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THE DAILY BEE-OMAHA TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6 Omaha Bee. Fnbltibod every morning , except Sun. ay. The only Monday morning dally , TERMS BY MAIL- One Year.$10 00 I Thrco Monthn.$3.00 Sir Months. . 5.00 | One Month. . . . 1.00 CHE WEEKLY UKE , pubtinhod every Welnosday. TERMS POST PAID One Year $2.00 I Thrco Months. W ) Qlz Months. . . . 1.00 | One Month. . . . 20 AMERICAN NKWS COMPANY , Solo Agents Newsdealers in the United Stales. CORRESPONDENCE All OommnnU , Btfona relating to News and Editorial .natters should be addressed to the Kuiroa or THE BEK. BUSINESS LETTEUS-A11 Buslnea Letters and Remlttancci should bo ad dressed to TUB KEE PonuHHiNO Cour-ANY OMAHA. Drafts , Chocks and Postollico Jrders to bo m.vlo payable to the order of the Company. The BEE PUBLISHING 00 , , Props , E. ROSEWATER Editor. THR bill to rotlro Oonoral Grant with the rank of general of the army li to bo favorably reported to the homo. Two years ago it would have passed ; now the prospects of Its passage are uld to bo hopeless. IT will astonish nobody to loam that Tincont , the absconding Alabama trounror was known an "an amateur of iomo protonnlonu aa n poker player. " Polk , of Tonnr.ssoo , was aflllotod In the amo way , and the taxpayers of both ntatoa will hare to pay the pipor. Ir congress passed a law to make unsuccessful contestants for seats boar the expenses ef the contest It would ftvo the government a great deal of money and diminish the number of contests. The contested election oatoa brought before the prosimt congress have cost the country $03,000. Such appropriations are a standing premium to the running up of hotel and bar bills at Washington. INDIANA wants neither woman suf frage nor prohibition. Both proposed amendments have boon voted down In the state sonnto. The wave of com pulsory toototallsm dooi not seem to bo gaining strength , and the mlllon- Inm of universal euflrAge is as fur dis tant as ovor. Some reforms are prac ticable and others are not. With our present system of legislative obooko and balances it Is difficult enough tn Bocuro these which can bo enforced and which are of admitted public necessity without wasting tlmo on measures whose wisdom is to say the least very doubtful. Tin Sun is otill calling for army redaction , It insists that our skele ton army ought to bo ont down to ton ' thousand men. Mr. Dana was not in favor of army redaction la the days when ho need to travel from corps to corps as assistant necrotary of war under an armed quard. His dislike ol 1 the service dates from the day when General Grant rofasod to make him _ collector of customs at Now York. ' , Slnoo then the Hun haa rhone for ovorythlng else bat the United States army , and Ita editor's quill has uovcr passed ever a ohanco to stab the ear vice , A few monthu residence on the 4 frontier would work a change in Mr. / . ' . Dana's conviotlonn. s IT looks an if tliero wai a great deal of triple tongued lying in Dublin. The Htlrnulatlng rowarda of thousands of pounds offered by the English gov ernment has dovolopud an amazing crop of informers , who suom ready to Bwoar away the lives of their nearcnt relatives to secure patronnqo and plun der from the lord lieutenant. Such glib tongued confessions nro very sus picions. They ought not to bo no- oopted unlcna strongly corroborated by outside testimony. Thnro is a wide spread impression that many iunooont 'men have been hung iu Ireland on Informers' testimony. No guilty ruim ought to escape , but it is better that ton guilty men should evade the pen alty of law than that ouo innocent crobturo should snfl'or fur the guilty. GOLD IN . Gold has boon discovered in the Yukon valley in Alaska , und comblna- lions cf capitalist are forming for tha establishment of the necessary tun- chiuory and mills to conduct op&n- tions on a largo scale. The reports pronounce the deposits exceedingly rich , the quarlz being easily dlhtln- guUlu-d , and much o ! it of a free millIng - Ing quulity. A largo area of placers has * also boon