Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 30, 1890, Page 4

UMAHA DALLX DBILK LHUKSDA Y JANUAKY S0 1890 THE DAILY BEE. " B. ROSEWATER, Editor. FPUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. i TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION Daily and Sanday, One Venar 10 M s 500 fonths mo Year. L One Year with ¢ OFFICES ing. yiiice, w17 Ro ok« Raooms 14 an u, No, 513 For No. 12 Pear] & u, Corner N an | 2 CORRESPON DENCE, All eommunications relating to news and edi. torial matter shouid be adaressed to tne Editor: 1al Departzent BUSINESS LETTERS. All businesslettors and remittances snould be nadressed to The les Publisiing Company, Omaha. Drafrs, checks and Postofies orders 10 bo made pavable to the order of the Company, The Bee Pblishing Company, Propriotors. Bex Huilding Farnam and iteanth Strects j Tribans Bailding. troet. 'he Bee on the There 15 110 excu got Tty B on the train<. Al newsdeators have beon nc fied 1o carry i full supply, ‘Iravelers who want Tie BEE uid can't get It on trains whers other Omaha_papers are carried ara requested to notity Tie Bek. 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Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- poses and i at ho 18 seceatary of ien Publishing Company, that the actual average daily cfrculation of Tik DALy BEE for the Jonth of January, 188, was 18574 coples February, 1880, i copies; for March, 14854 coples: for April, 18 i coples Muy, 1830, coples: for June, 180, 1483 coplés v, 1981, 15733 coplos: for Augisi 18860, 18,651 capios: for' September, 1580, 18710 coples: for Ostober, 168, 01 copless for No- vamber, 18, 15,310 coples: for Decom ber, 1839, 0,048 coples. e B, T/sCnuo Sworn to pefore me and subscribed in my ence this 4th day of January, A, D.. 1890, al.] N. P. FEiw, Notary Publi SUBURBAN residents are entitledto fire protection and should have it. Tie allied iines have tossed th into the arena, Will rivals pick I 18 worthy of note that the car stove continues to get in its deadly work on all railrona wrecks., rlove it up? from Oklahoma indicate that the only claim secure from jumpers is a two by six, six feet under ground. Ttz council committee will have no difliculty in finding unnecessary und illegal clorks and supernumeraries. Tz final collapse of the agreement”’ cary west, cutlemen’s foreshadows a vigorous g of the industrial turkey in the Now that the Montana contest is ansferred to the national capital, a robust pilgrimage to W ngton ut the expense of the government may be looked for. 'Lz referm could be vrofitably ted by the county board. The ouid not be depleted by bar- nacles, whose chief occupation is draw- ing salary IF FREIGIE rates make no difference in the receipts of the:producers, as the corporation philosophers assert, it is strange that the railroads do notad- vance the tariff and pocket the differ- ence. T. V. POWDERLY is now talked of as a democratic candidate for governor of Penusylvania, Friends of the great master workman will learn of his con- templated suicide with regret. No amount of railrond chaff in figures or words cun controvert the justde- mands of the farmers and stockmen for reduced rates. The producers of the country ure entitled to a fair share of the profits of their labor. Doy the era of rebates Nebraska railroads carried corn from compet- ing points to Chicago for from four- teen to twenty cents per hundred where arate of twenty-two and twenty-four cents is now maintained. Traflic has treblad in five years, yet the rateson corn ave higher from leading shipping points than they weve in 1884, Tie editor of aSalt Lake daily has sprang a political sensation on credu- lous democrats by declaring that the républicans had perfected a *‘conspir- acy™ to disfranchise Mormons and admit Idabo, Arizona and Utah to statehood. "Tho object of the alleged conspirac was to insure republican success in | without the electoral vote of New Yorl The author of this startling “fake” opg orates a Mormon paper in Salt Lake City. ek are millions of bushels of corn in Nebraska which cannot be profitably shipped to market owing to excessive railroad tolls. In Colorado and Wy- oming there arve thousands of cattle suf- fering for food. Why cannot the rail- roads unbend and carpy velief to both producer and consumer? A reduction of rates would creato a local market, prevent the lossof corn and stock, and resuit in immediate and permanent ben- ofit to the railroads, the [armers and ‘the stockmen ——— 'k contest for political supremacy in Montana is temporarily lost sight of owing to the discovery of fatal flaws iu the title to property worth millions of dollars. An attorney whom Cleveland sent to that country in search of health aud other incidentals, collided with the clouded titles, and suddenly uequired fame and fortune, The Dalys and Hausers and scores of others are at his feet pleading for quarter, and payiig liberal sums for quit elaiw The prop- orty invglved includes portions of Ana- conda and Great Falls and two haudrod uid forty acres near Heleua, S APPEAL. “Governor Thayer's appeal to tho man- ngers of the Nebrasia ruilroad is commond- able, and deserves favorablo