Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 28, 1890, Page 4

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It Is of the utmost lmportance that amembers of the legisluture shall understand the wants of thelr constituents and be pre- od to grapple intelligently and advisedly the [ssues that must come before them Bre therefore invites suggestions from o whoare familiar with any particular subject that Is likely to engage the attention of the legislature. Parties favoring us, how- ever, are requested to mako their communi- catlons as brief as possible and to the point 1t 15 to be understood that Tie Beg will not be responsible for the published views of con- ributors, and it reserves the privilege of dis- cussing them In its own way and from the staudpoint which it deems best for the inter- ests of the people. Tie Indian war business isn’t what it used to be. SPEAKING of the railrond situation, it s painfully precarious in these parts. BosToN has endorsed John L. Sulli- wvan as an actor. Let the world resume its accustomed activities, THE bloodless duel of the Baltimore Dloods suggests that the country is capa- ‘ble of grafting the national game of T'rance. —— TneRe is a grand rally of former Union Pacific officials in Omaha just now. They have their hats off to the rising sun. THE ropublican delegation from Ne ‘braska will all be in Washington Mon- day to resume business at the old stand until March 4. — THREE pounds of soap are given due prominence among the edibles doled out to the Indiams. Yet there are those ‘who insinuate that poor Lo isoverfed. ., ALL accounts agree that Sitting Bull possesses a surplus of the qualities that B2 to make a ‘“good” Indian. The Booner these qualities are congealed the ‘Dbetter for the country. S——— BETWEEN Stanley’s rear guard, XKoch’s consumption cure and Parnell’s tumble, the sedate English dailies are forced to be a trifle interesting just now, in spite of themselves. E— Mr. HOoG@ of Texas is not badly mamed. He gathered in a majority of about two hundred thousand as the dem- ocratic candidate for governor. His election will not be contested. — DON'T waste time urging the governor . tocall an extra session to relieve the destitute. Be your own extra session and increase your personal appropri- ation for the needy in the western coun- ties, WHEN D. H. Wheeler stated undex oath that he voted for Cushing and against Lininger last year, he absolved all republicans from any support he might be entitled to, evenif he were nominated at a republican primary. THE world’s fair commission has defl- nitely decided on sight and building plans and gone home until spring. Now, then, let’s see results and give the peo- ple a rest from mere talk and wind. A ‘big and carnest effort will be required to make the exposition creditable to America’s name and fame. For the third time within two years the federal courts remind Minnesota that the diverse interests of the nation cannot be circumscribed by state law. The blooming statesmen of Minnesota attempted to shut out dressed beef, to prohibit the manufacture and sale of eleomargarine and do other solfish things tending to close her doors against the products of her neighbors, The last to receive the'attention of the courts was the oleomargarine law, a specimen of legal absurdll)' 80 glaring the judge did not deem it Worthy of a written opinion. EEE—— THE assertion that Cleveland had changed front on the silver question turns out to be & hoax. The interview credited (o Senator Vest, in which it was stated that Cleveland recognized nnd approved the demand for free silver colnage, i§ denied by the gentleman from Missouri, The denial {s needless, Mr, Cleveland’s regard for the interests of ‘Wall street was conspicuously shown in placing two residents of the Empire state in his cabinet. Tohim the inter- ests of the west were of little consequence ~—a feeling which the west then a8 now heartily reciprocates. REGULATING IMMIGRATION, It is not improbable that some ad- ditional legislation may be enacted at the coming session of congress relating to immigration. The subject received somo consideration at the first scssion, and congress is well supplied with in- formation vegarding the operation of the existing laws. The demand for ex: treme legislation for restricting immi- gration has become less pressing, but there is still a considerable element which insists that something more should be done to reduce the inflow of foreigners to this country. Those who take this view are partly prompted by selfish con- siderations and in part by the belief that stricter regulations are necessary in order to keep out the objectionable classes of immigrants whom it is claimed are still enabled to get into the country, despite the efforts of the authorities to exclude them, A contribution to this question has re- cently been made by Surgeon General Hamilton in a report to the secretary of the treasury giving the results of visits paid by him to the principal foreign ports of embarkation of emigrants hound forthe United States. He found that there isat prosent no systematical med- ical examination of emigrants at any port of emb: tion. Some of the steam- &hip lines require their surgeons to make a preliminary examination, but this in no case compares with the examinations made at New York by the officers of the marine hospital service, as the purposes are ontirely different. The purpose of the steamship company is to pass all that can be passed, while that of the hospital inspectionis to report to the superintendent all cases that are likely to become a public