OMAHA DAILY BEiQf .TUESDAY , . FEBRUARY 28 , , 1868. THE DAILY BEE EVKIIY MORNING. TKHM& OF SUIISCIUPTION : Bally ( Morolhj ? foil t Ion ) Including Siinelny llr.c. Ono Vcitr . $10 J-'ortilx Months . ft KorThfcoMomliH . , . - Tim Oinnha Sunelay HEK , limited to nny ad dress , Otto Year . > . 2 OMAiiAOrricr , Nos.uiUwnniftFAiiNAMSTiinE Nr.w YoiiKOrricK. UooMsll AM > l. " > Tittnt WASHI-VOTCX OFFICE , Ko. 6 COHUr.SPONDnNCE. All communications relating to news and Ct torlnl mutter should be neldrosscd to the KDITC Alt biulness letters and remittances should 1 mldroMed to TUB ItKK rum.iRiiiNn ( 'OMPAN OMAHA. Drafts , clicckH and postolllco orders be made payable ) to the orderof the compan ; The Bee PnlilisliingCipany , Proprieto ; E. ROSEWATEU , Editor. DAILY BER. Sworn Statement ofCIroulatlon. , State of Nebraska , l _ , " " County of DottKlnii , [ ( ) eo. II. Tzschuck. Hccrotary of The nee ru Hilling company , elocrt solemnly swear that tl nctital circulation of the Dallv Heo for the woi vpilltiir Tel ) . ' 4 , IbW.vias ns follows : , Saturday ; Feb. IS 10.fl Bmiday. Feb. l , . . lo.u MonelnsFeb. . 3) ) lfi,5 Tuesday. Feb. 21 IB.f \Vcducsday , Feb. 2J 10,1 aimrBday.Fob.2J i 10.0 Friday , Feb. 24 inl ( Average ' , . . * . inl HKO. II.TZSCHUCK. Bwom to and subscribed In my premnco th 23th day of February. A. 1) . , I8H8. X. P. FK1L , Notary 1'ubllc. Btatc of Nebraska , I County of DeniKlnw , ( " * Oeo. liTzschuck : , being Hrst duly sworn , il poftri and ays Hint he Is secretary of The II I'libllshlnK company , that tht actual nverii daily circulation of tno Dally Il ( o for the mon bf February , 1887,14,178 copies ; feir March , 18) ) 14,400 copies : for April , le 7. 14,310 copies : f May , 1W , 14X7 ! copies ; Tor June , Itarr , H.1 boples : for July , IWt , 14.CU1 copies ; for AUKUI IBM , 14.1B1 copies ; for Beptembor , 1CS7 , 14,3 roples ; for October , U87 , linil ; for Norembi 1887. 15,228 copies ; for December , 1887 , 15.C copies ; for January , W8 . is0ti ! copies ; duo. n. TXHcnucic , Bw orn and subscribed to In my presence tli 2d day of January , A. I ) . 1888. N. P. FEI ! , Notary Public , KANSAS CITY wants Oklahoma throw open to Bottlers. St. Louis wants tl fcamo thing. When it comes , howovo to a division of the trade of thut tort' tory there will not bo as much unui imlty and friendship between the tv rival cities. TriK junket of the county commi slonors to Chicago and St. Louis at tl expanse of the taxpayers is unnoccssai and inexcusable. If the cdmmisstono want to take a pleasure excursion i thoirown expense nobody can obje to it. THE St. Louts Republican surges n political marriage between the pros dent and Mayor Francis , of St. Louis , f < 1888. The Republican need not hope tin because the mating of Frances ar Cleveland in'1880 was a happy one thi reversing the combination to Clovolar , nnd Francis in 1888 means success. BKFOIUC the board of education jol the jobbers and schemers who are tr ing to abandon the building in whic $21,000'0f school money is already ii vested , they had bettor consult * M Council , th'oir attorney , as to tl right of the council to abandon tl building and ro-locate the site. TitE complaints over our wrotche raatl Borvico have become universal. Tl east as well as the west is suffering fro inadequate nohtal facilities. This ci for relief which the nation is sendir up will eventually teach the govor raont the importance of the ollice postmaster general. That official ai the secretary of the Interior have real the most important duties to perform any of the cabinet olllcers in times peace and general prosperity. There little for the secretary of war or sta Or navy to do , and that litt were oftoii hotter loft undone. It h been the fashion hitherto not to bo ov particular as to what sort of man is a % \intod postmaster general. The sent in&\l has boon that any one would d present exigencies prove the idea to 1 fallacious. A strong , able man urgently needed at the head of 01 postal department , ono who con straighten out the tangle in which hhs become involved. The man be fitted for this work over appolnte probably , was Mr. James , who made tl Now York postolllco amodel , of its kin But ho , unfortunately , left the dopai ment before nny reforms wore ofTecte With Jtlio present enormous extent the use of th postoflico by the hustnc mon of the country , that department doubtless aa important as any wi which the government has to do. It imperatively necessary that it shou bo more ofllciont. WHEN the council anarchists , und the lead of Hascall , oponcd thalr w last summer upon tho'police commissii and chief of police , IIUBCiill denied th there was any design or intention starve policemen by withholding thu pay. In the face of this docluratie Habcttll and his dupes tried their lev beet to Btarvo the now policemen who the commissioners had appointed ai compelled our buslnoia men to raise police fund by private contribution order to prevent the disbanding of tl pc-llco force. The sumo tactics ai being pursued by the bollwothcr of t oounuil with regard to the city ha When the raid of the boodle gang w begun Hasrall publicly assured citize that there was not the remotest dosif to abandon the grounds on Which t city hall was located by a vc of the . people. In less thi two weeks thereafter , Ilasci was cheek by jowl with Joe Hodm nnd the parties who are moving hoavi and earth to relocate on JofTors < square. Bui when the courts n asked to enjoin Hascall PTvt Ford & c disclaim any intention to change t' city hall location , and the city attorn speaking for them , assures the cou that there is no foundation whatever