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THE OMAHA DAILY BESJr FRIDAY , .MARCH 2 , 188a THE . DAILY BEE , THUMB OF tr ( Morning Edition ) Including Sunday .F , One Year . , . ForHlxMontlu . v . fiw For Three Months . . . . . , . , . , . , . . ' . . - TMb Umnlm Punday.llKi : , nmUcil to any ad dress , One YbRr . . . . . . . . 20 CWAll A Or * icr. NnWHnn W Kxh1 * * M RTnr.Kt Nnw YOIIK umcc. KOOMH 14 AHii15T > iiitUM lltm.nisn. WASHINGTON Orncr : , No. 01. . I'ocntTKNtii BTHFKT. All comrnnnlrntlohs relating trt ncVrs and Ml torlnl matter nhould bo Addressed to the HDITOI inT8iKi i.KrrnB8. , , , , All biiftlnofui letttre anil remittances should In ftrtilrrnBert tn TUB llrK PUIIMSIIINO COMI'\N * OMAHA. Ih-aftH.Hiitks nd postofflco orders t < lie tnailo payable to the order ot the company The Bee PnlsMnifSiiaiiy , Proprietor ! E. ROSte\VAflsEU , Editor. XI1K UA1LY 1IKK. Sworn Statement ofClrculatlon. Bt&te of Nebraska , lh , County of DotmlM * . I . . , . O > o. II. OVschuck , necrmry of The Hoc Put lIMiIng coimmny , does solemnly n\n-i\r that tit nctuaTclmilntlon of mo Diilly Hee for tlion eel fndlnir Feb. L'4. 1WH. was as follow * : Saturday. Feb. 18 . . . , . i . ] , S3 Hundny , Feb. 1U . , . . . . : . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , < M Monday. Feb. ) . . 10.SJ Tueidiiy.Feb.21. . ' . . . . , . . in.rt Wodnpvlay. Feb. 2 ! . . : . ' . . 1G.K Thurmlny. Fob. Zl . ' . . . . . . 10.0) Filday , Feb.2l . k . i . i . .1 .U3 Avcrngc.s . i. . * . in. lit GKU. I . . , RworntonndHtlb3cribc < 1in iny nrescncn thl 85th day ot February , A. D. , IBM. N. P. IBM.Notary Notary 1'Ubllc. Btnto of Nebraska. t _ ( IIeo. 11. TjiKchuck. b'elng first duly Tvorn-dt ' IWH ftml nays tlmtho Is Heerelaryof The lie 14,400 roplcn ; for April , lf7. 14lfl ! ) copies ! f * May. ItW , i4iJ.7 cnpleni for June , U T. 14,14 copies : for July , Mh" , II.ITO coiMest for AUKUSI J8W , 14.151 copies ; for Bvptmbcr , ! W , 14 , ) cornea ; for October , IP * " , il.JTOt for November IfbT. ' ! & , topics : for Decem > cr , W87 , 15,04 coplegj for January , 1NW. lf > , 'JU6 cnplen ! OKi. n. TCSCHUCK. SWorn and mibscrlbert to ) n my presence thl Zdday of January , A. D. 18 8. NtP.FKltk Notary Public. Mil. A. D. LADD , of NowHt-k , want tb open n button factory tn Orrtnha this fipi'inij. C'onio bigTit ulot > g , You ni o ono of the lud ? the city Ukee t BOO. BETWBKN the Evangelical alliano on ono Hii\e anil tlio Liquor Dealer ! Protcctlvo fiBsocintlon on the tttllcr am the bnso ball fraternity on the flftnh Mayor Droatch will have a warm Urn of It this Tni ? chnrpoH again at Gobld and Bag ; hiivb hot booti &UHalH64 ( bj- the Noi York grand Jury on the ground that th Statute Of limitations applied In the cas of fraud mudo but agnhmt them. Justic is therefore cheated of hoi pi'cy thi-ougl ' legal technicalities. THEIIK arc some a\\ful threats air dark InhliUilitiOnB made by the wet Bhipjiors oT James O. Blhino , "that the , will bo a disappointed lot if ho is not th nominee. " lathis intended as n warn ing to knife anyothor republican candl datoV ShadcB of the republican parlj is ( ho mugwump of 18 3 to come f rot the JJlaino rahkftV IT has corao to a ptotty pass vrheli th government is obliged to urm all post1 ; employes of the railway mall service i Colorado. Nor Mexico and Arizona But thli has become necessary owing t the frequency ot "hold-ups" and trai WbboVloe , The idea Of Iho postmasto general Ih putting 44-callbvo revolver into the hands of pofctnl o'lcrk * is , c course , to mtiko train robbery some what more exciting and hazardous fc followers of the Jesse James school. OMAHA la nfflictod with too man sol fish and narvovf-gnuged men < moana. Instead of pulling together c every pr6joct in wnich the welfare < the city is concerned , there is ahvni division nnd .clashing. The Union clu is the outgrowth of just such a spirit < rivalry that tends to create dibsonsio rather than harmonious co-operation fc the general good ot the oommunit ; Ostensibly this club has been organize to fbstor Omaha's coramorciul intorobli In nvUily Its promoters simply aim 1 break up the Omaha club and crippl the board of trade. In this the Unio club may succeed , but how will such a r < suit promote the prosperity nnd growl ' . of Omaha ? THE state of NeW York has a Sa urday half-holiday law for the bonel of working people. It is proposed I limit the operation of this law to tl four summer months. But the labor o ganizatlons nro opposed to ' any arncni mont. They argue that' the law hs never had b fair trial and has noVc boon enforced to any extent , and then lore there are no reasons why it shou ! be repealed. Besides , fill the larg commercial establishments of No York city voluntarily close tholr dooi Saturday afternoons , thus giving the ! clerks a halt holiday. If this is prtt < ttcnblo , they say , with a certain class i laborers , why should it not apply I wage-workers in general ? THE embezzler has found a now flol for his operations. Only a few montl : ago the news came of a gigantic cot piracy existing among the employes i the Pan Handle , whereby the corapan was robbed of hundreds of thousand The embezzler has transferred his o ] orations to Colorado and the Bio Grant is the sufferer. For some time past o ; tensive embezzlements have boon mm by a portion of the station agents or ployed on the line of that railroad. Tl loss sustained by the company is larp and the number ot agents implicated remarkable. Between station agon and road agents it would bo no wendi if Colorado railroads should fall to uial both ends moot. WlTATEVEU may bo the final outcon of the engineers' strike on the Burlin' ton system , or whatever may bo tr true cause ot complaint , there can I no charges of rash action on the part the brotherhood. The strike was c torod into with ioluotanco ; after a ft and long discussion