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DAILY CIRCULATION
THIS'WKKIC.
Sunday 28.7BO
JVIondny 2GB29
Tuesday 27,072
"Wednesday 28,903
TIIK OMAHA. BEE has boon the chief
source of Information respecting the
movements of Indians. Philadelphia
"Tun constitution bo d d. " J.
Burrows.
Tine Nebraska legislature is suffering
from nn overdose of boss lymph.
IT is a mistake to suppose that Boss
Burrows is "a blgffor man than the con
stitution. "
THE abolition of Union Pacific grand
divisions will cause a largo reduction In
ofllcin.1 titles nt least.
- GoVKUKOiiTiiAYisu's message is ready
for delivery/but this legislature observes
I.ow of the conventionalities.
CHICAGO has established a branch
ofllco for the world's fair in Now York.
That is the rnflnomontof cruelty.
LlKUTENANT GOVURNOH MKIKW3-
JOHN is not an anarchist. Lot us bo
.thankful for such blessings as wo have.
THK South Dakota legislature Is not a
> ) collection of haymakers , yet the nm-
Jorlty iseuttln considerable sonatorlal
I Mollotto.
TliK democracy is installed in power
In Wisconsin , for the first tlrao in eigh
teen years , and Pock's Sun is in the
ascendant.
* TiiEiti : wns once a revolutionary legis
lature in Mnlno. Its loaders are forgotten -
, ton , but they all lived to bo ashamed of
themselves.
GoviiiiNon HILL proclaims that ho
will not have a third term at Albany. It
Is equally true thnt ho will not have a
first term a Washington.
THE Alliance and democrats fused and
organized the Minnesota legislature. In
Nebraska the Alliance treated the demo
crats to nil extra largo slice of cold
shoulder. ' ' -
„
legislators should romom-
her tholr path to * Iho state of Nebraska
Ki. well as that to tholr secret society.
The former should bo at least as bind
ing as the latlor.
" \VnArhavo \ the republican loaders in
congress douo to remedy the blunders of
the party , or to Improve its position bq-
fore the country , slnco the election ? Do
they propose to do anything ?
LKADINO democratic organs express
grave fears that Secretary Blaine has
plunged the country into a sorlous p
dicnmontln the Bohrinp son dispute. It
is a significant fact that the British
press takes the same gloomy view.
BosTONand K YoIro li
_ _ posl-
t *
tilOtfto tone the Indian question very
phllantliroplcally. It Is a good many
years since the red man was driven from
these neighborhoods by the rillo of the
uncompromising forefather , who had no
Bickly nonsense in his composition.
GOVEIINOU HrLt , announces : J'Thls
is the seventh nnd last year of my sor-
vlco as chlof oxooutlvo o ( the state. " In
ether words , David proposes to retire
from ofllco long enough to wrest the
democratic championship from the ani
mated cyclopedia of William Street.
T\VINTV-NINE railroads , representing
2,829 miles of roads , were foreclosed and
turned oyor to creditors during the past
year. Tholr aggregate debt in stock
"and bonds was $182,600,000 , or a fraction
"over $47,000 per mllo. This record is
considered in friendly circles conclusive
proof of harrt times among the currying
corporations. As a inattor of fact the
per cent o ! failures among railroad corn-
panics Iu less than in any ether loading
commercial pursulj , The wonder is that
the ratio is not greater when account is
taken of inflated capitalization , reckless
management and the conspiracies of
railroad wreckers.
AO STAn-CllAatttKR qo
No political party In this country ,
Carrying on business through oath-
boutitl associations , has ever boon able
to nttaln supremacy. The star-elmmhor
Is a inonarchlal Institution. In frco
countries till affairs that pertain to the
public good can bo profitably discussed
in public , *
Tlifl policy announced by the inde
pendents nt Lincoln yesterday is n rad
ical edoparturo from all constitutional
methods. It alms to put the caucus
above the legislature , and to make the
decision of a secret political conclave
superior both to the mandates of the
constitution nnd to tbo will of the lawmaking -
making body us ascertained by a fair
discussion and an untrnineDcd vote.
There has been nothing In state or
mitlnnnl politics to equal the cool
olTrontory of the men who are directing
the movements of the indoucndoiit ma
jority In the legislature.
At yesterday afternoon's ' session
Speaker Elder ignored the constitu
tional requirement , as pointed out to
him by LieutenantGovernorMolklo -
John , and refused to read the returns ,
oven after ho had broken the seals. IIo
wont further , and announced that there
would bo no discussions on the floor
among the independents and that all
tholr differences would ho Bottled in a
Bccrot caUcus. It was nlso authorita
tively stated that the evidence in the
contest for governor would bo passed
upon by a joint committee of fif Icon , as
stated in THE HUE.
As wo have .al ready shown , there Is
absolutely no warrant for this In the or-
panlo law , but the constitution has In
effect been overturned nnd the rule of
caucus sought to bo orcctod in its stead.
This is not all. It is nlso announced
that Jay Ilurrows is seeking to exclude
daily newspaper representatives from
the house. This stop if taken will bo a
usurpation of power that is bound to
react with tremendous force upon these
responsible for It. It is a blow at liberty
llsolf , as deadly as that of the infamous
alien and sedition laws of John Adams.
