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TIIK union depot company proposes
but Jay Gould disposes.
THK doctrine of resurrection receives
a now imnotus from the fact that Carter
llarrison Is talked of for mayor of Chi
cago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SENATOR INOAT..LS is "still in the
ewira , " but tlio odds nro decidedly
against hiH being ublo to disrupt the nl-
liniiL'o majority.
THE latest weather bulletin from Topeka -
peka indicates Incronainpr cloudiness ,
possibly accompanied by a cyclone , for
ono J. J.
TIIK "reorganization of the railroads"
pees bravely on , in the Interest of Jny
Gould , Some time they may bo reor
ganized in the interest of the people.
. . Tim Elder family is booming. The
legislature of the Sunflower state
matches Speaker S. M. Elder of No-
"brnskn , with Speaker P. P. Elder of Kan-
ens.
THIS work of the school book agent
begins to loom up modestly in the col
umns of the rural press. The book trust
is bound to convert the public regardless -
loss of expense.
TI/K balance of power in the Illinois
legislature 1ms boon weighed , and tipped
the beam nt 502 pounds. In the opinion
of Charley Fiirwoll nnd General Palmer
they weigh a ton.
Wi3 AUK pained to note that the east
ern states hivvo boon ravaged by another
violent rain nnd enow storm. Meanwhile -
while the weather is balmy nnd beauti
ful on the banks of the Missouri.
Mu. KiMHALl/8 denial of the fact that
the Union Paeiflo refused to permit trains
of other roads to cross the bridge is a
bold declaration to make to a court
whoso orders wore recently spurned by
the company.
NEIWASKA civilization is still ahead
of Tennessee's. In the latter slate they
have but one governor , and ho has
thrown a newspaper man out of the win
dow. In Nebraska , where wo have several -
oral governors , no newspaper man has
yet been assaulted.
TIIK prohibition lawyers are still try
ing to manipulate the legislature. It is
Hui'prising that members of the Alliance
should permit themselves to bo bulldozed
Into ift I so nnd Injurious altitude by a
eot of mercenaries who , having success
fully tapped the Alliance treasury for
81,000 , are striving to manipulate the
Bamo power in favor of a raid on the
state treasury.
SKNATOU IUIIY , tlip loader of the now
dispensation in South Carolina'is not
over whelm I ngly commended by his
political creators. Colonel Koltt , prosl-
uont of the state Alliance , paitits him ay
4lascurvoy follow , leprous with crime ,
and without an element of statesman
ship. " Only a wild desire to servo his
country and draw the salary pro von ts
the senator from making the colonel
recant or bend a funonvl procession.
A LAHOK supply of Dr. Koch's lymph
has been shipped to Denver , and the na-
tlvo nro innoculatod with now hopes.
Denver is peculiarly fortunate in secur
ing an advance supply of the German
elixir. Although a summer resort and
a sanitarium of boundless pretensions ,
the heglra to tlio grave IB suuh that it
seriously imperils the population. Out
of 107,000 inhabitants , 2,089 joined the
eilent majority last year a comolory
per ccntage that faw health resorts can
equal.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE supreme court granted General
Thayer a hearing In his petition for quo
warninto hut Informed him that ho
would lese nothing by an orderly retire
ment from the executive olllco , pending
the final decision. In suggesting that
' Lieutenant Governor Majors may if ho
'chooses become party in the pending
process the court strongly Intimated
that if lioyd is not eligible Majors would
bo hia legal successor. The same sug
gestion may bo construed as settling the
point that 13oyd Is legally governor for
the time being. All of these decisions
are precisely in line with the construc
tion which THIS Bun has put upon the
constitution sluco the discussion began.
DOAT ASK FUlt THE I
A member of the senate Ima Intro
duced a memorial to congress setting
forth that 100,000 people in Nebraska
nro suffering for the necessities of life ,
mid asking tlio national government to
appropriate $1,000,000 for their relief.
Thora nro several good reasons why
the memorial should not bo passed , ono
of which is that congress would never
glvo heed to a demand , culling for such
an enormous appropriation for ono sec
tion of ono state. Wo should therefore
incur all the dlsndvantigos of such a
national ndvortl omont nnd rccolvo
none of its bonollls. Congress has
already moro business than it
can possibly transact in the
few remaining weeks of Its session.
Furthermore , there are largo portions
of Kansas , Colorado and the Dakotns In
more pressing need of assistance than
any part of Nebraska , nnd the expendi
ture of $1,000,000 in this state would
necessitate the expenditure of $10,000,000
more elsewhere. It is quite probable
that Senator Paddock's bill , appropriat
ing $ r 0',000 for heed for our western coun
ties , cnn bo carried , through , and it is
possible that the amount may bo in
creased to $100,000. Moro than that ,
however , there Is absolutely no prospect
of t-ecuring.
While the memorial la for these rea
sons impracticable and unwise , it is a
matter of the moat vital importance that
the condition of the dcstituto settlers
should receive the immediate attention
of the legislature and the people. The
first stop should bo the appro
priation of a sufllciont sum by the
legislature to provide for temporary de
mands and make euro that no family in
the state suffers for food , clothing or
fuel. The next stop should , bo to make
a thorough investigation of the extent
of the destitution and then make por-
immont provision for it out of the state's
resources , Nebraska can afford to ex
tend aid to every man , woman nnd child
who actually needs it. It can not afford
to extend it to any who do not need it ,
nor to exaggerate the slzo of the ca
lamity which resulted from the wide
spread drouth throughout the whole
country last summer.
