Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 19, 1891, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, MONDAY. JANUARY 19, 189 A~ SUCIDAL PROPOSITION. Demicorats Consider a Plan Which May Re- sult Disastronsly, SOME LONG SESSIONS ARE IN SIGHT. Outline of Howe's Brief in the Guber- natorinl Contest Case--He Our the Mistakes of the Alliance. Lascory, Neb,, Jan, 18, —[Special Telegram 10 Tue Bre. | —Few legislators have been visi- ble today, bt planning and speculating goon, The attorneys for Boyd and other incumbent | state officers will meet tomorrow and proba- bly agrec on methods of procedure in the contest. Thereis talk of inviting the attor- neys for the contestants to a conference with the possible result of an agreement that will bave an impoxtant bearing on the conduct of the trial, A scheme is helng discussed by democrats tonight to get aruling of the supreme court 88to the binding forco of the concurrent ros- olution, withoutjthe gubernatorial signature. The plan is to have Governor Boyd refuso to sign itand democratic mem- bers refuse to go into the joint convention. When arrested by the sergoant-at-arms they will begin hiabeas corpus proceedings to got the question before the court. Welli nformed parliamentarians say that such & scheme would be suicidal for the dem- ocrats, the independents Laving a majority in both houses and if & quorum is present when joint convention assembles they can proceed to business without sending for_ ab- sentces. They could not, moreover, send for absentees 1o attend joint convention if they wanted to. Kach house may compel the at- tendance of {ts own iuhlb convention represc r house mor the other. best. constitutional lawvers hold that the court would not interfere with a joint coavention, but its a ight be declived void by the court if the proceedings are not in accord- ance with the law and constitution. The governor being out of town, hias not been con- sulted, but the scheme is discussed seriously. If the independents have ag on_any method of limiting the hearing of evidence outsidors have beenunable to discover it. Many of them are disposed to give the con- testors every opportunity for defense, even 10 reading all the testimony. There is talk of referring the evidence to a committee toreviow and make a finding. There are more in favor of letting the attorneys of each side present a brief and folow with an argu- ment. The independ v given notice that will be fons during tho contest and tho spe will enforce a gag the reading toprevent dilatory one lement hias ente on of the forty duys during which v be introduced have passed. The ;.uop»mn-ms believe the ruilroads have put al ¢ ino the prob- ) an oar to prolong the contests, & L eaders intimate that they will abandon the contests rather than lose proposed legislation, and if Boyd vetoes the latter it will carry the independents into power on a tidal wayé two years bence, Howe's Argument. LixcorN, Neb,, Jan. 18.-[Special to Tie Bre.] briefof John D). Howe, attorney for Goveroor Boyd in the contest case, opens with a recital of the “mistakes of the alli- ance,” which are charactorized as greater thau those of Moses. The first great blunder of the party, says Mr. Howe, and the one from which all subse- quent mistakes have grown, consisted in “sitting up with the cerpse of a conspiracy,” hatched by the prohibition party for the throwing out of the vote of Omaha. The conspiracy was formed six weeks before the election by prohibition fanatics; became moribund when the election was held, but was subscquently resurzected by the alliance for service in this contest, The second mistake was made when under false leaders the alliance attempted to count out all the officers elected by the people be- cause ithad the power. Mistake number three was made when the party refused to canvass the votes and the coustitution was violated. Mistake number four--the refusal to recog- nize Lieutenant Governor Meikiejohn as pre- siding ofticer of tho joint session. After Boyd has been declared governor by the house and the highest court the alliance refused to act with him, delaying the busi- ness of the state, squandering the money of :hz state and thus committing the fifth mis- ako. These are only a few of an appalling list of mistakes, says the attorney, all of which may betraced to the first one.” As Boyd’s attor- ney he would like to see them more numer- ous: as a citizen he wished they were fewer. He condemned as an Amevican citizen *‘the wicked caucus system.” Ho says the con- test is a fraud from top to bottom with noth- ing behind it but the “‘Powers” df tho alli- ance. He earnestly urged the alliance to re- member that it had just come on the stage: to get right and stay right; to be cool and moderate. Referring to Governor Boyds citizenship, he quotes his speech at the Loyal Legion banquet and closes by insisting that the bal- lotand poll books of Omaha be sent for to impeach the testimony of carcless and lying witnesses. Whers the Money Goes. Lixcoly, Neb,, Jan. 18.—[Special to Tar Ber.|-~The way the legislativo mail is haodlea will afford some insight into the mauner the money of the dear people is squandered. Both houses have a postmaster and an as- sistant who two years ago received in the ag- grogate §1,005, Then each huiso has a mail carrier, who received in the uggregate $507. ‘The house also had an assistaut mail carrior who got his fingersinto the public treasury tothe tune of $04. These general items make the entire cost of this service to the state amount to the snug sum of §1,836, As the hours ave only from 9 till 6, aad intelli- rent pages are always willing to assist in andling the mail, the assistant postmaster could be dispensed with. One mail carrier with a conveyance could do the work for both houses without the slightest incon- venience. If these business methods wero adopted the expense for handling tho mail would stand about as follows: RER e, tooanie, sty gy s¢ Postmastor of ihe Louse, sixty daysat 8.0 perday...... 