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Tim announcement of tlio sudden
( loath of Secretary Wlndom will cnuso
protound borrow. Ainongtlio public tnon
of our times few Imvo nclilovod moro
commnnding prorainciico nnil exerted iv
wider inlluoneo. In the nntionnl legisla
ture nnd in the cabinet councils of two
presidents Mr. Windoin enjoyed the
highest popular esteem nnd confidence.
As the head of the treasury department ,
ho was recognized IIB ono of the most
prudontund circumspect financiers.
Civil , service reform is conspicuous
by its absence from the charter amend
ments.
As Junan PEITKII holds down a No.
11 brogim , ho will hnvo several inches
of surplus after filling Ingall's shoos.
IF Mit. INOAI.LS carries out his throat
to Invade the lecture field , the public
will htwo no reason to regret hia defeat
for ro-olcclon. !
PACKIXCI statistics show a marked increase -
crease in the product throughout the
country and Omaha keeps close to the
head of the procession.
REi'WMANDS by the council arenbout
ns effective as a moans of ofllelul reform
as the promise of a , spanking to a boy
while u circus is in town.
THE action of the charter committee
In ropudiatiiifj that four year term
scheme will meet with the hearty up-
uroval of all classes of citizens.
As TUB present is u reform legislature
it is not too much to insist that the
members who wear passes shall not
draw mileage from the state treasury.
AFIT.IJ thirteen months of depressing
strife the dual Montana legislature has
united and settled down to business. It
is never too late to inond , oven In
Montana.
THE rising son in Kansas politics is
eaid to nosaoss moro than an average
store of mental strength , but his ac
quaintance with Massiloa is a matter of
increasing doubt.
OUEOON takes seventeenth rank in
the list of republican states that have
adopted ballot reform. In all import
ant public reforms republican states are
invariably in the load.
IT is always in order to look the stable
door after the horse is stolon. A thor
ough investigation is now to bo made of
the Pennsylvania , coal mluo in which
121 lives were lost last Tuesday.
PliAYKKS to strengthen Mr. Powers'
bucic in order that ho may boar the bur-
dona of ollico may ho necessary , but
what Mr. Powers really aches for is
strength to capture all the offices in
sight. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE promiscuous Hushing of senatorial
rial rolls of hills in legislatures is not
conclusive evidence of superior political
morals. The York trick is too old to bo
successfully worked in a full grown stato.
However , South Dakota and Washing
ton are young and may bo taken in with
a political bunco gauio.
AN INFMJKNTIAI. section of the re
publican party in Iowa is seriously dis
posed to lot next fall's election go by do-
fault. They do not care to assume the
responsibility for the repeal of prohibi
tion and prolor to give that honor to the
democratic party. AVe much mistake
the courage of Iowa republicans if they
adopt such a foolish course. Prohibi
tion never was a part of the republican
creed. It was adopted and put In force
in Iowa in response to local sentiment ,
nnd the republicans honestly and faith
fully endeavored to give it practical
effect. But the very sentiment which
made it a law bocumo its bitter
est opponents and made its en
forcement nn impossibility. "Wiso men
change , fools never , " is nn adage applic
able in thin case. The republicans ol
Iowa should publicly proclaim what they
privately assort , that prohibition la n
dead letter , and como out squarely for
ita ropoal. In this way they will spike
the democratic guns and command the
support of all loyol-hoadod citizens.
aivn us BOTH BMDORS.
Tlio proposed street railway and wagon
bridge at the foot of Fnrnam street , for
which a clmt tor has been Introduced in
congress , is regarded in some quarters
us a scheme to block the passage of the
interstate bridge bill that passed the
house lost week. Wo do not share this
opinion. The Farnam atrcot bridge was
under discussion by Its projectors long
before the interstate bridge was over
dreamed of. Prominent property own
ers nnd business men have for
moro thnn a year been quietly en
gaged in procuring plans and es
timates for 11 high bridge , with one span
nt the foot of Fnrnam street ncross the
entire channel. The advantages of such
abridge from a commercial standpoint
is obvious. It would open a continuous
route through the principal thorough-
fnros of Omaha and Council UlulTs , with
n straight line of street mil way from the
Council DIulTs park to Dundee Place.
Is there any reason why Omaha should
bo dependent on n single street railway
bridge across the Missouri ? And how
can the proposed Farnam street bridge
possibly Interfere with the East Omaha
bridge ? Tlio proposed bridge Would bo
very close to the Douglas street
bridge , but that can hardly
interfere with navigation , if there was
such a thing , in view of the proposition
to cross the main channel with ono
single span. In any event wo can con
ceive no reason why there should ho any
clashing between the Farnam street and
interstate bills. They ought to both bo
passed and with a long pull , a , strong
pull and a pull altogether by the Ne
braska delegation they will both go
through before the -1th of March.
A
Senator Koontz of Hayes county mot a
a largo assemblage of his constituents at
the McCook convention Wednesday , for
the first time since ho wont to Lincoln.
The result was nn impulsive burst of elo
quence , which is ronroduccd verbatim
in this Issue of THE Bun.
Tlio senator's speech is worthy to
command wide attention and study. It
ought to sot tlio members of the Inde
pendent party to thinking , and it oucfht
also to convince the conservative ele
ments of the state that there are patri
otic and sensible men among the alli
ance members of the legislature.
Senator Koontz strongly intimates
hat there tvro sovorul senators and rep-
osontatlvos who will not fol-
ow tiny dictator in the support
of measures that would blight the state ,
nnd especially the intorcsta of fanners.
