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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1890)
THE OMABA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY : DECEMBER 21. MOO-TWENTY PAGES. \ CHAS. SfflVERICK & CO We received yesterday a carload of Chairs and Rockers which \vere purchased expressly for the Holiday Trade and should have arrived some ten days ago in consequence , this announcement. These goods are suitable for Parlor , Hall or Library ; are of the very best make and finish , also of the newest patterns and designs. They will be sold at very low prices in order to close them out at cnce. As a gift to be appreciated , nothing more lasting can be found , and cer tainly nothing more useful. Appropriate alike to both ladies or gentlemen. In our Drapery and Upholstery Departments we have many novelties suitable for Christmas Gifts , and the public is invited to inspect our new sales rooms on the second floor , which contain a large assortment of very desirable pieces marked in the verp lowest prices consistent with good workmanship. . Our store will be open every evening until Christmas , and the building being 'thoroughly lighted by electricity , gives a pleasing effect to the surroundings. We extend an invitation to all to visit us any evening this week to sec the many pretty things we have for sale. As previously announced we have come into possession of a thousand Children's Books which we are unable to use for the purpose intended , and will give them away to our customers. They are good books-worth from 50c to $1.50 each. Our facilities for furnishing houses throughout and making fine goods to order were never more complete and no one should think of going east to purchase goods. OHAS.SHIVRRICK&G FURNITURE , CARPETS , DRAPERIES. i 1206 , 1208 and 1210 Farnam St. , Omaha. TREASURER IH TROUBLE , Iho Trustees ofWeslayan University Have a Bout With Imaoff , A LIVELY CHASE AFTER CORN THIEVES , ! Two Koblicrs Free Themselves v.-lth Drawn Revolvers Sloro Wildcat Insurance Companies Other News ADout Lincoln. LINCOLN , Nob. , Deo. 20. ( Special to Tint BEE. ] The twonty-ono members of the board of trustees \Vcsloyanunivorslty , seven of whom are from each conference In the state , met In regular session at the uni versity Thursday evening and an adjourn ment was not taken until between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday morning. The board was again called to order at 8 o'loock and the morning spent In discussing the affairs of the Institution. The sessions wcro dccldedlyy stormy , nnd there was n very general shaking up of the accounts of the treasurer , J , J. Imhoff. Mr. Imhoff has boon treasurer of the board for several years and Ills resignation has been before that body for some months. As a matter of fact , 0. O. White was elected to succeed him at the Juno mooting , but has not taken charge because the accounts have not been settled with the auditing committee. Many friends of the institution have do slrcd a change In the ofllco of treasurer lor many months , but the report was tardy In being made , which was the cause of much bickering , and the exhibition of a great deal ot bitterness at the Into meeting of the board. There wcio many angry discussions , nnd It Is said the good brothers paced the halls , nnd hurled anathemas at ono another for several hours. Charges were freely made that there has been much juggling of the funds , and that the treasurer had refused to pay wnr- ranU drawn on certain funds on the grouiu' that there was no money on hand , when the treasurer's own report showed several thou sand dollars to the credit of the Institution When those charges wcro inado Mr. Inr heft rose in his seat nnd vehemently do nounred them as false , and a sconoof great confusion ensued. The statement was mndo that Mr. ImhofI had agreed to make a com plete report at this meeting , whoa his rcsljj- nation was to have taken effect ; and the board not getting It , ordered a complete overhauling of the books from the beginning nnd will hire exports for tlio purpose. Al though these charges of Juggling with tlio funds have been lopcatcd tlmo nnd again , there seems to bo no proof of any direct loss of property. It is nn open secret that Chancellor Crelgh- ton and Tivnsurcr Imhoft have been at log- gorhcads for soruo tlmo , and tlio latter has In timated to the former that his resignation should bo banded in. The chirgo has also been inado by Mr. Imhoff that the proceeds of thosnlo of lots set aside for the endow ment fund , about.