Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 16, 1891, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BHE: FRIDAY, TANUARY 16, 1891 'I‘H]‘ DATLY BEE lu, R()NEWATFH l'.m'mn PUBLI l%ll ‘D TERMS O} Dafly and ~umlny. Eix h’l’umhn Three Bunda Weekly Hee, One Y " EVERY .\IOIININ(. SUBSCRIPTION. L Omaha, The Bee Bullding. Bouth Oma N and Mth ftreeta ¥ rect. of Commeroe. Tribune Bullding Vashington, 6 CORR! All communications relating to news and editorinl mutter should be addressed to the Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETT Al] business loiters and remittances should beaddre dto T |l 0 Pulilishing Company, Omaha. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders 10 be made payable to the order of the sow pany The Bee Publishing Company, Proprictors, The Bec I'ld'g, I‘Arnnm nntl Fe umn-nlh HHVL k'l.\l’" MENT OF CIRC UIATIUN Etateof Nehrasks, } .S County of Dougias, Georor 18, T7s secretary of The Bee Publishing con aoes solemnly Awear tnat the wetual eireulation of Tnk DATLY BEg for the wees ending Junuary 10, 181, was as follows: Eunday. Jun. 4. Mondayv. Jan. Tuesday. Jan Weanesday, Jun. T Thursdny 3 Friday. Jan. 9. Buturday, Jin. 10,000 Average...... Gronax 1. TZSCNUCK. Fworn 1o Tefore me and subseribed in my presenco tnis 10th day of January. A. Do, 1600 |EEAL.| N. P.F¥iL. Notary Publio Etute of \v.‘v' rask bos 1i. Tzschuck, beine duly sworn, de- s ind snys that he §s secretary of The Hee ublishing Companv. that the actual average daily ciren of Tk DAty BEE for “the nio of Januiry, 1600, 10,55 copies: for Februnry, 180, 10,761 "conies: for March, 1800, 20,818 copies; for April, 100, .64 _covle May, 1800, “20,15 copes: c f copies; for Deeenibor, 1100, GO Eworn 1o Lefore me, ind Tresence, thisslstaayof [ ipies, . T78OnUCK. P e ry Public. i i it OO SO G Mz, DEMPSEY will v the middle- woight champion chair without waiting for the decision of the supremo court. nsole him- gelf with the thought that he is the most distinguished private citizon of Nebraska. For some unknown of silver bullion failed to respond to the sonatorinl boost. Are the speculators afraid of Tom Reed’s gavel? Cororapo has killed two men at the opening of its legislative session. When will Colorado get -civilized and learn to conduct itself in a deliberate and parlia- mentary manner? HOW many more votes are we to have on free coinage before the silver pool is investignted? The offect is apparent, but the country would like to see tho cause a little plainer, —_—— JouN (. WATSON is the only republi- can who gets a chairmanship in the house, He heads the committee on fish and gamo. Evidently the independents tuko the Otoe statesman for a sucker. EvEry day wasted by the legislature in the ‘“‘consideration of the record” costs the people of Nebraska at least 82,000. Meanwhile the settlers on the frontier ave suffering for food and fuel. CALIFORNIA proposes to expend $1,000,000 in making a showing at the world’s fair. Towa caleulato: and Wyoming has appropriated $30,000. What Nebraska will do remains to be soen. THE hopes of a general calm in public affeire, following the close of the Sioux - war and the oiling of legislative wheels, are again shattered. The National league and the Ameriean association are at it once more, conspiring for base enda. “AGE does not wither nor custom stale” public interest in the manly art. The last battle of New Orleans excited as much interest as when two nations practically suspended business pending tho settlement of the international dis- pute between Heenan and Sayers, thirty years ago. As 800N as Judge Doane’s decision re- lieving the Union Pacific of the larger share of #37,000, reaches 30 Wall street, Now York, " the country may confidentiy expeet another letter from Government Director Plummer. The government’s proportion of the company’s earnings is imperilled I 18 reported from Washington that Leland Stanford really has an Alliance following for president on account of his mortgnge loan bill. Why not make the ticket Stanford and Gould? This would make it balance, and the railroads could then unite their strength with the farmers and make it a sure thing. A. J. STREETER, union labor candi- date for the presidency in 1888, will be supported for senavor by the three inde- pendents who hold the balance of power in the Illinois legislature. There is therefore a possibility that he may yet got something substantial out of the barren honor that came to him three years ago. Hois a farmer and a con- sistent advocate of radical reform labor measures, THE Missouri legislature has taken hold of the railroad corporations with- out gloves. The estimated valuation of railroad property in the state is 845,000,000, yot for tax purposes it is put down at $60,000,000. Their annual earnings aggregate $34,000,000, or more han 50 per cent of the assessed valua- tion. The legislature proposes to make the corporations pay their proportion of the public taxes. Ir POWERS has any title to the goy- ernorship it cannot be aflected by any intercourse the legislature may boe obliged to have with Boyd as governor in transacting the business of the state. But if Powers has any humane feeling he should exert his influence with his followers in the