Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 4, 1890, Page 4

AIAN UVIMAKLA Arasiaia APAULUY A U ORI A AL AvU A e AUWUL I'HE DAILY BEE _ B. ROSEWATER, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF 81 Daily and Sunday, One Year Bix months Three Months Sunday Bee, One Year, Weekly I3eo, One Year with Premium, OFFICES, Omaha, Bes Ruflding. Chicago Office, 57 Ro okery Bullding, New Vork, Rooms 14 and {3 Tribuns Building. Washington, No, 513 Fourteenth Street. Conncil lilutis, No. 12 Pearl Stroet Eouth Omaha, Corner N and 3th Straets. CORRESPONDENCE. All communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed to tne Eitor- 1al Department. BUSINESS B All business lottors and r bo aadressed to The Bee Publishing Company, Omaba. Drafts, checks and Postoffice orders 10 be made payable to the order of the Company, Tiie Bee Prblishing Company, Proprietors, Bee Bufldine Farnam and Seventesnth Stroets RS, nittances should The Bee on the Trains, There 1s no excuse for a fatlure to get Trie BER on the trains. All newsdealers have beon noti- fled to carey a full supply, Traveloers who want THE Bk and can't get it on trains whera other Omala papers are carried are requested to notify Tite BE. Ploass bo particular to give in all onses full tnformation as to date, raillway and number of train, Give 118 your name, not for publication or un. neccessary use, butas a guaranty of good faith, THE DAILY BEE., Sworn Statement ot Olrculation, State of Nebraska, 15 County of Dougla (38 George B, Tzschnek, secretary of THe Bre Tublishing Company, does soleninly swear that the actual circulation of THE DAILY BEE for the week ending February 1, 1800, was as follow; Snnday, Monday Tuesd Wednesday, Jan, 20 Thursday, Jan. 30, Friday, Jan. 31 Saturday,Fev, 1. Average 7 TZSCHUCK. bed to_ in my 1500, GEORGE . to before me and subsc Preseace this 1st day of Fobruary, A 1Seal.] L P. FEL, Notary Pubifc. State of Nebraskn, [ Couaty ot Douglas, o 8. Tzschuck, boing duly sworn, d Joacs and says that ho s sccratary of T i bulishin Company, that the actual averag daily circulation of Tw HEee for the month of January, 14, wa: Fobruary, 183, 14999 copie: 1§ for April, 18 A coples: for September, 8,07 coples; for No- vember, 1850, 10,310 Coptes: for December, 1859 20,048 coples. GEORGE B T/SCRUCK. Bworn to vefore me and subscribed 1 my presence this 4th day of January 1860, [Seal.] N. P.'F THOUSANDS cent for barn of the couneil. e —— THE intense coolness prevailing be- tween Chicago and Louis insures an 1ce crop sufficient for the needs of the entire country. cles, should be the motto TANTIAL reduction of the city for 1890 can be made without af- fecting the interests of any department of the city government. boomers of the drug store and the joint are alveady camping in Omaha. The supporters of license and law and order maintain a masterly in- activity. A MESSAGE from Mayor Cushing to the council inviting a radical reduc- tion of taxes will be accepted as an evi- dence of the application of business principles to city affa UNL the reports of distress in Oklahoma are promptly contradicted the occupation of speculators in the land of great promise and poor per- formance will be destroyed. OUR merchants are interested in the prosperity of the farmers. Why cannot the board of trade take action looking to the relief of the farmers by urging a reduction of freight rates on grain? EVERY consideration of justice and fair dealing demand a reduction of the ~cost of hauling corn to market. The future prosperity of the state depends on a reduction of the present prohibi- tory tariff. Tre London Times gave evidence of returning sanity by acknowledging the falsity of the charges against Parnell and paying twenty-five thousand dol- lars damages without a contest. This sum, coupled with the price paid for the Pigott forgeries, the immense cost of the trial and the lives sagrificed, form a chapter of partisan newspaper history without a parallel 1o the annals of journalism. WHEN the Mississippi officials were scouring the country for the principuls and active participants in the Richburg will, Bill Muldoon escaped recognition owing to his clericalappearance. While Willinm was not called to “preach” in the usual way, his Sabbath afternoon sermon in New Orleans gives evidence of ability rivaling Sam Jones, His text was taken from the lnst chapter of Jacob, round one: **And the men then sprang forward and the fight com- menced.” E—————— Tue proposed combine of the Union Pacific and Santa Fe systoms for the construction of a joint road from Mo~ jave to San Francisco will be hailed with joy on the Pacific coast, A com- peting voad to the metropolis of the coast would be of incalculuble benefit to California. The Crockers and Hunting- tons ure the commercial and industrial czars of the country, They make and unmauke cities and towns, ussist or de- stroy industry, and virtually control the politics of the state. The accommodn- tions afforded the traveling public are undoubtedly the poorest in the United States, —e— Tue Nlinois alien land law which goes into effect next July prohibits the holding of real estate by foreignevs. Over one willion acres of farm land are involved, and unless the owners ba- come eitizens of the United States be- fore the first of July the property ro- verts to the state. The Nebraska law, while not as sweeping, was copied aftoy that