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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , DECEMBER 25 , 188 $ THE DAILY BEE , rUHI.iISHKI > KVKIlV niOUNINO. TKI1M8 Of BUnPCIUPTION. I ) llTMornlnK ( Edition ) Including Svsitir m-K.One Year . $10 DO I'orSlxMontln . ft W lorTlirceMontlis . B 53 TUB OMAHA HttNtiAY IIKK , mulled to any fidclrcsi. onoVcixr . 200 TVr.BKt.v IIKK. One Vour . 'J 00 OMAIIAOriHK.NOS.tlHASnPIBKAIISAMHTIlBBT. Cmouio orriCK WJ7 HOOKPIIV lltriii > iNt. ( Nrw VoiiKOri-icK , noons 11 AM ir.TitniUM' liUtuxMi. WASHINGTON OFFICE , No. &U louitrKKNTil BTIIKKT. . . .Allcommunlrfttlou * relating to news mm ecu- lorltil matter flhouM be addressed to tlie Kniton nusiNiss.irr. All business letters nnd remittances should lie AdilruMea to Tun IHu : I'uw.miilMi COMPVNV. OMAHA. Dnxfia , checks /ind jiostolUca orders to be nmdo payable to the order of the company. TlicBccPiililisliing Company Proprietors , E. HOS13WATPH. Editor. flxvorn Htnlciiiciitut Glrtnitntlon. Ftnte of Nebraska , I . County of Douclai. ! " " door e Il.TzKchuek.spcroUiry of The linn Pub- Ilnhlni ? Company , dom Rolemnly mrrnr that the nunaiclrculntlon of TIIIC UAII.V II KK for thu wwk ending December -"i IKSS. was 0.1 follows : Hiindny. Doc. in . t MM Monday. Deo. IT . JR.OTJ Ttifsduy Dec. 18 . 1H.H2 Wednesday. Don. 1 . 1IWJ Thursday. Doc. : . 1WW rmlny. ti-o 2 I . " > ; Bnturilny , Doc. 28 . .IB.11T IP. 123 or.oiun : n. T7.sciiut"K. fiworn to bcforo rne and lubtorlbed In my prcHenie tills Kind dnv of Dor-ember A. t ) . 18SS. Seal N. 1' . KKIU Notary Public , btuto of Nrlirnskn. ( _ . . County of Douglas , ( Gcorpo II. Tzacmick , lielns duly sworn , de- lieges and ayn that ho is ( wcn-tary of tliu Iloo riiblmhlnK company , tlmt the actual avorned dally circulation oC Tun DAII.V HKK for the month of Drcvmbcr. HSi , 15.041 coplnn ; for Jan- imry , ISS * . IS.iUfl copies ! for relirunry , liW , lii.lKtt roplus ; for March , 1RS8 , IH.IW9 copies ; for April. 1RM. 1H.74I copies ! for May. 1&S8 , 17,181 copies : for .luno , I'M" ' , 1P.241 copies ; for .Inly , NW , 18.1SM coploni for AtiRUst , 1 W , lH.l&1coptes ; fiirScpIelnber. ISiW , l.15l coplan ; for October , WW.vnn 1H.084 copies ; for November , IRSi , 18.1180 coplus. UiO. : II. TZSGIIUCK. Sworn to before ma and subdcrlbod In my Presence this 8th day of December , 1SSS. tf. 1' . I'llll , Notary VnWlc. Till ! articles incorporating the NIJ- bi'ivslcn , Dakota , Wyoming & Pacific railway company wilh an custom tor- iniiiu.s ai Omaha , just filed at Lincoln , once more revive the projected line be tween Oinuha and Ytuikton. WITH a bank-clearing1 record for the week of throe million seven hundred and oighty-flvn thousand , a gain of thirty-six per cent ever last year , Omnhu ought to cat her Christinas din ner with no Httlo satisfaction. TIIKVhito Caps of Illinois have sent significant warnings to the coal dealers to give full weight on coal , nnd if they do not they will 'feel the black snake across their backs. What .1 fine field for operation the White Caps would have if they extended their warnings into Nebraska. A coituiiSi'ONDBNT writes to TIIK UISK asking the date for the meeting of the legislature ? The statutes of Ne braska provide that the sessions of the leiriblnturo shall convene at 12 o'clock ( noon ) on the first Tuesday in January in the year next ensuing the election of members thereof. Accordingly , the coining session of our law makers com mences next Tuesday. Du. BrLT.ixos , of the long named patho-biological hvbratory of the state university , is out with a glittering scheme to establish a bureau of agricul ture and live stock for Nebraska. What will the legislature say to this "bureau" which is to have a list of ofllcors as long as the roster of the state officials whoso salaries will not bo less than thut of the governor ? The scheme is a'good one for Billings. TnK council passed an ordinance some weeks ago for the opening of Four teenth street under the Union Pacific tracks. Similar ordinances have been 1 Kissed by the council time out of mind. Tlio Union Pacific company , however , has paid no attention to the council in the past , and is likely to ignore its present ordinance. The question is , How long will that company bo allowed to set itself abovoull reasonable munic ipal control ? HONHST JIM CHKIOIITON says when the city hull proposition is voted on in February , wo shall see such an election ns has never before been seen in Omaha. Are wo likely to see anything vror&o than was seen in the Third ward' throe weeks ago when Honest Jim was collared by a policeman for importing a repeater into the ward , nnd bogged oft from being taken to jail by pretending that ho didn't know the fellow had voted before in the ward ? THE people of Manitoba are jubilant ever the fact that the supreme court of the Dominion has decided in'favor of . thulr appeal in the fight with the Cana dian Pacific. The right of the province of Manitoba to charter a railroad free from Dominion control is sustained by the court. Thiflis a great victory. The domineering spirit of the Canadian Pacific has been broken , and the people have boon relieved from the oppression of a grinding monopoly. W. P. GuiKi'rrrs , who aspires to a hoci'Otnryship upon the state board of transportation , has nlwaysboon an open advocate of the pooling system of rail roads. Ho recently declared that the only salvation of the railroads of this country lies in legalizing the railroad l > oojs that for years have existed in this country. Before Mr. Grlflltts or any other