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fSKAL.J N. P. Fun , . Notarr Public.
As n twister of the British lion's tail ,
Senator Ins-ills now fills the place once
occupied by "Hiehelien" Kobinson.
Oxr.Y fifty-three additions to Omnha
have been platted and recorded since the
1st of November. This docs not include
Hie Duzxard's Koost.
IU.IKOIS is not only out of debt but has
fMO.OOO to spare. Nebraska , with peed
management , can soon be in the same
happy and independent condition.
DIE. AliLLKK is in Jilcsico on an im
portant nnssson. lie is noting us smell
ing committee to ascertain how much
rook and rye a Kentucky bourbon can
Blow away at a grand reception.
Tin ; lawyers of Omaha are just now
agitated upon only one subject , and that
Is who will bo the new judges in this dis
trict. If they knew in advance whom
Governor Tlmyor would appoint they
would know how to trim their sails.
COLIIY is the most active bill intro
ducer in the legislature. Up to date be
has introduced measures designed to re
form every condition of affairs in the
lioavens above , in the earth beneath and
the waters under the earth , with several
cutmtius still to bo heard from.
UNION PACIFIC ATTOIIN'KY PotM-Lr/roh' .
ofticials of the horse car company , water
works and gas company united in draft-
Jug the new charter which the lunatic of
the Herald pronounces a raid on the cor
porations. The only "assault" on the
corporations is a clause providing that
they shall not bo exempt from municipal
taxation. Every town , village and city
in Nebraska will join in saying Amen to
this provision.
IT is expected that the supreme court
of Indiana will render a decision in the
Smith Robertson case to day. The speech
of Sonn'or Harrison on last Friday , deny
ing the jurisdiction of the court , was an
effort of extraordinary power , but repub
licans are not sanguine of a decision fa
vorable to his view. Tour of the live
judges are democrats , and although they
decided that the court had no jurisdic
tion to restrain the secretary of state
from certifying to the speaker of the
Louse the election returns for lieutenant
governor , it is apprehended that they will
hold a dill'ercnt view of the judicial
power in the present case.
SKHATOK TKU.KU , who has been one of
the boldest of corporation tools in public
life , was virtuously indignant over Mr.
Ikck's bill prohibiting senators from
noting as attorneys for the subsidized
railroads , "Sir. Teller , " notes the New
York Times , "was in good trim for
spunking , owing to his rooont prolonged
explanation and defense of the action of
the interior department , when he was
tccrotary of the interior , with regard to
the notorious and scandalous ISackbono
land grant a grant which Mr. JCdinund.s
on the same day for his edification de
scribed as 4"thi ) most audacious sioal I
ever hoard of in the United States. "
members of the legislature
should watch sharply Senator Sncll's ap
portionment bill which unites Douglas
and Sarpy counties anil gives four sena
tors to the district thus created. This
i-chemo if adopted will send at least three
( lumuoratlo senators out of the four from
the senatorial district proposed , and will
correspondingly decrease the republican
representation in the legislature. Then
is only one proper method to adopt it :
making the apportionment for Douglai
nnd Sarpy counties. That method , bascc
on fairness and on the numerical prc
ponderanco of votes in the county ii
which Omaha is situatud , is to givu three
Henators to republican Douglas and OIK
lloal between Douglas and Surpy.
of North
Carolina , who It is understood will sue
ceed S. S. Cox as minister to Turkey , wai
u brigadier general in the confedorati
tinny and commanded a division at tin
surrender at Appomattox. Ho is curving
his third term in congress , having l > eui
defeated for rc-nominatum on account ol
his advocacy of the civil service policy
of the administration , wliich is not ar
dently admired by the democrats' of tht
district ho represents. Ho ia a man ol
good attainments and good address , and
besides the Illness of having one Cox sue-
ccijd another there is no reason to doubt
that he would bo satisfactory to the sul-
ain and draw his salary with propoi
iunotualtty , ' . .
They 0'nn't Deceive the I'eojile.
Ono of the eminent judges of this state
has given it as his experience that no
criminal will hcsltato to add perjury to
his crime when ho wants to clear himself
before a jury. The reprobates who be
trayed their constituents and deserted the
leader whom they had pledged them *
solves to support in the late senatorial
contest are inventing all sorts of false
hoods to cover their infamy. Nearly
every one of them tells a different tale to
excuse Ins duplicity , but thcso palpable
falsehoods can deccivo nobody. Mr.
