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THE OlttAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , DECEMBER 10. 1887.
THE DAILY BEE.
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Fworn to nml mbsirllu'd in uty jira-ence this
ad day of December , A. D. ltS7.
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( SKAIi. ) Noturv I'liulic.
THUUK is n ] rate war threatened
among the railroads. The puoplo can
Btand it.
NHW JKitsuY wants a local option law ,
Jersey lightning would defy u prohlb'
itory statute.
FIIOM present indications , the
hall wrangle will not end until the
qnuulion as to who ia the contractor is
Hottled by the courts. This is a. charm'
ing spectacle.
Dit. McGlA-NN and General BootV
have indulged in an exchange of views
General Booth maintains that the Sal
vation Army had saved thousands o
botils , Ho did not state how many i
had cost.
'
A GAiiMCOUAM from Constantinople
saya that Mr. Vandorbilt'n yacht ha
boon fired upon. The fault lay in Mr
Viuidorbilt not Hying the proper flags
It is needless to Bay that the gentlcinai
was uninjured.
NKW Yojuc has a determined mayor
lie has bluntly announced that the cit ;
council or ho must go. The motropolj :
would no doubt bu wise , U a choice Inn
to bo made , to retain her mayor am
bounce the aldermen.
WIIILK the Omaha and Yaiikton rail
road Is building on paper , the people o
the "Jim River Valley" of Dakotainsib
that the road shall extend further tha
Yankton. After completion to Yunkto
it will bo a pleasure to take in the Jii
River country.
AxoTHKit of the "Napoleons of f
iianco" bus been arrested in Now Yorl
Tftl ! ? time > t was Henry S. Ives. II
Belongs to tlio school of Harper an
\Vard and scores of others who hav
robbed mon in order to make a splurg
} n gambling.
s TJIH Omaha Petroleum company , 01
gaiil/.od for.tho purpose of dovolopin
oil hinds iu Wyoming , is the lutes
move on the part at u number of Omaha
capitalists. If oil is found iu sulllcioi :
quantities to justify laying a pipe lin
Into Omaha , the bonollt from such a
> enterprise cannot bo estimated.
TIIK population of this country ii
croahos HO fast that the census bureau hi
much dllllculty in keeping up with 1
The huroau has now boon at work upc
the last census foroight years , and the
work is not yet finished. The new coi
BUS will begin in about two years.
Indications in Now Yoi
( bat the Postal tulogr aph and the He
mctt-Mnckoy cable will at no distal
future succumb to the Western Unic
anaconda. Parties who claim to kno
Btato tlmt Jay Gould's voyage to Euroj
nnd George Gould's trip to the we
have no oilier object.
AMKN'DMUNTd to the rules of U
houbt ) of representatives huvo been pi-
posed which ought to bo adopted. The
uiin Is to break up the practice of lea
ing the house theoretically without
quorum , by members refusing to tinswi
to their tiamos at roll call. This trk
has often boon resorted to as u politic
expedient. Members should not bo i
lovyed to absent themselves either n
tually or theoretically without sullieie
oxcuso. The penalty proposed in tl
now amciidmiints is expulsion of t !
otTonding member. There is urge
need of such a rule.
SOMK members of congress have n
nouncod their intention of urging cc
gross to reduce letter postage to o
cent during the present fcosslon. Tl
is as it should be. Luttcr postage w
undoubtedly bo so reduced sooner
latter. Tlio sooner the better. Tl
stop should have been taken instead
increasing the weight of letters as \ \
done some timongo. The part of t
public bonofltted by the sending of ovi
weight loUtu's' is small. One cent po
ago will bonollt ovorybodyanil His w
to rcitoratu that the postal departim
is operated wholly for thn bonollt q ( t
public. The postal dollolt for the em
ing year would of course bo incrca *
Bomowhat , but the hlntbry of postage
duction leaches that this would soon
followed by a rapid advance toward
support.
n Oood
The national convention of republi
can clubs which assembled in Now York
yesterday , and will continue its sessions
to-day nnd to-morrow , appears to bo
threatened with conflicts in the interest
of particular candidates which may go
far'to destroy the value of whatever
action the convention shall take on the
HDCRlflo objects for which it was called ,
These , iw Hinted in the circular Issued
by the promoters of the movement , are
to consider the propriety of organizing ,
in thu various stales of the union , a
(
largo number of republican clubs , mid
to determine the best manner of con
ducting their work , and also to devise
some system that will conduce to the
elllelunt co-operatlqn of those cWibs in
htato and national politics and the for
mation of a national league. The cir
cular further slates that the convention
shall not name , recommend , or
nominate any candidate for olllce.
Its plain character , ns thus defined , is
simply that of a congress of republican
clubs to devibo a plan of more thorough
organization and more effective work ,
and not a convention to boom any can
didate for. any ofllcc. It was of course
to bo expected that all who may bo re
garded as candidates woulilhavo friends
among the members of the convention ,
but it was also to be supposed tlmt no
considerable number of the friends of
any candidate could bo so Injudicious as
to attempt to destroy the usefulness of
the ccivention ! by seeking to give it a
character ami expression favorable to
such candidates.