with the compan Not until after a complete failure < the part of Chief Arthur to nogotial with the Burlington managers , did tl engineers decide to tnko the final sto The unfortunate state of affairs ha1 this to commend them. They wo carried on in thti manner and spirit 1 which two cool-headod business me eparato wlion finding themselves u : ' blo to agree ( o terms. . - , In tlic Senate. The veteran \inioii , soldiers through * ' out the country have undoubtedly jjiVoh lo e attention to the discussion that ; : ie kiUcn plac6 in the United Stales boijato tin the Mil rrtttil ! ! pensions to OX-fcoldicrs and sailors Incapacitated fol * ; ho performance ot manual labor , nnd rovldlng for pensions to dependent relatives Of deceased soldiers and bailors. This measure Was Introduced at tho' in stance ot the Grand Army of the lie- ublic , nnd is understood to have the iiuuiimotiB approval of the members of thai organization. It has elicited from muninont republican senators able and eloquent advocacy. How has it been .ruatud by democratic sonatorsV A few lays ago Senator Faulkner , ot \Vcsl Virginia , in placing him- in opiKHilion to the bill , intimated that It it should bo passed it would on- coUhlor th6 disapproval ot the presi dent. He committed in this a breach of propriety , but ho nlso disclosed tlio feeling that prevails throughout the whole democratic line on this question of pensions to union oldicrs. The nature ' ture and Intensity ot this 'feeling was till nioro conspicuously shown in an ex tended speech ugahist tlio bill madD on Wednesday by Senator Vest of Mis- BOurU ThisHcnatsr declared that the limit had been reached in granting govern ment aid to union soldiers , so fur as ho is concerned ; Having been a confeder ate his posilion had' coerced him Into voting forf pension bills , but ho would do .so no moro. Ho hod grown tired , of hearing about the hardships and privation of the sol diers , of .the. union , and ho denounced pojision bills as having "degenerated into a political abuse which cried aloud for redress. " Republican senators who had advocated the bill before the bcnatu wore with labored humor marshalled ns bidding for the eOldior v6to in tho. Vtgreal national auction" for Iho prosl- doncy. And'Hntilly the MiusOUri senator declared his hope that the bill would bo killed in the 'house of representatives , and if not there , at the hands of thu executive. It is the Bptrit.that prompts and ani mates this utterance , With' which it inoy fairly bo pre sumed the , majority of domd- cralic senators uro in full acOord , which will challenge the attention of the vet eran soldiers Of the country and all who are in sympathy with thorn. . The spirit is unfriendliness to the soldiers of tlio union and inveterate hostility to the or ganization instituted to guard and fos ter their interests. It is probable that ScnatbrVest said Ynoro , and said it more Uoldly , thah many of his political friends will doom politic , "but it is safe to bay that none of them will lake issue with him. , while tlio very great majority will privately , if they do ttot publicly , applaud his' position. It is a signitl'- cant utterance , also , oft coming from n senator of the state whoso chi6t city has been eoloctod for the mooting Of the democratic national convention. Is it the keynote of what may bo expected from that convention on the subject of pensions to union sol diers V ' UnqUcstlonaWwi'U ; voices the sentiment ot tjonator .Wst'B political constituenoys whoso influence will be exerted in full foi'uo upon the convert- vontion. Missouri democracy will light hard to eave from rebuke or stultifica tion nt the hands of the party the man who has boldly declared that ho is sick and ttrod of heaving the talk ftbout the needs and the claims of union soldiers. And it will very likely hot light in vain. There is evidence suffi cient that the democratic party has reached the same conclusion OH Senator Vest , that it will no longot submit to bo "coorood by its position" into giving tUrlhor assistance to the soldiers of the union. It is safe to pre dict that if its convention does not en tirely ignore the flubjeot its position re garding it will not bo far from thai taken by the Mitwom-l senator. Mean while the democrats in congress will be given an opportunity to snow how gen erally they are in accord with that po- Bltion. ' We , Us & Go. Out of the $2.000,000 expended foi public Improvements during the pnsl year , fully two-thirds wont into the pockets of half a dozen favored contrac tors. Those contractors have a mortgage on a majority of the city counoil , thai enabled them t6 underbid any compotitoi with impunity nnd perfect safety. With a grip upon councilmcn that cannot be shaken otT , Wo , Ua & Co. are oxposci to no risk in taking paving , sewer ant1 grading contracts below what any othci contractor could nfford to bid. All Wo Us & Co. have to visit is the appointment mont of competent and honest inspect tors , and a fight with the board ofjwblic works. The class of mon who for the mosl part have acted as Inspectors of paving guttering and sowcrngo are not ver > strict with regard to enforcing the terms of the contract in regard to th < material and workmanship. Wo , Us & Co. have alwajs been very active ir getting friends appointed who an clover enough to turn their backs whor inferior materials are used , and whor the work is slighted. But ovou whore Wo , Us & Co. fail to Influence the in spcctors and the board of public worki rejects the bill for extras , the couuci coparceners of Wo , Us & Co. nro nlwnyi sure to allow the bogus claims even when vetoed by the mayor It Is n dead open and shut foi Wo , Us & Co. as against any competitors tors that may enter the field , so long , at loabt , as the firm continues to hold iti mortgage on the council. But Wo , Ui & Co. huvo another