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THE OMAHA DAILY 33EE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 24 , 1890. THE DAILY BEE. K , KO8EWATKK hmron. " PUHLISIIKD KVKUV MOUNINO TntMHOF 8UII OHI I'TION. Pally nnd Biuidny , Ono Vuur . . .Ill 00 Rixnm . n no Tliroo Iiioiillm . 2 M ) fluidity llw. Ono Year . 200 Weekly Htc. Ono Ycnr. . . . . . . 100 Omnhn , The Itcollullillni ; . Couth Oinnlia , Corner N nnrt 2ftli ! Ftrcot * 'Council llliifffl , 15 IVatl Mrcol. Chlcngo Ofllce , ! ) l" Cliatnlior of Cnmmcrco. Now York.Konrn * 13,11 niul 11. Tribune Uulldlng WtiEliliiKton , Mill-'ourleoiitli Street. comcrsroNOBNcE All rorntminlcatloni rrlntlnc to nnm nnd rdltorlril inntlor nhuuld bo aililrusscd to the KUHorlnl Department. HUHINKSS J.KTTEKB. All btmlnftHli-t tern nnd iptnlttnncM should tin n < lil rowel to The Hoc Publishing Company , Ornnlm. Km f Is , checks mid nostofllco orders to l > mnilo payable to tlio order of tlio cow jinny. The Bcc Publishing Company , Proprietors , Tli lleo H'ld'K , rurnutn untt fcovcntoontliHts HVOItN frTATEMENT OF ClUOUI-ATlUN ttntcnf Nelirtukiv. 1 , County of Dounlm. I " _ . _ Grnnu' II. TfMhuek. soctrtary of The Bos riililliblnir comuunv. tlocs . nlmnnly nwont .tout the nctiml circulation of TIIK DAILY HKE for tlio VCOK rndlu ; ! IKc , 20 , 1MW , was as fol- KumliuDi'P. . 14 . 81.015 Jlomlnv , Dee. IS . ' . " Mifi , Tucsdny. Hce 10 . K.fi-li jr. Dec. 17 . . < Tlmrsdny. Dec. 18 J'rlrlnv. Do1'J . S2.W2 buturday.Dcc. 20 . . . . . .S1.TO8 AvcrnRO . U.'MKJl GF.OHCIB It. Trscuticic. Fworn to t rforn mo mill siitwribeil In my tins 20ili < lir : of Docvinlior. A. D..1SW r < . I1. Tnu Motnry I'ubllo. Mtitcof Ni'brniUn. I County , I Ororce II. T/cliuck , Lclna iluly sworn , rto- nnd ffiys thnt lie Is secretary of Tlio Hco fofri ' Cornpanv. Dial llio iictiml uvcrueu dully clrriilntlnn of Tun DAII.V lltn for tbo month cif Di-rcii'l'nr. 1f'J. ' vms W.04H coplosj for .Tnntmry. ttW > , lW > .ViCunIes ! for 1'olirmiry , 1WO , in/CI ciinlri : for Mnreli. ] MO , i0.8IS coplnii _ ietio."sfi'TOj copYcs"fbr ! : NovoiniinV."Tsso"a.T36 cnplri. Oi OIIOK II. T7SCHUCK. frunrn to Icfnro inc. n nil nuliiii'rlbccl In ny rrcsciicc , this Clh ouy of Doecinlx'r. A. 1) . , 1891 N I1. I'-Ktu Notary I'ubllo. CD.VGIIKSSMArt JKHUY SlJIt'SOK will not hail } , ' up his socles tunlght. IIo doesn't wnr nny. u inoveinontsof Slow Bull miplit bo accelerated liy holding out nn extra largo ration of bcof scolloped with Ixvyo- nots. Tun profession of train robbing has BOOH RH boat days in the &outh. An t- tempted revival In Mississippi recently wasti disastrous failuro. THK bui'vostor trust is ono of those benevolent comblno.s which { fonorously now proiiilsos and reap an abundant crop of cash or the equivalent. s gradual contraction ot the mili tary clrulo around the hostiles foro- khadows i fresh crop of ghost dancers or uu unconditional surrender. Now thul the president has filled the Biipromo bench vacancy , the attention of tlio country will bo riveted on the forth coming inomber of the interstate rail way commission. AN INTULT-IOENT French jury t promptly rejected the theory of hyp notism as a defense for murder. The old | Insanity rtodgo with variations is peed \ enough for this ago. TOM JlA.TOlis stoutly insists thnt Ms Christinas present may bo a little late in arriving this year , but that it will bo a thing of beauty when it comos. In his dreams it looks like the chair of stato. A UAiN'liow around the sun was ob served from points in Massachusetts last wook. Superstitious democrats claim that It foretells the election of youngGovornor Russell to the presidency two years honco. Tnn United States is a rich country , With a thrifty bank account , but if it Bhould attempt to do a tenth part of the things that wild reformers nro demand ing It. would go Into bankruptcy within a twelvemonth. O'CONNKM , once declared that a coach and four could bo driven through any ant of parliament. The now pooling syndicate evidently BOOS an opening to drive a railroad through the interstate commerce net. Mu. GOULD eays ho favors "respect- nblo Biibsldlos for steamships. " Of course ho does. The Paeillo mall line would got a respectable portion of thorn and Mr. Gould owns a very respectable Bharo of the stock in suid lino. SOMI ; of the men who voted for Jay Burrows say they did it with the under standing that ho would resign. If that is so they were the victims of a trans parent humbug. The Idea of Uurrows voluntarily resigning any thing is a piece of extravagant humor. ' TUB returns show that Hennessey is elected to parliament , but who knows that Hennessey Is naturalized , and has Jay Burrows said that ho could have his Boat ? Until these questions are satis factorily answered lot not the Honnosoy- Itos colobrtito their cheap triumph. TIIK canvass of the farmers of tlio i country for an expression of their choice f for presidential candidates , undertaken ; by nn eastern newspaper , developed | nothing startling. It simply proved % that Uhilnu is the most popular ropubll- ! . can and Cleveland the most popular I democrat , which everybody know boforo. \ ATTOUNKV GKNKUAL , MII.I.KK will * continuo in the cabinet , Jlr. Noble will remain at the head of the Interior department , and the great political k boinbastca , J. S. Clarkson , will once more nnuqunco that ho would not bavo t accepted the interior department portfolio - ! " folio if it had been , tendered on a silver plat tor. TIIK society for political education has favored Tui : 13 EK with ono of its economic tracts , for which wo feel under obliga tions. Just ut present wo are getting nil the political education wo want through the medium of the comedy in three parts which has boon on the boards lu this city for more thun a week trying to nuiUBo and instruct the people at the ex pense of tlio state and for the bonoflt of the lawyers. 