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THE OMAHA DAIL.Y . BEE : MONDAY. JAJSTUAHY 31. 1887. THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. or fliniMntmo : * t Dnfljr ( Jtoral.1 * Edition ) IncliidlnK Sunday Her. , Onn Ye r . 810 01 ForSlxMonthi . f < ( ) KorTbroa Montln . EM Tlio Omaha .Sunday Hue , mulled to nny uduroes , One V'eur. . . . 200 nAtn nrnrt. No. rot AND 911 FARS-AM STTIEZV. Nrnvnnic Ofrtrit , Komi rt > , TSIPII'SE ni'ii.iiiNd. WASIIINQTOX omct : , Nu.MsrouiiTir.NTiiSrliitr. All communloition rolntlnpto nowfl nnilr-ill- torlm limit or nhouM bo atMrossoJ to tlio Km- ton or TUB HBK. HOLINESS T.r.TTEllSt All bu ln < s letters find remittances ehotild bo MilrcMotl to TIIR DEB 1'UBl.ism.sn CoMi-A.vr , OxtAllA. Drnftn , cliooks nnd poMoRIco onion tobomndojmyablo tolhooril ref the company , THE BEE POBLISHIsTiiiPW , PeOPRIEIORS , E. KOHEWATEH , Eniron. THIS DAlTjY I115E. Rworn Statement of Clrculnllon. State of Nebraska , I , - County of Uoiiela ; . I5'3' ( Jen. B. Tzschticlc , secretary of The Hro Publishing company , docs solemnly swear that llio actual circulation of the Dally Bee lor Iho week ending Jan. 25th , Ibi7 , was as follows : Saturday.-Inn. 2-2 14.3.V ) Sunday. Jan. 2 : ! l , 'J.'iO Monday , Jan. 21 14tiS5 TueMlnV. Jan. 2. > 1-IW , Wednesday. Jan. M 14.07.-i Thursday , Jan. . . .14,0i Frlany , Jr.n. VH : lUKi" . A vcrnce 14.133 tir.o. 11. TZSCIIUCK. Fubpcrlbed and swoin to In my presence thls'"Jth day of .January A. I ) . , I b7. N. 1' . KBIT , ISEAU Notary Public. Oeo. B , T/schunk , bclnc first duly sworn , deposes nnd says that ho Is secretary of the Bee 1'iibll.ohhiKcompany , that the actual nv- erneo dally circulation of thu Dally I5eo for the month of January. 1891. * was 10.f8 ! ) copies , for February , 18s < l , 10,695 copies ; for March , lf0 , 11 M7 copies ; for April , 18N1 , I'J.IUl copies : for May. lf > M5.12-l.T9 copies ; for June , ISbO , 12,203 coplw : for July , 18SO , 12ll4 ! copies ; forAiinnst , 18SO , 12,4rt copies-.for Sentomber , IfcfcO , l.o.U ; ! : roples ; for October , l&sn , 12lHi'j ' eopics ; for November , 1SSO , lli.tilS conies ; for Deccinlicr , IbSO , 13,237 conies. Qio. : H. Tzscitunic. fawnrn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of January A. 1) . 18S7. fSEAUJ N. 1' . Fmr , . Notary Public. SOME of those days tlio street car eom- imuy will discover that it does not own the earth in addition to a practical mo nopoly of all our host thoroughfares. I'liornm- Omaha continues to ad vance. J5nt Omaha real estate values for inside property urn still below what is asked for liked investments in rival cities. LAST week's clearings increased 05 per cent over last year. Business is business and Omaha is gutting her full Miarc , as shown by tlio most reliable of commer cial indicators. CAITAIN GIIKKI.V would render a sig nal service to this city in relieving Omaha of his second lieutenant who pre tends to aspire to Ha/en's succession. Tlio young man has outlived his useful ness in this .suction. Ot"T of tlio fort3--fivo members of the house who recorded their votes against abolishing the railroad commission , forty are on record as opposing Van Wyek's ru-olectir-n. This proves the Bun's re peated assertion that the railrognes de feated Van Wyek. The men opposed to railroad regulation arc the mon who op posed tlio champion of railroad regula tion. The members who are bound hand and foot to the monopoly chariot wheels are the members who voted under the whip of the corporations to defeat their fou. WAKD Br.icinii : : has expressed himself in favor of the right of women to bo luiuged , equally with men , but lie thinks it doubtful if anybody should bo hanged , ami is quite suru that it should bo done in private if at all. The capital punishment commission of New York state , according to Ur. South wick of Buf falo , ono of the members , will report to the legislature in favor of execution by electricity. But Matthew Hale , of Al bany , says that owing to the absence of Chairman ( .Sorry in Europe the commis sion has in fact agreed upon nothing , and will so report and ask for an exten sion of timu. THE wino crop in 1880 was only JJ53- 000,000 gallons , being the smallest for llfty years , not more than a third of some of the crops and less than half an aver- ago. The quality is also poor. Now is the time for the American people to take to the California product. The chances of procuring the juice of the grape are vastly better in consuming ti native than an imported wino. In fact , the con- mimplion of California wines is growing rapidly. The French manufacturers con- turned about five times as much sugar in giving alcoholic body to their products last year as in 1833. Other countries on the Mediterranean will find a good market for their wines in Franco , where the decline of the vintage is attributed to thu mildew and the phylloxera. A Mlscnrrlngn of Justice , Another turrihlo example of thu punish ment ot the innocent is reported. Jn Wisconsin two boys have been in jail for three years for committing robbery anil murder. Their pardon is now asked by u priest who has heard a confession from tin ) man who is guilty of thu crime. The strange olrunmstancu is that thu boys were convicted upon their own confes sion , testified to by two detective * who forced the false confession out of thorn by methods similar to those prnctieod by detectives at tins very day. What is a man's confession worth when lie is under compulsion ? When detectives drag : i man into a private room unit threaten unil oxuitn him , ho may in many cases bo utterly unaccountable for what ho says. If ho knew enough ovcry time to say not n , word , hu would bo safe ; but suppose it is a woman , or a boy , or u weak-minded man. The testimony of detectives that a man has confessed to them in private , or thu testimony that they have heard him talk in his dreams In the prison cull of the crime in a way tending to show his guilt , should never bo admitted in evidence. A confession should never be considered unless it has been made in the most voluntary , free , upon manner , at a time when thu pris oner is awake and in tlio full possession of his senses. Detectives seem to pro ceed upon the assumption that their pris oner is guilty of violating rights iu his supposed crime , and that they will there fore be