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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1886)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE DECEMBER 22 , 1S80 , TJTE DAILY BEE , PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. irn'ts OF aunornt rriov : Dfiflr fWnrnl.ur Edition ) Including S untidy nor . Ono Vcnr . $1001 Tor BIX Months . r , "I rorTlinxjMontlm . S f/J Tlio ( linahn Pxnilny HEE , innilcd to ntiy > ndlreM , Ono Year. . 200 O M U firnrr. No.Pli Avn OW TAnWM Srnrrr. f.nv M > na otrtt v , Itiimt R. Tninrvn IIMii'i\ci. W.ASUIMIHIV OmCE.M .6I3FOl-UTfcl..VTIlSrKl.ii. AH comrmintaitions rclntln ? to neivs nn < l fill- tori.il mnttor flhould bo lul'liojscti ' to the I'.iit- TOU or Tin : HUB. nu'iscss rrrrr.n 8 .All tni 1nt- ? letters nnd remittances oliouM bo nddtcMcd to TUB Ili : rLMii.iHin.iil ( . 'oMiir , OMtlM. nrnfl * . checks nnd po tolHro nrdort to bo umdo pttj ublo to the 01 dorot the compnti j- . THE BEE POBLISHliclipm , PROPRIETORS , E. . r.niron. THE nisn. Sworn Statement or Circulation , Stale of Nebraska , ) . , County otDoutrlns. f8 > s > < ! ro. H. TVfchuck , Beeretary of The Uco Publishing company , does solemnly svtear tlmt the actual circulation nf the Dally Uco lor tlio week ending Doc. 17th , IbbO , was ns follows : Hsturrtay.nro.il . in.)4T ! ) Hiimlav. Dec. 1'J Atntnlnv , Dee , in Tnpsd.iv. Deo. 11 AVculiesilnv ' , Dec. 15 . liWX ) Tlmrsdav.'IM- . IM.OIO Friday , Lee. ) 17 . 13,045 Averace . in.sJO ( JKO. I ) . IVgrlirCK. Subscribed and swot n to before mo 1 his Ibth doyof Dcrcnibur , A. U. , ISbtX N. P. Fr.it. , ISKAI.I Notary I'ubllr. CJco. II. 'IVschuclr , brine first duly sworn , deposes and says tbat bo U secretary of tbo Itcel'nbllshlni : company , tbat tbo nctnal nv- e-rairo dally rlrctitutlon of tbo Dnllv Heo for tbo moiitli ot .Intiimry , 1880 , was lO.UtS copies , for Kubnmrv " , IKbO , 10,6'Jj copies ; for Miueh , IbtO , 11.637"copies ; for April. 18sO , 12,101 ropies : tor May. 18-0. 12,4S9 ! comes : for June , IbW ) , 12,203 copies ; for .1 uly , 18bO , iuhl 1 copies ; for Aucust , lbf-0 , 12-HM coplcsjfor September , ISM ! , ii.o-x ; : ) copies ; for October , IStfl , 12,039 copies ; for November , 1S ° 0 , IH.IMH copies. GKO. H. Tx.srniTCK. Swmn to nnd subscribed belore me this oth lav ot November. A . 1) . 18S < ! . [ SiAL. : | N. 1' . Fiiu : Notary 1'iibllc. lloow.nu MrQtTAw : will cat his Christ Jims turkey in Sing Sing with Hoodler Jnnhnc. Two of tlie irunir of municipal bribe takers now wear striped suits with eight nioro to follow. ( iIINEII.U , GOIiPON'h death at KlltU'lOlllV nearly two yeais ago is lituilly conlinned by ! ii letter from the Mnlidi himself. The olliclal conlinimUon was unnecessary but the tiuio taKen for its receipt reminds us of the slowness with which "ollicial1 news travels sometimes oven in America The press invariably beats red tape. I' I Uxntzu the proposed mctropolitai charter the Omaha board of public works will have more power and greater responsibility than the city council. If the delegation ratifies the work of thu charter committee it cannot bo lee care iul in guarding all the points to proven the board front becoming a source o jobbery anil arbitrary power. Tin : close of the famous Campbell suit is a drawn battle. The verdict of the jury relieves each party from the charges btought by the other. It docs not , how ever , relieve the public from the convic tion that the Kuglish aristocracy is r. school of vice , which , for the public bcno Jit , should bo shorn of their pohlica privileges and their.--position as the as sumed leaders of manners and morals. 1ST i'lVing ' their amended articles of in corporation covering Northeastern Nebraska braska , the Klkhorn Valley line only an iiounce to the public what they have long contemplated in private. The move to wards Yankton is to be made to cut oui the Missouri Pacific extension nnd the proposed advance to Hastings and Howard will be in retaliation upon the "Uurllngton for its invasion of the north west. Jt is not probable that the pros l > cct of llii'M ) competing branches wil prevent the opposing roads from con tinning construction. The railroad situ- - ntion in Nebraska is one of dog cat dog The contest between the roads which has lor so long been fought on paper , wil now be fought out with eold steel rails. KATI..S may rise and rates may fall bu that remarkable monopoly , the Staudan Oil company , holds the whip hand cvei over the railroad companion. A suit has just been entered nt Louisville by an oi dealer against the Louisville & Naihvilli railway company and the Standard Oil The great oil monopoly was engaged it driving out of business one Gcorgo Kico of Marietta , O. , a eompctitorln the trade ami accoidlng to its usual system had enlisted listed the railroad company on its side Mr. Hico produces a letter ftom an agon of the Standard Oil company to the rail road complaining that rates had not been put up high cnoiigl on Hire and winding up with the sen lonco "I'leuso turn on another screw. The result wasji charge of $03 for a ship inent of seventy barrels made by th tlonler while the Standard was ( ihargoi only $11.00 ! ) for the same service at th fiiuno time. Such in.-itani'o as llies lurniah the best of arguments for the no Dossityof an iritur tatu commerce rngu latton bill whiuh will rcgulutu tor the l > oor us well : n for thu rich. lin.i.s were introduced In both houses of oongrn-ss on loud ay providing meas ures for uMirpating pleiiro-pneumonia nnd other cattle diseases They author- lye the appointment by the president of a c'omiul.-sion , to which ample powers are Given for investigation , the establish ment of iii { rautino , destruction of in fected or e\po.-ed nnimals , and sr.oh i other proceedings as may bo required I'rovlslon is nuulo for paying the owners of animals killed , $100 being named as the maximum for tlu o with pedigree nnd ? 