Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 7, 1890, Page 5

— TR THE DAILY BEE " B. ROSEWATER, Bditor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. ——— RMS OF SUBSCRIPTION nday, One Year 10 M 50 Daily and Bix month: “Three Months sunday Hee, One Tear. Weokiy B Jne Year with pPremium... . OF E8, malia, flee Buflding. cago Otice, 87 Ro okery Buflding, New Sork. Rioms 1t and 15 Tribuns” Bailding. Washingion, No, 513 Fourteenth Stroet. Council Bluf's, No. 12 Pear] Stre South Omaha, Corner N an1 2ith Streets, CORRESPONDENOE. All communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed to the Editor- ial Department. BUSINESS IETTERS. All bnsiness letters and remittances shonld be nddressed to The Bee Publishing Company. Omaha. Drafrs, checks and Postoffics orders 10 be 1nade payable to the order of the Company The Bee Pablishing Company, Proprietors. Ier Buildineg Farnam and Seventeenth Stroets. The Bee on the Traix There is no excuse for A failure togot Trw Nern on the trains, All newsdealers have been noti- fled to carry & full supply, Tra Wwho want, Tuk Bee and can't get it on trains whern other Omalia papers are carriod are requosted to notify ik 11ex Plense he particular to give in all cases fnll fdformation as to date, rallway and number of train, (iive us your name, not for publication or un. neccessary use, butas & GUArADLY of good faith THE DAILY BEE, Sworn Statement ot Circulation. State of Nebraska, (1% County of Douglas. |\ Georgo B, Tzschuck, secretary of Tie Brw Publishing Company, does solemnly gwear that the actual circulation of Tik DATLY HEE for the week ending February 1, 189, was as follow: Sunday, Jan. 26 . Monday, .jan, Tuesday Wednasd Thursday, Eriday, Jan. Saturday, Feb. 1. Averagoe. Presiice is I8t day of February, 4, T (Seal. | i Notary Public. State of Nebraska, ! Connty ot Douglas. | Georgn ‘Nl Tzschuck, being duly sworn, de- es and siys that he 18 socrotary of Tie B ublishing Company, that the actual average daily circulation of THe DAILY BEE for tho month of January, 18, was 18674 coples; for Fobruary, ‘185, 14505 cop for March, 1580, April, 18,65 coples Juine, 1 X 1880, tor Augnst, 831 “copfes mber, 1880, 18710 for October, 1850, mber, 1850, 19,510 cople 1045 coples, G Sworn to before mo and sul 08: for No- Tue Mifty-first congress deserves tho gratitude of the country for destroying the oceupation of the fillibuster, T suggested revival of river navi- gation between Omaha and Pittsburg 18 entirely practicable on paper. TCTION of six millsin the tax levy i A RE and one-half something to be thankful for, considering the source, Tk corn rate reduction was made so small that the elevator: combine can swallow it without straining its internal cconomy ., B[t is n signiticant fact that the council combine successfully resisted a reduc- tion of the fund on which tho sine- cures feast and fatte A COMPARISON of the present with the proposed freight rates on corn can not be suceessfully made without the aia of a Lick telescope: SreAKER REED'S fool friends are al- vendy booming him for the presidential race of 1892. At this remote distance the effort appears decidedly premature. T inspection of electric lights properly belongs to the gas inspector’s office. The movement to divide the work and create sinecure offices is a raid upon the taxpayers. Tuere is o shadow of a possibility that the government will secure a title to tne Omaha postollice site after the present owners of the ground have been gathered to thgir fathers, Now that the railronds have made a ten per cent reduetion to please the state board, let them follow it up with an ndditional twenty per cont ro- duction to please Governor Thayer. Tine financial and industrial pros- perity of South Omuha will be ma- terially enhanced by annexation to the parent ty. ““In union there is strength,” as well as o lurge saving in the cost of government. ‘T national seed bureau is now in shape to honor drafts for spring plant- ing. Those favored with samplo pack- ages may hopefully look for cotvon trom rose bushes or pumpkins and sugar beets from tho seed of the fashionable erchid, THE Union Pacific railroad cleared over twelve and a quarter million dol- lars last year, equal to fouk per cent on 1ts stock and bonded debt. Considering .the quantity of water and wreckage represented by the debt, the earnings fMlatly contradict the poverty pleadings of the company, —— PunBLIC sentiment in favor of annexa- tion is growing, but sentiment alone will ot bring ubout the amalgamation ! of the two cities. Steps should be taken by the municipal authorities to confer upon the torms and agree upou the ordi- nuncos that are to be submitted to the voters, Missovnt isa prolilic parent of politi- cal mou strosities, but the late state pro- hibition convention can give points to - all predecessors in the freak line. The ‘ convention was organized and manipu- lated by democrats. As might have been expocted, the republican party was dewounced as an enemy of maunkind in genersl and the promoter of misery, vice and crime in partieular, E— RAILROAD economists assure us that a radical reduction of the freight rates ‘on corn would be au injury rather than ‘m benelit to the farmers of the west. The fallucy of the theory was clearly shown in the reduction of the tolls on cattle. The market was not glutted, nor was there a perceptible fall in prices. On the contravy, the producer received the benefit of the reduction, Why, thon, should & reduction in the corn rvate work av injury Lo the farmer? ANOTHER COMMISSION. Tt has taken the United Statea senate a very long time to find out that the railroad tariffs in the far west are ex- orbitant and need to be thoronghly overhauled. There is not a man who holds down a seat in the senate today who has not for years been familiar with that fact, ualess possibly it be a man who nmnever allows his mind to be troubled with such trifling matters, The subject has been agitated before congeess for