Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 14, 1891, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THE DAILY BEE. e = . ROSEWATER kprror. e = PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING TERVS OF SUBSCRIPTION. nd Eunday, One Year Omaha, The Tie Bouth Oninhn, Counell B, 1 Chicago Office, 17 New York, Rooma 1, Washiington, bl CORRESPONDE Al communications relating to news and editorial matter should be sddressed to the Editorial Department. BUSINESS LET' letters and Al busin, anees should teaddresscd (o The Bee Pub) Company, Oninha. Drafts, check ice orders o be made puyable to o er of the oow 'ff]'t:‘fict Publishing Company, Proprictors, The Bee 'ld'g, Farnam and feventeenth Sta EWORN MENT OF CIRCULATION Btute of Nobrasks. County uf Doteina. | 89 George 13, Trschuck. secretary of The Bee Publishing compuny. aoes solemnly sweat hat the setunl efreulation of TrE DAILY Bl for the weex ending Junuary 10, 1801, was as follows Bund n.4 Mond . Tuesciny, Jun 6. Wednesduy, Jan Thursday Friduy Buturday, T 1. 10, Average.. 20,303 Gronar B, TZ8CHUCK. Fworn to Lefore me and subseribed in my presenco tnis 10th of January. A. D.. 1801 IFEAL| N. P, Fin. Notary Publia. Btute of Nebroska, L County of Doliglas, { I" A Gec 1. Tzschu auly sworn, de- oses ani £1v8 that he Js seeretary of The Bee "ublisbing Company. that the ietual averag daily circulation ‘of TnE DAILY for " the month of January, 1600, for February, 180, 10,561 conles: rch, 1600, 10,815 copies; for April, 4 _covles for Moy, 1800, 20,18 cop'es June, 1800, 1 cop'es; for July, 260, 20,62 coples for August, 10,3750 cop s for Eentemier, 180, 2070 coples: for Oc 1800, 20762 coples; for November, 156 coj mber, 1860, 0,471 copies, Grov B. T78Cnuck. Eworn to e fore me, nnd_ subscril silstany of December. A. D, NP, i, Notary Publio. presence, t THE union depot company proposes but Jay Gould disposes. THE doctrine of resurrection receives anew impetus from the fact that Carter Harrison is talked of for mayor of Chi- cago. ENATOR INGALLS is “still in the swim,” but the odds are decidedly against his being able to disrupt the al- liance majority. —— THE latest weather bulletin from To- peka indicates incroasing cloudiness, possibly accompanied by a cyclone, for one J. J. Ingalls. THE *‘reorganization of the railroads” goes bravely on, in the interest of Jay Gould. Some time they may be reor- ganized in the interest of the people. — TiEe Elder family is booming. The legislature of the Sunflower state matches Speaker S. M. Elder of Ne- ‘braska with Speaker P, P, Elder of Kan- Bas, —— THE work of the school hook agent begins to loom up modestly in the col- umns of the rural press. The book trust is bound to convert the public rogard- less of expense. THE balance of power in the Illinois legislatur® has heen weighed and tipped the beam at 502 pouads. In the opinion of Charley Farwell and General Palmer they weigh a ton, — Wi ARk pained to note that the east- ern states have been ravaged by another violent rain and snow storm. Mean- while the weather is balmy and beauti- ful on the banks of the Mi MR. KIiMBALLS denial of the fact that the Union Pacific refused to permit trains of other roads to cross the bridge is a bold declaration to make to a court whose orders were recently spurned by the compuny NEBRASEA civil of Tennessee's. have but one ation is still ahead In the latter state they governor, and he has thrown a newspuper man out of the win- dow. In Nebraska, where we have sev- eral governors, no newspaper man has yet been assaulted. THE prohibition lawyers ave still try- ing to manipulato the legislature, It is surprising that membors of the Alliance should permit themselves to be bulldozed tnto filse and injurious attitude by a set of mercenaries who, ng succoss- tully tanped the Alliance treasury for 81,600, ave striving to manipulate tho same power in favor of a raid on the stato treasury, — SENATOR IRBY, the leador of the new dispensation in South Carolina, is not ovorwhelmingly commended by his _political ereators. Colonel Keitt, presi- dent of the state Alliance, paiuts him as “ascurvey follow, loprous with crime, and without an element of statesman- ship.”” Only a wild dosire to serve his country and draw the salary provents the senator from ma rvecant or head a fune: = A LARGE supply of Dr. Koch's lymph has been shipped to Denver, and the na- tive are innoculated with new hopes. Denver is peculiarly fortunate in secur- ing an advance supply of the German elixir. Although a summer resort and a sanitarium of boundless pretensions, the hegira to the grave is such that it seriously imperils the population, Out of 107,000 inhabitants, 2,68 joined the silent majovity last year—a cemotery per centagoe that few health resorts can equal. —— THE supreme court granted General Thayer a hearing in his petition for quo warranto but informed him that he would lose nothing by an orderly retire- ment from the executive office, pending the final decision, In suggesting that Lieutenunt Governor Majors may if ho chooses become party in the pending process the court strongly intimated that if Boyd is not eligible Majors would be his legal successor, The same sug- gostion may be construed as settling the point that Boyd 1s legally governor for the time being. All of these decisions are precisely in line with the construc- tion which Taue BEE has put