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THE O3IAHA DAILY BEE ; tTHTJRSBAY , JANUAHY 24 , 1880. THE DAILY BEE. ) KVIJHV MOUSING. T1SIIM8 OF Dully ( Morning IMUlon ) Including BusriAr IU r. One Year . * ' ? JJ > 1'or Six Months . S"J Tor Three Months . - . . < " TUB OMAHA Huniur HER , mulled to any ilrtwsn. One YfM . g > WIPKI.Y HRF. One Vear . "TO UMAIIAOmrK.NOfl.HH AMM KAIlNAMSTUFfcT. CiiiOAfio on'icu wrr iiormnir IIUII.DINO. Nrw YOHKOKI-ICK , Iloo s 14 AND l&TniiiuxR IllIII.DINn , WAHIIIJKJTOX OrMCK , NO. M3 BTIII.KT. COIlHB9PNnRNCn. ( ) AllrommunlciUtons relntiui ( to news anil 6 < 1 lorlnl matter should bo addressed to the KIIITOH ] All VmMnnss lotlors anil remittances should be mlilrcHswl to TIIK HKK I'IMIMBIIINM COW-ANY. OMAHA , Draf it , checks nndpostptnco orders to be made pRynblotothoorderof the company. WeBecPnlillslilDgliSany Pronriclors , K. KOSEWATKK , Editor. T11I2UA1IA IJICIS. Sworn Btnloimmtol Circulation. BtnteofNabrmlcn. I. County of DouglM. ( ° 'a < Oeorce II. Tzsclrock. secretary ot Tlio Hen Pub- llAhlnff Company , aoosxolemnly swear that the nctuaiclrculutlon of TUB IHII..V lire for the Meek ending January 19. I83D , vrnf as follows : Humlny. Jan. li : " " * * Monday , Jan. 14. , Tuesday. Jan. IB Wednesday. Jan. 10 Vlmrfdav. Jan. 17 J nday. .Inn. is . uvm bRturany , Jan. 19 | . - 18.fi.r.J (1KOUQEJJ , TZSOHUC'K. . . to lie fore mo und subscribed In my jircnenco this lUth day of January. A. U. IBM. Bial N. P. I'KIU Notary J'ubllc. Btato of Ncbras . i County of Douglas. [ " ' ( loorso II. UVschuck , tieing duly sworn , de- TOSBH and tays that h Is secrutary of the lies I'ulillslilnc ( ompixny , that tlio actual avorftB * dally circulation of TIIK UAII.Y lisa for the month of January , IK'S ' , IVAlfl copl s : for Hot- rimry , 1W * . Ifi.WJ copies : lor Mnrcn , J88f , 10.0S9 copies : for April , IBS.1 * . 1M44 copies ; torMny.1818 , is itucopies : for.lune.ltwMU.WJcopleiiforJiily. mi > , 1 , ( ) .H copies ; for AiiKUst , 18S , IMHIcoplm ; lorfeeptcmber , IbRS , 18.154 coplas ; for October , 1NW. was 1R.OS4 copies : for November. 1883 , IS.tiWJ copies : for December , ISiH. 18'iiJ copies. Swoni to tjntoro ma and subscrlbea In my I'lesonco ' UilsUrU ilay of .Inminry IbMl. N. P. rnili Notary Public. IT is evident that usury will not long bo allowed to rafc unchecked in No- brasUn. Tine railroad bills introduced in the senate will cither bo pigeon-holed or saud-bapped. TIIK inaugural ball has been formally denounced in Omaha. That ought to settle it. Oil \HA is great and growing , but it has no room for opium dons. The Chinese habit muat go. Till ! more cabinet rumors coining from "authentic sources , " the stronger the belief that none of the gossipers know anything about the matter. that the board of trade has ap pointed the committees for the year there is every prospect for activity in promoting the city's welfare all along the lino. A Ni\V YoitKEii , whoso name is of no particular importance , intends to go to Africa to find Stanley. It would bo wise for the gentleman to remain at homo. No one will over go hunting after him. WHEN a man is killed through the negligence of a railroad company , the management is olllcially censured. At this point the matter drops. Railway managements readily become fee hard ened to censure , that it does no good. KANSAS CITY accuses Denver of being afllicted with the mnull-pox scourge , and Denver returns the compliment. With small-pox in both localities , it is indeed a serious matter for those cities to scratch each other's ' faces. THE modest appropriation of two mill ions eight hundred and ninety thou sand dollars is asked of the legislature for the support of the state institutions nnd departments for the ensuing year. This is from six to eight hundred thou sand in excess of what is actually needed for the support of these institution ! . TIIK Douglas county delegation held n harmonious meeting at Lincoln , for the purpose of discussing the proposed umciiuinoiits to the Omaha charter. Tliis is encouraging news , and indicates n desire on the part of the members Irom Douglus county to legislate favor ably for the city's welfare. C. P. HITNTINOTON , the California railroaad magnate , who a few weeks ugo complained bitterly that the Chi nese ought not to be excluded from this country , is now pleading before con gress for the necessity of granting re lief to nil western railroads which can not pay their obligations to the gov ernment. Nothing certainly could bo ouslor , and C. P , lluntington is just the uiau , Lot him repay the millions which Stanford , lluntington , Croukur and Hopkins niched in building the Cen tral 1'ueiflo , and moans will bo found to lighten the load of other roads. Tins factional light in Ohio is said to bo causing General Harrison u good deal ot trouble. Ho would undoubt edly like to have the state represented S&Jiis cabinet , but the factions will not ligreo. MoKinley does not want a cab inet place , Sherman will take nothing loss than the state department , which it is now bollovod ho cannot got , and ho will bo seriously offended if Porakor Bhould bo given a portfolio. So the clmncoB appear to bo that Ohio , as well as Now York , will bo loft out in the cold. The Inordinate ambition of Mr. JTorakor npponra to bo at the bottom of the trouble. TIIK first throe weeks of the now year Imvo clearly indicated that business in general has beenactive , through the country. There has boon an Increase in the amount of clearing house trans actions , and the gross earnings of rail roads coming in are groatar than for the corresponding time last year. Those are the best Indications of a healthful condition of legitimate trado. Last year the volume of trade was to a grofit extent swelled by speculation. But thla year there has been but little speculation either In Wall street or in favored localities. The increase In the rosorvcB hold by the banks of Now York nnd the easy mono/ market augur well for increased bjjinosj with the opening of spring. WlLLITTtE LEQAL1 Ono ot the mot portincnt questions that confronts our citizens in. connoo- Uon with the