Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 28, 1886, Page 5

LINCOLY'S HEAVY OVERLAP. The Ocndition of the Citv's Finances a Matter of Grave Conoern, PRACTICALLY WITHOUT FUNDS. Btate Secretary's Feos Must Be Paid In Advance—Attorney Wheedon Falls to the Floor—Cap- ital Brevities, TFROM TIE REE'S LINCOLN DUREAU.] The condition of the city finances has become a matter of grave concern to the thinking class among our taxpayers. The fiscal year runs to August 1 next, consequently there are six months, or just one-half of the present year, yet to be provided for. The tax assessed for general purposos in 1835 was 10 mills on a total valuation of & 300, making the amount collectible 1,830, This tax becomes delinquent February 1, and it is safe to say that less than 75 per cent of it will be paid into the treasury by August 1 next. Atleastthe experience of former years warrants this conclu n. Section 85 of the city charter provides that “no order or warrant shall be drawn in ex- coss of 7 per cent of the current levy for the purpose for which it is drawn, unless there shall be saflicient money in the treasury to the eredit of the proper fund forits payment.” The exponses of the city average about $3300 a month, making the total for the six months to August 1 next about $20,000. There now re but $2,277.43 of the general fund subject to draft, warrants being now outstanding to the amount of $22,064.20 As will be seen by the section of the char- ter quoted above, when this balance of #2,217.43 is exhausted no more warrants can bo issued legally until the new levy is available. But the city expenses must be met m the meantime. How can it be done? Warrants conld probably be drawn against the water tax fund, but unfortunately $3,251.41 of that levy has already been expended, and as Some 6,000 in water bond coupons will mature and must be paid in a short time there will be no surplus in the fand properly subject to deaft. In fact no part of the water tax can lawfully be used in pa ment of the general expenses of the eity. The road fund would be another help in this emergency were it not that section &8 provides that *“‘No warrants shall be drawn, account allowed, or debt con- tracted with reference to this fund un- shall be money in the treasury for the payment thereof.” This section must have escaped the notice of the eity council, for there are now outstanding against the road tund unpaid warrants to th amount of $4,618.30. Under the scction quoted these warrants wonld appear to be absolutely illegal and uncollectible. But the main question is how can money be raised for current city ex- penses. Perhaps it can be had from eastern capitalists by issuing warrants in excess of the amount allowed by law. “T'liey do not seem to have been yery par- ticular about such things, as evidenced by their eager snnplpinn up of road war- rants. The situation is an interesting one, and it will take considerable finan- 1 skill to be successfully handled. It will certainly afford a temptation to city oflicials to disregard the ‘imitminns on the contracting of debts which the law has placed on _them. Speak to one of them now about the throatened defi- ciency and the answer will be,**Simply an overlap.”’ But these overlaps must be met at some time, and always involve the voting of bonds, with their interest, 10 pay them. SECRETARY ROGGEN'S CTIRCULAR. Secretary of State Roggen has issued a circular notice to the effect that on and after February 15, 1886, prepayment of fees will be demanded for all work done in his oflige. .This is authorized by scc- tion 24, article 5, of the state constitution. Mr. Roggen says that all remittances should be sent to the state treasurer who will certify the receipt thereof to him, and that then, and then only, will the service asked be performed, ~ The sched- ule of fees adopted is as follows: ving, ixing and forwarding 1 commissions, $1; certiflicates with seal, $1; commissions to all ex military men, $1; copies of bills certi under seal, 10 o each 100 words; ing articles of incorporation, ete., $1; cording same, 10 cents each 100 wo licenses, $1; acknowledgments, eertified under seal, 50 cents; ini. ing oaths, 50 cents; filing plats, $1; transcripts, ac- cording to work involved. WHEEDON'OUT WEAK CHAIRS, Yesterday morning, just as the Heath trial was well under way, the dignified silence that usually pervides the United States court room during business hours was broken by a loud crash, and a half smothered avylotim strongly suggest of surprise and annoyance. The venera- ble judge came to an ‘“‘attention” posi- tion, and the bickering lawyers paused e work, and turned to see the Hon, rles O. Wheedon trying to extract himself from the remnants of a chair on which he had sat with too much confi- dence—and weight. The ludicrousness ot the situation is best described in the following lines, ‘‘written on the spot by the BEE'S special syndicate of poets:” Yesterday morning prompt at ten, The court assembled once again, And all seem’d cheerful, lmppi' and gay As the moments swiftly passed awav: One connsellor rose and addressed the court In behalf of a gay and festive young sport, ‘Whony, 'twas alleged by the 'torney of state, Qf forbidden fruit had recently ate. Some members of the bar were sitting by, And one especially somewhat ly Was leaning back, with a mischievous wink Seeming to say, *No, than 1don't drink Except when 1'in treated,” when loud came a crash, Aund down went the chair with a very great smash, nd like the wonds 1¢ tell to i ut in a second, and quicker than seat, This funny luniu man who was so fut Wi THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, THU SDAY, JANUARY 28, 1886 The First of the Season. Chairman