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THE OMAHA' ' : DAILY BEE. TH YEAR , OMAHA , SATURDAY MOKJSt.CNGK JANUARY 30 , 1886. NUMBER 10i ; ANOTHER DISTRICT NEEDED Citizens of Obcycnno County Petition Tor a New Laud Office. SIDNEY THE PLACE OF LOCATION The Move Not a Desirability But an Absolute Necessity ArRUincn Is by Authors General WuHh- ItiRtou News , Iiand Ofllcc for WcBtcrn Nebraska. WASHINGTON , Jon. 20. [ Special Telc- giam. ] Today Itcprccentatl\e Doiscy pre- bcntcd In the house a petition signed by nlncty-livo cltl/ens of Cliejenno county , asking for the creation of a now laud district In the western part of Iho btate , with Sidney as Its place of location. The document Is accompanied by a letter from Lea * , lit Hum- 1mm , land commissioner of the Union Pacific railway , Omaha , In which ho sa > s : "Tho unparalleled - paralleled occupation and development of this section of Nebraska and the west makes the establishment of such a dlstilct no longer a mere desirability but a necessity , and without which this .section of countiy cannot make the advance to uhlch by Its inpilts It Is entitled. " The petltlonois lepicscnt that the North finite dish let as now existing compilses vltliiu Its boundaries the whole of Chejenno county ; that a largo proportion of the coun try Is being taken up by actual scttlcis as homesteads and pre-emptions ; that the Noith 1'latto laud ofllcc , where they must now go , is situated 200 miles from a laigc poitlon of lands In Cheyenne county , and 12.1 miles from Sidney , scat of the county , making it \ery Inconvenient and expensive for scttleis to transact their land business. They there- lore ask that Chovenno county may bo treated Into a land dlstuct by Itself , or with euch other adjoining tetrltory as to the de partment may deem pi open The petition was referred to the committee on public lands , and the Nebraska delegation will work for Its success. riniSONAL ANM ) OTHKUWISi : . llcpicsentutlvo Ficdeiick of Iowa -was nmong President Cleveland's callers to-day. 1) . II. Solomon of Council Blults Is at the pbbltt. Mrs. Rcpiescntatho Lyman of Iowa re ceived to-day with Mis. Senator Vooihees , mil was attired In a stilklngly handsome toilet of fawn colored Iilsh popltn'gainshod ! at the corsage with golden berries , with shoit slcoscs and long tan gloves. NniniASKA I'osTMA&rr.ns ArroiXTr.D. William C. Pickaid 1ms been appointed i postmaster at Pickaiil , anew ofliee In Keith county. Commissions lei Nebraska post masters \\cie Issued as follo\\s to-day : Jacob Whlto. Deei Creek ; Haiiy K. O'Neill , De light ; John O'Connor , Wood River. AVO11K OK Till' COMMIT riJKI. WAsni.voroy , Jan. 'i ! . [ Piess. ] At the bearing given to-day by the semite commit tee on patents topublishcis and others Intei- istod hi the subject of the Intel national copy- Sight , Caidner Hubbaul addiessed therein- iiiittee In opposition to the passage of any copyright bill. James Russell Lowell spoke at some length in favor of the passage of an iinternational copj right Dill. In icply to , Hiibbard ho said nobody would maintain * theio wnspropoity In an Idea. Thopiopcity right was In the fashion ot presenting an idea. The constitution recognized this In granting patents. Patents weio nothingbut ideas fashioned in a ceitaln way. For In stance , the Bell Telephone was pieclsely a parallel case. With books ho declaied theie was ono kind of books better than cheap books , and those w ci o books honestly como by. Ho took a moral view of the question. Many aigumcnts used by Ilubbaid might bo used In defense of pocket-picking. One could live much easier If ho could live upon the labor of other people , but itas not con sidered honest \\hcn ho \ \ as young. Lou ell bpoko for an hour chiefly In icplyto Inquiries addressed him by the members ol the com mittee. James Welsh , representing the typograph ical unions of the whole countiy , addressed the committee , and presented a memorial In support of the Chase bill and in opposition tothellawleyblll. The liouso committee on labor to-day In- stiuctfd Rcprosentatho James to lepoit favorably Iho bill Intioduccd by him making It unlawful for any ofllcer , agent or sonant ot the government of the United States to contract with any pcison or corporation , or penult any official ot any state pilson wheio cilmlnals of the United States may bo incai- eeratcd , to hlro or eontiact out the labor of Bald cilmluals , and Imposing a line of fioin ? 500 to Sl,000 , or Imprisonment from ono to three years lor violation of the act. The sub committee having chaigo of the convict labor question repoited tavmably the bill piohiblt- ingthouseof matciial ma < lo by convicts In ihoronRtiuctlon of Ki > \ ernmentmks. . The bill Is a long one. The committee adjourned before concluding It.s consideration. IOWA'S Brown InvofitlKixtliifj Ooiiiinittoo Ap pointed Jl ayes' Impeachment. lis iloixr.s , Iowa , Jan.21. ) . fSjiccIalTelc- giam. ] The icimbllcans In the senate held a caucus this moinlng ana decided that strict paity discipline must bo maintained. It was the general conclusion that unless the demo cratic mlnoiity was to have Its own way with thn Ihown matter , the republicans must stand by the party caucus. So when the house concuiient resolution for an investiga tion \\as called up this afternoon the icimbllcans put it thinugh without discussion or delay. Picsldont Hull ap pointed us the senate committee Senators Cliib-s. Buidlck. und Whiting. The fust t\\o aio law j cis and the latter Is a block grower and was the late democratic candidate for governor , The committee Is theicfoie strong and thoroughly lepicscnta- the of both parties , and can bo expected to nmUo an Impaitlal Investigation. The lln > es Impeaehment matter will come up In the house ue.xt Monday , and a commit tco will bo appointed to hear the charges made by the Musratliifl Tcmpcianco alli ance. It H not thought that the house will consider the clmigcs of sulllclent giav- Ity to return articles of Impeach' went for the bcniite to pass upon , and the whole matter \\lll piobablybi dropped after the house Imiuliy. It wouhl lequlro a o-thhds vote of tin * senate to im pi-aeh , nnd the democnits would make It r p.uty measmc , so that U the cluuges vu'H biibmltted , Hayes probably could not liolm peached , If the lepublicans thought ho