Nebraska Newspapers

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JK87,14.I7S copies ; for March , 1887 , 14,400 copies ;
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TIIK supreme court dcolnlon in the
Lincoln 'city council ckso is a big
fuuthur in Mr. Lurabortson'a cup.
GEUMANY ia shipping1 cargoes of cheap
colllDH to Engltinil. Hero IH mi industry
in which England is Badly behind.
A SAX PitANClsco railroad uitui who
claims to know vrhut ho is talking about
snj-H that Gould IB making strong efforts
to liavo the Contrnl Puclflo mortfrapo
forochwed by the government. This is
another stupid canard.
ONE of the tibBumblioH of the Knights
of Labor of PoniiHylvania hop wet a good
example by declaring that the workingmen -
men of this country will consult their
own interests by favoring a judicious
revision of the tariff.
MEXICO is granting mining , agricul
tural and other conceBsioiiH right and
left. The government of that country
lias wisely come to the conclusion that
northern blood niunt bo infused into her
industries in order to Bocuro progrcbs.
APPIIOPUIATIONS , it is roportotl from
Washington , are to bo scant this&cssiou
in order that the democrats may make
jMlltical capital. Wise economy is al
ways dcsirftblobut there is such a thing
as being too close with the national
funds.
GKNKUAli BHAOO , of Wisconsin , de
clared at the democratic national con
vention of ' 81 that ho "loved Cleveland
for tlib envniius ho has made. " His re
ward for this declaration , the Mexican
mission , comes a little Intobut bettor so
than never.
AccouiHNfi to the Salt Lake Trilunct
which has made very extensive inquiry
concerning the condition of cattle on
western rangestho recent storm caused
only small losses to stock owners. The
present winter promises to bo a good
one for western cattle.
A VKUY vigorous movement is making
in Philadelphia in behalf of tariff re
form. A mass meeting will bo hold on
the 27th of this month , and among the
signers of the call nro a great many
business men and manufacturers , soina
of thorn representing among the largi-st
houses and industrial enterprises in that
city. , They are also of every shade of
political opinion. Many workingmen are
likewise manifesting sympathy with the
movement. The promise is that the
meeting will bo an imposing alTair ,
which cannot fail to exorcise a very con
siderable iutlueuco.
TriEiii ? scorns to bo a serious disposi
tion on the part of the now district at
torney of Now York , Colonel Fellows ,
to signali/.e his early administration by
instituting a prosecution of .lay Gould
and Itussol Sage on a charge of grand
larceny. Wo are not aware of the full
nature of the circumstances on which
the charge would bo based , but the dispatches -
patches indicate that it is the unlawful
conversion of property by trustees.
Such a prosecution would bo one of the
most sensational of the time , but it is to
bo expected that some way will bo found
to prevent it. The slippery individu
als implicated would make n very con
siderable sacrifice rather than be pil
loried before the world for grand lar
ceny. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IT is not surprising that Mr. Randall
is entirely satlsliod with.tho make-up o !
the house committees , in view of the
generous consideration that was shown
himself and his friends. It was a great
concession to Randall that iio was re
tained on the appropriations committee ,
but the favor shown him extended fai
beyond this. Of the twelve democrats
in the present congress who in the last
voted with him to prevent consideration
of measures to revise thu tariff , six no\v
hold chairmanships , and some of the
others nro provided for BO that tholi
places arc about as good as chairman' '
ships. This is conspicuously so in the
coses of Forun and Gay , uncompromising
allies of Randall , who nro on the appro
prlationscommittco with him. The for
mar of these , who represents the Cleveland
land , O. , district , Is as firm a supporter o
the high tariff us there is in congress anil
will bo completely under the control ol
Randall. The intluence of thu I'oiuv
pylvania congressman must cortalnlj
have benn used to alToct these .disposal :
of his friends , and it remains to bo sect
whether these.concessions are to be re
plprocated bv
on Fnrm Mortgagee.
VVo .referred sonio time ago lo the
industrious effort that had been made
by eastern journals to discredit western
farm mortgages , and presented some
evidence , chiefly as to Nebraska and
Kaunas , showing the groundless charac
ter of the assaults made by itinerant
or commissioned correspondents upon
the credit and honesty of sVOsUn'ii farm
ers. The unjust nnd unwarrantable
attacks have , however , not wholly
ceased. Periodically there appears In
the eastern papers a repetition of the
alleged insecurity of loans on western
farm mortgages , and the writers of
these screeds bolster their dopro-
latory statements with n few
iCattcrod facts , always to be
bund , of foreclosure and losoCrt , which
icing duly cmbolllshcd and sent out as
vidcncc of the general risk that east-
rn capital runs in making this class of
nvestment. It might not bo impossible
, o discover the inspiration of these un
worthy and unjustifiable attempts to.
put a barrier in'tho way of western de-
relopmont and enterprise. It would bo
safe inference , wo think , that it comes
jhioily from the real estate and other
peculators of the cast , to whom the di-
ersion of money to western investment
s necessarily a chock upon their ojxjra-
ions , while at the same time making
money in the east moro valuable.
