Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 6, 1891, Page 4

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THE political flotillas afloat on Salt creek are industriously ergaged inscut- tling cach othe TaE barnacles will knock at the door of the s sury, of course, but lot it not be opened unto them, TrE reduction of the public debt dur- ing December, amounting to $11,005,398, forms a splendid chapter of last year’s record, GENERAL CoLBy will strike nothing more ng, ive on the frontier than the Blaine yell that struck him at the Lincoln convention. THE public shouid remember that the man who publishes and sells school books is not the best authority on the subject of state publication. THERE is no real ground for alarm over the reported failure of the Java coffee crop. The stock of burnished beans will supply the deficit. DicTaToR BURROWS has added to his stock in tradoe an assortment of brands to stamp as ‘‘traitors” all persens who refuse to play dummy for him. The weight of evidence is unquestion- ably on the side of a fair clection and an honest count. Yet it does not approach the painful wait in store of the prohibi- tion lawyers for the! BoYD Is confident, Powers hopeful and Majors expectant. As for the people, they want the result that will be reached by honestly following the wvlain rules laid down in the constitution. ALL of Nebraska’s “third cities” show a good growth and long list of improve- ments for the past year, andall look confidently forward to the best year in the history as the promise of 1891, A SIGNIFICANT feature of the assem- bling of the logislature is the conspicu- @us absence of the old crowd of office hunters. They were swopt under by the November landslide, and have enough sense loft to romain out of sight, e MR. PULLMAN complains that ho is not as happy with his millions as when poverty tugged at his pockots. Yot Mr. Pullman porsistently ignores tempting opportunities to get rid of his millions and acquire havpiness and a henlthy di- gestion. NEBRASKA is taking good care of her children in the exposed counties, but what is South Dakota doing for hers? An empty pocketbookis embarrassing at 4 time like this, It is to bo hoped that South Dakota’s will not remain empty after the statesmen at Picrre have brought their minds to bear on thasu b- ject. PERIM '8 with' the famous Koch lymph in New York show that ten in- noculated patients in one hospital in- oreased in weight 32 pounds in 12 days, Despite the croakings of envious eritics, the results so far obtained at home and abroad insure Dr. Koch's d covery a leading place among the great medical achievements of the century WHEN Secretary Balfour made his tour of the famine districts of Ireland, he declared that the distress was slight and that the government would provide for the aflicted. Now he finds the job too much for the government and ap- peals for outside aid, which he loftily spurned a fow weeks ago. Balfour’s reputation as a versatile stranger to truth is materlally improved by his present performance. Massachusetts statesmen will wrostle again this winter with their old anun- solved problem of biennial legislative sossions. It seems very old that a state that has beon so progressive in all other mattersshould cling so tenaciously to the idea that the legisiature must sit regu- larly onco a year in-order to keep the world moving. Moreover, its sessions are generally six months long and are conducted at an enormous expense. The state has fow new problems to deal with, compared with a western state, and its logislators merely tinker old laws. The annual legislative session Is a monstros- ity and Massachusetts should hasten to adopt the biennial idea ~ 118 TWENTY-SECOND SESSION. The Twenty-second logislature ot No- braska assembles at Lincoln tediy. In many respeuts it is the most remargable body ever chosen for this service in the stato, and its procoedings and results will command extraordinary attention. The legislature of 1889 contained 103 republicans, 28 democrats and 2 inde- pendents, The legislature which as- sembles today contains 28 republicans, 36 domocrats and (9 independents. On joint ballot the independents have a ma- jority of 4, thoir margin being 8 1 the senate and 1in the house. But in their claim of 51 members of the house the independents count the representative elected from Saline a8 a Knight of Labor. Without his assist- ance the house would be a tie. Mean- while, tho democrats claim that at least four of the independents will vote prin- cipally with them, It is evident that in a hody thus strangely constituted compli- cations may arise, and it is therefore im- possible to forcenst its action on any given subject. The striking feature of thenew logislature, however, is tho size of the independent element, which is larger than cver before in the history of thestate, Nebraska nover before had ae legislature that was not con- lled by the republicans, the nearest approach to the present situation being in 1853, when there were thirty members chosen as straightout independents, It is needless to discuss now the polit- ieal revolution which