onu'li to bo. as tin1) ' lack two votoi of Inn In ; ; the le iUbllyt\\o-ihirds. ) A B. KO , UUHAK. ATonltlo SiiiiiMhup Without Fatal Itcaults. SAxnt'suv , Jon. 20. The Chicago express on the B'Utlnoiu & Ohio mlhoad ran Into tin ic.ir of a freight tmln a mile cast of Chlcr.gr Junction this moinlug. It Is icportcd tha the engineer and lliuman of the expiess , aiu the comluftor of the liclght wore killed. Tin track" N blocked. Tlnouuii trains pas' through this elty reaching tlie Chicago dlvU Inn o\er the Indlauapolib , Bloomingtou < ! t Wcstein , The shock was tcirlllc. The cnglno of tin jiusscnger train , baggage oar , two pasv-ngo : i-oachcf , f i I'l lit caboose , and about a dozei fielght curs weio wieckltl and liuiled Inti one masr , Nona of the juvsai-nsi I'Scii killed. The accident \\as the fault of tin r'.Mid'.icloi ' ot the ficlglit train , who ncglcctfi to place danger blgnals on ty : learof tin train. .Udltl wn-l ailed I ho lust Italia * < il' < ri i-tcr suutf la ii'.tstor. on A put \ is ; ; Hit ! lit1 ! s stilt ! 'Jtil.v4 ; ! vi ttu h .c.'u coxonnss. Senate. WASHINOTOX. Jan , 2t ) . In the senate to day Mr. Walthal presented the credentials of the reelection of ,1. 7 . George as senator from Mississippi. The credentials were road and nicil. nicil.Mr. Mr. Ingalls. from the committee on Judi ciary , reported favorably the bill relieving from political disabilities ( lOoigo S. Storrs , of Texas , aud on Mt. Ingall's motion the bill passed. Among the bills Introduced was one by Mr. Call , at the iccpicst of the governor of Florida , to authorl/o the secretary of the lio.isury to settle and pay the claims of the Htatoofrjorlda , on account of expenditures in suppressing the Indians. Mi. Call said a similar bill had been before the house of the Forty-eighth congress , but at the teqiiestof the governor ot Florida It was allowed to re main unacted upon because a Washington claim agent claimed a commission amount- liufto SO'i.OOO "lor seivices" In connection u llh It. As the amount allowed by conmess was only & ! > 2,000 , thcio would be llfllo money left after jnylng the commission. The money should not bo paid for soi vices never reudeicd In connection with legislation , while the soldiers who icn- dered hard PCI vice to the state , and the widows and oiphaus of such soldleis , went unpaid and unpinIdcd for. Under any ciruitmstaiicc ho log.iided It as a public scan dal that such - > ast sums should be paid law yers or pii'tended lawjers or agents lor votes to be Risen In congiesMr. . Call desired from his place In ( lie senate to give public condemnation * to such claims. Theie weio no sci vices' ( o be lenduicd hi connection with such bllK The question liuohed was DUO which will be settled by the hlstoiy of the countiy. Ho believed the govcinmcht of the United States should pay the interest on the claims of those who pi even ted further Indian vvais. Mi. Logan said If his ( Mr. Logan's ) propo sition ten juais no In this sonata had been agreed to , thine would have been no Indian wins aftci that time. The proposition then was to make It a penal olfenso foi am body to sell a gun , pow der or bullet to the Indians. That was what was the trouble In our Indian all alts. Mr. Platt submitted a resolution for refer ence to the committee on i tiles , and It was so retericd , providing that executive nomina tions would have to bo consldeied In open sea-ilon. Mr. I'latt said he would notcaioto speak on the involution If 11 should bo laxoiably icpmted on by the committee on rules , but would piobably do soil adveisely rcpoitcd on. A lesolutlon was ottered by Mr.'Edmunds anilagieed to , dhectlng the secietaiyof the navy to tiansmlt to the senate copies of the diawlngs and report ot the iccent survevot the Nicaragua canal louto made by Chief Knglnccr Menoeol. Pioeeedlng to the calendar the senate ic- sumed consideration ot the bill to divide the Sioux Indian lescivatlou In Dakota. At-Mr. Vest took the llooi on the Dakota bill. He disclaimed any hostility , personal or political , to the people of Dakota , and claimed himself to bo a vvestein man and pioud of the weitern countiv and Its mag- nllicent development of the United States. Mi. Vest could show that many biave ex- union veterans who were now icslding in Dakota , were earnestly opposed to the meas- ino lepoited fiom the senate committee on tcintoiles. He Insisted congiess was the only power that could bay when states should como Into the union , and took the broad ground that no oidlnance or tieaty whatever could hamper or bind congress In the matter ol so lundainental a characloras this. In conclusion Mr. Vest said ho would hereafter submit a pioposltlon to divide the teiritoiy by a line running north and south on the one hundred andlirst paiallcl ot longitude. Mr. Logan then took the floor but gave way lei a motion to adjourn , and the senate adjouincd until Monday. House. WASHINGTON , Jan. 29. After a few private measiues had bcun icportcd by com mittees , tlie house at 1:30 : went Into commit tee ot the whole on the private calendar. The house evening session passed about fifty pension bills. Adjourned until Monday. COME INTO COUUT. Suits Against the Pacific Koails to be Instituted by the Government. NEW YOUK , Jan. 21) ) . fSpcclal Tclegram.J The Times'Washington bpecialsays ; In teresting minors of lawsuits to bo begun by the government against the Pacific railroads , have been circulated with new avidity with in the last week or two. It has not been known outsldo ot government circles that aggressive plans weio lecently mapped out to secure to the goNCinment lull and lelhible Information us to ccitain matters Intimately connected with the management of the Pa cific loads. If the Infoimatinn from on of ficial Eouico is worth anything the lawsuits arc to bo begun very boon and piessed ener getically to recover moneys of which the gov- eiument has been piactlcally defrauded by the Pacific road magnates. It is known that \vltldn the past fortnight the olllces of the Union Pacific company In New York ana liobton have been invaded by the government lepiesentatlves : iulliorl/eil to examine fully the account books , vouchcis and all the clues to the expenditure , which those ofllcois have in their possession. It Is upon the 10- poit which has been made ( though It Is said not yet officially