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THIS WEEK.
Sunclny 28,780
Monday 20,020
Tuesday 27,072
Bumtows' preferred unndldnto for
speaker wasn't in It.
Tins Nobrnskiv mllititi Is a welcome
addition to society on the frontier. "
TIIK force bill is shelved by n sly par-
llnmonlnry trick , nnd thus becomes n
farce bill at lust.
K Nebraska house will resemble n
Methodist conference in ono particular.
An Elder will preside. .
TIU2 farmers nro in the saddle nt Lin
coln sure enough. It is to bo hoped that
none of them will bo thrown.
JAY GOITLD is roducinjj salaries all
along tlio lino. Doubtless ho is pinnning
to rctluco fares and freight rates in pro
portion. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TUB Doubor watch company has gene
to the' wall. Score one for tlio aggros-
eivo movement of the wateli trust. Dou
bor was its lending opponent.
Tins Montana legislature repeats the
folly of last year's division. There are
no senatorial prizes in sight , however ,
and nu onrly union is probable.
Sl'UAKlut ELDEiiisa man with a clean
record .ind the reputation of being1 lovol-
homlecl. Uo lives In the neighborhood
of Dan Nottloton , which of itself is a
recommendation.
! the hostile Sioux are provok
ing n wholesale exodus to the happy
hunting grounds , the Crows in Montana
are jubilating ever the prospect of the
extermination of their mortal onomios.
A SUitSTANTlAlj advance in prices has
been ordered by Clio window glass trust ,
nnd dealers having a snug stock on hand
nro correspondingly hnppy. Menmvhilo
the anti-trust law.continuos a dead letter.
THIS lion roaroth and the London
press omits iv chorus of denunciation
of Secretary Blalno. The bitterness of
British 'ainontntions proves that Mr.
Blalno whisked the historical tail with
uncommon vigor.
A aitKAT gob of regret wells up from
the national heart because the pnrnsltes
who have fattened on Indian fodder for
years were conspicuous by the absence
from among the dead or wounded. They
did not go to the front to fight , but for
the money in sight.
IN KUJVEN' years the appropriations
for the care of the Sioux were reduced
in the aggregate 81,700.000. The
nmount thus saved will scarcely cancel
the bill of expense incurred by the
present outbreak. Economy in dealing
with Indian wards is not a profitable in
vestment.
"IT is a lively , progressive city , " says
the St. Paul Globe , referring to Omaha ,
"and there is no disparagement of its
enterprise. " But the Globe disparages
the city by quoting bogus statistics of its
building record for 1890. The actual
outlay on buildings during the year was
$0.098,101 , or nearly $3,000,000 more than
the Globe prints.
IT is painful to residents of this fav
ored region to road ol destructive bliz
zards in Kansas. Burled and blockaded
trains , suspension of trnfllc , death from
exposure to the pitiless blasts , euch as
occurred in that state hist weak , goes
to show that Kansas is not securely ex
empt from the baneful climatic scourges
of the cast. Kansas should move north
or wost.
HON. W , A. POYNTKB of Boone
county , the now president pro torn of
the Btuto senate , is a roan u ! ability and
integrity , as well ns of experience in
legislation. Ho twice represented his
county In the house , and was promoted
to the senate nt the recent election. In
the high position with which ho has now
boon further honored ho will bo a faith L.
ful nnd impartial ofllcor , if wo are to
judge by his excellent record In the past
SHALL irB IIA.VE AXAHCnP \
The legislature Is now duly organized ,
Its members have individually und colb
loctivoly assumed grave duties nnd rom
BponslblllUos. Every mumbor hns tnken
n solemn oath to support the constltudt
lion and obey the liiws enacted In purtl
suanco thereof. The first duty Imposed
upon tlio legislature by the constitution
Is the canvass of .tlio election returns for
executive ofllcors. Will they obey the
plain mandnlo of the constitution or arsc
bltrarlly trnraplo constitution nnd law
under foot , plunge Nebraska Into
a rolgn of defiant lawlessness
and open the door for anarchy ?
Tlio constitution clearly defines the per
Billon of the legislature and tlio duty of
its ofllcors In conducting the canvass.
Section 4 , article 6 , of the constitution
reads as follows :
The returns of every election for the of-
flees of tlio executive department shall bo
soiled up and transmitted by the returning
ofllcors to tbo secretary of state , directed to
tlio speaker of the liouso of representatives ,
who shall , immediately after tbo organiza
tion of tbo liouso , find lit/ore proeeeJlnu to
( il/icr / Initlnws , open nnd publish the same la
the presence of n majority of each house of
the legislature , who shall for that purpose
assemble In the hull of the house of roproQ
suntntlvcs. Tlio person having tbo highest
number of votes for either of saldodlces
be ilcclantl duly elected , * * *
Contested elections for nil of said ofllces
slmll bo determined by both bouses of the
legislature by Joint vote In such manner as
may bo prescribed by law.
