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OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY. JANUARY 15. iSea-TWELVE PAGES. 1 THE DAILY BEE. FUDL1HIIKD .KVKRY MOIIMNO. TRIIMS OF SUIIHI'IUITION. Dully ( Morning rdltlojiHncludlng Sunday IlKK.One Year . 11004 For mx Months . r > l > ) JorThren Months . . . . W Olio Omnhn f-ntnlny llr.K , moiled to any ad- dre .i.0no Ycur . 200 . . . . NKW YOHK timer. , HOOM K > , Tuinusr. lluii.o- iso. W.isiii.NOTOM Office , No. f-U l-'oun- TiKNTit STIIEKT. _ _ _ _ _ COHUKS1'ONIEN''B. AH communications rolntlmc to news nnd editorial matter should be addressed to tli K KniTOIlOJ-TIIK II KR. L HtJStNESS MfTTKKS. All bntlnris letters nnd remittance ? should bo addressed to TUB HKK I't'iii.itiiisn COMPANY , OMAHA. Drafts , ruerks nnd jioitolllre onlers to be made payable to the order of the company. The Bee PiiNisliingCipy , Proprietors , K. HOSMWATKLt. KIMTOK. THIj'llAIIiY UKK. Kworn Statement ol'Clrciilutlon. Btftte of NtOirniikii. IK . rntintrnf Dft , f ( Jen. ll.'r > .schuck , secretary of The lire I'uli- HslilliK comiwny. does solemnly n pnr thnt tlin actuiil rlmiliition of the Dully lli'i- for the week endliiff .Inn. in. INvS , WHH HH follows : Hntunlny , .Inn. T . . . l.vlli htindny , JHII. H . 15.IW ) Monday , Jitn. H . I.VHU TMcxdiiy. Jnn. 1(1 ( . H > ' y. .Inn. II HV. .Inn. 13 . ll.s'- ' " > Friday , Jan. 1.1 . U , W Average . 13.017 mo. : it. T/sciiUi i\ . Bworn to nnil subset lbc < l In my piest'iirc this 14th day of Junuury , A. U. , 1DSS. N. P. KKII , , Nutury Public. Btnto of Nebraska , _ County of DoimliisH. ( * " Oeo. It. TziM'hm-k. living first duly p\\nrn. dp- po i" < nnd says that ho Is secretary of The Ili-c riibll lilriK company , thnt the nrtunl nvcrnpu fnrSt'pH'inbiT , IW7 , ll.JHli copies ! tor October , 1W7. li.ctl : ; for Nm ember. Ifb7 , l"'ni coplen ! for December , 117 , 15,011 eoiiles. io. : n. r/enircif. Sworn and subscribed to In mv prpnenre this 2d day of Jummiy , A. 1) . IHHB. X. 1" . rHIIi. Notary Public. WK nrc willing to lot St. Pmil enjoy Its winter carnival to its heart's con tent , but wo want no more blizzard in ours this winter. Till' advance in prices of UiodilTeront griulort of mi nr has led Sun Francisco impcr * to innko nn iitvotifrntion. Ic- ) crenbed production and increased con sumption are pronounced the cause. IF our millionaire members of eon- grens should introduce the easy-going methods by which they transact the nation's business into their private affairs they would teen cease to bo mil lionaires. Till ! Nebraska State Press association was a most afllictcd victim of the bli/- znrd. The only streak of luck was that the annual poem was fro/.cn solid in the month of the laureate , and ia still hold in solid chunks uwuituiy the January thaw. SlOUX CITY is thrown into a spasm over the revival of the Omaha & North ern Nebraska railroad project. With the thermometer twenty-four degrees below 7.ero our neighbors up the rivet will find it more comfortable to keep their shirts on. COMITKOLLKR TUKNHOMi must bo a sanguine man. Ho bcliuvcs that the present congress will pass some wise banking laws. The people of this coun try would bo glad to have such laws enacted - acted , but they are not banking on the present congress for desirable bank legislation. Tim employes of some of the eastern mine monopolists have inaugurated a boycott against hard coal. And now the barons are appealing to the United States court for protection. It will next be in order for the professional burglar to call on the police to protect him against the plucky victim. THE Methodist ministers of Baltimore have inado themselves supremely re- diculous by raising a protest against President CloveLind's action in sending a copy of the United States constitution to Leo XIII. This performance is on n par with the celebrated papal bull against the comet and will be followed by about similar results. WUHNKVKU some of our high-flying counellmeri can't enjoy n free ride ir the polioo patrol wagon they tnko 11 sleigh ride across the river , go on v midnight jnmboroo nnd lunuso tlu Council Bluffs police with throwing dccantors , tumblers nnd bottles ovei the tnuiHom nnd smashing bedbteuds washbtands , and other hotel furniture VBhoy are a jolly sot , you know. f" TllK story of death and hulToring re Bulling from the terribly severe weathei of the past week throughout the wcs nnd northwest has already given man. ! lioart-biekoning incidents , but it is to be feared that much yet remains untoli even moro distressing. A great detil o .tho country over which the biting bliz Bards have swept with their greate fury is as yet inuccesslblo , and ns nmul of the population of that region was pro sumnbly ill-propurod for suoh n visitti tion , there must have boon great suffer Ing and very likely many deaths. Tin | ) lcusing announcuinont is made that tin j , backbone of the blizzard is broken , am It is to bo hoped permanently. I * * * ATTENTION liaa boon given to reeon Utterances of Mr. George W. Childs , o fc the Philudclphiiv Lcdycr , favorable t ( ' ; organized labor. Mr. Childs Is u Inrgi employer nnd tv most liberal ono , so tha ft lie has a right to speak from experience ij , nnd is a man whoso conduot conform I1 vlth his opinions , lie says ho believe | f In orgunUod labor , and in paying tin ' * lilghost price to the wage earner that 1 IXK = slblo and leave n fair margin o I > refit to the einployor. There shonli ft be good fueling and co-operation bo - twoon the two , and Mr. Chtlds think this may bo attained by the organi/.u tlon of hibor on n proper basis , will nothing in view but the common \vol -'fury. No ono who luious anythin , ft the Philadelphia phllanthropii : vlll ciiChlion l\\a \ sincerity , but when h couiitols workingmuntluit thuir securit lies in maintnining .n high tarilT thu exacts n part of ovcry dollar they oar iu tribute to the prot'icted oniployur 'Vhu ' nro not t-al'.ai'.ud ' with a