OMAHA DAILY BEtf : SATURDAY , DECEMBER 31 , 1887. THE .DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED KVKUY MOUNING , TERMS OF sunscntmoN. J5 llyMorning Edition ) Including Bundur llr.r..Ono Year. . . , 7. . .110 M ForNlx Months , . n CO KorThrco Mouths 260 'Jlio Omaha Huuday IIEC , mailed to any ad- drtim , Ono Year 2 no OMAII A.Ornor. No. 14 ANDBIB KAIINAM 8Titnr.T. lunar YOHK UrriUK , ItoouC.l , THIIIUNK IIUIUH INO. WAHIIINMTON OMICK , NO. > IJ 1'ouu EMTI1 blllKBT. _ _ _ _ _ CORIlRSI-ONDUNCn. All communications relating news and rjlltorlal matter Miould bo addressed to the ElMTUItOI- TUB IlKB. 1IUB1NK8B LITFmiB : All business letters and remittances should bo jddresucd to TIIK HKK I'UIIUKIIINO COMCANV , OMAHA. Drafts , checks nnd poitofflce orders to be made payable to the order of the company. The BBC Publishing Company , Proprietors , E. KOSEWATEU , Eniron. THE IIAUjY UKK. Sworn Bt atcnicnt of Circulation. BUte of Nebraska. I. . County of Jonglas. ( Oeo. II. 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IFHft. t 1fl2S7 rnli < * for January. 1H87 , 16,131 copies ; for "Feb ninrj % im , I4jl ! roW for March. 18 7.14,400 oplrs ! ; for April , 1887 , 14,310 copies ; forMny , \W \ , 14,227 ropie ; for June. 1W , 14,147 copies ; for July. IPS".14.MO copies ; for August , Issf , 14.- 1P1 ropfe's ; fo'r fio-ptemlber.'ltW , 14ft6 : copies' ; for October , 1887 , 14.SJ3 ; for November , lbS7 , 15K copies. OHO. n.TzscHHCK. Sworn to nnd mibscribea In my presence this Bd day of December , A. D. 1BH7. 1BH7.N. . P. FEIL. ( SEAL. ) Notary l".ibUc. Oun ontcrprlsinp contemporary , the Herald , keeps up n standing notice Unit it hua no bureau at Washington or olso- whoro. This is n choRtnut. HIGH license in Connecticut also has proved highly successful. People realize more and more the ofllcacy of this method of dealing with the temperance question and it is quite safe to predict that the majority of states will soon have a high license law inscribed upon their statute books. ACCORDING to the investigation of the Now York assembly the earnings of the telephone monopoly represent a pioflt of tifty per cent on the capital in vested. In other words the subscribers repay the capital invested every two years. This is a very good return for very poor service. TITK Regan Bros , hold a council mooting last night all for them selves and rushed through throe separate appropriations amounting to over $10,000. Judging from the pro ceedings of the council for the last throe months , the Regans and Bronnans have a monopoly of the time of the council as .well as the board of public works. THE New York state * board of health , After a careful investigation of the quarantine administration at the port . of Now York oity , reports that it would V- * bo difllcult to imngino a worse state of affairs than exists at that station. This emphatic condemnation should bo hooded by the Now Yoric legislature , and remedies applied. The efficacy of the quarantine regulations of the prin cipal port of the country , is a matter of importance to the whole nation'and es pecially to the west , which receives so largo a proportion of foreign immigra- tiou. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - . THE now extradition treaty between this country and Great Britain , which was signed by representatives of the two governments in tlio summer of 188G , Bhould bo ratified without delay. A memorial asking for the approval of the treaty was last week presented to the senate. A list containing the names ol fifty-three embezzlers , who have fled to Canada and taken with them about four million dollars , accompanied the peti tion. Ratification of the now treaty would put public thieves and defaulters on the same footing in Canada as other criminals whose extradition is per mitted. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE tripartite combination between the Rock Island , Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Union Pacific roads , organized with such a flourish of trumpets aboul four years ago , has finally and definitely collapsed. The object of the combina tion was to give the Rock Island ant ! St. Paul rouds a direct outlet west o the Missouri , and the Union Pacific casi of the Missouri , thus avoiding the con struotton of independent lines west o the river by the Rock Island and St Paul , and cost of the river by the Unior Pacific. The greed of the companioi concerned in the combination , however defeated their object , and dissension arose which have finally resulted in dls solution TnKitE have been some particularly sad cases of destitution and sutToriiif discovered within the past few days Omaha has a largo number of indigen poor who must bo cared for this winter so that the fountain of charity must nebo bo allowed to dry up. People who on of their abundance can afford to bo liberal oral should promptly place at the com nmnd of the proper officials such benefactions factions as they are disposed to make With the present organization for thi distribution of charity there is ossuranci that very little of the contributions wil bo misapplied , and the proper way t glvo is through the organized channels TUB promise seems favorable for tin formal opening of the cable tramwa ; line before the close of 1887 , BO that thi year will bo credited with the incoptioi and inauguration of this important im provomont. The character of the ac commodations gives assurance that the company intends to glvo the public th < very best of service , and the publi may bo confidently relied upon to up predate and reward such consideration Another year will doubtless see thi Hno greatly extended , and moanwhil tt may bo oxpoetod'that the effect of it competition will bo a marked am needed improvement of the street ca service of Omaha. It has already' had i decided effect tor tUe bettor. - . The Closing Vcn'r. With the oloso of to-day the. year 1637 will retire from business. It has nuulo a record which , ' so as far as the United States is concerned , places it among the most memorable years of progress and prosperity in