f the charge that the council intends disregard the decree of the citiy.ons ni taxpayers who ratified the ovdinuru locating the city hall on the corner Eighteenth nnd Farnam. This alTer very cold comfort to the promoters the Jefferson square job , but It slio up Hascalllly in iU true light. An thing to raise shool , anything to dirt attention from the council boodlcrs it their coparconora and owners , known Wo ; Us & Co. ' Counsel. > Judicious . Senator Hoar having -iJoon calk upon fur nn expression of , hln views rt garding the duty of Massachusetts n publicans in relation to the nppronel ing nomination of a candidate for pt'c IdciH , replied with counsel so judieloi tlmt It may bo well to commolid It to tl republicans of ether states , nnd parti ularly to those having no "favorl ! BOH. " Mr. Hoar wisely bays that tl question involved in the next olcctlc is not n personal one. "It is a contest ho says , "of opinions , principles' nil purposes. " Ills advlco to the ropul llcans of his slate is to "send men ' Chicago who , whatever may bo the attachment to individuals , will feel i liberty to go to the candtdn ! who , when they get there , shu boom to them sutest to bo oleu cd. The republican party is ric in btrong , honest and wise men. Thei Is no ono of the candidates who lm > been nambd who Is hot worthy of 01 buppdrt. " The view of Senator Hoar that the republicans of Mti&uchusot should not soiid representatives to tl national convention with labels routi their necks marked with the llamo i any man. They should go there 01 tlrely frco to do what , on consultatic with the representatives of the who' country , should doom wisest. No del gate , ho thinks , should bo sent to Ch cu o who will not have full liberty i vote for any ono of the dlstlngulshc leaders of the party who may bo numci "if he shall think the success of ropul licun principles lies that \vny , withoi having it imputed to him that ho hi misled anybody , or deceived anybod , or betrayed anybody. " It Is not to be expected that such ai vice will have any weight with ropu llcnns of those states that have n favo ito son , however desirable it may bo I existing circumstances that it shoul but it ought to have influoiico with r publicans of ether states who are in position to understand that It is not personal question that is involved i the next election. Tlib effort of ami tious leaders tojecuro the indoisomoi " nnd support of th"eir "slatesisundouli odly moat natural , and the custom gratifying their deslro is duo to a sta pride and a fooling of personal loyal which are doubtless Justifiable. Tl practice has prevailed BO long that must perhaps bo regarded as perm nently established. It has its fault but these will very likely never 1 found bo serious as to cause it to bo aba donod. It may happen , however , in tl experience of any party that an oxigom will bo presented demanding the lar est possible freedom from pledges ni obligations on the part of its roprcbonl tivos charged with the duty of choosit a presidential candidate , in order th they may bo guided to their choi solely by considerations for the wolfa of the party and the success of Its priiu pics , and bo enabled to determine up < by an unprejudiced conbultation leader Is most likely to carry the par to victory. Docs such an exigency w confront the republican party' ? Posslb not , but wo believe the greater the nui her of the representatives of the par who go to the national convention u pledged to nny man and free to u when there , nftor a careful study of tl situation , nsit shall ITO presented from t quarters , according to their best jud ment of what shaft seem wisest , the be tor it will be for the wellfaro of tl party. Strenuous devotion to individu interests by half a dozen or more state whoso delegates shall be bound by ire clad pledges , will certainly imperil t' , harmony which it is so desirable shs prevail and lead the convention into warfare in which the question of pc sonnl honors and reward willovcrshaiU that of principles and purposes. Eve sincere republican must earnestly dcsi thut such a possibility be averted , ai that the candidate ana the principles will roprobontbhall go to the country the result of the careful , lnt < ligcnt and discriminating jud raont of the convention , uninflucnc < by nny merely personal considoratioi free from all suspicion of bargains combinations , and meriting , as the i liberate , thoughtful action of the rcpr bontatlvcs of the party , the confldcn nnd support ot'nll republicans. The Strike on the Burlington. The strike of the engineers and""lfi mon on the Chicago , Burlington Quincy system , which went into offc yesterday morning , is the most form ! able ono which lho 'Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers has engaged in 1 a number of years. That organ Izatl has not generally favored strikes , has always preferred to settle its di cullies by arbitration , and its cxamj in this respect has undoubtedly do more to make this policy respected th any other influence. All of the diffi enccs with railroad magnates whi members of the brotherhood have h in the last eight or ten years , until tl with the Burlington , have been sat faotorily settled without recourse the strike , and it seems that eve clTort was made by the represent lives of the mon to adjust t present ( lifllculty so as to avoid the li resort. The Burlington managomoi however , wore determined to make concessions , nnd accordingly the t ginoors and firemen throughout the c tire bystem of the company yostord morning at 4 o'clock left their engine As to the merits of the controvert judgment may properly bo withhold u til a more explicit statement is glv than has yet appeared regarding t matters in issue. The grievance on t 'part of the mon seems to liuvo been long standing , and us we understand in a general way relates to the moth of paying for services and t policy of grading engineers and fii mon , in both which respects it claimed the Burlington docs dillcronl from all other roails in Vie count ) The demand of the men was that tread road should adopt the system provailli on other roads , and the refusal was the ground that to do BO woirid add vc largely to the oxpon.