source ot rovonu < which goes far to compensate that on torprlsing firm of jobbers in its liberal ity towards councilmcn and its activity in packing public meetings , assisting ir city litigation , nnd making itbolf generally orally numerous at the council meeting and legislative session. Wo refer t ( the amicable relations between Wo , Ui & Co. and .tho railroads. When the railroad managers wanted to defeat tin provibions of the now charter whicl placed the property of railroad com panics on a level with other city . lax layers , Wt > i Ufc & Co. took a Hvplj hand in favor of the > railroads,1 no only at Omaha , but down at Lincoln ? or this service tlio railroads mVo shown gratitude in n sub stantial way. As long as rebnlos were .n order , We , Us & Co. had h Roft .hing. They could divide thousands ot dollars in profits out of the rebate fund , tthilo rivals , who were compelled to my full rates , would bo driven Into Bankruptcy. When rebates and passes wcro cut olT by Iho inter-stale commerce aw , We , Us & Co. were put on the railroad payroll as employes , who have n right to frco passage , nnd the rates on certain materials used in paving , curb ing , etc. , were made satisfactory. Thus We , Us & Co. nro profitably employed all the year round as cappers for the railroads and as manipulators of boodle councilmon. * \Vhilo this state of affairs is very profitable nnd satisfactory to the close corporation known as Wo , Us & Co. ( the taxpayers of Omalin are crowded lo the wall with 1\ per cent taxes on the as- seised" Valuation of their property. An Impractical For tlio last six months Omaha'has been torn up from center to cireum- > ferenco Ijy Visionary Btihcmea to orcct public buildings bn JcfTorgoil square. We have had market house projects , public library buildings , and city hall rolbcations lo keep the people' in tur moil by the Jefferson square boomers. The latest project is to sell the square to the government for a oostofllco add custom house site , nnd expend the' pur chase money of four oi five hun dred thousand nnd apply the proceeds to the purchase Of grounds for parks' in other sections ot the city. This is a very brilliant project. Unfortunately it will not materialize. Jefferson bquaro happens tb be located within five blocks of the rlVor. The wells adjacent to tlio square sti'lko Water within twelve feet of the level of Fifteenth and Sixteenth stvuots , to which the square Would have to bo graded , before the building is erected. Furthermore , quicksand wa * strUck under tlio Cass stro6t scliodl foundation , which indicates that Joffcrson square rests on a bed of qXiicksnnd. A fifst- cluss government building , such as the Cincinnati postofhce and custom house , will require foundation walls below the eub-basement at a depth from twenty to thirty feet. The government architect will never accept a location for a new public build ing bna'Bite whore water And qUick- eand prevail at a depth ot from twelve to twenty foot below the level of the lot. Tb erect a fireproof , Iron-beam , and granite or sandstone building on such grounds with safety wotilrt require an extra outlay of $75,000 to $150,000 fop piling " uuddr foundations. And even then the walls might settle and damagfo the structure beyond repair. This obstacle to the erection ot a gov ernment building on Jefferson square applies with equal force to any other public building which Is to Bland the test for halt a century or moro. THE bill passed by the house ot rep resentatives on Wednesday , authorising the secretary of the treasury to purchase bonds With the surplus revenue , is a superfluous measure except aft it If heeded to remove a doubt from the mind of the president regarding the extent of authority under existing law for em ploying the surplus revenue * in tlio pur chase of bonds. As Senator Sherman and others have repeatedly Stated , there is full and ample authority already for the use of the surplus in the redemption ot government bonds , and no ono except Mr. Cleveland has over questioned that this was so. Even ho has never given any reasons whj he doubted the authority most plainly expressed in the act of March 1881 , but haying conceived the doubt thbro were no reasons which could be presented that would remove it. The house has consequently agreed te . "make assurance doubly sure , " and the senate will doubtless acquiesce. With the mind of the president and secretary of the treasury thus relieved- , the treas ury may bo expected to abandon the policy of combining with the banks tc put money in circulation , and as Con gressman McKinley says , "pay out the surplus in an honest and logical waj upon the debt. " The banks have found the president's doubt very profitable te them , since it has given them the use without charge of fully fifty million dot lars of treasury money , Upon which the have received the highest rate of i close market. THE bill that has passed the senate providing for the compulsory education of Indian children , is another important step forward in the perplexing tame 61 improving and elevating thd condition of the "wards of the nation. " The measure provides for the establish men ! ot an industrial boarding school or every reservation whore live hundred or more adult Indians may bo located , but this docs not apply to the five civilized izod tribes nor to the Osage Indians it : the Indian territory. Indian chlldi'or not attending schools outside of the reservations in which boarding schooU nro established are to bo compelled tc attend these schools , whore in ad dltion to primary instructor they will bo trained ir certain industrial pursuits. The bill It an entire departure in regard to the In dinn question , and the justification foi it is found in the fact that the da ] schools uro for the most part worthies ! for the reason in part that attendance upon