brought about these sweeping ¢ s, Tue Bre has y spoken very plainly on thissub- and the history of the last cam- n is fresh in the public mind. The important consideration now is the use that the new party will make of its strength and the results which will fol- low the loss of power by the republicans. The first contest will occur over the organization of the house. The election for speaker will be the first tost of party strength, If the indo- pendents, with their precarious major- ity, are able to elect their candidate 1l show that they have their fol- lowing well in hand. The speakevship have a very important bearingon course of the session, The matter of the greatest public in- terest is the contest over the governor- ship. It ought not to b the subject of prolific debate, nor the cause of cost delay. The constitution makes very plain the duty of the legislature in tho matter. Its first business after organ- izing is to canvass the returns, de re who have been chosen to the various oxecutive offices, and proceed to inaugurate them. If there is then a con- test both houses, sitting separatel. must fix the date of the hearing by pass- ing a concurrent resolution. The date must bo at least three days ahead, and may be ten, thirty or forty, as the two houses shall elect. In the meantime, the officers who appear to have been elected, according to certified election returns, will be in power. If it shall be subsequently decided that any of these officers were not elected, or that they are ineligible, they will then go out and their legal suc- cessors will assumo the duties of their oflice The overwhelming sentiment of the state is that the whole matter shatl be decided in striet accordance with the provisions of the constitution and the law. The first duty of the legislature is to adjust its expenses to the Kansas scale and thereby effect a grent saving to the taxpayers. It should then procesd as promptly as possible to the considora- tion of the many important measures that the people are waiting to see passed, in order that their burdens may bo lightened and justice done to all the in- terosts of the stute, THE BEHRING SEA CUNTR()"’RRSY. A fow weeks ago thero scemed to be favorable promise that negotiations re- garding the Behring sea controversy would soon be resumed. It was the re- ported opinion of the British minister at Washington that no further cause of irritation was likely to arise, and he scouted the idea that there was any Aanger from this issue of a rupture of the friendly velations between the United States and G- Britain, Since then the situation appears to have as- sumed a more serious nature, and if re- ports and rumors are of any value it looks as though the con- troversy might drift into & quarrel, The reports are that the British fleet in the north Pacific is to bo complemented by a Gorman flect, and that in order to meet this display of English and German force our govern- ment proposes to at once incroase the United States fleet on the west coast and has ordered war ships and cruisers to Pacifie waters. It has also been represented that the president and secrotary of state have lost patience with the stubborn attitude of the British government and will not renew negotiations on the basis proposed by Lord Salishury. These repro- sentations having reached Englind aro taken seriously by the English press, which variously com- ments on them. The tory Standard re- gards this dispute as wearing a vory un- pleasant aspect and expresses the hope that Mr. Blaine will not persist in a menuce, which is cortain to be resented and resisted, This journal perhaps more nearly than any other voices the views of the government. Other papers think there is no reason for alarm, ascribing the reported attitude of Mr, Blaine to a desive to promote the interests of his party. “The expressions of these jour- nals are altogether peaceful, and so far as they can be presumed to represent public sentiment in England indicate that anything in the niture of a quarrel growing out of this controversy would be deeply regretted. Ivis highly probable that nene of these roports are entitled to the importance that has been given them abroad or in the American press. It 1s quits possible that the governmant may intend to send more cruisers into Behring sea next soa- son, in view of a threatened larger inva- sion of those waters by Cuanadian scal- ors, and it may be the intention also to pursue a more rigid policy with respect: to these deprodators than was observed tho past semson. It will do this as a plain duty pending the settlement of the controversy, and it is not clear that it could do less without praetically surrendering its claim, If (¢ does not guard those waters from the encronch- ments of the vessels of Canada it eannot provent those of any other country soal- ing in them, and this would mean the spoedy extormination of the seal. It is presumed that no American citizon will say that this should be allowed. But thero is not avalid reason for supposing that Mr. Blaine has any wish fo provoke a quarrel with England over this mate ter, and if it be granted