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Mil. CLIIVKLAND tnny bo in fayor ol the old ling but not of an appropriation tor its defenders. THE strike which Oniahn will welcome with supreme satisfaction is a strike of natural gas on the bottoms. Tun tender solicitude of the paving contractor for ch.uijrps in the charter to protect the city's interest is enough to draw tears from a .stono wall. la Omaha's boom to continue ? The answer depends upon the passage or do- font of thn now charter \\lnoh piovidea for continued public improvements and the extension of the city limits. Unsmrss property in this city contin ues to advance steadily and surely. Tlio sure foundation of the solidity of the boom is found in the increasing values of city lots purchased for permanent im provements. AN appropriation of $100,000 for en- Inrging the Omaha post odico has been Kcnured In the henato by Ocsnoral Man- dorson. An appropriation for enlarging the force would ( ill a still greater and long felt want. So i'AK this year the lailroad mileage constructed is about two and one-hall times ns great as that of the correspond ing period of I8SO. There are many well Informed persons \vho believe that 1887is destined to pass all former years in the matter of railroad building , and the dan ger is rather that too much instead of too llttlo track-laying will be done in the hoxt twelve months. More moderate work now would lessen thu disastious forcu of the iDilution which is likely to tallow. THK announcement tlmt Mr. Manning is to retire fioin the cabinet has given rise to reports that a general reorganiza tion of that body is to take plaeo. The return of Mr. Peudleton from Germany was an Incident , which was mndo to play Its part in this connection , Those reports have taken various forms , no two being ( ustaliko. This eiicunut.utco is of itself -tnougli to cast a doubt upon their credi bility , oven if it were not stated upon what appears to 1m very good authority that the president is entirely satislied with his associates in the government nud IMS no desire or disposition to patt with any oi thum. The two men whom these- reports indicated as most likely to retire , Hayanl and Oaf-land , arc said to bo quite as strong in thu conlidonco of thu president as they have over been , eras as nny of the other members of the cabinet aro. The public eiltioisms of these oflicials have had no ctl'ect upon Mr , Cleveland , unless it lias been to strengthen his regard for them , which might bo u natural re- Biilt in view of his opinion of "tho press. Moreover , Mr , Hajard doesn't want to get out of the cabinet and Mr. Garland doesn't intend to. This is doubtless the correct statement of the Ituntion. so that the only change will bo In the treasury , and in making that it is understood that tlio president will not be unmindful of his duty to hlmsulf. That it to say , the successor of Manning must 'not only bo a Cleveland man , hn > t , last fcnd all the tnno , but one who can b -f oiuo service in that relation. ' Tlio Pension Vote. President Cleveland's veto of the in valid pension net which passed both houses of congress by heavy majorities , will subject him to general and well de served criticism. The bill proposed to secure to ex-soldiers nnd sailors of the late war and dependent parents who arc unnblu to earn a Hying a monthly pen sion of $13. It was designed to relieve local communities from the burden ol caring for \clerans in absolute want nutl to throw upon the general go\crnmcnl which they had preserved the responsibility of caring for the needs of the nation's defenders , The sentiment of the countrj hail been fully canvassed as to the meas ure. It had been warmly debated inbotli houses of congress and the full scope and bearing explained and understood , President Cleveland's veto comes ns n direct slap In the face to thousands ol npcdi vctciausnnd as an Insult to con gress , 'llio causes assigned for his action will bo received as an adequate explana tion of his course. The fear that fraud and lying will mnko thu amount called for greatly ' ONCCSS of the estimates 1 an unwarrantable assumption of bad ad' ministration of the pension olllcc , whose opeiation Mr. Cleveland himself conttols by appointment , That frauds arc possible under any law , lion oor beneficent or necessary , may re.ullly bo admitted. I5ut it is the mark of able administration of thu law thai such frauds be mndo diflicult of execu tion and the swindlers piomptly brought to jiMieo. Such a possibility calls foi increased safe guaids , not fora refusal to pass laws which may bo distorted from their object. If the Delusion olllcc is not properly administeied Mr. Cleve land has it in his power to place it in hands where the government's interest will bo more cnietully guarded. Tin proper tomcdy does not lie in curtailing the woi k of the ollico. Year by year the country is piling [ an cnoimous surplus wrung from the ex orbitant tariff taxation of the siillciine masses. In face of the failure to sccuiu relief , the application of the surplus tc pension payments which places the money secured by taxation again m cir culation among the people booms to be < i wise public policy. l'tho .Horror. The fearful aeeidcut on the Vcrmonl Contial has been the international topic of comment during tlio week. The oil- gm of the disaster by which eightj human beings lost their lives is still shrouded m mystery. Whether by si broken rail , a biokon a\lo or a broken w hod no one knows or can ever know , But by one or moio of these causes twc passenger cars and two sleepets left the track upon n wooden bridge across n rapid river , and fell some