortunate "took poison with sui
cidal intent. " The suspicion thnt the
victim swallowed the drug raw Is thus
allayed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tim paralysis of Iho general fund has
no perceptible effect on the zeal of the
political inspectors nnd deputies in swel
ling the deficit without rendering an
equivalent in labor.
Tito Indian's iVrniH ,
SI. Jnsrph Herald ,
The Indians should bo deprived of arms.
They do not need them , as tlio patno Is nil
Bono and the government feeds tliom.
Growing Polite.
Clilcaai Inttr-Occan.
Tlio farmers' ulltanco has accomplished n
notable reform. The Now York democratic
newspapers no longer sneer about "politicians
with liny seed In their hair. " Possibly they
want to make use ol the alliance to draw
chestnuts from the flro.
Pnrnoll'n Coup d'Htnt.
A'rtHSiw Cltu TlniM.
One of Mr. Parncll's first nets upon.laudlng
in Ireland was lo take possession of a news
paper. This will bo seized upon nt ones by
his friends as another evidences or his preeminent -
eminent ability and ( treat Knowledge ot the
effective methods of modern warfare.
To Kellovo the Financial Pressure.
I'Mlailtlplikt Ileconl.
The proposition that Uncle Sam shall make
a deposit In the national bnnlta is n good ono.
The authority for the transaction is already
in the statute book. There need bo no delay.
The relief of the busimm of the country
would bo immediate because the money
would go to the point of tbe Rrcatost pressure
nnd furnish needed help to solvent parties
who have plenty of assets but nro short of
ready cash.
Dropped with n. "Dull Thud. "
Clcvflnnd deader.
The farmers' alliance claimed to have
elected thlrty-Avo congressmen November 4.
But twenty-seven of the thlrty-flvo classified
themselves ns democrats In the list prepared
by the clerk of thoihouso. Only eight out ot
the thtrty-flvo wiillnppoar as nlllanco men In
tlio directory of the Fifty-second concross.
Tlio alliance -"politics " simply pluys second
fiddle to the democratic party.
Goyeriinoutftlj Control or Hull roads.
, n ftwnek&i Chronicle ,
The argumentJ nttsV often used against
governmental control of railroads is that it
would destroy all possibility of competition.
This Is certainly true , but lot the people ol
the United States ask themselves whether
they would prefer to submit themselves to
the tender mercies of a combination headed
by Jay Gould , .Vandcrbilt and Huutington or
to the government of the nation. Compe
tition is as equally out or the question in the
ono cnso as in the other , but the private com
bination would operate the railroads of the
United States for its own personal gain nnd
profit , while the government would operate
them , as it now does the postonlce depart
ment , for the bcnctlt of tlio people. To carry
out this threatened combination would prob
ably bo the best thing that could happen for
the people. They Would then see that only
one power was strong enough to cope with
tlio combination , nnd the result would bo
that they would put Hie railroads under the
control of that power , tuo government of the
United States , nnd thnt , too , with no long de
lay.
Sujrjcestlons o Alliance Dcloeatns.
Siiwxnii , Nob. , Doo. 11. To tuo Editor of
TUB BKK : Rlease print the following notice
at your earliest convenience :
To the Seward county delegates to the
farmers' alliance suite convention to bo held
in Lincoln December HI , the following sug
gestions nro respectfully submitted : Pre
sent your credentials to the agent from whom
you buy your ticket , that you may get the
bbnottt of reduced rates. Center 'your
thoughts on what you wish acted on in con
vention. Multo reasonable demands and
llrmly adhere to them. Lot them bo of such
a nature as will commend themselves. Avoid
theories. Aim to hit the center of the target.
Don't defer framing your resolutions until
you enter convention. Hasty actions under
exciting intlucnues-aro apt to bo ill con
sidered. A conference of "tho delegation is
iudlspenslblo before Koing in convention ,
thcrnforo when you reach Lincoln go at oncu
to nlllanco headquarters nnd register , und
you will bo informed where the Sowurd
county delegation may bo found. Frater
nally , J.JkIcCAiTiiv , President.
