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OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY JANUARY 29 , 18SO. THE DAILY BEE. KVI511Y MOUNltfO. THUMB or nail ? ( Morning IVlltlon ) including Su.viur III.R , One Year . tw m J'orSUMonthi . fi 00 ForThrceMomlia . . . . . . " 1'nr. O\fAi A HKNMAV llRE , mulled to anjr idrirfM , OnoYtnr . WKKKI.T HKE. ( ine Year . > . 200 j. . CTIIC.UIO OPHCK MiT HOOKPIIT HMIMIIXO , KRWVonKOrKlOK. HOOMS 14 AMI U. Till HUNK Jim u > i. NO. WASIIINOTOM OI-KICK , No. &U lOUHTKKMII BlIIKKT. rOUHKSI'ON'IlRNCK. . .Allcommiinlcatlonn relating tonewsnna edi torial innttcr should be mldreiscxl to tlio KUITOH , . Ipttori mid remittance1) nhonla 1)8 mltes. ] ( c < l to TIIK HKK ruiiM.iniNO COMPANY- , O MIM. Drafln , chMks ml iioilofflco orders to bo inuclo payable to the order of the company. WeePnblistiiii Company Pronrietori K. HOSKWATKK. Kill tor. T11I ) UAIIiY HUH. Sworn Stntemisntol Olruulatloo , StM < ofNebra ilcil : I. Coiintyof nuuijlM. ( " " Urorcfl II , Tr.icluick , secretary otThs lleol'iib- ll hliiL' Company , does solemnly nwar that the Bcltinlclrcnlntloii of THE UAti.v Ilr.r. for the wi'ot. tntllim January 2ti. IS8vra \ * na follows ! fiimday. Jnn. a ) JW Jlonday.Jan. 21 } , * ! > 'niFMluy. Jnn.K ! 1 2 \vwinp il y. .inn. zt IS1' ? ! rniirsdav. Jim. 21 Jp..7 ; < ] inlay. Jan. 2.1 IMf" fcauinlriy , Jnn. 20 .IB.Hlli AT trace 1S.U03 UKORaR JJ.T/,8CI11)CK. ) lo lirforn we and subscribed In my thls"ith dnv of .latniary , A. O. IBU'.i. Kcul N. 1' . FKIU Notary 1'ubllc. Btato ot Ncbrns 'a , i County ot Douciai. f8'1 ( itorRB H. 'J'zsclmck , lielDR duly sworn , de- Tics OK and sayn Unit lie is sccrutary of the Hoe I'libllnliltm company , that tlio actual ixveraica ilntlyclrriiintlonof CIIK IAit.v ) HKH for the montli of Jitnnxry , 18ts , 1f > ,2U < l copies : for Fob- mary , 1HHS. 1/UIU / conies : rnr Mnreli , 1SW. 19.IW3 copies : for April , IBW. 18.7O copies ; ior.May.18t3 , IK 18.1 coincs : for Jiitie.liJss.l'-ii ' copies ; for .Inly. 38W. 18.KB coplon ; for August , 18S8 , IH.lsOcoploi ; lorSeptomlii-r. 1HNI , 1H.154 coploi ; forOctobor , JHW. was J8.W4 roplei : for November. 183 * , JH.OSWIcoplei ; for December. lt x. ] K,2 ) coptoi. Bworn to before me and subscribed In my Presence this Hnl day ot .Innuarv ISfi'.i. tf. V. I'dli Notary Public. TIIK garbage cromatorv project still slumbers peacefully in the arms of the city council. TIIK coupling pin cannot bo found to join the western railroad presidents in their agreement. IT will bo noticed that Mr. Harri son's visitors of late are of that timber from which a cabinet is mudo. IF Bismarck will only open his arms to receive the American hog wo will say no more about the Sanioan affair. Now that the trusted Insurance agents are going into embezzling , the faithful bank cashiers find their occupation gone. Till ! wall paper trust is said to have put up prices and is accused of cutting down the wages of its employes. That looks like adding injury to insult. Cor.oitADO has boon quite successful in her experiment of rawing tobacco. That is a field for which certain parts of Nebraska ought to bo well adapted. TIIK greedy Texans want the govern ment to build a deep water harbor at every bay and inlet on the coast. Texas could evidently make short work of the surplus. TIIKUIS Is no danger ( hat certain members of the Douglas county delega tion will wear out tlio seats of their trousers in the lower house of the legis lature. Puiif.iC opinion among reputable busi ness mon and citizens is rapidly crystal- iziiig against the scheme to repudiate the city's obligations in the location of the city hall. EVKN if Jay Gould should some day slump on Wall street , there is little danger that his children would go nbogging. The will of the late Mrs. Gould divides all her valuable property among thorn. is gaining ground that many of the White Cap organizations in In diana and Ohio are composed of women. That may be the reason why the legis lators of those slates are attending strictly to business. WITH the fiery Boulanger having everything his own way in Franco , it avould.notbo a matter of surprise if America would have a powerful ally within twenty-four hours in case there should bo a declaration of war against pormany. THIS conscience fund has been aug- inonlod during the past your by fifty thousand dollars. If full returns come in within the next few years nobody can question that the contribution from conscience stricken city officials would bo sufficient to run the government. Tins Titos of Southern Colorado , who have given up their valuable oil and mineral lands In that stale , have not made such a bad bargain after all. They rocolvo a reservation of good arable /And in Utah of nearly throe million acres with a per capita payment of iifty thousand dollars in ton annual in stallments , as well as twenty thousand dollars worth of sheep , now agency J.i J. buildings and other perquisites. If J.I those Indians are thrifty during the I next ton years , there is no reason why the value of their holdings will not run into the millions. I Mil. FUUAY tendered Councilman I JHascall a lot in North Omaha if ho would only take up his residence in I that part of town. "People in our part II of town will rocolvo Mr. Husuall