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    i THE OMAHA DAILY BEEJj ATURDAY , JANUARY * 17 , 1891.
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Ciiouus of legislators : "I pass. "
NmiRASKA Is credited wlththroo gov
ernors , yottho legislature hii3 not re
ceived a single message.
Cnuucii HOWK'S defense ol the paso
Bystora is naturnl and proper , consider
ing the source from which it comes.
TEN d.'iys of tlio legislative session are
gone. Cost , 820,000. Do the- people
think they have had their money's
orth ?
THE eastern philanthropists have
boon deprived of a proat.doal of comfort
by the peaceful settlement of the Indian
troubles.
THEUE is said to bo a Stanford hoom
in the state legislature. Well , the state
insane asylum is conveniently near the
state house.
THE presence of Grovcr Cleveland nt
n democratic exhibition nowadays is
sufficient to insure the absence of D.
Bennett Hill.
TJNCLTS DlClf OOLKSUY is OHO of those
old reliable figures in politics that can
lo depended on to pluck victory from
the jaws of defeat.
is a ray of light ahead for tlio
republicans of Arkansas. Powell Clay
ton has resigned the chairmanship of
their stivto committee.
NEXT to the relief of the drought suf
ferers , the rollof of the state courts is of
pressing Importance. The prompt ad
judication of civil cases concerns all
classes.
THE militia is welcomed homo with
every demonstration of honor. The
fnct that it comes back without losing a
limn only adds to the joy of the occasion.
Its record Is ono of patriotic service
well done.
THE hoodie crop in Colorado promt BOS
to bo uncommonly bountiful this winter.
Although the legislature has boon in
sosslon scarcely a woolc , a committee is
already Investigating the whonconoss of
the whorowlth.
Dn. KOCH will make a fortune out of
Ills remedy , but ho might havodono
bettor. If ho had put himself in the
hands of an American patent medicine
man ho would have made at least a
dozen fortunes.
IP the present legislature had a ropub
llcan or u democratic majority the dos'
tltuto settlers on the frontier would have
had substantial relief several days ago.
Why should they expect loss from the
mon they call their friends than from
the men they call tholr enemies ?
TIIK legislature of Indiana has for
warded to congress a petition requesting
submission of n constitutional amendment
mont providing for the election of "United
States senators by popular vote. It is
safe to predict the request will bo en
thusinstically rejected In. the upper
houso.
Mil. LODOB lias received anothoreruol
rebuff. The committee on immigration
has reported adversely on his bill to
limit the coming of homosookors to the
United Statos. Mr. Lodge may yet bo
nblo to produce a measure not repugnant <
nant to the common sense of the Amer
ican people , but ho has not yet done so.
TIIK reforms suggested by the com
mission which spent Hourly two years
revising the laws of Kansas are likely
to bo indollulloly shelved. The fact
that tholr enactment would save the
taxpayers thrco-quartors of a million
dollars a year counts for nothing. The
reforms boar a republican brand. That
Goals tholr doom.
TilEUE is a marked difference in tlio
independent legislators of Kansas am
those of Nebraska. In the former state
they are independents in fact as well as
in name , ami refuse to bo bound by anj
caucus decree which Books to strangle
individual convictions of right or trample
plo upon law. 'The attempt to herd the
members like cattle , to do the bidding o
bosses , has so far failed. The opponents
of the caucus muzzle stand on the broiu
ground that justice aud the welfare o
the etato are above and. beyond the
jpolitcal achoinoa of political loaders.
WHAT NEXTt
It in announced from Lincoln that the
prohibitionists uro Hooding the stnto
with petitions nsldncr tlio legislature
.0 recount the ballots cast at the No
vember election. What IB the monnlng
of this move , and what may wo next ox-
wet from the friends of the lost cause ?
Prohibition 1ms boon passed upon by
, ho people of Nobrsiska nftor a full and
fair hearing. It failed of endorsement by
over forty-nine thousand votes. It was
beaten by 25,000 voles outside of Douglas
county. Do the prohibitionists now ox-
> cct the legislature to recount the bal-
ots and reverse the will of the people ?
.1 that is not the Echomo what is it ?
It is not for a moment to bo believed
that a majority of the citizens who voted
for the amendment in November will
countenance any plot to have tlio result
reviewed and reversed by the legisla
te in January. Nobody but an anarch
ist could wish to do that. It would bo
tn act reaching down to the botton prin
ciple of our institutions and substituting
a now form ol law in the place of the
popular will. The fanatics who have
xmcolvod this schoino to saddle prohlbi-
, Ion on Nebraska will find themselves
oadors without a following.
A majority of the 80,000 people who
voted for prohibition have loyally ac
cepted the November verdict. In com
mon with the cilteons who voted against
the amendment , they now want peace on
.his issue and no further disturbance of
jusincss or polities on this account. Wo
very much mistake tholr temper at this
time if any considerable number of them
can bo dragooned into signing those pe
titions.
It is , perhaps , oven to bo hoped that
, ho authors of the petitions will think
bettor of the plan and decide to lot the
verdict of the people stand unchallenged.
/IBDt/0/AO 'IllE KX.FENSU ACCOUNT.