00 for those without. Penalties are provided for obstructing the commission- ( irs , uoncenling the di&euso , and for trans porting or delivering for transportation dlsca ° od uniimils , kno\vlng them to be puch. Ttio fconato bill appropriates $1,000- 1)00 ) to curry its provisions Into ell'ect. It is a comprehensive measure and is uu- dorstood to have boon prepared , as also the bill introdnecii iu the hon o , by rep- rcsont'itivos of tliu Consolidated Cattle Growers' association formed a month ago in Chicago , Tlie opinion was general at the lute convention of CAPttlgrower.s and veterinarians that the aid of the general government was abnoiutoly necessary to the most elfectivo work for stamping out cattle diseases , nd the bills presented tire iu response to that vio\v. Suuh a xnoasuro should bo passed , and a thoroughly c.ipahlo couiDjt&sion up- noii\tou that wil ! perform thu duttoj carefully - fully anil vigorously. I- ? Illocklnc tlie Thieve * . Secretary Kojrgen , chairman of thn state board of public printing , deservi 3 hearty commendation for standing be tween tiie tav-payera and the tax-eaters. The state printing contracts have been for years lotion to the coro. The prices charged have been outrageous in the ex treme , and bavo only been secured by a combination between the bidders under an agreement to divide the spoils. Sev eral years ago when an investigation was in progress the Omaha JhrrtM end of the ring hastily skipped to California rather than to faeo the legislative music , and the oilier cogs in the machine were badly polished during the expo- uro. Secretary Hoggon this year deter- nincd to do his best to protect the slate it any and all hazard ? . \Vbilo ho could lot entirely frustrate the scheme of a printing pool made up of the various concerns who were bidders for the gen eral state printing , he has point blank efuscd to let a contract for prinling''tlio bills and incidental work of the lecisla- urc for which the Lincoln Jonrnnl was ho sole bidder. Relieving that it had n monopoly of this buMnc-ss , lliat shame- csa concern had put in a bid which was 130 per cent , higher than the amount for which it did the same work two years ago. At that time the Journal patriotically offered to do this ss of printing during the session for $11,000. As there was a neat little profit ) f some ? ! ) , - > 00 in the work at those fig ures no ono bail any idea that they would bo raised for the next session. The Journal , IIOWCUT , evidently thought the margin too small and put m a bid for § 11,000. Secretary Uoggen has decided very properly to let the legislature order its own printing of bills and logiilative reports wl'ercvcr ' it may sco fit. If it de cides to give it to the Journal at an enor mous price above what it is worth it can then shoulder the responsibility. HettcRflul ! < llnir Ncoilcil. Ono of our contemporaries is clamoring for.tcn story buildings in Omaha because Minneapolis has them. Wo don't want them ? Six and fiovcn hlory structures will be quite high enough for safety and largo enough for profit. Land in Omaha is not yet so dear as to demand such towering structures. Kvery city wltlch has gone into the sky scraping business is regretting it , anil tlie tendency now is ill the other direction toward moderately high buildingssubstantially constructed , well lighted and ventilated and easy of access in every part. We can aflbrd to be content with six and seven story struc tures located on ten story foundations and walls and built to stay. What Omaha with all other western cities needs most of all uttho present time is bettor architecture and construction. There has been too much attempt at cheap display and gingerbread work and too little regard for interior coavcnienco and exterior solidity. The building that is sub stantial , safe and convenient and at the same time attractive in appearance is the ono which finds the best class of ten ants and brings in the best returns on the investment. While the elevator has tea a degree amhilalcd distance and brought the fifth and sixth stoiies within easy reach of the street it has greatly increased lire risks. To roach even seven stories in height is u severe task for water works and fire steamura , Uoyond tbat 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 M\ and seven story buildings whoso designs bear the stamp of originality and which from foundation to cornice are con structcd of solid materials and with hon est workmanship. lropo < * edl I'Mn.-xiit'liillje lslntion. There have been introduced at the present session of congress quite a score of bills proposing financial legislation. Nearly all of the = o relate to providing the national banks with a now basis ol circulation and to making other pro visions with regard to the system. Most of those measures will undoubtedly die in the committco room , where so many ambitious ollbrts of crude statesmanship arc every year consigned to oblivion. A few may bo heard of again , but with the exception of one or two they are ail tin worthy of serious consideration. There is no subject with which congress 1ms to 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 less about or is less ublo to comprehend. One of the important bills introduced i that of Mr. Huwitt , which is designed to cnablo the tro.