that ho might have it is certain that he would not be sustained by tho president. In his annual message the president vory ox- plicitly stated why the proposal of Lord Salisbury for a settlement of the contro- versy was not a ptod, and it was satisfactory to the fair and unprejudiced judgment of the country. Noither the American nor the En- rlish people want any conflict over this ue, and the masses of both would heartily weélcome its fair and honorable settlement. If the administration has exhausted its resources it would be well to ask congress to direct what fur- ther action shall bo taken, as it was said a short time ago tho president intonded todo. Wo believe if this were done, and congress took counsel of intelligent pub- lic sentiment, it would accept arbit tion as the most direct and certain w to a satisfactory ending of the contro- versy. THE SITUATION 1 The entire country has become pro- toundly interested in the situation in the northwest, and as a leading eastern journal remarks, the Indian problem is the live question of the d: The not- able feature of tho discussion of the question is that while there is abundant criticism of the policy of the government in dealing with the Indians, with refer- ence especially to the system of appoint- ments in the Indian service, it is insisted that the present duty of the govern- ment is to use all its power to suppress the outbreak and 1o protect the sottlers whose lives and property are in peril. The war being on, is the general expression, it will have to be fought out in the usual ““Animadversions upon the Indian policy of the government, "’ ington journal, *“may properly be sus pended. Fine-spun theories as to the treatment and sentimental considera- tions as to the moral regeneration of the ‘wards of the nation’ are not wante at headquarters just now. The defens less settiers of tho northwest must bo saved from spolistion and massacre. The savages upon tho warpath must be whipped into subjection. The troops are in the field and must be supported by the whole power of the administration and the people. There is no alternative.” This is undoubtedly the feeling that generally prevails in the conntry. The indications point toa protracted conflict, with most disastrous conse- quences, unless the wmilitary authorities vo.y greatly increase the means of sup- pressing the outbreak. No ono doubts the ability of the oflicers conducting the operations against the hostiles, but the force at their command is insufficient for an effectively aggrossive campaign, and this the exigency demands. The talk about the Indians beinyg surrounded is obviously absurd. The troops doubt- less occupy the most vital pointsand may be able to successfully defend them 1n case of attack, but the theater of oper- ations embraces u much larger region than can possibly be covered by a fow thousand troops, and vy portion of it is known to the savages it cannot safely be assumed that they will not find an avenue of escape if they shoula de- sive to got away. What the number of the hostile Indiuns is no one knows, but it is probably not much if any less than that of the soldiers, and there is reason to believe that their force is steadily increasing, It is also probable that they are wedl supplied with subsistence, so that an attempt to starve them into submission would consume months. Meanwhile, there is the danger of raidsinto the surrounding country with the most deplorable consequences to defenseless settlors, Everything shows that the [ndiansare on the warpath with the determined purpose of doing all the mischiof they can, Whether it be a religious craze, or the spivit of revenge, or a sense of in- justice, t has led them into revolt is not a matter of immediate conse- quence. The one fact to be considere is that they are evidently desperately in earnest'and must be dealt with as ene- mies bent upon doing all the damage d | and destruction they can find opportu- nity to accomplish, The extentof this will depend upon the degree of vigor employed by the military authorities in suppressing the outbrealk, and it wonid be a great relief to the thousands of set- tlors whose lives and homes are in pevil if tho authorities were to show a livelier approciation of the critical nature of this Indian w THE NEW The organization of the new council will determine whether the municipal interests of Omaha ave to be continued in the clutches of a mercenary cligue, or whether the members, profiting by past exporience, will give the city an honost, economical government. The city is on the threshold of a new progressive era. The dark clouds have disappeared. Doubts and restraints no longer check material growth, and confidence is restored. The measure of our immediate advancement vests largely on the conduct of the coun- cil. One of the vital essentials of municipal growth isreduced taxation and the application of business principles to public affairs. Extravagant disburse- ment of the public funds impliesin- creased taxation, The cautious for- n investor invariably inquires into the rate of ation, the public debt and the cost of running the government, If