The legislature shows a disposition to
cut down , the expenses of the session , in
compliance with the reform advocated
almost exclusively by Tm : BKE. For
this good service to the public it de
serves much credit , and TIIK BEE is aa
prompt to bestow it as it was emphatic
in pointing out the abuses existing in
the former legislature.
In the house the number of janitors
has been reduced from 18 to 8 , which
will save about $2,500. The number of
cloi-ks has boon cut down from 10 to 12 ,
which saves about $2,000 more. As to
the army of custodlatiH , copy holders and
other inscrutable supernumeraries who
ornamented the last payroll wo are not
yet informed , but it is fair to presume
that these will bo cut down fully one-
half , if not altogether dispensed with.
But oven these reductions will bo by no
moans suflloiont to bring the expenses to
the Kansas standard , whore , with 32
more moinhorsof the legislature , the ex
penses are loss by $110,000 than Ne
braska. Members will readily discern
that there Is still n wide margin for re
form.
The legislature could well adopt as a
standard for the transaction of public
business the rule which they all use In
the adjustment of personal expenses to
their Income. The last legislature spent
$3,000 a day. The legislature of 1887 cost
about $1,500 n day and that of 1885 con
siderably less. If the present senate and
house would agree to limit the ex
penses to a reasonable figure per day and
then proceed vigorously to cut off every
dollar of expenditure above that amount ,
they would como out sit the end of the
session with flying colors. This Is practi
cally the only way In which they can
keep expenses from mounting up to the
old magnificent total.
The salaries of 183 members of the
senate and house at $5 a day amount to
8005 dailv. The speaker says the house
employes have now boon limited to 00. At
$3 a day this would add S180 to the ox-
pcnso account and swell the total to $815.
If the senate should then limit the cost
of its employes to 8155 , the total daily
expense of the legislature would bo
81,000 , or $00,000 for the legal session
of CO days. This would bo a
splendid record for the farmer
legislature to compare with the last ex
travagant session , which cost $190,000.
Is there any good reason "why this
measure of economy cannot bo reached ?
Tho.ro certainly is none , if the loaders of
the two brunches expend half the
thought and energy on this subject that
they are giving to schemes seeking par
tisan advantage.
A MONOPOLY IN KKtr FORJf.
The sugar trust has changed its name ,
but retains its old character. Having
boon outlawed in Now York nnd com
pelled by tha courts of that state to
abandon the trust arrangement , it has
been succeeded by a gigantic corpora
tion , with the title of the American
sugar refining company , organized untlor
the laws of Now Jersey , which are most
favorable to such combinations. Tie |
monopolyundoranow name is controlled
by the same mon who organized and
managed the trust , and there is no
reason to suppose that there will
bo any change in its tuothods
of doing business , The now combine
will bo just as oppressive as the old ono
and will employ the same policy to exact
tribute from consumers. It willrostricl
the production of sugar by closing refin
eries formerly operated by companies
that have boon merged in itit will reg
ulate prices , and in all respects it will
undoubtedly prove to bo as obnoxious
tuid hostile to the Interests of the people
as wns the combination it has succeeded.
It remains a monopoly , with all that
character Implies. (
The interesting question that suggests
itself is , shall n state bo allowed to fur
nlsh a rofuco for combinations of this
kind ? If so the national anti-trust law
becomes a nullity nnd the people are
helpless against monopoly. This no !
declares to bo illegal every contract
combination in the form of trust or otherwise
orwiso , or conspiracy in restraint of
trade or commerce among the sovora'
states or with foreign countries. It pro
vides that any such contract , combina
tlon or conspiracy shall bo doomed i
misdemeanor , punishable by fine or iin
prlsomnont , or both. It invests the cir
cuit courts of the United States with
jurisdiction to prevent violations o
the act and requires United States
district attorneys to institute- proceed
inga against -offenders. It would BOOIU
that if the federal authorities could prop
rly proceed under this law against n
coal combination in Tonncssoo , us they
tavo done , they could do BO ngalnst the
nigar combination , which is iinqucs-
ionably a conspiracy in restraint of
rado nnd ono which affects the interests
> f every consumer of sugar. There is
offered In this case llio best possible op-
portunlty to test the value and validity
if the federal anti-trust law , and it is of
ho highest Importance that the test bo
nado. If tlio sugar monopoly is permit-
cd to go on unchallenged , if It bo prao-
icnlly conceded that a state may sane-
ion such corporations , although
holr purpose and policy is to prey upon
lie whole people , nnd they may
not bo interfered with , why then the
Ipht ngalnst monopoly has little cluinco
f success. Monopoly will have simply
a intrench itself in a slnglo state and
bid defiance lo the nation. But no such
> rinciplo will bo conceded or tolerated
) .V the American pooplo. If thoroisnot
, lrcady ample power in congress to pro-
out the organization of monopolies to
ob the people , and conspiracies in ro-
trnlnt of trade , the people will provide
t There must bo no abatement of the
crusade against monopolistic combina
tions in trade until all of them are de
stroyed and laws enacted that will bo
effectual in preventing a return of laom.
1'IUSK Of AA' OhD ISSUE.
