THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; , .MONDAY , FEBRUARY 4. J8S9 , A Boaumo of the Work In thoSonato and Houso. ACTION ON IMPORTANT BILLS. CTlio Grrixl RnltmlfHlnn Flalit tlio Fcn > tare of \VccJc-Tho Scheme to Dlsfrnnclilso n P/utof County. A. JiCjilslntlve Itcfliiino , Ltxroi.v , Nob. Fob. 3. fSpoclnl to Tun Jinn i-Up to ( Into ICO bills hnvo boon Intro- d n cud in the Bcnnto , but loss tlmn one-fourth of them linvobccn considered. About twenty- five hnvo liten passed , most of them with little discussion beyond u statement of tholr purpose by tholr sponsors , and about half thot number hnvo boon luld nwuy In the tomb of indcllnlto postponement. Three bills ( for appropriations mid submission ) have jmssed both houses. The senate is irlndliiK its own grist tirst und sending it over to the other mill. The house bills uro belQK held to coitio up Inter on. Tlio | iast week's work In the senate is notnhlu not for iw nuantlty l > ut for ttio ini- j rtnnco of two or three measures. First , in rank Is the concurrence In the liiRh license amendment added by the house to the Lind- miy bill for the submission of a prohibitory amendment. The double barreled bill wns called up In the semite nlmut 11 o'clock Fri day morning , and n call of the house showed nil members present but Senator Tnupart of Hastings. Ho was suspected of dodging the Issue , and the serKcant-at-nrms was sent out to llml him. At 4 o'clock ho reported that the nbsnntco was In Hustings. The ofllcor was directed to hire a special engine and car and fetch Mr. TagRart bcforo the bar of the senate. In the meantime the Imprisoned sw itors wore sustained by baskets of lunch lowered from the ( jillory , und sKjnt | the time ro.idinp , smoking , chatting or playing hlyli live. The sergcant-aUii ms rctuincd with the nbscn'co at half-past 11 at night , Just twelve liours after the senate locked Its -doors and sent for him. Senator Tiiggart explained that luRt Monday tliero WUH general talk of tlouiuingon ] TliiiiBdny , and ho made an engagement to be In Hastings Friday on an import.nil business matter. Tno semite nc- ccptcd his excuse , and settled down to buHi- ness ut once. After a few short speeches the submission bill as amended was passed by the following veto : Ayes Uurton , Connor , Cornell , Funclc , Gallogly , Hoover , Howe , Hurd , Jowctt , Kockley , Llndsiiy , Linn , Manning , Nosbitt , Pickett , Polk , Pope , Uoblnson , Uochc , Shan- ner , Sutherland , Tagg.irt , WetUerald 3.1. NaysUeaidsloi , Dern , IJ.ims , Maher , Korvul. Paulson , Paxton , Uunsom , Kay- niondVolbaeh10. . It was 1:15 u m. when the senate nd- li jonrned , but the gallery and lobbies were hill of spectators , many ladies among them The result was gicotcd with moderate ap- l > lauso , but the | ) ioceedlngs were very decorous cereus , in murttotl contrast with the bolster- DUB actions of the houso. The senate passed the following important bills : By Kockley Prohibiting pools and trusts and piovidlng several penalties for violation. I3y Hansom Kcpcullng the law that created the Hvo stock commission. ily Shanuer Making the fiscal year end September 80 , in order to give Mute onicors more time to get out their repoi ts for the legislature. By Connor Fixing the salaiics of dhtriet and sumemo couit reporters utSl,5'X ) , und requiring them to give a bond for f JiCU us a guarantee of the accuracy of their work. IJy Norval Pioviding- that when constitu tional amendments arc submitted to the people ple , it shall be ut n special election , to be held on the second Tuesday after the lirst Monday in August. The , Cornell bill , allowing the investment of the state permanent school fund in regis tered school distrietbonds , was recalled from. the house and has not yet escaped from the committee. Senator Sutherland has introduced n reso lution that may precipitate u warm fight. It went to the railroad committee , who are sup posed to bo favorable to it. U reads : "Bo it jointly resolved by the senate and house of representatives ot the state of Ne braska , that the state boaid of transporta tion bo , and hereby is , required and in structed to mulco , adopt and enforce upon all lines of railroad in Nebraska n schedule or schedules of local freight rules that shall remedy and prevent the discrimination now existing against the farmers , grazers , manu facturers und merchants of Nebraska , and that shall give to them the benefits of the homo markets. " Retrenchment is rampant , and jobbers and squanderers ot state money had better get off the track or they will bo run over and hurt. The senate has sent for the itemized oxpcnsc accounts of the live stock com mis slou , and the adjutant general , und Senators Connor , Fuuck , Kecklcy , Sutherland and Paulson have been appointed a committee to thoroughly investlfcTito the agricultural de partment of the state university. The Ncs- bitt committee is at work examining into the amount of help needed in the state ofllces. While several heads may drop Into the basket , the auditor will probably be al lowed another clerk or two beuauso his busi ness has ncuily doubled In four years. A list of the senate employes 1ms also been called for , and tticro will probably bo wail ing and weeping in their raulcs this week. Uiuiiel Hopkins was appointed warden of the state penitentiary , uud ho was confirmed by the senate without opposition. Among the bills of general interest intro duced during the week were the following : Providing for meat inspection on the hoof ; to suppress bucket shops ; making all rail road tickets transferable by delivery ; limit ing sleeping-car charges to one-half cent per mile. mile.Now Now that submission is disposed of there is no overshadowing measure before the sen ate. It has n strong complement of lawyers , and many of its bills contuuiirtuto changes in legal methods of little general interest. There is also a long list of bills affecting counties under townuhlp organization. They are the product of tin ; joint committee of the two houses and will make numerous changes if passed. But the chief piobiem of the re mainder of the session will probably bo found in the appropriation bills. In sessions post there has been a combine ntnong inter ested members to hold them back till ticar the close of the uesslou and then railroad thorn tuiough in a bum.lt. An elfoit is now bo < ng nmko to get quicker attlou this