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K school board Bqurindorcd & 140 01
telephones hist you1. Ono hundrci
dollnrs more would have paid for annd
eUtlonnl teacher in the primary grade
WIIRN the democrats in congress po
through with "downing" Sum Itundul
they may have tlmo to turn tholr attcn
tion to the important questions of tin
hour. The outlook is doubtful , how
over.
'Bm/V'A LOCKWOOD thinks her prosi
demtlnl campaign in 1884 blazed the wa ;
through the dense forest of populu
ignorance to the white house , for tin
coming woman-president. It is not im
probable that she will blaze away
in 1888.
TULLAMOHE jail will know no menthe
the Irish patriot , William1 O'Brien
whoso incarceration since October fo
addressing National league mooting :
baa given the English lories no and o
trouble , and has strengthened th <
louguo tenfold throughout Ireland.
Tms superintendent of the city hal
building has drawn $500 out of the cit ;
treasury for throe months' protondei
uporvision , when in fact loss thai
1,000 worth of work was done o :
the building during that tirao and th
contractor was at work about throe week
out of the three months. Talk abou
tax-eaters ! I
A NKW idea Is being discussed amen ,
the striking minors in Pennsylvania
This is that all the mon who arc out c
work shall apply to the poor authentic
who , under the law , must support them
Such a departure , it is thought amoiij
the strikers , will bring the rich corpor
ntions to terms , as the expense will fal
principally on the latter.
THK fact should bo widely dlssemin
ated that it was the Andrew Jacksoi
league of Chicago that took the firs
step to read Mr. Randall outof ] the party
' The question of precedence in this matter
tor may some day become one of controversy
vorsy , and it is therefore well to mak
the record while the fact is frcsli
ftlonor to whom honor is duo.
THE farmers of western and north
Vrcstorn Canadaaro justly indignantovo
the dog-in-tho-mangor policy of th
Dominion government in refusing t
allow producers to ship their graii
through this country to eastern Cami
dian points. The consequence is n lot ,
of at least ton cents per bushel to th
tanners and an increase iu the earning
f the Canadian Pacific road , which i
Ihus enabled to avoid competition wit !
the Northern Pacific.
Tirn disposition of the house of roprc
nontatlvos regarding the Pacific rail
roads will bo clearly disclosed in the ac
tion that shall bo taken on the rcsolulio
of Mr.Andorson , of Iowa , authorizing th
institution of judicial proceeding
against the various companies and dl
rocting the attorney general to brin ,
suit in which Stanford , Iluiitingtoi
Crocker , Dillon , Qould and others BhoJ
be included us defendant * ) .
TIIK now postmaster general has
flno opportunity to make a record in hi
department by helping to create adi
quato mail facilities for the west. Th
I officials at Washington have littl
knowledge of the rapid development <
this section of the country or its ncct
for increased postal facilities. The
should bo thoroughly enlightened o
this nmttor. Tlun-o is no excuse for th
miserable makeshifts iu relation t
postal matters which western cities an
towns are now forced to adopt. Mi
Dickinson can do much to remedy th
ovll.
THU charter ( Section 130) ) gives tli
mayor the sujorlntcnding control of a
the olllcors and affairs of thu cityoxco )
where otherwise specially provided. :
makes it Ilia duty to sco tin
the provisions of the chai
tor and ordinances of the cil
are complied with. It empowers him I
require any ofllcor of the city to uxhib
his accounts. It is made the duty of tl
mayor in ( section 137 to bo actvo ( an
vigilant in enforcing all laws and ord
nances , and wxiiso all gubordlnato oil
core to bo dealt with promptly for an
neglect or violation of duty. It is tl :
manifest duty of Mayor lirontoh to ca
Suporintendoiit Whitlock and seven
other city otllclals to account for the in
positions they have ' practiced on tl :
city , .
Coiircsfltonnl | Inefficiency.
Congress has now been in session six'
weeks and the sum total of the work in
both houses Is the passage of eight bills.
Thcro has been an immense wa'itu of
tlmo in uncalled adjournments , dilatory
work of committee ! * and speeches for
buticombo only. The senate has done tv
great deal of talking , in which Mr.
William E. Chandler and Mr. Eugene ,
Halo have boon prominent , but they
have nrcmnplishod llttlo besides nssUl-
ing to fill ( WO pages of the Conijrn.ionul !
llcconl. Flvo thousand bills have boon
introduced and half as many moro are
in procosw of construction. If the work
of congrcbi can bo gauged by the bill
producing power of its members , the
present ono does not bcoin to ho behind
its predecessors. But , apart from this ,
there has been absolutely nothing ac
complished in response to the de
mands of the country for legislation
which will moot the pressing require
ments of the day. The president's
imsHsiigo on the tariff has been discussed
pro and con , with more or less ability on
both sides , but the work of formulating
n me.'isuro for tax reduction has mnda
no progress. The reports of the Pacific
railroads commission hnvo been re
ceived nnd appropriately referred ,
but the task of passing a measure which
will secure for the people of the
west some relief from the exorbitant
exactions of the allied monopoly
through the squeezing out of u half
million of water from the Pacific rail
road stock , has not yet been taken up.
