Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 8, 1894, Page 5

¢ farmers N0 SHOW FOR THE FARMER Agrionlturists Not to Have Hearings Be- fore the Senate Committee, EX-SENATOR VAN WYCK'S COMPLAINT \Tle Says the Producers Have Been Stripped of All Protection, with No Chance of Belng Heard in Thelr Own Behalf. WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BEE, 613 Fourteenth Street WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Bx-Senator Charles H. Van Wyck of Ne- braska, in commenting upon the remarkable action of the senate finance committee in re- fusing to glve any hearings on the tarift bill, today sald It s a great mistake, and the effects of 1t will be visited upon the democratic party. Tho farmers especially have been given no opportunity by either branch of congress to be heard upon tarr revision, and yot the Wilson bill strikes harder blows against t “ nd glves them less than any other far as 1 have sn able to as- “certain, not a single farmer was invited to appear before the house committee on ways and means, and not a word was heard from the farming class, yet the Wilson bill places wool and nearly everything else the farmer produces upon the free list and reduces to a fraction the duties upon all duty-paying products of the farm. The protection af- forded by the measure goes to the manu turers of the east. How easy it would have been for the senate finance committee to have invited representative farmers in the ,clags, So ==<curious states to express their views upon the Wilson bill and suggest amendments in the interest of agriculture. A number of them could have met here and selected their #spokesman, and it would have taken but 1wo or three days to have given the farmers of the country a satisfactory hearing. But 1 presume the democratic members of the finance committee were afraid if they heard from the farmers they would have to giv them some protection, and this they did no want to do.”" DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED. Chairman Voorhees says the tarift bill, which the finance committee has about com- pleted, will meet with the solid and un- qualified support of every democratic sen- ator; that the sugar, oal, Iron and other conflicting interests have béen satisfied with duties, and that the bill will not be at- tacked on the democratic side by any one unless it is by those who object to income taxes. The Louisiana senators are satisfied Wwith a duty of 1 cent per pound on sugars of all grades. Chairman Voorhees in- timates that the bill will be reported to the senate next weck and taken up the week following for discussion, and that it will be passed into law before May. The democrats will_stand solid against the Quay amend- ments for free silver, etc., intended to de- feat the measure on final passage, and will oppose the resolution for hearings. The only hiteh in the program appears to be in the desire to railroad the bill through the senate. The republicans will fight this, and as thero is no limit to debate in the senate, they may be in a measure success- ful. But it looks as though the democrats gere pretty close together now, and were determined to pass the bill into law at an garly day. IN A GENERAL WAY. Fourth class postmasters were appointed for Towa today as follows: Avery, Monroe ounty, A. V. Campbell, vico Thomas Scovinger, resigned; Fertile, Worth county, Talvor Onverson, vice N.' W. Phillips, re- aoved; Goose Lake, Clinton county, Charles Busch, jr., vice O. H. Busch, resigned; Page, Page county, J. W. Strickler, vice A. U. Hollenback, resigned; Shambaugh, Page county, D. L. Clayton, vice W. L. Calvin, yemoved; Yorkshire, Harrison county, I B. ‘Atkins, vice Ell Vickery, removed. Representative Meiklejohn’s bill' granting ® charter to the Towa & Nebraska Pontoon Bridge company to erect a bridge across the Missourl at Sioux City, was favorably Yocommended today by the committee on commerce. Also his bill for a site for the ercction of a school on the Omaha reserva- tion by the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, from the committee on public Jands. This bill has passed the senate, and will be speedily passed through the house. " Webb Eaton of Lincoln is in the city for @ few days, looking after real dstate atters. M acob Markel and W. B . Millard of ©Omaha passed through Washington _this afternoon enroute to Boston for a short wvisit. S. L. Baker of Bellevue, Tn., and R. 8. Bpencer of Paris, Idaho, are at the Cochran, and George W. Snow of Salt Lake City and Joseph Barton and C, C. Richards of Ogden, U. T., are at the Ebbitt. Tix-Senator Warren of Wyoming was on 'the floor of the senate today. Paul Herst, & $1,200 clerk in the pension ce, was glven his ‘“walking papers :’-‘.“fy & PERRY 8. H HARD AT WORK ON THE TAR! moerats of the Trying to Fix Up a Bl WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The democratic subcommittee of the senate committee on finance, charged with preparing the tarift Bill for the committee, met again in Senator Nest's room at the capitol today and con- tinued work upon the tarift bill The republican members of the finance com- mittee have not yet absolutely decided what course they will pursue In view of the de- cision not to grant hearings on the Wilson Dbill before reporting it to the senate, but they are very much inclined to take no action until the bill shall be reported to the senate, when, It no opportunity shall have been granted for interested parties to appear Dbefore the committee, they will, in all proba- Dility, move to recommit the bill for the pur- pose of taking their testimony on the merits of the bill. It 13 understood that a draft of the tarift bill, as revised by the subcommittee of the democratie members of the senate financo committee, will be printed. Among the emages which aro said to have been made is 1 cent per pound on all kinds of sugar, 2 cents per pound on coffee, 30 cents per ton on coal and a duty on iron ore; also, the 1 onded period for whisky is made five years 1t is also understood that the intention is to roport the bill next week. The income tax remains in the bill. Reported Favorably. