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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1886)
THE DAILY BEK PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. or ttn cnirriov . Tfillv ) 'Mo iii.iir. < iitloii > Including Hominy IlKB , ono Vcnr . S1001 for SIT Monlln . /ifl ( J' < ; rTlircn Monll'ft . . . . 8M Tin" Omahn Sxmlny I .r , rnnll il to ntty , Uno Venr. . . " 00 nrnrr , vn. ni Jixn ew I'AnfM Nr iv diiH ( urirK , ll < m i ft > . TRIBI SB in-ii ! > isfi. WAttfllVUlUV IJI ICB , M ) . AH rommunlontion relating lo nftrs find fill- torml nintturMidUld lie uJ'lrossctl to tlio i.ni * TOK or Tilt ; IJBB. .All JnifIHMS letter * nmlremittanceseliouM l > o H'llllCMC'd 10 TlIK HUB I'CIIMHIIINll C'oMI'ANr , OMtiM. Drnftn. ohocln nnd pr > toHlco urilnrs to bo inado pnyablo to tlio order of thu canipnuy , IBE BE [ POSLiSlllliTciPASY , FROPRIIIOBS , K. l. Kniron. TIII3 DAlIiV l\KK. \ Sworn Stnlcmcnt of Circulation. State nf Ncbrnika , I- County of loiittl.i . I (5co. II. 'IVfchnck , Keorclary nt Tlio Hco Puhll'lilnf ? omimuiiy , dues solcumlv swear Hint the aelunl cfrculHtlnn of the Dally l.eo tor tlio week ending Deo. 17th , IbSfi , was ai follows : Saturday. Dec. 11 inr.n Sundav. Dec. 1'J i-'W ' ) jMonUnv , Dec. lit WOO Tu ilnv. Dcf. It W-i- Wnliiesdny. Dec. in rhursdnv. tcr. ) 10 Friday , Deo. r , Aveiace W.SJO ( ino. H. 'IV.sfiircK. SnliTrlbod nnd iwoin to iiefore me this tsth y of Dpreinticr , A.D. , ISbO. N. I' . Knit. , ISHAM Wotarv I'ubllc. ( ! ro. 15 , Tzschnck , licliiR first duly sworn , ei and s\ys : thai lie is olrtit ry of the I'libllshlnecnnitiaiiy , Hint tlio actual RV- rraco ilnlly rlreidatlon of the D.dlv Ilee for thu month ol jnnunry , 18bOvns lO.iliS ropies , lor rulinmrv , Ibhfl , 10,511s conlei : lor Mntch , lbS5 , ll.f.H7"copies ; for Apill. msfi , i'j.101 roines : fur May. 1S.S ) , l'J,47J roiiies ; for Jane , IbtO , IS.&liScotiii'o ; for .Inly. lbWialH ! ! copies ; for Autriist , IHM ) , 12-1M coplcs-.for .ScDteiulier , 18W ) , i.M : : ( ) pnplei ; for Octnlicr , 1SN ) , VJ/Ji'J copies ; lor Xuveiabcr , l fl , tt.IHroiIes. ! : ) Gr.o. I > . T/scntirK. .Swnin to nnd subscribed ticloienie thluOth iluy ol November. A. I ) . Ihtti , f.SK.\I , . | N. 1' . Kiu : , . N'otirv : Public. Boom.ut McQiTADi : will cat IUH Christ mas turkey in Sing Sing with Moodier .laeliue. Two of the gang of municipal bribe takers now wear htripcd stiit.- > with eighl more to follow. ( Jr.NT.H.u , ( .JOIIDON'M death al Khaitoum nearly two years ngo is tinally coufirmeil by : i letter from the Alahdi himself. The ollieial confirmation was unnecessary but the tiipo taken for its receipt reminds us of the slowness with which "ollieial nowf ) travels sometimes even in America. The press invariably beats red tape. UNDUE the proposed metropolitan charier the Umaluv board of public- works will have more power and greater responsibility than the city council. II the delegation ratifies the work of the charter committee it cannot bo too care- lul in guarding all the points to prevent the board from becoming a source ol jobbery and arbitrary power. Tin : cloe of the famous Campbell suit is a drawn battle. The verdict of Ihc jury relieves each parly from the charges biought by Iho oilier. Jt does not , however - over , relieve the public from the convic tioil that the Knglish aristocracy is u school of vice , which , for the. public bene fit , should bo shorn of their political privileges and tluiir position as the as sumed loaders of manners and morals. - \ VI : ; . filing their amended articles of in corporation covering Northeastern Ne braska , the KlUiorn Valley line only an nouiico to the public what they have long contemplated in private. The move to wards Yankton is to be made to cur oul the Missouri Pacific extension nnd the proposed advance to Hastings and Howard will bo in retaliation upon tlio Uiirlington for its invasion of the north west. Jt it ) not probable thai the pros pcet of thc'-c competing brunches will prevent the opposing roads from con- tinning coii'.trnclMn. The railroad Mtu ation in Nebraska is one of dog eat dog. The contest between the roads which has ior so long been fought on paper , will now bo fought oul with eold steel rails. HATI.S may rise and rates may fall but that remarkable monopoly , the Standard Oil company , holds the whip hand oven over the railroad companies. A suit has just been entered at Louisville by an oil denier agninsl the Louisville & Nashville railway company and the Standard Oil. Tlio great oil monopoly was engaged in driving out of business 0110 George lllco , of Marietta , 0. , a competitor In the trade , and according to its usual system had en listed the railroad company on its side JUr. lllco produces a letter from an agent of the. Standard Oil company to the rail road complaining that rates hm not been put up high ouoiigl on Hire and winning up with the son toneo "HCHSU turn on another screw.1 'JL'ho result was a charge of $03 for a ship inent of seventy barrels made by the denier while the Standard was charged only ? ! t ! > .00 for the sumo service at the mime time , Such instances as these liiruish the best of arciimcnls for the no oossity of an IntcrMatu commerce regu lalion bill whiiih will regulate for the jioor aa well ; H for the rich. Hti.i.s were introduced in both houses of congress on Monday providing moas tires for extirpating pleuro-pneumoui nnd other cattle discuses. They author SKC the appointment by the president of ; commission , to which ample powers are jlivfii for investigation , the establish niont of quarantine , destruction of in feclcd or exposed animals , and sr.el other proceedings as may bo required I'vovlslon is inadn for pa3'lng the owners nfanlmttls killed , $100 being nnmed a the maximum for those with pcdlgrei nnd fCO for those without. Penalties un provided for obstructing the commission < tr.s , concealing the disease , andfur trans porting or delivering for transportatlot dispute ! animals , knowing them to lit puoh. The senate bill Mpproprintes $1,000 , 000 to carry \d \ provisions Into elVect. It is a comprehensive measure and is uu dorAtood to have been prepared , as alsi the bill introduced iu the house , by rep , . rcsentutivcs of the Consolidated ( . 