0 Airi , Dec. 2. ) . To the Editor of Tim VKHI Unilor your heading ofVho \VII1 bo Governor ? " you como to the conclusion In cno It shall bo found thnt Mr. Boytl had the highest number of votes and then ahull bo found by the court to have boon IncllKiblo that Thomas Mnjon , tbo lieutenant covcrnor-olcct , will bo govern or. This ta no . so. You do not read section 10 of article fi of Hie constitution nrlglit. If it shall bo found that Mr. IlojrJ was Ineligible ) then ho will no vcr hnvo boon ile Jure governor within tlio incnnlav of that section , and Gov ernor Thaycr will hold over until , n "suro enough" governor Is elected nnd quail lloJ. After quo warranto proceedings shall have determined that Mr. Uoyd was Ineligible ho cannot dlo as governor , bo cannot bo Im- pcarhcd ns governor , nnd thcro will bo no fnlluro on tils pirt : to qualify , for bo never bad the right to qualify ; ho cannot resign for be has no olllco to rostgii , nor can ho ns governor bo nbsunt from the state nor have nny other disability ns governor which will innko It thnt ho enn bo succeeded by n llou- tonimt governor , llcspcotfully , Joscra II. Hi , A n : . TUB Bun cannot concur in the process of reason Ing by which Judge Blair has reached the conclusion that Governor 'i'lmyor will hold over in cuso the courts decide that Mr. IJoyd is ineligible. The course of procedure by which Boyd \sould become governor dodo ( ( would. necessarily talto Governor Thayer out of the executive chair and no constitutional lawyer would contend that Thayer under any circumstances could resume the olllco ho has once vacated , , unless indeed the people bluill elect hlin for another term. Lot us assume that the legis lature carrics"out the mandate of the constitution , which requires that immediately after the organiza tion of the house and before proceeding to other business the speaker shall open and publish the returns for state olltcors before the joint convention of the two houses , and In tholr presence declare the person h living the highest number of voles duly elected. Unless the secretary of state's footings nro found grossly Incorrect the oIlleoiM declared elected by the speaker will bo James E. Uoyd , governor ; Thomas Majors , lieutenant governor , and Demon , Humph roy , Hill , Allen , Hastings and Goudy. All these persons - sons , whether their seats nro contested or not , will , after the speaker has olll- cially declared that they received the highest number of votes , bo in position to qualify for tholr respective olllcos. The points raised by the contest can- "not como before the joint convention ns- somblcd as witnesses to the publication of tbo returns. Tlio hearing of the tes timony in the contest nnd its final de termination is under our constitution nn entirely diffofont proceeding , for which a day is sot later on in the session. Now , suppose Boyd has been declared duly elected , and has qualified by taking the oath of ofllce , does ho not become do fucto governor , and is not Governor Tliayor nt once divested of his rank and authority of governor ? Docs the consti tution contemplate that Governor Thayer s hall over resume tbo powers vested in him ns governor in cuso the courts should find Boyd ineligible ? Would not such n decision by the court create a vacancy which , under section 10 of the constitution , is to bo filled by the lieutenant governor ? Judge Blair assorts that if it shall bo found that Mr. Boyd was ineligible , then bo will never have been tic jura governor within the meaning1 of that section , and then Gover nor Thtiyer will nold over until "thero is a sure enough" governor elected nnd qualified. How can a Tiinn hold over In an oflice which ho has onuo vacated , and for what object would section 10 bo in tbo consti tution , which does suvay with special elections of governor entirely and Im poses the succession upon the lieutenant governor ? Suppose Governor Thayer should dlo or leave tbo state between the time Boyd assumed the olllco and the court rendered its decision. There would bo no dead governor and no ab sent governor , and yet when Boyd was removed by the court there would bo a place for somebody to fill at once , for there can bo no interregnum under our form of government. The constitution has made tbo lieutenant governor tbo successor In case of any disability , whether physical or legal , and the dis qualification of Boyd would at once pro mo to the nontenant governor to the gov ernorship. NKr VAST AKD A fool , the ndngo says , ran ask ques tions that a wl o man cannot answer. A demagogue who is trying to bait farm subscribers by favoring all sorts of flat and wildcat money schemes inquires : "Why cannot citizens of Nebraska bor- row.monoy as those of Massachusetts ? " This particular