Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 23, 1890, Page 4

t 4 THE DAILY BEE. e S ————— B. ROSEWATER Lpiton. BLISHED EVERY MORNING TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, unday, One Year o £3383 OFF1CES Omunha, The Bee Bullding. Bouth Omaha, Corner N und 25th Streets. Council Blufts, 12 Pearl Etreot. Chicago Office, 817 Chamber of Commerce, New York,Rooma 13,14 and 15, Tribune Building Washington, 6i3 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE All communications reluting to news and editorin] matter should be addressed to the Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. All business letters and remittances should be addressed to The Bee Publishing Compuny, Omuha, Drafts, checks and postofiice orders to be mnde payable to the order of the som pany. Ihc Bee Publishing Company, Proprictors, 'hie Bee B'ld'g, Furnam and Eeventeenth Sts BWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION Etateof Nebrasks. County of Dous George 11, Teschuck. secretary of The Bee Publishing compuny. aoes solemnly swear that the netual circulation of Tne DAILY Brg for the weex ending Nov. 22, 1800, was as fol- fworn to before me and subscribed in my presence tnis 22d dav of November, A, D., 180, 1EEAL.| N. P. Frit. Notary Pubilo. &tute of Nobraska, ‘County of Dotglas, { & George B, Trschuck, being duly sworn, de- s i says that he Is secretary of The Beo blishing Company. that the actual average clreulation of THE DAILY BE for 80, 1045 coples; for P‘eg\-un;‘x. 1800, 1 %61 coples; for March, 180, 20815 coples; for April, 1800, 20,564 copies; for May, 1800, 20,15 coples: for June, 180, 20201 coples; for July, 1800, 20,062 coples; for A ugust, 1800, 20,759 copies: Dtember, 1860, 2,810 coples: for October, it coples, ' GEOKGE B. T78CHUC Eforn (o before me. and subscribed in vresence, this st aay of November, A, D N . Frit, Notary Public. ———ee MAKE way for Colby and the N braska First, —_— Wit two art exhibits running wide open, the progress of cult in Omaha needs no further proof. — JAY GOULD believes in the one man power and in that respect resembles Jay Burrows, The resemblance between the two Jays goes no further. —_—— 1L S invariably begets mischief, The Indian is no exception to the rule, ‘What the ghost waltzers need is a large muscular job on which to earn their annuities, A MEMBER of General Miles’ staff has been captured. He was taken by a ‘Washington belle and the loss of his hair will probably occur by a slower pro- cess than that of scalping. — Tie latest bulletins from the seat of war confirm our worst fears. Short Bull demands double rations, with pie four times a day, as a preliminary to peace. The wily chief prefers dispepsia to fed- eral lead. — Bo1LED down, the reports of the ex- plorers of Africa show that the van guard and rear guard of civilization perpetrated outrages and scandgls in the wilds of the dark continent that put to shame the bloody orgies of the native savages, — TiyME does not dim nor age wither the the natural diplomacy of Red Cloud, A confirmed breeder of strife among the Bioux, ho never lets pass an opportunity to pose as a chronic kicker against a goverument of whose bounty he partalkes with savage relish, THE two eccentricitios of Kansas poli- tics were the elevation of a young man to the legislature over his poor old father and the choice of a farmer judge who has got to be sent to school to learn law. Prohibition, however, remains the champion farce of Kansas. CONFIDENCE and courage are restored inthe camp of the regulars, The as- surance thyt the Nebraska militia were in readiness to take the field and every- thing clse in sight, reviving the droop- ing feclings of the boys, and thoy are now ready to tackle anything from bacon and beans to raw Siouxy — FRIENDS of the two factionsof the Woman’s Christian Temperance union should exert their good offices in keep- ing Francis Willard and J. Helen Foster leagues apart. Should they come together during their present strained relations, Christian forbearance would be hope- lossly lost in the deluge of dislocated locks, SHOULD the exigencies of war demand the presence of Colby and his troops on the frontier, care should be taken to stuff the commissary department with an assortment of those precious jugs which played such a valorous part in the famous Camp Dump campaign. As & poultice for the horrors of internal strife, the loaded jug has no equal, THE past week’s commercial report shows that legitimate business was not appreciably affected by the Wall street commotion. It never is, for there is no real relation between men who buy and sell what the world uses in its every day operations and the men who gamble in stocks. Neither faro banks nor bucket shops have any connection with the great currents of legitimate trade, E— PRror. KOCH'S cure for tuberculosis has received the commendations of the ecientific world, and distinguished phy- sicians from all parts of the globe are making pilgrimages to Berlin. The im- portance of the discovery being estab- lished, the city of Boston isalready moving to secure the first lymph hos- pital in the United States. But Boston has no such advantages for an institute of this sort as the cities lying between the Missouri river and the Rocky moun- tains, This is the climate for the vie- tims of covsumption and it is in this land of sunshine and dry air that the great Koch hospitals should be located. ‘Why should not some western city do a good thing.for humanity and itself by taking active stops in the direction sug- gested? THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, SUNDAY