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0. 8. Circuit Court.
The following it the principal busl-
neis traniacted in the U. 8. circuit
court at Lincoln , Judge E. S. Dundy
presiding :
Arthur E. Pinkney , of Republican
City , and Horace G. S'ripe of Omaha ,
wore appointed examiners in chancery.
Gea. E. Glass , of Hastings , and H.
H. Wilson , of Lincoln , were admitted
. -practice. . , - - >
Miles ve. Banks , administrator es
tate , entered order pro conf esso against
all defendants except minor heir ef
Cameron , deceased.
Cole vs. Montgomery , et aL ; decree
of fore closure.
Adams , et al , vs. Baxter ; report to
J. L. Webster , master , confirmed and
bill dismissed at costs of plaintiff.
Darls vs. Shaver et al. ; bill dismiss
ed aa per stipulation of parties.
Oliver vs. City of Omaha defend
ant , to answer by March rnlei and
plaintiff to reply by April rales , and
continued.
Fisher , executor , vs. Porter et aL ;
demurrer of Porter overruled , and he
ruled to answer in thirty days from
Feb. 1 , and reply to be filed under
roles.
American Mortgage company of
Scotland vs. Fried ; complainant to file
amended bill by March rules ; answer
and file crossbill by April rules ; reply
by May rules.
Harrison vs B.A M. Railroad in
Nebraska ; settled and dismissed at
defendant's cotts.
Marshall et al. vs. Amos et al. ;
time for amending extended to Feb
ruary 20 and continued.
"Davenport vs. Parker et al. ; G. TH.
Lambtrtson appointed guardian ad
litem for minor defendant ; aniwer to
ba filed March 1 and reply in five
days thereafter.
Fuller vs. Steele et al ; verdict for
defendant. -
Taylor vs. Forney et al. ; A. Sheen
heit appointed guardian ad litem for
infant heir of Charles Wvatt , de
ceased.
Lef ever vs Phelpa et aL ; rule on de
fendants to show cause by the 9th
Inst.why writ of assistance should
not issue.
Aultmsn & Co. , vs. Beams ; special
verdict by jury.
United States vs. Don.tb.ett et aL ;
verdect set aside and new trial order
ed.
Gray , trustee vs. Bently et al , ; ver
dict for plaintiff for premises.
United States vs. Holmes etal. ;
settled and dismisied.
Stettinish vs. Latta ; reply to be filed
by the llth inst , and continued .to
adjourned ; term. *
Dawvs. Uity of Brownville ; time
for reply extended to March 1st.
Henry vs. U. P. R. R. Co. ; verdict
for defendant.
Bibclow vs. , Jacobs j-rerdict for de
Ifen'dant !
TennentvBt al. vs. Stiles ; judgment
for $55402 , and sale of attached
Stont vs Sioux Oity & Pacific R. R.
Co. ; plaintiff leave to answer plea in
.AMMO ,880ofi JoqisO
LARD OIL JOHNNY ,
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vvlipseTaissipn is to Lub-
1 -rfcate the legislature.
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, And Switonf Gullible Gudgeons
Ifrom the Straight and Uar-
Jw athof Duty onto j
> Or.- the Union Pacific '
Anaconda.
Come into My Oil Room and
Try On Our Endowment
TharslonVi Tippling-Eoonvand
iPJk ptSowe'fTTemperAiice
TJuarters.
A Big Bonanza for Scheming
Speculators , -randj a Fat
Take for the-Land
Commissioner.
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Stop Your Tampering ,
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Editorial Correspondence of Tnn Bre
LINCOLN , February 7 , 1881. The
capital city is enjoying one of the
most prosperous seasons in its history.
The keepers of hotels , restaurants , |
barber shops and saloons , are reaping
a golden harvest. The hackmen and
owners of livery rigs , are rollit g in
high clover. Parties who have furn
ished rooms to let are discounting
Washington in extravagant rentals.
There never was snch .
, _ , . te. J sa J
"A HIGH OLD TIME
in the city of David within the mem
ory of the oldest.inhabitant.
This boom was 'by no means brought
about by the influx of three-dollars-a-
day members and. committee clerks.
Nor has there been a branch mint lo
cated near the artesian well by sena
torial aspirants the farmers' alliance
or the woman's suffrage lobby. One
needs only to tread the corridors of
the hotels to ascertain whence all
these blessings flow. With the ad
vent of the new year , even before the
legislators , properly upplied with
"annuals" from Omaha to Ogden
and Cheyenne to the Rio Grande , had
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put in an appearance , Lincoln was
swarming with a horde of thimble-rig-
glers , confidence men , scavengers , and
whisky sponges , who hsd been brought
hither from Omaha and the way sta
tions on -Nebraska railroads , to
.assist the legislature in arriving at a
proper understanding of its duties
.ccording . to
THE MONOPOLY CODE.