It appears , however , that the ovor-
y.cnloiij friends of one candidate have
.shown a disposition to make n conflict
which may 'compel tlio convention
to assume n character foreign to
what was intended , with the in
evitable elTcct of neutralizing
to a largo extent the results of its delib
erations and sowing boeds of disaffec
tion tlmt will bear fruit damaging to
the party. If it bo true that the friends
of Mr. Ulainu have manifested a dispo
sition to seize upon every thing and thus
virtually commit the convention to him ,
the followers of other candidates are
certainly justified in asserting them
selves , since only by so doing could
they hold the convention to its defined
objects and prevent a perversion of its
character , and it will be fortunate if
they shall succeed in convincing the
pronmturoly enthusiastic admirers of
the Mai no statesman of the suicidal
folly of turning an assembly of republi
can clubs , called with the distinct un
derstanding that it should be without
expression regarding any candidates ,
into tv mass meeting to boom their fav
orite. The object of the convention is
a good ono , and if it shall ho kept to its
strict observance most satisfactory re
sults may reasonably bo expected , but
if the convention is perverted to the
service of any individual , in however
remote a degree , the consequences will
bo demoralizing and damaging. The
intelligent and thoughtful element of
the republican party will bo very likely
to resent all attempts to force any man
on the party.
Seimtft Secret
An other attempt will be made to do
away with secret sessions of the United
States senate. Mr. Platt has again
offered his nmondnic.nt to the senate
rules providing for the public consider
ation ot nominations and treaties , and
the subject will in duo tlmo come on foi
discussion. Whether the chances are
hotter now than they wore last wintoi
for secu ring the abandonment of the
unropublicun and otherwise objection'
able custom cannot bo saiel with any de
grco of certainty , tint it is possible thai
the now bonators will be found to take
the poimlnr view iigainstboerctsossions ,
Quo strong supp'orlor of this viowT Geir
oral Logan , will ho missed from the ( lib-
eusson , bfit his clear nud strong words
of opposition to the old custom shotile
not bo forgotten , and they certainly
should not bo without inlluenco will
his successor.
There can bo very little that it
now added to the discussion this subjoc
received last winter , and in which thi
weight of argument was clearly will
those who advocated the nbandoiimon
of secret bcssions. The custom is hos
tile to the proper republican principli
that all affairs conducted in the name o
the people should bo open to the inspec
tion of the people , and that ovorythint
of the charaeteV ot star-chamber proceedings
coedings is incompatible with a due re
sponsibllity of the pcoplo'u servants fo
their conduct to the people. No gooi
reason can bo given why treaties whiul
involve the faith , honor , material in
torcsts , and perhaps the political in
tegrity of the nation , should bo pas&oi
upon in secret by seventy-six Bonatorif
and equally is there no good reii
son why persons nominated fo
public ollico should bo subjected t
the secret dissection of senator
and confirmed or rejected under u ml
of "courtesy" or'for bomo other no les
trivial coiibidoration. Why should senators
r ators have the right to as-jiiil churaotc
and dnnmgo reputations without re
sponsibilityV So far as treaties are concerned
corned , they generally got to the publl
quite as soon as to the senate
and a great deal that transpires in bocre
sessions regarding nominations leak
out , but this is not a satisfactory stutou
affairs. Having to ferret outby , all sort
of ingenuity and expedients , tlie infoi
million that properly belongs to th
people and should bo given thui
promptly and fully , is not the sort e
system that can bo sanctioned in a re
n- publican government. Moreover i
furnishes daily proof that some of th
10 men who nro responsible for maintain in
10U the custom of conc.oulmont are fnlthlc :
U to their obligation of becrcsy , a
jr unpleasant fact that rallects on the 01
ist tire senatorial body. In short , the ai
) t gumonts against secret bcssions are clot
and conclusive , and every senator wli
10 Is in u position to dUchargo his dul
10r
r- without fear or ftf or should vote to d
till - away with them. It wouljl bo a rotor ,
ill in semite policy that would material'
nt elevate that body in popular-regard.
10
u- Aini'rlcaii Htiitonmnn.
ujd Individual greatness assorts itself.
socks nnd finds opportunity. Colon
John L. SulUvun scorns to imitate. I
ilf is original in all his speeches. Recent
he guvo an uxhiblt.lon in Leln.stcr.hal
. , & * ! _
Dublin , nnd while his science'wrts ap
preciated , his oratory caused the largo
audience to howl Itself hoarse. Tlio
gentleman who has made the ) name of
Boston a houojiold word Is meeting
with wonderful success in the * old world.
While H will bo impossible to steal
the laurels from Buffalo Bill , Colonel
Sullivan will always bo regarded by the
English and Irish iis.a man of wonder
ful powers. His efforts as an iiflor-din-
ne-r talker leave Mr. Dope w far in the
shade. It might be hero remarked that
the polished colonel gained his first ex
perience in after-dinner speeches In
Omaha. At the Mi Hard hotel , about a.
year ago , after a gorgegus banquet , Mr.
Sullivan was called upon for a speech.
Rising , ns u Roman gladiator , the Boston
gentleman said : "Gintlcmon , I am not
much on spnche making but I can knock
out any d d man in the crowd. ' '
But in Dublin , Mr. Sullivan was'ut his
best. Ho simply talked * on subjects
with which ho is famiKar. In his
speech , which fairly caused all of Dub
lin to go wild over the great American ,
he said that if ho happened not to havu
been born in Ireland , nt any rate his
father and mother and all his ancestors
wore Irish. He added that it was not
necessary to a'dd that he was a chip of the
e > ld block. "His sympathies wore'with
the Irish people and ho houod tit all
times to look back on them as the hcbt
people in the world. lie hud come to
this country , or rather to Knglnnd , to
meet the best int'.u , nnd ho believed
that man to be Jem Smith. Ho hoped
before his return to America to have
the plcasuro of meeting Smith within
the limits of ti tweiity-four-foot ring
bo tlmt thcro it might he decided which
was the bettor man. If ho should beat
Smith ho would extend to him his hand
in friendship and good will , and if
Smith should best him he hoped that
the same token of friendship would bo
reciprocated. "
It is unnecessary to add that such a
speech from an American statesman
was sullleicnt to cause the air to be
fairly rent with cheers and trumpot-
topgued applause. Europe may appre
ciate the fact that America has no coast
defenses , but when it comes to states
men to the manner born she enters the
ring for sweepstakes every timo.
