Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY. JANUARY 7. 1S87.
BACK TO PRIVATE CITIZENS ,
The Old Slate Officers Step Down and Out
of Office.
SECRETARY ROGGEH'S RECORD.
Important Decision * ) Handed Down
liy the Supreme , Court Two
Hearing on ilie Sloouml ) Ii.'iw
Other Lincoln News.
, trnOM THF. jit.K's MNCOT.S nrnr.Au.l
"Tn the progress of events came the time
. .j.nn the newly elected state ollicers took
X feir places in the halls and ollices of the
Etato capitol building and coinmonccd
upon their duties. Among the officials
who stepped down and out and became
ngnin private citizens none will bo so
generally missed by the public nnd by
the oldest inhabitants of the capitol build
ing ns Hon. K. 1' . Koggcn , the late secre
tary of state. This lias given Mr.
Koggcn n slate acquaintance excelled
by none , and his manngcnionl of
the ollice has boon suoli that no man e\er
called on business or pleasure who did
not have courteous treatment and an
niidicnce. Mr. Hoggcn's thorough ac
quaintance with every nook and detail of
that intricate olllco has made the service
to the public during the past four years
prompt , thorough and elllcient , and the
Becrolnry's thorough acquaintance with
nil the dih"orcnt state institutions for
years past has made his services on the
board of lands and buildings of great
Value , his inlliionco always being exerted
for the management of the slate institu
tions on strict business principles and to
the letter of the law. The clo -
ing nionflH of Mr. Hoggcn's ad
ministration have been the best. Ho has
ulonncd out one tool al least in the rail
way commission nnd assisted in formu
lating n report to the legislature that
places that useless sponge upon the body
politic in n light thai shows its uselessness -
ness and calls for radical amendments or
ti total annihilation of the bill. Ho ha * ,
titter long and earnest cll'ort , that was
participated in by all his associates on
tlio board , succeeded in placing the in *
Kane hospital on n basis tor harmonious
work that it has not enjoyed for years.
Mr. Uiiggen's political work in the last
campaign was wielded to prevent
the influence of Lancaster county ,
the second county in the state ,
from being sold and delivered , to the
worst elements in politics for their class
lo trnflic in , and while they apparently
worsted Mr. Uoggen in the early part of
the campaign , that gentleman has ,
through the prominent support ho ac
corded Mr. Harlan for speaker , shown
the mottle that ho has in a square stand
up light with n principle at stake. The
people of the state who have watched
i\lr. Uoggcn's work arc not unmindful of
the fact that for the present a man of
purpose and cnerjry and ability has
stepped down from the public service.
IMl'OKTANT DIX'IMONS.
Yesterday tbo supreme court handed
down a voluminous number of decisions
thai were formulated by thoin during the
holiday recess , some of them being of no
inconsiderable importance , especially
those that bear in two cases cited directly
upon the Slocumb law. Those decisions
are to bo supplemented by others that
liave already boon acted upon and will bo
promulgated to-day. Among those
Jinndud down yesterday were the follow
ing :
State ex rel York vs. Uahcoclr. .Mandamus.
Writ ilcnicil. Opinion by Maxwell , Ch. J.
1. Section ( i9 of the act relating to cities
of the second class authori/os the sub
mission to the electors of such cily , by a
resolution of the city council , of a pro
position lo issue tiie bonds of the city for
! * , vater works ; and such submission need
'not ' bo by ordinance.
! 3. The right of a city council of a city
of the second class to impose a tax for
water works is limited to live nulls on
the dollar on the assessed valuation of
Hiicli city , and bonds issued for water
works , bearing interest in excess of such
limitation , are unauthorized.
Slulnlrniis : VH. llullmit , Urror from Vlcrco
county. Alllnned. Opinion by Maxwell ,
Ch. J.
1. Whcro a remonstrance against , the
issuing oNiconso lo a certain applicant
is tiled witii the board , in whicli it is
alleged that the applicant "within the
live or six months last past , during which
time ho has run a saloon in Hamvicw ,
lias been guilty of gross violations of tlio
law wider which ho no wnsks for license , "
it Is the duty of such bonrd to sot n day
and hear testimony to prove or disprove
the charge , and render a decision thereon ,
JJ. If the licensing bonrd refuse to re-
cctvo testimony in support of tlio ronion-
fitrnnco , the district court will remand
the cause in order that such testimony
may bo taken nnd u decision rendered
thereon.
1'arks vs The Stato. Error from Dodge
county. Reversed ami rcimxiiduil. Opinion
by Uobb , .1.
The holding of this court in the case of
Stevens v.s The Stato. 1 ! ) Nob. , 010 , to the
efleet that upon the trinl of a criminal
cnse , which is being prosecuted on an in
formation , it is error on the part of tlio
court to permit overdue objection to the
ncc'isod ' , n witness to bo sworn on the
part of tlio state , whoso name hnd not
been endorsed on the informations before
the triai , adhered to.
liuckinastor vs McKlroy. Krror from Dodge
county. Jtnvcrsedund romaiiitud. Opinion
by Cobl ) , .J. Hco.se , J. , dissents.
A petition alleging Hint the defendant ,
ix llconticd saloonkeeper , wns engaged in
the business nnd tralno of keeping n
snloon nnd selling intoxicntmg liquors
therein , mid thnt the iilnintill' went into
6nid tmloon nud called for whisky , and in
response to ndd : call obtained intoxi
cating liquor in said snloon , by the drink ,
which plnintilVdrunk in snid saloon , and
thereafter , about evening of said day ,
started on his journey to Ids homo which
wns distant about live miles ; thnt snid
intoxicating liquor so obtained in said
Baleen of defendant , from said defend-
lint ' , nml there drank by plnlntill' , greatly
iiH'eetod the nervous system of plnintiiV
nnd cnusod the plaintill' to become nnd
bo fitupilled and unconscious ; that said
day , evening and night were very cold ;
that when in the following morning
'
