THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : 4TURDAYM DECEMBER 27 , 1890.
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TUB contest goes on , regardless ofox-
ponso. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THIIID parties nro born every day In
Knnsns. Few of them promise to sur
vive until lf > ! )2. )
CONGRESS continues to tulk nonsenses
and nllow the country to suller for
doflnllo financial legislation.
Evr.N .Tohn Bull is disposed to add his
inlto to the disturbances kicked up by
the notorious Bull fnmlly for the benefit
of Uticlo Sam.
AIIOUT the only thlnp that Henry M.
Stanley saw in Omaha that struck him
as ofTonslvo nnd dangerous was the for
est of poles nnd the tangled network of
overhead wires.
iNOAiiLS sends word back f ron Kansas
to Washington that ho will auroly bo
ro-olocted , Perhaps ho has jjlnod the
Alliance. There Is no other explanation
of hla confidence.
THE proposed senate cloture la hailed
with secret delight by democratic
organs. It alTords the desired oppor
tunity of warming over the wild calorie
hurled nt Tom Hood a year ago.
L THOSI : who imagine the homo rule
conference in Paris will fall of results ,
do not comprehend the power behind
the scono. The party split tips up a
snug sum of money In the French bank
nnd Its circulation Is essential to union
ACCOUDINO to the post-mortem statement
mont of the late "wise nnd vigilant
mayor , " Omaha nnd Nebraska com
mitted nn Irreparable blunder and re
form contracted a permanent black eye
when ho was enthusiastically retired to
private life.
THE motor continues to make mlnco
moat of men and horsoa that got In It
way. When will the motor bo run on
the theory that the public has the right
to life , liberty and the pursuit of happi
ness ? Probably not until the authori
ties give it nn impressive lesson.
DAVE HILL has a now claim to the
presidency. It Is the fact that ho was
enubbed by the mugwump managers of
the Reform club dinner , nt which Mr.
Cleveland claimed that ho made the
earth. Hill Is cottinff on famously , and
may bo elected before the day sot for the
ceremony.
ILLINOIS distanced Nebraska In the
aggregate increase of population shown
by the census , but Nebraska now turns
the tables and loads the Sucker state In
the number of political contests. Illi
nois squabbles over live potty legisla
tive ofllces. Nebraska takes higher
ground and battles for eight state odlcos ,
with the 'governorship as the leading
prize.
NBW YOUK reveled In another old
Knickerbocker blizzard yesterday , the
biggest thnt that Arctic climate Las
. BOOH since the famous ono of 1888. Street
tradio was entirely suspended and the
town made a business of keeping In out
of the weather. It Is strange that moro
than u million and a half of people con
tinue to bravo the rigor of that desolate
locality while the sunshiny country west
of the Missouri is willing to roajlvo another -
ether immigrant.
RUPOKTS from North Dakota convoy
the encoring intelligence thnt the
Northern Paclfio will permit the legis
lature to select a United States senator.
It Booms the company has already
named the successor to Senator Pierce ,
nnil merely hold the commission out of
respect of the law. What caused the
change is not known , nor does it matter.
The simple fact that the legislature will
bo permitted to exorcise its rights is
enough to bo thankful for.
CounovA , the second city nnd the In
tellectual center of the Argentine Re
public , has boon wiped oil the face of the
earth and 600 lives lost. Like the people
ot Johnstown , the residents were crim
inally indifferent to the safety of the
city , permitted nn. artificial htko to bo
maintained at the head of the valley In
which the city was built , and took no
measures to strengthen the mud dykes.
The inevitable disaster came. The ruins
_ hp city and the appallhiff lost of life
i of reckless municipal ncg-
T//B TBSTWlOA'r NEARLY CLOSED. I
The taking of testimony in the contest
for etnto olllccs will close next Monday
and the volume of evidence will bo put
In forin for presentation to the loglsla-
uro. Unless some very startling dlsclos-
rcs nro made within the next three
nya the investigation will utterly fall
f Us purpose and the legislature will bo
ully justified in declining to waste any
line with it. Never In the political hls-
ory of any state was there a more com-
'letoly ' futile effort to sustain nn election
iontest on the ground that the right of
uffrago was interfered with and gross
aud3 were perpetrated. Whllo the ro-
ult carries no Imputation against the
lontostmits , who it is presumed sincerely
lolloved thnt a largo number of their
upportors had been prevented from
astlng their votes , or that there had
icon a conspiracy to count them out , It la
nuiifost thnt Mr. Powers nnd his col-
eagtios on the Independent ticket liavo
) con imposed on ,
Very early in the Investigation It bo-
mno apparent that the prohibition in lin
gers were largely responsible for instl-
'atlnpf It , and ills another example , for
/hlch the people of the slate will have
o pay n good round sum , of the dlsposl-
lon of these unnopoasablo marplots to
rcato trouble whenever there Is n
hnnco to do so. Having sent broadcast
aver the country the most villlanous
nlHohootls regarding the election In
Omaha , these people were anxious to
find some vindication of their outra-
cotis misrepresentations , and their Influ
ence was successfully employed in Induc-
ng Mr. Powers to make a contest. They
lot only failed to got the vindication
hey hoped for , but have given the pco-
[ ilo fresh reason to regard them as a mls-
lihiovousand unscrupulous element. Ills
now an established fact that one of the
: nest important elections in tlio history
of Nebraska , in which all classes of the
> ooplo were profoundly concerned , was
conducted with exceptional fairness and
lonosty. Nowhere was any voter pre
vented from exorcising his right , and
the few disturbances that occurred In
Omaha loss numerous than Is common
to exciting elections in smaller cities
wore duo to the offensive obtrusivoncss
of prohibition ticket peddlers , and wore
entirely personal affairs. Tlio very host
citizens of Omaha ministers , judges
: md business men all of unimpeachable
character , have stated under oatti that
the election in this city was remarkably
free from disturbances , and no ono was
found , here or elsewhere , who know of a
single instance of a voter being prevented -
vented from casting his vote. In n word ,
the entire testimony shows that Ne
braska never had a fairer election , and
that there has never been less reason for
questioning the result as a free and hon
est expression of the will of the people.
