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I" ' SHE OMAHA DAILY BBifl : .SATURDAY. KEBJJUARY 4 , :188a : THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED KVK11Y MOUNINO. O-EUMS or HUIISCIIIITION. Tally ( MnrnlnK Kdltlou ) including Sunday IH.R.no Year J JJ ' FormxMontlin < For Three Months. , SW Tlie omnhn Sunday llr.E , mailed to nny nu- droRS , On * Year 200 OMAHA OrricK.Nos.9l ANnolnFAiiNAMSTnr.r.T. NF.W YOHK Orricr. KOHM WV. Tittiiujjf litTiu- i.vo. WAFHINOTOH Orricr , No. M3 Fouit- TKE.NTI ! STItr.ET. COItnKSI ONDEN'CK. AH communications rolatlne to news and editorial matter should be ddreMtsd to tue KUITOH or THK llr.r. . KUSINES3 M'.TTEHS. All business letters and remittances should be addressed to THK llr.K rum.ismsn COMPANY , OMAHA. Drafts , checks and postnlllca ordem to b made payable to the order of the company. The Bee pnWislilnECiiiany , Proprietors , E. ROSEWATKR. EDlTOlt. xltK DAILY HKK. Sworn Btntcnicnt ofClrculntlon. Btnte of Nebraska , I , County of Douglass. fs- * ( Ico. ] | . Tzschuck , secretary of Tlio Ileo Pul > - llKhlni ; company , does Boletnnly swear that the actual circulation of the Dally Ileo for the week ciidlniT Jan. 27,1W , was ns follow B : Saturday , Jan. 21 tt.HlG fiimdny. Jan. 23 ir > , IHl MondayIan. 1 Tuesday. .Jan. "I Wednesday , Jan. j ThnrBilay.Jan. M Friday , Jan. 27 Average l.r > .l ! , ( MX ) . H. TZSCIIUCK. Rworn to nnd subscribed lu my presetien this 1st day of February , A. D. , 1S88. N. I' . KK11/ , Notary Public. Btato of NebraKkn , I _ County of D'MiKbiss , ( B < 8 < Geo. II. T/scliuck , tielng first duly sworn , de poses nnil says that ho is secretary of The llet Publishing tompnny , that tbo nrtuul average IfW , 14 , ( l copies ; for Aiifnist , 18 7 , H.llil copies ! for Seiitemlior , INS" , H.IHU copies ; for October , lft-7 , H , ! Cl ! for No\elnber , lt7,15 , "JO copies J fol December , 1H87 , IB.Wl copies. OKO. II. TZSCHUCK. Rworn nnd Btibscrlbed to In my nresenco thb 2dUay of January , A. 1) . IbbS. N. V. YVM , . Notary Public. SULLIVAN has recently boon doing so much fighting with his mouth th.it n great many ncoplo would like to BCC him do sotno work with his fists. SKNATOU RiDDLKincimEit rarely docs ivnythinfj that can bo honestly commended - mended , but ho is right in the fight he is making for open fee.ssions. Tlio son- ato'u custom ot secrecy is unropublican unnecessary , nnil- ought to bo abolished THE investigation of the democratic tally-sheet forgeries in Ohio is discloa ing some interesting facts. The latest relates to the great anxiety of Mr. John R. McLean at that time to become : United States senator. Ho was willinf to pay nny sum for that honor , and , as if well known , did pay a great deal to n < purpose. Another democrat , Mr. Pay no quito as ambitious and equally lavish o his money , was moro successful. CONOHKSS seems properly disposed t < attach an adequate penalty to the crim < of horse-stealing in the Indian tcrri tovy. The present law , which fixes th < highest penalty at $1,000 fine and im prisoninent not exceeding ono year , hni had no terror for the thieves. A bil has passed the senate extending th < time of imprisonment to fifteen years at the discretion of the court at Ft Smith. There is also a demand for leg islation to facilitate the administratioi . f criminal justice in the territory. Mil. PniTCiiETT expresses his view n the Omaha , Yankton & Northwcston tailroad in the JFcrahl. A strange ' tiight suppose Mr. Pritchotttoboono o Omaha's most enterprising and public .spirited citizens , but the people o' thi city fail to remember the tim < when ho over took an active or loadinj part in promoting any public enterprise for the general welfare. Ho , however might take exceptions to this , and sa ; that ho was actively engaged at on time inu waterworks project , which tli BEE has often referred to as the Hell waterworks job. OMAHA is not a well lighted city , an especially in the business center th lighting does not compare favorabl with many loss populous and loss pro ; perous cities. After 9 o'clock in th Evening most of the business portio Jf the city is 'a place of darkness an gloom. Electric lights suspended i the intersection of certain streets woul ? afford a relief from the almost nightl 1 pall which a largo majority of th people would greatly appreciate. Th iniy not' be immediately practicable r owing to the condition of the municlpi finances , but it is a matter to bo kept i mind and attended to vvhonevor it cu in practicably dono. Tills democrats of California tire c : trumoly anxious to huvo the nationi Convention of their party held in Sa ? ranciseo , and they bcom prepared 1 offer nmplo inducements. It will doub less , however , bo to no purpose. M Cleveland unqcstionably 'wants the cot Tontion hold in Now York , and w't ' this fact understood It will almost co tainly go thero. It is of great impor an co that the friends of the preside ! shall demonstrate thair ability to bet the supporters of Governor Hill on the native heath. Tlio ronomination ' Cleveland in Now York would give moi prcsligo than if niatlo tmywhuro olb nnd Dun Lament knows it. THU conclusion reached by the mtvyi nnd the chairman of the board of publ works , tlmt they ave powerless to i anything for having the streets cloanoi while the btreet inspector can do notl ing without authority from the counci presents n situation very suggo.stivo the ItU'k of judgment und foresight th : chuniuterizi's municipal administrate in Omaha. There is absolutely no o c.uso for such want of provision for u d < nmiul that everybody know was cortai to eomo. It can bo explained only i the conscnuonco of wilful neglect i utter indUTcronco to thu public co vonlonco snd comfort. There w I nmplo warning , und the ofiicin who > o duty it WHS to hoed ft if nro familiar with the weather cond tions lhat usually prevail huro at th fecason , and know what a vexation toll MHil it is , to say nothing of other dl comforts nnd damages , to have to wa < through Omaha mud. It is duo to ol cial indifference or inoilicicncy thattl