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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY. [ FEBRUARY 1 , 1887 , 1 CONCLUSION OF A SCANDAL The Last Chapter of Fanora's Shame Ends in a Snieide. PHIL D. MILLER KILLS HIMSELF. A rintlctiiT Ncnr WlntcrAct Tcrinl- iintcB In n. HtnhMnc A ( Tray Knll- urc of the Monarch Inwtirntioe Company Iowa News. Hind ny Ills Own Knml. PANOIIA , In. , .Inn. til. ISpednl Telegram to the Hi : > : . J-l'hll 1 > . Miller UPS dead by hii own hand , nnd nnothur sickening chap ter Is nild d to tin1 story of Pnnor.Vs scandal- slinnic. Miller took morphine Sntmdny innrnlni ! hhoitly before 0 o'clock nt his house on his farm In lids ( Uuthrlc ) county , two miles from Panora , Doctors anlved In Unto tort'imno tlH'drng with a stomach pump , but tl.o brain was piraly/.cd by the deadly potion , and although ho lived until 11 o'clock Sunday morning he never recovered con sciousness , lie left on n desk by his beilsldo a letter addressed "To my friends" dated January 02,1SS7 , In which he said iiolhlnc abimt Ids Intended suicide Imt recoil n ted the wrongs over which ho has been brood ing. Horotn that ho had lost S'lO.OOO by n Colorado innn.and Hint a Chicago limn had robbed him of SU.OOO. He icoountrd the Mnry of tlio Vale fntnlly and tlu > slnudeis nttondln : ' tha separation from lili wife ; de- clnred that tiubUratlnn of his name ns THU Dead-beat Mlllei" by the late Lew Apple had destroyed Ids credit nt home nnd nbroad , and that people had lost confidence In him. Miller was an ccccnttlc character who dealt in line stock and poultry. A "Motmili ! In ilic DIIMI. Dr.s Moi.vr.H , la. , Jan 'II. [ Special Tele gram to tlio HEK. ] The .Monarch Flro In- Hurnnca company with headquarters at this place fulled to-d.iy and turnrd Its affair * over tonrccul\or. Tliocomp.iny hns bcnii doing a wlld-o.it bitssiiL'ss In the east nnd south on n paid up capital of but 25,000. 'J ho llnbllltie.s aie 501,030.70. Tlio assets are ns follows : Premium notes , 3H.COO ; balance duo from a enls , S4I.OOO ; cash on hand , S100 ; olllce furniture . " ,00 ; real estate In lloono county , SU.OU1) ) . The failure has been exiiecled for some time ns the methods of tlia company lia\e been leek- less nnd the ngi'iils have done some heavy cutting. Krec.piitly in-Aired aholo town near Kastport. Me. , nnd n recent heavy fire there resulted In a loss ofSlfi.WW. A Dirk's ' Drnnilful AVorlr. WiNir.nsr.T , In. , Jan. ill. [ Special Tele gram to the UKK.J William Olvertson , n farmer living snveral mlle.1 north of the pity , nnd William Wccb , an employe nt the poor fnrm , quarreled hero Satiudny and wont thrce-ipiartois of a mile north of town to set tle It by fighting. Alter they had drawn their coats Olverton drosv out a dirk nnd horribly cut Wccb , Inflicting one wound two feet long , sevoiIng the ear nnd extending down the hreabt , another eighteen Inches long , nnd others In the back , breast , side unit knee. lie then coolly got into tlio wnuon nnd drove liomp. Weeb's companions toolc him to the poor farm near by , where he is In n critical condition. Olvertun was arrested nnd jailutL Sllolc Hur-jlnr-H Successful. Sioux CITY , In. , Jan. 31. [ Special Telegram - gram to the Dm : . ] Burglars rilled the dry Roods sloro of Alex Larson some time after closing Saturday night nnd open in ; ; this mornlnir. About $500 worth of goods were taken. The thieves put up n system of com munication from the outside bafore com mencing operations. Tlio burglary was ono of the best planned nnd executed ever known hero. So far as is known the oillcers as yet have no clue The Snow Illocknilo. faiouxCiiT , la. . Jan. 31. [ Special Tele gram to the BKI.J All trains noith nnd northwest wcro abandoned Sunday on ac count of the blockades. The St. Pnul line was opened to-day but no trains are running on'tlmo. It will likely bo several days yet before regular tratllc can bo resumed. A largo number of passonirers were com pulled to spend Sunday and to-day hero on this ac count. U. P. Surveyors nt Sioux City. Sioux CITY , fa. , Jan. 31. [ Special Tele gram to the IKK. ! ] A surveying party run ning n line to Sioux City for the Union Pa cific company liom Xortolk reached hero to day. They state an excellent course has been found and there Is every Indication that the road will bo built In the near future. IlrltlHh Grain Trade Uovlow. LONIIO.V , Jan. at. Tlio Mark Lane K > c- prcss says : Deliveries of Kmrlish wheat con- tlnne to bo In bad condition , making values generally lower. Corn Is cheaper. Oats tmvo declined S pence. Linseed gained C ponce. Seven cargoes of wheat ai rived , five were sold , eight withdrawn and three re mained. At to-day's maikut there wns no demand for wheat. Foieign was 0 pence lower ; Knirllsli , if in bad condition , unsale able. Flour was in larire.hiipplv and0 pence lower. Corn wns iiuiot. Barleys were ) weaker. Oats were dull andfl pence eheajier. ID Al'ter ( tin CoiintoriolterH. Whenever an invention proves Itself a success there are always imitations of that invention placed on the market in qrdes to reap a harvest through the bouo- fita of the advertising of tlio genuine. For a week or more curtain parties knowing of the wonderful sale of the Uarboliu Smoke ball , have attempted to soil a ball that readily passes for the Carbolic Smoke ball ; but when compared with the genuine the fraud Is apparent. This imi tation is filled with common tobacco BiinlTand is enclosed in a roil cover ; there thu imitation ends , The hundreds of tes timonials as to the Carbolic Smoke ball for the purpose of curing colds , catarrh , asthma , etc. , have evidently inspired those parties toconntcrfeit it , Hut us the Smoku ball is patented anil tlio counter feiters are known they will bo prosecuted to the full exlunt of tno law. The prieo of the Carbolic