filed ) that the actions at law aio likely to bo based. The Ohio Senate. COMIMUUR , Jan. S9. The joint pension met at 10 o'clock and without transacting any business adjourned till to-monow nioiiiliig by piovions agicement of the two factions. The pioposltlon ot thoconfeicnro committee which has char o of the arrangement of compiomlso measiues were submitted to the democratic raucus this moinlng and ratified. It vv as also agreed to by the icpubllcan cau cus. The pioposltlon Is that a special com mittee of six membeifl , of equal number po litically , shall make an Investigation of the Hamilton county case and report specific findings to the tenate. Thoconleituice committee resumed busi ness ut 10 : tO o'clock and expect to have some thing 1 uither to icport to the respective cau cuses this cv enlng. The light 1 n the committee lb now on the ono main Issue , the rules which bhall prevail In tne contest cases and vvhethei in disposing ot the icpoit to bo made by the Investigating committee tinea Hamil ton county members shall have a vote on the fouith. The dilleieuce Is ho gieat between the sides nn this point that It may result In killing all compioimsomeasures which have buoii pioposeil. Gullliif ; the Grangers , ST. LoriH , Jan. SO. For three weeks mail has boon accumulating in the postollico of this city , addressed to E. H. Cailton ft Co. , 804 1'ouitli sheet. Thcio being no such num ber on this street , nnd no biich hrm In this city , the suspicions of the postofllco authori ties weio aioused , and upon Investigation It was found that the alleged company had been swlndllni : inert-Hunts In Kansas and Nobiaska , byoflcilnglaigiullscounls on all rash payments forchlldion's and ladles' fui- iiibhli'K goods. Detectives aio at woik on the case but made no an I'st.s. The Scarcity of Coko. PiTTTaimn , Jau. 29. The Lucy furnace , employing 800 men , closed dow u to-day on acfount of the scarcity ot coke. Other fur naces w 111 bo loiced to suspend operations in a few days unless theie U a bctilement of the I'll tsiuuio , Jan. 20. All deputies doing diitvln the cotro unions except nnlfounid police finm this citj , wcic iHtfliuigrd by the sheriff lhi < moinlng , them lieiag no further neevl of them. lluvilncbs 1'julnrcs. NKVV Vouif , Juu , CO. The total number of busliuss l.i hueu > r the la i teu'ii dajs Iluouj-Ucy.1 Cuinda au4 llso. United Kut.cs A HEW WONDER OF THE WEST Benkleman a Phco of Beauty After Six Months of Thriving Growth , ENCLOSED BY FERTILE SOIL. A Section Where the Fattening Steer Is Giving AVny to the More Val uable Jlmnaii Bottler Tele grams From the State. Dumly's Thriving County Scat. Bnwtu'MAX , Neb. , Jan. ! . [ Special. ] iVmong the now towns of Xebiaska , Benkle- 11.111 Is the present \\ondcr. Six months luce scarcely ten houses stood where now Is i town of 500 people , with fifty business buildings , line icsidcnces and all the require- neuts of a first-class to\\n. It Is the county lent of Dandy county , and not only com mands the tiado of the county , but the rclghlcrs of three states como here for sup plies. Bcnklemnn Is situated at the forks of the lepubllcaii liver , the Junction of the natural ends of the icglon , and has been the supply [ ) olnt for the neighboring cattle ranches for is. The cattle are now being di I veil out of the section , and "pottlcis more vnlunblb .hnn steers aio occupying every habitable 'orncr ' of the county. Already there are , GOO people In the county , where , a jcar since , v\eio \ only 200. .Experiments la raising crops ha\o pro\cn the 'crtility of the soil , beyond quest'lou. Sod lorn has yielded thhty bushels , wheat and gialns me a sure ciou , while \ecctablcs grow o enormous sl/e. The surface of .the county s undulating , occasionally .sandy , and is .Ircady covered with claim shanties In c\cry .llicction. The coming season will sco a rush of settlers hat will icpeat the history of castein settle ments and drive the American desert into : he footliillsof the Hockles. Three successho seasons ha\o been bountiful in rainfall , mid his winter has given us an ample snow and rainfall to Insure ciops again. There are numerous new towns spilnglng into exist ence and - , \ 111 become full fledged towns wltli- n a few months. Government lands icinaln n occasional areas , but just over the Colorado rado line are counties oC the finest agilcul- ural land still unused to settlement. Mungcr&Cope , at Ueiiklenian , will answer liquifies about the govcinmcnt land and other real estate matters. In the near future southwestern Nebraska and eastern Colorado will be filled with towns anil coered with 'arms. It Is truer than c\cr that the young man should go Nest , for the time approaches Alien the govcinmcnt lands that are tillable \\ill all bo occupied. llaiuler and Max are two towns la Dundy ounty that expect to contain 000 people each before the next winter's close. They ate well located and will only follow the ex ample of the past if they fulfill their hopes. Under the Hummer for Tavcs. NEIIUASKA.CITY , Jan. 29. [ Special Tele- eiam.J The Grand Cential hotel v\as sold to-day lor StO.OOO by Klmer S. Dundy , jr. , special United States commissioner , under a judgment In the United States district court , in favor of Otoo county , for taxes. The prior claims -\eio held by .Jfessis. liottnian , BartHng , Kodcnback and Tie ) . They \\ill fix it up in liist class style , and without doubt Joe Opcltwill bo land- loul * t The Mixture Proved Fatal. nATiHCK , ! Neb. , Jan. 29. | Special Tele gram. ] John Smith , a saloon keeper of Holmesvllle , died at Blue Springs thib moiu- Ing. Uc went Into a saloon at Blue Springs Wednesday evening , called for a glass of beer , but before drinking It poured poison in the class. The beer and poison ptoved fatal. He formerly lived heio and leaves a wife and one child. Ilo as80yeaisold. Ncllgh's Opera House Burned. NCI.IOH , Neb. , Jan. 29. [ Special Tele gram. ] Coo's opcia house burned about 10 o'clock last night. It Is not known how the ihc eliminated , but it is biinpo < ed to bo In cendiary by many. Loss , S4.000 ; insuiancc , 53,000. _ _ _ _ _ Helping the Poor. BIATIUCI : , Neb. , Jan. 29. [ Special Tole- t'lain. ] The chailty conceit to-nleht foi the icllefotthe poor of the city was largely at tended and \Mib a success as a musical event The net proceeds