A THRIVING INSTITUTION The growth of the Omaha stock mar- ket and packing industry is one of the marvels of western push and activity. Springing 1nto life six years ago, it has surpassed the wildest dreawns of its pro- joctors and become the third stock mar- ket and packing center of the countr, Even to those watch the steady pro- gress of the market and its kindred in- dustry, its record is a source of surprise and gratification. But none, can realize its wonderful expansion without a care- ful study of the figures. The total re- ceipts of the yards last year were 1,054,- 422 hogs, 262,013 cattle and 56,106 hoad of sheep. For the winter season of 1889- 90, from October to March, inclusive, the receipts were: Hogs, 1,210,772; cat- tle, 441,113: sheep, 101,158, The busi- ness for these eight months was consid- ered unapproachable, yet the figures for the past seven months show no slacking of the onward pace. The receipts from March 8! to October 81, were 1,300,533 hogs, 408,784 cattle, and 108,181 sheep, each marking a sharp increase for seven months over the previous eight months, Compared with the same months of 1889, the receipts of hogs increased 260,320; cattle, 100,000; sheep, 12,890, The growth of the business taxed the capacity of the yards, despite the addi- tions made annually requiring a yearly outlay of hundreds of thousands of dol- lars to keep pace with the demands of patrons. Great as has been the develop- ment of the stockyards, the growth of the packing industry is equally marvel- ous. During the eight months ending with last March these industries dis- posed of 947,221 hogs, 221,663 cattle and 87,126 sheep, or three fourths of the number of hogs reccived, one-half the number of cattle, and about one-third the number of sheep. The summer packing season of seven months showsa total of 904,000 hogs packed, against 680,000 for the same period last year, an increase of thirty-three per cent. The henefits of the yards and the pack. ing industries to Omaha and the west cannot be computed. They afford a ready convenient market tothe great stock growing interests, giving top prices und saving the vast sums formerly lost in reaching distant markets. Both institutions are in their infancy and the future is full of promise. Tho packeries are expanding as rapidly as the yards to meet the demands, and within six months two of the largest will have doubled their capacity. As an evidenco of the growthof the businessof the packeries, the vaiue of the product this vear, it is estimated, will exceed thirty million dollars, against thirteen miilions last year. ———— THE Y. M. A FINANCES. Mr, C. K. Ober of New York city, general secretary of the Young Men's Christinn associations, is in Omaha for the purpose of aiding the local associa- tion in obtaining the funds necessary to carry on its work, in which he will have the co-operution of the state secretary, Mr. Nash, Mr. Ober speaks most favorably of the Omaha association, stating that the cost of carrying on the work here compares well with other cities of the size of Omaha, and he especially commends the judgment of the directors in having se- lected so central a location for the build- ing. Omaha is one of the five or six cities of the country whose YoungMen's Christian association buildings are lo- cated in the center of the business sce- tion, and there can be nodoubt that when the property here is freed from debt it will yield a revenue. The financial difficulties of the association grow out of the fact thut there isa floating debt of seven thousand dollars, while provision was not made at the be- ginning of the fiscal year, by popular subscription, for the current expenses. Anofticial statement was made some time ago of the financial condition and requirements of the Omaha association, with an appeal to our citizens to come to its relief. The time may not have been quite propitious for such a ° re- quest, but at any rate the re- sponse haus not been what was hoped for, and the general secretary has been called heve to assist in the work of free- ing the association from debt and pro- viding for its current expenses. It is hoped he will be speedily successful in accomplishing this, and as* heretofore THE BEE urges upon our citizens who are able to help this institution the duty of doing so. It merits the good will and support of this community, and the amount required to be raised in order to place it on a safe foundavion, and enable it to carry onits work without embarrassment, is so small that not the slightest difficulty ought to be experi- enced in obtaining it. GE AL GREELY ON NEBRASKA. eneral A, W. Greely of the signal ce has issued a report on the climate of Nebraska in response to the resolution introduced by Senator Pad- dock. 1t has been prepared with great care and is a very complete and satisfac- tory document, worthy of the study and appreciation of every Nebraskan, One object of the resolution calling for this report was to dispel the misappr hension which generally exists in regar to the climatic conditions of this state, and especially the rainfall and preva- lence of tornadoes, General Greely’s painstaking” study of these and kindred subjects, based upon the most relinble statistics obtainable, will set Nebraska right where she has long been misunder- stood. His analysis of the records of rainfall clearly demonstrates two im- portant points. First, that the total precipitation is greater than is gener- ally supposed, Sccond, that its distri- bution through the year issuch asto most favorably affect staple crops. The figures and charts which accompany this explanation