It docs not take n great lawyer to interpret -
torprot thcso provisions. Any man with
good common sense can easily see that
the house and senate must assemble
jointly to witness the opening of the re
turns by the speaker , who is their solo
custodian and publisher , The canvass
must proceed until it is concluded , and
no other business can bo transacted by
cither house separately or by both houses
acting jointly.
"The speaker shall open nnd publish
tbo roturns. " That is to say , ho shall
road within the hearing of the joint con
vention each return separately andmako
known to the public by reading them
aloud the footings of each return. And
when these footings have boon duly
added together in the presence of the
legislature the persons having the high
est number of votes for either of the
state ofllcos shall bo declared duly
olccted.
This declaration has heretofore always
been made by the president of the senate -
ate , who presides ever the joint conven
tion.
There is no option loft to any ofllcor
sworn to obey the constitution. "Whenever
the constitution provides that an act
shall bo performed itnusbo ( performed.
A refusal to perform it is rank perjury.
An atlorrpt to confound the canvass of
the returns with the contest for governor
and othorstato ofllcors would bo a flagrant
violation both of the constitution and the
laws. The West Virginia case of GrofT
versus Fleming affords no precedent for
Nebraska.
The constitution and laws of West
Virginia differ radically from those of
Nebraska as wo show in another col
umn. Our constitution provides that
contested elections for o.xocutivo officers
shall bo determined by both houses of
the legislature by joint vote in such
manner as may bo prescribed by law.
The election laws of Nebraska provide :
Sec. 07. The legislature in Joint meeting-
shall hear aad determine cases of contested
elections for all ofllcera ot the executive de
partment. The mooting ot the two houses to
decide upon such elections shall bo hold in
tbo ball of tbo house of representatives , ana
the speaker of the house shall preside.
This within itself clearly indicates
that the joint convention to canvass
the returns , ever which the lieutenant
governor always has presided , Is not the
joint convention for hearing and deter
mining contests ; ever which the speaker
of the house must preside.
But the clincher as regards the pro
cedure in contests Is embodied In sec
tions 70 and 77 of the election law , which
the tricky and unscrupulous lawyers who
are fomenting anarchy through our law
makers have purposely omitted from
their misleading pamphlet.
See. 70. On the second day of tlio organiza
tion of the legislature the secretary of state
shall deliver to tbo speaker ot the house all
papers relating to contested elections of ex
ecutive ofllcera , and to the presiding officer
of each house all papers relating to contested
election of the members of their respective
housos.
Sec. 77. Uponlho reception by such presiding -
siding ottlcers of papers relating to contested
elections they shall Immediately give notice
to tliolr respective houses that such papers
are In their possession. Where tbo papers
roluto to the contest of any executive state
ofllcer the nouso of representatives shall no
tify tbo senate and a day shall bo fixed by
both houses by concurrent resolution for the
uniting of the two houses to decide upon the
same , in which decision the yeas and nays
shall bo entered upon the Journal.
Now mark you , the contest papers for
executive olllcors must bo delivered to
the speaker of the houso. The speaker
must Immediately notify the house of
thuir reception and the house must noti
fy the senate of such contest and by
"concurrent resolution" fix a day for
hearing the testimony hi joint conven
tion.
Section 11 , Article Legislative of our
constitution , provides that "every bill
and concurrent rose lutlon shall bo road
at largo on throe different days in oaoh
houso. " It la
therefore manifest that a
.contest over the election of executive
officers ia by the constitution and the
law separated entirely from the canvass
of the election returns. The canvass
must bo a continuous proceeding. No
other business can legally bo transacted
by either house until It has boon corn-
plated. Tbo contest cannot bo legally
brought before the joint convention
until uftor a concurrent resolution has
I
passed both houses. Such n resolution In
this instance will bo pending for six tlnys
bccauso ( it must originates In the house
and cannot roach the senate until it has
passed ; the liouso At the end ot Uirco
clays , and thou must bo roud at largo on
three eoparnto days in the Bonnto.
Will our law mnkoro booomo law
breakers with their eyes wlilo open ?
Shall Nebraska , bo disgraced by Missis
sippi anil South Carolina methods of
settling disputed elections , or shall wo
follow the methods which the f rnmors of
our fundamental law and the lawmakers
acting In conformity thereto have laid
down for the guidance of the people's
representatives < ?
In behalf of jrood provornmont nnd the
good nuno of Mi commomvoalth
appeal ] to the legislature to frown down
all revolutionary methods. Lot them
renssuro < all loyal citizens that ours Is a
govornniont of law and ordor.
IVlCA.fA'0 T1IK JUKI' .
The proposition that the testimony
taken In the state contest cases shall bo
referred to a special commlttoo of 15 to
bo boiled down and submitted to the leg
islature llko n can of condensed milk Is
on a par with nil the revolutionary
schemes ( that have boon hatched nt Din-
coin within the past sixty days.
