THE OMAHA DAILY -BEE : SUNDAY JANUARY 12. 1888.TWELVE PAGES.
ALL NEXT WEEK ,
NEXT WEEK !
Ladies' ' Casliiw CQn
Hose OOli
Mondtiv morning wo will Inaugurate
our WI'PK'H sale T > y offering 60 do/en
Ladles' Seamless English Cashmere
Ho- " ' , extra length legs , merino heel
and toe. worth 7Ce u pair , for G8c ; bluclc
and durlc colors only.
FAST BLACK HOSE ,
58c.
Tlicv > have merino K > ! CH anil arc very
warm and comfortable for thee > who
cannot wear wool two qualities , thoToc
oud 41 , down toftSo a. puir.
CHILDREN'S DOUBLE KNEE
WOOL HOSE 25c.
\V > will nKo offer our entire Htoclc of
rhildron'H Double ICiicelJItick All Wool
Hose , sixes ol to 7 inches , regular price
U5o to 43c. All si'/es , fij to 7 inelica , - > o.
CHILDREN'S DOUBLE KNEE
WOOL HOSE 35c
i Same as above , only all largo si/.os , 7 }
to 81 inchcrf , regular price 50o. Next
week ii-JO.
S.P.MOHSE4CO.
. . .
HONOR TO ADJUTANT WOODS ,
National Guard Colors to Bo Draped
in Mourning.
PAYING TAXES UNDER PROTEST.
The Attorney Grncrnl Dcllvcrn an
Opinion On the Snlijcet AVar-
tlcn llycrw Quito 111 Mown
From the Capital.
fritOM THE IIRK'S LINCOLN tlUHKAU.l
Adjutant General A. V. Cole yesterday
issued the following special order relative to
the death of Adjutant Woods of the Second
regiment , who is to bo buried to-duy at his
homo at Sehuyler :
General Order No. 2 It Is with profound
Jcgrot that the announcement is made to the
Nebraska National guard that Lieutenant
Joseph F. Woods , late adjutant of the Second
regiment , infantry , died at 7 o'clock a. in. , of
the isth lust. , at Sehuyler , Nob.
Adjutant Woods deserved and won the
esteem of every member of the guard , as well
s of every citizen who know him. Ho not
only did his duty well as a member of the
Kuurd , ho also served his country well as u
bravo soldier during thu durk days of 1801 to
ISIS.
In recognition of his service , as a token of
nonow for bis loss , und In respect to his
memory , the armories and colors of the Na
tional guard will bo draped hi mourning for
thhty days.
By order of the comnmiuler-hi-chlof.
A. V. COM : ,
Adjutant General.
VAVIXfl TlXrS UNI1EII I'UOTCST.
A communleatUn was received by thotut -
tornoy-gcncnil from the treasurer of Ne-
maha county , who asked an opinion relative
to the payment of certain taxes in that
county. Sometime since a mandamus was
secured by the holder of a judgment against
Nonuihu county on some of the undent
Urownvillo & Fort Kearney railroad bonds.
The mandamus ordered the county to make
the proper levy and collection of taxes meet
the judumcnts amounting to some $ 3,000.
Tlio county complied with the order , made
the levy and the Uixcs uro now fulling duo.
The citizens desire to pay the taxes under
protest and tlio treasurer asks If ho can refuse -
, fuse to take the taxes under protest and
compel payments. To this the attorney-gen
eral unsweicd that anyone can pay under the
law under protest If ho so desires , and the
ticasurcr should reecho such payments.
AS ACT I Nil WAlini'.N.
.Owing to the illness of Warden Hyers , of
tlio penitentiary , Mr. Dan Hopkins , deputy
} warden , was made acting warden tin the loth
t , ' ' Inst. , and still continues In charge. The
feiost stringent orders have been issued to
nim by the governor for thu government of
the prison and the security of the prisoners ,
which are being rigidly enforced. Warden
Hyers U better but not ublo for duty us jot.
110X1)3 1K013TK1IKI > .
