THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , FEBRUARY 18 , 18SO. THE" DAILY BEE , isvKiiY MOUMNO. TKHMS OK SUIIPCIUPT10N. Iftllr ( Morning Kdltlon ) Including Sir.vtiAV IJKK. Onn Vciir . I'or Six Months . . 6 i I'orThreo Month" . SB. ! Tm : OMAIM St-.MMV HKK , mailed to any ndilrcsx , One Veur . 2(1 ( WKKKI.V IlKK , OllO VOJir . 21" OMAHA Omc-BNos.nnntiilnifll > AHNA iBTimKT. CiitcAcioOmc-H. no : KODKBHY liun.niNo. ' It ! . ' TIIIIII'.NF NKW VOIIK urrii'K , HOOMS AMI > lll'IMil.sn. WASIIIMITON Ofl'lCK , NO. . 01. i STKKBT. COHIinSPONUKNPn. All comnntnlrntloiiH relnUiiK to news ana rdl- tortil matter Mioula bo ndilrcssedtotho IIWTOli should lie All business lettcrx anil remittances iKl-lressed to TilK IlKK I'Ulit.Millsn ( 'OMI-ANV , OMMIA. Draft * . checks and iKjstolllco orders t < i IMS niailo payable to llio order of tie ) company. Tlio Bcc PnbliSuiiiglipany , Proprietor ! K. UOSEWATHK. Editor. i'HK itAlljY IlUlO. Sworn Stntoinurit. of Circulation. Btnto of Nt'hraikn , I „ County of Douglas , f " Ocorpell. Tz.ichtirk , sccretnryof the Hce I'ul ) . llslilnt ? company , doi" solemnly swonr thnt the nctnaf circulation of TUB D.ULV HKI : for the week ending Kobntary 10. 18 , was at follows : fimulnr , Feb. 10 . JH.7tC Monday. Koli. II . JW . TiiMdiiy. Fob. 12 . " .IKf Wcilnufl'lny. foil. 14 . I'-1" ' ' " Vmirmlnv. Feb. I . I'-U' ' : 1-Tliliiy. Feb. IB . IH.wr Bfttimlny. rob. 1(1 . .I . H Average . l'U 7 MKoitai : n. T/.SCIIUOIC. Sworn to before tno nml Miibicrlbt'il to In my presence tills 10th dny of I'uliruury. A. 1) . IHS'.l. 8c : > l. N. P.FKIU Notary Public. Btnto of Nebraska. I „ County of Douglas. | " " dc-orga II. Tzschuck , being duly sworn , do- > osos itnd says tluit he Is serrotary ot the llee ) 'tilillshlng contiiiny | , that the actual average dully I'lfcnlatton of TUB DAII.V UKU for the mouth of.lmmary. ItW , ir..U3'l ' copies ; for I''el ' > . rnnry. 1 < * H , iri.if.tt copies ; for March. 18H.S , IO.IM copies : for April , ( si , 18,711 copies ; fosMny , 1SKS. ic.isi copies : for Juno , ISHS. ll.2in ! copies ; for July , ISPM. IS.OIC ) copies ; for .August , 1H88 , IH.lSlcoplt'H ; for Hoptninbor , I.SSH , ix.l > 4 cotilost ; for October , Itw * . was IH.03I coplos ; for Novem ber. I88 ( < , Itf.O'O copies : for December , 18 * ) , 18 , J1 copies. Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence this Ilrd day of .limitary , issu. _ N. P. FIJI ! . . Notary Public. Tins win bo iniulo Omaha's "greatest year' ' if wo nil pull together. ' WITH a globular glass ballot box , a full vote and nil honest count , the suc cessful candidate In Nebraska elections hereafter ought to bo pretty well satis- lied. IT is a refreshing sight to sec the railroad magnates coining down from their high horse in Iowa and meeting the state railroad commission with pro per respect. Foil every day that the Nebraska leg islature with its one hundrodand thirty- seven supernumeraries remains in j > cs- sion it costs the state nearly three thou sand dollars. COT.OUADO is calling loudly for addi tional buildings at its .state insane asylum. It is quite evident that the Denver real estate boom is getting in its work. THE half-breedsof Dakota arc raising a serious disturbance over the attempt to collect taxes on their property. The paying of taxes is one of llio features of civilization which they evidently do not intend to adopt. SKXATOU IJAMS' police relief bill now pending in the legislature for pension ing members 01 the force in Omnha long in service has its merits , and mem bers of the force will make a serious mistake if they oppose it. M . P. E. lucu has given the slip to several blackmailing adventurers who Imvo made a living by playing road agent in the legislative lobby. They now take revenge by "roasting" him through papers with which they are temporarily connected. Din Mr. Gilchris 's resolution to have wires stretched across the liouso chamber to increase the acoustic prop erties of the hall include the removal of the "underground" wires laid by the lobby ? This is mi important point in acoustics in which the people of the Bttito are interested. LOOKING through a telescope a man with his eyes half shut can see n huge darkey in the milky way in which the now postoflieo location is to bo llxod. At this distance -looks like a very bold , put-up job , in which the locating commissioner is to play the principal role in a farcical competition in which only one or two squares can possibly compote. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ b McNuiiTi , the receiver of the Wnbash railroad , is authority for saying that the presidents' agreement lias simply got to pass. The test will como on Tuesday when the fate of the "gentlemen's agreement" will bo do- cided. The situation just now is moot interesting. The Wall street bank' urn have turned their thumb-scrows on the obstinate presidents of the roads still holding out , by depressing the stocks of the railroads which they represent. The question is , will they be able to hold out or will they bo forced to suc cumb to the pressure brought to bear upon them. WHAT efforts are our legislators put ting forward the provide for the state inspection of building and loan associa tions ? These institutions have multi plied in the past few years , and have largely taken the place of savings banks. They hold many millions of dollars lars which como from the pockets of the laboring classes. There is constant danger that these association * may fall into the 1 Kinds of incompetent or dis honest ofllcoiM , if laws Vo not passed to protect the members and to bring those institutions under the supervision of the auditor of state. Till' western puckers of canned goods nt their recent convention were urged to form a trust in order to regulate their output and to llx prices. The conven tion , however , wisely decided to leave the question of over-production to the judgment of each individual packer. Those manufacturers were snfllciontly lovol-liondod to sea that free competi tion , although it lowers prices , in creases the consumption of their goods. Whereas regulating the output arbitra rily through a trust raises the price , but cannot prevent u glut In the mar- luit. For as the prlco-uf canned goods goes up the consumption decreases , and over-production would novortiolo ! = 3 Bturo the packoi-ei in the fuce , SIMPLY TXFAMOVS. In assuming the role of Informer Frnnk Morrlssoy has only given fill swing to his natural , propensities. Hi proclaimed himself n rogue when he as sorted that ho know hia former nssO' elates in the house were being corrupted and bribed to vote ngninst prohibition nnd did not expose them until after h < had been unseated. Hut Informer Mor rliwoy would bo perfectly harmless lint ho not been given full swing to use tin OmMm Tim-aid for his base revenge nnd vindictive villainy. The met who control thp Herald have hat ample time to inform themselves ate to the true character of this llri brand nnd reckless adventurer But in the face of protests they hnvi capped the climax of Inlamy by a mos scandalous nsstiull on the supreme cour which every intelligent man must realize izo , Is deliberately made to ombarras the judges and prejudice the case now pending before them with regard to the submission bill. In other words , the Omaha Herald has been converted int < a club which , placed in the hands o prohibitionists , Is to bo held over tin bends of supreme judges while they im deliberating over the submission bil and constrain them to render a declsioi in variance with what might bo thcti honest Interpretation of the bill. Whtv can be the object of ttio Herald it pursuing a course so detrimental to tin best interests of this community nnd s < utterly at variance with the profcs sions of that sheet ? Have the men n1 the helm of that paper lost their heads or are' they n sot of wreckers who waul to ruin Omaha before they pickup thoii grip-sacks and decamp for parts uiv known ? V11K CHICAGO PACKMltS APPEAL The Omaha Packers' associationrep resenting the four great boot and pork packing establishments , has entered a formal protest with the intor-state com' merce commission against any change of existing relative rates on packing house products or live animals for ship ment from Missouri river points east ward. The action has been ( loomed necessary owing to the appeal of the Chicago packing houses to the inter state commission for such changes in tariff rates as will benefit thorn to the detriment of the uacking interests ol Iowa and Nebraska. The position taken by the Chicago packers against the ex isting rate is , that the classiflcotion be tween the packing products and live stock is not a proper ono ; that the rates on live hogs shipped to Chicago is dis proportionate to the rates made on packed products from the Missouri river to the same point. To these allegations the Omaha packers reply that , the uniform classification sought for , quot ing the words of the inter-state com mission , is ono which must bo approached preached with caution , ns lowering the rates * in some sections of the country would have the effect of raising them in UKO proportion in others. So that in the same business while ono dealer might bo bonofitted , another might be ruined. For that reason the intor-statc commission will protect the existing classification as every part of the country has , to some extent , inter ests to bo served special to it. Another reason why the rates on live stock should bo higher than on packed pro ducts is duo to the greater risk nnd wire necessary , and the greater cost at tached to the transportation of live stock. Moreover , it is well pointed out by the Omaha packers , that Chicago has the advantage over Missouri river points in paying less for coal , salt and and other coininoditirfs necessary for. the packing industry. So that whatever natural advantages Missouri river pack ing industries may