3 1 Jolnt mall carrie a da; ~."\;:'ll| l.okm: U84.00 por Guy o Y Making a total for this service of only . #60 This would offect o saving of over $1,200 in this one item, Then take the committee clerks. Al the house committees mectin uot over seven rooms. As 1o two commitiees meet at the same time in the same room, one clerk for each room mu;h! bo elected, who should also act as custodian and janitor. This would simplify matters and effect a saving of thous- s of dollars to the taxpayers, and insure a clerk to every committee. Two years ago fourteen *‘custodians were employed by the house and five by the sen- te, at an aggregato cost to the stato of more 000. " ‘There is absolutely no necessity for more than twoof these custodians, At the last session about all the service they performed was to watch each other, keep the pages from running off with the state house, indulge in games of *‘Ligh tive" in the legislativo chambers. A dozen of these ::‘lelhlflxmrnllu thve dl:n}:[;enred from the s this session, along with four messengers and three elevator boys. ¥ It was formerly ihe custom to pay em- s for Sundays and other days when the ature was not in session, By this sys. tewlof figuring, the last gencral assembly wes in_session “elghty-nine days. This re- form legislature has voted to pay employes only for actual legislative days, so it 1s dlm- cult to see how any employe can get pay for over sixty dugs, unless the session should ex. tend beyond this lmit. It looks now as if the expenses of this leislature will not ex- g-aJ).,wo. through no one can tell what claims may -lm into the misoellaneous aps on bill in the closiug days of the Bils to Be Read Today. TmncoLy, Neb., Jan. 18.—[Special to Tus JiaThe followling bills will bo read the rst time tomorrow H. R. 133, by Mr. Barthotemew, to_require railroads which cross or intorsect each other to join their tracks or ks and connections ring of cars from one road to the other and 1o require such companios to receive, transfer and tr ansport all such cars, goods And wares and me | dise without reloading and without disc nating. -~ Penal of the act, H, R. 1%, by Mr, 'lamme, imposing a tax of $100 on peddlers of watches, clocks, jew- elry or patent medicines and all’ other gooc wares and merchandise and a tax of 5 a s are provided for violations | day on goods brought into the state to sell at auction or auction pri H. 1R 185, by Mr. T of Butier, for the relicf of George W. Davis, the assists incer of the insane bospital, who w ed by the_explosion in rebruary, The sum of §1,000 is appropriated therefore, H. 1R, 126, by Mr. Nichols, amending the revenue laws rescarding the recording of in- struments affecting the title to real estate. H. R. 138, by Mr, Oakley, to provide for a system of steam boiler inspection and the 1i- censing of engineers, L R. 134, by Mr. Oakley, to prohibit the keeping, maintaining or harboring of girls under the age of aghicen years and boys under theage of twenty-one years in houses nd to authorize any officer of the rs and agents of the Nebraska ichols, fixing the liability of -'injuries sustained by squence of the negli- sutof the agents and servants of such companies. , by Mr. Soderman. to prevent atem perance by local option in y county in this stato by submitting the question of prohibitng the sale of intoxi- cating liquors to the quulified voters ot such county, and to provide penalties for its vio- latio This bill provides that upon application by petition, signed by one-tenth of the voters ' who are qualified for mem- bers of the stale logislature in any, in this state, the county com- ssioners shall ordes tion to be held at the places for holding elections for m bersof the state legislature, to take pl within forty days after the recention of such potitiop, to determine whether or not spiritious, malt or intoxicating bitters or other drinks, whichif drankto excess will produce intoxication, shall be sold within the limits of such desigmited places, No election under this act shall be beld in any month in which the gencral el ions are held. Itis intended that these el ons shall be separate and distinct from any other. H. R. 120, by Mr. Schelp, to provide for the appointment of deputy sherifts, special cor stables and special police, who must be citi- ions of thestate. 1t provides furthor that any person or persons who shall in this state without due authority exercise the functions of or hold himself or themselves out to any one as a deputy sheriff, marshall, policeman, constable or peace ‘officer, shall be deemed guilty of a misaemeanor and subject to im- prisonment at hard lubor not to exceed one year or a fine not to exceed £500, or both, R NOBLESEL ACRKIFICE How Chicago Knights Templar Saved a Brother's Lite, Cricaco, Jan. 18.