plaintill'regained his consciousness , he
was lying out of doors on the ground
nnd both of his legs frozen to such tin ex
tent thnt they hnd to bo nmputatod nnd
wore amputated : that plaintin"is n com
mon laborer , and by the loss of his logs
% as been permanently incapacitated nnd
deprived from following his occupation ,
nnd thereby wholly deprived of the
means of livelihood , to his damages , etc ,
held , to state facts sullicient to consti
tute n cause of notion ,
J. K. WII.SON lir.AUP KHOM.
J. E. Wilson , the traveling man resi
dent of Lincoln who represented a Milwaukee -
waukee mill linn , has been heard from
nnd is now in Canada. Wilson , il will
bo remembered , left Lincoln , leaving be
hind him nn estimable wife nnd two
bright children to cast his lot with a
blenched and yellow-headed prostitute
who , however tough , wns tar above him
in honor and decency. The facts in this
case , as time reveals them in their right
light , show tint he not only beat
lus firm for which ho worked
out of u considerable sum of
money but that ho has used up
a considerable sum that was his wife's
property by inheritance and ! ms loft her
penniless and without u homo. It ap
pears that WilsQn lias oeon running u
lone game of deceit , telling numerous
friends nnd acquaintances nil along in
tlio city Hint ho was not n married man
nnd culling at times on young ladies as n
single man. That this system of deceit
1ms not became known before is a sur
prise to a good many , now that facts are
known. It is not known how much
money Wilson look with him , but it is
thought it is small , anil if there is any
law by which ho can ho brought back the
wronged wifu and her friends will see to
it thai ho conies.
DEATH UK MIlS. T. 1' . Kn.VX.MU > .
The people of Lincoln were surprised
and shocked Wednesday to hear of the
Midden and unexpected death of Mrs.
Kennanl , wife of Hon. T. 1' . IConnnrd , at
her homo in this citv. Mrs. Kennard
had not been sick , but Wednesday morning -
ing she was stricken with nppoploxy and
so great was the shook that shu only sur
vived it a lew hours. The prominence of
Mr. Kennard in state nlluirs and the
long residence of the family in the city
of Lincoln , makes the death of MM. Ken
nard a subject of roirrot with a very largo
circle of friends and acquaintances. The
funeral occurs to-day at 2 p. m.
"The moon of Mahomet arose , and it
shall sot , " savs Shelley ; but if you will
set a botllo of Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup in
some handy place you will have a quick
cure for croup , coughs , aud colds.
Tim eighth wonder of the world. Abo-
nlirhlod man limping with rheumatism
who had nevur heard of Salvation Oil.
1'rico S5 cents a boltlo.
Ilrcvli ICM.
Thn furniture dealers of the city have
entered into an agreement to oliHO at ilW : !
p. in. on Tuesday , Thursday and Friday
of each week.
This evening Dr. Uonson will deliver
til the synagogue- Ida fourth lecture
upon "Prominent Hebrews of His
tory " Divine services wllluommoncu at
7 o clock.
Mrs. K. T. Uyan , of Vail , la. , went
through this city ye.sterday on her way to
Lincoln , where she will spend a few days
with her father John Matlhicscn , one of
our representatives.
A meeting of the Union Hydraulic
Drain Tilts company was held at their
ollice on last Mnnday. A. 11. Holler was
elected president ; 11. J. Carson , vice-
president ; tle.inv. Hcdford , secretary ; J.
llungatc , treasurer.
Dave Kaufman has decided not to
prosecute Fred Copeland , the boy who
secured two gold watches by presenting
forged tickets at the December and No
vember drawings. Cnpolnnd's parents
will make good the property lost.
Kdward Lindedalo appeared before
Judge ti ten berg yesterday an swore out a
warrant for the arrest of Fred Marker , a
foreman in the employment of Ivimball ,
the iceman. Marker , it is claimed , com
mitted an unprovoked assault upon
Lindedale.
Chas. 15. Kuslin , K sq. , sold to John F.
Coad this week the northeast corner of
Hartley and lth sts. for * 3),00 ( ) , and
John A. AlnShane sold two lots , corner
Farnam and 21th sts. , to Chas. F. Luce
for $35,009. Doth sales were made by
Ames Uciil Kstiito Agency.
John Crawford , a confirmed thief ,
.snatched : v pea jacket oil a dummy in
front of Nelson's clothing store on lower
Farnani yesterday morning. Ho was
about to wallc away with it when ho was
soizedby one of the omployesjof the store.
A'policomim ' was called and the fellow was
taken to jnil.
'Jhe stockholders of the Pnoilic Ex
press company held their annual ejection
yesterday tor the purpose of selecting di
rectors. Tim following gentlemen were
elected : C. F. Adams , Boston ; A. II.
Calcf , New York ; D. S. II. Smith , St.
Louis ; L. A. Fuller , St. Louis ; K. M.
Mursman , A. V. liecnel , Omaha. J. N.
Johnston , Kansas City.
Miss Brooks will address the Indie ? of
the First Congregational church and St.
Mary's avenue church lids after
noon at 3 o'clock at the tabernacle , Capitol
tel avenue near Eighteenth street , on the
people of Turkey , and mission work , es
pecially among the woni'm. Other ladies
interested in this subject are cordially in
vited.
Scoroil a Success at. North Iloml.
The party of Omaha musicians who
pave a concert at North Band Tuesday
night , took the town by storm , and are
justly complacent over their reception.
They were mot at the depot by a commit
tee composed of the leading citizens and
conveyed in state to the opera house.
The quartet , composed of Mrs. Cotton ,
Miss Jtiith , W. It. Wilkins and Hovel
Franco , fairly gained an ovation , and
were compelled to reappear airain and
again. The four voices blend into a rich
and perfect harmony like that of stringed
instruments and surpass any similar or
ganization that Omaha has ever known.
Mr. Trench's performance at the piano
was another excellent feature , and gained
him a recall. After the concert an oyster
supper was given in honor of the musi
cians.
yOUNFjqNOT KACK your throat
nnd lungs , with that horrid cough when
a pleasant and certain reined } ' may
be found in Dr. J. II. McLean's Tar
Wine Lung Balm. 25 cents a bottle.
1C. of I * . IiiHtallutioii.
The olllcors of Nebraska Lodge No. 1
1C. of 1' . , were installed Wednesday night
by I ) . IX Grand Chancellor J. E. Smilh
as follows :
C. C. , John W. Lounsbury ; V. C. , J.
II. Gibson ; Prelate , Dr. Dlnsmoor : M.
K. , John Drexel ; M. F. . Charles Ulbrick ,
K. U. S. , J. E. Smith ; M. A. , J. C. Lang ;
1. U. , T. II. Smith ; O. G. , Ill B. Brown.
C. C. J. W. Lounsbury was presented
with a handsome gold and silver past
chancellor's jewel. The presentation
was made by General Smith on behalf
of the brethren of the lodge.