'attl Growers'association formed n month agi in Chicago. The opinion was general a tholato convention of c.irttlgrowors am veterinarians that Iho aid of the genera government was absolutely necessary to the most effective work for stamping ou rattle diseases-and the bills presenter tire in response to that view , Such measure should be pa * od , and thoroughly capable commlsslcm ap pointed that will perform the dutiraenro lully nml vigorously. lic Threres. Secretary Hoggen , chairman of Hie tale board of public printing , deserves icarty commendation for Mainline be- ween the tax payers and the tnt-eatcrs. state printing contracts have been or yean rotten to the core. The prices harged have been outrageous in the et- rcnio , oml have only been secured by a combination between the bidders under in agreement to divide the spoils. Scv- rnl years ago when an investigation was n progress the Omaha Herald end of Iho lug hastily skipped to California rather han to face the legislative music , ind Iho other cogs in the machine ,7ero , badly polished during Ihc expo- ; uro. Secretary Koggcn this year deter mined lo do his best to protect the state il any anil all hazards \Vhilo he could tot entirely fn lr.ito the scheme of n jirinlmg pool made up of the various concerns who were bidders for the gen eral .state printing , ho has point blank efused lo lei n contract for printing the bills and Incidental work of the leirisla- tire for which the Lincoln Journal was the sole bidder. IJelieving that il had a nonopoly of this htisiucs * , tlial filiame- ess concern had put in a bid which was 130 per cent , higher than the amount for which il did the same work two years ago. At that time the lournnl patriotically ollorcd to do this ilass : of printing during the action for $0,000. As there was a neat little profit of f-ome ifJ00 ! in the work at those fig ures no one had any idea thai Ihey would lie raised for the next session. The Journal , however , evidently thought the margin too small and pul in a bid for 1,000. Secretary Koggcn has decided very properly to let the legislature order ils own printing of bills and legislative reports wherever il may ice fit. if it de cides to give it to the Journal al an enor mous price above whal 1C is worth it can then shoulder the responsibility. Heeler Uiillillnu Needed. One of our contemporaries Is clamoring for ten story buildings in Omahn. because Minneapolis has them. We don't want them. Six and seven story structures will be quite high enough for safety and largo enough for protit. Land in Omaha is nol yol so dear as lo demand such towering Blrnclures. Kvery city which has gone into Ihe sky scraping business is regretting it , ami Ihc tendency now ' Hi the other direction toward moderately high buildings , subjtantially constructed , well lighted and ventilated and easy of access in every part. Wo can afford , to be content with six and seven story struc tures located on ton story foundations and walls and built to stay. What Omaha with all other western cities needs in o l of all at the present lime is betler architecture and construction.c There has been lee much attempt atcheap display and gingerbread work and too liltle regard for interior convenience and exterior solidity. The building that issub- stantial , safe and convenient and at the same time attractive in appearance is the one which finds the best class of ten ants and brings in Ihc besl rclurnson the investment. While the elevator has lo a degree aiiihilatcd distance and brought Iho fifth and sixth stories within easy reach of tho&trcol it has greatly increased lire risks. To reach even seven stories in heighl is a severe task for water works and lire steamers. Beyond thai distance fire protection is an experiment. There is ample room for improvement in the change from our low , squatty and commonplace monplaco looking business blocks to six and seven story buildings whose designs bear the stamp of originality and which from foundation to cornice are con structed of solid materials and with lion esl workmanship. Proposed Financial I There have been introduced al Ihc present session of congress quite a score of bills proposing Uuuncial legislation. Nearly nil of these relate la providing Ihe national banks with a new bash of circulation and to making other pro visions with regard to the system. Most of these measures will undoubtedly die in the committee room , where so many ambitious efforts of crude statesmanship are every year consigned to oblivion. A few may be hcuril of again , but with Iho exception of one or Iwo Ihey are all un worthy of serious consideration. There is no subject with which congress has lo deal that the average congressman so well likes to dabble in us a financial question , and there is no other question that the average congressman knows lct.3 about or is less able to comprehend. One of Ihe important bills inlroduced is that ot Mr. Howilt , which is designed lo enable tlio treasury to dispose of the sur plus , in the event of the probable failure of congress lo keep down the assured ac cumulation by reducing the revenues. This bill provides that the secretary ol the treasury may anticipate * so much of the interest of the funded dubl of Ihe United States as may bo in excess of .1 per cent per annum. If all thu holders of the ! and-lipor cent bonds should avail thems.'lvcs of such an oiler , the treasury would bo enabled to u ° e ? 