Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 23, 1886, Page 4, Image 4
T > iTTTT ? n A v THE DAILY BEE , PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. trnus or unnscntrrio s T > ! ! r Ofornl.isr Edition ) Including Sunday Hitr , Ono Vrnr . $10 M far ait Month * . MO for 'Ihrca Month * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "M Tlio Omahn flMnclnjHer. , mnlo ) < I to ny , One Venr. . 300 Orrirr Vo. ! > l j vt > tnt FinvA-t "Tntrv. Ntw YHHK ( imc-r. IIOOM R > , THlBfsr licnnivo. OFFICE , Ho. Si . All cemrnunlc'Uioni rclntlnir to nr < va ntiJ oil'- ' torlnl innttornlioulJ bo aU'Iresscil to Ilio Hut" ton or IIIK JJr.K. All bti'InrillcttoraHncI remittances iliould bo H'Mre ? od to Tilt Hrr. I'um.lsiUNil COMPANY , OMAHA. Drnrta , chrcks nml po tofflco orders to bo made pnynble to t lie ord r of tlic compiiny , THE BEE POBLISHIlTcilPllll ? , PROPRIETORS , E. THK DAIIA' CHI : . Sworn Statement of Circulation. Stnteof Nrhr.iskn , t. , . County of Donclas. f1- * * (5eo. ( 11. T7 chuck , secretary of The Jlco I'liblMilMK company , docs ftolemnly swear that lhnactii.il circulation of tlm Dally Uco lor ( ho week ending Uec. ITth , 1SSO , was as lollowst SAtuidny. Dec. 11 Sumlnv. Dec. 1- .Monday , Dec. ll ! TiieMiav. Dec. l-l iio : J Wednesday , Dec. 15 IVJ-'M Thursday , Doc. 10 ROW Friday , ) > ec. 1 ? 18,0 5 Auiacc ll.liTO ! UEO. U. TXSCIIITK. Subset Ibeil nuil s\voi n to before mo this Iblh day of December , A. D. , ISkfi. N. I1. Kin : , , IbEAM Notmv 1'ubllc. Gee , U. Tjschiirk , bplne first duly .sworn , deposes nml says thnl he is secretary of the llee I'uiilKliliiscompany , that tlio actual av- einco daily cliculatlon of thu D.dlv Dee for the month of January , isso , was 10.iT8 : rojiles , for t't'hinary. ' IBM ) , lO.fAO copies ; for March , lbM3 , 11.KJ7 copies ; for April , IbbO , llilH ! copies : for May. 18M1 , ia,49 : ; copies ; for June , I860 , lii.sos copies ; for July. IH ) , I'J.ilH copies ; foi Aiieust , lbN > , 13,401 coplcHifor September. IbbO , III.O'W copies ; for ( Jctnher , lS5 5 , I'J.JWJ copies ; forNoxcinbci , l * rt , ltnscoples. : Gr.o. It. Tzsc'iii'rrc. Swoiu to and subscrlbeil Iwloic me this dth davol November. A. D. lbW > , | SiAK. : | N. I' . Ki.it. . Xotaiy Public. AND now the city contractors insist I hut they shall be "lot alono" or oho licy pronoso to make , it warm for Van \Vyck. Hero's a state of things. A ST. Louis grand jury lias returned seventy-two nulictmcnts for violation of the election laus. St. Louis is a demo cratic stronghold. IT will be a dangerous experiment for lli city to enter into any contract : ) whose validity may afterwards be dis puted by the taxpayers who arc most di- reetly interested. SiA'.vroi : Jiji WILSON , of Iowa , has suddenly blossomed out into a rampant anti-monopolist. The warm atmosphere of an approaching senatorial election utarted the bud nnd opened the Jlowcr. Kum : railroad crossing within the city limits ought to bo guarded by a flagman. With the increase in the number of trains and in switching 11111113' of the most dan- goious erodings are entirely without pro tection. Tnu coal question has not been per manently shelved by miy means. There need bo no tear of that. Tlio fullest ev Iterations will be made of the vein be fore final judgment will bo pronounced as to its value. fi > the conference committee can de cide upon a few unimportant points of difl'erence , in the Indian .severally bill , the untntoicd savage will t-oon own his own home. The ne\t problem of Interest will be how to make huh stay on it. all the heart burnings and bickerings of the rival candidates for the senate the faet looms up into prominence that Senator Van tt'.yck is the only com petitor for whose choice 40,000 popular votes were cast at the late election. Mu. KANUAI.I. carried twenty-five dem ocrats with him over to the republican minority in his defeat of the. reform con sideration. Mr. Randall's democratio following in congress seems to be just large enough to servo the purpose of the eastern manufacturing monopolists. Tim first ollicinl pronunciamento of the now French cabinet is for pcaco. The critics who predicted the downfall of the latest ministry within a wnck of Its or- gain/alien have piovcd false prophets. It promises to last over tlm holidays , at least , which is by no means a short tenure - uro of ofllce , as French ministries go. ISN'T it about timti that the treasury do- pnrtmcnt should cease coming to the. rescue - cue of tlio stock gamblers who tie up money in serene confideiiro that the gov- ormncnt will rclluvo thu stringently by anticipating interest payments ? Tlio United States treasury should bo Home- thing mom than tin nnncv of thu Now York stock exchange. Wr. would like. Mr. Con G.illaghur or Mr. Jim Croinhton to explain what they moan 03- charging through tlio IleraM that the BUR is trying to dragoon them into the support of Van Wyck. They linvo always professed great anxiety for his ro-elcction , but wo dia not know that their friendship for Van Uryok was to depend - pond entirely upon Ilio Jotting of paing and curbing csiilracU in thu city of a Omaha. Ir MAS been n disputed qneMion for a long limn whether employes have any right to inventions which tluiy may make , Various decisions have been given on the bitbjcet by patent lawyers. Homo authori ties have hold that unless a man con tracted away his inventions as well as his time , his prouerty Interest in any inven tion ho might perfect was valid , Unas often been hold , howuvor , that the work must have been done out of the tlmo paid lor by the employer , A recent decision of the United States supreme court clears up the