-iHiiry to dispose of the stir plus , in the event of the prob.tblo failure of congress lo keep down the assured ac cumulation by reducing the revenues. This bill provides that the secretary o : the treasury may anticipate .so much of thn interest of the funded dubt of the United States as may bo in excess of il per cent per annum. If ail thu holders of tho-l and fj per cent bomb should avail tluunsolvcs of such an otter , the treasury would bo enabled to u = o $715,000.000 or * SOl)00,000 ) in anticipating the intorctt ol ttio public debt. It is provided that thu interest upon thn amount paid shall bo computed at the rate of 3 per cent , per annum , reinvested quarterly , w > as to secure to thu United Status the bonulit o ! compound intercut thereon. Thus the government would lost ) nothing In the transaction. The bondholder * would bo loft with n bond bearing 3 per cent. In- toiesl , but. the cash payment i would bn a full equivalent for any premium that thu bond would bear in the market. II is further provided that thcsu reduce ) bonds shall ho rouoivecl by the comptroller of the currency as security for the isiio of circulating notes of anj national banking association , and asthoj would undoubtedly rulu somuwli.it above par it Is provided that the bank > are ( o bo given their par value iu notes , imt'j.iil of DO per oout. , as now required by law In view of the possibility tjiatthtj holilurs of bonds may not generally accept tlu anticipation of interest , authority h Riven the scoretary of the treasury to dopo-.lt , with any national banking association any portion of the money iu thu treasury not othenuso appropriated , upon sccur ity of an equal amount of bonds or othin indebtedness of the United States , yuch special deposits from tho. treasury at no time to e.xcecd ? 100,000,000 , , and to bo subjact to call upon such noiife as the secretary may proscribe. Thus two ways are provided for disposing o thu surplus and converting It from ar idle accumulation to the public use. In ihe ono taf : ? it would go directly to the pcoplu upon terms which would protcc the Qovorntuuut against loss.and ber no i'sndvantngo to the bondholders , In the other case it would reach the people hrough the banks , being tul'y ' secured by ho deposit of bonds or olber forms of tovcrnmont Indebtedness. At the same imo the question of providing a security or the national bank circulation is tern- > orarily met with entire fairness to those nstitutions. Of course the uioasuro is nlended onlyas a temporary expedient 0 lido over the treasury until the next congress can deal with the surplus ques- ion , should nothing be douo at the pres ent session. It is certain that the surplus will be increased if the revenues are not educed , and it is important to find some way to dispose of it in the public inter est. Tills is the object of Mr. Hewitt's nil. nil.A A bill of like intent , though different in its provisions , was introduced in the senate by Mr. Aldrich. This authorizes thosccrelaiy of the treasury to receive 1 nnd 4J per c-'nt bonds and issue in ox- hanpe. therefor bonds bearing intercstat [ ho rate of 2J per cent per annumpaying [ ho holders a sum equal in each case to the aggregate present worth at the time of exchange of the portion of the several Itiarlcr-ycarly payments of interest from which the Tuited States is released by such exchange. This bill would in volve a larger disbursement , from the treasury , provided all bondholders as- copied the oiler ruder it , than would the Hewitt bill , and in naming a lower rate of interest for the exchanged bonds it would be more likely than the latter measure to fail of its object , It is doubt ful , however , whether either plan would be largely successful so far as the bond holders arc concerned. A Orenl Nut urn I Onq Klcltl. The people of Ohio have reason to feel secure in the position of that state as third in tlio union in population and wealth , and to confidently anticipate its further progress and prosperity. Accord ing to a recent tcport of Professor Ortou , of the Ohio Geological bureau , the natu ral gas field of the state is commensurate in extent with its geographical limits. The geological formation belongs to the silurian ago. In the neighborhood of Cincinnati it lies COO feet below the sur face , andat Toledo at : i deptli of 1,100 to liOO ! feet. The greatest developments of oil and gas have been around the towns of Lima and Fiudlay , in the north western part of tlie slate , not far ftom Toledo. Valuable developments have , however , been made at other points , a Cleveland paper havingrccently repotted the development of a most promising natural cas well near that city , in the Lima region the production of oil has ex ceeded that of gas , and fifteen joint stock companies are now operating for iu de velopment , . I u tlio I'lndla region thu 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 the most prolific is 13,000,000 cubic feet of gas , others produce. 10,000,000 feet , and for the rest the daily average is some what less. This cas , by reason of its abundance and cheapness , has baniahe.d all other materials of illumination as well as all other fuel for domestic purposes and manufacturing. The demands of tlie community are supplied : "i. ut restric tion. The charge is'- " 'if ' mouth for-its use for cooking , § 1.50 a month for heat ing and ! ! 0 cunts a month for lighting the whole house. Still thu people regard these rates as extravagant and have been agitatiugan organized resistance to them. The cost of sinking a gas well is about § 1300 , ; , and nearly every consider able manufactory in the region lias its own well. An extraordinary industrial growth has naturally followed this gas development , and almost every day now enterprises are springing up , or going info this tcrri lory 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 , and the report of the state geologist will doubtless have tlio effect ot increasing explorations and activity in this direction. Tlio manufacturers of Cleveland and the Mahoning valley : ire every day fueling more urgently the need of this ohcspur fuel , which now gives I'ittsburg so great an advantage , ami they will not bo sparing of eflbrt to find a supply if it exists anywhuro in con tiguous territory. If natural gas shall prove to be iuox haustible in the territories whore it is now developed and developing , there is certain tain to bo a radical change , in the not remote mete future , in the conditions of compe tition which may bo in tlio nature of an industrial revolution. The battlu will bu between thu manufacturing content 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 bo regarded with ter ror as threatening to usurp the. Ameri can