The laws which they are sworn to
obey impose upon the members of the
legislature thn duty to hoar and dotor-
mlno the contest. Every member is on
his oath , acting in the capacity of a
juror. His vote is to bo given according
to the dictates of his own conscience
and in conformity with the law and the
ovldonco adduced.
How can the legislature lawfully delegate -
gate this duty to any commlttej and
absolve any of its members from hearing
and considering the testimony before
they come to a voto. The whole thing
savors too much of star chamber dicta
tion and certainly ought hot to bo sub
mitted to without a very loud remon
strance.
A cifAxoti FOR nusixnss.
The displacement Ot the election bill
iio the United States senate appears to
open the way for aomo attention to ques
tions of practical legislation. The
method by which this was accomplished
may have boon , as claimed , by the sup
porters of the bill , in the nature of a
trick , but the people will cheerfully condone -
done this if the result shall bo to put an
end to timo-wastingdiscussion of a purely
political kind and bring about the con
sideration of matters which have roln-
tion to the material interests of the counw
try. Loss than fifty working days of the
present session of congress remain , and
besides the appropriation bills to bo
acted upon and some measure of relief
for the financial situation to bo consid
ered there are other matters of impor
tance which ought to receive the atten
tion and action of this congress. It is
rather to bo expected that the support
ers of the election bill will make a de
termined effort to have iti-ostorod to the
position ' from which it was displaced ,
and if they are not able to accomplish
this they may obstruct other legislation ,
but J it is nt least to bo hoped that few
of them will bo disposed to per
sist in a policy of this kind. It is possi
ble that some of them realize that pub
lic sentiment is not with them in this
matter , and will take the opportunity
now oll'ored to abandon the embarrass-
ing measure without stultifying thorn-
solves. At any rate , the supporters of
the election bill willhiivogroatdilllculty
in replacing1 it if they attempt to do so ,
and it is probably safe to regard the ac
tion taken as virtually disposing of it.
The financial bill ordered for
consideration provides for the nd-
dition of $12,000,000 to the sil
ver purchases of the government
durincr the year and -tho issue of
$200,000,000 of two per cent bonds to take
the place of an equal amount of four nnd
four and ono-half per cents- which are
to bo redeemed or purchased. The
measure does not satisfy tliofreoeoinago
mon , and they will propose an amend
ment to it providing for fron coinage. If
they poraist in this demand there is not
likely to bo any financial legislation at
the present session. A free coinage bill
might pass the senate , but thorj Is very
small probability that it could
got through the house , and if
it passed congress it would
most certainly encounter the executive
voto. The bill of the senate finance
committee would , it is bollovod , give ro-
llof to the financial situation , but a free
coinngo measure would undoubtedly In
tensify the state of affairs for which a
remedy is desired. Financial confidence
is being restored , and largely for the
reason that the danger of immediate ex
treme silver legislation has lessoned. It
is not to bo apprehended that anything
the silver mon may now attempt to' do
will seriously interrupt the growth of a
bettor fooling in financial circles.
KKltllASKA AKD II'BST V/KG/AV.t.
A document prepared by the most ro-
marknblo combination of lawyers who
have over boon entrusted with the inan-
njfomont of a state case has boon placed.
in the hands of members of the legisla
ture. In this extraordinary composition
of tortured law the declaration Is made
that the constitution of West Virginia
is identically likoour awn nml our liviv-
mnkors are pointed to the late contest
for governorship in West Virginia ns a
precedent for Nebraska.
Now with all duo deference to the
great legal lights that have ventured to
instruct the legislature on Its duty , wo
most emphatically pronounce their as
sertion as untrue In every essential par
ticular , The constitution of Nebraska
is no moro a duplicate of the constitu
tion of West Virginia than the laws ot
Missouri or California are duplicates of
the laws of Nebraska.
In West Virginia the state elections
occur in December and the legislature
docs not convene until March. The gov
ernor appoints the secretary of state ,
and all contested state ofllcors except the
governor have to first bo declared
elected by the legislature and then the
contest Is decided under the following
provision of the law :
Section 75 , page 73 , cede of West Vir
ginia : Where the election of treasurer ,
auditor , superintendent of schools , nt-
tornoy gotrnefl or judge ot the supreme
court Is contested the case shall
bo heard nhllUccldod ( by a special court
constituted . as follows : The person ilc-
tlaml elected shall select one ; the con
testant another , and the governor a third
person , whq shall preside In said court.
This tribunal is voslod with full power
to hear aniTdbtormlno the case.
Now lot i | < Hcomparo the procedure in
West Virginia in contests for governor
with these dl "Nebraska. In both status
these contests are determined by both
houses of the legislature acting jointly
in such maiinor as may bo prescribed by
law. Thora.tho parallel between the
procedure ends.