the nation's history. The auspicious promises with which the year came in have bcon more tlinn verified by the results , and the country's wealth 1ms been increased by hundreds of mil lions of dollars. In the distribution of this prosperity every section of this favored land has shared. Of no quarter in the great domain of the republic can it bo Mild that it has experienced no progress. In the eastern and middle states every interest 1ms found oppor tunity for expansion , in the south hun dreds of industries have been founded and a vast development of resources has taken place , and in the west cities have groivn with marvelous rapidity , now lands have bcon opened to cultivation and ampler facilities of commerce have been provided that will permanently contribute to ita prosperity. In some sections the year's harvest fell short of a full reward to the farmers , but the aggregate yield was ample for the na tion's wants and enough to spare for the demands of less fortunate countries. The conspicuous facts in the record of the year's material progress are the unprecedented extent of railroad con struction and the vast amount of muni cipal improvements and building that has been accomplished. The railroad system of the country has been increased by the addition of about 13,000 miles , representing with the necessary addi tional equipment an immense outlay which has kept in active and profitable operation numerous industries. The expenditure for public improve ments and in building operations it would bo idle to attempt to estimate , but it has unquestionably exceeded that of any previous year. All this has made a steady demand for labor ut good wacres , with the result that the average condition of the workingmcn f the United States employed in mo- ihanical pursuits and skilled labor is at cost as high i\t this tim6 as over before. Unhappily there are thousands of work- ngmeu not of these classes whoso siUui- ion is to bo deplored , but this unfortu- ate fact cannot bo cited to disprove the ; onoral prosperity , and must find its ox- ilanation in the policy that fosters pow- rful combinations to control production ind oppress labor. The growth of such ombinations has been one of the marked developments of the closing , 'oar which must bo placed among the unpleasant chapters of its history , .hough . the effect has been to arouse a public sentiment that will , certainly ooner or later crystalizo into remedial ogislation and effect a permanent radication of these ulcers from the commercial system. The year 1887 has bcon disastrous to human life from casualty and violence. Several memorable railroad accidents counted many victims , and storm and fire brought death to a largo number , riminal violence was also widespread , and the victims wore numerous. But every whore the law has been vigilant , and few who outraged it have escaped its swift pursuit. In the necrology of the year there appear few names of na tional renown. Ex-Vice President Wheeler and Dahiel Manning wore the most prominent among those who had held public station , while bcioncc sus tained a conspicuous loss in the death of Professor Buird. In all the educa tional and moral instrumentalities of the time the United States has taken no stop backward during 1887. With the rest of the world the closing year was not so lavish of its favors. Europe has made little if anyadvtincoin prosperityduring the past twelve months. In no country has there been an unusual industrial activity , while in most of them there has boon an almost uninterrupted de pression. The war preparations of the continental nations have eaten up the substance of the people , and the best conditioned populationthatof Germany , averages far below that of the United States. In England pauperism is wide spread and increasing , and threatens to bo one of the moat serious problems with which the government will have to deal in the near future. Looking abroad , the American people will find in the situation of the older nations abundant reason to con gratulate themselves that they are citi zens of this favored land , which if not wholly free from political and other faults still offers to every man privileges and opportunities not to be found in any other. Congressman Dorscjr's Position. Hon. G. W. E. Dorsoy , representing the Third congressional district of Ne braska , has defined his position on the subject of revenue reduction and tariff revision to an interviewer of the Fre mont 2Vtlmnc. This was necessary in view of the fact that Mr. Dorsoy had been misrepresented as having gone into the Carlisle camp of revenue re formers , a course which all familial with the past tariff views of the repre sentative of the Third district ought tc have readily seen would bo next to im- ' possible. There have been sudden con versions in which a man faced about completely , but Congressman Dorsoy is not the sort of man who could bo ex pected to do this. Mr. Dorsoy states that ho Tins in nc degree relinquished his belief in the policy of protection to American indus tries and American labor , but ho hoi reached the intelligent conclusion thai a revision of the tariff is necessary am desirable and that certain articles cat very properly , in the interest of tin general welfare , and in order to reduce the revenue of the government , b < placed on the free list or the duties or them bo cut down. He would nbolisl the tariff on lumber , coal tine salt and rcduco that on sugar but ho thinks wool should nebo bo put on the free list. Ho thinks als < that if necessary to the reduction o revenue the duty on steel rails migh bo wisely cut down. The details of Mr Dorsoy's plan may not all meet the views of every advocate of tariff re vision and reduction , but they are'at evidence of progress'which every sucl advocate must cordially welcome.Mr Don > ey is unquestionably iu the right track , and having proclaimed Ills posl- Uoil his constituency and the country will know whore to find him when the time of trial comes , And wo have not a doubt ho will bo there. Tlio Diphtheria Scnrc. The prevalence of