Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 5, 1890, Page 4

OMAHA DAILY B Y FEBRUARY 6 THE DAILY BEE. BE. ROSEWATER, Editor. . PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. ———— TERMS OF 8UBSCRIPTION Dafly and Sunday, One ¥ Bix months. Three Months Sunday Beo, Onie Year, Weekly Bee, One Year with ¢remim. OFFI( Omata, Nee Bullding, Chicago Office, 557 Ro okery Bullding. New Vork, Rooms 14 and {5 Tribuns Building. Washington, No. 513 Fourteonth Street. Council Blufts, No. 12 Pear] Straot Bouth Omahn, Corner N and 23th Strests, 810 M 500 CORRESPONDENCE, All communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addresssd to ths Bditor- inl Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. All business letters and remittances should be nadressed (o teo Publishing Company, Omaba. Drafts, cheeks and Postoffies orders 10 be madae payable to the ordor of the Company. The Beg Publishing Company, Propritors. Bex Huilding 4 Seventeenth Stroots The Bee on the Trains. Thare is no excuse for a fajlureto got Trx Ner on the trains. All newsdealers have baen noti- fled 10 carry & full supply, Travelers who want Tu BEE and can't get 1t on trains whers other Qmaha papers are carried ars requestod to notity Tiw e Plense be particular to glve in all cases full information as to date, rallway and number of train, Give s your name, not tor publication or un. necce-sATy 1ae, butad a guaranty of good faith THE DAILY BEE. €worn Statement ot Circalation ito of Nebraska, County of Douglas. Georgn B, Tzschuck, secretary of Tnk Der Publishing Company, doas soleninly Swear that he actual circulation of Trie DATLY EEfor the k ending February 1, 1800, was as follows: o sresiee 21,670 ¥ T8 Jan, 28 waes Wednesday, Jan. 30 Thursday, Jan. 0. . Frlun{, Ji 3 Baturday, Average..... ... 3, TZSCHUCK, scribed to in my e this 1t day of February, A, D. 150, L] . P. FEI1L, Notary Pubiic, State of Nebraska, County ot Douglas, rge ‘B, Trschucs es and siys that ho 18 sccrotary of THi blishing Company, that the actnal a: ly circulation of it DALY month of January, 1K), was 18, February, 183, 1408 copies; for 18,854 coples: for April, 18N, 18, May, 1586, 14,099 copl coples: for July, 1881, I¥ 1889, 18,651 "coples coples r October, 1889, 18, veml 5 20,048 coples, noE B, T/SCHUCK. Sworni to’ before me and subseribed in my prescnce this 4t day of January, &, D.. I Seal.] P.FEIn, N rage BEE for the 4 coples; for March, coples: for 1880, 18,858 for August, 1880, 18,710 FORM in county affairs is de manded in the interest of honest gov- ernment. HOWw ‘much time does the mayor's secretary actually devote to the ficti tious office created cxpressly for the relief of Mayor Cushing? 7ZEN PSYCHO TRAIN proposes to trot around the globe in sixty days. The mania started by Nellie Bly threntens to develop into a national distemper. ADMIRERS of the code have cause for rejoicing in the fuct that a French duel drew genuine gore, but the public at lavge will regret that so few funerals fol- low these rampant affairs of honor. ———— TF the democrats were right, as they vociferously claim, in filibustering to prevent the transaction of business in congress, why was it mecessary to ex- plain their disgraceful conduct to the country? It 1sasignificant coincidence that the movement to tax bachelors in Wyoming was followed by the anuouncement that the unmarried women of Massachusetts have twenty-nine million dollars laid up in suvings banks. Omn1o democrats are now wrangling among themselves over the quantaty of of boodle dispensed by Calvin Brice to secure the senatorship. The squubble is chiefly interesting in proving the common charge that tho man with the largest bar’l captures Ohio democrats every time, S—— UNDER the new name of the Great Northern, the Manitoba railroad will be pushed on to the Pacific const with all possible spoed. Puget sound is its dos- tination. It is not improbable that the road will penetrate the Bitter Root mountains and reach tide water within ayeur, making the fifth transcontine: - tal line. ASSURANCES are received from vari- ous quarters that the railroads will cefully” consider the demand for reduced corn rates. Undoubtedly. They have spent over two weeks in carefully avoiding & decisive response to the cry for relief, and there is every indication that they will carefully deter action as iong as possible. ——— ADVOCATES of the Black Hills tin interests urge that block tin be added to the tariff list, soas to encourage the development of the mines. It is ‘dif- cult to see what Advantage will be gained, “nglish capitalists contvol these mines as well as those of Corn- wall, A higher tariff would only serve as excuse for an immediate advance in prices. “We are not contending for the night of the minority to govern,” say the democratic congressmon in the nd- dress to the publie. Of course not, but they have done their utmost to preveat the majority from performing the duties for which they were elected. Their failure to block the wheels of legislation explains the melancholy tone of their pleadings. E— Missount isevidently jealous of the fame garnered by a Nebrasku court in overruling a doecision of the United States suprome court. The declaration of the court of last resort that a theater isa public institution has beeu reversed by & lurid dispenser of law in Kunsas City, who declares that a theater is a private altair, in which colored people huve no rights which the proprietor is bound “to respect. Se—— I'ris apparent from the scramble for cautrol of the proposed loan of ten millions that the political bosses of New York prefer to disgrace the stute and dishovor the mowory of Columbus vather than give up the prosvect of vower and plunder which the haudling of millions