"While it Is the duty of the legislature
to hoar and determine the pending con-
ests for state offices it will not bo sur
prising if they decline to waste any con
siderable time on the reading and dis
cussion of a contest that has such a
slender foundation.
SOUTH DAKOTA'S
The legislature of South Dakota has' a
problem to deal with that would try the
statesmanship of any commonwealth. It
Is the question of meeting the state's ex
penses with an empty treasury and the
fact that the resources of taxation nnd
bond issuing nro exhausted.
Many onuses have contributed to bring
about this unenviable situation. Crop
failures and bard times had something
to do with it , but it can bo said on good
authority that the recklessness nnd stu
pidity of the last legislature is princi
pally responsible. Governor Mollotto
warned them in his message of the
state's precarious financial situation and
urged them to keep the expenses down
and find means of increasing the reve
nue. They did neither. Appro
priations were grandly voted to all
ports of state institutions and now
otliccs created with a princely disregard
of the expense involved. The only
method adopted with a view to averting
embarrassment was the submittanco of
an amendment providing for the In
crease of the .bonded Indebtedness by
$500.000. Tills was defeated by the people
ple , and now the legislature faces a most
difllcult question. After cutting down
expenses to the lowest possible liguro it
will still have hard sledding to provide
for the necessary expenses of the state
for the next twelve months.
South Dakota's embarrassment comes
at a time when it is to bo moro keenly
regretted tlian under ordinary circum
stances. All western states are fooling
very sensitive about their credit
In the east and the value
of their securities. The progress
of western commodities depends
largely on the market for their bonds
and mortgages. For this reason , as
well as its own credit , it is to bo hoped
that the South Dakota legislators wll
find moans to provide for the oxponscs
of their atato government and to prevent -
vent any recurrence of the trouble horo-
aftor.
During the recent amendment cam
paign South Dakota loaned Nebraska a
few of her surplus prohibition orators to
advise us that Nebraska must abandon
high llconso in order to bo prosperous.
Nebraska thought dliTorontly and can
now say to South Dakota , in solemn
seriousness , that among other reforms
which can bo Introduced there , to In
crease the revenue nnd restore the oonll-
donco of capital , Is the repeal of prohi
bition nnd the pussago of a still llconso
law , That should bo ono of the first acts
of u legislature charged with the duty
of regaining for South Dakota the pres
tige it has lost.
nv/.tr op word's ACTSI
SAINT EnwAnn Neb. , Doc. 25. To the
Editor of THE BKB : In the dally of the Sid
Inst. , in answer to tbo inquiry of M , A.
Hosteller , you say that Mr. Boyd would bo
governor untl\ \ the supreme court should pass
upon his citizenship. Should your premises
ho correct , what would bo the effect of bis
otlldul acts while acting as governor , should
the court decide ho was not n citizen I Ko-
sp tfully , It. F. Witj.iAMi ,
Every official not of Mr. Boyd as gov
ernor would bo legal. The principle
that tlio ofllclal acts of every public
officer nro valid during the period of his
oncumboncy is well established.
Some years ngo Isaac Griffey of Da
kota county was glvoo credentials as dis
trict judge. His election was contested
by K. K. Valentino and the supreme
court hold that Valentino had boon
elected by a majority of two and a half
votes. How the court reached this con
clusion wo never have boon nblo to as
certain. Suffice U to say that Griffey
was ousted from the bench after ho had
occupied It for over twelve months. Al
though tlio court hold that GrllToy wns
not elected and therefore had no right
to nssumo nnd discharge the functions
devolving- upon judges of the district
court , Judge Griffey's decrees on the
bench were never called in question
They wcro as valid In every respect as
those of any other do facto judge. The
same principle would apply to tlio
ofllclal acts of Uoyd during his incum
bency as governor , oven though ho
should bo found ineligible for thnt office
by the supreme court.
INDIAN KDUCATIOKAL
The committee on Indian affairs of tlio
ouso of representatives will soon glvo
ttcntion to the Indian appropriation
111 and ono of the things expected of It
nn increase in the school approorla-
ion , so that the educational work
.mong the Indians may not only bo con-
ilnucd but enlarged. This work has
ado good progress under the present
.dmlnlstration and attained a degree of
Ilicioncy never before reached. Now
ohool houses have boon constructed and
ild one ? enlarged and supplied with
otter facilities , a judicious course of
tudy has boon put into successful opar-
tion , text books of a" uniform series
lave boon provided , the attendance has
) con largely increased , and the morale
the teaching force lias boon elevated.