They Want tlio Strip Dnil.
WICHITA , Kan. , Dec , li. ! The following
dispatch was sent from hero last night , to
Chief Mayos , Talloquah , I , T :
I will see Williamson & Blair's twenty
million for the strip and go him fifteen
million better. I hold n roynl Hush. Send
deed und abstract , to , Wichita National bunk.
/v > , A.V. . Luvv.
Levy Is acting for n company organized
hero within the ll > UTow days that is earnest
about the purchase of tuo Cherokee strip. It
is not known pos ! $ ely whether the members
of the company were acting entirely on their
own judgment or tapltal or not.
Alliance Legislative Council.
SiNFoitn , Fla. , Deo. 12. President Polk of
the national farmerX alliance has named Fri-
day.Fcbruarv 0 , H9I , nnd Washington as tht
pmco for holding ] jtllo first meeting of the
national loglslativcj
ite.Hl uol ( from tlio Ministry.
MONTEVIDEO , Deo. 13. [ Special Cable-
grain to TUB BHE/lt-Sonor VIdal , minister
of foreign nfTalrs bjis resigned ,
TIIK WOM.IX'A IIHIIITH U'OJM.Y ,
Maurice E. Mc nutihlln ( n New Yorlt JlenilJ ,
Blio bollovcd in tliodry < s reform skirt
And Bho wore ivhut rusuuiblod u shlrC ;
Klio'u : i will of liorown
And dual of bauKliont
n ) , 4
And dusplscd any girl who would flirt ,
Hli3 InsMml on woarlnsj short hair ,
\Mileli KIIVU her u nmaciillno ulr ,
And bhc carried a cuno
With nn ulrof ( llsclulu
That tuiide ucojitu turn round und stare.
To IKT club slm devoted her ,
\ \ hum sliti Ui'turtid about WUIIIUII'H rights.
In uotiillliiK tlm WIIOH
UtluTsox ui.tl Ihulr clotlros.
MID would rise to Dupouluii heights.
Slm'tl uhiislmndlinsti Hut iininu wus Steve
\Ylio ofl nt hurrntuliiot wuulu giluvu ;
Hut , liku tlmulil 00011
Who lull fioni thu balloon ,
llu was "not lu it" you may bollovo.
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ,
jincolu to Have a Splendid Elcotrij Light
Plant Within a Month.
WHERE THE LAMPS WILL BE LOCATED ,
Governor Tlmyer Issues Another
Notice to tlio I'tilillc itcKardlnjf
llellcfContrlbittloiiH Nebraska
Kullrond K.xtcnslon.
Hscoi.x. Neb. , Dec. 12. [ Special to TUB
Br.n.l Hy the 15th of next month Lincoln
will bo ono of the best lighted cltto3 west ot
Chicago. Tlio city has contracted with the
Lincoln electric light company for sixty
electric lights , sixteen of which will bo burnt
nil night. Mayor Graham nnd Councilman
Royce have completed the laborious task ot
locating those lights , and It Is pronounced by
ns gooil an authority as the gentleman who is
superintending the putting up ot tlio lights
as the very best that he has soon. It Is
known ns the diagonal system On the
traveled streets , such as Eleventh nnd
Twelfth , for instance , the lights nro placed
every two blocks. The great advantage in
this Is that both thoroughfares are nearly ns
well llghtca as though onu wcro placed on
every block.