more than ten years; rosolutions in favor of railway legislation and tho curbing of the greed of monopolies havo been embodied in every party platform, state and national; legislatures have wrestled with tho railroad problem and conventions have been torn up by it. At last we are nssured that Senator Paddock’s resolution has aroused the United States senato to_a pitch of oxcitement that may culminate in another eommission and the usual junt By the time Nebraska farmers have got through burning corn and their spring plowing is dono, or just about when the Ironds have moved the sur- plus aud confiscated half of the crop to other the hall to market, tho e on will put in an ap- pearance, and take testimony enough to fill four or five large volumes which nobody in or out of congress is expected to read. And about the time the corn crop of 1890 is ready for market the commission will begm to prepare a report of its sage conclu- sions for the next session of congress. Aud then the matter will be referred to the committee on commerce, which will have more on its hands than it can pos- sibly finish during the remaining ten weeks of the Fifty-first congress. Meantime the indigent and distressed farmers will be struggling bravely with the sheriff and tho mortgagee to lkeop their heads above water. RELIEF FOR h The distress that pre ern farmers is by no means confined to this stute. The farmers of Kansas are so groaning under the burdens of tax- ation and struggling with the mortgagee to keep their homes out of the hands of the sheriff. A crisis is impending and appeals for relief are made to Governor Humphrey. The following petition is receiving thousands of signatuves among Kansas farmers: Whereas, the shirinkage in values upon both real and personal property in the stato of Kansas in the past two years caused very great financial embarrassment among the farmers of our state and i many in- stances the farmors have become unablo by reason of these shrinkages to prevent pro- ceedings in foreclosure, which are increas ing 0 an alurming extent. We, the under- signed electors® of —— county, Kunsas, AS. 1s among west- therefore respectfully petition your excel- lency to call a special sessiou of the legisla- ture of Kansas,for the purpose of providing for the relief of our farmers by the passage of a law giving the mortgagor of a homestead at least tvo years in which to ocoupy, cnjoy, ana redeem 1f possible, after sale of mort- gaged promises, and to provide also for w stay oi execution on all judgments on prom- issory notes and mortgage bonds for a r sonable time without bond, Other petitions demand that the call for 2 special session of the Kupsas leg- islatuve shall embrace also provisions forthe amendment of existing railrond laws and the establishment of maximum railroad tariffs, while still other peti- tions demand the resubmission of the prohibitory amendment to the Kunsas constitution. All thiugs considered, the farmers of Kansas are evidently in a much worse condition than those of Nebraska, HE NEW RULES. The new code of rules for the house of representatives will mako some radical and important chanees from the past method of procedure in that body. It has been framed with the principle dis- tinetly in view that the majority shall rule, and avery provision has been made necessary to the fullest assertion of this principle under all circum- stances. Under this code a single mem- ber may demand, in the easo of a call for the yeas and nays, that members present and not voting shall be so recorded by the clerk of the house, thus preventing a minority from breaking a quorum and obstructing leg- islation. In order”to preclude fili- bustering. as far as possible, without coutravening cstablished parliamentary practice, only certain specified motions will be allowed, and when one of these has been once decided it cannot again be offered on the same day. The speaker is authorized to refuse to entertain dilatory motions, and there js no restriction upon his dis- crotion a8 to such motions. ,There are other radical changes, all of which are intended to at on simplify and expedite business, and which there is every reason to expect will produce a great: improvement in the procedure of the house. Tt is not apparent that under this new code the minority will suffor any injus- tice, or be deprived of any right which in the gencral public intevest it should retain. When the people shall come to consider cabuly and without partisan prejudice the nature of the long-prevail- ing practice which permitted endless ob- structions to iegislation and tolerated the fiction that members could oveupy their seats, make motions, engage in debate and yot be regarded us not pros- ent to do business when their numes were called, thele can be no doubt that the general judgment witl apovrove the change. The fact that a rule or prac- tice has been long in vogue and a cepted by hoth parties does not neces- sarily establish its merit, and 1t is un- questionable that while heretofore both parties have adhered to the methods now passing away both have at times acknowledged that a change was desirable, depending upon which was in the majority. The old rules and prac- tices prevailed so long not because they were essentially wise, just and neces- sary, but rather for the reason that men hesitate to depart {rom long-established usage, even when u vetter way is clearly pointed out. The intelligent popuiar idea of con- gress is thatitshould bea business bod wnd not w mere assembly of poli- ticlans couvening annually to quar- rel and squabble for partisan advant- age. Yet the latter has been its char- ucter, for the most part, for a number Asnas AVU AnAb A of yonrs. allowing the majority to assume the re- sponsibility for legislation which be- longs to 1t, it is not to be doubted that the result will be very materially to the advantage of the country. There can bo no doubt that the proposed reform, when fairly tried, will commend itself