whole matter , and gives the cm- ploye every adyantago in such a case. Says the court ; An employe of a corporation making an in volition In tlio Uiu'ot line o ( Its business uhllo in its pay , ratal u&lui ; material and labor v holly paid lor by It , but under uo special contract to Invent for It , Rtid tholr be hit no ciirumstances from \ > hich It might fairly bo Inferred that hov s required or expected to Invent for It , docs not thereby give such cor poration a right to an assignment of the patent granted fur such Invention. This certainly seems to bo a reasonable conclubjon. The property lies in the idea , nnd that would be the work of the em ployo.it > such a case. * M | I * * * * * * * % t , Ii' I t' ' .I'Jl 'w'M lii In JHnncfltnml IMttioncit I > cmocrnt9. ] t Is interesting to note the difference between the way in which honest demo crat ? view the approaching senatorial contest and the manner in ylltcll It is considered by men of the part3 * who look upon the democratic minority at ) n club to defeat rather than as a means lo further the ilcmand of the people for Senator Van Wyek's rc-tslecllon. 1 he New York World of recent dale has the following editorial comment upon the situation : "It Is not easy to sec what the democrats of Nebraska expect to gain by contributing to the defeat of Scnalor Van Wyck , In view of tlie laifje icpublican majority In the lotlsla- ; lutc. Senator Van Wjck Is an honest and courageous public servant , and one of the most iiKiiioiinced opponents of monopolies and corrupt corporations to be found In the west. Tlio bitter opposition of the railroad lilies Is a s Ironic testimonial to his character. If the senator from Kcbraska Is to be a 10- publican , the democrats could not do a bettor service to their country or their party than to help return Mr. Aran Wyck. ' ' Mho World Is probably the most influen tial democratic paper in the countryIt is removed above the petty jealousies and rivaliicsof our local politics. II looks upon Nebraska dcniocrals only ns ; i part of the great national political organi/.a- lion and not as n smalt minority lu a republican slate to bo led by the nose b3 * lools of Ihe corporations whoso only object in the present fight is to compass the defeat of an able and honest rcprcsen- lalivc of the people. Honest democrats TO will applaud the position of lie l\'nrM \ , because tl is an honest stand.fccl Them Is no prctcn o that Son- tilor Van Wyck is entitled to democratic support because he is lacking in sterling republicanism. is commended to whal strength " small political miuorit3 * can glvo him because - cause "ho is an honest and courageous publicservaufand becnu < .c"Uis nol cosy lo see what the democrats of Nebraska expect to gain by contriliutiiig lo Ills tie- feat. " On ( he oilier hand Major 15o3'd has had himself interviewed in : i local paper on the senatorial situation and Ihc posi tion which the democratic members elect may be expected to lake in the coming contest. M.r. ' Ho3'tl until rccsnlly was : i member of Iho political lirm whiclt claimed a monopoly in Iho distribution of federal patronage in this stale. The election of John A. McShano caused a dissolution of the partnership but the exP" patronage ncddlor still hankers after the handling of the llesh pots. The uiayor that there will bo no democrats who will vote for Senator Van Wyck from the start. lie urges strongly a parly caucus and that all democratic votes should be cast for Judge Broady. Of course Mr. Boyd is fully aware that there isn't the ghos > l of a chance for tlm election of Judge Broady or .1113 * other democrat , and that every democratic vote cast for a party candidate is simply thrown awa3 * so tar as the democracy is concerned. Bul the overshadowing fear of Mr. Boyd and his following is not for the interests of the democratic pai (3 ( * Dill foi those of General Van Wyck's oppo nents. They propose lo mask themselves behind tlie party cry to draw any strength which Van AVyckmight secure ironi democratic representatives of re publican constilucncics pledged to vote in accordance with tlio iiiblmctions of the men who elected them. Their aim and object is to defeat the will of honest democrats who , knowing the impossi- bilit3 * of electing a member of their own parly , are anxious to contribute to the success ol "an honest and courageous public fcervant. " Therein lies iho differn' once belwecn the honest and elishoncat democrats. Senatorial Obstruction. When Ihe inlor-stalc commerce bill agreed upon by the conference com mittee was submitted in Iho senalc on Wednesday of last week , il was at once made apparent that no eflbrt would be spared by the opponents of the measure , and of any regulation of tlie railroads by congress , to obstruct its consideration . and delay action upon it. Mr. Plait , n member of the conference committee , cast the lirststGiioat thobiil by refusing lo fiign it , his ground of objection being the clattso prohibiting pooling. The indications since Ihc submission of tlic bill have shown more decisively tlio purpose of its opponents. Tlio railroad Jobb3isls have been pushing their work With great xeal and undoubtedly with oll'cct. The railroads have very earnest nnd lru.it worthy friends in the senate , whom they can depend upon in any cniergenc3' . These may be counted on to give them elllcient aid in tlio present juncture. Senator Cullom has given no- lice that he will again call up the confer ence report when the senate resumes its session after the holida3's nnd insist upon its consideration from day to day until it is disposed of. There is no reslriction lo dobalo iu the senate , so that tiio subject