these are favorable investment follow On the contrary, extravagance and its train of tax-collectors not oniy checks foreign investments but chills home en- ternrises and injuriously affects public confidenc The future of the city demandsan improved order of public management Cliques and combines must be put under foot, Due regard for tho rights of contractors and corporations does not THE OMAHA DAILY BE TUESDAY, ARY 6, 1891 mean that tiay shall control and dlotate the conduct bf fhe council. The rights of the people) the prosperity of the city are of groater consequence, and should be rigidly eesp sotod and encouraged. Great thifg¥ are not expected from the new coureily but the people demand greater vigilance in the disbursoment of funds, no discrimination in public works and a united, aggrossive effort to push the material fntorests of the city with- out posting @taxgathorer at its gatos. — TEACHERS AND STATE TEXT BOOKS. The state teachers’ association at its session in Lincoln last week, passed a resolution stating that “‘we are opposed to state publication.” This action was in decidedly bad taste in view of the fact that this is a quostion which will come before the legislature for a thor- ough investigation, and that it is under- taken with the hopo of effect ing a groat saving for the people and taking an enormous business from the control of a closo monopoly of school book pub- lishors, The motive and origin of the resolu- tion are perfectly plain. The resolution was doubtiess prepared and passed at the suggestion of the book trust. Thoe teachers have unwit- tingly allowed themsel to be y into the hands of these ma- The diseussion will go on, nipulators, however, and the 1ssue will be deeided without the ussistance of the ol agoents of the school,book trust, The fa that most of the books now used in the schools of Nebraska are published by an association that has vower to dictate the cost of the educa- tion of every child in this state, so far as this large item goes. Of course they charge all that they think the public will stand. A great many people be- lieve that the state can prepare its own text books, lot the mechanical part of the work to the lowest bidder, and thereby save tens of thousands of dol- lars and be independent of one t nopoly. Only ono side of the question has formerly been presented to Yhe peo- ple, but it1s now proposed to investi the whole subject, and let the taxpayers say whether thay prefor thonew method to the old. Tie BEE hasa la of facts to bo presented at the time, and confidently bel convince the judgment of Nebraska that the Alliance is right in its demand on this subject, In the meantime, good taste should suggest to tho teachers that they ab- ain from further attempts to forestall public discussion or legislative action, cers or ts ar Al progress of the south during 1890 was remarkable, IStatistics compiled by the Manufacturers' Record show a marvelous increass in all depart- ments of activity. Tho assessed valua- tion of all property increased $270,000,000 during the year, and $1,600,000,000 in ten years. Three-fifths of the total milenge of now ronds were constructed in the south. Banking capital increased 810,935,000, and ' the agregate value of products exported was $208,203,000, an increase over the previous year of $24,141,010. The output of pigiron in- creased 400,000 tons. During the year 8,917 new manufacturing entecprise were started, covéring every vaviety of industry from k wills to steel works. A notablo feature of the south’s indus trial growth i3 the steady increaso of cotton mills. In five years the con- sumption of cotton by home mills in- creased 100 per cent. Yet so great is the crop that there is no diminution in the exports of the product. The result is ascribed to the influx of northern cap- and entorpr Backof that, how- over, is the irrespressible movement of manufacturers toward the source of raw material, Itisan irresistible force at work in all sections of the country, and the manufacturer who ignores it will sooner or later bo crowded out of the in- dustrial procession. Ir Omaha is to have a park system worthy of the name and worthy of the city, the park commission must be given independent powers. In every city which has made a feature of parks, park commissions or boards have been made co-ordinate branches of municipal gov- ernment, with powers strictly defined by law, but not subject to the control of common councils, There is no rational reason why the council of Omaha should have supervisory control of the park commission. The law creating the com- mission vests the appointment of mem- bers in the judgoes of the district court. This in itself isa guarantee that the appointees will be from a clas of r@presentative ¢ ns and tax- payers never prominent in political con- ventions With duo respect for the coun- cil, the present park commission is its superior in experience and mental force, and certuinly more competent than the councilmen to deviseand inaug- urate a system of parks and boulevards that will be a creditto the city. To subject the board to the whims of ward politicians is folly. Tt will only tend to deluy the inauguration of an adeq system of parks and boulevards which enlightened public opinion demands, Tue financial expprienced squoeze throughout the country is forcibly il- lustrated in the clearing house record of the past weok. Outof atotalof fifty- four cities repgeting, thirty-two record a decrease in transuctions, ranging from 3 to 43 per'cent. The decline is in marked contrast with the record of 1890, which rarely showed a decline in ten cities. The, falling off is not con- fined to any particular scction of the country. 