In the Interest or Manufactured.
The board of trade has appointed a
committee to induce manufacturers to
locate in Omaha. The gentlemen se
lected to perform this duty are well
qualified to discharge it judiciously , and
all of them having interests in the city
rendering them solicitous Jor its pros-
IMM'ity and progressit may be safely ex
pected that they win give prompt and
zealous attention to the labor de
volved on them. There is no
time to bo lost in the matter.
Other cities have similar committees in
dustriously engaged in presenting their
claims as manufacturing points. The
competition for industrial enterpriser is
active and growing. Unless Omaha en
ters the lists at once with earnestness
and vigor she is very certain to bo the
loser by delay. As wo have heretofore
said a great deal of valuable work should
bo done during the remaining winter
months , nnd if judicious nnd thorough
work shall bodono by the board of trade
committee , assisted ns it will bo most
heartily by"tho press , it is not to be
doubted tlmt next spring will witness n
gratifying fruition.
The intelligent committee of practical
men will- need no suggestions as to how
it shall proceed. The obvious thing tc
bo done is to keep the claims of Omaha
before public attention , to have the facts
at hand in the most convenient form foi
promptly responding to inquiries for in
formation , andto obtain such knowledge
as it may be practicable to get regarding
manufaotjrors in other localities whose
acquisition would he desirable and whc
would remove if reasonable inducement ;
were offered them. There arc. cer
tainly many such who need but to be
advised'of the opportunity that oiler !
here to promptly avail themselves of it
under conditions that would justify
them in removing their plants. Tlio im
portanco' encouraging manufacturing
enterprises in Omaha has boon so ottei
urged in the BKK tlmt we need not reiterate
iterate the well understood , and wo believe
liovo fully appreciated arguments
With its commercial' power ' nne
progress assured , this city nov
requires the firm foundation of wcultl
and the attraction to population whicl
manufacturing industries give , and un
til it has those it cannot attain its lurg
cst possibilities as a metropolis. Al
this , woaro very confident , the committee
too appointed by the board of trade fullj
appreciates , and wo expect to find thi
appreciation promptly , zealously am
judiciously manifested by the com
mittoe.
They Should Do It.
It will bo gratifying if the manager
of the railroads entering Omaha > > hal
wisely conclude , as it is intimated froi :
Washington they may do , to abando
the discriminating tariff schedule
against this city now in operation an
adopt now ones that will bo just ami sal
isfnctory to our busii.e&s mon , thus ol.
viating the necessity of any controvors
bo/oro / the intor-stiito commerce com
mission. Nothing is more certain tha
that if the commission is roquii'ed t
pass judgment on the existing schedule
it will pronounce them unjust and ui
reasonable , and very likely there is m
a manager of any of the roads enterin
Omaha who has u doubt about thi :
There has never boon , a stronger ens
presented for the consideration of th
commission than that which tjic roprc
sentativcs of Omaha's business intore.sl
have .prepared. It will show a syston
atie and excessive discrimination sue
as hardly any other city has ben sul
joe toil to , and which no city of loss con
murcial strength and vitality tha
Omaha could have experienced \ritlun
disastrous offoctb to ita business. It lit
boon a drawback , necessarily , to tli
proapority of this city , but the fact tin
Omaha 1ms nevertheless grown an
prospered bhows the moro strongly tl ;
invincible conditions upon which hi
busincbb is founded. It would undoub
cdly bo u confession of pu&t injustice
the roads were to voluntarily rcarrane
th ir 'tariffs , on a fair basis , but th
would ho' more..creditable than to 1
.forced to do HO , as they certainly i
the end will 'bo If they "hold out. It
would bo , nlfso. n moritorlous cxamplo
flint might hitv good results else whore.
Wo shall bo vdrV glud to record a gen
eral agreement among the managers , at
tin early dity , to take the .proper and
just action thcyj ( are. said to bo con to in- '
plating.
H Kntrrprlnc.
Since Chicago has been designated as
the place for folding the national re
publican convention in 1888 , the papers
published in the citv of Hams havu
been giving to the outside world pio-
tures and descriptions of the great audi
torium , where the convention will bo
held. Omaha , had she been successful
In her designs , would not huvo been far
behind C'hieiigo in her enterprise and
desire to please and accommodate the
vast multitude which will bo in attend
ance.
The Hcmld of Chicago , thus describes
the great structure now in coin-fee of con
struction , and which will be completed
in ample time :
The substructure is of dark gray prmiito
from the Mesubu Heights qunrrics In Minnesota
seta , tub walls rough-hammered finish , with
| > olislicd columns ; the superstructure o
smooth-huunncrcd buff Bedford stone from
quarries in Indiana. It Is tea sloricsju height ,
with n square tower 40x71 feet , rising eighty
feet ubove the roof. It luis n frontage on
Michigan boulcvurdl Congress street and
Wnbash avenue of 700 feet , or more than one-
eighth of a mile. The viilno of the ground ,
which Is leased , is $1,000,000 , , and the esti
mated cost of the structure $3,000,000. The
mnln feuture of the building Is , of course , the
auditorium. Another important feuture is u
grand hotel of GOO rooms. Five thousand
ctmira will bo arranged In circular rows in
the nuilicnco-room proper , while by clearing
the stage and utilizing the foyer Jt.OOO addit
ional seats may bo provided , giving n total
seating capacity of 8,000.