$27,000 , has boon misappro priated , and the money spent on the build ing. This Chancellor Crcightou vigorously denies , nnd brings forward evidence that the money so used was from the proceeds of lots sot aside as a salvage fund. The building as originally planned was to cost # 10,000. but as usual In suuh cases the cost run up to some $20.000 moro. The end of the light is npt yet , and the report of the examining committee , which will bo ready in about three weeks , will bring up the storm ngaln. A I.IVELY ciusr ; . For some tlmo the farmers of Yankee III ! ' precinct , which lies directly south and west of the city , Inivft been bothered with corn thieves , nud n posse or vigilance committee has been organized to run the fellows to earth. Last night the thieves stole a load ol corn from William Kandall , BOIIIO throe or four miles from tbo asylum. Tbo thaft was discovered In a few hours after it was ac compllshod , and a posse was hurriedly gath ered together and the chase taken up. About 0 o'clock they overtook the follows at Crabor's miila , where they were negotiating for thosalo of the corn. The possoi unfortu nately had no arms with them , but they veiled to the fellows to surrender. The mou In charge of the team were both strangers , but they wcro speedily captured despite their resistance. Ono of tbo posse Immediately started for a telephone , and informed the po lice that they had the fellows under arrest. It was outsldo the police jurisdiction , how ever , and an appeal had to bo inado to the sheriff. In the meantime , the fel lows managed to effect their escape , by taking to the woods which skirt the cicek. They did not stop to take the team nnd grain with them , aad ono of the chaps oven throw off his overcoat to facilitate his escape. The anger of the posse can bo bettor Imagined than described , and In half nn hpur there wore fifteen men on the warpath , all armed with shotguns , and although nt tbis writing nothing has been heard from them , it Is pretty certain they will bo captured. The farmers -were pretty angry , and evidently felt llko stringing up the fellows If they caught "em. Tlio team and grain were taken lu charge and put under guard. Tin : \\OHK or iiKLir.p. At the state rollof headquarters In this city the distribution of goods to western settlers is being pushed with all possible vigor by tbo committee under the special direction of Governor Tnuycr. At first there was some diftleulty in getting county clerks nnd county commissioners to understand that there must bo system in this worlc , and that only these actually in need should receive aid. It was and Is yet dlttlcult for the county clerks and the justices In these western counties to discriminate between the pretended ana the real sufferer. The experience of the last ten days , however , has taught many lessons that will bo valuable in the future. A man who will impose himself on a relief committee in his county seat , and procure these supplies by misrepresenting his condition and ' .hereby fraudulently obtain and appropriate to himself the contribution that was intended for ono who Is actually In distress , deserves a severe rebuke. Only a few Instances nro reported so far from dis tributing agents where this deception has oc curred , and the people of the state who give can rely on the various departments of the relief worn to guard against impostors and protect the worthy and distressed , Tbo distribution so far has extended to seventeen counties. Ono hundred and eight carloads have already been sent , and much of this has been distributed. These supplies consist of coal , provisions and clothing. Of these 10S carloads already sent fifty were coal and the rest provisions and clothing , Tnis clothing consists of nil manner of wear ing apparel , such us second hand overcoats , men's and boys' suits , underwear for men , women nnd children , stockings caps nnd mit tens. These articles are gathered by the various local committees in the cities nnd towns , packed in boxes nnd shipped direct to the county clerks of the western counties , who act as the distributing agents for the counties. Desldes clothing them nro staple articles of food , sucli as Hour , meal. ham. bacon , rice , beans and other substantiate of diet. Then there