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OMAHA JDAJfL5r BICE : l TDAY , FERTttfAOT 13. 181)1. ) TnElAILY ) BEE _ B7HOSKWATEK BIIITOU. PUBLISHED KVKUY MORNING. TKI1MS 01' SUIISOIHl'TKW. Pally ninl Hnmlay , One Vcr.r . 110 M HI * months . . . . . A 00 Threes month ? . . 2 ffl h'uncliiy lirt1 , Unu Ycur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Weekly lice , Quo Your . . . . 100 Ol'TIOESt Ornnhn , Tim line Iliifldlnc. Fnillh Omnlin , Corner N mid Sfltli Streets. Council IlItilTi , 12 i'etirl Stroct. rhlenfio Oilier , : il7'liimti ( ! rnf Commerce. , , New York. Jw ( > tiisiiHnnd : I.vrrllnmu Jlulldliij ; Washington , > ii : I'oiirtcrntli urcct. coiiiiKsroN'nrNor. All romnimilcntlims relating In iiows ami rrtltorliil inntU'r should be addressed to ilio Editorial ] JeKirtiiH'iit. | HUS1XES3 M3TTK11S. All linltiFKilottcm ) anil rciiilUnnrpssliould To addressed lo Tlio Ilco I'lihlMiltiR Conipniiy , Oinuhii. Drafts , cliooksanil postnfliroordprs to do made poyiiblo to thu utdur ot tlio com- imny. 1'lie ' EccPulilisliii Coinpaw , Tlio Hcoll'ld'ff. ' Fnriiam ami Seventeenth Sts KTAI'KMBXT OK fJIKCULATION. lPiifNobrnHhn , ! , . County ol ( > oiiBliis. I8S ( ! ( orcn ll. ' 1'uicliuuK , secretary of TIIR Hun J'tibllMiIng roinpniiy. docs solemnly swrar Dial tlivautual clrciilutlon nf 'J'liK D.ui.v IIKK Jor tlio TOOK ending 1'cbruury .7 , Ib9lwus ; as FiiiidnY.Fnbnmry J . 5VW > Morulny. I'clininryS . - ' .W Tuesday. Kelininry < l . . ! KilM AVfunrsilay. Kubniarv 4 . Wl Tlniixlnv , I'l'liruiiry . > . Hi.M > I'rldnr. roliriiiiry (1 ( . SI.VSO Hutiirutiy , I'cbrunryT II. T/.SCIIIIOK. Bworn to Ijoforo 1110 nrul subscribed In my jircscnco this Jth day of I'olmmrv A. 1) ) . 1SOI , \V. K. Kunrx. . Notary 1'ublle. Etatn of Ntibnskn , I. County of Douslns , f Ba Ccoruo II. Tzficliiick , being duly sworn , dc- tioiosiind siiys that ho Is secretary of TIIK UEB Publishing company. tliar. Ilin uctunfikvoragu iliilly clrvnlatloit of Tun lUn.rltKK forldo month nf I'Ybriinrv. ' 1MJJJ. l'J.701 ' copies ; for Marcli , 1800 , 2U.81copies ! for April. IHIW , : vM copies : forMny. 1H < J. a' ' , I so copies ; for June , IblO , aVfll copies : for July , 1MK ) . SftfifiJ topics ; for AiigiiHt , IMK ) . 10.7.10 copies ; for September , IBM , Mrto ) copies ! for October. ISM. 'MW cop ies ; for November , IBTO. 55im : copies ; fur December - comber , Jftrt ) , U.'M'I copies : for January. IS'JI ' , iV.UO pniilrH. UKOIHII : II. TKSCIIUCK. t'wohi to before rue , nml suuHcrlbt'd In my presence , tlilsUlstilixj'ofJiinuiirv , A. I ) . , 1H91. N. 1' . Km. . Notary 1'nbllB. K are several joints loose In tlio plumbing department of tlio Seventh wwd. THE contest for spoils in Lincoln luis subsided , but that in Omaha promises to outlive tlio year. THE register of deeds does not need anew now deputy half as tiuioh as ho needs a muscular guardian. THE collapse of tlio distillery conspir acy save providence froinboing charged with nn earthly "visitation.1 ' DISTANCE lends peculiar charms to South Omaha unnoxution , especially when the tax collector camps on its wnlcc. TUB people of the Big Third will ro- Jolco to learn , on his own authority , that Congressman Dot-soy is a practical joker. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tine reform in city nffuirs trumpeted thirty days ago Btands n slim chance of Bocurliifr a speaking acquaintance with tlio council. Mil. GOULD is moving' westward by easy stages , carrying an unusually Inrgo supply of good intentions to scatter in his railroad provinces. IT is possible Henry "NVnttorson's letter dirt not reach David lionnott Hill. Tlio important fuel is that Mr. nill chose the road llonry pointed out. Till ! legislatures of Kansas and No- braslcn iiro entitled to credit for giving n. piquancy to tlio cold formalities of ses sion lifo. The onicial form of adjourn ment in Kansas is : "Boys , it's tltno to milk. " In Nebraska " ' : "Hoys , lot's plow this furrow and then graze. " TIIK disgraceful Hcramblo for a few petty olllcos throws an arc light on the callbro of the men controlling city uffairfl. The pcojjlo who pay the bills are not concerned about the political complexion of subordinates BO long ns they are competent to perform their duties. 33ut they have a right to expect decent regard for the public interests. "Tun trouble is , " says MayorCusli- Ing , "that EOinoo hesoono-horsostates men think that the eyes of the world are upon thorn. If they could only see thom- Bolvcs as others see thorn they wouldn't swell to the importance of their ofllco quito so iiiuoh. " Lifo size and artistic , the picture will bo readily recognized by the public , coming from a high demo cratic authority , TiiKofllcial report on the number and value of farm animals on January 1 does not show any material change from the report of the preceding year. The losses on the Pacific slope and Koclcy moun tains during last winter wore unusually Bovoro , hut the gains in other sections wore sufllclont to b.ilanco the loss. The aggregate of Loot cattle is 30,875,018 , ; Bhoop , 13,431,1,10 ; and hogs , 50,025,100. A decrease of 2 per cent is noted i.n the latter , the scarcity of corn causing a rush to market. TLoy , JKUUY SIMPSON- continues to dazzle the country , not only with his physical extremities , but ulso with his unique originality as a financier. Gold and silver are to his mind us so much dross. Had ho hia way the mines would bo closed , tlio precious inutuls loft In tho- bowels of the earth , and the printing press proclaimed the money maker of the world. It is painful to observe that the Boclcloss meteor of Wichita throws ita dark shadow over Nebraska's 2 per cent genius hibernating in nilchcocK- county. _ _ _ Tin : ordinance licensing oonl dealers is a dead letter and should ho repealed. 