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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY JANUAKY 5 , 1801 THE XAILY BEE. POULISUEp EVEUY MOIININO THUMB OK 8UHSUU1 1'TION. Tlnlly nticl Fluidity , Ono Vcnr . 81000 . r.oo Q'lirro month * . "to Hunday llci'.OnoVonr . 200 Weekly Her. Ono year. . JW ornoiyi Otnnlm. The Itro HullillriK. Houtli Otmilm , I'nrnorN ritnlfith FtrocU. i'ouiicll llliifrt , ISIVnrl Hticot. Fhlciieo Ufflci > . 817 Olinmliprnf Commerce. NftvrYoili.lloonit Ki.ll nml 1. ' . . Tribune llulldlng Washington , C13 I'ourtecnUi titrvvt. COIIUKPI'ONDENOK All conimnnlcatloni r liillnt ; to IIPW * nml fcllturlul matter Mioiild bo nddicssed to the Kdltorlnl Itopiirtmriit. UtTHlNTPS I.tm'EltS. AtlliiiNlncsH IrllrrKiind rriiilttanco'nlionld Ye addressed to'l'ho llco I'ublUhltiK Compnny , Oinnlin. Drafti , checks utid postnllU'oorderi 1o homiitluiiuyablu to tlio tirdor ut tlio com Jinny. Tlic Bee Publishing Company , Proprietors , ll'ld'K ' , rnrtium and bo\cntcontli Kta STATJsiBNT Ol ' fctulrof Nclmmldb I County of tJnuams. ( " O iw il. TTMhtick. fcorrtnry of The lice I'liMliliIni : rornimnv. nocn solemnly nweai thnt DIP nctuiil rlroiiliition of TUB DAILY ItRH for the vci'K ending Jutiuary y , Ibul , was as foi lows' . . . , . Hiindnr. Dei21 . 20.045 * Montlnv. lire. ' . ' ! . ? M-B v I 10 'II .Miin. 1. . . I u VrJdnv. Jan. 2. , lalurday. Jan. 3 .S. .i.l.l Average . 2I.HUO GEOIimi U. T7.KCIIUOK. F orn ti > Ifforo mo ntul subscribed In my tins 3d ilnv of .luniitiry. A. 1) . . 1601 N. 1' . l-'iit. : .Notary I'uUUo. Flntpof NMirtmkn , I County of DnitKlni. f ss > Grntpu 11. 'JVicliuck , liclnl duly sworn , do- TOSOS ntid HIVH Iliat. lie Is secretary of Tlio llco rnlillsliliii : Company. that tlio actual aver-npe clallv circulation of TIIK DAIT.T Hen for 'tin ; month of January. 1HK ) , 1MB5 ( ! conlrsi for Kebrmiry , 1MO , J7'Gl ! conU-v. for Mnrcli. 1600 , I0.8li ! conli'sj for April. JtOO , HUM coulcs ; for Jlny , t8CO , aSO ropfcsi for June , 1KPO , W.COI cnplpi ; for July , Jf0 ! , 20'K > copies ! for Auemt. JMlP.SP.TMIcoptos ! for rrntriiilcr. 16'0. IS.WO copies' for Oolohor , IHH1. SC.TTO rnplcfl ! for Novrmlwr. 1MX ) , SS,130 copies ; for Dcocrnbor. 1M10. 111,171 copies. ( Jtomi ! : II. T/.sciit'CK. Pworn tn Icforn mo. nnd tmtisi-rlbod In niv presence , tlns31stcmy of Uewmlirr. A.I ) . . IfctXX N P. Km. Notary Public. Al.i < political roads now lead to Lin coln. MEMiJKliSini'in the Nebraska militia 1ms ccusod to bo a holiday jest. ISN'T tlio legislature a trifle too largo for Dictator Burrows' vest pocket ? Is ? Ntnniiu : nnil variety of political parties , Ireland and Kansas are running a close race. and California have experienced - poriencod earthquakes. Both states are dctui'ininod to bo felt if not hoard. Till' question for tlio legislature is this : IB the constitution , or the will of Jay Burrows to bo regarded as the supreme premo law of the land ? Tun record of improvements in "Wash ington for the past year is very credita ble , but there is still room for improve ment in both ends of the capital. Tim demands of the Colorado bullion- nlroS'Oii the mint olllcials tends to Drove that Colorado gall has lost none of its smooth adamantine qualities. How many legislators travel , on the courtesies of the railroads ? The information mation is not "necessarily for publica tion , but as a guaranty of good faith. " ASSUUAXCUS come from financial and commercial sources that the present monetary stringency will vanish within ton days. For which the business men of the country will bo duly thankful. TriK Indians are Bnid to have informed General Miles that they demand the 1m- mediate withdrawal of the troops and that they will treat with nobody for peace except the vice president of the United States. Evidently this idea originated with Chief Gall. THE last prop under the monarchlal party of Franco is gone. The decision of the Homnu clergy to support the re public will provo disastrous to the royal pretenders. It is an example , though late , of tlii ) fucilitj ol the church in bow ing to that which cannot bo averted. T1IJ3 old council combine , with the tnx-cators and Twonty-oightora behind its back , is trying to perpetuate itself through u now loader , whom they pro pose to nmko prcsidnnt of the council. This simply means that wo are to have .another your of extravagance ana job bery. t THE citizens of the northwest express warm gratitude for Tun BHU'S vigorous efforts to hnvo the mllitli hastened to tholr protection. The credit is duo to the governor and the otHcials and mon of our gallant militia. THE Bun's nmnlo telegraphic facilities gave it the best opportunity to first observe the necessity of the movement UNION PACifc'iO Attorney Thurston declares in court that President Adams had no right to mnko a contract per mitting the Milwaukee trains to cross the bridge. If Mr. Adams had no au thority in the promise ? , and the contract IB annulled , how can the company fulfill the conditions under which the viaduct bonds were voted ? Tim last session of the Fifty-first congress - gross has thus far proved severely dis appointing to the republicans of the * west. Week after weolc has been wasted over dreary speeches on that hateful sectional measure , the force bill , which has boon repudiated by the press and public sentiment of north , south , east and went. Nothing lias been denote to relieve the critical financial situation , nor to glvo the business interests of the country the assurance that present con ditions are to remain undisturbed. The apportionment bill a mousuro of f long-dolayod justice to the growing west remains unconsiderod. The