1t i¢ ‘widesproad, and agg gates an averdzo decroase of 10.5 per cent. A rea¢tion cannot be long de- forred without serious injury to the business of the country. All leading financiars agree that the worst has been passed. — ITis quite evident that the Indian campaign is closely studied by the gov- ernment at Washington. That is indi- ated by the removal of General For- sythe, pending a court martial. But why not settle the war flvst and investi- gate history afterwards, Tiri: tens of thousanas of the Ameri- can people who have found pleasu listening to the singing of Emma Abbott, and who esteemed her for her sterling womanly qualities, will most sincerely rogret hor untimely death, Whatover hor true rank as an artist, no Amer- ican singer since Caroline Richings at- tained so greata popularity or estab- lished a widor circlo of earnest admirers and friends. Miss Abbott adorned her profession, not more by her fine talents than by her pure lifo, und rocolloction of her as one of the most accomplish and pleasing of singers will always bo assoei- atad with the thought that sho was also ono of the truest of women. — Winuiay Hesny HULBERT is making astudy of the prosent Fronch govern- ment and croating a sensation in Paris by the publication of caustic articles in an English magazine, He hus under- taken to prove that the republic is more tyrann than the empire of Louis Napoleon. Thus far he has established the fact that the elections are coerced by the ministry and that the govern- ment doos not necessarily reprosent the sense of the French peovle. Americans will not generally rejoice if ho proves that popular government in Franceis a farce, but ho may do that country a Tvico by pointing out where they are wronged. ne Te statesman who achieved notoriety by a display of sole leather, proposos to lead the opposition against the bill creating a court for tho sottle- ment of Indian depredation ecluims, Of course, his constitutents would not profit by the decisions of the court. ————— PARISIA should not object to a quiet visit from William Il. When his grandfather was last there lie was not so civil about it. Lunnun Must Wake Up. Chicago Tribune. We feel sorry for the Londoners, but they really must adopt elty ways and get a modern fire department. London is Big enough now tocomb the dog-fennel out of its halir, quit following the band w and put on style. No Room for a Third Party. Boston_ Globe, No doubt the time will come for a new party of national scope and power. Butif history aches anything it teaches thatone great purty or the other must bo destroyed first. new party of any couscque live while the democratic and republice tzatlons occupy the field ing the Step. icaqo Inter port comes from raph, Standard be Americanized with new Hoe presses. This is one of the Improvements the English papers have long held out against, but they inning to discover that the people want news rather thun mere comment on the nows. 1d Chronicle are to e HINTS TO LAWMNAKE S, Tremont Tribune: The school book trust might as well get rendy to goout of business in Nebrs The lezislature will settle its hash this winter. The people don't propose to have the education of thelr children ham- pered by the arbitrary methods of forcing up prices of text books adopted by the combine. So long as the legislature Is composed of lawyers no reform can be expected. The pres- entlegislature being composed of farmers, will probably give us comothing homely, spiced with common sense. But the best thing the granger lezislature can do will bo simply to revise the present laws, repeal one-haif and amend the remainder and pass no new ones, Hastings Nebraskan: What Nebraska needs isan election law which will enable people to goto tho polls, vote a seerct ballot unmo- lested by pressure of any kind. and be assured r voto will be lonestly counted and By following the Australian system an be don bo pl atute books of Nebraska at the coming session of the legislature, Beatrice Democrat: What the people want 15 less legislation and more commion sense, They w. ittle of the ¢ rule that zov- ons in dealin his neighh erns ni estly fairly and hon- They want a little w, that any Intelligent man end,” and not a bateh of stully that the lawyers and the devil himselt Aot guess out, bt must roly upon the su- 10 conrt to guess out for thom, Springficld Monitor: There is a great field for some member of the legislature to make a record this winter by introducing some m ure for the relict of the people of Nebraska from the systematio robbery now beinsg prac- ticed