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3MB O1MAHA DAILY BE : FRIDAY , JANUABY 20 , 1888. THE ± ) AILY BEE. JJVRltY THUMB OF SUHSCIIJPTION ; IAlly iMornlnR Kdltlou ) IncluiUnu bunday HKB. ono Year. , . ' " " ! : ; J'orHlx Montlix . ' ; JW 1'orTlircn Months . . . - . -W U ho Omaha f uticlay IlKK , mailed tp any nd- dress.-Ono Year. , . . . * w OHAIIAOFFICK , Noi.tiUAMitilOI'MiNAMSTiiEKT. tir.vr YoiiKOtricK , Itoiiunn , TitiiiunK Hiiii.n- l.NO. WIII.NITON Umt'K. NO. M3 FOUlf TKhKTII SlIir.KT. | coitnr..si'ONDr.Ncn. All communications relating to news and editorial matter dliould bo ddrcssed to the KimouoriiiK IM.i : . iiusiNKss ii'.rrnitp. All lm < lnrBH Iritcrn und remittances ohnuld bo ftddrc"sed to Tnr. ll .h I'l lil.lsillNri CIMI'\N ( > , OMAHA , Draftn , th'-r-ksniid postollko orders to 1)6 made paublu to the otdor of thu company , The BOB PnblisliingToninaiiy , Proprietors , E. UOSI5WATBU. Knnoii. _ TJII : iui ; : . Hworn Statement ol1 Circulation. Btnto of Nebraska , I. . County nf DoilKlux * * , I . , . , duo. II. T/.m hnck , netretaryof The Ilco 1'uli- lldilni ; company , does Mill innly swear that thu IK turn circulation "f Ui Dully Ilco for thuvoek vndlnir Jan. I'l. 1W , VMIH us follows : " Patunliiy , .Ian. 7 i K'1 ? ' ! Himday. Jim. K 15.UIO Monday , .Ian. ! l lo , III ) Tuewlny.Jun. H ) -llk" " Wednesday. Jan , 11 Tlmrf dav. .fan. 12 1'ilday , Jan. 1,1 A\emee * 1017 C.r.O. II. TX..s''llUCiv. ( BworntoandsnlBcrlldln ) my prehenc i this Hth day of January. A. 1) . , IfeWt. N. I' . l-'Kl I. , Notury 1'ubllc. State of Nebrasluf , I - q County of J miKliiH , I"0' ( R-o. -Jusdintk , belnK llr.it duly pworn , do- VH r-nd MIJH tluit lie Is Kei-iutarj of 'Jlui Ilco IKJ > ilihliiK ( oinpany , that the initial aM-rnKu unlly ill dilution ut hie Dally lice for thu month of .laminry , IhhT , lBy ( ! ) uiiileM- for Piiliinary , JW , H.lTBcoplcH ; forjliirch , 1K87 , 14,11X1 toplen ; for April. 1SS7 , llillcoplts ; ( : for May , IM-fl , Il.tW ooples ; for.Inne , ! Mi7 , 14,147 copies ; for July , ] t7. K.lUlioplcs : for AiiKiist , 1K 7 , 11,111 copies ; for September , IW7,14)4'i ! ) ' uipli-K ; for October , ] t7,14iEI : ; for Nori'iniMir , 1W)7 , l"il ( l copies ; for December , 1W)7,15,041 copies. ( JIX ) . II. T7.SCIIUOK. Rworn and milmcrlbed to In my iireiem o thU Sd day of January , A. D. 1SS8. N. P. I'lllI , , Notary 1'ubllc. DURING tlio past your ono hundred and twonty-throo porWmB were lynched In thu United States. ThiH shows plainly that wild-eyed jubtico ! H htill at largo. DuitlNO the last nix inoiitliH the coun cil liaa paid out $ U ( ) u month for a use- ICHH sorjjcant-at-arins. Now that bu- ptu-mmierary is to olllciato as soryeant- ut-arni8 and Binollor for the city attor ney at $75 per month. THKUK are over $170,0X ( ) lying idle in the county troawury while the county has 879,000 of warrants out which re main unpaid for want of fundy. This forcibly calls to mind the pools ex clamation : "Water , water every where yet not a drop to drink ! " PAIINKI-T/S doctors state definitely tjiat his diHcaso is cancer of the stom- nch. If this is true there is little hone for hjs recovery. The man of indomitable courage who has hold his own against the British govornmonl can present no weapon except silent en- .durance against this insidious foe. II is a sad cat > o. A BILL has boon introduced into the Now York legislature providing for tin protection of the man who patronize * the Chinese laundry. Iloroivftor All ' There will bo obliged to give his cus tomers a chock for his shirtsand collar. printed in good plain English. The little ) yellow tag with the broken-saw- buck-crosses must go. SKAVUY can do our citizens nc greater-service than to enforce the or dinances against fust driving , and put n etop to coasting. There have alrcadj boon a number of fatal and serious acgl dents as a resuult of the coasting muni ; in this city , and it is high time thatrac ingOthrough the streets during tht loighing season should bo puni&hod. A. J. PorrLiSTON , the general attorney o the Union Pacific railway , has resigned Judge P. hvos in Oniahn , Is rich , rcd-fucci nml watchful of hlm clf lost npoplexy shouh atrlkohim down. I'hllmhlithhi Hcconl. Mr. Poppleton never was a judge , aw Jiover claimed to bo a judge , cither ii front or behind a bar. lie is coiitentei Wth } being known as ono of the leading attorneys in America. ffiiK Philadelphia bricklayers hav < gfloptcd resolutionfyit their last assom tfty mooting which binds them to insis sn a uniform wage-list during the nox building feeason. The stonemasons o Philadelphia have already adopted t scale for 1883 , at $3.L'5 for ni.no hours i day. The Omaha masons and bricklayer should lose no time in following this ex luuplo and fix the scale of wages am hours of work for the present year. Tin : half-holiday law passed by tin New York legislature last year hasheoi found to be a nuisance , as any ono witl n grain of common sense might havi known. It is of no benefit to anybqd ; but a serious obstruction to bushier Most of those for whom the law wa especially enacted have a certain tunoun of work to perform during the week am tlioy have to crowd as much labor hit live days and a half as they othonvisi would perform in six. For husinot. .luou who have union to do with bank the law has boon a serious hindrance Now York eity now clamors loudly for i repeal of the act and a bill has been in troduccd into the Now York assombl ; to that effect. This blundering piece r legislative work should bo a warning t the law-making bodies of other state not to attem'pt a similar folly. As general manngor for Nebraska c the Now York Life insurance company Dr. George L. Miller will have a muc more