to general approval. A WORTHLESS CONCESSION. The Nebraska railroad commissioners have securel from the managers of the Nebraska roads an agreemsent to make a ten per cont veduction on the corn rates, fixing the maximum at twenty-five cents and the minimum at twenty cents. This is a very small con- cession, and will afford practically no relief to the farmers. Under this ar- rangemont there will bo no change in the preseat rate from the Missouri river, none where the rate does mnot now exceed twenty- five cents, and tho reduction at those points where the vale is above twenty-five conts will give no appre- ciable benefit to the producers. We a willing to credit the commissioners with doing the best they could, but ob- viously the sion they have cured falls far short of what is neces- sgry to relieve the situation and enablo the farmers of Nobraska to realize any profit on their corn. It is noteven half aloal which the railvoads have ac- eorded the producers, but merely a crumb, and that much too small to give any comfort. This will not do. braska will not be such worthless cone road maunagers presume too much upon their patience and toleration if they suppose that the agitation for just and reasonable rates will be silenced by this tefling recognition of their urgent de- mand for relief. They have a right to expect fair, if not generous treatment, and they will continue to ask and in- sist that this be given them. There is nothing for the farmers of Nebraska in the illiberal proposal of the railroad managers, and while it is possible the may not now be able to secure any- thing better, their demand for just con- sideration will not be abandoned, nov will they forget how they have been treated in their emergeney by the rail- rouds. The agitation for lower rates should be majntained with increased eurnestness and vigor. REFORM WITH VENGEANCE. ‘The combinc which controlled the organization of the council started out with a grund flourish of trumpets in favor of econciny, tax reduction and re- form. When put to the test the combine has opposed and defeated the cffort to re- duce taxation. Ilvery proposition to re- duce the levy below the maximum was choked down by main force. Th means, of course, thut our taxpayers will have to feed the gang of barnacles that has been foisted upon the city for political ends for at least nnother year. The most flagraut and outrageous feature of the procecdings was the puassage of the appropria- tion ordinunce under the . gag rule. | 3 councilman is Leld responsible under the cunarter for each vote that he gives on an appropri- ation. The law clearly contemplates that upon the vassage of an appropria- tion ordinance each item shall be read by the clerk before the vote is ordered. An appropriation ordinunce passed by merely reading the title is manifestly void, but in defiant disvegurd of the law this was done under whip and spur and the mayor gave his assent to this uniawful proceeding and signed the or- dinance. The auestion forces itself upon tax- paying citizens. whether they are to submit tamely to lawlessness and reck- lessness or seek redress in the courts. concee se- The people of Ne- tisfied with any ion, and the rail- WHERE 1S I'HE SHRINKAGE? 1In the revision of our assessment rolls three-quarters of a million has dropped out of the aggregate valuation as com- pared with the valuation of the preced- ing year. In w of the fact that over five millions have beon expended for new buildings in the year 1889, and at least two millhions for pubhic improve- ments, including the new street railway lines, enlarged waterworks, gas works, ete., this shrinkage is, to say the least, inexplicable. How is it possible for all these additions to improved property values to have been offset by the skrinkage of unimproved prop- erty, which always has been assessed very low. The only rational .dcdut'.tiull must be that tracts of land swallowed up by railroad and other cor- corporations have been put on the free list or appraised for a mere bagatelle while other extensive concerns are as- sesped at ridiculously low figures. There is practically no taxation of money loaned by capitalists on mort- gaged securities, and nearly the whole bueden falls upon individual owners of reul estate. While Omaha has lavishly voted rights-of-way to railroads and frauchises to corporations, without price, these concerns are virtually ex- cmpted from taxation THE nctive competition for the per- fumery department of the city govern- ment is not so much for the honors of the job as for the revenue in sight. Some idea of the profits may be formed from the fuct that in New York an Italinn gentleman paid the city seventy- eight hundred dollars a year for the exclusive privilege of examining the garbage piles and keeping whatever article of value was found, - In two vears he secured a fortune sufficient to rank him with the four hundred, p————— THe elements of destruction appear to have taken permanent quarters on the Pucific coast. The boasted climate of that section, in the light of experi- ence, is a delusion and a snare. During the past three months destructive floods und suow blockades, of unusual depthand severity, huve been the burden of Cali- fornia news. During the past period the ruinfall reached the unprecedented record of twenty-eight inches. The center of precipitation is now shilted to southern Ovegon, where warm rains and melting snow have already de- stroyed or damaged millions of dollurs worth of property. There is probably no faiver or rither spot in the United States than the district devastated by It this can be changed, by | the lood. ™ Phe Willamotte and Rogug river vallysare hedged in by the const and maif#inge, and so situated that sudden raps beating on Mount Hood and 1ts hdst 'l lessor peaks, south to the Sigkiyous, fll covered with snow, place them at tbeameray of the torrents. The valleys a¥e’ highly cultivated and thickly pobilated, thrift and prosperity being abumdantly