Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 18, 1889, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEEIYWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1889, " B. ROSEWATER, Bditor. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Dally and Sunday, One Yeu eeee Bix Months. ... . e “ Thres Months, .. ., Bunday lice, Ofie Yeéar § Weekly Bee, One Year with Premium OFFICES, Omiewo Ofton, 18t Rogkery Butiding Chicago o8, F67 Rooke ] New York, Hooms 14 and 15 Tribune Build- ing, ‘ashington. No. 513 Fourtecnth Street, rmmvn?nun No. 12 Pear] treet. Lincoln, 1020 P’ Stieet, Bouth Omaha, Corner N and 2ith Strosts, CORRESPONDENCE. All communieations relating to news and edi- torinl matter should be nddrossed to the Kditor. ial Department, BUSINESS LETTERS. A1l bnsfness lettors and remittances should he addressed to The Boe Pubiishing Company, Omaha. Drafts, checks and postoffice oraers be made payabls to the order of the company, The Bg Publishing Cnmuan"(, “lflrlg‘nr‘i'ctuys ing Farnam and The Bee on the Train Thero 15 o excuse for a faflure to get Trik Ber on the trains, Al newsdealers have been noti- 1o carry & full supply. I - T Brk and can’t got 1t on trains where other Omahavapers are carried are requested to no- tify Tie Hee. Pleasa be particular to give in all cases full information as to date, rajlway and number of train, Give s your name, not for publication or un. Necessary use, but as & guaranty of wood faith, THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Oirculation. State of Nebraska, County of l)uufiln, }"* George B, Tzsc) Publishing Co he actual circulatio week ending Decel Sunday, Dec, 8 Monday, Des Tuesday, De Wednesday, Dec, Thursday, ec, i Friday, Dec. Baturday, Dec. 4. Average. ., sreeienan .. 20,128 QEORGE Is. TZSCHUCK. Bwort to before me and subscribed to in my Ppresence this 14th day or December, A, D. (Beal. N. P. FI . P, FRIL, Notaty Publie. }us George B. Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- oses And says that he'Is secretary of The Bes ‘ublishing Compauy, that the actual averago daily circulation of 'k DALY BEE for the month of December, 188, 18223 coples; January, 188, 18,574 coples; for February, 18000, coples; for March, JK&9, N4 coplent for_April, , I8550 coples:for May, 1889, 18,000 coples; for June, 1580, 18458 coples; for July, 185, 8,733 coples; tor August, 1880, 18- 651 coples for September, 1859, 18110 coples; for October 188, 187 coples; for November, 1889, 10.310 coples’ ' “GEoRGE B. T7ZSCHUCK. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my Presence this B0th day of November, A. D., 1880, (Eenl.] N. P. FEIL State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, JIM MCSHANE'S contest for the city treasury is a matter of interest. S————— ENOUGH ypetitions for office have been signed and sealed to reach from Omaha to Colorado canyon. . —_— JUDGING by the number of lawyers employed, Mr. McShane did not ex- haust his surplus in a fruitless chase for the city treasury. SPEAKER REED has made a collection of newspaper pictures of himself. He _is probably preparing to mortify the flesh during Lent. — THERE is some significance in the _namo of Silcott’s successor. Hartshorn will act as & restorative for congros- sional faintne THE prohibition visionaries who are ~trying to prevent the confirmation of Judge Brewer will succeed only in mak- ing themselves rediculous. . Ir England ana Portugal should sim- ultancously draw their artillery, the shock would shake Gibraltar and Mak- alolo affair of international interest. I WILL probably save Croninville a good deal of worry and expense to know at once that the Methodist general con- ference in 1892 is to be held in Omaha. THE reply of Indian Commissioner Morgan to his opponents leaves no room ~for doubt that the parties kicked out of the Indian service richly deserved the leather. — THi Methodist general conference ~should not be neglected, Omaha must assert herselfl and prevent rivals from robbing her of her rights at the eleventh hour. Ir TiE ministors ave justifled in ex- pounding the word to limited congrega- tionson Sunday, who shall say that the newspapers must not preach lay ser- ' mons to three-filths of the people? SENATOR INGALLS is whetting his knafo for another *‘rebe! skinning” af- fair in the senate. The ‘‘vitriolic’ statesman is never so happ; as when flaying southrons and prohibition, S—— WESTERN interests are liberally rop- resented in the measures already intro- duced in congress. Energetic and per- “sistent work will be necessary to pre- “vent them being pigeon-holed to death. ¥ S———— Tue barbers are now asking them- selves why they did not lzeep still and permit some one élse to agitate the Sun- day closing movement. They have tgone and done it” without sense or reason. THE old combine displays remarkable gall in attempting to organize the county board, But it will not work. There ure enough decent members on the board to squelch the remnants of the gang. BeCAUSE Contractor Cushing is al- leged to have bought his way to the mayor's chmr Liverymun MeShane must not imagine that he can bulldoze chis way into the vaults of the city treasury. eemeee— THE ministerial association proposes 10 indulge 1n the harmless amusement ~of firing paper wads at the Sunday newspaper. Meanwhile wickedness stalks abrond and poverty and distress sigh fu vain for the kindly word and helping hand. emmess——— COMPTROLLER GOODRICH'S report of municipal business for the past eleven wonths is a gratifying exhibit of the . financial affairs of the city. The vari- . ous funds show & substantial balance, and the city will enter upon the pro- gressive era of 1890 with a clear bal- ance sheet and & surplus in the treas- ury. The record has few phrallels in + the history of the city. 70 PUSH THE WORK. The commiftee on ways