legislature und prevail upon them to lose no further time in coming to the relief of the destitute set- tlers of his own county. DUN'T DISGRACE THE STATE, For many months the destitute sct- tlers of our drouth-stricken counties have been waiting patiently for the assembling of the legislature, The aid whieh has out to them through voluntary contributions has been a mere makeshift that has scarcely been doled sufficed to keep soul and body together. Movre than two thousand families have only been kept from freezing to death by a providentially mild winter. Thou- sands of women and children are today subsisting upon Andersonville fare, pecting hourly relief at the hands of the farmer legislature. . But after nearly two weeks’ session all that has beon done. for them is the pas- sage of resolutions and a request signed ature that thoe state relief committee should procure credit from the bankers and merchants toadvance the money and furnish until the controlling abandons its policy of non-in- by members of the legis pro- visions and fuel majority tercourse with the goveenor. Could anything be more heartless and cruel? Here is a legislature composed al- The ty were elected by the Farm- most wholly of farmer: controll- ing majo ers’ Alliance from the central and the state. who all and they very naturally expected and had a right to expect that their breth- ren in the legisiature would not waste an placing at their disposal whatever funds the state could spare. And what do we see? spent chiefly in contention over spoils western portion of The destitute® people for relief are appeal farmers, hour in After ten days and in the interest of office-seckers, the only help offered is the absurd demand that the relief committee shall raise the Now, 1 Israelite necessary funds. for the thirsty ness by smiting man expects the wvelicf committee can procure 50,000 or $100,000 by striking the flint-hearted bankers for a loan on the paper pledge of a And why should the state pay interest to money lenders for an advance to the relief committee when the lying in the state treasury? any alliance farmer face his sutfering Moses got water in the wilder- the rock, but no sane legislature. money s How can neighbors on the frontier and plead any excuse for failing to rush the relief bill through as fast as the constitution will permit? How will the farmers of the present legislature over expiate the state crime should a blizzard sweep the prairies of western Nebraska and leave behind it a trail of death and scores of maimed men, women and children? It will take at least three to four weeks before the Powers-Boyd contest can be concluded. Are the destitute peo- ple of the frontier to remain without re- lief until then? Who could defend any such wicked- ness? It scems to us the time has come for the people from every section of the 'state to remonstrate with their repre- sentatives and tell them in plain and emphatic language that they must not disgrace Nebraska in the eyes of the whole countr; AN ORGANIZED NATIONAL GUARD. The constitution of the United States givos congress the power “to provide for orgamzing, arming, and disciplining the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively the appointment of the officers and the authority of train- ing the militia according to the disci- pline presevibed by congress.” A bill is in congress which the author, Repre- sentative Henderson of Towa, hopes to secure the ssage of at the pres- ent session, eintended to promote the efficiency of the militia, and which provides for an organized national guard to consist of every able-bodied male citizen who is more than eighteon and less than forty-five years of age. This force shall be com- posed of such regularly enlisted troops as are or may be organized in the sev- eral states and territories in pursuance of their respective laws, but an original enlistment shall be for not less than three yearsand u re-enlistment for not less than one year, The national guard shall be trained in accordance with the same system of drill and tactics that may from time to time be prescribed for the army, and when called into the ser- vice of the United States any officer or enlisted man refusing to obey shall be subjectto trial by court-martial. One million do tlars annually isto be appro- priated for issuing to the states and ter- ritories military stores and supplies for the use of the militia, and a bureau es- tablished in the war department which shall have charge of all matters concern- ing this force. In a report on thé bill it is urged that evor ion maintains some form of militia as a reserve to its standing army, and the smaller the standing army the greater the necessity that the militia be thoroughly organized and efficiently trained. It is argued, also, that while there is no appurent danger threatening us the small body of regular troops we could summon to our defense would be wholly inadequate, and the mass of patriotic citizens that might voluntee would simply become vietims of ignorant zeal and their lives and treasure be wasted. The present militia law is nearly o century old, and necessarily most of its provisions have become ob- solete and impracticable, so that if it be granted