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- - R. , * . . . fHB OMAHA DAILY B&d.FRIDAY ; , FEBRUARY 10 , 188a THE DAILY BEE. PUIILISHEI ) KVEHY MOUNINO. TIMIMS OK fltniSCIUI'TION. Dully ( Morning KdlllonMnrlutllngHiimliiy llKKlno ) Vrnr 110 ) Kor Blx Moulin f. U ) KorTliiPO.Months att ) Tlia Umnlm Hmitlny HKK , innlh > < l to any ai > - tlreH , OHO Year 200 OMAHA Omen , Nnq.OII * sn 10 PAII.VAM STIIKCT. NKW YOUK UmcK , KOOMH 14 A.NII lATiinm.NK llim.titNO. WANIIINOTOK Of net : , No. Ml FOUIITF.KNTI ! 8TIIKET. COltWlSI'ON'nKNCn. All commtintrntlom rolnllmj to news nntl edi torial mnttcr should be addressed to the KDltoit OVTIIK HK.K. HK.K.IUTSINKSH i.Errr.its. , . . . All wi'lnes" ) letters mid remittances ( mourn 1)0 ) nililrcsscd to TUB IIKK I'l'iu/isutNn COMIM.VV , ( ) Mll l. Drnfls , rlii-cki mul poitolllco orders to bo Hindu jHiynlild to tliu onlur at tlio company. The Bee Pnisblnjfcipany , Proprietors E. ROSBWATKtt , Editor. TIIK DAILY 11KK. Bworn Statement ofClrculntlon. Etntcof Nebraska , I _ _ County of DoiiKlass , 1B < B > Kobert Hunter , ulork or The lien Pul > - JlnhliiKcoinimiiy , lines solemnly swi'M that tlm ncttiiurli-cuintlanof tha Hiitly lieu for the week rncllnt. Tub. I ) . ll-N < . won us follows : Haturday , Jan. J . . . 1.r > ,0in Smiilny , Jan. 811 . IT.IDil Monday , .Inn. : ) . In.fll. " Tiirsclny , Jan. ill . \I7fi I Wednesday. IVb. 1 . 1.VIM Thursday , Fob. M . 15.4-Ci 1'lldny , Fob. 3 . 15.fyXJ Avenge . lfi.7B3 Itnlil'.IlT I1UNTKU. Hworn to nnd subscribed In my tiresenro tlili 4tli tiny or February , A. ] ) . , 1S8H. N. P. VKllH Notary 1'ubllc. State or Nebraska , I County ot IloiiKlasn , f " " Oeo. II. Tzsclmck , belnK first duly sworn , dope - po es and says that ho Is secretary or The lieu llilillshltiK company , tlmt the actual average dally circulation of inn Dully lieu ror the month of.liinunry , 1W7 , W.2IM conlo.s ; ror Kulirnnry , ISM , 14.17S copies ; for March. I MIT. 14,4011 copies ; ror April , INt" . nil : copies : ror May , ! < , 1 , L"J7 roplrai for June , 1W7 , 14,117 coplen ; ror July , If * " . 14,11(1 copies : ror Auj-u.st , IKh" , 14,151 copies ; ror September , IHH7 , H.ill'J copies ; ror October , M . ll.KI ! ; Tor November. 1887 , 18,230 copies ; rot December , 1N)7 ) , 16,011 copies. copies.KO. KO. H. TZSCIIUCK. Bworn nnd subscribed to In my presence this Zd day or January , A. I ) . 188U. N. P. KKI I , , Notary Public. "RUINED by speculation" is what broke the Metropolitan bunk of Cincin nati. So say the dispatches. "Ruined by thieves and confidence operators'1 would have been nearer the truth. THE Loio Royce fund is growing every day. The BKK hopes , through the liberality of the people of Nebraska , to raise for this unfortunate young lady a sum sufllcient to provide for her dur ing her life. TllKY have discovered a man in Chicago cage who claims ho is possessed of the faculty of locating natural gas. Should ho come to Omaha ho would undoubt edly make his first location in the city council chamber. STATISTICAL prophets predict that the next census will show a population ol seventy millions. If our pcoplo con tinue to increase at this rate , wo shall have a surplus in time that will bo more difficult to get rid of than the one in the treasury. COLONKL JONES , of Florida , made n speech at Indianapolis yesterday oppos ing govornmontcontiwlof the telegraph. Colonel Jones' speech was Hashed over the wires to every newspaper in the land. It is Bafo to say that the Westorr Union will make nochargo for its trans niitsioi ) . I f MAllYLAND republicans say that Gor man or no Gorman , their state must be clawiod among the doubtful onus ncxl full. They propose to have glass ballot- boxes und a fair count at the president ial election. During the last ono they had to contend against the democrat ! and the cemeteries combined whoi repeaters voted in the names of dcat men. PEKHY BKT/MONT. who is chairman o the committee on foreign affairs , think ; the now treaty with China will bi adopted. This provides that the clas of immigrants against which there is si much prejudice on the Pacific coast shall bo excluded. But congress pro poses and the Chinaman dis ] > osos to i considerable extent in this matter. ST. PAUL annually receives a bij advertisement , as well as considorabli pecuniary profit , from her ice palace Sioux City hibt year established a con palace and dcrlvjod similar benefit therefrom. Now , lot Omaha wnko u ] and originate something that will drav a crowd and glvo us a national advor tisomcnt. IT is announced that Colonel Frci Grant is to become a publisher , the oil ject of his ambition in this diroctioi being the well known Now York magn tzinc , the Cosmopolitan , in which Mrs Grant is reported to have made a considerable sidorablo investment. The brief pc litical career of the colonel was not re markably brilliant , and if ho has roall ; decided to eschew politics ho is to b congratulated. The business of a pub Usher ho will find has its porplexitio nnd its defeats , but they are more tolerable orablo than those of politics , which vcr , generally disclose thohollowncssof prt fcKsed friendship and the faolllbhnes nnd baseness of human naturo. It is t bo hoped that Colonel Grant , wno scorn to bo not at all titled for poll tics , htm had enough of the ungratcfu experiences it brings , and that ho wil find both congenial and profitable on : ploymont , in helping to dissuminat Knowledge. THE so-called speech of Queen Vic torla to parliament is as dull and inadc quate as these productions usually arc and ( suggests very little for comment Its most important disclosure is th statement that all the powers show ai carncnt desire to maintain the peace c the world , which coining tauncdiatol aftnr the pacific utterances of Bismarcl will bo regarded as highly reassuring What is taid regarding the olTect c coercion in Ireland is loss commondti tory of that policy than was to luivo booi expected , but it is far from being atru or jubt conclubion. It is not to the law but to the