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THE legislature has begun to discuss
the relief hill. Tlmnk God for that.
JUDGH CATUWF.LT. , Is In line with pub
lic demands for a curtailment ol official
foos.
TIIKHK Is nothing snail or penurious
uboiit the estimates o ( the atato relief
commission.
IAVK lit LT , at least lists the consola
tion of proving that a good many pa
triots would lllco to ho "shelved" on a
lonntorshlp.
LiJKK all successful business mon Un
do Sum appreciates the -value of print
ers'Ink und patronizes it to the extent
of a million a year.
' weather Rots rnoro nbomln-
nblo us the season proprcssos. As for
Nebraska , it is moro HKO the golden cli
mate of Italy lliun ovorboforo.
TJIE dainand for the election of United
States senators by the people receives
nn impetus from the scenes now bolnp
enacted in several state legislatures.
AT/rnoua n eighteen day of the legis
lature are past , the only bills that have
reached executive ofllcors wore private
bllla for temporary loans on salary ac
count.
SOMK of the silver pool pitch was
found on Don Cameron's fingers , but not
until after ho had boon ro-olectod. Six
years hence , when ho nsks another ro-
oloctlon , \vllldoubtlcs3 bo forgotten.
IT was eminently fitting that the
authorities Hhould defend the Into'rests
of the city in the bond case. Omaha
simply demands the fulfillment of
obligations entered into by the party of
the second part.
IOWA is making elaborate prepara
tions for her representation at the
world's ' fair. It is not yet certain that
the Nebraska legislature will got fully
organized for business by the time the
world's ' fair opens.
Tim Allantlo blizzard wns a sorlous
surprise to Jersey City , but It was a
greater surprise totho residents to dis
cover , w.hllo Isolated from the outside
world , that this old plnnot moved on its
axis as if nothing had happened.
SPBAKKH UBED promises that the
democrats shall not obstruct the public
business to the extent of crowding out
the appropriation bills. This illustrates
tho.ailrnntn.go of having power in the
speaker's hands when ho happens to bo
a man with good horse sense.
TllK crash of senatorial hopes in sur-
roundlncr states , the deadlocks , the nu-
moroua defeats of veterans nnd the ola-
vation of unknowns , are eulllclont to
Warrant the Nebraska senators In bless
ing-tho fates that shaped their terms
beyond the roauh of the political rocks
of ' 1)1. )
AflUEEAUlA' to pledges made during
the fall campaign , the now treasurer of
Colorado proposes to cover Into the
treasury nil revenue derived from deposits -
posits of publio funds. Fop the first
three months the treasurer estimates
Iho profits from Interest a.t $20,000 , or at
the rate of $80,000 a year. This is very
Buggosti vo.
IT is stated at Washlnirlon that this
congress will have no time to consider
the postal telegraph bill. If this congress -
gross had taken moro tlmo to consider
measures that the people want , and loss
to consider thobo that they don't want ,
many of Us members would not possess
the nbuudaut leisure that tlio people re
cently decreed they should have nftor
March .
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ONK of the resolutions of the real es
tate eocchiingo concerning the bridge
charter rollccts unjustly on Senator
Paddock. The umomliuonU suggested
liy the senator are not olulructlvo , as
the oxchnngo declares , nor does ho In
sist that tlio bridge bo completed in ono
year. IIo wants active work to begin
within ono yonr nnd the completion of
the Btructuro within two yours. The
morabors of the oxohungo should post
themselves on the fuota and not swallow
assertion for truth.
/i or TIIK DESTITUTE
What Is the real number of settlers In
Nebraska who.se predicament IB such as
to call for asslstanco frora the stale ,
either In the form of supplies , or of nocd
for the next crop ? it is very desirable
that this fact should be definitely under
stood before final provision Is intulo for
the relief of such destitution as exluta
The estimates of the relic ! committee
are being constantly increased , and yet
ilclhilto facts und figured nro not Jur-
nlshcil , Dr. Martin , under the direction
of Governor Thayer , mtido a careful can
vas of the drouth-stricken dis
trict nnd reported thnt 2,000 families
were in need of food and fuel , and that
crimps more than tluit number would
iced assistance In the ihapo of seed ,
riio publio has been furnished with no
bolter or moro reliable faotathan those
obtained by Dr. Martin. It was esti
mated that a state appropriation of
$100,000 , with such further assistance In
the form of seed supplies as might bo secured -
cured irom the agricultural department
at Washington , would bo suillclont to
meet the nued.s of the case.
The chairman of tlio relief committee
now comes out \vilh a statement that
10,000 families , c ual to between 60,000
and 00,000 people , must bo assisted nt a
C ( t of $805,500. Ho gives no oluo as to
the source of this definite in-
'ormatlon , except to hint that it
s based on letters received ,
which are constatly accumuliitinir.
Who hnpwsbutat this rate the state
may not soon bo called on to provide
32,000,000 or $3,000,000 for the emer
gency ?
Moans should Immediately .bo taken
to ascertain from responsible olllclal
sources the ox tent and nature of the ex
isting need.