thorn is not compulsory , and foi the further reason that the children who return nightly to the wigwam do > ri'vo l.ittlo or no benefit from the cduca tion , or pretended education , they gel in the schools. As was said by u eona tor in the course of the debate on tlu bill , they nro'not taken away from bar barlsin , which has a much stronger in lluonco upon their peculiar Instinct : than the customs and prao ticos of civilization. The pur pose of the industrial boarding school plan is to separate the children as much ns possible from the influences of tlu wigwarn and of the example of the adults , which unquestionably it js tloj sirnblo to do. AMfK-a other extra vn t moi Govern Ci IIUl , of New .York , bought'n muslcji ] clock with"llje. uao lo's 'ruoioy , _ ' Iff don't knojv what tune the clock pjayg , but it looks voryi much now as If the music of the bnllot will tune up tho. 'rogues march , " when Governor 11111 ) obs up for ro-olii | ! ton. ' Dr. Mackenzie lias been tuinOtnled suc cessor to the Into Sir Gcorffo MncParrcn In the Uoyal academy , London. CongressmAn Allen , 6f Massachusetts , car ries a pocket camera nhd ftmmes himself > y taking sudden 'pnx > t6.graphs of his col- cngucs. General Lewvnllnco hftvliiR loentc-il per- nftncntly nt Indianapolis they are talking oudiy about him ns n strong republican can- dtdnto for governor of the state. Ex-Sonntor Tnbor of Colorado has an In come of over * 1,000 a day from Ills Vulture mine , near Tucson , Arl. He recently re ceived from the mlno ft gold brick wclRhinp 033 6nncc nnd Valued nt $12,000 , Which rep- resentM Iho product 6t the mine for little rnbro than R week. .Senator Sherman Is fortunate In having nn amiable wlfo. ' Though llttlo is ever hcnrd of iier In public , all who have had the fortune to meet her are Impressed with her kindli ness and amiability of manner. Those who know her beat nay she IB beloved by humble [ ifcoplc , Who scorn to Bnd In her a claim for Brst consideration nhd attchiion. Senator Morgan of Alabama is ono of the most prolific talkers In this country. The other day , just ns he had rolled of ! another tiour ot debate In the senate , somebody said to Senator Ingalla , who -was prosldlnR : "I should think the senator would fall froln 6hcor exhaustion. " Ingnlls dryly responded : " 6 , ho ; Morgan talks to rest himself.11 ' General SerUlan's Wife IB said to bo some thing of h politician , and the remark is mndo In Washington that she would bo nn ad6rn- mcnt to the Tv-hito house. She Is a pretty and delightful little lady , and as popular as any who hastcvr appeared In Washington. She has entertained very largely since they have becii nt the capital , and she has shown a Wonderful amount ot tact. Senator Salisbury's son is clerk 6f the committed cm engrossed bills. Senator HU1- dldberger8 son Is clerk of Iho committee 6n manufactures. Senator Ransom's son draws 12,100 a year as clerk ot the committee oh private land Claims. President Pro Tcni Ingnlls has made his son his private secre tary , J. P. Voorheoa , on of Senator Voor- hees , is clerk of the senate library commit * 160. ' . . - Uj * - - In Ulalnc's t'ootstcps. Josef "HoMann has also Withdrawn , but not In the interests of harmony. Very Fervent Iove. t tbvo that man Cleveland , t should 'like te take htm by the hand and kill him. D. U. HiU- . t Are Wooden Shoos. St. itiul Glolx. With tt plentiful use ot wadding Mr. Harrison risen might rind Mr , 'iilaine's shoes & Vet } good Jit indeed ; but they Won't dd to run 6 race in. Made ihe Blaft. tt1r > Tdntt. Peter McGcoch ) the famous cpeoulatftrwhc went down in the laM' corner two years ago , has taken Unto himself a nc\v Wife a share- rib , so to speak. Poor DOR Tray. CftfMffoI Ttmtt. Vfo are so sorry poor Mr. Huntinglon and his railroads can't pay their debts 1 It thusl make htm feel bad tb go to bed at hlght feel- Ihff that lie owes aom'eMdy something. It Was Orover'a Shadow. Cincinnati Commercial gazette. The democratic ground-hog must haVe keen his fthadow. At any tate the party managers In arranging their campaign seem to be pro Vidlng for a late spring. A Back Action benefit. PilUlntty Dlipatth. Free sugar will reduce the surplus ro onue Of the United States treasury , and will also accomplish the ho less desirable rcduc lion of the surplus revenue of the Bugai Setting ; on A Bnro Thing. LowtvlUe Cduriets/ournai , There ftro two prophecies urtota Which prophets may bo certain of never goiilg astray. There will be high winds ir March end more labor strikes in Pennsyl vanla. _ An Endless Probesslon. ritthulcliMa Itecortl. The borax trust is the latest of the thieving combinations reported as having organized tc prey upon the public. This borax ring Is secured cured by a duty of 5 cents a pouad 'upon the imported article. Helped by Judges Also. Washington Republican. The inter-state commerce law has been sc interpreted bj'tho commission that It has largely Increased the profits ot the railways , The able lawyers employed by the rallWayi have' in almost every instance sccurcatht decision desired. Look Out For Htm. Nt w 1'orft Herald. As for Groshfttn - general , Judge , States man , reticent , shrewd , honest , with a might : good record look out for htm. In the back ground ! Yc ; but that Is a good position in occupy at a certain stage of the gaiao. H ( will bear looking at. No Soul , No GonRotonco. Corporations have no conscience , bui "trusts" have neither corporation nor Con science. This last Invention of capital 1 simply nn Organlrod appetite for profit \vhlct pays no taxes , shares no public burdens am Increases the return of wealth. Let the Title Blip By. Chlcayo'Matl. S. R. Johnson , of Omaha , was given i chauco a few years ago to buy the Corondc islands , in Sun Diego bay , for $75,000 , but refused fused it , ana they were sold to a syndicate soon after for 1110,000. , The