insures. Contrasted with the niggardly and mercenary spirit of New York, Chicago’s open handed geun- orosity commands admivation on all sides. f THE DEMOCRATIC ADDRE: The nadress to the country of the democratic minority in congress is not particularly impressive. It lacks the vigor and fervor of strong and sincere conviction. It is suggestive of a merely perfunctory performance —something which had to be done, but which 13 not expected to accomplish anything, It does not throw any new light upon the controversy between the majority and the mirority in the house of repre- sentatives. The ground it goes over had been made entirely familiar to the country by the minority leaders, and it is not presented in any sironger or more convincing form in the address than it wason the floor of the houso. What was the necessity of repeating in this form the nd arguments which the people have discoverad and rendered their judgment on days ago? There was none, and the minority would better have not issued the address, since its effect 18 likely to bo to st hen public opinion as to the weak of their position. It is not te be deubted that the int ligent judgmont of the country is well satisfied with the overthrow of tho surb dea that members of a inmentary body who do mot r to a roll call when vresent are to be regarded as construc- tively absent and not participating in the proceedings of the body, although but a moment before they ma have been making motions and engaging in debate regarding the question upon which their names are called. When the framers of the constitution provided that a majority of each house should constitute a quorum to do husiness they unquestionably contemplated that when a majority of the memvers of either house were assembled they would do business, otherwise the authority given to a number less than the mujority to compel the attendance of ab- sent members is obviously of no consequence—it may be rendered nugi- atany time by the refusal of a mi- to a roll l. The e se of such a power by the minority inconsistent with our sys- tem of government; and to suppose that the framers of the constitution could have conceived it possible is to ques- tion their wisdom and their devotion to the principle of the rule of the ma jority. The apprehension of danger which the authors of the minority address pro- fess to feel is not shared in by the coun- On the contrary, so far as ex- has been heard from the ness interests of the country : heartily approve of the purpose of epublican policy to facilitate the work of congréss by putting a stop to the filibustering tactics which have for 50 many years interfered with legisla- tion and been a reproach to the coun- try. The heroie treatment applied to the situation has thus far been signally successful and there is favorable prom- ise that the house will now be able to proceed with the important business to come before it without further serious disturbance from the vanquished im- novity. opinion ub- IDAHO'S TESI OATH. The supreme court of Idaho having decided the test oath for Mormons corporated in the constitution adopted last year, and which imilar to the oath enforced in Utah under the K munds-Tucker bill, to be valid, the question was taken’ ou appeal to the supreme court of the United States. That tribunai has just rendered an opinion aflirming the constitutionality of the oath, and the views presented are of such far-reaching importan ce us to merit more than a passing attention. Not only is it declared that bigamy and polygamy are crimos, tending to de- stroy the purity of the mar- riage relations, to disturb the pence of families, to degrade woman and to debase man, and therefore not to be tolerated even though advocated as a tenet of religion, but the court in effect says that no doctrine or tenet which is hostile te the welfare of society can find protection under the claim that it is a part of the religious priuciples or system of those who advocate it. Tho suggestion of this is that doctrines, tenets, and forms of worship, in th name of religion, in order to have tolern: tion and protection, must be free f anything offensive to the general moral judgment of society or which in its tan- dency would be injurious to the social structure. To call a form of worship or a body of doctrines u religion does not necessari- ly give immunity to those who hold and practice them. If they do not conform to the generally accepted view of what is comprehended in the term religion they may be inhibited whenever soci- ety shall determine they are offensive or injurious, The constitution provides that con- gress shall make no law respecting an establishment of veligion, or prohibit- ing the free exercise thereof. If the principle enunciated 1n the opinion of the supreme court were carried to its logical possibilities could it not be made to operate in restraint of the froe exercise of re- ligion? And if so the theory thut religion is absolutely fiee in this coun- try must be abandoned. The forms und doctrines which we have agreed to ac- cept ara free, but the many which ave older than these, and some of which are sincerely believed in by many millions more than accept our forms and doc- trines, would not be permitted among us under the prineiple euunciated by the supreme court. [u a word, veligious freedom in the United Stules is hmited to the religion its people believe in. Possibly this is not incousistent with the spirit of the constitution and the purpose of its framers, So far as the Mormons of Kaho are concerned the opinion of the supreme court settles the question of their status under the law with respect to the right of suffrage. They caunot vote without renouncing that portion of their relig- ious creed