Obviously if thcso speculators could
righten eastern capital away from the
ivost they would obtain a most
mportant advantage , nnd it
jannot bo regarded ua a far-fetched
n'csumption that they would seek to do
this. But if they have been at nil sue-
: cssful thus far It is only to a very mod
erate degree. The moneyed institu
tions of the coat that have deals in
; voBtcrn farm mortgages and found them
among the safest and most profitable-
all their investments , are not likely tote
to persuaded against continuing this so
nr entirely satisfactory policy by the
totally inadequate evidence of the hired
emissaries of eastern speculators. Thcso
nstitutions have the facts of a long ex
perience before thorn and they are
pretty sure to bo guided by them. They
may perhaps become a little more cau
tious and circumspect , which in the
end will bo better for every
honest and thrifty farmer , but they
will continue to employ their money
ivhoro they have demonstrated it can
bo used with the greatest profit , and ns
safely as in any other investment ex
cept government securities.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press has pros
ecuted an investigation regarding loans
on farm mortgages in the northwest ,
nnd the result is a complete refutation
of the depreciatory statements of the
eastern papers. Inquiries made of sev
eral financial firms that loan eastern
and foreign capital on farm mortgages
elicited the uniform statement that
their experience with such invest
ments had been entirely satisfactory.
It was shown that the percentage of
foreclosures in Minnesota and Da
kota , where the average amount of the
loans actually placed docs not exceed
$600 , is under two per cent , of the
whole amount of the loans placed , and
a very largo percentage of the mort
gages nro paid at maturity entirely out
of the farmers' profits. All these firms
agreed in saying that they regarded
farm loans as the most desirable to bo
had. The Pioneer Press says : "To-day
the loaning business has assumed largo
pro | > ortions , not less than between $40-
000,000 and $ " > 0)00,000 ( ) , it is estimated ,
being invested in mortgages on the
farm lauds of the northwest. The rec
ords of any other business in the
country may bo searched in vain
to find a safer employment
for capital. Of all this vast amount of
money placed in trust , less than 2 per
cent has to be recovered by foreclosure
proceedings. The prompt payment of
interest is moro marked than in the
banking business. And the fact that an
average of 7 per cent of thcso loans is
paid before they mature makes its own
comment upon the material condition of
the country. " The same conditions of
steady improvement and increasing re
sources that render farm loans in Min
nesota and Dakota safe and profitable
prevail at least equally in Nebraska.
The agricultural growth of this
state will compare- favorably with
that of either of the states of the
northwest , and the average prosperity
of Nebraska's farmers is as higU as that
of the farmers of any state in the union.
Wo believe , also , that the record will
show that farm loans have been paid as
promptly and generally in this stnto as
innnyothor. It may be too much to
expect that the unwarranted attacks on
the credit and honesty of western farm
ers will wholly cease , or that they will
not bo made periodically in the future
as they have been in the past , but so
long as the facts BO completely refute
them as they now do , they cannot cIToct
their object of inducing eastern capital
to abandon investments whoso safe and
profitable character bos boon attested by
ample experience.
The County Jail.
The stories of convicts and jail birds
cannot always bo relied upon. A va
grant , drunkard or crook is apt to Iio or
exaggerate about prison olllccrs and
prison treatment. It is generally true ,
however , that where there is a great
deal of smoke there must bo some fire.
The pretended revolution , about beastly
conduct , cruelty , and robbery in our
county jail must be taken for what they
are worth. But there are some features
of the Douglas county jail management
that roquiru prompt and decisive action
by the county commissioners. First and
foremost , the jail should bo relieved of
at least one-half of its inmates. There
are now one hundred and twenty-flvo
persons confined in the county jail when
its capacity is for about fifty inmates. A
largo majority of the persons now con
fined in the jail are held there for trivial
olTonccs , and wore sentenced by the police -
lice court. Thcso should bo taken care
of by the city. If the present prison
facilities of the city are in-
sunielcnt let the city authorities
make provisions for temporary quarters.
Next in importance is an increase of the
jailor's force. There should bo at least
two deputies to assist the jailor. This
would give a relief every eight hours to
the jullor on duty. A great deal of bcnn-
dul has been caused'by the employment
of prisoners as assistants to the jailer. .
Less than a year-ago h man convjctcd
of manslaughter was allowed the free
dom of the jail , nnd in hit ) cai > aclty of
"trusty" ho virtually had charge of his
associate * . The "trusty" system should
bo prohibited. So far as cleanliness
is concerned there is no doubt that the
jail bus been well kept , but the system
of employing female prisoners to do tilt
olsujiing is not conducive to good dis
cipline. While the reports published
about the jail arc no doubt sensational ,
they may servo n good purpose in
uwitkoning a proper interest in the in
ternal management of the county
prison.
Worthy of Coimldcratlon.
There is still ono vacancy in the
directory of the Omaha board of trade ,
Which is to bo filled by a special elec
tion Wednesday , December 11.
A prominent member of the board of
trade writcB to the BKK ns follows :
1 niu ijulti ) sure that you will agree with
mo thnt the directory of our board of trade
should contain the names of the representa
tives of the lending industries of this city ;
nnaiCwonre to establish n board of trade
and do nuy business nt all wo must htivo a
representative , especially from the grain
trade.
If It is In sympathy with your Ideas , will
you kindly make mention of this through
the columns of your paper , and if you think
It advisable , would like to have Mr. Mcr-
rlnm's natno mentioned , because ho is a rep
resentative of the loading grain house In this
city ; and I know personally thnt hois will
ing to give this matter his time and atten
tion , and will do all that ho can to further
the interests for which the board of trudo
was organized.
The BEE has no disposition to cham
pion the candidacy of any member of
the board to the vacant directorship ,
but it considers the suggestions made
above as worthy of consideration. The
gentleman who offers the suggestions
assures us that his , desire to see Mr.
Merriam on the board is not inspired by
any personal motive. , but only the wish
to make our board of trodo moro efficient
by placing its management in the hands
of business men who are engaged in
handling the products of Nebraska , nnd
are familiar with the practical workings
of boards of trade.
