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OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , . DECEMBER 24 , 1887.
THE DAILY BEE.
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TKUMS OP BL'IISCIUPTION. .
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I'tihUBhlUK c ( inipuiiy. that the actual uvrriiKO
dally clruilntlou of the Dully Ilec for
the month of December. ISM. 1S.Z17 copli-H ;
fur JnntiHry , INItVlifl copied ; for Kul > -
rrinry. lt > 7 , 14.1W roplpi ; for March , 1SK7 , 1I,4W (
rotilcK ! for Aliill , IfcW. 14,310 uipli'f * : forMny ,
Wi. 14.127 lonloH : forJuue , W" , 14,117 COPH | ) ! ;
for.lttly. IFhi. H.MOcopirn ; for August , 117 , 14-
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3d ilny of December , A. D. lt .
N. 1' . KEIL.
(8KAI ( , . ) Notiuvl'nblle.
LOOK out for snow. "Wiggins predicts
u green Christmas.
TIIK author * ! of the country have
begun their attack on congress for an
international copyright law with mueh
more vigor than is shown in their books.
THK Hiclowulk inspector is still draw
ing his $100 a month with great regu
larity , but nobody is able to discover
any improvements in the sidewalks.
IT may be a blessing in disguise that
our natural gas well has not material
ized. Over at Findlay , O. , a dwelling
house was blown to pieces by a natural
gas explosion and its occupants killed
and maimed.
A VKIIY strange thing occurred in
New York this wook. The clerk of u
civil court resigned a $ ! ,000 ] K > sition
voluntarily because ho could not devote
all his time to the olllco on account of
private business. Ho should bo made a
saint in the yolitlcal calendar.
THK prohibitionists evidently believe
that the early bird catches the distill
ers' worm. Their irational convention
will convent ) on Juno 0 at Indianapolis ,
Indiana. They are thus in advance of
the t opublicans and will also probably
lead the democrats.
CHICAGO has boon troubled over the
pus question for a long time , but now
she has evidently struck a bonanza. An
engine pumping water from Lake Mich
igan 1ms suddenly begun to pump gas
which is odorlcbS and burns. The dis
covery , however , was made in a brewery ,
and is therefore a'littlo beery.
FoitKrATiuiii's day was duly cele
brated with elaborate banquets and
flow of soul , to say nothing of anything
stronger , in various parts of the coun
try on December 22. In Now York the
Now England society indulged in a
Dolmonlco feast that must have caused
the mouths of the spirits of the pilgrims
who starved at 1'1\ mouth rook to water.
AT the last meeting of the council an
ordinance was introduced by Council
man Leo authorizing the city to compel
the grading of lots and grounds adja
cent to any street or alloy which project
more , then six feet above the street. It
is to bo hoped tluit this ordinance will
pass. If it is too swooping its opera
tion might bo restricted to the paved
streets.
TIIK evasion of customs on imported
goods is said to have reached such ati
extent that millions of dollars are lost
to the government every year. This it
effected principally by undervaluations' '
and congress will probably pass some
measure this winter for making the col
lection of duties more exact. But the
moat effective method to lesson the evil
will bo to revise the tariff.
PKOIT.K who desire the golden moaji
in temperature ab well as in geograph
ical location should come to Nebraska
Last summer when the rest of the conn *
try lay broiling in the sun this state \vtii
comparatively cool and comfortable
And now while the blizzards were howl
ing north and south of us the other da ;
wo only had a "cold snap. " Next thin ;
in order is to boom Omaha as u white
ronort.
THE majority of the citizens of Onmh :
will be very well satisfied with n'prcwn
increase of the police force to sixt ;
imtrelmou. That number of good men
properly managed , can fully prcsorv
order and protect the lives mid proport ,
of citizens. Those who demand a largo
force than this will only delay the re
quired addition to the force by insistin ;
upon their mlhtakon view , which It I
neither necessary nor expedient to coir
ply with at this time.
THK suggestion that the health at
thorltlcs of this city should onfore
proper precautions against dlphthori
and other contagious diseases is timelj
There has been a great deal of rockier
exposure tolerated in thib city throng
the liullfforenco of phjsiclans an
health otHcors. The olty physlcin
should take stops to enforce the ordli
uncos regarding contagious disease :
and if the ordinances are not stringer
enough ho should recommend buch lot
tslation as ho dooms uocobsury to th
lunyor-and council.
With Ther Systrms.
When the president sent Mr. Edw'ard
Atkinson to the nidncy centers of Ku-
rope , with instructions toafccerlaln "tho
feasibility of establishing by interna
tional standard a fixity of ratio
Ixitwvcn the two precious metals
In free coinage of both , " it was very
generally said that his mission would bo
frultleis. Mr. Manton Marble was sent
abroad on a similar errand , which had
no other result than to ascertain that
the countries of Europe were not then
ready to make any change in their
monetary systems. Similar informa
tion is contained in the report of Mr.
AtkliiMjn , sent by the president to congress -
gross a few days app. He found
the states of Europe which ho
visited Mitlhlled with their monetary
systems , with no prospect of any change
which win modify or inlluoiico the pres
ent policy of the United States. ITo did
not Hud any encouragement for the
proposition of a bi-motalHc treaty pro
viding for a common legal tender , coup
led with the free coinage of silver , nor
did ho ( hid the subject of bl-mctallsm
intelligently and seriously discussed ,
outside of a small circle , as a possible
remedy for the existing caubcs of trade
depression. Ho was unable to discover
the ox'istcniMj of any considerable politi
cal or other organization of in
fluential persons In any European
country whobo object it is tobriug about
there the bi-metallic theory. It is evi
dently as yet not a question in Europe
having the vitality to attract to iH dis
cussion thobO who have the inllucnco to
inspire or effect legislation.