fair nwrgi Of profit , ono is compelled to fool thti the wisdom of Mr. Cliilds Is not so hroa Jilb pitlltuithropy. The Sfccl Hall Monopoly. Tiie steel rail Industry of the country B about at a standstill. The railroads laving decided not , to purchase any nore rails until they can get them at S'i < ) a ton , and the steel-rail syndicate mvfng determined that It will not sup- ily the market below from $ 'M to * : V > a Ion , nearly all of the mills have been closed , without any promise as to when they will resume operations. This struggle between the railroad managers mil the steel-rail monopoly is a novel vent In the business experience of the otintry. nnd the result will be awaited vllh a great deal of intercbt. It is sug gestive of an Important change in the relations of these hitherto united powers 'or ' maintaining nn oppressive burden upon the people , and particularly upon the agriculture of the country , the sig- itlicance of which is in the clearly im- > licd charge thnt the prices the steel-rail nanufactnrcrs have been receiving dur ing the past two years were an un warrantable exaction. There arc obvi ous reasons wty | the railroads will not IInil it so easy in the future as they have in the past to compel the trallic of the country to pay for improvements made nt a cost far beyond a legitimate limit , [ tnd the malingers of these corporations are beginning to see thnt the time has come when they must defend them selves against the steel-rail monopoly which has thus far 'had its > wn way. If the struggle' is prolonged , as It may be , the cause of labor will sulTor , but for once the public .ympathy . will bo with the railroad managers. The production of steel rails in the United States for the past two years was in round numbers : > , COO)00 ( ) gYoss tons. The railways of the country paid for these from JI55 to $10 per ton. A con temporary points out that during this period steel rails have been selling in Kngland for the railroads in India at from $10 to $20 per ton. At the most liberal allowance for difference in the cost of production in this country , it is estimated that the railroads constructed last year in the United States paid $30,000,000 Tor steel rails over what they would have had to pay for the foreign product. This amount was a tribute , in excess of a fair profit , which the railroads of the country paid to the steel-rail monopoly , and which will have to be repaid by the trallic of the country , thereby imposing nn unjust exaction upon the whole people ple , and especially upon the unprotected farmers , for the benefit of a class. It is high time that the steel rail monopoly received a check , and if the railroads shall succeed in bringing it to terms they will have done a great public serv ice. The most effective means of doing this , however , will bo to at least cut in half the tarilT duty by which the mo nopoly is now fortified. The Modern Juggernaut. Ono hundred and forty-two persons wore killed by the railroads within the city limits of Chicago last year. Nearly as many more met death in the imme diate vicinity of the city through the same cause. This is an appalling rec ord. It is murder by tllo wholesale. Chicago was justly wrought up over the historic Ilaymarket massacre for which four anarchists were recently strangled- 13ut the railway men who have been in strumental in committing a greater carnage are allowed to go scot free. Just think of ill More men , women and children were mangled and crushed to death at railway crossings in the streets of Chicago than were sent to premature graves by any epidemic. What is true of Chicago in this respect is true of other Ameri can cities. It is true of Omaha. The modern juggernaut counts her vic tims by the thousand ovcry year and this reckless slaughter will continue until the laws against murder are en forced upon railway managers who fail to provide proper safeguards against these ever recurring "accidents" at rail road crossings. The crime is one with which American cities have become sc familiar that its enormity is not realized , It is time public sentiment were aroused against the perpetrators of sucli slaughter. As the Chicago JVcirs fitly remarks "murder is murder , whether committee or permitted by an individual , corpora' tion or municipality. " No city should longer bo an accomplice in such crimes by allowing them to go unpunished. Judicial \Vhilo the American people are as BO licitous as those of any other nation re garding the acquirements , ability am character of the men who are selectee for judicial positions , they arc far lesi liberal than the o of almost any othoi country in paying judicial salaries \Vhon one reflects upon the small pnj received by justices of the supreme cour1 of the United Stales , and the stil smaller salaries of circuit and district judges , ho will hardly fail to wondoi that the distinguished jurists who have given so great and brilliant a charactoi to the judicial history of tha Unitec Stales were indneed to leave the farmon lucrative field of private practice tico to give their best years to the pub lie service for a fraction of what thoi might have secured in the service of in dlvidnalH. There are hundreds of lawyers yors In private practice , who would ratt as second class , who earn annually double the salary of $10,500 paid tlu chief justice of the supreme court , am there are lawyers of conspicuous ablllt ; who receive a larger sum than this fori single too. The honor of eminen judicial position with a Hfo tenure is o course an inducement. It ib something to bo preferred among a host of one' countrymen for such distinction , and ti bo privileged to contribute somuthlnj to a most important branch o the nation's history. Dut i this coiihidoratlon can justl ; play any part in determining the question tion of emolument it should bo vcr ; small , for the honor must bo paid for ii meeting social obligations that maki their almost