Tim Bin : protests against any act thnt
would disgrace Nebraska and put her
below the level of sovotjtocnth century
civilization. Honest men do not f oar the
light of day nor sock to accomplish their
purposes In the dark. Loyal citizens do
not desire to inuz/lo the press , which is
the bulwark of liberty and the foe of
oppression. "Wo do not believe that 54
members of the house will forgot their
solemn oaths of oillco and. tholr obliga
tions as citizens to this extent
The star chamber is morally if not
legally a crime , and wo do not believe
that the Alliance members can much
longer bo hold In line to support it.
INTEREST Iff T1W KXI'OSITIOX.
Most of the governors refer in their
messages to the Columbian exposition
and recommend liberal appropriations
for state exhibits. The governor of Cali
fornia , in that spirit of broad generosity
which distinguishes the state , suggests
that at least ono million dollars should
bo appropriated to display California's
resources. The governor of Now York
recommends such legislation and liberal
notion as will enable tha state to make a
proper exhibit of its resources at the exposition -
position , and a similar recommenda
tion is made by Pennsylvania's
covornor. These evidences of n
hearty interest In the success
of the event that is to celebrate the dis
covery of America , while quite to have
'boon ' expected , are still gratifying , and
It is to bo presumed that no recommen
dations will be more cot-tain to receive
the attention of the legislatures. Every
state should do all that the condition of
its treasury will reasonably allow it to
do In order to have the fullest possible
representation of Its resources in the ox-
position. It is impossible to say with
any degree of certainty at this t > mo to
what extent Europe will contribute to
the fair. There have boon thus far very
few intimations from abroad of
any Interest in the event , and
it is well understood that
the disposition of European governments
nnd business interests toward this coun
try at'presont is not of the most cordial
kind. A year may oflect a very decided
change of fooling and the demand for
space from abroad would bodo3ir-ed-OT _ _ "
supplied , butjryiny-evonnt is the duty
of tliu-statoTof the union to make the
exhibit of their resources complete and
exhaustive , and the promise is thnt this
will bo done.
Nobni8kahas as much to gain as por-
hnps any other state , certainly ns much
as any western state , from an adequate
display of her production } and the re
sources of her soil , and while tills maybe
bo done nt a comparatively moderate
outlay , It will not bo wise to adopt n nar
row or niggardly policy in the matter.
It will bo the duty of the presentloglsla-
tuio to provide for the part that Ne
braska shall take In the Columbian ex
position , and the liberality of the provi
sion should reflect both the prosperity
nnd the aspirations of our people.
OP HAI.LOT JIKFORM.
It is projmbloithn .y834u of Vho loglsla-
-lUEO-a-Gi-ttva present year will pass laws
providing for ballot reform. In Penn
sylvania , Ohio nnd Illinois this question
will bo prominent inho attention of the
legislatures , the governor of each ol
these states having strongly urged leg
islation the protect the purity of popu
lar elections. In all of these states the
hotter political element In both parties
favors the reform , the necessity for
which grows raoro urgent from your to
year , n Pennsylvania particularly the
great corporations have for years em
ployed corruption nnd , Intimidation
in election , by this moans hold
ing in their interest all the powers ol
the state government exocutlvo , legis
lative nnd judicial. They have boon
able to sot nt naught the constitution
and the laws so far as they Imposed nny
restrictions or regulations upon them
nnd thus prey upon the pcoplo with Im
punity. The condition of affairs in
Ohio and Illinois has boon vary nearly
us bad. The disgraceful frauds nnd cor
ruption of a few years ngo , which were
publicly denounced by such loading
democrats ns Thurman and Iloadloy ,
were but exposed examples o
loss bold and audnclous out-
rngos upon the ballot It is
safe to say thnt there has not boon a
uniformly fair and honest election la
Dhlo In a dpzon yours. Whllo tlioro
mvonotbcon disclosed In Illinois liny1
such extreme and violent olottloil abuses
ns In Ol o , it Is unquestionable that llioy
enter Into every election In thnt stnto lo'
nn extent that fully justifies thd demand1
'or reform.
The very nearly universal Int6r69t' '
.hat is taken in this lnipdrttult"BUbec ] _
s altogether reassuring lo these who'
nro concerned for tlho 'oorpdlulty of1
republican government. Its sorloua
agitation bus extended ever only
i few years , but in that time
t has drawn to its sup
port the most Intelligent nnd patriotic
sentiment of the country. Mon of this
class now see that It will bo impossible
to maintain free Institutions unless the
voter Is fully protected in the oxorclso
of his right and his vote is fairly
iounted , and so widespread has this fcol-
tifr bcftomo that it is only a question of
Llmo when laws to secure the purity of
the ballot will bo general.
The republican party of Nebraska is
committed lo ballot reform , and unques
tionably a very largo majority of the
pcoplo of the state are In favor of it. Wo
liavo had no such demoralizing expe
rience ? with election frauds and corrup
tion as some ether states , nor is it de
sirable to wait for them before adopting
laws to secure fair and honest elections.
The present legislature is expected to
put Nebraska in line with the states
that hnvo provided for the protection of
voters and the purity of the ballot.
THEY MUST SUItRUXDUIl Oil FtailT.
The situation of affairs in the Indian
territory is very critical. Matters must
immediately take a decisive turn ono
way or the othor. The Sioux are on the
warpath , well armed and mounted , and
the lives of thousands of mo.i and women
are endangered. The interests of the
section surroundinjr the seat ot war de
mand that the .grave danger should bo
dispelled , olthor by the unconditional
surrender of the Indians , or by their
crushing defeat at the hands of the
army.