charge from perma- nent disability or present . disense. He asserts that the emigrants bound to the United States are not genevally required to undergo a proper inspection, The surgeon general thinks there is no doubt that the welfare of the country demands more restrictive measures than the present laws scem to be able to fur- nish, and he makes an argument in sup- port of this view which follows very closely the lines traversed by all the ad- vocates of restricting immigration. It is not necessary to consider these in do- tail, but it may be remarked of them in a general way that they depart widely from the spirit of the policy which has up to this time been observed by the government regarding immigration. It is evident that Dr. Hamilton is thor- oughly imbued with all the prejudices against immigration peculiar to the cast, and the value of his judgment must be estimated by this fact. His only sug- gostion is the not new one that hereafter any person intending to emigrate to the United States shall produce to the Amer- ican consul nearest him evidence from the proper local authorities satis- factory to the consul that he hus never been a criminal or pauper, that he has no contagious or epidemic disease and no disability that would make him a public charge, and also that he shall in- form the consul whether he intends to become a naturalized citizen of the United States or merely a temporary inhabitant. The plan of devolving this duty upon consuls has not commended itself to general approval. The immigration of the dast six years has amounted to a little over two million six hundred thousand, an annual average of less than four hundred and ffty thousand. There has been a steady de- crease of the number of objectionable persons who found their way into the country, Itisin the power of the gov- ernment to keep out all whose coming is now prohibited by law, and it is absurd to pretend that there is danger to any interest from the annual addition to our population of less than half a million foreigners. THE BENRING SEA DISPUTE. There was no reference made in the so-called speech of the queen on the opening of the British parliament to the Behring sea controversy, but the subject was referred to in the house of commons by Mr. Gladstone, who desired to know if the house was to understand that there existed nothing in the differ- encos with America in regard to Behring sea which was likely to interfere with the maintenance of “‘the most friendly relations with our kith and kinacross the Atlantic,” Inreply to this the rep- resentative of the government in the Thouse stated that the government has the strongest hopes of a successful out- come of the negotiations regarding the Behring sea dispute. This cannot be re- garded as altogether reussuring, sinco if the government had any substantial ground for its hopes it would very likely have been glad to state them. It does not look well thata matter having so important a bearing upon ~ the friendly relations of the twocountries was wholly ignored in the queen’s speech, We shall probably get some informa- tion as to the status of this question very soon after the reassembling of congress, Reference will undoubtedly be made to it in the president’s message, and it may be expected that congress will call upon tho state department for whatever in- formation it may desire, not contaired in the message and the report of the de- partment. The latest statements given to the public on the subject related to the Englich proposal for settling the dispute by arbitration. This was that England, Russia and the United States shall form the North American seal fish- ery convention, which shall deal with the entire subject, and thereafter invite the accession of other nations to the con- clusions of the original signatories, With a view to final settlement the convention shall appoint a mixed commission of ex- perts, which shall report, in the first place, whether the regulation of the slaughter of seals upon the islands will suflice to preserve the species. If not, the experts shall report how much water ought to be preserved and what season ought to be close, with rules in both re- spects, Upon the basis of reports by the official experts and any other voMinteered experts the convention shall frame rules. If the convention is unable to agree, final arbitration upon the whole case by an impartial government shall be invited. It has not transpired that the government of the United States has seriously thought of accepting this pro- posal, and nothing else in the way of negotiations is of public knowledge. It would appear that the professed hopes of the English government are not very well founded. Meanwhile, according to a report recontly submitted by a special agent of the trensury départment, the extermina- tion of tha& seal is going on so rapidly that there islikely ina few years to be nothing to contest for, The controversy ought to be speedily settled, and there is probably no better way to do this than by arbitration. THE SPEAKER'S PROGRAMME. The country has waited with great in- terest for the announcement of the plans of the republican leaders for the short session of congress. The first intimation it has received on that subject comes in the form of an interview with Speaker Reed and is doubtless authorvitative. It is to be remembered that the repub- licans still have a majority in both brarches and can pass any measures on which they can unite. The speaker says the first work will be the passing of the regular appropriation bills. These will doubtless arouse con- siderable opposition, especially