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BUFFALO BILI , hns gone to the front
to take in the wild west show.
Tun whilom Napoleon of the Sioux
flow in the face of fate and perished.
Pnrnoll is courting similar disastrous
results.
SOUTH OMAHA la a stout-lunged in
fant. When eho calls on the govern
ment for hotter postal facilities her
voice Is heard.
ANOTHKII Missouri official Is short in
his accounts hut long on public hoodie.
Missouri treasurers have developed do-
pidcdly taking ways.
THIS report that the troops nt Pine
Rldgo are slcoping on their nrms re-
C llovos the apprehension that they might
I * bo caught napping on their backs.
the Utos are reported In an up-
rialntrcondition. It looks as if the whole
Messiah movement was u conspiracy to
overcrowd the happy hunting grounds.
IT is snid that the work of supreme
justices is very arduous. Perhaps so ,
but a great many patriotic Anorlcun
lawyers uro willing to assume the bur
den. ,
A I'OimoN of the South Carolina people
plo nro wearing crape for the defeat of
Wndo Hampton. Next to getting elected
the most satisfactory thing is to ho sin
cerely mourned.
A SPKCiALi grand jury has boon called
to investigate municipal wickedness in
Kansas City. If accounts are to bo
oroditod , the members of the jury are
booked for a lifo job.
THE contest must bo growing a trifle
tiresome to the prohibitionists. They
have fallen head foremost into the pit
they digged for the hankers and busi
ness mon of Nebraska.
IN thcso troublous times it is worthy
of note that the Dublin postoflico va
cancy has been filled without a dis
turbance. But this Dublin is located in
Boone county , Nebraska.
Iris a fact worth noting that General
'VanWyck filled a largo place in the
Lincoln convention of the Alliance , not
withstanding ; the fact thnt the pope excommunicated -
communicated him eomo time sinco.
Giiuucn HOWE attondcd the Lincoln
convention and hobnobbed with the
farmers. Ho counts thorn very simple
oattlo , however , if ho thinks they can
bo bamboozled into electing him
speaker.
KUAUNHY'S population Is the lost to
bo odlqinlly announced from Washing
ton , but us it stands first among the
cities in the Third district it suffers
nothing from the delay. The figures
are 8,350 , ngainst 1,800 ton years ago.
A rKiisriCACious correspondent
charges the state militia with fomenting
'
th'o Indian troubles , even though five
hundrpd miles away. This is the first
time our gallant citizen soldiery have
boon accused of Harboring designs of a
warlike character ,
THE sentiment for reciprocity Is
Bproadlng Hko n prairie lire in Canada ,
The revival of trade with the United
States on thnt basis is necessary to pre
vent national bankruptcy , but how it
can bo accomplished without the assent
of the imperial government and the
granting of similar concussions to the
entire British ouipiro , is a problem
Which the dominion boomers ot recipro
city do not stop to consider.
JAY Bimnows has been "vindicated'
by n ro-olootlon as chairman of the ox-
boutlvo committee of the State Alliance ,
The dispatches etnto tlmt this rosull
was brought about by a shrowt
union between thu forces of the dictator
oud President Powers , who was also ro-
elected. Ilowovor , Burrows is onlltloc
to nil the credit of his vindication , atu
the largo public sentiment that is friendly
to the independent movement will only
hope that this result will not drive away
its supporters and hasten its downfall ,
A dictator is tin edged tool in any politi
cal party , but It is to bo hoped that this
ono will not provo fatal to un organiza
tion that contains many possibilities o
004.
annotrs'
Jay Burrows still controls by craft the
organization which ho formerly arro-
antly ruled by the force of personal
powor. Yesterday ho revealed to public
view n plot which ho has boon secretly
nursing over olnco the result of the elec
tion became known.
This ia a cunningly devised plan to so-
euro statutory prohibition and to use
Lho Alliance organization ns a powerful
tool to that end. Yesterday nftornooji
tie had ono of his henchmen move to
admit to the convention at Lincoln two
welt known lecturers of the "Woman's
Christian Toinporanco union , whoso
justness it was to urge the Alllnnco to
commit itself to an ntlompt to saddle
prohibition upon this state utter
Lho people have rejected It by a ma-
[ orlly of 50,000 voles. Ho hoped by this
means to induce the convention to adopt
a resolution In fuvor of that measure.
Yesterday's development reveals the
animus of the election contest still more
vividly. It is now perfectly plain that
Jay Burrows and his allies set this
ridiculous and " "
expensive "investigation"
on foot solely for the purpose of furnish
ing material and possibly a governor
for a prohibition campaign in the legis
lature. The "contest" hns no other
point or purpose.