pure food bill , the Ilorbort bill , transferring arid lands to the control of western etatos , the numerous measures intended to roiniHly the imlpublo defects of the now tariff law , and many other propositions of vital oonuarn to the country wait vainly for consideration. No short Bosslon of congress over had greater reason to dispatch business and push rapidly forward to the accomplish ment of Important results. Whoa will this republican congress awaken to a rue some ) of Its duty to the country ? TO ir/MT TltS URVaitMCAXS AUK COMat MITTKD. The republican members of the loglac lattiro , which will assemble nt Lincoln tomorrow , are committed by the last platform of thnlr party to certain polip cles and principles , which it will bo their duty to endeavor to hnvo carried out in legislation. It may bo well to remind thorn of what the moro important of those aro. The republican platform demanded mid 'purity of elections , and called for such a revision of the election laws of the stale as will guarantee to every voter the greatest possible secrecy in the casting of his ballot , while providing for tlio punish ment of any who may attempt the cor ruption or intimidation of voters. This dumiitul docs not necessarily Imply that elections In Nebraska have boon goaov- ally unfair nnd corrupt , but simply rec ognizes the fact that the time is como when this stale must take Its plnoo with others which hnvo adopted laws for the adequate protection of the ballot and for securing fair ami honest elections The necessity of a pure popular ballot to Iho preservation of republican govern ment Is admitted by all intelli gent and patriotic men , nnd marked progress has boon made within a few years In legislation to secure hon est voting. There Is no reason why Nebraska should not promptly fall Into line with Massachusetts , Now York , In diana and ether states which have adopted laws for the proper protection of voters and demonstrated their good effects. The platform demanded that the prop erty of corporations shall bo taxed the biuno as that of Individuals and that the provisions of the constitution requiring the assessment of franchises shall bo enforced - forced by suitable legislation , No citi- 7cn who believes that the burdens of government fahould bo justly distributed , every class and Interest in the stnto bearing its fair share under a system that will permit of no discrimination , will question the justice of these de mands. It is well known that under present conditions the corporations cs- capo their just share of taxation , and the injustice to the individual taxpayers involved in this discrimination calls urgently for remedy. There are no so- rious dlllicultics In the way of applying a remedy , but on the contrary , the prob- loin is ono of the simplest which the legislature will bo called upon to consider , and yet there is no question it can consider that is of greater import ance. The republican platform demands the reduction of freight and passenger rates on railroads to correspond with rates prevailing in the adjacent states to the Mississippi ; that owners of public ele vators shall bo declared public ware housemen and compelled to handle the grain of all persons upon equal terms , the state regulating charges for storage and inspection ; also that railroad com panies shall bo required to receive and move the grain of all persons without discrimination , and it favors the enact ment -of more stringent usury laws and their enforcement under severe penalties. All thcso demands are sound and judicious , were mudo with a jiibt regard for the interests of the neo- plo , and having1 received the unanimous approval of the representatives of the republican party in convention are bind ing on every member of that party in the legislature. Wo do not apprehend that any of thorn will fail to receive the full support of these republicans , but it is well to suggest that the measure of tholr fidelity to tho&o pledges of their party may have an important bearing- upon its future in Nebraska. THE SEtfATK SITUATION. It is expected that early in the present week n decisive change will take place in the complicated situation that has prevailed iu the national senate since before tlio holidays , and that a definite issue will be reached. It would bo un safe to say -what that issue may bo , but there are indications that it will take the form of nnabandonment of the meas ures that are responsible for the vexed state of affairs , namely , the election bill and the proposed rule for closing debate. A large majority of the repub lican senators are still favorable to these measures , but those who are not appear to bo immovable in their opposition , and without them their party colleagues will hardly bo dibposcd to push either measure through , even if they are strong enough to do so. Several sena tors not known to bo opposed to either the election bill or the closure rule have expressed the opinion within a few days that both would have .to bo abandoned , and to give up either would put an end to the ether , The adoption of a rule providing for the closing of debate is necessary to reach a vote on the election bill , and the prospect for the adop tion of the proposed bill is not regarded as at all favor able. If it had no ether excuse or justi fication than the doslro to pass the elec tion bill , its failure would glvo no cause of rogr. t. As it is , it is opposed by n few republican senators on principle , while the supporters of the free coinage of silver are not willing to accept it bo- uauso they do not want to cut oil amend ments. Meanwhile the democrats are prepared to continue the