constant pecuniary e.xac lions. The lawyer in private pructici earning fifty thousand dollars n yea may give social dinners , when he please and to whom ho pleases , or ho may no give them at all , but the supreme cour justice must comply with thu social law thnt huvu been established. Really liowovcr , the honor conferred has noth ing to do with thu question , which Is one simply of paying such fair and adequate salaries for" judicial service as shall bo a just compensa tion and induce men of the highest legal ability and attainments to seek such .service. It may be said that no dinicully has over been found in secur ing men of high ability for the federal bunch in all grades , but this docs not justify a parsimonious policy in paying Tor such ability. A wealthy and pros perous people , profoundly respectful of law , can have no reason for refusing to pay those who expound the law salaries commensurate with their ability nnd the grave responsibility that is devolved on them. And in doing ? o they orcet a barrier for keeping out of the/ judiciary the claps of ability that it is desirable should seek service there , which if It has not already proved effective may in lime do so. It is interesting to note the wide dif ference in the rewards that England payb for the bcrvices of her ablest law yers in the judiciary. There the judi cial position corresponding to our chief justice of the supreme court receives a salary of30,000 a year , and the least of the judges connected with the national tribunals , corresponding to circuit or district judges in this coun try , receives 812o,000. In Kngland thirty-four judges receive nn aggregate of $910,000 a year , while the eighty fed eral judges in the United States receive a total of but $318,000 a year , with quite as much and as arduous labor to i > cr- form as their English brethren. Re form , both from considerations of public policy and justice , is clearly needed in this matter of judicial salaries. The Society r > ojr Craze. The craze for pot dogs which within a year or two has possessed the society women of the eastern cities appears to have grown to such proportions as to demand attention from those vigilant conservators of the social welfare , tl ) newspapers , several of which have recently found a text for homilies against this modern society caprice in the ferocious mangling of thrco persons at Camden , N. J. , by mastiffs , of which the telegraph a few days ago gave an account. As this craze has developed in a mild form in western cities ( it maybe bo timely to sound the alarm of danger raised by our eastern contemporaries , with a view of staying the progress of the fantastic whim in this section. The western young lady who affects a pet dog is as yet very fur behind her east ern sister in solicitude for the supposed comfort of her fondling and in the pub lic demonstration of her care and affec tion. She may bo in7 private a close imitator in caressing and pampering her pet pug or terrier , feeding it on delicacies , nnd otherwise violating the laws of its nature and rendering it ulti mately morose and vicious , but she has not yet reached that point when she is proud to connect herself with a blue ribbon and bo lead about the street by a sullen-looking pug or u shaggy poodle , fancying herself the envy of every other young woman who doesn't possess this canine attachment. In the warm season the fashionable thoroughfares of eastern cities are thronged with silly girls , and some who have passed beyond the ago of girlhood , who by turns lead and are led by dogs of va rious species that are neither useful nor ornamental , though for the most part quite as sensible as their owners. The western girl "to the manner born" has not yet reached this refinement of silli ness. ness.There There is danger in pet dogs , when treated as such dogs usually aro. De nied the freedom , the exercise and the proper food which their natures require , if theylivo long enough under such treatment they are very sure in time to become morose , ill-natured and vicious. No healthf dog can be grown in the house , with a pabulum of delicacies which would soon make any well organ ized girl or boy u weakling. The animal nature must have fresh air , exercise and wholesome food in order to prop erly develop nnd to exhibit its best traits. When these requirements are denied the nature of the brute becomes in time perverted anil therefore dan gerous. Apart from this consideration is the ridicule and reproach which this craze brings upon the young women who allow themselves to bo caught by it. Nothing could bo moro absurd than nn intelligent-appearing nnd well- dressed young woman leading about or following an ill-looking pug , a rod-eyed poodle , or nn attenuated terrier , and the inevitable popular verdict in nil such cases is thnt iho woman is Very likely a good-for-nothing in all prac tical ways. There ought to be a sharp and vigorous crusade against the pot- dog craze as one of the fantastics of modern society both dangerous and de moralizing. VJUY elaborate preparations are al ready matting for the dedication of the new stuto house at Austin , Texas , which is ono of the most imposing public buildings in the country. The pride of the people of Texas is being involved , and the occasion will undoubtedly bo u memorable ono. An effort will bo made to have Mr. Cleveland present , but it is probable that gratification will have to bo denied the devoted Texans , and it is equally certain that the attraction which would bo afforded by the pres ence of the president of Mexico will not bo vouchsafed. They will un doubtedly bo able , however , to got together an interesting collection of governors and other state otllcials and to have just as good a time as if Mr. Cleveland and Sunoi Diaz wore present. Inasmuch as the now state house owes much of its archi tectural beauty to an Omaha architect we have a special reason for winning that the