Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 28, 1891, Page 5

| __ .. TTHE POWER OF TWO SENATORS \ PR EXlry May Hasten Logislation and Oheokinate the Railroads if They Will, |} 1 / JPREBENT DISCOURAGING ~ PROSPECTS. . Y ~ < **yulue of a legislature by the n Aiesslutions Denouncing the Force 1)1 Pasred in the House—Tues- cedings in tho ture—~Notes. [axcorx, Neb,, %0 Tue Ber| ate do xo 1'ner Alight 21 — [Speaal doosn't the sea- iething 1" is & common query. is very little the senate cando. one bills have been introduced and Bocenty-throe have gone as far as the com- mittoes, Only six has ached the goucral £l whore they muay be discussed in commit- 200 of the whole and prepared for passago, “'he fault, if thoro is & fault, may be oable to the committees.” Ouly three © reported, and they have turnod ia about 0 dozen bills, half of them with a recommen- gation for indefislte postponement. The commitices have been slow in gotting to work and not very rapld in action, This is €uoin partto inesporionce. The greatest #h 300 of work thus far has fallen to the judi- cliry committeo, and only one of its mom- Vbees, Senator Christofferson of Omaha, is & lowyer, ‘[t publio looks for results and forgets or §s ignorant of the great amount of routine in maling a new law, People who measuro the ber of bills 1t passes may have to wait several weeks yet ::r“ great merit in the present The roliof bill and the appropriation bill Lrl legislatave salaries will berushed throueh, ut most other measures will take their nat- ural order. The senate may pass a few of its Bils this'week, but when they go over to tho house they will have to be read on three days and go th s, By the time bere may be two or J bouse roils ahead of them, In alist of its ider before any consid- of house bills are realy for its asure erable numbe nction This prelimizary 60 1unich time that v gone to th ary 17) fixe likely to consume ry fow bills will have rior before the date (Kebru- he election contosts. How Toig they will last no man can tell, T'ho in- depondents” will propose @ set of gag rules that will limit each of the two contests to five days. The republicans and democrats. il insist on having the jury hear the evi- . If thoy ed, s 110w seoms proba- it may take woeks, unless the independ- i and throw the con- ct before all the rubbish is ed upon them. is evident, therofore, that unless heroic hods sre adopted very little legislation can be enacted before March. Important measares like railroad regulation and the Australian ballot system will elicit long dis- cussions, which may delay final action until far into March or defoat the dostred legisla- ion. ‘T'he railroads are showing their hand and are encourngir.g all delays, with a view to postponing action on bills for the reduction b freight rates uatil it is too late to getany of them through both houses, The school Yook lobby and other monopolistic interests are likely o join i this movement, The key to the sitnation lies in the contests, If the logislature were rid of them there would be ample time to pass needed laws. # The independents begin to realizethe situa- tion, and there is a growing number in favor of dropping the contests and leaving Gov- nor Boyd's e settled by the quo warrauto procecdings instituted by Geveral Thay 1t was partly with that in view that'the dato of the contest waspostponed from February 5 to ¥ The senate is more conservative than the louse, and it is just possibl t resolution naming the date for hearing the contest may be defeated. Most of the in- dependent senators realize that the contests way consume weoks of valuable tire with 10 coriain result except that of piling up a rent bill of expenso. besides endungering ogislation that they want. Several of them think the sober second thought of the people would commiend them as genuine benofactors of the commonwealth if they would make a tedious, costly fight over the contests an im- possibility by voting aminst the resolution. 'wo of them have the ver to save thestate many thousand dollars, checkmato the rail- roads and clear the for the logislation that the allianco and the people generally lemand. Will the Hous » Recognize Boyd? Lixcors, Neb., Jan {Special Telegram to Tk Brk,|—Tomorrow a resolution will bo fntroduced in the houso for tho appointment of a committee to con fer with Governox Boyd relative tothe delivery of his message. After the precedent. sot by the senate, it is beheved that the_resolution will be adopted by the house, The democrats, twenty-five in num- ber—the republicans numbering twenty-ono —will certainly sustain the move. It is thought also that atlcast five of theivde- pendonts will voto in favor of the move, and thus secure its adoption. The message, ho ever, will not be delivered before Thursday, next. 1he >enate, Laiycory, Neb,, Jan, 27.—[Special to Tus Bre,|—The senatc committeo on federal re- lations recommendod the passage of tho me- morial to congress asking for an approprin- tion of $1,000,000. The committee has amended it by striking out the names of tho counties on the theory that it will stand a better show zo without designating a particular ,and has increased the estimate of the number of neady parsons to 200,000, Senator Keiper introduced a resolution di- recting the Nebraska delegation in congress 1o use its influence to defeat the force ball, Senator Moore objected and it wentover under the rules till tomorrow, Among the new bills introduced were the following: By Moore—Providing for widow's dower. By Moore—Regulating the descent of es- tates. By Moore—Regulating the desceat of the estales of married women. By Moore—Relating the sale of home- steads. By Mooro—Prohiditing an uhdgrtaker from putting embalming fluids Into the stom- ach of & person who has aied under su picious circumstances, and providing for p it by county attorney. This was suggested heedy murder. y Moore—-Amgnding the charters of citios of the first class, By Warner—To repeal tho law providing for state oil inspectaon, \ The chair suggested that the senato migh £ intocommittee of the whole to consider nlls "'i the calendar, but the hint was not noticed. The senate adjourned until Wednesday morning to give its commitices time to con- sider bills and ropor The H LaxcoLy, Neb,, Jan, 27.