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The house com- mitteo on public lands made a favorable re- port today on the Baldwin bill to withdraw trom sale or settlement the gold and silver bearing lands of Minnesota, and to make them subject to disposal under the United States mineral laws. Favorable report was also made on the Rawlins bill extending to five years the law allowing those who have filed declarations of intention to settle desert lands four yoars time to make final proofs. The bill ulso suspends during 1894 the requirement that $1 an acre shall be expended toward reclaiming desert land. Westorn Pensions. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—(Special to The Hee)—-Pensions granted, issue of Jan. 26, were: lowa: Increase-—John W. John- son, Des Moines, Polk; James Conway, Ot- tuniwa, Wapello, Original widows, o Anna M. Cakerice, Marshalltown, Marshal Busan A. Davis, Ute, Monona; Mary Yegge, Carroll, Carroll. Mexican war survivors: Jucrease—Samuel A, Davis, of Manchester, Delaware, South Dakota: Original widows, Uennle Van Nocker, Sturgis, Meade. Colorado: Original—Julius M, Coaldale, Ire Hateh's Antl.Option Bl WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—At the first op- portunity today or tomorrow, Mr. Hateh will introduce his anti-option bill. The oppo- nents of the bill want it to go to the ways and means committee, and Mr. Hatch desires it to go to the comumittee on agricultur ete.— Parker, Mr. Hateh mittes on its me: I sure he will win agriculture discussed ing this morning The com the bill at COLLECTED AT THE CAPITAL. Miscellaneons News Items and Gossip from Washington. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—All the members were present at yesterday's cabinet meeting. The Drazilian situation is sald to have formed the subject of their discussion. The meeting was regarded as one of sufficient Im- portance to prevent the president and Sec- retary Gresham from attending the funeral of Mr. Childs. Senator Allen has Introduced a bill repeal- ing all laws which have been enacted re- lating to the colnage or use of silver since January 1, 1873, and to re-enact all laws re- lating to silver and in force previous to that time, authorizing the issue of United States legal tender notes, and to prohibit the fur- ther use of United States Interest bearing bonds, Senator Pettigrew has Introduced an amendment intended to be offered by him to the Wilson tariff bill providing for the appointment of a commission of five #ons to be known as the customs commission It is to be the duty of the proposed commis- sion to gather data concerning tariff rates and their effect on industries in this and other countries and report thelr findings to congress. The bill for the reinstatement of rallway mail employes discharged during President Harrison’s term has been agreed to by the house judiciary committee, Some party dis- cussion was aroused and Mr. Broderick of Kansas and some others gave notice that a minority report would be submitted. Petitions continue to be presented to the house against the passage of the Wilson bill, although the measure has emerged from that bod. The pecullarities of the potl- tion system was shown recently when Rep- sentative Payne, republican, of New York, esented several petitions urging the re- of the purchase clause of the Sherman silver act Petitions for and against the repeal of the federal elections law contin to come to the house in large numbers, although the elections law passed in the last session. Third Assistant Postmaster General Kerr Craige returned this morning from his home in North Carolina. Dr. Hailman, the new superintendont ot the Indian schools, has completed and sub- mitted to the secrotary of the interfor who approved them yesterday, a new set of rules to govern all reservation schools. The most important feature is the provision for the discontinuance of corporal punishment. Twenty-four high grade clerks in the pen- sion office with salaries ranging from $1.200 to $1,800 a year were dismissed toda; The notices of the deposits of gold in pay- ments of bonds are usually a day or so late in reaching the treasury here, consequently the books of the department represent but $16,171,000 as having been deposited on that account. The free gold in the treasury today is re- pofted to be $64,456,292, a loss of $2,000,000 since yesterday. The currency balance is, however, $1,542,000 higher. The deficiency in the revenues thus far this month has bee $1,771,000, the receipis having been §4,4 000, and the expenditures $6,536,000. An important case bearing on the position taken by the Postofice department against bond investment companies will be heard before Judge Bradiey of the district supreme court, probab’y next Saturlay. It is the case of the Old Colony Security company of Chi- cago against Postmaster Sherwood of this city, in which mandamus proceedings have been instituted to compel the postmaster to recelve and transmit the company’s mail. Attorney General Thomas of the Postoffice depariment will act as council for the post- master. It is understood that the testimony taken before the committee