-es. of the compan Any prediction rognrdinu the 01 coma of the struggle would bo ill-time The Burlington managers profess to I llovo that they will soon bo able to I the places of the mon who have 1 < them , hut this Is Improbable it they w take none but competent eng ! ' ccrs. It cannot bo nn on ! mailer 'to supply the places i eight hundred oxporlonce'd mon , wit the great majority of locomotive cngli cors members of the brotherhood , incompetent mon nro lakon 'tho Bu llnglon management may speedily luu reason to regret the mistake. The mi who are out , backed as they are by tl entire brotherhood , can afford to mal n prolonged light , and tlioy will in doubtcdly not mnko nny overtures return to work until their demands ui conceded or the succcbs of the coinpar in finding men to take tholr plitci assures defeat. Meanwhile they wl conduct themselves as law-rcspecth : citizens , sacking only by fair nnd hoi orablo means to win the fight. The pul He will of course suffer more or Icbs i convenience from the diniculty , tu perhaps somp lo s , but its sympathy ni support will bo found rightly dtrcctc when the merits of the tbsuo bccon fully known. The Secret Session Must Go. There Is very favorable premise th the end of secret sessions by the Unite States senate is not remote. That boi 1ms at last become awakened to publ fooling on the subject. The prcssui of opinion in favor of the abolition i star chamber methods of trnnsnctln public business is making itself fo among the morocco-cushloncti chairs i Washington. Since the pi-ess of U country has taken up the question an exposed the dangers arising from tli transaction of the nation's busincbs b hind closed doors there liuvo bet many conversions the ranks of tli somite. Two years ago a single senate voiced public sentiment in this matte General Van Wyck was abused like pick-pocket by his senatorial associati nnel rabid party organs for domandii that the public should have full know edge of the work of congress. Tl other senators who lost no tim after the cloao of executive session in reaching newspaper ollicos and whl poring in the strictest confidence eager reporters full particulars of tl secret sessions grow rod in the face they denounced us outrageous the pr Epsltion that the senate should thro open its doors. The men who took tl greatest care that every speech whle they made in secret session whie could affect favorably their standit among their constituents should nppo ; in clear cold typo the next moniin pounded their senatorial desks in ra | when the suggestion was made that tl executive sessions should bo abolished , was an exhibition of hypocrisy which tl American people did not relish and thi have made their dissent pretty offec ually understood sincd the present co gross has opened. Now at least half of the bona wuvars when it considers ( I propriety of abandoning star chat ber methods and of allowing tl people , who pay their salaries , an oppo tunity to know how senators nro carnii their money. Senators Platt , Tolle Mnndcrtion and Illddloberger a openly committed to fight for a remov of this abuse. The pretense of score has become such a laughing stock th oven the grnvo and reverend scigno who are chronic sticklers for precede begin to see the farce of throwing mosquito-nutting veil of impcnelrab mystery around the publicity of exec live sessions. The removal of the injunction sccresy from the flbhcrics trca was the first btep in the reform whie cannot bo much longer dolaye Senators are discovering that while tl public may not cast their , votes direct at the polls for their election , they st : oxercibo a very weighty influence in d terming whom the Icgiblaturcs whii they do elect shall choose-as their son torial representatives nt Washingto Public opinion has crystalizcd rapidly Upon the question of becrct sc sions that it 1msalready been able make a breach in the wall of prejudi and precedent. The obstruction mi come down. No Voice 1'or Taxpayers. A taxpayer asks the BKK to cxpla why the Ccitizons' meetings in Omn are generally a farce and taxpaye have no voice in these meetings. T BKK admits the justice of the complaii Whonovcr'a citizens or taxpayers' mee ing is called , no matter for what pi pose , contractors nnd cappers , cou oilmen and cormorants arc sure to present to monopolize the time of t mooting. These municipal plundorei living on the taxpayers' money , are i ways packing citizens' meetings , clci ing their own figure-heads for pros ! ing officer , howling down the Intel gent inquiry of any disinterested tu payer and hurrahing the gabble of a : of their stickers. Why is there no voi for taxpayers' ? It is because the dcce taxpayer attending such a meeting browbeaten nnd crowded to the rear the packed hou&e. Ho sees how usek it is for him to contend ngaii a carefully drilled claque whoso businc is to howl him down. The average ta payer is not a public speaker and p ; liuincnlnrian. Nine taxpayers out ton tire not sufficiently acquainted wi the particulars of the city govcrnmc to discuss public questions