j)00la | are subjected to this almost" ! tolerable hardship , und in any case tl bUuution is diyredltublo to the men authority. Western SInll Scrylec. . The continued ngltntion throughout the west for an improvement of the wrotchotk mail service to which that sec tion is being treated Is having its effect in congress. The attention of the semite has now been brought by Senator Plumb lo the lamontnblo condition of the mail service west of the Missouri river. Both houses seem at last to bo fairly awak ened to the indignation which is felt , quite irrespective Of parties , throughout the west over Mr. Vilns' maladministra tion of tlio poatofllco department. Wo are likely , in consequence , to hear less for some time to come about the splendid economy in the mull ser vice and n self-sustaining postolllco de partment. With heavy deficiency ap propriations on their hands , ns the result - sult of the sham economy of the lust congress , both senators and representa tives are beginning to liavo their eyes opened to the policy of buncombe which pares down the appropriations atone ono session in order to make : i showing of retrenchment and which cquires additional appropriations at tlio next , in order to make up the do- ficit. Mr. Vilas' penny-wise and pound 'oollsh policy has resulted in a general lomoralization of the postotllco depart ment throughout the entire west. In ho cast , where the facilities have .ilways been largely in advance of the cquiromonts , and where rapid transit , implo buildings and full complement of lurks have united in giving to tlio bus- ness men of cities and towns a service n every respect superior to that of the itioa of the west , there is naturally 10 complaint. But the howls which [ luring the past six months have been ising from all of the western states , the protests from papers of every political jhade of opinion , and the indignant re monstrances from men of business of all parties , show the gross and shameful 'avoritism which has been practiced in the postofllco department purely for po- itictil purposes , in order to i ftord argu- nonts for campaign speeches upon dem ocratic economy and a self-sustaining [ ) ostolfico department. No ono wants the postolflco depart ment to bo self-sustaining until it is suf ficient to meet the ends for which it was 'oundcd nnd for which it is being main tained. There is no demand for a fur ther reduction in postage until the postage - ago already paid carries letters , papers vnd packages promptly and safely. Nc patron of the mails cares for a retrench ment which cripples the service and prevents the upbuilding of the business of tho-country through adequate mail facilities. It is high time that there should bo t united effort by the senators nnd roprc' sontativcs of the entire west. Thoj should insist th.it adequate appropria tions shall bo made to properly carrj on the postofllco business of the country , If the appropriations called for by th ( department are not ample for this pur pose it is the duty of congress to sec tc t that suitable provisions shall bo mnd ( to place the service upon a basis whore it can not only meet the rcquiromonti of the present situation but the con stantly increasing needs ot the lengthening oning fiscal year. With thousands o miles of now railroad being bull throughout the west , stimulating thi growth of communities , centering popu lation in villages , towns nnd cities along its lines , it is a shame and disgrace tha it is often the work of long months ti secure railway mail service upon sucl extensions , and that the residents o communities , often numbering sovera hundreds of people , are obliged to satisf ; themselves with the occasional trips o a broken down stngo coach , while thei senators and representatives at Wash ingtou are besieging the postolllco dc parttnent with requests for a singl mail a day carried by rail and deliveroi safely and oxpoditiously. Omaha , Yankton & Northwestern. While the county commissioners arne no doubt exorcising duo caution in re gard to the Omaha , Yaifkton & North western proposition , as they certain ! have a right to do , the projectors of th enterprise ought not to lose their torn per. If they honestly mean busbies they can afford to bo patient and com ply with all reasonable requirements dc mandod by the commissioners. The will never got a dollar of bonds unles they act open and above board so thu the people can know exactly what the are voting for and that they are to ge value received. That the Omaht Yankton & Northwestern railroad wi' prove a great benefactor to Ojpah there is not the least doubt. If Oman contributes a liberal bonus she will b in a position from the start to contr < tlio road so that it shall bo an Omah institution. Naturally enough othe railroads will fight this propositiot just as they have all others that hav been intended to bo of local bonofil Already they are at work to kill thi enterprise nt the very start. Th Union Pacific especially is at its ol tricks. A prominent man who ha signed the petition for the Omahi Yankton & Northwestern was induce by the officials of the Union PneifJ that road to withdraw his nam < This is a straw which she which way the wind blows. As usut Omaha is being back-capped by parth who for years have played the part ( obstructionists , simply bccauso it wi money in their pockets to do so. Na urally enough pressure will I brought te boar upon the count commissioners , and every possib' effort will bo exerted by certain rai road companies to influence the commi Blotters against the -Omaha , Yankton Northwcbtern. The course of the con misblonors will bo clos > ely watchci They must bo careful not to put then solves tender suspicion that they ni being inlluonccd against the intoros of the people , whoso rcprcsontativi they arc. On the other hand it must I admitted that they are entitled to tnl reasonable time to consider the Omuh Yankton .t Northwobtorn proposition 1 all Its bcurings t > o that the interests thu pcoplo in Unit enterprise will 1 properly protected. A Common Ctulu of Il.