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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.
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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.
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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.
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