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i ! THB OHAHA DAILY BE ; TUESDAY , JANUARY 10 , 1888. THE DAILY KVKRY. MOUSING. THUMB OK SIHWWI'TION. Ihilly ( Morning ttlltlon , Including HUndajr llKK.nu ( ) Vwir . fin CO for fix Month * . . . fi ) r.irThrrn Months . W 'Jim Omnlm Pumlny HKK. mulled to nny ad- dress. Due Vufcr . > . . . . . . . . . . . " 00 OMAH A omeK. Noi.&H AfuiBlil'itN . \MSTIIKKT. NKW VOIIKOWCK. IlooMM , TiittiuxK Iii'ii.n- i ! n. WAMIIMITON Omci : , No. MJ l ottit- TKK.MII HtllKKT. comi All rommnnlcatlins rclatlna to new niul editorial mutter should be addiossod to tno I'llIlOK Ut'TIIK llhK. nwisuss urn-nits. All buMnmi letters a < l rcraUtnncc.i * hnu1il bo mldri-sed to Tun lli.i : l't < mi inivn CoMi'v.vv. OMAHA. Drafts , rhi'i-kH nnd poMntlleo ardors to 1)0 mndo payable- the older of thu company. He Bcc PiiMisliins Company , Pronrictors , K. KOSKWATKK , KDITOK. TIH : DAILY HKK. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Blnlcpf Nebraska , I County of Douglas. * , [ " " ( loo. II. Tzsrhiick. fcocrctnryof Tlio Hce l'ul > - ll.shlni ? company , doo-t noli-miily swear thnt tliu nctiml circulation of the Dally llco for the \vcek i tiding Dec. : io , iWi was an follows : Saturday , Dec. 21 13,4V ) Ptmdny. Dec. r > 15.0)0 ) Monday , Dec. J.H ir,4flil Tui'Mlny. Der.J.T H.TO1 Wednesday. Deci'S ll.tra TfitirMhiy. Der. 2 < J I i.ati ) Friday , Dec. 30 .i.OIO Average 15.118 ni'.o. it. r/sciujctf. K om to nnd HUbBerlbcd In tut presenro this 2d day of January , A. I ) . , J8SJ. N. 1' . Till U Notary 1'ubllc. EtntP of Nebraska , I CountynfDouRlnv , ) " ' ( leo. II. T/schuck. being ( lr t duly sworn , de poses nnd hays that ho Is Heeretary of The lle j'libllshliu : rouiinny | , that thn nrtual iiverat.i dally clrtiilatlou of tlin Dally lice for the month of January , IW. W.'M < copies : for rubrunry , for September , IW , U.iH'J ' copies : for October , llftC , I4 , : l : for November , 1 i7,15,220 copies ! for December , Ihh" , 15,1111 copied. (1KO. ( II. T/.SOHirCK. Sworn and pubsrrlbed to in my inp inco this Sddayof Jamiaiy , A. I ) . IS * ) . N.I' . I'T.II. ' , Notary 1'ubllc. FOR wnyH thnt uro ilurk mitl tricks Hint nro vain' that hosilhon Cliitico , Cudut Taylor , ia vary peculiar. WHAT docs .Tuy Gould waul in Egypt ? Thnt country has been in n state of chronic bankruptcy for years , and there is no active demand in Egypt for a sphynx. TUB tenth husaiou of the Wyoming legislature meets at Cheyenne to-day. Wo might intiK-o many yahmblo hiig- gcstioiiH to the honorably body but will venture only'oiio. Make the bohsion as Bhort as possible and save the people's money. Tun Spanish government will appro priate one hundred thousand dollars a year until 1802 with which to celebrate the dihcovery of America by Columbus. Nothing has been done toward com memorating the event by this country , which is interested in it rather more 'than ' Spain. THE Cherokee women don't take "kindly to Senator Dawos' bill imposing j penitltles on them for marrying white men. An educated lady of that nation .in a communication to n St. Louis paper puts in an effective protest and shows 'tho senator that ho is ignorant on the mutter about which ho proposes to . legislate. HOW soon will the council reach a settlement with the gas company ? Keeping open accounts and running recklessly into debt is not in the inter est of . The economy. pay-as-you-go policy should bo strictly followed. The gas expense should bo limited to our resources , and the bills paid from month to mouth. TUB citizensof Rochester , N. Y. , who wont on a strike against the Boll tele phone a little over a year ago and have been almost wholly without , telephone service since , have come out of the fray with victory perching on their banner. The Boll telephone company is now nnxious to compromise and has sub mitted favorable terms. Asa precedent this experience is of considerable im portance. DuttiNO the past year Ohio oil pro ducers have made strong olTorts to in troduce their oil as a fuel into the manufacturing industries of the coun try. They have been quite successful in this endeavor. Oil has now entered largely into the economics of the manu facture of iron , steel , glass , fire-brick , crockery , stoneware , tile , etc. , in al most every state in the union. This is the way to shear king coal of his power. TUB report of the Divorce Reform League which is to bo published before long will bo an interesting document. Among other sources of information nearly three thousand divorce courts have been called upon to furnish itcm- i/od accounts of their doings for the past twenty years. It is to bo hoped the report will have a salutary inlluonce upon public sentiment in connection with the divorce question. LAST summer when every newspaper publisher was bidding for the city ad vertising by the square the wily Cadet insisted on bidding by the folio , without specifying how many words his folio contained. Now when the bids are brought in by the 100 words , Cadet bids by the 'inch and square. It is easy enough to compute by the folio , hut when ho finds himself squarely beaten by a bid that cannot Uo misconstrued , ho swings his club over the heads of councilmen niul threatens to squeal on them unless they play cnt's-puw for him. SOMK of the creditors of Harper , the wrecker of the Fidelity bank of Cincin nati , are said to bo moving for his ro- leiis-o from prison and will petition the president to pardon him. Their motive in of course a wholly selfish one. Thoj be lieve that if Harper wer < s free his sup poscfl great business ability could bo turned to thcJradvnntagoatleast , to the extent of enabling them to recover their lOhsos. There is no greater knave in or out of the penitentiary than this man Harper , and the victims of his rascality can depend upon it that they will never under any circumstances see a dollar of what they have lost. Ho is whore ho belongs , and the president can bo safely trusted .to allow him to remain there. 