conundrum does not make a very heavy draft on any man potthossed of an average stock of common sonso. The principal reasons why money cannot bo borrowed as cheaply bore as in Massachusetts nro that thcro is not nearly as much money hero , in the first place , and , secondly , because confidence In Nebraska values is by no means so well established. Massachusetts has the ac cumulated wealth of three conturics and Nebraska that of loss than two genera tions. Massachusetts is tbo most densely populated state in the union and Ne braska ono of the most sparsely settled. If Nebraska had the same ratio of popu lation to the square milo as Massachu setts Its total would bo 21,031,110 Instead of 1,0)6,000. , And that would mona a vast accumulation of wealth , well-set tled real estate values and a low rate of Interest to all worthy borrowers. There is therefore no mystery about tho" fact that at present money is neither so plenty nor so cheap in Nebraska at It is In Massachusetts. In spite of those /acts / , however , there Is no reason for discouragement in the llnanclul situation of Nebraska if the people do tholr duty , \Vostorn bunks and business men have gene through the recent financinlstrain with great credit. There have boon no largo failures and the bank reserves have kept up admir ably , Confidence must bo at the bottom of an easy money market , and confidence in western mortgages has been bomo- what shaken recently. Nebraska has suffered for the short corn crops and long haired men of Kansas , with which it Is always associated in the eastern mind. It is no fault ot Nebraska's that Knnsa's has had successive crop fail ures , together with n surplus ot cranks and the blight ot prohibition , but thoao calamities have oper ated against tbo puoplo * of this state. A partial crop failure in a few western counties and the ngitalloa of the prohibition question have lent color to the opinion that Nebraska did not merit the entire confidence ot In vestors. It rests very largely with our own people to say whether Nebraska shall gain and lie > op that degree of conlldonco which is Indispensable to n cheap and abundant supply ot capital. If the legis lature rejects all the wild theories that are submitted to It and onncts only sound legislation , and if tbo people at largo persistently develop and advertise the resources of the state , Nebraska will soon find tlaolt enjoying the conditions which have filled Massachusetts with largo cities , prosperous industries and a surplus of monoy. If wo cultivate conlldonco wo shall have the blosslnps that como in its train. If wo weaken and destroy conlldonco wo shall find that legislation hus no magic balm to heal our wounds. HBXltV it. On the roll of the world's ' heroes the military conquerors stand first in the popular esteem. To the largo majority the men who have opened the paths for the inarch of civilization , the explorers of continentsmid , wildernesses , have no well-defined position of honor. Yet they may urge a just claim to the first rank among1 the upbulhlorsof nations and the benefactors ot mankind. The avenues they trace through unknown lands for the progress ot the race Involves labor , courage and sacrifice quite as great as are demanded of the successful loader of armies , and the results are not less Important to the world , often more so , than the achievements of the soldiers whom mankind delight to glorify. There Is no higher form of heroism than that which loads mon to put oceans bo- twccn themselves and civilized life and enter regions untraversed save by sav age tribes and boasts of prey , and there can bo no higher usefulness than that of bringing such regions to the knowledge of the world and opening thorn to the uses of civilization. The enlightened world acknowledges Henry M. Stanley to bo the greatest of modern explorers , and as such ho debcrvcs the honor of mankind no less than the forem oat in military renown. The dilllcultlos ho overcame , the perils ho oncountorcd and the hardships ho endured ia order to give the world a fuller knowledge ot the great African continent , as well ns the intelligence ho has shown in making available to the nations the results of his observations , give him the highest po&siblo claim to the distinguished cons - s [ deration that has boon shown him in Europe and which bo is now receiving from the people of this country. There nro persons who would depreciate the borvico Stanley has per formed. Like all greatly success ful men , ho has detractors. But bis fame is secure against the shafts either of envy or malico. It would have been well if that terrible story of the rear guard of that wonderful march through equatorial Africa had never boon told , if the tongue of enmity or jealousy could have kept silent regard ing that awful episode , but it casts no blemish upon the record of Stanley. The oral and written testimony is strongly on his side , and ho has the con fidence , bravely earned , of just and fair- minded men the world over. Henry M. Stanley will receive a cor dial welcome to Omaha , with which his early experience in journalism was identified , and the personal Interest ex tended to him ho will doubtless rooipro- cato in noting the remarkable progress of this metropolis during the twenty- throe years since ho loft it to eater a larger Hold of