Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 30, 1891, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE:.FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1801 THE DAILY BEE | ROSEWATER Evrron PUBLISHED EVERY MORNI TERNS OF 8UBSCRIPTTON, afly and Sunday, One Year. X months Three months. EBunday I A} Weekly Bre, One Yer [ Hoe Bullding a, Cornel 2 Pearl Chanber of Commerce, 13,14 1nd 16, Tribune Buliding rteonth street, | Dmaba, Th South O Couneil i Bhioago O New York, I Washingt nd 20th Streets CORRESPONDENOE, All communications relating to news and editorinl 1 uld e addressed to vhe Editorial e s shiould ompany, postofice orders | dor of the ec Omuh 1o he made p any. The Bes Publishing Comvaiy, Proprictors, The tsee V14 and Seventeenth Sts able to the ¢ BWORN STAIEME CIRCULATION, Etat f Nebraska, I County of Douglus. | George I3, Tschuck, secretary Pablishing compa %0 that the tual ¢l Tur DALY BE forthe week ending 101, was as Tollows: 88 Tre Ber g'r!du . aturd id subseribed In my presence this 4l day of January A 1 Etate of Nebrask County of ¢ 1. Trseline 1 siiys that h 1 COnpany, clrculation of month of January, 1500, | ruary, 180, 10,761 coples copiess for April, 150, 20, 18 1N copiess for Jue for July, 1800, 20,6 .“,“ wryof T actual average Ly B, for the conies; for for Marech, 1890, 20.8 for May, s secrof that i Titk DA s, 1800, 0 cop for Oc i for N 1800, coples. Worn (o hofore” me.. and subseribed In m presence, this ilatday of Decomber A, D.. 18 P Fri, \.. ary Publie. R e e TiE announcement of the death of Secretary Windom profound sorrow. Amor of our sudden will cause he public men times few have achieved more commanding prominence and exerted a wider influence. In the national legisla- ture and in the cabinet councils of two presidents Mr. Windom enjoyed the highest popular esteem and confidence, As the head of the treasury department, he was recognized as one of the most prudent and circumspect financiers, Crvin service reform is conspicuous by its absonce from the charter amend- ments. As Ju 11 brogun, he will have several inches of surplus after filling Ingall’s shoes. Ir MR. INGALLS carriesout his threat toinvade the lecture field, the public will have no reason to regret his defeat for re-clection., PACKING statistics show a marked in- crease in the product throughout tho country and Omaha keops close to the head of the procession. REPRIMANDS by the council are about as effective as a means of official reform asthe promise of a spanking to a boy while a civeus is in town. THE nction of the churter committee in repudiating that four year term schemo will meet with the hearty ap- roval of all classes of citizens, AS THE present is a reform legislature itis not too much to insist that the members who wear passes shall not draw mileage from the state treasury. AFTER thirteon months of depressing strife the dual Montana legislature has united and settled down to business, It is never too late to mend, oven in Montana. THE rising son in Kansas polities is s0id to nossess more than an average store of mental strength, but his ac- quaintance with Massilon is a mattor of increasing doubt. OREGON takes seventeenth rank in the list of republican states that have adopted ballot reform. In all import- ant public reforms republican states are invariably in the lead. Ir 1s always in order to lock the stable door after the horse is stolen. A thor- ough investigation is now to be made of the Pennsylvania coal mine in which 121 lives were lost 1 \esday. PRAYERS to strengthen Mr, Powers' back in order that he may bear the bur- dons of office may be necessary, but what Mr. Powers really aches for is strength to capture all the offices in sight. —_———— THE promiscuous flashing of senato- rial rolls of bills in legislatures is not conelusive evidence of superior political morals, The York trick is too old to be successfully worked in a full grown state, However, South Dakota and Washing- ton are young and may be taken in with a political bunco game. AN INFLUENTIAL soction of the re- publican party in Towa is seriously dis- posed 1o Lot noxt fall’s election go by de- fault. Thoy do not care to assume the responsibility for the repeal of prohibi- tion and prefor to give that honor to the democratic party. We much mistake the courage of Towa republicans if they adopt such a foolish course. Prohibi- tion nover was a partof the ropublican creod. It was adopted and put in force in Iowa in response to local sentiment, and the republicans honestly and faith- fully ondeavored to give it practical effect. But the very sentiment which made it s law bocame its bitter- est opponents and made its en- forcement an impossibility, “Wise men change, fools never,” is an adage applic- able in this case. The republicans of Towa should publicly proclaim what they privately assort, that prohibition is a dead letter, and come out squarely for ftsrepenl. In this way they will spike the democratic guns and command the support of all leyel-headed citizens, | before the inters | dreamed | guged GIVE US BOTH BRIDGES. The proposed street railway and wagon bridge at the foot of Farnam street, for which a chat ter has been introduced in congross, is regarded in some quarters as 0 scheme to block the passage of the interstate bridge bill that passed tho house last week, We do not share this opinion, The Farnam street bridge was under discussion by