Chicago's enterprise is commendable.
While the immense building will be
partly used for other purposes , it also
guarantees ample room for the conven
tion's use. Four years hence Omaha
will engage in a similar enterprise.
Oil Higher GromuN.
The press of the country is calling for
a national campaign free from scandal.
The Philadelphia Inquiiw , which made
a nohlo light for Elaine in 1884 , speak
ing of the campaign against Mr. Cleveland -
land , says :
It did not keep him out of the white house
the first time , and Is not likely to bo tried
again , for , whatever may bo thought of his
political career , his private life at Washing
ton has given rise to no scandal. His cam
paign will be fought on Ids public record for
the past four years. ,
Upon this subject and commenting
upon the Inquires article , the Atlanta
Constitution anys'n
This is properly put by our republican con
temporary , and if it echoes the sentiments of
the respectable organs of the party , wo will
have a campaign this tinio which will be free
from the dirty se'iimlnl and personal Abuse
which characterised the last one. The last
presidential canipaign was a disgrace to both
sides and wo sincerely trust the then meth
ods employed will not be repeated. They
cannot possibly injure Mr. Cleveland , nor
could the repetition of the scandals against
Mr. Blulnc effect lil political chances.
The above view'is formed on the idea
that Cleveland and Blaiue arc to be the
standard bearers in the next prosidon *
'
t'ial campaign. In any event the sug
gestion is one that will commend itsell
to every good citizen , and the watch
word should bo , "Let the man without
sin heave the first boulder. "
Finds.
The arid territory of Arizona has
recently been the center of attraction
because some imaginary newspaper cor
respondent found an abundance of gold
mines. The travel to Tucson , and on tc
the mining camps , has almost equalled
that to the Black Hills in ' 76 and Lead-
villo in ' 78. The gold seekers who have
gone to Arizona have found to hoii
borrow that the reports concerning ricl :
finds had their origin alone in the cro'
ativo minds of unreliable boomers , ant"
they lire now returning poorer bui
wibor men.
The Potomac river also was reported
to bo the scene of great finds , and office
seekers around Washington rushed tc
the now Eldorado , only to ascertain thai
they wore dupes of real estate men and
speculators , who assessed them for wlml
little rcadycash tho\possessed. ; Gcorgit
now comes in with her claims , and t
special telegram from Nacoocheo assert :
that English capitalists have purchase
largo tracts of land whiol
are literally covered with gofd
One man who was an "oyo witness" ii
as enthusiastic as Scott's character ii
IConilworth who insisted that in tin
New Eldorado gold grew on trees am
was to bo had for the gathering.
Ono account of the Georgia field :
says , in speaking of the tract of lam
purchased by the English syndicate
"The rich character of the deposits ha
been long known , but several circum
stances have hitherto contributed ti
hinder tjjoir being worked in an clllc
lent and systematic manner , the wan
of a canal and stamp mill being th <
principal , and it is highly probabl
these would have been put upon tin
property some tinjp ago had not the fail
ing health and eventual death of tin
late owner , interfered with the work. '
Generally speakijig , the gold field
discovered are frauds of the lir.il water
and per.-ions who are deceived by thi
alluring newspaper accounts are not t
bo pitied. They should know botle
than to believe every rumor sot ulloat
llcpalr llio Sidewalks.
A suit has been' ' commenced again.s
the city to Keeoveir''i.OOO ' damages , alleged
loged to have been received by a gentle
.man who fell through a hole in the du
fcctlvo sidewalk . ; corner 13urt am
Division htreots. Other persons hav
sustained serious injuries by fallin ;
through some of the numerous holes i
the sidewalks of Omaha , but few t
them enter complaint because the
think the law relating to the recover
of damages is us defective as the bide
walks. Commenting upon this subjecl
the Itcpublicun bays :
Under the convenient law of the city , hey
ever , in order to recover damages a purse
must notify the mayor at k-ait llvo days i
advunro wlioro ho pi-opuses to dumago llln
solf.
solf.Tho qld law contained provisions n
above stated. The now law provides :
No city of thu inutropolitun class abu'll I
liable tar dauiagc * arlilug from , dofccti >
K i a-
Titf i t-T
streets , nlleys , sidewalks , publlp parka , or
otlicr public places withia such city , unlcst
actual notice In writing of the accident or inJury -
Jury coniplalnod of , With a statement of the
nature and extent thereof , and of thu time
when and place where the same occurred ,
shall have been proved to huvo been given to
the mayor within twenty days after the oc
currence of such accident or Injury ; and it Is
hereby made the duty of the mayor to keep a
record of such notice showing time when
and by whom such notice wat given , and de
scribing the * defcA complained of , and at
oneo lllo the saino with the city clerk , who
shall report the same to the city council lit Its
next meeting.
The UKK has repeatedly urged the
sidewalk inspector to report defective
and dangerous sidewalks to the proper
olliclals. Ho draws a salary for mtuh
services , and taxpayers demand that ho
perform the duties of his ollieo. It is in
the interests of both humanity and
economy that our sidewalk system bo
rendered biifc.
8TATK AND TICHIUTOUY.
Nebraska Jotting * .
Seward will soon indulge in electric
ight.
The B. & M. pay car dropped $3,000
n Hastings this week.
The commissioners of Dundy county
r6 investigating the records.
Columbus has a bridge contract on
mud and abuuuhof unregistered bonds.
A Culbortson barber who made a
tckly - -pomade the town and
'ub it in , was given twenty-four hours
o paclc his grip and leave.