may bo kept before that body as long as there I nii3'senator who desire * to talk ' on it. It Is believed lhat It oannot bo dis- poicd of before the end of January , and if thu obstructionists are abln to carry it along until that time , with only n month of Ilio present congress remaining , the chances of passing Iho bill at the pro-sent session will be no butter than those of failure , 'J'his is what Iho opponents of Iho measure , who tire represented in both parlies , arc aiming to accomplish , with considerable ! likelihood of success. It is service the3 * are performing solely In iho interests of the corporations and with out regard to those of the people. It is not because the bill is defective and un gr satisfactory , though this will bo the ex tci cuse , that the3 * will obstruct and delay la action upon it , but for Iho reason that th the railroads tho3 * servo us attorneys or are on otherwise interested in do not want any isl siifth legislation , or seeing it to bo inovita- in able desire to bo roliovoti ot its effects ns ns long o possible. The probable- course of CO the senate in this inattor promises lo bo COBi another imprcssivn example of corporate- BiCi power in inlluencins legislation where its interests , in opposition to those of tlio 11Ki people , are involved. KiU Organizing Negro Lnlior in tlio Soutli. , The fllorts of the Knights of habor to bring the negro laborers of the south into thai organization am creating a pro found sensation in portions of that sec tion , with South Carolina quite naturally the foremost In opposing the innovation. Dispatches from that state for several days past have noted the greatest excite ment among tlio planters and other cm- " ploycrs of labor , which has bccm irn parted hi a greater or loss degree to other classes of the WhiU population , until ( ho whole cominouwejilth appears nivm I i rc'atVo ' , A.V'AI ' .l'f to be In a fever of disquietude anil appre hension. A bill baa passed one branch of Iho legislature anil is pendinc in the other making it a couspirac3' to organize assemblies of colored laborers. The press quite generally is arrayed against the movement of the Knights , and is of course Iho most inllucntial agency In disseminating imaginary dangers and stimulating the fears of the people. His nol reported to what extent actual organ- i/.ation of negro laborers has progressed , but it 13 evident that the mission of the Knights has produced a widespread in terest among them favorable to organi sation , and that the influence of the preachers of that race is being thrown in that direction. Meanwhile the representatives of the Knights arc braving threats ngalnst their lives in pursuing their missionary work of bringing the negro laborer tinder Ihc guidance and protection of ( heir organi zation. . The policy of Ihc Knights in this mat ter is shrewd , wise , and m tlio interest of labor generally. Us motive unquestiona is nol magnanimity or a special con cern for the welfare of Ihu negro labor ers ' in the south , bul solcl3' of expediency in Iho Interest of labor everywhere. If the ' . ' movement is successful iho negro will nrolit by It. It will secure him a boiler return for ins labor. It will give him ! a higher and justcr cstimalo of the value of his work. It will increase his solf-respccl ami stimulate him to belief endeavor. Il will awaken in him a tense of personal worth and also of per sonal rosponsibilit3' . All these are de sirable conditions , necessary lo that im provement and advancement of the negroes . of the south which ovorv fair- minded man hopes for. llut Iho polit'3' of Iho Knights is more comprehensive Ihan Ihis in having as its chief object the nuuovnl of the negro workers of the south from the position they are rapidly taking as dangerous competitors of white labor , and placing them on an equal fooling with Iho lallor. With the rapid progress of evei'3' lorm of indus trial enterprise in the south the de mand ! for negro labor grows , and workers of this race are crowding themselves into nearly all mechanical de partments. In most of Ihcso Ihc3'show remarkable ! quickness and uptiludc , and il is only a question of lime when skilled negro mechanics will be very numer ous iu tlio south. At present their labor is subject entirely to tlie valuation placed on it by the cmplo3cr , and this is likely to continue so long as 1)103' ) are left to struggle , . ! for ihe means of subsistence without .1113'sense of mutual obligation and with no power of mutual protection. It is to rcincil3' this condition , which if continued must prove as damaging lethe the interests of wliitc labor as to the ma terial welfare of the negro , that the Knights have started the movement in the south for organising the negro labor ers , It is evident that the policy will be most aggressively opposed wherever it is sought to bo can it'll our , anil its general success may be regarded as somewhat problematical. II encounters not 01113 * a strong and deep-suateil prejudice , but the foolish fears of the people. lint even if not entirely successful H cannot fail to do good in arousing public sentiment lathe necessity of giving Iho negro laborer taller { .realmcnt Ihan he now receives. IVlint I > o They Menu ? Evorylhing that may bu said now by Ihis , paper about any question o f polity , whether | it be charier amendments , , grad ing ' , paving or street sweeping , is dumped into ; the political hopper of the Millcr- loyd ! organ and ground out as grist against Van W3'ck. The latest and most idiotic concoction Is the line and 01-3 * raised by the Herald concerning our ad vice to tlic council to keep within the legal bounds in