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.
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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.
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