shown in fine homes surrounde Wy orchards. The destruc- tion alreidly wrought in town and country isappalling, and the danger 18 not wholly past. Tite legislature of North Dakota pro- es to apply the axe to the root of the ator combine. One of the bills fa- vorably considered regulates the dis- tribution of cars and facilities for handling on the system in vogue in Earope and in several states in this country, notably Michigan. Bvery railroad in the state is required to reg- ister applications for cars and furnish them in the order of application. Ample trackage and convenient ap- proaches for loading and unlonding must be provided at every station, and no charge can be mude for grain held in swrage for fif- teen days, The bill s sweoping in its provisions and aims to break up elevator monopoly by com- pelling the railroads to provide facili- tios for storing grain, just as ordinary merchandise is stored 1n freight houses. ‘The 1ate of the measure cannot be fore. seen. Although the legislature is strongly anti-monopoly, tho full power of the clevator rings and the railronds will be exerted to prevent the pas: of the bill and protong the exactions and diseriminations practiced on the producer. Tt 1sademand for justice which must eventunlly prevail. Tue cost of lighting the city under the present reform government is esti- mated at forty-five thousand dollars, a substantial advance over last year, A lavge portion of the 1ncrease wisin- herited from Mayor Cushing’s vise and vigilant predecessor, who with the nee of the Dodlin combine, d electric highting on the city ¢ agant rates. The rate charged uty-five year, is greater than the average churge in the United States. With the exception of Denver and Memphis, the average cost is less than one hundred and fifty dollurs per lamp. St. Joseph pays seventy-two dollars pe year; St. Louis, seventy-five; Kan City, one hundred and forty-four; Pitts- burg, one bundred and five: Milwaukee, one hundred aud fifty; New Orlean! Cleveland, Detroit and Buftalo, from one hundred und twenty-five to one hun- dred angd fifty-live per ye: extra inOmaha, one hundred and sev dollars per lawap pe In 1881 when the Slocum into effect there were one hundred and law went sixty retail hqbor dealers and the pop- ulation of Om: vas below thirty thousanl. Under the operations of high license in Omahathe number of salcons hus decreased every year, votwithstand- ing theincrensé in population. The num- ber of licensed ligwor dealers wholesale and’ Yetail at the presgit time is two hundred and ton, against two hundred und sixty-three last year. He Fills the Bill Chicary Tribwrs, Speaker Reed is tho mildest maunered “tyrant” that ever sat down on the demo- cratic party, buy he does the job effectually. —— And 1iUs Gro: tiy to His Creidit, Peoria i ranseript, The democcrats are no lonxer accusing Mr. Blaine of “‘jingoism.” Oa the contrary they assert that be is entirely too conserva tive. Blaine never did pleass the dsmocrats, That much can be said to his oreait, at any rate. L ) The Liqaor isn't 5o Good. Wihita Journal. 1M there is ot as much liquor aold in Kansas as formerly. it is not because of prohibition, Lut because the drug stores aud joints sell a poor quulity of it and charge a big price for Lquor, R Always Acts thar Way. St. Lonis Glode-D 2 vt The democrats are correct in charmng that the disfranchisement of the Mormons would give Utah to the republicans if 1t should be admitted to statehood. dis- franchisement of the ignorant and the vicious in even the most bourbouish of democrat states would put the republicans in contol. S Does Bachelor David Kansas City Star, £ Governor Hill is audacious in saying that a man is "0 use a year before aud a year after murriage, but the assertion has lost him all fominine support in his future cam- paigns. The power of woman cannot be ignored in American politics, oven if ths in- fluence is indirect. ‘I'he approach of spring is the must unpropitious season in which to advaace such heretical doctrines. L i T A QUESTION OF RIGHT, How Know? P . Eggort Dofends Germany From 1he Asparsions of Enemies. ‘To the Editor of Tue BEE;—It is a curious fact, that as a rule, every telegruphic report or other correspondence coming from Europe, in so fag.as it refers to Germany aud France, coytaius some slur, or o charge one kind or another, on or ugainst the leaders of government.in Germany. ‘the remark- able thing is that the acknowledged and woll knawn facts abeolutely contradicy the charges, and that shows the case is never proven. The patties ought to bo non-suited, but instead of tht| they alone get a hearing with the American public, while the defend- unts, the German ‘government, are treated with contumeley'ér open insult. ‘I'his condition of thinga is not creditable to to the Americsu’ newspaper. A foreign power, even thiigh it be monarchical, should have at least tig Kame right that we grant the greatest malfactor among ourselves. We deew 1o man fim' in our courts, until proof is furnishi )y sufficient evidenc It may be an od, Gernmnt" is far off and does not interest us. But why then tiis censtant reference to Germany In our papers by long reports, often takiug wp entre col uins, and this in everv considerable paper, from Maine to California. Ouly receatly Johann Most, the noted archidt, was condemned to & year's impri opment by an_Americat court, on accouat of his seditious language 1 Dewspapers and elsewhere. ‘Ihe same Johanu Most was in- carcerated in Gormany for a similar offence- But wuile no one vowplains of lack of free- dom in this country (except anarchists) every one cried shame! when the uews came, at the time, that Hiawarck had sent the liberal Johann Most to prison, Lugland und America both sent Most to to prison but uo one raises the charge that theso countries are not free. Now, as regards Germany, it may be true that her press laws are more stringent than neocssury, and that the special laws azaiust socialists, passed