1 Sc.cretnry Mr. Lamnr. . very , properly tendered his resignation as secretary ot the In terior'nnd the president did well in promptly accepting it. It appears from the correspondence that the secretary has remained in the position slnco ho was invited to the vacant justiceship in the supreme court in deference to the dcsiru of the president , aa well as to close up curtain matters ho had inaug urated. Ho decided , however , that it wan not desirable to continue in the olllco in view of the fact that the de cision of the senate on his apnolntmcnt to the supreme bench might bo de layed for some time , and mean while the obstacle to action , which his remaining in olllco would nrcKunt , on the appointment of his suc cessor and that of the new postmaster general might embarrass the public business. The decision la commendable , and now that Mr. Lninnr is out of the way of the confirmation of Mr. Vilns as secretary of the interior , and Mr. Dan Dlckinbon as postmaster general , the senate will very likely at once give its consent to these appointments. There has boon some objection raised to Mr. Vilas , on the ground of his connection with certain interests which as secre tary of the interior ho would bo enabled to favor , but there does not appear to bo anything in this of sufficient importance to receive any serious attention from the .senate. Undoubtedly the country will within a few days have a now chief of the interior department and a now postmaster general. Mr. Lainur might win greater credit , as having a desire U > relieve the ad ministration of embarrassment and sub serve the public interest , if ho were to now request the president , to withdraw his appointment as a justice of the supreme court. Ho acknowledges that action on his nomination is likely to bo delayed some time , and while the filling of the vacancy to which ho has been ap pointed may not bo urgent there are ob vious reasons why Mr. Lainur , under the circumstances , should not allow himself to bo the cause of any delay. Ho must certainly reali/.o that if finally confirmed ho would enter upon the duties of his judicial otllco without the confidence of a very largo portion of the pooplc , a situation which n high- minded man would not deliberately ac cept. The fair conclusion from Mr. Lnmar'H apparently deliberate purpoao to hold on to this ap- poiutme'nt must bo that ho is intensely anxious to wear the judicial robes of the highest tribunal , and this will but strengthen the impression that ho has a purpose to servo not wholly personal. Meantime it is interesting to observe that the jnoro carefully the case of Mr. Lumiir is considered the more strongly appear the objections to him , and the more widely dilVused the opin ion becomes that his appointment was n mistake which the senate should not approve. Even the Now York Times , which has vigorously befriended Mr. Lamnr against the charge of entertain ing political views that unlit him for the highest judicial position , is able to see that there are other reasofcwhy his confirmation is not to be desired. That paper says the nomination "is one that could bo fairly criticized , " and frankly observes that "it it is obvious to those who consider Mr. Lamar'squalifications carefully , that whatever may o his rel ative merits , ho is far from being an ideal judge. " It argues that his ago is against him "when wo consider that his duties would bo almost en tirely novel , and that the most supple mind does not master new and difficult tasks readily ntsixty and past. " It remarks that his habit of mind "locks the penetration and the original force that are as valuable , and it may bo said as essential , to the efficient judge as im partiality. " The Times grants that ho has not the reputation of being learned in the law "or oven of possessing that command of its principles and its his tory that makes a senator an authority on questions of the constitution. " And the Times admits that thtt school in which Mr. Lamar was trained , "the point of view to which ho has been ac customed , the associations by which ho has been surrounded , may without injustice and with entire respect to him bo regarded as not fitting him , if they do not distinctly unfit him , for the work of a supreme court justice at the present time and for the half score years which ho would have to servo. " The most irreconcilable opponent of Mr. Lamar's confirmation could oiler no morcconclusivoargument against him. It embraces all that has been said by others in opposition to'hira and much more. The assumption of the Times -that republican senators have given no consideration to what it cites as fair and reasonable objections to Mr. Lamar is of course wholly gratuitous. It is not probable that the men who have served with Mr. Lamar in the sen ate have failed to observe the de fects which the Times sots forth , nor is it probable these senators are blind to the value of the "reasonable grounds" of objection which these defects present. In short , from whatever point of view regarded , the nomination of Mr. Lamur to the vacant justiceship was a blunder duo , manifestly , to the ' 'positive af fection" which Air. Cleveland in n rather puerile way proclaims and re publican senators will do their duty in refusing to permit the blunder to suc ceed. They Arc Free. The mayor and city council of Lincoln nro no longer under the constraint of federal judicial authority. The decis ion of the supreme court of the , United States in the hubcus corpus case , rend ered yesterday , sot them free. They are to bo congratulated upon the result , not merely because of the personal an noyance and embarrassment they have been relieved of , hut for the reason that their contest has settled an important question of general application. This decision makes a valuable addi tion to those that had preceded it defin ing the powers and jurisdiction of federal courts. It declared the whole proceed ings before Judge Brewer with regard to Ihe Lincoln officials to have boon illegal. The federal court was entirely without jurisdiction , and , the action of thu judge was a Usurpation , Thu question settled by this decision is that federal courts , Hitting as courts of equity have no ju risdiction whatever over drhuinal cases , or cases Involving the appointment or removal of state or municipal officers. It is a further stop townrd relieving mat ters of purely state concern from the