with open arms , " said Mr. Furay. "Thoy appreciate a man who is broad enough not to bS sectional. " Tulle is cheap , I soft soap plenty , but how much support did Hascall got from North Omaha and the Jolforson square boomers when he was running for senator last fall ? Did not Bailey and Couns- man , who arc the special champions of oily hull removal , trade Hascall off lor a moss of pottage only throe weeks ago when 'the council was reorganized ? Furay and his followers remind us of the professional beggar , who always cries , "Give , give , irlvo , " but refers you to the JVml for your pay with his blessing. IXSTRVCTIVE TO LAVe \Vo present to the Icgislaluro n care fully compiled statement which embodies ies a history of the state university from its foundation lo this day , a de tailed exhibit ot the appropriations made for its maintenance , nnd an analyslsof the practical results achieved by the institution. This exhibit will be Instructive to our lawmakers. Few , if any , of thorn are familiar with the history of the university and the enormous levy that the taxpayers of this state have been subjected to for an Institution of learning that was designed to bo self-sustaining by Us founders. Fully three-fifths of this largo fund is paid in direct taxes by the farmers and other laboring classes of the stale. The vast amount of $1.57'J")0 for the current two years , is taken directly from the pockets of the farmers and laboring mon of Nebraska. What Is done with this great sum of money ? It is used to endow chairs of Groolc and Sanskrit , of logic and philosophy , of biology and zoology , of music and the line arts. A largo part of it is used to keep the Latin school going. The Latin school Is a more high school in Iho university. Us solo object is to prepare students to enter the college. This school , togolhor with the schools of music and art , gives instruction to more than ono half of the sUnion Is in the university. What business has the university to provide this institution ? There nro now about thirty union schools in the state that are doIng - Ing this same work. It is their business so do it. It is the business of the \ml- vorsity not lo do it. It is clear that if these high school dcparlmenls wore abolished , along with a half dozen of the professorships which teach subjects not within its proper sphere , the university ot Nebraska could to-day do its own proper and legitimate work , and do it thoroughly and well. It could do this work without culling on the people of the state to raise a dollar by taxation for the support of the university. It will require soim coin-ago , and the exercise of moral purpose for the mem bers of the legislature to meet this question. But with these qualities in spiring thorn they can settle it right , and settle it now. If Or HAHMOXIOUS. Washington advices report a serious division in the cabinet regarding the course the government should pursue in the Samoan controversy. It is under stood that Secretary Whitney and Post master General Dickinson are in favor of serving an imiuodiato warning upon Germany that further interference in the internal affairs of Samoa would be regarded as a violation of our rights nnd the agreement with Germany , and would be resented by the United States. Secretary Bayard does not agree with this view , and the other members of the cabinet are said to concur with him. The prcsidciit is believed to Incline to the side of Whitney and Dickinson. There is probably nothing in the rumor that either the secretary of state or secretary of the navy will retire from the cabinet by roasoa of a difference of opinion on this matter. The president has submitted the subject to congress , saying in doing so that executive au thority had been exerted to the extent of its constitutionni limitation , nnd fur ther proceedings will doubtless await the instructions of congress. What is now wanting is accurate knowl edge regarding the character of the agreement between this country and Germany , So that our rights maybe bo clearly understood , and resolutions have been introduced in the house-ask ing for this information. Until congress - gross obtains the desired information , if it shall bo deemed in the public in terest to give it , it does not appear that anything more can bo done than has been done. Tno government has dis patched ships of war to Samoa to pro tect American citizens there , and this is as far us executive power can go. The request made by the secretary of the navy of the secretary of state for a definite statement of policy that would enable him to give clear Instructions to the naval commander sent to Samoa app'oars en tirely proper , yet the reference of the whole mutter to congress by the presi dent may fairly bo held to have re lieved the state department of any obli gation to define a policy for the govern ment , further than what was already indicated in the communication to con gress by the president. The most so- rlous fault of Secretary Bayard appears lo bo in not having given congress as full information as there is reason to be lieve ho might have done , but it was quilo as much the duty of the president as of the secretary of state to HOC- that congress was placed in possession of all the information neo- cssary to intelligent action. It is not probable that the differences of opinion in the cabinet in this matter will cause any member of the administration to resign. