TEE OMAHA DAILY BEE : ) { ATU1IPAY , FEBKUABY 7 , 1801.
cats and render obedience to their ox pressed
will , I hope that In all things concerning the
dignity or citizenship and the public weal wo
may go hand In hnnd toward tbo faithful
fulllllment of our accepted trust , folded \ > y
our best wlscloru , ambitious In the performance -
anco of our labors and at all times true to the
honor and tlio cscutcneor of the stnto.Vo
meet here , Instnictod by the public voice ,
you In your sphere and I In
tnlnc , different In action , yet the
jnmo In end , As public servants , with express -
press commando , wo shall bo held to strict
account by these who sent us hero. Subtcr-
file's mid strategics and weak expedients
will nil bo swept awny when wo nro called
upon to explain the record made within thcso
walls. Our principles abandoned nnd our
plodKcs uiicrforracd | , the people disregarded
and the stuto betrayed , means tomorrow , as
It meant yesterday , swift und complete politi
cal death. In nil that pertains to blooming
fields and prosperous homes ; m nil that
brings tha pcoplo of the prairies In close ulll-
nnco with tlio pcoplo of the towns ; In the
promotion of their welfare : In the protection
of their rights ; the redress of their wrongs ;
In lifting their burdens , and the speedy
granting of their appeals , nnd Dually In strict
and even handed Justice to nil , I herewith
extend you my hearty approval In advance.
I have the honor , there fore , gentlemen , to
present briefly for your consideration a few
suggestions of what has appeared to mo to bo
ciscntlul to the welfare and contentment of
the people of this stnlo.
Htrlot Kuonornv In I'tibllo AIT.iirs.
The public business should bo conducted on
the same business principles that character
ize the prudent man In the management of
Ills own private affairs. Unncccossary ex
pense should not bo Indulged. The public
service should not bo a nest for use
less nppolntecs. As disbursers of
the public funds , your duty nnd
your ofllclnl trust should bo con-
M ( hired too sacred to bo thus prostituted
and anuscd. No olllclul , high or low , should
ho generous at the expense of the pcoplo.
The administration of every stnto Institution
should l > o conducted with strict fidelity to its
object and purpose and on n basis of exact
economy ; ana In every Instance , if such
should bo found , nil supernumeraries should
ho promptly dismissed. In the management
of that branch of the public affairs confided
to my charge nil those clothed with power by
mo shall ho hold to the line of impartial duty ,
their fitness mmlo paramount and full und
complete service exacted and required.
As trustees of > an express trust , lot us get
together on nil matters of state , to the end
that our people may bo made prosperous ,
nnd the comuionvvcalth exalted to a proud
iiositlon In the history of the land. From the
length nnd breadth of the atato comes the
cry of oppressive taxation. Living Is hlgti
nnd the markets arc low ; while back In tlio
ftrlckcn sections wo hear the plaint of suffer
ing nnd distress. It Is our duty-to
lessen thcso hardships and soften
these pains. Every dollar paid to
useless employe Is a theft from the pockets
f the poor , in my judgment It would ho
well that you designate n committee to ox-
ftmlno ami cnejulro into the executive ofllccs
of the government und nil institutions of the
Ktato , with a view to learning their condition.
the number of attaches , the character of
their respective labors and the cost of their
maintenance nnd support. I believe that ns
a result thereof many sinecures would bo
abolished und idle olllcors discharged. This
would bo one stop toward the people's re
lief.
Conooriiinu Usury.
Nebraska Is comparatively n now state.
Its grand resources nro yet in process of de
velopment. Immigrants are Hocking to its
public lands , nnd strength , energy anit enter
prise nro making its Holds blossom nnd Its
factories hum with toil. Dorrowod capital ,
therefore , must enter largely into the work of
such development. Interest rates are higher
and rank usury more of ten demanded and en
forced in now communities than in the old.
Two and 8 per cent per month nro too often
exacted in this state from the lowly
and the poor. Our present Interest law
fixes 7 per cent per annum as the
legal rate , hut permits 10 per cent
per annum by special contract. If more than
the latter amount is reserved or contracted
for. the penalty is a forfeiture of all interest ,
and the icadorcitii only recover the amount
actually loaned. "Whether legislation reduc
ing ; "interest below its present rate would ho
wistj Is u serious question at this time. It is
nn argument of much force nnd consistency ,
that any material reduction from the present
legal rates would , tend to divert capital from
our state and thus produce n stringency in
our money circulation. The result would ho
to cripple our commerce , and work Injury to
every line of industrial nid. That the many
wrongs Indicted oy the usurer should bo
checked is a crying demand. It rests with
you to do so. I suggest anil recommend the
enactment of a law with severe penalties ,
ample to reach and destroy that class of ex
tortion and punish these who practice it.
Tlio 1'ubllo School * .
Our state Is to bo congratulated on the effi
ciency of Its public touchers and the blirh
educational standard to vihlcu our youth lias
attained. In public education , ns In every
line of progress , the state has made n proud
record. In the pist twenty years our school
districts have Increased from 797 to 0,24. ) . nnd
our school uhlldron from K-3,780 to 8U2213. !
State interference , or state supervision
over private , parochial or denomina
tional schools oupht not to bo encouraged.
Ainplo constitutional guards exist against
the diversion of school funds to any such in
stitution. Though the state furnishes educa
tion free , it should at the same time accord
to all.tho . right to receive the benotits of edu
cation from any source they may select. Any
action tnkini by you for tlio advancement of
public education , and- the dissemination of
knowledge will receive my most cordial en
dorsement. Muca complaint Is heard regard
ing the excessive prices demanded for most
of the standard books used In our public
schools. Wo nccu such legislation'as will
furnish books to our schools , If not free , at
least at the publishers' wholesale price. A
largo sum of money can bo saved to the poo-
pi o annually by inaugurating effective re
forms in the methods of school book supply.
llallot Itelorni NVniltMl.
The stnto of Nebraska should bo fully
abreast with tlio reform movements else ,
where looking to n > better regulation of the
suffrage. Thu sacredness of the ballot should
bo protected by guarding Us secrecy. Purity
in elections should ho enforced by stringent
regulations. The voter should Uo removed
. from all opportunity to bo corruptly Influ
enced. This subject is entitled to your ear
nest and early attention. I have the honor tc
recommend ;
1. An exclusively official ballot , Issued to the
voter by election ofilcers after ho shall have
passed the ordeal of challenge.
S. A separata booth wherein he may retire
and prepare his ballot , fold and vote it with
out the knowledge of any ono as to the
character of his vote.
3. ICoeping all persons not offering to vote
except election otllcers and challengers , r
reasonable distance away from the polls.
4. Limiting to each precinct a certain num
her of voters , not exceeding " 00.
Clvo All a Ctinnco to Vote.