good bonso and patlon forbearance of the Irish people that i duo the decline in what is callei "agrarian crime , " which is simply th defense by the people of their homes These proxy speeches of the queen an not only extremely tame , but hardlj trustworthy. Parliament being ngaii in session , English politics will resunu their won ted animation und interest. Marc Whitewash. The report of the government direct- ) rs of the Piiclllc railroads falls into line with the majority report of the commission itr recommending the policy which the roads dcalro to hnvo adopted. Pho directors , however , claim prece dence , and we think rightfully so , in suggesting this policy. It simply is to extend the debt of these corporations through a period of half a century or moro longer , giving them that much more time in which to collect from the jieoplo the amount of the debt and a liandsome revenue besides. It is not a liollcy that comprehends or contcm- | ) lalcd any benefit to the people ple of the section who must pay this debt If it Is over paid. It gives no promise of relief to the patrons of Llicso corporations , whoso interests it is the duty of congress first to consider. It proposes to perpetuate an incubus that liasalready boon oppressive U ) the extreme - tremo limit of endurance. It practically says to the roads , continue on in the course you have been pursuing , and to the people , you must consent to bear this burden as patiently as you con. A redeeming feature of the directors' re port is its approval of the view that the [ fovernmeiu should take action against "those persons who may have tampered with the property of the roads and thus diminished the security of the govern ment. " The commendation bestowed upon the present management of the Union Pa cific may bo deserved. It is said to have "devoted itbulf honestly and intelli gently to the herculean task of rescuing the company from the insolvency which seriously threatened it at the Inception of its work. " It is credited with the practice of rigid economy and the ap plication of every dollar of the earning capacity of. the system to its improve ment and betterment , so as to place the company on a sound and enduring finan cial foundation. Granting all this to bo merited , it may bo remarked that the Union Pacific manage ment might have gained fatill greater commendation fur honesty and fidelity to its trust if it had ever taken any stops or shown any disposi tion to demand restitution from the men who tampered with the properly of the road and are now enjoying the fruits o ! their rascality. The people who wore robbed and who are still the patrons of the Union Pacific may certainly claim a pardonable right to have misgivings as to the sterling worth of the virtues which can bo satisfied to permit the most unconscionable rogues of this or any other country to enjoy unquestioned the full benefits of their roguery. The whitewash administered by the government directors has become famil iar , but though put on never so thick there are some stains it cannot conceal. Vatulcrbilt's Impending Ruin. A great wave of sadness , with a more or loss briny odor , threatens to swoop over this country , the cable having given advance information of the com pelling power of the impending calam ity. Via thousands of miles of submar ine communication is flashed the intel ligence that W. K. Vandorbilt's steam yacht is anchored in the ofling at Monte Carlo and that Vanderbilt himself had boldly walked up'to a roulette table and staked and lost four dollars on his first bet. It is well understood , of course , that the parting with those four largo round dollars did not seriously impair the fortune founded by the deceased com modore nnd augmented by his heirs te proportions beyond the wildest dream of colossal avarice over conceived bj King Solomon. But it should also be remembered that there is n flavor ol lotos in the atmosphere of Monte Carlo , which deafens the only oars to whicli conscience may appeal , and produces an apathy which ignores consequences , The great danger is not in the four dollars which the croupier clutched but that America's Croesus will bet an other four dollars and still another foui until there is an unwarranted contractior of the circulating medium or a balance of exchange against this country whicl will cause horror among patriotic stalls tieans. Who knows whether Mr Vandorbllt will content himself will the homeopathic indulgence of foui dollars to each turn of the wheel ? Wh < that'has over gambled does not knov that the only euro for the mania is in solvency ? Do the American pcoph enjoy the spectacle of W. K. . Vandor bill striding to financial ruin at foui dollars a stride ? With full knowledgi by cable that the prodigal son is wnstinf his substance in four dollar installments will the American republic call it Swiss sister to intcrnnlional account 01 will patriotic preparation of a fattoi calf bo made when the prodigal ha "blowcd in" his patrimony , put hi steam yacht in soak nnd returned ti Wall street in the steerage of ai emigrant steamer V Surely the cable ha befriended the pcoplo of this country ii warning them of the emergency in linn lo prepare for a crisis. Foreigi countries have their litllo crises over ; once in a while , but by religiously mind ing its own business the United State Jias hitherto escaped such unplcusan incidents. Indeed not until W. K. Van derbilt rashly banked four dollars 01 the red did any adequate conception o a crisis outer the American mind Further advices will bo awaited with ai interest equaled only by that which i awakened when an Omaha confident- man catches a tmckoi1 froin'Kansas Citv Oklahoma. The house commllloo on territorie having reported favorably the bill ti create the territory of Oklahoma , it passage by the house may bo rogardei as reasonably certain , and there is vor ; little likelihood of its failure in the son nto. There is n very earnest domain for the now territory by the pcoplo o the contiguous states , as was