The following bonds have boon examined
and registered by the state auditor as re-
.nulrcd by law : City of Grand Islund , $30,000 ,
third scries , water bonds , running twenty
years at 0 i > er cent semi-annuully ; optional
after live jcars. May township , Kearney
county , $4,600 0 per cent , twenty year bonds
in favor of the Kansas City & Omaha rail
road ; Hayes township$14,000 ; Lincoln town
ship , $ 1,500 ; Little Blue township , Adauis
county , same bonds and interest in aid of
same line of road. City of Columbus , W,000
internal Improvement bonds , running
twenty years ut ti per cent interest.
City of Alma , Harlan county , $ U,000 bonds in
aid of Kansas City & Omnlri railroad run
ning twenty years nt 0 per cent. The bonds
from townships hi Harlan county in aid of
the sumo road are : Antelope township , $ .1,000 ;
Turkey Creek , $3,000 ; Washington township ,
11,500 ; Alma township , $ )1,500. Nora pre
cinct , MuckolU county , bonds In uid of the
Chicago , Kansas & Nebraska railroad , $4,000 ,
running twenty years at 0 per cent. Spring
Creek precinct , name county , same bonds ,
Sti,000 ; Nelson precinct , Mine county , bonds
or name rood , $23,000. Vulloy .county ,
) ir > , CO l bonds finding outstanding warrants
BOc.
Our prcnt bargain f = nlo of last Mon
day was so well received Unit for tomorrow -
morrow wo will offer a line of
All Wool Plaids , 50c.
All Wool Serges , 50c.
All Wool Foule , 50c.
40 to 42 inches ; a great variety of differ
ent styles of cloth , all plain color- , , worth
75u to Jl.
Choice 50c Yard.
Combination
SUSTS
Monday morning- shall offer si choice
now lot of Combination Suits that \ve
bought in New York for our own price
\vorth i"JO to Wo each. Our price $10.
Combination
SUITS
The finest and richest imported : 8
yards of 18-inch All Wool Serge and a
variety of rich Plush and Velvet trim
ming to mateh. They ( -old hifet month
ul wholesale for J < > 5. Our price $15.
SPECIAL !
REMNANTS
DRESSGOODS
Monday morning wo will open a
special remnant counter of all our cut
ends of Dress Goods , in all lengths , the
most dcsirublo cloths at very low prices.
Some of these will bo sulllcienl for a , full
dress.
S.P , MORSE & CO
and indebtedness , bonds running twenty
years at 5 per cent , interest.
STVTI : uousu ITEMS.
Major Hirney of tlio live stock oommission ,
goes to Chicago to-day to investigate relative
to shipping cattle through the stock yards at
that point to Nebraska.
Adjutant General Cole yesterday was send
ing out the wai rants to the commanders of
different companies for payment of armory
rent for the year , each company being en
titled to * KH ) for this purpose.
Only three convicts have been received at
the penitentiary since January 1 , two of
them being from Douirlass and ono from
Hoouo county. The latter is a prisoner for
life , for murder , named Martin Hcaly.
Among the Cases to bo argued the coming
week in the supreme court will bo the stay
in the Dr. Gandy case that the court granted
pending a hearing. Dr. Gandy , it will be
remembered , is the Humbolt citi/.en sen
tenced to flvo years for perjury.
Homer J. Allen , treasurer of Buffalo
county , wus at the state house yesterday
making settlement with the auditor and
treasurer.
The Republican Valley Loan and Building
association , of Bloomiiigton , Neb. , filed
articles of incorporation ycsteiday with the
secrewrvof stato. Capital stock $ i50,000. ! ,
The indebtedness Is limited to $500. The in-
corporatora arc : A. T. Smith , C. F. Miller ,
E. W. Poor , N. J. Ludo and J. U. Vullicott.
M'GOVKUN GUHjTY.
Ho IH Convicted of UcHlsthiK nn O Ul
cer Moaney In Contempt.
George McGovcrn , one of the participants
in the disgraceful riot in Carey's saloon last
Sunday night , was tried In the police court
icstcrday afternoon. Ho was given n Jury
trial , and the case commencing at 2 p. in. ,
lasted until after (1. ( There was a great deal
of quibbling by thu lawyers , and u disposi
tion on the part of some of the witnesses to
put in a word occasionally. Among these
were Mike Mcaney , who defied the efforts of
both the court officer and the judge to keep
him quiet , and was finally subdued only after
being lined : ? 10 for contempt of court. The
testimony produced showed thnt McGovern
had sci/cd Ofilccr Godola by the belt and did
all in his power to interfere with that police
man \vlnlo aiding Officer HInchoy in the
arrest of Quinlan. After an absence of only
five minutes thu jury returned with a verdict
of "guilty. " As this was McGovcrn's first
offense the judge let him off with the min
imum line , $10 and costs.