were about § 150. THE BIIjLIAJin MATCH. Ylgiiaitx LicaclR Bchucrcr nt the Con clusion of Ijast Night's Game. Nuw YOIIK , Jan. 20. The fourth night's play In the balk Hue bllllnul match , between bchaeter and Vlgnaux , attracted a laifco audience. Schacfcr led off with the balls placed In the position which they occupied at the termination of last nights game , but did iiotcount. Vignaumadii 15. Sclmeler scored nought for the second time. Vlgnaux did not t-coie , and Schacfcr made 10 by caicful play. Then Ylguaux made a run vfilchas , ( ho teatureof the evening , mak ing thobcoiolortlid thhd Inning : Vigimiix Iffi , faclmelet 10. Schaeter seemed nei\ous. However , ho made 17 on his seventh Inning , slipping tip on an easy shot. Ho left the balls close together , and Viguaux scoicd 50 buttons. Schaufer looked clum and made two duck eggs In succession. Schacler's bad luck continued to puisne him. Ho had made GO In ten Innings , or a total ol lww points. Ylguaux mndo 'Ji on his tenth , and his bcoio was " > ' > lor the night or a total of 2,101. behaeier madn a i un of 07 without up- paient effort.Mgnaux In the ilftecnth liming bcoiudb-j. Kcliacfer meanwhile inn-U and US , and In his eighteenth made the run of the evening and of the match IbO. Thcreatter the game \vas not paitlcularly Inteiesting , and thofouith evening's play closed with u total score of Ylgnaux 2,400 , and Sclmoter a , : * ! ? . Sclmcfer lias ncccjited n challenge from Ylgmmx to play another game of il.OUO or 0,000 points for SiSOO a sldo at the conclusion of the piesent match. AVeathor lor To-Day. Missoum VAI.I.KV Cloudy weather , and in the northern portion local snows ; warmer in the southern poillon ; rlbiui follov\cd by falling temperature In the northciu poillon : winds generally shifting to wcstoily ; rising Imiometcr In the northern lioitloli ; falling In the southein portion. Slio Shnokod the Divine. A prominent divine was the invited guest of Mr. B. and family. Miss Alice , tlie charming daughter of the host , was cracing the festivity , and said impulsive- "Oh , mother , I've been roasting up in my room all afternoon , . It'a hotter than " "Alice ! " said the father sternly. "I bay it's hotter than " Alicol" Bald her mother excitedly , and the divine looked at her in alarm. " 1 say it's hotter than 1 over saw it be fore , "continued the young lady coolly , "and I just tat there without a thing 1 on "Oh , Alice ! " said her fatlier m alarm. Thi.s time the divine was thoroughly f lightened "J iust Silt there without a thing on " "Oli , Alice1' ! ' said the mother almost crying , "J fay 1 just hat thoro. " continued the ; : irl , not noticing the interruptions , " 1 just sat there without a thing on o.xcepi my very lighteEt summer clothin , am lead my .Bible all the afternoon.Vil you li't-re some more eoup , doctor * " . . . The Urcach Between the Senate and the Executive "VVldcnlnc- WASHINGTON ! Jnn * 1 29. [ Speclnl. ] "It begins to look , " ? nld ft republican senator to- lay , "ns If t'hcrc Mould 1W a largo number of the nominations unconftjmcd when the sen ate adjourns next. summer. " "Why do you think feof ' I nsked. "Because , " saiil he , "wo do not Intend to confirm nominations where wo are refused nformution necessary to nn Intelligent con sideration of the case and pilnclplcs Involved. And wo do not propose to stand by and suck our thumbs while peed oillcors are removed under a ban of sus- ilclon and disgrace whin vo , know , morally , hat they are only guilty of being republicans. \ Velll not submit to adding Insult to In jury , kicks to curses. This Is purely a busi ness inattcrand as such It mustbeconsidcicd. If the administration wants to pot ugly , \ery well. It occurs to meccan tlnow as many stones ns others can tluow handfuls of mud. We will let the offices become \ acaut ne.xt summer. " WASHINGTON , Jan. C9. [ I'ress.J The at- .ornoy general has sent n letter to the senate in answer to the resolution calling "for all documents and papers in lolallnn to the man agement and conduct of the United States marshal for the southern district of Ala bama , " In which , after acknowledging the re ceipt of the lesolutlon In question , ho says : "In response to said resolution In question , : ho picbldcnt of the United States directs mete to say the pancrs which \\cto In this do- rcutmcnt lolatlng to tha tituess of J. 1) . Dennett , lecently nominated to said ofllcc , laving been alicady scut to the judiciary committee of the senate , uul the papers and documents A filch are mentioned in said resolution and still remaining In the custody of tills depart ment ha\o cxclusho reference to the suspen sion uy the president , ot Geotge Dustln , late incumueutof the olllco of district attorney for tlicsoutlu'iii district of Alabama. Ills not considered that public Intcicst would bo piomotcd by compliance with bald resolution aim tiansmisston of the document and pa pers therein to the Ronate in executl\ebes- blou. Veiy lespcctfillly , A. 11. GAUI.AND , _ Attorney General. ' * Murder and Tlouhcry. OAT.VKSTON , Jan. 29. A special to the News from .Matamoras , Mox. , says an old Al satian Jew and merchant , Antonio Black , while closing his stoio last night at 9 o'clock , was almost beheaded by a blow from behind him w 1th nn axe. The murderer then illled the sate ot nearly § 11,000 and escaped. Three mon who have been been with Black lm\o been arrested on suspicion. Heavy Plro at St. Paul. ST. PAUL , Minn. , Jan. 29. A severe llio occuiicd to-night In the heart of the business portion of the city. For a time. It was be- lio\ed that property yalucd at halt a million dollais would be destroyed. Assistance was vent for fiom Minneapolis , and so\enil en gines came on a special train. After hard woik the th emeu subdued the flames. The file was confined to the Ryan Ding com pany's building , and entailed a loss of - MorrlBoii Turns Up. ST. Louis , Jan. . Moirlson , the con tractor who disappeared sOme time ago , re- tinned to his homo in this city. He states he has been "Msltlng a' sister at Ashlov , 111. , and loft a note in lUsollice before ho lett In- foimlng his family 'ol his Intention. They failed to get the notaA. i 1 * - 1ry - Death' In .1 now _ . Drift. CinoAoo , Jam 29i The body of a small boy was found lying under the snow in a lot intlieiear of No. 22 