shown b ; the convention held at Kansas City 01 Wednesday to urge action on the part o congress. Resolutions wore ndoploi declaring thai the time has como \vhui all the interests of the southwest am those of the Indians alee demand tin opening of the Indian territory ti settlement. It was al.io declared thn all lands taken for this purpose shouli bo fully paid for , and that the law de fining nnd establishing the now.'torri tory should provide .to.tko fullest ex tent'for the wants of American home- scekcrs , holding ii\ \ check the tendency to absorb large bodies of land under single ownership. The expressions of ibis conference of representatives from five slates and two territories clearly show that the movement in behalf of the now territory is entirely legitimate , prompted by an intelligent sense of the benefits lo llo\r lo all interests , those of the Indians as well as those of the whites. II seems entirely safe to predict that there will speedily bo added to the na tional map the lerrllory of Oklahoma. The promptness with whicli the house coinmltlpo on territories reported fa vorably the bill lo crealo Ihe territory must bo regarded as good evidence that the opposing arguments made very llt- llo impression. It could not bo other wise with the knowledge that they were made at the instigation of interested cattlemen , land grabbers , and others who had in view simply their selfish ends. From what is said of the region out of which the proposed territory will bo formed it may bo expected lo 1111 up rapidly with white settlers , and there la not a reasonable doubt that within n year after such occupation begins the Indians will bo entirely satisfied with It nnd find it to their advantage in all re spects. Omnha nnd Ynnkton. The facts presented at the board ol trade meeting Wednesday night by the Yanklon delegates were of a nature to convince all intelligent men that the proposed road from Omaha into Soulh- crn Dakota Is an enterprise which ought to receive the hearty support of the people of this oily and bo pushed to completion with the least possible delay. There is no moro inVitlng field any where , from the practical point of view , and tncro can bo no question that with the proposed road in operation Omahn would reap most of the benefits lo bo derived from a connection wilh the rich region of Southern Da kota. .Thoro can bo no doubt that Omaha would become the market for much the larger share of the pro ducts of that section , and would find there a return trade of very considera ble and steadily growing proportions , The moro carefully and intelligently this mailer is considered , the moro will the enterprise of connecting Omaha and Yankton by railroad commend itself to favor. The gratifying information mation was given at the mooting thai the incorporators of the proposed now road are busily engaged in formulating a proposition which they expect will be satisfactory to the county commission ers and to the people. They manifestlj desire nothing which the people ol Douglas county cannot glvo with entire safely , nnd with ovcry assurrance that good faith will bo kept with thorn. The present outlook for the enterprise is wholly favorable. VISHY likely Mr. Chauncoy M. Dopow knows as much about the intentions ol Mr. Blaine ns any other man in the country. They were much together in Europe , nnd it is entirely reasonable tc suppose that Mr. Dopew , being a pro nounced Blaine man , learned moro ot less regarding the political purposes ol the traveling statesman. There is con sequently significance in the statement of the railroad president that ho is quite corlain that.Mr. Blaine will bo a candi date before the next republican conven tion. What moro ho feels certain of is n matter of loss significance. Ho can not bo accepted as an entirely trust worthy oracle of republican sen timent nnd intentions outside of Now York , if he is over thoro. When ho says he feels pretty certain that Blaine will get the nomina tion by acclamation the wish is falhoi to the thought , and willfully or other wise Mr. Dopow is blind to some very conspicuous facts wh'ich , if ho chose t ( see Ihom , would compel him to tone down his sense of certainly. It is quite possible , also , that these confident expressions pressions of Mr. Depow are made fet olTect. At all events wo think it protlj corlain , giving Iho indications theii proper value , that ho is mistaken as le part of his professed opinion , nnd wi believe this is likely to become moro ane moro apparent as the date of Iho convention vontion draws nearer. Republicans particularly in the west , are doing sonu very careful thinking over this mailer THE Atchison.Topoka & Santa Fe railroad company is looking toware Omaha. Wo are authorized to say tha that enterprising company is contom plaling Iho extension of its line fron Granaela , just across the boundary lini of Colorado , in a northeasterly diroctioi to tliis city , the proposed route taking in such prosperous and growing towns as Hastings , Seward , Wahoo and others The distance by the route which this extension will follow , if constructed from Granada lo Omaha is about the eamo as to Kansas Cily from the forinoi point , so that this road would plac < Omaha on equal terms with Kansas Cit ; as a compotllor for Iho trade of i largo territory in the southwest. I would also give this city increased fiujil ities in territory naturally tributary t < it , and in which greater facilities an really required. Wo understand tha the railroad company will require som < encouragement from the people o Omaha , but In just what form wo an not at present apprised. There wil very likely bo further development within n short lime , and meanwhile tin matter is ono that might very proporl ; receive the attention of the board o trade. TlfK centennial of Washington's in nugurntion as first president will b celebrated in Now York on April 3C ISSSt. Congrcss.und nil the legislature will bo asked to contribute funds. It i appropriate- celebrate importan epochs in the