The head. lubr. cater of these polit
ical "road agents" is the redoubtable
Jchn M. Thnrstbn , their chief scav
enger Frank Nagle , alias Walters ,
their head cracksman , key-hole and
transom reporter , Jim O. West , act
ing assistant chief lubricator , Colonel
Frank Hsnlon , and consulting a tor-
ney of projected anaconda railroads ,
Captain Mitchell. With such a favor
able array of expert lubricators ,
"maverickers" and rounders , there
was quite a little drove of merchanta
ble cattle corralled , but still not
enough io ball the market for Church
Howe on the speakership and put
Church Howe's preferred candidate ,
the "boy governor , " into Paddock's
shoes.
THE OIL BOOM.
Located at the head of the stiirs , in
the second story of the Commercial
is room No. 7 , where the head lubricator
cater does the "amiable" for rural
gudgeons , who are enticed into , his
lalr'ny'the cappers anTT'slrikers that
swarm in the corridors and on the
stairway. Nearly every member , upon
entering this abode of the wicked , is
requested to inspect the map of a pro
jected railroad connecting his town
and county with "Jay Gould's over
land , " which he is assured will be
built next season , provided the gulli
ble member -will support the candi
dates and measures of the head lubri
cator. After the anaconda has been
uncoiled , and "gullible" has swallowed
the bait , he Is politely Invited to a lit
tle room adjoining No. 7 , which is
known as the oil room. Here he can
te t the medicinal properties of sev
eral black jugs , which are uncorked
by Colonel Mike Hanlon , with a beam
ing smile. The oiled member in due
time makes his exit out cf an entrance
which , In accord twith , the eternal fit
ness of thingsi 'is- opposite to the
chamber occupied by the champion of
temperance , Church Howe. ,
During the senatorial contest this
suite of lubricating rooms , was an in
genious and luppy arrangement.
When a pliant member passed the
front door of the Commercial , ho was
seized and roped in by Frank Nsgle-
Walters , landed at .the staircate and
drawn np by Jim 0. West , and po
litely bowed into the presence of ex-
Speaker Msthewsou , who introduced
him to the head lubricator. In a few
minutes the oiling preccss limbered
tkM tongue and unlimbered the le s of
Mr. Gudgeon , and he was pushed
across the corridor into the embrace
of ( He acrobatic Church Howe , and the
august presence of the boy governor.
This pen-picture of the monopoly
dragnet has been vouched for by
members who went through that mill ,
and my personal observations while
passing through the corridors con
vince me that it is not over drawn.
I should not put myself to the
troubk of producing this sketch now
were it not tor the fact'that the roping
in and lubricating process still con
tinues.
A HEEDED INVESTIGATION.
In view of the fact that auper-hn-
man efforts are now being made by
the monopoly crew to prevent the
regulation of railways , and legislation
to put a stop\o extortion and discrim
ination , an Investigation Into the
methods they pursue , and means they
have'resorted to , is not only timely ,
but imperatively demanded. For
weeks a shameless and reckless system
of debauchery and corrupt manipula
tion ot members has been going on
within eight of the capltol , and
I am confident an investigation will
bring about some startling disclosures.
A SALTED BONANZA/
Th"k state vhu [ made some costly ,
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. biO
but unproductive , experiments In ia-
line business , In years pwt j.'and I f ear
'the bill introduced by Mr 81pcurab/
looking to the development of. the
saline interests of thn state -would be
the saltiest experiment of thorn'all. '
The greater portion oft our saline
lands were -voted away by previous
legislatures for the erection of the pen
itentiary , and only about fourteen *
sections remain unsold. This land ,
is said to comprise * iome cf the
choicest and hiost valuable lands
owned by ihe state.Mr. . Slocumb's
saline bill provides In section one that
the bo rd of public lands and build
ings shall , within sixty days after this
act becomes.a law-require the land
commissioner to appraise these saline
lands , except such as are included in
the saline basin near this city ; also
each salt spring in the state with forty
acres of the laud upon which such'
spring is looted. ? j
Section twa rrqnirea tha land comj j
: missToner to advertise the saline lands j
for sale , and have them sold at public
sale , at any price not below appraised
valuation. The proceeds froji these
sales shall be deposited in the state
treasury , and placad to the credit of
the saline fund.
Section three requires the commis
sioner , just as soon as $5,090 has
been realized from these land sales ,
to contract tor building dykes and
digging ditches , to prevent the over
flow of the big salt basin at Lincoln
from being flooded with fresh water ,
these expenditures to continue until
the ditching and dykes are complete.
Section four directs the board of
public works to invest the surplus
from saline land sales In pumps , pipes
and machinery to pump the brine in *
to reservoirs and acqueductiralio to
be constructed out of the saline fund ,
and to supply manufacturers of salt
with brine in the largest quantity and
best quality.
Section five directs the commis
sioner to sink s lt wells with the
residue of the saline fund.
Section six requires the board of
public lands to employ a geolo
gist to keep record of all
geological strata and pay him ont of
the saline fund not to exceed $250.