Corliss, of the county com- missioners, vesterday opened an envelope addressed to that body, and found a cheap, a very cheap valentine. It was that of a “Pious Old Fraud,” dilapidated as to hat and raiment, well supplied as to ears and homeliness, bearing a prayer- boox in one hand_and trailing a whisky bottle and convivial cards out of the stern sheets of his coat. The legend, in Tennysonian improved ran as [nfiuwsv The model, the beauty, and pride of your ook | And all true believers whn in you fake stock Will find the investment the devil's own load Of powder and sulphur that's bound to ex- plode. Long visits, long prayers, long drawls and long faces, A mm!fn longer tongue, and short dinner gracos, With )‘;mr spiritual fervor corked np at one end You are a trump eard as a pious old friend. None of the board clai . Timme says it belongs to O'K O'Keefe to Corliss, and Corliss to Timme. The daub came from Sehuyle i the bonrd will probably have ‘to go there to learn of whom it i< a picture Three of a Kind. [he railroad commissioners state, composed of Messrs, Co Gear and Buschow; the live stock com- mission consisting of Messrs, Birney Johnson and Barnhard, and the fish com- mission consisting of Messrs, May, Liv- ingstone and Kennedy, itis said, are con- templating a great trip to the antipodes,in the mterest of fin, fur, fun and frolic. The presence of some of them in town and their mysterious acts give to the suspicion. It is claimed the first mentioned will securg the passes; v the culinary ae hof the and,and the last mentioned shupon the company specimens of the finny tribes of the water, ‘The Ber ought not "to have published this statement, but it was 100 newsy to be passed by, of this Ty, ‘Why He Suspended As announced in yesterday's Be firm of Martinovitch & Co. has For severul weeks they have done business selling goods on commission. Som veeks ago Mr. Martinoviteh's partner, Sylvester Lobe, went east os- tensibly to buy goods. Mr. M. sent him several sums of money, amounting in all to about $1,600. Mr. Lobe has not re- tunned it appears that he has gone to stay. has bankrupted the firm, and yesterday Mr. novitch forced to suspend, The liabilities arc about $4,000, and the assets merely nomi- nal Lobe is the gentleman who figured some time ago in a suit to replevin some presents which he had given to a fickle ove. The Apollo's Party. The fifth party of the scason of the Apollo Social club was held lasv evening at Light Guards’ hall, Fifteenth and Dodge streets, and was a highly enjoy- able affair. There was a larger atte ance than usual—in fact the largest this season—and all who participated passed a delightful evening. The programme consisted of twenty numbers, well & ranged, and was carried out with vigor and dash. The committees having charge of the affair were composed as follov i Sternsdorf, H. J. . . Jones, A. J. Eaton, L. K. Mooney, W. J. Ward. A Highly Honored Lady. ’ Referring to one of Omaha’s young lady teachers the Correll Sun, published by students at Cornell university, Ithaca, N. Y., says: ‘Miss Lizzie Sheldon, well remembered by the alumnz of Cornell, formerly of '80 and also of '82, has re- ceived the highest honors conferred upon an American woman by Oxford unis sity, for unsurpassed excellency in work. Her special studies were Sanskrit and Engl literature. She is now an eminently successful teacher in the high school of Omaha, Neb.” Courtmart A general courtmartial wus ordered to meet at Fort Bridger, Wyo., yesterday for the trial of such persons as may be properly brought before it. The detail for the court is as follows: Colonel Cook, Major Bush, Cuaptains Powell, Baker, Murdock, Morton, Rogers, Reed Bradley, Captain William M, Wherry, Sixth infantry, judge advocate. The leave of absence granted Second Licutenant John L hon, Fourth in- l“:mtr_y, has been further extended thirteen days. Saved His Neck. Yesterday Reese Croft, one of the linemen of the Omaha and Northwestern electric light company was extending a wire in the Paxton alléy, His ladder, as he was breaking ofta’heavy coating of some of the v ipped and fell out in thealley, procipititing him upon the vail which guards an avea beside the hasement of the hotel. The ladder was broken and Reese was shaken up and bruised. ped falling into the a depth of ten feet, which, if it had taken place, would probably have killed him, The Masked Ball. A meeting of the committee having charge of the masked ball of Thurston hose was held last evening and addition- al details of the affair were arranged. The sale of tickets f and event will begin to-day ys anticipate that t ning of February 10 will find both T '\nfi Metz halls™ crowded to their utmost capacity. B, & M, Anpralsing. County Surveyor Smith and Right-of- 1 Way Agent Dininny, of the B.& M., yesterday appraising land to be used in the new B, & M. line to Lincoln, ey were working southwest were out Came Idu‘wn th o thump on the ruined chalr, And a ripple of merriment filled the air, But an anti-smile was on his face As hesought another and higher place, udof a gullil’ who was standing nigh ought a quarter’s worth of profanity. BRIEF MENTION, The Arion Glee Club will give a private musical at the Y. M. C. A, yrooms on the evening of February 1. Yesterday morning Major Wheeler's noble Newfoundland dog had a fit in the state library, and snapped about so viciously that the ery of “mad dog” was raised. “The animal, tired out, was lying on the mat panting for breath, when two policemen and the state house engineer arvived, and after a fusilade of bullets, dispatched the dog. The gambling tools seized at Sheedy’s were tfl subject of contentior in Justice Brown’s court yesterday. It was held that the owners