Chapter 0 , contested elections , "West
Virginia , code page 72-3 , reads as fol
lows :
When tbo election of governor Is contested
the petition of the contestant , and the depo
sitions sball bo referred to a Joint committee
ofW tbo two houses for examination anil report
which com inltteo shall consist of two senators -
tors elected by ballot by that house nnd tbrco
delegates ( members ) elected in the same
msuncrby the house of delegates ( representa
tives ) . The contest shall bo determined by
the legislature , both nouses thereof sitting m
joint session , in the hall of tbo house of dele
gates , and the president of the senate shall
preside.
Under such a procedure It might bo
proper to connect the contest for the
govoinorshlp with the action of the leg
islature in canvassing the returns. 13von
there it was a great stretch of authority.
In Nebraska the law expressly pro
vides that the contest papers and depo
sitions shall bo placed in the hands of
the speaker and bo hoard and deter
mined by the members of the two houses
in joint convention , wnlch mooting shall
take nlnco on a day agreed upon by con
current resolution. In Nebraska the
constitution places a concurrent resolu
tion on an equality with a bill. It
must bo read on three separate days in
each house. Such a thintr as a concur
rent resolution is not mentioned in the
West Virginia constitution , and the
reading of bills c en on three separate
days may bo suspended in that state by
a four-llftha vote of the members pres
ent.
ent.It
It is needless to add that the West
Virginia , contest which the legal quncks
have cited as a precedent is not In any
sense applicable to Nebraska.
SOUTH DAKOTA 4FKURS.
The mcssngj of Governor Mollolto to
the legislature of South Dakota starts
out with the practical statement that the
first and most important subject for con
sideration is tno public finances. Ho
says the llnunciul condition of the state
nonld scarcely bo more embarrassing an
the revenue system could scarcely bo
worse. The governor tolls the legisla
ture that there must bo adopted a sys
tematic and comprehensive cede
of roveiiuo laws and a rigid re
striction of the expenditures to the
revenues produced , or financial disaster
will ensue to the Irreparable injury of
the credit , Institutions and business in
terests of the stiito. This plain and can
did statomontipf the situation is fully
warranted by tlio facts , which should im
press all parties in the legislature with
the ! necessity of' harmonizing upon the
wisest and safo'aC plan thitt can bo devised -
vised for obtaining revenues without
trro.itly Increasing the burdens upon
the ; people , and of restricting ex
penditures to receipts. The pub
lic indebtedness of South Dakota
iit
ta ; has reached the m-j - Imuin limit under
the : constitution , and while this may
have , been unavoidable , as the governor
says it is impossible longer to dodge the
si
issue : , "it is now retrenchment or dis
aster. " The experience of South Da
kota in this particular Is not altogether
exceptional ; most now states have had
it. But it is plain that horolc treat
ment will have to bo applied to the situ
ation , both in the matter of providing
revenue and reducing expendi
tures. The governor suggests that
all ofllces that can bo dispensed
with bo abolished and others consoli
dated ; that salaries bo diminished until
the expense of administration is reduced
to the minimum ; that definite sums bo
appropriated for all necessary expendi
tures , and that no officer , agent or board
bo allowed , under penalties , to incur any
indebtedness i oroxpend any money except
as spooilically authorized by the legisla
ture ; and that appropriations for the
public 1 institutions bo pruned down to the
1I
lowest I amount consistent with the public
welfare , closing some of them entirely if
necessary ,
The public Institutions of the state
,
are i generally in good condition and
well \ managed , but ns to several of them
the t governor suggests that rotroncli-
inent 1t 1 may bo adopted without Impairing
their t elllcloncy. Regarding tlio. public
schools , it Is urged that no pains should
bo I spared to make the system the very
best 1 , and the governor recommends the
passage 1 of a law which shall bo com
pulsory 1 in giving to every child in the
1I
the I state an English education
and provide school books free or
at actual cost. Legislation for
the reform of the , present ballot sj-stom
is recommended , and on this subject the
following observations of Govcnor Mel-
lotto are wortnyof , reproduction. "Froo
government can1 survive all disasters
except the pollution of the popular bal
lot by lnliinldufpn | , fraud , or purchase.
It can oven withstand corruption in pub
lic olllccs. ThU'uanbo remedied so long
as the people 'uro , honest , but when the
fountain Is contaminated the stream
must bo impure and death-dealing
throughout j& course. " The
legllsaturo ; ofi South Dakota
has a great deal f important work to do
which will present embarrassing and
troublesome dillluultlos. and the gov
ernor urges thiitcit address itself to the
task without d'oTny. ' There Is unfortun
ately , however , a senatorial contest to
bo determined , which , owing to the di
vision of parties In the legislature , may
prevent the prompt and constant atten
tion to practical affairs which the situa
tion scorns so urgently to demand.
IT is safe to assort the Milwaukee and
Rock Island would now give a small
kingdom for a bridge.
Tim Omaha guards must content
themselves by "snlfilng the battle from
afar. " 'Tls bettor HO.
MR. JOHN D. Howi ! has hecomo a
party to the suit to restrain the issue ol
the viaduct bonds ponding1 a settlement
of the bridge controversy in the courts.