Some very interesting questions are
ralsod by the action brought in the su-
jromo court of the United States which
seems to take the Boh ring son , contro
versy out of diplomatic didoussion and
call for its judicial settlement. This uu-
jroccdontod proceeding is in the form of
a motion for a writ of prohibition com-
nanding the United States district
court of Alaska to annul the proceed-
ngs by which a Canadian vessel soi'/.od
> y a cruiser of the United States in
3ohring sea throe years ago was con-
lotnncd to forfeiture and sale. The
iction is brought by the authority of the
attorney general of Canada , with the
ull knowledge and consent of the British
government , and its immediate effect is
, o interrupt all diplomatic negotiations
'or a settlement of the long-ponding
controversy regarding our jurisdiction
in Bohrlng sea.
This now phase of the issue has re
ceived attention at ono cabinet mooting ,
and a resolution has boon offered in the
louse declaring that the conduct of
3rcat Urltaln in filing the suggestion
lor the determination of the sealeries
controversy by the United States su
preme court is without precedent , preju
dicial to the commerce of nations and. to
iho amicable conductor international ro-
ations , and in derogation of the dignity
of the ( rovornrnont and the people of the
United Statos. It Is understood that
Attorney General Miller and Secretary
Blalno are not at all disturbed over the
unexpected move , both expressing the
opinion that the supreme court has ho
jurisdiction in the case , and that in any
event a decision will in no way alloct the
merits of the case. By others it is re
garded as a very shrewd proceeding , and
the disposition shown by Lord Salis
bury to leave with the highest judi
cial tribunal of tbo United States
the settlement of the question of juris
diction necessarily prevents harsh crit
icism of the action. It appears as a very
valuable concession nnd as evidence of a
sincere doslro on the part of the British
government to roach a peaceable determination -
termination of the controversy , while at
the same time indicating strong confi
dence in its position.
The vital matter relates to the juris
diction of the supreme court to issue the
prohibition asked for , which is denied
by the attorney general. If the court
finds that it' has jurisdiction it
ia difficult to BOO how it
can avoid going into the whole
question of the rights of the United
States in the Bohring soa. The vessel
condemned was seized 59 miles from
land , so that the case necessarily in
volves consideration of the question
how far the jurisdiction of the United
States extends over the sea under the
rule of international law. If the supreme -
promo court should declare the scl/.uro
illegal and order the release of the ves
sel , that would settle the whole Bohring
sea dispute ; if it should affirm the legal
ity of the solzuro the controversy would
simply remain as at present , subject to.
settlement by diplomatic negotiations
or arbitration. The general opinion is
that the court will decline to assume
jurisdiction pending the negotiations of
the executive department of the government
mont for a settlement of the Bohring
son controversy.
Tins speaker of the Kansas house re
fuses to Imbibe the philosophy of Tom
Rood. "I was not aware , " " ho says ,
"until I road it in the proceedings of the
last congress that there was any ether
way of tolling when a quorum was pres
ent except when members answered to
their names. This house will bo con
ducted in the old stylo. " In a double
sense this is an Eldor-ly innovation.
SIDNKY DILT.ON officially notifies the
Rock Island company that tlfo trunk and
bridge agreement for entrance to Omaha
has boon abrogated for the reason that
these agreements "aro in excess of the
powers nnd statutory authority of the
Union Pacific. " How can the company
guarantee compliance of the contract
between the city of Omaha and the
Union depot company ?
ANOTIIEK nail has bbon driven in tbo
collln of the combine. Star chamber
committee meetings have boon abel
ishod. Hereafter committee meetings
will bo hold in the council chamber
every Saturday evening , whore citizens
can obtain a hearing from the members ,
and whore all members have a right to
participate with tholr respective com
mittees.
CHAHUIS B. FAiiWKLii pays dearly
for his insult to the republican president
of the United Statos. Ho is denied the
honor of a ronomlnatlon for senator at
the hands of . .his party. Uncle Dick
Oglosby gets the honor which Farwoll
coveted , and Illinois republicans got "a
bigger and a bettor man" for a candi
date.
date.TOM
TOM LOWIIY knows a quorum when ho
sees it
Tim amenities of legislative life is a
grateful change from the discordant
ounds of a campaign which recast the
mllllcal face i\Ltho west. Among tlio
all pines oUMinnosota there is a con
cord of swcW Bounds Which may bo
nousurcdby this pithy address : "My
aptont colleague buttoned up the wrong
md. " Tlio saino sweet harmony exists
n South Dakota , for ono member de
clared no later'\than Thursday , "Thoy
may shoot mutU ; rough the heart , but I
vlll stand by my convictions. Though
ill hell turn up ldo down , I will votonsl
consider right" An explanation of how
ho orator conjd .stand after being shot
through the l ar.t wns lost in the wild
enthusiasm following the declaration.
The painful turbulence following the or
ganization of the Nebraska legislature
ms given way to more decorous exor
cise , for wo have it on the authority of
lie Bmakor [ that "mon boat the air with
tliolr mouths. " This la a novelty in
gymnastics which no western state can
successfully approach. Whilo.tho logls-
ativo atmosphere of Colorado Is occa
sionally punctured with bullets , nnd that
of Kansas slightly frayed on the edges , a
> oicoful : calm hovers near and harmony
icrvados the land. If the legislatures
lo not revolutionize the existing order
of things , they will add a few bright
gonis to the political literature of the
) oriod.