Thousands of special pension bills have
been introduced by senators and repre
sentatives to please anxious constitu
ents , but the problem of well considered
pension legislation , which shall meut
the defects of existing laws for the re
lief of worthy persons , while at the
same time not opening the doors of the
treasury in n discriminate pensioning ol
all applicants , yet remains unsolved.
The house has discussed for several
days the problem of national bank cir
culation and the future basis fora staplu
currency , but the final passage of n
measure which is so greatly needed tc
reassure the public that there will bo nc
immediate contraction in currency , as
feared , seems yet a long way off. A
dozen other problems , admitted to be
pressing , have not oven been taken up ,
It is the usual condition of affairs in u
congress before a presidential election ,
Both parties are fencing for position in
the approaching campaign , and the in
ter csts of the people are of much less importance
portanco to their representatives thar
the defeat of opposing political parties ,
Every presidential candidate , either in
person or through his friends , is talk
ing for effect , and the administrator
wing of the democratic party is appar
ently moro anxious to consolidate rival
factions of revenue reformers than t <
give the relief to the taxpayers
of this country for which the president
appealed so earnestly in his mess-igo
The valuable time of the session is boins
dribbled away day by day in n discus
sion of insignificant and trifling matters
while the great questions which offec
all the people of the country arc allowcc
to remain pigeon-holed in committee :
or filed away in thu desks of sentitori
and representatives.
The house of representatives is o :
course chiefly responsible for the re1
fusal to take up and press to an issue
the question of tax reduction. Al
revenue measures must originate ir
that body , and , as the democratic part ]
has a clear majority in the lowqr house
the public will not allow them to ovadt
the responsibility. Both houses , however
over , have shown a listless indifference
to the wants of the people for whicl
they deserve and are receiving , as the }
should'sovero censure from the independent
pendent papers of both parties.
Municipal Patriotism.
There is an urgent demand in cvorj
city in this country for a deeper interest
and solicitude on the part of its citizen !
respecting the character of municipal
government , aud the management o
affairs by the executive and legislative
representatives of the people. The citl
zens of no city that wo know of can be
excepted from the charge of a genera
lack of that earnest and vigilant concern
corn in their local affairs which thoj
ought to have , and which is compre
hended in the term municipal patrl
otism. The great majority of buslnes
mon , absorbed in their personal affairs
find no time to give to thocon'sidoratioi
of local politics and the business of the
community of which they are a part
upon the wise and ofiiciont conduct o
which the security and prosperity o
their own interests so largely depend
Very many professional mon , equally
devoted to their personal work , giv <
little or no attention to the character o
the municipal government under whicl
they live or the method of its adminis
tration. For the most part those chissc :
have a distaste or a positive dislike fo
local politics , which they permit t <
grow upon them until there supervene
a complete indifference to results
Municipal affairs are thus allowed ti
fall into the control of Bolf-seoking urn
unscrupulous mon , and not until theii
adminibtratlon becomes so corrupt am
demoralized as to .bo no longer tolorabU
can the indifferent and unpatriotic cltl
zuns bo aroused to u serious view of tli
situation and induced to act.
It required the disclosure of far
reaching demoralization in the mimic
ipal government of Chicago , throng ]
which grasping monopolies wore liibid
iously inm-oasting their power and tight
cuing their hold upon the people , t
nrotiso the careless citizens to the no
ccbsity for reform. Local politics hac
fallen under the control of the worst ol
oinonts , whoso creatures filled publi
positions of trust. These men bccam
readily subaorvientto [ the schemes of th
wealthy gas and street railway syndicates
dicatos that saw in the city a grcn
field of speculation and profit , with th
result that there is now a struggle to determine
termino whether the people have nn ,
rights which the monopolies must re
sped. The effect , however , has boo
to Impress the hitherto indifferent eitl
zens with a sense of-local duty. As
eiti/.en , who hits not neglected the obi :
gatlons of cftlvjonshlp puts it , the "pc <
pie nru just botruuilng to learn thu
there is such a thing as municipi
patriotism. The country has had s
much national patriotism that a goo
many of tm have lent Mght of the fact
hat good citlzonfthlp ho a duty
[ tilte as important to perform nearer
lotno. Thcro lias boon too much
if the feeling that It Is disgraceful for it
nan to take nn active part in local poll-
, lca , at the same time that local politics
vas-the only kind of politics In which
ho earnest , honest citizen could bo of
any material service to the community
n which he lived. It Is In the city
vhoro the wisdom and patriotism of tlio
American sovereign' are mo.it needed. "
The soundness of this will be , admitted
by all intelligent men.
The experience of Chicago and the
iroblem that now confronts the people
of that city ma.v bo repeated in any
other city who.ro the invitation to cor
porate rapacity is strong. The syndi
cates that have planted themselves
there and will flirht hard to
maintain their hold are on
the lookout for opportunities
to practice a similar policy elsewhere.