on foreigi relailons on Hawallan affairs will all be printed in a few days, but it will not be made public until the committee makes its report to the sen- ate. There Is some speculation as to what the nature of the report will be. Senator Morgan is said to be drafting a report which will be added to the majority report, whether it is agreed to by the democrats or mot. There is also said to be a possibility of two or three reports, neither severely criticising the present administration nor criticising the former, as in the house resolution. The com- mittee rooms have been closely guarded dur- ing the investigation. EVERY STATEMENT UNTRUE, Strong Critlcism of Chairman Wilson by Representative Walkor. WASHIN Representative J. H. Walker of Massachusetts has addressed the following letter to Chairman Wilson of the ways and means committee: “The remarks made by you on January 9 being held out of the record until January 23 deprived me of the opportunity to call your attention and that of the house to them, as also your absence from the house because of ilt health since they appeared. I learn that your ill health will detain you from the house for some time, and so I take this, the only opportunity I have to call your atten- tion to some remarks made by you on Jan- Mr, Chairman, there is nothing differ- ent in the methods of the protected indus- tries from what they always have been in the past oxcept that with greater power, with the command of greater wealth and the assistance of commercial Croesuses they are exercising over their employes a coercive power that fills the petition boxes of this house with their petitions. (Applause.) It locking out is not coercion in the estima- tion of the gentlemen, I would like to know what does constitute it. (Laughter and ap- plause on the democratic side) It is a system of bulldozing that s resorted to on sich occasions. The manufacturers lock out their employes, and they can afford to do it because they have accumulated a surplus that needs a market, and are falsely and brutally attempting to make men believe that it Is done by reason of the pendency of a new tarifft bill. (Applause on the demo- cratic side.)’ “As a representative n part of the Massachusetts manufacturers and employers who ure criticized in your remarks above quoted, and in their behalf and in behalf of ull the manufacturers in the north who are members with me in various business organ- izations, and more especially the wago- workers Wwho petitioned you, I deny in whole and in part your statements made in tho extracts from the address above quoted. I pronounce each and all of them, aside from your statement that letters have been recelved by you purporting to sustain such ements, as unqualifiedly untrue, With all deference to your truthfulness and acenracy I ask for the proof to be made public that purports to sustain any such wholesale statement and chargo of bulldoz ing upon the part of manufacturers and of submission to such bulldozing on the part of the employes of any manufacturers in any northern state. For tho purpose of this contention and to d velop the proof of your statements above quoted, I not only pronounce every one untrue, but assert that they were deliber- ately made up by you to discredit, to break the force of and destroy the rightful and legitimate Influénce of the petitions of the wage workers employed in manufacturing industries then being presented o the house of ropresentatives, ~ As a representative of the thousands of workingmen you thus as- saulted and attempted to deprive of all the value of thelr right to appeal to this house, I demand of you that you prove the charges you have made against the wage workers and manufacturers to which I hereby call your attention, or withdraw them. “Your assumption that it 1s your duty to protect the writers of letters to you, upon the contents of which you make any such statements, is wholly unwarranted, being based, as are the statements complained « upon wholly ‘untrue assumptions. Respect- tully, JOHN H. WALKER." ¥or the Enforcement of the Exclusion Aet, WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The urgent de- flclency appropriation bill was reported by the appropriations committee today making among other appropriations $50,000 for the enforcement of the Chinese exclusion act. Wil ¥ill His Own Posith WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Justice Brewer has designated David B. Miller to continue to act as United States marshal for the southern district of Towa. R Little pllls for great llls Early Risers Dewitt's Little THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 1894 PERKINS COUNTY DISTURBED Beveral Ex-Officials Declared to Be Delin- quent in Large Amonuts, MANY PROMINENT NEBRASKA MEN SUED They Insist that the Litigation is Inspired by Irresponsible Persons—History of the Case-Cossiderably Mixed with Politios. MADRID, Neb., Feb. 7.