could not lawfully re- rl‘-\'in the property, An appeal was aken harles Vanderpool was committct} yesterday to await trinl on a churge of Btealing eleven hogs from a Burliugton & Missouri car. s Shot a Mad Dog. A mad dog created considerable com- motion on South Fourteenth street yester- day morning, The whole neighborhood turned out to make war against it, but failed utterly in_an attempt to run the animal down. Lon George, who drove past at the time, drew hLis revolver, and with four shots dispatched the dog. of the city and'in the vicinity of Cassidy’s farm, o — Rumored Strike. It was rumored that there was to be trouble yesterday among the icemen em- ployed by Contractor Robinson, in the shupe of a general strike. The police were summoned, but yesterday the wen were working peac t The Great Invention, | For EASY WASHING, | IN HARD OR SOFT, HOT OR COLD WATER Without Harm to FABRIC or HANDS, and particularly adapted to Warm Climates | Notamily, rich or poor, should bo without 1t, Sald by all Grocers, but beware of vile imi tatons, PEARLINE is manufactured | ouyvy | JAMES PYLE. NEW YORK: CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Senator Harrison 8peaks In Favor of His Dakota Admission Bill, A LITTLE BOUT WITH BUTLER. Couple of Partisan Spats in the House Over the Norfolk Navy Yard Matter and the Voluntary Retirement Bill Senate. Wasnisaros, Jan. 27, ~Mr, Ingalls pre- sented a memorial from the legislature of Kansas, praying for the establishment of two additional military stations in that state as o precaution against the depredations of Indians. sented a memorial from the ) ing for an extension of mili- tary facilitics at Fort Riley, The papers were approwriately referred. Proceeding to the calendar, the senate took up the bill to divide part of the Sioux reser- vation in Dakota, and secure the extinguish- ment of the Indian title to the remainder. Pending the guestion, an amendment was offered by Mr. Harrison to protect the rights of persons who hnd located on the. land be: tween the date of President Arthur's execn- tive order admitting settlers to it and the date of President Cleveland’s proclamation ordering such settlers off the reservation. Mr. Ingalls was opposed to permitting title to be given such settlers, as they had defied the president’s proclamation of April 17, 1885, In the course of debate Mr., Ingalls said he had been informed by reliable authority that Major Gaskia agent, had_been re- moved because he had been *“too pitiful” to those seitler ves denied this, and said the present ion was disposed to remove get- hout regard to tha rishts involved, hut department, Mr, Dawes” said, was desi- Tous of relieving in some way the honest settler who went on those lands in good faith, Mr. Jones of Arkansas said the amendment Mr. Ingalls would hurt nine honest men to one dishonest man, He admitted that there lad been some talk by a few men among the settlers of resistance to the pr dent’s proclamation, but such men were relatively very few, Atter Turther debate the matter went over. “The electoral count billwas postponed until A\lmuluf ext. Mr. Harrison then called up the bill for the admission of Dakota. ‘The bill having been read, Mr. Harrison addressed the senate in its support. He said that no man could sup- that the descendants of the men who in i u|||Pl‘.\i|wd of the appointment of their oftieials by others than themsel would be content with ti affairs as territorialand colonial. remember who these people were who in- habited this territory of Dakota. They had been until lately eitizens of several states, and had exercised all the privileges of citizenship. They therefore knew how valuable was the privilege of citizenship. Mr. Harrison spoke of the immense products of the territory last year, and of the general thrift of its people, and con- tinned: How could we justify ourselves in denying to a people capable of such rapid and prosperous developments the right to ad- mission as a state? They were people largely made up of brave men who had fought in the union armies, having by their service in these armies given perpetuity to the institutions of this governmont. That fact may account for their discontent with their present political condition, But Mr. Harrison has heard the bjection, ‘‘not, however, the senate,” there were not democ We should another territory, democratic in politic ready for admission, Could we get rid of th old “pairing” system? It grew out of s and ought to have died with slavery. E territory should be admitted on the basis its own conditions. Dakota had by its pro- posed constitution made ample proyision for the perpetual maintenance of publie schools, and had made a_compact with the “United States forever securing religious liberty to all the residents of the proposed state, South Dakota had mude herself fully and lawfully ready, and now stood at the door of congress asking for admission to the union. As to the method by lithe new state should be adwitted, I ved the arrangements for adm s of other and insisted that the method pursued instance was in harmony with ‘yre— «dents and law. On the question of d on of the present territory on the fort; sixth_parallel, Mr. Harrison recited facts showing the repeated efforts, of both north and south Dakota, to secure such division from congress. the territorial legislature hay- ing unanimously urged, aud the resolu- tions of the conventions of both political _ parties having repeatedly urged it. It wasnota party question as to whether a preliminary enacting act by con- gress wi sary before n state could be admitted to the union. Mr. H con- tended that no such act was necessary. He reviewed the cases of states already admitted withoutsuch act. In the case of Tennessee, aid, the new state sent a copy of its con- stitution to the president of ‘the United States. Then George Washington, with out waiting for any act of ~ congress, gave simple notice that on a certain day 4 state government would go into operation. Mr. Butler asked My, Harrison to give the names of the states on whose cases he relied as precedent for the method of admission prl?m.