have in live hogs over Chicago there must bo subtracted the disadvantages arising from other sources. There can bo but little ques tion that the inter-state commerce com mission will refuse the appeal of the Chicago packers for a readjustment of the existing rates. They have been adopted and maintained to the satisfac tion of the pork packers and railroads west of Chicago , and any change to dis- driininato in favor ot Chicago would un balance the nicely adjusted scale of rates to the detriment of pork packers from St. Louis to and St. Paul. OI 'MI-ZEALOUS There is to bo a conference of civil service reformers in Baltimore on the twenty-third of this month. Charles Jerome Bonaparte , president of the Maryland association , under whoso aus pices the conference is called , states that "this specific purpotto is to keep the now administration straight , if wo can. " Another Maryland reformer says the object , with reference to the adminis tration ot Mr. Harrison , is to have re tained as many oflicient ofllcoholdors as possible. Besides what will bo said by individuals on the occasion , it is more than probable there will be some sort of a manifesto issued fo:1 the es pecial information of the president elect regarding the wishes of the ro- formerg. The right of thcso gentlemen to con fer io not questioned , but would it not be wiser for them to withhold counsel from the next administration until an opportunity Is given for them to ascertain whether their counsel will bo needed ? At present they Imvo no right to assume that General Harrison will pursue a policy that will in the least degree antagonize their views. So far no his record and his public utterances go they promise a careful and faithful adher ence to civil service reform by his ad ministration. Mr. Swift , presidunt of the Indiana association , who enjoys in- tlmato relation : ; with the president elect , expresses entire confidence thnt the now administration will take ad vanced steps in civil service reform , lie is authority for the statement that the inaugural address will outline plainly mi ! with emphasis the policy that must bo observed iji all departments of the government with reference to civil Borvieo , and that an honest observance of both'the letter and spirit o ! the lav- will be demanded by the president. If there was the allghlost reason to doubt .hat this would bo so the reformers vould have an excuse for thrusting heir vlows upon the president-elect , tut cr.co ! there is no such reason their avowed putt > oc of keeping the now aV ministration straight is to say the lens presumptuous. Eonl 1 n the promotion of n rcforn nmy by overstepping the wlso nnd prn dent limit become annoying offensive , and harmful. The prepress - press of civil service re form has perhaps been somewhat re larded for this reason. The oxtromi advocates of the reform assume- snpe rlorlty of political virtue which is to : great many exceedingly disagreeable and with this there is naturally nsso ciatcd a dictatorial spirit , somewhat ap parent in the present instance , which i : very nearly intolerable. These getitle men ought to remember that they hnv < not all the wisdom and patriotism am solicitude for the welfare of the country So far ns Oonoral Harrison is conccrnci nothing the Baltimore conference innj do or say is likely to give him nnj troubled thoughts. Ho has undoubt cdly clearly defined ideas respecting the policy of his administration on this ni on other subjects , and ho will vcr.\ \ likely carry thcso out until he shall line it necessary or desirable to make t change. And we cannot but think Urn It would bo the part of good judgmen1 to allow him to proceed in his own way SAS CASK. The assassination of John M. Clayton with the evident purpose ot defeating the contest for the sent in the next coii1 gross from the Second district of Ar knnsas , deserved all the condcmnatioi it has. received , but the prodding thai has been given Mr. Breckinridgo , whc represents the district , has boon cs sonlially unfair and unjust. Unques tionably the political supporters ol Breckinridgo are responsible * for tlio cowardly crime , but there is not the slightest reason to suppose that ho is in the last degree criminated. On the contrary ho doubtless deplores as duoplj ns any man in his situation could the unfortunate oceurrance , though ho may not have felt called upon to show his sense of the enormity of the crime bj resigning the scat in contest and going through another election. It is not dilllcult to understand that a perfect ! } honorable man might not fool called upon , believing that ho had been elected , to take a course of that kind. Tlio question whethora con test should ccnso by reason of the death of the con testant was raised in congress immedi ately after the killing ot Clayton , and n resolution was introduced in the liouso providing for a committee of live mem bers of the house who are now members of the committee on elections , and