that any such law is necessury new legislation is certainly required. Tne wisdom of the founders of the gov- ernment in giving congress the power to provide for organizing the militia will not be questioned. The conditions at the time the constitution was framed foreibly suggested and imperatively demanded such provision. But it is a question whether the maintenance of a militia force may not now safely be left to the several states, with no more trouble or expense to the general government than would be invol ved in detailing officer* of the army to instruet this citizen sol- diery, There are valid objections to the government departing from the con- servative policy in this matter that has been observed from the beginning, and there is not likely to occur in the future an exigency demanding a great and capable military force more urgent or of greator magnitude than those which have been successfully met intho past. PROBLEMS FOR OUR LAW MAKERS. The legislature will have to pull the cotton out of its ears and listen to the voice of those who desire to promote the best interests of the state regardless of partisan advantage, There is now a deficiency of over two hundred thousand dollars in the various state institutions, Some estimates place 000. In other words, the state institutions have incurred lia- bilitics amounting to nearly a quarter of amillion dollars over and above the amount appropriated by the last legis- lature, Nearly every state office, from tho auditor down to the superintendent of publie schools, has exhausted the fands placed at its command. The auditor has not postage stamps enough lelt now to carr) his regular correspondence, and he has no right to borrow or pu chase supplies until tho legislature has placed the money at his disposal by an appropriation. It was expected that every state institution and state officer would have ample means to piy all sul- arics and mect all demands up to the end of the first quartec of the® present year. The problem that confronts the legis- lature is how to meet the deficiences and how to keep the machinery of gov- ernment in motion. On Wednesday, January 14, the cash on hand in the general fund of the state treasurer amounted to #: 201.61, and the various county treasurers are ex- pected fo pay over about three hundred and fifty thousand dollars more within the noxt thirty days. Out of this fund, amounting in round numbers to $700,000, tho legislature will have to appropriate over one hundred thousand dollars for legislative expenses, not less than one hundred thousand dollars for relief of destitute settlers and fully half a million for current expenses of the executive and judiciary departments and state in- stitutions during the prosent year. That would leave no money whatever for covering the $250,000 of deficiencies already incurred his is only a of the situation, charcoal sketch but it should at once awaken the independent steer- ing committee of the legislature to a cealization of the necessity of getting detailed information which wa to bave been obtained through the out- going governor’s message and which can only be procured by making requisitions on each state officer for separate reports, OMAHA AND THE There is no disposition on the part of any of our citizens,including Ernest Stuht and John D, Howe,to repudiate any obli- gation which the city has assamed,Jeither toward the Union Pacific or the Union depot company. When our citizens, by an overwhelming majority voted the depot bonds, they did so with the clear understanding that all the Iowa roads had contracted with the Union Pacific tocross its bridge and jointly use the depot on reasonable terms, The Tenth street vianduct was regarded asan approach tothe uniondepot. There would not have been a dollar in bonds voted had not the bond proposition in- cluded specific provisions regarding the joint use of the depot and approuches from the Lowa side by all roads desiving it. Nobody wants to reopen old sores and fight over tho tramsfer and depot ground battles. There is no d®sposi- tion either to withhold from the Union depot company the quit claim deeds to the grounds or the bonds which wero voted as a bonus, but there must be a mutual compliance of obligations, If the Union Pacific company persists in maintaining the bridge embargo, there can be no union depot in the sense con- templated in the bond proposition. The cost of the union depot is of small conse- quence to our eitizens compared with the advantages to be devived from the aboli- tion of the transfer nuisance, Just as soon as our citizens ave given convincing proof that the promises made before the bonds were voted willbe made good, Omaha will cheerfully surrender the bonds and huand over the title deeds to the depot grounds, UNION PacCIPIC. UNITED ACTION ON TEXT-BOOKS. Thereare at least three statesin which text-book reform and waron the book trust isa live issue. These are Nebraska, Kansas and Illinois. As these three commonwealths are all striving for the same results, some plan ought to be adopted by which they could use similar methods. A bill introduced into the Illinois leg- islature provides for the appointment of the superintendent of public instruction, the regents