After the trial was over Mike Mcanoy met
Officer Hinchcy at the door of the police sta
tion and commenced to abuse the policeman
for his damaging testimony of the day be
fore. Ho called the policeman all manner of
names , and finally ended with shaking his
fist in the ofllcer's face and threatening to
pulverize him. Put stood it grimly until ho
saw Meaney's knuckles in threatening pi oxlm-
ity to his nose , und this being too much for
him , Pat drew back his list and gave Mike u
blow in the face that landed him on his back.
The crowd that had gathered by this time
laughed greatly over the affair. This made
Meanoy very angry , but ho did not offer to
touch the onlccr again. Hinchcy Is the officer
that Meiuiey is charged with striking two or
three times on the back of the head in Sun
day's riot. _
A Small Congo nnrned.
About .1.40 yesterday afternoon a small
cottage at " 13 North Eighteenth street ,
owned by Gcorgo Edson and occu
pied by Mrs. Kimball was discovered to bo
on lire. An alarm was turned in and the lira
department responded promply , but had the
misfortune to partially wreck 0116 of their
trucks In turning the corner of Sixteenth
and Capitol avenue. On arriving at the
scene of the fire the entire roof was discov
ered to bo in tlames. The energetic work of
the firemen soon subdued the lire. The dam
ages to the house wcro confined mainly to
the colling und roof , which \till take f'M for
repairs. The damage to the furniture will
foot up over $ lt > 0. The cause > of the llro was
n defective Hue.
Incensed to
The following marriage licenses wcro
issued ) C8terduy by Judge Shields :
Namn aud residence. Ace.
I Jacob Egpors , Omaha , , Ul
I Christina Thode , Omaha ! M
j Christian G. Elsasser , Omaha , W
1 Bessie Ortscheld , Belle Plaiuc , lu. . . . 'UU
MORSE & COMPANY.ALL NEXT WEEK.
BLACK SILKS.
Messrs. Sauvnge & Co. , Paris , whose rioli handsome goods most of our customers will re
member as having been displayed by their representative ui our store last May , and from
whom we obtain the very latest Paris novelties in silks and dross goods , have sent us 15
pieces of their very finest
"ATI PAGE" BLACK SILKS
Under circumstances that require an immediate sale. These silks are the finest and best
wearing silks in the world , and are from 75c to $1.50 a yard below the regular prices.
Every dress warranted to wear.
This quality usually sells for $3 a yard. It is double warp and very fine quality , in
fact , one that wo recommend with absolute confidence.
Au Page Black Silks , S2.5O Per Yard
This is the regular $3.50 quality ; has never sold for loss ; our customers can depend that
it is free from all foreign substance ; is absolutely pure silk and a bargain.
Au Page Black Silks * , $3.5O Per Yard
This is the finest quality that come ? in this make of silks , 24 inches wide and is worth
$4.50 a yard.
yard.BLACK SILKS , S1.1O.
We shall also offer 10 pieces of a high grade American black silks in a quality worth
$1.50. Come and see it on Monday for $1.10 a yard. "
OUR SOLOSS IN WASHINGTON ,
How and Where They Live and
What They Do.
A PEEP AT THE PORTLAND FLATS.
Tim Handsome Apartments or Sen
ators Mnndorsoii and Paddock
Their Industrious Habits
The
Nebraska's Delegation.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 19. [ Correspondence of
the Bun. ] Nebraskans who visit Washing
ton need not hunt for their senators nnd rep
resentatives among the palatial residences or
stately mansions of the aristocratic quarter.
None of Nebraska's congressional delegation
have been able to boast of owning a House.
As a matter of fact , neither of Iho senators
and none of the representatives even rent
one. A suite of rooms is the nearest approach
preach to homo comforts which any of the
delegation in this city possess.