justified in violating his rights to secure his conviction. It is timu for a law to bo passed concerning the treat ment of citizens after they are placed under arrest , for they are still citizens mil thny arc still innocent until the jury . aas. rendered a verdict. A State Oeoloclcnl Surrey. Attention is directed to the nrticlo of Professor Hicks of the State University published in another column under the heading "Shall We Have a Geological Survey or Nebraska. " It is tlio first sen sible nnd practical suggestion on this subject which has ever appeared in print in this state nnd is respectfully commended - mended to the legislature now in session. This paper has been unalterably opposed to the various projects of quacks and bogus scientists for lining their pockets at the expense of the stale through pro posed surveys which would have been worse thpn useless when completed. It has insisted that wo had no men nt our disposal competent to make n thorough survey which in the results would return a tithe of the expense necessary for its prosecu tion. Prof. Hicks offers a solution of the problem winch will meet with general approbation. After correspondence with the United States geologist ho is able to promise Nebraska the cordial co opera tion of the national government in a thorough scientific survey of this state in which all the topographical work will bo done by the government , the most expen sive part of thu publication will bo as sumed by the interior dopiulment and valuable assistance will be af forded by the United States geolo gical survey. Major Powell in return simply imposus two conditions which are greatly to his credit as a scion- tilic man and will bo equally to Ne braska's advantage to grant. He will re quire that the survey shall have some do- pruo of permanence FO that the worl : shall be thoroughly and completely done , and that the person appointed state geologist elegist shall bo a man of high scientific attainments endorsed by thu National Academy of Sciences or other competent authority. Ho also asks that thu state shall speedily decide the question , as oilier states nro urging their claims for government co-operation. The 13KC will willingly and heartily pro mote this proposition. It is liberal , broad- gauge and if secured will give to Ne braska a series of investigations into her material resources which will bo of inestimable - estimable value. The results to bo ex pected are well set forth in I'rof. Hicks' admirable article. Such results could not be gamed under any other system than that proposed. The legislature will do well to take prompt action on the proposition just as soon as it can bo put into proper form for consideration. A Clieoky Performance. The call for a meeting at St. Joe of representatives of various boards of trade in the Missouri valley to secure repre sentation on tlio inter-state commerce commission is a cheeky performance. It comes from a point suspiciously near to tlio homo of Colonel Uawcs , the political thimblcriggcr of the Burlington road at St. Joseph. What business has thu Missouri valley to dictate the choice of a national railroad commissioner ? And what object has the St. Joe board of trade in attempting to bring pressure upon the president ? If a vacancy existed on the supreme bench would the Missouri valley fuel called upon to interfere on behalf of their own interests ? President Max Meyer will best perform his duty by ignoring tlio request or bring ing it before a full board for discussion. Omaha has nothing to gain by commit ting herself to such a piece of unwarrant able interference with tlio executive func tions , especially when public sentiment has shown no evidences of a desire in that direction. If tlio railroads wish to pack the commission they should be al lowed to do so as corporations and not masked behind the endorsement of a few citi/.ens who arc falsely presumed to rep resent the wishes of entire communities. There has been too much of this prosti tution of the names of boards of trade , bureaus and "mass " freight meetings" to the uses of men and measures which such organizations have never endorsed and never would have endorsed hail tlio subjects been properly brought bot'oro them. The Cruwt'oril Hill. If our national stain department had at its head a statesman of ordinary cal ibre in tiie person of a man of vigor and energy the investigation of the killing of Captain JJmmott Crawford , a citizen of Nebraska , would long ago liavo been pushed lo a settlement on behalf of this government and the family of a gallant and noble soldier. Senator Mfinderson Homo months ago introduced n bill to sift the matter to the bottom. As the subject related to an international com plication with Mexico the bill was re- furred to the committee on foreign rela tions , nnd by them committed to Secre tary Bayard's department. Nothing has yet resulted. Tlie facts in the case are so clear as to admit of no dispute. Captain Crawford was wantonly murdered by Mexican troop * while loading a pursuit of hostile Indians on Mexican soil in pursuance of an international agreement. His death removed from our army ono of its most capable , gallant and experienced of In dian lighters. It deprived Nebraska of a valued citizen. It was n wanton insult to our government and n direct violation of treaty obligations. Under all the cir cumstances congress should push promptly for a heavy indemnity to the family of Captain Crawford. If the state department in its lagging zeal cannot find time to devote to the queston , con gress should assume ttio duty of investi gation itself and direct the state depart ment to dumand redress in thn only way in which redress IF possible. Mr. Bayard has been grossly lax in his treatment of the Crawford case , and his delays have subjected him to woll-dosorved criticism throughout the country , quite irrespective of party lines , Canadian rolftlcH , The people of Canada are having plenty to think about at this time. Bunides the very interesting and important ques tion of their probable future relations with the United States they nro engaged in a very earnest campaign , due to the urgent desire of Sir John McDonald to obtain an expression of tlio people on his administration. The parliamentary elec tions will taku place 01 : thu.M of next month , and there is fair promise that the