consideration - Bee." Tie Brerisnalong way off from its old- time vigorous denunciation of railroad ex tortions and abuses, when 1t can tamely sub- mit to sec the state of Nebraska placed in such a des ble attitude by its chief execu- tive. There is a state board of transporta tion created by law in this state for the ex~ press purppse of “‘corrocting abuses and pro- venting unjust discrimination and extortion’ by railroad and other corporations, Under decision of our supreme court this board has fail power to fix freight rates. Now, instead of placiog the state on its knees to some private gentiomon, employes of railroad com- panies, why did not the governor remind this board of its duty in_the premises, und recommend specific action. This would have been proper and dignified, and would hav. made quite as much political capital for the governor ns the contemptible course he pur- sued. —Nehraska Alliance. There are none so blind as those who will not seo. Nobody knows better than the ex-president of the Neot Farmers' alliance that our state board of transportation has no control over railronds beyond the boundaries of the state. Noboay knows bott than he does that the freight between railroad stations in and the export “1ties on the seaboard are only subject to regulation or revision by the interstate commerce commission. And the interstate commerce law does not even authorize the vational commission to fix freight rates. All they can do is to enforce the penalties imposed by the interstate commerce law against dis- erimination between localities equidi tant, or shippers of like commodities, and the granting of rebates to favored patrons. Governor Thayer has no more authority to command the inter- state commerco commission than he has over the general land office at Washington or the Pan-American con- aress, All he could do at the very ut- most was to make an appeal to the r roaa managers and point out to them the proprioty and justice of speedy r lief to the producers of this stat Thisis no time for trifling with the farmer, and we are surprised that any paper professing to represent their in- terests would indulgein strictures upon the governor for making an earnest and dignified appeal to railroad gnates over whom he has no author- ity. IDAHO'S CLAIM TO STATEHOOD. The people of Idaho. without regard 10 party, are very earnest in theiwr de- sive for statehood, and the claim of that torritory to admission into the union will be zealously pressed upon congress. A bill is now in the hands of the com- mittee on territories of the house pro- viding for the admission of Idaho, and prominent representatives of the terri- tory are in Washington to see that its interests ure properly caved for. The indications ave that there wili be no difliculty in securinz the passage through the senate of the required leg- islation, but the chances in the house ave somewhat uncertain, thougii not re- garded as unfavorable. The advocates of admission urge that the question of population, which is the chiet ground of opposition, ought not to have any consideration. They argue that when the people of a torritory de- mand admission ® a state, and can demonstrate that they arcable to main- tain the obligations and responsibilities of state government, it is the duty of congress to admit them. The preseny pooulation of Idaho. exeluding the Mormons, is not far from one hundred thousand, and itis insisted that the ncarly unanimous desire of this population for statehood, as shown be the vote on the constitution, ought to bd respected by congress when the ability of the people to support a state govern- ment is shown beyond question by the conditions of material development and the record of production. The argu- ment is sound and is undoubtedly con- curred in by the general public senti- ment of the country, which is in favor of making states out of the territories as soon as the conditions are such as will assure the maintenance of s governments. The theory that be a tercitary can become a state it must have a population equal to the present or the prospective ratio of representu- tion in congress, has no authority to sustain it, is not based on any sound reason, and is not generally accepted. A population of thirty thousand is en- titled to representation by the terms of the federal coustitution, and beyond this congress need be satislied only as to the ability of the people of a territory to support a state government. Idaho is advancing steadily in popu- lation and material development, and given statehood her progress would be still more rapid. With self-govern- ment her enterprising people, confident in the assurance of almost boundiess pros- per'ty which her great resources give, and relieved of the restraints which the territorial condition imposes, woull put forth every energy to attract capital and population, ana thera 15 every renson to believe there would be u rapid inflow of both. With provision mada for the redemption of her arid lands and new activity infused into her mining interests, it is an entirely rea- sonabie estimate that within five years after becoming a state Idaho’s popula- tion