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TlIKHK is a big nigger in that city
hall woodpile.
BiSMAuCK does not think war is im
minent in Europe. As ho usually knows
what ho is talking about , this ought to
settle the war scare for the present.
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Now that the booms and boomlots of
California have collapsed , the general
verdict of travelers is that the "golden
stato" is a good ono to emigrate from.
THE supreme court of Now York has
decided that the superintendent of pub
lic works and his appointees are inde
pendent of the civil service law. This
act is having a hard timot and seems
likely to become an outcast among legal
measures.
THE tobacco men are industriously
hammering at Statistician Dodge , and
it will not bo their fault if ho is not
knocked out. His mistake , from a per
sonal point of view , was in not consult
ing thorn before making his report on
the tobacco crop of last year.
THE surplus in the treasury is now
over oighty-flvo million dollars. This
money added to the circulation of the
country would materially aid all busi
ness interests , but our statesmen , are
too busy laying political wires to find
tlmo for a judicious distribution of it.
IF it shall bo shown that Senator In-
galls has become a creature of the cor
porations , as would appear from his
unusual course in appointing the
democratic members of the special com
mittee on the Pucifio railroad commis
sion reports , ho may find popular senti
ment in Kansas less lenient than it has
boon regarding some of his other wilful
blunders in public life. The allegation
is that ho deliberately violated prece
dent in. order to servo the corporations.
WE are glad to learn from a trust
worthy source that the cattle in Wyo
ming have oxporicncod very little suf
fering this winter , and that the losses
had been inconsiderable. The informa
tion upon which wo based a previous
statement to the contrary was supposed
to bo reliable , but it appears that the
factisqulto otherwise , Wyoming hav
ing enjoyed exceptional freedom from
severe weather such as would bo disas
trous tocattle. . The outlook for the
stock-growing interest of the territory
would scorn to bo in the highest degree
favorable.
TUB inter-state com.-no x commission
will soon make an investigation of Cas
tle Garden in relation to its connection
, with the railroads. It is charged , and
no doubt with good reason , that the
railroad companies which form the
trunk-lino poof have violated the inter
state commerce act by unreasonable
charges for the carriage of immigrants
to the west ; that they have created an
exclusive monopoly in the sale of tickets
to this class of passengers and have for
bidden the sale of tickets by certain
routes. All this , if true , is in direct
violation of the intor-stuto commerce
act and should bo adequately punished.
A thorough airing of the Castle Garden
clique is needed. It has too long boon
a station for fleecing incoming strang
ers.
| BiSMAHCK addressed the roichstae
[ j < yesterday , as was expected , and the
- character of the speech accorded witli
what had boon foreshadowed regarding
it. If not unqualifiedly reassuring , it if
certainly so far pacific as to warrant
confidence that war in Europe is not tc
bo expected at any early day. So far as
the relations between Germany nnt
France ore concerned they nro showr
by the language of Bismarck to present
no present cause ot alarm , while ho expresses
presses himself us not in the least up
prohonsivo of hostile designs on UK
Jf part of Russia. Ho discredits'all news
paper reports nnd opinions , bu
gives absolute confidence to the
word ot the c/.tir , from which it is to b <
inferred that ho has assurances of tin
Russian ruler which warrant his belie
that Russia is not menacing the peace
ot Europe. It may bo possible to flni
in this address some points that suggos
a mental reservation , but on the * whoU
it will doubtless bo received by Europ <
. as containing the promise of peace ii
the immediate future without commit
ting ita author to any iihsurances for f
remote period. Even so much will glv <
great relief to a people oppressed will
Joubts and fears *
The Unto War.
For some tlmo past mutlorlngs of a
threatened war of railroad rates in the
wbst nnd northwest have boon noted.
Frequent conferences have bcc'n hold
within a couple of months with the ob
ject of averting the conflict , at which
temporary truces were arranged , the
effect of which was to postpone the
declaration of hostilities. " The antago
nistic conditions , however , could not bo
satisfactorily adjusted on a permanent
basis , nnd at last the war is on in full
force. The great trunk lines are ar
rayed against ouch other in bitter
earnest , .and what starts out as
the most formidable conflict in
many years promises also to bo
the most prolonged. Already rates
have boon cut to a point which it is said
will bring a loss to the roads , and it is
apprehended that the end is not yet
reached , All parties to the light are
reported to bo determined , and the
hostilily between the Chicago , Mil
waukee & St. Paul and the Chicago ,
Burlington & Quincy is said to bo es
pecially bitter. Without endeavoring
to fix the responsibility for the war.
which is of course charged to bad faith ,
wo simply remark that the consequences
are pretty sure to bo damaging to the
railroads , anu perhaps of no very great
advantage , in the end at least , to the
public.
