Nebraska Newspapers

    4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; FRIDAY PEOEMHEfi 2 ; 1887
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( KKAL. ) Nolan' Public.
Tin ; weather bureau lias done Us part
of the work well. Mr. Foster , thu
weather prophet , has boon loft out in
the wet.BO to speak. *
. THIS Standard oil monopoly is stretch
ing out its long arms toward Asia. It
will probably have the oil production ol
the Caspian region in its grasp before
long.
IT is said by observers that the fig
ure 7 always appears in an American
panie year. If such a thing intends
overtaking us this year , it must hurry
along. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TUB Now York World formulates six
reasons for the opinion that Mr. Blaine
will not be the republican candidate for
president , and then does not exhaust the
Bubjoet.
THE vacancy loft by Mr. Sparks
causes much wild speculation. The
land-grabbers and land-grant roads are
inoat anxious to know who is to be
Sparks' successor.
IN Vermont a governor is elected but
Ouee u year and his salary is five hun
dred dollars. This may explain the
reason why the land of wooden hnim
is so well governed.
NOAV that Congressman McShano u
in Washington near the great father ,
the hungry and starving good demo-
cratlo'Injuns uro looking oxpectantlj
for BOIUO rations.
BKCAUSE Omaha wants the national
convention the Chicago JUail refers tc
her UN a presumptuous youth. There if
nothing at all presumptuous about the
now porkopolis. Nothing at all.
Mn EDWAHD ATKINSON , who insists
that the United States should buy Can
ada , points with pride to the fact thai
"onco upon a tlmo" wo bought Alaskr
and arc very well satisfied.
There is a little over a thousand mil
lion dollars of coin and bullion in UK
country according to the estimate of tlu
director of the mint. This is rathoi
moro than our share of the world' ;
supply. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
§ * , " JAY GOUI.D hos boon interviewed ii
Franco. From the unbosomed story In
relates , it may bo safe to conclude tha
Mr. Gould , like Talleynwid , thinki
speech was given to man to conceal hii
thoughts.
TIIKSE arc glorious days for the nowlj
elected small-boro statesmen. Thoii
names are daily blazoned forth uraonj
the prominent arrivals nt the nntiona
capital. They may not bo heard of again
but they arc great men for the tim <
being.
N YICTOUIA had inncld up hoi
mind to take a vacation this winter am
vihit San Homo , but it is now olllclall :
announced by the foreign olllco tha
fiho will stay at homo. Poor Victoria ii
evidently tied to her ministers' apron
strings.
CT.ATIIE , Kan. , has discovered a natu
vtxl gas well , which causes rejoicing
among the oitl/ons of that placo. Thoi !
old gas machine is temporarily in operation
ration in Chicago , much to the dcligh
of the friends of free whisky.
JAKE SHAUI * is once moro at libert ;
on ball. The king boodlor is , howovot'
n little too fcohlo to join his bond-jump
ing aldormanio brothora on the otho
sldo of thu St. Lawrence. Ho Btands i
bolter show of crossing the Styx.
' The probability ia that the prohibitioi
cuiullilato for president next year wil
bu Gonural Clinton D. Flak , of No\
Jersey. The general enjoys u rathe
enviable reputation as a talker , anil u
being one of the most zealous in tin
prohibition eiuise. If a candidate ho cm
, bo rolled upon to make himself heard.
THE wcaUcat nrgutnont against . .h
enforcement of the high license law , n
regards the provision requiring pre
payment of the $1,000 , is the plea thu
' * * " ' it will rcduco the school fttiul by 9r 0OQ
n year. Never mind the school fund
"Wo can safely stand the decrease c
revenue and lake the chances of kccf
ing the schools running. It will b
yorth 630,000 a year to the city to cloi
' . - a few of the dives. . ' ' . _ "
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Mnrtyrdoni.
The uuiyorund councilor Lincoln sill
romaln voluntiiry prisoners in ou
county jail , awaiting relief from th
United States supreme court. We Iniv
refrained uj ) to this time from com
munt.ing ti ] > on the morltn of the case
and their treatment by the Unite
States circuit court , simply because it 1
a case almost without precedent. W
know Judge Hrewor to be an itprlgh
and concicnciotis judge. While wo re
gard the penalty inipobcd by him upo
the Lincoln council for contempt c
court in disregarding his rcntrnlninj
order a extremely severe , there Is n
doubt that the Lincoln municipal an
thorltios wcro Imprudently advibed b ,
their attorneys in refusing torcspcctth
order of the court. On the merits of th
Parfons impeachment there can bo bu
one rightful conclusion. Parbons wn
justly deposed for flagrant ini&dcmoan
ors in olllco which it was the duty o
thu mayor and council to take notice o
and punish. It is because Mayor Saw
ycr and the Lincoln council acted ii
the interest of good government in tin
removal of this crooked police judgi
that public sympathy at Lincoln is will
them , and against the heavy peiuiltic
to which they hauo been subjected
This sympathy will tiUo bo nccordci
them by the people of the state. Am
yet it would have been moro bensibh
for the people of Lincoln to petltioi
Judge Brewer to remit the Fines insteai
of letting them remain in jail while tu
appeal is pending-from the judge's or
dor. Should the supreme court refus *
to interfere , their Kclf-imposed martyr
doin will have been in vain.
Kate * KOIMouoy. .