Smoke ball is $2.00 , while the fraudulent imitation is being sold for $1.00 and. besides , the genuine Carbolic Smoke ball is not handled by agents or canvassers , but is for sale only at the ofllco of the Carbolic Smoke Hall Co. . in the Fron/or block , corner 10th and Dodge streets. Five acres in South Omaha for sale at a bargain. KVANS & JOHNSON. ntlO Acres lor Sale. Wo pliico on sale to-day filiO acres of very line land ono and one-half miles di rectly south of the stock yards , which will be bold in tracts of live , ton or more acres as the purchaser may desire , at prices ranging from $ lfiO,00 to $300.00 per aero. Terms strictly ono-third cash , balance on time. Thu prices range lower than prices on adjoining property , Wo will no pleased to see our friends and talk with them concerning it. PorrKi : & Conn , 1515 Farnam Street. Notice , The South Omaha Land company have appointed C. K , iMuvno sole agent lor the mtlu of theirlots. He will show the prop erty and furnish all desired information upon application. ( Signed ] W. A , FAXTOK , President. A copy of the "Storm Chart" for 1887 , by the Hev. Irl H. Hicks , and Calen dar for 18S7 , mailed free to any address - dross on receipt of u two-cent postage stump , Write plainly your Name , Post- ollico and State. TrtK lit. J , 11. McLiAN : MKIMCINK Co. , St. Louis , Mo. Twenty acres for sale cheap.a bargain. KVANS & JoiiXbO.v , 0''lS. IStU St. , Cunningham Hall. MATTMIS .1U1UC1AU The Opehlnit of tlio < Innuary Term of tlie District Court. Yesterday morning the Jnnnrary term of the district court was opened , with both .ludgcs Wnkely nnd Neville on the bench. The newly carpeted bar wns filled with attorneys , the majority of whom , however , were young men , eomo of whom are stiuggling , while others have already advanced into prominence. There was but a small attendance of spec tators. Judgn Wakfly delivered yevcrnl opin ions , among which were the following : The divorce case of Llz/.io vs. Henry lioman. The bill of the plaititllT was dismissed , and the custody of the chil dren given to the father. The plaintlfV was refused alimony , but permitted to see the children once every thirty days , and then after i notice to the father of twelve hours in advance of the inter view , the visit to take place in the pros- cure of it third party. In the case of Webster va the Edwards estate , the judge decided in favor of the former. General Webster was executor of the estate , and as such was compelled to perform legal services. For these he charged a reasonable fee , which the county court did not allow. It wns taken to the disiriel court nnd Judge Wnkely hold an executor , who is an attorney , when compelled to rcndei legal services to the estate , is entitled to the compensa tion which a prudent executor would oiler to another attorney for the same work. In the case of Forbes vs William Vorco , an attempt to foreclose a mortgage , the jiulgo decided in favor of the defendant. He hold that the foreclosure was estopped by thu fact that Forbes had trnnfcrrcd the property to Voreu and allowed the la'tlcr to make permanent improvements , and at the same lime re main in ignorance of tin ; existence of the mortgage. General Webster appeared for Vorce , Tlios. Callan was excused from serving on the petit jury. Mr. C. S. Baldwin , from the bar com mittee appointed to give expression to the feelings of the members of the legal profession , concerning the death of the late General O'Hrien , reported a series of eloquent and appropriate resolutions. Knlogios were then pronounced upon the deceased by Messrs. Baldwin , Chase , Bloom , Scars of Council 11 ! all's , and J. T. Monarty. IN THE COUNTY COl'KT. Bcloro Judge McCuJloch yesterday the attachment case of Kduoy & Gibson vs. W. A. Hayes , wns on trial. Frank J. Crawford commenced suit against Robert Horrid ; for $ 00 , as com mission on real estate. P. Kocco & Bro. commenced attach ment proceedings against the badly in volved grocery linn of J. II. Johnson & Co. to secure a claim of sf 18.10. E. A. Armstrong began a proceeding in replevin to get possession of a horse , buggy and other property now held by George Swart'/ . Chits. Kicwe brought suit for judgment against Joseph Mills for $203 for goods sold and delivered. A. C. Wakeley brought suit against Burdick & Wood for ? 1DO on a promissory note. Peter C. Lassen commenced suit against J. C. Gladden and J. W. Grifliths for ! ? 38-l.80 for labor performed on a contract. fiOO Acres for Sale. Wo place on sale to-day 500 acres of very line laud ono and one-half miles di rectly south of the stouk yards , which will be sold in tracts of five , ten or more acres as the purchaser may desire , at prices ranging from $150.00 to $300.00 per aero. Terms strictly ouo-third cash , balance on time. Thu prices range lower than prices on adjoining properly. Wo will bo pleased to sop our friends and talk with them concerning it. PoriT.it & Coim , 1515 Farnam Street. Ten acres for sale cheap. EVANS & JOHNSON , 534 S. 13th St. DAllDION DIKS AFfKU ALU The Would bo Suloiilc llen at Ijlii- colu. W. G. Dardon , the man who attempted to end his own life at the Millard hotel on Thursday night last , died at the Clif ton house in Lincoln on Sunday night. The announcement caused some surprise hero , as the man was in a fair way to re cover when ho was removed from the hotel in this city. He wns not by any means out of danger and the oilieious detective who re moved Lim from the hotel acted without the sanction of Darden's attending phy sicians and contrary to his judgment. Dr. Hyde , who was called to attend Jlarden on Thursday night , found him nearer dead thun alive and succeeded in saving him only after several hours' of strenuous and skillful ell'ort. As a re sult of Ins experience Dardcii was nearer dead than alive and for