—One of the most unique operations on record was performed in this city today and 182 Knights Templar gave to the world a notable example of fra- ternal love and herole selfsacrifice in order that a sick brother might be restored to health, Each suffcred the loss of a piece of cuticle, which was transferred to Sir Knight John Dickerson, A cancer which had attacked his thigh was removed some timo ago, but so deep and wide an incision had to be made in the flesh that nature was unequal to the task of boaling over the whund Tho exporimoent was tried of engrafting the skin of some of the lower animals, but it failed. The surgeon in charge announced . Dickerson’s anxious brethren that if human skin could be ob- tained it would in all probability save the patient's life and insure bis complete recoy- ery. The question was whore ob- tain suficient skin to cever 1i4 square inches of surface, Tho mat- tor was broached in the commandery, nd wa man the knights offered to sabmit themselves to the necessary operation. This was performed today at the emergency hos- ital. One hundred and thirty-two knights ad each a small strip of skin removed from an arm or aleg to be transplanted to Dicker- son’s hp. No representatives of the press were allowed to be present, but it has been learned that nearly all the knights went through the operation wllinchingly. Two fainted, but were quickly resuscitated, Sev- eral othiers anxionsly inquired for cold water at different stages of theoperation. Onl about two minutes were consumed with each man, in which time the skin was removed, the wound dressed aud the pisce placed on Dickerson, Whilo the surgeons will make no positive statement as 1o the result of the operaion, it is evidently their opinion that 1t will be entirely success- ful. The knights who offered themselves up to the surgeons’ kuives will experience but little_inconvenicnce from the slight wounds inflicted. i SRR RSN AN DANGER OF STARV ING. Terrible Plight of the Inhabitants of an African Village. Avrgiers, Jan, 18.—Unless a miracle hap- pens or the weather changes radically within a verysshort time the inhabitants of Sebdon, asmall town in the Flemcen district of the province of Orun, will starve to death. About s week ago information came that the inhabitants of Sebdon were snowed up be- yond escape and were slowly starviug to death, horses, mules and camels being killed for food. A quantity of provisions under the cscort of & detachment of troops forom the garrison of Flemcen. started t their velief, but unhappily the convoy a day or so later was snowed up in Taiterny Pass, and it was some time belfore the authorities at Flemcen became aware of tue danger to which the convoy was exposed. Au additional force of troops was then sent out, and January 13 it was announced that the conyoy was extricated from its perilous position, ~‘Today, bowever, word was re- ceived that the attemipt to ‘)m\'mlon Sebdon bad failed. The district is hopelessly snowea up and the troops are continuing their efforts toopenup aline of communication. Grave apprebension is felt as to the event- ual fate of the inhabitants of the suowed up town. The French troops, ac- customed to the burning heat of an African summer and utterly unaccustomed to such severely cold wintérs as the one they are now expericucing, are themselves suffering terriply from the cold. ——— Coming Week in Congress, WasmNamon, Jan. 18,.—The elections bill comes up in in the senate tomorrow again as unfinished business. The course of business will depend, It is folt, upon the attendance. If the expectéd ropublican quorum is appar- ent theonextmove will be to consider the Aldrich clotre resolution, for the managers of the bill believe that the tune is at hand whon the last doubt as to the eficacy of the old method of “sitting out” a measure must bave beon removed. — The cfforts to lay aside the elections bill will doubtless be renewed, but should they fail the cloture promises to be the feature of proceedings in the senate during the week. The proceedings in the house during the week will be governed by the progress in the senate with the elections bill, the purpose of the democrats manifestedly’ being to delay business as long as this measure remains pending in the senate, 'A‘mflncl))d intorest is centered in the proceedings of tho house committee to which the free coinage silver bill hss been referred. The fatoof the bill depends upon its action, as the committee practically has power to shelve it and thus render action ;:) the house almost if not quite impossible, For this rea- son the proceedings of the committee will bo followed with the liveliest intevest, e Surgeon General Hamilton's Report, Wasmyartoy, Jan. 18,—The aunnual report of Supervising Surgeon General Hamilton of the marine hospital service shows that dur- ing the past year ln the United States mariue hospitals and branches 50,671 sailors were treated. Asan index to the pativity of tho sailors employed ou American registered ves- sels, it is stated that but 8,010 of this number were born inthe United States, Iuvesti- gations In regard to yellow fever, small pox aad grippe are treal at length. WILL BEAR CLOSE SCRUTINY. Peculiar Provisions of a Bill Recently In- troduodd in the House. HOW THE MEASURE IS INTERPRETED. An Attempt to be Mede the Coming Week to Get the Postal Telegraph Bill Oue of Committee— Miscellaneous. 513 Fourteryta Staear, WasmiNatox, D. C., Jan, 18. A strange proposition was presented in the house the other day, Tt was in the form of a bill providing that when a committee in either house of congress has reportod favora- bly a bill to either house it shall be the duty of the sccretary of the senate or the clerk of the house, as the ease may be, to certify it to the president, who is authorized to take such action as the bill provides. This proposition has been tho snbject. of much comment. Itis an enigma. Some men in congress interpret it in ono way and seme in another. The genoral interpretation is that it is intended to be a forerunner for the president, for the purpose of expediting his business; to afford him an opportunity to ex- amine measures which are about to recelve afirmative action ahead of time, so that he will not be so rushed. The constitution pro- vides that the president must sien or veto a bill ten days after its adoption by congress or it will become a law without his signature. Sometimes the president has so many bills to examine that he cannot give them proper at- tention. Such a scheme as the one proposed would give him opportunity to look into measures about