For two or three months past mono ,
has commanded rates which borrower
hnvo felt to bo onerous. The experience
once has not been confined to particula
localities , but has been general. Th
natural conclusion of many has been tha
this btate of affairs was brought nbou
by a concert of action among the bank
of the country. A Chicago paper refev
to business men in that city who hav
expressed the opinion that there 5
something very like a combinatioi
among the heavy loiftlcrs to ad vane
and keep up the rates of money. Simi
lar expressions have been made elsewhere
whore , and the feeling is doubtless a
general as the condition that inspires it
Plausible arguments in support c
the theory tire not wanting. It i
urged that it is for the in
tercst of bankers as a class that mono ,
should bo scarce and rates of discoun
high. Another apparent reason i
found in the possible effect to be pro
duced in congress favorable to mor
liberal legislation in behalf of th
banks , that would enable them to ex
tend their circulation. To dcmonstrat
the necessity for this , a contraction c
the bank currency might exert som
force. As a class bankers are no
friendly to the legal tender circulation
and it is thought not improbable that
combination may have boon formed t
secure to the banks the entire paper cir
culation of the country , which u polic
of contraction might possibly promote
In n word , the impression of many aj
pears to bo that the. banks have como t
a common understanding in a polic
designed to convince the country thn
iu order that its financial wants shall b
properly cared for these institution
must bo relieved of much of the re
Htraint now imposed by legislation an
freed from the competition of the logn
tender circulation of the government
There is probably no substantia
foundation for the theory that any general
oral agreement exists among the bank
of the country to make money scarce
Granting concert of action for this pui
pose to bo practicable , it is not at all prol
able that it could bo maintained for nn ,
length of time. The interests of in
dividual banks and of all banks in eoi
tain localities would be speedily foun
de&tructivo of any such arrangement
No judiciously managed bank woul
for a great while continue
policy of curtailing the de
uuuds of large and profitable customei
at the risk of damaging their bu&ine.S !
reducing their accounts , and porliai ;
ultimately losing them as customers
But there arc plain and practical ret
bens for the scarcity of money which d
away with any 'necessity for seekin
others or advancing insubstantit
theories. They arc found in the cnoi
mous amounts of capital that have bee
in vetted in all sorts of enterprises i
every portion of the country from man
of which there have been as yet n
returns. Tho.eirculation of thocountr
has been increased doring the past yen
fully bovonty million dollars , but thi
and n great deal more has boon nbsorbc
by the vast improvement * * and ontoi
prises projected all over the country
The surprising thing is tht
the rates of money have not rule
higher. There is fitill n pressure ou th
money market that will doubtless > ri
vent any reduction of rates before Jam
ary , but with the incoming of the no
year lower rates for money may bo reai
onably expected.
Thu OfTciiKlvu Partisan.
The intermeddling of Mr. Clevolan
in the Now York and Massachusoti
campaigns was a matter that is bti
troubling the mugwumps of tho&ostatci
It poems that of the two letters writtc
by the president to New York ho woul
have been glad if that endorsing Pe
lowe had not gone to the public , but a
though the last written and sent , it wi
the .lirst to bo published. There is
controversy as to whether Mr. Clovt
land sought to have this letter withholc
but the weight of testimony appears t
bo that he did not , and that the fact <
his having committed u bad blundc
only dawned upon him after ho had r <
cuivod numerous telegrams from muj
wump sources announcing the di
pleasure of that clement with h
action. It was then too late to do an ;
thing , and the unfortunate loiter is o
record to plague Mr. Cleveland and h
mugwump allies.
As to the president's interference i
Massachusetts , involving the ondorw
nielli of the spoils element of the part
in that state , the displeasure of tli
mugwumps appears to. bo extreme !
earnest and deep-seated. Out * of the ]
in a burst of protest asks : "How in tli
world can nn independent nnd reform *
get around CleVclandlsm in Baltimore
Now York and MaswichupettsV'1 atld th
Springfield .Republican , always williil
to ilml nit apology for the president'
shortcomings , hnf < the candor to nduii
that his intermeddling in Now York wn
nn elevation of "the spirit of partisanshi
above higher coiifidcratioiifl belle
known on the spot'1 and that it wen
quite beyond what was becoming to th
president. That journal also chanu
terlzcd his action as as "a danmgin
display of oxcosf-ivo and misplaced !
tisanshlp , " which had "dunu more t
shake popular faith in the president'
good t-cnto than the whole scries of act
which ho had performed since cntorin ,
public life. "
It was a very bitter do o the prcsldon
administered to the mugwumps , nn
while some of them have swallowed i
and will continue to pin their faith t
him , albeit ho has unmistakably chowi
himself a partisan capable of any dcgrc
of partisanship where his personal in
tercsts arc at stake , there uro umloubt
odly others with independence enougl
to form some other allegiance. And th
number of these may bo found large
than Is now supposed when the count c
the next vote for president is made.
Tin : publication of the assignment c
policemen and patrolmen for the cnsu
ing month is in our opinion a grav
blunder. Such publicity is of no bone
lit whatever to law-abiding citi7.cnswh
do not euro whether John Brown o
John Smith is assigned to a given boa
for the next four weeks. But crook
and footpads may tukoadvantage of thi
information. The assurance that
given district will bo patrolled by cot
tain policemen may enable them locarr ,
out their depredations with creator im
punity. For instance , if a certain patrol
man can't 1)0 managed to keep off hi
beat during a give'n hour he can be way
laid or switched olT ofl a fool's errand
On the other hand , the knowledge thu
a policeman who can bo decoyed or iti
duccd to close his eyes will during th
next month patrol certain streetswoul
afford outlaws and crooks an inccntiv
for operating in that particular noigli
borhood. It scorns to us there is noth
ing to bo gained by the publicity give
to policomon'H assignments , but on th
contrary , it is liable to work grei :
mischief.