Senators Mundcrson and Paddock are each
housed in the Portland Hats , a large , hand
some apartment house which occupies the
triangular plcco of ground formed by the
junction of Vermont avenue and Fourteenth
street , where it abuts the Thomas circle. The
Portland fiats are owned by New Yorl : capi
talists , and , when constructed flvo or six
years ago , wcio the handsomest of their kind
in Iho city Now the Hichmond Hats , on the
corner of Seventeenth nnd II streets , are con
sidered by some to bo their superior , while
several In process of erection , notably the
largo apaitincut house being built by Levi P.
Morton , will probably surpass either. The
Poitland fiats uro occupied largely by con
gressmen and army and navy officers. Sena
tors 1'addock and Mandcrson are the only
members of the senate who have rooms in
this building. Heprcsentatives Gear , of
lowu. and Sherman , of the Utica , N. Y. ,
district , also occupy suites of rooms in the
Portland. The apartments rented by Sena
tor Mandcrson arc on the fourth floor of the
building. Ihcy consist of n small office , a
parlor , u dining room and four bed
rooms' . Last year Senator Manderson kept
bachelor's hall with Senator Palmer in his
handsome residence on K street , but during
thd present year ho was fortunate enough to
sub-let the Imndfiomo suite of rooms which
ho now occupies and which had been leased
for a term of years to some wealthy Wash
ington ladies , now traveling in Europe. In
consequence , the senator came into a very
completely furnished fiat with all thu bric-a-
brac und articles of vertu which go to make
up u comfortably furnished home. The sen
ator and Mrs. Manderson take their meals in
the restaurant on the ground floor of the
building and do not use the kitchen which is
a part of their suite.
Senator Mandcrson's committee room Is
the handsome apartment occupied by the
committee on printing records on the gallery
floor of the senate. U Is ono of the best fur-
nlshi-d in the building , with a largo room in
thu rear whcru the senator has his private
desk. W. H. Michael , the clerk of the com-
mittco , occupies that jwrtion of the room Im
mediately adjoining the entrance. The desk
In the rear is used by Mr. Hum , \vlio is the
senator's private secretary , and conducts a
largo portion of his official correspondence.
Senator Mundcrsoii's business habits hello
his appeal-unco of good-imturcd case. Ho is
ona of the most methodical and careful of
collators In his transaction of all business
which comes under his euro. Kvcrv letter
from his constituents is carefully briefed and
filed , and is generally answered the same day.
Ho takes a copy of every letter , privuto or
official , which leaves his committee room.
Most of the senator's work Is transacted at
the capitol , but ho frequently burns the midnight -
night gas In his little ofllco In the Portland
Huts in working over committed reports and
invcstiguting- official pa pert , which l\o has
found no time to handle during the dav. As
a diner-out in Washington , Senator Mandcr
son is considered a success , and is in great
rcqjicst , especially at gatherings of army
officers. Grand Army banquets aud meetings
of the Loyal Legion.
Directly adjoining Senator Mandorson's
apartments in the Portland , with entrance
from the same hall , are the rooms occupied
by Senator Paddock and his family. These
consist of a parlor , dining room , kitchen and
four bed rooms with an outlook upon Ver
mont avenuo. The rooms uro neatly but
simply furnished. The senator and his fam
ily , like Senator Manderson , take their meals
in the restaurant connected with the houso.
During his last term in the senate Senator
Paddock gained the reputation of being one
of the hardest workers on the floor. Ho is
energetic , persistent and always hopeful of
success. He gives his personal attention to
every detail of his official business , answer
ing himself n largo jwrtion of his correspond
ence and dictating to his secretary the re
mainder. Senator Paddock is nn early riser
and often is found at work before ho takes
his breakfast. His mornings are occupied
cither in a tour of the departments or at
meetings of the various committees of which
ho is a member , and the sound of the g-ivcl
invariably finds him in his scut in the senate.
Ho has n well earned reputation in the senate
for steady attendance ut every session , how-
however protracted. The senator's clerk ,
Mr. Aiiniu , is a thin , cadaverous , sallow-
fuccd , nervous young man whose eccentric
ities of manner afford considerable amuse
ment to those with whom ho is thrown in
contact. Ho occupies , with the senator , tlio
committee room of the Mississippi river and
its improvements , in the basement of the
capitol. This is the same room from which
General Van Wyck franked seeds and docu
ments for six years. Since tlio opening of
the session It has been enlarged , rccarpotcd
and presents a more respectable appearance
than formerly. The larger portion of Sena
tor Paddock's oflleial business Is transacted
from his committee room.