1.o It was not drawn for on honest purpose , nor Is its enforcement practicable. Even if the council has a right to UcoiiBO the bus.incss , the power > should not ho exorcised. With onual justice all classes of business may bo licensed. The pica of short vrolghtti is absurd. The city has its Inspector of Ofo weights mul measures , and if scales are : tampered with for the purpose of defrauding oQ frauding purchasers , the denier can bo promptly punished. The imposition OtV a llconso Is not a guarantee of honesty > * 1IUV1XO I'WS IK A I'OKK. There 1 no use in mincing mattora about the close corporation which now controls the relief business of Nebraska , The lugrslaturo has vototl 8100,000 out of the elate treasury for the purchase of sunpllos. What quantity ol thcso sup- jillo1Imd boon bought before the ap propriation bill passed lias not boon mndo known to tlio public. A liberal estimate fixes the amount at $ i > , - 003. Those purehuscs were mndo without compotltlon from Lincoln jobbers who were smart enough to take advantage of the soft fiiuip within tlioir roach and In nil prob ability had enough state inonoyon de posit in ono ot thoii own banrts to cover any contingency of dolny In the appro priation. Now como i tlio question whether tlio relief committee proposes to control thcso purchases in the inter est of a favored sot of dealers Instead of throwing the doora open to competition. TJII : UKK insists that the money con tributed by taxpayers shall bo expended only for such sup plies us are actually needed nnd thcso goods should 1)0 purchased from dealers who sell the cheapest de liverable in localities nearest to the points of distribution. "VVo realize that some of tlio merchants who generously volunteered to ship a lot of dried grapes and civ.inod fruit to roll arc the hungry and thirsty settlers were doing a smart thing' in relieving themselves of goods which were liable to spoil on their hands. But wo doubt whether the state should invest in luxuries for people who are in want of brosid , moat and fuel. And wo don't bellovo it to bo good policy to buy a pig in a poke , in stead of inviting bids and having stand ard goods delivered accord ing tosninplo. Tlio people of Nebraska are willing to tax themselves for the relief of the poor , but they do not relish being taxed for the benefit of any sot of merchants or any locality through favoritism or dis crimination. TIIK VKA'iSlOfr S1IAHKS. Public opinion will approve tlio efforts of the interior department to protect pensioners from tlio rapacity of Iho pen sion sharks. Himself an old soldier. Secretary Noble is properly desirous that the veterans who are entitled to the bounty of tlio government shall not bo robbed of it by a pack of sordid and greedy attorneys , many of whom are canable o ( almost any disreputable prac tice to obtain business. His llrst com mendable move ngninst the pension sharks was for a reduction of the fee allowed in pension cases , and ho has now taker a further stop that will have the cITeot to save many thousands of dollars to pensioners. This latest action of the department - mont is the cutting olT of a source of information which the at torneys hnvo hitherto found very profit able. The published pension lists have boon giving the addresses of persons to whom pensions were awarded. As soon as those lists appeared the attorneys would write to each pensioner , informing him that his pension had been'granted nud suggesting that tlio fee for services ren dered bo remitted. The dopartincnt has ordered that hereafter the addresses of pensioners bo omitted from the lists furnished the press , nothing to bo pub lished but the name of the successful applicant and the state in which ho re sides. As the co mtnissionor of pensions gives-timely information to all parsons who have boon granted a ponslon , this now arrangement will not cause suc cessful applicants to bo hold in suspense very long , whllo it will hoof very material bonolit to them pecuni arily. In the ofllcial communication to the commissioner of pensions , after referring to the illegitimate nnd unprofessional methods of the attorneys , it is said : "It is tlio judgment of the department that those methods should not bo permitted among attorneys who are admitted to practice before it. To tolerate "thorn is almost the equivalent to approving thorn , and no room should bo loft for misconstruing the department's attitude by even the remotest application. " It is suggested not only that the addresses' of pensioner's bo omitted from the pub lished lists , but that all par sons engaged in the sorvlco of the pension bureau bo prohibited from disclosing to anyone outside the address of such pensioners on piin of dismissal from the sorv.ico , and that this rule bo applied also to divulging the names of claimants for pensions. The pension bureau has boon the most troublesome Draneh of the government Eorvico to the present administration , but much needed reforms have boon in stituted , bauoflcial bath to the govern ment , and the pauslonors , and the latest adopted is not the least commendable of them. The old soldiers have ovorv roa- son to font that the administration is most anxious to protect their Interests nndaacuro them the full bane It of the nation's bounty , HK ir SJMI , i ( M/.Y. Secretary Blaine has submitted to the president tables showing the articles which under the comtnarchil arrange ment with Brazil will bo entitled tofroo admission fnto the ports of that country , and als ? the articles upon which the existing duty will bo roluco ; ! . The first of these tables includes all kliuli of agricultural products , coal , farm imple - ments , mining and mochanlcal machin ery , railroad material and oqulpmant. The average annual riiluo of those articles imported Into