-iiroail ) On tlio 12th pt this month the Kr railroad will' put into effect bn'lts ontli bystom the now codc-of "standard , tral nnd'tologra'pH rules" which .tho Go' ' orult Time convention , heUl in. . Nc York city last October , adopted. Otlior great corporations nro. . preparing to adopt the new code , nnd if the result expected is achieved the public will hail the innovation with satisfaction. The code might properly bo termed a rail road man's volapuk , as it is practically a universal Inngungo of sig nals , nnd it is confidently believed that if its use becomes general the possibilities of accident will bo materially lessoned. Hitherto there has been no uniformity of rules. A trainman who learned the signals on ono road was apt to bo confus-cd when employed by another road with n dif fering set of signals. The Time con vention , representing 179 railroads , studied the rules used by all the leading companies and took these that scomod best. In the code adopted there are fifty-five rules as to signals. They cover the use and moaning ol whistles , bells , lamps , lanterns , torpedoes nnd fusees. On all roads tlio trains are te bo classified alike nnd their movements on single nnd double tracks , switches and sidings nro subject to forty-one rules. There is also a spec ial sot of twenty-seven orders for the control of trains moving on telegraphic orders. Another feature of the code is that each engineer and conductor and trainmen generally is required to have a reliable watch which has been certi fied to by a reliable watchmaker as not likely to vary thirty seconds in a week , and all watches must bo compared with the company's standard time before starting a train. It is believed that by May 1 the code will bo in use by nearly all roads in the country. TIIK Republican could have taken the story of Miss Royco'a terrible oxpor- icnco from the BEE of January 2Gwith- out waiting to copy it from the Ulysses Dispatclt , which stole it bodily from the BEE. Wo do like enterprise.- TIIE projectors of the Omaha , Yank- ton & Northwestern should not bo so quick tempered. Keep cool. Other Immls Tlmn Ours. Within a few days the British parlia ment will resume the work of legisla tion , which it is expected will bo pushci by the government with great vigor Public interest will bo centered in the local government bill , that will doubt ess bo brought forward very early it the session. It is understood that thi character of this measure has already boon practically dictated by the liberal unionists , a privilege allowed thorn a ; ho price of their continued nllogianci x > the torics , so that the probabil .ty is that not much time wil so wasted before the raoasuri is passed. Indeed , it is understood dorstood to bo the purpose of the coali Lion to make such change in thu ruleso procedure as will effectually block ob Btruction whenever the combined fnc Lions shall consider that obstructive tae tics have gene far enough. Further more , if the advice of Mr. Parnoll is fol lowed there will he very little obstruc tion offered to legislation applying ti other portions of the kingdom thai Ireland. The policy of that leader is t permit the tories and their colleague to huvo their way unchallenged as i nny plans they may propose for loca government , believing that therob ; they will perhaps most certainly am speedily run upon the rocks. Meanwhile if the testimony of such nn nuthorit ; in English politics as the Marquis o Ripen is good for anything , the cause c homo rule for Ireland is not going back ward. Himself a member of the government ornmont that voted coercion for Ire land , ho now declares his convictio that there is no hope in such a polic , nnd assures the Irish people that th great party of England is on their sid nnd the time near at hand when thoi hope's will bo crowned with success. J anything could bring about such n re suit it would seem that the rclcntlcb course of Balfour must do it. Nc content with throwing into jai every Irish member of parliament h can got hold of , ho is prcparin to roincnrcorato them as fast as they ar discharged from custody. The imprii onod members .have been treated n common felons , gross indignities hav been heaped upon them , and thei health has boon severely impaired b exposure in damp cells and th'o insul ficient food provided for them. Edito O'Brien emerged from prison a walkinj skeleton and is now in Franco. The re lentlcss Balfour is after him again wit n writ , nnd there is little doubt that i caught ho will bo recommitted. Th same plan is to be pursued with othc members who have boon guilty of mor than ono alleged offonco. What travesty on justice. What a blot o civilization. The nation that boasl itself the most christiaaon the globe dc scends to the worst of inotliomil pra ( tlcos to maintain political power. ] is made a crime toj have opinions di foring from the political majority. Al faoluto and unquestioned submission I the most galling of coercive measures i the only method of escaping arrest. Th man who thinks that such ideas asthes are destined to prevail in this onligh onod ago has failed to rightly road th signs of the times. * * * Except the rather warlike doclnratio of Herr von Tisza , in the Hungarin diet n few days ago , the late Europea advices have disclosed no now fcnturt iu the situation of great interest. Tli Hungarian prime minister was at pair to contradict the warlike rumors whic prevailed and to profess hlnisa sincerely desirous of peace , hi his statements regarding the militnt preparations of Russia and the dcturm nation of Austria-Hungary to conttiu to take all necessary measures for he own security , and for the effective us of her own army , certainly did not wei a pacific aspect. If what Herr Tisj bald could bo supposed to have bcv uttered wholly on his own responsibl ity , not much importance would bo a Inched to it , but it is believed to ha\ had the full concurrence of Count Kn noky. However this may bo it ncti its a momentary inspiration to the wi party , ' which may bo still luiili .ing hope upon it. The tonly thin that can