and means has virtually agreed upon the construc- tion of a tariff bill. It is understood to be the intention to improve the holiday recess by giving a hearing to certain interests concerned in the tariff, so that the committee may be propared imme- dintely after the recess to addross its attention to the task of framing a bill. If this programme is ca ried out it ought to be possi- ble tw have a measure ready for presentation to the house not later than the first of March. It does not seem to be necossary for the committee to consume a_great deal of time in ob- taining information from the protected interests,. The senate finance com- mittee gave a very thorough and ex- tended hearing to these intorests duc- ing tho last congress, and there can be very little new or additional informa- tion to be obtained. No great change hus taken place within a year in the commercial conditions which can have materially affected the manufacturing industries of the country, and cortainly whatever change has ken place not been to their injury. The iron in- dustry in nearly ail branches has im- proved, and it could doubtless be shown that most others are more profitable now than they were a year ago. But if the ways and means committee will re- strict its inquirios to the holiday rocess there will be no objection, since this veriod is usually given to idleness. Th promise thus given of a purpose to meet this question promptly and dispose of it with the least possible delay will be gratifying to the countuy. Another long and tedious contest over the tariff, with the inevitable uncer- tainty as to the rosult, could not fail to be more or less damaging to all the in- terests concerned and to the general business of the country. This question should be settled by the pressut con- gross in a way to remova it from contro- versy for some years to come, and the ropublican majoriyy in congress will make a grave mistake if it shall fail to do this. Its determination to take hold of the ques- tion without delay would de doubly gratifying it it implied an assurance that it would muke such a revision of the tariff as the country desires and the conditions warrant. But the prospect of this being done is not altogether flattering. The demand for the repeal and reduction of revenue taxes threatens to defeat a general re- vision of the tariff in the direction of lowering duties and materially enlarging tho free list. Already there has been in- troduced into the house a bill abolish- ing the tax on tobacco, and such a measure is very likely to pass. This would reduce the revenue of the gov- ernment about thirty million dollars. An effort will be made to reduce the tax on spirits, and this also will have a very good ehance of success. Auother propusition which may carry will be for the reduction of the duty on sugar, which is now about seventy-cight per cent ad valorem to twenty-five per cent, and the payment of a bounty of one centa pound to growers of domestic sugar. [t is estimated by the best 1n- formed financiers in congress that the revenues of the government cannot be safely reduced more than seventy mil- lion dollars, so that if the contomplated cut in internal taxes is made and the sugar duty reduced there can be very little if anything taken from tariff du- ties. This is the prospect now pre- sented, and it is not encouraging to those who are hoping for relief from material modifications of the tariff. THE PLEA FOR TOLERATION. Mr. Henry W. Grady is undeniably the mrost eloguent champion of the “new south.” He believes deeply and earnestly in a great futuve of power and prosperity for that section, to be achieved by industry, enterprise and education, He is in full and hearty sympathy with the progressive spirit of the time as to all material and moral conditions. By tongue and pen he has done much to stimuiate the people of the south in the work of industrial restoration and develop- ment in which they have aiready been s0 largely successful, [ intense and patriotic devotion to the welfare of his section is admiration, and mands it. But while Mr. Grady has grown into sympathy with new and better ideas and influences in all other respects, he remains firmly hound to vae political traditions and prejudices of the old south. This was clearly shown in his speech at the banquet of the Bos- ton merchants last week; the flowing and glowing periods of which could not conceal the fact that the old southern spirit still dominates him so far as the political relations of the white and col- ored citizens of the south are concerned, and that in obedience to it he is pre- pared to disregard and violute the c stitution and laws of the country, Mr. Grady’s address, the eloquence of which has been widely and just- ly extolled, discussed the ruce problem, and among other things the orator suid: “The negro vote can never eontrol in the south, and 1t would be well if partisans at the north would understand this,” and he further de- clared that wo power under this gov- ernment could re-establish negro su- vremacy in the south, In other words, wherever the negroes may be in the majority in that section they will not be allowed to exercise the right of the majority under our system of govern- wment to control. Haviog thus unquali- fiedly proclaimed the purpose of the southern whites to disregard the pro- vision of the constitution which says that “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state, on account of race, color, or pre- vious condition of servitude,” and to nullify national laws in order to keep the negroes from the enjoyment of their rights, Mr. Grady makes & plea for patience and toleration for these en- cmies of the constitution aud the laws. ‘Who are the northern pantisans that Mr. Grady would have understand that the colored citizens of the south will