\Vhnt do the Nebraska farmers think
of this attempt to wreck their organiza
tion ? What have they to say of a mnri
who would fasten a stigma upon them in
order to carry his point in defiance of
the people's will ? Burrows Is a bettor
prohibitionist than Alliance man.
lie would cheerfully BOO the Alliance
movement tumble to ruin if thereby ho
could have the satisfaction of saddling
prohibition upon the stato. Ho is
already sacrificing everything to that
end. If the true friends of the Alllnnco
would preserve it from disaster they
must remain through the Lincoln con
vention and vote down every motion
which attempts to commit the organiza
tion to Burrows' prohibition plot. If ho
can tire out his opponents and reduce
the convention to a .handful of his blind
partisans ho will succeed in his schema
of yoking the Alliance to his resurrected
prohibition boom.
It is not true that a majority of the
farmers of Nebraska favor prohibition
today , and probably not true
that they over did. Of 11,000 who
answered personal letters from THE BEE
before election 7,000 replied that they
opposed the amendment. The prohi
bition loaders attributed their defeat to
the unexpected opposition of the purely
agricultural counties. They recognized
at least that the farmers were ngainst
them.
The danger of statutory prohibition
lies not in any future expression of popu
lar opinion. . It is contained entirely in
the possibility that nn unscrupulous
loader may put the Alliance in a false
position and use the influence so gained
to cajole the legislature into passing a
law Unit the people have overwhelm
ingly condemned. The delegates at
Lincoln who hold the good of their order
above the selfish whim of Jay Burrows
can avert a catastrophe by prompt and
decisive action when the question is
raised.
AND HIS PAKTT.
There is the best reason for believing
that James G. Blalno the greatest liv
ing republican bus well defined views
of the present political situation that do
not accord entirely with those of the
men who nro directing the party policy
in congress. His views are substantially
as follows :
Ho is opposed to so much of the Mo-
Klnloy tarilT law as raises the duties on
the necessaries of lifo. He would have
the law revised on the theory that that
is the wisest protection which causes the
least direct expense to 'consumers.
Ho believes in the most thorough and
far-reaching application of reciprocity ,
to the end that foreign products used
largely by the masses sbull bo delivered
in our markets without the added
expense of import duties , and that the
foreign market for American products
shall be enlarged to the precise extent
that imports uro admitted free.
Ho is opposed to the Ledge election
bill on the ground that it is a revival of
sectionalism and not in keeping with the
spirit ot the times.
Ho favors the increase of the circulat
ing medium by conservative methods
thut will limit its benefits strictly to the
people of the United States.
On all of thcso propositions ho differs
from the actlvo republican loaders In
congress. On all of them , too , ho rep
resents the prevailing opinions of the
rank and file of the republican party ,
east and west.
The pertinent question is , Can the
party do bettor at this time thnn to fol
low the lead of the secretary of state ,
who represents its whole membership
hotter than any other one man ?
JUS
Governor Thayer is performing with
characteristic energy and thoroughness
the last important service that falls to
his lot as governor. Ho is organizing
the work of relieving the pressing
necessities of the destitute settlers on
the frontier and forwarding funds and
supplies with a promptness and effect
iveness unusual in such undertakings.
It baa always been the habit of the
governor to give such demands as this
his attention in preference to all other
business. 'When such emergencies have
arisen ho has gene personally and with
out delay to the scene of complaint
and made himself familiar with the
nature and extent of the trouble. Ho
has then exerted his Influence , by proc
lamations , letters nnd speeches , to
provide the means of relief nnd has lost
no time in having them distributed. All
this , of course , Is clearly within the du
ties of his office , but Governor Thayer ,
moro than the executive of any other
state , has won popular regard by the
promptness wid effectiveness with which
ho has responded to such demands.
The present work is only well begun.
The governor has stillan important duty
to perform in order to insure its wlso com
pletion. The logtslaturo will undoubt
edly bo found willing to make such ap
propriations ns nro needed , but It must
rely largely upon the governor for the
data on which it will base its action. Ho
can properly embody the knowl
edge of the casa which ho
has acquired by his careful
examination ot it in his message
.0 the now legislature. Bolter than any
other man , ho oun state the exact extent
of the destitution , the amount ot relief
which has already boon provided and
, ho sum of money required to complete
.ho work. Doutlass ho will do this and
, lius becomingly round out the great
service ho has done the state Iu this
emergency ,
The people of Nebraska will grata-
'ully remember , for many years to como ,
Iho farewell eorvlco of lion. John M.
Thayer in the olllco which ho 1ms filled
with BO much distinction.
TUB KANSAS ALMAA'OE.
The Impressive force of the Alliance
movement in Kansas ishnvlng far-reach
ing effect. The lenders are not wasting
their energies in ridiculous contests ,
nor pulling chestnuts out of the fire for
political bushwhackers. They are da-
vising ways nnd means to improve the
condition of the state , to reduce the
expenses ot administration and lighten
the burdens of taxpayers.