which permits and approves pelygamy. It is not sufficient that they do not practice polygamy; they must reject und ropudiate the doctrine, It is very likely thata large majority of them will cowsequently have no voice in affai With this source of contro- versy vemoved, the people of Idaho have now 4 clear and unobstructed course to push their demand for the admission of the territory to statehood. THE REPUBLICAN SEATED. & The first of the seventeen contested election cases which the present con- gress will have to pass upon has been disposed of, and the republican contest- ant has taken his seat. The republi- cans had a quornm present in the house on Monday, and the adoption of the re- port of tho majority of the committee on privileges and cloctions on the case of Smith against Jackson, from the Fourth West Virginia district, in favor of the former, is conclusive of the matter. The democrats were hopefal that the majority, failing to secure A quorumn of its own members, would attempt to unseat Jack- son under the rule wh has been ¢ served respocting other proceedings in the house for the past week, in which the minority would have taken the matter to the suproma court. Tae republicans porfectly aware of this, itis probable they never contam- plated taking action upon the ¢ without huying a quoram of their own mem! At an e, having cured a quorum they promptly added one to their majority by seating the ve- publican conjestant. This slightly i proves their position, and if they can keep their quorum togethor for a short time they may fucthor ald to their steength and adopt rules which will prevent the recurrence of such scenes as have char- acterized the sessions of the house for the past woel and assure the ruic of the mujority. Of the sixteen contestod cases yet to ke reported on, n of them from districts in the southern states, undoubtedly more than half the republican contestants will be able to establish the fact that they werve de- feated by fraud and that the democrats who wera given credentials have no just right to the seats they ave occup, ing. The fucts that heen mado public regarding the ciections in sev- eral of the districts from which there are contests show most conclusively that if the results had been fairly and hounestly returned the can eandidates would huve by and in such cases it 1s the unq ble duty of the mujority to un men who obtained their credentials by improper and unlawful mes Theros are other eases in which the evidence is not so clear, and it will prohubly de- velop thut in some a conlest has been brought without any ndequate basis for it. Demoeratic contistees who can clearly estublish their right to their seats undoubtedly will not be disturbed, and whenever there is grouna for doubt respecting the sufficicucy of evidene it would be well to declare the seat vacani, to be filled by a new eclection. Tt is important that in the determing tion of these contests the republicans shall be clearly in the right, In any evcut they will not esc the charge of acting for partisan advantage, but there will be nothing to fear from this if the facts on their side » plain and conclusive as to sat telligent and unprejud the country. 1In the case that has been disposed of no fair-minded mun can doubt that the cluim of the republican was fully justified and clearly estab- lished. cas: boing case ha 50 ed judgment of TuE total tax collections in Omaha last year amounted to two miilion seven hundred and eighty-one thousand dol- lars. Two-thirds of this sum vepresent specinl ussessments for paving, sewe age und other permanent improv ments. This is an enormous drain on the finances of proverty owners. Itisa gratifying evidence of the faith and confidence of the people that they have met their obligations witn a prompti tude equalled by few cities in the country. Taxes, both regular and have been paxd up within a per cent of the total But o willing horse sneoid dden to death. The y authorities should inaugarate un era of economy, cut down expenses to the lowest possible point, reduce taxu- tion, and give the people relief irom burdens. be As A preliminary step to annexation the Omaha council should appoint a committee to confer with a like com- mittec from the South Omahu council. Ths mayors of beth cities shoula also be invited to take part in the confer- ence s0 that an amicable understanding can be arrived at upon the main points at issue. There is no time to be lost. It will take two or three weeks at least before the ordinances can be framed und legally enacted, and it will take at least thirvy days ufter the ordinances are passed and the day set for ratifying them, ——— Tue project of tunueling under the cours house and putting in an elevator, should not be seriously considered by the county commissioners. It is appar- eut that provision must soon be mude for enlarging the building. Itisulready overcrowded, several officers and one court being compelled to secure quar- ters elsewhere. The coustruction of a wing, therefore, becomes a necessity. ntrance to the extension will, of course, be on the street level and ample elevator service will doubtless be pro- vided for, UNDER the operations of high license in Omaha the number of ealoony hus decreased every year, notwithstanding tho iucrease in population. The num- ber of licensed liguor dealers wholesale and retail at the present time is two hundred and ten, against two hundred and sixty-three last year. In 1881 when the Slocum law went into effect there were one hundred and sixty retail hiquor dealers and the population of Omaba was below thirty-five hunlred. — THERE is a bare possibility that the child born in Owaha this year, if it survive the ills of infancy and reaches the average