With such experience , Mr. Atkinson
lould hardly reach any other conclusion
, han that the United States cannot
or expediently ngaiti take the
nitiatlvo in promoting action for a gon-
ral adoption of a bi-motallio legal
ender , coupled with a free coin-
go of silver. However deslr-
blo Mich an arrangement might
10 for all countries concerned in
I , it would manifestly be u tusk beyond
, ho ability of this country to convert
'uropo to the proposed policy. If a
ory deep-boated prejudice against bi-
iietalism were not to bo overcome ,
hero are other dilllculties in the way
vhich ai-e almost insurmountable. It
night bo plain , after the several efforts
his country has made to induce
European countries to seriously consider
, he question of making the radical
ihango in their monetary system which
-ho - American plan involves , that the
matter might as well bo dropped. The
imo may come when an inter
national arrangement , on the
ines proposed by this country , will bo
'oaslble , but the indications are that it
s yet far in the future. That we are
not likely to advance at by sending
ibroad special commissioner's to ascor-
Uun European sentiment on the subject
looms assured , and besides the futility
of such proceeding on the part of the
fovornmont it has an aspect of absurd
ly. Wo have no doubt this country
: an safely and expediently wait for over-
Lures from European countries tor over
tures in behalf of an international mone
tary arrangement , and meanwhile it
ivill doubtless not suffer if it shall con
tinue to shape its monetary policy with
rimary reference to its domestic inter
ests , and with the least possible regard
'or what may be the sentiment of
Europe now or hereafter.
The President Aiiuoycd.
The course of the semite judiciary
committee in postponing final consider
ation of Mr. Lamar's nomination to the
supreme bench until after the holiday
recess , is said to have greatly annoyed
Mr. Cleveland. Ho seems to have had
the impression that the candidate would
encounter very little opposition , and
the fact that he was not promptly eon-
llrmod has probably caused the presi
dent quite as much chagrin as it has
Mr. Lnmar.
Mr. CleVeland had no warrant for his
confidence in an immediate confirma
tion if ho gives any attention to the
utterances of the press. Ho ought to
have . learned from this source that
there is a very largo and influen
tial opinion in the country
unfavorable to placing Mr. Lamar on
the supreme bench , for cogent reasons
that have boon very clearly and fully
stated. There Is not a man in the
country , eligible to this position , to
whom there are stronger objections
than Ho against Mr. Laniar , and if Mr.
Cleveland did not choose , to see those
when they were distinctly pointed out
to him , ho has no right to complain because -
cause other men having a constitu
tional duty to perform , and one which
has direct relation to the security and
integrity of the fundamental law , would
not-shut'tholr eyes to those objections.
There can bo no question that the re
publican members of the judiciary com
mittee , in exorcising their right of in
quiry and careful deliberation in the
case of Mr. Lamar , have pursued the
proper courso. They have shown a just
regard for the highest judicial position
in the nation , and a patriotic ; concern
for the safety of its entirety of the con
stitution , and every citizen who is de
sirous tlmt no political heresies shall in
vade the supreme tribunal , to become
an Influence in interpreting the funda
mental law , will approve their action ,
They have made a precedent that cannot
not- fall of good offoet hereafter , what
ever may bo the outcome respecting Mr.
Lamar. The "supromo judiciary must
be above all sectional doctrines and
parti&un influence.
The Hotel Prefect.
That Omaha is in need of grcatei
hotel facilities is an indisputable fact.
It is blill an open question whether the
city's interests would bo bettor served
by the erection of a magnificent hotel
btructurowith the capacity of the West
house at Minncnpolt ! ) , or two buildingt
of more moderate pretensions. Wo be
lieve Omaha has reached a stage ol
growth that demands and justifies n
great liro-proof hotel building ,
yuch a 'structure , located or
one of our great thoroughfares
will receive substantial encouragement
While the corner of Twentieth and Ear
mini is at this time still several block :
from the busjnehs center , wo may con
fiilontly assort that twice as much bonus
can bo ralbod for that location as ioi
any other. , The only question bow is
\
whether MV. Hitchcock moans
ness , or whether ho la sim
ply booking to nclVortlbo himsoU
nnd his ntipor. If ho is
in tlcatl earnest let him make n tangl-
hle propoHltlon in writinp. Omaha Is
jiiBt now in the right mood for the en-
torprlso anil puhlio spirited cltlxcns nro
ruucly to muko llbenil HUbsurliitions to
Insure the hnlldiiiR of n grand hotel.
If Mr. Hitchcock is not in earnest , the
teen CM * wo know it the better. The
agitation of the hotel project 1ms gone
too far to bo abandoned.
Oilier Lmiuls Than Onrn.
The decision to reassemble parlia
ment on February 0 , two weeks carlior
than hud been oxpucted , is taken as
evidence that Lord Salisbury really.es
the extent of the discontent In the coun
try on the Irish question. The lory
remedy for Irish nationalism has been
applied with unexampled vigor , but the
condition of that country is o von moro
discouraging than at the adjournment.
Imprisonments , evictions , tlio attempted
suppression of publio meetings and the
interference with free discussions In
the public press , have brought forth
Jrult after their kind. Nor has
the government been true to prom
ises made to its followers. The
tiho of the coercion act against purely
political crimes which that measure
created was to have boon the last resort
of the crown officers. As a matter of
fact it was the first stop in a policy of
exasperation. This Is the meaning of
the withdrawal of Sir Thomas Grove ,
liberal unionist , from the government
Minks. He has become a Gladstone lib
eral , and he will be followed by others
if current rumors have any foundation.
The signs all point to a terrible strug
gle at the opening of parliament. It is
not unlikely , however , that there are
other considerations than the Irish
question which render expedient an
earlier meeting of parliament than had
been intended. There are ominous in
dications that England is to be called
upon to play a larger part in continen
tal affairs than she has done for several
years , and that the exigency hasbocomo
somewhat urgent. Our dispatches have
very fully noted thebo indications , perhaps -
haps the most significant of
which is the visit of Lord Randolph
Churchill to St. Petci-hburg. The
most recent utterances of Lord Salis
bury have also very plainly suggested
that events are imminent which may
make quite as strong a demand on Eng
lish attention as the Irish or any other
domestic question which at present com-
inuids it.