Coljjnto's Cusluuero Hoiiquct Soup
stands alone on account of it acknow
ledged superiority for toilet purposes.
Their Toilet Soaps the standard.
Hcnson.
The Cole Creek , recently sold by Jno.
1) . ( Jrchjhton , through C. E. May no , to
Krastus A. Benson , Davenport , has been
platted and christened Benson , after the
name of its owner. Mr. Benson has been
in town for a couple of days and returned
home last night.
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-KiUucU , YanlUs , Lcnon , etc. , ilavot CuUclOLal/ .
ODDS AM ) I3NDS.
Slrny ticnvcB rroin n llcliortcr's Note
Hook.
"The convening of the legislaliiro re
calls lo my mind , " sa'ul n prominent la
borer ycslertlaj"tlio fraud practiced nt
tlio last session , when Eomo disreputable
demagogues endeavored to make it appear
that tlio working people of Omaha were in
favor of Doss Stout's tuiNilinry peniten
tiary bill. You will remember that it was
sought to bo proven by a scries of forged
resolutions , that the workingmen wanted
the bill , provided the penitentiaries
slioulil not bo erected In Doimlas county.
When the members from oilier districts
PIW : that Douglas county people wished
to pawn the objectionable institutions
over upon them , they rose in their might
and strangled the monstrosity. The
working people of Douglas county have
some score ? yet to sultlu With the actors
In that pcrlidy. "
"When Uo Stout's bill for auxiliary
penitentiaries comes up in the present
legislature , il will bo watched with in
terest , " said ti worklngnuin yesterday.
"During the last legislature it was the
means of consigning many a Douglas
demagogiii ! to obscurity , though there
nre some fellows yet in this city , and in
questionable relationship with our labor
ing 'people , who were moru or less
smirched with that lilthy thing. They
are boiug Watched , however , and they
will not bo tiblo to pose as representa
tives of tlio working people without hear
ing something drop around their oars.1'
"J bohcvo no ono should bo eligible lo
an olllco connected with educational
all'airs unless ho or she bo the head of a
family , " said an old citi/.en to a reporter
of the Her. , "i am opposed to woman
Mill'rago , but in school matters u good
sensible mother would legislate with
more justice than all the smart young
men in Nebraska. Ttiko West Omaha
precinct , for instance. See the injustice
that has been done tlie.ro in school dis
trict No. .V ) , whole over one-half the dis
trict is deprived of school privilege's ' and
all this has been the work of ono ollieer ,
Hoe Taylor. No wonder the residents
of that locality are hot. It is an out
rage. "
'What has been done ? "
"Well , I'll tell you. In the first place
Taylor , to use the language of an mil-
mate friend , wanted lo have his hand in
sonic pie that would claim public alt MI-
lionand ho caused the abolition of the old
school board and had six trustees elected ,
only ono of whom has a child going to
the scliool in that district , and but one of
whom has llio pluck to stand up for the
general welfare of tlio district , nml that
is Charles A. Taggart. A meeting was
held last week nml the .services of the
best teacher over engaged in this county
di > ponsod with ; the old school house , lo
cated as near as possible to tlio center of
the district virtually abandoned , and a
room in Ilcrt/.tnaiin's block made the
main school. The latter is unlit in every
way for school purposes. It is in the
second story of a buildinir directly
touching tlio Holt line track and constan-
ly passinir trains cause continual inter
ruption ot the school work. Besides
the dancror of children being congregated
near a railroad , the school is entirely out
of tlio way and small children from
the eastern and central portion of tlio
district cannot sufely altond. For this
'
room sjliO a month is'paid a high city
rout for quarters that would not bo Liken
for any living uses by anyone at any
price because of its location. The other
school is near the poor house and very
properly as far as the accommodations of
children in the sotitn part of the district
are concimiqd. In a word all children in
school district No. 5U residing cast for
Lowe avenue and in Orchard Hill have
been deprived of school privileges. What
is the result ? Some fifteen or inoro chil
dren are attending the city schools ,
thereby working an injustice to the city
taxpayers ; others have to bo sent to paid
schools , and others have to remain at
homo. All this because Hob
Taylor wants to have liis finger
in the pie Mob , who has no
children of school ago and but very
little general interest in the school
district. Xootio is soll'isli enough to desire -
sire the school in his baclc yard , or oven
within hearing distance. Hut no matter
how many extra school houses there
in ay bo ono should be in the center of tlio
district , or as near it as possible. It is
said Mr. C. E. Mavno intends to erect a
large school house in Orchard Hill this
year. If he does the people of a largo
portion of Walnut Hill will heartily siy :
amen. Yes , 1 toll you them is too inueii
Bullish work in ourcountvschool matters ,
and perhaps in the city , too , if it were
only known. "
Late developments in the big express
robbery near St. Louis , for which Whit-
rock and his associates were arrested and
Fontcnccd , show that the plans of the af
fair were formed in Omaha. In an in
terview with n St. Louis reporter , Whit-
rock stated that In June last ho came to
Omaha where ho mot a man named Dan
Morcanly , a noted thief and desperado
who happened to bo sojourning hero.
Morearity's financial resources were
rather low and when Whitroek proposed
a scheme to rob the express company he.
consented readily o'nough. The details of
the job were planned in Omaha nnd
together Morearky and \\hitrock wont
to SL Louis together. Later , it appeared
Moroanty became friirhtcncd and re
fused to have anything to do with the
job , leaving Whitroek and ids associates
to perform the robbery. Whitroek claims
that this man Morearity gave the whole
aflair away to the Pinxerton detectives ,
who are therefore , not entitled to the
praise for shrewd , sharp work which
they claim. Whitroek says that when hemet
met Morearity in Omaha , "the latter was
eager and anxious to have a "linger
in ho iiio , " but when the time came lor
action ho backed s < ] iiaroly down , though
ho was ono of the ringleaders In forming
the plot.
OMAHA t SOUTIIWUSTHIIN.
A. Meeting or tlio Slocklmldors Held
YcHtnrilao Afternoon.
