Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 4, 1891, Page 2

2 OMAHA DAILY BEE WEDNE<DAY, the bill, ard the vote stood yeas 32, nays 60, but before the result announced Howe moved to refer the bill back to the com- wittee of the whole, The speaker decided the motion in ovder, and after much confusion it was declared lllur\l\d, Tho bouse adjournoed till 2 p. m. Mr, White arose toa question of privilege and made the point of order that no motion can bo entertained 1o recommit a bill after the roil has been called on final passage, as aker had ruled before adjournment. sired to know if he wanted to go back and ch: g0 the record. White answered that he did when the rul- ng is confessedly wrong. Scott wanted o know by what authority they could suspend the announcing of yeas and nays on a bill on final passage, The speaker saia the ho done it by a voto of 40 to 4%, and procceded to reverse his former ruling and sustained the point of order made by Mr. White, but said the point come too late to affect tho bill introduced by Mr., Howe. Massrs, Scott, Taylor of Johnson, White and others deminded the roll call on the final reading on the bill. The speaker finally said: here twenty-four days and this is the first time I have got away from the coustitution, but aiter carcfully considering the constitu- tlon and the rules, T believe we will have to announce the result.” [Cheers,| The vote was announced-— 2 yeas, 60 nays —and the speaker declared the bill was lost. Tho house took up ana passed by a vote of 84 to 8 a bill by Kruse providing for the de- struction of the Russian thistle, The bill makes it the duty of every person or corpora- tion owning land to keep the same clear of these noxious weeds ana requires the county board of supervisors and road overseers to see that the law is enforced. A bill by Smitn, requiring ralroads to build passageways for stock under the track in cases where the land on both sides of the line_ belongs to the same owner, where the grade is five feet high and over, was also passed. The bill introduced by Howe to probibit bucket shops and speculating in options was put on final pussage. Mathewson said this was the very bill the commission men and dealers in Chicago de- sived. The bill passed. The house resolved 1tself into a committes of the whole to consider bills on_general file. A bill by Capek, providing for leave of ab- sence to employes for the parpose of exercis- ing the right of suffrage, was taken up. Felker moved to strike out_of the penalty clause the words &5 and insert 25 couts. [Laughter,) Tho amendment was lost. An smendment by Purncll making the fine o0t less than &2 was adopted. ‘The bill was amended to make 1t applicable f all elections and recommended for passage. House roll 102, by Moan, providing that e governor alone shall be the board of trans- portation, and have power to appoint three secretaries was taken up. A long discussion followed over an amend- ment that one seeretary shall beselected from gach of the three political partie Bertrand did not believe in power. Porter thought the pre: able failure, The amendu out. T'he salaries of the sceretaries was fixed at 2,000 eacl, and the bill recommended for rassage. A bill introduced by Gunnett to prevent discrimination in life Insurance was also under consideration, Watson failed to see the utility of this measure, “What iuterest,’ ho asked, “has the general public in keeping up the rates on life {nsurance.” White said the bill was strongly opposed by the life insuranco companies. They are now compelling poor men to pay a much higher rate on a policy of 1,000 than rich men do on policies of $10,000, ~ Bertrand asserted thatthe bill was intro- duced at the instance of insurance agents to koop up rates and prevent competition, but still be thoughtit was a good measure and worthy of support. Watson again asserted that the bill was in the interest of the life insurance companie: and should be carefully investigated ;before final action is taken, ‘Ihe bill was postponed for further consideration. ‘I'he question of tho feesof 4 cents per line allawed county clerks for making out the tax lists was under discussion, and a bill by Soderman requiring them to account for these fees like all others, was debated at length and taid over, also a bill reducing pas- senger fare to 2 cents per mile. Mr. Newberry offered the following, which was adopted : Resolved, T 15 heroby v without statere olls [uspectod and approv amount of fees recctved, amount of and_expenses paid, and amount of excess turned over tothe state trensurer sin said inspection law went into efect. it any. The spealer appointed W1ison, McKesson and White as a committee to uttend the con- vention at Galveston in accordance with the memorial of the Lincoln board of trade. House adjourned till 10 a. m. tomorrow. “I have been centralizing nt board a lament- t was stricken the state, 1mspector be and ted to roish this house, tof the nmount of THE INSANE ATNORFOLK. What Will Be Required the Next Two Years to Support Them. Lavcos, Neo, Feb. 8.—[Speci Ber.]