who are elected to the Fifty-first congress , to proceed without delay and take testi mony touching the issues joined in the Clnyton-Brockinridge contest. It was provided that the committee should as certain all the facts relating to the election and contest' ; and report to the next liouso of representatives on the first day of the first session , or as soon thereafter as a report could bo pre pared. There was a doubt as to the authority existing under the present law for any action by the house looking to a thorough investigation , nnd the resolution was referred to the commit tee on elections , with instructions that if it found no authority in existing , law for continuing the contest it should re port by bill or otherwise such act or resolution as may bo necessary to ac complish the object. At the time this was done Mr. Breck inridgo expressed himself satisfied with any plan that contemplated a fail- inquiry into the facts , and ho has since written a letter to the chairman of the committee on elections , asking the com mittee to take the resolution sent to it under consideration , and , if possible , to report some measure that will provide for the prompt continuation of the con test. In his letter Mr. Breckinridgo says that "while perhaps at no time should a contest cease by reason of tlio death of the contestant , yet in this case this is especially true. " The matter is thus loft wholly with the committee on elections , and the attitude of Mr. Breck- inridgo regarding the matter should ac quit him of all suspicion , if anv has over boon seriously felt , of a purpose to take advantage of a most heinous crime. There is every reason to oxpectthat the committee will respect his request , nnd that the proposed investigation will bo continued , as unqucstionablv it should be. PUKSIDKNT Crnvi-rAN'i ; > is said to ba working very hard during these closing days of his administration. The pressure - sure of ollicinl and social duties through out the day Is so great that ho is seldom able to address himself to the documen tary work ( did correspondence which accumulates on his desk during almost every hour up to nine o'clock at night , nnd it is said ho is seldom able to retire before two or three o'clock in the morn ing. He in generally in his olllco by half past nine in the morning , and for an hour is kept busy receiving mem bers of congress and their constituents. A very largo majority of the American people have not tlio least idea how much of a task their chief executive lias , but fancy that the position is very nearly a sinecure , if not a continual round of pleasure. It is but Just to Mr. Cleveland to say that ho has boon ono of the most .industrious presidents the country has over had , and while the necessity ho has found for working so hard may be measurably duo , ns ho himself says , to awkwardness , and per haps also to a want of tlio higost oxoou- uva ability , ho has shown a conscien tious devotion to the duties of his ofllco that is bn far thu most creditable part of his record. NKIIIIASKA has no interests to sub serve in advocating u deep water har bor on tlio coast of Texas. The memo rial which , it is proposed , the legisla ture should address to congress urging u national appropriation for sucli a pur pose , should bo tabled. The Texas ( loop water harbor soiiomo Is visionary nnd impracticable. Commerce cannot be forced into unnatural channels. No- brnskaV corn will never seek an outlet to Ktiropcan markets by the way of Subin pass or Arkansas bay , for the rca- Eon that there would bo no return car goes. So long as tlio business of the country pulsates in the great commer cial and financial centers on the Atlan tic seaboard , fhp products ol the west for European Consumption , must move toward that direction , In its true light tlio Texas deep wntor harbor project Is no more nor l s $ than a scheme to worl congress for lareo appropriations in tin interest of certain land and rnilroat syndicates. The legislature of No brnskn should 'onscquoiitly not lend lli aid to such a transparent job. TiiKstatoiuonls that have been made regarding the relations of Senator Slicrmau and General Algor may noi bo wholly groundless , but there appear : to bo no truth in the report thnt those gentlemen have been publicly denonnc Ing each other in a ratlior reckless sorl of way not at all in character will cither of thorn , It is very probable thai Sherman .docs not feel nltogethoi friendly to Alger , but doubtless all thai has boon credited to the senator do rogntory to the general had its origin with the imprudent friends of the for mer. On tlio other hand General Algol positively denies having used language attributed to him while in attendance at the Lincoln birthday celebration at Columbus. It is unfortunate Unit nnj ill feeling exists , and if the two gentle men cannot rid themselves of it tho.y might at least endeavor to keep it from public discussion. This they might ac complish