The electric light company has just put In
seine now machinery , nnd has spared no ex
pense In malting everything perfect. Their
now Uyimmo is pronounced one of the llncst
over turned out , nnd will furnish are lights
of full 2,000 cnndle power. The sixteen nil
night lights nro located in the police districts
nnd are known ns pollco lamps. They tire lo
cated us follows : Eighth and 0 , Tunth ami
O , Twelfth nnd O , " Fourteenth nnd O ; nt
Seventh , Ninth and Eleventh on Nnt ; Sev
enth mid Eleventh on L ; at Sixth , Eighth
mid Tenth on M ; Tenth nnd O , Seventh and
1' , Ninth anil U , nnd Eighth nnil S streets.
The location of the other lights is not jot
ready for publication.
The city will pay $10 ex month for half
night lamps , and f5 ! for nil night lamps ,
malting n totaJ monthly expense for electric
light of $ teO.
COWDE1IT SHTTUIS T11R MATTHR.
The list of state ofllcors anil members
of the legislature * for the years
1801-02 have boon issued In circular
form by Benjamin , 11. Cowdcry , secretary
of state. The secretary also publishes the
following list ofstate olllcers for those two
years :
STATK OFFICERS 1801-92.
Hon. Jnuios E. Uoyd , governor ; Hon.
Thomas , ! . Majors , lieutenant governor ; lion.
John C. Allen , secretary of state ; Hon. John
E. Hill , treasurer ; lion. Thomas II. Ilonton ,
auditor public accounts ; Hon. Augustine U.
Humphrey , commissioner pnbilu lands and
buildings ; Hon. George it. Hastings , attor
ney general ; Hon. Alexander K. Goudy , su-
ucnntcndcnt public Instruction ,
Nonci : TO IULIIV : : COXTIIIIIUTOM.
STATR OK NmuusKA , ESIJCUTIVI : DHI'AIIT-
MENT , LINCOLN , Dec. 11. To the Public : It
becomes necessary to repeat the directions
given by me sorao time ago in reference to
the relief work , ns some have undoubtedly
failed to keep copies of them and do not fol
low them now , nnd they have some of the
names wrong of these connected with the re
lief committee ( I use the word coimnmittoo
instead of commission ) .
Uov. U.V. . Martin Is superintendent of re
lief.
lief.Hev.
Hev. Luther P. Ludden is superintendent
of distribution.
Whenever parties having conlrlbuttons of
clothing- , coal and provisions , whether in car
load lots or parcels , ready to ship , they must
notify Mr. Ludden nt onco. who will direct
them whcro to ship it , and will see
thnt it has free transportation. This
rule must bo observed. Two or
three parties have shipped direct to
points selected by themselves and when the
goods reached there .full rates for freight
were charged and it gave them a good deal of
trouolutoRet tlio matter straightened out.
Mr. Ludden keeps posted all the tlmo in re
gard to points where supplies are needed. Ho
has entire charge of thnt branch of the work.
Ml collections in money for the relief of settlers
tlors shonld bo forwarded to C. W. Mosher ,
president of the Capital National bank , Lin
coln , who Is thu treasurer of the stuto relief
fund.
Tlio members of the advisory committee
are : W. M. Nason , secretary of the board
of trade , Omaha ; H. Ii. Grcer , president of
the state board of agriculture nt Kearney ;
John Fitzgerald , C.V. . Mosher , Louis Meyer
and A , J. Sawyer nt Lincoln.
The onlco of tlio relief committee is in
rooms 10 and 11 in the McMurtry building , on
Eleventh street , directly opposite Masonic
temple , where all letters for Dr. Martin and
Mr. Ludden should bo addressed , and -where
nil parties coming to the city desiring to see
those gentlemen can find them ,
I am glad to state that the people are responding
spending generously to the calls which have
been made upon them. It mar bo possible
that thcro are some towns to which
I have not made a direct appeal. If
so , I trust they will respond liberally with
out further notice from mo. I nm satisfied
that all the county officers nro doing every
part of the work faithfully , nnd thev are
careful to see thut the supplies are distn billed
fairly nnd justly through the justices of tlio
peaoo , nna tnat none , nro neglected. They
uro determined that the supplies shall go
to those who are suffering. The reports which
como from different counties nro satisfactory.