are boxes of bed quilts and blankets and ninny little articles of comfort thatonly women knowhowtogatherupatnong families who have such things to spare , rifty-eight car loads of these goods have nl > ready been billed to the different points nnd many car loads moro will bo gathered and sent before the winter is over. In oil this work of relief the railroads have borne the largest share of the expense. It would bo absolutely Impossible for this work to proceed if the freight were charged up on all these shipments. Tbo committee has no money to pay freight , and the people to whom these goods are sent bavo no money to pay freight. In the matter of coal , it Is well known that after it has been shipped six or sovcn hundred miles the freight bill Is the biggest part of Us cost. Ono thousand tons of coal have been sent freight free , so far , and not one-tenth has yet been scut that is required to warm these families who have no fuel , except buffalo chips , and no money to buy. Many plans nro being discussed by busi ness men and farmers all over the state for tbo more substantial assistance needed by these western farmers next spring. It Is es timated that there are twelve or thirteen counties in each of which there are SOU farm * crs who will not bo able to put in next year's crop nnd remain on their land unless their seed wheat and corn for feed Is furnished them , and not less than $1,000,000 will sufllco , allowing at the rate of $100 to each farm to bo cultivated. The question of hoiv this money shall bo appropriated is now n topic on which every man has a suggestion. Gov ernor Thayer will make a report of all this relief work to the coming session of the leg islature. HAD Jinx. The police are looking for two toughs known as Grant Hubble and Mike MeMon- amy. It Is said that last night these two fel lows wcro nt an oyster supper among other guests at a farm house six miles nortli of this city and near the poor farm. Suddenly the fellows loft , and later J. A. Roberts , ono of the guests , discovered that his laprobo and whip bad simultunoouslv disappeared. Hob- orts learned that the thieves had gene to a dance In the Irish settlement , six miles above , nnd accompanied by a friend ho started in pursuit. Ho found the follows there and also discovered the laprobo on ono of their horses. Ho thereupon wont inside , nnd seiz ing the thieves dragged them outsldo and at tempted to bring them to Lincoln to turn them over to the polico. Both Hubble and McMonamy drew their revolvers and threat ened lloborts with instant death if ho per sisted. Ho was therefore forced to let them go. Ho came on to Lincoln , awoke Justice l'\mvoithy and caused the issuance of awar- rant. Meanwhile the toughs also cair.o to town , and gathering together their effects they lied to unknown parts. Hubble roomed on Ninth street , over Kerry's billiard hall , and McMouamy lived at Seventeenth and P streets. DUTKI ) BT INSURANCE FRAUDS. James 1C. Lane , who owns a flouring mill at Pleasant Hill , has gone to the expense of insuring his mill In four different companies nnd yet an Inquiry sent to the auditor's olllco develops the fact that pone of these four com panies are authorized to do business In this state , and in case Mr. Lano's mill bums down ho will probably not bo able to collect a cent of insuianco. The wildcat companies with which Mr. Lane has Insured nro tbo Milwaukee Mutual tire Insurance company , the Mutual Gimnnteo lire Insurance com pany of Clinton , la. , the Northern Mutual lire insurance company of Sioux City nud the Anchor flro Insurance company of Crcston , In. Inquiries at Mr. Allen's oftlco today developed - voloped the fact the following ; com panies were not authorized to do business lu Nebraska : The Homo protection company of Chicago , the Mutual accident association of tlio northwest and tbo Preferred Mutual accident company of Now York. WANTS AN ACCOUNTING , J. H. McMurtrywho is probably the de fendant in moro suits la the district court than any other man in Lincoln , appears In his usual role again. Tills tlmo James A , .Hartley has illed nn order to compel Mc Murtry to make nn accounting of the prop erty belonging to the defunct Lincoln In surance company , of which McMurtry was appointed receiver. 