dedicatory celebration may bo n complete success. * TllK bee-keepers have hold a session at Lincoln , but if all who keep the Omalut UEI : wore to meet at the btatu capital they would outnumber the pop ulation of Lincoln by moro than ten thousand. Frenc.liweii ftir Illlzzarclluntl. P.AIIIS , Jan. 14. Quo hundred emlginnU from Uolfortt started today for Dakota. POINTS. Editor Dann Is moved to declare Senator Blair a moro dangerous person than Hcrr Most. Smart nnd tricky politicians nnd jiolltlcs should be sent to th nwr by our republican . _ ( John M , Olovcrf Congressman from St. Louis , U seriously li'oposhiff lilmsclC for gov ernor of Missouri , v Fremont Cole , the new speaker of the New York assembly , Is characterized ns a dummy of Senators 1'liitt anil itjscock. Juy HubbclPs cfforVb to pet back Into congress are tiikcn to Indicate thnt ho Is not altogether satisfied with his former record. It Is suld that Senator Chsisc , ot lihoilo Island , will retire from public Hfo at the cad of his present term , and bo succeeded by ex- Governor Wetmore. The Florida Times-Union ( Uem. ) suys thnt the republicans might as well set down thu south ns solm for the democratic candidates in the coming campaign. Tlicso are days when the CleveliMid-Lainar- Vllus Don Dieklnson-frce-trudo-nnd-solld- south combination Is doing some very un comfortable sweating. The Chicago Inter-Ocean ( Kep. ) declares that "Illinois republicans have not for years shown such n deep interest In Volltleal move ments so far lu advance of the state conven tion. " Senator Stanford sayn he looks with con tempt on the report of tho'Pacific railroad commissioners. But the report got the start of him , for it looked that way nt him first. "My mission is to kill the republican party says John P. St. Jolm. The tarantula evi dently thinks Its mission Is to exterminate the human race , but it only succeeds In getting stepped on. Chairman Cooper of the Pennsylvania re publican committee says Senator Cameron isn't n candidate for the presidency , but wants the Btato to send u solid Ulaino delega tion to Chicago. The Chicago Journal ( Rep. ) exclaims wearily : "Mr. Hlainu ought to como back. The expense of cabling minors as to his pres ent opinions and plans for the future is be coming u burden to the press. Mr. Lowell's praise of President Cleveland stirs up the classical Cincinnati Commcrcial- Guzi'llcc to remark of the poet : "Ills fer mentation has nt last effervesced , and the drippings are very small stulo beer. "The point against Lainur is that his rec ord shows him to bo unreliable as to consti tutional interpretation. The supreme court has drifted into some difficulties already , " says the Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette. Senator Sherman has made umplo vindica tion of the past llsc.nl policy of the rcpubllcpn part , and has outlined m details that will bear little variation its future policy. Ho has struck the keyhole of the coming campaign. With 210 lawyers out of 025 members of the house of representatives , it is to be hoped that these gentlemen will remember that they are retained for the people , nnd must abjure the profitable feA of big corpora- tlon. . [ J l [ "There is no historic hcccsslty or consis tency , " says the Boston Transcript ( Hep. ) , "in the republican party , nailing its colors to the high tariff , as : we tiavo several times shown from the record of platforms and con ventions. " The Philadelphia Time * has the news that "Sir. Scott and Mr. " Randall differ on the question of tariff fafonriaonly in matters of detail. " If the Times would print a wood cut of the details , the mcanitig would bo clearer. * It is now almost settled'that Tom Platt is prepared to deliver the New York delegation to his own favorite for president. It may not bo known yet , even to Platt himself , who his favorite will be. The question may have to be settled by future developments. "Congressmen who hnvo been consulting their constituents are seeing a now light , " says the Boston Transcript ( rep. ) , "thoeffect of which will be felt in the coining tariff de liberations. Thus far Senator Allison has exhibited moro appreciation of the political and economic situation than any other repub lican statesman having presidential aspira tions. Will Slake Dudes Roiiml-Slioulilereil. Plitladelittn ) [ Ittcord. " During the coming "year the fashionable walking-sticks will weigh tivo pounds. A Graveyard Apparition. Rtrlimoinl Dinpaleh. "A headless man is roaming In an Ohio graveyard. " Ho Is doubtless the greenback party. A Motive of Many Forms. St. Lnula llcvubltcan. The forms of modern extortion are many ; their motive is one , namely , to compel the public to purchase commodities at prices which they would not naturally bring ia a fair market. A Courageous Declaration. .Iniifsloii ( .tin. ) ] [ < > t Illast. I The Louisville Courier-Journal up nnd says , "Whisky is not a necessary of life. " Tblsdoc < trine can bo heartily indorsed by Annlston , but it must bo mighty hard work for the av erage Kcntuckian to accept. AVnulcl Iilke to l > o Arrested. / C/ilc / so Mall. The manager of a down town variety then ter bus been arrested for having several hun drcd more people in his house than the lav , allows , and the managers of legitimate thea ters nro pallid with envy. They all want to bo arrested on the sauio charge. Desirable lint Scarce. Hitffulii Courier. In addrcsslngtho assembly the newspcnkci Mr. Cole , said : "Wo need wisdom , and at the same time wo require courage. " What our lawmakers need moro than anything else is simple honesty , next to this a moderate amount of common sense would bo highly desirable. ' ' * The Devil Still a't Large. Pittsliuru Dlsf&itch. A man out In Illinois Jias 'advertised ' a re ward of $1,000 for the arrest of the devil with the stereotyped cloven foot ) and horns. Ne ono has claimed the reward. SInce his satanic majesty got into tlip trust business