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THE BAILY BEE. . UOSEWATKH EniTon. IVEHY MOHNING. TEIIM9 OP SOHSCUIl'TION , Jlally niul Similar , One Year. . . , flO no Blxtnontlii < " Throomrintlii" 2 > Hiindny Ike , Otm Yrnr 2 W ) iVcolily liceOne Vciir. . . . . 100 orncns : Omnlm.Tho Hoc UullilltiK. , Bouth Oninhn. Corner N nnd Sfitli Ptrcct * . Council rilnlTrt , 12 1'cnrl Htrcot. phlcaco onico,31 ? Cliiimlii r of Commerce. Now Vork. Kooim 13,11 and l.l.TrlbmioUulldlng \VuililiiKton , 0131'oiirtoonlli HtrcoU COIIUKSI'ONIIENOE. Allrrmimuiilcatloii rahtlng to naws mid pilltorliil matter nhoilld to addressed totho Editorial Duparttiicnk IIPSI N KS3 M"TTKIIS. : All business loltor * nnd i-omlttnnrrsubniild 1)0 ) iiildri-wd tuTha Hi'o PiibllnliliiROonijiiny. Oniiiliii. liniftn , chrckn and jx tolllio orders to l i made imyablo to the ardor of the com pany , Tlic Bee Publishing Company , Pronrielors , The Heo ll'ld'g ' , Karnam nnd Seventeenth 8 tu BWOHN STAIT.MENT 01' CIUOULA.TION. btatoof Kelirnskn , I. , County or Douglas , f" Oinritn II , TzsvlmcK , fifcrotnry of TUB IlKr. rulillshlnif rointiHiiy , does pnlomnly swear Iliat HID iictuuli-lrculnttan of TUB DAILY IIKK for tlio wren ending 1'obruury II , 1SI ) , was as follows : . . Hunilny. Tcbmary R HMIO Monday , rnlinmryo 2 > .KW TiU'Mln.v. rolirunry 10'M > 1 Wcclm-sdnf. I-'cUrunry Jl 2J.S Tliursdiiv.rtiiiriiiiryia 2.7)8 | ( ) Krlduv. I'Vlininry ji : | . , baturdny , I'uDruury II 8I.S71 Average . ' 25 , ! 71 arOKOR II. T/.SCIIUUK. Kworn tn liofnro inu nnil Hiibsurlhod in my presence this lltli diiy of I'obrnurv A.I ) . 1S91. \V. 1C. KIJIIT/ , * Notary Public. State of NebrnsUa , I County of Donclas , j Gcorco II. T7scmick , being duly Bworn , de poses n nil says that lie Is secretary oTHK ( linn J'ulillsliluc ciiniany. ) | tliat tliu nctunl avorane daily circulation of TIIK DAILY UKK fortho month of Koliruary , 18M ) , m,7M copies ; for March. 1MJO.JU.H5 copies : for April , 1HX ! > , ai.M54 copies ! fnrMiiy , 18UO , 20.1SO copies ; for Juno , 18W ) , 2U..OI : copfei ; for July , Ittno. M0.60J c-oplos ; for AdSHst , 1MO , 0.759 coplus ; for September. IbOO , 2n.S70 copies ; forOclnltrr. IS'K ) . 20,7U ( cop ies ; for November. 1iW , 3SI'M coplos ; for Io- ) ccmlicr. 1WO , 2.1,471 copies' fcr.lnnuary. 1SUI , 28.440 conics. GEOIIOK II. TzSciiucic. Sworn to before me. and minscrlbi'tl In my presence , this Ulstdiiyof January , A. D. . 1891. N. r. Knit * Notary Piilillc. Tim early bridge catcheth the rail road worm' FIAT money is so plenty in the Arpren- tine Hciiblic ] ) that it mtiy bo hud by the bale ut10 conls on the dollar. D. 13. HILL and G. Cleveland scorn to occupy u space In the newspapers out of all proportion to their present impor tance. IF the council will atop quarrollnp over spoils and got down to practical buBincHs it will confer n favor upou taxpayers. ENKUCJKTIC action by the council in arranging for public improvements would bo highly appreciated by the working classes. IT is little wonder that Jack the Rip per continues his bloody work in Lon don. Ho has given up all hope of ever being apprehended by the police. THE republican candidate in South Dakota will bo unusually Moody ever the result , but the democratic leader ad mits that ho is also out of it this Tripp. OmciAL reports show that 102,178 barrels of beer wore produced in Iowa last year. Yet the manufacture and sale of malt beverages is strictly prohibited in the stale of Iowa. IT is a fluttering eompllmont to the high standing of Omaha in the money world that tenders of fancy prices are made for its bonds. The wise financier knows a good loan when ho sees it MINNESOTA , . Iowa , Colorado and the Dakotas are considering ways and moans to encourage the cultivation of beets nnd the manufacture of sugar. Can Ne braska afford to take a stop backward ? THK arrival of n consignment of gon- tiino lymph in Omaha is peculiarly timoly. Its curative powers may bo promntly tested on the microbes that in fest the deceased joints of the plumbing department. Tins magnificent figures of the Iowa coal product should inspire the coal hunters of Nebraska with now zeal. There are many indications that Ne braska has undovolopad resources in that direction. IiuiY , PolTor and Kyle will form the nllianco contingent in the United States Bonato after March 4. Gordon of Georgia also holds a certificate from an alliance legislature but his diploma from Jay Gould antedates it. \Vattorson-IIill controversy grows fiercer by degrees and delightfully caus tic. Hill pronounces the IContucklan's letter "Impudent and insul'ting , " and Wattorson insinuates that David is no gentleman. Thus the quarrel between pretender and the dispenser of domoo- racy stands at present Unfortunately the Kentucky code cannot bo called in as a mediator. Pistols at three paces are not conducive to the success of presidential ttspl rations. TUB election in South Dakota of an independent to the United States senate , to succeed Senator Moody , is stated to bo in pursuance of a deal by which the Independent members of the legislature ngrooo to unlto with the democrats in Bupport of a proposition to roaubinit prohibition to the popular vote. This is doubtless the true explanation of the result of the long contest ever the elec tion of n senator , the report of some Port of an arrangement between the demo crats of the South Dakota legislature and the alliance members of the Illinois legislature , by which ttio former were to support an independent and the lat ter a democrat for the United Stales senate , being highly Iruprob- ablo. There