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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.
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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