history of the nation , bu these celebrations should bo carried 01 in a rational manner. The money con tribulod xvould be well spent in gather ing historical facts , statislics , oroctiiiL' i lasting memorial , etc. , but not in fire works , bunrjuet fumes and Hash oratory THR t'lin-n OF INDU8THY. The big Augusta cotton mills uro paying i jier cent. . The Boll tulepboao company earned 22) per cent not on Its capital of $0,800,000 last yea ? . In Belfast the demand for fomtilo labor-is very Inrgc. At Hockvlllc , Connt the mills nro closing at 4 o'clock. ' Incandescent Item's nre going into n grcnt ninny southern mills. A short railroad 1 ib bo built from Koch- ester , N. Y. , to lloiieovo fulls. New stool works nnd a blust furnace nro being erected nt Cardiff , Eng. The llreioklyn derated ronil shows nn In- cruuso of 20 per cent In earnings. The total number of overland passengers to California last ycar'jviis 150,000. Last , year aSOO tons of Icnthcr wore Im ported Into tlio United Kingdom. Three cotton nnd Woolen mills were started Inst year nt Urook Haven , Miss. The cotton mill nt High Shoals. Ga. , has Just declared n 20 nor cent dividend. A Vermont man has Just purchased the big cotton mills opposite Mobile , Ala. The Union I'aclfla railroad company Is about to pluco an order for 2,500 cars. A seventy mlle railroad will run through mineral regions in eastern Kentucky. A syndicate Is being formed nt Ijuwlston , Mo , , to run the largo .mills of thai town. A company with $1,000,000 , capital will run n railroad from Atlanta to cast Tennessee. A $1,000,000 electrical company has been organized In Chicago to furnish apparatus. Electricians arc still at work on the prob lem of obtaining electricity direct from coal. English steel workers nro objecting to be ginning work at W o'clock on Sunday night , The Wnncta woolen mills , of Enterprise , Miss. , have an offer for ono year's product ol yarn. Last week the Piedmont cotton mil' owners voted to put up another 10,000-splu , dlo mill. A Pittsburg firm has Just secured a con , tract to supply St. Louis with 2,500,000 bush clspf coal. From 120,000 to 100,000 tons of Iron reels nro imported annually , which pay a duty oi ? 12 per ton. A great eleal of toxtllo machinery is goint from fihoilo tslanu and Massachusetts works to the south. The indications from southern states are that manufacturing enterprise has bcei greatly encouraged. The brick machinery manufacturers are quite busy with orelers for now machinery for the coming season. Thirty-ono largo operators nro usln ? American rock-drills In Australia in preference once to English drills. Engineers who have been working on the triple-expansion engine nro confident ol reaching still moro complete results. Weighing machines , steam pumps nnd mil machinery , as well us American stoves , are finding n ready mark'it in Australia. The Exeter , N. UJ. , which was burnct down has been rebuilt with nil possible speed in order not to lese spring contracts. A number of now railway enterprises have been announced sirieb the opening of the year. Nearly all of them uro in the soutL and w est. The Other Horn e > f the Dilemma. C/ilct/o / ( Times. Perhaps it would bo cheaper to pass the Dlair educational bill dnd take the $ " ,000,001 out of the treasury'than ' to pay twenty 01 thirty senators $3,000 apicco year after ycai to do nothing but talk about it. A Cnuso Tor Grief. LomsvUlc Courier-Journal. , 'Whether it was Mr ? Erioksou or Mr. ' Co lumbus who discovered America , oithoi would doubtless regret , were ho alive to-day , that nn exorbitant and ill-shapcn , tariff is working so much injury to n largo part of thi great discovery. , A. Much Neoeleel Invention. Clilcaao Herald. A Gorman inventor has just produced c device which , by dcadoning the sound of the instrument , mrkcs piano practicing less ob jectlonablo. But a moro effective romodj would bo a device which deadened tlio plan 1st. An Actor's Oele to Winter. The made. The snow flakes filling all the air Full slowly nil the day , Llko programmes dropjicd by galley kid : Down on the parquet ; The leafless branches cranking loud Above the tempest's roar Sound like the beat of countless hands That call for an encore. The Storm King down the wintry blast In mighty pace glides , In tragic , histrionic steps Like Henry Irving's strides ; The snow upon the frozen ground Is lying elecp and thick , White us an actress' pallid face Who oatcth arsenic. * STATK AND TEUUITOIIY. Nebrnwku Jotting. Columbus has sixteen passenger train a day , and claims to bo something of t railroad center. There will bo a partial eclipse of UK sun to-morrow , for the benefit of thi Sou Ih Pacific people. * Four gamblers , a bunco man andlh'rci high-kicking sislors nro rogislorod a the Dakota county Jail. Fremont has added n horse rauch ane electric lights to her industries , Th < revival is bearing early fruit. ijlattsmouth is gelling ready to sna ] some of tlio faclorios floating around tin country in search of bonuses. The Thomas County Herald , fresl from the infant town of Thodford , i pleading for fraternal recognition will ; a friendly "X X. " Walters and Cush- man are the publishers. Atlornoy Scotl , of Omaha , ruffled tin feathers of Judge Marshall , of the Dodgi county district courtfnow in session in Fremont , and was flilbd $23 for contempt The unfortunate clie/nt / who will ovcntu ally pay the bill 1& ontilled lo publii commissoration. " The prohibilionitiU of Dodge counl ; hold a convention at Hooper Wednes day afternoon. The mooting was largol ; attended and unusulil enthusiasm pro vailed. Seventeen delegates wore so looted to represent 'tho ' county in tin stulo convoulion lo bo hold next week n Lincoln. , , , Mrs. Wacrranskyjidf Papillion , Is thi latest victim of the ) Beatrice mulunl Insurance suranco company , that glided concori of which Colonel Sab'in sung so ohcorii ; lust summer. Mr.Wagranbky , invostei in a $4,000 policy , and genorousl ; "crossed Ihu divide"-for Ihe benefit o his family. The tear parched widov got $279. The Sarpy County Domocra read the riot act to the concern , and ad vises Iho pcoplo to shun it us a posti lencc. Wyoming. The flour mill at Laramic is to bo rui by an cleclrlc motor. Bill Maverick is the chief source o eloquence in the territorial legislature The Lnrnmio papers blow in unisoi with the glusbbleiwors. The last tesl o the worka was a perfect success am fixes the destiny of the plant. Articles of incorporation of the Ilei Butte Laud and Live Stock com nun ; have been filed with Secretary Shan non. Tliu capital block is * lli5,000. There are rumorsof an excursion ovc. the Burlington from Clioyoiuio to Omaha. 