of our rainfull are both interesting and convincing. The libel of which the people of Ne- braska have had most reason to complain relates to eyclones and tornadoes. The name of this state has been the favorite adjective to describe violent and de- structive wind storms wherever they have occurred. To call a storm *‘a reg- ular old Nebraska ecyclone” hus always been to give it the worst possible char- acter, And yet Nebraska deserves no such reputation, as careful newspaper I readers have long known and as the re- i port of General Greely abundantly proves, He not only states the facts as they are, but proceeds to give the scien- tific explunation of them and to show why tornadoes can rarely occur in this state. To the people of Nebraska itsell the most important information in the re- port isthat which shows the variation of the rainfall in the different sections of the state, This shows that the state, as regards precipitation, is divided into three portions, as follows: The extreme southwestern portion, where the rainfall ranges from thirteen to sixteen inches; the southeastern part, where it ranges from twenty-eight to thirty-four inches; and the middle and northwestern por- tions, where it ranges from nineteen to twenty-four inches, These figures and the text and illustrations accompanying them, should be studied by e yhody interested in the possibilities of irrigation and the proper adjustment of crops to climatic conditions, General Greely finds the climate, by the way, admirably suited to both staple and special crops. jeneral Greely has put the people of Nebraska largely in his debt by this thorough and con- vineing presentation of her splendid advantages of climate, His report should be generally read and proserved by our people, and a few million copies of it could be used to good purpose in ad- vertising the state abroad. When to this official statement of the health and charm of the climate is added a knowl- edge of the soil of uhsurpassed richness and the enterprising character of our people, it ought to be easy for everybody tired of the cramped conditions of the cast to see that they should follow the star of empire and come to Nebraska. JAMES W. SAVAGE. The death of James W. Savage will create profound sorrow, not only among the large circle of friends to whom he had endeared himself socially during long years of residence in Omaha, but among the people of Nebraska, who had learned to admire, estcem and respect him for his sterling qualities, Judge Savage was one of nature's noblemen, genial, whole-souled, gifted and cultured. He was the true type of an American in the broadest sense of that term. In the time that tried men’s souls he volun- teered in defense of the flag and for the preservation of the union, and made a record of which any soldier might be proud. . At the bar and on the bench he was the synonym for professional honor and integrity. As a citizen he was public spirited, ever loyal to the city of his adoption and the great commonwealth of which it is the metropolis. In paying tribute to his memory THE Brgcan truthfully say the state has lost one of its most distinguished citizens and Omaha laments the loss of a man who was as near to the hearts of all her peo- ple as any who has made this c home, OUR DESTITUTE FELLOW CITIZENS. From the drought-stricken counties of western and southwestern Nebraska there comes an urgent and ecarnest ap- peal for relief. Between fifteen hun- dred and two thousand families are in a condition of# destitution. Their crops were almost a complete failure, and they were left without means to provide against the rigors of winter and to ob< tain most of the necessities of life. They need fuel, clothing and food, the first mosturgently. Thus far the mild weather has saved them from severe hardships, but a day may bring about a change that would subject them to great suffering. The imperative duty of their prosperous fellow citizens is toavert such a calamity by giving promptly and generously to their rvelief. Tho railroad managers have responded liberally, and will transport coal from the mines to the founties where relief is needed froo of charge. Money must be provided forffhe purchase of the coal. Steps have albady been taken by benev- olent citizens to collect clothing and con- siderable supplies have been shipped. There will doubtless be no difficulty in furnishing food. The important thing to be provided is fuel, and for the pur- pose of obtaining money to purchase this a meeting of citizens will be held at Boyd's opera house this afternoon. It is hoped it will be largely attended by persons who ure able and willing to re- lieve their destitute fellow citizens. Omaha should do her full duty in this oxigency, and without delay. It should never be said that anyhody in Nebraska perished for want of the necessities of life when such want was made known, and as the metropolis of thestate Omaha must set the example of prompt and generous giving. Governor Thayer, who has shown commendable concern in behalf of the destitute people, has taken every pre- caution to prevent the misuse of the aid given. Every bushel of coal and every article of food and clothing will be ac- counted for and distributed through the county commissioners and township offi- cers, We are at the threshold of win- ter. There is no time to lose in making provision against its rigors and hard- ships for those who cannot provide for themselves. Thousands must suffer and some perhaps perish if the appeal in their behalf is not promptly and,gen- erously responded to. Within the next three days Omaha and the other