\\-(l in the case of Dakota. Alr, Harrison replied that the cases we Tennessee, Michigan, Califoania, Iow: Florida, Kansas and Oregon, and in_tu; cet the senator from South t Dakota had not come precedents, e would satisfy the sen- ator from Indiana before the debate was through. 3 Mr, Hurison was not so sure of that. Mr. Butler said it he did not satisfy him it ery of Harrison concluded with the remark ihe people of Dakota, not cringingly but respectfully requested to' be allowed to par- ticipate with the other states of the union in all the privileges of American citizenship. Mr. Butler then took the floor in reply to Harrison, but vielded for an executive ses- sion, after which the senate adjourned. House. WASIHINGTON, Jan, 27.—The senate reso- lution touching on the death of Vieo Prosi- dent Hendricks was presented to the house, and on motion of Mr. Holman it was laid upon the table for the present, ana Mr, Hol- man gave notice that on next Tuesday he would ask the house to consider similar reso- " Boutetle, rsing t tion of priyi 1. Boutelle, rising to a question of priyis lege, quoted iro, e oMLK }nl‘t‘l‘i sone Gitys ago by My, Wise, denying that the dry dgrk at Norfolk ever had been destroyed, A, Cabell called attention to the fact that his colleague was not in the house, to which M. Boutelle replied that what he had to say was simply in vindication of himself and had nothing to dowith the gentleman rom Virginia (Wise). He did not intend to at- tagk am body iy ‘that gentleman’s absence. My, Boutelle, continuing, said the remarks he had quoted had been telegraphed all over the country, and Mr, Boutelle's statement to the contrary had been widely animadyerted upon. lMl. Herbert made a point of order that the gentieman had not stated anything which entitled him to the floor on a question of priy llvfi(', 3 My, Boutelle, In speaking to the point of order, repeated that animadversion had been made upon his intelligence and veracit He did not exaggerate in saying that a num- ber of publications had assumed that the statement he made had convieted him before the house and country of having trifled with the house, and having at least connived at gross falsification of what ought to be a mat- ter of familiar hi-lul%t In vindica- tion of his veracity, his good faith as a mewber of the house, in vindication of the representations made by him, he desire to have printed in the Record some brief eifa: tions sefting forth the Iuci 01 the destruction of the Norfolk navy yard by the rebelson the 10th and {1th of May, 1862, Atter discussion as to Mr, Boutelle's right roceed, the speakgr Leld Le was not titled to the floor, # nothing had been y Mr, Wise attributing any iLmproper ¢ 1o Mr. Boutelle, My, Hammond suggested the gentleman n‘.u‘ Malne appeal, in order that he might see how unanimously the Louse would sus- tain the speaker, Mr. Browne of Indiana, suggested to Mr. Boutello that in view of the anxiety mani- fested by the other side o get at the Tacts, lie should usk unanimous consent tozproceed. My, MceMilian—That will not be granted in tle absence of Mr. Wise. . Browne—Nor in his presence, either. ~ My, Cabell—If the guntleman wants a new tidal at the proper tiwe it will be granted. | Al Vicle, fram thie committee on wilifary to affairs, reported a hill to aid in the erection of a_monument fo uonnifl'\'. S, Grant in New \;-rl': city, Referred fo the committee of the whole. The house resumed, in the morning hour consideration of the il for the voluntary retirement of certain naval officers, It was vigorously advocated by Messrs, McAdoo and Sayers, Mr. Thomas gaye notice that he would move to recommit the bills, He was led to this course by the discovery that the bill was not in proper shape, and not by the oratory of the storm tossed mariner from Tennesee, e Millan—Nor "f the communist doe- advocated by the gentleman from xas (Reagan). That ‘zmnlvullm bid for votes by denouncing the heroes ef the coun- try, by denominating them aristocrats and talkini of privileged elasses and down trod- den people. This kind of talk would prove i ectual, for arotund those heroes had clysed the love of 50,000,000 people, Mr, Thomas moved to recommit the bill, pending which Mr. Warner moved to lay the hill on the table. ‘The latter motion was lost—yeas 105, noes 5i—but before the motion to ‘recommit was put the morning hour expired. The house then proceeded to consideration of the bill declaring forfeiied certain land grants to the states ississippi, Alabama and Lounisiana to aid in the construction of railronds. The bill is ident with that passed by the house in the Forty-eighth con- gress, but _the committee on “publie lands recommended an amendment excepting the Gulf & Ship Island road of Mississippi from the operations of the oill. The question be- ing on the amendment of the committee, ex- cepting the Gulf & Ship Island road, it was rejected—yeas 83, noes 178, Mr. Holinan of Indiana offered an amend.- ment that the lands restored to the public main shall be subject to entry and settieme under the provision of “the homestead law only: provided, however, that if the sales of any of such lands have heretofore been made to the United States, such sales are hereby confirmer ‘The amendment as amended w,\sul. ‘Lhe house then adjourned, e e THE OHIO SENATE, adopted and the Dbill The Split Continues and Partisan Bit- terness Increases. Corvmpus, Jan, 87.