session and It may succeed. uousn. As predicted last week the two moat im portant questions that have engaged the at tention of thu solans in the lower house this week has been the Douglas county contest and the question of submission. Thu contest cases dragged their slow length along , and every expedient was used by the sitting members to gain time. Finally on Frldn > thoretorts ) were Jllcd. The majority signet ! by Cady , Ilaynor , Halm , Westover , Mocker , Fonton mid Fieldgrove , all thu republican members , recommend * that all the returns from the First precinct of the Second ward of Omaha bo thrown out , and UmtCooiKoM. . O'Brien and Christian Spccht , republicans were duly elected and entitled to the seati now hold by Fenno and Morrissoy. Meeker , Fenton , Fiolrtgrovo und Hnynci unite in a supplementary rej > oit in whicl they recominona that the returns from the Second precinct of the Second ward be nlsc excluded and that II. U. Kstubronk , the re publican contestant , was duly elected nut entitled to the scut now hula by McMillmi. Delaney , Mattes , Christy and O'Sulllvun the democratic membei8 , tiled a minority report port in whlcii they admitted that there wen gross Irrcgulni itios In the election in Uougla ; county , but claims that the ballots in thu dis puted precincts should bo canvassed , and re quested the house to send back thu reports U the committee with instructions to this effect The reports wore ordered printed , and thej will anne up for Una ! action on Tuesday. The submission bill came up for cunsldera tlon In committee of the whole on Wcdnes day afternoon , on motion of Dempster. Morrissey rissoy , ot Omaha , at once began to Jlllbustoi to prevent the consideration of the measure Vho call of the roll was ordered and the doon lockou no less than seven time * . Finally after three hour * ' waste of time , the Dill wui reached and Cady. of Howard , offered n sub tituto providing for the submission of bott * prohibitory and a high license amendment Tlii was rejected In couitnUteo of the whole fcy a vote of 40 to 37 , but the roll cull huvliu Uelosod to the subuilssionlsts that thej tould only muster 11 fly-six votes at most they Ktadly accepted the compromise to BUVI tholr pet measure from defeat. After much wrangling , the bill wns ordered engrossed for n third reading. Some of the more rod teal prohibitionists , nmong them IJurnlmm , Ulsbco , Parley nnd Hunter , were very much inclined to ncccpt this new departure , nnd on Thursday , when the bill was called up for flnnl action , the de feat of the moiiBuro was almost a foregone conclusion. The submlssionists labored with the members named nbovo for liours , and nided by the cry of "boodle. " which wns raised about this time , suco-coded In winning them over to tlio compromise. Fuller of Sherman , wns nbscnt , und Mr. Cody , the author of the mcisure. endeavored in vnin to bring him into the hall. A 8 o'clock on Thursday the supreme moment csitno. The 1)111 came up In its regular course on third rend ing , nnd the roll wus called mnid profound silence not only an the floor , but nlno in the densely packed galleries , McNIcklo of Gugo nnd Sweet of Morrick asked that they bo passed on the first roll , and the re sult showed thnt the measure had only re ceived fi7 of the necessary fiO votes. Me- NIctflo now \otcd no and Sweet nve. The submissionlsts now got In homo fine work. McNicklo , who was pledged against sub mission , in n moment of weakness hud iromtscd A. S. Jones , of Hluo Springs , that _ f the measure only Incited ono vote ho would innko up the number , nnd Jones , who had kept a tally , deceived McNicklo , who had not kept any run of the votes , by telling him that ho could now decide the matter , nnd McNioklc , true to his pronmc , chunked fiom no to nve. The measure now had 59 votes , and Wilcox of lied Willow was com- I jlled to ehango nlso to redeem n similar pledge , nnd thus the necessary CO votes were sccuied and submission triumphed. The following is the wording of the proposed amendments ; Section 1. The manufacture , sale and keen ing for sale of intoxle.uiim liquors ns u bever age.shall be forever prohibited in this state , and the legislature shall innkc suitable laws for enforcing this provision. Section ! ! . Thoinamifucturc , sale and keep ing lor sale of intoxicating Ihinorsnsn bever age shall be licensed and regulated by law. These nro the two propositions on which tlio people will bo called to vote upon the regular election in ISiK ) . The llnal vote on this dual submission bill was recorded as follows : Ayes Abrahamson , Dakar , Dalicy , Dai- lard , llerry , Hlsbuo , Uortis , Drink , Durn- ham , Cudy , Cameron , Christy of Clay , Colo- mini of Antclonc , Corblti , Cruzen , Dempster , Diller , Klliott , Everett Farley , Fenton , Floldgrove , Gilbert , Gilchrlst. , Hull , Hani | > - tou , llnunn , Ilnnthorn , Harding. Hays , Hill of Itutlcr , Hill of Guge , Hunter , Johnson , Lash , Majors , McNicklo , Potter , Uayner , Khodos , Kubb , Sargent , Satcholl , Scovllle , Sued , Shcpard , Stirk , Swunt , Truosdcll , Weber , Wollor , Wells. Wostovor , Wliito- head , Whitford , Whymau , Wilcox , Williams. Winter , Yut7.v CO Nays Beckmiin , BerlinDnhacclctJrnucht , Cold wollChmtyof Dodge , Coleman , of Polk , Collins , Cashing , Delunoy , Denmun , Dickin son , Dunn , Fenno , Gardner , Gates , Green , Halm , Hooper , Ilorno. Kolpcr , Larson , Lee. Ley , Mnttes , Jr. , MclirMu , McMilliuu , Mee ker , Morrlssoy , Neve , Olmsteud , O'Sulliyan , Severin , Snjder , Swartsley , Towlo , White , Mr. Speaker IK Hungato and Fuller were absent. Other legislation has been practically nt n standstill. A few unimportant measures \\eroeonsidcred in committee of the wholo. No senate bills have yi't passed the house ex cept tlio submission bill. The following ate the most linpoi tant measures that passou the house during the week : A bill to tnx nil owners or harborers of dogs from S3 to $10 for each animal ; to exempt pensioners of the United States aud all poisons physically dis abled , from service on the highway ; to repeal the present law relating to coal oil inspectors ; u bill to insure the payment of wages of mechanics uua laborers on govern ment buildings. A bill mtioduced by Mr. Christy of Clay , providing , among other things that the sig- imtuioof the wiftyus well as the husband , was necessary to mortgage personal prop