UV > til the legislature has determined
from olllcinl data that the state treasury
can not stand the reasonable wants of
her unfortunate producers , there is no
reason for appealing for federal aid.
Wo fcol confident that the state isnmply
able to provide not only immediate re
lief , but if necessary seed for the year's
c-op.
The memorial names twenty-eight
counties that are claimed to bo wholly
dcstituto. There is much reason to believe -
liovo that this is a gros ? exaggeration
of the real facts. Rev. Dr. Martin , who
has devoted several weeks to the matter ,
under the direction of Governor Tliajor ,
has hitherto reported that not moro
than a dozen counties needed assistance ,
and by no means the whole of theso. Ho
placed the total number of people in
volved at less than one-tenth , of the
100,000 described in the present memo
rial.
Instead of twenty-eight counties being
in a condition , as the memorial recites , *
"to elicit publicbonovolcnco and deserve
national consideration , " wo bollovo a
careful investigation would reduce the
total to less than half that many , and
that it would further show that in most
of the remaining counties but a compara
tively small number are asking for
aid. Take Lincoln , for instance ,
with 10,000 population. An appeal
isjued only a week ago states
that 2,500 , people nro in need of help.
This is ono of the dryest counties in fav
orable years , and in the summer of 1800
had far less rain thun the counties east
and south of it named in this appeal.
Pliolps , Harlan , Kearney and Prankin
raised fair crops. Scott's Bluff and Ban
ner raised something by moans of irriga
tion. Kimbnll raised less , but Its people
repudiate * the stories of widespread dis
aster , and point with pride to the fact
that their county warrants sell for 95 per
cent of their fnco value. Dawson county
people deny that they need any outside
help , nnd the local newspapers oven
make "tho destitute farmer of Dawson
county" the butt of their ridicule.
Thisis _ too sorioua a matter to bo undertaken -
dortakon without a full and careful
knowledge of the facts. What Is wanted
is speedy relief for actual sufferers ,
.secured In the manner that best com
ports with the dignity and welfare of the
state.
SJWT OUT TUB JAOflSSAltlKS.
A bill has boon Introduced in the
legislature to prevent Pinkerton detec
tives from exorcising police powers in
this state. It is presumed that there
will bo no opposition to this measure ,
which is demanded by every considera
tion affecting the rights of the people
nnd their security against the interfer
ence and espionage of irresponsible and
reckless mercenaries who are not citi
zens of the stato. The evils incident to
the employment by corporations , in
cases of dlfllculty with their em
ployes , of armed bands of Pinkerton de
tectives , have boon so serious
and so numerous that public sontiuvunt
in the states into which they have been
imported has demanded stringent legis
lation for their exclusion. As wo 1mvo
already noted , the governor of Now York
In his message to the legislature earn
estly urges the adoption'of a law pro
hibiting their employment in that state
during labor difllcultios , and the expo-
rlonco with them there has not been so
serious as in some other states.
Every intelligent clti'/on must BOO the
dangers in permitting the employment
of these armed forces under private con
trol nnd direction , as has boon done
in Nebraska and elsewhere. It is a
menace to public pence , because
naturally a source of Irritation , provoca
tion of violence and disturbance , nnd has
been the cause of wanton bloodshed. It
puts the rights nnd liberty of iho citizen
in jeopardy , and involves the exorcise o !
unlawful nnd unwarrantable authority.
It constitutes nn invasion of the state ,
which no people concerned for the secur
ity of their persons nnd property , and
for the preservation of solf-govornmout ,
can allord to tolornto. Many of these
who soolc 'this employment are worthless
nnd reckless characters , whoso mo
tives are wholly mercenary , and who
have no respect for law , for the publlo
Interests , or for the right ) of Indi
viduals. They recognize no accounta
bility , It having repeatedly boon shown
that these placed In chnrgo of them
wore unable to restrain thorn from law
lessness nnd violence , although gener
ally the chiefs of tlinso mercenaries nro
undoubtedly as reckless as these they
nro appointed to command. While it is
true that these detectives nro liable for
any Infraction of the law which they
may commit , the fact ia that there are
few cases In which they have boon pun
ished for acts of lawlessness and vie
lence. Ills the policy of the private do-
tcotivo organizations to iiso every expe
dient for shielding from punishment
these who serve them , and they are gen
erally successful In doing this.
Nebraska Is fully able to protect the
prosperity of every corporation within
her borders. The legally constituted au
thorities have all the resources at com
mand necessary to maintain peace and
good order and to prevent injury to the
interests of any portion of her people
from violonco. There can never arise in
this state any condition of affairs that
will call for or justify Iho Importation of
armed bands of mercenaries. The state
has once been Invaded by such a force ,
and that experience should bo enough.
The legislature will respond to a very gen
eral public sentiment by passing a strin
gent law prohibiting Pinkerton detec
tives from exorcising police power In the
state.
J'OOM.YO.