syndicate hai sltico sold $3,800,000 worth of lots from tin tract , and the balance Is hold at § 10,000,000. ' i A INnit's Philosophy. Gcor0 lllnltti/c. With all it * worries , nil its pains , I Hud that llfo has still its galni , There's nothing eonios affects mo long ; All give rae subjects 'for ' my song. I fall in love , grlovo and plna , Because the darling won't ' be mine ; I take it as it comes along ; It gives a subject for my song. Ouco , by mistake , the hap be foil That I was ininato of a cell ; Uut I was not at all enraged ; I wrote about "Tho.Songster Caged. " Death comes and takes away a friend ; A melancholy month I spend , To longer sigh , It would bo wrong ; I wcavo my grief Into a song. These songs I manage soon to sell , And thus they servo their purpose well Sorrow I scarce consider of It , liut turn affliction into profit , 1 ta.ko it all as it cornea along TJv4 pjyu # mo subjects for my song , PJnmb' * I'rimroce. ' . r < wr < * i(4Uol ( Reennl. Mf < Pltfuib : J > 'o , 1 ,4M not My anything ol nd J said thai Vnr& Ul9 effect ol his opinion upon me is cohcftrncd In the cxcr- clso of my dulles as n senator , ho Is Grovcr Cleveland nothing more , nothing less. "A primrose by the rivers brim. " , * 1 STATE AM ) TMIUUTOnY. NrbrAnkn Jottings. Tho'Merrick county treasury Is short $10,000. Norfolk has captured the Grand Army reunion. Nebraska City threatens to pontoon the Missouri. Nebraska is a bright , bustling and well developed youth Of twenty-one. An embryo cracker factory U strug gling for a start in Nebraska City. Ton thotibamt dollars in stock is required to make it go , The Hommlngford Guide is convinced that there is a surplus In th6 presiden tial chair which the tariff is liable to re duce very materially. Miss Agnes McClcllan is the youngest lady editor in the state , being fifteen. She is the "Birdie" of the local depart ment of the Sowafd Democrat. Edmund Rankin Long has sued for divorce nnd custody of his child In Dawes county. His wants hrO little hero below but ho wants that little Long. The first effect of Nebraska City's ad vertising Bchoino is a map with till west ern railroads centering there , and HUI-- roundihg cities plan ted on her outlying additions. Two brothers named tiigbeo found a herd of wild hocses in the western part of Logan county suffering from distem per BO they couldn't run , They lassoed six and will domesticate them for farm nnd ranch purposes. Rov.'C.V. . Savidge , of Omaha , is booked for a lecture in Fremont on the subject , "To Bachelors. " A novel , ef fective nnd eloquent peroration < 3an bo made by planting a score ot pretty maidens on the platform and simply pointing to his text. The Nelson board of 'trade has earned everlasting glorjand life passes by rush * ihg bodily to the aid of the Burlington Company with a commendatory resolu tions. Of courte the wilderness ot silent wheels moved the instant the air pump of the b6ard was applied , but at last accounts the Nelsonitos were hoof ing it on a sidetrack somewhere in 1Nu6kolls county nursing a severe case of sciatcia of the jaw. Columbus is now content with her railroad facilities. The Union Pacific contemplates an extension from that point to David City. The facilities for shipping live stock to Omaha are first- class. All along the route through Ne braska a night stock train is run , and goes in flying to Omaha without any vexatious delays , a good thing for those who have fat stock te ship. Plattsmouth promptly resented the intrusion of the Pinkerton rntlllla in the depot ground by arresting on6 of the number. That spot is hallowed ground , and to deprive the townspeople of the right to rusn there en masse to greet incoming trains , to swap tnasto- uonic yarns and ogle with the fair in transit , would rob them ot the bulk of their pleasure in llfo. Lot the walch- ward bo , "Our liberties wo shall main tain. " _ Iowa items. Burlington people are studying Vola- puk.Des Des Moines has a cotton mill com pany , with a capital of $100,000. The Presbyterian church of West Liberty was burned Monday night. The Congregational church of Ot- tumwa is being torn down. It was built forty years hgo. , _ During- the past two years a farmer near Exlra has bought and dosed him self with 250 bottles of { latent medicine and still he is alive. Mrs. Whitney * ft woman who died at Cedar Rapids the other day in a hoVcl , has been discovered to bo rich. A thousand dollars was found on her per son. son.A severe outbreak of rtibioa is reported ported hoar Derby , LucaBCoUtity. A dbg belonging to a farmer named Sharpe became rabid and bit a small boy , fif teen cattle , several horses and hogs and several otli6r dogs. The cattle , horses , hogs and dogs have died or been shot , and an effort is being made to save the boy by using a mad-etono. Dakota. The treasury ol Rapid City has been replenished to the extent of 815,000 the past month. The Unitarians occupied their now church building at Sioux Falls Sunday for the first time. The Washburn county jail has a very lonely appearance. It has been two years witnout an occupant. The report that 800 Sioux Indians were frozen in the late blizzard , and that an enterprising Yankee is out hobo to got the bodies and ship them east for cigar store signs , is a canard nhd origin * at d to injure that great and glorious country. Contracts and Krilguts of Labor. Several weeks ago at the close of the state assembly of the Knights of Labor hold in this city , tt was decided to endeavor to In duce Swift , the packer in South Omaha , and the Cable Tramway company to abolish the contracts , with money forfeiture , which both demand of their employes before giving them work. Both the parties wcro allowed until the first ot March to do away with the system , failing in this , the knights would have recourse to moans to ngttato the question In