to be presented to him, and he could do 1t at his leisure. But it is likely that there is another project benind this proposition. The bill could be casily construed to make a law, at the discretion of the president, by simpiy having a bill favorably reported from one of the committees in either house of congress, as it gives the president authority to take “such action as the bill provides” Inthe face of the bill in its original form are the words *‘private bills,” indicating that it was the idea of the author to give the president discretionary power in all private claims if & committee in congress made a favorable re- port. ‘The bill was introduced by request of some one on the outside, and it would be n- teresting to know whether that person was a claim agent. MAY CUT OFF SOME FAT SALARIES, A furore has been created among certain retired army officers by the propesition of the house to cut off the pay roll of the govern- ment some men who are enjoying the privi- lege of serving Uncle Sam in a double capaci- t; There are a large number of men ou the retired list of the army and navy who hold other lucrative positions in the sery government and therefore draw two Quite a number have positions in_t tive departments in this city and it determination of the house that the spirit if not the letter of the law all be observed and those who draw large salaries at least as retired officers of the army or navy shall not oceupy lucrative political positions to the ex- clusion of worthy disabled men who served in tbe volunteer service during the late war, There is one man in the interior department who draws a large salary as arctired army efcer, who monthly re- ceives a salary of over $00, or 2,500 a year as an exccutive officer. This man has also time to do considerable private business, which pays him haudsomely. General Rose. crans is on the retired list of the army, draw- g the salary of & brigadier general, while at the same time ho onjoys a salary of £5,000 a vear as register of the treasury. ~There are probably twenty -chiefs of divisions in the various aepartments of the government here who are dflwifl‘ salaries as retired Wr{ or navy officers. I'he question nuturally arises if these men are capable of doing service for the government where is the warrant in law or justice in paying the salaries in civil life? It is believed there are several hundred of these retired army and navy officors drawing two salarics from the govern- ment. Your corl'os}xmdeul knows persoually of quite a number of them, Some of them draw combined salaries aggregating §,000 or 5,000 cach & year. An officer when he is placed upon the retired list is subject, to the orders of the department commander and must render service to thegovernment when- ever he 1s wanted if ho is able. Hundreds of them having been placed upon the retired list as incapacitatea immediately enter the government service in civil life and draw a salary while receiving the pay of a rotired of- ficer. These men are given these places in almost every instance because of army or navy service, but the fact that they are drawing salaries for such services 1snot known and disabled soldiers and sailors from both the velunteer and regular services are refused positions because the latter are filled by the retired officers A provision was adopted by the house the other day when the army appropriation bill was under consideration which will permit these retired officers to draw but one salary, and they are doing everything possible to de- feat it in the senate. Mr. Evans of Tennessee some time ago introduced & resolution in tha house inquiring of the secretary of war and the secretary of the navy how many retired men are filling positions in private life and drawing other salaries from the government, but up to this time these men have succeeded in preventing a repcrt upon it, They do "not want the facts known. The secretaries of the war and navy departments keep close track of the whereabouts of all men on the retired lists and can easily givo their location and occu- pations. Mr. Evans says that if the resolu- tion 15 not soon reported back to the house he will rise in his seat and ask what influenco is smotheringit. A good deal of feeling is being engendered in congress against this abuse of the spirit of the law which says no wan can draw two salaries from the govern- ment at the same time and this practice which discriminates for or against soldiers and sailors out of active service. TIE POSTAL TELEGRAPH BILL. There are likely to be some lively proceed- ings in the house committee on postoftices and post roads this week. The friends of Postmaster General Wanamaker's tole- graph bill will make another strenu- ous effort to get the measure out of committee. The chairman does not waat it reported, and a deadlock for that reason ox- ists inthe committee. If the bill is reported it will be passed. Mr. Evans of Tonuessee, a republican member of the committee, is lead- ing the fight for the bill. He says its pro- visions are not generally understood. *‘The bill,” says he, “simply “authorizes the post- master general to make a contract with ex- isting telegraph companies or with telegraph companies that may be organized hereafter, to transmit *messages at hal! the present rate. There is nothing in the bill to warrant the postmaster general to buy the Westorn Union telegraph lines or to engage in the construction of a telegraph line, The only point is to secure cheaper tolegraph rates for the ple. The United States of course will furnish its own offices, The postoftices would be the headquarters of course aud the message would be delivered by carriers the same as special delivery lottors, The only objection the Western Union has to the pos- tal telegraph bill is that if the