liberal party will bo successful , or at all events make very largo gains. The ma jority to be overcomi ) is large , but the ad ministration is entirely on the defensive. It has been growing sioaiiily in unpopu larity since McDonald biican-o pre.lmer nine years ago , and thu case against it is a strong ono. The financial affairs of the country ; ire in bad condition , the public debt is largo nnd increasing , the oppress- ivclv prohibitory tariff has not justified the promises of its advocates , labor is dis contented , the spirit o accession is active in several of the provinces , nnd Ihero Is widespread opposition to the policy of the government towards the Uniti'd Status , which will doubtless bo Intensified by the proposed action of congress. It is evident that the dcclarallon of this re taliatory policy has fallen like a dynamite bomb in the conservative ranks. The organs of that party still affect to regard it as merely n blutF , nnd some of tlio leaders profess not to feel greatly con cerned about it , but it is easily apparent that all this is pretense. It was the de sign of Sir John McDonald lo keep this issue iu the background until after the elections , ana the position the matter has taken was undoubtedly not expected by him , nt least tit this time , otherwise ho would not have insisted on an appeal lethe the people against the nearly unanimous judgment of his cabinet. It has suited his purpose lo prevent all reciprocity arrangements with the United Status , and as tlio belief has gained a hold in his party that lie has deliberately obstructed negotiations lo that end , the revolt in his ranks has become more outspoken. The earnestness of the dissatisfaction with the premier for bringing on the elections at this time is bhown In the fact that four of his ministers resigned in consequence of that action. This must necessarily very much weaken the con servatives , but it is not entirely certain that it will in equal degree strengthen the liberals. The liberal party is the recognized organ of reciprocity , and the bolting conservatives cannot join forces with them. Thu indications point to tlio formation of a third p'irty , with the ef fect , it is believed , of hastening the cul mination of the split between upper and lower Canada , and in fact , a eoiilliuL bo- twcon the English and 1-ronch. A lead ing conservative paper recently de clared that "tlio paramount issue is not whuther liberals or conservatives shall adminislor Canada's all'uirs for the next live years , but whether the Dominion shall continue in existence. " American interests would unquestionably bo best conserved by the success of the liberals. TOM COKNUUV , thu old time managing editor of the is'cw York Jkrald , goes to Mexico as secretary of legation. Con- nnry's experience with Now York bug jnicu has madu him proof against the ef fects of the reputation destroying mes cal. In addition , as a first-class news paper man , he ought to bo able to gel at tlio "Iruo inwardness" of the shameful gossip that emanates from the Mexican capital and to do something to stop it. The report is that a coterie of broken- down newspaper men who live Ihcro make a point of blackmailing those who cannot afford to have their reputations attacked. If such a nest of character- assassins really does exist in Mexico , steps should bo taken to break it up. KOMI ; is informed that Germany will abrogate the May laws which have for so many years taken the control of church property and church appointments out of the hands of the Vatican. This is a shrewd move on tlio part of Bismarck to secure the support of the Catholic party iu the coming elections to the ruichstaji. STAT13 AM ) TI3IIK1' . Netu'nskn .lotliitn. O'Neill is agitating waterworks. Red Cloud is moving for waterworks. The Masonic timiulu at Beatrice will be ready for dedication in Iwo weeks. Bert Hardy , a Beatrice ten-year-old , was playfully caressed in the chin by a put pony. The Fremont Herald has laid in a stock of Bourbon thunderbolts with Grecian bunds. Hiram Weeks was buried under an avalanche of earth in a well at An.selmo , last Wednesday. Walioo is ready to relinquish the town pump for a sy.stem of water works of any modern pattern. The advantages of Norfolk as a rail road center is shown by a map just pub lished by the board of trade. The Wanncta Bree/.e is iho title of a musical -/.ephyr from Chase county , llann it Baker supply both tone and calorie. Citi/ens of Fillmore county will vote. March 5 , on tlio question of granting aid to the extension of the Klklioru Valley road. North Platte Is negotiating for water works. A delegation of the city father * visited and sampled thu Fremont product last week , O. M. Haydcn.of Wymoro.is out $3,000. Ilu laid it carefully away in a secret corner of his desk , where a burglar found it. A largo section of country south of the Plaltu nyor , says a Grand Island paper , Is illumined nightly "by the nose of our esteemed contemporary. " Counterfeit double eagles are abroad in the land and newspapermen aru cau tioned to exisreise the uyu and thu oar in feathering thuir nusts. A job lot of withered bachelors nnd cheerless widowers are ready for the auc tion block in Hustings , Thn proceeds will bo invested in a foundling asylum. The treasurer of Gage county reports collection of taxes last year amounting to $310 , ! ) 10.85 and thu cancellation of .I.OOO . of the bonded debt of the county. That earthquake at Fremont and North Bend is accounted for. The editors of the Tribune and Flail came together un expectedly and the warmth and vigor of their greeting snook up the surrounding country. The Johnson county coal mine , two miles from TccuniMoh , shows a vein of eighteen inches ot coal at a depth of \Miiity-tiyo 1 loot. Specimens resemble Canon City coal and burn readily. 