—Among the unexamined reports of superintendents of state institutions whicn appear in the volume of the commissioner of public lands and buildings is that of Dr. Wi kinson, the controlling mind of the Norfolk hospital for the msave. Unlike that of Dr. Stoue of tlastings asylum for iucurables, it does not point out the defects of the struc- ture nor the creation of another public office. It deals with facts of a routine character which the members will read in Tne Ber lung before they will pe found in Mr. Steen's pink covered volume, Dr. Wilkiuson saysthat the last two years have been very successful ones in the history of the hospital. There have been no serious accidents and no epidemics with deadly ve- sults, He suggests that the number of attendants at the hospital be increased, There is now employed one attendant, for every eleven pa- tients, and the superintendent insists that one attendant should have charge of only , four ljnllivuh«. This change, he claims, would enable the attendant to give his personal care 10 each potientand amuse or instruct him, and thus promote his recovery, The doctor has insisted upon exercise, in the open air, of every patient physically able 10 walk. This exercise can he observed only by taking a walk once or twice a day in com- vany of their attendants. Better results, he holds, would no doubt bo obtained it the minds of the patients could be exercised as well as the bodies. He cluims also that light and pleasant mechanical work would bo gladly performed b the patients, But there are no provisions for supplying this labor, and the superintendent says that some provision should be made to supply the defi- clency. ‘The superintendent says that the indis- criminate visiting of insane hospitals, which now obtains, ought to be discontinued. The patients do mot enjoy being gazed at and criticized and gossiped about any more than sane people would. To be made a show of twice a week hosays is extremely imjurious. While the press, the clergy and the medical profession should atall times be welcome to the asylum, the latter should always be closed to the mere sightseer and morbidly curious who are lookiug for sometting shock- tug or hideous. Tho number of patients the iast year has mcreased forty-four. At this rato in two years the hospital will have 192 patieuts with toom for but 102, Asa consequence an addi- tional wing or separate building, to cost not less than 15,000, should be provided. The superintendent also asks for $10,000 Witk which to make a shaded lawn, which is needed s a vetreat for the patients on hot days. The appropriation for the past two vears for board and clothing was£10,000. With th expected increase in tho pumber of inmates, thought $57,600 will bo roquired to sup: port the putionts and the employes. For omployes' wages the past two years £30,000 have, with rigid econo uficed, but $34,000.46 required for the next iwo years. For fuel and light, 16,000 answered the past term, Now £20,00 is sought. One thousand dollars is asked to replace broken and worthless furniture. Aun extra thousand is demanded for goueral repairs and improvoments. - Dr. Wilkinson also asks for telophone and tolegraph sepvico and means 0 defray the expense occasioned by the returning of pa- tients, Hoasksalso for a full supply of farm implements, ten mileh cows, $1,000 with which to ropiace the rickety ice bouse and 81,500 for a vegetable storeroom and morgue, “T'ho Lospital 18 entirely without protec- to Tue t1on in case of fire. T'ho witter supply in the building comes from tanks placed in the tow. ors, If hose should be conmected with Ml;m in use it would be almdst useloss for fir fighting because the force would be insuf ficient.” The superintendent wants a main iaid around the building with hydrants at in tervals aud an abundant supply of hose at tached to each. This Improvement would cost §2,000. On a basis of 161 patients the expense per capita is #.% per week. Not including The salarios of oficers the expense is #.10 per pita, “enator Switzler Talks, Lixcors, Neb., Feb. 3.—[Special to Tnr Bre.]--Switzler’s resolution against radical changes in the financial laws was roferred to the committce on banks and currency at the request of Senator Stevens, who wishes to get an expression from his people on that subj T'ho senator from Lincoln will leave in afew days for Ogalalla to attend the irri gation convention called for February 10, “At that convention,” he sald in conversa tion, “there will be delegates from twenty or thirty of the westorn counties, They will bo ropresertative men, and I wish to consult with them to get at'the sontiment of the peo- ple. From lotters received 1 have been lc 1o think that their views are changing some- what. Now my opinion about taxing mort- gages agrees with that of Tue Bee as ex- pressed in an editorial 10 its Sunday issue Such a law would result in the lender in asing the verest or commission on his 1 sufficiently tomakeup for the tax. It would lessen general taxation and benefit the man who doesn’t have to borrow. The party whom th w 1s mntended to benefit, the man who is compelled to borrow, would not be benefited and might even be a littlo worse off because of it. “I feel about a_usury law as I do about a prohibitory law. If it doesn't prohibit w good is it” “Thus far no usury law hus been devised that will prevent usury, I think there is only one way of reaching that evil, That is a statute to override the common law rulo which protects the innocent purchaser of anote from a defense of fraud or usury in enforcing its collection. Such alaw would have to bo general and would apply to a vast amount of yegotiable paper now used in commercial transactions, I am not very clear as to the effect such a measure would have on the business interests of the state. While I thinkit would reach the usury evil it might cause a disturbance in commercial affairs that would overbalance its merits in other directions. That is a matter I would like to see discussed i the newspapers, by writers with_the ability and experience to speak by authority. “I'am inclined to think it would be unwise to pass an enactment extending stays of exe- cution, though it might afford temporary re lief. The of interest are fair_enough as they are. In discussing these matters the inhabitants do not understand in how de- plorable n position our people out west are A drowning man catehes at straws, A ple overwhelmed with financial burdens may ask for extreme measures iu the hope of im- media of for the time being. 