Section eight authorizes the board to
contract with individuals or corpora
tions for the manufacture ot'.the brine ,
pumped by the state into the reser
voirs and acqueducts , into salt at a
royalty of one cent per bushel. Such
contracts not to exceed a term of
thirty years. The contractors may at
the expiration of their lease remove
all their improvements or exact pay
for the same from the state. Section
nine requires the state board to keep
the Hitches , dykes , reservoir * and ac
queducts in good reptir , and the ex
pense of such repairs shall be paid ont
of the saline fund. Section ten ap
propriates $75,000 ont of tne saline
fund for the purpose of carrying out
this act.
act.A
A CAT IN THE MEAL TUB.
There are half a dozen cats in this
briny meal tub. In the irst place
there is a splendid chance for a land '
ring to gobble the fourteen sectionsof , '
saline lands. There Is no limit to
the appraisement of the lands by the
land commissioner , and , although the
sale is public , a land ring may buy
them in at a song if the inside men
can arrive at an understanding with
the commissioner. In the second
place the proposed ditching and dyk
ing , the building of reservoirs and ac-
queductr , digging of saU wells at the
expense of the state savors of jobbery
and would inevitably lead to a big
steal. Possibly the old lessee * of the
salice basin , who had a good deal of
broken down machinery , old pipes and
wor hi ess trumpery , would realize on
their former investment by selling
out to the commissioner.
Lastly , the proposition to furnish
brine to salt manufacturers , keep the
wells , dykes , ditches and reservoirs IB
repairs at the state's expense , would
be a gigantic job. Nobody has ever
proposed such an arrangement in all
the multifarious saline bills that have
been up and down before previous leg
islatures. If the state is to go to all
the expense of digging saline wells ,
building reservoirs and dykes , and
pumping brine , they might as well do
the manufacturing of the salt , which
is very inexpensive when the brine is
furnished ready to flow into evaporat
ing vats. The $75,000 appropriated
in this bill would only be the fore
runner of other appropriations , and
the chancas are that the royalty would
be eaten np by ihe cast of keeping tne
wells , pnmpa and dykes in repair.
Mr. Slocumb evidently has good in
tentions in desiring to develop our sa
line interests , but he ought to acquaint
himself with the history cf i aline leg
islation in Nebraska , and also ascer
tain whether the proposed expariment
is not a mere device to secure posses
sion of valuable lands at nominal fig
ures. E. ROSKWATEB.
fires.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , la. , Februarys
1 a. m A fire Sunday evening nearly
swept ont of existence the town of
Walnut , this county , on the Rock
Inland road.
MILWAUKEE , Februarys 1 a. m.
A. fire at Omar , Wit. , Sunday night
destroyed one-half of the b siness portion
tion of the town.
ST. Louis , February 8 1 a. m. A
fire last night in the lower part of the
city destroyedthy stock and buildings
of three large firms. The loss will
approximate over half a million del
lars.
ELECTRIC BRIEFS.
CpecUl Dlnwtchei to The Bee
Addison Rowland , > .miserly bache
lor , died in Meadville , Pa , yesterday
of neplect , He refused to pay for
medicine and would not allow himself
removed to a hospital. About $5000
were found in the house , and alto
gether he was worth about $15,000.
The city authorities of St. Louis
are making a raid on the gambling
houses.
Four hundred Louisville ( By- ) ci
gar makers struck yesterday. They
ask an advance of n dollar a thousand
all round.
Abe Barnes , a freighter , was asked
to drink by James Fowler , at Cu ter
City , Black Hills , Sunday night , and
refusing , was shot dead by Fowler ,
who was taken away by vigilantes and
his body'found Monday hanging to a
tree.
tree.The
The floods in California continue ,
and it is expected that the warm rains
have melted the snow in the moun
tains , which will raise the -waters in
the valleys still higher.
All that part of New Orleansknown
M Oldtown , was yesterday submerged
by the breaking of the levee.
Moody and Sankey are having unus
ually good success on the Pacific coast
and announce that for the present
they will remain there , i
TflENEWNOETHWEST ,
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> Bapld Development of the Re-
J sources of the Mountain
f Country.
.Description of the Thriving
' V- Toung Oity of Blackfoot.
Cfirtesporideaco tit the Bee.