railroad man can make pooling legal in Nebraska , wo must have a con stitutional ixmomltnent adopted that will change the clause prohibiting pooling of railroad earnings in thlo state , TUB American Pomological society , whoso purix > so is to foster an interest through the country in the cultivation of fruits will hold its twenty-second bl- anninl session at Ocala , Fla. , February 2D , 1880. This widely known society , which has exerted a great influence in husbandry since its organization , looks forward to a ouccossful convention. Delegates from pomologloal , horticul tural nnd agricultural societies in the United States and Canada will be pres ent , and the cause of agriculture will bo materially advanced by the discussions and exhibits to bo umdo by the Eoolety , TIIK CHRISTMAS TIME. The day that etnnda first nmonff nnnlrorsarlns in the Christian caliin- ondar is at hand. More than four hundred millions of people give it wel come. In every land beneath the sun there are some to do it rovorcncc. Wherever on earth there is one who ac cept the teachings of the Son of Man , this anniversary of His birth brings sacred reflections , tender memories , .a revival of affection , impressive and wholesome aspirations. All the in fluences of Christmas are perennial in their force and freshness. Tlmo docs not impair their vitality or diminish their olToct. For all who recognizes it this anniversary has its useful lesson , Us healthful inspiration , its Invocation to good deeds , Fortunate are they who are so favored as to derive from these inliuenccH the largest measure of grati fication nnd benefit. Out of the mass of suggestions which the recurrence of Christmas brings , there is one that always nocds to bo especially urged upon the attention of those who are in sympathy with tlio do- mnmls and obligations of this day. That Is'that they forget not the ofllco of charily. None in a position to ob serve among kindred and friends the gladdening customs of this season need to bo advised of their duty or the pleas ure ol Us performance , but how few of these ever reflect that there is a de mand upon them , peculiarly strong at this time , to make glad the hearts of the lost fortunate , and by n little kind ness and generosity revive their hopes and strengthen their faith. Toile this is to perform practical Christian work , nnd it is to obey the injunction of Him who plead asnono other over did for the poor. Having taken excellent care of number one during all the rest of the year , may wo not put aside selfishness for one day nnd hold out a help ing and comforting hand to our less fortunate brother ? There will * bo gladness in so doing for him and for us. us.Tho The Christina1 } time is a right good time , and _ wo doubt not is growing better year bv year. There is n growth of bonStlcont sentiment and.'of. the spirit of kindliness. All men can agree as to the value of this. In the hope that no reader of THIS BEE will have occasion to bo unhappy during this glad season , wo heartily extend to all the saluta tion of a merry Christmas. VICTOKFA'S LITVLK SPEECH. The British parliament has boon pro rogued , and the statesmen of England will enjoy a considerably longer holi day than the American congressmen. But the former receive no pay for their services. The occasion was signalized , aa usual , by the reading ot what is called the queen's speech , ti production , however , with which the queen has really nothing to do , except to give her assent to its contents. These so-called speeches are invariably the tamest and least instructive among the public ut terances of national rulers , and tlio ono at hand is no improvement upon its predecessors. It is more notable for what it docs not refer to than for what it-touches upon in the most per functory manner. The purpose of the prime minister in preparing this speech seems to have been to withhold from the people as much information as possi ble regarding the affairs of the great empire. The only matter in the speech of in terest to Americans is the reference made to the lailuro of the fisheries ne gotiations. There is a profession of regret - ' grot that the arrangement agreed upon between the representatives of the two governments did not "commend itself to the approval of the United States Senate - ate , but the assurance is given that immediate inconvenionccs will bo obviated by the temporary arrange ments adopted. Wo should perhaps infer from this that it is the intention of the British government to hold Can ada to a course of good behavior , pending ing further negotiations , though there is no intimation of a purpose to ro-opon negotiations , or of any policy on this subject. It would seem thut a question affecting so largely the friendly rela tions between the tw.o countries should have boon treated loss cursorily and with loss apparent indifference. Tlio president , in his annual message , ex pressed his solicitude for tlio settlement of the fisheries controversy and invoked the cnrnest and immediate attention of ronyross to the question. Lord Salis bury , speaking through the queen , might , with entire propriety , have shown a greater degree of Jutorqst in the settlement of an issue which cer tainly as deeply concerns Great Brit ain's American colony as it does the United States. To have done so would perhaps have made easier the way to future negotiations. A PROVmi PURPOSE. The purpose manifested in congress to surround the Nicaragua canal' , if that enterprise is over completed , with the most ample protection against for eign control or