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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1891)
rPWTO OTVTAFTA SHNTJAV. 7TANTTAT1V 4 1R01TWRTWR HUTTERINGS OF THE STORM , Gathering of LogUlaton-Elcct nnd a Host of Lobbyists , TIIAYER CINCHES A REPORTER , Ornlmm and fie Council Sued -A DcHpornto Trio A. Ilultl 'Milnf Oilier I.lnuoln Ncxvs Notes. I.TSCOI.S , Neb. , Jan. ! ? . [ Special to TUB Ilii : : . ] Already the legislators-elect nro beginning * ginning \ gather nnd xvlth them a perfect , horde of lobbyists and hangers on xvho are nftcr legislative sinecures. The hotels are filling and the air Is rifa xvith political rumors. The tnnnngers of the Independent party nro preparing for the battle , and every legislator elected by the nlltnnco is Immediately tackled en coming to town , taken Into n private con ference nnd questioned cloicly concerning his allegiance. Dictator Uurroxvs Is busy ns n beaver and Insists that Shrndcr of Logan county bo inndo speaker of the house. Persons xvho are on the Insldo say thnt Uurroxvs is very confi dent of carrying his point. The alliance leaders are figuring1 on a dcnl xvhich , it h cntmcd , xvill beat Boyd , It is as serted that years a o there xvns nn election near old Fort Hnrtstip. A number of Illegal jfoics xvcro found and tliroxvn out , each candi date suffering pro rata. It is the intention to take the ' , MX ) votes polled on naturalization papers paid for by thu Business Men and Hankers' association , divide them pro rata nnd beat Iloyd thereby. But this Is only one of n do/.cn roorbacks. XVIIAT TUB aoYKIIXOU 8.VVS. Your corrcspcnaent asked Governor Tbaycr this morning concerning the report circulated by a demo-mugwump paper that the governor xvns scheming to succeed himself us chief ex ecutive , nnd that the Interest ho manifested In the condition of the drought stricken far mers xvns chftfly forfiffect. The pox-crrior xvns very emphatic In his de nunciation of the fiction , IIo snld : "This letter Is a pure fabrication. I have neither said nor done anything to justify such state ments. I have not written to a single In dividual to come to Lincoln. I have not seen Hen Halter for thrco months. The xvholo screed , so far at I am concerned. Is bosh xvithout a single foundation of truth , "This felloxv says that I was greatly dis appointed In not being renominuted. In that ho Is xvholly mistaken. I xvas glad during thu xvholo campaign that I xvas not the nonii- 1 ticc. He snys that the 'great ' Interest which the governor bus manifested nnd performed In behalf of the xvestcrn sufferers hod for its foundation the good of the people nnd for its corner stone the good of the governor lu the present emergency. ' "Noxv , the Insinuation as to my motive in that extract Is too infamous to bo noticed. -"Tlio xvholo story is n fabrication concocted to create n sensation and give the xvriter notoriety xvhich ho Is bunkering after. " | A DKHraiATi : TltlO. T. I. Nash sxvoro out n xvarranUtn Justice if Guiles' court In West Lincoln yesterday afternoon for thu nrrest of Henry Urounmn and Joseph Klips , saloonkeepers , on the chnrgo of assault with Intent to kill nud as sault xvlth Intent to wound. Nash says on Suudi'y night lust word xvns sent him by Epps thnt he wished to sco him. Ho met .Too nt the front door , but xvas told to go to the , GUV of the saloon. No sooner hud ho reached lici'o , snys Nntti , than ho xvas pounced upon by Epps , xxho knocked him doxvn , nttho sumo time telling him that ho Intended to kill him. Nash drew a knlfo ns soon as ho .could pot to his foot , nnd Epps followed suit. A bloody light xvould probably hnvo folloxved had not Urohman appeared on the scene nnd compelled both men nt the point of n revolver to lay their knives doxvn. Nash nnd Epps afterwards had a scrap , xvhich ended by the latter breaking a board over Nosh's ' bead. Nash xvns arrested the next day for stealing a Inp-robo from the rear of the saloon. TIIC MAYOlt SUED. A. P. S. Stuart tod.xy cnrriedouthls throat to sue Mayor Gruham , Street Commissioner Bycr and nil the members of the city council except Uushnoll Stunrt Is very xvcaltby. but xvhen ho discovered by reading the papers that the council had ordered thn street com missioner to tear doxvn the old building belonging - longing to him nt F and Txventieth streets , xvhich the council understood was unoccupied nnd a veritable lire-trap , Air. Stuart groxv xvrotby. Ho xvout doxvn to the scene , but found the building Intnct. While coming 'axvtiy ho met Street Commissioner Dyer , und forbid him to touch the building , but it xvas torn doxvn nevertheless. Stunrt made a written demand on each of the men for { -00 und on being Ignored brought suit In the county court today for that amount. A noi.w TIIIUF. An excited gotleinan at York telephoned , the. police last evening that while ho xvas petting a ticket at that place some unknown .man picked up his overcoat unit , jumping OH board nu east-bound train , disappeared. The overcoat belonged to A. C. Tully , and besides . some loiters contained a $100 note. Officer Khinuy xvns put on the case , but learned from the conductor when the train arrived that the thief had gotten oil the train nt the fi'st station this sldo of Soxvurd , taking u xvest-bouild train. ' THE TEACimtS' IIESOI.UTIOX3. Among the Now Year resolutions made by the teachers In the state session just closed xvero the following : Itcsolvcd , Tlmt In the opinion of this asso ciation the legislature should mnkoHiieh np- Iirlntloas for the support of the stuto normal , . school us xvlll provide for a bettor equipment of Its vnrliiiiH ( Hif.irtnionts. > Itusolvod , Thnl we urge the teachers of the tlato to Join lu the xvorK of the state rending circle. As to the matter of text books ! Itoiolvrd , 1. That wo aruoppaed to the state publication of lu.xt books. V. That In the opinion of this association tbo iilannf district ownership of text hooka Is to Lo eciniinendoil. 'J. Tlmt wo favor the extension of unlfoim- Ity In text boons lu tlio state. 4. That In our opinion the county suiicrln- tondontH , In conjunction with thu state miper- Intemloiit of public Instruction , should bo ro- nulrrd to H'U'i't lliu text books for nso In the dlhtrlct schools In their respective localities uot necessurlally Involving uniformity. Kcsolvi.'d , That xvo fuvor tlio oliissillcatlon and graduation of thocountry dUirlet schools. iioimowKK nsKitv. Ella Lane , who lives near the corner of Tenth and M stieots , reports to the pollco that she Is out an f IS black Henrietta dress , xvhich she firmly believes that Mary Holts , n domestic has taken. She says that Mary has been employed at her house for .somo time , but left yesterday to visit her father lu l Campbell , Neb. , and thnt Mnry took the dress xvith her xvhen she departed. XX-AS nun.iv ANV xvAX' . Clmrles Johnson , the colored felloxv xvho : was arrested yesterday on the charge of picking the pocket of nu old Gorman , xvas ar , raigned befoi-u Judge Houston this mornlug. As the prosecutor did not kuoxv whether P.or not ttio xvnteti had been taken from his per- bon ' , the chnrgo xvns dm ngeil to potty larceny , to'xvhich Johnson pleaded guilty. He xvns fined $00 nnd costs nrd sent to the county jail , XVIIAT 1.1NCO1.X WANTS. Amonc the things that the city council of Lincoln has decided to ask the legislature for nro tbo following : That the city charter bo amended so that the council lie authorized 10 make a road levy lu addition to the county levy , and that thu txvo lovlcs together shall not exceed S mills. That the legislature convey 1,500 , acres of Saline hind to the city , for the purpose of converting the same Into an artificial lake and park. MNfOLN'8 I'Ot.ICE. The council has "decided that nil pollco business shall be placed In the hands of uu. excise board , xvhich stiall consist of the mayor and txvo other persons to bo elected atc a general election. Tlio number of police- jnou Hereafter xvill bo ouo for every U.SOO . people. 