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37/J3 MANAGERS AT FAULT. A loiter of President Perkins , of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulnoy road , ivrittMi to a stockholder who luid evidently - dontly presented at length his views of railroad management , is interesting for its frank avowal that if railroad managers uro to bluinu for Iho existing situation , it is the head mon and not the subordinates. While confessing that ho has not given orders about the details of the road of which ho is the head , and does not even know in dolail what has boon done , Mr. Perkins nev ertheless assumes tlio entire responsi bility for the management of the road for the reason that ho has not taken it out of the field of com petition. In other words , ho has al lowed the road lo go on doing business under methods and practices devised by his subordinates , such : is were de nounced by the In tor-state coinmorco commission , without troubling himself to ascertain the character of these con trivances , whether they were lawful erin in contravention of law. Having de termined to remain In the Hold of coin- petition , the president of the Burling ton appears to huvo loft pretty much everything else to the determination of his subordinated , evidently withfull con fidence in their ability to go as fur as the subordinates of any computing railroad in the humorous and questionable de vices am ployed to secure business. And this , it would appear , ha < ? boon the habit of most railroad presidents , But is such limited responsibility as Mr. Perkins confesses to , all that the stockholders In a railroad have a reasonable right to oxpoat of the man whom they place In control of their in terests ? Is it sufficient that the head of a great corpDrution , having in his charge the In vestments ot a largo num ber of people , shall simply decide the question of carrying on business nnd leave wholly to irrespon sible subordinates the matter of determining the methods ? The "railroad presidents who are endeavor ing to olTcct an arrangement to pre vent rate wars , and professedly lo se cure the onfoironiont of the inter-slate law , evidently do not think so. It is a vital part of the propojoil agreement that railroad presidents shall concern themselves with the class of details which they have heretofore neglected , nnd the neglect of which has admittedly boon in no small degree the cause of many of the dilllcultios in the railroad situation. The discovery was made that irresponsible subordinates are apt to bo faithless nnd untrustworthy , rnd that they have no regard for legal ob ligations and restrictions. Investiga tion has shown that they have boon quite generally guilty of the most per nicious practices. In order to remedy thisrailroad presidents propose to very materially curtail the authority of sub ordinates , and In future to take the di rection of certain matters entirely out of their hands. Although It is to bo inferred from his letter that Mr. Perkins does not have very great faith in the olllcacy and perma nence of the proposed arrangement , being ono ot these who believe that railroads should bo loft to workout their own salvation subject only to the nat ural laws of trade , wo bollovo ho has be come a party to it. In this ho has at least shown a commendable willingness to enlarge the scope ot his responsibili ties. ties.Tho The greater interest which railroad stockholders are taking in their proper ties is reassuring. It is n good thing' for investors to occasionally domaud an accounting from these who are em ployed to protect their property. More of this on the part of railroad stockhold- holders might help materially toward the solution of the railroad problem. .7Of CIlEIOllTON'S CARAVAN. The tactics pursued by the supporters of Jcfforsou square in their effort to cre ate public sentiment in favor of their scheme arc simply disgraceful. A cara van consisting of some forty old strik ers , heelers and bummers are marched under the lead of Jim Croighton and John B. Furay from ward to ward , and meetings called by the citizens to dis cuss the city hall question are over awed and bulldozed by thisgangof lung- leslers into voting ready-made resolu tions in favor of JolTerson square. The same gang1 that "carried" the resolutions on Friday in North Omaha monopolized the meeting in the Second ward Saturday , and after freez ing out the citizens of that ward , "car ried" the hand-mo-down resolutions unanimously for Jefferson square. The most disgraceful part of these performances is the fact that Jim Creighton's caravan also drags along to each of these meetings from fifteen to twenty employes of the postoflice , with poor Mr. Overall as the head of the pos tal contingent. Wo are credibly in formed thnt these postal carriers and clerks have been dragooned into this service by throats of dismissal , and are made to tramp around the city after a hard day's labor out of fear of losing their positions. On Sunday several thousand of the JolTorson square pamphlets were handed out by clerks of the postofflco to patrons who