interference , is wise and proper. The subject was one of the last considered in the house before the re cess , nnd several importautamondmcnts to the bill , in the direction noted , wore adopted. Ono of these provides that the directors of the canal company shall bo citizens of the United StatcH , and Nica ragua , and a majority ahull be citizens and residents of the former. Another provides that there shall bo no chungo of concessions by Nicaragua and Costa Rica affecting the rights of American citizens or of the government to have a voice in the control or use of the canal , until the consent of the United States Bhallhuve been first given. Still another provides that the United States government shall not be stopped from exorcising at anytime any rights or powers that now 'exist by virtue of the law of- nations , or that maybe acquired throughtroaty stipulation , relative , to the transportation of American citizens and their property through the canal. Although this canal is to be con structed wholly by private capital , it is obviously important and nooossary that it should ba protected by such governmental safeguards as will maintain it so euro against the intrigues or interference of foreign governments. If the expectations of its projectors should bo. realized it will become - como a vastly Important highway of commerce , rory likely to Invite the cu pidity of other nations and sot thorn to intriguing with Nicaragua nnd Costa Ulca , and with the company , to secure control of it , were the government of the United Stales not to make ouch con ditions as would effectually preclude intriguing or defeat it object. Ono of the advocates of the bill in the house said ho did not think it would bo necessary for the United States to maintain a largo navy to protect American interests on the isthmus , nor did ho think the prosecu tion of the enterprise would involve the country in a foreign war. Doubtless this is BO , hut it does not do nway with tlio expediency of taking every precau tion which the government properly may take to prevent any foreign gov ernment obtaining the slightest power or influence in connection with the en terprise before or after its completion , It should bo wholly and permanently In American control. Tlio virtual col- Inpso of the Panama scheme has given an impetus to the Nicaragua project , and the outlook for the latter ontor- uriflo appears to be highly favorable. CALIFORNIA } ? SUQAH. If there was ono feature in the senate tariff , bill which was eminently success ful in obtain ing almost universal assent it was the cut in sugar. But there are some republicans , as it seem' ! , who are prepared to act in opposition to their own party upon this very matter. Sen ator Stanford , of California , who during the whole session made himself hith erto conspicuous by his absence , now looms up serenely ana says ho shall vote against the measure. Mr. Stan ford declares that the cut is not satis factory to the sugar interests of the Pacific slope. Nor is ho alone in his madness. Representative Felton , also of California , has obtained a promise from the senate finance committee that a delegation from his state shall be hoard on the proposed reduction in the sugar duty. lie desires to show that the development of the beet root indus try in California has been so great ns to justify a strong probability that it will attain great importance. It was com menced under the belief thnt the exist ing tariff would bo maintained , nnd it cannot possibly survive the contem plated reduction. What Senator Stanford moans must bo loft to his own conscience , for it is impossible to comprehend his action. With regard to the declarations of Rep resentative Folton , it is proper to say that ho represents in this , not Califor nia , but only ClausSpreckclB. When this wily and conscienceless monopolist was interested in raising sugar in Hawai , ho was largely instrumental in engin eering through con gross a treaty with those islands , by which Hawai sugar was admitted to America free of duty. When Knlakaua and Glaus Spreckels ceased to speak ns they passed by , ho determined to go into the beet sugar business in California , and built re cently a sugar mill at a place called Watsonvillo. Another sugar mill was also built this year in Ahuneda county , and this constitutes the whole beet root business on tlio Pacific slope. There has been just ono crushing of the beets , and sugar from this source has not yet been put upon the market , nor indeed has it yet boon made , but it will bo during this winter at the sugar re finery owned by Sprcckols and his sons. The result is yet in doubt , and the only development entitling Rcprcbontativo , Folton to make any protest in the name of California is thnt beets raised in the fatato show an extraordinary amount of saccharine matter , double indeed the ordinary per contago. When time has demonstrated what can bo done with beet sugar making in California it is not impossible that the lowest duty on foreign sugar will bo found to have no appreciable effect on this now industry. It may be that the glorious climate nnd soil of the Golden stuto will doyolopo beets that will bo saccharine boyo'nd nil possible present hopes. Under such circumstances the California ! ! industry would have nothing to fear from the competition of foreign sugars , while on the other hand eastern .manufacturers of sugar might well dread the competition of Claus Sprockets. They do not forget that when ho was getting his raw sugar from Hawni duty free , ho threatened the