8TATK 110USK XOTES. Auditor Ilenton mndo hU semi-annual ro ll port to the governor today , and turned poor IW to the state treasurer SMWI , being the fees collected dm Ing the past six months , This 1 makes n total collection for the past , vote years of fees turned over by the auditor to the treasurer of f'WI.SW. The total expense of ruuntng the auditor's ofllce during the past txvo yenrj has been about & 5,000 , xvhleh leaves a not above expenses of $11,000. The following bonds were filed In tbo auditor's oQlco today for registration ; 140,000 refunding bonds of Stnnton county ; f , " > 0,000 railroad aid bonds of the city of Hciitrlee. nnd J.'i.WX ) road bonus , Medicine precinct , Lincoln county , ODDS ASD r.snj. Mrs. J. E. Nlsiloy of Avocft , xvho has been ( nnxiouMy sonrchlng for her husband , xvns made Imppy this morning by receiving n telephone - phone tncssago from Omnhu from NIssley. Jloyor Urn hn m furnished her xvith a ticket , nnif she wont ui ) this afternoon. Klchnrd Lxmdv Is xvnntcd at Dennett for running off xvlth mortgaged property , Lawrence Cnss sues Tom and John Gran for 1500 duo htm as xvngcs as a bartender. IitllMGATl1l\ \ ' , * [ I'lMt Article. ! The greatest single problem that concerns the development of Nebraska Is the problem of Irrigation. It Is absolutely essential to the existence of agriculture In n part of the state ; it Is necessary to anything approaching nn oven prosperity in another part ; and , In the opinion of daring thinkers , the time xvill como xvhen the changing conditions of ngrl- culture and the enlarged homo market for western farm products xvill innko It desira ble , If not necessary , In every part of our 70,000 square miles that is under cultiva tion. tion.Tun Tun CCK purposes , In n series of articles to consider the subject In all Us bearings the existing need of It ; the benefits It promises ; the progress already made ; the sources of xvater supply ; the various methods of dis tribution ; the aid needed front state and nn- tlornl governments ; the cost of constructing systems ; hoxv they nro to bo paid for , nnd the expense to the consumer. The intention is to first furnish n complete exposition of this subject , then to arouse nnd center the at tention of thcstntenndflniillybytbesomeans , to Interest cnpltal and carry the grand undertaking to success. Something of good xvill result to the state If thoagltntion of the suujoct but partially succeeds. .Something great xvill result If It nxvnkons the Interest thnt Its commanding Importance deserves. I. OL'll Allll ) ASI ) elSMI-Alltl ) Iir.OIOXS. It is no easy matter to exactly deflno the nrlil nnd semi-arid regions of Nebraska , but It cannot bo successfully disputed that with out Irrigation no crop Is certain , year in nnd year out , west of the lUOth parallel. Gover nor Furnns-xvho had u reputation as an Ir rigation crank beioro the theory had a dozen followers In the stato--says this is the best arbitrary line that can bo drawn from north to south to mark the Invisible point where the reliable rain belt blends Into the hope lessly arid country , The 100th parallel divides the state nltnost exactly in the middle , passing through ICoyn Putin , Hrown , Blalno , Custcr , Daxvvs , Gosper nnd Furims counties. Not all of the counties west of this division are equally destitute of natural moisture. These along the Kansas border have frequently raised good crops of nil kinds , nnd nil the others have had un usually favorable seasons when they have fairly repaid the toll of the farmer. It is here , however , that the 'arid and semi-arid 1 region exists , and that the nld of irrigation must bo Invoked If It is ever to bccomo any thing bettor than it is today. Twenty-five counties aim n portion of sev eral others lie west of the 100th parallel. Of these , ten may bo left out of the present con sideration , to bo taken up later , partly because - cause they are very sparsely settled , partly because they are largely sandy , and partly because practical investigation has yet , de termined little ns to the nature and extent of their available water supply. They are also so well adapted for grazing purposes that It may bo n question for many years whether they will bo found profitable for cultivation beyond the point whore natural moisture will suffice. In some of them the sheep in dustry is just now very prolitnblu. Apart from those , nnd the other seven counties of which but a small portion lies west of tlio parallel , wo have fifteen counties which may first bo taken for the empire of irriga tion in Nebraska. They are as follows : Lin coln , Keith , Perkins , IJeuel , Ghoyenno , Box Butte , Scott's Bluff , Banner. ICImball , Chase. Dundy , Hitchcock , Hayes , Frontier and Hod Willow. Thcso counties bolonir properly to the arid region and irrigation must bo de pended upon to make them lit for reliable ag riculture. Ten of them nro almost absolutely worthless , except for grazing , without it. All have n soil of wonderful richness. In nearly all of them experiments have been carried far enough to demonstrate that the water supply is ample. In several , considerable progress lias already been made with largo public sys tems or small private ditches. Together they have an area of 1S'J1S square miles more than the states of Khodo Island , Delaware , Massachusetts , New Jersey , Connecticut , New Hampshire or Vermont , und half as much ns the total of those seven states , It is in this largo territory that tbo people of Nebraska may make n thorough test of irrigation us a means of , rendering agriculture as prosperous and as stable as any other human pursuit. To Eut It stronger , It is hero that the test must , o made In order to prevent the retrograda- tlon of tLo country back to wild pralrlo , or , mere grazing grounds In order to ptevent , , tlio cowboy from driving out the farmer aud the homesteader. The character of those counties will bo dis cussed with' more detail when particular branches of tlio subject nro taken up , but It Is Important to Indicate nt tbo outset tl.o main features of tbo country nnd Its people. There is probably no liner climate in the United Stnto.4 than that of the arid region. It Is adapted to the Krovv'.h ' of nil the cereals and of perhaps the largest variety of proilta- blo crops that can bo grown anywhere in the world. Its altitude ranges from i,000 ! , to 5,000 fcot , which contributes much to its hculthfulncss. Every where the soil is deep , rich and strong. The surface of the country , though very largely a rolling pruiricposscsses moro vnrloty than can bo found elsewhere In the state. This is especially the case in tlio western counties , where there are landscape - scapo beauties that would surprise the Nebraskan - braskan who Is acquainted with his state only by a study of the map on tlio wall. If a Kodak fiend should lose Jiimsclf back of the rnngo of Sidney hills , and not Hnd his way to the railroad airalii until ho had wandered over half a