BLtcKFooT , Idahoj February 2
188L Few persons have any idea
how rapidly this great northwest coun
try is being developed how the des
ert and waste places are being con *
verted into plessant habitations , and
brought tbyfeld richly , In return for
Ihe labors of the miner and ranch *
man. It seems but a few months
since this country was used only as a
route over which lumbered the heav
ily loaded wagons and stage coaches
as they passed from the Central Pacific
railway at Corinne , north to points In
Montana. Then , to reach Helena ,
a stage ride occupied many days in
spanning the five hundred miles , and
the trip was to tedious that few , ex
cept the most robust , could endure
the fatigue and wearynees of such a
journey. To day one can enter the
train at Ogden In the evening and In
twenty-four hours , land at the north
ern terminons , three hundred and
fifty miles from Ogdou , and iiutead of
reaching there worn out , can recline
in the magnificent little Pullman
sleeping cars , and feel so refreshed as
to be ready to at once take the stages
for either Butte , Virginia City and
Helena. But It is not our desire in
this letter to describe travel inMon-
taua , but rather to talk of this place ,
and tell of Its locality and some of
the prominent features which will do
much to make this place grow in Im
portance. It is distant from Ogden
one hundred and seventy-eight miles ,
and the location is a good one for
such a town as this is destined to bs-
come. One year ago three houses and
eleven persons constituted all there
was here towards a town. The rich
mineral districts to the west and
northwest of Wood river and Salmon
river countries , have wrought a won
derful change , and now we find here
a population of about four hundred
people. The rough , tent-like houses
have given way to fine residences and
stores , which exhibit good taste in
design and construction. The Utah
& Northern railway trains pass through
at the proper hours for supper and
breakfast , hence It is an important
eating station , with one of the best
houses of that class in the west. The
house is large and well adapted to
the purpose , and the proprietors are
such good caterers that the
Keeuoy house has already
gained a good reputation. Nu
merous stores carry good stocks
and have a lucrative trade , while the
freighting business the past season assumed
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sumed immense proportions. Teams
load for Wood river country , 150
miles distant , also for Challis , Caster
City , anu Bonanza , which are from
130 to nearly 203 miles distant , and
push out across the great plains for
their destinations. These teams are
composed of from two to eight spans
of animals hitched. to one large wagon ,
behind which are three smaller ones ,
as "trails , " all loaded with such goods
and machinery as is needed in the
development , of mines and prospect
ing for mineral. Once on the road ,
feed and water are carried along , and
camp is made each evening for resting
men and animals , and thus each day
is spent in pushing ahead , requiring
about one month to make the ronnd
trip of 200 miles each way. Stages
arrive and depart each day , except
Sunday , carrying passengers , mail ,
and express. While much of the
prosperity of Blackfoot is due to these
rich mineral districts , there is much
here to make thla a good town. Lo
cated so near the Snake river , the
land all around is of , fine quality ,
which , when , once irrigated and
brought under cultivation , wlU pro
duce fine crops of such cerials as can
be grown upon western aoiL The cli
mate is mild for so high an elevation.
Rich placer mines are found along the
Snake river bottoms , and these gravel
beds are being made productive of
gold through washings. Persons en
gaged in hydraulic mining report sat
isfactory results ; yet claim that with
better machinery , and improved ap
pliances , the result would be much
greater. Gold in a state of fine flow
is found mixed with soil , and is taken
up by quicksilver , while a black sand ,
also in the same macs , is rich with
gold , and persons are experimenting
with a view of securing some practical
proceis by which that gold can be ex
tracted at profit from the black sand.
If once this end is obtained , these
Snake river bars will yield great
wealth to the miners. A canal twen
ty-five miles long will soon bring
water from Blackfoot river into this
town for the use of citizen * and Irri
gating our lawns and gardens. The
town is located between Blackfoot
and Snake rivers , and an old channel
of the former runs near the town. By
cutting a short canal the river has
been turned into this old. channel ,
and brought ss near town that another
canal at this end , one mile long , sends
the water through our streets , and
thus the work of nature has done the
most In giving a good water supply.
For a frontier town , Blackfoot com-
pates favorably with the best in re
gard to her enterprising citizens ,
good buildings , excellent society , and
quiet and peaceable inhabitants. A
lot has lately been secured for the
erection of an M. E. church ; good
schools have been provided , and the
spirit of Improvement in all matters
of general interest abounds. During
the coming season thousands of people
will pass through here on their way
to the new Eldorado of Wood river
country and Salmon river localities.
In my next letter I will describe the
route to these points , and give the
reader seme idea of the wonders of
the great plains of lavobeds , which , to
all lovers of the wonderful in nature ,
possess peculiar attractions as an Im
mense curiosity which has pozzled the
brain of scientific men. Bnt , in writ
ing of this town , my letter would be
incomplete if r failed to 'note the ex
tent of this vast valley , as a stock conn-
try , of which Blackfoot is the head
quarters for the owners of vast herds.
Dozens of stock men spend their time
here , while their animals , guarded by
herders , roam over the vait plains ,
and amid the foot-hills skirting this
valley. All these men' grow rich
EX
through the growth of their stock.
An iron bridge , 500 feet lone , is now
being placed across Snake river , near-
town , which will add much to the
facilities ef crossing that rapid and
treacherous stream. Heretofore a
cable ferry has done service as a moans
of crossing. We have a weekly news
paper , under the title of The Register ,
to advocate our wants and tell the local
news. M.
CAILECRAMS.
Sped * Dispatches to Tas Bn.
LOXPON , February 8 1 a. m.
Seventeen persons perished by an ex
plosion at.Whitefiold colliery.
The"pi eon match at Hendon be
tween Dr. jOarver and Scott , each
shooting 100 pigeons for 203 a aide
and the championship , was von by
Carver by two thirds. The score
stood Carver sixty-six , Scott six.
CONSIDERATION TOE DAV1TT.
The home secretary said that orders
had been given to treat Davltt with
all possible indulgence. He occupies
a room with bedding , and is kept
apart from the other convicts. He
will not be subjected to ordinary pris
on labor , but must wear convict dress'
MISAPPLIED OEABITr.