eastern refiners that if they did i.ot pay him blackmail , ho would ship sug ars to the east , and knock down prices in a way that would astonish them. So they paid him a yearly subsidy to con fine his efforts to California. But Cali fornia , of course , reaped the benefit of his duty free sugar. Oh , nol Claus Spreckols [ charged eastern rates plus transportation charges. That is tlio sort of patriot ho is. It is to bo hoped that the senate tariff bill will be maintained in its integrity. THE next secretary of the treas ury ought to bo taken from the west. There is probably no truth in the recent report that General Harrison risen had said he would not appoint a New York man as secretary of the treasury , because the secretaries ap pointed from that state have discrimin ated unjustly In favur o ( New York in terests. It is not the habit of the presldont-olect to talk in this way , and besides it is not likely that ho lias com municated to anybody his views or in- tontums in this matter. But it is quite reasonable to suppose that Con- oral Harrison would prefer a western man for the head of the treasury , in view of the fact which must bo as well known to him as to anybody , that the men who have been fhoaon from Now York , have without exception been subservient to the ideas and Influence of Wall street. It is al most inevitable that they should boand. the time has come when it is desirable that the ideas and influence from that source shall have no more than their share of consideration in shaping the financial policy of the government. It is a wholly erroneous notion that the knowledge of financial and commercial questions , and of the operations of the currency and customs lawsrequired , for an efficient secretary of the treasury , is most likely to ba found in the metropolis whore those interests centre. The men who have shown the greatest ability at the head of the treasury department were not New York men , nor have the most enlightened and far-seeing financier ; in congress boon ot that state. The country is not 'n mere annex of New York , and It has out-grown Wall street .idaas. There Is ample nnd excellent financial ability in the west , and it & ) iould bo represented in the next ad ministration. IT HAS boon the fate of largo cltlog tb fall into the hands of professional politicians , rings and combines. They have been misgoverned for the roasoi lhat the taxpayer and reputable citir.en have shirked their responsibilities a ; citizens. Local self government under such conditions is a sham nnd has led to abuses. The loading cities of the coun try have boon forced to the remedy of putting important local boards nnd'com missions out of the influence ot ward- politics. The governor and the legisla ture of the slates ot Now York , Massa chusetts , Ponsylvnnla , Illinois , Mis souri , control inoro or loss the local government of the cities of No'n York , Boston , Philadelphia , Chicago St. Louis and Kansas City. Omaha in coming under the influence of the gov ernor and legislature of Nebraska has not attempted an experiment but has simply followed tin inevitable law. The results , moreover have boon gratifying" . ' The board o : fire and police commission , appointed by Governor Thayur , lias given Omnhn an efficient fire and pollen service , free from the influence of ward-politics , and the control of Dolltical bosses and rings It is patent that the powers ot the gov ernor could bo enlarged for the bottoi government of our city. The placing of the right to grant liquor licenses in the hands of an excise board , such as the present fire and police commission appointed by the governor , is u neces sary stop to remove the present source of corruption in local affairs. GovisnNOitMooN'LtanT , of Wyoming , in justice to himself and to the terri tory , has very properly corrcct6d his report touching on the population of Wyoming. Ho bases his judgment on the number ot votca cast for delegates in November. Tlio vote was eighteen thousand , Irom which the governor cal culates the real population to bo about fifty-five thousand. This is certainly a much more conservative figure than eighty-five thousand , as was first re ported , The ratio of the number of people in Wvoming to the number of votes cabt is necessarily much smaller than in Nebraska or Kansas , due to the larger proportion of unmarried men in that territory. But Wyoming need not apologize for her comparatively small population. Her mineral resources are varied andboundlcss. Her fertile valleys and plains afford rich pasturage. In a few years Wypming will be quickened by the hand of development and her population will number into the hun dred thousands' . THE action which certain St. Louis parties have instituted to recover the possession of some eighty acres valued at nearly two millions in the northern part of Omaha is not likely to interfere with the present holders. Whatever title the plaintiffs may have had"in 1858 , they hnyo forfeited their claim thrice over. The laws of tlio state pro vide that an action for the recovery of the title or possession of lands can only be brought within ten years after the cause of such action shall have accrued. In other words , the statute of limita tions began to run after the years 1868. For thirty years the claimants have al lowed the possession of the land to pass into other hands. No court of equity can grant relief after the cause of such action had lapsed for so long a time. It scorns like an Arabian Night's tale , however , that land which thirty years ago fetched but sixty-five