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THE UJttAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY. DECEMBER 30. 1880 , /MTV n\tir > AirTtVvTtnv CIT\ \ RAILROAD TAXATION , . \ Red Hot Debute Tcslerdiy Before the Omaha Charter Committee. THE ATMOSPHERE OROV/S V/ARM 'Jliri-p-Coriieieit rimllittlr HetMcctt A. J. t'opplcloti , H. Kosovvdter nnil W .1 Council A Decidedly Itnrv Ihn ( "Imrter Coinmlltpo. Thcio was n fair attendance of members at the meeting of I hu chatter amendment com- niHteejcslcidav afternoon. The first qtics- tlon ( Wniscd w s that ot railway taTatlon. As he had pieviotisly announced his Inten tion to do , City Attorney Connell ippurU.il hlRainiiidment providing that the inopcrty ot lallway and tflpifraph companies ho assessed for taxation the sumo as that of nil olhei coiporatlons and Individuals. Mr Popplcton objected , llo held that the \fjr amendment was to tlio contempt of the com- nitltro had no business theic. Mr. Council said that he had followed right in the line of olhrr changes offend. It thn committee objected , It was .slmplr a matter of atilkingout aeiy few lines fiom the pages already prepared With -amendments , which In nine cases out of ten have btcn approved by ( he committee. Mr. I'opplcton Mild ho did not like to ECO the nmendmeiil go In. Mr. Conuell cnld It was to subject the rail- \vay Jind tliu telegraph properly lo the sanio tax precisely as thetiroiiertyotothercorpoia- tlons and Individuals , on the thioiy that there Is no rcaio. " why these companies should not pay for mai'Mlalnlng the police rtopaitment , tire department find other ueccs- btiiy exDcnses of the city , jirccUciy the same as ho was iCQUiied to do , and the biiiuo M Urn hor.su lallway , told- phone cnmpnuy , nnd every other coiporatlon In the city , except the railways and tclegiaph companies , wcro required to do. Mi. 1'opplcton Imdioiuarlfed on anollu-r occasion that hu did not piofioso to engage In any sldo controversy 01 curbstone debate. Tbo speaker advocated the amendment on the theory that it was rltihl , and can bo de fended upon pilnclplc.s of tight , nnd cannot be Riiccessfully opposed or tmlsted In any theory of fair umljubl taxation. The ques tion had arisen Iu court , where .Mr. Popple- ton Illeil a petition asking lor an Injunction. The speaker had asked him the question : "If the charter weio amemled soaa toglvo n clear light to maku this tax In tills way , would U not bo constitutional , nnd In your judgment would it not bo In conflict with the present law ? ' ' His leeolleelion was thai Mr. I'opplcton said It would. Sir. Pnppluton : I did not Bay any such thing. I said If it was put In the chaiter It would repeal the general revenue law to the extent It would alTict piobably as against the yeneinl revenue. Mr. Connell : The general law was not in tended to cover this , and it is only by a blralned and to i red construction of It by tliu lallroad people that It U allowed to cover lailroad tiropeity for municipal purposes. The law Is evidently framed ulth topped to county and state taxes. Mr. Chase : How l.s it wild other cities ? Mr. Conuell : I am not familiar with other cltloH. Tn district court of Toledo , O. , has jutit rendered a decision In llio matter of rail- load taxen. The Wabash road , In older to * escape the levy , has hitherto had it asbejf-ed In the lump and prorated by counties , lint the treasurer of the county assessed the depots and grounds apart from tlio prornto , nud the court has now sustained the assess ment as a just one. It Is riylit , isn't It ? I Bin honest In my conviction that lallroad property ought to bu taxed the same us ttio property of citizens. Mr. I'opnleton moved the adoption of the section as H VVRS nu'reed upon and lecom- mended by the committee. Seconded by Mr. Uliasc. Air. UosovvatPr : Mr. Clmlnnan , when I wan hero last. It was my intention not to take part In the deliberations of this committee lit" . * ugMu. To mo personally this committee seemed Inclined not to lake a broad and lib eral \ievv of llio veiy Important questions which aie Involved In framing this chaiter. It appeared to mo that its action In some respects was so narrow-gauged and so utteily incompatible with the great duty it has to perform asiepie.sentattveol the tax-payers , I thoughl perhaps U would bu best at onco-to out abort and My nothing , licc.uiso niter all the responsibility Is with onr legislative dele- Ration , who could readllv understand that what thlH committee had done was largely In its pi I v ate Intel eat , and not In the Interest of the people who have sent the delegation to iepie-ent ! Douglas county In the legislature. lint 1 havu concluded once moro to take pait In > onr deliberations , because 1 was no- tilled that there would bo a very Impoitaiit matter discussed to-day. If I could have my own way. I would have this committee taken wider latitude on the whole question of city taxation by simply inscitfng lour lines : That tlmpropeitvof nil coipoiatlons shall be taxed for municipal puiposes just the anne as the iiiopurty ol Individuals. Mi. Connell : There aio only four lines as it IH. All n\cept railroad and telegraph com panies aio taxed. Mr. Jtoituwntcr : I do not reo any necessity for even admitting for one moment that tliero IH fliicli n great Injustice nnd Mich a ono-sldcd system of hivvmakliig nu tliu exemption of any class ot pioperty fiom a proper shnio of taxes , 1 l.nvi talked with one ot the clicult Juducriof tlm United States on this question , and If the railroad people uro tleteimlned to stand btiibbornly In the way of their own In terest nntl resist fair dealing , this question Is going to bu broidiht up In the courts. I cay that the time will come when this whole revenue law w III he knocked to pieces as a ftaud. It Is a iiioc.kery ol justlco which will not bo pei- inltted. Then ) is nothing In the constitution of this ritato which authoii/cs It , and 1 Imvo the hlche.st legal iiuthfliliy tor saying that If "a test cns > e was made In the fedeial courts not in Nebraska , ' but in Iowa or Ohio by smno outsldn property owner , our whole tax NVMCIII would have to bo ruviBcd. Tliu met Is till ! ; , the con stitution of thu st.Uu of XcbrnsVa taya that the property of nil uoi potations shall bo taxed jiiut the sniuo as that of Indlv IdniiN not only coloration propoity , buttholi fran- el 1 1 hen. Now In the city of Omaha HIPIO aio today ever I.COO lots exempted fiom city tines , wo puhllshi'd two jpau , 1150 CO'J ! oU that have never bcnn assc < ! > ed 01 i ( < vle < l upon. Since that time the llnrllmrton railroad haw nnllt roads which will ecrtaliily Incrpane the number tn over lxxi. ( I be 1 1 inn that Hilly 10 per pout of the entliopiopmty of this city yields no tux tnrinnniclpnl , > purpoe' > . It thcio Is any man that can stand hcruaiid defend Mich tax-'ddrUnc I want to lool ; at htm. htm.Mr. Mr. Popplnton : I want to say that osier- ttotiH liluuhPSM that aio made week after \veekaudKarnlloryeartircnot tuioin fart. The pl.u-e wo want to meet th'.sciuuMloii bin the point ? . I\lr \ , Kosowater : Thn coin t has not had n fhaiico to POM on this question : A warm eioss-fiid of words took place hero ViiiU'li the repoitcr was unable totccord. Mr , 1'oiiulcton : 1 rise to a iiuuatlon of onloi. blander ot the courts is out of pl.ico before Udscommlitoo. lliopu that Mr. KOMI- wiiti'r'ti stenoi'i-atilicr will take what I > av its wi'llat what Mr. ItdsinvntorMxyH. I il'Pton point i"f order. This coinmlttt-o should not liHteu in almo of tlmatatu and feJenil coin U , ilr Itoiowntcil : have uindu no reference to Hu't.uu courts. I t > lm ] < Iy speak of n tct > u tliu federal courts of seine other btntc , vvl pm tlio HKhU ot the people are ri1- btu-cied and piotcctol. 