Public sentiment throughout the sUto
is doubtless In favor of the adoption of
: neans for the relief of every man ,
woman and child who needs it , but a
sentiment thus prompt and generous
ought not to bo abused. There
s no peed reason to believe
that 10,000 families stand In
need of the quantity of supplies on which
.he . chairman has based his estimate of
BSijf"iOO. ( Before spreading this damag-
.ng statement further every reliable
source oj information should bo ex
hausted and the facts systematically
compiled.
Cannot tlio various county officials report -
port exact figures in the amount of ro-
iof needed. Cannot the counties thom-
solvo's provide for a portion ot their own
sulTorors , as Buffalo county hasdono dur-
.ng the past weak by appro urluting
SS.OOO ? Cannot stops bo taken to
dispose finally of the charges that many
people who have no just claim to finan
cial assistance are attempting to take
: idvantage of tno prospects of a largo
'und to better their tortures ? In Dawson -
son county , for instance , It is a standing
jolto in local newspapers tnat the way to
got rich is to ' 'coino to Dawson county
: ind play the destitute farmer act. "
It is Imperatively necessary that stops
should bo taken to definitely ascertain
the real extent of the destitution.
COHVEXTIOX ,
The eleventh annual convention of
the National Farmers Alliance assem
bles in Omaha toduj. It will bo an In
teresting body of mon , diroetly repre
senting the producers of Nebraska , Mis
souri , Iowa , Now Yon- Minnesota ,
Ohio , Michigan , Oregon , Wisconsin , In
diana and North ami South Dakota. If
there is a full attendance the convention
ought not to bo inferior in Interest to
that of the other branch of the order
which recently mot at Ocala , Flo. , and
attracted national attention.
Thorois a peculiar Iltnoss inthoehotco
of Omaha as the place of meeting for
this body at this timo. Moro
than almost any other largo
city in the United States ,
the business interests of Omaha are de
pendent for prosperity on the condition
of the grout agricultural class. The
city has boon built in the very heart of
the corn and cattle halt of the conti
nent. It is the central point of the vait
agricultural region included in Iowa ,
Kansas , Nebraska and the Kakotaa. It
is the metropolis of the richest agricul
tural district in the world.
It is In this region , of which Omahala
the natural metropolis , that the Farm
ers' ' Alliance has the
developed most nu
merous following. For those reasons
Omaha Is properly the place of mooting
at a time when the Alliance is still a
promising faction in stuto and national
politics.
For Omaha nnd Nebraska THE HUB
extends a warm greeting to the dele
gates , nnd expresses the hope that their
deliberations may pave the way ( .toward .
improving the condition of tlio pro
ducers.
jvor ur aorjSKtrMENX AID.
A correspondent suggests that Irriga
tion can only bo developed In Nebraska
by aid received from the general nnil
state governments , and that the legisla
ture should pass a law authorizing coun
ties , townships or precincts to receive
such aid ,
THIS BEE does not deem , the sugges
tion practical. A.ny great public im
provement intended primarily to benefit
individual - land owners that depends
for Its development on the assistance of
the government Is certain to bo slow In
maturing , and is in much danger of do-
feat. Furthermore , such moans should
never bo resorted to unless It becomes
absolutely necessary. It has not become
so yet , nor does It scorn likely to.
It Is true that the farmers In Nebraska
chiefly to bobonoflttod by works of irri
gation are unable to contribute much In
the way of capital. Hut it Is also true
that most of the capital invested In the
development of the state thus far , In the
opening up of the country , the con
struction of railroads and the building
of towns , has come from outside. It Is
sure to bo the same in the in into rot irri
gation. In fact capitalists already stand
willing to invest in such enterprises If
the Jaws are amended in n man
ner to make such Investments
secure. It la to this state , rather than
to the national government , that the Ir
rigation movement must look for the
capital It needs.
The difference between the condition
of things in the arid regions of Colorado
and these of Nebraska is strikingly ex
hibited at this tltno. In Nebraska"
rollqf committee la calling for nearly
$1,000,000 to assist the dojtituto. In n
smaller area in Colorado the farmers
raised , by the help of irrigation , prod- '
nets which brought $4-1,000,000 , in the
market.
\VhonfnctJlikethc8ccan bo pointed
to private capital can bo depended upon
to embark in the enterprise.
T//B TllKASUHKll'S I'.ll *
In his annual report to the commis
sioners , County Treasurer Sn.vdor pleads
for nn ndvanco in the salaries of his ilopu-
tiusandassistants. ETopoints tea surplus
of $ .1,010 In the fee fund , after paying all
salaries , and urges this surplus as a rea
son for the increase nskccl , A glance lit
the salary list will show that Mr. Sny-
dor's ' clerical force receive very liberal
compensation for the work po'rforinod.
According to the troasuror'a showing
the ngcregato salary list of hlsolllco is
$8,800 per annum. The total business
done by the otlico last year was $335-
140.14 , including a balance of $ , ' 109,820.10
from the preceding year. Lot us sop
how this compares with the business and
expenses of the city treasurer's ' ofllco.
During 1890 Iho total receipts of the city
treasury amounted to $ ii,578,9tf2.'J2 , or
nearly five times the business of the
county treasury. The total salaries ol
the treasurer's olllco paid by the city for
the year \vas $7,8SO.