Fremont insists that she is ripe for a
mlon depot. She persists in clinging
: o the key of the railroad situation ,
ivhileall her rivals sport modern stem-
ivinders.
The young town of Newport , men
women and children , turned out the
: > ther day to help arrest a saloon keeper
"or selling liquor to a minor. The
nun of medicine pulled a gun and stood
iff the crowd for a short time and finally
surrendered his person and purse.
Frosty mornings , moderate tompora-
L.urp . , cloudless skies , uudiminishod
ictivity in building trades uid rushing
'loliclny business constitutes the teoni-
ng measure of Omaha's happiness and
prosperity just now. Such glorious
lays' were never surpassed in any laud.
Iowa
LcMurs threatens to bore for oil.
The Grjind Army post at Humboldt
itmledicatod a new hall.
Sioux City fiuancesaro now on aspccie
basis and warrant shovers tire reaping
the harvest.
The prohibs of Linn county are preparing -
paring to move on the breweries and
drive them out of business.
Throe gambling houses ) , twenty-two
nmates and u basket of chips have boon
captured by the police of Davenport.
The jobbers' association of " Sioux City
have sent a representative "to Washing
ton to look after the interests of the
eity.
eity.A
A DCS Moines kid of fourteen was
about to wed a woman of thirty-two
when the parental shingle coaxed a
hnnge of conduct.
Sioux Cily insists that half a million
dollars is the proper _ -sum "f or a public
building in that city and protcstsagninst
the niggardly sum of $150,000 named in
the bill , introduced by Senator Wilson.
Lee Wright , of Knoxvilto , fell on the
stops loading to the Valley national
bank at DCS Moines Monday , discharg
ing a revolver in his hip pocket , which
sent a bullet into the calf of his log ,
making a severe llesh wound.
Dakota.
Sleighing in Douglas county is re
ported to bo the best known in live
years.
Funds are being raised to construct
a Congregational college at Fargo , cost
ing $ -10,000.
Sioux Falls will celebrate the advent
of the Illinois Central railroad on the
1st of January.
The meeting of the Dakota Farmers' '
alliance at Huron showed that organi
zation to bo in a prosperous condition.
The number of alliances is 480 with a
membership of 12,000.Jho number
chartered since the last annual meeting
was 214. Ono hundred and sixty semi
annual reports wore read by the secre
tary , showing that the direct money sav
ing'to the largo number of alliances has
been from $1)00 ) to $2,000. Reports from
nearly all' the. alliances show a reduction
on machinery of from 20 to HO per cent. ;
'
on twine , fro'm ! t to 7 cents per pound ;
on coal , from $1 to $3 per ton. Many
thousand dollars have bcoij saved b.y
farmers' elevators and warehouses.
Colorado.
Glonwood Springs has ordered all
Chinamen to quit the town.
The Union Pacific company has pur
chased a largo tract of coal land in
Uoutt county.
Denver shows signs of prosperity in
real estate. The sales last .week
amounted to $575,007.
"William Mitch , a veteran miner and
.resident of Lead villo , was hooted out ol
town recently fotymrboring two wives ,
Emma Abbott has invested $00,000 in
Denver real estate. Her notes arc pre
cious to the struggling boomers of the
capital.
The Solid Muldoon contributes this
bit to the tariff discussion : "Untaxeel
whisky and war-taxed food and clothing
may do for Dodge City , Clioyonno and
Omaha , but out hero wo want the old
whig wall reversed. Our folks are get
ting weary of having to make a ID-cent
mustard plaster -do the work of an all-
wool undershirt. "
The papers of Denver nro working
over the whiskered cocoauut that Colc > '
ratio climate is unexcelled by any ii :
America. It is conceded that she holds
a winning hand a beetle Hush thai
draws like a funeral procession. To the
pulmonies of the cast the mountains
possess all the charms of a well-stocked
graveyard , but for healthy people the
balmy air of Nebraska carries in equal
parts the ingredients of happiness
prosperity and long life.
Aiiflmioody's llcply.
Rome people , who never go in the count ]
clerk's olllce , seem to think Anchmoody h.u
has nothing to do but hunt up property foi
them. Yesterday n party wrote that ho am
another man who lives in Omaha own prop
erty between and glvo one of four corners u
descriptive and Inclosed him it stamp foi
reply , buying he was hundy and could do 1
a well an not. Auchy got mud and wrote
him , after giving him the lots and block , n >
follows : "Thanks for thu honor of beinj ;
handy. If you get all your Information a1
cheap us you get this you will get rich am
your heirs will go through jour fortune foi
yon. You mivor will 1 enclose your btamp
as I do not need It. ALTIIMOOHV ,
Deputy County Clerk. "
Dead Men.
Jumes Walton , who has been lying dead a1
Harrott & Hcafy'i * for sover.il days , hac
been turned over unclaimed to County Agen' '
Muhqnoy forburiii
The httiuo linn i Solved a letter ycstonlaj
from Mrs. Kilter , of Hnntlngton , lad ,
asking for Uio particulars of the death o
her brother , John Kronen , who died hen
without friends a few days ago. and who wn
liurlod in Holy Sepuluhro cemetery. Hho hail
seen an announcement of hU death iu tlio Huii
BRAVE BOYS WINE AND DINE ,
The Annual Bnnquot of the Loynl
Legion.
HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
nx-Soldlci-M Hpculc 1-Jlo-
quiMitly and In a MiiNtcrly Man-
HIM * A ( iitthcrln } ; to Uo
Iout ; ItiMiicniliercd.
The ltaniiu | < t.