CO feet to the river bed , and then catching lire from the stoves and lamps bhucd up as swiftlj as n btusli heap , caught the age-seasoned bridge in flames and cut of ] all hope of rcscuolor the unfortunate in mates. It was a holocaust unparalleled since tlio Ashtabula horror of 1870. Something should bo learned from it. It is generally conceded that the clangor ol the bridge was entirely unnecessary. It was wooden and old , a trestle witboul gimids and strained by years of use. The iron bridges now in use on all well equipped roads are furnished with n guard rail on the outside of the track on cacti side which prevents ears from leav ing the track even if derailed while on the bridge. Had there been such a rail on the Vermont bridge the accident could not have happened. The fearful plunge into the ravine of the White river would never have occurred , Guard rails on all railroads should bo en forced by law. This is one lesson of the disaster. Another lesson which cannot bo too quickly learned is that the meth ods of heating and lighting cars must be changed at once all over the country Some mode of steam or chemical heating must bo adopted. Wood or coal stoves , whether open or boxed in iron grating , should bo banished. No matter what tin inconvenience to the companies the change must bo made. Scvoial New England roads already practice steam heating. Othois should bo made to fol low suit. The use of kotosone lamps foi lighting cars is oven fess excusable Electric lights have been perfected se that they can bo introduced without dlt liculty. The Pennsylvania roads already have them. Verdi's LmtCHt Triumph. At the ago of nearly seventy-three years , Gmsoppo Verdi , the great com1 poser , has just achieved one of the mosl notable triumphs of his remarkable career. On the evening of the 5th in stant , at the theatre Delia Scala , Milan , his now opera "Otollo" was given if Hist presentation , with thu most pro nounced success. The event had been announced for several weeks , and there was a great audience present , both as tc si/o nnd character. Verdi is to Italj what Wagner was to Germany , nnd nol ohly in the "land of song , " but in musi cal circles throughout Ihiropo the pro duction of this opera was regarded as the gioat musical event of the decade , There wcro consequently in attendance composers , librettists , critics , managers anil nuiiical devotees from every capital and music center of Kiuopu No more critical or intellectual audience , it is said , was over bioiight together in Ln Scala to approve or condemn a now opoiu , and having given its most on- thusiastio approval , haing demonstrated its boundless pleasure by calling Yoidl out twenty-six times before the con clusion of the opera , crowning him at lust with a vvicath of laurel amidst an unexampled ovation , thcro cannot be a question that grand ope-ra has received another great acquisition. The verdict tendered at La Seala raiuly failb to be the verdict of thu world. Having its { aspiration in one of Sink- spearo'u greatest tragedies , the now opera possesses a peculiar interest for all English speaking people It docs not , however , follow strictly the course of the tracedy , being in sonio portion.- vvulc departure from it , but the motive la dis tinctly preserved , and wo judge from the description given of the operu that the student of ShnKspoaro will liiul no dull- cutty in discovering the bourco of the in spiration. Musically the great composer is said to have mttdu n distinct ascent to-i ward a higher piano than any which lie has hitherto reached. He iias abandoned the conventional forms of old Italian oporu Mid created his work on an en tirely diflerout plan. The score is written with remarkable freshness of invention , and notwithstanding his daring evolu Verdi tins sustained the Italian na tionality of his work. The well known qualities ol his genius are made apparent , though in a more brilliant light than heretofore. The orchestration , says no less an nu thotity than llio great tenor , Unmpnulnt , is ono bright jewel of musical art. The eminent maestro whoso latest tri umph seems to bo his greatest , gave tils first opera to the world forty-eight years ago. nnd a total of twenty-nine operr.s make the record of his genius , lie has had his failures , but much of his work is Imperishable. The operas by which ho is best and most widely known are "Ir- ] nani , " "Rigolctto. " "IPTrovatoro. " "La Traviata , " "Un Hallo in Maschcra" and "Aida , " nil of whch ) , if not sure of im- niorlntit } ' . will hold the stage for gonor- ntlons to come. 1 lie Coniinc of I'nttf. The announcement of a grand operatic concert to bo given at the exposition build ing on Thursday evening , February S4th , byAelcllna Pattl and the distinguished ar tists associated with her , will bo most cor dially welcomed bythocitl/ensof Omaha. It will be ono of the distinctively notable musical events m the experience of this community , and In respect at least to the peerless artiste who maintains her pro- cininnneo with undimmed glory it pre cludes all comparisons. The piivilegc of hearing the supremely gifted Pnttl ts ono the value of which cannot bo measured by any other mu ieal experience , how ever largo and varied it may have been The opportunity will not come to us again , ns > the gre'at hingor is under stood to have lirmly decided not to ru- turn to tills country after she has com pleted her present engagement. It is of couise superfluous to refer to this illus trious nitisto with the elaboration neces sary to introduce the comparatively un known singer. The triumphs of Adolina Pattl have filled the wotld with her fame , anel wherever there is knowledge ot music her name is known. Other crcat singers come and gone , winning Heeling glory or imperishable fame , but thoio was no one among them all who could justly claim tlio crown of Adolina Pattl. tier's has indeed been a maivelous career , and it is not the least wonderful pntt of itthnt her superlative gifts aic unimpaired and that she is still uncom- naiably gical. The artists associated with Patti ateof the highest leputation. Mmn. Scalehi is a piima donna coutiallo without a supe rior , vvlnlo Albert Guillc , tenor , Antonin Galassi , bantonc , and Pianco Kovara , basso , arc experienced nnd admirable : u lists. Arditi is an almost unequalled conductor. Mit. RANDALL , "is chairman of the house appiopnations committee , prac tically controls the fate of themeasuies providing for coast defenses , and lliero is bald to bo some anxiety felt as to his probable action regarding them. It was stated some dnjs ago that Kandall was very favoiably disposed towuul a gen- cious appropriation for defense , paitly for the reason that his constituents de sire it , but there apueais now to bo n gooel elcal of doubt about his position , with a fear that no may oppose a large appropriation. Very much depends upon how Mr. Randall shall interpret the popular feeling , and whether ho can see his way to make capital out of the matter for himself. The motives nnd conduct of Randall are directed under all circumstances by llio one considera tion of self. Tun Now York stiiko is repotted ended by the surrender of the strikers. The in jury to one proved the injury of all in a wholesale parah/.ing of transportation in the great metropolis. Successful strikes must bo based on causes which at once appeal to and secure public sympa thy. 1'OIjLTlGA.Li 1 > OINXS. Henry Clay is n candidate for tax collector In Philadelphia , nnd his opponent Is lumed Doaton. Representative William 11. Grain , "Tom" Ochiltreo's successor , Is said to be the only Texan-born man from Texas In congress. Lucy Stone predicts that n woman will bo president of the United ht.ites in the j ear -000. It is feared that both Kato Field and Susan U. Anthony will bo too old by that time. Judge Miracle Is n candidate for the su preme bench In Iowa , nud Is said lo bo a very- able and upright judge. Under these oh- cumstauees it will bo a mlraclo If ho gets there. Jack Sprain was appointed postmaster at IJiRSprliiKS , 111. , by Picsldcnt Jackson In 1S34. He. resigned the other day and 10- celveuncheck for S1TO for his iifty-three years ot service. The United States legation In Mexico is deprived of Its Porch , but t > o long as Man ning remains there need bo no fear of the minister's abundant ability to put a mansard roof on It and paint It red. Ten Janjruascs , English , ( Jerman , Xor- vvnzlan , Swedish , French , Bohemian , I'lnu , Polish , Italian and Chinese arc spoken In Minnesota. The goveinor's message was pi in ted In each ol these languages. Hon. Jehu U.ikcr , who defeated "Horizon tal Hill" Morrison last fall , Is an elderly man with a head nnd lace resembling Mr. Glad stone's. He Is an unconventional speaker of marked lorca but llttlo oratorical grace. Coveriioi Chuich announces that none but residents ot Dakota will bo appointee ) to thu territorial otllees. Had ClencUud adhered to the democratic phUtorm in this rcgaul Judge Church would not now be Uovornor Church. Oaspard Pacaud , aced fifty-goven , Is n member of the Canadian parliament , with every prospect of attaining prominence In that body. Two years ago he was a clerk In a Detroit dry goods store on a salary of SO per w eek. Congressman Glover of St. Louis says Cleveland Is rnnnlni : the federal machinein Missnml In such a way that the people will repudiate- his admlnlstiatloii when they cometo votu for delegates to the national convention. John P. St. John Is lecturing In the east on "llio Great Question of tin ) Ago , " but ho falls to tell how much hu received for his can vass In lt > vi as an assistant democrat , which is the only question concerning him In which the people nro Interested. New Yoik Sun : The Hon. J. M. Gloverof Missouri. IB credited with the opinion that the Hon. 1) . 1) ) . Hill would bo a great deal stroncer as n candidate for the presidency than the lion. Graver L'lovulund , In tills opinion Mr. Glover ulvi-s evidence ot an ob serving rulnd and a level judgment. Dr. James liodman Is the prominent Kentucky democrat who sajs he does not \vantthdoflicoof governor , and would not accept It If unanimously tendered. The doc tor has already onp lunatic nsvluin under his chargennd does not caroto enter upon the larger field. ' . 'David Teirple , who is claimed by tbodomcK crnta of Indiana ns legally elected to the United States senate , " scped n brief period ns senator In 1SG3. ilo was elected to servo out the unoxplrcd termof , Jcsso I ) . Hright , whohadtfecn expelled for giving letters of Introduction to Jeftorson D.tvis to n innu who had invented uu improvement In tiro- arms. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SOME ODD 1THMS. A southern fur company ndvcrtlscs for 100,000 cats. Mrs. Mary Murphy , of St. Louis , is 100 old and Is cuttlnt ; her , wisdom tenth. .Nearly S-i" ,000,000 worth of cnndy waa made in California during the jear. A man In lena , Mluh , has a turkey which pulls a sled nnd makes good time. los.timlcr ) sixteen ) C' rs of agocan no longer buy tobacco at Grass Valley , Cal. A man's petrified body was discovered In n cave on Sand mountain , Tenn. , n few dajs ngo. ngo.A A ship broker In Xpw York 1ms n list of inKngllsh steam vessels which tlio owners nro anxious to tell. Hugh Barnett , of Hdvvardsport , 111. , died while laughing nt n pun n curious illustra tion of the blindness of justice. Tncto Is n do.tlcr In second-hand eravo stones In lluftalo. He buvs old ones , ctascs the Inscriptions and engraves new ones to older. rifteeii jcars ago Klnch Kitchen , oCTalla- poosa , Ga. , resolved never to get mad or vexed. Ho claims to have lived up to his i-solution so far. The whistle of the locomotive Is driving the wolves to the neighborhood of Scott river Vallny , Cal. , In force. They travel In pangs of thrco to live , nnd attack the dogs v Iclously. Albert Xlckrrson , a 12-year-old lad of Sag Harboi , dally sits dnv\n to the table with his father and mother , giandfathur and maiul- nuither , nnd uroat-grandfathor nud two great- grandmother ? . An Indian called upon the editor ol the Crescent City , Cal. , Itccoul a few daj sago nud thieatened to scalp him tor publishing his. name In thu paper forget ting di unk nnd raising a row. A Santa Crii7 , Cal. , constable arrested a man recently , and , not w Ishlni : to put him In n cell for ntiIvial olreti'-e , ho handcuffed tno pilsonet and his wife together and locked them in n hotcl-ioom , where ho found them stfe the nu.xt morning. The bottomless pit is not a more hguro of speech now In the Sandwich Islands. Pro fessor Alexandi'i dcclaies that he has sounded the extinct ciater neai tholcperset- tlcmcnt nt Molokal and a line 3,500 long 10- malncd taut and failed to reach the bottom. While Captain Cameron of Poitlnnd , Oie- Ken , was walking on a nock the othei morn ing smoklnp , a ball from some unknown rllluman struck the pipe1 , carrying it all away except n little bit bctvv ecu his teeth. The captiiu sw ore roundly at loosing his smoke. A fourteenearold school-girl met a sad death nt DuDoK Mich. , recently. She ro- tinned to the school to get her books , hav Im : 1oigotten them. She pushed the window s-ash up , nnd was In the act of climbing Into the school-house when the sash foil on her neck , holding hcrthci < a tilt she died. Uostoti people will find it diflicult to be- liuvo that the following advertisement np- peared In the levelling Post ot Boston in 174U : 'To bo sold oy the Printer ot this Paper , the very be-st Negro Woman In this Town , w helms h.ul the Small-pox and tno Measles ; Is as hearts as a Horse , as busk as a Bird , and w ill w oik like a Beavci. Aug. itf , 17-1. . " There Isa ep'cor ' evnncellst now holding icllgious meetings In Denver. Here aio some ol his dogmatic utterances. "No man who wcais tight pants can be n Christian and no woman who pajs 84 for an eight-button pair of kid u'lovos can enter the kingdom of heaven. I see. you girls are inclined to kick at that , but 1 don't careHell Is full of people ple who Lick at the truth. " A Pressing Need. A'cu ) I'oi/i / H'oild. Theie are no hostile llects in sight jot , but the burden of the war tariff goes on lorover. Coast ( Ictcnscs are important enough , but the need ot taillt revision Is moio pressing. Beware the Tcnll > lij Itlilitla. yfiilllmoj c.l mr > him. Gicnt Britain is politely informed that the militia strength of this country Is seven nnd n half millions. If Great Britain evei saw n militia company on a Fourth ot July parade she will apmcclnte the force of the figures and hoist n flat ; ot truce. An JjiitlniKlastic Reformer. Cliicnuo Tillntnc. The man who robbed Senator Sfaxoy of S350 list week in n sleeping car is doubtless an enthusiastic reformer who has become alarmed at the lapld concentiation ot wealth In the United States senate , and is willing to do nil that one man can do to stop it. Tlio TlniiKC of Abilities. CMuiiTillnine. . Edwnul Everett Halo thinks every man nt twenty-livu should know the range of his abilities. This is an odd expression from such n man as IMward Everett Hnlo. borne men develop at tvventj. homo at forty fool their strength. It may be icmarked Inci dentally , too , that those who take up the pace at foily mo often leading all at sixty. When the Clilckcim Come Homo to JSoost. Kinert McGaffcy , tn Inttr-Occan. You uinv take the world as it comes and goes , And vou will tin sure to find That tate will square the accounts she owes , \Vliou\ut comes out behind ; And with all things had that a man lias done , By whatsoever induced , Uctiun nt last to him , OIHI bj one , As the chickens comu home to roost You may scrape and toll and pinch and save , Whllo voui luuidcd wealth expands , Till thi ) eold , daiU sludnvv ol tlio grave Is nearlng vour life's last sands ; You will hnvo ) our bilnneo struck some night , And vou will find your hmid minced , lou II view voui life in another light , \N \ lien the chickens come homo to loost. You can Btintj our soul And Marvo > our heart With the husl.sof n baircn ereed , But Christ will know It you play n part , Will know your hour ot need ; Ami thunas jou wait tor death tocomo Whathopet can UIPIH bo deduced From n need alone ? jou w 111 lie thcio dumb Yt hilo jour chickens como'homu ' to roost. Sow as jou will , there's tlmo to reap , 1 or the i-ood nud bid as well , And conscience , whether wo , wako or sleep ; Is either n heaven 01 hell ; And every wrong will luul llsplaco , And ever ) passion loosed , Drills back nnd meets jftu fdco to race- When the chickens conio home to roost. Whether ) ou'ro ov cr or under the bed The result will bn thohamq ; ion cannot cscipo the hnnd.of God , You must bear > oui fin or shame , No matter what's caned on n marble slab , When the Items are all produced You'll timl that bt. Peter vvns keephiB "tab , " And that chickens come homo to roost. Kt. Vnlonilno. [ Written for the net 1 > v IM II. Catsc. ] Como , dear , to me , nnd let mlno ovcs Look clown Into thosu o > es ot thine. \ \ bile heart asks heart , eie old Time lllos , "Aro you my own , sweet Valentine.