of lllinois and is inteaded to ourb the greed of Sculley, the Dublin land- ord, who owns thousands of aucres in 1both states, and who has transplanted in this country the odious system .of landlordism in vogue in Ireland. Our state law differs from the Illinois law in prohibiting non-resident aliens from acquiring title to real estate or interest therein, **by purchase, devise or de- scent," A MOST PAINFUL CALAMITY. The country will be profoundly shocked by the fearful calamity that has befallon General Tracy, secretary of the navy,in the destruction of his home in Washington by fire, the death of Mrs. Tracy from suffocation, ana the burning to death of a young daughter of the secretary and her mmd, while Genergl Tracy himself, his mar- ried daughter and o grand- daughter narrowly escaped a like terrible fate. The occurrence of the fire at an early hour in the morn- ing, when all in the house were sleep- g and the summons of relief was neces- sarily tardy, placed the house and its occupants at the merey of the fames, and those who perished were cut off from all help or relief when they discovered their awful peril. The fact that Secretary Tracy was rescued in an unconscious condition suggests that those who were burned may have lost consciousness beforo fall- ing vietims to the flames, and thus died without experiencing the torture of burning. It is some relief to the heart- sickening contemplation of the fearful calamity to think that this was probably the case—that the two who perished in the flames kad given up Iife or were beyond pain before the fire reached them. The sympathy of the entire country will be deeply stirred by this calamity, the saddest in the history of the na- tional capital. Mrs. Tracy was a lady of rare accomplishments, and hersell and daughter were among the most honored and favored in Washington society. Their death under such de- plorable circumstances must touch every heart with a fecling of sincere sorrow. Within a brief time there has been an unusual frequency of appeals to popular sympathy for those high in public station. The death of a sister of Mrs. flarrison, of Walker Blaine, of Mrs. Colonel Coppinger, eldest daugh- ter of Secrctary Blaine, and the fearful calamity to the family of Secretary Tracy, make a record of afliction dur- ing a period of less than three months that has kept an almost constant demand upon popular sympathy. Let us nopo that the cup of public sorrow is now full, —_— HELP DAKOTA, The most trustworthy advices from South Dakota leave no doubt that there is a great deal of destitution there. Making every allowance for possible exaggerated statements of newspaper correspondents on the one hand,and for the misrepresentations of speculators and otherinterested partieson the other hand, there can be no question that tho condition of a considerable numnber of farmers in several of the counties of the new state that suffered most from drought is one of great hardship and privation, and that the demand for re- lief of these people isurgent, The dis- tress is by no means general. It is con- fined to a comparatively small portion of the state, while elsewhere the people have enough with which to get along comfortably. Butasa whole the peopie of South Dakota are not at present prosperous, and however well disposed to make provision for those whonuneced relief do aot feel able to do so to the oxtent required. At least this would seem %o be the case from the fact that the assurances some time ago given that the people of South Da- kota could take care of their own desti- tute have not been carried out. Thereis consequently an appeal for outside help, and while it has'been 0 a moder- ate extent responded to, a great deal more than has been provided will be necessary to carry the destitute farmers of South Dakota over to the time when they can help themselves. Omaha has a duty to perform in this matter, as well upon the general score ot humanity as from a neighborly in- terest in the people of South Dakota. T'his community can afford to contribute generously to the heroic people who are in want from no fault of their own, and it ought to do so promptly. It can send corn to feed the starving stock of these people. and thereby reduce the surplus of this grain in the hands of Nebraska farmers, and if it did nothing more than this the value of the relief would be great. But it can easily do more, and we believe will do soif the proper effort is made to pre- sent the urgency of this matter to our business men. That has not yot been done, those charged with the duty of obtaining contributions having been cureless in its performance. We under- staud that it is now proposed to press the appeal for relief, and if this is done 1t is not to be doubted that Omaha will be found ready to do her full share in supplying the necessities of the unfor- tunate people of her sister state. —— CENTENARY OF THE JUDICLARY. There will be celebrated in New York City today, with appropriate exercises, the centenary of the organization of the supreme court of the United States. The urrangements for this event were made by the state and city bar associa- tions of New York, and there will be no public display, the excrcises being properiy altogether of ® literary char- acter. Ex-President Cleveland will de- liver the introductory address, and the programme announces adcresses by severn! distinguished