—(Special Tele- gram to The Beo,)—Perkins county is now in the throes of genuine sensation, involving in a greater or less degree a large proportion of the ex-county officials and the leading business men of the county. In order to give a connected statoment of the matter it is necessary to go back to the organization of the county, it being formed out of Keith county, November 8, 1887. From that time until about two years ago the county was largely republican. Then the pops gained the supremacy. This accomphshed largely through repeated charges by the pop- ulist orators and papers against the repub- lican officials of shamelessly looting the county ever since itsorganzation. This carried to such an extent that the coun commissioners felt justified in having a thor- ough investigation made of the books and records of the county, which they proceeded to do, as alleged by the parties charged, in the following manner Last July one Phillips was employed by the commissioners, at o salary of §1.50 per day, to examine the books and accounts of the county. In addition to this daily sti- pend which Phillips was to veceive it 18 said he was offered, as an_incentive to his patriotic endeavors, 10 per cent uvon all amounts he could discover and which his statement would show was due to the county from the delinquent officials, Having no cares, public or private, Phil- lips acceptea the' responsibility and each night since has set down his $1.50 acainst the county. A day or two since the disinterested serv- ices of tnis expert resulted in the briuging of civil actions against the following ex- officials and their bondsmen for the sums named: H. C. Edwards, ex-county clerk, #2,600; J. 1. Miller, ex-county clerk for two terms, $20,400; J. . Dempsey, ex-county treasurer, $500; N. T. Potter, ex-county clerk (pop.), one term, §15,365.87; B. M. Har- rison, ex-county treasurer (pop.), two terms, £3,000; later discoveries, about $3,000; total alleged deficiencies, $44.365.5 Bonasmen for the ofticials involved include the bankers, merchants and many responsi- ble parties at and in the vicinity of Madrid, Elsie and Grant. To them as well as their principals, these suits are of serious import, as while pending their credit is affected and all transfers of realty prevented. The Bee correspondent has talked with several of the defendants, each of whom emphaticaily denies thatany shortagecan beshown. They say farther that they have frequently de- manded settiements with the county, stat- ing tiat if it could be shown that they owed the county anything they were prepared to pay it, and it the county was indebted to them they wanted it. This, however, did not seem the proper method to the commis- sioners. Several of the parties involved insist that they ave charged with shortages which far exceed the aggregate receipts of their of- fices for their entire term. The county com- missioners are unstintedly censurcd by the citizens as having acted hastily and with the exercise of but little good business judg- ment. BANK CASE SETTLED, Important Cass County Litigation Will Not Come to Trial. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Feb. 7.—(Speclal Telegram to The Bee.)—Monday last was the appointed day for the Lincoln law firm of Marquette, Deweese & Hall to appear before the supreme court at Lincoln and ask for a writ of mandamus to compel County Treas- urer Elckhoff to readvertise and let the Cass county funds. The application was to bo made on behalf of certain taxpayers of the county. The move, however, failed to materialize, and it is now stated by the at- torneys interested in the matter that the proceedings have been dropped. The cessa- tion of hostilities in the matter thus insures the depositing of the county funds in the Bank of Commerce of Louisville for the coming two years and brings to an end one of the warmest legal contests ever waged in the county. The annual grand lodge of the United Order of Treubund for Nebraska and Iowa was concluded in this city last evening with a grand masquerade ball, given by the local society at the Turnverein hall to the visiting delegates, and a royal good time was enjoyed by the large throng In attendance. This morning the visiting delegates returned to their homes, but before departing they were not slow in complimenting the members of the local soclety for the excellent manner in which they had been entertained. The clection of ofiicers for the grand lodge was held late yesterday afternoon and resulted as follows: ~Grand T. M., Julius Hoffman, Omaha; grand marshal, Fred Berger, Pilger; grand secretary, August Schirbach, Arfon, Ta.; grand treasurer, Rudolph Hartse, South Omaha; grand marshall, Fred Berger, Pilger; I. G., F. Rolf, Madison; O. G., P. Kraut, Dennison, la.; representatives o soverengn grand lodge to be held nmext April at St. Louis, P. 0. Evans, Dennison,” In.; Peter Kiser, Omaha; August Schirbach, Arion, Ia.; W. Macham, Council Bluffs. The next grand lodge session for the two states was fixed to occur at Norfolk, Neb., during February, 1895. The man who stole Conductor Barren's overcoat from a B. & M. train yester afternoon was released by the police this morning, for the reason that the conductor telegraphed that he would not lose the time to ppear and prosecute, and inasmuch as he had recovered his property he had no longer an interest in the case. The police had a clear case against the man and are not exactly pleased with the idea of letting him escape punishment. Paving Bonds Sold. HASTINGS, Fob. 7.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—About a year ago Spitzer & Co. bought $30,000 of E tings district No. 2 paving bonds and posted a §750 forfeit, con- ditioned upon their fulfillment of the con- tract on their part. Owing to the financial panic the firm was unable to pay tho price agreed upen for the bonds, and so the money posted was declared forfeited to the city. Rather than loso tho money the firm today made the council a proposition to take the bonds at par, somewhat less than_ the origi- nal bid, and at a special session of the coun- cil the proposition was accepted. As soon as the snarl caused by the death of the paving contractor is unraveled there will now be no obstucles to prevent i speec sumption of paving in district No, 2, Nos. 1 and 3 being completea. Steele City’ amaging Blaze, STEELE CITY, Neb., Feb. 7.