diphtheria in this city is causing needless alarm. There has been much exaggeration with re gard to the number of fatal cases and the general extent of the disease. The exceptionally warm and variable season is doubtless largely responsible for the ppread of dipWhorla and other prevail ing throat troubles. Hundreds of people ple have Buffered from a species of epizootic which has about the same effect upon people as it does upon horses , under certain climatic condi tions. This throat affection has to have its run , but is not at all dangerous un less it becomes complicated with some other disease. While there is no cause for alarm with regard to diphtheria , there should bo proper precautions taken by physicians and parents to prevent the spread of the contagion. In some cities every house in which diphtheria exists isrcquircd to bo placarded with a sign or flag which warns off visitors , and especially chil dren. Such a regulation would bo emi nently proper in Omaha. This can bo done most effectively by requiring phy sicians to report promptly to the health ofiieor , whoso business it should bo made to have the proper signal displayed from the premises. Tim illustrated New Year's review of the BKU will bo delivered to every sub scriber of the daily in this city on Sun day morning , with tlio regular edition for that day. Subscribers should keep an eye on their front porch. , Other IjamlH Thau Ours. Mr. Gladstone , before departing for the continent , responded to an address presented to him at Dover , and said some things which will supply material for the English people to reflect upon during his absence. Ho did not look hopefully to the next session of parlia ment , saying that it would bo darker than the last unless something was done to alleviate the situation in Ireland. Ho characterized as the darkest blot upon parliament the act now in opera tion effacing the civil rights of the Irish , and after illustrat- ng with a force and vigor .ndicating an undiminibhcd zeal and intellectual power , Mr. Gladstone cncwod the assurance of his faith in the cause ho champions by declaring that it vould presently triumph. Politics has iven place for the moment to the fes- .ivities . which at this season are of gen eral observance in England , and no now matters of special interest have been developed. Nor is it to bo expected that .lipro will bo much during the time to intervene until the assembling of par- iamont. An unlocked for event of great concern and ad vantage to the people of Ireland was the decree making swcop- ng reductions in Irish rents. In effect .his decree reduced all judicial rents in [ roland by an average of 14 per cent , which makes an annual reduction in the ontals of the island of about $1,800,000 ! [ f wo add this to 181- per cent already scaled off by the land commissioners , ho result is annihilation since 1881 ot 810,000,000 in the capitalized value of [ rish land. As a matter of fact the depreciation in the value of English agricultural land during this period has Lwon much greater , but it has been done by natural causes and not by legal enact ment. The whole essence of the gov ernment's Irish policy was to protect the Irish landlords by force from the action of these natural causes. Hence a sudden swinging blow from the pro tecting hand just at the time , too , when the coercion of the nationalists is most severe , strikes the Irish landlords like a thunderbolt. To bo consistent with what ho has said in the past Lord Salisbury is bound to bring in a bill to reimburse the Irish landlords wholly or in part for this forci ble reduction of their rents. This con stitutes a dilemma , for if ho does any thing of the sort ho will excite loud howls from the British taxpayers , and if ho doesn't there will bo a big stam pede of Irish landlords over to homo rule. Mr. Parnell was never more fortunate than in this diversion , which comes just at a time when there wore beginning to bo ugly rumors in Ire land over his continued absence from the country at a juncture when his in fluence was peculiarly needed to keep the extremists of his party in check. * * * The war apprehensions that pervaded Europe a week ago have been largely allayed. Peaceful assurances have been given both by Rus sia and Austria , and the prevailing tone is one of comparativeconfidence. . Still , there is a strong war party in Russia , and the czar , who there is rea son to believe leans toward it , may bo further influenced by the suggestion that internal disaffection may bo sub dued by a policy which would bo in accord with the long-cherished dreams of the Russian people. The tripartite alliance , from which Russia has boon shut out ; the tacit support given by Austria to Prince Ferdinand , of Bul garia , and the occupation by the lattet power , of Herzegovina and Bosnia , have all tended to irritate Russia by blocking the accomplishment of hot dearest schemes , and it would take unusually largo concessions to remove the fooling of animosity. There is alsc unquestionably both in Germany and Austria a considerable party whicl : would welcome a war with Russia , bul the government of neither of these nations is at all in sympathy with this element. The aged emperor of Ger many has determined to end his days if possible , in peace , and his policy ir this respect will bo the policy also o ! Austria. In fact , it cannot bo other wise , for without the support of Ger many Austria would bo helpless in i conflict with Russia. It would soon that the preparations of the powers which appeared BO ominous of war , have really had the effect of promoting peace , though it is impossible to fee sure that this appearance is not do coptivo. * * . There is" always an interest iu con the vast military resources : which the great European nations havo. at command. The latest statistics ro * gnrdlng those of Russia show that her pcnco effective proper in her regular army comprises a total in round num bers of 02:2,000 : , officers and men. Re serves , garrisons , local troops , Cossacks and volunteers bring the aggregate peace force to about 