A meeting of stockholders of the Omaha
.Southern and Omaha & Southwestern
railroad was hold.yesterday attcrnoou at ! t
o'clock in the ollico of Hartlott & Cornish
on Fourteenth street. U was hold for the
purpose of electing directors of tlio road
whicli is to bo built on a line to bo
formed from the proposed route
of both the ubovo companies
Among those present wore .John
Yale of Chicago , who held proxies
for a number of the stockholders ,
II. T. Clark. W. .J. Hroach , and
K. Hartlett. It is the intention to ex-
tomtitho road through southern Nebraska
via Valparaiso , thence through Kansas ,
Indian Territory iiml Texas to the Gulf.
The hhops of the company are to bo lo-
called hero and the road will bo a great
bandit to Onmiia.
Sleeps In hiiurcl Hill.
II. Iv Hurkett , the Union Paeilic under
taker , returned Wcdnesdayovening M'ith
the remains of P. Timman , the young man
who w as killed at Valley the day before by
the falling upon him of a bank of earth ,
lie was a Gorman , nnd as nearly as can
bo ascertained a si.stor of his resides in
Hrooklyn. N. Y. This lady has boon
notified of the death of her brother. Ho
hud f 70 sowed up in the bottom ot one of
his pantaloon pockets , but that was all
that was known to belong to him. He
was buried this afternoon at 3 o'clock in
Laurel Hill cemetery to await the action
of lus sister.
t IIMIT n'n i rr > I PT 11M tfMMti > V'i ' <
t\IDI\ \ \ PEACE ESI ABUSHMM ,
What an Old Veteran Thinks of tlio Present
Military Strength ,
THE THREE BATTALION SYSTEM.
TcrtiianCKntlitinciit * too tione Mnny
Valuable Mints on Army Organ
ization General
Valuable S
Font lloaiNsos' , Neb. , Jan. o. To the
Kditor of the UKU : Tlio congress of the
United States every year is called upon
to appropriate millions of money to sup
port its military peace establishment.
The expenditures are always high and it
is constantly a question if the government - '
mont gels the worth of its money in return -
turn for the great expenditure it makes.
A good army is every year becoming
more and more a necessity and public
opinion ns well as capital will soon de
mand a much larger army than wo now
havo. 1 am not one of those who bollovo
we have a perfect army or by any means
the best army that can be got for Iho
money wo annually spend. It is n good
little army certainly but I doubt seriously
if It is largo enough. The matter of ex
pense will always bo urged as a reason
against increasing the army but the pro
tection of the eiti/.on and his properly is
of more importance vastly than tlio con
sideration of expense. The si/.o of a
country , its wealth as well as its ne
cessities should regulate its army
and navy. Measured by this stand
ard it is bard to say 'what should
bo the strength of the army of the United
Slates. If wo arc to judge of its by its
wealth wo would see at once the country
would be able lo support a larger army
that Htissia , England , France , Germany ,
or any other country in the world. If
judged by its size then again it should
have a larger army than any in the world
except possibly Kussia. If wo consider
its necessities wo .should , if governed by
the experience of the past "at once in
crease our army , for this country has
never yet had a war lor which it was pre
pared. Look at our riots in the past few
years , the contests between capital and
labor , and who can tell how soon wo
may bo called upon to raise an army
twice the size of our present one to pre
serve the peace and save the property of
our citizens from destruction , lint not
withstanding all this our policy is op
posed to a largo standing army , and i
am as much opposed to ono as anybody ,
What then should be donov J will not say ,
but surely we should perfect what wo
have with as little delay as possible.
There is no safer guide to the toot of any
man or nation than Iho lamp of exper
ience. Judging by the past what does it
leach us ?
After the war of 1813 had n sufficient
army been kept in service both the
Florida war and the war with Mexico
might have been avoided and the cost of
waging these wars , which was far greater
than tlio expense of an army in time of
peace , would have boon saved to the
government. Again , in 1801 , for the con
sideration of saving a few millions of
dollars , wo nearly lost our unity as a na
tion and precipitated the country into a
war that cost -l,000OOiCOM. ) . Still
later , lor the want of a few regulars , say
a thousand stationed at the proper place ,
$10,001,030 worth of property was de
stroyed and a whole city left for days at
tbo mercy of a savage mob. The labor
of tlio city and the seciuity and business
of the entire country wore disturbed for
a whole month. If wo can learn any
thing from the experience of the past 1
should say that it would teach
us the wisdom of the old maxim ,
"An ounce ot prevention is bettor
than a pound or cure ; or that other max
im , "In timcof ponce prepare for war. "
These are golden rules and however unwilling -
willing wo may bo to see the government
of the United Stales put to a dollar of
unnecessary expense we tire convinced
that in case of the army as in many ollipr
cases , "A penny expended in time will
save nine. " Jt would bo worse than
folly to advocate a cheap military estab
lishment at this lime or to preach safety
in time of public danger. Our country is
full of adventurers of the most desper
ate clmrnctor.annrchisls , bomb-throwers ,
ready and willing to band together at the
lirst opportunity and lav waste the
cities. Wo have thousands of Indians
who have never been whipped , and as
our settlements advance and compress
them into narrower limits they yoaily
become more and more restless. A
dreadful contest with Indians will yet
have to bo fought out in this country be
fore wo can civilize them. Hundreds of
Mexican thieves infest our Texas bonier ,
and wo should never forgot that the
Hritish line joins our border on the
north.
Kyery trovonimont owes its citr/ens pro
tection , and this duty devolves not only
on the courts , but oftentimes on the army ,
when the civil authorities fail to enforce
the laws. Could we protect the citi/.cns
of the country if our authorities were to
fail in enforcing laws ? It would bo a
sorry sight to see our little army under
take to protect the citi/on ? of oven ten
cities of the two hundred and fifty cities
in the United States. The mob would
overcome the army , and wlial then ? The
country would bo given over to anarchy
and nun. Jf any congressman thinks
our amy is strong" enough to perform all
the duties required of it in the future
then ho is mistaken , and lime will
prove it. I do not believe any consider
able number of people believe the army
is largo enough , but our public men per
mit it to bo made a political question
without thinking ot the injury they are
doing the country and the army. The
army is not a political body and belongs
to no political party. The question of
national defense belongs to all political
parties , and no patriotic or welithinkiug ;
inan will bring the quc tfon of politics
into the consideration of army and navy
legislation. No sectional or partisan
predilections have any business in ques
tions of tinny legislatioji. '
In determining the qiiostlon of the
strength of our army the first question
which presents itself to bvory thinking
mind is wiiutduty will likely be required
of it. This has already pijon pointed out.