dUcovorcd. The non has created great excitement on the Pacific coast , and it is predicted tlmt a stampede of fortune-seekers will at once not Alaskawards. One report atates that within throe rnontha there will bo 10,000 mon onthagrouud from California and Nevada. Whllo there are good grounds f ot bollovlcg that the uow of rich gold dlicovcrks In Alaska is true , we doubt whether any fjrcat stampede can sot in very soon for the new gold fields , Alaska is a long way distant ' ' ,1 from California , and the Yukon val < ley Is not the most accessible part cl the country. The cost of oullittlnf Is so great , the transportation s j un certain , the country so difficult , the climate ) sorer , and , above all , tht oason In which placer mining ant prospecting can ba carried on Is sc short , that the usual crowd of for tuna hunters would seem to be pretty well cut off for the present at least. Still all experience has shown that the presence cf rich nnd lasting deposits - posits of the precious metals b a won derful stimulus to enterprise. If the Yukon mines are what they have been represented , measures sooner or later will bo taken by consolidated capital lo offbct permanent settlement'upon reg ular lines cf communication and es tablish supply posts. When this is done , a cold climate will provo no great bar to the entrance of the minors. Perhaps this is to provo the opening woclgo to the permanent settlement and development of the cenntry. To most of us Alaska is ntill nearly BH much a mystery us it was when Seward pnrchaocd it from Russia in 1807. It cost the United States $7,000,000 and the only revenue which it has brought in Is a small royalty of several thous ands of dollars a year from the Alaska seal company who own the right to unt in its waters under government rotoction. Alaska is naid to bo oavily timbered and not deficient In , grlcnltural possibilities. If the gold sposlts hold out immigration will ortainiy sooner or later ba attracted o it in largo numbers and the story of lallfornla , Oolorado and the Black llills is likely to bo ropoatod. Moan imo , a territorial government is really needed and congress ought ot bo backward in giving it. RAILROAD LEGISLATION. Now that the senatorial contest Is vor the legislature can concentrate 11 its energies to the work of law making. By all odds the most im ) ortant problem before the legislature i the enactment of well digested and Tactical laws. There Is no further use n trying to investigate the conduct if Nebraska railroads , Through ho efforts of the corporate managers assisted by a willing tool in ho person of Speaker Humphrey the ate inVcstlgatlon was turned Into 'arco. A majority of the committee as packed with men opposed to any nqniry that would expose the abuses if the present system. Every effort f the minority who wore honestly nollnod to bring out the facts was irottlod. The railway managers nijtoad of giving frank and atidid answers to the ques ions asked , blocked the investigation hrough hired attorneys who intor- IOBOU objections to any pertinent In- uiry , and when tboy did answer their 'osponso was , for the most part , friv ilous , ova'ivo and misleading , In vlow of such conduct by the rail way managers , further trifling by the ogislatnro would bo criminal. Enough known about the outrageous exao ions and highway robberies to which iur people are mercilessly subjected o leave the legislature no room for doubt as to its duty to devise measures relief. The opinion of the supreme court has effectually disposed of every prop- sltlou to create a railroad commission , ith oxccntivo power. The section ot the constitution which devolves upon the legislature ho duty of passing laws regulating r.d restricting the railroads , makes it qually impossible for that body to lologato its powers" to a commission ven if it should bo composed of state libers. Nothing , therefore , remains 'or the Icqialiitaro but to draft and .m n laws , which directly regulated freight and passenger charges on allroadu operating iu this state. This was the plati. intention of the conati