890,000. On a war footing this force is more than doubled , amounting to 1,000,000 , men. In addi tion there are.sundry miscellaneous forces to bo rocKohod in , so that in round numbers Riwsln's peace forcojjnay now bo set , including reserves and gar risons , at noarlyj } ,000,000 officers and men , her war effective proper at 2,000- 000 ; her total war strength increased by militia at 3,000,000. , Behind this is a territorial militia of per haps 2,000,000 , more. In great soldiers Russia has fewer than Germany , and in the death of Skoboleff lodt the ono of most brilliant renown. Her greatest military leader now is Gourkho , who has a reputation founded on solid achievements. Unlike her great rivals , Russia lacks a magazine gun for her infantry , and this is n very serious disadvantage. Still there is a well- grounded belief that , she has now cx- ploblvo compounds for artillery and per haps for other arms , and it is said that the purchase of ono of these , the inven tion , of the Russian engineer Rouckto- shell , was recently sought in vain at the price of $400,000 by Krupp , the Russian government having secured it. In her line cavalry Russia is particularly strong , ind she has concentrated a great body f it in Poland. * * The conclusion of King Milan of Sor- ia that in a conflict between Germanic : ind Slavic forces Sorvia should remain leutral , if possible , is a judicious one , Although perhaps not wholly relished by ( Vustria , who may have looked upon Sorvia as a possible ally. It is said that Russian influences have lately been at work in that country and this may boone ono fruit of them. Looking only at the race question , pure and simple , Sorvia : ould not. of course , bo expected to sym pathize with anti-Slav influences. In deed her hope is to reunite the old Slav elements in the Balkan peninsula , with lorself as the nucleus and controlling element. If in her war with Bulgaria she had the sympathy of Austro-Hun- jnry and the ill will of Russia , yet she jannot forget that any gain for her dis tinctly Slavic ambition is to bo ox- icctcd from St. Petersburg rather than Vienna. Should Austria and ermany defeat Russia , there would be little prospoat of reward for Sorvia ; but Russia , if victorous , might ivc her a part of Bosnia , just as she did ivo her more territory under the treaty of San Stafano than the treaty of Berlin confirmed. King Milan , too , is about to checkmate the p" Is of his rival , King Karagoorg'evics , jssiu's special pre .ego and reprose lative of Slav aims in the peninsula. The golden jubilee of Pope Leo XIII s to celebrate , the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination as a priest , which oc curred in January , 1837. The event will bo celebrated witlbgrcat magnificence at Rome , while it will be observed in all cities by the Catholic inhabitants. The jubilee mass at St. Peter's will bo at tended by 50,000 persons. The feature of the Jubilee , however , is the extent and value of the offerings which flow into Rome from all parts of the world. The liberality of thodonorswho include crowned heads and nobles as well as laborers and servant girls , is remark able. At the recent jubilee of the queen of England the gifts wore her alded as something unusual in amount and liberality , but the extent of their value did not reach half a million sterling. It is estimated that the value of the gifts to the pope will exceed three million pounds or fifteen million dollars. * * * The combined movement of many of the planters of the province of San Paulo , Brazil , to sot free all their slaves by the end of the year 1890 is an im portant stop in Brazilian emancipation. Probably an aid to this project has been the degree of success which has at tended the few efforts made to obtain free labor. A good sign also is the fact that in ono period of six months nearly 10,000 immigrants from Europe arrived there. A well known family of San Paulo , possessing COO slaves , has de termined to sot them free at Christmas of next year ; and the influence of a few prominent planters who favor eman cipation is felt among fx'l the rest. It was in this province , by the way , that the successful escape of a largo number of slaves recently occurred. One draw- buck to emancipation is said to bo the fact that on many plantations the slaves are mortgaged to secure loans from banks. Tlio great coffee provinces are Rio Janeiro , Bahin , San Paulo and Minas-Gorahs , and there the agricul tural problem connected with the aboli tion of slave labor is sorious. But with the provisions of the law for continuing the labor of freedmen for wages for a time , and with the importation of labor , it is hoped that thb * cultivation of crops will go on without' ' trouble after emanci pation. . , : f Another revolution appears to be imminent in the Sandwich Islands , caused this time by King Kalakaua'e exorcise of the jyisto power. When the popular outbreak of last summer resulted in a largo ) curtailment of the royal prerogative the veto power was loft to the king , although from what was known of him it might have bcon seen that ho would hardly bo likely to miss an opportunity for exorcising it , whether rightly or wrongly. The situa tion is critical , and there is every likeli hood ot continued agitation so long as the islands shall bo ruled by a debauchee , On the other hand , if the people should succeed in practically assorting their independence there is the danger that some foreign power might take advan tage of the changed condition of things and obtain a foothold on territory whicli is sufficiently near to us to arouse an in- torobt in its future. * * * The anxiety shown by the German people over the probable outcome of the malady of the crown prince , is not onlj a testimpny of tliplr loyal affoctioa foi the man , but betrays a natural fear that In the tivont of his death they could not obtain those liberalizing reforms which they expect from him should ho bo spared to bocorao omporor. The acces sion of young Prince William to the tlirono might not of itself bo immediately disastrous , for the people are loyal to the house of llohonzollorn , and would give him their support ; but the cause of lib eralism in western Europe might suffer , and the prospects of enlarged Individual liberty bo greatly retarded. CONG11KSSMA.N DOUHKY. lie lOxiircsseH Ills VicWM oil the Tariff Question , Fremont Tribune : The report having gone out that Congressman Dorsoy had been won over by the Carlisle wing of the democratic party to their tariff views , a Tribune reporter interviewed Mr. Dorsoy on the subject and obtained from him his intentions in the matter and views on tlio tariff question , which are herewith submitted. "What is there to the report that you will co-operate with the democrats , the Carlisle wing , on the tariff reduction'1" asked the reporter. "On my arrival at Washington , I urged , as did other western republicans , that wo should take an affirmative posl tion on the tariff question and said that it would not do for us to obstruct tariff legislation by refusing to consider a tariff bill as in tlio last congress ; lot that bill emanate from whatever faction or wing or whatever party it might that some of us would bo compelled to vote for its consideration. I never inti mated that I would support a tariff bill brought forward by wnat is termed the Carlisle wing of the democratic party , but wil\ \ vote for its consideration. That , of course , would not commit us to sup port the measure , but simply to bring it before the house for discussion The republican slate conventions in Iowa , Missouri and Nebraska have pledged the people that the republican party in these states would favor a speedy and equitable revision of the tariff. Since the pfteidont has outlined the policy of the rotenuo reformers it will bo impos sible to secure the vote of a republican of any of the stales I have named to sup port ins recommendation to put wool on the free list and destroy the sheep in dustry of the country. I believe firmly in the principle of protection. In the revision of the tariff I will refuse to support a.iy measure that does not recognize that principle. " "In your opinion on what articles Hhouldthe duty be removed for the re duction of the surplusi1" "From such articles as are necessa ries ; for instance , I would either reduce the duty on sugar to 1 cent nor pound or place sugar on the free list and to save that industry from injury and to encourage and support the manufacture of sugar from sorghum as has boon demonstrated is feasible , pay a bounty to sugar producers ; then put lumber , salt and coal on the free list , and if a further reduction is necessary reduce the duty on steel rails from $27 to $12 per ton. " "If you put these on the free list and that reduction on steel how much would the receipts of the government bo diminished'1" "About $75,000,000 each year. Then ] ' would spend several millions of dollars in erecting public buildings in cities that need such buildings , and then pass the pension bill introduced by Senator Man- clcrson that was agreed upon in the en campment of the G. A. R. at St. Louis ; then make a liberal appropriatiou for building up our navy ; also place at the disposal of the postmaster general ( $1,000,000 at Icafit to be used under his direction to aid in establishing now steamship lines to South America. " " action will bo taken "What by con gress on the tariff question will the democrats harmonize on any measure ? " "Whatever is done by congress will bo in the nature of a compromise. The Randall wing of the domocratio party will oppose any bill brought forward by the committee of ways and moans that is in the line recommended in the presi dent's message. A number of rovonuo- reform democrats say the president wont too far in his message. It is impossible to oven conjecture what will bo the final outcome. Many democrats as well as republicans favor the removal of the excise tax on tobacco and to secure the passage of some measure it may bo nec essary to remove that tax , but if that is done western members will insist that the duty be taken from lumber , salt , coal and lowered on sugar. " "If the democrats fail will the repub licans put forward any bill and can they act in harmony ? " "The republicans will unquestionably bring forward a revenue bill and move that as a substitute for the bill presented by the committee , and I think if con cessions bo made by the different inter ests that such a bill wouldf have the sup port of many democrats and all the re publicans. " "Will the republicans favor a general reduction or will it be made on specific articles V " "On specific articles , for the reason that wo think the duty too low on many articles and too high on others. For that reason the house voted down the Morrison bill for horizontal reduction. " "Will the Randall faction vote with the republicans for such a bill ? Would Randall submit to coal being on the free list V " "I think some of the Randall wing would favov coal on the free list and other democrats would vote for the bill if the tax was taken from tobacco. It is certainly to the interest of the farmers of the northwest to have lumber , salt and sugar as cheap as possible. Why should the people of this country pay 851,000,000 every year to encourage the sugar industry , since the total value of the article produced is but $11,000,000 yearly ? " "How will the Nebraska delegation vote on the pension bill presented by Senator Manderson ? " "I think the bill will rccaivo the sup port of every member of the delega tion. " "Mr. McShano will favor it , you think ? " "Mr. McShano is committed to favoi fair pension legislation , and I think wil support the pension bill. " f' What about the Un itod States district court bill for Nebraska ? " "Senator Manderson has introduce ! in the senate a bill providing for the holding of the United States court a Omaha , Lincoln , Norfolk , Hastings am Kearney. This bill provides the nccos sary machinery and designates the time for court for each place. As soon as the house has fully organized and genera bills can bo introduced I will intro duce a similar bill and try to secure its passage. " Frightened Away. Thursday night Adolph Meyerwho resides at B318 Douglus street , f rlghtcnud oft a burglar who was cnclcayorlnfj to effect an entrance to his residence through the back window. The follow saw a revolver barrel through the win ( low in Mr. Moyer's hand and lumped the fence with the agility of a hound ana diuap pcarcd. A AVIftr Dealer Held. Max Kiel to was before Justice Anderson yesterday to answer to the charge of bcatlnt , and threatening to kill hts wife nnd two children and driving them out Into the coli of Wednesday night. Ho was put under jytiO to appear before the district courv T' HEXOH AND UAU. United Slates Court. BUIT TO nnrovRit 1.1,400. Tlio Woodward Iron company filed nn no- ion yesterday in the United States cir cuit court npnlnst Usher ft , Hussoll , a suit to recover $3,400 on two promissory notes. L'hcao wcro given October 13. 