dozen neighboring counties , ho would bring back on his camera material enough to justify the publication of "a work on " 1'lcturosq.uo Nebraska. " A large proportion of the 00.000 people who dwell in the aild nnd semi-arid region have como lu the last ten years. Outside of the towns , which with a few exceptions are very small , the Inhabitants nro principally home steaders. They are good representatives 0of the sturdy class of settlers who have rnuda . Nebraska and other western states what they mi ) . Most of them started with only their brawn and brain , nnd tbo land ? which the government had promised to give them xvhcn they had fulfilled tbo conditions . of settlement. Tusso moh and their wives nnd children nro made of good stuff. They > do not nsk the earth , A very small section of It Is sulUelcnt for their demands. And they como xvith the expectation of enduring some of the hardships of privation and sacri- llco while thu country Is settling upand the homestead getting under xvay. Dnt xvhen crops full In part the hand of adversity rests heavily upon them. When they fail tsn tirely they sutler nnd pinch , and. finally , call for help. Sometimes they move axvny. Thnt Is what It moans xvhen xve see the prairie schooner driving the gaunt stock before ioit and trailing the family mure nud her young est behind It drift slowly castxvard in the direction of the old roof-tree. It Is needless to xvrito of the hero ism of the frontier , but there are families all over tbo arid region xvho nro trying to bravo It out , and xvho xvould blusn to sco the Inslilo of their ! soil bouses exposed ta the view of the xvorld. Why do they stay nnd endure ! Because they know the possibilities of thnt soil be neath their feet If the provldcnco of God , icor the Ingenuity of man , can but show ttiem i a way to xvater It. They knoxv the homestead they have fought so hard to stay xvlth xvill yield them a liundsoino living , educate their : children , and lay up a competence for old age. But xvithout the assistance of the intel ligence and the capital of the state the dream can never bo realized , H. TUB rJlACUCJU. FllOITS OF lltlllnATION" . The success of Irrigation Is a nmttcr of his tory , and of vary ancient history at that. IsIt Is uot necessary to refer to xvhat has been done In other countries and other ages , however. Wo need not revive bo recollection of Irrigation on the Nile , or describe the methods xvhich have inndo the farmers of Japan a marvel of thrift , to con vince anybody that the appltcntiou of xvator by artificial moans to n soil containing every element of strength xvill produce great and regular crops , xvlth xvhich It Is hopeless for "natural farming" to compoto. Hut , by xviiy of demonstrating the practical fruits ol Irri gation , it U well to quote the expcrieuco of the state which ndjolns our arid region on tin xvcst , Colorado , and has precisely similar conditions to deal xvlth. It xvas the good fortune of Colorado to bo so hopelessly rainless that Its people perfectly understood that Irrigation xvas n neces sity , Next to having plenty of rnln then greatest blessing Is to liax-o none , appar ently , for then no valuable time Is xx-asted In enWI WI for Impossibilities to transpire nnd no goes to xx'ork under false pretenses. All agriculture In Colorado Is by artificial Ir rigation mid Independent of rainfall. Six of the largest Irrigating canals In the United States have cither been completed , or nro Invn process of construction , In the Arkansas valley , ranging from 21 to 100 miles in length , During the past season the prosperity of the largo : region reached by these and smaller canals has stood out in striking contrast to the pox-crty and distress of parts of Nebraska nnd Kansas. On thn xveek beginning October Cint the first carload of grapes ox'cr shipped from nny : point in Colorado xvns sent from Canyon City to Denver. At the same time there xx-cro on exhibition nt the stnto fair In Pueblo magnificent displays of fruit of all kinds from the X'nlloys of the Gunnison nnd Arkansas. Thousands of bushels of apples some of them ( If teen Inches m circumfer ence , raised from trees six years old xvero xvaltlng for harvest nt Fremont and through out the Ounnlson valloy. * The prosperity of the San Luis valley xvas ' immense. ] The' greatest xvlieat crop ox'cr known xvas hnn'ostod , nnd It xvas of a aunllty equalled only by the best No. 1 Manitoba. Enough xx'as stored nt Monte Vista to keep n largo mill running night nnd day for ono year , besides the givut quantities shipped out. Elsoxvhcro In the United States ir the lake region ns xvcll ns irnl Ncbrasua-tho potato crop xvas almost a total failure , save for a few excep tional Instances. This fact only added n brighter tinge to the gilt-edged wospority of Irrigated Colorado. From the San Luis val ley und the Divide carload nftcr carload was shipped to the nast and big prices realized therofor.An entire trulnlond loft Greeloy for ( Chicago on October U. The returns scorn nlmost ! fabulous , There Is scarcely any limit tu < the varinty of crops that can bo grown under the favorable conditions that exist lu the irrigated portions of Colorado. Of the matter of profit I need say no moro than that I have ' ' talked xvlth farmers In Lns Anlmas county . ' xvho gladly pay $30 per acre annual rental , for the use of Irrigated farms near a good local market. And this U xvithln sight 0fl the New Mexico mountains , fur remote from the great Denver mitrkot , fltl It Is to bo assumed that neither space nor time ncetl bo xvnstcd In further-fortifying the theory that Irrigation pays. If moro evi dence Is needed it can bo furnished xvithout limit from the experience of Noxv Mexico , Arizona , Utah. California and from various foreign ( countries. It Is a fact not open to dispute tbnt xvhcro capital has been found to make the water flex ' over tlio arid acres prosperity lias como to abide. The question for Ivebraska Is , xvhen xvill her people begin In earnest to re claim that largo portion of her domain xvhich nature 1ms reserved for the greatest ultimate productix'cnessl lit. TIIRWATnU SUITLY. The question of the xvnter supply for the arid regions is not now a matter of anxiety to the friends of the Irrigation movement , though there nro still found occasional skep-1 ties who "take no stock" in the sources which must bo depended upon. When Hill Nvo snid "thn I'latte river is nbotit a mlle xvlde and nn inch thick , " ijud that It "has a largo circulation but very little influence , " ho voiced the contempt for western streams that is somewhat generally held. Hut all questions of the reliability of the under ground flow in the bed of the Plntto. the Republican , the Arkansas nnd other rivers that cut their path through the plains. There are thrco great systems of xvater supply for irrigation the surface and under ground rivers , the artesian xvcll , nnd the storage , or reservoir system. Nebraska will make use of the two former methods , ami it is already practically demonstrated that nearly every ono of our nrld nnd semiarid - arid regions Is open to the cultivation of ono or the other of these methods , and much of it to both. In describing local enterprises , In contemplation or actually underway ! this branch of tbo subject will be moro fnllv dis cussed with direct application to localities. It is unnecessary to elaborate upon the nr- tcatan method , which Is perfectly understood ' aud remains only tobodotermincd.with regard to