its projectors long ato bridge was ever of. Prominent property own- and business ‘men have for than a year been quietly en- in procuring vlans and es timates for o high bridge, with one span at the foot of Farnam street across the entire channel. The advantages of such abridge from a commerd \dpoint is obvious, It would open a continuous ors more | route through the principal thorough- | fares of Omaha and Council Bluffs, with | @ straight line of street vailway from the | Council Bluffs park to Dundee Place, Is there any reason why Omaha should bo dependent ona - single street railway bridge ucross the Missouri? And how can the provosed Parnam streot bridge possibly interfe h the East Omaha bridge? The proposed bridge would be very close to the Douglas hridg but that can hardly interfore with navigation, if theve was such a thing, in view of the proposition to cross the main channel with one single span. Inany event we can con- celve no reason why there should be any clashihig between the Farnam street and interstate bills. They ought to both be passed and with a long pull, a strong pull and a pull altogether by the Ne- braska delegation they will both go through before the 4th of March. street Senator Koontz of Hayes county met a a large assemblage of his constituents at the McCook convention Wednesday, for the first time since he went to Lincoln. The result was an impulsive burstof elo- quence, which is revroduced verbatim in this issue of TUE B i The senator’s speech is worthy {o command wide attention and study. It ought to set the members of the inde- pendent party to thinking, and it ought also to convince the conservative ele- ments of the state that there are patr otic and sensiblo men among the alli- ance members of the legislature. Senator Koontz strongly intimates hat thore are several senators and rep- resentatives who will not fol- low any dictator in the support of measures that would blight the state, and especially the interests of farmers, He isfied himself that his constituents were with him in his desire to bring capital and labor together in loyal co-oporation for the development of the state, and declared that he would work and vote to that end. THE BEE believes that the demon- strative applause with which the farmers of his district greeted his declaration will find an echo in the heart of every Nebraskan who reads it. TAKING A V¥ CONTRACT. The present legislature has tackled soveral rather heavy contracts but they aro insignificant when compaved with the proposed recount of the vote on the constitutional amendments. In the first place the legislature will have to appoint from fifty to eighty deputy sergepts-at-arms to serve sub- panas on the various county clerks at the respective county seats. Each deputy would be entitled to mileage and per diem and the 88 county elerkes would also draw mileage for coming to the state capital ond returning and at least three dollars a day for the time they are away from home. This weuld involve an ex- pense all the way from twenty to fifty thousand dollars and weshould not be surprised if the expense would exceed )00. There are 1,369 voting precinets in thostate. That means the opening of 1,369 ballot boxesand these boxes con- tain 214,861 ballots or an average of 156 ballots to each box. To sort and vecount these ballots on four different proposi- tions, compare the poll booksand tally shoots and check up discrepancies would take one set of counters not less than 260 days of ten hours each. * No set 6f men can handle and recount more than five boxes in a day. To do the job during the remaining thirty-eight days of the session it would take seven sets of count ers, and they might not finish by April Foois'day. If the legislature wants to lond up with this contract they will have toarrange with Governor Boyd for a call for an extra session, 7 NEEDLESSLY ALARMED., The farmers of Otoo county are need- lessly alarmed oyer the possibility of the passage of the bill introduced in the legisliture to limit landed possessions in Nebraska to 320 acres. Several contem- plated deals in farming lands have been declared off to await the disposal of the measure, and it is entirely probable that the same thing has haopened in other counties. At any rate the natural effect of introducing such legislation is to put a stop to negotiations for the pur- chase of land in excess of the limit pre- scribed in the bill. We can safely assurs all whom it may concern that there is no danger of its becoming alaw. The time may como when land ownership will be limited by law. But the beginning will not be made in Nebraska or any other state west of the Missouri. Nebraska con- tains 48,000,000 acres, less than one- fourth of which is improved. This has been accomplished in a generation, with 1o limit on the amount of land which one person may'own and under the mos ¢ fa- vorable conditions in the large movement of population from the cast to the west. How many generations will pass before the unimproved land is improved if no one shall be allowed to own more than 320 acres and with immigration into the state reduced? Parmers are not leaving the east now in as large numbers as a fow yeurs ago, while the fleld for selec- tion is enormously extended. Nebraska will undoubtedly continue to get a share of the persons secking western settle- mont, but 1t {5 not to be expected that she will get the proportion