would double. Her future is not atall in doubt. She poss s all the conditions to material progress and prosperity. It is in the power of con- gress 1o hasten this by promptly giving her people statehood, and it is as well in the general interest that this be done. THE IRDEEN INCIDENT, The United States scnate has for several days given most of its time and uttention to the discussion of a resolu- tion offered by Senator Chandler call- iug on the attorney general for a report concerning the wmaltreatment of one Heury Faunce at Aberdeen, Miss, The incident occurred last December, Cer- tain people of Aberdeen in order to smphasize their displeasure with the refusal of Secretary Proctor to half- mast the tlag over the war department when Jefferson Davis died, hung the secretary in efl Faunce, who is a native of Indiana and a roofer by oc- cupation, cut down the efligy, it is claimed, secidentully while in the por- formance of his work. However this may be, he was attacked by a mob and terribly beaten, the crowd driving the defenseless man through the streets of the town whi one of them rained lashes on him in the most cruel and merciless manner. The authorities of Aberdaen took no notice of the brutal proceeding, althongh appealed to do 80, and none of those who were en- gaged 1n the outrage have been mo- lested. It is to be id to the credit of the Mississippi senators and others of the south who have spoken upon’ the Chandler resolution. that they have had nothing but condemnation for this brutal affair. They have characterized it as it de- sery But they have vigorously op- posed the resolution on the ground that the matter is one with which the gen- al government has nothing to do. Their contention is that the duty of in- vestigating tho outrage wholly with the authorities of Mississippi. that it was a crime against the siate and not ist the Unitod States law nd that it is entirely outside the jurisdiction of the federal government. The advo- cates of the resolution contend that the case is of a nature which ants the senate in asking information vegarding it, and that Faunce being a citizen of Indiana and not of Mississippi justifies an investigation of the outrage-upon him. A candid and impartial view of this matter must raise a doubt whether it presents a legitimate e for the at- tention of the federal goverament. The right of the senate to atk for official in- formation regarding the affair which may have been communicated to the depariment of justice by the TUnitod tes marshal in Mississippi is unquestionable. All information in the possession of any department of the govarnment congress has the right to call for when its publicity would not be incompatible with the public interests. Buat the assumption thut the federal government may take cognizance of a case of mob violenee which involved no infraction of any law of the United States, and in which the interests and vights of the whole people were in no- wise concerned, will bear questioning. If it be admitted that every man who fulls victim tojthe prejudices of the reckless and despervate element of the south may seck redress at the hands of the federal government it is easy to un- derstand that the government would have an endless task, In its efforts to perform which there would be produced such hostility and friction between na- as could not Ail to eventuully have wost serious suits. This Aberdeen incident, and the fact that thoso responsible for it are unpun- ished, is an unmitigated reproach to Mississippi and it 1s well that the country has been made fuily acquainted with it. Asone of many evidences of the spirit of disloyalty and implacable prejudice that widely prevails in Mis- sippl 1t has not been given too great prominence in public attention. But it is not clear that it is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the geaeral government rosts war tional and state authority : _ Tk decision of Chairman Walker of the Inferstate commerce railway ciation, adverse to the traffic arrang ment between the Union Pacific and the North yestern roads, has resulted as was apprehended. Both of those com- panies given notice that they will thdraw from the association at tho expiration of thirty days, This action, a view of the fact thata cammitte was appointed at the New York meet- ing of the association to revise the agreement so a3 to make it harmonize ass0- with the arcangement between the Union Pacific and Northwestern, indi- cates that those two companies desired a favorable opporvunity to abandon the association, At any rate, the effect must be to bring it to an early dissolu- tion. The talk of efforts to maintain wded in circles as a bluff, and it cer- as that appearance in view of act that nearly half of the roads which originally signed the agreement are now on the outside. As was shown Dby the report of Chairma ker at the last meeting, the association hus been an almost complete failure, and its dissolution will not make the railroad situation any more complicated than it is, while it may 1 ome more use- ful and (‘llit'i’cnl said to the association railroad V 11 condition of the deed conveying cighty feet on all sides