75,000.000 or $80,000,000 la anticipating the interest ol the public debt. It Is provided that the interest upon the amount paid shall be computed at the rate of It par cent , per annum , reinvested quarterly , so : u to secure to the United States the bcnolit of compound iuteresl lliereon. Tims the government would lose nothing In the transaction , The bondholders would be lefl with a bond bearing 3 par cent. In terest , but the easli payments would bi a full equivalent for any premium Unit Iho bond would bear in the market. It is further provided that these reduced bonds shall bo received by the comptroller of the currency as ecuurity for the issue of circulating notes of any national banking association , and as they would undoubtedly rule somewhat above par it is provided that the bank ! : are to bo given their par value in notes , instead of tit ) per cent. , as now required by law. In view of the possibility that the holders of boiuU may not generally accept the anticipation of interest , authority Is given the secretary of the tnsasury to deposit , with any national banking association an } ' portion of the money In the treasury : not others isu appropriated , upon sccurc ity of an equal amount of bond ? or other indebtedness of the United States , 5uoh special deposits from the treasury at no time to exceed ? 100,000,000 , and to bo subject to call upon such notice as the secretary may prescribe. Thus two ways are provided for disposing ol I th ii surplus nnd converting il from an idlcacciimulnUon to the puhllc uwe. In tJe ; one ease it would go UlrucUy to the pcdnle upon terms which wuutd prptoct t the uovormu'otit against loss and t > u uo disadvantage to the bondholders. In the other c.iio It wotihl reach the people hrotigh Iho banks , being tul'y ' secured by ho deposit of bonds or otber forms of government indebted nc * ? . At Ilia same Jmo the question of providing a security 'or the national bank circulation is tern- lorarlly met with entire fairness to those nnitutious. Of course the measure is nlended only as a temporary expedient to tide over Iho Ircastiry unltl the next congress can deal with the surplus ques tion , should nothing be done at the pres ent , e sion. Jt is certain that the surplus will be increased If the revenues are nol reduced , and il is important to find some way to dispose of it in the public Inter est. This Is the object of Mr. Hewitt's bill. bill.A A bill of like intent , though different In its provisions , was introduced in the senate by Mr. Aldrich. This authorixes flic sccrctaiy of the treasury to receive 1 and -1J per e.nt bonds and Issue in ex change therefor bonds bearing intcrcslal Iho rate of 2 } per cent per annum.paylng the holders a sum equal in each case to the aggregalo present worth at the time of exchange of the portion of the several quarter-yearly payments of interest from which the ITnitcd States is released by such exchange. This bill would In volve a larger disbursement from the treasury , provided all bondholders as- ceplcd the oiler under it , than would the Hewitt bill , and in naming a lower rate of interest for the exchanged bonds it would bo more likely than the latter measure to fail of its obji-ct. Jl doubt ful , however , whuthcr either plan would be largely successful so far as the bond holders are concerned. A fJreiU Natural < Jn Field. 'J'ho people of Ohio have reason to feel secure in the position of thai state as third in the union in population and wealth , and to confidently anticipate its further progress and prosperity. Accord ing to a recent report of Professor Orion , of the Ohio Geological bureau , the natu ral gim field of the state is commensurate In extent with ils geographical limits. The geological formation belongs to the siliinan ago. In the neighborhood of Cineinnaliit lies 500 feel below Ihe sur face , undal Toledo at a depth of 1,100 to 1 , 00 feet. The greatest developments of oil and gas have been around the towns of Lima and 1'indlay , in the north western part of the state , not far from Toledo. Valuable developments have , however , been made al oilier points , a Cleveland paper having recently reported the development of a most promising natural gas well near that city. In the Lima region the production of oil has ex ceeded that of ga , and fifteen joint tock companies lire now operatmg for itde velopment. Ju the J'iudlaj region the ' natural ' gas territory has an extent of twenty-six miles in length by sixteen miles in breadth , and of the twenty-seven gas wells that have been opened only two have failed. The daily production of Ihc most prolific is 13,000,000 cubic feet of gas , others produce 30,000,000 feet , and for the rest the daily average is some what less. This iraby ; reason of its abundance and cheapness , has banished all other materials of illumination as well as all other fuel for domestic purposes and manufacturing. The demands of the community are supplied wilhoul restric tion. The oharjro is $1 a month for its use for cooking , § 1.50 a month for heat ing and . ' ! 0 cents a month for lightiiiir the whole house. Still the people regard these rates as extravagant and have been agitating an organized resistance lo them. The cost of sinking a gas well is about $1,500 , and nearly every consider able manufactory in the region has its own well. An extraordinary iudustrialgrowlh has naturally followed this gas development , and almost every day new enterprises are springing up , or going into this terri tory from less favored regions. The supply keeps up steadily , and so great is the extent of this natural gas territory that there is no longer an apprehension of the exhaustion of the product. At various other points prospecting and boring for natural gas are being actively pushed , ami the report of the state geologist will doubtless have the efl'cct ot increasing explorations and activity in ( his direction. Tlio manufacturers of Cleveland and the Mahouing valley uro every day feeling more urgently the need of this cheaper fuel , whieh now gives Pittsburg so great an advantage , and they will not be sparing of cll'ort to find a supply if il exists anywhere in con tiguous territory. If natural gas shall prove to be inex haustible in the territories where it is now developed and developing , there is cer tain to bo : i radical change , iu the not re mote future , in the conditions of compe tition which may be in the nature ot an industrial revolution. The battle will be between the manufacturing centers that have this natural