The second uanual reunion ot the Loyal
Legion Coininnndery of the ftuto of Ne1-
brnslco , was signalled bj n banquet at the
Mlllnrd lust night nnd a most pleasant and
roe-hero nffnlr > lt proved to be. The hulk's
and gentlemen Invited assembled curly In the
evening and were conducted to the nniln
parlors of the hotel , which had been handsomely -
somely lighted and decorated. A cordon of
regulars from Fort Oniuhii were vramis-
riously distributed lit the ladles'entrance of
the hotel quid through the itrinclpal iloors ,
nldlng by their presence the military dlpiity
which the reunion called for. Major J. M.
Brown , acted as master of ceremonies.
Shortly after 8 o'clock Prof. Franko nnd
his orchestra took up their positions on the
main parlor lloor and dispensed nome sweet
and enchanting muslo while Mayor Uroatch ,
Mrs. Hroatch , Judge and Mrs. Savage , Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Prituhutt and Mi * * Gibson
wele'oiued the comers as they , were Intro
duced.
At i ) o'clock the orchestra struck up a
{ mind march and the ladles and gentlemen
Hied Into thu dining room. They were ac
corded their respective Beats nt the tables ,
which were most artistically decorated with
flowers nnd trailing arbutus. The bill of
furo was a model of typouiaphical ncutncss ,
nnd the excellency ol the menu may bo
judged from the appended :
Till ! MliNir.
Oyster , Half Shell. Amontillado.
Celery. Sherry.
Green Tintlo. Sauterno.
Boiled Kcd Snapper. Salmon. LobsterSaucc.
1'otatocs Duchc'-b. Lti Hose St. .liillcn.
Sweet Potatoes. Oyster Putties.
Saddle Elk. Currant Jolly.
Asparagus. French Peas.
Moot Et Chandon.
Cnnyiis Back Duck. Mallard Duck.
Prairie Ulilcken.
Quail on Toast. Game Salad.
Pommo do Torre. Vuovo Cliilot. ]
Jelly. Cream Ices. Maroons.
Kisses. Cordials.
Cafe Molr. Kan do Pio.
Among the guests were : Major J.I' . linker
and wife , Captain1 J. W. Her , Major T. S.
Clarkson and daughter , C. S. Montgomery
nnd two ladies , Lieutenant W. Albcrerointre
and wife , Major Horace Lmldlngton and
wife , Captain Frank Moorcs and lady , Lieu
tenant W. M. Wright and Miss Elllngur ,
Captain L. S. Ames and Mrs. Mallony ,
Colonel II. L. Sownrd , Dr. Hrowii and wife ,
Lieutenant N. S. Howard , Major J. W. Pad
dock and ludy , Hon. John M. Thurston and
wife. Lieutenant J. Ii. Fumy , Lieutenant
W. F. Ucchcl and wife , Lieutenant E. S.
Dudley , Colonel W. P. Hepburn 'und wife ,
Captain J. S. France nnd lady , Colonel C. M.
Terrell nnd wife. Major M. S. Franklin nnd
daughter , Captain A. Alice and wife , Hon. J.
C. Cowin and wife , Hon. Alvin Siiundcrs
nnd two ladies. Captain H. K. Palmer and
wife , General Wheaton und Miss Gibson ,
Lieutenant W. L. Wilson and wife , Colonel
J. W. Savag.i nnu wile , Captain Thomas
Sowell , of Lincoln , and Dr. J. T. Kinslcrand
wife.
wife.After full Justice had been done the olo-
pant repast the quartet to , comprising Messrs.
Young , Urighum , Downing and Kiggs , sang
very acceptably , "Uehold how good it is for
Brothers to dwell together in Unity , "
Then Mayor liroatch arose and delivered
the address of welcome. It was done in the
gentleman's usual select , and pleasant
style. Ho spoke of the commundory
being in n flourishing condition , and
referred with pride to its members , among
whom were some of the b'jst men of the state1.
Ills honor'wclcomcd the ladies present , nnd
said he was proud to presldu over an assem
bly graced by so many pretty faces.
Major Clarkson was chosen as toast-master
nnd introduced the different speakers in | i
social und happy way.
Hon. J. C. Cowin was called upon to
respond to the toast , "The President of the
United States , " and did it BO neatly and
pleasant that everyone present was unani
mous In saying that Mr. Cowin could go
around a ticklish subject and say something
without offending anyone. Mr. Cowin pre
faced his remarks by referring to the late
war , nnd paid a glowing tribute to the dead
nnd Hying of that memorable strife. The
only reference ho made tn President Cleveland
was that ho disagreed with him in iwlitlus.
The speaker made a sldo icfercnco to pen
sions in n delicate and acceptable manner.
The toast of "Tho Killed nnd Missing" wna
drank standing , Captain Humphrey , who
was to respond being unable by sickness to
attend.
Judge O. P. Mason delivered a flowery nnd
eloquent response to the toast "Abraham
Lincoln. " It was the-gem of the evening
nnd was delivered in the judge's most able
und hnppy manner.
Judge Savage's response to the toast "The
Dawn of Peace" was a clear-cut and mas
terly address.
Colonel AV. P. Hepburn struck the popular
opinion in his reply to the toast of "Loyalty , "
Lieutenant J. 1J. Furry responded to the
toast "Sweethearts nnd Wives" in a happy
strain.
A number of other toasts wore responded
to , and nt a Into hour the joyous company dis
banded. _ _
Tlio Christian Hour nnd Interior.
A strong combination has Just been effected
by consolidating the Christian Hour of
Omaha nnd Denver , the representative Pres
byterian weekly of the west , with the In
terior of Chicago , which is the leading Pres
byterian weekly of the church.
