Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 18, 1894, Page 4

P 1 THEOMAHA DAILY BEE. E. ROSEWATER, Editor. PURLISHED EVERY MORNINC —— et TRRMS OF SUBSORIPTION ) One 8800 1% 0 b o0 i i iy e 150 e o ¥ A% oFFicEs nlldine Nty -fonrtn streets, CORRESPONDENCE, ng to news an twrinl mutter ol 1: To the BUSIN TTE! A lettern and remittances 8ho Yo Beo Publishing company, and postofMen orders 1o be made of the company i PUBLISHING COMPANY Al bust yddrensed 10 brafta chiecks an myable o the orde = THE BE e accrotary of "itx BEE Pub: Vet cireuatlon of T DALY BEE for the woek Janunry Sunday Moudny, January Tuewday Januacy ... Wednewday, January 10 Thursday. January 11 Fridiay, danuary 12 Baturdiy, January e ro mi and s i 13th FEiL RraL Ly prescne: == 1804 v Wit an even dozen state depositories and two or three score county deposi- tories it looks a little as if the law was to be obeyed in the future. TuE cultivation of over 1,100 acres with sugar beets guaranteed in a single lent beginning for day makes an exce srprise the Sugar Beet Growe THE term of United States Attorney Baker expires next Saturday and we ¥hall presently see who has the longest pull on the great mogul at Washington. A FREE disteibution of California raisins on the floor of the house daily might prove an effective device for in- suring the presence of a quornm at all times daring the present iff debate. IT MAY soon come to be unde that county authorities in neighboring states cannot unload their pauper wards upon Douglas county. We have all we want. ood Tug shah of Persia Issaid to be avery sick man, But Queen Liliuokalani re- tains her health, despite political excite- ment and a weak constitution. Queen Lil is being sustained just now by the tuith cure. SENATOR-ELECT GEAR has now been tormally proclaimed the choice of the [owa legislaturo as its representative in the upper house of congress. Mr. Gear neod not begin to worry about his sec- ond term before the end of the nine- teenth century. Ir ANY member of the Iowa legisla- turo has not yet drawnup and intro- duced his own pet measure for modify- ing the prohibitory statute he will do well to hasten his work before other members begin to introduce their second series of bill THE present year will witness a marked increase in the acreage dovoted to the culture of sugar The farmers and business men of Nebraska are beginning to see the vast possibili- ties that lie in this great industry, The industry has come to stay. beets. THE expenses of the Columbian Ne- braska state faic ran behind its receipts only to the extent of a trifle over $15,000. The exhibition cost something over $38,000, so that the income lacked about 45 per cent of equaling the outgo. But the [air was nevertheless an artistic and aesthetic success. * AN ENTERPRISING citizen of northern Wyoming makes use of the native lubricating oil and soda deposits from which he manufactures an excellent quality of soap. The limitless vesources of Wyoming are being turned into gold. Vast fortunes are there awaiting labor and capital with which to frame them. THE governor of Florida is entitlod to the approbation of the law and order pooplo all over the country for his de- termined stand against the proposed brutal exhibition at Jacksonville. Prize rhting can be stopped if the authovi- tics ave in earnest in their purpose to provent it. Governor Mitchell seems to be very much in earnest. ONE Chicago street railway company has just declared adividend of 11 per cent upon an inflated capitalization, while keeping a few hundred thopsands of its profits as a reserve surplus. An- other has likewise distributed dividends amounting to 24 per cent on the stock. Street railway franchises are never worth anything o not! SENATOR GRAY, who prominently mentioned for the supreme court va- cancy, was likewise discussed as a ju- dicial probability at the time President Cleveland made Mr, Fuller chief justice. The president then passed him by, largely, it aid, on account of his east- ern residence. The conditions of his candidacy ave certainly more favorable to his selection than then, SENATOR VOORHE of Indiana is probably the first in the field of uspirants for the presidential nomina- tion in 1896 who has had a formal launching at the hands of a congres- sional convention, held in his state last week. It will be some time, however, before the “Tall Sycamore” gots an op- portunity to fix it5 roots in the white house. Indiana is not the United States. JupGe KEYSOR'S decision that the circulation of two editions of a paper published undor different headings and delivored or sold to a different subseribers cannot be eombined for the publication of aotices under the Slocumb law has been afirmed by the supreme court. That puts an end to the jugglery before the police commission and the imposture upon dealers unless they vol- untarily submit to being held up. WILL ISSUE BONDS. According to the statement given to the publis by Senator Voorhees as chairman of the senate finance commit- tee, it istho judgmentof that committee that Secretary Carlisle has ample au- thority under existing law to issue bonds, both for replenishing the gold re- serve and moeting every legitimate de- mand upon the treasury. 