—(Special Telogram to The Bee.)—Fire broke out about 2 o'clock this morning in the saloon of W. H. Carpenter, and, spreading, burned tho furaiture store of M. G. Evans, Peter- w's grocery store and George Burtlett's rpenter shop. The fire is supposed to havo scarted from a dofective flue. Loss: B. E. Pickering, saloon building, 8500, 1nsur- ance $300 1w Phocnix of Brooklyn; W. H. Carpenter, saloon, stock and fixtures, $1,600, insurance 50 in Oakland Home; M. G vans, stock and building, $1,500, insurance #000 10 Manchestor; N. Peterson, stock and building, $400, no insurance; George Burl- lett, building, §150, no insurance Alleged Embezzler Arrestod. AND ISLAND, Feb. 7.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—E. C. Hockenberger, whoso additional shortage as secretary of tho school board was roported yesterday, was ar- rested this ovening churged with embezzling 2,000 of school money. Up to 8 o'clock to- night he had secured no bond, though it is belived he will be uble to do so. Compelled to Pay Damnges. NORTH PLATTE, Neb,, Feb, 7.— (Special Telegram to Tho Bee.)—The case of James Whorland against Heory Schuff was tod submitted to a jury and a verdiet for §75 vendored in favor of the plaintiff. This is the first case tried fo the district court nere under the garnishoe law biing a suit to re cover damages by reamonsof the salo of an account by the defendant o, parties in lowa, who garnisheed the wages of tho plaintiff, an employe of the Uniort Pasific, deio, FARMERS AT NEHAWKA, Subjects of Partienlar faterest turists of Nebaska, NEHAWKA, , Feb. 7.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—THé Tarmers institute held In Newhawka yestsrday and today was a great The Wen' that were sent by the Nebraska State-uilversity gave tho farmers a great deal of practical {nforma- tion. The meetings weee well attended and a great deal of interest shown. Prof. Card gave some very profitable information about grafting and planting, trees. Hon. §. C. Basset of Gibbon discussed “Dairying” in a business way that aroused an interest which Dbrought forth a number of questions. Prof. Bruner of the State university talked to the sehiool children about the different bugs and their habits of life and generation. He gave the farmers some remedies for destroying the cutworm, chinch bug and potato bug. Hon, Charles Steele of Norfolk talked on the “Sugar Beet Industry.” He showed the manner in which beets are raised, how to care for them and the financial gain to be derived. It was clearly brought out that it will be impossible to continue the beet indus try if the tariff and bounty are both removed from sugar. Professor Ingersol came to fill the place made vacant by the inability of Governor Furnas to be present. The pro- fessor spoke upon the general theme of the university. He showed the re'ation it bears to the people of the state. The State uni- ¢ s a child of tho state, he thought, and all its citizens ought to feel free to ap- ply to the university upon any subject. The benefits to be derived from an education and the need particularly of books on agriculture for every young man and woman was set forth very clearly. Nehawka possesses some local talent that added much to the interest of things. Among the different papers read were The ming of Fruit Trees,'" Isaac C. Pollard - locting Seed,” Rev. Mr. Fulcomore; “Moral Culture for Boyk,” E. A. Kirkpatrick; “How to Make Farming Popular,” D. W. Foster; “Farmers Institutes,” G. F. Switzer; “‘Stock Raising,” L. C. Todd. Some choice music interspersed here and the; the enjoyment. This is Nehawka's first in- stitute, but judging from present indications it will not be her last. Every one was well pleased with the meeting and departed with a kinder feeling for the head of Nebraska's great school system. to Agricul- success DODGE COUNTY PEOPLE COMPLAIN, Toard of Supervisors Sald to 13 iness Very Slowly FREMONT, Feb. 7.—(Special to The Bee.) "he committee of the Board of Suncrvisors on boads and settiement has been in session the past five weeks, with the prospect of continuing for one to two weeks longer. The people who are posted on the matter are finding very much fauls that so much ex- pense is being ineurrea in a mere formal matter, as neither member of the committee claims to be an expert accourtant and neither has had any experience in keeping books. While the members were sottling with the treasurer the latter was their constant attendant, and he had to post them in evary detail of the work. And it was thus with the clerk, the judse and other county ofticers, cach superintenaing his own case, and hence it should be well done, regardless of the in efficiency of the committee. An_irreguiarity in the proceeaings of the ex-clerk of the county 'has been discovered. 1t seems that he had employed Billy Thomas as a clerk in his office;at a salary of 58 ver month and had regularly drawn that much from the county, but Mdd retained $11.35 of it for himself. ’ ‘The faiiureof Nesbitt, & Rogers, hardware merchants, will show liabilities of about £10,000 with about the same amount of assets, The amount of grain now coming in here at present is unprecedented iu the last de- ude. Some of the merchants of the city declare that trade is greatly reviving and that col- lections are better than before for a year and that the general financlal condition of the peoplo is improving. Doing Bus- Extended the City Limits. BLAIR, Neb,, Feb. 7.—(Special to The Bee.)