-1" And waltlnz from the world of art , Oh , let our bouls now intertw me- llieso words to bind us heart to heart "Yps , lo\o ; tornjo your Valentino. " A Ringlne Speech. Sehuylcr lltrald. Hon. 0. D. Casper , bcnator from Butler and Polk countlos , made a rinsing ? pecHli : before the senate ou the railroad question last Thursday. Mr. Casper's speech showed tiltu to Do thoroughly posted ou this impor tant question. Mr. Casper Is nstaunchndvo- cato of the rights of the people , but ho has a hard crowd to deal with nt Lincoln , nnd wo nro afraid that his ardent labor will not bo crowned with success. Cntilno l/oglslntlon. This Is the text of a bill recently introduced In lift Maine legislature : Secl. The dog Is hereby declared to bo a domestic animal. Sec , 2. This act shall take effect when njv prov ed. The bill was introduced because under the present law n dog Is not rcrnrded ns n ilomcs- tic animal , and If It la stolen the thief cannot therefore bo punished. ACrnUl or Unrttinunlcrs. Clilcauo iVc . By nn order of the major of Jefforsouvlllp , Ind , , every business hoti e , gambling-room nnd saloon In the city vvns clojod ln t Sun day , nnd thn day had not fnlrl ) begun when n tremendous earthquake shock was felt tluoughout the etato. Now we know why Major Harrison makes no nttempt to close the saloons nud prnmblltnr-rooms In Chicago on Sunday. If the llttlo town of Jefferson- vlllo can ou so slight provocation shake upn whole state nnd parts ot two others , the en tire solar sjstem would bo shaken out of cent If nil the holes In Chicago weiu stopped up. High null Dry. Kcw O/fcntis I'/e.ii/wtc. / Bars 111 Maine hotels nro Kept In llio attics. By the tlmo n stranger lauds there ho la high auddrj. SUMJAY GOSSIP. "So YOU want to know something about the Council Bluffs boom'.1' ' sild a Council BlulTs Kcutlcman who was In Omaha je-ster- day. "Well , It Is certainly n pleasant sub ject for us Bluffers to talk about. The boom , ns It Is called , Is very peculiar , and has Its pathetic side. Something like eighteen or twenty jcats ago Council BlulTs started out with brighter pie pects than nnv cltj In this part of the cptintiy. It was a greit omit ting point , doing a laigo business , and widely known. Then followed the tedious fight with Omaha as to supiemacy nnd the Inithl point and transti'i of the Union Pa cific laihoad. The Initial point controvcisj was nominally decided in favor of Council BlulK but as a matter of fact Omaha retained neatly all the substantial bniieliK Property was very high In Council BlulTs at that time , and It was pin chased liugolyby persons of means , who to a cer tain extent have been hanging on to it all theseears , nnd never been nblo to icall/.o nuj thluc on It. They became property poor as n consequence. As an Instance , take the case ota widow who has been In very moder ate circumstances since the unfavoiablo tin n of nflnird ) ears a.o. bho owned blxtj acres ot land on the bottoms. Only a few vvpoks ngo it was unsliable virtually good lei nothing. It would not have biouglit over f'-.OOO it a purchaser could 1m o been lonnd. It was only a few davs ago that she was offered Sb.OOO for it. That alone will make her affluent for life. List fall two butchers bought some land on tlio bottom to bo used ns a coiral for theli cattle. They paid foi It only a few hundred dollais The othoi day thevsolit It Iorjj3..000. These are only two of a great many similar Instiuces. There have been great numbers ot persons who had property spattcied about , but It was unsalable. Alter this boom sttuck the city they have had no trouble whatevoi to realize far in excess of any expectations they may have eycr had. * . * * "The Council BlulTs leal estate boom was first started by an Omaha man , Mr. X. Meiriam , who not long ngo purchased the Catholic church property lor S2" ,000 , w hlch ntthat tnno was conslduied a icmarkably high liguic. Citl/cus In Council BlulTs won- duied how ho was going to get his money bick. Ho piuclia ed other propeity oil Bro-uhvay. When it was dlscoveied that substantial and responsible citlyensol Omaha were buying propeity In Council Bluffs the people of that city commenced to think that there mipht bo something In It. Then the bridge project was revived , ana It was believed that the whole boom was based on Omaha's movements. It was thought that If piopcrty in Omaha was really worth anj thing llko whit It Ins been selling for during the last eighteen months , that pioperty on the east side of the river , situated within less than three miles tiom the heart ot Oniahn , was ridiculously cheap. Other Omaha capitalists besides Air. Mcrrlam be gan purchasing property , nnd the Items as published in the newspapers attracted the at > tmitlon of capitalists In Davc'npoit , Des Molnes and other cities , who sent represen tatives to Council BlutTs ! to nnke investments tor them , and to day there are bujcrs from a laigo number ot other towns , including bhcnandnah , Hamburg , Sioux Citv and Cedar Itnphls , with autlioi- ity to invest In real estate The result Is that propeity on the bottoms , which two or three weeks ago sold tor less than 8200 per acre Is to day readily bringing fiom 31,000 to Sl.COOpcrncie , and In nnny instances be-Ing mid for in cash. Ono syndlcato ot Council BhitTs and Omaha men bought a tract of eighty acres for S0,000 , and the next day they wore offered 3150,000 lor it. This boom began on the bottoms , and has extended to town property nnd farms. Ono farm near the city lately sold