1t is under- stood, also, that this is the opinion of senators generally, The seevetary of the treasury has distinctly stated his belief that he has such authority. Some democrats in the house of representa- tives, while not denying that existing law authorizes the issue of bonds, hold that the proceeds from their sale can be used only in the redemption of outstanding treasury notes. anting that this view is technically correct, the fact is that the coin reserve for the redemption of theso has been drawn upon for other purposes to the extent of nearly 330,000,000 and this pro- cess may be continued, the secretary of the treasury selling bonds as circum- stances shall require to restore deple- tions of this fund. The announcement that Carlisle has issued a circul proposals for $50,000,000 5 per cent bonds, redeemable after ten years, shows that the sec y has de- cided to adopt this plan. In his annual report he asked for authority to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding $200,000,000, his idea then evidently being to make provision at once for the revenue deficiencies of the fiscal years 1894-05. It is probable that he would prefer to do this now, and it is not questionable that it would be the wiser thing to do, looking at the matter ina purely business way, butin defer- ence to the: opinion of some members of his party in congress he will restrict his borrowing to an amount necessary to maintain the gold reserve. It is possible that under this plan it will not be necessary to issue boads to the extent at first sug- gested by the secretary, but in any event the eourse which appears to have been determined upon will probably avoid any controversy on the score of legality. It is proposed that the bonds 11 be in denominations of $50 and up- wacd and they will not be sold at a lower price than tho equivalent of a 3 per cent bond at par. That the government will have no difficulty in disposing of them is shown by the fact that an offer was received from one person to take the entire issue. This was declined for the very proper reason that Secretary Carlisle prefers vo give the general pub- lic an opportunity to bid for them. In this way he is likely to get better terms, and, at any rate, it is the better policy. The decision of Secretary Carlisle to ssue bonds will undoubtedly be ap- proved by the practical judgment of the country, whatever the politicians may think about it. The exigency had be- come too serious and urgent to wait on mukeshifts. Every day the treasury is running behind, and there is no reason to expect that this will nct continue to bo the caso for months to come. No- body whose opinion is worthy of con- sideration anticipates a less deficit at the ciose of the current fiscal year than $70,000,000, and it is almost certain to exceed that amount. Obliga- tions now overdue are pressing for pay- ment. The depleted gold reserve is dropping to a point at which there would be danger of impairing public confidence in the credit of the govern- ment. It is not a time to give ear to the silver advocates, the income tax dema- gogues, and the politicians who look at overy proposition from the view point of its possible political effect. The ques- tion of responsibility for this state of affairs need not now be considered. The paramount duty is to maintain the credit and integrity of the government, and 1n his determination to do this Sec- rotary Carlisle will not fail to receive the approval of the substantial interests of the countr; notes Secretary v inviting A DENIAL OF JUSTICE, An eminent attorney calls attention elsewhere to the fact that justico is practically denied in Nebraska by reason of the unreasonably long period required between the time when a suit is begun in the proper court and the time when a final decision can be se- cured from the highest tribunal of the state. And he points out that allowing this condition of affairs to continue without attempting to apply tho rem- edy is. nothing less than a viola- tion of the state constitution. That constitution provides that ‘“‘every per- son for any injury done him in his lands, goods, person or veputation shall have a remedy by due course of law and justice administered without denial or delay."” “The business of the supremo court has increased so rapidly during the last few years that justice can no longer be se- sured without a delay that must often defeat the purpose for which it has been sought. While in 1875, when the present con- stitution was framed, & supreme court consisting of three judges was quite capablo of promptly disposing of all cases that were brought belove it, it is at present unable to do so. Four ¥ ago the docket was substantially cleared of cases. The subsequent ac- cumulation of business created such a pressing demand for assistance to the rogular judges that the last legislaturo was induced to resort to the clumsy and temporary experiment of a supreme court commission, but cases continue to pilo up so that, notwithstanding the aid of the three additional