ho Is ublo to disguise h i clqvcn foot by line boots nnd to cover his liorn with a silk hat , Unexpected Modesty. Clitcauo Ifcralt } , A Minneapolis papcr''Bays that the ther mometer sometimes remstcrs " 0 below zcrc In that city. This Is a yvryjmodcst claim foi boastful Minneapolis. > Vhcn the Uiermome ter Is only 20 degrees belowzero the Minne apolis man goes in his shirt sleeves and pants ami sweats and thinks of striking fora coldei clltnnte. Tlio Central Pacific ; Plunderers. Ke\c y rft Ttmti. The Central Pacific la still in the hands oi the men who used It so outrageously to en rich themselves and to defraud the govern ment. They are nnrecenerate , unrepentont and obdurate. They have drained the life blood of the subsidized line until it can hardly carry Its fixed charges. They express no dcslro to pay thu government debt , and brazenly claim that it ought not , to bo exacted , They will doubtless reject the funding plan , and the company which they have crippled and bound to their Southern Pacific system could not bo made to curry It. The aileron tlvo proiVjsed is thntlt shall bo mnilc to pay nil Its net earnings-to the government. These would not at best exceed $1,0(10,000 ( a year , while nearly | 1WXWH ) ) would bu required to pay .1 per cent of ltt present worth of Its whole debt to the government and nearly * 2XHOUO ( ) to extinguish the debt lu fifty years. And If the plan Is adopted there Is no knowing how the net earnings may be made to shrink. But this seems to bu thu only practical plan presented until such time as the debt shall mature , when other proceedings may be taken under changed conditions. IlyKotics. I'liailcf .1/iic/.rt/ / | . Yo doubts nnd fears thnt once we knew , Yu bitter \\ords , uf anger born ; Ye thoughts unkind , and deeds untrue , Ye feelings of mistrust nnd scorn ; Airalnnt your memory wo rebel We hnvo outlived your foolish day ; No longer In our hearts you dwell Bygones I Bygones 1 pa uwuy ! But O , ye Joyous smiles nnd tears , Endearments fond and pleasures past , Yo hopes of life's first budding years. Yo lo\-cs that seemed too bright to last Yu charities and words of peace , Affection's Runshlno after rain O never let your blessings cease Bygones I Bygones ! come again 1 COMPMMKNTS OK TllK PIUCSS. The Host. O'Neill Frontier : The OMAHA BEK Issued nn illustrated edition that for the kind was a little the best. _ AThlriR of Meanly. Wayne Herald : The OMAHA Hen's illus trated New Year's number was the hand somest of all the holiday editions. Praiseworthy Enterprise. Stewart Ledger : The illustrated review of Omaha , by the Bms , does credit to that great newspaper. It is praiseworthy enter prise. Second to fc'oiic. Kearney Democrat : The New Year's il lustrated edition of the Omaha HKU was the finest production that has como to this office this winter. The Bun is second to none. Ahead of all Competitors. Democrat : The Bnn rather laid it over its competitors in the matter of illustra tions , having the finest illustrated supple ment that it has been our fortune to see in many a long day. LtcadH the Procession. srilen Borcalis : The illustrated annual review of Omaha , issued by the Omaha Br.n ; is about tho' slickest thing of the kind we have seen in a long timo. For genuine get- thnrncss the BEE leads the procession. A Great Drawing Card. Scribncr News : The Omaha Bun issued the finest holiday edition on January I that wo believe has over been issued in tho.stnte. It was replete with facts and figures and cannot help out prove n great drawing card for the metropolis. The Handsomest. Strang Record : As usual the Omaha BEE presents the handsomest annual in the state. It is a masterly review of the growth of the metropolis of Nebraska superbly Illustrated , and shows something of the wonderful re sources and possibilities of the state. The Value of Printers' Ink. Platte Center Argus : The Omaha UnR is sued an exceedingly handsome Now Year's edition for Omaha and South Omaha , which will be worth millions of dollars to these cities. The rapid nnd continual growth ex emplifies the value of printers' ink. Kxcels KverythliiK. Lyons Mirror : The "Annual Review , " extra published by the Bni : excels anything of the kind wo have over seen. The flno en gravings , on tinted paper , of the principal buildings in the city , and the view of the stock yards , etc. , can not well bo excelled , and the general write-up of the business of the city was excellent. Splendid New Year's Offering. Valley Enterprise : OMAHA DAILY BEE is sued a supplement illustrating the principal new buildings erected during the past year. It also gives a statistical review of the growth of the city. Altogether It is a splen did New Year's offering , and reflects great credit on the publishers of the BEE. Simply Superb. Beatrice Republican : The Omaha BEE issued an extra in which it gives its annual review of the Improvements and business Interests of Nebraska's metropolis. Four pages nre handsomely illustrated with , flno cuts of the principal buildings and birds-oyo views of the industrial interests of the city. The edition is simply superb , and wo have filed it away for future use. Lnys Over Everything. Hastings Democrat : Tno Omaha BEE Is sued an excellent holiday paper which lays over anything ever issued in the state. The illustrations were of buildings erected during 15S7 and covered four pages. Then there were four pages of reading matter , u compil ation of the busincsa and improvements of the year. The Improvements for the year amounted to over * 11,000,000. Unrivalled. Wayne Gazette : In another column will be found the prospectus of the Omaha BKE , a paper which stands unrivalled In the west ns a nowsgatherer , and as an exponent of the principles of nntimonopoly. For years , un aided , it has labored to overthrow thu rail road rings ojjlhls state , nurt to it more than to any othcrlBurco is the farming element indebted for the relief that