This determination finds early re
sponse In the action of the commission
appointed two years ago to revise n portion
tion of the state law. The members of
the commission , bowing to public senti
ment ox pressed ut the ballot box , have
devised swooping changes in the
state government. The report abolishes
do < tcn useless hoards , consolidates
others , revives the laws governing state
Institutions , decapitates the state
agent at Washington , trims off useless
judicial branches , cuts legal advertising
and state printing 50 per cent , provides
for the Australian system of voting and
the election of railroad commissioners
by the peoplo.a uniform system of school
books to bo furnished free by the state ,
overhauls the whole system of taxation
nnd assessment , and cuts fee offices right
and loft.
If the report Is adopted by the legis
lature it is estimated it will save the
people of the state 2800,000 in taxes an
nually , nnd in addition simplify the
state codo. The fact that the commis
sion was composed ol republicans , and
that its report is strictly in line with the
demands of the Alliance , would scorn to
insure a largo majority in the legislature
in favor of its adoption. '
SUyATOIllA.b CONTESTS.
Several interesting senatorial con
tests will bo decided ylthln the next few
wooics. Perhaps first in imuortanco
among those , from the point of view of
the politicians , will bo the choice of a
successor to Senator William M. Evarts
of Now York , which will be made Jan
uary 20. The last election gave the
legislature of New York to the demo
crats , nnd for the second time only In 45
years that party will select a United
States senator. Ever since the result of
the last election was known the democ
racy of NowTTork has been moro or loss
agitated over the question of a successor
to Mr. Evarts , while the leading poli
ticians of that party throughout the
country hnvo taken a good deal of inter
est in the matter. At least a dozen
prominent New York democrats ,
with Governor Hill at the
head , have been urged for the succes
sion. Among those are Lieutenant Gov
ernor Jones , famous as the man who
"pays the freight ; " Smith M. Weed , an
old nnd vigorous leader who enjoyed the
confidence of Samuel J. Tildon ; Charles
A. Dana , the distinguished editor of the
Now York Sun und the implacable too of
Mr. Cleveland ; Alfred C. Chnpln , twice
mayor of Brooklyn and having other ex
perience in public lifo to his credit , and
a number of others loss celebrated as
political loaders but of recognized abil
ity. There is no doubt that Governor
Hill could go to the senate if ho desired ,
but his aim is higher , and ho under
stands thnt the senate is the cemetery of
presidential aspirants. It is conceded ,
however , that ho will name the successor
to Mr. Evarts , and it need hardly bo said
that ho will bo a through-and-through
Hill man , whoso duty it will bo to usa
hip influence to the very best advantage
in the interest of Mr. Hill before the
mooting of the next national democratic
convention.
Another interesting contest will bo
the chpico of a successor to Senator
Parwoll of Illinois. General Palmer
was named by the democratic conven
tion as the choice of that party for
United States senator and made a vigor
ous campaign on the issue of the selec
tion of senators by popular choice. The
republicans lost the legislature , but the
farmers will hold the balance of power
and It is by no moans assured that the
unique contest made by General Palmer
will bo rewarded by an election to the
national senate , although the chances
nro undoubtedly largely in his favor.
A third interesting contest .in-
volvos the immediate political
future of Senator lugalla of Kansas.
Thti senator himself has never failed to
express the utmost confidence in a re
election , but very strong Influences arc
arrayed against him , and it ho wins it
will bo a victory of which ho will have a
right to fool proud. A great deal of in
terest is felt in Washington in the Idaho
contest , so far as it relates to Mr. Du-
bols , against whom a very strong fight
is being mado. It is felt at the national
capital thnt no man in the now state
bettor deserves to represent it in the na
tional senate than Dubois , who labored
hard to secure statehood nnd has shown
himself a capable , useful and faithful
servant of the people of Idaho.
In North Dakota a very earnest
fight is going on against Sena
tor ' Pierce , and there are reports
th'at McKenzIe nnd his friends will enter
Into nn alliance with the democrats and
elect a democratic senator. This is
hardly probable , but It is certain that
the opponents of Pierce uro putting
forth every effort to defeat him and it is
by no means improbable that thoy. will
do so. In South Dakota Senator Moody
Is finding the struggle for re-election n
hard ono , with n strong probability that
ho may hnvo to give way to a moro popu
lar republican , or ono whose record is
loss assailable than his tippaara to bo.
The torras of fifteen republican ' sena
tors expire March 4,1891. Two of those ,
and possibly four , will bo succeeded by
democrats , Kansas may elect an alllnnco
man , and the remainder , not already
chosen , uro pretty sure to bo republi
cans.