'Iho Republican Valley & Wyoming railroad is thu latest incorporated wheel within the B. & M. The proprosud road will start from Culbortson , run through Hitchcock , Hayes and Cha e counties to the Colorado line. Bed Cloud expects the Missouri Pacific , Grand Island is ready to greet thu Rock Island , Hastings wants thu Klkhorn Val ley extension , and a mmi of towns want each ofthu.su , with the Union Pauilio anil Kansas City & Omaha thrown in. A burglar raided the residence of Sam Gardner in iSlair.ruminagediii a bedroom where thruo women were sleeping , and aroused ilium by smashing a lamp chiinnuy. A liiplu plated yell instantly smotq him and hu jumped for liberty , carrying the window sa h with him. Mr. Kuoster visited the Wchror home stead , six miles from Wisnur , and passed around a flask of prairie dew , after sam pling it himself. Miss Wuhrer , aped su > - untcun , took thu last nip. Ail weru taken violently ill and the daughter died. It is supposed the whi.sky was poisoned. Representative Niohol , of Neligh , rn- coived u lively greeting whun ho ruachud home after thu senatorial contest. A large delegation of his constituents met him at thu train and treated him to a biiowcr ot groans and hisses , and rema.rLs on his conduct as emphatic as they were uncomplimentary , lie dented Ihnt ho pledged himself to Van Wyek. The lloldredge Republican pronounces tno Omaha coal Hint an unparalleled , inexcusable - excusable fabrication. It is proper to mnphasixo the fact right hero that Omaha bored for natural gas and struck an inex haustible vein. Small bores in the coun try have sliuht cause for jealousy. Their capacity Is in advance of the demand. The Plattstnouth Journal is civing daily rustications ton clique of residents who live and thrive and fallen off favors from the 15. iV : M. , and who oppose the interests of the eitv when the company demandsit. The Journal forgets that there is a remedy in the coolinc waters of the Missouri if properly and promptly ap plied. A Lincoln paper has made the astound ing discovery thai the railroad commis sion has uudl a stock yard * fence , in duced a railroad company lo put in a cattle guard near n farmer's pasture , and fixed a pump handle at a station up tlio country. These grcatimprovomcnts cost the stale the trilling Mini of $20.000 , and yet an ungrateful people are crying for a chaneo to writu its epitaph and plant it deep. Kmil Spirk , of Crete , is a man of peace and mild spirit. Always ready for a joke , ho did not rebel when acquaintances accused him of having been married on Iho quiet. Ho accepted congratulations , sut 'oin up freely , and paraded the main street nf the town wrapped in counter feit blushes , but his joking joy was rudely banished by thu evening serenade , in which the young and old participated. Kinil slipped out through a bank window and disappeared in a chorus ot cow-bells and tin pans. Ciuirlus Conlev , of Wabash , painted his interior a corn color Saturday night , and proclaimed himself monarch of the town. The billiaul hall of Charles Schnider was particularly otl'eusivo to his royal dignity and ho proceeded to wipu it out. Scl.nider loudly protested , but Conloy plugged his mouth , and when Mrs. S. , in a Alother Hubbard court cos tume , appeared and hurle.d deliance. and u match box nt Ihu intrir.lur ho caromed on her jaw and Bent thrcu teeth into the agitated corner of her bosom. By the time Couluy had smashed the furniture and windows a sufficient erowd had gathered to escort him to jail. O'Neill boasts of a score or more of whisky experts. They meet at irregular intervals , to lap a new "bar'l" or stamp with their approval a fresh jug or a case of extra dry. At a recent ' 'meet" a llask of diluted tincture of iron , neatly corked and labeled , was passed around , and thu members partook with a gusto that smacked of the. vintage of ' 'IS. When in formed of thuir mistake there was a loud chorus for u doctor to allay their fears and feelings. Their extension fronts were reduced with emetics , and their prestige as whisky judges went out with the surplus. Iowa Item" . An Oskaloosa hen croaked last week at the ripe age of eighteen. Free mail delivery will bo inaugurated in Marshalitown next April. Iowa City is threatened with a lourna ment of brass bands next month. John Mahcn , of Hancock , sues Cerro Goriio county for ! ? 10,000 damages for a drovu of cattle lost by thu breaking down of a bridge. William Snmmcrville , of Burlington , born in 1801 , lias voted for the democratic nominee at every presidential election from Jackson to Cleveland. Burlington boasts of $ : ! ,000,000 lying idle in her banks waiting call from out side borrowor.s , nnd not a fraction of it can be had for local improvements. The old Methodist church building at DCS Monies is being leveled and carted away to make room for the erection of a six-Mory biiiliiii'ikywi Iho Iowa Loan unit a pear on or before The 1st 'of' March , and will bo democrat in all things. While DCS Moines claims to have lost all evidence of thu open saloon H yet ( In- liglils in Ihe odors of sour mash and grows dizzy drunk with indignation if any harm threatens the prosperous flow of the old stun" . At Creston a pair of horses became frightened and ran away. An English ninstitf tried to stop them by catching thorn by the bridle. Failing in this ho seized the ruins in his teeth and was dragged over thu ground until thu horses .stopped , The prohibition regulators of Sioux City'btoop to low , unmanly methods to ticcurn cvidunco again.- . ! liquor sellers. hast week I ) . \V. Wood , ox-county attorney , o Ilu red u bribe of . * r)0 to a si.\tcun-year-old boy to visit saloons , purchase liquor , and turn informer. At a high society wedding in Daven port recently , the hridu blushed un ob jection to thu word "obey , " and eiiipha- sized her objection in this way : "Love , honor ami obey rats , " Thu appendix caught thu ministerial oar and spread ranong the audience , and thu solemnity of llio occasion was lost in a cackling chorus , Dakota. A Lutheran church has been organized at Huron. Deadwood has put in a fire alarm sys tem and starlud a Hour mill. Thn prophecy of an early spring was frozen to death in Saturday's blizzaVd. 