called for their mail. These pamphlets wore not directed to any particular person , and wore not stamped. On the face of it this is a high-handed violation of the postal laws. But Jim Croighton is now post master of Omaha , with his son-in-law holding the commission. They expect within two months to vacate that ollleo , and they are using its power and palronago regardless ot law or common decency. To cap the climax the Influence of the board of public works is being used to reinforce Jim Croighton and his mer cenary cohorts. The board of public works is made up of three members , but Furay and Balcombo , who prac- ically constitute the board , are openly engaged in engineering the repudia tion campaign. Contractors and inspectors specters are given to understand in plain language that they will in cur the displeasure of the board of public workg if they dare to actively favor the retention of the city hall on Farnam stroot. Instead of attending to their official duties , for which nil classes of citizens are taxed , Baluombo and Furay are devoting their energies and time to concocting plots and counterplots ter-plots by which the election shall bo carried In favor of the Jefferson square site. Omaha has witnessed many cam paigns , but never has official position been prostituted in sucliu flagrant man ner. THE political situation in Franco as sumes fresh interest from the unex pected and overwhelming victory of Boulangor in Sunday's election , in con sequence of which uministerial crisis is Ihroatonod. This renewed and aston ishing attestation of the popularity of the successful candidate is only to bo accounted for as an expression of the popular hostility to Germany , of which Boulanger is the most conspicuous rep resentative. Except this he has noth ing to commend him to the confidence and support of the people. Asa mili tary man his record presents not one notable achievement , nnd ho has made no mark in the chamber of deputies except ay an obstructionist and disturber. But ho is believed to be a thorough hater ot Ger many , and in full sympathy with the patriotio desire that France will some day get even for the disastrous cotillict of eighteen yours ago , and this com mends him to the popular favor. A stronger man than Boulangor has himself to bo la tlio ability to grasp and uso'grcatopporlunltlcsmlght under prcsont.olrcumstances become n dangerous enemy of the ropublllo , but a firm opposition to any programme ho may plan may probably defeat it. Pres ident Carno't scorns to bo Iho only man with the courage to keep his hand firm ly upon the Helm of state nnd con front the responsibilities of the situa tion. While ministers ate proposing to abandon their posts ho announces that ho will continue In the perform ance ot his duty. The events ot the near future hi , Franco will bo regarded with universat interest. IF it is true that carriers of United States mail were yesterday distributing unstamped and unuddrcssod pamphlets along tlielr routes in this city there should bo summary punishment forsuch defiance of law. Tlio carriers can hardly bo held culpable. The post- maslor , who is lending his Influence lethe the gang now bent on defrauding Omaha , is the culprit. Tumu : arc rumors of largo discover ies of coal in Dakota. Even if the ruiaors bo true they will have no par- llcular effect upon the price of fuel. The cost of coal scorns not lo bo rogu- lalod by the law of supply and demand , but by the arbitrary will of monopoly. It Wilt ICvontually ( Jot There. Uiiffnto Wrprws. Of tlio ultinmto triumphs ot high license in this state there can bo no doubt. Not tlio Man for It. Denver Hevubllcnn. Mr. John M. Tliurston ot Nebraska ia not fit to bo secretary of tlio interior. The Way lie LiookB at It. Tnnlsvtllo Commercial , Secretary lJuyurd lias construed it : "Tho man who tears down the American ilat * will bo placed upon the pension rolls. " The Wny to Preserve I'cncc. Chlcaao Ilcralil. If Uncle Sam mi ht take a few sochil schooners of boor with IJisiiiiircIc it would do far inoro to preserve peace than all our war ships. An Object IJCSHOII in Politics , Detnitt Tribune. If there is a young man anywhere in front of this paragraph who is politically ambitious and is sorry for it , who bus n terrible iteli- inp for public ofllco and wants to bo cured , lot him RO and hold communion with Secre tary IJayard , and wo reckon ho will couio away with a speciilo that will allay the irri tation. . _ _ Disgraceful and Contemptible. Cleveland Lwilcr. It was bad enough to bo humbugged and intimidated by Germany on our own account , but to covenant with a weak , dependent nail friendly people like the Samoans to protect them against foreign domination or assault nnd then abandon them to their fate nt the flrst show of armed force was disgraceful and contemptible. Senator Washburn. Springfield Republican. The number of millionaire ! senators , esti mated now at from thirty to thirty-two , or nearly one-half the entire senate , has boon Increased by the choice of General W. D. Wushburn to succeed Sabin , from Minne sota. Washburn is a railroad president , is worth $5,000,000 , pnd lives in u million-dollar house at Minneapolis. He was born at Liv- ennoro , Me. , la .1 1. anil is a graduate of Oowdoln