NKIUIASKA'S compulsory education lai
is a failure , and the same state of affair
exists in Now York. The superintend
out of public instruction in that Btat
gives two reaso.ns for it. Ho. sayt
"School trustees elected to suporvis
the schools , and serving without com
pcnsation , naturally object to bohij
turned into constables and police ofiicor
for the purpose of apprehending delinquent
quont children or the children n
delinquent parents. Moreover , th
schools are full. " The number c
children who attend the schools in Nei
York , as compared with the number en
titled to attend , has been dccrcasin ,
since 1870. It would appear that th
school system in Now York 1ms developed
oped an unhealthy growth. This is nt
the trouble in Nebraska. The defee
seems to bo in the law.
THE democratic congressmen i
Washington are snid to make no secro
of their determination to keep Dakot
out of the union. The only conditioi
on which they will listen to a proposi
tion to admit that territory is thatUtal
also shall bo made a state. Ono of tbci
is quoted as saying that the bast Dakot
can expect is that congress will provid
for the election of a constitutional eon
vention next November. Democrat !
sentiment regarding the admission c
Dakota is well understood by the CQUH
try , but it is desirable that the roprt
flcntativcs of the party in congress slial
bo put squarely on record on this ques
tion. To that end it will bo the duty c
the republicans to strenuously insit
upon a recognition of Dakota's dcmun
for statehood.
TIIIJ Pacific railroad commission i
said to bo divided in opinion , and it i
expected that two reports will bo prc
seiitod to the president , one represent
ing the views of Mr. Pnttison and th
other those of his colleagues. Th
chairman of the commission is undoi
stood to favor radical action against th
Pacific roads to' compel them to pa
their indebtedness to the government
and the difference in the commission i
supposed to arise from this , the othe
members probably favoring a polic
inoro in conservanco with what the coi
poration managers desire. The divi
siou , if there is one , is unfortunate
since it will tend to further compliant
the question and give the roads an at
vantage they desire.
THE intense interest manifested b
certain so-called enterprising busines
men and numerous clerks and wag
workers in the trial of gamblers iu ou
district court is u sad commentary o
public morals in Omaha. The gambliiij
habit is moro pernicious by far than ii
temperance. Excessive drinking i
often the parent of poverty and peti
larceny , while the gambling vice make
embezzlers , forgers , swindlers and ofte
oven burglars out of mon who woul
otherwise have led a life without n
proncb.
INDITPEXDEXT of the thousand dollr
license question , the mayor and liceni
ing board should exorcise the authorit
vested by thorn in the law , to reject th
application for license of every notoi
ious dive and disorderly house. It is m
a question of revenue , but goo
government. Close the dives and lo
dons , and the city can save money ft
extra police service. Close the resor
where the crooks congregate and tli
crooks will vacate the town.
THE troubles of the widow of Edite
Storey do not seem to bo ended afti
all. Just as she was about to dispose <
the Chicago 2Ymcs a"mystcrious go nth
man" discovers an erasure in tha wi
of her late husband , and the old troub !
is likely to bo raked over again. Surol
the Hfo of a poor editor's widow is not
happy one.
TJTKKK" Is trouble in the prohibitla
party's ranks and a threatened spll
.CommiUeem.an , Cljapin is dissatisfies
propo'stis to make it hot for the , pro :
C ; w * uji * -
out officers. It is now in order-to charg <
that thu dls.sonting member is in leagui
with the Kiloon for the ovorthrdwof tin
one and only party of temperance.
Ax Iowa man loved his wife so wcl
that ho took his own life to give her tin
insurance. There arc lots of wives win
have earnestly prayed for a like con
summation ; plenty of old maidy win
would marry men who would shov
their love .with their lives.
CuI.C'HADO'S climate Is not health ;
for the lecher. A "ht'lo community
without one dissenting voice , has silrr.
marily disposcd of one of the species b ;
the rope route.
FltKNUHMEX make moro fu s over tin
election of a president than Americans
but we make up for the lack of Hvell
ness by the length of our campaigns.
PIIOMIXKNT M3KBOXS.
Senator Cvnrts lint nstonlslicil Wnslilngtoi
by appearing there in n new lint.
Dr. Xouh I'ortcr denies tlint ho is nt worl
on n revision of Webster's dictionary. .
An effort Is made In Boston to obtuii
nutlonnl recognition of Lief Ericsson as chlo
discoverer of America ,
It Is said that H. Klder Haggard contcm
pliites writing a * sequel to "She. " As hi
totally annihilated the old lady nt the end o
his former novel , u sequel seems to bu mi 1m
possibility.
In December the secretary of state wil
reopen his house in Washington , which ha
been closed for two seasons , mid his elilci' '
unmarried daughter , Miss Nuunie 13ayaul
will preside.
William Andrew Jackson Sparks , whosi
resignation from the general land oftico ha
just been accepted by the president , Is u tall
erect limn , llfty years of nge and rathe
handsome. Ills hnh- l < s tinged with gray am
his mustache anil chin whiskers are ncnrl ;
white. The most remarkable feature of hi
costume is his hat. He has his headgear ca
pccially manufactured for him. It is maJi
of black stiff felt , with a top like an invcrtci
llower-pot , and a perfectly flat brim abou
three. Inches wide. This peculiar hat In
wears In both summer and winter.