upon the constitution since the discussion began, DON'T ASK FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE. A member of the senate has intro- duced a memorial to congress setting forth that 160,000 people in Nebraska are suffering for the necessities of life, | and asking the national government to appropriate $1,000,000 for thelr relief. There ar al good reasons why | should notbe passed, ono | of which is that congress would nover | heed to a demand calling for such an enormous appropriation for one sec- tion of ono state, We should therefore incur all the disadvantigesof such a nutional advertisement and receive none of its henefits, Congress has | already more business than it can possibly transact in the fow remaining weoks of its session. Furthermore, there are lavge portions of Kansas, Colorado and the Dakotas in more pressing nced of assistance than any part of Nebruska, and the expendi- ture of 1,000,000 in this state would necessitate the expenditure of $10,000,000 more elsewhere, It is quite probable that Senator Paddock’s bill, appropriat- ing ties, can be carri possible that the amount may be ere to 8100,000. More than ths lowever, there is absolutely no prospect of recuring. While the memorial is for these rea- sons impracticable and unwise, it 18 a matter of the most vital importance that the condition of the destitute scttlers should receive the immediate attention 50,000 for seed for our western coun- 1 through, and it is in- sed of the logislature and the people. The first step should be the appro- priation of a sufficient sum by the legislature to provide for temporary de- mands and make sure that no family in the state suffers for food, clothing or fuel. The next step should be to make athorough investigation of the extent of the destitution and then make per- manent provision for it out of the state’s resources. Nebraska can afford to ex- tend aid to every man, woman and child who actually needs It can not afford to extend it to any who do not need it nor to exaggerate the size of the ca- lamity which resulted from the wide- spread drouth throughout the whole country last summer, Until the legislature has determined from official data that the state treasury can not stand the reasonable wants of her unfortunate producers, there i reason for appealing for fede Wo fecl confident that the state able to provide not only immediato re- lief, but if necessary sced for the year’s crop. The memorial names twenty-eight counties that are claimed tobo wholly destitute. There is much reason to be- tieve that this is aggoration of thereal facts. Rev. Dr. Martin, who has devoted several weeks to the matter, under the direction of Governor Thaypr, has hitherto reported that not more than a dozen counties needed assistance, and by no means the whole of these. He placed the total number of people in- volved at less than one-tenth of the 160,000 described in the present memo- rial. Instead of twenty-eight counties being in a condition, as the memorial rocites,” o elicit publicbenevolence and deserve mptional consideration,” we beliove a careful investigation would reduce the total to less than half that many, and that it would further show that in most of the remaining counties but a compar: tively small number are asking for aid. Take Lincoln, for instance, with 10,000 population. An appe issued only a week ago states that 2,500 people are inneed of help. This is one of the dryest counties in fay- orable yeers, and in the summer of 1890 had far less rain than the counties east and south of it named in this appeal, Phelps, Harlan, Kearney and Frankin raised fair crops. tt’s Bluff and Ban- ner raised something by means of irriga- tion. Kimball raised less, but its people repudiato the stories of widespread di aster, and point with pride to the fact that their county warrants sell for 95 per cent of their face value. Dawson county people deny that they need any outside help, and the local newspapess even make “the destitute farmer of Dawson county” the butt of their ridicule. This is too serious a matter to be un- dortaken without a full and careful knowledge of the facts. What is wanted is speedy relief for actual sufferers, ured in the manner that best com- ports with the dignity and welfure of the state. SHUT OUT THE JANISSARIES. A Dbill has been introduced in the legislature to prevent Pinkerton detec- tives from exercising police powers in this state, It is presumed that there will bo no opposition to this meusure, which is demanded by every considera- tion aflecting the rights of the people and their security against the interfer- ence and espionage of irresponsiblo and reckless mercenarios who are not citi- zens of the state, The evils incident to the employment by corporations, in cases of difficutty with their em- ployes, of armed bands of Pinkerton de- toctives, have been 80 serious and 5o numerous that public sentiment in the states into which they have been imported has demanded stringent logi lation for their exclusion, As we have already noted, the governor of New York in his message to the legislature earn- estly urges the adoption'of alaw pro- hibiting their employment in that state during lubor difficultics, and the expe- rionce with them there has not been so serious as in some other states, Lvery inteliigent citizen must see the dangers in permitting the employment of