1'argo has startud a museum of freaks with u while brisllud pig with pint ; uyes. A temperance epidemic is raging in Vankton , and tlio capacity of thu water works has been increased , A bill is pending in the legislature ox- lending the time for payment of taxes from 1'obrimry 1 lo June 1. lion.V. . F. Stenle , of Stenlo , is in Wash ington looking aftnr his pntnnl car-heat ing apparatus. It is non-explosive , and promises to take thn place of stoves , now altogether used for car-heating purposes , Peal estate transfers filed Jan. 2R , 1887. .Ipiemlnh C VYllc-nx to Iho nubile , plat of .Sherman , limnc in iBH.Vi : ! dedication. Archer l-ie : ; to .las K JJavis , lot 11 , blk 2 , Foster's add to Omalm , w < ! S'-.MW. Harry K ( 'nrnv to ( ' O \ enniim , yt interest In lots ft and < ) , Hunsun'rf sub of loli 0 nnd 7 , blk W ) , South Omaha , w ll-S - - Daniel KcnIMon amluile to Harry 1C Carey , lols n and 0 , of Unison's stih ol lots Guild 7 , blk K ) , South Omaha. \ \ d- S'J.io : , Julius Peyeke to Arthur Kfmincton ct ul , lot 10 , in Van Hiin-ii jil.iro , w < l- l , < ; oo. t'hasV 1'hilllps 10 0 M I'owell , lot -1. blk , Potter iV Cobu'sadil to South Omaha , w U S u" . t'hasV 1'hilllps lo John II Webster , lots S , 0 nnd 7 , blk U , I'olter , V Cobb's add to Onuiha , w d el ) o. John A rrek'htou and wife to Denlamln A Gibson tit al , \ \ } $ sw ' 4 wi u-l.'i-ia.w d-WO- C K Mayne et al to Omaha lielt Uy Co , a strip ol land oil'nw sidu ol lots. 8 and , Miiynu's add to Orulmid Hill ; also a htriji otf to side of lots > and ' ' . iu suiue add , w d S'Al'OO. r'leilV Melcheret al to Kdward I'icke.tt , lot - ' , blk ! > . I'addock's I'laco ' ndil to Omaha , wd-SI.KT.'i. T bos K Kller et al to Mary A Putney , } { interest in part of blk > , tt ent Omaha , w d S-.DOO. J H Hnnpato ( trustee ) to John F Mawhl- noy , lot Hi , blk 10 , and lot U , in blk4 , Beit- lord plueu , Omaha , w d-31-00. .Mary Krlz and hutbaiul to Itobert A Fn- ; lay. lot h , blk * ; , South Omaha , w d S'.ixio. Win K Hciiiiaii and wiio to Ituhi-il A Fin- ley. o 40 ti lol 4 , Smith's park. Omaha , w dVm - , \Vm I Walker et al to II Pcarlo lot 8 , blk a , in add to south Oni.dia , w d- S1.41W. Kato A Ooollttle et al to Isaac Kubin e.t al , CGx7S' ft iu lut te , J oh H son's add to Omaha , w U fc.'MOO. ( Jeo T Mills to VVin I'lenuntret al , lot J2 , blk a. Clarunilpn , Omaha , w d i'Gi'J. ' OKUL.OGICAIj . SU11VKY. Rlinll Wo llnve One For Ncurnftkn ? IDViltdi for the II-t lm JVolilcl.f , of t/i / Statt 1/nfi'frsMi/ . ] It is supposed by many persons that wo have luil a survey already , that the United States geologists have done the work nnd published the results years ago. This is mistake. Hayden , it is true , examined he strata of the eastern counties , and leek studied the fossils found along the lissouri river , but no complete survey f Nebraska has over been made. The units of Iho diucront geological forma- ions have never been accurately traced Don any published geological map. Nc- raska is almost the only slate which as not had a survey , nnd Nebraska as a late has never spent a dollar for n stir- ey. Why should we spend anything now ? 1. Because Ihu publications of a gco- ogical sui vey furnish reliable informa- ion of Ihe resources of Iho stale , and s stimulateimmigration. . In the gco- ogical reports are gathered up all the 'acts about the soil , the climate , the valor simply , Iho slaplo product * of the dale. These faet-s are not dressed up in , ho extravagant terms of the circulars and dvertiM-monls of land agents and immi gration bureaus , but in the sober Ian- ! 'ita"o of science , and hence they com mand confidence. 1 am constantly re- oivlnir letters inquiring for the stale geological reports , and there is no doubt hat if such reports were in existence hey would induce many of the persons 0 inquiring lo settle in Nebraska. a The intormnlion furnished by a geo- .ogical survey would bo a valuable cuidc mil aid to the enterprise of our own citi- c.ens. All thn wealth of Iho Male is ex- racted direetlv or indirectly from the -arth. To imike n careful study of this iltimalo source of all our wealth is cer- ainly a reasonable thing to lo. To spend a small part of ho wealth derived from the snrlh in a scientific investigation of tlio arth scums lo bo no more than fair. Its lonulitH will accrue to all classes , since hey all directly or indirectly got thuir king trom the soil , but thu classes men- .ione"il below will be especially bunolitted. A. geological survey beuolilH thu fanner by lurnishing analyses of soils , showing Ihc relation of the soil to the underlying jieologic.nl formation , and Ihu capacity of soils to resist drouth by reason of their hemical and physical struclure. II aids n the perputnalion of thu fertility of the and , and in renovating worn out fields jy discovering and developing beds of : narl and other natural fertilizers. It benefits the manufacturers of brick and | ) ottury by discovering and developing beds of common clay and lire clav. Ihu jlays of Now Jersey form an important , uirt of the resources of that common wealth. In the city of Trenton about 2,000 persons are employed in llio pot- uries , and the annual value of the pro- luct is nearly if',000,000. Wo have ux- cllunt clays in Nebraska. Many of the jods have had no development whatever , and their value i.s not appreciated. A geological survey benefits the miner and prosiieclor for coal , salt or ores. This is true wlielher any of these are dis covered or not. The money saved to the commonwealth by preventing misdirected explorations where a geologist would know at once that nothing is to bo found , is us important as the money made in mining. Hence it is no argument against [ i geological survey lo say that wo have no coal or metallic ores in Nebraska , and ire not likely lo find any. The people .hink we have these things , and will levcrstophunting forlhmn in impossible places until Ihu question of thuir exist- ucu is settled by a geological survey. Jt may be objected that ovun a geological inrvoy would not settle that question. Driving not completely. But it oan ttt . "Jlines of reasonable and useless ixploration , and say , "On this sidu of the ine you may possibly find coal ; on that side you will never lind it. " Such a line , vas drawn around the coal fields of Ohio by the first geological survey very nearly fifty years ago , and no coal has ever been found outside of it. The sumo tiling has been done in mosl of Iho othur slatyy. A geological survey benefits the builder by making scientific tests of tiiu strength and durability of building stones. Illus trations of thu need of Kiieli tests are abundant. Thousands of dollars have > cen wasted in Nebraska by using ptono > t inferior strength and durability. Knough money is now being annually spunt by the state in public buildings to ustify a largo expenditure for the pur- ) ese of determining which of our native uiilding stones aru most worthy of conli- luneo. ! ! . A