not be permitted to have their rights? They are the people who demand that the coustitution shall be respected in worthy of all everywhere com- every section of the land and that the national laws shall everywhere be im- vartially and equitably administered. And what answer should be given to the appeal for toleration and patience? Shall be said that a mistake was made in making the negroes citizens and clothing them with the rights of citi- zenship. and that now the only repara- tion for the blunder is to leave them to the mercy of their political enemies? And if this be not admitted, how much furtner can toleration and putience be extended in justice to these wronged citizens and all who are wronged with them? When will the time be reached beyond which the law-respecting people of the country will not permit the constitution and the laws, which are the safeguards of their liberties and their free institu- tions, to be ignored and defied? The trouble with Mr. Grady and all who think with him is that they have noth- ing just and practicable to propose for the solution of the race problem. They propose visionary schemes of negro emigration or colonization, knowing full well that they cannot be carried out, and thus dallying with the grent issue they go on violating the national Jaw and plead for toleration and patience. Perhaps it is wisest and best to heed the appeal, but it is as certain as fate that the wrong and injustice in behalf of which iv is made will in time be remedied. it TaE deadlock in the Montana legis- lature is practically broken. The de- tailsof the agreement are not definitely known, but the fact that the democratic senators appeaved in the chamber and were sworn in is evidence that an un- derstanding satisfactory to both parties has been reached. The divided house had not reached a settlement at last ac- counts, and it is possible that some delay may be perienced in bringing it together. Apart from the politi- cal significance of the contest, the dead- lock seviously endangered the welfare of the state. The machinery of the courts was stopped: conflicts of authority menaced public order, and necessary legislation was delayed by a conflict primarily due to the sena- torships involved. Neither the repub- licans or democrats could afford to con- tinue this state of affairs to the consti- tutional limit of ninety days, and it was the pare of wisdom for both sides to un- bend for the common weal. With the deadlock broken the court will be or- ganized, and the judicial branch of the state proceed to business at once. Itis probable that the election of senatorsand all political legislation will be set aside pending an investigation of the Tinmel precinct returns, and the interim de- voted to such measures as are necessary for statehood. Irisintimated that the administra- tion may send Governor Foraker of Ohio to represent the government as minister to Russia. Republicans geu- erally would approye the appointment, and there is every reason to believe that the governor would make a most credit- able and useful representative. Al- though the post of minister to Russia is a first-class mission, 1t has generally been filled by rather commonplace men, who made little impression fa- vorable to themselves or the country, upon the Russiuns. Foraker would not be likely to fail in this respect. He can be depended upon to assert himself whenever occasion warrants, and his ardent Americanism would win him a measure of attention and regard which few of our ministers have enjoyed at the Russian capital. The president might easily make aless worthy selec- tion than that of Governor Foraker for the mission to Russia. Tne attacks of the prohibitionists on Judge Brewer utterly failed to even check for a moment that gentleman’s promotion to the supreme bench, The senate committee hus unanimously rec- ommended confirmation, a fact which proves that the senators recognize Judge Brewer as eminently qualified for that exalted position. Judgze Brewer's great crime in the eyes of the prohibi- tionists was his refusal to sanction the destruction of property without com- pensation. The uskaulis serve to illus- trate to what depths fanaticism will stoop to defame and coerce the oppo- nents of modern blue laws.. E— THE plans outlined for the stute fair by the board of trade are on a scale commensurate with a genuine Ne- braskay exposition. A variety of sites are under consideration, all convenient of access, and an organization formea with ample capital to carry out what- ever pledges are given. There is no reason to doubt that the inducements which Omaha will offer for the location of the state fair cannot be matched. All that is necessary is for our business men to evidence their faith in the en- terprise by Becoming stockholders in the company. THE senate committee on territories shows a disposition to expedite action on the bills for the admission of Wyom- ing and Idaho. The intention is to bring the question before the senate at the earliest possible day, and press them to passage 80 as to give the friends of the measures in the house ample time to combat the expected opposition of the democrats. There is no doubt that a prolonged and heated contro- versy will result, Se—— WmiLe Mr, McShave is browsing around republican wards for protexts toannul the will of the people ex- pressed at the ballot box, Mr. Rush can find ample, material in democratic ‘wards to not only offset any possible change, but to iucrease the majority substantially. S—ee——— SUPERVISING ARCHITECT WINDRIM said to Congressman Connell that Omaha is too progressive to be satisfied with anything less than a one million five hundred thousand-dollar govern- went building. Mr, Windrim has eyi- dently caught the step. — THE battle of the four-legged beasts in Indiana does not compare in