'These matters have been discussed more fully of late, both in_tne papers and among individ- uals, and T think [ sce a more moderate tone in_the demands of the people, In my cam- paign T rode o great part of westérn Ne- braska. 1 believe that 9 por cent of the farms and teams in that section are under mortgage, and three-quarters of that mon has been consumed. There is the direst dis- tress all over that section, and thousands are on the verge of starvation. My chief con- crn is to aflord some measure of relif for the thousauds who are virwally baukrupt. It may reguire taws that will seem radical to the people in westorn Nebraska, but if they really uuder- stood the desperato straits of our peolo out west they would be more lenent and more justan their judgment. “1 reulize that we are beginning at the wrong end of the trouble. Money is_subject to the law of supply and demand. If there K more in circulation it would not be so scarce and interest would not be as high. Tho government doesn't choose to issuo enough to relieve our necessities, and the people are clamoring for the legisluture to do something. The problem is to find out what that something shall be. To Garnishee Ten Por Cent. of Wag: s, Lixcowy, Neb., Feb, 3.—[Special to Tme Beg, | —Representatives ot the Neoraska State Business Mens’ association are on hand with a bill to makean important chango in the garnisneelaw, They are backed by a large share of the retail merchants of the state. The bill proposes to amend section 531 of the code of civil procedure to read as follows: n 531 A, The wages chunles, or clerks who are he amilie the hands of tnose by whom such laborers. mechanles or clerks may | nployed, both Dofore and afler such wages shall bedue.shall e exempt from ths operation of_attachment. execution or gurnishes prote Provided, That not more than fifty dollars (#50) shall e exempt. Provided furtiier, That when in any of the courts of thisstatcan action shall bebrought to recover for necessaries, anl the plaintiff recovers a judgment therein, an ex- cention reeiting that such facts appear in the setition or bill of particulars, muy therenpon be issued a inst 1) per centum ofthe wages, sulary, Income r profits of the judgnient debtor. which is .hen due, or which' the judg- ent debtor shall thereafter b earning, or hieh shall t after be earned d become ¢ to sald judgment debtor. The sheriff, con marshul or other offcer,receiving su oxecution shall immediately there: ©X= hibit it to the OTSON - OF PErsons e ying the judgment debtor, or the per- son or persons paying the judgment debtor his sulary, = wages, income, or profits. at the same time leaving a no- tico thut the levies on 10 per centum of the wages, salary ome or profits of tha judg- ment debtor, then due. or which shall ther: fter be continually eirned by thesmid jud ment dobtor, or which shail thereafter bo carned and becowe due to the judgment deb- tor, until the said execution and the expenso of the levy have been satistied and paid. The ievy 8o made shall be a valid_continual levy on 10 per centum of the money which, with- out said levy, would havo been paid to the Judgment debtor by the person or persons S0 notified, and shall continae untiithe execu- tion and the expense of the levy shall hive heen fully pald und satisfied. Nomore thaun 1l weutions of this deseription shall be Howed during the same time against the Judgment debtor, Provided further, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to protect the wages. salary, income or profiis of any persons who have absconded or left. or are about to abscond or leave this state, f; N the provisions of t aws now in force on that of Iaborers, me- Mun oinal Sugrage to Women, Lixcoiy, Neb.. Feo, 3.—[Special to Tme Bee.|—The house committee on miscellan- eous subjects met this morning to consider the bill granting municipal suffrage to women. Mrs, M. G. Upton, Mrs. Smith and Mrs, Eldredge appeared on bebalf of the Equal Suffrage assoclation, and each ad- dressed the committee. They mado the usual arguments iu favor of the measure that are daily heard from woman suffrage advocates. Messrs. McCutcheon, the chairman, and Guunett (ind,), Taylorof Butler (ind.) and Gifford (rep.) voted to report the bill back with the recommendation *that it do pass.” Messrs. Stewart (ind.), Hall (dem.) and Mathewson (dem.) will flle a minority report and recommend that the bill “be indefimtely postponed.’” T'he reports wiil be banded in during the morning sessiou, and u lively time is autici- pated. Mr. Faxon (rep.) of Gage, and McCutcheon (ind.} and Guonett (ind.) will champion the bill, while the opponents of the measure will be led by White of Cass, The defeat of the bill is a foregone couciusion. Little or No Relief from Congress. LixcoLy, Neb., Feb. §.-—[Special to Tnr Bre.)--When the memorial to congress ask- ing for §1,000,00° for the Nebraska drouth sufferers was opposed ou the ground that it would not help the delegation in con- gress, who were already at work for an ap- propriation, but would give the state an un- desirable advertisement, the independents felt bitterly indignant. The seemed to think the opposition @ bit of hard hearted parti- sanship. Long bofore the memorial passed the sen- ate the congressmen-elect started for Wasn- ington to urge congress 1o make the desired appropriation, Now comes Mr. W. A, Mc- Kolghan with a confession of failure as pre- dicted. Under date of January 28 he wrote from Waskington o the state reliet comumit- tee, and his letter was transmitted by Secrotary L. P. Ludeen t the leg- islaturo this moring. 