is a strong proasuro in South Dakota for rosubuiission , which has gained strength since the notion of the legislature of North Dakota provid ing for resubmtttlng prohibition in that state , and the independents and demo crats in tlio former simply effected an arrangouiont which doubtless oaoh party regards us advivntagoous , and which ) ended n contest that otherwise might have boon prolonged indotlnitoly. IXStJItAXCR ItATKS AND HAHXtXCIS. .Among tlio many Important things which this legislature will probably not find Clmo or disposition to attend to will bo the rovUlon of the insurance laws. The summary of the business tlono in this Btato during the past year discloses some Interesting facts. Last year tlio Nebraska public paid premiums for llro insurance to the amount of $1,1170,102. The companies paid losses to tlio amount of $1,135,02. ! . Their yrons earnings on the fire business done in this gtato were therefore $844- 1011 , the ratio of IOSHOS to premiums being C7.4. It is not known that last year was more fortunate than the average , and the reasonable pre sumption is that Nebraska is paying high rates of insurance. It is conceded , wo bollovc , fhat the rates in the wo taro considerably above these charged in the eastern states , the theory being that means ot protection ngalnst flro are not sts.comploto us in the oast. It is extremely probable that a comparison of actual losses in the two sections would make a showing favorable to the \7ost , where thcro are many conditions to offset the bettor precau tions for extinguishing fires that exist olsewhoro. A much larpo portion of western risks are placed in agricultural districts , and oven in tlio cities the dan ger of general conllagations is small , owing to the width of streets and the distances between buildings. The dis astrous llrcs of the year are almost uni versally in the thickly settled manufac turing communities of the cast , where the rates are lower than horo. In the insurance business , as in many others , there is a close union which was formed for the purpose of keeping the rates up. When to these high rates is added the thousands of dollars lars annually paid to unauthorized and worthless companies which thrive llko a green bay tree under the present lax administration of our iiiofllciont laws , it is plain that the people of Nebraska are paying dearly for their insurance. ft is high time that slops were taken by the legislature to prevent imposition upon the people , either by wildcat com panies or by unroasonublo rates levied by legitimate corporations. KJXSASAXD Till ! STAY LAW , The Kansas house of representatives has passed n two years' mortgage stay law , and it will probably glide easily through the sonato. It is to bo hoped that Kansas will bo allowed to enjoy a great dcftl of unenviable notoriety. Nebraska has boon unfortunate in some respects in tlio last few months. She has foolishly allnvod herself to bo advertised to the nation as in need of a million dollar appropriation fortho re lief of destitution. But Nebraska has hud much loss to complain of in the way of legislative menaces than Kansas. Eastern mortgage holders have boon watching Kansas with an anxious oyo. The passage of- the stay law indicates that they hud good reason for the deter mination to loan no more money there for the present Nebraska will inevitably nrolit by the action of her southern neighbor if she does not commit thosamo folly , as there is now no reason to fear she will. The eastern investor is a conservative personality but not naturally inclined to bo a harsh creditor. But if ho will not invest or loan his money whore ho must wait two or th roe years after Ills loan has matured , ho will steer clear of a stale which undertakes to settle its debts on terms other than these agreed upon and without consulting tire wishes of the creditor. Nebraska will have much use for east ern capital hereafterAt a critical time like this it should bo her aim to inspire fresh confidence in the integrity of her people nnd the value of her resources. If Kansas prefers another course , Ne braska will not complain. She is bound to bonoflt by a comparison which rollccts credit upon the commercial honesty of her people. SOUTllKItlf'COMl'UTITIOX. The depression of the iron business in Pennsylvania and Ohio , which has caused the shutting down of a number of establishments , is stiid to bo largely duo to southern competition. Some time ago a mooting of the iron manufacturers of the Mahoning and Shonango valleys decided that unless the railroads should reduce freight rates jind the coke deal ers the price of coke they would bo com pelled to shut down altogether. The railroads paid no attention to the sug gestion and the coke makers announced n reduction of wages which precipitated a strike of thousands ofxorkors that is still on. At a subsequent mooting of the Iron manufacturers orders were is sued to shut down every furnace in the two valleys , and for several weeks there 1ms boon no fire in the furnaces and 10,000 men are idlo. While high freight rntos nnd coke prices were to eomo extent in the way of the prosperity of these iron manufac turers , the more serious difficulty was their inability to compote with the ; southern product. The manufacturers in the south enjoy soyoral advantages , perhaps the moat important of which is cheaper labor. The furnaces and mills of the south give employment to a largo amount of colored labor , nnd this costs less than the snmo class of white labor in the north. Several years ngo Mr , Blalno pointed out that it was : only a question