The committee on interstate com
merce of the United States senate has
agreed to report favorably to the semite
the bill modifying the anti-pooling sec-
tiun of the interstate commerce act seas
as to permit railroads to make contracts
apportioning among thorn the transpor
tation of freight and passengers. The
measure to bo reported was introduced
in the senate last winter and has re
ceived very thorough and careful con
sideration from the committee having it
in charge. It provides for allowing
railroads to divert tralllo from ono road
to nnothur according to some agreed
proportions , the details of the agree
ment having previously boon fllod wiih
and approved by the interstate com
merce commission. This is essentially
different from the old system of pooling ,
which divided earnings , and is believed
to have all of the virtues and none of
the vices of the old method.
If this measure passes congress , as
there is good reason to believe it will ,
the most Herious objection to the now
agreement of the western railroad presi
dents will bo removed , and there should
bo no serious difficulty found in main
taining it , if it shall still bo thought ex
pedient or necessary to do so , but as the
primary object of the agreement Is to
bring about a satisfactory traffic distri
bution the proposed modification of the
anti-pooling clause of the interstate com
merce act would permit this to bo done
without the agreement entered into by
the presidents. The advisory board
provided for to secure uniform and stable -
blo rates and enable each line to carry
its fair share of the competitive tralllo
would perhaps bo convenient , but
its action would bo subject to the
supervision and approval of the
interstate commerce commission. Tlioro
are other matters covered by the agree
ment , however , which would perhaps
make its maintenance desirable.
The change that has taken place in
intelligent public opinion regarding the
principle of pooling wnrr.nnts the belief
that there would bo very little popular
objection to the proposed modification
of the interstate commerce act. A
great many persons who wore most hos-
tllo to any form of pooling a year
or two ago have become convinced
that a judiciously regulated sys
tem , subject lo acceptance nnd
approval by the Interstate commerce
commission ana liable to bo sot aside at
any time by the commission whenever it
should bo found not to operate satisfac
torily , or to bo against the public inter
est , would bo a good thing , serviceable
alike to the railroads nnd the public.
The chief objection to pooling is that it
gives an opportunity to carriers to exact
extortionate rates , but this .objection
would not hold in the case of a regulated
system absolutely in the control of the
interstate commerce commission. The
authority of that body to require
that rates should bo reasonable
would bo as complete as at pres
ent , nnd it would also have the power to
insist upon exact fairness in the distji-
bution or division of traffic. In short , it
is proposed that congress shall say to
the railroads , you can go on and make
such business arrangement among your
selves as you can , and if it ia fair and
just to the public it will bo approved.
There is reason to believe that a pro
vision in the law allowing this to bo done
would accomplish a great deal toward
solving the difficulties of the railroad
situation.
rOLITlCAL
The chief plumbing inspector may
have collected fees which ho has for
gotten to turn over , but after all that only
affects the taxpayers in an infinitesimal
degreo.
The most damaging thing to the pub
lic and the taxpayers in the plumbing
department is the Incorapotoncy of the
men connected with it. The assistant
Inspectors know a great deal moro about
high-five and faro than they do about
plumbing. They were given appoint
ments to pay them for political work
without reference to their capacity. In
the summer ecnson their inspection is n
farce and a fraud , nnd in the winter
they render little or no service.
The inspectors of plumbing should bo
exports in their lino. It is not merely n
question of dollars and cents to the own
ers of buildings , but It is n question
whether poisonous gasoa nro generated
and spread into tenements , residences
nnd hotels by Improper workmanship op
downright negligence of the plumbers.
The city may spend thousands of dollars
lars on chemists nnd doctors in the
health department , nnd it may
Till up nil the wells nnd cess
pools In the city , but so long
as the Inspection of plumbing nnd drainage -
ago is under the present sot of black
smiths and plugs , mularlu and epi
demic dUoases will continue to spread
and undorinlno the health of our people.
If the mayor and board of boa 1th desire
sire to improve the sanitary condition of
Omaha they must turn out the whole
gang of bogus plumbers who nro now
playing th $ plo of Inspectors , and sub
stitute inert' who have learned the
plumbing , \rido \ ( nnd are recognized
among uintiqr plumbers as first-class
workmen. > i
THK AttMvufRn r/r//'B.vs/OiV OFFICE.
The first fruits of the demand for re
form in tho'mnnngomcnt ' of the pension
ofllco is a rjjviynl of the proposition to
transfer the jformor from the interior
to the war department. This is a good
suggestion fm ( ) ougnt to bo carried Int6
effect with tiio least possible delay.
The war 'department ' Is now nnd al
ways will bo the custodian of all the rec
ords of the army. Every Investigation
of a pension case involves a reference to
these archives. Why , then , should not
both departments bo under ono head ?
There are other good reasons for the
change. The army has already a largo
number of very competent and well-edu
cated men who have little work to do ,
and could bo profitably employed in the
management of the pension office. Suf-
flolont force could bo furnished from this
source without extra expense to the gov
ernment , and the result would
bo the saving of a largo
amount of money every year.
These ofllcors arc not removable at the
will of changing administrations and
would therefore not bo open to the bane
ful political influences that now dominate
tlio pension business , and add enormously
to its extravagance.