BLACKS-TONE'S comments are timely
nnd to the point ? The far-sighted prosl-
lent of the Alton road appreciates the
folly of runnifi 'f ountor to publlo senti
ment nnd wlsoly refrained from taking1
part In the or ilWzatlon of the western
railroad iruBtrho prosperity of the
iicoplo monnajinroapcrlty to the rail
roads. The lliibresta of both nro Inter-
dependent. 'k\o $ growth mid development -
mont of the couritry , bountiful harvests
nnd rornunorn o pi-ices redound to the
Donodt of comjnon carriers in increased
trnillc. On the other hand a season of
depression nnA tfjsastor to crops affects
not only the nvrmor but nil branches of
trade , chocking vitullty in com
mercial channels and decreasing1 the
total volume of business In
proportion to the loss suffered. Under
such circumstances It is suicidal for the
corporations to enter into a combine to
oquoozo the people. Blood cruinot bo
extracted from a stone , nor can the rail
roads materially increase their profits
when all departments of trade are af
fected by a common loss. It servos no
peed purpose. On the contrary it
serves to increase irritation and provoke
retaliatory measures a result which
the Alton Innnnpors would avoid by a
policy of leniency and concession.
THKIU : is altogether too much promi
nence given to the homo rule faction
contest In Kllkennoy. Every Incident ,
every trifle is magnified by the regiment
of space fillers , who imagine the Ameri
can people are vitally interested in a per
sonal squabble 3,000 miles , away. Whllo
interested in the outcome of the contest ,
on which depends to a largo extent a
working union of the Irish and English
democracies and the progress of repub
licanism in the British empire , there is
no valid excuse for burdening the dis
patches with circumstantial details and
highly colored reports. Scores of politi
cal contests In this country and In the
old world have , shown factional passion ,
hatred and oven bloodshed to a greater
degree and yet did not attract a fraction
of the attention. But there Is a purpose
behind these magnified details which
may bo clearly been when the source is
considered. And that purposes , fostered
by the tories , Is to disgust American sen
timent with the squabbles of the homo
rulers and give vitality to the sentiment
of freedom's enemies that the Irish are
incapable of self-government.
BY the act of a shallow-patod vandal ,
Omaha is not only disgraced , but a se
vere loss Is entailed on the backers of the
art exhibit. These gentlemen assumed
grave financial obligations not for their
own benefit. They had In view the cul-
vation of the love of art among our people -
plo , and for that purpose secured an ex
hibit of masterpieces never before
equalled in thtsvcity. Their unselfish
enterprise , their commendable efforts to
lay the foundations of a permanent art
gallery in Omaha , imposes a duty on all
lovers of art , and that duty is to see that
the guarantors are not obliged 'to bear
the entire cost of the mutilated paint
ing. An effort should bo made to pur
chase the picture , pnd make it the nu
cleus of a permanent art gallery.
THJ5 negotiations Jor a settlement of
the seal fisheries dispute give little
promise of an early agreement. Late re
ports from Washington foreshadow a
rupture between the state department
and the British minister. Whllo both
sides agree to submit the question to
arbitration , there is a radical difference
as to details , the English envoy demand
ing privileges pending the sitting of the
arbitration commissioners which Secre
tary Blalno vigorously refuses to con
cede. It is now probable the correspond
ence will bo submitted to congress , with
a view of securing its opinion on the
stand taken by the state department.
IN the light of the evidence adduced
in Omaha , the prohibition contest is
worse than a favco. It is an Insult to the *
people and an unjustifiable raid on the
state treasury. Never has there been
such overwhelming' testimony in sup
port of law and order. Judges of the
federal and state courts , ministers of the
goapol , city and county officials , busi
ness and professional men in fact , the
very best representatives of public , pro
fessional and business life , unite in pro
nouncing the charges of outlawry in
Omuha to bo unfounded.
THE contract for the erection of addi
tional fire engine houses has bcon
awarded. Although the season for
building operation is nearly ended , the
urgent need of these structures justifies
the action of the council in pushing the
work. Their completion and equipment
will afford reasonable protection for
residence districts * now remote from the
fire department.
THIS energetic action of South Omaha
business men in carrying their postal
grievances to headquarters is highly
commendable. Such vigorous demands
for adequate mall facilities rarely falls
to produce favorable results.
MIL TimitES' interview with Sitting
Bull on the mnttqr4of rations will bo In
teresting to the liiihabitauts of another
world."J ;
THK determination of the council to
extend the fire limits is a gratifying
tribute to progressive builders.
THE dilapidated condition of tKo gon-
ornl fund has no offset on the grip of the
sinecures on the gly [ treasury.
The IllRtultdnd to Wealth.
Washington Post.
Senator Delnmater'.Jnay soon recover his
lost fortune. Ho | s'jjtlll a member of the
Pennsylvania iogLsl { uro.
"Wealth at Our Very Doors.
' St. 01111 Globe-Democrat.
There ts no reason why any man should
Hvo or Ole iu poverty In this country when ho
can make $50,000 any day In too year by
catching Tascott.
An Unlucky Number.
Chicago JfetcH.