of time when the negro would become an important factor in the economic problem of the new south , and the prediction is being vorillod. The colored man is steadily lyof cworking himself into all branches of mechanical Industry , and Is showing ox- ooollont aptitude in most of thorn. Ho Xis equally as industrious and faithful as the white worker , Is less restless , and Is satisfied with smaller pay. Another ad itvantage enjoyed by tlio southern manu- facturcrs generally Is , that the Iron and Bcoal is right at their hands , while all of them uio favored by the railroads in transporting both the raw material and the finished product. There is a mutual dinterest in conserving which the pros- porlty of both is advanced. A northern manufacturer is quoted as saying that "wo find iron dumpo-1 at our very doors selling cheaper than the product wo can make In our own mills. " There is nothing surprising in this. The late Judge Kelly of Pennsylvania , who tnoilo tv very thorough invosllgnllon of tlio prospects of the iron Industry in the south , predicted that the time was not remote when the competition of that section would pro s northern manufac turers hard In the markets of the coun try. Ho probably did not forsoo that this competition would so BOOH develop the effects now ascribed to it nnd which have boon hastonud by somewhat exceptional circum stances , but it is soon that there was Btiltttnntial ground for his forecast. There is , of COUMU , no dungor that the iron' industries of the north will bo forcoil out of existence by the southern competition. A normal demand , which docs not exist at this time , will provide a market for the output of the manufac turers of both sections. But itis evident that as tlio southern industry develops there must bo some radical changes in the business at the north to enable the manufacturers of the latter section to hold their own. OiV irmi TIIK unman. Now that the charter for the inter state bridge is an actuality , Omaha will anxiously await the inauguration of practical work on the structure. Tlio assurances given by the leading ofllclals of the company indicate a purpo&o to push work on the bridge with all possi ble speed. The charter provides for the erection of ti low swing bridge , wori : to begin be fore January 1 , 1892 , and bo completed before July 1 , 1893. With ordinary expe dition the structure can bo lluibhod in 28 months , and if the company pushes the work in the manner outlined by Secretary Potter , Omaha may confident ly expect a permanent raising of the bridge embargo within two years. There is every inducement for the company to oxpc-dito the work. Aside from its importance ns a moans of prompt communication with the expand ing industries on the island , it will prove an effective entering wedge in the barriers to the railroad and commercial growth of the city. Tlio Iowa roads must and will como direct into Omaha. The pending litigation servos to inten sify that determination. Should the contest drag through various courts , from two to four years will bo consumed. The inconvenience and loss entailed by the legal struggle extending over a period 1 of years , will make them all the 1i more anxious to avail themselves of the first inlet to the city. Even should the Rock Island and Milwaukee succeed , the accommodations they will require , in ndaitlon to the company's growing business , will exhaust the capacity of the Union Pacific yards. All other roads seeking ontninco to the city must look for trackage olsowhoro. These facilities , the low lands on the north side afford in abundance and in that direction the surplus roads must eventually seek terminal grounds. For those reasons the Interstate com pany should unlto all available energies in the work of construction , and thus secure at the earliest day not only prompt transfer facilities for Its indus tries , but capture the valuable patron age of the railroads now prevented from entering the city. DEPREDATION CLAIMS. Justice demands that the present con- cress shall provide for the adjudication and payment of chains arising from In dian depredations. A bill for this pur pose passed the house of representatives and a substitute for it has boon reported to the senate. In the arrangement of business to bo considered by the sonnto in the intervals between discussion on appropriation bills the depredations measure is nt the head of the list and its passage by the senate is to bo expected , but if this is not promptly done the pro posed legislation may fail in the houso. The life of the present congress is short , and if the house should insist upon its own bill and the matter thrown into con ference the result would bo rendered very uncertain. 1i The settlers in the west who have a just claim for losses by Indian depreda tions ought to bo paid. There is no poli tics in this matter. It is purely a Ques tion whether the nation shall indemnify citizens for losses sustained by reason of its failure to protect thorn from the at- tacts of hostile savages. There is no reasonable doubt ro curding the obliga tion of , the government to do this. It has boon ; acknowledged in repeated statutes. The first legislation rocognix- ing the nation's liability was enacted Ufl years ngo , and there was loginlation to the same effect in 1634 and in 1859. All this legislation , after providing that no person whoso property had been taken or destroyed by Indians should follow 1- 1o low the Indians and undertake to reclaim his property or seek redress guaranteed to the party injured isn eventual indemnification. Thus there is now