1887 , ono for > ln5r .84 nnd the other tl.OMUtJ. The plain- I ft * in their petition cliilin that thcao notes lave not been paid , nnd they sue for the vholo , together with interest nnd the costs of prosecution. llHinr.ll OAMK THAN 1U1TT JACK. Louis Pnssoa. or bettor known ns "Hnpp.V Jack , " the convicted bogus land ngent , was ordered brought Into court yesterday for lOntencc. Ho received four years nl hard abor. In rmsilnp sentence tlio court Implied hat It did not hold 1'assoa chargeable with ho conception of the extensive land frauds n which ho participated last Hummnr at Lin coln , but rather looked upon him as the victim of shrewder rascals. Still his culpability was mdcniablo nnd the punishment merited , It will bo remembered by the readers of the Ji n that at the tlrno of tlio oxKmo | of the transactions of these land sharks It was re- wilted ly Intimated in these columns that .hero was bipper paine than I'liisoa , the utthorlttes would have bcon pleased to lav their hands upon. It was nlso lilnUxl that several parties of business promlnonco nnd social standing In Omaha were suspected of being Implicated , but diligent rcportorial In vestigation failed to develop their Identity. However , yesterday the HKK received In- 'ormatlen that ilxcs the parties ns ono Hayes and Green , and the authorities nro now upon their trail , with a good prospect .of their sj > oedy capture. (1UOSS TO OO TO AN AHTLUM. Jiulgo Dundy susi > oniled the sentence of ? ctcr Gross , the convicted i > erjuroryestorday nornlng , owing to the prisoner's shattered mental faculties , nnd in order that tltno night bo had to hear from the attorney general n regard to his disposition. Sluco his con viction Gross has bcon going down hill , men- ally , very rapidly , nnd it will require but Ittlo longer to see him a complete imbecile. Ho has Iwtl several epileptic Ills , the outcome of which have been each time n more pitiable condition than ever. The attorney general ms been asked to designate some hospital or place of confinement where Gross can bo sent , and where ho will receive proper mcd- cal treatment , being totally unlit for prison Ife. _ Ilnret ! Court. THE ItOlllNSON-JO.NKS CASH. The evidence in the Robinson-Jones case was completed yesterday , Mr. Jones being the lust witness to testify. Ho was on thi ) stand for about throe hours. Ho testiilotl that hts bank books ami u largo number of receipts for money paid out had been stolen , and hcnco ho could not produce them in court. Ho said that ho believed his mother- in-law to bo the thief. This statement cre ated a decided sensation. Tlio court then took the case under advisement and stated that u decision would bo rendered some day next week. VAKETTEN'SOASB. David Van Ettten was called before Judge Wakcly yesterday and asked If ho hail filed answer to the order of the court to show why ho should not bo debarred from the practice of law. Van Ettcu stated that he had , and his answer was a general denial of all charges. The court said that the case would bo decided at the next term of court. There were at least sixty attorneys In court yesterday when VanEtten entered and not ono of them gave the man a look of recognition. In nil that full room there was not ono to come forward and shako him by the hand. Van Ettcu , however , was little abashed by this and exhibited the same bra vado that has characterized his conduct throughout the trial. TKUOA oirrs A rtivoncE. John M. Ycrga was granted a decree of divorce yesterday by Judge Grofl from his wife Sarah. The cause of the action was desertion. WANT Tnnin JRWCI.RY. Henry E. Oppcnhoimor & Co. brought ac tion yesterday against Walter Sams nud others to recover u quantity of jewelry and damages in the sum of $500. SUED BY JOHN I. . FlERSOtf. Action has been brouglit against Anna Hudio and others by John L. Picrson to re cover 1475 with interest , duo on promissory notes. TWO IM'.CHKES IN UIVORCR. Yesterday Judge Groff granted two de crees in divorce and has a number or others under consideration. AHJOUUNMP.XT OP count. This evening the district court will adjourn without date. The judges have bcon kept quite busy ot late and will no doubt enjoy their vacation and rest. Itni.KASED rilOM JAIL. Asbury F. Powell , who has been lying in jail for several months on a charge of secur ing $4,500 under false pretenses from the Commercial National bank and Dr. C. M. Dinsmoor , yesterday petitioned Judge GrofE for his release. As the state and prosecution expressed an inability to produce evidence with which to convict Powell , his prayer was granted and ho was given his freedom. Hurt- ington , an accomplice , is in custody ut Minne apolis , Minn. _ Police Court. O. Wcsloff and Frank Muro , drunk , flvo days each. John B. Cotter , drunk nnd dis orderly , $10 and costs. Cotter hired a hack , saw the city , nnd when asked by the driver to liquidate his indebtedness , ho drew a knife nnd said he'd cut it out of his liver. Ho also refused to leave the hack , and ns ho had nn open knife In his hand , the driver judiciously climbed upon his seat nnd drove Mr. Cotter round to the city jail , where ho was unloaded unccrmoniously and caged for the