The proposed change offers n chance
for the government to reduce the expense
ponso of the pension bureau , while In
creasing its efllciency nnd putting it in
its natural nnd proper place.
It is not to bo expected that so radical
a reform can bo brought about without
encountering a llorco opposition from the
professional pntriotsand hangers-on who
got a livelihood from the present system.
13ut the reform will come , nevertheless ,
in splto of any influence they can exert.
FUSS AND FB.ITIIKRS.
There is altogether too much rod tape
and ceremony about the proposed relief
of western Bottlers by the legislature.
First there was a resolution introduced
last Friday in favor of appropriating
$100,000 for the benefit of the distressed
homesteaders. This was followed on
Monday by another resolution request
ing the chair to appoint a committee to
draft a bill with an appropriation clause.
Then the speaker appointed the commit
tee. Now the committee is incubating
the bill.
All this fuss and feathers causes inex
cusable delay. The bill ought to have
boon framed by somebody and Intro
duced immediately after the house
had organized. The next day
the speaker could have referred tlio
bill to a special committee with instruc
tions to report it bnok immediately nnd
on the daytojlolving it could have been
passed through the house. By this time
the bill could have been a law and the
work of roliofi could bo vigorously
curried on.
There is no time to ho lost and the
legislature should push this measure
without furthcfrjnonsonso.
W is a mntt'orof general notoriuty that
the plumbing department , as at present
managed , is a useless sinecure. Every
builder knows from experience that the
inspection of 6o-cnllod inspectors is a [
pretense. Yet builders are forced to pay
a fee in proportion to the cost of the
plumbing work. For what ? Simply to
keep up the farce of guarding the health
of homo builders. The department is
ono of the most important in the city , if
managed by competent men , in accord
ance with the spirit and letter of the law.
Hardly ono builder in a thousand is
familiar with what constitutes n first-
class job of plumbing , sewer connections
and ventilation of traps. The city un
dertakes by law to guarantee compliance
with the approved plans , yet as a matter
of fact the inspection is worse than a
fnrco % The builder is conildonced out of
a fee nt the outset nnd robbed at the end
by slipshod work. A prompt overhaul
ing of the office should bo made by the
council. Lot the office bo abolished or
else place skilled plumbers in charge
and give builders an honest equivalent
for their money.
Till ! pension agents , after having boon
signally routed in the house of repre
sentatives , turned their attention to the
senate and with advantage to them
selves. It will be , remembered that the
house cut the fco for the prosecution of
a claim from $10 down to $2. This was
done upon the representation of the sec
retary of the interior that the larger fee
was indefensible , a view of the matter
which was heartily approved by every
body not in sympathy with the claim
ngonts. But the senate pen
sion committee on the appropria
tion bills concluded that these
worthies , who do not hosltato to mulct
the old soldiers to the fullest extent
possible , are entitled to moro than two
dollars for aolng practically nothing ,
and has accordingly reported in favor of
making the fee five dollars. Hoio is an
excellent opportunity for tlio veterans to
do a profitable , jn > of protesting , which
would doubtless jhduco the house to adhere -
here to its flgurji , or at any rate to in
sist upon making the fee less than five
dollars , which 7frould still bo an extor
tionate charge. '
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IT now rests ' \yl h the property owners
whether St. Jl ry's avenue shall bo
rescued from business decay. If n radi
cal change of gtado is seriously contem
plated , this i8"'tho time to do it. The
grading of Dois / street will furnish
an ample supply ) of earth. By carrying
on both works "nt'M.ho same time a vast
saving will bo clfocted In the total cost.
It will reduce by one-half the cost of
grading Douglas street , and save fully
as much to the property owners of the
avonuo. Tno benefits accruing to both
streets should ovwranno the opposition
of these temporarily inconvenienced by
the change of gnxdo.
"ILL blows the wind that profits no
body. " The bridge blockade keeps the
surplus train crows of the Union Pacific
actively employed watching the enemy.
IN the federal court the "Union Pacific
attorneys boldly proclaimed the opposi
tion of the company to any and nil con
tracts grunting eastern roads entrance
to the pity over the bridge. In the state
district court , the company declares , In
as many words , that It Is b.'gging the
cnstorn roads to coino over. You pay
your bonds nnd take yourcholco.
PAUL VANDKHVOOUT , Jim Allen , .Too
Redman and a few moro patriots of like
brand , announce their decision in favor
of Tlmycr. "That do settle it. " It is a
useless proceeding for the supreme court
to tncklo the question.
FHOM present appearances the paving
repair bill promises to become the rich
est of un nn u I raid on the general fund.
"BUSINESS methods In city affairs" Is
a principle honored In the breach in the
plumbing department.
I'ut 1'lu In
n Here.
Piicfc.
Prohibitionists nro reminded that nn apple
did the world moro harm tbim all the elder
that wn * over mndo.
the Vnn.
Cliteaao'FiUiitnt.
From present Indications Nebraska will bo
able to lead all ttio other slates in Its display
of governors at the world's fair.
Uii'lculilcit.
Which moves the slowest Is a question oUI ,
And what the answer none can truly say
A town policeman mn rolling on Ills beat ,
Or a seasoned plumber working by the day ?
