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r 4 OJVIA.HA DAILY BEE.THUKSDAY , JANUARY 15 , THE D AIL Y BEE. E. KOSKWATKK 13VKKY MORNING TK1tM8 OIStJlisc'ltH'TION. . ntnl Pmidny , Ono Vnar Ill M Hlxrnonllis 6m Tlitc-o tnoiitin 2 M Bundny llro , Ono Year ? 00 \Ycoklylloc.UnoYcnr. 100 01TICF.3 : OuiftlinThe lire ItulldliiR. Houth Omiilin , Corner N nnrl Wlh FlrcoU roiincll lllnrM , isiVnrl Htt-cot. OlilcnuoUlllcril7ClininljoriifOoininprcfl : , New Voik.Ix ( > tni 13,14 nnil inTrlbtiuoliullalns Washington , MJ l''ourtCUiith ! Street COUItnSl'OSDEXOR All romtnunletitlotii rrlutliijt to nnrs ( nntl rdltorliiliiintler should bo uiklriMMil to the Editorial Department. III'SINKSS ' IiETTKHS. All 1)ii lnosilplers | nnd romlttuncM should londclrewd In ThoIti'oI'ulilMiltiK Company , Omiilin. lirnttH , clirolcji mill iiiwtofllco orders tolio inndo payablolo tbo order of tlio coin jinny. Tlic Bcc Publishing Company , Proprietors , The Her ll'ld'p , I'-unmtn and IcvenU-ontli Bts HYOUN fr'PATKME.NT OF UI1MJULATIOH fclnlcof Ncilii'ntlth. I Ccnmty of Dmiifmi. f " Oif rro it. T/seliuch. BPciotnry of The nee ruMIMilhff rninDiinv. anew wneinnly iiweat tout the nrlunl circulation ofTliK llAir.T IlEH for tliu < : ; cndltij : January 10 , IfcUl , was as Hundnv. .Inn. I Mondiiv. Jiu. : f > Tursdny.Jnii.fi ' ' Wdini'Mlny. Jun.7 Tlinrfiiluy. Jnn. 8 . S\ \ < FrlrtnOiin. . 9 . 3laT , Butnrd-.iv. .Inn. 10 . . HI.S1I8 Arcrngp . 2 ) , : io : CimilflK It. T7SCI1UCK. From to Ifforn mo nnrt suh orilCil ) In my prcfcnoo tins lotli ilav of Jntiunry. A. I ) . . IBDl ItEAUi W. V. 1't.iu > otary 1'ublla Eliilrof Nc'lirnikn , I County of Doimlns. tss- Ororpo II. TwoliUPk , liolns duly sworn , rtc- rfos nnd pnys Hint tie Isfocrrtury of Tlio Hco 'iihllHlilnp ' Ciinipnnr. tlial t lionet mil iivornKO rtnlly circulation of TiiR t M/v UEB Tor tlio inotitli of Jamniry. 1HK > . lfliM ! coiilrs ; for Kolminry , 1MO. 10'Cl conlr * : for Mnrdi , IHX ) . 10,8lr > ccmlcs ; for April. 3fXt ( , HUM coulrs ! for Mny , 1KO , a > , l < W copies ; fcr June. JUT , VP."OI cop'os ! for July , 3f(0 ( , TO/fi'c-oplcs : forAiirnst.1lIX.2PM coplo i for f- ' -ilriiil cr. JB'O , L'D.fTO rop'cs ' : forOctnlior. 3BTO. 20.TI3 rnplpH ! for November. 100. 13,130 copies ; for liccti ) < Lcr. IMfl. KUI eoplei. Gfoi'rtK H. 1 writtrcic. { worn to 1 f fnro mp. iind snlifcrll rd In my rmt'MCf , tlnsDIstaay of Deci'inlior. A. P. , 18BJL N I1. fRlt. Nntnrv I'ulille. PKACU hovers around Porcupine crook. IT JiKnixs to look nslf tlio good Indian preferred to bo iv 11 vo Indian. THIS Kansas City Globe slirioks "God help Kansns Cityl" Tbvt : la asking a great deal. EMIOHATION- the golden key to prosperity in the drought-stricken dis- trlcls of Nebraska. ON tlio silver question Mr. Cleveland zealously slicks to the proverb that "Slloncels ( 'oldon. " Tun best way to increase the expo rt of corn is to cultivate a healthy demand for it in the olu world. SENATOR SIIKA strikes a hopeful field for reform in his bill limiting the com pensation of county officers. THE barb wire trust might profit by the futo of the harvester combine. The legal barbs of the nation arc dangerous to trifle with. INOALLS' assault on the millionaires of tlio country was in the nuturo of un indictment of the sonato. Perhaps present company was oxcopted. THE government nidod railroads are willing to pay 2 or 2 } per cent on their loans , lnt will insist , as heretofore , that the producers pay double that rate on their water soaked capital. EMMA AHMOTT loft the bulk of her estate to worthy charities , and her money will live to do good after her. Few sclf'inatlo millionaires have made hotter dispositions of their riches. THEHI : is little danger of an immedi ate investigation into the opera tion of the congressional silver pool last summer. The tlmo is too short and the members are not over anxious to turn the light on their profit able bullion deals. TUB thrco balanco-of-powor farmers in the Illinois legislature have agreed on a man for.United States senator. As his name isn't Palmer there is a wail of \voo in the .democratic camp. And as his name isn't Farwoll , President Ilarri eon is not losing any sloop about it. IF Tin : loflHlaturo ; Intends to do no business until the supreme court finally decides the gubernatorial issue , the destitute Bottlers will die of starvation , and wo shall have the most prolonged ' 'and expensive session on record. And nothing would plo'asd the corporations hotter. HYA swoop of the legal pen the courts of St. Joe wiped out $100,000 in delln quent city taxes. The decision marks an era of economy in the somnambulistic Missouri burg. It saves tlio city the vast amount of paper heretofore wasted Jn carrying an annual list of taxable dondhoaps. Tun school book trust is flooding the members of the legislature with news paper arguments against state publica tion. If there is no profit in the manufacture facturo of school hooks , as the trust claims , it is making a romnrkublo oxhl bill611 of intoroat in the welfare of the itnto. Hut when a combination of publishers lishors has money to spend to prevent the loss of its business the people have good grounds for boliovlng that money la to bo saved by adoptingn now method. It is at least fair that the people who demand a reform should ho hoard. TIIK bill requiring railroad companies to equip their engines and cars with au tomatic couplers , which has boon Intro duced in the legislature , will doubtless j > asa without opposition. There has boon similar legislation m other states with good results in reducing the num