in terposition and authority of the federal judiciary , and therefore possesses far more than local intorestandsignificance. The decision will undoubtedly attract wide attention and bo generally ap proved. , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Civil Service Kofiirm in Dniiprr. Ill making up the house committees Mr. Carlisle made sacrifices to prece dent in several cases , but in none more conspicuously than in the construction of the commit tee on reform in the civil service. The chairman of that committee , Mr. Clem ents , of Georgia , was ono of the "sec end place" men in the last house , and the fact is recalled that ho was the only member of the committee who favored a bill to repeal the civil service law. Ho submitted a minority report declar ing his belief that the law is not valid. Ho characterized the examinations as theoretical and hair-splitting tests , found fault with the method of hold ing examinations , expressed his be lief that all the employes of a govern ment should bo taken-from the domi nant party , and declared that ho feared the law would sot up a permanent ofllco- holdlng community. There is no rea son to suppose that Mr. Clements has changed his opinion , so that if another clTort should bo made , as ono probably will bo , to repeal the civil service law , it will bo assured of friendly treatment in the committee on the reform of the civil service. The second man on the committee , Stone of Missouri , is also unfriendly to the law and will act with the chairman. The other members of the committee , it is assumed , would oppose a repeal of the law , but it is easy to see that as the committee - too isconstituted the advocates of widen ing the scope of the law and making it strong will got no encouragement. It may bo remarked in this connec tion that criticism of the committees is generally far from flattering to Mr. Car lisle , and this is true more largely of democratic than republican papers. Some of the former have gone so far as to say that the worst onctny of the presi dent , planning his best to embarrass the administration and defeat its policy , could not have more shrewdly arranged the important committees for this pur pose than did Mr. Carlisle. Of course the speaker had no such object , and the result of his work in forming the com mittees simply proves that it is a sort of duty for which he lacks both the cour age and the tact. TUB heartless policy of the coal pro ducers of Pennsylvania is shown by some figures of the Philadelphia .Record. That paper has done a great service to the people of Philadelphia by supplying them with coal at a little below the re tail market price , a course it began in 1884. It reduced the price of coal from $0.50 in that year to $4.90 per ton in the beginning of 1887. Then came the com bination between the railroads nnd the' coal producers , under which thb con sumers of Philadelphia and the entire country have been put completely at the mercy of the pool. As the result coal now commands in Philadelphia $7 per ton , "and , " says the .Record , "ns coal can be mined , transported nnd profitably sold hero at $3.25 per ton , it is evi dent that the coal consumers of the city , who use 2,300,000 tons of anthra cite every year , are compelled to pay more to the coal combinations in extor tionate charges than they pay in taxes for the support of the city government."Con sumers of anthracite coal everywhere suffer an equal extortion wilh thb "peo ple of Philadelphia , and in most locali ties perhaps greater , so that these pro- tooted plunderers are'getting tens of millions in tribute annually from the whole people. Now , in the very heart of winter , a formidable strike is permit ted to occur which if prolonged will bring on a general coal famine before the present month is out , and meanwhile the combination will reap all the benefit it can by still further advancing the price of what coal it may bo enabled to market. The Jiccortl asks how long will the people ple of Philadelphia submit to this pol icy of combination and extortion , and the question may bo enlarged to em brace the whole country. Now that the council and police com mission are working in harmony , much can bo done and shoij d bo done to ren der our policoforqo more efficient.If any man on the present force has proved himself incompetent , or has not the physical ability to perform the active duties , ho should bo retired. The force should be recruited strictly on a non-partisan , non-sectarian , business basis. Polities , religion and personal favoritism should bo entirely disre garded in the selection of our police force. The pay of policemen should bo graded. Men who enter the force should be'begun with about $ -50 per month for the first six months , SCO for the next six months , $70 for the second year , and $80 thereafter. No removals should bo made except for cause , and strict discipline should bo rigidly enforced. While the council is disposed to bo very liberal in its levy , there is no excuse for exhausting the levy by increasing the force to its ut most limit. Fifty policemen for the next six months ought to be sufficient , and if nt thu end of that period more nro needed they can easily bo added. Protected. Labor Is "protected" la this great and grand country. . Hut the unfortunate sewing- women In Now York who got $1.50 a dozen for making trousers , 15 cents apicco for vests , and 13 cents a day for crochottlnj ? shawls , do not want to bo "protected" any inoro Just at present. Their hearts arc full of thauksgiv- iup for the protection they enjoy , with 'hun ger to nas them ou and monopoly to grind them down. Ijitynl Sentiments. Sclntuter Ou 111. Governor Thayer voiced the sentiment of nil'Nebraska republicans nnd loyal people when ho wrote to Senators Mamlerson und Paddock recently urging them to vote against the continuation of L. Q. C. Lamar as a justice of the supreme court of the Unttal States | tlo said : "As n citizen of the United States and a republican , I respect fully and most earnestly protest against the confirmation of L. Q. C. Lalnar as a Justice of the supreme court of the United States. Ho was In heart and principle Just as much n traitor as Jeff Davis. Ho was n bold and do- llfint advocate of the dissolution of the union in 1800 (11 ( , Ho has.ucvcr . recalled his trea sonable sentiments. A man with such n record should nevorbo , placed nKin | the bench of the supreme court of the United States by the votes of republican senators , as ho Is not a fit person to Interpret the constitution of the United States.