bill should be- come a law the company either would have to mako a contract at these lower rates or a new telegraph company would appear on the scene and do the business of the couutry at fair rates.” THE COURSE OF ALLIANCE CONGRESSMEN. Thore continues to be much interest felt in congressional circles as to what course, as & body, the alliance members of the next house will take on P“TOM logislation geunerally; whether they will vote with the republicans or the democrats; whether they will hold caucuses, make soparato stands upon leading topies of discussion, ete. [t appears to be the prevailing oplnion that they will not at- tempt o lead either party, but’ creato their own measures and vote independently of all WasnixoToN Bureav Tie Ovana Bee, } parties. QThe aliiance members will be 0o far below B pluruity contrl to attempt to hiovo avy- thing by cuncus action in the way of organiza- tion, and it will naturally bo their bent 10 iu- lagonizo the malorty of Lo democeats. They can unquestionably accomplish some of their purposcs if they make propositions, but they ean hope of teMg short of democratic lines 88 the committees will all bo organized by th democrats uni.l will be impossible to get any measure befosd thie houso which the demo- cratic speaker does not favor. It thercfore looks as if the alliance members will, this time at loast, prove figureheads 1f not demo- cratic al.jes, 'y, 3 CONGILPSY GANNOT DO EVERYTHING, “If anything t¢as needed to prove tho fact that congress can no more legislate a_panic out of existence than it can extinguish fire by | legislation, it Aviss the transformation of finar cial affairs during the past six awestern senator today. “Wh discussing the tarift bill at the last session, we were tolfl ¥hat unless we stopped and passed & financial bill the country would be tossed into hopelgss bankruptey. " We have not yet passed 3....nc|:.| meastre, and times botfer now thatf they have been within a year. The banks are loaning money now, whereas thoy were refusing, excent to keep customers, during the consideration of the McKinley bill,» It is this way of looking at the subject that has caused congress to 1o slow on all finauce bilis. A feeling has provailed that there is enough money iu tho hands of the people to bridge any chasm and aoany amount of busi- ness, if only confidence’ in the financial ability of individuals .and _corporations was ored. Al measures whiah under other reumstances would be regarded have been looked upon as unnecessar, WORKING FOI NERRASKA SUFFERERS, Mr. Dorsey has been laboring during the past week o indnoe the sub-committee in charge of the regular agricultural appropri- ation bill to put in this_bill £50,000 for the rvelief of settlers in Nebraska. C Funston, whilo favoring the approvr suys that it cannot be allowed in the ill: that this appropriation should go in the ivil bill. He finally agreed yestor- ay to call the full committee together to- morrow to hear My, Dorsey on the subject. If Mr. Dorsey fails to secure favorable action on the part of the full commttec and the committee should decline to make this ap- propriation a part of the regular then he will endeavor to secure a favora his special bill and get the house as an independent proposition, and will also go to the app committee and try to have the sundr take care of the pass Mr, Dorsey’s bill as o special measure Lhe president has u. preceaent for a veto, as a similar bill for tho benefit of the drouth- stricken farmers of Texas was proufptly vetoed by Mr, Cleveland, MISCELLANEOUS. Hon. 8. H. M. Biors and wife of Towa will spend the remainder of the winter in this city at 717 H street, A. J. Vandusce of Dubuque, Ta., is at the bbitt and J. H. Sowderman of Centerville, . D., 15 at the American, In view of the movement for free coinage there is good ground for anticipating the passage of the bill establishing mints at Omaha and Boise City. 7" Penry S. Heamn, PR, e DAKOTA’S MISSING BUNDS., Somebody Blundered, Though not in a Criminal Fashion. Pizgry, S. D, Jan, 18.—[Speial Telegram to Tue Bee.]—A resolution, introduced in the house Friday for the investigation of the sale of state warrants and bonds under the administration of the late treasurer, Smith, has today called forth a storm. Your corre- spondent has investigated the records here thoroughly and iuterviewed parties con- cerned, and finds the following facts that the committee will be Galled upon to investigate: The state’s joint committee passed upon $125,000 indebtedness last June, for which warrants were teld n New York, bearing 7 per cent interest. | Bonds were prepared for their refunding, but for some reason were not sold till last manth, when the treasurer's report reported their sale at i per cent, witha commission'of one-half years inter- est. On account of the stringency in the the money market fvhen the treasurer turned over the office to the incoming treasurer, “aylor, oh the 7th of this month, no account was made of thi§ matter. Later, Taylor re- cetved notice 't 1t and mudo a demand on Smith but, s9, ¥ar wighout reply. 