ber of disunities among railroad em ployes. The simplest dictates of hu manity demand that every practicable precaution shall bo token to protect the inon engaged in perilous train work ngalnst Injury and loss of life , but ox- porlonco shows that legislation Is neces sary to compel railroad companies to do their duty in this respect. The law ought to ho made stringent in Its terms , "Uh ample provision forlts enforcement. ' /IBB I'ASSES TO PVIILIQ OFFWTALS The practice of railroad corporations upplylng public oniclnls nnd mom hers of legislatures with free passes Is not cculiar to any locality. It la a general custom , quite its common in the older tales as in the newer , and every whore > romptcd by u , similar motive. Thus ho now governor of Massachusetts calls ho attention of the loirislnturo to the act that for many years the custom lina > rovalled in that state , and ho remarks of it that oven if not Intended to crcato an obligation It is open to just criticism , le suggests that as measures in which ho corporations are Interested are certain to come baforo the legislature , ts action ought to bo free not only from any obligation , conscious or unconscious , > ut oven from a suspicion of such obli gation , that the public may have full ! onfldcnco in its impartiality. Every body understands that when a railroad company provides free transportation tea a puolic otliccr or member of the logisla- uro It is not done simply as a matter of courtesy. The intention is to crcato an ) blgation ! and to put the company in a > osltlon to command the oar of the ro- jlpient of its favor whenever It may Ind it expedient to do so. And t is hardly conceivable that my man can accept a free nllrond pass without being conscious of in obligation. If ho ISPO , and to the do- jreo that ho U so , his indopondoneo Is litiiiiiishcd. The financial considera tion may bo small , but whatever it is it weakens his manliness and his courage. With railroad passes in his poekot ho is ess likely to make strong and honest opposition to what ho may hello vo to bo , ho unjust demands of the corporations ; lmn if ho had never received such favor 'rom them. There can bo no reasonable question as to the domorullzinef effect of allowing public ollleials , in whatever capacity , to icccpt free railroad passes , and yet efforts in many of the states to abolish the prac- Llco have failed. Very generally men in public olllco seem to regard this as ono of the perquisites to which they liuvo a rightful claim and they are lath to surrender it. It is i common human instinct to find gratification in getting something for nothing , but in this matter the sacrifice demanded and often made is much more expensive than would bo the payment of railroad faros. The free pass , it may safely bo said , has blighted the political hopes of many. There is a strong pub lic sentiment in Nebraska in favor of legislation abolishing all passes and free transportation on railroads except for the employes of the corporations. This demand was voiced in the last repub lican platform , aird there can bo no doubt that it is generally approved. The present legislation should institute this reform , which is most necessary in order to destroy the undue inlluonco of the railroads in political conventions and In the legislature and to create popular confidence in the Independence and im partiality of lawmakers. OKNKRAIi MILKS Affl ) THE It Is perhaps a little early to say of the Indian war that patience has done its perfect work , but the best indications point at this writing to a peaceful and bloodless settlement of a trouble that once threatened to develop into OAO of the most terrible of Indian wars. By the joint ad vice of General Miles and Colonel Cody , General Colby has sent homo a part of the state militia , withdrawn the rest from the country dis tricts , and holds it in readiness for de parture. It is to bo hoped that this ac tion will not prove premature * and that no issues will bo taken after so much trouble and expense have been incurred by the statS to make the frontier per fectly secure. It is far bettor to koup the militia in tlio fluid a week too long than to remove it a day too soon. Of this matter , however , the wisdom of the com- irandlng officers can best judge. Ono thing can bo said with perfect safety , however , and that is that General - oral Miles' management of the situation has thus far boon masterly. lie has protected the settlers and restrained the Indians without rushing into need less battles and shedding blood unneces sarily , With more forbearance than usually characterizes the soldier , ho has waited patiently for the hostiles to discern the ultimate hopelessness of a war against the white man and to sub- mitt o the reasonable requirements of the government. At the same time ho has cultivated their good will and en deavored to stimulate confidence in the desire of the country to sacredly regard its treaty obligations. The same com pliment can bo paid to the management of General Broolco before his superior oflicor took command. But oven if the end of the war has really been , reached , the great Indian problem still remains to bo solved. No assurances of peaceful { intentions should load tlio government to withdraw the troops before the Indian braves aro. dis armed and dismounted. Unless this is done wo may have hostiles to deal with next spring under entirely different cir cumstances. If a bettor way to manage the Indians , facilitate their education and induce them to assimilate civllizit lion Is not found as a