geological survey of Nebraska ivould be an importune contribution to science oiul would thus confer a benefit ipou mankind. Some important ques- ions of geological science can be. sullied .iuro as well or better than in any other statu , suuh as the question of the exi.st- inco of the Permian formation in Amur- ca , or the n < cNtunce of thu Pliocene for- nalion in the interior of America. It is .rue that these are purely scientific lines- lions , Iho solution of which wonlif not put a dollar in anybody's pocket. But thu money valiin of a scientific truth islet lot its real value. The educational value > f thu development of Nebraska geology snot to bo despised. Wu take just pride n our intelligence , in the low jorcontogo ot illiteracy in this stain. Wu lavu thousands of uupils receiving in- .iruetion in our schools and colleges who would 1)0 ) bnnolitted by correct intorma- ion about the geology of the state in ivhioli we livo. To collect and preserve .liu fossils in our rocks , some of which : ire the finest and most interesting in the world , is a consideration of no small im portance. These fossils are buing carried oil'to enrich the cabinets of othur states nnd other countries. Without a ge.ologi- M\\ \ survey wo shall lee the bunt of them. 1 will lively admit that thu benefits to > uro science alone would not nstify the expenditure of Ihu .jcoplu's money in a geological tmrvny. _ But since , along with these saiuntllio results we shall have economic osults of direct money value , the oxpon- lilnre i.s amply justified. if the reasons given above are good at ill the.y would bo good at any time. 1 ihall next give a reason why wo should lavu a geological survey of Nebraska tow. 1 have had con vermilion and eorio- pondonco with members of thu federal urvoy , or llio i'nilcd States geological urvey , in regard to co-operation on their art in llio work of a Nebraska Mirvoy , tnd I Imru now a definite proposition 'rum J.Powell , the director. Ho : iffur lir.il , to do the whole of hu fopographical work ; second , lo iirni.-h a geologist to work with ho statu jreologist in lliu strictly goologi- a ! examination of llio stuto ; third , to as- iiiine a part of the burden of publication , mil that thu most costly part , viz : the icientiti't ' results , whilu iho state shall inblish tint economic results. II is well ; nown that the great cost of geological oports ari-es from the illustrations , thu iguriiig and thu de.sciiption of speci- liens , whilu the economic results can bo ideijiintelr set forth without thuso o.v ) eniivu illustralions. Major Powell also ofl'urs to make the opographical mans upon a larger scale f the Ktato will pay tno extra cost , fho sealo adopted for the btato of vanstis is two miles to the inch honzon- al. and contour lines for eae.h fifty feet ertiual. Such a map would bo vurv val- lablu in all operations of drainage , irri gation and the. making of roads and ca- inls , and wo can have it for nothing if wu vill provide fur this en opi-rativu biirvuv. 'he topographical map i.s uUu an ub.su ute pnniuisito | to a good geological iiiii A still luticr ci pugrupini-il : map , n Ilusealii of 01.c luiif lu It.- inch hiir ; ontai , and v rtK-'il cuMOufa of feet , wo can have by paying the addi tional cost. Several other stales nro making nr- ranjienirnts for co-operation with the federal survey. Thn government geolo gists cannot enter nil the states ut once , hence the importance of prompt action in accepting Ihis remark ably advantageous offer , and securing lo Nebraska the benefits of thn federal sur vey which she helps to sustain. The con ditions upon which this offer Is made nro two : 1. That the stale survey shall have fonio degree of permanence , Biillieicnl to insure good work thoroughly nnd com pletely done. 2. That Iho person ap pointed as stale geologlsl slum have the recommendation of thn National Acad emy of Sciences , the American Assoeia- allen for Iho Advancement of Science , the direetor of Iho Uhited States Geolog ical survey , or some other competent scientific aulhorily. L. U. HICKS. IitTHllAUYNOTKS. Seribncr's Magazine for February ful fils all promises made in advance by llio publishers as to literary excellence nnd variety of conlcnts. Joint C. Ropes , the well known writer on military hislory , contributes nn instructive article on "Tho Likenesses of Julius Ciesar , " which is graphically lllusirated with eighteen re productions of photographs from statues. That roputabln nrtl.sl , W. B. ( "losson. Is Ihe engraver of the frontispiece which has been taken from a bust of Ca'sar in the Vatican. "Tho Residuary Legatee. " a promising novelette by J. S. ot Dale , is cotnmenceil in this number. Octavo Thanet recites an interesting story of thu war entitled "Half a Curse. " The scene is laid around St. Augustine. . Kx-Minis- ler Washlmrno publishes his second instal ment of "Reminiscences of the Siege ami Commune of Paris , " which is doubly in- foresting now inasmuch as the revela tions nnulo have drawn out thu criticism of Iho entire French press. "Seth's Brother's Wife" is continued iGouvorncnr Morris' diary-glimpses aru ended , and H. C. Bunner's "Story of a New York House" has seemingly reached the highest point of interest. Su'vurnl other valuable articles combine to make this number of Scribner n rare publication , especially that by Professor J. R. Soloy , on "Our Naval Policy , " and Brandur 'Matthews' sketch of Ihu great French actor , M. Co- quulin. In the Century for February thn read er's first attention is called to thu Hay an.i Nicolay "Life of Lincoln. " The in stalment in thu present number is of ex ceeding interest , treating , as it does , of the great president's lir.st term in con gress and ins life as a lawyer. The dis cussion ot Ihe causes of the Mexican war in this article will very likely urge the military and political erities to taku up thuir pens. President McCosh , of Prince- Ion , is biographical ! } " treated by John van Clevo , and in another article thu Rev. Dr. C. A. Bartol unites with Walt Whitman in sketching the oratorical powers of Father Taylor , the Boston Methodist. The fact of the author of "Blade o' Grass" turning his attention to favorable clerical criti cism i.s enough in itself to give interest to this latter sketch. Professor Langley has an altractivo astronomical paper on "The Stars. " Professor liodoifo Lan- cinni , director of the new Musco IJrbano in Koine , writes on the bronzes of Homo ; ( icorge P. Lathrop puts a decidedly now dress on an old event by giving to the publiu for the first time some striking in terviews with the main actors in Hie "Bailing of Jefferson Davis. " In fact , thn entire contents of the Cen tury for February arc of universal interest , and cater in variety to almost any line literary tasto. 