two davs was almost completely exhausted. IJr. Hyde objected to Darden's removal on Friday and would have done the same on Saturday , as the man at the time had a burning fever and was very weak. Pond , the Lin coln detective , did not consult the physi cian , but an soon as ho lound that Our- den wns able to walk hustled him oil' to Lincoln as a prisoner. What alloct the hasty removal of Dardon had upon his exhausted system will probably never bo known , ns the cause of his death is covered up with a report that ho suc ceeded in getting another dose of moi- phino. Pond , the detective who came hero witli Maynurd for the purpose of taking Dar- den * to jail , is the party who attained con siderable notoriety two years ago during the last days of the last session of the legislature. It will bo romomburod that on ono Saturday afternoon a farcical at tempt was muda to rob the Mate treasury in the capital. _ The plan was alleged to have been devised in u secret manner , and ono of the alleged attending rob bers dibcloscd the matter to the governor , through the agency of Pond The advice of the governor was that the intending robbers be not arrested , but to leave them advance to the commission of their crime and arrest them at the moment of its commission. One of thu robbers had a woodun leg. and rode to the capital on a white nag that could not run a mile if chased by a pnvino lire. His accomplice was arrested , but when the wooden- legged man madi ) his exit from the treasury , into the hall , lie started to hob ble to the entrance of the building , A few paces from the door of the treasury stood Detective Pond , with a don bio- barreled ishot gun. The moment the robber made his appearance Poud shouted to him to throw up his hands. The next instant ono barrel of shot was poured into the robber's back , and a second end later , the other barrel was emptied partly in the head and shoulders or the wretch , who fell t.oneloss upon the en trance ami soon after died The victim's name was Hurku. His coufedrato was acquitted , while Pond was indicted for manslaughter , tried , found guilty , sen tenced to ten years' imprisonment , but was pardoned by Governor Dawcs. A Heal ICatnto Articles of incorporation of thu Omaha Heal Estate exchange were tiled with the county clerk yesterday. The exchange is formed for the mutual advantage of the agents and owners of property of fered for s > ale , .The exchange will handle. only such property us Is placed in its hands exclusively. 1'adh member of the exchange will be furnished daily witli a report of the day's business and all com missions will be divided equally among the members. The exchange will charge n commission of o per cent on each sale of $1,000 or loss. On larger Pales the commission will bo 5 per cent for the Iirst $1.000 nnd 2 } per cent on the bal ance. The partners to the agreement are : The Omaha Keal Estate & Trust company , Marshal & Lobcck. Bell & Me- Candlish , Uartman & Gibson , Mead & Jamison , Gregory & Hadley , W. G. Shriver , M. A. Upton & Co. , Clark & French and Ballon Bros. ROD Acres Tor Rule. We place on sale to-day f > GO ncros of very line land one and one-half miles di rectly south of the stock yards , which will be sold in tract. ? of live , ten or more acres as the purchaser may desire .it prices ranging from $150.00 to $ 000.00 per aero. Terms strictly one-third cash , balance on time. The prices range lower than prices on adjoining property. We will be pleased to sen our fricnJs and talk witli them concerning it. POTTKU & Conn. 1515 Farnam Street. Five ac res in South Omahaforsalo at bargain. EVANS & JOHNSON. IN Tim VlKhtToV SPOUTS. A Match For Moth llnae Hall niuJ AVliocI Notes. Charles Moth , the wrestler , has boon promised a match with an uiiknwn who is thought to be A member of the Omaha Turuvcrein. The president of that asso ciation called upon Moth yesterday even ing and made an appointment to meet Moth and his backer at .John S. Prince's headquarters at 3 o'clock this afternoon to post money nnd sign the articles of agreement for a match. According to Moth's challenge he oilers to meet any joeal wrestler and throw him live times in an hour on a wager. The match will be Ihrce Grii'co-lloman and two catch-as- catch-can falls. The time and place of meeting will bo decided to-day. IIASU IIAI.I , Norr.s. Manager Farisli , of the Athletics , state0 that his club will bo reorganized this sen- son with a number of new men and will be stronger than uvci before. One or two of the old Union Paeilics will bo with the club ahd several new acquisitions will bo made. The club will have new uniforms and will be organised in time to furnish ho league team some amusement before the regular season opens , t AVUKKI , Norr.s. John S. Prince has a challenge to ride a wheel atrainst any trotting horse in Neb - b raska that he will publish as soon as the weather opens. T. W. Eck received a letter yesterday from W.J.Morgan , who , with Friedburg and Woodsido , will sail from New X'ork on friilay for an European trip. A race between Eek and lUillook for 100 miles is on the tapis. GOO Acres lor Halo. We place on sale to-day 560 acres of very line land ono and one-half miles di rectly honth of the stock yards , which will be sold in tracts of live , ton or more acres as the purchaser may desire , at prices ranging from $ lf > 0.i0 ; to $300.00 nor acre. Terms strictly one-third cash , onlance on time. Tlio prices range lower than prices on adjoining properly. We will be pleased to see our friends and talk with them concerning it. POTTIU : & Coitu , 11)15 ) Faruam Street. Five , ten and twent7-acro " blocks , ad joining South Omaha , "for sale cheap. Just rigl.t for cutting up into lots. Call at on co on EVANS & JOHNSON , fi'Jt S. 13th St. KEBRUAUST A8TUOXOMV. Directions For Finding the Ijocnl