desirable berth than ho woul have had as postmaster general. Thet is a great deal qf fascination in publi otlleo and political power , but most mo whoso ambition in that direction lui Leon fully gratified retire after years t hard toil and vexation , bankrupt i health and pocket. Dr. Miller has Ie too active a life for the past Incut years to bo contented with being a goi tloman of leisure. His now dopartur places him \n \ a position of prominent nml usefulness , whore ho can oxorcU his talents without impairing h health. The Now York Life hi anchored itself in Omaha forever wit ; x palatial olllcu building , and wo antic pate that Dr. Miller's time will bo pn fltably employed in supervising its a fairs in this section of the country. ; ! ? i tlio Idlest Itciiubllctiii The republican iourmih cannot flhil word * , mkquato to pxpr.ess tholr eondumhatloii-.of Mi-sirs. Blutvtirl nml RUnfonl.for h.wlnR tlnrcd to ilJsregird pnrty'bl.i-j so far us to vote for thq-rnlidlilnto of.a democratic presi dent for ludifo 11)1011 ) the supreme bench. The llm : , whlc-li for the p.ist yc-ar him boon verj careful to sny nothing which could In nnj UM\ mar thu clmncos of the ireut ; nud KO't\ \ Senator Stanford ns tlio comlnR repub lican presldc-ntm candidate who was to wipe out n democratic administration and defeat Ulovoluml In the face ofdoatluy , has suddenly discovered that Stanford Is a weedy railroad inoiioHillst | mid that Mr. Iinmr ! is to bo until us mi Instrument on the Judicial bench to fur ther railway Interests. H states that ho has tilrcndy bargained to this end , and an u proof of It cltc-s his dismissal of Spirits from the dop.utment. A few weeks iiijo It dunounc-cd Mr. Sp.irUs , hut now oulogiies him us nil that wus honornblo , nud us n martyr to his hoiiosty. Such a sudden chniigu of huiu-t would bo wonderful were It actuated by honest principle' ) . Hut the as sertions uro not only Hotly contradictory of previous ones , but llko them , totally unsup ported. The liui : calmly usks an Intelligent public' to hollovo that President Cleveland and his dcmocrnttc cabinet nro' part nnd par cel to the unholy compact nlk-gcil , und to be lieve it upon It.s biu-o assertion. Ills to Mr. Lnmnrand the present democratic adminis tration that tlio country owes its Inter-stiito commerce law nnd Its commissions which have revealed the corporation rascalities that huvo boon going on without lilndranco under twenty-live years of republican rule and re publican supreme judges , to suy nothing of the millions of ucrcs of hind which huvo been rescued from these corrupt pools by the Indi vidual clTorls of Mr. Lamur. Ceitalnly Mr. Lam.ir's record would indlcato him as the lust man in tl j nation from whom thesa cor porations , would expect favor. Omnhii Her- ahl. Tliorc nro hut two explanations of the misrepresentations of tlio Hun con tained in this puerile utterance of our increasingly dull and stupid contempo rary. They are duo to either ignorance of the course of thi-i paper or to willful mendacity , with the circumstances rather in favor of the latter. It , is true that the editor of the IfcmW is new to Omaha journalism , but he has been hero long enough to become familiar with the attitude of the BEI : regarding ex-C'otn- mibsioner Sparks , and any member of his stall of longer experience in Omaha could have told him what estimate thin paper has always placed on Senator Stanford. In- this view we can only re gard the misrepresentations as having boon wantonly and willfully made , with what motive is a matter of no concern. The readers of the BISK will not need to bo told that this paper has never denounced Mr. Sparks , or said anything regarding him that could possibly bo construed to his detriment. On the contrary wo have always maintained that Sparks was thoroughly honest in his policy and aims , and while his course was not al ways free from mistakes his intention at all times was to promote and conserve what he believed to bo the interests and welfare of the government and the people. Wo were unsparing in con demning the successful effort of Lamar to drive Sparks out of the land olllcu , and the belief then expressed that the pursuit of the ox-commissioner was to satisfy the demands of the corporations has been strengthened by subsequent circumstances strongly confirmatory in their character. To what extent , if any , President Cleveland or other members of the administration may have been parties to or cognizant of Lauiar's now apparently evident compact involving the doposal of Sparks and Lo Barnes , we have never expressed an opinion. In relation to the action of several con gressmen in bringing the removal of Lo Barnes to the attention of the presi dent wo said simply that Mr. Cleveland could bo depended upon n'ot to do any thing inimical to the chances of Lamar , and that ho would bo governed by the advice of the friend for whom ho enter tains a "positive alTeclion. " If this in volves the president as a party to the contract wo have no apology to make. So far as wo have seen Mr. Cleveland has paid no attention to the protest of the congressmen against the removal of Lo Barnes. As to Senator Stanford , the Bui : has repeatedly during the past year , and many times before , scored him in terms which would leave no doubt of its com plete condemnation of his whole career and character. Wo regard him btill as a thoroughly unscrupulous and danger ous man , and the fact of his voting to confirm Lamar is the strongest possible circumstantial evidence of tin under standing between them. The idea that wo over could have thought of Stanford as a possible republican candidate for the presidency is so pre posterously absurd as to almost discredit