thesp armed forces under private con- trol and direction, as has been dono in Nebraska and elsewhore. It is a menace to public peace, because naturally a source of irritation, provoca- tion of viotence and disturbance, and has been the cause of wanton bloodshed. It puts the rights and liberty of the citizen in jeopardy, and involves the exercise of unlawful and unwarrantable autbority. It constitutes an invasion of the state, which no people concerned for the secur- ity of their persons and property, and for the preservation of self-government, can afford to tolerate. Many of those who seek this employment are worthless and reckless characters, whose mu- tives are wholly mercenary, and who have no respect for law, for the public interests, or for the mghts of indi- viduals,. They recognize no accounta- bility, it having repeatedly been shown that thoso placed in charge of them were unable to restrain them from law lessness and violence, although gener- ally the chiefs of these mercenaries are undoubtedly as reckless as those they are appointed to command. While it is true that theso detectives are linble for any infraction of the w which they y commit, the fact is that there are fow cases in which they have been pun- ished for acts of lawlessness and vio- len It is the policy of the private de- tective organizations to use every expe- dient for shielding from punishment those who sorve them,and they are gen- erally successful in doing this, Nebraska is fully able to protect tho prosperity of every corporation within her borders. The legally constituted au- thorities have all the resources at com- mand necessary to maintain peace and good order and to provent injury to the interests of any portion of her people from violen There can never arise in this state any condition of affairs that will call for or justify the importation of armed bands of mercena The state has once been invaded by such a forc nd that exper| should be enou The legislature will respond toa very gen- eral public sentiment by passing a strin- gent law prohibiting Pinkerton detec- tives from exercising police power in the state. o8, nee h. LATED POOLING. The commiitee on interstale com- merce of the United States senate has agreed to report favorably to the sennte the bill modifying the anti-pooling sec- tiun of the interstate commerce act a8 to permit railroads to muke contra apportioning among them the transpor- tation of freight and passengors. Tho measure to bo reported wus introduced in the senate last winter and has re- coived very thorough and caveful con- sideration from the committes having it in charge, It provides for allowing railroads to divert traffic from one rond to another according to some agreed proportions, the details of the agree- ment having previously been filed wich and approved by the interstate com- merce commission, This is essentially different from the old system of pooling, which divided earnings, and is believed to have all of the virtues and none of the vices of the old method. If this measure passes congress, as there is good reason to believe it wiil, the most serious objection to the new agreement of the western railvoad pros dents will be removed, and there should be no serious difficulty found in main- taining it, if it shall still be thought ex- pedient or necessary to do so, but as the primary object of the agreement is to bring about a satisfactory traffic distri- bution the proposed modification of the anti-pooling clause of the interstate com- merce act would permit this to be done without the agreement entered into by the presidents. The advisory board provided for to secure uniform and sta bla rates and enable each line to carr its fair shave of the competitive traffic S0 would perhaps bs convenient, but its action would be subject to the supervision and approval of = the interstate commerce commission. There are other matters covered by the agree- ment, however, which wounld perhaps make its maintenance desirable. Thechange that has takea place in intelligent public opinion regarding the principlo of pooling warrants the belief that there would be very littte popular objection to the proposed modification of the interstate commerce act. A great many persons who were most hos- tile to any form of pooling a year or two ago have become convinced that a judiciously regulated sy tem, subject to acceptance approval by the and interstate commerce commission and liable to be st uside at any time by the commission whenever it should b found not to operate satisfac- torily, or to be against the public inter- est, would be a good thing, serviceuble alike to the railroads and the public. The chief objection to pooling is that it gives an opportunity to carriers to exact oxtortionate rates, but this .objection would not holdin the case of a regulated system absolutely in the control of the interstate commerce commission. The authority of that body to require that rates shoald be reasonable would bo as complete as at pres- ent, and it would also have the power to insist upon exact fairness in the disty bution or di on of traffic, Tn short, it is proposed that congress shall say to the railroads, you ean go on and make such business arrangement among your- solves as you can, and if it is fair and just to the publicit will be approved. There is reason to believe that a pro- visionin the law allowing