Newton , of Ulay county , wo are assured ,
tries to excuse his desertion of Van Wyck
by telling some of his credulous friends
that the straight republicans offered to
guarantee Van \Vyck's \ nomination in
caucus , which would have insured his
election , but Uosowater jumped up nnd
said , "No , we don't need these republi
cans. Wo have democrats enough to
elect Van Wyck , and will elect htm with
out the aid of the straight republicans. "
Thereupon Newton and the little band of
'sorters ' made tip their minds to teach
Van Wyck and Hoscwatcr n lesson.
This comes to us directly from ( . 'lay
ounty , from n party who heard Mr.
Newton tell his story , and wo are
uskcd whether it is true. Our answer is
.hat there is not a word of truth in it.
L'iicro never was any such offer made to
Van Wyck , and if there had been Uose-
water Would have been the last man to
spurn itor advise its rejection. We defy
Mr. Newton to oltn acrcdiblo witness
who will corroborate him.
Next comes Mr. Whitmorc. Ho has
had himself quoted as calling God to
witness that ho didn't know anything
about Thurston's aspiration ? to the sen
ate until two days before balloting com
menced for senator. It is an awful thing
to call God to witness when a man
knows that he is not tolling the truth.
Dons any intelligent person believe Mr.
Whitmoro when he makes this denial in
the face of the fact that his preference for
Thurston as second choice was made pub
lic through the Papillion Times before
the legislature met , and furthermore in
the face of the elfort of Mr. Whitmoro to
convert one of the Douglas delegation
to Tluirslon during the first week of the
session. Mr. Whitmoro's positive denial
that ho tried to force a secret ballot
in caucus in the interest of Thurs-
to.i is llatly contradicted by vat ions
members who were in that caucus , ami
furthermore .by the fact that he succeeded
at one time in getting two of the Doug
las dclcgatiou to join him in this elfort.
Hut Whitmoro , like Newton , throws the
blame of his defection on Rosewator. Ho
says he refused to bo Hosowator's slave
any more , and therefore went over to the
railroad faction. What was ho ever
asked to do which would confer a per
sonal benefit upon Kosowater ? Was an
appeal to him to live np to his
pledges and remain true to his
constituents an attempt to make a slave
of him ? Can ho ever explain away his
studied indifference , at the opening of
tlin session , when ho must have known
that giving away two votes to the enemy
was a deliberate surrender ?
Then wo have the gallant Colonel
Haird , of Dakota county , who wants it
understood that ho deserted Van Wyck
and went over to Thurston because -
cause he was too pure and holy to asso
ciate with anybody who had the good will
of "Itotten Joe" Holman. That will dote
to tell the marines. Up in Dakota county
the people will always believe that IJaird
gold them out.
Wo have neither time nor space to con
tradict the stories that knaves and hypo
crites of this stripe have concocted.
The Now Clinrter.
Where is Dr. Miller and what has be
come of Lyuian Kiehardson ? Wo ask
this question because it has become
manifest to every thinking person that
the paper which they own has fallen into
the hands of a maniac or an idiot. Every
day the community is shocked by the
crazy assaults and looney schemes which
emanate from the hair-brained person
that has charge of the editorial page of
the Jlirald.
Nothing but an absolute craze to
create a sensation or disturbance could
account for the stupid , and silly
ravings about the new city
charter which appear in the
last edition of the Herald , unless indeed
there is a method in this madness and the
attempt to destroy the new charter is
inspired by railroad managers. The
charter , as cveryoody knows in Omaha ,
was publicly discussed for three weeks
and adopted in the main by the com
mittee of fifteen , Tins committee was
composed of representatives of the
moneyed interests and corporations
together with memborsof the council and
two or three prominent citi/.ons. The
charter itself was drafted by the city
attorney and finally adopted with three
or four changes by the Douglas delega
tion.
tion.Tho
The citizens of Omaha and the legisla
ture are now admonished by the mono-
mai.iac of the Herald that the now char
ter is a clangorous document full of hid
den pel Us and unheard of schemes to
benefit the two Kosewators , The joke
of the whole matte' ' is that nine-tenths ol
the terrible features which tha Jlertiltl
raves about have been in our prcsenl
charter from two to sixteen years. The
powers of the mayor and council whicli
are denounced as dangerous and extraor
dinary are greater in the present
charter than in the now one. At present
the mayor has absolute power to refuse
to join the council in making a contract ,
nnd if out of spite or spleen , lie choscs tc
defeat any measure involving a contracl
ho can do goby withholding his signature
and no court can compel him to allix it.