It is undoubtedly a mistake to count
conflicts of this nature as necessarily
beneficial to the public. The first im
pression of almost everybody is that
when the railroads begin a war upon
each other by slashing rates the people
get the full benefit. But as a matter of
fact only a very few shippers are in a
position to take advantage of the situa
tion , while the great body of consumers
rarely discover that there has boon any
material gain to them. There may
ensue for a time a rush of shipments ,
overcrowding certain localities and depressing -
pressing prices in the interest of the
consumer , but there must inevitably
como a reaction that is apt to fall heavily
on the class of merchants who were ovor-
zcalous to crowd in stocks under the
reduced rates. A portion of the people
will have purchased commodities at
somewhat lower prices , but as a whole
the public gain cannot bo great , and
when the unhealthy stimulus given to
commerce shall have subsided the
aggregate benefits to merchants and
consumers are very likely to bo found
disappointing. There is not a distribu
tion of benefits. Fair and reasonable
rates , steadily maintained , are much
.bettor for commerce and all interests
than conflicts that result in a loss to the
railroads. And the bearing of tsuch
loss upon the general prosperity is not
to bo carelessly considered. The rail
roads constitute a most important
factor in the business and finan
cial system of the country. If
their earnings fall below their necessary
expenses the consequences are wide
spread. They are felt by their thou
sands of stockholders , the labor they
employ may sooner or later experience
the effects , the improvements they
would otherwise project are delayed ,
and in other ways the loss operates un
favorably. Whether or not there are
balancing or compensating gains is a
question not easily determined.
A war of this kind is more easily en
tered upon than ended , particularly un
der present conditions. There is no
law that prevents the cutting of
rates , which can bo done at a
moment's notice , but in order to
restore them there must ho ten days'
public notice. And any agreement made
cannot , aa formerly , include a pooling
of earnings to help out those roads that
suffered most by the war. Furthermore ,
a ditllculty to be encountered in restor
ing rates will be in satisfying the public
whether such rates are fair and reason
able. When the roads shall como to
term ? , as they must sooner or later ,
shippers will probably demand to.bo
assured that the rates agreed upon are
reasonable , and they have recourse to
the inter-state commerce commission to
determine that question. In all
probability the roads will dis
cover that as the result oi
the conflict they will hereafter bo com
pelled to accept lower rates than prevailed -
vailed before hostilities were declared.
If this shall bo BO the war will effect n
readjustment of rates in the interest of
the public that is justly demanded , and
which will not be less acceptable because
brought'about in this way. Meantime
the progress of the fight will be regarded
with widespread interest.
Death ot Miss Shut tuck.
Miss Shattuck , the teacher who had
both logs amputated a few days ago at
her homo in Seward , died Monday
morning. Prior to the receipt of this
sad news the BKE had sent to Miss
Shattuck the sum of $3,752 , the total
subscription in her behalf amounting to
nearly $4,000. This money has become
a part of the estate of the dead heroine
and of course no part of it can now bo
diverted. It will go to her family , con
sisting of her father , a veteran of the
war , who is disabled , her mother and two
sisters and a brother , all having been
largely dependent upon the efforts of the
deceased. The question whether sub
scriptions to the Shattuck fund shall be
continued will bo determined by each
contributor according to his or hot
sense of duty -pxpedionoy. . It wil
not bo amiss , however , to suggest tha
inasmuch as tho' chief purpose of this
fund was to make provision for the fam
ily , deprived of ita main support , tha
object is not rendered any less urgent
by reason of the death of Etta Shattuck
but perhaps more so. The dead heroine
cannot realize or participate in the
popular beneficence , but the stricken
hearts that survive her will have the
burden of their great Borrow lightonoiJ
by the assurance that public sympathy
with their misfortune did no
dlo with the going out o
the life of their bravo , dutifu
nnd honored daughter. The soldlei
who gave the best years of his man
hood to his country and is unable tc
help himself has a claim upon his fel
low countrymen no loss just and urgen
now that the staff upon which ho Jcancc
has fallen from him.
With regard to the general fund , it li
to bo hoped the death of Mha Shattucl
will not interfere with the continuance
of contributions to it. Miss Royce ha
s claim upon the sympathies nnd phil
anthropy of the people that must not bo
disregarded. She is about to undergo
ho amputation of both foot and an arm.
f she survive the ordeal she will
> o helpless. There could bo no
sadddr appeal than her { case makes to a
fcncrous people. It may bo said , also ,
, hat Miss Freeman deserves a more
jenorous testimonial than she would re
ceive from the fund as it now stands ,
n a word , lot the good work go on , to
ho end that those heroic teachers or
hose who survive them shall receive
such reward of courage , fidelity nnd
ortltudo as becomes nn appreciative
and generous people to bestow.
The City Hall Job.
That Omaha Is in need of a now city
mil building is a generally admitted
fact. Had It not boon for the trickery
ind jobbery of the city council the
nillding to-day would have boon far on
ts way towards completion. Instead of
showing a proper spirit for the public
welfare , the majority of the council
uivo acted throughout as obstructlon-
sts. The consequence is that Omaha
is about us far from having a city hall
as when the enterprise was first dis
cussed. Potty jealousy and spite
iiavo to a great extent gov
erned the action of several
councilmen in this matter. The tax
payers of Omaha , who are almost unan
imously in favor of public improve
ments , are becoming tired of thcbo
vexatious delays. They want to sco
some progress made in the city hall
structure , and they certainly will view
with suspicion any further obstruction
on the part of the council.