in force a statutory obligation and promise to pay these Indian depre j- dation claims , but It has boon practic ally repudiated by congress for more ' than a quarter of a century. Debarred from seeking redress in the courts , these claimants , the pioneers of western prog ress , have from year to year appealed to j congress for the justice that had been promised them , only to have their de mands ignored. As was said by a west ern senator : "Thoro never was such an outrage committed upon any class of citizens of the United States as has boon perpetrated by congress by delay ing year after year consideration of thcso just and meritorious claims. There are probably ton thousand citizens iir zens of Iho United States who hnvo for SO years been deprived of payment of as just claims as were ever presented to any department of the government. They > have , many ot them , passed from the stage of action. Many of the claims are now represented by administrators , executors , and holro. The claimants are nearly all aged ; many of thorn have boon in want ; they have sulTorcu the pangs of hunger for the want of what thu govern ment owes thorn.1' A great and wealthy > nation should not allow such a stigma to stand against it. It is believed that the settlement of every just claim , all that are unstained by adequate proof , will not re quire an expenditure to exceed $5,000,000. The ngprogato amount for which claims have been presented is oovoral times larger than this , but it is estimated that the sum required will notoxcood tmit stated after a thor ough Invostlpnttnn'WliaU have nlftod out the morltorioufl claims. Hut whntovor thu amount , It wo\lA \ ( not como wholly out of the national jtrunmi.y. The senate bill provides thrive- sources of Ituloiniilll- cation before thoUnited ) States becomes llablo , one being from the annuities go ing to the Indian tribe or nation whoso members may have committed the ilop- rcdation , a second' frjom the proceeds of thosaloof lands bo'l&nglng to these In diana , nnd a thl-d ( vthut the judgments shall bo satisfied puj , of the appropria tions by congress for the benefit of the Indians , if in the judgment of the secretary of the interior such 'deductions can bo made without doing injustice to the propnr conduct of the policy of the government towards the Indians , It is thus probable that the settlement of these claims would not cost the trovornmont a dollar. At any rate there is n distinct obligation on the part of the government that is unfulfilled , and the plain duty of congress is to pro vide that the promise of the nation shall bo redeemed and justice done to citizens who hnvo a just claim on the govern ment. ACCOUDINO to the assertions of tlio managers , the railroad corporations nro In sere linaiicinl straits. Poverty stalks along tlio lines and n , painful emptiness pervades the treasuries. These nssor- tlons , iiowovor , do not ngroo with facts. JJrudstrccPs reports for the past month show iv marked gain In gross receipts. Ono hundred and thirty-seven com panies , operating ever one-half the mileage of country report a gain of 0.2 per cent ever the corresponding month last year. The I'aeifio group of roads show a gain of 32 per cent , duo in part to the mild winter and deereaso in operating ex penses. The Granger group , which in clude the Missouri river roads , show a substantial increase , aggregating $5,353,702 for seventeen linos. The gain is rotmirlmhlo , in the light of tlio fact that the movement of grain this season is insignificant compared with that of January , 1890. Advanced rates and decreased - creased expenses , coupled with mild winter weather , overbalanced financially the receipts from the rush a year ago. While eroneral business is at a standstill , the railroads have no reason to com plain. The plea ot poverty is false. It is a ropotltion of annual lamentations uttered by managers to befog legisla tures. NORTH DAKOTA has decided to resubmit - mit prohibition and South Dakota is about to follow suit. That reopens the field 1 for the homeless champions of Iho homo and the boylcss defenders of our boys nt $25 to 8oO a night. What a profitable 1 busino prohibition has got to bo. 1 Ono year battling to got prohibition adopted and the next year bravely com batting 1 for free whisky and against re peal. 1l 1 The prospoots for the colonels nnd l women in pants were never more promising. And tl e Now York Voice will call for twice. $20,000 into its colters to savor the two Dakotas from back sliding and joining the states wliero the liquor traffic is regulated by law. THE interests of Omaha and Douglas county are common. It Is immaterial which branch of the government pays the bills. The money comes from the same source. The city needs hospital accommodations. The county has u building designed for that purpose , most of which is lulo. There is no valid rsa- son why the authorities cannot agree and supply the wants of the ono while utilizing the other. The occupancy of the building solely as u refuge for men dicants is n perversion of the authority granted the commissioners by the people. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ KANSAS wants an , interstate irrigation convention. Nebraska will bo there , and it is hoped that representatives of all other western states will also bo on hand. The time will como when the general government , or the states them selves , will have to arrange terms for the use ot interstate streams. Water will bocotno a precious commodity when Kansas , Nebraska and the Dakotas begin to make the most of their irriga tion possibilities. AFTKU much cogitation and delibera tion the legislature of Michigan is dis posed to drop all railroad legislation , provided the roads carry the members and their baggage freo. The corpora tions of the peninsula must bo a ponuri- ous sot when lawmakers nro obliged to bog the usual courtesies. It is alto- gothor different in Nebraska. Not In It. Kew Yorlt Continent , AVhen Danio Canada becomes the wlfo of Undo Sam , Samivel wants to have it very well understood that his tnotlier-in-Iaw , Britnmn , shall have nothing to do with 1m domestic affairs. ' Happens. Kcw YorK'llcralil. Why did not the Scotch railways consent "to consider the gri'dv.n cos of which tuo men complain" before tiie qjriko instead of nftqr It ! There must have been grievances or a consideration would nbl bo promised now. Policin-Ptne Town. J/UMmrn ( Uff n/icivmlent. Ills rcspcctfullyiirfquestcd that parties contemplating goln du u bis drunk nad re quiring the services < 5Ctho marshal and Jailer ' ' will defer the realiz'u'tion ot their lotentlous in the meantime or.go to some ether town to celebrate , us our jaitisnt present occupied to Its full capacity. > rl * The Utility Tcnni. Helen Ouuaof in Chicago fitver. From all thia political upturning will como a now combination which will Oraw togotlior the honorable men from the old parties and nil sections who will aim to leglslnto In the best Interest of tlio qouutry at lar o. I want to see a reform ticket In the Held In 18W , with St. John nnd Powaorly at to head , , 8av the Neil , Too. KcwYtirk H'urW. In its existing lean and attenuated state the clparolto Is as fatal to the youth as a rattle itdi tle snako. "Why swell it out Into a cobra dl capclloi It weighs now twcnty-ono grains , and the Increasa proposed is thirty-fire. This is not fulrto the boya ; they would try tiiui smoke them If tht-y wultfhod a ton , uud us they will smoke wo must sco that they got as little old stub tilling and pure rlco paper icado of rags as possible. OVll 1 > KAJ > ItKKO. Kansai City Journal : In hi * death tlio na tion ha.i lost a great captain , a hero nnd pa triot , whoso worth and nobility of soul have ciulcarcJ lilin to liU countrymen to an extent that bus mlloii to the honor of few of nor great sons. Denver Nowa : The lust survivor of the great general of the civil war , ho has outlived - lived the bitterness of that torrlbla conflict , ami grown year b\ * year In the nffootloaatu admiration of both the wearers of tlio blue anil the gray. Lender , soldier nml patriot , ho hat Illustrated la his remarkable career tlionoblMt ami most horolc timilltlcs every Ul.iplnycil by man in this or any other age. Chicago Times : The ccnoral who carried a mighty army to the intrenehmciits of At lanta unJ then , cutting loose from his base of supplies , made n march through Georgia and the Uarolinas. receiving the capitulation of a great If an Inferior force on thu way , and joining ( Irani bulow Hicliinoml whoa the con * fcdcraoy , imnovorishod , exhausted , collapvod , bad given up tlio ghost , will bo celebrated In accents yet unknown. Topokn Capital : No culnglos of his 11 to are needed to cxcllo a fooling of iiatlon.il be reavement nt his death. Ho Is known as the la t of the trio of great commander * , the grizzlea veteran idolized by tlio survivors of the war and loving thutn as a father loves his children. * * * 1'ersoiiall.v ho was Mml , sociable , easily approached , thoroughly demo cratic , broad anil comprehensive In his sym pathies , with a partloulnrlv tender place in ills largo heart for the bravo boys , now silver- haired , who , like him though in humbler rank , were loyal when loyal men .woro needed. Denver Republican : Whether his march to the sea was planned byhlinseli or directed Dy his superiors , It will always remain ono ot the greatest nchlcrumcnts of modern war fare , nnd bis fame us a soldier will bo hon ored and revered for countless ages. Person ally it Is prob.iblo that ho had more friends throughout the country than ativ other man who over lived. Ho imJ a happy faculty of cottiiiK 011 good terms with all classes and conditions of men and women , and this seems all the more rcmurkabia from the fact that tlio clement of policy was wholly lacking In his nature. Chicago Intcr-Occnn : Honors and fame nnd fortune did not spoil this strong , vigorous , honast character. Ho was ns unostentatious as whoa ho was a poorly patronized lawyer who bated his profession. Ho remained to the last a man of the people , and the humblest old acquaintance , civilian or soldier , approached preached him unabashed conlldont of a warm clasp of the hand and a cheery greeting. . Mop of this stamp are not merely admired , they are loved ; nnd throughout the land thousands of eyes will grow dim with tears of n genuine sorrow , and thousands of hearts feel heavier for the knowing that William Tccumsch Sherman Is dead. Chicago Tribune : In nearly every respect bo was the complement of Grant. Their military methods were widely different. Sherman studied the art of war and was a skillful tactician. Grant was not. Sherman played the giiino of war as ho would have played a ganio of chess. lie calculated the moves of Ills antagonist and made his own accordingly. Grant played the game utterly regardless of what his antagonist might do. Ho figured the shortest road to the most emphatic result nnd took It without any concern for consequences. The two men to gether formed a dangerous nnd powerful combination. They were as different also in tucir natures as in their methods. Grant was taciturn , calm , immovable. Snermnn