1 am not pmcilclng Ix'ltui I'm ' courts of Nebraska and have no laim < ta ask of federal judtici , I am not jiti'iii'l cf Uiitf court uf jiibtlco , I think a day of it mug will conifbeloro long.Venro \ iiniplv ! .1 la ing that the l.OOJ lot.s lot-alcd In tlu < city ut Omaha owned by lallroad i-oni- 11:11110 : i shall pay their just piopoitlon ot the iIlv.'ti ) taxes. ThoMivvci-agHOf Ihls city drains llii'no ' " > th ; thoiiollro of this olty nrot ct the corponito projwity ug.Uiist niids ; tbo tliu do- iinrtiiuut that we maintain at public ex- iuu o protects their building , Tito men > vlio ippresent the railroads < : ijoy all tl.o iirlvlh'icoiof our eity : they l.tivo the ndv'iin- lak'e ol our public R-tiooU niaintalncd nt pub- lie expeasu. Why Hot tax tbowt Jots for mu nicipal purposes' . ' It U staled here that 1 am not telling tlie truth about tltv-e : ni taxed lots. 3 im\o publUUcd a deicrl ) > tiou < if the lota as taken from the county records. Iftlieao records aio lucor root I am not to blamo. ilr. J' < M > pItuu : They are laved for all tua.t , lint > on do not know the law/ Mr. ] tao\viitpi , I think I know as much bout th revpium law as Mr. I'opulctou. "ilns Itvw provides that the ftsstfsswwt of all railroad property nhall bo rn.idc by three state otllccrs as n boat < l of cnuslbatlon. Mr. Popplcton1 : Ids Is a mistake. This law provides only for railways that pass through moro than one county. Mr. Hoicwatcr : All right ; that does not make any difference. Mr. I'opplcton : it makes all the difference In the world. If you build a railroad wholly w Ithln the limits of a countv H Is asse otl by the county ne'cs'ors. Mr. Connell : Do you know ol any railroad so built' . ' Mr. Pnppleton : Thp Holt railroad. Mr. Kosevvaler : 1 will ask you another mu-fctlon ! Is the property of tlie railroads of Oils state nsM-s ed the Mine as other property ? Mr. Poppleton : It Is assessed In accord ance with tno law of the state. Mr. llosewater : Is thai law In necoidanco with the con ttiitlon ! ? Mr. Popplotou : Why don't some of your nsinrlnit li lends help you to change Iho Mr. Itosewatcr : The constitution says that nil propeity blmll bear Its duo proportion of puiillo taxes nnd bdafwssed nuke. Tlio property of Individuals nnd corpoiatlonn , ex cept railroads , Is nptuaisod by llio preempt assessor after propet Inijuliy and Inspection. Thn railroad pronuly | Isnscessed by three men at Lincoln , who never view Iho piop- prtv and know nolhiim about It except wlnit the rallioad managers sco lit to repoit. This Is In violation of the spirit of the constitu tion , If not ot Its letter. All piopeity should bo atspt cd alike. Thu assumption that municipal taxes should not bo Imposed upon this specie * of properly Is unjnsl and uu- icasonable. Hills ha'voliecii Introduced lo lemedy this vvronn In every session of the ioglslatino for the la t ten vcars. but the rail road lobby has defeated tliem , Suppose that nil our Ktrccts and public highways weio uiadually given up to thu railroads , and lots along these Hticiits vveie exempted from city taxes , how would we maintain the city gov- eminent,1 In it litfhi'.1 I don't cure what action this committee taken the people or Omaha look to their delegation to do Its duty without fear or fnvor. Mr. Council : 1 would lllco lo hear Mr. Poppleton on this question , and give nny reason why this pinuospd change Is not lust and ilnlit. 1 would like to have him expulii why HIP propoi tj ol tlio Union Paellic rail way should be taxed on a dlllerent basis than propelty of the Hull Hue lallioad Is taxed. In other words , why not oughl nil the cor porations be taied nllkoV Mr. 1'oppleton : 1 know perfpplly well the oblcol ol these gentlemen In coming heio with their Bleno.laplipr. They aio welrome to all there b in it , but I think that when they do to they J'ut ' tj > c' ' solyos outshlo the iialo of the right to h k qiiesllons and to ask lorauv exposition of lids subject. 1 s h when this matter was up beit'ie ' thai 1 would noldlbciifcs lldi question oxceiTv I" cour . 1 tun not going to waste my time to juako a public record lor myself. I came to assist in naming a eliarlci Ihal would bo adopted. .Mr. itoiowater comes hero to tell you that this Is nil unconstitutional. In other words ho wauls this committee to pats upon a question of constltltullonal law. The only answer 1 have to that Is that llio mipremo court ot the state has declared that It is constitutional , llo comes heie and tells you that Ihls property Is not laved thai It does not bear any of the city expenses. My answer Is that It Is untitto In fact. It does bear city tax. The only dllTcienco Is thai Its valuation is taken from the valuation made by the btato board of equalization. This is all the dltreience. Now another question In respect to the policy of the law. 1 think it Is pretty generally true In the states of the Unlo'n that thcio are twoinethods ot taxation ofiallroads : one Is by peiceutaitc on gross earnings ; the other Is by a valuation ot the railway which extends Into ono or moro counties by n common ns'csslm ; board a state board. It Is easy lo see what Ihc icason of Ihat is. A railway extends thiougli a stale or two counties ; jou take it and cut It in two nt the county lines and assess each portion separately , and it is not worth anything. Its value ll s In Its entirety and jou cannot assebSltolhervvl.se. 1 on cannot value this property without looking nt It as a whole. Tliesnpiomopourtof the United States In a case that went up from Wyoming decided that tills was a Insf and equitablu method of assessment , and that It was Impo.