Ho satisfied himself that his constituents
'oro with him in his desire to bring
pital and labor together in loyal
co-oporation for the development of the
state , ana declared that ho would work
and vote to that end.
TlIBBKK bollovos that the demon
strative applause with which the farmers
of his district greeted his declaration
will find an echo in the heart of every
Ncbraskan who roads it.
KIXO AKOTlllin 11EAVI' COXTlt.lCT.
The present legislature has tackled
several rather heavy contracts but they
are insignificant whou compared with
the proposed recount of the vote on the
constitutional amendments.
In the first place the legislature will
have to appoint from fifty to eighty
deputy scrgonts-at-arms to servo sub-
pounns on the various county clerks at
tlio respective county soatH. Each
deputy would bo entitled to milengo and
per diem and the 83 county clerks would
also draw milengo for coming to the
stale capital and returning and
at least three dollars a day
for tlio time they are away
from homo. This wquld involve nn ex
pense all the way from twenty to fifty
thousand dollars and wo should not bo
surprised if the expense would exceed
$75,000. There are 1,300 voting precincts
in the state. That means the opening
of 1,309 ballot boxes and those boxes con
tain 214,801 ballots or an average of 156
ballots to each box. To sort and recount
those ballots on four different proposi
tions , compare the poll books and tally
shoots and check up discrepancies would
take ono sot of counters not less thnn 200
days of ten hours each. No sot of men
can handle and recount moro than five
boxes In a day. To no the job during
the remaining thlrty-oight days of the
session it would lake bovcn sots of counters
ors , and they might not finish by April
Fools' day. If the legislature wants to
load up with this contract they will
htwo to arrange with Governor Boyd for
a call for an extra sobsion.
NEKDLKSSbY A LAttMED.
The farmers of Otoo county are need
lessly alarmed over the possibility of
the passage of the bill introduced in the
legislature to limit landed possessions in
Nebraska to 320 acres. Several contem
plated deals In farming lands htivo boon
declared olT to nwu.lt tlio disposal of the
measure , nnd it is entirely probable
that the same thing has haoponod in
other counties. At nuy rate the natural
effect of Introducing such legislation is
to put a stop to negotiations for the pur
chase of land in excess of the limit pro
scribed in the bill.
Wo can safely assure all whom it may
concern thnt there is no danger of its
becoming a law. The time may como
when land ownership will bo limited by
law. But the beginning will not bo
rondo in Nebraska or any other state
west of the Missouri. Nebraska con
tains 48,000.000 ncros , less than one-
fourth of which is improved. Tills has
boon accomplished in : v generation , with
no limit on the amount of land which ono
person may'own and under the mos t fn-
vorublb conditions In the largo mo vomont
of population from the cast to the west.
How many generations will pass before
the unimproved land IB improved if no
ono shall bo allowed to own moro than
820acres and with immigration into the
stnto reduced ? Farmers are not leaving
the east now in ns largo numbers as a
few years URO , while the flold for selec
tion Is enormously extended. Nebraska
will undoubtedly contlnuo to got a share
of the parsons seeking western settle
ment , but it is not to bo expected
that she- will got the proportion that
ciuno to her before the now state
olTorod inviting opportunities. There Is
good farm land to t > o had olsowhoro'and ,
for less money thim euch land coin-
uinnds in Nobrnsitn , so that wo cannot
reasonably expect to mnko asrnpld progress -
gross in improved Inads durinir the next
twenty years as wns mhda during the
lust twenty , and the effect of putting a
chock upon the enterprise of our own
( armors , which the proposed legislation
would do , would necessarily rot-ird agri
cultural development. Many .Nebraska ,
farmers hnvo the moans and the ability
to do a much larger business than
is possible with 320 ncros , and
it would manifestly bo nn Injustice to
such men tp say thnt they must conflno
their energy and enterprise within such
n limit , while the prosperity of the state
would nlso sutler , Moreover , this class
of farmers would not remain hero. They
would go were there was no restriction
upon their enterprises.
So long ns Nebraska has a gront deal
morolnnd unimproved than improved
there will bo no necessity for proscrib
ing a , limit to Intidcd possessions , except
ns to nllons. To do so would impose nn
unrenfeonublo restraint upon the enter
prise of our own citizens nnd would have
results inimical to the prosporily and
progress of the state.
SO.UB STUWIOIl.FAVTS. .
Whenever TUB UEK has reason to
tnko exception to the nufmbor of tnx-
caters , our tunlablo Wluit-is-it contem
porary rushes to ttio rescue nnd defends
every raid thnt is made upon the tnx-
pnyers , no matter how uniustllhiblo.
For this It has been given $ o,000 moro
for the city printing the piesont year
than it very cheerfully willing to do
tlio Biitne amount of advertising for In
1800.
1800.And
And now when THE Bun questions tlio
propriety of allowing SI,100 a year moro
for the services of the county treas
urer's deputies and clerics , up jumps
the Wliut'is-it and seeks to defend a
salary grab by asserting UmtTitK Bun's
objections nro malicious and vindictive
and inspired by disappointment over the
fact that the county treasurer had pub
lished the tax list in another paper.
This Is about ns truthful ns tiny of the
statements inndo by that sheet concern
ing public affairs. The county treasurer
had no option nbOut his official report.
Ho had to publish it in the paper
designated by the commissioners about
.on months ago. Nothing in the article
jould be tortured into a personal attack
upon Mr. Snydor. Tills Buis inoroly
nado comparisons between the cost ot
unning the city and county treasury.
There is no attempt made to deny tho.
, ruth of the comparisons drawn bo-
, woon the two olficos for the very good
cnson that tlio figures were official.