reluctantly, but yet legally and without coercion, by the German parlia ment, after the second attomnt on the life of the uged owperor, are impolitio and even foolish—granting anything any socialist or anarchist may charge against the wisdom or lack of wisdom of the German pariament, it i8 yot a fact that these laws wero passed by that parliament, and that this parliament is elected by sacret ballot, on the basis of uni versal manhood suffrage. It does not follow that such a body may not make mistakes, but mistakes are made in America also, Another point is this. Ever since the Franco-German war it has been the policy of French writers to revresent Pru As @ power plotting war against France. The facts are that Krance commenced the war without any just provo- cation whatever. The facts only prove that in all tho wary betwoen Germany and France, I'rance tius iuvariably been tne aggressor. But what about facts? Apparentiy no one cares for facts ns far as Germany is con- cerned, and yet facta alone can prove. Bat of all the gratuitous misrepresenta- tions, the moat absurdly groundless and dis- honest is the one repeatedly uttered by men like Sir Charles Dilke, of Eogland, General Brialmont of Belgium, aud eve; many Eronchmen, viz.: That (ermany would violate Belgium neutrality for the purpose of attacking Irance. The facts are almost entirely on the other side, for in_almost all her wars, (about thirty or more) France hus almost invariably commenced war by in- vading Belgium, whilo Germany has done 8o, The last French invasion of Napoweon I resulting in at the defeat at Waterloo, Now, when it is considered that the rela tions between Belgium and_ Gor man, are of the most friendly character, and always have been—that in 1870 it was clearly proven to the satistaction of Beigium and England both, that it was Prusaia under Hismarck that saved Belgium from French annexation, it is roally amusing to seo the charge turned 1ound, though not a singlo fact supports it And it 18 80 with the pretended intention of Bismarck—to break up Austria for the pur- pose of annexing her German provinces, and in order to please Russia, Bad faith is a quality the Germans dotest. It was the ovinion of Henry Stanley, as good a judge of men as can be found, that the re- markuble thing about Bismarck was that he made his way by perfect honesty; that he scorned the petty ways of intrigue and al- wuys was faithfui to tis obligations, There is not a single fact to prove tnat Bismarck over acted in bad faith. And yet our news- papers have wasted tons of printers' ink to repeat that charge. I am not desirous of making out a case for Bismarck; Lonly wish to emphasize that aii th raphic and other reports contain- i more or less damaging, are for the most part the product df ignorance, mis conception and @ foolish dependency on French opinions, and the party spirit of Ger- wan and English so-called liverals. Modern Germany has & constitution, and that consti- tion is not a doad letter. She never did and never will attack any one, because the peo ple are industrious and peaceful, and they will not support a war-like polivy. From a disorganized, despotically governed, inco- herent mass of petty states, she nas evolved into a ereut and respected state. She might well claim sympathy, but surely is entitled 1o justice, Very respectfully, C. A E JOTTINGS. GRT. STATE Nebraska, Thero 1 talk of organizing a sscond canal company at Kearney. Patvick Dunn, an old resident of York, died recently, aged eiguty years. An A. 0. U. W. lodge has been organizsd at Alexandria with twenty-six membors. RHon. E. N, Krane of Kenesaw has gone to Hot Springs, ueart trouble. Mrs. \Woodward, the temperance lecturer, has been holding a very successful series ot wcetings at Arlington. W. A. Dilworth, son of General Dilworth of Hustings, is announced as a candidate to succeed Attorney General Leese. The remains of Miss Kate Taylor, known at the chronic ir ylum at Hastings as +,"? were taken to Nelison for Ark, to seek relief from dnterment. The new Baptist church at [Kearney, cost- ing 18,000, will be dedicated March 9. This the third church dedicated in that v this year, A non-partisan mass convention has been called to meet at McPherson February 15 to nominute candidates to fill the offices of the new county of MePherson. The second annual conference of the gen- eral sucreturies of the Nebraska Young Men's Chiristinn ussociation will be held at Beatrice Pebruary 27 to March 2. The sex ry of the State Sunday school associution has issued a summary of the work for the past six months and an appeal for more aid to make the efforts of the organiza- tion more effective. The York creamery manufactured 5,000 pounds of butter during uary. Begin- ning . May tife outbut will be increased to 00 pounds by the separator process and icose will also be manufactured. The city of Crete is in a prosperous con- dition linun~ally. having over $9,000 avail- able 12 the treasury, nnd cnourh money will be transferred from the various fund to take up and off the bounded indebtedness, amounting to §6,000. By u break in the waterworks reservoir at Broken Bow the big basin was emptied of its conteats in a short time and the lower part of the city was flooded to a depth of two inches. But littie damage, however, was aone. and the broak will be repaired 8o as to make a repetition of the accident 1mpos- sible. A young man named W. H. Willis, a resi= dentof Gresham, this state, who came out to look over some land near Middle Creek Brauch, this county, had a little experience this weel with some of the people of that locality which he will be iikely to remember a few days, says the Ewing Democrat. Young Willis arrived ic Ewing Saturday afternoon and rode north that evening with a party by the name of Braoy, remaining av Brady's place over night and part of Sun- duy. Brady discovered that he had lost his pocketbook containing $90 in monev and £400 in notes, and of course suspected young