-slblo to arrive at a just valuation of jallwnys In any other way. Acting on that policy as long ago as 1ST1 , nnd oven before that , this state adopted that method of assessing railways and It has boon in vojtno ever since. Nobody has com plained of It except some of the towns thai thought that this dlstilbutlon of valuoidom ; the line of the road was unjust , and the same towns have sought to assess all the roll ing slock at ihe teiminus of the road. Now the faume reasoning thai Ihe ircntlcmmi In- dnltro In would tax alt the rolling stock , all the Pullman ears , all the engines everything taxed heio In Douglas county. Eveiyenglne , car , paboosp , every sldo track , eveiy svvltcb , every building , every freight honso. every tit-pot , Is a pal t of thoontlie road , and Mionld bo treated as such. The whole toad now HtanriH assessed all real estate belonging to the railroad that Is not used dhcctly in Its operation , anart from tlie depot grounds , U assessed. Wo pavn local tax upon the head quarters building and upon a number of other structures : is defined by the law. I do not recollect tlio exact terms ot the law. Now when Ibis valuation is made the city takes Its valuation for the length of load w Ithin the city limits from tlio Matu board for purposes of taxation. It gets down to the simple question of jurisdiction. If any lot Ib wionpfully assessed by thu city board. Mr. Iiosewatci : In what way do the rail road lots pay city taxes. Why should not lots that are leased by the lallro.uls pay taxe.s' , ' Mr. Poppleton : Ueeauso they are assessed with the whole road. Mr. Itosuvviiler : What proportion of cltv tax have you paid on your million dollai woith of property in Omnlui1. ' Mr. Popplcton : Why bother this commit tee with such questions' . ' This Is a slate mat ter , and It looks veiy much liKe Impertinence lor this committee to undertake to lecom- mend n change llml would revolutionize tlm whole revenue law ot the state , in an amend ment to the city charter. Now this matter has been gene over. This section was passed upon was recommended by this committee us It was chanced ut that time. Mi Council Raid ho was going to move nu amendment. 1 do not think it was rldil lo have his amon'd- inent Incorporated In his general rcprnt. The committee should not inuleitako to icvulu- tlonl/o n method that bus been in \uno ( fifteen years. If the city wants to a'J'-css tnllways dlffeicnt liom what they do now the place to meet It Is In the legislature. It has been up re peatedly In the legislature and always stalls out with alunrali , but when thn legislature comes to understand when It comes to dis cuss and know the reason why propeity U assessed In this way , every lojlslatino has voted It down and In iaj opinion it will do It u Uii. Mr , Connell : If your rallioad company Is nhciuly paying city taxes upon a lull and lair valuation of nil ralltnad properly , w Uy devon von object to this additional clause. Mr. j'opploton : Ueeauso It .simply breaks up another system of assessment nnd the very object Is to pi event Its n.ivlm : n fair dis tribution. They want to cut 11 elf anil tax it nsn separate thine when It tbould bo dU- trlhnted over thn lino. Mr. Council : I ainvo thai tin ; fuither con sideration nt this amendment 1m postponed until Friday atternoon at 2 o'clock ; that It be made a special order of business for that time , and that the bccmtary icqulru eveiy member of the committee to uj prascnt ill that time. The motion iccelving a second was cur- tied. Mr. Popnloton obje-tlni : on the mounds that It would niuku It a ton n meet ingA A larse number ol sections weio then ills- po.sodoi withoutclungo. The hcctlon rci- ulallngassPbiinenls was changed to provide tor thu maklii ; of a < seMmenti in October In- btend ot in June. The tav levy , after Ibs7 , according to the new charter , will be made In January. Under the linad of sidewalks and btieet Improvements an addition was made , glvliv * tno council authority to pan ; and otherwise Iminove and be.uitity the < treelb ami alley * of tlie pity. Tlm question ot authorizing the council to tuinlsh ma terial and employ men on giadlng nud othur city ImpioviMiicuts came up lordUcussion , and was mudii u bpeclal order of buslno .s tor 1'rldty afternoon. The qne.stlon of creating- a liio and police commissioner w at-taken uu and diot-u&scd until 5 o'clock , when an ad Joninment was ULa < n without final action until 'J o'clock this afternoon. A. Now I'lrni. Messrs , Tumor & Gray , Iho former of Chicago ami the latter of Now York , are the latent addition to Iho list of wholesale dealers in gents' furnishing goods , with the special Hue of hats , cap , gloves.ami straw goods. They have opened in the second and tlnid blories o ( 1011 and 1013 Fat mini-street , . Merchants Hotel ( Jmtilih , Nat Drown , Prop , t per day. Cor 15th and Farnani , All street cart from depot pass house. NEBRASKA QUILL DRIVERS , Annual Mooting of the State Press Associ ation Last Night * PRESIDENT CORRELL'S ADDRESS Legal c\ilvortlslnn A Home Tor Kill- tors Ofllccra For tl > p Vcnr Needed Other Iiocnl Notes. Tlip NoJirnikn Keillors. The time of the avoraeo country editor Is fully occupied , especially so nt the cntt ot the year , when In his capacity as editor , business manager , advcitlsingagcnt nnd bill collector , ho Is woiklngday and niuht to settle up his ac counts for Iho year. This fact accounts for the small attendance of the annual meeting of Iho Nebraska State Press association , which was called to older by President Cor- icll.it the Milliard hotel at0 o'clock last evening. Those icipondlng In the loll call w ci o : H. At. Correll , itobion Journal ; II. it. Dttshnoll , Lincoln btiieauol the Hii : : ; J. M. Cialg , Ciete ClobeJ. ! ; Montgomery , Hcnnclt Union ; D. W. Hiiller , Oeooln Itecoid ; J. W. Hammond , Salem Index ; i' . S. Hassler , Table Hook Aigus ; K. Whltcomb , l-'rleml Telegram ; J. A. Macmurpliy , Wnhoo \Vasp \ ; Atlco Unit , Dakota City Eagle ; D. V , Davis. Columbus Democrat ; L. H. Cun ningham , JCeainey .loinmil ; U. li. Collid ing. Lincoln Newt' btticau ; J. L. McDonngh , Old Democrat ; John H. iilonni , Cotntland Journal ; U. U. IJloom , Liberty ( la/ctte. L. W. Hastings , Anroia Kepnbli- can ; W. D. linrt , Mlndcn Gazette ; It. U. Clalborn , Holt Countv People. Secretary II. M. Hnshiioll tend the minutes of the last annual meeting held Iu Lincoln In Fcbiimry , which were appiovcd. lMtl.Mm.NT COItni'M.'H ADDIIGbl. 15. M. Correll , of the lleiiron Jouinal , preM- dent of the association , said that In the ab sence ot any order of business that could bo found In the Imagmniy constitution or un known by-laws ol the association , he would submit Ids annual nddiess , which he read as follows : Gentlemen of the Nebraska Press Associa tion : i. esteem ll.i pilvilo c and a pleasiuo on this Important occasion to extend cotdlal gieetlngs to jou all , and to cxpiess the hope that the filondshlp and iratPMnl iecllnus anioiiL' the members of our association may bo Increased and cemented at this our annu al meeting. It Is also my duty to pie.sont for your con sideration anil such notion , It any , as jou may deem pioper , a brief statement of the present condition ot the association , and a report of tiansactions since the last annual meeting. The condition of HIP association Is such as toatlord us all a subiect for mutual cuiiKinl- ulatiuns. Never befoie In Its hi.story has the society been as IIUKC and uospero'us as it now Is. The last i ocular annual meeting was in January , IbSi Krom that date until the ! d day of February , 188(1 ( , no meeting of the association was hold. On the latter date , at a .special called meeting held in .Lincoln , the prescnl olllcers of Ihe association weio elected. Tlio bj-laws VYPIO also amended providing foi the annual election of olliceis in December Instead of January.ns formerly. While this action liasshortened : trie teini of the present olliceis to ten months , they feel so well satisfied with the aiiangcment thai no question of constitutionality will bo raised although cases reported In the 110th Patagonia and D'Jtli