night. Ed Simpson and At McFarland , vagabonds , were shipped to Iowa , with ninety days star ing them in the face if they ever returned Wilson Hey , nnothorwcnt ap for thirty days Joe Wnrner.harncss thief , the name. Blanche Bradley , fine , fO. Thomas Petro , a sick man , was sent up to the county commissioners. In. County Clerk Nccdlmm Is kept busy these days swearing in the lucky candidates of the Into elections , who take up their respective reins of power on Monday next ; and accept ing their bonds. ; _ BABY'S ' SKIN AND SCALP Cleansed , Purified and Beautified by Cutioura Ileinctlies. Last November my little boy , aged thrca 3'car. , foil URalnit tlio Rtovo while liu was run ning , mm cut his homl. and richt alter Hint , bo broke out all over lux head , tuco mid left ear. 1 bad 11 eel doctor. Tr. , tc > attend him , but he ot wort-o , anil the doctor could not euro him. HIM wholu head , faro and lull car weft ) In ufvurfal state , nnd ho snllered terribly. I caught the dlsciiho from him , and it xproad nil over my facet anil nock and oren got Into my eyes. No body thought wo would over get better. 1 felt Hiiro we were disfigured for life. I heard of tlio C'imcuiiA KHMII : > IKS and piociired n bottle ol CimcimA UisorVF.NT : , n box of CIITICIIHA , and ncaku of CUTICUKA tioAr , itnd used tltem cnn * titantly day and night. After using I wo bottles of KKSOI.VENT , four boxes of Cimctnu , and four cakes of SOAP , wo are perfectly cured w 1th- out a scar. My boy's skin Is now like i-ntln. 371 Grand fatreot. L1L.L.1K EPl'INO. .iKUSKV C'lTV , N. J. Bworn to , before me , this STth day of March , 1SSJ. Oii.uiaa-1' . KOUINBO.V , J. 1' . THE : WOUHT KOKK HIO.VD. Have been In the drug and medicine business fortwenty-flvo yearn. HUYO been Belling your UUTICURA HRMKDIRS since they came weht. They lead nil others In their HUB. Wo could not write nor could you print all we have bemd bald InfavoroftUeCimcuiiA KKUEUIF.H. Ono year ago the cimcuiiA and SOAP cured a little girl In our house ot the worst tore head wo oversaw , nnd the HKSOI.VK.NT and Cui icmtA are now cnr- Inir a young Kcntlemun of a Bore leg , w Ulla tlia plivKlclHim ar trying to have It'amputated. It will ave his leg and iiorhnjm his life. Too much cannot bo said Vu favor or/ ' TL7I-mu"Jltolcf' , } ' { | : > COVINGTOS , KY. CuTictmA , the ( treat ( .kin cure , and CITTICIWA BOAIan exnlslto skin beautlller , extcrnnlly.nnd CUTICUIIA UKSOI.VKNT. the new blooij puritler. Internally , are n iioiltlve euro for every form of nkln aud blood dUeaao. from pimples to btro- fulu. Bold even-where. I'rlce. CUTICUIIA. fiOo ; BOAV. 2 > c ; KR80t.VE.NT. II. I'rrpared by the Vomu Drum ANI > CIIKMIOU , Co. . llostou , Mum. tjyHend for "How to Cure Skin niduses , " Ci pages , 60 Illustrations , and 100 testimonials. I ) HDV10 Skin and Scalp preserved and beautl- DllDl U llud by CUTICUIIA MKIUOATUII SOAP. STRAINS , PAINS 'in ' the Hack , Kidney * , Hip , Bides or choit relieved In im : MI.NUTK by thu mn CUTICIIHA ANTI-PAIN I'I.AHTKII. The J . llrst null only naln-kllllnif I'laiter. Jxtnv , uutuuWucuua aud lui.uUl.blu. & > coma , When and Where the Practice of Intorvlow ing Originated , IT WAS AN OLD JOURNALIST. The Wnshlnuton Correspondent of nn Knstorn Dully I'npcr Hiipposnd to Jlnvn lice it the FlrMt to Adopt It. "What men say and what men do nro tlio thlmn of paramount Intotwt. The n nimt iltinlttr must enter largely Into an artldo to nmko It desirable. " Itwnaun old JoimmlUthojopd < iltlonKavo \ velKhttolmtlui fmld that wni talking , and the xonbo listened with both ears open. "Yes" ho continued to a friend HlttliiR near him In the street cur , "lli.it iioconnti to n jjreiit extent for the model nlnten lew , a tiling , by the way , of comparatively recent < lato. I tin claimed that It hud Its origin at no earllor time tlinn the administration of Andrew .tohnion. The \Vnsth- liiRton corrosiiomleiit of an eastern dally , who la iiowono of the great editors of the south west , wa * on Intlmato terms with the president , and adopted in hit letters the form known HM the modern Interview to ( .ot forth Johnson's iieciiUur view a nnd feelings. That Is claimed to bethoorlirtnoflt. " Just hero the writer had to leave the car. Hound im ho wiii on an Interview Im ? trip him- holf , ho was itrvntly Inlnc'ted In the luionim- tlou thnt the journalist was Impartlmr. and ro- grcttod that ho hud to miss Die rest or it. At the blacksmith Miop of the Union Pacific Itnllroad company thn Berlin- met Mr. Jnmoa White , ono of these luirdy handed pans of toll who "earn their bread by the swent of their brow , " during the comsoof tlio IntorvlowMr. White said : "Sometime about ntno years aio I took what thought wn < i a Blight cold , but It did not get well as soon us previous roUls. I vould pet bettor and then , taking n fresh cold , would wtnuuhoiso than 1 was before. This eon tinned for some time , when my head began to nclio mo nnd 1 had severe palm over my eyes and , at time' , slnirp shooting j-alns through my shoulders and Inmy clio-it , also around my liourt. \tusKlttlugdo\M\nndwouldrtHoup quickly my heait would beat very much faster and harder than usual , my nose at times would be completely Mopped tin. so \\nsntterlyliii- - iiosslblo for me to breathe. through It , nt other limes I would soil two or three handkerchiefs a day. I would take colds on the least exposure , and hence had colds continually. I had n continual dropping of mucus Into my throat , which WHS nlwiiy * more or le.ss lullamod and Hiiro. At nluht while lying In bed thU mucus would gather In my tin out , and It wan of frequent occurrence that In endeavoring to clear It uwuy 1 would giig nnd sometimes vomit. MV r.YKs WKIII : itiit : AMI SWOU.KN , my appetlto WHS poor ; especially was this the ciihe lor breakfast , w hlch 1 could Hcarcely look nt ; I was troubled nt times with a hacking cough , aud all day long I would hawk aud spit In u vulu endeavor to clean my throat. 