college. lie made his money in lumber. Tlic Ami-Gorman Fusa. Chtcaan Tribune. It is an open question whether all the anti- German fuss now being made over Samoa , BO fur as it concerns any rupture of the rela tions between tne United States und Ger many , is not an effort to build a mountain out of a molehill. So fur us any treaty obli gations between this country and Samoa are concerned , oven accepting the most radical view of them , they amount to nothing moro than the benevolent expression of u friendly interest in the future welfare of thcso un- brccchcd islanders , sufficient to keep u coal ing station there for the advantage of a trade with these little specks of islands in the midst of the Pacific which wo do not yet possess. _ _ Thn Bounty Craze. Senator Vest , of Missouri , presented the following unique petition in the souato re cently from ono of his constituents : To the Senate of the United States : I , Henry S. Chase , a resident of St. Louis , Mo. , in behalf of myself and other dentists of the United States who may think us I do , respectfully ask you to give a bounty of $1 on each tooth tilled by dentists for the pres ervation of these teeth , in order to encour age an honest industry and thereby encour age competition among dentists , which will lower prices to patients and more over encourage immigration of den tists from all parts of the world to this country , thereby making a bet ter market for all the agricultural and other products of homo industry , thn c.ish for this purpose to bo taken out of the ( 'cnoral treas ury of the United States for the purpose aforesaid. _ STATE AND TKUIUTOUY. Nebraska Joltings. A inoyo is being made to organize au A. O. U. W. lodge \Visnor. . The great need of Valentino just now is said to bo a Jlrst-class flouring mill. Eight ladies of Stratton have organised a lir.iss band. Thrco of the ladies are married nnd live are single. George Uriggs , of Cody , has boon hold for tri'il at Valentine under JOD bonds for selling lliuor | without a license. The young men of Union have formed a lire company and christened U the "Union Fire , Hook and Ladder company. " The Fairbury city ponucil has appointed a ohlof of the 11 ro department , and appointed a committee to solicit members for u lira com pany. A.V. . Critos. revolver of the Chndron land ofiko , lias brought snit auainst tlio editor of the Hcrningsford Guide for 110,000 damages on account of an alleged libelous article pub lished in that paper. The board of directors of the Gage County Agricultural BOcioty'haH ' selected October 1 , 13,3 and -I next as thejuuto for the county fair. Now buildings will 1)0 erected and other im provements of the grounds made. A largo mountahi lion has boon terrifying the inhabitants on the , Bordeaux , in Sheri dan county. The qlho r day u farmer , us- sisted by his dog , ou tertamcd the aniuiul while a neighbor started out to procure a rillo , but the inossengnr'a courage failed and ho didn't return. Thu lion still lives. Among the messengers employed by the Sidney Telegraph to bring in returns from the recent county elections was Uanlul Ad ams , of Uushnoll. Ho was not a giddy youth , to ho HIIre ; being la his eightieth year. Ho bad hoard his grand father preach when the latter was 100 years old , and his grandmother knit him a pair of socks when aho was ovur 100. This Industrious , ancient lady was a niece of William t'onn. The many romps and rambles ho and the people of UoorgoVush - Ington'B day had together the gentleman failed to ciontlon. Iowa. Tlio I'.uiora chess and checker club chal lenges the world. The business mon of LeMars are moving Cor u board of trade. A movement ia ou feet ti Ottumwa to or- Kaniio n slock company for tlio purpose ol building an opera house. The Hnrdin county toncbcra will moot at Ackley Februarys. The Dos Molhoa collon mill made its firs ! shipment of sheeting lull week. Misfortunes never como singly. Aycs Side mim lost hi-t pookotbook con tniuing $10 ; and his cow died the Mini ? night , The Cllnlon News wants that city lo pur chnso the olcutiic light plant from tin present owners , and claims $111,000 pcrycai profit can bo realized on tlio Investment. There is a movement on foot between the opera house managers of Osage , Austin Charles City , Nashua nnd Wnvcrly to or ganize n society nnd provide n better class o : entertainments than have boon given at thcso places. Alexander Clarlc of Muscatino , who Is one of the first among representative cbloro i men of the west , Is nn applicant for the position of recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia , a place formerly held by Fred Douglass. Within a few days two Injunctions have been granted ngalnst the saloons of Charter Oak. Three indictments have been found nnd u verdict rendered by a Judge for * 000 for making ono John Kcelz drunk , whereby ho was caused to lose a tc.im of horses and sustain oilier damages to himself and prop erty , Tlio Grout Northwest. A cold stampede Is on at Lander , \Vyo. and it is reported that claims have beoi staked off within live miles of the city. The Nevada board of pardon heard thirty applications for pardon this torui nt Carson , nnd hut six of the lot were acted ou favor ably. Tlio necessary funds have boon raised