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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.
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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 * .