Glvo It Up.
Chicago Tribune.
Attorney Noiv , mark mo well sir I Do I
understand you to say that you were stand-
IIIR within tun fuel ot tlio parties when the
light began ?
Witness ( to the court ) Your honor , nave
I got to answer that question t
Tlio court I BOO nothtni ; wrong In the
question. You mny answer It.
Witness ( to attorney ) Well , sir , I don't '
know whether you understand mo to say It
or not.
SEttSOXAJIhK Xl'JCS.
An 15iNtcrii View.
mUaiMiiMit llcmril.
Philadelphia's now mint would need to bo
ton stonus high if cnngrcss should glvo oar to
the siren tones of free coinage.
Accounted T'lir.
Aciv I'orlt Sun.
No statutes are put up of women great ,
Anil this the reason is ( pray do notsmllo ) :
In two short years the brass would aggravate
vate-
Her relatives nnd friends , compassionate ,
Bccuusu tlio costume would bo out of stylo.
Un Mod.
n'athtnolon l'ot.
The youth VKho vowed on New Year's day
To live no more 'neatli litibit's ' sway ,
Is hnppy once again. .
A cigarette wns not enough
To count' : nnd just a little puft
Has silenced earthly pain.
Time
Snmcntlle Jotinia ! ,
When the proud father Is looking with nd-
miring oycs at his first girl baby and tlilnl-
Ingvliut u hnppy man lie Is , it is hard for
him to reulizo Unit eighteen years hcnco lie
will instinctively put nis hand on his pocketbook -
book whenever bo sees her coming toward
him with uu affectionate smile upon her face.
Kept tlio I'nco.
Mrs. Chidofellow AVliy do you employ
such very pretty girls to wait on your custo
mers , Mr , IlrnnarlolKhi
Mr. r r.iporleigU Well , you see , my next
door competitor , Mr. Habenlasb , Is giving
away a necktie with every 81 shirt and I
thought ttio girls would bo just as good a
counter attraction.
A Theological Fnct.
Terns Slflinoi.
"What is tbo doviU" asked an Austin Sun
day school teacher of tlio now boy , who is
quite small.
"I don't know what His , but it can't run
as fast as my pa can. "
"How do you know that the dovll can't run
fasti"
"Because 1 heard na say ho always catches
UIP devil when bo comes homo Into ut night
from the lodge. I reckon I'll bo able to catch
it , too , when I got to boas big us pa. "
"Ivo no doubt of it , " icmurkoil the teacher ,
with a sigh.
XJCWS OF 'J-JIJB XOItTHWEST.
Nolirnskn.
Cordova sports talk of organizing- gun
club.
AVhilo try in if to kill rats in a cave , Fred
Berlet of Talmago wo shot In tlio leg by bis
liirca man and seriously wounded.
ISil. Uosonberger , nn employe of the lock
factory at Seward , monkeyed with a buzz saw
and lost two lingers and a thumb.
There Is talk of
the alliance organizing a
stock company to build a flouring mill at Ha-
vcnna , but the scuemo has not yet taken
definite form.
A signboard nt Havonna fell from its fas
tenings the other day nnd otruck M. U. '
Whcelock on tbo Uoad , spraining and , Jiuarly
breaking his neck.
S. A. Searlo of Nelson 1ms gonoto the front
in cbargo of n box of clothing , blaukdts , etc. ,
for the boys of company H , wbo uro now
guarding tuo frontlnr.
The citizens of Scott township , Sherman
county , liavo organized n relict committee
and an appeal for aid has been niado. Some
are in need of clothing , come bed clothes ,
some flour and meal , others fuel iintl some
nro in need of all of the articles , while nearly
all need food for their liorsos ami seed to sow
In the spring. Thomas Klsoof Lllchlluld is
the poison authorised to receive and distrib
ute any aid whicn muy bo sent.
The married daughter of a well-to-do
farmer living near Hazard , says tbo Knven-
na News , was taken siek at the homo of her
father some time ngo nnd after a short illness
of two or Uireo weeks died. A conln was or
dered and the poor girl was given a decent
burial. It Is said that the father then pre
sented n bill to the authorities for the kep-
Ing and care of his daughter during her Ill
ness , and demanded payment on tlio ground
Unit she was a pauper. All efforts to collect
payment of tbo funeral expenses have so for
been fruitless nnd probably the only way tbo
accounts can bo collected will bo by a process
of law. Such n man , if ho bo guilty of such
conduct , is n disgrace to civilization ,
There was nsuro enough bittlo : at Clindroii
Wednesday night , and nothing but the timely
presence of n detachment of militia pre
vented disastrous consequences , says the
Cbadron Advocate. The scene of tlio con
flict was nt tbo dourt house , where so many
families are gatlicrort to ovoid tno terrible
Sioux. Mr. M. C. U'ilber of coal , oil nnd gas
fame , was sitting in the mldstof the refugees
when Mr. Bill Sellers approached , niul with
n blood-curdlfng yell seized Wilbor by tbo
throat and was in tlio immediate net of scalp
ing him when several of our homo company
soiml their rilles and proceeded to pry Mr ,
Sellers off with fixed bayonets.