This Is no time for investiga
tion , or for essays on the nb-
strnct problem of Indian manage
ment. Neither Is it important now
to discuss who is to blame for the
present situation , or how it could have
boon averted. It is quite probable 'that
if General Crook had lived ho could
liavo exerted hid potent inlluonc , with
the rod mon and saved bloodshed. ITo\v-
ever that might have baon , the fact ro-
malns that the army has n , most vital
problem to solve now by the methods of
war. And the methods now called for
are far different from these which would
bo employed against an Anglo-Saxon
foe.
General Miles is nn old Indian
flghtor and knows the peculiar
characteristics of the mon ho has to deal
with. lie knows they are not amenable
to the laws of civilized warfare , and that
no treaty of peace has any value so long
as they are armed and ready to fight.
With thorn a flag of truce is an oppor
tunity for treachery , nnd prisoners of
war are invitations to massacre. The
recollection of the Inttlos in which Fot-
torman in 1837 , and Custor in 1872 , were
betrayed and slaughtered should con
vince every citizen and every soldier
that there is but ono way to deal with
the present crisis. The batllo of
Wounded Knee was another ex
ample of Sioux treachery under
a flag of truco. Captain Wallace was
murdered with a war club as the pan-
alty for giving Big Foot the opportunity
of an honorable surrender.
"Wostorn men and women realize only
too.vividly the possibilities which miy
follow further attempts at peaceable sot-
tlomont. They know the danger of the
enemy dividing into small bands thnt
could defy pursuit , breaking through
the cordon of troops and sweeping south
ward to ravage and burn and kill every
thing they fpund unprotected in their
path. Prom the horrors of such an in
vasion they earnestly pray to b3 deliv
ered while there is n chanco.
For thcso rensons the Indian must bo
forced to lay down his arms and give- tip ,
or the troops should rmpn v jjio menage
byjior'oio treatment fWar. " said General
oral Sherman , "Js-a-cruolty that cannot
dodned.'firon InKlt.
_ . dodned. _ _ - .
tno savage foes of civilization , and not to
the innocent mon , womsn and children
of Nebraska and the Dakotas.
THK DBMOOKATIO JDK A.
The Now York Sun is today , as It has
alwaysboon , the consistent advocate of
the purest strain of JofTorsonhm democ
racy. It never lowers its flag to the
passing storm , and every Item of current
politics is measured by its ancient demo
cratic maxims. Thus when it wns an
nounced that Senator Paddock had
asked for an appropriation to furnish
seed to farmers in western Nebraska the
Sun promptly announced that this government - .
ornmont is not a poor hotisa and. talked
in this hcartlosafashlonv.
\Vohavono douotof tlio worthiness of the
farmers of eastern Colorado and western No-
brastai.JriVU . Is no buln < m of thu United
'States to buy them seed , Every tub Is sup
posed to stand on Its own bottom In this
country. A farmer fulling In his business Is
no more deserving of assistance from tboov- _
crnmont than an nusuccossful banker or
broker. Suppose there was a strike among
the car drivers of this town , nnd they were
unsuccossfdl , out of work , In nood. of as
sistance. If John has a right to have thogov-
eminent take up a collodion for him , so has
Thomas ; nnd if the uafortuuatos In ouo callIng -
Ing nro to bo helped , the unfortuuatoj In
other callings must bo helped u'so.
It may properly bo said in reply that
the government dooi a largo roifilar
business In the distribution of good , in
good times and bad , and that it has
frequently given temporary aid to citi
zens who have suffered from dlsasto1 , as
in the case of floods on the Mississippi ,
whore vast sums have boon expanded
for levees and to make up the losses of
sulTorors. Dut the im' # comment
carries a doopgr meaning to the student
of poltti& .
In opposing an appropriation to
furnish good to western farmers
the olltor of that organ statas the creed
of his party , as it hiu baon interpreted
by every f.imom democrat from Joffar-
sea to Calhoun , and from Calhoun to
Oirllslo. Djmocracy is opnosod to any
broad application of national powers and
In favor of a rigid construction of the
constitution.
At this point it clashes hopelessly
vith the nffnUMsb tondonoyof the tlmoa ,
vllloh fsKiWlnj ? faultily In the dlreb-
Ion of nalloillll control nnd supervision
f nil hutlttttlohV that concern largo
lOdtoifof llfo/1 / public , " The democratic
iarty is . , ' /tliO' / logical opponent' '
f every progressive mdvomont of
ho day.it \ its ideas ] ) rovnllod
liioro'couUlTbqlio p'ostal telegraph , no
iostal BavlHgs banks , no government
wnorshlp ty Vontrol of railroads , nor
von any , regulation of monoiollo3.
lbvory tub lAiist stand on its own hot-
om , " and 0b ; consequences must take
are of themselves. And yet the domo-
irats claim to1 bo own brothers to the
Farmers' Alliance , Us natural protectors
and log/ltlmata beneficiaries , But by
vhat subtle rule of mechanics can It
ver hope to dovetail Thomas .TolTor-
on'fl declaration of principles Into the
Ocnla platform ? They are as wide apart
is the poles.
The fact is that the bourbon democrats
vho run the Alliance in the south and
ho oven-ribbed ropublic.ms who run it
n the west , can rjovor move together
under ths democratic flag. Democracy
las boncfitUjd temporarily from the
Ulinnco , but If the principles of the now
movement correctly reflect the sonti-
nont of the times the party of JofTorson ,
D.ina and D. B. Hill must go out of busi-
loss In the near future.