result of this dhv turbanco , a great deal of time and money have boon wasted. It can bo said ot the Indian outbreak that Its results might have boon infinitely - finitely worse , but that if the best ad vantage of its lessens is taken we need have nothing hereafter oven as bad as this. CORK AKD I'llK FQKEIQK MAltKET. Secretary Rusk is about to ask con gress for nn appropriation to enable him to develop the foreign market for corn and other agricultural products. This is jv matter of much Importance to the corn bolt of which Nebraska is a con spicuous part , and the secretary's work will bo watched with much IntorostTin this section of the country. The problem of the exportation of American farm products Is complex and contains many dlvorso elements. Aatlio prosperity of our great agricultural in forest in a measure depends upon it , no olTort should be spared to keep the sta tistics of the subject up to date , or to widen the demand for those products ol which wo are constantly increas1 ing the supply. In 1889 wo ox. ported 09,592,029 bushels of corn , valued at $32,082,277. In that year Nebraska's ' production of this cereal was grantor than over before. The price re ceived \vn3 lower than over before , and .ho result was not encouraging to our armors. The foreign market was on- Irely too small to take our surplus , and the home demand was not sulllclont to carry the price to a profitable figure. It s plain , therefore , that If the corn bolt s to go on raising1 this ono grain almost exclusively the only hope for good prices will bo in the rapid and wldo extension of the foreign market. Viewed in this light , the secretary's undertaking Is soon to bo very important. There are students of our farmingcon- dltions who take an entirely different view of the question , howovor. Uaslng their calculations upon the [ act that our homo market is growing tnoro rapidly than our pro duction , tlioy Ilguro that by 1803 wo shall have no products of the soil to expert - port , except cotton , Statistics appar ently boar out this theory , and if It is correct wo shall not long bo dependent on the foreign market. There Is an other element In the problem. This is the possibility of decreasing the corn product as a result of the diversification of our ngrlculturo. The tlmo may come , and before many years , when the corn bolt will produce a largo variety of crops , some of them more profitable than corn has over boon. In connection with the present under taking it is well to note the fact that the agricultural department , under the vig orous maniuromont of Secretary Rusk , is doing a great deal for tlio development of our farming interests. It Is getting to bo a very useful branch of the govern ment. "Wo bollovo it destined to become more and moroso. If it continues inablo and faithful hands. TMfT MIANOES I'ltOVOSKt ) . In addition to the proposed modillca tion of the null-pooling section of the Interstate commerce law , the senate committee , has agreed upon other im portant amendments , some of which are In pursuance of the recommendations of the commission , Ono of these relates to fal&o billing , and strikes both rail roads and shippors. It prohibits and declares to bo unlawful the willful false billing , false classification , false weigh ing , false representation of the contents of a package , false report of weight of any property , or any other device for obtaining or for furnishing transportation for property at less than the regular rates , and any oftlcor , agent , or other person acting for a rail road company , who alone or with any other corporation , company or persons shall do , attempt to do , or cause to bo done , any of the things prohibited and declared to bo unlawful by this section , shall bo doomed cruilty of a misdemeanor nnd bo subject to a fine of not less than 85,000 for every such olTenso and bo liable to imprisonment in the peniten tiary for a terra of not exceeding two years , A proposed now section makes it un lawful for any common currior , or for any agent or oflicor of such common car rier , to pay or allow directly or Indi rectly to any ether common carrier , its officers or agents , any commission or thing of value for procuring' orinlluonc- ing passenger transportation. It is re quired that agents for the sale of tickets shall bo possessed of ncortiflcnto bearing the seal of the appointing power , the certificate to bo kept displayed to public view in the oflico or room in which tick ets are sold or issued. Any person who shall Boll , barter , or transfer for any consideration whatever the ticket of any common carrier whoso authority ho does not hold or exhibit shall bo doomed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may bo fined not exceeding' $5,000 or imprisoned not more than ono year , or both , in the discretion of the court. It is also pro vided that an unused ticket must bo redeemed doomed by the carrier which sold it at the price paid therefor , and if the ticket has been used only in part the carrier must redeem the unused part at the price paid for the whole ticket less the regular schedule faro in olToct when the ticket was sold for the distance for which it has been used. Experience hasshown the necessity for those additional provisions to tlio inter state commerce act. Investigation 1ms disclose1 ! the fact that false billing , classification and weighing have boon widely practiced , nnd tlioso various methods of discrimination are the most insidious that can ba employed for de feating the vital purpose of the law. It is not to bo doubted