-J . Couldn't Do Itcttcr. A'cw York Trttmne. As they are talking of starting n "wot" campaign In Atlanta,1 Oa. , they couldn't do bettor than to secure the services of Colonel Italnwater of St. Louis , Major IJrlnkwatcr of Denver , General Hoscwater of Omaha , and Captain Hrondwatcr of Minnesota. THE F1KM > OF INDUSTRY. The demand for labor continues surpris ingly largo. The stovemakors would like to reduce wages 10 per cent. Petroleum has been struck seven miles from San Antonia , Tox. Three more gas wells nro being bored in the Murraysvillo district. A party of northern men Imvo just bought 3,000 acres at Chlploy , Fla. A Richmond foundry turns out 100,000 pounds of eastings | > cr day. The flsh-packlng industry Is becoming a very important ono in Florida. Francis Murphy , ttio temperance apostle , is working the Pittsburg mills. A Shcllleld manufacturer is going to build tool works at Birmingham , Ala. The Western Pennsylvania stove foundries have shut down for three weeks. Six thousand furnace men have been locked out In West Cumberland , England , A saw mill at Stardo , Fin. , has orders lor four months to run night and day. New York parties propose to start a largo cotton compress ut Greenville , S. C. Another eighty mile railroad has Just been projected from Austin , Tex. , northward. The Bricklayers nnd Masons' International Union will meet in Boston in January. Cotton batting is to bo made nt Eureka Springs , Ark. , by n co-opcrativo company. A Philadelphia company is building a 30x 800 foot cottonseed oil mill at Houston. A fence builder at SanfordFla.is filling up his shop with wood-working machinery. Largo sales of coal and timber lands nro being made in the Kunawha valley , W. Va. Another cotton factory is to bo built nt Watkinsvillo , Ga. , to bo run by water power. The Influx of northern people into Florida has stimulated all kinds of industries there. A great many nowj heating and puddling furnaces are beinglddcd in Pittsburg mills. A $150,000 blast fin-naco will bo erected next year within four miles of Chattanooga. A brick concernhas ; started at Decatur , Aln. , that will make 2,000,000 , bricks per month. i i A great deal ofmachinery is being pur chased in the north ; for southern machine shops. . l Andrew Carnogio'will put up $5,000 for the Edgar Thomson ' Protective Employes' asso ciation , n There is very HtiJe Inactivity In the Now England states , audofery thing looks well for the winter. ' It is expected tliatrn 10 per cent reduction will go into effect in.Uio two steel rail mills nt Scrnnton. * Minneapolis , M'inn. , Is buying 13,000 feet of thirty-six inch water-pipo from a Louisville pipe-maker. The smoke-stack of the Allentown thread mill will bo 227 feet high , the tallest in the United States. So far this year 1,323 miles of railroad have been laid , in which Alabama takes the lead with 437 miles. The Sprague people nro crowded with or ders , and have now eighty motors running in New York city alone. Tne outlook among the tool and implement works in the west is good. There are no strikes or agitations. Arkansas builders cannot wait on the sun to dry brick , but are buying machinery to bo run by steam power. About 2.V ) members of the British Iron and Steel institute will spend six weeks on a trip to America next fall. Canadian labor is still going and coming , and is n little easier to got along with than the foreign mill labor. A $2,000,000 iron and coal company has just been organized at Timoville , ICy. , the centre of a rich mineral district. Ono steel firm at Pittsburg proposes to put up two mills , one fourtccn-ineh and ono twcnty-ciglitrinch , for corrugating purposes. The Baby nnd tlio Soldiers. Chlcayo Ledger. Rough and ready the troopers ride , Great bearded men with swords by sldo ; They have ridden long , they have ridden hard , They are travel-stained und battle scarred ; The hard ground shakes with their martial tramp , And coarse is the laugh of the men of the camp. They reach a spot where a mother stands , With a baby clapping its little hands , Laughing aloud at the gallant sight Of the mounted soldiers fresh from the fight. The captain laughs out : "I'll give you this , A handful of gold , your baby to kiss. " Smiles the mother : "A kiss can't ! bo sold , But gladly ho'll kiss a soldier bold.1 Ho lifts up the baoo with a manly grace , And covers with kisses its smiling face , Its rosy cheeks , nnd its dimpled charms. And it crows with delight in the soldier's arms. "Not all for the captain , " the soldiers call ; "Tho baby , wo know , has a kiss for all. " To the soldiers' breast the baby is pressed By the stiong , rough wen , und by turn ca ressed ; And louder it laughs , nnd the mother fair Smiles with mute Joy as the kibscs they share. ' "Just such a kiss , " cries ono trooper grim , "When I left my boy'I gavoto him ; And just such a kiss pa the parting day I gave to my girl us asleep she lay. " Such were the works of the soldiers bravo And their eyes were uioibt as the kiss they gave. STATK ANDrf-TKIIUITOUY. a Nebraska .Jottings. Blair is feeding a multitude of crow. The shipments of1 corn from Oakland last month aggregated 80,000 bushels. A monster wild cat and a fifty-six pound beaver wore bagged by Ilenry West near Albion last week. L. C. Mick , a merchant at Salem , cooled a burning thirst for liquor with a revolver recently. Death was painless. Two more of the twenty locomotives ordered by the 15. &M.for the Cheyenne branch have arrived at the shops in Plaltsmoutli. Columbus is beginning to realize the benefits of canneries and creameries , nnd is moving to secure the establish ment of one or both. The coroner of Dodge county retired from active business last week , and gon- oroujly furnished himself ius a subject for his successor. Ho took laudanum. The LieiUrico Cunninir company has a