Even If the Sandwich Island king , with a
capital K , did wish It , tills country could no
longer think of annexing bis dominions. It
has been discovered that his realm Is divided
into thirteen states.
A Blutlol OJUcatinhlor.
K'uisai CUu Tiintt.
VIce President Bryan of the Chicago
world's fulr directory desflrvos a inonumout.
Ho was voted a salary of { 12,009 a year , but
bos declined to accept more thnt $0,000 bo-
causa his duties do not occupy moro tnan holt
his tltno.
The Cnrnlltm Situation.
Chtcaoo Tribune.
The old Carolina ocnntor
Has lost hla backing.
They have Wndo Hampton iu the balauco
And found him lacking.
A Dead Issue.
St. l\tul Monecr-l'ra * .
The proportions of the democratic victory
this fall were so great that comment on all
other aspects of the election has been pretty
nearly suspended. And It la Illustrative of
the suddenness with which issues spring into
pioralnonno and then disappear in American
politics that the farmers' alllnnco is now at
tracting nil the attention that was formerly
devoted to the prohibition party. It is worth
notlne , however , that the latter Is now , to all
Intents and purposes , n dead ls , uo. The Pio-
nccr-Presi long ago declared Hi conviction
that no state in which a prohibitory law was
not already In existence would over again
declare In favor of that policy. Among the
minor results of the recent election Is to bo
counted a confirmation of that belief. For
the anti-prohibition majority of 40,000 in Ne
braska is the flnal word on the question of
prohibition as a means of suppressing the
liquor trafllo nnd promoting practical tem
po ranco.
The prohibitionists wcro confident of suc
cess , nnd not without reason. Nebraska Is
governed by much the same conditions that
forced prohibition upon the Dakotns. Ills
largely a rural community , and has drawn a
considerable proportion of its population from
Iowa , whore the people hnvo become accus
tomed to the prohibition idea , and confused
it with their notions of duty and morality. It
Is surrounded on every sldo save the west by
a cordon of prohibition states. The oxampto
of Iowa , of Kansas , of South Dakota , was ro
lled upon to toll powerfully In favor of the
propo od policy. If prohibition could not bo
successful hero , it bos nothlnpr to hope any
where else in the union. But the results
show not only the ovcnvhclnnnp defeat of
prohibition , but its defeat la the coun
try districts , without reckoning the
vote of the larger cities nnd towns. Two
facts upon which the prohibitionists rolled
to help them have told powerfully in the op
posite direction. The proximity of other
states thut had adopted this policy was n
tremendous argument against instead of for
It. The people saw how the thing worked la
Iowa , Kansas and South Dakota , nnd they
had no appotlto for the humbug. Still moro
effective was the practical lesson of a high
license law. Illfrh license has been in force
In Nebraska , with the satisfactory results
that it everywhere produces. When the
people wcro asked to exchange this rational
and effective method of regulating the liquor
trafllo for a policy that involves a choice be
tween free whisky and a government by the
absolute despotism of fanatics , they rendered
an emphatic negative. The prohibition move
mcnt has done good in educating the public
ofi the liquor question. As a political issue
it is dead.
KITS.
Boston Herald : The best way to tell a
canvasback duck from a redhead Is to look at
the bill.
Binghamton Loader ; The man who doesn't '
think his baby is the prlzo baby hasn't got
any baby.
Smith , Gray & Co.'s Monthly : Rivers llko
clocks , run dowa when the main spring
gives out.
Philadelphia Times : Whether crowding
the cars is right or not , a great many people
stand up for it.
St. Joseph News : Time waits for no man ,
but there's one man who beata time the con
ductor of an orchestra.
Bangor News : Some men are so stingy
they expect you to pay rent on the place you
occupy in their esteem.
St. Joseph Herald : An nxchango asks if
wo have evur seen a cannon ball. No , but wo
hnvo seen a whole Ulubbcr.
Blnghnmton Loader : The laziest boy In
school Is always closest to the head of the
procession when the circus Is in town.
Smith , Gray & Co.'s Monthly : Interesting
to whist players The announcement that
Africa holds inexhaustible quantities of rub-
bo r.
r.Now
Now York Sun : "They sny Dr. Koch's '
lymph is dutiable under tbo McKinley bill.
Now why should it be ! " "It interferes with
homo consumption. "
Manhattan : Wife ( waking up suddenly
from sleep ) Henry , did you call ! Husband
( who has boon spending previous evening
with the I'll raiseIt
boys-No ) ; - five.
Philadelphia Times : His Employer "I
can only say , Mr. Jones , you have acted like
a donkey la this matter. " "But you mustn't *
forget , sir , that I acted as your representa
tive. "
Harper's Bazar : McGall Do you exchange -
change unsatisfactory goods 1 Salesman
Yes , eir. McGnll Well , hero's an over
coat I fjot hero last year , and I think I llko
your now styles much better.