discussion to the end of the bosslon if necessary , or it they are not prevented from doing so by BOIUO radical move oil the part of the re publicans not now expected , though ad- mittftd tq.be possible. It seems that the democrats have obtained some encour- ngomnnt from the rulings of Vico'l'rcsi- tlent Morton in the chair. The situation in the eoiuito Is doing the party of the majority no good. It ought to bo perfectly plain to the re publican senators that the masses of their pavty either take no interest what ever in the election bill or are uncom promisingly opposed to it , nnd that in wasting valuable time in the discussion of this measure which ought to bo de voted to the consideration of practical questions relating to tlio material inter ests of the people they tire making Bontl- mont against tholr party. The New York Sun shrewdly ob serves that "the Fifty-first congress lias boon good to the democrats , and fur- I nlshod them with plenty of issues for I 1892"If the present situation in the tri tr"i ate is allowed to continuo It Is the demo cratic party that will proDt from it. The country Is not nt present concerned about nny sort of political legislation , but it docs anxiously want that -which Is practical , It Is strange that republican senators cannot understand this. A VLAIK TALK WITH flKURASKA KK A low days ngo a letter addressed to myself . by L. 1) ) . Richards , latocandldato for governor , was given to the public through the medium of the democratic and _ prohibition dailies at Omaha and Lincoln. The pretext for this vin dictive post-mortem message is said to bo a review of the late campaign , mid the causes that brought disaster upon the republican party , which appeared ever my ' turo in Tin : Uuu of November 10 , to ro- futo malicious and baseless ns&orllons of certain papers and politicians who were trying to lay the responsibility for the defeat of Richards at mv door , I confess that I made a grave mistake in falling to carry out the good old maxim that bids us never to spank ill of the dead. If I have said anything un kind or ungenerous about the political corpse burled by the landslide of the 4th of November * 1 sincerely regret It. And I have no disposition to carry on a controversy with the gimlet-bore editor , disappointed spoils hunters and political dead ducks who composed the "mes sage" to which Mr. Richards' name wns appended. I realize , however , that the rank and file of republicans earnestly desire to re trieve the disaster that has overtaken ; the party and hope to see it restored to supremacy. To them I doom it my duty to point out the roofs and rocks on which wo have stranded and the course wo must in my opinion pursue to bring back into the fold the mon thnt j1 have become disnlToctcd. At the outset lot mo call attention to a few facts ami , figures. Two years ago Nebraska pave Harrison 10S25 ! votes , Cleveland 60,552 , Thsiyor 103,033 , , and McSlmno 85,420. Harrison's plurality ever Cleveland , 27,873 ; Th.iyor's plu rality ever McShauo , 18,5GH. In 1800 , with ever 12,000 moro votes polled than in 1883 , the aggregate re 1ti publican 1 vote for state olllcors was only a fraction ever 73,000 , while the demo cratic vote averaged about 05,000. In other words , the republican vote decreased - creased ever 3o,000 and the democratic vote 15,000as compared with the vote for probidont. But the vote of Richards fell 119,517 votes behind Harrison and 35,105 behind Thayor. In Douglas county Thayer received 8,6S ! ) votes and Richards 0,450 votes , or 2,142 votes less than Thayor. These figures are significant. With all the howl about the defection in Omaha and Douglas county the fact remains thatO,450 republican votes wore cast for Richards in spite of the general distrust in his profession s on the prohibition issue , I admit that Douglas coun ty might have elected him , but thn percentage of loss in Douglas co unty is lower than it is in nine-tenths of the other counties , Adams county gavo'f hnyor 1,837 votes two years ago , but Richards only re- coivcd 1,331 votes in 1SOO. Antelope county gave Thayer 1,302 votes , Rich ards 080. Boone county gave Thnyor 1,173 , Richards 033. Buffalo , Thayer 2,282 , Richards , 1,205. In. Saunders county Richards ran 1,011 votes behind Tlmyor , and Nance county gave Thayer 012 votes , while Richards only received. 159. Now coniparo the vote of Richards with that received , by Majors. Richards' total vote is 08,878 , Majors' total vote 74 , SO. Douglas county gave Majors 2GSO moro votes than Richards but that still loaves Richards 2,822 votes behind Majore } in the balance of the stuto. Had Richards kept up with Majors and the ether can didates in the state outside of Douglas county ho would have boon oloclod by ever three thousand majority. Now I sub mit what right has any man to hold mo responsible for tlio fact that Richards ran behind Majors in 72 out of the SO counties ? And why harp about Douglas county when Ricluu-ds ran over thirty- two thousand behind Thayer in the state outside of Douglas county ? Parties , like individuals , should profit by oxporlonco. In politics , ag In busi ness , success depends very largely , if not wholly , upon confidence. In business confldonco is only another name for credit , and credit can only bo main tained by unswerving integrity and u prompt " discharge of financial obligationa In politics confidence is another name for popular support , and popular support can only bo assured by an adlloronco to principles and an honest discharge of tlio obligations which the body politic assumes toward the people. In national politics the republican party has n glorious