THF.UK are none so blind as these who
will not see. Councilman Kitchen pretends
tends that ho cannot toll who the lowest
bidder is on the city printing bids. Iio
says that the BEB'S bid is by the hun
dred words , while the Republican bids by
the inch and square. How was it last
summer when CadotTaylor was bidding
by the folio , while all the other bids
wore by the square ? Mr. Kitchen
appears to have had no trouble
then in reducing the bids by
the square to folio measurement.
Ho reported in favor of the Republican
by making ono hundred words the stand
ard. Now when the BEK bids by the
standard which the council established
last summer at Mr. Kitchen's instance ,
and ho finds that the Republican is un
derbid by the Herald and BEK both ,
Mr. Kitchen pleads the baby act and
pretends ho cannot compute the bids.
Wo boldly assert that thorp is not a ten-
year-old boy in the public schools , who
could not tell which is .the lowest bid.
For the benefit of Mr. Kitchen , we will
state what is known to all printers , that
an inch in nonpareil measure has twelve
lines , and that the average number of
words in a line of Omaha newspaper
columns is seven. This makes the inch
of nonpareil equal to eighty-four words ,
while the square of ton lines is equal
to seventy words. Now , the Republican
bid is 60 cents per inch for the first in
sertion , or 40 cents per square , while
the Herald's bid is 27 cents per square ,
nnd the BEE'S bid 25 cents for 100 words.
Does Mr. Kitchen see the difference in
these bids ? If not , he does not want tc
see it.
AnniTUATiON , which has boon very
nearly an utter failure in New York ,
appears to have proved gralifyingly suc
cessful in Massachusetts. The creation
of a board of arbitration in the latter
state was done at the request of the
Knights of Labor , and this organiza
tion seems to hrtvo shown a proper re
spect for the principle for which it
urged legislative recognition. The
message of the governor strongly com
mends the board , and the Boston Globe
which is not in political sympathy witli
the state administration , is equally
hearty in approving the work of the
board. That paper says that before the
board was created there were strike !
and labor troubles in nearly every cltj
of the state , whereas now there u
hardly a strike in the whole common
wealth and nearly all the trouble !
that grew out of former difficulties have
been adjusted. This is very satisfac
lory testimony , and will go far to mod if ;
the opinions held by some that nrbltra
tlon by state boards cannot bo made sue
ccssful. It is quite possible that th (
present or some future year may shov
less favorable results , but enough hai
been demonstrated to prove that when
there is n willingness on the part of botl :
employers and employed to submit thoii
differences to arbitration , and there ii
mutual confidence in legally constitute !
arbitrators , a state board isa'convcnien
and salutary provision. Of course tin
essential conditions to success are respect
spoct for the principle and faith in those
to whom its application is committed.
A SOMEWHAT remarkable breach o
promise case has been on trial in Ncv
York for homo time past , tcrminntini
ycsterdny in verdict for the woman ir
the case of 15,000. A Miss Campbell
a spinster of forty , was wooed some tlim
in the past by the wealthy colTeo mnr
chant , Arbucklc , who Is past sixty. The
huly claimed that she received fron
him a proposal of marrlafro which _ _ was
accepted and the fact duly communl
catod to her family and friends. The
chief defunso of Arbucklo was that Uu
proH | > sal of mnrrlaga came from Misi
Campbull and was not accepted. Tlu
colTee merchant falling to keep his al
Icgod promise , Miss Campbell esti
mated his loss to her at 8100,001
and instituted suit for that amount
A great deal of insipid love
making by letter was produced on tin
trial , which served to entertain am
amuse thousands of people during tin
progress of the hearing. Mis * Cumpbol
was fortunate in convincing 'the jur ;
that she was entitled , tea .verdict niu
was accorded a little less than halt
ivhal she asked for. If Arbucklc 'is wlso
no ? Ill pay the award nnd have done
with the luT.itari Ah addition of a center
or two to the price i > or package of his
ivell known brand of coffee would make
lim whole again financially in n few
months. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
WHETHER the administration ele
ment of the democracy of Pennsylvania
s to dominate thu organization of the
itnto committee , or the protectionist
action Is to continue in control , Is just
now the Bourco dt an interesting con-
est. The present chairman of the com
mittee is an ardent friend of the dem
ocratic protectionist loader , who ismak-
ng every effort to continue him in that
position , it is presumed with the idea of
weakening the Cleveland power In
onnsylvania nnd dividing whatever
( jcne'llt may bo had therefrom. Ridlcu-
ous as it may seem 'thoro is a belief
thtttllundnll has presidential aspira
tions. The present indications arc that
the committee will bo a Cleveland or
ganization , and that there will bo no
trouble in securing a full nnd hearty
lovcland delegation to the national
convention.
OMAHA board oi trade stock has
proved a very good investment. The
original stockholders have paid all the
way from $12-5 to $250 per share. The
moro recent members have paid $500 for
membership , entitling them to one
share. Each share of thnt stock will bo
worth $1,000 in loss than five years , and
pay a dividend of ten per cent on that
unount. The rents of the chamber of
commerce building already exceed
$20,000 a year , with a fair prospect of in-
crcasing to $30,000 during the coming
year. Ton thousand dollars pays the
interest on the bonded debt and ex
penses of running the building. With
a sinking fund surplus of 910,000 a your
the debt will bo wiped out in loss than
seven years.
PROMINENT PERSONS.
Speaker Carlisle is fifty-two years old.
General Low Wallace is at work on a new
novel.
Boauregard is still as active as a man of
thirty.
Heine , the poet , ia to have a monument at
Dussoldorf.
W. W. Story , the poet-sculptor , has one of
the largest studios In Rome.