A Minister Charged with Spec
ulating on the Misfortunes
of the Destitute.
VAUOAN , Gospel co. , Neb. , )
January 31,1881. )
To the Editor of Tgs Biz.
Will you kindly publish this letter
for the benefit of people of this coun
ty ? Qaite an amount of aid has been
sent to Fnrnas county which never
reached those for whom it was intend
ed. That sent to Elk Greek precinct
is not distributed to the satisfaction
of the people , because the man who
gets it don't do the fair .thing. He
takes the first choice of everything
that comes , and then gives what is
left to his immediate friends. If any
one crosses him they don't get any
thing to amount to beans. This aid
is sent to Rev. J. Parkyn. Now , our
people ask that this aid be sent to
some one else for distribution. What
we want is a man who will distribute
it fairly , and not speculate on the
misfortunes of the destitute. There
are a number here who need aid , amd
will suffer without it , owing to the
scarcity of corn. This same man ,
Parkyn , has also received money ,
and where it has gone no one knows.
As to the provisions , some people got
only twenty five pounds of corn meal ,
while the reverend's friends got fifty
pounds , and he one hundred pounds
of wheat flour , and his wife a nice
pair of shoes. The money has gone ,
just where Idontknow _ ! , nor any one
else , and the preacher boasts that no
one ever will know >
Now , Mr. Editor , the wishes of the
people are that any more aid sent us
be given to'J. H. Wiett , of Arrapahoe ,
Fnrnas county , for distribution.
WILLIAM DODD.
GENUINE WESTKBN SPIRIT
IS WHAT THE XNAUQUEAL COMMITTEE
AX WASHINGTON IS MANIFESTING IK
THE DETERMINATION TO MAKE IT THE
BIGGEST EVENT IS HISTORY.
From'the St. Louts Kepubllcan.
The general committee in charge of
the inauguration proceedings at Wash
ington next month appear to be com
posed of men who must have'1 at some
period of their lives , lived west , and
been imbued with the true spirit of
enterprise. Certainly the gentlemen
at the head of it are energetic , and so
progressive as to Insure the complete
ness of every detail in such good time
as to leave no chance for a failure.
Money rolls in to pay for expenses
without stint , and while it is not
known publicly just now how much
has been subscribed , it must be in the
neighborhood of thirty-five to forty
thousand dollars. The plans perfect
ed for the display , and attendant pro
ceedings , is upon a very elaborate
sole , and calls for the employing of
not only very liberal means , but
brains of ho mean order. Among the
grand features , it is proposed to throw
arches across Pennsylvania avenue
for every state In the Union. Each
arch In some way to ba distinctive of
the commonwealth in whose honor it
will be constructed. Other arches
will be placed at the entrance of the
capltol grounds , at the treasury build
ing , and at the White House , and
other prominent points throughout
the city. In addition to these decora
tions , all the public buildings , and
very many private structures
will be profusely embellished with
flags and bunting , and if the weather
is only propitious the spectacle pre
sented will eclipse anything of the
kind ever before attempted , in the
country. The acceptances of invita
tions to military organizations are al
ready so general as to lead to the be
lief that there will be folly twenty
thousand uniformed men in line , not
counting the civic , Masonic and other
association. _ . The matter of providing
accommodations for the immense num
ber of people in attendance has been
given no little thought , and through
the co-operation of the Baltimore and
Ohio road it has been settled In the
most satisfactory manner , The.B. &
0. is the only double tra'ck > etween
Washington and Baltimore , and with
its very extensive , facilities can readily
carryouttlia promise 'made , which is
to' run trains every half hour between
the.two cities. This will ; leadto'ihe
practical throwing open/of the-hotela
'
of Baltimore to' ' '
those-fn'a'ttepdaBce
upon the Jnaugnntioa7and''ttiet ride
belng-but one hour-theprbbibllUies
are .that those who atopin : Baltimore
will reach the capital -In fnllyas
quick time as those'who stop at'the
Washington hotels , The Washing
ton depot of ihe line-is > immediately
"
adjaceaUo" the capltol grounds."and
the , Baltimore depot * with'la a few
squares of the leading hoteli oCthe
city.rT&0 exceedingly 'moderate
charges made at tKe BaltimW hotels
wULremaln to force , Ithefprbprletors
pledging themselves not ! to" ) increase
their rates in any respect. The fare
between the two cities will not be
more than sixty cents
, which is a mere
nominal rate. The Baltimore and
Ohio , being theonlydlrect linefrom'SE.
Louis and the west to Washington , its
train reaching there seven hours in ad
vance of the fastest trains by other
lines. The number which will go by
this line Is
simply beyond computation.
In order to fully accommodate this
greatly increased travel , the Balti
more and Ohio has put on extra slenp-
ers and a large number of new coaches ,
and will afford every possible comfort
and convenience in reaching the na
tional capital. The company has re
cently issued a very neat little circu
lar containing sketches of the presi
dents from the foundation of the
union to the present time , and also
giving the official programme of the
committee in charge of the inaugura
tion. The circular can be obtained
from any of the B. & O. agents , or by
dropping a postal card to 0. K.Lord ,
G. P. A. , Baltimore , Md. , and it will
be forwarded by return mail.