fiendish brutality with the fight of the human beasts in Montana. It is shocking to think that men stood unmoved around the ring and, mitted murder to be, committed oaftless brate, It isto be hoped the ng state wiil wipe out the blooay staifi by vigorously punish- ing the murderer and all participants, The erime jugtifies a temporary revival of thoe vigilagtey. THE rainbow of promise points un- mistakably to Oalvin Brico as the noxt Ohio sonator, oo Intest reports indi- cate that t& variegated gentleman from Now fi( has secured three- fourths of thd‘Hemooratic members, It the deal is consummated Columbus will experience a great rovival in the na~ tional game of poker. S —— THE frothing democrats of Indiana who threatenod all manner of dire ca- lamities to Colonel Dudley should he enter the state, slunk into their holes when he appeared in Indianapolis. The men who were loudest in denouncing him were conveniently absent. The accusers fled from the accused. Tae Towa state board of henlth dis- plays commendable zeal in quarantining cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever. Both diseases are as contagious and cer- tainly more to be dreaded than small- pox, and too much vigilance cannot be exercised in confining them to the nar- rowest limits DEMOCRATIC and mugwump papers are needlessly alarmed over republican affairs in Towa. The republican party successfully managed the state for thirty-five years, and it will continue to doso in the coming years without the advice or consent of the enemy. THE honor of Mississipi has been vin- dicated ata terrible cost to the manly art. Two hundred dollars fine and two months’ imprisonment are uot calcu- lated to soothe Mr. Kilrain’s bruises or compensate him for the loss of the slug- ger’s crown. New York World, It 1s rumored that one key porsistently tried on the Montana legislature deadlock has been whisky. ——— Abraham Lincoln, Baltimore American, Atthe end of another 100 years will there be another American who will bo eulogized as highly as George Washington, oS Lhaa Y The Frohibition Utopia. Kansas City Times. ' There i not a town in Kausas of 3,000 in- habitants or upward where liquor is not sold With the cognizance of the authorities, odictx el ol An Unkind Cut. New York Commercial Advertiser, We hear thav Chicago will not patronize the world’s fair if- it is held 1n New York. Very well. We' shall not have to increase our police force. ~— Weé' Oan Use 'Ky St. Louds Globe-Demnerat, The formidable set of defenses which are being erected along the Pacitic coast side of Canuda will.come in handy to the United States after the Dominion gets annexed. ———gi e W The Last Place to Hear 1t Buffalo Express, The market reports indicate that sugar has gone down agan. But there is a cross, or a leak, or a break in the wire from the ‘mar- ket to the grocery store. The news hasn't reached the latter place yet. Somewhat Eqnivocal, I hitadelphia Ledger. An esteemed contemporary in its account of a steamer that took fire recently, says; ‘“The crew and stewardess were taxen off in boats. She was saved by her iron hull.” It is believed that the latter illusion is to the steamer. New York Sun. There is a similarity of tone and language in the letters which Hon. Grover Cleve- land 1s writing by the dozen in the intersst of the further education of the democratic party. Oscitatious mouotony describes these epistles better than any other phrase that oceurs to us at the moment., P S 2 Why Democrats Ohje Chicago Inter-Ocean, The Australian ballot system has changed Boston’s democratic majority of 9,000 to a republican -majority of 5,000, No woader the democratic governor of New York is op- posed to this law in his state, justas demo- orats everywhere are opposed to it. It takes away the occupation of the ward boss who directs his men how they shall vote, “Fake” Jonenalism. Kearney Hub, The Omaha World-Herald is winning a great reputation in the disreputable field of ‘‘fake” journalism. Its latest feat in this line was the publication of an ‘“‘extra’ last Saturday giving the verdict of the Cronin jury with all of the accompanying thrilling details, when no verdict had been rendered. The World-Herald appears to regard this kind of newspaper work as exceedingly cute and about the proper thing, but a public that has been repeatediy victimized in this man. ner, and from the sauie source, probably fails to see it. ‘I'he paper that practices it 18 not entitled to publiv support or confidence. Lo NEWS COMMENT. Weshinston AERITa atita’ hsh Hiatos has already entered upon his regular quadrennial predidential campaigo. The English Eyiidicate who are huntiugthe world over for tin'‘outler for their surplus funas should bu* 8 De Lesseps’ Panama canal, - Tiie king of Mieds bas Just marrisd tivonty now wives, Til§. majesty is provably in a position’to give Miss Vokes several interest- ing items for **My Milliner’s 13ilL." . ‘The organ blawe} is departing from east- ern churches ayd eleotricity is taking his place. This should not be taken as sn in- dication that the people of the future will worship wholly by machinery. While New .Xark dudedom is forced to concede that it ng longer has the finest opera house in Lthe country, it sooths its envious soul with the thofixht that wild westera Chu- cago can't say “Iwahyaigh" for foyer, A Peunsylvania girl postponed her wea- ding because she couldn’t get the white horse owned by a certain liveryman for the date she bad fixed. Itissafeto say that this young lady's hair had not the warm tiuy of an autumn sunset, Senator Lamoure of North Dakota and ex- Governor Ordway are calling each other Lard names, and & personal encounter be- tween them is said to be a probability. These statesmen should wrap a Dakota blizzard about them and lie down ou the prairie to cool off, The theory