They are sleepless , indefatigable , un
scrupulous. The safeguard of the
people against tholr machinations is in
having honest and incorruptible mon in
charge of the administration of muni
cipal affairs. Such officials will not bo
secured where local politics is in the
control of the rabble and self-seeking
demagogues. The highest duty of all
jocd citizens is to cultivate and observe
ill that may bo implied in municipal
patriotism.
What tlio , Fnrinern Have Done.
The farmers of the west being almost
unanimous in demanding that the tariff
shall bo reduced , in order that they may
thereby secure a share of protection in
the way of lower prices for the manu
factured articles they must buy , it is in
order to inquire what the farmers have
done to advance the commercial pros
perity of the country and hold the bal
ance of trade. It is a fact well known
to all who are familiar with the subject
that the manufacturing industries of the
country have contributed and are now
contributing very little compar
atively to the nation's foreign trade.
The value of the exports of all
domestic products during the year ended
Juno 30,1887 , was $703,022,023 , of which
the value of the products of manufac
ture was but $130,735,105. The value ol
all other exports , including cotton and
tobacco , was $320,087,470 , nnd the bal
ance of $245,600,348 was in food products
contributed by the farmers of the west.
It was the surplus product from the labot
of the unprotected agriculturists of a
dozen states that kept the
international trade balance in
favor of this country , sold at prices
established in the free trade markets ol
Europe by which the value of nil then
product is determined.
What was true of last ycaf with re
spect to the trade balance has been true
of every year that the balance was in
favor of this country. In 1870 , the firsl
year in which the exports of merchan
dise oxcocded the imports , the food
products constituted but little short ol
one-half the entire value of the mer
chandise exported , and the memorable
years of 1879,1880 and 1881 , when there
was a great scarcity of food products in
Europe , the contributions of the farmers
of the west wore fully one-half of the
merchandise exports of those years ,
During the cloven years since
1870 the contribution of these farmers
to the export trade of the country has
been of the value of throe nnd one-hall
billions of dollars. All this time the
western farmers have had to compete
with the cheapest agricultural labor ir
the world , market their products at free
trade prices , and pay for everything
used on their farms and in their home :
the high-tariff prices demanded by the
manufacturers of their own country.
Is it surprising that these laborious
and patient tillers of the soil are beginning -
ginning to find the burden they have sc
long carried growing intolerably op-
probbivo , and have concluded that the
time is come to demand just ant
necessary relief ? And in view of all thoj
have done for the national prosperity
have they not a most proper claim te
a fair and caudid consideration of thoii
condition and wants ?
The Wage Forfeit System ,
Mr. Goodrich of the Cable Tramwaj
company has given hia views concern
ing the obnoxious rules of that corpora
tion to which the Knights of Labor have
protested. Ho defends the payment o
$2o as forfeit ou the ground that it aidi
to impress a man with the fooling thai
his place is one of responsibility. "We
exact a bond of our cashier , " ho says
"and in a minor way wo expect some
pecuniary showing from certain othoi
employes. " The BKIS docs not dispute
the right of that company to place anj
of its employes under a sense of respou
Kibility. Placing its cashier undoi
bonds is a usual business form of pro
tecling a corporation's pecuniary inter
csts. For conductors and gripmon t
give bonds would bo eminently proper
Railroads and express companies oxac
bonds from agents and employes wh <
handle money or valuables. These
bonds are given as a guar
antco against embezzlement , bu
no agent or employe is compelled to for
foil any part of his wages whether h <
leaves the company on long notice 01
abruptly. As long as the employer re
serves to himself the right to dismiss
his workmen at pleasure , il is unjus
and unreasonable for him to withoU
any part of his wagca actually earned
If the workman sees fit to quit. If thl
forfeiture policy wore applied to house
servants or day laborers , it would prac
ticnlly leave it optional with employer :
to confiscate their wngo on the mos
flimsy pretext. But wo do not bolievi
this forfeiture syslom would stand thi
test of the courts , because it is in its nature
turo compulbory and one-sided so lonj
as it gives the employer the privilege o
retaining any part of thu wages undo
pretext of recouping himself for allegei
damages.
Monthly Paymcnta In the Army.
Senator Manderson has introduced i
bill to secure payment to the enllstci
men of the army monthly , instead o
once in two mouths , as ha
heretofore been the custom fo
making these payments.V
understand that this bill has rocclvci
tho. strongest endorsements from tin
milltarv authorities , and. it should b
speedily onn'ctcd into a law. There can
je. no good.reason why the troops should
lot bo paid ns frequently as arc the em
ployes of our largg railroads and manu
facturers. In fact thcro are some cogent
reasons why tyoy should bo so paid
which do not apply to such employes.
Moro frequent payments , it Is claimed
ind believed , will secure greater con
tentment , fewo r courta-martials , less
dissipation , aiJeJ fewer desertions
which generally cbmo from discontent ,
So far as the experiment has boon tried
such has boon trtq result.