that came to her before the new state offered inviting opportunities, There is good farm land to be had elsewhere, ‘and for less monmey than such land com- mands in Nebraska, so that we cannot | ronsonab] uxpect to make as rapid pro- gress in improved lands during the next twenty years ns was mide during the last twenty, and the effect of putting a check upon the enterprise of our own farmers, which the proposed legislation would do, would necessarily retard agris cultural development, Many Nebraska farmers have tho moans and the ability to do a much larger business than is possible with 820 acres, and it would manifestly be an injustice to such men tp say that they must confine their energy and enterprise within such alimit, while the prosperity of the state would also suffer, Moreover, this class of farmers would not remain here, They would go were thero was no restriction upon their enterprise. So long as Nebraska has a great deal more land unimproved than improved there will bo no necessity for preserib- g a limit to landed possessions, oxcept asto aliens, Todoso would impose an unreasonable restraint upon the enter- prise of our own eitizens und would have results inimical to the prosperity and progress of tho state, SOME STUBBORN FACTS. Whenever Tue BEE has reason to take ption to the number of tax- caters, our aminble What-is-it contem= porary rushes to the rescue and defends id that is made upon the t , no matter how " unjustifiable. for this it has been given $,000 more for the city printing the present year than it v cheerfully was willing todo the same amount of advertising for in 1800. And now when Tue BEE questions the propriety of allowing $1,100 a year more for the services of the county tre wrer’s deputies and clerks, up jumps the What-is-it and seeks to defend a ry grabby asserting that Tie BER'S tions are malicious and vindictivi and inspired by disappointment over the fact that the county treasuver had pub- lished the tax list in another paper. This is about as truthful asuny of the statements made by that sheot concern- ing public affairs. The county trea had no option about his offici He had to publish it in the paper designated by the commissioners about ten months ago. Nothing in the article could be tortured into a personal atts upon Mr., Snyder. TuE BEE merely made comparisons between the cost of running the city and county treasury. There is no attempt made to deny the truth of the comparisons drawn be- tween the two offices, forthe very good reason that the figures were official. Treasurer Snyder’s report shows that his assistants are pald 85,800 per annum, which with the treasurer’s salary makes a total of 8,800, The fig- ures ou the cost of the city treasuver’ office were obtained from a letter written by Mr. Rush tothe mayor. The would- be critics content themselves by as- serting that more work s re- quired in the county treas- urer’s office for every dollar paid in than in the city treasurer’s offic Inother words, the city treasurer takes in say $1,000 on one receipt while the county would issue five receipts for the sume amount of money. The work of the county treasurer’s office is confined strictly to the colleetion of one gencral tax. Last year the act- ual collections amounted to $225,622.98. Omaha pays four-fifths of the county ta If the treasurer issues 20,000 receipts for this money, the city treasurer must issue 16,000 receipts to collect the gen- eral city tax. But the general tax is an insignificant part of the city treasurer’s work. Heis obliged to collect and -give recoipts for every special improvement tax, from the driving of a mail in a sidewalk to the paving of a mile of street,ans well as curbing, grading, sewers and the licenses issued in the city. The monthly reports rendered by the troasurer to the comp- troller alone averageover 600 distinet ac- counts and cover over (0 pages of legal cap closely written, These are stubborn facts and fully jus- [y the conclusions drawn by THE b as regards the propriety of inere the pay-roll of the county treusury. ror 1 report. THE mileage feesof public officers is one of the many unwarranted raids on the taxpayers of the stal Members of the legislature are allowed 10 cents por mile for every mile traveled in going to and from the ~apital. The stato law prohibits railronds from charging more than threo cents per mile for passen- gers. It cannot be claimed that the cost of tramsportivg a legislator is greater than that of an ordinary mortal, yet they are permitted to pluck the state treasury for seven cents more per mile than the rates legally established. This practice extends to every officer whose duties call him to the state capital, as well as county commissioners. Why should thestate pay more than the actual charge of the railroad? It isa notorious fact that nineteen-twentieths of all offi- cors in the state travel on passes, and at the same time charge the public 10 cents per mile. But whether officials vide free or pay their way,the public treasuries should not be raided by the feo sharks for a greater mileage than the rate which the law permits railroads to exact from their patrons. THE best provision in the revised charter is thesection relating to grad- ing bonds. It is proposed that on peti- tion of two-thirds of the propertyowners on any street the grading shall be treated the same as paving and curbing are treated now. A