by silencing , the tongues ol injudicious friends. Mak'a tlo Monk. ' Sick. Kclilsn * I'll ( / 3'f if. . This man Thurston of Nebraska is n mod' ' cat fellow. Hour him : "Among tlio western men who Imvo been imined for a cablnol position arc Clarkson of Iowa , and myself. " And not n word about Allison , ITornkor , Fos ter , Now , AVindom , Algcr , KusU , Miller Henderson , Noble , Plumb , or any ono of r dozen others. This fellow makes us ill. STATI2 AND TUKIUTOKV. NolirnHkn Jotting * . Ewing wants another railroad nnd a grist mill. mill.Tlio Tlio Holdrcge water works are nearly com pleted. A oulliifand ! ! loan association has been organized at.Edgar. A game of baao ball was played at Grant , Perkins county , Saturday. A number of Union Puclllc men have boon prospecting for gravel at Wahoo. Two thousand tons or ieo have beoli har vested tills season nt Weeping Water. It is believed at Holdrcgo that maeliino shops xvill bo orcctcd there the coming sea son. son.A A petition has been presented to the county commissioners to incorporate the village of Kimball. The people of Palmyra have secured the location of a knlttlug factory anil the neces sary buildings will bo erected immediately. Parker K.yan , one of thp early settlers of Fillmore county died at his homo near Exeter - ter , Thursday , after an illness of but n few days. : Judge Thomas , ot Schuyler , was called upon recently to issue a marriage license for un oighty-ono-yeur-olil groom and lifty-ouc- year-old bride. ' A number of SaUnders county people have received letters from a New York man ofTer- intr to furnish theiri with any amount of ex cellent counterfeit silver certitlcates and treasury notes. Ilov. A. 1C. Myattway , a native of Uurinah , who has been pastor of the Haptist church nt Wahoo for two years , has resigned his posi tion and will cutbr the lecture lield. Three boys , ranging in ago from ton to thirteen years , have been arrested at West Point for burghiry. They bad successfully operated in tlireo stores and were caught witli the stolen goods in their possession. lll\VU. There is not a vacant building in Sheffield. The Corning neiulciny has secured a 25OW endowment fund. A Good Templar0 ledge has been organized at Atlantic with seventeen members. Enterprising citizens at Muscatino arc sub scribing stock for a sugar factory to bo built there. Twenty-seven petitions for injunctions against Cedar Rapids saloonkeepers liavu been fllcd. 1'ho Iowa undertakers will moot in annual convention at Dubumio on the second Tues day In June. Four divorce cases will occupy the nttcn- tlon of the district court of Washington county this week. Twenty-ono saloonkeepers at Muscatino have paid their fine of $ i , ) nnd costs for the month of February. A little less than $1,000 is needed to make up the § .10,000 noccssni-y to insure the build ing of a now hotel on Ino site of the Juliea house at Dubuque. Two men at Creston recently excavating for an ico-houso dug up the skeletons of two persona lying side by side underneath the former situ of n saloon , A pond of stagnant water called Silver creek , situated near Casey , is n place where several bathers have been drowned , nnd now the inhabitants are being treated to sights of spectres warranted to terrorize the bravest. A few days ago "Huek" Fisher , a young man nt Ued Oalt , put up his overcoat us se curity for a whisky bill. His parents Imvo caused the arrest of the budge dispenser , nnd some Interesting developments are looked for. _ A young farmer named Johnson , residing near Uclmond , Wright county , while en gaged in feeding a hay press , attempted to push ftoino hay into tlio press with his foot , when ho was caught by tlio machinery , dragged into the press and his whole body crushed to a pulp , IIu was a siuglu num. Dakota. John Luce , nn old resident of Lake county , Is ( lead. The stock of Dead wood's photographer lias been sol/oil by the sheriff. The Elk Point Congrogatlonnllsts took in fll'-.IW nt their recent church supper. Ttu-ro are but three oases of scarlet fever nt Uismarck and the public schools will not bo closed. The saloonkeepers of Sioux Falls have been notified to exclude minors from their places of business. John Elahlre , of Chamberlain , has boon ar rested by a United States deputy marshal for soiling whisky 16 Ijidians at Lower Urulo agency. Tlio Irotjuols nhanco ) will hold a mooting on thoC'Jl last. , at , which the county pur chaser will bo present and tnho orders for machinery and glv/i / prices at which the same can ho bought. Mrs. George LudtUngton , nt Mamlan , has given notlco thnt ou.March 4 uho will apply to GovernorChurch for n pardon for her hus band , now serving a .term . in the penitentiary nt Sioux Falls. LudiHngtou was convicted at llrooklngs in October , 1SS7 , tor stealing goods from u car atil lkton. Mrs. Emmett Colo-and daughter , of Aber deen , were nearly suffocated with coal gas while preparing dinner. When Mr. Colo- came homo lit noon 'he ' found his wife and daughter unconscious ; lying on the floor. Uy prompt action und medical assistance putli recovered. C'oiiipciiHntloi : For-FiirmerH. DAVID CmNoU , , Fct > . 