usefulness and win lasting fame. Nowhere will ho find a heartier dcblroto show him tbo honor which his great service to the world merits than in this city , the premise of whoso material prosperity ho saw and pro claimed nearly a quarter of a century ago. Til Kit K IS NO DANGKlt. The British minister at Washington , who is not In the habit ot talking freely to the newspaper representatives , has been Induced to depart from his rule of silence by the recent reports that there wns danger of a serious disturbance of the friendly relations botwooa the United States and Great Britain because of the diffuroncos in regard to the Bohring sea matter. The minister discredits the re ports as wholly sensational and says that both countries , while differing on the facts bearing on tbo question , have a common object which scorns emi nently susceptible of submission to arbitration. In the opinion of the minister the Bohring sea con troversy is far less grave than the Ala bama claims case was , which was sub mitted to arbitration without friction. In the reference to this subject in hla annual message the president said that the offer to submit the question to arbi tration , as proposed by the British gov ernment , bad not boon accepted for the reason that the form of submission pro posed was not thought to bo calculated to assure a conclusion satisfactory to either party. It has not since trans pired that there baa been any intima tion from the British government of a disposition to modify its proposal. It 1ms very recently boon stated that Probhlont Harrison intended to call the attention ot congress to the gravity of the Bohring sea situation , for the pur pose of placing upon that body the re sponsibility of maintaining or abandonIng - Ing the American position In regard to the protection of thu soul , It Is more than probable that the president will Diirsuo this course , nnd it Is certainly ad visable that ho should do so K the situa tion is really grave. It would bo very natural that the administration should fool indisposed to inslbt upon a policy that might lead to sorlous consequences without bolng assured that Its action would bo approved and sustained by the roprohontatlves of the pooplo. There are some who contend that In the latest negotiations regarding this quentioa the United States government lias been placed somewhat atadlsaduintngo ; that Its claims or as- fcutuptlcms have not boon sustained by the testimony 6 ! Its own officials. The fact IB , hoivavc that there has been nothing to ml late against the govern ment's ossontUUi lnlni to jurisdiction , and It would bu eminently proper for the president to nstr congress to doforinino whether the government shall continuo to InsUt , nt whatever hazard , upon this claim , or submit Iho Issue to arbitration ns proposed by llip , British government. The present ujlminlulmtlon has unques tionably done ull that was possible in the way of negotiation , and unless the British government should propose a modified form of arbitration that would bo acceptable , the advice of congress ought to bo asked regarding the future course to bo pursued. The right of this government to prevent - vent the killing of seal In the open sea was affirmed by congress four years ago , and oliico then numerous seizures have boon made of vessels found violating this right. The Uritlsh government contends that this claim contravenes In ternational law and submits as its ultimatum 'that tlio alleged right of Canadians to kill seal in the open sea , and at all times , shall. bo submitted to arbitration umlor the ruloa of Inter national law. Thus encouraged , depre dations on the seal fisheries nro increasing from year to year , ami according to trustworthy opinion it Is only a question of a short tlmo. if this sort of thing is allowed to continue , when the seal will bo exterminated nnd an industry valuable to this country destroyed. There may not bo any seri ous danger in tbo situation , so far as the friendly relations of the two coun tries are concerned , but it is evident that the United States cannot or should not permit the destruction of the seal fish eries , and that It is necessary that a sot- JJoiuont of the issue bo reached as soon as possible. If the administration feels that it has gene ns far as It can go In llio matter of negotiation it Is tlmo for con gress to decide what further action shall bo taken. I'UT ON TlltS UllAKES. Tbo development of rapid transit In Omaha in the last few years naturally increased the dangers to life and limb. Accidents were inevitable. Patrons of the trains hardly realized the banish ment of mule power and recklessly exposed - posed themselves in jumping on nnd oil moving trains. But the greatest peril is the disposition ot motoriuon to speed their trains to the limit and take ad- vantngo of street crados for a wild dnsh of speed. The innumerable hills on the streets traversed by the motors afford opportunities for reckless handling of trains , and oven when crowded during 'the morning , noon find evening hours , it is not uncommon to see trains running at a twenty-mile gait , en dangering not only the lives of the occu pants but people at street crossings. The great increase in travel , coupled with the steady growth in population , demands Increased vigilance on the part of the