particular districts , by skillful engineers. It Is worth while , hoxvcvor , to say a word about the method of tapping the underground tloxv In the valleys of the Pintle and Hopuhll- cnn , which concerns n very largo territory" and is less understood. The best Illustration of this method to bo founcd nt present in Nebraska Is in Buffalo county , where the people of Kearney have constructed a ditch sixteen miles in length for the purpose of securing xvater power. They nt first depended upon the surface sup ply. In dry seasons this failed them , nnd engineers of nntlonnl reputation xvero sent for to investigate the underflow. They bo- came perfectly sntlyfled that nn inexhaustible supply of xvater ran through the loose gravel bed thnt lies beneath n strata of clay at the river bottom , Dredges xx-ere sot at xvork and the canal continued up stream boloxv the level of the river , deepening ns it xvont. The xvork practically demonstrated the wisdom of tbo engineers. Water was found in nbundunce , and xvhen the operations nro completed there \vill bo u largo square basin boloxv the surface of the rlx-er to servo as n perpetual fountain for xvator supply and irrlgntlon. Tbo same results hnvo boon obtained In Kansas. A recent ofllelnl report In that state says of an experiment of the kind : "First , the valley has n fall of seven feet to the mile. The underflow , or sheet xvntcr , Is reuclied at n depth of seven feet beloxv the surface. By commencing a ditch at any given point In the valley three feet deep the usual depth for Irrigating purposes and ex tending it up the valley at n grade of thrco feet to the mile n distance of ono mile , the ditch nt that point would bo Just seven feet deep ; or , in other xvords , tbo undorfloxv' , would bo reached. By extending the ditch another mlle up the valley xvith the snmo , grade , It would then just bo cloven feet deep , or four feet into the underlloxv bearing in mind that the underfloxv Is struck at seven feet boloxv the surface , xvhich Is on a level 1 xvith the bed of the river. Ily extending the , ditch a half mlle further up tbo valley xvlth the same grade as before , the dftuh Is then Just thirteen fcot deep , or six feet into the underfloxv , and of course six foot below the bed of the river. From thnt point the uniform depth of thirteen fcot is retained 3 , giving the ditch the same grade as the river , namely , seven feet to tbo mile. Into this ditch , thus dug , drained the overfloxx- , The Sroblom Is solved. It is asucccss , Fjomtbo am the ditch is conducted along tbo higher lands at a grade of only ono nnd seven-tenths feet per mlle the usunl grade for irrigation purposes. The ditch , xvhon completed , inst : bo txvcnty'llvo miles In length and xvill cost about SOO.OOO. With the experience these men have badf they say they could construct another ditch of equal size forJMO.OOO less. " Neither government experts nor private In- x-estigators any longer entertain the slightest doubt about the ] abundant supply of xvnter available for the Irrigation of the arid and semi-arid regions In Nebraska. idc Facts , suggestions or criticisms in connec tion xvith this und succeeding article ] will cJO cheerfully received as valuable contributions to their completeness. Next Sunday's arti cle xvill deal xvlth the Irrigation enterprises already under xvay In Nebraska. \Viu.mi E. SMVTIIIJ. District Court. Another attachment suit was brought ngalnst C. L. Krlckson yesterday , Jnmcs W. ufts TclalmlngMIS duo on goods sold nnd delivered. Helen M. Mullen bns brought suit ngninst the Manufactures' and Builders' tasurnnco company to recover $1,500. She claims that she owned a house at Albright , and on tbo night of August 81 , 1890 , It btirnca nnd that the policy has never been paid. Edxvurd T. and John Welch nro of the opinion thnt the city of South Omahn should pay them W.OOO. They oxvn a lot on Qstreet , nnd by.n ckango of grade this property xvns elevated fifteen feet. Davis & Cowglll have brought sultngalnst Wincoto & Hlloy to foreclose a mechanics Icln , which amounts to $ . " > ! " , The American xvatcrworks has brought suit ngulr.st the city of South Omaha. The plaintiff - ' tiff alleges that the city entered Into n con tract for the use of xvater nnd the payment of llrejiydrants. The company carried out Its part of the contract , but the defendant has failed to pay the amount duo January 1 , and as n result a judgment for $ V-ti5 Is asked. At the afternoon session court adjourned till January U. . -o. Mr. Charles Goss of the Douglas county bar returned to Omaha last week from i n pleasant wedding tour. Ms. Goss Is receiv ing ttio congratulations of many friends Ivon his entrance into tbo ranks of the benedicts. NOT READ ! WITH ITS DEFENSE The Milwaukee-Union PacruVDjfenso Oaso Accordingly Ooritinuod. DANGER SIGNALS IN THE DAY TIME , _ i < > ' The 1'recnntlon Taken Yesterday to AUvlso the M/lxvnukco / Train Men ThcVoHVns Dancer Ahead. The case of the Mllxx'aukoo against General Manager Clark ; Itolcomu , assistant general manager ; Ware , train dispatcher , and llllek- cnsderfcr , division superintendent of the Union Pacific , for contempt of court in tear lug up the former company's track at Coun cil Bluffs , lu violation of the order of Judge Donne , restraining the Union Paclllo from In nny xvny Interfering xvlth the running of Milwaukee trains over the Union I'acillo bridges nnd approaches , xvas sot for n hear ing before Judge Douno nt 11 o'clock yes terday morning. The defendants xvero not ready for trial , nnd on motion of their attorney a continuance xx'ns cr.intcd until Tuesday morning nt 10 o'clock to give them time to prepare their do- fenso. Some doubt Is expressed ns to xvhethcr or not this court has Jurisdiction In the case , ns the alleged offense was committed In Iowa. As nearly as can bo ascertained the notices of the injunction wcro served on the defend ants by Deputy Sheriff Tlernay , between 0 nnd 10 o'clock on the night in question. The Milwaukee train xvas derailed at the place whsro the track xvas tora up boUveon 11 aud 11W : ; o'clock the same night , and n Union Paclllo switchman Informed the Mllxvaukeo ynrdmnstcr that the track had not been torn up live minutes xvhcn the accident occurred. It Is conjectured that the ofllclals In contempt - tempt will attempt to prove thnt they were in no way instrumental In having the track removed , at least after being served with no tice of the injunction. DANOKIt SlONAIjS IIY DAY. The Sardonic Jluiiuir Displayed by the Union Paolllu. The Milwaukee made another attempt to reach the Union Pacific bridge with Its train from the east yesterday morning , but got no further than the torn-up switch which has been the slopping point for several days. The monotony of the trip toward the switch yesterday morning was broken by an encoun ter with a number of torpedo danger signals which had been placed along the line. There was uo further attempt mudo to effect a crossing. "It was kind of the Union Paclflo folks , " said a Milwaukee official , "to place danger signals out on a bright morning like this , ana . I am surprised ttiat they neglected such a precaution the other night when wo r.iu down there and off the end of a torn up track. " Today the Hock Islaud will make nn attempt to run its trains over the Union Paclllu bridge In accordance with Its contract made with the Unlou'Puclllo under the Adams administration. Local Union Pacltlo odlclals are not saying n word about the squabule