district improve- ment bond will be issued and the prop- erty owners will bo given the option to pay their grading tax in full or have it divided into 10 yearly installmenis at 7 per cent interest. ONE, three and five thousand dollar checks are said to have been offered for senatorial votes in the state of Washing- ton. In South Dakota the price ranges from 8500 to $1,000. The failure to elect in both states indicates that the purchas- able members want a slico of the earth thrown in to clinch the bargain. THE ten young officers, four from the army and six from the navy, who are going to South America ns commission- ers in behalf of the world’s fair, will doubtless perform their mission credita- bly, but it would seem that practical men should have been sclected for this servl The dyty of these commission- ors is to collect dterial of overy possi- ble description @f,thu exposition, and in order to fit thom for the task they have boen given & rddimentary acquaintance with certain “arta not ordinarily taught at the military and naval schools. 1t is the design of tho secrotary of state that the Pan-American exhibit at the fair shall-be both commercial and historical, illustrating tho progress of civilization in the gountries of South and Central America and in Mexico, by showing the cofdtion of those countries at the time of their discovery by Euro- peans, and by trucing their develop- ment since that period. If this plan can be successfully earried out, and the com- missioners are most fully instructed inall the detalls, the Pan-American branch of the exposition will possoss the greatest possible interest. Political and financial disturbances in several of the countries may, however, prevent the atcomplishment of the design onthe claborate seale proposed. But in any event the Pan-American portion of the fair s certain to be both highly attract- ive and instructiv SEVERAL Omaha Methodist ministers have petitioned the legislature for a re- countof the vote on the prohibition umendment. Can they produce any proof that there has been a miscount? TiE eranks are not all dead yet. of them actually expectto find a count of over 49,000 on the prohibition amendment if they can get a recount of the vote, Some mis- Loves the Cauc n Best, St. Lowis Globe-Democrat, Mr. Cleveland has give: to promota the education of the colored race in’ tho south, which serves to recall the fact that he gave £10,000 to promote his ownsuccess as a can- didate for president, gt Colorado High Lacense. Denver Republican, Tho indefinite postponement of tho senate bitl to reduce tho amount of liquor licenses in Colorado shows very clearly that the legislature is in full accord with honest public opinion on this subject. If any ct is to be mude i theamountof liauorlic it should be an merease. For our p believe that the lowest saloon licanso stato should be $1,000, bzt IS First Olass in Geography. New Yorsk Sun. A Paris newspaper has the important in- formation that thousands of irritated Sionx have emerged from their homes in Omahaand swarmed to the little frontier colony of Pine Ridge, where thoy ~have surrounded the United States cavalry, who arein danger of annibilation. MeanwhilePorcupine creck, in Dakota, has been thescene of ahorrible mas- sacro of the Indians, and “the Americans have begun a genuing war of extermination upon the natives. It is reserved woaro told, “for the people of North Am topro- mote colonization by the destruction and mas- sacreof the natives,” All of which is novel and interesting information for American roaders. in the el Monopolists itesponsible, New ¥ rk World. ‘The' farmers of Nebraska say that they were unable last season to raise seed for the next year's crops. Naturally they appeal to congress for money aid. They have boen taught to do this by the protected monopo- lists to whom their impoverishment is largely due. If the tax for their relief could be levied upon these mouopolists there would b e poetic justice at leastin its imposition. But congress cannot discriminate, and it has no right to compel one part. of the people to sup- portthe other, There is no doubt that vol- untary contributions wiil be amply sufficient to relieve the favmers, and they can only find permanent relief by doing what they cad to throw off the burdens imposed upon our for- eign commerce, burdeus of which thoy are the principal vietims, A e New York's Big Blow. ‘With a veritable blizzard in possession of the town, it must have seemed like sarcasm of the most acute sort for New Yorkers to read last Sunday such a note as this, which appearcd on the editorial pageof the New York Herald of that day : “Here wo are, right in the lap of spring. If this thing goes on much longer, and the mercury doesn't keep itself down where it betongs, the daudelions will be running their yellow noses through the sod and gelting the bronchitis, It might be inferred that the bit of pleas- antry got iuto the wrong pew. But what adds to the funof the thing is that the note as quoted] immediately followed this an- nouncernent : “The Louisiana storm, which the Herald yesterday morning said would ‘probably move eastward to the Carolina coasts' and ‘become energetic,’ Is now advancing from the vicinity of Cape Hatteras toward the Jersey coasts. 