Brazil is $20,000- 000 , of which the United States supplies only a llttlo over $ . ' 1,000,000 , worth. This country exports moru wheat Hour to the Brazilian markets than all other coun tries combined , but of corn and the man ufactures thoi'oof , rye , barley , and other agricultural products , the nuppUosaro drmvn almojt wholly from otho r coun tries. In the Item of coal this country does not ship any to Brazil , whllo her Importations from olhor oou'i trios amount to % ever $8,003,000 a year. Wo do almost no business with that country in mining and maehanlciil machinery , although manufacturing the boat in the world , whllo other countries sail thorn nearly 3',000,000 ! worth annual ly. Of articles upon which the Brazilian duty will ba reduced , the discrepancy between our trudo and. thnt of other countries is still moreglaring. . These Include provisions , canned moats , fruits and vegetables , manufactures of cotton and ot Iron and stool , and leather and Its manufacturo3 , oxcspt iron and stool , The average annual value of thoao arti cles Imported into IJrazil IB ever $38.- 000,000 , of which the United Slates sup plies only about $2,000,001) ) worth. The greatest discrepancy between the trade of this and other countries appears in the manufactures of cotton , of which wo furnish annually lo than $1,000,000 worth , while other countries , chlolly England , find a inarkot there for the so goods to the value of ever 820,000,000. Another noteworthy discrepancy Is in leather and its manufactures , of-which there is to the nccount of the United States the beggarly sum of a few thous- andtdollar.s against several millions to thnt of other countries. AVhoro the United States may bo ex pected to make the most important gain under the reciprocity arrangement is in increasing the trade in agricultural products and the manufactures of cotton , In those alone wo ought to ho able to enlarge our trade with Brazil within the next few years to the amount of from $10,000,000 to $13,000,000 annually. It Is impossible to say how long wo can look for any considerable demand for farm products , because the promotion of agriculture in Ur.i7.il may enable tlio country in the not very remote future to supply the homo de mand for broadstulTs and other products of agriculture , but in certain1 classes of manufactures , and particularly in that of cotton , a steady enlargement of trade is reasonably to bo expected if our man ufacturers will make goods doslrablp for that market at prices that will compete with tho' English goods. Of course it must bo understood that this commercial arrangement will Bccuro the beneficial results sdught only when all the condi tions essential to a successful compotl- tion with dinar countries for the trade are provided , and this will require time. It is not to bo supposed , therefore , that our merchants and manufacturers nro to 'at once acquire control of the Brazilian market A commercial conflict more or loss pro longed will have to bo fought , and the result will depend upon the energy and enterprise of our people and their abil ity to supply the demand upon as favor able conditions in all respects as Euro peans can mako. Granting they can do this , the figures of Brazilian trade are certainly tempting enough to induce a vigorous and determined effort to se cure It. THKY SHOULD UK 1'ASSKD. The joint resolution asking congress to foreclose the mortgage on the Pacific railroads is timely and should bo adopted. Wo never can and never will have rea sonable rates on the overland railroads until the water is wrung out of them , and the only way to wring the water out effectively is by compelling the sale of the roads to the host bidder. So long as the Union and Central Pacific roads , which nro stocked and bonded for about 8125,000 a milo are operated with a view of pr.ying interest torost on the bonds and dividends on the stocks they must keep up exorbitant exactions and cut-throat rates. When the roads nro brought down to a bedrock - rock basis and operated to earn an income - como on what they nro actually worth which moans what they could bo dupli cated for they will bo content with half the present tolls. It is right and proper that tun Ne braska logialatura shall speak out on tliis subject in language that cannot bo misunderstood so that her representatives in congress may know just wiiat is expected of thorn when the question of extending the mortgage comes up in the national legislature. All the talk about such resolutions being premature , because the mortgage is not yet duo , is a mere quibble. Tho.v should and would have been passed years ago and at every successive session of the legislature , had the railroad lobby kept its luinds , off. WESTEUN railroads having traflie ar rangements with the eastern trunk lines will bo affected by a decision just made by the interstate commerce commission which Kays that merchandise shipped from abroad into this country shall not bo hauled by the railroads from the port of entry to the place of final del ory at a lower r.ito than the regular charge upon internal tratllc bntwoon such points. In other words , that there shall not bo discrimination against the domestic shipper in favor of the foreign shippsras is now the caso. Hitherto the railroad and steamship companies have combined to make a through riuo from Ijivornool or other European porto to any point in the United States less than the sum of the ocean and in land rates , thereby giving an advantage to the foreign shipper. This arrange ment the interstate commerce commis uion declares to bo in violation of th law and must bo abandoned. The rul ing is manifestly just. No sound reason 2im bo given why n foreign Bhfppor o merchandise should have any advnritiigi in rates on our rallroids ever