nt I'ucblo , Colo. , to secure the completion ol her llfteenth railroad , the Pueblo , Gunulsor & Padllo. A movement Is oa foot at Carson to char ier a train and take the State militia ol Washington to attend tlio Inauguration cere mony in March. Some street gamins at Modesto , Cal. , drove n street fakir from the town by firing a big bomb under a dry goods box which ho was using as n platform. A number of young mon in Cheyenne have organized an anti-profanity club. The cluh. it is said , is Intended for the salvation ol these who engage in real estate speculations. Charles Lunsdallcr , a Scandinavian who arrived nt Port Townsend a few weeks ago with his wife nnd seven children , has been arrested for the murder of his llrst wife in Fergus Falls , Minn. , last March. The Salem City , Idaho , HecorJorsays the weather for the past twelve days has been the coldest over known for the same length of tluu , the mercury ranging every night fiom U5 lo 3. i degrees below ? .ero. Frank Unrt , who throw the contents of a hottlo of nitric acid into the face of Frank Toole.v , ut HawlhiR , Wyo. , has boon arrested. Upon being nrr.iltjiied ho waived examination nnd was held to the grand Jury in bonds of * 1,000. Chim Fee , a wealthy Chinese storekeeper in Denver , got a divorce the other day from his wife , Wang Toy , who bad taken up with a younger Celestial and runaway from Chim Foo. Thu husband was very anxious to have it "in the bill" that lie wns not to pay any alimony , and the court agreed. William Kennedy , nliasHed Shirt Bill , has been arrested lit Clarendon , Tex. , charged with the murder of Henry Long , of Now York , and Harry luan , of Philadelphia , nt Uockport , near Kawlins. Wyo. , which oc curred the last of Juno , 1833. A Hah car from the cast has reached Ta- conm , W. T. , with UOO lobsters , half of which were planted successfully at Cape Disap pointment , at tlio mouth of the Columbia river , and the other half were sent on to Port Townscml , to bo planted there under the direction of Judge James G. Swain. Sixty of the female lobsters had from 50,000 to 75,000 eggs each. DICKINSON GOI3S HIGHER. There Is No Doubt that Ilo is Appreci ated by tlio Union I'nciflc. General Superintendent Ed Dickinson , of the Union Pacific , has returned , and it is stated that an understanding has been reached between bun and Mr. Holcombo which is satisfactory , and also that Mr. Dick inson will bo retained ia an important posi tion with the Union Pacific management. A railway ofllcial stated this morning that it did not stand to reason that Holcombo would dispense with the services of a man that 1ms grown up In thn business , and knows its weak points us well as its strong. He stated that no person valued a good man moro than did Mr. Holcombe , and that the latter had no idea of ever letting the popular general superintendent out of the service provided the latter so desired. The Elkhorn'H Train Schedule. A new time card for the train service of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley is being prepared by the superintendents of the road. The Chicago train leaving Missouri Valley at 7:15 : a. m. , will under the new time card leave at 0 a. in. The train on the Black Hills division arriving hero at 0:20 : in the af ternoon will arrive at 5 o'clock. The train leaving here at 7:15 : a. in. for Superior , con necting with Iho Blaclc Hills train at Fro- moiit will leave at 8:14 : in the morning. The change which will bo inaugurated February 3 , is necessitated so as to correspond with changes of time on the Chicago & North western , taking effect on the same day. Wreck at tlio Transfer. An open switch at the transfer yards re sulted in the wrecking and derailment of switch engine 1100 yesterday. The en gineer did not observe the opening until it was too late , and though tno brakes were ap plied it loft tlio track and toppled over in the ditch , The ongincor and lireman , whoso names could not bo ascertained , jumped and avoided injury. A wrecking crow was dis patched from Omaha and the wreck was cleared up about noon. Thd engine was badly damaged. _ Krtililht Audits Muct. The local freight agents met at the Millard - lard yesterday as per adjournment , but owing to Pride , general eastern agonfcof the Chicago A ; Northwestern , having failed to forward a copy of the by-laws and regulations of a simi lar orgunt7.ation in Now York , an adjourn ment was taken to next Monday , The per manent rules and by-laws will thoii bo adopted. _ NowTlnio Card. The division superintendents and the heads of the general p.isiengcr and ticket depart ments of the Union Pacific met in tlio general oral HUperintoudcnt'H department yesterday ing to complete the now time caid , which is to go into effect on all lines February ! i. The changes that will result In thotimoof arrival and departure of trains was fully chronleied in Tnr. HUB of Wednesday last. AVI1I Not Ho Owing to the non-suUlomcnt of the difor- onllal between the roads , on gr.iin shippsd from Omaha and Nebraska points to St. Louis and Chicago , the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley will not put in the now ratoi on grain Hhipmcnts west of North Platte for the present as was anticipated. It will he governed , however , in this