Fliegendo Blatter : Why , I haven't been
able to make a fire In the stove here all win
ter. It doesn't draw. Landlord So } Then
it must have saved about $50 for you in fuel.
Iu such a case I'm ' afraid I'll have to rnlso
the rent on you.
NEWS Of TJIfi SOUTHWEST.
lown.
G. W. Himna , the first settler of Black
Hawk county and one of the founders of the
city of Waterloo , is dead. Ho was seventy-
three years old and came to lowaiu IS 15.
Prof. J. Wornll of LoMars- has been In
vestigating the beet sugar question with a
view to experimenting to determine the prao-
tibillty of raising boots iu Plymouth county
for sugar. Ho has several oooUs on the nub-
Ject from the department of agriculture , nnd
has carried on quite a corrcspondouco with
Secretary Husk and received full particulars
of the work that has been done in California ,
Nebraska nnd other states.
In Ityon county , ono of the latest organized
in Iowa , 237,8'Jl ucros of land have baen. as-
scssed , the value of which Is ? lG85,0)4. ! ) The
value of town lots is f 127. ill I , personal prop
erty. $ JUIXK , ! ; railroads , WI3,85ff ; maklnp the
total valuation ? 3tJ57,95 ! , from which Is de
ducted the tree exemption , 4197,915 , leaving
the taxable valuation $3,177,278 , on which the
total tax is WOl,5U.U9. : The assessed valu
ation Is upwards of $00,000 above that of last
year , and the total tux Is nearly $10,000 moro.
The Two Dukotna.
In a recent" test of sugar boots by Prof ,
Shepard of the Brooklyn agricultural college.
It was found that roots which have been Irri
gated frrow larger but had a smaller percent
age nf sweetness.
The Brooklyn Register sayst "Tho bankers
or this city state that there are fewer mort
gage foreclosures at present than during any
previous year In the history ol the country :
also that many are redeeming their real cs-
state sold under foreclosure a year ago. "
The Homcstako mine tit Deadwood Ls Duo of
the most valuable in the world. It keeps 1,200
stamps constnntlvat work and gives employment -
mont to 0,000 men. The product amounts to
fj.500,000 annually. The company has not
missed paying a dividend to the stockholders
for fifteen years , and the wages paid promptly
to the men are the highest paid by any rnluo
In the world. The vein work is about thrco
hundred feet wide and two miles in length ,
with enough ere Iu sight to continue opera
tions on the present larfta scnln for twenty
yours. Senator Hearst of California is ono of
the heavy stockholders.
' Thirty Killed and Mnuy Injuroil.
BOMIIAT , Dec , 17. A house in the native
quarter , containing ; 100 Inmates , collapsed to
day , Thirty person ? ) were killed and many
Injured.
FROM T1IE STATE CAPITAL ,
Dime Novel Beading the Oauso of'Two
Boys Going Astray.
CAPTUREDAFTERROBBINGTHEIR PARENTS ,
llcfcrcc AVhltcomb Ilciulors HIi Dc-
olslou in the Cnno of Hhor\vln > v
* GnBhrhon Supreme Court-
Odds nnd
LINCOLN , Nob. , Dec. 17.-lSpcclnl to Tim
Bee. ] In Tuesday morning's BF.K was an no-
count of how Fred Bcswick and John Hhy-
kert , two youths of tender years , had stolen
n watch nnd some money from A. Beswlck ,
nt Twenty-seventh and E streets. Later re
ports shovv the boys to ho thoroughly bad.
Boswlck has hitherto boruo n peed reputa
tion , but Khykert was once before thecounty
court for misconduct. After leaving hero
they wont to Khykcrt's father's place , near
Princeton , where they took two horses nnd
wontmvny. The sheriff hero was notified ,
but by the time ho communicated with Prince
ton the boys had returned the horses , but had
taken a lot of bodclothlng nnd n bed and
skipped ngaln. Deputy Sheriff Hoagland
started Grant McFnrland to Princeton this
morning after the boys , but a telephone mes
sage received later announced the capture of
the boys , who wcro found camping in the
woods. The boys wcro nrracd with shot guns ,
and thooQlccrs bud to llro several shots be
fore they gave up. They will lie brought
back this evening. Dime novel reading Is
responsible for their actions.
A U.KVF.1I FlUUtl ,
H. P. Whitman , roforco In the cnso of II.
P. Sherwln va Lcm Oiiglirgen , inado his ro-
ix > rt yesterday afternoon. The case is an
interesting ono. Shonvin sold a drug stora
on O street to Uughcgon , who hulls from
Friend , receiving thrco promissory notes for
$1,570 , , secured by a chattel mortgage.