They show that nn immense amount of good
has already been accomplished by the dona
tions which have been forwarded.
It will bo a satisfaction to the donors to fcol
confident that what they have given goes to
the destitute , and not to these who are able
to care for themselves.
This relief work has been reduced to a sys
tem , licccipts nro taken by tno county offi
cers and returned to the relief committee
hero.
Everything Is distributed In this way.
This work must go on till the meeting of
the legislature on January 1 , when this whole
matter will bo laid before that body nnd tuko
it from our hands , when that body will un
doubtedly m.iko the necessary appropriation.
Many letters reach me in regard to seed.
Thnt matter will bo attended to by the leiris-
laluro at a later date ; I cannot give attention
to It now.
I trust the good people will continue In this
good work until Into January.
Many letters roach mo in which the writers
say they feel mortified to bo obliged to nsU
for help. They should have no hesitation on
thut account. They nro the victims of mis
fortune through no fault of theirs , and we
cannot help them as paupers , for they should
In no sense deserve thnt nppollntion. They
nro of our own kith nnd kin , our fellow citi
zens , and it is now our duty to aid them in
their time of distress nnd trouble. Wo desire
them to feel-that vvo are nil of ono brother
hood. JOHN M. TiiAYiiit.
WANtKn TO WKAR DIAMONDS.
Prlscilla Turner , u young colored girl , has
been employed for some tlmo us n domostio ul
the boardi lit" house at Eleventh und I <
streets , but today she is out of n job , , will
her character for honesty badly ruined ,
Among the hoarders in Mrs. Atkinson , slstot
of T. II. McUtihoy , a teacher at the 1'iu-li
school. Mrs , Atkinson is the owner of : i
hnndsomo diamond ring , which has bcon mi.s
sing from her jewel cose for about ton days.
'Unit is to say , It had not been thcro for thut
length of time , but its owner hud not missed
it. Yesterday the mistress noticed the
ring1 on Miss Prisellla's band nnd
at once recognized it us Mrs. Atkin
son's. The girl denied having stolen it , but
was made to hand it over. The sparkler is
valued at SIM ) . Mrs. Atkinson Immediately
overhauled her effects and discovered thnt a
costly black silk dross pattern was missing.
A hoaruh warrant win nwoi-n out nnd De
tective Mulnnu went down to the girl's room ,
The mother of the young woman was very
ofilcious in helping the detective to explore
the rocesscs of Priacllhi's trunk , and tlio firs !
tliliiK thu nlllcer discovered wns the old lud >
sitting on the dress imttcrfi. The goods won
returned to Mrs. Atkinson , but she did not
caru to prosecute and the girl was dis
charged ,
manor's CUXNINO.
Judge Stewart and n jury are engaged this
nfiornoon in hearing the case ot Kdwurd O
llattcnvs Wolfe & Station. The defendant *
uro grocers of this city , nnd hold notes o
plaintiff Kivou for merclmnJIso furnishoi
him. liuttun is a nmrrlud iimn and an on
Klnecr on the Burlington , nnd not being abli
to pay the notas whan duo the defendant' :
gave tncm to J. S , Uishop. who collected tut
notes by cnrnlMieo process through I ) . M ,
West of Council iltuffa , under the lown law ,
which docs not exempt n married mnn'H
wages froiiiRnrnlsliinonU Dattcnrlnlmitlmt
till * Is In violation of the Nohitiska law , nnd
suei for the recovery of the nmountof the
iiot ( , his attorney fees nnd expenses in
curred ,
HAD TO MAKR licit OWX I.1V1NO.