In other words , the city treasury does
nearly live times the business of the
county treasury for $020 less per year.
The city treasury has 1-100 , ledger accounts
counts- * takes care ot the school fund ,
which almost oqtiuUi the entire county
business , and Is oblighed tokoop distinct
accountsof paving , curbing , grading and
sewer districts , collect a vast number of
special tax levies , besides the regular
levy , and in addition the accounts of
pormiincnt city funds. This vast amount
of business is handled at less expense
than the county's financial affairs. The
county treasurer does not collect special
taxes for public worksor other purposes ,
and the accounts of the ofllco are divided
Into less than a score of funds , requiring
no extraordinary ability on tlio part of
accountants.
The question is , why should the county
Increase the treasurer's roll
pay , justbo-
cause there is a surplus in the foes col
lected in his oil ! co ?
UKVA2'HIOTIO ACTION.
The legislatures of a number of the
southern states have declined tor oto ap
propriations for exhibits in the Colum
bian exposition pending action by con
gress on the elections bill. They have
thus in otToct declared their intention to
boycott the fair In the event of that
measure becoming n law , and thereby
do what they can to make it a failure.
And unquestionably if the states of the
south wore tounito in ignoring the exposition -
position the effect would bo damaging.
It Is of the first importance that
every portion of this country
shall bo liberally represented there ,
and that it shall draw support from the
whole people. It is uncertain to what
extent European countries will bo dis
posed to pa rtloipato. None of thorn has
yet manifested a very hearty interest in
the event , and ills possible that condi
tions may arise within the next year
that will causa some of them to fool less
friendly toward it than at present. Cer
tainly if a largo section of our own people
plo refused to tnko part in the exposi
tion the inevitable tendency would bo
to dlscourajio foreign countries from
having anything to do with it. The suc
cess of the undertaking as a world's fair
obviously dopands upon its having the
united , hearty and generous support of
our own people.
The exposition is a great practical
shiQKS project with which politics
should have absolutely nothing to do.
Ks purpose is to show to the fullest ex
tent the industrial and productive re
sources of the country , its development
of science and art , its educational progress -
gross and its position among the nations
on all the lines of modern achievement.
The sentiment that inspired it should
Interest every American , but Its card
inal object appeals to the patriotism of
all citizens.Vo \ have invltod the na
tions of the world to send the boat they
have for the inspaction of our people
and all that may come will b3 wolcoiuo ,
butwhilowo cannot bo sure of any favor
from other lands it Is in our power
to make such an exhibit of our
own products and auhlovamonts as will
assure the success of the great enterprise -
priso without foreign , aid. The duty to
do this is incumbent upon every section
and itato of the union. The honor and
credit of the nation , in a patriotic sense ,
are Involved , and no portion of the coun
try can be justified in disparaging these
on the ground of objection to a political
inonsuro. The people of the south would
not refuse to sell to northern mills and
merchants their cotton and iron in ease
the elections bill bocitno a law , and
there is no valid reason why they should
decline to exhibit them In a world's fair
hold in n western city/
It Is a very narrow and a very un
patriotic spirit that prompted the action
of the several southern legislatures in
relation to the nvvttor of appropriations
for the Columbian exposition , nnd
demonstrates that sectional political
fooling there still dominates so strongly
as to overcome all considerations of
national pride and honor.
THE AMERICA. * ' IIOQ IAT Wfi/JJUAT.
The vote in the Gorman reichstag last
week on the motion to repeal the pro
hibition ol the Importation of American
pork , doubtless bottloa the question for
some time to come , The motion was de
feated by a majority of 30 in n vote of
233 , thus showing a strong opposition to
the policy , but inviowof the fact that
there has boon a widespread popular
demand In Germany for the ropaal of
the prohibition , it is hardly to bo ox-
foctod that these who favor it will
at present gain any additional strength.
The opposition to the motion fet
repeal defended the prohibition as a
sanitary inoasuro.'ono of the epaakors
assorting that not a slnglo consignment
of American pork entering Germany by
way of the Russian frontier had yet
proved free of disease. These who fa
vored the ropual did so in the interest of
lower prices to the people for moat , the
loader of the socialist faction declaring
that It was not the question of the profits
of small dealers * which led the govern
mont to cuulrtafei the prohibition , but
the interest of the largo owners. The
Btiuomont that t recent cnno of trichino
sis nt Cologno/1 / was attributed to the use
of Americana pork which had licon
smuggled lit fftin Holland seems to
tiavo been acoaolusivo argument against
repeal of the prohibition with a majority
of the rolch9tKtjAa.lthotifh ( the eotirco of
the disease wtls-u innttor of pure con
jecture , i , { j
The prospects of a. modification ur re
moval of the French restriction upon
the importntlSn'of American poilc is no
moro favornblu. ttnidmbor of the govern
ment having recently assorted that at
least 7 per-cent of this pork was dis
eased. It does not appear that ho had
any authority for such" a statement , but
none the leas it Is tolerably t sure to bo
accepted despite the fact that our minis
ter to Franco in correspondence with the
minister of ngrieulturoshowodns plainly
as diplomatic language would permit
that the claim that American
pork Is diseased was simply a
pretext. Minister Phelps will now
liavo an opportunity to talk in a
Like strain to the Gorman government.