Alaska seem to settle Iho point that our succesi > ois in ofllce cannot draw any part ot our pilnccly salaries for thu two months in issue. T'TPI . * I.3IU.1 ! t\rr ACV < U. Tbo anticipations relative to tlio Nebraska Kdltorlal exclusion of ISSrfJwero more than realized , and the encomium It received ns "tho most extensive and successful state edi- florlal exclusion on record. " was deserved. So tar as our Information extends , no excur sion taken by the editorial association of any other state has cnualed It in the essen tial and distinctive features of distance and duration of trip , jouto traversed , number of party and courtesies locelved. A brief men- ton of the trip may not bo Inappropriate here. The excursionists met In the clly of Omaha , Augusl 6th. wheio they weio re ceived with distinguished consideration by the Hoard of Tiadn of the mctiopolls of Ne braska , taken over the city and Its expand ing suburbs in carriages , given an elegant banquet , and stalled oil on their long joiuiiuy with pleasant memories ot Omabu's liu.sultalitv. As the cuc'sts of the Union Pacinc. the ) iiavelcd thiouKh the flue and varied scenery of tno last thnuftind and tldity-two miles west ward , with a hide trip to Park City , Utah. At Hldney they wcro presented with n spec tacular demonstration an old lilack Ihlls stage coach bidng decorated with tlio produc tions of n legion once considered a de > ert , but now rapidly winnini ; recognition as nn anileitltural conntiy. The U. S. military band istationed theieal , o gave the imty a numhci of fine .selections. At l.eho onr Pullman was lakon bv special engine to Park City , where the olliceis of the Ontario silver mine took the patty through their ev- tc.nslve shafts , drifts and mincing woiks. b'rom Ogdcn the party bped westwnid over thu Cential P.'cllie through the wo'ideiful ' scenery ot Utah , Nevada and Calitoima to Sail KrnncUpo. A week was busily tilled in bight-seeing In tills magnilicent city and vicinity One of the ulpsof most mtciest to many was a rldo in the govern ment vessel ( ceneiously placed at our dis-posal iy licneral Hovvaidj on thu bay ol San Fianclsco and out thiongh the fiolden Gate on the swells ot the bioad Paellic. Another rldo of much interest was a tiipasgue.stsnf tlio San Francisco & Noi th em Pacltlerailroad to Its termlnnsat Clover- dale , tlnou''li thu pioductivt' , fruit-growing country ot the Sonoma valley. On the leturn tilp. niter leaving San Kianclsco , the paity was the honoiod guest ol the cltv of Sac ramento , whcie the Nebiaskatii wcro taken mound Iho city In caulagcs and given a ban- uiiet by thu Pioneer club. Not the least of tlio attentions shown thn editors while in tlio capital eltyol California , was the adjourn ment ot the senate ( then In session ) In their honor. Kotuuilng over the Centi.il Paellic , our part ) was mot al Ogdmi by the mavor nud council ot Salt Lake City , who came to wel come and conduct us to the noted metropolis of Latter Day Salnt.s. A trip toUulield. bath In nnd steamboat ride on Ihogmvt Salt Lake , a similar trip to Lake pail ; , a view ot many objects of Inteie.st In the city and a lmno.net attliu governor's mansion weio a low of the pioiiiinent toatuicsoftho vUit to this gieat cltv of thedt'M'it. From Salt Lake Cltv , as the guests of tliu Denver & iilo Uraudo , wo passed thnmuli the wonderful hconeiy of the ( iitnnlson. indo after the panting engines as they climbed and defended the dl//.y heights of Marshall pass , travelsed the masnilirent ( Jiand canon of the Arkansas , nnd c.i i mi to Mnnilnu with Its varied attrac tions Then on to Denver , magic elly of the plains. 1'ioiu Denver , again as jrue.sts of the Union Paellic. up through the looky cliffs of Clear Creek canon and back. Then ttio at tractions of Deuvei. Then boiiiHward over the bioad pnihles of Cohnado and Nebraska , ns guests of the II. & M. ; then , "good-bye , " wum hand-clasns and paitings. Such Is a condeiibcd outline of a tilp 0,000 miles In length and of thico weol-b1 duration. Hut 1 do not attempt n description of the vast plaint' , tow , ling mountains , liowniiiir canons , lakes and waterfalls. , of architectural and enslneeilng achieve ments. It would be almost oacil- lcje to make such nn attempt in tint slunt time 1 may claim your attention. I can only Miy In this bilef mention of art ex cursion worthy volumes of eloquent de crlp- tlon , that vvecainu back with n wealth ot In- etlaccablo memories of grandeur and beauty ; with delightful recollections of personal at tentions , courtesies ami kindnesses , and of honors bcatowcd through us all upon the trand joung commonwealth wo canui from. v\'o \ bioiight l > acU enlarged Ideas and biaider conceptions of the PA tent , enterprise , wealth and ixiwer of our ureat nation , And last , but by no means least , we attained a loftier appreciation of the universality ot American courtesy. IntellL-ence nnd energy. I should Iki Indeed derelict in duty on this occasion If , whllt ; In goneial terms mention- many attentions rocelved , I did nut PS pffaly CApn s our gratHful Bpjirecnon " of the iavors shown the Nebraska udltora by Mr. J.\V. Morse , of the 1'jilou Pacific , llr. P. S. Kustk of Uiu It. f : M. . and Mr. Jhcltuy , of the \V 'sU'rn Uulou telegraph Hue. oo tlio tubjvvtof uxcui lonslt Is tUat a vvlutar trip through tUe southern slntoi , with axek In aslilncton city , inlght not bo unfniprablv received by thpawoclatlon p jdMafly ) n s there nro many editors who iniclit be'bittcr ) able to go In the winter than In the PJiinmcr. Intimations have al. o been iPccvc ! < J ftiat a trip to the Cltv ol Mexico Is within the probabilities of the association. ' 1 hco siiMostlons may bo "filed for tuluio refcKenco" by my successor. If It bo but a step liotjt gay to grave , 1 may l > o pardoned for making a rapid trnnsltloit from the pleasures < jf bur nroti" Ion to lt evils. /i J. . Among HIP pvlls niost frequently com * plained ot by publlslxjrs Is i.Af ic oif , srrroiiT. Kor Iho oxlstpnefl > f' this cause of com plaint , the publishing fratoinlty Is Itself most to blnmc. The newspaper nusluoss li subject to the same prluclnlPs thataply | ) to other kinds of business. Did It never occur to > ou , my journalist student ol pollllcal economy , that thcio could bo "over produc tion" In the Held ol nowspaperdom ns well as In the wheat Held' . ' Did you never icason from the law of compensations and values that If vour paper did not bring In many shekels \o vour coffers It was because it was valued low on the maiketi1 And Is it not also a ti no proposition that whether the lack of appieelatlon on the market was de served or midcs-cived , the result on your pocket was the same , and that you should theictoro abandon a llcld that was unpro ductive' . ' There Is lee much of l'NK > : cr.S > AHV roMI'I'TITlON among publlshcis. Thlslstiue of cities as well as ton us , and Is perhaps one ot tliu principal reasons why colossal foitiines In the ni'W.spaiier business uru like the oftun-men- Honed denial appendages ot hens. Nowspaneis nro too often established In towns with no "long felt want" to bo tilled. In such Instances , the newspapers them selves