The secretary of the Interior , in his an-
ual report , says there is improvement
oth in the school children and In tlio
isposition of the parents to have them
aught There nro now 218 Indian
chools , 94 of which are contract schools ,
md the total attendance is n llttlo over
, wclvo thousand.
General Morgan , commissioner of In
dlan affairs , whoso zeal in his work raor-
ts and receives the heartiest commend
ation , has just returned from a tour of
ibservation occupying three months ,
ind ho boars emphatic testimony to the
great Improvement that has boon
ivrought In the government schools ,
holr present satisfactory condition and
ho hopeful outlook for the future. Sim-
lar testimony comes from Hon. Daniel
Dorchester , superintendent of Indian
schools , who has boon almost continu
ously in the field for moro than a year
and a half , from General "Whittlosoy ,
secretary of the board of Indian commis
sioners , and from Prof. Painter of the
Indian Rights association. In the cases
of s6voral tribas almost every available
child of suitable ngo Is now in school ,
nnd within a comparatively short period
there will bo in those tribes a
: iow generation of English speaking
people with scarcely a vestige of the
Indian tongue or Indian customs remain
ing. In other instances the great mass
of the children are yet unprovided with
any proper school facilities , nnd nro
growing up in ignorance , superstition
and barbarism , making llttlo progress
and with little hope of Improvement.
It is manifestly the duty of the govern
ment to do for those tribes what has
boon done for the others , and there is no
oed reason for delaying the work.
Commissioner Morgan estimates that
after providing for buildings , otc. , a llt
tlo moro than $3,000,000 , would bo required -
quired as an animal expenditure )
for the education of 15,000 boarding
pupils nnd 0COO day pupils. This
sum Is not so largo as to warrant any
hesitation in Increasing the school ap
propriations from year to year until the
amount is reached. The appropriation
for the current fiscal year is $1,812,000 ,
an Increase of 85 per cent ever the ap
propriation of last year. What is asked
is a like increase for the next year ,
which would bring the sum up to about
two million five hundred thousand del
lars. There can bo no question thnt in
telligent public sentiment is overwhelm
ingly in favor of making ample pro
vision for giving to all Indian children
of school ago a common school English
and industrial education.
CUNTltA CTS.
The people of Omaha have boon lavish
in creating and fostering franchised cor
porations. Rights and privileges which
at first were considered of no great value
have boon dispensed with reckless
prodigality , and monopolies built up
that turn to plague the creators. The
liberality of the city has been shame
fully abused , and the privileges granted
inndo a vehicle of olTonslvo meddling in
political affairs.
The rights of those corporations are
beyond tbo roach of legislation. Moaa
while the power of the council regard
ing corporations should receive the at
tontlon of the charter revisers. Under
the present charter there is practically
no limit to the power of the council in
creating a brood of minor monopolies ,
and that power has boon exorcised In
ono conspicuous instance.
The contract with the Elcntlc Ugh
company extends ever a period of live
years. The corporation enjoys free o
cost the right to cumber the directs nnd
alloys with poles nnd wires , yet the tax
payers tire obliged to pay an extravagant
travagant price for lights a price
far in oxcobs of n reasonable
profit on the investment. The valuable
privileges granted tills corporation not
only docs not benefit the city ono cent ,
but have actually made an insatiable
taxeator ,
The power of the council In the matter -
tor of contracts should bo sharply defined
and limited. In this ago of improve
ment it is folly to make long contracts ,
.because now methods and now Inventions
all tend to a reduction of cost , and the
taxpayers should not be deprived of the
resulting benefit. It Is tbo oart of wis
dom to encourage competition in public
contracts , and to that end the council
should bo prohibited from making con
tracts for a longer period than ono year.
IK the mass of glittering generalities
forming Cleveland's stock in trade , there
is an occasional glimmer of political
truth. The latest comes in the form of ,
a confession , In which ho admits that
"wo , as a party , had , In those latter days ,
boon tempted into paths which avoided
too much the honest Insistence upon the
definite nnd clearly defined principle
and fundamental democratic doctrine. "
In simple , every day United States , this
moans that the democratic party will In
t ho future as in > [ ho past dispense with
the services of tl nlllnijeo , labor , pro
hlbltlon , grccnbi le , free sliver coinage
and all other pa ies as soon ns it la BO'
curoly In cotitl' "of national affairs.
For the present , however , those assist
ant democratic parties must be- encour
aged and fosteredby ] lavish promises.
Tun muln reason advanced In justifi
cation of the western railroad combine
was the paralysb f receipts caused by
petty wars. It was' assorted that busi
ness wns falling amiy and receipts also ,
and that an Iron-clad syndicate'wns nec
essary to prevent the corporations rush
ing headlong into bankruptcy. It is
painful to note that n friendly organ ,
the lluilicuy Aye , rudely punctures the
preventions of the corporations. Reports
f earnings for H'months of the year
ecolved from 145 railroads show nu in-
roaso , compared with the same period
it 1889 , aggregating $31,851,020. Only
1 out of the whole Hum-
icr reporting show a decrease , a
rillo of $222,151. Another significant
'act ' Is that the largest gains were inado
by western roads , nearly all of thorn
represented in the now syndicate. The
figures demonstrate that the volume of
business nnd tlio gross receipts wore
greater than ever before , and If the not
returns nro not satisfactory to the stock
holders and speculators , it Is because ox-
trnvuganco ran riot in the matiacromont
of the roads. Any attempt to squeeze
the public , in view of the liberal patronage -
ago accorded to the corporations , should
bo resisted by every legitimate means.