All European advices of the past few
ilays lead to the conclusion that affairs
haVe assumed a , more serious attitude
than they have .presented at any other
time for several months. The ex
pressions of Russian journals , and the
notion of the government in such mat
ters as prohibiting the exportation to
Prussia of stone used in the building efforts
forts , and refusing to permit a Prussian
singer to appear in St. Petersburg ,
show that the feeling in Russia is very
bitter. The triple alii unco was a blow
in the facc vhich Russia felt most keenly ,
: uid all that has since transpired has
been of a nature to aggravate her
against both Germany and Austria. On
her part she hws not shown any desire
to conceal the feeling that
she regarded the alliance as n
menace justifying precautions. It is on
this ground that she explains hei military -
itary operations on her frontier in
southeastern Europe. The official paper
of the government has stated as a rea
son for the massing of troops in and
about Warsaw , that while , during the
last five years , the peace effective of the
Gorman army has been increased 65
battalions and 384 guns , the troops of
Germany on the Russian frontier have ,
been increased 218 battalions of in
fantry , 27 batteries of artillery and 15
squadrons of cavalry. Since 187S that
country has constructed in the eastern
provinces 5,850 kilometers of rail
roads , so that now there are
11 railroads by use of
which troops can bo promptly thrown
upon the frontier , and ton junction sta
tions at which trains can bo unloaded
and troops rapidly concentrated. Fur
ther , at Thorn , Po/.on , Dantzic and Ko-
nigsberg , Germany has built first-class
fortresses , nnd at Grandcnz she is con
structing another. The Austro-Hun-
garian government , distrusting the sin
cerity of the declarations , hastened its
preparations for the 'defense of Galicia
with the fortresses of Cracow and
Przomysl as points of support or , as
Russia bohovos or foignslo believe , for
an aggressive movement. Each gov
ernment calls on the other to cease
threatening , and tho-situation becomes
threatening indeed. Austria-Hungary's
fears are very natural , considering the
excessive vulnerability of that unnatur
ally amalgamated empire and the griev
ous consequences of a sudd on defeat.
The apprehensions which Russia expresses -
presses are apparently groundless.
Austria-Hungary could not dream of
invading Russia without the active par
ticipation of Germany ; and what should
induce Germany , with her emperor and
the crown prince on the threshold of
death , and in face of Franco armed to
the teeth and burning with a desire of
revenge , to embark in an
enterprise of incalculable mag
nitude nnd duration V But if
these important preparations shall have
no immediate results , except perhaps to
stimulate diplomatic activity , they are
pregnant with signiiicanco for the fu
ture. They are stops that are surely
leading on to a great war , which Russia
will begin the moment she believes hoi
opportunity to liavo come.
*
* *
French affairs present few features ol
interest. It is by no means certain that
popular sentiment is entirely satisfied
with the now government , but it
is disposed to bo tolerant and pa-
tiont. There is undoubtedly a vorj
general feeling of gratification that the
witdom and patriotism of the republi
cans hilled all clangor from the mon
archical conspiracy , but it in very likolj
not unmixed with a regret that tlu
choice of a president did not fall to r
man who would have given moro inspl
ration to Franco than the practical Cat-
not will porhapsi able 19 do. The po
'
'
litiual culiu'thut'bus followed the crjuii
has given all an opportunity to cnrc-
firtly study Ihci situationj and it
Is fieon that ( ho last experience
gave the ropnfllo a-sovoro shock.
The precedent established is
felt to bo adang | rous one , and these
violent and unrcawming men who are
at all limes nuinyVous In French polit
ical circles will try it on each time that
they are discontented. If a president
must tiiako way before a vote of the
chambers , as if ho wore a responsible
minister , rather than an Irresponsible
executive officer , there will bo no secur
ity whatever" ' for the office.
The moment that a conspiracy
strong enough to reach President
Carnet can bo sot on foot it will be at
tempted , and some pessimists even pro
fess to believe that the era of dictator
ships and pronunclamcntos in the
style of Uio Spanish-American repub
lics Is at hand. If the monarchists de
rive any satisfaction from the events of
the hut few weeks , it can only bo be
cause they foresee squabbles over the
presidency and frequent changes in the
occupancy of that high office. Mean
time those members' of the Orleans fam
ily who fancied that something good
for them might come out of all this
must feel very boro.
*
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Germany has established an import
duty on cereals , with retroactive effect ,
so that from now pn all bonded and im
ported cereals of which stock is already
taken must pay the increased duty. The
customs on rye , wheat and oats alone
are simply doubled , or increased from It
marks to ( > marks per 100 kilos in the
case of the two former , and from 1.50
marks to It marks in the case of the lat
ter. Barloyj which now brings
in 1.50 marks , is to yield 2'Jo marks ,
which is , howovo , less than what is
demanded by the landlords and the
agrarians. The tax on other imports of
an agricultural character , and oven on
articles of food , is , to bo correspondingly
raised. So that the Gorman-Chinese
wall of protection is now considered
sufficiently high to shut out American
and Russian products. Like tho'presont
so-called British fair-traders , their
Gorman prototypesoriginally claimed
that they npedcd but n mark or two of
duty to protect the Jarming interest of
the fatherland. But this is actually the
third time , since the introduction of the
Gorman protective tariff of 1879 , that
the grain and provision duties of that
country have been raised.
*
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Late reports of the inundations in
China give appalling description of the
ruin and desolation wrought. The
great plain of northeastern ChinaT
icrvrly six hundred miles long and
lonsely populated , is crossed by three
arge rivers , thOj Tang-tso-Kiang , the
Yellow and' the JiPoi-Ho , and suffers
Tom the inunda Ions of all , but most
'roin these of the jiTollow , expressively
iormed "China's Borrow. " This Is one
of the great rivoi4tof the globe , having
i course of much moro than 2,000 miles.