In our country the army hliould bo based
on the population ; thad is to sav , 1,000 ,
soldiers to every 1,000,000 inhabitants.
This would give us over 50,000 ( sol
diers in service now instead of M.O'IO. '
Nobody would consent to this so we lind
bettor hit upon some plun to give us the
semblance of force it nol ( ) io actual num.
bers. For this purpose L am favorable to
the skeleton plan for regiments proposed
by Senator Mandc.rjon , of Nobnwka , in
lus bill for increasing the infantry regi
ments to three battalions each , Kvory
regiment of infantrv should bo 1,000
strong in time of peace nun l.bOO strong
in time of war. Cavalry companies
/ hould bo 100 strong in time of peace nnd
150 strong in time ot war. Artillery com-
pnnies should be 100 strong in time of
peace and 150 strong in time of war. This
would give us an army at present of :
Cavalry . 12,000 ,
Artillery . 0,000
Infantry . ss.ouo
Total . , . 4'l,000
llus would bo sulliciont for a peace es
tablishment. In time of war it would
give u.s 70,000. This wquld bo quite re
spectable but wo shall nol have it until
a war begins and then it will bo too late
to do us any good.
Perhaps Jenvmy out , of question an in
crease of the army we had better address
ourselves to improving thn force we. now
havo. This could be easily done but the
government is so wedded to old tilings it
will not admit of innovations or Improve *
meiiK Ono of tlio greatest drawbacks is
the length of the term of service for en
listed men. It is perhaps all right to
have a man enlist for live years to begin
with so as to learn the trade of soldiering
but having learned It why should he beheld
held to terms of enlistment for live years
to work at his trade ? A year or two years
nt mo.M , should bo the length of the second
end or third enlistment of n soldier.
Almost constantlv 1 am confronted with
this dlllicully. Many old soldiers would
gladly ro-onli l for ono or two or even
three years who will not take on service
again for live years , and thus wo lo o tnu
services of these trained and experienced
men.
men.Again , the time allowed for re-cnllsl *
mont Is too short. Why should an hon
orably discharged soldier bo limit''d to
thirty days in which to re-enter service ?
If a good soldier he is ju t ns valuable to
the government al the end of six months
or a year as at the end of thirty days.
The soldier should bo given at least six
months in which to get tired ot civil life
and then bo allowed to re-enter the army
with all the bcnellts of his previous ser
vice if ho desired to do so. These may
seem small mailers but they would exert
n powerful Inlluenco over tlio army for
good If they could be granted and there
is no reason why they should not bo
granted us at once.
JAMr.s S. Hr.tsuiN.
rnzzosi's MCDICATKI * ci Mri.xiosi > o > v
m-.it
For infanj's toilet is an indispcn able ar
ticle , healing .ill excoriations Immedialo
y. Mothers should use it freely on the
ittlo ones. It is perfectly harmless. For
n.lo by druggists.
American Opera.
AVil' ' Vul11'uiM. / .
Mrs. Jeannette M. Thnrbcr deserves
credit for her efforts to prove that we
have homo talent and genius in oporn
and ballet , without depending ° ' 1 over
paid foreign stars and underpaid and
seedy foreign stock companies. It would
bo well If our wealthy women gen
erally would follow Mrs. Thurber's ex
ample and seek to develop American
art , instead of joining tlio crowd of wor
shippers at the shrine of any imported
humbug.
There is every reason to believe that
under the capniile management of Theo
dore Thomas the National Opera enter
prise will succeed. Its works is on n
higher piano this year than it was last
year ; the reports of weakness in the or-
gani/.ation arc unfounded , and there is
confidence lhatlhc laudable ami patriotic
objects that have enlisted Mrs. Thnrber
and other prominent Indies in the under
taking will bo realized.
Ilnd rtottcr tlo on Ills f-unril.
KtHNiitnto , Jan. 0. The Marchioness o
Qiieeiisbury has Institiiteil action for aill-
vorcc ncnlnst her luisbanil , tlio Mnrquls ot
QtiueiiHbtiry. Tlio action will bo tried huro
nml will be in next wcelc.
Business Kailnri.-H.
Niw : i'oitic , .Inn. 0. The failure of K.
Duncan Snllllii , advertising nccnt , was an
nounced to-day. The liabilities nninunt to
5100,000. The nspots c.innot bo nscci tallied.
A TliPiitur nt Auction.
Nr.w VOKK , Jan. 0. At n mcetiiiR of the
directors of the Academy of .Music yesterday
it was decided to sell tlio bullillne at auction
as soon ns the details can be arranged.
The Military Committee ; .
WAsniJfcrrox , Jan. 0. It is said to bo
probable thnt Senator Sowoll will be made
chairman of the senate committee on mili
tary niralrs , mailo vacant by Locan's death.
Turned Up All
lixvr.n : , Jan. fl. fioncral K. S. Dullard ,
of Saratoga , who was supposed to have buen
killed iu the recent liultimoro , fc Ohio
wreck , arrived In Denver this morning.
Person nl I'lir
Messrs. Markol & Swobe , of the Millard
hotel , returned homo yesterday morning
after an absence of a couple of weeks in
several of the large cities of thccast.
LINCOLN BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Hecently limit. .Newly h'unililioJ
Tlie Tremoiit ,
J. C. nTXJiilAtl ( : ) & KON , I'roprlntors.
Cor. Mh nml 1' : > ts. , Lint'oln , Nob.
n.itc fl. Ml ror ilny. btruot can from liuiuo 19 aar
Iwrt of tlJo cHr.
J. II. W. HAKINS ,
Architect ,
Offlcrs 3-1. 31 nnd 12 , Hi'jhurJa lllook , Lincoln ,
Nub. Ktovatoronlltu struct.
llri'uilorot Ilrnodorof
OALLOWA v OArrr.E. SHOUT Jlous OATTLB
F. M WOODS ,
Live Stock Auctioneer
mmlo in all imrts ot llio U S. utfulr
rates. Jtoom3 , Slate Illouk , Mncoln , Nob.