'J'heru bus not been placed on the BI.R'.S : table in a very long lime a magazine of more interest , genonl in- fitriictioii and careful selection of attrac tive subjects. Popular Science has a notably interest ing number for February. Prolessor William James , of Harvard has a most instructive article on "Tho Luw.s of Habit. " It is of great value to the young especially and is written in a style that can readily bo understood. The contro versial articles of Professor Huxley and W. S. Lilly give arguments on material ism from ficiuntilio and religious stand points , which certainly are of worth to evolutionists and strict churchmen. Mr. Lilly is a Roman Catholic , and from an orthodox barracade sends some hot shot at the professor , who i.s not .slow in re turning the fire. Daniel Greenlcaf Thompson writes on thu teaching.of re ligions Iruths in schools ; the. illustrated "South-African Diamond Mines" is full of instruciion , and in addition to tlio differ ent subjects treated in tlio "Editor's Tablo" are well-written articles on thu land question. "Fetiehism , " "Misgovern- ment of Great Cities , " "Massage , " uto. St. Nicholas No nmtter 'how near or far away aru thu holidays , thu publishers of St. Nicholas , "tho friend of thu young , " are monthly on hand with a .store of readable ami salutary articles for the reading publiu. This "Santa Chins" in literature is unusually bright and instructive for February. Jnmes Oti.s commences his serial , unfilled , "Jenny's Boarding House ; " Hjalmur 11. Hoyuson conlribules a Ihnllini : lalu of Iciilandic advunluru ; "Kiliu's Realistic Novel1' i.s a pleasing- and instruelivo skotuh by Alien Wellington Rollins ; Rev. ' Washington Gladden' suggests ninny practical things in his artiulo , "If I Wuru a Boy , " and Iheru i.s moru than the usual amount of othur readable nnd timely contributions with seine of the bust illustralions scun in St. Nicholas for many a day. Harper's Magazine for February is certainly n very attraetiyo number. There are interesting chapters of three popular serials , four illustrated descrip tive articles and n largu supply of short KKotclios , poems , etc. Mr. ( Jurtls gives a lively pen-talk of the American opura. and also handles , in his usually brilliant style , the valnn of domestic service as an employment for American women. W. D. Ilowells continues his careful and valuable work in the Editor's Study , and ChnrlcH Dudley Warner and Guorgn Dn Mauriur fill the Editor's Drawer with spicy humor. The whole numbur is re plete with good things , and j.s suitable in every way to take a favorite piaeo with any previous issue of this popular publication. The Golden Argosy published by Frank A. Miinsuy , at 81 Warrun street , Now York , has been enlarged to a sixteen pairo journal. Eight pages aru larj/oly devoted to illustrations , and these pict ures cover a variety ami range of sub jects that appeal to all tastes. The Argosy i.i finely printed on a handsome rreaiirtinlcd paper , and its contributors includii the best known names of liiura- tui'o for bo > n and girls. Tlio lone of its contents is hoaithy and pure , and it aims to set a high ideal before Ihu youth of thu country. Fur balu by all news dealers. "ChrUinfl thu Model ; or , Studies of Love , " by Eimlu Zola , pnhlUhcd by T. I * . Puteixm & Brothers , is the latest production of that world-famous realistie novelist's pun. and a most wonderful and absorbing ruination it is Spicy , brilliant , original and startling , it fascinates from Ihu opening paragraph to the closing word. As the huttin ; : for this iimuitious and daring work , Xola hai tiiKon tiiu liohumian branuh of the nrtistie. world in Paris , and thu novel proun-i.-us amid a thorough dissection ot artist life and a compluto oxposu of iho doings ami methods of a host of aspiring puinturs , all of whom are moro or less crunk's. Xola fairly revels amid ilie.se piqiiunt revelations , and they gi\v a vest to hi- , book impoMible to di cribo , and uti- tain ! , ) unsurpassed "Heli uBa'jit ' - - , ' ' Ume i.s worid.d. . IJ\ir 4WUUi0ifeul | "jjil , i s liu.i. li.no a.u-i'i > iiui-n jjriniui | ami tui.d. , unit it continue1 ! to be the most popular bonk in the world. It contains more incrn > mont than any other book extant , and nt the snino Umo is wonderfully Interesting It Is a masterpiece in every sense of th word , and awakens intense ndinlrat < n with all , while it produces hearty laugh ter. As a picture of child-life il is nature Itself , for overv page sparkles with genii of thought and humor. The interest bf- Kins with thn llrst sentence and is kept ute to the last word. By T. B. Peters , n A ; Bros. , Philadelphia. Price , 60 cents. HISTORY RECORDED ON COINS Cui-loiis Specimens lit the Nntlcmil MIISOIIIU Collodion. Washington Star : "Tho United Sin' ' . " observed tiiu coin man , after lonk.g . . over rows of coppers , "ought to ISMIO every time a now piusldont Is inauivi rated a special coin , on which should tui fttruck a linoly-e.ngraved head of the pn s Ident and a suitable inscription. The is sue might bo limited , of course. Why ? Because history is recorded on i-oim Those coins , " ho remarked , turning to the rows of pennies with their liberty heads , "havo no meaning that won1.1 enlighten any ono centuries hence. In the days of thu Roman empire wh.-n . there were no newspapers , some reei'4. ! of great historic ovuuts was struck on Hi coins , and to-day these coins are the oniv records of Mich events. There was u kingdom occupying u portion of S.