Mcridan sticet , this mninlng , fro/en stiff , lint how the little fellow came to meet Mich a death isamj.s- tery at piesent. The coroner will investi gate. _ MUSIOAIj AND DRAMATIC. Emma Nevada Is singing in Cincinnati. " The Now York Bijou management ahe.uly announce the COOth night of "Adonis" to oc- ur on April 10. Mr. Mapleson is arranging for a season of Italian opeia at Her Majesty's theatie , in London , at cheap prices. According to London advices Mme. Nils- sou has signed a contract \\lth Stiakosch for a tour of America , beginning In October. Montague , Foicpaugh's famous § 10,030 pii/.e beauty , has made a marked hit as Y urn Yum In the Boston pi eduction ot "Mikado. " MailoJauseu has boon engaged by liudolph Aronson lor the Now Yoilc Casino. She Is to make her appearance there In September next , Kato Castleton has made a great hit In "Cra y 1'atch" at the St.ind.ud thaatie , New York , \\herc she is packing the house at eveiy perfoi maucc. Louis Aldrlch Is having a most successful season with "My I'aitncr , " and the play seems to liavo lost none of Its hold on the la\oi of the public. Among those booked to appear at the Bald win theater In San Kianclsco this t-eason aie Mme. Saiah Bernhardt.Miss Mary Audeiion , Slgnorbalvlnl , Edwin Booth and Lawrence Buiiett. A Seattle , W. T. , man has organized a dramatic company which ha will take to Jimeau , Alaska , on the ne\t steamer. This Is the first attempt to satisfy Alaska dramatic Instincts. Mr. HIchard Mansfield seems to have made decided hit "Ku-Ko" " " a as - In "Tho Mikado" performance at the llollis sticet theater In Boston , though ho iccently wiote , before taking tbe _ p.ut , that hu thought ho would be lunnlor as "Hamlet. " Mme. Pattl at Vienna iccelvod on the stage aClnislmas gift In the loimof atreo. the branches ol Avhlclieio inleilacud with a gjldon chain , each link of which bore In diamonds mends the name of an oncra In which the pi him donna laid appealed. The now play wilttoa by Chailes Coghlan for Mrs. LiuiKtiy Is called "Encmleb. " It will bo presented In London on February 1 at the 1'ilnco'b theatre , \\Ith the author and Mr.s. Laugtiy In the principal jiaits. The production of WHdi'rbiucU'n now play , "Das Nuuo Uebot. " has been forbidden at Berlin. The plot deals \\lth the struggle ot the peiiod of the Reformation , and tlie leason L'hen bv the autliorities lor prohibiting the performance of tlie play is that It would bo ollenshc to the Catholic chinch. Mr. Abbey has guaranteed Sarah Born- hardtaii incomoot 5700 tier nlcht for an Ameilcan tour , oxctM lvo of all Ineldentol e\- pcnscs for hcibclf imd thieo others. Mme. Bcinhaidt will salt for Ameilca on Aiml 15. M. 1'lerro Bcrton Avjll bo her leading man , at u salary of 91,0 , 0 per month. John W. Mackay , of ' Oollfoinla , will , It is said , give at least fc5.GO : toward the proposed monument to John Met ultou h , which Is to stand In Falrmoinltl arlf at Philadelphia , Elliott , the sculptor , tui almost completed in clay the bust of the tragedian as Ylrglnlus which Is to bo the chief figure in the memo- ilal. , , Jaiiauschek has jiAt closed one of the most successful engagements flho has eVer played In New York , durlny frhich the Orauu ojiera house was comploteli' tillea at every per- foi manc . Next season she will add "Meg Merrllles" to her repeitorv , and will close her Imeucll tourof tills country at the Union Square theatre la May. 1W. The smoke of hell In the rcifortnanccs of "Orpheus" at the New i ork Academy of MUMC Is said to bo very "natural , " In other \\ouls , It is much likothe Hmoke of that other populous citj" , London. This stage smoke Is produced by a new method. Electric lights are set behind colored glasses of dltfeient hues , and us these glaises are moved there appear to liso eixbanglnic clouds , green , blue and black by turns , or variously mingled. The jieiformaneo f an original English play on a classical subject , anil In classical term , entitled ' 'Heleiia of Troas , " by Air. Todhuntcr , Is to take place In London early In the coming season for the beneht of the British School of. Afclueolojjy nt Athens. .Mib. Langti v has com > tntctl to take the part of Helen of Tioy.and Nrn-Beeibohm Tree and Mr , Hci maiiii Vciln \ \ : il also take prominent pa us. Voc.il and luiiriiiiiental muslo has been specially composed for the jilay by .Mr , Luaid Selby , who will ut as conductor. THE RAILROADERS ARRIVING Northwestern Line Surveyors in Lincoln Locating Depot Grounds , GOV. ST , JOHN ON HIGH LICENSE The Muddled Midland Bond Matter The Capital's New Grnml Army I'ost Minor Happening' ' and State Arrivals. LFIIOM THE nr.E's LINCOLN nunn\ol A imrly of line surveyors , who have been at work on the Northwestern rail way extension from Fremont to Lincoln , arrived hero last night. Chief Kngineor Ulark is expected to-day , when the work of staking out depot grounds and locat ing yards , etc. , will bo commenced. The line from Fremont to Wahoo is practi cally decided upon , and after the job now in hand is completed , the exact route from Wahoo to Lincoln will bo determined. This , it is safe to say , will bo about as given in the BIE : last month. The entrance into the city will bo from the northeast , the Burlington tracks being crossed about live miles out anil parallelled from that point until the Mis souri Pacilio right of way is reached , when a detour to the west will be made. No available ) depot grounds can bo had below Seventeenth street , and it is very probable the yard will bo in that neigh borhood. ST. JOHN'S wiu > STATEMENTS. In his speech to the temperance work ers of this city Thursday evening ex- Governor St. John of Kansas was par ticularly severe on the high license law of Nebraska , which ho branded as a fraud , u cheat , a swindln , and a disgrace. "Like the old slavery question , " he said , "it is only a compromise with the devil , a league with hell , and God Almighty isn't going to let the men of Nebraska carry it on. If the liquor tratlic is right U should bo made equal with every other business. If wrong it should bo clinked to death. The republicans of Nebraska ought to be ashamed of themselves. They are only playing second fiddle to the inossbuck bourbons of other states. Whenever prohibition is being agitated the democrats march nlong&houting high license , and the republicans cry 'me too. ' Italwccn these alleged parties there is no difference. In no point does the platform of ono negative the other ; there is no issue beloro cither. The democratic party is represented by what one sees in the back yard of a homo in spring time. It is nothing but old hoop skirts , old boots and shoes , biokcn broom slicks and all sorts of plunder. There is noth ing better in the republican ranks. Whisky is to-day the only live issue be fore the people. Ono great party , com posed of democrats and republicans , stand by it , and confronting thorn is the prohibition party. There is no third party. Both the old organizations de clare in favor of protecting iron , .salt and lumber , Jjt.it1 MIC- prohibition * party is in favor of nrotccting the homes of the people - plo and the boys in them. " St. Johii was primed with figures , and made the somewhat startling statement that Kansas has gained 800,000 in popula tion , her wealth has increased $100.000- 000 , and her railroad mileage to 4,000 , since prohibition was enacted , and yet not a saloon keeper or distiller had como to live vvith them. People who cry down prohibition as a failure don't know what they arc talking about. Kansas lias eighty-four counties , and in eighty of them prohibition is more strictly enforced than the Slocumb law is in Nebraska at largo. THE BATTI.K OK THi : TYPES. The withdrawal of Messrs. Harwood , Ames and Kglly from the Lancaster county bond case lias brought on another "battle of the types" between tlioho worthy citizens , J. R. Webster and 11. K. Mooro. The former has published an open letter in which ho virtually charges that Moore is responsible for the failure in the litigation uy having induced the county commissioners to embark in the rotten cratt of repudiationor , as the min strel man says , words to that effect. Moore , in reply , denies that he ever sug gested , encouraged , or compelled tlie county board to any such course , and as sorts boldly that Webster's real cau e of grievance lies in the legal stops taken by Moore to resist payment of his bill of if 14,753 against the county. All this lends up again to the old bond controversy , the details of which must bo published at every rcfeiencc to ihcm in order that people may know what the row is about. The story in brief is , that in 1870 Lancas ter county issued § 150,000 in bonds to aid the Midland Pacific , and in 1871 $100,000 more for the same purpose. The.so bonds bore 10 per cent interest , and were supposed to lie "straight" twenty-year securities. In 18S3 Mr. J. U. Webster re ported to the county board that ho dis covered that , by pursuing ccitain legal form , the bonds could bo paid oil'at the pleasure of the commissioners , lie pointed out what a saving it would be to refund at ( I per cent , and offered to carry on the deal for a stipulated sum. The county fathers consented , and a contract with Webster was made. Before much work was done , other legal gentlemen discovered that the bonds wore of the common "optional" variety , and could bo refunded at the pleasure of the people without the aid of the courts. An in junction to restrain the commissioner. } from carrying out their contract with Webster followed , and the latter put in a bill for $14,755 for "services rendered , " to date , a claim which the supreme point is now debating. Then , like a lightning Hash came the report that the bond were bad , but of conrao nobody has over thought of connecting the disappointed lawyer with the repudiation suhemo. THK LAST OUANI ) AIIMY I'OST. The new Grand Army post recently organized by Lincoln gentlemen , was mustered in by Department Commander Cole Thursday evening under the name of Appomattox Po.st , No. 214. The cere mony took place at Knights of Pythias hall , and was largely attended. The following members au&wercd to roll call : T. M. Marnuett. II. A. Hal-pock , W. C. Heddlcson , C. W. Pierre , G. II. Gere'R. P. Koggcn , N , G. Franklin , B. P. Cook , A.lt. Mendenhall , 8. J. Alexander , B. II. Goulding , J3. S. Dud ley , Wm. M. Gillespie , M. B. Cheney , J. O. Carter. L , E. Hicks , II. 11. Nichol' son , A. II. Edgreu , G. K. Barker , Thom as Sewoll , W7W. W. Jones , M. Howe. David U. Lillii'bridjro. The object of the founders of the post is quite tcuti- menial. They say that the time must come when Grand Army posts will begin to die from want of new members. As this happens surviving members will bo certified to other posts and the process of condensation continued until of neces sity all living veterans of the war will be enrolled in one. This ono , they hope , will bo Appomallpx Post , No. 214 , and in this connection the unmn is very ap propriate , The ofliccrs chosen to HI a the post during 188U are : Commander Edgar S. Dudley. Senior Vice. H. A. Babcook , Junior Vice W. W. W. Jones. Quartermaster-- I ( . I.illiebrjiljje. . Surgeon I ) . 0. Carter. Chnplniu-L. B. Hicks. OfllccroftlioDay N. ( J. Franklin. Ollicer of Guard E. P. Hoggen. Quartermaster S. J. Alexander , feeargcant Major C. II. Gere. Adjutant Hratl Cook. UIUKt' MENTION. Councilman Dailoy's family has been enlarged by the addition of a boy. Dailcy's political opponents are fearful that if this thing continues the worthy James will have a good working majority of voters in his own family. Miss Kato Connors got i id of a needle yesterday that she had been carrying around in her body for fifteen years. John 1'ullrlder , of Lancaster county , has boon adjudged insane and will betaken taken to Iho asvliim. The Law and Order league and disliict attorney have prepared a largo number of complaint- ' , mostly for violation- the excise law , and warrants will bo served on many unsuspecting parties in a * few day. J. W. 1) . Pierce alleges in the district court that , as counsel lor plaintiff in the case of Wallin vs Walllu , ho is entitled to one-half of the judgment recovered , and $500 in addition. Owing to the absence of Judge Mason , the defendant's counsel , Hie examination of Gits Saundcrs in the contempt pro ceedings has been postponed until Tues day next. The "Topics" man was unusually good nalured yesterday , owing , it is said , to the arrival of a young journalist at his Lincoln residence. Herpolshcimcr's store was visited by would-bo hurglar.s early yesterday morn ing , but they were