Galloway ami Short Horn bulls for halo.
U. II. GOULDING ,
Farm Loans and Insurance ,
Corrrsnoudonco In reirnrd to lonni Holloitod.
Itoota 4 , ItlcbitrdD Block , Lincoln , Neb ,
Riverside Short Horns
Of Htrlclly piiro Iliitcrt nnd llatoaTnppodoattlo.
Ilord numbers about fiO huad.
I'nnilllcm ropronnitod : FllborH , Crnscs ,
Acombs. llonlolt. llosiiof Slmrons , > 1ois llnsos ,
KnlRUtly Duchesses , Hut Creuk YoungMiirys ,
I'hrlllbos , Lounna undTruo Ixjvos.
liiilU ( uriitlo. 1 I'uru limes I'ilnnrt. I I'nro
n tu CniKt-'B. I Uosoof 8haroti , 1 VOIIIIK Mary ,
1 I'uin Cruick Hhunk and othnrs. Toinu nnJ
Insjicrlthd herd. AddrtJj , CIIAS. M. lilt AN-
HUN , Lincoln , Nob.
Whoti in Lincoln nop at
National Hotel ,
Amirot u KOoJ cihiilur fo ' > c ,
J'EDAWAY I'rop.
A w < s vyr SCB imYi.i xo ,
HARDWARE !
As the season is about over I will close out
my Cook and Heating Stoves at cobt. Call
and jot ; a bargain.
S . W . Cor , 7Ui st. and St. Mary's Avc.
M. Jt , JtlSDKS ,
Genl. Insurance Agent ,
Merchant's Nntlonal Iluns Ilutldinp , Cor. Fur-
nam and l.'ltb ttb. , room 1 un-stuini.
Tcluphouo No , tlTD Oimiba , Nubrauka.
.
Phoenix. I < onilon , Kntrlund
Kiroraeii'6 , Nuwark , N. J
Hlcn'd Falls , ( JIunMVulU.N. Y
airiird , I'hlludclphlii I'a
WobtcbcBt ! < ; r , NV-.f Vork , N. V .
lohn II nncnrlr llutuul l.tln .loston,2 ! ; tl"ll-ll )
Complete Banking Fixtures and
Business ,
Also linuso and lot ; on good railroad ;
nice town in Central Nebraska , Will
sell together or separate ; or will ex
change for Omaha property.
For particulars call on or address
S. D. PIKE
,
60S SouthDth St.
Lawrence Ostroin & Co.
FAMOUS "BELLE OF BOURBON. "
Is Donth to Consumption ,
Malaria , Sleeplessness ,
Chills nml Fevers Or Insomnia , nml
Typhoid Foyer , Dissimulation ,
Indigestion , 01 Food ,
Dyspt'pMa , Ton Years Old ,
Surgical Fevers , o Fusel Oil.
Ulootl 1'oisouiiiff , Absolutely 1'uro
The GREAT APPETIZER
Till * nil ) ror Ifv 11ml I Invn Ptvnliird tlio I1KI.I.I ! OK tlilt'UlMV WIH ! iV. rpc-lvoil from
HI vi I : iisuifM , v Co , iin I run-ill ilii1 n ii" ! ! I- pivl < i-tlr tn-o innH l'n "l < "l .iivl ill ni'mr ili'l.'l < tl-
u Mib. < liin'.i : : mid altlctly nuro. 1 I'lH'Uifnlltr riv'tntm' nl tin1 * .mio for runllv 'in I M"ilirinnl l'iirce
. , . J. I' ' . II XltNI'M. ' M. 1) ) . , Anii > tl .ili-liiMu.Ki , l.unlkt tl.it. Ky.
I nr'filoliy 1)rnielti. Wlno Mnrclinnt * nml ( lri > i' > > - IMi-n .
, . r < i -rnitiv I1vr \ i > iltli'
II imtrmn-l ' - nt tin ii ivo. hnlr > l m > i IMIII , . , ( nn-c iniii , in plain Im.-in , will lie eoiil lo nnjr mlilrcsi
In llio I'nluM MIIIL' or Cnniulii , on ri-roipt ( if U linll-m.
LAWRENCE OSTKOM & Co. Louisville , Ky
Wholesale aiul Disbribiiiiug1 Agents ,
( JOOJJMAy niH'rCO.nini [
J-Vf / ) / < . * .suii f/r / l l > ! > ' < il.llSIOIJiltOS. . A-CO. , OiiHtlnt.
Jl. T. CLAUK DltVG CO. ,
1DEAT ,
I rnlltng ran bo done In the oven of the
Dialler Ouk liaise or Move with thMYiro
liiiuzeOveii Door , more perfectly tlumovcr
Lay tlio steak , elmr > . ham or fish on n
wiioliroileror meat nick , iilaclnj'it In nil
ordinary hakopau toc.dch thodrlpiilngs.
Allow ittoicnmln in tlio oven with the
door closed Itj or no minutes. Js'o tinniui'
is ivqiilrcd. At Iho cud of lliis limo it will
bo loiind nicely conked ready to serve.
TinmsTiii : innAii WAV TOniion. WKATS.
There is no taint of coal-gas or smoke ,
nnd the meals me nioio tciuler and heller in
il.ivor than thnso broiled over the coals.
The convcnleiii'o or bmiliiiL' in the oven
will bo njiprcclatcd by eveiy house-kcojtcr ,
nnd ndtls another to the many reasons why
the Charier Oak Itant-o or .Stove with the
Wire Cati/.o ! Oven Door should bo ptefcneii
StKoronlitUSTBATED ClRCUtAiB Mo Pnitt lis . < " " " others now in the maiket.
CIIARTEE OAK GTOVES nml RANGES are SOLD III NEBRASKA aa follows :
MII.TON ROGKRS & SONS OMAHA. TANN'r.I.h&SWri'.NKY , . 1'AiRnur.v.
1 > . KlJNNIiV , Gnhlm * . tiLITI.K ( i FAGLit , . ViiANkLiN.
DALLAS S : M'/ISON HASTINGS. N J. IQIISSflN , . . . . N mii HKNP.
K.C HREWrU , HAV SPRINII- ! . I.J ttcCAKKKKTY , . O'N nl. tirv.