HE ADMITTED llarUDITIOl ( > .
On the eve of the election for viaduct
bonds , November 2" , 1SS9 , John M.
Thurston , on behalf of the Union Paci
fic , addroasod a mooting of citizens nt
the real estate exchange. After explaining -
plaining the bond proposition in detail ,
Mr. Thurston concluded with the follow
ing exposition of what the Union Pacific
would do , und his sentiments were pub
licly approved by Messrs. Holcomb and
Kimball , olllcers of the company :
"Now , gentlemen , " sniu Mr. Thurston , "I
drew a portion of that proposition which prp-
vitlod tlio manner of securing to the people of
this city the occupancy of that depot and the
use of the brlil jro by other railroad companies
on Just and oqiiitaulo loans. I said to our people
ple that the citizens of Omaha had n right to
require a promise upon our part nnd the
means to bu provided by which they could bo
fairly well snllalled that there would bo noth
ing put iu the way or coultl bi nothing put In
the way by the Union Paclllo company to
prevent other companies coming into thn
depot and from usinir the bridge on Just and
equitable terms. "
Thirteen months later Mr. Thurdlon ,
again 43 representative of the Union Pa-
cillc , stands in the federal district court
practically repudiating the contract
with Iho city of Omaha , and denouncing
us illegal n document drawn by himself.
The report of the court proc codings on
this point Is is follows :
filing askdjbykMr. Popploton if the Union
Pacific would ooniply with the ordinance of
the city and th < J conditions under which the
bonds were votutl for the viaduct , Mr. TUUKJ-
ton cxprcssed'lhejopinion that the company
had no legal ripUt to inako any such n con
tract , but ho huno \ doubt that It would bo
able to give sufficient bond to guarantee com
pliance with the , terms of the agreement re
garding the admission of other roads to the
depot. Continuing , he snld that iu his opinion
it would bo the best thing for tlio Union
Pacific if the proceedings now being had , to
prevent the delivery of the _ bonds , were suc
cessful ; it wOuld'bo. to the advautago of tbo
Union Pacific company.
This public repudiation of the con
tract with the city is ample justification
for the proceedings taken to prevent the-
delivery of the bonds. There is no
longer any doubt of the purpose of the
Union Pacific to maintain the bridge
embargo , the romovul of which is essen
tial to a compliance with the city con
tract. It bahooves the city taxpayers
to moot tnls issue by withdruwiij * the
bonds.
The recent experience of Now York
with Pinkerton's rufllans calls forth a
vigorous demand for legislation from
Governor Hill. During the Now York
Central strike the Plnkortons repeated
on a larger scale tholr infamous conduct
in Nebraska and steeped their hands in
the blood of innocent pcoplo. Every
state is bound to maintain law and
order , to protect life and property.
Failure to do sot renders it liable for
damages. The praotico of permitting
armed bodies of mon to enter a state at
the behest of corporations is not only a
menace to good order , but an insult to
the lawful authorities that Bhould bo
vigorously resented. The Pinkortons are
irresponsible ruffians , who do not hesitate -
tate to commit crime for pay , and every
state should enact special laws to guard
the public against this and like gangs of
desperadoes.
TilKlast days of Governor .Thayer's
term of oillco have boon extremely creditable -
itablo to him. lie has followed his ac
tivity in the interests of the sufTorors'by
the drought with promt ) * , and. energetic
siction in Rotting lfto state militlrv to the
front for tUo protection of another class
Of. cUr citizens. Meanwhile , ho has been
busy at the same lime with the prepara
tion of his annual message and with
ether duties involved in the assembling
of a very important session of the legis
lature. Governor Thnyor's administra
tion will bo long remembered for its
vigorous and public-spirited qualities.
LATVTKUS nvp'l'tombarding congress in
opposition to a'tjiytionnl bankruptcy law ,
assorting that it would precipitate a now
Borlos of buslngHji failures. The public
is loft in the darJK as to what "business"
would bo uffocfchli Under the present
order of thingji ha lawyers take the
kernels , the .oratUtors the husks. A
uniform natlonAt'feystem ' tit dealing with
business fallurc voald doubtless effect
this division ofotho spoils.
"Wii live in $ ! $ tlng times. Omaha is
bounded on thamoi'tb. by an Indian war ,
on the east byu railroad fight , on the
south by a Kansas blizzard , and on the
west by a revolutionary legislature.
When four llvo governors arc added to
this combination of sensations it is easy *
to BOO that Omaha is just now an Inter
esting placeto iivo in.
PlKLDanoVK of Buffalo is missed from
tlo ) present house , not only on account
of his rich German wit , but also for his
old-fashioned horso. sotibo.
THE frayed remnant of the combine
was hopelessly lost in the shuflle.
THIS tone of the English press on the
latest phnso of the seal fisheries dispute
ia not surprising , Every American who.
linstalon ( n doolslvd stnml in do/cnao o {
American rights against BdtUh OIH
oronchmonls is Invariably dunouncod < aq
n''trlolty politician , " n "jingo plates *
limn , * ' rtiul bltldor for "tho. Irish. votoM
In the nropcnt case tliore is no attempt
to confute the uolnts raised by Secretary ,
Blalno nor to seriously question , the
position of- this govornmunti The Lon.- )
don papur resort to thd old trioic of be
fogging the 'issue and appealing to.
nnglomaniao sentiment. They hnvo
nilstakmi tholr man. They nro not deal
ing with a spineless Bayard , but with an
American of Americans , possessing the
courage and ability to maintain Ameri
can rights against all comord.