that thou sands of favored shippers through out the country have profited by this practice over since the law went into effect , bub oven if the evidence did not conclusively show this to bo Iho case there could bo no question as to the expediency of de claring such practices unlawful and pro viding an adequate punishment for them. With regard to paying commis sions for procuring or influencing pas senger transportation , there is reason to believe that a majority of railroad ofll- ciuls would bo ghid to have the practice done away with , but there is a number disposed to adhoi'o to it , nnd therefore the only way to secure its abandonment is by declaring it.unlawful. The tolera tion of "scalpers" is a distinct fault , i : not an evil , In connection with the rail road business which his boon ropoatoJly condemned by the inters Into commerce commission , and the remedy proposed will have the approval of intelligent public opinion. All the proposed amend ments to the interstate commerce net would add to its strength nnd usefulness UK FAI.SK1100D. The annual report of the building superintendent exposes again the follj ot the fee system in vogue in that do partmont. A law designed originally to secure an accurate locord of building improvements nnd to enforce compll ance with vital principles of construe tion , virtually places a premium on falsehood and gives ofllclal sanction to bogus estimates of the cost of buildings erected during tlio year. Tins BKE has repeatedly protested against the fco provisions of the law ant pointed out the injustice of a system tha' ' virtually taxes enterprise , Under the law every builder is required to pay fees in proportion to the cost of tbi'true turo. Ho ia'Jtiol at the very inception of nn Improvement with a demand for the city's ehnro/of / tlio proposed expendi ture , under lUo pretense that the city will protect lilm from the machinations of contractor j Ho Is compelled to pay from t/n.d / to flvo dollars for a permit foi 'a building costing under $5,000 nnd fifty cents for each additional $1,000 added M the cost. The result is that tlio "estimates" given by appli cants are from thirty to fifty per cunt below the nctujil cost of the structure. A radical Change should bo made In the fee law BO , .pint the city can obtain an accurate ofllclal record of the cost of buildings. It would bo far moro profit able to the city to pay out ot the general fund the expenses of the building do- > artmont than to plnco on record a ro- mrtmont than to plnco on record'a re port of Improvement , : ) notoriously wrong and misleading , if the city insists on .axing . the enterprise of its eitlzons , lot I bo made on a basis that will Insure an lonost estimate of cojt. This can bo liad by a reduction of the fees , fixing the maximum fee at say S50 , and basing all fees under that mtin on the cublo foot of space iu the building. Omaha should encourage building on - -orpriso rather than tax it according to the llborallly of the Investment. Hut ibovo nil the city should not hocoino sponsor to a report of building Improve ment that is notoriously falso. STATISTICS of railroad building fou 1SOO credited Iowa with ono milo of now main lino. The report was instantly seized nnd hold by the railroad organs as conclusive proof of the claim that cor porations had ceased building in the state on account of unfriendly legisla tion. TIIK HKE ridiculed the claim and pointed out tlio conceded fact that the state had ample railroad facilities for double its population. Commissioner Campbell of tlio state railway board con curs in this view. In a published letter ho ridicules the assertion that cap ital Is shunning the common wealth. Ho shows that up wards of ono hundred miles of of road wcro constructed last year and a number of now railway enterprises started by homo and foreign capitalists. The strong point made by the commis sioner is that Iowa is a vast checker board ot railroads , aggregating 8,500 miles. Of the 99 county seats in the state , 98 have railroad connection. As a matter of fact , the tariffs enforced by law are In many Instances higher than the railroads have themselves estab lished , nnd under the fostering care of reasonable rates and the absence of dis crimination local trafllo increased 340,270 , tons for the year ending Juno 30 , while interstate trallic decreased during the same poriod. The assault of the organs on the so-called "granger legislation" of Iowa is simply a blind to frighten people in adjoining states , but the game is too old to bo successfully worked. TIIK department of justice has straightened the legal tangle growing out of the amendment to the public land laws passed last August. The amend ment "in question prohibittod settlers from acquiring moro than 320 acres in the aggregate under tlio various laws , but this limitation , to quote the law , "shall not curtail the right of any per son who heretofore made entry on tlio public land. " In construing the law , the attorney general declares it is not retroactive , but prospective. In ether words , if a settler has filed on or per fected title to a pro-oniptioii and tlinbar claim of 100 acres each , before August . ' 50 , 1890 , ho has a right to acquire ICO acres more under the homestead law. The decision is an important guido for now as well ns old settlers on the public domain. The legislature still persists In its ro- usal to communicate with the do facto governor of Nebraska , James E. Boyd , concerning the condition of the state and the necessities of state institutions for which the legislature