Idling paving contracts. This is denounced us a bulldozing scheme . on Ihc part of Van Wyck to bring the Crcighton-Murpli3' Company to his support. . Was there ever anything more absurd'/ . , Has it conic lo Ihis thai the 'city questions cannot bo discussed without tangling up Vim Wyck ln , the controvors3 * ? Are wo to remain silent about jobbery or schemes to force contracts through the council in violation of . law just because Van W3'ek is a can didate for reclcctiony The KKK has some interests to guard and policies of public benefit to advocate besides the reelection of Van Wyck. It has . nlw.Tys fearlessly discussed matters that concern tax payers , and il has can vassed them without regard to politicians , contraclors , ward bummers or senatorial candidates. It will continueto purs no tills course without regard to friend or foe. foe.If If the Croightoti-Murpi3f ! paving com pany have inspired tlio bluster and bravado of the Omaha Herald because tills ' paper has scon fit to advise the coun cil to go slow about letting paving con tracts , for which tlioro is no money avail able , they will presently discover that they , am barking up the wrong tree. Tlio Omalia & Texas Itailrond. Few Nebraskans have aii3' conception o.f the rich trade of the southwest and espec ially of the great cotton interests of Texas , To give our renders an idea of the traflic which Omaha would largely share by the building of the southwest railroad to thu Panhandle , of Texas , as a northern outlet for thu San Antonio & Aransas Pass railroad , wo copy tiio following from the San Antonio Express ot the 18th instant' hast season , through partial dioiithand the great stoini , tlm cotton ciop in most of the lalluie , and It should also bu icnieiubercd lliat in many of thcso counties acricultino is enl } coinparatlNGly lu its infancy , but prom. Islng rapid development with each succeed $11 ing year. Vet Mr. lUinue estimates the cot % : ton yield In Ihese counties for the year lSbO-7 follows : Llano , 2,000 ; Mason,000 : Alas- cosa , iMM ; Handera , 330 ; llastiop , 20,000 ; llexar , 1,700 ; Hlanco , 3.MW ; Calducll , 10,000 ; Coinnl. 0,000 ; lm\lit , 5,500 ; Frlo , 500 ; ( illles- pin , 2M" , ; ( ion/ales , 8.500 ; nuailalupe , 5,000 ; Hays , 8,000 ; Karnes. a.OOO ; Kendall , 1,500 ; Kerr , 1,000 ; havaca , M.OOO ; Medina. COO ; Uvnlile. 150 ; Wilson , 2,500 ; Uee. 200 ; ( Jolloil , 1,800 ' ; hive Oak , 150 ; making a total of loo.ax the Or raj in round n limbers one hundred thou the sand bales of cotton alone , with a poor crop raised In San Antonio territory this year- anil with the Atausas Pass road running to B lf , to Cuoro anil Hallettsvllle , and to to the northwest , It would bo reasonable to of more the lines turthcr east and north of a bere the Express has located ttietn. The ubcne libt , It should be remembered , dors not embrace near all the counties naturally trib utary to this city. Theie should be added at Ing least tb < counties of Klmble , Concho , Tom PfCS , I curtBtVcif itUet > tJtS ri pnrlUlntU | io rU A Dlmmlt , Webb. Knclnal. McMullon , I.a Salic , Xnpatn , Zavalln , IHiv.d , Niiecc. * , Itafitslo , San Pntrlolo nun * Starr , which , with those first named , embrace nn area of 05fo9 ! square miles , a territory greater In oxtcnt thnn Hint ot anyone of the United State ? , excepting To.vns , of course , and California , nnd to this Immense trading licht must also be milled a portion of Mexico neatly a largo as all 2mv A large percentage of nil tins trnde could be secured for Omaha by building the often suggest' * u railroad to the Pan handle of Toxas-li-ss than four hundred miles In an air liiM In addition to this Texas trade we would secure a large per centage of trade from Central Kansas and Southern Nebraska now tributary to Kansas City. The prospects opened of the development of n vast trailo terri tory are in themselves stiflicicnt reasons for urging the building of such n road. Atl , the railroads entering Omalia are pushed to accommodate the traffic which is accorded their rails. Tlic year Is clos ing with nn enornius business. And nuxt year will far surpass the record. CUltUKNTTOPICS. . Monsieur Itajou. n Trench arlist , Is lo paint a poitralt of Mrs. Cleveland In WaihliiKton. Oiitor17,000,000 oitliofiawsllkROiilftom lanan annually tills country takes one-half. 1 leavy earthquake shocks have ocruneil In Chill , and an old volcano on the shore of hake Managua , Panama , Is In eruption. Tlio ukase has boon Issued , and heiice- foith no fashionable woman \\ltl wear a high hat orbonnut to any place of amui-c- incnt. Coinrivss is to be asked to appiouhtc | Sl,200,000 to open thelames river , VliKlnia , fiom Klchmoiicl to the sea , so lh.it Itlchmond may bo madn n port of entry. The will of Iho late Illchaul Perkins , ol Boston , piovltled bequests to educational and cliiiiltablfl insliliitloiisof 5257,000. 'i'ho Massachusetts Institute of Technology gets S1CO.OOO. . , Mr. Kdw.iul Uooiman , ot JL'iiulIey's Inkc , X. Y. , has a piclmeothls mother , himself , s.his his daughter , her daughter , and her baby. Th repiosenls live generations , all In good health. Akiiulerearton and free dispensaiy have been dedicated in c'hlcago. The late Joseph Aimoiir left 5100,000 lor the establishment of the institution , and his brother , Phil. D. Aunotir , the pork-packer , added $100,000. Jay Gould was olfuicdtho entire riuht of nny and franchise of the clovatort lallway system lu Now Voik botoro It was con structed lor 5250,000. but he didn't take It. 