local shippers , lloroaftor European shippers must look to the steamship companic for any advantages in transportatioi rates , and it remains to bo BOOH wha effect , if any , the now regulation wll have upon the business tovhich it re lates. He fairness , however , cannot bi questioned. Now that the legislature is practlcall in possession of thu olllcial census of tli stale by counties there should bo no dilllculty in agreeing- upon a fair and equitable apportionment of congres sional , legislative and judicial repre sentation. IF Tin : whisky trust proposes to blow up Its competitors with dynamite , the country will presently demand that the whisky trust bo broken up by the state authorities , even if the Pinkortons have to be called Into requisition. Jraoic MASON is on hand again with a strong nrgumont against the maximum rate bill. The question Is , who paid for all these duplicate copies of his elabor- nto argument ? TIIK war department has docldod to experiment with Indian soldiers. This is the result of a suggostlou of General Miles Hint tho'Tnu'Inns ' would inalto good Boldiora , and \vfo\\ \ their now responsi bilities progress faster toward civiliza tion. Tlio Idoa'Js to orgnnlzoa few com panies and attaph them to some of. the rcglinontsEorvlng in the west , and If the experiment prQvlds ft success to accept several thousand a-ecrults from Uio moro Intelligent and advanced tribos. The Indian troops would bo treated In -all roapocts as the other soldiers , ijnll would bo commanded by ofllcors spoojally selected for their knowledge of Indians and their habits. In view of the g6od record made by the Indian police during the late Sioux dis turbance , both in courage and loyalty , there Is reason to hollovo that the opin ion of General Miles regarding Indian soldiers would bo justified by results. A } any rate the proposed experiment is worth trying , and it will not tuko long to determine whuthor it will provo a success. IK TUB legislature seriously contem plates blowing In $5,000 In reviving the bug department , by till moans Include tlio phagocyte. Of till the bugs that buzz around the stata treasury and whistle for the old flag and an appro priation the phagocyte is the most im portant. Ho is not visible to the naked eye , yet exist in millions whore ho does the most good. The human family is'his particular delight. Even legis lators and lobbyists are moro or loss within his province of usefulness. To science the world is indebted for the ngreoablo news that the average man , properly stocked with phagocytes , may snap his lingers at bacteria. Tin pha gocyte fattens on this and llko germs that swell the procession to the grave yard. But his digestive capacity is lim ited , and every true patriot , anxious for the wolfnro of the race , should aid in tho-development of the human bug. Lot us educate the phagocyte at any cost of blood and treasure. Now that the governor has got rid of the contest and the Samosots hnvo given him nn executive chair , it will bo in order for him to issue an executive invi tation to all heads of stale institutions and employes to vacate the lobby and ro- sunio their duties. If the legislature wants any information or explanation , it will send for them. THE sinecures around the state house are numerous enough to warrant tin in vestigation. The number of persons drawing pay without work would form an interesting chapter on legislative economy. Got There .lust tin : Same. Keie Yatit Continent. Nebraska is Olvon a Slloo. Hoadln ? In Tun OMAM.iUie. And part of Uio "slice" oupht to be spent in tlio erection of school hnusos wherein No- uraslta editors may learn that tlio rules of grammar do not permit the use of the direct object "sllco" after the passive verb "Is given. " _ Money Rates Ijoiv. The New York Suu thinks the tendency of tlio money marlict is now as decidedly to ward low rates n * It was towards strliiRoncy during 1890. It dosms lt prtbablo that money will ru.'oat ' y or 'psrcjat for some tlmo to come , or even leas thin that , and if It con tinues on that basis for any considerable tlmo thcro will have to bo a readjustment of the value of Incomcboarmsecurities ; , which liavo for a long whllo been sellliifr.on the basis of a 5 or 0 per cent money market. Howdy licit moves I3nstwnrl. ; Snn / Y.iiiefciro CVirnjifc/e. / It seems to us that a necessity exists for a relocation of the rcjr'on known as the "wild and woolly west. " It is napulnrly supposed liy many eastern people to represent that sec tion lyln { ; on. this side ot tlio Kooky moun tains and n tract on the custom slope of the great chain. But when wo road of banks ruhlcd in open daylight lit Chicago niul bloody conflicts between n small army of tramps and trainmen In central Ohio , wo nro forced to conclude tbat tUo zone ougbt to bo further east. , Nevada Up Tor Kids. Chronicle. It Is reported that Tom Fitch 1ms n mluo for which ho has been offered $ i,0li,000 ( ) and that within' a few months ho will lualcun uleau-up nud return to Nevada. That means , of OOUHO , that ho will bo n candidate to suc ceed \ \ ' . M. Stewart in the United States senate , \\oll , it Tom will chuck half a mil lion or so into the pool ho can pet awny with tuo 11 Klit , and If the scuator.