The Suspicion Killed Him Politically
The Texas congressman who rcsemblei
Daniel Webster was not returned. Possible
some of his constituents suspected him o
being connected with the dictionary.
A IleslKKivt Ion-Proof Cabinet.
St. Louis Vwl'Dl i > alcli ,
If President Grcvy wants to choose a cat
inct that will not resign ho can nnd soiu >
good material on this side of the Atlantic. Ii
the production of cabinet ofltcers who an
proof against resignation America is nhcai
of Europe.
A II tut to Suloou Men.
Ltneoln Democrat.
The Omaha UIE is very much concornoi
about the violation of the Slocum law whlcl
is the rule in Omahii. It needn't worry
By the tlmo it gets the , Omaha council qut o
the snarl into which 'ft has plunged itscli
prohibition will como-along and saw off thi
whole business. Omaha Is doing more to ad
vance prohibition than all the professlona
advocates of the measure.
Somebody ,
1'earl Ktunge.
Somebody thinks the world all wrong
And never lias a word in Its praise ;
Somebody sings the whole day long ,
Likes the world and all its ways.
Somebody says It's n queer old place ,
Whore none of the people do as they should
Somebody thinks it full of grace
And wouldn't change the folks if ho could
Somebody calls it cruel and cold ,
Full of pin nnd sorrow nnd pain ,
Where life is but u search for gold ,
And souls are lost in selfish gain ,
Somebody merrily laughs , and cries :
"Hurrah for such a dear old earth I
Success shall crown the man that tries
To make his mark by honest worth. "
Somebody groans and shakes his head ,
Calls his lot a wretched one ;
Somebody wishes that ho were dead ,
For somebody else has all the fun.
But somehow I notice you generally tlnd ,
In good or evil , pain or care ,
To one thing sure you may make up you
mind :
Somebody always gets his share.
STATE AND TKIIRITORY.
Nebraska Jot tin { ; n.
John Fitxgerald has entered sui
against Plattsmouth to recover 8o,5l >
duo on defaulted bonds.
Judge Crawford has concluded ti
peacefully retire from the bench ani
show proper regard for the Powers tha
be.
be.In
In the opinion of. the Norfolk News
"It will bo a proud day for all Nobrask
if Omaha gets the republican nationu
convention. "
The railroad grading camps in Cus
ter county furnish first-class matoriu
for a hospital in Broken Bow. Thre
innimud nnd mashed victims wore haulei
into town last week.
The heartless press of Hastings cr ,
out against the incarcerated councilmci
of Lincoln and declare "if the doomei
wretches look anything like their mil
lihhod pictures , hanging is too good fo
them. "
The papers \Vayno eagerly watcl
the varying winds for a sign or souin
of the defunct Omaha , Wayne & Yank
ton railroad. The lookout is useless
The Nebraska Central is the road tha
will bear watching , early next spring
The "martyrdom" of the Liucoli
councllmen is rendered unnoccssaril ;
cruel by poetic afUictions nnd limborgo
puns. Friends of "homo rule" shouh
govern their passion to weave wreath
of glory for the condemned. The tinv
between drinks is limited.
The Grand Island independent thu
relieves itself : "JNobrnskn's cipho
who will sit on end in a senatorial sea
for the next 11 vo years bv the grace o
railroad conspirntorsinnu oil room regu
lators , has arrived in Wabhingtoi
again , but so far as results are concerned
corned Nebraska will never bo awur
of it. _
Dakota.
The $ -32,000 gas plant at Grand Fork
will bo completed in" ten days and tin
city will have both 'gas anil clcctri
light. ' '
r.Tho grading work on the Illinois Central
tral and the Dulut't , railroads is abou
completed to Sioux Falls. The Centra
company has been it ) hopes of being abh
to begin running trains into Sioux Fall
next week.
The government has directed that i
suit bo instituted to recover844,000 fron
William Scott and French Bros. , of thi
Dead wood land district , for timber tnkoi
from public land by Scott and sold ti
French. Bros.
A solicitous Yankton mother who $ <
son was ill proposed an internal applica
tioij of cpsom salts , but by mistake fe <
him on baking powder. Ono dose no
being hoard from , the patient wasglvoi
another , and another , until the kid bo
Kan to rise after the seventh spoonful
Satisfied with the work , the mother np
plied the gaits to biscuits anil oturtod at
internal commotion in thojr 8t of tht
family.
Chcycnnp papers nro bo-ginning t <
show symptoms of jealous of Dcndwood.
The Leader plcturr * it n < ( "a town sit
uated in the heart of the Black Hills so
deeply imbedded in the Dead wood puloh
that tlio sun does not appear ubovo the
hill tops much before- o'clock in mid
summer , and disappears over the opiK-
pita hills about : t o'clock In the after
noon. The town counts of one long
street nnd one short p'lrnllol thoroughfare -
faroFour different corporations
tire now struggling for the exc'iu-
sivo right of way through the
town , and If any of thorn In
granted the privilege the question of
when the town can bo conveniently
stowed away without impeding railroad
tratlie or making the population victims
Bf ! > modern Juggernaut , unable to find
wtfcty on oitlicr ? i'l of the track , is one
of obtrusive public Imporiur.Ct. . Head-
wood Is a slrnng'o town in many respects
outside of its physical features. The
county in which it Is located has a debt
of $000,000 hanging over it , and in the
way of public buildings is recompensed
by n log jail and court house , recklessly
valued at $ L'"iO. Just now , however , all
other questions sink into insignificance
compared with the great railroad
problem. A tunnel or an elevated road
might bridge the difficulty. "
Utah nuil Idaho.