lawyers. Presi- dent Hurrison and all the members of the supreme court are expected to par- ticipate, the closing address to be de- livered by the president, The gather- ing will be of a most distinguished ohar- acter, and the occasion will be one of great interest, particularly to the legal fraternity of the country, The organization of the supreme court completed the structure of our national government. The first cungress, which convened in April, 1789, on the day after 1ts organization entered on the work of providing forthe establishment of the judiciary by appointing a com- mittee to frawme the judiciary act. This was approved in September, 1789, and Washington promptly nominated John Jay of New York to be chief justice of the court, with John Rutledge of South Carolina, William Cushing of Massa- chusetts, Robert H, Hurrison of Mary- land, James Wilsou of Penusylvania, and John Blair of Virginia, as assooi- ate justices. Of these Jay, Cush- ing and Harrison had served as chiet justices in their own states, while Rutledge, Wilson and Blair were mem- bers of the convention whiohframed the constitution. The senate promptly con- firmed these nominations, but no haste was shown in bringing the judges to- gether on the bench. 'The day fixed for the cpening session of the court was the first Monday of February, 1790, but a quorum not being present on that day the opening session ocourred on the first Tuesday ot Pebruary, one hundred years ago. After a few formal sessions the court aajourned for want of business. “It was a conrt without suitors,its virgin docket unsullied by an entry of petitioners, plaintiffs in error or appel- lants, and its carliest session was un- clouded by any portent of that vast avalanche of litigation which during the succeeding years of its first contury has overwhelmed with a silent but irresistible growtl During the first ten yoars the su- preme court had no fewer than four chief justices, while in the following sixty years it had only two. Those two were john Marshall of Virginia, who sat upon the bench for more than thir- ty-four years and achieved an illustri- ous fame, and Roger B. Taney of Ma- ryland, who served twonty-eight years and was the author of & memorable de- cision which became an influential text for one of the great political parties of the country. In the last twenty-six years there have heen threo chief jus- , Salmon P. Chase, Morrison R. nd Melville W. Fuller. The of the supreme court as a whole appeals to the pride of every American citizen. While in the conflicts of par- ties it has sometimes been subjected to unfavorable criticism, wnd there have been oceasions when it seemed to be influenced and swaved rather by considorations of “political or party expediency than by a strict and imparctial regard for the highest public intercsts and the de- mands of justice, yet on the whole in its profound ‘wisdom, its elevated patriot- ism, and its lofty integrity, it ranks first among the great judicial tribunals of ancient or modern tim REDUCE THE LEVY. The council can render this city no greater service than would resuit from a material reduction of taxes. The tax levy for 1890 snould be reduced within the limits of absolute necessity. On the first day of January the sur- plus inall the fundsin the city treas. ury was in round numbers about two hundred and forty thousand dollars. Of this amount the fire and police fund had over twenty-five thousand to its credit; the library fund over eleven thousand} the curbing, guttering and cleaning fund over twenty-eight thousand; the park fund nearly forty thousand,and the judgment fund thirty-one thousand dollars. s There is wo valid reason why the council should vote a levy of taxes for any fund in excess of the actual needs for the year. In the nature of things the assessment roil is increasing from year to-year by reason of substan- tial improvements and consequen amount realized from taxation is stend- ily increasing. While it is true that the expenses of our city government have been very materially increased during the last two years, we cannot compre- hend why they should increase during the present year. On the contrary, if the council will take steps to iop off supernumeraries, right and left, ana prune down the extras in every branch of municipal government, there ought to be a wmaterial decrease in general expenses. We have been flying altogether too high, considering our resources. We are running a city government for u population of two hundred and fifty thousand, and taxing people ont of their homes to keep it up. This is realiy where the shoe pinchcs the worst, and why Omaha reulty 1s not attracting as many investors from abroad as it should in view of the as- sured growth of this city, and the sub- stuntial public improvements that have been made within the past five years. Cut dowwn the tax levy by all means,and let us retrench so far as our condition will permit —— THE current of democratic sentiment is now set strongly in favor of Cleve- land asthe standard bearer in 1892, Recent editorial interviews and the frequency of lotters and speeches leave no room for doubt that Grover is actively in the ficld determined to capture the empty honor of a nomina- tion. It is apparent that the tountey will have & repetition of the St. Louis convention with & whoop and a yell,. followed by a cold and dismal party rally at