THE democratic press had concluded
that Attorney General Miller would bo
appointed to the supreme bench nnd Is
making up for its disappointment by say
ing that Henry B. Brown Isn't much of a
man. The best testimony is to the effect
that ho Is entirely worthy of the honor-
conferred upon him. Michigan says so
unanimously , regardless of party.
IT FALLS to the lot of few inon to on joy
public confidence and esteem to such nn
extent as Judge Grosbam. In a majority
of the complimentary rofoioucos to the
now justice of the supreme court , regret
I ? expressed that the honor was not be
stowed < vi the distinguished Indiana
jurist.
IN an Interview Mr. Parncll intimates
that as soon ns ho has destroyed the
nationalists , the liberals and Gladstone
ho will undertake to rout the Catholic
church. Mr. Paraoll is going to bo a
very busy man for tie next few years.
TlIKHK is no sqaccity of plans for re
forming taxation , but the most dcsirablo
reform at present is to assess and collect
taxes on all prop'orty In sight.
BEN BtrruiR has given up his legal
practice , but thoroIs _ no evidence in
sight that ho will1 relinquish the practice
tico of running for president.
.IT is surprising 'eyyon to the councilmen -
men the vast amount , of tax shirking to
bo found in the city when they go after
' ' ' " "
It. "
Tun published reports of the local
banks show that the ruhiors of financial
stringency do not apply to their vaults.
IN the present condition of affairs , the
banks enjoy the coin of vantage.
Tin : city clerk is determined that no
guilty tax shirker shall escape.
T n Gurm.
JVciu York UfralJ ,
When I waj nn atom I served a term
As onlco hey to a cholera germ ,
But now I've grown so prroat that I
Am known as the monarch of tlio bacilli.
Tlio Lone Stnr Prohibitionists.
Chtcaoo Tribune.
There were 1,634 prohibition votes cast In
Toxns last month. The figures show thai
there Is nn average of about ono prohibition
voter for every 10a square miles of Texas Innd.
A prohibitionist must bo a lonesome man down
there.
The ItCBtilt
Chtcaao Tribune.
Mr. Cleveland's attempt In his speech at
the reform club banquet to road Dlalno out
of the republican party indicates that the
fumes of champagne from the assembled
democrats must have got Into his hoad.
Wnrblncton and tlio Insanity
Kansat City Journal.
Young Mr. Warblngton of Omaha , whoso
sense of modesty impelled him to hurl a
chair through ono of Bouguorcau's paint
ings , boldly plead guilty upon beiug arraigned
lu the district court , until ho loirnod what
was the penalty of his offense , wlion ho
changed his plo.i at the expense of his princl
plea and hired a lawyer to defend him. Wo
shall next hoar of \Varblnnton setting up
the defense of emotional Insanity.
Ilroczcvllln's UorrllIo StrecM.
Chicago Sews.
New York and Philadelphia nro bewailing
the condition of their streets nnd take occa
sion to bcrato their respective municipal gov
ernments In the accents of wrath every day
If It li any comfort to these individuals to
know thnt fholr misery has company tuoj
may bo assured tllafunany of the streo
crossings In the world's fair city are ono
sticky , mucilnglous paste of mud liomogcnc-
ors In color , consistency and composition
InipotlKhious , dofaldatlt , rocrimcutttious am
uldorous. 1 a
TMIK CA.XUY
A. 71 , Luce iiiChfoi0o Tribune.
You kin talk about y'r ' op'ras , y'r germans
an'all skh , .f ,
Y'r afternoon r'coptlons an' thorn plcaiuros
o' the rich. " ' '
You can feast upon''y'r choo'lntca an1 y'r
creams an' icev full ,
But none ot 'em Is okal to n good old candy
pull. b
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a
For ther' Is any porjijino lilto the 'lasses ' 01
the lire. / , < , .
A bublin1 an' a dancln1' , as It keeps a rlsln
higher ,
Whllo the spoon gees stlrrln' , stirrln' , till th
kittlo'a even full ,
No , I rooly think there's nothln1 like a good
old candy pull.
Then the oxerclso o' pullln' how It sots th
checks aglow ,
While the tongue makes merry music as th
bauds go to and fro ,
An1 with scarcely lilddea' laughter , the eye
nro bnmmln' full ,
Fertho Impplnoa's Is h&nostat a good oh
candy pull.
It's true wo inlas the muslo an' the ball
room's crush an * huat ,
But ther' Isn't any bitter that stays bohlm
the sweet ,
An' 1 think tlio world' bo bolter , an' lu cu
o' Joy moro full
If wo only luul moru pleasures Ilka the ( jooi
old candy pull.