15. To tlio Editor of Tin : HKE : 1 see by Tin : Urn ; that Hon. J. S. Hill , of Hutler county , has Introduced u bill to provide for the payment of certain claims for damages done by Dr. Hillings In xpcrlmontliig upon the farmer's hogs for the prevention of hog cholrra. This scorns to bo a now departure. Wo have often no ticed contractors , lawyers , claim ns ° nts , and : lmt class of people clamoring for npuroprla. : ions for food , salaries , damage etc. , but wo mvo never known of u farmer who had the faith to hope for relief for a tlllor of the soil. IVo are glad that Mr. Hill has seen fit to imko the effort for u fellow farmer nnd his out-jse is heartily endorsed by his constitu Tlio unfdrtundto victims , Mr. Itesa HlnUly and Luddon.who nro asking the stnt to compensate them for damages done then by n stAte ofllclnl are all men of high stand Ing in the community In which they live am have the sympathy of every ono who know ; the circumstances under which their liogj were killed. Even If Ur. Hillings'theory is correct and innoiulatlon u true science that Is no reason why the stat < should not pay dninngc dom to Individuals by onk'crs limiting the cxpori inents. The loss is very heavy to the few in ( lividimla , but nothing to the whole state After an experience of nearly twenty yean of farming and hog raising In Hutler county I know that hog cholera Is our most dreadtu enemy , and I am glxd to sco thnt tit least om farmer In the legislature has the grit to do inatul relief for the innocent victims of Inoc uhttion experiments l < v a state onlcer. Foi my own part I have little faith in the Inocit latlon theory , basing my Judgment upot actual results so fur as I have-had the oppor tniiity to observe them. Hut that is not tin question before the legislature. The roil question Is. Should the state p.iy tlio damage ! sustained by oilr farmers , caused by stati oilk'ers under such cirniinstances' 1 thinl it should , especially when they tnistcd um relied upon him because of the fact that In was nctinir under state authority. The staU paid him for doing tlio work and paid his ex penses while at it. Why not pay tin farmers } TIIOMVS JENSEN. Tlio Art Ijonn Kxlilliltlon. OMAHA , Feb. lit. | To the Editor of Tin Hii.J : : While visiting among your citizens representing Messrs , Scrilmor & Sons in tin Interest of art , 1 11 ml among many of your an loving neighbors n very strong desire to have an exhibition In Omaha ot the works of rep rescntativo American painters. Having r very general acquaintance with the leading American artists , also considerable know ledge of what is necessary to bring about r successful art exhibition , 1 will endeavor tc give some of the most practical methods It such enterprises which may prevent mis. take and may bo of value to any of your pub He spirited citizens who may have this matter in contcniDhitlon , First , it la absolutely necessary to obtain the eo-opcrnthm of the leading pointers if you expect to get representative works. To tlo this it is necessary to avoid the usual method of some individual citizen attempting through correspondence to accomplish this. The iir- tuts will not notice such communications as it lias so frequently been made a matter o I advertising of some art dealer In a town to got tip an exhibition entirely in his own In- tcrost , .sending out circulars to artists saying we propose this and tliat , nnd in almost every instance when the artist loans their work to such enterprises there nro none or very few sales and ns no one makes themselves re sponsible the return of the paintings Is much delayed and the frames generally very much damaged , -and the artists only the loser. Now , to gain the attention of the artists as well as their influence , it would insure suc cess nt once if your prominent citizens , in cluding your mayor , to the nuuibor of , say one hundred , met nnd signed a petition ID the artists stilting that it is a matter of public in terest nnd making some ono person or committee responsible for the safe return of unsold works and n general idea of what you propose , then you will llnd it a very p'.mplo ' matter to give your people an art exhibition -that would be an honor to any city. And the artists will know it is your people who want the exhibits , und if properly conducted can bo held each year. Of course , it would be the duty of the lead ing merchants to help the patronage In every way possible , as good sales nro u sure adver tisement for a good show for another year , and the artists watch these results like any other business man or woman. Your committee , after once in power , can arrange with a party in New York who will take full charge of procuring the work and shipping them. While in Omaha I will bo glad to meet any of