Risingin Thibet , its eastward rush isah-
ruptly turned north by a mountain bar
rier into Mongoliabut only to shift there
again and take a long southerly reach.
[ Is tortuous flow 'JiTflircctod by turns to
ill points of the compass , making almost
islands of portions of land hemmed in
by its windings. Its rapid current do
lled up-stream" navigation until of late
years American and European steamers
wore built expressly for it and the
Yang-tsc-Kiang. At some points the
Hoang-Ho passes between ridges and
gorges which bring is surface above the
great plateau through which it winds.
It traverses also regions of yellow loam ,
cutting out a channel and carrying part
of the sediment through to the Hong-Hal
or Yellow sea. But a great part of the
undermined banks which tumble in are
deposited by it further down on its own
bhores , and thus it can bo scon how this
weakening of the banks in some places
and increase in others , taken in connec
tion with the turbulence of the stream ,
imperil the dense population in its
basin. Thq present reported inunda-
iion of eleven cities , swooping across
7,000 square miles , turning a populated
plain into a lake from ten to thirty feet
deep , and making millions of people
homeless , Is , if not exaggerated , proba
bly the most ruinous of the many calam
ities it has caused.
Ilailroiul Notca.
8UI1URIUN TRAINS.
Beginning with Tuesday morning next the
Union Pacific will add two extra trains to
the suburban service , especially for the ac
commodation of the worldngmon at South
Omaha stock yards. There will bo six cars
on these trains. The train will leave Ormilm
at 0:15 : a. m. , run around the "Y" at South
Omaha to the Anglo American , Armour's ,
Swift's and Hammond's packing houses.
Those six cars have all been remodeled and
the interiors made comfortable by placing
stoves in diagonal corners with long scats
arranged on each side the full length , of the
car , und a double scat through the middle.
These two trains will bo used only us n work
ing man's accommodation , on which the faro
will bo 50 cents for the ten ride tickets , good
thirty days. If the faro is puid on the train ,
however , It will bo 10 cents each way , the
same as on nn5' other train. These trains
will bo run on the side tracks at both tor-
iniiuil points in plenty of time to accommo
date the worklngmen and get them to their
business on time.
* Rn.VATOU JOXKS AXU FAMtl.V.
Senator Jones , of Nevada , nnd family will
arrive in the city on c lpnday next over the
Union Pacitlo In tholr private car "Haiti-
moro. " Prom Omaliii they will proceed to
Washington over thbjl urlmgton route.
rrrtsovAL.
General Passenger ! 'Agent Eustis , of the
Burlington , is in Minneapolis , Minn. , on
business. i
General Passenger Ajront Tcbbitts , of the
Union Paclrtc , U now.contonted with hlmsulf
and nil the world that'lio has completed the
suburban service of tlfj road ho represents.
Officer llnjrwqrlh Kxonoratcd.
Yesterday the iwlico' and flro commission
ended the investigation of the charges against
Oftlcer Huyworth brought by Miss Johnson
nnd exonerated him from all criminal Inten
tions. Ho was reinstated on the police force
twin und U to draw full pay for nil the time
he was suspended pending the cxainindtion.
NolHou lie-Id For FuitliloH nosM ,
The case of John Nelson , who is chrtrfoJ
with faithlessness by his wife , came up for
trial before Justice Anderson yesterday af
ternoon. John wuis'ed examination nnd
was put under $ .WO bonds to appear before
the district court.
Mayor Hroatch on Christinas.
.Tho bankers and local freight onices will
observe Christmas by closing on Monday ,
the SiHh of December. At the suggestion oi
many merchants , In order to secure uni
formity of action , I suggest that place * ol
business bo ifcnerallv closed ui n that day.
. ' W. J. UUOATCHMayor. . '
IIAUltY'S TUIIUJfjATtONS.
K\i > crlcnocN of n Young IliiSHlnn In
( icttliiK Mnrrlpil.
The patloiicanud even temper of MarrinRO
License Ulcrk Long were sorely tntcd Thurs
day and yesterday by the solicitations of a
love struck individual who wanted to put his
ncliing heart uk rest by securing a tuortpago
upon nnd becoming solo proprietor of the fulr
charmer who hnd made his hcnrt ncho ,
through the recognized validity of a mnrringu
license. The nnuio of this particular up-
pllcant was Hurry Holtmulcr , nnd he
Is n representative of tlmt down
trodden nnd persecuted clnss , Uusslan
Jews. Ho has not been over very long , but
during his short resilience ho has not lei the
grass grow under his feet In lovo-maklng to
any great extent. His address is South
Omnlin , where nlso ri'Hidos the veiling lady
who has raptlvntod him. Her mime is Mary
Hoach , and she has reached that ago when
young ladies begin to show n grasping desire
to clmtigo their names. Mary Is sweat
twenty-six , not nn nnuRunl over-ripe nge for
u miss to be sure , but Harry is only twenty ,
nnd when It was proposed that they should
o.\clmngo names , the latter's years proved
n barrier to the immediate carrying out of
the Idea. The laws of Nebraska exact that
the mule ahull be twenty-ono before u lli-cnso
is granted , unless otherwise permitted nnd
sanctioned by'tliu parents of the minor ,
whose parents In this particular case were
far across thq bounding blue sea. Under the
circumstances this was very annoying , but
undaunted Harry wrote for papa's consent
nnd In duo course of time back it caino writ
ten in the choicest mid tendoi-ost Hebrew
that over came fioin mind and IH.MI.
Fortllled with his credentials and a mnlle
of cordiality Hurry swooped down on
Mr. Long on Thursday and presented the
letter. Mr. Long attempted to reniVthe con
tents , and after n long anil fruitless effort
gave it up. Unfortunately for Hurry ho
could not understand Mr. Long , uor Mr.