if the democrats decide to make a vigorous fight at this time on the pension busi- ness. It is also announced that re- apportionment will be attended to at this session, a thing which all reason- able men expect and demand, It will probably not be done, however, without great partisan strife and a repetition of the stormy scenes which marked the first session of the PFifty-first congress. Other bills which the speaker says the republicans will pass are those provid- ing for the velief of the supreme court by unloading a part of its business op the circuit courts, and the measure for the encouragement of American ship- ping, Speaker Reed’s programme will be generally commended as a good one as far as it goes. Western republicans, however, will marvel much at the omis- sion of all reference to the tariff. They will make a vigorous eflort to have the McKinley law revised so as to admit certain raw materials free and ve- duce the duties onafew schedules of manufactured goods. They believe it would be a grave blunder for the repub- lican house to expire without first reme- dying the palpable errors of the present law. 1t is very likely that the country will witness some exciting scenes in the ses- sion which begins next Monday. The triumphant democracy will protest even more vigorously than before against doing business under “Tom Reed’s rules.” The majority, however, are bound to adhere to their former policy. Otherwise very little business could be transacted in the next three months. The anomaly whieh permits a defeated party three months of vigorous official existence after it has been voted down will receivea vivid illustration. But this fact will not worry the robust repub- lican leader of the house. FINANCIAL LEGISLATION. Financial propositions of an important character are pretty sure to be consid- ered at the coming session of congress, and some logislation of this kind isex- pected. The report of the comptroller of the currency will recommend the passage of the bill reported by Senator Sherman and pending in both houses. which provides for radical changesin the national bavking law. Under this measure it is provided that the obliga- tory deposit of bonds may bewreduced to one thousand dollars for each associa- tion, with reference to the amount of its capital, and that the issue of circulating notes may be incrcased toone hundred per cent of the bonds pledged for their redemption. If this measure were passed the volume of paper money would be at once increased by about fifteen million dollars, which would, says the report of the comptroller, in a marked degree relieve the present monetary stringency. It is probable the secretary of the treasury will also approve this measure, and as the present congress has shown a disposition to do something to obviate the complete retirement of the national bank ciroulation, the passage of the Sherman bill is more than likely. It is understood that the secretary of the treasury will recommend the cur- rency scheme known as the inter-con- vertible bond, which has been proposed several times in the last twenty-five years, This plan proposes that the government shall make a new issue of bonds bearing a very low rate of interest, say two per cent, which shall be sold to the public at par, and whenever there- after the depositors shall want to get their money back they can obtain it by simply passing the bond back to the treasury, the interest to stop when the re-exchange is made, and the pro- cess to be repeated withoutlimit, There are several objections to this, the prin- cipal one being that it would create a permanent national debt, and this would very likely render it unpopular with a large majority of the people. It in- volves the principle, which the massesof the people do not accept, that a public debt is a public blessing. Further, silver legislation in the direc- tion of free coinage will undoubtedly be attempted, but with no chance of suc- cess. The leading republicans of the house have already expressed the opinion that the present congress will make no change from the existing law, and it is pretty safe to predict that there will be nonew legislation regarding silver at the coming session, Tt is well understood that the leaders of the majority are op- posed to any new legislation, and it is entirely in their power to prevent it. — FACTS TO THE VOTERS. Councilman Chaffee has issued a little circular to his Seventh ward constitu- ents, with a certificate of character from a white-washing committes, This oir- cular, headed, “Facts to the Voters,” contains a recapitulatioa of all the im- provements made in the ward during the last two years and also a number of the improvements that are projected for the coming year. For all this work done and to be done, and the money ex- pended and to be expended, Chaffee coolly takes credit for himself, as if he had pro- jected the improvements, and paid for them out of his own pocket. Now what are the facts? During the year 1889, when most of these improve- wents were made, Michael Lee was FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1890. prosident of tho aity council,agd Chaffoo was the tail-end of the minority. These improvement: 880 had been planned and provided|f before Mr, was o membe he council. But he wants eredit for all that was done by his predecessors,a{@oll as by his colleagues, past and present. But suppose that Me, Chaffee had done all that is elaihed for him by the com- mittee of his special friends and admirers, He must therefore also as- sume the h!nmA for all the rotten pave- ment, for all the sewerage jobs