fuel , rather than as at present against the foreign manufac turer , who having to rely upon a dearer fuel will no longer be regarded with ter ror as threatening to usurp the Ameri can m.irket and do.itroy home industries if not rthut out by a tariff wall. With augmented and cheapened production , against which ICugland , Germany ami Ih Iglum , with their higher-priced fuel , cannot compete , the favored manufae turcrs of America may become tiscanie.it in demanding the removal of the tariff obstruction as they now are iu urging its retention , and the most persistent in ask ing enlarged and cheaper transportation i facilities iu order to cet their surplus products' to thu markets of the world. There are great possibilities in the natural gas dovnlopmcnt if it shall continue and hold out. Tim Hiis'.noss The cmtdition of trade during the week past lius been favunible according to re ports from the principal busme'.ss cen ters. Clearing * show ineretisud business , which is particularly noticeable iu retail trades alfuetcd oy the approaching holi days. Wool has attracted little demand except for the immediate wants of the looms. Holders are not urging business t the expense of prices , partly because of a prevalent expectation of improving tia'.le t nctt month and partly becuu > e sea board 1 stocks HRI owned by dealers who bought I them at comparatively full prices and cannot afford to lot the market go lower. The proportion of consigned wool awaiting sale iu the eastern markets I : very small this year. The dry good : irado U seasonably quiet , but a good many orders nrot'oiug recorded for the future delivery of fabrics adapted to the spring nnd summer trade. The market as u whole- firm , with cottou especially in a good position as rignnls supplies and the outlook for sustained atrenth in prices. Upward of 0,500 tons of steel rails have been sold , chiefly by Pennsylvania mills , and there 1ms been continued activity in all kinds of rolled iron. The entire iron trade is in good shape , nnd the general tendency of values Is upward. Uenrlsh influences have boon al work in the grain as well as in llm stock markets during the week , and the price of wheat , which has been principally affected , is | to If cents per bushel lower than It was at the close of last week. The partial with drawal of speculative "UPporl on account of the stringency in the money market and Iho weakening of confidence among holders by increasing receipts of winter wheat , the promise of : i further increase in the visible supply , and the expecta tion of a lull in legitimate demand until after the holidays , have contributed lo this result. The export demand has boon very fair , and cansiderable business has been done at 'ill Atlanticports. . The presence of this demand and the con- tinned strength of foreign markets have prevented a more serious decline , but have nol exerted stifllclcnl inlluenco lo sustain or advance the market. Corn prices are J to J of a cenl lower owing to liberal receipts al Chicago and Ihe weak ness in the wheat market , bul there Is little pressure to soil tills cereal , which confronts the prospect of an increasing home consumption ami an early improve ment in export demand. There has been comparatively little speculation in corn , as the attention of operators has been largely directed to wheat. Hog products have ruled stronger under moderate re ceipts of hogs tit Chicago. The home- trade distribution of provisions keeps up well , and exports of lard exceed Iho-ic of the corresponding week last year. Iris to be hoped that the city council will go very slow in letting any contracts for future paving or curbing for which no money is available and no bonds haveyel I con voted. The plea that Iho city will suffer by delay will not satisfy thu tax payers. We al way- , favored pushing pub lic improvements ami we propose to ad here to our policy in the future. There K however , a limit beyond which it is not safe or prudent to go , nml the council should draw the line at that point. Wi : do not know to what extent Sena- tor Alnndorson's chances for rc-eleclion two years hence ore lo be advanced by the vindictive warfare which his rejuven ated Omaha organ is waging upon Sena tor Van A\yckbul we do know thai there is not : i single vote in the coming Jegi.slatiire which Mander-oii can in- lltience one way or the other. l-'vii : rooms have been engaged al the Lincoln hotels for Jim Laird. Jim has been known to spiead himself over sev eral beds when in a hilarious condition. We are only surprised that Jim hasn't hired more room- ! , since the 15. & Al. india-rubber fund is large enough to stand the draft. PAT l'oii ; > is beginning to pose as the only decent and honest member of the city council. Pai is a jewel that ought to besut in solid brass mounting. 1MIOMINUNT 1'KKSO.VH. Mr * . Mnnnlni : Is mentioned this ' -cason as the favoilte ot the cabinet ladles. KvangelNt Moody will hold revival meet ings at Ithaca , N" . V. , In January. The tour of Clnlstlne Xilsson through Holland . and Belgium has been icmarkable foi social aim ofliclnl attention. Senator McPherson of Xow Jersey was a well-to-do bulclicr twenty ye.irs ago. Jleisa millionahe now. Kate l-'lcld holds SIOU.COO woith ot tele- l > honc .stock , and can alRml to shake up the Mormon monster occasionally , whether she hints him or not. llitt of Illinois live years was sleuoKiaphcr Ini a house committee , but he married a woman with cash and he etiteied the political aieua ? " John Peter St. John Is Icctmlnt ; in Iowa in belittle of turee interests : 1'list , for a good admission lee ; second , to adveitbe himself ; third ( and Incldcntly ) , foi the temperance hat , and now appears crowned with an enor mous j heaver hat , .siit'h as is wotn by the frontiersman. It tlves Ins comical li'4iuo ' the appealauceot a fancj peilumeiy bottle with a huge stopper. Susan U. Anthony deelaies with some tiling approaching chonll.sh Rice , that when women have the right toote ( hey will not tdliliate with cither ol the present political paitlcs , but will east their ballots for the purest men who oll'cr \ \ ithout icgaid to their political views. llenrv al. Stanley ran well afford to foreo ; ; even the profits ol a lectuie tour in this coun try at tlio bidding of the King of Belgium. I le receives S'JO.WO a year acting as the liu'ure- hc.nl called vleo-genciiil of the Couu'o state , and Is said to exercise a woudci fnl influence over the untamed Afile-ans. JUg IliiHliu'H * on ii Small Capital. fftw 1" / . Tilliunc. Hill , thoChlcasn "pluntror. " holllm : r,0CX 0- , 000 bushels of wheat on only s S.OOC capital , gicatly icticmhles the ck'iuocr.Ulc party and 1 IIP uispiopoitlon iK'UNceii the taik ol rim- nine : the government ami IU stocK'on handel ol brains ami patriotism. An Object ol'Compassion. Ilirnnl. Mr. Cleveland's ambition Is lor a .second ti'im. Ho hail It In hi * power to force the democrats to nominate'lUm. That U gone. lie now depends simply upon their love , lie V.ill haul to KO still la\\vr \ ta get that , mid then it Is not woith ia\iu. ! , ' . Wo pltj Mr JHt ! hit Christ nun. O blessed dav ! U lilcs'-drtime ! What though , with e.iuh icttiiii , the : ; atier- ! Inp rlmu Shows whiter loiind my brow' . ' What thonjrh the wrinkle- , then ? , Km rowed with thought 'or the rude hand 'if eaie , Thou tind'st are dccpor now' ' 0 blps od day ! O blis.-scil time ! Dcir : to the b'j.itiut ; hruit < > C every Cllnio , Thy cnmlnt , ' and thy cheer 1 wait Impatient now. ' a As when no fiintnuns care darcu trench my blow. In days of youthful year. ti .lay Gould's When Mr. Could watered Wcstcin L'nlon stuck to almost double Its actual value , and then fh.iveU the wages of thousands ot em- ploxes In older to dt-claiea dividend on thu stock thus watered and bull It In the uiniket , lie was engaging in a deliberate robbery for hso\\n ! linar.cud a 'nuullzeaient. It Is the prevalence and shameless repetition of KU'autlo frauds that bleed discontent the people , multiplies the causes of disQiiie- tmle , and couveits thousands of honest mid industrious wage-wai kcrs Into rank com- munUts. The supremacy of ay-Oouldisin has about reached Us zenith la this country , . J o v.iM n'li. " rteid vi hjit hem .iromir , W- ( SHAYI'res , I " .tUct tS ri p rlltamtUiairM . I , M OB- and Judge ( ito liaws drcUlon but cave lcp.il expression to an Indignant puMic scnti' incut. \Valtlnfjj\tthc Door. Mrvlt Trflmfif , Ills poor comfort , ] > crliap , for Dakota to stand at the door of lljo union rlmlnc the bell for admission o long as the entrance Is Ktimded by a democratic tnnjorily , but our adVice - Vice Is to Ice-op on r hieing until the boll plvcs out , and then sit down on the doorMll till they swlnjc open the door. Oporn Companies. 7/citiM. Il would be a pleasure not easily to bo described in words to se'e an opera com pany : once which find no black eyes or dirty linen to exhibit. Is such a thing possible < ? Judging by the record il might bo said thai to hope for It would be a waste of time and strength , but there are people who neverlhelos-i | . - be lieve ' thai the time will come when the managers , the director. * , the stockholders and the high-price performers of an op era . company will bo able to go through the country without getting into a single 'J'ho people who figure in opera as man agers or performers do not , on clo e in spection , appear lo differ materially from other hntu.iu being * . They have an art which has been moro or less carefully cultivated , but so have thousands of other people who never sang ti note and never intended to sing. Howes er excellent their work on the stage may be , then * tire not more to be praised tlian are ninny other people in their own peculiar lines. Their prominence relieves them from none ot the amenities of life , bul rather imposes upon them the more inexorably . Skilled as they tire ami talented as some of them may be , thoj * are still at their best nothing more than masters of their own business , and ate not entitled by that fact to put on greater airs than the mas ters of any other business. Jl appears , however , thai the man or woman who oan liddlo or sing imagines as soon as some reputation has been gained that , the nexl lliing to be done is to demonstrate to the world how uncivil a so-called great performer can be. If their peculiarities do not take ( his direction they force on the public their private griefs and quarrels , as if anybody could by any pos sibility he interested in them. xuFromtho ; greasy fiddler to Ihn painted prlma donna , through the entire range of per formers , one would siippoec trorn their bickerings' ihal every person connected iiti any capacity with an opera organiza tion was prepared at a minute's notice to engage in anything , from a. ten-round knock-out ( o ti hair-pulling match. It is a disgraceful state of nll'nir.s and one whieh , if continued , will bring the whole profession into disrepute. Jl is probable * Ihal these lights grow out of the enormous vanity of most of the neoplo engaged in performances on the lyric slatre. The reason for much of lids vanily does not appear , bill it cannel be denied Ihal if thesis exponents of art would learn .some of the commonest rules of good breeding they would have .something to be proud ot which is not discernible at this time. SHE WAS A PRETTY GIRL. A Stage Coach AUvontiire Which Sue- prince ! n Vigilant Guiml. "We'll , what I .started out to say was thai | J Jimmy had ti deal with a mighty brettv irirl once. " said a resident of JJil Ion , M. T. to a New York Sun corrc- snoudcnt. "Ho was down in Virginia City and wa to escort a treasure coach through to Helena. The country was full IIb tough citizens that was before Iho boys tied up the gang b.y the neck and it was \ known that stages with money aboard were almo'-l certain to be at tacked. t On the : coach coming up was a young lady in deep mourning , about the prettiest girl that we htiel ever seen here , and as there was no treasures aboard Jimmy got pretty well acquainted with her. She could not have been morn than twenty-six or twenty-snyen years