-iUli > Is to lo con tinued in the market for sale , wo would ns soon see him got uwny with It aj any mem ber of his party In the state , Seasonable Fable , San Fmiiehico Ktivnintr , Two politicians were exchanging ideas re- fiardlns the reward * for public sorvico. "Tho reward whlcti I most dojlro , " said the first polltlcliia , "Is the gratitude of ray folio w-citizons. " "That would bo very gratifying , no doubt , " sold the second politician , "but , alas ! in order to obtain it ono has to retire from poll- tics. " For 0110 Instant they gazed upon ono an other with Inexpressible tenderness ; then i the first politician murmured ; "God's ' will bo done I blnco wo cannot hope for reward 1 lot us bo content with tuo onleoa and perqui sites. " Anil raising thole right bands from the public treasury to hqavou they swore to bo content. The spot is still pointed out to the traveler. T "Who Is Sweating Now ? The Union PaciHt' , .Toy Gould says , Is bolus oporatnd with -J.003 loss men than were on the pay rolls a year niro , writes the fin an- clal innn of the Now York Epoch. It Is nho said that , when Mr. ? ( Gould inada Mr. 8. II H. Clarlc general manager of the "Union Pacific , the latter found thd rbail crowded with equip ment belonging to btiicr roaJs , on which , of course , the company .was paying mllengo. His first act waste _ send tnow caw back to their owners ns fust as practloablo niul collect backjjtho cars belonging to the Union Pacific -Which were stationed allover ever ttio country , . UJbo saving from mileage payments alone , It"Is asserted , will form a big Item In the future results of the Union Pacific. Ono of the oldast directors of the company , a man thoroughly ucquulutoJ with U condition , history and possibilities , said tome mo recently : ' 'The investor who buys any of the stocks or boniU connected with our system will make a great deal of money In 1S91. Wo have gene through several 'swoats , ' but bcroafter the other follow wll } do the 'sweating. ' " In It. Ktn Why do not some of the energetic ferrets nt Vaihington attempt to show that there was a wheat pool ) If they look Into the mat ter they will probably IInd Unit tho.Bame jncu who bought sliver ulso speculated hi wheat , The absolute certainty that the prlco of wheat , com and every other cereal would rlso in sympathy with silver was understood by every ndvocaloof the whlto metal , and they would have boon fools If tboy hail failed to back their belief with coin. It 1.1 absurd la the extreme to accuse iiinu of corrupt acts who openly dcclaro their lirtonllon of effectIng - Ing rvoortnln object , and who wcro prompted to tnako the effort by the whole country , which demands frco colnago for the avowed purpose of raising the prlco of silver and with it that of other products , n oiil 11 \Vnnnmnkcr. . HUihtiiclim SiimfiGntctlf. ! ) / . The public hns boon favored with brlof re ports of what has been done , or rather of the way In which tlmo hn ? been squandered In the committees on ixwtofllco and post- roads this session , the bono of contention be ing Mr.Vatmimltcr's limited postal tele graph bill. Messrs. Hlnghain and Kctchnin have loJ the obstruction to Its consideration. It now appears that AV , W. Dudley , who has been managing the campaign against the bill , has been provided by the Western Union company with an extra fund of $ , ' > 0,000 to work up an opposition to it. Strange ns It may seem , Mr. Dudley has had the aid of Mr. Clarlfjoii. Another ro-onforccmciit to the lobby is Mr. Moore of Moore & Schloy , who directly represents Mr. Gould , and has n separate fund besides the $50OJO , placed in Mr. Dudley's ' hands. Slnco Oscar Wide cut his hair and pa tronizes nn evcry-dny tailor bo has become n decent looking and evidently cultured ap pearing gentleman. Judge I'elTor savs that of the hundreds of congratulatory letters which ho has received slnco his election ns senator not ono bus como from the moneyed classes. Senator CocUrell of Missouri has for n steiiogrnpherhlsclgbtcoii-ycnr-oldsouEwlng , who , In addition to this service , attends the public high school in Washington. Dlsmarck has found ouo friend thnt ho can trust without hesitation. It Is a llttlo wren which comes nt call and perches upon the hand that has swayed the Uostlnles of na tions. In the will ofJudge ICoysor , who tiled at Marysvlllo , Cnl. , Is n clause giving Mrs. Ida Leo of Yuba City 810,000 for her kindness and attention during a long and dangerous illness , Dr. Mclntoshof Ilnrrbburg says bo ro- ccntly visited a Pennsylvania town where no ono could understand his Kngllsh. Ha also saw worklngmcn's ' notices posted In fouv dif ferent languages , GovernorNorthen of Gcorpin refused to mcot Jay Gould at the Atlanta banquet because - cause ho objected to him personally and dis approved of his policy of monopoly and his business methods. Idaho's new senator , McCouncll , Is said to ewe a great measure of his popularity at homo to the fact that ho taught the Bolso City constitutional convention the mysteries unit fascinations of stud poker. Goldwiu Smith says that Mucaulay , whom ho frequently met at Oxford , didn't look at all HUe a man of genius , except for his cyo , and that housed to think "a cobbler's apron would have hecoino him very well. " Sophia Margucrat. a llttlo Belgian girl by birth , pf Now York is ono of the few women diamond setters In America , and Mrs , Cecilia KluiKenhorger is ns good a judge of diamonds mends and precious stouos as there Is hi that city.Andrew Andrew Carncglo , who cannot now tell Just how many millions ho is worthwas a telegraph wossiincor boy at Plttsburg In the fifties , and tried harder then to master the Intrica cies of the telegraph than ho docs now to In crease his great fortune. Colonel L. O. Wolr , superintendent of the western division of the Adams express com pany , was In early Hfo n telegraph operator , and used to work nt the other end of the wlro that Tom Edison pounded. Wolr was ouo of the few men who could "take" Edison. Henry Ilaynlo , writing from Paris , says that nearly every good slnRnr on the lyrlo stafjo there was born in the United States. Mllo. Adlny , leading prima donna of the P.irls grand opera , nnd an American , was re cently dncoratod with the vlolut rlbboo. CarlSchurz and Seimtor-olcct Calvin S. Brice of Oh'o ' nro