age, will witness the com- pletion of the purchase of the Plautors house site for the postoftice, — AN VIEW of the fuct that other cities derive large revenues trom the collec- tion of garbage, there is no reason why Omuha should not invite proposals, and award the contract for supervising the 7 the in- removal of garbage to the best bidder, Tho offfel of girbagemaster can be made asource of revenue which will at least pusaty offset the expense incurred in keepin up the dump boats. e—— : sfate board of transportation has maae a THootless journey. While the board wa’'on its way to Chicagoand be- fore it renthed its dostination the rond mihagers had decided to hold a conferenge, with Governor Thayer and the attorney goneral at Lincoln next Fri {THhis rocalls forcibly the fa- mous adage: The kine of France, With full ten thousand men Marched up the hill, And then marched them dowe again. THE city clerk and one deputy can do all the work devolving upon that office. They are well paid for theie work and can put in oxtra hours if nctually neces- vy but we do not believe it By lop- ping off two clerks the city will save twenty-seven hundre WE STILL insist th souneil no right to vote an approprintion of one hundred collars per month for the yor's secretary, No such office hns u crentad by ordinunce and any momber who votes the appropriation 1s liable on nis bond for the amount. ssing position of the 1 pital engineer should bo witigated at once. Asa meusure of reliei from the pain of drawing his salavy the county might empioy a messenger to carry it 0 him. Tn al estate oxch out an expedition to disc abouts of the Dakota tee. the fog. Turcommercial and industrial pros- perity of Omaha and South Omaha are inseparable, They should not stand on emony in uniting their municipal interests. or tho whero- railrond commit- There is a suspicion abroad that members were foundeved in the Tit are symptoms of vitality in the viaduct and union depot schemo, but the new bridge lingers in the dim and distant futur The Work of G < Supolrons. Chicagn News. are sou and in New York banking circles are distressugly common of late. Repears 1ol wapolis Jonrant, In 1861 thedemocrats rehaled ugainst ruie of thi majority, asd nuw the s party is at it again 1 tbe housc. - and Ditn't Work., Miliwatees Sentin v, Seautor Vance's solution of the race prob lem is for tho'horth ton keep ity hands off ‘That was the Southern soluvion of the slav ery proble: we \ —-— Wh'n Grover »as Accuarate. L Letrolt Tribnine. The Chicaga T'ribune wants to know when Grover Claveland was ever known to furnish inite information on mny subjoct. Es- teemed conteniporary, you seem to have for gottea the deninite information he decluimed from the cacyalopedia when he visited the wild, and woolly west. | Dida't hies quote cor- rectlyl 3 - - carsecien v oof Boston Joaraal. Dignity, firmpess, conciliation, a due re- gard for the natioaal bonor and individual rights, vigor without bluster, und adjust- ment wituout surrcader have characiorizod the state department under Mr. Blaine's ad ministration, and have won tor our govern- ment 1ereased respect among the nations of the werld. AG Siate, —~— Nebrack s Awak Chicago Tribune: At last the peovle of Nebraska are awakening to a sease of tho outruzs perpetrated at their expense in the the matter of rail rates to this 1 the langunga of a representutive committee, as quoted in the Tribune of yesterd he state of Nebraska i3 constantly and contin- ualiy robbed of the advantage of water wansit from ' Chicago 1o the seaboard warkets by the regular and constant estab lishient of 5 conts per 100 pounds highor rate from Omuba to Cni than from Omala to St. Louis. e disorimination is folt to be cspociatly objectionabie just now, the prics of corn in that state bewnz so low that vast quantities of it are burned on tue farm bacause it is much the cheapost at tainable fuel, ing D THREIO Y. STATE A Nebraska Jottings, Mursland wants a first-class shoomaker to locato there, he Ogzallaln canal is in & fair way to bo mpleted early in the spring, he new $20,000 hotel av Stromsburs is completed aud ready for business. The Polk county prolibitionists will hold a convention at Osdeola Febraary 15. It is estimated that there are 150,000 bush els of cora cribbed In Jefferson county. Emersoun is to have a bank with C. K. Col- lins as presidunt wud Howard Parmelee as cashier, . During the past weok there were threo deaths in Fulis City caused primarily by in- fluenza. Coleridge people have shipped a car of corn and flour w the Miner county, South Dakota, suffercrs. ‘There are twenty-seven farmers’ alliances in Buffalo county, with an average moember- ship of thirty, ‘Tue new 86,000 sohool house at Humpbrey has been comploted und wuraed over to thu school board. James T. Lywe of Madison has ugain beon declared insane and sent 1o the Norfolk asy- lum for the second tune, A twenty-onc-pound turnip is one of the curiosities displayed in the oftice of the Sioux County Herald at Harrison. “The three year~old son of Adam Piersom; a Dundy cuumi’urmar. was drowned by foiling into a cistern, the cover of which was loft open. Alba Sprouds; aged twenty-two years, live ing with his futher toree wiles from Culia- way. suot nimself in the forehead and died mstaatly. o) Two whitel arctic owls, measuring four feet from Lip waip, wero captured by u Jof fersou county farmer last wock and sold for 4 handsome priog. ‘The Fairbugy board of trade 18 making ar- rangemets togive a complimentary bauquet to B. S. Baker, the newly appointed United States district Attorney. By the doath of one member sud the ab- sence ofanother, tue Madisox city counoil is left with but two wembers, and the mayor bas called a meoting to A1l the