and all the noedless grading that has been put through regardless of the interests of property owners and taxpayers, just to put money into the pockets of the ring- sters and jobbers for whom Mr. Chaffeo is patron saiut. And now about some facts that the committee has accidemtally, as it were, overlooked. The committee says that four thousand five hundred dollars of street commissioner’s work has been distributed over the ward during the past two years for repairs. “Repairs” is good. If the committee had taken a little more trouble it might have discovered that the greater portion of these ropairs were political breaks which Chaflee and the combine had to fill by hiring dagos and tramps and having them voted in blocks of five at primaries. It is also a fact worthy of interest to the voters that a dozen of in- competents and political strikers héve been put and kept on the city payroll for the benefit of Chaflfee. These men have been tramping through the ward night and day singing the praises of the combine in general and Chaffee in particular. Another interesting fact is the con- version of certain people whose taxes have been reduced or remitted and cer- tain patriots who have had damage claims to settle with the council. Last but not least is the remarkable fact that the superintendent of the water- works company is acting as a recruiting officer for Mr, Chaflee and making heroic exertions to have him sent back to the Council. TIs this purely a matter of friendship? Why can’t some other man act fairly toward the water-works company? And why are the other franchise corporations taking such an active interest, Are not all these facts sufficient to convince tax-paying citizens that a change cannot be for the worse? Thaere may be another combine made when Chaffee, Wheeler and Davis are knock- ed out, but it witktake some time before the new combine wiil become as danger- ous to the community as the present set of jobbers, THE friends of honest government in Omaha are again_brought face to face with a gang of muhicipal boodlers as un- scrupulous as the Holly desperadoes, Every method known to political scoun- drels is being worked to perpetuate the power of the infamous combine. Their heelers and workers in every department of the city are drawing public money and at thesame time conspiring to defeat an honest electioniand force on the peo- ple of the severnl wards men who have betrayed every - trust = reposed in them, They have placed on elec- tion boards subservient tools to do their bidding. They have planted grading camps at convenient points in their wards and entisted the services of every contractor on public works. They have secured the active support of the franchised Torporations, whose bosses are abroad for the sole pur- pose of continuing in power the gang which has lavished upon them every public privilege asked. The despera- tion of the combine knows no bounds. For them it is a struggle for existence, and they make no secret of their deter- mination to secure re-election at any cost. The people must meet the cor- rupt cohorts with all the force that routed the Holly crew in 1881. The welfare of the city is at stake, and every citizen in favor of an honest, economical government must do his part toward placing men in the council whose char- acter will be a guarantee that pubiic af- fairs will be conducted for the common good. THE most audacious piece of political jugglery which the combine has played on the eve of thecity election is the selection as judges and clerks of the elec- tion at which they expect to be voted for of a choice assortment of their tools, ac- complices and co-workers, in both par- ties. In the seventh ward they have as judges and clerks, Cramer, partner of We, Us& Co., sewer pipe contractors; Olmstead, son-in-law of Birkhauser; Major Dennis, plumbing inspector, and County Recorder Megeath. Since when are county and city officers to act as judges of election? Are not their duties supposed to keep them at their respect- iveoffices? What can be the object of having contractors and relatives of city officials on the election board? E——— As a business investment the planting of corporation insurance with insurance agents in the coungil is decidedly profi- table. When the street railway com pany discovered that Major Wheeler was willing to take a few more profi- table risks, the foundation was laid for a close interchinge of business. The result was mutually advantageous. The corporation expefienced no difficulty in securing public] favors and valuable privileges, as well as $20,14867 of the money justly dug s its share of the cost of paved streets. And as the corporation prospered Councilman Whecler’s pri- vate business grgt ———m—— Mg. GOULD atfaglinces that his return to power in the railroad provinces of the west means ageneral advance of rates. He proposes to raise his proper- ties to a dividend paying basis, and that the welfare of the country will not weigh against the profits of the stockholders, In other words, it makes no difference how much water has been injected into the capital of these corporations, the re- sources of the tributary country will be taxed to pay not only liberal dividends, but to inflate the market value of the in- flated stock so that Gould and his back- ers may unload and squeeze the lambs for a few more millions. NoONE are 50 blind as those wh owill not see. The city plumbing superin- tendent, who owes his jobto the com- Chaffee | bine. nsserts there isno such organizas tion in existence. And yet Major Den- nis resisted the clamors of his purty for the