At present the mavor and council con
trol absolutely , the police am1 llro do
partmcnts us well as the grading ol
streets and otlwr improvements , whereas
under the new charter these powers art
exercised in the main by the police and tin
commission , park commission and bean
of public works , ( Jreat hue and cry are
aised over the section giving the mayoi
and council power to regulate tolls ovei
bridges which is construed as meaning i
scheme to lix the Union Pacific bridge
tolls. This power was conferred as fai
back as 1S71 and is now on the statuti
books , page 20 , Session Laws , 18"T. We
are told that a dangerous raid is bein
made on tha water company by giviut
the mayor ami council power to appro
priate streets and condemn private prop
erty. As n matter of fact thl
section was inscited at the re
quest of and for thn beneti
of the water company to nnabli
them to extend tiieir works and remove
their pumps to a polut wh rc thu suwer
tgo does not contaminate the M ? sburi
iver. A frightful picture is painted by
reference to the section wlrch allows the
council to license auctioneers , pawn
brokers , ten pin alleys , express wagons ,
meddlers , etc. Astho council has had the
same power in every'charter for the last
twenty years , the idiocy of the man who
writes such twaddle is manifest. A tcr-
rlblo revelation is made about the
: ho commissi6n of adjustment to
jo composed of City Engineer
llosowatcr and two free hold
ers. This commission was created
jy the legislature two years ago , is em
bodied in the present charter and was
ipprovcd by the committee of fifteen
: ifter full discussion. The levy and tax
.listribution and the limit of ten per cent
ire denounced as something unheard of.
They have only been heard of since 180' ' ) ,
when Omaha got her first charter as a
ity of the first class.
The city engineer's salary is raised to cor
respond with those of engineers in other
cities , and his responsibilities and
duties are doubled. This was done
by the committee which also raided the
salary of the mayor , police judge , street
commissioner and oilier ollicials. The
sections whicli increase the responsibili
ties of the city engineer are modelled
after those in the charter of St. Louis
where no objection was raised by news
paper cranks because the engineer's
name was not Kosowator. The city
printing clause is denounced as a scheme
of the present city printer to cllvo into
the pockets of the tax payers. The fact
is that the city printing' proper ,
which costs from § 5,000 to
$10,000 is not touched by tiio
hartcr. It mav bo clone by the Herald
but it cannot bo done by the HUB because
it has no job olhco. The city advertis
ing is regulated on business principles.
Each paper bidding is required to state
its circulation and in the award the rela
tive circulation is to bo taken into ac
count. Is there anything unfair in that ?
There is another safeguard in the proviso
vise that the city shall not pay a higher
rate for its advertising than the lowest
rate charged to any other patront
by the ollicial paper. There can
bo no swindle in that. But
the real objection to the now charter ,
way down deep , is the power granted the
city to make railroads bear their share of
city taxes , To a man who don't pay
a dollar like the Jlcrald monomaniac
this is of no moment , but fair minded men
and tax payers generally \rill regard it
as just , equitable and absolutely neces
sary. The defeat of the charter which is
called for by the railroad organ would
bo a blow from which this citj *
would not recover for years.
Its reformed police system , parks and
boulevards , extended water works , en
larged city limits and other vital needs
would be postponed for three years ,
which means incalculable damage to
property interests , curtailed growth and
complications of all sorts. Wo know the
citizens of Omaha want tins charter , and
the people of Nebraska have much at
stake in the growth .and prosperity of
Omaha which now pays one-tenth of the
state tax.
The Treasury ] > ortfolio.
There appears to bo good ground for
the report that Secretary Manning in
tends to surrender the treasury portfolio ,
although he is reticent on the subject.
Perhaps , indeed , this fact is of itself gooil
evidence. It is stated that Mr. Manning
will retire to acceut the presidency of anew
now bank in New York City. It is a
matter of authentic information that a
national bank is being organized there
with a capital exceeded by only one
other bank in that city , of which Treasu
rer Jordan is to bo the vice president.
There is every probability that
Manning is to be its president.
Such a position would bo far less labor
ious than that of secretary of the treas
ury , and Mr. Manning's health will not
stand hard and sedentary employment.