freely ii public meeting against the fork tongues of corrupt councilmen and the abettors. It is because citizen moctin have degenerated into noisy , brawlii pot-houses , after the fashion of corru primaries , that the taxpayer's voice not hoard. MH. CIIAVNCEY M. DKPEW deliver nn address on Washington's birthd before the Chicago Union League cli The subject of his speech was "on t political mission of the United State ! Mr. Dopow enjoys the distinction being ono of the bebt orators in t country. There wore some good thin in his address , and BO mo things whi cannot bo commended. What ho sn of the influence of the west upon t policy of the nation , and of the gre power that had been exerted by coi rnerce In comonting'tho union , was i meritorious , and could Mr. Dopow ha avoided perverting or misroprcbcntii history in order to juotify his views cxibting policies it would bo pe siblo to , speak more highly his effort . than can cousi ontlously bo dono. , It Is nlsio just to o servo thai thoFq wcro Bomo matte omitted fVoin hlsmddrcss upon which 1 is qtillc compoWht to speak , and which the pcopto'lmvo ' a very great 1 tercst. For Instance , Mr. Dcpow hi not a word to sayhbout the growth ai danger of corporate monopolies or the Iniquity of tVusts. This omlssiori nn address on , , the political missli of the United States was slgniilcai It wna not nl < oversight on tl part of the brilliant orator , f ho pnlntotl in vlvW colors the dnngc of anarchy. Ho poured phials of wrn upon political corruption. Ho raforn sarcastically to a second tori But ho was mum on the subject railroad monopoly und the cprruptli influences of railroad manager's in ell state and national politics. As pro : dent of the New York Central , IK learnedly ho could have initiated 1 hearers at the Union Lcrtguo club In the mysteries of rallroael mnnng morit. How interestingly ho could ha discoursed on pooling , dlscrlminntio frco passes and lobbying. But M Dopow preferred to tell the evils ni prescribe the remedies for all the i that threaten the United States , exec the hydrn-hcndetl monopoly monster which he is a most prominent ropi sontativo. IT is now proposed by the council put off the settlement with the g company until noxtSeptomber when tl old contract runs out. What excuse there for iMa't The cost of lamp ligl ing is part of the current expense of tl city ami should bo bottled from monte to month. By putting off the payme the council purposely creates ovcrlaj and opens the door wide for GO per co boodlers , who bleed the gas company the city's oxponso. THE F1KL1) OF INDUSTRY , The wire nnil Is giving tlio cut nail a hn chase , notwlthstaneling the former's info orlty , demonstrated under tests. A St. Louis steel company lias Just bouy n largo magnetic ere tract in North Carollt nnd is looking for a alto for Its work. The shoo industry Is spreading nil o\ Massachusetts , nnel the western end of t state ) will soon bocoino a shoo centre. Shlp-bulleliut ? iutcrests all through Gre Britain arc booming. The contracts n < call for 800,000 tons of carrying capacity. The Hritish iron anil steel irmstors nro p : paring for a better trade this season thnntli have experlencod for several years punt. , A metal cutting machine Is in use in Et land that will cut through n 12 Inch Dti casting at the rnto of seven inches nn hour The Kniehts of Labor are mealing will great dcnl of succcaijin securing signutui In fuvoPAf government control of telcgrapl Locomotives with three nnd four pairs driving wheels uro'V pidly taking the pit of the eight wheel engines for freight si vice. vice.The The Connollsvillo colto region shipped h month 25,200 cars of coke , nn average of ( cars per day , ngatn.t 24,000 cars la Novo ber. ,0 .A now system forlroltlng Iron to mnkopl as well ns sheet , plaifo nnd tank iron qutch and nt reduced cost ? is to bo introduced Pittsburg. Last year over 00,000 stoves nnd rnnfi wcro manufactured in Tnunton , Mass. T machinery nnd cotton goods industries o vary prosperous. There Is n very nctlvo demand for incs descent lights , and nearly nil the larger oil trio light companies nro obliged to incren their capacity. A S'-SO.COD cement manufacturing compa has Just started in business in Chattnnoo to manufacture ) a cement thut will stand t regulation test of 800 pounds to the In nfter being twenty-four hours in the nlr ai six days In the water. A machine company in Lewiston , Mo. , turning out immense presses weighing for tons , which nro ' capable of giving a prcssu of 2,000 tons. They are used in making tus cotton or paper rolls , and in blcachcrics. d works , finishing und paper mills. The irregular supply of natural gas Uniontown , Pa. , is inducing n largo numl of domestic consumers to make nash reso ! tions to have nothing more to do with tli fuel. Manufacturers have also suffer severely from the sudden stoppage of si Ply. Ply.Even Even the phosphate manufacturers South Carolina have caught the monopc fever , and mining companies are organlii for restriction , under the management ol Now York syndicate. Everything of tl kind seems to bo blamed or put on Ni York. The Edison people nro prowling along t South Pacitic coast trying to turn night h day. They captured Chill with 5,000 lam ] They have nn iroti-clad patent nnd prope to make some mon'ay. The city govcrnmc of Los Angeles , Chill , has bought theE son plant. Further natural gas combinations n talked of , and manufacturers begin to t that it is only n question of time when th will bo subjected to a monopoly which vt give thorn comparatively little ndvauta over manufacturers olsowhcro who usochc artificial fuel. The manufacturers