flightened away be fore they secured anything. hPATtJ AIUUVA1.S. A. M. Walling and wife , Leigh ; A. F. Hust , Omaha ; A. C. Crawford , Auiora ; J. W. Bennett , York ; C. E. Smith , Falls City ; Charles W. Drtiry , John Campbell , W. L. Hitter ; Omaha ; A. S. McKay , Friend ; James AV.Lusk , A. W. Patterson , Omaha ; J. O. Chase , Faimount COXVICT CONSUMPTION. Prisoners Turned Into the Cold World Diseased ntid I'ciinllcss. Thcic appeared before the county com missioners .yesterday nfturnoon a dllapi- dated individual named Thomas Man ning who requested that ho bo furnished with transportation to Kansas City. Ho were a disreputable looking suit of clothes mil his face was pale and hag- gatd. When asked the grounds on whicli lie demanded free transiioitation ho said that he had just been released from the "pen" at Lincoln , was without money and friends , and as his lungs were badly all'ectcd he wanted logo where ho could receive free hospital ticatmcnt. Manning's story proved to be correct and ho was given the desired transporta tion. He had just finished a five years' term in tlio penitentiary where lie was sent from Greenwood lor committing an assault vvith attempt to kill. When lie entered Iho prison ho was in robust health , but he left with his constitution destroyed by lung trouble. ' 'There must be something the matter with the sanitary condition ol the peni tentiary , " remarked ono of the commissioners to a reporter. "Every man wiluiaWt > VYjia > 4 comas > . to "Niri from there has trouble vvith his lungs , which iiMinli.v runs into consumption , if that dreaded disease lias not already secured a firm foothold on his system. Then again , the men are .sent out with practically nothing to begin life anew. Take the man who just left hero , for in- stance. Ho was given $ ti when ho loft Iho penitentiary and that old suit of clothes , and shipped to Omaha. Once here , without money , it is no wonder that un ex-convict is almost compelled to again become a criminal. Wo are often compelled to furnish transportation to got the poor devils out of the city to some place where they cither have friends or can secure places in hos pitals. Something ought to bo done to remedy this state of afl'air.s , and 1 hope the next legislature will sco the matter in the same light and pass laws which will remedy the present condition of things. " Personal I'arastraphq. Treasurer Bolln has returned from Lincoln. Simon Calm , with M. Hcllman & Co. , is happy over the ai rival ot u now twelve pound 003' . J. B. Cooley , St. Joe ; M. C. Wild , Tor onto ; J. M. Stcelo , St. .Too ; J. I ) . Wood- ruir , Fort Washakic , Wyo. , arc at the Coz/.cns. John Hush is now in the employ of tho. Loan and Ti list company of this city , of which Mr. A. U. W.yman , ex-United States treasurer , is president. Col. J. H. Hunter , formerly of this city , moro recently of West Point , has returned to Omaha to icsido , and has , ' with his family , taken apartments at the Pa.\ton. W. S. Clymcr , St. Louis ; C. C. Mitchell , Ohicngo ; George Thompson and wile , "St. Paul ice palace ; " J. J. Molntosh , Sidney ; Earnest B. Zois , Boston , are at the Paxlon. JJDUCA.TIONAU A nioiiiinciit graduateoC Yale has Riven SiCOO tott.ud the erection of a now frymmisl- 11111)01 ) tli.il college and two other iilimini have offcied to pay all tno iiichltect's bills. In the Philadelphia public schools 23,000 Kill pupils icci'lvo t\\o lessons weekly in hewing , cultuiic ami itarnln-r. They ( hoi- oiiRhly enjoy the instiuction , too , and their licit hngeib uio made helpful to their patents. Since the establishment of the solilleis' or phans' schools in l'eims > Ivania 12,807 pupils have lieen admitted , at an expense of np\\ aid ol eight million ilollais to the state , 01 about six htindied and twenty-Jivedollaibf01 each pupil. The Misses Dro\el. who Inlimited from their fatlier , the late K A. Dioxul , of Phila delphia , u lortmitt of 812,000,000 , ! ia\o lust puichascd 200ucic3 ot laud near Bristol , Pa. , on which they will establish au Industilal school and home for orphan boys , Dr. JJuiolmulof Iho three H'H has lieon reelected - elected picildcnt ol Kutgci'b "female" col lege , XIHV York city , but not without borne opposition , which was only quieted by the understanding that lie would only hold the position until the end of the pioscntbcliool twin , next Juno. It really Is bomcthing <ani.'e mid almost Incredible that Hal\aid. with nil it * > boasted service and lout ; array of alumni , furnishes ( inly one United Sluies senator , Yale docs better , having thrcti senator.- lepre-iuiit her , while 1'iliieetoii and Hamilton have t\\o each , and liowdolu and Williams ono each. The LomlmvcoHt t > i > auili'nco ot Science an- noimccH that Iho old jnibllo t > cliools In Eng land art ) iciiivliig their stilcl adhcienco to Hie classics. "Itugby , " hosays , "is about to Institute a modem bide , aim changes In the barnodliecfion arc being gradually iulioduce > l lit Kalpn , hoi gieat ilval , Harrow having JOLJJ had tOmethln ; ? ot the kind. ' Yale eollosro has , long been iccelvImr 87,100 ayrariiom the state us a bonus lor main- tainini'an am ( cultural course in the scien tific .school. But us only six students have been in ailuatcd , from that courio In twenty- onejcaid thcio Is a public demand that the stipend bo Iran si erred to the state school ot ii ricultuieheio practical IiutiuUloii Is given and a laiKciuimbt'i of pupils attend . In connection with tile umioied project to establish u ( Jeunaii university in Sehenee- tadv , N. V , , vvhlch the ( ieiiiian govi'inmcnt \\lll be nslcd to endow vvith the modest hum ol 1,000,000 markB , the Berlin Taellcho Ilund- ftclmupeilineutlyusKjJ : "Should Cifimaiiy liot Inko a much Etcater liileie t | u liav.hu ; thcQciraan-Amcrkans como over in tniJ-ii their atudiM at our own uuWersitltbV" . IT " tri" vajK i flAnxMI. T ENFORCING THE LAND LAWS Commissioner Sparks' ' Rulings nnd Thelf Effect on Bottlers. IS A FINAL RECEIPT FINAL , A Correspondent Who Claims the Commissioner lias Arbitrarily Hua ponded the Law In Itefusliiu to Issue Patents. NOUTU Pi.ATn.Nob. : , Jan. 23. To the Editor. In jour valuable paper of the 27th then ) appeared a special tele gram dated Washington , January 50 , in which an interview with Uonimisslono * ? Sparks is Riven in which