'It is not stated , whether this is to bo a legislative1 excursion or not. The copper mines in the Hart villa dis- Uicl , which were abanUoiic.il several yours ago for reasons ne > t connected with their value , have been leiuiod lo a wealthy Kngllsh company , and n largo force of men will bo put to worjt in tlio mines to develop them on n largo ncalo. The building of a railroad close to Iho mines and Iho advance in Iho price of e-oppor are Iho cause of Ihls now netlv- tly in the Hartvillo district. MOUTUAHV. iierrnoi.z. For the second , tlmo this winter , death , within a few days , has deprived n family of three of Its litllo ones. The first was that of Huv. John Williams , the next that of Mr. nnd Mrs. Julius Itotholz , of U'JO South Tenth street , the third of whoso children , Willie , nged four years , was yesterday Interred In the Hebrew cemetery. Such bereavement cannot but cvoko heartfelt und widespread sympathy. MI1S. O. It. IIOTIIACKEU. The arrangements yesterday announced for the burful of Mrs. O. II. Uothuckcr were changed and it was decided tenet not remove the remains from the Millard to the residence of her mother , Mrs. & . I' . Hounds , on Fnrnatn nnd Twenty-fourth stre-cts. The deceased lay in her room In the hotel , attended by n number of sympathetic ! friends. Yesterday afternoonnt2 o'clocK.tho funeral services took pluco nt the same apartment nnd were attended only by the immediate - mediate friends of the family of the do- ceased. They were conducted by Dean Gardner of Trinity cuthcdr.il , and consisted solely of the imnressivo funeral ritunl of the Episcopal church. A number of friends had sent several floral tributes , which were dis posed around the room nnd upon the rich cloth-draped casket , the silver pluto of which was engraved with the name nnd ngo of the deceased. Mr. O. II. Hothnckor arrived in the morning from Chicago nnd hurried immediulely to Iho hotel. After the services the remains were borne to the Union Pacitlo depot , where the train wus taken for Chicago , the pall-bearers being Messrs. Thomas Swobo , Mayor 1 { twitch. Col. .1. M. Eddy. O. II. Hollou , E. M. Uarttctt and George 11. Kelley. The re mains will bo Interred In Ko o Hill cemetery - etery , Chicago , beside her father , who was laid to rest several weeks ngo. They were accompanied by tno mother , Mrs. S. 1' . Hounds , Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Smith , of Denver , und nil the brothers of the deceased. 1'IIOM. J. F. From , tlio brother of Ida From , the domestic who wus found dead in her bed nt the residence of Mr. Woodward , 448 South Twenty-fourth nvcnuo , Weelnesdny morning , arrived hero yesterday from his homo in Dannebrog , Neb. , in response to a telegram from Coroner Drcxol. Ho viewed the re mains of his sister in the undertaking rooms of Drexcl & Maul and was greatly moved by their appearance. After a short interview with the coroner Mr. 'From went to St. Joseph's hospital where ho bud nn interview with his invalid brother nnd it was decided to bury the girl in Prospect Hill cemetery. The funeral will tnko place to-day. Miss From , it seems , was qttlto n thrifty young woman nnd had saved some money with which she had contemplated taking a trip abroad lo visit her parents in Sehlcswlg , Germany. nuowx. The remains of Mamie Brown , which hnvo lain in Uroxel & Maul's for several days , were buried yesterday afternoon in Holy Scpulchro cemetery. junor. wntss. Judge August Weiss died last evening about 7:30 : ut his homo near the corner of Eighteenth and Jackson streets. Ho was first taken sick some few weeks ago with typhoid fever , and this , with a complication of other troubles , finally caused his death. Ho was a mau well known and esteemed in Omaha. _ She Was Not Poisoned. WAHOO , Neb. , Feb. 7. To the Editor of the HER : I see in your last issue that Myra Lnbarr como to her death by nn overdose of vcratrum. The statement Is n mistake , as she had only two drops at 0 p. m. Friday nnd three drops nt 2 n. m. on Saturday. She wus taken with numbness , blindness and semi- unconsciousness on Thursday night , nnd had none of the medicine nbovo named until the time mentioned. She had been treated by Dr. Bush , of this city , for a growth in the right side of the ab domen , which ho tolel us would sooner or Inter end her life , nnd told us that Iho probabilities were that the time would bo but n few mouths at best. Ho hud also directed the use of Inudanum when lier suffering was severe , nnd she was given laudanum between the doses of vcratrum. There was not a possible chance for the few drops taken to have affected her. T. E. Zlngro , the doctor you refer to , is not a mau practicing medicine without credentials , but an educated physician who abandoned the profession fifteen years ngo. * AVe learned to use the medicine from him , have kept it in the house , und used it for years , und used it in all cases us directed by him. J. W. McAm.EY. Inclosed with the nbovo was n statdment from Ben D. Hupp , druggist , certifying that ho had never filled any prescription with Mr. y.ingro's numu signed thereto. mysteriously Disappears. Albert Hooft , a German' immigrant , ar rived In this city several weeks since and took up his residence nt the European hotel on south Tenth street. Ho seemed to bo t man of considerable education , nnd was evidently dently well supplied