1t is as follows: L wish to say that [ am satisfied that the | amount of aid frow congress will be small, if | anything is given. I regret this exceedingly, { but I wish you to inform the members of the legislature n order that thoy may bo pre- pared to meet the demauds of tho needy and deserving people of the west. Do not under. stand oy this that we will in any way relax our efforts, but I assure you that we will present this matter on Saturday and doall in >ur power to succeed. " Omeisl Keport of the War, Liscoy, Neb,, Fev, 8.—(Special to Tur Brr.]—General L W, Colby is at the state house today and brings & detailed report of the late campaign of the Nevraska. national wuards. With itare all general and special orders and a map of the tield of war, showing the loeation of all the militia companies en gaged. Oneof the companies was stationed within three miles of the Wounded Knee battleficld. General Colbv also brings news ofthe death of Captain J. 8. Hedges from typhoid pnenmonia, resulting from exposure in_the campaien. ‘The deceased had b ovdered to report at Lincoln today to make upa detailod statement of the expenses of the recent movement of troops, but he died at s home in Shelton lastnielt, He was brig ade commissary and serzing his second term. Ho was a union soldior aad leaves a wife and daughter, Logislative Notos, Liscoly, Neb., Feb, 8.— Special to T Bre. ] —-The secretary of s.ate reports that coples of the laws of 1880 can be had for §2.50 each, The senate committce on enrolled and en- grossed bills settled & very grave question of state today. A Mr. Brainard was clected clork of the committes early in the session, Subsequently Chuirman ‘Taylor appointed a Mr. Loomis us chief clerk o two clerks have been quarreling a8 to which was the superior in authority, and it took a meeting of the committee to restore peace and har- mony. 1t was accomplished by displacing o lady and making Mr. Brainard assistant chiof clerk with full cliarge of the room in the absence of Mr. Loomis One senator was received a letter from a constituent saying D-n the contest Send us seed and feed. Kepresentative Wisner of Richardson is suffering from a severe attack of the grippo, but is reported as gradually improving, and will ve in his seat again 1n a few day Mr. Arnold of Gage ison the sick list, but is rapidly convalescing, The entire calendar has been cleared of bills and commendable progress is being made in legislation. The only danger now is that bills will be rushed through without due consideration, o R S SUNDRY CIVIL BILL. Appropriations for Pubhic all Over the Conntry. WasmNaroy, Feb. 8.—The sundry civil Vill was reported to the house this afternoon. It carries an appropriation of §4,212,970. There isan increased nppropriation of #1,743,- 112 for public buildings as compared with the appropriation for the current fiscal Under the head of apyropriations for public buildings are the following: Asuland, Wis,, $70,000: Aurora, ill, #45,000: Burlington, Ta,, $70,000; Bloomington, IlL., §75,000; Beatrice, Neb., - #0,000; Cedar Rapids, I, $i0,000; Chicago, custom house and sub-treasur pairs, $0,000; world’s Columbian exposition (to completo building), §300,000: Davenport, In., $100.000; Danville, 111, $100,000; Kre- mont, Neb., £5,000; Fort Dodge, Ia., £5,000; Galesburg, TIL, $0,000; Kansas Cit; £600,000; Rock Island, ' T1, $75,000; 000: Sioux City, Ta., $125,000; an, Wis., £0,000. Othér items of interest in the bill are The world’s exposition government _exhibit, £30,000; miscellaneous expenses, $153,000; managers, 0,000, enforcement alien 4 enforcement of surveys of public Buildings the Chinese act, $60,000 lands, $300,000; Galveston harbor, $600,000; Hay lake chaunel, Michigan, $300,000; St. Mary’s river, Michigan, $00,0005 Chica- mauga national park, 200,000; soldiers' homes, §00,000. The Public Debt Sta'ement. WasniarToy, Feb. 8 —Following s public debt statement : Aggregate of interest-bearing debt, exclu- sive of United States bouds issued to Pacific railroads, $617,145,750; dobt on which interast has ceased since maturity, 81,679,605 ; aggre- gate of debt bearing no interest, including na- tional bank fund, deposited in the treasury in July, 184, §00,402,753; aggregate of cerlificutes offset Dy cash in treasu 3; ggregate of debt including es ' and notes January 31, 1891, A54; decrease of bonded debt during the month, $1,093,970; total cash in _treasury, £608,052,500 debt less cash in treasury Jan- uary 81, 1801, $346,505,045: debt less cash in the treasury on December 30, 1890, $362,- 430,541; net of deoreaso debt’ during the month, $15, the IOWA NEWS. re at Mediapolis, MEDIPOLI, Ta,, Feb. 8.—The general store of L. M, McClure, together with_two houses, burned this morning. Loss, $25,000; insur- ance, $19,000. Sioux City Sizning Players. Sioux Crrv, Ta, Feob. 8.—(Special Tele- gram to Tie Ber.|—The Sioux City man- agement is signing players for the coming buscball season, Billy Earle has been signed. Allof last year's team are released except Crossley, Genins, Black, Straussand Kap- vel Full Brother-to Axtell Born, INDEPENDENCE, 14, Fob, 3.—[Special Tele- gram to Tre Ber]—Lou, dam of Axtell, gave birth this morning to a horse, foal by William L , thus making the yonngster a full brother to Axtell and consequently worth o small fortune, The infant will probably bo named *Dewtell.” C. W. Williams owns s half interestin the colt. A Blizzard atMason City, Masox Ciry, Ta, Feb. 3.