action largely by the action of the Union Pacific. Iltillrond Notrx. Tlio genial countenance of E. C. Harris , superintendent of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley , was soon In Omaha yesterday - day , Assistant General manager Molten , of tlio Union Pacific , 1ms returned from the east , whither ho has boon on business in conuoo- tion with his road , General Btipcrintcmloiit Dickinson , of the Union p.iuiflu , has returned From Chicago. Shippers desirous of Hock Island cars are yet unaliio to obtain thum , und the ofllcials of that road in Omaha can give no deflnltu explanation of the circumstances. Con 1 1 nurd Ac.'iln. The city and electric motor case was sot ( Jowu for argument ot 10 o'o'ock ' yesterday but by mutual consent of all parties another continuance of two weeks w.is taken. This will bring the matter to the opening day of the February term of the district court. O. W. Gibson , of Allendalo , Ind. , fatally shot Thomas Gibson , of Vinconnos , Ind. , on a struct of the latter place. Both parties are hit-lily connected , and will not glvu the causa of the troublo. AN OPINION OF AN OPINION , A Member or tlio Bar Criticises JudgoLnko'a Opinion. JEFFERSON SQUARE WON'T DO. Ttio Honl Vnluo of n Iicgnl Opinion Home Fatal DcfoclM A Mtllo Municipal History Not Quito Forgotten , Will It noT.CR.il ? OMAHA , Jan. 28. To the Editor of TUB UIK : The advocates tor the loca tion of the city hall on .lulTorson square have raised a point , in semiring tin opinion from ,1mlgo Lake upon the question whether said square can over be used for the purpose of erecting thereon a city hall or other public buildings , which seems lo me lo bo fatal lo their scheme. The judge nuts forth , for P fee , his legal opinion that the city hall cannot bo located on Hint square If there has boon a dedication of It lo the public for the purposes of a park or nn open , unencumbered square. This Is undoubtedly the law , and the courts will prevent any infringe ment or diversion of the dedica tion nnd will sustain it in its letter nnd spirit. Authorities are innumerable upon this point. Having laid down the laws the judge proceeds lo argue the square out from under his law by deny ing the existence of the facts , which are necessary to make a dedication. Of course after having eliminated the facts adverse to the conclusion ho would roach , in order to gratify Mr. Swift and others , the highway to the end of his local journey is made smooth nnd ho drives ever it nt a two-thirty gate , leav ing a cloud of dust behind. The conehibivciioss , the real value of any legal opinion , not emanating from a court , consists In a full consideration of every fact , which can enter into and make a part of it. To assume and consid".r a few facts and roach a legal deduction therefrom upon any given question , settles nothing except their bearing upon the question into which they enterleaving tlio real point , if affected by other and independent facts , still undecided. No one questions the correctness of the adjudicated cases cited by .ludge Lake in his opinion. Their logical and legal force is derived from a deliberation upon every fact os- lablibhoU In the cnao. The omission or the introduction of any one other fact in thcso cases might have changed the current of thought of the courts render ing the decisions and produced a differ ent adjudication of the cases. Courts do not throw away nor create facts in cases they determine. They consider just what each case discloses in its record ; while an attorney giving his opinion of the law upon any point of disuuto is bound to rush out and take in every fact which can possibly bo brought into the dispute. 1 presume certain facts were laid bolero - lore Judge Lake nnd upon thcso he Tormulated his opinion. Without as senting to his final conclusion on the relevancy of facts , ho considers , in his written opinion and how they support it , I do insist that no lawyer can give an accurate opinion one which will stand the test of a judicial examination unless ho has embraced in his work every fact which might enter into the Therefore clause. Judge Lale has not enumerated , and [ conclude , did not consider , in making up his opinion , all the facts relating to the dedication of Jefferson square to the public as a "public square , " and as "a : > arlc , " if I am correct in my romom- jranco of that which took place long Tgo , and when , if I am not at fault , the judge himself was city attorney , say from 18(58 ( to 1S ( > 5. At the time the city council , acting .11 its highest capacity as a legislative body , did , with the approval of the mayor , by ordinance , dedicate this square to the public for "a public square and park" forever. From that day to this the public have possessed and enjoyed it us such , and the citizens of Omaha. , with a remarkable pertinacity to the rights thus given them , have thus far resisted every attempted encroach ment upon the privileges and benefits arising out of such grant or dedication. I do not believe the mabses of our poo- ] ilo will over relinquish their intercuts in this park. Its enjoyment is open to every flnsa alike , rich or poor , million aires or paupers. AN Ori > SUTTI.HU. I The writer of the above la ono of Ihn nblost members