with means , ns ho in dulged himself in those little luxuries thai indicate satisfactory financial condition , and always paid his bills promptly and fully , Two weeks ago Hoeft , after settling up his board and u few other little oiitatandluf debts , suddenly disappeared und nothing has been seen or heard of him since. Ho lefl the hotel , nobody knows when , without leaving any indications of his intentions , where ho wus going or whether ho exHcteil ] to return or not. During the past week sev eral letters have been received at the hotel from Oreifenberp , Germany , inquiring about Hocft. und soliciting information ns to his business hero In Omaha. These letters were signed "Hormtin Hoeft , " und it is presumed were written by a brother of the missing man. 1'ers oiial Paragraphs. QJolm Xehring , of Lincoln , Neb. , is at the Pax ton. John Peters , of Albion , Neb , , is nt the Puxton. John C. Bownoll , of Lincoln , Nob. , is ntthc Puxton , s A. H. Fuller , of Ashland , Neb. , Is nt the Puxton. David Dean , of Ashland , Nob. , is at the Paxton. S E. Gate , of DCS Moines , la. , Is nt the Millard. G. J. Haulsbock , of Ashland , Nob. , is ntthe Millard. Miss E. M. Shorey , of Ncligh , Neb. , in nl the Paxton. > Patrick Egan , of Lincoln , is registered af the Mlllurd. Miss G. Luke , of New York , is rcglstoreel at the Millard. S. H. Coulton , Jr. , of Nebraska City , Nob. , is at the Paxton. Hobert B. WJndham , of PUttsmouth , Neb , , is at the Millard. S. H. Calhouu , jr. , of Nebraska City , Nob. , Is at the Millard. J , A. Pay no nnd wife and Mrs. M. S. Payne , of Mason City , Nob. , uro at the Mil lard. lard.A. A. E. Marrlotto has returned to his old love , the Millard , where ho IIUH accepted a position ns clerk. Frank Lawton , Miss Alice Walsh , MIsg Nottio Lyberd and Mitchell , of the "Hole in the Ground" company , are at the Millard. Edward E. Leonard , president of tha Merchants and Fai-ir.crs bank , of David City , nnd S. D. Coo , a furniture dealer of the same town , uro in tlio city. Captain Kual , one of the pioneers in the settlement of the vicinity of Grufton in this stain , was In the city last evening on his wny to the south to spend sovcml wuoks in the health anil pleaiuru resorts of tlmt section. The case of John Wood , who was ar rested for obstructing the view into his saloon , was brought up before Judge- Borka yesterday and dismissed by the assistant'city attorney. A CENSURE FOR EVERY ONE. The Grand Jury Pulls the Hnlr of Different Persona. INVESTIGATING JAIL MATTERS. Formal llcport of thn Deliberation * * Turned Into the District Court Yestcnlny Ailcntooii. The Jnll Investigation. The grand Jury after three days dellbera- lion appeared before the Judge of the district court yesterday afternoon , nntl through their * foreman , Hlehurd Kitchen , submltled a re port of what they hud accomplished. They were then discharged , and It having been mooted about th'o building that the Jury had filed their report in the jail Investigation with the clerk of the court there was a rush to thai gcnlleman's olllco to scan Its contents. Jailer Joe Miller was congratulated upon the fuel that the Jury hud not found him as black ns painted by his enemies , nnd It is sntd that had Sheriff Coburn been in Ifls office when the jury handed In their report ho would have ntonco reinstated Mr. Miller. This formality will bo observed the first thing this morning. Appended is n full digest of the Jurymeus Most of our tlmo has been spent In nn ex- nmlnatlon of the Douglas county Jail nnd the treatment of prisoners therein confined , Lnngungo is too weak to convoy to your honors the awful condition of the jail. Its appointments for 'tho proper care of the prisoners nro wholly Inadequate ; it wreaks with vermin. The classification of prisoners is Impossible nnd the currying out of forced punishment by the court is Impossible , wo , therefore. recommend nnd insist , not only ns grand Jurors , but us citizens , Ihnt immediate steps bo taken by the properly constituted authorl- lies of Iho counly to mnko the following neccssarv changes nnd Improvements in the Jail building : 1. The Juii should bo thoroughly overhauled mul nil necessary repairs should bo mado. The wash room floor in the west end of tno largo cage , it being badly rusted , should bo fixed. Hooks and chains should bo put upon the cots nnd tnblcs to hold them in place ; the center bar of the guard on tbo window of Iho boys engo is badly out of repair. There should bo pla-ed two double acting locks on the doors between the office basement and rotunda ; also two hinge hasps with largo padlock on the inside of the small doors used to pass the food from the kitchen. A balcony should bo placed around the cast , north and south sides of the largo cage for tno purpose of examin ing prisoners in the top cells ; n wire parti tion should bo placcel in the main corridor to prevent visitors from handing articles to the prisoners nnd to keep prisoners away from the Jailer's room ; the cellnr under the main room of the Jail should bo arranged with proper bath nnd wnsh tubs for the prisoners und the floor should bo properly flngged ; the Juil should bo provided with the necessary facilities for bathing nnd washing blankets nud other urticles ; there should nlso bo pro vided a steam drying apparatus. This can bo done at a slight expense , as a steam boiler is already located in the basement of the Jail. The record book now in use by the Jailer Is radically incomplete because of the fact that there Is no space In It showing what property , if any , the prisoners brought with them ; a now und complete Jail register should Immediately bo furnished , and the Jailer should bo instructed to strictly comply with all things pertaining to the keep ing of a complete record of the prisoner and his property ; sufficient clothing should bo constantly kept on hand so that the prisoners may have n change wtiilo washing nnd drying their own. 2. Ono of the main reasons that the Jail Is overcrowded arises from the