The council has now abrogated the
contract with Architect Myers , and
proposes to acquire more ground
to the north , of the present site
so that a larger building can
1)0 erected. This now departure
will necessitate not only the draw
ing of now plans , but the expenditure
of a much larger sum of money than tha.t
originally voted by the electors of this
city. Even if this plan is carried out it
involves a long delay. No larger sum
of money than that already voted can bo
used in any such enterprise 'ex
cept by a vote of the pee
ple. Nor can it bo done
without the consent of the board of ed
ucation , which body has already put
over $20,000 in the foundation. If the
board of education should object to the
now scheme it can prevent it by an in
junction. The money already invested
in the foundation will likely prove a
dead loss if the city council abandons
the present plans.
It looks very much as if the council
intends to pave the way for a very big
job. " In the interest of the taxpayers
of Omaha the BEE would advise jobbers
to go very slow. The people of this city
are becoming impatient , and will not
bo imposed upon much longer.
THE very generous contribution made
by Congressman McShano to the hero
ine fund is quite in character with the
liberal disposition of that gentleman ,
who is never appealed to in Vain in behalf -
half of any worthy cause. Mr. McShano
does not seek commendation for such
acts of generosity , but in the present
instance wo deem it proper to refer to
his liberality as an example worthy the
attention of other citizens of Omaha
quite as able aa ho to bo equally gener
ous. The fact is apparent to everybody
that thus far our wealthy men have not
shown that sympathy and interest in
behalf of Nebraska's heroic tcachord
which was reasonably expected of them.
The fund thus far has boon subscribed
almost wholly by people of moderate
means , the few wealthy men identified
with it having subscribed such sums
only as they might give to any ordi
nary beggar who should momentarily
enlist their sympathy. Wo venture to
hope that it is not their intention to
continue in this unenviable attitude. It
may bo that they are simply wait
ing until the popular subscriptions
have closed , when they will crown the
work with such generous contributions
as will bo an honor to themselves and to
the community of which they are apart.
It would bo gratifying to know that this
is their purpose. But meanwhile tnoro
is naturally some surprise felt that the
wealthy men of Omaha are so derelict in
this matter , and it is therefore in order
to call their attention to the admirable
example of Mr. McShane.
A VOTE will probably bo taken to
day in the house of representatives on
the Lowry-Whlto contested election
cose , which has boon characterized by
a great deal of interest and some excep
tional developments. The indications
now are that White , who is a republi
can , will bo given the scat , notwith
standing the fact that the majority re
port of the committee on elections was
against him. His caso. however , was
so strong that certain democrats found
it impossible without stultifying their
convictions to accept the judg
ment of the majority of the
committee , and are counted upon
to vote against it. Among
these is the Tammany representative ,
Bourke Cock ran , who made an eloquent
speech in support of White's claim , and
a number of other democrats are named
as holding the same view. There can
bo no question that the finding of the
majority of the committee on elections
was prompted wholly by partisan con
siderations , and it is most creditable to
the democrats who have taken the con
trary view that they refused to bo bound
by such a consideration. So exceptional
an exhibition ot honesty by political
partisans is most interesting aud com
mendable.
RUSSELL S.vai ; scorns anxious to show
the public what a good man he Is. Ho
has just signed a petition for a stricter
enforcement ot the Sunda/ laws ot Now
York city. It is to bo hoped , however ,
that this news will not have any effect
on the grand jury which is soon to con
sider the evidence implicating Mr. Sago
in the larceny of several millions of dollars
lars from the stockholders of the Kan
sas Pacific.
SOME towns in Kansas are still boom
ing , but as evidence that all are not the
following' novel case IB submitted : The
people of the village of Mertllla have
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decided to go out t > f business on their
own hook nml try consolidation aa a
means of bettering their prospects.
They propose to'jiool their issues with
another place , Wcst , Plains , ton mlloa
away , nnd MortllYi > will cease to exist.
So far the hcglra-includes two general
stores , a grocery a hotel , a livery stable
and n newspaper ofllco.
PKOMINITJJT PERSONS.
Cyrus W. Field once worked for A. T.
Stewart for the munificent salary of $50 a
year. , ,
It inigh lie a irood.tliliiK If Bulfour would
decide to meet John L. Sullivan in the ring
for a few rounds.
William O'Hricn hns loft Ireland for the
south of Europe , wlioro ho will cudcavor to
recuperate his health.
Henry E. Abbey has his life Insured for
inoro money than any theatrical man in the
world. His policies foot up fMO.OOO.
Pixrncll is frequently socn nt present in
Hyilo Park , London , mounted oa a big Imy
horse ami wrapped in an enormous ulster
overcoat.
Maria Roen Dumas , sister of the elder
Dumas , died recently in an Italian town. She
was eighty years old , ntul had been a nun for
more than flfty years.
Chauncey Depcw 1ms been talking too
much , nnd his physician orders him to stop it
for nwlillo. Ho Is , however , billed to address
the Union League of Chicago February 23.