Ho can show that the agricultural de
partment has furnished Incontestable
proof that no diseased moat is being exported -
ported from the United States and ho
can point to the inspection law
as evidence ot the purpose of the govern
ment that nouo shall bo exported. It is
to bo expected that ho will do this , but
it Is not at all probable that It would
accomplish anything. There Is mani
festly a fooling of commercial unfriend
liness towards the United States which
no sort of argument can overcome.
The question is , what course should
this government pursue when Convinced
that all overtures for redress of our
grlovzinco in this matter are useless ? The
WOslOent is authorized to exclude from
our markets certain products of coun
tries which discriminate against our
products , und this power was given him
with particular reference to the policy
of Franco and Germany in excluding
American pork. It is highly probable
that tlio question of commercial retalia
tion with respect to these countries may
soon engage the attention o'f the admin
istration. _ _
Tills real estate oxchnngo makes a
great blunder in Bonding out any docu
ment that bears on its face an exaggera
tion of the population of Omaha or any
ether statistics that nro at variance
with well known nnd established facts.
To claim for Omaha a population of 100- ,
000 in face of the national census figures
which nro now * embodied in every alma
nac and conimnrcinl directory is a
species of 'booming ' that cannot
but react ito < the disadvantage
of Omaha , Fnlso.ln ono , false in all is
a common ndags. When a document
purporting to . .give reliable statistic *
about the rcsoursts of Omaha starts out
with a bonus , claim about her popula
tion , woll-infonmed oooplo will throw it
aside as being , unworthy of credence.
Tlio truth about ? Omaha's actual growth
within the past on years is as good an
advertisement as this city needs , and
thqjo is jiothing tp ; justify an p
tion.
THIS national board of trade has mem
orialized congress in favor of the estab
lishment of a permanent census bu roau
for the collection of general statistical
information , apart from the enumeration
of the number of inhabitants. The
mnmorial of the board suggests that
while it may bo sulllciont for all prac
tical purposes to take a census of the
population once in ton years , it is of
great importance that statistics of the
industries and commerce of the
country should bo taken moro
frequently , and doubtless practical nnii
generally- will concede this to bo the
case. It is possible to estimate from
year to year with tolerable accuracy the
growth of population , but this cannot bo
done regarding industrial and commer
cial progress. There are good reasons
in favor of a permanent census bureau ,
but the subject Is not likely to receive
attention from the present congress.
the prohibition colonels un
loaded a second-hand conspiracy on the
Independents it was known to these on
the Inside that there was other consid
erations than the $1,200 paid in cash.
These considerations are in the na
ture of obligations , the payment the
colonels are now loudly demanding. A
recount of the ballots cast in the state
was the first , but this absurd proposition
was promptly repudiated. The last but
not least is a painful effort to galvanize
the corpse of prohibition by the enact
ment of u prohibition statute. If the in
dependents can shako off the colonels
and rid themselves of the blundering
shysters , the Alliance members would bo
in position to act sensibly and ac
complish something for the people.
A STATEJIBNT prepared by the Doug
las county clbrk shows a total of $13 ! " > ,037
delinquent on personal taxes on the
books from the year 1859 to 188-3 , and for
the past five yoai # Iho amount duo from
this source Is estimated at $200,000. A
comparatively siiiatl amount of this sum
is collectable. diponal taxes are the
mostdinicultof alltaxosto collect , for the
reason that much.o'f the property disap
pears between ' tutifssinont and delin
quency. It onauJojJtho transient element
to escape their HJjaro of public burdens ,
and permanent residents are thus obliged
to boar an unjnsYproportlon , The law
should bo ohang jheo as to make taxes
on personal property collectable within
at least six montlia > after assessment.
IT is clalme l''thnt ' Hnnsbrough of
North Dakota obtained hla senatorial
honors by signingji written agreement
relating to the distribution of patronage ,
and that hoalsq subscribed to several
ether promises. A ecnatorshlp obtained
on such terms is not Jn proud honor. It
is no worse than a BontUorshlp pur
chased with money , nor ifi It any bettor.
THE defeat of Gilbert Pierce for a
second term In the national Benato from
North Dakota shows that faithfulness Is
not always rewarded. Mr. Pierce do-
Borvod better treatment from the people
of the state. As governor of the terri
tory and later in the halls of congress ,
ho has zealously advanced the interests
of the state and of the west , but In carry
ing out the policies which contributed
.o the welfare of his constituents , ho In
curred the 111 will of the gang nnfl was
sacrificed. The conflicting powers which
dictated his successor , extorted pledges
which will mal < o the now senator a
nonentity in the political councils of the
intlon , or a mnn who makes pledges
only to break them.
Hr.w 1'rnlilliltlon "Works.
liiiftnn ll < ml < t.