inspectorships, and rotained the services of the most active tools of the combine, asa reward for their services in knifing the republican ticket,and por- mitted them to draw full pay from the city for weeks of work in behalf of Broatch and the Twenty-eighters, THEorgan of the combine has purs posely garbled the testimony of Mr Hendrix. It purposely omits the fact that when Hendrix wanted Wheeler to help him get an alley graded he asked Hendrix where he had placed his insur- ance, and when Hendrix answered, “I have my insurance with Nichols,” Wheelor snappishly replied, *Then you'd better. get Nichols to do your grading.” THE census office announces that the final revision of the count places the population of the United States at sixty- two million, seven hundred and twenty- two thousand, two hundred and fifty. While the result of the enumeration isa disappointment, credit is due the census office for the remarkable expedition dis- played in tabulating the result. —_— Tue German doctors declined to take stock in Pasteur’s hydvophobic cure, and the French doctors reciprocate by ridi- culing Dr. Koch's lymph, All of which tends to show the depth and breadth of tho irrepressible conflict in the regions of the Rhine. THE desperadoes of the combine are as great a menace to the prosperity of the city asthe dark clouds of prohibition, Every citizen should rally once more for Omaha and place public interests in the keeping of reputable, progressive men. —— THE activity of the contractors and corporations inbehalf of the combine counicilman is a public outrage, which taxpayers and friends of honest govern- ment should vigorously resent at the polls. — IN the opinion of the organ of the boodlers there is nothing wrong in squandering public money to pay for gangs of men carted from poll to poll and voting in droves for the combine. AN increase of eighty-nine per cent in the packing record last week, over the corresponding weelk last year, illustrates the advance of Omaha's great industry. MAJOR WH that a position in the council is worth a dozen active drummers, in booming the insurance business. THE councilmanic contest in the First ward foreibly refutes the assertion that the railroads were out of politics. NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST. Nebraska. Rev. L. J. Sundquist of Mead and Miss Esther C. Gibson have become man and wife, A resident of Unadilla is making a business of buying corncobs and shipping them out in carload lots. Frank M, Taylor, representative-clect from Jognson county, is in the field as a candidate for speaker. William Wehrbin, an old Cass county set- tler, died at his home near Plattsmouth Wednesday. The pottery plant at Louisville will be transformed into a brick and tile factory, backed by Omaha capitalists, There will be 526 witnesses called in the contest which has been instituted by Ed L. Lee against Ed J. Hall, the representative- cloet from Hall county. L. D, Richards cclebrated his forty-third birthday*Wednesday in bed at his home in Fremont. Heis im}vm\'ium however, and ex- pects to be out in a few days. Burt county has had three cases of insanity in the past week. Murs. Charles Peterson of Onkland and Fred Harr of Tekamah have been taken to Norfolk and Thomas Robinson of Liyons was before the examining commit- tee at Tekamah Tuesday. Ho has been in the asylum twice before. He is 5o ugly his peoplé are afraid of him, W. H. Rickard, the De Witt man who gained such an unsavory record by his con- nection with two or thres voung girls, has escaped his just deserts by the principal wit. ness against him refusing to testify. ~He was charged with rape on the person of Mary Usta, aged thirteen, but when the case was called in the district court at Wilber the girl couldn’t be induced to say 8 word against the villain. Rickard was consequently dis- chgrgled and the girl was sentto the reform school. lowa. Plymouth county’s new jail at LeMars is nearing completion. The new Grace Methodist church at Bur- ington cost $30,000. The Iowa Woman Suffrage association will hold its annual meeting in Des Moines, De- cember 4 and b. Jefferson county has voted for the issue of bonds to the amount of §75,000 for the erec- tion of a new court house at Fairfield. The second annual exhibition of the Winne- bago County Poultry and Fat Stock associa- tion will be held at Forest City January 27, 25 and 2. Powesheik county has paid for the killing of 125,000 gophers since March 1. If the ani- mals were placed in single flile they would make & procession of gophers over fifteen miles long. Elmer Cretor of Fort Madison and Miss Lizzie Wilkinson of Shenandoah failing to secure the consent of hard-hearted parents sk d to St. Joseph, Mo., and were married. Abrother of the girl is after the runaway couple with a shotgun. The farmers of Muscatine have issued a call to all interested in the establishment of a beet sugar factory at Muscatine to meet, in that eity Decomber 20 to consider what stops they may take in the subscription of stock toward the enterprise. Walter Robinson, a farmer living north of Towa Falls, has been arvested and taken to Milledgeville, T11., to answer to the charge of hog stealing. It scems that several months ago, while on a farm near Milledgeville, he drove a number of hogs belonging to a neigh- bor to market and disposed of them as his own, and with the proceeds immigrated to Towa. Workmen digging near Burlington the other day exhumed a quantity of human bones in a state of partial decay. . Besides the skull there remained some of the larger bones, all going to show that at one time the owner must