street railway management. It is impossible , of course , to avert accidents resulting from tl o carelessness of passengers - songors , but It is possible to compel molorinon and conductors to exorcise greater care in the handling of trains in the crowded sections of the city , and al low passengers ample time to alight from and board trains. It is imperative , that motor trains bo equipped with double brakes as'"effec tively as the cable trains. It is to the interest of tbo company to provide every safeguard and avoid costly dainngo suits. It is duo the public that adequate appli ances for checking the speed of trains and guaranteeing security , bo provided by every common carrier. Those Im provements , with careful , reliableopora- tlvoswould largelydiminish public fears and save the company from tbo consequence - quonco of its negligence. OMAHA will entertain Henry M. Stan ley , her great African explorer , on Christmas day , Now , If we had General Grooly , tlio man who climbed nearest to the top of the north polo , George Francis Train , who made the fastest tour around the world , and Buffalo Bill , who hobnobbed with the Prince of Wales , entertained Qucon Victoria and drove around the Coliseum with King Humbert , wo would , in the language of P. T. Barnum , have the greatest combi nation on earth. Stanley lived hero 23 years ago. Citizen Train made Omaha his homo just a year before Stanley lived among us , and Grooly was the Omaha signal officer In 1871-72. And Colonel Cody , the most perfect porsoimtor of the chivalry of the plains , is almost a native of Omaha and bought his Mexican spurs In an Omaha hardware store. IF there is to bo any charter reform the otllcos of street commissioner and sidewalk inspector should bo abolished. Tbo city engineer and board of public works should of right control all im provements and repairs. The work done by the street commissioner can readily bo done under the supervision of the board , either by contract or otherwise. The olllco is a sinecure during the winter months. and a source of waste and oxtravhguuco during the bal ance of the year. Sidewalks should bo made a part of our paving system. The so-called Inspection , as now conducted , is a farce and a fraud on the taxpayers. There has been noi inspection for years in the very heart of the city , nnd dan gerous man traps-prevail under the very nose of the inspector. KNTKiu'iubK nnd liberality deserve ofllclal encouragement. The city should not permit a penurious property owner to raonaco a progressive neighbor by erecting framoU8holls ndjoiniifg brick blocks. Thooxtonslbnof the fire limits will secure this desirable end , and the council should promptly apply it. Tun financial stringency is playing havoc with the royal prerogatives of thlrd-rato kings. The throne of Dom Pedro netted $400 under the hammer , while King Kalakaua's thrown on the resources of the porters. THIS retiring council cannot perform a greater service to the city than by check ing the spread of frumo lire traps. Ex tend the flro limits. . Tins registration law Bhould bo made a part ot the charter for metropolitan cities , and the law should bo framed to meet the known defects of the present system. A general registrar sitting nil the year round , with lib books open to inspection , would bo a great Improve ment and result in the saving of thou sands of dollars every year. Such a system now prevails In San Francisco and several other largo cities. OMAHA Is largo enough for two or three police magistrates and a criminal court that will have jurisdiction of crimes that occur most frequently nnd now take up most of the time of the dis trict court. . BOSTON gives every promise of taking the palm ns the headquarters of wildcat corporations nnd bunco stcorors. TUB now justice of the supreme court has nt last boon born , and Ills name la plain Mr. Brown. A l-'lno OpiMilnu for Our John. Kansas Cttu UMie. Thcro Is a suspicion tbat John L. Sullivan 19 demanded as an Irish parllauiontary candi date. _ _ COIIICB Very llniuly. Wilcntfo AViri. Tbo orthography limy bo questioned , but nn X Is generally necessary to mnko a satis factory Xinas. Tlio Uomilno Article. MtnntatvAls Trlbunt , Senatorial courtesy Is dollncd fas the spirit of accommodation tbat allows ono senator to nslc another how many cards ho took on the ' draw. " Hln Hoot , of Course. Thcro Is a prcvallcnt curiosity to know what Congressman-elect Jerry Simpson of Kansas will Imnp up nt the foot of his bed uoxt Wednesday nl ht. 'Xho Simir City . /onniol. Tbo Omaha World-Herald denounces the administration for the assassination of Sit- tliifj Bull. It couldn't ' very well put the blumoou thoMclvlnloy bill. .Stanford' , . ) Fin nucihl Lunacy. St. Ijnua lilulie-UemiCMt. Senator Stanford , with his hind-currency project , is running a close race with the man who Introduced the nlllanco sub-treasury bill for the prize In financial lunacy , Two AVnj-s of Putt IMC It. Slnux Citll Jnurnnl. Ono way of putting it Is that the country hasn't ' money enough to do Its business , Another way might bo that the country has too many corporations for Its money. Kliintitntln ; ; the Picturesque. RmuMini Stamlaut-Unlan. If the farmers' ulllnnco party succeeds In removing Ingulls from the senate , as It has In boating \Vado Hampton , It will have mndo