It is true that for some months ho has not
been required to give close attention to
the details of his office , and many mat
ters formerly made a part of his duties
have been relegated to the care of sub
ordinates. 15ut a conscientious public
ollicial will not bo satisfied with a long
continuance of this method. As a bank
president Mr. Manning would have less
exacting demands upon his time and at
tention , and ho would bo much bettor
paid for his services. It is fur
thermore not unlikely that however
congenial may be the duties of the
treasury department to Secretary Man
ning , ho feels that his usefulness has
been so impaired by the refusal of his
party in congress to civo heed to his
views and recommendations , and the
promise of its doing so appears to bo so
hopeless , that ho has no heart to continue
the conflict at the expense of vital ener
gies which require careful husbanding.
Very likely were Mr. Manning in vigor
ous health no could not bo induced to
give up the effort to educate his party to
his views , but under existing conditions
the perils of the struggle are too great ,
nnd ho naturally wishes to avoid them ,
The question of a successor to Secre
tary Manning , earnestly discussed when
he tendered his resignation last summer ,
will now.be renewed. A just recognition
of faithful and meritorious service , as
well as a regard for the principle of civil
service reform in its best application ,
would give the succession to Assistant
Secretary Fairchilcl. Such promotion
would also satisfy the country. There is
no question respecting the ability of Mr.
Fairchild , and his ccnir.su during the
period in which ho was acting secretary
commended him to the country as a ju
dicious and sate man. The wisdom of
the policy lie pursued has boon abund
antly justified by results , and indeed it la
entirely fair to say that whatever success
has attended the management of the
treasury department under the present
administration is to be credited qnito us
much to him as to the secretary. The
country would feel more certain of a ju
dicious and conservative policy on the
part of the treasury with Fuirchild at its
head than it would bo likely to do with a
new and untried man. lint tiiero will be
democratic aspirants whose clr.ims tc
consideration tiie president will not lind
it iasy ; , or perhaps convenient , to ignore ,
it is believed that Mr. Cleveland is more
susceptible to party demands now than
formerly , and thcso may outweigh all
other considerations. If this belief is
well founded the chance of Mr. Fairchild
being elevated to u cabinet position is not
very promising.
TIIHF.K weeks of discussion of the
Omaha charter , during which every pro >
posed change was published and conv
montcd .upon by the press , have tnade our
citizens thoroughly familiar with its con
tents. It has since been passed upon see'
lion by section by the Douglas county
delegation. This \g \ a very late d-.iy to
raise a disturbance over the charter and
to accuse its frann-rs of secret deigns
against corporations and in favor of in
dividuals.
The Trrnty of 1818.
The frequent mfcrcnco made to the
treaty of 1818 , in discussions ol the fishery
dispute , and the faot that it Is upon this
convention that t ho Canadians rely for a
justification of thuir course , as does the
government of the United States for its
ground of complaint against the outrages
of the Dominion authorities upoij Amer
ican vessels , give it a peculiar interest at
this timo. The first article of the treaty
Is the only one bearing upon the fisheries ,
which for n number of years before the
negotiation of the treaty hail been a
source of controversy and moro or less ill
feeling and trouble , threatening at times
serious results. This article recites that
whereas differences had arisen respect
ing the liberty claimed by the United
States for its inhabitants to "take , dry
and cure fish on certain coasts , bays , har
bors and creeks of his Uritannie majesty's
dominions in America , it is agreed be
tween the high contracting parties that
the inhabitants of the United States shall
have forever , in common with the sub
jects of his Hritannic majesty , the liberty
to take fish of any kind in that part of the
south coast of Newfoundland which ex
tends from Capo Hay to the Kamean
islands on the western and northern
coasts of Newfoundland , from the said
Cape Ray to the Quipiron islands , on the
shores of the Magdalen islands , and also
in the coasts , bays , harbors and crocks ,
from Mount July on the southern coast
of Labrador to and through the Straits
ol Hello Isle , and thence northwardly in
definitely along tbc coast. " It was also
agreed that American fishermen should
have the liberty forever to dry and euro
fish in any of the unsettled bays , harbors
and creeks of the southern part of the
coast of Newfoundland and of the coast
of Labrador , so long as these remained
unsettled. The United Stales renounced
forever any liberty theretofore enjoyed
or claimed to take , dry or cure fish on or
within three marine miles of any of the
coasts , bays , creeks or harbors of his
majesty's dominions in America not in
cluded within the above mentioned lim
its , it being however provided that Amer
ican fishermen "shall bo admitted to
enter sucii bays or harbors for the pur
pose of shelter and repairing damages
therein , of purchasing wood and of ob
taining water , and for no other purpose
whatever. "
Nothing could bo plainer than that
reference is made in this article to in
shore fisheries , those within three marine
miles of the coast line , which our
fishermen have repeatedly declared
they do not wish to invade , and
which were not invaded by any
one of the vessels seized by the Domin
ion authorities last summer. But
if it bo granted for the sake of argument
that there might bo a fair difference of
opinion on this point , there certainly can
be none regarding the rights guaranteed
by the last clause. Yet it was for at
tempting to avail themselves of these
clearly defined rights , about which no
possiolc question can exist , that several
American vessels were seized. It ia the
unquestionable violation of the treaty in
this matter of which the United Slates
chielly complains , and which , together
with the declared mirpose of the Domin
ion government , through hostile legisla
tion , to continue this policy on an en
larged scale , is the incentive and the
justification of the proposed policy of re
taliation.