was alert , nctlvo and excitable. Grant was like the anthracite fire which does not give much light but furnishes steady heat. Sner mnn was llko the hickory fire which snaps , sputters ana blazes and Illuminates as well as warms. As might have been expected of ono so Intense in his nature , General Sher man boilovcd hi the cause for which no was fighting with all ms heart ami ho fought to win. fASSlXO JESTS. THE OLOHV OP A WOMAN. Tfeiv Yorlc Hcralil. Before their blissful wedding day Her golden locks were Cupid's traces That drew him captive. Oft hu'd say Each strand was worth a hundred cases. He does not say this now they're one , For ho has learned since they were mated That coilturlsts don't work for fun His former rates were understated I St. Joseph News : Of course the American presidency stands free to any good citizen , but it seems us if a dulv apprenticed cabinet maker would 1111 tbo bill most satisfactorily. Kate Field's ' Washington ; Primus The banquet wont off swimmingly , did It ] Socunaus Yes , it was a feast of reasori and a iloat ot soul. Now York Journal : Ho You say that tlghtshoes hurt you terribly ; then why do you wear them ! ' She ( savagely ) Because they make mo forget what an idiot you aro. Young Indies , it isn't quite proper , you know , For you to Uavo moro than ono string to your bow , And , tbo , it Is quite as improper a thing Per you to have more than 0110 beau to your string. Now York Herald : Ohapplo What 1 Don't you remember CuollyJ It wan ho who had tlio beautiful dog down at tbo hotel last sum- mer. Maud Ah I I remember him now. What bccamo of the dogl Kate Field's ' Washington : She You have deceived mo. Didn't you tell mo you loved mo i iHo Ho No , I was very guarded about that. J. only told you I worshipped the ground you walked on. Harper's Bazar : "Please sir , I am starv ing. I've had nothing to cat for four days. TI. Won't you give mo a dollar ! " "A dollar 1 That's a good deal , Isu't 1M" "Not to keep a man alive for four days , your honor. " JPKKHOXA LITIKS. Lady Colin Campbell , who Is still ono or most uotlccnblo women In London society , were at a recent fashionable reception a per fectly plain gown of pale blue satin brocaded with groups of shaded tulips , W. B. Stevens , the Washington correspondent pendent , has performed soaia exceedingly dangerous feats in the course of bis news paper career. Among thorn was to llml the once famous bandit , .Tesso James , while u reward was offered for his head , and obtain an Interview with him. President Lincoln once told General Pal mer : "I don't believe any great man with a policy could have saved the country. If I nave contributed to the saving of the country It was because I attended to the duties 7t ouch day with the hope that when tomorrow cumo I would be rnual to the duties of that dayT. / T. A. Edison , according to a friend of his. is a vegetarian , eschewing llosh , fowl nnd llsh. Ho enjoys fruits of all kinds , grains ot every variety , nnd likewise vegetables , es pecially these that ripen In the sunshine. lie is very careful about his diet , holding that it has a pqivorful influence unon the mind and Its action as well as upon the health and vigor of the body. GA 2HK * ' I , irt\ J'ifls.'juro DWtcli ! ) , This world is not a paradise , A nlaco all milk and lionoy , But It's considered rather nice By these wno have the money , Hence this makes lifo n gambling game ; If you'ro not pat you blulT , And If you win the rest exclaim , "That fellow has the stuff. " The business man will tulra a hand , So will the speculator , Ll'towiso ' the cliup who tills the land , Also the legislator. No matter If the cards ara stacked , And cheating plain enough , The ono who wins is not attacked , Bccauso ho has the "stuff. " The panic's exciting , play nms high , Cold , fame and love are staked ; The winners lauuh , the losers High , Still thirst for wealth's unslaked , Co ! wScro vou will , by nicht or day , Where lifo Is smooth or rough , If you'ro a winner they will say : "That fellow has the stuff. " It's ' shufllo and deal For woo or for weal : On the cards you hold Stake llfo for gold ; How the devil grins When the best man POPULATION OF NEBRASKA. Official Figures by Counties from the Superintendent - intondont of the Census , IRRIGATION CONVENTION LAWCOMMIFTEE. Probability Tlint it Will llcport the I'tiriicll Hill to tlio 1-ipglnla- tare Other NPWH About IllllCOlll. Ltxrou ; , Nob. , , Fob. 10. [ Spoclnl to Tun BII : : . I The llrst olllclal report oy counties of the population of Noliraska has been ro- colvcd by tbo secretary of state direct from llobart P. Porter superintendent of the na tional census. It shows the following llgurcs : Adntns Dlvon ioi90 : n > .aw Arthur . ol.WK ) Douglas 1VJ,00 < Hiilinui,4'1. . " Dinuly 4nr. Hl.ilno . , ( | Klllmoro lfi.0. " . ' Hoonn . 8IV < ; i rrimkllii T.liiri Hot Itutto . 6.414 rtontlor 8,107 Hnmn . 4iv : I'lirnns O.S4I ) HiilTnlo . ' "KB duKii ; o.'iu llurt . H.CUJ ( larllold 1.IBO Hutlor . 1S.4.V4 ( losper 4HI 1111 84OiXlrniit ) | 4M Cedar 7,02.1 , ( Ireoly 4,800 Ulm-iO 4.SII7 Hall 10.5111 uiioiry M.SI Hamilton II.OIM Olioyonno S.iidillnrluti H.l.Vl in , ; ii ) llnyos Colrax Onmlng . isiiri : iiolt gl.GT Hooker 4''i ! Dakota . Howard 0.4W Hawes . o,7 ± JolTersou 14r : > o Daw-son 10rj < ! Johnson lO.ISll IJoiiol S.WM Kearney H.OOI Keith s.ftvj itook : io < n Koya 1'aha 3.WM S.lllno 20.0117 Klmlmll .V > , nS7.i Knov. . . . . . . 2I.5TT , . Scott's HlllIT 1.B8S Lincoln . 10,441 Howard 10,140 Sheridan 8.rnr Mioi'liltlll ( iW : ! Mcl'licrsuu . 401 Sioux " , r > J Madison . 