OTltKK IAXnN Til AX OVIIS ,
Thodofoat of Mr. I'arncll at Kilkenny was
a severe blow , but ho announces his dolor-
uilnnfton to light on and to got the opinion
of every man In Ireland on the Issue. Ito
will appeal from Kilkenny to the remaining
103 boroughs and divisions. Ilo Is bent upon
fighting to the end nnil refuses to surrender
unless Ireland by a decisive majority of all
the constituencies shall repudiate his leader
ship. Under these conditions the Kilkenny
election is not decisive. It Is a temporary
reverse for Mr , Pnrnoll In the course of his
political adventures. It Is only a tentative
vindication of tbo policy adopted by his op
ponents. In view of the Inevitable prolonga
tion of the contest the victory of Mr. Davltt
will bo reassuring only to these who have
been dreading the fatal/effect pf a flrst
triumph of Mr. I'arncll In alienating
English sympathies and disheartening
Mr. Gladstone. The Irish leader
has been repulsed , but not vanquished. The
f notion light Is to bo con tinned with no Imme
diate prospects of the closing of the breach ,
Mr. O'Brien aspires , Indeed , to bo a peace
maker , but this Is an irreprosslblo conflict
which does not ndinlt of comproinlio. The
best policy which the follower * of Mr. Mc
Carthy can adopt is to challenge Mr. Pnrnoll
to resign his scat and then to nominate Mr.
Davltt against him. That would bo forcing
the fighting , nnd public opinion in the island
would bo favorably affected by so marked n
display of confidence. But oven n victory in
Cork would not bo decisive. Mr. Parnoll
would appeal next month against cork as
Jauntily as ho does now against Kilkenny.
The fatal mistake was made when ho divided
his party nnd refused to sacrifice his prldo
and Ills ambition for the sake of his country
and his principles. ' 'Dlvlilo and rulo" is n
Dcttcr maxitn for nn empire than for an un
crowned king the leader of p national
cause.
* *
These who have been accustomed to re
gard Siberia with horror as n terrible nnd
desolate waste colonized exclusively by the
criminal population of Russia will bo sur
prised to learn that there are two enterpris
ing nations , namely , the English and the
Chinese , who consider it sufficiently attrac
tive to bo worthy of Invasion. The conquest
upon which thov are bent Is of an economic
rather than of a political nature , nnd tholr
object is to sccuro possession , not of the
rulcrshlp , but of the trade and commerce of
fcjlberla , the value of which , according to
Uaron Nordeuskjold , the highest authority
on the subject , Is stupendous. Siberia , ho
declares , surpasses the North American conti
nent in its area of cultivated soil. Its forests
are the largest In the world , nnd
its mineral resources are Immense. While
the Russians are striving by every
means In tholr power to exclude tlio Chinese
who. much to their dismay , are swarming
along the auriferous banks of the upper
Yenls'ol river , they are disposed to foster and
assist British enterprise in Siberia. Tbo
animosity between the Muscovites nnd the
English , which Is so marked In the European
portion of the czar's mighty emnlre , seems to
ho replaced by feelings of warm friendship
cast of the Ural range. English engineers
nave been selected to devise the system of
Irrigation which Is to transform southern
Siberia Into the grentost cotton-yielding
country of the world ; English capital has
boon bespoken for the construction of the
Trans-Slbonan railroad , and exceptional
facilities , including a remission of all import
duties , have boon granted to the British
pioneers of trade upon the Siberian rivers.
*
The formal inauguration of the congress of
Japan , which took place on November 29 , is
the most Important event of the day. There
has never been ; In modern times , a success
ful Instance of the establishment In an
Asiatic country of the institutions on which
a representative government rests. An nt-
tempt was inndo some years ago to plant n
rcurcseutatlvo hod * lu Egypt ; but when it
was explained that the successful working of
a parliamentary regime required the co
working of an opposition party ai well as nn
administration party , not ono of the Kgyp-
turns was willing to place himself in open op
position to the government , and the experi
ment was abandoned. Indeed , in countries
outside oi Asia and Africa , whore the people
had boon previously educated by local
self government , It has boon found
Impossible to imbue national representation
with healthy life. 'JliroughoutLatin America ,
the election of members of national con
gresses is to this ilay a farco. Outside of the
United States , Great Britain and its colonies ,
France , Germany , Italy , Holland and Bel-
glum , there is no real representative govern
ment any where In the world. This does not
imply that no such government shall ever
exist outside of these countries. TDO worlc
moves , und men learn as they live. Franco
has made wonderful progress slnco the states
general mot to register the decrees of the
kltig. Spain is slowly learning that the eltl.
zon's flrst duty Is to take part la public busi
ness. And from the Japanese press it ap
pears that the Japanese people are resolved
to give their now parliamentary system a fair
trial.
* *
Spain lias just tried Its flrst experiment
with universal suffrage. The election of one-
half of the now provincial councils took place
afow weeks slnco and tno complete returns
have boon received. They show that In forty
out of the forty-nine councils the conserva
tives havoobtalnednslightmajority. Madrid ,
withnflno attempt at Impartiality , has re
turned ton liberals , two ministerialists and
four republicans ; while la Catalonia , the
Uascjuo provinces , Bilbao , Navarro and
Aragon tlio Cut-lists have secured a majority.