record of 2,000,000 cans of corn nnd to matoes since its inception. In 1837 over l00,000 ! cans of corn and tomatoes wore packed from 2WO loads of produce raised upon 750 acres of land by several hundred fanners within a radius of ten miles of Uoatrce , and it will require about 1,200 acres to supply the factory this coining fonson. The company has a capital of iMOO.lHH ) . A reminiscence of the fcninn days ot T.8 ( was brought to light in Plattsmoulh last week by the removal to Lincoln of the boxes of muskets stored in the Fitz gerald block for years. Those muskets are the remnants of a lot of 700 pur- chawed by Mr. Fitzgerald over twenty years ago ns argument for a parly of Fenians , who wore prepared to partici pate in the proposed Fenian invasion of Canada in 1808. Inroads have been made upon this well-equipped armory for various purposes , from time to time , the la t occasion being the equipment of a militia company at Omaha two or throe slnco. The muskets remaining have never been unpacked. " \VjoiiiliiK- . The glass works at Laramie will begin blowing this month. The territorial fish hatchery has been replenished by a consignment of 1"G- 000 brook trout from Massachusetts. Specimens of olllcial gall occasionally crop out on the frontier. ShorilT Sharp- loss , of Cheyenne , 1ms filed a claim for the reward of300 offered by the county for the capture of Harry Patterson , a murderer. The olllcinl is not satisfied with salary , expenses and mileage. The Sun declares that the past year has been an exceedingly ovcntful ono to Cheyenne , nmf aside from the losses suffered by its citizens engaged in the cattle business which will bo retrieved during 1888 , or at the furthest in " 89 , there arc many reasons for gratitude. It has been a year of substantial im provements ; a year of important pro jects ; a year of fortunate consumma tions. The principal improvements were the extension of the Burlington road , completion of the Union Pacific depot and territorial capital , extension of the Cheyenne & Northern , erection of additional buildings at Fort Russell , erection of a territorial asylum for the blind , deaf and dumb , inauguration of mail delivery , electric fire alarm , street cars , board of trade , territorial fair , and the construction of scores of business blocks and residences. The Pacillu Co.iKt. The assessed value of real estate in San Francisco is $11)1,008,4It. ) The Indians of Fraser river country nro being decimated by the ravages of measles. Frank Fuller , who killed Archbishop Scghcrs in Alaska last summer , has been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to ton years' imprisonment and to pay $1,000 fine. Eugene Semple , in his annual report to the secretary of the interior , esti mates the population of Washington territory at 143,00 , ! ) , an increase of over 15,000 in the last two years. Black Bart , the famous highwayman , will bo a free man on the 21st inst. , and if ho may bo relied upon , he proposes to load an honest life. Certainly the express company and the post office de partment will join in the hope that ho will not return to the exciting pastime of "holding-up" stages. The total number of sales of San Fran cisco city property last year amounted to nearly C,000 , and the amount of the whole was $20J80,74 ( . The increase over 1880 was 00 per cent in the number of sales nnd 33 per cent in the amount of money which changed hands , show ing that the great bulk of the property sold wore small lots or small houses. Six-sevenths of the properties sold was paid for in cash , for the releases of mortgages amounted to $7,881,775 , while the now mortgages recorded were $11- 255,274 ; the now money borrowed being thus $15,374,000 , something over one- seventh of the new money invested in city real estate. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. J. W. Andrews , of Fremont , Nob. , is at the Exchange. W. H. Howe , of Cowlcs , Neb. , registered at the exchange. T. Carrabull of Sioux City is stopping at the exchange. Clarence Brown , of Chicago , is stopping at at the Exchange. D. Guernsey , of Alma , has four cars of cattle on the market. George Moisner. of Shelton , is in with two loads of cattle and ono of hogs. George Liaiscr , cashier of Melsncr's bank , Shelton , is looking around the yards. J. W. ICelly , of Kelly & Englesprccht , is in with a load of hogs und sheep from Beaver City. City oflleinls can't get their pay increased until their present term of olllce expires. So says the statute. W. H. Uundnll and J. P. Becker , of Colum bus , nro in the market with four cars of cattle. Another week has passed and no arrests have been made. Judge lleuther is having a- ( juiot time. It costs $10 to got n plumber's ' license in South Omaha. What fortunes can be made ou a $10 investment. Warner A. Root , of the Hoof nnd Horn , re turned last night from Beatrice , where he had been visiting friends. Some ono touched the till of the Little Gem restaurant Sunday night , during the momen tary absence of the proprietor. A shoemaker named Lukes sued Barney Blumo for $200 damages , for retaining his tools and some leather for a debt , and thus depriving him of a chance to make a living. The case was called before Justice Levy , but had been settled out of court. James Nelson sold out his blacksmithing business to C. F. Smith , telling him it was free from all encumbrance. Smith found it was mortgaged , and as Nelson would neither settle the mortgage nor refund the money ho received from Smith , the latter swore out a warrant for his arrest. Quito a number of residents nro losing friends and and relatives just now. Sun day Al Lempko was notified by telegraph that his father had died in Baltimore , and yesterday Dr. Kirkpatriclc and Harry Webster , of S.ixo Bro.'h , each received a sim ilar telegram announcing the de.itli of their f.ithcrs in Illinois and Atlantio City respect ively. E. Meyers had a narrow escape from death yesterday. His team ran away and upset wlillo crossing the railroad track , leav ing him senseless in front of'an approaching ongino. A lady , whoso name could not bo learned , dragged him oft" just in time to save his life , and he was taken to Mclchor's