over terminal facilities. It Is generally recognized ns n purely Goula move nud no ono note feels competent to express an opinion as to what the result will bo or as to what the Wizard Is really aiming at. The unpleasantness has developed several btarthng situations. Ono of them Is that the Hock Island reaches Denver. Kansas City nnd Omaha over Gould lines and u general ubrob cation of contracts , which is now predicted by some , would leave the Hock Island absos lutcly without means of getting Into either of thcso cities. It Is also talKcd that the Union PacificI Northwestern alliance will bo broken up by V.1UU1U. It Is charged that .while the Union Pa- eitlo irnfa Hllt llttln flt tftmn , . . . gets but little profit from the agreement the Northwestern pots the benefit of a through line from Chicago to Denver with but little expense beyond that of operating Its line from Chicago to Omaha. All of thcso matters will cut a figure in the deliberations of the presidents nt the coming meeting and the proposed presidents' agree ment . will depend upon the settlement of the troubles. GKNKUAli MANAGUKS. They Are to He llcmoved from the Union Pae'ile Grand IflVIEUlMlH . _ . . . . . . It has been officially given out that the Union Pacific magnates have under consl era- tlon the advisability of doing away with the Adams' system of maintaining a general manager and a full force of general ofllccrs for each of the live grand divisions of the system. The position of general manager will bo abolished nnd the management placed in the hands of a gen eral superintendent of each division. It is not , of course , known who will uo made superintendents of the various divisions , and the chances are that no appointments will bo made for several weeks yet. It has not been announced either ns to how much of a reduc tion in force the new change will mako. General Manager C. IP. Meek of tbo Fort \Vorth and Colorado divisions has resigned to embark in nu enterprise of some kind in New Mexico , in which ho Is interested with "Khet" Clarkson , editor of the Dos Moines Ueiristcn Clarkson nnd Meek have worked together for years and it was the Clarkson influence that * gave Meek his rapid promotion from local agent of a minor Iowa line nt DCS Moines to his present posi tion. Mr. Meek's ' resignation will take ef fect January 15. Ills successor bos uot yet been selected. A Parlor Car. The Burlington will add a now feature to its train service between Omaha and Lincoln. Commencing Monday the passenger train leaving Omaha nt5p. in , will have a Pull man parlor car in addition to the frco recllnincr chair car , elegantly equipped for ttio accommodation of legislative visitors. An extra faro of 25 cents will bo charged for the use of this car , which will bo run dally , arriving in Omaha at 11:30 : a. m. ' This is the only car of the kind ia service on any of the western roads. EOYD'S . He Claims to Hnvo Been a Citlzoti for Many Years. lion. James B. Boyd was seen yesterday morning by a BKK reporter and a. kcd if ho desired to say anytulhg regarding the reports touching his ellplbility for tb'o ofllco of gov ernor of the stnto. 'It' ' ' ( "I am a citizen of the kfnltcd States , " ho snld , "and Imvo beea formally years , and am eligible to the ofllco to xvhich I have been elected , I believe there aW fair-minded men enough In the lcglslaturoJt9Jproccod according to precedent and In accordance with tbo pro visions of the const ! tution.whicli require flat the vote for state ofllccrs stiall be published by the sicakor ) of tlio house of representa tives In the presence of a full majority of both houses before proceeding to nny other business. " too "It Is reported , Mr. Bqyd , " snld the re porter , "that you have resided in a number of stains. Howisthatl1' ' " " "I have lived only In thrco states Ohio , Iowa und Nebraska. " "Has the legislature anything to do with the question of eligibility ) " "I think not. If any ono questions it , the courts tire the proper tribunals to decide. Further than this I do not care to say. " Hon. James E. Boyd will leave for Lincoln today nud take up quarters ut the new Lin coln hotel , which is about to open. no On the occasion of the inauguration , there will bo un excursion of prominent democrats from this city , among whom will be perhaps from llfty to ono hundred members of Snmo- sqt association , the leading democratic club Y. M. I. At the annual meeting hold last Monday evening of the Young Men's Catholic Insti tute at Young Men's Institute hall the fol lowing olllcurs were elected for the ensuing year : President , W. J. Clnlro ; llrst vice president , William Mahr ; bocond vlco pr > s - dent , U. C. Shelly ; corresponding secretary\ \ outside sentinel , W. U , Moran ; directors II. Koestcrs , K. F. Tapgart , 0. B , Lhigdnlo , \ \ ; A. McGlnnls , 11. V. Burkloyj chaplain , Uov. S. P. Carroll. IIOJIK tl VL K J'O It J\l > 1.1 .V.S. Herbert Welsh Stntcn Ills Oljeetlons to Tlint I'oliuy. Jan. 1. To the Editor of T Your issue of December con tains nn article on "Indian policy" iu xvhich a very fair nnd kind allusion Is made to ccr- atn talu views expressed oy myself in reference tote the recent Indian troubles in Dakota , nnd toof the "home rule" policy In the appointment ofm Indian agents. Will you kindly penult mo space In your columns to elucidate my vlcxvs in regard to this matter , so thnt they may not bo misapprehended I ' The essential objection to xvhat Is known as the "homo rule" policy In the appointment of Indian agents ts not that It selects agents from the states or territories In xvhieh the rcserx-atlons nro located , but that It virtually commits their selection to local politician : * , trims f erring the consideration nnd responsi bility ! of this Important matter from the au thorities Iu Washington to varied and , fre quently ' , unfit bunds. The essential purpose of ! a territorial politician in securing the appointment of a m.m ns Indian agent is not that the Indians should be man aged in the most efficient nnd satisfactory manner ; that their civilization should be rapIdly - Idly advanced and that the peace of the boarder should bo best secured : but that his obligations to some political backer or under ling should bo met. Is It not clear tbnt such a method of Indian control is the worst possible , not nlono for the Indians , but for tno people of the xx'cst ? Does it pay to put liii charge at a largo and important agency nn inexperienced and incompetent man , to have J him desert his post through fear upon the occasion j of u trilling disturbance , xvhich a strong ngent , backed by a capable Indian police , could readily have controlled , and to have him telegraph for troops to preserve his oxvn authority and the public pence i Sttcii results nro the natural outcome of a spoils system of Indian management : and the ob jections xvhich thu Indian Rights association hold to xvhat Is known as the "homo rule" 1 policy ! nro thnt thnt that policy is practically thu spoils system , and that It brings , If not always such costly nnd shameful results , at least that It falls to solve the Indian problem { through j' ' its Inherent inefficiency and xx'oak- ncss. If my memory serves mo , it xx'as in the year 1831 thnt mi outbreak under lied Cloud xvas threatened at the Pine Hldgo reservation. Great excitement prevailed nnd the Indian ngcnt xvas faced xx'Uli the alternative of call ing for troops or of quelling the trouble by the means of his Indian police. The