have been a person of massive stature, The boues were covered with a layer of charrea wood, probably the remains of a funeral pyre. A chapter in the unwnitten history of lowa is that relating to the Trappist Monks, who otill maintain a monastery at Dubuque. After Marquette and Joliet they were in all human probability the first whites to pene- trate the territory of the prosent state of Town. As farbackas 200 years ago they made a map of this region and called it a map of fowny. The curious old drawing is still preserved in the library of one of the Europeau capitals, A company has been formed to reclaim a Iarge tract of waste land near Muscatine, stretching from Drury's landing to New Boston, It is proposed’ to build a protecting lovee and drain the eround, at a cost of #75,000. The tract is trom twenty to-twenty- five miles long and strotches from the Mis- sissippi to the bluffs, an average distance of two milos, comprising an area of 10,000 acres, It can be said to equal in extent that great gurden, the Muscatin® island, to which it is not dissimilar lu other respects, 0N SCRIPTURAL AUTHORITY Rev. Guild Salutes the Married Sisters to the Disgust of the Husbands. SUIT OVER A SUICIDE'S INSURANCE. The Sad Ending of Dr. Robbins Re- hearsed in the Courts—A. Safe OrackeF Gets in His Work in Lincoln. LixcoLy, Neb,, Nov. 27.—[Special to Tng Bee. |—The people of the quiet little town of Jamaica, near Lincoln, has been all torn up the last two or throe days over a feud bo- tween two Baptist ministers, caused by one kissing the other's wifa, Rev. H. A, Guild of Lincoln figures as the during osculator while Rev. Chapman of Jamaica is the in- Jjured husband, During week days Guild works at his trade, that of a job printer, in this city, hav- ing a shop of his own. He is an elderly gen- tleman, with silvory hair and whiskers care- fully cropped. The ladies call him a ‘lovely old man.” Ho is the husband of a wife and the father of half a dozen children. On Sun- days he preaches in a neighboring town and it is intimated that ho has got into the habit of kissing some of the lady members of his flock when his wife was not present. It is reported that only a few days ago he turned a whole depot platform of young men green with envy by ardently kissing two pretty young ladies named Grant who had just come in on the train from a short visit. 1t appears that ho was not content with pressing his lips to those of single ladies, but he also exercised his occul: atory accomplishments among the wives of other men. Finally he kissed Brother Chap- man’s wife. The startled lady informed her husband of the bold liberty, and the re- sult was a scene between the two reverend gentlemen, in which rather uncomplimentary epithets were exchanged. Stung to madness by the way he had been ufbm\ded by Brother Chapman, Brother Guild had both Chapman and his wife arrraigned for conduct unbecoming & minister. The trial resulted in an acquittal of Rey, and Mrs, Chapman, as it was believed by the deacons that their pastor had ample reason for denouucing Rev, Guild as a very bad man, since he had kissed Mrs. Chapman without lier permission. Yesterday Chapman retaliated by having Guild’s congregation arraign their pastor on the charge of making advances to Mrs, Chap- man. The church was crowded with specta- tors. To the surprise of everybody Guild ad- mitted that he had kissed Mrs.” Chapman, ‘When asked for his defense for so doing ho oped his bible and read the words of St. Paul, “Greet all thy brethren with a holy kiss.” This the reverend gentleman insisted in- cluded the sisters also. The defense created a sensation and proved a clinching argument, as the reverend gentleman was acquitted. 1t is reported that Guild's kissing practices got him into trouble when ho was preaching at Cortland, and that he carefully avoids that town, as several irate husbands aro thirsting for his biood. THE SUICIDE'S INSURANCE, 8. M. Melick, administrator of the estate of TLeonard H. Robbius, deceased, filed & peti- tion in the district court late last evening against the Travelers’ insurance company of Hartford, Coun., for £,000, The deceased had secured a policy for that amount in_de- fendant company on July 1, 1885, The policy was made payable to bis wife, if living, and in the event af her death to the legal repre- sentatives of the deceascd. The plaintiff alleges that on June 1, 1890, the deceased re- colved apersonal injuty, a pistol shot through his left foot. It will be remembered that on the mornivg of June 17, 1800, Dr. Robbins was found dead in bed with his throat cut from car to ear, and a physician’s scalpel and a hand mirror lying by his side. The doctor had suffered greatly from the pistol wound, and got into the habit of taking morphine or opium to case the ain, which, judging from the letter ho lett Bebing for his latile son, must have been very excruciating. The insurance company re- fused to allow the claim on the ground that Robbins took his own life, The verdict of the coroner’s jury was that Robbins commit- ted the deed while temporarily insane from the effects of the pistol wound and morphine, Mrs. Robbins died pefore her husband, and the two children, a boy and a eirl, have made their home since with Marshal Melick. ORACKED TIE SAVE, The bold safe cracker got in his work in Lincoln again last right, Starrett Bros., the grocers at 139 South Twelfth street being the victims this time. The burglar effected an entrance into the stove by prying open a win- dow in the rear end. The thief did not use powder but directed his efforts divectly to the combination, smashing