record to which it lias pointed with pride for a quarter of a century. In state politics the party has degenerated and lost popular confidence. The cyclone that has swrpt the state was nothing moro nor loss than a popu lar revolt against the disregard of the demands of the producing and industrial classes. It was a rebuke to the party for pledges unredeemed and public son- tlmont defied. It Is charged that this storm was brought on by myself and others who have championed the cause of the laborer , the farmer and the merchant against the aggressions of monopoly and opposed the domination of the railroads in the politics of the stale and nation. This is on a par with the lament of the defunct candidate for governor , who attributes his defeat to his inability to gag and iron every republican editor who advised him to say in uublio what ho was constantly whispering in private as regards his standing on ono of the important issues pending in the cam paign. To review the history of the republi can party from the impeachment of But ler down to the present day would take more bpnco than is at my disposal at this time. Sullico it to say that u duup- seatcd conviction has prevailed among the masses iinu ( boon growing from year to year that the machinery of the party has boon under the control of corporate monopolies , who have foisted u ; on the people mon distrusted and dlxroputablu , and repressed every effort at redress from the exactions of public carriers that has boon mado. Ncbrubku'ii delegation at the lust re publican natl6AnT convention -was made up of Bovon ralirmd lawyers and three railroad politicians. And this In the face of the fact that two-thirds of the republican votofcj are farmers. The last republican IdtflfcSaturo capped the ell- max of extravagance and jobbery by appropriations that piled the taxes mountain high upon the pooplo. On top of all this the party forced a split In Its own ranks by submitting prohibition. No wonder there was a storm browing. When the dnrlc clouds began to gather nnd loud imitlcrlngs of the embattled farmers could bo heard in every precinct nnd school district , the loyal republicans who were not wearing the brass collar called a conference with a view of placating the exasperated tillers of the soil and Inducing thorn to take an active part in the republican conventions. This conference was hold May 20. Ex11 Speaker Ilnrlan , who presided , explained , in taking1 the clmlr , the ob- jects ? of the conference by declaring that for years there had boon a conflict between - tweon . corporate power on ono hand and the people on the othor. * * The elements that represent tlio corporate power , " mild the sponkpr , "ara orgnnlzodjind the people nro unorganized. This''confer- once is for the purpose of bettor organ- ! station of the people to formulate a plat form and secure the nomination of mon who will answer to the people and not to the corporations. " Tlio platform adopted embodied , among others , the following resolutions : llcsolvcd , That wo view wltli alarm the intense discontent among the republicans of the state , chiclly duo to the pernicious and demoralizing interference of corporations and their attempts to control all department * of our state covcrnmont legislative , executive nnd Judicial aud wo earnestly npno.il to all republicans who desire to preserve our instl- tutions to rally to the rescue of our state from corporate domination by actively par- ticlp.it Ing in the primary elections auu nom inating conventions. Uusolved , That while wo dcslro to accord to railroad corporations their rights and privi leges 03 common carriers , \vo demand that thov shall KO out of politics and stop inter ference with our conventions and legisla tures. Itosolvcd , That Nebraska has for years been subject tooxorbit.inttransportatlon rates , dh- criminating neainst her products , thusrctarJ- inc her development ; and wo condemn the state board of transportation for failing tocx- orclsa the authority vested in them , nnd by refuslnp to afford to the people the relief they were pledged to Rive. Wo tueroforo demand that the legislature shall enact a maximum tariff bill covering the transportation of our products and priuuip.il imjiorts. Hesolved , That the national convention of 1SSS pledjred the republican party to luvlsion of the tariff and a reduction of Import duties ; therefore we , us republicans , request our dole- Rates In congress to oppose the McKiuloy bill in its present form. The state central committee first voted to hold the convention the last of July or early in August , but finally con ceded a week and sot the date for July 23. This concession was accepted by the anti-monopoly republicans as a com promise. Every effort was made to in duce the discontented republican farm ers to remain within the party and en deavor to get into the conventions. The only inducement that could have brought them back into line was the adoption of a satisfactory platform and the nomination of candidates who were In perfect accord with the senti ments expressed and pledges mado. It is admitted on all lyinds that tlio plat form was all that the discontented farm ers and worldngmon could have desired. But the convention was hoodood at the ouUot when Church IIowo was made chairman. The fool friends of the Into candidate Insist tluit IIowo was placed in the chair because ho was a good presiding olllcer , The truth is , Richards foisted IIowo into the chair regardless of his known con nection with Jay Gould's railroads , because - cause Howe in the chair was worth a good many votes to him. The outcome was that while IIowo forced Richards' nomination