—[Speeial to Tk Bee, |- On motion of White the committeo on employes was dischurged, Dickerson presented @ petition from tho county ofticials of Sherman county certifying that there were 100 fumilies in that county that must be supported by the state and 400 farmers that neoded sced and supplies of grain for feeding purposes, A petition from the board of supervisors of Webster county asking for the repeal of the aw providing for tho election of county at- torueys was nted by Mr. Riley. The bill introduced by Mr. Feiton provid- ing that t'mml{ clerks shall furnish abstracts of titles to real estato and fixing fees for the same was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Ruggles (ind) ‘introduced a resolution requesting the congressional delegution to oppose the force bill, but afterwards with- drew the resolution. Mr, Capek (dem) of Douglas then intro- duced the following : A bl known as the Lodge bill, or DiLl, Is mow o £ore Congroas, and Whereas, Sald bill 18 the boldest stroke 4 centrallzation and {mperialism ever @ 51000 this government was established a ¥ Lerous, Sald torce bill 1y a meunse % the 28, I8 ‘troe [nstitutions which our forefathers se- oured to ue at the sostof thelr 11 ves und fort- uges; therefore be it Rosolved. By this curring, that t Heving o loenl s the secraoy of t 1o this un patriof the e of the on January 26 1 r fusing to consid 1Ll Alden (rep) moved lay the the table. White domanded a roll call The motion to table was lost—2i to 63 Mesers. Bertrand, Gardner and Huso of Douglas voted to table the resolution Watson (rep) demanded the roll call on the passage of the resolution. The resolution was adopted—yeus 70, nays house, the senate com- e isliture of Nobraska, be- creignty, foderal unity and t, 18 deatdedly opposed Ana ADproves resotution on Mr, Shrader thon offered the following which was agresd to. » lion and the lamb have at last rin harmony inthis house, and eharity 0 adl," mb be offered o with nrequest o, vote with ove bt (h n this side t they bo Iavitod to contl othe end, “Let usnave The following bills were introduced : By Kruse—To provide for the payment of of incidental expense fncurred during the taventy-second session of the legislature, and appropriating $75,000 for this purpose. By McKesson-Making incurably insane for five years a good cause for divorce, Hy Oakloy —Pertaining to the care, prepa- ration and disposition of the dead, and to in. sure the better edueation of funeral direc- tors. By Werner—To provide a lien for labor performed and material furnisbed in the con- struction, repairor alteration of auy article of value by & mechanic, artisan or tradesman, snd for the enforcement of the same. By Watson—To_ereate aud regulate publio warehouses, and the warehousing, shipping, weikhing and inspection of grain. Adjourned till3 p. m. AFIERNOON SESSIO! The following bills were introduced and read the first time: By Vorlies—An act to provide that the at- torniey wenoral shail act as claim agent for all persons having claims against the govern- ment of the United States for peusions, bouuty or back pay, where such claims have arisen out of or by reason of the late war, By Newberry—Restricting non-resident. alieis and corporations not incorporated undor the laws of the state of Nebraska, and to re- strict their right to acquire aud hold real es- tatoin Nebraska. The bill allows non-resi- deutaliens ten years in whicn to dispose of their lands, By Shruder—To provide for the sale of the saline lands of the state and tho appropria- tion of the monoy from the sumo to the sink- ing of artesian wells aad prospeoting for salt, coal aud other minerals. By Dobson—To establish and locate o “girls’ industrial school for juvenile delin quents’” at Geneva, Neb. ; to provide for the government, duties of officers and methods of commitments and transfer; to make appro- priation for erection of necessary buildings and to provide for letting contracts therefor. By Felkor—For the retief of Julius '08- gearns. By Parker—To prohibit the selling, giving, or causing, or permitting to be given, sold ot furnished, any malt or intoxicating d habitual drunkards or minors, de havitual drunkards, and providing penalty for its violation. By Felton—Requiring the register of deeds to make abstracts and titles, and definiog the fees for making abstracts of title, By Curtis—To provide for the incorpora- tiou of villages situated in two or more coun- tlesand for the publishing therein of notices and other publications, Church Howe sent up aletter received by hin from Logan county and signed by 1 persons, thirty of whom are independents, complainiog of the course of Representative Shrader in not making greater exertions dtowards securing relief for the sufferers from the drouth, Shrader replied at some length and the matter was finally dropped. MoKesson introduced a resolution to the offect. that Logan county be hereafter at- tached to Nemaha county for legislative pur- poses. [Laughter. ] “The resignation of ex-Governor Thayer as a momber of the state relief commission was received and accepted. An effort was mado to call up the bills for the relinf of western settlers, but the clerk stated that the bills were not yet printed, so action on these bills was postponed until to- morrow. The house then adjourned until 10 a. m. to- morrow, and the various standing committees wero called together to consider pending measures, Thayer's Message. Neb., Jan. 27.