a manlier looking to the attain ment of their ends. A HER reporter made inquiries at both the houses mentioned and found that they still retained the contracts and had not been troubled by the knights. Indigent I'rloHts. dYcsterdny Uov. P. AVollT , of Grand Island , ono of the most energetic of the younger Catholic priests In the dloccso ar rived in town to attend a meeting which was hold yesterday at the residence ot the bishop. The ether clergymen expected to attend nro Rev. John Kn lUli , of Exctor , and HoV. John Jennnctto , of this city. These compose the board of managers of the fund for thu relief of Indigent Catholic priest. This board meets once a year , on the 1st of Marcli , and pays to liishop O'Connor the money ho ad vanced during the year te priests In need of assistance. The money for the latter puriwao Is obtained by taxing every clergyman In the diocese a certain rate based upon the net re ceipts of his church during the j ear. The system has been but recently introduced into this diocese , and is said to be working ox- cellontly. _ Homo Information. Chief of Pollqo Seavoy has Issued an or dor that hereafter all prostitutes will bo ar raigned nominally as vagrants , Instead of be ing simply taxed for tbo pursuit of their business. This specific charge is mudo for the purpose of dividing the vovenuo which comes from this source , and hereafter , In lieu of the whole being converted into the school fund , one-half of It will go to the gen eral fund. According to statistics supplied by the ofllcers this month , there are forty- four landladies , who are taxed tlOper month ; tlirco assignation houses , nt f 27 ouch , and 2JO piostitutcs at fO each , all of which aggre gates $1,001 per month that Is paid ever to the city. This month's enrollment shows twenty-five more prostitutes than last month. niazo. An alarm was sounded from box29 yesterday morning , occasioned by a blaze In the resi dence of Tony . lluruld , ' corner of Caldwell and Sannders streets. It had Its origin from the explosion of a gasoline titovo , Mo ono hurt , and but little damugo sustained. , SAYS THK ESTATU OWIJS I1HU. NclUo SloXninnrn IMnkos n tMnal Aq- ctlnntlng to JiulRo Hlilchlx. Mrs. Nclllo MoNamnra yesterday , In ac cordance with previous Instructions fr.om Judge- Shields made a final accounting ns ad ministratrix of the eMntcof her decoaied husband , Matthew McNamarn. The rcixirt was made through her attorney , Mr. KHor , nnd Is rather a vdlumlnous document. Sou- oral pages of tM > o writing set forth the sources from which money was received nnd for what It was expended , nnd Mrs. McNa- mnra sets up the plea that Instead of being Indebted to the estate , ns alleged , it Is In debted to her In the sum of fTOl.TO , as per the following summing up In her reply : "In cnso I am not required to account for rents nnd prdfits for Iho said real estate , the estate of Matthew A. MoN'nmaca Is Indebted to mo In the sum of $3,870 fU. "In case I am required to account for said rents and profits of real estate , then the said estate Is Indebted to mo in the hurt of tflU.TO. "Allowing mo MM n month for the support of myself nnd children , I have paid out $701.70 more than I have received from the estate , Including renU and profits of real os- trto , and tins , without making any charges for my services us ndmlnlstrattx. , "J submit the foiepolng statement of ac count nnd ask that the sumo be examined ami approved by the court , nd that I may oo discharged from further liability on ac count of the administration of the nald es tate. " The foregoing is signed by the respondent. nnd the hearing Is set for to day , when It Is expected that Mrs. McNauiura will appear In poison. Ifatc Cnstlcton Delights a Large Audience nt lloyd's. The charming Kate Castlototi and her pop ular nlny , "Crasy Patch , " filled Uoyd's opera house last night. The naughty , sinuous , sug- Kcsttvo KntO never fails to draw here , no matter how strong or how many the counter attractions , nnd last night she must have experienced a touch of justifiable prldo in the power of her magnetism. Her loyal friends were out Ih force. They wore not only prod igal with their applause , bill most demonstra tive In their tokchs of approval nnd delight. The Elks remembered her With a large basket of beautiful roses , nnd the gushing llttlo "Oh I" with which she received the fragrant floral rhass went tingling deltclously through the veins of every covetous male In , tno audience. Miss Castlctou Is a trille aucler , more satirical and a good deal fatter than she was last season , but just a bewitching as ever. She made a hit of course In the song , "Excuse Mo , I'll Tell You No More. " The whole company Is decidedly clover , tlio chorus being Unusually strong. Eddie Fey , who takes the lunatic , Is a bripiit fellow , very funny and ftn artist of much Versatility and originality. Fey Is fdrgltig right to the front ns an eccentric comedian. Jay SV. Jess , the policeman , is an Improvement on Glrard , who was formerly \vith Castlct6n , and tfot ofl some now nnd good things. Julia El more nnd Marie Donnellcvcro nlso well received , as , in fact , was every member of this Very excellent company. CAULETOJf OPEHA COMPACT. ThoCarletOn Opera cbfnilany iflpfcncd its engagement last iilcht at the Grand opera house In a new opera by Alfred Collier , en titled "Dorothy. " The presentation of a f rtsh opera on the occasion of each Visit ol the Carleton ccmpany hfts become n f6ature of the management. But It may bo doubted that this commendable characteristic. Was ever moro admirably carried out than itVn last evening in the opcm mentioned. As a musical work U .Is light and Bbarkllng. Ai the scenes and incidents follow one another with rapidity a&d consistency so do thti musi cal numbers , which are rar 3ful , merry , catchmgt and l cautlfnl. ThArc is