by his bulldozing- tactics ho lost the ticket hundreds if not thousands of votes at the election. The alliance and dem ocratic papers made a great handle of the fact that the convention was pre sided ever by Jay Gould's man Friday. The framers of Richards' message as sort that there must have been collusion between myself and Howe because bo appolnted.mo as member of the commit tee on resolutions. The truth is that bo first refused point blank to place mo on that committee , and only consented after repeated requests had boon made by tbo Douglas delegation. The mourners ever the late candidate pretend to bo aggrieved ever my asser tion that the choice of a railroad man and money lender was Ill-advised and unfortunate at such n critical juncture. Now , I would like to know wherein I have distorted the facts. Richards may not have been a railroad man in tbo of fensive term , but his business relations have always boon Intimate with Iho Northwestern railroad managers. As agent of the Elkhorn land and town lot company ho certainly must hnvo boon either a business partner of the railroad oflicials , on tholr pay roll as an employe , or getting his pay on commis sion. They toll mo I slandered Richards in representing him as a money louder. What else Is ho ? IIow did ho make most of his money ? What difference is it to the fanner whether Richards was loaning his own mpnuy or Unit of a trust company ? Republicans who attended the congressional convention at Go . lumbus will remember that ono of , the candidates , Judges Humor , declared that "tho republican oarty has already loaded up with a banker and money lender who is charged with being a money shark with railroad proclivities , and wo cannot 'afford ' to go before the people of this dlbtrict with another , in view of the foreclosures on farms in Iluffnlo , Ouster aii ) | Holt counties. " Tbo judge wrid applauded to the echo by thodologatos.jpresuut , but the account ' of this incident'was suppressed by I'llis Blue la tbo interest oflUchards and the ticket. Now lot mo abk in all candot what ruliof could tbo farmers have ex pected from a man whoso sympathies and interests were at variance with tlioit own. The plallorm pledged the party to n reduction of railroad rates. Would Richards have signed a maximum rate bill ? The platform pledged the party to more stringent usury lavs. Would a broker and mortgage negotiator have approved n stringent usury law ? Tlio platform pledged regulation of elevator charges and ether null- monopoly logiulatlon. Would the agent of the railroad town lot syndicate whoso relations nro very intimate with elevator owners anil other concerns do- pondcnt upon , land monopoly have its- slglctl in redeeming this pledge ? It was up-hill bnslnoes from the start to t stem tlio tidal wove that threatened to submerge Iho party with such n standard bearer ; but I expected that an early and vigorous campaign would enable us to counteract the ! independent movement and give us n. chnnco to win with reduced majorities. To my surprise and chagrin our lame duck candidate turned his back upon the state and forced the post ponement i of campaigning for two months while ho wont junketing to Boston , Now York and Washington. If Ulcharda had 1 boon placed at the head of a division during i the war ho would have mudo a ridiculous figure as a commander had ho allowed the enemy to occupy the strategic points and choose his own battle ground. j. Tills is just what Richards did in 1 the last political campaign. Ho al lowed 1 the independents to make Inroads into his ranks , gave thorn the advantage of ( position , nnd then cnmo up at the last hour 1 to bo whipped. It is a good deal of gall for the place- hunters 1 xvho wrote his squatter governor inaugural 1 to lay the blame for his blun ders on mo and say that ho preferred going f down in defeat rather than take my i advice. It is equally absurd to assort that I secretly stabbed the defunct because ho did c not oppose prohibition. Everybody knows ] that I gave cordial and hearty . support to N. V , Hurlan on the 1 stump and through Tills 111H2 , notwithstanding the fact that ho was a pronounced prohibitionist in the legislature 1 and a firm supporter of the amendment. What the republican party must do in order i to recover its prestige is to bring to ( the front a grade of men whoso careers have been in harmony with the common people nnd to retire the bar- uncles and vultures who have dragged the party down and Avrcckod it. TIIK JIUXGliY UOIWK slT LIXCOLX. Dispatches from Lincoln inform tlio public that tbo clan of hungry barnacles , strikers and bummers who plunged the last legislature into disgraceful extrava gance has id ready rjlliod for another raid on the public treasury. Wo doom it proper to repeat that the nst session of the legislature cost the : > eoplo of Nebraska S 100,000 an average of over $3,1GG a day. The records show , hat 272 employes woroomployed to wait on 133 members of the senate and house : it a cost of § 59,331.25 an average of aenrly 81,000 a day. It is notorious that the friends and de pendents of members were employed upon every ridiculous pretense that could be invented , and that clerks , mes sengers , janitors , postmasters and numerous ether varieties ol tax-caters were multiplied in a manner that would jankrupt any private business in exist ence. In marked contrast with this shameless travesty on decent government - ment is the fact that the last legislature .n Kansas cost but $78,740 , or $111,200 oss than the legislature of Nebraska. tVnd the Kansas house nnd senate nro composed of 103 members , against 133 in this state. What does the