be. , alllrinud' with' , certainty tlmt tlio relations of the powers' nppui to ba'ak truiuod'as at any tiuio in tl past , and that so long ns this condition remains there are chances o ( war. Con jectured and prophecies have , however , become decidedly stale flat and un profitable. * * The quoatlonipPpolygnmy - Is agitating the kingdom of Norway und Sweden to such an extent iwto threaten civil war. The nation is divided into two hostllo camps , the one of which , composed of the liberals , is fighting in favor of the adoption of polygamy , while the conservatives vatives , who are in the minority , nre strongly opposed to nny question of plu rality of wives. Strange to bay , the women of Scandinavia Imvo till ranged themselves under the lib eral banner , nnd ono of the most eminent divines , a M. Nlssen , who is president of the National Temperance union , has placed himself nt the head of the crusado. Tlio inovomont'is n dis tinctly popular ono , and has already become so deep-rooted nnd universal lint tlio government finds itself unable to stem it. King Oscar attempted to how his disapproval by withdrawing n ubscriptlon from his privy purse to n .tudont . corporation nt Stockholm which ios just ranged itself under M. Nissen'g janiier. So great was the outcry , how ever , throughout the country , that the dug was forced to reconsider his deter mination nnd continue his subscription. The lenders of the polygamist forces assort that , in proportion ns civilization : ias advanced , the capacity for the pro creation of the human race has dimin- shcd , and they claim that nothing bul a plurality of wives can save humanitj rom eventual extinction. Meanwhile Scandinavia is flooded with literature H-ofesscdly bearing on the subject , and of the most realistic nature. * * A collision between the Abyssinian army of the Negus nnd the Italiar Forces in that country may bo ntv tiouncod any day , as according to late i-eports they are not very far apart The outposts of the Italians are at Dogali whore their defeat took place last fall ibout forty miles on the road towards the enemy , and King John is with the bulk of his army at Adua , about oigh days' march from the Italian lines What the policy of the Abyeslnians ii to Iw , that is , whether they will flgh on the plain or wait for the Italians in the mountain passes , nobody as yet can guess. If they wait in the mountains , the Italians will find the dif ficulties of transportation very great especially as their supply of baggagi animals is vorythjfoctivo. The olfec tivo Italian forcfl is now sot down a 10,500. Lord Najyor had about as man ; as this in 1808 , bu | his camp follower wcro estimated at 20,000. He had , however over , a line of 300 miles to protectwhili the Italian line at worst will not bo eve 100 miles , unless the Nogus retires inti the interior. Everybody expects him however , either to fight nt the foot o the hills or on tho. edge of the plateau It is estimated that if ho called out al his lighting men , ho could muster 200 , 000 , but mostly armed only with swori and shield.lf / , J'V * ' * Australia's centenary has boon celebrated brated at Sydney with becoming core monies. Although counting u hundroi years of political existence , Australia' growth is really the work of fewer thai two score years. In 1788 it was only i penal colony of 850 convicts that wa taken out under guard to the bay namei after the science to which the bo tan is of Cook's expedition was devoted ii recognition of its abundant flora. Th governor of this penal colony , finding few miles north of Botany bay the muc' better harbor of Port Jackson , estat lishcd it there instead , and thu Sydney was founded ; and now , with it present population of a quarter of million and its manifold ovl donees of wealth and culture this city does not scruple to pa ; centennial honors te its humble foundti tion by convicts. The drag of thi penal colony retted upon the now continent tinont for half a century. In 1820 it European population , after thirty year of settlement , was only 30,000 , mostl convicts or discharged convicts. Not tint : 1830 was the transportation of sentence criminals to New South Wales forbid den. Still , even then thogrowth wasslo\\ many being reluctant to venture into community built up on such a fouudu tion. In 1851 came the discovery e gold , nnd with itagrand transformntio scene for Australia. Settlers pouredi from all directions. Victoria , with Mel bourne for its capital , was set off thti same year as a separate province , an Queensland in 1859. By 1871 the popu lation of Australia and Tasmania hai ' reached moro than u millie nnd a half. Ton years later i had risen above two and a quarter mi lions. The population at the begin n in of lost year 1887 exclusive of abor : ginos , was close upon three million ! and , taking in Now Zealand , it reache 3,480,082. Added to the sheep raising which formerly constituted most of th importance of Australia , and is still ( great prominence , has-como a groa variety of agriculture , with commorc and not n few manufactures. OTho cot tonnial colebratiom thus begun by Sy < noy will bo continued later in the yea by the world's fair hold at Melbourne , city which , with its environs , mus now bo well on toward a population e 400,000. * u * Prince Ferdinand nnd his mothe have so improved their time of late i making the acquaintance of Easter Roumolin that should the young rule bo invited in the spring to abdicate Ii will at least have thoroughly soon th country ho quits. Bulgarian bishop Turkish muftis , and Jewish rabbis hav vied in demonstrations of welcome t him ; Princess Clementine has hn bouquets in abundance ; the princ has visited a model farm , an perhaps given the model fnrn ers good advice on ngricultun much as an American statesman migl do under like circumstances. Whil these performances nro going on th great powers that cheese to make Bu gnriatr affairs their CHUSO of quarrel pn pare for a great struggleand Roumnn ! trioi to secure pledges , that her nei trallty will bo respected , when it occur