P. T. LJarnum denies a current story that
ho has mode his will bequeathing $10,1)00,000
to twenty-seven heirs. Ho admits that ho is
very wealthy , but says that ho has only thrco
heirs.
Congressman Barnes , of Georgia , is mak
ing a collection of the queer letters recolvcd
by himself and his brother members , ami
will publish them in book form and pro
fusely illustrated.
Mrs. Maria Barton will not write any moro
books except for pleasure. Her claim to
Mexican property worth-f 5,000,000 has just
bccji decided in her favor after eighteen
years of hard lighting.
It is said that a number of old Californians ,
now living in New York in reduced circum
stances , nro actually dependent upon the
bounty of Senator John P. Jones , of Ne
vada , for the necessaries of life.
The estate of Tlmddeus Stevens , consist
ing of 1,200 acres of valuable timber and
mining laud in Franklin and Adams counties ,
Pennsylvania , has been sold to u syndicate
and its resources will bo developed imino
diately.
General Bragg Is not believed to bo en
raptured with his banishment to Mexico , and
It is said that ho will run for congress next
fall in spite of Vilas. Ho would rather have
$5,000 a year nnd nn occasional row in Wash
ington than $13,000 and unlimited pulquo in
Mexico.
John Wanamaker , . Jho big dry goods man
and art connoisseur of Philadelphia , has
gene far to solve the problem of cheapliouses
for workingwomcn by giving them for $3.25
a week board , lodging , a liberal washing al
lowance and the use of reception rooms ,
dancing rooms and bo\vling alleys.
The Duke of Newcastle , now in New York ,
is only five feet lilgh.\vears , a cork leg , limps
very badly when lio'walks , nnd is altogether
very unprcpossessfn in appearance. But
ho has an income ofa ( _ million n year , owns
the famous blue diamond , which Is worth
$150,000 , aud Is considered a great "catch" in
society. , { j
GeorRoKcnnan , t&a noted Russian traveler
whose late articles on political exiles have
attracted wide attention , sent his first tclc-
grnph message when "ho was six years oitj.
Ho was a tclcgrapn operator during the war
in Cincinnati and entered Siberia in the ser
vice of the Western Union telegraph com
pany before he was twenty-one.
A New method.
Kansa * Cltu Star.
An Omaha father has adopted a new
method of dealing with the penniless suitor
for his daughter's hand. Ho has had him ar
rested on a charge of vagrancy and will
compel him to produce visible means of sup
port or else skip the town.
Geography ns She is Learned.
1'MlatlelpMaCall. . .
In a recent examination under the United
States civil sorvito rules in this city ono of
the geography questions propounded was :
"Name the highest mountain peaks in the
United States. " Ono of the answers was :
"Pike's peak , Chesapeake and Peek-a-boo. "
A Blizzard Romance.
Knnsat City Jiwnml.
Blizzard romances nro beginning to como
in from Dakota , and ono of the most enter
taining Is that of a man who discmbowlcd a
largo ox , crawled inside , pulled the hole in
after him , nnd slept there quite comfortably
all night , but awoke In the morning to find
the carcass frozen so solid that he couldn't
get out. With the further details of his res
cue by passers-by , who heard his muffled
cries and chopped him out with an axe , tbia
narrative is ono of absorbing interest.
From Day to Day.
Harptrs' Mfiaiinc. \ .
Only from day to day
Wo hold our way ,
Uncertain ever ,
Though hope and gay dcsiro
Touch with their nro
Each fresh endeavor.
Only from day to day
Wo grope our way *
Through hurrying hours ;
But still our castles fair
Lift to the air
Their glistening lowers ,
And still from day to day
Along the way
Beckon us ever ,
To follow , follow , follow ,
O'er hill and hollow ,
With fresh endeavor ,
Sometimes , triumphant , gay ,
The bugles play
And trumpets sound
From out those glistening towers ,
And rainbow shirt ers
Bedew the giouud- ;
Then "sweet , ohraweet the way. "
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Wo smiling say ,
And forward PI1PS
With swift , Impatient foot.
And hearts that boat
With eagerness (
Yet still beyond , the gay
Sweet bugles play ,
The trumpets bow | , ,
Howo'er wo flying taste ,
Or lagging waste i.1
The hours that ; go ;
Still far and far nwoy ,
Till comes the day
Wo pain that peak
In Daricu ; then , blind
No more , wo find ,
Perchance , what wo do seek.
Omaha's Now Postolllce.
Greenwood Leader.
The sen a to on Tuesday took up Mr. Man-
dorsou's bill , appropriating $1,200,000 for anew
now site and building for the government
ofUces at Omaha. Without any debate or delay -
lay the bill was passed and turned over to the
house for Its action. Hera it will be looked
after by Representatives McShano , Dorsoy
and Laird , and the probabilities of a speedy
endorsement are highly encouraging. The
rapid advancement tuadq by our metropolis
in the past few years has rendered It abso
lutely imperative that a new and. target
building and grounds be provided for federal
purposes , and the fact that slio la likely noon
to have nor wants supplied in this regard Is a
mutter of congratulation. ,
STATK AND 'fBUIUTOUY.