the polls. The ory of tariff’ reform will have lost its force by the time a republican con- gress fulfils its pledges to the country, Ballot reform is repugnant to the rank and file of the democratic party. Itis opposed by the party bosses east, west and south, because it attacks the foundation of their power, and for the further reason that it is distinctly of republican origin. With possibly one exception, every state in the union where the Australian or like systems have been adopted, republicans were the authors, supporters and champions of the law. Interest, however, will center in the action of the democratic workers, who were totally ignored when Mr. Cleveland was in power, It is not likely that they will enthuse over stolen campaign thunder, in view of the fact that the mugwump members of the party were the beneficiaries of the late administration, ———— THE necssity for introducing business methods into our municipal machine applies with greater force to the county, The investigation made by, THE Bew showa a total lack of common business methods in the management of county af- fairs, Notonlyis the law violated in the watter of saluries and assistants, but there is no system by which the commis- sioners, if so disposed, could agoertain the quantity of supplies purcnused or distributed, There 1is no check on the distribution of drugs or fooa and fuel to the poor, aud no means of knowing or preventing the giving away of these supplies to the friends of officials. Reckless looseness 15 couspicions 1n the purchase of sup- plies, There is no competition, no bids iwvited, no means of knowing the qual- ity or quanticy bought nor the amount paid. The commissioners accept the bills of th Bfficials without question and encoutfdfb favoritism and fraud, This waste 61 the taxpayers, substance must bo stopfed at all hazaras. The rat holes shonld be plugged. WEE——— THE cledtifig house rocord of the country furgishes substantial ovidence of widespreadoprosperity. Out of fift; two cities, fotty-four show an increase of business oger the same period last year ranging from two lo forty-five pe cent. Omahg's transactious surpass St. Paul, Minneapolis and Denver, and place her fifteenth in the list of clear- ing houso cities with an thirty-one and a half per cent. On the whole the record for the close of the first month of the year 18 a gratifying one. While business did not come up to expectations, it is evident that obl eations are heing roadily met through out the country. — THE substitution of electric light for in the business section of the city enlls for a revision of the ordinance specifying the duties of the gas inspec- tor. It is the duty of the council to provide a rigid system of inspection of the electric lights, the condition and capacity of the wires, and to regulate the current to a given circuit. This is all the more important becuuse the dangers are great, and the gas inspec- tor should be empowered to enforce such regulations as may be adopted. WiTit characteristic foresight the i s located two electric lamps site corners of Jefferson square and one in the center. These, itis hoped, will enable the belated pedes- trian to successfully navipgate the wind- ing pathways and penetrate the dense umbrageous shade of that love-iorn re- treat. THE tax-eaters and sinecures g0. There ave altogether too many roustabouts quartered upon the ecity whose services can be dispensed with. Our citizens should not be taxed to pay anybody’s political debts, must I'r 18 within the power of the mayor and council to give an impetus to build- ing improvements this year by lopping off the taxeaters and reducing taxution to an cconomical basis Now for the Fisherie St Donts Globe-Democrat, Now that Secretary Blaine has settied the Samoan aud British extradition matters in a manner tistactory to the country, he will probably give his attention to tue fishery dispute. This Yttle troublo ought to have been settled thieo years agn, and undoubt- edly would havh been had a republican ad- ministration bean in vower. B Whern Boston Beats Us. New York Swun. The rostless west seoms proud of an Illi- nois town that rejoices in a barber who for one American dime gives a shave, a large glass of beer, and an order for a fres lunch. This can be beaten in the east. There are tonsorial culture parlors in Boston where for 30 cents you got,vour hair cut, hear a lecture by the boss barbet “on *“The Moral, Political and Philosoplical Significancd of Stockings in the Tbsen Dragmy,” and o card entitiing you to refection in the ‘All-Cranks National- istic Boanery. The Case of Mr. Cable. Chicago Inter-Ocean. And itis to this that it all comes—it was not a social sin for a white slayeholder to make himself the equal of a colored slavo sometimes by acts far more intimate and dol- icate thanjthat of eating together, buv it is a social sin for a free whito man to eat with a free man of color, no matter how cleanly or how cultivated in windgthe colored man be. It is very hollow and very thinly- coated veneor of civilization upon barbar- ism that is threatened by an occasional und venial sin like thay of Mr. Cable. — THE DAKOTA SUR#ERKRS, Another Man Who Says the Reports Have Been Exaggerated. Tue Bee has recewed a letter froma prominent citizen of Roswell, Miner county, Dakota, stating that the suffering in that county has been greatly exaggerated and enciosing