it with & sledge ham- mer. With a stecl punch the bolts were worked back and the door opened. All the money in the safe, which fortunately amount- ed o only $0.65, was_ taken. This amount was in the following denominations: Twen- ? dollars in silver, a five dollar bill, a ten ollar gold piece and a check for §1.65. The check was payable to _Galen Van Dyke and was signed by M. McDonald. The safe cracker was evidently disappoint- ed in not getting more money as he scattered thie other contents of the safe over the floor, It s not known at what time the burglary occurred, as no noiso was heard by the peo- pleliving in the vicinity and the work was evidently done while the policeman patrol- ling that wt of the city was at the other end of his t. Starrett Brothers do not regret the loss of the money so much as _they do the mutilation of the safe which will costa round sum to get into pood shape again, There is no clue yet to the burglar or burglars, THE CHARITY BALL. In a city the size of Lincoln where there is such a dearth of first class dramatic enter- tainments it is natural that the attention of the best class of citizens should turn to social gatherings and this is probably the reason that the society events of Lincoln are asa rule brilliant affairs. The second annual charity ball held this evening in representa- tive hall was as expected o grand affair, but eclipsed all previous society events in the history of the capital. It was in the fullest sence a great success, socially, artistically ond financially, Unstinted care had been taken in _decorating Representative hall, where the ball was hela. The room was fes. tooned with evergreen ropes, relieved with wreaths at the looping point. In every loop was @ work of art; the parlors of Lincoln having yielded up their choicest treasures for the great occasion. Intermingled with the evergreens were loops of the national colors and suspended on every wall were the stars and stripes. There wasa profusion of smilax, palms and other exoties that lent their beauty tothe scene. In each corner was a brilhant calcium light, and at a given signal there suddenly appeared on the walls in electric jets the werds “For Charity’s Sake,”” The doors opened at 8 o’clock and almost immediately a flood of animated and beautiful humanity began to pour in. Av 9 o'clock the grand march, the most im- rmng event of the evening, occurred, being led by Governor Thayer and Mrs. John B, Wright, Mrs. Thayer bemng derained in Plattsmouth by a slight illness. Some of tho most prominent society peoplein the state were noticed in line, It was a full dress affair and the toilets of the ladies, with their rich and varied hues, gave a kaleidoscopic appearance to the scene, ’é‘ho festivities were continued until a late our, DEFIANT CLARA, The police are determined to break up the den run by the notorious Clara Hoffman, which in addition to being & bawdy housé has been tho headquarters of thieves and thugs. Several weeks ago sho was ordered to discontinue running a house of shame and later was ordered out of town, she has defled the police and has not only i sisted on remaining in town, but alsoin co) ducting her infamous businéss. Last even. ing she was arrested and today she was fined 850 and costs, ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD, The chief of police nas received a telegram from Chief Farley of the Deuver polico force offering $1,000 reward for the apprehension of Freeman B. Crocker, president of the Denver board of public works, who has mysteriously disappeared. It is thought that he has bo- come insane. He has not been seen since last Sunday. He then wore & blue suit, nearl new, a black derby hat, and @ yellowh{ brown faded overcoat. TWO DESPERATE SCOUNDRELS. A brace of toughs entered the home of Mrs, anda yet the feet of the average man or we today ure much smaller than In ancient t answer 18 not difficu fashion have contrac small of sundals. of many, of whal advance diys were not 80 small as i the present corsets, The health of women times was better than in our pre social demands, household cares and hu living,, Women are weakor thun the. wery lungaid, whore they once wore bright strong and a tho most adavanced treatment and the are & necessity in most lives. cant fact, however. in connection with this 0 ¢ statement, that only pure stimulants g of value, while {mpitre are an actunl whiske; history. It has many imitators and the v iuul(mllnl which merit always b Jackson Brown,\botween Fifth and Sixth stroets, just at dule 1nst g, and with & tened to Blow her brains with them and accedo nately Mr. Jackson frightened wor bors, i her red the house, on _returned nelghbors, the ato this after- ered that the scoundrels had disappeared. noon Detective Malone disc thieves, with two fullen womes had taken possession of an empty housd near B and Fifth stroets and were making fgeir heud- quarters there. Arrangements welp made Yo arrest them. THANKSGIVING AT THE PEN, According to his usual custom Mr. Hop. kins, the kind hearted warden of the paniten tiary, gave the convicts in his -charge half « holiday, Besides, ho treated them to a fi Thanksgiviug dinner, which consisted, in ac dition to the usual ratlons, of turkey, pie, cake, coffec, and five cigars apiece. ODDS AND ENDS, Governor-elect Boyd has retained Har” wood, Ames & Kelly of this city to look after his interests in the proposed election contest brought by Powers, the defeated alliance candidate. i An unfortunate man named Robert Graves was found at the B. & M. depot this mornm: paralyzed with rheumatism and in a destituto condition, He