The followers of Senor Sagasta liavo had
some successes , but according to Madrid cor
respondents great apathy was shown by tbo
voters everywhere , save In the capitals of
the various provinces. At any other time
those letters would not have possessed much
significance. It happens , however , that
the election to the now cortos ,
which has been flxed for Fobiunry 1
next , will , owing to the adoption of universal
suffrage in both cases , take place under muca
the same conditions and consequently the
present returns afford some Ind ox to the
prospects of Senor Canovas del Castillo and
bis ministry. As far as can bo Judged , the
rival parties will mod In the cortos , each suf
ficiently strong to harass and hamper the
other and to prevent the executive from ex
hibiting that strong and serene front which IB
Indispensable ! to all good government. Sonnr
Canovas , no doubt , his the signal nJvantajjo
of being In oflleo.and Ilka all his predecessor. *
In power ho will doubtless employ tbo well
recognized and trailtloiml methods for main
taining his hold on the constituencies. Tucro
can bo little question that when Senor
Sagasta , though nt tha hoil of a nominal
parliamentary majority , w.is askoi by the
orown to make way for the present SpinUa
prime minister , It was shrewdly computed
that Senor Canovas would bo able , through
the active agency of the minister of the In
tcrlor , to make a considerable Impression oi
the Spanish electoral bodies. In the prelim
inary encounter ho 1ms obtained only a mod
crate success , and when the elections to tbo
cortos take place wo Imairino that the utmost
ho c.in hop ? to nchlovo will ho to prevent his
-various rivals from ousting him at once from
his present position.
Tli Is from u Congressman.
Stout Cltti Journal ,
The number of representatives la congress
ought to bo reduced rather than Increased
There are too many members of congress an <
too many sessions of congress , The country
needs economy and quiet.
THOMPSON LEFT TWO WILLS ,
The Trouble Over an Estate That Was Oon-
vojad to Different Hoira.
A CONTEST BETWEEN TWO BROTHERS ,
Another Dnnucr \VIMont Insurance
Two U yH Steal Vi\liiullo Tnlnt-
Ings \ IMokttuolcet Caught
Otlior Lincoln Nowit
LIXCOI.V , Nob. , Doo. 20. [ Special to Tun
BiiE.1 Tha probate court oilctidar for this
afternoon contains tlio somewhat noted
Thompson will case. James Thompson , sr. ,
was a farmer living near Crounsc , In the
lorlhcastorn portion of tha county , with a
son nnmod James 'in this country and OHO
lamed John In Ireland , The old man m.ulo a
will leaving his propprty to James. Ho was
eighty years old and was desirous of obtain-
-nlng n loan of money on n quarter section of
anil , but the loan agent objected on the
ground that the company ho represented
would not maUo n loan to a party of great
awe. The loan agent thereupon suggested
that the land bo convoyed to .Tunics A. , bis
son , a limn about forty years of ngo , who
would make the loan and glvo the security.
This course was pursued and the loan ob
tained.
The old gentleman afterwards wanted the
land deeded back to him nftor the loan was
paid , but bis son refused to do so. IIo then
began suit to recover the land , nnd wbllo the
suit was pending the old man inado n-iotlier
will , leaving the fnrm to John , dying'soon af
terwards. John came to this country nnd
prosecuted the suit began by his father
against James. The two wills wcro Jllod for
protest , but nothing was done In the , matter ,
as the other cose had been talom up to the
supr eino court. On October 1 that tribunal
decided partially against the son , holding as
follows :
That a preponderance of the testimony es
tablished the fact that the conveyance of J.
was not Intended to bo absolute , but to on-
nblo him to effect the loan , and In un action
by the father thereafter brought J. would bo
compelled to convoy subject to the security
for the loan.
1. Before the death of the testator his will
is not admissible in evidence to show tltlo In
a devisee.
" . The plaintiff having died after the case
was submitted to the court , but before Judg
ment , and it boinc apparent that the defend
ant Imd rights in the premises , the cause Is
remanded to the district court with leave to
the pat tics to file supplemental pleadings nnd
take further testimony and for the court to
scttlo the ultimate rights of the parties.
It Is upon this status of affairs the case
comes til ) this afternoon , nnd'if the court fol
lows the ruling of the supreme court , the last
will will bo probated. The case will go up ,
it Is said.
TOUXO AIVT cosxoisnuns.
Among the articles used in decorating the
store room in the Blllincsloy block , where the
Episcopal fair was held lately , were two fine
oil paintings from Mr. H. 1J. Boggs1 parlor.
Quo of thuin is a IJocky mountain scene and
is valued at $100. These two were loft In the
store room a day or two after the fair nnd on
Wednesday it was discovered that they weio
missing. The matter was put in the hands
of the police and It was discovered that the
thieves were two twoivo-yoar-old hoys named
Fred Crum nnd Clyao Nowell. The lads had
taken the pictures homo and told their
parents that they had found the pieces of art
in nn alley. The pictures were readily sur
rendered by tno parents in each case , they
being greatly chagriunod when they learned
how the boys got the paintings. Mr. Hoggs
was delighted to got tlio pictures back and
decided not to arrest the lads.
A CASE OF MONNUMENTAL CHEEK.
Ono of the most consummate specimens of
cheek yet recorded in the wild-cat insurance
line was ono that was brought to Deputy
Auditor Allan's attention while in Omaha
yesterday , aud shows n now financial dan
ger that awaits the dupe of unauthorized in
surance. The victim Is an Omaha gentleman
who docs not wish his naino mentioned whllo
the aggressive party is the ghost of the de
funct Manufacturers' mutual flrp Insur
ance coinpnnr. The letter is written by
Thomas L. Konnan , receiver of the dead
company , and ho not only notifies the centlo-
man that the policy for which ho paid bis
money was cancelled but nho coolly Informs
hfln that no will bo expected to "contribute
to the payment of the company's debts , "
"What do you think of that I'1 ' says Mr.