for 675,000. * * "Thero have been more transfers of prop , crty In Council Blntls during the past two weeks than there have been during tlio past twenty j ears. The boom seems substantial. It Is now thought that If Omaha Is to become avety large ana wealthy city , as It gives eveiy promise of doing , with a first-class bridge Detween the two cities , It would bo Impossible for Council Bluffs not to bo Inrgflly benclltted nnd share her prosperity. Thu Jcaloii'.y so long felt by the citizens of Council Bluffs has been entirely dissipated by thcli recent good fortune , they buying the good FOIISO to rcall/o that Omaha cannot Krowvuthmit aiding them to a/eitalu extent. " * ' * * KlnrWtT has buna liifiTied"iiito'tlie city. Broadway Is to be paved clear to the river , thus giving n continuous nud direct payed tlioroughfnie to Omaha. Tlio bridge will certainly follow. Two or three men own about a mile of propeity on each sldo of Bioadway , and thuy , of course , will pay lor a largo pait of the proposed paying. A street car line Is to bo built to Lake Manawa , which has become n summer bathing resort. It Is scitloil be ) end question that nil the roads centering In Council Bluffs are to haven union depot , n depot company having been foi mod with General Dodge ns president. This depot will bo built tlm coming season nndwillbn ready for occupancy by fall , A large , first class hotel Is to ba built either ou the pre-ent site of the Pacific hotel , re cently purchased by n syndicate for ยง 30,000 , or on U'oodbury's corner near the park , * v * "Tho bottom property between the rlty and the river Ims never been overllowed but once , about five years ago. The water did not , ns many suppose1 , back up from the river , but oveillowed from Big Kake , north of the city. A ) ear or t\so after tlie o\ci- llow the city expended about live thousand dollars on a levee , and the council has just passed an ordinance providing for Its com pletion. This lev ce will render It Impossible for an overflow to occur aain. * * "Ono of the muu who Is assisting in the Council Bluff * boom Is Mr. Benson , who Is lioavlly Interested In Omaha real estate deals. Ho Is ono of the men who owns a largo tract of land along Broadway on the bottoms , and who will , there fore , contribute heavily to the paving of that street , which IB to bo fifty-six Jeet wide , Another rrrau who U taking a very active part Is Mr. llvans , a caplhllst , 1 unflorstnnd tlmt tlio Omaha street cnr folks , paitlculnrly .Messrs , Murphy , Claik and Mnrsh , and also Mr. Guy C. Barton , nnd the cable comrauy , mo ( roing to assist In pushing tlio new bridge project. So jou see that overj thins Is combining to clvo Council Bluffs n great lift along with Omaha. "By the way of a llltlo reminiscence It may Interest nnny of the new comers to bo In formed tint until the completion ol Union Pacific biHRe , in the spring of lS7f the Council Bluffs street railway lan down Broadway clear to the river , the terminal point being nbout opposite Douglas street , In Omaha. The Iowa rallvvavs all ran to the same point , conncctlnz with the ferry boats , four In number , by which the transfer of pas sengers and freight was made. ' 1 ho channel of the river was then nearly half aiuilo farther east than It Is now. The channel changed In Ib70. When the Union Pacific brldco was completed the ferry transfer was ot course , abandoned , nnd the * rnllwnjs pulled upthcirtincks and connected with thg. Union Pacific at Spoon Lake. " "Tun real estate boom nt Los AncotcCali fornia , Is lemarkable , " said Mr. John T. Bell , who recently leturned from n visit to that cltj"Though the city has only half the population of Omaha two deeds mo filed for record there whore we file one. Our dally list nt present Is nbout foily , whpieas dining the last week I was In Los Angeles ending Jainurv 20 , the lowest number filed , per day , was eight-funr , nud the highest ninety- eight , the total for the week being 6011 trans fers , lopicseiitliigla valuation of Sl,20J,2b"- For the 9.11110 week the ttanstors In Chicago footed up S'.Uif..KX ) , though It has a population of over 000,00i ( while Los Angeles claims only f > 0,000 , and her pconlo are not at all modest as to claims. The figures given do not include silos ou contract , whlrh here wo have n fashion of estimating at one-thlid of thn amount \a1iieoftho reeonled transfers an e.xccsslvo estimate , doubtless , as the piopcity sold on contract consists usually of cheap lota. "What are the drawbacks to this countrjV" Inqiiliedemo of our patt ) , of a lesldent of Oakland. 'Files and lleas , ' " was the piompt icplj. But It seems ns ncirly devoid ol dinvvbacks a" eiii well be asked. A perfect climate , ex cellent wntei , chatniing scenprj , abundance ol fruit , nnd a soil ot the most unpiomising appearance , but which Irilgatlou tiaiislorms into a garden foi pioductlveiipss thpso com bine to render California n wonderfully at tractive iczlon. Wealth unlimited and people ple bj the tens of thotisimls streitn In that dlicctlon now , and the next decade will do moio forCaliforma than any ten vears of the gold fever. What Is needed in tlio soiithein part of the state Is cheaper trnnspoitatlon to eastern markets , and that problem would be solved If the Union Pacific folks would extend - tend a line of road from Frisco , Utah , south westerly to Los Angeles. 