cities of the state should be able to insure the unfortunate peaple of the drought- stricken region against all danger of privation or suffering during the ensu- ing winter, AN OPENING FOR ENTERPRISE. It is time the world learned something from the perennial warfare in Central America, It is onlya month or two since Guatemala and Salvador subsided into temporary peace. Honduras is st.ll under martial law from civil revolution, and Costa Rica and Nicaragua will doubtless take their turn assoon as their northern neighbors cool off. Then it will be time to begin again at the other end of the tier. The Central American republics ave marvelously endowed with natural riches. They produce all the nrecessi- NOVEMBER 23, 1890-SIX' tios and many of the lusuries of life. The country fesponds generously to the slightest advances of every enterprise. Clvilization flourishes with tropical lux- urlance wherevey it is planted by pro- gressive men, he climate is charming in most scasons of the year and endura- Dblo at all seagoys when proper precau tions ate takeb ] And vet these repub- lics have been kept down to the level of somi-barbaric provinces for hundreds of years by the irgopressible combativeness of theft 1ulerd They have lived al- ways upon the crater of political revo- lution, ‘ The trouble with Central America is the character of the small ruli ng class They have kept the country poor and undeveloped. Hall the energy that men expend in getting a living amid harder conditions elsewhere would make them well-to-do in the southern republics, The world is full of surplus copitol and surplus men that could find arich reward by cultivating the oppor- tunities that are running to waste in Central America. There will be no sound government, permanent peaco or worthy attempt to® utilize the natural resources of the country until the Anglo-Saxon assumes the undertak- ing. The opportunity is an alluring one. Some time the long-standing invitation to enterprsse will be nccepted by the progressive people of a northern nation. Then the world will see a transformation like that which has already begun in Mexico, Chili and a few other southern republics, . THE OMAHA ART EXHIBIT, The finest exhibition of paintings ever seon in Omaha was thrown open to the public yesterday afternoon in the hall at the corner of Harney and Thirteenth streets, and was largely attended, The collection embraces several hundred pic- tures by foreign artists, some of whom are of world-wide fame, and we can promise our’citizens—those who are con- noisseurs and those who are not—a feast of art rarely éxcelled, and the equal of which, in this country, is to be found only in the great collections of the larger eastern cities. The enterprise and public spirit of the Omaha citizens who brought this exhibit here can not be too heartily commeuded and it should be rewarvded by a generous manifestation of appreci- ationon the part of our citizens. No one who has any taste for art should fail to visit this splendid exhibit. There has been a very marked advance during the past two years both in art culture and art gotiment in this com- munity. This is Shownin the improved character of tha exhibit of the Western Art association this year and in the greater popular attention it received. It will undoubtedly be still more notably manifested in the inter- est shown toward tho Omaha art exhibit. As the pioneer of the movement to stimulate an art feel- ing here Mr. Lininger found the promise of results favorable, and now he and all other friends of art have reason to re- gard what hos bean accomplished with vory great satisfaction and to look to the future with houndless confidence. We may be suro that the advance s0 well begun will not halt, but we ought not to be quite content with this. It must be encournged and pushed. There is wealth enough in Omaha to establish a manent art gallery, and such an institution this city ought to have ‘in the not remote future. What Corcoran did for Wash- ington, Walters for Bultimore, Carnegie for New York, and Probosco and Springer for Cincinnati, some wealthy and public spirited citizen will doubtless sooner or later do for Omaha. Inno way could such a citizen better con- tribute to the public welfare in an in- tollectual way or to his own honor. Meanwhile such exhibits as that which our citizens are now permitted to soe will prove great aids to popular educa- tion in art. [ —— AN INJUSTICE TO THE WEST. The power of various southern states to elect members of congress with a small fraction of the votes requived for the same purpose in the west is a long- standing grievance. But itis important to state it again, in view of the coming apportionment, and to illustrate it forcibly with the figures of the recent election: The state of Mississippi elected seven members of congress on the 4th of No- vember and the votes cast were as fol- lows: First district, ncond district, Third distric Fourth district. Fifth district. Sixth district Seventh district aees 8,312 On the same day the state of Nebraska elected three membersto congress by the following vote: First distri Second distri Third district. In other words, Mississippi seven mwembers of congress less than sixtystwo thousand votes and Nebraska three members with over two hundted’ thousand. If Ne- braska voters enjdyed the same ratio of represontation a3 those of Mississippi they would have sent twenty -two men to congress at the lagyelection. This is an injustice which N braska, in commenwith other western states, has suffered: a long time. The demand now is thit‘we shall be accorded a representation’fiot