1t is likely to cause easterly gales on the lat- ter and the Long Island coasts and to bese- verein New England.” Certainly that blizzard must have been as much of asurprise tothe metropolis as was that other and greater onoof afew years ago. Then the Herald *called the turn,” but this time it seems to have thought that New York ‘wasn’t in it.”” The Sun'scomprehansivere- port of the big storm, embellished with ad- mirable pictures of its ravages, appeared under the suggestive caption of “Out of the World Ag: Sheep in Utah, Sheep_have driven out cattle in Juab county, Utah, and there are no large nerds, Farmers have from ten to twenty head, and none have over 100, but_there are 7,000 head of cattle in the county. There ave 2,000 range horses besides 3,000 work animals, In San Pete county the big owners of stock range theiranimils in every county, stcep have taken possession of the ranges and cattle have gone elsewhere, Thore are but few horses in the_county, outside of those em- ployed. In Millard and Beaver counties iho sheep have driven tho cattle out tosuch extent that there are but a tew left. Ly Temporandé Discussion Indianapotts Jowrnal Rev. Mr. Wilgus-+{t is the first drink that does the hurm, my yoang friend. Mudge—Don't yoj think so for & minute, T always get the first frink or so from some one clse. 1's ouly After | have filled up that T get foolish enoutito speud my wmoney. il e A it A Breachof' Promise. New Yook Herald, He sued for het'fiand—dad the dude— In & moment éxceedingly rash; And ho 1 torn is being sued, And she's after ten thousand in cash. e THIE WAY IT WORKS, New York Herald, Brealk! Break! This life’s monotonous round. 1'il hie me down to that end of town Where stocks and shares abound : Perchance in the rash and hurry and push Some ex perience new may be found. Broke! Break! Broke! Broke! The monotonous past has flown, On my way uptown I give frown for frows For | feel like a well pickod boue: And I uso & big D as the thought comes to we How all wy eash is blown, SICNS OF DISCOURAGEMENT. | They ars Manifest by Everybody Conneoted with the New Association, SOMZ LINES LOOKING FOR A LOOPHOLE. More Wrangling Over the Anti-Pass Agreement—President Black- stone's Pessimistico Views ~A False Alarm. CiteAdn, Jan, 20,—[Spocial Telogram to T Ber]—In the absence of Commissioner Faithora today, the other commissioners of the Western Trafilc association informally talked over the details of tho organiztion, Theonly question on which they agroed was that the figures on the trafficof all lines for Junuary®and February should be carefully gathered, and that the fist order for division of traMeshould be based on those figures. The present southwestern pool is practically dead, neither of the last two orders of tho chairman for a division of business having obeyed. The Journal says: ications are strong that the new assoition is in danger of being sidetracked. ~ The commissioners, traflo mana and o ested, ‘mnifosting unmislabatie sig discouragement. They have just beguu to cover that some of tho lines feel sorry now theyever went into it and would not doubtless will, get. out if sibleshow for them to do @'s getion in withdrawing from a simple pass agreement is looked upon by somens a_direct blow atthe life of the new association, Threoe day's consideration of the presidents’ agreement have not boen sufliientto _enlighten the six commissioners in their work. ~They have assignod the di- vision of territoryto the transcontinental linesanda commites is puitingin several hours dally discussing Oue of the mem bers said this morning : re domg nothing but talking. na figure made and won't bo for s, As soon ns our work is cor pleted we will report to the commissioner who, in the meantime, are doing their best to satisfactorily interpretand understand the various provisions of the agreement.’” Thero They Blamo ¢ Cuorao, Jan, 20.—[Spocial Telogram to to Tue Bee|—Chiirmin St John's state- mentof the breaking of the Anti-Pass associs tion has called out some vigorous statements by telegraph from San Francisco by I dent Manvel of the Atchison. He wired Chairman Walkerof the Western Traftic association : “We withdrew from the agreement only after careful Wehad abundant reason for withdray having in our possession and having seen many more annual passes issued by compos tors to shippers, We have oboyed the agro: ment to the letter up to date, nothaving sued a solitary anwual or trip pass to influ- ence business, We are perfectly willing, if the passes of our competitors are cancelled, to rejoin the association, if stringent rules areadopted, or wo are willing to put the whole matter into your hands or those of the commissioners,” “This telegram was shown to Chairman St. Joln, who immediately called a meeting which dissolved the association, the members presont acknowledging that, they had issued passes to shippers, and then voting unani- mously that the Atchison was to blame Scarcely any other matter was talked of today by Chicago railroad men, but they all agreo that o many. passes have now boen issued that it will vé impossible to accept any of President Manvel’s plans for reor- ganiation. Al the Atchison passes aro made out by Secretary Faulkner and ho said today that ho was “still under strict in- structions not to issue passes which would affect trafic. It Was a I'alse Alarm. Saur Take, Utan, Jao, 20.