Allan. "This is another argument In favor
of carrying on the waraaalnst the wildcats. "
A rlCKVOCUET CAUGHT.
A telegram from Omaha this morning gave
the Information that "Tug" Iobb , a notorious
crook , who has been wanted in Lincoln for
some time , was under arrest there. Dotcc-
tlvo Mnlono will go after him this afternoon ,
uobb is said to bo In a tight boat , tbo charges
of grand larceny ana larccnv from the per
son being marked un against him. Thospe-
clflc crime charged Is tbo stealing of a gold
watch from Henry Durcham , a wealthy
stockman of Hickman , which occurred In
Saundor's ' saloon , at Tenth and P streets ,
during fair weolc. Burcham was standing
talking to some friends in the crowd which
thronged the place , nnd suddenly discovered
that his watch chain was hanging loose from
his buttonhole and bis valuable ticker go no.
STATE HOUSE NOTES.
E. A. Marling nnd H. M. Branson of Boone
county nro fighting over nf.'H judgment ob
tained by the former against the latter. To
day Branson appealed tbo case to the supreme
premo court.
onns AJ I > KNDS.
James Sharpcnstoln , a colored youth of
dudlsh proclivities , was arrested last overl
ing for poundliifr J. D. Shaw , porter nt the
Elks club room. James was found guilty and
In default of the line of $10 and costs was sent
to tlio county jail.
Jlmmto Dmilnp , n young follosv wlio has
been living In Cedar Bluffs , arrived In the
city yesterday to spend Chilstmas with his
parents. They had been living in University
Place , but unknown to Jimmto had moved
from there and ho *
away , wasthorcfoibdlsap-
pointed. Ho applied to the police for aid ,
and was taken homo by Matt Bracken. Up
to noon ho had not succeeded In Jlndlng his
people.
An overcoat belonging to ono of the young
men In attendance ) at the Christmas gather
ing at' the Congregational church was stolen
by sorno ono.
Marshal Meilck , after a long nad painful
slego with quinsy , was able to bo about tills
morning , and spent tliu morning at head
quarters ,
Mrs. Georgia A. Slorth sues for n divorce
from her husband , Frederick , on the grounds
of dcscitlou. Tbu two have boon married
twenty years. Andrew Olilson asks for a di-
'
'
vorco'f'rom his wife , Sophie , on the same
grounds.
A meeting will bo held in University hall
on January 1 at 8 i'M a. in. to consider the ad
visability of organizing a Nebraska academy
of science. It is in the opinion of muny do-
slrablo to start such a society , which shall
embrace In its membership all persons within
SIR MORELL MACKENZIE
KXl'KIUMKNTKI ) WITH
PROF KOCH'S '
, LYNPH ,
The results of his experiments will bo
made public shortly. Both IVof. Koch
and Sir Moroll Muckon/.io have for years
used and recommended the Sodon Min
eral Pastilles for Catarrh , Sere Throat ,
Couirhs , Colds and all throat and lunjr
diseases.
Sir Morell Mnckon/.lo said in'tho Jour
nal of Larnygolojfy , edited by him ( No
vember No. , 1887) ) : "Tho Sodon Mineral
Pastilles ( Trochoa ) , produced from the
Sodon Sprincs by evaporation , are par
ticularly serviceable In Catnrrhal In
flammation , Sere Throat , CougliB , IJron-
chilis and Lun Troubles. "
Dr. Koch said : "A cough for which I
tried many other medtclnos , which hud
not the HlighteHtolVect , soon became bet
tor and has now entirely disappeared. "
The genuine Sodon Mineral Pastlllaa
must have the testimonial nnd flitfiwturo
of Sir Morell Mackonzlu around each
box.
the state who nro interested In nny of the fol.
lowing departments of nclcncoi Anatomy ,
archeology , botany , biology , bacteriology ,
chemistry , engineering , ethnology. cnlonioU
oiy , geologv. hhtolok'y , mathematics , miner *
nlogy , ornithology , physics , physiology ,
psychology , zoology.
TIIICIU IjAUV WOltlt.S.
Uttorimcon ol'Gront JUon ns Tlipy Mot
Dentil.
Boston Olobo ! Kiss mo , Ilnrdyt I
thank God I have done my duty. Lord
Nelson.
llond of the army. Napoleon.
Don't glvo up the ship. Lawrence.
It Is well. Washington.
I must slooi ) now , Byron.
I fool JIH If 1 were to bo myself iuraia
Sir Walter Scott.
Don't ' lot that awkward squad flro ever
my grave. Hubert Hums.
( Jlnsp my hand , my clour friend , I die.
-Alllori.
Lot the light enter. Gootho.
Into thy hands , O Lord. Tnsso.
Wlmtl Is there no bribing death ?
Cardinal Hcnufort.
It mutters llttlo how the head llotb.
Sir Walter Kfillofih.
I pray you , see mo safe up , and for my
coming down , lot inn shift foV myself ( as.
condlng the scaffold ) . Sir Thomas
Moore.
I'm shot If I don't bollovo I'm ' dying.
Chancellor Thin-low.
Glvo Unyroles a chair , Lord Chester *
flold.
Independence forever , Adnms ,
I have loved God , my father , and
liberty. Mmo. do Staol.
Bo Borious. Grotlus.
I resign my soul to Gotland my daugh
ter to my country. Jefferson.
It is the last of earth. J. Q. Adams.