Stars This Montli. The following is the police detail for the coining month : Day Force Thomas Cummings , city marshal ; John McDonald , deputy. ; Thomas Cormick , captain ; Pat Moslyn , sargeant' Michael Wlialon , court ollieer ; John Turnbull. city business ; Alike Me- Curly , Ninth , Tenth and Eleventh , north of Douglas ; John Robbing , Farnam , Twelfth to Fifteenth ; Patrick Gllligan , Thirteenth , Harney to bridge ; John Brady , Cumiiig street ; Jerry O'Grady , Twelfth street , Douglas to Capitol avenue ; John Norman , Sixtceth street , Dodge to Nicholas ; Dan Shauahan , lower Farnam and Harney , Ninth to Twelfth ; Charles Lanjre , Thirteenth btroot , south of bridge ; 11. P. Haze , Tenth street , liar , ney to depot ; Dan Knncdy , Douglas , Thirteenth to Sixteenth ; George Trimble , patrol driver. Night Force James O'Boylo , Tenth street , Harney to Jones ; Arthur Pulaski , Chicago and Cass streets ; Andrew Fahey , Capitol avenue , Ninth to Twelfth ; Charles Bloom , Sixth and Seventh , south of tracks ; Mike Dempsey , Ninth to Tenth , north of Douglas ; William White , Sixteenth , ( lass to Nicholas ; Thomas Poironet , Sixteenth , Dodge to Cass ; Pat Hinelioy , Farnam. from Twelfth to Fitleenth ; Edward Carroll , Farnam and Harney ; Dan McBrule. Thirteenth , Ilar- ney to bridge ; Thomas Ormsb.y , at large ; Mike Hciloy. SuundersPat ; Cusick , Cum- ing street ; J. J. Donnivau , Thirteenth , south of bridge ; Pat Horrigan , Douglas , Thirteenth to Sixteenth ; Kiejinrd Hur- , UIII4U , l w , f la VJUVAUItl , - T UIILIUlll , X1U1UU to Poppleton ayenun ; j'etor Mat/.a , sar- guant ; Al Sigwart , Jailor , Peter Turki'l- sou , patrol driver ; Andrew Crawford , patrol conductor. Fivn , ton and twenty-aero blocks , ad joining South Omaha , tor .sale cheap. Just right for cutting. Call at once on onKVNS & JOHNSON ; 5iM S. ilih : St. r > ( l ( ) Acres for Kale , We place on sale to-day 5liO acres of vary line land one and onu-half miles di rectly south of the block yards , which will bo sold in tracts of live , ton or niorci acres as the purchaser may desire , nt prices ranging from f IfiO.OO to - JiloO.OO jor aero. Terms strictly one-third cash , balance on time. 1 1tu prices range lower than prices on adjoining property. NVo will bo pleased to sco our friends and talk with them concerning it. Pornu : & Coitii , 1515 Faruam Street. Against tlio THY. A number of tax payers living in the Second and Sixth wards met at the cijy hall last night to protest beioro the coun cil committees against the proposed special levy for the construction of suv- era in districts No , 24 stud No , 5JIJ. They were mistaken in the uirlerstauding that the council committees met on .Monday evening and consequently adjourned until next Saturday evening when the matter will be brought before thu com * nutiees. _ Twenty acres for sale clican.a bargain KVANS & JOHNSON , 021 S. 13th St. , Cunningham Hall. Ticket Oltlco Uomnvod , The local ticket ollieo of the .Minnea polis &Omuha route vrill to-day bo re moved Irom its present location in thu "Hurlington Uoute" office at the corner of Fourteenth and Farnum streets to tho. passenger station of tbo company at Fifteenth nndVebtcr $ streets. , Mr. D. K. Kiniball , ticket ngent of the ( "bicngo & Northwestern , wiTllinmlle the Minnea polis & Omaha corapanv's tickets with that of the Fremont-ifKlkhorn route. TiOO Aerc Yor Snle. We place on snfy * to-day CGO acres of very tine land one njij one-half miles di- i celly south of the stock yards , which will bo sold in tract ? of live , ten or more ncrcs as the purtUia pr may desire , nt prices rancing fritNV $151.00 toWOO.OJ per acre. Terms s riijtlv one-third cnsli , balance on time. The price ? range -jower than prices on adjoining property. We will be pleased to . co our fricntls nnd talk with them concerning It. POTTKU * Conn , 1.115 Farnam Street. They Arc Onlng Ka t. KoU in Handolph Phco addition to South Omaha for sale cheap. KVANS * Jonxsox , 521 S. lllth Street. Cunningham Hall. Revenue Colloctlonp. The revenue collections for the month of January were ns follows : Onllsts . S CsV-tn Hcor stamps . . . 7,2717 : ! Tux paid stain ps . l'3.Ni.GO ! C I - nr s U i inn . . . 8,7H.0" : ! ) Tobarco stamps . 111.84 Special tnx . 1,854.711 Total The collections ycsterdar amounted to -8,070.88. _ Ten acres for sain cheap. KVANS & JOHNSON , 521 S. 13th St. Vollcn Wm , Anderson was arrested Inst even ing for threntcning. while crazed oy drink , to shoot two expressmen , Ness and K. Koef , who were unloading goods on Harney street. A hackmaii named Win. Arron was ar rested last night for violating the hack ordinance bv charging a stranger $1 for tHking him from the 15. & M. depot to the Union Pacilic depot. A Stranger's Hrntli. Thomas Klliolt , a young man aged twenty-two years , died nt St. Joseph's hospital yesterday at 0:30 : o'clock , lie had been in the institution but two days and had come from the Kosobud agency , His expenses were guaranteed by a Peter O'Donohoo at that placo. The remains Barrett & ' undertaking arc now at Henfy's ing rooms and O'Dnnohuo has been tele graphed to ascertain what shall bo done with them. the City. In tlio district court yesterday Kllcn M. Davis commenced suit against the city for damages. The petitioner asserts that in April , 183."i , she fell through a defective sidewalk on Seventeenth street , near Nicholas , and sustained injuries that have rendered her incapable of work. She asks for damages in the sum of $3,000. Brevities. There will bo forty-three criminal cases called for trial at the present term of the district court. The lax collections for the month of February are reported , by Treasurer Buck to have been very lai'gc. Miss Cora Niles ' and Miss Grace Swearinger , of Council Blull's , are in the city , the guests of Miss Lucy Dicxel. The