old.nnd she ! was that liandsonie that when shogot to ' the tavern at Virginia City the boys went into the dining-room and ate an extra supper all around jusl for the chance of seeing her. Jimmy had learned something about her. She told him thai .she was a widow and that her errand was to Hud Colonel Savajre , who was said lo bo in this Ecetion. lie. was her uncle and the administrator of her father's estate , and business matters made it necessary that she should see him. Jimmy didn't , know any such man , but ho .said ho might be around for all that. Thai evening he wa ? very attentive to her and uioslot the boys hung about the place half inclined lo be jealous. "The next morning jusl as the static was aboul to start and .Jimmy with his shot gun was standing by its side , the treasury box having been Fcrowed ou and the driver being in his sent , the young woman came running up , exclaiming thatfihe wanted to return and would bo ready in ten minutes if the stage would wait. The driver grumbled , bul Jimmy yielded , and the girl soon made her ap a pearance. ' There wens no other passoii- i ) ; gor.s. Attcr she had been seated tin boys slopped up , hat in hand , and said goocl- by , while some ot them Jack Fergus was one of Ihcm , I remember went so f.ir us to expre.s.s regret that she was not to fituy longer. She laughingly replied that she might return , and waved a litllo handkerchief oul of the coach window as it rolled away. That was the last wo over saw of her. Jimmy was inside of the coach with her , and wo all thought that ho was the luckiest chap thai ever ; struck .Montana , . . "Hullelmo toll you .something. Loss than six hours after that pretty lltllc darling sailed out of Virginia City look ing as sweet and gentle as a lamb , fiho Tl was holding one ol Jimmy's big pistols of to his ear , and ho was looking two ways for Sunday. J am afraid ho wasn't watch ing things as close as he ought lo Iitive done , but nobody blames him in those days. We'd see a woman like that about as often as wo would a Hock of angels , - ami , Jimmy was only a man. He rode on the iiihido of the coach most ot the way until about Ihe middle of the afternoon , to when he got out. Then she complained vh vo Janclino.s-i and fear , and after a while ho got insidi' ag'iin. Not many minutes in after there was a volley and a yell , the jt horses coming to a sudden halt. in Jimmy's hand was on hta gun , in and was jusl on thn poinl of making a jump , when the fair one by Ids side raised one of his revolvers , which she quickly removed from hi' * belt , and with a savugo "no. you don't ! " leveled it at his head. Tor a occoml Jimmy didn't know which way to turn , bul it was only m a Bet-olid. The driver was a good one , \ find he was already at work with a ( 'oil's revolver. Without hesitating Jimmy tried n dangerous experiment , As he hold his shotgun , its uuu/.lo pointed to the window whore the girl sat , ho snw at glance that to lire it would nol kill her , but it could bo discharged .so as lo scare for the lifo out ot her , providing .she wtis not regular wildcat , whieh ho didn't belluvo a she was A gootl deal quicker than J can the tell he pulled the trigger , at the same mo to ment reachini ! for the revolver whicdi the young woman held , knotiking It oul of baud. The crash of the gun was terrilio , and as it weut'off not more , than eighteen inches from her nose U p-ira- to Jvv.ud her. She fell back on the seat in a dead taint and Jlmrny.graljblng his irons was on the ground in a jiffyVuJI. . the miuuto the agents saw liim in lighting trim they took to cover and ho after thi-in. They lopt mi a lively firing for a finv moments and then Jimmy wont back to the stage , expecting to find Iho girl there , but she had disappeared. The per driver , who had mounted , his box and the was. holding the IIties In I.3 : teeth .while ho stood guard with two lug rovoh e ra. not seen her Icave.but it was evident that ? lie had crept out very stealthily and made n short citl for the timber. On tne floor of the ptngc wa n little gold ta ? cl which had been lost from the young woman's watch-chain , and Jimmy ploke.l it ni ) and wore it for ti long timo. After satisfying himself that the agents had made u ti /le of It lie drove on and made the rest of the trip in safely. " CHIMS.MAS TIIUKS. The Kvcfgrcen .McsscnRcrs of Santa Clans' ( ! lli . Most of the grocery stores and commis sion houses of the. city are displaying n largo assortment of Christmas trees of all varieties , sixes and prices. Some of these trees are very small , with scarcely room enough for tlio presents of Santa Clati.s , oven when ho is in his most stingy iuood . Others are larger nnd rcallv flue nior specimens of evergreens or pine trees. The smallest sell fore cents , the other sivus ranging in prices : Hi : i ) lo $ t.M ) , which will purchase- mag nificent specimen. The very largo size's , such as these used for Sunday school cel ebrations , are of course , worth more , say. ? ! or $5. These trees are cut in Wis consin , Michigan and the northern lum ber countries. Very few of them are cut In the vicinity of this i-lty. With each tree a small iron standard is sold , which holds the tree firmly hy clamps. Those sell for M and 01) ) cenls. "Christinas trees are becoming more and more popular every year , " nald a dealer yesterday. Wo expect , to sell n larjre number of them this year. They arc inexpensive , and al the same time give a better show for the display of presents , than docs the old-fashioned "stocking plan. " * T W O lH li V UN TS. Tlie Clinrlty and Hills' Halls in .lamt- nry nnd I-'ebriuu-y. Arrangements have been completed for the grand annual charity ball lobe held January M , 18S7 , in the exposition building. 