the editor of the Jfcmhl as u man of ordinary common sense. As well think of Jay Gould , Huntington or any other of the notorious band of rail road wreckers and plunderers , as a presidential candidate. Any ono ol them would have an equal chance be fore the people with Stanford , iu > d the least objectionable ono among then : could not carry a single state. The very perceptible decline of the Jfcmhl editorially is a matter for com miseration , but this is a fault otihily remedied. Competent ability can be found in abundant supply. But when mendacity , apparently without any ra tional motive , is conjoined with weak ness , there is a degrading union Urn' ' can result only in disaster. The Wool Conference. There is not the most remote proba bility that the schedule of revised tarif rates on wool and woolen manufactures adopted by the conference of wool growers ors and manufacturers hold in Washing ton last week , will receive the favorable consideration of congress , except bo far perhaps , as it may suggo&t correction1 of inconsistencies and abuses shown ti exist. The demand of the conferonci is that the wool tariff of 1807 shall hi substantially restored , by which dutie on all grades would bo materially in creased , and that there bo an addlttoi of fifteen per cent ad valorem on wooloi goods , so that the manufacturer wouli bo fortitled against the increased cost o the raw material , Reduced to its las otToct , the proposition is to increase tin cost to the consumer of all woolen goods from "o to10 per cent. Manifestly there is no possible chance for the success o such a proposition in Uifi present con Kro | > s and with the p < ' - . .iJng feeling O ho country rcga'rdliiff tariff revision. L'ho eo'nteronce performed its,1 work to 10 purpose unle.ss Us demand for moro irotwtion shnll have the effect of pro- enting any bcrluus intorferonro with hat it now enjoys. This much the wool jrowers and manufacturers may perhaps iopo for. It is to bo remarked , however , that all .ho wool manufacturers are not in aver of nn incroiibo of the tariff either on wool or its products , ind fcomc are favorable to a reduc tion on both. It i.s said that sev eral who were me in be rd ot the conference - once strongly objected in committee to .hu schedule as adopted , and are taking stop * to organ\o \ the manufacturers op- loscd lo a high wool tarilT for Iho pur- ioe of anlagoni/inir before congress .ho conference bchcdulo. There has joeii a great deal said by loading man ufacturers during the past few weeks in- llcatlvo of a material change from the views they have hitherto professed. The president of the Connecticut car rot company , which employs more than eighteen hundred persons nnd uses seven million pounds of Wool each year , hiiid of the tariff on carpet wools that t is simply for revenue , and not at all or protection , since such wools can- lot uo had in this country only n very limited amounts. Nearly .ho whole supply of wools used n tlio manufacture of carpets comes 'rom ' South America , Kuhsia , Egypt , Syria and the east generally. The pro- .oclion from the duty on thcbo wools is eally in favor of the foreign manufac- , urcr , wlio , getting his raw material TCO , is ounlilod lo undersoil the Amer ican manufacturer. During thu last fiscal year there were exported from the United States only 7,710 yards of carpet , yet the domi'stio market was glutted. Manufacturers in ether lines have been quully explicit in expressing the opin ion that iho tnrift" on wool should not bu increased , while some have insisted that Tico wool would ultimately bo lo tlio ad vantage of both the growers and Iho manufacturers , in that it would enable thu latter to 'greatly enlartro their trade with ether countries and thereby increase the demand for the raw mate rial. A Boston paper , assorting that the interobts of Now England are clearly on the side of free wool , or at least a lower wool tariff , says : "Our Now England woolen mills fool the burden of the taxes on tholr raw mate rial in the shnpo of a restricted mifl-kot. Especially the great Now England carpet - pot industries at Lowell , Clinton , Wor cester and Longmeadow are heavily handicapped by thu twc on carpet wools , all of which mtibt bo imported. " Those expressions indicate the character and strength of the opposition that will bo made to the proposed restoration of tlio wool tariff of 18i7. ( The assumption of the conference that the reduction in thu tariff on wool in 1881 ! is wholly responsible for the subse quent decrease in the number of sheep in thu country , amounting in throe years to about six million , is by no means im pregnable. The truth is the decline ot the sheep husb.uidry was very marked during the greater part of the high tariff period after 18157. In that year there were JIO,000,00 ( ) sheep in the eight principal wool-growing status east of the Mississippi , and ten years later the num ber had declined to 15,000,000. There was an increase meanwhile in the west and southwest , but in 187 ! ) the total number had fallen from ! ) ,300,000 to 38,100,000. Then there was an increase to 4,200,000 ! ) in 1883 , since which there has boon a falling off , though the number of sheep in the country now is greater by live million than at any time during the high tariff period prior to the year 188J5. Obvi ously there were conditions at work which the tariff was powerless to over come that produced a falling off. during the twenty years from 1807 to 18S7 , from tii,000,000 ( to 11,000,000 in the Hocks of Ohio , Michigan , Pennsylvania , Now York , Indiana , Illinois , Wisconsin and Iowa. It will thus bo seen that there are two sides to this question , and that the weight of