Chinese ' 'boys" will display their fireworks in front ofi the W. C. T. U. , Buckingham , Tuesday-Welling at C:30. : Mr , nnd Mrs. Sol1 iJorgman have re turned from their wedding tour , and are now at home at 710 South Eighteenth street. Bert Goodoll , a typo formerly well known here , is to be married on Wed nesday evening to a Miss Louise Walker , of Clieyenno. Major i3nrt , Colonel Fletcher and Major Butler started last night for Fort lu- Chcsnp , to attend the court martini trial of Major Benton. News was received in the city yesterday of the death of Frank Powell , fnfant win of Lieutenent Frank Powell and the late Mrs. Maud Powell , at Boise bnrrnckd. Coroner Drcxol yesterday afternoon re ceived a telegram from Zeigol's bister in Deliver , to embalm the remains of her brother and hold them until her arrival. The following' bailifls have been se lected for the present term of the district court : Henry ( Jrebe , I-ouis Grebe , J. II. Phillips , Frank Bonhauor and George Carpenter. The Parnell social oluu will give another enjoyable hop at Cunningham's hall Wednesdayevoning next. Members of the club and their guests are assured a pleasant time. John and Martin Swift , of Washington , la. , arrived in thisoitvyosterdaylmorning in response to a call to the bedside of their uncln , Mr. John Swift , whose life is despaired of. They are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Swift. Dr. Haughawout has taken n change of venue in the cases brought against him by Miss Chase from Justice Anderson's court to that of Justice lierka. Miss Chase promptly retaliated by taking a change of venue in Dr. II. 's case against her to Justice Anderson from Justice Berkn. _ Personal I'arncraplm. W. II. Brevoort , of Chicago , and Lew Krhardt , ot Atchison , Kan. , are in the city. Colonel Champion S. Chnso loft last evening for St. Joseph , where ho will at tend thu Missouri Valley Intur-Staio Commerce Bill convention to-day as a delegate from the Omaha board of trade K , F. Wilson , who has heretofore hold the position of foreman in Mark & Brothers saddlery establishment , has rc- si < incil his nosition and accepted a simi lar position in the employot tliu Omaha Saddlery company. They Are OiYtiiiR Fasf. Lots in Randolph ( Place addition to South Omaha for salqclyuap. EVANS it JOHNSON , Street. Hall. Itlllu Approved. WASHINGTON , Jnn , JIH. Tim president to-day approved the ni't r.lntln ; pensions to soldier * nnd bailers ot the ftlnxlr.in wnr ; also the iollowint , ' : An net | > ro\iilin2 for n school of Instruction foreavalrj'rtmllljfht artillery ; for rniibtrurtlnn ot rjuarWre , bnirackaand stablp.-j at certain army pots. . The I'nclllo ltoad > | ] Ipvcatl ; > atlun , WASHINGTON , Jan. 3/-f-Tho / senate com mittee on judiciary hadij , uer consideration this mornlns : tlio housojie lullon providing for the investigation of lli books and ac counts of the i'aciliu railroads , bulreacliad uo conclusion. An Aldnrninu'H Hln Boodle. \Vu.KK3iiAiiitK , Pa. , Jan. 31. Aldeiman O , S. Uiolt. of this , city , received Intelligence this nftuinoon that his lamliy hail Just bo- rome hi'lrs loan t'siato In Holland valued at 570COOCOO. Nrlranku and law" Weather. For Nebraska and Iowa : Fair weather , warmer. _ _ A young man of Brunswick , On. , went duck hunting last Sunday , aud while at least a milu away from the city lircd * at a duck with a breech-lo.iding ritlo. The ball ciimu to the city un'l wc l through the door of a rct-idcnca on Newcubtlo street , just missing a child's head. THAT SEW LABD POLICY , It 13 Generally Endorsed by the Actual Settler- A GREAT VICTORY FOR SPARKS. The Onuses nmt Chnrnctcr of His IJeftirm of tlio tinml Service Letters null lincoiipngo- tnotit from tlio I'coplo. WASHINOTON , Jan. 2D.--Correspnod [ cnco of the Bur. . ] In the Hm : of May ' 20 , 1S80vis printed si review of the iirst an nual report of General Sparks , commis sioner of the general hind oflico. In that report tlio general exposed the disgrace ful demoralisation into which the land service had fallen through the imbecility or maladministration of his predecessors in ollico , and supported tlio exposure in the evidence drawn almost wholly from oliieial republican sources. Hundreds of millions of capital , associated over n vast area , under the control of a multitude of laud grabbing organisations , had long been employed by the "cattle kings , " by "railroad" ami "timber bosses " , by mam moth "surveying rings , " and by swamp and desert laud thieves by land grab bers of all ilks in the systematic spolia tion of the public domain. The nation and people had , for years , been plun dered annually of millions in money and land. General Sparks clearly rcalirml his duty in the premises , nor did he hesitate in its execution. Recognizing and ap preciating , fully , tiie prodigious power of tins immense associated capital , and consequently the manifold offensive agencies of the plunderers for resistance , the general nevertheless determined on a characteristic effort to purge Urn land service of its complicated corruptions ami crimes. He promptly resolved on "a heroin measure" as the only probable effectual remedy. Guided by early ( ire eedents in like emergencies , the general , by his order of April it , 18S5 , Mi pcnded all entries of public lands in the terri tories and land states notoriously in fested by "land grabbers. " He required in all eases prooi of "the good faith1' in the mailer of residence and cultivation contemplated and demanded by iho laws. ArriAi't > ii : > v ACTUAL snrn.iits. : The results anticipaied quickly fol lowed. At Iirst a wolongod tempest of denunciation and obloquy created by the cnilty spoilers under the hommvliat thread-bare mask of "honest indigna tion" at the impending ruin of the poor but hardy imigraut engaged in settling and civili/.iug