Willis, Tue neighborhood became excited over the matter and on Monday Willis was taken by a mob and maltreated in a shame- ful manner. One fellow named Curratt fur- nished a rope, with which they threatened to hang him unless he returned the mouey and notes. Willis protested against such vile treatment, declaring be knew nothing of the property whatever, but tho angry mob continued maltreating him until finally Willis toid them if they intended hanging bim to get at it, as he was getting tired of their foolishness. Sowme time Monday after- roon Brady fonnd his wallet 1n his boot, where it had dropped through his pocket, Words caonot express the mortification of the would-be lynchera, Willis was in town today, carrying marks of violence received at the hands or the mob., towa ieel Wild geese are reported flying north from several sections of the state. It cost Thomas Finn $50 to lay his bands violently on a Dubuque woman, Three inmates of tne industrial school at Eldora have died from influenza. Cedar Rapids lawyers want throe terms of the district court neld in that city each year. The average cost of tuition per month in the public schuols of the state is §1.70 per scholar. Three fingers from the right hand of E, J. Erickson were ground up into sausage at Boone the other day. ‘'he Dwvenport Grand Army post will pre- sent the Battle of Gettysburg at the opera house in the near future. Samuel Decker, & Jessup blacksmith, was instantly killed by being kicked in the temple by a horse he was shoeing. sedar Rapids ministers have taken up the subject of establishiog a public library 1o that city with prospects of success. The Northwestern crematory society of Davenport expects o build a cremutory be- fore long and a committee has been appointed w0 solieit funds for that vurpose. Mrs. Devol, @ resident of Washington ceunty, lays claim 1o the title of the oidest person 10 the stale, She has passod her 103d birthday. President Ellis of the Bluefirass leaguo 18 workiag up & commendable scheme to help drought sufferers of Dakota. It is proposed that each town in the region belongiug 1o the teage will, on @ certam day, load a car of corn, and these will be put lutoone traio ana forwarded to the sufferers with the best wishies of tho league. GRANDPA BURRUS SENTENCED Thrse Months in the Douglas County Jail BROUGHT TO OMAHA LAST NIGHT 1t 1s Expected That the Oase Will Be rried to the Supreme Court at \Weshington -~ Corn Rate Controversy, Three Months in Jail. Lixcowy, Nob,, Feb. 6,—(Special to Tue Bk, ] ~The following is the decision of Judge Dundy in the matter of tho contompt of Thomas F. Burrus: Whereas, On the 5th day of ., 1890, in open court and in presence of Hon. Elmer S. Dundy, jadga of said United States district court for the district of Ne- braska, camo Thomas F. Burrus, who hav- ing been brought before this court on a rule to show cause heretoforo 1ssuca by this court on the 31st day of January, A, D., 15800, com manding and directing the said Thomas I, Burrus, on Monday the 34 day of February, A. D, 1300, at the rooms wherein are held tho federal court in the city of Lincoln, in Nebraska, ho to show cause why the said Thomas F. Burrus should not be attached for contgmpt of court and disobedionce of the orders and docroes of this court heroto- fore made, in a certain cause bofore said court, vhen and heretofore pending, tho same being in tho mattor of the habeas corpus proceedings 1n behalf of Evelynn E. Miller, her father, and wheroin the ‘said Thomas K. Hurrus and Catherine Bur- Februar rus were respondents—of all of which the said Thomas I. Burrus haa duo and logal notico. And it ap- pearing tuat the said Thomas I. Burrus and Catherine Burrus forcibly took and ke pt the said Evelynn E. Miller from said Louis B. Miller, who was attempting to take her to his home in Ohio, and did take her to somn place i Towa, and have refused ever since to celiver her to the said Louis B. Miller, but kept her away from Louis B. Miller con- trary to the former orders, judgment and ad- juaications of this court. And the said Thomas . Burrus was also ordered to produce the said Evelynn . Miller before this court at the same time and place. And it is being made to appear that said rule to show cause and said order to produce the said Evelynn Miller before this court and judge at sad time had been duly and iegally served on said Thomas I. Burrus. Ard he, tne said Thomas F'. Burrus, com ing before said court and judge on said 4d day of February, A, D., 1500, and showing nor offering no good and sufficient reason or excuse for the disobedience of the former orders,decrees ana adjudications of this judee and courtin the aforesaid cause made and sorved upon him, tho said Thomus ', Burrus, under and by direction of this court, Aud the said Thomas I, Burrus still re- fusing to obev said orders, decrees and ad- Jjudications ofthis court —andstill refusing to obey the said orders, and to produce the said Evelynn E. Miller before this ccurt at this time, as he had been directed. Aud the saia Thomas I, Burrie, not offer- ing nor showing any legal or proper excuse for his disobedience to the former ordcrs, judements and decrees of this court in this cause heretofore made, nor any good and suMicient reason or excuse for not producing the suid Evelynn E. Miller before the court at this time, but the said Thomas F. Burrus coming before tnis court and judge and do- fying the orders, decrees and adjudications thereof and refusing to obey the wuandate thereof. And the court and judge on the said 3d aay of February, A. D., 1800, having adjourned the consideration of this matter until the 5th day of February, A. D. 1890, at the same bour and place, to which time and place the said Thomas K. Burrus was directed to be and appesr. And uow, on this 5th day of February, A. D. 1890, pursuant to such adjournment’ be- fore Hon, K. S. Dundy, judge of said United States district cours, and in open court held in the court room a3 Lincoln, sgain