Onghcgcn could not pay when the lirst note
became due , nnd Shcrwiu proceeded to take
charge under his mortgiiRO. ( Jaghegcn
asked Shonvin not to advertise the foreclos
ure of the mortgage , as ho thought ho could
get help in shouldering the dobt. Shorwlu
did not wish to down the man thoroughly ,
ana agreed to dolt. The next day B. Fer
guson of Friend Illed suit ngainst Onghogen ,
who immediately confessed Judgment and an
execution was issued. "When the sheriff's
olllccr wont down to levy on the stock pre
sumably owned by Gaghegcn the hitter was
there , acknowledged that ho was the man In
possession , and iho levy was made. Slierwin
claimed 'that this claim of Ferguson was
trumped up to beat him out of the stock of
drugs , and that UaKhcBen falsely stated no
was in possession , when ho was not. The
referee found iu favor of plaintiff , and his
report was confirmed by the court.
'wHfi : NOT WELL IULANCUI ) .
Jnmcs B. Ballanco was given a divorce
today by Judge Field from his wife Augusta.
Dallanco said that ho was married to Au
gusta in Omaha , Junci-'i , 1SS7 , but iu Febru
ary of the followiuc yc.ir she trans f cried her
attentions to ono Junies Halsey. He said
that while she was living with him she used
to gut drunk and would tniilto his lifo miser
able , and otherwise led him ti terrible life.
Ho was also clveu the custody of his two-
.var-old boy. Mrs. Ballanco has a son by
HaUoy , ho says.
TIIBI susriciox TJII : auAnniAN.
Wooley & Glb = oii , at attorneys for Mntrglo
Moore , have fl led a motion in. probate court
for un order requiring James Moore , guar
dian of Maggie. to appnar in court niut ren
der nn accounting of his stewardship. They
say that ho has received for the girl 975 In
money , as well as rents and profits for sev
eral years from lands owned by the girl , but
has neglected to give any account of the
same , so that the actual amount received U
unknown to the girl or her attorneys.
sui'ucsin cotiirr.
John C. Carver of Adams county brought
suit against Frank Taylor of thosamo shriev
alty for $10,000 damages because of nlloped Il
legal retention of curtain lands belonging to
Carver. The case was onpcaleU today.
The case of Jacob Zimmerman ct al vs
Kearney couuty , Iu which a request is m.ido
that an Injunction bo dissolved restraining
the opening of cortaiu roads of Newark
township , was taken to the supreme court
today.
ODDS AND F.ND3.
Frank Siddors sravo $1,200 bond yesterday
to pay Ethel L. Vurney , the girl ho ruined ,
S3. 10 each month until he p.iys her $1,000 in
all. tils mother and father went his se
curity.
Mary TStta Moore has been given a divorce
from her husband , "William. The couple hud
been married over ten years and have tbroo
children , the eldest nine ycais of ago. "Will
iam is now serving tinio iu thu Missouri peni
tentiary for grand larceny and will stay there
for three years.
The district court was engaged today In
hearing the apeal of D. G. Babbington from
the decision of Judge Stewart in refusing to
allow his claim of $ .V)0 from the citato of
Sarah J. "Wiswoll. Babbington had a note
signed by Mrs. Wiswcll's husband , with iho
wife ns surety x and the heirs refused to allow
it to bo paid out of the wife's estate.
Frank Fmslor , the fellow who struck
Llzzlo Williams on the sldo of the head with ,
a plato and thereby destroyed the hearing in
one of her ears , was put under $500 bonds
today to appear before the district court oa
thp charge of mayhem.
Diamonds In I'ornus
I' lusters.
Five largo porous plasters covered the
breast and buck of a delicate looking
passenger on the City of Paris on her
recent voyage to New York. His cloth
ing was closely examined by the custom
house oflicors , but no contraband goods
were found upon him. On arriving at
MB Lome , on "West Ninety-seventh
street , ho immediately took a warm
bath , and as ho pooled oil the plasters
he disclosed thirty-two diamonds of un
usual brilliance , worth about $0,500. Ho
makes frequent trips abroad , and his
health and his finances are improving
by these voyages.
The Chinaman in Australia.
The American colonies have dismally
failed in their efforts to keep John
Chinaman out by imposing a heavy poll
tax. Each immigrant from the Plowry
Kingdom has to pay when ho enters the
colonies about $100 , and yet , in spite of
this drain upon his resources ho sends
for bis brothers and coualns , and there
nro today 1,000 moro Chinese in Aus
tralia than nine years ago. There are
over forty thousand Chinese in Aus
tralia , and 47,000 in Tasmania and Now
Zealand , a rather large pigtail popula
tion considering thosizo of the islands.
in the Holy I > nnd.
Besides the railroads which will
presently take tourists froia the sou to
Jorubaloin another route is being cur-
voycd from thu coubt to Damascus. Just
now the engineers nro at work in thu
mountains north of the enn of Galileo ,
In three or four montliH rail laying will
begin at the historic city of Aero. It Is
the purpose of the company to run u
steamer on the Son of Galileo for which
they have obtained u concession. Thus
modern innovations are rapidly invad
ing the Holy Land.