—[Special Tele- gran toTus Ber|—A meeting was hold at the chamber of commerce last evening to on on the matter of the removal of ion Pacific division headquarters and shops from this city to Ogden, information having been received that tho company in- tended tomake the change on February 1. Themeeting was attended by the mayor, members of the city council, officials of the chamber of commerce, real estate and mining exchanges, and leading business men of tho city. After discussion of the subjest and the adoption of resolutions calling atte tion to the fact that at Salt Lake the Uuion Pacific got the bulk of 1ts Utah business and referring to the ro. moval of the shiops, ete., as being detrimental to the interests of the city, acommittee was appointed 1o wait on the company’s repre. sentatives and present a formal protest against the carrying outof the plan, Super- intendent Bancroft gave the committee o cordial reception and explained that, so far as be kiew, the only change contemplated was the transfer of the dispatcher’s ollice to Ogden, that point being considered moro convenient, owirg to ils counections with tho Central Paafic and Rio Grande systems, The removal of the superin- tendent’s offices had been considered, but he did not think this would bo ordered. Ho denied emphatically that the company had even thought of removing its shops from this cityand declared that, in_his opinion, the re- port must have been' originally siarted by parties wishing to give Salt Lake a black eyo. Hoinformed the committeo that ar. rungements have been made to run all, pas. senger trans solid from Green River, to Salt Lake, doing away with tho present chauge of carsat Ogden, The same will bo adopted in handling trains from _the north, making Salt Lake the terminus of the Utah Northern system as weil as of the main line, Thechamber of commerce and kindred or- ganizations propose to watch matters closely and are prepared to take prompt and vigor- ous steps to protect the city’s interests, Atchison anti-pass deliberation, Squabblein the lrans-Missouri, Cuicado, Jun, 20—-[Special Telegram to Tus Bes,|—The oll Trans-Missouri associa- tion indulged in a squabblo today which would have probably ended its existence, even had it not just previously officially voted itselt the Trans-Missourl division of the Western Trafic asso by the election of Commissioner Smith, over the demand of the Denver & Rio Grande thavits passenger business should be trans- acted in the Trans-Missouri division and not in the Waestern Passenger assosiation which, under the mnew agrecment has jurisdiction over all tters in the woest, i cific, Rio Grande & West Pacific'siled with the Denv [ and the Northwestern posed. The affair finally assumed such o personal nature that it was agreed to leave the decision to Chairman Walker, none of t by lines, however, binding thetselves to accept this decision. Hard Sledding for ailroads, CiicaGo, Jan, 29.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bk ] —President Blackstone of the Alton bas not vet chaoged his pessimistic views regarding western roads as expressed in his annual report. For the past year the Alton has paid its interest, fixed charges and 5 perm cent - dividends for? 1300, but {nstead of §1,000,000 surplus, as it had in ;1589, the timated surplus for 1800 is about $100,000, It bhas a surplus on haud, however, of $2,500,000, $1,000,000 of which is in cash and $1,600,000in. uncapitalized bettermonts. As President Blackburn expresses | T he outlook is not_reassuring. Western roads will bave hard sledding this year, espocially if there is any moro such hostile' legislation as that of the lowa railroad commissioners.” AnAlton Redu Sr. Louts, Jan. 20.—The Chicago & Alton has made a reduction in passeuger rates from St. Louisand East St. Louis W Jacksonville, 11L, to 2 cents per wiio. ——————— Nebraska, lowa 1 Dako'a Pensions. Wasmisaroy, Jan, 20.—[Special Telogram to Tue Bee.|-Peusions were granted w- and & l{ln Union rande. alone ly op- day tothe followlng Nobraskans: Original invalld—Aaron Stoughton, Seribuer: F. Campboll, Osceola; Honry A. Scott, Hum- bold . Increase—Charloes David Keitbley, Stockvilie, Towa: Original- Calvin Miller, Cloarfield. Old war—Neison M. Ives, Ottumwa; Edgar N. Sleeper, Waverly ; Charles F. Lathrop, Greenfleld; William E. Hilliker, Red Oak; Daniel Kelly, Sioux Cit Abijah T. Sovher, Oskaloosa ; ‘Thomas Wright, Marshalltown! Robert Taylor, Red Onk; John A. Swan, Morning in; Harrison . Lucas Des Moines: Ulrich Tolstedt, L ol Additional—Henry Veoman,” Numi; Henry Rugn, Cantril: Sotomon Abels, n Castle; Josepn Torailkill, Des Moines: Ben- Jamin Wyland, Rock Rapids; James C. *ouncil Bluffs; Adamson 8. Canfleld, John W, Booten, Sigourncy. Re- issue—Francis Ding Jotin R, Tate, Hopevale ; Char Or- iginul widows, ete. \\Mn\\ of Joseph Story, Hartle Nellie (., widow of Micajah Carr, Ames; [ mother of k- ward D, Kotcham, Mount Pleasant: Eliz- beth, widowof Adam C. Anderson, Daven- port South Dakota: Original—Frederick W. Suckow, Rapid City, Increase — Henry “Thompson, Milltown. " RReissuo—James Shan leyy Cantou, - T INDIAN ROU BLF General Brooke Talks About Events of the Campaign. General Brooke, commander of the depart- ment of the Platte, is an officor who says very little about his oficial duties. Noman in thearmy 1smoro particular about keeping out of the Mywspapers than 1 Brooke, With much r w00 e consoated yostor- day to talk with rtos for Cue Bk abont thoevents of the campaign recently closed at Pine Ridye agency “It1sa diffieult matter tor one to state,” said