alliance legislature propose to do about it ? If it represents inything it is a deep-seated demand of the producorsfor economical government it Lincoln. They have broken the shackles of party to secure retrenchment nnd ro- "onn and drive out of the state house the corrupting influences that have for years made legislation a farce and defeated the wishes of the people. Can it bo pos sible that they will begin their work by providing places for the hungry horde that hascampod in Lincoln and thereby repeat the disgraceful record of their predecessors ? Wo do not bollovo It. The legislature which will assemble tomorrow represents nn honest nnd earnest demand for bolter mon , better methods and hotter results than recent sessions have seen. But If it begins with repetition of the old extravagance , in the face of a complete exposure of its rottenness , must it not end In dibgrneo for itbolf , defeat for its cause , and liuiniliatlon. for its party ? Two YKAIIS ngo iv commission wan np pointed in Kansas to revise and codify the laws of the stale and suggest such changes us wsro deemed expedient nnd bonullcinl , Tlio commission has con cluded its labors and reported tlio ro- suit to the governor. Radical changes are recommended in all bi anchos of the state 'government , and if approved by the legislature will elfcct a saving of $300,000 a year to the taxpayers. The principal changes are : Providing for the election of railroad commissioners by the people , a Btato board of charity , a reduction of the salaries of county ol llcors and the abolition of all fee ofllces ; taxing the actual value of property , uni form school laws and school text books ; stringent regulation and inspection of state banks , a reduction of judicial dis tricts and radical curtailment of the ex penses of state institutions. The work of tlio commission has boon thorough and thp result of its labors affords a valuable - able lesson for the legislature of No- b'-uska. EVKUY day's events go to provo that the only true solution of the bridge con troversy is an independent bridge. The permanent welfare of Onmha can only bo secured by free access to the city for all railroads. TIIK most painful feature of tlio bridge dilllculty is the dospuruto straits to which the Union I'acillc legal depart ment Is driven to discover fatal Haws in a contract of its own maklntr. "WAUS and rumors of wars chase each other on the northern border , yet tbo Omaha gunrdn' gatling continues envel oped in the cobwebs of peace. TIIK first question for the courts to determine is whether they have sufllclont power to enforce tholr orders. Will Kr.uliuulo Knuli Other. .SI J , uu ( Jl lit-I > em < } ; rat , There IH a highly cheerful prospect that the free silver men will kill the force hlU and that the force bill inuii will Iclll all free btlver emulation which is attempted , .VJEW'S OF THK XOItTlltl'KST. Nolirnnkn. Mnillson is ncROtlntlng for mioloetrlo light plant. . The Frontier figures up the Improvements at O'Neill ' during 1SW nt 11411,370. Oiccoln's ' creamery shlpneil ft carload of butter to Now York la t week , A freight train jumped tlio track at Seward , ton ) up tlio rails for 100 yards mul smashed several cars , injuring Conductor llumy slightly. Work will sooti begin nt Falrburyon Iho now court house , the architect Imvlni ? com pleted nrrnnKcmonts for shlppliiR the stone for the foundation. Tlio bulldlnp Is to bo ol stone throughout. The bonds wore sold nt mr value. Fred Vntterson of Hock niufTs , Cass county , was elected Justice of the peace nnd road overseer last fall. Later ho win nmiointcd school district treasurer and now hit latest iippofntmcnt la to receive mi appointment us postmaster. "Warren Clough , pardoned by the povornor on Now Year's day , wont straight from the .pen to the palatial residence of Hon. 11 J. Norvnl nt Scwanl nnd was tendered n rocop- tlon anil dinner , which was participated in by son.o of the leading citizens of Seivnrd. A viperous poatofllco light has been waged nt Falruury for the p.ist two or thrco weeks botivcenT. T. llerryand A. F. Smith nnd tlicir respective friends which was settled l > y thca mioitnrerncnt In Tin ; UKK of last Wednes day thnt Congressman Laws had rocotn- mendoil the appointment of Smith. While walking In tlio eastern part of town James Wolntyro of Nebraska City wns ac costed by three unknown men , and In turn- liiB nbout was slugged and rendered uncon scious by tbo Mow. The robbers then re lieved him of jti * > in cash nnd a gold watch mul chain.Vlicn bercRnlnoil consciousness , about an hour later , ho In formed the poltco of the robbery , Init the guilty parties have not yet been apprehended. An cclio of the Into election Is the talk of making Holdrcgo a township by Itself. As It Is now , that city is in two township * and the fnririers' alliance has elected all the ofllcera in cacb , thereby giving- the ofllcoholdorsvlio have bloomed pcrcnlally In tbo past an op portunity to tnUo n much needed vacation , wliilothis arrangement would put the town people back Into ofilco it would lighten the lariners taxation to n certain extent , and it is posbiblo an agreement may bo made to tuat olTeot. An unknown man , n SwoJo , who had been working in the Glenrock coal mines , wont to tbo t section house nt ( JluA , n tow miles east of Harrison I nnd said that he was going to die. Ho 1 Imndcd over f 1(5 ( and asked to have it used to bury \i\rn. \ No attention was paid to tlio remark ana lie was given a room and went to bed i at the usual hour , but tlio next morning ho was found dead. An inquest icsultcd in a verdict of death from heart failure. There were no papers to identify