this to be done would accomplish a great deal toward solving the difficulties of the railroad situation, —_— POLITICAL PLUMBING. The chief plumbing inspector may have collected fees which he has for- gotten to turn over, butafterall that only affects the taxpayers in an infinitesimal degreo. The most damaging thing to the pub- lic and the taxpayersin the plumbing departient is the incompetency of the men connected with it, The assistant inspectors know a great deal more about bigh-five and faro than they do about plumbing, They were given appoint- ments topay them for political work without reference to their capacity, In the summer season their inspection is a farce and afraud, and in the winter they render little or no service. The inspectors of plumbing should be experts in their line. It is not merely a question of dollurs and cents to the own- ers of bulldings, but it s a question whether poisonous gases are generated and spread into tenements, residences and hotels by improper workmanship or downright negligenee of the plumbors, Tho city may spend thousands of dol- lavs on chemists and doctors in the health depmrtment, and it may fll up all the wells and cess- pools in the city, but so long as tho inspection of plumbing and dran- age is under the present set of black- smiths and plugs, malaria and epi- demic disonses will continue to spread and undermine the health of our people, If the mayor and board of health de- sive to improve the sanitary condition of Omaha they must turn out the whole gang of bogus plumbers who are now playing thi) folo of inspectors, and sub- stitute men': who have learned the plumbing ‘frido and are recognized among matar plumbers as first-class workmen, THE ARMYAND THE PENSION OFFICE. The first fruits of the demand for re- form in tho'management of the pension office 18 a roviyal of the proposition to transfer the former from the interior to the war department. This is a good suggestion ang ougnt to be carried into effect with the least possible detay. The war department {8 now and al- ways will be the custodian of all the ree- ords of the army. Every investigation of a pension case involves a reference to these archives, Why, then, should not both departments be under one head? There are othor good reasons for the change. The army has already a large number of very compotent and woll-edu- cated men who have little work to do, and could be profitably employed in the management of the pension office, Suf- ficient foree could be furnished from this source without extra expense to the gov- ernment, and the result would bo the saving of a large amount of money every year. These officers are not removable at the will of changing administrations and would therefore not he open to the bane- fulpolitical influences that now dominate the pension business, and add enormously to its extravagance, The proposed change offers a chance for the government to reduce the ex- pense of the pension bureau, while | creasing its cfliciency and putting it in its natural and propor pla It is not to be expected that so radical areform can bo brought about without encountering a fierco opposition from the rofessional patriotsand hangers-on who got a livelihood from the present system. Jut the reform will ceme, nevertheles: in spite of any influence they can exert. AND 1E There is altogether too much red tape and ceremony about the proposed velief of western sottlers by the legislature. First there wasa resolution introduced last Friday in favor of appropriating 100,000 for the benefit of the distressed homesteaders. This was followed on Monday by another resolution request- ing the chair to appoint a committes to draft a bill with anappropriation clause. Then the s appointed the commit- Now tho committee is incubating the bill. ALl this fuss and feathers causes inex- cusable dels The bill ought to have been framed by somebody and intro- S, duced immodiately aftor the house had on .~ The nmext day the speaker could have referred the bill to a special committee with instrue- tions 10 report it back immediately and on the day follofring it could have been passed through the house. By this time the bill could have been a law and the work of relief, could be vigorously curried on, There is no timoto be lost and the legislature should push this measure without further popsense. I is a matterof general noforiety that the plumbing department, as at present managed, is a useless sinecure. Every builder knows from experience that the inspection of so-called inspectors is a pretense. Yot builders are forced to pay afee in proportion to the cost of the plumbing work, For what? Simply to keep up the farce of guarding the health of home builders. The department i one of the most important in the city, it managed by competent men, in accord- ance with the spiritand letter of the law. Hardly one builder in a thousand is familiar with what constitutes a first- class job of plumbing, sewer connections and ventilation of traps. The city un- dertakes by law to guarantee compliance with the approved plans, yet as a matter of fact the inspection is worse than a farce, The builder is confidenced out of a fee at the outset and robbed at the end by slipshod work. A prompt overhaul- ing of the office should be made by the council. Let the office be abolished or else place skilled plumbers in chargo and give builders