11OA11D OF IlEOEXTS. At the meeting of the board of regents of the state university yestordny the university and library committee submitted a report which was ndoptnd recommending that there bo established sub-stations in various portions tions of the state under tbo direction of the botanist of tbo agricultural experiment sta tion. the object of which sub stations shall bo to determine what varltlcs of frulU and trees can ho profitably cultivated la dif ferent parts of Nebraska , provided that thuro shall bo no expense to tlio station for salaries , tools , grounds or appliances. The person in immediate charge of the sub-station shall make an annual report , which shall bo presented to tbo state horti cultural society and may bo published by the central station. Upon rocommcndntion of the committee on course of study the appointments of Mr. A , V , Woods as assistant In the botanical labora tory nud Mr , T. E. Chappell as instructor In mathematics lu the Latin school were ap proved. Upon the recommendation of tlio committee on course of study It was ordered that courses of Instruction in astronomy and the mechanic arts bo established 0.1 soon as possible. A UA1IKOA1) CASK FALLS TI1I10UOII. The old case of Iho board of transportation vs the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railway company In which it was alleged that there was discrimination in rates in favor of Fremont nnd Omaha and against Lincoln , will disappear without trial in the supreme : ourt as Attorney General Lcoso asks that it bo dismissed. Leeso says that the reason for this is that the Lincoln board of trade and freight bureau has foiled to produce any tes timony. TIIKUn TEAKS ST\V OF rOHECI-OSUUE. Among the measures favored in the late allinnco convention , but not yet reported , Is ono which relates to the stay ot foreclosure of mortgages. According to the present wro- visions of the o.ututcs the mortgagor of property can now go into court and secure a stay of nlno months after decree of foreclos ure has boon granted. The alliance proposes to change this by making the stay effective for three years , or just four times the length of the present period. AT TUB STATE IIOU9K. Ben R. Cowdery , secretary of state , will pass the few remaining days of his official career at Hot Springs , Ark. The suit of the Omaha Fair aad Exp osition association and a number of insurance com panies against the Missouri Pacific railway company for $17,554.20 damages caused by tbo lire on the fair grounds October 28 , 1887 , was appealed to the supreme court today. The plaintiffs allege that the flro was caused by a spark from a locomotive on the Missouri Pacific lino. e OnUS AND BNDS. At the mooting of the Lincoln Humane so ciety Rov. E. H. Chapin was elected presi dent , E. M. Parker vice president , Dr. O. II. Simmons secretary and Dr. M. H. Carter treasurer. The society will ask the legisla ture for moro power to act in bringing cul prits to justice who are guilty of cruelty to animals. Detective Malouo's services wororequestcd last evening by an elderly lady who has been living in room HO , Applegot's block. She has a daughter who bos been employed as a waiter in tbo Bond hotel. The family ap pears to bavo been hi hard luck , and the com missioners furnished them with tickets for all three to Chicago. Tlio landlord of the Bond , W. T. Sawyer , did not want the girl to go , nnd his request appears to have had more weight with her than the parents' com mands. Hence it was that the police were appealed to. J. H. Hooper complains to the police that bo was attacked on T street near T wen ty- soventn last night by four fellows who at tempted to do him up. Ho managed to lot forth so\ oral hearty yells , which induced the men to take to their hools. Hooper is a stu dent at the university. Tlio Key-Note of OlirlHtnins. When you kneel in the green-trimmed church and say over , quite quietly , the little prayora whioLuyou lovojust think , a mlnuto or two afterwards , how you can make bomobody olfie happy on Christmas day , nnd I assure you that you will gain in this way more absolute joy than IUIH como from the Christmas presents sent to you , snya a writer in the Ladles' Homo Journal. The koy-noto of Christ- 7iw3 day IB the doing"for Bomobody else. The Chrifltmna child cnmo Into the world , not to bo happy , hut to nmkohapj plnosa for others ; tpnmko , the pathway of life smooth , nnd to show how forgiv ing , even unto death , ono should bo. So make that your Christmas. Islako It the day when enmity and crrudgoa nro for gotten , when