II. AIKDft CO. , NiniiAfK Ciiv. U 1IAXI.KWOO1) OsCitOLA.
W. K. TKMl'I.ErON Nn.soN. j.S DtTKK iT'-Moum.
J n. STURDKVANT & SON , ATKINSON. A , I'I'AKSON SiKKUNf. .
J.KASS&fO CIIADKON. I G OKl'.DN
KHAUSK , I.UUK.EU fi WUI.CII CDLUMHUS. " 1 A 1'ADllKM iiSON
OLDS 11UOS I.IIGAR. YlMMlR.MAN fclKAKKI ! VHUION ,
RELIABLE JEWELER ,
Watches , Diamonds , Fine Jewelry , Silverware
The largest stock. Trices the lowest. Hepairinpj a specialty. All work warrant-
rid. Corner Douglas and 1,1th streets , Oinalri
Licensed \Vatehmaker for tiie I'nioii Paeiiio ISailroad eompany.
The C. E. Mayne Real Estate and Trust Co
N. W. COB. ICth AND , OMAHA.
Property of every description for sale m all parts of tiio eily. Lands for sale iu
every county iu Nebraska.
A COMPLETE SET OF AIJSTUACTS
Of Tilics of Douglas county kept. Maps of llio city state or comUy , or any other
information desired , furnished free of charge upon application.
Proposals for the Construction of Buildings
at Fort Bridget , Wyoming.
IluiKjrAUTr.ns lui'\Hr.MBNr ) or TIM : I'I.ATTK , )
Ullii'ool Clilof ( jiiiirlurinnstiT. >
Oiiiiiliu , Noli. , .Innuurv It-l , IK r , )
SIvAI.ICl ) I'niposalH , In lrlilln | > to , Kiilijoot lo
tlio nsiiii ) coiullUoiis , wil ! bo roui'i\cil at tills
ollli-e , and by the | iot iiiitirleniiiislLT , 1'ori
UriclBiT , Wyo. , until one o'clock ji. in. , contrul
slHiidiird tlino , ruliriiury 1st , IbSi , nt which lltno
nml pliiccs tliuy will be opuniul In prcseticu ol'
biililuiv , lor fnriihlilnK nil the materials nnd
labor nt'C'es-snry for oonstiuctlnir Iho fullowlnir
liililillnifhiit I 'ort HriiliriT , Wyoiiilnir , vlOlio :
BO ! of infantry linrruckH , 0110 siiiinl liouso , ono
oil IIOIIMI. Iliils uro Invllcd for IjiilldliiKS con-
Rlrnuleil of mono or Irmnuvlth Rtonu foiimln-
lions. 1'ropoHil.s niiiy tiiiininlot'oroitliiiror all of
tliobnllilliiKSl'rico ' cif onoli to hoMutoil Rointratu-
ly. Iliils lor iniiturlul nml for Inbor may bo niirio
sopnrntoly. 1'rol'oi-onuo will bo nlvon to articles
ol ilomoxtlc proilnrtlnn nml inanuliictiird. con-
ditlons nf priro ami iiuallty buliiK'niiunl , nml
suoh profcronco Kivon In artlulos of Ainiirlcnii
nml maniil'iicttirn uroilnuod on tlio
'iiclllc const lo the o.xtent of thn coiiBiunptlon
rcqiiireil bv tlio pulillu sorvlco thorn. TUOKOV-
urinent rm-orves the rlKht lo nijccl any or all
bid * or purtH thereof. 1'liins nml Hpfolllcatlona
with blank proposulH nml clrutilar Kivinw lull
Inrornintlon to bidilorR may bo obtnlnod or ox-
nmlnoil nt Ililaolllco nml at Iho Post Quarter.
inasto'rtOllico. Korl HrMiror , Wyo. Hnvolopes
contnlnln piopoxals to bo nmrkuil "Proposals
lort'oiiftnictlon nt Kort HrJilifi'r" nml aililroBSiid
tolhn itiKlorslKiiiMl or to the 1'ost Qnartormag-
lor , I'ort llrldtrnr , Wyn.
a. II. DANin' , Chluf Quartermaster.
Notice.
NOTICK Ishoroby clvon by the
IncoriioratorH of the Chli-iwo , Oimiha unit
Southwentcni llullroail Company , that a mcol-
Inh'of Iho Nloi'khoulorsof Kul > l cMiiniuuiy will bu
bold on Thursday , tlio lith day of January. A.
1) . IBS' , lit tin oo o'clorK p , m. of Mild day , at the
nlllroof Iturllott & OornMi. No. 'Jli : ontli 1'otir-
tuonlh slroet , Oinnlui , NebniKka , for the pur-
pobo of uhnosim. sovii dlri'i'tofH ol Kiilil coin-
puny who will uontliiuu in olilo until the limn
iUi'il for the annual uloollnii , and until Ihulr
BUi'COSSorsnroelMnon utvl qunlilloil.
ClIAIII.C.H K. I'CIIIIIS , Wll.MAM .1. Hill ) \1CII ,
FI\NK ( I/ . DANA , . | IMII : > II M. MIITCAI.I' ,
jAcoiiW.llornr.il , iniiisi : ; ) M.
DoL'Otnborllth , Ib-ji ) .
JOHN SIMMONS
FLORIST ,
Ah kinds of beddlnir plnnts for salo.
onii.v : ; JIOSJ.SHSTATSJ : S-B- ,
! | hlooks North nf I , . II Williams' rnslilnnnn
i ; SOP JftHOi
Teacher of Voice Culture and Singing in
All Its Branches.
Special ntten'.inii KIVOII to breathing nu 1
Ick'Itlnmto formatloii of touos. Voluus trlod
without oliarKi * .
Will lake ciiKtivomcnts to iilntr In church and
conuorlB ,
Cull or allured , corner Jiieub and Johnson
ctrcota , near St. Mur > ri AVUIIUC Conirc4itional ;
L'huroh.
L'huroh.WAS , "R , " LEE , "
A.\I > \VAfiO.V NTOCIC.
Ajif ) AUKNT KM
I'A 1 1 ( I' I "I ? IO > K 1 \ ti
And O0 !