Senator Cameron owns $1,000,000 worth of
land In the vicinity of Washington.
The Now York Prejssclub is talking of
erecting a monument over Horace Groeloy's
grave.
General Sheridan has been elected presi
dent of the Army and Navy German clue of
Washington.
James Russell Lowell has purchased for a
summer residence an abandoned little red
house on a farm at Ashfield , Mass.
Baroness Althca Salvador , the Paris cor
respondent of a number of American news
papers , is an American girl from Chicago.
Jay Gould has spent $100,000 on his old
Now York rcBidcncfjot No. 579 Fifth avenue ,
and this will bo hi4.Stioino when ho returns
from Europe.
Congressman Scott' of Pennsylvania is
worth .anywhere H Jrom $15,000,006 to
$20,000,000. Ho began life as a clerk on a.
canal boat at the ago of twenty.
John Sherman la a great financier , but ho
hates new books. In this respect ho is the
counterpart of the general , who detests any
thing new or fresh except kisses.
Congressman Kelley , "tho Father of the
House , " is still In feeble health , but ho is
rapidly growing stronger. He will make a
full recovery if ho docs not strain himself by
overwork.
Isaiah Williamson of Philadelphia , Is the
richest bachelor in the United States. His
fortune of $30,000,000 was made in the dry
goods trade , and yields him an annual income -
como of $1,500,000.
Lcvi P. Morton and his wife have been
warmly welcomed in Paris. Not only the
American colony but Parisians prominent in
society and politics have Joined in the dem
onstration of popularity which has greeted
the ex-minister and his wife.
ConklliiK'H Commendation.
Uostnn Herald.
Roscoe Corikhng is quoted ; as having a
high opinion of Mr.Robcrt T. Lincoln's avail
ability as a candidate for the presidency.
This coincides with the general Judgment ,
though the general judgment is not greatly
strengthened by it. Mr. Conkllng was never
noted for political sagacity , and ho is a badly
soured man in his vlow of public opinion. Ho
remembers that Mr. Lincoln was with him
in advocating the selection of President
Grant for a third term , and this is a potent
appear to his prejudice. It is possible that
Mr. Conkling might show some Interest in
Mr. Lincoln's election if ho were nominated
a different kind , of Interest from- that ho
showed in Mr. Blaine's. '
Smile * and Tears.
Morrtt II. TurH.
My lot is coat with these who tread
The humbler walks of life ; with foot
That oft are weary begging broad
And blistered with thu dust and heat.
And all the story of my years
Is but a tale of smiles and tears.
I may bo earth's most favored king ;
A ruler of the land and sea ;
The winds of every clime may bring
A tribute of respect to me
Yet all the story of my years
Is but u tale of smiles and tears.
It nmy bo that my Ufa hath wrought
Some mighty truth'from chaos , when
The way was dark nud no one sought
To cheer the buitlen'd hearts of men.
Still , all the Btory of my years
Is but a tula of smiles and tears.
It matters not what rank I hold
Among the sons of toll and strife ,
Or whether young or whether old ,
I rc.iuh the goal of Tnortal life ,
For all the storj of my years
Is aye a tale of smiles and tears.
For all the stories of mv years
Are but the talcs ot mlles and tears.
UNDER A &TRKET CAR.
John BnhtcrH Had llln Foot and Leg
Horribly Slangled.
John Bah'lcrs , the 'n/glit watchman at the
street car barns near Hanscom park , mot
with an accident shortly after 0 o'clock last
night that will maim him for life If It ilocs
not terminate oven moro seriously. Ncav
the corner of Lcuvenworth nnd Virginia ave
nue , ho was attempting to gut on the front
platform of car No. to riJo as usuul with
tbo driver to the barn , when his foot silpiHul
from thu r.light step , throwing him to the
ground. Ills left foot fell in front of the cat
wheels and was run over and crushed into n
shapeless mass. The lower part of the lea
was also mangled , necessitating amputation ,
The unfortuimtu man was taken to his homo ,
a couple of blocks above the scene of the ac
cident , where ho was given projwr medical
t-nrc. but the Bhook from the accident may
IxisHibly bo too much for liln system to Ktand.
At thu time of the iiiisbiui , although the frit
was heavily loaded with i > oopo ! , It was
thrown from thu track. No mama whatovet
U attached to the driver , Herman Hitt.
SIXTEEN COrjCILH MEET.
Regular Weekly Session of the Olty
Solons.
A WAR OVER THE ClTY PRINTING.
The Members Go Into a Committee
or the Whole to Consider the
IJIdH Slust Advertise
Over Again ,
Details of tlie Meeting.
Sixteen councllmen answered to their
names when tno roll was called at the rcgu-
"ur weekly meeting of the city council last
night It was long after 8 o'clock when
President Bechol mounted the rostrum anil
told the councllmen , who were distributed
all over the room in secret conclave , to take
their places and proceed to business.
The following communications wcro re
ceived from the mayor : Approving or
dinances passed at last mooting ; vetoing
special ordinances appropriating moneys for
the construction of sidewalks , vote approved ;
appointing Frank P. Ztmmcr apothecary at
the county building , approved ; appointing
John Turnbull llaenso ins ) cotor , approved ;
apiKiullng W. J. Kennedy , K M. Stenberg
and J. H. Laccy appraisers , to determine the
damages , if any , to property owners for grad
ing Thirty-first avenue from Furmmi street
to ledge street , approved.
A communication from the city engineer
relative to telephone poles on Loavenworth
street between Sixteenth and Twenty-eighth
streets , was referred to the city attorney.