erty , after a long and antuiatud debate , was amended by striking out this feature und the bill recommended to pass A bill was also passed to compel all railroad trains to stop within 2i)0 ) feet of a crossing or grade. McUiiile's bill to compel railroad compa nies to furnish curs on forty-eight hours' notice , or pay $ .1 for each day's faiiuio : also allowing the same sum as a demurrage on cars not unlouded within the same time , after a sharp llirht was placed on the general calendar. The hill is understood to be of special intciest-to shippers , and is meeting with much opposition from the railroad forces _ . No insurance bills passed the house. A powerful lobby is present working to prevent the passage 01 the Hansom valued policy bill , compelling the companies in cases of total loss to pay the full face of the policy A bill of special interest to the taxpayers wus introduced by Yutzy this week. It proscribes - scribes the number of employes of both houses and limits them to about forty , which is only one-third of the present number. It was placed on the coucrul lilt1 , and will como up for discussion during the coming weak. Another bill of special interest to the people ple at largo will nlso bo considered in the committee of the whole in a few days. It is a measure introduced by Corbin of Johnson , aud provides that all property , real and per sonal , shall bo listed at its actual cash value. Just what progress in legislation will bo made during ttio coining weoic la hard to de termine. Several invi'stigatimr committees will bo at work. Diller of Jefferson moved an investigation of tlio experimental , or college - lego farm , and will head a committee of Bovcn , composed moitly of farmers , in look ing over this high-priced udjunct of a classi cal education. The farmers in the house have determined to call a halt on the reckless extravagance of the state institutions , and no useless ex | penditures will bo allowed. It looks now as if all appropriations will bo cut dcuvu to tlio lowest figure. Hall's Sclicmo Will Fall. IjiNCOLV , Neb , , Fob. a. FSpcuial to THE Br.i : . ] Hall's scheme to disfranchise a largo part of Douglas county for the rest of the session is not going to materialize. The good sense of the republican members may bo relied on to defeat such an attempt. Hy many it is looked upon simply as n schema of the Lincoln delegation to get cvon with Omaha , livery member of the committee on piivilegcs und elections on the republican Mdo will oppose such a move , liakcr of Jef ferson , who has du\ eloped into an able and popular leader , is strongly opposed to any such attempt , and the paity will rally around him almost to 11 man , to down the bold at tempt of the Lancaster delegation to disfran chise a whole city. Hnilroad Stutlmlos. Dirs Moixes , l.i. , Fob. 3. fSpociul to Tns Dcn.--Tho railroads are beginning to send in their tepotts of business transacted und other statistics connected with their affairs. From those figures the railroad commission ers make up their unnual assessments of rail- leuJ piopeity. The Chic.igo & Northwest ern reports"1,102 miles of load in Iowa , und their gross earning for the past year were f7,30JI,3T.30. The Sioux City ts Pacific re ports SO miles of road in the state , with gross earnings during 18SS fixed at S-ISO.fiTO. The Hurlington & Northwestern reports gross earnings for the labt year at fclVJjri Oil. The Burlington A : Western at K > l,5Ub4 : ; the Oiuulm & St. Louis at $1' ' 8'A'jiW ) . The Union Pacific has but u very short line In Iowa , but it does u great deal of business. It reports u-s gross cutnings for ISiS , the sum of * 70I- L'bU bT. The Central Iowa , though operated undoru icvciver , has had quito u business , its gross earnings for IsaS being placed ut ' Dr. Ciirrnr I'uta Up. ICAKsisCrrv , Feb. S. ( Special Telegram toTuuBEB.J Dr.V. . l\ Carver will tomorrow - morrow wid ? 250 to the American Field as forfeit money In accept ing the challenge of John Brewer , chumplon wing shot of Kiiglund , for a mutch to shoot 100 Bluet Kork pigeons , the mutch to bo for (1,000 , with the { uivllngo of increasing the amount to (1UIK1'J. Dr. Car * verwillgoto England and slmot under the Hurlinglmm rules , Too Muufi I'nlilii'H. John P , Dotted is a Bohemian residing on Thirteenth street near Williams , nnd John Whcolock is a neighbor. Lust night they quarreled over national affairs and beer , and Deltch assaulted Whueloek. The latter swore out n warrant und Doltch was ar rested. Whoolook has three severe outs in the head that apparently were made with u knife. TOBOGCING ON A WATERFALL The Favorlto Pn3tltno of Sainon'a Dusky Bollos. LIKE LILIES OF THE FIELD Tlioy Toll Not , They Spin Not But Hnvo n Denl of Fun llio Gnme of "IViposcen. * Human Mrrinnldi. Iloro , In the vicinity of NdW Yorknt this season of the year wo usually luvvo snow mid mny have tobo/rRtininif / , suys the Now York Mornlpg Journal ; but our antipodal friends , the Snuioans , can never toboggan , for they uovor hnvo snow. It does not follow , though , that they cannot slide down hill , because they can , nnd they have rara .sport in BO doing- . Imagine a lot of boys and girls , and grown men auU women us well , sliding down a waterfall and , plunging and frolicking in the pool beneath - neath , and you will have 1m idea of hot sort of tobogganing they have in the islands ot Samoa , and from which they derive great pleasure , as IH evinced by tholr shouts and merry laughter. Tlioro are , perhaps , no people under the sun who enjoy themselves more than do the natives of the Satnouu islands when not Htirrod up to strife by designing foroigiiors. Of them it might bo said that "they toil not , neither do they spin , " for they certainly toil as little 03 possible , and spin no more than do the "lilies of the llold. " The trues that surround the houses furnish not only all the luscious fruits of the trop ics in the most lavish abundance , but provide bread also without the neces sity of kneading and baking. From the sen , when the tide goes out , they can take with very little trouble the ' finest fish that swim' . Family responsi bilities , when ono docs not have to struggle to keep the wolf from the door , arc trilling. An earnest friend of the simple , light-hearted Samomis and a careful student of the ethnology of all the ' Polynesian races is Dr. 