Congressman McShauc is located in the
annex to the Higgs house , an old Washington
residence on G street. His office is situated
at the cud of the hall and Is a large , light
and airy apartment comfortably fitted up
with all the conveniences for the prompt dis
patch of business. A commodious bookcase -
case at the end of the room is at present
loaded down with agricultural reports and
documents for tnmsmittal to constituents.
A handsome desk in the middle of the room
Is occupied by Mr. McSlmne during n largo
part of every morning und evening , and is
none too lurgo to hold the enormous mull
which ho receives every day from every sec
tion of the state. Most of this relates to ap
pointments , requij.sts for removals ami appli
cations for seeds from the "garden sass" de
partment of the government. Mr. McShano's
secretary , Mr. Staples , occupies a desk Im
mediately adjoining. Ho Is an expert stenog
rapher und a rapid operator on the type
writer. Ho writes from fiftj to sixty official
letters a day , txnd ) in addition , bundles for
Mr. McShuud a largo mass of his private cor
respondence . Occasionally in the evening
Mr McSlmnq tak'es u notion thnt the mail is
not rapid enough for the dispatch of his offi
cial business undlilrcs u wire between Wash
ington and Omaha for the purpose of holding
conversation wltirnis editor und gentlemen
associated with'him in his various business
enterprises. ' !
Congressman Dorsoy and wife are com
fortably located i in the annex to the Ham
ilton house on the , corner of Fourteenth and
1C streets. Tliclr rooms are simply furnished ,
with no pretence to stvlo , and their meals
are brought to them from thu hotel adjoin
ing. Mr. Dorsoy "does most of the work him
self , answering his letters in person without
the aid of a stenographer or a typo writer.
Ho is ono of the most active of the delega
tion and Is well known ut all the departments.
Congressman Laird is oven less given to
style than any of his associates from No-
brasKu. Ho lives with his old chum and
bosom companion , Congressman Gucnthcr ,
of Oshkosh in u couple of rooms on New
York avenue. A small office on the ground
ttoordocs service for both and is by no
means handsome or elegant. Messrs. Luird ,
McSlmno and Guenthcr all take their meals
at the Hlggs house. Congressman Laird has
the reputation of paying us close attention to
his correspondence as any member of the
houso. He attends in person to all requests
and is especially vigorous In his pursuit of
the llectm ? pension. Noonu is better known
in the recesses of the pension office than Jim
Lain ! with a complainant's letter In ono
bund and a bunch of papers In the other.
PBIIHV S. HDATU.
WEEKLY BUSINESS REVIEW ,
Iho Inquiry For Money Continues
Comparatively Light.
RATES OF INTEREST EASIER.
A Better Feeling in Foreign Markets
Strikes nntl Threatened Hnte
"Wars Make Stock Speculators
Nervous Provisions Dull.
An Uneventful Market.
CHICAGO , Jim. 21. [ Special Telegram to the
HKI : . ] Loral Snuneial affairs remain In
about the sumo condition as noted since the
opening of the j car. Hankers as a rule are
well supplied with lonmiblo funds , and the
money market is in a comparatively easy con
dition. The amount of paper presented for
discount is not very largo , about the usual
amount incident to the business of this season
of the year. The inquiry lor money from the
speculative interest in grain and provisions
was comparatively light , and regular custom
ers of banks experience no difllculty in ob
taining all the favors requested. Currency
Is being forwarded to the interior in moderate
amounts , largely to the noithwcst for the
movement of grain und to the west and
southwest for the movement of hvo stock.
The receipts of money from the interior are
graduallly increasing , and merchants ro | > ort
collections quite good in most stations , ex
cepting whcro recent snow storms
have interrupted travel and business -
ness in general. Wholesale merchants
have presented a little paper for
discount mainly in the way of renewals for
short dates. Packers arc very moderate bor
rowers , as their inauiifacturu accumulates
slowh.and there is not much vim to that
branch of trade. Considerable paper is of-
ferred from miscellaneous sources , but a fair
proportion was forced to the street. Hates of
interest arc somewhat easier at IWtcr > cent
on call and 7y < 8 per cent on time loans. Pos
sibly loans on gilt o Igo securities may bo ob
tained at slight concessions on these figures.