argument is rather with these who , while asking no legislation detri mental to tlio wool interest of the country , demand that just consideration bo given thu whole people who are the consumers of the manufactures of wool. This would not bo done by restoring the wool tariff of 1867. Vci-v Small Our amiable friends , the Lincoln newspapers , are very much incensed because the Omaha postotllco bill has been given precedence in the senate committee on public buildings over the bills for proposed postotllco buildings at Plattsmouth , Fremont , Beatrice , Hast ings and Grand Island. Indignation meetings are called for by the Lincoln iwpors in all these towns to mob the Nebraska delegation should they dare to allow the Omaha bill to pass ahead of the others. Our Lincoln contempor aries exhibit altogether too much dis tress over matters which only concern O mull a and the ether oities named. Have they over shown as much interest for. Fremont , Beatrice , Hast ings and Grand Island when 'ap propriations were pending in the legis lature'1 ; Did over any Lincoln paper call for indignation meetings in these cities whun the Lancaster delegation was pushing appro priation bills for the capital building and public institutions which are located at Lincoln , ahead of appro priation bills for institutions in other cities. The hill for the proposed public build ing in Omaha naturally comes up Ih-st with bills for public buildings in other metropolitan cities. Its prior consfdor- ation docs not in the least interfere with the claims or chances of ether cities in this state. Congress docs not make appropriations by states. Its policy is and always has boon to erect a public building at each state capital and in ovary eity that ranks as a commercial center. Thnt is the reason why Omaha and Lincoln have secured appropria tions for public buildings years ago. Other cities ot Nebraska are not in tlio least hampered by the fact that these buildings exist , or by any project to enlarge - largo or replace them by moro commo dious buildings. It is n very small busi- ucs-3 , tosay the least , for Llncoln.'papors lo try lo array the"- ether 'citiesof No- , jraska against ? Omaha on such u flimsy pretext , . ' ' AccounlNO to 'County Treasurer Bolln'rt reKrtllic ) ) , , railroad sinking fund now in the county treasury , and hold for the redemptionof , the county's railroad debt , amounts to-.Tloj3.il. : This largo sum is laying unproductive in the county treasury , while at thu same tluio the county is paying 7 to 10 per cent interest on its railroad Vends , and 7 per cent on its outstanding unpaid registered \\ar- rnnts. Now , ilstrlkos us a little finan ciering by the county commissioners would be of material advantage to the taxpayers of Douglas county. Why can not tlio commissioners invest this ninlc- Insr fund surplus in interest bearing bonds ? They can readily , if they do not want to buy long time bonds , invest in paving bonds which boar interest at not less than 0 per cent. It is certainly a very poor economy to leave $1-1,000 in the railroad sinking fund without in come when the money can bo placed on good security and yield over $11,000 a year interest. Tun success of the anti-Randall dem ocrats in sucuring control of the domo- cratio flute committee of I'onnsylvania is the most notable dufoat the leader of the protectionist element of the democracy has mot with in a long time. Tlio creditof the administration victory , for such it is , is given to Congronmun Scott , who thereby becomes practically Iho democratic leader in Pennsylvania. Tlio effect will be to give Mr. Cleveland a full delegation , witli no second choice , from Pennsylvania to the national dem ocratic convention. Till- : story comes from California that a brother of Secretary Vilas is inter ested in a forest in that state valued at ton million dollars , but which was bought from the government for two hundred thousand dollars. Sparks in stituted proceedings to recover this timber land and the cnsu is ntill unde cided. It will ho interesting to learn what tlio now secretary of the interior thinks of this mutter , and it is to bo hoped ho will not bu permitted to lose sight of it. IMIOMINHNT r Congressman Hothui.in , of Ohio , is a onc- legsed soldier. The Hcndriek's monument fund now ag gregates $ ! , < ) UO. Bret Hurto is said to bo making from $7XH ( ) to f 10,000 in London. Motor Kculoy has quit worklngon his motor and will write r. book , Don Piattts Raid ti ( have Hrst applied the word "crank" to ccfcnti ic people. Mr. Gladstone iviH'cclebrato the seventy- ninth anniversary of his bit in the ! 2Hth. Colonel Maplcson's' real name is Maple- sohn. Ho is of llebriiw-Gcrmanlc desi ent. Dr. Kclilicniuiin i ut present engaged in ex- cavutions at the temple of Venus in thu Island of Ccrlgo. i Sunset Cox is nthv the only democratic member of the house'who pal tieip.ited in Un democratic c.iiu-us oY'lbott. Miss Dorothy Crojk , adopted daughter of the lute Mrs. Diiiulj Mulock-Cruik , is sole heiress of the authoress' money , amountln ; ; , to $85,000. , . Mrs. Frances Hodgson Hurnctt , who is in Florence , Italy , for the winter , has received ? 