THE organization of the now council Is
n marked Improvement , over the old.
The majority responded to public de
mands and pushed to the roar the job
bers and mercenaries who for a year
scandalized the city by selfish scheming.
"Whllo It is not possible to forecast the
outcome of the change , the lesson of the
past is a warning to the majority that
tholr public life will bo measured by
their zeal in behalf of the whole people.
Extravagance and recklessness in the
management of the city's ' affairs will bo
followed by vigorous retribution at tno
polls. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
FROM a party standpoint it Is best
that the republicans are relieved of
divided responsibility in 'city affairs.
The democracy is in complete control of
city olllcos and will bo hold to a strict ac
counting for its management of the
public interest ? . Meanwhile the repub
lican party , relieved of the parasites
who love the party for the revenue there
is in it , will heal the wounds of faction ,
and present , tori months hence , nil ag
gressive front to "their frlouds the
onomy. "
ACCOKDINO to the double-decker the
defunct council combine made a magnifi
cent record. It did. And the capstone of
that record , in the private opinion of the
d.-d. , was the voting of $5,000of the tax
payers money into the pockets of the
doublo-dccKor. Surely tlio combine de
served a complimentary obituary at the
hands of its organist.
TUB recent political awakening among
the farmers has inspired now hopes in
the bosom of Mr. Powdorly. lie pro
poses to turn the Knights of Labor into
a political organization and has called a
series of conventions during the year to
"formulate a political platform. " The
success of the movement remains to be
seen.
Mil. GHAFFUE'S experience as presid
ing otllcor of the defunct combine emi
nently fits him to discharge the onerous
duties of chairman of the committee on
rulus. What ho does not know about
rules isn't worth knowing.
s lost the waterworks com
mittee , but captured the boulevards.
Perhaps a few hydrants can bo planted
there in the dim and distant future.
AS chairman of the committee on
plats and additions Mr. Davis' versatil
ity will have free scope.
TOM DAILY'S democracy was not
questioned , but his patriotism , wasn't
the right brand.
A 1 ci'onnlnl Appetite.
SI. Jnscph TJernM.
The great and precdy Pullman car com
pany has ordered a rt-ductiou in wages. Like
an overfed stomach , it is never satislicd.
T\\n \ Dcitrccs ill' Goodness.
St. 7 > piii9 ( lln'ie-Demotrat.
The next best thing to a dead Indian Is an
unnrmcHl one ; nnil still better than that Is one
who has to earn his living by the labor of his
own hands. . _ _ _ i _
All Ilnvo SROII Them.
JiHn < Zdifa ) > / I'rafs.
A Now Yorlc correspondent , describing ex-
President Cleveland , refers to his ' 'largo , ap-
preciativecyes. " Thepubliohas beard enough
of Mr. Cleveland's ' largo , appreciative "I's.1'
Tlio Detcotivo i\s Ho Is.
CMcam Trilxmc.
First Dctectivo Bill , 1'vo got a flrst-rato
clue , But I can't follow it up.
Second Detective Why not ? "
" 'Cause It doesn't Jibe with the boas' the
ory. " ,
IIIXTS TO J.An'.V.lKiKS.
\Vnhoo Wasp ! On general principles It
might be well to suggest that the fo\v"cr laws
they make the better. Anything demanded
by the people in concral is likely tb bo a wise
inesisiiro , but anything asked l y a lobby
should bo steered clonrof.
Grand Islatfd Independent : An alliance
It-'glsUture may learn tjiat there h Rtlll such
a thing , figuratively speaking , as killing the
goose that luys the Roldcn cfg. Unsatisfac
tory as present conaltiops are , it will bo
found very easy for ijjnoranco to bring about
a very much worse condition of n Hairs ,
Hastings Nebraskan : Among the many
Important bills tlmt will be Introduced in the
legisintnro this winter is the bill appropriat
ing SI-HO'X'iOOJ ' ' to make an. exhibit nt the
World's ' Columbian exhibition. So far mean
bo learned there will bo little If 'any opposi
tion to such a bill providing the bill makes it
certain tlmt the funds will not tie misused.
The bill , which bus boon publish oj In sev
eral dallies in the state , tun the right ring
about It , and places the proper safeguards
about the money.
Norfolk Journal : Tho-Journal flmte these
Hems of comfort in contemplating the farmer
legislature. While there will be a sprinkling
of criwy-hcndod , loud-mouthed fellows among
them , It belloves the major pirt will not bo
loonoy , but will show themselves to bo cloar-
lieadod , lovol-minded men who bcllovo In
taking a look before they taKe a Jump. They
will also find It oatlor to carry through some
needed articles of legislation , on account of a
stronjrer fceHafr of Independence , than cither
of the old parties would do. Wo may say
what wo will , but old acquaintances and
friendships do influence the actions ot
most ccoplo.
Beatrice Democrat : ConsIJernblo specula
tion is Indulged In Just now , as to what the
legislature will do this winter In the matter
of passing stringent usury laws. So far as
the legitimate bankers are concerned , such a
law would bo to their banoflu It would
drive out of business all the fclloiva that are
loaning money ut 2and 3 per cent a month on
chattel security , nnd would probably have
the effect of running that money through
tha banks , though it would doubtless kcop
out a great deal of eastern money. Whllo it
scorn * tlitit something should be clone to curb
the greed of the shylocks that fo'iat upon the
necessities of tholr follow men , the man who
loans money above , the legal rate , takes dos-
pcrato chances , besides huvlng to aocopt the
poorest security.