of the state university, the presidents of the two normal universities and the adjuster of the La Salle institute of Chicago, as a state text-book board. It provides that they shall be vested with power to arrange a uniform system of text-books for the common schools, which shall be furnished parents at the minimum te and not changed oftener than once in ten years, Itap- propriates $200,000 to carry the law into effect. The exactions of the book trust have been carried to a point where it becomes profitable for the people to rebel. This is seen as plainly in one state as in another. A reform is coming, and it is desirable that itshould come in a man- ner to secure permanence as well as economy. Illinois, Kansas and Nebraska will, of course, use similar books in their common schools. Why can they not get together for the purpose of arrang- ing and adopting a uniform system? The books could then be prepared by the same authors and printed from the same plates, and the expenses appor- tioned among the three states according to their school populatiun. This would bo o great saving of expense. Other states are likely to follow suit, and this will still further reduce the cost of the books. Such co-operation would also operate to secure a higher standard of quality in'th@ publications, ns the ro- sult of the united intelligence of several states, The agents of the book trust, nand even ome of tho teashers who are helping them prejudie, public opinion against | the reform, assire us that Nebraska and other states hayo not the talent required for the produdtion of a proper line of school books. This, however, is opinion which will not be genc endorsed. Our people nt least have b bone enough to pebel against o combina- tion of publishers who possess the power to absolutely econtrol the price of the books from which their children lenrn the commod branches of education. And it is entirely probable that they are ablo to produce such books without the e pousive assistanco of tho trust and its friends, If the logislature should invite a con- forence of Tllinois, Kansas and Nebraska commmittees favorable to the reform it would doubtless bo produetive of good. THE NEW YORK SENATORSHIP, There is probably more general inter- st in the choice of Mr, Evarts' succes- sor by the New York legislature than in auy other pending senatorial contest. The latest suggostion is that the v ous factional contontions and personal ambitions in the democratic camp will be settled by tho choice of a man not hitherto mentioned, who would be equally acceptablo to all. His name is said to be Pc Belmont. This choice would surprise the politicians and the public generally, and would emphasize the prevailing and growing conviction that the senate is rapidly becoming an American house of lords and a rich men’s club, Perry Belmont is the son of the late August Belmont, and consequentiy a millionaire by inheritance. Though he has served creditably in congress and for afew week: minister to in, he owes his chance for the senatorship wholly to the fact that he is the son of aman who mude a fortune as a banker and left it all to his family. It is possi- ble, of course, that young Belmont would have been a distinguished statesman if his father had not been worth millions, butit is equally certain that he does not now owe his prominence to great ability, as he never has displayed any. Could the democratic legislature of New York possibly select & man for senator who would more seriously affront the sentiment of the times than this scion of New York moneyed aristocracy? Probably not, unloss it choss a Vander- bilt or a Gould. Could it select a man whose predominance of money over brains would stand out in greater con- trast to Seward and Conkling and Evarts, who were rich only in intellect and character? The choice of Perry Boelmont as United States senator from New York would add emphasis to the clamor against the power of money in politics. It would also shatter the pretensions of the dem- ocracy as the people’s party. There is another peculiar about the New York situation. Hill is said to decline tho sena- torship because he' does not want to ba ” What cther Ameri- ean public man cver thought himself too big for a senatorship? Not Daniel Web- ster, Henry Clay, William . Seward, Allen G. Thurman or James G. Blaine. Why, then, Hill, the peanut politician of Elmira? The country will await the choico of the New York legislature with interest, but present indications do not fore- shadow the advent of any great states- man as the successzor of E 1S thing NEBRASK 4 ORAL VOTE. Genator Switzler's electoral bill is a bold democratic schemo for beating Ne- braska republicans out of part of their electoral vote. The bill provides that the presidential electors to be chosen in Nebraska in 1802 and every four vears thereafter shall be elected one from each congressional district into which the state may be divided and two from the state at large. The constitution of the United States, article II, section 2, says: *“Fach state shall appoint, in such man- ner as the legislature thereof may di- rect, a number of clectors equal to tho whole number of senators and repre- sentatives to which the state may be