m.ii kut and destroy I in ; no industries if not shut out by a tariff wall. With augmented and cheapened production , againnt which Kngland , fiormaiiy ami HUghim , with their higher-priced fuel , cannot compote , thn favored"manufitc turers of America may become as earnest in demanding tlio removal of the tarII ! obstruction as they now are in urging its retention , and the most poraistcnl in ask intr enlarged and cheaper transportation facilities in order to sot their surplus products to the markuls of thu world. There are great possibilities in the natural gas duvnlopment if it shall continue and hold out. 7ho liiis'.nosa Situation. The condition of trade during thu week past has been fnvorablu according to ru porta from the principal business con- turd. Clearings show increased business , which is particularly noticeable in retail trades affected by thu approaching holi days. Wuol has attracted littlu domam ! uxcupt for the immodkito wants of the looms. Holders are not urging business at the expense of prices , partly because ol a prevalent expectation of improving tiatte next mouth and partly because sea board stocks arc owned by dealers who bought them at eomparati\uly full prices anil eantiot alford to list the market go lower. The proportion of consigned woo awaiting salu iuthu casluri ; markets is very small this year. The dry goods trade id seasonably quiet , but a good inauj orders sro being rccordctl for the future delivery of fabrics adapted to thu spring and summer trade. The market as a wholu U firtu , with cotton especially in a oed pusition as regards supplies aud the outlook forsuitatiad strenlh in prices. Upward of 3,500 tons of steel rails hue ! been sold , chiefly by Pcnnsyhania mill" , d there hns been continued activity in ill kinds of rolled iron. The entire iron rado is in good shape , and the general cndency of values Is upward. Bearish nlluenccs have been at work in the grain is well as In the stock markets during ho week , and the price of wheat , which las been principally affected , is J to IS cents per bushel lower than It was at the jloae of last week. The partial with- Irawalof speculnt'TC ' support on account of the stringency in the money market and the weakening of confidence among lioldors by increasing receipts of winter wheat , the promise of a further increase in the visible supply , and thn expecta tion of a lull in legitimate demand until after the holidays , have contributed lo this result. The- export demand has been very fair , and cansidcrablo business lias been donu at all Atlantic ports , The presence of this demand and the con tinued strength of foreign markets have prevented a more serious decline , but liavc not excrled sufllcient mlluonco to sustain or advance the market. Corn prices are i to S of a cent lower owing to liberal receipts at Chicago and the weak ness in the wheat market , but there is little pressure to sell this cereal , which confronts the prospect of nn increasing home consumption and an early improve ment in export demand. There has been comparatively little speculation in corn , ns the nltuntion of operators has been largely directed lo wheat. Hog products have ruled stronger under moderate re ceipts of hogs ut Chicago. The home- trade distribution of provisions keeps up well , and exports of lard.oxceed tho-c of tlie 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 winch no money is available ami no bonds havej'ct 1 eon voted. The plea that the city will suffer by delay will not satisfy the tax payers. We always favored pushing pub- lie improvements and wo propose to ad here to our policy in the future. There is , however , a limit beyond which it is not safe or prudent to go. and the council should draw the line at that point. Wi : do not know to what extent Sena tor Mnudurson's chances for re-election two years hence are to be advanced by the vindictive warfare which his rejuven ated Omaha organ I * waging upon Sena tor Van \\yck , but we do know that there is not a single votu in the coming legislature which Manderson can in fluence one way or the other. I'vn : rooms have been engaged at the Lincoln hotels for Jim Laird. Jim has been known to spiuad himself over sev eral beds when in a hilarious condition , We are only surprised that Jim hasn't hired more room ? , since tlio B. & M. india-rubber fund is largo enough to stand the draft. PA r l'Y > m > is beginning to pose as the only decent and honest member of tIn- city council. Pai is a jewel that ought to be set in solid brass mounting. ' ' ' . I'UOMlNl'JNjtJ'KKSONS. MitmtlifiHs mentioned this season as the fa\oiite ot the cabinet ladies. Evangelist Moody will hold re\hal meet- IIIRS ut Ithaca , N. Y. , In Januaty. The tour of Christine Nll son thiontfi Holland and Hclghim 1ms been lumaiUable for social ami official attention. Senator McPhcrson of Now Jeisey wasa well-to do butcher twenty yeaia a o. He is a milllouaiio now. Kate Field holds SIOU.COO worth ot tele phone stock , and can nftoid to shaUu up the Mormon monster occasionally , whether she hurts him or not. Concrnssman illtt of Illinois five years ago was .stenographer for a bouse committee , but lie married a woman with cash and ho catered the political areua. John Pok-r St. John Is lectiulni , ' in Iowa In behalf of three Interests : J'iist , for a good admission fee ; second , to adveitNe himself ; thlul ( and incidcntly ) , for the temperance cause. lien Duller hns dlGcnidcil his black slouch fiat , and now appeals downed with an enor mous beaver hat , such as is woin by the frontiersman. It gives ln < comical lisiue the appearance of a fancy pertumciy bottle with a huge stopper. Susan 15. Anthony declaieith some thing appioachlng cboiilisb glee , that \\hen w omen have thu riKbt to vote they will not affiliate with either of tlie piusent political p.iitius , but will c.tst their ballots fur the purest men \ \ hoolleiitlioutiegiirdto theli political views. Hem v M. Stanley can well affoid to ioieso even the profits ot a lectme tout In this conn- tiy nt the bidding of the King of Dulcliiiii. Hu receives 820,000 a year acting as the liKinu- hc.ul called vieo-soneial ol the COIIKO state , nnd is said to oxeiclsu a wonduifiil influenro over the tmtnmed Afilcans. 