Temperance in Kansas.
Special.Dispatch ta thi Chicago Tilbnne.
TOPEKA , Kaa. , February 4. The ar
guments before the supreme court for
determining the question of the con
stitutional amendment prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of liquor were
concluded to-day. The attorneys for
tbe ! state were Willard Davis , A. B.
Jetmore , A. H. Vance , J. J. Back ,
Judge Culver and L. B. Kellcgg.
Those against the amendment were
J. Martin , W. C. Webb , 0. N. Sterry ,
Thomas P. Fenton , and W. C. Gil-
patrick. "The argument of the attor
neys in opposition to the amendment
were aimed at the sufficiency of the
law authorizing the submission of the
question. Willard Divia closed for
the state thia forenoon. He reviewed
the proceedings of the legislature In
the passage of the law submitting the
amendment to the people , and argued
that there was no informality that
could fatally affect the status of the
amendment. Judge Webb closed
for the other side , and gave
a history of the progress of the amend
ment through the senate and house in
1879 , as shown by the three journals ,
and claimed that the resolution was
not set forth in the legislative pro
ceedings , as the constitution required
that , to make the act valid and a gov
erning one , every requisition must bo
observed ; that , Inasmuch as the law
was not specific in authorizing the
election officer to proceed in the mat
ter of counting and declaring the vote ,
it was ineffectual and null. '
The constitutionality of'the ' amend
ment aa affected by the constitution
of the United States was argued at
great length , and sections from diff
erent state constitutions cited and
elaborated upon. A number of ladies
and gentlemen were present during
the proceedings. At the close of the
arguments the court touk < a receis. It
is probable that a decision will be
reached by Tuesday next , and the de
cision will determine the character ? f
the laws to be passed on the subject
by the present legislature. It ia the
general impression that the court will
hold the amendment to be valid and
in full force.
Tne Telegrapn Monopoy.
New York Special Chicago Tribune.
Rnfns Hatch , when asked vhat he
had to say about the consolidation of
the telegraph companies , said : ' 'When
Tweed and Sweeney were running
this city , and the Times exposed their
little game , Tweed turned to the pub
lic and asked ; 'What are you going
to do about it ? ' That la just what
Gould and Yanderbilt are saying to
the citizens of New York to-day.
Tweed and Sweeney found ont what
was going to bo done about it , and
Gould and Vanderbllt will find ont in
time. I have heard that the new con
solidation company intends to remove
its officjs from thia city. Bank
robbers generally get away from the
scene of their operations , but these
men have an advantage over bank
robbers. The governor of the state ia
a director of the Western Union. The
senate of the state is with them , and
the judges of the supreme court stand
by them.
UNDER THEME CIRCUMSTANCES
I cannot see that there ia any very im
mediate necessity for them to remove
their offices from this state. They ara
safe , so fir aa the hw is concerned ,
but I want to say this : If Gould and
Yanderbilt can rob the public of § 15-
000,000 by injecting that amonnt of
water Into the stock of the Western
Union company , the time has come , in
my opinion , when the laws of the ;
state should be changed. Every
man should he allowed to carry a
revolver and bowie knife , with the
privilege of attacking any person on
Wall street whom he supposes to have
money in his possession. In other
worda , the time has come when high
way robbery should ba legalized.
RECLAIMING BORNEO MONEY.
BONDS AND NOTES FROM THE TIOOA DIS
ASTER IN THE TREASURY DEPART
MENT.
Philidelj-hla Record.
The American Express company ,
which had several safes In the fire at
recent railrocd disaster at Tloga City ,
New York , has aent the safes to the
treasury department at Washington.
The company did not open the safes ,
as they contained among other things
paper money , that if burned would be
destroyed beyond all hope of redemp
tion if carelessly handled. The safes
have been opened in the basement of
the treasury. A full force of experts
from the redemption division of the
treasurer's office is at work picking out
and identifying their contents. In
the burnt mass were found jewelry ,
including a lot of diamonds and
watches , gold and silver coin , legal
tender notes , national bank notes ,
government coupons and railroad
bonds. The coin , which had been
melted hi all manner of shapes , will go
to the mint aa bullion. The
jewelryexcept the diamondsis worth-
leas , but with it the treasury has noth
ing to do. The burnodr legal-tender
notes are being skillfully separated by
the aid of sharp , thin knives. Al
ready the express company ia safe in
at least $7000 for the legal-tender
notes. The notes were a black mass
with slight' crevices on the sides ,
showing the separation of note from
note. The scaley and brittle remains
were separated with great care. The
experts , by examination , were ena
bled to identify , the notes , together
with their respective numbers. They
will be replaced by new notes. The
work on the legal-tenders is not yet
over. The bank notes have not been
touched as yet. One young lady Is
busy on the coupons , and has identi
fied a number of 4 per cent , coupons
representing $5000 each , and 4 | per
cent , coupons representing $1175
each. These will also be redeemed.