entited in the congress.” Under this authority electors have been chosen by the legislatures of soveral of the states. In 1824 the electors of Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, Ve mont and South rolina were chosen by the state legislatures. Before the next presidential election all these statos had provided for the choice of electors by the popular vote except South Carolina, which continued to elect them by the legislature down to the timeof her secession. The electors of Florida were chosen by the legis- lature in 1868, and those of Colorado in 1876, The constitutional provision above quoted would perhaps warrant the choice of electors in the way pro- posed in the bill of Senator Switzler, but if such a plan has ever before been suggested no state has adopted it, It is possiblethat if the choice of pres- idential clectors by congressional dis- tricts, except the two in each state rep- resenting the senators, wore made gen- eral throughout, the ecountry the result would be a fairer expression of the pop- ular choice for president and vico presi- dent. But the plan cannot be made gencral. Thesouthern states would not adopt it, beeause to do so would be to insure a numbgr of republican electors firom that section. Is there any valid reason why Nebraska should adopt plan for the ~oice of electors different from that of every other state of the union? We can conceive of none, It is easy to understand why a democrat should desire such a deporture. A ma- jority of the voters of this state can safely be depended upon to support the republican party ina national campaign, and nothing in the futurs of politics can be predicted with greater certainty than that the electoral vote of Nebraska will be given to the republican national ticket in 1892 if the plan of chaosing electors is not changed, Under that proposed by Senator Switzler, how= ever, it would be possible to divide the electoral vote of the state and thus in a measure defeat the will of a majority of the people, It is not an honest proposi tion, intended to institute a juster sys- tem of giving expression to the popular will in the choice of electors, but one prompted entively by the hope that it might result in a small partisan gain, It is not defensible on any ground of necessity or expediency. 1 simply a democratie schome which would ly enable that party to capture an electoral vote, and which would nev have been thought of it that party was in the majority in tho state. We donot apprehend that there is sny dangor of its being adopted. The honest and fair- minded men in the legislature who will understand its motive are numerous enough to defeat such an attempt by the minority party in the state to introduce a principlo which no stato has over adopted and which involves the dange of a partial defeat of the will and pref ences of & majority of the people in na- tional elections, I is charitablo to supposo that young Mr. Counsman did not know theclan was loaded, 1o 875,000 ||(|I(':ll\"l that all main s ts in suburban additions have been openad and graded, Me. COUNSMAN was by farthe most competont man inthe city clerk’s office. Yet he was dismissed by the council and the ncompetents retain STATISTICS of the meat packing in- dustry to date indicate that Omaha is not only keeping up the tremendous pace of last year butactually breaking the record. TugE estimate of county expenses for the current year is $402,000, a reduction of $10,000 compared with last year. This is a specimen of economy specially com- mendable, considering the source. But th: question is why should the county expenses run up to $400,000 a 3 JUDGE DOANE'S decision in the via- duct damage caso is based on the ground that the city cannot tax property for a public improvement which it had no authority to make. If the decision is confirmed in the higher courts the question arises, can the city levy a tax tomeet the interest and principal of the bonds voted to the Union depot com- pany? THE county commissioners $4,000 for what the; “agricultural set apart are pleased to call society subscription.’” While the law authorizes such appro- priation, the money is practically thrown away in Douglas county. So far as unybody knows, it has merely given a fow pretentions “farmers” in town an excuse for maintaining an organization, and bringing diseredit on the county by an alleged exhibit. A repetition of last fall’s farcical show should be pro- hibited by repealing the law. —_— Dead Issues, Niobrara Ploneer. The Pioneer has considerable confidence in the general good sense of the people. Mr. Richards' books of free transportation to del- es—trains for his friends—were not cal- to make him very solid with people agitated as they were. As to his connection with Mr. Rosewater, which has doubtless all along been strained, Mr. Ricnards' letter to that gentleman will not harm him, and a sen- sible silence on dead issyes will doubtless prevail This was a bad year outside of Roscwater wnd Omaha, e The Fact of the Matter. Superior Times, It is decidedly refreshing to see the coun- try papers that had little or nothing to say in the recent campaign now pile on to Rose- water and Tue Osana Ber and atterapt to annihilate him and his paper