by the school book trasts, Wo know of no racson why school books cannotbe manu- factured and sold as cheapas other books, The state should have a good set of books com- pleted, suftable for our public schools, and then furnish them at actual cost, Beatrice Democrat: The bill for having Ne- braska represented at the world's fair seems 0 be one of remarkable fairness, and one that the legislature of this state can consistently support. The appropriation asked for Is not large, considering the work that is to be ac- complished. and the lenzth of time thatis to be conslaered In its expenditure. The demo- erathopes to see Nebraska properly rep sented at tho great Columbian exposition, and atter is wholly in the hands of the com- with piain homely Vidette: We trust ture can see its way elear to appropriate suflicient money to properly advertise Ne- braska at the Columblan cxposition. Too much, however, must not be asked from the state. If the state board of agricalture, in conjunction with cach county fair of the state, and the railrond companics will take hold of r, Nebraska can i e shown up in her true dolors. Individual and corporate efforts put forth with the judicious use of $109,000, Nebraska could have an agricultural exhibit second to ng state In the union. Kearney Hub: Nebraska should advertise herself at the world's fair and should do it well. Her pre-eminence as an_agrieultural that the coming state should be m de s0 well known to the whole world ¢ up as if by ma quarter so state, the wuste places would fill ie, and_thero would notbe a ion of land uncultivated in the ier lezisiature has this matter to and the ub eannot doubt that the abers will prompely and cheertu ation that will not only Dbenefit the state in a general sense, but add to the diguity and Importance of their own cull- ing as woll. Norfolk News: The next legislature will have enouzh to do It 1t passes the laws that aro imperatively demauded for the wel faro of the state without monkeying with any side issues. A maximum rato ratiroad law, & law g assessments o bo b at full value, oo requiring stato, county und munie- tpal funds to be deposited in the bank that will put up the best boud and pay the most Interest on daily cush balances, & lnw making owners of elevators public warehousemen and providing for the negotiabillty of wa house recelpts are four moasures that will re- quire carcful thought and mature deliver nd will necessarlly ocoupy a good desl thay should bo passed whether At The Girl ¢ the Season, Cape Cod Item, Thesummer girl is very well in lawn or tulle and lace, With her ffafty goldon ringiets and blue eyes and bioom When you stay b Vit the thothsome Aad tho days are ind sunny und the n sweot und e I But whon Boreas s bl and exhibiting | his ir With the radisnt winter girl I love to sit L sido th Ana hioar he evory And watch the firelight playing on her ani- muted fue With her dark eyes on me beaming I forgot thio summer skios, For there nevor wis a sumuior 1ike the sum mer 1w hor eyes. AFFAIRS ON THE FRONTIER. Rav. Found Things at Rushville, THE SITUATION WAS NOT EXAGGERATED. Says She Marricd Him for Monoy— The City of Lincoln Sued—An- other Jail Breaking Cnso— Other Capital Nows, Lixcoty, Nob., Jan. Brr.]—Rev. George W. Martin of tho state relief committoo is at present at the front near the seat of the Indian trouble and writes along lotter to Governor Thayer deseriving the situation there, The following excerpts are made from the lotter: “1 came to Rushyille at the earnest request of the county officers and found things in a worse condition even than repres Tho court house and churches and many privato rosidences are crowded to overflowing with the peoplo who have left their homes along the north ine of tho state in close proximity to the rese n. They have come in at the suggestion of the commanding general at Pino Ridgen “There aron good many porsons, both at le and Hay Springs, who need as- in the mattor of provisions. The informed by Goneral Miles that thero were no troops between the hostile In- dians and tho sottlements. Tn this condition it scemed imperative that some protection should bo given. Strong men, in repeating tome tho situation, wept as children, and the women and children having been under a strain for so long are in many instances heartbroken.” Mr. Martin then telis how ho was be to use his fufluenco in securing detachm of national guards for protection. “When the people of the town here were notified that you would immedi 20 would vush up to me,” continues Dr. Martin, “shake me by tho hand and bies name of Governor Thayer. Many declared that it was the first time that they began to feel safo, “The home guards are on night, picketing tho s into town, Supplies havenot reached hers yet, and the citizens who boen assis! the settlers for the past two wi ing extra efforts today to feed theso people “In many wstances where the settlors had to leave theirhomes, vagabonds of society visited these places and stole what feed and provisions they could find left." Adjutant «eneral Colo t following 2 ppeal from Chadr General Cole: I have received request