commis- sioners, over 900 remain at this day undecided, with 500 more filed with the clerk of the court, but not yet submitted. Mombers of the su- preme court commission have no fear that their usefulness will be exhausted before the expiration of the two years for which appropriations for thelr services were made. The real meaning of this is that two clauses of the state constitution have become inconsistent with one another. The state cannot give the speedy and oxact justice guaranteed so long as the number of supreme court judges is in- adoquate to the needs of the people. No man in Nebraska can be sure that his rights of pevson, property and reputation will be safeguarded THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1894. by the courts when he finds his suit relegated to the end of a docket that may possibly not be reached for a yoar or two. The necessity of & perma- nent inerease in the working force of our supreme court is becoming daily more and more accentvated. The only way to meet that necessity is by amend- ment to the constitution. Every day's delay in providin this remedy delays and thus denies justice to the many liti- gants whoso suits are pending in our court, SUSTAINED BY THE SUPREME COURT. The decision handed down by Chief Justice Norval of the supreme court, which is unanimously concurred in by that tribunal, has sustained the position which THE BEE has taken with regard to the publication of notices of appli- cants for license to sell liquor as a heverage or for medicinal purposes, The contests before the police commission practically hinged upon only one ques- tion and that was whether the various editions of a newspaper published under different heads and delivered to differ: ent subscribers can be bunched and made a medium for publishing notices which, under the law, are required to be published in the newspaper having the largest circulation in the county. The court very cleariy defines its view on this point by declaring that the news- paper in which such notices are to be published must be one having the largest circulation. The editions of any news- paper published under the same heading and containing substantially the same matter are to be regarded as varts of the same paper. Thus the edition of THE OMAHA DAILY BEE which goes by early trains is a part of THE OMAHA DAILY Bk delivered later in the morning to subscribers in this city and county. Be- ing under the same heading and contain- ing sutstantially the same matter, these editions are the issues of one newspaper. But THE OMAHA DAILY BEE which cir- culates as a morning paper cannot be treated as a part of THE OMAHA EVEN- ING BEE, which is published under a different heading and is circulated among an entirely different class of subscribers. Tho point raised before the police com- mission by the attorney for a pretended paper that has never existed under the heading claimed for it was that the former decision of the supreme court declaring it to be the intent of the Slo- cumb law to give the largest publicity to the application must be construed as meaning that such notices can only get the largest publication by being inserted in all the editions has been summarily pronounced as a legal fake in the follow- ing language of the court: Counsel for defendant in error calls atten- tion to the case of state ex rel Brigham vs. South Omaha, supra, and to the following language used by the author of thut opinion, viz.: “T'his notice is to have as much public- ity as possible.”” Again, “‘the object of the publication is to give the widest publicity to the application, in order that those who consider the apvlicant an unfit person to con- duct a saloon, may have an opportunity to remonstrate against the issuing of license.” The foregoing must be construed with refer- ence to the case that was then before the court. The question there involved was whether a notice of application for a license to sell” liquors, which s published in a daiiy paper, must be published therein continuously each day for two weeks. The question now under cousideration was not before the court. To give the language above quoted the meaning contended for by the defendant in error would not only re- quire that the publication be made in each edition of a newspaper, daily, weekly and tri-weekly, but also in all the newspapers published in the county. Such was not within the contemplation of the statute. All'that the law requires is that the notice shall be published in the newspaper having the largest circulation in the county. If soveral editions of a daily paper in fact con- stitute but one paper then the notico must be published in each of said editions. If each edition is a separate and distinct pub- Lication, a publication in one, if the same has the largest circulation in the county, will be sufiicient. Now THE EVENING BEE has been the paper of largest circulation in Douglas county for fully fifteen years and, there- _fore, the police hoard very proporly has not granted a solitary license this yoar unless the applicant filed nis certificate of publication in THE EVENING BEE. Another very important