That' Prince'-Bismarck Jong ago d < termincd that there should bo no grci European war until nftor the katsor's death seems ns clour now as over ; but the aged 'monarch's hold upon life is moro tenacious than almost any body had expected. The French council has taken off the Legion of Honor list ono hundred nnd fifty-seven persons who got tliolr crosses fraudulently , nnd has suspended sixty- six others pending a moro thorough ex amination. This is the last stop in the movement which recently overthrew the government of President Grovy and hrdatened the stability of the republic. L'ho dispensation of illegal honors by dishonest olllulals is n grave olTonso , ind in any country would have stirred up a great commotion , but in Franco ilono could such an incident subverted ho government. It shows on how un substantial n basis tlio republic rests. The people are always ready to follow nftor any now idea. Unstable as water , , hey scorn to have no settled purpose except to regain Alsace-Lorraine. Tlio lation is simply waiting for a lender nnd an opportunity. * * Wlioii the Panama canal scheme finally collapses , as it surely will very 'oon as soon ns Do Lcssops finds him self unnblo to borrow additional money to meet the interest ho has contracted .o pay the poor peasantry of Franco on the loans they have so confidently made ; o carry on the work and pay the half- yearly interest charges ns they mature when this time comes , then look out ! worse than John Law punio will folLOW - LOW , and tlio danger is that when this monetary panic starts in Franco it maybe bo so wild , so far-reaching and so dis astrous as to shako the monetary sys tems of all Europe , and may oven ex tend to the United States. The loss ol the capital invested intho canal scheme will bo total no assets. Such a total loss will be unprecedented iu the world's financial history. THK OMAHA & VAXKTON. Busy CnminiBsloncrs and Interested Property Holders A. Protest. The county commissioners employed theii tiuio the greater part of yesterday in consult ing with General Cowln in reference to tin Omuha , Ynnkton & Northwestern railroad and dispelling impressions that had pom abroad that they were opposed to the enter priso. They were hopped upon by number less representative citizens and propcrt.i holders , and to each of these they denied tha' ' they were otherwise than heart and soul will the road , maintaining , however , that thcj were anxious that all the stipulations it reference to it should bo made binding ani satisfactory to the people of Omaha ani Douglas county from whom the $300,000 It bonds were expected. The interview will General Cowiu was had with a view of hav ing nim draw up a contract and proposltiot on which the commissioners will base thoh proclamation for the special election to b ( called to vote on the bonds and which will b < announced to-day. Yesterday Chairman O'Keeffo told n BEI reporter that such taxpayers as Messrs Kountzo , Paxton and others had come to liiii and thanked him for the procautior the board had taken buforo votinj the bonds away. These gentlemen won much more exacting in tholr provisions that the commissioners have been. They unhcsi tatingly said that they would not bo in favoi of voting ono penny to the rood until it wai designated where the shops and depots wen to bo located , Messrs , Paxton and Kountzi maintaining thatthe dex | > t should not bo lo catoil more than otjo mile from the cour house ana the shops not over a mile and i half from the same point. The commissioners wore yesterday in re cclpt of the appended communication , whict they took under consideration : Offlco Omaha , Yankton & Northwcston Hallway Company , Omaha , Fob. 8 , 18SS T < the Honorable County Commissioners , Doug las County , Nebraska. Gentlemen : Sotiu time ago the Omaha , Yankton & Northwest ern railway company submitted a propositiot to Douglas county through your houorabli body to build 150 miles of railway from i point within the corporate limits of the citj of Omaha and to build and maintain it ! principal shops within the county , ISO milei to bo built , equipped nnd in operation withit eighteen months. The conditions of tin proposition were that Douglas county issu < its bonds in the aid of said company in thi sum of $300,000 , said bonds to bo issued onij alter the completion of the 150 miles of roue within the time and subject to the other con cl it ions cited , or upon the failure of the com pany to complete the road within the time and under the conditions , the bonds to b < forfeited and cancelled. Accompanying this proposition was a poti tlon asking that it bo submitted to the voter : of Douglas county. There wore nearly si : hundred signatures , representing almos three-fourths of its entire taxable property After several conferences with your bod' ' the company consented to several roasonabli modifications. The proposition thus modified was drawn up in the presence of the entin board by your county attorney , and mutual ! ; agreed to. It was to bo passed upon the fol lowing day , and a proclamation was to bo is sued at once , submitting it in that sliupo t < the voters of Douglas county. Through some influence unknown to tin company , your board has violated its faith and now refuses to trust the voters of Doug las county to pass judgment upon thoqucstioi involved. The corporators of ou : company entered into this cntcrprisi reluctantly and only at the instanci and with the assurance of the support of i number of the largest capitalists in the city Unlike other like corporations , the member of this company entered into the cnterprisi vigorously by advancing money and placlui a corps of engineers In the field. An enter prise of this magnitude cannot at this tlnn bo successfully carried out witltoUt the co operation of the people. The incorporator of this company wore not prepared to faci opposition at the outset from this people1 ! representatives in the very face of their ex pressed will through the medium of a petl tlon unparalleled in character in this count ; in the extent of Interests represented. Ii view of these facts , wo have decided Ux > i and hereby officially notify your honorubl body that unless you carry out the agree incut heretofore entered Into in good faitli that the company will withdraw and caucc jts proposition. _ The rcsiKjitsiblllty of our action will res with your body , and not ourselves. The Omaha , Yankton & Northwester ; railway company , by D. C. PATTKIISOX , Secretary. SAYS XELIjlK 18 CilAZY. Mrs. SIcNaiuam's Father Asks For i Guardian For Her. Major P. It Sullivan , father of Mrs. NclII McNamara , the young widow who ha figured considerably in the newspapers elate late , appeared before Judge Shields ycstot day afternoon and filed the apiKjudcdixjtltlon Your petitioner. 