IT now turns out that the Fremont
earthquake was nothing more nor less
than a collision between a meteor ami a
section of Dodge county. If it had fallen
near South Omaha it would have been
promptly laid into a now addition by our
meteoric real estate men.
CURK1SNT TOPICS.
The lawyers who are hunting the con
cealed fortune of James Henry Paine , the
New i'ork miser , say there Is no doubt
53,000,000 will be unearthed.
Senor Caralla , a Madrid Rcholar who has
been for many years nt work upon a rhymed
version of the bible , has just completed his
task. The book contains 200,003 verses.
Ilobert Ferguson , the burglar recently
wounded and arrested in Grain Valley , Mo. ,
while breaking Into the depot , was formerly
principal of the Garfield school in Now Or
leans.
Governor Gordon , of Georgia , docs not In
tend that the crop of southern colonels shall
become extinct during his rcjgn. Ho has ap
pointed a stall of twenty-one nides-du-camp ,
who nre entitled to the rank of lieutenant-
colonel.
Little Johnny IJlossoin , of Harrodsbnrir ,
Ky. , Ims swallowed sixteen cents In pennies
and three cent pieces , and has sultered no
inconvenience therefrom. Llttlo Johnny Is
expected 10 bloom Into n great financier , or
at least a receiving teller.
Finis Gower , eighteen years old and a
cousin of Frank and Jcsso James , has been
detected in robblnz the malls in Tennessee.
As he Is under arrest with a strong case
against him , justice will probably write
"Finis" at an early day upon his career of
crime.
Now York Herald : C. 1) . JatTray , treas
urer ot the American opera company , says
that not a single piece of baggage has been
lost since the company vyent on the road.
This is quite remarkable , as the orcanlzation
has 050 trunks under its care and a number
of chest notes.
A SuuKOBtion to .Nebraska.
The people of Nebraska ought to rcncal
their law authorizing a designation ot the
popular choice of United States senator at
the ballot DOX , or else they ought to send rep
reseniatlves to the legislature who will obey
the law. _
Forfjonrance ,
l\trUaiuI J'/nrwrr/j / ) ! .
There Is no other pain like this ,
Of hiivim : donu sometnlng amiss
That wounds a heart lor which we cnro
More tlwn for audit elR" that 1ms birth
Like ours upon our mother c.irth ;
Naught fl o can civo us such despair.
That we. who think that wo should die
To save that heart from coining nign
One & 1 | blest touch of pain or grief ,
Should In somu sudden aii''cr ' sheath
Sharp sword-points of stern words beneath
That heart , surpasses all belief.
Yet knowing this is so , shall wo
Not ready with our pardon be
When those we love shall seem unkind ?
llememb'rlng that we loved not less
Those sad times when wo failed toilless
Uucuuse our anger made 113 blind.
DcnelliB of Ili li I'icense.
I'/ilIcitlriii'ita / ' Itecoitl.
It has been said that the hlirh-licenso law
of .Missouri yielded more revenue to the ? pub
lic treasury last year than did .nil the faxes
levied by the state on railroad , ( clcgrhph and
brldiro companies , and on mlnr.3 and mann-
factoilcs put together. Under a prohibitory
system there would have been as much drinking -
ing and no revenue.