proposed relocation of the city hall is , whether the submission of this extraordinary proposition is in compliance with law , or so complicated nq to mnKo interminable litigation cer tain , which , ot course , would deprive Omaha of any city hall for years to coino. The key note of this legal muddle - dlo was Btruclc by the Jefferson square literary bureau over the name of Jiunc.H Crciphton. The writer declared that it was "useless now to discuss an cient history in connection with the city hall location on Parnnm street. The council has repealed the ordinance which located the city hall on Farnam and Klghtcbnth streets. The council has nlbo repealed the bonds which had been voted for the construction of the building1 on Farnam street. JcfTcrson square and Farnam street nro now com peting just the same us If no location liad over been made. " This is literally true , but It also shows that the whole proposition as submitted is illegal and in direct violation of the letter and spirit of the city hall injunction granted by Judges Waltcloy and Doano. The court decreed that the city hull was lo cated on fnrnam street , and tlio council were forbidden to take any stops toward changing the same oxccpting to submit a proposition for relocation , and until the people by a majority vote had sanctioned the change of location and fixed upon a now site , the city hall would remain on Farnam street , whore it was originally located by the people. The court also declared that the bonds voted in 1887 , two years after the loca tion had boon lixod , wore to be used ex clusively for the building on Farnam , and the council was forbidden from ap plying the proceeds ot those bonds for any ether structure. In other words , the only proposition that the council had any legal right to submit was : Shall the city hall site bo changed from Farnam street to Jollorson square , yes , or no. Instead of 8ubm.it- ing such a proposition the coun cil ignored the order of the court and in defiance of its injunction have put the question thus : Shalftho city ball bu located on lots five and six , block ono hundred and six teen , corner Farnam and Eighteenth streets Yes. No. Shall the city hall bo located on Jef ferson square Yes. No. Now , the city hall is already located on Fttrnuni street , and will so remain until legally relocated by the people , and the question presents itself why should people vote again to locate what they have already located on Farnam. What legal effect will the negative votes have on either proposition'/1 / Suppose the proposition to ratify the ordinance passed by the council in defi- ancq of the injunction should bo voted down , as it may be what effect will that have on JolTcr&on square , oven if their ticket should receive a majority of the votes cast ? What right had the council to repeal the ordinance authorizing the issue of city hall bonds on the Farnam site which was ratified by a two-thirds vote , until after a new site had been selected ? With such a muddle to start out on , and the almost certain litigation that investors on upper Farnam would insti tute , Mr. Jim Croighton's effort on behalf - half of Jefferson square is not likely to raise the property values in that neigh borhood by reason of the construction of that magnificent building which his bureau has pictured for the odilication of subscribers to their boodle fund. BALCOMBE AND FUIiAY. Chairman Balcombo of the board of public works puts in a general denial as to the charge that ho has played into the hands of the jobbers and con spirators , who have during the past twelve months tampered with the council and co-oporatcd with dishonest con tractors in the effort to bring about a relocation of the city hall , and the abandonment of the costly foundation walls. Mr. Balcombo admits that since the city hall has boon put on wheels , he has taken an active interest with Jim Croighton , Joe Red man and company , to land the city hall on Jefferson square. This ho claims to bo his privilege as a pri vate citizen. The premise that the city hall is now on wheels is as much of a fiction as is the pretense that ho and Furay could not possibly protect the foundation walls and take care of the material for the want of funds. Every body that knows anything about the operations of the board since Mr. Furay was put on knows that all the energy' and pressure it could exert has been brought to bear in conjunction with the repudi ating conspirators and speculators who have sot about to enrich themselves re gardless of Dublio honor and good faith duo to investors and public-spirited cit- i/.ons who have expended hundreds of thousands of dollars on great structures that would adorn Now York or Phil adelphia. Every well-informed citizen knows that there was money in the city hall fund last summer , and bonds at the dis posal of the city , which would have en abled Balcotnbe and Furay to protect the foundation walls and materials of the city hall had they boon so disposed. If they could not do otherwise they might have raised four or five hundred dollars more from the school board , which still holds back ever three thousand dollars of the twenty-five thousand dollars voted for their share of the cost , But the board was not oven notified that their twenty- two thousand dollars expended in the foundation walls would go to wreck and ruin unless the walls wore properly pro tected. And what nro the two thousand live hundred dollar ayearchairraan and the thousand dollar member from Ginning street doing to earn their . iulurUs now ? Most of their tiinn the past month has boon given to enginoorin ? the boodle campaign sot in motion by Jlui Croigh ton. A good deal of thfllr tlmo has been devoted to the literary bureau which is to flood this city with pictures of the shamefully-neglected Fariiam street site , and n. tissue of falsehoods as to the relative location In the centre of popu lation and business ot the two altos. Nobody denies the right of public of ficers to a preference as regards public building location4 but when their tlmo Is monopolized with scheming and plotting to subvert the will