of Hanscom Park to the city for a public street or highway, provides that ‘it shall be for- ever used as a public strect or highway and that the said city of Omabn shall lay out and improve and shall forever keep the same in good order and repair at the expense of said city.” There is nothing in this proviso obligating the city to pave the street or build sewers, orincur any expense beyond what is necessary to keep it in passuble condi- tion. It is clear that property abuttidg the street is not exempt from taxes for these improvements, which are dis- tinetly of loeal benefit, and there is no likelihood that the courts will sanction the scheme 10 saddle the city with the totul cost of pavements, sidewalks and drainage. Tie discovery of materal for the manufacture of vitrified brick in this Ad- city opens a new field of industry. mitting that the samples & equal in Lardness and durability to the Gales- burg article, their use as a paving ma- k terial will depend on the cost. B us 4 pavement is an experiment. use is confined to small towns where teaftie i3 light. No city of prominence has given it a thorough test. While brick is undoubtedly superior to wood in durability and heaithfullness, prop- erty owners will consult their interests by demanding stone unless brick paving can be done very much below the price paid for it last year. pree——— Tne new extradition treaty negoti- ated with eat Britaid by Secretary Blaine bas been submitted to the sen- ute. The treaty is a great improvement on the jug-handle document prepured by Bayard, which was so obnoxious to the senate and the country that its ve jection was necessary. It does not con- template the surrender of what is called “‘political criminals,” and adds a large ls, to the extraditable crimes onwmerated in the treaty of 1842, Amng the most important in the list. are embezzlement, lar- csav, obtainfhg money under falso pretenses fnd frand made criminal by the laws of both countries. These are considersd sufficient to destroy the popularity bf Canadaasa refoge for thieves, defaulters and boodlers, While the treaty'will not reach the present American colgny in the dominion, it will certainiy destroy the usefulnoess of the count asafe and convenient retreat for rascals of every grade. It will close the loopholes of the old treaty and increase the difficulties of escape from punishment. On the whole the country has reason to be thankful that the governmont refused to surrender political refugees, but confined the ne- gotintions strictly to the suppression of crime. B Tie resolution looking toward trenchment in various departments of the city government. introduced by awcilman Bechel, 18 a move in the rvight direction, and we are pleased to note that the council has shown a dis- position to second M Bechel's effort. The business of this city should be run on business principles. Thereis no valid excuse for keeping men on the pay roll who have no duties i performor who at best ave doing work that devolves upon their superiors. The committee ap- pointed to 1mvestigate the management of the various branches of the muni- cipal machine is made up of competent, and we believe, fair men, and we prom- ise them thut Tnr B will second their efforts in the direction of econ- omy and retrenchment. e IN 11E opinion of certain railroad offi- ciuls the maintenance of high freight rates is a preventive of low prices. In other words, if the railvoads reduce the tarifi on the products of the west, their market price doclines in ratio with the reduction. It must be consoling to our farmers to learn that the be rlent efforts of the vailway managers to keep up freight rates prevents the bottom dropping out of the market A CHINOOK is dealing move effective blows at the railroad blockade in the mountains than all the contrivances in- vented by man. Spain’s sick doyalty. Chiicaga Inter-Ocean Spain’s baby king never was half so sic as the effete monrehy which he represents, - Widen the Walks. Cliicagn Tribune. gone forth, [oopskirts of large size will soon be the fashion again. 1f there isn't a reduction in the circumference of men's tronsers the gauze of American sidewalks will hive to be ch The fiat hn antion, S Dxmorrat, Itseems thot the democratic sena reement thist they would not interrupt Ingalls during his recent specch. That 15 the most prudent and sensible thing that they have douoc siace the beginming of the scason. Lisds ors made e Th» ¥ions O Octopus. St Louis Chroniele. Mr. Rockefeller, the gentl who de- clared that his income was 80 great that ho bad to godown on his knees ana beseech Divine guidancs as to the bost way of spend 10 it, has not yet ree an answer from the Lord, but in the time he is running half a dozen first-class trusts, and in another vear he will bo able to pay off the national debi—if the spirt moves bim. — 1he Presbyterian Discussion. New York Tribune. Eeclesiastical tradition and zuthority have little power in these duys to compel either belief or acquiesence. No worshipar who shudders at the literal acceptation of his creed will by couvinced by the votes of =l the presbyteries in Christendom, and no clergyman to whose conscience