part of the decision is the declaration of the su- preme court that the license board has power to compel the attendance of wi nesses, the production of books and pa- pers, and may punish for contempt wit- nesses who refuse to answer questions or refuse to produce books before the board. The testimony in the case on which this decision is based shows that the pub- lisher of the World-Herald refused to answer questions relating to the sopa- rate editions, which he had adroitly bunched for the purpose of befogging the main issue then pending and that he had refused to allow his employes to testify or produce records of alleged cir- culation. From now on this sort of jug- glery will be impossiblo if the board ex- ercises its powe WHILE the last quarterly bank state- ment for Nebraska does not show the evidences of rapid recovery from the financial depression which affected the state last year, in common with all states of the union, still there is much in the showing made that will roceive the commendation of all persons inter- ested. Weak and profitless banks have been weedod out and the banks now doing business in the state are managed with a conservatism that spoaks well for the future. From all reports re- ceived it is evident that Nebraska's state and private banks are living up to the laws on the statute books. THE determination of the State Bank- ing Board to thoroughly averhaul the regulutions of the various building and loan associations in Nebraska is com- mendable, and the work cannot be too thoroughly done. Well managed build- ing and loan associations mean much for the people of the state, and tho state authorities should see that no associa- tion is permitted to manago its affairs in such a way that thesmall investor's say- ings will be jeopardized in the slightest THE new year is opening ausp! for Omaha. With confidence fully re- stored in financial circles there is no veason why Omaha should not make ously rapid strides in Jmlmn.-.~mnnt during the next two yearf, The city seems to have reached that point in the history of all great compercial centers where she is in a positiof 16 profit best by her own eftorts. Thd javestmentment of home capital is the surest method of attracting the investment of foreign capital. The city thiit proves her con- fidence in herself ts the one which soonest obtains tlfe venfidence of others, ey p——— AT A recent banquet in this city Hon. John P. Irish told ¢hie assembled demo- crats that California was a unit in sup- port of the policies adopted by Pr dent Cleveland. His reckless statements soon percolated to the const. The Francisco Bulletin makes the following comment upon the incident: ‘“He im- par to those who gathered about him some startling information about Cali- fornia. He informed them that out here we were all anti-annexationists so far as the Sandwich islands were con- cerned. This piece of original news he is said to bave supplemented by the further statement that we were all en- thusiastic supporters of Mr. Cleveland’ financial policy. The freaks of imagin- ation in which Mr, Irish so often in- dulges are well known in this region, and never excite more thana passing smile. There is merely a general belief that if truthful Jim Baker of the early days has passed away his mantle has fallen on worthy shoulders.” Mr. Irish has just been appointed to a fat place in the customs service in San Francisco, which accounts for the gush he indulged in at the Jacksonian banquet. THE barrier that has ever existed aguinst eastern railroads who want an entrance into Omaha will soon be torn down. The new bridge is treating with lines that look with envy upon Omaha business, and if a union depot is built under proposed conditions iv will be a standing invitation to any railroad to run a line into Omaha. Thus it will be seen that the benefits of a new, open union depot will not all relate to in- creased property values and better local facilities for handling passenger traflic It will greatly increase the importance of Omaha as a railroad center. THE directors of the defunct Capital National bank at Lincoln are beginning to realize that the position of a director in a bank means something more than empty formality. The greatest trouble in the national banking system of today is the fact that directors do not always direct. The probability is that in the case of the Lincoln bank, had the di- rectors insisted upon their right to in- form themselves thoroughly as to the exact condition of the institution, the crash would have uever occurred. A Cruel ‘Thrust. Kansas Cily Journal. Democrats all over the country voted for Cleveland with the irderstanding that he would take the tax off'necessaries, yet they find the new revenue bill raising the whisky tax to §1 a gallon o i A Condition, Not a Theory. Globo-Democrat, “Ill faves the lund,'to hastening ills a proy,” where money’ ‘accumulates in tho banks, and the finaheial inefliciency of the party in power discourages investuient and keeps business depressed. et Advantages of Iemng an Emporor, Cincinnati Commereial. 