not a dull number in the work. Solos , duos , trios , quftrttettcp and concerted pieces uro really gems of the lighter order of composition , and yet nro BO tuneful , so grateful to the ear , That not onool thorn failed In securing a recall. In a great degree this remarkable reception was to be ' attributed to the work of the company. The Utter Is certainly a meritorious organization. It Is pretty evenly balanced bnd where an ln ; dividual or two may be noted fcs dropping balow the standard Of excellence which Beams to bo the aim of 'the ' management , the excellence of tbo others including the chorus Is worthy of Cnrloton's reputation. The Btory is simple aud entertaining. The scokio in In England , and the date of the episode Is at a period which encourages a richness abd diversity in dress which Is most entertaining. The costumes of both ladle * and ftentlemcn wore elaborate , rich and beautiful , olid the effect presented In all the En semble * was really grand. Cftrletou was In magnificent voice and sang with his well- known earnestness and success. Mr. J. C. Taylor made nfavorable impression and J. It , Murray as Squire Liantnm made a hit in both acting and singing. Mr. Chas. Drew made c humorous though grotesque Lurcher 'anJ somewhat overdrew the character. Mlsi Felulla Evans sang Dorothy with consider able devotion and uccoga , nnd Fanny Hicc made n pretty , piquant aud ingenious Lydla. Miss Wisdom illustrated Mrs. Privett with old-stylo giddy mannerisms nnd did so with more than usual effect. Miss Beaudct had llttlo to do , scarcely enough to cause her to enthuse , but what she did was done very meekly and satlefactorily. The audience was a largo one. OMAHA IN THE BAST. A Few Points Which Indicate Itow this City In Advertised. W. O. Taylor , manager of Bradstrocts1 agency , has returned from a three weeks' ' trip to the cast , during which time he visited a number of the moro Important business centers. In all of them ho had talks with leading financiers and business men , ant among them ho found existing a ten dency to Inquire whether or not II was considered advisable to Invest In Omaha for permanent profit. The inquirer * seemed not to care to speculate , but on the contrary were desirous of knowing whether property here could be unproved and made to pay. In New York ho met several brokers With whom ho talked upon the question of mortgages , during which it was evident to him that they favored pltylonns , while they wcro mot ear less afraid of farm mortgages , mainly because in a number of cases the Interest had not been paid promptly. At the lattbr place a gcntlo- man wanted to know whether ho could in vest $200,000 or 1300.000 in real estate hero to advantage , nnd Mr. Taylor recommended him to coino to Omaha nutl view the situation for himself , and ho had no doubt thai It would bo found to his advantage , Omaha , Mr. Taylor said was the best ndvdr- tlsod city In the country and tno people had u great deal of appreciation for it. NcbrnHkn wa also well spoken of and a millionaire whom ho had met In Chicago preferred it to cither country around Kansas City or Den ver. The latter Individual was desirous of locating a bank of about f lOO.OUO which ho could control and thought ho would select Rome locality lu this state. The Cliy Ball League. The Omaha cltv base ball league met at Pcnroso & Hardln's lust evening. Mr. Lally , the treasurer , reported that the following clubs have paid In tholr forfeit and Initiation fees : The C. E. Maynes , the Pcnroso & -HardiM , the South Omahas , the Ornno Bros , aud the Mctz Bros. On motion , Mr. Pcnrosc and Mr. Metz wcro appointed a committee to call on the Council Bluffs clubs and ascertain whether they wished to enter the league or not. The following were apiwintod a com mittee of thico to form a tchcdule far the season's frames ; J. C. Farrish , H. E. Hock- well and J. Sabotkor. On motion it was de cided to line the manager of any club tl for allowing any member of his club to dispute a decision of un umpiro. It is thought that this will silence u great many chronic klckors and make the games move on moro smoothly and pleasantly. Other business of u minor nature was also diBjiosoU of. Local HportliiK Notes. George Canfieid has purchased ono of the finest road&Uirs in the ( Ity a handsome big' ' bay pacer , who has u record of " : " 0. Con sideration , $ SOO. Pcnroso & Hardln have been awarded the contracts for furnishing uniforms for the Omaha base ball team : also , the Crane Brothers , Mctz Brothers andCouncil , Bluffs teams , of the city league , Tlio uniforms -to bo worn by the Omahas will 1)6 thd nobbiest * ever worn by n Ideal tohm. They wilt bo of white cloth , .the fonts nnd Jackets quilted , with rod stockings nnd neckties , variegated caps and fair leather bolts. The word "Oiniilm. " In red . letters , will IKS worked across the breast of the shirts. Tha Pcnroso fc Hardln team's suits will bo dark- blue with enrinlno trimmings ; the Crann Brothers' , white nnd blue trimmings : the Metz Brothers' , green with white ; , wild the * , C. B. Mnjne's dark Olive with red. The following oflk'crs have boon elected by the Lcfavcr Gun club for the cm rent year : AV. K. Nason , president ; Albert ritrh , vlco : \V. D. Townsend , secretary : 1Chr.vslor . , treasurer , nnd Oeorpo SmMl , captain. Board of nmnuKvrs : Fitch , Chrysler and Kotchum. The national Gun club rules were adopted to KOern all shoots. Adjourned to moot Tues day , March lilth , Licensed to XV ! . The following marriage licenses were Is sued yesteidny by Judge Shields : Name mid Residence. Ago. Charles BruJcr , Omaha . 27 Matilda Kodiner , Omaha . JM John MeMonnmln , Omnhn . 'to Lour * n. Nelson , OmHha. . . . * . 17 Peter H. KhU > rs , Papillion , Neb . ill Minnie Waugmiskio , Pnpllllon , Neb. . . . 