vacancies. Garfleld county voters: will decide the county seat location February 18, Burweil offors togive the county four lots aud erect llumrl house 1o cost B1,200 if it secures the plum. Miss Jessie Dowvan, a Fillmorg county school teacher, while stopping at & Geneva hotel over night, was robbed of ld watein and £20 in cash, which was taken from under her pillow by some sneak thief. George Lay, » Schuyler grocer, heard a burglar in lis store she other night, aud drawing a revolver held the thief uatil a policeman was brought. The fellow proyed t be Robert Watchbora, aud he was bound over for trial. The aunuul charter-day address at the State university at Lincoln will be delivered in the university chapel Saturday eveming, February 15, by Dr. T. C. Chamberlain, president of the University of Wisconsin, on “I'he Coming of Age of State Universitios.'’ lowa ltems. Clinton's electric light plantis to bs en larged 16 Mars is to have a now jail, which will ba the best in that part of the stato. Influcnza appears to hava attucked the horsos 1n soveral soctions of the state. Gay Long, a Keokuk Chinaman, and his colored wife aro the happy parents of a cop- per-colorea kid. Teiplets —two boys and o girl—were born to Mr.and Mrs. Gus Boag in Pocahoutas county last week. Oska'oosa will have one and a_half miles of strect railway by August 1,1f the contrac- tors live up to their agreement. During 1880 there woro 25,00 tenchers® certificates granted in the state, | being to Iadies, and the numver of applicants re jected wns 3,842, Tho indictmeat of his son _for horso stoa!- ing caused J. W. Roberts, a Clarinda staurant koeper, to attempt suicide by tak- ing poison, but his lifo was saved, Mit Grimes, nn inaane convict whose torm imprisonment has expired, has b d from the Anamosa penitents 1o the asylum by order of Governor Larra- bee. August Lundell, a farmer near Wobster City, while watcliing at _the bedsido of bis sick won, was suddenly strickon with hoart disens d fell to the Hloor a corpse, His son survived nim only u fow hours, Both wore buried 1 one prave, A citizen of Warren county played a prohibition joke on some old topers and at the samoe time made a few shekels for him- self. e illod some twenty two bottles with tea and sold them at §1 each. the customers sunposing them to bo filled with whisky. A kicker guve tho snap away W. J. Dick, o Gherokee earpenter, died under peculiar ecircumstances the other night. During the day ho had struck his thumb with a hammer, and, sufferini acutely from the bruise, in the evening went to a physician, who cave him a couple of wor- phine powders 1o easo the paiu. Ho took one of tha powders and weat to bod and fell iuto u sleep, from which he novor awakened. Ho had jost insured his life for §5,000. Hessinn, the Humbolt county man who swindled un insuranco company out of con- siderable money u short time ugo on a bogus. fire loss, is ngain in troubl His wife h: brought suit against tae Northwestorn Rail- road company for damages for injurise sus tained in un accident on a railroad erossing. The company hopes 1o prove that Hessian conspired against tha company to collect damages, and left a wagon on the crossin purposely, while nis wife sat on the edge of the cutto lend effecttothe case. Judee cok, for tho company, suys that they will furnish positive proof to this efect. of The Const and Northwest. ‘The representative business men of Mis~ soula. Mout.. have orgaunized a board of trade which will be io working order by March 1. Gawublors to the number of twenty-thres were arrested at Seattle within twenty-four hours last week, almost one for each hour of the day. ‘i he authorities of Los Angeles nave insti- tated a raid on venders of lottery tickets and wany, of the offenders nave been ac- rested. David Dence, the man who robbed the cuttle furo bank, has been captared. He s beardless youth, but it took eleven pol wholo nizit to make up their minds 1o allewpt nis arrest. Oscar Tuttle of Santa Cr ting kindling wood on Saturday ' when he tuckled o large picce of redwood. He found -ent piece of 1550 lodged in the center of he li It was blackened by the sap. Willinn I\ Huntoon, cashier of tho Peo- ple’s Suvings baok of Sacramento, while 1n- toxieated, shot himself through the neart, dyiug istantiy, He wasone of the most vopular young men of the eity. A bill was introduced 1 the Oregon legis- Iatire 10 repeal the act of the territorial lag- islature by wiich the Oregon improvement compiny acqaired tide lands near Seattle. ‘e property is worth $3,000,000. 13 C. Davis, an attorney of Helena, Mont., has Inid title to property in that city, Ana- conda, Great Falls, thav1s worth sov- oral million of dollars.” The land was lo catod by tand the powers of attorney accompanyinz them have been declared worthiess by the sunreme courts of Califor- n, Kansas and Arkansas, Wiilian Duubar, a Portland merchant, has sued A. Sunde d, dairy commissione of Oregon to recover, 811,000 " damages. He was arrested on u trumped-up charge of selling adulterated butter, when he proved thathis article was the pure, fresi Califor- niu vroduct. Sunderiand has been indicted for perjury by the grand jury. Captain J. M. Keeler, a well known pio neer ciuzeu of San Francisco, diod in that city recently. He was a captain in the Fifth Connectiont volunteers during the war of the rebeltion und was appomted provost marshal ot Oregon by President Liocoln, romaining in the government service until the close of the war. Captain Keeler was the founder of the Orezon Stute university, and also was o professor at that institution for many years. Tho irony of fate is_azain exemplified in John Nolan, wno died last week in St. Mary’s hospital at Walla Walls, says the Portland