On iho street good paper is accepted at il per
cent. Advices from eastern financial centers
indicated steady and rather firm money
markets , without much change in Interest
rates , which ranged at r > ( rt7 per t out on good
mercantile paper. Foreign markets appear
to bo working easier with a liberal supply of
available means. The Hank of Unglund has
further increased its assets and reduced its
rate of discount to ! i per cent. On the conti
nent the leading banking institutions are
increasing their deposits slightly , but no
change in discount rates is repotted. Now
York exchange was In good supply through
out the wock , and the demand was only fair.
Early the feeling was steady , with sales bo-
twcen banks at ( JOfe'TOo ' premium per 1,000
but later the market weakened and transac
tions wcro reiwrtcd at par , though they
finally closed at ! i5o premium. Foreign ex-
clmngo was in moderate demand throughout
the week and offerings were only fair. Ship
pers 110 days documentary bills on London
changed hands at S I.S'J , ' : ; ( " ' 1.83 , and closed
steady at fl.b'i Qil.Sll. Stocks in Now York
exhibited only moderate activity during the
past week. Operators in all quarters wcro
not inclined to do much business , and the
undertone to the market Indicated a little
nervousness and a somewhat unsettled
feeling though fluctuations in prices
were wltnin a narrow range.
The rumors regarding freight rates makes
buyeis timid about taking hold , while nt tliu
same tlmo there Is no particular pressure to I
sell anything excepting stocks which arc
under a cloud by reason Df the strikes of cm
ploycs , or a railroad war. Tim earnings of
the leading nilroads are not so promising us
homo time ngo. Wall street operators are
doing only u fair business , white foreign and
outside speculators are nuliiTorent about trad
ing excepting In a small Way. Harly In the
week the market was steadier and prices im
proved slightly , but toward the close n
weaker fcpling wasdovejopod and prices set
tled buck again. The trading was mainly in
BED COMFORTS
$7 and $10 ,
These are respectively worth $10 ami
$1 ! ) . * > 0. Wo luive alt similes and colors ,
and will offer thorn njjiiln next wool : at
the low price of $7 ami $10 each.
Pattern-Table Cloths
ANOTHER BARGAIN !
2x2 Yards $2.25.
2x21 Yards $2.87.
These have double Grecian red bor
der1 * like above cut. They are worth Jit
and ? -J. Our iirico for U yard1 * lonjj is
& . ' , ' _ " ; , and for ll ! yards long is $ U.S7.
MARSEILLES
BED SPREADS ,
( Pi. I Oa
Monday morning we will sell a case of
12-4 Marseilles Bed Spreads in fine qual
ity. Mr. Brown secured these at an
sinetion wile in New York this month
and they are a decided bargain.
SP. MORSE & CO
specialties. The aggregate sales on the Now
York stock exchange for the week were
803,000 shares. More life was manifested in
the leading speculative markets during the
week just closed. The undertone wus weak
and the feeling somewhat nervous and un
settled. Quito a sharp contest was waged be
tween the "long" and "short" interests , and
the latter appeared to have the best of the
battle at the close , The "longs" apparently
were tired out and desired to realbc. Offer
ings were increased considerably the
"shorts" extending their lines somewhat
nnd the appearance of an unusual number of
"stop orders" added to the depression hi u
general way. While there wcro no very
wide fluctuations in the prices of leading arti
cles , trading on behalf of outside parties wus
very unsatisfactory , as the orders of corre
spondents could not always bo complied with.