—[Special to Tie delivery of Gemeral Thayers the legislature is improb- able. Ho hal prepared & communica tion and it was stretched toan unusuallength by the consideration of the Indian outbreak and the rolief needed in the drouth. stricken district. It 18 estimated the message con- tained from 30,000 to 35,000 words. The house appointed a committee to ask the general to*‘furnish” such information about thestateof afairsas he might think necessary, and one of the members of the committed understands that Thayer is to by asked, not to deliver his message orally, but tosend it in. When the house rosolution came up in the senate it was proposed at first to change the word **furnish” to “send,” but finaly tho solution was shelyed, and as a substitute a motion was adopted for acommittee to confor with the house committeo about the mattor. {n conversation with a Bet: representative this afternoon, General Thayer said it was a matter of no particular coucern whether ho delivered the message or not, but _one thiug was certain, ho would not seénd it in to tho legislature. Howe and Shrader Have a Tilt. Nob., Jan. 27.—[Special to Tne Bk |—A lively tilt between Shrader and Chureh Howe oceurred this morning, which was brought about by the introduction of a resolution by Shrader, inviting Howe to send upto theclerk's desk a remoustranco from Shrader’s constituents fn Logan county agaiust the course of that member oxn the relict bills, which had been seut to Howe, Howe claimed that ho had reecived such & com- munication signed by about 150 of the citi- zens of Logan county but that he considered it merely as a private lettor and not intended for presentation to the legislature, but thought he could still ind the document if necessary, Shrader insisted on the letter beiug made public, and the resolution was adopted, but Howo'failed to show up with the documents, Gage County’s Senatorial Contest, Lixcowy, Neb., Jou. 27.—[Special to Tue Bre.]—Dr. Funck of Beatrice was a legisla- “tive visitor today and emphatically denied that he had dropped his contest against Senator Collins in consideration of favors to & political friend in Gage county. The doctor has assurances from Chairman Poyuter of the committeeon_eloctions that his contest will be called up by Thursday or Friday and atimo fixed for the hearing. As Senator Collins has incurred the displeasure of thein- dependents there is speculution about * their probable action in this contest. Legislative Notes. Mr. Hinkle of Sarpy was the only democrat ‘who voted against adopting Capelk’s resolu- tion denouneiug the force bill Mr. Bredeson of Polk has iutroduced a bill making state and county oficials ineligible to more than two consecutive terms. Every independent eoxcept Soderman, Stevens of Furuas, aund Taylor of Butler voted to condemn the L.odge eloctions bill. President Bennett of the Omaha Savings vank is a legislative visitor aud is interested in preventing proposed chauges in the stay aw. No less than s(xrrah!hfllon “majors' were seen on the floor of the house industriously farming the independents. They are likely wreap & harvest of disappoiotments, Mr. C. D. Rakestraw of Nebraska City, late democrat didate for superintendent of public instruction, was an interested ob- server of legislative doings this afternoon, Representative Heath of Sheridan, who took @ flying trip home lastwoek, has re- turned, and reports overything quiet on the border'and says the Indian scarc has on tirely subsided. Ex-Lieutenant: Governor Meikeljohn was a house visitor today. _ He was greeted very wfdllllt' by Speaker Elder, who issued him acomplimentary entitling him to the **privi- leges of the floor." Stevens of Furuas was chairman of the committee of the whole yesterday, sad when Church Howe had spoken about half an hour the chair unceremoniously onlered him to slt down and give sowe other momber 51 uomical. chance, & command the gemtieman from Nomatia 1ost no time in oboying. Senator Starbuck (rep.) of Thayer mm::{ supposed bis contest had beon settled, but O. H. Seott (dom.), the contestant, me in today and domanded a trial. Senator Wilson (rep.) of Da county expects 1o have 1o troudle, as his contestant, H. G, Steward (ind.) of Sioux county, hus filed no evidence. A petition from the antllottery league of Lonisinns, signed by W. (. Vincent, presi- dent, and Frank McGloin, chairman of the excoutive committee, has been laidon tho desk of members, asking tho legislature o tako action in favor of submitting an smend- ment by congress to the nativnal constitution forbidding tho establishing or legalizing of lotteries, The state relief commission, which has charge of the expenditure of the stato fund for the relief of westorn sufforers, i com- posed of ex-Governor Thayer, Rev. L. P. Ludden, Hon. John Fitzgerald, R. R. Greer, Louis Moyer, A, J. Sawyer, J. W. Hartiey, C. W. Mosher, W Nason and George L. Martin, Rov.' L. . Ludden is the chairman of the commission, with headquarters at Lincoln, Louis Heimroa and R. F, Hodgin of Omaha firo hero in the inrerest of the Nebraska State Business Men's association. They want a change in the law which exempts sixty days’ ages from attachment or garnishee process, They wish to amend by exompting only $50; also’ by allowing 10 per cent of a debtor's Wiges 1 bo_hold_each’ month for a debt in- curred in buying the necessarios of life. Tho measure is for the protection of retail mer- chants, INDIANE. - F PURCHASES. Commissioner Morgan Submits His Report on the Matter. WasuiNGToN, Jan, 27,—The commissioner of Indian affairs has made a report in relation tothe manner of purchasing beef on the hoof for the Indian service, also a detailed stato- ment of the efforts made from time to time to doaway with the practice of contracting for large doliveries in the fail. All such ef- forts failed owing to insufiicient appro- priations, In 133 there was pald for 050,000 pounds of beef for Pine Ridge Indians delivered in full $226,000. 