There is n big forest lire raging in the
mountains cast of Ogdcn.
The southern section of Idaho is sol
idly opposed to division or annexation.
The Cour d'Alono mines have sent
several bugs of fine gold nuggets to the
Helena banks for exhibition.
The banks of Salt Lake report the re
ceipt for the week ending November
iii , inclusive , of $87,018.60 in ore and
$ -51.11(1.9(1 in bullion , u total of * iH.lJ.j.4 ; ( ! .
The management of the Mormon
church is now in the hands of a receiver.
All buildings belonging to the church
have been taken by the receiver , and
some of them have boon rented at n
good sum to the church people.
The Pnolllu Const.
Sacramento prepares to invest $50OOC
in a public market.
One thousand Chinamen embarked at
San Francisco for homo last Tuesday.
Vast quantities of coal arc being
shipped from Tacoma to San Francisco ,
Pasadena proposes to have three city
"
parks , and the land has already bee use"
looted.
The Oregon Short line is unable tc
supply nearly enough freight ears tc
carry to market the products of the In
land Empire region.
Nevada ranchers along the Carson
river say that beavers arc cutting wil
lows and storing them under water near
the river banks. This is interpreted as
a sign of a severe winter.
Southern California , particularly the
towns of Los Angeles , San Diego and
Pasadena , are crowded with people on u
hectic hunt for health. Accommodations
in the misnamed hotels are abominable.
The rooms arc like jail cells and the
grub is worse , although four prices are
charged for it. The southern dry bolt
is a good country to die in , and that is
its best recommendation.
A gypsum deposit near Lovelock ,
Humboldt county , Nevada , is said lo
have been sold for $150,000 last week.
The area of gypsum exposed ou the sur
face is estimated at 10,000,000 tons. It
was purchased by a syndicate of Eng
lish capitalists represented by A. B. Mo-
Caw , of London , who has inspected the
purchase and found it better than rep
resented. It is located about five miles
from Lovelock , on the Central Pacific
railroad.
The Development of Wyoming *
ncmrr ltci > utillcan.
Wyoming stands in the early morn
ing of a brighter and more prosperous
era than it has ever known. It has
been night with Wyoming over since it
was made a territory. The opinion has
gone abroad that it is a barren , desolate
country , but little better than a desert
and almost wholly unlit for the habita
tion of civilized moii.
But immigration as it comes west
ward looks far ahead to see what course
it shall tako. It was not until rccontlj
that the limit of its western progress
would be found at or near the hundrotli
meridian. But when that meridian
was reached by the vanguard , it was
still found to , bo necessary to look for
ward. Thus it has been discovered that
Wyoming and Colorado arc not so deso
late as they have boon pictured1.
Probably all of northern and certainly
a very lagc part of southeastern Wyom
ing may bo cultivated without iraiga-
tion. It is believed by some persons
that the western line of the arable nren
follows the general course of the Mis
souri , mnln'taining about the tame dis
tance from that stream all the way at
far as Kansas City. Wo know that the
arable area extends upon the parallel oi
Denver to about 600 miles west of the
river. Owing to the fact that the course
of the Missouri river is from northwest
to southeast this distance would in Wy
oming throw the western limit of the
rrablo land far toward the center of that
territory.
But apart from considerations of this
sort , Wyoming possesses much arable
land. It contains many streams which
may bo utilized for the purposes of irri
gation. The area of this land which
may bo reclaimed by irrigation is prob
ably very nearly equal to that of Cole
rado.
The climate is favorable to the culti
vation of small grains. . Although
farther north than Colorado , Wyoming
is , upon the average not so much elevated -
vatod above the sea. For this reason
there is little doubt that whatovur may
'bo grown in northern Colorado may be
grown in every part of the plains
country of Wyoming.
The resources of our northern neigh
bor in coal , iron and oil are wonderful
in their extent. Coal may bo found
almost everywhere. Oil ib known to
exist in great quantity in the Sweet-
water country. In the southern and
southeastern parts iron exists ; and the
recent discovery of excellent iron
about one hundred miles north of Cheyenne
'
enne , near the line of the Chovcni'io
Northern railway , justifies the belief
that Wyoming iron ere may bo profit
ably smelted in this city.
The building of now railways in the
territory will attract immigration and
thus develop its resources. This olfect ,
wo believe , will bo seen in its beginning
next year. Probably a largo addition
to the population will take place then ,
and each following year will see a sim
ilar increase.
1'crsoual Paragraphs.
Mike Maul , of the firm of Drcxcl &
Maul , is dangerously ill.
J. W. Sampson , one of the fast-horso
dealers of Blue Hill , is in the city.
D. P. Newcomer , of Blue 'Hill , mem
ber of the house of representatives in
the last legislature of the state , wus in
the city yohtorday on his way to his old
homo in Maryland whore , with his wife ,
who in accompanying him , he will spend
several weeks.
Louis Torisaaint Tougns and his wife ,
n trench couple residing in Worcester ,
Mass. , recently celebrated their "olden
wedding. They have twelve children ,
ninety-coven grandchildren and''three
{ .Tl-at-grandchilrtrot. .