The Suttou Advertiser prows retrospective
ns it recounts the scenes nt the departure of
tbo bravo militia boys for the front. After
presenting some pen pictures of liow tbo
boys prepared for the inarch to the front , it
says : "A widow or tlio wur , with silvered
hair and a face furrowed with time and pain ,
leaned over a friend , ono of tlio company
drcssod In blue , leaning on his gun. As she
kissed him good byu hot tours foil on his
young face. Sbo looked beyond the noisy
crowd heard U not : thinking of
u tar away tlino , when she was
young. In memory sbo wandered fnr
back to when she kissed a last good
bye , tlio proud and manly husband of her
early , hur flrst and best lovo. Dimmed aome-
what with distance , but still In recollection
frcsli , came baeit to her tlio orders of the cap-
tnin to 'Shoulder iirms' and 'Forward march. '
The drums nnd bugle blare , the huzzas of tbo
throng , the 'good byos"koepyourfucoclean ,
Jim' nnd 'bo sura nnd wrlto , now , ' when the
train sped away. There flashed back to re-
niL'inbruiicu a dispatch coming from the sta
tion early ono morning from n Juno buttlo
field suy.iig. 'John was &liot nt the bond of
his' company trying to scale the fort Ho
died never saylug u word , ' and she sat down
u widow. "
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ,
Tbo Police Trying to Ran Down tlo Assas
sin of John Shccily ,
HIS IDENTITY AT PRESENT UNKNOWN ,
Much Speculation nn to tlio llonl
Nnmonr the Mnn Killed In the
Ijlnooln Hotel Mlevator
Odds nnd
X , Nob. , Jan. in. [ Special to Tun
! At 0:54 : last evening John Slicedy , tlio
victim of a dastardly assault on Sunday
night , died from tbo effects of the blow re
ceived. Ho bud been unconscious since early
In tbo morning , and although nt one time nn
operation was nlmost determined upon , It
was concluded Hint nothing could
snvo him. All that remained for the physi
cians was to two his last moments. The
blood began settling nt the buso of his brain
and the pressure upon tlint organ first
brought unconsciousness , then total oblivion.
Public suspicion ns to the Identity of tbo
murderer ls > divided between the ninn Peter
son anct Mrs. SUeedy's former husband ,
named Mcrlll. Tbo police nro working , however -
over , on nnothor cltio , and within twonty-
four hours an Important arrest may bo made.
Marshal Mcllck and Dotectlvo Mtilono nro
devoting all their time to the case , and nro
confident they cnn run the man to the cnrlli.
It was said tbat Mr. SUceJy recognized his
assailant , but declined to give his name for
private reasons. This belief was bolstered
up by the fuct that In the last two assaults
Mr. Shccdy was anxious to have the report
ers believe that robbery was tbo mottvo.
From wliat Investigation has boon mndo It Is
bellvcd this view Is lucorrect , as it is known
that ho employed a p'rlvnto detective to trace
the man who committed the first assault.
Further than this , ho would hardly shield n
man who had shot at him IIvo tlmi > with In
tent to kill. Important developments maybe
bo expected any time.
An inquest is to bo hold.
The murder is still exciting pro
found interest in Lincoln nnd thuro are
consequently various speculations as to the
motive that prompted the assassin to commit ,
the deed. Mr. Shccdy was well known
throughout tlio west as a sporting man , and
1ms boon eminently successful financially.
Ho owns considerable property hero , and it is
estimated that the estate left by him is worth
from SCW.OOO to $1 . " > .000. Ho was n cousin of
I'at Shccdy , the noted Chicago gambler.
Dennis Shccdy , a brother of the deceased , is
vice president of the Colorado National bank
of Dunvur and general nmnagerof the Holder
smelter works. He is said to be a inllllonniro.
Dennis has been summoned and is expected
hero today , Shccdy leaves no children und it
is generally supposed that his wife will in
herit his fortune.
CONCKALS A MlSTlIHf.
Developments prove that tbero Is consider
able of a mystery concerning the identity of
the innti killed at the Hotel Lincoln yester
day nftornoon , by getting his head caught in
the freight elevator. To tuo mnnngrr of the
hotel bo gave the name of J. Ed Knowlcs ,
but this , it is almost cortahi , is not his right
one. A man who has known , or at least
claims to have known , Turner for some years
says that his name was Samuel Turner. Ho
told a reporter jcatordny , and tells substan
tially tin- sumo story to Mr. Austin Humphoy
of thn hotel company , that ho had known
Turner when the latter wns un engineer on
the Burlington railroad running out of Mc-
Cook. Turner was a member of the Brother
hood of Engineers , and in the big strike of
1SSS wont out with the other members of tlio
organization. His parents Hvo near Council
Bluffs , Ja. , and n talcrumvus sent to u real
estate man named "Woods In Council Bluffs ,
wlio will notify the parents. Turner is about
twenty-four years old , but his history ,
whether married or single nndvbat caused
him to hide his identity under un assumed
name is not known.
Coroner Holyoke was early on the scene
after the accident nnd. assisted by Constulilo
Hunger , cmpannellcd the following jury : T.
C , Muugo , M. H. Davoy , Isaac FYcond , J. B.
Lyons , H. B. To\vnseud , and O. C. Small.