No leas thnn twenty-ajno stales hnvo now
cgtstntod against cigarettes , and the clga-
etto business was probably never moro flour-
shlnff thnn It Is today. Prohibitory ICRlsla-
.lon ninilnst cigarettes seems to operate very
nucu lllco the sumo sort of legislation against
drinks.
KflVct of l/o\v Ijlcenso.
Jin ( on Gel | > .
The great mace of the sorgeant-at-arms of
ho house of representatives \ioascssos a won
derful made Is quelling rows , brawls nnd
disturbances In the national bear gmtlcn. Sa-
0011 keepers who nro troubled with fights In
: helr barrooms would do well to keep a umco
lice this behind the bars.
Drink In Idaho.
Salt IM } ( & TrUmrif.
Vto notice that a bill has been Introduced
.nthoTdnho legislature ) entitled "A Bill to
ItcRulato the Sale of Liquors In Less Quantl-
: ics thnn Ono Quart. " Wo do not see how
thnt Is ( tolng to concern the average Idaho
mnn much. Perhaps the intention of the bill
is to compel the average filaho man to always
buy at least n quart.
Ilnuly for Snorilluca.
San 7'Ynitcfdco Chronicle.
If wo want to put California In her true
Igbt before tlio world tit the Chicago oxposi-
.ton wo must make some sacrifice , and thcro
can bo no bolter way to economize than to
put aside our state nnd district fairs for two
, 'cars and put the tnonoy which they would
cost Into a magnificent display for the bcnettt
of the whole state and the world's fair.
n or Illnckmall ?
San Franctscn Ktamtner , ,
of the corruption In our legislative
jodles , state nnd municipal , comes from
oavhiR too many points of contact between
mbllo nna private business. If semi-public
corporations railroad , telegraph , telephone ,
jas , water and the lllto coulu bo abolished ,
caving nil public functions In the hands of
.ho government on the ono hand , nnd all
strictly private business exclusively In that
of private citizens on the ether , there would
jo fewer opportunities for blackmail and
bribery.
_ _
Progressive Utnli
The frequent changes in the ownership of
[ Jtah newspapers are n sigaillcnnt Indication
of the political , social and religious trans
formation now going on In Utah. No Indica
tion Is bolter. The day when the sermon of
LUo Sunday previous was the leading feature
of tho.country weekly Is past , nnd something
more worldly , something moro newsy Is tak
ing Its placo. An awakening- Interest In
the afTuin of the nation Is manifest oven in
the bulwarks of Ignorance , and therein lies
the best sigh of promise for the future. Any
paper In Utah thnt recognizes the signs of the
times will prosper , while nny paper thnt de
liberately shuts its uyos to them will con
tinue changing until it passes out of exist
ence altogether.
fASSMXtl JESTS ,
New fork Herald : lirown I never hit a
mnn wbnn bo Is down.
Smith-'Probablo not , unless ho Is tied
down.
Epoch : For the sake of the American girls
who marry Into the British aristocracy , ex
changing their dollars for a name , ills to bo
reprcttcil thnt the uamo is not always us good
as the dollars.
BInghnmton Leader : It seems a llttlo
strange that a mmi mny bo downright and up
right ut the sumo tirao.
Milwaukee Sonlinol : Never spealc 111 of
nnvbody ; you do just as mucu execution
with u shrug of the shoulders or a significant
look.
Now York Herald ! Belle May Bagloy Is
n crank.
Tom Is thnt so ? After hearing nor talk
the other night I thought she was a wind
lass I
Epoch : The Minister Never fight ;
Tommy , ills wicked.
Tommy That's what I told your lild yes
terday when he liclioil mo.
Buffalo Express : Far ho It from us to com
pare n student of Groclc to a hog , but no ono
can fall to observe that both are very fond of
roots.
Atchlson Glebe : Between the ages of ton
nnd twenty n girl will do moro laughlnpr and
break more dishes than during the remainder
of her life.
A Cllnolmr.
Spare J/omcnfs.
A young man homo from college , wishing
to inspire his llttlo sister with nwc for hU
learnlnir. pointed to a star , and said :
"Sis , "do you see thnt bright llttlo luminary 1
It's bigger than this whole world. "
"No'UmVsaidsis.
"Yes , His , " declared the young collegian.
' 'Then why don't It keep off the ralnl" was
the triumphant rejoinder.
Ton Full Tor Utterance.
Kpic'i.
Good Minister Your llttlo son nskod mo
what the McKinley bill was. IIo bald ho
aslccd you nnd you referred him to mo.Vhv
didn't ' you explain the bill to the llttlo fellow
yourself I
Deacon Do Good I wns afraid I couldn't
without swearing.
ONE A. 31.
De JJ'flt Stcrry in Judge.
BlufT blows the wind against the panes
And Vattlo loud the sashes ,
In chimney-pots howl -wclrdost strains ,
Or fan tlio uourtustonoashes ;
I mildly doze above a book
That lacks u fotchlug savor.
Or with n vague and careless look
Watch how the pipe-clouds waver.
.Agatn'I vlaw a green-gown vale
Hemmed in by sky ami meadow ;
I hear the whistle of a quail
Behind some leafy shadow ;
And where the silver waters stray
Uy hedge nnd rock with laughter ,
Mv willing senses slip away
To follow idly after.