is expected to pro vide. This course is hound to result in incalculable injury to the material inter ests of the state , without benefiting any body. If Powers has any claims upon the place which Mr. Boyd is now filling , they certainly cannot bonlToctedln tlio least by any intercourse which the legis lature may have with Governor Boyd any more than they would have been nf- foctod had Thayer remained in the oflico indefinitely. WK may have a blizzard within tlio next three days and yet the legislature is frittering away precious time in nn unseemly squabble over the journals ot last week's joint convention , instead of pushing the bill for the relief of destitute people on the frontier. This comes from trying to carry out the pernicious ad vice of the reckless lawyers who have bungled the contest for the governorship and state officers ana nro trying to bunco the state out of thousands of dollars. IT Is a matter of public regret that business engagements compel Mr. Klor- stead to retire from the board of public works. During a' ' period of four years ho has zealously and faithfully guarded the Interests of JAd taxpayers nnd has given the city ' .ii'yaro example of busi ness principles inpublic affairs. \VHATKVKliniaJfbo the qualifications ' of the domocra'tfo majority to manage city affairs , thOra Is now no doubt of their ability to j > Vay the festive game of " freeze out. As A peace ami , party measure , Gov ernor Boyd sho'iui } order the militia to Omaha to roundup the missing councilmen - men , i , ( Till ! city license inspector will pres ently discover that ho is a very small toad in the liquor license puddle. Content Urcil ( Suspicion. Ifeio Yurie Sun. Landlady How docs tuo steak suit youl Boarder Perfectly , madam. Landlady How ubout tuo coffee ? Bonnier Delicious , Landlady How about tbo mufllnsj Hoarder They could not bo better. Landlady Your references were- exception able , Mr. Coals , anil you nppour Hko a n'm- tlumnii , but 1 Khali have to ask you to lliul another place to board. Such replica uro highly suspicious , Ilo\v to Qmut tlio I teds. WinatltliMa Ilemrtl. Accordliifto the census returns there are but SI 1,701 Indiana In tlio United States , Ml told. On grounds of economy solely , the government might try Iho experiment of gathering the ml men together and paying each person a liberal salary. It would ho much mom cheaper than the cost ot the ad ministration of the Indian bureau In tlmo past , "Well , Why Not'/ / When ono sees decoration * on' this and on that , IIo wonders while slghlnp alack , Why tbo girl with the xvomlorful thcator hut Doesn't llx It up nlco for a plac < iuo. lleen Tiipro Iloftirc. tl'iUi/iMlffott / 1'osf. Ho stopped Jauntily on t of tbo patrol wnRon wlicn It stopped In front of the station house , and inquhvil , "Is there more than ono police dRO In this town I" "No , " vas the reply , "Then there olu't much choice as to whom you trot tried. Isthorol" Ho inusod , "In this ono of tbo kind that liltos to toll funny stories I" "Icucssso. What do you want to know for1' ! ' "Well , Cap , I'll ' tell you ; If you can only pot the Judeo to toll a funny story and tbca lauKh nt It yourself rltflit boarty like , it means a lht ! | ? sentcnco sure. " It was a knowledge- human mituro that was evidently acquired uy years of experi ence. Puck : It Is a great comfort to those who are hard up to know tluit the well dressed nmn always hoops 11 little behind the fashion , New York Herald : Cuimo What is your Idea of hull ! Bmiiso A place where yon can't get a drink , although you've got the price 1 Kochostor Post-Express ! Tbo pugilists are the follows who make their money hand over list. New York ilorald : "My milkman refuses to have hU hey baptized. " "What is his objection ? " "Ho says bo understands the boy would have to renounce the pumps nnd vanities of this wlcUid world , which wouldruln Ills bus ! ucss. " Male modesty finds Its highest develop ment In the case of a young society loadr m Philadelphia who wears trousers so wide in the log that ho insists upon ladies preced ing Mini when ascunuinp the stairs. Somerville Journal : A Vo cannot allot us ho wise and witty both ; most of us are satis- Hod with being wise-according to our own idea. idea.Puck Puck : How to become perfect Follow the advice you give to others. Now York Sun : Jaysmlth Can you lend mo S.M , Glanders ? Glanders No , I can't. Von haven't ' re turned tho$10 you borrowed last week. Jaysmith I know , Glanders. That is what I wanted the * ii ) for. 1 intended to pay you back iu your own coin , Now York Wciskly : Friend I bear you Imvo'met with nils fortune. Bobbson ( sndly ) Indeed 1 have ; lost S. > 0fl cash and bonds negotiable bonds , too good as cold ovcrv ouo of them. It's a terrible blow I Friend But I hour yoarwlfo eloped with another man. Bobbson Yes : she's tbo ono that took the money. First Supornumar.y Member of the Ballet Did yoz over hoar pluvy they called it the greenroom , Maude ? Second S. M. 11. Av coorso ; it wur thuh place for the Judos to loaf. Washington Post : She is n girl of the period ; her father runs a railroad nnd talks business to her ; so when Algernon softly , caroled "meet mo alono" with tender signifi cance , she merely siid : : "Moot jou a loan , my dear boy ? Possibly ; what interest are yon paying and what can you give for secu rity ? " Boston Herald : Jay Gould thinks this country is the gem of the earth. Some people suspect that hovouldlikoto wear it la his shirt bosom , Now York Journal : Prisoner Your honor , please don't ' bo too hard on mo ; I swiped only a few bologna causnges. Judge ( sternly ) Uog stealing in the third degree. St. Joseph News : "When they say that money talks , " mused St. Age-doro , "do they refer to the spokes of a cart-wheel dollar , I wonder ! " St. Joseph News : Do Marcus Cholmon- dely was put tip nt the club the ether day. St. Agedoro ( absently ) How much did you pet for him ? A AM Dallas News : The man with rheumatism has no patience with the giddy young folks who dance. Martha's Vineyard Herald : What a beau tiful thing a genuine unwashed "Rosebnd" Indian must lie. Elwira Oazotto : There Ii a croat deal of beating about the hush when the nursery man's agent comes round. Blnghainpton Honublican : The tanner's trade Is an entirely honorable one , and yet they say It is a skin deal. Chicago News : It must bo a sort of satis faction to a rolling stone that no ono can in timate that it is au old moss-backed fossil. Now York Sun : "Hut , 1 say , Pallotto , this Isn't a good portrait of mo. This is a plcturo of the .logman house. " ' Tat's just the point. You nro inside , tak ing a drink. " Epoch : "Hero is your ring. There nro your presents. Leave mo at once , " snldshn , "You have fort'ottcn ouo thintr , " said ho. "Anil that ? " "Tho ring and presents cost &IC8. I wantO per cunt interest on that for thrco months. " l-.nncasterN'ows : 2No\v is the season wtien the merry skater cuts ccometvic tlguros on the ice , and at Intervals studies astronomy. Philadelphia Times ; The whole trouble with the ItulUuis started in their not being properly attended to in the department of the interior. Soincrvillo Journal : It is great fun teach ing a pretty girl how to skate , and tlio moro successful the teacher is tbo longer she is in getting to ho expert. HoUon Transcript : Some men receive im pressions after tlio manner of a blotter. They got things directly opposite from what they wcro originally. "I have perfect confidence In you. But how about your partner ! Is ho a prudent man ? " "Ah ! monsieur , a man who won't ' set flro to an omelottoaii rhuni if ho linsn't insured It I" Judge : Nurse Doctor , what did you graft , on to that fellow's eye the other day ! Surgeon A piece of the cornea of a rab bit. Nurse That accounts for it. Somebody sent him a bouquet this morning and ho ate it. Ho thought it was u cabbage. Now York Journal : Of all sad words of tongue or pen The saddest are these : "I've got cm' again. " New York Journal ! Miss Wallflower How would you advise mo to have my pic ture taken ? Miss Uoscbud With Justice tempered with mercy. "l/f/.W.IA'J TV. Huston ( llnlie. Tliero bo sober folk who tell ua , a'ho' death's not abolished yet , Th ore's ' n way if wo hut know it Of evading nature's debt. To put off , ail infliiltum , That last payment , thesfi allow Isn't easy , but it might bo , Tho' they never toll us bow. Yet each mlcrobo man discover * Glyos him some now ground for hope , Since tboso microscopic monitors , Once they're placed , soon run their ropo. Now the baeillum's been bearded Bv the M. D.'s in bis lair , And the mlcrobo caught n-napping , "Why should Adam's seed dospairl With a lymph to do away with Ev'ry ' germ of each disease- , Why , forsooth , mayn't ' man forever In his inn , hero , take his case ! Vet , what skill of nil the doctors On the earth can euro the worst , The most dread of dire diseases AVltU which moral man's accurstl Doctors of social sciunco Tell us , thi ) ' , that they begin To see daylight througn tbo ilurknoss , Aud shall soon abolish sin , No harsh ncodlo , mtscallod Justice , Intoi'lnnerii' souls thuv'll sliuvo ; Satan's bacllli'll bo heated By ilio simple lymph of love t TRIED TO HANG 1IIJISEIF. A Disparate Effort to Sulcido by a Youug Farmer Near Havolock. DESPONDENT REGARDING A MORTGAGE. An ImiU'Kt Into tlio Murder of Tolin Slicedy ( Joininuiiuod Supreme Court Ouclsloim Utliar Xuwa About liliiuoln. I.INCOIANob. , . , Jan , 11. [ Special to Tin : KCB. ] Fr.tnk 1'crldns , a young farmer ngcil about thirty-four yours and living near Hnra- loelt , attempted to commit suicklj last even ing. He bad made nil tuo prcp.iratlous for hanging himself , but was discovered In tlmo by bis young brotber-ln-law. ft took the combined strength of eight men to get 1'cr- Iflns back to the homo inn ] in the inclco the young brother-ln-liiw received a terrible kick In the left breast from which bo was sutler- Ing very much today. Tlio story is a very sad one. Some time last spring Perkins , whom Judge 1'arkor says bo has known n number of years , as a hard-working sober innii.rcntcd afnnnuoarllnvcloekfor $150 n year. Ho had to pay this amount in advance In cash and to got money ho mortgaged the growing crop mid bis stock. Ho had very poor luck. Last year lib crops wcro almost a total fail ure mid tlio family were compelled to take in boarders to innko both cuds meet. I'erlcins sa stoutly built man , well proportioned , but became despondent because of no work nml liU continued poor luck. The mortgai'i ) will bo duo in March next , nnd as there was no pros poet that ho would bo nblo to meet , his obligations ho fretted nml worried over the matter until about December 1 , vhen the llr.it symptoms of Insanity became evident. Since then at times ho has been very violent , and bin mow than once vlsulously a saultod his relative ! and members of the family. His condition bcoamo suoh that it was deemed best to take him before tlio Insanity commissioners , and hols having his hearing this afternoon. His lirother-m-l.iw says that on several occasions Frank has endeavored to butt his