1f the lowest bid for monthly deliveries had been accepted the cost would have been $400,- 0. The bee! for Pine Ridge this year cost £100,600 for fall delivery, If the lowest bid ' for mouthly delverids had been accepted it would have been $199,200, or nearly 100 per cent more. In soveral cases the difference, while the consideration was not deemea_excessive and the monthly deliveries accepted. In all cases where beef was purchased for northern tribes it was stipulated that it must have boen at least twelve months in succession prior to July 1, 1500, north of the south line of Kansas, The statement that unacclimated cattle aro deliv- ered is untrue, SHOT BY JESSE JAMES' SULAYER Bob Ford Barely Misses Another Killing in a Row. Last Wednesday night, says the Wal- sonburg (Col.) correspondent of the Denver News, a shooting match was in- dulged in by Bob Fordand J. D. Harden, and while it did not prove fatal it is no fault of theirs, as each man did his best to kill the other. The difficulty oc- curred over 81, but this was not the be- ginning of the trouble. Havden, who runs a saloon between town and the mines, has had itin for Bob for some time and has on several different oc- casions threatened to shoot him. On this particular night, it is said, he made the threat that Le would kill Bob before morning. The two men had been playing craps, and after the game went to the bar and had a drink. Some words passed between them and both made a grab for their guns. Bobs gun cume out first, when some one cried out not to shoot. Had it not been for this Hardin would have been killed on the spot. By this time Hardin had his artillery out of his pocket and both men began firing nt ench other, Thoy wore so close that each one was trying to knock the other’s gun out of ihe way, and as o consequence the bullets flew in ovory direction. The bystanders who were in the room at the time began crawling under tables, hiding behind the bar, and one man ‘aftempted to crawl into the stove, but was prevented by a ved hot fire, ATfter the smoke of battle had cleared off and the marshal had rounded up the army, it was discovered that Harden had been shot in the shoulder, the ball poing through and coming outin the back, and was also shot in the hand. Ford was also shot in the foot and was badly burned about the face with powder. Both men were takenin charge by ofi- cors and surgeons summoned. Havden was taken to his home and Ford to the lockup. Bob was bound over in the sum of #500 for his appearance for trial, Hn.‘rdun was too ill to be taken out of bed. Both guns of 44-caliber and had scen service before this. The one used by Tord is the one with which he shot Jesse Jamos, and which he has carried with him ever since that event, some ten years ago. Harden’s rovolver is tho one which Pete Foley used when he shot Jack Edwards some few months ago. Mrshal Williams has both these wonpons in his possession, and says he will" keep them as mementoes of the almost fatal tragedy. His overcoat will also serve for thal purpose, as near the small of the back can be seen where one of the balls cut alittle furrow. —_— A certain philanthropist buys a large quan- tity of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup every winter ana gives it to the poor suffering from coughs and colds. There is not a case of neuralgia which can not be at once relieved by the use of Salvu™ tion Oll, Atall drug stores. Prico only 25 cents a bottle, —_—— Knotty Alliance ¥Problem. The Waterloo branch of the Farmers® alliance is deeply interested justnow in solving a knotty problem, says the Stockton (('nl.)l\ezul. H. V. J. Swain, the lawyer and ex-justice of the peace of Stockton township, joined the organiza- tion us a charter member before he and his associates knew that lawyers were })robibil.vd by the by-laws of the alliance rom entering into it, Mr, Swain, although a practicing at- torney-at-law, has set out a vineyard, expressed his opinion about the weather and discussed next year's crops. So ho considers himsell a horny-handed son of toil, and just as much entitled tobe amember of the alliance a8 any granger in the county, He has learned that wheat is not cultivated be- tween the rows, and that barley is not pruned in the spring while the san isup. Relying on AR A R vineyard he regards himself a bona fide farmer man, and says he is going tostay with the alliance, His fellow membershave been discuss- ing Mr. Swain's case a good deal and have subjected him to u thorough exam- ination a8t0 his intents as & producer. They have ascertained that during the threo years while the grapes are coming to the age of mmnhood he will expend on his vineyard the money he makes in law practice. Aftor the three years areup,and when the grapes begin to produce, he intends to expond in his profession the money he makes off the vineyard. The majority of the Waterloo alliance people are in favor of allowing Mr. Swain to remain in the organization until the grape crop begins to pour in, on the understanding that when that time arrives, and the money gained from the vineyard goes into the legal profossion, he must resign, — - Van Houten’s Cocou—Pure, soluble, eo~ WENT THROUGH THE HOUSE, The Bill for a New Bridge at Omaba Re- ceives Favorabls Actin, A SUBSTITUTE BY SENATOR PADDOCK. Plans Submitted for Another Struace ture at the Foot of Farnam Strect—The Indian Depre- dation Clain 513 Fourree vt WasHNGTON, D, C., Senator Paddock has submitted his substi- tute to the interstate low bridge bill and it has been accepted by Senator Manderson and Representative Connell. Late this afternoon the house bill was gotten up and by dint of some active skirmishing on the part of Con- noll, Dorsey and Reld of Towa was passed without delay. The Paddock bill will bo substituted in the sonate and the houso will then agros without palaver, There is uo doubt now that the bill will become a law at this session, The