Orezonian. He was, prior to the misfortune which deprived hum of his liveli- hood and resuited in his death, one of the wealthiest stoc’s raisers in the Walla Walla valley. Last fall he drove his herds iuto Montana, deeming he would find a ready market. But be was disapgointed. Winter dealt rigorously with his cattle and they per- ished to the last one. The other day thero came to Salem, a box car that ieft Detroit sixteen dn fore. It contained ’. Harwood, wife and two babies, seven cows, two horses, two shecp and un endloss assortment of house kitchen furniture and farm ap~ A stovepips had been pushed o ventilator hole in the car and the smoke that wreathed the opeuing gave evi- denco those inside the car were not suffer- ing from the cold. Mr. Harwood said tho Arip was made easily and quite pleasantly, considering the crowded condition of the car. A big strike has lately beez made in the second or miadle tunnel on the Minah lode at Wickes, says the Helena -Independent. ‘I'he shoot encountered is a continuation of the rich vein of carbonates discovered at the £rass roows years ago and which was worked by & whim and horse-power snd made to produce enough money to more than pay the originul purchuse price of the mme. The new strike is reportad to be about four feet wide, of solid galena ore averaging $140 to the ton agd it is estimated there is $400,000 worth of ore between the upper and middle Jevels. The lower level is now said to be within 180 feet of this rich chute, and when that distanco has been covered and the ore found in place, oth above and below, the amount in sight can be safely estimated at near $1,000,000. The Mioah has paid its way from the beginning and will continue to do S0 for yeurs Lo come. . e SWARMING FOLITICIANS, Senator Pettigrew Catls Regarding Appointmen Siovx Fauws, 8, D, Feb. ¢.—[Special Telegram to ‘Tue bee.|—A swarm of poli- ticians bas been in the city for the past few days conferring with Senator Pettigrew in reference 1 appointments o ba made by the powers that be. The senator hus promisea Rev. J. A, Wakefield of Aurora the super- visorship of the census, and that geotleman nas preparad a list of appointments 10 be made throughout the counties. The feature of the confereace is to talk over the cowbin- ation formed by Governor Mellette to defeat Senator Moody in his candidacy for re-elec- fion. The governor is reported to be work- ing the alliance for all it 1s worth aud every step he has taken since his return from Washington has besn with the idea of ourry- ing tavor with the farmers. Seasator Petti- prew stated 1o your correspondent that he considersa Govervor Mellette's recent beg- ging tip for seed wheat as 1l advised aud a grave error on the part of thut ®entleman, ‘I'be harm he has doue the state by asserting that nineteen countios are in & starving condition is almost unpuralleled. As to the position taken on the question of economy, DEVEr Was & KOVeruor so steeped with & wholly wrong theory, said the sena- tor. The gevernor preaches Loo wuch econ- omy, and that coupled with Lis contirmation of the destitution stories, has been euough o swamp the state. Jal, was solit- Ore., /s be- Has Numerous | state by begging for our rights. WHY LEESE STAYED AT HOME The Attorney General Will Not Run Aftor Railroad Moguls. REFUSES TO SUE FOR RIGHTS. The kFarmers' Union Demands Lower Freight Rates—1The Whisky Trust—Stock Tolls Cut— Miscellancons, An Interview With Lesse. LiNcouy, Neb., Feb. 4. —[Spocial to Tur #.]—~In #nswor to the question, “Why did rou not go with the vest of the state board to Chicago?"" Attorney General Loose suid I did not go to Chicago with the other mbers of the state board bocause I do not Propose to lower the dignity of this great Tho sword is in our hands, und unless soms immediate reliof is given to the farmers of Nebras'a | Propose to use it with u atronz arm. Chicago loses by the roads maintaining those exorbit- ant rates, for what uttle corn is sent w market from this state goes south. “The rate to Chicago, several yoears ago, wus only 14 cents on corn, and now there is three times the amount of corn to haul ana the ratos are almost double. It is humiliats ing to see the stato board of transportation running after the railroads when it has the power to bring them to timo without leaviog its oftice, but if it thinks otherwise, all right I am satisficd the railronds will ro- fuso to do anything, und if they do the hand- writing 1s on the wall THE PARMERS' ACT. The following resolutions were roceived at the oftice of the state board of transportation today CoLvsers, Feb, —To the Honorable Board of Railrond Commissioners—(zontle- men: At W wocting of the I'armers' union heid at Columbus February 3, the following resolutioas were adopted : esolved, That in our judgment the tme hus come to the farmers of Nebraska for im- mediate, decided and determined effort to se- cure lower raiiroad freight ratos for our pro- duce, und that to this end we will from this time, both us an association and as individu- als, by petition and private letter, urge our state officials, especiully our railtond cowm- missioners, 1o secure u reasonable reduction in froight rates. Itesolved, I'nat we hereby give notice that Wo will SuppOrt no tan to ropresent us in tho legislature who does mot only pledge him- self to favor such legislation by spoe vote a8 will secure to us reasonable froight rates, but whose antecedents brove him both strong and earnest enough to carry out such pledg: 8 Resvived further, That a copy of these resolutions be sent o the papors for publi- cation, to tho raiiroad colmmissionsrs aud to the goveraor. R. 1% DICKINSON, S Columbus, Neb. THE WIISKY TRUST. Altorney General Lease, Major John C. Watson