From the lx > ard of public works Balance
duo Hugh Murphy for sewer in sewer dis
trict No. 44 , $58.63 , to bo paid : Harbor
Asphalt Paving company , repairing pave
ment on Sauudors street near Cuming , $ li ! ,
ordered paid ; C. L. Duvls , $104 , building
watch house Sixteenth street viaduct , re
ferred to committee on viaduct and bridges ;
communication from C. C. Myora , architect
on city hall , asking that $3,500 in city bonds
bo sonf him on account of salary owing him
by the city , referred to committee on public
property and buildings.
From the city attorney Submitting ordi
nances requiring special policemen to give
baud and security , requiring assistant city
nttot-noy to pivo bonds , creating a bonrd of
health and providing for the issue of $25,000
bonds of the city of Omaha : approving ac
tion of council in assigning $1,145 duo
Thompson , Delaney & Co. to the United
States National bank ; apnroviug the ex
emption from taxation of the
Park avenue United Presbyterian church ;
an opinion that the city is not liable for ex
penses incurred at the late general election
when the question of school bonds was voted
upon ; also ono that it ia the duty of the
Omaha Bolt railway to reconstruct and Iccop
in repair the bridge at the crossing of the
bolt railway nnd Park street ; favoring the
reduction of taxes on the household furniture
of John H. Clarke for the year 1880 from $500
to $200.
A communication from J. S. Halbort ask
ing damages by reasons of alleged errors nnd
illegalities In the grading of Division street
on Twenty-fifth avenue was referred to the
city attorney.
A communication from Stutt & , Hammil
asking for un amicable adjustment of a claim
hold by them against the city was referred to
the city attorney.
The claim of William Anderson for $125
damages through a defective sidewalk was
placed on file.
A Hoppe complained that ho foil into an ex
cavation on Dorcas s trcot and received
personal injuries to the amount of $5,000. Ko
lorrod to the city attorney.
Samuel Stover , a sewer inspector , put in a
claim for work that ho held himself in readi
ness to do during the month of December.
Hoferred.
The following resolution by Mr. Hascall
was referred to the committee on sowerogo :
Kcsolvcd , that the committee on sawcrago
investigate the conduct of the sewer inspec
tor and ascertain whether ho is performing
the duties of such inspector , as numerous
complaints are being made to the effect that
he Is negligent and inoftlclent.
The resolution caused considerable debate ,
in which Councilman Hascall , Ford , Kaspar
and Snydcr took part.
J. II. Butler was rcappolntcd sorgoant-at-
nrms and nn assistant to the city attorney to
investigate damage suits brought against the
city at $75 per month.
The proposition of W. J. Connell for re
vising and compiling the ordinances of the
city was reported back by the committee on
judiciary , who recommended that ho bo cm-
ployed at his own figures of $2,000 , ho to pay
all clerical aid.
The following resolution by Councilman
Bedford was adopted :
Resolved , That the city attorney bo and is
hereby instructed to draft nn ordinance divid
ing the city of Omaha into three park dis
tricts. First , all that part of the city from
Harney , south to the city limits ; second ,
from Harney , north to Cess ; third , from
Cass , north to the city limits.
By resolution of Councilman Bailey the
street commissioner was instructed to place
an obstruction across all sidewalks nnd alleys
that ho may consider dangerous on streets
recently graded.
The committee on police recommended that
the city attorney be instructed to confess
judgment in all claims filed in the district
court by policemen who have not received
their pay. The report was adopted.
The committee on fire nnd waterworks re
ported favorably on the assignment of the
waterworks company to the American Water
works company of Chicago.
When the report of the committee on print
ing wits called for , Councilman Kitchen sub
mitted a report , saying that ho was the only
ono who hud signed it.
Councilman Ford jumped up and said that
ho would sign it to bring it bcioro the house ,
but ho would not vote for it. Hu did so.
The report recommended re-advertising for
bids and the rojectmeut of these already ten
dered , and that thu proiwsltion of the BEE ,
Herald , Republican and World will bo con
sldered only in the matter as follows :
1. That nil bidb shall bo upon a basis of
100 words of nonpareil typo for ono insertion
only.
2. That bids fsr the second and third In
sertions shall bo submitted separately and on
u basis of 100 words of nonpareil typo.
Councilman Ford arose and said that some
weeks ago ho was in favor of giving the
printing to the BKK , but ho bad
changed his mind for some reasons
known to himself and chiefly as ho was of
the opinion that the bids submitted by
the Herald wore the lowest.
Councilman Kicrstead hero interrupted the
warrior from the Third , by giving him some
instructions in arithmetic. There was a
great difference between the bids of the Bin :
and the Herald , "Tho former agrees to
print 100 lines for the s.una amount that the
Herald exacts for printing but sovcnty lines.
The BF.K has a morning circulation of over
7,000 , and an evening circulation of over
7,000 , a combined circulation of 15,000 , ' ' said
Mr. Kiorstead. "and it is the lowest bidder. "
Councilman Munvillo expressed himself ns
somewhat befuddled. First ho thought the
BKB the lowest bidder , now it occurred to
him that the Herald was the lowest , and ho
was anxious that the council go Into commit
tee of the whole on the bids.
Councilman Ford , Kitchen and Kiorstead
had a harmless exchange of words as to
what had transpired In u committee meeting
on printing when the bids were being con
sidered.
Councilman Hascall said ho wanted to vpto
for the paper that agreed to do the printing
by the yard. Ho confessed that ho was
somewhat befogged , and favored council go
ing into a committee of the whole.
Councilman Ford moved that the contract
bo awarded to the Hcruld nnd made an at
tack on thu morning UKK , uud for un out
sider seemed to know n great deal about its
circulation in the city. Ho wanted to bet
that the morning paper did not liuvo 'MO
subscribers in the city.