—Tuesduy evening the city council by ordinance extended the city limits and took in all adjoining residences. Several fine residences, such as C. C. C. Mull’s, A, P. Hours’ and C. McMennemy's, and others were brought in. The mayor and city attor- ney have beer. working on this for some time and succeeded in getting a majority of the property owners to sizn a petition. “This will give quite an additional revenue to the city, as some of the residences are quite costly, and adds about 200 to the city’s popu- lation. Last night the Knights Templar, Jordan commandery, gave a dauce and banquet to several invited guests. At the lust meeting the contract for put- ting in a set of fire alarms lot. An alarm box will be placed in each ward of the ey, Bank Stockholders Sued. GRAND ISLAND, Neb,, Neb, 7.—(Special to The Bee.)—Receiver Westervelt of the Citizens National bank filed suits in the dis- trict court yesterday against the following parties in_the sums named, to recoveron notes. All the pavties named except Will- iam G. Geddes were stockholders of the bank: William A. Hagge, A. H. Baker and H. A. Koenig, $1,050.70; A. H. Bakerand Mary J. Baker, §9,157.78; William A, Hagee, $4,581.17; G, A. Mohrenstecher, 8063 G. A. Mohrenstecher and A. H. Baker, $6,000; Mary Mohrenstecher and G. A, Mohren- stecher, $5,0%0; G. A. Mohrenstecher, A, H. Baker and Mary J. Baker, $4,365.86; G, A. Mobrenstecher, A, H, Baker and Wilhwm H. jeddes, §200; Mary J. Baker, $183.35; total, §31 453,81, Valuable Horse Stolen, Uy IMSEHR, Feb. 6.—(Special to The Bee.)—A thief entered the barn of Jacob Peters, a farmer residing near this city, last night and made away with a valuable driv- ing horse. A reward of $50 has been offered for the appreliension of the thief, The Kaights of Pytnias of this city held th anniversary ball and banquet av the opera house lastnight. 1t was a grand so- clal succ nd well attended, many guests from neighboring towns being present. The Tecumseh orchestra furnished the music, Lawrenc Brovities, LAWRENCE, Neb., Feb. 7.—(Special to Tho Bee.)—High muss was observed Thurs- day in the Catholic church. Walter, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sheppard, died Friday of lung fever. ‘Thie youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Redinger died of croup tiie $ame ¢ A dry goods peddlor has' been salting the green farmers hereabout with $45 packages which, when delivered, prove to be worth less than half that valde. Improving Picnie Grounds. M'COOL JUNCTION, Neb., Feb, 6.—(Spe- clal to The Bee.)—At the aonual meet- ing of the Blue Kyyer Park associa- tion of this place the following officers were elected: M. Howoll," president; F. H Knights treasurer, and Wi W. Sing ‘secry tary. I'he association owns the MeCool p nic'grounds. It hias alteady made & number of improvements and this summer it pro- poses to have grounds in dondition for hold- y'n ORIeht Citizen Dead, TECUMSEH, Neb., "Féth 7.—(Special to The Bee.)—Riley Parkor,+he oldest man in Johnson county, died at the home of his son, L. S. Parker, in this ity last night. Ho was 80 years of age, huving boen born in Untario county, New York, in the yoar 1805, A wife and a luvge family’ of children survive him. Mr. Parker had been married four times, B, Marriage Lic The following marriage licenses were Is- sued yesterday: Name and Address. Elmer Agae, Fort Omaha Lizzle Berchard, Omaha,... Bergquist, Omaha terson, Omaha Irvington, N o gton, Neb. .. o . The careful mother always keeps Salva- tion OIl handy, for cuts and bruises SUPREME COURT DECISIONS, Syltabl of the Opintons Handed Down by the Judges at Lincoln, Feb, 7.--(Spocial to The Bee.) Following are the syllabiof tho opinions of the supremo court in cases adjudicated Biodgett against MoMyrtry. Appeal from Liincaster Afiirmed. Opinion by Mr. Comunissioner Trvine. [n an action having for fts object tho declar- atlon of a trust in la in favor of the plain- d the guletl of title In him it is incam- N the plaintir to afMes ivaly estab- table title in b nd if he fails nature of defendant’s titlo or the qul'n'lln\’ title in d rndant is Tmia- Under tho codo two or more defonses ean be {nterposed to the same enuse of nction pros vided they nre not inconsistent with one an- othier, and” they are not Inconsistent unloss the proof of one nevessarily disproves the other, 3. A plea of ostoppel 1 Jolned with a general denial when () ts by way of estoppel are not inconsistent with such denial, 4. The conclusion of the court in the f er opinion in this case, 34 Nebraska, s Lo the sufficiency of the evidence reafMe By rd against Cochran, Aveal from Douglas county. Decrce of district court set asida, decision veversed and judgment ordered for the principal defondants as to both claims, Opinion by Mr. Justice Harrison. Whore an affidavit attached to a mechanic's len purports to have been sworn to before notary public und shows upon its face that It was tiken or made without the furlsdiction of the notary publie 1t Is inyalid, insufficiont to portect the llen and rendurs It facompotent oy ovidenc 2, When a subcontractor paints two'separate ss and furnishod the paint and other ma- terinls necessury for use in the painting, con- tracting for sucli work and materials with tie original contractor, the consideration for such agreement boing 10 one sam for both jobs, 1n order to recover upon a mechunic’s len filed st one of the houses and the lot upon D it stands, it must be shown that the wniount enarged against the one houso and lot is the value of the lubor performed upon and terials furndshed for such house or an esti- do by some method or plin which will srtain definite vesult fon or guess work will n LINCOL mined and held insufi- ablish mechanie’s Hens or (o sup- adecree for thelr enf nent. Crane Company against Specht, Douglas county. Afirmed