und (ieorge D. Scotiald appeared be. fore the supreme court this morning and fited a supplemental petition n_the case of the state v the Nebras distilling com- pany. In addition to allegations with which the public is familiar this petition alleges that the plaintifis jnformed and has reason to believe that on or about January 18, 1560, at Peoria, 1iL, the dciendant pretonded o dis- solve its organization, cancel its stock and surrender its certificates, and thersufter im- medtely notified the secretary of state of such action. On the dat stated the defend- ant pretended to transfer, sell and assign all of its property and interests in the state to George L. Woolsey und has executed the necessary vupers for such trausfer; chat the action of the defendunt is w merd pretext. and is gone to avoid any judgment that may be made by the court, thus defeating the ends of justice. It is further ulieged that the defendant, by the traosierand bill of sale 1o Woolsey, received the right and title to ull of the aistilling apparatus and 1 consisting 0f copper pipe, pumps, mash wormms, still, alcohol columns. conuections, copper and brass, pretending and asserting that the sume are porsonal vroperty; thut the defendaut is threatening and procecding o remove from the distiliing uouse, located at Nebrasiu City, such machinery and other trade fixtur and will do so unless re- strawed by this houorable court: that such muchiuery und fixtures are afiixed to the veal estate of the disulling company, and are a part of the realty thercof, and cau not be re moved without desiroying its character as o distillery, und thus work irreparable injury to the distillery itself; that in the event the defeadant 18 permitted w dismantle und destroy thodistillery in con- troversy and greatiy hinder as well the object and purpose for which this suit is in stituted; that the property designated is worth $20.000 and without it the distillery will become perman ently wortuless. “The plaintifl thorefore asks a restraining ordor, under the seal of the court, to prevent the utter dissolution of the distilling property 1 question, and to prevent the removal of any portion of it. ‘I'he defendants filed a general demurrer to the petition, bul a lemporary restrainiog order was issued und hearing sct for the 20th. Alter this George L. Wooisey appeared as an intervening defendant, aud with perm sion of the court filed an answer 1wl interve: tion. Ho dotailed at length the organiza- tion of the trust, and the manuer in wiich this _distillog company entered into it, stating that the dissolution of Lho corpora tion by the incorporators and the transfer of its property interests to him, that such transfer was made by the distilling cotnp that is, by the members of the trust 1o W ton Arnold of Peoria, Iil, said to be an agont of the trust, with one condition of limitation; thut said Arnold, therefore, as- signed the lease and conveyed the building, machinery snd otber property to Mr. Woolsey, with the express condition that such property should wot be used us a dis- tillery, and in caso it is 8o used that the sawe shall revert to Arnold. Arvola also reserved all the distilling muchinery, with the Tight to remove the sume, Mr. Woolsey asserts that the oulycon. sideration for this trunsfer by the distilling y to Arnold, or from “Arnold to hum, rom Woolsey, and that the transfer through Arnold was o more makeshift and evasion, unauthorized by the directors of the distiiling company and made for the pur- Pose of wreoking and destroying the prop- erty as a distilling establishment, assorting that if the trust be permitted to wreck the establishment it will have sccomplished all of its objects by destroying any_po: competition 10 ba feared from the Neb Distilting comdany. And he asks the ¢ 1o adjudge the conditions and limitations in vhe transfer void: thut he be permitted the full, froe and uninterrupted use and enjoy- ment of such proverty for auy uses to which he muy see it to but it, and asks the court to restrain the defendant and its assiyns from dismunthing and destroying the same. Tt will be peroeived thav this 18 a trisngu- lar fight; that the state seoks to confiscate the proverty for alleged violation of law: that Mr. Woolsey claiais Lo be the owner of the sume and seeks 1o brotect his interests as such owner. while the trust desires ouly to destroy the property for dustilling purposes, aud thereby effect iLs objects. Inasmuch as the order of injunction was sued by the order of the state, tue court did not pass on that portion of Mr. Wool- sey’s auswer, 1n case Mr, Woolsey shall succeed, he pro- poses, as it would seom, to nse und’ operato the property us a distillery, in hostility and 0pposition 1o the Lrus Mr, Woolsey is represented by Mr. Edwin F. Warren of Nebraska City . RECORDS AT THE OAPITOL, The Platte Valley land company of Grand Island filed articles of incorporation today. Capital stock suthborized, $100,000. lucor- porators: Henry T. Oxnsrd, Ashman A, Abbott aud Heyward G. Leavitt. ‘The Box Butte bauk of Hemingford also filed articles and uow bus the legul right to transact business in the state. Authorized capital stock, $50,000. Incorporators: C. A. Burbew, R. Abbowt and D, W, Mc- Namara. The Girard fire and warine lasurance company of Philadelphia filea its avaual statowent today, showiug the amoant of business trausacted in the state duriag the it year. Iisks, §309,450; premiums, Rk, 807 ossce, $5:410:21. ! The railronds of the state filed a new point tanfl ou stock shipme ute with the siate board of transportation this morning. Ia many inatances it lowars the rates 91310 per cout. ““This s butadrop in the bucket' romarked a member of the board asth item was givon Tax Ber ropres