The Importance of the Issues involved
cannot bo ovestlnmtod. While the city
of Omaha Is rondy to fulfill its part of
the contract with the Union Pacific and
the Union depot company , it must insist
that every condition "nominated in the
bond" shall ho honestly carried out. The
Union Pacific is solely to blame for tho'
stops taken to protect the Interests of
the city. It has gene into court and
boldly declared that the company had
no right to make a contract giving the
right of way over its brldiro and ter
minals to other roads. Should the
courts decide in its favor , the company
is estopped from giving effect to one of
the vital conditions upon which the so-
called depot bonds wore voted. In becoming -
coming a party to the suit to restrain the
issue of the bonds , Mr. Howe does so as
M a citizen and taxpayer determined to
prevent ' n repetition of past mistakes ,
nnd his well known nblllty and zeal nro
nn nssurnno.0 that every legal expedient
will bo employed to defend the vital in
terests at stake.
TUB provincial eastern press expresses
amazement at the persistent push and
progress of the wost. The narrow gauge ,
methodical minds of our "esteemed con
temporaries" utterly fail to comprehend
the mighty forces , the Indomitable ener
gy and porsovorenco that has placed the
west in the van of national progress.
The sturdy pioneer grit that rescued
the country from stivatrory , planted the
bnnnovs of industry and enterprise on
mountain panic and valley ore the tenderfeet -
dorfoot shod his swaddling clothes ,
sowed the seed that has ripened into
prosperous commonwealths. The spirit
that roared those stately temples of toll
and thrift animates their successors , and
development will continue as long as the
the west remains the treasure house of
the nation.
ACCORDING to the latest advices from
Lincoln the list of supernumeraries will
bo cut down one-half. That is a stop to
ward reform , but it docs not go far
enough. It would still call for an expenditure
dituro of $30,000 for the employes of aIN
session of 00 days. If the expenditure is
limited to $2)0 a day for that purpose it
will bo ample and will save another $15-
000 on the one item of employes. That
is what is demanded , but much other
economy will have to bo practiced in
order to got the figures down to the
Kansas baais of $78,740. After saving
$15,000 on employes there will still bo
$00,2(50 ( to save elsewhere. Keep your
eyes on Kansas , gentlemen , nnd romom-
bcr that this is an era of reform.
THE friends of the late General Crook ,
and tlwy are legion , will hail with
pleasure the appointment of a commis
sion having in view the erection of a
monument to his memory in this city. It
is eminently fitting that Omaha should
lionor the dead hero , for bore the gen
eral } nado his homo for many years and
lioro ho always found n host of staunch
Mends and admirers. The duty devolv
ing on the commission is impoitant , but
the members bring to It the enthusiasm
of admiration and love , and wo fool con
fident they will succeed in devising1 ways
ind moans to erect on some suitable spot
: i splendid memorial to the gallant sol
dier whoso best years wore devoted to
the defense of the western settlor.
THE rank and file of the domocrnc
are promised an early feast of political
clover. A few of the more avaricious
party workers naturally expected a
clean sweep of the municipal offices ,
especially these in control of the coun
cil. Even a few of the veterans wont so
far as to nourish hopes of capturing the
city clerkship. That job was found
to bo lee rich for their blood.
It lj barely possible the democratic ton
did not think it oafo to entrust so re
sponsible an ollico to one of their party.
However , they are welcome to the dap-
utyships and clerkships , with which
they ought to bo satisllod. Surely the
workers do not want the earth.
THK manner in which the Nebraska
militia lias responded to the call of the
governor Is in the highest degree credit
able to their courage and loyalty. Sev
eral of its members have left work in
other states tofollowtholrcompanics into
the Hold , and the ranks nro bettor filled
now , at the time of danger , than they
have over boon at musters. The state is
proud of her militia , and likewise of the
university boys who ollorcd to follow
their West Point instructor to the front.
The spirit of ' 01 lives In the present
generation.
'TIS a wlso horse that knows his mas
ter. Lieutenant Kluzio's experience at
Wounded Knee illustrates this fact.
While bleeding from wounds inllictod
by Oig Foot's balls , his trusty stood
faced about , plunged into the melee , nnd
thus rescued his driver from the suspi
cion that ho exposed his hcols to the
wily foe.
-
DKUOCUATS at 'Lincoln are surprised
that Hoprosontativo Foichtlngor of
Dodge "dojortod thorn and voted with
the Independents. " As a matter of
fact , ho was nominated by the Alliance
nnd endowed by thoropubllcaus | and the
democrats never had any claim on his
support In the contest for speaker.
IN furthering the glorious cause of
education , the school board proposes
amendments to the laws which will
transfer the polls from school houses to
regular election districts. The closing
of schools on election day has a ten
dency to draw teachers into the political
cesspool.
|
TUB whirlgiffof time brings its re
venges. For a long , weary year Tom
Lowry watched for mythical boulevards
outside the breastworks of the combine.