In my Judgment it would bo n wise provl
slon to reiiuiro all establishments employing
a largo number of men to bo closed for a' '
least twn hours durlag the voting time o :
each-election day , under severe penalties
The concensus of opinion , public and private
Is that the operation of laws containing tin
features I have referred lo bas beer
most satisfactory In these states where prao
tlcally tried , and that their continuance ) li
such states is an assured fact. Such a ballo
reform movement is no longer an experiment
It has bpon and is a successful effort toware
a free nnd honest expression by the people ii
the cxorclso of the right of suffrage. Sue !
legislation tends to give to f rco men the pro
toctcd right of voting a frcn nnd secret ballo
uninfluenced uud uucoerccd by Improper in
' terforonco. Above all , it removes tin
barrier so frequently obstructing tu <
man of merit and education , yo
ix > or in worldly goods from enter.
h.g the race for honor and distinction in of
flee against nn Influential and wealthy rival
When the opportunity to use money li
elections Is cut off political assessments fo
the purchase of votes will not prevail.
Huppurt the Australian Ilnllot.
The result will bo that no excuse will oxls
for placing this , or that man upon a tlckc
solely because ) ho is able to meet such assess
menu , but any citizen will bavp au oqua
chance with his follows irrespective of th
condition of his means. Every safe guur
should surround the voter. Upon the exei
else of his judgment and free willwill dopon
the Integrity of our Institutions and the purlt
of our law. The Australian ballot system , c
any similar measure tending toward the uc
trammeled cxorclso of tub right will rccolv
my unqualified nupport. This need of refort
is intcnsitloa by the present ivipoetof our Nc
verabor result. Public money has been waste
In a contest directly traceable to th
defects In our present election laws , Fraud
are not only possible , but cosily made t
succeed. Tlio reputation of the slnto Is Im
paired by the published testimony of the
reckless nnd Irresponsible ? . The legislature
should prevent its future repetition. A law
to that end is imparatlvc. I trust you will
oxnmiuo the different election system * which
now provnll and frame therefrom a tnoasuro
nropla to determine tbcso evils nnd accom
plish thcso reforms.
Prohibition in Dcnd.
The people of this stnto have recently de
clared themselves on that chm of legislation
known ns sumptuary laws. The question of
the manufacture anei sale of liquor , utter full
investigation , broad discussion nnd cool con
templation , was duly presented to the pcoplo
at largo. The result Is Known. What was
then n matter of vjtal import to the state's
onward march to prosperity and renown ,
would seem to bo wrapped in that sleep of
death which huth neither resurrection nor ro-
morso. So pronounced u speech , by the people
ple should not by you. bo Ignored , The line
of duty would seem to bo to accept the pee
ple's declaration and lay till thoughts of such
enactments asldo.
Mure J mines unel Hotter Salaries.
On thU question I beg leave to say that
something should bo done to relieve the
supreme judiciary. The need of at least two
moro Judges Is host emphasized by the
crowded docket of the court nnd the powcr-
lossnons of the present able and worthy
bench to dispose of business ns rapidly ns ft
accumulates. This matter is of positive tin-
portnnco nnd direct interest to the pcoplo In
every section of the stato. Causes entitled
to I mined la to hearing , rights demanding the
fullest legal research , and wrongs that
should receive speedy remedies go on from
day to day , month after month , without de
cision or decree , to the serious inconvenience
of these unable to bear the delays and costs
of litigation and to the great grievance of the
pcoplo at largo , A constltutlonnl amend
ment to meet this emergency was rejected at
the last election. The reason is well known.
Other questions overshadowed It. Without
nny special advocacy it was loft to its merits.
These wore not well understood. The people
looked upon it ns ono moro burden nnd so
voted It down. It is , however , not n burden ,
but a measure for tlio speedy relief of ouo.
A Constitutional Convention.
My examination of this subject Induces mo
o submit to you the advisability of calling
. constitutional convention for the purpose
f making such changes in thd charter of the
Into ns will best eftcct the end desired.
Whether It would bo well so to do , I leave cn-
.Irely with you to decide. Our Judiciary holds
o important u relation to the business affairs
if our pcoplo , In the adjustment of contro-
crsics at all times arising , aftectlng tlio
ights ot persons and property , that , any-
tiing that can bo dona to place it on a high
ilane must bo to tbo interest , advantage and
iatlsfuction of tne whole people. An advance
n the salaries of the judges will undoubtedly
iccuro the services on the bench of those best
luallflcd to judge the law und administer
ustico , In a state of the strength and
.terllng . Intelligence of .Nebraska it would
mom to bo reason enough to blush with
ihamc , that the clerks und subordinates of
iur courts , rccclvo moro than double and
.roblo the pay of tbo judges whoso whole
.lino is spent in upholding and enforcing the
aw.
Ilcardiii { ; Knllrondn.
The platforms of the political parties rep-
escuted in this legislature all favor revision
f our law relating to the subject of trans-
lortntlon by rail. Our present systorti por-
: nlts the practlcoof unjust discrimination and
extortion. It is claimed to bo carried on to
li tin extent as to rob the farmer of pros
perity and impede the advancement ot the
itnto. To provide such relief as the condition
equlres is ono of your most serious tasks.
Your discretion will bo taxed to remedy ono
grievance without Imposing another. Ue-
mombcring tha important rights ntstako ou
all sides , your actions should bo well studied ,
deliberate and free from prejudice orpersonal
prido.
Study for yourselves the cause of popular
complaint anil grant duo relief , but do not
unjustly burden and oppress thnhcavy vested
rights In thcso lines of transportation , which
have done much and promised moro for the
'ull dovolopmeutot this stato. Of nil substl-
, utes for our present mode of controlling
men transportation , examine and study each
and every ono ; select the most salutary fea
tures and embody thorn into a just ana dis
passionate law ,
Objeot of linllnmet Laws.
The object to bo attained Is the union of the
interests of the corporations with thosoofour _
people. If these companies were made to
share the vicissitudes of the public ; to
miter by its depression as well as
: o profit by its prosperity , com
plaints of discrimination nnd extortion
would not bo heard. In solving this impor
tant but much vexed problem , it should bo
your study to weld together the rights and in
terests of the owners of , and the patrons of
thcso numerous lines. Situated midway between -
twoon the two seaboards , our people are
ritally Interested in the question of cheap
mnsportatlon. Legislative attempts hitherto
to establish low rates ot transportation for
the product of our farms have not been satis
factory to the producers. Those corporations
are creatures of , and under the control ol
the law , and you should so legislate
between them and the people as to
protect all and injure nono. 1 laving ful
control of the Inlutid carrying trndo of the
country , these corporations are In a position
to exact unjust tribute from the pcoplo , nnc
that they will do so , unless cnroiully gunrdce
by the legislature , needs no proof hero. It Is
the duty of the state government to studi
ously watch over nnd protect tno rights o
the people in the matter of railroad tariffs , to
the cnel that they may enjoy the benefit o
the lowest rates consistent with honesty ane
fair dealing. Let mo announce , hero my favor
to any measure operating in tno interests o
the people. Lotus however , be just to all
unjust to nono. ,
How to Aolilevo Tills Aim.