11. P. Sullivan , rospocl fully show * that no is the father of Mrs Nellie McNamara , widow of M. A. McNatr nra , deceased , who dlgd leaving an estate which is variously estimated to bo of th value of ? i"i,000 to $50,000 , consisting of bet realty and jtcrsoimlty , In Omaha , Dougln county. Nob. That said M. A. McNamar , loft five children living , ono son and fou daughters , a cd respectively at the time o his death to wit : Mary McNamar.i , thlrlco years of ago ; Mathew S. , eleven years ; Nellie nine years ; Anna , seven years , and IJoborc.i two years'of ago. That bald Mrs. Nolli McNamara was appointed by this honorabl c-ourton the day of A. D. 1 S-ndmlnl < trix of tha estate of her deceased husbam ! M. A. McNamara , and on the day of / D. ls.S-.sho was removed upon application b this honorable court in consequence of he refusal or neglect to report , an although eitoil to do so lii : jicxlccUsd and rofusud to report , to pay an debts of the estatu or in any manner to fultl her duties us such admlnistrix. .Your pot tionitr further shows and representthti , shortly 'after tbo death of her said husbani SI. A. McNnmarn , . that' Is to say on or about Tune , A. I ) . 186(1 , said Nollle McNamara slid- Icnly commenced n most unaccountable nnd extravagant course of living. On or about .ho time alleged as aforesaid , nlio went to Chicago afid there Indulged In the most ex- : ravagatit expenditures. U | > on her return lournoy from Chicago upon the train she in soimi way made the aciiuaintaiue of n person calling himself William Hcaglc , and almost mmeitlntoly commenced making him ( Hcaglo ) costly prescnU nnd giving him money. In Juno or July , A. 1) . I s7 , .she , the said Mrs. Nellie McNamar.i. went to Denver , 3ol , , as the petitioner Is Informed and bo- loves , to meet said Ieagle ! , and there lav ished money on and upon account of said llc.iglc. This 1 It-agio came to Omaha and spent money freely with his companions nnd openly boasted ho was having a good time spending her , Mrs. Nelllo MeNamara's. money. She permitted this stranger and vagrant to escort her round from place to place ; she took carrlaeo rides wifli him ; ho visited her very frequently at her own house , nnd at her hoarding places ; she permit ted him to fondle and caress her children ; she spurned the advice of your peti tioner , of her mother , relatives nnd numerous friends. This petit loner further says that said Hcaglo Is nn adven turer and a vagrant , who has lately con sented to leave town in order to avoid pun ishment as a vagrant. During all this time she has boon wildly extravagant , buying furniture , rich nnd contly , line clothes , Jewelry of many kinds , costly watches and brilliant diamonds and other expensive articles , all. or nearly all , of which Is unpaid for. The bills of the estate allowed by the court she loft unpaid. The bills she contracted on her own account are all , or nearly all , unpaid , oven the education of nor daughter at the convent has not been paid for ; ho has heavily mortgaged her real estate and her household furniture , even to her piano , and there is nothing to show for all this expenditure ; her money is gone , * her \vatchcs and diamonds are gone , taken as your petitioner believes and squandered upon the adventurer , cheat * aud vagrant , Hcaglo. Your petitioner says that by such conduct aforesaid , she has shocked , grieved and alarmed her friends and rcla tives , who , , knowing her heretofore to bo nn exemplary Christian , wife and mother , nro satisfied that bccauso of these actions , she has become Insane nnd mentally incompetent to have the charge and management of her own affairs. Your pe titioner , who has a parent's interest in this matter , and none other , avers that said Mrs. Nellie McNamara is , as ho believes , insane and mentally incompetent to manage her own affairs , and asks that a guardian bo appointed for her person and estate , so that something may be saved , If possible , out of the present chaotic condition of things to herself and her children. . P. 11. SUM.IVAN. A notice of the complaint was prepared to bo served on Mrs. McNamnra , nnd handed over to Sheriff Colmni. Mr. Sull'van ' re quested that service bo postiwned for a day or two on account of the fact that his daugh ter was very ill and was physically Incapable of standing the unlocked for turn in her affairs. _ DISSATISFIED EMPLOYES. County Official * ) arc Sere Over the He- dtictioti In Their Salaries. There is no little dissatisfaction among many of the county employes as to what they claim to bo the unjust discrimination of the county commissioners in regulating their salaries. The deputy sheriffs formerly wcro paid $900 per annum. They claim that Inas much as they arc obliged to keep a horse and buggy , which costs something besides tlio amount allowed them by the sheriff , that their salaries wcro small enough. They esti mate that their necessary expenses are at least $13 per month. Yet they have been cut down to $700. In startling contrast to this is the salary paid to the Janitor. Ire was formerly paid ISO per month but now receives $00. This is claimed to bo disproportionate in view of the work to bo done , as the deputy sheriffs nro liable to bo called upon at any time of the night or day , while the janitor has un easier time of it tuan anyone about the building. It is said that ho merely superintends the work and is under no expense. The assistant jan itors who do the actual work of cleaning and outsldo labor have been reduced from fco5 to ? 