him. Ho was about fifty f years old. Says tbo Nemaha City Advestlser : John Coons ( , a Tledford precinct fanner , bus started n new breed of cattle , apparently. last ynar one ( of his cows had n calf that did not have any t tall and two or three Inches of tbolmck- bonn 1 scorned to bo Inching. All the tail there wns \ was n little bunch of hair thnt looked like 1 a rabbit's ' tall. A ftnv days nco this snmo cow ( gave birth to another calf that was formed 1 exactly the same as tlio other ono , having 1 n bunch of hair in pi are of n tall. John begins to thintt ho has a breed of tail less cattle. Alex Brandt , living below Homer , re cently sent to President Harrison a watch chain and charm made by himself , out of .Da kota county straw , says the Dakota City Kaglo. It was a flue piece of handiwork and must have found tbo appreciation of tlio president , for on Christmas day Alex re ceived a picture of the wliito house , with "Compliments of Benjamin J. Hnrrlsoii" written thereon. Alex feels proud of his gift , claiming lie Is the only person In Nebraska who was remembered by President Harrison with n Christmas present. William Knnggs , the oldest citizen of Phelps county , lsdeadnt , the ago of seventy- live years. Ho came from London , England , and located upon the land upon which ho re sided twenty-eight years aso.whllo . Nebraska was yet n. territory and while the Indians nnd buffalo werous common and plentiful ns chip munks nro today. Mr. Ifnnugs was assistant postmaster nt old Fort Kearney in 1804 , when the only civilization visible In Ne braska was along the I'latto river on the old California tmil , snvo a few settlements along the Missouri river. Ho saved his scalp from the Indians by precipi tous lighting on several occasions. Ho made ono visit to the Little Ulue river in 1604 , and oc. his return found ranches in asties , dead bodies everywhere , and mudo his own escape by outrunning thosavages to tbo fort. I own. Mrs. William I. Gllchrist , aged eighty years , ono of the old settlers of Clayton county , Is dead nt McGregor. Hov. Arthur II. Harrington of Boonc bas slguillcd his intention to accept a call to bo rector of Christ church at Jnnesville , "Wls. Dim Ilobson of Hnrdln county stirred up a colony of fourteen skunks and killed them nil ihu other day. Ho didn't ' mingle in the holi day festivities much. Au Odcbolt youth didn't want his girl to know ho smoked , so , meeting her unexpect edly , ho put his lighted cigar in his trousers pocket. Ho won't do It acain. A small boy in ono of tno Kcoknk Sunday schools was asked tlio question , "Whoro is heavenl" Quick came the response In the jwpular slang of the day , "It's outof rleht. " Mnrshnlltown business men gave a banquet ntV ! n pinto. Their wives , unknown to them , fiirnishod the banquet , and the proceeds , amounting to $1,1)00 ) , were given to the poor. The now ladles' hall of Simpson college , at Indlunoln , was formally opened Now Year's day. Tins building U nn olcgaut four-story bt me Hi 10 , built lutlio form of a cross and is td foot by SO. Web-ilor Cltv Is proud of its new Congre gational chuivli , wlilcli will bo dedicated tbo third Sumtay In this month. It is complete in ull appointments , lighted by olectricitv , amlcoitlOXi ( ) ) . The sheep raisers of Humboldb county have orgniiixed the Iluniboldt oounty wool and mutton association , with Tneodore J. Smitli president nnd W. W. Ulanclianl secretary. Its object Is to foster the industry. Doardnmn Brothers , nt Algomi , have forty men at work picking and freezing poultry. Up to last Saturday they had taken care of b.UJU turkeys and 13.UOU chickens , and it is es timated that this rcprcbdnts two-thirds of the crop the firm will handle this year. \ \ .1 toco * Keed , of tlio snmo town , have pnc. i 8 < ) ,000 pounds of poultry and have olghu pickers nt work. The following lown people celebrated the cohion weddings durlni : tlio holiday vmli William anil Susiwtm I'lckroll. near Oka loosn ; married ntSalotn , In. Mr. and Mn It. U. 1'oster of Danville , Do * Monies count ; Mr. nnd Mrs" . John Spcnsoly of Dubuquo. The Pock inanuffictnrlnfT company , at Storm Lake , Is making Iho lamest piece of well machinery over pnttiplii Storm Luke , and doubtless in any place In the Ui _ States. I lisa main mofli well drill lofiur jl tlos at Elleiidalo , N. D. , where they nrc obliged to go down 1-00 lect for water. Fourteen hundred horses were shipped out of Warren county In 1SW , bringing an nvor- nirooffllS ixr ) hcnd. Warren county ex ported ? l-lMT(53 ! of Hvo slock during tlui year , llcsides tliohor c.s this sum Includes 1.MRJ caw of hogs and lfi.000 head of cattlu. The cattle were sold ut an average of $30 per head , , Tlio at-teslan well at Mason City Is down TOO foot , mul the flow has about conned. At a depth of " 00 fret the well flowed about twenty gallons per minute nnd incrcnu'd gradually until n distance of 000 feet below the surface wast renchcit , when it flowed nbout ninety gallons per nilnutu. Further boring seemed to tap the How. The Two DnkninN , Plerro'H Improvements aggregate ftWVfto. The Spcnrlish normal school has I'M alii dents. Vennllllon reports $130,125 , of building im provonicnts. The rainfall nt Yanklon in 1590 w.xs 21 21 CA" > bolo\v \ normal. Pierre's two brick yards made 2ttOO,000 bilck the past your , Tor the first tlmo in its history Hri'.lo county Is without a single republican county olllcer. - - A sheep breeders' association has bei'n formed In Edmunds county for mutinil pr lection and to promote sheep outturn Hilly Franklin , a Grand Forks salooi keeper , has sold $10,000 worth of drinks i the past live months