of the people ple once expressed in decisive terms , and to organizing raids on loading property owners and taxpors by ward boodlors , they overstep the boundaries of personal rights to which publio ser vants arc entitled. STEP The passage of the senate tariff bill Is a step In the direction of carrying out the pledge ot the republican party to reduce the rcvcnucs'of the govern ment by n revision of the tariff. It nnibt be confessed that It is not a very long step , and unquestionably there are many thousands of republicans vho are not fully satlsllcd with it , but the party will have control of the government for the next four years , and It is reasonably to bo expected that In that time further progress will bo made In cutting oil taritr taxation. The duty assumed by the republicans of the senate was a doll- catc and dilllcult one. Kovonue mcas tires cannot originate in that body , and after the democratic house had passed a tariff bill strictly as a party measure , there was a widespread feeling among republicans that the republican senate should simply have rejected that meas ure. The republicans of the house were almost a unit in opposition to the senate presenting a substitute to the liotibo bill , and there was a strong influ ence from the outside in thu same di rection. There was both sagacity and courage in the position taken by the senate leaders. It silenced the charge that the republican party did not intend a revision of the tariff , and it restored confidence that had been seriously shaken by the declarations of the national platform. The highest possible credit is due the republican leaders in the senate for tlio wisdom of the cour.se they took , and intelligent republicans everywhere will doubtless accept the result as in the main the best that could bo attained at this time , al though only the beginning of the re form in our fiscal system that must ul timately bo accomplished. The senate bill was passed by a strict party vote. It had.been reported for sev eral days that two Pennsylvania facnalors might vote agaist it on account of their known objection to the metal schedules , but if they ever had any such intention they abandoned it when the time to vote came. It had been thought probable , also , that the meas ure would have the votes of at least two democrats , Payne , of Ohio , and Brown , of Georgia , but these senators stayed with their party colleagues. What will be done with the measure in the house is now the interesting question. If it is allowed to pursue the usual and proper course it will go to the ways and means committee , and while the house a few days ago sent a revenue bill to the appropriation committee , and could send this bill to that or any ether committee , it will probably not depart from the uni form practice. The chairman of the ways and moans committee. Mr , Mills , is said to have already intimated what may bo expected if he is gfven charge of the senate bill , If not permitted to bury it , it would bo reported upon - adversely versely and perhaps go to the calendar , but it is hardly probable that it will reach the conference stage. There is ho merest possibillity of securing enough conservative democratic votes to got a conference on the bill , in which event several ol its ob jectionable features would doubtless bo removed , ' but the attitude of the democrats in the senate does en courage expectation of a break in party lines in the house. Thus the indications are that this question must bo renewed in the next congress , and strengthen the probability of an early extra session. The senate bill provides that it shall go into effect on the 1st of next July , which is the beginning of the government's fiscal year. In order that this may bo done , if the measure fails in the present congress , it will bo necessary to con vene the Fifty-first congress as early as May. Should General Harrison' desire to avoid the embarrassment , in the beginning - ginning of his administration of an ac cumulating surplus , an extra session of the next congress in the spring is highly probable. Tnic surveys that have been com pleted of the Fox Indian reservation in the extreme southeastern part of Ilioh- nrdson county on the state line have been filed with the sofiotary of the in terior. The advices from Washington indicate that the lands of this reserva tion will soon bo opened to settlement after the incoming of the now adminis tration. Several thousand acres of sorao of the richest agricultural lands situated in ono of the oldest and most thickly populated counties of the state will come upon the market. This will afford actual settlers and farmers an opportunity not to bo missed to buy cheap lands for farming purposes. The clangor is that the moment the reserva tion shall bo put on sale speculators will gobble every aero in sight , For that reason the land office of that district should prevent , as far us it lies in its power , land grabbing , and should en courage the emigration of the thrifty tiller of the soil to that region. question has been raised as to the legality of the work done by the board of equalization now in session , It is claimed that the council in delegating the powers of the board of equalization to a committee invalidates its proceed ings. The facts in the case give color to this indictment. The charier pro vides that "tho council shall hold a session of not loss than five days as a board of equalization , giving notice of such sitting for at least six days prior thereto , " The evident in tent of the wording is that the council shall sit as a body for five days to take such action as it seed fit oh equalizing assessments , Undoubtedly the council has the right , as it has done , to appoint a committee to consider the complaints of taxpayers , Hut such a committee should report to the board of equaliza tion , meaning the ounoll , from day to day for final action. The question is , does the council meet as the charter re quires to consider the report of Iho special committee 'ot throe , or docs it delegate complete * powers to the com mittee in the work of equalization. Tni5 