The tables are now turned. Lowry ascends -
conds the throne and Duvla , Chalfoo &
Co. retire to the suburbs.
THE stringency in the homo rule
tiensury is the most effective cohesive
power silently nt work In the dismem
bered Irish party ranks.
Tlir.iti ! Is causa for publlu congratula
tion on the complete rout of the council
combine , hor&o , foot and dragoons.
Municipal Control ofl olophonc ? .
tibim UUuJtiurnnl ,
As the telephone patent * expire soau
T
what's the matter with cities owning Uiolr own
telephone exchanges If the telephone monopoly
ely continues to bo too arbitrary I
Mmplil Stream.
The Impending cold snap threatens to
inrdon the Chicago river so much that It will
J" no longer arable nmi plowing wilt hnvo to
bo postponed until spring.
A. Comment on Moilnrn Civilization.
Itotton Adrtrtlftr.
Ono feels tempted to look nl the date line
twice in reading the article on tlio Mississippi
killing. A "personal nlTnlr merely' , in the
closlmj vcars of nineteenth century civiliza
tion I
_ _ _
/V Now Style iif Servant Girl.
A servant girl In Now York fancied herself
to bo nn nnpol ami trloil to ily. She was seri
ously injured by falling when she essayed to
soar. Her hallucination U the most extraor
dinary on record.
Imminent , in Two Directions.
Chitatm Tribune.
Tenuyson has passed another Now Year In
good honltu and spirits. Ills vouornblo lord
ship Is , iwrhaps , ourRreatest HvhiK pool nnd
has a record of having smoked more clay
pipes than any great man of his time.
For IIN Ilunltli.
Kalians Cttu Jouriuil.
Tlio ncffro postmaster nt Catherine , Ala.
hoa rcsiirnod. There was a little dispute
iotif the citizens ns to his eligibility for the
position and some shooting occurred. More
over , tlio Carrollton inclilout affected his
iiorrcs.
1'ersoitnl ii lilIn tlio South.
liiillniKiimUn Journal.
Tills second assassination of n republican
postmaster will mnko it illfllcnlt to fill the
vacancy. The ofllco should bo abolished un
til the Rood citizens of the place , if there nro
any , furnish n guaranty for the protection of
o postmaster.
INcwrnmullniul Sottlnu tlio Pace.
St. Lnuli < ] lol > R-emocnit.
Newfoundland Is nnxlous to socoJo from
England and mm ox Itself to tlio United
( States. The only dtfforcnco In this respect
between tute province nnd the rest of British
America is that tlio latter Is willing to wait
live or ten years for annexation.
JJenrcr KttubUcan.
Tlio railroad business of this country must
ho regulated nnd controlled by Just legisla
tion. The new railroad trust Is the most dan-
porous combination of capital ever effected ,
nnd tbo government must bring it under sub
jection or it will soon run the government.
Not Worth i tic Cost.
Pltttliunt Dtwntch.
All tlio seals in tlio Pucillo ocean are not
wortu one day's suspension of tlio pacific re
lations between this country and Great Brit-
Ian , such as may bo brought on by the course
in which the two govern monts are drifting.
As to the actual calamities of war , to let them
cusuo would ho Insanity.
Not n Nn trlt otis Diet.
The London Telegraph compliments In
highest terms the manner In which the
American people settled Oklahoma , "malting
the wilderness blossom llko a rose. " This
would have boon still prattler If the Telegraph
graph had accomn.mloil its compliment with
n car load of potatoes for the Oklahoma poo-
pic , who do not seem to bo able to live on
roses.
_ _
More of J. H.'H liiipnrtincnoc.
Chtctifio Trtlinne.
The English ofllcials residing in Honolulu
did not approve of KinglCalakaua's accenting
the hospitalities of an American man-of-war
nnd traveling on board of it to San Francisco ,
and it muy bo necessary for him to apologize
or abdicate when ho returns home. It would
save a great deal of trouble If it were gener
ally mulct-stood that nothing must bo ilono
without the consent and approval of the John
Bull family.
Stanley antl Omnlin.
Itarnciivittf , O. , ] lef > uliltcnn ,
Henry M. Stanley spent Christmas In
Omaha , in which booming city ho was "at
homo" twenty-two years ago. As a high
compliment to each wo uoto a difllculty in de
termining which has grown the most In that
time. Of the many incidents connected with
the early life of that city thcro l.i ono wo will
never forgot viewing fromthoUnion Pacific
hrldgo the destruction of 'a great hotel ( wo
think the Union Pnciflo ) by flro. It was sm
awo-inspirlup sight.
Ilnw Is IhlH ?