'Ihe system now cams 10 per cent on Its fCO.oou.ooo capital. Improved Kcil Men. Clitcaun Itamtilcr , A dally paper has an article on "linpioved Keel Men. " If Indians aie meant , It must icfer to dead ones. Plenty to Spare. A'eiv 1'oiJ. Wuilil. Mr. Stanley , the explorer , has been Intei- in a comse ol lectures and summoned peicmploilly to Ihirope by the King of lcl- ! gium. Can't the Belgian monarch be in iliiced ! ' to allow Mr. Stanley to lemain aim take twenty or thlily other lectmeis al ran dom'Vo have plenty to spare. Our Convivial Diplomats. ifcw 1'o/j. fclcll > u The civil service system or something .iocs not appear to woi k altogether correctly in the ca'-e ot om diplomats. Sail stories have been maile public coiieeinlni : the conict v iviaUties of oui minister to Mexico , and of an envoy extiaoidlnary who preceded him and now comes tidings that our minister al Coiea has departed from that country for the reason that his excessive cnthiibiasm ( to put It mildly' ) docs not suit the climate. There seems to be.something Ihe matter with the president's policy ol appointments as ap plied to foieij-n courts. Perhaps it is mug- vvtiinpery. A genuine dcmociat is thoroughly seasoned against forcUn wiles and wines. A Jtcmcdy rail- ) . J'nsfoM Itccoril , "Dan'I , why does my rheumatism hold on soV" ' It is a way it hail , sire , lontr befoie Jeffer son's time. " "Hut , Dnii'l , one so-called icmctly has proved worthless up to date. " "To what do you icfer , shoV" ' Hot water. I've been in it ever since I io3 instated Uonton. " Human Dcnirc. 0.liiic i i. When Ihe iridescent scales of j-onth Fall from the soul's yet sightless view Kciiicmliorell the prciriinnt truth ; hove humankind self-love echow. Spusuul delights and love oC train. The phantom tame , the sway of power , All eaithly joys combined aie vain. They vanish lu the fervid hour Which gave them Ineffectual birth. No ple.iHiirc , bought or won , is woith One houi's Infantile , Kiillelcss mlith , Kiijoyiiicnt bom of griofs telleveil , Of comlorts given , for naught iccoived , a Alnno will Till tlm yearning hi'ait AVheii once from youth It must depart , The richest , raicst gift on earth wo llnd Is good , uubought , bestowe < i ou hutuan- kind. STATE AND TKIUUTOItY. NcliraHkn .Jottlnjts. Corn is selling at ! ! 5 cents in Niobrara. SU \\rahoo claims to bo getting there in a \ business way. Albert James , of Grand Island , slipped th oll'a box car and paralyzed his right'hip , Mr. John McCroary , of Omalia , is bulld- ing a villa on his stock ranch on Iho Little on . hanimii ) river , Wj'oming. Tlio Fremont waterworks have shown pressure enough for all practical uses , and have been accepted b3' the city , Nebraska's Jumbo colt , weighing 810 pounds , is overmatched by a Tompluton , la. , colt weighing 800 , owned b3' K. K. a Edwards. A full-Hedged ouinin joint i ? running weak mortals to tlm 'grave ' in Norfolk. Sam Tie , n meok-iM-'d uiongol , is boss pipe hilUir and gravjjjdiggcr. Plattsmouth papeJ ? | need lese no sleep over the oucstion of a union depot for Omaha. The toltor/ig / ) tinder box nt the foot ot Main street in that town is a sulli- cicnt monument to corporate promises the and good intentions , ' , William L. Tucker , of PJnttxmouth , has been notifiud of n poi ion nllowancu of she a month , and a back pension of iiOO. , ! Mr. Tucker wiis a member of the Second Nebraska cav.il r.y , The limited o\prusi on the Hrokon How branch of iho li. & M. runs from Itrokun No. liow to Ansclmo , a di&tanco of twenty- miles , in three hoiji ? . Track walkers follow the tiam to prevent roar end colisions with ox-teams , The Fremont Tribune perpetrates a stunning " "bull. " Uuferringto the state contract it sayss "iscxt year Tribune will como in for a share of steal or visa there will bo some com petition in the bids. " Kato The Plattstnouth Journal has opened a . little iron bank for penny contributions n tund to teat the jutvrior ducorations thu uarth in that vicinity , They have hungry hankering for a coalmine down there , but there is little danger of thu moneyed men being atlaukod with tin en largement of the heart- Mr. John Moore and wife , while rolurn- ul from a shopping tour m tirand Island , were thrown into Wood river , near und Sehoupsvillo , by their team running tiwav. Ono of the horses was instantly und killed , the bucgy demollsheil , nnd MM. Moore severely , but not fatally injured , Mr. Moore escaped bodil3' injury. Tho3' had a tint and breezy time out In Aurora recently over the connundrnm , "That it Is bettor to mnrry before reach ing the ago ot twenty-live than after. " The judges wisely decided in favor of the proposition. Js'o man endowed with a mellow weakness for the fair sex nnd ambitions lo contract a family can afford to trot Inmdcn for a quarter of sx century without a taste of the joys nnd bills of "love in a cottago. " 11 is safe to say that marriageable women never reach the age of twenty-live. Years follow years , yet they count not , and tlio mar riage llcfliiso frequently hbs for beauty's sake , For men time has no charity. A cycle of seasons cuts a swath jn lii.s brow nnd enlarges his corns , The companions of a few years ago soon scatter , business cares send hit chc.'t to commune with his shoulders , or , mayhap , he throws on a ? 1,000 worth of style to hold n $500 job. Then too , the coal bov gets empty wlitm the north wind blows and last year's bills are yet ou the list. Such things muko man yearn for n change of scenery and a chance lo loach a wife how she should go about kindling the morning liro. No man should reach the ago of twont3'-llvo without experiencing the joy of pushing his own baby carriage , or dancing u mild ' . ' fandango with a colicky * "sugar plum" nt midnight , lly all means marry one nt a lime. low.i Items. The new Odd Fellow * hall in C'reston con ? ( j,500. , The now court house at Clarinda will soon bo rcad3 * for occupanc3 * . A lire in the counly jail at Nevada burned a big hole in the roof before it was ONllnguishe'l. Thu beer Keg is ti thing of tlio pil : at Dt" . Molnes. Muskets fall of < piirt : Dot tics have been substituted. Old Mr. Ceilveg , of JefTorson , has fallen heir to an IntereM in an eslalc in France which amounts to $1,000,000. New York parlies have bought ? 