1t is really a nice thing to be an_emperor. Here is Kaiser Willielm calmly ordering the condemnation of $1,000,000 worth of buildings merely because they interfere with the views from his palace windows. It is really 8 nice thing to oe an emperor. —— His Fume Secure, Chicago Tribune, It appears that Buflalo Bill has been zoing dbout with a bogus *‘Hon.” prefixed to his name during all these years. fle never was. really a member of the Nebraska legislature. This disclosure, however,will not scrape any of the reul luster from his name. e All of One Stripe. Tilden Citizen, Some papers in the state are defending the gang at Lincoln who are deliberately punch- ing noles in the bottom of the public cash sack. They are all of the World-Herald stripe and trained to shed tears whonever the state house thieves get punched up with Rosewater's prodpole. e Better than Talking to Men Only. Kearney Hub. An Omaha clergyman recently gave n sup- pex to the newsboys of Omuha, with a free concert thrown in. There have been mcre elaborate affairs of the kind in that city, but never one where the participants voted it so great u success. l'eeding a hungry boy 1s the noblest worls in which any person can be engaged. ——— Crushing Farty Burdens, New York Trihune, "o add to the already heavy burden of the ways and means comuiittee the lead miners and smelters are going to Washington to wrestle with the Wilson bill. Between the coustantly increasiog number of its cuemies and the desertions of its oue-time supporters, that interesting ana badly mixed piece of legislutive wisdom is in a fair way to re- lapse into “innocuous desuetude.” e o Barklug at the Moon. Tremont Leader, The republican ring organs of the state take delight in saying that Tur Bex has lost its political influence us a republican or- gan. 1f we cosider what those statements mean they place the republican party in o peculiae position. According to the tin, gans, because Tug Bee will novadvocato overy scheme to placo in power the robbers of the people, it would scem that is not re- publicanism. Thero was i time that to be a republican was to be a crank, and thero was a time that republicanism meant to repre- sent tho highest ideas of patriotism and freedom, But it sooms that to be a repub- lican in this state is to rey sent the highost 1deals of boodieism- When the tiny republican sheets assume and take such a position they endorse the stealing and declure that the great ropubli- can daily has vo 'vight to discuss and con- demn the leaders’ action, and they say plainly that the paper that'docs not endorse the candidates put'up by tho stato robbers is a traitor, Wouldw't it be good for tho stato if the rank and filo” proved traitors to the nominces of tho 'shioves who control the primaries and conventions? lu doing so once, they placed Goveraor Boyd in the governor: ship, aud he listenwd.to the charges made by a republican, Mr. Rowick, and by thoe short change ic wis mpdo ossible for the people 10 know that tho, troasury had been robbed of soveral hundrey thopsund dollavs. CONNTITUTION AL AMEND- MENTS Oman, Jan. 17.—To the Editor of Time Bee: Section xiii of the bill of rights of the constitution of this state deciares that “all courts shall be open and overy person for injury done him in_his lands, goods, porson or reputation shall have a remedy by due course of law and justice administered without denial or delay.” This is ono of the fundamental rules on which the government of Nebraska is based. 1t is a guaranty by the wholo state to_cach individual who may have o cause of action that the case shall bo tried and dotermined without unnecessary delay. Great delay is a practical denial of justice. our years ago the docket of the supreme court of Nebraska was ctically clear, all the cases submitted up 4th having been decided, Av the present time thero are W0 cases which have been submitted ana_are not decided. Many of these cases have been submitted more than a year and some of them will not be reached for at least ono year. inad- dition to these I am - informed least 500 cases filed with the court which have nat been submitted, 1t is thus apparent that some remedy is im- peratively demanded to provide for the dis- position of business in that court. Tho considerationy as I understand, of the comumunity and y business interest, and many people are suffcring because they areunablo to obtain what is due them. The state should muke its guaranty of prompt admin- istration of justice without denlal or delay gooc Second—The state has been fortunate in the preservation of its school lunds. Much of the credit of this is due to Omaha men, among whom are Governor Crounse, Judge Lake and General Kstabrook. Tho two gentlemen first named were members of the gislature that subn od the constitution of 1866, That constizution fixed the mini- mum price of school lands at not iess thsn # per acre. The constitution of 1875 in- creased the minimum prico to 8 and pro- vided that the land should not be sold_for 1 than the appraised value. The result ill be that the school fund of the state, when the lands are all sold. will not be less than $40,- 000,000, and_probably will be considerably in