Do not enter upon the passage of s law
whoso inevitable result will bo to retard thr
growth of nny railroad system , and render
mich properties unproductive and their invest
moots undesirod. The people appear to regard
the present board of transportation as having
accomplished llttlo or nothing in their behalf
Their Interests might , nnd doubtless would
bo bettor subserved by the creation of such t
commission as exists In the neighboring state
of Iowa. Your right to establish maximun
tariff rates is not denied. Such legislation
however , is doomed to rest on elollcatc
ground , because of the vast diversity of com
modltlcs auel the many peculiar and distin
guishiug features which enter Into the carry
ing trade. The present board of transporta
tlou bos the right to establish reason
able maximum rates , though it has never exercised
cised its authority. If your honorable bodv
however , should decide to tnko this matter Ir
hand , I would respectfully suggest that yout
work In that direction bo confined to a llmltoe
number of commodities In carload lots , sucl
as coal , grain , llvo stock , lumber and others
My Individual judgment is that it would b
more advisable to so amend our constltutior
as to permit the election by the people of t
non-partisan commission , .whoso exclusive
business should bo to rognlato nnd nnjus
tarifT rates , and at all times stand betwcer
the railroads and the poopln of tlio stuto.
Public Warehouses.
The state of Nebraska is known the work
over as a vast agricultural stato. All mons
uros tending to protect und ndvancothl
great Interest is of prlmo necessity. I hav
long observed the vuluo of a law whoso ctfcc
is to regulate tbo handling and storage o
grain in elevators and warehouses
The system now In vogue in tli
state of Nebraska Is wholly In the hands o
private parties and corporations unrontrolloc
by , and not responsible to any statute of thi
state. To afford that protection whlcti is dii' '
to the agriculturist I woulel earnestly recommend
mend that the legislature formulate a rneas
uro somewhat similar to the law of Illinois
which seems to have given satisfaction to al
parties interested.
For the AVqrhPn Fnjr ,
I deem It of prime Importance that th
natural resources and productions of ou
state bo fully mndoknown. and the Industrie :
of our people bo adequately represented a
tha forthcoming Columbian exposition. Nc
braska holds high rank among her slstc
states , and received glowing praise and com
inundation at the cotton eon tonnlul at Atlanti
On. , a few years ago. The laurels won o
that'occaslon and the good results which fol
lowed should stimulate us to vigorous nctloi
in this great coming event. '
Tha several suites of the union will bo ref
reseated at this expo : > ltlou , and they nr
making liberal appropriations In that behalf
It behoove ? Nebraska to maintain her prou
standing in the front rank. The natura
wealth of our stale , its resourced
its material prosperity , and the advance
Industries of its people , should alt be mad
known to tha world ; and that the same ma
bo successfully accomplished , n reasoimbl
appropriation for such purpose should b
made.
I would recommend that the funds derive
from such appropriation bo placed under th
uporvlston of n board composed of three
members to bo appointed by tno governor ;
nd to the end that such board bo non-par-
isnn , I suggest that ono inombor bo selectee !
rom each of the three principal political
nrtlos of the stnto. 1 have unbcuud-
d fiMth In the future ofthis
treat state , nnd believe It to the
> est Interests of our cltl/.ens to furnish In-
ubltablo proof to the representatives of all
Ivlllzcd states nnd nations that wo are u pro-
re.sslvo puoulo , and that Nebraska Is n state
econd to none In tlio union. Wn will be
iorj than compensated for the outlay by th'o
ncrciuod Inflow of wealthtuul , population ro-
ultlng from such action ,
' 1'lH ! Dnmtli and the Indian War.
Owing to the cxlromo elrouth of the last
ensou , in the western portion of tha state ,
imny of the settlers are in n needy condition
uel will require aid from some source until
ho crops of next season will afford them sus-
onanco. Souiu doubt may exist ns to the
lower of the legislature to make an nppro-
irlutlou in this behalf , hut If nny aid can
axvfully bo given , I will readily sanction a
ponerous appropriation for the relief of our
luffcrlng citizens.
A-croat public emergency , exceptional in
U detractor , required the calling out of the
tobmku national guards. They wore sent
brwnrd at onw and took a position in the
fluid , which covered the settlements on the
northern border , \vhlch enabled thorn so to
act as a reserve for the United States forces
it the Pine Hideo agency , only aow miles
awny. I have not as yet a report of the cam-
laign from lirlgadler General Colby , who
'ommnndcd ' the forces in the Held , but dis-
intclios from Major General Nelson A. Mlles ,
J. S. A. , confirm the cfllcloncy of our officers
niul men und heir testimony to the material
and moral aid to the forces under his'com
mand.
I congratulate the people of Nebraska ever
ho fact th.it peace , Instfuj , ' , it is to bo hoped ,
ias boon restored without the loss of n. man
tilled in battle. It was not my intention to
ccall the Nebraska national guards until
he Indians had been disarmed , nnd n tele-
tram to that effect was sent to Urlgatiior
General Colby on. January IS , but he received
t after Major General Mllon had informed
lim that he could safelji withdraw his troops ,
and ho had already ordered the Nebraska
uitlonnl guards to their respective homos.
The extra rations thnt wore loft on hnnd at
iuslivillo , owing- their perishable nature ,
. ' have deemed it niy duty to order deliv
ered to the Jocal relief committees
of the northwestern drouth sufferers
I will at nn early day , us soon ns I have ro-
iclvcd all of the reports , forwu-d to your
lonornblo body a complete statement of all
expenditures , to enable you to malto the nec
essary appropriation for tbo expenses In-
; urred. It goes without saying that this will
jo only a temporary expenditure ou the part
of the stuto , nstho United States government
will reimburse to the state all the money thus
expended ,
I take this opportunity to congratulate the
Nebraska youth who have taken p.irt in this ,
i\\o first campaign ' in which the Nebraska
National guards have been engaged ; .they
oft their homes at a moment's notice , taking
iheii'lives in their own hands , antl hurrying
Lo the front In the midst of winter , subject
ing themselves to the hardships consequent
thereto ; and I ilarohopo that you will- duly
recopnizo the services of the Nebraska Na
tional guards ,
To DlNlribtito Power.
A great political evil , confined to no sec
tion of the country and affecting nil political
parties the same , Is the present method of
selecting your presidential electors. You
should remedy tbo present injustice. You
nro at liberty to name these electors in what
soever manner you may see lit. Under the
constitution of the United States each state
Is allowed a number of such electors equal to
tlio number of Its senators and representa
tives in congress , it is , In my judgment , tbo
spirit of that Instrument that such electors
should Do chosen by the people in the
same manner. These electors nro now
nominated and voted for at largo. This
results in the selection of the nominees of the
dominant party of the stnto , though such
party miy in certain congressional districts
be In the minority. The Injustice of the sys
tem Is thus apparent. It is the people who
select the nation's law-makers. Each dis
trict , therefore , should have the privilege of
manifesting its presidential choiio ulongwith
tbo choice of its representative in congress.