—Everything quiet this morning. Doth sides, however, seem firm, and developments are looked for by evening. The Jackson club, the leading democratie or* ganization of central Ohio, held a meeting lastnight, and as a_result a mass meeting is led for the city hall to-night to make ex- pression on the conduct and alleged usurpa- tion by the lieutenant-governor. The meet- ing isannounced in the demoeratic morning paper with inflammatory accompaniments, and the announcement that the democratie members of the senate will be present, with other. prominent democrats, and probably that Allen G. Thurman will be president of the meeting does not find favor with many democrats on the ground that it will have [ tendency to intensify the already strong feeling and spirit for violence. "The republican caucus named a committee of five yesterday which will meet a similar one from the democratic caucus to-day. 'The object of the conference isstated by Senator Ford, republican, to be the consideration of some proposed changes of the rules for the government of the body. ‘The Hamilton county contests and how they shall be conducted, will not come before the joint committee. 7 The democeratic caucus met at 10 a. m., when among other thinigs a committee will be selected to meet the joint committee to be held later. Itis expected they will have con- cluded their work before dm time of the meeting of the joint senate at -er. m. Welsh, democratic senator from Athens, states that they propose to have_their rela- ns with the presjdent settled before they proceed to other biitiess, They ure not in- clined to precipitate the matter too early, but there Is a probability that in case no(h‘uu is l\m’um{)llshml by the joiut committee that a resolution will bo_offered this evening for suspension or expulsion of the president. ‘I'hey prefer, however, that this final move should not be inaugurated for a day or two, unles ituation. from their sfun«llmlut den s Welsh says the demands of the majority. can_be summed up as requiring that the president shall’respect the rights of the body in his rulingsand a committee of three from each side will be appointed to go to Cincinnati and investigate the alleged frauds in the election. The republican senate met in the senate chamber at 10, had prayer, read and approved the journal, then settled down for a wait, be- ing unable to transact busin for want of a quorum, All the republicans were present, President Kennedy informed an Associ ated press reporter this morning that there is no change in_their programme and they ex- ')ct'! to meet from day to day as they ‘have been doing. He said they only had one thing in view and that is to proceed as soon as they can secure a quorum and hear the Hamiflton county cases in_open senate. They wanted to give them a fair trial and he considered this the only proper way to do it under the circumstances. - Mr., Kennedy savs therepublican senate will remain in session till 4 o'clock, the time of the meeting of the Joint senate. The democratic caucus sent a communica- tion to the the republican caucus committee asking that they submit their proposition for conference in writing, setting forth the lead- ing objects of the same. 'he republicans replied to the communica- tion from the democratic caucus, saying they haye no proposition of compromise to sub- mit, but will meet the committee of the demo- eratic eancus for the purpose of conference it it is desired. A compromise is being talked in both branches and on the strects, The sentiment for this caucus, it is thought, will foree some action by the contending forces. ‘The caucus committees agreed on a confer- ence for 1:30p. m. The impression to be gained from both sides is that nothing will be accomplished. The democrats deeided not to recede from any position which they have taken and say the only question is whethel nteen of twenty members shall rule, \ey will not consent to any proposition which will preclude three of = Hamilton county’s senators from voting in the contest of a fourth. CorLumBus, Jan, 27.—The joint scnates met at 4 p, m. and adjourned t0 10 a, m, to- morrow at the request of the caucus confer- ence committee, - Vancelof, ehairman of the committee, states they only had I nary conference, but” thin| on @ settlement of the troub) mittee is not through, another adjournment will be taken to-morrow. When adjourn- ment was had, the doors were thrown open and the crowd rushed from every quarter, filling up the hall, The conference committee will meet to-morrow morning, and if they are unable to_agrec on any report by 10 a. m. the com- mittee will ask for further time, and another adjournment will be taken, The Mississippi Ice Blocked. St, Louis, Jan, 27,-The Mississippi river is blocked by a solid mass of ice ffom this point as far north as the mouth of the Illinois river and as far sout s St. Genevieve, a distance of sixty-five ''miles. The ice is sixteen or seventeen inches thick, and re- bles a gorge whieh blockaded the river in 815, and remained intact from December 31 March 2, This v the river closed the 13th of January, and is expected to break up about the latter part of Februar, Aled T John R. Elder has been' appointed receiver of the collapsed drug tirm of Browning & Sloan, Indianapolis, (Ind.), ‘The contest suit against Mayor Harrison.of Chieago has been dizumissed. A Family Blessing, Not hing adds more to the security of Ife, o happiness and health, thin a safe and reliable family medicine, Sfmmons' Liver Regulator s won for itself tha appellation of “the tuyor- ite howe remedy.” It is adapted to o lurge pro- portion of the emergencios