I wish you to understand the trim
principles of the government. I wish
thorn carried out. I ask nothing more.
Harrison.
I have endeavored to do my duty.
Taylor.
A. living man can do nothing ; easy.
Franklin.
Lot mo dlo to the sounds of delicious
music. Mlraboau.
Lot not poor Nollystarve. Charles II.
All my possessions for a moment of
time. Queen Kli/.nboth.
It's small , vary small indeed ( clasping
her ncclc ) . Anne IJoloyn.
There Is not n drop of blood on my
hands. Frederick V. of Denmark.
Is this your fidelity ? Nero.
You spoke of refreshment , my Etnilie ;
take my last notes , alt down at my pi ami
hero , sing them with the hymn of your
sainted mother ; lot mo hear once more
those notes which have BO long been my
bolacoinont and delight. Mo/.nrt.
God preserve the emperor. Ilndyn.
The artery ceases to beat. Hullor.
Wo will now cross ever the river and
rest under tlio shade of the trees.
Stonewall Jackson.
It is useless to dissemble , dissolution
is near. Gambotta.
0 Swalni Garllcld.
1 still live. Wobstor.
Longevity nnd Country Life.
How great the difference Is between nn
urban and a rural population In the
average ago of all who die , may bo con
veniently illustrated from the registra
tion , reports of Massachusetts , which
have now boon published for forty-seven
years , writes President C.V. . Elliot , of
Harvard college In the December Forum.
In the thirty years from 1850 to I8SO , the
average of all the persons who died in
Suffolk county , an urban county on the
seaboard , was 23J years ; the average ngo
of all the persons who died in Barn-
stable , a rural county on the same sea
board , was 37 ; in Franklin , an inland
rural county , 385 ; while the average ago
of nil the persons who dlod
In the island county of Nnn-
tucket during the thirty years was
very nearly double the average ngo at
death in Suffolk , namely , 40.16. The
same reports show that the annual death
rate Is unlfurmly higher In the densely
populated counties than in the sparsely
populated ones. Other causes besides
density of population contribute to pro
duce these striking results ; but tbo
main fact remains that a family which
lives In the country has a better charrn 7
of continuance ttiun ono that lives In tlio
city. Moreover , if the family history of
tlio actual loaders , for tlio time being ,
in business and the profosions of any
American city , bo btuuied , It will usually
bo found that a very largo proportion of \ .
them were country bred. The country " J
brooding generally gives a vigor and en
durance which In the long run outweigh
all city advantages , and enable the well
endowed country boys to outstrip tholr
competitors. _
Ilo Only Retaliated.
Boston Traveler : Finnogan ( listening
to the clock ns It strikes ) What'H that' ?
Elivon , twelve , thlrtano. fourt Bad
'cpsat'itl ' Bye gorra , the dlvil'alnitl
Tok that , mo folno timepiece , an' ' that !
Mrs. Finnegnn Wuslui , hivinsavo u H
Pholim , fwhat did yez smash the clock
fur ? It'a the ownly wan wo havl
Finnogan Oi don't ' give a coutyniutal ,
The clock slhruck furrat.
The IJIIIloulty.
Somerville Journal : Amlcus I'd like
to write my own obituary and have what
I would say about myself true.
Sarcastlcus I'm afraid that what yon
would want to say about yoursoll
wouldn't bo true.
Boils and Pimples
Are nature's efforts to eliminate poison from
the blood. Tills result may bo accomplished
much moro cflcctually , as well AS agreeably
through tlio proper excretory channels , by ( - _
the use oi Aycr's Barsaparllla.
"For scvcial years I was troubled with
bolls and carbuncles. In casting about for a
remedy , It occurred to mo that Aycr's Sarsa-
parllla had been used In my father's ' family ,
with excellent success , and I thought that
what was good ( or the father would also bo
good for the son. Three or four bottles of
this medicine cntliely cured mo , nnd I liavo
not since In more than two years had a
boll , pimple , or any other cruptlvo trouble.
I can conscientiously speak In the highest
terms of Aycr's Sarsapaillla , ami many
years' experience In tlio drug business en.
nbles mo to speak Intelligently. " C. JI.
Hntncld , Farmland , Ind.
Ayer's Sarsaparslla
at
DK. J. O. AVER & CO. , Lowell , MUSB.
Price $1 ; ilz Lollle-.ti. Worth * i a t > cUb.
OMAHA.
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed and Quiirantaod Capital.(500,000
1'ald In Capital 350.000
Iluyi and noils utooki and bondai ncgutlatoii
oomincrolul pupun rocolvos nnd execute *
triiBtsinotiiii transfer aKent und trustee of
corporations , takes cliargo of property , col
lects taxu .
Omaha Loan&TrustCo
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sts.
I'ald In Capitol I M.001
Hubacrlbud and Guaranteed Capital. . . . 100,001
Liability of Stockholders .W,000 )
61'er Cent Interest i'alcl on Depoaltt.
l'UAM ( J. I.ANUK , Uuiblor. .
Officers ! AH U , Wymun , president. J. J. llrowii ,
vlco-prosldont , W. T , Wymnn. troumiror.
IiroutorA ) , U.Wyman , J. U. Mlllurcl , J , J ,
Urovru , Uuy O. Ilurton , E. W. Naih. Tbuuiu
L , UUaoulC Quorjo JJ , Laku.