a brilliant beginning' in tbo elimination of the picturesque. DlfTorunt In llir.rniit Ijooulltlf H. hiiinnj ( / ) Ii ( Journal. Whllo northern democratic managers have come to the conclusion that they can swallow the nlllanco In 1803 , the southern democrat rcgnrJs the organization as tlio particular alligator whoso jaws are open to tuko In th southern democracy. No Tears for S. R. Ktw I'oik Times. The old reprobate was himself unavailable ns aMossiau , but ho waa as well aware ns nny coppor-rolorrd inhabitant of the country of the political vnluo of n Messiah and of the extent to which a belief In Him might bo worked. The announcement of his death is not calculated to avouso any other emotions than these excited the other dnv by tha slay ing of n "roguo" elephant In Cincinnati , though no quadruped over did so much widely extended and long-continued mischief as Sitting Bull. _ Washington Star : Santa Glaus ia getting ready to co into the children's hosiery busi ness. ness.New New Oilcans Picayune : It Is along about Christmas tlmo that country people do murder - dor most fowl. Chicago later-Ocean : Ono of the Indian chiefs has a cholca iiamo for Christmas. It Is "Big Turkey. " Philadelphia Times : It Is n rule for Christ mas to como only once a year , but It Is a good rule to go buy. Chicago Inter-Ocean : In spite of the close money market the Christmas shopper is mak ing n good showing. The holly , as a Christmas green , comes * o us through Christian traditions ; but the mistletoe - tlotoo Is a relio ot the drulds. Chicago Times : The movement of the cur rency is now in the general direction of the stores where holiday goods are sold. "Christmas presents inidnsldo by paying a small cush installment on same , " is tlio oblig ing announcement of a Philadelphia firm. Baltimore American : Job got his ccrtlfl- cato for patlcnco before ho was obliged to go out nnd buy Christmas presents for alibis rel atives. America ! Ncwlywod I'm always worried this time of year thinking of what I shall give my wlfo for a Christmas present. OUIboy Wait till you Uavo boon married as long as I hnvo and you will know how to arrange that. Newlywed How do you manage It ? Oldboy Well , you see , my wife is a crank on the suojcct of kcramics and 1 nm n biblio maniac. It's very simple. She gives mo old china nnd I glvo her rare books. She's here , nnd there , nnd everywhere , On these gay shopping days ; At every window she doUi sturo , Her face is drawn \vlth woful care ; She seeks a score of wnys Of buying toys for Kato nnd Jack Ono dollar docs the work of thrco. She sorts the grist in Santa's pack , And orders things for mo , alack ! All paid for C. O. D.Now Now York Herald. Merry CtiriHtinns. Clothier and Furnisher : For the Politician Many happy returns. For the Impecunious A merry X-mas. For the Dude Presents of mind. For the Ovcr-Frosh Compliments of the season. For Young Lovers A glad yulc-tled. < i\A 1'RAVTIV.lli WiVE. H'lntlirnp Cliurehin I swore I loved but her alone ; Shn'd not bollovo mo. I swoiu her sorrows made mo groan ; Khu'il not bellovu mo. But when I inatlo her mere a loan , Then slio'd bcllovo mo. I oftoii praised her azure eyes ; Sho'd i < ot bellovu me. I called her smiles "Italian skies ; " Sho'd nothellovo mo. Hut when I praised her hoino-mudo plos t Then slio'd bellovu mo. At last I found It best to say ( So shu'd bollovo mo ) Moro commonplaces every day , Although 'twould grlovo mo. Mv moriill Try your wife that way , TU host , bollovo mo. FROM THE STATE CAPITAL , A Wlfo Ezptcdns Her Bausons for Apply ing for & Divorce. REPORT OF ADJUTANT GENERAL COLE , Ills Second Animal Stntemoiit Submit ted for Inspection A. Suit Against Ijliiooln'M million * niro Notvs Notes. LINCOLN , Nob. , Dec. 23 , [ Special to TUB IJiE.I ; Joseph Vi'urzburg , rororoo In the ill- vorco cnso of AdilloVusson vs. Herbert 0. Wusson , lllud liis report todny. Tbo fair plalnlllT testified that slio was mnrrlod In Lincoln October 12 , 1837 , thnt uftonvnrds tboy wont to Onmha , but oil November 20 ot that year Herbert deserted her , Jcnvliiff the following unexplained note bolilnd : O.M MI A , Nob. . Nov. 20 , 1837. I ROt your letter ; you needn't ' think I nm going to live with you nny inoro. You m\ghi \ as well un- dcrst.uul tbat I hnve left you for ( rood mid makayonr arraiiRoments accordingly. You know wull enough it would be no use to try to live together nftor what has hnpponod , llKiuimtT 0. WASSON- . Tbo pinlntllT testified that she wns twenty- flvo yours old niul that tutor her husband loft tier slio was conipcllcit to earn her own living nnd hud never hoard from bur husband since ho departed. Her father , O.V. . Upsbaw , wiis present nt tbo wcildliifr , nnd testliled thut after his clauchtcr hml been married a short tlmo ho received n telegram minounc- Ing that she was comlnp homo. Ho said that she was heart broken mid the most disconsol ate woman ho had over seen. Tbo court con firmed the referee's report nnd RUVO her n divorce , Hcrboit fulling to show up. TUB BTVTt : MIMTIA , Adjutant General Cole bus submitted his second blcnniul report to tbo povcrnor , nnd among the luterestint' facts noted are the fol lowing : The national guard of Nebraska comprises two regiments of ten cotnpanios each of In fantry , ono four pun battery of nrtillory and one troop of