53 per month. Ono of them , named Kelly , refused to submit to tbo reduction and quit work on Wednesday and immediately secured - cured a much more lucrative position down town. The clerks and other employes are very indignant over the reduction and openly charge that Mr. Lahoy , the janitor , has more influence with the commissioners than any officer about the building. TEACHING THE TEACHERS. Miss Popplcton's Class in English Lit- cratur * . Miss Elizabeth E. Popplcton Is an adept in English literature , a lady endowed with su perior attainments. She has devoted much time to literary study and research , Is a fine elocutionist , and reads Chaucer as no ono else reads him at least so says Superinten dent James. Miss Popplcton bus been teach ing classes in literature composed of la dies , but experiencing needless annoyance in her endeavors to induce application and in dustry on their partsho has given the classes up. In December last , at the urgent solicita tion of the board of education , Miss Pppple- ton consented to take a class of the city school teachers , and over since has been suc cessfully teaching a class consisting of fifty members. They have been meet ing in the superintendent's oftlco , but room hero becoming too circumscribed , they have at last made ar rangements to meet hereafter in the public library rooms. Miss Popplcton had Invited the class to assemble at her homo to-day , but owing to the almost Impassable condition of the ro'ads and sidewalks this mooting must necessarily be postponed. The next regular assembly will be hold in the public library. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. Lcavo BRB advertisements at the postofllco book store. N. 11. Horggrcn , ofVohoo , brought in D load of cattle. There wore no prisoners before Judge Heuther ycstu-day. I. N. Colby , of Colby & Co. , Is in from Bradshaw with a car of hogs. August .T. Huebnor is on the market from Norfolk with a car of cattle. The day pollen force wcro engaged in mark ing out whnre the sidewalks lay yesterday. Omaha friends of O. E. Shannon , of the Hoof and Horn , will regret to learn that ho is seriously ill with malarial fever. Several of the moro dangerous mud-holes these over four feet deep have been niarKed with danger signals on N , street. A small smoke house connected with the Hammond establishment was burned yester day morning. Loss not known , but piobablj light. light.W. W. H. Nowrtl. ofC. II. Pnrni.-'lco & Co. , topped the market with a load of cattle from Plattsmouth. . Ho also brought in a load ol hogs. Cora Leo arrived back nt her old homo last night and speaks highly of the way her friends stood by her. The acquittal Bho ex pected , and wlU oneo moro resume her pre vious occupation. Among South Omaha convalescents nro Councilman Geary and Contractor Mackcy , both of whom have boon very low but at o now almost recovered. The impassablcsUito | of the streetshah prevented - vented the Grand Army men from meeting hlthuito. but they will make another attempt on Monday night to form a post. Exchanguholelgueslycsterilay : L.IJ.Dun- more , VulparaisojA. Ardent , Howard City Anton PrinU , West Point ; J. M. Cox , Hauip' ton ; George. Mount , Hayard. The course of trtio love never docs run smooth oven In South Omaha. Thursday night i\ \ young dry goods clerk set out to BCO his jadj1 iovo in tbo Annex. Having visions of sand- Daggers , sluggers , burglais and bad men generally - orally , ho armed hlmsulf with u revolver , The worst man he met was Oniccr Sexton , over whoso beat his route lay , ami by whom ho was rulltived of hi * revolver in order that ho might not hurt himself or any ono else. Miku WioKand , ono of Armour's employes , had a narrow escape from doatli this morn' ing. Ho was caught In a bolt and drawn ran idly towards the celling , wlum a fellow-wort man naught him by tlm ftxjt and by bc 't strength nrcvutilnd him from pausing ovoi the shafting and bflng crushed to death. Hli llesli was iiadly lacerated , hownvur , and it If not certain that ho will not loose an arm. Dr , Kirkpatrlek uttuivJcd him. Lelaud hotel , Chicago * Thrilling Experience of An llnrnlo En Klilccr In Mitt Conihnt With A RELENTLESS , VINDICTIVE ENEMY. A Nnrntlvo of 1'lnln , UnvnrnlBticd Knots , Which Clcnrlv Inillrnto That "Truth la Stranger Than notion. " One of the Impplpsf young men In Omnlm to ilny Is Mr. 1) . H. Irvln , who roeontly arrived in thin city from tin ; KoyMQni'Htntn and who now rooms In the Ulgntus block on llownrd street. To n Kcntlemnu lu > knew him while an engi neer at the IVn.m. Stool company's work * at tceltott , I'll , noting his countotmneo beaming \\lUiuHiUNHril. h.ippy look , iiiul Inquiring tlm nui-io of the rnillrul clnuiKO. Jlr. Irvln sHld : "I Imvo boon troubled with oiironlc cntiirrh for ton yo.ir * , ilurlnir \ \ lilch tlmn 1 Imvo miiroroil horrors rorsUileh the toiiKiio Is limitciiuute to portray , luivlnu diirlnn tlml time been treated by Rsvornl prominent pliyj lclniis. mid u ed patent modi- clues \\llliout ntlut. all of which failed to damn uuy good ; In fart , life heriimo almost a burden My catarrh Imd extended Into the bronchia tune.-c at times I oxpectorntod blood , luul nlgtr B \veoV. u mlMIS un thu road to consumption. "I hml ft dull , heavy headache , nose nil stuttnd up from a constant dripping from tlio head into the throat , noinetlines profile , watery and ncrlu , nt others thick , tenacious mucus , puru lent , bloody nnd putrid ; my eyes weak nntery nnu Intliimed. There WIIH a ringing In my ours , anil from ono of them them was n constant dls- clmrgo of tnnttwr ; for the Inst nine years deaf ness , constant hawking and roughing to clear the throat ; oxpoctotatloiiN of ufluiiHlvu mutter. together with scabs from ulcers. My volco hml n nnsnl twang , breath very offensive , smell nnd tiibto gone , a sensation of ill/.zlness , w 1th mental depression , a h icklng cough mid general dobll- Hy. Hy.l'Well l'Well , " continued Mr. Irvln , "I was nco.ualnt- ed with nnumbur of people In the east who hud been successfully treated by llro. McCoy nnd Henry before they came wosf , nud noticed their lulveitlscincntM In the Omnlm papers. 