an honest equivalent for their money, THE pension agents, after having been signally routed in the house of repre- sentatives, turned their attention to the senate and with advantage to them- selves, It will be, remembered that the house cut the feo for the prosecution of aclaim from $10 down to $2. This was done upon the representation of the sec- retary of the interior that the larger foo was indefensible, a view of the matter which was heartily approved by every- body not in sympathy With the claim But agonts. the sonate pen- sion committee on the appropria- tion bills concluded that these worthies, who do not hesitate to mulet the old soldiers to the fullest extent possible, are entitled to more than two dollars for Going practically nothing, and has accordingly reported in favor of aking the fee five dollars, He; excellent opporfunity for the veterans to doa profitable bite of protesting, which would doubtless induce the house to ad- here to its figur,, or at any rate to in- sist upon making the fee less than five dollars, which “tould still be an extor- tionate charge, R Ir now rests with the property owners whether St. Mary’s avenue shall be rescued from bushness decay. If a radi- cal change of geade is seriously contem- plated, this iy the time todo it. The grading of Douflas street will furnish an ample supply of earth, By carrying on both works "at’ the same time a vast saving will be éffgeted in the total cost. It will reduce by one-half the cost of grading Douglas street, and save fully us much to the property owners of the avenue, Tne bevelits accruing to both streets should owercome the opposition of thoso temporarily inconvenienced by the change of grade. “ILL blows the wind that profits no- body.” The bridge blockade keeps the surplus train crews of the Union Pacific actively employed watching the enemy. IN the federal court the Union Pacific attoeneys boldly proclaimed the opposi- tion of the company to any and all con- tracts granting eastern roads entrance WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1891 to the city over the bridge. In the state district court, the company declares, in ns many words, that it is bigging the eastern roads te come over. You pay your bonds and take your choice. PAvL VANDERVOORT, Jim Allen, Joe Redman and a few more patriots of like brand, announce their decision in favor of Thayer. “That do settle it.” Itis a useless proceeding for the supreme court to ackle the question, FROM present appearances the paving air bill promises to become the rich- est of unnual raid on the general fund. ————— “BUSIN methods in city affairs® is a principle honored in the breach in the plumbing department. —_— Put a Pin in Here, Puck, Probibitionists are reminded that an applo did the world more harm than all the cider tlat was ever made. el S Leads the Van. Chicago Tribune, From present indications Nebraska will bo able to lead all the other states in its display of governors at the world’s fair, Unilecided, Philadelphta Times. Which moves the slowest—is a question old, And what the answ none can truly say— A town policeman marching on his beat, Or a scasoned plumber working by the day? Give it Up, Chicago Tribune. Attorney—Now, mark me well sir! understand you to ing within ten fee fight began? Witness (to the court)—Your honor, have T ot to answer that question? Tho court—I see mothing wrong in the question, You may answer it. Witness (to attorney)—Well, sir, I don't know whether you understand mo to say it or not. Dol ay that you were stand- of the parties when tho - SEASONABLE An Eastern View, Philadelphia Record. Philadelphia’s new mint would need to be ten stories high 1f congress should give ear to the siren tones of free coinage. ~ EPICS. Accounted ¥or. ANew York Sun, No statutes are put up of women great, Aund this the reason is (pray do not smile): In two short years the brass would aggra- vato Her relatives and friends, compassionat Because the costume wouid be out of style. He Lied, Washington Post. outh who vowed on New Year's day © 10 more 'neath habit's sway, Is happy once again, A cigarette was not cnough To count; and just a little puft Has silenced earthly paiu, The To | Time Brings Changes. Somerville Journal, When the proud father is looking with ad- miring eyes at his first girl baby and think- ing whata bappy man he is, it is hard for him to vealize that eightcen years hence he will iustinetively put nis hand on Lis pocket- book whenever” hie sees her coming toward him with an affectionate smile upon her face. Kept the ace. Mrs, Chidefellow—Why do you employ such very pretty girls to wait oni your custo- mers, Mr. Draperleigh? -+~ Mr. Draperleigh— Well, you see, my next door competitor, Mr. Haberdash, s giving awuy a necktie with every 81 shirt and 1 thought the girls would be just as good a counter attraction, A Theolo, Texas Siftings, “What is the devi asked an Austin Sun- day school teacher of the new boy, who is quite small. I don't know what itis, but it can't run as fast as my pa can.’ 5 ow do you know that the devil can’t run st Jecause 1 heard pa say he always catches the devil when he comes home lato at night from the lodge. I reckon I'll be able to cateh it, t0o, when 1 get to beas big us pa.” ve no doubt of 1t remarked the teacher, with a sigh. 1 Fact. NEWS OF THE NORTHW T. Nebraskn, Gordova sports tallc of organizing a gun