—[Special Tele- gram to Tiie Ber.|—A severe blizard sot in here at 10 o’clock this morning. Reports ro- celved from east aud west on the Milwaukeo road ndicate that the storm s general throughout the northern part of the state. The snow fell toa depth of twelve inches and it looks as if a general blizzard was upon us, Supreme Court Decisions, Drs Morxes, Ta, Fleb, 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Trx Bee.] ~The supreme conrt filed the following opisions today. Eliza Francis vs. H. Litchfield, execution, appellant, Webster district ; aflirmed. (. W. Gilbert, appellant, vs, D. C. Black Hawk district; affirmed. George C. Hall vs." M, R. Loughlm, ap- pellant, Boone district: dismisscd. George C. Hull vs G. H. Walsh et al, ap- pellant, Boone district; afilrmed. Martin stean feed cooker company, appel- ant. vs . 8. Olive, Guthrie distriot; re- versed, Jacob Wolf, appellant, Van Buren district; afirmed, Eva Hobbs vs Towa mutual benefit associa- tion, appellant, Des Moines district; afirmed. Muller, vs Mary Mada, Trouble Between Liquor Men, Sioux Crav, Ta, Feb. 8.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tk Bek.[~D, W. Lewis, represen- tative of Dillon & Co:, of Omaha, whoiesalo deulers, today swore out warrauts against Paul Leaderand eight other liquor dealers here. Some time ago Lewis sold to Leader £,000 worth of liquors, $1,200 being paid - down and the balance on sight drafts. ALl was paid excopt $400, which Leader claims Lowis owed for a gum- bling dobt. The warrants sworn out by Lewis this morning were anuulled by the court, thereupon Lewis took out search war- rants against Loader and eight whisky sell- ers who buy stock of nim. These are being served tonight. In the meantime Leader has begun & prosccution agalnst Lewls for viola- tiou of the federal reveue laws. ——— Dr. Birney cures eatarrh, Beo bldg. L - The Cold Snap Widespread. 81, Pacr,, Fob. 8,—Last night all over the northwest and in this city the mercury was from 15° to 20 below zero, and this morn- ing 1t was about 7° below. Er. Tovis, Mo., Feb. 8.-The cold wavo reached here this moruing aud the thermomn. eter was around the zero mark. A light snow has fallen. Cricaco, Feb. 3, ~Today was the coldest ot the winter thus far, the thermometer having marked 2= below zero at 6 this morning, Al 10 this morning it had risen to 3= above. FEBR WILL SCAJP THE SUSLPERS. Western Road§ Determino That the Broker) Must Go. PROFITS ON BUSINESS LAST YEAR, An Effortto Revivo the Antl-Pass As- sociation: Paily—A Hustlo Husfness — Decreased for Fdeight Earnings. Feb, 3. Cricaco, ite Brr. |-Tho W tion and the passengor Central Traffie Spoclal Tele; storn Passenger aesocin- dopartment of the association each considered today the question of abolishing unlimited tickets, & ne of the roads have been to the pins of securing figures on the loss to rail roads occasioned by nnlimited tickets, and to total was an mstounding one. It was figured that tho loss was pretty accurately wauged by the profits of the scalpers, which wore over half a million dollars in Chicago alone last year. ‘Throughout the United States o conservative estimate of the loss is £,000,000. It was agreed this amount could be suved by ‘abolishing all unlimited tickets and limiting stopovers in any case to twenty-foir hours The only real argument_against the change was its revolutionary character, but in both associations it wus dctermined, if possible, to strike this death blow to_the scalbers, The consultation today extended to & considera- tion of a new form of limited tickets, and the passenger men of the strong lines are confi- dent the new departure will come to puss. BEYOND R The Western Anti-Pass Association Cannot Be Resuscitated, Cuioco, Feb, 3.—[Special Telegram. to Tiue Ber|—The railway press bureau says: “The New York financial men back of the Wostern TraMo association are troubled over the collapse of the anti-pass agrcement. It was considered a strong adjunct 1o the association, as It was the strongest possible means to prevent demoralization of rates, Besidos that forty- cight roads signed the anti-pass agreement, whils only fifteen so far have signed that of the Western Trafiic association. The finan- cial men met last night in New York and agreed that the best plan for re-forming the agreement would bo to adopt President Man- uel’s proposition to put_the whole matter fn the hands of Chairman Walker of the West- ern Traflic association, “Phe New York people thercupon wired Chairman Walkor to take the necessary steps. He immediately calleda meeting of theexecn- tive commitiee, who with Chairman St. John met in Mr. Walker's ofiice this morning. The conference was along one, and at its end it was practically determined that it was im- possible to reorganiz. The general senti- ment, was voiced by Mr. St. John, who said: “So many of the roads have now issued their trans portation 1o spippers that it will be im- possible to recall it Consequently the asso- ciation cannot bo reorganized.’ " GO ALL. After Southwestern Business. Citiaco, Feb, 8.—(Special Telesram to Tug Bee.]