11 promised to surpass any thing of the kind ever held hero before. The committee of arrangements is work ing hard to in.sure the success of the event , and there is no doubt but that the affair will be well attended , Kspceial preparations are being made for the dec oration of the west pavilion , luslead of waxing the lloor , which al ils best is never . in first-etas' : condition , il is pro posed ' to lay ,000 yards of canvas The committee' , consisting of 15. C. McClure , T. ( ! . Ma- i-rane , Frank ColMotr.cr , I. W. Minor , ( ieorge Mills , W. I1. Hecncl and Joseph ( itirnctiu , jr. , appointed last week to con duct the arrangements for the Klks' lir.st annual ball February 7 , has organized by electing K. C. McClure chairman ; T. if. Magrane , secretary and Frank Colpctzer treasurer. Tne ball will be a very .sclecl alfair , and tickets will be sold to the gen tlemen at sr > each. A gentleman holding one of these tickets is entitled to take as many ladies as he chooses. ' HASTINGS Olt PUEBLO ? A Question AVIiivli the "Western Ijoatiii : Jllnst Decide. ft is probable that before Hastings is admilled iulo the Western league , she will have a hard fight to make. Mr. ( Jcorgc l\ny , of this city , lias written to the secretary of the league concerning the matter , and that ollieial states that the majority of the clubs now composing the league tire iu favor of the admission ot Pueblo instead of Ha Ungs. It seems to be the general opinion thai Pueblo would sustain a series of games bettor than would Ha.stiiirs. ( At any rate the matter will bo thoroughly' discussed at a mooting of the league ' to bo held soon , cither in Omaha or Lincoln. Hastings claims that she is already a member of the league , having been ad mitted last spring bv a vote of Ihe ma- jorily of clubs. Mr. Kay .state ? that il is true that Hastings was so admitted , but with Iho condition that she pul up Iho ? r.OO forfeit money. This , il is claimed , Ihe Hastings men have never done , though they have been requested to do so. Active Good Teinnlars. Monday night quile n number of mem bers of Lifo Ioallodge. ? No. 150 , and Iheir iriends assembled in the North Presby terian church to listen to the Kcv. Scott , of Sutton.Keb. . who was the lecturer of Iho evening. Mr. Scoll made an earnest speech and related some interesting bit.s about thi'liquor trallic. Mr. Scott said as to the money that from the liquor sale yearly woul into the school fund , "I do nol want lo educate my children with money thai has brought ruin and dis grace to some mother's heart or some family circle. " 'J'ho speaker was rightly enthusiastic when he said that , il all saloons were closed , we would not have gambling hell in the city , and would be spared Ihe unspeakable pain of seeing families robbed of happiness and purity. Mr. Scott , in concluding , made an elo quent plea to the audience to join heart , baud and abilities lo fight the saloons. After the lecture was over , n mass moot ing was held in the bti.se-me-nt of Ihei the church. ) round U'Jtli Olenmurfr/u'lno. On next I'nday ' , at i ) o'clock , Collector Culhoun will sell four fikins of oleomar garine , containing aboul 115 pounds , which wore seized by Iho government be : to cause the packages containing the ma- torlal were not marked according to law. The property was seized in the early part November , and , us the law prescribes , -sa thirty days' notice was given lo all per sons who mighl have anything to say against its forfeiture to make the s.ime known. Mo claim having been made tlio ' properly was forfeited , and on next l-'riilay , the leu days' notice of sale , re quired y will have exnirt'd bylaw , and the material will bo dulv knocked down the highest bidder. The olllcers feel thtil Johnson is uu innocent party , bavin" bought the oleomargarine from de.iler.s this citv , who represented to him that was butter , llo escapes the penally this instanre , because of the early date which thn discovery was made , hut it will be a fine and imprisonment for any person who i hereafter caught in the same predicament. \VhIinsloal Wills. William J. Hnskett , a lawyer , who died New York , loft a will containing thi.s on \er.v curioiHy-wordad clause : " 1 tun informed that there is a society composed of young mon connected with the public pn-ss , ami , as In early lifo I was connected with the papers , I have a keen recollection of the toils and troubles that bubbled them , and over will bnbblo , the tellers of the world in their pottage caldron , and , as I de ire to thicken with der little savory herb their thin broth in shape of a legacy , 1 do lam bequeath of the New York Pre.ss Club of the city of Now York $1,000 , payable on tlio death of MTU. Haskott. " Monsieii r Colombics , a Parisian mer chant , died leaving a bequest of 1QOO a lady who twenty years before had rn- fused to marry him , "through whieh , " plates the will , "I was enabled to live in dependently and happy as n bachelor " The following very whimsical Ix-quo-st l > was from u Scotch newspaper : "Home years ago an Kngluh goullomnu bu- qiicath'd ; to hm two daughter * fhoir nnd wcixht in CI notes. A liner ptjlr of pa- weights has .hover been hoard of , as " ( elder dutigluor got Wl.'Od , i nd the ply l younger ' THE ZOO'S ' ATTRACTIONS , Two Young Boars Ironi Siberia Added * o tLo Attractions- KANGAHOOS AND WALUABYK , A Carpenter Street Monkey nml Cagctl Companions. Philadelphia Times. There were several distinguished arrivals nt Iho Xoo yesterday. The most notable gucsls I hat reglslcrcd were two polar bears. They used to piny hi.Io nnd seek with Aretlo travelers in snowy Northern Siberia and were captured three months ngo by a small band of exiled Russian peasants. They were sent to St. Petersburg , where they were bought by nil agent for our home society nnd immediately shipped here in a big iron-bound cage. The last polar bear of the Xoo died in 1831. His death was due to paralysis , thn result of a bolt of lightning , which struck and In stantly killed his partner on u stormy morning in the spring of IS * : . When Iho new Arctic bruins were released from their Irave'liiug bov they simultaneous ! ) leaped into Iho pool ot water that forms the cciilro of their new quarters. A good eold bath was a great luxury lo them after their long imprisonment. Head Keeper Hyrno baptised them , Frank and Minnie , in honor of two