excess of that sum. ‘The constitution of 1575 limits the investment of the permancnt school fund to “United States and stato securitios or registered county bonds of this state.” This restriction in regard to the in- vestment of the permanent school fund coned to be necessary at that time. School districts had been organized in muny new counties and bonds issued by such_ aistricts which were not legal obligations against the districts, The convention pre- vented the issuing of such bonds by requiring the auditor and socretary of state to certify or acknowledge all bonds that were issied in pursuance of law. Since that time school bonds have been a safe invest- ment, as well as bonds of all or nearly all of the citics of the state. It is evident that some mode must be provided for the invest- ment of the permanent school tund so that the interest received therefrom may relieve the taxpayers from the burden of taxation for the support of schools. T'here are other matters which require legislative nction which may be referred to at some future time. It is very evident that the demands of thestate have outgrown our present con- stitution and that certain amendments should bo submitted to the people at the election to be held next November, and there seems to be an imperative necossity for an extra session of the legislaturo to provide for submitting such amendments. . NEEDED clork of the almost ove ——— PEOY NI THINGS, The cuckoos aren't calling now. Senator Hill silenced a Hornblower. The Keely motor is about to mote, mote it me. The provisional government displayed an abundance of sand—bagged for defense. French surgery may be relied upon to per- form a successfol operation on the neck of avarchy. The anti-Cleveland combine in the United States senate numbers twenty-two demo- cratic members. Jonas Lie isa Dane who has written some *Weird Tales from the Northern Seas.” A man with a name like vhat couldn’t fail to scorea success in fiction. Greedy landlords in New York are inten- ag the distress by wholesale evictions. e lundlord looters of Ireland are philan- thropists compared with thew brethren in New York. Iron Thunder is gathering rust in the happy bunting grounds. It appears the de- ceased worked off somo stolen thunder on a frienaly Blackfoot, who indignantly cracked his pate and cast him out. The late Judge Henry Tutt of St. Joseph when 24 commanded thie independent com- pany which acted as the bodyguard of the Marquis de sLafayette on his tour from Washington City to Richmond in 182, The most elaborate preparations are being made in San Francisco for the transmissinpi congress one month hence. The delegates are to be given excursions to Mare island navy vard, the Santa Cruz big trees and around the San Francisco bay. Mrs. George Gould is taking an active pary in the movement to relieve the diswress in New York by supplyiug au abundance of potted plants. To the hungry and ill-clothed potted plants must be a rare delicacy, as well as a protection against shivers, Southern California last week suffered from tho coldest weather kuown in twenty years, 'The mercuryn many of the best orange growing sections fell from four to six degrees below the freeziug point. The re- sult would have been gr damage to the oranges, which are just approaching ma- turity, had it not been for aruificial means of acting frost. In some groves pipes have been laid and gas was burned at night, thus raising the temperature ubove anger pomt. Other orange growers of wood saturated with coal tav arranged at regular intervals, and these, when set on fire, created so dense a smoke that the frost wis neutralized. Erom 5 to 10 per cent of the crop will cover all the dam- age in Riverside, Los Angeles and San Bor- nardino counties, As the crop is thi larger than last year aud of fine quality, tho loss by frost will not be felt. ——— THE REJECTION OF HORNBLOWER. So Kansas City Journal: Mr. tornblower can console himself with the ction that he is one of the least of Cleveland’s mis- takes. Chicago Journal: Mr. Hornblower's r jection by the senate is a triumph of all that is illicit, ignoblo and pestilential in Aw ican politic Minneapolis Journ Horablower was finally blown out of the senate, through the labors of Senator Hill, yesterday. Hill will no doubt Lear from Hornblower's friends in New York by the time the unext election comes around. Kansas_City Star: Tho endorssment of the Now York machina by the sennto of the United Statos is i most oxtraordinary per- formance. ‘That is just what the rejestion of Judgo Hornblower's nomination as associnte Justice of the supreme bench amounts to, Chicago Post: The folly of Mr. Cleve- land’s attempt to foist upon the country a middle-class barrister, whose practice had been solely in the protection of corporations and trusts against the laws, is equaled only by hus short-sightedness in reckoning that the Van Alen appointment would pass with- out rebuke. Outside of New York Mr. Horn- blower was unknown. Wo venture the as- sertion that nota hundred men—lawyers and all—in Chicago over heard of him until the nomination was