'HO,000 worth ol DCS Aloines city bonds , con ditioned on being found satisfactory after dill investigation , The olcomarganno eases in Iowa have been dismissed by Ihc revenue collector. The apparatus furnished 03' the govern ment for tesling butler was found unre liable , and the suits could nol be main- talncd. The lumber manufacturers of I yens report a business for Ihc past year as fol lows : Lumber cut. 01,2l ; , ol0 ! feet j num ber of shingles , 18,420,750 ; lath , 14,2iii.- ! 000 ; number of men emplo3'ed , CS'J ; amount paid in wages , $221,000. Dakota. There arc sisty-four members in the llapid City board of trade. Eastern parlies will build a low mill nt White hake if Ihc citizen ; ) will raise them a small bonus. Yankton business is receiving a sub stantial boom from Nebraska farmers since the freezing of the river. Three weddings in the l\u = Mun settle ment ) in Hanson county the other day were followed by festiities lasting forty- eight hours a Kussian custom. 1'atilk county will iudicalo Iho appre ciation of the building ; of two great rail roads into its boundaries by an immense banqi cl , the date of which will be ar ranged hereafter. A JUllOll fc > IjL'GiJD. ; \ \ . 1 ! . Harris of , Madison , A.g.iiii .1 Victim of illistorl HMO. W. II. Harris , of Madison , Neb. , who is ] here as a United States juror , lias ' gotten himselt into unenviable notor iety 1 > 3' being nricstcd upon : i charge which was more or less untrue , and car ried to the fail. He has brought suit ; for damages against the people J > who caused hi.s su rest , nnd since that , has been indulg ing more or less in ardent hpirils. On Monday ' night , he went out on the streets , and when next seen by his friends hail his ! eyes blackened and" Ins face pounded ando bruized in n terrible manner. lie does not know who slugged him , or whom it was done. He has been excused from the jui3' and gone home. GOING HI3AVJJ\WAii : > . Another Story to be Added to I lie I'a.\- Ycstorday morning Mr. J , I ? . Kitchen , one of the proprietor * of the l'a\ton house , respoiiM ) to some inquiries , told a Uii : : reporter that early in the spring they proposed to add a now story to the house , thus making it six stories high , and giv ing them forty more rooms. The cosi of this addition , as estimated by contractor , would be20,000. ? . The addition will in crease the number of the rooms in the house to 200. The managers will still re tain their control of the annex , in which 11103' have some of the prettiest rooms in the hqiiso. The work will be finished carlj' in the summer. IlcnolltH and Oninncen. The council have. Iinill3' : decided upon new plan witli respect to the manner of paj'ingdamages sustained by tlio opening of streets. Heretofore , the method has been to have the city pa3r for at the ( ( property injured in extending streets , bu that plan 1ms been abandoned and hereafter , the cost of the improve ment , that is , the damages sustained ! by those whoso property is util on SU7.C in tlie extension will bo assessed against ; that of those who are bonelitod by the ( improvement. 'J'his is to bo done in accordance with the law , which has here tofore operated in the matter of grading to our streets. This assessment will bo de termined upon by thu council HiWuig as a board of equalization. * 7 A IMlHSlriK Spouse. ho Every day witnesses the arrival in Omaha of fioiiio anxious wife to hunt for lost husband , or vice versa. Thu Intent $ arriyil is Mrs , Soroy , who halls from Nudal'a Mo. , and came hero Tuesday night. Seroy came to Omalia some Its time ago to look tor work. The last Mrs. S. heard of him was on the lth. when fcho got a loiter from him stating that ho had broken his leg and asking her to send him his trunk. Mrs. .Soroy forwtirdod trunk as requested , and it is now in in ohargo ot iho city marshal , hitler onsho followed it to Omaha and commoucud looking for her missing spouse So fur has failed to discover the slightest the Iraco of him , Olllocrfl or Veterans , At tlio annual election of Omaha Post , . HOG. A K , last Monday night , the following officers wure elected for the W ensuing year : Post Commander , Clias. E Bunneslor ; Snnior Vice Commander , A. M. Clark ; Junior Vice Commander.IC. A Parmolou ; Quartermaster , Simon iioot/ ; burgeon , says Chas. ! ' . ( loodmaiii Chaplain , Samuel It. Jones ; Ollicot of the I > a3r. Simon Bloom ; Otlicor of the ( Jtiard , ( } N. Filchott : Delo- to department encampment , Thos. , for K.SuJborough ; Alternate , W. S. Shoe lays maker. six Mrs. Gorber'H forty Dollar * . Mrs. Gerber , the kieper of n boarding house , was confidence out of ? 