In a democratic ) district the presidential doc
tor would , nnd should ba democratic ; in o ro-
publicnn district he would and should bo re
publican ! tlib cdndltiou'K a'keenly felt in'the'
south as la tbo north ; is as unfair in demo
cratic Texas as in republican Nebraska ,
Kvlln of the r resentSystem. .
The present plan really confers the choice
of president upon four states whoso political
complexion is novorto ho relied on. Narrowed
down to this area we can see the value and
power of corrupt methods and means. The
vast moneyed and political strength that
centralizes in New York , Indiana , New Jer-
soj- and Connecticut every four years would
Jlnd a Held too broad for effective manipula
tion if every state In the union woulel ctiooso
such electors as it chooses its congressmen.
This quartette of plvot.il states would no
longer monopolize the honor of electing-tno
chief magistrate of the entire country.
The power to begin this reform Is in your
hands. Under the next congressional 'appor
tionment this stnto will ho entitled to eight
presidential electors. The election of two at
largo mid ono In each congressional district
would prevent the dlsfrnnchisement of
minorities , and secure a more cqultablo ex
pression of the popular will la n vote for the
president of the United States. Start this
reform and you will find in a short time that
every state In the union will imitate your
system nnd copy your law.
In conclusion , gentlemen of the senate anel
house of representatives , 1 nm prompted to
nsk of you that close communion which
should ahvays exist between your honorable
solves anil the executive of your state. LiOt
all personal and political considerations , for
the time , bo layud asldo. Lot us bo distin
guished In our labors for the good of our fel
lows nnd the glory of the state , Dy
that" exalted ambition which rises
above party animations and party strife ,
iincl when , at last , wo part nnd po out from
the scenes of our public service , lotus bear
away with us that high consideration and re
spect , each for the other , that endearing re
membrance of our public and social relations
and that sterling confidence In the sincerity
nnd honor of us all , without which , olllcial
lifo loses Its most pleasing charm.
MiEtilBLATJiVE I'll WEED IXGS.
In the Benuto.
LIKCOI.V , Nob. , Fob. ( ! . [ Special to TUB
Uns. ] la the senate this morning Senators
Horn of Hamilton , Shea of Douglas and
Stnrbuck of Thayer were absent. '
The bill providing for a normal school at
Chadron was recommitted to tbo committee
on university and normal schools after the
latter had reported that It bo Indefinitely
postponed. The motion to recommit was
inado by Senator Wilson of Uawos.
Senator Mattes ot Otoo wished to know by
whom the recommittal was desired.
Senator Taylor of Loup said that when the
1)111 had como before the committee two
members had not boon present. The authoi
of the measure , ho stated also , had claimed
that ho could give the committee seine .metre
information on the subject.
The same committee reported favorably
upon the passage of senate lllo SII , exempting
from poll , tax members of district school
boarels , The bill wont on the general lllo.
The cominltUMJ on engrossed nnd enrolled
bills reported that they had presented to the
governor for his signature house rolls 80 nnd
70 , providing respectively for the payment of
members nnd affording relief to tbo sulTorers
In the western part of the stato.
Seuntor Swltrler ot Douglas asked .to be
permitted to withdraw from the general Hie
the resolutions introduced by him a few days
ago relating to maintaining the present rak
of Interest mid tlio Inexpediency of extending
time of stays of execution on mortgages ,
The necessary permission was granted nut
the resolutions were brought up for consider
ntlon nnd Wad as follows :
\Yhcrciis , An erroneous Impression prevail !
In certain soollonsot tlio country to tlioolfool
that tno legislature of rSoliruska ecntuiniliit0i |
pulsing very radical measure * on tlio siibjeci
ot Interest nnd mortgages ; now. tlioruforo. U
correct laid Imuiuiiiou. bo it
Unsolved. That It Is the senvo of the Fonati
to change the proratllng legal rate of Inter
est.
est.Itcsolvod , Furthermore , that wo doom It In
expedient to extend tliotlmuuf Htuysof oxo
a into nun mortgages ;
Unsolved , Tliut those resolutions ho fur
nlihod llio Aisovlatcd nro&s for.publlcntloi
ever the certlllcatu of tho-presiding : olHcors.
At thli niomontacommittcofromtho house
consisting of Messrs. Gulo and White , up
puircd audjiottflod the senate that the forme
was ready to go into session to listen to thi
message of Governor Doyd.
Senator Switzler then said that ho deslroi
to rend a loxv letters from prominent people
throughout the stnto , touching the Import-
nnco of the resolutions under consideration.
Ono of them hml eno from A , U.Vyman \ ,
nn ox-tmnsurerVif fho United Statcj , Thcso
letters showed ftovljdlfllcult It was now to
get money nnd V'ftv ' necessary It wit * that
scMwthlngslioula 7 > o done for the purpose of
ngnln opening Ul | tlio stnto to outside capital.
The resolution dill not touch upon the legis
lation contompUtcd regarding usury nor
mortgages , butslinplv us regards tno main
tenance ) of the lojrnl ruto of Interest. Ho had
received ouo letter from n farmer in Wayne ,
Whom ho did not know and who did not
know him. The letter stated that the writer
was la u nioiiojMoimcr's ofllco n few days ago
nnd that n farmer who had n mortgage coinIng -
Ing duo in Fobruarv came In nnet asked to
have It extended. 'Tho farmer had been told
that nothing could bo clone in the promises
until It urn * first ascertained what the state
would do rounrdlngtho stay law.
Senator Hnndall of Phelps said it was not
the proper tlmo for the senate lo place Itself
at the mercy of rnonov sharks. They should
not bind themselves band nnd foot to any
bankers. The pcoplo had made a number bf
dcmanels , Some of thosi demands were pcr-
hapj unconstitutional. The doors of the
state were as open ns over to capital from
outside mid the people could give tlio money
lenders ns good security ns they ever did ,
Senator Dysnrt of Franklin said ho had
not como there to bind himself to commit the
state to the bankers. It was the banks who
wore afraid. It was the money loauers who
were afraid. It was the banks" who were
holding back the money. If the banks held
buck ttio money for two or thrco months
longer , It would bo"pcrlinps only what mlRht
bo expected of thorn. Ho did not favor the
passage of the resolution and proposed to lot
these who were so anxious to know what the
stnto Intended to do hi the premises to wait
until after the legislature closed and then
they would bo able to ascertain.
Senator Christoffcrson said that ho ob
served with regret that some gentlemen who
hud voted for the adoption of n certain re-port
touching a kindred subject were now voting
ngidnst practically the same suojcct at least
so far as the stay luw and Ihtorcnt were con
cerned. They had aright to adopt any law
making moro stringent the protection against
usury , but the resolutions lu eiuestion dfd not
proven t the affording of such protection.