elaborated in Alphonse Dau- dev's latest work that marriage and wisfor- tuue are synooymous with wmen of genius ap- Pears to tina substantial confirmation in the - casoof his countryman, Meissonfer, It is sald that since his recont marriage the great pamter soems to have lost all ambition, spends vory fow hours a day in his study and does a groay deal of aimless sketching and daubing, Pennsylvania shrowdnnss is rapidly en- oronching upon Connectiout ‘outenoss, A pleture dealer of the former state, wishing to soll his stock at auction, which a local law forbids, haa his clerk issue an execution against himself, and now the sheriff will seli his goods, W. S. Bissoll, Cleveland's old law partner, is ongagod to bo married, and the ex-presi- dent is said to have written the gushiest of gushy letters on tho marriage stato. East- ern papers have been foiled in their attempts t0 get possession of tho precious epistle, but it will o doubt e published in due time. ¥our of tho seven members apponted to investivate Sergeant-at-arms Leedom's nc- counts have agreed to report a bill holding the governmont responsiblo for the salaries of the members with which Cashier Silcott absconded. This gives an air of decent hesi- tation to the proceeding and answers the Purposs as well as a unanimous decision. — CLEVER WOMEN. Isabella, the ex-quoen of Spaiu, has on- tored her sixtieth yoar in good health and pirits. The queen of Greece is a beautiful swim- mer, 'The queen of Portugal 18 another and loves to dash nmid tumultuous breakers. Miss Helen Gladstone, vico principal ot Newham'college, Cambridge, looks more like her famous father than does any other of us children, Queen Margherita of Italy is said to be much interested in Volapuk. She takes a periodical printed in that Ianguage, and has learned to read it with case. (seorge Eliot's novel, *Romola,” was a bad bargan for her publishor. He paid her £35,000 for ft, and of the firat expensive edi- tion only 1,500 copies were sold. Miss Susannah M. Dunklee of Newton, Mass,, was the first woman to become 8 bauk treasurer in the United States. She has held the position for tifteen yeurs. Mrs. Catherine Donoven of Baltimore has given $100,000 to Johns Hopkins university, expressly stipulating that no portion of the money shall be used to give instructions in the dead languages, The empress of Germany, during her vist to Constantinople, is said to have expressed 8 wish that the suitan should not present her with the costly diadem he had ordered, its value bewg excessive considering the state of the Turkish coffers. Mrs. Hodgson Burnett hus recovered from the effects of her recent accident and has rewurned to London, It is confidently ex- pected there that she will now make an early reply to tha serious accusations that have been made against hor in the matter of “‘Lit- tle Lord Fauntleroy,” Mme. Patti has given orders to have built for her on her estute at Craig-y-uos, Wales, the prettiest private theater in the world. Although it will seat only about one hundred and fifty people it will be as complete in all its details as the largest opera house. It will be fimshed nextspring and Henry Irving will dedicate it. The Sumterville, Fla., Times knows a girl who made last year ten bales of cotton, worked two acres in potatoes, milked three cows, did the churning, did all the washing and ironing, worked the garden, made 115- gallons of syrup, twenty-two busheis of peas, and sold them for $33. She sold her potatocs for §75, her cotton brought her $451, she made $5 taking in sewing, making 1 the aggregate §621, She did most all the work herself, and only paid out a few dollars for extra work. e STATE AND TERRITOR Nebraska Jottings. There are seven farmers’ alliances in Har- lan county. The McCook brass band is still giving open-air concerts. A vprogressive high five club has been ar- ganized by the elite of Aurora. The work of laying the waterworks pipes at Seward has been compieted, The Columbus Telegram has changed from an evening to a niorning puper. A three-story hotel is beiug bailt at Well- fleet, Lincoln county, to cost $10,000. The board of supervisors of York couaty has appropriated $100 to each township for the improvement of roads. Palmyra elovators sbipped 42,000 bushels of grain last month and one elevator alone bas paid out this month $4,000. ‘The cowardly dog noisoner is abroad in Tecumseh nnd there is weeping and goash- ing of teeth among canine owners. Ninety head of cattle were stolen from Robert McDonald near Buruett and no trace of the missing stock has yet been discovered. Both elevators at Gresham are full of corn and large piles have been shoveled out on the ground. One elevator received 151 loads of shelled corn in one day, F, N. Merwin is now sole proprietor of the Beaver City. Tribune, Mr. Green having re- virea after three short months' cxperience in the newspaper business, A Berwyn young man recently puton a new shirt and came near dying, Poisonous matter in the coloring of the garment was the cause. He will recover. T'ne Elkhorn Valley road is putting ina side track between Seward and Bee to ac. commodate shippers. An elevator is to be erected and a uew town started to be called Coutrell. . Charles H. Rickards of Falls City, while reading the other evening, was stricken with congestion of the optic nerve and has become blind. The doctors hope to restore the sight of one eye. Cora and Fannie Butler, two Lexington young ladies. married tho men of their choice last weels, alithough their parents objected because kgnnie was only fifteen years of age. After the Wedding Fannic aud her husband, Wiliard Helterbrand, fled to Iowa to escape the indignation of the old folks. There is a loud how! at Creighton over the selection of George L. Jameson 38 postmas- ter at that place, and a petition is being