which occur in do- mestic life, If the child hug the o0lis, it is & cive, safe and pleasant remedy. If the father is ex- hausted, overworked, debilitate will vestore his failing strength, It the wife suffers from dyspepsin, low spirits, headache it will give lief. If any memb er of thefami.y has es anything hiard of digestion, & $%all dose of the Regulator will 5000 establish & good digestion. Itgives refreshing sleep oven in cases where narcotic bave fuiled. It is the BEST PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, and safe to begln with, no matter what the attack; and in almost every case will afford relief and effcot & speedy cure, without the aid of other medicine. No error to be fearod in administering; no injury from exposure aftor taking; no change of diet required; no change of habits; no neglect of duties or loss of time Simmons' Liver Regulator is entirely vegetable, and is the purest and best family medicine com- pounded. Prepared by J. A. ZEILIN & CO. Puiladelphia, Pa., sole proprietors THE SHALER TRIAL. The Case Closed and in the Hands of the Jury. New Yong, Jan, 27.<In the case of Gen- eral Shaler for bribery today, counsel for the defenss moved to withdraw the indict- ment and instruct the jury to agquit the ac- cused. The court denied the motion, Coun- sel then opened for the defense, and called General Shaler to the stand. He stated in reply to the question whether f@he made any such agreement with Monmouth B. Wilson, as the latter testified to on the lay, that such statement was ess never had any conversa- nin regard to mortzages at Witness denied statement yesterday he tion with Wils the time he mentioned. in toto nearly every made on the stand 3 by Wilson. He swore Wilson never came to his house and ived from him the satis- faction price. The defense then rested their case. Judge Barrett’s charge was regarded with favor by both sides, “He advised the jury that the accused should receive the ben- it of his record and good character previous: Iv. The jury retired at 6 p. m. and at 11 o'ciock had not agreed. - AMONG THE RAILIROADS, Mecting Called to Organize a New Traffic Association. CieAco, Jan, ¢ E. Tagalls, chalr- man of the committee of eighteen, composed of the general managers of the various roads east of the Mississippi river but west of the western terminals of the eastern trank lines, has called a meeting of the committee to be held in Chicago February 22. 'This is the first step toward the formation of what 18 to be called the central traflic association, a western organization to govern eastbound freight. The meeting will attempt the ereation of subsidiary pools gt St Louis, Peoria, Cincinnati, et ovarsz netion polnis. ~ Another matter to be con- &idered i the ratification of the choice of Geo, I. Blanchard as commissioner and Hugh Riddle as arbitratc To Be Laid at Rest With Honor. MitwAvKEE, Jan. 29.<The spe train conveying the remains of Congressman Rankin and escort to the late home of the deceased at Manitowoe, reached this eity this afternoon and _was here met by a large delegation Milwaukee and Manitowoe Tl to-morrow will be rgations from various al_trains are to be d Manitowoc. 3 funeral Targely attended by del parts of the state,” S ran between this ci The bank ngs yesterday were $341,152.70. Alex. McGavoek 1 visit to Colorudo. About §3,000 h seribed to the eharity ball project. R. W. Breckenridge returned day from an extended southern t The Union Stars will give one of their enjoyable vties Thursday the, Metropolitan hall. The Musical Union orchestra changed the time of holding its S concerts from afternoon to evening. Henry Voss has been requested by county commissioners todraw up pla for 40, 60 and 80 foot bridges to be put up in this county E.H. Chickering, residing at 708 North Sixteenth street, had his foot severely smashed yesterday morning by heavy trunks falling on it. Justice Anderson drew up yesterday proof papers for an insurance policy of &;’,000 on the life of the late Samuel Olson. W. S. Shoemaker returned yesterday from Columbus, where he hasbeen taking depositions in the case of C. 8. Goodrich & Co. vs. J. Oberfelder & Co. Westbrook and Hacker, the bicyelists, well known in Omaha, v to fiiends in this city that they are now in the City of Mexico, with Or cus. P. Waldhein: ork; Wi Rood, Bing| Jno. Hess, Plum Creek, Neb, piegel, San Fran- cisco, and G. H. J , Sidney, are at the Paxton The funeral of Mr. H. L. Wilkins will take pl this (Thursday) afternoon, January 28, at 2 o clock, from the resi- dence of Mr. A. F. Wilkins, 1426 North Nineteenth street. All friends are invited to attend. H. Goodman, agent of the through the city spe He was ne- companied by his wife and a couple of friends. The car was attached on the other side of the river to the Rock Island train. Nat Smails of the Herald; C._H. Ton- cray, of the Farmers' and Merchants’ National bank, J. W. Love, real estate agent; Lew Miy, wholesale erocer, fish commissioner, ete.; Lot and Cal Brown, all of Fremont, came down to attend Salvini’s “Othello,” at the Boyd Tues- day night. Ir. Lew May, of Fremont, now in the city, of the Nebraska fish commission, is soonto leave for Chicago to attend a meeting of the exccutive committee of the American sheries society for the purpose of making date and arcange- ments for the annual mecting of that society at that plac s gone on u business Iready been sub- ster- gengral passengor il Pacific, passed morning in his Personal Paragraphs. Harry M Boydston, of Nebraska City, is at the Paxton Mrs. C. A, Hull and Blair are at the Millard. A. C. Roche and W. Watson of Dor- man, Neb., are registered at the Paxton. Internal Revenue Collector George 3. Post of York is in the city, registered