people ot lown have won a great victory by the decision of Judge Brewer just rendered in tlio famous Iowa hhlp- pers'case against the railroads. It is qulto evident from the nature of tlio de cision , that the railroads in appealing from the state to the United States courts , have over shot the mark. The principle which Judge Brewer empha sizes holds good , not alone in Iowa but in Nebraska or any other stato. In ef fect il is , that a state is supreme and its authority unquestioned In an action to punish nn olfonso against its sever eignty. It n railroad law n enacted by n state , and its constitutionality bo un questioned , the law must bo obeyed by the railroads. If violated , the state has the right to enforce its penalties , what ever may bo their form. There can bo no appeal to the United Slates courts by the railroads on the ground that the penalties are civil In their nature. Tun situation in West Virginia threatens to become serious. Both political narlies manifest a firm deter mination not to yield their claims , nnd it is suggested that it may at last bo ; come necessary for the national govern ment to interpose its authority for a settlement of the controversy. Thorn- turns show the election of GofT , the republican candidate for governor , but the democrats insist that they will not permit the speaker of the house to declare his election. The republicans claim that this will make no difference , but Governor Wilson proposes not to surrender the ofllco until the contest between GolT and Fleming is settled , which cannot bo until the end of March , whereas the gubernatorial term begins on the lourth of that month. The feel ing on both sides is very earnest , and unless wise counsels prevail serious trouble appears to bo inevitable. IT appears that the legislators are not to have a prohibition jaunt over into Iowa. However , they are freely invited to profit by the jaunt of TIIK BKK'S rep resentatives through that state. VOICE Ol' ' THIS 8TA.TIS I'llKSS. Tlio llaltrlit of Polly. To expend larso sums of money for purely ornamental puruosus on a state militia would bo n nrolligatc waste of the peoples' ' money , and the very height of folly. " \Vtmt the People AVnnt. 77mycr County Urnikl. Tht members of the present legislature have labored arduously and unflaggintjly in introducing bills. They deserve n rest , and while resting they might indulge in the harmless amusoinent'of passing u choice and well-assorted few of those measures already presented. Less soitting on the hands and more work is what the people of Nebraska most desire. A Possible i5 < 'me < ly. nuni'cll Quaver. Thomas H. Bcuton , the now state auditor , and John Steen , cbinmissibiior of public lands and buildings , 'have shown their hands in favor of the railroads ou the board of transportation , and together with Laws rea der the other members of the board power less to reduce freight rates. The present loRislature could remedy this matter at pres ent by cutting off a couple of these belliger ent cusses , and provide for a constitutional amendment making three commissioners scuarate and elective ofllcors. Suppose the state auditor and commissioner of public lands and buildings were taken off this board until the amendment were voted upon would it not tiavo the desired effect ) Benjamin tlio Silent. Clilcaao Tribune. "Benjamin the Silent" is what they are be ginning to call him/now. Ijynoli's Court. Minneapolis Journal. Civilization takes a step backward every time Judge Lynch holds court. Proud of JUgglns. Every party lias Its Higgins , but the re publicans are proud of theirs. Well Qualified For tlio Statehood. Clitcaao New * . Now It is sold that DaKota's treasurer iu bankrupt , Admit Dakota by nil means. Its statesmen appear to have mastered the popu lar style of state government. Tlie Battle ol' tlio Future. 1'hllailelphta , Iivjulter. Naval engagement of the future : Enter the Vesuvius and a hostile iron elud. Foreigner Bang , Bang , Bank. Vcsuvlus-PilT , Boom. "Nuxt. " * Wliat It Would Mean. Denver Timct. The admission of Utah would taint the ter ritories of Idaho and Montana , nnd wculd give an Implied license to the Mormons in those territories to more openly violate tbo laws nnd become more conspicuously of fensive. Does Indiana Want the font. Indiana's chances of securing a representa tive in the cabinet are not altogether promis ing , but If there should bo room for u Hooslor , General Harrison will have a nno opportun ity to do a magnanimous net by selecting ono of the Gresbain mou wlio wheeled Into line so gracefully and enthusiastically after the Chicago convention. * " H would not only bo magnanimous , but diplomatic , and would stamp General Harrison ut once as a politician ' cian as well as a statj'ajnan , ' Even in Now Y/orrtftepdlors have their trials. [ Philadelphia 'Call. ' President Cleveland , will March 4th from the white house with alight heart. [ Pica yune. s IJecauso a man sleep * well It is no sign that ho has an easy conscience. He may have Kottirod out committing sla. [ Somorvlllo Journal , jf r "Mauv are the tloa tlmt call mo homo , " sighed the barnstorming actor , us uo resumed his locomotive efforts .on the railroad track , -Hotel Mull. Uoston Post ; "Walter , brinp mo some Eustport herrings iu cottonseed oil. " "Not on the bill , aali , " "Nc.vor mind the bill bring mo u box of sardines. " Baltimore American : It Is well to have a mission in this world. That Is what many politicians think , They , however , want foreign missions with big salaries. An ink sprinjr has boon discovered In Michigan , and editor * come from miles around with their little buckets and stop to gossip about Harrison's cabinet , [ Burling- tou Free Press. The Judges of the supreme court of Penn sylvania have just adopted silk towns and are worrying their wives out of all patience with wild questions about shlrrod fronts , flounces and box-pleating. [ Burllugton Free Press. Detroit Proo Press : "Did any one la this car drop aoy iBoney ! " called , the conductor as ho opened the door. Tlicro was a palnfu ellenco for half a nnnuto , and then n ninn hold