frequently mistaken for ono another In Now York , where they spend nearly nil of their time. Both have the snino colored whiskers , the satno cut and trim of hirsute adornment , the sumo posoof thohcnd , chins high in air , and'might , bo taken for brothers if they were sitting together. The special abhorrence of Mr , Suhurz Is a bour bon democrat , which Mr. Brice is. The special ahtiorrciico of Colonel Brice Is a mug wump , which Air. Schur Is. Hi .TESTS. Washington Post : There is a crowing suspicion that the Illinois i > cople are trying to nresorvetheir senatorial contest for a world's ' fair attraction. Brooklyn Life : Little Johnny Say , father , what iimltos the baby cry every time it wakes up ? Brown Well , from what I kt > ow of babies , It cries from vexation to find that It has kept still for a reasonable length of timo. Ufa ; She I nm sorry you must bo going. He It doesn't matter. When ono moots you ho Is already gono. St. Joseph News : When a Parisian coni- mlU suicide by drowning the jury invariably finds that ho came to his death whllo tem porarily iu-Seiiio. Atchlson Glebe : Every man has a secrcc feeling m his heart that somebody is not treating him right , Mra. ClinUor Or. Ilytown seouis a great favorlto in society. Mrs. GnlHvimt Yos. Ho says bis prac tice has grown beyond his personal super vision , and ho must devise sonio way of speedily getting nd of moro tbau half his patients. ( Jo to the ant , thou sluggard , sco llow much she labors uselessly ; And then your thanks to heaven toll That you know how to rest so well , Washington Post : "Thero is ono thing I like bettor than all tlio rest , " said the young man who works hi his father's store , us ho was speaking of athletic sports nt the dinner table. "No , " said his father , "I don't think there Is , I don't see how thcro can bo anything you llko better than all the rest you can pos sibly got. " "Did you see Maria brushing the cobwebs from that , hottlo of port ! " "Yes , I spider.1' Atuhlson Glebe : No man's occupation Is gone ns long as there is some ono younger than himself to whom ho can give udvico. Ijlfo : Tommy ( gazing after dude ) When I got to he a man , papa , will I dross llko Umti Papa ( severely ) No , Tommy ; not If you get to be a man. Mnnsoy's Weekly : jlobby What's the matter with the Indians , mamma ? Mntnmn/ They haven't cnoughtocat , my dear , so they wain to fight. Bobby Why don't they send some mis sionaries out thcro i Johnny ho's my llttlu brother . Often lingers nftor school , For It seems somehow or other That there's always sumo small ruto "Which ho hns n way of breaking ; And ho says It Is a sin , "Whon ho tells In accents shaking llqw ho not Uout h ) . But the school-imam sho's a sprightly Mpdost wlnusomo little .And you'd give a fortune llchtly In oxchiuigo for ono small kUs , And when Johnny uotnos ii-plning , I hnvo felt It would huvo boon night to shako him for his whining When ho gets kept In , Hut In youth you must expect It ; When it sees n treasure rare , Like at not It will rojcct It Tor some trlllo light as air , Wouldn't -1'vo thought H sadly If the chunco I could but win , Do UlH pannnco for him gladly When ho gets kept in I SWITCHMAN'S ' HORRIBLE FATE Hourj Onmpbolt Ornshod to Death In the Burlington Yards at Lincoln. MOTHER FOIL OWER OF M1NEHART INSANE iV Couple Divorced Alter Nearly Forty Years of .Married Ijlfo AVork of Incciullnrlc.q Odda and Kndfl , LINCOLN , Nob. , Fob. 12. [ Special to Tnr. Tiu HF.E.I Henry E. Campbell , a young man if twenty-two , living at llL'O Uoso street and inployed as n switchman , was killed at 2:20 : .his afternoon in the Burlington yards near S street. No ono witnessed the accident. lo was rldiiiR on an oinpty coal car which ivas moving slowly through the yards , ami after setting the brakes uo jumped down to pull out n plu , The pin was bent , and ho ivns compelled to walk several stops back- ivnrd. In doing so Ills font caught hi the frog or tripped on a rail , and throw him down. The cnr ran directly up his log , and when stopped was resting on his ctiest. Ho was crushed to death , and alter the body was re eased frrm under the car It was removed to .ho yarcTollleo. Coroner Holyoke was cnllod , and after ex amining Into the matter docldod that an la- quest was unnecessary. The remains were removed to Hobcrts it Co.'s undertaking rooms , Campbell had boon In the Hurling- , on's employ slnco December 10 last. AXOTllnil MIXnitAUT I'OLLOWBR IX3AXE. Mrs , M. J. Wedge , wlfo of a former pro- ccryinan In East Lincoln , was brought up before Uio Insanity board yesterday after noon , The woman Is apparently about thlr- y-flvo years of ago , and has hecomo Insane on the subject ot religion. She has boon a : nest dovowJ follower of Itov. Minehart , the minister who croatotl a sensation n year or .wo . ago by reason of his peculiar views , radi cally Insisted upon and publicly preached. Her people have endeavored of late to Icocp her In restraint , but at times she slipped away and came down town , and in saloons and public places she proaciicd on holiness In a r.unbllng sort of way , mid on ono occasion rode to Ashland on the cars. She scornfully refused to pay fare , saying that Christ had told her to pot onto the train. She was sent to tlio asylum. From present indications the Mlnohart craze has run Its course. The congregation has dwindled down to about twenty mem bers , and ono of the wealthiest of thcso Is about to go to Chicago to live. From his original belief the pastor has branched out into now lines of thought which smack strongly of the sensational , niul which hnvo boon th'o cnuso of the gradual dropping oft , and lately caused trouble In the family of a well known East Llncohiitc. Another cause assigned for the decrease Is the beiiof that Mlnohart