3J Tlio llno" fc'nml. The present condition of the funds 6nened by the But ! Is ns follows : LoloHoveo fund . u i..lkn M ! H I onn Woebbocko fund . i. . . . . . . M * ) 24 Minnie Freeman fund. . , . . . 712 1'J Ella Shattuck fund . 4.7C4 OTi Weslphnlcn ihonument fund . . . . . ' . . . 103 SS Grand toUl . , . k . . .f 11,375.23 Onl of .Inll. Thomas Van Huron and Henry Wolf , the two Indlansjvho have bech languishing In thermally jfll for nome months for taking whisky into the AVlnnebnRo reservation. wcro 5 cstorday reJoaRcd , their term of imprisonment having expired. Personal Paragraph * . N. A. Kuhn , thd druggist , Is In Chicago. T. P. OwcnJof , York , Neb. , is nt the Mil- lard. lard.P. P. Hoffmann , of Dos Moines , la. , Is nt the- Mlllavd. \V. E. Bauer , of Pavid City , Neb. , is at the Paxton. E. C. Calm and wife , of New' York , are at the Paxton. Charles A. PhcllTcr , of St. Joseph , MCM ntthoPuxton. J. N. Thncher , of Foil Niobravn , Neb. , fs at the Paxtou. William Pulton , of Nebraska City , Neb. , is at Iho Mlllard. J. tt. Uynn and wife , of Itcd Oak , la. , are at the Windsor. J. G. Tnlbott and wife , of Denver , Col. , are at the \VindBor. D. te. Rcdford and'wife ' , of Julcsburg , Col. , are at the WindHdv. T. W. YfhoAton and wife , of Norfolk , Neb. , hro at tlio Paxloh. D. L. Iteinsholmer and ebn , fcf Glonwood. la. , are at the Mlllnrd. M. Helm , of Horlin , on liis way back homo f rota A visit to California , tOppcd over last night at the Windsor. Mr. E. Konowater , editor of the flee , loft for Chicago yesterday to bo absent bev- oral days. V. It. rtydor , of the Burltngt6n syntcni of Conductors , arrived in the city from Chicago last night and Is rpfiitlered nt the Mlllard. Charles H . Boynton , ono of Ahe leading telegraphers of the Chicago & Northwestern road , is in this city fora Tewdaye , on his way to the west. Mr. William Ncidermycr , an old resident 'of Cunifng county , nnd n pros | > eroiis far mer there , is visiting friends and old ac * qualntaucoB in this oily. At the Mlllard : J. W. McCullogh , St. Louis ; C. 0. Valentino , N6w Yarfcj w. G. Cook , Trenton ; H. M. Joel , Now York : J. E. Milligan , New York ; Thomas Connolly and Wife , Chicago. . Brevities. Hovenftor llib deposit V6qtilred for postoHlce lx ) > c kdys will b6 5SJ cents in stead Of 60 cenls. Another jail dodkct at tlio central station whs filled yesterday. It consists 6T 3lO pages , and took just six months to Hll it. The corset Svorks hnd manufacturing company , just incorporated , elected Ihcir officers last night ft * follows : Dr. P. M. Briicelin , president ; W. R. Vaughnn , vice president ; M. V. Ghn- taon , ( secretary ; .T. W. Gross , treasurer. Yesterday afternoon John McMona- min was marrloJ to Miiw IAUra B. Nel son.Judge Anderson Officiating. fioth of the contacting parties reside in Omaha. John McGulre. who has been hiding from the police for three ol * four weeks , was al'rcsted yesterday afternoon. Tha bffonsfc charged against him is striking Jack Thompson with a brickbat , inflict ing thereby a frightful wound. Tha assault took place In Dngo alloy. Ucnl Kntato Transfer * . Win P Stevens to Hufus H Hlark' lot 10-n-12-ii : ulk 1 Stevens plnco wd. . $ 8,700 Jno F Flack and wife to Uobert AMo- Eachrow. cjtf of lot 15 blk 8 Ucdford hlacowd i. 1COO w. J Wagoner et al to Wnrroit A How- land , all that part of blk 2 liughion ly- hiK n of n line of rifiht of vvuvof Fremont - . mont , Klkhorn & Mo. Volley rail road wd k 1000 Herman Malchion and wife to John II Lchmanti , lot 10 blk 0 KountzO & Unth'sndd wd.t. . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . . . . . 4,500 Gee H Ogle olid wlfo to Mary Char lotte AhlqulAt , lot 7 blk SO Vntloy W d 800 Willofl'lios Collins nnd decree of lirdoffs and eertilloatc deinard Dovino and wlfo to T W White , sfi'J ft of cV l"t H blk 15 Iim provdmont Association add w d. . . . 2,000 , John II T Lehman and wife to Mar- pat etha D. W. Mnlchion , lot 10 blk 9 Kountze& uuthsndd , q c. . . . . . . . . . . 1 John M McMnhon to 1'atrick .1 TiRho , lot 34 Harts nub of Puik Place add , wd B.OOO . A UTonfalln nndwlfe to.lamcsll Peabody - body , lot 1 ! ) blk 7 Hillside add No 1 , wd. . . . . . . . ' 1,2)0 Jacob Kcndls nitd wife to Hans N Jcii- 80ii lot 1 blk 4 Arb6r Plaee , w d 4,000 , LucyliNje and husbnml toJulluK Nye , s 27 ft of lot 85 , Nelson's nad , Wd. t 1 1,000 , Frank J Heel and wlfo to Lut'i U Nj o same , w d 400 James O Minor , and wlfo to 1'dwln Jennings , lot 84 blk 2 MaJ-ne PhuV , Henry' Harder ami Wlfo to Herman Koch , lots lt 2 , , 4 , 5 , 0 , 7 , 8 , blk 31 , villatre of Mlllard , w U John N Jensen to Peter C Ani1cl 6u , lot 7 , 8 , llk 17 , Wllcox2il , w d B.235 Jesse Lowe's certificaterolreetlntr do- Bcription of ground In Pulrlck'B2d ' Karatoini add. . . Alleo Gcitrudo Howard nnd husband toliobmtr Williams , 'lot US blk 1 Hou-.ml d , i 100 Mnthowson T Patiivk and wlfo lo Walluco II Piirrish wK of lot 15 blk H Patrick's ! M add w d 873 licienico Hawley and husband to P Sonncnscholti lot 2 ( blk .1 South Omaha Vlow W d 600 A U Toii/nliu to the public pint of Hillsdale reserve , u subof nJH''ft of blk 1 privuta nvonuo and private alley west of blk 4 lots 1 , 2 , itI , 5 , ( J una n 13 ft of lot 7 , all in Hllldalo Nol A L Heed to S Schlker , lot 13 blk 18 Wilcqx'B 2d odd w d 450 Patrick McKvoy to John G Fmhor , nw-11-KMl wd 0,000 no and so - - , IIM Patterson to Nnnnlo nnd Flor- cnco Clayton , lot 14 blk 2 Patter- con's 1st add to South Nmolm d. . 750 John W Griftnii , trustee , to F Konnen- ecliion , lot 30 blk U Uakur place w d. 800 Twenty-five deeds aegregathib' V Permits. The following building pormlts weroUsued yesterday by the suporlntendontof buildings ; N. M. Lundln , cottage , Twenty-eighth ami Pincknoy 100D A. II. HnrrUon. cottage , Twenty-sixth and Grant , 350 C. HHpr y , cottage , Thlity-fourth and Corby , 800 Thieo permits aggregating $3,030 r i. * t