Stella Fields filed n petition In the district
court yesterday npilnst Edward L. Fields ,
her husband , prujiutf for n divorce , nad in
her petition alleRcs that bho was married to
the defendant Octolwr 17 , ISMl , nt Detroit ,
Mich. , nnd that ever since said timrrlajro < 0io
has conducted herself toward him as n faith
ful. chaste nnd obedient wife , but that not
withstanding , Edward , dlregarditiR his mari
tal obligations toward her. rms grossly nnd
wantonly and cruelly , failed , refused nnd
neglected to provide suuiiblo maintenance for
her , although welt nblo to do so , and she luu
been compelled to support herself by her own
labor nnd Industry. Wherefore she prays
that she may be cllvotccil from defendant nml
for such other relief as tuny bo equitable * .
CllOWK ACQtMTTKU.
The long-pending cftso of the stnto vs
Charles Crowe , on the charge of Inducing
thrco colored men to RVO ! to the election
registrars Incorrect answers ni to their
place of roildeneo and inmlllkvitloiii for
voting , wns llnnlly settled In Judge Strwart's
court this morning. The arrest was inudo
nearly two months ngo , and has been pending
on n demurrer filed by Crowo's altornoys ,
Ulllingsloy it Woodward. This demurrer
set forth that the complaint did not stnto suf-
llelent fuels to miiko it n criminal offense
under tno Nebraska stntut s , The court
handed down n decision this morning order
ing the discharge of the prisoner.
SENT TO THE HKFOIIM SCnOOU
The cnso of the stale va Wllllo ICnno was
concluded this morning. Kimo was accused
by Marshal Mellck of hotng incorrigible mid
growing up in mendicancy without proper
parental uaro nnd a fit subject for the state
reform school. Kane vigorously resisted
being sent to Kearney , and n number of wit
nesses hnd to bo sworn to testify to his
doings. The court found th.it ilofcndcnt was
sixteen years old last August , was of sound
mind , and ordered him scut to the reform
school.
XinmlSKA'S ll.MI.HOAl ) ? .
The report of railroad extensions for the
present year in Nebraska lias boon received
by the state board of transportation. Tlioso
extensions , when added to the former mile
age of the lines in operation , show the follow
ing figures :
CbciiKO. : Hut-Huston , t Quliioy. . 2.213.37
Ulileatio. St. Paul. Minneapolis &
Oinalm . HII.M
Chicago. Itork Inland .1 1'nulllc. . J 0,1. 6 1
I'nsimmt , KlUliom & Missouri
Vnlluy . Wl IS
Manx Ulty & Pncllla . M. 11l.OOO.M
Kansas City , Vv'yamlotto &
Northwestern . 20,10
Nebraska & Western ( I'ncllto
Short IJnc ) . 128.GO
Missouri I'Bflllo . SSS.45
I'atilllo Itiillwuy la Nebraska . 71.22aJ0.07
Union I'aulllc . 4'7.48 ' !
ICanrnoy .t llluck Hills . < T > .7i :
Kansas City Jt Onmlw . Itfl.fiO
( > iimlin& Republican Valley. . . .414. 45
St. Joo&Urund Island . lia.'JU-j.g.UC.'i
Total mileage . r > ,4IO.M
IIKUISTIIUKT SUI5J ) .
The case of English & HeJROs of Eagle vs
the Unulstrect company win heard in the
countv court today. Knglish & Hodges sue
the liradstrcot company for $ , " ,000 because
thnt organization published tlio firm ns in
solvent when it is not. The Urndstreot com
pany pleads that it published tlio report
turned in by its reporter , supposing It was
nil right. On l > cltip apprised ol the error tno
Uradstrect company did what it could to
correct the mistake.
COMPROMISED 11T MAllUIAOn.
Charley Kennedy has healed the breach
between himself nnd farmer Dlshung's '
daughter by his hand in niarrlngo to the
young lady. Accordingly a marriage license
wns procured today and every preparation
made for a wedding this evening.
BTATU noUSK KOTI13.
The following noturlnl commissions were
issued in the exccutivo ofllco today : L. M.