ution which the legislature cannot ililrk. There tiuod not bo as much diffi culty iu drawing up such a railroad bill its many suppose. Other ctatos hvro already enacted laws to regulate ho railroad charges , and the meatmrcs they have adopted , with such changes as may bo suggested by the conditions of settlement and traffic In our state , may bo used us guides. The first thing to bo considered is a proper chuealGcatlon of freights , arranged ac cording to their bulk , weight , and the rijk of their carrlsgo. The next mat ter is the adjuutmout of the tariffs ac- coidlog to such alnsslficAtlon. Public soutimunt is % ory well agreed thut the passenger late ought not to oxoood throe cents it mile. No argu ments have been advanced by the rail road managers to show thut suoh a rate would work any injustice to the roida That it would temporarily slightly diminish their revenues is neither hero nor thoro. In the end a fairly low rate invariably fttimulatos tr.\vel and payn the beat. Texas , which ( i more sparsely settled than Nebraska in proportion to its ares , restricts all Its railroads to a maximum rate of three cents per milo. There is no reason why our legisla ture should permit a creator one. The maximum tariff should by en forced by proper penalties , and pub licity shou'd bo ( jlvon to established rates. The attorney general and the respective district attorney , should be charged with prosecuting violators ol > f the law. It Is recognized that statis tics bearing upon the management of railroad systems are valuable In Indi cating the operation of laws regulating the railroads and in furnishing mate rial for their amoudmont or extension , With this end in vlow It would ba well for the legislature to delegate to the secretary of sUta the power to celled and tabulate such statistics by send ing out annually to each rail road in Nebraska blanxs with questions relating to the equipment < f the roads , the poescngers and freight transported , the expenses and re ceipts , the cost per ton per mile , revenue onuo from fast freight , upress , sleeping - ing cars and telegraph , etc. This would make the secretary of state a supervisor cf railways , juit as the auditor Is now supervisor of incuranco. The service would bo purely minis terial , and on this account would In no way conflict with the constitutional mandate. It would perform all the duties which any .commission created in Nebraska could peiform. IT was twenty-five cents a mile by Holllday's overland stage line across the plains , and people had to grin and bear it when the U. P. charged ten cents a milo. To reduce passenger fares balovr four cents a milo simply means ruin and starvation to poor $15,000 a year managers like Tom Klmball. Ilp.roiiu is necetsiry in the Kearney reform school for boys. The first stop In the direction of reform must bo the dismissal of the girls from the Institu tion. THR trouble with the Kearney re form school Is that the boys are a trifle fast and the girls a trifle loose. The return of the Mutual Life In surance company of Now York , for the year 1882 , will bo found in our advertising columns to-day. The ex hibit of this , the largest of the life compinlos , is certainly In the highest degree encouraging , and shows that the confidence with which the company is regarded by the public Is deserved one rests upon a sure foundation , cxcellonl management , ample reserves and finan cial resources of great strength. Al the beginning of 1882 the number o policies in force was 101,490 ; now the number is 180,214 , The amount o Insurance outstanding has risen from $315,000,137 on the 1st of January , 1882 , to $329,554,174 at the presom time. The assets of the company which in the previous year had roaohec the lurge aggregate of $94,702,957 , wore during the year still further augmented montod , and ore now np to almos 98 millions ( $97,901,318) ) . These assets comprise ever 47 millions o real estate mortgages , 20i millions o government and other bonds , 17 mil lions of loans on collaterals , prott ] nearly 8 millions invested in real es tate , almost 3 millions of cash , and va rlons other itoms. Court vs. Commlaaion. Darld City Itepubllcin. The people of Nebraska do not wan laws which are liable to bo picked to pieces by the supreme and lower courts , as being unconstitutional When a bill is introduced for passage be the legislature , one of the firs duties of the member , in oar opinion is to ascertain whether or not suol proposed law would , if passed , static the test of the twisting arguments o keen and shrewd lawyora buforo the courts. J. 0. Roberts , representative from this county , having doubts of a law creating a board of railroad com mUeionora being constitutional , Intro duced n resolution in thtf house , there by unking the opinion of the supreme court on this point. The chief justic and judges of the court rendered thol opinion in a communication to the house on thu S5th ! , whlcl ought to put a stop to all further ar gnmont favoring the creation of rail way commission , but U seems that the railroad tools disregard this dachlou and are yet advocating the passage o such a law. The State Journal o last Saturday , in a column article attempts to make its readers boliov that this decision amounts to nothing and would have the legislature pas such a bill. Thu Journal is a firs class paper , but wo believe it shonlc guard the intorostu of the people n well as those of the railroads. Bu The Journal is notnlono inattemptiu to sot aside the decision of the oplnloi of the highest authority cm the inter pretatiou of our statute * . Senator Butler lor , of Pawnee , who has introduced a bill providing for a board of ratlroat commissioners , st > ys that ho care no more for the opinion of th supreme court than for the opinion o the humblobt citizen of the scute , am declares the bill should pass. W would ask , In the numo ot comtno cense , what kind of a position is thi for a lawmaker to tuko ? la it th people who interpret law , or is it th courts ? Senator Butler wan elected t hii proaent position tin on Anti Mono pollst , but his action in this matte would Indicate that hohau been oithe converted to the other side of th house , or that ho is one of these fo lows'who "must ba qnoon or he won * play , " and probably thu latter In true of thin honorable Senator. It would seem so , at least , from h's action concerning his resolution which he wishes the nauuto to | : ais providing for furnishing the oflhcra of the couate with live pipers , five one cent wrap- pora and two three cent stumps. Dur ing the cession of the 24th , ou thu senate r ftalng tn pass this resolution , this hot-headed ex-governor , gave the members fair wuri.m thU taoy should vote on the resolution every d y dur ing the session. "Now without questioning the pro priety of the resolution , is it jnstlc * to his constituents for Butler to pro Bent the thing every day and watte valuable time , simply to gratify hi : boyiehnotisl More work and leas plaj U what the people want. Wo believe that Mr. Butler , as an auti-monopolisl will bear watching. Regulating Imllwuy Outvrgos. The Minnesota legislature has taker hold of the matter of railway chargci with A vigorous hand , Bo far thtrt have boon Introduced as many as sii bills for that purpose , with a proba bllity that many more will follow , One Introduced by P. H. Robllly , i farmer from the southern put of tin tate , will give & fair idea of the gen- rnl character of the others : It provides that all railroad com- anlos shall carry freights lor equal nd reasonable rates , and preterites a onalty of $1,000 , recoverable by an otlon in court ior cither exceeding uch rates or rofueii'g to accept freights Cored. The bill prescribes what hall bo considered as reasonable rates sfollowr : For fourth class freight , ncludlng grain , flour , potatoes , meats , nd heavy groceries , for distances not xcoedlng 10 miles , G cents per ton per miloj 10 and not oxceodlne 20 miles , 4 cents per ton per milo ; 20 and not to pieced 30 miles , 3 cents per ton per mile ; 30 and not to exceed 40 nlles 2J cents per ton per miloj over )0 and not to exceed CO miles , 1 