They sought , only to maintain the present
rate of Interest and did not bind thorn to vote
ugniust usurious interest. To vote for them
wa * virtually a vote such as was given in
adopting the report of the committee of
judiciary on the usury question ,
Senator Swltzlor raised the point of order
thnt the time had arrived at which the senate
was expected to go to .tho house to listen to
( jovcrnorDoyd's ' message.
The president did not sustain the point.
A vote was taken on the adoption of the
resolutions and was practically unanimous ,
Hnndall of Phelps and another only voting in
the negative. .
Senator Swltzlor moved tbo sennto go In a
body to the house , to listen to Governor
Boyd's message. Carried.
The senate returned from the house at
11:53 : a. in.
The roll wrw called and a recess was taken
until 2 p. in.
At the afternoon session immediately after
roll call an adjournment was taken until 4 p.
in. Tuesday next.
LIN-COLV , Neb : ' , Fob. O. f Special to TIIC
BEE. ] In the house this morning eighty
members answer d.to roll call.
A message from" tie governor was received
announcing that "he had approved and signeel
house roll 79 , the bill appropriating $100,000 ,
for the relief of the drouth stricken sufferers.
Alargonumberofjcommltteo reports were
sent up to the clerk's desk.
The committee on insurance recommended
the passntro of the bill introduced by Mr.
jcrdes , authorizing the organization of fann-
rs' mutual Insurants companies.
The judiciary committee reported n > usury
bill dratted by th _ committee nnd known as
committee bill No. 1. By the provisions of
, hls bill the money leaner forfeits to the bor-
ewer five times the/ / amount of Interest in-
solved , and is all o subject to a flno-of from
$100 to $1000 ; f > r .tho benefit of the school
fund. \ V. .f ! "
A bill lntroclnco'cl-Uy ' 'Ruggles , defining
'water rights" aBd providing that nny citi
zen or cqruoratlon irrgunized juncler the lijws
bf-Nobraslm shall uavo free uSe of the wiitoiv
running * m streams -or .pauons , . was indefi
nitely postponed. '
The committee on labor reported in favor
of adopting the .Illinois . luw making eight
hours a legal day's worlt except on farm * and
for domestic servants.
The coriimitteo on public lands nnd bulld-
_ ngs reported In favor of establishing a girls'
reform school at Geneva , Fillmoi'o county ,
and appropriating ? 10,000 for the same.
The committee on roads nnd bridges denied
the petition of citizens of Uago county for nu
appropriation of § 2,500 to aid In "bulldius ; a
bridge across the Blue river on the Kansas
state line.
A motion was made by Gunnott to go into
committee of the whole to consider bills on
tbo general Hie , but thespeaker said it lacked
but a fonr minutes of 1J , the hour appointed
for the joint convention to receive Governor
Bayd. Tlio motion was lost.
SVhlto then moved thnt a committee of two
bo appointed to wait on the honorable senate
nnd invite their presence to listen to the iu-
nugural address of 'his excellency , Governor
James E. Boyd.
The motion prevailed , nnd tbo speaker
named Messrs. Whlto and Gale as such com
mittee.
After tbo joint convention dissolved , on
motion of Whlto It was ordered that 10,000
copies of the governor's address bo printed in
such languages as the printing committee
may determine.
The house adjourned until 10 a. m. Tues
day. _ _
Regulation of Freight Chorees.
LINCOLNNeb. . , Feb. 0. [ Special to Tnn
BKK.J When the house meets next Tuesday
the various bills for the regulation of freight
charges will bo considered as a special order
until the matter Is disposed of. Chairman
McHoynolds of the railroad committee thinks
that it will only require three or four days
to perfect the measure in committee of the
wholo. The bill ni amended In committee in
anything but satisfactory. There Is no pro
vision relating , to discrimination and the
clause permitting the supreme court to set
IM ido tha rate comes in for a good sbaro ol
criticism. The penalty clause simply
provides that la case of violation
of the la\v the party injured
may recover three times the amount of dam
ages sustained together with costs and a rea
sonable attorney feo. Many members feel
that the penalty Is not adequate , and au ad
ditional sectloa making the compuuy liable tc
criminal indictment and subject to a uoavy
line will likely bo proposed In committee ol
the wholo. An effort may also bo made tc
strlico out all after the enactment clause and
insert the Iowa law , verbatim. There is s
unanimity of expression among the mcmbors
as to the necessityiutsomo legislation to pro.
vent railroad extortion , but a wldo divergence
m views is alrcadlMnanifcst la regard to the
best method of noulbving this roiult.
ISotes.
LIXCOI.X , Nob.fb. 0. ( Special , to Tin
. ] Eighty maiabers answered to roll cal
In the houso. a J.
The Oxnard beet sugar factory has presented
sonted each tneuibor with a sample of theii
product , put Up Wa'ifeat llttlo box.
The speaker is Rptfcially hard on gavels
About two a day la iUiu average now , with i
tendency towards , au/iucreaso.
The greater part rif the session next wool
will bo devoted ttTtno consideration of thi
various monsurod"htVw- pending for the rogu
Intlon' of rallroadspfTho bills will coino up n :
n special order Tunuta.y ,
HoprcsontatlvoUoloof Brown received i
threatening letter .from Omaha , signed "In
dependent , " In which ho predicted that tin
heiup grown In Nebraska last year ivoule
soon bo needed to hnug the "traitors to the
cause. " Mr. O. . thinks that a man too cow
nrdlv to sign his name eloos not merit any at-
tendon.
The Independent ! are heartily glad that " 1
Is all over. " and noaoo for the titno bclnf
rrlcns at the capital.
About three hundred bills have alread ;
been introduced In the house and another JJOi
will nrobably j added next woon.
Ttio effort * of some of the independents fj
pro vent the attendance of a quorum to hca
the inaugural address of Governor Boyd dli
not materialize.
Scarcely a half dozen members of the hens
remain In the cJty nud no committee worl
will bo attempted bof ore Tuesday evening.
The clerks breathe o Igh of relief. The ;
will now bo nblo to .catch up with their worl
and got a good breathing spoil.
MR , OXNARD AND THE BOUNTY
llo Cannot Manufacture Boot Sugar Without
Etato Assistance ,
OTHER STATES OFFER INDUCEMENTS ,
Senator I'mlilook K HC.S to n Question
of Privilege nnel Jlnkcs I'uiis
Free Colmign IVrmnuontl"
Side TrncUcel.
ntmruuTiiB :
HIS KomiTBENTit STIIKRT ,
\VA8illNOTOtf , D. C. , Fob. '
Mr. Oxnnrd , the Grand Island boot sugar
manufacturer , has gone east , whence ho goes
direct to his homo In Nebraska , within a few
days Just before leaving Washington ho
told Tin : linn correspondent tint ho had re
ceived very flattering propositions from a
number of spates for the establishment of
sugar beet factories. Senator Washbunr
says the Minnesota legislature will pass a
law and pledge Itself to maintain It for a
period of yours , probably ton , giving all the
beet sugar manufacturers a bounty of ii cents
per pound. Senator Spoouor told Mr. Ox
nard that the Wisconsin legislature would
puss a bill at this session giving
n bounty for the manufacture of hoot sugar
and Senator Alhsoa and ether members of
the Iowa delegation will recommend their
legislature to i > as a similar law. The Indi
ana legislature , now in session , promises to
give encouragement for llio manufacture of
beet sugar. Speaking of the threat of the
Nebraska legislature to repeal the prc-iont
law giving a bounty of 1 cent a pound Mr.