Nebraska < 1ottliiK < i.
A South Sioux City boomer ndvcrtls'os
" 200 lots just plated. "
Arlington' * population has been
swelled by llfty Indians , but their room
is preferable to their company.
James Lcdwlch , a Broken How law
yer , is about to move to Omaha to re
side , aud enter the legal ranks in this
city.Tho
The Nomnha county Herald , a square-
toed democratic paper , has appeared at
Auburn. J. W. Harnhart will supply
the powder and take in the provender.
The O'Noll Tribune fathers thus :
"Thoro is a girl In Omaha six foot six
inches tall , and when her lover stands
on his tiptoes and pleads for a kiss she
stoops to concur. "
The Valentino Republican drops the
following index highgalorum : "If you
want to bo n 'way up olllcial , ' considered
exceedingly 'sleek , ' commune with the
church on Sunday and the 'coon dive'
during the week. "
No truce hits been found of II. 0. Mil
ler , who loft O'Noill City several weeks
ago for Stunton. His goods were shipped
to Stanton and are still there waiting
for him to turn up , and his friends there
fear foul play has been the cause of his
mysterious disappearance.
The death ot Miss Etta Shattuck will
bo sincerely mourned by the people of
the state. Even with the loss of her
limbs it was hoped she would survive
and onjov with her aired parents the
liberal gifts and high regard of a gen
erous people. Uut heaven willed other
wise. Peace to her bravo spirit.
Father Martin , the literary jubjub of
Dakota City , has pulled a score of giant
like characters through a thousand
chapters of "The Conquest , " without
any of them getting away. His spirit
has preserved its complacency through
all the wild , wicked and wo'ful scones
unraveled , and admirers are pained to
notice that the end is near. The tender
threads that bound the Jraternity to the
g. o. m. wore rudely sundered lust week
by the shocking , blood spilling accusa
tion that a contemporary was "a liar ,
and you tire bo low down in your in
stincts that you think it smart to Ho. "
Iowa Items.
Sioux City is negotiating for a barb
wire factory.
The state " legislature has passcda | bill
to punish "peddlers of Bohemian and
other grades of bogus oats.
It remained for an Iowa minister to
refuse to marry a couple on the ground
that the expectant groom was a liquor
dealer.
Prophet Fobtcr declares that the great
btorm of February will strike the coun
try about the 13th , followed by a severe
cold spoil.
The Dubuque boat club , organized
last summer , will erect a fine club
house near the now high bridge. About
$1,800 have been subscribed , and jt will
cost $3,000 to finish the structure.
Two young ladies of Dubuque , the
Times suys , both after the same dude ,
got into a quarrel about his photograph
at the homo of ono of the fair ones on
Iowa street , the other evening. Ono
tried to got it away from the other , but
the ono who had possession crammed
the "photo" into her mouth , chewed it
up , nnd then blew it into the other girl's
face.
face.Tho
The attorney general has decided
that the state board of health has abso
lute power to make such rules as they
think best in controlling diseases , order
ing quarantines , etc. , but they have
power to enforce their rules only as the
local boards see lit to act. Now the
state board is trying to got the legisla
ture to pass a law .to give the board
power to enforce their decisions , so they
can take action to prevent the spread of
contagious diseases where the local
health officers neglect to act as promptly
us they should.
Dakota.
Dakota has 299 banking institutions.
The roller mills at Cassclton are shut
down for the want of wheat to grind.
According to a recent compilation
Dakota has 323 newspapers 25 dailies ,
314 weeklies , 13 quarterlies , monthlies
and semi-monthlies.
The cash receipts of the Deadwood
land oflico for January amounted to
$5,973. There were 11,009 acres of now
land taken , and liual entry made on
6,143 acres.
"Thoro is n high-toned cuss on Sher
man street , of socialistic tendencies , "
says the Deadwood Times , ' -who prac
tices his political teachings. Ho has no
wood , but a poor woman in the neigh
borhood , has. She worked and earned
it and he divides with her , but ho al
ways waits until ho thinks she has gene
to bed before ho makes the divvy , and
carries his part homo. Wo will give
his name if ho don't quit. "
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Colorailq.
Fort Collins is short of coal.
A female ghost is making herself
promiscuous on Battle mountain.
The Denver Times is rolling In plush
covered libel suit , damages $50,000.
Samuel Berry , a lawyer , is plaintiff.
Five hundred men and sixty teams
arc at work on an extension of the Rio
Grande road from Glomvood Springs to
the coal mines on Thompson's crock.
The coal makes first quality colco , aud
200 coke ovens will bo built there.
That the roivl estate movement
jn Denver is only catching
its second wind is evidenced
by the hales for January , which
aggregated 82,130,070 , against $1OS3,839
in January , 1887 , and $209,170.02 in Jan
uary , 1880.
SHE WAS KKLiEABEn.
Kate Bell Discharged to Cure for a
Dead Companion.