1 suggested that much to Mr. Popplcton the othei daj\ and ho fully agreed with me , but added that It took money to build railroads. The distance to Los Angeles Irom Omaha would besho.toned bv at least two hundied miles 11 this line weiebulltand a fine country south of Silt Lake City opened up and a considerable local business secured at once. " Tun conduct of Pattl ( lining the excite ment following the explosion of an Infeinal machine In thu Grand opera house shows her to bo a woman of crcat coolness and pre sence of mind. When the audience was panic-stricken , she advanced to the foot' lights and sang "Home , Sweet Home. " Pattl has during her career been In many perilous and exciting situations and lias nlvvajs nnlntiincd nor composme and pie- seneoof mind. "When I was sixteen jcars old , " said she to Mr. K. Uosowator while she was In Omaha tlnce ) oiisago , " 1 was singIng - Ing in concert at bt. Thomas , In tno Wpst Indies. An carthrjuaKo shook the ground nnd opera house , t nnd n stampede occnnod among the audience. 1 was not aware ol the-pause of ttio stampede , but cillcd out to the audience , 'Don't go jet ; I haven't quite hnishud m ) sons , ' and I kept on singing to the end , Most of thu audience halted and hcaul me through. " TIIU country is sfe. Let the wai talk pro ceed. Wo have no need of coast defenses so lontr as the festive cowboy comes to thu front , ns ho promises to do in the following com munication : TotheKditorof the Brn : We torn Xe- hrnska will in case ot war with Huplaiid fur nish 1,000 cow boy cavalry and ponies. Lot the good work uo on. Cow nov. THK man who had the reputation of never changing his Bhlrt Is dead. It Is almost un necessary to say that his name wah Henry Clay Dean. Ho was a Methodist minister , a politician and an oiator with but few oquils. "When I was n student at the Iowa uni versity , " said an Omaha man , "Henry Clay Dean came thcro to lecture. IIo was shabbily dressed , hid clothes hung III fitting nnd very dirty. He woie n long , soiled linen ilustei , nnd his shirt cuffs were ncnrl ) black with dirt. Some ono Induced him to reverse the ends of his culls and pull his coat slcoves down to bidet the soiled pirt. Soon after he began talking ho pulled up his coat sleovcs and exhibited his dirty shlit cuffs. Thu audience began laughing , nnd thereupon Mi. Drau tinned himself lee > u and cave the students a most scathing icbiiko , after which ho resumed the thread ot his lectuio. " ' A KniiHiiH Opinion , Qrincviu.i : , Kan. , Teb. 11 To Iho Editor of the Ili'.r. : The defeat of Senator Van \Vyok has cast a deep feeling of sorrow row all over northwestern Kansas. It was the wish of all honest minded men that ho would bo his own successor , but the triumph of treachery and ftaud will bo short lived. It will bo a disgrace to the fair name of Nebraska if tlio people allow the legislature ) renegades to go without just lebuko. The people of this section would give them 'a practical re minder of tlioir unfaithfulness. KIAI : > KU. Itlchnrdson County AViutliv. r.uCm , Nob. , i'ob. 11.-To the Editor of the lir.i : ; I find after a sonio- what extended tiip over Richardson county uiul a general talk with citizens , who are the constituents of our loglMa- tors , that the action of thu latter In aid ing and abetting the defeat of Hon. Charles II. Van Wyck , tlio people's choice , is openly and frankly denounced. It was the people who w 010 beaten and Senator Van Wyck , though robbed of his re-election , has to-day mote political htronglh in lUohardbon county than any man in the state. ' 1 hu day is not far dis tant vvhcn his voice will again ho hcaul in thu lending councils of thu nation. While treachery and unscrupulous use of money by railroad corpointions may dominate for a time , it is only stliring up wrath for the coming of that day of wrath when a burst of popular indigna tion will sweep coirupt parlies and rings from existence I fear republican ism in our county is dead in fact many hitherto btiong party men have now changed its name to "monopoly party. " This seems to bu very appropriate in the light of the late senatorial outiago nt Lincoln. Our representatives in the piosunt legislature were- instructed by the voice ami votes of their constituents to support General Van Wyok , but the record docs not show a single vote for him. While we would like to honor them , it is impossible to honor that which is not honorable. A creature gifted with reason cannot kiss the hand uplifted against it. The people mndn their choice for Unit-id States senator legally and by the moat jucrca means Americana nnd freemen oniov , but our rppte.ont.v lives have robbed them of Iheir rights and forced upon them n hitherto chief of monopoly. A CONSTITTKNT. w A Honntor Criticised. FAI.T.S CITV , Nub. , Feb. 11. To the IMitor of the lii.K : The following reso lution was nniuiimously passed by Iliu 1'armors' Instltuto of Richardson county , in a meeting held February B. llesolvcd , That we do hereby denounce , In the stionccst terms the action taken by Senator Linn , of this county foroppoilna the pissago of Senate Fllo No. sw , as Intto- duced by Seuitor Kcckloy , prohibiting pool' Ing among Kialn and cattle lm > eis. .lolIN lilOIITV , K. DKAVKU , Committee. Approved : SAMUKI. Linn v. President , A. 15. Kint : , Secretary. Farmers of Stuart. Sir MIT , Neb. , Fob. 11. To the of the Di.r. : Through your columns the Pleasant Valley Tanners' alliance wished to express its high appreciation of all such men as stood bv it in the late hard fought contest in trying to secure thu Hon. C. II. Van Wyek ns United States senator , and hoioby pledges itself to stand by all those w ho stand by it and its interests. We nlso congi'alulato the linn for the honest and manly part tukc'ti in the con test. While wo soicly r-egrot the loss of Senator Van Wyck , who was the pee ple's choice , wo arc all in hopes that the senator elect will prove as worthy of thu icspput and support of the people as our worthy fiieud , the senior .senator. Monopoly is oppressive in the extreme , and we do hero voice the line sentiment and request ot not only the diflorunt alli ances , but tlio people at huge , anil wo , thoie'fore , urgoiou to use tlio inltuoncu * ofotir valuable paper in advocating the lights and interests especially , of thu 1 < aimers' alliance of Nebinska. J M. TVM.OU , Wu.i.iM LANK , E. W. 