Jotm Capital ,
An Iowa farmer scuds to a Dos Molnes pa
per these figures as the cost of producing an
aero of corn :
Annual Taxes . $ 25
I'llHVlMK 111 full . 1.1T
Sliovul plowing ; In tlio sprlnK nnd ilrac-
cliiR buforu and uftur pluming ; . 75
I'fiintini ; . : >
Seed lor planting . 14
li'lrst plowlnir , hlx irros per day . fin
Second plowing ; , olpht ticrcs pur day . ,17
Third plowing ; , night uurus pur rtuy . 117
1'oiirth plowing , ' . olHlit uurus purdiiy . U7
Husking : uil erllililni. rorsulf uud team ,
Co porlmshol for.'ll'ii bushels . .00
Annual cost of cribbing room , } { o pur
bushel . 10
Shelling ; , Including COMD ot inaolilnu and
labor . Ofl
AMiruxocostnf marketing ; 3JJ bushuls. . 2. Oil
Total cost of proiluolnpnn ncroof corn , 8X11
The nhovo is a worse showing still than the
ono made by Governor Holes. It looks now
as though these vyho own Iowa farms hud
better give them away.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. U. S. Cov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
NEBRASKA
National Bank
U. 8. DEPOSITOKY , OMAHA , NEB.
Capital , - - - - $4OOOOO
Surplus Jan. 1st. 180O , - 07,000
OlflcoM and Dlrcctori-Honrr W. Vntni , I'resldont :
lAjirli S. Ituuil , Vloo.rrjil'lmn ; Jams * W. Hurnxu. W
V. Mursu. John M. Collins. U. U. Cunllln. , J. N. U
ratrlck , W H. ti , Huflioi , caslilor.
OM-IEl inON I3AN3-C ,
Corner 12ti ! nml Karnam Bis.
A General Dunkln ; Iluslii's.s Transacted.
JOSEPH GIUOTT'S '
STEEL PENS.
GOLD MEDAL , PARIS EXPOSITION , J880 ,
THE MOST k'tRFEOT OF PENS.
XKirn OKTllK XOItTltn'KS'r ,
Nulirnnkn.
Mrs. M. Klngsloy , a wealthy resldcui ot
Bclvldcro , dlej last Saturday.
Three farmers living south of Juti.uta
Inivo lost raoro than ono hundred head of ti , ; \
by cliolera.
During the lait season C. M. ICnultinnn '
Johnson county sold nnd shipped to Cine u
natl ever 1,000 worth of apples , besides a '
of small fruit , which brought good prices ,
The storm last \veo1c unroofed the house ot
W. A. Foray th south of Loomls. Pholpj
county. The family of Krll Lock living "
was forced to seek shelter at u nctRfrtx
Charles Moor employed by Charles CulvcrT"
of Albion , was kicked In the right car by a
colt lait Saturday. The Injury is llkoly to
result fatally , concussion of the brain being
produced.
A proposition boa boon made bjr a Chloaco
firm to drill for coal , gas or oil In Nebraska ,
City. Sixty citizens nro wanted who will
pay W monthly apiece for four mouths to p.iy
for the work. "
Mrs. Li. 1) . Lemon died of cancer nt her
homo near KIMng on Monday. She win
sixty-four year * old mm mother of Hev. L.
I ) . Lemon of Lincoln. MM. Lvmou settled In
Cnss county In 1S57 and removed to Duller la
John Thornlx > rg of Western presented
John Roberts with n small pig. Ho put the
pig in a grain sack iind hauled It home , flvo
miles distant. The next morning the llttlo
follow was back at lib old homo at Thorn-
berg's.
While engaged In a quarrel with n Sweilo
at Jackson , .lames 13by , n well known sport ,
fired a shot at , bis oponent which may prove
fatal. Tbo bullet entered Just below the
ribs on tbo loft side nnd the doctors pro
nounce tuo Swede's case as hopoloss.
Platlsmouth dreads n fnmliiu In city water
Ice gorges have formed In tbo river causing
the water to full. The coimmuy furnishing
the supply to tbo city Is working uignt nml
day to lower iu pipe line and roiitiuilRu '
channel of the 1'latto , which is shifting rap
idly.
Hesldonts of Dorchester nro Justly proud if
their now $10XJ ) brick school bouse wl h
is ono of the best In Saline county. I so
formal opening took plnco Saturday nluitt
There was u largo attendance and tho'imm , nl
and literary exorcHcs worn . of an Inturestioij
character.
1'recautlons nro being taken by reslilunM
towns in tbo Indian country to remove tbu
families out of harm's way. J. O. Arm <
strong , president of the Merchants' bank ot
Hiishvlllo , tonic Ills wife and Mrs , J. It. .hull
and son to Norfolk , dreading nn nttacic on
their homo.
Lntho Hoyd , Peter Sailor nnd William
Snyderof Dladcn had n dance In the Grand
Army hall at that place. They refused to
pay for tbo bull nml the hall man locked llu-lr
organ up. They broke in and gotthomus < a
Tney have beou arrested uml will bo tried
January Ii ! for burglary.