the general, “just how much the want of suficient food bad todo with the recent demonstrations among the Indians in South Dakota, or how great a part the re- ligious craze played in the dificulty. In- dians are peculiar poople. They ofton ex press their feelugs by dancing, not neces- surily joyful, but any strong emotion that may possess them is expressed most forei bly in the peculiasr physical demonstrations which they call a dance. They call things by the name they wish to apply to thom. A spade is & spade with an Indiau, so thoy termed this particular dan ghost dance, becauso they belioved that o spirt in the person of tho expected Messiah was poing to assist them in getling what they wanted. “There s no doubt” about tho real hungor of the Indians. They must ha great, deal, particularly thewoumen dren. You know among the Indians the law survival of the fittest, or strou betier say, is still in vogue. When there is anything to cat the mon get what thoy want first. Next come the women, and the chuldren take that which remains if there anything left after the grown people ure satistied. That is anexpianation of the re- k the Indians so often make when short of rations, that their children arecrying. “The Tittle ones ato bungry ; there are no rem- uants left fml* them after the bucks and are fed. fact worthy of exception of the murde not a white man was killed during all th distuebance, excepting the soldiers who wer t'u"l:tn\l in the fiight at Wounded Knee Do you think the fight at Wounded IKnee was an_accident, or could it have been avoided.” “I donot think the fight at Wounded Kuoee was the result of an accident, exactly. It 3 doubtless unavoidable at the time, It was not the result of a s(‘m‘n\l desire among the Ogallala ndiaus to engage ina war, It was the re- sult of an unfortunate combination of cir- cumsuances, Big Foot's band was made up of the worst elements of several bands. They were the most desperate and lawless Indians in the northwest, and were de termined to keep their arms or die in the af tempt. It became necessary to take their arms away from them, and that precipitated the fight. The main body of the lnduum was coming toward the agenoy at the time, and were not coming by force, for otner Indians were bringing them. They were coming in to the agen for the purpose of arranging a sottlement of their troubles, and I had every reason to hope that tho wholo uneasiness would v have been quieted in a satisfactory manne Jo you anticipate any further troubl Not the sliehtest, if ‘the government simply fulfill its treaty obligations with the Tndlads ana give them thelr 4t “Do you think they have sur of their arms?” “I think about half of the guns have been broughtin and given up by the Indians. Among the 1,500 bucks who wereable o rms and fight, if they had wanted to, [ o thero were more than 600 guus.” you approve of the plan to place the agencits under military control I do. Whuile Iam satisfied that the army does not desire this work, yet I believe that much, it notall, of the trouble with Indians can be avoided’ by that means. s simply this: The Indians have confldence in shearmy officers. They believe that the army will give them all thit the governm ent provides, and that is move than they believe of the civilian agents.” — A Big Mining neal, MiLwivkee, Wis., Jan, The negotia- tions now pending for the purchase by tho Vanderbilts of several of the northeru Mi 1 iron mincs now coutrolled by the Schl singer syndicate will involye a consideration of several millions of dollars, 1f thesale s consummated the Bleichroeder banking house of Germany, which is behind tne Schlessingers, will realize largo profits on 1ts investment. The Chapin mine alone, for which the syndicate paid §2,000,000, is held The other mines involyed in t deal aro understood to be the Florence, 1ron River, Youngstown aud the East Negau! troup. They repreient a tho note that with the of Lieutenant Ca: endered most V. Rawlings, Crete; | Iis property into another valuation of §,000,000. —_— Chitian Insurgents Gamning Ground, Buesos Avies, Jan, 20.—-Chilian advices show that the insurgents are steadily ganing ground. The rebel forces have ocoupicd Tazerna, a city of Coquimbo without opposi- tion, LOOKING FOR A MISSING MAN. ’ The Friends of fam Prico Ansious to Ascor- tain His Wheroabouts. SAID HE WAS GOING TO SOUTH AMER!CA. A Case of Alleged Malicious Proseons tion—State House Notos —Pare Other Notes tal City, « 59 mthe ( Laxcorx, Neb., Jan, [Spectal to Ti Ber. |- Friends of Sam Price, 8 former Line colnite, but who has latterly beon a resident of Omaha, have boen in the city for several™ doys endeavoring to secure traces of his present whereabouts, Prico was formerly in the ofice of tho Lincoln land company, and aftorwards studiod law and was admitted to practice. Ho maden specialty of abstract law, and when ho left Lincolu soveral yoars ago, took a position with a leading absteact flem of Omaha. While working for them ho discovered Haws in tho titles tosoveral pieces of property in and about Omaha, and suc- cessfully carried out negotiations with tho interested partios by which they assigned their rights to the premises to hi Sult was bogun in the courts there, and a few weoks ago decision was made; giving Price the title to about $25,000 worth of prop orty. In the meanwhile ho had been the companion of & number of fast young men, and, itis