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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