8,000 for her story "Sara Crome , " from nn English maga/inc. Ex-Governor Algcr is said to have made from $5,000,000 to $0,000,000 in Michigan pine lands. When ho went to Detroit , to practice law at the close of the war ho was nlinost penniless. Dr. Hiimunlo , a London philanthropisthas obtained 5,000 acres of land in northwestern Canada , which ho hopes to eonvei t into an industrial farm to which homeless London boys'umy be sent. George Vnnclerbilt , a son of William II. , 1ms offered ? ' 200XK , ( ) for the "Seaman's Hu- treat , " house and grounds , at Staplcton , Staten'Island. with the purpose of presenting It to the county for a court house and jail. Ex-President Grovy Is an OMiuislto class ! cal scholar , lie loves music and painting , and lias a chastened style in writintr and speaking. The passions of his old age aio money and his daughter , without whom he could not live. Hosa Honheur is now an elderly woman , but she has her jouthful enthusiasm fur her nit nnd for animals. Her homo .in the vil lage of By , on the cdgo of the foiost of Pon- talncbleau , is u veritable menagerie. Among her pets are two lions that she bought to use as models. Tlin Ilt-nl Question. Pittriilcncc Jain mil. The real question about the prohibitory law is not us to its coustllutlpnallty , but as to its wisdom. A Ijfiml or ItllcnesH nml Misery. Oitunvl'lf ( Minn. ) Headlight. These who go to the Pacific const about all tell the same tale of idleness , misery and poverty. A great number of people have re turned as poor as Job's turkey. UnconscloiiH Sarunsin. .S ( . 2'dii ! Wonecrl'ieis , The Intelligent compositor sometimes gets there unconsciously. In a contemporary's published list of congressional committees ono of them was styled "pirate" land claims , when "pnvato" was the official word. Shows for Itht-ir. ll'uotl CnuiitU'iuziUt , O/io. / ( Wo nro in receipt of a splendidly illustrated edition of the Omaha dJr.i : , from K. M. Don nelly , which sets forth the wonderful growth of that city in grand stylo. If the people ol the old world could si.4 a copy of that paper showing the great 'number of immense business blocks creeled during the past year they would not beli'ovo it possible but it shows for itself. Hurc-Car Jlliymcu. George 3t , Ambrose , Rushing on tlio sidewalk , Through the crowded street , Catch the jostling street car Late to get u scat. Dumping , Biiovinir , pushing , Much the c-onjfLirts mur. 131css mo 1 This Is pleasant , Hiding on a cur. Folks of every station High and low degree Poodle with the lady Hunting for a flea. Driver winds the brake up , Gives his load a jar. Bless mo I This is pleasant , Hiding on a car. Dude with umbrella Jabs his neighbor's rib ; Baby with its mother Slobbers on its bib. "Tickets I" by conductor , Shouting from afar. Bless uiu I This Is pleasant , Hiding on a car. Misses gaily giggling , Swiftly chowinggum. Talking of " 1 When their beaux will coma , Man upon the platform- With a cheap cigars Bless mo I This Is pleasant Uldlng on a car. Man who works at stock yards Has Homo on his clothes ) Man who weighs three hundred Takes a qnlcOdoro ; Clinnsy-footoa monster , Kueo and hands llko tar ; Blcvssmol This is pleasant Hiding on 11 car. Long , and short , nnd slender , Fat , and lean , and lank , Dirty , clean , und dusty Workshpp , store , and bunk ; Weary , fresh , and la/y All upon a par- Bless mot This Is ploasunt Hiding on a car. HTATK AM ) "TKUUITOUY. Nebraska A chocso factory and a prohibition pnpor threaten to blossom in Rushville. Fairmont's now holol , the Clarendon , which cost SU5,000 , will bo opened Feb ruary 22. The muddle in the Nebraska City council is growing darker and denser every day. The commissioners of Cass county have decided to appeal the Burlington liridgo tux case to the supreme court. Calico hops are indulged in im moderately by the dudes of Valentino. A poultice of the genuine article is con sidered n specific for swells. The district court of Hall county , Judges Tiffany and Harrison , have de cided that the occupation tax levied in Grand Island is legal and must bo paid. Fullerton , the thriving capital of Nnneo county , shows a splendid im provement record for 1887. The total expenditures amounted to $ UM,1"0 , four times that of 18SO. Byron Shtiro. of Madison , corked a toot liacho with a bottle of chloroform. ] ' 'or con von iunco ho took the bottle to bed , and drawing the cork and the " of his couch him " "draperies about , "laid down to rest. Ho was found dead next morning. It is rumored that Bullovuo is to have a newspaper in the near future. Ono of Iho prominent real estate ownur.sof that town intends lo boom thu plncu in the ppring nnd will doubtless need the as- mstnneo of some live editor to help him in his enterprise. The Holdrcgu Nugget ahs issued an t'lcgant double number , a creamery edi tion , showing the growth of Holdrcgu , ils advantages and prospects. The principal streets , business blocks and residences are illustrated , and pictorial and biographical sketches given of the men who made the town. The number is a commendable stroke of enterprise. Iowa Ili-ins. Webster City is prospecting for gas. The public improvements in Fort Dodge for thu past veur amount to S2J5.000. A tow mill at Orange City is paying ? ! t per Ion for Max straw , and wants all it can get. Articles of incorporation of the Crcs- ton Water and Light company , of Crcs- ton , have been filed with the secretary of state. The object is to furnish water and light in that city. The capital stock is $250,000. Prophet Foster rejoices that the bli/- ; 'ard of thu Kith arrived on the timu scheduled by him. He now proposes another blast on the 24th or 25th , pre ceded by a warm wave. The storm is cXpcctcd to show considerable energy and will not dibcriininate against local ities or individuals. W. A. Roberts , of Warren county , was a soldier ot the late war , his father was in the war of 1812 , and his grand father was a soldiur in the revolution ary war. Mr. Iloberts has a $50 bill of continental uionuy paid to his grand father for services. It is much worn , but it is in a good state of preservation to be so old. _ Dakota. Sioux Falls has a female Unitarian preacher. Jamestown will have a now opera house with a seating