Trading in both grain and provisions was
largely in deferred deliveries , particularly
May , though the decline in prices within the
past two or three days enlarged the trading
to some extent in near deliveries in the way
of closing up outstanding trades. A material
reduction in prices was submitted to in all
the principal articles , and the market closed
rather tame. The general surroundings of
the trade wcro not very favorable to lower
prices for grain , though the foreign markets
woi o Inclined to an easier feeling and re
duced rates. Hcccipts weio small , being
checked by recent snow storms. Stocks of
grain uro not changing much wheat show
ing some reduction , wliile the other ( creuls
were slightly increased. In provisions the
supplies are increasing nnd the market ruled
unsettled and dragging throughout the
greater portion of the week. Heccipts of live
stock were moderately free and the packing
of hogs at the principal western
IKilntsi show n. further decrease. The
export movement in both grain and
provisions was fair for the season of the
year but not equal to that of the correspond
ing time in It87. Tlio shipping movement
from here was moderate , us freight rates
have not been satisfactorily adjusted yet ,
but it is understood that u new tariff will go
into cffett on February I which will equuli/o
rates so thut merchants at Chicago will not
bo discriminated against. Tlio crop reports
show little chutiL'o und are somewhat con
flicting.
CUTTING DOWN KXP13.VSES.
Tlio CoinniissloMe.ru Curtailing Sal
aries llcdiiccd Oilier ItuHincsH.
The flvo commissioners wcro ut their re
spective desks at their regular Saturday
afternoon meeting yesterday ,
The application of J. J. Solomon to bo ap
pointed justice of the peace for Florence pro
duct was lojected , thcio being no petition
for his appointment received from the elec
tors of thu precinct.
The quaitcrly rcpoit of the county treas
urer was received and placed on file.
William Olmstead was allowed his claim of
$24 for shoveling snow on the road.
The following communication from the
county treasurer was referred to the judic
iary committee.
To the Honorable Board of County Com
mlssioners of Douglass County Gents ; I
herewith desire to ask your favorable consid
eration for the following clerical help and
assistance in the ofllco of the county treas
urer and their respective salaries for the
picscnt year , to wit : Ono deputy treasurer ,
* 1S < A ) ; ono bookkeeper , $1JOO ! ; ono assistant
and collector , U'OO. ' Hospectfully submitted ,
HvNjir BOI.I.N , County Treasuicr.
Another communication from thu county/
treasurer relating to coveting the desks In his
office with wlro screens was inferred to tlio
csmmlttco on court house and Jail.
The county superintendent wus dltortcd to
euro for the pauper referred to In thu ap
pended communication :
To thu Honorable County Commissioners
of Douglas County. The undersigned most
icspcctfully as > k your honorable body to take
some action to relieve u citizen and taxpayer
of the burden of keeping a sick pauper In
Ono of my tenements without receiving any
re t therefor , and icspcctfully call your at-
tontlon to chapter 07 , sections U und 11 com
piled statutes of Nebraska.
The said pauper occupied my house since
the 13th of December , 18S7. It is n burden
on me | n a two-fold measure , as by section 77
of chapter 77 , entitled icvenue , I am assessed
for thu supi > oit of'the poor.
Tiusting you will give this your immediate
attention und relieve mo of the charge of said
CARPETS !
Special .Salt- : ,
Piovloiis to our semi-minimi Inventory wj r
anxious to oliHO nut nil tlm short length * of
Ciirpt-U mi hniulVo w ill begin Monday morn *
Ing , asmoKt of tlip o
ILKM.VA.NTK Of fAUPKTS
Arc from 10 toS rani * . Our customers who
Inivo small or mrdlum sled looms can sMvn
some nionoy by examining ttiesu previous to '
maklm ; any purchase * , "
Monday imiinlng wo will offer 100 p Irn of
Callfunilii "Niniimiullo" IltinketK , the llni'st
qimllfjmadenil roloi-i , pink , rid. blue mill
will to Hiu largest UJ-l - < lzt' , w 01 tli JlNupalr , for
Califofnia Blankets , $8 $ Per Pair ,
\ Vou \ \ \ o om > case of the-e. Thi-y oie n quality
thnt bus iiHiiull ) Mild for flli u pair , utitl nt our
pi Ice of W i > ri' u
P , D. Corsets , $2,00
Our entire stock ot the celebrated 1' . D. Cornet -
net * .
Quality 7 Siitlnc. J2.N ) : worth W.BO.
Quiillty KBCoutli , tSi worth 13.
Coinn early while vru Inn e nil Mres.
S , P. MORSE & CO I
sick p atipcr , and your petitioner will ovci
pray. MAHV ICiiiM ii.