Oxnard said , and his Ideas nro endorsed by
the senators and representatives from var
ious states , that if the present litw is repealed
It should bring to an end the experiments bo-
ijj made In beet sugar manufacture in No-
raska ; that it would be , to say the lea t ;
babby treatment for the state to
reak ttio Inducement of 1 cent
pound bounty and as soon
is It had secured the establishment of two
atfgo factories to repeal the law. Mr. Ox-
nrd said that tie had , in point of fact , lost
nonoy up to the present time , gud that it
vould bo pretty hard to have the law ro-
loaled after it hnei stood only ono year , nnel
that a year of drouth sufToring , nud after ho
md received but $7,000 from the state hi tno
vay of a bounty upon the in vestment of
nearly 51,000,000. ,
"All I have to sarnbout it , " said Mr. Ox >
mrd , "Is that If Nebraska takes awny the
Ittlo encouragement It has offered to this en-
orpriso , which is so important to the farm-
ng interests and the people at large , I nhall
direct my attention to ether localities ,
and if I am given imlucomonts to
move my factories I will take
hem into states where there will
) o good faith exercised. I promised to cstab-
ish beet sugar manufactories in Nebraska if
ho state would give some encouragement for
ho raising of sugar beets. I have honestly
'ullllled my part of the contract and now the
eplslaturo should stand by the farmers as
veil its myself In maintaining Its promise , at
cast until the farmers get used to raising
sugar boots , niiei then our enterprise will
stand nlono upon its merits. I presume there
ire a half dozen states where sugar beets can
> o produced as well as Nebraska , and these
itates are oiTcring every Inducement in the
vay of a permanent bounty law nnd cash ,
ground , buildings , etc. . for the establishment
> f the factories. "
One thing should bo remembered by the
N ebrnslca legislature , and that is , that the
states which nro about to pass sugar bounty
aws propose to give a cents per pound in
stead of L cent , as is riven by the Nebraska
aw , and'they promise to uledgo , by thondop-
ion of a Joint or concurrent resolution , that
he law shall not bo repealed unelcr a given
number of years , probably ton years. The
adoption of the now commercial treaty with
Brazil will lot in , free of duty , another big
nstallment of sugar every year , whllo Socro-
ary Blaine promises treaties with other
countries to the south of us which will sup-
) ly the United' States sugar , making a do-
nestic or state sugar bounty all the more
iccbssnry If the industry in this country is
, o do developed.
PADDOCK'S I'CnSOXAt EXH..VXATIOX.
Senator Paddoclc scored some of his critics
today. Ho arose in the senate to a personal
privilege and said :
"I desire to say a few words in the nature
of a personal explanation. I see in a pub-
isued report of the things recently said anel
done in the state of Kansas , a reference to
, ho Paddoclc pure food bill which was en
dorsed by the farmers' alliance nt Oealaand
a statement by a woman named Diu'gs that
/ho endorsement was the result of work by
parties whom she called 'my agents. " 1 do
: iot know what i have done to draw upon mo
such nn assault a * this ; such 'Dlggs. '
[ f this differ was n man I should undsrtako
to dig a pit deep enough onct largo enough to
tiolda monumental liar and place him in It , if
I could , but ns she Is a woman and I have
great rcsnfict ( even adoration ) for all good
women , f shall attempt nothing of that kind
In her case , nor shall I bo led to make any
reflection upon this woman , although she
may. If 1 may bo permitted to say so , possibly
belong to that class of women , fortunately u
small number in this country , who have un-
pettlcoated themselves to engage in anarchy
nnd socialist performances In this coun
try. I denounce this statement as
an unmitigated falsehood. I never
inspired any action in the Ocnla
convention or Dy nny other convention any
where In respect to this or anv ether subject
in which I have been personally interested or
which I have presented hero. Of course it is
not necessary for mo to sny that I had no
ngcat there. This is 'too rielicnlous to DO de
nied. I desire to further afllrm that I have
never intimated to any person in the state in
which I llvo or anywhere else in the United
States that I oven had preferred the passajro
of the bill which J had the honor to pa-sent
on behalf of the committee over that of any
ether , which the senate might consider to
bo bettor to enact into law. I have
made no reflection wnatcvcr , either
by word or lu writing upon this
Conger lard bill. Indeed , I may properly per
haps , disclose n secret of the committee on
agriculture and forestry , that I saved the
Conger lard bill from an ad verso report which
a largo majority of the committee appeared tc
desire to nialio , and gave the bust place J
could give this measure upon the calcndarfoi
consideration. I will frankly say , however ,
In rofcrenco to tlio bill which I had the honor
to present and which I hope to bo nblo tc
debate la a few days that it Is a general bill ,
undertaking to reach adulterations through ,
out the whole range of the infamous
methods which nru adopted in rcspecl
to the adulteration of food nnr
drink and drugs , but as to thnt I shall have
something to say hereafter nnd will not nov
trespass further on the tlmo of the sonato. 1
desired simply to make this personal explann
tion.nnd to brand these statements that havi
been made as falsehoods , by whomsoovoi
they may have been made or may bo mad <
hereafter. Very likely I ought to npologizi
for this , but It Ls my Jirst offense hero lu tin
way of a personal explanation and I thlnl
under the circumstances I bhall be par
doned. "
rilEB COIXAOK OKTS fllDK THACKKP.
It is very generally conceded tonight thn
no moro violent efforts will bo made to pay
any unlimited coinage bill in this congress
Senator Stewart's failure to got free coinagi
on the pension appropriation bill r.nd tb
ellsmnl failure of Mr. Uluud to induo
the house today to inleot it into the sundr ;
civil sorviexj appropriation billMmvo civoi
free coinage n great backso' , from which i
e nnot recover bctoro March 4. liut ilvo r
publicans , Land of Minnesota , Barlln o
Nevada , Herman of Oregon , iCollv ot Kunsn
und Carter of Montana voted with Mr. Blani
in his appeal from ttio decision of the chai
when the latter declared the matter to adi
free colnago as Doing out of order , whlli
Wiley und Splnola of New York , Mutcbe
nnd Vnus of Pennsylvania , democrats votci
to sustniu the ruling of the speaker. Th
cause of unlimited coinage has suffered b ,
the tactics employed In the senate to odvano
it. There are a largo number of republican
In the house who uro naturally Inclined t
support the proposition , but who will not U
it bi'ciiuso certain free advocates in the son
nto traded oft the elections bill nnd closure res
olutltm for silver votes. Altogether nu
limited silver coinage 1s in the dumps an
there is no prospect thnt any great ottYct wi
bo made to have it up again this year , j
lumber of members ta the homo who voted
o sustain the ruling of the speaker would
mvovofedfor almost nny move lo take up
nllmlted rolnngo had It not been the In ton *
Ion to load It upon nn Important nuproprlit *
Ion bill which they very much deslro shall
ocomo n law. They fenrod it presidential
oto might defeat the entire bill and they
ironounce'd the attempt to make mi npproprl-
tUn bill carry any questionable proposition
ns unfair ns It was hazardous.