for company ui militia from eighteen families on the Little Bordeaux. Can you not order a company there! Ivis beuw ron and ile Indians. [Special to Tie duty day and cral roads leading Jonx G, Mainer, County Clerk. the following Com- Shortly aft militia_com cond rogiment, Nobraska Ci piny H, First regiment, Nelson First regimont, Bennett; company K, regiment, Schuyler. General Colby loft with the troops. LoV A short time AUGHS AT LAW! nce Mrs, Josephine MoGraw secured a divorce from her husband on the charge of desertion. Her married life was nota very happy ono, according to her story told in court, but she is not one of the grand army of those who believe that marriage is a failire, and this afternoon departed for Council Bluffs, where she will be united in marriage to John A. Miller, a well known {n-illh'r of this city, The marriage would wave been celebrated in Lincoln, but for the fact that Nebraska has o cruel law which forbids remarriage until six months after ob- taming a deerce of divorc MARRIED TIM FOR MONEY. Edmond Duling filed an amended, answer toduy to the divorce petition of his wife, nie A, near Min- farmer living h that Min- ounger, mar- Ldmond is a wealthy TRaymend, and who is twenty years the ried him soiely for his money, and that after Livin months with him she departed to lead an idle and dissolute life. He further that she now as 5,000 alimony in cr to support he e reputed d 1 idle and dissolute lives. He also alleges that she has been unfaithful to him. THE GRAY PAVING SUIT. Fred W. Gray brought suit in district court today against the city of Lincoln for $32,000. Gray is a member of the firm which did the majority of the cedar block paving in the city. Some $25,000 worth of bouds were delivered by the city to H. T. Clarke, a mem- ber of the firm, and the city refuses to pay until Clarke makes a scttement. Gray savs in his petition that Clarke and Burr, his other partuers, refuse to act with him in bringing this smt. ALLEGES FRAUD, William Jameson began suit in the district court today against Walter A. Cole and Ed- ward A. Sackett for $12,000, due as damages sustained by swindling practices, as alleged, of defendants, Jameson says that he was in- duced tobuy a one-third ‘interest in their general store at Weeping Water; that after- wards, by false rvepresentatives, he was in- duced to buy Cole’s interest, Cole, who was bookkeeper, falsifying the books. Soon afterwards Cole absconded and in the smash which followed Cole had to pay out §19,000 to ave his credit, ut in $7,000, he wants Sackett compelled to whack up the differ- ence, BROKE JAIL. ? - Shortly after 11 o'clock last night W, H. Robb and William Roberts, two notorions crooks confined in the city Jail, succeeded in aping from the place by diggng a holo h'the southwest corner, The first i in charge had of th Charlie Thomas, a col- sted Saturday evening, station and ~announced prisonors, was when oner arr ored came into the polic the escape of Robb and tho other Tmmediately after the discovery of the es- pri capo the patrolmen on the beats adjacent to the station were catlod in and detailed to scour the ncighborhood for the fugitives, Robb isthe fellow who was brought down G, W, Martin Describes How Ho from Omaha for stealing Henry Birchman's watch fair woek. Roberts was arrested Sat- & Rogors' shoe hou At a late hour last night the fugftives had not been captured the latter's buggy and started for Havelock, supposing that the fellows would naturally strikoe for tho east. ‘Tho hitched their horso tho hotel at Havelock and went out on a woitering teip. Whilo they wero so_en ed the fugitives came along, and regard: ho teamn as a vory good find, unhitehed it and drove off. Malono and Balrd soon dis covered tho fact and telophoned to pojic headauarters, They were instructed on tho first freight train east, dnd did so, Malono going as far as Ashland and Baird as both reported this morn ing that no traco of the men had _been secured. Marsal Melick went up to Omaha on the morning train, About noon found east of Wesle the horse and buggy were van _university, the fol- lows having evidontly got scared and aban- doved the rig, 8 they did not care to add horse stealing to their other crimes., Roberts corroct name is said to be Jim Lewis, ana he is reported to be a professional ifo blower, SLURRED A MILITIAMAN, Charlie Thomas, who had been drinking rather heavily, took offensoat the presenco on our streets ' Saturday evening of a mom- ber of the militia, aud_contemptuously in- quiroad of tho soldier why he didn’t go and fight Indisus instead of loaling around the city, He accompanied bis romarks with sov- eral contemptuous epithets, which aroused the soldier's ire, and u bloody war was imi- nent, but a policeman spoiled the fun. Thomns attempted to escape, by passing h We taurant, but was captured by Ofticer MeWilliams, Thomas drew @ re volver, but was prompily kiiocked down and arrostod. THE LAW £C1100} The Central law college be term tonight ut 1 its Jannary 5 o'clock with an opening ure in its hall in the Burr block™ 1J. Tuttlo on the “Legal Status of 1 in Ancient Grec Though only a