The railroad bonds , of. course , are not
redeemable by the government , bnt
they will be identified. The b nk
notes , when identified , will be re
deemed. Such ia the expertnesswith
which , apparently , nothing but black
brittle masses are handled that it ia
very likely that every note , coupon
and bond that1 was burned will be
' separated and identified. -
PUSHIMrOE THE PASS.
Active Eailroad Operations in
the Northern Part of
Colorado ,
The Union Pacific Begins
Work on the Upper
Poudre.
Prospect of a Lively Competi
tion.
Fort Col'.lna ( CoL ) Express.
The railroad plot thickens , and all
manner of rumors are flying about
town. The arrival in Fort Collins , two
weeks ago , of a party of surveyors and
engineers , in the employ of the Union
Pacific railroad company , set the com
munity all ageing , but the excitement
has only increased with subsequent de
velopment. The party was in com
mand of Mr. S. H. Collins , an old
and experienced engineer , and long in
the service of the Union Pacific. The
party made their headquarters at the
Tedmon house. For two days Mr.
Collins rode over the country appar
ently prospecting. On the third the ,
party all started np the Poudre with
instruments and full surveying outfit ,
and have since been at work in Pleas
ant valley. In the meantime S. E. Bar
neythe chief of the party of surveyors
who recently located a route from a
fovr miles east of Fort Collins to the
littie narrows'of the Poudre in the
interest of the Denver , Salt Lake and
Western railroad company pr , as ia
anpposed , the Chicago , Burlington &
Quincy under another name still re
mains in Collins and takes an occa
sional np the vallay and into the can
yon. Mr. J. S. Cameron , , the agent
for the company , ia occasionally seen
in Collins , but is always quite reticent
aa to his future plans. Tuesday the
Chicago , .Burlington & Qaincy engin
eers were running leads through Mr.
Toft's place at Laporte. Twenty
miles of the route has been located tea
a point about two miles above C. H.
Marsh's plice at Laporte. Enough has
been done by this company to secure
the right of way through the canyon.
The report comes that the Union
Pacific snrveyora have began their
survey , using the very stakes set by
the-Chicago , Burlington & Qaincy.
This would indicate either that some
arrangement had been made between
the two companies by which both are
to use the same location , or that the
Union Pacific wonld attempt to oust
the Chicago , Burlington & Qaincy.
There is a report that an agreement
has been entered into by which the
two companlcj will occupy the pass
conjointly. Thia seema hardly reason
able in view of the well known rivalry
between the two lines. On the oth.r
hand , many anticipate a repetition of
the struggle witnessed some three or
four years ago in the Grand canon ; in
fact Poudie canon Is getting to be
known locally as Grand canon.
Some doubts were entertained at
first aa to the real purpose of the
movement on the part of the U. P. ,
but recent events go to prove that the
company "means business. " Tha snr
veyora were followed this week by
several gangs of laborers. On Mon
day a party of twenty-seven arrived
on the night train from Omaha. Tues
day as many more arrived , and the
railroad men say that additional labor
ers will arrive daily. Some say that
within thirty days 1,000 men will
have arrived and will be at work in
the canon. The laborers are in'
charge of George F. Bancroft , who
represents C. W. Collins , the con
tractor , who is building the Jules-
burg branch of the Union Pacific.
Mr. Bancroft said he could not speak
for the ccnpany , aa he was merely in
the employ of the contractor. When
asked aa to his opinion of the ultimate
result of the movement , he give it as
his personal opinion that the road
would be put through , and that , too ,
with despatch. He said that the men
had already been set to work on rock
work in the canyon. Grading will
probably begin as soon as aoon as the
frost is out of the ground.
Underground Telegraph Wirea.
Referring to the recent interruption
by storms of .elegrapic communica
tion in Great Britain , Mr. Siemens ,
the eminent telegraph constructor ,
writes to The London Times a letter ,
in which he says :
When , in ihe year 1840 , the Prus
sian government decided upon the
construction of electric telegraphs it
adopted an underground system ,
which did not prove practically suc
cessful , owing to a want of experience
in insulating the conductors and in
protecting them against the attacks
of animals and. of grad
ual decay. The German govern
ment , nothing daunted by the
comparative failure of these early ex
perimenta decided five years ago to
resort again to the underground sys
tem for the principal lines of commu
nication throughout the country. So
complete has foen their success that ,
after having laid down some 8,000
miles of underground insulated wire ,
they have resolved upon a considera
ble farther extension. The plan adop
ted In Germany consists in closing
seven or more separately insulated
Ljnductora , within "a core of moist
hemp , surrounded by a complete
sheath of iron wire , which , again
is covered with a layer o"
hemp yarn , impregnated with i
protecting compound. These land
cables are wound upon drums at the-
sheathing works , and after being sub
jected to careful electrical teats , are
paid ont of trenches three feet deep ±
and covered np. I may state ,
think , without fear of contradiction
that on these 8,000 miles of under
pronnd wires , part of which have now
been down for five years , no expendi
ture for maintenance has been in
curred , and , judging by the perfect
condition of the cables , it is not like
ly that any repair will bo required
for many years to come.