the following clipped from the Sioux Falis Press: ‘“Recently the Sioux Falls Press printed a lengthy dispatoh seut out by the Associated Press, telling an abominable exaggerated story of destitution in South Dakota. “Lhe following article from the Dell Rapids Times may possibly supply an inkling as to the source of the information upon which the dispatch was based: A. Folsom returned Saturday from a visit o Woonsocket and Artesian Cit; He reports the people 1n the east part of San- born county and the west part of Miner county to be in very good condition at pres- ent, some being better off than before. He states a fact that 18 becoming generally known as to the way some well-to-do people of this district have taken advantage of the distress of their neighbore to se- cure somo supplics free. (lubs have been formed throughout the country, each having a membership of a dozen or thero- abouts for the purpose of begging. ~The modus operandi of this club business is as follows: Several citizens get together and organize a club, a member of which Is elected to go east and beg, and an assessment is then levied to pay this represantative’s ex- penses, the amount of tho assessmont do- pendiug upon the distance to he traveled, ‘The representative goes east and begs to the best of his abytity, aud the goods he receives ure shippod nother member of the club, ‘The money he receives ho takes home, and then both noy and goods are divided awmong the members of the club, A nice schewe, isn't 1t! A man does not have to be 4 Poor man to be eligiblo t0 become & mem- ber of these ; anybody who desires it, and can pay nssessments, is gladly wel comed s & ber. Some men who are in comfortable cirtumstances belong to two or three cluvs aj ro faring exceedingly well. The whole s is nolllluf short of rob- bery, and is the country irreparaole in- ury. The a for these clubs ure responsi. le for the espread stories of aestitu- tion aud suf i South Dakota, The biggor they ake their stories the better hurvest theyreap, That there has oeen ur- gent necessitydn the drouth districts is not asnlw, but 1t i§ being demonstrated plaiver every day that hundreds of unscrupulous citizens who, dogot necd nelp ure taking o mean advantdge of the real distress of their neighbors and the greatly exageerated stories abroad to secure a good supply of everything obtainaole, which will certainly not redound to the credit of that section or the state.” An Appeal krom south Dakota. Tus Bee has received a' communication from Aurora county, South Dakota, enclos- ing the minutes of a meeting recently held in that county for the purpose of securine aul for the farmers of Bristol townshio who Are said to be in a destitute condition on ac- count of the crop failure 1n 1539 and previvus pw Lial failures. The vequest is mude that the matter be presented to the Omaha relief committoe, who are asked to correspond with George M. Austin, secretary of the board of supervisors, Plavkioton, 5. D, ol Cook's sparkling extra dry champagun 100k the prewiuwm ju the Freuch exposivio for bouquet. It s deticious. increase of. THE GRANDPA BURRUS CASE, Little Eva's Protector Anawers to the Charge of Contempt. WILL PROBABLY BE COMMITTED. The State Board of Transportation Leaves for Ohioago to Moot the Railrond Managers ~Lincoln News. Why He is Not in The following answer Burrus case conrt tod In the district court of the United Statos for the district of Nebraska, in the matter of Lewis B. Miller, ex parte, in petition for habeas corpus. The answer of Thomas F. Burrus to the rule to show cause why he should not be at tached for contempt. In this cause a rule having on the 31st day of January, A. D. 1800, issued out of smd court, commanding Thomas F. Burrus to appear on Monday, the 3d day of February, 1500, av 2 o'clock in the afternoon before said court, at the United States court room in the city of Lincoln, Neb,, to show cause why he should not be attached for contewpt for violating a judgment euterod in said cause ordering the delivery of the child Evaline Miller to the said Leowis P. Miller, and restraining said Thomas . Burrus from interfering with the custody of the said Lewis B. Miller of said child, and also commanding the said Thomas F. Burrus to produce said child before the court under the pains and peunaities of the law. The said Thomas ¥. Burrus respect- sully shows to the court that pursuant to said judgment entered in said habeas cor- pus procendings, the said child Evaline Mil- ler was delivered by the United States mar- shal for the district of Nebraska, in whose cnstody she had been committed by the order of the court, to said Lewis B. Miller on or about the Oth day ot December A. D. 1880, That after the marshal nad dehivered the child Evaiine Miller to the custody of said Lewis B. Miller, tho said Lewis B. Miller vermitted the said child to remain with this respondent and Catherme Bur- rus, grandparents of the child, until such time as the suid Lewis B. Miller could take his departure to his home in the state of Ohio, That on account of the illness of tho child and the severe shock to her system, caused by the con- tention and litigation 1n reference to who should take her in custody, the said Lewis B. Miller was unable to leave the city of Omaha for his home for two or three days, Several uttempts wero made by the father, Lewis B. Miller, w depart with the child, but