Franklin county needs a now Jnil. Stewart
Howluy and Floyd SI pes , arrustcd for steal
ing wheat and awaiting trial In the district"
court , escaped from Jail Sunday night. They j
pried the bars olt the windows ana knocked
out the wall so that they gained their free
dom. The .sheriff offered a reward of $ > for
their recapture.
luwn.
Muscatino's building Improvements last
year are estimated at upwards of $ IOJ,000.
Mr. nnd Airs. Peter Jarding of Dubuque
celebrated their goltlun wedding on Sunday
Kov. S. E. Farr. for the past year pastor
of tbo D-jbumio First llnptist church , has
signed.
St. John's'Episcopal church atKcokuk was
consecrated on Sunday by Htshop 1'orry , as
sisted by Bishops Tutllu of Missouri , itnr-
gess and Quincy of Illinois. The edifice cost
S. U,000.
The elevator occupied by M. E. Worthing
& Co. nt Braytoa was destroyed by fire Su
day. Loss 81,000 on grain uml uboutstlj
on building. Tbo building was owned by ,
M. Hoormuu of Atlantic and was fully
sured.
Ncoln has a man who calls himself Toacns
Peach who Is thirsting to show his vulot-tn
tliolndum troubles. IIo writes to Tin : Hi i
that any soldier boy wanting a substitute turn
get one at a reasonable nrico by addressing
P. C. Kubblc.
1'at Morrisey got on n tear in Atlantic on
Sunday mid amused himself knocking out
plate glass windows on Chestnut street. IIo
ended up by entering a Chinaso laundry on
Mortb Chestnut street nnd throwing overy-
tblng in the shop through the windows into
tbo street. IIu was arrested.
The ceremony of consecrating tbo statues
of the cross was performed in St. Haphacl n
cathedral in Duuurmo on Sunday evening
Bishop Ilennessy , performed tuu'ccnmioii } .
The statues are tbo worn of nctilptors in
Muuiub , Uuvaria. Only one otlior church in
the country , the cathedral at Philadelphia ,
lius statues llko tbcm.
Seth Moss was shot at Turin by Andy
Payne Saturday niabt and died Monday
Doth men wore running saloons In Turin ai.d
got into a dispute. Moss leaves a wife and
three children. Payne went to Onawa ami
gave hlmiolf up ns soon us tbo shooting was
dono. Moss bad threatened his llfo two or
three times prior to the shooting.
The Dubuiiuo ministers have abandon
tbcir Monday morning meetings. Ono of I
preachers is quoted as saving Hint the V
tempt to kcop tbo proceedings of the meet
Ings secret was tbo cnuso of their failur- '
The proceedings would leak out , tbo inenibcis
were led to suspect each otlior of giving tlu-iu ,
away und hence distrust and Btrainod rela
tions grow up.
From the Iowa Baptist annual of IS'.H ) the
following statistics have uoen Knthcrod for
the state : Fifty-six missionaries have bruu
employed during the yiar. Approprintliiui
for mission work , ? ' . ) ,3.Y7.-I' ' ; for church cell-
lice work. 1,800 : maidug n totnl of $13.1-17 U
Members added to the ISaptinl cbuivhas of
Iowa during the year , : t.i7 ) ; the loss ( by let.
tor , death , etc. ) , y-145 ; not gain , 1,01 !
Moneys raised by the Uaptist churches of
Iowa during tbo year for all purposes , fJiOl- ,
879.CS.
CO ! ) T1-CBS mill tilliOllH'tloll IjaWN.
JiiiltanajKjUx jMiriuil ,
A vast amount of alleged intellectual en
ergy Is being wasted to prove that congress
bus no right to Interfere with state cluctimi
laws. Of course It has not ami no ono pn1-
lends that It lias , but it lias a right to ru"j- (
law national elections. A state has notliK
to do constitutionally with tbo election -
congressmen.
OMAHA.
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Bubsarlbcd nnil UuaraiiUucl Capital. . . . * " > Ou.OGO
I'ulcl In Capital 3.W.OOU
Huyi and sails iitockii and liomlsi negotiator
oommurolal piijier , rocolvt * and uxeuulcs
IrnataiiiutiinB trui : fcr nsunt nnd trualcoof
cnrporatlom , taken charge of property , oul-
Iccts taxes.
Omaha Loan&TrustCo
SAVINGS BANK. .
S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sts.
I'nlil In Capital I 51.COO
Babsorlliud and Quurantcud Oupltul. . . . lOO.Oui
Liability of Stockholders SuO.OOOJ
& 1'er Cent Intcri'Sl 1'uld nn DeponUs.
ntANK J. 1/ANUK , Uuihlnr. '
Omceri : A. U. Wymnn , prwldciit. J. J. llroun ,
vlco-pru l < lunt , W. T. Wyman , truiHiircr.
Dlructorai-A. II , Wyinan , J. U. Mlllunl , J. J.
llroHti , Uny O. Marlon , K. W , Nwtti ,
L. liliaUulU tiuur&o 11. Laka.