The liobb.vliifj I-'unil.
Oilraoi JfmlM.
Amons the Items of 1'itclflc road expendi
tures Is a little one of $2,000,000 which Mr.
Ihmtlngton says went for lobbying pur
poses. It would bo interesting to know how
much of It went to defeat Van W\ck. If it
had all gone lor that purpose It would prob
ably have been a paying Investment.
STATE AND TI2UUITO11Y.
.Nebraska Jottings.
Grand Island puts her improvements
for last year at $ CW,000.
The First National bank of Heaver
City has been authorized to begin busi
ness.
ness.An Illinois capitalist is negotiating for
a bonus and a site for a twine factory in
Columbus.
The treasurer of Plalto county collected
In taxes last year $130iV > 9 and paid out
$101,700. The treasury has a surplus of
$00 , 1W.
Uodgo county has abolished the oflico
of superintendent of the poor. There was
a surplus of dignity and lee little benefit
in the title.
In the matter ot business Sidney steps
to the front with a record for last year of
1U ! 4 car loads of merchandise unloaded
at that point.
The tests of the Columbus waterworks
prove them to bo satisfactory in every
respect , and up to the requirements of
the contract.
The Kansas City & Omaha road offers
to build through Hamilton county for a
bonus of ! ? jOOUO. As a ear pel-bag beggar
the Kansas City outfit has few equals and
no superior in the state.
A Nebraska City man was hold up by
two road agents a few evenings ago and
relieved of : ? 1.GO and a uluc of tobacco.
The gentlemanly Turpins handed back
Hie tag of the plug and kept the re
mainder.
The survey of the Missouri river at Ne
braska City shows a ledge of hard white
stone at a depth of fifty-live feet. The en
gineer states that there am few better
places on the river for a bridgo.
The picket line of the Salvation army
has htruek Nebraska City , A preliminary
recotinoi.sanco lias convinced the com
mander that the entire army will bo re
quired to make a successful assault on
that citadel of sin.
Iowa 1 1 cms.
A savings bank with a canital of ? 30-
000 is to be started in DCS Moines.
Mr. Walter Uootli , near Nashua , sold
$907.70 worth of butter from eighteen
cows last year.
Within eight j-cars ISurlinglon has paid
for its water service sJloS.STO.GS moro
than $10,000 , per annum.
General Manager Potter , of the Chicago
cage , Burlington & Quincy , has bought
another farm near Creston.
About 85 per cent ot the schools in
Dulniquo county have complied with the
new law in regard to teaching the hygiene
of the use of narcotics and alcoholic
stimulants.
The ten-year-old daughter of Amos
Weller , who was visiting Stephen Hardy's
farm , seven miles northeast of Dos
Moines , was killed by a shotgun in the
hands of a playmate.
The Typographical union of Keokuk
has received "loiters of regret" from
Mark Twain and Messrs. Cliilds and
Drexel , of Philadelphia , for inability to
bo present at the ball of that society cm
the evening of February 10. They will
be published ill the Proof Sheet , winch is
to be the organ of the fraternity on the
occasion of the dance and will be set up
and printed in the hall.
Prophet Foster , of I'urlington , predicts
for February : "The time for the com
mencement of one of the greatest storm
periods of the winter is close at hand.
Wo have repeatedly given warning of
these coming storms and given the dales
February 1 , 7 , 13 and 18 at which these
storms will cross the Mississippi river ,
and that the lirsl and third dates given
would be. very heavy storms.Vo expect
very cold weathnr to follow Iho first
storm as predicted several weeks ago.
The uath of the first storm was calculated
to reach far south , the second and third
farther north. General bad weather
with great extremes in temperature are
expected. " _
Unkottx.
Rapid City is planning to move the
United States court from Dnadwood.
The doctors of Fargo have petitioned
for a law regulating the practice of med
icine.
Coal consumers of Vankton are urged
to organise and break up the pool of coal
boilers.
Machinery for treating ores will bo
placed in the itapid City school of mines.
The cost of the plant is estimated at
$10,0(10 ( , and the legislature has been
asked to appropriate that sum.
According to Commissioner Uunlap's
biennial report Yankton county raised
more corn in the years 1885 and ISfcO
than any other county in the territory.