cent per ton per mile ; over CO and not to exceed 70 milea , seven-eighths of 1 ont per mile ; ever 70 and not to ex ceed 80 miles , three-quarters of 1 center > or milo ; 80 miles and not over three- [ uartors of 1 cent per ton nor milo. ' 'or other classes o ! freight the charges which the companies may make are Imltod to 3 cents per milo per ton for irst class , 2 } cents per milo per toner or second claso , and 2 cents per milo ior ton for third class for all dls- anoou. Taxing Boiling Stock In Texas. roreedlnji ol Teiu Uglilature. House bill 166 , introduced by Mr. honowoth , chairman o ( committee on nternal Improvement * , providing for t board of assessment and equalization of rolling stock and other movable > roporty of railroad companies operat- ug in the limits of the State of Texas , waa taken np aa special order. Mr. Ohenoweth said he desired to make few remarks in explanation of the objects of the bill. All laws should bo uniform and cqaal. There was no recognized tribunal for the as sessment and oqnallzttlon of thli species of railroad property. He road from the report of the Comptroller on the sabjsot In support of this position. The two should bo proportioned to the counties through which the roads pass. Under the law the railroad officers made such sworn reports to aaseesori at ahowod vroat inequality. They bavo reported their aggregated expen ditures for building at f 100,000,000 , to say nothing of the rolling stock tha' ' passes over them. Their entire re port , showing only $4,591,000 mova bio property , soulless on corporation ) are said to be , waa ono that should pu thorn to the blnah. It waa a shame and an outrage. Even our common road wagons and carriogca pay on an assessment of $54,000,000 , I find the assessment of the Houston and Texas Central Is $880,000 only. There is no railroad cflicur that should not blush at such an outrage to the people o Toxas. The Gulf and Colorado , too returns an assessment of bat $458,000 The International and Great Northern which traverses so u > uch of the Statn , and has received sc much at the bauds of the legislature , reports that they have only $310,000 worth of rolling stock. I find the reported assessment of the Gil von ton , Houston and Hen derson , $125,000. Why , great God ! the splendid coach which the Galvea- ton News ays was awitched off hero during the session , to appeal to as with tholr splendor , cost aa much us the en tire as o mcnt of the county. [ The bill has since passed both houses of the Texas legislature. ] The National Par * Contract Cheytnno Bun. The dispatches this morning refer to the report of General Sherman regardIng - Ing the Yellowstone park. The general assembly of Illinois haa entered a protest against the lease of the Yellowstone park. It came op in the form of a resolution addressed to the congressional delegation from that otaio. It originated in the senate and passed both houses. Aa the lease rraa the work of an Illinois ox-loglolator , Mr Joslyo , there was special propriety In the action tukou , and it ought to Invo weight. It lookn now as if the Hatch concmo had received its death blow , bat there ciuuld bo no aban- doutuent if the opposition until assur ance on this point la umplo and in dubitable. The agitation has brought to Hunt a suggeativo letter from an army officer1 Guiioral J. S. Brlsbin. This m n of gorolamora noted for his buolnets .v yaslty than for rnsrtM exploits. Ho may bo a good ooldior , ho certainly is a good writer on cattle raising and wool growing on the pitting. Ho has done much to make the public appreciate the rancho business. It seam that he has a quick eye for other sources of revonuo. The letter in qnoition re lates to the navigation of the Yel lowstone lake , L'o wants the privi lege of facilitating travel upon that remote body of water , evidently thinking it a very big thing. "Next year , " ho says , writing under date of September 25 , " 30,000 tonrists will bj in the park , and 100,000 annually thereafter. The navigation of the Yellowstone lake for ten years is worth $1,000,000 to the holdera ; " nnd ho adds , "do anything , judge , do everything to soouro this rli ht. " The letter is to a member of cungroes , Judge Belford , of Colorado. No.v , if the interior department does ita duty ( < tud it certainly looks aa If it would ) , no such monopoly as Brisblu dreams of will ba granted to any body. The badness should bo thrown open to competition. It Is of great importance that the Hatches and llrlablns of the country should under stand distinctly that no monopoly privileges of any kind will bo granted. The people own that park , und thoco who cater for the tourists moot bo content with reasonable compensation , and not attempt any gouge tjjuio. It will not bo tolerated. General Briubln ia highly indignant at the acting eecretary of the interior for uicktng the contract ho did with the Hatch clique. "We have a rnlo in the army , " ho eay , "that n oommnding ofl'uor , being temporarily absent from his command , an oft'ioor who succeeds him in command fchall not issue , grant favors , etc , , but shallconfina himself ta the discharge cf merely routiuo duties , Tlila would bo n good rule to adopt in the departments in Washington. " This is a very good eaggostion , bnt the general would do well to runotubei that "wo have a rule in the army" that officers shall attend to their leqiti- mate bnr.lno.i8 and not go Into ontsldc speculations , especially when thi scheme requires governmental favorit l m for Ita suggestion. The naviga > tlon of the Yollowatone lake IB not t part of the responsibilities ot the army. Ic li not charged that A Blatant Secretary < rotary Joslyn Is a ringster or that he las any other than honorable motives n this Hatch arrangement. He wus 'too fresh. " Uncle Uufus know ho was from the sucker state , and played lira accordingly. Jl s nye tooth have > een cut by this timo. From the qoiBt ctroat cfa _ rural cffico to the glara of ho _ intetior department woo n dnz- ting , not to Bay dazing. Like the ) oy who had been kicked by a mule , ID knows more than ho did , Secretary Teller is familiar with rentier sharpness and Wall street leokness. Ho will look to it while ho s In charge of the interior departmen hat no monopolies are granted , But 10 will not bo there nlwayr , and sub- equent secretaries may bo 1m com- > otont ( o protect the public against ho sharks. Legislation should bo an itired which will , so far aa possible , protect the park from being mndo the iroy of speculators. The warning Already given onght to bo eufficlont tq ccnro the necessary Bofo-guurd ; . FIGHIINQ A LIONESS. A Keeper's UtruRRlo for Life The Fierce Boast at Largo A Nar row Escape. A monster lioness belonging J. IS. Doris's Intir-Ocean Circus created the sensation of the year in tke win'o- quartern of the show in Frankford on Monday evening. Numerous addi tions bavo been lately made to the menagerie of the inter Ocean show , and the animals occupy several build- ugs on Harrison street- . The tropical animals are kept in a room by them selves. This apartment is 50 feet square , and three of the walla are masked in by heavy oak and ron cages. There are three tiers cf these massive dons , and tohlud ho bars of each are from ono to three specimens of rare wild anlisals. The lions , tigers , leopards , panthers and hyenas are imprisoned iu the low er dons , while the smaller animals and tropical birds occupy the upper tiers. In the center of the room is an im mense steve , which Is kept rod hot night and day. A tame pelican , three created cockatoos , a fUmlngo , half a dozen rnonkoye , and a family of per. forming dogs formed a drowsy clrcb around the glowing stove yesterday afternoon. A row of elephants along the east wall stood up to their knees in fragrant hay , and in stalls near by were a score ot other herbivorous ani mals from South Africa. High above the tiern of cages are the sleeping bunks of the attendants of the unl mats. mats.Tho The dozen lions in the collodion are as fine apocimyn us have over bsei : seen in captivity. Juno , the largest lioness of the lot , is five yews old. Until lai > Bummer she won rogardc-d'au