cir- culated asking him to refuse the office in the interest of harmony, Coungressman Dorsey comes in for a *‘roast” and he is threatened with political death so far as Knox county is concerned for the course he has pursued in fhe matter. A well dressed woman with a little baby in her arms alighted from the train at Dor- chester last week and at once went to a hotel ‘where she employed o nurse and left the hit- tle one in Ler cure after liberally providing for its keeping. The mother boarded the next train and where she came frow and whither she went 1 still a mystery, Quite a sum of money was found in the child’s cloth- ing. A young man named George Winters re- siding south of LaPorte, concluded that it was not good for man to be alone and for the purpose of eaining a helpmate paid court to an estunable young lady in the vicinity, says the Wayne Gazette, She did not look upon his suit with the same ardor as Winters and rder to pursuade her that she needed a protector und that he was the man best suited ve undertook to interview her with a carving knife, threatening her life unless she married him. Ho was brought to Wayne and examined by a board of lunacy and pro- nouunced insane, Friends agrecd to cars for him and were allowea his custody, lowa Atems. Clinton is making arcangements for a paid fire department. A pork packing establishment is to be opened at Centerville. Cattle 1n the viciuity of Marshalltown are dying with what is calied the “corustalk disease.” Dr. James, a Des Moines corn dootor, bas made tho startling prediction that the end of the werld will come July 1, 1890. Al Mosby, who soid the liguor to David Martin, the colored man who kiiled s wife at Oskaloosa, was convicted and fined $60. The Ked Oak KExpress is out with an ele- gant holiday edition contalning an illustrated review of the progress of the city and its io- dustries, A farmer liviog near Fort Dodge gave bis bogs, which were dying with cholera, spoonful of camphor and «ll the porkers thus recovered. A Rock Island man on & visit to Davenport took a ride on the electric railroad. hen be wanted wrl off the car he grabbed the string and pulled tue trolly off the wire. The car stopped, tho lights went out aud in the darkpoess the Rock Island man made his o8- cupe before the conductor had timo to inter- view him, Jack Laverty, a Sanborn painter, fell from the roof of a house the other day, a distance of twenty-five feet, striking on his hoad and ROt up, went back on the roof and finished his job, A few duys ago alarge tumor was removed from the thigh of Miss Ollie Overturf, agod oighteen, of Selma, She was getting along nicely, when in changing her position fn bed one of the main arteries burst and she bled to death in half an hour. Samuel Tragdon is in the Fort Madison penitentiary under a lifo sontonce for kill ing o man who eulogized Jeft Davis, He has already served nearly twenty-two years, and althougn repeated attempts have been made to secure his pardon they have been unsuccessfui, The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail- road comnpany has brought suit against the Fort Madison water company for £201,934 damages sustamod by the railrond compiny from the landslides during the spring of 1888, claiming that tho shides were caused by loak: age from the roservoir, which 1s sivuated on @ hill above ths railroad traoks. The Two Dakotas. The new M. B, church at Tilford was dedi- cated Sunday. The state teachers’ association Yankton December 26, 97 and 2. John W. Dwight owns a farm in North Dakota almost as large as the state of Rhbode Island. The merchants of Sioux Falls have agreed to close their stores at 6 p. m., commoncing with the New Year. In a row over some cattlo George Scott, a hired mau, shot a fluger off the hand of a sixteen-year-old boy named McVey and then skipped to avoid arrest. Van B. Baker, formerly principal of the Spearfish normal school was recently ser tenced to imprisonment for life in West Vir- giniaYor the murder of his wife and mother- in-law, Captain George P. Waldron, who was re- moved from the Sivux reservation opposite Pierro the other day, was the first provost marshal of the territory nud was at one time a membor of the house of representativos. A box of tin rock specimens was shipped from Rapid City last week by the Hurnoy Peak Mining company to their office in Lon- don, Englaud. The specimens were all taken from locations owned by the company in the Black Hills. A fow days ago A. Ketehum of Cloar Lake was found iying in his barn in a pool of blood. An examivation discovered a scalp wound penotrating to the skull, both eycs blackened and the nose broken, Apparently the wounds were inflicted with a club. Wil- linm Erickson was arrestod for the me, but discnarged for lack of evidence. Ketchum is in bad condition. Intelligence has been received at Sioux Falls from Boston, Portland and New York capitalists that insures the location of two more wanufacturing cstablishments for Stoux Falls. Oneis an extensive knitting works with a capital of 50,000 and the other a felt boot inctory, represouting a capital of $150,000. Both establishments will locate in South Sioux alls and will begin active operations in the o.rly spring, Gunder Gunderson, living on_tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Paul railrond about four miles vorth of Canton, was Tuesday night detected in the actof placing large boulders on the track and arrested by a detective sent out to discover the author of several recent attempts at train wrecking. Ho was brought to Canton and bound over in $2,000 to await the action of the grand jury. In default of bondsmen he was sent to jail. Gunderson Rives no explanation of his attempts to pro- duce a wholesale loss of human life, P IN THE MILLS OF JUSIICE. moets at near Eden Criminal and Other