Long could nut understand Harry. But
lltmlly Harry was made to comprehend that
if ho ever expected to get any favors from
that oflicu ho would have to present some
thing that bore resemblance to the English
language. Upon lecoipt of this miincmto he
started out and yesterday returned with a
note written by Judge Levy , of South Omivlui ,
setting forth the import of the letter which
Mr. Long could not decipher. The marriage
license was promptly written out , nnd Mr.
Hollander durtud off to Hnd Mary Houch to
make her Mrs. Hollander.
AMUSKMICXTS.
An Excellent Production of
London" nt the Grnnd.
This celebrated mclo-drama was produced
for the third time in Omaha lust night at the
Grand opera house before a largo and npp'rc-
ciativo audience. One year has elapsed since
its lust presentation here , at which tlmo it
wus received with unbounded en thusiuBm
The principals in lust night's performance .
were the same us these who appeared in tlio
pluy last night. They uro uro all capable and
painstaking uutorb und their work wus re
ceived with a warmth worthy of their ability.
"Lights o1 London" Is u sterling inclo-drmnu
of the class which requires u wealth
of scenery , which this company car
ries with It. In fact , the setting Is
precisely the same us when the play wus last
seen here. The settings are really grand ,
und all the well known nnd powerful sit-
uutions arc worked up in u manner in keep
ing with the setting. The cast comprises
thirty people , and the members who par
ticularly distinguished themselves were
Horace Vinton , as Cliffotd ArmiUiro ; L. J.
Lorliip , ai Scth Preenc ; Sum Hcmplo , us
Joe Jurvis ; H. W. Mbntgomery , ns Muldoon ,
in which character ho has appeared 1,000
times ; U. .T , Moye , us Jim ; John H. Good
win , as Percy do Vcro ; Little Lottie Dormnn ,
us Tun , one of the finest children's sketches
on the stugo ; Miss Virginia Theme , Jis
HcttvPrccno ; Mrs. House , as Mrs. Jurvis ,
nnd Miss Holland us Hess Marks.
Personal Paragraphs.
W. T. Auld , Guide Rock , Nob. , is In the
city.
city.J.
J. A. liovol , of Nebraska City , Nob. , is at
the Millard.
C. P. liorbuch , of Eagle Grove , la. , is at
the Mlllurd.
John I. Undcru'ooil , of Lincoln , Neb , , Is at
the Millurcl.
Mrs. M. M. White , Lincoln , Neb. , is visit
ing in the city.
J. M. Parker , jr. , of Davenport , la. , is vis
iting in the city.
C. W. Uccd and family , of Nebraska City ,
are at the Millard.
Kay Nye and wife , of Fremont , Neb. , nrc
in the city on a visit.
Ten of the "Lights O'London'1 company
are at the hotel Darker.
Charles H. Winship and wife , of Fremont ,
Nob. , are visiting in the city.
K. C. Morohousu , wife and son , of Mis
souri Yalley , la. , are visiting in the city.
U. H. Wuhlquist of the McCook Democrat ,
Is in Omahu and will remain hero for sev
eral days.
Uobcrt E. Strnhorn , formerly ndvortising
agent of the Union Pacific nnd nO\v of Idaho
is at the Millard.
Gus Norton , after u four years' rcsidcnoo
on the Plattc , is spending the holidays with
friends in this city.
L. J. Loring , Miss Virginia Theme and
Horace Vinton , of - the'Lights o' London"
company , nro at the Millard.
Kulph Hichardson und Allen Marsh re
turned from college at Raclno , Wis.ycsterday
morning for the holiday vacation.
C. H. Smith has returned from Chicago ,
whither ho went with the remains of his
futlier-in-law , and is at the Millard.
William F. Wapplch , secretary of the
board of public works , leaves this morning
for his old homo in Keokuk , lu. , where ho
will spend Christmas.
H. H. Smith , of Davenport , la. , father of
Mrs. F. A. Bulch of the Barker is in the citj
and stopping with his daughter. Ho will re
iniiln until after the holidays.
C. * N. Ambrose , representing Simmons
Hardware company , of St. Louis , with his
wife.is stopping at the Barkcr.anii it is quite
probably that ho will hereafter establish his
headquarters in this city.
T. H. Green and wife returned ycstorduj
morning from Denmark , where they have been
sojourning for the past several months. The )
were met ut the depot by a largo nnd joyous
throng of Danes nnd given a most cordlu
welcome home.
Nut Brown of the Merchants hotel nnd
Dennis Cunningham have outlined n trip to
Ireland nnd the provinces which will con
iRiimo two or three months. H is n trip sololj
for pleasure nnd the parties mentioned will
leave hero on the 15th of next month , Bulling
from New Vorlc on the 21st.
Mr. A. W. Fairbanks nnd wife , of Cleve
land , O. , are visiting Omaha ns the guests ol
their son-in-luw , Mr. Uobinson , of the firm of
Kobinbon & Gurn\on. Mr. Fairbanks was
for many years one of the proprietors of the
Cleveland Herald , ami is widely known in
newspaper circles. Mrs. Full-banks has been
n frciuent | contributor to the eastern press
chiefly In the form of European letters. She
will make a prolonged visit in Omaha.
Questionable J nut Ice.
Some threu weeks since Kelley & Co. ,
plumbers , brought suit in Justice Seabrook's
court , against C. S. Hlggins for $01. The
case was then transferred to Justice ICroo
ger's court , nnd the attorneys then agreed tea
a postponement until the 7th of the month
Through some manner of moans Mr. Higgin's
lawyers , Hlchio tt ICucmpfer , wore notlilei
by Adams , ICclley & Co.'s lawyer , that the
case wus docketed for 4 o'clock , whereas !
o'clock was the hour speoiilcd by the Justice
CotiBcnuently when the dofemlnnt and his
counsel reached the court they wcro aston
ishcd to learn that Judgment had been given
ngninst them for the lull amount. A tem
porary injunction wus granted , nnd ypstcr
day application was mudo to have the judg
mcnt spt nsido on the ground of fraud , will
Justicc'ICroegcr inudo u party to the action
Went to Mr. Loolco.