the formal subscription to doctrines which bhe cannot preach savors of hyprocrisy will be able to transfer the burden which oppresses him to the shoulders of a majority. We find it im pessible Lo imagine that this discussion will cver be so closo until the confession of faith hus been so amended as to tolerate at least a doubt concerning matter which reve- lation bas left in the darkness. — - Not Even In Smoall Towns, “Does prohibition prohibit in the small towus of Towa! No, it does not,” said James Hoyt of Lo Mars, to a Chicago Tribune re- porter. “I believe in prohibitioa and wish 10 see it succeed, but it is yet a long way from beiug successful in lowa. To ba sure, there are no open saloons 1 Le Mars, but liquor can be bad with the utmost freedom. There i8 perbhaps bmore drunkenuess than tnero would be where liquor is sold by the giass, A man buys it by the bottle, and drinks more 1n consequence than he would 1f he was buy- ing 1t over the bar. The majority of the peo- ple favor prohibition 1 am sure, but still there is mot @ public sentiment strong enough to strictly enforce the law, oreven to punish the most palpab! imes agaiost it THE ARTRRNOON TEA, Women aro most sonsible when'among women, and men aro most sensivle whea among e, The most approjiriate wedding prasaut for young people who'. marry “just for fun' is a un thatisn’t [oaded. Prof. Octava . kissing the pretty pupil) — Pardon me, 1 could not belp it: have 1 of fended! Presty puvil (blushingly)—Da Capo. Miss Eldor—0, [ don't think it 80 much to take a prizs for beauty; for tnat, sou konow, only one needs to have a beautiful ex- terior! He—I am thinking of embracing a literary life. She—I dol‘not doubt that tho life wiil b & very happyone 1if you—if you should treat it the waytydu spoke of. “\Which do you prefer, Mr. Youngblood, brunettes or lhndest” uskéd o reiguing belle, und e, fepiied: *Iv depends alto gether on whidh 'm with,” Twenty-five gigls in a brass factory at Birwingham, oun., have struck because, awoug their grievances the foreman had tis windows painted o keep them from fiirting with outsiders. Clara—I had a lovely complunent last even- ng from Mr, Featherly, Ethel—Not What was iti Clara—He svoke of wy hands, He said [ had the hands of a Venos de Milo. Wasn't it sweet of him Y1t is a great wonder that Mrs S does not taie wings and fly away.” Woy sof" “Hecause she raven-haired, dove- oyed, swau-throated, angel-formed, and— and pigeon-toed.” Martan-—What do you think of Mr. Derby, Gladys! Gladys—ile seems 1o be avery agreeable young wmau, Marian—Well, T dido’'t like hiwm a bit. Glad; Why nott Marian—Why, we stood under the wistletos together for full five minutes this evening, and be dian’t—well, be didn’t that's all. Mrs. Hickes—Wnat a pretty blonde Miss King-Chester But sbe's an anomaly to we, L koow ths tawmily well. All the Kings apha wero branottes, and the (heaters w all dark, t00. Whare can she get her light hair from! Miss Wickes—From Paris. There's fan in courting, 'Midst the winter's sporting, When the sleigh's flying over the crusted snow, And the bells are jingling And the ears aro tingling, And the moreury at zero or one bolow. But I think I'd rather Whait for warmer weathor And sit in the woods on & grassy knoll, Whgre the flowers are springing And the birds are singing And kiss her under her parasol. Franklin Parke I hear there is going to be an organized movement this season against decollote dressos. eacon Stroet — Well, what of that! *I think 1t may have some effeot, don't vou?' “No, [don't. No such movement could have weight in a free country like this. The secona amendment to the constitution, you know, says that ‘the right to bare arms shali not' be infrinced.’ " Ah! 8ho comes a-tripping softly BDown the shadows on tho stair, With a ray of lamplight fallin On her lovely shouldors bare How they gloam like sculpturad marble Mellowed by hor young 1ife’s flush ! Greater, thoigh, than charms of chisel Is that swift, unconscious blush, Tho eloction of Mr. 1o~d a8 speaker will make his wifo & prominent figure in Wash ington society. Mrs. Reo@has rather been disposed to load a qaiet and retiring life, and mingled but little in society. The new dis- tinetion eonferred upon hor husband will, of courso, impose upon her increased dntios in the social world, which she will porforin with un easy wrice and charm of manner. ‘The new speaker wili probably take a house later in the soason. - SIATE AND TERRITORY. Nebraska Jottings, Choyenne county bonds sold at a premium which netted $603. Micrescopic socials are the latest at the Peru normal sehool. A circle wolf hunt will take place in Hitchcock county February 7. J. H. Firman of Benkelman has boen ap- pointed coroner of Dundy connt; Tho town of Brownviile has judgments outstanding against it. The Farmers' state bank of Plainview has declared a semi-anuual dividend of 5 per cent. The Nebraska Volksfreund of Hastings has suspended publication owing to financial embarrassment. Milford expects to secure the location of a butter plato factory, which will, employ twenty-five hands. Rev, H. S. MacAyeal was installed as pas- tor of the First Congregational