your citizens nnd give any information desired. Yours in the Interest ; of Art , A. T. HANIU- . A Stranger In Oniiilin. OMAHA , Neb. , Fob. 15. To the Editor of TiiiBii : : Will you allow a strangjr space in your journal to make sonio remarks about your city ! I have been for a week in Omalm , and llnd much which is praiseworthy in it. it has flno wide streets , sufficiently well kept , which n-oui the space they occupy and the paving they rcimire , must bo a bonanza to contractors. In the matter of street signs , liowovcr , advantageous amendment is prac ticable. At present , the only information open to the wayfarer as to his locality must bo derived from the small signs like stencil plates placed upon the street lumps nt the corners. These signs uro somewhat difficult to make out , and do not attract the attention that larger ones would command. They IKJS- sess the advantage of being visible at night , but it must bo remembered that many well meaning strangers walk the streets by day light. Another disadvantage nbout this style o signs is , that the facetious individual who washes the street lamps , frequently turns them the wrong way , thus misleading the unwary stranger into going north on Six tcenth street , when his objective point ol travel is west on Douglas street. An in stance of this depravity may bo seen oven to this day nt the junction mentioned If the lantern has not been turned around. In sonic cities , notably in Philadelphia , legible signs nro placed upon the houses at cacli corner ol every street in addition to the street lantern stencil plates. These afford un oxcollcnl guido for strangers , who can , by their aid , find their way about town without bothering the Inhabitants with endless cpiestions. Bui even these are not perfect , for sometimes the enterprising properly holder had them en graved upon marble , nnd firmly embedded in thu wiillc , thus affording a highly ornamented means of Imparting Information , and when bv popular caprice or otherwise the names of the streets in nro changed , the old mcmoriablo signs be come misleading. For instance , William I'cnn called ono thorough faro Sisiafrus street , but the early Quaker's having evinced a tendency to run thuir horses thereon , it became known ns , und still is called Kuco street , but some of the old fixed signs re main ns monuments to the better taste of the great founder. In Htroot nomenclature. Hut this Bert of thinir can easily bo remedied In anew now city , as well as the mistake of having two streets with the same name , which sometimes causes the stranger to nso lan guage which iio nmy yet deplore. There are many other things that might bo written about , nml commented upon , but this Is suf ficient for the present , and if I can succeed in inaugurating u reform in this ono particu lar , I shall consider myself entitled to llio grntltudo and thanks of countless strangers yet to come. And though I shall gut neither , for they will not know who did It , yet the nwcet consciousness of duty performed will bo u lusting aoluco. Komo t i HATCCnNTCU , Nob. , Feb. 14 To the Ed itor of TUB HII : : : Would you kindly Inform us a.s to the whercrbouU of thostatu votorin- nrlan ! Wo have n supposed CIBU of glandor.s In our county which has boon reported re- leatodl.v to the Htato veterinarian at Lincoln , luring the past few months , ( with stamp } enclosed for reply ) , without being ublo to re- -oivo an answer. If ho is still located at Lincoln , what business is ho engaged In ) Vary respectfully , A CiTix.nxoi' HAVES Coirxrr , Angostura Hitters uru tlio best remedy 'or removing indlirestlon. AsIc your Iruggist for the genuine , prepared by Dr. .1. G. U. Siogort& Sons. DvoiIlnlCu Century In an Anylum. Mrs. Catherine Smith , whose death s reported at the Western lunatic igylum , says a Staunton ( Va. ) special , vns admitted into that institution. July M , 1828 , just after it was opened , she wing the third patient received , rohn Qulncy Adams was president. Juring her utay within the bounds of lie asylum there have been seventeen n-esldents of the United States , fifteen if whom are dead. Though living in ho midst of Kcenos of the late war , she lover knew that it was raging. She im ninety-one years old. P. P. Shelby , formerly connected with the Jnlon Pacific , but now general manager of ho Montana Central , h endeavoring to en- 1st enterprise in the construction of u line to 'orUand , Ore. , connecting with the north- rn transcontinental llnoj. NO HOPE FOR THE REPORTE1 The Ponrly Qfttoa Are Bnrrod to Moi Who Hall From Lincoln. SALVATION IS NOT FOR THEM The Sinful , Unrc'Keiierrtto Onnj ; Con to llio. KverlasUiiR l-'urles ol1 Hhcol Pecu liar Clirtatlnnity. An i\ltnl : > lo Dlvlno. LINCOLN UuitnAu or run OstAtu Unr ) ItM ) P STUI-.IJT , } LINCOLN , Fob. 17. | Taking n street ear at the comer of Four tcenth and K , at 10:30 : this morning , Tin Hr.i : representative soon utter olightcd n Forty-seventh ami entered