What baa thus been done In Ger
many might , one would think , be
done here.
Undoubtedly the beat shirt in the
United States is manufactured at the
Omaha Shirt Factory. The superiority
of Material and workmanship , com-
oined with their great improvements ,
that Is Reinforced fronts , Reinforced
backs and Reinforced sleeves , makes
their shirt the most durable and best
fitting garment of the kind , ever
manufactured at the moderate price of
$1.50. Every shirt of our make is
guaranteed first-class and will refund
the money if found otherwise.
We make a specialty of all wool ,
03P-
3D O IM : E S T-XG-S'T
A. GRUIGKSHANK & GO ,
Have JUST BEOEIYED and will ofiertKa week
TWENTY BALES AND SEVENTEEN
of the following Goods , direct from the Mais , and aa we must fcava
a ouick and ready sale for this large qnantitv of Goods , we' will
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offer thsm at the
-.Regular Jobbing Price ,
contenting ourselves with a jobbers' profit. The following is
list of the Goods 6
a m this lot :
PRINTS , PRINTS , PRINTS , PRINTS ,
Lancaster , Berwicks , Harmony , Pacifies , Anconasr Manchester ,
Merrimaca and Knickerbockers.
GINGHAMS , GINGHAMS , GINGHAMS.
Lancasters , Bates , Household and Amoskea ? .
BLEACHED MUSLINS , BLEACHED MUSLINS ,
Lonsdale , Fruit of the WamauttaandNew YorkJaills
UNBLEACHED MUSLINS , BLEABHED UNMUSLINS
Indiau Head , Great Western.
SHEETINGS BLEACHED. -
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Wamsutta , NewYork Mills , FeppereJ , Boston , Bllerstown Ne-w
Mills and Boston.
SHEETINGS UNBLEACHED.
Lowell , Boston , Pepperel ,
There can he no hotter opportunity to make your purchrses of such Mods
than NOW , there is little chance of
prices. as our being again able to duplicate these
FOREIGN GOODS.
We are offering the most complete line of HOUSEKEEPING GOODS
we have ever shown , including a splendid line of TABLE CLOTHS and
NAPKINS and TOWELS , and a splendid line of EMBROIDERIES In
en
tirely New Designs , and at most reasonable prices '
A. GRUIGKSHANK & GO.
EDHOLM
ERICKSOE
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Wholesale sad Retail
factoring
JEWELERS ,
LABQMT STOCK OF J >
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Gold and Silver WatclTes
and-Jeirerryin"the , .
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City. M .1 *
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Gome and See Our Stock
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as We Will Be Pleased
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to Show Goods.
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EDHOLM & ERIGXSON ,
' 15Ui & Podge , Opposite
HORSE SHOES
AND KAILS ;
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Iron and WagonjStock ,
the Best Assortment of
WHEELS.
in the West.
At Chicago JMces. "d *
W.J.BROATCrH'i
Harney Street , rOmaha.f
Man ictarer ot all kind * ot . ,
Summer Bologna ( Oarvelat Worst ) a
SAUSAGE Specialtiy. Orders promptly filled ,
, 1714 Burt St. , Omaha Neb. '
Shaker , and Canton flannel , also
chemois underwear , made up with 8
view to comfort , warmth and durabil
ity. To invalids and weak-lunged
persons ire offer spoilal inducements
in the manner these goods are.made
for their protection.
* Pff. GOTTHEIMEB ,
19(17J ? rn in street.
H. R. KISDON ,
General Insurance Agent ,
PECENIi ASSOluu.vw < * . . . J. Lon
don , dab AsaeU . | 5,107,1IJ
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THE MERCTIAJilS , ot Newark , K. J. , l.OCC.OO
OIBARD FIREFUladelphU.CapitaI. . l.OOC.COO
NORTHWKSTEBK KATIONAI.C p-
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HRKMEN-3 FOND. California . 806 U >
BKITISHAMEKICAASSOBANCZCo 1,200,000
NEW A IK FIRE INS , CO. , Aswta. . . . 800,000
AMERICA ! " CENTRAL , AswtJ . 300 COO
S art Cor. of FUt ath & Doutta St.
OMAHA. MB.
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Commencing Wedneaday , Feb.19.
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THE MAGIC SLIPPEK ;
NffTfmaldnz a tour under tha spedil mvaga
meatot g
MR. G. D. HESS' ,
canary. { Brooklyn Eajl ,
A perfect Intantila wonder Phlladtl-
phla Inqolrtr.
This fpuklinar Opmtlc Xuilcvpu * bfllaj et-
pedally adapted and arranged for this
company by Hit. J. Xlaoan.
XyRewrred Seat * , one dollar , at Max MtTfT
' Box ! w t open Monday , Feb. 7.
t-t-w - ' * . *
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Jj only 7 sqaarei R. W. ot court hoaw , loca
-.Won sightly. Joha L. McCag s , opporita pott
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