'U. "VV. Whit- aker , past-assistant surgeon of the United States navy , now attached to the schoolship St. M'nry's. He has just returned from that delightful country- and is filled to the brim with interest , ing facts and anecdotes concerning the places and people there. Ilo is an en thusiastic amateur photographer also , and hits several large albums filled with exquisite specimens of his handiwork. Last evening n .Journal reporter had a most agreeable interview with Dr. Whitakorand learned from himaraong other tdings , how those people amuse themselves. Ho said they love the water , nnd ho would not deny the truth of the assertion often niado concerning them that they learn to SWIM 1IEFOICK THEY LISA-tlN TO WALK. He said it might sound like exaggera tion , but the testimony of his eyes had convinced him that they often catch fish in the water with' their hands alone. "How do they do it ? " asked the ro porter. "Well , they don't start from a mark to swim a race with the fish , for in that case they would get loft behind in nil probability. They take the lish at a dis advantage by driving them in to : i pocket , in the reeks and seize them as they en deavor to slip put past them. Like the little Arab children in Aden , the Cin galese in Colombo , and the Malays in Singapore , they ( lock around the ships in the harbor and amuse the passengers while they enrich themselves , by div ing for coins that are thrown into the water for thorn to capture. In Apia the girls enter these contests also , though in the Orient they do not. " A recent writer , describing his visit to Samoa , mentioned ono girl in partic ular , to whom ho gave the name of Mermaid because she surpassed all her companions in feats of swimming. Ho undertook to urovo her prowess by say ing that she captured half of all the money thrown overboard , notwithstand ing there were perhaps ten or twelve competitors in all. Ho did not say that in throwing the money into the water any especial pains wore taken that it should fall whore she would have the advantage , but such sometimes has boon the case , and probably was in this in stance. The doctor had seen some of the best swimmers and divers go down under the keel of the ship and come up on the other bide with apparently very little effort. In other words would "keel haul" themselves. They have always coino up smiling. A shako of their shaggy heads , a pass of the fingers over the eyes nnd nose to wipe out the brine , and they are ready for another dive. Racing in the water is ono of their fav orite amusements , und there can ho no doubt that they could hold their own with any swimmers in the world. They do not have to dibrobo and don a special costume in the privacy of a bnth-houso before entering the water. Their usual costume consists of a single gar ment only. This in a strip of cotton stuff or a scarf about the waist and mid dle , which thov call a lava-lava. A I'OrA'NKSIAKl'IONKJ. They are as fond of picnics as any political or bocinl club in Now York. A select party of about a hundorcd people in all will arrange an event of this kind , inviting friends to participate , and often the olllcors or men of the foreign vessels in the harbor are in cluded among the guests. The picnic grounds , or water rather , are in the mountain.- ! , about four miles buck of the Apia. The central rungo-of mountains in the island of Uuolu , which is the principal island of the group and the one upon which Apia is situatedreadies a height of about four thousand foot above- the level of the sea. The foot hills , which rise gradually , ono above the other , from a short distance back from the shore , nro covered with ver dure the year around , nnd here , in the cool forest , uro found mountain pools of clear water , whore the amphibious na tives can enjoy themselves to their hearts' content. Over the bare , precipitous rocks on the shore the mountain streams have poured their waters for ages , until the surfni'o of the rocks is worn as smooth ut ) polished marble. Some of the mule piouichors proccdo the main body of rcvullcrd to those pools , carrying the provisions , which include abuntoous ! supply of fresh pork , chicknn and llsh. When all have arrived they enter thu water and amuse * themselves by swimming , diving and skylarking , ducking each other's hcuds , or rising unexpectedly bononth Home ono whoso attention is diverted olbowhuro. There IH un upset , a scream of laughter , and an escape , They uro exceedingly good- natured and merry , never taking of- foiihi ) at the pranks and practical joUes of their comp'Uiions. " 1'Al'KSUKA. " TUB OA3IK OK A fnvorito game is called -the "ljap- csoca , " which means "sliding olT , " an | Iti practiced on the smooth rocks of the waterfall. Sitting down on the slip pery rocks tit the head of the fulls they let themselves go down with the swift current until they land in the water ( if such an expression may bo pormll- ted. ) Ono after the other they follow in rapid succession' , sometimes two or or throe piled tfp''ln ' n confused , strug gling mnssof jijftmanlty in the water under the falls , . , 6nt thov come again , chasing each other tip the steep rocks , to which their.ibM-o feet cling with the tenacity of a'fly on the coiling , and dovm rigalu through the cataract Into the Inko , untj.1 "they are sufllclcntly tired to Ho < lpwh upon the bank or to Uiko another lUQiil. In this way/thn day is passed , until the lengthening ) shadows warn them that tno time ha ยง arrived for thorn to return homo , " "THo coy damsels , with all the coquctri' 'tit their more civilized sisters on this side'of the worldarrnngo , their short hair with the brilliant scarlet - lot or white hibiscus , and \vea\o wreathes of brtghl'.lcnvoi , which they place upon their heads or over their shoulders like s\ fur boa. Around their shapely throats they wind nooklai'os formed of a ary scarlet berry or shells sowed upon a strip of cloth. Sometimes a friiigo made of the rib bones of a cer tain lish is attached to this necklace , and often a spiral boar's tusk forms a handsome though barbaric ornament , quito in keeping with the fashion of tiger-claw breastpins worn bv dainty belles in the more enlightened portions of the globo. I'OOU "IllMiY" MOltAN' . Ills Mind-Seems to Grow Moro nnd .More JMsonnud. William Moran , nuditor of the board of rnunty commissioners , who WIIB sent to North Pintle n few dnya ago , in older to im prove his