said he was from Denver and was on his way to Chicago. He was furnished - | transportation to that m{' Wi This _afternoon @ fifteen-year-old boy | named Eddie Wright was arrested on tho | charge of entering the house of Mr. Krueger | ot Sixth and ¥ streets_and stealing $20 be- \ ) \ longing to Miss Birdie Krueger. The leading capitalists of Lincoln met last night and organized the Lincoln union depot company, with a capital stock of §500,000, G~ Got a Falss Tip From the Spirits, The new Bellamy colony at Santa Clara promises to go to pieces before it is fairly started, says a San Francisco dispatch to the Chicago Herald, It wus founded a few months ago by Mrs, Olive M. Washburn, a spiritualist, who wus told by advisers in the better land that it was her mission to realizo the plans of Bellamy as ouflined in *‘Lookiny Backward.” Spirits, she said, told her to give her fine fruit ranch, worth $100,- 000,as tho basis of a co-operative colony. | At first it was _given out that no money would be asked of colonists, but it wus [ ranch, but several malcontents declare they have been swindled, as by a recent vote of the majority it was decid allow Mrs. Washburn to lease the to the colony for one yeur inste: deeding it outright as she originally in- tended. Kickers declare she simply wants to have them work the ranch for nothing and should the cclony collapso she will have the fruit of their labor as well as,the coin they have paid in, The propose to bring the matter into tii courts. Mrs. Washburn’s friends suy she is justified in her course and isan unselfish philanthropist. Meanwhilo | she is in daily consultation with spirits | to get light. | 2 o A, finally decided that each should pay un | initiation fee of $100 and #5 monthly | until they had contributed $400 cach. A t number of colonists are now on tho ’ The Discovery of Silver In Russia, | The Gazette Russe announces the ro- cent discovery of large silver mines at the Kouban sources. The land belongs to a mining company, which has ceduld the working of it to an engineering specialist, the same person whoestal b4 lished the existence of these mines. Il has discovered more than twenty de- posits of silver and lead, some of whicn were worked in olden time, although in a most primitive fashion, An essentiul teature in the matter is that deposits of coal have been discovered in the samo district. Searching examinations have proved the unexampled richness of thesoe mines, and an analysis of the samples extracted has shown that the ore con- tains a large proportion of metal, Tho most distant deposits are only 140 vorts from the railway, and the roads leading thither are kept in good order. Further, the river has a plentiful supvly of water, and its current is rapid, which will facil- itate the establishment of works, So e An Accommodating Raflroad. Probably the most accommodating r railroad in this country is the narrow r gauge running from Tunkhannock to ¢ Montrose, Pa. It has been late n godd ¢ deal recently, and finally a Lehigh Val- ley condustor, whos had to wait for it. asked a passenger the reason, “Well,” he said, “I don’t krow what usually makes it late, but Ican tell you wh detained us tonight. One of our passen gers, while looking out of the car win dow with his mouth open, lost his set of 1N gold-mounted false teeth, The conduc- tor, on being informed of the loss, stopped the train and backed up to the int of the accident, when all hands unted with lanterns for the teeth until found.” —_— Don't ractice His Theory. Chicago Inter-Ocean, Kansas has the first socialistic congressman ever elected. His name is Jonn Davis ana ho is an editor. He talks of socialism but brings his subscrivers to time the same as before his conversion, and demands his pay in cash. SMALL FEE! They Are an Ilustration of the Tendency of the Times Toward Little Walsts and Weak Bodics, Anyone who visits the art museums muy be struck with the fact that the feet of all the anclent statues seem very large. They do seem 80, but it will be found that for syii« trical perfection these feet could not be hett: ask. Wh . Modern cust d foet to their present proportions; shoes have taken the pluce Indeed, it 1s only one illustrat civilizat The walsts of women In anci b uge o One might naturall by 18 this? fushion do. t e They feel depressed, blue, woak and ive. Suoh modern troubles reqnir best physiclans, and most sclentific authoritios of ho present day declare that pure stimulunts Teds o signiti pver The best and purest of all stimuls known to the public Is Duffy's I" Whiskey. 1t 1s indeed the only 1 known to the professions of the puls lie. It has been tesced by years of use, und 14 far more popular todiy than over borore 1 , and hence whon unscrupnlous dealors ofler any othior artlolo, they shouid be givon to uuder- Stand that only Dy S ufly's can be used. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subscribed and Guarantoed Capital Paid in Ouplital, Buys and sells stocks and i negotlates commerolal paper; recelves and excoutct trusts; aots a8 transfer agent and trusteo of corporations, takes charge of property, 0ol lects taxes, — ¥ Omaha Loan&TrustCo SAVINGS BANK. S, E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts: I'ald in Oupital ........... § 52,000 Subscribed and Guaranteed Capltal. ... 10100 Liability of Stookholders. ... 6 Por Oent Intorest Paid on Deposlts FRANK J. LANGE, Cushler. Ofcers: A. U, Wyman, president. J. J. Brown, vica-president, W. T, Wyman, troasirer Directors:—A. U, Wyman, J. H. Millard, J. J. Brown, Guy O, Barton, E. W, Naab, Thouius L Kuaball, George B. Lake, .