ono ot the b-st dbpositicnpd bta'.tsjcf herspecien. In June , 1882 , auotho lionoca in the menagerie became tin mother of three cubs. Juuo , win occupied au adjoining cage during th < travels of the Inter Ocean show , became came greatly interested in the cnbi and waa in the habit of watchihg them for hours &t a time. Lise fill the mother of trio cabs dlod and thny wore raised by hand. Juno's intoroe in the leonine babies increased afte the death of their mother , and finally she became BO jealous that when any one approached the cubs she would become come furious with rage , In the anl rnal house Juno occupies a cigo in the lower tier in the north wall. The cubs , which now weigh about fifteen pounds each , are lodged in the lower tlor at the east wall. This onablcn Juao to have an unobstructed vieir of ( heir cage. Just before dark on Monday even Ing Mr. Man Iu was feeding the anl mutn. He gave the cubs thuir hhir < ot liver , und piuned n moment to fondle dlo thorn. Thla put Juno in n frlgh' ' . ' ful rage. Marvin turned to quiet her , and na ho advanced toward the cag < he stumbled and fell against the bars In an instant eho seized his right arm above the elbow In order to protec ! ii.i head and body the man f jll , and wish his loft hund grasped the bottom of the cago. Juno ho'd ' hs ! right arm with one paw and s'rac'c through the bars at his ho < d with the other. A lad named Ionahue grabbed an iron t > * r and tried to make Juno drop Marvin. The boy'a efforts only Increased the rage of the ba.iet. By ( his time every animal in the place was wildly excited , and thuir roara and crita wore heard cquaros awuy. To Incroiio iho din the ani- nnla of O'Brlon'a circus in an adjoin ing building added tht.lr voices to the chorus , Djnnhuo ran ont of the ouildlng , shouting for help. As there s a small army of workmen about the place the lion honso was uoon sur rounded with men. In the meantime Juno had torn the flesh from Marvin's arm , struck him several wicked blows > n the shoulder , and 'then allowed turn to drop to the ground and crawl away. Jutt na the reacnorii reached the doors they heard a Bound of crashing timbers accompanied by a nerlos ( if blood freezing roars. Juno had thrown her body acainat tbo burn and broken through. Tht approach cf night made the interior of tha bnlldirg dark , and no ouo otred to venture in. They heard Juno clnrglng around the plr.c3 and they hesitated. They sup posed Marvin was dead. He , how ever , managed to roach the rack in which the heavy iron barn used to clean the cages are kept , and , cnatch- ing ono , boldly advanced on Juno , who crouched in a corner. AU this time the other animals wore making the most frightful nnieo. Above the din the men at the doors , to their as'on- ishmont , hoard Marvin ordering the lioness back to her cage. This reassured - assured them and they started to en ter. As the doors opened , Juno sprang over Mtrvin'a head and took refuge in n stall near the blunr ? boks. Marvin shouted to close the doors , and , fol lowing the now partially cowed lion- oifl , struck her tvrlco with the Iron -bir. Then ho poked her ont , and with an angry roar she vaulted back into her cage und the danger waa ovor. Now barn were quickly fitted In , and the cage was made doubly secure by the addition of new iron braces. Marvin a injuries were attended to by a phyticlan , whosays ho will not loose the use of his arm. After Juno was cigod it w.is noticed that ono of tin blauw boks wia trombllug like a leaf , aud topra trickled down the frightened beast's fnco. Ton minutes latter It was dead. Doclno ! of Man. Nervous Weakness , . Dyspepsia , Im potenoo , Sexual Debility , ourod by ' 1 Health Iloneer L POWHIi AND HAND Steam Pumps , Engine Trimmings , SAC1HKKBY , BMLTIAO , JIC.3K , BRASS A > D TflOJl riTTLKail PlfTs VAOJItllO , AT VHllEaAr < K AKD IIBTAU , . Cor. Farnam and 10th Streets Omaha , Neb. SPECIAL NOTICE TO rowers of Live Stock and Others. WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR Ground Oil It is the beat and cheapest food for stock of any kind. Ono