The new combination will bo called "Tho
interior and Christian Hour , " with the main
ofllco In Chicago , and edited by the combined
editorial staffs of the two papers. The ollieo
of the Christian Hour will bo continued per
manently in Omaha and Denver nnd will bo
the receiving ollieo for all the church news
ami contributions coining from the territory
which it represents. Dr. John Hall , of New
York , nnd Uuv. S. C. Hall , of Chieat'o , will
contlniui to contribute to the combined paper -
per , together with the Knv. .f. A. Hoyd , of
Omaha , who will hnvo the editorial charge of
the Omaha ollieo. This gives to the Presby
terian church a largo and Influential organ ,
which , with its abhi corps of editors , led by
that veteran editor , Dr. William C. Gray ,
and n largo gahuy of the ablest contributors
that can bo secured , will provide the largo
family of readers of the consolidated Journal
n first-class religious newspaper.
This combination means a great deal for
Nebraska and the west. It not only gives
the Presbyterian church n strong , ably edited
paper , but it will bring the west Into imino-
diato prominence by coming In contact
through the columns of the consolidated Jour-
mil with Homo thirty thousand uubscriburs
und llvu tluiea us many readers.
Alter Pay l-'or H * r Hand.
The case now commanding the attention of
the United States court Is that of Miss Mary
Sago vs J. II. Adams , proprietor of thn City
Steam laundry.Yhllo running a mangling
machine l.vst August MUs Sago had I ho nils-
fortu'io t < have her hand caught In the
r-ciimo and frightfully cruuhod nnd burnt HO
that It hud to bu lunpuiatrd Just iibovo the
wist. She now sues for fcM.OfJO damages.
Attonioyi Ogde-n iiiyl Thurston represent the
plaintiff nnd Cowin , Hitishto and Kapmpfcr
the defense.
A CliuiifCO In .liidgo Advocates.
First LImitcimnt Wilson , Eighth Infantry ,
has been relieved from duty as Judge advo
cate of the criiur.il court muitlnl convened nt
Fort Hoblnwm , Nebraska , nnd Second Lieu
tenant Mui'cor , Eighth Infantry , has been do-
.ailed as Juilgo advocate.
Down In Ilin Depths.
Mrs. ICohlmeyei' , a dirty and blanphomous
virago , was tirrcMcd on Tenth atrrot last
evening foi HhamelesH tuition and lighting.
During the greater part of the night the foul
est oxpletlvos thijt Iwvft floated on thn malarial
nlr of the ccnlru ) station for some tlmu cuuio
from bur lins.
TIII : voMcn stop TIIKM.
llrcnnnn'M jHon Driven Away From 111 *
City Hall Work.
Despite the muddled condition in which
city hall contract still N , Hronnnn , to whom
the contract was sub-let by He-gnu Hros. , ro-
sutned work on the basement ngntn yester
day morning , Blurting In with four stone e-ut-
tors , two masons and llvo laborers. The
work commenced at 7ill ( ) a m and proceeded
steadily nearly all day , but none of the city
onlclnls learned of It until the afternoon ,
when City Unitlnei-r Tlllottson had bin ntti-n-
tlon called to It. Ho Immediately sent word
to Chairman llaleonibe , who , In company
with" Tilloltson , ivpulicd to the- scene and or
dered the work slopped. Thu workmen
snceringly replied that they knew what thov
were about , and continued theirwork. They
met all his orders with Insolence and drlhinco.
Mr. Ualcombe therefore hunted the citv over
to llnd Mrennnn to tell him of thu risk ho
WIIH running If he did not linlncdliitc-ly stop
operations. Mr , llrentmn , apparently , win
stowed away nnd Invisible to the naked c-vo.
At any rate Mr. Italcombo failed to llnd
him at any of his usual haunts , nnd ho re
turned again to the site of the city hall to llnd
the workmen ns Industriously employed us
ever. Again he gave oDlclnl onion * to the
men to stop work , and was met ngnln with
Insolence. Warning them that they were
laying themselves liable to arrest , ho left and
hunted up Chief Sonvoy nnd entered com
plaint against the men. The- patrol wagon
ami a wiuiul ol policemen we're sent to tlio
scene , but as soon ns the wothnicn saw tl.o
patrol coming , they dropped their tools nnd
donned their coats. The police , being unable
to tell who had been nt work , could not mnko
any arrests , nnd returned without any
prisoners. Warrants weio therefoio sworn
out for the arrest of the workmen , and their
names being unknown thcv were dubbed
John Dill , Polar Kill , Hunk Mill , Sam Still ,
Dick HillWilly Nllly , 't til. , nnd were
charged with willfully nnd maliciously de
stroying twelve pieces of stone belonging to
the city of Omiiha. These warrants will bu
served if the men resume work this morning.
Ilnilrond NOWH.
I'lll'.MONT , DI.KIKIIIN A M. V. SHOP ? .
Saul n stockman to a Itr.i : reporter yester
day : "Omaha ought to make an attempt to
secure the shops of the Fremont , Elkhorn fe
Missouri Valley road. H would bo of a great
deal of advantages to her as everybody
knows I Jhlnk there is some move-
on foot to build more shops
somewhere on the line. Anyway
Ficmont is getting up a subscriiitlon for tlm
purpose of inducing the loud to locale there
what the people think am to bo the shops of
the road , Now the Fremonl people nro
awfully afraid to let Oinnhn
know about U , because they feel
that this city's greater wealth
would enable you folks to bid higher. Hut ,
you'd ought to do it , all the same. "
The reporter , later , saw Mr. liabcock , and
asked :
"Where are the shops of the Fremont , Elkhorn -
horn Sc Missouri Valley road I"
' . 'In Missouri Valley. "
"Has any mention of their removal bocu
inndoi"
"Not that I know of. "
"Not even to Fremont or Omaha ? "
"No. "
"Why did your road buy so much land Im
mediately west of the city on the line to the
stock yards last summer ! " *
"Wo had to. We wanted land thcro nnd
couldn't got any unless wo bought it nil. "
"Will that be used for shop purposes I"
"I think not. We'll perhaps make use of
it for warehouses. We've got quite a plant
in Missouri Valley. "
WIINT Tiinoriiii wnn IMIKSCOTT.