Treasurer Snydcr's report shows that
ils assistants are paid $5,800
per annum , which with the treasurer's
salary makes n total of $8,800. The fig
ures on the cost of the city treasurer's
office were obtained from a letter written
by Mr. Rush to the mayor. The would-
bo critics content themselves by as
sorting that moro work is re
quired in the county treas
urer's office for every dollar
paid in thnn in the city treasurer'sofilco.
In other words , the city treasurer takes
in say $1,000 on ono receipt while the
county would issue five receipts for the
snmo .amount of inonoy.
The work of the county treasurer's
office is confined strictly to the collection
of ono general tax. Last year the act-1
ual collections amounted to $223,022.98. ,
Omaha pays four-fifths of the county tax.
If the treasurer issues 20,000 receipts
for this money , the city treasurer must
issue 10,000 receipts to collect the gen
eral city tax.
But the general tax is nn insignificant
part of the city treasurer's work. Ho is
obliged to collect and give receipts for
every special improvement tax , from the
driving of a , nail in a sidewalk to the
paving of a mile of street , as well as
curbing- , grading , sewers nnd the licenses
issued in the city. The monthly reports
rendered by the treasurer to the comp
troller alone avorngoovcrOOOdistlnotnc-
counts and cover over 00 pages of legal
cap closely written.
ThchO tire stubborn facts nnd fully jus
tify the conclusions drawn by Tnu Bun
as regards the propriety of increasing
the pay-roll of the countv treasury.
Tun mileage * fees of public officers is
ono of the many unwarranted raids on
the taxpayers of the state. Members of
the legislature are allowed 10 cents per
milo for every rnilo traveled Iri going to
and from the pital. The state law
prohibits railroads from charging moro
than three cents per mlle for passen
gers. It cannot bo claimed that the
cost of transporting n legislator is
greater than that of an ordinary mortal ,
yet they are permitted to pluck the stnto
treasury for BOVOII cents raoro per milo
than the rates legally established. This
practice extends to every olllcor whoso
duties call him to the utato capital , as
well as county commissioners. "Why
should the state pay moro than the actual
charge of the railroad ? It is a notorious
fnct that nlnotoon-twentloths of all offi
cers in thostuto travel on passes , and nt
the same time charge the public 10
cents per mile. But whether oflicinls
ride free or p y tliolr way , the public
treasuries should not bo raided by the
fee sharks for a greater mileage than
the rate which the luw permits rnllroads
to oxnct from their patrons.
THE best provision in the revised
charter is the section relating to grnd-
ing bonds. It is proposed that on peti
tion of two-thirds of thoproportyowners
on nny street the grading shall bo
treated the same na paving nnd curbing
nro treated now. A district improve
ment bond will bo Issued and the prop
erty owners will bo given the option to
pay their grading tax in full or have It
divided into 10 yearly installments at 7
per cent interest.
three nnd five thousand dollar
chocks are said to have been offered for
senatorial votes In the state of Washing
ton. In South Dakota the price ranges
from $500 to 81,000. iho failure to elect
in both states indicates thnt the purchas
able members want n slice ot the earth
thrown in to clinch the bargain.
THE ton young" olllcois , four from the
army and six from the navy , who are
going to South America ns commission
ers in behalf of the world's fair , will
doubtless perform their uilHalon credita
bly , but it would seem that practical
uion should have boon selected for this
service. The ijutj ; of thoeo commission-
era is to colloctibditorlnl of every possi
ble description fAf the exposition , nnd in
order to fit thotupr / the task they have
boon given a rildlmontnry acquaintance-
with .certain [ forts not ordinarily
taught nt the military and naval
schools. It is lli&ueslgn of the secretary
of state that the , jfyun-American exhibit
at tlio fair shalklxj both commercial nnd
historical , Illustrating the progress of
civilization in ttio'jjountrtos of South nnd
Central America nnd in Mexico , by
showing the corTdillonof thoao countries
nt the time ol thqlr discovery by Euro
peans , and by tracing tholr develop
ment since thnt period. If this plan can
bo successfully carried out , nnd the com
missioners tire most fully instructed in all
the details , the Pan-Amorlcan branch
of tlio exposition will possows
the greatest possible interest. Political
nnd financial disturbances In several ot
the countries may , however , prevent
the accomplishment of the design on the
elaborate scale proposed. But in nny
event the Pan-American portion of the
fnlr is certain to bo both highly attract
ive nnd instructive.
Omaha Methodist ministers
have petitioned the legislature for a re
count of the vote on the prohibition
mcndment. Can they produce nny
roof thnt there hn3 bccn a miscount ?
Tin : cranks nro not all dead yoi. Some
if thoin actually expect to find a mls-
lount of over 19,000 on the prohibition
imondmcnt if they can got a recount of
ie vote.
IJOVPH tliR Ciutuflsmti Host.
St. JVwfi ulofoe-Hiiuocwt.
Mr. Cleveland has given $ 'J3 to promote the
lucatlon of the jolorod r.ijo in the south ,
hicli serves to recall the fact that ho gave
10,000 to promote , hli own success as a can-
Idnto for president.
Colorado Ill li l/icoiiac.
Denver Ilcouliltean.
The Indefinite postponement of the senate
illl to reduce tbo amount of liquor licenses
Colorado shows very clonrly that the
eglslaturo Is In full accord with honest
nolle opinion on this subject. If any change
is ro bo nude in thonmountorituuorllceusos ,
should bo nn increase. For our part , wo
lellovo that the lowest saloju license in the
itato should bo $1,000.