soon dev elo ) ) symptoms ol u "long felt want" dkcaso the want of funds. They struggle on In n pie- rarions oxistencc until ROIIIO kltuMiParlcd sheillf with a chattel moitgage.atlaehment or execution nieiellullv puts them out of nits eiy. In some iilacps often meio villages , ot from SOU to fiOO InhabllanH , two papeis ficirely contend foi the scanty patronage in- Hullich'iit for one. Homo localities that have been thn burial places for newspaper cntor- prises , tlino aftei time , continue to lind san- gulno publishers who fondlj imaglno they can glow tat where others starved. The cus tomary icjult follows Another lea on why newspaper men do not piosperbellei Is because the ) ate the vic tims of a sTi'iTNnorq SVSTIJM or flrovoiNn. So far as 1 know , there Is no other business asgieatly vlctlml/ed In this respect. The btato , county nnd town , which ought to bo the publishers' mon liberal nations , aiu tliu worst beggais.Vlth \ unnumbeied millions ot wealtl' and largo Income Irani ta\e. , they take the publishers space , which H his capi tal , without ictuining oven thanks. Then , "Thick as the k'aves that btrow The biooks of Vnllambiosa , " come raids on Ids subscription list , his ait- vcitlslng space , and hK job dcpaitment. Chinches. Sunday schools , fcewiiig societies , aid societies , llbiniy societies , tempeiaiiee societies , seciet societies and charitable societies' , Innumuiablc , and ab aggicssivo as tlio cannons at Ualaklava bocielles to the right of them ; societies- the lolt of them ; Kallyand plunder. Societies1 In trout and icar ; Societies afar and near ; Societies vvitli6ut number. and 1 might touching ! ) ' add : And so on and on ad Inlinltum , Societies of every kind to bite 'cm , In so Important a category wo ought not to omit the v ci v earnest and energetic committee - too that demands "fico" n column announce ment. a long editorial notice , postere , tickets and piogiams- for a meeting to laise funds to send tans and parasols to the J'squimaux and ombiolducd stockings to the natives of Africa. But to cnumei.ito all the evils afillctlng thn long suffering newsKipprtniiu | would weaiy us. Lut us dismiss the unpleasant topla with the pious rcmaik made by jtho devout woman who heard her husband bad been killed "Thank heaven it is no worse 1" The secretary will present tor your consid eration the question af spcurlng a lot on the Chautauoua grounds nt.'Crctc. ' Should jour dpcisioubointhuaflirmatlve.lt U lespect- fully recommomlcj that early steps bo taken to erect a commodious and attiactlvo build- a stritctuio benttliiff tlio Inijiortanco of our state and the dignity of our association. It is also recommended that in compliance with a resolution passed at our last annual meeting , a committee be elected to look after legislation tavorablo to onr Interests. Among the special teatuies ot their woilr should be an enactment for the general publication of the laws tor public benefit. OUK PKOFKSSIOX. The profession ot journalism la worthy the noblest efforts of Its votai les. Let us bo worthy our piofesslon. Cardinal Illcliellcu rpcognlyedthn necessity of worthiness- a condition to influence and power when ho said : "In tlio hands of men supremely cicat , The pen is mightier tlian the sword. " Din no other piofesslon do men occupy , to so great a dcgiee , the dual and almost mystic relation ol dhecl and lellos. Impicss upon that wondciful mainspring of social and political action wo call public opinion. The picss , though often puBtltuted and misused , Is jet llio greatest power In the civilized world. It Is the gicat educator of mankind , the puitector of their rights and the avenger of their wrong" . To Its fostgring eaio clvIII/.ation owes its most brilliant achievements and progiess its noblest triumphs. Under iU jiiotcctlon oppiession retires abashed befoio the calm advance of libcity. Uiider Its guautlanship enlightenment tendeily guaids the hibest hopes and nspliatious of human ity. To inertness and retiogiesslon , to ig- noi aneo and wioug , it is the fate of de- .stiuctlon tlirough the power of light , but to mankind seeking a loftier piano of thought and action , it is an Inspiration nnd a help. 1 take much plcasmo In returning my thanks to the clllcleut pecretaiy , Mr. 11. M. Itu.sli neil , lor his veiy able and earnest co operation. It now only lemalns for mo to tender to the members ot theNebiaska Pu'ss association mycainest acknowledgments lor their mil- toim conite-y anil klmlness to their presi dent. 1 highly c.steem their good will , because - cause I am m oud of the ability , encrgv and nonlo manhood of the Jouiiinllsls of Ne braska. Secietaiy Hiishnell madn n icjiort showing that then ) are seventy-nine ineinbuis of the association , Including the nine additions made blnco the meeting was called to onler. Ills lepoit of finances tallied with that ol Treasurer II. Whltcomb. lo the effect that the assets and liabilities 01 tliu association wcro equal. T.r.nAi. 1'iti.vTivr. . Mr. J , A.Macmuiphy , of the \\ahoo Wasp , lead n pointed paper on legal printing , llo claimed that while the woiking men , faun- ers , rallioads nnd all other classes had been clamoring for legislative benefits , llio edltois of the state had leculved no legislative motcctlon of their rights. It had been tlui custom ot la\v-mak'itt ( when ceo no mlo legislation was called foi to cut down the i.Uo for public printing. He. demanded In the irimo ot fuirnlay an C'lual ' division of toes- and that the editors slii , < uld not bo en tirely stripped of tllolr rights. Tlio larmers are Urn gteatc t crnmblcrs about the laws they makii tliemeeheTlio school te.ieherri , cditois taiid prcaelier.s ate seldom seen in the legislature and have sut- Jcred mom liom poor legislation than all other classes. Itlsdliectly to ttio tauuei's Interests that good men 1110 Kept nc the head of the country papers anil' ' they can only bo kopttheio bj honest lc-i'H > promptly paid. The trouble was with the jnlUins In n great measure. They should slunrt united and de mand a uniform and Just -.ilo ) for thn publica tion of all legal notices anil , tlio publiration of all the law * In at lcat.ltno papeib 111 each cotiniy. J ' ciNi ) > ntu ci A committee consKtln off Messrs. ( iould- Ing , Macmurphy nnd Whltcomb. piescntcd tlm following resolntioni. which were adopted , upon thiulcath of W. A. Putney , formeily ol the r'nirmount Signal , a member of the association : Whereas , An A llwIsoPiovidoncc 1ms called from the llcld ot labor our worthy friend and covvorker W. A. Putnoy , ol the Kiilr- niuiint folgnnl. Itesolv'cd , That the association has sadly guttered In his Io4s ; that the state has lost an ablnc-dltor and the people an able defender of their rights and intere-sts nnd his wlto and family a kind husband and father. Itcsolved , That we tender to the family of the deceased our tendered sympathy. Itcsolved. That u copy of these resolutions be foivvurded to the family , and bo spread upon the records of the association. &tato papers art requested to publish the above. AN KJHTOI6 JIOMK. Secretary liuslmell presented 6 proposition from F , I. Kos.