agent ut that time xvas Dr. V. T. McOillycuddy , nn nulc , cxpcricnccil xx'cstcrn man. The entire disturbance xvas disposed of xvithout cost and without bloodshed by McGlllycitddy's prompt and cfllclent action , backed by the Jndlan police. Hut "politics , " or the snolls system , orxvhatcvor xvo may call it. got rid of Dr. McGillycuddy and brought in , first under ono administration and then under another , men unciiual to the situation. The merit system simply means choosing the best man to do the xvork , nnd keeping him in as long as ho does It. The spoils sys tem means rewarding men Ifor party service and thlnklnir very little at the xvell-dolng of the ! xvork which their olllco requires. It seems ' to bo necessary that the spoils system should bring forth some tremendous explo sion ! , such us xvo nro noxv xvitncssing in Dakota , xvlth the costs of hundreds of thou sands of dollars , the destruction of property , the peril of innocent lives , before our peop'lo can get to the point xvhcro they xvill jjix'e it their careful consideration. There xvorc no doubt various causes xvhich led ' to the recent troubles , but the vital ono , I believe , xvas mismanagement , xvlucli might have been ax-oided by prudence and common senso. The Indian rights association is not nt nil anxious that eastern men should bo chosen as Indian ngcnts , but It is most anxious , not only on account of the Indians , but for the xvelfaro of their xvhlto tielchbors and for the speedy settlement oftho whole question , that men of capacity , character nnd experi ence should bo"put at these posts. AVould It not bo to the interest of nil terri tories iu xvhich Indian reservations nro lo cated if the following simple points x\-ero noted on In our Indian management ) A studio die responsible ana competent head for the entire management of Indian affairs ; one man acting , of course , under the president to xvhom the people could attach praise or blame , according to the results of his work ; an Indian service divorced xvholly from poli tics nnd spoils , every position in xx-hicb xvns controlled by the merit idea character , fit ness and permanence of place , so long as the xvork xvas xvell done ; sullleient appropria tions from congress to cdueuto in American Ideas and habits of llfo every Indian child. Respectfully , HKHIIKKT Wci.su , Secretary Indians' Rights Association. COMING ATIHAOTIONS. \Vhat the Theaters Will Present This Week. ' It is common custom to turn over nexv leaves nt the beginning of tlio year. Probably a great many xvcro turned Thursday , but hoxv many of them are lying flat mid quiet I Some of them have already turned back to their old places , while many others have curled up until the nexv side Is scarcely visible. Some are beginning to turn up wt the corners after the fashion of tbo leaves iu : tt ti a school book , aud oven the very best do not quietly. Whether ttio leaf stays In its nexv position or not depends largely on the quality of the resolutions xvith xvhich it is pasted. You recall xvhat Shakespeare snys : "Promising In the very air of the Thno ! It opens the eyes of expectation. Performance Is evur the dullorfnr Ills act ; nnd , but lu the plainer and simpler Kind of people , the deed Isqiiituout of Uho. To promise Is most courtly and fashion able ; Performance tsn kind of will or testament , XVhlch urines ngronl sickness In his judgment that makes IU" Almost any other time In the year Is better to turn a noxv leaf than on January 1. This Is not a nexv idea by any mean * . Then it is donu under pressure or excitement , or be cause it Is the fashion. When the excite ment nnd pressure nro removed ttio reaction Is such that it requires unusunl xvill poxvcr to control the actions. The result Is that -the leaf goes bar.k , and reform Is declared oft. Of the thousands xvho xvalked the streets aimlessly on Thursday , drifted Into saloons for want of something better to do , or toasted on strange food at some triendly res taurant , hoxv- many felt that they xvero enter ing upon a noxv epoch or xvcro rencxvlng their lease of llfo for another year ? The greater portion feel disappointed today aud have re solved to net dliTcrcntly. Their resolutions , hoxvever , nro similar to those they have made so often on leaving a circus. Howox'cr , years must have beginnings ns xvoll ns other periods , nnd if people cliooso the llrst of cx'ory January as their time for renewing their earthly pilgrimages no ono need com plain. It Nuxv Years , Christmas and Fourth of July served no other peed purpose they would bu xx'orth perpetuating us landmarks , or moro properly , time marks. If you cannot locate the date of on event from your present standout you have but to look beyond to one of those days and tncn follow doxvn until you strlitu it. These days uro of far more use than posing > as milestones , or xvorso still , as grax'ostones. marking both the birth und death of good resolutions. Wo need none of thorn , As a people xve , xvork too much and not too little , and our holidays uru so far apart that xvhen ono docs como xvo are apt to go to extremes In colo- brutlng It. om Theatrically the year might xvell bo begun xvlth good resolutions , for the men and wo men xvho nmuso and entertain us , need some such period us January 1 from xvhich to start reforms. In bis great production , "Held by the Enemy , " xvhich xvill bo played at the Hoyd , for one night only on this ( Sunday ) evening , William Gllletto has successfully solved the problem of xvrltliig a iilny xvlth the great civil xvnr ns the plot. He hasax'oldcdxvound- i ig the feelings of cither the blue or t hooray , and yet ho tells a story of powerful Interest. ' All the xvorld admire * n brave man , Uncli .side has a hero In this drama , xvhich Is tlch In sentiment , pathos and human feeling. It ts intensely exciting , xvithout the improbable situations so common Iu most of the modem | plays. Q A Union soldier and a Cocfcdciato soldier nro Iho principal characters. Iloth nro actuated by the highest sense of honor nnd tlio loftiest patriotism. "Hold by the Knciiiy'1 is devoid of the prejudice and pns < slen of Iho fratricidal strife. It Is un Inspira tion , and Its success hui boon no greater than the merits of the production deserve. Every body should see It. That much talked of play , "Tho Clemen- oeatt Case , " which xvns adapted by Wllllnin Tlcrom from the French dramatization of Alexander Dumas' ' striking novel , xvill have Its ! llrst production at the Grand opera house this evening , nnd the cast Includes Sybil Johnston and others of the participants In the Now Yorlc Standard theater production. These xvho have not rend Alexander Ounms' novel may bo told thnt the Incidents of the play proxv out of Iho exploits of n banished Russian countess , xvho has como to Paris , destitute , with her pretty daughter Iza nnd who is forced to llvo in top-floor apartments , till her daughter mndoa conquest of 1'lcrro Clcincncoau , a talented but not rich artist xvho falls desperately in love xvltti her. She becomes his xvifti , but soon llndsa former lover , xvho xvas extremely wealthy. The lla- sou Is made known to the husb.md by a friend. A duel folloxvs. lu which the lover Is xx'ounded , nnd the artist husband irocs to Rome , to drown his trouble by devotion tohls art. IIo fails In this , returns to Paris , de clares his love to his xx'ifo. who says she responds spends to his passion. The husband finds that his xvifo has taken tin xvlth