dollars should now bo valued in the millions. A SUGGESTION" to the charter committee - too may not be out of place at this time. Under the present fast and loose system various city ollicors collect money under ordinances regulating foes , for building permits , boiler inspection and licenses for vendors , expressmen , etc. This af fords a chance for peculation , over charges and oven ombcz/.loincnt. The proper thing is to forbid any city olllcor , except the police judge , from handling foes. All applicants for permits and li censes should bo required to procure a receipt from the city treasurer , who is the proper custodian of all the funds of the city. The handling of public funds by minor oil leers is an incentive to dis honesty and leads to abuses that can bo obviated by restriction through the charter. You Can Hub It Out. Uotton lleraltl. It's called a cabinet slate because you cnn rub out the names ou it us uftcn us you please , It Will Itn a WK SurpriHo. Tolnlo Walt. It is dollars to cents tnut Harrison's cabi net will bo nearly as big a surprise to the country as was Grunt's. ileriM , The only republican paper In the country that is not publishing Harrison's cablnots is the Indianapolis Journal , the only paper that knows anything about It. - - . . Our 1'oor Unpiotoctcd Stage. JV. V. 1'int. The Infantile cry for protection raised by somu of our native' actors amounts to nothing loss than an acknowlcdgoniunt of hopeless Inferiority , and no other Interpretation will bo put upon it by the Konorul public , i Thn ICoborl KlMinuro of Aniorlcu. St. Luuts ( Jlobe-Detnofrat , Mr. George William Curtis , the Uobort JOUmuro of American politics , fools quito lonely since tlio election , Ho evidently wishes ho hadn't made thut bad break of four years ago. Honest John Hhormun. Whether Senator John Sherman goes Into the cabinet or remains in bis present coin- niaqdliif ; position , not only himself , but tbo i > conlo of Ohio , must fool greatly honored by .lio thousands of flattering compliments called forth from every section of the coun try by the mention ot his uaina as a cabinet possibility. A Qnuitioti iJtil'nwi Cangveea , Kantat CUu Timct. How mush longer tliu railroads of the United States ulmll be permitted to do su premely us they pleiiao U a Question just now no t ulnlcult of determination. Congress , through slifor Imbecility , appears to bo Incapable pablo of doing either ROOI ! or evil. Thi l > ooi > lo themselves nro bewildered. Thoj know thnt they are bclnp crlovouily hurt but they do not know what hurts thorn Even Mr. Adams , with all of his frankness ability nod candor , docs not tell them. H < merely forewarns them thnt It will bo mud \rorso bcforo it Is cvon n llttlo bit better. IjAKOU XUTI33. Klectrlclty lm i been ndot > to > l m n tnotlv * power In n number of shoo factories In Mass nchusotts. Utirlnp the laH ten .years the WIRPS of the cltftirmukcrs of UulTalo have boon doublet ! under the union system. Montreal shoemakers luive requested th < legislature to see to the enforcement of tnc law whiclulcrlnrot the workingnmn'8 rlghl to nn hour's tlmo at dinner. Tim order recently inado by the I'hllndol phia & Koadiritf railroad for n reduction ol wanes nnd nhortor hours will nlToct about twenty-five thousand omplo.vos. A conchmnn's club hmbcen formed in Xow York , nnd Itsjnomberahlp is rapidly lncreii- : In FT. It has n nick benefit fund , n burial fund , n widow's relief fund , but the annual duos are light. Helena , M. T. , scnms to bo a good place for carpenters and builders out of work. Sliico AuRUst , 1SS7 , $3ir.0,000 worth of build' IIIRS have been erected there , and there Is apparently no cessation of tup building cp Idcmlc. Tlio great central station at London , whlcli is to supply elootrio llcht ou nn extensive scale for the city , i < beltip built with facili ties for furnishing . " > 0,0X ( ) Incandescent lights In the near future , nnd a llnal capacity ol 1,000,000 lamps. Hrcmiun cigar makers get from$1.50 to S4.0C n 1,000. They nrornyc ,000 clears n week , The ilnj-'s work begins at 7 o'clock. At U n half hour Is nllowod for breakfast nml tlmo for a dinner Is taken at 2 In the afternoon , Work Is suspended at 7 p. in. The use of petroleum ns fuel seems to gain ground slowly. It has been tried in Detroit with a saving of about 41 per cent of tliu cost of coal-burning furnaces. Methods for burning It scorn to bo defective , however , nnd so far no ndcnunto test has been made. Prof. Chandler Koberts , the English chem ist , has been analyzing the smoke cloud which perpetually hangs ever Lomlon. Ho estimates that It contains ( jbout fifty tons of solid carbon in gnsscous combination. The expense of this waste of coal is figured nt $1U,000UOO annually. An ingenious plan for testing the condition of horses' ' foot is under consideration by New York blacksmiths. Ono terminal of n battery giving n light current is attached to the animal's ' bit nnd tlio other to thu shoo. If the horse Buffers from the shoo or nails ho will squirm under the tost. According to a recent consular report , American shoemakers turn out much better work than their European fellow craftsmen. Consul Schocnof took some inferior samples of American work to different European countries and found that "In every case the samples were subjects of praise so far as workmanship or general nppearnnco is con cerned , if put side by side with foreign makes. " STATK JOTTINGS. A whisker-raising society has boon formed nt iMIndcn. A belated crop of potatoes was dug in Kearney Saturday. Newport