-i. of Crete , president of the Nebraska 0. L. & S. C , , requesting the asso ciation tounifu in a movement : for the tastab' lishuieut of an t-dltor's day duriug the next Cbautnuquan convoutlon , vviilcu will be held In Crete , commencing Juno 30 , 16A1. andJast- Ing fourtoun dais. The proponltlon also requested the association to select some new- papci man of national reputation who will bo pcctirod to deliver an address upon editor's day , It was also proposed to Rive the association the Ic.iso ot a lot upon which shall be erected an ed itor's home for the use ot editors \lsitiMK the convention. The scheme -\\llht1iohrarlv \ approval ot the association. The proposition of Mi. Toss was accepted , nnd ( icorito W. Child1' , ot the PhlladPlphla Ledger ; Henri Watterson , of the Louisville Courier : Colonel Pierce , of the Inter Ocean : Jtidiro Goodwin , of the Salt Lake Trlbunn ; Colonel Pat Donovan , of the Kismarck Tribune ; IJIII Nyc and Hob Uur- delte , named as ainoDg the men from whom It was dc-ilred Mr. Toss ID select n speaker. Acoinmlltco consisting of It. M. Hushticll , J. W. Cittlg and J. A. Macmurphy was up. pointed to prpparoa projiammn for cdltor-i' day and to take steps looking to the erection of the editor's home. Kr.Krrio.v or oi'Ftrnns. The election of otllcers resulted as follows : President , II. M. Hushiipll , of Lincoln ; lii.st vice president , K. K. Morlscy , Omaha ; second vice president , K. Whltcomb , Friend ; third vlcepiesldent. L. H. Dunnlnglinm. Kearney ; secretary. ,1. A. Macmmphy , Wahoo ; lieas- urcr , K. I ) . Davis , Columbus. The president elect was nuthoil/ed to select meinbcrs of the executive committee. . . After the election ol olllcers a IPCPSS of thlity minutes was taken foi thodlscusslon of a neat lunch that was provided with the compliments ol the Mlllaul. Upon reassembling the question of the nas. sunn of suitable leeislatlon in the Interests of publishes , the publications ol .slwlo laws and the necessary amendments to cxls-tlng laws was refcned ton committee conslsllng of the president , the ( list vlce-piesldent and secie- taiy with full power to act. STAN'DINd COVIMlfTKI.1 * Mr. Hiishnell , the pipscnt. then took the chair and announced the folio wing standing committees : On AdvcitUlne. I ) . M. Under , Osceola , P ecoidU : W. Hastings. Auior-a. Uepubli- can ; Alice Unit , Dakota City , Kngip. On Legal Prlntlng.-Janies Jivvlnir. Wood luver , Cn/pttco : 12. Whitcomb , Friend Tele graph ; J. L. Olllver , Fairliold News. On Job Printing. K. M. Conell , Hebron Journal ; Percy Pupponn , Falls City , Jouinal ; J. L. McDonough. On Circulation. K. S. llns.sler , Table Kock Aigus ; John H. Itloom , Couithind Jouinal , M. L. Thomas , lloldiogo liepnbllcan. A committee was then appointed to rev ! o by lawn as tollows : H. II. Uouldlng , J. W. Ciolg , J. MontgoiiiPiy. Thanks wcietoirJeicd to Mi. Frank Mc Donald , manager ot the Mlllaid hotel lor couitlsles sbov , n the association. It was decided that an adjomned meeting bo hPld at Lincoln ( lining the session ol the leglslatnie , the piesideiit to decide the time and nrxke the call. STOOD OX JUS HK.Xt ) . A Ifansjia Tjaiul-Sookor < Tuin | > B Kruin n NobrnHkn Trnln. A ] ) assenscr sinivinp : hoic last night , stutes tlitit yesterday when the train on rroinont 1-Ikhorn & Missouri Valley nmtl was between the stations of Kwin and Iniiian and rnnninp : at thorntoof twenty- liVc miles per hour , a 111:111 : throw himself from the platform of one of tiio ears , and it was thouirht hu hint killed himself by the fall. The train was stopped and backeil and tlio man was found stajrpprinc- along the track. Ho was badly bruised about the head , shoulders and bank , and acted like one in a sumi-deniented condition. Ho was placed on the train again and a doctor found who claimed that llio lumper had not been seriously injured. I'ho victim was strengthened by a dose of whisky , from tlio effects of the over indulgence in which ho was buffering when ho .jumped from the tiain. Had not the track been lined with a healthy bank ot snow , which served to orcak his fall , the man would havu fared in much dilUuont manner. He gnvo hN iinino as Clark Adams and htatod that his home was in Miltonvillo , Clhitd county , Kun. He had been up to Hay Springs , Cherry county , Neb. , look ing for land , and was on his way homo. Ho was transferred to the Northwestern train at Fremont and font to Lincoln to which iilaco ho was ticketed , whence ho will tuhc the train for Kansas. n OP A KIND. A Suiuliln MotliPk-nn l Two Murdoreil Children Gotnt ; Kant. Tlio train on the Chicago , St. Paul & Milwaukee rend , which arrived here last light , convoyed liio bodies of three dead people who mot their death in a very Bad manner at Ruslivillc in this state , a tew nights ago , as recorded in the telegraph colums of the KII ; : . Two of the partly weic children , ami the third was their mother. The little ones vvero murdered bv tlio mother , vvho then committed sui cide. The remains wcro in charge of the husband and father , who f-ecmed broken down under his weight of alllietion and refused to talk. Ho was conducting them to the cast for interment. Little Ones In I lie Annex. Last evening a most entertaining school exhibition was given by the children of the school of the Holy Family parisli in the annex of the p\nositiou building. There were about .r > 00 people in attend- aniic. The following programme was very .successfully rcndou-d : Welcome Chorus , the school ; "Jerry" Recitation , Miss 1) . McDprmott ; WalU Song Chorus , the school , The Train To Mauro Dialogue , Miss Buttermilk , Miss A. llannan ; Johnnie ISultermiH ; , Master A. lloiiscr ; Mr. Knight Clerk , J.uncs O'ilanlon ; "I Love the Sea" Chorus , the M'hool ; "Tho Music Stool" Recita tion , Mis < M. Shannon ; Exercises in Frco Gymnastics ; Kntprtuining Sistcr'fi Vis itor Recitation Miss A. Grace ; Calls- thenic Song , little ones ; Gracio's Christ mas Kvo Surpiiso Parly Cantata , Grace Wells , Miss C Uurklmid ; Winnie Ward , Miss 1) . MoDormolt ; George Leu. Miss C. Whalan : Susie Gray , Miss Margarett Heck ; Itcssio Uenves , Miss E. Miller ; Mary Dull' , Miss 11. Smith. TKN NlGllts IN A IJAItKOOM TO-KIillT. "Ueddie , tlic Ciuld of the Wildornos * ' iiitrodiicetl Eva Vimsont last evening at the PcojiloV in one of the most breezy and volatile eharaelerd in tlie frontier drama. It is a mKtiiic of "M'liss , " "Chip , " "Chispa ' and other woodland sprites which have long entertained tbe.