151 IluslnoHH nil : i Small Capital. JVfir VoiTnliuiie. / . Hill. th < ) Chicago "nhmcer. " elllm. r.0,000- ooa bushels of wheat ononly .1,001 ; capital , Kieatly les-cmbles the democi.itlc party ami tne dispiojiortloit between the task ot run ning tlio government and iu stoi-i : on hand ot biains and patriotism. An Object of Compassion. IlOiloil lltcniil , Mr. Cleveland's ambition is lor a second term Ho had it in lu.- > power to lorn- the domoci.it- nomlnuto him. That is gone , llu now depends simply upon their love , lie will ha\u to tfo still Irjwjer to get that , and then It is not \\oithitfi\ini , ' . We pity Mr Ck-\ eland , Illitlin Jiiteti O hlc w | dav ! blessed time. ! What thoiiKb , with e.ieh letmn , the gather In rlmu tiliu\ whiter loiind my brow'.1 What though the uriuUU'i tbeie , Fuuoui-d with thought 01 the iiulti hand of eaie , Thou lind'st aio duf-jjer now'.1 0 blessed dty ! O blossdd time ! Dem totliohuatiimhe.urot every clime , Thy coming and thy cheer 1 wait inip.ttii'iit now , As when no furu\\iu care daied trenrh my brow , In days of youthful year. . Jiiy Gould's Method * . Illiltmuntl mt'j. When Mr. flould watered Wcstein Union .stock to almost double- Its actual value , and then sha\ud the wages ot thousands ot em ployes in older to dcelaioa dividend on thu stock thus watered nnd bull It In tlio maikot , ho was engaging In a deliberate robbery foi his o\\n financial agicrandlzetmmt. It Is the prevalence and shameless icpotltlon of these glL'anUo-frauds that bleed discontent mnoni ; thu people , imiltivllei the causer , of disinde tud.0 , and converts thousands of honest ami industrious wage-workers Into rank com munist * . The supremacy of Juy-Gouldlatn baa about reached Its zwiltU In thU country , amlJi.d < ro fiieM.ara'sdPtl-ion but rrmole l expression to nn Inn nant p > ' 'lie senti ment. _ the Door. It Is poor comfort , porhnp * , for Dakota lo stand at the door ot the union linking the bell forndml slon so Ion ? ns thu entrance Is guaulert by a democratic majority , but om ad vice Is to keep on rinng ! until the bell glvei out , nnd then sit down on the door.slll till they swing open the door , Fifth tine Onerrt Companies. It would be a pleasure not ca ily to be described in words to sco an opera com. pany once which had no black eyes or dirty linoit to exhibit. Is such n thing possible ? Judging by the record it might be said that to hope for it would bo : i waste of Umu and strength , but there arc people who nevertheless believe - lievo that Iho time will eomo when the managers , the director' , the stockholders anil the high-price performers of an op era company will be able to go through the country without getting into a single row. row.The The people who figure in opera as man agers or performers do not , on close in spection , appear todiller materially from other human beings. Tncy have an art which has been more or les * carefully cultivated , but K > have thousands of other people Aho never sang n nolo and never intended to sing. How over excellent their woik on the stage mav be , thev arc not more to be prai-cd than are ninny other people in their own peculiar lines. Their prominence relieve them from jiono ot the amenities of life , but rather iiuno-e- , upon them the nioiu inexorably. Skilled ns they are and talented as somu of them may be , ( hey arc 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 tlio mas ters of an'y other business. It appears , however , tlmt the man or woman who can fiddle or sing imagines as soon as some reputation has been gained that thu next tiling to be done is to demonstrate to the world how nnehil a so-called great perlormer can be. If their peculiarities do not take this direction they force on the public their private cricfs and quarrels , as if anybody could by any pos sibility bo interested in them. Qr'romilho greasy fiddler to the painted prima donna , through the entire range of per formers , one would suppose irom their bickerings that every person connected in any capacity with an opera organisa tion wa-j prepared at a minute's notice to engage in anything , from a ten-round knock-out to : i hair-pulling mutch. It is a disgraceful state of nllalr-j atid one which , if continued , will bring Ihe wholu profession into disrepute. It is probable that those lights grow out of the enormous vanity of moat ot the people engaged in performances on tin- lyric stajru. The reason for much of tliK vanity does not appear , but it cannot be denied that if these exponents of art would learn somu of the commonest rules of good breeding they would liave something to be proud ot "which is not discernible at this time. SHE WAS A PRETTY GIRL. A Stajrc Coach Adventure Which Stir- prlhcd a Vigilant ( tiiard. "Well , what t started out to say was that Jimmy had a deal with a mighty pruttv irirl once. " nid a resident of JJil Ion , M. T. to a New York Sun corre spondent. "He was down in Virginia Cit ; and was to escort a treasure couch through to Helena. The country was full of tough citizens that was before thu boys tied up the gang by the neck and it was known that stages with money aboard v ere almost certain to bu at tacked. On the coach coming up was a young lady m deep mourning , about the prutliutt girl that we had ever i-een here , and as there was no ttensures aboard Jimmy got pretty well acquainted with her. She could not have boon more than twenty-six or twenty-seven years oldand -he was that liandsomc that when smogot to the tavern at Virginia City the boys went into the dining-room and ate an extra supper all around just for the chance of seeing her. Jimmy hail learned something about her. She told him that she was a widow and that her errand wsu to lind