—Chalrman Midgley has sent to the niue roats interested the figures on the trafiic subject to the Southwestern pool. The pool 1tself has mow collapsed, none of the Jines obeying orders to divert trafic and even up according to the percentages agreed on by the chairman, The total trafic in- voled was 104,847 cqrs. Of this the Atchison took 22 per centy thie Burlington and Alton cach 14, the Wagbash 10, the St. Paul and ook Island eagh 9, the Missour! Pacific and the Fort Scott dchy7, and the Kansas City 0. Kach of the rolds Hs.mow scramblings. for all the business in sighg. in order that their Januaryland Februaigag res may 50rve s a basie for lafger perce wric the commissioners of the Western Traflic assoclation begin pooling the business in April ¢ The estimated gross earnings for Januar of the Rock Island system refiects the uni- versal scarcity of traflic, 1t shows au esti- mated total of gross earnings of §1,097486.40, adecrease us compared with January of lust year of 858,05, 70, Passenger earnings by all lines are showing increases, the decrease being entirely in freig The Omaba Embroglio. JiicaGo, Feb. 8,—President Cable of the Rock Island will goto Omaha tomorrow to take & personal survey of the situation as af- fected by the refusal of the Union Pacificto allow his road to run trains into Omaha. Both ho and President Miller of the Pt. Paul are reticent as to the future course in the matter, but it is learned thatthere is be- tween them somewhat of a difference of opin- ion. The Rock Island people, it is said, in- chne to the view that Jay Gould will win on tho plea of the contract being made without consulting the government di- rectors of the Union Pacific. The St. Pavl ofticials, it is said, express confidence in the ability of their compauy to establish_the val- idity of contract. Disiuterested partics only sgein this mix-up the gradual development of one of Gould’s deep laid plots by which he iitends to acquire complete control of the western railroad situation and secore for tho roads in which be is directly interested the lion's share of business. A Villaid Deal. New Youk, Feb, 8.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.|-It was announced today that Henry Villard had closed negotiations for the sale of $10,000,000 bonds of the Chicago & Northern Pacific which recently acquived title to the Wisconsin Central terminal. The proceeds of the sale, it is stated, will be used in paying off the floatiug debt then con- tracted. Nl ed - i Would Vote for Anything. Toreka, Kan., Feb, 3. —~In the house the senate concurrent resolution requesting the Kansas congressional delegation to work for the Conger lard bill was auended by striking out the Conger bill and endorsing the Pad- dock pure food bill. Speaker Elder, in talk- g on the matter, declared the farmer del gates who went to Ocala were wined and dined by the cotton seed oil men until they were ready to vote forany resolution, - Student Soldiers Revolt. Cnaxparay, IIL, Feb, 3. —About twenty of- ficers of the battalion at the university of Tlinois ave being tried by the faculty for un- military conductin’ ‘refusing to take their companies to chapel exercises this morning, and unless they ackuowledge their wrong it is provable all will- be expelled. They de- mand the reinstateraent of Captain Miller, removed recently begause his grade in study Was not up to requivement, SIROL e Foretold 'Fis Own End. Lisa, O., Feb, 8,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bk, |-Dr. Henry Sampsell was druggist in the villago of Bloomville, This morning he complained that he was not feeling well, and, alghough suffering from no serious body pgin., predicted that he would die before night.. 1Té aied at eleven minutes after 1 o'clock p. ') Thero were no symp- tows of poisoning. i Snow Blockade on the K. & B. H. Keanxey, Neb, Feb. 3—[Special Tclo- gram to Tue Bek,)—The Kearney & Black Hills passenger train arrived here late this evening, after being out three wholo days. The it snow storm was very disastrous totrafic on this line. e iR Ex-Governor Fostersnggested. Corvwsus, O., Feb, 'he republican members of the legislature have signed a oommuuication to President Harrison sug gesting ex-Governor Foster of Ohio as proper person 1o be appointed secretary of the troasury, They Wi Wages. Lawaverre, [nd, Feb. 8.—The conductors, brakewmen and switchmen on this division of the Louisville, Now Albany & Chieago, about [ Afty in number, refused to work because | they did not receive pay for Docember. 'No | frefght trains were moved today. Tho money | is expected tomorrow and will end the | trouble v ss Troubles, . Wis., Feb, 8,—A. F. Brewer & goods, nssigned today, Liabilities ‘ced 820,000 qssets, £15,000, iiiiste AN COMAONS, England's War Department Carefully Investigatec Loxnoy, Feb, 8. —[Special Cablegram to Tue Brre.]~In the house of commons today Mr. Lowther gave notice of a motion roquost fng the government to take immediate meas- ure 1o promote the formation of preterentia fiscal relations between Great Britain and her colon Baron Henry de Wormms, under colonial secretary, id that the question was receiving considoration and that the govern- ment recoguized the urgency of the matter, Mr. Majoribauks moved the appointment of a commission to examine the new magnzine rifle and the reason for its adoption. Mr. Handbury condemned: the system by which the new rillo system was introduced. Ho snid that out of thirteen patents connocted with the rifle, one official held ten in his own name. The basis necessarily was not an isolated inquiry as to how the rifle was adopted, but reform in the war ofiice. He therefore moved an amendment that n com- mission 1o inquire into the mere details of the military administration was undesir- avle as weakening the full responsibility of tho officials who recommended tho riflo. After a sharp debate, in which the war office was severely criticised, the amendment was carried by & vote of 105 to 4, A motion by Sir Mictacl Hicks-Beach, president of thie board of trade, to appoint a select committee to inquire into' the question of legislative restriction of the working hours of railway servants was agroed t Mr. Nolan (uationalist) moved that tho operation of the relief works act be extended to Galway and Mayo. Mr, Madden, attorney general for Ireland, promised that Mr. Ba four, the chief secretary for Ircland, would malo a statement on the subject before Easter, to Be SPAIN'S ELECTION, Large Republican Gains and Protec- tionists' Great Strenagth. Marip, Feb, 8.