Manager Jones , of the Grand opera house
has gone to Minneapolis to obtain u loan o
$ 700 advanced by the Exposition ussociatioi
of till * city to Mr. Locke , of the Natlona
opera company , to make up losses sustalnci
in the Missouri cities.
A ruinous Deer Killed ,
"Old aoldon , " the famous buck klllci
by a party of hnntors nuar Gravllng
last 'week , Rays thoCadillao iWis. ) Uum
ocrut , wus a well kilown to huntora and
cttler' ! of the region where he ranged
is a noted Irottlng hoi > e to devotees of
ho track. Formerly ho ranged through
ho northern portion of Kalkaska
ounty. Driven out from tlmo to Itmo
y por&lstoiit hounding , ho always ro-
urned to his old haunts when hostilities
onued , until within the last two or thrco
ears ho took up his quarters In the lo-
allty where ho was slaughtered. Al-
nOst incredible stories were told nix
ears ago at Kalkaska regarding Ills
vonderiul sl/.u , endurance and speed ,
lo seemed to take delight In loading
pack of hounds a cha o in which
hey were always worsted , for never
lid a hound "glvo tongue" on Ills
rail that was swift enough or that
uul bottom enough to jade him. lot
ilono pulling him down. Scores of Nlm-
ods have gone out well prepared and
ully determined ( o down Ohl Golden ,
nit c-amo back unsuccessful after two or
nore day rohasc. Anntnborof hunters
mvo "camped on his trail , " worn out
mil chopfallen , their only consolation
icing an occasional glimpse of his mag-
lillccnt form as ho bounded away out of
he reach of the deadly rlllo. Ho had
icon shot at many times without anyap-
Kiront effect.
With his keen senses over on the alert ,
iml with an intelligence almost human ,
ho wild animal still kept out of reach
of the longest range rlllo for years. It
coins lilco sacrilege that this old inon-
irch should have his head laid low at
ast by his life-long enemy , man , whom
10 had so intelligently bullied. Perhaps
old age had blunted his keen souses and
tllToncd his once licet limbs. Though
imply a wild deer of thu forest , Old
Golden will ho the theme of admiring
lory for years to come in the region
vhoro ho once roamed.
HE CHASED THE WRONG COW.
German John HUH nn Experience nnd
Seek * Newer Fields oP Labor.
A trilling mibtako on the part of a
green Gormiin on Coinpton hill led to a
small si'/ed riot in that scotlon of the
ity a few days ago , says the St. Louis
Republican. All that is known of the
green Gorman ih that his name ib John ,
uid that he only recently came to this
country. His present whereabouts Is a
mystery , but it is certain that he is no
where in the vicinity of Cnmpton hill.
Eie called at the residence of Mrs.
frank , on Park" avenue , east of Coinp
ton avenue , last week , and applied for
work , lie was given employment to do
chores about the house , take care of n
cow and a horso. Ho was well pleased
with the position and proved himself -
self a good worker. The day
following his engagement he was
told to go to a pasture near Grand
and Park avenues to got the family cow
and drive her homo. Ho was not given
a description of the cow , nor had ho
seen the animal before , but ho was
quick to obey orders , and started to the
pasture to do his errand.Vhcn he ar
rived there he wvw from three to a half
do/on cows in a bunch , and thinking
probably that they all belonged to his
employer , proceeded to drive out the
one nearest the gate , This ho did , and
that he made a mistake which ho had
cause to regret later , will be seen.
Once out of the pasture ho armed htm-
self with with a long stick , and ran at
the heels of the cow , keeping Jier mov
ing in a lively manner. When ho
reached Coinpton avenue the animal
turned bouth and dashed down that
thoroughfare at a high rate of
speed. Ho know that his employ
er's residence did not Ho in that direc
tion and ho attempted to head off the cow ,
and get her back to Park avenue. Ho
shook the club at the ruiuiway animal
und shouted in Gorman , but the cow
only increased her speed until there was
a big gap between thorn. At La Sallo
street the cow turned west'of Coinpton
avenue and ran into the yard adjoining
the residence of Rev. Commodore Decatur -
catur , the pastor of the Compton Hill
Colored Baptist church , who advises
his flock in matters political as well as
religious. There was u crowd of col
ored boys and girls in front of the
church , who wcro ama/.cd when they
saw the cow chased in the yard by an
excited German covcrodwith prespira-
tion and Compton hill mud , which is remarkable -
markablo for its adhesive qualities.
"That's our cow"shouted one of Rov.Do-
catur'b sons when the animal dashed in
the yard.Tho excited John did notunder-
stand what the colored boy meant , and
started in , btillarmed with his stick to
drive the animal out. Ho was deter
mined to carry out his instructions to
bring the cow homo , and the remarks of
the colored people around the church
did not atfoct him in the least. When
they saw he was bent on getting the cow
out they set tip the cry that ho was
"tryin" to steal Mr. Decatah's cow. "
That was the bignal for a general at
tack on the unfortunate John. Brick
bats , pieces of macadam and other mis
siles wcro picked up and Milod at him by
his dusky pursuers. Ho ran out of the
yard and south on Compton avenue with
a crowd of colored jjeoplo , Including
men women anc children , following
clobo behind him and pausing every
minute to pick up a rock or
other convenient missile. The
now thoroughly-alarmed German quick
ened his stopsand on reaching Hickory
street dashed into Erman'a grocery ,
where no mot a man whom ho could con
verse with his own tongue. Ho bogged
to be protected from the mob , and ex
plained further that they would not lot
him take his employer's cow homo when
ho was detailed to do so. Ho was then
told of his mistake. He hud taken Com
modore Docatur's cow out of the pasture
instead of the one he has sent to got.