A delegation from the bar of Doug
las county api > oalcd to the com- c _
missioners to find them a room tl
in the couit IIOUKO for their library when | l
their contemplated ejectment from their J
present quarters is settled upon. The gen-
tlotuan wcro told to have the directory of i
their association put their wishes In writing ,
and the commissioners would endeavor to
comply with them. i
Hcglster of Deeds Mcgcath petitioned the
board to purchase u new map for the plat of <
Florence. ,
Christ Nlssen was appointed Justice of the
peace for the Seventh ward to fill a vacancy ,
and his bond approved. The present incum
bent , Crnwford , was directed to turn over
the books and papers to Mr. Nissan.
The following resolutions were adopted :
Hcsolvcd , That on and after this date all
janitors and others engaged in the work of
cleaning , heating or otherwise caring for the
court house and grounds , and nil who may bo
engaged in the work of repairs on the court
house bo und they are hereby placed under
the authority of the engineer of the court
house , from whom they are to receive orders
and to whom they are to icport progress in
their work and the said engineer will bo hold
responsible for the work of nil janitors and i
nil other work coming under his control. j
Hcsolvcd , That on and after February 1 , "
IS s , no ono engaged in the work of cleaning , *
heating or othei wise caring for the court ,
house and grounds , except the engineer , and
who shall bo employed by the month , shall
receive for such service more than $ IiO j > or
month.
He ItccnKtilzril Illn AVnteli. ,
A ncgio named William I'olmloxtur is occupying - <
cupying a cell nt the central station on the '
charge c f lifting a watch und chain from the
pocketol Martin Donovan who lives at ! > 20 ,
South Thirteenth uticot. The theft hap-
pcncd about' ! ) o'clock ono uvcnlng last Sop- (
tcmlmr. At Unit time Donovan was standing i
talking to u friend on Funiam street when u
negro passed , snatched the watch und chain
from Donovan's vest mid dm ted swiftly down
the street. Donovan and his ft lend gave
chase , but the pickpocket dodged Into u buck .
street and they lost all trace of him. Donovan - -
van saw or heard nothing about the watch ,
and chain until yesterday , when ho saw
Poindextercomo swelling down street with
stalely stride wearing a chain und charm that >
Donovan Immediately recognised as the ono ho
had lost last September. Donovan Immedi
ately Informed a policeman of the eirc-um- .
stancu and the clurlcoy swell was given a
ride In the pati ol wagon to his infinite disgust.
At the police station Donovan rccognbed the
watch taken from the negro as being also his i
own property. Poindextcr saw that ho was ,
cornered and attempted to rcllovo himself '
Irom blame by claiming that ho had bought
the watch and chain from a pawnbroker , I
but was unable to glvo the name or location
of that second hand jeweler. Ho will bo
given a chunco to explain his possession of '
the watch to-morrow before Judge licrka ,
A ShlvcrliiK raHNongcr.
OMXIH , .Tun. 21. To the Editor of the DUE :
Will you plcaso state through the columns of
your paper why it is that the newspapers of
this city are so silent on the subject of heat
ing street cuts. Has the horse railway sub-
sldl/ed the press , or don't newspaper ineu
over rldo In u common street car , or rather a
"refrigerator par , " this season of the year.
The people of this city will never get relief
from this outrage until the press chumploa
their cause , and the paper that takes It up i
will earn the everlasting gratltudo of thn
suffering thousands In this city who are com
pelled to use the street curs. J. W. JOXES.
Charles Ward' * Sad Plight.
Charles Wurd , a boy still In his teens , ycs I
tcrday afternoon was discharged fiomthe ; '
county jail broken down In mind and health
fiom u sickening malady , to seek out n
brother-in-law upon whoso phllanthiophyund
charity ho is thrown , poHsiblj to dlo. Wurd.
It will bo remumliorcd , wus a nested eovoral
weeks ago for stealing u suit of clothes from
W. A. I'.txton , jr. , while In the capacity of a
boll boy ut thu Puxton , The prisoner wus
Kent to the county jail pending trial before
thu district court , and since his Incarceration
ho has wasted awuy to almost a shadow ,
Frlendft interceded with County Attornoj
Simcral in his behalf and yesterday 1m nu '
his own recognizance.