mental condition by being given n rest , returned to this city last night nllh Charley Rosters , who was solicited by the commissioners to go to that place and escort him to Oinulia for treat ment. Saturday it was discovered that Moran's ' mind was wiindorlni ; more than over , nnd it was decided by Dr. Lee to have him brought hack. Wlion ho llrst showed signs of a demented condition it was thought that country iiir and n few days' ' recreation nt his uncle's country homo , where his mind would be off business , would restore his reason. Uut It did not. Ho has giown worse. It is ttaid that he has not had three hours' alee ) ) in that many days nnd nights. It is impossible for him to Hloot ) . His mind runs on bin speculative deals ; incorporating railroad companies , cable lines from Omaha and Salt Lake Ulty , and things not imaginable to n nano ncrson. Ho slngH constantly when there is no ono around upon'Whom ho can spring his gigantic schemes. Ho says ho has tno llnest baritone voice of any one In America , nnd will go on the stage next week with Hnrrett. This is on account of his baritone voico. Ho has nlso Issued n proclamation nnd will bo sheriff , lie has instructed both political parties not to make uny nominations , for he is sure of the election , for tie could be presi dent of the United States if he HO dosncd. He seems very treed nature. ! and has lucra tive positions for all his fiionds. Commissioner Mount took the unfortunate young man to the Murray hotel , where ho will remain n few days under the treatment of Dr. lioo. Ho was given un ano dyne last night for the purpose of getting him to nlooi ) . It is believed that he will never recover his reason , nnd he will ho sent to n private asylum for treatment within a few days. An Erring Wife. A colored man i ajjicd Givans , together withLilho Williams , was taken from a room in a Farnain street lodging house last night nnd jailed. The woman is the wife of P. J. Williams , ono of t e most highly respected among the colored men of Omaha. Mr. aud Mrs. Williams havq .only been mailied .sit weeks The husband , is deeply distressed over his erring wife * , Hc had done much to befriend her UurinK.h . , r girlhood , and siucu their marriage hasoprovidcd for her liberally and treated Her wHUuW10 greatest kindness. Tips From London. The Men's Outfitter : In London the style in full dress shirts calls for larger and wider bosoms. Throe studs are worn. The vest closes witn three but tons. tons.Novelties Novelties in tennis suits are of home spun serge. The colorings are subdued. The coats run into checks nnd the trou sers to stripes. The colors in both gar ments match. The Englsh manufacturers of readymade - made white vests have prepared for the London and American markets an ex tensive line of white vests : They are of line linen drill in fancy woven' pat terns , piques and a novelty called hopsack - sack linen. Full dress bows made of white satin are coming to the front in London. Their use is by no menus general , nor are they rccogni/.ed as correct by men who are quoted Its critorious of taste. At the same time there is every evidence - donco that they are growing in'favor among the patrons of tno higher grade of outfitting establishments in London , pressed in some bright hue. A British idea in neckwear is to hnvo the patterns small whore the color is pronounced , but when it is bubducd the effects nro bold. The English fad-lovers are sporting colored silk' handkerchiefs. Thcj thrust thorn loosely between the loft side of the shirt bosom and the vest. j In printed shirtings many London out fitters have ordered bold and largo elTccts. It is the belief , however , among the liner dealers of that city , that stripes of the modes sort will con tinue to hold the field. The made-up bow , in fancy bilks , to buckle in the back , is more or less popular for street wear among the young men of the English metropolis. J3ut the way-up Kiigllbh Kwulla wont have it , or any other tie Unit has u buckle. English Windsors are in soft twills and fancy mats. The ground colors are very faint tints , and the patterns , which are usually small , uro in some bright shade of rod or blue. There is a tendency in London towards the loosely flowing Windsor scarfs , and they will bo very popular thorn next sumniQiy , They form a very graceful udiliUonJp the Iliumol shirt. Mnlo costumes fpr lawn games will appear next bouson with striped bor ders and silk edgings. The twice roun > V tiand-tlod cravat is treated with diaJjiituiBhocl considera tion by English gejijlomon. Among London men the whlto silk vest is uinra or Toss of a favorite , es pecially to vveiuv it entertainments given ut country honcs ; while they uro sojourning thoro.\ \ " A rich-looking'smoking jacket is of silk , in a Persian oll'cct. It is warmly wadded and lined .with corded silk , which is quiUod"jlii.stripes. The gar ment is un Englisli production. Anglo-maniacs will revel shortly in cravats of brilliant hues. Their exam ples on the other side of the water are wearing Venetian red , coral pink und brilliant pink. Thooo colors uppoar in the new foulard Ascot , that wonderful scarf that goes twice around the neck uofore adjuutment. This style of neckwear - wear is invariably worn by English swells on their curly morning rides. It issorn without blurt collar , mid is made of bomu soft material that washes well. Extreme heights prevail in dross col lars. lars.Tho The latest evening waist-coats nro cut very low , closing with only three buttons. Manilla colored linen vests , double brcustod und with extra largo Inppols are mentioned as among the things that may have "a go" later on. AS OTIIKUS SKR US. How Oinnlin Impressed n Stronger From llit ! llnst. A group of gentlemen , residents of the city , and others , visitors within her gates , were chnttlng together In the rotunda of the I'nxton last evening , when the subject of conversation turned to the impressions made by the city upon the minds of strangers , "U did not take me long , ' ' said ono of the 'visitors , "to mnko up iny mind that Omaha was primarily n jobbing center. The largo wholesale houses upon Jack son , Howard nnd Harnoy street were among the first objects that mot my view 111 the city , nnd coming up town further I found wholesaling establish ments everywhere. This fact alone convinced mo that the place is essen tially prosperous , and hud I need