Sparks says : "A pci ou loaning money upon the Inml olllco icoelpt and tnlclmr a inoitgnKo Is i > i < r- fectly bcciiio If the cntiy Is made In good faith. * * In loaning money It Is vv Ise to luccr- ' tain that tin * bnriowrr has made a pioper loMdeiicaaud othoiwlso observed the law In good faith. " Tno law provides that before a final receipt is issued Iho settler must publish a notice in sonic weekly newspaper ofj < general chculation in the neighborhood of the land , giving a description of Iho land , the time and place where ho proposes to make his proof aud the names of his witnesses. Tins is a notice to all the world to show cause , if any , why final receipt should not be issued to Iho settler. Then ho is required to nniko pioof to the sati-faotlon of the register and receiver. If the settler compiles with these requirements the law directs that a linal receipt shall bo issued to him. and a patent follow in the course or time. The issue of the Ilnal receipt should bo conclusive. By issuing it the gov- eminent says , through the register anil receiver , that the settler has complied with the law and a patent should issue. What Iho settlers complain of , is that Sparks lias arbitrarily suspended the law and refuses to issue anj' patents to settlcis in what he is pleased to term the "infected district , " which includes the western half of Ne braska and Kansas. Again Sparks says : Hcgaiding the statement that patents .110 being withheld to au unusual extent , I cart a sert that they mo being issued faster by 500 to 1,000 per mouth than evci before In the hlstoiy of tills eouutiy. In view of the fuel that the issue of pat ents to bottlers in this land district has been entiii'ly suspended .since Sparks went into ollice , and which we believe'ia true as regards the rest of the "infected district , " it looks as though Sparks wad attf'mpting to deceive tlie people , if lie is correctly reported in this interview. It may be , and probably is true , that in Florida , Alabama , Arkansas and other points outside the "in-t fected districts" the work of issuing patents is going nieriily on. Probably Sparks didnot deem it safe to ii-.lt tha displeasure of his masters by suspending the law in those localities. In the "infected district" patents are , being withheld from all settlers , honest or dishonest. And still Sparks insists Hint i ho is doing nothing to injure the honest settlor. Is it no Injury to withhold hia patent indelinitcly when he has fuly ) complied with the" law , and by Ed doing throw a cloud on his title ? It is the poor and honest settler that is the greatest sufferer by Sparks' cruel de cisions and orders. It is safe to assume that nine out of ten men who take up land under the pre-emption law are pool ! men who by tbo time they have livcil on their land the required time , and Im proved it , have exhausted their mean's , and must cither borrow money to pay for their land or lose all their labor besides . losing the land. Until Sparks suspended the issue of patents there was no trouble to sccuio the money. But now it is dif ferent. Parties who make a business of loaning money refuse to loan money on land when the question of their becurity depends on the will of ono man with no statute of limitation. Right hero is where tlie land shark gets in his work. The settler being unable to get the money to make his proof is obliged , to sell his land to the speculator for what he can get. Thus Sparks is working into the hanils of the very parties lie pietend * ) to be fighting. If Sparks is desirous of protecting tlio government and the honest bottler , why don't ho provide that an inquiry bo in stituted on behalf of the government ; . When a settler gives notice of his inten tion to make proof and payment , the time between giving notice and making proof is from six to eight vvceka , afford ing the government ample time to thoroughly investigate tlie matter. Then if the bottler has not complied with the law , refuse to issue a final receipt , but if ho has complied vvith the law. for ( Sod sake , give him a final receipt that is final. J italic1) ) : . ItrnvltleH. The drawing of Kaufman Brothers. ' cigar ami tobacco pi i/os will take place on no.xt Monday night. The members of thn First Congrega tional church have turned the Casino link into a tabernacle of worship , mak ing it comfortable and frci ; to all. They especially invite htrangers or any without church homo to como in. > KOVOllltilHllHlS IjVCOUtCll. WAIISAVV , Jan. 2'i. Two men , ii'cently condemned to death lor belonging to a Polish lovolutloiittiy association , weio ex ecuted to day. A Sensation Kxploilcd. Sr , PnniisiiiJKO : , Jan. ! Xi. The Joinnal d'St. Pi'li'ibbing icpo"1 * the published dls- covi-iy of a nlhlllstloplol to ho a falule.itlon of the coiu'spondantri ot the Berlin and " \ ioiina papern. Rheumatism i \fo doubt If there Is , or can bo , a spcclflt timilyfor rlieumntlma ; lint thaiiMiuls who lave sufffieii Un pjlns have been gir.illy l-rn. rfitcd by Hood'a B.irsaparllla , H ) oii ] iavo tailed to Onil relief , tiy tlili great leincdy , " 1 uas unilcicd v.llh rhciiiii.itUm tucntj years. J'revloiij to 103.11 foiuul no rtllcf , but Kreiv v , or.se , and at ono thnoVHS almost help- less. Hood's HarsapnrllU ilIU mo morocood than ill tlio other nicillrhio 1 nvc : * h.id. " II. T. JHMIOJI , Shlrloy Village , JIais. I , "Ii.\d7hctimatlm } tljrco jcais.and n"t no tclltJ till I took Jfocd'a .Sarsajiaillla. It has dojiojae it tilings for 100. Iiccommeml It to ethers. ' Janus UUIIU K. lllrtdtford , Me. T lloo.'s Sarjifiaillla Is cliararteil/cil by three ixrulUrll'.oa : Ut , tl.i ; ronMnaHun ot rcmc01.il aKCntl ; 2Utli ( ) ptoporttont 3d , the proxa cl seoiirlue ! > m active mcdlulual HaMilft , 1 JIB re nlt I ) .1 meiliclne ct uuiioua ) Hreiintli , clfsctlnit cures 'illlirrto unknoun. SvaH for book cuatiluliit ; additional evidence. "Hood's rf.irjuparlJIa tw.os up mjr > > lriri. purifies my I'luon l , lurri > u9niy ai > | ictlio.iud > eeiiis vi mtuo in' * fror.1 J. r , li Tiittli , I.Qvtull , ) Ubs. "Uood'i 8aitnrii.beats ; : nil rtlirrn , n < ! J wurtll IIS \ \ CJ | > llt III J-'l 1. " I , llAIHUMJTON. UJ liiuk blri-el , N w Yoik Oily. * Hood's Sarsaparllla Bold liy all itrurc its 1 ; iU for 8. ctly tyC. I , lioou & Co. . J * en , Mass , "i ] , IOO DOSOB Ono Dollar.