club, While trying to kil rats in a cave, Fred Berlet of Talmige was shot in tho log by his hired man and seriously wounded, I2d. Rosenberger, an employe of the lock factory at Seward, monkeyed with & bugz saw and lost two fingers and a thumb, Thero Is talk of the alliance organizing a stock company to build a flouring mill at Ra- venud, but the scueme has noy yet taken definite form, A signboarda at Ravenna fell from its fas- tenings the other day and etruck M. ( Wheelock on the head, spraining and wearly breaking his neck. S. A. Searle of Nelson has gone to the front in charge of a box of clothing, blankéts, ete., for the bovsof company H, who are now guarding the fron Tho citizens of Scott township, Sherman county, have organized a relief committee and an ‘uppeal for aid_has been mnde. Some are in need of clothing, rome bed clothes, somo flour and meal, others fuel and somo are in need of all of the avticles, while nearly all need feed for their horses and seed to sow in the spring. Thomas Elseof Litehfield is the person authorized to receive and distrib- ute any aid which may be sent. The married daughter of a well-to-do favmer living near Hazard, says the Raven- na News, was taken sick at the home of father some time ago and after a short illnes of two or three weeks died. A _cofiin was or- dered and the poor girl was given a decent burial. Ttis sald that tho father then pre- sented a bill 10 the authoritios for the ke ing and caro of his daughter during her il ness, and demanded payment on the ground that'she was a pauper. ~All offorts to colieot yment of the fuueral expenses so far bly the only way the accounts ea ed will be by a process of law. Such a man, ifhe ho guilty of such conduct, is a disgrace to civilization: “There was a sure enough battle at Chadron Wednesday night, and nothing but the timely presence of & detachment of militia pro- vented disastrous consequences, says the Chadron Advocage. The scene of the flict was at the dburt house, w 50 many families are_gathered to avoid the terrible Sioux. Mr. . Wilber of coal, oil and gas fame, was sitting in the midstof the refugecs when Mr. Bill Sellers approached, and with a blood-curdlfng yell seized Wilber by the throat and was in the 1mmediate act of scalp- ing him when several of our Lome company zed their vifles and procceded to pry Mr. Sellors off with fixed bayonets, “The Sutton Advertiser grows retrospective as it recounts the scenes at tue departure of the bravo militia boys for the frout. After presenting some pen pictures of how the oys prepared for the march to the front, it says: YA widow of the war, with silvered hair and a face furrowed with 'time and pain, leaned over a friend, one of the company dressed in blue, leaning on his gun, As she kissed him good bye hot tears fell on his young face. She looked beyond the noisy crowd — heard it not: thinkiug of 8 far away time, when sho was vouug. In memory she wandered far back to when she kissed a last good bye, the proud and manly husband of her early, ber first and best love. Dimmed some- what with distance, but still in ollection fresh, came back to her the orders of th . tain to ‘Shoulder arms' and *Forward march." The deums and bugle blare, the huzzus of tho throng, the ‘good byes,’ ‘keep your face clean, Jim' and *be sure and write, now,’ when the train sped away. T\ flashed 'back to re- membrance a dispatch coming from the sta- tion early one morning from & June battle field say.ng. ‘John was shot at the head of his’ company trying to scale the fort. He died never saying word,’ and she sat down —u widow.”” FROM THE STATE CAPITAL The Police Trying to Run Down tle Assas- sin of John Sheedy. HIS IDENTITY AT PRESENT UNKNOWN. ich Speculation a8 to the Real Name of the Man Killed inthe Lincoln Hotel Odds and vator— ds. Laxcory, Neb,, Jan, 18.—[Special to Tnur BeE.|—At 9:54 last evening John Sheedy, the victim of a dastardly assault on Sunday night, aied from the effects of the blow ceived. He had been unconscious since early in the morning, and although at one time an operation was almost determined upon, it was concluded that nothing could save him, A1l thav remained for tho physi- clans was to ease bis last moments. The blood began settling at the base of his brain and the pressure upon that organ first brought unconsciousness, then total oblivion. Public suspicion as to the identity of the murderer is divided between the man Petor- son and Mrs, Sheedy's former husband, named Merill, ever, on Thie police are working, how- anothior clue, and within twenty- four hours an important arrest may be made. Marshal Melick and Detective Malone are devoting all their time to the case, and aro confident they can run the man to the earth. 