First ClnHs In
New YmJc Sun.
A. P.iris newspaper has the Important In-
brraation that thousands of Irritated Kloax
ave emerged from their homos In Oranliaaud
iwarmed to tno Httlo frontier colony ot Pine
iliilgo , whore they have surrounded the
United States rivalry , who nro In danger of
.nnlbllatlon. . MennwniloPorrupinc creek , in
Dakota , has been tbesccnoof a horrible mas-
incro of the Indian , nud "the Americans
have begun a gcnuinq war of extermination
pen the natives. It Is reserved , " wo are
.old , "for the people 6f North America to pro
mote colonization by the , destruction and rnaa-
lacroot the natives. ' All ot which is novel
and Interesting information for American
oadors.
Monopolist Kcflponslblo.
new i rfc Wuria.
The- farmers of Nebraska say that they
ivorounablo last season toralaosood for the
next year's ' crops. Naturally they appeal to
.congress for inonoy nld. They have boon
taught to do thU by tbo , protected monopo-
ista to whom their impoverishment is largely
duo. If the tax for their rollof could bo
, ov ed upon these monopolists there would b o
poetic J ustlco nt least In its Imposition. Hut
congress cannot discriminate , nnd it has no
ightto compel ono pirt of the people to sup
port the other. There Is no doubt that vol
untary contributions will bo amply sufficient
: o relieve the fanners , and they can only ( lad
permanent relief by doing what they cat ! to
lirow off the burdens imposed upon our for
eign commerce , buraous of which they are
ho principal victims.
Now York's Iliu Blow.
"With a veritable blizzard in possession ol
the town , It must have seemed like sarcasm
of the most ucuto sort for Now Yorkers to
rend last Sunday such a note as this , which
appeared on the editorial page of the Now
York Herald of that day :
"Hero wo are , right in the lap of spring- .
If this thing1 goes on much lonper , and the
mercury doesn't keep itself down whereIt
belongs , thu dandelions will bo running their
yellow noses through the sod unu getting the
bronchitis. "
It might bo Inferred that tbo hit of pleas
antry got late the wrong pow. But what adds
to the fun of the thing is that the note
as quoted ) immediately followed this an
nouncement :
"Tho Louisiana storm , which the Herald
yesterday morning said would 'probably ' move
eastward to the Carolina coasts' and 'become
cnorROtic , ' is now advancing from the vicinity
of Capo Hattcras toward the Jersey coasts.
It is likely to cause easterly gales on the lat
ter and the Long Island coasts and to bo so-
voroin New .England. "
Certainly thatblizzarcl _ must have been ns
much of a surprfso to the metropolis 03 was
that other and greater ono of a few years ago.
Then the Herald "called the turn , " but this
time It seems to have thought that Now York
'wasn't in it. " TboSun'scoraprchansivcro-
po rt of the big storm , oa Doll Ished with ad
mirable pictures of its ravusos , appeared
under the sugeestivo caption of "Out of the
World Again. "
Slicop In Utah.
Sheep have driven out cattle In Juab
county , Utah , and there are no largo nerds.
Farmers have from ton to twenty head , and
none have over 100 , but there are 7,000 head
of cattle In the county. There are 2,000 rnngo
IIOR.OS besides 3.000work unlmnls , In San
Pete county the big owners of stock range
their animals in uvety county , sheep have
taken possession oi ; the rniifios nnd cattle
huvogoiio clsowhoro. , There nro but few
horses in the county outsiilo of tlioso em
ployed. In Mlllnrd nnd Beaver counties
the sheep huve driven thociittlo out to such
extent thai there nro"6ut a low loft.
TcmporaniJA DUoussion.
IniUaiMvnlla Jnimml.
Rov. \Vllgus4-It Is the first drink that
docs the harm , my.voung friend.
Rludge-Don'tyouihinkso for a minute. I
always get the nrst ifrink or so from some
one else. It's only ifter I Imvo flllod up that
I got foolish ODOugliCttfspcnd my money.
A Brou6hU ! > r Promise.
Ktuj'Ynrjt Htralit.
Ho sued for hei-'lftnd-dtd the dude
In amoincnt Exceedingly rash ;
And 1m in turn is being sued ,
And nuo'a uftor ten thousand In cash.
Ill ISVA \ V MT n'OltKH.
Kew Vurfc Herald ,
Break !
Break !
Hrcalt !
This life's monotonous round.
I'll hio mo down to tlmteiul of town
Where stocks and shares abound :
1'crcbnnco in the rush and hurry and push
Some experience- now may bo found.
UrolioiBroke
Broke I
IlroVo !
The monotonous past tins flown.
On my way uptown 1 glvo frown for frown ,
Tor 1 feel 11 ko a well nickoJ bouu ;
And I usea big U as tbo thought comes tc
mo
How all my cash is blown ,
SIGNS OF DISCOURAGEMENT ,
Thay an Manifest by Everybody Oonncotoil
with tlio New Association ,
SOMI LINES LOOKING FOR A LOOPHOLE ,
Moro AVrmiulliin Over the Aiiti-I'nss
Agreement I'rosiiloTit lllack-
Btono'H I'esslinlstio Views
A Falno Alarm.
Ciitoxnn , Jan. 29. [ Special Telegram to
TUB Br.K.1 In tbo absence of Commissioner
Fallhorn today , the other commissioners of
the Western Trnfllo association Infornmtlv
talked over the details of the orK.inirntlon ,
The only question on which they ajfrocd wns
thnt the flguroi on the traftlcof nil lines for
January' and February should bo carefully
gathered , nnd that the 11 ret order for division
of tniftle should bo based on those figures.