capacity of 1,000. Dcadwood papers claim that real es tate is looking up wonderfully in that locality. It is predicted that $250,000 will ho spent in prospecting for coal in the vicinity of Mitchell the approaching season. Another vein of coal has boon discov ered on the line of Wells and Sheridan counties. The vein is ton feet thick nnd twelve fcot wide. A switch engine in thu Milwaukee yards at Egan uxploded Monday even ing. Fireman Bob Stewart , who was oiling the engine at the time , was in stantly killed , his body being thrown into a'snowdrift 100 feet away. Parts of the engine were driven through the depot , demolishing it and knocking down passengers. Freight cars were literally strewn along the tracks. A NEW MEXTCO SLEEPER. She IJCM | for " \VcckH Without Becom ing ConsclouH. Albuquerque ( N.M. ) Democrat , Jan. 8 : The case of trance at Las Vegas , re cently reported in the Democrat , con tinues to bullle the skill of local physi cians. On Friday the girl continued to lie without signs of life other than her regular breathing. The Optic says that on Friday of last week some effort was made to arouse the girl from her stupor and she was then left alone. Upon the return of the landlady to the roof the patient was found in an unconscious state , staring blankly nt thu ceiling , without signs of life other than her regular breathing , and in this condition she has remained for eight days , except that for the last live days he eyes have been closed , nnd four times during the eight days she has raised up enough to "speak a few words when spokun to. She has taken only milk in the way of nourishment , and this morning , buforo day , was the only time she has been suillciontly aroused to hold the cup in her own liand , At that time she asuud who cut her hair short , though it was in that condition when she came to the town. During the lirst part of her ill ness she wept incessantly and moaned without ceasing , though perfectly un conscious. Both symptoms have ceased in the last U-o or three days. This morning a pitcher of ice-cold water was poured on tlio back of her head , the only ciTcct being to cause her to catch her breath. A gentleman from Al buquerque saw her during the lirst part of the wool ; and thought ho rccogni/.cd horns a young woman who had lived in that town under the name of Pearl But ler. If ho was correct in his recognition she was formerly the wife of a Santa Fo photographer by the name of Ilutch- inson , who was last heard of in Chicago. The physicians pronounce it a marked case of hystoria.which may continue for a great length of time. A mule over sixty years old is owned by Aunt Nancy Homikor , of Laynesvillo , Ky. It ciimo from Virginia over sixty years ago , and still earns its living under tu ! > saddle and before a buggy. A comparison of the mails across the Atlantic and Paciflo shows that the news of an event in Singapore reached Now York by the Paciuc route ono day ahead THE CITY'S ' EXPENDITURES , How the Pooplo's Money is Doing Spent Some Interesting Items. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. is'enrly Otic Humlroil and SUtyThou- snml Dollar * OlHliiu-sril | ti Illuming tlio Oily Two MolltllN , The following stntomrnt , showing the nuijieys appropriated by ( inllnunco for tlio inotitlisof November niut December will no doubt bo rciul with intcicst by tlio taxtujois of this city : NOVHMIinil. Vroin Ki'iierul fund Miijor'HMilury . f sw l Salury elKlitut'ii council iiU'll . City iittirm\v . } lilOOl AwiUtniitcltyiitloNicy . iri ltJ- $ 3T5.CO nty treasurer ) HUGH Two deputy tu-n uier- < , u onch . 85000 Three clerk * , ) siatlo.iT.n : : city treas. > r.vanISINI olllie . ) Diesel l.llfl-f OSM ( I 015. City Comptroller . $ Three < lt pCnutheiJIW ) ) 1X1 uty comIViul . ] 2 > IK ) ptrolleM. ) Uelotho ! t.'i.lH4U.fi < l City clerk II ( -Miiuvnio..mviHi ) ntv dty J-HniKi-si. . . umoii clerks . ) Counsniun 1IKJ toJ ) as : 00 TjpoHltlncj dorks 8.00-f 4TO.GO Wty engineers . $ > . ( Assistants . . . l.SWi.Ill J SIM.KI ( Street c-cimnijsuloner. . J IVK ( ) Assistants unillaboiei.s . lUKi."B 9 2,13.78 ! Hoard of public wotks.clmlr- limn . . . . $ L. Son olaiy and inumli rs ii" > l. l j 4C2 r,4 fewer Inspector' * tiillcu HIM * I ( las linpei tin's ollitu Holler Inspei tor's nllice. Snpt. of liiiimiiiK ( lopnttmeiit 4,11 ( X ) Plumbing Inspector's departinunt . . . 121 .M ) Sidewalk Inspertoi's tlcp.ntment 1111. ( Kl Moat liiHpeetor'H department 2011 (10 ( I'olH-l ! JlltlRl ) i > tic'y lio.ird ot health 21) ) ( VI City smtte'in KM SeiKciint nt urms CUM llunsiom paik 27S.7S Janitor i Ity olllces 50 ( HI Hallway election expenses NKJ.OJ John Hnsli , treasurer , rluiiKc of in-atlo on DodKi'.SMtoailh . . . . . WO 00 .tuhii Until , treasiirer.taxeN paid llth street viaduct 81.70 John Knsli , tteasiuer , taxes paid Mercy hospital in on Total of general fund $ lU.l&J.GO Add to general fund ( pare I'll ) Ilulldlng watch house ilth ft vladui-t JIM ( X ) AmeliaThnni , damages . . . . $125.00 J 24,100 ( Irani ! total $ lO.iriS.W ) Kioni Library Kiind Kent for November $ 150.0' ) Salaries of librarian and asslHtant , JH.I.IH and f.V/ ) ( / ( ) . . | Xn | ; Jesslo Allan , cash paid assistants , janitors , for booksotc 2H)4I ( ) Catalogues llifi.w Tor books and gas bill , mu nnd $7.50. 47.7i Total llbiary fund f tius.17 riom I'lr l-mid Salaries ol elilef and men $ 3,775.75 1'ioin I'ollto l-und- Kl.'i meals to prisoners 122.21 Captain. Janitor and patrolmun 1.H70.00 Special police ; IK ( ) Clerk police court 7500 1'CHt UOII80 50.00 City J.U1 , one safe and Iron w oiks rail way 1'ollco alarms Janitor Total police fund I'rom Paving fund HitKll Murphy , paIng dlst. (17.14,100.112 ( I ) . Kennlsioii , Inspection. . . . 