The brown bees revel in the bloom ,
The gentler winds nro wooing ,
And in the cool ot thicket gloom
I note a wood-dove cooing ;
Till , drunken with the swcnt henrtacho
Ttio shallow brook is singing ,
I dream , half drowsy , half awake-
The pipes of Pan are ringing.
Gene now the wanntli of summer days ,
( Jrim winter's wand it waving ;
Snowdrifts obliterate the ways
The weary clt Is braving.
And why should I forsake the town ,
Since none mav love it better )
Fond girl , it wus the blossoms brown
You folded in your lottor.
When Haliy war. sick , wo K VO her Castorla ,
Wbcn shovroH a CUM , tlio cried forC&atorta ,
When slio became Miss , the clung to Ciutorla ,
When > h * hod CUlUrun , die gave Uieiu Castorta ,
MRS , S1IEEDY IS ARRAIGNED ,
Blio Figures na Principal in Three of tlio
Four Counts.
THE CASE CONTINUED TO WEDNESDAY.
Several Inimrnnco ComimiilnH Kilo lie *
ports With the State Auditor
Hu lncHHTrnnsnatoil
tlio 1'nnt Venn
LINCOLN , Nob. , Jan. 20. [ Special to Tun
HEC. ] The equity court room In the court
house , selected by Judge Houston as the
most avall.iblu place for holding the prelimi
nary examination of Mrs. Mary Sheouy ,
Monday McFnrlnnil and A. II. Wnlstrom ,
charged with the murder of John Shocdy ,
was crowded to the very doors nt 2 o'clock
this afternoon , the hour sot for the hearing.
Many well dressed Indies , imxlous to see the
fair dofo.ndant , wore present. On motion of
County Attorney Sncll the case was contin
ued until 9 o'clockVodnosJay morning.
The prosecution added three counts to the
criminal information.
The first count charges Mrs. SheoJy nnd
Monday Alct'iirland as principals In striking
the blow and by poisoning , and Walstrom as
accessory.
The second count charges Mrs. Shcoily
and Monday McFarliuul as principals In 'kill
ing with the cane und Walstrom as acces
sory.
The third count charges McFarlaml with
killing with the cnno and Mrs. Shcedy and
W'nlstrom as accessories. '
The fourth count charges Mrs. Shcody ns
principal in the poisoning nnd MoFnYlnnd
and walstrom as accessories.
MOllB INSOIUNOI ! HIU'OIITS.
The following Insurance companies have
filed their reports in the auditor's ' ofllco
showing what business has been done by
them In Nebraska the past your :
It appears from the foregoing report that
the Hamburg and Denver companies did a
losing business in Nebraska.
A WAltllANT I'OH WOODWA11D.
A warrant was issued this afternoon by
Judge Brown for the arrest of Attorney
Walter M. Woodward. The complaint was
made by George M.Vobb , nn engineer on
the liurlington , and nlloges thnt Woodward
aided , assisted and nhuttcd in garnishing
the exempt wages of Webb nt the uult of
Samuel U. Nosblt before Juctpo Foxwortny.
Chapter io ! of the laws of 18SO makes it a
criminal ofTcuso to gamishco or aid In gar
nishing the oxcmntvngcs ot laborers , and
was passed principally because of the under
handed work of a lot of sinall-calibred at
torneys , who were In the habit of assigning
the clnltn to a Council Bluffs attorney , who
collected them from tlio railway company
because of the fact that Iowa ha ? no exemp
tion law. Hon. P O.Cnssldyhas hocu retained
to prosecute the suit. The friends of At
torney Woodward do not believe that the
charge is correct , as ho is a lawyer of high ,
standing.
THE 8MAI.I , DOO WON ,
There was an exodus of Ijincoln sports ,
that is , men , whoso sporting blood runs rich ,
to the llttlo suburb of West Lincoln this
morning. Tlio objective point was the stable
where the long pending light between the
bull dogs owned by Frank Pnrkington , bar
tender at Lindsoy's saloon , and Joe Epps ,
proprietor of a snloon in West Lincoln , waste
to take place. The light was to have come
off Saturday , but was postponed until 0
o'clock tbis morning , nt which tlmo it finally
occurred. The mutch wns for ? 100 a sldo and
there were numerous hots placoil , 1'nrklng-
toa's dog being the favorite. Parklngton's '
dog weighed but forty pounds to his oppo
nent's fifty-two. At the cndof forty minutes
the West Lincoln dog g-avo up the light and
hU owner pulled him oil to avoid bciiigkllled.
The dcloated doe was pretty badly chewed
up , but will probably recover.
CIIAUOUII WITH rr.iuunr.
Charles Snyder of Koya Pah a county is be
fore the Unltod States court to answer the
chiu-go of perjury. Uoydur is n farmer , and
It is alleged that when ho came to making an
affidavit concerning the land on which ho
was living ho swore to tilings which uro
thought to bo untruo. Mr. Siiyder declares
that , the charge against him is false and ho
ha never intended committing a felony.
BOt.D LIIJUOII TO VlirBllAN ? .