bruins out by running up against the walls of tbo house , coiling , etc. Perkins has awifo and four little children , THIHIIII : : > V INQUKST. The murder of John Shcedy is still tbo nil- absorbing topic of foiivorsalion. Tliero are a number of clues but each is voiy indollnllo. The cano with which Shcedy was murdered has been identified ns ono formerly belonging to Captain Carder of the police forco. The captain himself identities the cano ami says it was lost last May ut the tune that liohan- nan's barn was burned. Other stories that might point to the persons connected with Iho crime uro also related but for the tlmo bemtrtho police prefer that these not bo pub lished. This morniiip an inquest was hold and for the lirst time in the history of Lancaster county it was in secret and consequently caused considerable indignation , as it WUM be lieved that such a proceeding was without the authority of law. The Jury was as follows ; T. C. Munger , James Aitken , ficorco Bossolman , Hobort McKoynolds. F. It. Waters and W. G. Mead. On assembling Mr. McRoynolds moved that the Inquest bo secret , urging ns a reason therefor that the Jury was there for tlio pur- peso of iindiiig out tlio guilty man and did not want Iho proceeding inado public. This luotiou was carried unanimously. Ileforo calling any witnesses the jurymen held nn informal discussion of the matter , during which ono of them insisted that Mrs. Shcedy should bo called Hrst , as she was but a short distance away when the deadly Dlows wore given , that she was the last per son that saw him before ho was struck and was the llrst who saw him after the assault , and her testimony was therefore essential in order to form a proper basis of examination. Another jury- "lima insisted that they should llrst examine Dr. M , II. Kvorett , who , from his window across the street snw tlio flash of Shecdy's revolver and hoard the shots. It was fur ther insisted by this juryman that the doctor had questioned Mrs. Hhccdy about the as sault Immediately uftcr it happened. Tbo coroner stated that she was sick and confined to her bed , therefore she was uot called to tmtify at that time. C. M. Carpenter , who was ono of the tirst on tlio scene after the assault bad bccu com mitted , was the Ural witness called. IIo know nothing except what has boon pub lished 111 TIIK Bin : , regarding the murderous assault. Dennis Sheodyof Colorado , a brother of the deceased , accompanied by his attorney , U. G. Courtuaywas at the courthouse a short time tills morning , but did not roimitn for the inquest. Mr. Shcocly was very desirous to have no inquest held , but the coroner insist ed that the iiUcualnt ; circumstances de manded an Investigation nnd as a county olli- cial bo declared it was his duty to hold an in- quest. . Mr. Shccdy is a line appearing man and closely resembles Ids deceased brother. 1'ubllc opinion is still divided ns to whether Shecdy know who his murderous assailant was. SUl'IIEMI ! COrilT. Court mot pursuant to adjournment. Mo- Clenlgnn vs Uccd. Hevived iu name of Sophia J. McClenoglian , administratrix of plaintiff. Shccdy vs Itonatlotn. Death of plaintiff suggested by defendant. " The following cases were argued and sub mitted : Kako-s vs llrown. McUlcnoghnn vs Held , state ox rol Hates vs Hutchliis , Farm ers' ' bank vs Hursbninn on motion , Sample vs Ilule , The following motions wcro handed down : Itarnrs vs Van IConron & Floyd. Krror from Dixon county. Hovursed and remanded. Opinion by Justice Norval. Cahillvs Cnntwcll. Frror from Greoloy county , lloversud and remanded , Opinion by Justice Norval. Harvey vs Warren. Krror from SVobstor county. Unversed nnd remanded for further proceedings. Opinion by Justice Muxwell. Todd vs Cass county. Appeal from Uass county. Motion for rehearing overruled. Opinion by Justice Maxwell. Crabb vs Morrissoy. Appeal from Lancas tcr county. Afllrmod. Opinion by .lustlea Maxwell. Kvldonro held to sustain the findings ami Judgment , ATTACIIKP TUB WHIJKISY TOO IATK , Josopii llrentinn and Wwloy Snyder , pro prietors of thu depot saloon , were arrested this morning by Dotoctlvo Pound on the ebnrgo of selling liquor on Sunday , lloth were released on their personal rccognUancdW to iipiicnr for trial on Monday afternoon , \ Dan llurko Is Iho complainant. U appears / , that Dim bought the liquor on tick promising -ff to tuy for It Moiulav. Ho failed to do so'Or , iiowuver , and Judgolirown says that Hnu nan & Snyder sued out nn attachment for tbo Ihiuor. It win too late , however , as it hod all been absorbed Into litirke's anatomy. M\YlllimV ; WIU , 1IA.VK A I'l.AO STATION' , In the case of Henry J. ( Jartnor and others vs the Chicago , Ivansns ft Nebraska railroad company , In which a permanent station is asked for at the vlllngo of Mnyborry , the state hoard of transportation todny ordered that the railroad locate nil in ; station nt the rf place. It wni decreed Hint all passenger , F trains except those known ns through trains shall bo stopped at that vlllngo , It was also ordered that the railroad construct and main tain stock yards adjacent to the. ling station. A civil , uiuim CWB. Ilcnry C. 1'follTor Is a colored man who re view tlio memory of ChnrloH Sunnier. 