up bis hand , "How much was it I' naked tlio conductor. "I dropped $45 nt fare last night , but I can't expect to get It nl back. Give uio fJo aud lot the rest go to ex poncuco , " HTAT12 AND NobrANkn Jotting * . The Improvements ut Battle Crock for ISSS foot up f45,176. Oakdalo estimates her Improvements last year at $35,000. The journal places Chadron's improve nionls for the past year at f J55,000. , The first team croisocl the Missouri rive oa the ice at Nlobrara this season Jantt nry 17. The Gazette li a now paper which made It- appearance last week at Greenwood , Cus county. The bank of Kim Crcok will soon mcrg into a national b.ink with a circulating mo dlumof $5utX)0. ) The young people of Plorco are talking o holding an ice carnival If the weather becomes comes cold enough. Preparations ore being made for the Jun races at Grand Island , and purses agercgat $4,000 will bo olTored. The military company of the state nornia school nt Peru will give a banquet in Meat1' hall Friday evening. Her. C. S. iCatlmn , pastor of the Mctlio dlst church at Straug , was married a Ohlown on the 20th lust. An election Is to bo held at Stuart , Fobrti nry 2 , for the purpose of voting bonds to build a brick school house. It is reported that William Splicer and J V. Alexander , tulddleweights of ( Innt iHland , will Indulge in a light to n Unish it the near future. During a light nt Aloxandrlabetwcen Klsl Mcl'herson and John Lnnoc , the former wa1 stabbed twice and almost fatally Injured Lance Is under arrest. Hov. E. D. Bewick has just terminated a four years' pastorate over the Baptist churcl at Palmyrn nnd was given u fiuowcll rccop tion nt the residence of the mayor. Ho gee to North Plattc. A Grand Island young lady who was at tending a tea party , in some manner entan gled her bustle In the chair in which she was Bitting , and was obliged to retire to a Hide room to icllovo herself of the awkward up pendage. Horse races , mule races , foot races am like sports furnish Sunday amusement foi Grcelov Center people , but a church will bo erected as soon as the weather will pormil and the projectors hope it will prove a sulll- cient counter nitration to stop the present oid-jr of tilings. The citizens of Ponder want tnclr town to bo the seat of government of a nuw county nnd have sent u delegation to Lincoln to urge the p.issago of a bill creating a count } to be called Blackbird , An cflort Is also being made to secure the consent of the Winiicbago Indians to have their lands in eluded in the now county. The plans for the Grand Island boot sugar factory are nearly completed. The building will cover more than two acres of grouiu nnd , with the machinery , will coit not less than $ Jjt,000. ) Exc wilting will begin Febru ary 1. Contracts are being made with the farmers for the uroduction of sugar beets , the company furnishing seed of arcllncd quality. The Ponca Indians , located In Knox county , seem to bo satisfied with their present location. Last fall Standing Bear visited thu Poncas in the Indiar Territory , nnd when he returned he rcportct to the department th.it the Poncas in Ne braska wanted to go there. Agent Hill , of the Santee agency , was instructed to inves tigate the matter. Lnst week no gathered the Indians together and it was thoroughly debated , all agreeing tnat they are well enough off where they uro. Stand ing Boar is angry at the result and also over the fact that Smoke is now ro cognized as the head chief. Iowa. Lightning rod swindlers are operating al Pieston. Hardln county's taxes for 1SS9 amount to $ 140,000. At Ottumwa two men were fined for turn ing u lioso on some boys who irritated them Two hundred farmers of Buchanan county have organized to build a co-operative cieum- cry. cry.Wisnor Wisnor post , G. A. U. , at Montczuma has nearly 200 members and owns a fine brick building. It is expected that the now brick and tile works at Fort Dodge will bo ready for busi ness in about two weeks. The Iowa Farming Tool company of Fort Madison will hereafter burn petroleum in stead of coke in its furnaces. While the coroner of Scott county was holding an inquest on a Davenport woman she catno to life , got up and walked away. A little mouse caused a great disturbance and almost a panic among the Indies iu the Presbyterian church at Neola , but ono ol the deacons captured the offending animal and the services proceeded without a dias- ter. ter.In In one year Frank Davis , a Dos Moines youth , got into Jail , broke out , saved two boys from drowning , discovered and put out a flro , had his arm broken , stole a horse , shot ut a burglar and put out his brother's eye , I * ho lives to grow up ho will bo a hustler. Wyoming nnd Colorado. Lnramlo boasts of four miles of sewerage. The crying need of Cheyenne just now is said to bo a smelter. The receipts of the Cheyenne land office for the last quarter of 1S38 amounted to ? 20,7T0.02. There are twenty-five special students in short hand attending the University of Wyoming. Many petty thefts are dally reported at Laramie , ana the criminals are warned to leave the city or suffer the consequences. The divorce question Is attracting great attention in Wyoming , and Judge Sanlloy attributes the number of divorces granted in the territory to the tax laws. The state forest commissioner of Colorado and the territorial auditor of Wyoming are jointly engaged in the preparation of plans to protect timber from forest fires. Over half the children under five years of ago nt Hawllns are suffering with the whoop ing cough , while many of the older ones ore enjoying a selge of ecanot fever and mumps , \Vhllo loaning over u box of mining caps at Lcadvillo , a spaik from the lamp hi tlio hat of Ole Baler fell upon the caps , causing them to explode. One of Sater's ' eyes was blown out , and bo was fatally cut. A now educational society has boon formed at Luramlo called the Wyoming Academy of Science , Arts and Letters. The names of many of the moat prominent eltUous of the territory appear utnong its list of members , A force of eighteen Union Pacific survey ors are woi king southward from Dann sta tion , sixty miles east of UnwliiiH , making Burvoys tor a line of road whloli will onon up the farming interests of the Platte valley and will enter the proposed national park of Colorado. William Careen , of Fort Garland , whllo caring for his horses , was kicked by ono of them , the hoof striking his revolver in the scabbard , which was discharged , the ball en tering tbo thick part of his thigh , ranging < tlpwn and lodging somewhere near the Unco Joint. 