\nn. whosu idunlily was completely lost until n collection of the coins of the countrv was found. These coins gave an outline of the history of the country. Coins are almost imperishable. If a record \\iis madu of each new administration on an issue of souin standard coin say silver twenty-live cent pieces those coins would probably bo t'iken out of eireulation at once by the people , who would treasure them for their historic valuu. " The National museum has already a lanrn collection of coins , which is rapidly growing through donations , deposits , or exchanged. It is proposed to exhibit a collection not only of coins of value on account of their rarity or historic import mice , but to niakn , if possible , a complete exhibit of thn current moneys of the world. Already a portion of the cons : in Ihu possession of Iho museum has been placed on exhibition in Iho Historical null , arranged according to a nlan de vised by Mr. G. Brown Goode. 'I hi.s plan contemplates arranging the coins of dtf ferunt countries in geographical ordi r. with full descriptive labels : , telling not only the valnesof Ihu different cpins.iheir weights and fineness , but giving their value also in United States com. Then- will bu a full exhibit of the coinage of the United States , together with proof im pressions from the bureau of engraving and printing of United States notes ot ovcry denomination issued. Mr. Paul Beckwlth is at present associated with Mr. A. II. Clark , " who has charge of tiiu hUtorical collections , in the arrangement and installation of the collections of coins. In addition to coins , : i collection of medals is being made. Some of tl e drawers in Mr. Clark'.s cabinets aru tilled with society badges and partisan badges or pins worn in presidential campaign * . In the coin collection are many curious .specimens. The Japanese series com prises nol only old coins , but also a full collection of the current coinage of that country adopted in recent years ami based upon the decimal system , 'f liese modern coins weru made on the model of the United States currency , and. like the Chinese system , includes a trade dollar. The ancient Japanese coins are irregular bits or slabs of metal. Some of them are very large , corrugated and inscribed with India ink The Mexican coins and moneys olfer an interesting study. There is collection of thu niekul coins recently issued by the national goyurnm Mil , luil which the people with their elates right tendencies refused to receivo. The gov ernment gathered the coins together nnd sold them for old metal , whilu the people wunl on bartering with tliuir state coirs. Some of the money used is more bi : sol pasteboard stamped. Silver coins are split into eovcrul pieces to make frac tional currency. The numismatist said that when he was in Mexico he found m some places piccus of hard soap bearing the government stamp and circulating a.s money. Whether this money got its value'from the rarity of soap or other wise was not stated. "Thu fact , " said the numismatist , probably explains the slang term Voap' for money. Yon ha\e probably heard people ask , 'How arc you off for soap. ' " Admit IHnmondM. From "Tho South-African Diamond- Mines , " in Popular Sciniicu Monthly for February : It is a pleasant laney of a writer in theCornliill Maga/.ine , to argue for th ( ! plausibility of the fairy-story of tlio princess from whoso prutty liis | "feil diamonds , both in speaking and in sing ing , and oven in silence , " when slm merely smiled. "For , consider , " iio says , "into what does thu diamond lilaxe , when , on combustion , thu spirit of the gt-m leap.s upward homo again to its parent , ( lie sun ; into what bin carbolic-acid gasV that carbon dioxide of the chemist which attends thn combustion of every fire and gas-burner , thu decomposition of every vegetable , which is exhaled in every breath wo breathe ? " The Ramu writer also litters the less pleasing but equally striking lhoiightlhiit"tliueliimnev-sweep is covered by that wliieh , under happier auspicus , would bu jewels. " Thn diamond is mentioned very an ciently in literature. Jupiter , according to classical mythology , was anxious to maku nutn forjrul the days he had tpent among them , and finding ono manDia inondof Crete rcraumburud him , turned him into a .stone : not a very credible story of "tlio origin of the gem , but men of H'iuncu in the nineteenth century are not inueli nearer to knowing thu truth on Ihe subject. ThoGruukH call the stone adamas , thn imlomptabhi or nneliautrr able ; and trom this ban comu down our word adamant'iu ) , and , after thu Jetiers have undergone changes of a kind that aru not raru in thu growth of language our name of the stonu itself. But , long buforu Iho Greeks had oinurgud from tin- darkness of thu mythic nge , the diamond was inado among thn Hebrews , Ihe per-u liar jewel of the Irihn of Xnhiilon. and Aaron's breaslplale , when ho was dressed in his priestly robes , wa.s adorned in Hie second ol the four rows of its selling with precious stones with an emerald , u .sapphire , and a diamond ; and Jeremiah , when thn Greeks weru ju.it beginning to bo known , rebuking the ini-jonts ; ; ! : ol his people , said : "The .sin of Judah is writ tun with a pen of iron , and \\ith th < ' point of a diamond. ' ' But. although thu ancinnt.s considi-n-d the diamond inilestniclible , and \vrr capable of trying the most daring e\pru menis with it , no speoimnn that is Kii'.u'ii ' lo hiiyu belonged to them ha.s cunt.- down lo us , .Some persons suppose th . ' thu Koh-i-nor is livu thousand years old. a.s man's possession , but no one l > now * or can trace iU history back uiihc. . r tainty for moro than n tow cunlurus. ' ' Mary Anderson bus lalceu aleuso of HIM , ; ' . living's I. jcrum theater In London lor > season ol suxon months. Her piofjiainim- pertoininiicc.s i.s not ilellmUtly uri.uii.-fd , b .1 juohalily slio will bcuin the season suth " < < of tlio noetiral coined us of W. S. dilheit unil subsequently will piesunta new pl.i > ! > . .Mr. Willx , and still l.ilei a new tragic diuin.i In luu ! Lytton. It Is ixHslble also lli.'t ' Miss Anderson will give bur performance "Rosalind. " which bus never yutlitvn " ' in London , and lliat she \\ill levlve one > . ; thu most fatuous ol Yielur Hu o' * l > ' : " anil will eltect another .Slinke.-ipi'aivai. > \i\sd. _ Hood's Sar apiiriJli : has cured il.ou- anils of CHSU4 uf rheninulinni. 'I In- " abundant reason fur belief that , it wi. ! cure iou. 'fry it. Mr. Jann-fe Hu > > Hl LIwell's Mim'aNfu ! , i'J ' ti'itijil t ra'ii' sj.OUJ for the An.f JscjuM I ofr. . < - , ! ; n Aiiu-ns. will In- I.Jrinelitcd 4ls ula'rf ' bj af ) . ittUllf't ' > t-uiiuyv Ihu in iiiuiion wall .si