1 lenry Wanted to board at tlio Depot hotel , but al leges that Frank Duncan , the proprietor , dunied him that privilege because ho is a col ored man. I'fclfl'or swore vengeance , and caused tlio Issuance of a warrant for LJotmin on the chnrpo of breaking the civil rights law. The penalty for such tin oltensu is u line of from ? r > 0 to SJOO. -KJ/JT.l It Cnlls Tor nn Klrutrlunl Test \VliloJi \\lll IIo .Miiitr. Cmcnao , Jan. 11. [ Spacinl Tolor.im to Tin : Ilni : . ) No dollutto arrangements hav-o- . been made to carry out the wishes of the late Kinina Abbott , as expressed In her will , that her body should ho stihjectcd to n test by electricity to make sure tlr.it death hail really occurred before It Is consigned to the llninc * In n crematory. Mr. lYed Abbott , her brother , said today. "Kmma's wishes will bo carried out just as they are expressed in her will. " Snld Mr. Abbott , "The electrical test will probably bo nmdn at Gracolnml whom the body now is and then the body will bo taken to Detroit to bo cremated. " The fact that the will of the great singer is being much criticized , by theatrical pco- plo , horauso her profession wet not roinetn- bored , was suggested to Mr , Abbott. "It scams stniniro to mo , " ho said , "tlmb Knmia did not leave something to tlio pro fession. She had been In tlio business forso many years anil thought so much of it , and it is a matter of surprise to mo that sbo iliil not leave a ben.uc.3t for some theatrical charity.1' Nebraska , Iowa nnd Dakota PonsloiiH. WASHINGTON , .inn. 11. [ Special Telegram to TUB Br.i : . I Pensions were granted today to the following Ncbraskniis : Original - Christopher Irwln , Sioux City ; Cornelius Brown , Ansloy ; .Lorenzo Beckwlth , Hur- well ; David Sutherland , Stcelo City. William II. Rider , WenmhaUlty ; n. Knowlos Long Pine ; John L. Herrlck , Omaha ; Scth Craig. Borclmrd ; James JJennott , Frcomons ; OdcnHooker , Norfolk : Louis Mavis , Stan- ton. Additional Shcrburno Kiudcr , Oak- dale ; John Henry Waterman , Friend ; George White , Wnhoo ; Ira fraves. ! Callaway. incrcnso-Kli Mnsiers , Loomis ; WilbcrL. Hogcrs , Iloug. Origimil , widows , etc. Ellen , mother of Ilomco Shephanl , lloso- land ; Lucinda J. , widow of Milton Goodwin , Platte Center. lown : Original John UnuT , Curlew : ' Lorenzo Whltchum , Sioux City. Navy i Milton Fletcher , Burlington ; John 0. SnSJ-- irrass , Wlnterset ; Krudorlclc K. \ \ oodward , Hock Hapids ; iJeiiJniniii AIcQinnls , deceased , Council Bluffs ; ( Joorgo W. Ilurdwick , Hod Oak ; John Mown , Corroctionvillo ; John V dilohrist , ChesUjrllold ; Uichard Wright , Uubuquo. Increase William A. Hawley , Crostou ; George J. Jenkins , Atlantic ; Patrick Ste phens , Ballydough ; Kllsha A. llalley , Gundy Center ; Uonjamln P. 1'arltor , Corn- S. Smith , Kddyvlllo. Original willows , cto. -Hannah , widow of Benjamin Meuinnls , Council Binds ; Lucy Ann , widow of James \V. Benjamin. Lo Mars ; Mattie M. , widow of .Tamos H. Pilkincton , Hcd Oak ; Mary E. , widow of ( Joorgo II. Livosov , Scarsboroi Anna A. , widow of Wonzcl Shonler , IJos Moincs ; Margaret B. , widow of Frank Q. Todd , Waukon ; Jonathan , father of Jeremiah Lukcnbill , Manchester ; Margaret 1C. , widow of Ilcnry O. Taleott , Dow City ; Konmm T. , wldowof James Hornback , Oskuloosaj minors of Jjhn Urbam , Ottumua. South Dakota : Original John W. Nelson , Ipswich. A \otnl > I Wcililing. WASIIINOTOX , Jan. It. Ono of the most no table woddimrs from a social standpoint of view In Washington since that of Nellie Grant , was celebrated at St. Matthew's ' church todny with all the pomp and Impres- slvcncss of the Catholic ritual and the pros- cuco of Washington's distinguished people. Tlio couple wore Miss Klorouco Andenrlod , daughter of Iho late Colonel Andenried cf the army , ono of tlio most beautiful girls In Washington society , and Count L. do la For est Vonno of Paris , nn nttudioil of thu French legation in this city. Thu bride was given away by Secretary of State UiaJno. On i * Dog. Detroit Vrte I'm * . "Sissy ! " called thu boy , as bo ran up to a girl standing at the pito in front of a liouso in High street , "run in and toll youi- mother that your brother Johnny la having a doi : light in the barn t" "Is hoi" "Yes , " "Is our dog in ! " "Ves , " "Which is whipping ! " "Your dog. " ' 'Cioody-god I Hurry around nnd toll Johnny to sio 'cm , and to kick the oihor dog , and I'll stand in the bade viinl and tell ma if she comes out it's only thu eats. Highest of all in Leavening Power. U. S. Gov't ' Report , Aug. 17 , 1889. NEBRASKA National Bank U. S. DEPOSITORY , OMAHA , NED. Capital , - - - - S40O.OOO Surplus Jnn. 1st , 189O , - 87.BOO Olllcori and Directors Henry W.Vntoi , I'rcslilonl ; T < cwli y. Itocil , Vlcj-l'rcildent ; Jinan * W HHV.IKH. W V..Mornn. John H. Collins , U. U Uuslilnx , J. N. II 1'utricle. W. 11. S.Huglio * , cmliloi. TUB IRON T3A.NK , Corner I2tli uud Kurnnm Sla. AQoncrnl llankliij Business Transacted. EXCELSIOR 'SPRINGS ' Ntun'i Tonic , Diuretic > nd Urlo Solvent. 601.1) ) OSJ.Y IN HOTTI.rJl I ! Y C 0. MOOIIC & CO. , Ali. ISIS Dodge St. OMAHA. LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed and Guaruntoil Capital..tW.Otfl Paid In Capital * . . . 8W.O * lluyi and soils stookn aud bonds ) noKotlutoi commercial paper , receives nml oxuoiitci trusts ; acts ni transfur u'ont and trmlitu nf corporation tabui char u of property , oil- Iccts taici. Omaha Loan&TrustCo SAVINGS BANK. S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sta. I'ald InOuvlUl I&VXW butsnrlliud and Guaranteed Capital. . . . lOO.OOl Liability of StooUholdora SOO.UCO 6 i'er Cent Interest I'ald nn Deposits. MCAMC J. I.ANUli , Uiialilor. Onicersi . U , Wymiui , president. J , J. llntwii , vloo-prusldont , W. T. Wyiunn. tronsiiror. Nlrot'toii : A , U. Wyiniui , J. II , Mlllurd , J. J. llrown , Guy 0. llarton , K.V. . Nusb , U'Uuutai L. KiiubuU , Guor u II , Laltu. f