A MURDERER HEARD FROM , '
Mlttmnn Surromlora Himself In Smi
Francisco.
RUNYON AND EFFIE CORRESPOND
Two Kloport Toll Motlicr anil Krlcmts
Not lo fii-levc I'yr Them Three
Mnkc n Very
< ! eel Haul.
Murderer Mltttunii Surrender .
Mltlinan , the man accu cd of murder nnd
who Jumped his $10,000 bonds , has been heard
frci : : ul"l possibly before many days will he
brought back to this city to present him u ! '
for trial. The charge against Mittman is the
killing of n railroad construction foreman In
lilt saloon nt Mllhird In June. ISyJ. The dead
man was a trusted employe of Metcalf &
Gushing , contractors , nml had charge of n
gang of men engaged in working on an ex
tension of the H. & M. , between I'npillon and
Mlllnrd , and with n party of his co-laborers
went to the saloon of Mlttmnn. There is n
conlllct of static * us to the rail causa of tht !
shooting , hut it is true , nevertheless , that
Mtttnuin did It , ar. ho alleged , in self-defense.
His ball was placed at ? 10,000 , which was
readily furnished by Mr. Mack , the whole-
liquor dealer of this city , and another.
Owing to peculiar phases of the law , which
occurred from time to time , the trial
of Mittman was postponed and deferred , and
seine months ago he turucd up missing. Sev
eral days had elapsed before his bondsmen
got wind of his departure , and tliir ilei-ing
murderer succeeded well in covering up his
tracks. A description of him was spread
broadcast , but it proved of no avail , as he
continued to evade the police right along.
A few days ago u letter jiostniai-lted S.m
Francisco wns received by Sheriff Colmrn ,
nnd the content * disclosed the wheicabouts
of the longloolcdfoiMittman. . Ho had
.surri-ndci-fd to the authorities of his own in1-
cord , nnd the letter , which had been dictated
by himself , wns of a sentimental order. Ills
wanderings from place to place in continual
fear of being arrested at any moment were
fully described , nnd he laid particular stress
on the unmanly way hu had nctod towards
his bondsmen in leaving them in the lurch
He also referred to his hours of agony
and brooding over his crime ,
which , ho said , haunted him con
tinually by night aim day. In
conclusion ho said that ho was willing to re
turn to Omaha nnd trust his case with Judge
and Jury. In th'Is lie submitted a proviso
that ex-Deputy Sheriff Grebe bo authorized
to como and get him. Arrangements to this
end wcro immediately entered into , nnd It is
reported that Mr. Greho started for San
Francisco .yesterday with full power vested
in him to bring hack the culprit. Mr. Grobc
has been very mysterious in his movements
for the past few days , and from the fact that
he yesterday morning applied to Jailer Miller
for a pair of handcuffs gives sufllcient cred
ence to the report that ho has gone on his
mission.
RUNYON UKAnn FROM.
He nml Efllc Gentry Are Iu Snu DlcRo ,
Cul.
Tidings wore yesterday received from It.
N. Hunyon , the man who so mysteriously dis
appeared from the city Nov. 19 with his niece ,
Efllo Gentry , the facts of which have already
been stated in the Bnc. Yesterday three
letters wcro received , two from liunyon nnd
one from EOle. They wcro written from the
Arlington hotel , Son Diego , Cnl.Nov. 2r , and
were addressed respectively to P. A. Fuller ,
the saloon man , corner of Twelfth strec * , nnd
Capitol avenue , n personal friend and con
fident of Ilunyon's nnd Mrs. Gentry , the dis
tracted mother of the girl. Uunyon in his
letter to Fuller discribes his trip , speaks , in
glowing terms of the town and attempts to
persuade him to go there nnd look the place
over with a view of settling. Mr. Fuller
feels that he has been wrongfully censured
for the part ho took in Hun > on's departure ,
while acting iu the role of a friend , uud dis
avows playing any part in the transaction
that could bo construed as being wrong or
illegal.
Uunyon's letter to Mrs. Gentry , who is his
sister , and that of her daughter Effie , have
proven u source of consolation to her and she
expressed her satisfaction and happiness over
their receipt of the letters by telegraphing to
the police- authorities of Sun Diego to in no
way interfere with the couple. Iu his letter
Hunyon says ho took the girl away oecausc
he had forebodings that if she was allowed to
remain In her present surroundings she
would eventually go to the bad. and that ho
could not i > ermit of. Ho promises to protect
nnd shield her , nnd bring her up as she
should be. Efllo herself sustains all thc.sc
representations , says she is satisfied with the
course Bho has taken , and asks her mother
not to weep or grieve for her.
Spine curiosity is expressed as to what dis
position Hunyon intends to make of his wife ,
whom ho married only six weeks ago in
1'ercyvlllo , la. , where she still is. It is a
well-known fact that after the iimrringu
ceremony Hunyon returned to Omaha , leav
ing his wife , whom ho lias seen but three
times since , behind. The impression that
the match was an unhappy and umlcstrahlu
one is sustained , as Hunyon imported the in
formation to confident friends u few days before -
fore his elopement that "ho believed his wife
thought moro of another man In Percyvillo
than she did of him. "
WORSE THAN TIIK AVIM > WEST.
A Guy nnd Festive Cowboy Held Up
and Kohucd.