our western wilderness , in conjunelion with the ellorts , as per sistent and shameful , here in Washington before congress and the departments , to defeat the new policy of the land de partment , lint the department stood linn ; the land grabber was routed. Hi-nee now another result , anticipated with equal confidence , because bused upon the intelligence and patriotism of the people , follows in the amplest and mo.st llatierim : justification and applause by 'clouds of witnesses , " comprehend ing all ranks and cla.st.cs of our citizens. Thousands in number , ami apparently wholly independent of all parijt.au bias , and inlluenci'd only by patriotic consid erations all attesting , not merely the absolute necessity of a measure too long delayed , but its justice and bonelieonce in its certain and enduring effects upon the most important interests of the re public. In this lust annual report on pages 50 to GJ , Gun. Sparks prints quotations from many voluntary endorsements of his action by the press as ' 'examples of thousands of similar tenor. " Their dales and the names and residences of their authors are given. It wil ! be no ticed that their authors are almost wholly actual settlers in the territories ami land states. In * hat follows 1 condense a few as characteristic of all and as in valuable evidence of the certain drift of public opinion upon a matter of Mich vital importance. ' vouu uitDisit OF Ai'itn , S , 1885 , meets with the approbation of all good citi'/.cns in this land ( Dak. ) of golden grain. " Stand by it , " "ventilate the trnuds. " " our order works no hard ship on tlio honest settler it is the rascal that objects to the inconvenience of hav ing his villiany investigated. " "Vour order is no detriment or disadvantage to the poorer classes" "the bulk of our bona tide settlers" "it is their salva tion. " "Your orders have mot with the approval of every bona lido resident "keep on with the work yon have so nobly inaugurated. " "Tho people of this vicinity ( Weld county , Colorado ) hail with j'o.y your land rulings. "Wo feel a great pride in the fearless and fair administration of the land department. " "Your rulings are a move in the right direction , fully one-fourth of all land claims in this district ( Huron , Dak. ) are more or less fraudulent. " "What dimir- once does it make whether lands are patented in one or ton years to people honestly seeking homes , it is only tlio land thieves \rho light against you. " " 'IJIK FAIIMUKS < ; r.NUAUV ! Ul'IIOI.n Mr. Sparks. " "The aclual farmers are not afraid ot any decisions you have rendered. " "We farmers do endorse your actions and de cisions and will stand by you.11 "We , the farmers and citizens of Brookings and Moody counties , Dakota , join in de claring your rulings just and proper ami for the best protection of farmers and actual settlers , but a bitter close to those residing in towns and holding claims. " "I feel deeply interested in your grand work , as this question of homes for our children will absorb our actions in the near future. " "Keep up your kicks. " "I have had my final receipt for over a ye-ir , but do not growl at your not issuing patents. " "Stand by your rulings ; no honest man is complaining ; only the rogues are hurt. " "You hit the nail on thu head , and , judging front tlio way the agents and attorneys squirm , you 'have hit it hard. " "Givo the honest poor man a chance , " "The money loaners and land thieves are the only ones who howl. " "Your report iiois : TO TIII : HOOT OF TIII ; ci'itsi ; , " "J heartily thank you for the remarkable - able change that has come over lh spirit of the United States land ollico. That EO radical a change should at once bo an nounced is as startling as thunder in a clear bkv , and brings relief to thousands who have been bound down , baud and foot , under a mighty curse.11 "Vour re port goes to the very root of the cnr.so. " "Somewhere in thu Old Testament mm of Israels prophets was commanded by thu Almighty'to pay justice to thu line and righteousness to the plummet. ' I think yon have road the text.1 "Actual seitlurt. anxious for their homes cry , God speed yon in lighting for the right. " "Continue the work you have Imguti so fearlessly and energetically. Whet the scalpel and cut clean the uarmiclu * that have planted their plundering fungi upon thu people's domain. " "IIH'IWLK'ANS A.s WKU. AS Il | : > Jl > Cll.\Tj. ! " "Farmers of all parties , in .southern Kansas , respect you " 1 have hereto fore supported the republican party witli my sull'rage. Republican , as 1 am , J can nevertheless thank jou for the stand you have taken to save the public land "from thii\o3. ! " ' 'The grand work you are doing in uueartning limber and swamp land UiieviH meet * iho hearty approval of all parties oiUhii P.icilic coast. " " 1 am not a democrat. 1 have bccu ii republi can since the party existed1 but 1 nm ( roe to say your action should have been taken lone , long nco , 1 believe you are right. " " 1 have always been a republican. 