—|Special Cablegram to Tue Bee.]—A feature of Sunday’s election is the great strength of the republican vote in the towns. Five great towns returned ro- publicans vy large majorities. Although Mad rid, Barcelona, gossa, Seville and Cadiz roturned conservatives, the votes obtained by the two rival republican sections would have sufficed, if combined, o defeat the monarch- ists in Saragosca and Barcelona. In Valencia the republicans received moro votos than the libera's, in spite of the abstention of the so- clalists, The conservatives clected are chiefly pro- tectionists, The total protectionist yote in the house is estimated at 360, and the free trade vote at barely seventy. Hard Times in Japan. Sax Fraxcisco, Feb. 8.—Advices from Japan by the steamship Gaelic tonight say the silk trade is n a very bad way. Lastyears' losses to merchants were over §20,000,000 and according 10 present appearances tho losses will continue sowe time yet. There is a serious state of affairs in Siam, owing to the failure of the rice crop. The Mercantile Gazette of Yokohama says that unless cfticient measures are taken to meet the emergency, rebellion and riotby the starving unemployed, followed by an epi- demic will surely be the order of the day, A serious earthquake was felt in Decemver 12, the town of Joana being terri- bly damaged; twelve people killed and seven- teen injured. In the Reichsiag. BeruN, Feb. 3 —In the reichstag today, replying to a question as to the uction of the police of Hoboken, N.J.,iu arrestiug cer sninmen of the North German Lloyd steam- er Elbe, the seccretary of statv for foreign affairs said the United States government was investigating, and a satisfactory settle- ment undoubtedly would be reached. The report from Major Wismanu was laid on the table. It states that Emiu Pasha's exped tion had been ou several occasions in a criti cal condition. 1In the battle fought near Idabura 173 hostiles were killed or severely wounded aud the expedition lost six men, Their Folled Plans, ™ Feb, 3 It is now stated that fitty persons were killed and two injured in a fight following the recent olt here. An offort was made to involve the Rortugese navy in the revolution. Two sergeants of marines were endeavoring to_incite the of the government corvette lying outsid Oporto to mutiny and seize the ship. One of the insnrgent leaders declared it was th intention tosack Oporto and shoot all the officials. Another Hitch, Loxno, Feb. 8, The Time: had auother conference with Dillon and O'Brien yesterday. Rumors of a hiteh in the negotiations are rife. The Parnellites declare the Healeyitos insisted upon Parnetl’s retirement, while the Healeyites assert that Parpell declines 1o accept any Gradstonian assurances unless put in writing, a condi- tion which the Gladstonians would not accept. says Parnell Bradlaugh's Eaneral, Loxnox, Feb. 8.—The funeral of Charles Bradlaugh took place today at Working Surrey. Over fifteen hundred people came from London by special trains to bo prescut. Many, as if to emphasize Bradlaugh's last wishes to the effect that no signs of mourn- ing were to b displayed, wore colored rib- bons around their hats, Short_of Coal. Loxnox, Feb. 8—The state line steamer, State of Alabama, from Glasgow January 14, for New York, returned to Queenstown today, shortof coal. The steamer hud e perienced terriblo gales duving which sho greatly damaged aua eyery thing movablo carried away. Politics in taly Rowe, Feb. 3.—King Humbert has sum- moned Zanardelli, Crispis minister of justice, 1o form a cavinet. Dr. Rudini hasabandoned the task. Railroad Wreck in France, Pans, Feb. One passenger was killed and twenty were injured by the derallment of @ train between Donal and Paris this morning. e THE C11Y COUNOIL, Annual Address of Mayor Cushing Read Last Evening, The janitor of the board of trade building was off duty lastnight aud when the city council met the mercury in the thermometor in the council room was searching for tho zero mark. The fifteen mombers present sat around muffied up 1 their great coats while Mayor Cushing read s annual address, This was the chiof business of the session, The ad- dress is o lengthy one and contained a liberil nopsis of the reports of all of the city ofti- lals. Representative Sternsdorff presented a ommunication from the Douglas couuty del- wation recommendidg that the proposcd amendment to the charter, requiring tho ounty commissioners to send 25 per cent of the road fund within the city lmits, be stricken out. The recommendation was nearly every councilman present and was flually refeired to a committea of five, con- sistingof Messrs. Osthoff, Chafice, Béchel, Morearty and Cooper, to confer with the county commissioners and effect some settle- ment by which the commissioners wovld not 0pposo the amendmentin the legislature, Pho itom of #6,141.71, awarded 1 the last appropriation ordinance, to C. E. Fanning & Co, for work on the North Omaha sewer, was vetoed by the mayor. The velo was suse tained and the ftem referred to the coms mittee on judiciary. The council adjoirned until this evening. opposed by DUUBIU'I'Y&E?I?:CLEANPNB Uibopack EAPNESS, UNEQJIALLED, No OpoR WHEN HEm'mu VORACITY OF THE RED MAN. His Never Failing Appetite tho Cause of all His Presert Trouble, PRESIDENT HARRISON ON THE SUBJECT. He is Satisfied the Afairs of the De partment Are Honestly Adminis- tired and Blames Congress Next to the Indinns, New York, Feb, 3.