of agricultural imp mcnts in the west do not speak with mu confidence In regard to the volume of bu ness for the coming spring. A number concerns have recently gene on short tm Prices have declined , and labor declines accept lower wages. Wanted A. 1'reslelentlnl Graveynre CMwio .Mall. There Is timohotweon now and the date lhonatfonal , convention to make and Uur > dozen presidential uiMms. Tic r Tat. CMatfitt lid all. It is to bo expected that Mr. Cariici should say n kind J&cjid for the tariff. T tai iff has dealt voryJAdly by Mr. Cai-ueg Waa a ffoinc-Rulo Protectionist. CMtago Haalil. The charge that Vtojhlngton was a proti tionlst Is Inconststeiftfyvith his well knoi reputation for trttfifulness. No proti tianist can over tclliHo truth. - A Terrible Accusation. Ifeu y rk Star. A brass band has reexmtly been organlz 'In the Nebraska insane asylum. T.ho "viole ward is now overcrowded and all thopatlei in the Institution are Incurable , or so will bo. Iilfo a Game of Chess. miller flcifliit. Huxley has compared llfo to n game chess with an Invisible opponent who kno every move of the game , and takes advai ugo of ills knowledge. If ou make a fal move be crushes you without remorse. How I'ruvltlence Joiinml. Ouuha , with u population of 100,000 nnel high license law , has 250 liquor saloons , one for every 400 luhablUaU. Provident * ! * . . . lu i&ilAX J with a population of 131,1500 and a prohlbltol law , contains hOl plnc.es where liquor Is sol or ono for every 200 Inhabitants. , i - KltiK Knllko's Veto. jVeir Yoilc Ifor'et. . King Kalnkaua has won his contest In li own supreme court , which sustains his co stltutlonal rlghttovctonctsof tholeglslalui This Is fartunato for the prestige of royalt for a king without u veto could not bo sa to amount to much even In the Sandwli Islands. My Candidate. n itcatcti to ; fyn. jrin , n. Antton. A man whoso golden record shines Without n blemish on Its scroll ; With sound phy.sln.uo , compact und gran Fit temple for n grander soul. A man of strength without display , No blowing trumpet went before His onward march to victory , When solid worth shall rule once more. A man of deeds instead of words- He knows our country's works by heat For balance wheel and moving power - Have been adjusted by his urt. * A man with clean nnd honest hands , With grateful heart ; a gracious friend , llroad , open frco to light of day ; No charge to meet , nor fault defend. A man who gathers In his grasp , Tito broken threads of party strife , And weaves into n matchless wh ole , The fabric of our freedom's ' life. M.vx. Committees ; Appropriations Chairman for almost scoio of years. Finance To examine the several branch of the civil service. Engrossed Hills. * * STATE AND TEURITORY. Nebraska Jottings. The town of Grant in Keith couni has been incorporated. Ord has anchored a Hour mill and butter and cheese factory. Charlie Miller , son of a Platte coum farmer , lost an arm in acorn shcllerlu week. Miss Ballontlno has captured the Sy acuso postotllco plum. Carry the note \ to Mary. Lincoln expects to capture the Grar Army reunion with a bonus of $3,001 Schuylor proposes to put up $5,000 for i Since the birth of Grant , in Kelt county , last May , improvements to tl amount of $249,460 have boon made i the town. The Crawford Crescent has erected monument over the political remains < .Tames G. Blaine , with the inscriptloi "Hero Lies an Honest Man. " Chudrou is in a fair wny of crownin her enterprise with waterworks. It proposed to tap Bordeaux crock , 11- miles distant , and by rehorvoirs secui n fall of 100 feet. The total cost of tl system is estimated at $35,000. Charles Ready , aged about fourtoc years , bon of Joseph Ready in southwc Fremont , while attempting to board moving freight train on the Union P cillej track last evening , foil under tl cars , thowheels , passing over his rigl foot , crushing it from the instep to' tl toes. toes.There There was n lively hoedown in thobi hotel in Gordon Ono night last wool While the hilarity was at its hoigl some hungry thieves entered the bai quet hall , lilled themselves with tl good things in sight and carted off so1 oral baked turkeys. The news of tl theft had a depressing effect on the su ceedingshuttles. . Wyoming. The Silver Crown mining district hi commenced shipping ore. Chcyonno stands a good chance of B curing an' appropriation of $80,000 for postolllco building. Several tests recently made prove coi clusively that the coal found in Croc county makes good coke. The Fort Fetterman coal company hi purchased machinery to operate tli mines west of Douglas. The compan expects to begin marketing the produi early next summer. The cook of a cow camp north i Cheyenne was told by a joker that li had drawn $16,000 prize in a loiter ; Ho blow in a year's savings colobratiii his luck and attempted suicide when ) i learned that he was the vlctlmof a jok A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. William Faulkner Falls in the Ic Street. There was a break in the water service i the corner of Eighteenth and Chicago stree last night , nnd the thoroughfares for sever hundred feet each wny were ovcrllowc Yesterday these streets nt this point wei a glare of Ice , and William Faulkner , resn Ing ono mile north of Florence , on this a count uiot with a very dlstressh accident. Ho is peddler nnd huckste and In leaping from his wage ho slipped and fell and broke ono of his lei below the knee. Not realizing that ho was i seriously hurt , ho made nn effort to get u nnd did actually regain his feet , but only topple over again. In the second fall his for head struck on the edge of the