oil other evidence of this fact they wore nt hand. Onmhasupports more really first class hotels than any city of its size I have over visited. These receive n very largo patronage while the smaller and leas pre tentious , hosUilrlos are ovoiorowdod. You will notice , too , that there are an unusually la'cgo percentage of young men in business here , aud that can al ways bo taken us evidence that the town is wideawake and prosperous , Young inun tire not con tout to remain in cities or towns that uro dead. As the country- bred lad will Heok the metropolis to woo Dumo Fortune , so will nis city cousins leave the foasilated places , cities though they bowhoso palmy dnys are of the past , and sonk thuso newer cities In the west. Ifthoj find that they have made a mistake in their Jlrst choice they will soon make another move and continuo moving until they have found a location whoso future they can bank upon. And so I say that whore you find a town whore there are many young men in business you can put it down as a live place , and Omaha has an unusually largo number. Then look at national bunks and miles uiiil miles of freight cars side-tracked waiting to bo loudcdtno newspapers und the crowded streets. All these impressed mo with the fact that Omaha wits a great , pros perous and growing city. ' 'That the bocial pleasures of life nro not neglected in Omaha , there are sev eral fuels to indicate. Probably the foremost agencies in the world to bring people together and unite them into social circles are the churches , and I understand thntOmnha has no less than sixty-live church parishes within her limits. Two elegant opera houses add to this conviction , whioli is effectually clinched by the columns of social news to bo found in the Sunday papers. "There is ono thing , however , in which 1 iind Omaha impoverished , and that is in city parks and public squares. In the rush of commerce UICMJ accessories series to a city , which have really be come a cr.ing nccc.siity , scorn to have boon forgotten in Omaha , ntidthc city will find it a diillcult matter to supply them now. In summer the laboring classes derive much pleasure and rec reation from thebo places and especially when the city furnishes music to thorn once or twice a week , which is done in many cities. " Dog. Among thobc who htn e summer resi dences at Oakdnlo , L. I. , are William K. Vandorbiit and Christian Itoborts. The spacious grounds surrounding the homes of these two millionaires adjoin ouch other , und only a rustic fence di vides them. Mr. Vnndcrbllt owned a large St. Bernard dog , to which he was very much attached. When ho and Jiis family left Oakdale at Iho close of the summer season , the dog was left behind as a bert of companion for the guardian of the property. A few days ago the dog strayed over to the grounds of Mr. Rob erts. The hitter was at homo , and as ho saw the dog ho became angry. He called one of his servants and ordered him to shoot the dog- . The latter re fused. Mr. Uobertb , however , was de termined the dog should die. lie got his rillo , and in one shot seccocacu in sending the dog to a plncn where all treed dogs find rest. Mr. Ilohorls' ser vants notified these of the Vandorbiit homo , and one of them immediately telegraphed Mr. Vanderbilt to thib citv. The latter was angry- and the following mall brought Mr. Roberts a very lengthy letter dcmandidg an ex planation. This was not made , aud now thcbO two men of wealth are at loggerheads. Mr. Vandorbiit wants satisfaction , and it is said will curry the mutter into the Suffolk county courts , x Hnrvnrd'h Jtrawn Cultivation. Rowing matters ut Harvard are in a flourishing condition , says a Boston ilis- iiatch. The completion of the tank und its successful working has given a now spirit to this branch of athletics. The ' Varsity" crow wore the first to stir the water , and were quickly followed by the various class crows. During the , pleasant weather the Varsity bus loft the tank and taken to the rhcr , where two crews have boon rowing daily under the captaincy of K. l'Ilor - rick. The freshman crow and albo the crow of " ' 90 , " have been row ing regularly in the tnnks.beairtebgolng through the general exorcise in the gymnubcum. At present there are up wards of twenty candidates for the " ' 00" crow , and about as many trying for the froshmun boat , all of whom are in much bettor condition and considerably fur tnor advanced than hits been thecasc in previous years. This is duo to the prac tice ' 'on ' the river. The Harvard Fencers' club , after much trouble as to the schoul of fence which should be adopted by its mem bers , came to the conclusion , at its last meeting , tnat the French school was the only prbpor one. The hoys will bo instructed by Allen Lowe , hprsit editor of the Globe , but an export in fencing * ClrciiN Mnn. Seth Huin'es , the former owner of the London circus , has retired with $ l , < i)0JOO ( ) ( to show for his work. John Nathans nnd Lewis Juno , both former partners of Barnuin , are worth about $150,000 apiece. Old John Hobinson , of Cincinnati , now deceived , left about $ SOO,000 which ho had acquired in the circus business. Adam Pqropaiigh is estimated as hav ing a fortune of about Ul ,500,000 , most of which is invested in Philadelphia real ostuto. P. T. Uarnuin is worth from * l,000,000 to $0,000,000 , half of which ho has nuido out of his show ventures during he pait fifteen years. Thouvorngo man would bo happier if ho had fewer poukcts to assist him in losing things. MoiiBtachu combs of solid silver , daintily Honored , are a recent capricu of the inotal-worlfcrrt' urt. What may bo called a now fad is to have one's autograph embroidered on one's suHpt'ndors , All the colors of the rainbow are soon in the silk slripcbthnt run through negligee shirts intended for next sum mer. mer.Many of the now smoking jackets tire altogether lee olognnt to bo worn for the purposes for which they are in tended , ' SOME MINING RELATIONS , Rowland's Dishonest SnloB of Ore From the Sharon Minos. SECRETS OF ASSESSMENT DUALS. Ore Was Sold Tor n SOUK ' " Mills , niul Thus DcllcllH Wore Mnnn- I'ncturcd Thru Assess- incut * Were Mmlc. Mlnlnit Frauds Kvpospil. SAX FiiANCi'-ro , CnK , Fob. n. [ Cor respondence of THU Uii : . ] Any aspira tions which Frame G. Nowlands may have had to succeed Senator Jones when the hitter's term e.