at the Millard Col. Frank P. Ireland, of Nebraska City, is on a regular trip to Omaha, and is atthe Paxton, George W. Hayes, of St. Paul, agent of the Western Assuvance company of Tor- onto, Canada, is one of the guests of the Mrs. Hilton, of rgar, of Council Bluffs, vii agent of the Buckeye lower company, eame over last night, and is at the Paxton, Among the prominent state arrivals at the hote sterday were E. Sparks and (. A. Paxton, Valentine; C. J. Phelps, Schuyler; E. T. Roberts, Lincoln; Thomas ham, Seward; W. J. Du Grand Fairmont, A Sleighing Party. One of the most enjoyable sleighing parties of the season occurred Tuesduy evening, the ride being -a glorious one from Omaha to Bellevue. Those in the party were: Misses Jennie Arthur, Nellie Arthur, Mary Wright, Annie Firth, Annie Bell Hutchins, Clara Rad- Smith, Avthur Snow White, Surpless, and Staingland After arrivin, t Bellevue, the merry eveniang at the ru{..‘m A. Wright 'he young people then returned to Omaha tived, gold, but happy rty Matt Ke h att Keith, a cony . well known about town wis fined $3 and costs in police court yesterday morning for being drunk. The original charge against him was that of assault a woman named Anna Henry. The complainant, how- , failed to pat in an appearance y. Keith achieved some iety some time since by engaging bare knuckle fight with Jack Nugent, and thrashang the earth with him A Howme for Fish, Fish Commissioner May, of Fremont, | was in town yesterday, and “enthysiastic | over the prospeets of a successful ex- hibit of the state fisliery at the next- fair at Lincoln. The state board of agricul- ture has appropriated $3500, and this amount with more which the fish com- mission proposes to raise, will enable the latter to erect a permanent building on the grounds tor the exhibition of the fin- ny tribe. Gordon Won't Have It. Mr. B. Gordon, associated with the real cstate agency of Alex. McGavock, was one of the men drawn for the grand jury for the ensuing term. He is the first, so far as it has come to the knowledge of the BEE reporter, who has made up his mind to retire from the strangely con- stituted body. He told one of the staff of this paper yesterday that when the court convened and the jury we called he wonld ask to be permiited to re n another part of the B the substance of a _conversation with Commissioner O'Keeffe sets forth that he would think it adyisable for the body in_question. This opinion, with the exampie of Mr. Gor don, who has little ambition to be mured and upon other people's erimes, will resultina speedy dissolution of the lately-constituted board of county inquisitor: i Mr. Ljam's New Gate. The office of W. H. Ijams, clerk of the district court, is divided into two parts by o counter which extends from the east to the western wall. To get into his desk the clerk has to walk from one side to the end of the room to reach an open- ing, unless he shonld like to jump the countgr, which hedoesn't, The county commigsioners are about {o secure My, Coots' services to cut another gate in the middle of the barrier. A Fastencd Door, The night before last, somebody locked the main north-front door of the court liousge. Since that time nobody has been able to unlock it. It is thought that some of the interior mechanism of the lock has given away, and as the latte taken out while the door is clos pected Contractor Coots will have vise some means of again putting the door to the purposes for which it was in- tended. T'he door on either side of this main one was yesterday so fastened by the ice as to be of little more service than the one locked up, and eaused 1 good deal of verbal warmth for a cold day. A Thira Horse. Since that memorable storm two weeks ago, the city railway company placed another hors the interscetion of their teenth street line and the Unios track. The grade there is with a loaded car at afl tim especially so now that the footing is bad and the track embedded in the snow. The third horse is in charge of a boy who hitehes him to each south & which has a heavy load of pa Salvini's Departure, Salvini and son and Whitecar, of his company, have been stopping at the Pax- ton, five of the ladies have lived Millard and the rest have sojourned at the Metropolitan. All left on last even- ing's train for San Franeisco, without so much as peeping in at Denver. The great tragedian will not soon be forgotten by Omahans. Road from Florence to Union. A number of {armers at the termina- tion of the Jensen vond in this county, have petitioned the commuissioners to open a road through about two miles of country between. Florence and Union nets. The latter will be considered y the board, this afternoon and the pe- tition in all probability granted. Bids Open Februarvy Sth, In referring to the date of receiving bids for paving, made in yesterday’s Beg, the time of closing should have been February 8th. The time was ex- tended to that date on recommendation of the bourd of public works from Jan- uary 26th. Serviously Injured. A ice-packer named Wilson sustained a ture of the skull yesterday »-hook which fell on him. He was removed to his boarding house, on South Fourteenth street, near Andreon’s safe factory. His injuriosare_rogardep as serious though not necessarily fatal. ERIIE A Brave Girl. Bismarck (Dak.) Tribune: Miss Franklin, a young McHenry county, “shack,” which she had claim, when she crackling noise of a pri out she saw_the flames sweeping across the plain. She knew that her neighbors, half o mile distant, were away from home, and the fire would soon envelop the house, barn, hay and _grain, Jump- ing from her bed she hurried away to the low log barn in which the farmer’s extra team W ticd, Harnessing the animals she