1t was said that Mr, Sheedy recognized his assailant, but dectined to give his name for private reasons, This belief was bolstored up by the fact that in the last two assaults Mr. Sheedy was anxious to have the report- ers believe that robbery was the motive. From what investigation has been made it is velived this view is ivcorrect, as it 1s known that he employed a private detective to trace the man who committed tho first assault. Further than this, he would haraly shicld a man who had shot at him five timo with in- tent to kill. Important developments may be expected any time, An inquest is to bo held, The murder s still exciting pro- found interest in Lincoln and there are consequently various speculations as to the motive that prompted the assassin to commit the deed. Mr, Sheedy was well known throughout the west as a sporting man, and Las been eminently successful financiully. Ho owns considerable property here, and it is estimated that the estate left by him is worth from $1:50,000 to $175.000. He was a cousin o Pat Sheedy, the noted Chicago Dennis Sheedy, a brother of the decensed, is vice president of the Colorado National bank of Denver and general manager of the Hold smelter works, He is said to be a millior Dennis has been summoned and_is expected Sheedy leaves no children and it supposed that his wife wiil in- herit his fortune, Developments prove that there is considor- able of a mystery coucerning the identity of the man killed at the Hotel Lincoln da rnoon, b ting his head caught in the freight ele To the manager of the hotel ke gave tho name of J. Bd Knowl but this, itis alinost certain, 15 not his righ one. A man who has known, or at leas claima to have known, Turner for some years says that his name was Samuel Turner. He Id & reporte; raay, and tells substan- tially the same story to Mr. Austin Humphey of the holel company, that he had known Turner when the latter was an enginecr on the Burlington railroad running out of Me- Cook. Turner was amember of the Brothor- hood of Engimeers, and iu the big strike of 1558 went out with' the other members of the organization. His parents live near Council Bluffs, Ia., and a telesram was sent to_a real estate man named Woods in Council Bluffs, who will notify the parents. “Turu twenty-four ycars old, but his whethier married or single and what caus bim to hide his identity under an assumed name is not known. Coroner Holyoke was early on the scene after the accident and, assisted by Constable Huuger, empannelled the following jury : T, C. Munge, M. R. Davey, Isaac Freend, J. B. Lyons, K. B. Townsend and G. C. Small They ‘examined M. L. Crawford, the only sto the accident, who told the sume 'y s he related this.morning in Tur Bee, ch is the only corroct account of the aceident published.” They returncd a vor- dict in accordance_therewith, that the de- ceased came to his death by accident. The nains were taken to Undertaker Heaton's rooms and prepared for burial. They are be- ing held to await orders. RELIEF COMMITT! The relief committee met late yesterday afterncon in the rooms of _ex-Governor Thayer, at the capitol, with & full attendance, Aftera thorough discussion the committee decided to expend what funds it now has on hand and close up its business. It will recommend that the legislature take imme- diate action toward the relicf of the people whom it has done its best, with the aid of the charitable people of the state, to keep from hunger aud the discomforts of the weather. That this committee b done a magnani- mous work of great magnitude will not be questioned by any who are famihar with the facts. Thousands of dollars have been ex- pended to good advantage, and the sufferings of Wese people have been allayed for almost or quite two months by the Tesults of the committee's lubors and the generosity of the railroads penef g the distgicis whero the destitution prevails. Governor I t cvening_turned over to Treasurer Mosher about £175 which had been sent him_to the credit of the fund. the committee are wound will submit his roport, and _the will have to continue the work of relicf, comittee will meet again tomorrow. 2 WAS AT PINE RIDGE, Colonel Robert McReynolds returned sday from Pine Ridge agency, whithes weut last weels as the bearer of an_1mpor As soon as the affairs of up Mr. Mosher legisiature The ville Saturday morning, riding the twonty. fivo miles to the Ridge, delivered tho mes Miles, spent two rde sage, intorviewed Goneral hours in sizing up the situation, and back to Rushville tho samo day. Heo bro his right arm back fn a sling with o bad of rheumatism, When he left th ¥ Genoral Miles told him that he expected tho trouble would be ended in three or four days, but would hazard no opinion as to whether hoped the former, that Colonel MeReynolds say ops were disposed in the state y Goneral Colby, and the pired confidenco among th ence peopl SECRETARY OF STATE'S REPORT. Tho serctary of state’s t is tho first of the biennial statoments of the state officers thut makes its appearance. 1t is o pamphlet wos and consists mainly of lists of tha notaries public in the stato, the officers of the vurious countios and_tho oreanizations that have filed articles of incorporation. The re- port shows that during the past two years 3,505.41 1n fees has been collected, SUPREME COURT, At the session of the sups the following gentlomen wero admitted to o: Benjamin I, Hastings of Perkins aud 1, B. Jenchies of Dawes county, State ex rel Thayor vs Boyd. Relative al- lowed to file information in quo warranto and cause summons to issi Moyer vs Fagan, leavo to snpply lost record granted Colby vs Parker, causo reinstated Tho following causes were argued and | submitted: Strunk vs State ex rel Lipp, Tample vs Halo, Aloxander vs Moyer. Alex court today | ander vs Pitz, Halo vs Missouri Phcif il- way company, Watson vs Tramble, Seebrock Vs Fedawa on motion. Court udjourncd | until Wednesday ODDS AND EXDS, Colonel Charles Crow and his attorney, | Judwe Houston, went up to South Omaha yes- | terday. Tt was the day set for hearing the {ust Colonel Crow on the chargs T | horso “stealing, and the trial came off at chedute time, Thero was pr ally no dence against Charlic and he was discharged, “The trial of William Robin« and Sid Alle > of a ith weapon upon Tom Rog ame oft court, this mornin 0 wis i attendance of colored people from tho bottoms, and the trial de 1into n furce County Attorney Snoll prosecuted and \. 