Nolmtnkn.
A now Chrlstlaa , church will bo built at
Murray ,
Hastings.ro'llogo opened" , IU winter term
Tuesdjy. '
Ashlniul Indies have formed n non-partisan
W. C. T. U.
North Hond clnlinB IS.OOO worth of Im
provements lust year.
Cedar county paid -out nbout $1,500 last
vonr In wolf bounties.
The week of prayer is being generally ob
served by cburuhci In the stnto. '
Tlie AlUuiico land ofllco force was reduced
to one clerk. So WOT that of Chadron.
Thirteen settlers tlcclng from tlio Indian
country passed through Superlor on Monday
on their way to Coucordio.
A largo number of now scholars entered
Iho normal school nt Fremont , which organ
ized its classes on Monday.
Somebody distributed poison so gcuorously
around Dakota City Unit , the dogs got hold of
Hand a number have died.
The comity seat of MoPhcnon has been
surveyed nnd plnttcd. Copies will bo fllcd In
the Unltwl States hud oillco.
The foundation of Kearney's cotton mill Is
nearly completed nnd several courses on the
superstrucluro ntcno end n trendy laid.
Mrs. Ogdcn of Carluton , ngcd slxtv-flvo. Is
progressing well after the removal last Sat
urday of an ovarian tumor weighing tulrty-
elght pounds.
The channel of the Missouri is shifting
from tha Nebraska side opposite CovhiKtoii
nnd heading towards the Iowa bank at
GllinUol'oInt.
Cedar county has paid out slnco Juno 1 last
over $35,1)00 ) for roads , bridges , eta The tax
list for 1SSO was § 01,000 and nil but $1900 has
been collected.
Crooked work among Chase county ofllclali
Is hinted at In the purchase of a Uulldlng for
BlfiOO , wiiich Is snld to bo wotth only $700.
There is talk of an Investigation.
Nebraska City packed M.OOO hogs between
November 1 nna Uocoinhor ill , an increase of
11,000 for the eornapouditif ? term last vcar.
This makes It rank fourteenth as n packing
place.
The wldojv of Inmost Fcldler , who suicided
nenr I'latto Center lust Friday , tried to cre
mate in a cook steve Tuesday morning. She
was removed to the Columbus Jail n ravlug
ninuiac.
C. W Mihllh of Norfolk sold to S. R.
Mlchnm of Crcighton , for 81,200 , the yearling ,
stuiidrtrd registered bay colt Chief Good-
cnough. The colt was sired by Hoscoo , dam
Henry Cleveland's ' team ran nwnyln Colo-
rldgo , Cedar county , while his daughter was
dilving. She Jumped out with a baby In her
arm1 * nnd a leg of the infant was broken at
the thigh.
The Swift packing company of Ashland Is
ready for the Ice harvest. Last week the
pajroll comprised IfiO carpenters , twelve
teamsters , tlvo brick masons , four machinists
and seventy-four laborers.
Joseph D. Mnncll , who built the old Metro
politan hotel in Lincoln , the llrst erected In
that city , died Tuesday of paralysis. Ho
went to Lincoln In IbOU nml'was engaged la
the lumber hulness. Air. Monoll was sev
enty-throe years old.
Kavcnna lias great hones. The n. & M.
will build a Inrgu hotel assoon in tno weather
permits. A business block of brick will bo
put up nnd other buildings projected. Citi
zens will vote on the question of Issuing
bonds to nay for now waterworks.
Nebraska City's council lovlert a tax of
over $08.000 on Sixth street property to pay
for paving the district Bonds to the
amount of $1-1,000 were ordered issued to ( ? o
towards meeting this expense. They wlH
bear T per cent inUrest from March 1 nnd
run for nine ycarsj
Chris King leaped from n horse north of
Syracuse lust Saturday , breaking the bones
ol the right leg short off below the Imeo , so
that they protruded through the flesh , la
that condition ho crawled within bailing dls-
tanco of the house of William Buxton , by
whom ho was cared for.
Curl Stnrm , a resiwctcd citizen of Homer ,
was attacked in bis harness shop Saturday
night by a gnug of hoodlums numbering a
dozen or more. They insulted the owner nnd
threw things nround. When ho remon
strated bo and his workmen were pelted with
rotten cgps. The marshal was uun bio to put
a stop to the maliciousness.
Edward Mumford , twenty years old , died
n Ilvutrlcc from the effects of Injuries re
ceived while riding a spirited horse with
some companions. The liorso allied against a
wire fence und sawed the log of the rider.
Both fell over the fence and the young man
was paralyzed. Ho was the son of u widow
who was a pioneer of the county.
nines Hitter and Clint Gohnian went out
from Lyons with a hunting partv. Hitter
mistook his friend's game hag for n nibblt
and blared away at it wlillo Gcliman was
crawling through n wecu patch. Gchinan
pot a iloso of twenty-five shot that scattered
from his loft knco to Iho top of his head. His
loft eye c.itno near being put out , " but ho is
able to bo uIjTbut now.