J. O. Prescott , the hustling passenger
agent of the Eriq railway , piloted Into the
city yesterday moVnlng two well-filled Pull
man sleepers of passengers fro'm points fa
New Jersey , bound for Southern California.
Tlio people passed the day In Omiilm , and
lust night resumed their trip , with Mr.
Prescott in charge , over the Union Puclllc.
A NKW STANIO.N.
York station on the S. L. & W. division of
the Union Pacific , has been formally opened
as a reporting station with Situs. Ituck ns
agent.
TIII : HOCK ISIAXII ri.Yiin.
The Chicago , Hock Island & Pacific rail
way company announce that their fast lim
ited train will bo run on and after Sunday ,
tUc ISth lust. Trains will bo made up of clo-
Kunt'now coaches und the latest improved
Pullman cars. Trnlu will leave thu Union
Pneilh : transfer at 4 o'clock p. in , and nrrivo
ut Chicago ut S o'clock a. in. Tlio west-bound
train will leave Chicago ut 7:30 : p. m. and at *
rive at the Union Pacific transfer at 11:11 : *
n. in. All meals will be served on the dining
cars.
C. McKcnzic , the new ticket agent nti4
cashier of the Union Pacllic , has arrived in
the city from Chicago. Mr. McIConzio for A
number of years was attached to the Chicago ,
Burlington ft. Ouincy and is considered a
valuable acquisition to the Union Pacilic sys
tem.
tem.General
General Passenger Agent E"stis , of the
Burlington , was in Lincoln yesterday com
pleting the time card for the new trains re
ferred to in the Bui : .
F. S. C.ipron and O. Vanderpool , traveling
passenger agents for the Chicago & Gram !
Trunk railway , who huvo been in Jho city fern
n day or two , left yesterday for the cast.
B. A Branch , western passenger agent for
the Chicago & Atlantic railway , la In tlio
city.
city.W.
W. M. Bubeock , pcnoral western agent for
the Northwestern , has Just returned from the
east.
east.F.
F. V. finrvin and James Gibson , traveling
passenger agents for the Chicago & North
western railway , passed through the city
yesterday with a parly of excursionists
bound for the Pacillc coast.
Hull ! Will ) Oilier 1'copIo'H
Frank Scholl , who lives nu.ir Houphnid'H
lumber yard , has been erecting n number of
mnv outbuildings on his place of late , and yet
no lo.ids of lumber were ever .seen going to ,
his place. Hougland , on the other hand , has
lately been noticing the mysktrions disap
pcaruncu of material from his yard constant
ly. Both enigmas wuro solved last night
when Scholl was caught by Special Police
man Mnlliall in the act of currying away
smno of Hoaglund's lumber. Keholl tried to
beg off. but the ofilcor was Inexoiablo , and
had him sent to the central station and
locked up with the other thieves arrested
lust night. _
I'arentH.
II. C. Daniels nnd wife loft their four llttlo
children nt homo hist ovonlngtogoon n sprco.
The pair were found In a beastly stale of in
toxication on Sixteenth steal nnd were run In
by the police. The little fellows , learning o
the arrest of their parents , wont to the cen
tral police station to see them , und ono of the
most touching sights witnessed at that tiluco
for some tlmo was that , of the four children
standing In front of the cells crying over thu
dlhgruco of their father and mother.
Not n HuecfHhAil Sniuik.
The -loro of S. ArnstPln , nt 4lii South
Tenth street , seems to bo th" special ( argot
for Hiieak thieves. The last gentleman of
that craft who paid him a visit Is John i
Clarke , who was caught Miuaking uwuy with/ /
n pallof jiuntH which had been hung outside"
the store , Olllcor tliun happened to bo bill
n few feet away when the alarm was rulsetf
nnd after n Mhuit chase up the alloy ho cnpJ
tuied the thief. Clarke in an old tinier.
Wot-no Than u Wildcat.
A "gnntltmnm ctillar" at the bagnio of |
Hullo Hurton , alias Hello Cutlln , njxnt about
f-10 In her house last evening , She theiJ
"
nskr.d him to buy nnothur bottle of wlno , und"
because ho refused slid Jumped on him mill
struck , bit nnd bcratc-hed him Ifkn a wtldcnU
Ho finally managed to release himself fronfl
her and rushed Into the fitreot , Ho bunted'
up n policeman nnd had Belle run In.
No Mcrnscs firanted.
Judge McCulloch announced the rcmarka-l
bio fact yesterday that ho had not granted nnyl
marriage llccnsw , or that not oven nri uppll-l
cation had been mndo for one. This is con-
fcldercd a vury unuhiial procccdlne by tlKi
Judge.
Drunk and llnordcrly nt Ten.
Guorgo Johnson , udeprnve-d youth of
oinmncrs , wan arrested hint evening forbelnij
drunk and disorderly and smashing window
nnd siKiis. Ho lius been I/I / Jull before for
similar olTcnso. Ho is ft lit subject fortlM
reform i