Colonel Savage , who was said to be in this suction. Ho was her uncle and thu administrator of her father's estate , and business matters made it necessary that slio should see him. Jimmy didn't know any such man , but he said lie might bu around for all that. That evening ho wti very attentive to her and mostot the boys hung about the place half inclined to be jealous. "Thu next morning just as the stage was ubout to , tart and Jimmy with his shot gun was standing by its side , lim treasury box having been screwed on and thu driver being in his seat , tbo young woman camu running up , exclaiming that hhe wanted to return and would bu icady in ten minutes if the stajre would wait. Tlie driver grumbled , but Jimmy yielded , and the girl soon inndo her ap pearance. There were no otlmr passen gers. After she had been seated the boys stepped up , fiat in hand , and said goocl- by , while somu of them Jack Fergus was ono of them , I remember wont so far as to express regret that she was not to stay longer. .She laughingly replied that she might return , and waved a littlu handkerchief out of the conch window as it rolled away. That was thu last wo over saw of bur. Jimmy was inside of the coach with her , ami wo all thought that ho was thu lucuiost chap that cvor struck Montana , "Mill lot mo toll you something. Less than .six hours after that pretty littlu darling sailed out of Virginia City looking - ing as awcet and gentlu as a lamb , filio was holding ono ol Jimmy's big pistols to his car , and lie was looking two ways for Sunday I am afraid ho wasn't watch ing things as close as ho ought to have done , but nobody blamus him in thosu days. We'd sco a woman like that ubout as often as wo would a Hock of angels , and Jimmy was only a man , llu rodu on thu inside of the eoaeli most of the way until about the middle of the afternoon , when ho got out. Then she complained of loneliness and fear , and after a while lie got inside again. Not many minutes after there was \olley and a yell , the horse * coming to a snddun halt. Jimmy's hand was on IIH gun , and w.is just on the point of making a jump , when the fair ono by Im side raised ono of his revolvers , which bhu qulckb removed from his bolt , and with a savage "no , you don't ! " leveled it at his head. For a second Jimmy didn't know which way to turn , but It was only n second. Thu driver was a good otiu , and he was already at work with a Colt's revolver. Without hesitating Jimmy tried a dangurous experiment. As by hold his shotgun , its mu//.lu pointed to the window where the girl sat , ho saw at aglnncu that to liru it would not kill har , but it could bu discharged so as to ceiiro the lifn out ot her , providing slio was not a regular wildcat , which hoduln't hclhno she was A good dual quicker than J can tell he pullert the trigger , ut the j-amu mo- muiit reaching tor the revolver which thu young woman held , knoukin it out of hand Tbo crash of the gun was terrific , and as it wont'otV not more than eighteen inches from bur nose it p-ira- ly/.uil her She fell baek on thu seat in a dead faint and Jimmy , rabbin < j his irons was on the ground in u jifl'y Well , thu minute thu agents saw him in ligiiting trim thiiy look to covur nnd hoaflor them They Kept ui > a lively firing for a fuw moment * and then Jimmy wont back tothostngo , expecting to find the irirl there , but t > ho had disappeared. J'lm diiver , who had mounted hi box wl .was holding thu lines in his teotii while ? J > tuJ 7i o tVn'N f awiC'lM | UlQ.lUi , S 0VJ- he stood cumd with two tug revolverhad not seen ncr leavo.butit was evident that she had crept out very stealthily nnd made a short cut for the timber. On tno floor of the Mage wn a little gold tn < ? ol which had been lost from the young woman's wntch-chain. nnd Jimmy pioke.1 it up and were it for a long time. After satisfying himself thut the agenls had made a It/le of it he drove on nnd ma'lc Ihe rest of the trip in safety. " cm : ISM AS THICKS. The McrjreiMi Messensci-s i l' Santa Ctrms' Cilttx. MoM of the grocery stores and commis sion houses of the city nro displaying a large a ortmentof Christmas trees of all varieties , sl/.cs and prices. Some of these trcos arc very small , with scarcely room enough for ( ho pieseuts of Santa Clau , even when ho is in his most stingy mood * . Others are larger and icallv line specimens of evergreens or pine trees. The smallest sell forSS cents , the other si/us ranging in prices up to 91. BO , which will purchase a mag nificent specimen. The very largo si.es , such as Ihcso used for Sunday school cel ebrations , are of course , wortli more , say ! ? l or § 5. The o trues are cut inVis - cons-in. Michigan and the northern lum ber countries. Very fuw of them ate cut in thu vicinity of this city. With each tree a small iron standard is sold , which holds the tree firmly by clamps. Those sell for 5 ! . ' ) and M cents. "Christmas trees are becoming more and more popular every year , " said a dealer yesterday. Wo expect to sell a largo number of them this year. They are inexpensive , and at , the. same time give a better show for the display of presents , than does tliu old-fashioned "stoeking plan. " TWO nio Kvi.vrs. The Charity runt IMUs * ItnlN in Janu ary ami I'Y-lu'iiui'.v. ' Arrangements have been completed for the grand mutual clmrity ball to be held January 11 , 18b7 , in the exposition building. It promises to surpass any thing of tlie kind ever held hero before. The committee of arrangements is work ing hard to insure the success of the event , and there is no doubt but that the allair will bo well attended , special preparations are being made for tiie dec- oratjon of the wust pavilion. Instead of waxing the floor , which at its best is never in first-class condition , it is pro posed to lay il.OOO yards of canvas The committee , consisting of 11. ( \ McCIure , T. C. Ma- crane , 1 rank Colpetw , I. W. Miner , ( ieorge Mills , W. K Meehel and Joseph ( rarncau , jr. , appointed last weekto eon- duct the arrangements for thu Klks' lii t annual ball February 7 , has organi/.ed by electing 11. C. McUlurc chairman , T. Cf. M.