by sheer force of numbers because the republi ticket failed to win. They call him the Judas Iscariot of Nebraska politics and oiher pet names and insist that he has wrecked the party in the state. The fact of the matter is that Rosewater is not accountable for the avalanche that overtook republicanism in Ne- braska. He could neither have averted the disaster nor hastened it. Two Sides to the Question, York Tumes An attempt is likely to be made to pass a stay law for three years on farm mortgages. Any sensible man can ensily see that this would be disastrous to thousands of our farm- ers, who have given mortgages. It is easy now to renew the loan, and often atareduced rate of interest: under such a law it would be impossible to doso. To be sure tho debtor can take asdvantage of the stay, but he will huvo to pay costs of suit, and all the time the debt will be drawing the rate of interest specified in tho original papers, Then if he cannot meet the debt, mterest and costs at the expiration of the stay heis sure to lose his farm,as the three years'stay law will practically put an ena to farm loans in the state. There are those who claim to believe that it would be better for the farmers if they could not borrow any money at all. These are among the leaders of the independent movement, and their theory is a most glaring fallacy. Our farmers, many of them, had very litule capital to start with, and have done business from the starton borrowed wouey. Of course they havo not gained as rapidly as they would have done bad they been possessed of plenty of money of their own, but they have gono @head and made something. Most of them have accumulated property enough to pay their indebtedness and leave them a handsome balance. Butif they were compelled to settle up at once their property would be sacrified and their accumulations would melt away, It is abso- lutely necessary that they have means of protecting their interests, and the oaly way for them todo sois to continue to borrow money uutil they have male enough to pay off what they owe, or can sell their farms to goold advautage. Hundreds of farmers in York county, who are comparatively well off would be ruinea if they could not borrow money. e PASSING JESTS, Puck: The office doesn't seek the man any more; its thne is all taken up dodging him, Norristown Herald wo of the hardest things to keep in this life are a now diary aud a sharp lead per 2se do not Boston Trauscript: The Chin Wounder permit women to be photograph ow they manage to sell cigarette Pittsburg Chroniclo: Sitting Bull _coula hardly have left moro widows if he had been & wealthy bachelor who dicd intestate, Rochester Post : earth at ono time. be a warning to today. Yonkers Statesmau: The young men who loves the very ground a girl treads on, and is rejectod by that girl, is the one who is losing ground Buffalo Express: A contemporary starts the query, * Why do shoes squeak " For the same rewson that opera singers do—because of the masic in their sotes, Adam and Eve naa the Their experience should those people who want it FRON THE STATE CAPITAL A Revongeful Witness Tries to Sond an In- nocent Person to Jail, SENSATIONAL RUMOR IN THE SHEEDY CASE An Old Lincoln Landmark Wiped Out by Fire-Stanton Connty Bonds —Sent toPrison for Writ- tng a Vile Letter, LixcoiN, Neb., Jan. 15— [Special Telogram toTie Ber, | —Games MeGuire had his trial before Judge Houston tais morning on tho racting $10 from the proceeds Calvert had casbed at tho depot saloon, McGuire was there at the time, butdenicd the theft. The only positive testimony against him was that of a young fellow who said he was a farmer, but didn't look it. He swore that he had seen McGuiro take,tho cash, but as a witness for the defense safd he had overboard the *‘farmer” say that he had gotten even with that “sucker,” his testimony was not regarded very heavily, and McGuire was dischargod. A SENSATIONAL REPORT. The coroner's jury continued its investig of a check H. | forred by Representativo purchased by the board of edneational lands and funds on Novewber 18, 18; and Whereas, fald bonds nof Laving vot bean made, now, thorefore, fon. J. E. 1M1, treas- ureer of the state of Nebraskas, 18 lore ordered ond directed to withhold payment for any and all of sald bonds until the further | orderof this board This resolution was offered by Fastings and was unanimously carcied WILL GO T0 PRISON. Winston Taylor, the young man living at Atlanta, who wrote a very smutty lotter to & young lady hero, was tried before Judgq Dundy this morning, found guilty of sendin, obsceno matter through tho mails and was seutenced to six months in prison. WANT THE TRAINS T0 STOI A potition signed by fifty porsons living at Armour, Pawnee county, has been presentod to the legislature, asking' that the B, & M. railway company be compelied to stop its trains at the point of intersection of that rond with the as City, Wyandotto & Northwestern railroad. T'ho mafter was Chappell of Paw nee county to tho stato board of transporta- tion. By TITE NOYS ARE COMING HOME. eral Vifquain rocoived tho rom Brigiaier Gen- of the state mili Rusnvitey, Neb, Jan, 15.