chureh at ambridge, Wednesday. W. H. Robinson of Fairbury has been chosen secretary of the Young Men's Chris~ tiau association at Nebraska City. An elevator, a £15,000 business block, § new bank and a fine hotel are somo of 'the proposed improvements at Lexington. Beavers are thick 1n Red Willow county, one man living near the Republican river trapping an even dozan in twelve nights, A valuable horse belonging to Judge Hopo- well at Tegamab, in trying to jump a fence, fell upon & post” and was® disem- boweled. The stockholders of the Heemer canumng factory have resolved to sell tho plant,and it will b knoeked down to the, highest bidder t'ebruary 10, Mr, Charles Carney, aged forty, and his wife, aged sixteen, hiving in Nemaha county, ave found murriags o failute in their case aud have separated. “Uhe banquet to be given by the business men of 1"ullerton to the mill firm, cavitulists and newspaper men of the state has been postponed to May 21. ‘'he Commercial hotel and Stalnaker & Durham’s livery stable at Osceola wore en- i by fire, entailing a loss of X10,000. ant, wife of a prominent 96 in 852, Mrs, E. business man of ‘Fekamab, accidentally run o pin in her eye the other day and will lose W. 1 t of that opti Lauren Jones, while sole editor and pro- prietor of the Gordon Republican, also finds time to shine on the stage as a member of a sdy company which 18 now traveling through the state. A burglar broke into the depot at Bene- dict the other night, but securing nothiug of value he urned his'attontion 1o the stables of J. H. C. Brawer, a wealthy farmer, and heljed himself to' the best horse ho could find, lowa 1 n3, rho Ida Grove opera house is nearly com- pleted. tlampton hos inducements to offer to se- cuao a packing and cauning establishument. Fort Dodge has been flooded with counter- feit silver doilars of a dangerous character. Nearly £25,000 have been raised for the Young Men’s Chistian association building at Towa City. The farmers of Dickinson county are talk ing steps to form a farmers’ .nutual insur ance company. According to the monthly report of the state bourd of health the grip hias spent its force in lowa and is rapidly disappearing. Among other bequests of tho late Dr. Lull of Dubugue were 21,000 cach to the Homo for the F'riendless, the Young Men's Librar association and the proposed Finley hos- pital. The oldest marr ouple 1n Louisa coun- tyd are Thomas Recd and wife of Morning Sun, a vely eighty-eight und They bave been marriea sixty- s expected there will be a large attend- anco from Jowa to the meeting of the su preme lodge, Knights of Pythias, at Mil- waukee in July next. Grand Chancellor W. A. Greer announces the following commit- tee on transportation for that event: Joun Vun Valkenbury, P, S. C., chairman, Fort Madison: General J. O. Loper, . C., Des Momnes; I2d. W. Duncan, P. G. Dubugqu Jobnson Brigham, P, Cedar Rapids: H. Hibben, 1%, G. C,, Mzrshalltown ; M. gli bert, P. C. C., LeMars; W. G. Mercer, G. M. of ., Buriington; Liboetts, G. T., Councit Blufts; J. H. Coe, P.C., Ottumwa, The Two Dakotas. ssouth Dakota has 2 978 schools, employing 3,071 veachers, Seventy-eizht town lots wera sold in Cus- Lter in one day last week. The farmers’ w)liance of the Black Hills district meets at Whitewooa today. The enforcement league in Plankinton hus gone to sleep wud the saloonists have woke op. asselton offers 160 acres of land for the permunent location of the North Dakotu state fair in that city. Tho Watertown telephone compuny has been compelled to suspend business on wc- count of u lack of patronage, It is estimated that 300,000 bushels of seed wheat wilt be needed to help out the drought-stricken sufferers of North Dakota, Dr, Wilber of Woolsey was recently called to attond a woman living near Woessington Springs who was suffering from a very se- vere uttack of catalepsy. She bad been asleep for several days, all previous uttempts to arouse her having proved futile. Dr. Wil- ber succeeded, however, after mary hours of hard work, {0’ awakening her. Previous 1o the uttack she was upparontly enjoying good health, the long sleep begiuning in the nat- ural way. Dr, V. Sebiakio-Ross has boen appointed physician ab the Yaokton couvent by iishop Marty. Dr. Ross helg the same position about four years ago, when, it will be re membered, he croated quite o sensation by falling_in' lovo with and marrying Sister Mary Paul, at that time acting as mother superior of the convent, He forfeited hus position by so doing, but the fact that ho is now restored to favor indicates a forgiving spirit in the Roman Catholic church. “Thirteen yours ago, alter a tussle with very bard luck, “Dot” Thompson left Spearfish for the wilderness of Bear gulch with the vow that he would never leave the canon until he was rich enough to come out with & “couch and four”—figuratively spoaking. He kopt his promise and was for Inany years the obly inbabitant of the kulf. Bscaping the raids of hostile Indians, who in the ocarly duys of the Black Hills were continualiy on the warpath, he struggled along placer mining, making enough 0 keep him in the neeessaries of life, and in atl that time never was wmore than two miles from his camp, ‘The other day bo appeareil on tho strects of Speartish, haviog at last struck the ‘‘rich find" he Lad waited 80 long and iabored 80 burd for. A REDUCTION 1S EXPECTED. Corn Ratea May Drop Five Cents in the Near Futuro. lNEBRASKA FARMERS RESTLESS. An lowa Politician Sees Signs of Dis- content Bverywhore—A Warning 10 Republicans ~Cheap Corn and High Rates, LixcoL¥, Neb., Jan. 20.