-igrane , .secretary and Hank Colpet/or treasurer. Tuo ball will be a very select allair. and tickets will be sold to the ecu- tlcmen at ? 0 each. A gentleman holding one of these tickets is entitled to lake as many -idles 1 as he chooses. 1 1 ASTt.N GSOKI. _ _ ) U IiU 1,0 ? A CiipMlon Which the WcMcrn Iicn < * up .Must Decide. Ft is probable that before Hastings is admitted into the Western league ] she will have a hard light , lo make. Mr. flcorge Kay , of this city , has written to the secretary of the leagiio concerning the matter , and that ollicial states tlmt the majority of Iho clubs now composing the league aio in faMir of the admission ot Pueblo instead of HastingsIt seems to bo the general opinion that I'uublo would .sustain a series ol * games butler than would Hastings. At any rate the matter will bo thoroughly discussed at a meeting of the league to be led : ! soon , cither in Omaha or Lincoln. Hastings claims that she is already a member of the league , having beun ad mitted last spring bv a vole of the ma jority of clubs. Mr. Kav states that it is true that Hastings was so admitted , but with Iho condition that she put up the ! ? . - > 00 foriet | money. This , it is claimed , tlio Hastings men have never done , though they have been requested to do so. Active Good I'cmnlnrs. Monday night quito n number of mem bers of Lifo Boat lodge. Ko. 150 , and their friends assembled m tlio Keith Presby terian church to listen to the IJcv. S otl , of Sutton , Nub. , who was the lecturer of the evening. Mr. Scott made r.n earnest speech and related some interesting bits about the liquor traffic. Mr. Scott said as lo the money that from the limior ale yearly wont into tlie school fund , "I do not want to educate my children with money that has brought ruin and dis grace to some mother's heart or .some family circle. " The .speaker was rightly enthusiastic when bo said that , if all saloons were elo ed , wo would not have a gambling hell in thu city , nnd would bu spared tliu unspcaknbln j/uin of seeing families robbed of happiness and purity. Air. Scott , in concluding , made an elo quent plea to the audience to join heart , hand and abilities to tight tliu saloons. After thu lecture was over , a mass meet ing was held in the buM-inent ot the thu church. round U'llli Ol On no.\t I'riday ' , at 0 o'clock , Collector Calhoun will sell four fikius of oleomar garine , containing about 115 pounds , which wore sei/.od by the government be cause the packages containing the ma terial were not marked according to law The property was fei/ed in tbo early part of November , and , as the law prescribes , thirty days' notice was gncn to all per sous who might have anything to say against its forfeiture to niaku thu same known. Mo claim having been made the property wan forfeited , and on next Friday , the ten d-iys * notice of salu , ic- quired nyill have expired bv law , and the material will bn dulv knocked down to thu highest bidder. Thu officers feul that Johnson is an innocent party , having bought the oleomargarine from de.ilurs in this city , who repruicntud to him that it was butter. Uu escapes thu penalty in this instance , because of thu early date in which the dienv ry was made , out u will b'-afinunnd ' ininriiiOMinent for any person who in liert-j'.fter caught in the "mil.- predicament \Ylilmsloal WillH , \ \ illi.vn J. Haskett , a lawyer , whudied in N'ew York , left a will containing thi-i vrv riin/m > -worded clause. "I am informed that Ihoro Is H tocictv compost d ol jouiigmiui connected wltli Ihu public pr-'ss - , and , as in early Hfn I was connected with the papers , I have a kcuu recollection of the toils mid troubles that bubbled tncrn , and ever will bubble , for the toilers of the world in their pottage caldron , ami , as 1 de iru lo thicken with a littly savory herb their thin broth in Iho Hhape of a legacy , 1 do hero bequeath lo the New York I'riss Club of the city of Now York $1,000 , p. abie on the ileath of MM. Haskett. " Monstuu r Colombics , a 1'arisi.ui mnr- chant , died leaving u bequest of i'l.SOO to a lady who twenty joars , before had re fused to marry him , "through which , " states thu will , "I was unnblud to live in. dnncndently and happy .is a baoholor. " 'J he following very whimsical bequest ws fro a Scotch t newspaper. "Somo years ago an Kugli h geutloman hu- quoatheil to his idaught"iH tht-jr wiughl in 1. notes , A liner pnirof pa per weights has never been hoard of , : u Iho elder d'uightur got Wl.SlKi , r-nd the iounu.i'1 ? , 'JJl THE ZOO'S ' Two Yonng Banrs From Siberia Adn d * o Iho Attniotions' KANGAHOOS AND WALLABYS , A Carpenter Stfcot Monkey mill lUs j Companions. riiiladelphln Times. Thorn worn several distinguished arrivals at the /ioo yesterday. The most notable guesls Hint icgistered woio two polar bears. They used to piny hiilo and seek with Arctic travelers iu snowy Northern Siberia and were captured three months ngo by a small band of exiled llusshm peasants. They were sent to St. Petersburg , where they were bought by nn agent for- our homo society and immediately shipped hero iu a big Iron-bound cage , The last polar bear of the Xoo tiled in 1831. Ills death was due to paralysis , tlio result of a bolt of lightning , which struck nnd in stantly killed his partner on a stormy ' morning in tlm spr'itig of 1SS2. When the new Arctic bruins wore released from thuir trn\cliing box they simultaneously leaped into the pool ot water that forms thu centra of their new quarters' . A good cold hath was a great luxury to thorn after their long imprisonment. Head Keeper Hyrno baptis-ed them , Frank and Minnie , iu honor of two triends. Like. gri//.ly beara they nro treacherous and will not bo friendly. Hroad and milk IH their main diet , varied by an occasional dMi ot live pounds of lish each. It would maku