IWTAfc TKI.K(1llAnir TAlll.KD.
By n deddoel vote , the house committee on
wstofllee.s nnel post rondi today laid the
> osti ! ! toiozrnph bill on the table tndeillnltoly.
t is concedcei that this will bo the lost hoard
if the postal telegraph In this congress.
Jomortratssay thoy'wlll not take It up in the
ext congress , because It would give n re-
mhllcnu president the disposition of a largo
lumber of ofllccs. They want to wait until
hey cot n democrat , which means the per-
nanent abandonment of the project so far as
ho "imterrlllod" nro concerned. Postal tel-
granh. like the elections bill , has been gar *
ottea in the house of Its friends.
_ _ CIIANCins.
Representative Dorsey has boon notified
by the llrst assistant postmaster genciMl that
the commission of Postmaster Lovl G. Smith
at Colfrtx , Neb. , expires on the ! "d inst ,
Mr. Uorsoy has rocommendcel the appoint-
montof Oe > orge II.'olls. . The ofllco pays
Sl.tSnOuyoar.
Charles II. Drum has been appointed post
master at Uod Fern , Custrr county , nnd Ida
Fuhlbrodt at Tulbasta , Washington county ,
Nob.
oTho folloivlng fourth class Iowa post-
mastoi-s were ntipolnte'd today : Devon , Chickasaw -
asaw county L. A. Sorter , vice iH. . Law-
ynco , reslgnod : Mutz , .Taspor county P. II.
iMirly , vice W. Haininoek , reslwued.
TUB LATEST JllllllOl : ,
Messrs. Council nud Mnndcrson have la-
roducoel duplicates In the house and senate
of the bill authorizing the construction of a
ailwny , street railway , motor , wagon and
icelestriau briujro over the Missouri river be-
woon the counties of Douglas nuel Sarpy ,
Nebraska , and ttio counties ot Pottixwnttninlo
anel Mills , Iowa , ft authorized the Nebraska
and Iowa brielgo nnd rallwav company , a cor-
joratlon existing under the laws of Nebraska ,
o construct and maintain a bridge and up.
H'onchcs thereto across the Missouri rlvor at
such a point as may hereafter bo selected by
ho corporation , between the north line of
Douglas county and the south line of Snrpy
county , Nebraska , to u point in 1'ottawatta-
nio county or Mills county , Iowa , to 1x3 so-
octcd consistent with the interests of rlvor
mvkation , The bridge is to bo for railroads
and vehicles , low or high , but not to inter-
'oro with navigation. No time is fixed for
beginning work upon or completing the
structure.
JIISCCU.AXEOUS.
Assistant Secretary Chaneller today af-
Irmed the decision of Commissioner Groft In
loldlng for cancellation the rash entry of
Tames C. Kane for land in sections ISO anel 31 ,
.owiiship-H , north range 3U west , McCoolc.
Nob.
Nob.Dr.
Dr. Chad wick will be appointed on the pen
sion board at Omaha to take the place uf IJr.
Gibbs.
Land Commissioner Orolt has Informed
Senator MniidoMon that there will boa resurvey -
survey of the forty-four townships In Grant
nnd Hooker counties in Nebraska provided
.hut nil the settlers and landowners in these
ownships agree to the usual conditions of n
osurvey. Judge Graff also states that when
ho petitions for these surveys hiivo been
acted upon nnd the s.imo course of procedure
shall have been taken with respect to Arthur
md McPhcrsun counties , and the land ofllco
regulations nro complied wltli and appropria-
.Ions are available , there shall bo ro-survoys
n these counties.
Senator Mandcrson has boon Invited by
Secretary Noble and the commissioner of In'-
llan affairs to moot the Sioux Indians from
South Dakota now in the city ma conference
tomorrow morning at the interior depart
ment.
Colonel John Webster of Omaha is at the
Arlington.
i-'rank Murphy , N. N. Crary anel Charley
Greene of Omaha were nt the capital today.
PKIIUY S. HEATH.
JtO\4lLD IX THE HOX.
llo ConlraellCts Some of Owonl > y's
Slutrments.
\VAsiri.NOTOX , Feb. 0. J. M.Donald ,
cashier of the Hanover National bank , was
called by the silver pool committee. Ho de-
iled much of Owenby's testimony and es
pecially statements of Owenby to the effect
; hat the witness had stated congressmen
were interested in silver speculation , and
further declared ho had never had a silver
transaction In his lito. As to the letter from
a senator , the witness testified that one day
Owen by was in his ofilco and saw n senate
envelope. Owonby eyed it , and remarked :
"I know the hand writing : it is that of
secretary of so-and-so. " Witness elid not say
whoso writing it was , but diel say to
Owonby that If ho dared ask the senator Ho
would tell the witness all about the silver
1)111. Witness explained the statement by
saying ho had previously asked the senator
several questions and did not feel like taking
up tils time with further Inquiries. This
was in Juno. The loiter from the senator
did not relate to speculation , , but was a
response to a request for Information ns to
the progress of the silver bill.
T1IK VOIXAGK CMJlMIT'fKK.
It Bits Down nn Mr. BSanel's Ueso-
Inlinnn.
WASHINGTON' , Fob , G. The chairman this
morning laid before the house coinage com
mittee u request from the chamber of com
merce of Now York for a hearing on the sll-
vor bill next Thursday. The request was
tcraritcd. A vote was then taken on
tlio motion pending yesterday to strike
out that part of Blnnd's resolu
tion directing thnt the hearings close
Thursday next. It resulted adversely to
Bland uud the same fate nwaitod the amend
ments to fix Friday nnd Saturday next week.
A motion to hold evening sessions
Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday of
each week was then carried. Mr.
Williams of Illinois made a motion that
the chairman nsk unanimous consent
from the house for permission to sit during
the session of the house , which was carried.
Before adjournment a proteit against fur
ther silver logislat ion , signed bysoventy-nino
members of the Chicago board of trade , was
presented.
Perils nt' Politics.
SKXTA FB. N. M. , Fob. 0. Last evening ,
whllo five republican members of the city
council were holding a consultation la the of
llco of Oiio or their number , two shots were
fired through a window from the outsido. J ,
A. Archulta was seriously wounded whllo T.
B. Catron nnd othen were narrowly missed.
The would-bo assassins then rode away in the
elnrlmcss , followeel by a posse , it is said the
attempt at assassination is believed to bo
from political motives and aimed at Catron ,
ono of the most prominent republicans in the
state. It Is thought Archultu will recover.