- aler poors. It is one of JIiss Vincent's moat eiitcitainlng charaeteri/ation , and was played with an abandon and vivacity vvlnuh evoked hearty peals of applause. She was well supnorted by her company. Tlioareo of " I'lio Linipr- ick Hoy/1 followed , Mr. J. D. J Jew aril very entertainingly assuming tbo title role. role.Thin evening "Ton Nights in a Har- room" will be pluywl , company leaves for DC.S Moinea. Personal I'aranraplm. Mr.s , Cyphers , a well known resident of Omaha , left last evcnjng for Halt Lake City for a protracted visit with friends. A. II. Clinton , one of the most popular prceninon of the city of a few months ago lias just returned from a surveying trip to tlio mountains. N. K. Fairbank & Po. arc circulating a pancr asking congress to repeal the but- terino Jaw recently passed ami aie re questing thojo interested to sign it , Chailes Tnggort , formerly one of the clciks in tlio auditor's oilicu of tlio Union I'acilio , after an alienee of live mouths in tbo wilds of Idaho , is again in the city , Charles II. Cowing , of this city , who has ixxiii in Ch'uago ' tor some ( tine back at work upon thn plansof a new jmr-kmg house for iSouth Oniahu , is homo on a visit of a few days. IvIcharU Claiborne , the energetic editor of the Holt Ppoplo , of UfNoill , arrived in town last night and will remain In tliu city for several days. He is in attend ance upon the meeting of llio NobritsKa Press association. NL3W YO1MC STOCKS. Tlip ? larkn < Assumes Its Old-Tlmo UnllLsli Ctmrnctcr. Nrvv Votur , Dec. 2H. fSpcclal Teles-ram to the UIK.I : Thpslock maikot bccan to as sume old-lime bullish character to-da > . London cables came In strong , and showed higher prices for nearly nil American secur ities in spite of the fact that money was Oiiott'd in London banks at from 13 to in per cent. The Improvements in foreign maikets madoshoits anxious to cover , and in addi tion Iho bctllcnipnt of the Itoadlnc strike nnd minors of favorable developments to come out soon rogaidlng Jersey Ccntial and llo.tdiug enured n .sharp boom in all coal stocks. Jersey Ccnttal advanced toot , and the talk was that several bull cllnues , one of which was continued by (5ould , weio opeiat- Ing in It. The bulls claim that the luter-stnto commerce bill would not all eel the tallroads unfavoiahly , because tliu long and short haul clause iclatcd to cliaigcs In the npgip- gate ana not per mile. Vanderbllts weio all \ciy stromr. Lake Shoio was up again to tin- denies cut lent In auto-panic times. 11 was claimed that a stionc clln.no was buying Lake Shoio and would putlttopnr befoie the inlddlo ot Januaiv. Among fancies Itlchmond A West Point was parllculaily ncthe , advancing 'J' ' per cent. Westein Union was lilsjliei , but ( lould's brokers weio large cpllcis , and the Impiossloii was that he woa feeding out the slock. The hmim In slocks was moro pronounced dm Ing the cIosliiL' hours of the session than nt any other time duilim the day. Shoits weio laigo biijciM , but besides buying to cover there was a good deal ol stock taken by pools and by tiadcrswho wcrocoiintlm : on a continuation ol the boom. Richmond .t West Point made a caln ol 5 ? < per cent. Coal stocks gained about : i icr ) cent ami closed veiy stllf. It was icpoitcd that Omaha carnliiL's for the menthol ol Deee.mbei would show an Incieasu ot S10 ( > , - H > . This and thi'OKiicclatlon that dividends will bi'diclaicd on all Vandeibilt iiiopeitles helped tlm bull side materially. Tlio maiket closed at about top prices for the day. The total sales weio about -100,000slimes. DOINGS AT VAlIi. Nown From a Lively lovvrt Town. VAIIla. . , Dec. 29 , [ Correspondence of the HII : : . ] A small dwelling house next door lo the Vail opera house caught liie about sunset last evening and fora short time the flames blazed liorcely and threatening , but the fire deiiartmont was promptly on the ground and the lire ex tinguished without very serious damage , the injury by tearing oil' shingles and wcatherboarding being about as great as the damage by lire Tlip house was owned and occupied by Gus Peterson , a poor laboring man employed in tlm rail way section gang. SlioiilTMornoy oamo up from Denisoti yesterday afternoon armed with author ity to search for conliaband morchan- ( ti&e , but , although it is nopulaily be lieved that there are siv or seven places where suck goods are sold , nothing was found except in one of the drug stores , which claims to have a permit to sell , The contraband was taken in charge by the shcritr , pending further legal pro ceedings. Mrs. M. Uurko. an aged lady , wife of n well-to do farmer , living four miles north of town , died to-day. She had been ill for some weeks. Some of our amateur dramatists are preparing for a theatrical peiformanee in the near futurp. The Vail schools are enjoying a week's ' vacation during the holiday's , nnd several of the Vail school mams who are teach ing country hcools are upending their va cation at homo. The death of Senator Logan makes a profound impression here and men of every party and creed agteein lamenting the loss. In Modern Athens. Coinhill Maga/.Ino : Without seeking guidance at tliu hotel , I plunged into the warm daylight of the streets , designing to lind the Acropolis or lose myself educationally , if that wcro possible. For ri moment the glale of tlio white build ings and white pavement in this Stadion street was blinding. The sky was of the deepest blue ; theio was nothing more opaque than a few shreds of diaphanous cloud to temper the heal ot the sun. There were traiu-car-i in the street and htu'kney-coaehefl and produce carts drawn by mules or asses. Iloth pave ments were thronged with pedestrians , military and civilian ; merchants , Al banians countrymen and foreigners. NewsUovs rustled their .sheets under the nosc.s of the passoi.s : "Ultimatum from the Powers ! More Untish ships in Pirj'iis ! " eliciting shrugs ot the { .holders from those who wei e content to hear the news philosophically without nayiiie for it and coppers from otheis. At the corners sat elderly women , lean and 3'ollovv , with little tables of con fectionery , penb , ink and paper- , and a Gr.'ok boy hurrying to .school , would now and again piv : his half-penny and finite h a cube of ' 'Turkish UpJight" lioin the crones. The cafes wen ) nppuing.anil the bakei.s sending thuli * carts full of rolls here , there , everywhere. Hydrostatic vans did what they could to lay tint rising Attic dust. A troop of njjly Xubinn women with muscular frames , stood in a recess , chattering , with much glitter of white teeth ; they had greens to sullfrc > li picked from the baul.a ol the llissus all the necessaries tor the salid HI much be loved of a true Greek ; and jit intervals a smart youngster ilartcd at the feet of the respectable wayfarer , nnd besought to bo allowed to clean his boots for live lepta , or loss than a halt-penny. Cuiifcesmlly , the Athenian thoiougli fares have llieir Miaro of animation , and of noise , too. lor , leaving the palace of King George moro and more to the rear , llio shouts of itinerant sellers of this thing and that ( from the entrails of a lamb to a p.u-l.et of pins and needles ) became incrciisingly annoying. Moreover - over , the Ori9iital s love of a bargain was no insignificant faetor in llio ijot The true Tiorn Giook would no more think of paying a lirU price than tlm wife of my lord itul.o iu Mavfan * vjuiihi think of demurring to it and eliallcring "What costV" "Tivo for : m abatement. diachi'ia. " "Too much. Will give half a drachma.'You filial ! have it for a drachma and a Imlf. Couldn't think of paling siu'h u preposterous prieo It's not worth more than half a drachma " "Well , sir , it's yours for a drachma. " "Good1 hero's the drachma , " ctu. Athens is not an extensive city vet , lint it is growing m-irveioiislv. in iSO its inhabitant * were