1 inadn up my lulml to plnro myself under their euro and hco If they could do nnytlilng for mo. After a rnrcful examination they told mo the druniH of my cars were sound nud tlmt , in tholr opin ion. my hearing could bo entirely restored. 1 bcKan treatment at once. Tlio doctor \\nMicd my ears out with lomo kind of oil and warm wixtor , after which he passed n probe of sonio kind Into my nose. Ho then diluted my oars and to my great siiiirjii.sB i cout.n IIKAII MUCH IIKTTF.K. "I went to IiUiolllce every day , followed the directions very minutely , iuul now , at the ex piration of five weeks , I urn cntlroly cured , nud 1 nm truly thankful for tha grent Messing of health bestowed upon mo by lrs. McUjy mid Henry's treatment. 1 can unreservedly recom mend them to nny ono troubled with chronic cntarrh. Nodlhen.se , " continued Mr. Irvln , "in so common , moio decoptho , dnnuerous und less iinilorHtood. or moro unsuccessfully treated by physicians. Mr. Irvln i.s nn exceedingly vrnll Informed gentleman , and can bn found nt tlio ubovo named phicohero ho will fully corroborate the above. Signal Dancers Which Arc Made Knoxvn llrlbre Consumption Appears. When cntnrrh has existed in the bend and upper part of the throat for nny length of time the pntleut living in the district where nooplo nro smiiject to catnirlml affection anil tlio ills- eu.so luw been left nncured , the catarrh luvnrl- ably , sometimes slowly , extends down the wind- plponnd intothfl bronchial tubes , which tubes convey the air into tbo dlllcrent parts of the Inncs. The tubes become affected from tlio swelling and jimcns nrlslng from catarrh , mid m some instances become plugged up so tlmt the nlr cannot got In ns freely ns It should. HhortnesH of brimth follow * , nnd the patient l > ronthes with labor nnd with dUUculty. In other cases there is a souhd of crocking nnd wheezing Inside tne rhest. At this Htngu of thn disease thu breathing. Is usually morn rapid than when In health. The patient also baa hot Hashes over his body. The pnln which nccompnnlen this condition la of n dull character , felt In the client , : bohlnd the breast bouo oruimcr the shoulder blade. Tha pnln may come nnd go last n few days and then be absent for several others. Tne cou b that oc curs In the first stngeH of bronchial nitairh la dry. cornea nt Intervals , Is hacking In character and usually most troublesome In the morning on arising or going to bed at nlnht , mid it may bo the tlrst evidence of the dbcaso extending in the . AttlrsttheromnybonothlnKbroughtupbytho cough ; then there is n little tough. Umixcloustnu- cus.-whlch the patient finds great difficulty In bringing up. Holm-times there nre Ills of coupling Induced by tough mucous so violent ns to cause vomit ing. Later on the mucous that is raised Is found to contain small particles of yellow matter , which Indicates that the small tubes in the limp * nro now affected. With this thete nro often streaks of blood mixed with the mucous. In .CIISIH the patient becomes very pale , bus favor and expectorates before any COUKI ! appears. 1 u f-omo cases small musses of cheesy hiibutanco nre spit up , which , when pressed Iwtwecn tlio lingers , omit a bad odor. In other cnsos particles of ahard.chnllcyiiatiiro'nresnltnp. Tlio raising of chee.sy or chalky lumps indicates serious mis chief lit work into thu lungs. In some cases catmh will extend into the lungs Inn few weeks ; in other CIUMH it may bo months or even years before the disease nttiu ks the UmKs sufficiently to cnuso serious interfer ence with the general health. When tbo dlent.so . lias developed to such n point the patient Is said to have caturrhal consumption , with bronchial catarrh there Is moro or less fever w hlcli differs with tfie different parts of the day slight lutlio morning , higher In tno afternoon nnd evening. BomvtlineH iluilng thu day the patient 1ms n creeping , chilly sensation , which may last from half nnnour to nu hour the surface of the body furling dry and hot. During the night , near the morning , there may bo Hwuatti. Such sweuU are known as night sweats. The pulse Is usually moro rnpld than normal , and tlio patient loses flesh nnd strength. A fresh cold is nil that Is needed ntthls point to de velop rapid consumption. lu Hoini ) Instances the pntlent loses lle h und strength slowly. Tlio imisslos gradually waste awny. Then thu p.it- leut gradually regains Homo of hid stmigth , only to lose It ngnlu. Aweakstomich U a dislike for food , which Booms to have lost 1U taste , onuses the patient to think bo has a disease of the stomach Instead of the lungs. With thehodlarihu-a usually occiits , and there is some disturbance of tlio kidneys. In bronchial catarrh tbo volco often becomes weak , hurtky and honrsH. There is u burning pain iu the throat with difficulty lu swallowing. DOCTOR J , CRESAP McCOY , Late of BclleYuC Hospital , New Yoft , AND Dr , Columbus Henry ( I-ute of UnlvoMlty of l' < IIAVI : OJTJCHS Ko. 310 nnd Oil IN UAMGK IIUIMJIKU , Cornoi\lftecnth ntidllnrnoystii. , Omalin , ffob. where nil curiililti cuHei < tiie truat d WltllbUCCCIH. Medical ilhoaw treatedskillfully. CorHunip- tion. HrlKlifHillHeaoe. Dysjmpalv , UlieiiniiitUiu , nud all NKHVOIJ.S nfHIIAHK.A. Alt dU < ; iwi-i liti- culliir to thu EUXCS a iiicclnlty. i/'ATAliltll ClNKiI.TATION ! at office or by mull. II. ( Kllce hourH-U to it n. m.1) I ] > . in. , T to S p , r . . SaiultyH Included. Corresnondniieo receives prompt nttenllon. Jinny iHfn fs ivr < * treatttl HiiccM 4uliy by Ir . McCoy and llnirytliroiiali tbo mulln , nii.l . 11U tliiiu possible for thtno uuiiblu to m > uu J.I jouruuy loolitiliiHiicccsifiil ho nlUU trsutmen % 1 nt th''lr lio'lieB. . . . , , ! Nqbitters answered unlesH accompAntsJ by etttri to lrs. ) .McCoy and Henry ! loom ; no and Jll , Ituuigo buildup ; Kcb.