comes the said Thomas . Burrus, and still refus- ing to obey all of said orders, decrees and adjudications of said court in the aforesaid proceedings made and decreed, and still re~ fusing to produce the said Evelynn B. Mil- ler, and neither offering nor showing any proper, reasonabls or legal excuse for such disobedience and refusal, but wilfully and stubbornly resisting aod disobeying all of said orders, decrees and adjudications, Now, therefore, be it ordered andadjudged by this court, that the said Thomas F. Bur- rus, bv reason of said acts and disobedience, was and is guilty of contempt of the author- ity of this court, committed in its presence on this 5th duy of February, A, D., 1860, as well as by other uets of disobsdience of Lim the said Thomas I. Burrus to the former orders,decrces,adjudications and mandates of this court heretofore made, and of which he had due and legal notice, and while he, the said Thomas I, Burrus, was in saud court. And it is further ordered that for said acts of contempt committed in the presence of this court, as well as for his disobedience to the former ovders, decreo and adjudication of tiis court in this cause made, the said Thomas F. Burrus be punished by imprison- ment for the term of three months. And ivis further ordered that this judg- ment be executed by imprisonment of the suid 1homas k. Burrus in the county Jail of the county of Douglas, in the state of No- braska, until the further order of this court, but not to exceed said term of three months. And it is further ordered that said Thomas F. Burrus pay the costs of these proceedings and ull costs that may accrue therein by rea- son thereof, And it is further ordered tbat a certified copy of this order, under the seal of the court, be the process and warrant for exe- cuting the order. Mr, Burrus stated to some friends after the delivery of the order that he would be willing to serve a year 1n jail und fast on bread and water if ferunilwd 10 keep tho child. It is expected that a writ of habeas corpus will bedemanded and the case carried 10 the supreme court at Washington to test the question of tho jurisdiction of the fed- eral court here. If the supreme court at Washington should declare that the federal tribunal has no juris- aiction that would throw tho whole matter back to the state courts, and as the grand- father has already won in the state courts, this would mean & victory for him. Grandpa Burrus was taken t0 Omaha to day to serve his sentence, INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. The conference fixed for Friday botwoen Goyernor Thayer, Attorney General Leese and the Trans-Missour: Iaiiway association, or a representing committee, 1o consider the proposition of freight reduction on corn, has been indefinitely postponed. Governor Thayer received intelligence o this effect today, and the contemplated ‘“‘open meeting’ here. fore out of the question. FROM GOYERNOR THAYER, L 10 THE HUTemixsox (Kaxsas) EOUTIVE DEPAKTMENT, LINCOLN, Neb., Fob. copics of the News tight it is making for an emergency rate on s 1890 me one has sent mo showing the splendid the crop of corn. As the readers of the News have probably noticed, tie sawe ques- tion is being agitated heve. The letter 1 ad- dressed Lo the 1ailroads has called out a hearty response from the farmers of the te. We are fighting for a reduction on the corn rate which wili enable the farmers to sell their corn abv reasonable figures, so that they can huve something t0 live on, This result must be secured or a pall wil rest woon ali kinds of business the coming spring. We shull keep up the fight here, and wo are glad that you and the people of Kaunsas are moving 1u the same direction. Joux M. Tua NEURASKA ENDORSES SPEAKER BEKD, The governor received @ telegram from the Philadeiphia Press today mquirng whether or uol the republicans of the stato endorscd the course of Speaker Reed and the republican wmajority in congress. He re- plicd as foliows: BTATE oF Ny RS, , Execorive Derasr- M Lavcows, Nel Feb. 6.-—-To the Pross, Puuadelptie, a.: he republicans of Nebraska vndorse the course of Spuaker Heed woa the republican majority without reservation. We believe he Las taken Lhe right course to broak down the misrule of tyrannical and disorganizing minority. Jous M. Tuaven THR SUPRE ME COURT. The following were today's proceedings iv =~ the supreme court: The following gentlemen were to practice: J. I\‘Iwungulo o8q., of county: Jawmes Orr, 08q., 0f Atchis Koo, : A of Sherm county, Kai In re Bertio Robinson, writ of habeas cor¥ pus allow ed returnablo February 21, 15004 The following causes wero argued and fib mitted: _ Hilton vs Gregory, Burr va Lani aster, Traver va Shaeflo, Thompson vi Thomps on, Seebrock vs Fedaws, State o) rel Stange vs Cochran, Pefley vs Johuson, Court adjourned to Tuesday, February 15 atS:30 . m., when the causes from th¢ Third district will be called. GRAND AKMY REUNION. Lincoln is making a very earnest offort t securo tho next annual reunion of the Cranc Army of the Republic, and if inducements count for anything they will be pressed af the proper timo. ‘Tho real estate oxchunge hos taken the mattor in hand, and a deloga- tion of one hundrad citizens has been ap- pointed to aitend the department encamp ment which meots at Grand Island on th 10th. ~ As to the inducements that are to be offered T | representative is not pe vised, but he is assured that they are of gluch 4 uature as to insuro success. \ RECORDS AT THE CAPITOL. The American Insurance company of Bos ton, Mass,, filed its annual statement wi lusurance Auditor Allen today, showing the amount of business transacted in the state during the past yoar: Risks, $210,254; pro miums, $1,714.165 losses, $1,021,04, ‘I'he Stockwell building and loan associn- tion filed articles of incorvoration in the office of the secretary of state toaay. Au thorized capital stock, $60,000. Iucorpo: ators: George H ewart, W. L. McClary, James Williums, George J. Kelly, J, D. Har- well, L. W. Crawford snd K. W. Larsen, County troasurers as follows cast books with the auditor of public accounts toda; and paid into the hands of the state trea: urer the amounts as stated below: J. e Likens, Rock, $580.47; C. Thedo, celer, 81,054.60; W. B. Weeks, Greeley, $6,977.43( w. Gassman, Kimball, § B. Staufer of Dodge county is settling toda: CITY NEWS AND NOTES. Colonel A. B. Hayes, formerly of this city, is in Denver doing reportorial work on one of the Denver papers. 