cavalry. Tliuonly independent company that has belonged to thn state guard was the Kdward Ci-clghton guards of Otnnha , which asked to bo mustered out because - cause the legislature failed to nmko proper anpiopriatlons for their equipment. The re quest was tfr.mtcd nnd the company was mustered out August til , ISSU. The quarterly returns show that there arc now 10U officers In tbo service , InrludliiK the governor's stuff , which consists of fourteen men. The enlisted men number 1,02s. There Is but ono brigade and it Is com manded by Urigadier General . \V. Colby. The two regiments of the brigade are com manded by Colonel John I' , llrntt of Ben nett and Colonel C. .T. mils of Knirbury. The uniforms furnished tbo guanls'ln Au gust , 1SS7 , are becoming almost unlit for use. The guards nt tlio present time are without overcoats , blankets , knapsack * , hiirorsncks or canteens , nil of which are necessarv , and more particular ! v in case tbey were called Into service. The Infantry coin pantos aru armed with the SpntiKlleld rilloIScallbre. . Troop A , cavalry , is armed with sabers onlv. Hnttery A with four tlireo-inch rlllo fluid guns and caissons. The adjutant genor.il recommends that tbo militia bo better ca nipped Instead of organic- Inp other companies. The 353 illloa winch hnvo been stored In the state house hnvo been shipped to the towns bordering on the Indian reservation where the present trouble exists and nro distributed among the following places : Hushvillc , Harrison risen , Gordon , Valentine , Cody , Masser , Merriam , Clinton , Jlassctt , Pekin , Spring- view , Albany. Ti/.crand Ainsworth. The following appropriations are recom mended for tbo next two years : Adjutant Konoral's isalnry $2.000 Hooks , stationery , blanket and posttiyo. . 2JO Ktorniso of nrmsuml luiiiiumltlon. . . 100 Kxnii'ss , freight , U'lojsruph unit tole- plioiH- 200 Kuriilturo 100 Support of National Kunrd 40,000 LINCOLN'S ' MII.LIOXAIUH 8Uii ) . Thomas Downey brings suit In tbo county court against John Fitzgerald & Co. to re cover 5000. lie says that in "January , 18SI ) , whllo defendants were building a railroad in Michigan , known as the Chicago : & " \Vcst Michigan , he entered into a contract to board the laborers , Fitzgerald to deduct the board from the men's wages monthly. Downey snvs defendant dill so , but didn't nay him. Ho" brings another suit for 5700 , for boarding men who worked on the Orleans branch in Nebraska In IbST , under a similar contract. SUIMIUMK COt'IlT. The following opinions were handed down lu tbo supreme court today : McLeou vs. Genius ; appeal from Douglas county. Decree modified , 1. Held , that a provision in a building con tract , tbat "No now work of nny description uono on the premises , nor work of any kpid whatever , shall bo considered as cxtr.is , un less a separate estimate In writing for the same beforeit Is commenced , shall have been submitted by the contractor to the superin tendent and proprietor nnd their signatures obtained thereto , " may bo subsequently waived by the parties by parol. 2. The owner of a building is liable for work and materials lurnhhed by Mio con tractor in its comtruction not called for by the original written contract , where the owner or bis aulhori/cd agent by a subse quent oral agreement promised to pay there for , or know tbat the contractor would charge for the same as extras and assented thereto or permitted the same without objection. 8. VVUuro n contractor omits to furnish ma terials called for by the contract' ho is liable therefore in damages to the owner. 4. A building contract provided for the completion of the buildings by n specified date , "provided there be no interference from labor strikes. " It was hold that the fact that the mechanics quit work on the building on account or the contractor falling to pay them their wages ns agreed did not release the contractor from completing the building by the time agreed upon. n. Held that the judgment to the extent of $710.02 is unsupported by the evidence. Dixon county vs Davis , Gantt & ICeatloy. Error foom Dixon county. Afllrmod , Opinion by Air. Justice Maxwell. Norton vs 1'ilger. Error from Madison county. Reversed and remanded. Opinion by Mr. Chief Justice Gobi ) , Pcgoryvs Kraut ? . Appeal from Mudlson county. Opinion by Justice. Norvnl. Jacobs vs Suite. Error from Dundy county. Opinion per curium , Nnnn vs Home Insurance company. Error from Howard county. Aflirmed. Opinion by Chief Justice Cobb. State ox rel 1'ost vs Don ton. Mandamus. Opinion by Chief Justice Cohb , Under the act of March 2 ! , 18SO , requiring bunKs , corporations , linns and individuals transnqtlng a banking business to report their resources nnd liabilities to the auditor of public accounts , and providing for their yearly examination , the fees of bank exam iners , appointed by the board of state ofllcors under the act , are to bo strictly In conformity to section 8 of tbo act , nnd any resolution or ardor of tlio board of stateodlcers proscribing any other rule or rate of compensation is without authority anil volu. Kltzgorald vs Browstur , Error from Lan caster county. Opinion by Chief Justice Cobb. Claus vs Hardy. lOrror from Lancaster county. Afllrmod. Opinion by Chief Justice Cobb. AVullenwaber vs Dunlgan. Appeal from Seward county. Afllnncd. Opinion