a duke , xx'hereupou ' he kills bur and Is ready to glxo himself up to the pollco xvhcn the curtain falls , One sccno In thu plav xvhich has been moit talked about is where Iza poses ns n model for a statue which her husband is milking , The company Is composed of well known players , viz : Gustavus Loxlck , Charles Kent , Jennie Kcllfarth und others cif thu original cast. An early application for reserved seats should bo made today , as the mullcnco ts snro to bo very largo this evening. The engagement xvill eloso Wednesday even ing. Comic opera In America , numbers among its favorite of favorite ? , tlio alert , agile , aud amusing UoWolf Hopper. This comedian begins nn engagement at Hoyd's ' opera house tomorrow evening , ut the head ofhiso'vn lyric company , IIo xvill have the cooperation tion of , x notably strong ensemble of xx'oll known favorites. Including Thomas Q. Sen- bronko , xvho made famous the role of "Deacon Tidd , " Ir. Iloyt's "A Midnight Hell , " pretty Anna O'ICeefe ' formerly of the Cusina forces , and dainty little Dollti Fox , a sprightly ana attractive comedienne. "Castles In the Air , " is the opera selected In which Mr. Hoppm * xvill make his Initial bow , before nil Omahn. audience ns an Independent star and which servos ns a frame xvork to Introduce him andhis associate artists. It is un necessary to say that Mr. Hopper will con * tribute his f till share of the merry ipilps , songs and antics , included In the performance and howlll unquestionably meet Jiis usual hearty reception from his many local admirers. The opera Is n production calculated to amuse , rather than educate , and n jolly ex'cnlug may bo confidently expected by those xvho xvlt- ucss It. Messrs. llyrno and Kenter , the au thor and composer of "Castles In the Air , " did not aim nt a high ideal of this effort but they hit. the mark to xvhleii they did dlrc'ct their efforts , there has bean umplo evidence in the xvay of public patronage to shoxv. The engagement hero Is for three performances nix1 , commencing Monday , January fi. The event of our noxv year In musical cir cles Is the coming of thnt excellent organiza tion , "Tho Eostonians , " ICarl McDonald & Barnabec , proprietors , xvhoso engagement opens ut Boyd's opera house next Thursday evening , January t < , for three nights and Saturday inntlnco , In the following carefully selected and popular repertoire : Thursday and Friday ex'onings , llrst time hero of their latest and greatest success , "Uobln Hood , " a comle opera In three acts by Do Koven & Smith. The miuuiffonicnt can say jvlt'a u clear conscience that this Is the greatest comic opera success slnco Gilbert & Sulli van's ' "Pinafore. " Saturday nutlnco "Suzctto" xvill bo sung. Miss Marie Stone In the title rolo. Saturday evening , last and farewell performance , "Carmen , " Miss Jessie Bnrtlott Davis as Cnrmon. The folloxvlng popular musical artists comprise the famous "Hostonlons" : Tom Karl , W. II. McDonald , H. C. Barna- bee , Edward lloff , Kugeno CoxvlcsFerdinand Seliutz , George Frothingham. Freil Dlxon , Peter I.ang , Marie Stone , Jessie Hurtlett Davis , Juliette Gordon. Flora Finlnyson , Grace Ro.ils , Josephine IJurtlett and Sninuol Studlov , musical director. The chorus of "Tho Dostonlans , " that numbers forty , form ouo of the important features of this organi zation , nnd their oxvn orchestra of txventy always adds pleasure loan ovcnlugxvlth this company. Sale of scats begins Wednesday morning at U o'clock. ' tiOVTMI OHAHA XEtt'S. An Oinnlia Man Injured. O. P. Morse of Omaha , residing nt 1028 South Txvcntioth street , slipped and -fell off thestdoxvalk yesterday afternoon and sus tained painful Injuries on the nead. The at tending surgeon , on his first examination , found evidence of n fracture of the skull. Mr. Morse xvus removed to the pollco head quarters and was properly cared for. Coopers' Upon Meeting. Coopers' union , No. 1 , of Omahn nnd South Omaha , xvill bold an open meeting in Hoxx'- loy's hall at U o'clock this afternoon. All coopers nro urged to attend. The members mid representatives of tbo press and tbo publio are cordially Invited to be present. Good speakers xvill bo present aud i maKd nd- dresses. Won't ( ilvo a Ounce , To the Public : Wo , the cnnmakors of the Cudahy packing company , hereby deny Ihnt wo are going to give a mask ball at ( Jcrmnnia bull on the evening of January 10 , nnd also state that tto name used wns without our knowledge or permission , CAX.MAKIIIIS. Null's About tlio City. Epgers & Bock yesterday finished the brick addition to the Dulmonico hotel. Mrs. Anna Long of Leon , In. , Is visiting her parents , Air. and Mrs , Alma Juckson , Christian church services will bo held nt 8 o'clock this afternoon in the Presbyterian church. James Vllos , jr. , superintendent of the Omaha packing company , has returned from Chicago. Daniel J. Eby nnd Gcorgo Gatchnll of the Cudnhy packing company , have returned from Les ) Moines. Bursteil water pipes la the Lister blosk caused the lower tenants to bo nearly drowned out Friday night. Mrs.Vntson , wife of William Watson , the ynrdmnstcr at the Cudahy packing company , Is listed among the SICK. The nmmul election of the live stock ex change will bo hold on Monday , from 10 a. m. to1 p. m , , at the exchange rooms. Miss Mary ICInnoy of the Third ward was the recipient of a stiver toilet and manicure sot from friends for n Now Year's present. Next Thursday evening the committee from the several fraternal lodges , thu city ofllcluls und others will meet in the Ancient Order of United \Vorktnen iinll to arranqo plans to re lievo * friends in the stricken districts In tbo western part of the state. A I'aii-Ucpulilii ) Congress , A movement Is on foot for securing a meetIng - Ing of the "pan-republio congress , " to bo composed of representative men from all the republics of the globe to bo field nt some largo city In tlio United .States during the xvorld's ' fair. The object of such n great gathering would bo to discuss und promote the general welfare of such governments xvherover they exist , nnd create a sentiment lu favor of republican forms throughout the xvorld. A commlttco of 200 representing various republics , met In Ncxv York not long "f since , ut xvhich the chairman was authorized : to appoint the committees necessary for the execution pf : tbo plan. : Colonel v. S , ( Jbaso of this city has beou named ns chairman of tbo committee on "scopo and plan. " Other member * of this Important committed are ex-President Cleveland , Hon. Uarl Hclnir/ , Cardinal Gibbon , Colonel uobcrttl. Ipgorsoll , Dr. Lyuiuu Abbott und others. .Mori liar/ . _ . The Into MH. Frances C. Drown , wife of Judge Gcoriro R Hrown , who died nt a ( /"clock / lost Thursday mqrnlng , was laid to rest In Forest Lawn cemetery on Friday afternoon , Funeral services were conducted at the family residence , S'JO'J ' Capitol nvouuo , , by Hov. Dohorly of Ilrownoll hall , and was that of tlio Kplscopnl church , of which dc- ceased xvns n member. She united xvlth the church ut nn curly ago and by her llfo cxein- pt I Hod the tnio Christian graces ns learned from her Redeemer. Kho llvwl n dovoteil nnd consistent Clirlstlun , devoid of all ntv > pearewo of nelf or vainglory , and died in poiico. Her huslmntl ami life partner for forty years of nil her joys and sorrows , with six surviving children , were present to pay * the Instlovinit tribute to the many virtues o'f the loving wife and mother. She wnt berne