said, had been drinking a little more than was good for I When the suits were decided in his favor he had left O maba without telling his fricuds where he was ng, so farascan be found A few cis ago his attorney, Fs aletter from him datod at New Yo that ho wag going o South America, but is not thought that ho has gone there. A quict reh has been instituted for him, bat so far without any known success, ALLEGED MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. Last March George W. Halo of Garfield county was arrested ou complant of the ofi- cors of tho Ord National bank on the charge of removing mortgugod property tnto another state, Hale claimed that he had received permission from the bank oficials to move to, but this was backed up s quitted. — Ho the bank for 5 prosecution 20, xd by the banke Hal claim with evidonce and w then commenced sult against $15,000 damawes for malic ‘The case s being heard in the Unitod States et today and thero is a cloud of witnesses ttendance. The lawyers haye been squab- 2 half the time and “Judge Dundy had o sit down on them pretty hard time or two. THE EXEMPIION ALLOWED > Askwith of Council Bluffs thers and others of O ates court for £,000 da imed that thoy had sold his en- tive stock at f's salé, despite tho & oxémption allowed. The case was venti in court yesterday and given to tho juvy. vordict was brought in this morning for 55 damages, this including the $00 exomption and the costs of the suit. STATE HOUST Tho Wood River F sociation has filed articles of incorpo ation with th . The capi- tal stock s $20.000. Robort Gillespie and eight other farmers are the incorporators, The Omaha upholstering company has filed articles of Incorporation, with a capital - tock of $10,000. The progenitors of the company are Harvey A. Shipman, Arnni Lebman and Henry S. Axtater, A CASK OF CUSSEDNESS. John Cox, whose name has adorned the po- lice annals quite frequently, arrested at au early hour this morning' at his home in the bottoms. While Cox and 0'Connor, his pal, were belug kept in the city jail Somo time ago awaiting tho arrival of #n of from Platismouth, whoro they wero wanted, they tore into strips the six blankets given them for covering, and hid the pieces under the bunk of the cell. The e done out of pure cussedness, tho ofticers believe, and they have been waiting for the young men to retarn, Cox got back to_Lincoln yesterday, and this morning the police surroundoed the louse and captured him. ODDS AND ENDS. George Ford, engincer of the Burlington passenger train No. 8, was arrested this morning on & warrant sworn out by E. J. Bush of the Lincoln city electrie railway company, charging hin_ with violating tho ordinance of the ulating the speed at whieh railroad trains shall run in the city limits. The_ offense is alleged to have oc- curred on Sunday evening last. Mr. Ford sued cause he ¢l _will have his vrial later. Thomas Ryan was arre noon for robbing a dumm The theft occurred in ront. of Herman's clothing_house and witnessed by De- tective Y coman, who took Ryan into custody. D. A, Vance \\us jailed last evening on complaint of T Carothers. Vance has been working for the complainant at Milford ing ice and came up from there evening. On the way he stole o overcoat, it is chirged, and will have to explain the matter to the court tomorrow morning. A telephone message from Milford mnounces that ho is wanted for jumpng voard biil there. 0. C. Kuapp, who is charged by his_room- mate, Carl Frée, with the larceny of §75, had his trial before Judee Houston tiis morning, His sole d s was that be did not kuow of g Leen in his pillow. The 1 under advisement. Dave Rowe has leased the old baseball grounds at Twenty-second and Ran- dolph st ts and will move the left field fence 100 feet o the wi “The bleachers and grand stand will be enlarged and many * other improvements made. Arrangement lave been made with the Omaba club for ries of exhibition games in April, beforo the season opens. tea yosterday after- y of 'n 842 ¢ case was 't Manager ——— Colonel and Mrs. Hooker left. Monday for Hot Springs, Ark,, to be gono sevoral weoks, Highest of all in Leavening Power.—TU. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889. NEBRASKA National Bank U. 8, DEPOSITORY, OMAHA, NEB. Capital, - - - - $400,000 Surplus Jan, 1st, 1890, - 67,800 | OMcers and Directors--Ifenry . Yatos, Prosident; Vico-Prasiiont I W: Suvage. W Sohn, 8. Contas, 1t 0. Cusing, & N. I . 8. Hughes, cashiler. THE IRON BANK, Corner 12th aud Farnam Sts. A General llunklux Business Tran JOSEPH GILLOTT'S STEEL PENS. GOLD MEDAL, PARIS EXPOSITION, 1889, THE MO8T PERFECT OF PENS, Baking eoes POWder OMAH LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Subsoribed and Guaranteed Capital., P'aid {n Capital . Buys and solls stooks aud bonds; negotiates commoerolal paper; receives and executos trusts; actans transfer agent and $rustee of oorporations, takes charge of property, ool- lects taxes, Omaha Loan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK. S, E. Cor. 16th and Douglas Sts. ¥ald In Capital, 8 59,000 Bubscribed and Ounranteed O 100,00) Liabllity of Stookholders. creene 200,000 5 Pex Cont Intorest Pald on Deposits. FRANK J. LANGE, Ousblor, OmMoers: A U. Wymau, president. J, J, Brown ' vico-president, W. T, Wyman, treasurer. Directors:~A. U, Wywman, J. H. Millard, J. J. Brown. Guy O. Barwa, E. W. Nush, Thouus L KLaoall, George B. Luke