Tlipy examined M. L. Crawford , the only
witness to the accident , who told the snmo
story ns ho related this morning in Tin : BIE : ,
and which is the only correct account of the
accident published. They returned a ver
dict in accordance therewith , that the de
ceased cnmu to his death by accident. The
remains were taken to Undertaker Beaton's
rooms nnd prepared for burial. They are beIng -
Ing held to await orders.
ItGLIUr COMMITTHB ,
The relief committee met late yesterday
afternoon in the rooms of ex-Governor
Thayer , nt the capital , with a full attendance ,
After a thorough discussion the committee
decided to expend what funds it now has on
hand nnd close up its business. It will
recommend that the legislature tuko Imme
diate action toward the relief of the people
whom it has done its best , with the nid of the
charitable people of the state , tu keep from
hunger and the discomfort * of the weather.
That this committee hns done n magnani
mous work of great magnitude will not bo
questioned by nny who uro fumllmr with the
facts. Tnous&nds of dollars have boon ex
pended to good advantage , nnd the sufferings
of < MDSO people have been allayed for nlmost
orqultotwo months by the icsults of the
committee's labors and tlio generosity of the
railroads penetrating the distjjcts whom the
destitution prevails. Governor Iloyd last
evening turned over to Treasurer Moshor
about $175 which had been sent him to the
creditor the fund. As soon ns the affairs of
the roimnlttcb nro wound up Mr , Moslioi *
will .submit his report , and the legislature
will have to continue the work of relief. The
committee will meet again tomorrow.
WAS AT'l'lXi : HI I HIE.
Colonel Robert McHcynolds roturncd yes-
terduy from Pine Kidgo agency , whither ho
wont last wc-ok ns the bouror of an important
communication to Major General Miles from
Governor Tlmycr , as nido-do-camp on Iho
letter's ' btafl. Colonel Mcltoynolds left Hush-
Highest of all in Leavening Power. U. S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
NEBRASKA
National Bank
U. S. DEPOSITORY" , OMAHA , NEB.
Capital , - - - - S4OO.OOO
Surplus Jan. 1st , 180O , - B7OOO
Officer * nnrt Dlrcctom IIonrj W. Yntni , 1'rnildcnti
I/ewti H. llooil , VIco-rrHnlclcnt ; Jiimei W. HUVAKO , W
V.Mor.u. / John H. Collins , U. U , Cushliu , J. N. H
1'ulrlck , W. 11 , B. HiiKlioi , aulilcr.
'PI-IB. IRON BANK.
Corner lth nud Knrnnm Bl > .
A General Hanking lliislncss Transacted ,
JfiSEPH GIUOTT'S '
STEEL PENS.
GOLD MEDAL , PARIS EXPOSITION , 1880.
THE M08T PERFECT OF PENS ,
vlllo Saturday morning , riding the twenty ,
five miles to the Kldgo , delivered the mes
sage , Interviewed Clonond Allies , spent two
hours In sizing up the altuntlon , and nulo
back to Uuslivlllo the .tamo day. Ho brought
his right arm back In n slltitf with a bad case
of rheumatism. When ho left the agency
General Allies told him tlmt ho expected the
trouble would ho ended In three or four days , ,
but would hazard no opinion ni to whether M
would bo done peaceably or by blood , but hok
hoped the former. Colonel McHoynold' ) say *
that the stnto troops were dispoicd In a ,
masterly manner by Cicncral Colby , and tho.li
presence Insiilred conlldenco auiun IbV
Iconic.
SITIIKTAIIV or STAIR'S HKI-OIIT.
The seietary of state's report is the first ol
the biennial statements of tlio stnto oflleera
that makes Its appearance. It is a pamphlet
of S&J pnges mid consists mainly of lists of the
notaries publlo In thu state , the officers of the
various counties nnd the omuilratlons that
Inivo filed articles of Incorporation. The re
port shows thnt during tlio past two
? ; i"i(15. ( U m fees has been collected.
COfltT.
At the session of the supreme court today
the following gentlemen were admitted to
practice ; Benjamin l'\ Hunt Ings of I'crlclnt
county and D. B. .Tenches of D.IWOS county.
State ex rel Tlui.vor vs Boyd. IJelnUvo allowed -
lowed to file Information lu quo warrauto and
cause summons to Issue.
Meyer vs Fugan , Icuvo to supply lost record
granted.
Colby vs Parker , cause reinstated.
Tlio following causes were argued and
submitted : Strunlc vs State ex rcl I.lpp ,
Tamplo vs Halo. Alexander vs Meyer. Alex
ander vs 1'itz , Ilnlovs Missouri Pnclllo railway -
way company , Watson vs Trnmblo , Seobrock
vs I'edawa on luotlon , Court adjourned
until Wednesday.
ODDS AND r.Xl > 9.
Colonel Charles Crow nnd his attorney ,
Judffo Houston , went up to South Omahnycs-
terday. It was the dav set for henrlng the _
case against Colonel Crow on the clmrgiS br * * J
hoi-bo stc.illng , and the trial came off at
schedule time. There wns practically no evi
dence against Charlie and he was discharged
The trial of Kvu C.itlin , William Robln-um
and Sid Allen on the charge of assault with
a deadly weapon upon Tom Uogor , came oft
In police court this morning. There wns u
largo attendance of colored people from the
bottoms , and the trial developed into a finro.