TIME is a wonderful builder of nerve
'orco. Three years ago , during the
Burlington strike , railroad olllclnls
hereabouts wore sorely troubled over the
prospect of landing in jail. It will bo
remembered that the Burlington hurled
n few mandamuses at its rivals , com
manding their employes to handle its
cars. The olllchild to whom the orders
were directed grow loan by days and
multiplied gray hairs by night. They
flow from point to point , bogged the
engineers and firemen to respect the
orders of the court , and whore olTlcial
suasion failed to produce the desired
effect , they bogged as a personal favor ,
for the sake of their wives nnd chil
dren , to save them from tbo swift and
merciless 'retribution certain to follow
violation of the injunctions. What
mighty changes three shortyoars have
wrought. Cool indifference has suc
ceeded reverent regard for court com
mands.
Two important public positions are at
the disposal of the mayor and the coun
cil. The resignation of Superintendent
7obstof.tho city hall and Mr. Kiorstead
of the board of public works have
brought out a host of applicants. The
Former position calls for an experienced
builder , familiar with fireproof construc
tion and the modem equipment of an
olllro building , is jwoll as with interior
finishing , nnd particularly with systems
of lighting , heating and plumbing. It
is equally important that the vacancy in
the board of public works should bo
filled by u eompotqntman , with sufficient
backbone to protect the interests of
taxpayers and compel contractors of pub
lic works to strictly fulfill their obliga
tions. Party or ( personal fqollng should
not weigh with the mayor in selecting
reliable , oxporipngod. men for these im
portant positjou . - Competency and
iionesty are cssqn'tilfVriualiflcatloiis.
\VTIIIN the , corporate limits of Omaha
abutting property is assessed to pay one-
half the cost of grading streets. Out
side the city abutting property is ex
empt from a direct assessment for grad
ing the road. The opening and grading
of a country road is of as much benefit
to abutting property as the openIng -
Ing and grading of iibtroetlsto adjoin
ing property in the city. During the
past two years $100,000 of county money
was expended on roads. A compara
tively small portion was spent in the city
propnr , yet the taxpayers of the city
paid $130,000 of this sura , aud nbuttlncr
property paid one-half the cost of the
work undertaken within the city limits.
This method works rank injustice to city
taxpayers. They are practically com
pelled to pay four-fifths of the cost of
county roads , white property directly
benefited by the improvement is exempt
from special levy.
SENATOR INOALLS' shower of meteors
and metaphors contained this particular
brilliant : "Tho political power of the
nation has boon transferred from the
clrciimforcnco to the center. " It is sad
to reflect that in the first radical demon
stration of that power the senator's boom
was shaken from center to circumfer
ence.
TilK Indian Rights association sug
gests placing the management of Indian
affairs under a single responsible head.
That is to say , the Indian Rights asso
ciation is peculiarly qualified to manage
the -redskins.
Js I'll la Fair ?
Kew Yorlf H'orbi.
Adopted citizens of all nationalities should
take note of the fact that the republican pov-
ornor and his party In Nebraska take the
position , and back it up with a tile of soldiers ,
that a man who came to this country when
ho was ton years old nnd has lived hero moro
tlmu tweiity-ono years is not a citizen entitled -
titled to bold olllco If elected by democratic
' 8ij
Giving Our UOIIH a Ohnncc.
Last year American photographers mod
about two UundrpiKilliousand roams of nl-
bumentzed paper , " 'ibis was manufactured
m Germany and 12,91)0.000 ) Gorman ogps were
used in the process : The McKluloy tnrllt
put up the price dt Jmportod nlbumcnlzcd
paper , so that Amerid ns nro now manufao-
facturlnR It In onormqm quantities , and , of
course , ttioy are mUiig aud will contlnuo to
use American
South Ilrijtytu lobbyist ,
That tall , slab-side rod-headed , rod-nosed
tramp , who Is foro&Jrl''lobbylns ' around tlio
aisles of the house with his llttlo suggestions
to the faithful who is he , anyhow ! What
business has bo 'horol Is ho the political
mentor of ono party ) nnd does that party
need to take political spoon victuals from him
that they mny Itnow how to vote and what to
say ? Doubtful ! lie Is probably a defeated
candidate for some bnico , whoso ostluiato of
his own sagacity and superiority Is so far In
excess of his actual grade that bo Is an un
mitigated nulsnnco and bora Tlio door
keeper should take uliu by the oar and march
him down stain.
Fault -with Indian Missions.
fftw York Tribune ,
, Tboro Is undoubtedly a ( food deal of truth
In tUo stntomont of Superintendent I'rattof
tbo Carlislu Indian Institute tbuLtbo churches
Uavo generally favored tbo segregation of la-
Inns.Even Uxlny , " ho says , "churches
compete with ouch other In multiplying nnd
nlnrglng communities of Indian converts.