has already been afforded. Every farmer in Wayne county who desires to take a representative city paper should tulto the BEE. . A "AVhoopcr. ' Stroinsburg Republican : The Omaha Bnn came out with a whoopcr on January 1. The finest New Year's edition wo will venture to say that has ever been issued west of the Missouri river. Four pages nro devoted to illustrations of Omaha publlo nnd private buildings , hotels , manufactories , etc. , nnd four pages of statistics and other informa tion giving nn account of Omaha's growth and business during the past year. The pro prietors of the BIB : have shown a commend able enterprise in getting up this issue , which will be of incalculable value to Omaha. Highly Creditable to the nee. Genoa Leader : The Omaha BCE annual review for 1SS8 , Just Issued , Is highly credit able to the Bun Publishing company , and shows a wonderful growth for Omaha during the past year. Talk about the architecture of nnte-deluvlnn.niedlovalor any other period of the past ages ! Why , we'll bet ten pounds of leads against an oyster can full of hell typo that the best block In Babylon , old Solo mon's temple , or the Roman amphitheater , where Spnitacus "chewed" up lions , would not attract attention If placed along side of Douglas county court house. The fact Is , it is no slouch of a city. Commendable Knlorprlsc. Donlphan Leader : On January 1 the Omaha BKR Issued the annual review of the thriving city In which it Is published. It cer- tninly shows cominendabln enterprise and de serves a good measure of praisu fov making such an effort to show the people outside of Omaha what a great city she has already be come. Four pages of the rovlew are devoted to Illustrations , picturing to the eye the ele gant , substantial nnd costly buildings , both public and private , that have been elected during the past year , nnd previous also , the great enterprises , such us the Omaha prick- la ? houses and Union Stock yards , iron works , brick yards , etc The remaining four pages nre devoted to short description ? nt the various firm * nnd buslne os of tlji city , nnd to showing up thu amount of hitslncm actu ally transacted. The review l RO full of facts and figures lu regard to Nebraska's mt'- trojHilis , that it should be preserved for ref erence. TllK COUNTV'H M'XIISliATOItS. An Important nnd ICvtcndod Mooting Hold Yesterday Allcrnnon. Kvery county commissioner wus In his seat yesterday afternoon nt the regular meeting when considerable business was tnniHiictud with dispatch , and at time * Inn vein of humor. Chairman O'Kecffo presided. The committee on poor sent In the following : Mr. Chairman : Your committee on poor farm to whom was referred the report and communication of John J , Mahancy would ivi spectfull.v rc | > ort that the said roiwrt bo pliici'd on file , mid your commlttco further rcHft | thutthoylbo Instructed by this board to purchase ] a suitable vehicle for the burial of thu dead , and bu authorised to take such action in regard to furnishing a team for drawing the Hiimons to them seems best. The same committee also recommended the purchasing uf nu apparatus for thu admin Isterlng electricity nt the i > oor farm. Tlie county treasurer wan directed to pav over to L. Miles $ lfi.S4 for an excessive levy of lux n the property of James G. Carpenter ; nlso ! add f 1,0-W to the personal property of William Gentleman and MSS to that of C. Rich ; nlso to accept taxes on JI.1IU worth of property owned by D. Dcys , of Saratoga pre cinct inateiid of $2,71)2 , as assessed. David O'Coiniull was elected constable for the Second want ; E. 1C. Wells wus declared the legally elected Justice of the peace In South Omaha ; thu resignation of Dorsey B. Houck ns constable of the Fourth wnrd'wus ncccptcd ; the county treasurer was Instructed to change the valuation on tax lot' ' , town 15 north , range 1 , from $ < iUOO , to ? 4,0X ( ) . The following claims were allowed : S. Van Syoc , road work , Wi > : J. S. Guult , W ; C. Johnson , drugs. ? 2 : Ross O'Heurne , groceries , fJ ; Mori-ill pharmacy for drugs , Kl.10 ; James , S. Bennett , groceries , fill.-10 ; N. M. Ruddy , spectacles , ? ) ; \Yildu & Larson , groceries , $ .tCU : ; B. & M. railroad , transpor tation , flli.80 ; J. H. F. Luhman , dry goods for poor farm , flll.20 ; Henry Dohlc , shoes for paupers , $3.75 ; Charles Bin ? , groceries , $25 I ) . S. Plnney , fJ ; Hoffman Herousuk , $2 ; McCord , Brady & Co. . fcJI.Mi ; L. Jankouski , $ * , all for groceries lor thu poor ; Forest Lawn cemetery , $27.50 , for graves for pauiwrs ; C. P. Nucdlmin. recording , gKKI.ll ) ; Alex Green , fir > ; Wndu & Heabroolc , y.'i ; C. A. Baldwin , $ ! . " > , defending prisoners ; II. H. French , talcs Juror , flU. The official bonds of F . 1C. Wells , Justice of the peace , nnd Daniel 1' . O'Connell , con stable , were 11 led and approved. George .Smith was appointed deputy county surveyor for the ensuing year upon recom mendation of County Surveyor Howes. Thu appended communication from the county superintendent was referred to the committee on poor farm : Honorable Hoard of Countv Commissioners Gentlemen : Owing to the enormous In crease in the work of looking ulter the city poor mill poor farm , 1 would must respect fully request that my salary lib suporinluml- unt boiuciouhcd fromt > 75 per month to ' . ) ( ) , ami that of my wife as matron from ? 