1 am fifty-five years old , but I believe in hon est government , nil honest administra tion of the laws , think Grover Cleveland's administration good , and nm willing to sustain nil sueh men. " "Wo like you as wo did President Clevclnnd , on account of thoencmics yon have mndo. " A dis tinguished German , of Chicago , 111. , de clares : " 1 can nssnro yon of the undi vided support of the German-Americans , not merely of the democratic party , but of the whole race , irrespective of party. " The Knights of Labor , of Atlanttc.la. , by a formal resolution , "tender the thanks of their assembly to General Sparks for using his inllnoneo ani-1 authority to prevent - vent corporations nnd svndicatea from monopolizing the public domain. " And the editor of the Loili ( Cal. ) , Sentinel , writes : "Von are endearing yourself lethe the ho\rtof : all honest Americans. * * * You are doing more to jirtify demoprntie ascendancy than any man of the re public. " r.t-TKns VTOX cmt.t/.ATiotf. "People of the east cannot reali/o the great injury perpetrated on the west. My two soustweiiiy-two ( and twenly-livo years old ) are forced to rent a farm ( hero in Minnesota ) or go west , with thousands of acres ntioccnpieu hero in the hands of . " "Here speculators. urn my self and other tnmilies who have school children in this vicinityApploton ( , Kuii . ) ami we cannot support a school , while the first parties \ > ho proved up tins laud has it in thu laud agent's hands for sale at $ U'00 and ilr > 00. " "And the rejoic ing is general over the banishment of these facilities , " "perjury and fraud , " through which "a chicken coop can bo broveil to be a dwelling house , a bean patcJi cultivation , a patch of weeds ns high as a man's shoulders , with a few straggling sprouts , could be called a tree claim , with MilUoiciit cultivation. " "crn.i : IUHONS" AND row nor KMUUC. : "The shot gun nnd bullets have been appealed to in tin ? country ( Lodi , Cal. , ) nnd I send > ou to-day ( , Ian. 0 , Sti. ) a copy of the .Stockton Mail , giving details of a specimen light over the lands.1 "An old settler in Ari/ona attested "the lla- grant frauds of the cattle barons in gob bling the public lands. " "Many thous and acres of laud in southwestern Kan sas are nnlnwfullv appropriated by the cattle king- * . " "Owners of stock ranches employ cow boys to file claims , to take charge ot the land , sometimes build a oortof house , furnish the money to prove up , and nay the cow boys a stipulated fee. " "Uaiich owners say they buy the claim * of their men as they chou.se to sell.1' "There is nothing ifnu.suat now in the matter of a squad of cow boys coming to Su.ulunce , Wyo. , to make final proof on claims under the pre-emption laws for ( he solo benefit of their employers , " "A few months more , not yeaH , will .sec all the choicest portions of the poor man's heritage in the hands of soulless corporations and bloated cattle kings. " 1 he cowboys , in their contempt for the law , boldly avow their frnudnlunt acts. They announce deaths against all who dare to interfere with their "j.o-called rights. " Citizens of Kelley , .New Mexico , describe a reign of terror. "Von do not. know what joy President Cleveland brought to our hearts when we read his reply to the cattle barons and their nip- resonlative's. " "Wo are at the mercy of the cattle kings. Wo fear their cowboys more than the wild Apneho Indians. Only a few days ago a neighbor was loft on tlio road for dead on account of his knowledge of land frauds. What we ' speak' for ourselves wo speak for , hundreds of others. We discuss tins when we iniie.t on the road or in town. Wo cannot meet in church or school houses for wo have none. The cattle kings stole our inheritance from us by their cowbovs. 'Therefore , they give us cowboys with six-shooters for ministers and the long horn Texan cow for school masters. We send this letter by e.xpress , as it would be unsafe ii it was known that wo gave you information. " Our cattle kings have thus appropri ated , at a merely nominal cost , vast areas of the richest pasturage of our public do main. Establishing their herdsmen nnd herds along both banks of our water courses or streams , their ranges covering miles on either bank , they monopolize both the water and this land , and pro hibit all settlement by e.\cliiiliiig ac tual settlers that inilurtrons yeomanry , upon whom our civilization rests , nnd the permanent wealth of thu nation is built. oim "CATTLE KiNos , " nApArrrv and violence , rival the ancient Ilyksos. The Ilyksos , or Shepherd Kings , with their herdsmen or cowboys and herds , wore one of the earliest and heaviest curses of nncieut Kgypt. 1 heir rapacity was not eclipsed by the modern Mame lukes. Those nomadic despots , tlioso Chaldean or Plneneciau cattle kings , plundered Kgypt of its most fertile lands , anil reduced its ppople to tributaries to their insatiate greed. Their tyranny , .supported by cruelty and crimes."by win- guinary violence , became unendurable and they wore violently expelled by an outraged people , aroused to arms by a multitude of wrongs. Our Ilyksos , our .shepherd or cattle kings , with their cow boys , a numerous and formidable body of mounted bandits , rude imitations of the splendid but rapacious Mamu- hikes , the modern spoilers ot Kgypt , in their cruelty and crimes , in their con temptuous deliaiico ot the national au thority , and in the sanguinary tyranny with which they so audaciously main tain their plunder of our richest lands , emulate their Chaldean or Phutniccun prototypes. Like these ancient nomndio despots , our Ilyksos have literally become a ctir.su. Combined with our timber ami railroad princes , wioli'ing ' an immonsu power ami associated wealth , and with a multitude of minor laud grabbers , laud speculators , unprincipled and greedy knaves of every caliber and grade every where infesting the public lands , nnd foes to the honest and actual or perma nent spitler , foes to oivilr/.alion and the progress and prosperity of the republic , our Ilyksos and their ilk have established on the domain of tliu people a powerful semi-barbarous oligarchy , which if not uprooted and destroyed , will put a ter minus to the future progress of civiliza tion towards the setting sun. Our Ilyksos and oilier kingly plunderers must bo M'lUr.CTii : > TO TJIK NATIONAL LAWS. Hence , our shepherd kings , our rail road and timber prlncu.iyilh nil Iho multitudinous land grabbing ilk , must bo subjected to thu penalties ol tliu national laws must bo coerced to disgorgu their plunder , and llicy and their criminal 1:11- : turpriius subordinated