The present southwestern pool is practically
dead , neither of the last two orders of tbo
chnirman for a division of business having
obeyed. The Journal says :
Indications tire strong that the now
Western Tralllo association is In dnnger
of being sidetracked. The commissioners ,
trnfllo nmiiaecrs and everybody else Inter
ested , nro mnnlfesthifj uninisliibablo signs of
discouragement. They have Just begun to
discover that some of tlio hues feel sorry now
thnt they over wont into It nnd would not
onlyllko to , but doubtless will , get out if
tbcro is nnotlicr possible show for thorn to do
so. The Siuitft Fo's action In withdrawing
from a simple pass agreement is looked upon
by some ns a direct blow at the life o ( tbo
now association , Three day's ' consideration
of the presidents' agreement have not been
suftlcientto enlighten the six commissioners
in their work. They liavo assigned the di
vision of territory to the transcontinental
lines and a committee Is putting In several
hours dally discussing It. Ono of the mem
bers said this morning :
"Wo nro doing nothing but talking1. There
has not been n figure inadij nnd woii'tbo for
three weeks. As soon as our work is com
pleted we will report to the commissioners ,
who. In the nic.mtimo. nro doing their best to
satisfactorily Interpret and understand the
anous piovislons of the agreement. "
They illuinu thu A
Ciiiovno , Jan. 29. [ Special Tclogram to
o TIUJ Unr..1 Chairman St. John's state-
ncntof the breaking of the Anti-Pass nssocia-
ion has called out some vigorous statements
iy telegraph from San Francisco by 1'rosi-
ont M.mvol ot the Atehlson. Ho wired
HialrmnnValkerof the Western Trafllc
ssoclation :
"Wo withdrew from the anti-pass
grcomcnt only after careful deliberation.
Wolmd abundant reason -withdrawal ,
'laving ' in our possession and bnvlng seen
nany more annual passes issued by compotl-
ors to shippers. Wo have obeyed the agree
ment to the letter up to date , not having is-
ucd a solitary annual or trip pass to Influ
ence business. "Wo nre perfectly willing , If
'ho passes of our competitors nro cancelled ,
.o rejoin the association , if stringent rules
are adopted , or wo nro willing to put tlio
Whole matter into jqur hands or those of the
commissioners. "
This telegram was shown to Chairman St.
John , who immediately called a meeting
which dissolved the association , the members
u'cseut acknowledging that thev lud issued
asses to shippers , and then voting unani
mously that the Atehlson was to blame.
Scarcely any other matter was talked of
today by Chicago railroad men , but they all
ngico that so many passes have now been
issued that it will uo Impossible to accept
nuy of President Manvol's plans for reor
ganization. All the Atchlsou passes ire
made out by Secretary Faulkner and ho said
today that ho was still -under strict in
structions not to Issue passes whlcn would
affect traflle.
_ _
It AVn n J.'alsc * Alarm.
SUT LIKE , Utah , Jan. SO.-fSpcoial Tele
gram toTuc Buc.l A meeting was held nt
the chamber of commerce last evening to
talco action on the matter of the removal of
the Union Pacific division headquarters and
shops from this city to Ogden , information
laving been received tbat the company in
tended tomako the change on .February 1.
The meeting was attended by the mayor ,
members of the city council , officials of the
: humborof commerce , real oatato and mining
exchanges , nnd loading business irion of tbo
city. After discussion of tha subjojt and
tbo adoption of resolutions calling alien
tion to the fact that at Salt Lake
the Union Pacific got the bulk of
ts Utah business and referring to the re
moval of the shops , etc. , as being detrimental
to the interests of the city , a committee was
appointed to wait on the company's lopre-
sontatlves and present a. formal protest
against the carrying out of the plan. Super
intendent Bancroft gave the committee a
cordial reception nnd explained that , so far
as ho know , the only change contemplated
was the transfer of the dispatcher's ofilco to
Ogden , that point being considered more
convenient , owiirg to its connections with
the Central Pacilio and Rio Qrando
systems. The removal of the superin
tendent's oftlccs had been considered , but
ho did not think this would bo ordered. Ho
denied emphatically that the company had
oven thought of removing its shops from this
city and declared that , In his opinion , the re
port must hnvo been oritrinally started by
parties wishing to glvo Salt Lalso n black
oyo. Ho Informed the commlttco tbat ar
rangemcnts have been made to run all .pas <
semper trains solid from Green Klver , Wyo. ,
to Salt Lfiko , doing away with the prns'ent
change of carsnt Qgdon. Thu same will bo
adopted In handling trains from the north ,
making Salt Lake the terminus of the Utah
Northern system as well as of the main line.
The chamber of commerce nnd kindred or
ganizations propose to watch matters closely
and are prepared to take prompt and vigor
ous stops to protect the city's interests ,
Sjualblo In tlio Iram-MiriSDurl.
CIHPAOO , Jim. 29. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BEE. ] The old Tnms-Mssourl associa
tion indulged iu. a squabble today which
would have probably ended its existence ,
oven had It not just previously ofiicially voted
itself the Trans-Missouri division of the
\VcsteriiTrafllonssociation , by the election
of Commissioner Smith. The quarrel arose
over the demand of the Denver & Hio Oraiid
thnt its passenger ousinoss should bo trims-
acted in the Trans-Missouri division and not
in the Western Passouger association
which , under the now agreement ,
has jurisdiction over all passenger
matters In the west. The Missouri
Patlllc , Ulo Orando < t Western and Union
Paclllo sided with the Denver & Ulo Grando.