board wa and a gush two Inches long and half an ine deep was cut in his cheek. Dr. Spragi dressed the man's wounds and ho was sent his home. SNOW HOUND. Disagreeable Predicament of the O:4 Omaha Express. . The express train duo hero Sunilt morning at 0:45 : from St. Paul over the Cli cage , Omaha , St. Paul. & Minneapolis ral road , has not arrived hero yet , and no intc llgcnco has been received from it. Howovc it is known that the train is snow bound U miles north of Stoux City , and there nro largo number of passengers aboard. Defe tlvo telegraph communication has provcnU the ofllcials from obtaining nny purtlculai of the train's predicament , 'but ns assistam has been dispatched from both cndsof tl line , it is safe to presume that It will bo i this evening. Thus far'the delay has bee over twenty-nine hours. Ho Shot Once. It was reported on the streets yesterdi that a man had attempted to commit suicic at the Hotel Esmond nt about o'clock by shooting. Ho had fired 01 shot without the desired result , whi the cun was wrested fiom his hold by BOB friends who were with him at the time. Tl story went thut ho had been divorced fro his wife , nnd that the latter hud taken h children , and further that 'despondency ni drink had impelled him to the foolish at The manager of the hotel , over the tclephon denied the story thouRh some of the gues vouched for its reliability. A Iiost Bojr. John Hodgson , of Fairmount , Nob. , much distressed about the fata of his save teen year old son , Jesse. Ho says ho my tcrlously disappeared from his homo a wee ago , and the most arduous and dlligc search fails to discover a clue as to h whereabouts. Mr. Hodgson telegraphed tl chief of police to keep a lookout for the be hero , promising a liberal reward for nny i : formation that will lead to his recovery. A Coftln Factory. J. A. McConroy.awell-known coIHa ma ufacturcr In the east , Is | n the city looku nround for a silo ujxm which to erect collln factory. Ho has already vlslti Atchison , St. Joseph and Fremont , the la mentioned place having offered him a bom 81,000 to locuto there. Mr. McConroy is a compunied by Mr. M. ilryaut. IIOHN. Saturday , to Mr. and Mrs. George Stern dorff , a girl. _ * ? - * THE . HONOIt. Those who Itaro Itccofttilccd Coitrai ' nnd Devotion. J OIK not cii mm ProvWusly reported . f-1,300 , Collected by tl. it. Greer , Kearney , Neb . . . 03 ' Total . . . $1,333 I.KVA oimncir. : : rtrxo. Previously rciwi-teel . $1,331 Edward Kaufman . G. H. Giccr , list , Kearney , Neb . . . . ffj * Total . $1,301 MiNxtn Fitr.cMAN rosi ) . Total to date . $ T03 THE cmi.imnN's vuxi ) . Total to date . $ 103 r.TTA SIUTTI'CK I UNI ) . To tal to elate . . $ 4,70 1 The "noo" Fund. The present condition of the funds open by the HRI : I * as follows : LoloRovco fund . $1,332 Lena Woobbccko fund . 1,3V ( Mlnnlo Freeman fund . 70S EttnSlmttuck fund . 4,704 Wcstphttlen monument f iitul . 10J Grand total. . , . , t . $11,207 , Iilsts of Contributors. The UKE will acknowledge till rontrlt tlons through these columns. All lists i cclvcd , unless otherwise directed , will published In full with the name of every co tributor. Those lists will bo published sdon after their receipt as np.ica will pe nilf luxrn AT siDxnr. Sinxnr , Neb. , Feb. 10. To the Editor tholJKc : Wo herewith enclose draft f $100 , the proceeds of a dance given for t Misses Hoj co nnel Shntttick nnd Lena Woe becke , to be divided equally among the el fcrcnt funds. Respectfully , J. A. IHllTMAX , 1 * . It. Ueiiitiejuiar , Committee. .T. Obcrtcldcr. . . . t Bl M. Mcfuelon . J. T. Tlibllke . 1 OO.Iniy McUaity . luilse Non-el . 1 IX ) charley Dryer . .lohn ilolden . fiOSheilf Knbnnk. . . . .I.M.Adams . 1 IK ) llchuud Dornn. . . . II. Unpin . M ) Mklnu'lToblii . Jacob Kolfer M W. M. Dod.son . .1. M. Spclcc . H ) I'AtMlle * . C. 1) . ns < ilW ; . M c.V. . KVnucdy . . . . O. W. fouler . GO U. W. Wvstou . . ! . K. McCo-unlck. . W ) A. H. Ve > rlz . C. O. Donlen . r > \Vllllnm Uub.inic , . Andy Hutu . G Chits. Traimltz , . . . W. ( J. Ittle-y . SOU. Mejeis. . Michael Culm . 1 tt ) W. Henry . Jncou ( loiltfricnel. H ) 1 , . K Clnstimu . C. Morgan . Hi Air.lI.drnniUhnm .loo Slmrmur . II. Illuh- , L. Wolf . K. l Nine Carlo ) * . 50 Moiulu WoniPf. . . 1'rank Auel < * n > on. . nntlco. UlieluUcll. . . . John MUMTS . H ) it. Knbnnk . . ( ioutfilenel. . . . 1 OO'j. ' Kil. Coniloll . JackJMarley M ) . .lohnl'antonlmrgh Meut. noiiCBted. . Hllll.Uoiarlelgo Dr. Field roilliiiTom Lemur. . . . F. J. Keuvan 501 ! , . Kli-e. " Tom Moore Bl'J.HenibRner.iiii" ' .1.11. llobunson. . . CD Win , Klerlert Ugeno Tnpln GO Jack Iliouneu . It.J.Wallncu . . . . fiOC. , I' . U. Fisher. . . . K.I , . Smith WW. F. llixs itt . J. P. MrKliusio. . . , fiOKel Lnvln . James Kullcy . . . . M Powell ft Whitney Asa Holnsburgh. . W lcroy Martin . I'.Jiuunr . 1 00 llonry Dorner . Father llarrett. . . . 50 ( J. W. Jonner . (1. K. Uhlman . GOM. | Wotzel . II. A. Moirow . GO .loo llcbert . C. 12. ( Irlswolo . GO I , . I . Dawson. , . . . 1.8. llnrtman . GO KelwlnKlmi-r . H. Campbell . GO W. A. UMll . A.M. FnlrlleUl. . . . GOO. M. McUatthy. . P. W. Huso . 60P.W. Copelana. . . 1 11.11. Blrncy . MJ. A. llorle . II. Nnelan . Hi E. .1. Vmulerhoor. . U. II. l.ann GO N. JI. Fitch . J . A. llarnhart. . . H ) J. A. Mlllett. Jr. . . J. C. llarnhart. . . . GO Martin llristol. . . P. K. Snow . G'j.c ; . li. itobiiibon. Ii. D.Lce . G0 ( ) . P. . llaxtlnfcs. . . . H. J. Cuwelln . GO Hobert Slimnun. . . H. rciso . TOM. iiaiiciiir . J. E. Miller GO Mai tin IJorcscn. . . John Anderson. . . 