'JVrn.r , Committee. "Tlioy Wore Hot rayed. " Ur.\xoi.is. Neb , Teh. U. To the Editor ofthoBu : . As I nm it citron of Dnckloy pioeinct I feel it my duty to inform the public at latvco of the manner in which our lust election was conducted. The majoiity of all parties was in favor of VmiWvck , but alas ; the people of our vicinity have been sold to Iho highest bidder. They have buen betrayed. It was thought the wishes of the people would have been lespected by our sup posed "worthy" representative , Pomber- ton. Our tlekets wcro headed for choice , for senator. Our lopicsentativo was busy with hoaduis with Van Wyek's name , mounbly knowing ho would bu defeated if ho opposed the wish of the people. Thcro was no minute made by the board in regaul to the wisli ot the peouloin favor of Van Wjek. It was also a surpiiso to learn that Alexander of Ncmnha county went back ou the people's ftiend , Van Wjclc. As [ am ncmtninlpd with him , piobably his hac.kbono weakened like some of the balance. Thanks to the noble four who ropic.ieutcd the pcoplo. ! ' . P. llio Timber Culture Trnvy. I\Ir. \ W. W. Phelloo of Ayr. Neb. , writes that Senator-elect Paddoel ; is not really the father of the timber ciiltuic act , but that the cicdit belongs to tlio late ex-Sen ator P. W. Hitchcock. In this connec tion ho giv es u history of the bill until it became a law. Ho says that in the winter of 1872 a petition to congress was drawn up and signed by residents of al most every county in Nebraska. It was for the repeal of the me emption laws and the passage of a timber culture act in IIPU theieot. Ihe latter was in sub stance that any person could enter ono ( piaiter section ot go\ eminent land , natuially devoid of timber under a timber culture act , providing that they should "bieak up" toi ty nen s of said one quar ter section anel cultivate the s ime one or more years ; then plant to foiesl tiees , four fool apart each way ; to cultivate ) and caio for thu tices until eight years from date of ontiy ; then the ontiy- innn should bo entitled to a patent for 1UO acres. This petition was put into the hands of the late Senator Hitchcock early m 187IJ. Mr. Philleo svys it was never piosunled to congress , alleging as n cause that the lailroad.s did not want llio pio-omption laws repealed us then "they could not hire men to pre-empt land for them to locate towns on nud got titles in six months or less time as they were doing by fraud and pel jury. " Senator Hitchcock did name a timber culture net which paised botli houses of congress and beu.inioa law Mai oh 3.187U. That law requited forty acres on oieh 100 aeto tinct lo ba planted to lorust trees and that they should bo twelve foot apart , thus lessoning the number of liccs icqtiircd to bo planted. Mi. Philleo ways "Had Mr. Hitchcock seemed the lopeal of the pic-ciuption laws at that tiincL'tnd Com missioner Sparks would not have had so much trouble ou his hands with land thloves , etc , " Mr. Paddock entoied tlio senate in March 1H75 , Thu timber culture net had been a law for two years and had been amended in thu winter of 1871. Hu further amended the aet by requiring only ( ou acres of thu 1(10 ( to bu planted to timber , which is all Senator Paddock had to do with it. tin ) Prlru of Ton ] , CHICAGO , Feb. 12. The Chicago coal ex change has resolved to advance the whole sale pi Ice of anthracite coil iifty cents. This will compel retail dealeis to make a cone- spending Inn o isu In their price , so that chestnut and range coal will sell for 88 25 nnd egg at 5 > . V f When the wholosalumon Incinascil the prices fifty cents a month ago thuy claimed It was done on account of thu < iciieity of i.irs and scarcity ol coal in thn city. Now In addition tothcsa reasons , which thuy claim Mill exist , they allti.n that thu i.illroids inlund to in- creasu thu fiolgjit lates lltty cenU per ton after Manila ) uoxt. Thn K. of 1 1 , IIcniltini | ICIH , PniiiADLiii'iiiA , Feb. 1'4 'Ihu Knights of Labor have purchased property on North Broad stieet for $115,000 and It will bo lilted up with otllres to ho occupied as ucnmal headquarters ol the aider ol thu United Status and Canada. _ _ Hnnk Htntoinonr. Nr.w VniiK , Fet ) . lii. Thu weekly bank btatument MIOWH the reserve decreased blwa,000. The baiikH now hold 518,010,100 In excess ot the legal requirements. The Tory Plan. LONDON , Feb. 1' ' . The cabinet hold n J.PS- Sinn this nfternoon to consider thu proposed bill for the t'oveiiiment of Ireland. Tlio Montreal Carnival. MO.VTUKAI. , Feb. 12 , Owing to the heavy snow storm yesterday , out''olng tinliis were ill cancelled and many visitors wore foiced 10 remain another day. In IffiO the total expenditure for schools In Sow York state was , Sl.coo.ooo , now It In jry.WO.OOO. There are Wi ! malu twciicw iml20a7J femalu ; thu averiao ( .alarms l : itins aru JjTOl and In towns fcstol : the itato 1ms OJioa school housus In Its territory ; thu ktnctli "f thu school year Is a 7 the citlo.s and & 1.G In the towns , Thn Xow York academy of music , which ivllltu ) sold at public auction soon , Ims ruined inoru managers , lost more money , auddurinl its time contained moro wealth .than anj IrousoJri thocouutiy.saja tuo-Nows Letter.