Otoo county commissioners received bids
from fourteen candidates for superintendent
ot the poor. 1 ho salary uskod ranged from
? iK ( ) to $1,100 a year. The present incumbent.
J. M. lloland , now gets 81,100 , but is willing
to work for & > oo less. Last year the county
lurm paid tbo cost of keeping the inmates
and came witbin 8100 of paying the superin
tendent's salary besides.
Scandlnavinns of Washington county have
organized a mutual flro insurance company.
The oftlccrs uro Ilertliol I\ Miller , president ;
Oito Ncllson.yico president ; Soron IJass-
musson , secrot'iry ; trustees , Peter Hnssmus-
sen nnd Hans Amleeson in addition to the
above and Noh Anderson , treasurer. Tbo
oxccutivocommittee aw Chris B.Hanson nnd
Ole Anderson of Washington.
"Fred Dexter , the Northern Pacific engineer
who was recently killed nt Tncomu , lived in
Lincoln for fifteen years. His dciUh was
heroic. Ills train became unmanageable on
a grade nnd ran nway. All of tlio prow
Jumped nnd escaped injury , but ho remained
with his cnirilio , blowing a warning whistle
to keep the truck clear until the crash caino
and he went down to death in tlio wreck.
William Hold , the tcu-yo ir-old son of Frank
KcIlT , an old settler living ut Wucapunca , six
miles from IInitluiton , shot and instantly
killed himself Monday nigiit. It Is supposed
that while cleaning his rillo the boy blow
into the barrel , not knowing it was loudod ,
and thi ) gun was discharged. Two of his
front teeth were broken by tbo bullet , which
lodged'In his brain. Death \vaslltistnt.t.ino-
Tlio PJnttsmoiith Journal rend the rollca
of Hint eitrn locturu on ncconnlof the drug ,
glnftantl robbery or n man there tn Urond
day llRht last Saturday. ItrfnVqthal tin
crime wns undoubtedly committed hynpniiff
of loafers who ought to bo arrested ns v .
crank. The Journal tlrmvrf this concliuloui
' 'Casts of a "similar character1 Kj\o ( boconjo
quite frequent of lnt , ifml unlosa illegality
parties nro brought tn Justice the public wiL
Hnvon right to bcllevo that the police \vlnU
nt such Iniquity. "
The North Hcnd ditch Is giving the lj ) _
county supervisors n lotoC trouble. The nt
voyon estimates thnt tlio second nsossiiio _ _ .
on na-ount of It will amount toM , < XX5. A
peed deal of feeling over It Ims boon urousoil ,
The Fremont Flnll thus comments on it :
' 'The ditch question has j-nnvn to inimonsu
proportions. To the shm-lff's ' foes of 100
must bo added witnesses # KM , pay for super
visors f.MOnnil so down the list. Ana It In
nil owliiK to the kick of certain farmers who ,
tosavo llu'insolvei an expanse of f IB or f'JO ,
not only Incur a personal expense of fully
that amount , buf nn outrageous CX-ICIIHO
on the county in goiioral. The dltoh fight
bus boon ono rtf tlio most cnusolosi und Inconsistent -
consistent oT nit controversies over nri.siiif In
the county , nnd It is hoped no more will uvor
nrlsa If f armor * prefer to dwell mi-over In
the muck and wntcr iiithor than pay n fair
porccntiiuo of tlio expensei of iniUdiutr n
dltoh , they should ho permitted to do so. Ami
If tholr neighbors who nro unxvllling sufferers -
ors cannot stniul It , they should pull out ami
ipavothoni to the frog1 , the muskrnt mul
Rlory. "
The Fort Uoilgo pnckhm hnuso resumed
tusincjs for the season on Monday.
The new court houno \Vnyne county was
formally opened on Moudiiy. It cost Siywo.
The average number of veterans nt the
Marahiilltonii Soldlora' homodurlug DCMIH-
bjir w.is 410.
The ordinance closlns all liusincsg ,
except drugstores w Suiulny , will bo en
forced In Fort UoJgo.
The railroad commissioner ) tmvo nnprovoil
the pnu ! fora viaduct oljhtv ? feet wide at
Cedar Unplds over the r.illi-oul trncks.
Dr. J. O , Shnnlts. who had pnictlccd for
thirty-two years in ami near WooilwaM ,
dropped dead Sunday night Just after mait-
liiK a call.
ICxnmhmtlous for admission to the colloRi-
ate department of the University oT tbo
Kortlnvest bopnn yesterday , Thu ntleiul-
nnco will bo double thnt of lust year.
Terrible ravages of illjihtliorln are reported
on the county lines of C.iss , Montgomery ami
Ailann , near the town of Grant. Ton new
cases reported Saturday nnd seventeen death *
so far.
farmers In the neighborhood ofVhlllni ?
nro oriranizliiB a vlitilnnoo oominittoo topio-
tcet themselves nsiiinst hog thieves. Two
farmers named Ullcrback and Doiirstoin lot
sixty hogs during the last storm.
William Hinsley is on trial at Vllllscn for
an assault on a MUs Ashmoro , n bllnil girl.
She claims the nssuilt ; was made while ho
wns necoinpanyine lier from tlio tiidn about il
o'clock a.m. , one morning Instweek.