The bill propnfcb'd by Senator Marnier-
son , while not increasing the number o (
officers as now on the Army Register
will result in the retirement of notlos ;
than seven of the present force , on ac
count of diijablllty and ago , and ti corrc
spending increase from new appoint
mcnts. Such new appointment * may be
made from civil life or from officers nov
in ether departments of the army. N <
now appointment has been made In thi
pay corps for over six years , and if thi :
bill is enacted into a law Prosldon
Cleveland will have the gratification o
appointing from seven to ten paymaster !
during the remainder of his prosen
term of office ; nud this seems to bo thi
only chnnco an influential citizen cat
have for a commission in the army
Those who want these places should no
all speak at once , but it would bo as wol
for them to put tholr shoulders to thi
beam and help to got the act passed , ant
thus render some preliminary service ti
the enlisted mon of the army bcfon
putting on their uniforms.
THK board of education has roferrci
the project to erect an additional schoo
building on the high school grounds ti
Mr. Council , the board's attorney. Wha
use was there of referring it to Mr. Con
ncll or to anybody else ? The board has ni
right to violate faith with the citizen
of Omaha who voted the bonds on thi
expressed condition that the mono ,
should bo expended in the enlargemen
of the high school building. Whctho
lawful or unlawful the scheme to erect :
separate building should bo dropped , because
cause it is in bad faith.
TWO of the deputies of City Clorl
Southard are sons of couucilmen. On
of these receives $125 per month , am
the other $100 per month. Southan
had no authority whatever to appoin
those deputies much less to fix their pa ;
at such extravagant figures. Does any
body imagine that Mr. Southard wouli
have thought of picking out thcso partic
ular deputies if they were not the soua o
Counsman and Mauville ? That madi
him solid with the council-combine ii
general and MaHvillo and Counsman ii
particular. i5 *
KINGS & &ID QUEENS.
The kin ; ; of Portjipal tins had an attack o
pleurisy , which has become acutd.
The Princess Waldcraar , of Denmark , ha
been Retting into a nice royal scrape throug !
handling forged dispatches to tlio cxar.
The Austrian Crown Princess Stephanie
wh.Ho curling her , h ir recently , ran the ho
curling tongs against her eyelid , and wa
laid up for a week.
The Shah of Pcr'sfa laHo have a brass ban
added to his establlsinent , and his subject
arc going about muttering on the sly : "Ot
Shah ! On-Shah 1"
The Austrian court has decided to rocolv
the Baron and Baroness Albert Rothschit
after having shut the doors upon them fo
twenty years. The baron anil his lady ar
now almost too far advanced to care for coui
favor.
When Emperor William flrst met Vo
Moltko after the dawn of the present ycai
ho asked him whether ho had begun it aslec
ornwako. "Asleep , " said Moltke. "Wei
then , " said William , "L think you mayslec
it out. "
King-Knlakaua has put all his real estat
in trust to secure the payment of his debt :
Ho owes fciWjOOO , exclusive of $71,000 du
the Chinese merchant , which was paid to th
king as a bribe to secure monopoly of th
opium trade.
Dr. Mnnson , an English physician , ha
been summoned from Hong Kong to talt
medical charge of the young emperor cf Chiiu
this being the flrst occasion ou which a foi
cign doctor has ever attended a member c
the imperial family.
Prince Chun , the father of the rcignin
emperor of China , is not dead ns was n
ported in the cable dispatches some tw
weeks ago , but merely suffering from
passing indisposition duo to a treatment c
powdered ottor'a liver to which he had bee
subjected by hia native medical attendant.
The dress reformers are after the Euiprcs
of Japan.who recently ordered a whole ward
robe of fashionable powna from M. Wort
and M. Felix. The same steamer that cat
ried her dresses to her carried also a n
monstrance from Uiu English Rational Drcs
society in the form of a letter. The aoclct
was far too cunning to send her specimens 1
Instrativo of their hobby to put alongside o
thu Parisian * ' triumphs of art.
Now fjook for Gore.
IVcwMiitffort Critic.
"You bet your life I'm an Omahoss , " o
claimed an Omaha jawsmith during a hcnte
political duscusslon at Willard's the othc
evening. "Aw , como off , " said a Kentucl
ian , quietly , "hosscs don't bray. "
Important lusHll > illtiC8.
A'cio r > irfc TrOiwie.
The discovery it'lat ' a vestibule tral
running twenty-nvo miles an hour ca
cmcrgo from a colljsl n without serious dan
ages suggests Important possibilities. If th
vcstlbtilo system affords such protection t
lifo nnd limb , It ough to bo adapted to get
cncral use. Is thcro iiny serious obstacle 1
the way I ?
Is That all You Can no ?
LtiwitriJournal.
The Nebraska papers are booming th
movement to reward'Miss Minnie Freemai
the bravo young school teacher who save
the lives of thlrteof of her pupils by he
courage and Drcscnco f mind. The paper
in question were never engaged In n worthic
business , and The Jl'utnal takes pleasure I
congratulating them ;
Necessity Known No Ijiiw.
Chlrnuu Timed.