\piros huvo been finally and completely nqiinlchod by the revelations of the San Krnnclseo Examiner. This journal is owned by Senator Hearst , who Is the best mining expert in the world , and knows all the ins and outs of Mho Comstook lode , as well us the rascals who luuo hcou feuth- iug their nests there at the oxuouso ot this community. But it is doubtful if this exposure , which is the reign ing sensation of 'l-Ylsoo , would have seen the light if it had not been for extraneous circumstances. The llvaminer made a very bad break hi its attempt to obtain the repeal of the Chinese exclusion bill , nnd found by its rapidly diminishing circulation that it had gone counter to the univer sal sentiment ot the state. Then it wont in for what mny bo called old-tiinu sensations , about the extortions of the Spring Vullcy Water company , and the dangcrouso condition of several thea ters and ono cliuich , but us this had been done ton .5 oars ago. and very much better by the San Francisco Chronicle , the attempt to stem thu tide of unpopu larity was unsuccessful. The Herald eumo to the rcouuo , and has played a \Miiiiing card. mnv Tin : THICK ws HONK. stated generally , for spocilicdutulls can not bo interesting to your renders , the CMimiiior has proved that Frank G. Nc-wlnml , as trustee for the Sharon mining interests on the ComsLock. has perpetuated the swindling which censed for n time after Shu1 on H death. The mode of operation has been to sell the ore taken out , at ridiculously low rates to the mills owned by the estate of Mr. Sharon. The examiner gives figures nnd shows that Yellow Jacket ore was sold for 50 cents a ton jiud by this means , though it was of such quality that the shareholders ought to have received a dividend of oO cen s a share , they on the conttury were compelled to pay asioss- munts on their stock. Thus they were doubly robbed. The Examiners shows that Krunk G. Nowlnud made a combi nation with Bob Morrow , whoso record in connection with tlic Overman mine has been of the most outrageously dishonest - honest character. In fact , if ho had not hidden himself in Nevada ho would now bo wearing a striped suit in San Quontiu. It is only duo to Senator Muekey to say that the Examiner con cedes the honest management of the Bonnn/.a mines , nnd it is a matter of OIK-MI knowledge that Muekey has done all in Ills power to bring about a bettor state of things upon the Comstook. But this luis been un impossibility , it is painful to bo compelled to say it , but it is impossible to punish these men Nowlaml and Morrow unless steps should bo taken to that olToet in the state of Nevada. 3AMOA2T CpaiLTjICATIOJfS. Wo have received news , under the roFe , that Secretary Whitney is negoti ating with the Pacific mail line for the use of their fast and powerful mail steamer , the City of Pckin , to be armed and dispatched to Samoa. There are ninny Germans in 'Frisco , and very good' fellows they are too , and they talco the ground that whatever fighting there may bo will be confined entirely to Samoa , or to Tutuila , and that tlio German government will never go to war with this country. Still , all the same , we should bo much relieved if Captain Zuliuski should be sent to superintend the construction of some pneumatic guns , and their subsequent adaptation to some of our fast steamers. General Miles has made u report of our defenseless condition , which is no now thing , nor docs anyone blame the led- or.il government for it. Wo all recog nise that it is wise to defer action and expenditure when there is an impend ing revolution in tlio modes of warlike attiick and defense. But when the problem is solved , then it docs seem ns if lightning promptitude should succeed to mature deliberation. The news about the City of Pelcin came straight from Superintendent Bullay at the Now York end , but somehow it got mixed in tr.insmibsion , and the loiingors around the Palace hotel had it that the C'olima was to be chartered. Now the Colimii belongs to the same line , and is un ex ceedingly comfortable vessel with u first rate captain , but so slow that she is known as the Slug of the Pacific mail Jlcot. VAM.U.TO OJf THKHAY. At the north end of our glorious bay is the town of Vallojo. called after General - oral Vallcjo , a gentleman of Sp.uiish nationality , but of California ) ! birth , to whom thi.s btutc is deeply indebted for the stand ho took when California lie- came a part of the United States. lie and Home capitalists of San FninciHCO have united for tlio establishment of terra cottn and pressed brick works at this place. To malic a bud pun , I mny Buy that they hnvo uninintaknblu ground for their enterprise , for the soil of Val lojo is adobe of adobe , or , in other words , clay of the fluent kind. The im portance of this cannot bo overlooked , for 'Frisco has boun behind the times in this particular industry , and Los An geles has out us an example which has made us blush. The gargoyles and cornice pieces for the now city hull now building in the capital of KOtithurn California are of an enormous m/o and of ] > orfect coiibtruction. In tno archi tectural revolution now pending in San Fruncibco , torracoltii will be most freely used , and as there is no clay in the northern purl of the btalu equal to that of Vullojo , the now cutorprim ) is certain of success. Tl ( > . CouIiln'tSlnup AVItlioul lllH Whipping. This incident is from the London Telegraph - ograph : "Go to bed , sir , in the closet there , " said un enraged fnlhor to hiri bun who luul given him Jiifct cause of olfuiiHo ; "wore it not that these gentlemen - men wore prrtsent 1 would give you a bound whipping , but you ahull hnvo it before bienkfiut to-morrow , certain. " The little rffbul wont to his crib with a heavy heart , ana the on ioymonts of the party continued until a fate hour. Just when tlio party was about to break up thu oltwut door WUH quietly pulled back and the young ollondur put out his head , roqaunUng that the sentence might bo put in execution. "Father would yo juBtgio mo my Ilk * this night , for I ' " ' without thorn' cannu bleep ; iir a Thomas "Wolf , Jack MoCartlty'nnd C. Put- tcrbon were nil spoiling for u 11 flit yvntcrduy iiflrrnoon in dilTorcnt paiU of the city , und nil tlirfo worn arrested. The charge of car. ryini ; concealed weapons wai nlso booked STRUGGLE WITH A CATAMOUNT. A Young llutitor's Koni-l'ul Kljjlu Tor Ijll'o In fnrboii County , I'n. Considered