the friendly uraspla given where It has been -withheld for a year , and where every thing is blotted out from yo r llfo except a blessed peace and an ontlro good-will to all the world. Women In "Wall Street. The widow of E. A. Pollard , the his- torlan of the southern confederacy , has opened in Wall street a broker's olllco for the accommodation of women who deal In stocks , Bays the Indianapolis News. It Is a curious fact that no woman who has opened a stock specula tor's oflfco hits as yet been norinanontly successful. Some , llko Hatty Gteon , have boon shrewd outside buyers and inado money , but so far ua I know these who have opened regular olllcos for block transactions have ono and all lout money and quit the business. Porhnpa this IH , after all , a compliment to women In ono way. STANLEY'S ' PICTURE OF OMAHA The Great Explorer's ' Letter from This Oity Twonty-Threo Years Ago. NTERESTING REMINISCENCES REVIVED. History of the Territory of Nebraska antl tlio liuildlng of the Union Pacific Ilnilway-Tlio Village Omaha. Henry M. Stanley's pen picture of Nebraska and Omaha In 1607 , presented herewith , forms a decidedly interesting reminiscence In view of the coming visit of Stanley to Omaha , the scene of several thrilling inci dents lu his early career. The letter was written from Omaha Feb ruary 4,1807 , and was published In the New York Hemld , February 21. The twenty- three years that have elapsed have wrought great changes and the unknown newspaper correspondent from a territorial village in ISO" returns In 18W the most famous living traveler and explorer to the most prosperous state and the most progressive and rapidly developing city in the union. Much has been wilttcnnml said of Stan ley's career In Omahn and of his work as cor respondent for the New York Herald. Tun BBE presents herewith the letter of Stanley taken from thu Hies of the Now York Herald of February 21,1807 , : NEBRASKA. OUK OMAHA. CITY COHnOPOJfnENCE III3TOUY OF THE TEIWlTOltV UNION PtCIFIO Kkllr 110AD CHICAGO i XOHTIIWiSTiilN : IU1UIOAD NKII1USKI I'AST ANI > niKSHNT. OMAHA , Fob. 4 , 1807. The prominent po sition of this territory now asking admission into the sisterhood of states will warrant a short review of its history. Nebraska was originally part of the French province of Louisiana , coded by Franco to the United States in 1803. It was soon after separated from the present stalu of Louisiana , and , to- fjctboi1 with the vast region now composing half a do/en states and territories , culled the Indian Territory. As early as 13011 trading posts wcro ostnbUshod along the banks of too Missouri by French traders ; but until about 18M Nebraska hud no other settlers timn the numerous bands of Indians who inado it their hunting grounds. Nebraska then was er roneously set down on the map as the great American desert , unlit for agriculture. On May 4 , ItM , Nebraska was organlzeu into a toiritory by congress , and in the full of the satna voar the fiist lotrislaturo convened at Omaha , its present capital. To show the progress of the territory the folio wing figures wlllsufflco : Population In 18M , 4MS1800 \ , SJS.OM ; lS < sr , about forty-live thousand. The election returns of list full show a popula tion of at least seventy thousand at present. These figures exhibit an extraordinary In crease in the past two years. This will bo cosily explained hv the marvelous progress in construction of the Union Pacific railroad , ot which I bhall spcuk hereafter. The popu lation is mostly settled In the tier counties , f renting the Missouri river , nnd in the far- famed valley of the Platto. Other narta of the territory are also lllllng up rapidly. Ills iti the valley of the Platte , now tra versed bv the Union Pacific railroad , that the vast agricultural resources become apparent. The soil h rich and well adapted to raising ccicals , but especially dothoso prairie lands afford line pasture for cattle. Sheep raising is now carried on. extensively and as advan tageously as on the plains of Saxony , To this valley thrifty Immigrants from the eastern states and Kuropo are ( locking to tnko ndvantago of the cheap lands and remunerative labor this country affords. Although farming Is yet In its infancy , thousands of bushels of wheat wcro last fall shipped to St. Louis and Chicago , where Nebraska wheat sold at the highest market prices. The millions of bushels of corn consumed by