Pad- dock substitute simply clinches the details roquiring the structure to be a railroad bridge and fixes the time for beginning work at January 1, 1892, and its complotion within a year thereafter. PLANS FOILANOTIER BRIDOT, A short time before Represontative Connell called up in the house today and secured the pussage of the lnterstate company's low bridge bill he received from Dr. Mercer and other citizens of Omahathe draft of a bill giving right of way to the street railroad company of Council Bluffs to constructa bridge across the Missouri at the footof Farnam street. The general provisions of the measure are similarto those of the bill which has just passed the house. Mr. Con- nell told Tue Ber correspondent that he did not believe it would be udvisable to present the gecond bridge bill, as the one would un- doubtedly interfere with the other, and it Is not at all likely that any one will do soin this congress. As soon as the original interstate low bridge bill was passed by the house it was transmitted to the senate, where it goes to the committeo on commerce. Both Senator Manderson and Mr. Conuell having accepted Senator IPaddock’s substitute, that measure will be reported from the committes ou com- merce t the senate as a substitute to the bilt which passed the house today and the bill in- troduced by Senator Manderson, but there will boa fow days of time given in order that those interested 1n the new measure may be heard by tke senate committes on commerce if desired. Both the Nebraska senators and the entire delegation inthe house say that the Paddock substitute will be promptly adopted for the original bill as soon as it goes back to the house. Senator Paddock s much pleased over the prompt action of his colleague and Mr. Con- vell in accepting his substitute and says he has no doubt that it will go through ~both louses without delay. The substitute has been well described in Bre specials. In brief it defiues the structure to be a first class railroad bridge, over which all kinds of ve- bicles and curs may pass by paying a renson- Y cotox Buneav Tiw Owama B } able toll, tc be fixed by the sccretary of war. Senator Paddook says his only aim in substi- tuting the original bill is to fix defl- niteiy upon & structuro whion will be & ‘“sure enough™ railroad bridge and will at the same time. be a public highway beyond any question of doubt for every character of transportation at reasonable rates of toll. The orinal bill gave two Jears after the passage of the measure with- o which to begin the work and throe years to finish. Senator Paddock’s substitute saves seven months on the finishing ot tho bridge and a year and oue month on the beginning of its construction, as it provides that the bridge must be commenced on or before Jan- vary 1, 1592, and finshed before July 1, 1808, Thereseems to be perfect hartnony on the bridge question among the Nebraska delega- tion, and the prospects are that the measure will become a law within twoor three weeks. THE INDIAN DEPREDATION BILL. Senator Paddock today induced the senate duringthe morning hour to take under con- sideration the Indian depredation bill, and said this afternoon that he believed it would be passed during the morning hour tomorrow. The bill is a substitute for the house Indian dopredation court bill. 1t gives jurisdiction to tne United States courts over Indian depredation claims. An effort will be made to take itnup iustead the bill whic has passed the house and whish establishes an independent Indian depreda- tion court, and it 1s believed that it will be successful. Mr. Plumb of Kansas will offer as anamendment a proposition to pay all of the Indiun depredation claims which have been allowed by the secretary of the interior aud certified for appropriation at the hands of congress, There have been filod, investigated and considered at the In- terior department claims amounting to 8, , but by the sifting process only $1,345,000 of this amount has been allowed and cortified for congressional action, LITTLE HOPE OF RESURRECTION. Thero is very little probability of the resur- rection of either the closure resolution or the elections bill. The position of Senator San- ford has been made clear, and he will give the opponents of the measure two majority. But were this not the case vhe feeling on the republican side is very strougly against are- newal of what they consider u useiess struggle. Such men as Cullom, Manderson, McMillan, Paddock and other western senators object to the sacrilice of the time of the senate, and made their views known at _the caucus’ this morning. The action of the caucus in laying out a prograame does not look like a renewal of hostilities, but means that some business is to be done. NOT NECESSARY NOW. The democrats of the house had reserved one plan of obs truetion which is now unnec- ©-sary owing to the disposal of the force bill. They haa decided that the usual half hovr consumed in calling the roll could be lengthened to about three hours by a ae- mand from each democrat for informa- tion from the clerk as to' how he was recorded as voting. Every member has this right to demand information, and there are usually halfa dozen such demands on each roll call, but if each of the 155 democrats in the house demanded this information it wouid extend the time of calling a roll to at least threo hours, NO MORE GRAND STAND PLATS. ‘Pho days of fancy drilling are over, The militia companies have for years drawn the applause of the crowds by their perfect com- 1y fronts and company wheels and by the oxactness of their manual of arms. But now all this precision and exactucss is to owe away with by the decision of the ctical board of the United States army, which has just reported 1ts findings to the war dopartment. This board was org: some time ago in order 1o get up tacti take the place of the ofd tactics, which bhave loug been the standard, not