Is a sharp , shrewd man , but insincere , and a lever of the sensa tional in preaching. A few weeks slnco ho preached on thu sexual relations , a favorite thcuio of his. AX AG1SD COUI'LK DtVOllCEn. A. way hack In Fall Klvcr , Mass. , on Octo ber 1 , 18IM. Richard \Vorswick led to the altar a fair young woman who has been known to the world over since ns Sarah Worswick. They journeyed down the hill of lifo together for thirty-eight years , but In August , 1831 , Sarah klckod over the truces and loft the placo. This was the story In brlof as unfolded before Judge Field this morning uy Ulchard , who got his decree , as Sarah Is a lion-resident and was not. present. CIIANOK1) 1113 NAME. Hobort Clarence Frlotag , n good looking young man from Ilickman , was up bofot'o Juugo Field this morning , Robert didn't ' llko the naino ho was bearing , ho had trouble with his mall auU there wnro other little things that made a change desirable. Fre mont was what bo waiitcd to bo culled and thu court gave the necessary permission. THIS I'ICKl'OCKIJT CASK. The case against W. II. Rohb for larceny from the person was Mulshed hi the district court this nftcrnoon nt 8:30 : , and the Jury , after an hour mid n half spent In deliberation , found him guilty as chargod. The defense Immediately Hied a motion for a now trial. Detective Mnlono has unearthed another good witness , who claims that ho saw Robb cut the chain and talto the watch from Biirclmm's pocket whllo they were drinking at the bar. i.vcnxniAniES. A barn in the nllov , bounded by Eleventh and Twelfth and U and V streets , was sot on lire last evening by some unknown parties , either accidentally or purposely , but It burned slowly and was easily extinguished. A broken lantern stolen from a sewer ditch was found in the nuiugor. Tbo barn belonged to Bobiiiuin Bros. Some ouo cut the ropes holding the arc light at II and Seventeenth streets last night and afterwards set llro to Sell & Cowdrov's hay barn tit Eighteenth and Q streets , which was partially destroyed a few weeks since. It was fortunately discovered In time and ex tinguished. The gas company has offered a reward of SV ) for tlio arrest and conviction of anyone cutting tlioir ropes , and the Fnnnow ana Merchants' insurance company will pay $500 reword for the incendiary. OIID.3 AND ENDS. Mrs. Snwtcr , nn adventuress who oper ated In this city some years ago , is in trouble at Butte , Mont. , nccordlnir to the dispatches , by reason of her peculiar financial transac tions. She operated there and In Denver under the uuiiio of MolTott. The reception at tin ) Young Moil's Chris- thin association last evening In honor of Mr , and Mrs. C. W. Parks was a very successful social affair. The programme was n very good ono and the various selections admir ably rendorod. A very cordial welcome was extended the secretary and his wlfo and they made many friends , Johnson , Llttlo and Miller , tlio thrca mon charged with burglarising the Lincoln tan nery , will have a honrinc before Judge Hous ton Monday , Nclllo Isewsura , charged with slabbing John Taylor with intent to kill , was dis charged , ns the prosecuting witness and t ho majority of the witnesses had skipped. The case against , T , B. McGulro , charged with disposing of mortgaged property , was stricken from the ilockotv The county attorney - noy entered a nollu proioqul in the case against Sam Chos-torlleld , charged with soilIng - Ing a meat market with a mortgage on It. This viidod the criminal docket for the term and the jury was discharged until Monday. H. J , Grceno , attorney for Hammond and Chull , was allowed $30 for acting In that capacity. J , IX Johnston , attorney for llonry Mohr , the would-ba wife murderer , convicted yesterday , has llled n motion for anew now trial , Fatal Natural ( Jan LAFATHTTK , Ind. , Feb. 12. Gas from a leak In the natural gas main today caused a tcr- rillu explosion In n house nt West Lafayette , The whole sldo of the building was blown out and MM. Luther A. .Tenners , nu old Indy living In the house adjoining , and her son were horribly buriiud , They cannot recover. Two uioro persons were seriously injured. 'Jin ; JOIIHOII 11 The coroner impanuelcd a jury yesterday afternoon and hold an Inquest over the ro- mnlns of Jacob Jonscn , the Union l aclllo engineer who mot n horrible death last Wednesday forenoon In the Omaha yards. Tlio verdict recites that Jensen catnotoh's death by accident. The funeral will Iw hold at the residence of the dccoasod , COO M.ircy street , to day nt 1 p. in. \VIII Hold nn Inqimnt. At Iho request of the relative the coroner will bold nn lnntiest , ever tlio remains of Chnrljj Fms , the 11. ft M. swltchnmn who lost n log in Iho 1J. it M. yards about ouo week aeo and died yoatordav nt St. Joseph's hospital. The Inquest will bo hold next Tuesday nt ! J p , in. Conditions of tlio Various Bills Now B WASIIIXOTOX , Teh. 12. [ Special Telegram lo THE Bur.So ] much has been snid about the work of congress and the chances of tin cxtrn session that it may bo well to state just what the ntatus of needed legislation ix _ There am thirteen regular appropriation bills which must bo passed and signed by the president before noon of March , The con dition of thrso bills Is n.s follows : Tlio military academy , fortifications , nrmy and pension bills bnvn passed both house * ami nro In conference ; thu District of Colum bia bill has passed the house and U almost ready to bo reported to tlio scnnto ; the naval bill has passed the house and is now before the scnato ; the sundry civil bill , which passed the lion so last Monday , was yesterday rcfurrcd to the committee nn appropriations ; the Indian agriculture and postonico bills have been reported to the house , but nro mi- rictt'd upon , whllo the deficiency