only in a correct ratio to our population, but that Mis- sissippl and otne(.suuthurn states shall be placed and kgpt on a basisof exuct equality with us. When this discrep- ancy is closed it will make a large aif- ference in the political complexion of congress, but that is merelv incidental to the doing of justice. The republican congressowes it to the neople of the west to make the new re- apportionment while it continues in power, e—— IN his annual report Third Assistant Postmaster General Hazen says: “Iam astonished at the decreased revenues manifested in the accounts received from the postofiices at Kansas City, Mo., and Minneapolis and St. Paul, Hitherto these three offices have kept up pretty well together, due in a great measure to the real estate boom. Now, however \584 elected with there soems to bo a collapse in that line, as is evinced by the falling off In the postal reccipts of the three cities” The business of the Omaha postofiice for ten months of the present year com- pared with the same period last year af- fords a greatifying contrast. The agere- o receipts from the sale of stamps, envelopes, cards, etc., show an ineresso of eleven por cent, while transactions in money orders incrensed nine per cent. The increase is all the more surprising because of the doubt and depression pre- cipitated by the prohibition campaign, covering o period of eighteen monthe. The retrograding citics never had such demoralizing eloments to contend with. Yet the records show that Omaha main- tained a fair average growth, and is now, with confidence restored, forging ahead at a pace never surpassed in her history, ‘W print in full the remarks made by soveral of our most prominent citizens at the Omaha club dinner a week ago and invite their carcful perusal. There is much that will cause the thoughtful citizen to reflect and may prove of ma- terial benefit in pointing the y to the course which citizens of Omaha should pursue in the future in dealing with the problems that spring from in- temperanco and the evils resulting from the liquor traffic. The remarks of Mr, Henry W. Yates will specially com- mend themselves to those who believe that restriction and regulation ave the true solution of the temperance problem. The enforcement of our high license laws, with such additional restrictions and ‘safeguards as experience miy sug- gest,will afford thebest guaranty against prohibition which everywhere has proved itself to be nothing more nor less than throwing down the bars to free whisky. TO-DAY the corner stone will be laid of the new St. Joseph hospital, which is to replace the old structure, that for twenty years reprosented the almost unaided devotion of those in charge of it tothe sufferings of humanity, Every old citizen of Omaha is familiar with the vicissitudes of the -old hospital and lknows of the benefaction of the late Mrs. John A. Creighton which made provis- fon for the new institution. It will be a memorial to that benevolent woman, whose heart was ever open to the appeal of suffering humanity. The new hospital will be, as the institution it suc- ceeds has always been, a refuge to all who may seek its shelter, and especially offering an asylum to the poor and needy. The new hospital will be an ad- ditional monumentto the liberality of the Creighton family, whose name is al- ready identified with some of the most usefui institutions of Omaha THE signs of the times in Omaha point unmistakably to the coming year as an epoch in the history of the city’s progress, Shorn of speculation and en- thusiasm, the building improvements already decided upon, the expanding in- dustries and new factories under way, and the influx of outside capital for per- manent mvestment, insure a year of un- surpussed substantial growth, All efforts should therefore be directed towurd keeping public works abreast of private enterprise. This end can only be secured by the election of broad-gauge, pro- gressive men to the council. The inter- ests of the city demand the services of men who are above mercenary schemes, who will not attach a personal string to every public act and who will work solely for the public good. It 1S an old trick of wily politicians when they ave hard pressed, to seek to divide their opponents and win by dividing them. These are the tactics by which the triumvirate of Chaflee, Wheeler and Davis expect to win this time. It is easy to find stool-pigeons to play into the hands of this class of tricksters, but intelligent citizens will not allow themselves to be duped. e— GENERAL COLBY has ordered the state militia to get ready for business. General Colby isa fearless man, Even the vivid remembrance of the ghost dance in the Tincoln convention does not prevent him from preparing to face the tumultuous Sioux. —_— THERE is no longer any occasion to interview Charles Francis Adams about the policy of the Union Pacific. He can now say, as Abraham Lincoln once re- marked, “I haven't any influeuce with my administration,” HISTORY repeats itself. The country is on the threshold of another Adams’ fall. Who Killed Cock Robin? Fremont Flail, The prohibitory amendment lacked just 49,00 votes of carrying in Nobraska, not- withstanding the efforts of the Now York Voice, the Chicago Lever and kindred impor- tations. And while mentioning ‘those papers that wero so lieavily subsidized by the inno- cents of Nebraska, it may be well to state that they did far more hurt than good for the cause they were attempting to champion, 1t the money squandered on them had been legi- timately expended in boomaing state papers that were favorable to the cause, the