In cattle and hogs the county stands oven
with Turner and Hutchinson ,
A council of Congregational ministers
is to assemble at Yankton to inquire into
matters which have of late disturbed the
Yankton church and to settle all
dillerenco upon a Christian basis. The
council will convene in the course of a
week or so. _
Wyoming.
In a quarrel over a game of cards at
Fort Steulo last Monday , .John Johnson
was shot and killed by u man named Mc
Lennan.
Governor Moonlight has appointed his
daiighler , Miss Nellie , his private secre
tary , and the number of gentlemen call
ers is increasing daily.
The Laramie Boomerang has informa
tion of an exclusive kind that the Union
Pacific will in the spring begin the con
struction of a branch line leaving the
niain road at Hock .Springs , and follow
ing a general northwest course. The Big
Sandy will bo crossed low on its course ,
the Croon river will then bo spanned , ami
the developing line will then pass through
the La Barge and Fontanello settlements ,
over to the Snake river , UP that stream to
Jackson's lake , and thencoto the national
park.
An Oregon Short Line train was
wrecked by snow drifts near Granger
Saturday. Heavy snow has prevailed in
that region for several clays , and at the
point indicated the. two locomotives draw
ing the train ran into a hue : drift , de
railing both engines , the mail , express ,
baggage and second class coaches , leav
ing only the first class coach and the
Pullman on the track. Ono fireman was
killed and an engineer slightly hurt.
None of the passengers were injured.
The Choynnno Sun has declared war on
the general government as the giant land
monopolist of the territory. "It is the
possessor of a very largo area of land
and will neither pay taxes upon the same
nor sell it at a reasonable price to per
sons who will purchase. Worse than all ,
it declines to make any use of its largo
domain. This monopolist does not raise
a head of live stock , will not grow a potato
tate nor make any valuable improve
ments upon its land. In stiort , this non-
progressive , hold-fast , dog-in-tho manger
will do nothing to increase the taxable
wealth of the terntorv ancl in all that
tends to develop the resources of thin
part of the country it declines to con
tribute in any way. It is u dead ite.vl in
the euturpnsu. "
How rsipy Arp tc .bo SuppinntuI A
1'ilack f.lst.
Bill collectors are a necessary evil of
life , nnd they are well represented in this
city. There arc many full-Hedged speci
mens of the genius hero , all of whom nro
able to cope with the backward debtor in
the most summary manner imaginable.
A new scheme for collecting debts is
being developed by a genius , nnd will
soon bo put into effect. A largo wagon
Is being prepared for a negro who is to
bo appointed head bill collector. This
individual , it might bo mentioned hero ,
is a muscular specimen of the race , able
to cope with a half cio7.cn angry nnd ex
asperated victims , llo wears a largo
hat on which ia inscribed the
legend , "Trying to collect bad
debts. " The wagon which ho pilots
about is a gorgeous affair , noticeable two
blocks away , it lias a sort of cylindrical
arrangement in the box , which is made
to display such signs ns the following !
' Had debts collected. " "In the house
trying to collect bad debls , " e.lo. This
vehicle slops in front of a man's house ,
the swarthy bill collector rings the door
bell and presents his account. As a gen-
eal thing.two or three visits.it issaid will
bring a man to time. This is especially
the case when he is possessed of a sovil
sensitive to the ridicule of his neighbors
or townsmen.
The company which proposes to oper
ate this wagon has issued a "black book"
containing a list of Omaha people who
arc not worthy of credit. The names of
many well-known citizens are contained
therein. The book is sold by subscrip
tion among the merchants and business
men of the city.
An Accident On tlio Union 1'aolllo
Sunday Trnoklnyluj ; .
News was received at Union Pacific
headquarters yesterday of an a ceidont
which occurred at Almy Junction to train
No.l on the Union Pacific Saturday night.
That train , while running at lightning
speed , broke a switch target lever. The
engine and three cars wore derailed and
badly smashed. The lire in un jumped in
time to escape dangerous injuries , though
ho was pretty badly hurt. The engineer ,
Murphy , was not so lucky , llo was
caught under the tank nnd squeezed
to death. When taken out from beneath
the tank ho had evidently been dead iomo
minutes. Fortunately none of the pas
sengers were injured. The amount of
the damage cannot yet bo estimated.
Messrs. Thompson , Hums and Hack
ney , of the Union Pacific , returned Nun-
day from a tour of inspection which
carried them as far west as Idaho.
T1IACK T.AYINO.