Cases on Trial— Another Election Contest. Before Judge Clarkson the case of Nettie Mills, chargad with grand larceny, came up. Some time last summer the defendant was in the employ of Mrs, Fritz Wirth of the Euro- pean hotel, and in conjunction with one or two of the male boarders, 1t is alleged, put up a job to rob the house, and did rob Mrs, Wirth's room, carrying away two or three watches, a necklace, some rings and a lot of otber jewelry. These valuables wero taken to St. Joe and hocked at a pawn shop, where the bulk of them were recovered. This morning the case of Tom Lacey, charged with nighwuy robbery, comes up for hearing, In Juage Doane's court M. A, Upton & Company sues F. J, McCarthy, claiming #100 as payment on a contract for the sale of alot. The lot, however, was not sold, but Upton & Company want the above sum as compensation for their services in endeavor- ing to procure a purchaser. Judge Wakeley is engaged in hearing the case of Fitch va Williams, a lien on a lot of lumber furnished to complete the construc- tion of a certain building. County Coart., In the county court, before Judgze Shields, the election contest case of Louis Littlefield against Justicd of the Peace Gustave An- derson is in progress. Littlefiold alleges in his petition serious error on the part of the judges and clerks of all the precincts at the late election in the count and return of the vote polied. He further alleges that tho re- sult of the vote, as reported by the board of canvassers, which is as follows, 18 erroneous and unjust, The vote: Anderson, 1,384; Littlefield, 1,278; Sachsse, 1,163, giving An- derson a majority over Littlefield of 103, and over Sachese 221, The coniestant further alleges that in the Second districy of the Fourth ward, where thers was 4 largo foi of workers for J. Johnson, another candi- date, and for whom there was over two bun- dred votes cast, that the returns showed that he did not geta single vote, and therefore Johnson's votes were cast for Anderson, and that the latter is holding said office by fraud. Mr. Strickler, Littleficld’s attorney, says that he is making a fight for a recount of the vote. Bernard Sachsse, another candidate for the same office, has also filed a petition in contest against Anderson, alleging same causes. Littlefleld’s case, however, will prejudge the latter’s, aud in the case of Lit- tlefield being unable to make a showing, Sachesse's caso will be dropped. United States Uourt. On account of the illness of Mr. Webster, oneof the attorneys in the Polack case, court adjourned at 2 o'clock yesterday until today. e ——— EXPERTS ON THE STAND. Professional Onemists Give Testi- mony in the Pollack Oase. The testimony in the casc of Pollack vs sundry insurance companies is being nar- rowed down to scieotific flneness, I'wo chemical experts, Samuel Barron, chemist at thesmelting works, and 8, M. Muellor, pro- fossor of chemistry at the Omaba Medical college, were put on the stand and their re- plies 10 questions usked proved damaging to Pollack's side of the controversy. The theory of spontaneous combustion” was ex- ploded by them. Mr. Barron showed by an experiment before the jury that the scorching of the ceilings and melting of the solder on the skylight must have been coused by soaking the goods burned in oil of some kiud,us the goods were not burned suf- ficiently to cause such heat or flames, Prof. Mueller testified that the goods were 80 Alightly damuged that the beat generated was not sufficient to cause the explosion that blew to fragments the plate gluss window in tho front part of the store, % The attorney representing Pollack plied Mueller with & multitude of cross-questions to coruer huw, foally asking at what tew- perature lead would meit. ‘I'he witness could not reply definitely, but belived somewhere between and 4002 Fahrenheit. Layf, Rothschild was the next wituess. He denied goiug up stairs late the nignt of the fire aud denied in tolo the assertions made by Fisher and Jenkins concerning iu- cendiarism, et ‘The emperor of Russia paid all the expenses during his late visit to the king of Denmark. The total amount was something terrifie, since apart from the cost of the entertainment of the immense number of persons who were resident at the schloss there was a vast outlay in connection with the army of Russiau police agents, with whom the whole neighborhood was swarming for two months, THE CAPITAL CITY CRIST. Teating the Legality of the Bunk Hxe amination Chargo. OBJECT TO THE MAXIMUM RATE. state House Jottings—Meoting of the University Regonts Supremo Jourt Erocoedings — Tho D triot Court —City Notow. 10% P Srurkr, LiNcoLy, Neb, Dec. 17, The case of George W, Post vs tho State Banking Department, pending in the supremo court, is attracting a good deal of interest and attention, Attorney Goneral Leess today filod his brief in the case for tho respondents, and ho considers its leading features at length, The legality of the uniform chargo of $20 for the examination of baiks is the milk of the cocoanut. The caso was brought to knock out the charge for the reason that it is the maximum, and banks of small capital there- fore huve to assist for paying for the exami- nation of thoss more wealth in cap- ital and henco better able to pay, At a meoting of the state banking board, held some months ago, the board deciaed upon the moximum cherge, and upon tne passage of the necessary resolution it bocame the law for the guidance of the examiners. The attorney general takes up the law, oites authorities, and seeks to sustain the right of the board to make the charge and the at- tending right of the exuminers 1o collect it. The ease, 1t is thought, will be passed upon by the supreme court within a very few for it is one of importauce to the exuminers, the public and very many banks operating in