4sr ; $ llarliel As. Co. , paving dlst Ml. llarber As Co. private ap- proa-lies .1.11. Uiguhar , Inspection , Dlst 07. . . . ( llonds hold for abtn e paving. ) Murphy , CielKlitt.n & Co , 10- Hciveou pav. dlst ! > 2 63.4'J ! ) ' Murphy. Cielghton is Co. , re serve on pav. dlst. 44 l,34t > .J4 Murpliy , Crelghttm \ . Co. , re- borvo on pav. dint , fib 1.7U2.G6 Murpliy , Cielghton & Co. , ie- Mirvo extras pav. ills ! , fid. . . 2035 1,759.01 Murpliy. Ciolnhtou , V Co. , 10- bervo pav. ( IKt U 195.50 Murphy , Crelghton & Co. . in- serve-e\tias pav. dlst.lH . . 12.15 207.P5 flugh Murphy , ullev dlst.i . 1,44.1.4' ' ) Hugh Mnrphy , extras , dint.ill. Wl.lfl Hugh Murpliy. ullny , dlst. 34. . 1,4'IliM HUKh Mnrphy , extras , dlst. III. 3U.7J 1,400.8(1 Ilucli Muiphy , alley , dlst. 35 1,071.71 Hugh Muiphy , extras , illRt. :15. : 2.10 1,07387 Hugh Mniphy , alley , 1.4J2.01 11 ugh Murphy , alley , dM. 37 . 1,407.87 Hugh Murphy , extras , dlst.37. W.OO 1,41)7.87 ) llaiuer Asphalt Co. , ic&cnu on din- trlot No. ifl 1,223.00 llarber Asphalt Co , reserve on district No. ( in. . . . { 4,233.10 Uarber Asphalt Core oi\o ( extra ) on district No , ( , 'J. 17.82-8 Uaiber Asphalt Co. , icserve on dis trict No. 7(1 ( lUrber Asphalt Co. , le&crvo on dis trict No. 77 llarber Asphalt Co..ieservo on ills- tiict No.78 Il.nlier Asplialt Co. , ictuivu on dls- tiict No. t-1 Il.u her Asphalt Co. , leservo on dis trict No h" . . IlailHT Asphalt Co , rcivr\e on dls- trkt No. IK ) Total paving fund Note All of above Invested in bonds. KHOM Till : J'iVlNH I1ONI ) 1'1'MI. Mnrphy , Creighton Ac Co.ieseivo on Intel est. dlst i let No. BJ fi7.yj Mnrphy , Cieighton .V Co. , 10- seivo oniutirest.dl btilct No. 41 Jlll.nO Mnn'hy , Crelghlon iV Co. , re serve on Intelust ( extra ) dis trict No. 44 JfiM428.49 ) Mnrphv. freight on , V Co. , reseive. on Interest , dlstilet No. 58 122/18 Itarber Asplialt Co.iosorveou dlstrkt No. ( iO SXl.Ctt Uaibev Asphalt Co. , reserve.on distillt.No. OH J5..8,2j llarlier AHphalt Co. , leservo ( oxtinnuillstilrtNo. CO 1.0 - ? W.U.31 llai bur Asphalt Co. , reset vu on district No , 7 20.07 HiiiberAspliaUCo. , reserve on district No. 77. . 29.IM llarber Asphalt Co.reservo on district No. 81 F01/(7 ( llarber Asphalt Co. , reserve on ills- trilt No. 87 l.GVi.30 Harbor Asphalt Co. , icsirvo on dis trict No.1- ; " ' 8"-5l ! Total paving bond fund . 8 4KM.7H ( Note All of llarbw Asphalt Co.'s above In vested in bonds , rrom district curbing and guttering fund Wlmlen Ar llrennan , cmbing Seven- teentli , I'ainiini to Hniney , district 121 . $ 4i .73 Jacob Schlut. Inspector Whalcn \ llrennan , curbing iightconth : , rarnam to Haruey , dis trict 122 . . . 4OT01 Jacob Schlut , Insputtor I'J.ffi Total curbing and guttering fund . . .t V11.21 I'rom thu South Omaha hewer fund P. II. Me duller , balance on i > u\ver dis trict 32 4,3 1.18 Mount & ( irlllln , balance on buwc-r ( lib- trlct 111 , J , II. Hlley , balance.onuowcrdlstilct 45 4GO.IU James 1'ox. South Omaha hewer J S.m.W 3.1' . II. lloyd. Inspector . . . . l-.Kl Samuel Slaber , inspector. . 1UO.OU 2.4RI 33 A. Itosewater , Untili tank , district 32 . . 0.00 Total Ponth Omaha hewer fund . I rrom thu Noith Omaha newer fund P. Tex & Co. houth branch Noith Omaha Hewer , ninth estimate t 1.671.30 P. Tot & Co. , south branch Noith Omaha hewer , tenth estimate. . . 1,107.20 Itjan if Walsh , bouth branch Noith Omaha hewer , second cMlmato l.UIl.l'J llvan & Wul li. boutn branch North Omaha hewer , thlid estimate 2001 22 J. I ! . Hlley iV Co . reservoir Thompson \ Delaiiey , fourth estimate north branch . 2,011.18 C. M. O'Uonovun , Inapoctor north branch J. C. Murphy. Inspector south branch. . J. 15. Hlley , uxtias Total North Oraaha s w er fund ? Trora district bewer fund J. I' . Daley reserve on dUlrlctSi ) . . . . t I'rom Hpeclal giadliiK fund C. I ! , running .V Co. I'lnal W ) per cent grading alley. block21 C. I ! . 1'anntng .V Co. I'lnal 60 per cent grading alley , block U Total sno-lal grading fund I'rom Tmiteenth btrect fund- John Hitith , Jr. Money udviiiKt-d on account of opening anil extending Thirteenth hlieel honth , . $ fi/J-8.2.1 I'loni curb and guttei fund J. O. Corby-ciitcJi ba > iln , eto J 'i45.37 limber AHplialt -u-patrUig Tenth at Wllllanls htreet 1.U.12 C. 1) ) WoodHoitli-icpalrlng gutter on Ninth and Capital avc-uuu UI.WJ C. I ) . Woodworth-rnUtiift flagging t Cussnnd Nineteenth. , t . . . . . , . , . Total cmb , gutter , etc. , General fund J ipti-Nt' 1 Unary fund , UM 17 Tire fund ! 177'i73 Police liind , , ' 'T-.N-J- , Paving fund L72llii ; Paving iMiiird Hind H017S District C. and ( I. fund , PlC'l S. O. how-cr fund I2,0iiiri : % ( ) , sew or fund l2.m7.Si Specialpradlng Hind SUM Special 11th Mieet fund 5,2N > 2.1 ( n-biiig , gutteiiiig , etc. , Hind > v > M District bower ruml lf.'iil Total ordinance $ H.MIO ) Amendments ordered by rltj-council to gen- eniltiidlliance : . oTxr.uu , FUND , Omaha Hcpnhlluui , envelopes p ) w. ' 10 M Omiihi llepnbl'lenn , leioiil and Million- cry ( dty tuns , ) . . , , nit Omaha Itepublk-iin , recoid-MilpiU. . . " , , " Ink und pencils ( bd. pub wks. ) . . , . 27ft Omaha Hepulilli-un , labels " " iidu-itlslng Total goncial fund . . . . JI.OU'.Kl Om.ilia Hepuhllc.tn , Mutlom-iy . $ 1-i.SH Pest house ( lepulis ) . . . 