Sunday morniiiLr at 7 o'clock a largo
force of Union Pacific trackmen were set
to work extending a track to the Chicago ,
Minneapolis , St. Paul & Omaha transfer
line , north on Thirteenth to a point be
yond Nicholas. 1'or a time it , was sup-
pos-cd that the Sunday movement was to
avoid an injunction in occupying what ,
was supposed to bo the grade _ of the Min
neapolis road. The Union Pacific com
pany , however , claims that the track
was laid Sunday because it enabled
them to save so much time , and the
grade , instead ot being that of the Min
neapolis road , was built by the Union
Paeilic for its line up to ( Jray's now lum
ber yard , north of Nicholas on Thir
teenth.
COMING I3VHNTS.
They Cast Their Shadows Before
TllIMU.
The month of February , which opens
to-day promises to bo prolific in in
teresting events. The following arc a
few of thorn :
February 5. Ball ot Swedish Library
association at Masonic hall and bicycle
tournament at exposition building.
February 7. Elks ball at Millard
hotel.
February 8. Hyperion club at Masonic
hall.
February 9. K. of L. ball at Masonic
hall.
February 10. Metropolitan club at
Metropolitan club hall.
February 11. Brotherhood of Railway
Bnikome.ii ball at Cunningham hall and
Union Pacific band masquerade at An
nex.
February 12. Svea Nova ball at Gcr-
mania hall.
February 11. Conoordia masquerade
at Masonic hall ,
February 15. brotherhood of Engi
neers , masquerade ! ball Masonic hall.
February 17. Philomun club at Ma
sonic hall.
February 13 Home Circle club at Ma
sonic hall.
February -Pythasoraslodge.Knights
of Pythias , ball at Annex.
February 21. Knights of Labor ball at
exposition building.
February 22. ' 1 urnverein masquerade
at exposition building and Masonic party
at Masonic hall. The Musical Union or
chestra has been engaged lo play at the
events named above.
An Kntinjicmpnt I'nrty.
The engagement of Miss Ray I lor wich
to Dr. N. Dymondberg , was celebrated
Sunday night at the lady's residence , 1020
Douglas street. Dancing , games and an
excellent supper served to render the
evening one not. soon to bo forgotten by
the thirty young friends of the happy
couple who were present , Miss Ray
Horwieh is the daughter of Mr. M , Hor-
wich , a well known business man of tills
city , and is very popular wherever she is
known. Dr. Dymondberg is a young
physician , recently arrived from St.
Paul and is about to loeatci in Omaha.
The happy couple were the recipients of
many valuable presonts. The marriage
will take place in about two months.
Absolutely
This powder never varies , A marvel of
puriiystrength and wholcsoinenrw More
economic than the ordinary kinds and
cannot he told in competition wi h live mul
titude of low test , ihort weight alum or
phosphate powilert. Sold only in .cans.
Koyal Baking Powder Co . 100Val ! Hreet ,
New York.
2o secure u lol In that beautiful ml-
laa
All lots left on I'eb , 1 , will bo advanc
ed 25 per oent in price. Now is the ( imo
to buy and got the bmielit of the raise.
Several lots were sold" in
Before it could bo slaked out. Ho not
bo deluded by additions advertised to bo
nearer than Lipton' Place , but come and
take a ridn out and see for yourself that
what wo loll you is truo.
Groins , out at all Times-
A lumber .yard will be in operation as
soon as a switch r.-m be laid. We are
also negotiating with Kansas City parties
to locale a patent
If MitllilClOi'l' ' '
Here which will employ from 40 to r > 0
men. This is a sure thing , as they are
waiting to decide which of two pie < - ' s of
land they want , both on
To you who want
HOMES IN 3 , OMAHA
bo sure to sec Liplon Place before buy
ing e.'suwhere. '
Not more than 10 lots left in
Cotner.fi Archer's '
whiclf has only been on the market 3J
days.
Improved mid unimproved property iu
all parts of the city.
The most of lots we have sold hurt * are
to bo built on in the spring on account
of their newness to the packing liousoi
anil hfoc'k yards , as pc-oi > lu living in Lipton -
ton Placn : ul working inilio btook yards
ami packing housru have plenty of tune
to go homo to dinner -ana trot back to
work again in lo.jJian an hour.
ANP
Room 9 llwltfs Block , fc
1509 Farnam St ,