tbo army on the tlalns and the non-producing mining torrl- orics , are chiefly raised hero. Nebraska is the natural feeder of thcso mining territories , and the farmer thereby is generally enabled to get the lik-hest prices In the west. The people are alive to the Importance of taking tbolr stand as a state of the union. This will give thorn the largo land grants for school purposes and enable them to put the education of their children on n sound basis The annual session of the legislature commenced January 10. The message ol Act ing-Governor Paddock reports the financial condition of the territory was never bettor , there being a largo surplus of funds on hand , with an increase of tnxixblo property. lie recommends mi immediate geological survey of the territory , the bridging of the Plntto not far from Its mouth , favors state govern ment and suffrage on the basis of Intelli gence. The legislature is composed of a largo majority of radical republicans , who , I believe , will ratify Boutwcll's ' Nebraska bill as soon as sent hero by congress. UNION I'ACIFIO ItAIMiOAD. It is but a year ago since 1 accompanied the government commissioners on an excur sion over the first forty tnllos west of Omnha. Today regular trains run to North Platte , 200 wiles west , and the road Is completed fifteen miles beyond that point. Over two hundred and fifty miles bavo been built in twelve months , including a IIowo truss bridge 1,005 feet long across the Loup * fork and a pile bridge 13,010 feet long across the north folk of the Platto. This marvelous progioss of a railroad , destined in a few years to link the Atlantic to the Pacific , entitles the company niul its ofllcers to the th.inhs of the nation. Under seemingly Insurmountable difficulties they laid ono and ono-hnlf to two miles of track per day. This extraordinary feat was witnessed In October by the excursionists to the one hun dredth meridian. The company has at the same time erected commodious station houses along the road , and machine shops and engine houses at Omaha capable of accommodating twenty locomotives and turning out a car per day. Their oujrineors are engaged sounding the river for selection of the proper point to locate the great brldgo across tno Missouri. Work upon this biiilgo , which Is to coit over 31,000,0(10 ( , will commence as soon as the weather will permit. The construction of the road west will pio- coed with the charactorhtio speed of the Union 1'nclflo. The dlfilcult and costly trans portation of rails and materials up the Mis souri Is now obviated by the finishing of the Chicago t Northwestern railway. This road reached Council Illuffs depot yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. This Mulshes the last ilnlc between the prcat lakes and the Missouri river. The Chicago it Northwestern railroad has over come obstacles almost as great as the Union Puuillc , and built neatly as much railroad in thosamo length of time. Since July 1 last they built the road from Ogden to Council Bluffs , la. , Ill miles , In a most substantial iniinncr ; L'.HCO . tics wcro Inld 10 the mile and 60 pounds of rail to the ynid. Now that all rail communication Is ilnlshcd from New York to North Platte tno competition for tlio tratllo of the ricli mining regions of Utah and California between Kansas and Nebraska routes has almost coased. To show the advantage of the Nebraska route It Is only necessary to show the great difference In tlmo , cxponso , and , what is moro , the long , dangerous and unpleasant stagu rldo which the Kansas route makes as compared with Nebraska. Number of miles staging to Denver via Leavcnworth and Smoky Hill route , 453 ; via Omaha , isO ; mak ing ITU miles moro staging viu Smoky Hill routo. Faro , Leavenworth to Dnnvor , § 118 ; Omaha to Denver , 6100 ; making $18 moro via Lcavonworth. Through faro from Chicago to Denver via Omaha is $ . " > less than via Lonvcn- worth. Total saved going from Chicago to Denver via Omaha route * a. The additional 173 miles staging makes the trip via Leavm- worth ono and a half w two days longer. The overland mall route to Salt Lake , Montana and California passes through Denver ; con sequently the above differences are applicable equal to all overland travel. Omaha und Nebraska can well congratulate themselves on the completion of tuoNoith- western railroad , OMAHA cm , the capital of Nebraska and terminus of the Union 1'nclflo