1 ( U K. 8. Oberfclcler. . A. G. Horsmann. . GO Harry Winters : . . . W. A. ArnaberK. . . GO Willis Orocnmau. . J. ii. CoiiKlIn B3H. C. Mapon K. K. KRleston. . . . GOE.T. Qenmon O. K.U-0 GO W. II. Leech J.O. Chambers. . . GOJ.A.Cnrby (1. W. llartman. . . GOA. M.l'roat. W. A. Ellvln . TOJolin Williams. . . . W. II. Qerhvit. . . . BO J.I , . Clark . J.H.Orr . . . . , GOO. Nelson . tl. H. llarnhnrt. . . r > 51tuboMsco . Malone . GO , W. C. Teeter . C. W. Carter . GO I , . ] l , Cory . O. W. Urooks . BOF. | II. Decnstor. . . . W. D. Leo . GOiW. - . Spangler. . . . F.Ashton . GOJohnliuit. . . Henry Sullivan. . . GO James Green . M.G.nnrr . GO Allen Hefner . KM.Clark . GO W. J. Itronncn . . . 1 A. Ickls . GOErnnkPutmnn. . . . 8am UerKman. . . . SiiThcs. Emerson. . . . J. A. Hartmnn. . . . 50 P. M. C. Aulllf . A. Solmonson . GOT. J. Hotlnmu . P.SnnaerH . GOP. Uraelley . M. Vurbach . 1 00 win. Tompsett. . . A.Peaso . GOA. II. Jones . C. A . M oore . Gl John M. CaUley . . . D.J. Sonnlon . COW. F. Pane .ludKo HelHt . GT. Dr.J.G. Cotter. . . E. McLeruon . GO Joseph KlnKham. . A. Gieculoy M ) A. A. Kicker Strnupcr. . . - . . GO p. Clayton Thos. Walsh. 60 Andrew Urltten. . . N. K.West no A. P.llobbs M.rowcll 50 John Philips 50Hir.v. I'.OIseu Hir.\v. ) chowins ; ; : ; Goo. KliiRham. . . . J. Harrington 60 J.O. Hush John Non ell Wi P. Keams. Harry IMorco 60 H. H. lekes 7fiGO Total $103 Christ Kronberg. . GOne Expenses : i W. H. Adams no W. C. Counch 00 Ilalanco $100 0. VanO'Llnela , . . . CO Donations H. UartllniAtnoldry , Stn ton Ikes , music. C. K. Borgquist , hu Bush & C.illahan , printing. J. F. Wellin ton , printing.A . A UTTI.B Omi.'SMOIlf. ! Collected by little Mublo Campbell , dnugl tor of D. L. Campbell : Wm. At. Lorum. . . . BO L. Illair D. L. Campbell. . . . " > David 1)1 vler Mrs. J. A. Johnson > Mr * . l > .Ilvler 1' . Peterson IS F. Chandler J , . Nehlcn. , 10 U HuilHen. , J. Campbell 10 N. Seieroe. . May Vundervort. . 25 A. Lucy Illair Albert' Han > .1. M. WestornoUl. . ll.W.BpakUag. . . . SKi W.J. Honiara r r.v.v- : ? 5 Mabel Campbell. . . Thos , Spaldlng. . . . Cash. . 10 Cash. MAXWELL , NCll. This subscription was raised by the seho Kirls nnd boys of Maxwell for the beucilt Miss Lena Wocbbcckc ; Prom the girls I 1 H ) A. O. Collins Kreil McCulB 60 Charles Meeker. . . . Ann * M. llicser. . . 60 Frank Littlclleld. . Jan. McGiilteniKh. . 2. ) K. ami It.Graham. John McCullough. . 1 00 Mrs. J , Bnyder. . . . . Mr. Hanrolian 25 AnnaM.Snyder. . . Mrn. ( lallfiKlter. . . . BO CeorROHnyelnr. . . . . Mil. K. 1'lnmer. . . . 1 00 SamuelIlrooks. . . . 1 A. W. Jiliimur. coil' . K. Dolan 1 Plia. Jj fT.ucncii.nf , Mary .lenson J. W.Jewett 100 I ) . P. Grnttam W. II. Pltimcr 1 oojohnUolekcr 1 Mrs. W. H. I'lauier no C. W.llorno 100 Total 115 Clara Homo U ) KU.CN McCtiLLoucm. TWO LITTI.B OIIILS. BmxcT , Neb. , Feb. 152. To the Editor i the HER : Two little girls , Ahby nnd Slel Sherman , aged six und eight ye.trs , hai subscribed the sum of f 1.01 for the Nobras.1 heroine funds , and huvo asked mo to forwa : the same to you for distribution , as follow Miss Uoyce , 50 cents ; Miss Freeman , ' cents , nnd Lena Woobbocke afl cents. Tl UEF.'S generous appeal have stirred the hear of children u well as grown people , and r hasten to put their mites Into the funi which testify that our oltlzonsold nnd jnun honor courage and devotion in the pei fori an co of duty. M. Mfc 4 THE AU1IOIIA 1.I6T. AunoiiA , Neb. . Fob. 3I. .TO the Kditor i .tho UKE : 'Enclosed llnel draft for $101,70 , f donations to your funda for the storm suffc era , from Aurora , us follows ; Funds raised by J , 1) . Ferguson , Jr. , f < Miss Royco. J.I . Kerttiison. Jr. ! 2 001.T. I ) . Ferguson. . . . 12 K.A. BtUuburg. . . 1 on Smith. Price fc Co. 1 H , Colu aOOW.H ilnrlun 1 W. W. Hhenberger. 1 00 A. K. Hlekmau. . . . 1 K. H. Norman a Wl I.I > . Wllcox M W.O. Chambers. . , 1 00V. . H. Strecter. . . . 3 It. W.Urayblll 1 ( n U. C. Mnthe-r 1 Andrew Oench. . . . 1 00 Allen rones 1 1'reil Heeler i W.W ) , A. Wutbon. . . . 1 M. W. | Walsh 1 OOP. (1. Huelian. . . . 1 K < U'reston 1 00 W. C. Wnntz 1 Cmti i 00 Jumo" Hroatlbeut. . 1 Itobt. LBiiriu 1 OU A. H. Miller , 1 W. it. 'Smith 1 on ( Stevens Ac Me . . 1 Waddle i , Sawyer , a ( ) IV. . Ilnrllmt 1 ' It. II. 1'eurel 1 J ; " Mrs. A.M.Thread- Kre Waddle 1 ( W kell 1 J.T. lluker ( com. [ Jason Dean merclalmau ) . . . . 1 GOO. W. Wooe\ Qco. Hlcnion W Cash. 11. Danlcli fiQ | . ) , J ' ' no K. Bfhwarz. . . . . . . lUna Jeuxen now. KrnmYri H. K. Btllsou W II. o. llertion Itobt. Miller 60V. . K. l.uunsbtiry. . JohnMcCord ' ' 0.0. Cexin J , 1'leraon I. I. l.aiiiislniry , , . 1. W. Hchoonover. M.T. tf ijt I. Chapman * . . _ .V. , , . Klj.WttaifloV.V.1. . ' . 1 6oKiJ."iiaia r.7. . " " , 1 J. N. Ca.s ( ; ll 10U Totftl IU The following list for Mlsa T cnn Woob bccko wns raised among the bonnier * of tha Tuttle house by Mr. H. Cass : A.N. aiioinna , . , . $ 1 00,11. , n. Cnss 1100 A. 11. Gibson 1 IW K.M. Giles KM . L. Livingston. . lOOW.s.Cox 1 ( M r.L.llall 1 ( ttUcO.lU Clnolnnd. . 1ft ) H.y. Kline UX ) W. Wclngarten. . . C0 | Totftl . . , .tI W The following fund was raised by Air. O. \V. Cns9 , to bo divided three-fourths to MIsS Ko.yco nnel one-fourth to Miss Froemnn ; tM. . llnnk t 2 00Swan , on JLVaneletl M HnmlltonCe > .bnnk 2 O ) JohnTwuedy M I , . \ I last Ings. 1 00W. | K. Hcbor. . . . . M II. M.KelloKtt 1 ( XUt.A.llncnkemelcr M Waddle .V Sawyer. lOOCAHll GO W.J.Threadkyll. . Kid Cash M A. G. Peterxon. . , . 