Mr. Klerstcnd considered the morning Bco
moro valuable than the Republican and Her
ald combined. Tha morning BIK : Is looked
and bought after by contractors everywhere ,
nnd that's thu people the council want to
reach. Ho offered ns an ami'ndmi'nt to
Ford's motion that the Bui ! bo given the
printing. This was promptly seconded by
Councilman t'ounsnmn , but for sumu mu > on
neither motions wcro put.
Councilman Ford took advantage of
tliu calm bv withdrawing Mt previous
motion , and substituting ono that the council
\o \ into n committee of the whole. The mo
tion wan carried , and President licchol va
cated the chair for Councilman Leo.
On motion of Councilman IJurnhain tbo
bids of UIO DKB , Herald and Republican were
read.
Councilman Klurstcud again culled the- at
tention of the ronnollmon lo the fact that the
BKK wns the lowest bidder , nnd moved that
it ho given the contract. Councihnnn Kii'pnr
seconded the motion in nn ublu nnd concise
manner , and said that thn bid was the lowest
over submitted for doing thn city printing.
Ho concluded by saying the HRB hud a Inrgur
circulation thnn the Herald nnd Uopubllcun
combined.
Councilman Ford moved that the report of
the ( irlntlng committee lx > adopted , and thnt
the city clerk bo Instructed to re-advortlsei
for bids. Councilman Kitchen seconded thu
motion.
Councilman Kicrstend said It would lie doIng -
Ing injustice to the Br.i : to ra-advortlsc. It
had complied with the rules mndu by the
council whi'ii the last award for the printing
was made , nnd It should not now be dealt
with in such a shabby way.
Councilman Murnham sjxiko in the same
strain , and asked that the contract bo given
to the HER.
A standing vote being willed for the report
of the committee on printing was adopted by
the following vote :
Ayes FordI.po , Hochel , Manvlllo , Kitchen ,
Iloytl , Snyder , Van Camp , Bally , Hasoall.
Nuys linrnhum , Counsnmn , Kaspcr , Kler-
stem ) , Bedford , Ixnvry.
The committee then rose nnd the rmincll
adjourned without considering the reports of
special committees.
PAIR ANI > EXPOSITION.
The Association Holdn It Annual
Meeting The Fair Abandoned.
The annual mooting of the stockholders of
the Omaha Fair and Exposition association
was hold yesterday afternoon nt tbo chamber
of commerce with Churchill Parker , the
president in the chair. Of the 505 shares R2G
were roprusonted. The report of J. H. Mc-
Sliane , the secretary , showed the gate re
ceipts of the fair for the year 18S7 to bo
$20,104 , against $3,030 for 1880. The report of
the treasurer , Mr. H. G. Clark , showed the
expenses for the year to bo $29,815.10 , and the
total receipts $42,013.93. , Ia making the bal
ance the insurance money was not included.
The financial success of the last fair was de
clared to hnvo boon uncquulcd by any ether
fair ever hold in the state.
On motion of Mr. Black , Messrs. Gibbon
and Hartman wora npix > intcd as an auditing
committee to examine the books of the treas
urer nnd secretary.
The president then read his annual address ,
which congratulated the association on its
success.
The election of directors was next nn-
nouncod , when Max Meyer asked the prcsi-
if the stockholders had not butter decide
first whether they wcro going to continuotho
fair before they proceed to the election of
any further otllccrs. The president replied
by admitting that there- hud boon some talk
of abandoning the agricultural and ether ex
hibits connected with the fair , and said that
a discussion of that question would bo now
in order. Mr. Martin , of Aroudorf & Mar
tin , wns opposed to the continuance of the
fair except merely the racing exhibit , as the
fair as usually conducted had not mot with
the cordial co-operation of the people , and
that the capitalists had been cold and ren
dered no assistance whatever. Ho said the
association had only ouo-quartcr the capital
it should have.
Joseph Garneau , jr. , said it was now Impos
sible for the society to hold n complete agri
cultural fair , and was In favor of holding
simply a rnco mooting in September. The
fair then would bo no worse than the Lin
coln fair , and all the association asked for
was an equal basis. Hu therefore made a
motion that the nssoclatiou hold a race moot
ing , and us good a fair as possible minus the
agricultural exhibit till the expiration of
their present two years' lease.
After some further discussion this motion
was unanimously carried.
The president next appointed Messrs. Gib
son , Martin , Falconer , Nols Patrick , and
Van Ford a committee to select five direc
tors. They recommend for that place Messrs.
Churchill Parker , K. Kitchen , H. G. Clark ,
James Garneau , jr. , Max Meyer and J. H ,
McShano. Messrs. Meyer nnd Garneau
begged to bo released from such an appoint
ment , and Messrs. J. J. Brown and C. T.
Goodman were nominated instead. The nom
inees wora all unanimously elected.
Mr. Clark , as chairman of the committee
appointed to look up u desirable location for
the future fair grounds of the association
after the expiration of the present lease , re
ported thnt as yet none had boon
found that would prove suitable at
a price that the Imard was willing
to recommend to the stockholders. Ho said
that a bill was now before congress to sell
Fort Omaha , and ho thought that if proper
efforts bo put forward by the association and
citizens that it is possible thcso grounds
might bo gotten and donated for agricultural
nnd fair purposes ; and if not they might nt
least got them at a nominal figuro. No plans
hud beuu matured , but it looked as though
it might bo u feasible thing to do. Certainly
there are no hotter grounds in or about thu
city of Omaha. They comprise eighty acres
of level ground , and nearly nil the buildings
would coma into play for fairpur | > oscs. Upon
being asked if there were any ether grounds
which the committee had in view ho replied
that they hud been considering the Parker
tract , eighty acres of ground lying about
forty rods northeast of Fort Omaha.