'iuG wound , though not of a danger ous nature. Is very painful , Arthur E. Hathoway , n young CanadiuS who was arrested in Big Horn about four years ago , charged with desertion from the United States army and horse stealing , nnd who was tried by court martial at Fort Me- Kinney nnd acquitted after close confinement of several days in the guard house , has re covered $1,000 , damages from the govern ment. A dispatch from Trinidad says that on the Maxwell grant a dozen armed men went to the ranch of Hev. J. McGanghoy in daylight and tore down some fonoo. Thu nrmocl men then visited tlio house of a Mr. Smith , set his goods out doors , and notified him to leave. The sheriff of Col f nx county went to the armed men to arrest them , but they de clined to bo arrested , and the sheriff loft thorn. The trouble bcoms to bo between settlers , who olulm rights from different sources , some from the grant company , while others ignore thu grant. Uiie < | iu l Taxation. OMAIU , Jan. 23. To the Editor of TIIK BEE : The memorial presented to the senate m by the State Farmer's alliance aiks for some much needed reforms , and also for tome clmngos which are tiot practicable. Among ether things they pray the loglil.ituro "to de vise .same moani by which the evasion of taxes under the cloak of United States bonds may bo stopped " This probably means that persons holding United State * bonds shall bo obliged to pay taxes thereon. It must bo Irksome to the average farmer , who is taxed and sometimes doubly tared , upon nil his possession. * lo eo his neighbor enjoying an Income on United Stntcw securities and defy ing the assessor ami tax collector. But It Is entirely out of the power of the legislature to make uny change , as the nets of congress authorizing the Issue of bonds makes them free from taxation. At the time of the ilrat Issue of these bonds the credit of the United States was not nearly as good as It is now , and oxtraorAiinry Inducement * hiul to beheld hold out In order to got people to part with their money In uxrhango for such securities. Therefore the only remedy for those who chafe ut the existing order ot things is to In vest their capital In the name npoolcs of se curity , nnd thus participate in the exemption from taxation now enjoyed by the "bloated" bond holder , but although in this respect the agriculturists must nsk In vain , there are ether suggestions In their memorial will worthy ot the attention of the luuUlnluru , and notably the application to have thu mort gagee pay the tax upon the mortgage , If a man owns a fai \\orth $ T > ,000 , nnd borrows f2XK ( ) upon It , it Is dinictilt to conceive nny reason , except tno greed of the louder , why the borrower should pay the taxes upon the mini bo has been compelled to borrow , while the lender escapes scot free. Prior to the adoption of the new constitution In Cali fornia , this question was largely discussed , the money lending class asset ting that such a cliungu would drive capital out of the coun try , and render it impossible for an } ' one te borrow money on a mortgage ; whllo the bor rowing class contended that as they wore the real wealth producers , they wore entitled to protection. The contest oer the adoption of the constitution was an exceedingly bitter one , but it was adopted , and has now boon in operation for some eight or ton years , with the effect of materially advancing the Inter ests of tbo state. There is no rea son for , nor possibility of evasion. The lender pays the taxes upon the amount of tbo mortgage he holds , and the borrower pays upon tlio value of the laud less the amount of the mortgage. Thu result Is a quickening of immigration , the state ineroaRing rapidly in population , thu dividing up of large tracts of uncult'vntud ' lands among small owners 1 > uirhaslng on credit , an 1 in .some localities doubling the as sessment with each succeeding year. There is more money by far for real estate securi ties than when the rates of interest wore higher , and taxation excessive upon the pro ducer. The true wealth of a state and es pecially of a stuto lllce Nebraska , is in its ag ricultural development , mid it behooves us , therefore , to endeavor , as fur as possible , to lift the burden from the" backs of those who arc trying to make the country great nnd prosperous , lest perchance the tide should How past us. GUIIMANV IN TIIK WUONO. A Gentleman Familiar "With Samoa n Aim Irs Given His VicwH. Jan. 21. [ Special Tolegrati to TIIK Biu. : ] A gentleman who knows deal about Samoa and the relations of ou government and the European govcrnuicn to our island kingdom , Is General Joseph G Bartlett , second deputy commissioner o pensions here , In 187 $ ha went out to Samor to accept an appointment from that govern meat. "Mataafa and Tamasesc , " saia Bnrtlott ti your correspondent , "were conspicuous flg ures in the event of that timo. They wen both engaged in rebellion , but were not thei pitted ag.iinst each other. They fought side by side and for a common object. The Sa moans are not at all quarrelsome whua left to themselves , but Germany was bent 01 stirring up stiifo among them. Apart from the Gorman influence. Tain iscso is a good natured man , From the knowledge which I obtained of the situation - tion in Sumoa then nnd from information since , I woulu not be prepared to say whether Mataafa or Tamasesc it. now entitled to bo recognized as king , but i I bad no other knowledge of this subject thnn the fact that Gciuiany is supporting Ta mnseso , I should have no hesitation in saying that Tamasosu is not the man , for the Ger mans are consistent only in being ia tbo wrong. "Before leaving