The Uoclt Island and Burlington wcrojnoutral
and the Northwestern alone actively op
posed. Tlio affair finally assumed such a
personal mituro that It was agreed to luavo
thodecision to Chairman Walker ; nouooMho
lines , however , binding themselves to accept
this decision. _
linnl rtledtlliiK fur Uiillroiuls.
CHICAGO , Jan. 20. ( .Special Telegram to
TUB BKK. ] President Blackstone of the
Alton has not yet changed his pessimistic
views regarding western roads as expressed
in Ills annual report. For the past year the
Alton hii ; paid its interest , fixed charges uud
8 pern cent dividends fur * IS'JO ' , but instead
of $1,000,000 $ , surplus , us It had in .IbSU , the es
timated surplus for 1890 is about $100,000.
It has a surplus on hand , however , of
$ SUX,000 ) , $1,000,000 of which is In cash and
$1,500 , 000 hi uncupltnllzed betterments. As
President Blaoktmrn expresses It : "Tho
outlook Is not reinsuring. Western roads
will bavoha.nl sledding thia your , especially
if there ls uny more siuli hostile legislation
as that of the Iowa railroad commissioners.1'
A ii A It nil Iteductlon ,
ST. Loom , Jan. 20. The Chicago & Alton
has made a reduction in passenger rnUss from
St , Louis nuil East BU I/mls to Jacksonville ,
111. , to 3 couU per niilo.
town and Dalco'n. Ponnlons.
Jan. UO , [ Special Telegram
toTuE UEB. | Pensions were granted to
day to tha following Nobnuknns ! Original
invalid -Aaron Btoughton , Scrlbucr ; F.
Campbell. Uscooln ; Henry A Scott , Hum-
boldt Increase -Charles V , Hawllngs , Crete ;
David Kcithloy , Stockvlllo.
Iowa ! Original- Calvin Miller , Cloarflold.
Old -wnr Nelson M. Ivw , Ottuinwii ; ICdgar
Is' . Sleeper , Wfwcrlyj Charles F. Lathrop.
Orccnileldj William K. Illlltlicr , Hed Onk ;
Daniel Kelly , Sioux City ; Abijah T. Sootier ,
Oskaloosa ; Thomas Wright , iMnrshalltown ;
Hobort Taylor , lied Oak ; John A. Swan ,
IMornlni ; Sun ; lUrrlsou It. Lucas ,
DCS Moines : Ulrlch TolstoJt , L.IIU-
ri-1 , .Additional Henry Vroniim , Nutim ;
Henry Hugh , Cnntrlls Solomon Abels , Oi-oon
Castle ; Joocph VnnillKlll , DCS Moltici : 13en-
Jnmln K. Wylnntl , Hock Itapids : Jamus 0.
Drake , Council Illuffii ; AdnmsoiiS. Canllold ,
Crcston ; John W. JJooten. Slgournoy. Ko-
Isiuo Kruni'ls Dunpan , Omuva ; John K.
Title , Hopovnlo ; Olmrlei lllrt , Kcoknk. Or-
widows , -Susmmah , widow of
Joseph Story , Hartley : Nclllo 0.vMow of
AlicuJuhCarr , Awes ; Kllx.ii , mother of Kd-
ward 1) ) . Ketchani , Mount Pleasant ) Eliza
beth , Klow of Adam C. AudcMou , Daven
port.
port.South D.ikotn : Original Frederick W.
Suckow , Itunld City. Increnso Henry
'Jhoiuiuon , Mllltown. Hoissuo JnuicsShnn
loyj Uaiitou. _
THIS INDIAN THOUHIiH.9.
General Itruoko Talks About tlio
KvnnlH ol % HIP Campaign.
General UrooUc , commander of the depart
ment of the I'lntto , Is an ofllcor who says very
Httlo nbout his ofllclal duties. No man In
the army is moro particular about keeping
out of the iflnvsp.ipurs thnn C5oner.il llrooko.
With much reluctance ho consented yester
day to talk with nroportot- Tun 11 r.c about
tbo events of the campaign recently closed
at Pine Kidgo agency.
'It ' is n difficult matter lor ono to state , "
said tbo general , "Just how much the \\atitof
Hunicicut food had to do with the recent
demonstrations among the Indians In
South D.ikotn , or how groit apirt the re
ligious craze played la the dlfllculty. In
dians nro peculiar people. They often ex
press their feelings by dancing , not nocoi-
saiily Joyful , but utiv strong omotioa that
may possess them is expressed most forcibly
lu the peculiar physical demonstrations
which they call n Uunco. They cull thing. !
by the miino they wish to apply to them. A
spade is u spade with an Indian , so they
termed this particular dance a gho-it iliinco ,
because they believed that a spirit in the
person of tha exported Messiah was going to
assist them In getting what they wanted.
"Theio is no doubt nbout the real hunger
of the Indians. They must have suffered u
grent deal , particularly the wo men timl chil-
dicn. You know nmong the Indians the law
of the survival of the llttest , or stroni'cst ono
might better stiy , is still In vogue. When
there is anything to cat the men get what
they want Jlrst. Next couio the women , and
the children take thnt which remains If there
is anything loft alter the grown people nro *
satisfied. That is an explanation of the re
mark the Indians so often mnko when short
of rations , that their children nro cry ing.
The little ones uin hungry ; there nro no rcm-
uants loft for thorn lifter the bucks and
squaws lire fed.