only of the regular army but of military organizations. The board has been in session for three years at Leavenworth, Kan., and has final mitted its report. Colonel Giimo, Captain Laucastor and Licutenaot Colonel French, members of the bourd, are uow here. One of the oficers sai toda; *Militia companies will seriossly miss somo of their fancy movements which haveheretofore drawn the crowds, Fof anstance, the com- pany wheel is abandoned altogether. It was always & clumsy movement and it took two-* thirds of the entire time of & compwny to learn it. According to the new ragula- tion when & company wishes to make a turn the mau on the pivot makes & sharp turn, the man near catches up 10 the pivol as soou as possible and the next man does the same, 1u this way the compa- ny’s front is changed as 500n as possible, but Without any effort to preserve the old time soauracy of aligument. In the manual of arms also, there are important changes. The old support arms is left out entirety, Awuother chauge is to come from onder arms up to right or left shoulder arms. The gun is brought up direct from the ground up to the shoulder without the Intermedi ate ‘“carry arms.” Bat what will disgust O thejgmilitian ~ companies more than anything else is the entire abandonment of ali cadence in the manual in getting the gun from the from the ground to the right or left shoulder. The only thing is 1o get it there, and the wanner of geting it there 1s quite immaterial. It meed not be done iu exact time and the piece ne d mol be haudlel & eny exact polot. In short, the whole pu of the new rogulations is to have the soldier move and carry thelr guns with the utmost mmplicity and without any of the display featu: which have heretofore besn very pretiy butb very unnecessary. MISCRLLANEOUS, The new congrossional aelegation.from Ne- braskea will have a hearing on Friday morn- ing before a sub-committee of the house com- mittee on agriculture in the uterest of their proposition appropriating §1,000,00 for the drouth sufferers in Nebraska, aud the full committee will hear the delegation ou Tuesday of next woek. There is what appears to be an insurmountible ob- stacle i the way of this appropriation. Itis that the federal government has no right t give aid to individuals simply because th nave met with misfortunes, but the argument Jrese tod in this caae will be that the suf- s from drouth are either on the public domain at presentor have just paid up for therr domain and are in a sense wards of the federal government, and that, having paid millions for their lands, they should be help ed in a misfortune for’ which they arein 10 w ay responsible, but which the govern- ment would have been compelled to stand had it possessed tho lauds at the time of the drouth, C. H. Morris has been rocommended for appointment oz the Broken Bow pension board, vice Dr. T, C. Busch, president of the board, resigned. Toduy's "Post says: ‘“Representatives Bryan, McKeighan and Kem of Nobraskaare in the citx and Mr. Bryan was on the floor of the house yesterday, Hoe is a young man with jet black hair and clear-cut, smootli-shavon features Ho says that politics _in Nebraska have quicted down. Belog an out-andout democrat he was overjoyed at the fate of the cloture resolution yesf It is a rather curious fact 1n conneetion with the presence of these three members-elect in the city that notone of them up to the time of their arrival here was porsonally known to the twosenators from therr state,” Senator Frye presented in the senate to- day oue or the most remarkablo documents ever seen at thecapitol. It is evidently in- tended as a satire on the silver bill. The me- morial does not bear date, but is signed by J. W. Winter and H. R. Rich, a pair of Senator Frye's rural constituents.” The memorial is as Tollows : “The undersignedeitizens of the United States do most earnestly pray that & law be enactad which shall compel the t urer of the United States to receive all the otatoes offered by any citizens of the United States and Issue certificates of deposit for the same at the rate of $1 for each sixty pounds 50 deposited, said certificates to be legal tender for all dues, debts and domands, Representative Connell has issued invita- tlons to the representatives-elect from Ne- braska to dine with him at hls house tomor- row evening, when he will have as additional guests the present congressional - delegation from Neoraska. Miss M. Cook was today appointed post- masterat Washington Mills, Dubuque county, Ia., vico . Master, resigned. Pemy S, Hearn. The Silver Investigation. WasmiNatoy, Jan. 21.—In the silver pool fovestigation today David B. Littler was again questioned regarding the time of Sen- ator Cameron's purchase and disposition of silver. He did not have definite figures nor dates, but bis best recollection was that the silver was sold before the bill passed. Lit- tler said he was not engaged in lobbying or ors of congress 1n behalf of Edward Curtis of San Francisco, a mem- ber of the St. Louls silver committes, denied the statement of Correspondent Bogart that witness mentioned Flower’s name in con- nection with silver purchase. Curtis huving said something avout hearing that a party of New Yorkers interested in silver had been in the Shoreham hotel, he was asked to give the name of his informant. He was unable to re- member, but thought Governor West and A. J. Warnor were in the rom at the time. Correspondent Dunnell of the New York imes said R. J. Wynne of the Cinclunati ial-Gazetto " was the person from whom he received the information mentioned in yesterday's examination. Wynno said he got his_information from Goueral Boynton, nis chiet. As Boynton could not bo found this afternoon the committee adjourned. Senator Stantord’s Position, Wasmixcroy, Jan. 27.