railroad , Is beautifully located on a high , level plateau , forty fcot nhovo tlio highest water mark , on the west bank of tlio Missouri. A low range of hills , gradually rising to an elevation of eighty to ono hun dred foot above this plateau , and about ouo mlle from the river , affords fine locations foi private residences. On ono of these hills la tlio territorial capltol , surrounded by a park ; 000 fcot square. The panoramic view from these hills , and especially from Capitol Hill , is rarely If over surpassed in picturesque beauty , and oven giandcur. Uolow the city , with Its wide , regular strocts , business blocks , churches and buildings there , the lailroad winding from hugo machine shops around the city , then cutting through the hills , passing on its way mills , warehouses and gardens. The eye then takes In the darldy-colorod river , making a great bond of ton or fifteen miles around Iowa Bluffs the steamboats coming , going or unloading freight and pus- songors on Its batiks , hero and theio a raft or log carried down by the swift current of the river. Tlirco miles bach of the river , dirootly cast of Omaha , Council Bluffs , half hludon among the ravines , leaning up against the high walls of the green bin IT. This charmIng - Ing vlow of the river and city , hill and plain , affords a novcr-ending source of pleasure to the beholders. Omaha is situated very nearly on an air line , and almost hulf way between Now York and San Francisco. Her com manding position as terminus of a railway destined to carry tlio great trnfllo between the Atlantic mid PacIHo , probably to rovolu- tionbo the Chinese and Jupan trade of the world , gives her commercial ad vantages which in the last twelve months hnvo doubled her population , and which sooner or later will make her ono of tlio leading cities of the great north west. Preparations for building business blocks , churches mid private duellings next season are being made on n largo scale , and although hundreds of mechanics are expected to arrive hero in the spring , I doubt whether the sup ply will bo equal to the demand. Till ! DKIMHTMENT OP TilII 1'UTTB. Since the inussncro near Fort Phil ICcnr- noy , the unr department has como to the conclusion to change the commander of the department. Yesterday ( .JoncralU.C. Augur relieved General P. St.'Oeorgo Coolto from the command of the department , The staff Is to remain unchanged for the present. Sev eral regiments passed through hero en route for Forts Lnriimlo and Phil Kearney , and an active , vigorous campaign against the sav ages is anticipated as soon as the force and the weather will permit. The Indians are dally committing smitll depredations , such as carrying off cattle and killing a mini bore and thoro. The weather at Fort Lnranilo hiw hecn severely cold as low as twenty de grees below 7cro nud the number of troops too small to cope with the Indians. and Oregon. This now empireof the northwest IB attracting universal attention nnd tlio reason for this IH the nlmo.st unlimited resources that luivo iccontly boon opened and the surprlHlng growth of UIB ! region. Largo agricultural nroas ; vast forests and iininuiiHo deposits of precious motnln uvo to ho found in Oregon and Washing ton , and by reason of the varied natural resources of the country this Bcctioti oilers uiioqualcd opportunities for tlio Investment of capital nnd location of In dustries that are not BurpiiH&ed by tlio elder Koctions of the United States. The Union Pnciflo on account of its fust tinio , through Pulliniui Bleopord and din ing cars , free- reclining chair card and free colonist sleepers from the Missouri river , is conceded to bo the fuvorlto route for persons going to either Wash ington or Oregon. For pamphlets fully descriptive of the above named BtatcH , or for rates , time of trains or any information pertaining1 to the Union Pnclllo , call on or address your nearest ticket ngent or the undersigned - signed , who will most cheerfully furnish any Information that muy bo doslrcd. A. P. Douol , city ticket agent , 1302 Fur- nams treat , Omnha , Neb Go On a Visit. Here Is a chance to go homo and visit the old folks during the holidays. The Union 1'aclflo will soil on December 21. 2.5 and 31 , 1890 , and January 1 , 1801 , round tdi > tickets to nil Kansas nnd No- hnuskn points for ono and ono-thlrd faro for the round trln. good returning Janu ary 5 , 1891. A