over one year old this vory flourishing condition. From now us the last of M there will be from th four technical lectures each weoek, desigiod to instruct the cluss upon the more important logal topics. STATE HOUSE NOTES. Govornor Thayer has appomted S. €. Tus sett of Gibbon as delegate to tho dairymen's annual national convention to be held at Washington, D. C., 1n Pobruary Both legislative chambers are now ready for the strife that will commenco tomorrow. & e . SOUTH DAKOTA'S LEGEISLA TURE law sehool is i o A Very Lively Contest for the Organ- zntion of the House. Prenn; to Tur B every ne and it m Pettig fun, raining at tomorrow's election fely be put down that Senators and Moody are mnot here just for democrats and independer are together endeavoring to put out thelr full strength which would give them a majority of from three to four. The dificulty of this is whilo cortain members are called independents, clected as against the regul didates, the ssues were local and toey will vote with the republicans on organ®ation and are for all state purposes, as good repub- licans as though regularly clected. This is the case in a’nutshell. The republicans will organize the house and Moody will be clected senator, as there are some ten contest cases which will be decided in their favor. The idependents and demo- crats still hope to form a combination, but their members fear troac aud chax that the republicans have Lought so or five of both their parties who havi arrived to stay away and thus defeat tho in ovganization. This is not well founded. ve to win The caucusing being r republican cau- Tho republicins will hold cuses at headquarters at about o'clock tonight. Buchanan scoms to in the lead for speaker, Winslow of is openly a candidate aud it may be that this will result in the nomination of a dark horse Winslow claims to be a member of the farm- ors? alliance and produces several indepe dents who witl vote for him, Buchan ifit is demonstrated that he o independent votes to elect him | draw in favor of some ono who can, democrats and independents will hold a joing caucus tonight at the democratic head- quarters. Seward of Coddington will probr ably be their nominee for spealcer. T'he republican organization of the houso sure to elect Moody senator, aud there is every probability of “their huving a safe ma jority, but as every district r badly'mixed thero is a possibility of republi can defeat. This would defeat Moo there might then still be some c clecting some republican, such as Congr man Pickler or Governor Mellotte, who aro botb popular with the farmors’ alliutce. Nearly all the lecislators are here. The bal- ance will arrive onigh. = S Postof Illinots introduced for refe bill to convert United States logal tender notes from the government promise to p into legal tender promises to reccive a to restore to circulation gold in the treasu for redemption of United States notes. notes shall declare on their face: “This United States note, for —— dollars, will bo vecoived and paid ‘out at all government offices and depositories for paymonts which are not by luw reguired to be made in coin.” S A Kansas Failure. | Arcmsoy, Kan, Jan pooial Tol. gram to Tur By M. M. Shorcs, a general merchaut of Plaineville, Rooks county, Kun- sas, has, failed with C. G. Cochran a signee, He did an bis failure is & surprise, sets not known. ol i Art S, Pavr, Mian, gramto Tue B ton and Harris M Minneapolis, tod ht on Janua: the entire gate receipts. nco xtensive business and Liabilities and ase —Deuny Kelliher of 130 rtin,the Black Pearl igued articlos for a ten 21, for §500 a side and Highest’ of all in Leavening Power.— U, S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889, ol Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE NEBRASKA National Bank U. S. DEPOSITORY, OMAHA, NEB. Capital, - - = - $400,000 Surplus Jan. 1st, 1890, - 87,800 onry W. Vatas, Prosidont CaiaonL] Jarmes W Savagn K. Colllus, 1t C: Cushing, J- N. 1L s Trughos, casiitor. THE 1RO BANK, Cornor 12t nud Farnam s, al Banking Busin Omeers Lowis 8 V. Morad Patrick. W A Ge s Transacted DRINK EXCELSIOR SPRINGS me. woe' WATERS Nature's Tonie, Diuretic snd Uric Solvent. SOLD ONLY IN BOTTLES DY C B. MOORE & CO., Agts. 1515 Dodge St OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Bubsoribed and Guarantoed Capital P'aid in Capltal sreae Huys and sells stocke aud bonds commerolal paper, rocolves and execules Lrusts; acts as transfer agent and srustee « corporations, takes charge of property, ool lects taxes, Omaha I__,oan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S, E. Cor. 18th and Douglas Sts. vald In Oupltal 000 Subscribed and Guarantood n Linbility of Stockholders. crrees 20,000 & Per Cont Intoreat Paid on Deposits, FRANK J. LANGE, Cushior. Ofcers: A. U. Wymau, prosident. J. J. Lrown, vy W. T. Wyman, tren llt.n + Wyman, J. H. Millard, J. J, irown, Guy 0. Burton, B. W, Nush, Thouiag L Kbabull, Goorge B, Lake iror. Conversion of Liogal Tender Notes. 4 WasHINGTON, Jan, 5.—In the house (o 1% Thiay Baking -T urday forstealing & pair of shoes at Webstor Oflicers Bob Malone and Will Baird took ¥ % A