to thu wclfaru and progress of the republic. . That ii the gravamen of the now policy of thu Janil department that the resolve of ( jeimrnl Sparks min > < jrtcil by his .superiors in oilipK , and thousands of our people of all political parties , in papers on file he.ro in thu general land ollico , solemnly pray "God speed 3 on ( General Spaiks ) in your gi and and patriotic work. " "God grant you may not bo overcome by your one- inius ! " " ( iod protect you and the chief magistrate you represent , to save for our children thuir birthright. " Tc.wroN , Tint Itiihsinu KmprcHS. Paris Caiilais : Tli.i lifo of the is active anil very simple Jshu has ac climated at tlio court , all sorts of Eng lish coituines ; black cloth , sombre-col ored jackets , and little hats , ornamented with wings She rises early , walks a great deal ; goes to bed late , reads enor immsly , and although ahe loves dross and dancing passionatch , slut busies her.-idf , at thu proper times , with works of charity , which shu generously patronizes During the holiday * sins docs not change her liaoitK , except by thu distribution of alms and Jong sessions at chin eh. which pro mete frequent than usual. The even tug icii.ist is always the samp every day The grand duke and the grand duchess dmo at thq palace. Among the visitors , who are not members of the family , but who are frequently invited , are tlio coentess of SkoboletVand the countess of Staekelberg , also the ambassadress of England. The evolving toilettes are as brilliant ns those of the morning are simple. The empro. s wears a great many toilettes. Her robes are covered with costly laces , and the court mantles sparkle with gem ? . The empress lias one fur mantle uhleh costs half a million francs. _ _ The Vastest Strnmnr hi tlio World N Spnln'a. Court Journal : Spain , which is not usually reckoned among the Iirst of European nations in naval matters , at present possesses the fastest steamer in the world. The name of this of this smart vessel is El Destructor and she is a torpedo cruiser which can steam with her full armament on board at the rale of twenty-three kuot-s , that is , about twenty-seven miles an hour. Among her other accom plishments she is able to turn quite round in a space of four or live times her own length while going at full spued. Tlio chances of our fastest steamers , such as iho Umbrla or Ktruria. escaping her if once they were sighted , would bo small indeed ; for their best ocean speed is nineteen knots , and the Spaniard can run 700 miles at full speed without re quiring fresh coal supply. This formida. ble racer wits not built in Spain , bill on the Civile. She is oulv the Iirst of a licet ot similar cruisers ordered for Spain. NO OPIATES. NO POISON. A SAFEMEI5CINE. _ [ A Mother's Voice-Colds , Coughs and Sere Throat Cured. ! H AKiullh St. , lUltlmore , Mtl. for ( lie bciielltof tlnvp\\liollkt > mjn-lf IHITO nut only Millcrcd tlu'itiM'lu's , but having HIRO families , alnnjs Imvc ono or Jmiro iiuflvrlnx M llli enlds , ronghi or mra llmmts , I must willingly mid cheerfully recmmucml Iho Iteil Mnr Cough Curt1. No fatnllj should -ill this lime of > our ixirtlc- illnrly Iw without It , lor I \\n\o \ \ Town ! nulliliiR In iniuiy yen if nfcxpcrliMirr which fco promptly cures nndil\c relief In the cnses nitmlmiieilhlch ro BO eominon , niul uhlch , Ifnot attended to lit oncc.olWu lend to more n'rlnus i't > miiimK | ] Mliun - Jly ls > InlKOHUd Npiue nvvvr without 5 out Cough Curd mid In cinrncy In tliu pnvt innVrsmu feel Hint I owe n ilutyta man- Mml , to Inform them thrnnch you of Iho lionelltswo hn\e derived from ft , without niiy uftlieimplrniuiiil iilleots oijicrloneeJ from other eouuu incillrltirs MltS , M. 1'OLLOCK. NMr Darno Slitm-for Chest and Sort Throat. Govunstowu , Jld. Wo Imvo used Iho Red Slur Cough Cure , mid In teveriil ca.vcs lm\e found It bencfl- rutl tn ntli'vlullnj ; 1'oiinlH , oppression oil Iho chc&t uinl Irritation of the throat. SlBTKItS OK NO Hli ; JUAME. No Oiilntcs AKviuarkuMo 1'raU lxvelaud. Ohio. I Imvc used ynnrHcil Slur Cough dire , iniil use it now whenever I hare imo forlt. 1'or ten years 1 RSII slnvutn tlio opium habit , iiiul did your Cuuili ; Cure contain oplales , I would not dnro use it. 'I Ills alone is pohltl\ proof tlinl It In free Irom opiate * . It In nil you claim for It. II. 0. WII.-'OW , Mngr. Mnplcwood Opium lustlluto. THE CHART.rS A. % 'OQELEn CO. . BiHlmoro , MJ. i- All ptrtuu lifisct SJ. Jacotu Oil or Ketl Stiir Qjnyh CVr ? , irili by fending u two cent ft'amp aMla.liilorvuJtluireafcrcr \ Aovrcr. THKB. THE GREAT GERMAN REMED Ccn ! BbittasUra , H M Buluti , , alu , KrotM * < otiir 1'iliuuillcln. HIS CUlll LISA. 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Tlio Ini-l iiionul m-ulvuil Is tor J'nui m-.miKK op Miaiir , lioiu thu Into IJtrioslilou lioirt nt NnwOilnHiiK. While ficuim ot putunli liuvu bnun fouiir ) Tnrlhli' n , Iho prliii'lplcd ot tliu ( Jlovo-rjttlna liavn iiroVKillnvalil.iblu. HiilHilnrs nru iiuthoil/oi ] to rnfunil inoiuty. if , on rxiuiiiiiutluii , tin Ro OirHDlH ill ) not inovuui riiir i6i'iitoU I'OH KAII ! lVKIt\'Wliitll { | KHKK ON AIM'I-ICATIO.V. THOMSON , LANGDON & CO , , New York , , n ruUKUb , niul it nuw hint lucunrilul CI'Hl' in your own buinu liy 0110 ttliu MII * ileuf twcuty uliflit yours. Tii'iiii'il liy iitoul ol HID nuu-il gpuuml- UU tvitboul buiietlt , CIIIL-U liinihull lu Unco inonllit. , itiul fciiiiu tlit'ii liuiulriulH of ullici-- . I'ull nHrtluulitm sun ! on uppl uttlloii. T. U. I'AUK , No , il Wv t J.bt i-t , N uw york Cliy OR. PEWO'S iul ( CObSUMrTIGN , BGCXtHITIS , KIEVDliS FROSTRA1ICM , ETC. hrmluUmp for thf " > liirieMlntki > > > li ot , A" , 11Cu r iJx i/n * UC' /y * fn | unt/K * 1 * lu ( A ( nffctl Mul > * fancda or ; tfuropt Ujf * vrt * * Ka\it \ tril/t roch/tnfm n ( A ldri'k4. " CUlCiCU , JU ,