—Senator Stewart today received from Senator Stanford a mes- sage regarding his standing on the closure rule, cte., sent from New York yesterday morning, but delayed by erippled wires. In it he says that on general principles he favors the closure rule, hut_does not favor anything that would shut out Stewart's amendment to the elections bill, providing it only applies to clections for cohgressmen. Without such amendment, with bis present views, he would be obliged to vote against the elections bill, He favors important business passing—the apportionment und appropriation bills—when- ever the senato can. He adds, if necessary, 10 pair him accordingly. Patents to Weatern Inventors, WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—|Special Telegram to Tnr Brk |—Patents were granted today as follows: Anthony Biesen, Merrill, la., buckle comnection; Thomas Braden, Des Moiues, Ia, alarm attachments to door knobs; John W. Coffin and W. Shoemaker, Oskaloosa, Ia., adjustable hay shield and manger; George W. French and W. P, Bet- tendorf, Davenport, 1a,, harrow; Leonard L. Frost, Barada, Neb., car coupler; Isaao M. Grubb, Glenville, Neb, comb frame for bee hiv Frank Nye, K. F.Denham aud O. Kuudson, Lake Pirk, Ta,, hand hold for guns; Edward Olson, Jewell juncton, Ia., stuceo for plastering; John Siebel, OSkaloosa, Ia., runing implement; Thomas G. Tasker, Wyoming, la., attachiment for plows, Not Authorized to Issue the Writ. WASHINGION, Jan. 27.—Attorney General Miller's reply to the application of the Cana- dian government for a writ of prohibition in the case of W. P, Seward, libelled for catch- ing seals in Behring sea, was filed in the su- preme court today. In brief tho attorney general says that the government of the United Staies opposes the filing of a petition for a writ of prohibition to the alstrict court of Alaska for the reason that the supreme court has no power to issue awrit to tho Sitka court because it is nots district court of the United States. Calderon, Carlisle and Choate argued in op- position to the attorney gencral’s argument, Court adjourned before the argumonts were finished. Republican Senatorial Programme, Wismixaron, Jan. 27.—The republican senatorial caucus committee on order of busi- ness this morning agreed to recommend to their colleagues that after the apportionment acted upon, the eight hour bill and copyright bills be taken up in order. The caucus committee also disposed of other pending measu in this ord Atter the copyright uill is to follow the Iudian ions bill, the Paddock pure food bill agiin canal bill, reported by the committee on foreign relations. A New Cable Company. ‘Wiasmingron, Jan, 27.-Senator Mitchell introduced & bill today to incorporate the Pa- cific cable company with a capital stock of £5,000,000, to_operate a cable between San Francisco, Hawail, Panama, Samoa and Japau, A majority of the directors must be citizens of the United States, ——— . Stated by H. B, Cochran, druegist, Lancas- ter, Pa. Have guaranteed over 300 bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters for dyspepsis, sour stomach, bilious attacks, liver and kidney trouble. Postmasters Contirmed. Wasmixerox, Jan, 27.—The senate todsy oconfirmed the following postmasters: No- braska—William H. Smith, Indisnola; Frank W. Mattson, Blue Springs. Towa—Auos H, Farwell, Independence; Watson Molineau, Howard; Aaron Poeter, Eldora. e The Burdock Plant is one diuretics or kiduey regulators in the vegeta- ble world, as the compound kuown as Bur- dock Blood Bitters is unsurpassed in all dis eases of the kidueys, liver and blood. of the best Where Did David Go? Itis reported about polico court and the justice officos that David P, Farquhar, a con- swable, has departed for pastures fresh and greou His brother, Willism W, Farqular, for- 322 South Fitteenth S, OMAHA, NEB. n And practioe in nviable reputa citizens who applied Lo L resort. and found o his skiliful ull realization of He s pormanently loeatod and has the bost ap pointed nn office and reception rooms 1o Omaha. Tho #ick will find tn_Dr. DIlIngs a_true physictan and a sympathetle friend und_adyiser, For the treatment of the Tollowing named disonses himself possessed of mos Dr. Dillings has proven unusual skill Liebig Gompany's EXTRAGT OF BEEF. «“In Darkest Africa.” By Henry M. Stanley. “The" Lio- g i S big Compa- [ees st oaZel 2o ny’s Bvtract g was of the choicest.” - Page 39,Vol. 1 “Liebig and |} meat soups |8 had to be || prepared in suflicient quantities to serveout cup fulf to each weakened man as ho stag- gered in.”—Page 80, Vol 1. *‘One Madi managed to crawl near mytent. * * * THe was atonce borneto a fire and laid within a few inches of it, and with the addition of a pint of hot broth made from the Liebig Company's Extract of Meat, we restor- ed himto his senses,” — Vol. 11, Page Z>HUMPHREYS’ VETERINARY SPECIFICS Tor Horses, Oattlo, Sheep, Dogs, Hogs, AND POULTRY. 4 So0rase Bophen Tigaingntof fninale CURES l’"url.(‘ronfenlun Inflammation Spinal Meningitis, Milk Fover. B J Rhbeumatisme & Nus: mlnchlrlo.. ?.D.-—nnu or Girubs, Worms, E.e=Coughs, Heaves, Pneumonin, ¥.F.==Colic or Gripes, Bellyach G ~~Miscarringe, Hemorrhage b1 .-lrnn'uyl.;;.dmu; Disenses. o Dineanen, Mange. YRCEDiR then of Disestion, Paratysis. Single Bottle (over 50 doses), - - .60 ith_Specifics, Manual Bt ey Cute Ol i B iChtor, * 87.00 Jar Veterinary Cure O1l, = 1.00 ists; 1t P id here B e ‘HUMPHREYS' MEDICINE CO,, Corner William and John Sts.,, New York. HEUMPHRETYS’ HOMEOPATHIC . = | SPECIFIC ug.ZwB et TR Ul oo et Swudrsoy Nervous Dehility, Vi Weakness, and Prostration, from” over- rk or other O T Dotaiets. of new. DSt o roseip of price.