—{Special to Tie Ber. | —Thero is much misunderstanding on the subject of the proposed roauction in the corn rate. The first move for a roduction was made by Governor Thayer in his lettor of January 13 t tho general managers. Of course his efforts are only advisory, but thoy are boginning to count. Tho action of the board of transportation is also advisors 1t is hopod that a reduction of ut least cents por bushel, as asked for by tho gov ernor, will be made in the next ten duys. DISSATISPIED PARME The recent publication in the east of At- torney General Leese's lettor on the Union Pacific affairs, together with _tha review of state politics which was copied into last Mon day's Bre,has rovived interost in stato polit 1cal matters, Last evening Tne Ber corro- spondent had the pleasure of meeting n prom inent lowa politician, connectod with one of the leading papers of that state, who was in the city on business and whilo attending to that was studying tho political situation somewhat. To ik Bre correspondent ho said: 1 sco evidences overywhero that Ne braska is on the eve of a grewt political which may ena_in a revolution. ‘armers’ alliance is spreading. 1 under suand from the socretary that scveuty-five new chartors have been granted during this month. These will average fifty members each. Ten and 15-cent corn has done it. The farmers are tired of working for nothing and boarding themsclves. As a nation we re- joice in our large iron and steel and cotton mills and that our tools and imple- ments and calicoes can be sold in Manchester under the very shadow of the English manu- facturing institutions, but as individuals, as farmers, us producers und as western men we regret exceedingly that cora will bring but about 121§ cents & bushel on the average and that hogs and cattle are so low that even considering the cheapness of corn it hardly pays to fatten them for the market. These cold, hard facts knock out all tho philosophy of tho high tariff gentry of the eastern school, and the farmers awakening to the fact that the nation isableto take care of itseif and that they should devoto their en- orgies in tho future to looking after their own and cheir families’ interests. A feeling of this kind gawns headway very rapidly and you Nebraskaus nced not be surprised to see a great revolution in the next twelve mouths, either, inside the ranks of the republican If the republican party is wise and v take note of tho ground swell that is coming; it can ride abreast of the wave and keep out of danger, but if it is blind and deaf and stubborn and will 1ot seo the handwriting on the wall then it will have to get out of the way, for the people and not the railroads are getting ready to vule in this state. Mark my word; for though I am no prophet, they ure sure to come true. This transportation question is tho leading ono in Nebraska today and all others pale into insignifioance compared with it, - ‘The railroad companies will hav, 10 avoid even a semblance of meddling with the affairs of the republican party and allow the peopio free and unrestricted control of the caucuses, the primaries and the conven- tions, or when the votos are counted they will ‘find that the Nebraska farmers haye been doing a little thinking and acting for themselves. Some man prommently identi- fied with the people’s interests must be put to the front. | speak from experience. [ bave seen thiese movements in other states, and I tell you that they are dangerous thiogs to handle. They must be met in the beginning or they are soon beyond control,” STATE ITOUSE GOSSIP. The state board of associate charities, in charge of the Milford home for the friendicss of this city, met in annual session this after~ uoon. The following insurance companies doing busitess in this stato filed their aunual state- ments today. ‘I'he following are the tojal Premiums. T Liberty, New Yorlk. Germania, New Yol Home, New York Michigan, Detroit Burlington, Burlingtov, Ia Glen Falls, Glenn Falls, N. Y.. o tes beeass .11 5.423.13 The following county treasurers made set— tlement with tho state auditor today and aid into the state treasury the sums stated : W. H. C. Rice of Merrick county, ..$12,600.55 R. M, Gourlay of Nuckolls county.. 16,3( S I J. Sadilek of Saiine county.,,, W. M. Wilcox of Logan count. Jonn Novatny of Colfax county IN THE SUPRENME COURT. The petiticn in error in the case of Amos T, D. Hughes vs Hiram M. Swartz, from Special Closi Fine Spectacles, Eye Glasses WE WILL SEL CTACLE EST GOLD SPE( from %6 (o §10. BEST STE ICTAC tenses, 73¢, 81 and §1 BEST SCOTCH PEBB th 85, yo Glasses at same reductic SOLID GO F A visu imperfections corvect filled at lowest possible pric highest grade. 