—[Speciul Telogram to Tue Bre.]--In its Washington correspond ence the World has a two-column intoryiew with President Harrison on the recent Indian outbreak and the complaluts made by tho hostilos. Among other things tho president is quoted as sayi “Some of these grievances are imaginary and some consequences of our The bison and elk have vanished from the plains and thus the great national larder of the Sioux has been emptiod, but no legisla- tive act caused or can remedy that. The In- dian is waturally improvident. He will gorge himself and his family today until his skin and their skins aro bursting. He will eat ten days' rations in in one and then complain by a fresh supply is not forthcoming the instaut his appetite beckons, In past years e has often, no doubt, been robbed by cattle kings, by ugents and by traers precisely as the army during war was robbed. Then soldiers got paper shoes and shoddy overcoats. The In- dian has often received poor clothing and moldy rations. “But T donot believe the Indians are rob- bed today. When I entered upon my pubtic auties certain men recommended for removal, The causes assigned would have removed them underthe civil serviee rule incompetency, immorulity or dishonesty. They were immediately removed and their places filled by men recommended by anthori- ties who were inaposition-o know. Politi- eal or partisan reasons had nothing to do with it. Some of the new appointees proved inefficient and were at once dismissed, whether Senator or Representative So-and- 5o objected or not. T have no doubt the Indian thinks he is robbed, because by Saturday he forgets that on the previous Monday he ate his entire week's rations. Also, he does not compre- hend why s supplies are cut down and de- layed. That is mnot my fault, nor the fault of the sccretary of the interior no that of the commiss of Indiau affairs, Congress does the cutting down of which the Indian complains and the wisdom or folly of this is beyond my control. I do know, however, that the moment, congress appropriates money, however much or little, every dollar of it is applied to the Indian's wants, and the entire macbinery of the In- dian department is put in swift motion 1o get supplies out as Soon as possible. But months or perhaps years have elapsed since the | freaty was made and the Indian complaina that the department has acted in bad faith. The department bas been in no wise to blame, I am entirely satistied with the present administration of Indiau affairs. It is thor- oupluoncfl and fntelligent and no cogiplaint are real, some the inevitable form of government, ro use as fgpen given ugalost it during the last two”years that has not at once received prompt attention, and the cause has been re- moved."” The Buildings to Be Removed. Cnicaco, Feb, 8.—Property owners on Michigan avenue filed another bill in the eir- | cuit court today to restrain the world's Co lumbian exposition from erceting buildings | on the lake front until the decree has boen entered providiug for the removal of the structures after the close of the fair. The exposition company auswered immediately, they had no objection to such u provision, wd Judge Tuley entered the desired deeree providing for the removal afier the fair of ail buildings except the art building, which is designed to bo permancat. Figuring on Cartridges. KaNsis Ciry, Feb., 3.—The past few days all the gun stores in the city have been mak- ing fizures on 5,000 boxes of cartridges in view of a_prospective purchaser who turns out to be Major Charles MacNamara, the ex- | fonian officer who with Captain Charles Waters and Captain Thomas Phelun, recently Qrvmnwd raising troops for Guatemala. Major MacNamara is acting under mstruc: tions which he intimates comes from the Guatemalan government or the insurgents. i, Celifornia’s Appropriation. SacrAMENTO, Cala., Feb. 3.—The bill pro- viding an appropriation of #0,000 for Cali- fornin’s exhibit at the world's fair passed its third reading in the assombly with an amend- ment restricting Califoraia’s comumissioners to $200 cach. PR One Killed and kive injured. Manui, Tex., Feb. 3.—Last night a hand- car was run down by a freight train and one man was cut to pieces, while five others were badly injured. <oPYRT 686" “ Beauty without grace I8 & hook withont a bait.” That's what the French think. Whether it be true or not, there are many Ameriean women who do not even possess the hook—benus ty and attractiveness are denled them. Why ? Because they're languid, crosa and irritable. They know not what it is to be without pain or discomfors half the time. ‘That's it; suffer in silence—misune derstood—when there's a remedy—Dr, Pierce’s Favorite Preseription—at hand that isn’t an experiment, but which is sold, by druggisis, under the guarantee that if you are disappointed in an way with it, yon get vour money bncK by applying to its mak. A signal, service to weak womenkind is the finding of lost health—the build- ing upof a “run-down ™ system. Noth- ing does it 8o surely as the **Favorite Prescription.® Noue like it ! For overworked, debilitated women, teachers, milliners, seamstresacs, ** shop- KIrls,” nursing wothers-—one and all are eured by it Al owr black,bluc and brom beaver and chinchilla over- coals that we have always swweck $6.50. 25 overcoals Jfor sold for $72, th All our 36, Our §5, $6 and §7 pants marked down for this week, to $3 and $1.25 All pants wortl less than $5, go at $2.25. M, HELLMAN &’ CO., Cor. 13th & Larnam.