Train-robbery in a now form has com
into fashion In Nebraska. The failure c
the funl supply has reduced honest people t
the level of ordinary highwaymen , Seven
coal trains on the Union Paciflo have bee
stopped by armed men and hold until
sufilciont quantity of coul could bo unloadc
to keep the families of farmers and villapt-i
from freezing. It will bo didlcult to nppl
the ordinary rules of criminal procedure I
cases of this character. Necessity Unmv
no law , and In this particular case it doo.-tn
scctn to need to know any.
Cleveland Compared to Jcffei-rioii.
' St..uuU ( ilolif-Dcmixrat.
"nan , " said the prt ! < jiilciit to Colonel F. :
" ' where Vw--eos In hi
mont-"did you' see ,
opocch , said that our free-trade messagewas -
the best public document ulnco Jefferson's
flretliinugurnll" ' . 'Yes" > nl'l Colonel Lament -
mont , "I saw that , nnrt I thought It was very
lino. " " 1 should say it was very line , " salil
the president. "Tho next tlmo you BOO Voor-
liccs Just nsk him If ho has any young friend
whom ho would like to send abroad on n
i > mall forelijn mlislon say about $ M,50 , ( ) or
$4,000 n year. I think It was worth nt least
that much to compare us favorably with
Thomas Jefferson. "
Plant Him Deep.
ll'iirrcu (0. ( ) TrUmnc.
When you mnko my little gravelct , dig it
very , very deep.
And tuck mo iu with caution for my last and
Riiorelcts sleep ;
For I would bo frco from troubling by thfl
man who wants to know
It I think 'twill soon bo wanner , or if colder
It will grow.
The signals may bo flying for n blizzard from
Mnndun
"Do you think it will bo warmer 1" asks this
aggravating man ,
Or the little blue triangle may be sent waj
up apeak ,
Yet ho'll nsk you "Will it snow soon ! " if he
guts n chunco to spcuk.
So tuck mo In with gravel snug nnd covet
mo with loam ,
That the weather bore may never come and
find mo In my homes
And , lest that bo not sulllcicnt tboro Is yet c
bettor plan
i'ou may dig a llttla gravclctfor the weather
uuxiousman.
STATE AND TEIUUTOHY.
Nebraska .lottlnjjs.
The expenses of Sherman county foi
the year are estimated at $37,200.
Four hundred head of slock perished
in the blizzard in Pierce county.
The Elkhorn' Valley roatt has con
tracted for 4.-100 now freight cars to han
dle the business of the line.
The Standard Cnttlo company al
Ames is feeding 5,703 head of stock , and
they chow up $700 worth of corn a day.
Beatrice is moving to secure the an
nual tournament of the State Firemen's
association. She is the favorite bj
largo odds.
The Logan County Democrat Hies the
land oillco pennant , "Got there Eli. '
"Proof" of its success is not wanting in
the advertising columns.
Cnllaway , "tho Queen of the Seven
Valleys , " has boon incorporated. OR a
village. It will soon taste the irritat
ing antics of u town board.
A Nebraska City small boy tickled
the heels of a mule , a railroad mule , in
a _ camp near town , and was rewarded
with a torn scalp and split ear.
Hundreds of farmers raided the Union
Pacific coal sheds in Grand Island ,
Saturday , and carted off enough fuel tc
bridge over the famine in the local
market. They took the precaution tc
weigh the forage and are ready to paj
for it at anytime.
Miss Loio Boyco , the Plainview school
teacher , who nearly sacrificed her life
in a , vain elTort to protect her charges
in the storm , is slowly recovering from
the effect of the cold. The generous
people of Plainviow have given her a
purse of $122.
The man who "scratched for twenty-
'
eight years" and whose active lifo 'is
published in scaly chapters in the coun
try prehs by a cureal , is believed to have
escaped tlio blizzard without a scratch.
There are some things the reader can
not be thankful for.
Mrs. H. S. Elmoro of Beatrice , n
woman of twenty-live has again shaken
her husband , who is tottering on the
shady side of seventy , aud entered suil
for divorce. June and December were
never intended by nature to pull to
gether double or tandem.
Two men who were lost in the storm
in Holt county were saved by the
thoughtful act of a woman. She had
seen them pass her house and surmising
that they might have trouble she
heated a flat-iron and placed it close tc
the pane of glass to keep oil the frosl
and set a lamp by the window. Thoj
saw the light and were saved.
The authorities of Grand Island are
determined that the sidewalks shall be
kept frco of snow and ice. A large
number of business mon who refused tc
shovel , were pulled into court anel lined ,
The fines were suspended on condition
that the victims clear their walks. As
n result there has been considerable
outdoor activity in town lately.
The Beatrice Republican reports thai
"Mr. O. H. Swingley , who came to this
city last fall from Illinois , has been
elected assistant cashier of a bank re
cently organized in Omaha. The insti
tution is known ns the Mechanics tint
Traders bank , and starts out with a cap-
tal stock of $250,000. Mr. Swingley will
remove to Omaha and enter upon the
duties of his now position. "
The Butler County Press is trying tc
boom the leap ; market by picturing the
chilling agonies of the lonesome. Here
is the latest chamber sketch : "The
hollowest mockery wo can possibly think
of is that of a marriageable maid goiny
to bed one of these cold nights with c
jug of hot water in her arms , warm lint-
irons for her feet , and warm stove lift
ers for general distribution between the
sheets. Whew ! We hardly dare to give
the girls away , but its most too fuunj
keep he , ho ! "
Wyoming.