10 lute yesterday afternoon by a follow named Fred. Miller. He boarded honU her house , said ho was worth 19,000 iu mines in Colorado , like promised to marrv her when film with should get divorced. Ho got lair money sue skipped , and the police want Llui. THIS nunocs. Tlio O. A. n. Committees Anticipating The .State Ktiuniiiptnont , The annual encampment of the depart ment of Nebraska , 0. A. 11. , will bo held inTli this city in the month of I'ubvuary. The local posts have appointed com mittees to make Ihc necessary arrange ments. Last evening a joint meeting of these committees from both Omaha and Cuslcr po ts was held , Comrade C. K. IJiirmcsterwas elected chairman , Com rade A. M. Cttseaden secretary and Comrade - rado AM. . Clark Ircasurer of said com mittee. The following sub-pommittccs were appointed : Halls otn. , Coumu'es ' A. M Clark and 10. ( } . Floyd ; subscription , Comrades C. K. Hurmcster , K. ( } . Floyd nnd A. M. Clark ; securing reduced rnies fiom hotels and railroads , Comrado.Iohu L.t Wood. L.cn The moetlntr adjourned subject lo the call of the chairman. This is the lirst tlmo of late years that the I Nebraska encampment has been held fn this city , nml n feeling is entertained thai ! il ought lo bo mndo Iho occasion of a warm and public reception to tlio mem bewl composing the same , and Ihc friends whom it will bring to the city. In every other town In tlio state , in which the en campment has thus far been hold , ( he cit izens have in some manner testilicd lo tin pleasuio ilallbrded them to meet the roprcjeutnlivo | state body of tlio ( iraud Army of the Kepublio. This gathering always lakes place with advantage lo the town ' in which it is held , bocnuno few of Iho ' soldiets leave the1 Place of meelmg - w itlioiil spending from ? iO upwards. At lids j | , | encampment , delegates and oilier- wise , it is e\prcted that not less than 1,500 veterans will be present. The com mittees { above appointed will endeavor to work Iho merchants up to a proper ap precialion of tlic occasion. TJ1H 3 Kotli Shies ol1 uuli 3ll\cd I'p Story. Jerry Milrphy , the block watchman , who is accused b3' the Frenchman Jules llronsou of arresting him for drunken ness and then releasing him ' ncme upon pi3'- : ment of $ , " ! , makes nn altogether difl'uront statement of Iho affair , lii substance it is thisHe I sa3's that ho did not arrest Bronson at all , and Ihal that man was nol in the slightest degree into.\icated. lie sa3& that he accompanied Bronson tea al house ; whore some of his > goods were being wrongly detained , and assisted him to cot them. In doing this , he ( Murphy ) was tissistec ! by 11 young man named John Mostvn. who lithe with him. After leaving the house the thrco walked up town , and just be fore the Frenchman left them lie gave $ 1 to Mostyii , as Mm phy claims , saving that : it was lo treat Iho bo3S with. Mur phy claims that this is Iho whole truth of tin transaction and says ho can produce witnesses r lo proye his statements. The Frenchman , on the other hand , still persists in his original statement lit told a police ollicer that Murpli3' had been to see him about Ihoinallor and had .Miown him live ? 20 gold pieces , with the remark , "I'm going to use this to prose cute 3011 if you don't shut up about this thing. " Bronson si3s that Murphy tried to induce him to go and tell the marshal that his PIOMOUS story was false. This , Bronson says , ho declined emphatically to do. OMAHA'S MM ; . ' Two StintiK I'lnyei * KiiKJiKCd Kor tlio CIuli. hovers of base ball in Omaha will be die has just sip-ncd for the league team JOG Walsh who phryed short stop for the old Union Pacific nine in 1S& ) and 1831 , and achieved such a good record. Wals-h is a bright , active lilte player , and A No. 1 shortstop , a .splendid batter and a good base runner. Altogether his IICCOSMOII ! ! to tiie team will greatly strengthen it. Harler , who caught for the Macon , GIL , nine la-st 30:1 : r and also for the liochcnl- $ ors , has been signed as change catcher. His abilities are spoken of in high terms. "J .shall'.start out with about fifteen men at first , " ? said Manager Handle ycstcrila3- . "The poor ones will be dropped at the start , as soon as we discover just who they aro. Twelve men will Do till thai wo need , I believe , whentho nine is oneo permanently oiganix.ed. No , I don't know 301 jn > .l what the < -alary IM wil I " be. GOVKKNOK SAUMIKKS * TlIL'Kf. Tlio City Wants Ilio bniiui to be Dis- to < : liirrd ! ; to ItHclT. It is a well known fact that Governor on Saundcrs now holds quite an amount of property in the city as trustee for Omaha lie has held it for many 3'cars bade and recently the city instructed Mr. Council , cit3 * attorney , to take steps to secure its recovery. The governor expressed a willingness to re-convoy Iho hind in question , and was about to sign tlm deed when a conference ) witli the attorney of the Union Pacific induced him to stay hia ( ( hand. The mutter \\.is brought up in the district court yesterday when Mr. Pop- ploton showed that half a do/on people least should be made co-dofimdanls ] > with Governor Samplers , among them being the Union I'acilic and B. & M , roads. Mr. Council appeared lor tno cit3 * . and the case will como up perhaps the ( irat day of tlie next term of court , IlmvcH' Grit. . Fudge I In was told a KKK reporter yes- ordu3 * morning ( hut he intended to write Governor Dawo.s and give all Iho par- rning Hie check for $1,031 23 which lie holds from thu United Stales in ' favor of this slato. Ho says , furthermore , Ihat ho will not hand thn same over until Is paid his commission , which is t5 ! percent of the sum named , lln 8.138 that slime 1671 lie IMI.H collected about 10,000 of state claims , and for which ho always boon paid , and if ( Jovninor - Dawcs vvill look in his safe , 1'at claims will line his receipts fo" tlio same , given to ( Jovornor James. No Truth in It. ' James McCormick , the lieiv3 : weight pugilist , is not dead nor was ho wounded a saloon brawl , Mondi3r. : To n ro- potter who found him in a slock yards' $ , saloon he replied when asked about Iho story "Jl's a d n lio. " How or where 3 canard originated Is u