drug store where Drs. Ensor nAil Krnhout at tended him. Beyond a badly bruised leg and a few minor contuslona lie Is all right. MOHTUAUY. llAUIUQKlt. Eugnnlc , the little daughter of Major Bar- riger , who resides at 518 north Twenty-second street und aged ! lj < f years , died yesterday after a painful attack of diphtheria. Thrco inoro of the major's children have been at tacked with the snmo sickness and friends hope that their attack may not bo attended wltn an unfortunate result. Iluy Up the Stock. Secretary W. S. Wiley , of the Water Works company. Is in Boston. H is reported that the object of his visit is to close up with eastern holders of water works slock , alt of which Is to bu bought up by a syndicate of local capitalists. Information Tor Her. The huly who called at the central station Saturday in search of a lost child , can hear something to her udVantugu by calljng again uoon the chief of police. RAIDING THE COUNCIL AGAIN , The Snmo Old Oniier of Sohomots nt Tholr Uatirtl Qaiuo. JUGGLERY.JOBBERY AND BOODLE How Counultmrn Cnu lie Mesinrrl/.i'cl mill Ilitlltlozed by Men AVIio llolil Clubs Over Their II ends. Three weeks afjo the city council instructed the clerk to invite proposals for city prlnt- in J , which really means olllcial advertising for the year 18S3. Mr. Southard thereupon published n notice InvHItiK bids for city printIng - Ing , to bo left at his ofllco up toI o'clock p. in. , Tuesday , December ! } 7. Bids were filed by all the dally papers , but the council hold no meeting that til lit , nor did it open the bids at the special hold Thursday , December 29. Last Tuesday the bids were finally o ] > onod nnd referred to the committee ou printing. They are reitortcd by the present olllctal pnt > er , the Republican , us follows : "Thb bid of the World was ns follows : By the square. 10 lines , 43 rents for the first , ! W cents for the second , S3 cents for the third , nnd 'Jl cents for the fourth nnd each subse quent insertion , or10 cent * per square each insertion , or ! ! 7 cents Per folio. "Tho Herald will do the work for i)7 ) cents for the ( Irst , 23 cents for the second , and 1" Vents for each subsequent insertion | > or square of 10 lines nonpareil. "Tho But : bids 100 words 1 insertion , Ki cents ; 2 Insertions , Wcents ) ; n insertions , tX ) cents ; 4 insertions , 80 cents ; 5 Insertions , DO cents , nnd 10 cents for each subsequent Inser tion , all in the morning BKK. For Insertion in thu evening Bra : , in conjunction with the morning BIK. : as follows : One insertion in the evening Buifj : \ cent per word ; 1 In evening - ing and 2 In morning , J.f cent ; 1 in evening and 2 in morning , J < cent ; 1 in evening and : i in morning , 1 cent ; 1 in evening mid 4 in morning , lucent. Local notices : 1 In even ing and 1 in morning- . > cents per lino. All notices In confined editions more than 5 times , % cent per word iu evening and 1 cent per word In morning. "The Omaha Republican bid was as fol lows : fifty cents per inch for the llrst in sertion , 2T > for the second. 10 for the third , ID for the fourth , 10 for the iifth , und 10 cents for each subsequent insertion. Also 40 cents per square for the llrst , 15 cents for the second end , 10 cents for the third , 10 cents for the fourth , 10 cents for thu llfth nnd each subse quent Insertion. Advertisements to ho in sert ed at Yi cent per word for o.ich Insertion. " It was manifest to everjbody who heard these bids read that the Bui : was bv far the lowest bidder. The World's bid for 100 words was 37 cents. The Herald's bid w.is27 cents for ten lines of nonimre.il , uqual hi seventy wortls , , or about ! 13U cents per 100 words. The Republican's bid wns 50 cents per inch , or eighty-four words of noupaicil , or a fraction over tit ) cents for 100 words. The Republican's bid by the square at 40 cents Is equal to Ml cents for 100 words. Tlio BKK'S bid for the morning edition was S3 cents per 100 words , nnd for the evening edition ! > 0 cents per 100 words. Its bid for the morning edition was less than one-half of that of the Republican , and for the ereuing edition , per ilrst insertion , it was 9 cents lower than the Republican for 100 words , orn difference of 18 per cont. The council committee on printing consists of Councilmcii Kitchen , Manville and Ford. Last Thursday Councilman Munville met Mr. Rosewater at the First National bank und calling him aside , said : "Wo are going to nwiml the printing to the HKK this year. Kitchcu insists on giving it to the Republi can , oven If it is the highest bidder. You know Kitclien is a partner of Cadet Taylor's brother in the Gate City Laud company , and ho is bound to go ngainst the BKK. But my self and Ford have agreed to uward It to the BII : : . Kvcrybody In the council , when the bids wore read , said the BKK'S ' bid was the lowest. But wo went further , and called on one of the clerks in the court house , who has been n printer , nnd ho llgured it out for us plain enough that the BKK is way below everybody. " "Well , " said Mr. Kosowatcr , "I have not approached any councilman on the subject. We uro the lowest bidders , und of course under the law we are entitled to the contract. Our bid is lower than any that the city has had for twenty years. " "Well , " replied Mr. Manville , we arc going to Buiit it out in spite of Kitchen. " "What can Kitchen do for the Republican if it Is not the lowest bidden" asked Mr. Rosowater. "They can muddle It up , " replied Mr. Manville villo , "by ro-advertising and draggiug the matter along. The Republican contract doesn't expire until a now contract is made. " On Saturday morning Manville again mot Mr. Rosewater and reassured him that there would bo no monkey work this time , and that the council would do the square tliiiur. Such assurances were also volunteered by Councilmen - men Lowery nnd Lee and others. But on Saturday night when the council committees met for their regular weekly conference in the council chamber. Cadet Taylor , O. H. Rothackor nnd Smith , the new president of thu Republican , took Ford and Manville in hand , and by bull-dozing and threats got them to sign the report , which had been prepared for cat's p.iw Kitchen by the