1'ho aim is more to encompass the Indian
vllli the Presbyterian , Episcopal nnd CatU-
lie hnblt than to got him Into the American
hnblU" All this may bo ndmlttfld without
calling In question cither the zeal or good In-
Lcntlon of the churches. What they aim to
do 1 : to convert tbo Indiana to their rcspoo-
Ivo creeds ; not to carry out any special
lolltlcnl or economic theories. They tinvo no
objection per so to the breaking up of tribal
organizations. But Inasmuch as their nils-
ilonary efforts make a bettor showing under
ho community system , they naturally favor
hat system. A hundred Indian families
3urlstIantzcU nnd scattered on llttlo farms all
over the country would , not malto anything
Ike such an Impressive exhibit at 100 Indian
'amities Christianized on a reservation nnd
attending tbo same mission church.
No Tolltlug in It ,
ChlcawTrltiimt.
In tills Bobrhiff sea controversy there are
only-two views tbo American view and the
English. Tbo policy of the administration hi
sustaining tlio American view has been tbo
policy ot preceding administrations , whether
republican or democratic. There should bo
10 politics lu it. The British minister , who
loubtlcss congratulates hltnsoU upon the fact
of having made a very brilliant move by nt-
cmptltig to transfer this case to tlio supreme
court , should not bo In too much hnsto In bis
content. A prominent lawyer who 1s familiar
vlth tbo practice of tbo supreme court and
ts traditions said recently that nothing but
gnoranco upon the part of tbo British min
ster of our Institutions would have led him
o bring sucb a suit.
3IEX AXlt H'OJIRX.
Miss Charlotte Cwbtrco ( "Lotta" ) Is about
0 build a four-story brick store building , to
cost 50,000 , la Now York.
John O. Whlttlor's birthday gifts Included
barrel of pltch-plno kindlings from the
Whlttlcr colored school at Tuseatoow , Ala ,
General LoiiRstrcct Is giving all his leisure
time to his history of tlio war of the rebellion ,
.vlth . the expectation ot finishing It before
; ho yc.ir is out.
Victor Zanibelll , an Austrian , was tbo old
est soldier In Europe until recently. lie died
a little while ntro , after having been In ser
vice for eighty-two years.
Ida Lewis , the life saver of Iho Newport
Ighthouso , lias been offered a tempting sal
ary to go en tbo sta o as leadhig character in
a lifo saving scene ; but she says "No. "
Miss Ford hum , n well known English
) Ioyclo rider , hits ridden a safety wheel 1'JOO '
nlles , nt the ratu of seventy-six miles a day ,
md hopes to cover 2,000 miles before tbe sea
son closes.
Baron do Illrsch will fit up the mansion In
'aris which bo bought over the Heads of the
lub that blackmailed him , and will throw It
jpcn to nny friends who may visit him in tbo
Trench capital.
It U said that Mr. Aldrlch , now that ho Is
roe from the charge of the Allan tlcMonthly ,
s busy on a novel und a tragedy. His nd-
mrers have long desired from him some orlg-
nal work , nnd this Is his opportunity.
Governor Francis T. Nichols of Louisiana
s dismembered to urom.irknblo extent. Ho
ins lost a lose and an arm and an eye. Ho lost
ils k' at Chancullorsvillo and bis arm was
carried away by a cannon ball at Winchester.
Rumor is Providence bos it thnt Governor
D.ivls of Hhodo Island is soon to marry Mrs.
Mary Snunders of Paw tucket , whom a few
nonths no bo appointed a member of the
bonnl of visitors to pennl lustitutlons of tno
state.
Mr. Spurjrcon gives but llttla time to the
.iroiwrntlons of his sermons. Ho sits In his
itudy a couple of hours with his face Duried
u his bnnils , then goes to his desk. Jots clown
1 few headlines , nnd ho is ready for too
mlplt.
One of the handsomest men In Wnshlng-
on Is cx-Justleo Strong of the supreme
jcnch. Ho has n line , ruddy color , nnd-tho
Irm , erect beurmg'of n man in the prime of
Ifo. His 1m itIs white us snow , his forehead
ji-onil nnd high and his oycs calm ana docp
set. Tils mouth is sin nil and sensitive and bu
ms the fncc of n roilncd student.
MnilnmoBnrrlos , . widow of the celebrated
ircsldcnt of Venezuela , nnd a woman of sur-
lasslng beauty , Is now staying \VnshIng- -
.on. She wns married at tbo ngo of fourteen ,
md ts the mother of six children , yet she.
ooks ns fresh and ns radiant ns n young girl.
She is very accomplished , speaking live
.angungos . with fluency. Her fortune is said ,
on good authority , to uggrogato $0,000,000. ,
X AT
The Semite Aclopta n Measure Pnvnr-
inc tlio Kroo Coliingo oT Silver.
Pir.Hiiu , S. D. , Jan. 10. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEK.J In the house McCormnck of
Hyde Introduced the following resolution ,
seconded by Mclntyro of Codington nnd car
ried :
Whereas , It has como to the knowledge of
tno house that great Irregularities tinvo taken
[ > lace In the management , sale nnd disposi
tion of certain territorial warrants and fund
ing bonds , aggregating In all , about $300,000 ,
wticrcbv the state sustained great loss and Is
liable to sustain still further ,
Therefore , bo It resolved , that n special
committee of flve bo appointed by the speaker ,
with power to net , to Investigate the ninttors
submitted to and report tbo same to the house
before adjournment.