ul.oiitin.OOO. . in IK * ; more than fi,000 : ) , while it is not o\un &ivo to reckon the present population at bO.OOO. Already huiisos are edging far on lo tlm plain tow.vrd Piranis , thogentle Kephisiis is bordered with bricks and mortar , the olive woods are being gradually en croached niton , ami , unless some great international comlmi-itiou arrests the progress of Greece , within a measurable time Athens and lUs port will be one ciiy. JJut. though striding over the plain under the energetic btiiiuilns of the Jerry builders of tlio Cast , and modeled upon Paris a much as possible , the noiiu-iiela- lure of the streets rc-mindb one of it nnticui history. The Christmas entertainment of the St. Mary's avenue Congregational church will bu hold in the church on Friday uye- ning at 7 o'clock , when an extensive pro gramme of Christmas cheer will bo pro vided. Instead of receiving pre pnU this year the children of thn school will bring thorn to bo distributed the following eve ning to the liohemlan chapel school of this church , iu South Omaha. About 175 presents arc needed for this purpose and the attention of parents is called to this need. THEY WANTPKOTI'CTION. Cattle Orovrcr Appeal lo CoiiRrrs * to JHtcriiilnnto Coiitnslon. CtttcAno. Dee , 20. The pxpcullvc rom- lultteootthc Cattle Growers' association of the Unllod States framed a communication to-day to bo forw aided to the tcnatc nnd house ot representatives. Thn comnumlra- tlon calls attention to a letter by ,1. A. Cooper , of Coloiado , In which ho pronounces acnlnst the commission feature ot the bills Introduced In concrcss for the suppiesslon of photic diseases among the catllo of United State ? . The communication sild that In the great emergency now upon the cattle Indus- tiy It is Imppralively uccesjaiy that some person or pcisous bo vested with extra ordinary power ? . It pees on to jay tliat the present bureau nnd decaitmontsnro already overwhelmed with work to such extent that It would bo imposslbloforatiy of them to do as rapid orellpctlve vvoik as could bo done by a commission ofenpigctloand practical busi ness men , whose solo elforts would lx devoted to one taskA commission vested with the necessary power could clear this eountiy of plmno-piioiimonla In twelve or eighteen months. The communication further sajs the losses Inflicted uj.on the eattlo Industry during the last two jcars by icaspn ot embarra slng Intel-Mate and foreign quarantines ixmount to n national calamity , and tho-io quarantines constitute the greatest c.vlsltni : obsli notion to Inlet -stata and toielifii commerce. The communication savs that the experience of other countries has piovcii that the only miccesstul wav lo deal with pleura pneumonia Is to resort to heroic ticatment , and that the quickest way Is tlm cheapest. The suppression of pleuro- pneuinonla is not only demanded as a sani tary moasmo for the protection of our people ple , the communication uoes on to say , but also as n mcastnoof political economy. Tlio communication ends w ith the Ntalemeiit that the cattle Industry ii'presonts an investment ol S2.K ( 0CHX.i)00 ) ) of taxable property , and asks thai piotectlon be extended to It. UOSTON Bi TH' 1JANQUI21' . Lte Topics ninoimm-d by Men ol 1'roin- tneiicc. Uosio.v. Doc. Sli. At the Uoston Mci- chants' Association banquet to-nighla letter of u'giet fioiu , lohn Sherman was lead. H contained several suggestions upon the na tional banking s.vstem and staled that n rem edy had been lecomineiided by both Messis. Ivuox nnd Cannon and wnsHiibstautiidly en dorsed by the piesont comptroller , but con-- uies'i has neglected It. Senator Jlorcan , of Alabama , dellvcicd an eloquent address upon the question , "blnll Wo Continue the Na tional Hank System or Hepeal It. " Ho said onr duty appeared cleat to preserve our bank' Ing sjstem. Whether the pioporllon 'of paper money to bo issued thiongh them Is to bo cicater or Jess than now should bo lei I to the test of p\porlcnro. Scnatoi Halo of Mulne dwelt briefly upon "National Security and Defenses. " ' Ho claimed that our seapoits me to-day tia de fenseless as when the plundciers of the siv- teeuth century w ere let loose upon onr shores. Although not an ahnmlst , he would call at tention to some ot llio possibilities , It not iiiohabilltic.s of the Inline. Woniu any day in danger of complications arising from our nieichant maiine In Spanish polls. If that worthy old man succeeds in cutting In Iwaln this continent , who can tell what position weshallbave to take. Senator James 1) . F.ustls ol Louisiana wns-greuted With cheers. llo said : "The tumble of Iho situation Is that the power of taxation lias been usdu to pro tect private Interests. I unditMU'and your sensitiveness. You have galnc/l'gicat wealth , and the system by which JiiJ have ( 'allied It must bo artificial , othcr.vvise taxation must continue. 1 am in L for of a revision of the tariff and belleva oii aio m. Wig ) n mistake In opposlnzLV * * . , f * lion , } VIlonlm iS l Iowa , said ot the loirfcTrrrttier-'iSo-diic desires lo see that bill jtabscd. The altcmnt , or iiietondwl t- tpinpt. toward tlio t.uill Is but n public show. " _ _ Steamer nurnpil. Nrw : VOIIK , Dec. 2' . A Post special fiom St. John ; , N" . li , , says the two mast steamer Sir John , which sailed out last night , burned just oiilsldo the haibor this inornlinr. The crew of twenty men weio found huddled to gether on the rocKs at lilack point. Their clothes were frj7cn to their bwlles and they were suffering terribly. They were brought to this pity on sledL'cu. II was found that live were so badly binned , Including the cap- tiin , that the ) cannot live. 1'Iiobioke oat In the galley at midnight fiom an overturned lamp. The stew-aid was drowned while swimming ashoio. Tno iest col to land bv n line parried to ashore by the captain. The total loss Is about STO.OOt ) . DeUlgcrcnt ilackincn. Two hackmen , Matt Keif and Jack Musscr , became involved in a dispute at midnight and decided to tight it out. At the finish Musscr was taken to Si iIoscph'H hospital in a carriage. Keif has not been arrested. A New 1'aoUcr. William Ilecht , proprietor ot the Central tral market in Kearney , is in the town looking around with the view to estab lishing a large packing houso. (6 ( .1 < & BRUGGVST5 se\\\ jute , / $ OSTON , JlfA CAPITAL , - $400OOO SVKPIYU8 , - - . . 400,000 Accounts of Haul. * , Hankers and Corpo latiom , tolicdrd. Onr fncihtip'or COLLECTIONS are excellent and we rc-ducount for bank * when balances wariant it Boston is a Reserve City , and balances with us fronbaiiUnot ) ( located in other He- bcrve Cities ; count as reserve. We ill aw our own exchange on London and the Continent , and make Cable tr.uib- lerb and place money by telegraph thiough- out the United Statei > and Canada. Government Bond * bought and told , and Exchanges in Wellington made for UiiuU without extra charge , Wul.avea market for prime fint-clftss Investment Securities , and invite proposal ! tram States , Counties and CiUc * when U- tiling bonds. Wedoa general Danki-ii ; t DuMicss , > j'if ' invite corre pondcnce. ' ASA P. POTTKU , Pir Mcnt , JOS. W , WORK , Caihler.