The PaHtoit VOSHO ! Aflunt.
The "fastest vessel afloat" IB declared
to bo the 3,200 ton war ship built for the
Argentine republic by Armstrong ,
Mitchell & Co. Her niuno is the " 25 do
SIR MORREU/ MACKENZIE ,
_
The eminent Throat Specialist says : ' 'The
Boduu Mineral Pastilles ( troohoa ) pro
duced fiom the Bodou Springs by ovapora-
Ion , are particularly uorvlooabo In Cu-
tarrhal InlluinmaUoin , Sere Throat , Coughs ,
llronchttls and IAIHR Troubles. " Korealoby
all druggists. Obtain the genuine only , will h
must have the signature und testimonial of
Sir W err oil Mackvnzlu with each box.
Mnyo , " the date of Argentina Inde
pendence. Her blcrgofit guns nro two
eight-Inch ( , nins , eno has twin screws
ntid engines which , in developing nearly
nine thousand her so power , carried her
through n Blx hours' trial at a opaod of
21.237 knote. With forced drnutrht that
made l.'t,800 horse power she showed a
speed of 2X43 knots.
Amiiionln In HOWIIRO.
In strong liquids , such us sowngo , /
which is rich in food for most microorganisms
ganisms , wo find no nitrification taking
place , but on the contn ryan abundance
of ammonia. In sitoh n liquid , however ,
the nitrifying organisms bulo their time ,
waiting until their less discriminating
brethren have consumed all the availa
ble store of nourishment nnd are perish
ing from want , then they stop in , innko
themselves nmBlorri of the sltunllon nnd
convert the ammonia into nltrlo acid.
A Japanese Olmf
A Japanese chef or fancy cook finds
employment from his own nationality In
preparing Iho fish dlnnoro which are so
prominent a feature of lifo in the land
of the mikrulo. Ono of his pot master
pieces consists of n largo bluuflsh which ,
when sorted , has not a slnglo scale
broken , and which , Avhon opened , con
tains a sea bass , nnd that In turn ono or
two smaller fishes in equally perfect
condition.
*
Hlj ; 1'rlccs for Pottery.
Forty years ago a Rose dti Barry vixso
Bold in London for nearly JCL',000. Wedg
wood sold his copies of the Portland
vnso , ton Inches high only , ut " 00. A
century ago Dr. Johnson said that the
Crown Darby ware was as expensive ns
silver. The sale of the neaohblow VOAO
in Now York show the possibilities of
values.
The Greatest Mont Kntors.
The greatest moat caters In the world
are the people of America , whoso aver
age consumption is 175 pounds per
annum. The English como next , with
ah avorngo of n little over 110 pounds
The French cat only halt as much meat
as the English , and the people of Ger
many , Austria and Italy Btlll loss.
Post nKostniiiioiuan | in ,
A traveler with the postage stamp
mania acknowledges that ho has visited
countries for no other purpose than to
got ruvo jiostngo stamps to add to liishn-
inonso collection , valued at thousands of
dollars.
To Protect Diinil ) Anhmls.
There Is ono society of boys and trlrls
in England to protect animals which
has over 80,000 members.
A Ung'H Xoblo llccord.
Ono dog of the convent of St. Bernard
is said to have saved moro than foi ly
human lives.
Don't pass this BY for it
means you.
We have taken our entiref
stock of
and put them on separate
tables , making FOUR [ 4 ]
LOTS :
PRICES ,
$8. $12 , $15 , $25r
former prices from $12 to
$40. If there is any virtue
inGOOD
GOOD GOODS
AND
LOW PRICES
We shall clean out the
lines in a few days. Every
one knows the quality of
our goods , and when we
name the above prices it
means you will get better
values than you can find
elsewhere.
OMA.HA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed and duarantoed Capital..tVW.OOO
1'aid in Capital . , 3S6.000
lluyi and-olli stooU and bonds ) negotiates
commercial pupur ; rocnlvc-s nod executes
trusts ) noUa transfer nnont and trmtooof
osrporatlons , takes charge ol property , ool-
lecta taxei.
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK. 1
S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sts.
> 'nld In Capital f 53.000
BaliHcrlbod and Guaranteed Capital. . . . 100,00)
Liability of Stockholders ' . 00,000
61'erCcut Intoroatl'ald on Deposits.
KUAN 1C J , I.A.NOK , Uustitor.
Officers : A. U. Wyuiun , president , J. J , llrown ,
vJoo-prosldont , W. T. Wjniun. treasurer.
llrootorA. ; . U.Wyman , J. ll.UUUrd. J. J.
llrown. Ony 0. Hurton. E. W. NasU , TUwnia *
U UlmMll. doorgo 1) . Luk * .