Fred Field is , or rather was , n gay and
festive cowboy , nnd when on the ranch his
postofilce address is Htllsburgh , Dak. Wish
ing to wind up a season's hard work with n
whirl of pleasure , ho struck for Omaha , and
on Wednesday night put'up at the Trcmont
house. Last night he took in the town , and
by 10 o'clock was telling all who would listen
how differently things were run in the wild
west , where two or three men at least were
killed every time the boys went out. Two
hours later ho was in search of a i > oliceman
to aid him in finding four men "dressed like
gentlemen" who hud hold him up and robbed
him of a watch and chain and $55 in cash.
Ho met Ofllcer Cullen , who nt once mndo n
tour of the Third ward dives but the victim
wns unalilo to identify any of tholrequontcra
as his assailants.
It Ncems that Field mot four well-dressed
men near Fiimnm' street , nnd ttblcud to bo
shown the sights. Only too willing to r.f-
commodato him , Ills guides led him to the
vicinity of Capitol avcnuo , where they sud
denly covered him with "three guns. " while
one of them went through him. Wicn no recov
ered from his fright his friends wcro gone ,
and with them his watch , pocitetbook ami
two flngor rings , but ho was so dazed that ho
could not toll the ofllrer precisely whcrn it
had happened , Word was telephoned to the
central station , and at on early hour this
morning Fred was still seal-china for his
vanished wealth ,
.VXD WAR.
United States Court.
TIIK 1UUU1.V TIIIAL.
The continuation of the trial of Rarndu , the
alleged imirdorer , consumed the time and at
tention of the court the entire duy yesterday.
The testimony on both sides wu finished nnd
speeches worn maclo by Attorney I'rilchott In
behalf of the stale , and Attorneys Mahoney
and Mlnmihan on the part of thn ilofcnso.
Attornev Patrick will malco the closing
speech this morning for tlio prosecution. The
Kenornl opinion of all who have followed thn
trial through Is that Hrndu will bo clunU ;
of the charge brought ugulnst him ,
District Court.
tionsK rou.Nn GUii/rr.
The Jury In the eu e of Ui j state vs. Will-
lain Mono chinned withbuiginry , bi ought in
u verdict of guilty nfter being out thirty
hours.
nr. mm BBS TUXCKR.
Charles Iu Molt , who pluuJcd not guilty
to highway robbery , wiw sentenced to three
und one-lmlf ycur * in th ponltenllnr ; yester
day attornoon , by Judge Wakoluy. The
court htatod that ho would ma'iO the penally
a light one in conalaeration of the previous
'good conduct of the prisoner. DoMoU dl < (
not ilotaiy the slightest feeling while the
Judge was addressing him ,
The roller Court.
In the jHjlIco rouit Ud. Dehclmoa , Jlui
Sheridan , Dick Owncs , 1'at Kelley and Mr.
Doc , wcro assessed a ilnoof $5 and costs each
for drunkenness. Wndo U.ill lecelved leu
days on n charge of suspicious character.
AMUSKMP.XTS.
A Very Imi-Kn Tvuillonop AVItncuse *
"l-Vdorii" nt Uojil's.
MUs Fannie Dr.wniiort began n three
nights' engagement at lloyd's opera house
hint night in "Fedora , " the famous play
which Mr. Sardou wrote for Sara Keruhnrdt.
Tim audience , n very largo one , received Mis *
D.jvenport and her admirable company with
every symptom of rapturous enthusiasm and
delight. "Fedora" IB a strong uud beautiful
ploy , r.nd since Its production hero has been
staged with new scenery throughout. All
the coslssjcs nml ncu" sorlcs have been the
work of otudloitR attention , r.TV1 are ex
quisitely reproduced , while Miss Davcnport'2
Wjirurobo la as magnificent and beautiful as
even n Hus iaii ptincess i-ould demand.- Her
rendition of the extraordinary character of
the title role is us Htipurb and ( lawless us
ever , nnd in it He reaches a Ktamhml of
artistic excelleiuv Invulnerable to criticism.
With well considered skill she attend * to the
minutest detail , most effectually embodying
her Idea of what a woman "Fedora" must
have been with rare dramatic force. Ilcmip-
tHirtls line nnd worthy of more than inero
passing notice. The impassioned HusHlan ,
Loris SiMiioff , of Mr. Melbourne McDowell
was especially a capital piece of work , and in
the exciting scenes of the latter acts his Impersonation -
personation was marked by depths of emotion
without a suggestion of ranting , and he re
ceived us he deserved , enthusiastic applause.
Thu Countess Olga SonkarelT of Miss Judith
Heiolde was .splendid , and she evinced i-puilc-
ling ability in the humorous lines. Mr.
Arehh" Cnwper was greatly liked In the part
of Do Serious. Hut in truth , the whole of
the cast was good , Mr. William J. Hurlov
playing Grcteh , the Deteclive ; Mr.
Uruco Hayes , Dr. Lorech ; Mr. Frank
McDonald , the Valet ; Mr. II. A. Can- ,
Cyrlll , and Miss Isabel Vane , Mndaino
DC Tournay , and all of them evincing an
Individuality and eh.iraetcr that was most
acceptable. In conclusion it c.in again bo
safely Mitd that 'Tcdor.r Is n great play , u
masterpiece , really blood curdling in' its
thrilling Hima.xes , and yet the nmio diligently
It is waUihed the moro admirable and fascin
ating nro seen to bo its countless beauties.