bill has not been reported to the hour.o. Speaker Hoed said yesterday that ho would have all the ap propriation bills except the deficiency , through the house by Saturday. * til' .1 IRTTJttll , II Culminates In the Kvpulslon or n Prominent Chiiruh Mouther. BOSTOX , Fob. 12. [ Special Telegram toTitn Bnn.J The culmination of n scandal thnt has agitated West Uoxbury for weeks and has been given much publicity in local news papers , was reached last night , when the South Kvnngelloal church of West itoxbury formally suspended from fellowship . II. French , n well-known lecturer , who has noon n member a number of years. The clmrgo which 1ms resulted In French's dismissal was substantially that I'Vciu-h wrote a letter in November last , stating that a Miss Helen F. Smith of the same church was his wife , nntl had sustained that relation for six months wtiou Bho was forced to leave htm through the nnlnioslty of her parents. Mlsa Smith de nied French's claim In toto. The i-hurcheom- mlttco finds that such a statement n.s French mndo. If true , Implied conduct on his part both Illegal and scandalous , and If not true , It was adopted nud seemed to bo Intended to rulti the Indy'it reputation and good namo. Both parties move hi the highest society. fHK Miss Drcxcl UccoiiicH Sister Catlicrlno of the Blessed Sacrament. PiTTsnumi , Pa. , Fob. 12. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bnn. ] Cuthorlno Drexel , the Phllndclphla holross who two years ago ca tered a convent hero , took her final vows and adopted the black voll today. The coromO- ulos were private and no ono outsldo the s , church , not even the members of .Miss Drox- y' ' el's ' family , were present , Archbishop Ityan conducted the services , assisted by Bishop Pholnn of Vlttsburg , Uev. Father Stephen of the Catholic Indian bureau at Washington , D. C. , und llov. Father Conway of Mcroy convent. Miss Drcxcl , or Sister Catherine , as she will now ho known , brings with her $ " ,000.000 and will found the order of the Blosscd Sacrament , the object of the order being to educate the Indian and negro. " ' The .Tolnt Itnte Cnsc. KloiuCUu Journal. Tbo decision of the supreme court of Iowa In what is known as the joint rate case Is of creat Importanco. The decision ufllrnu In the bro.adost sense the statute enacted by the legislature nt Its last session requiring the corporations to make joint rates or the Rtnto railroad commission to establish maxi mum rates for hauls over two or moro lines' ths hauls being within the stato. The history of this matter is a strlkhw Il lustration of tlio arbitrary and oxusporatlng cotnluct of the railroad corporations which has compelled the people to net Insclf-dofcnso. Tbo railroad law which was enacted by the Iowa legislature in the session of 1S37 , the same being almost a literal copy ot the older Illinois law , did not specifically pro- vldo that the railroad commissioners might establish maximum Joint rates , The railroad companies were at perfect liberty to make such rales themselves. They had nuido Joint rates theretofore , but they refused to flo so further the moment the legislature passed the railroad acts. At that tlmo the corporations began a/ strenuous litigation to annul the railroad law. Whllo the litigation was In progress they instituted a systematic plan to mnkotho law "odious" to the pooplo. They proposed to so harrass and badger the people as to cro- nto a public sentiment In favor of repealing all the railroad laws that the railroad own- cr.s did not like. It wiu In pursurauco of this schema that they refused to grant Joint rates. The refusal In many cases caused great inconvenience - convenience and loss to business mon and In many cases It caused losses to the railroad companies tuomselvos. Cases wore taken before the rnllioad com missioners , but they decided that they had no power to compel the companies to grant Joint rates , although the companies might dose so If they choso. Then some of the com panies claimed that they had no right to grant Joint rules under the law , but later they did inaico Joint rates whcro It suited tlioir own convenience , but Rtlll refused them whcro the publio Intorcst required the rates , The last legislature promntly took ut > the matter mid passed a carefully drawn joint rate act. The representatives of nil the lead ing Iowa railroad mon wcro called before the legislative committee , and nt tlioir sugges tion changes wcro made In the bill. Some of them said that the bill was n fair ono. Yet the law was immediately antagonized by the railroads. They carried the war into the courts and fnuuhtlt with nil tlio nrts known to railroad cunning. Tlio case has been dragging through the courts for over n year. The supreme court now afllrms the entire validity of the statute. It Is lit lo remark that the companies , whlla they linvo done their patrons u good deal of damage , nave Injured themselves moro , Thcli course has been Inexcusable. Thc-y have gratuitously ngsr V-itcd tl o ( Oiplo. The ; hnvo shoivn a factious and vindictive ) spirit There wus absolutely nothing to gain thus Ic. this case , hut every thine to loso. The com panies could not nfford to do ns they have iiono even If they could thereby have secured - cured thousands of dollars of revenue. Them arc some mighty smart railroad mon , but a good many of them , as tha old Kuur tuokiuii says , "hain't got no sense. " A MlHilt nil Around. Kew r rli llenM , The looser crow hl.s Imblts The harder bo was pressed , The smoother grow his putting off The rougher ho wus drossca ; Though a Uill man , ho was always short , Likewise completely broke , And ho wasn't uvcn well preserved , Thouu'h uvurinoro "In souk ! " Highest of all in Lsivenhig Po wcr. U. S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.