8. H. Morrison of Nebraska City, H. 1), Estabrook of Omaha, W. I. Richardson qf David City, Byron Clack of Plattsmouth ais J. A. Frawliey of Stromsburg were in Lincoln’ today. James W. Orr of Atchison, Kan., a part- ner of Hon. Bailey I>. Waggoner of the Missouri Pacific, was at tho state house to: day. His business had to do with the Elm- wood elevator case, and 1t is suid that he sought an extension of time to get into thy supreme court with it. Attorney General Leese is inclined to press matters and will concede to nothing that conflicts with the interests of his constituents and clients, The Lincoln live stock markot is quoted & [ shade lower today. Hogs sold from $3.70 to £3.75. Largeshipments were rece ved in tha afternoon. Bulk, §1.723. J. S. Thompson, a book agent, was ar. rested this morning at the instance of o young wom: He started her .out as an agent, furnishing her with two books, for which she left $10. When she concluded to retire from the business, which did not prove to be remunerative, ho refused to give back £ of the money, requring hor to keop ono of the books. He was allowed to go, how- ever, upon paying back the girl her money, Simon Harris, who lives on the Salt creci bottoms, was taken into custody the charge of theft, Austin Humphrey making the complaiot, It accused him of stealing a monster roll of musiin from the state fair grounds last September. he stuff wa: found in his house, but ho showed conk! sively that he had taken it _home to wash . at the instance of Mr. Mosher and was | hereupon given his liberty. ~— Governor Thayer has received a ietter from Helen Gougar asking him to call an extra session of the legislature to confer the elective franchise on the women of Ne- braska. The Omaha World-Herald - having de- manded of the state fair association the priv- ilege of inspecting their records, vouchers and warrants, the board of mapagers ycster: day resolved that every facility will be fur. nished to the represeatative of the World- Herald to make copies in full of all records, vo ich)rs, warrants, contracts and other doc uments iny he secretary’s ofice to be pubs listed in said World-Herald. Provided, Gil bert M. Hitcheock, proprietor of the Worldl Herald, will furnish the board of managers s written pledge, duly signed by himself, thut he will print in full and complete all records, itemized vouchers, warrants and contracts that may be copied by the represontative of the World-Herald or that may be ordered furnisned for publication by the boara of mavagers; that said items shall b published from day to day until all are completed, —— A SINGULAR DEATH, K. Brown, esq, N A New Yorker's Sudden Summong White Visiting in London. LCovyright 189 by James Gordon Bennett.| Loxpox, Feb., 6.—New York Herald Cable—Special to Tup Bek]—Dr. Wyan Westcott heid an inquest yesterday concera- ng the death of Lyman Jones, aged fifty- cight, a Wall street broker of Naw York wii Was on 4 visit to Kurope and met his death under singular circumstances in London. E. Lionel Hart of 216 Piccadilly, said tha deceased was his_ brother-in-law; thut he suffered from heart disease and: was lible to die suddenly. Charles Hollingsworth, u | ated that on Saturday evening, ‘ ing through Northumberland avo. 1 w a horse and cad going along ata furious rute. The witness supposed tho horse had bolted and 8o gave chinsc to rendet auy possible assistance. On reaching an embankment he saw something black i the rond, and found it was the deceased. He had jumped or fallen out of the cab and had with some difMculty crawled to the curb, Witness got down and asked him whether ho wa hurt. ‘Tho deccased, kowever, said ho was all right and requested witness to drive Lim to St. George's club, Hanover square. On arriving there be found decoased doubled upegess naod insensible, Dr. Altred Woolff stated he was at the club when the doceased arrived 1 in tho cab, dead. The cause of death W<~ syncope, due to the shock produced by the accident. ¥ ; The jury returned a verdict uccordingly. —~— To Fill Nevraska Land Oftice WismINGTON, Feb, 6.—|Special Telegranm t0 Te Bee.|—The member of the Nebrasks delegation have recommended the names foy at least three of the four lana ofices at Lin: coln and McCook. Mr. Sisson is to be _reye ister and Captain Joseph Teoter receiver ol Livcoln, and J. P, Lindsay register or ro ceiver at McCook, The appointments are exvected daily, T Seven Shipwreoked Sailors Rescued. Bostox, Mass, Feb, 6.—The Britisk steamer Thanemore, which arrived yestor day after a tempestuous voyage of cightees days from London, brought seven ship: wrecied seamen, just half tho number wha sailed from New York January 6 on board the Norwegian ship Josophing for Dantzig, Ihe others were lost. ‘Tho Josephiue's cargo consisted of 5,420 barrols of petroleum, ~ OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed & guarantesd Capital, $300,020 Paid in Capital ... 330\000 Buys and sells stocks ard bods; u. Papor; recelves and sxu.utes (riats: acts wa (ranster agent and trusta of tlons; takes charge of Proparty; collueis van's i Omahaloan&TrustCo SAVINGS BANK 8. E. Cor, 16th and Douglas t-oots, Pald I Cupitsl $50,000 Bubsoribed & guarauteed capital, 100,000 Liabllity of stockholders, 202,000 B Per Cent Interest Paid on ¢posiie FUANK . LANGE, Cas ilur. i . hawn, L3 cer, \ AL Nuad, 1034, L Ay . Barton, 1 W Kimbaly, Geo. 1 Lake. Loans in any amount made .- City & Farm Property, and on C llater Security, at Lowest Currenw Rat:s