There was a recall at the end of each act that
could not be denied.
HOW AHOUT THIS , ANYWAY ?
Was That Sam Stevenson ArrcHtcd at
Colorado Springs ?
James Flannory , one of Sam Stevenson's
bondsmen , and who was deputed logo to
Colorado Springs and ascertain whether the
man under arrest thcr.o was Stevenson , tele
graphs back to Chief Seavey that ho Is the
wrong num. He adds , however , that Stuveu-
SOU'H two ] > iirtnera ' are in Denver , and that
ho has put the otllce'rn upon their tr.iek.
In speaking of this Stevenson affair a Hm :
reporter was informed by nn olllcial In high
standing that the opinion is that the man ar
rested tit Colorado Springs was Stovonson.
"Why , then , was ho not recognized by
Flannory i" queried the scribe.
"Why ! Why , because he isn't wanted.
The bondsmen have been squared by old man
Stevenson , and all this funs and feather * of
bringing Sam to justice was a hollow mock-
cry. There must have been soniu shcnanul-
gan in the deputation of Flanucry. "
Railroad Notes.
A XKW hTlflOX ESTAIII.ISIICI ) .
Ord station , ' M.U ; ) miles west of Groely Cen
ter , on the Union Pacific , will ho opened for
passenger and freight business on Monday
next , with Thomas Connor as agent.
! < iei ) AXI > Tinni ) CMSS i-As Hxoniis.
Second and third elass passengers from the
cast having cupon tickets for Nebraska
points on the Union Pacific railway will have
their tickets exchanged at Council Uluffa to
insure them passage on the "Overland
Flyer" and Train : i leaving Omaha.
A STATION" TO HE All VXDO.VEn.
Sheridan station , on the Kansas branch of
the Union Paclfle , will be abandoned and Mc
Allister station"opened with A. II. Parker aa
agent.
rcusoxAL.
R. Tnft , for n number of years cashier of
the passenger department of Jho Unrlington ,
has resigned and took his departure last night
for New Mexico. Mr. Taft is a thorough
railroader , an affable nnd accomplished
gentleman nnd His old associates pait with
him with regret. His successor ia P. S.
Hildroth.
George- . Daniels , chairman of the Cen
tral Trafrie- association , arrived in the city
from Chicago yesterday on business pertain
ing to his commission.
Insured Iu England.
Chief of Police Seavey is in receipt of a
letter yesterday from F. H. Coulter , a son
of the old llroman recently killed nt the
Dietz lumber yards lire. The letter is dated
15 St. Georgo's Plncc , Horton Lane , Hrad-
ford , York. England , November 17 , 1SS7 , and
was accompanied with n eoronlal death cor-
tlllcute , which Mr. Coulter requested the
chief to hnvo ofllcially Jlllcd out and returned
to him. He explained that he held a small
insurance policy on his father's Ufa in a Lon
don company and it could not be collected
until the enclosed certilic.ito hud been lillod
out and recorded. Tlio chief will have the
document duly attested and returned.
Cap. Wood'H llurso Stolen.
While Captain Wood , the clerk of the pollco
court , was in n store on Douglas street about
T o'clock last evening , some thief untied Ills
horse und phaeton , which he had left In front ,
and drove off with them. The captain upon
discovering that his horse was missing sent
word to the pollco station , and the olllcer.s
courcd the town to Ilml eomo trace of the
thief or the stolen propertv , hut an yet there
is no clew us to the whereabouts uf either.
Too Slow to Shoot.
Henry Webber , Charles Ulnuk nnd George
ABhlcymnn got into un altercation nt the Elkhorn -
horn Valley IIOUBO late last night , when Web
ber In a lit of anger , drew his rove-Ivor to kill
Black. The weapon was wrested from his
grasp he-fort ! he could accomplish his object
und the trio wcro taken to the central sta
tion ,
_
A Couple oflinrconicH.
Laura Grant , n courtesan living with Myr-
tie Hates , haft disappeared with n lot of Myr
tle's clothes , among them a f.Ki clonk.
Holxirt Hobertson and William Conchlln
wcro arrested by Olllccr Chirk hist ovonlng
for stealing a coat und vest from Churlc-H
Albin. _
OHlcor riodoln Kiisondrd.
At roll-call last evening onit-ur CJodola was
Informed that , by the order of the flro and
[ ) olico commissioners , ho was temporarily
nuspcndcd from the pollco force. Tlio rea
sons for this punishment wcro not given.
A II UK" I" °
The Ice gorge in the river between this
lolnl and Florence has in nowise abated ,
tnd yesterday evening it wns possible for H
nun to cro.ss the stream without much Jeep-
irdy upon the projecting ice.
Only Ouo I'criult.
Only ana building permit WQH Issued ycs-
' .cnhiy by Superintendent Whltlock , it being
o Victor White for n cottage on SuundciM
> trcct near Nicholas , to copt ilBt)7. )
Will Moot TucMlny Night.
The city council did not meet lust nlfflit nt
iiituudfd , but will bo on hand at th
next Tucsdayulsht.
Internal lUticuiio Collections.
VcattrJny's Intwnal revenue collections
imounted to tf , tt 24 ,
A San Frnnolsco tlontlat nhargad iv
sutlomer SSSd.ol ) for twontv-two hours'
vork in hU mouth. The sufferer
vouldu'l pay , The. dentist butul. The
: ourts cut the bill down lo $70 and thu
tafu'iiduut paid