DUN'S ' REVIEW OF THE WEEK ,
Sprlug Business Promises tj Gladden tbo
Hearts of All Wholosalors.
TRADE HEALTHY AND CONSERVATIVE ,
Imst Week's General Htmlurst Showy
a HatUfitotorjr Inuruimo UuproH-
Hlllt Kelt In the \Vc-st
r'nllure-H nl'tlio Wock.
Nnw YOIIK , Fob. . [ Special TeluRnim to
THE Hii-U. : : ] O. Diin Co.'s ' wcoldv review
of trade says ; Though at a higher level ot
prices , business continues to exceed last
year's on the whole , and is In character moro
healthy and conservative than usual. Tlio
disposition increases tocountupoiitho future )
for this year at least with confidence , but
speculative tendencies nro In most directions
hold In chedc by the conviction that consum
ers1 demands may not prove eiutto eijual to
lost year on account of short crops. The aver-
atco prices of cotnnioilltioj have advanced
nearly one-half of 1 per coat for the past
week , hut the aelvanco Is almost exclusively
In products of which the crops were short.
Uoports this week from all parts of the coun
try iiuiieate a fair volume of trade , for tlio
reason that there Is easy money nnd collec
tions are nonorally fair , though at a few west
ern points nnd In the grocery trade at Phila
delphia they are rather slow.
The south has the embarrassment of
further decline in the prleo of cotton , but re
ceipts nro largo and the general firado is
soraowhct bettor at Now Orleans , though re
ceipts of sugar nro Unlit. Tiudo is improved
nt Atlanta , fair In voluino but quite cautious
nt Memphis and dull nt present with bright
prospects nt Savannah , llusincss nt St.
Louis Is of fair voluino , but not so well MIS-
talnod as before. At Kansas City a fair
average for the season ; nt Denver Improv
ing and at Omaha anei Milwaukee quiet.
Chlcnpo notes a slight increase ever last
year in all grains and .1 good increase in cured
meats , hides and wool , a heavy decrease in
dressed beef , lard nnel butter , larger sales
of dry goods , clothing and shoes ,
and nn enormous cattle trndo U )
per cent greater than a year ago unit the
largest over recorded la any month. IMroit
notes a fair trade and orders , while Clove-
load has a good trade In hardware nml dry
gooels , thoueh country merchants nro unusu
ally consorvollvo. At Cincinnati the general
trade Is cjulot , but m tropical fruits there Is
much activity.
At 1'ittsburg iron is quiet , though n hotter
demand for rails Is seen , but a great strlUo
of the Councils villo coke workers Is expected
on Tuesday. Philadelphia notes a prosper
ous spring business in shoos nnd leather and
in" dry goods , v.'ltli the clothlnp trade
healthier than for years ; a fairly satisfactory
trade lu groceries ami chemicals , with liquors
and tobacco quiet. At Moslem the feature Is
the Rood trndo in wool , exceeding last year's ,
and leather and hides nro firm , but many
shoo factories nro on short time , spring busi > i
ness beinK backward nnd buyers cnutious ,
No special ch.uiKo is seen in Iron
and steel , but the resumption of
work by BOUIO Alabama furnaces in
creases the excess of production ; over
the present consumption. At many bar mills
the scarcity of orders Is felt and structural
and plato Iron are irregular. Heavy exports
ofcoppor nro reported , S > 00,0'0 ; pounds of luku
ana 1:00,000 : of Montana , but the domestic
consumers hold off. Tin is lower at L'0.1
cents nnd lead steady at ? 4.i"i. ! The coal trade
is still congested , the January output nnvlng
boon Uri'jr , > , UUO tons , a quarter more than last
year and some mines are stopping.
The cotton manufacturers show no ma
terial change , though the trade In cotton
goods continue fair for the season ,
In the woolen manufacture blgns of Improve
ment multiply and while the trade Irf wooloh
goods Is cautious , It is steady and largo. The
demand for wool of all kinds lifts the price a
llttlo , but especially for the coarser and
worsted prudes.
Wheat has advanced \ % cents and corn 1.
cent ou moderate rutos , lard and nogs Iwlng
also II ) cents per 100 pounds stronger mid oil
S1 ; 1 cents , but cotton is 1-10 cent lower. The
exports from Now York are now falling below -
low last year's , especially on braid stuffs.
nut there is no present reason to apprehend
any unfavorable influence from the foreign
trade , anil the death of the secretary of tlio
treasury has In no way disturbeel finances.
The business failures occurring during the
last seven days throughout the country num
ber 200 , as compared with IUO last wcolc. For
the corresponding wejclt of the last year the
figures wuroSSl.
The St. ijiniiN Fin :
ST. Louis , Mo. , Feb. 0. The flro last night
la the Pullman car shops destroyed t
shops and their contents , together with n ,
number of small dwellings near by. Some
of tbo Inmates narrowly escaped with tbolr
lives. Tno aggregate loss Is estimated ut
$250,000 , partly insured.
Fnnuice Men on Strike- .
CiiiCAfio , Fob. 0. Tnostrikoof the furnnco
men in the Illinois steel company's works at
South Chicago , has virtually caused a shut
down of the rolling mills. There are 500 f ur-
naco men out. They demand an ailvuuco of
WIIROS and the discharge of an obnoxious
foroman.
IF YOU KNEW
how easy it waso rid
yourself of face pimples
and jblotches , you would
take a few bottles S , S. S.
and remove them.
1 IIEIl FACE Hint KOUTUXK.
' \\nsaujioycilfor.i ' joir wlt'i ' pim
ples and blotches on the face. I eon-
Miltcel prominent pliysians and mo I
ellffercnt kindn of a < lwrti > od inoli-
cincs without any benollt. Finally I
tried Swift sbpcciflo , ai.d lliomnootli-
ncss of my skin ' .vas completely ro-
tiloicel by the use of n few bottles. "
(11A ( I.OTIK KA.VDOW ,
Thalia Theater , New Yoik City.
BCOXS Oft Bl OOD XflD SKIfi DISEASES fKlE.
'I'liK WIKT. I'U IKIOf'O. . At'atltit , 0.1.
L. P. HOLLANDER & CO ,
BOSTON. NEW YORK.
Our r.'proiit'iitatlvos will boiU the
PaxtonHotelOmaha
February 10 , 11 and 12.
mid will take | > ! < m r In slioivltiR our spring nn 1 summer select loin fur
tlio MJicral dcjMrl.iteiiU of uir Insliu-ss , coniprlslnt ?
Ladies' Dressmaking and Tailoring.
Misses and Children s Dresses and Garments.
Boys Clothing to Order and Ready-Made.
Wwcar an ! General Furnishings for Boys ana CWWwii ,
Snnntlcs of advance stylus In Dress Cluo1 : ! * I11 hn slioiru frum which
to tnk6 onlo.-s or sell by tlio yunl.