30 UO Total pollen tuna < iitsrnit r I-VVINO M-.MI. Muipliy. Cioiihton ; \ Co , rc.seno on districtM . * Mmpiv. ! Cielghton A. Co. , lesciMuiudls- tilet 4'l ' tVJ I. ) Miiiphy.CrelghtonA Co. , leseiveondls. ttiet Mi . , /T 1,010 HI Murphy. Cieliihton A , Co. , lesenn oii eM. district h'l ' UlfiJ Mniphy. Cielghton \ Co. , ieser\o on allev dlstilet tfj 1C.7.S7 ' ' ' ' ' .l.i : . Hlley,2d fst , dihtrlct 57 . . . . . . . . . . Total dlsti let paIng fund . $10,418.13 t'AVIMl IIOMI It-Mi. Murphy , Cicigliton \ t'o. , IUMU\uirn Intel est dlsiiitt 51 . * in70 Muiphy , Cieluhion \ Co. , leseneoii Intciest distil , t KI "G0 < s Miiiph } , CieU.litnn\Co. , reseivuon Inleiest district W ) 2trilM Total $ (171.80 ( iii.sriiicr 11 KIIIMI AMI til I IIIItlM ! I'DMI. C. 1) . Woodwolth , putt of II iialourli mill nvc , I.emenwoith to l Ilckory , dlst i let lie ; J 5,000 00 Cl'IIIII.Vtl ' AMI ( IIIT1I.III.NO 1-tlNI ) . C. I ! , rmmliiir A. Co. , Hweeplng Mriul.s , NoM'mtier t 1.0S1.75 iic\riTui.ATio.v : or AMINHMINTS , ( leneiid fund A jousi Police fund ' 41.MI ' ' DIMiiit p.M liii ; f und , 10 IIS II Pax Ing bond fund . . . . 1171 so Dint i lot t uiblng und gut tot Ing fund Cuiblng , gutleiing , etc. fund. , * 7ft Total ISsMM" ! nrii , ( VI Orand total $ KKl.iOl O" , M'l'i ni. ( iittiiNAscr - , DIX liMin-.ii , ibjjT , Trom the dlsti let paving luiul : IIu h Mmphy , llualestimate. r dlstrl ( t No. UT . . . .f.G.KUfl Hugh Murphy , extras , dis trict Nii.HT . . 770.liO-t 3,4J.S7 Hegan lluis A , Co , Hr t osil mat' . dlblili.t No. U'4. . 50,77.11 Hegan Ilios. \ Co , final , .Sj- ( inate , dlMilit No. 121 U.IMUt ! ( ienigu Hume , Inspection , district No. 124 . fiO CO 0. i' ' . lliumuin , liispoctlon , district No. 121 . . . 70.00-11,1,100.10 Regan Ilros. , V Co. , ilrst inti mate , district No. 12,1. . . i Hegan Hi OR. A Co. , Ilnal esti mate , district No. 12.1. . .3,130.29 llegan Ilros. tc Co. , extras , district No. 12,1 C. K. Humann. Inspection , dlstilet No. l.'l Oeorgn Hume , Inspection , district No. 12. ' . . Qeorge Hume , Inspection , tlistilct Nn. M. . . . $ 10000 C. F. llamaim , inspection dLstrlot No. M. 10J.OO-4 200.0J D. Kcmilstiir , liiMiection. dlHtilctNo. : n . . $ 10.00 Hugh Muiphy , bal on Dual estimate , district No. 31 . . 2.00-J 13.00 D. Kc-nnistoii , Inspection , alley , district No. 30 19.10 Total dlst. juvlug fund. . t 2tt7.52 ) : ! I'rom the District Curbius and Uiittdrlng Fund C. I ) . Woodworllt , bal Ilnal est. ICth , I'ierce to Vlnttin . 1,193.82 C.I ) . Woodwoith , bal. Dual est Hartley. 15th to Kith , $ 440.43 Jacob Stilled , Inspection , Haiuey , 15th to Kith . 22.53 J. 1) . ( Jieen. Inspection , liar- npy , inth to IMh . . . C55- 475.BI C. 1) . Woodwolth , bill. Dual est. 24th , Seward to I'ark ave . . . . . 1C7.91 J. 1) . ( iieen , lusjicctlon , 21th , Suwiiultol'iirk uva . 13.05 180.06 Muiphy Cielghton ic Co. , Ilnal est. 1.1th. Hickory to Castellar . 157.13 Jacob Schlw t , Inspocf ton , 13th. Hickory to Castellar. . 320 160,33 J. 1) . Ureoii , Inspection , loth , Howard to ! , ca\enworth . C2..K ) J. 1) . Gieen , inspection , Vlnton , 13th to Wtli . . 40.00 J. U. ( iieen. Inspection , 2Uth avo. , lA-aveuwoith to Hickory . 79.01 J. 1) . Ore-en. Inspection , l.lth , Castellar to Vlnton . . . $ 10.00 Jacob Sddcit , Inspection , llith , Castellar to Vinton . 20.21 302.1 Total district curbing and guttering fund . . . . . 2,23)81 ) From South Omaha Sewer fund MimntCiilllln , bal. iindlht. A. Itosowater , loyalty on 0 Hush tiinksdlst HI . . . 00.003,312.P1 James 1'ox , fouith estimate , houth branch . . 3,2,17,70 Total Pouth Omaha sew or fund . . . * O.filOlil nr.Ni.HAi , Ai-ruoi-ui vruix rou nroi-Miiiiii , 18S7. I'l-om thn Noith Omiiha hewer luiid . JJW..7,1 , I'rom the Dlslilet Suwer rund. II. Mnrphv. Ilnal est. dls , r'i . .if 1,423 rn A.Hosuwater.tlush tanksd.51l ! ( ) . ( ) C. C. Tnrane.luspt-ctrir.dls.n'l. Iti.-il-J 1,403,8,1 H Murphy , llmil est. , dls. K7. 3al , ! 1H C. C.Thiline , inspei tor , dlrf 57. li'i.'Vi ' A. A. Holt , llisiector. ] dis , rT. . VI31 A.KosmMitcr.tltishtunkK , d.57 1000 U,1A7.0S P. H.MeAnloy , Ilnal e8t.dls53 3'.i1.12 A.Ho-.o.Miterlliislitaiikdls.rl 10.00 401.VJ .1. O. Corby , final e-t. dls. M 4,7 ( i.)0 : ) . .1P. . IU ! ( < ! , liispector.dis.rd 2l2.h7 A.Hosowater.llHhli tanks , d.5l 20.00 4,1130.17 Mount A-Oiillin. p.u t of tlnal estimatedlsti let 4. . . 1,44'Un L. Poland , inspector , dls. 4' . ' . 2K,2il.fWI.IVi : J.O. Corby , 5 pci cent iceivo 315.1.1 Total of district sew or fund 114,901.00 I'rom the ( Uiblngand gntteiliiK fund- Hugh Murphy , repaliliigCHiblng dlw- tiictli- * Cfl.S I'rom the general fund A. li. iStrant : \ Co. , steam heating fix- iuics tor uunux t UOO.OJ rrom the polli n fund A. 11. Strung A , Co , .steam heating fix- lineH for iiimox $ I.IHJO.OU I'rom the tliu fund- John Muroc , Niiperlutendent $ 45.X ) H. Miller , lluemau 7000 Tot al of lire fund . 1150J I'rom the judgement fund I'll7.a Allhon , judgment , costs and In- tuiest . . . . . .f . . . I B51.9-I IIH-AI'IIUI.VIION. District paving fund . . . . * District curbing and guttering fund 2.231.KI South Omaha sewer fund . 11,610 dl North Omaha hewer fuinl . ! lh' 7.i Dlstrlit how ir fund . Il , ' . .l l Curbing , gtitteilng , olc . iif < . ( ieuoialfuiid . . . . . JOW ) I'ollmfiinil . ] , ) . ( ) I'lio fund . IT'OI Judgment fund . MI.Hi Total . rW.742.Kl ) BUMMACV. November . 1 100.401 0.1 December . 50,7153 ! Grand total . 1 1 " , A lurijoiiiiinburof wild cuts litivo boon killort in Pine townsliip , near Williumb- port , I'll. , in ( last few dnys. 'J'ho BOV- oral Hlviim wore carried to the county coininlhslonurs on Friday to Unit the hunlorri could tfc-1 tlio bounty $ iJ cncli fordobti'oyiiir _ { tlio iiniinul. WILL NOT UNHOOK WMILC BEING WORM. I'.TCry Ijdy nlm iltMrct | , f rlccliou In it vie fum limn thoulil wear ( hem. Manufacture.I only lj UiO WORCESTER CORSET COMPANY , \Vurcitler , Mats. , anil Jib Maikct iliucl , C lacuna WEAK , UNDEVELOPED PARTS ( ) ( U < lluil ; calarcei ) tn , | itrrii > tbtn J. full laitlcn- ariiinUtalriUree. KUIK Mhll.UO . llcrriUJ , N.T. rsiu'.t it c/vtr-Wuk , ladUcittlui. etc. , a < Urcti Wf *