Bryan , Grand Island ; Coit L. Farnsworth ,
Omaha : Leslie G. Kurd , Harvard ; Fred
T homsscn , Grand Island.
Omalm union depot bonds amounting to
? 150 , < )00 ) have been filed in the auditor's olllco
for registration.
The case of Gage county vs J. F. King has
been appealed to the supreme court. The
suit is over an attempt to innko King , wno is
treasurer of the county , turn over into the
county trcasurv the sam of $1,129.50 , the nl-
leged excess of fees of his ofllco ever and
nbovo-tho legal salaries allowed. In the lower
court King won the cuse.
ODDS AND HNDS.
Ono or two wealthy cltbcns of Lincoln have
been detected stealing Tin : MOUNI.NO 11 KB
from their neighbor's porches. Tnr.Binls :
only 'M cents n week und it Is the opinion of
many that it is cheaper to pay Unit amount
instead of suffering arrest and : i tine.
Mrs. Henry Kreulnmir of Kavcnnn arrived
In the city yesterday afternoon on n vist to
her daughter , Mrs. John Llndloff. When slio
got out of the train nt the union depot she
loft her hand satchel , containing $3 nnd her
trunk check , behind on the scat. She missed
it soon after she got off the train , and al
though she went back after it in a few min
utes it was gone and is still numbered among
the missing.
It appears thnt Mrs. Clark of Fairmont Is
not , as some of the papers claim , a relative of
Pearl Dennis , the young lady who attempted
lo commit suicide , but merely an acquaint
ance who hus befriended her when driven
from homo by the taunts and mistreatment
of nn unkind father. Miss Dennis now
thoroughly ashamed of herself for her foolish
act.
_ _
Hill Will Support Dnun.
Nnw YOUK , Dec. 13. fSpocial Telegram
to TIIK Bii ! . ] It is said about the Hoffman
house , where Governor Hill is staying , that
he has decided to give his support to Charles
A. Dana for United States senator. The
Tammany leaders have declared lhat the gov
ernor can have the votes of the Tammany
'
men for any man whom ho nnmos outside o't
Smith M. Weed and Hoswell P. Flower.
Iriolc ! Dealer * ) Assign. .
NEW YORK , Dea 12. Peck , Martin & Co. ,
brick dealers , assigned today. The liabilities
are about J 11)0,030 ; assets , $100,000. The In
ability of Iho firm to collect the money duo
thorn was the cause of the failure. There are
also individual assets amounting to f 100,000
above the Indlvidunl liabilities. The liabili
ties nro secured by good collateralwhlch can
not bo immediately realized on ,
Confidence ) In the
CHICAGO , Dee. 12. It was reported oa the
board of trade this morning that Uussia , on
the advice of the Bank of England , hud de
cided to deposit her funds with the recor-
ganizcd Baring Brothers. This Is regarded
by brokers as a most significant Indication of
national confidence abroad.
Killed by n KM III MI , ' llulldliif ; .
| YouK , Dec. 12. During Iho high
wind in Brooklyn this morning a two-story
brick house in course of construction was
blown down. It fell on n brick strucluro oc
cupied by an Italian shoemaker and his thir
teen-year-old daughter y.-us killed.
Fatal Flji'it ' I'otwcon Coal nilnorH.
WIIIIUNII : : , W. Va. , Dec. 12 It is reported
thnt the striking miners at the Monongabclu
coal and coke works altackcd the non-union
men lust night , and in the riot that followed
Alvln Hall was shot through the heart nnd In
Bluntly killed by John Jenkins , who escaped.
Morn Gold from
LONIION , Dec. 12. The steamer Latin
Hnileu this morning with 01,000 , , gold , for
Neiw York.
FORPAIM
DUN'S ' REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
Pint Disturbances Affect the Oontlnttod lu-
crcnso in the Volume of Trado.