fact that all the city prisoners nro confined therein , the city having no place for its prisoners. It is un just to the county that it should bo burdened with the supiwrt and maintenance of the city's prisoners and wo would suggest to the proper authorities of the city that immediate steps should bo taken by It to provide facil ities for taking euro of its own prisoners , or that the present Jail facilities bo enlarged. Wo would also recommend and earnestly request , the city council to pass the necessary ordinances providing for the working of pris oners sentenced by tnc police magistrate. This , in our estimation , will greatly lessen the commission of petty crimes if the male factors nro compelled to perform manual labor. After a thorough Investigation , involving the examination of many witnesses touching the treatment of prisoners confined in the Jail , wo find the following state of lacts to exist : In consequcnco of Inadequacy of the Jail guard , ono man has boon required to attend to the work that could only properly bo done by at least three. This has necessitated upon the part of the Jailor the employment of prisoners to assist him in the performance of his duties. Prisoners have been ap pointed cell bosses by the Jailer , who are themselves criminals of the worst type , and who by brutality nnd tyranny hnvo Inhu manly abused their power by the maltreat ment of their fellow-prisoners. The fault primarialy lies with the county commission ers , who have neglected to provide a .sufll cient force of jail guards , und have failed to properly and frequently exuuilno Into the condition nnd management of the Jail , nnd correct or nllovlato the nbuscs which they should have known to exist. The sheriff has ulso been derelict in not keeping him > - self personally informend of the condition and management of the Jail and using all means in his power to remedy tlio existing evils. While it would bo utterly Impossible for ono Jailer 911 duty , or supposed to bo on duty , for twenty-four hours of ovcry day , with the inadequate means nt his com mand , to keep the Jail , the prisoners and their clothing clean and frco from vermin , onfcrexj proper discipline nnd protect prisoners - ers in all cases from ubuso by their follow prisoners nnd while wo cheerfully admit that Jailer Miller has in the face of the most trying dilllfulties performed the greater portion tion of the duties with zeal nnd fidelity , wo are obliged to censure him for occasional harshness to these under his charge , with neglect to keep a proper record of the prop erty of prisoner * and for the failure to pro tect prisoners from robbery und from brutal assaults under real or pretended authority from the Jailor , and to prevent the contlnu- nnco of immoral practices to which boys und other helpless inmates have been mudo un willing parties , Wo would earnestly recommend that the county commissioners authorize the sheriff to employ at least three deputy Jailers instead of two as now and ono as heretofore , these men to take turns in watching , and no pris oner under any circumstance should bo given authority over other prisoners. Wo feel warranted In saying that the Judges of the district court have been negli gent in not heretofore prescribing rules for thei government of the Jail as provided by law. law.A femnlo attendant should bo omploye-d whenever the bhoriff di'oins It nee-ewsury for the purpose of attending upon fomulo pris- onura. At present the Jail record does not show whetheir the prisoners nro hcntonrijil for violation lation of the state law or n e-ity ordinance. This should bo corrci-tud nnd the mittimus us well as the Jail r&ord ought to. specify whether it bo the ono or the other. Owing to these combined t > tnto of fnets , not only in the Juil building but in insunlciont numhors of jail guards , many of the rules ot the court nro ut this time incapable of bomg carried into execution. The Jury's nttcntion has not bexm called to any violation of tlio law regarding school lands Trusting thnl Urn recommendations herein contained will bo spoiidlly cuirhul out und that the abuses heretofore eixlhtiug will nuvcr again ho called to the attention of the grand Jury , wo respectfully submit this , our report. The report is signed by Klchnril Kitchen , ns foreman , ami 0 , S. Stubbing ns clorlc. A.MUKIMINTH. ; : A Ilolu In tlio Ground" nt IJoydV Tlio First IVrliiriminco. TUat Hoyt's now skit , "A Bolo In the Ground , " Is not n trageely , was proved to the satisfaction of n largo nudlcncu at Bard's opera house last night , where It wus produced for the first timein tint city. It abounds In comical situations und oddltlcj of nil kinds. U is a furoo In the broadest uicanlngpf the word , hinging.oh nn clopomont , vented by n hole In the ground , Which doltlys the train containing the brldo and onuses n succession of most Inuglinblo IncldcnU nt n country railway Mutton. Miss Nottio Lyfnrd ns "tho lady of the lunch counter , " wns very clover , showing many of thei points of n soubrette - bre-tto of the first class. Frank Lunton , as "stntlon agent,1' wns oxrollt > nt , nnd Oeorgo Hlchanls as "u stranger" nnd Julian Mitchell ns 4 < n hmguo umpire" bronchi down the houso. The thrco"tnilor-madogirls , " Mlssew Hose Tmcsce. Georgia Lnko nnd Funny slovens , nnd "tho telegraph operator , " Nun ComMook , contributed much to the * general felicity of the piny. Daisy Hull e-might on In great slmpo as "tho prei'oe'lous kid. " "Tho Thtvo Tnrrlers , " Irish washerwomen , finish up this very flip combination. Catehy ditties , bre-nk-ilowns mul startling familiarity with railroad manners tuul management , with winch the performance abounds , cnnttol fall to tiuklo the iKipnlnr taste. Truly , "A Hole In the Ground" merits n e-ontinuntion of the success nccoreled It last night. ' GUAM ) ATltljKTlO MKKTING. The ; Kxhlhltlon Hntnrdnr Night For th llllzznrd Hufrcrcm. The great nthlctlc exhibition nt the Grand opera house on Saturday evfcning of thin week , the entire proceeds of which