entative, A, J. Spearman, county treasurer of Sar county, settled with the state tod an paid ‘into the state treasury the $1,025.63. A liko settloment was also by Robert Truman, treasurer of Joffe county, who turned over the sum of § S WRANGLING OVER A CHILD, The troubles o still_continues. John VanOrmer nfid wifo Husband and wife, it aps poars, both want possession of thoir littlo daughter. This morning the father applied to the district coart for a writ of Labeas corpus, in the name of the little girl, claim- ing that aho is nnlawfully restrained of hoe liberty by her mothor and Philip Summor- land, the lutter's son, and prayiog that hoe custody bo given to him. Judge Field grantod the writ and the child 18 now in Sheeiff MoClay's hands, Hearing was bhad this afteanoon at 3 o'clock, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COTRT The oath of ofice was administered o Bon S. Baker, tho newly appointed Unitel Statos district attorney, in open court today. Charles Mack and Frank Hajek wora found euilty of selling liquor without licenso and wore each fined $25 and costa. t Tho three cases of Milos H. William 1. Ogle and William J. Glo! va the Shorman county banking comoany woro consolidated and are on trial befora & jury today. THE SUPREME The proceedings as follows today : ( was admitted to practice. State vs Nebraska Distilling company Goorge L. Wooisey ullowed to intervene and file answer. Restraining_order grantod, Hendrickson vs Suliivan. Submitted on m ti0 to dismiss The following cases were argued and sub. mitted: Piokens va Piattsmouth Investment company; Carter va Gibson; [rans va Young; Durell vs Todd; Alexander vs Wil cox. Court nng urned 1o Wednesday, Fobru 5, 1800, at §:30 o'clock . m. CITY NEWS AND NOTES, Governor Thayer went o Omaha this morning, Major John C. Watson and . of Nebraska City were horo toduy. Cuarles C. Soule,a representative of a Boston publishing company, is in the city on business. Charles T. Stratton of Chicago, attopnoy for the Chicago & Alton railway compagy ' the guest of Deputy Auditor Boworman. Bishop Newman was tanqueted at the Windsor tonight by the members of the M. E. church in this city. “The Elks tendered” u banquet last night to Dr. Quinlan, the grand oxalted ruler of tho order, “There were 500'hogs received at West Lin- cln today. The market was from 23§ to 5 cents highor, selling at from $4.70 to #5734, Bulk at 17215 to %3 OURT the supreme court wore 3. Polk of Plattsmouth Warren xhibit is in full blast in the uew iKelly blodk on O between Tenti and Eleventh, The wills of J. N. Toronley and Mrs, J. C. Caroline Ernst were filed for probate m tho county court today. An old man nawmed Glazier, who was sent to tbis city from Kearney, and who was lodged at Beunett's restaurant for a day or two, was shipped back to Kearney toduy Flits, spasws, St. Vitus dance, nervousness steria are £0on cured by Dr. Milos' I"ree samplos ut Kuhn & Co., Lath nd Douglas, —_—_— u“PBECEDENTED ATTRACTION! OVER A MILLION DISTRIBUTIS Louisiana State Laneu_[".nmpmr- Incorpoeated by the Legisiatu nat and chirtable parp i . Its MAMMOTH DRAWINGS fake place Semi-Anuually (June and December) and its Grand 8 ngle Number Drawings inke ylm-o in cach of the other ten months of e yoar, and ull are drawn in pnblic, at the Academy of Music, New Orleans, Li. FAMED FOR TWENTY YEARS For Integrity of Its Drawings and Prompt Paymant of Prizes. Attenind a follows 0 horoby srfy 1o t AL We Nupereise the an all the nly an 1 T oaisinna Statn Loto it w0d Conteol L and thit the Skme are o airness, and in good taith tiward il and wo rizs tho iy 10 a0 this o o with our siznatares attichod wivertis>ments. Srhet COMMISSIONERS Bt oar counters. R. 5. Loutsiana Nav. Hank, ri Ban A, BALDWIN, Pres. Now Orleans \at'l 1} CAL KOUN, 'Pres. Union National Hung GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING, At tho Academy of Music, New Or- teans, Tuesday, February fi, 1890. CAPITAL PRIZE, - $300,000 100,000 fick: ts at $20 each; Halves $10; Quarters $5; Tenths $2; Twentiaths $1, oF g1 OF o O ‘g is 1,00 iy ) 10 0 o 10 1) 1] At @0 Prizes of B0 Are wn - do 10 are do do 3,134 Prizes smounting to Kotk .$1,054.800 3 Wre wol ons vy n-u|llmr 0" the’ undorsign Snot, with Atnto: cont pid ‘retamn maii RYaured by YOUE GACIOSIE Bl GAVEIapE boAring yOUr Tall wddross. IMPORTANT Address M. A, DAUPHIN, § New Orleana, La. Or M. A, DAUPHIN, Washinglon, D, O, By ordinnry lotier, contiiing M suedt by ull expross. com panl drait or postal note. diress Reglatered lenv:;cunfiinlng Curieney b NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK, New Orleans, {a. REAMEMBER, that the payment of prix ICNATION AL BAN K8 0 « ure signedl by the | o churtered Tighty ourls; therefore, Loware o domired, write MBHRR Your ros) number. More "y O New York ex 18 GUANAN: New Oreans, ! 1 ONE DOLLAR 15 tho price 0f th waliest part or Tructio o 1n burname oored Tor hous e ’s treb G T ‘'OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subsoribed & guaranteed Capital, 0 Bulah Capikaguorsntosd Ounisel; $890,000 Jiuys apd sells stocks apd honds: negotintes commarcial paper; recelves nod execites trust Acts us transfer agent and Lrustoe of corpora- tions; takes charge of proparty; collocts rents OmahalLoan&TrustCo SAVINGS BANK 8. £, Cor, 16th and Douglas £ tr Fold (0 Canitel ., . ..o . Subscribed & guarantoed cupital, Ldabllity of steckholders, ..., 200,000 8 Per Cont Interest Paid on Deposits FRANK J, LANGE, Cashis Orvicrns: A. U, Wyman, &rmulam;.l‘.l.llr.-wh vice president; W, T, yman, tressuver. Dlhfifll‘glfi' :‘} W'-In."l»w“. Ml 3. J » Fawi, (105 (. BAFEOR. TS W . Kimball, Goo. B Lake, WO i o Loans In any amount made on City & Farm Property, and on Collareral Security, &t Lowsst Current Rates