Georco H. Pearsons has contracted for n
blir ditch on his llumboldt couutv farm. It
will boil UK in the spring and H to bo tlireo
inllus IOIIR , llvo utiil a half foot deep , six feet
wide nt the top und one mm a half nt the bet
tom. Thu land to bo drained by this ditch
\MIS once covered by a boily of water called
Owl lako. Some years aio Mr. Pearsons re
claimed it by drainage. The dlppiiiB of this
ditch will place this farm among the dryest
as well as the richest in the suite. -
The lown Millers1 association will hold Its
annual meeting ut the Musonlo Toniplo hi
Ues .Molnes , Janunry Ul. In n circular sent
to the millers nnd mill owners In IOWA invit-
iuff tbem to bo prosot-t , appears the foilow-
ins : "Certain influences hnvo boon exorcised
against us with tbo farmers nnd members of
tiio farmers' nllinnce , when in fact nud
truth the associations nro ns ifcnriillku i "
be. Let the members of the Farmers
liauco undorstanil this and to bo * > uro tha
is so , they are hereby invltoU to attend tbl
meeting and bosutislicd.1'
MKU 51IHFOIITVSK8.
Tlio Con 11 toss d'Ursal Rtalcoi a Kittl o
KlTort for n Divoruu. ,
HOME , .Tan. 7. fSpecinl Cablegram to Tun
Din : . ] The council has pronounced In favor
of the validity of tlio iu.UTlaj.ro of Count Ursal
of Franco and Marie d'Ursal , nee Davis , ot
New York. The marriage took place hi 1SO\
and In 1STS the countess eloped with a French
man named Usay , subsequently contracting
n civil mnrriago in Switzerland. In Ibvi
the countess endeavored , in Pruned , to secuio
nn annulment of her llrst mai-rUgo without
success. Then she cnine to this citv and cu-
listed the influence of her sisters , tin
Murcbioness Cavotle , the Ductless d'Knti
and the Countess Solln In her hehalf. In
suite of the efforts of thcso ladies an ndvcnJ
decision has bucu rumlcrcil on the iipiw.il
made by the Countess d'Uraul to council.
What hiinol Cost Homier.
NBW YOIIK , Jan. 7. ISpeclal Telegram to
THE BEE , ] Tlio exact price Hobort
paid forSunolhns been made public
cntalocuo ho has just Issued of tno trotting
stock At his fnrm nonr Tjirry town. In a pre
fatory memorandum Mr. Banner states that
since * issuing his last previous catnloguu hff
has added to his collection Sunol , 2:10. : ! < ? , the
fastest mare ever foaled except MauiiS ;
Ansel , 2:20 : , by Klnctionccr ; Kovcrio , a. year-
llnir , _ : W1 ; Alfred H , a : lJf ( ! , and a number of
other horses bnid an his lurm. t\lr. Homier
remarks that In view of the iiuiuci ous erroneous -
oous HtiitemenU published coiicenilng tlio
iniiro it migiit bo well to state that ho palil
1 1.000 to CJovcraor Stanford for Sunol , just
SI.IHK ) more than ho paid Mr. Vondorbllt for
S.
ni ) Goti tlio IJIMIJ ; Tor in.
s1 , Jan. 7. In the senate tliU
morning the Idaho senators drew ballots with
tlio result that Shoup secured the loug and
AlcCounell the short term ,
.Senator Jlui'licrson's Conditlnn.
WASIIIXOTOV , Jan. 7. The condition of
Senator MoPhersoa Is much , Improved thu
Highest of all in Leavening Power. TJ. S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1885.
NEBRASKA
National Bank
U. S. DEPOSlTOItr , OMA.HA , NED.
Capital , - - - . - S4OO.OOO
Surplus Jan. 1st. 1890 , - B7.0OO
Olllcori nnd l > lrcclorHonry W. Vntoi , PrciMont ,
I.intliH. Hi'wl , VlcO'l'raaldont ; James W. HiiTavn , W
V. Mur.o. John B. Colllnl , U. 0. Cuilitnz. J. N. 11
1'utrlck. W. II. 8 ° . llugliof , caalilcr ,
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THE1 IRON BANK ,
Cornet 12th nud Kuriutn Hti.
A Oonci-al Hunklng IliislnesH Transacted.
DRINK
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS !
! . „ . „ * W ATE RS'tX ;
Nilur 'i Tonic , Olurtlio and Uric Solvent.
IOU > OKLT IN UOTTIJC8 DY
C 0. MOOHE & CO. , AgU. HIS Dodge 81.
OM/.HA.
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY ,
BuliiorlDcd nnd Qunrantacd Onpltal..l' < OJOIX )
raid In Capital
Iluya and solli stocks aud bands ;
'lommorolal pipur , roculvrs nnd oxuuntvi
ni l s acu na transfer imcnt nnd trustco of
n .rporatlona , takua cliargu of property , ool-
loct taitt. _ _ _ _ _ _
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK. f\ \
S. E. Cor. 10th nnd Douglas Sta.
"aid In OapUal . I 51.CM
Bulncrllied und Oiiarnntoud Capital. . . . lOO.Oin
LluWllty of Stockholders. , . , . mOCO
6 1'erCcnt Intorcit Paid on
I'UAMK J. IANUU , Uiuhlor , j
Ofllctra : A. U. Wyinan , prosldunt , J , J. Hrov
vlco-presldent , W. T , Wyninn. tr n urer.
DtrectoriiU. . Wjumii. J. II. Mlllard , J. J ,
Drown , Guy 0 , Ilnrtoa. E. W. N-ib , TLiuukl
I * KliuDill. Qeor&o U. Lak .