effort would have been far more gratifying. There is nothing that an average people disliko as badly as an inter-meddler and, as the forelgn papers were distrusted and disliked, somuch more were the imported colonels aud colonel- esses who swarmed upon us, presuming to teach us what we should do as a state and people. There is no doubt thatunder the most favorable auspices, prohibition would have been defeated, but the land slide, tho avalanche, was occasioned moro by the causes named than by any other, But, notwithstanding tho general defeat the towns or counties desiring prohibition have it under the local option law. The counties voting for prohibition are twenty- threo as follows : Boone, Brown, Burt,Clay, Dawson, Dundy, Franklin, Furnas, Harlan, Hiteheock, Kear- ney, Logan, Nuckolls, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps' Polk, Rock, Sheridan, Thomas, Val- lev, Websterand York, The other sixty-six counties in the stato wvoted it down, ————— HIS LAST WORDS, Spare Moments, The car was crowded to tho doors, "They hung on by the straps, And children sandwiched u the throng Sat on the women's laps. Stitl the wild conductor took them on Till crushed down in the brunt. E'en as ho died his last words wore : +Please move up there, in front.” *sweepi PAGES, HE WILL NOT BE SEATED. An TUnpleasant Surprise That Awaits Dis- triet Judge Elect Bates, DICTATOR BURROWS DECLARES HIMSELF. He Says He s Not Modest-The Com= ing COharity Ball-Does Not Wane Her Husband Sent to the Pen—Notes, LixcoLs, Neb, Nov. 20—[Specialto Tium Bee.|-An unpleasant surpriso awaits Fa- ward Batos, tho democratic cndidite for district judge of York county, recently elected onthe faceof thereturns by 9,00 majority. It now appears that ho will not be seatod, as the state juticial canvassing board will not consider any votes cast for him. The members of the board present good reasons for this and declare thatit isnot through any logal fault of Mr, Bates, but because an clection forthe position of district judgo of York county was not ineluded iu the procla- mation of the governor. Therefore all votes cast for Mr. Bates or anybody else ruuning for the same position are nugatory. Tho present. distvict judge of York county is Judge Smith, whowas appointedto that recently croated position by Governor Thayer last Decomber. As there was no call foran election to name a successor to Judge Smiith, he will continue to hold the oftice until the next genoral election, which does not occur for a year, Judge Smith was the republican candidate for reelection to the position against Bates ind aithough practicatly defeated will il Lold the balances of justioe for another year. Judge Smith is not avall blamed for the qumission of the call from the proclimation. but he expresses a willingness to bearall odium provided no otherscape goat can be found. 1n fact he says thathe would be glad to bear all the blame cousidering the outcome of the whole affair. Next Monday the board will canvassthe votes for the district judges and this morning the members announced that they will have to refuse to canvass the votes from York county. Today word was sent to Bates by the bourd thatthe votes, for im wuld not idored. is prodicted that when the domocrats of York _ county bor- row Tur Bec from their republican neighbors and leam how their efforts for Bates have been in vain, the atmosphiere in that part of the state will be blue with pro- tanity. Ttis hinted that Bates can_blame nobody bat himsdlf fornot sceing to itthat his il ing and election were sure, THE CHARVTY BATL The second annual charity ball in Lincoln oceurs on Thanksgiving night and not on the ovening preceding, as some suppose. The ballis to be held in representative hall inthe stwing of the state house, and the only en- trance to the building wiil be at the east end. It is requested that the ladies wear fichus or fascinators instead of hats, so that these head- dresses can be checked with their wraps and laced with the overcoats of their escorts. Policamen will be on hand at the entranco to give such jnstructions tothe guests as may be needed and kecp away any disreputablo characters. Colored maids will be on hand in the ladles’ tilet om to render such as- sistance to the fair onesas may bo needed. The orderof dances are to be onsilk banners. The doors open at § o'clock and the music for the grand march will commence at 9 o’clock. Theprice of tickets for a gentieman and lady is 5, a dollar extra being charged for each additional lady. A general invitation is ex- tended to the respectable people of the state to attend. WON'T TESTIFY AGAINST HIM, Now _that Belle McGuigan Las about re- covered fromthe murderous assault made upcen her by her white husbaud, Tom McGui- gan, she is endeavoring to save him from the penitentiary. When he was given his pre- liminary ng on the charge of assiult with intent tokill sho refused to testify against him. A subpeooua was issued and she was forced toappear. On the witness stand sho coolly denied thatTom had as- saulted her, but alleged that tho cuts bore were' caused by a fall. The ph whosewed up the wounds declared in con- tradiction to her testimony that the cuts could not have been received by a fall but must have been made by some sharp instru- ment. McGuigan was held In the sum of 500 bonds to the district court, and in default he went to jail. TWO LINCOLY CORPORATIONS, The Grand View Building association has filed articles of incorporation with the secre- tary of state. The limitto the capital stock is £0,000, but only $2,500 is_to be paid at the time of subseription. The incorporators are