—Gencral Vietor Vifquain: e Indians are absolutely under controland tho lives and property of No. braska safe from dopredations. Confidence is restored. All the companies of the militin have been stuvted to their homes. The field and staff officers will remain one day longer to care for the state property and audit ne- counts, L. W. CoLiy, 1. STATE HOUSR NOTES, tion of the Sheedy murder at 4 o'clock yes- ter d concluded this morning, but the proceedings are not known, though a rumor is afoat that a clue implicating some well known citizens was extracted in the course of the examination and that anarrest will foilow, when it is expected that secrets that have been supposedly well guarded will bo divulged. Whether or not there are any foundations for this report is a question, but if the report bo true an arrest muy be expected within a few days, SOLD MORTGAGED PROPERTY, W. C. Davis, a young switchman aged twent, en, was drrested by Oficer Bob Malono this morning on the charge of sclling mortgaged propes Jumes Kuox is the compl t. 'The story told by Knox is that some time lastspring Davis, who was about to leave the city, sold him a lot of household #oods, but after he had gone a man named Klocks, 0 South Tenth strect nd-hand dealer, turned up with a mortgage thereon for §17, which Knox was compelled to pay or surrender the goods. Since then he bas been on th I(ml.nu' for Davis, but the latter did not return to the city until’ a fow days This morning Knox caught s in the Ivy Leaf saloon and _sent a wan to po- ion while he tackled his man. Davis aloon before the officer arrived, but was overtauled at Teuth and O streots. Tho accused lus very little to say and takes his arrest very cooly. AMORNING BLAZE, hortlyafter 10 o'clock this morning flames e discovered issuing from the frame store builaing at 1237 O street, owned by “Governor” B. L. Paine. The firo b were promptly on hand, but the hizh wind hindered the “speedy extinction of the fire, The structure was a two-story al y one of theold landmarks of the city, having been crected some twenty years ago, and was worth probably $500, * The fire caught from a defective flue, in the second story, ana the vuilding was damaged so greatly that it will have tobe pulled down. The second floor was occupied by lodgers, while the first floor Tomtained a sccond hand store, pawn shop and Chinese laundry. HISTORIOAL. SOCIETY. ‘The annual meeting of the Nebraska State Historical society closed last night, after de- voting two eveningsto the cousideration of matters pertaining to the society and its work. At its first mecting reports of officers were received. that of Seccretary George K. How- ard, showing that the library contains 4,000 volumes, 1,600 of which have been added during the last two years, His report also showed the soclety to be in a prosperous con- dition. Atlust evening’s session steps were taken toward seouring everything possible in rola- tionto the archwology and etinology of the state, and a commiltee composed of W, I, Kelley of the State Journal, Carl Smith and “Bright Eyes” of the Wo Herald, and C. H. Cressy of Tug Ber to collect data of the present Indian troubles, causes and incidents, and furnish the same to the society, to obtain for its museum as many specimens of dress, ete.,as possiblo, The reportof their work will be incorporated in the official annals of the state, The election of officers also took place last evening and the following were chosen: President, Hon, Sterling Morton, N braska City; first vice president, Hon." Lor- enzo Crounse, Omaha: treasurar, Hon, C. H. re, Liucoln: secretary and librarian, Prof. E. Howard, Lincoln, MORTUARY RECORD, Health Officer Bartram has made his re- port of deaths in December, together with their causes, as follows Numberof deaths, 41; males, 20; femalos, 213 white, 40; bla 1. Diphtheria caused the death of 13; marasums, 1: heart discase, 2; softening of the brain, 2; catarrh of the stomach, 1; typhoid fever, 3; cancer of the stomach, flammation of 'the bowels, 1; conyulsions, 1 hereditary lysis, 1: railway accident,l; pueumouia, 4: Bright's di ;' uterine hemmorhag e, 1; cercoral congestion, 1; eutro colitis, 13 gastro euteri- tis, 1; tubercolosis, J; valverlar disease, 1; tion ot lelum. gastrio fever, 13 , 13 drowned, 13 consumpe 15 meningitis, 15 scarleting, hose dying were o year of np,n nine wero between one cars; five were between fifteen and y: four were between twenty and thirty: four between fifty l\ml me} and one vetween eighty und ninecy THE STANTON COUNTY BONDS, Atthe meeting of the board of educational lands and funds the following were present: Governor Boyd, Attorney General lLl\ung« Se of State Alien, Treasurer il and Land Commissioner Humnphrey. T'he following resolution was acdopted : Whereas, 1t has como to the know of this bourd that a difference has come up ro- arding $40,00 worth of Stanton county bonds. Bearing date of Innuary L. 1591, and ordered Adjutant General Vifquain is surprised to find into what prominence he has been broueht by his recent appointment. He s celving numerous congratulatory lettors from ailover the union written by comrades who fouprht by his side in the ereat rebollion The Trenton Farmers' 1 tion of Trenton has filed art tion with the secretary of stato, Tie ¢ stock is §10,000. Robert