rushed them out to the plow, and be- fore the fire had reached the premises she had turned several furrows and formed a fire-breech which saved the property. Belle school teacher, of sleeping in a built upon her wwakened by the five, Looking - He Felt as Though He Had a Steady Job, Wall Street News: A buque, lowa, had a dervick and drill a work last fall, baring for natural gas,but th as no indication of it, “IHow long you going to this work?" Inguived it pasier-h HOne hundred and li(l)‘ days, “You scem to have figured it fine,"” *‘Oh, I have. A Chicago $000 and I bore for $1 a the difference to me whether I or o gas well, man near Du- op at down prty puts up ) is ch h--11 PILES! PlLES PILES A sure cwre for Blind, Bleeding, Iichin and Ulcerated Piles has been discovered by Dr. Williams, (an Indian remedy), called Di Williams' Indian Pile Ointment. A single Dox s eured the worst clironie eases of 2 or 0 years standing, No one need suffer fivo minutes after applying this wonderful sooth ing medicine, Lotions and instruments do wmore harm th: good. Willigms’ Indian Pile Ointment absorbs the tumors, allays the intense itehing, (particulaly at night' af getting warm in bed), acts as a poultice, stant relief, and is prepared ouly for Piles, itching of private d for nothing cise. SKIN DI CUR Dr, Fraz maic, Blotehes the skin clearand Satt hewin, b Old Obstinate | s, Sold by druggists, or mi nts. Itetailed by K Beelt, Atavhe Raal w The following tr: 2, with the county for the Bue by k, and reported Ames' Real Estate s Kountze and wife to Gideon 5, Kountze's dih add atten and wife to Dudley M 5 of lot 4y bluck 170, and others to e ; orge 1 Kisher, 1 5 of lot 82, Clarke's add ha, wd-§ Nathaniel € Foud aad wife to Lizzie Palm- tag. part of lot. G, 1askell’s add Okahoma, Douglas Co, w d—3 0) Lizzie ¥ g (widow Rog part of lot ell’s add i 20., W A=y L Porter and husband - to Ricliard § "Iflmol others, lot 7, bleck 115, Owaba, I Doug- ) r Evans, | AN ELOQUENT LAWYER. The Queer Defense Which He Made in a Very Queer Bigamy Case, Brooklyn Union: Jacob Cozine, a shab- bily dressed m""fih well-preserved man, whose Inuf hair and dingy-colo: rd gave him the appearance of a la aint, was brought before Judge Moore in the court of sessions this morn- ing, to answer a charge of bigamy, it be- ing alleged that on_ the Tth day of March, 1885, he married Mary Yerks while his first wife was still living, to whom he had been married since Jan- y 2, 1805, When arraigned, through " his counsel, Charles Krath, he pleaded guilty. In'extenuation of the offense, Counselor Kruth d: ““This man f‘l 1s guilty to the charge, beeause - Tegally he is guilty, but there ave eircnms stances surrounding it that, in m opinion. make him morally innocen It is my duty, as his counsel, to lay bes fore you these cireumstanc 5o that yonu may be induced to deal leniently with him. I don't believe he is morally guilty. Ho hind beon marriod to his fltss wils some twenty yoars, He loved his wife dearly. She loved him as dearly as he loved her,” and as the counsel said it he sighed deeply Judge Moore moved uneasily in his seat, while a sareastic smile played about his Tips. hefr married Tife had been a happy one,” continued the counsel. *‘In the last'fow yoars of his od life she suffered from elephan Her limbs began to draw and the bone began to rot, so that she beeame offensiv her relatives and friends, The ¢ nersons who would go near her wy hushand and the woman whom he made his second wife, This man loved his fivst wife fondly; dearly loved her!” This was too miich for Judge Moore to stand, and he poured a bucket of ice-cold water' over the young lawyer's pathetic cloquence, when he said: "*“Mr. Kruth, leave the poetry out and give us the i) The langhter that ri]vrh-ll through _the court quite disconcerted the young bar- rvister, but after a few moments he re- covered, and stated to the court that the accused at the vequest of his wife mar- vied the woman who was now his second wife. She thought that she mght be sent to a hospital and there have a leg cut off. Fearing this, she said to her husband that sl yanted him and Miss Mury Yerksto m nd care for her. At her request they weat and were mar- ried. When they returned she had them kneel down togcther at her bedside so hat she might place her hands upon their heads and bless them, When counsel said this the smile agai appeared upon the Judge's face, and it looked as though counsel was about to cateh another ice er dose, but he es- caped it by quic finishing his story. He said that the first wife lived six months after the marr ceremony, During that time the prisener and the second wife had never been married save inname. The second wife cared for the first wife until her eyes were i death, and after that, to legalize the second marringe, Cozine had the ecre- mony again performed. “Did you know it was against the law for you to marry a woman when you had a wife living?"! asked the judge.” il ‘1 didn’t at the time," was the prison- or's response. “What*" said the judge. ‘“‘How old are you? ifty,” was the answer. “And your business®" “Ilouse painter.” | ‘“‘How long have you lived in Brook- ynt “Eight years." “And you mean to tell me that you, a man 50 years old, an intelligent man, did not know it was against the law to marry a second wife when the fivst wifo was ated a moment, and tl *L did not under- said the Judge, “your is of ignorance on the part of an in- it man I eyer saw equalled. I an to say I don’t believe you. That is or the present.” zine was then led back to the pen to t sentence. e Land League, Agrceably to the call of the president, Land League met Tuesday in Cun- nighum’s hall. 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