expects to have a bank shortly , with n capital of JSS.OOO. The farmers of Sioux county have formed an alliance and elected ollicors. . A big wolf hunt will bo indulged in by the Dustin sports on New Year's day. The general merchandise firm of H A. Obcrg & Co. , at Oakland , made an assign ment Saturday , Forty wolves have been killed this season by n pack of hounds belonging to u Sioux county ranchman. There is ono man at South Sioux City who has positively declared thnt he will not take the | > ostmastership. It is said that Cherry county , with an area larger than several eastern states , hasn't n practicing physician within its borders. Harper , the man who was beaten at Hum- boldt by Shonn Davis , died from his Injuries Saturday night. Davis Is in jail at Falls City. City.A A prominent Nebraska City man Is said to have three wives living , and there nro pros pects of a sensational bigamy trial in the near future. "No foreigners need apply , " is the watch word of the hosts in the now county of Uock which nro struggling to elect n full quota of county ollicors. Three burglars , in the persons of Tom Cody nnd Mrs. H. Uubolt and daughter , have been arrested ntOgallala. They wore caught in the act of taking grain from a warehouse. Cody is un old offender. Fairbury mourns the loss of two excellent citizens In the death of Hon. .Tamos A. Mc- Moans and O. Uuggs. The former was at one time county judge , nnd later a member of the state sonato. The Ncmana Times offers to wagar a new hat that there Is In that village a woman with the biggest mouth , longest tongue ana' less-brains than njiy towh'iu the state. The arrival of a gang of tramps scared , the people of Long Pine the other evening , " and they staid up all night to provcnt stores and "resiliences from being raided , A Hay Springs landlord allowed a tramp to spend the night in the hotel olllcc , and in consequence was obliged to settle with a traveling man for a missine overcoat and "grip. " A Sheridan county teacher invited her scholars to ask her questions , nnd was un- nblo to answer the first two llrcd nt her : "WliyrdooB a dog wnj * his tail ! " and "How many legs lias a bedbug ! " IlKRUACmmY OUI3S , Hitherto Untiles * , Will lie Made Valu able Ily the Clark 1'rocc H. Diunwoon , Dak. , Dec. 1M. [ Correspond ence of THE liicu.J Tbo great reduction works for the treatment of refractory ores jy the leaching process , invented by Itoswcll ) . Clark , are practically completed , and will irobably start up with the now year. Hith erto a class of ores furnished by the Hald nountain and Uuby basin districts huvo > ccn unavailable oven for such great cstab- isliments as the Omaha and Grant , of your city. That institution only handles ores of oad and copper , In which the gold and silver vhich they contain is an Incidental matter , nnd tllolr output of load is something enormous ; also their copper furnishes sum- clent material for the manufacture of blue- Btono on a largo scale. Hut the reduction vorks , which will do BO much for Dead wood , are of a totally different character , and will leal with ore * of iron , valuable only for the gold nnd silver which they contain. At , ho present capacity of thu works it will bo tossiblo to handle dally , and with a profit , Ifty tons of Hald mountain nd Huby basin ere averaging only $20 worth of gold and silver per ton. So great U the faith felt in the Clark irocess that more than two thousand tons of his refractory ere havn been hauled already o the works. Never before wuru thuro such a number of miners in the districts spoken of , for all the boarding houses uru full to their utmost capacity , and there are scores of men sleeping in stables , for want of more com modious lodging. Mon seeking employment n the minus obtain it readily if they nru competent. The number of location certifi cates filed with the register of deeds has in. croaicd In a most abnormal manner , and hero has been u rush for the purchase of > lank certificates , showing thut thuro will > o moro work for the register very shortly , Cvcry ono interested in mining U satisfied hat the problem of treating the refractory ores of the Hlack Hills is solved. When the railway from thu mining district to Dead- vood Is completed there will bo BO great a saving in hauling that It will i > u jtosslblo for ho reduction works to handle profitably ores averaging only f5 a ton. The principle of the Clark leaching proco.Hi a to dissolve out thu mlverund gold bv treat- neut with hyposulphite of noda. The ores are llr t crushed nnd then charged Into Ihu roasting furnaces , with an addition of suit and as much imitto iron on > a * there 1 * crushed oro. This is a necessity because hose rofructory ores of the Hlauk Hills are lot pyrites or sulphates of iron , but iron oxides , and It ha been found bv uxpurlanuo hat It is bettor to add thu milphur required by the Clurk process , In the form of mat ID , nml not ns pure sulphur. When the ores hnve been roasted the charge is dumped on n cooling floor beneath , and thence they nro transferred to the baking vats , where , first , \r < xtor Is run through them to dlsengago the basic chlorides , nnd when this has been run oft n solution of hyposulphite of soda is siphoned Into the vats. This takes up tlio gold nnd sliver , nnd the solution Is then siphoned Into n settling vat. whore the precious metals nro precipitated to the bottom tom ns n brownish mud , by ttio Introduction of chloride of sodium. The successful handling of the ores , hith erto outlawed , cannot full to have u great effect upon