Bush andnine others aro at the head of tho enterprise. The object of the corporation is to eoustruct i muintain a eanal in Hitchcock county on t south side of the Republican river. The Loan and Guarantee company of (o necticut has filed articles of OLDS AND END! This afternoon in tho United Judge Dundy is hearing the casein which Margaret J. Powers demands $10,200 duin- ages from tho city of Lincoln for in) ed by falling through a scuttle hol Robert Fletcher, Chris Madison and & com- panion went down to the Kden Museo last evening. They had been drinking some, and while inside becamo thirsty and came out for more rum. When they returned Madison was very grogey, and the doorkeeper, Fred Krouse, refuscil’ to allow him to enter. A row ensued, in which Floetcher and Madison attompted to do up the doorkecper, but landed in the police station instend. The prosecution was withdrawn this morming and defendants discharged. The procery store of J. Fl. McShaue & Son 14 North Four nth street Bt by burglars last night and the mor broken open. The fellows sceur mouey, two boxes of i some cand other articles, I<otra as had by Off the scrcen from a rear window w easily r; 1t is evidently the amateur burglars, Jobn Dramm cles of ine work of brought suit in county court today against Johu Rodden for $1.000 damages. Drummer says that on November 25 last Rodden assaulted him and beat him kicked him on the head and braised him und - lamed him so badly that he has become af- facted with paralysis, and his health has been permanenyly injured Tibbetts, Morey & Ferris ask judgment county court agaiust J. J. Imhoff for § which they claim is due them for legal so vices in collecting $6,000 from Georgo B Johnson of Adams county for defendant. Nebraska, Yowa and Dakota Pension WasmiNaTos, Jan. 15.—(Special Telegram to Tue Ber.]—Pensions were grauted to- day o the following Nebrasicans: Origi Jonathan 8. Athorton, Salem; Cleveland J. Tuttle, Paddock; Alfred Bigolow, Norfolk; Thomas Scott, Seward; William Anthony, Kcarney; Henry J. Potter, Lancoln ; William White, Omaha; James Babcock, Broken Bow; Joseph Masseys, Nebraska City; William H. Morgan, Ansl Johm L. Cox, Olive In- creaso—Thomas . Chenoweth, Woodlawng Charles W. Wooley, Hoskins: Frank M. Shobar, Freeport: Join Landy, South Oma- l\'tl V. D. Hy, lm n, Milford; . William J. Sisson, Be bons, Campbell; Samuel Wost, Ko 1 ln; Poter Holt, u, Lincoln; James Al widows -Erama W of James L. Barton, Talmge Towa Original -Orlando M, Ellsworth, Elder; eorge 1. Rummery, ]‘l\lllmn\l\ James M. Cornwell, Ruthy ) er, Scarsboro; Alo Howard R. Allen, Irwini Alex Boyd, Littls Port; Frederick Russell, Malvern; John C. Morrison, ~ Albia. _Additional—Jobn 1, Thatcher, Lucky V Tucrease—Am brose Harvey, Brockton; Thomas M, e ntervillo; Johu Owens, Lyons; Lexinztof Foster, Caledonia; Jacob J. James, Bradley- ville; ‘William Goff, ; Benjumin B, Grifiith, Montezuma; Arthur H. Humis- ton, Mount Ayr; John M. Johnsom Malvern; Heary Willinn loo; Jesse John Harkins, Win J. McQuilkin, Laporte carus, Fuirbinks; Trur ty; Charles Phillipps, gust’ W. Shroder, ) widow Daniel B, Churenil, and River] Au- Weltonl Adam Touts, Dunlap; William T. Swearington, Cent ville; Abraham Condert, Murshalltown; Jamos Pennington, Amity; < Mount, Ster s Maxted, John D. Lankton, S i tus 5. MeNeill, Boone; Jefferson Bently Magquoketa; James Illr\\ lett, Brayton. South Dakot 2. Bl Willow Lake; “rhull Whits Lake, Increaso—James Eddy, Tewmpleton; Charles Cook, Castlewood; Theodore Kirk- Jand, Sioux Falls, Reissuo—Peter J. Johu- son, Waterloo. e A party of Omana gentiomen lefy yosto day for Lincoln to attend the ann the Loyal Legion, Colonel Mik General Dennis, ex eriff Cobur Eroatch, D, W. Patrick aud sev were in the part Andel ral others Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Cov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889. oal Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE NEBRASKA National Bank U. 8. DEPOSITORY, OMAHA, NEB, Capital, - - =- = $400,000 SurplusJan, 1st, 1890, - 67,800 Otticors and Diroctora--ienry W. Yates, Prosident: win %, 1L000, Vioe- 1 saldants Jinios W Savnse. V. Morse. John_ 8. Coll R C. Cushing J. N. i Patrick. W. Il 8. Hughes, cashior. THE IRON BANK, Corner 12tk aud Farnam Sts. A General Banking Business Transacted, GE% MEN ONLY! M, For LOST o: IA% 15‘“& m eakness d, ‘wm.ffzm. om' o kD Gt e ol T 15 iy o ovelgs Conmit” it o ARG MUDIGAL OO BUFFALO: No v ocss, OMAHA. LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Bubsoribed and Guarautsed Capital. .. 850000 Paid tn Capltal 40,00 Tsuys and sells stocks aud bonds; negotla tes commercial paper, rocelves and executes trusts; aots a8 transfer wgent and rustoe of corporations, takes charge of property, ool locts taxes, Omaha Loan&TrustCo SAVINGS BANK. S, E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts. Fald In Oapital ... - 4 52,000 Subscribed and Guaranteed On p! . 100,000 Liabllity of Stockholders. 200, & Per Cont Interest Pald on DQ aita, N PRANK J: LANGE Cusbion > Omoers: A U. Wyman, president. J. J. lirown, A vice-president, W. T, Wyman, treasurer. Dircctorsi—~A. U, Wyian, J. B. Millard, J. J, Brown, Guy €. Bartos, £. W. Nush, Thomas A Kisaoull, George B, Lake