both geographically and as regards society , t'arbou township , in this county , writes a lluntlugton , Pa. , correspondent of the St. Louis Po t- Dispatch , is widely known as ono of the most desolate and dangerous regions in the interior of the state. Few persons have the courage to visit within it borders , except hardy hunters uni minors. Us population consists chlotlj of a ( " .ungurous class of foreigners principally Hungarians and Italians who live in a soml-barbirmis : manner at the numerous mining camps situated in its mountainous territory. Numor oti9 arc the reports of hair-breadth es capes having occurred In this region , hut iiono of thorn are as startling as that which happened on Thursday morning to a party of Baltimore sports men who for a week past have boon en camped in the mountainous region known us thu "Wilds. " The party comprised .lumos S. Claghorn , Milton S. Heed. Thuodoro Banks , John II. NelT mid Hurry Kuilly. They htul selected a disused wooil- ' maii's'cubin in one of the most remote parts ot the mountain , nearly eight lulled from thu nearest habitation They had previously decided to break camp to-day and selected Thursday for the llual bear hunt. It was agreed that Clnghorn And Hood should hcour the country north of the camp , while their companions , NolT and Kiolly , were to go in 11 southerly direction , and that all should moot at a Jargo spring in tlu mountain , u milo aud a half west of their quarters. Cltighoru and Rood HO ! out first .and after going only a short distance their dog found bear's trucks , which they followed for nearly an hour , finally tracking bruin to his rott cat among rocks of immense pro portions. In order to drive him out they sot IIro to'-omo brush at the open ing in the rocks , but their oflorts were unsuccessful. It was then proposed that ono of them remain ut tlio hour's don while the other returned for their companions. Heed necoidingty started for the camp , leaving Claghorn and the dog behind. Sumo lime after ho had gone , Clnghorn's attention was directed to the dog's furious barking near b.and . forgetting his charge in the rocks , he hiibtoncd in the direction whence the sound emanated. Going- but a short distance into the woods ho soon discov ered the cause of the dog's alarm. Crouching on the limb of u high ouic ho beheld a huge catamount preparing to make a spring upon the dog. Putting his rillc quickly to his shoulder Clag horn fired , striking the animal in the ficshy part of the neck just us it had sprung from its high porch. The shot failed to take olToct , aud when the catamount alighted on tlio ground instead of directing liis atten tion to the dog , it made a spring at Claghorn , lighting on his shoulders and forcing him to the ground. With his dog's assistance ho grappled with the infuriated animal , and succeeded after numerous attempts , in planting his knife in its side near the liuart , killing it almost instantly. Before this could bo accomplished , however , the cata mount had horribly mutilated Chig- horn's person. His breast and noeK were ripped open , his lofL arm slitfiom the shoulder aowuward , and his face , hands and scalp frightfully lacerated. Three deep gashes were maJo by the animal's claws in hit > left chock , and bin loft car almost cut into shreds. Early during the light the dog received its death blow from the catamount's fore paw. paw.From fatigue and loss of blood Clag horn soon became unconscious , mid was found an hour later in this condition by his companions. His wounds weio roughly dressed , after which ho was curried back to camp and a physician from Coalmant summoned. His injuries o regarded as very dangerous , and serious apprehension is full for his re covery. The catamount was a full grown male and measured live feet throe inches from tip to tip. to Kill Him. Chicago Triliuiio : Family Phyriician ( greatly shocked ) Johoucs , you bliould have sent for mo sooner. How long have you been in this fearful condition'/ Jchones ( with a hollow cough ) About two months. Ever since the beginning of December , in fact. Family Phybicinn You are htill ein- plovcd on thohtafl of thcMorningToma- linwk , are you not'/ Johoncs Yes. Family Physician You must have been working too hard. Juhoncs ( feebly ) I am afraid I havo. I eioiil two or throe hours every day trying to compile a department of ' BrightThingb From thuCongrctinioiml Record. " Narrow Escape o ( ' n J'rhiccss. A CharkolT ( flusbin ) dinpalch in the London News saya : A terrible railway accident has occurred near this place , by which Princos.s Liovcn , a member of a nohlo Russian family , narrowly ea- cnpod death. The princess was cross ing the railway near TCrasnnpnvloslcn station nf the Kur-ik-A'/olT line , when the sloilgo in which who was driving was ovort'iken by a putting train and Hinnsjinil to pieces. The driver wns killed on the spot , having both feet cut otT by thu whcelbof thundvuncingtrain. Tlio princess hurnolf full hotwonn the mils , wliura bhu lay in an uncoiibcioiih 8tito : while the train p.issod ever with out injuring her. Mrs. Brown Pott'-.r confesses to chew ing gum. She ha a largo pnckago of real spruce gum sent her from Maine each winter. StimniHliip jlrrivnlH. At Now York ; The I'lilaml , fioin Liver pool ; the firm , from London. Sure If jnu hive made up jour mind to buy Hood's fiars.ip.irllla do not bulmluccd In tn.u ) any other A Jloston lady , whose oxjmjilu Is u01 thy Imitation , alia her experience below " In ono si01 o ulieio I went to buy Hood's fiirsap.irllli : the cleik tiled to Induce mehny thclronnlnstpadntlloua'a ; hatoldinetln'lr'1 vouhllait longer ; that I might t'llto It en ten To Get days' lrl.il ; that If I did not like It I need not pay nnllilnt ; etc. lint ho could not prrtail on niii to cl'.ingc. ' I told him I had taken Hood's ftirtuparllh , knew nh.it It uasM satisfied with It , and did not u.mt nny otht r. When I licgan taking Hood's Kariiiparllla I \\n feeling real mlserahlo with iljMjw-pslj , and uuvcak that ut tlmea I i.ould huidly Hood's stanil. I looked like a person In consump tion. Hood's Hamjiarllla did me so math K nd that \\ondcr nt myself nometlmrn , niidniyfilcndsfrciiucnllygpoaknfll. " Mica. ' - * A. ( low , Cl Ttriace Street , Uonl n , arsaparilla fiolil bjr all ilni l ti. 511 lx fur { U. 1'reparod pnljr by U , 1.1100 ! ) A , CO , y\i > otlu curlc , Ixjwcll.Ui 100 DOBOS Ono Dollar