Mrs. Kato Hell , a madame in n don of
infamy in the Bank's- block , corner of
Twelfth and Capitol avenue , was arrested
Sunday night for disturbing the pcaco by
blowing a police whistle. She was kept in
the police station over night. On being
arraigned for the trial in the afternoon she
gave some of the police a hard name. She
claimed that they made her place a regular
rendezvous when they should bo on duty.
She also claimed that on the night in ques
tion she was waiting on Mumlo Drown , an
inmate of her liouso who was dying with
consumption. Two drunken fellows came
into her plaeo and became noisy nnd rough.
She blow the police whistlu to call the
ollluors , nnd they promptly responded by
running in , seizing her and dragging her oft
to Jail. She says xho tried to explain matters
to them , told them why she blow the whistle ,
and bogged of them not to take her , as she
was the only person to take care of the dying
girl. The pollen would not listen to her and
she was taken to the central station. Mamio
Brown was loft without any care and yester
day morning she was found dead in her bed.
After hearing Mrs. Bell's story the Judge
released her. The police say Mrs. Bell was
crazy drunk at the time of her arrest.
The Charity Dull.
To-night occurs the grand charity ball at
Exposition hull. The funds will bo devoted
to building nchllds' nursery and Is an ob
ject that should recelvo the heartiest support.
In addition to the ladles mentioned In yester
day's BKE us being interested In the affair
are the following : Mrs. George A. Joslyn ,
Mrs. Ida F. Walker. Mrs. Burllngim , Mrs.
Mumford , Mrs. A , D. Morse , Mrs. A. 1) . Van
Court , Mrs. Alma E. Keith aud Mrs. Allen.
TWO RAILROADS MADE ONE ,
Consolidation of n Pnir of Pcipor
Corporations.
WHERE THEY PROPOSE TO BUILD ,
Tlio Freight Unto It eduction An
other Hank Inct > ri > orntcd llntrlct
Court CIISPB Now Notnrlcn
Monthly KxpciiHo Statement.
rnn nnn's LINCOLN IIUUKAU. !
Articles of consolidation of the Kan-
ens , Nebraska & Docntur rallroiul with
tlio Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas rail-
roiul , wore flled with the eccrolnry of
stale yesterday. It ap | > cars from the
articles of ngroomont of the conFolidn-
tlon that the Kansas , Nebraska & Decatur -
catur company was Incorporated to con
struct a line of road commencing at the
town of Claflln , Kan. , thence running
In a northeasterly direction through
the counties of Jefferson , Oago , John
son , Otoo , Cass , Lancaster , Sarpy , Doug
las , Saundcrs , Dodge , Washington and
Burt counties , to the town of Decatur
on the Missouri river. By the consoli
dation this road is to become a continua
tion of the Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas
railroad incorporated in the state of
Kansas with a terminus at the town of
Clallin. The articles of consolidation
show that the last mentioned road as
incorporated in Kansas is to commence
at Clallin and run south through Re
public and a long list of other counties
in Kansas to a point on the south line of
that state in Meade and Harbor coun
ties. It is further recited that
the two lines as proposed will , consoli
dated form one continuous line from
Decatur , Nob. , to the south line of the
state of Kansas , and the consolidation is
desirable for the purpose of facilitating
the interchange of business and the
operation of the roads as ono continu
ous line for transportation of freight
and passengers. Further recital is
made that all the stockholders of both
roads have signified their willingness
for a consolidation in writing , and have
each agreed in consideration thereof to ,
among other things , issue bonds secured
by first mortgages on Its property and
franchises and to fully keep and dis
charge all obligations of both individual
roads under contracts already made for
construction.
The capital stock of the road-ia fixed
at $18,000,000 , all outstanding shares of
the two individual roads as heretofore
issued or contracted for to bo taken up
by the now corporation and stock of the
now company to bo issued in lieu
thereof , share and shnro alike. The
general ofllco of the- road is to bo at
Salina , Kan. , the road to bo constructed
according to the standard guage. There
are to bo seven directors. Those named
for the present year arc : Arthur W.
Dole , Lewis E. Walker , E. E. McCorklo ,
for Nebraska , and M. C. Page , Ed It.
Rose , C. J. Harris and C. T. Hamilton ,
for Kansas.
The stockholders of the old Kansas ,
Nebraska & Decatur railway holding
430 shares each wore : Arthur W. Dole ,
Frederick H. Pluminor , W. J. Connors.
E. E. McCorklo , Lewis E. Walker , John
S. Walker and Charles S. Wilson.
The total shares wore 3,000. The
stockholders of the old Chicago.
St. Louis & Kansas road were : M. C.
Page , E. R. Rose , C. J. Harris , C. T.
Hamilton , Gco. H. Qurtlor , M. A. Saunders -
ders and N. E. White , holding 700
shares. What roads these parties may
represent is a subject ou which the pub'-
lie is left in ignorauco ,
FREIGHTS ALL DOWN.
As already stated , the Burlfngton
road mot the Elkhorn cut yesterday and
freights wore moving over both lines at
the rate a little over one-half the for
mer. Up to yesterday no cut had been
made hero on anything but the class
freights , special tariff , governing lum
ber , hard coal and grain remaining
untouched. Packing house products ,
however , were in the cut and the prediction -
diction was general that the other
special tariffs would soon follow.