McCormoclt , Mclntyro1 Knife , Peacock nnd
IColly were appointed. McCormack , In an
Interview , states thnt there are public
charges to this effect , nnd ho tukos this
method of Investigating them within the
party. The governor nnd treasurer were
"
seen"and say that there Is nothing , to their
knowledge , to warrant the resolution.
BilU were Introduced ns follows : By
Itowo , a bill to prevent the disposal of Ilro-
nrms to tho'Indmns ; by Wilson , fixing the
passenger fnro on railroads at 2 cents per
mile : by Stiles , requiring the county com-
mlsslonci-3 to otter a bounty of 2T > cents for
the destruction ot gophers ; by Bocb , ilxlug
thollnal adjournment on February 17 ; by
Jillson , n Joint resolution for the taxation of
chattel mortgages.
Uoburt Wurnur was appointed clerk of the
Judiciary committee and S. H. White of en
grossing.
The sonata adopted n memorial to congress
In favor ol free coinage of silver.
A bill was Introduced bv Denhnm to pro
hibit keeping barbershops open on Sundays.
The legislature prliitiug was awarded to
the Free Press nnu the Journal companies.
The report of the election committee on ono
or more contest coses will nrobably come up
tomorrow ,
till * VK MtAVItN CMlAlltlKIt.
A. Suit 1'or TliousamlH Klloil in n Knn-
sno l.lstrlut Court.
ATCIIISO.V , Kan. , Jan. IB. [ Special Tele
gram to TUG DBK. ] Edward Hoblnson of
Mulne , a shareholder of tbo United States
building company , fllod suit In the district
court this afternoon against the United
States National bank , \V. P. UIco , S. B.
Glosier , F. W. Huntoon , E. E. Parker , und
others , asking that the snlo ot the company's
building by the sheriff tomorrow bo In Joined ;
that n receiver of the company bo appointed
and that the defendants bo required to make
an accounting. The petition charges gross
frauds nnd Irregularities. Among other
things it charges that a lot that actually
cost 20,000 was charged up on the books
nt $15,000 nnd that the bulldmg thnt cost
about * 55,000 was turned In nt S'JS.OOO. ' ills
nlso chareod that the defendants , being
ofllccrs of both the company and tlio bank ,
put In O. W. Drummond , nn employe of the
bank , as president of the company , who con
fessed Judgment on un alleged fraudulent
note for $21.000 In favor of the bank , nnU that
it wns a deliberate plan to get the tllto of the
building for the bank. A Judgment for
* 55OOU ft asked.
Tlioso Vliduct iinmlff.
The case of K. Stuht , John D. Howe and
others against tbo city of Omutm was called
in Judge Doano's court yostcrdnybutowlnt ( to
nbsouco of some of the Interested persons the
hearing was postponed until Saturday , the
2Uh lust. TUo restraining order will hold
gooa uutll thut date.
OTJIKII rA\t > t ) TMI.IX ovns ,
England pays moro for her nrmy than
clthor'Gcrinnny or Franco , although her mil-
tnry force Is considerably loss than that of
cither of these countries. Sir Charles Dllko
s authority for tbo statement thnt the armies
of the British umpire , Including the forces of
India nnd of the colonies , cost $17T,600,000 n
year. On the other hand , the Gorman nrmy
costs about $107,500,000 , , ntnl the French nrmy
a llttlo moro thnu 1140,000,000. In return for
the outlay either Germany or Franco can put
n the Held on the twenty-first dny of mobll-
zntlou over two million soldiers of uniform
quality with between O.OOJ . mid ' 1,000 guns ,
whllo behind this stupendous force would bo
icld in reserve a vnst garrison nnd territorial
nrmy. The British empire , though comprls-
ng nn nirgriSgato are forty-five times greater
, hnn thnt of cither Germany or Franco In
Kuropo. could nuistor but 705.000 men of
various quality , some being qulto worthless ,
nnd only n small proportion being applicable
.onEuropean campaign. Wo'suould mark
ion1 this total is made'up to appreciate Its
nfcnorlty to the military resources of the
great Continental powers. In the nominal
aggregate of 705OOJ Sir Charles Dllko In-
cludns , bosldes2Uo03 regular soldiers scat
tered throughout the empire nnd 03,003 good
unlive troops In India , 55,003 of the llrat class
army reserve , which , unlike the reserves of
the continental systems , Is not periodically
drilled ; 2,000 , of the second class nrmy reserve -
servo ; 117,000 militia , who have but half the
roqulsltonuinberof ofllccrs ; 11,000 ycomnnry ;
224,000 volunteers , whoso vnluo Is question
able , nnd nt all events' bos not boon tested ;
50,000 untrustworthy nntlvo troops in India ,
nnd 31,000 described ns odds and ends. Thcso
Igurcs comprise everything , from the battal
ions of the guards to the Irish constabulary ,
the St. Helena mllltla , nnd the nntivo police-
neil In Jtidlu.