such was the strong aversion and dislike of the chila to said Le B. Miller, and so strong was her munifestation of love and affection for the respondent and his wife Catherine Burrus, that great sympathy was manifested by the various bystanders and spoctators at the station about the time the train was to depart, that said Lewis B. Mitler either deemed it inexpedient or was unwilling to forcibiy wrest the child from the possession of this respondent, and ‘the swd Catherine Burrus, to whom she clung with all the strength and physical vigor she possessed. © Subsequeutly, by mutual arrangenient entered iuto between the said Thomas I. Burrus and the said Lewis B. Miller, both the said Lewis B. Miller and this respondent and his wife, to- gether with the child, took the Union Pacific dummy in the city of Omaha, N for the trunsfer station in tho city of Council BluiTs, in the state of Towa, accompanied by a lurge number of people whose sympathies had been deepiy aroused, excited and affected by the determined attempt of the father, Lowis B, Miller, to wrench the said Evaline Miller {from the custody of her grandparents and ntempt. in the Grandpa as filed in the United States by the manifest determination of the child | to remain with her grandparonts and ber plain aversion to Lewis B, Miller, ~ After arriving at the transfer station in Council Bluffs, such was the cold and unsympathetic aemeanor of Lewis B. Miiler and the manifest reluctance of the child to o with her father, she clinging with the energy of desperation to the only guar- dians and parents she had cver known, tis respondent aud his wife, that the spectators and bystanders assembled at the ststion were excited to the highest pitch, and with- out any previous know.edge of respondent or understanding having been entered into by this respondent with any of the people as- sembled at the station, tl respoudent and his wife aad the said Evalive Mitler were su tdenly and forcably pushed and hustied un 1o a train then about to depart, and were carried away to Malvern, in the state of Towa, wheré they remained several days until the child by rest and seclusion recovered ber health. Since that time the child has re- mained in the custody and control of this re- spondent and his wife, Catherine Burras, until a short time since, when she left with respondent's wife, Catherine Burros, for a visit in tho state of Iowa, and 18 at the pres- ent time with respondent’s wife, Catherine Burrus, in snid state, and this respondent is unable to produce her in court at the present time, Respondent, with all due respect to the court, by way of mitigation of his offense, 1f tho court be of the opinion that the said judgment or decree has in fact been violated, would respectfully show that he has been advised by several counsel of competent and legal learniug, members of this court, that the court was wholly without jurisdiction to make the order aud enter the order direct- ing the smd child to be delivered to said Lewis B. Miller, and in view .of the statement made by the court Aav the time said judgment was euterea, that douby existed in his own mind as to the Jurisdiction of the court, he bas felt that the prover course for him o pursue, in view of the great affection he has for the child, to decline to produce the child in court at the present tune. And tho said Thomas K. Bur- rus shows to the court thatitis wholly without jurisdiction either of the subject matter, or of the persons of this ‘respondent aod thesaid child Evaline Miller, and the Judgment of the court is null and void, or if not void, it was fully satisticd whea the mmlhnl dolivered the child to Lewis 8. Millel As atter of mitigation, if the court be of opinion that it clearly had jurisdiction to enter the judgment in question, the respond- ent shows to the court, that winle the said Lewis B. Miller had never expended more than 85 for the care, maintenance and educa- tion of the child, he and his wife bave had the custody, control and management of tie elght years, and have nursed it, provided for it and educated it to the best of their ability, and have now for 1t so deep and sbiding affection that they feel that the loss of the child will be to them an unbeara- ble burden. Wherefore respondent prays that sald rule t0 show cause why he should not be attached for contempt, and to produce tbe said child efore the court, be discharged, 1L was nearly 3 o'clock when the contempt case againat Grandps Burrus was called. Attorney Lambertson read his ai er a8 above, and made ronning comments to the court thereon, All the while the old man sat calmly by, sppurently an interested spectator, but notuing more. At the conclu- slon of what the adverse side had to say Judge Dundy, in substance, said: 1 will not hear arguments from attorneys of either side on the question of jurisdiction. Lhe order of this court has gove forth that the person of Evelyn Miller shall be given into the hands of her father, and it has been disobeyed. It matters not how. In the first place, thero 18 a rule to show cause why Grandpa Burrus should not comply with the mandate giveu. s has wot been done. Now, regardioss of what some good lawyers may have counseled, I can see no other course than to attach bim for contewpt un- loss the order of the court is percmplorily obeyed. As the case stands now, I only re- gret that I compelled Miller, the father