SW , Confer 9th and Douglas S
Proposals tor FuelForngo and Straw.
nuAiio.irviiTr.us lKt-.MirMi.vr ) : IIPTIII : I'I.VTTIJ , I
orrn IKI.'mir < ' : < . MITCUM VSTIII : , V
OM ui v , Nulirifkn. Do unihor7th , is * ) . )
Peiilcil proposals In triplicate , Hiihjcct to the
iiMiiitL-oinlliliiiix. will l i rccon-cil at tlilrt olllco
until 1 o'clock ] > . m. , ucniral Haudard time ,
January D7lh. H-sT. for fiirinshhiir mid ilellvorjr
during tliu Al.v mouths oftlm lineal jour oudlnir
.hino-0. lt-87 , lliu wood , co.il , liny , straw mid
Brain , tluit limy lie iciiiliecl | til ( . 'amp Mi > dlclno
llutto , Wyoiuiiii , ' , inil I'oi't Hit I'liiHiio , L'ltili.
I'nii'iiMils ' will ul.-i > IID recelvoil up In llicMiiiin
liiiur ( I'cntnd tlini-t , by thn ( JimitcriniiU'rH lit
mien of iiti'ivc niuniiil posln for Mippllds ro-
( | iiln l for Ins p i .l only. I'lopo-nU lur olthor
clu.mor thdHloics incntloiicil. or for iiuiiiilllloa
Icsstlmn tliuMholu will lie icccivod.
I'rururoiiL-u will lie Bon ! lo iirliulos of ilotncs-
tic proiluctlim mid iimnuracturo , coii'lltloim ' or
ipiullty unit prlcn lioliiK nipiul , mid mich prof-
IIKIIICO Klvcnlo iirtluhiH ol' AiiinrU-nn proilno-
tliin nml nuuinfiiuturi ) iiioiluccil on the 1'iiclllo
coast , to tlio cxlciit or iliucoiiAiiiiiptliiii ronulr-
id ) hy lliopuhllitsiirvlcothoro. Thoiroviiniinont
rosiirves the rlKhl to rojocl nny or all proponiila
or to ncciipt propoauU for IUBI oiiantlty thfiu
lolal liMI'or.
Klnnk proposal , copy of contract anil full In
formation will Im lurtilslioil on application to
tillolllco or to thn l.iiiiiilt'rniimlor.s ' wlioro the
hiipplloH are ruiitlro | < l.
iJnvcloiicfl cnntalnliii ; proposals flliould bn
nnirkcil " 1'ioposaU for nt "
anil nildin--.cd to thounilcrrtltncd or to the
Oiiarturniiihlcrs ill posts immcd iiliovo.
( J II. DAiN'DV
iU3ilIt ! ( Clilol ( jiiarloniuiHtor.
Kotlco ,
T IIK eopfirtnorMilp hnrotofora rrlsllmr bo-
nvccu .lull W. lloillonl mill A. It. tiiuuir ,
real ustiilu lirokura , under the linn iiiuao of
Jlcill'onl , V Bauer , him liocn illHMolvod hy mutual
coiiiiint. Mr. llnillonl will contlniioal Iho old
Ktand. Mr , .Siinor will runiovu to Opiirn HOIIHO
mock , I'arnuiii unit IMh lr 'ci8. Any onn linv-
linru chinn nijiiliiil tlio llriu may priwul their
hill to elllicr ot Iho undorHlKliud. 'I'liinn In *
ck'lilcdto the firm will icuolvo iioticn whurolo
iiitiKo thuir payinuiitri.
.1151'K W. III'.DFOIII ) ,
Jl < m A. K. HA DICK.
rpo AIICIIITTOTS AND IIITHiDIUtSPlnm
* and Hpoelllo itlona are Milli Itnd by tbo
Iloaid of Kdiiuallon of Iho Suhool Dimriut of
Oiniiha , eoiinly ol lniii-'lun. hlnto of Nobriiika ,
until Ii o'clock p. in 'I'llChdiiy , Knli Itli , IhrV.
lorn I-or I'l ' room two story nnd ba'omoiiL
brick Hchool builillut , ' to bo iiruclod on Iho IliKli
Hclioo ] uioundt al 1111 uttimatoil oont o ( 1'M-
oifl wi for n two Bh.ry and b.iadinoni 1- room
buck behool biillilioir to bo erected on lliu
Biiuthwo t corner olitli and Wobstiir i-tteut.s at
an Di.liiniilod oust ol' J iTi.uui ) ) . nml tor un 4
loom and bapoinont brick hi hoolMill'llMK ' lo bn
cri'clnl on the norlhouit oouinr ol ' 1Mb and
l/.arilsticutsin an csiiMiaiod co > t ol { -'J.'KiO U )
'J'no Hoard ol I'.iliiciillon oilers the lolldWiriK
lunmliiins , for the three boat plaim to bo so
Ijietnil by tbc.ni , for tbu buddings on HiolliKh
School ground and -Hlb and Wcbxtor utroots-
1st I'romluin f"VI 00
! M " jr.i ) M
ad " v , mi
1'iomluii ) for pl.iiiMiind . Hpcclllcntlnns adontod
by the lioaid Hlmli bo coiihl lorod part payinont
II Hitch liiill'lliiKH ' arc orcL'tml
The board rosorvoi Iho riiflil to rojccl nuv or
nil plans , and no money will bo p.tldlorrojuutoil
plaiiri.
lly ordoroflho Hoard of lV.uoitloM. :
CIIAKI.Krl ( 'ONUVUH , Huiirntnry.
Otnulia.Doe. Hit ) : ibtxi.
Notice.
N'OTK'i : m hnroby Klvfn by the
ilDckhcil'loM iu llio Oinuha Koiitliorn Ituil-
road Coniininy that a IIIOOIIIIK of thu blonkliciid
Drool'haul ( . oinpany will bo held on 'l'uuii < jiiy ,
Mm 4th day nt January , A. It. IMT. al three
o'clock p. in. of faitiil rlay. ut llioolllcn of Hurl-
hill iV ( ; < irulBli , No. ' 'I'iSouth I'ouiloonih ntrci't ,
Omnha , Ncbrarku , for lliu purpoooof cbi-o-Lm
KJVCII ilirccloirt ol said company who will 0011
linuo iu ollicu until lh diuo tl.iud lor thu HU
mini oicclion , nml until tl.oir buctft'jor. ur <
ChoMni ami iiiiahllud
.1. K. Vul(1. ( . r | | .
f a rci.i.iu : ,
NOV ff > , 1H-.0 J.