1f seems the day before Smita went out of oice he depsted the moey feceived from the sale of the bonds in tho ‘Minnehsha National bank of Sioux Falls and advertised a call of warrants payable there on February 18. The situation now is that the state has no official aceount of theso bonds and its evidence of in- debtodness for the amount are out. Learn- ing of this, Governor Meliette telegraphed the Chase National bank of New York where the bonds were to be negotiated and found out the fact ‘as given, that the bonds had been sold and retarns mado to the Minnehaha National, also that $5,000, to cover the late settlement of the joint commission, remained there unsold and” at the disposition of the state, The principal fault seems to lip with ex- Treasurer Smith; By delay in issulug the bonds,the state has been obliged to pay int est at7 per centon warrants from July The present holder of the of receipts of the bona National bank, of wh Treasurer Bailey is president. claims inter- on the bonds from July last as a conces- sion to enavle the salo of the bonds. This, Governor Mellette on the part_of the_state rofuses. Itis also understood that Bailoy claims other expenses incident to the sale of the bonds, As Bailey has possession 'of $125,000 of state money under order of the ex-treasurer, it may be he also has an_agree- ment with 'him covering such expenses. Governor Mellette in an interview says: *‘Bailey, when here last woek, wanted the interest on the bonas paid from last July, claiming that he had paid it in order to mako the sale. Upon our refusing it point biank, Bailey finally agreed to pay it out of-his own ot, saying that he woufd not call on According to the governor's statement the loss to the state owing to the delay in iater- st would amount to seyeral thousand dol- lars, although nothing criminal practically could be chareed, The fact that the money is out of the hands of the treasurer and that the ex-treasurer's bondsmen may claim a dis- charge of liability on their part, the oftico having been turned over to the new treas- urer, is the chief cause for alarm. The gov- ernor further says : “In the issue of the bonds a receipt was taken from Bailey, relicving the state from the payment of interest from July last. ~Aun cffort will be made for the return of the money to the treasury. If this is not done the matter will go into the courts at once. Bailey, when here, stated that the holder of the warrants would not take them up for a year or more, owing to a suit between them,? Treasurer Taylor, when interviewed, saia: “I veceived what Sinith had to turn over, but had no knowledge of these bona transactions at tho time. in dddition to the loss and in- security that these transactions have caused the state, the treasury is withlield $17,000 due from North Dakotay npon evidence that tho indebtedness assumod nas been paid.” To the charges that Bailey makes in a Sioux Falls paper last mght, thav Governor Mellette has used” 30,000 of state , funds for the past yeav i private speculations, the governor says: WDréasurer Smith, Secretary Ringorad, Cameroyrand myself were in a real cstate transaction biexo in Plerre about a year ago, involving about’§]2,000 altogether, “and we ‘were all equally ioterested. Secrotary Ringorad, Treasundr Smith and myself wero on @ note for 88,000, ncluding interest. Tho property being botght at high prices and money being scatte e concluded to let the payment go as onfy, the land was held for Boourity and T ik fagotten it entirely when the udte was predeingad for payment ticother day. ‘These ave thesimple facts and I have never had any in¥oftions of making then public until forced o now. On the matter 1 owe £2,000 and huve never yet been known to fail to pay my debts.” The Fight for Senator. Pieuke, 8, D, Jan. 15, —[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.] —The republicans at the cau. ous last night were unable to agree unaui- mously on a candidate for senator. Although the proceedings were kept secret, it is learned that some five republican members refused to support Moody under any circumsiances. Of hese, three are from Lincoln county, Gifford’s home. Donatiue of that county stated that be would not support Moody, and that two of his colleagues would not attend the caucus for reason that they might be bound to sup- port Moody. When itis realized that there “are others not friendly to Moody, it looks es though a change would have to be made to some other man. Representatives Pickler and Gamble arrived last night and are earnest and unqualifiedly tn favor of Moody, as are | all the leaders ~ Hard work will be dono frof now on urtil a vote is taken, and if itis possible for the republicans to elect Moody, he will be elected. Ex-Speaker Young1s on tho ground look- ing for nomination s republican-indopend- ent. He oceupies a position simila to th ex-Delogate Matthows mau yet be at point strugilo, Tho demc beavers for Tripp. to score o victory in some w independent will bo el is, what one? now. Ex-Territoria Bailey, who arrived last night, see n the offen | sive with the who now. He ls he the houso has and such a elocted, All signs to o protracted ats are working like epondents ex pect - Pacific Rao Praxcisco, Cal, Jan, 18, am to Tue Ber.|—The ocean race | tween the Oceanic steawship company's | steamer Zealanaia and the Union steamship | o y's Monowal, from Sydney to Francisco. resulted in a victs lnndia by twenty-four hours. The Zeala startod ono hour later than the Monow soon passed her. "Tho Monowai arriy morning, twonty-fivo davs from Sydnoy, | bringing twely abinand thicty-fivesteerago | Her captain reports consider- | v from defective air pumps, She lisn and New Zealand mails for this country and ope, and as the steauers roprosent. opposition lines consider- able interest was attached to the race, Sax Teleg! - A Hrutal Murder. Lrnaxoy, Ind., Jan, 18.~At the poor farm this morning Charles Wharburton was bru- tally beaten to death by Sam Beccham, a col- ored inmate. ~ Wharburton was seventy years old and was killed bocause he refused to give up his chair to the negro. AL HORSE TRADE, AN ORI How Two Natives of Damascus Openly Humbag Each Other. The oriental mind is disposed to min- gle all the dealings of life with an amount of **sentiment” which would be scorned by the more liberal business man of the west. A visitorat Damas- cus gives the following deseription of horse trade in that city. A long dispute took place between the intending purchaser and the owner, us the former attemped to beat down the prico by a fow piastres. The owner, however, seemed very sure of making o tavorable sale, even if the present cus- tomershould withdraw, So he remained silent, with an ocecasional inconsequent remark, such as, *“*It matters not.” “Wallah, whoam I'to argue with thee?” 