mybtery. There certainty must havn been sonio foundation lor thu htory , bul just whal foundation is no onu seems to know. Certain it is tlial the redoubtable juw- to sniashor is in as good condition us ho ever Hi. of Nine Hundred l-'cet of Slilowulk In n Day. Jim Allen , Jliko Meaimy's foreman , that sidemilks are being laid with considerable rapidity throughout Iho parts of the eitjf needing them. Con- traclor Knowlcs has liftcen mon working him in tiio business each ono of whom on an average of about sixty feet of feet sidewalk in a day. Car * . The photograph of the now Piixton building on Farnani and Siitconth street , lakon from the englueor'8 drawlngs.rcpro- a pair of cable can ! rounding thu corner of Fifteenth and farmim street , n pair of blind mice , .moving around but litllo kihmU'iljjo of whcro they goiugor by what meaiii thp3 * arc im pelled , LOOK FOB AROtiER'S Addition to All of 3011 who have not vlsllwl tlila busy place at ? omc time , and those who hayo , take note of the wonderful changes that have taken pltico there In the pant twelve months. From n dozen little frlinntlos thon.you can now see she smoke carling heavenward from hundreds of cottages , liriok blocks can bo scon on almost 11113 * corner. From two stores then the number has swelled to twenty or more now , with others opening out everyday. They now have batncs , : v daily newspaper , and a tin/on other mi nor enterprises , lint thcio are mem nothing compared with the great pack ing i induMries , which are in operation there , with thuir thousands of employes and such men at their head as Hammond , Lipton , , 1'owlor and Morris , the problem v Is solved. ! South Omaha will be the fit. / turo packing town of the world. There has been more money inado in real es tate in South Omaha , for thu amount in- \ ksted , than any other part of town. Lots that onu j car ago sold for $ ! 75 arc now worth from . ,000 to 5,000 ! ) and cheap at ; that ! , and there are just as good chances now as then , nnd better , for the- reason that : we now know South Omaha will have a population of 10,000 in less than live years. Now is llw time to buy. n Inwo a largo list of property here , anil would be pleased to show it to one ami all. ! } Call and examine our list and take a ride out and sen the town. We have a list of bargains in all parth of town ; como and see same. i-room ! IUUIMItlliuihl , ituu' , S" , COO irinlccn tills Avcrlc. iiOxltl1.1 , on llarneyst. with4slor3biirlc lionts for ? .3iOO per 3 car. § 1)0,000. ) $10- 000 cash. \ lot m block 2/il. / ? 1SOO. } caili , bal ance 1 , 2 and ! i .years. EXAMINE THIS LIST And see if 3'ou do not find something you want. A great bargain , 0 largo lots. 00 fool , frontage , each , on ! . ' 2d si. , with small house , in K. 'X . Smith's add. cable line built uilhin 2 blocks. This will make lour iotsof ili\MOcach. ! $0,800. . cash. Must be taken at once. This will sell for $10,000 in the spring. A bargain House 7 rooms , lot 100x100 , in Omaha View. Trice $0,800 , $1,000 cas.li . , balance to suit. A bargain. lCO\lCfl , on Sherman O.VPU , in Kirkwood. fl.COO , ! ? 1,000 cash. Corner lot. ( ! 0\120 , in ruirmouniriace , J,000 , ? GriO cash. A bargain. 50\1 10 , on 20th St. , in K. V. Smith's ' add , M.700 , st,800 cash. a-'xino , near William si , on S 13th.stora building , L1 glories , rents for ( W.50 per month , if 1,50terms \ ) easv. This Is a bar- train , will net 3-011 17 per cent per 3'car ju investment. 2\ir > 0 , adjoining Ihq above , with two story fiame store building , rents for $ .10 per montli. . * 1,000. terms easy. This is u great bargain. Call at once as this is uii tlie market but a short limit. Ono whole lot in South Omaha in bu.ii- ness part , & 1/JOO. A bargain. Two houses , one of 12 rooms and one of rooms , tents for $ ,10 a month , in Hor- bacn'sadd. ? 1.000 , * 1,000 cash , a bargain. A bargain. House of 10 looms , rents for $37.fiO icr ) month , in Horbach'b add. a.OOO , if 1,000 cash. ICight-room house and barn , llorbaeh's add , routs for $ IiO per mouth. $ ! { ,000 , , 1.000casli. A bargain. OOvlJK , on Dodge si. .fl.r.OO. Keautifiillot in block O.lluiibeoin L'laco f2riOO , iSOO cash. Cor lot in Marsh's add , $9.100 , $1,030 cash. JJOxlCO , in Jacob's add , with sloro and rooms above , rents at f 40 per month. This on the I'arkavo , car line and a bar gain. $1,500. $1,000 cash , balance 1 , 2 , ! J and -1 years. Wo have farms in Iowa and Nebraska , exchange for Omaha city property. \\'o have purchasers for first mortgages improved properly. Also have "money lo loan" al very low rales on improved city and farm properly. k IS , Credit fl"oiu'lir ; uiltli- tloii , g loin , frucUiih'c eiivli sl lr , M'lllilti l\v > MocKv ol'coal mine. O'1'ooiii IIOIIHC , Idleivild , & . .room lioimo , Iinprovcniciit A - hociallon , lot Otxl5'loasl IVont St,5ou. : > r uui Mouse , Oeorglu uventin , hciited l y hlouin , Avntcr uiul ptn , lull lot , burn , cl < * . , near # 7,70O. 8 room * , 2 lo't i , 1 JMncu , ii blot-Its went'I'nrlc , House and lot in a I li lion , SIMOO. I'iitu n w IIOIIM : in Ilititscuni IMtue , Catherine struct , to room * , licatfd I > y rnrnaro , l > f < it hull ! in I lie 0113. { Bargain. 85.700. 5rooinotlu e , uuw , fornei * lUli ! ami Ohio hlri-ols , I iUc's addition , & 'JMH > ; 8IOO fasi ! , halaiu'c tV-ift per nionlli. I'iiio lot in tVaililtiKlon Heaiiliful lot iti Duiilso's add. f.0.sl"J ! lu)0 ( ) , $100 ciis.li. 'J'his ; i bargain. lot in Aliiyno IMaco. Call and get torm.s. Wo have several lots In Donuckun'o wl Walnut Hill on easy terms. Wo luivf ) projierty for salu in all piirJ-j ( own C.tll and Hue u 1509 FARHAM STREET Kooni 9 , 2nd Floor.