The repprt of Mr. Clark was favorably re
ceived by the stockholders , after which the
meeting adjourned.
AMUSKSIKNTS.
"Corner Grocery" nt Boyd's Imst
Dan'l Sully and his excellent company ap
peared at Boyd's opera house lust night bc-
for a largo nnrt wildly demonstrative audi
ence in the "Corner Grocery. " It is the
same old "corner grocery , " ludicrous , ex
travagances absurd exaggerations , ridicu
lous , hurly-burly and all. How such an
cgrogiously thin conglomeration of guff ,
slush and nonscnso as the "Corner Gro
cery" can hold a civilized audience for ten
minutes is ono of these things no fellow can
find. Sully should stick to "Daddy Nolan , "
or give his patrons something now.
AliOUXIl THE WOIIM ) IN feO 1) ITS.
The successful presentation of this picco nt
the Grand oxjni house last Monday evening
conduced to another largo audience ut the
same place last evening. The picco moved
with remarkable case , and every fcaturu
was warmly appreciated. There Is sunlciont
in thu play to entertain people of all tastes
and dispositions , while the scuniu beauties
of ttio piece add un attruction which make
the production ono of the most agreeable.
Real Estate TraiiNfcrH.
Transfero of .January 10 , furnished by C.
E. Maynu Keul Estate and Trust company :
Jas. J. McLain and wife to Thorcsu
Kiihn , lot U blk 78 , South Omuha ,
wd . $ 0,300
Edwin S. Uood and wifu to Simon Hob-
inson , lot 45 07 ! i { blk 5 , Albright's
annex to South Omaha , w d . 015
David It , Archer nnd wife to Joseph
W. Bishop , 8.-'l.VU'0)xlor ) 82-100 feet
beginning at nucorlot 100 , Ciso'sndd
first goine south , thence west , w d . . 3,000
Doxtcr L. Thomas and wife to John
Steel , lot 13 and 14 blk 11 , Hunscom
1'lacc , ( ] n . 1
Edward J. Wohlcrs rt al to Henry
Bolln , lot 7 blk S , Gate City park wd CO'J
John W. Grimth , trustee , to William
T. Sliawso , lot 10 , blk 5 , Barker
place , w d . 425
John W. Campbell and wife to Same
nwnolH ( ) 1:1 : , ( j c . < ! . 3,2W )
John L. Piurson and wife to Perry L.
Wright , wW of nK of lot 2 , RomaU's
sub of 40 and 50 S. E. ItAgcrs , Olcaho-
maw d . 800
Oeorgo E , E. Barker eLal to Mary A.
Gordon , lot 7 and 8 blk 10 , Orchard
Hill.wd . 1,400
John B. Kecdlu nnd wife to Harrison
H. Wheeler , lot 27 2 $ IS ) GO Northnido
add , wd . , . 2,000
Thomas W Blackburn und wife to B
M Wobstcr , n 48 ft of H SO ft , lot S
blk 8 , sub of J .1 Hedlck's , w d . 0,000
Murpnrot D Williams und husband teAT
AT Smith , sliOftof n ( X ) ft , lot-j 8
und 0 blk 10 , Patrick's 2d add , w d. 3,500
Mary H Williams to same , bumo , w d. 3,500
John I1 Williams nnd wife to H.UUO , lot
, Falrmount , w d . 3,500
Albert S Billings and wife to George
W Logan , lot II , llilliin'H' sub of lot'-i
blk 17 , W Omaha , w d . P50
Henry Ambler ut al to Herbert F
Bundy , lot 13 blk 0 , Ambler place
wd. . . ! . . . . . 400
Dowitt C Bryant ut ul to Charles C
Norton , lot 3 blk 79 , S Omaha , w d . . 3,000
Sovtntiicu deeds . . . $33,041 ,
WING HAST AUIANCE ,
The Oomlns Metropolitan Town of
Northwestern Nobrookix.
BOX BUTTE COUNTY'S FUTURE ,
of Now and Moil Important
Dlvlxlou and Junction of the
Uront It. & M. Route nnd
Its Prospects.
Alliance.
February 25 of this now year will murk nn
important chapter in the history of Box :
Butte county , ns Indeed of the cutlro north
west of Nebraska. The boundaries of Box
Bntto encompass ono of the' hnmltonu'st
tables of rich nnd arable Innds to bo found
wit hint lie fertile limits of Ncbraskn , and the
county is already settled by nn Intelligent
and energetic population.
Within the ne-xt thirty days the B. St M. H.
U. in Neb. will haw Its Iron laid to section 30
in township 25 north , of range 43 west , in
Box Butte county , Nebraska , and , ut tlia
date named above , Fobnmry 25 , the Lincoln
Land company will hnvo surveyed nnd
platted , ready for sale * and occupancy , the
town of Alliance , located upon the land
above described.
At this point Is formed the junction of the
the B. & M. now surveyed , ono extending
we-st on the Snake river into Wyoming and
tbo otber running northwest through the
town of Heiningford.
Tliis conveyance opens into Nebraska nt
this point , the immense trade which must
bo eventually handled on thcso lines.