and cleared $10,0.10. , The bleached bone * of a nulTnlo carcass will average llfty pounds , Mlnot shippi i "i,000 , pouucis this season. This is the c < juu ulent of fi.OOO buffnlos. Chris Thompson , near Rapid City , has plowed uj > fifteen acres on which no Vitll llant an orchard. IIo has proven by oxpcn incuts that fruit can Do profitably raised In the Black Hills. .Tames I ) . Smith , who died at Sioux Fulls on Wednesday , was a resident of iVHuor county. IIo was for thirty years before hu f.iino to South Dakota , n citizen of Decorah , In. IIIs ago was 7J years , The death nt Lead City of Wesley Aloxan dor was followed within the week by the do- ce.iso of his daughter , Mrs. K. l ) . Millet , whoso unremitting ministrations during her father's last sickness resulted in nervous prostration and pneumonia. The coming of the Seventh regiment to J ' Fort Sully has boon a boon ton number of Sully county farmers. If there Is anything nn army olllcer is especially fond of it Is good fresh pggs , butter , tiilllr , chickens and so cm Forts IJennettniid Sully have thus always been quite a market to-tho farmers hi that neighborhood for their produce and the ad vent of another reghncu.t improves Iho mar ket. Ocorgo.T. Kahl , a farmer fifteen miles south of Watcrtown , while pursuing thieves who had been slcallnp hay from his stacks , was shot and seriously If not fatally wounded. A youuK man named Ball nnd two others named Hawkins , nbout twenty years of age , lired shotguns into the farmers who wcivs chasing them , and Mr. Kahl is in a critical condition. Tno thieves were captured nnd confessed the shooting- . They were taken to Gastlewood for examination and later re turned to jail nt Watortown.f SOUTH OMAHA , Nob. , .Tun , 1. Editor of Tun Hun : PlcasoMato In Tin : llii : ; wlnu d.ito of .Jnnimry last "Tlio World Is Aiilnst | IIor" " wuspliiyed In Omnlm ; also what opoia huuso It V\UB played at and oUUguono of your SUUSCKlUEIt.S , January 7 , 1SDO. Boyds. YOKK. Nob. , floo. ia To the Kdltor of THE IIIE : ! Why not give us In Tin : HCK tlio pliini andspocllleutUms of Iho uuoiiymout > JurMiy citizen us regards to tlio railroad trusts In tliu west ? If It Is , ni you think , from Hio pen of .1. 1. lllalr. It inlghl bo of Interest tn ninny of your ruaUcrs. IIo IH imtod for Ion ; : loiters anil If this ono from Jorbuy Is nut too loiu lets liinolt. Cn A i ILLS GIIIENU. Uriclly , the Now Jersey plan is to have the government foreclose Its lien on the Union I'acillc railroad , and operate it for the benefit of the public. To secure this cud be fore the expiration of the lieu , the anony mous Jcfscyinn suggests that petitions bo forwarded to tlio nttornoj general of the United States urging him to proceed against the road for repeated violation of its charter niid federal laws , Hosi-nns. Tn. , Jan. J. Kdltor of THE llrt Will you kindly Inform mo if you know of nn * place where I cnuld start uu AllluiiL-o | ape or sell a printing outfit ? j , o Cannot inform you. Better advertise. To TlIE IJCK , BUATIUCE , Not ) . , Dec. St. Kdltor of Referring lo a rocunt statement In TIIK HKK rogaidlni ; the population of Itaitrluu nml Hastings have you not mmlo n inlslitku ? The ottlclal oount BIUU Jlputricn l'Wnnd \ \ Hiist- IngH IJ.'ll.t , If 1 um rlKlit Itlmlly concut It In your nu.xl Issue. 1 hupo you did nut Inton- - tloniilly duua an Injustluc. Injustluc.Uouac.sH. Uouac.sH. OLIVER. You are rignt. By a typographical error the population of hastinirs was made to up- pear 1,000 greater than that of Beatrice. Au- copt our apology to the Queen Citv of south west Nobraslcu. IJOLimKciE , Xol ) . , Doe. 'M. To tlio Rdltor of Tin : lliii : : To decide a bet j > lui9o : nnswur through your impur wlivthor nn ordi'r has bi'cii Issued fuiblUdlni ; Indians losivlnir tholr lutcrvntlnim and KdliiK wltli tru\t'ng ] | sliows ? If .so , when win tliuordur Usnecl ? ItusiectfullyVnr. . 1' . AI.MOMK Such an order was issued by the commis sioner of Indian affairs whcu IJufTalo Hill's troupe returned from Europe , Thomas II. Seabrookand wlfo of New York are ut tlio Millu.nl , Mr. A. Low of Topcka , Kiui. , was at the Millard last night. Charles K. Mann of Burlington , Vt. , U in the city , at the Millurd. Highest of all in Leavening Power. U. S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889. NEBRASKA National Bank U. S. DEP03ITOKY , OMAHA , NEB. Capital , - - - - $ -100,000 Surplus Jnn. 1st. 180O , - 07,300 OIHcor < end Dlroctnra-llonri' W Vila * . Proiildeiit ! Txjwl * H. Iti'iol. Vlou-l'r , ' < lilol ] , Juiiiui W. havftk'o , W. V.MorHO. John H CollliiM , II I * . Cmliliiif , J. ti. II , Patrick. W 11. S. Ilustioi , cmtilur THIS IKOM. I3ANK , Corner I-tli mid Furmini Sit. A General Iliuiklnj Iluslncis Transacted. OSEPH GILLOTT'S STEEL PENS. GOLD MEDAL , PARIS EXPOSITION , 1889 , THE MOST MRFECT OF PENS , OMAH4 LOA.N AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed mid Guiiruiitcofl Gnpltu1&OO.GCO 1'uld ' InOnpltal BM.OOO Iluyiand soils stookH and bonds ) npKotlutut commercial jiupuri rucolvcs und oxeuulus trusts ; aotsai transfer au'ont ; ind trustccM/f tarporatloni , take * cliurgu til property , oul- locts Uiu , Ornaha Loan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S. E. Cor. IGlh and Douglas Sto. I'aUl In Capital * 5WOO BubscrlboU mul QuariuitOfcl Capital , , , . 100,001 Liability of Stookholduni S > ooWM C 1'er Cent Interim ! I'uld nn Dorioalta. MUNK J , I.ANlJi ; , UuHlilor , Onioersi A. U , Wymiiii , jirchldent. J , J , Hruwn , vice-president , W. T. Wyiuhn. truiuiirer , Dlruuton : A , U. Wymun , J. U. Millard. J. J. llrown. Guy 0. Hurlon , K. W. NuuU , L. . muiDu.ll. Guouu It.