Ueadwood. Our city , according to a reliable cstimato made by the. Pioneer , has n imputation of nbout six thousand , ami Is surrounded by valleys admirably adapted for fanning purposes , possessing a soil of re- mnrknblo fertility , The natural consequence of the triumphant development of the refrac tory ores of the Hlack Hills will be to double the mining population , nt the very least , nml this will largely Increase the nlrendy uxcol- lent homo market to which our farmers owe their great prosperity. Dead wood has been somewhat neglected by tlio railroads , but It has prospered In spite of this neglect , nnd when they do come- hero they AVill find n city of ton thousand Inhabitants and upwards. The new year will begin with most excellent auspices. C. S. AMUSKMKNTH. The demands of Christmas eve on nearly everybody doubtless explains the fact that "Later On , " presented nt the Grand Opera house last night , did not draw so laigo an audience as Its merits nnd thu general excel ] lonco of the company deserved. The work Is of the farce-comedy class , but Is very much above the average of such productions. It Is n lively , rollicking series of funny Incidents and situations , In which tuneful songs well sung. pleas ing dances , nnd amusing specialties , are numerous nnd of exceptionnV merit. The company is an unusually talented one , ami several of the people deserve particular men tion , but It Is suniclcnt for this occasion to generalize. There will bo a nintlnco nml nml nil who nt- evening performance to-dny , - toml cnn be assuredot being well entertained. The management of the Grand opera house has increased tno lighting capacity , with the effect of rendering the thoutro much moro cheerful than formerly. TIIK SOUTH OMAHA KIjKCTIO.V. Progress of tlio Investigation at tlm City Hull. The legislative contest was resumed nt the city hall yesterday morning for the contustocs , Eli H. DouO , city attorney ot South Omaha being on the stand. Ho testified that there were several largo g.ings of graders and sewer diggers engaged at South Omaha prior to ttm election. There were probably 500 nil told. They lived largely in tents and temporary structures. Mr. Uan Condon em ployed nbout 175 of these. They were mostly democratic. Ho understood that Condon In tended to vote his mca for himself. Witness then got up a ticket entitled the trader's ticket. It had on it the Harrison and Mor ton electors , the whole republican state ticket aud tlio democratic county ticket , with the exception of Mr. Gardner's name , which was displaced for that of Mr. Con don's. These tickets were distributed among Condon's men. Only eight of them were voted , nml I think sill the graders voted the republican ticket. The republican vote at the presidential elec tion was 000 , whereas Church Howe iu IbtO got only thirty-four votes. Thought South Omaha had n population of 10,000 souls. Con don spent much time among the graders prior to thu election , and spent a good deal of money for beer. Did not think the major ity of Uinse graders belonged to South Oma ha ; they were u nomadic : class. The packing houses closed down election < lay at noon. On cross-examination DouJ said that ho made nrrangumonts for his graders' ' ticket with Mr. Condon's brother , John. Didn't think the demcratie candidates spent much money for whisky nnd boor In Soutli Omaha. Don't think Mr. McMillan a very generous man , consequently did not think ho spent any money. Hammond's ' packing nouso made an especial fight against Attorney General Lucso. ncpublicaii candidates spent lots of money in South Omaha Eitabrook , Savage , Morrison nnd Hascall In particular. The last mentioned left sums of money in the dif ferent saloons to treat the boya with. Thought a large preponderance of thu grauei vote wont to Condon. This must have been accomplished by the liberal usu of money , as the graders wore naturally democrats , J nines Donnelly , ono of the democratic clerks of the Second ward , was on the stand before the legislative investigating comniitteo yesterday afternoon. Mr. Donnelly testified : "Wo discovered the discrepancy of IliO votes 'in favor of McShunc for governor on the first count of the votes In the Second ward. Wo concluded to count them for McShane , ns they were scratched republican tickets. No other candidate got the benefit of tliesi ) votes. I went homo when they concluded to have a recount. The tally sheet is up in the federal jury room. T had nothing to do with these election returns alter I left McSlmno's wigwam until I was summoned before the grand jury. That report was brought to me. and in my bedroom I signed it , bccauhu 1 know it was right , because they said it was correct- They loft the poll book and tally sheets with me. I don't ' know what became of the ballot box. Holmes came tb me to siirn it. Nolan came afterward and left the poll book and tally sheets.with mo. 1 know nothing about tl > o .correctness ot the count. I signed only what Holmes told me. I am no boss down in that ward. I have n little to do with the ward politics. Can't tell you how many people ple them arc in the Second ward. Think , thut evening , when wu took lunch , tlioro was four bottles of beer served to tliu board. Daddy Field drank the most of It , Jlo got full , nnd could not nerve , nnd hod to quit. Ho was drunk. Yc , wo cnlled iu another man. That was nil right ; wo were told to do so by the democratic mnungcrs of the ward. There was n good deal ot drinkliiff during the count. " John J. Shannon testified ! " 1 voted in the Second ward , When 1 was leaving the polls I wn nppronchcd by a man who offered mo SKi to work for the republican ticket. I don't know who the limn was ; never saw him hoforo or since. Ho was a republican nnd had n full board , 1 mil n saloonkeeper , corner Klcventh street nnd Cnpltol nvcnue. I amn democrat ; you bet your life , every tlmo. " Mr. Mercer Who offered yon $ W to worir for the republican tlcketl Shannon I don't know. Mercer What color was hoi Shannon While. 