of the Omaha bar and thoroughly conversant with nil charter nnd municipal legislation In Ihl * city during the last twenty-five A WOItKlNGMAN'S OPINION. ItoOtifi'Utfl to tlio Dictator * anil Pnllt leal lloHicft. Omaha , Jan. 28. To ( ho Editor of Till ! UKIC : Your correspondent Is an outsider , having no property in Omaha , in fact , in no way interested where the city hull may bo located. Hut I think it's about time the workingmen and the honest taxpayers of Omaha sho'ild pull the mask ofl this would-be dictator of the public alTairs of the city. Is not ho the suinn person who is sometimes found in Iho commissioners' , daring the board to help out any enterprise for Iho good of Iho community unless he Is con- Bulled or in some way inloreslod himself - self ? Hy his bulldozing laollcs ho do- foaled the possibility of a rail road to the north because ho wns not in the deal. What has this John Kelly over done for Omaha that the people of this city will do his bidding ? Tlio man , who in his own words calls the workingmen who rests in Julferson square a lot of loafers and Diimmurs. i wonder what he will call the sumo men on election day when ho \\lll want thorn to vote for his pet scheme ? llis llrst argument in the World is without one commendable foa- lure for instance , ho says : "Never creel a beautiful public building behind private business bouses for tlio bouollt of the latter to the detriment of the public. " Where , oh , where , are the business houses near the location on FarnamV Hut the following passage caps the climax : "Great care that poli ticians and speculative inleresls do not prejudice your location against public nilorestl" This passage alone is enough lo make a brass monkey shod loars of shame , lias this great advocate of Jef ferson square ever traveled much in his time or is ho posled as lo where public buildings ought to bo erected. 1 think not. Ilow many visitors coming to Omaha would o\er think of going north to JolTorson square for the purpose of looking at a city hall ? It might as well bo in Council HlulTs , so far as visitors are concerned , as on JetVorson square , livery city of note east and in liuropo has it's principal street , audit is their object to have that street an at- trncUvo as possible , with their public buildings erected on the same. For instance , remove four or live of the best buildings from Karnnm street and scatter - tor them north , south , east and west and then what would the street look like ? Why don't the JolTorson sqnaro dictator hold that beautiful place for the now postolllco if it is so centrally located as ho would have us boliovoV I do not want to use any argument why all pub lic buildings should bo convenient to each other , as every intelligent man in Omaha knows they ought to bo. Nor do I want to say that a few political dicta tors for mercenary motives are deter mined to remove the city 'hall from Fnrnum street , but I do want to say to the honest worKinginan , do not allow yourselves to bo classed with the disre putables who will bo hired to do the will of their masters , hut vote like intelli gent men , and refuse to bo dictated to by the would-be political bosses. A WOKKINGMAX. HoubtH ilH I.iC tility. To the Editor of Tine Bun : Through your valuable columns , permit mo , is a taxpayer , to have a few thoughts published. Is it legal and iccording to the law , after nn election when it was decided then ind there lo build a city hull on Farnani ind Eighteenth streels ( which locution is altogether most "desirable ) , for n fnw interested parties to call another elec tion to try and have it planted on Jot- forson square ? It seems to mo like child's play. Wo want places in the city for breathing. Wo are a long way behind other cities in this respect. It would bo more to the credit of the city fathers lo beautify and make JolTorson square a tiling of beauty and a joy for- aver. I will use my influence to have i city hall oreutod on F.irnmun stroot. A TAXl'AYKIt. Gonn to Cincinnati. Yesterday Max Me.ycr , 1'otcr Uoycr nnd Euclid Martin loft for Cincinnati , whcro : hey will represent the Omaha boiird of .rado at tlio ceremonies attending the ODCU iig of the now chamber of commerce Jiuiu- u-y 111) ) . MESSRS. PROCTER & GAMBLE , CINCINNATI , 0. GENTLEMEN : .Although a stranger to you , and my testimonial entirel * unnecessary , as it certainly is unsolicited , yet 1 take great jjlcastiic m testifying to the excellence of your IVORY SOAT , and thanking you for putting it on the market at so low a price. It has entirely supplanted the use of Castile and other fine soaps in m. household for several years past , ' being in no way inferior and from fifty u seventy-five per cent , more economical. A good test I find for the purity of a soap is to try it with a brush fo , cleansing .the teeth , and the taste of the Ivory so used is perfectly swce , and clean. Very Respectfully Yours , W , S. BAKER , M.D. A WORD OF WARNING. There are many white soaps , each represented to bo "just as good as ( ho 'Ivorv' ' ; " they ARE NOT , but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarlalle : ) qcalilieit of the genuine , Ask for "Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting it. Copyrisht I&36 , by I'ructer & Uiuntili.