to her llnnl rest me plait ) by her two sons , William II. and \Vunll \ ) , Hrown , and her sons-in-law , John M. Wolfe and John F. Tnl- Iwtt , nnd her nephews , Frank U. Drown nud , Henry J , Holmes. ADVI3UT1SINO OMAHA. The llcnl Ustnto ICxuhnnuo Fund for 'I hi * Purpose. The regular monthly meeting of the Heal Kstnto exchange was held yesterday after noon , The attendance was .lot at largo as was anticipated. Mr. Pruyn presided. Upon motion of Mr. M , A. Upton , the see rotary was instructed to go ntnoiig the rail road officials , business men and property owners and endeavor to raise $10,000 by sub scription. The money , If secured , Is to bo Judiciously expended In advertising Omaha during the present year. Secretary \Vllsou dropped a few suggestions In regard lo inem- boi'M of the exchange being lux In paying up their dues. Members of the Boston Krult nnd 1'roduco cxcnnngo will visit the west within a few weeks. Tlio scoretmy was Instructed to corrusiKiml with them , nnd In ease they iloslro to visit Omaha they will bo cordially enter tained. Inasmuch ns so many "real cstuto" and. "for rent" signs have been destroyed ami stolen of late , the secretary was directed to offer a reward of $ i" > for the arrest nnd cou- victlon of any of the guilty parties. The exchange has received a letter from J. and II. Noth of the Davenport malt and grain company , Inquiring what , if nny , Induce ments it will extend to them to move their plant to Omaha. The matter was referred to Joseph Kavnn , There was some discussion on the subject of sending a delegation to Lincoln during the legislature to urge the members to make nn npproprlation of several thousand dollars to bo expended m having Nobr.iskn , properly represented nt the world's fulr. Til 15 IlOAItl ) OP TltADK. Annual.Moetlng and Kli-utlun to Ho Held Tomorrow Afternoon. In necordnnco with the by-laws of the Omaha board of trndo , the annual meeting of that organization will bo hold tomorrow afternoon from ! ) to 5 o'clock. Tlirco mem bers of the board of directors nro to bo elected for three years , to succeed Messrs. J , S. Brady , .Max Meyer and K. 10. Hruco , Messrs. Brady nud Bruce were appointed a year ago to llll unoxplrcd terms. The board of direc tors is composed of nine members elected for three years , the terms of thrco members ex piring each year. The gentlemen holding over nro Messrs. II. G. Clark , U. O. Lobeck , Kuclid Martin. D. II. Wheeler , C. F , Goodman and James btcvcn- son. son.Thn present officers of the organization , Kuclid Martin , president ; W. N. Ntison , secretary , and Hugh G. Clark , treasurer , nro all mentioned as their own prolmblo suc cessors , although 11 certain element is In favor of n now secretary. A movement was started n sort time ago by one of the members to so amend tlio by laws that the olllccrs of the organisation would bo elected , by the members Instead of by the board of directors. A cull for a spe cial meeting was sent out , but It was not ofll- cial and but few of tlio members attended. The move was not popular and full through. The Charter Conuiilttoe. The charter committee met yesterday afternoon at the mayor's ' otllce , hut owing t < the fact that tboro was no quorum present the meeting was adjourned u > itl ! Monday nt 1 p. m. when , If there happens ic bo n full meeting , the buspicss of tbo committee will probably bo completed. VEl'l'KItltlXT It li Ot'S. "Yes ; I'm ' considerably exercised over it myself. " Love lias no respect for locks , ns tbo aver age bald-headed man can testify , The singer who bus a baritone voice and trios to sing bass is a base fiypocrlto. Don't put to much trust in Providence. Providence hasher arms full of fools already. A cow has two horns. Many men can dis count u cow In this rcs'pect every day of their lives , lie was nn Irish hostler who named , his horse Favor because It hud to bo curried so much. Presumably Sockloss Jerry Simpson of Kansas didn't get anything to speak of lu bla stocking. Plo doesn't produce the host types of men , butla n printing ofllco the best types of man often produce pi Teacher : "What are the ngrlcnlturnl products of Ireland ! " Tommy ! "Potatoes and Irish bulls. " When Iho world Is not Jeering nt largo faults In small men , It is scolding nt small faults in big men. Between the practical Joker nnd thosavnga thnt skins his victim alive there Is only a dlf- furenco of environment and education. "Hnvo you anything to say , prisoner ) " asked the Judge. "No , your honor , except to say that It takes very little to please me. " "I icel out of humor , " remarked the funny man , "Tliat's the way you feel when you write your jolies , isn't HI" asked his friend. Mrs. Dlx Doesn't your husband suffer ter ribly from dyspopslat Mrs. Illeks Nothing In comparison with all tbo other members of tbo family. A man should bo cnrofulwhomho slanders. It , Is impossible to sling mud nt a man with out some of it clinging to his skirts oven when ho wears trousers. A genius Is a person whom nature lets In on the ground lloor , nnd whom circumstances force to llvo in an attic. It Is one way genius has of keeping up lu the world. "This thing of having to walk from ona town to another , " remarked ouo barnstormer to another , after a hard day's ' trump , "is awfully annoying , don't you tufnki'1 When n man tolls you that ho Is perfectly contented , ho means In nine cases out of tea thnt after thinking the matter all over ho docs not sco how ho can get anything more. "Why don't you try the faith enrol" "So I did. " "And how did It workl"0 ' , suc cessfully. " "By Jove ! nnd It cured your nsthmnl" "O , nol Hut it cured my fnlth. " Kicker "Why do you keep Symtho In your store ! lie Is no good as n clerk I" Mer chant "No , he would hardly dons thn head of u department ; but ho is all rlght us u coun ter irritant. " f Cautious customer ( who has hoard of the high prices charged In retail drug stores ) How much do you charge for 10 cents' worth of tooth pnwderl Dnur ctorlc For the best quality , i-'O cents. Mrs. Bullion "I bought today a gcnulno Parisian work of art. " Mrs. Illllsdo "Ouo of Dotulllo's tialntlngs } " MM. Bullion "No. A bust ol Homo young woman named Hobo , The dealer assured mo It Is real planter of I'nrls , It doesn't p.iy todo much talking when you'ro mad enough to choke , Because the word that stings the deepest Is the onu that's never aiioltc ; Let the other fellow wrangle till thu storm has blown away , Then ho'lldo a hoan of thinking 'bout the things you didn't ' say , AVcokly Manic Statement. NKW YOIIK , Jan. it. [ Special Telegram to | TUB Men. ] The weekly bank statement shows the following changes ; Hesvrvi' . Incrunsi ) $ Rlt.OS ] Loans , uiiuniaso ILVI.700 Kpoc.'lf , IneiuaHu NiJUOO l.ugal tender. Ineroiiso l.HK.'idO DiiposltH. InercuMi < ,5wbOO , ! Ulranlnlum , Inereasii u.UOO The banks now hold $3,577 , 125 In excess of the requirements of the ti. > iwr cent rule. The exports of sjicclo from the iwrt of Ninv York lust xveek amounted to fiiri , IfiS , of winch f.VJOTO xvas In gold and fSTU.-W l silver. The Importa of speelo during the xveok amounted to * ! il-IKi. ! of xvhleh t"jroy5 xvas In gold and f J,7e7 silver , Charles Kogors xvcnt to the county Jail yoj. terday from police court for thirty day * , James Clark nnd A , B , Cave were tout to the wjunty Jail yostordny tiy Judge Ilelsley for sixty days. Poormniter Mahoney yesterday supplied f i5 worth of groceries and seven tons of coal to the peer of the city ,