'Wallah, my horse is as dust. Take it without money,” All these expressions are equivalant to cold negative, and might naturally have exasperated the other man, whohad been wasting oceans of rheto- ric in persuasion. Finally, he. in his turn, exclaimed, with a hoart-warming show of generosity and philanthropy: ‘‘Waliah, are we not brothers? Wherefote all this noi#? Is it for money? Allah forbid! You want 1,600 piastres? Here is the money. Take it Then he pressed the bag of treas ure into the other’s hand and turned away. *“Nevermind about your horse. I carenot for it. Shall we part encmies because of money ?” At this point the other, who now had his money secure,ran after his customer, fell on his neck, and kissing him on both checks, assur him that the horse would henceforth be worthless to him; that, since hisbrother wished for it, he must take it #s a present. - And so the bargain was concluded. Make the India In the course of his Frida§ night talk to his_congregation in Brooklyn last week, Rev. Dr. Talmage in discussing the Indian trouble said: “But as soon as this outbreuk is quelled we all ought 10 go to studying two propositions. One is that idlenéss cannot be kept in good morals, and the other is that huager amot' be kept quiet. We have been supporting—I say we, for every man who pays tax has been levied on—we have been supporting in idleness a mul- titude of Iundian: Now, these able bodied men of the forest, like theable bodied white men, ought to work if they can find work or take the conse- quent starvation, “There ought to be some way of put- ting on one roll the aged, the invalid, the imbecile and the cripple of the In- dians and having them supported at the expense of the United Stutes govern- ment on good and healthful and suffi- cient food and under comfortable shelter and reasonably clothed. All the rest of these tribes ought to be put to work, *1f notning elze canbe found for them to do put them with shovel and wheelbarrow to move a mountain from one place to another, and after that move it back again: The great lazy In- dian hulksthat gather around the rail- road stations between Omaha and San Francisco, begging for whiskey and do- ing mothing for a livelihood, while be- neath their feet is land that would yield luxuriant harvests if called upon by plough and hoe, are nuisances that ought to be abated. “Ninety-nine out of a hundred of the Indians have muscle enough and brain enough to carn a living. An idle popu- lation is always a_besotted population. Any plan that proposes to support an Indian merely because he is an Indian is awrong tohimand an outrage to other races of men, At Uil His Lawful Wife. John H. Shaw, an elderly machinist, had in the Baltimore papers the other day, the following advertisement: AN, porson clalining to o my w tho lady living at 62 Hamburg « Mrs. Johin H: Shaw, 1s mistepresenting In explanation of this Me. Shaw said to a correspondent of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat: “You see 1 am reaping the fruits of my past sins, and T have como to the conclusion that I cannot stand itany longer. April 17, 1861, I took up with Mrs. Christiana Shere, who lived right in Baltimore. Her first husband had run away from her, I went intothe army soon afterward, and when the war was over we removed to Martinsburg Va.,where wo remained until a 2 ago, when we returned to Baltimore, admit I lived with the woman as her husband from 1861 until two years agco, when her carryingson forced me to leave. We were never married, but we had a false marriage certificate fixed up in Virginia, and she trios to make out that itls genuine.” Avu this juneture Mrs, Shaw spoke vp and said: “Yes, what I wanted to know was, whether the woman had any right % jeer at me and snicker every time 1 would go to the Cross stroet Baptist chureh?” It got so bad,” continued Mr. Shaw, “that I had to publish her in the papes She is not my wife. This is my on true wife,” turning to the lady preseat. except t s A PocketSavings Bank, The latest is a bank in the shape of a small tube which you earry in your pocket, Itisfor dimes and only opens when #5 is deposited. A young fellow ina downtown saloon hud one of them tho other day. He told the barkeeper that he kad #3 in the tube, that he couldn’t get a centout,and that hie wunted a few drinks, The burkeeper handed him out $2 in dimes,which being deposited opened the bank, Its owner then paid back the barkeeper and pro- i ceeded to blow in the balance. atof | { the republican leaders | for theinvestigation ‘ S | Be Sure It you have made up your mind to buy Hood's Sarsa theirown insteadof Hood's; he told me their's ‘would last longer; that I might take it onten To Cet ¢ trial; thatif T did not like it T need not anything. cte. But ho could not prevail on'me to chango. I told him I had taken Hool's Sarsaparilla, knew what it was, was satised with it,and did not want any other. When I began taking Hool's Sarsaparilia T was feeling real miserablo with dyspepsia, and so weak that at times I could hardly Hood’s stand. ¥ looked like & person in consumpe tion. Hood's Sarsaparilla did mo so much good that I wonder at myself sometimes, and my friends frequently speak ofit.” Mis. A A. Gorw, 61 Terraco Stroet, Boston, Sarsaparilla Bold by all drugertsts. #1;six for £5. Prepared only by C.LHOOD & C0,, A potheearios, Lowell, Muss. 100 Doses One Dollay TIBBLES AND BIMIGH T They Discuss the Indian Question at the First Preshyte Chure Tibbles and his Inaian wife, Bright