COLD WEATHER HELPS OUT IN THE WEST ,
A Curtailment odium Priuluotlon U
avoidable Wools llpitor than A
Year ABO Iilttlo Activity In tlm
Speculative Markets.
Knw VOIIK. Dee , 12. [ Special Telegram lo
TIIK Ur.K.J-ll. O. Dun & Co.'s weekly re-
vlotv of trade snyst The binlucm outlook Is
moro hopeful , but the past disturbances uml
continuing uncertainty nro felt In n reduced
voiumoof business throughout the country ,
which though slightly larger thnn a yo.ir ago ,
no longer shows the material increase until
recently maintained. The south reports fair
business In spite of the continuing decline in
cotton. Spirits move freely nt Savannah.
Oranges nt Jacksonville nnd sugar , molimos
and rlco nt New Orleans nro all at good
prices. The supply of money Is nmplo for
the necessities nt Now Orleans , hut utothor
points money Is light , though the banks help
their customers as far ns they can In legiti
mate business only.
At the west colder weather has helped
trade nt Cincinnati , Detroit nml some other
.points , nnd business U only fnlrat Denver ;
good for the season , with largo entile nnd
liog recclpls , nt Knns.xs City ; strong , wllh
liberal distribution of goods , nt St. Louis ,
fair for the season nt St. Paul nnd moro
nctlvo In holiday tines nt Cincinnati.
Chicago business continues much larger
than for lust year , being little alTocted by
eastern troubles and the recclpls of most
products show nn increase utPittsbnrg , the
> vorst is thought to bo ever , and money nmt
collections are easier , though Iron has de
clined , and thcro Is less demand for manufat
lured products , Philadelphia notes a little
imnrovoniont. The shoo trade notes n sharp
falling oft especially in the southern demand
Holloa observes nn Improved demand for
leather nt lower prices mid the wholesale
trades trcncrtilly are quiet.
Iron production Increased In November ,
ranching I8.'l,840 tons on December I , a gain
of nearly 0,000,000 Ions for the month nnd
over 11,000 compared with last year. Several
new nud largo furnaces Imvo ; oiio into blast
but later dispatches show thnt within two
weeks ix number have stopped production
nnd ono .southern establishment hns fulled
Quotations are lower : f 18 for northern and
$17.25 for southern No. 1 , with i-.ills life
less nnd decidedly less demand for
bar Iron and plntes. It scums clear ,
also , that the stocks of unsold
j Iron nt furnaces is increasing , so thnt a cur
tailment of production acorns to bo unavoid
able.
The woolen manufacture isdolng decidedly
bettor thnn n year or six mouths ago , but
heavy woolens open nt last year's prices.
Some overcoatings have ndvancod from ! l to
5 per cent but others are lower , Seine
grades of union cashlmcro nro 5 per cent
higher , but the great majority rcalunnoad-
vanoo , nnd there Is n waiting market for knit
goods nnd n shrinking demand for dress
goods , though plain soft wpol fabrics com
mand from 8 to 7J per cent above the lowest
prices of the year.
The cotton mnnufncturo is less satisfactory
and some works are suspending production ,
print cloths having fallen toil cents forO-ls.
The speculative markets have not been
very active but wheat hns risen 1 jo nnd
corn 2o and oats J o. Pork products are
unchanged ; cotton 1-lCo lower ; oil 2)fo
lower una coffee > { o lower. The rise
In breadstuffs is not sustained by the
foreign demand , exports falling fur
below these of last year , week by week
nor by prospects for the next crop ,
since stnto reports generally show nn in
creased ncrcaco of winter whent nud an ex
cellent condition.
Tin has risen half nccnt during tlio week
but copper is of uncertain price , offers nt ltu !
for lake being unavailing nnd the market for
lead is thoroughly demoralized by the impor
tation of 0,000 tons nt the recent speculative
prices.