*
#
Hocont circumstances In Russia Indlcnto
the existence of an extensively ramified con
spiracy of nihilists. Occasionally the police-
ro rewarded by the discovery of n clue to nn
ntrlguo ; nnd tins Is followed by numerous
arrests nud banishments to Siberia. Tno
nostnctlvo colporteurs of nihilism uro cdu-
: atod nnd tenderly reared young womon.who
n their enthusiasm and In tbctr hntrod of
[ lussran despotism take every risk. If de
fected in propagating the doctrines of nlhl-
ism , or In nny other net thnt a jealour gov
ernment may rngard ns hostile to Its stability ,
they know tnat death or long cxilo or im
prisonment Is inevitable. But fnnntlcnl
zeal nnd exaltation of spirit render them
ndlfforcnt to consequences. Next to
thcso younir women , tbo students In the
; rcnt Russian universities nro objects of
.ho keenest vigilance on the part of the
secret police. It Is Impossible to prevent the
students from Imbibing n spirit of liberty
nnd nn aspiration for a liberal government
'or Hussla. Since they can not agitate or
llscuss nbovo a whisper questions of politi
cal nnd social reform , nothing is moro natural
hnn that they should organize secret con
spiracies for the accomplishment of their
ends. In a government like Uussla secret
conspiracy for Its overthrow Is laudable nnd
patriotic. From occasionnl evidence thnt
comes to the service there Is reason to bo-
love that the nrmy and the civil service of
lussla nro bonoycombod with nihilism.
With so many elements pf combustion In
Russia , it would not bo surprising If at an
early day its despotic government should bo
swept away by a revolution more terrible
, hnn that which destroyed tLo French mon-
irchy lu 1789.
# *
Etnporor William is said to favor a general
disarmament by , the nations of Kuropo and
o propose sending- them nn invitation to do
this. Ho would probably got little encour
agement. It is not likely that Russia would
consent to nny bargain by which her military
establishment would bo materially reduced.
She hits to consider her domestic prospects
qulto ns gravely as her desire for advance
ment toward the Mediterranean. Nor Is
Franco likely to heed the kalber's complacent
suggestion. The republic ts getting on well
with It's Institutions. So excellent is the
credit of the conservative party nt tlio
icnd of affairs thnt when a now
oan was offered last week hun
dreds remained In line over night
, o get a chance to Invest In it. Franco will
teep her army , nnd in tlmomaydo something
with it , England can not afford to disband
her forces cither at homo or abroad. Austria
would deem disarmament madness while
Russia keeps her urmy nt full strength. Italy
nnd Spain would speedily become victims of
revolution If their armies were reduced. It
, s not clear that the kaiser will flnd anybody
ready to ncccpt his Invitation to disarm , but
if ho sends out invitations to talk nbout It It
is ( julto probable thcro will bo polite accept
ances nnd the conferences muy bo held. It
will accomplish us much as the labor talk ac
complished.
The abdication of KlngChnrlos I. of Rou-
manla , which Is spoken of in Bucharest ns
likely to occur very soon , would not now
cnuso the anxiety and excitement that might
have attended it a few years ago , since the
prolonged Balkan troubles have gradually
dropped into the background and the succes
sion to the throne has nlso boon fully settled.
Fifty years of ago. King Charles bas'rcicned
for nearly Uvcnty-fivo in Ronmania , llrst as
prince and then , during the past ton years , as
king. Thirty years ago ho was married ,
but has no children , whllo n llttlo
over two years ngo his nephew ,
Prince William , oldest son nnd
heir of King Charlo's older brother Leopold ,
renounced liU right of succession to the
Uirono of Koumnnln. Accordingly , sbortly
nftcr , In March , IS8 ! > , King Charles conferred
tlio title of I'rliicoof Hoiimanla on 1'rlnco
Ferdinand , the second sou of his brother , to
whom the crown will pass. Ho Is In his
twenty-sixth year , nnd ai n Hohonzollcra ,
oorn 111(0 King Charles nt Slginnrlugon , will
practically continue the old dynnstlo rota
tions of Uouinantn. Rvon his rumored bo-
trotlml to the oldest daughter of tbo Duke of 4"
Edlnburg , who Is only n llltlo over flftconyr
years of ago , would presumably bring with It
English as well ns Husslan Influences.
*
* *
The Argentine congress has been striving
to nil ay tbo troubles thnt have grown out of
thollimncml policy of tbo now government.
Thcro have boon hideous revelations In re
gard to the fraudulent Issue of bonds , the
swindling In public hinds nnd the corrupt.
administration of the ropubllo's revenues. '
In order to rnlso fuiuts congress hns pnsscd n
Inw levying heavy taxca on foreign corpora
tions doing business In Argentina , oxcoptlug
these ttiat have secured special concessions
from the government. An nntiual license too
of f.,000 ( ) has been Inipoiod upon foreign In-
snrauro companies , which must also give n
guarantee In the sum of $200,000. Some of
the ether financial exponents proposed lu
congress nro calculated to alarm Investors.
An especial effort ts to bo made to satisfy
German creditors nnd to carry out the terms
upon which loans were contracted In ( lor-
mnny. The work of the Argentina congress ,
In establishing financial order , Is very dlfll-
cult , hut tbo fortunes of tbo country nro de
pendent upon Us SUCCOSM. Several important
public enterprises tbnt had been undertaken
or projected cannot bo prosecuted i
of the Inclc of fuuils.