1 think. Mercer You think ho was whlto ? Shannon I do. Mercer Who was ejected President ol Ne braska I Shannon I think It wns Mr. Sayers , Mercer -Mr. Sayersl Shannon Yes , sir. Meteor Who was elected governor or the United States ! Shannon W. .1. Council. Mercer Arc you sure of thntl Shannon That's what 1'nt Ford told me. Mercer Would you believe Put Ford ! Shannon Would It Mercer Yes , would you ? Shannon Well , I should smile. Mercer -Mr. Slmnnan , why nro you n democrat ! Shannon Uecniiso the democrats nro the boysthoy's pome in nnd seta 'em up. They're white , they are , and tUoy's ' right , they is , every time. Mercer Mr. Shannon , you are excused forever nnd forever. ShannonI'm n lulu , hain't I ? Mercer You are a daisy. Henry Hruningtcstiflod : "f reside in the Seeond ward. 1 was nn election judge. Yes , Mulvchill was all right whim ho eomo in. He had n few beers on He cot into n dis pute with Mr. Holmes nnd knocked him oft of his chair. Holmes hit him b.ick. Nolan held the candle while they scrapped , t watched the tickets. Murphy jumped ever the table und knocked the tickets on the * lloor , 1 called the police. Nolan begun to pick up the tickets , nnd Murphy held Mill- ' < vehill. Mercer Thnt was all ! , . ] Hrunmg Yes ; they quit ( hen. I Mercer And you went on with the count. ! Urunlng Yes , sir. Then when we cnmo to the discrepancy wo entered upon n second count , but we got tired ami quit Mercer Then you concluded to return the Hrst count ! Hruning Yes , sir. Mercer Why * Hrunlng Hocause we knew that was cor rect. I proposed another counL but the other judges said they were tired nnd that the llrst was correct. Mercer And you signed that ! Hruning Yes , sir. Merccr--Thiit's nil. Uruninc Thunk you , sir. 1C. ol' It. nnd Day Lnlmr. Two weeks ugo , nt a meeting of the trades unions , a resolution was adopted fuvorlng thu day-work system of carrying out all pub lic improvements. This notion w.is ratified by the stone pavers nnd now the Knights of LaDor have UIKCII action UIKIII tlio subject as appears from the subjoined , which Is pub lished by the order of the joint assembly 1C. of L. : Whereas , It is an undisputed fact that the present method of having nil municipal Im provements done by the contract system , has led to fraud being perpetrated ou the tax payers and wage workers by a combination of contractors and city oflleials , Keaolved , That we , the delegates from the various local assemblies 1C. of L. in the city of Omaha in convention assembled doolaro that nil municipal improvements should , in justice to labor in particular , nnd the taxpay ers in general , bo done by the day-work sys tem , and none Should bo employed iu any ca pacity except a naturalized or native-born American citizen. Resolved , That n copy of these resolutions bo sent to the city painirs for publication , "MASIIKUS" INSULT IjADlES. . - A 1'ollccnian TliniHlioH One , However , anil It Ality ' > < > Homo Good. HOSTOX , Muss. , Dec. Ul. Hack Hay ladles are making loud complaints of the Insults that are offered them by the "mashers" who frequent the promenades and corners in thnt vicinity. This has hitherto been one of the best and safest regions in the city for ladies. These fellows seem to abound especially nbout Hcucou Hill , and they ronko it extremely - tremely unpleasant for a lady to bo out after dark unless accompanied by a male escort. Even in broad daylight some of tbem nro bold enough to approach a lady and behavu insolently. Last evening ns a ludy was re turning homo across the common she wiw nccosted by one of those bcoundrels , who In sisted upon accompanying her homo , even offering tier money , mid nfter being refused he bouan nt once to shamefully abuses her , usinglho vilest language , Upon reaching tlio head of Park street with tills individual still following her , the Irnly met nn ofllcor , to whom , almost breathless with fright , slio relnted her case. As she did not wish to bo brought into court the officer dia not arrest the culprit , but Instead gave him a sound , thrashing. Oilier cases of similar character have boon reported nt the police station. Until in tins Northwest. MiNNEAi'oi.is , Dec. 'M. A heavy rainstorm sot in at midnight and continued several hours , The mercury marked US degrees ubovo rura nearly nil iliiy yesterday. There has been neither snow nor rain for several weeks. Itoporln throughout the northwest Indicate lhat last night's storm was heavy and general. : "Remember , missus says { f you bring the clothes home Butler again not perfectly clean and white , she will not let you have them to wash any more. " Laundress : "The clothes will be all right after this , for we bought a box of Ivory Soap. It is only when we use other soap than the Ivory that she finds the clothes not as nice as usual. " A WORD OF WARNING. There are many white soaps , each repretented to be"jutt as good a the 'Ivory'j" ' they ARE NOL M Mo all counterfeit ! , lack the pecullai and remarkable qualities of the genuine , Atk for "Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting It. ' t ISM , by I'fOCtcr .k ( Jsintl * .