25 to j5. ; Hoping that this will meet with your favor able consideration , I am , yours respectfully , Jon.v E. MAIIOVIV. Superintendent. County Physician Kuogli sent in thu fol lowing request , which wus referred to the comuiitteuon chuilty : OMAHA , Neb. , Jan. U. To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners Dear Sirs : Owing to the great number of prisoners now depending on this county for medical aid nnd their rapid increase , 1 um kept very busy nt- tendlng to them , so much so'that I find but little time to give to my private practice. I respectfully ask your honorable body to in crease my salary to $1011 per month. Hoping you will act favorable lu this mat ter , 1 remain , yours , P. S. KKOOH , M. D. Christ Nissan was appointed u Justice of the peace for the Seventh ward In place of Charles L. Thomas , not qualifying. A number of communications were rerfercd to the respective committees. County Attorney Simeral , whose advice had been sought us to the right of the county to put city prisoners confined in the county Jail to work , reported as follows : , "It is my opinion that the county authori ties would not have the ripht to compel the city prisoners to work. The only mode by which this could bo accomplished would bo for the city council to pass nn ordinance pro viding for work houses or by making pro vision for their working upon the streets of the city. The following resolutions were adopted : Resolved , That William Coburn , sheriff of Douglas county , bo requested to furnish this board at us early a date us possible a list of all persons committed to the jail since the be ginning of the first ofllciul term of said Co- burn ns sheriff to January 1 , 188 $ , such re port to show the namu of prisoners , thu court from which committed , thu date of commit ment , the time for which sentenced , the date of discharge , and the offcnso of wtilcli con victed. Resolved , That It is the sense of this board thnt the names of all persons pre sented for Jurors nt the next term of court be approved by all members of this board , nnd the objection of ono member against any namu presented shall cause such person to bu dropped from the list. Resolved , That the county treasurer bo and he is hereby authorized to cancel tuxes of the Union Pacific railway company erron eously assessed for 1887 in Waterloo amount ing to $200.5) ) ! , and to add to thu tux list of 18S7 the sum of 329-MO against said company for taxes omitted from assessment in Mi Hard. The following by Commissioner Corriguu wns referred to the committee on finance : Resolved , That that part of section 5 belonging - longing to Edward Cnssidy be assessed by the board , as thu county clerk did not placu it upon the assessment book and the assessor failed to discover the mistake. Also be it Resolved , That that part of Kcction 5 , lots W and 1 , belonging to Phillip Cassidy bo assessed iu a liku manner. A WONDERFUL BEARD. Grown by a MIKHKH | | | > ] I | Fanner Within Eleven Years. Says a letter to the Globe-Democrat , from Corinth , Miss. : There lives at this place a characteristic man , pcr- honnlly nnd historically. Philip lien- eon is n person of imposing presence and appearance. Ho is a farmer of small means , but more progressive nnd wide awake than is iiHiial with his class. Ho is about sixty ycnrb of aye , six feet two inches tall , us straight us un Indian , and , standing erect , his beard reaches the ground. It is the growth of eleven years , nnd ia still growing. It is un questionably the longest beard ever BOOH in any ago of the world. His war hiutory is as romantic as his person is uuumial. A bouthorner by birth ho espoused the union cause , anil early in the war was sworn into the secret service by General Hosecrans , but afterward was transferred to Gen eral Dodge , under whom ho berved until the end of the war , visiting the armies of Bragg , Joluibton and Forrest , as ordered by General Dodgo. On ono occasion while re turning from General Sherman's army at Meridian , ho was captured by Forrest's cavalry , and was held us a spy for .six months in the most rigorous con finement. During his confinement his homo arid all his goods wore burned by the confederates , and hid wife and child detained in the guard-house for six weeks. After spending all hih money in un effort to defend himself , ho was was started under a heavy guard for Libby prison nt Kichmoiid. On the way1 ho managed to elTect his escape , and rcueh the federal linos. General Logan , liowovcr , doubted his statement , , nnd ordered his arri-bt , but sent him to General DodgeV hciKhjuartord for idontilleation. Mr. Jlenbon has had facduotivo offers from the chow people for thu exhibition of his wonderful beard , but ho has ro- Hl&tcd all thu temptations tot before him. lie fnllv intends to visit the Grand Army encampment at St. Louis , where he hopes to muot Gnncrals Oodgu and Hatch , Culonol Trouhdulu , and other soldiers with whom he served. The friumls of tha older Misses Bnrrigcr , daughter * of D. L. Burrigcr , will be pleased to learn that they havcucurly recovered from their recent OOOYANKTON FROM OMAHA The Two Polnta to Bo Unltod By Stool Rails , THE COMPANY INCORPORATED. . Men of Push nncl Knergy All Along tlic Mno Will Put In Their Money and Use Their Influence. Another Move Made. Yesterday afternoon there was tiled with llio county elcik articles of Incorporation of thu Omaha , Yankton fs Northwestern rail way company. The articles state that the principal plncc of business of this corporation will bo Omaha , and thu general nature of the business to bo transacted Is to locate , con struct , equip , maintain and operate a railway with single and double tracks , and nil usual , necessary mid proper branches and appur tenances , from tlio city of Omaha , In Douglas county , Nebraska , In u northwesterly direction through the counties of Douglas , Washington , Dodge , Citmlng , Stauton , Mndlson , Pierce , Wayne , Kuox , Cedar to a precinct near the dividing Hue of said Knot nnd Cedar , to a point near the dividing line of said Knox and Cedar counties and on the south bank of thu Missouri river , thcnoa northerly to somu point in Dakota as mny hereafter bu determined. The capital stock of said company shall bo $3,000,000 , divided into shares of $100 each , and may bo Increased at such times in manner prescribed by law ns the said corporation may determine. Tlib incorporate.