13fir ! ) Ktanion > , nw Morrlok . 8,7M Thuyor l-,7w : f > ,7 Thomas 517 Ncmnlm 1S.IUO Th un ton : t,17 ( > NuoUolla 1J.H7 Viilloy 7mJ Otoo 2. ) , 101 WnshiiiBlon 11,81 ? ! I'uwnoo 10,1110 Wiiynu MM I'prklns 4i'i : ' ! Webster 11'JIO 1'holps II.MV. ) Wlu-olor l.iWl J'lcruo 4Si4 ! Vork 17,2m 1'lattu 15,117 Unorganized Tor OU'i I'ollt 10.M7 Hod Willow 8SI7iTotalforhUto.l , < mOlO Ulehardsoii 17,574 ! ItOllKUT P. POHTRIt. Superintendent of Cuimus. mvoitoi : NIW : . On February 13. 1890 , Joseph Dovlgno of Wuvorly obtained a divorce from his wife , Josephine , on the grounds of desertion. On February 1U , 18'J1 ' , Joseph lllod a petition for divorce from his wife , Kntlo , but on what crrounas reporters can only guess , as the peti tion is ono of the many suppressed. On the ! ! d of last March two reporters , ono of them n News man , ran across an nflldavlt for a license to rnnrry issued to Joseph Doviguo and Airs. Katie Keeno. Tlio divorce was so recent that the reporters nt ouco decided Joseph was again In search of connubial- bibs. Jiidga Stewart was questioned nnd it ww developed that Joseph had , in order to get the license , sworn that ho had been divorced within six months. Soon afterwards Joseph strayed In the courtroom , and on being ques tioned ncknowledpod that ho had been a free man but three weeks , but did not understand what ho had sworn to. Ho handed back his license and was compelled to go to Council BlulTs to get wedded. A few weeks ngo ho published a notice that lie ono should trust his wife on his account. She is now living at Twenty-first and N streets. SENT TO TIIK ASYLUM. Mrs. J. H. Dverts , living in East Lincoln , was examined by the Insanity commissioners Saturday evening. She Is a" rather pretty young woman , the mother oj two children of tender years. Soon after the birth of her last child , two months since , she exhibited signs of insanity , which grow so pronounced that her husband was compelled to llio com plaint against her. She was moody and mel ancholy , and it was with dlfllculty ono could pet an answer from her. She would also go about the house picking up various valuable articles and burning them up. Dresses and everything were made the prey of the flames. She was sent to the asylum. TUB ruuXEU , HIM , . The law committee of the irrigation con vention will probably rnport this morning to the irrigation committee of the house of which Air. Purncll is chairman. The com mittee is working harmoniously and is a unit in favoring the Ptirnoll bill. The Purncll bill concerning which there has been so much discussion is for the pur pose of etmbllnp funning communities to or ganize themselves la irrigating districts and to own the ditches and furnish water nt cost. The last mentioned feature is n very popular ono in the northwestern part of tbo btato. Tlio report of the irrigating committee will embrace the features of the Puruell bill and the entire report will therefore bo known as thoPuniell bill. IN UONOIl OF SIIfillMAN. The following order was Issued today by L , . C. Pace , post commander of Appomatox post , No , 214 , department of Nebraska , Grand Army of the Kcpubllc : Gouer.d William Tccumsch Sherman died at Now York city February U , IS'Jl. No loader in the Into war was more dearly loved than "Uncle Billy. " I hereby appoint Comrades J. II. McCJny , C. H. Gore , E. S. Post , O. E. Goodcll , J. Gilllsplo and It. B. Prosson ns n memorial commltteo to act with a like committee of Fnrragut post , No. 25 , in preparing suitable resolutions as an expression of the deep and lasting sorrow of Ida surviving comrades. By order of Bnu > P. COOK , L. G. PACK , Adjutant , Post Commander. NO riS. ! The Oak Creek Vulloy bank has filed arti cles of Incorporation with the secretary of state. The capital stock is $5U)00. ( ) The cap italists nt the head of the cntcrpriso are Knicst \Viffgonhorn , Albert B. ChainUer- Inin nnd Hugo A. Wlggcnhorn. The Omaha mining and lumber company has filed articles ot incorporation nnd de clares its capital stock to bo SSUO.OOO. The ob ject of the company is the utilization of the mineral wealtn and the timber on a tract of land near Miller , Johnson county , _ Ky. The progenitors of the enterprise- H. J. Nash. Frank K. Munn , E. Cauldwoll , James Balding and K. J. Hoyd. A SAD ACCIDENT. Little Prances Kohdo , daughter of our well known citizen , William Hohdo , mot with u terrible accident last Thursday evening which resulted in her death the following. day. With some young fnoads she went skating on n pond a short distance from the house , anil while engaged in that .snort slip ped and fell , striking on her head with such force that the skull was cracked. She wont homo but said nothing to her parents of the accident , but during the night bccamo very ill , and a doctor was sent for. All that was possible was done for her but she died the next day of concussion of the brulu. The family Hvo at Twenty-second and M streets , onus ANI > KNDS. Tbo house of A. Hcswick , residing nt Twenty-seventh mid K streets , was cntorod by burglars Saturday night nnd thoroughly rausaoked the house , Becurlng a silver watcli nnd chain and a pocketbook containing JlfiO belonging to u boarder named Kobort Patter- sou. There Is no clue to the thlovos. MoriU 13aor was arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Jackson from Paclllc Junc tion , la. , on the charge .of lllm-ilamlng Kd Wcstccu of Monrnouth , 111. , of jJlO , Bacr Is a newsboy running from this city to Pacific Junction audVostoun said that after at tempting to work him by various monns Daor Ilnallv offered him n bltf price for bllli wltli ft certain ilnto on them , and when \Ves teen looked to see If his roll contained nnv nuch Hnor took chargoof It and In looking It ever palmed a bill , liner denied the accusa. tlon , but after stnylng behind the bars for a few hours concluded that ho would square the thing , nnd was released on doing so. The cases against Nash , Wheeler nnd their partner , charged with grand Inrcony , come * off this afternoon , , . . . . . , , Uullo MoOulgnn , Llr. Smith , Lou Smith. 