the state. Livcouy Bumeau or Tiue OMAna Bas, } State House Jottings. Deputy Labor Commissioner Jenkins re- ceived tho standard weights, measures and batances for the state today diroct from the Unitea States court and geoditic offico at Washington, Amendments to the charter of the Omaha Street Railway company were filed 1n tho f the secretary of state today. The | stock of the company is increased to $5,000,000, ‘The Missouri Pacific ratlway company has filed a motion for a rehearing in the Klm- wood clevator case and the stato board hus fixed upon Jauuary 8, 1890, as the date for arguments. Some friond of Governor Thayer's who re- sides ut Crete, sent him a fine turkey for his Christmas dinner. It camo by express today and is said to weigh twenty-seven aod one- haif pounds. The governor, however, will dine with Mexico’s officials on Christmas duy. Board of University Rezents. The regents of the state university met this afternoon at 2 o'clock for the closing sossion of the year. Sittings, as usaal, wiil ‘e held in the chancellor's rooms. Morrill and Knight, regents-elect, are b 1t 18 learned that Acting Chancellor Bessey will be continued as tho head of tho institution. It is given out thut tho appropriation of the late legislature is insuflicient to warrant in- dulgence in luxurics, and that the university will be run without a chancellor proper until after the next session of the stute legista- ture. There is a full attendance of the board. The Supreme Court. Today's proceedings in the supreme court were as follows: J. B. Sherhau and John Schomb of Omuha were admitted to practice. ‘Thie case of the Desert National bank vs Nuckolls was continued. Metchelson vs Smith, submission set aside, motion suggesting diminution of the record sustained, and the case continued. Village of Edgar vs Mills submitted on motion to reinstate cause. HBragman vs Burr, continuance set aside; leave given do- fendant to file briefs and cause submitted. Wheeler vs State. Plaintiff allowed to file transcript of record. In the case of Wag- ner va Breed leave was ' givi ndant to file reply briefs instantes. State ex rel Smith vs Brown, Leave given plaintiff to file umended petition, and submitted on motion to strike awmended partition from files, State ve Maher. Report of receiver showing salo of real estate snbmitted ana sule confirmed. The Districe Court. C. W. Hoxie, bailiff during tho pending term of the district court, was handsomely caned by an admiring jury this morning Captain Billingsley made the presentation speech, Judge Field today gaveJ. A, Bockstuft judgment for $347.41 and 81,60 respoct- ively, in his cases against the Fireman's Fand and the Liverpool, London aud Globe insurance companies, brought to recover for losses sustwined in the Metropolitan fire of 1887, The United German Evangelestical Luth~ eran church asks tho court for permission to - mortgage its property 0ot to exceed $1,500 to meot the balance of an old mortgage now ue, Al Roberts was sentenced to two years nt bard lgoor in the state penitentiapy today by Juage Chapman for attempted rape. “I'he court issued a capws this morning for the urrest of Reinbard Adams, the West Lincolu saloon keeper who skipped out while under bonds for trial for selling liquor on Sunday. David A. Riddle filed his petition today al- leging damagos in the sum of $2,000 against James A. Baker for defamation of character, Fraternally Kemembered. Rawlins post aud relief corps of Beatrice, Neb,, bias most kindly donated to Farragut post and relief corps for use aud sale at the Grand Army of the Republic fair, one beau- tiful plash rocker, oue ' fine cane rocker, ono box_miscellancous nrticlos. Such acts of kinducss are duly approciated. We extend our heartiest thauks. H. C. McAwtuun, Commander Farragut, Post No. 25, Mus. Many B.COOK, President Farragut Kelief Corps. Oity News and Notes. Hon, Charles Morrill of Stromsburg, mem- ber of the board of university rogents-clect, is 1n the city. Arguments In the Scroggins-McClelian referée case are in progress in the oloak rooms of representative hull at the capitol, ‘Fhey wili not be concluded before tomorrow evening, Prof, 4. E. Barber lectured at the Church of Christ this evening on the subject of *Our Neighbors Across the Auantic.” A flue audience greeted him, Bishop Skinver's red rivbon club of Lin- coln will be represented at the prohibition convention at Omaha by J. W, Craddock, R. K. Randall, William Fullerton, A.C. Rickets, C. M. Green, S, M. Henediot, A. N, Wyokoff, C. M. Cadwalader, C, L.Outhwait and R. A. Hawley. The reception committee for the Grand Army cawp fire for the evening of December 10, is as follows: P. A, Gatchell, J, Alex- snder, 0. K. Goodell, M. C, Franklin, Will- iam Gilllspie, J. 5. Barwics and H. C. Me- Arthur, The fair opened tonight. Henry Cowen, General Webster, Paul Vandervoort, . C. Russell and General Kimball willl de- liver addresses during its progress. The musical department of the state uni- ity gavea recital at the chappel this evening. ‘The programme was of high order and a large unmber of auditors were very happily entertaived. The school teachers of the city have formed a society for the liscussion of meth- ods of work, They meet every three wee! and term themselves the kroebel society. The club is officered as follows: President, Miss Riley; vice president, Miss Cole; recording secretary, Mrs. Fraukling corre- spondivg secrelary, Miss Prysc; treasurer, Miss Alitken, e The oldest union soldier in Indiana is William Lee, who resides on Indian creek, near Columbus, Ind, niuety-two years of age and is still hale and hearty, He was rocently granted & pension with $1,600 back pay, He has been in straightened circumstances for several years, but this suln will ensble him 1o live in comfort during the re- wainder of his days, -