of the child, topay the expense of Grandpa Burrus and bis wife from ‘lalmage to ‘Omaha and returu and certain hotel bills while they were iu the city, If my order is not obeyed the only question with me is bow I shall puuish, It m come hke a thunderbolt, and ssibly lige a Muy shower. If committed. until™ the suprewe court can settle the matter, Mr. Hurrus will bave to lie in jail for at least two months. I dislike to punish thus se- verely, but If necossity compels I cannot get behind my concentions of the law." Judge Dundy theu said he would like to meet the lawyers of both sides at his room at tho hotel aftor court adjourned, when cer: tain contingencies would be considered. At the meoling Mr. Lamberteon requostod that Judge Dundy would commit his olient, Grandpa Burrus, a sufficient length of time for the supreme court to upon the points of law involyed, and thus tho matter rests, The oninion generally exists that Mr, Burrus will be committed for contempt of court for a period of at least two months on Wednesday morning. TRANSPORTATION MATTERS. The transportation question is cutting & big figure m Nebraska politics today, and the state board of transportation is thor- oughly aroused on tho question. When the members read the dispatches from Chicago yostord, in which it was intimated very strongly that there would bo no reduction in the corn rates, they resolved to go in person to Chicago prepared to make an uncondi tional and imperative demand on the man agers of Nebraska lines for relief. An in- formal meeting was held today in the audi tor’s office, and the result wasthat Secretary Cowdry, Auditor Benton, Land Commis. sioner Steen and Treasurer Hill lefe this afternoon on the Burlington flyer for that city. Attorney General Leese did not o, a8 ho said, for tho reason that his position’ on the question was already well known and thoroughly defiaed. He had made demand after demand, and was row ready to tight the devil with fire, 80 to speak, and cut local rates in this stute until the managers were roady to grant the relief asked, The other members of the board are as thoroughly in oarnest as he 18, and the result is that some active skirmishing may be expected inside of thoe next ten days, TUE STATE HOUSE. Governor Thayer returnod today fromjat- tendance on the Grand Arwmy meeting at Alma, ‘I'ho state board of transportation held a short session this morning and denied the application of the Union Pacific for a re- hearing in the Osceola elevator case. ‘he socretaries of the state board of transportation are preparing a sot of rules of practice for the government of the board. The board of public lands and buildings held a session this forenoon to audit tho monthly accounts of the state institutions. L. Morse, treasurer of Dundy county, set- tled with the auditor today and paid into the state treasury the sum of $§1,499.80, Adam Ichen, treasurer of Cheyenno county, made a like scttlement, and paid into the hands of State Troasurer Hill the sum of §21,631 Alex Schlegel, the draughtsman he ofice of thé commissioner ot public lands and buildings, left today for the northwest to locate for tho state the indemnity school lands. He will be gone about ten da; The following parties were commissioned notaries public by the governor today: Joha E. Mellett, Ravenna, Buffalo coun! Bently, Surprise, Butler count; 3 Miles, Sidney, Choyenne county; Joseph J, Breen, South Omaha; E, C. Browulee, Omaba; Victor E. Bender, Omaha; (. A, Pritchard, Omaha; Celia D. Crego, Omaha; Charles Johnson, Omaba: W. D. Pruitt, Arapahoe, Furnas county ; David W, Walker, Arapahoe, Furaas county; Madison G. G low, Grand Island, Hall county; M Gilbert, Grand Island, Hall coun Meyel, Battle Croel, Madisou couuty; win K. Gould, Fullerton, Nance coun Carlos C, Gibbons, Bertrand, Phelps county; Frank M. Miles, DeWitt, Saline county; i A. Dearcom, Waynocounty. The Chase combination dental plate com- pany of Omaha filed articles of incorporation today. The capital stock 18 §50,000; vhe in- corporators are A. S. Billings, R. Stovbins, M. D.; I, N, Conner, W. H. Sheraden, M. D., D. D, The People's State bank of Gothenburg filed articles of incornoration toda; Capital stock, $25,000; incorporators, L. 'C. Lloyd, Con W. Lloyd, L. C. Lloyd. ‘T'he Kearney stone works tiled articles of mcorporation today. Cavital stoclk, $69,000; incorporators, V. N, Stuart, J. . O'Brien, J. W. Holmes, J. IR. Holmes, M. . Huuter, The following fire insurancé companies filed their annual statements of busiuess done 1o this state in 1889 today with the state auditor: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, risks, §045,195: premiums, £17,502.03; losses, 86,011.80. President and rs, Phila. delphia, risks, 2008, premiums, $30), ) Omaha, Omahn, iums, $38,120,81; losses, Commercial Union, London, risk: i premiums, $27,481.53; losses, $11 People’s, Manchoster, New Hav ks, $440 preminms, &I ses, $1,120.74. Itural, Watertown, 1sks, $530,704; promiums, 21; losses, £10. ‘Trans-Atlanlic, Germany, risks, $260,4! £3,971.50; losses, Hawm« preminms, 271, y Standard Fire, Kansas City, risks, $102,910: prowmiums, losses, mone. Lancashire, Man- kuglaad, risks, $733,546; premiums, i losses, $2,375.11 The foliowing life ginsurance companies filed annual statements of business done in state during 1850, with the auditor to- : The Imperial, Detroit, Mich., risks $32,000; Standurd