Ollicors l idnoy and Dinan saw that ho
got homo in safety , when ho told of the
fearful experience ho had with the col
ored preacher's cow ahd a portion of his
Hock. The rest of John's experience is
told In a few words. Ho resigned his
position , and lost no time In getting
away from Compton hill , the scene of
the most troublous experience In his his
tory , as ho explained himself.
Did Not Like Hlw Uivnl.
The Boise City Republican and the
Malad eiltorpribo are rivals , and not
friends. A recent editorial In the Re
publican led the KntorpriKo's editor to
thus rcmak : "Of all the beastly , out
rageous , dibgiihting , unnatural , degen
erate , deformed , ill-gotten , miscon
ceived , unlawful , incongruous , non
sensical , heterogeneous , illegitimate ,
diabolical , hypochondriacal , holorolit-
brain-Hpavined , idl-
Ical , dough-headed ,
oticsnidibh , incomprobcMisibloconglom
eration of typographical bulls over per
petrated uiMin an Innocent and unolTeiid
ing public the indescribable mats ap
pearing in the Boiho City Republican of
recent date takes the cake. "
OKATIIFUL COMFOUTIXU
Epps's Cocoa
BIWAKFAST.
"Il K thnroiiicli knoivliuliio of tlio natural Inwl
wliliiiirott-ru tliu < > i < erntlnni uf illuuillcm und nutri
tion , mill by rurofuf Bpiillcatlon til tliu line properties
of wi-ll-MliWa Cow * , .Mr. ipl : > tins provided our
bfriRkfijt lulileiwltun dellciifclr ilaTQfed juTortBj
' bill . Hl
' doctor' " *
whli li mnr I\YI > u iiutny lii'ioy
lit thii Judicious me ut siicli article * uf diet Iliut a
lunVlUutlon ' r I' " Kriutunllj built up until Uninii
vnuiiKb to ri'Jtst crury tendency to illsfinu. Him-
ilri'dii ( T uMI malmllui are llcmllnkt around u * rdnly
loittuck wherever llK-m II a weak point. Woiiisy
uur.cl u H f
t > o luanr fnlnl Ull Uf keepliu
fortViieimmi puru blood aiid u | > rupi > rlr nourliuoa
Imnii'.1" CivilVl'rvlialIii ! OUi ) .
U .te .Imply wltn boiling natjr or milk. Sold oulf
InlmUpuund tln t > y Oruci-r UbuloJ tliu * :
TAHIPfl T > DDQ 9. PR Hom'ii'OpfttlilcChumUts ,
JAlllho briU U lUu l.otiDOW.
PRO BONO PUBLICO. ,
A Statement Made By n Husband
Is Couth-mod By his Wlfo.
And It IflofQItnl Importance to the
Public In npnrriil A Clootl
Itccord for
An M. ! > .
What li more pletislnc to the clilMrcn , and , In
fnct , It not oven ill plrnMni : to thoxp of moro
imtUirr yearn , limit to xamplp thndlrroreiitvarle-
lips of rnndlpH ? A candy manufactory In ouu of
thiMiiost IntelpKtliiR Itulustilri tlmt children run
visit , liulpod thoio nro thousands of people la
this proRredslvo URO of ndvunced yom n who hm o
not oven OiohllftHtrM knouli'duo of how rant *
incls , French candlt'K , iimi.slimiilUmt ) , butter
cups and the moro common varletlos w lilch urn
PO ti'inptlUKlydlsplujed In tlin Miow cniet ftiut
\\linUn\Hof homo ofthi > Omulm merchants nro
mndp , '
A reporter of tlil paper hnd occa ! on to visit
[ he miinimotli miunifactory and uholesalu
cundy wnreltousn of Vojjeli1 Is I'eliulntf , No.
IHH Thirteenth nt. north , n few days URO. whi-ro
liu met Mr. Kicrt llontwell , uhotfald : "I have
lioen In the ImsliiesM for u IOUK ttmo and con
sider It a Rood liuslnt'HM. 1'ilor to com Inn to
Imaha 1 resided In Chicago , and al\viiH en-
oyeil excellent lipiilth. 1 noticed , how ever , at
: lmes. that my IIIIIKS would trouble me. They
Aoiild HI/CHI sore , and there was a cnrgllni ; nolso
.hero that I knew \MIH not rightI I had'con-
tlmial trouble with my bowels , mid was nlwiiyx
noi cor lew * constipated ; would HiilTer n Rrcat
deal of the tlmo with headache , vlth a dull pain
OM.T mid nronml inyeyex. 1 had also xharp ,
hhootliiK paliw In my chest and back. Itas
iccomliin chronic , mid my wife , who was bolnjr
routed by Dm. MiL'oy itml Hour ) for aera
; roiible. Induced me to accompany her to tholr
ifflce and consult them , which I did. The doctor
examined tun mid KuvoniiiHome medlclno.w lilc.lt
I took iicuudliiK lo his directions , and 1 do not
rcjnet that 1 visited their ollleo. for my tionliln
ins entirely left me , mid to-dav I feel better
than for u long time , if not better than 1
did. "
MK. . .
"I wish you eould ccc how grateful my wife Is ,
Home tlmo aijo che took n severe < old which
( teemed to bet tie In her o ) n mid nlie became totally
blind In ouo cje. with tin Incessant pain in out ]
of her ears. 1 tell jou nho wan In constant mis.
cry. and I do notice how she htood the pnln as
well us she-did. She could not tttand the light
at all to glcnm In her eye , audit was constantly
\ vatriu ! : . ItwaHerymuch inflamed and th
clear part of the eye ueemed to be co\ered with
a whlto Him. After reudliiK the ad\eitlsed tes-
tlmoulalHof well known people in this city who
were successfully treated In this city by Drs.