triends. Like grlsr/ly bears they nio treacherous and will not bo friendly. Bread and milk IH their main diet , varied by tin occasional dish of live pound * of fish each. It would make Magistrate Hob Smith , the friend of the oppressed wives , indig nant if he should see how Frank , the new Siberian arrival , is Irealing Ins better half , Minnin. llo not only gives her pe riodical beatings , but frequently confis cates her tish or bread and milk. ' Ho Is a domestic autocrat. His conduct is In withering contrast to thalof Ueorge , the litindsome stalwart kiuir of the garden , who capons about his better half like a leonine cavalier , and always allows her lhelirslpieeeofoldhor.se. Il was juH about ten years to the day since the ar rival of the first pair of polar bear.swhieh were kiMed by the lightning stroke , when their successors were put in the pit. They promise to live long and prosper , as thev are but four years old , are in good health and have come to the country til the pio- per season to become acclimated for coming hoi waves. roru NIW : KAXOAIIOOS. "Ah. there ! " was the .slang salutation of Stonewall Jackson , the veteran and loquacious parrota pet of the late Sigtior Hlil/ , when u quartette of kangaroos , four "unloosing cusses" from Australia , took up their quarters in the snake house yesterday. 'J'ho immigrants from the antipodes arc of a nccuiinr typo of bush- tailed kangaroos and came direct from a liltlo town seventy miles from Melbourne. 'J he jumping animals have a quiet and subdued appoaVancc , but are pugnacious. They tire natural collar-aud-clbow wres tlers and had several bouts yesloidny afternoon. They seem nettled by the re ception given them by Sloneutill Jack son. He seldom uses profane language , but yesterday lip blundered the friends of Arlemus Ward in n slylo so vigorous that il would have made tin Arizona editor howl with impotent envy. 'J'ho kangaroos were accompanied b. } two cousins , Australian wallubys , the only specimens of their kind in captivity Their cage is next lo that of the ingiiana , which , by the way , is in a surly mood. H isf : big , drab-colored olfshol of the liz.ird family , that was sunl from India ti few months ago. lie ii > a epicurean with ti very dainty palate. As the number of bouquets bought by star actresses to bo handed over the footlights to themselves on first nights increased , the price of Jacqueminot roses went up and Ihe so cicty , in order lo avoid bankruptcy , had to change the bill of faro. The iguana is a mean-looking , bustle-backed creeper nnd at first objected , bul finally had to come down to bauanasor starve. An ob ject of interest in the snake house is a largo landscape of an Indian forest , whieh is being painted b.y Keeper Thomp son , who is a natural artist. It will soou form the background of thu anaconda and python cage. The work is so well done that the big reptiles will no doubt bo deluded and try and curl their fat bodies aboul the imaginary trees , while they will have an ambitious struggle in endeavoring to crush the life out of a counterfoil presentment of "Stonewall Jackson. " I-RAIIS I'OIt A. I1AHV Itr.All. Head Keeper liyrne was afraid that Daisy , the cute cub bear , was going to die on Friday. She was sick , but yester day she had recovered and was in ( risky mood. Daisy is a great favorite , nnd had she died hundreds of litlle patrons of the garden would have mourned her loss , while it would have inspired Low-water Muldoou , the poetictil keeper , to write an obituary poem. Photographer Charles Cro.vthers and Artist , ! . N. Hess had a busy time tit the 7oo yesterday leveling the camera at Iho leading objects of interest. An old broken-footed mule had been brought to the garden to be fed lo llm animai.s , sur prised the keepers ami his former owners l.y the vitality thai ho displayed while photographer ami the artist were urging him to nose for them. When Head Keeper liyrne dropped that Carpenter street monkey into the m.immoth cage of former co'-auut throwers at ioon yesterday ho didn't , intend slat a riot , linl il is a mattnr of his tory however. Aboul a dox.nn of tilh-gc-il relatives of our ancestors tried to knoe-l , out the little stranger and he was only .saved by the keeper nnd a thick pole The settlement of the moiikeyu til the YMCI has the pugiliuic oraio as much a any of the p-idded shouldered aboid Kighlh and Vine streets. John JL. Sulli van , the lieavv-weigut champion , nial.cs daily additions to his list of victims , but Keeper lirynn believes that Doniinu k McC'affriy , the blue-nosed baboon , will recover Ids lost laurels. Doiumick Mi-- Ctilfrey was bos * of the monkeys until about four mouths ago , when he wi knoc'Ki'd out by John L. Sullivan. .Sitn-u then tl-oy have had sovoraj lights and Me Ctiflroy hold up his end with cicdd evorv timo. The old gray-haired moiikey , known as Jem Mace , was .swinging slim little Tommy Warren by the tad on Fr. day when Domimok McCaffrey went f < v him and almost knocked him sillv. Yc-i terdnv Mace waited until John L. Sulli van tool , his daily nap. when hn jumped him from Iho top of the cage and nl most chewed off the remaining , tump of John. L.Sullivan's t.iil As a result tin kuopcra of the monkey house expect to soon bury the undiplomatic Jem Muc < . \OtCH. The second of the series of meeting * now in progress at the HuHviiigliam un the leading of Jlov. T. IS. Hilton was well aitendcd last evening. Tin- interest the previous meeting being well sus tained. ] { ev. Hilton spuhn earnestly from Hov 21,7 "Ho that ovorcomotli shall Inherit all tilings , " dwelling moat upon the m-cesnUy of firm resolution Ufion the part of all'who would build a unhid Christian life , taking thu position that thoMi who from the ranks ol moral men and women , Mop into the ChrUtiuu church , need this determination of pur o > us certainly as those who attempt Jo rebuild upon the rooky foundations of Christ' * lore , lives wull nigh wrecked ruined In summing it was tersely romgrlwl , jed giytv tJiugruoo , but man mu.-.t * " ' - the ri " tub cvitiiiuyr as s