drew o packed house at the First Presby- terian church last uight. The large audienco turned out to hear a discussion of the Indian question, but in this there was great disap- pointment mani fested. Tibbles talked for r 8, ten minutes in a sadly disconnected way, giving his pedigree as an Indian war correspoudent, saying thut he pointed with pride to the same. The greater portion of his discourse was devoted to up- braiding tho newspapers, which he said, have tried to belittle Lis efforts in o humane , Who is rather a elover looking half breed, was attired ina neat-Atting gown. She read her specch, in which sho told how the Indians have been robbed, cheated, starved and then murderel. The Indiau agonts came in for a large sized roast, and then thesoldiers were handled without gloves. Sho thought the recent war o blot upon the history of the nation and a crime against civilization, The killing of the Indians was murder in the first degrce andsomething that should not be allowed to pass with- out a most rigid investigation. Thore would not naye been an Indian killed if lies had not been circulated among thom.. They were peaceably traveling betwoen Pine Ridge gand - Rosebud agencies when they were told that_the solaiers were coming to slay their wives and children, When they _ Leard this they fled to the bad lands, where they and their little ones were shot down lik2 dogs. The whole war was broughton by the agents, who were cowards and callad for troops. 1f the agent hud displayed courage and tact, nota dropof biood would have been shed. —_—— PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, E. J. Cullen of Lincoln is at theCasey. J. M. Bennett of Hebron is at the Paxton. J. C. W. Rhode of Chicago is at the Mur- ray. T. J. Jones of Valentine is chants, J. W. Maxwell of Dennison, Tex., is atthe Millard, J. W. Lowe of McCook is in the city, at the Murra; ..J. Millard of Denver was at the Murray last night. R. A. Rock of Oukland is registered at the Merchants. J. Y. Leabolt of New York is registered at the Murray. W. S. New of Kansas City is registered at the Millard. C. A. Haveick of Chicago is in the city, at the Mllard. 0. W. Powers of Salt Lakels in the city, at the Paxton, W. L. Bancroft of Chicago was at the Cascy last night. Frank Beckwith of Chicago was at the Paxton last night. Captain James M. Wood of Rapid City, S. D.,is at the Paxton, GeorgeJ. Pollock of Sedalia, the Millard last night. J. J. Southworth of Boone, Ta,, was at the Merchants last night, George . Allen of Marshalltown, Ia., is in the city, at the Merchants, Frank B. Meyers of Cincinnati, O, was in thecity last night, at the Casey, W. D. Cody of Missouri Valley, Ia., was registered at the Casey lust night. Harry Busch of Mainz, Gerwany, is in the city, at the Barker,visiting hus friend,George Krug. Mr, and Mrs, John Withnell left for New Orleans, where they will sojourn for a month going from there to California for tae balance of the winter, returning in April. at the Mer- Mo, was at e Ford's Victim Still Alive. William Devaney, who was shot by Patrick Ford, jr., last Friday night, is still alive and he was resting easidr at a late hour last night than at any time since the shooting. His brother arrived yesterday from Waterloo, Ia. He said that Wiliam had not been home for more than a year, The geutleman seems to take the misfortune of his brother very much to heart, “Sho’s y' live—d’ co’plexion kims aftah &’ blood—what's dis he—a— beawful co'plexion guarnteed if @ blood am _pure! Befo' @' Lo'd dat am salvation fo’ Aunt Sophy.” All we elaim for itis an uneqnaled remedy to purify the blood and in- vigoratethe liver. Al the year round you can depend on Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery in all cases of blood-taints or humors, no matter what their name or nature. Its the cheapest blood-purifier sold through druggists, No matter how many doses of other medicines arc offered for a dollar, Why? Becanse it's sold on a peculiar plan, and you only pay for the good you get, Can you ask more? “Golden Medical Discovery” is a concentrated vegetable extract, put up in large bottles ; contains no al- cohol to inebriate, no syrup or sugar to derange digestion ;is pleasant to the taste, and equally good for adults or children, The “Discovery” cures all Skin affections, and kindred ailucnts, WHAT iparilia do not be Induced totake [ anyother A Boston lady, whoso examplo 18 werthy imitation, tells her experience below: “In oue storo where I went tobuy Hood's 8ai arllia the elerk tried to induce me buy 1 For we don't like tq # say what might to you look preposterous or impossible, as the war cry of “cheap, cheaper and the cheapest in town” is as old as the inventor of advertising. We told youin our last announcement that we were determined not to packaway a singleover- coat if sizes would hold out. Itis now not a matter of prices but of size. We are selling an excellent Chinchilla Overcoat For $6, For $8, Fors10. ~ The best makes in the land for o FFor $15.00 — We don't say that we can fit you in these coats, for our stock is on the ragged edge. But come in and try and we do have your size you will own an Over- if coat for lessmoney than it cost to make it. We/ are doing all this sim- ply as an experiment, for we would like to tell you next fall that the Overcoats we will have are new, and .we think in the end we will be—- repaid for this great sacrifice. We are down to bed rock, and that means that no honest merchant can undersell us. We are overstocked on 75¢ Underwear, and they go for 30c, and you can have what we have leftin our $1 Under- wear for 65c. Wehope you will appreciate the fact that this announce- ment is made by the oldest and largest cloth- ing house west of Chi- cago. : WHELLIAN - & CO. | Comer 130 ud Farm.