County Attorney Snoll prosecuted and \V 14
CundilT dofonded. Holers swore posltiveh
that Kva had used n razor on him to the ex
tent of spoiling his beauty and causing him
proat bodily piln. The others testified Just
as positively that Eva had not touched him.
nor in fact anyone' clso. The dozen or so
witnesses called all swore that tbo only man
present at the dance , which was held in the
bottoms at Holers' daughter's house , who
had n a razor was Tom , nnd that he must
have done the cutting himself. All three de
fendants were discharged , but before the
crowd dispersed Comity 'Utorney Snell gave
them public warning tlmt their fights nnd
quarrels on the bottoms must cease.
A I.lttlo HOHH Scii o.
OMAHA , Jan. 12. To the Editor of Tun
BKI : : 1 have a few words to say on the sit
uation , though not given to writing for the
papers. I am one of these who , though not
alliance men , are anxious to sco them suc
cessful in passing needed railroad legislation.
I like their fearless spirit. Hut how will
they bo able to accomplish any good as they
arc going on i
Boyd is governor , That Is a fact. Those
who know him Intimately say positively
he. is a full citben and thnt thcro Is no possi
bility of an alien being ut the head of the
state government while ho is thoro. As for
most people it is enough to know that in
hcait nnd life-loiiK work he is a true citizen.
Who believes ho feels allegiance to any other
flag ) liven If all the prohibitionists clai :
about it is true , what docs it amount
sunstancut Hu is a true cillr.cn In fa _ ,
might bo a very false ono if born in Aincrtew
I look to sco the full facts in time , but I am
satisfied as It is. We know that ho hns all
the elements of a citizen j wo have only ncns
paper articles and campaign talk lo
bhow thnt bo is not a citizen. On this kind
of ' 'horse talk" will jou deprive a man of his
highest right that of citizen ! I doa't want
any flaw-hnntlnp , snide lawyer coming to
take nway my farm on so moan and con-
teniptiblo a technicality. Ho would bo a
thief.
But I started out to say thnt alliance men
must sco , first , that Boyd is governor ; second
end , that the contest will take weeks of time
at1,000 per day : third , that it will finally
and surely fall ; fourth , that no legislation
will bo had to relieve their constituents be
cause this contest will take the time ; fifth ,
that Uoyd will bo governor for the whole of
his term anyway ; sixth , that the moro they
light Boyd , who is ( ns I know ) friendly to
them , the more they complicate the situation ,
please tire railroads and invite utter nnd
total nnd ridiculous failure. Friends , don't
go homo to your constituents with .such a
story behind you. Boyd is good enough citi
zen for mo. AxTi-Moxor.
Kducut Inuul.
Chicago Times ; "Johnny , " nskod Uncle
John smilingly , "do you enjoy g ing to , < |
school ! " Jr
"You botl" said "I'd rather
Johnny , go/ |
than not. "
"That's the right spirit , Johnny , " said
Undo John encouragingly. "And what did
you do at school today ? "
"Put a pin under Hill Marks nnd I give him" % .
a lickln1 at recess for tellin' the teacher. 7 <
That's what I did , " said little Johnny proudly
with a gleam of enthusiasm In his oycs.
lust Her Ijiiuk.
Llfo : Mrs , Bordcnhouso The lastosoan I
boucht of you was so full of sand that we
could not use it in thn family at all ,
Mr , Grcngrocer Very sorry , madam , As
soon as I discovered the fact , however , 1 sunt
it all back to thn factory ami wo ahull never
keep btich horild stuff sigaln , I assure you ,
Mrs. Bordonhou.so I'suawl That's Just
my luck. 1 wanted two eases of it to put in
the boarders' rooms. It is so economical.
A KiHky Prticoctliiif ; .
Life.
"So you love Diana Pliayrol Hnvo you
over given her a hint of ill"
"Well. I tried to break the ice the other
day , but I'm ' afraid I chobo nn inoppoituno
moment. "
"When wns 111"
"When I was out skating with hcrl"
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed nnd Guarantied Cniiltal.$300,000
Paid la Capital UM.UOO
lluy * and tolls stocks and bonds ) ncKOtlnUu
commurolal paper , rouulvcs and oxucutcn
trusts ! acts us trunsfur agent and trustuuof
corporations , tukuu charge of property , ool-
IdCtS Iftlti.
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK.
S. H. Cur. 10th and Douglas Sts.
I'jxM In Capital t M.003
Subscribed and Ounrnntood Oupltal. . . . 100,00) )
Liability of StookliolJom 200,000 ,
6 ! ' ( Cent Interest 1'ulrt on Deposits ,
I'llANK J.I.ANUK. Cashier.
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OfTle rst A. U. Wyrnuri , president. J. J , llruwti , O- "
vlco-prcildunt , W. T. Wymnn , troasurer.
Dlroctorm-A. U. Wymnn , J. UrMlllurd. J. J. , -
Urovra. Uuy O , Ilartou , E. W. Nub. Xbttiuu f
L. KlmDall , Georgu 11. LaU.