Wyoming , Montana und western Dakota
from their mountains will .yield such supply
of minerals , coal , oil nnd buildlng-stonu 111
will create a now source for thcso great rul
ing features of trndo for the western and
middle states , while the Powder , Yellow
stone , White , Niobrura and Snake rivers ,
from their fertile valleys , will sunil forward
their great yield of llvo-stock uud agricult
ural products , all of which , from tlio country
tributary to the now lines will center the
world's market * through the Alliance. Even
a cursory examination of a map showing the
eeography of this new und undeveloped ter
ritory , will give a clour idea of the favorable
conditions attuchod to this location us n fut
ure Jobbing , distributing , and even manufac
turing point.
The northwest must have a commanding
point for trudo and its distribution , und , cer
tainly , the very basis for u city of this char
acter uxists with this now and well chosen
location , which , toguthnr with its superior
railroad facilities and conditions promise1 ! )
fairly for that center.
A largo urea of agricultural laud butwccn
Uio Niobrara und Snaku rivers secures a cer
tain and reliable local trade of the best char
acter , so that there would scoui horv , in all
respects , to bo the fairest opening for energy
and capital now offering for the investor and
trailer sucking the best chance.
Division and junction facilities will at once
bo established at this point , nud regular
trains will bo running between Omaha and
Lincoln and Alliance by the 25th of Feb
ruary.
The site , the prospects snpgcotcd in this
outline of the future of the country referred
to , are not frequently offered to people who
desire to make u homo or lay the foundation
for a future success. On the contrary , in
the majority of Instances , the most that Is
offered is n barren country , devoid of natural
advances und wanting above nil things in a
railroad , without which the develop
ment of the section would be
slow , tedious nud 'unprofitable.
But such Is not the condition of the country
referred to. It is blessed with all the Rifts
of heaven and supplied with all the tidvan-
tuges which outer into the building up of anew
now community. It yet holds fortunes for
the energetic and industrious settler us well
as Inducenion'a for tno capitalist which can
scarcely bo experienced clsowhcro. This
is the greatest of the few opportunities re
maining in this state and wlso people wlU'not
bo slow to avail themselves of it.
to Wfld.
The following licenses to marry wcro issued
yesterday by Judgu Shields :
Name and resilience. Ago
Alfred K. Klccknor , Omaha 23.
Anna Lunobs , Omaha , 10.
Frank Inglcr , Omaha St.
Annie Holtz , Omaha , 13.
Internal Revenue Collections.
Yesterday's internal re-vonuo collections
amounted to $9,4lii.70. :
BABY HUMORS
And All Skill ami Sculp DlieiNCN :
Speedily Cured l y C'utleiirit.
Our little son will bn four years of
-th lust , ] u May , IsVi , bo was uttackfd with u
very painful brt'iikliig < nt of tliunkln. Wo culled
In u iihynlclnn. who truntoil lilm for nliout four
wtks. . 'i'hu chllil rceelvud little or no good
from the treatment , us the breaking out , t.up.
poscil by tlm pliynlt'lan to bo lilrei In un aggra
vated form , became ) lur or In hlotclu- * and morn
and moru tllitruisliiK. Wo wcro frequently
obliged to got up In tliu nitrlit ami rut ) him with
Hoda In water. Htrong liniment * , etc. Finally ,
wo called other physicians , until no less thnn nix
had utti-mpti'd toeiiro him , all alikn falling , and
tlicchild htendlly upttiiwworso und worse , until
about the 'Md of luttt July , when w begun to
give him UUTICUIIA KKHOI.VKNT internally , and
thoCUTicuiiA und CUTICUHA So.u'uxtrrnully.
and by the lust of August hi1 nus MI neatly
that wo Rave him only 0110 dow of IIIWII.
about every swoml dii } ' for nVout ten
longer , and ho has never been troubled sincn
with tlm horriblu innlnily. In all wo lined less
than ono half of u bottln of CUTICUHA UKSOI.-
VK.ST , a llttlu loss than ono box of CUTICUHA ,
and only ono rnko of CUTICUIIA SOAP.
If. II. IIYAN. Oyugu , Livingston To . III.
Subherlbed und Mvorn to before mo this fourth
duy of January , 1W. C. N. COJ3 , J. I' .
SCROFULOUS HUMOUS.
Last spring I was very hick , lining covered
with some kind of bcrofula. The doctors could
not help mo. I was advised totrythoCtrricimt
KKHOLVKNT. I did co , und in a duy I grow bet
ter and better , until I am an well ns ever. I
thank you very much , and would like to hnvo It
told Ui the public.
MOW. llOfMANN , North Attleboro , MUSH.
CUTICCIIA , the great skin cure , and CUTICUII l
So\i" prepared from It , externally , and Cirri'
cuilA ItKsohVKNT , the new blood purlller , Intor-
milly , are a poslttvn cure for t-very lorm of xklu
and blood disease from pimples to sciofilia.
Sold everywhere. 1'rice , UUTICUIIA , We ; Bo1 ,
2r > c : KiwinvKNT , ) l. 1'rupared by the I'orrisu
Dunn \ CiiKMirAi , Co. . llo-iton , MIIH .
r Seud for "How to Cure Skin Dlsenxei , " 01
pages , M Illustrations , anil 1U ) testimonial : ) .
'IB Bkln ami Scalp preserved nnd beuutl-
Ili-d by UuTirim \ MKIIIUATKII HOAI * .
PAINS AND WEAKNESS
Of fotnnlfls Instnntlv n-llnved by tha
new , ulf-.uit.anil Infallible Antidote t
1'iiln , Inllnmmntlon und wcakneHM , tlm
CltTICrilA A.NTI-I'AIJV 1'I.ASTKII. CTllO
Unit umlonlypulu-Mibduliig I'luster.'icouta. .
WILL
NEVER
BREAK
FOR SALE DY
. N. B. FALCONER AND FISHER BROS.
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Iludaca. H. V.
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