by Jus tice Maxwell , Wnrruu vs llrown. Appeal from Jefferson county. Reversed. Uocrco forplaintllT. Opin ion by JusticeNorval. Shreck vs Spain. Rrror from York county. Aniuneu. Opinion byJustlco Max well. well.Hoblnson Hoblnson vs Jones , Appeal from Douglas county. Reversed uud dismissed. Opinion by Justice Norval , IIATIW WIM , nK SIUTID. : It Is reported that the supreme court has carefully considered the mandamus caao of Judge-elect Hutes of the Sixth Judicial dis trict and has decided that his cnso Is a Just ono , and the mandamus asked for will bo granted , In other words , the votes cast for 1 Jutes will bo counted uy the canvassing board , even though the governor In his call for an election last fall failed to Include the specific notice of tbo vacancy in the Sixth Judicial district and a call for an election to lill tbo samo. Judge Smith , tnoroforo , will not succeed himself. The opinion of the Judges In regard in the same will uot bo handed down for u number of days. A bitlMing up of the entire system follows the us of Dr. Piorco's Favorite Prescrip tion. It's nn invigorating , rostora * tivo tonic , soothing cordial nnd bracing nervine and a certain remedy for nil the functional do- rangoincnts , painful disorders or chronic weaknesses peculiar tovo men. It improves d'gcstion ' , on- icliea the blood , dispe.s aches and /nuns , melancholy and nervousness , m-ings refreshing sleep , and restored flesh and strength. For periodical pains , internal intlnmmation nnd ul- corntion , lencorrhca nnd kindred ail ments , it is a positive ppeoific a guaranteed one. If it fails to givu satisfaction , in any case , the money paid for it is refunded. No other medicine for women is sold on these terms. With an ordinary medicine , it can't bo done. That's the way its makers provo their faith in it. Contains no alco hol to inhriate ; no syrup or sugar to derange digestion ; a legitimate medicine , not n beveruyo. Purely vegetable and perfectly harmless in any condition of the system. World's Dispensary Medical As- Bocwtion , Proprietors , No. 003 Maiti Street , IJuffiilo , N. Y. AMUSEMENTS. -r TELEGRAM. INlilAN.ti'ni.is , Ini ! . , lice. 31 , ISM. W. S. IiAiiiMolSK , Uinnliii , Net ) . : Mr. Mmiloy cniuwt poislbly uccojit n banquet on Ilio ove.ilnuof tbolccturo. J. 11. 1'ONI ) . NOTICn-All | > nrtlc > < rcfOlvlnBnii InTllntlnn to tins reruiillnn mi'l ' lmmu | t nt tlio .Mllliuil Hold , rnn KOI rents nit tlio maun nl tliu Crnnil Upon llcnuii , niul moot Mr. Stnnloy nftor tlio Iroltirc.Vt > will lotulnr Jlr. Sinnlcy an Informal rucuptlou. Tickets ou Hiilo ut tlio bar ulllcp. PRICE $2.OO. STflRITEY. IN DARKEST AFRICA. IIHUIantly llio ovplorcr k-ndj n cnnt nuillonco friim canst to uoa l of Africa , niul lulls thnninf tliimo ilru.icirut months iimlor tlio ilunio , but iunl ulc.iiulot ; follaxu of lliu Dark Conllnuiit. IIFMYH STAATFFY llLfluL 1 Mi J liiliLlJl Will deliver hli fnmous leotnin nnlltlod , "Tlio Ki'suno of I'nilii 1'iisliii. tlio I'orost L'Ig- inlos nnd Muiolc Aurosi Africa , ' , ut thu WEDNESDAY EVENING , DECEMBER 24 , ' 9O. TICKETS : Stage Seats $2. Reserved Seats $2.0O , $1.50 andl. Admission 75c. BOYD'S TIIRBENIGHT THURSDAY , - DECEMBER 25TH. " fA MERRY HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS ? MR. 1-iOLvAND iTHE WOMAN HATER VSlKiMJBuiSLEIID ? | ME YOUR WIFE ( KlrHt tlmu hero. ) 11R. RRKll as . dipt. Aimer Tarbox As Mild a Mannoroil Mnniiu Erur Scuttloil Ship. " Seats will 'm nut on snlo Wednesday at rog- THE = TWO NIGIITd = ONLY Thursday and Friday , Deo. 25 and 26. WITH BlJBOIA.t CHRISTMAS MATINEE , arcatost iilnynf HIOHKO. Win. Glllutlo's WAHTDIll'IKCIJ. IIELDJOEEMMY riirsr.Nrp.ii iir V .MOST rOWKUFUhCAST nml ALL Ni\V : SCKNIC EFFECTS ! Popular prices. Box shoot opens Thurs- lay. lay.DIME DIME EDEN MUSEE. _ _ t Will I.uwlcr , Mnn.iKur. Cor. 11th nnd Turnum BK , OiiKilm. Week of Duo. ' i. Tliofainous HIJou Trio In "Irish mlxtim-V a satirical , comical oddity with tbo latest Bpiiul.iltlus , Whliii Kciilhor , thoChlppowrt chief. Mult ; DaliiNiulimU ; , MTpuntliio queen , The Oru.it X'nms r.xhlhlt. The Durv le anilotlior Bt.imluril attractions. A lollduy tiuat. FAGTSwEMWIEN Ir "ton " fiitfrr finiii ill i > nMH ratixiul by EX * I CtSSESo. YOUTHFUL ERRORS/mclim I I net LtanhnnHVfiiLnrww , l. N.rfl 01 l > rulnii I LOSl mdnnUUUior , mi l.lnl and wunt to LIUIW j liow to rir founrlf at home , nil at onr t for ! uurlioot , "FACTS FOR WEAK , MEN , " tnillfMl In | imln j\ir Mpudnii HIH | itu-t-r , INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ASS'N ' , OMA.HA. LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed and Guaranteed Oapltal..M > o,0 < X ) 1'uld In Capital 850.0M ( IIuji nnd solli stocks and bond'i nefotliitm commercial papori rocolvva ami oxooulos mists ; nolsna tr.inafer agent nnd truitooof corporations , takes charge of property , col lects taxti. Omaha Loan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sts. "aid In Onpltnl 153,000 flnbscrlboil utul Ourmiitoeil Unpltal. . . . 100,001 Liability ot Stockholders 00,000 & 1'eiGcnt IntorcHt 1'uld on Deposits. ritAMK J , UA.NUK. Uuililor , Officers : A. U. Wymun , iirtuldunt. J. J , llrown , vlco-prouldont , W , T. Wywun , truiuiiror. Ulrcotom-A. U. Wymun , J. II.MIllnrd , J. J. llrown , Uuy 0. Ilarton , 12. W. NiuU. 'I' L , KUaOalL. Oborgo 11. Lake.