Samoa , I bad ample opportunity to learn the aims _ and objects and to observe the operations of the Germans. They wore doing the same thing then us now. They wanted then , as they want now , to gala possession of the island , and their method of proceeding was to stir up strife among the people , divide them into hostile camps and supply thorn with arms to I carry on the war with each othor. Ger many has never been very particular as to c which side she took. Ono object was to kcop them fighting so that she might have the opportunity of comiug In and dividing tln the as it woio between the n oyster , , contes tl tants , givinir a shell to each and gobbling up tlb tln the moat herself. b "There should bo no timidity and no lack of force and firmness in dealing with Ger iCl many in this matter. I believe England Is not Cly sincere in the attitude she assumes , but the ClP United States government must net for itself - self and stand on its bottom. This govern li ment should doilne to Germany very quickly li1C thu point beyond which she will not be per 1 mitted to go , and our naval ofilcers should not be trammelled by any such conditions as weigh down the instructions given to Admiral Kimbcrly by Secretary Whitney. Naval ofllcors entrusted with tlio protection of our interests and the assertion of our rights in Samoa ought to bo allowed much greater latitude. " Consul-General Sowall had an Interview with Secretary Bayard uo-duy , when , it is understood , ho received final instructions as to how to behave towards the Germans when do hu returns to Samoa , which he will do imme diately. It is understood that the Samoan troubles wore thu principal subject of Jlscus- sloti at ycstorday'n ' cabinet meeting , which ivas longer thaimiBual , and another cornmtin- cation will probably bo sout to congress soon. _ _ WON A WIK13 AT SKA. Ice A Wyoming Kniicliiunii Hocurcs n Itriclo on n Ciinardor. ncu in New YOUK , Jan , 23 , [ Special Telegram to [ il TJIC HUB. ] Mr. and Mrs. Uobcrt Mayno tire sti peedlng on their way to the boundless west. un L'ho couple had a romuntlo courtship , which ih rsultcd hi their marriage at Castle Garden ( " Monday. Hobort Mayno is a handnomo , ; vouiig Scotsman , who claims fnvernow as on ils birthplace. His bride was Catherine AvellavoUa , n Spanish nmldon of eighteen ears. Both weiu steerage paHsengers ' ou the Cunard steamer Serviu , which arrived from Liverpool yesterday morning. Hobcit , who comes hero o tnlto charge of a ranch In Wyoming , occu- ileil a bcith in the bteorago , not for lack of noney , but to see the uncomfortable sldo of cean traveling. Ills future bride wa * un- bio to pay for cabin passage and came In thu tcurage , The two were soon on speaking ind erms , and before tbo voyage was ever hiel greed to become huabund and wife. After ' el heir oamrs bad bcon recorded n minister III vas sent for. and , surrounded by several ' IIIU iimdrcd curious Immigrants , they were U nltcd for Jtfo , They loft for Wyoming yes If terday. ' . Oono to Hunt HnmV. Yll Private Baker , of the Second infantry , yes I terday evening , escorted two young ladles In from Fort Omaha to a dance at Cuntral Park. nil1 losu During the latter part of the evening ho went out to look after his horse and sleigh , and to ole his found neither. at surprise Kvory possible iH made but could bu Inquiry was nothing on learned of the missing property. .Mr. Baker lOll proved himself a gallant escort and walked ml back to thu post to procure aomo moans of I11H transportat'ou. ' The only vehicle obtainable fill the "hoodlum " which 1 ! was wagon , was heartily welcomed by the young ladles. Ah CAI 1MI late as noon y terday no trace of the horao and slolgh bud been discovered , lloonllod Krom lOxllo. .s , Jan. 23. The Qauloia confirms the report that the government huu decided to recall thu decree of exile against Duo d'Au- ' ' mule. ? cars' is the purostund boat soap avet > ve . made. THKCHAIUMAN TALKS. Hnlcnnitm'fl ICiplnnntlon of IIU Con * ' iioutlonvtth the City llnll. OMMM , .Inn. 2-J. To the Killtor of Tils HKB. In your Sunday Issue you sny In ref erence to the city hull foundation walls on Parnniit nnil Klglitccnth street * that- "In order to iniiko the foundation us un sightly iw possible , and forxe an excuse for nlmndoiiliiK the silo nlto vtlior , the conspir ntors w ho have been plotting to thwart tlio popular will uml got their clutches upon tlio job of erecting tlio now building on .lefforsoti nqimro allowed tlio material * ami foundation walN of tlio cKy hull to bo luft entirely mi protected from tliu elements , hi this ileslKn Chairman Unlcombo am ! Mnjor Fiirai , of the boiinl of public works , hnvo played Into the humlA of tlio Jobbers The rouiu-11 or dorcd thobo.ml to protect the fouml.Uloni uml t.iko proper uarc of the building iimU-ri nU which bulont ; to the rlty. After wnlUiin sover.il weeks tlio bo.ml boupoctcil nntl sub milted un ingenious riitmurolo declaring that it would cost several thuui.iml dollar * to pro tect the city hall foundations , iitul sluco they hail no such moans ut their dlsii08.il , nothing coulit bo douo. " < Ho who chiu-Rcs , ns Is chnrfjca above , that I I , nt an ofllclal , dcpnitcil from the strict lines of ofllt'iul duty In the city hall nffalr , or auj ether , to servo per oml , partisan or local In fl toroats , or knowingly played Into the hnntln of "Jobbers nntl conspirators , " plottliiR iigninst ( ho public welfare , charges that which is false In spirit and letter , In every word , Hue nnd scntoiioe. Now that tlio city hall Is on wheels , as It wcro , to bo unloaded wherever popular will may dlctnto , 1 am for the Jefferson square location , because 1 think It the best for the future Um.ilm , and because my personal in tcrests He In that direction as npilvnto c.lti yen nnd taxpayer. 