Magistrate Mob Smith , the friend of the oppressed wives , indig nant jf ho should see how Frank , the new Siberian arrival , is treating his better half , Minnie. He not only gives her pe riodical beatings , but frequently confis cates her lish or bread and milk , llu Is a domestic autocrat. His conduct is in withering contrast to tlmtof George , tbo handsome stalwart kimr of thu uarden , who capers about his better half like a leonjuc envaliur , and always allows her thn first piece of old horse. It was just about ton years to thu day since tho' ar rival of the first pair of polar bears , which were killud by thu lightning stroke , when tliuir successors weto put iu tliu pit. They promise lo live long and prosper , as they are but four years old , are in good health anil have comu to Iho country at thu pio- per season to become acclimated for coining hot waves. VOUlt NI.W UAMlMtOOS. "Ah , there ! " was the slang salutation of Stonewall Jackson , thu veteran and loquacious parrot , a put of thu late Sipior Hill/ , when a quartette of kangarooi , four "amoosing cns cs" from Australia , took up limit1 quarters in the snake house jcitcrday. This immigrants from the antipodes are of a peculiar type of busli- tailed kangaroos and camu direct from a little toxvn seventy miles from Melbourne. ' 1 hu jumping animals have a qmut and subdued appoa'rancu , but arc pugnacious. They are natural collar-aud-elbow wrcs tiers and had suvoral bouts yesterday afternoon. They seem nettled by thu ro- euplion given thorn by Stonewall Jack sou. He .seldom uses profane language. but yesterday ho slanduio'l the friends of Arlemus Wuid in n hlylu so vigorous that it would have made an Ari/ona editor howl with impotent cn\y. The kangaroos wcio accompanied by two cousins , Australian uallnbys , tbo only spucnnens of their kind iu captivity Their cage is next to that of thu inguaim , which , bv the way , is in a surly mood. II" is a big , drao-colorcd oll'shot of the ! i/ml family , that was sent from India a few months ago. Ho is a epicurean with a very dainty palate. At , tlio number of bouquets bought by star actresses to bu handed over Uic footlights to themselves on first uigliUs increased , the price of Jacqueminot roses went up and thu society - cioty , in order to avoid bankruptcy , had to clinngo the bill of fare. The iguana , is a mean-looking , bustle-backed creeper and at first objected , but finally had to como down to bananas or starve. An ob ject of interest in the snake house is a largo landscape of an Indian forest , which is being painted byKeoperThoinp- son , who is a natural artist. It will soon form thu background of the iinaconda and python cage. The work is so well done that the big reptiles will no doubt be deluded and try and curl their fat bodies about the imaginary trees , while they will have an ambitious stiugglu in endeavoring to crush thu life out of a counterfeit presentment of "Stonewall Jackson. " rnAiis rou v HAIJY IAI : : . Head Keeper Hyrno was alraid that Jhvisy , Ihe cute null bear , was going to die on Friday. She was sick , but yester day she had recovered and was in a ( risky mood. Daisy is a gwjt favorite , and had she died hundreds of little patrons of th garden would have n.ourned her lor-a while it would have inspired Low-water Muldooii , thu poetical keeper , to write an obituary pooni. Photographer Charles Crowlliers and Aitist J. N. Hess had a busy time at the Xoo yesterday leveling , the camera at the leading ob.jeolfa of intuiust. An oid broken-footed mule had be.eu brought In tlio garden lo bo led lo the animals , sur- prisud the keepers and bis former ownerfl b.y the vitality that ho displaced while photographer and the artist were urging him to pose for thorn. When Huad Keeper Ilyrnc dropped that Carpenter street monkey into the m.iinmoth cage of former cocaniit throwcia at : eon yesterday ho didn't intend to slat n riot. Hut it i.s a matter of his tory however. About a down of alleged lelativosof our ancestors tried to knock oui thu little stranger and hu was enl } s-ivcd by thu keeper and : i thick polo Thu sctiU-munt of Iho monkeys HI the Xoo has the pugdiuio ora/.e na much a * any of the padded shouldered about Kightb and Vine streets. John L. Sulli van , the hoavv-weignt champion , makes daily additions lo bin list of rintiitiH , but Keeper Uryno believes that Duminu k McCaffrey , thu hlue-noiud baboon , will recover iiis lo-jl lauruls. Dominick M < Caflrey was bins of thu monkeys until about four months ago , whim he w.if knocked out by John L iSullivan. Siiu-u then ll-oy have had suvornl figliis and M C'aDruy held up his end with ciudil uvorv time. "Tho old gniy-hiilrud mo.iUn , known us Jem Mace , was swinging slim little Tommy Warren by thu tadonKi , day when Dommiuk McUnllroy went f < . ' him and almost knouked him sdlv. Ves terday Mace waited until John L , Suii'- ' van took his daily nap. whim hu jumped on him fiom the top of llu ; c.igu and a I most chewed oil' thu remaining stump ol John. L Sullivan'- ; , tail As a result tin koupot'H of Iho monkey house cxpoot lo soon bury thu undiplomatic Jem Mum lliinklnthiiii .No ten. The second of the series of mm'tingd now in progress at tlm UueiUiigliiuii tin * dcr the leading ufliuv. T. II. Hilton tut * well attended last o veiling. Thu inturtM of thu previous meuling buing well siu- taimtd. Kov. Hilton spoke unnieMU from Itnv. 31 , 7. "Ho that ovuieometh shall inherit nil things , " dwelling most upon tlm ncees-sity of firm resolution upon the part of all who would build a noblu Cluistian life. , t.il.mg tliu position Unit thoM ) who ( rum thu ranks ot mom ! men and womun , Mep into tliu Christian church , need thu dotunnination of pur po'-o ' us emtuliilv as those who attempt I'1 icbmld upon tin ) rooky foundations nf Christ V lovo. livo.s wull nigh wrecked nnd ruined In summing It was tersely ieiuurkc'1 , "Clod gly " , the grucu , Uut in an must sup ply l theril " M "otitr ! Ibis otiiug us unuatuiccu. . ' / < * *