A pipe line is to bo built from Laramie -
mie to Soda lakes to carry water.
A big discovery of horn silver is re
ported within twenty miles of Lander ,
The people are extracting consider
able comfort from the visits of tootli
doctors.
Sun Dance put $75XX ( ) into improve
ments last year. The now Crook countj
court hoiibo cost $30,000.
Frank E. Akin , a druggist in Doug
las , accidentally killed himself by in
haling choloroform'whilo asleep ,
nit is said that another 100-milo con
tract has been lot on the Northwest
ern , the grade running up the Poisor
Spider.
The Cheyenne & Northern has filed on
government bond for right of way r
elistanco of sixty miles in northern Al
bany county.
W. E. Ladd , a produce dealer iu
Chevenno , has gone under with $14,001
on the wrong side of the ledger. Ladd
has skipped the country.
Cheyenne has at last hecured acorn
petitive railroad and rejoices exceed
ingly. Regular passenger trains were
inaugurated on the B. & M. extension
last Monday.
The pooling of the stock interests o :
the Swcotwatcr ranges is being activelj
pushed to completion. This means thai
nearly all of the Sweetwater cattle will
be handled next season practically as
one herd.
The Lander liar has broken out in r
new spot. Ho has discovered a subter
ranean cave that outrivals Kentucky' *
mummotn bole. It is located eighteen
miles from the northeast corner of Car
bon county.
The Cheyenne Leader nays : "Tho as
signment of the Union Cuttle companj
is peculiar In the respect that It is not
made at the Instance of any prossintj
creditors , but at the rcejuost of the
btockholdcra themselves. With a valu
able but widely scattered business on
their hands their tiimndal alTnirs as-
burned such a shapu that an ovur/ulout
creditor by throwing tho- matter inU
.the courts and precipitating legal en-
tnngleincritB might bo the mennsof frit
tering away the property without nd-
vnnlagotoany 01 those directly con
cerned. It was thoreforq thought best
to have receivers appointed who would
bu In a position to hold the business
wall In hand and In tlio" readjustment of
the affairs give to nil concerned what
was justly duo them. "
Tlio Custcr Pom Conceit
Grand Succcsi.
Tlio concert given by Oeorgo A. Custcr
post , f * o. 7 , G. A. H. , last night nt lloyd's
opt-rn house attracted a largo and fashionable
mullf . .co. Tlio programme comprised twelve
numbers , all of whlcn were greatly np
platulod , niul nearly every ono received nn
encore. Those taking part In the concert
were ns follows : Mrs. Mary E. Late-y ,
soprano , of St. Louis ; Miss Elizabeth Pen-
ncll , contralto ; Miss Ucrtha Uuyllss , soprano -
prano ; Mr. U. U. Young , baritone ; Mr. I.
M. Tro.vnor , tenor ; Mr. H. 1) . Estnbroolc ,
bassoMr. . Otto Fritz , cornet soloist ; Mr.
Martin Calm , planolst ; Musical Union
orchestra. H. T. Irvine , lender ; 13. U. Young ,
musical director.
The Musical Union orchestra played mng-
nilleently. Mr. H. D. Estabrook was never
In bettor voice , and in both solos and quar
tettes his magnificent voice re-oelved en
thusiastic applause from every ono present ,
The cornet solo of Air. Otto fritz was rap
turously rci-elved. The gentleman Is a
thorough master of the instrument nnd has
few equals In this country.
Mr. I. M. Traynor received a splendid wel
come. His tenor solo , "Tho Minstrel 15oy , "
received a hearty encore.
Mrs. Mary K. Lnte < y , of St. Louis , formerly
of Omaha , rendered "Ah I Non Glunga"
from La "Sonnambula" iu an artistic uuuitujr
aud received nn encore.
Miss Rli/abeth Pennell appeared three
times , twice In quartette nnd once nlono.
Miss Pcnnell's rich contralto is ono of
marvellous sweetness nnd power. That she
was a great fnvorlto with her audience was
shown by the uprorlous applause awarded
her.
her.Miss
Miss Bertha Bnyllss has a flno soprano
voice of a rare sweetness. She received n
splendid welcome.
Mr. U. U. Young rendered "Thn Old
Brigade" In nn exceptionally flno manner ,
and the entertainment closed with the over
ture , "America , " by the Musical Union or
chestra.
A DASHINU WIDOW.
Going Through Her HiiBtmnd'8 Kstnte
In Vigorous Shape.
The entering up of a suit yesterday by
Kelly , Stlgcr & Co. against a recently do-
iwsed executrix of nn estate revived interest
in the case , which was about the last that
came before cx-Judgo McCulloch during his
term. A little over n year ago a man well
known In business circles died leaving awife
and two children. Ills estate scheduled
something over $30,000 , nnd the
widow was appointed sole cxcutrlx. The
customary pangs of grief did not remain
long with the widow , nnd she at once in
dulged In a life of luxury and extravagance.