There does nnt seem to bo nny reason why
the government of Italy should bo disturbed
by the fact that 213,000 , Italians emigrated
from that country last year. At least one-
third of the people of Italy llvo In n stnto of
the most nbjoct poverty , In which they hnvo
boon sunk for generations. These squalid
Italians have no hope for Improving their
condition as long as they stay lu tholr nntlvo
country , and they know that tholr children
hnvo no prospect of betterment thero. The
best thing they can do , untlor the circum
stances , Is to leave Italy nnd try to lltul homes
In some other part of the world. Great bodies
of them have gene to Brazil nnd Venezuela ,
wliero , according to nil reports , they enjoy iv
measure of prosperity that they never before
dreamed of , nnd other largo bodies of them
have como to the United States , where they
nro far bottcroff than they over were in
Italy. There Is no doubt thnt Italy can spnro
several millions of her population without
detriment to her interests.
UVKIi tt'ITJI
North Carolina I5noinioB Meet lit the
Highway nnd Kijjht It Out.
CIULOTTC N. C. , Jan. -fSpaclal Tclo-
gram to Tun I3ui.J Ono of the bloodiest
duels thnt was ever fought with knlvos took
place yesterday afternoon eight miles from
. For tlmo Joes < *
Morgantown. some past liar-
ris , a young mnn of some prominence tn his
community , hns had n grudge against John
Alken , growing out of some domestic trou
hies. Harris aworo ho would kill Alken on
sight. Alken was warned and up to today
had been successful In ovadlug his woulil-bo'/ '
slayer. Both mon were nt times' honvl ! * ' . }
nrincd , ready for ttio fight which the know
would talio place sooner or later. Yesterday
nftcrnoon they mot In the publlo road near
Morgantown. Harris at once Informed Aikcn
that ono or the other must dta ; tbnt ho had
put up with his conduct ns long as ho could
nnd nothing but bis blood could ntono for the
wrongs ho hnd done. Aikon plended tlint'ha
might have a fnir clmnco. Harris tolJ him
to prcpnro : thnt ho did not want to tnko life I
and give his antagonist no chance to protect
himself. Alken , after abort dollberutloii ,
snlil ho was ns well prepared ns ho would
over bo. Harris drew from his pocket n long-
blndcd knifa and made n despornto plunge nt
Alken's heart , but Aiken was on his guard ,
and befoi'O bis assailant could make tbo second
end effort he bad thrust his knife up to the
bnndlo lu Harris' heart. Harris fell to the
ground with tbo knife buried in his bosom.
Ho must have died instantly , for ho wns not
colil when found. The affair lias caused an
unusual amount of excitement and n searchIng -
Ing party bos gene out to capture tbo victor
In the duel.
Criticiso Knoll.
PARIS , Jan. 10. French physlcinns criti
cise Koch's report upon the ingredients of
his famous lymph. They say the report Is incomplete -
complete ) nnd the remedy is still shrouded In
mystery. Physicians nlso say no patient
treated in Franco according to the system
has been cured. Further experiments were
needed before n final opinion can bo formed
ns to the merits of the lymph. Moanwtil'o '
French physicians urge that the remedy
neither bo decried nor over praised.
To Illicit ICiigllHh llrowers.
SAX FUANUISCO , Cnl. Jan. 1(1. ( The Ameri
can Brewery association of San Francisco
has been orgnnbcd with Adolphus Busch of
St. Louis ns president. Bctwcecn $ U,0IO,000 , (
nnd $1,000,000 will bu expended in n pliint.
A brewery Is to bo started in opposition to
the Ungllsh syndicate , which recently bought
all the breweries of San Francisco.
Minister Lincoln In Ijonilnn.
LONDON , Jan. 10.United States Minister
Lincoln arrived here this morning mid was
met at the station by the staff of the Ameri
can legation. A number of reporters tricto
Interview blm upon thoBehringsea question ,
but ho refused to say anything. I
Goo t News lor tiloux City.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 10. The president has
approved the act for a public building at
Blouse City , la.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. U. S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
NEBRASKA
National Bank
U. S. DEPOSITORY , OMAHA , NEB.
Capital , - - - - $400OOO
Surplus Jan. 1st , 180O , - 87,800
Offlcors and Directors-Tomr ] W. Yiitnj , I'roililentt
LonliH. lUioil , Vlca-l'rs l > IuiH ; Juwes W.tiavnuo , W
V. Murau. Joint H. Collins , U. a Uujlilnf , J. N , II
I'atrlck. W. 1L a Huitlioi , cnaliler. .
THE IRON DANK ,
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I'aldlnCnpltnl IlM.OOO
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ooinmurolal papuri rocolvca and oxooutus
trusts ) noting transfer agent and trustee ot
corporations , taken charge of property , col
lects t zui <
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E. Cor. 10th nnd Douglas Stu.
i'nld In Capital t tf.OOO
Oubscrlbod and Otmruntpcd Capital. . . . 100,001
Liability of Stockholder * . , ittO.bOO
B 1'er Cent Intoreit I'ald nn Deposits.
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vlce-proililont , W. T. Wyiunn , tronnurur.
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