heralde Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report, Pl Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE there are at | ASKI Almost a Thousand Mon Beforo Congross feeking for Pensions. LITTLE MERIT IN MOST OF THE CASES Majority of the Applicants Have Falled to Establish a Claim to Good Servico with the War I Want Special Favors, 518 FOURTEENTI STRERT, WaAsiINoToN, Jan, 17, Chairman Outhwaite of the house commit- tee on military affairs told your corre- spondent today that thero were now before his committee about 1,000 bills “to correct the military record” of as many men who were supposed to have rendered mo service for Unclo Sam during the late war. It scems that these fellows muko renewed efforts 1o bad military records made good every time there is o dem 1 ad- ministration. In plain language these bills are intended to relieve tho men named in them from charges of desertion “Is the committee acting upon auny of theso bills now?” inquired your correspondent of Chairman Outhwaite. “No," said the chairman, “we are not acting upon theso bills now, with vossibly a very fow exceptions. You know we passod a bill'a couple of years ago which extended the time within which the secrecary of war could correct military records and remove charges of desertion,wherever it was proven that the soldier did not intend to d and the blemish upon his record was not his own malicious fault. It looks as though every man who wanted to geta pension or bounty or extra pay, and was unable to prove to the secrotary of ‘war that he was not in fact a rter, comes to congress for a clean bill ¥ seryi Honest Men Easily Protected. “‘under the law the socretary of war acts upon the evidence presented to him, like tho commissioner of pensions acts upon i pen- sion claim, There 18 no sentiment about that officer. Every soldier who can prove that he went homo betore liis muster-out at the close of the war, or who was absent from his regiment at any time with no design of escaping_ service, can easily have the charge of desertion removed from his military record by presenting sim- ple proof to the secretary of war. At least nine out of ten who come here for special acts of congress—yes, I should say ninety: seven out of overy 100—rely upon’ political influence and sentiment for success. “I'he secret of the present flood of bills lies in the fact that a great many men foupd that they were barred out of the vrivileges t of June, 1800, and so0 they want peasions, and have come to us for good records. We find occasionally merit in_these bilis. Once ina while 1t i proven that the soldier was notan mten- tional deserter, and yet, on account of the death or disability of comraaes, he is unablo to make good his proof at the War depart- ment. 1 suppose in ail the cases here there may be u dozen of these meritorious cases. But some of them present provoking cases of desertion and bounty-jumping. 1 recall one case here where we found that a man had three times jumped bounty, and yet he thought to be given a good military record, 50 that he could get a pension. I find that overy soldier who rendercd good “service condemns more than anybody else all efforts to clear wilful deserters.” To Kemove the Disloyalty Bar. Abill has been reported favorably from the house committec on_judiciary repealing the disloyalty par to the paymentof war nd another bill from the committee sions removing the bar of disloyalty rans in the Mexican war on account of subsequent sorvico in the confederato army. Aud now comes Hoke Smith and says be has no objection to appointing ex-con- federates as members of pension examining boards. The ex-confederates are right in the swim now. Service in the confederato army is good enough certificate of character andrecommendation for alwost auy favors under this administration. For the Supreme Court Vacancy. It was stated on the floor of the senate in a private conversation today that Sepator Gray of Delaware had been tendered the yacancy on the bench of the supreme court, kept open by the rejection of Hornblowor, and that he had taken the problem under ad- visement, If he declines it is believed that the flace muy go to ex-Minister Phelps of Vermont. Tho Connecticut delegation today pre- sented to the president the name of Simeon E. Baldwin of New Haven, while others pre- sented the name of Thomas Kwing, who is said to be a favorite with the president. Nationnl Bank AfMairs. Tho comptroller of the currency has been advised that there is a vacaney in the pos tion of vice president of the Second Nutional bank of Dubuque, Ia., made by the retire- ment of W. P. Large. The First National bank of Omaha and tho Kirst Natioual bank of Chicago have been approved as reserve uagents for the First National bauk of York, Neb., and as reserve agents for the First National banic of Watorloo, Ta. The average reserve of cash on hand by WasniNatox Burrav or Tar Ber, } Pt =) The lar tine clothes on Your money’s worth or your FOR CLEAR RECORDS | tmaicors and sotlers ot - e all tho Nebraska national banks on Decom bor 10 last was 3058 per cont, or nearly twico the amount required by law % W. H. Stuflobeam of