1. Cundiff defended. Ro o positively that Bva bad used a on him to the cx tent of spoiling his beauty and causing him great bodil, I'he others testitied just as positively that Eva had not touched him nor in fuct anyone' else. The dozen or 50 witnesses called all swore that the only man present at the dance, which was held in the bottoms at. Rozers' ' daughter's house, who had a razor was Tom, and that he myst done tho catting himself. Al threo de- rged, but before the Attorney Snell a them public warning that their fights and quarrels on the bottoms must cease, - A Littlo Hoss Sense., Ovama, Jan, 12—To the Editor of Tum Bee: 1 have a few words to say on the sit~ uation, though not given to writing for the papers. 1 am one of those who, though not alliance men, are anxious to them cessful in passing nceded railroad legislation, 1 like their spirit, But how will they b able to accomplish any good as they are goingon ¢ Boyd is governor. Thatis a fact, who know him intimately he is a full citizen and that there is no possi- bility of an alicn being at the head of the state government while ho is there, As for most people it is enough to know thuy in heart and life-long work ke is a truo citizen. Who bel 0l allegianco to any other flagi Even 10 probibitionists claiu about it is true, what does it amount (ui s00 suc- fearless Those supstance! Heis a true citizen in fa might be a very false onc if born in Amerie 1100k to see thie full fa satisfied as it is. We know that he has all the elements of a citizen ; we have only news paper articles and _campaign talk 1o show that e is not a citizen. On this kind of “horse talik will you deprive & man of his highest right—that of citizen? I don't want flaw. s, snide lawyer coming to away my farm on so mean und con- uptible o technicality. He would be a thief, But I started out to say that al must see, first, that Boyd is governor; se ond, that the contest will take weeks of time at 31,000 per day; third, that 1t wilt finally and surely fail; fourth, that no legislation will be h their constituents be- cause this contest will tuke the time: fifth, At Boyd will be governor for the wholo of th, that the more they s 1 know) friendly to omplicate the situation, please the railvonds and 1nvite utter and total and ridiculous failure. Friends, don't £0 homo to your constituents with such a story behind you. Boyd is gaod e zen for me, ANTIEMO any ce men fight Boyd, who is them, the more they —— ducation Johuny,” asked Uncle 0 you enjoy geing to Chicago Tim John smilingly school 17 “You bot!" smd Johnny. than not." “That's the right Uncle John_encour; you do at school tod 5 . “Put a pin under Bill Marks and T give him a lickin' atrec cher. That's what T did,”” said little Johnny proudly with & gleam of enthusiasm in his oycs. “I'd rather go, it, Johnny,” said “And what did Just Her Luck, Bordenhouse—The lastosoap T was so full of sand that we tall, i, madam. As Lifo: Mr bought of y could not use it in the family Mr, Grengrocer—Very soon as I disec 1the fact, however, I sent itall back to the factory and we shull never keep such horrid stuff again, 1 just Mus. Bordenhouso—I’shaw : my luc of it to pat in the boal 0 economical, A Risky Proc “So you love Diaua Phayre! over given her a hint of it “Well. I tried to break the ice the other day, but P'm afrald 1 chose an inopportuno moment,” eding. Have you anication to Major General Miles from Governor Thayer, a8 aide-de-camp on the latter’s staff, Colonel McReynolds left Rush- it out skating with her!” When wa “When I Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889, Rl Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE NEBRASKA National Bank U. 8. DEPOSITORY, OMAHA, NEB, $400,000 87,800 Honry W Yatea, Prestdent; shing, J. N. 11 Capital, = = = = Surplus Jan, 1st, 1890, - omeors 1d Directors Lewls & | v wi, Vico: Prasident. o i THE IRON BANK, Corner 12th nud Farnam Sts. s Transacted, “JOSEPH GILLOTT'S STEEL PENS. GOLD MEDAL, PARIS EXPOSITION, 1880, THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS, A General Bunking Busin: OMAHA. LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, Bubsoribed and Guarantoed Capital....8500,000 Pald in Capital......... ... Buys and sells stocks and bonds commorclal paper, recelves and execules trusts; aots us transfer agont and $rustoe of eorporations, takes churge of property, ool locts taxes Omaha I_..oan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S, E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts. vald In Onpltal A 6,000 Bubscribed and Guaranteed Oupital.... 100,007 Liabliity of Stock holders. 200,000 6 Pex Ccnt Interost Paid on Depost FRANK J. LANGE, Cashlor. OfMoers: A U. Wyman, president. J. J, Brown, vico-president, W.T. Wyman, treasurer., Diroctorsi—A. U, Wywman, J, U Millard, J. J, Brown. Guy O. Barwn, E. W. Nush, Thomas L. Kumoull, George B, Lake would be done peaceably or by blood, but hu\ 4 -—— Ay vositively that g cts in time, but 1 am e - x i