'Annlo Taylor nml Susan Davis , a quintet of colored females who kept the bottoms In an uproar Saturday bt'causo of their prof unity , J ] obscenity and disposition to tight , \vcro nr- ralpncd on the charge of lighting this morn. Ing. Anmo Taylor was discharged , but tha others caught $1 and trimmings , which they didn't pay. ( ieorgoColvcr , n youngster who was charged with ' the larceny of n lot of knives , was made linppy by receiving his discharge papers this morning. Charles O'Uonnld , who was charged with fracturing the peace , was onuully lucky , while Archie Dobos , who was debited with a bad case of lighting , caught $1 nnd cost. A Lumber of ulnin drunks were run through the' mill , but little cash was realized. Mr. C. R Ilurphum and brldo arrived In the eitvHatuidny afternoon nnd nro receiving , the congratulations of their ninny friends. Mr , Ilnrphnm ! > ono of our most enterprising business mon , nnd Is deserving of nil the hap. plness that falls to mortals. In a Himim-oiiH Mood. LiNcot.v. Nob. , Fob. 10. [ Special to TUB Bir. : ] The house fell into n humor&us mood this afternoon over the telegram from Gal- voajUrn announcing that ilftccn barrels of oysters were on their > vay ns a present to the legislature. McKesson moved that a committee - mittoo of live bo appointed to rccuivo tbo oysters. Tlio speaker misunderstood the motion nad stated the question was on the appointment of a committee to oat tlio oysters. Faxon thought this duty should bo delegated to the commltteo of the whole.- * \Vntson rose to a point of order and Knld his commltteo on IIsh uud game would moot the consignment at the train. Rohan Old not think It was fair that this committee , having eaten up nil the bait furnished the visitors to the llsb hatchery , shoalil now have the llrst cliiuco ; nt tbo oysters. Churuli Howe thought that bruin food was ncoJod just now by tlio members , luul that the commlttoo at Galvus- tea was paying the legislature a very delicate compliment. RchoIntloiiH of Sorrow. LiN-cmx , Nob. , Fob 10.-Spoclal | toTitis BKB. I Mr. Itolmn introduced the following resolution in the house , which was unani mously adopted : Wlii'roas , His with cxtrcmnregret and sorrow row that no hnvo lu'irnuil or tlio uontli ot fli-n- oral W. T. Hlii-rinaii , thnt grnut American , great lisa solillur , t'ltlruii and patriot , and \Vhoro.iH , Dullevlng that In the death ot Oonornl Miormnii our nation has lost ono nt its brnvust dotondors anil ono of Its purest patriots , aud bulluvlng tlmtln paving n tribute of ri'sju'Ct to his memory wo would bo but es- pievsinK the MMitlwcnt of tbo people of the unllru Rtitto ; tliuroforo lui It Kcsolvt'ii , Hv tlio honso of representatives oftlin ntati > or Nebraska , that as n iniul ; of rtJspect to thu inomory of the docon&cd hero tliU house does adjourn on the day of Ills f unoral , our lln s pl.u'fd nt half must and Mm olllcurs , ineiiiliois anil utnploycH l > u requested to uuurcraim ; and bo It further IJpsolved , Tliat llio foregoing preamble and resolution bosproail upon tlio joiiriml of this hou'-u anil the honorable M > eakur lie requested to liavo u copy of tlio suiuu iiropurly riiKroMt'd and transmitted totho faiullyof UiodocouGod. TJfJK CLRAKAXVE JlECOJtJ ) . V Financial Transactions * of the Coun try During the Imst Week. , DOSTOX , Fob 10. [ Special Telegram to TIIK BUB. ] The following table , compiled from dispatches from the clearing houses of the cities named , shows the gross ex changes for last week , with rates per cent of Increase or decrease , as against Iho - * i several amounts for the eorrcspouiling week In 1800 : ( " ; - Driving I'nrlc Association. The directors of the Omaha and Council BlulTs Driving Park association held a sos- slon yesterday afternoon for the purpose nf completing the work of electing ofllcors f < r tlio onsulntj year. The following were elected : President , John T\ Stewart ; vlco president , John F , Boyd ; secretary , Nat Brown ; treasurer , William Moore. W. B. Millard tendered his resignation as n director , ana W. I'1. Uudy was clouted to Oil tlio-vacancy. The programme of the season races will bo announced at the meeting to lia hold at Council BlulTs next Monday. Nat Brown , the secretary , will lit up a neat ofllca In tlio rotunda of the Merchants hotel , wtioro a clerk will always bo on hand to glvo out In formation regarding the affairs of the asso ciation. After nwct Monday U is probahlo that all of the directors' moctlngJ will bo tiuld in this city. Killed l > y n Falling Uoclc. PiTTjutmo , Po. , Fob. 10. Ail immense rock weighing at least two hundred pounds foil from Dmiuosiio heights about 8:30 : thia morn ing and crashed into a [ us longer coach of thu Washington , I'a. , express on tbo Panhandle road , Instantly killing Miss Clara Flpannir and seriously Injuring three others. The vic tims are all students at Duff college , thU city , and were on tliulr way to school \ boa ttio accident hanprnod. Highest of all in Leavening Power. TJ , S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889. N. ABSOLUTELY PURE /