Blackfoot, Idaho, has apolied for i chisfship of division in the Treasury department, a position worth §2,000 a yoar. Christian Konrad postmaster at was today appointed Lacona, Warren county, 1a vice D, B. Graham, removed, and O, B, 1| liot at Central City, Lawrence county, S, D, vico 1. O. Connor, resignoed Pruny S, Heatn NEBRASK 4 - AND NEBRASKANS, The Suverior creamery ships Butte, Mont., by the carlond, Thirty Harvard hunters' put ina whola day and succeeded in capturing one wolf The Beatrice starch factory boen closed until the stock on hand ean be sold. The city marshal of Harvard s engaged in an effort to suppress gambling in the town, The Dempstor Mill and company of Beatrice has rest with a full fo Ninoty per cent of the wostern Nebraska during are reported us returnin A mirror fell on Mrs. at Nebraska City and a trated the scalp, She will recover. Dr. D, E. Titany of Grand Island tried to art a fire with keroseno and met the usual of tho careloss hired girl—a scorched face and singed hair, There is not room enough in the Baptist church at Broken Bow to contain the people who are anxious to attend the revival meet ings now in progress thore, Harry Lewis, the Saunders county farmes who was shot a short time ago by J. il Watkup, has recovered sufticiently to go te Fremont and buy a new suit of clothes in which to attend the hearing of his would-ve slayer. Whon the butter ta Manufacturing ed operations peonle who loft tho drouth year E'rederick Kuhiman Diece of making an ugly wound Nine-Milo canal is finished in Cheyenne county, Bayard will be in the center of the best irrigated portions of the Plaste valley, and the prospect for its futuro was never never brighter than now, accord- ing to the Transcript. The setting aside by the supreme court of the verdict in the murdor case of George S, Arnold has caused consternation in Scotus Bluff county, us the costs have already footed up several thousands of dollars. For the nurder of George Burton in 1883, Arnold was scutenced to forty-nine years in the penitentiary. B Bradwell and Harry both charged with setline liquor with- out a license, have been hela for trial hefore the district court. Bradwell is a druggist aud Enwall keeps a lunch counter with pop and ginger ale accompaniments. Bradwell casily secured boudswien, but so far Enwal) is in the custody of tho sheriff. ND 10 Enwall, SHORT . i POINT, Dallas Nows: Anybody can oo through peoble who make spectacies of themselves Puck: Clarissu—T owe you an upology, dear- est. Fred—Don't speak of it. I wish to'remuin u proforred creditor: Philadelphia Timos: Everybody nas caught cold except the weatlic Siftings: The snalkes a m: wrestling with a sovero at mens are not water st n sees when Lo is wck of deliriun tre- kes. This is reliablo Chieago Record: I helieve inlove at sight” ““Why?" “Because at first sight don’t really know tho girl. first you Milwaukee Journal: The man who d to pleaso his wite should never Lo ask perform any further penance. Lowell Courler: When a travellug theator company is strandod it shows that it has Feached the end of 1ts rope. Indianapolis Journal: “What do you think of this socialistic idea that peoplo should ro- ceive pay in proportion to the eifort they pus forth?" _ “IUs utterly impracticable. Why, under such a rule, that girl noxt door who is trying to be a soprano siger would bo outitled to about $1,000 a da. New York Weekly: Judge—Am I to under- stand, madame, thut you want to withdraw your sutt for a diyoree? Woman—Yos, Y'r Honor. ivo charged that your husband d you, starved you und maltreated t shaniefully.” please, sir, I have lust found out that the young an T saw bl with lass week was his sister JUsT THE “I'l1 always be the same,” she sald, Whon wo love's ties did sever, “Tho' years may come and years may go Pl changoless be forever.™ Tho' twonty years have flown since she That proclimation stared, She's yot the samo old twenty-six Sho was before wo parted il DO 840 TRANSIT GLORIA, AME. Washington News. House in tho suburbs, Lovely lawn; Dog on the premises Yolps from dawu. Nelghbor next door, Nervous man; tened to racket, And suld —, Netghbor bought pistol, Moonhght nightie Crept to front gate, Drew o sight. Soven quick times He drew trigger; Dog didn’t move— Iron lay figure. arih mers do. them all. sees to place upon it. be seen to understand it. Will pay the express if you send the money for §20 wortl or more ok | i || - L T e A WA It’s a Big Feat— To keep the business going the way we have so far . this January, when it is generally supposed to be dull. know how it's done, but our custo- ‘than ordinary $12 suits and he who it knows it. really fine things our $16.50 suit is truly the leader; because it's as fine as they make them and all good (ir}essel's seek it out every time. $20 is a small value In overcoats we are also making equally as great reductions, though the goods must j and winter caps at 20 per cent discount. BROWNING, KING & CO., | S. W. Cor.15th and Douglas Sts, Dealers don't == That $8.50 suit surprises It's a whole lot better ,,,. S But of all the T = o Winter underwear is cut T & ey T e e e e e e e by ¢ b