1 WOK always more or less constipated , and my food did not seem to dlwest propeilv , and * caused mete to have a disturbed feeling In the stomach after eating ; I could not sleep xonndly at night , as I had horrible di earns which would wake mo and cause u miserable feeling and a dread to go to sleep agiiln. 1 had also during the day a roar- K and buzzing noise In my head and oars , l'fcLh was vorv annoylnc to mo. "Things wont on netting worse , I tried differ ent doctors nnd various kinds of patent medi cine. but derived no perceptible iHjnetlt from anything 1 took. I was loslug llesh and was becoming - coming LOW PPIIUTF.n AND DKSPONnENT , and felt as though life was not worth living for as I WHS in constant misery and was Inclined t give up In despair when my attention wascallo to the advertisement of fir * . McCoy A : Henry' wonderful tteatment 1 mnde up my mind to vlsltthcir olllco and BOO If they could do any thing for mo. Although my faith In either doc tors or medicine was away below par. I took their advlco and began to use their treatment. 1 began to Inipiovo and have gained sixteen pounds sluco 1 began treatment. Hut us It Is I am thankful 1 visited their olllco for they brought me safely through an attack of typhoid fever and cured mo entirely of my vatarro , uml to-day 1 feel as-well as I ever did , and am ublo to do a day's work with j s much ease as ever. 1 forgot to say that at times I became so nerv ous aud Irritable I scarcely know what to do with myself ; but that has all loft me. and to-day 1 consider myself a strong and healthy man. " JAMl'.S WHITE. Mr. James White , ns above stated. Is well and favorably known In Omaha , where he has re * sided for a number of years , and can bo found at his home , KO North Fourteenth street , or at the shops of the Union I'acltlc and will fully corroborate the above statement to anyone who will take the tlrno to call on him. Homo Dnngora Which Are Made Known Before Consumption Appears. When catarrh has existed in the bead and upper part of the throat fur any length of time the patient living In the district where people ere biibject to catarrhal ulloctlon and the ills- case has been loft uncured , the catarrh iuvarl * nblr , sometimes slowly , extends down the wind , plpo aud into the bronchial tubes , which tubes convey the air into the dltrorent parts of thu lungs. The tubes become allected from the swelling and mucus urlslug from catarrh , nnd In some Instances become plugged up so that the air cannot get In ns Irooly as It should. Shortness of breath follows and the patient breathes with labor and dllllculty. In other cases there is a sound of cracklna and wheezing inside the chest. At this stage of the disease the breathing is usually more rapid than when In health. The patient also has hot Hashes over Ills body. The pain whkh accompanies this condition la of a duU character , felt In the chest , behind the breast bono or under the shoulder blade. The pain may come and co last a few days nnd then bo absent for several others. The cough that occurs In the llrst stages of bronchial ca tarrh Is dry , comes at Intervals , Is hacking In character and usually moat troublesome In the morning on arising or going to bed at night , and it may bo the Ilrnt evidence ot the disease extending In the lungs. At Hrst there may bo nothlmc brought up by the cough ; then there Is a little tough , tena cious mucus , which the patient llnds gieat dllll culty In bringing up. Sometimes there arc tits of coughing induced by tough mucus so violent as to cause vomit ing. iMtor on mucus that is raised Is found to contain ainall particles of yellow matter , whicli indicates that the small tubes in the lungs are now directed. With this there are often tareaks : of blood mixed with tbo mucus. In some cases the patient becomes very palo , has fever and ex pectorates bctoro any cough appears. In 801UO cases small masse-t of cheesoysub- stuncu are spit up , which , when pressed between the lliiKors , emit a bud odor. In oter cases imr- tlrles of a hard , chalky nature nro spit up. Tim raising ofchcesey or chalky lumps indicates serious mischief at woi k Into the lungs. In some cases catarih will extend Into the lungs In a few weeks ; In other cases It maybe mouths and even ycarM before the disease at tacks the lungR sulllclently to cause serious In terference with the general healtll. When the disease has developed to such a point the pa- tlentlsKiild to have catariahal consumption. With bronchial catarrh thcio Is 111010 or less fever which dllfers with the dlllereut parts of the day-slight in the morning , higher iu the afternoon and evening. , Sometimes during the day the patient ( is a creeping , chilly sensation , which may last from half an hour to an hour , the surface of the body feeling dry and hot. During the night , near the morning , there may ba sweats , huchswoati are kiKjnn as night HW oats. DTho pulse Is usually morn rapid than normal , and the patient loses lle h and Htiuneth. A fiesh cold Is all that Is needed ut this point to develop rapid consumption. In some Instances the patient loses strength and tlesh Blowly. The muscles pradnully waste uwuy. Then the pa tient gradually letculns some of Ills strength , only to loao It ngulu. DOCTOR J , CRESAP MCCOY , Late or BCHGYIIC Hospital , New YorK , AND Dr. Columbus Henry ( Late of University of Pennsylvania ) IIAVK OrTK'KH No. mo nnd 311 IN IIAMOK lIUIIiDINO. Corner I'lfteentli and llanioyHts , , Omaha , Neb , where all curable cates ueo treated With MlCCtiHS. Medical dl.scai.es treated skillfully. Consump tion , Origin's disease. Dyspeptic. Uheumittlsm , and all NKUVOUH IMBKAHHS. AH disease * pe culiar to the fcexca a specialty. CATAltltll CUHKl ) . CONSULTATION at olllce or by mall , tl. Olllcu huurnto 11 a. in. , S to i p. in. , 7 to 8 p. , in. . Sundays inclndm ] . i Correspondence receives prompt attention. . Many ilUoasus nra treated successfully by Drs , McCoy and Henry through the mutlx. and It U tuns poHhlblo for these unable to maKe a journey to obtain uucca ful hospital treatment ut thulr homes. No letters answered unless accompanied by 4o In stamps. Address all letter * to Dr.i. McCoy and Htmr ItoomaUlU ami ail liurngo building ,