- : A. A. Egbert , Ni- ; than Shflton , C. T. Tnylor , J. C. Crawford , Morris Morrison , D. C. Patterson , William Cll bson , Andrew Roscwnter and James II. Bullard. One of the mcorporators of the new roml was seen nt his place of business by u BIR : ro. porter lust night , nr.d in nn Interview gava thu following facts concerning the history of the movement that resulted lu ycstordny's action : "The road has been contemplated for the last six months. The project , up to two or three months ago , was rather embryonic. The first meeting , to formalize matters , was conducted nt the ofllco of Morris Morrison. There were some ilvo or six Kentlemon pres ent. One of these was delegated to correspond spend with the people living along tliu line of the contemplated railroad and learn what they would do towards assisting the enter prise. " "What towns were they i" "They weroVobt Point , Wayne , Yanklon mid others. The responses were very encouraging. There wns u unanimous agreement of thp people to votu bonds , Mibscribu for stock and do all iu their power to liulp thu road along. " "How long will the road bol" "It will bo almost an air line , nnd will ba about 170 miles between Omahn and Yank- ton. It will travel-so the garden of Nebraska , ns it goe.s through the grandest grain produc ing counties in the statu. " "When will work bu commenced ! " "Wo will sund engineers and surveyors out just ns soon as the weather permits , anil work will commenced as the road Is finally located and bonds are voted. " "What propositions , If any , havobocn made ) to these respective towns and counties , and what ib expected of Douglas county I" "No county is nskcd to deliver us tlio bonds that nro voted until the road Is completed to certain points on thu lino. Wo anticipate that Douglas county will vote us bonds , which will not be asked to bo delivered to us until tliu road is completed to Ynukton. " "How much slock has there boon sub scribed thus furi" " 1 don't know the exact amount , but it la quito largo nnd flattering. Everyone nskcd to subscribe has done so , and that very lib erally. It Is the object of the company to keep the majority of thu stock in Omaha with the view of making the road n homo affair and thu interests of thu stockholders and job bers mutual. This road is not a Northwest ern railroad .scheme. It is to protect Omaha and her interests. " "Have your incorporntors conferred with any delegations from counties along the pro posed line I" "Last Thursday , when the articles of in corporation were formally drawn up , a dele gation from West Point appointed by thu mayor to represent West Point and Cumlng county conferred with us with a view of ascertaining what was expected of them. Wa offered to build into West Point , they to vote county bonds to the amount of 1100,000 , * a , lHX ) to bo applied to the north and south division of the Omaha & Yankton , mid § 40,000 to bo applied on tha division running west through to Madison county , and the citizens of West Point to subscribe f 10,000 In stock , The committed were completely satisfied with tlio proposi tion and they agreed to take It homo and submit it to their people. Judge J. C. Craw ford , of West Point , at this meeting bccauia ono of the incorporutors. " "Who are the backers , tlio moneyed nioa of this enterprise ? " "U'o nro not in n position to state who they are , but you can say that they nro gen tlemen who have the interests and welfuro of Oimha nt heart as will bo shown as time progresses. " The gentleman did not wish to speak any further on the subject. At a meeting of the incorporutors yesterday afternoon Andruw Rosewater was elected chief engineer. MUST AWAIT TllK GIIAND JURY. Joe Miller to Heiimln Suspotiilc < l Pend ing InvcHtlcatlon. Yesterday morning Lee Frost , n well known nnd much respected citi/en , was con fined in the county jail , thuro to remain until such time ns Sheriff Coburn sees fit to lot him out. This is Mr. Frost's first offense , and the sheriff proposes to deal lolnontly anil liberal with him. During his confinement ho will assist Acting Jnller Grebe in conducting the institution , and will bo pcnnitted to comu and go when ho is not actually on duty. Mr. Frost is considered a rellublo and vigilent man , and will no doubt provo proficient Iu his new iwsltlon of assistant Jailer. Sheriff Coburn , who had been f > nowbouml in Lincoln for several days , put In an np- pearanco at his olllco yesterday , nnd worked like a beaver throughout thu day ut his dcslc to catch up with accumulated work. Ho was seen by u Bin ; reporter yesterday afternoon , and In rcsponsu to a chance remark that Mr. Hitchcock had rufuscd to prefer charges ngnlnst Joe Miller , the suspended Jailor , as Invited by the county commissioners , Mr. Coburn replied : "Yes , I see ho has. " "Then , of course , " said the reporter , "Urn matter will hnvo to go hofuru thu grand jury. " "That's about the extent of it , " was tha reply. "And .Too MHIcr will remain suspended until then ! " "I guess that's the way It will have to stand , " responded the sheriff , an ho resumed his work. McOUCICIN Josephine , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGuckin , aged g years. Funeral from family residence , Eleventh , and Douglas , Sunday , January IT , ut ! iiW ; o'clock. Burial nt Holy Sepulchre. SPEUKY Nellie , infant daughter of Clur- cnco and Mary Spcrry , January 13 , agud t months and 20 days. Funeral at 1 :30 : p.m. to-day from residence , J12 South Twenty-eighth street , l-'rlundrt in ] Viled. TopcRa , Kan. , papcrb pteuso copy. A JnurmtllHtlu Change ; . Mr. Van Duzcn , the gentleman who for eomn time past baa hsirvcbtcd local news In South Omaha for thu Herald , resigned lost night to accept the management of the South , Omulia Times. Mr. Van Du on Is a prac tical man , nnd thu Times will doubtless pru - pur under Ilia directions. Officer Uawnrth'K Gnse Courlnr.ciT. The case of Officer Uuorgo lUiWorth , who is charged with larceny , wits continued UJiUi the 17th ut 'J p. & ,