pound la equal o three pounds of corn. Stock fed with Ground Oil Cake in the fall and win- or , instead of running down , will increase in weight and bo in good market- ible condition iu the spring. Dairymen as well as others who UDO it can tea- ify to its merita. Try it and judge for yourselves. Price $25.00 per ton ; no ihargo for aacka. Addroos ol-ood-mo WOOODMAN LINSEED OIL 00. , Omahn , Nob. STATEMENT OP THE MUTUAL LIFE ITOANOE OOMPAHY OF LEW YORK , F. S. WINSTON , President. For thu year ending December 31st , 1882. ASSETS $07,001,317.73. Cnnntty Account , MO an. tsy'nts. No An. 1'aj'nti nnultle * In faro * , Jan , 1.1832..53 * 2IU.9 81 Annultiei In force , J < n. 1,1883..55 $19 2 o Dl icnilum Annuities . 4,334 20 Premium Annultle < r > ,7n 4 .unities tiuiod 2 480 C3 Anuultlci Terminated 6 3045 E4 60 (25,953 69 CO t ,95J 61 Ininranco Account- No. Amount. No Aminnl. ollclenln force , Jan. 1/82.101ICO SJlfl.900,137 Policies In force J n. 1 'S.104,214 1329.85 1,174 I ita Aiiumed 11,416 Kliki terminated 079 23,280,421 111,9 C 353,131,033 112 COG | 353,134.585 Rovrnan Account- Cr. To balance from.laM amount * 9.Glf,4'3 07 Bf P.'ld P Vh C'ttlra9 , ' 443 , S 40 " 1'jomlumi rocolr l 12,8B92 P6 M tnreJnlo raent8 , 1,283,75980 " Interest and Ileutl. . . . . . . 6,078,705 18 lotal tlalmo Annuities. . . , . 24 ' (4 M JUIvldonda 8,139.3iO bS Surrenderee Pollclo ] and ftddldona Tctil pild policy , hold ers , 12&l8.e3521 Commli&loiid ( pjjmpntof current and txtlrguisli mint Of futtur ) 847,8t 91 Contingent Ouirantee A 't 29 703 77 Tixea t.il A'jertnent8. . . 243059 00 Exionai . . . _ . 707,81555 Ii > lancctoNew Actount. . . 92,78J , 0 03 I107.M2.772 C ! J107.512.772 63 Dr JtSalnnoo 9htot Cr. To Bejerve itt four per cfnt 9 92.40J.059 00 By Bonrli eooiuud bj mort < ago ; on " CU.tna by Death not yit duo. . 810,120 00 1-cal Estate $ 47,350,317 83 " Pt-rn uma p ld In ttar nce.- . 1 ,7)B 65 " United butep tml otRer boi dj 21,118,685 00 " Agoat ) ' Bahrccs 10,021 31 " Loina ouColIrtmln 17,0 9 930 CO " Surjlm i"l Continent Ouar- . , . . . , " Re l e l te 7,85ll516 89 .njeefutid 4,811,414 6 " Cash In Banks ano Trust Oom- | F 3 p nli at intorfBt 2,72935681 " lule-cit nDO/ued 1,536,781 63 " Premiums difjircd , quarter ! ) and eeui annual 969,24201 " Premiums in transit , princi pally tor December 115,52740 P7.081 317 72 < 97,961fU7a NOTE It ther\ow York 8Und tilcf four uJ a h lf per cent In.eioat bo used , the Smpluj li over 412,000,000 From the tin plus , ta appears In the BiUcco Sheet , a divl lend will bo appoit'cned ' li each pir- clpUirjg Polity wh ch sna.l . bi li 'orco at Hi t-rmlvinary In 1 83. jWJte 1'iOtt.luin r l flcb rgel for li sur nco la this comnnjy were reduced In 1878 bcat 15 p cent on crdmtry , lto pcllclou. ASrETa : 99T.M1.S1T 71 NW Von , January 18 , 1883. BOABD OF TRUSTEE , Frederick B. Wlniton , Seymour L , Uusted , Frederick U. Cotsltt , UenJ. B. Sherman , Sin uel E Spronlls , O ivir H. IVmor. Lewis May , J08 Tnompwn , Luclm P.oMu on , Richard A. JlcCurdy , 0 Ivar Uartlman , Ludlejr Oicott , " auui'l U. Ita'icack. ' Jirccs U. ifcldcn , Thomas Dlcksjn , Arncn Staeer , Wlllla-n Smith Brawn , Hermann C. vo i i'oit , . 'lenryW. Smith , FruJerlck Cromwell , Henay A. Seafthe , Orarge ( . ' . lilchanlssn , loan II hherwooJ , JulltnT. Darin , Vtl'llim E , Dodge , > l > , xnt'der U Itice. 'Jenrffo II Andrews , Sobort Sawell , Goer , o S. Coo , William F. Baboock , Robert Oil phant , Jor.n E. Dovelln. f. Jfvtchfcri Starr , GeorgcF laker , | W. F. ALLEN , General Agent. Oor. FAnam and 13'h St . over First Malinn-U Bunk. Co. WHOLESALE 1301 and 1303 Farnam St. Cor. OMAHA , NEB. MCNAMARA& DUNGAN , WHOLESALE DEALERS IN KENrUtKY AND PENNSYLVANIA WhiskieS ! in Pond or Free , Also diraot Importers of ) Jobbers and Manufacturers of Fine FineS. . Agents for Jos. Schlitz' Milwaukee Beer , Bottled and In Kegs. 214 & 210 S , UTH STREET. - - - OMAHA. HBB. MANUFACTURERS OF Carpenter's Materials ALSO SASH , DOORS , BLINDS , STAIRS , alusters , Window names , Etc. til klndea of Mouldings , Fainting and will bj promptly executed. A.MOYKII , Proprio