~HUMPHREYS' MEDICINE CO., Oor, Willlam and John Sts., N. ¥. T PLANGS < irely Made; filly- Warkantedi Matvellouszin Tore, v (ORTAGGUE FRON BOSTONOFFICE --Strains, Lai --Distemper, f 'I‘o;gh glagélamp-ciflmneys_. - Macbeth’s “pearl top” and “pearl glass” are made of tough glass. They ravely break except from accident. Pittsburs. Gro. 2. MA TED---Agents to scil the Plules WANTED---8en 14 ; the only 1ino everinvented that holds the clothes with- pins; o perfect success; patent recently issued; sola only by agents, to whom the ex- clusive right is giv On receipt of 50 conts we will send i sample Tars; price list your territor; LEsS © Worcester Mass T & Co, For female complaints use Pond’s Extract. Buffering from T e garly decay, wasting weakness, lost aniood, elg. Wik send 'n valuablo treatise (sealed) oonteining full particulams for home cure, FREE of charge A'nplondid medicat work ; shoild bo read by every is norvous and debilitated. Addros ¢, FOWLER, Moodus, Conn Receiver's Sale of Capital Hotel Fur- niture. By virtue of an order of the district eourt, tnand for Luucuster county, appointing the undersigned receiver in tio sult of Kalph Kitchen vs Edward P. Roggen, ot al., notioo is hereby given that[ will on the $ik day of February, A. . 1801, at 10 0'ciock a. m. of said day, at the Uapital hotel, at the southwesy corner of Elevonth wud P stroets, in the oity of Lincoln, 1 thy county of Lancaster, b i at piblic wuction to the high all the personal property, furniture, goods. ohiattels and fixtures 1o snid hotel belonging the firm of Roggen & McDonald. The in- tory und Tisi of e suld chattel property can be exurnlied ut tho 5ald Lotel bullding and st my ofhy n Lincoln ‘i iest bidder for cnsl, January 19, 1801, merly a justice of tho peace,is at a loss to kuow whore the missiug mub Was goue thinks he is in Denver, whero their father resides. He thinks that David will return aud clear up the unfavoruble reports that are uow current regurding bim, Wope long de- sst_convenlently looated physiclan's CATARAI AN 13onint of throat and ny arehiim poverishes the 1lood and nerres, prod dobt cay nod declins DYSPEPSIA—-And all the phasos of | tiver trouble, imporfoct asimilation and nutrition, KIDNEY DISKASKS -Are most docelving and ine Mduous. $ymptoms hard to reeognis by tho patiens Ofton temd {0 futal DEIEH disoato or dinbotes OISEASES OF THE BLOOD — Blood polsoning scrofuln, erssipels¥, wnd Qlsoases montioned hore: after. ALL SKIN DISEASES - Eczomn, salt rhoum, Varl Ola. uioers, Labercion, scrofais, 1upis, wodly color Of U akin pupios, and Aiseases of the Foalp Are cured by Dr. Dillings LYOUS DISEASES -Loss of vigor, lost man- hood, debllity, prostration, despondonay’, erapiions on tho face, Toss of memory, drend of futury A new troaiment that NEVER FATIS. RIEUMATISM AND NEURALGIA —Are oured by Dr. Dilings when 81! others have fabled. FEMALE WIEAKNKSSES ~Tho harsh. frrational and unnatural methods usually enploved are re- Aponsible for fully threo-fourths of tho suffering by women. | lnvestigate the now, home traatment of r. Dilling RECTAL TROURLES the knifo, Lusiness. ALL TTEADACIUES are quickly oured, VENEREAL DIS'ASES - Recent or fong standing, sirioture and all_resaiting af-) Iy wud forevor withoud ¥ OF mineral (roatment. MORPHINE HABIT - Quickly, patnleasly cured TAPE WORM-Taken with head eomplate tn one honr with ono teaspoonfil ué pleasant mediclne. No fwating OTIER DISKASKS -Sugh &y 01d sores, mallgnant Wlcors, tumors, canoers, heart troublos, asthiis, epliopsy. 8L, V1tus danco. milk log. cironio constipas o and’ehronie dIRerhas wre onred The most naightly and muddy complexion quickly froshened and boautifod. FOR OFFENSIVE BREATH A permanent cure JOW FERS! FREE CONSOLTATION! 0:0nm. tobpm. Eyonlngs, T to $:30 dpm posttively an Patients Tretted By Correspondence. 1 Medicine Sent Everywhero. 3 R— 822 South Fifteenth St. GROUND FLOOR. NO STAIRS. n Dr. Dilllngs prepares and dispenses his own medicines, which are largely sclected from nature's healing plants, barks, roots, m us,shrubs, ete, NO mineral dru gs given. MENTS, Four Nights Gom-= menoing, SUNDAY JANUARY 25, RICH & HARRIS BOSTON HOWARD ATHENEUM Specialty Company And the only PAUL CINQUEV ALLI Eleven distinct specialty turns. Twonty-five artists. Box sheets open Saturday at regular BOY D Con e cing Thursday, “Ihe Legitimate I Joseph Murphy, And & carefully selected company in tho followlog Topertolre THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS, “SHAUN RHUE.” SATURDAY NIGHT, “THE KERRY GOW.” SUNDAY NIGHT, “THE DONAGH.” Box sheet open Wednesduy at rogular prices. FOUR NIGHTS, b ANn NUNATIKBE January 29. h Comedian, Mr, Sun Fabruary 1st, The Su cessful Musical Comedy, A COLD DAY ipany of singing comed A, thegreatest lndy dhe und 5 ocents. A strong cluding (A i THE GRAND °N;}gHT Wil Lawler, ) T, 1ith und Farnam WEEK OF JANUARY 2710 he groat Mastodon Kentucky Glant enti, NI 108, T blizgest main of tho age. Bty McCute, the fa tous o Lalls speelaly urtlsea. M rrls nnd Wil Dur. Trish novelties, Viiich and Compboll, wua BLIZZARD ICE CREEPER. Thegs Adjustable Ico Creepers fit any shoe. Anyone cin putthemon or off; they are always in order, and you are ready for any change of weither. Ageats Wanted, §# Bend outl ne of fore and hind shos. t27 Only tie “Poinis" can put il a new set. Fullset (1) $3, Points, 8 set, $1, 10 one address, Poinws, 1 set, (16) 20¢, by mail. W. Kent, Sole M'I'r., Meridan, Conn. GOLD MEDAL, PARS, 1078, W. Baker & Cos Braakfast Cocoa trom which the excess of oil has been removed, is Absolutely Pure and it is Soluble. No Chemicals are used in its preparation. It has more than three times the strength of Cocoa mixed with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, and is thercfore far more economical, costing less than one cent @ cup, 1t is delicious, nourishing, strengthening, EASILY DIGESTED, and admirably adaptod for invalids as well as for persons in health, Sold by o@n verywhere, BAKER & GO, Darchestar, Mass. DRUNKEYNESS T1Q U0 0Oxt HLABIT, N ALL THE WORLD THERE 15 BUT ONE CURE DR. HAINES' GOLDEN SPECIFIC, T e 4L . Sisedosrls Shy Tl e RS e fespsr el s el o Ty s agere Lo reformetion s /| sy G L S N & )., 10th & Do Afi. & Ous - i T R & B0 wear outi nyone “ind sp amsat