"It is a fact worthy of note that with the
exception of the murder of Lieutenant Casey ,
not a white man was killed during all that
disturbance , excepting thu soldiers who wcro
engaged iu the flight ut Wounded ICnco
crtok. "
"Do you think the fight at Wounded Knee
was nn accident , or could it hnvo been
avoided. "
"I do not think the fight nt Wounded ICneo
was the result of an accident , ovnctly. It
was doubt'css ' unavoidable at the timo.
It vns not the result of n
general dcsiro among the Ogallnla
Indians to engage inn war. It was tlio re
sult of > in unfortunate combination of cir
cumstances. Big Foot's oand was nmdo up
of the worst elements of several bands ,
They wcro the most desperate * and lawless
Indians in the northwest , nnd wcio de
termined to keep tboir nrms or die iu the at
tempt. It became necessary to take their
arms away from ttioin , and that precipitated
the fight. The main body of the Indians was
coming toward the agency at the time , nnd
were not coming by force , for otner
Indians were bringing them. They
were coining in to the agency
for the purpose of arranging n sottlomuntof
their troubles , nud I had every reason to hope'
that tbo whole uneasiness would very soon
have bcou jpjloted in n satisfactory manner. "
"Do you anticipate nny further trouble J"
"Not the slightest , if the government -will
simply fulfill its treaty obligations vith the
Indians unu give them their dues. "
"Do you thhikthoy have surrendered most
of their nrinsJ"
"I think about half of the guns hnvo been
brought in and given up by the Indians ,
Among Iho 1,500 bucks who woroabloto
bear arms and light , If they had wanted to , I
don't believe there were moro than (100 ( guns. "
"Do you approve of the plan to place the
agencies under military control ! "
"I do. While I am satisfied that tno army
docs not deslro this work , yet I believe that
much , If not nil , of the trouble with Indians
can be avoided by that means. The reason
is simply this : Tno Indians have confidence
in Uionnny oRIcers. They believe that the
army will give them all thnt the government
provides , and thnt is more than they holiovo
of the civillnu agents. "
A BiijMintnK I'onl ,
MII/WAUKEF , "Wls. , Jan. 2'J. ' The negotia
tions now pending for the purUitisoby the
Vnndcrbllts of several of the northern Mich
igan iron mines now controlled by tlio Schlos-
slnger syndicate will involve a consideration
of several millions of dollars. If the sale Is
consuminntcd the Dlcichrocdcr banking
tiouso of Germany , which is behind the
Schlcsslngors , will realize largo profits on
its Investment. The Chapin mlno nlono , for
which the syndicate paid W,000UOO , , is held
at ) ,500,000. The other mines involved iu
tlio Vnmlorbilt deal are understood to bo the
Florence , Iron Kivor , Youngstowa nnd iho
East Negauneo ( roup. They roproiout a
valuation of 55,000,000. ,
Chilian IiHiirjjont.s Gaining Ground.
llunNos AYHK , Jan. 21) ) . Chilian advices
show that the insurgents nro steadily gaining
ground , The rebel forces have occupied
Lazorna , a city of Coqulrabo without opposi
tion.
LOOKING FOR A HISSING MAN ,
The rrieiuli of Srtm Price Anxious to Aseor-
ta-u Hla Whereabouts.
SAID HE WAS GOING TO SOUTH AMfRSCA.
A Cnso of AlloR'icl Malicious
tliw Htiuo Umno .Vi > td < I'liro
CumoiliiMs Otliei' Notfl *
from I ho Uaptt.xl City.
.N , N'eb. , Jnn. 2 ? . ( Special to TUB
HKK. ] Friends of Sam Pilco , n former MIL
colnlte , but who has latterly b m a resident
of Omalin , have been In the city for sovornlv
days iMidcavotliig to secure traces of hla
present whereabouts , Prlco was formerly hi
the ofllco of the Lincoln land company , and
nftonviu-ds studied taw and was admitted to
practice. Ho nuule n specialty uf nt tract
law , ami when ho loft Lincoln several years
ngo , took n position with a loading abstract
llrin of Omilin. While working for them ho
discovered ll.iws In the titles tosovornl pieces
of property in nnd nbout Omaha , mid suc
cessfully carried out negotiations with the
Interested parties by which they assigned
their rights to the premise * to hlr.i.
Suit was begun In the courts tliuro , nnd n
few weeks ago H decision wns made , giving
Prlco the title to nboul $25,000 worth of prop
erty. In the nieimwbllo ho had been the
companion of n mnnbor of fast youu ? men ,
and , It Is said , hud boon drinking n Uttln
(
more than was good for him.Yhou the suits
were decided in hU favor Uo had loft Onialm
without telling bis friends where ho \\iis
going , so fnrns can bo found out. A few
wccics ngo his attorney , ICdson liich , received
n letter from him dated at Now York , siylng
that ho wns , ( 'olng to South America , 'out is
not thought thnt ho has gone thore. A quiet
search has boon instituted for him , bit so far
without any known success.
Ai.i.iaF.i : > MALICIOUS rnosKCunox.
Last March U cargo W. Hulo of Cm-Held
county wns nrreUcd on complaint of tbo offi
cers of the Ord National bank on the charge
of removing mortgaged property Into another
stato. Halo claimed that ho had received
permission from the bank oillclals to move
tits property into another stato. hut this wns
denied liy the bankers. Halo backed up his
claim with evidence and was acquitted. Ho
then commenced suit against the bank for
Jl.l.OOO dmnniros for malicious prosecution ,
The c.iio Is being heard in the United Stutos
court today nnd tlioro is n cloud of witness
In attendance. Tbo lawyers have been squab
bling half the time nnd Juiliru Dundy had to
figu ratlvoly sit down on them pretty hard u
time or two.