nre to bo added to the Bin.heroine fund promises to bo n great success. The programme Includes the best local talent nnd not n little front abroad , rrem.iMt. . Among these who will take part are the following : Tommy Chandler , the great middle-weight of Chicago and who hns fought twenty-three Imrd battles nnd never has Buffered defeat , Chandler retired from the ring two years ngo , but touched by the bravery of Misses Hoyco , Slmttuck nnd Woebccko , has volunteered to once moro np- I > cnr in public before bis pcrmnnont retire ment Professor Billy Bnwleyof Chicago , ono of the most scientific IxixeM-s of the we'st. Pro fessor Ilnwlcy Is well known in Omahn and has many admirers. Jim Sullivan , of Boston , ( cousin of the renowned John L. Sulll- vutO , will make his first nppearnuco before nn Omnha audlenco. Mr. Sullivan , like his redoubtable relative , Is n very clover man and will show up In line form. Neil McLaughlin , a very clover light weight , will show to the audlenco that ho knows something about the nmnly art. Ho Is also from Boston nnd eamo west expressly to got n match with the "Belfast Spider. " Among the other sparrers to appear nro Jimmy Lindsay , Dan Daly , of St. Louis , Tom Hoonoy , Clmrllo Hnndiill , featherweight champion of Indiana , and Professor Pntsoy Fiillon , who , In view of the object of the en tertainment , has consented to again appear in tights nnd will have a three round sot-to with Mr. Butllvan. 1IICTCUXO. John S. Prlnco and McCurdy , who nro matched for the grent bicycle nice.1 , will hnvo a rnco on the homo trainer. Professor Lcnhoy. by consent of Hnrry Pnrrlsh , mana ger of the Pe'oplo's theater , will glvo a mag nificent exhibition of trick riding. WllESTMNel. Clarke , the Omuhn champion , nnd nn un known will wrestle , mixed style , for n purse of * i" , put up by n very liberal patron of sports. . MISCKI.l.ANKOUS. There will bo exhibitions of dumbcll lifting by George ICqndnll nnd Professor Baldwin ; fistic science ns displayed by Billy Mnlonoy und Mabel Grey , of the People's thentor ; equilibrist ! ] by the boy wonder , Master Wllllo Parker ; club swinging by Professor John Bridlu ; nnd Professor John PJeri , known ns "king of the lluto , " will render several flno selections. In addition to the nbovo thcro is n host of other volunteers. Tickqts nro now on snlo nt the box ofllco at the Grand opera houso. The prices nro : Gnllery U5 cents , boxes $1 per sent , reserved scats T5 cents , nnd general admission 50 cents. The entertainment Is to bo under the pcr- sonnl supervision of Professor Patsoy Fallen , nnd the entire receipts will bo devoted to the heroine fund. LOCAL BREVITIES. Yesterday's internal revenue col lections amounted to $7,803.97. .Tames Smilov was arrested last even ing for attempting to pass a counterfoil dollar in a'Douglas street saloon. The Second Infantry band will como in from Fort Omaha this evening and serenade General Crook ; in the rotunda of Iho Paxton. A number of leading society people of this city have been invited and will attend the con cert. cert.Tho The Brotherhood of Locomolivo En gineers , division 183 , gnvo their fifth annual ball at Masonic hall last even ing , and they and Ihoirguesls numbered over 300. Tno affair was a brilliant so cial success. Supper was served in the balcony. Ycslorday afternoon a daring thief snatched a buffalo robe from a hack standing on the cast side of the Pnxton , and darted down Iho alloy with two or three men in pursuit. lie was -fleet of foot , however , and managed to distance them and cscapo. The fire department was called out near Shcoly's packing house about 4:25 : p. m. yesterday by a fire in n small cot tage owned and occupied by a colored man named Murdock. By Iho time the engine reached the spot the house was consumed to the ground nnd with it the furniture. The loss was about 81200. The Union Pacific railroad company inform Chief of Police Scavoy yesterday morning that it had concluded not to prosecute Charles Connors and William iiowon , the penitentiary convicts who were ronrrcsted on their release at Lin coln on a charge of working confidence games upon the Union Pa cific trains. Accordingly , the chief telegraphed to the authorities at Lin coln to release the two raon. LooK inn After Iho Trusts. Kew 1'orft H'eirM. It is well that while Iho subject of the tariff is under consideration congress should sot in motion an investigation of "trusts. " With respoest to a number of things the two subjocls illuminate each other and thus render a reciprocal ser vice in suggesting remedies for tome of the evils in ouch. Ono of the oulonsiblei objocls of pro tective duties was to encourage conipo- llllon and emulation in homo manu factures. Tlio object of u manufactur ing "Irust" is lo deprive llio public of the benefit of home competition. Where the protective tariff Hholtors the "trusl , " therefore , the for 3 or is clearly diverted from its legitimate use and directed against the purpose which it was orig inally created to subserve. Again , the formation of a "Trust" is a confession thai ilH goods can bo mnnu- faclured at homo at a less price than the members of the "trust" elosiro to charge. It in cluar , therefore , thai u larilT which will permit a greater price to ho charged than llio gooels can profit ably manufactured for at liomu in un- nooossnrily and hurtfully high. . Manu facturers who are willing to compete among themselves only want It Kutll- cionllv high to cover prices as regu lated by lionortt homo competition. A combination for monopolistic profits on goods nlToctcd by the tariff would bo useless where an excessive duty did not exist. A manufacturing "trusl , " therefore , maybe regarded by congress as a ftnfo and unerring indication of a proper f-pot for reduction of taxes. It should lo regarded iw a special invita tion for action. Lot the committee on Manufacturer , which Is engaged upon ' 'trust , " com mune Occasion ally with the Commltloa on Ways and Means , which Is cngrgcA upon tlio ta'rlu bill.