Mr. Justice Harrison. A contract of gunranty entored Into with ORNE PErsOn OF corporation cannot be extended 10 ANOLICE Person oF corporition, A contrnct of gaaranty will ho strictly construed and the guarantor held bound only according to.the teems of the instrument con- fadning his contract, and the torns of his con- tract will not be extended by fmplication or otherwise, nor will evidence’ be recelved to vary its terms or mearing when it is not i any sense or portion ambizuous or uncertain 8. Whoere S guuranteed the account of L. h tho Bros. Manufucturing com- puny, o corporation, for goods supplied and to o turnished by It'to Loand the corporation afterward changed 16s niamo to Crane compiny nd after the chunge furnished goods t L, old In un action by the Crane company on th guaranty to_recover the vilue of sald goods that S Was not bound. USURY DEFINED. Doyle against Holland, Appeal from Saline Aftirmed. Opinion by Mr. Chief Norval, eptember 17, 1887, the defendunts 3300 for one year at nt interest, the defendants g1ving their secured by mortzage for $672, the samo be the sum borrowed and ono year's interest thereon, payable in one yoir from date thereof, with § per cent from maturity. In an action to foreclose the mortgage it was held that the contract was usuriots. Tt 1s a well settled rule that where the original lonn is usurious every subsequent ex- tension of the same, even at a lawful rate of interest, Is 'kewish tainted with the vice of usury. Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Rail- road company against Mattheis, Error from Douglus. Roversed. Opinion by Mr. Justice Post. A county judge, In a proceeding by a rail- rond company to acquire the right of way by coudemnation, may require the petition pre- sented to him to bo amendod 50 48 to_contain amore speclfic description of the property which It s sought to uppropriate. 2. A condemnation proceeding will not be declared void in a subsequent action by a land owner who has notice thereof in the man- uner provided by law, on the solo ground that the property described in- the petition is the tract through which the roud s located and not the particular part thercof appropriated for right of Way purposes. 3. Where a petition for appraisers to nssess damuge on _account of the appropriation for right of way purposes of astrip 100 foet wide through a particular tract of land refers for a more specific description to an accompanying plat which shows the location of the road or from Opinion by plaintiff loaned through such tract, but without letters or fiz- | ures to indicate courses and distances, such description will be held suflicient when as- sailed in a collateral proceeding. 4. The conclusion announced on a former hearing of this cuse, 85 Nebraska, 48, adhered to. First National bank of Omaha against Krug. Error from Douglas county. Affirmed. Opinion by Mr. Commissioner Ragan. Thoro heing nc question of law Involved | the considerntion of this case, the evidency examined and held to support the verdict. First National bauk of Dorchester against Smith. Error from Saline county. Re- versed and rewanded. Opinion by Mr. Chief Justice Norval. Where on the review of a judgment of the district court, inan action at law, the uncon- tradicted evidence shows that the plaintifT in error should have recovered a larger sum, this court will reverse the cuuse. Haverly against Elliott. Error from Doug- las county. Affirmed. Opinion by Mr. Commissioner Ragan. % Plaintiff owned and conducted a confec- tionory store; manufactured and sold ico ¢ und soda water; she also owned a stock of confections and a miscellancous lot of furniture and fixtures, used 1 her business, such as tables, chuirs, shelving, counters, ieo croam froezors, tablewire and soda fountain, One Haverly held wlien against this property for about forecloso it und obtalned the appolntment ol receiver, who took possession of plaintiff's property and place of husiness, aud held them for somo days and then sold the property o piy Haverly's lien. It having been finally do- cided that” the order appointing the rec ought not to have been granted, the plaintift Sued Haverly and Tis sureties on the bond given by them to obtain the uppointment of Such recelver. Held, that the histractions of tho district court that the plaintiil’s measare of damages was: (1) The ‘valao of her In- torost in- tho property by the recoiver at the time he took possession of the same, and @) the u 0ss she sustuined by’ tho suspensiof s during the dine she was prevented from carrying it on by reuson of the possession held by the recelver of her property and place of business were correct. 2. A motion for a new trial in the language of the statutes is sufficient, but no error will be considered in this court which Is not spo- cifically assigned as sugh in tho petivion in error. 3. Objections to the admission or excluslon of evidence, to be avalluble, should be mude at the time such evidence is offered, and motion mudo “after the trial closes to strike out certain evidence should be overruled. BANK IS NOT LIABLE. 