1 OOCueh U3 J , 1) . Stouiirt. . . . . . KM D. T , la\Uon TO Total Ml 75 The following list was raised by J , H. Hogcrs. for Mlis Hoycc , from among the big. henrtcel Iv. I'.s , not ns n ledge but from among the members of Mystic ledge 1C. of V , No. : K , Aurora , Neb. : J. H. Hom-rs $ SOO.Clms. Me-Koe ( X ) M.T. WUellsh a 1W Itobt. I.ainollt IMX W. Mathiiuny . . . . mw. i' . iioiiiims. . ( X ) S. li. ( Minpmuii. . . , on.lospph Johnson , ( X ) Gco.ll.WilllnmKon , . . , wio..Curry. , . 00tt It. l < . Laurie ( Hi.Clms. llenihotn. tt ) M , Kohn ( O'Jexeph ' Diinkln. , m W. .1.81 eie-n sou. . tt ) VUtiirHunusem. mU ) W.r.Mooilrn L. W. Shumnn M P.M. ( Iroen „ > , . P. W.Trtto 00 l.miuSuwyer. . . . . . 1 W 1' . K. Valentino. , . . 1 ( X ) | Total . jar , 25 J.I ) , VviKURon , Jr. , list . f M , " , .1. II. Honors ; KYnf P. List . SU ST , Tattle llousn Hat . t . Q no O. W. Cass , list . u 75 Total . . . _ . . $ 101 7ft SOUTH OMAHA NKWS. Top price for hogs $5.40. Mayor Savage is back at his desk < Jttc9 more. II. F. Tulmage , of Kmcrson , In. , Is In look ing over , thoynrels. Eugcno Hunter , from lliverton , brought In thrco cars of hogs. John Coffman stopped over with thrco loaels of lambs from Oberlin , Kan. , but wont on to Chicago. The suit of Pat Hector ngainst.Tohn Mev Namaru was continued for eight days by Justice Levy. The repairs to Jettcr ft Young's brewery nro about completed , $15,000 having boon spent during the winter. Local politicians nro again beginning to bestir themselves , nnel uro exchanging prom ises of votes mid support. A icfrlgcrntor car jumped from the track at the bridge over Swift's run-way , unel the wrecking outflt' was brought out to re place It. AmoiiR the Exchange hotel guests yesterday were : M. J. Clark , Pnstville , Neb. ; Ni C. Uowen , Cedar liapids. Neb. j II. K. Smith , and F.tauk Hurahey , Chicago. W. A. Shroposhive , for several years con nected with the Omaha yards of the Unloa Paeilie , has been promoted to the assistant yardmastcrship of South Omaha. H. li. Moday wlshol to obtain possession of a house occupied by W. Torpy , and no cordlngly brought suit yesterday. Ho failed to nnpear , nnd it was accordingly dis- miascel at his -jost. John McNulta is gradually growing weaker , nnd his wound is proving too much for his will. No hopes nro now entertained for his recovery , nnd Attorney Edgci-ton hna taken his niite-mortcm statement. Ho main tains that he had nothing to do with the row. E. P. Grany was driving an innoceut look ing oil waeon along the streets , but when it was learned that ho came from Omaha he was at onoo arrested. Peddling \ \ ithout a license was the charge , and $ J and costs wore the charges , but nbt having the necessary funds his employer guaranteed the line nnd a day's license besides , so ho was allowed to go. The B. & Mk strike will affect the cattle trade to a considerable extent. Tapping a largo range of grazing grounds , it hna fur nished nearly one-half of the stock sold in South Omaha , although its plnco in sonio instances may bo filled by the Union PaciQo and Missouri Pnciilc. Shippers nnd com mission men will anxiously await a settle ment of the difficulty. A few trains of stock are known to bo side-tracked along the line , but the exact number was not ascer tained at noon. Charlie Benson Is the latest victim of tha sandbag , and Twenty-fourth street , near the beer garden Is the scene of the attack. Ho was going homo last night , and was sud denly attacked by two mon , who knocked him down , but ran away at the approach of another pedestrian. The latter was L , Finncan , who assisted the wounded man to his homo , und then loft to Urocuro medical aid. On his return ho was fired upon at short range by some ono concealed in the vicinity , but ho escaped without Injury. Not Satisfied With Her Father's Will , Slio FlglitH It. John M. Day , an attorney at DCS Moines , writes to Chief of Police Scavoy requesting that ho look up the record of Miss Nallo Helen Scrauton , who it Is alleged spends mnch'of her time hero. The information goes on to state tliatthofairNnllo is a daugh ter of I. N. Kcpon , recently deceased. In his will the father bequeathed to this daughter a handsome estate , but not sufllcicnt to satisfy what she considers her rights , and she has brought suit to break the olel gentleman's will. Tno chief has appointed Sergeant Moystcn to investigate the matter , so fur ns Omaha is concerned , and ascertain as much as possible about Nallo Helen's career hero. Safe , permanent nnd complete are the cures of bilious anil Intermittent dis cases , made by Prickly Ash Bitters. Dyspepsia , general debility , habitual constipation , liver und kidney com plaints are speedily eradicated from tno system. It disinfects , cloanbos and eliminates all malaria. Health and vigor are obtained more rapidly and permanently by the use of this great natural antidote than by any otlior rem edy heretofore known. As a blood pur ifier and tonic it brings health , re newed energy and vitality to a worn and diseased body. Rev , H. W. Hubbard will pi-each to the grand united order of colored Odel Fellows , ledge No. 2U20 , nt the M. K. church corner Eighteenth und Wobbler streets , on next Sunday. Hlb dlHcourbo will bo upon the anniversary of tha order. The but ud inrett Remedy for Cmi ol 11 dlseuei eaoied by 007 deraogement of the Liver , Eldncjra , Btomch and Boweli. Dyapepsla , Sick Headaehv , CoutlpatioB , BlUou Complaint * and U&larUof all klndi yield re aUy to the bencflcaat influeaco of It U p1 Maat to the tuto , tontf up the tjtltm , reitorea aad preterrei health. It l pureljr Vegetable , and cannot fall to prove twnencUl , both to old ad yoaag. Ai BlooA Parlfltr U U superior to all othm. Bold everywhere at l.OOabottl * . JOSEPH GILLOTTS STEEL PENS GOI.D MEDAL PANS EXfOSITlON 1911. Nos. 3O3-404-I7O-8O4. THE MOST PERFECT OF PEHI ,