Charles Harris was arraigned before Judge
Dundy today to answer the charge of selling
spirits at the late Grand Army reunion with
out the necessary license. Harris acknowl
edged his misdemeanor , and ns he thereby
saved the court considerable time and
trouble Judge Dundy lot him oft with a } 10
line and a fatherly lecture.
SMASHED TIIK MAII , WAOOX.
Sam Dryden , n farmer living near Cul-
bortson , wns arraigned today In the United
States court ou the charge of obstructing
the malls. Tbooffunso was committed two
or three years ago. It appears that Uryclcn
objected to the mall waeon crossing his farm
nnd ho discerned the vehicle crossing despite
his objection , ho partially wrecked It and
cast the fragments off bis land. IIo wns flncu
$ jj and costs.
Mr. James Mauonoy , the managing editor
of the Journal , was the victim of a cowardly
assault by unknown persons. Ho wus passIng -
Ing by Lindsay's restaurant nt Eleventh ami
P streets , when some personsuddcnly jumped
out from behind the gate und beat him into
Insensibility with a billy. Tbroougly gushes
were made ou Mahonoy's head nnd when ho
recovered sensibility ho called a cab und was
taken hdmo. Ills injuries are not serious.
01)1)3 ) AND KX11S.
Q. W. Tate was enjoying the peaceful re-
EXCELSIOR'SPRINGSHO ' :
Nilure'i Tonic , Diurtlio and Uric Solvint.
BOM ) ONLY IN DOTTLES 11Y
C D. MOORE & CO. , Agtt. ISIS Dodge 81.
NEBRASKA
National Bank
U. S. DEPOSITORY , OMAHA , NEB.
Capital , - - - - $4OOOOO
Surplus Jan. 1st , 1890 , - B7.BOO
.
Onican and DlrottflrJ HonrjV. . Yntci , Preililent )
I iwIiH. Uoo.1 , Vlcu-1'rualdenl ; Jumn.i U'.Hovaxu.V
V.Murno. Julm H , Culllni , II. U Uuililiu , J. N. II
I'Jlrlck. W. 11 , 8. lluglim , taililer.
Tl-llil IRON BA.NK ,
Corner I2tu aud Kurnuru Hli.
A. Ocuoral Huuldns lluslucss Transacted
nose that nrrornpnulcs n clear conscience , at
his homo nt 1031 M stroot. lixst nlaht , or tnoro
strictly si > euklni ? , .1 o'clock this mornloR ,
his oycs opened ho was greatly astonished to
nnd tnll younp man wearing n brown derby
lint by his bodsUto. The youiiK man was no-
comtiiinioil by n revolver bjr means of which
ho silently comiwllod Mr. Tnto to kwii still.
Tlio Intruder slowly faded nwny. Ho tcolt ,
with him a lot of clotldnu , watch nnd chalnT
poikctboo ! ( niul other valuable nrtlclw. \
The atori ) of S. M. llyort's , nt U-JI 0 street , A
wns entered by the front door yostonlny aft
ernoon , and a lot of pocketbooks , cheap ji-w-
clry and .second hand rovolvcrs taken. The .
rubbery Is supposed to have bcca committed
by boys.
A dummy In front of C. L. Wilson's ' estab
lishment on North Tenth street wus robbed
of a $17 milt this mornliiR.
Tomorrow or next day n sensational dlvorco
case will probably bo llled In the district
court. Tlio complainant is ftn elderly man of
moans , who recently nmrrlcd dnshhiff
young widow , ngnlnst the wishes of his rela
tives , Thcro Is n oltfsonsntlon ahead , - _ -
John Pearson complains to tlio district
court that lie needs a dlvorco fram tils wife ,
Clirlstcna. Tlioy were iniulii one in April ,
1S78 , In New Wlnsel , Mciver county , Illinois ,
but aftur n few years of wedded life Clirlsto-
nil's heart IH-RUII bentlug ns Its own aguln.
Not only did she quit loving him. but In
April , 18SO , ho assorts she assaulted him with
n table fork , Inflicting a dnnccrous wound In
his loft , tiand. She treated him cruelly fora
number of year * , and Dually , in December of
last year , she quit him forever and ho known
not where she is.
Judge Stewart was ciiKngad toilay la hoar-
Ini ; the somewhat famous case brought by
the banker , A. P. S. Stuart , against the
mayor and city councilman for $ . ' 00 damages
for tcnrlnK down nn old lire trap belon lnx to
platntllT thnt stood at Twentieth mid I'
streets for some tlmo. The defendants say
that they will i > rove not only the clmraotur of
the resort , but the further fnct that Stuart
hud previously sold the building.
Licenses tovid were issued today to tUa
following : Joseph A. Harris , 87 , nnd Miss
May U. Tibbies-JO , Lincoln ; C. I ) Herr , SI ,
mid Kva 0. Sterns. W. Raymond : Albert
Dlet/'Jl , nnd ChottloM. Sltinncr. Ill , Flnli
Scott Brothers , the druggists , nt Four
teenth nnd O streets , hnvo been closed under
undent mortKUKo held by the Clarke dnitf
company. They may bo able to reopen.