THE i\KMIM : ION ALLOWED.
Grocer Askwith of Council UluiTs sued
Allen Brothers ntul others of Oiunhn in the
United States court for ? , " > , ( H)0 ) dntnagos , be
cause ho claimed that they had sold his entire -
tire stock nt sheriff's ' sale , desnlto tlio JoOO
exemption allowed. The case was ventilated
jn court yesterday and given to the Jury. A
verdict was brought In this morning for 8553
damngos. this Including the $ JOO exemption
and the costs of the suit.
1IOUSR NOTKS.
The Wood rilver Farmers' Alllnnca Busi
ness association has tiled articles of Incorpor
ation with tbo secretary of stato. The capi
tal stock Is $20.000. Robert Uillcsplo nnd
eight other farmers nro the lucorporutors.
The Omaha upholstering coniuany has Hied
articles of incorporation , with n capital . ' .lock
of $10,000. The progenitors of the company
are Ilnrvoy A. Sliipnmn , Ariml Lohmau and
Henry B. Axtater.
A CASK OP CUSSnilNESS.
John Cox , whoso name has adorned the po-
llco annals quite frequently , was arrested at
mi enrly hour this morning at his homo in
the bottoms. While Cox and O'Connor , hl
pal , were being kept in tno cltv Jail some
time ngo awaiting the arrival of nn ollleer
from I'lnttsinoutli , where they were wnnted ,
they tore Into stilps the six blankets given
them for covering , and hid the pieces under
the bunk of the cell. The net wus dona out
of purocussedncss. the officers bollcvo , and
they have been waiting for the young men to
return. Cox got back to Lincoln yesterday ,
and this morning the police surrounded the
house and captured him.
ODDS ANIl ENDS.
Gcorgo Ford , engineer of the Burlington
passcngor train No. ! 1 , wns arrested this
morning on a warrant sworn out by If , J ,
Hush of the Lincoln city electric railway
company , charging him with violating the
ordinance of the city regulating the speed nt
wnlch railroad trains snail run in the city
limits. The offense Is nllogort to have oc
curred on Sunday evening last. Air. Ford
will have his trial later.
Thomas Uyan was nrrostca yesterday after-
noou for robbing n dummy of a $ , W overcoat.
The theft occurred In front nt Herman's '
clothing bouso nnd was witnessed by De
tective Yeoman , who took Ryan into custody.
D. A. Vonco was Jailed last evening on
complaint of T. A. Cnrothors. Vnnco 1ms
been working for the complainant at Milford
cutting ice and name up f Him there on a train
last evening. On the way ho stole the con
ductor's ' overcoat , it is charged , and wilf have
to oxptaln the matter to tlio court tomorrow
morning. A telephone message fromMllford
announces that ho is wanted for Jumpng a
bonrd bill thero.
O. C. ICinipp , who Is charged by his room
mate , Curl Frco. with the larceny of $75 , bed
his trial before Judge Houston tuts morning.
Ills solo dofeiiso was that bo did not know of
the money having been in ills pillow. The
cnso was taken under advisement.
Manager Dave IJowo has leased the old
basal all grounds nt Twenty-second nud Hnn-
dolph streets nud will move tbo left Hold
fence 100 feet to the west. The bleachers
nnd grand stand will bo enlarged and many
otliur Improvements mado. Arrangements
have bcou made with the Oinuhn club for a
scries of exhibition games In April , bofuro
the season opens.
*
Colonel nnd Mrs. Hooker loft Monday for
Hot Springs , Ark. , to bo gone several weeks.
Highest of all Jn Leavening Power. U. S. Gov't ' Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
NEBRASKA.
National Bank
U. S. DEPOSITORY" , OMAHA , NEB.
Capital , - - - - $4OOOOO
Surplus Jan. 1st , 1890 , - C7.BOO
Olflcori and | ilroctors--llcnry . Yatai , I'rcitdont :
T jvlit H.Huuil , Vlco-l'riMKlont ; Jainuj W. HumBii. W
V.Morsa , John H. Colllni , U. 0. Cuillln * , J. N. II
1'alrlck. W. U.S. lluchuwcashier.
THE IRON BANK ,
Corner 12th uud tfarnam Hti.
A Goanrnl Hanking Ilimlncss Trnusiotod
JOSEPH GILIOTT'S '
STEEL PENS.
GOLD MEDAL , PARI3 EXPOSITION , 1889 ,
THE MOST PERFECT OF PEMS ,
OMAHA.
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Bubsorlbed and Guaranteed Capital. . . .t'Oo.OCO
1'ald In Capital . VW.OGO
llujri and > elli Btooki and bondai negotiate- *
cominorotal papun recelvi-s mill executes
truntai aoti & tnuiHtur auuut and trustee of
corporations , takuu dmrjjo ot property , ool-
jccla taxei. _
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E. Cor. 10th nnd Douglas sta.
Vald In Onvltal . I
Subscribed anil Omirniitned Oiipltal. . , . 100,001
Liability otBtooklioldoni. . . ifX.W )
5l' r Cent Interest I'ald on Deposits.
HIANK J. I.ANUE. Ousblor. . .
0Tlo ! r i A. U. Wymnu , prutldunt. J , J. llrown , > y
1 vloo-prc ldont , W. T. Wyman. treasurer. * )
IlroctorA. ; . U. Wyman. J. II.MIllurd , J. J. ( . <
llrown. Guy O. llnrUm. . W. Niub , Tliuuiun ,
U Klmuiai. Guone 11. Lulu * . /