boodle gang , in which report they rec ommend that the council shall reject all bids' and re-advertise , under the pretense that the committee is lui.iblo to tell which is the lowest bidder. This report will bo presented to the council Tuesday night If it is adopted the delay will insure the printing for the Republican for another month , und possibly longer , ns the saimi tae- tics can bo continued indefinitely. It may not be out of place in this connec tion to recall the jupglcry nnd trickury which were resorted to last summer by Cadet Taylor and his copartners in rascality and jobbery. In Juno the council invited bids for the old fiscal years' printing when the law only allowed the contract to bo let to January 1 , 1SS8. The Republican Hied three separate bids , and when all other bids wore withdrawn under a misapprehension , Cadet Taylor withdrew two of his bids and left the highest ono which charged thu city more than double the rate of his present contract. The council by u snap judgment awarded the contract and the. next morning , by the city attorney's conni vance , the mayor's signature to the contract \v.is obtained under false pretenses. This piece of rascality was enjoined by Judge Groff , who for protecting the city against sharks was subsequently made n target of the Republican's inud-battorynml beaten for the straight republican nomination by those jobbers. No sooner w.is Judge Grotl's in junction issued than a resolution was adopted by the council practically nullifying the In junction , und the Republican was given the printing temporarily at last year's contract of the ! ! KK. This was not only a defiance of the court but u downright swindlu oi thu tux- payers , inasmuch as the Republican has on circulation in Omaha worth mentioning , and its advertising space can bo bought by any body nt one-fourth of the Hr.u's rate. Judge Wakelcy stepped in and granted an injunction against this piece of soullduggery Then thu council turned around und voted the olllci.il printing to the Herald ut the samu rates. Finally , after wrangling and fussing over two mouths , Cadet Taylor filed a new bidatliO cenls per folio , while everybody else was bidding by thu square. The folio , ho'claimed , was UK ) words , and the contract was awarded to the Republican on these terms with a proviso , cunningly injected by the city attorney who has 'oeon playIng - Ing into the hands of this corrupt gang from the outset that the Republican contract should continue Indefinitely until another contract should be let. The game now Is to prevent the letting of any contract except to the Republican. There's liable to bo some music in this renewal of booJlo methods und bot.'us bids. Mr. Mount's Dlncovory. A discovery was madaycstcrday by Commis sioner Mount at the court IIOUHO that will save to the rounty several hundreds of del lars. In an old cabinet in tlln county clerk's office was found an immense amount of sta tionery that has laid there for throoor four years. It is estimated that the Und Is worth between Wt ami ( iUO. Why It has lain them so long no one secum to know , 1/osl lllH I'eiiblou Ccrtilloato. Miuiro M. Cluhls , 'of Lennox , Lincoln county , Dakota , writes to Chief of 1'olico Scavoy that whllu hero attending the Grand Army of thu Republic [ reunion fin tliohth of September last , lie lost his pension cert iflcutv , Js'o.)7ra < ; . Ho jeqtifsts that the post com mander nmki ) inquiry whether any of the Omaha members found the document. CAR GLEANING. The Mnnnrr In Which tlio ColnrAtcU Pullman Cnrn nro Ctcnumt. A IiarKO Force of Man Conntnntty Km- ployed hi ( tin VnriU Ncnr the Transfer AVho Mnko Thnt Husl- ncusn Specialty. l'ow persons who huvo enjoyed the luxury of n Joiirm > y la oiii ) of tlui xmnptuous cnrsotlho IMIImun 1'iilixcc Car roinp.iny know the jroulilo nndciiMo | the company nro nt to keep the nmciillk'i'iit imliuv.s on \ \ liwN la order und ro- tmlr. A reporter for thlt pnprr recently visited flip yimN near the transfer depot , nml nw thu modus opriamU puiiwoit by lliu employes In renovating tlio cum no Ihry i-otiii'In ftom tlio long tilps. Tlio reporter Is liiilclilcil to Mr. frank iMhlMrom for thu tnfornmtlnn. During his ronversiitlonlth Mr. iMhl.slroni the n < * poiter U urne < l the followInc harrowing exporl- oiu'o which th.it RtMitlemiin roeoiitly piisnod through. Mr. DahNtrom onicl , "I llvoU In llo.i- ton. MIIHS. , for \ \ hlle , nml llit'ii obtained n ftooil Hltnntlon nt I'rovldcnct' , It. I. , whcru \vorkt-il I for two ymr , wln-n I tiimlu up my mind to iiinko it cfmnip. nml us the western furor \viis then nt Its lirluht 1iis 1 Induced to Irnvo there ami landed In Onmha something over four > cur * aio. I noticed whllo In the New KnKluiid Stuti-a thnt t Wns iilwtiy * moio or lens troubled vrith colds In tliohoad. ntid hud pnlns thioiiKh my chest.s und Mionldois with n rontlmious hoiul- aclu' . My WHO wus uenrly all stopped up so that I bccamn accustomed to lirontlilim through my mouth altogether. When 1 lay in bed ut night the mucous would Rather In my thront nmllixlue there , und in the momlng ft. would g.ig mo , and It was of no unfieiuenl ( orciirrenrn that 1 would Imvo to vomit liefoiel lould lid mywlf of It. Then 1 betrau to notice Unit my lii'iirlnu was more or lens atlec ted and 1 llfll IN TO KKAIl IIK IKNKMt ns 1 Imd n constant rlnulim nml huzzlng nolsu In mv head nnd o.irs. I thought that after 1 chanced my residence the climate would IK < lienetlrlul , out mirh nns not tliornno. Instead of getting better 1 umllnued to grow worse , my appotlto was poor , especially was tills thuenxo In the morning , t which tlmo I could scarcely eat my breakfast at all , and whnt llttlofoodi did eat eemed to dl trctn mo very much. 1 hnd a belching up of wind nnd would feel hick foi moro than an hour after o.itlnn. My food did nots" " ! ! ! to dlR > 'st. 1 wai constipated nearly nil the time , und MilTorcd from headache which 1 attributed to tlio Momnrh cans d liy Indices- tlon. Whenever 1 would .sU > op down to pick up iinythlng I would become dizzy , and would fre quently Mngiier or would have to hnvo support until the faint Hpells would pass away. I was Irritable nnd inoroso nnd was very easily ex- riled. 