Life and Accident, De- troit, Mich., risks §2,124,850, losses §4,080,30, premiums ; Michigan Mutual Life, Detroit, Mich., trisks $i76,123.52, promiums £20,502,02, losses $3,500; Commercial Union, New York, risks $5,000, premiums $15.81} losses none. CITY NEWS AND N0 W. Wait, the Missouri Pacific operator, was slugged last Saturday night by a party of toughs who were bent on going through the oftic He was asleep, when about mid- night he awakened by a slight noise and saw a man making away with the cash box, He grabbed him and the thief dropped the box and struck Wait over the head with a sand bag. The burglar then escaped with the #38 which the drawer containeds Prof. Huckins of Nebraska City und Rev, George Scott of Sutton are in Lincoln at- tending the temperance moetings av Red Ribvon hall. ‘The town was pretty thoroughly covered by burglars -and sneak thieves Saturday night and a number of small cases have been reported, Hoo. Richard Trovellick will deliver his famous temperance address at Red Ribbon ball tomorrow night by request of the Knights of Labor, Hon. Ben S. Baker, the new United States district attorney, will be sworn in tomorrow. There was & somewhat exciting scene in the vicinity of A and Niuth streets this morn- g 10 which a manand a woman were strug- gling for the possession of & child, The varties were John Van Omer and his wife, and the object of their contention was thewr little eight-voar-old daughter IRose. The mother finally secured the child, —— THE YANKTON-DAKOTA ROAD, Dakota People are Growing lmpas tient at Omaha's D:iay, YANKTS 5, Dak., Fab. 2—|Special to Tug Bree.|—The people of Yunkton snd of all South Dukota between Yaukton and Forest City wait anxiously to see what the people of Omaha propose to do in regard to the comstruction of the Omaha & South Dakoth railroad. When they sent a delegas tion 10 Mitchell, where an organization was effected, we thought they felt a lively in- terest i the enterprise aud we had supposed that ere vow substantial action would have been taken by them. The following frow the Mitcheil Republican will show our Omaba fricods that the people of the north of the line are at work and mean busi- *t3ecretary Smith of the Omaha & South Dakota tins received several letters within the past few duys with referounce to the en- terprise, that arc of goneral wterest, “freasurer Hoffman writes from Blunt that si1x miles huve been surveyed through that place and the route has been found very practicable. Mr. Oloey, the engincer, has been working toward Forest City sod is now in the vity, preparatory to locatiog the line throuzh Mitchell, Vice-President Springer writes from New York City that he called on President F mer on his way east and found him heartily interested in the enterprise, On tho latter's return he will devoe his porsonal attention to the enterprise, and will enlist bis friends i its benalf. “Now it remeins for the localities along the line to bestir themselves Lo securo the uid o build the road. If South er ‘8 the line will be buile.” “Yunkton 1s eager for the road and is ouly waiting for Omaha, as the strongest factor i the proposed enterprise, to take the ini- tative, Wil _Omuba act! Does Omaha mean to aett Sioux City sud Chicajo are reaping rich harvests trow the South Dakota fleld sod Omaha can come in aud share it if she will. Will Omuba come! A respectable bouus from Omaha will insure the south end oI the road. ‘The north end of the road will be built anylkow for surveyors are now in the fleid and [rld_luf will be commenced in early spring. This is another and probably the last chance that Omaha will have to so- cure a valuablo trade from South Dakota, And we are anxiously waiting to se0 what sho s going to do about it THE -l U. P. WANTS IT. President Adams Said to Be Nogos tiating tor Another Road, Atcmsoy, Kan, Feb, 8 —[Speocial Tel egram to Tie Bre]—The repeated ang emphatic denials, without provoca! of the Missouri Pacific authorities /ot both legal and traMo departments that Mr. Gould 1is nogotiating for or wants to buy the Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northweastorn, serve only to strengthen the beliel that ho really wants it. The latest story about the road is from Missouri Pacifis sources and Francis Adams wants 0 buy it for the Union Pacific so to operate the St. Joo & Grand Islana ovor it to Kansas City. It is said that Union Pacific sury and agents have made several trips over the line. That tho Missouri {Pacific has at least considered n Proposition to purchase tho road is ovidenced by information given from Missouri Pa- cific sources that the distance from Goffs, the crossing of the Northwestern and the central branch division of tho Missouri P cific, to Kansas City is shorter by of Atchison and the grades botter than over the Northwestern, and that if the Northwestorn should become Missouri Pa- cific property it would in all_probability b operated as u central branch feoder, Clyde Ship Builders Fail, LoxDOY, Feb. 8.—John Reid & Co., one of the oldest ship building firms on the Clydo, has failed, with heavy labilities. —_—— Bond Offerings. WasHINGTON, Fob. 8,—|Spocial Telegram to Tue tiee.]—Bonds offered: 800,000 av £1.045. SICK HEADACHE Positively cured by these Little Pitls, They also relieve Dis- tress frora Dyspepsia, o digestion and Too Hoarty Rating. 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