Costly robes and expensive millinery wore
bought by her , and junketing tours over the
country wore of weekly and monthly ocvur-
runccs. Her credit was unlimited , and she
took advantage of it. She was a daily custo
mer at nil the large dry good emporiums of
the city , nnd bought goods without restraint.
With S. P. Morse & Co. , she con
tracted n bill of between llvo and
six hundred dollars , and the claim which still
remains unadjusted is in the hands of the
county Judge.
During one of her pleasure trips the widow
formed the acquaintance of a western dude ,
nnd it is represented that ho lived in clover
and enjoyed a lifo of case on largo donations
of money left by the dead man and furnished
by the fickle female , who during nil this time
was neglecting her offspring and jeopardiz
ing the estate. Finally relations of
the dead man interposed , and through
the neglected children made nn application
before ex-Judge. McCulloch to compel the ex
travagant and neglectful mother to make an
accounting in her capacity as executrix. Her
flgurcs disclosed an alarming state of affairs ,
and she was promptly dismissed and a suc
cessor appointed. It is estimated that she
has squandered 1115,000 during her short
reign , which does not includs a large number
of unpaid claims for which suita are being
brought dally in the county court.
UKEVES GOES TO
Ho Want * $25OOO Damages From Dr.
McMcnnmy and Wife.
L. Powell Beeves , the advertised "doctor
nnd specialist , " yesterday brought suit in the
district court against J. W. McMcnnmy and
Mrs. McMenamy , of the Omaha Medical and
Surgical institute , charging them with Issu
ing false , malicious and defamatory libel
against him for all of which ho wants dnm-
ngcs In the sum of $25,000. Kcoves main
tains that the libel complained of was printed
in the Hun on the Ifith day of January , and
in his hill of particulars alleges that ho is a
physician mid surgeon nnd has been such
physician and surgeon since the year 1879 ,
during all of which time ho has practiced his
profession , nnd that in the month of July ,
1887 , bo came to the city of Omaha for the
purpose of practicing his profession. Imme
diately after his arrival hero ho was visited
by McMenamy , who requested him to form
n partnership with him for the practice of
their profession , the defendant offering as
un inducement his having a practice estab
lished and a hospital in operation. This the
plaintiff refused to do , taking upon himself
the credit of saying for such refusal "that
the said defendant had not thu education ,
knowledge nnd skill of this pluintill in thu
profession. "
Heevcs then entered into the practice of
his "profession" wholly upon his own ro-
sponslbility , nnd sets forth that the pl.ilntlff
grew jealous and threatened to drive him out
of the city. In conclusion Hucvcs says the
article published In the HKK in reference to
him was the fulllllinent of said threats.
*
MUSIC AND SONG FOR. T11K POOK.
A Grand Charity Concert Anticipated
For the Suffering.
Several gentlemen of the Omaha board of
charities and corrections met at the board of
trade yesterday afternoon , nnd appointed the
following named eentlemen as agents and
visitors to investigate- and relieve all cases of
destitution reported to them. They nre
vesteda with power to appoint assistants ,
they In return to report to the secretary of
the main organization. The agents are :
Kirstward , J , H. Lacey ; Soe'-ond ward , H v.
D. It. Kerr ; Third ward , John S. Cauillold ;
Fourth ward , Kev. W. J. Hnrshn ; Fifth
ward , Ilov. B. A. Fogelstrom ; Sixth ward ,
E. F. Clark ; Seventh ward , John Dale ;
Eighth ward , William O. Picrson ; Ninth
ward , Hov. F. W. Foster.
At yesterday's meeting it was resolved to
pivo a grand charity concert on the night of
Tuesday , February 1 1 , at which all the local
talent In the rity will bo invited to partici
pate. On Monday afternoon next at 3:30 : , an
other meeting will be held to consummate.
matters , and all thfl charitable organizations
arc requested to scud a representative.
AMONG TIII-MIAILUOADS.
Dad Smash Up New Ijlno to Cheyenne
PiiRsciiKor AKCIIIH Moot.
SIIKF.P AMI IIOQ4 KILLED.
Pivo carloads of hogs and ono of sheep
were derailed at Gardner , near Columbus ,
on the Union Paciilc railroad at nn early
hour yesterday morning , by a switch tlmt
had not been properly manipulated by the
crow of a west-bound train. The sliccp und
hogs were killed , and thu wreck so com
pletely blockaded the road that passenger
trafllc was considerably annoyed. All trains
from the west yesterday were several hours
l.i to.
J.T.W MSB TO CIIKVEXSB.
The U. & M. has inaugurated u through
train service to ( Jhoyenno over the recently
completed extension. Connecting Hues uro
requested by a circular Just issued U > Include )
Cheyenne among the Important points when
nollini ? tickets over the H. & M. system. Hut
ono couon | Is necessary for nny point on thu
line , and should read either Omaha , I'.iclllQ
Junction , Nebraska City , AtcUisonor Kansas
City.
( IHNniUI. IMSSEXOBIt AClr.NTH.