R. H. Oukley, D. R. Lillibridgo, H.J. Walsh, R. 0. Phillips and John Hewett. “The Western mattress company of Lincoln has filed articles of incorporation. The amount of capital stock is_fixed ot 810,000, incorporators are Max Kohn, San Wessel and R. Goldsmitn. BURROWS SA YS 1112 1§ NOT MODEST. The common topicof conversation in Lin- coln is the contest of election of the state ex- ecutive officers by the alliince. Grave fears are entertained by many concerning tho out- come in case the alliance will, through sheer force of strength in the legislature, resort. to the anarchistic methoa of throwine out all state executives elect because they are not afliance men. In order tocalmthe fears of the people in this respect, if possible, your correspondent sought the loftyacric occipied by J. Burrows, dictator, The lion was _found in his lair, or rather the dictator was found in his editorial den In rospouso to a timid lensle tho diclator came to the door. Without even the formal- ity of *How d'y do" he thundered out : I don't carne to be uterviewed by you " and ho assumed the air that mighihave characterized the victorious Napoleon after the battles of Jena or Austerlitz. “Why!" was the startled rejoinder. “Because you are onTnr Rer) aul he hissed out tho words us though he had been recently stung in some vital spot. An awkward silence. “Tamnot a dictator,” continued the dic- tator, “and T want you to understand it. Tas Bee hasno right tocall me by such a name, It makes me the laghing stoclc of thealli- auce. [ have mo more authority with the alliance than you have.”" “Is it not possible, Mr. Burrows, that modesty may prompt you to make sich a assertion!” “Modesty be damned! 1 have nomodesty, and T want you to distinctly understand it T make no protentions to having any mod. “You smd that my hand trembled when I read Brad Slaughter's interview., 1 want you to understand that I have notning to Tear from such a creatureas Brad Slaughter,” “The faithful interviewer should teport things s he sees them, Yourhand trembled and the fact was recorded. It might have been anger instead of fear that caused tho inyoluntary demonstration. ! “Anger!” Damn it, T haven't been mad for ayear. Whou T get mad I get white in tho ace."” “Do you think the alliince will pass statu. tory prehibition 2 ‘ “Idon't know auything sbout it. Ionly know four or five mémbers of the coming leg- islature and [ haven's anything to say us to what they shall do. "Tns Bri ia publishing 0o dmnd much nonsense aboutithe alliance, Why don’t it publish facts ' “Trr BER has sent me to you to get facts sothat the fears concerning foolish legisla. tion by thosalliance will bo dispelled” “Well, T don't want % be interviewed, and dowt proposo to aiy anything” “So you won't say anything at all about the futire course of the indepenaents ! “No, sir.” ODDS AND ENDS, Jared Croaker has decided togiveup his claim to haudling tho cash of Marion C, Swith, for which he form acted s i and today he returncd the§l,000 by him. it for 5,000 iustituted by Margaret J. Powers against the ety of Lincoln for per- soual inju usiained in a fall on account of defective sidewalk, was sottled toduy and dismissed, Mrs. Powers gladly accopting $300 in settlement, y Rather thay pay the §55 which a hired man named Jobn Bartow clalms is due him for labor from Hiram Cramer, tho Iatter said today in the district court that he would ap peal the cise to the suprome court, COMMENTS ON THE SITUATXION, e ' Expressions fron nent Raitroad Men Regarding the Reo Deals. Cuicaao, Nov. 2. [Special Telegram to Tre Ben)—Prosident Breyfogle of the Monon returnea today from New York, © wheto he has been since the beginning of the Anancial flurry, Sald het 'he opinion of those who know most of, the'recent railroad doals Is that Mr. Gould and his friends have coutrol of all the trunk lines westof Chicago except the Canadian Pacifie. Of course the rumors are legion, but the Insiders concedo what I havejust said, They agree that Nr. Gould, Mr. Aines and Mr. Sage absolutely control the Union Pacific; also that the Rockfellors, who own the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, are helping the Northern Pacific and North American in such a way 88 to give them control and i« cidentally put Decker, Howells & Co. again on their feet. That firm had §3,000,00 in socurities in excess of their liabilities, and with the Rockfellers controlling the Northern Pacific and North American properties the securities will riso to the old prfeces. Gouldand Huntington now control the Pacitlo mail and a perfect understanding exists between the two as far as the Soutn. ern Pacifio is concerned. T'he result of theso deals cannot help being & good one to the western roads, Slable and remunerative rates will be established, “The recent financial troubles will have no effect on our extensions into the Indiana conl fields. We are hard at work on them and will complete them as soon as possible, President T, B. Blackstone of the Alton said: *“The present rallroad situation may be regarded as hopeful because it does not seem possible for it to become worse. Publio sentiment is in favor of unrestricted compe- tition. Then, again, such considerations from combinations grhich are liable to fall to pieces of theirown weight. It is more thau probable that these two causes may operato to overturn any consolidation of sevora tems with a@view of placing luto control of the traftic of the coun tey in one man or syodicate, In my mind there is noquestion that the intor estsof tho public would be better served it all the railroads were united under one con- trol, either