AllTICLKSOK INCORPORATION
of the Farmers and Merchants' Bank of
Prague , Saunders county , were flled yes
terday with the secretary of state. Cap
ital stock $50,000. The following named
arc the incorporators : W. C. Kirch-
inan , H. H. Dorsoy and H. A. Fisher.
THE COMING COURT.
District court will convene on the 20th
of the present month. The docket is in
course of preparation and there were ,
up to'yestorday , 410 cases entered for the
term with excellent prospects for a
good many more. During the past few
days a large number of cases have boon
commenced and the workof Judge Chap
man the past term in pushing the hearing -
ing of cases has had a good effect upon
the members of the bar in a preparatory
way. Among the cases filed the past
few days are the following : Hattie
Wilbon vs. John S. Wilson , a divorce
case in which the plaintiff recites that
on the 8th of Juno , 1880 , at Grand Is
land , Nob. , they were married. Plain
tiff further recites that on the Oth day
of September , 1887 , the defendant deserted -
sorted his homo for six * days and waa
guilty of adultery with ono Ada Moody
in the city of Lincoln , and on the 10th of
September , 1887 , at their homo near
Raymond , the defendant assaulted her ,
felled her to the iloor and choked her
until she was unconscious and that ho
, has never supplied her or provided for
her and on these grouilds she asks legal
separation.
The administrator of the estate of
W'lliam ' L. Currio has appealed from u
decision of the county court rendered in
December , alleging a claim against the
estate in favor of R. R. Randall , jr. , for
887.50 and Davidson & Sons for $21:5.01. :
The appeal will bo heard at the coming
session of the district court.
D. G. Courtnay has filed an appeal
from a decision of the board of county
commissioners in which they rejected a
claim presented by him for $139.33 , 11-
legal taxes collected on school lands.
Hovoy & Peck have commenced ac
tion egainst James P. Lewis , of Firth ,
in which they ask for judgment on
promissory notes aggregating $1,275.08.
Harwood & Amos have instituted
foreclosure proceedings against Nich
olas and Julia Eborly to recover notes
and interest past duo amounting to some
$800.
NEW NOTARIES.
Governor Thayer yestordayappointed
the following now notaries : C. C.
HasholT , Reed , Box Butte county ; Will
iam F. llnuloy , Nonpareil , Box Butte
county ; W. ' S. Strann , Omaha ; Jonas
Addling , Gothenburg , Dawfcon county ;
John E. Abel , Beatrice , Gage county ;
R. H. Taylor , O'Noill , Holt county ;
Frank T. Peace , Dillor , Jefferson county ;
J. S. Weaver , Vordon , Richardson
county ; John E. Blackman , Omaha ;
Nathaniel C. Osburn , Alum , Hurlun
county ; William F. Travis , Wilcox ,
Kearney county ; Charles M. Wood ,
Rushvlllo , Sheridan county ; Robert II.
Davis , Lincoln ; Frank Dean , Wahoo ,
Snundors county.
THE MONTH FA" EXPENSE.
The state board of public lands and
buildings were in session yesterday
auditing the accounts of the di lie rout
state institutions for the last month.
The total expenses for January of these
institutions was $35,350.75 , divided as
follows.Soldiers' homo , 82,242.2/5 ; cnpN [ m
tel building , $0,581) ) ; homo for the frlqnd- 11
loss , S4&V5.04 ; blind asylum. $347.73 ; deaf xl
nml dumb institute , $1,223.11 ; foohlo
minded Institute , $1,27.04 ! ) ; reform
school , $ . 'i,727.8U ; Norfolk insane hospi
tal , $5,238.01 ; Lincoln Insane hospital ,
$10,763.18. , _
THE FIRST WOMAN IN CAMP.
Sensation Caused by tlio Novel Hvcitt
The arquol.
Denver Letter : Every minor in the
camp was excited and talking about it.
Now It took Homo very Important event
to thoroughly arouse all the boys along
the gulch. A row in which only ono
man was killed was considered a very
commonplace social event , and an ordi
nary lynching did not attract much at
tention. But of course ifflho vigilance
committee was doing some extra line
work there was a good attendance to
POO the sport. But this was an extraordinary -
ordinary occasion and was the gossip of
the entire camp.
What was itV
"Why , there was a woman in camp
and all was commotion. It was the ilrst
great social event In White Horse gulch.
Lynching , the bursting of the faro
banks , a rich strike or a now placer
yielding twenty colors to the pan , were
nothing to compare with it In import
ance , for such things were of common
occurrence and quite'tamo affairs in
comparison. Every ono , and the num
ber waa few , who could muster a
white shirt was the envy of all the rest.
Indeed , there was danger of a row be
tween the white shirtors and the red
shirtorfl , and had they como to blows ,
the rod shirlcrs , being the more numer
ous by a very largo majority , would
have made quick work of the whito-
shirted elite. By some good fortune
ono of the boys found a blacking-brush.