1 have not lost my citi zcnshlp bee.uiso 1 am temporarily holding nn Inferior ollleial position , but no man on earth can point to n slmlo official net of mine not atrictlv in nccordnncc with my ofllcial duty in coniieotion with this affair from the beginning to the cud of my oOlclnl connection with it. Some boards , viz. , the board of lire nnd po lice uml the boiud of education , have curtain funds for cci lulu pin poses but apart fortholr USD in public affairs , as their judgment miiy dictate , but the board of public works In this city is entirely subordinate to the powers of the mayor and council ami must liavo a con current order from the mayor mid council befoioitcan incur the oiidituro | of even fl out of the city treasury , no matter what necessity or omorjjonoy exists therefor or how much might bo saved thereby Un wittingly this Hoard did deviate n little from thisinlo in the fore pai t of my mlmniistm tion by Incurring some indebtedness under Hie order of tlio city council alone , which re suited in the receipt of the following older "MAJOR'S OFFICE , OMAHA , Jan , a , INjS - St , A. IX Halcombc , Chan man of the Hoard of \ Public WorkuDear Sir : Von will pleuso not appoint any inspector or employ uny one II in I any capacity whatever , unless thosamo bo nuthou/cd I by a resolution of the council and approved by the mayor. "This rule will also apply to any direction which you may receive Irom thu council , tlio result of which may bo nn expendtin ! o of money. The law in such eases is explicit , and 1 wish to con eet present irregularities This is not intended as a rcllectlon upon you. Yours respectfully , "W. J. I3HOATCH , maior. " From that time forward this bjurd bus waited for specific concurrent orders in ull cases. Octobers , ISSS.Councilm.in Leo introcuced and it was passed , the following , which was received in duo tune. "Hosolvoa , that the board of public works bo directed to have the streets cleaned of nil obstructions rour.d the ruins of the lute la mented city hall building. Amended B. P. W to take necessary steps to protect walls of city hall. " This came to this board without the ap proval of the mayor. Octobers. ! , Member Fumy nnd myself , constituting the board nt that date , as Mem ber Kiuiste.id hail not yet rjunliJludagreed to call the intuition of the council to the fact that we had not the authority to incur the jr necessary indebtedness to comply with the resolution above , and nsk for further in strucnona , which was done in the following letter I : "OfPirr. BoAiti ) OP Punr.io WOIIKS , Oct. 23. 1833. ' lion. Mayor and City Council. Gentlemen : Referring to the subject mat ter of your resolution adopted Oct. ! ! d , "That the board of public works to have the streets cleaned of all obstructions nround the ruins of .ho projected City Hall building , nnd to take the necessary steps to protect tlio walls of the City Hull. " We bog leave to advise your honorable body Hint inasmuch as the performance of the duties involved In your instructions , will require an expenditure of qulto n large sum of money , nnd as the mayor ! has not concurred in your resolution , iic harmony of hectlons 125 , 12(1 ( and 127 city charter , wo deem it our duty to await your further nctlon. This beard has visited fitl the grounds nnd given to the matter a careful study and are notliblo to oftor your body any suggestions that arc satisfactory to ourselves , but respectfully nsk that you cause the matter to be referred to any committee of your body , with whom we will take great pleasure In conferring , and then act upon the result of your notion after such coaunlttec has ro ported. "Prom our present impression it Is quite likely that the amount required will not bu loss tnan $1,000 , nnd perhaps much morn Hespectfully < , "Tho Hoard of Public Works. "ST. A. D. HAI.COMIIE , Chairman. " So far as wo know no attention whntovc ; was Riven to our communication , and froir that day to this wo Imvo never been author ized to incur the indebtcdnesH necessary to take care of said city hall foundations. With this ofllcial record , mid the truth of history before you , it is manifestly your dutv to retract , if it is not your intention to this board a willful injustice. Yours most respectfully , ST. A. U. BU.CQWIIB , Chairman Board of Public Works. A Proposed FoMtlvul rjvent. There has been a movement on foot In the city for some time to hold a yearly , or per haps a bl-yoarly festival. Thu Mnrdi Gras and palaces of ether cltio.s huvo suggested themselves to tlio promoters and they nro now anxious that something should bo dona nn original manner to make the city a ilnoo of particular attraction , It is under * stood that a committee of loading young men of th city has boon formed who will shoi tly divulge the arrangements , Jt is also Intended to lay the scheme before the kin- Ircid spirits of Council Bluffs , and If possible educe a dual yearly ovunt that will bo the jiivy of the great northwest. A Poriliiunl Inquiry , OMAHA , Neb , , Jan. S3. To the Kdltor of I'm : Hiii : What is the matter with Forty- fourth and Luavcnworth for a city hall site I A TAX I1 XT EH. Cafarrii to Consumption , Catarrh In Its destructive force stands next t < > undoubtedly lewlfioii to consumption , HIM herotoro glngiiUr tliut-Hioxo alllktrd with this 'earful illifjusa Hliould not inwku It thu object , of uolrllveg to ild thoinsolrpfi of U. Ihicoptlvo 'umiSillos concocted by Ignorant pretemioru to neillcal knoivloilgo liaxi wiiukvuetl Uio ( onll- new of tlio cieut majority of nullercrs limll Lilvurtlxrii ] nmiudlcg. Thi > y bucoino reslumtd to llforjf mlbury ratlior than torture thuintolvea vllli ilniilitrul lulllutlvui. lint this will nov r do. Catarrh roust bo met luVuryginaul"(1 | ' 'oiuliitu < l with all our mlylu. many rasax ( ho nNc.ssfl HUH aksumed ilaiiKor- symptom' ' * . Tlio lionoJ anci CJirtlInen of the , thu oixans or hearing , of HC-elng U' > < > C liBtliiK HO uikctPd an to bo iiHalexs , ino nvnlaao longated , the thro.it HO Inllumud and lirllatvil to i nroducp u conntant and flUtruuslnir coucli , HANroiiu'x ItADiC'Ai , I'liHU moot * every plmiH ( 'atarih , from ixHlmplu head cold to tliu meat DiitliKomo nnd clestructlvn ntagos. It Is locnl conuUtntUm.il. Instant In rollovlot' , Per- inneut In curing , bate , oconumlcul una iimnr- uillntr , Kiich packace containH ono bottle of the It un- i. 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