1J , F. Kcllly. n salesman , was arrested at
Eleventh nnd O streets this momlng by
Oflleors Klnnoyjnnd Carniihan. Hollly hail
been drlnklni ; loud nnd lonp , and was en-
gaped In lUJitliK Imaginary snulcos when ho
was corralled. Ho gave thooQlcora coiibldor-
nblo trouble ,
Hurnoy Fllzslinmons , formerly of Lincoln ,
who served a term In the pen for lillllnira
frail female named Pearl , at Moll In mill's '
old P street resort , was dangerously shotyoa-
torday nt Creston , la.
In the district court of Holt county Sarah
r. Hlntt recovered Judgment against Cortol-
vou , Kpo it Vanzandt for tlio sum of f3OI)3.t3. ) !
Today the defeated parties nnpcalod the onso
to thosuiiremo court , In tlio same county
Justin McCarthy , sr. , recovered judgment
for $ l.ll ! ! > .25 from the samodofciidunU This
also has been appealed.
J. II. Strone lias been honored with being
appointed as a'do-do-camp to Commundur-ln-
chlof S'easoy of the national order of tlio
liiiuul Army of the Hepubllc.
General Mummer Clarlc.
GencrnlJUnnaper S. II. II. Clark ol th8
Union Pacltlo arrived in the city from St ,
Louis yesterday morning and is stopping at
the Mlllard.
IIo was asked by Tin : Ben what truth
thcro wns In the report current that Acting
Superintendent Bliclamsderfor wns to bo suc
ceeded by P. J. Nichols of this city.
"I llrst neard of this rumor wlu > 'n I arrived
In the city this morning nnd you may say
there is 110 foundation for the report. It
probably originated from the fact that Mr.
Nichols wns connected with the road a few
years aero nnd was and is a friend of mlno. "
Speaking of the rqport that the olllco of
Konoral trail ! c malinger was to bo
abolished and thnt Mr. Mullen was to
bo retired , while his assistant , Mr. Munroo ,
was to bo made general freight agent , with
the present Incumbent of that oflloe , N.V. .
Whitney , as his asslstaut , Mr. Clark said
this also was unfounded.
Them were no changes on the tnpls , ho.
said , except those in the opor.itlug dupart-
mQiit which had been published uomo tinii )
ngo.
ngo.Mr. . Clarlc stated that ho would rom.ilu la
the city about Lhrco wuults.
A Malt IMiint AsHiirod.
A deal has been consummated which In
sures another larco enterprise for Omaha.
Uy the deal , Mcsan. 11. Peterson , Fred
Wnymuller nnd n Council Bluffs capitalist
have secured possession of the Fairbanks
lard reflnory pinnt , at the corner of Second
and Hickory streets , paying therefor the sum
of $10,001) ) , which they will entirely relit und
operate ns n malt factory.
The plant has been Idle for the pastyenr.but
the work of remodeling will begin nt oneo ,
and a largo cold storage building will also bu
built.
The now factory will bo of nmplo capacity
to simply malt for all the Omaha breweries ,
nnd It will bo in oporntlon as soon as the nec
essary chamrcs can bo rnado.
In a I'lillmnn.
TVcui Vorfc HeraM.
Passenger ( reflecting ) I am sure I had a '
$5 gold piece among the change in my pocket ,
( To porter ) I say , porter , did I give you a
jj gold piece uloug with these nickels and
dtmost
Porter ( calmly ) Yessahl What about It ,
sahl Wasn't ' it good I
I'lllCMHK.
JVfio York llcmlti.
A wily politician hud a daughter with n bcnu ,
With whom It didn't ' pleusu him to liuvu the
maiden go ;
So their love ho gerrymandered , nftor mnturo
reflection ,
By sending her nway to school till she made
a now election !
JIIHI Lilco lioston.
Iln ton Oiurler.
Miss DecoUutto I leiirti from the papers ,
Mrs. Prim , that dross goods are going up.
Mrs. Prim The good. Lord bu praised. I
ullus did approve the ol1 lash loitud style of
having'em come right clean up to the neck.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. TJ. S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
OMAHA.
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed and duarantaod Capital..1300,005
Paid In Capital KW.Oi *
Ituys and soils stooliH and bonda ; ncKntliitni
commercial -paperi receives and oioautci
trusts ) aoU in transfer uncut and trustee of
corporations , takes clmoo ; of property , col-
lee In Uxes.
Omaha Loan&TrustCo
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sts.
I'ftld In Capital I 55.000
Subscribed and Ounrantoud Capital. . . . 100,00) )
Mublllty ot Stockholder * LVO.OCO
6 f er Coat Inturest Puld nn Deiioslts.
1'ItAMC J. I.A.NUK , Unililbr.
Oflloersi AU. . Wyman , prusldunt. J. J. lirown , "v
vlco-proslrtcnt , W. T , Wyrnnn , tronsuror.
Directors : A. U.Wynmn , J. II. Mlllard , J. J , '
lirown. Ouy O. Ilurlou , 12.V , Nub. 'i'htMuu
It. KliuUall , Ouoruo It , Laic