But that was worn out before all had a
chance at it , arid for a second tlmo seri
ous trouble was brewing , and this time
between the sinned and anti or non-
shined.
But respect for the fair sex prevented
ono of those interesting hanging I > oc3.
Everybody was a special committee of
ono on toilet , and after further skir
mishing an old ra/.or was found in a
corner of a cabin , whore it- had boon
thrown among a lot of broken cups and
saucers , for mining life and Us domestic
customs are like a bull in a china shop
when it comes to cups and saucers. The
rusty old razor was honed on high-
topped boots , and after it had been used
on many a grim-visaged face some of
the boys hardly know their pards.
Most fortunate were those who were
onablcd to take all three degrees of the
toilet as follows , which made them the
dudes of White Horse gulch :
First White shirt.
Second Blacking brush.
Third Razor.
It was the Ilrst time the dude degree
had been taken in White Horse gulch.
Now the boys could have done still bet
tor if they had thought about using
their mineral glasses for eyeglasses.
But they hud not heard of such auglo-
maniac innovations , and if some ono had
tried the experiment ho would prob
ably have been ordered , in the usual
"P. P. C. " style , to leave White Horse
gulch within twenty-four hours for do-
ficaning himself in a manner unbecom
ing a gentleman in squinting at a
woman through ono glass. Such "blos-
somrock" manners would have been con
sidered as "float" from a very poor load.
No , the eyeglasses degree was never
taken until mining exports began to ar
rive from the cast during the great
Lcadvillo excitement , and many a man ,
gazing at his empty purse , has always
been apt to swear more or less ,
and considerably "moro's" than
the "less" at the wonderful mag
nifying power of the dude min
ing export's oyeelass. But enough of
this , for the details would make a vol
ume , and by this time the young lady
hod finished her dinner and was. stroll
ing about with her uncle , a large ,
fleshy , jolly old man , who was a largo
stockholder in ono of the principal
mines in the gulch. He had brought
his niece , a young lady of twenty , on a
trip with him for company and also to
show her something of the wild and
rugged west. It had been many a
month since any of the boys hud soon a
woman , and hence everybody wanted to
meet her and invite her to partake of
the hospitalities of White Horse gulch ,
for all the latch strings were out and
she would have boon welcomed to the
best the rude mountain cabin afforded.
Again trouble was threatened between
those who had taken the full dude degree -
greo and those who had only gene
through a part of the mysteries of the
toilet of the elite , but the leader of the
cam ] ) swore by his undivided one-third
interest in the Abe Lincoln load .and
his reputation as the ring-loader in sev
eral lynchings , that every man should
have a fair show in extending the hos
pitality of his cabin , and the danger was
averted.
Now , any woman would have nj > -
poarod handsome. A dried up old maid
from Now England , dieted and pre
served on non-sugared tea for a quarter
of a century , would have boon consid
ered handsome and very lovely , for the
mountain boys are very gallant to
women , and old maids are given a fair
show every timo.
The boys were all charged by the polite -
lito manner and handsome face of the
young lady , but there was a look of
deep sympathy in the eyes of all when
they saw her. ' 'It is too bad , " waa the
prevailing sentiment of all.
"What a handsome face , pard , " exclaimed -
claimed a minor to his.friond , "but how
unfortunate. "
"Indeed it is , " was the rojointo. * , "and
I wonder if she will remain so for lifo'i1
Yes , it is too bad ! "
"What pretty hands and lovely eyes , "
commented another , "but how sad that
she could have boon born so deformed. "
"Possibly she has been injured jn
some railway accident in the east , " said
still another , ' 'and how very unfortu
nate that it should have happened to
OIIUBO young and beautiful. "
And thus the comments wont round.
Some admired her handsome face ,
olhcs her beautiful black hair , and
others her small and comely shaped
foot , but all pitied her for her deform
ity.
ity.That evening after the young lady
had retired the uncle was chatting with
a largo number of the minors , and Ids
niece of whom the fond uncle was very
proud , became the topic of conversation
and many were the complimentary re
marks made ; but for a long time no ono
had the hardihood to refer to her de
formity. But finally ono of the bolder
minors of White Horse gulch presumed
to refer in a delicate way to his niece's
deformity and began to condole with
him on her unfortunate condition.
"My niece deformed ! " exclaimed the
enraged undo. "My niece deformed !
Why , how dnro you say such a thing
about my nioco. Explain yourself air. "
Jlothon proceeded to explain , and in
tones of sympathy told him how the
hearts of all the minors in White Ilorso
gulch had gene out towards him for her
nfllictcd.
"Allllcted ! " shouted the still more en
raged unolo. "Allliotodl Why , she is
only wearing ono of those blnnhoty
blank blank bustles. " A"1 * everybody
replied in a chorus :
' 'Bustlol Buatlol What's a biibtlo ? "
Cough ) * and HuarHciiKHM. Tlio Irrltal
tlon which induces coughing iiuuicdlatcu-
relieved by UMJ of "Hrowu's HroncuUy
Troches. " Sold only in boxen.