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ETCHINGS, ENGRAVINGS, 1613 Douglas Street, Optical Goods at Greatly Reduced Prices, 'y S, §4 and § S, with purest white erystal 505 worth double optician, and a perfect fit guaranteed in every 1,000 THERMOMETERS from 25¢ o days to buy JEWELRY, DIAMONDS: u{wzuu, MAX MEYER & BRO, Soiid Silver OMAHA A COMPLETE STOCK OF Ice T'Oo0ls HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR, = & EMERSON, - S HALLET & DAVI3 ARTIST SUPPLIES #8 G KIMBALL, MOULDINGS, e S35 PIANOS & ORGANS FRAMES, ol EFSHERT MUSIC, Nomaha county, was filed in court todny The following proceedings woro had the supreme John C, of Douglas county was ad mitted to practice, Worthington va Worthington, doath tod ratix, sub appellant @ivon on days to fllo briefs; apoelleo given tive s 1o ropl, Thompaon vs Thompson, argued i and ny Uraster va M. 1%, Ry, Co., arguod and & mitted on motions. mitted (former submission Vacated. ) Mangor Brothers va Shipman, argued and submitted. Claus va Hardy, argued and submittod State ex rol. Beck va Beaton, submitted by stipulation. Opinidns in the following cases wero fllod: The state ox ro! M. L. Charles H. Foxworthy, mandamus to compel the board of canvassers to re-ass. ble and complete the canvass of the vote for a justicc of tho peace in the Ehird aistrict of tho city of Liucoln. Demurrer to answer sustained This holding of the court scttlos the long plaintiff, Thomas Worthington suj Cntberine Worthingion, admini stituved, and causo rovived, 1 [ of the peace in that district. It unsoats Fox- worthy, who had qualified and entered on tha [ his duties,and gives toe ofico to ror frofa county, Weisz & Hall Co. v Davey. I the district court for Dakota Afirmed. Opinion by Cobb, J. Schuyler va Hanaa, Appeal from the dis trict court for Richardson county. Motion overruled. Norval, j. @ iilley vs Walker. ~ Error from the district court for Gage county. Afirmed if romt- titur of &14 bo filod within twenty days. Cobb, J. Aldrich va Lewis. trict cour Appeal from the dis for Fillmore county. Revorsd and romanded. Gobb, § Mordhorst vs The Nebraska Telephone Compauy. Error from tho district court for Gage county, Afrmod. Norval, j. rall vs yier. Error ftrom Valley county. Afirmed. Suell vs Rickotts. Error from Filimora county. Afirmed Parkor va Courtnoy. Appoal from Lan- castor county. Reversed and decree for ap- pellant. Schuster, Iingston & Co. vs Carson, Error from Fillmore county. Aflirmed. Stevens vs Howo. Error from Lancastor county. Affirmed. IN THE FEDERAL COURT. In tho federal court today the following proceedings were had United States vs Charles Pemberton, jllegul sales of hiquor, verdict of guilt; 25 and costs. United Beauchard, same charge, States vs R. G. Lodfelter, samo charge, samo fine. A.J. Potter vs United States, motion for new trial, overruled. United States vs Horace R. Chase, keeving false books and presenting false vouchers at the governmoens Iudian school at Genoa, Nance county, Ne- brasia, sentenced to pay a fine of §1,5% and costs and to stand committed until paid. LINCOLN BIREVITIES. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hurd, who have been very active in their work in the Oddfellows societies of this city, were tendered a recen tion at Oddfellows hall last night by Charity Degree lodge, No. 2, Daughlers of Ils- bekah. The occasion was commemorative of thowr intended departure for their new oo in Owden, Utah. After the conferrinz of the degrecs on a number of candidates and the adoption of a serios of compliment ary resolutions, waich were ordered prossed, a very pleasant and enjoyabic social was held. The foHowiny ladias from David City were in atteudance: Mesdames M. J Jones, A. Hall, A.J. White, D. C. Reynolds and A. Jillson, There was a pleasant reception lLust nizht at the rosidence of Mr. and Mrs. W, B. M Arthur, 28 South hteenth street, in honor of Miss Minnie Wanrick, a young society lady of Mount Pleasant, la. at is known a: contest” in orato state universit for, fined States vs Ed ame fine. United will take place in the chapel Friday cvenivg. 1t isoven to menibers of the Palladian sociity. verybody in Lincoln is happy over the | news ot the location of the new university ot the Seventn Day Adventists in this city. This makes the fourth large educational in stitution for Lincoln. 1t 18 understood that £5,000 will be expended n buildings this { season and that the umiversity will be ready to open early next fall, Grandpa Burrows is in tho city. Positively Oured these Little Pill They alsorelieve Dis Lress from Dyspepsia,} Indigestion and T Hearty Eating. A pes fect remedy for Dizzi- ness, Nausea, Drowsi- ness, Bad Taste in the Mouth,Coated Tongue, | Pain in the Side, TO! PID LIVER, &c. They regulato the Bowels and prevent Constipation aud Piles. The smallest and easiest to take, Only one pill dose. 40 Inavial. Purely Vegetable, Pric 25 cents. OARTER MEDIOINE 00., Prop'rs, ew Yo ng Out Sale! , Thermometars, and All Other FOR ON SPECTACLE only $2.50; . Eyos tested by our s, All preseriptions ed, p Lo the very L your own price. - COR. 16THAND FARNAM SIS, 1405 Dougias St. Omaha, Nebraska drawn out contest over the election of justica * e Chiaso and Whooloh, J