1 continued to grow worse nnd worse nnd bcc.unu LOW SPlltlTIlD AMI DKSl'ON W.M1 , nnd felt a though 1 was golnu to die. I worried mj.sclf consldeiablo and prolublv that lielped to iiinko me worse. 1 nlways felt tlrud nnd drowsy with no ambition to do n > thine. I did not sleep soundly at nluht , ami what little sleep 1 did gut wns attended by thu mont hoirlblo ill earns iiiincluiililo , and would lay nwuko for liimis ffaring If I .should go to .sleep 1 would Imvo a repi'tltlnn. My feet were neaily always cold , my e > oH wrio red and fiO\tiently ( swollen , nnd ut times mv uoe would discharge thin white miiciix , nnd when loosened would lie kind putrid. My breath wax olletishe and seemed tone no Nlioit , so much so that 1 could only walk n short distance before 1 would liavc to stop nnd it" > t. "I grow' rapidly worse , nnd was about to glvo up my situation hero when i notlccdthoMiccesH- fill treatment of Drs. MclJoy and Henry , and Ilimlly I was Induced to visit their olllce for con sultation. Aftur n careful examination IVIIH told ] was siitrerliiK front Catarrh of the nose , tin oat and stomach , and that tiuiy could help mo , and In nil probability cure mo entirely. They would I.ot , now ever , promise moposUUofy tliattlioy would euro mo. I bewail treatment about the first of October , and visited their otllco at lORiilar Intervals , following tholr direc tions to tliti letter , and I nniHt say that I never tell bettor In mv life than I do to day , and 1 cor- talnlvowe my life to tlio.se gentlemen , for 1 do not Imvo a single symptom of my former trouble , and I cheerfully lecommend llio treat ment of tlio o Kontlomcn to nny ono mitrurlnjr ' " from FIIANK DAnr.STHOM , the subject of the above sketch , now resides dt No. 'Ul William street , nnd Is employed by the I'ullnmn 1'alnco Car company , and w 111 verify this statement to nny ono who may call on him. FETID NASAL , CATARRH. Its Symptoms nnit What it I/onds To The Miserable I'Vellnjf , Kic. Tills form ofratnrrli is pssentnllly n disease of the iiasnlravlty proper and does not extend to the vault of ihe pharynx , for a wlillo n dry en- tarih mayandeiy frequently doe ? , develop in that region as the ic.siilt of blructmal changes within the tissues of thu mucus membrane. The symptoms mainly consist in the accumulation in the imsal cavity of otlenslvo masses und crusts together with mote or less of a lluld ills- charRO. . The nannl cavity thus obstructed , breathing l.s moio or loss dtllicnlt. The sen&o of smell Is Impalied , if not entirely lost. The special liability to take colds on thu least expoiino exists , and the susceptibility to changes of tempeiatureaiid the Inlliiencu of n damp atmospliero frequently causes thickening of the nasal mucus membrane. As the secre tions KO on from the HIU face of the mucus mem brane , the masses aio lifted fiom their bed , and still losliiKtlieir moisture , largo < rusts urn grad ually built from In-low which mould themselves in Its nariow poitlous in such a manner that the snUcrcr l.s nimble to dislodge them , and lomaln In position for days and t \ en weeks. 'I he odor Is offensive In tlio extreme , as a lesult of long re tention , during which tlmo thu mitrefaetlvo clmiiKi'H uru constantly KuliiKon. The sufferer limy ha entirely unconscious of the ollenslvo breath , but others readily notice It and endea vor to shun tlio compi'.nlonshlp of such peison , This affection Is usually classed among tlio in- tr.ictlhlo , and oftentimes Incurable diseases , but l.s treated successfully and l.s qulto amuiialilo to tieatment If tint Instructions ami tiejtnunllH carried out faithfully , and tlio tiliystclan thor oughly understands his business. It must bo conceded that n specialist paving particular at tention tn catarrh unit liuiK trouble certainly IK bettor qualified to treat with success all such cascri , because liu is thoroughly posted on all the modern appliances in medical bclcnce. OATAHUH CAN iu < : cuuuu. The Succosflful Mothmla n Used by I > rs. McCoy Jt Henry. Tlio treatment for catauh. lung trouble , nutlmm , iheiimatlsm and otlior chronic diseases can only bo applied successfully by onowholms investigated and made n life-Ion study of such diseases , Careless doi tors and tho-o who are not thoroughly acquainted with HIOMI tioubli art ) liable to full , when a skillful Hiieclullst who 1ms do voted > curs to that particular business , as Drn , McCoy A : Ilenry , will succeed. Notliluu but the \ery nest treatment known to medical science Is given to all patients , and it cnn bo Hifcly said that these gentlemen are master * orall Unit Is known of consumption ami otlmr ( hroulc diseases up to date. \ \ 1th them It Is no longer speculation and experiment It Is str.ilLlitforwaid treatment , icsultlng from liji ! ! intellectual and scientific attainments , added to n tlioroiijjli medical education In thu KK'atest .Amcilcan hoHpltalu and under the Kieattt.st .Amcilcan masters of moilldiio and surgery. These gentlemen have added to tlio exhaustive knowledge of their specialties a reputation for moderate diaries , as their consultation f o U but fl , whether nt thulr olllce , or an opining given by mall. DOCTOR J , GRESAP McCOY , Late of Bcllcvno Hospital , Now York , AND Dr. Columbus Henry ll.uteot University of I'l-nniy-lvanla ) IIAVI : Orrici.s : No. ! 1110 and ill 1 IN ItA.MCI ! IIUIMHNO. Corner I'lfteenth and HnrnnyiitH. , Om.ilu. Neb. . vhoro all < iirHbln IKM s acu treated with Biicross. Medlral diseases tit-alt clNklllfillly. Consump tion , llrinht'H dUeii-M' . DyHpepslu. Itlieumatlim , and all MJUVOI'S DI.SKASi : * . AM dlmi-isi-if pn. rnllar to thu t > oxe * > a upoel.ilty. ( 'AT.MtilU ( Jimilli. ro.NSfl.TATIOX at office or bv mall , l. UIIIc'u lioiirn- to 11 a.m. , Ute 1 p. in. , T to 8 p. ni. . SuudsyH Included. Coriuspcmdenriiieci.-lves prompt attention. Many dlseaseh uro treated hiiccensfnliy by Urn , McCoy and Ilenry through tlio malls , nnd It Is thus possible for these unnbln to inaKo u journey to obtain successful hospital treatment nt Ilieli homes. Nolt'ttPis unswemi unluus accompnnloil by 4c in rtninju. Aildrrns nil letters to Drs. McCoy and lltinry , HoonnJIIO and Ult Kamcu building , Onuho , Nub ,