3. When the district court hus not otherwlso obtained jurisdiction of the person of a de- fendant, hie does not submit himself to its jur- isdiction by appealing or prosecuting ervor to this court, und the case of Si agalnst Love, 16 Nebrusk, 142, holdin, contrary doetrine is overrulod a8 in- contravention of tho provisions of section 24, article i, of the conseitution of this s Nichols against Barnes, Error from Gage county. Reversed und remanded., Opin- ion by Mr. Justice Harrison, Where an agreement for the fease of o pleco of real estate Is reduced to writing and bears the signatures of the lessees, but not that of the lessor, und possession taken under such agreement by said lossees, and the payment of rent mado by them and by suid léssor ne- cepted, and said lease, had” it been properly executed would have been for the term of ono year, though payments of rent ander such iigrecment are to be mudo monthly, held that suld lease Is vallid us an oral loase for one yoar, and suld lessoes are thoreby mado teu- wnts for one yea 2. Former decislon In this, reported 82 Ne- Dbraska, 195 overrule Phanix Insurance company against Bachel- der, rror from Surpy county. Reversed. Obinion by Mr. Justice Post. A genoral denial In the reply puts in lssuo only the truth of allogations f new matter in tho answer, facts In the nature of a confes- sion and gvoidance must be speclally ploaded, 2, The conclusion announced on “a. foru Imnrl‘AIK of this cuse. 32 Nebraska, 400, ud- b d Lo, Reynolds against Dietz et al. Adams county. Afirmed. Mr, Commissioner Ryau. Whoro suvoral parties purchiased real prop. erty, the title belng tuken in the uume of ono of thew as trustee for all tho purchasers and the deod of conveyance to hin recived us part of the consideration for the conveyance that the gratteo named as trustee, agrecd wnd Kage ln existence upon the p o A, held that upon averment of the abo 15 In the petitios o should not be nforred of | necessity the conclusion that the cestuls que or Whom the trustee w log ory ) Iy la- ble for u deti ncy which mig emnin un- sutisfied upon the forecios sile of the mortgaged premises. ‘ollowing Reeves agulust Wilcox, 35 Nobr 779.) 2. An agreement to pay an oxisting wort- Avpeal from Opinion by d60 and hrought a suit in equity to | gage as part of the consideration for a convey- wnco of mortg serted in the deed, neither must it necessurily be in writlng, S pendent und the conveyance affording sufficient ation to sustain It when 1ts existenco is es- lishod by o preponderance (Follo: . In the t 0 agroen of tho assume o finding of the trinl court cestuls quo trust should not be disturbed. upon_ agreement of pu unanimous consent of all the estod attached to the proposed il zned olthe their attc tho bill agent K upon g ent of pi acted upon by sucl statute, or within the tin of excopiic Robb county. child, need not sef or whicre it was begotten. 2. An offer made by th futher of the wway" 15 not an offer admissible In evidenc 3. Inu bastardy pr anco of the ovidencs Is vietion, and a verdict n the uncorroborated cutrix alone, Gertain evidence in_robuttal of evidenco of good slon held not to be error Schrader Douglas county. Ryan, C. When ity Lo sell real tie paym tho district court of the rourt obtained such jurisdiction of the subject lutorul at 10 show by ¢ of the ¥ fact n Sweet CHALK its saucer) QUAKFER (Holding out some more Quaker Oats ? Mamma : — My dear child | Child : TALKS. - Mamma, please give me ‘This is your fifth saucer, Please, Mamma, T love them. SUGAR! At last we have free sugar—now let us mix free sugar with a cup full of sorrow, sit down by the fireside and consult the pro perous times to come. Talk of prosperity und free sugar— should k seen seenes at ouv suit pants ¢ the other day. appeared like every one being anxious to get rid of his sugar.—The man who bought the $1.50 pants was as proud of his appearance an Indian in his red striped blanket. 15 hundred sought pants and a thousand more will, this week—because we concluded to Consolidate the Three-Fifty and Two-Fifly Pants, Tne:§5.00, 85.60, 86.00, 83.90 md §1.60 Vales . NO MATTER WHICH PAIR. You take trouble to point us out a pair worth less than $5.00 and we'll trouble you with figures that will show cven less than half the proportionate value of the suit they hail from—and about 1-3 of the real value of a single pant Jpon the reputation of the Nebraska ‘‘pants never sold at such paltry prices ever since man has concluded to wear the breeches., Close at 6:30 evenings—Saturday at 10, S T —3 uch an agreemoent is an indé- aking of the arty muking ir, onsider of cvidence pckwell against Bluie Savings askn, 125 court there was evidenco that trustee, In whom vested tho title, that ' he and pay an . existing mortgage, wade upon the authority of wnd to bind stuls quo trist, contriadictod’ by othor sco upon that proposition, held - that | tuvor of suld ing 1 A clerk can sottle u bill of exceptions ties only when th parties inte shown by a stipulation to that effect of exceptions, by the parties themselves or ey of record In_the case wherem is proposed. or by uan attorney or whost special authority to natively shown. A'bill of exceptions tobe settled by the tivs st bo lerk within the time fixed lHowed by the At ol such bill woud endol sigh s and America, Hudyan 18 purely’ vege- table, Mudyan stops g2 Promalurencss ofthe discharge| i 20 days, Cures perops L OST AVTER MANHOOD Constipation, Dizziness, Nervous Twi Btrengthe Eystem, Emissions, and developes and organs. Vainw in tho buck, loses by dny ot night are stopped quickly. Over 2 endomements, ful discovery of the ago, dge for the sectlon against Hewitt, Frror from Otoe Afirmed. Opinion by Irvine, C. mplainant in a bastardy proceeding, o 1L churges the date of the birth of tho ut the time or place when endant prosecutrix to contrib purposs of “sending the L0 Compromise to the © money psecuLrix and is lllulyunlulcnlmmlllt Nervousne:s, only i prepon- H CosSATY 10 4 con= y be_sustained upon testimony of the prose- stage, Dbarrenness. { Hudyan. 1415 & ymptom of se reputation examined and 1ts aduls- SELLING ESTATES, against Wilcox. Appeal AMrmed. 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