Treasury payments for bonds do not yet
appear in the statements of cash , which show
no loss for the \vcek. The most signillcuut
fact Is thnt a very largo proportion of the
money was taken in gold by the sellers of
bonds presumably for withdrawal until llio
uncertainties about silver legislation have
passed.
The commercial troubles outside of tho.
mon'stary stringency nro mainly duo to x
cessivo purchases made in anticipation of a
great rise iii prices. Those who made such
purchases in the belief that lu spileof llio ox-
peeled higher prices and the short crops con
sumption would bo as great as over , 11 ml
themselves embarrassed by a distinct shrinkage -
ago in the distribution of products of com
merce.
The business failures occuring through
out the country during the last seven
days number 37 t.'us compared with n total of
312 lust week. For the corresponding week
of lost year the ligures were 'JUO.
HAKGED AT 11 IS OII'A' KKQVEST
A. Canadian Murderer Preferred
Dentli to III lo Imprisonment.
SiiEimnooK , Quo. , Deo. 12. William Wallace -
ace Blanehard was Hanged hero this morning
for the murder of Charles A. Calkins in No
vember , 1B89. Blunchnrd was u tramp. IIo
became acquainted with Calkins nnd ono
evening they had n carouse in the
hitter's house , during which Blunchiml
produced n revolver und boosted of his pro-
llcioncy with the weapon. Ctilklns lumon-
slmled and n seufllo ensued , in which the
weapon was discharged und Calkins wns in
stantly killed. At the trial it came out in
the evidence that there was no premeditation
of the deed , but lilaiichard nsKcd Unit ho bo
hanged i-.ithor than sentenced to Imprison
ment for life.
Many Clergymen ,
Singers , actors , and public speakers HID
dyer's Cherry Pectoral. It Is the favorltu
remedy for hoarseness nml nil affections nt
the vocal 01 gain , throat , and lungs. As an
nnodyno ami cxpectomnt , the effects o (
this preparation ar luomptly renlUed.
"Ayer's Cherry Pcctoial lias done mo great
good. It Is n splendid remedy for all dis
eases of the throat nnd lungs , and I have
much pleasure In testifying to Its merits : "
( Jtev. ) 0. N. Nichols , No. Tlslwry , Mass.
"In my profession of an auctioneer , nny
affection of the votcoor throat U a sc'ilom
matter , lint , ateaclinttnck , I liavo been re-
Hoed liy a Jew doius of Aycr'3 Cherry
Pectoral. This remedy , with ordinary care ,
lias worked such n magical effect that I havu
suffered very little Inconvenience. I liavo
nlso used It In my family , with very excellent -
lent icsnlts , In eoiiKhs , colds , Ac. " Win. II.
Quart ! ? , Mfnlaton , Ko. Australia.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral ,
FHKl'ARXn IIV
DR. J. 0. AYUn & CO. , Lowell , Mns ,
Bold by all Drugglrtii. Trice $1 j eli tollies , Ji.
OMAHA'
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed ami Guaranteed Capital..S.VW.OM
1'uld lu Capital ano.OW
Huyi ami soils Btookn nud bond * ! neROtlatoi
commercial paper ; receives nnd oxuoutcs
trusts ; uets an transfer Mont and trustooof
corporations , taken charge or property , col
lects taxes , _ _ _ _ _
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E. Cor. 10th nnd Douglas Sts.
' . 'aid In Capital I M.COO
tmlisrrlhoil und Ouar nt < 'e < l Capital. . . . 100,00 ]
Liability uf Stockholders 200,004
61'urCcnt Interest I'ald nn Deposits.
I-'HANK J. I-A.NUK , Cushion
Officers : A. U. Wyman , presldi-it. J. J. llrown ,
vlco-prcsldunt , W. T , Wyman. treasurer.
Directors ; A. ( I , Wyman , J , II. Mlllarcl , J. J ,
llrown , Uny O , Ilurton , E. W. Nusli. TUuuiiu
IA Klubidl. Uuorao 11. Lake.