Thei Nebraska association of general pas-
scngcr and tickut ngontn met at Uiu U , & M ,
hcudqUurturs yuHlenday , and considered uiat-
1cr.s of minor Importance.Thoro win n fall
slml representation , nnd nn nRrexjmcnt wa\
entered Into In wfcrenoe to loe-.xl rate ? for
incotlnps heild In the stale. Thosonrospiitlnir
e-redcntlaH will bo ucoonled one mid otic-third
rates.
. .
Assistant Ocne'ral Pnsucngpr ngont Lonmx ,
of the Union Pncillo railroad , dop.irtodyester
day for Knrllngton.
C5rner.ll Pasnenger Agent Tcbbotts arrived
homcyosterdny.
CieMiernl 1'n.H-uMiKor Agent Etistls will re
turn from his California outing the hist of thu
week.
The Methodist CoitCcrcncc.
A joint mooting of the Methodist ministers
of Omaha was held In the parlors of the Millard -
lard hotel yesterday morning. Hov. J. W.
1'hclps presided nnd Kov. Alfred H. Henry
acted as secretary. The following resolution
was adopted :
Uesolvcd , That wo hot-pin' Invite the gen
eral confci-onoo of the Methodist Episcopal
church to hold Us session of IbttJ In the city
of Omaha.
The ge'iieral confrronco meets In Hnltlinoru
In May , ls hS at whic-h Ri-sslon the dclfgatos
from the Ne-brnska conferences will present
the above resolution. Thu session of tlm
general conference- the M. E. church Is a
very Important body , composed of delegates
from the various confciTiicTS throughout the
world. The sessions tire hold every four
years nnd usually hist from llvo to six weoks.
The body Is n largo ono numerically , and Its
assemblage in Omaha would provo of vast
profit to the e-lty. The delegates from the
Nebraska conference nro prominent minis-
tcrs and business men who will exert every
effort to bring the session to Omaha.
N Dr. O'Lrary's Lecture.
Dr. O'Loary ' who is not altogether tin-
known In this part of the country Is now de
livering a series of the most useful nnd nt the
snmo tlmo most entertaining lectures on med
ical subjects In the Ex | > osllion hall. They
are largely attended by ladles and gentlemen
nnd listened to with the greatest attention
nnd appreciated us nro the utterances only of
n competent nnd at the H.iinp time honest doc
tor of medicine. Ur. O'Lciiry has nn nttrne-
live appearance , an easy nlniost fascinating
delivery , n ready wit and a very happy wny
of placing his subject In an Intelllgnblc man
ner before his auditors. Last night his sub
ject was the eye , the ear and the skin and
was treated in u most entertaining innmior.
There will bo no lecture to-night because thu
hall is engaged for the Hums banquet.
Thursday night ho will deliver another free
lecture and on Friday , Saturday and Sunday
nights nn admission fee will bu charged.
K. of P. Klootion.
After the usual weekly drill last night In
their nrmory on the west side of Fourteenth
street between Douglas and Dodge , the Second
end regiment of thu Knights of Pythias
held an election to cheese successors to Col
onel McManus and Major Ando Ilordcn. The
session was presided over by Colonel Thomas
Hurrcll. The regiment was unanimous In
their choice of Lieutenant James A. lirown ,
of Ulnek Eagle division No. 18 for this posi
tion of lieutenant colonel , and James Don
nelly , adjutant of the Second regiment , for
major. Doth are popular men among their
follow knights and are In every respeet well
qualified to 1111 the ixwitious to which they
have been called.
A Koform School Candidate
George Still , the M-yenr-old boy caught
burglarizing the residence of H. Atkins , on
South Tenth street , ou Monday , was bcforo
the police magistrate yesterday. Although
Atkins discovered that ho had had $50 stolen
from his bouso , he would not prosecute.
George claims that ho did not tuko the money ,
although he says ho knows the party who did.
The charge against him wns dismissed and
bis mother had him rent-rested on the chargu
of vagrancy nnd Incorrigibility. Ho was
tried , found guilty and put under $150 bonds
to appear bufore tlio district court. Ho Is to
bo sent to the reform school.
Investigating An Inspector.
From time to time complaints have been
made to the council to the effect that Sewer
Inspector McLean Is neglectful in the dls-
chnrgo of his dnties , nnd with n view of for
mally receiving and investigating complaints
the sewerage committee1 of the council will
meet at the city hall on Friday afternoon nt
3 o'clock. In the meantime the committoco
will no pleased to hear from those with
grievances.
Licensed to Wed.
The following licenses to marry were Issued
yesterday by Judge Shields :
Name nnd residence. Ago.
t John Blakcslce , Omaha 23
t Muggiu Kane , Omaha 23
f E. P. Long , Omaha 22
I Josephine Allower , Omaha 20
f Andrew Williams , Omaha HI
| Hotty Morton , Omaha 20
( Henry Hotts , Omaha 2.1
( Lucy True , Omaha 21
Internal Itovcnuc Collection * .
Yesterday's internal revenue collection ! )
amounted to ST 'i.lO.
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