individual or of tho government, There would then bo one responsible head and everybody would know where to look to secure, by legislation or popular sentiment, remedy for any evil" Sald Chairman Walker of the Interstate Commerce Railtvay association and the ex- monber of the interstato commerce commis- sion: “The vast changes of lato In railrond confrol are the nawral consequence of tho anti-pooling section of the interstate com. meree law. Mr. Gould, ifhe has effected thereported deals of the past few d is simply taking the best courseopen under tho law by whichhe can protecthis own inter. ests those of the stockholders whom ho represents. If the publie, which controls logislation, would realizo that there is no harm in o pool under the supervision and con- trol of state and federal authority, the rates conscquently being just and reasousble, the present tendency toward eonsolidation of vast railroad iuter- ests would bechecked. W hile pooling s not the panacea for disturbances among railroads, which is sometimes claimed, it tonds to pro- serve the independent. existonce of all tho difforent lines and to permit discrimination among shippers. The anti-pooling section of thelaw has proved a failure. Agiements of that character should ot onco bo legalized, but undor federal control, and the cor mis: sionshould bo empowered to cancel tlem if they aroused in any way to the opprossion of the public. It is not possible in any other way to proyent the speedy conceutration of theentire railvay control_of the country in the hands of a féw individuals.”? Will Domand a Conferencs. Ciicago, Nov. .—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.|—The National Transportation as- soclation will hereafter demand a conference before the railroads put into cffect any regu- lations of national character. Said Commis- sionor Tglehart of the Chicago freight bu- reau: “We will work hand inhand with the railads as long as thelr legislation is just. We ar in no sense antagonistic to them, exceptithat we will_stand no oppre sion or diserimination. We do not ask lo: rates; wo simply ask just and inativ ‘want to be v the railroad trolover the country and it is no more thun fair that webe consulted.” non Operations Suspended. Dis Morses, Ia., Nov, 22 —[Special Tele gram to Tre Bee.|—The people of South- western Iowa have been rojoicing proposed extension of the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City railway from Des Moines to Omuha, but the prospects are somewhat gloomy now, according to the following from General Mamger Egan in reply to an ine quiry from Atlantic: Dear Sir—Allow me to say that it has not been decided what our peoplo will do in this dircetion, As you are well aware, the recent, disturbance in financial matters in the east has caused a depression in_railway securities tosuch an extent that it will be impossible to oblain money to construct any new lines in the near future, Joun M. EGAN, —_—— ‘World's Fair Matters, Cirrcaco, Nov. 22.-—The national world's fair commission today adopted & number of committee reports, inclnding thatof the ju- diciary committee opposing a reduction of saluries, The report of the executive com- raittee on the establishmentof bureaus and the tariff and transportation committee in re- gud to apportionment were roferred tuo special committee which yesterday reported onthe powers of the commission. Another important action wasthe decision of tho question whether or not money awards should bo granted to exhibitors. The live stock men were demanding substantial awards in cash and threatening not to make an exhibit un- less their demands were complied with, Com- missioner Russell of Nevada introduced o rewolution that the local directory bo asked to aporopriate $200,000 for live stock promiums. This carried, and immediately—" thereaftor the report of the joint committes onawards was introduced, providing that there shall bo awards to consist of parchment certificates, necompanied by bronze medals, tobe grantod upon specific points of excel- lence on advancement, formulatod by a board of judges on examiners, In the opinion of tho joint committee itis eminently fitting that the government should fumish these certificates and medals, especially in caso of foreign ox- hibits, but there does not appear to bo any provision mudo thorefor in he. cxisting p. Propriation of cougress. This report, was Luld over. Then s more complicated matter camo upon the question, **What are tho lady mana- gers here for?? Afterfloundering about for some time in & state of great uncertainty the commissioners laid the matter on the table and the ladies were left to settlo it to suit themselves. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Bubsorlbed and Guarantsed Capltal 8500,000 Paid fn Capital.. 5y Buysand solls stocks and bonds; negotiatos commercial paper; recelves and oxecutos trusts;notsas transfer agent and trustee of crporations, takes charge of property, ool- lects taxes, Omaha Loan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S, E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts. 1@ I CAPIBL.coee s aanes e § 6,000 Subseribed and Guaranteed Oapltal. ... 10000 Liabllity of Stockholders. Lo 200,00 6 Per Cent Interest Pald on Deposits. FRANK J. LANGE, Cushior, Omcers: A. U, Wyman, president, J. J, Brown, vice-president, W, T, Wyman, treasurer. Director A. U, Wyuan, J. . Millard, J. J. Brown, Guy O, Burton, E. W. Nash, Theas L. Kimoall, George B, Luke ~ 1 4 l or iscrin- s, Onall national questions we resented in tho doliberations of Our members will soon con per cent of the entire trafe of P 4 -«