McCoy and Henry , I concluded to let her coti-
milt them. The din-tor after a careful examina
tion pronouiK I'd her tiouhln to be conical in-
Humiliation or kcratltls. Well , Mr , do > oii know
that the doctor understood tier case HO thoroughly
that Inn few dajstho pain ceased and vislun re
turned , and to-day Khe also Is entirely rid of any
of the Hymptoiiis and pain. "
"Would you have any objections to my mnk-
int ? nso of this Inten lew tfnotigh the newspa
pers asked the pcrlbe. "
. 'No. Hlr : and 1 don't think my wife will object
to the no of her name , either , as Bh IB per
fectly satisfied with the treatment received at
thu hands of these eminent specialists. " ,
Mr. lloutwell can bo found at IDS .North Thir
teenth St. , at the factory of Vogelo * Denning.
FETID NASAL CATARRH.
Its Symptoms niitl What It ticatlg to
es The Miserable Feelings , Etc.
Tills form of catarrh Is essentially a dlsoafte of
the nasal cavity proper and does not extend to
the \ ault of the pharynx. For a while n dry ca
tarrh may , and \ery frequently doex , develop In
that region lit. thu result , of btiuctunil changes
within the tissues of the mucux memoraiio.
The symptoms mainly consist lu the accumula
tion In the nasal cavity of offensive masses and
criihtH together with more or less of a Until dis
charge. The nasal caUty thus obstructed ,
breathliiR Is more or less dltllcult.
The sense of smell is impalied , if not entirely
lost. The especial liability to take colilH on the
least exposure exists , and the susceptibility to
changes of temperature mid the Influence of n
damp atmosphere frequently causes thickening
of the nasal mucus membrano. As the secretion
L'oeson fiomtho surface of the mucus mflm-
mane Hie masses are lifted fiom their bed , uuii
still losliiK their moisture , large ( rusts are tcrad-
ually built up from below , which mould them
selves In its narrower portions in such a manner
that the sulleivrls unable to dislodjje them , and
they remain lu position for days and even
weeks. Their odor Is offensive In the extreme ,
as the result of this IOUR retention , durliiK which
tlmo thu putrefactive ehames. are constantly
Koiiik'on. Thostillerer maybe entiioly uiicou-
Bcious of the offensivebieath , Imtothers readily
notice it ami endeavor to shun the companion
ship of such persons.
This aflectlon is usually classed-amouR thq In
tractable , and oftentimes liicuiable , diseases ,
but It Is treated successfully and is iniito amen-
abln to treatment it thn instruction and treat
ment Is carried out faithfully , and the physi
cian tliorouguly understands his business. It
must be conceded that a specialist payliitf par
ticular attention to catarrh niulluiiK troubles
Is certainly better quulltiod to treat with suc
cess all such cases , bec-ausu ho Is thoroughly
posted on all tho-niodcm appliances lu medical
science.
ANOTHKU AVUITTKN TKSTISIONIAIj
Tlio HcHuU of a Hctcntlllc Course of
Medical Treatment.
Painted Iloek. M. T. . Dec. 1. IKST.-Dnt. McCoy
and Henry-dentlemom If you will refer to
your case book you will Hnd my name recorded.
1 visited ) our olllco some time last August. Buf
fering from u very bad case of catarrh ; my
throut was so Here and Inllamed that It wus with
Kreut difficulty 1 could swallow at all ; my head
was alsouchliiK mo and ! was as mlserabeiw
any person could be. 1 had spent nearly all my
Imslmiid'H earning * trying to bo cuied , but It
was Just that much money thrown away , as I
obtained no toilet ami was , 1 bellei-e - , worse
rrom their treatment. 1 think the medicine thu
iliu-torHKttvuiaoan.l the patent preparations I
took helped to irritate and make the dlseaso
" "
l"w as advised to vllt your office for consulta-
lion , and see what you could do for me. I was
then living at Sacred Heart , Mluu. 1 did as I
was told to do , and It was made a happy visit
for me. 1 only took your medicine about three
months , and the result was astonishing to my
self and a surprise to my friends and acciualu-
tinmen , who thought I would never Rot well. I
am happy to say that my Ilret and only Visit to
j our elm o w as the most satisfactory visit 1 over
remember of making , and the inec clnu you
gave me has performed Its'woik well ndmn
donH a wonderful thing for mo. . . . . . ,
1 nlxowixli to retuiuto you my grateful thanks
for the successful manner In which you treated
mo for my disease. HWC" " .
.Jt ( VN1:1LL.
Painted Hoik , Meaglier county , M. T.
DOCTOR
J , CRESAP McCOY ,
Late of BcllevuC Hospital , HewYorK ,
AND
Dr. Columbus Henry
( Late of " " ' ' . Srf-i'cTs"5'1'1110
No. TO ) and nil IN KAMOK mm.PINO.
Corner Fifteenth and llarneysts. , Omuhii , Nob. ,
where all curable cases aee treated
wlthsucc-HSS.
Medical diseases treated skillfully. Conliimp-
tlon , llrlgbt's disease. Dyntieiisln. HheuinuUsin.
mid ail NKHVOUH DISKASIW. AH i "l" ! * ? ;
culiar to the sexes a specialty. C-AIAUUIl
U ' '
( ( i.Ns'iri/rATION at olliro or by mall , II.
OIIK e tionrs-U to II a. in. , a to i p. in. , 7 to 8 p.
m. . Sundays Included. .
( Jorrespcindenqo receives iirompt attention.
Manv diseases are treated successfully by
lr , JfcCoyaml llniry throiiRh the malls , and
it Is thus possible for those iiimblo to maKe
journey tuobtaln succomful honpltal treatment
at tlu'ir honlefi. . , , .
Ncilutteis unswcrc-d unless accompanied by
< "
CA.infSi"li1i Irttewtrt lr . McCoy ; and llfenry ,
Hcxjiusaio and ail Itamife building , Omaha ,
Neb.