Grace M. E church where , as the good pastor stated ii the midst of his sermon , a revival is manlfes that bids fair to shako heaven , earth nm hell. hell.Pastor Pastor Mlnolmrt entered ! the pulpit am lined "Nearer My tisd to Theo" ns a soni service for nn audience thnt filled every noel and corner of the room. At this time thor were no evidences of any wonderful oxelte incnt. The exorcises were as orderly a clock work. Following the notes of the ttim of "Hethnny , " which died away and left m oppressive dullness , came "Shepherd Lik < n Savior Load Me , " and exhortations fron four or live members of the pastor's flock These were vaporing * of fancy , usual insucli meetings. The first to testify of the won derful goodness of the Mnstor was a ladj who had passed Mio meridian of life. Ho Imlr was silvered and she acted very much as though she were laboring to keep back the inclinations of an excitable nature. She stood as motionless * ns n statua for full twc minutes before saying a word. Eves and ears were on the nlert to catch the first movement and word , It seemed for n mo ment that the 'J50 people present had forcol- tcn to bretithe. Hut tlio good lady broke the exasperating stillness by saying : "i never appreciated what that meant until this morn ing. " She evidently had in mind the tltlo of the song just sung. In n well modulated and musical voice she then told of Christian duty nnd experience- , und exhorted nnd en treated the sinner to turn from a lifo of sin before it shall bo overlastinglv too late. A brother followed. Ho talked calmly nnd modestly. There was not only good sense but Christianity In what ho had to sny. The only thing remarkable , liowovcr. In the "ex perience service" was tlio statement of a sis ter that prayers had saved ono of her chil dren from the grave during the nast week. She told her story intelligently and seemed to bo wholly unexeitcd. The speaker's fnco was pale and wan , showing that she had evi dently passed several sleepless and nnxious nights , and what she had to say was eagerly listened to. Song ser vice followed her talk nnd Pastor Mlno lmrt , without a cited text , commenced his discourse. His lirst sentence , "Ho shall live who sinneth not , " sounded they keynote of nis peculiar , but clearly crromous doctrine , com plete nnd perfect sanntillcatlon. Yet ho passed this point nfter making the usual ex ordium , mid proceeded to give a history of llio peculiar manifestation of God's power at Grace church , of which the press of the city und state has had more or less to say. Ho said that U had been the result of two and u half years of earnest and faithful prayers on the part of the membership of his flock , and the immediate work of the past fifteen weeks of his labors as pastor of the church. He denounced the statements of the press that the mani festations there had been due to oxclto- ment , frenzy , or fanaticism. Ho said the fanatics of this world were to bo found only among the disbelievers in God's word , nnd quoted scripture to prove it. His arraign ment of newspaper reporters was caustic and severe. To illustrate , ho said that the reporters of the press nt Lincoln were born of aatan and subject for the fury of boll , wmoh would bo endless , for God had said so. The speaker also culled upon his audience as a jury to rebuke any statement that there had been doings or excitement at that place out of the ordinary since the organisation of the church. "Why , " the speaker suld , "it is true that ( jed is man ifest in us , but it is due to zealous study of His word. Hands up , please , all of you who have brought your bibles to church. " See ing persons craning their necks to count the number of raised'hands , the speaker asked them to stand , and fifty-three persons nroso. Continuing , he called for the number of the faithful who had been praying for this pres ent revival from day to day since the organ ization of the church , and thirty-one mem bers stood up. This pleased the good pastor , and ho facetiously remarked that ho was glad to say that the membership of Grace church did not have to wear their hats la- "You are Christians. " It is just to state that there was no great excitement at Grace M. E. church to-day , and that past accounts Imvo probably boon exag gerated by sensational newspaper reporters. Hut there is nnuncxplaluublc iulluencQsouio- whero. It is stated , reliably , too. that Uov. Mineliart possesses a strongcmotional nature , ami has n peculiar influence ever his parish- oners. Ho Is zealous nnd intensely religious , and it is very apparent that helms his charge thoroughly imbued with the doctrine of / sanctiflcatlon. His talk to-duy was listened to with marked attention. Two stenographers und a number of reporters wore present , and the speaker took particular pains to prod them with sharp thrusts , Ho made one fool that room was more precious than presence wlion Fnber-pushcrs hung in the balance. During his discourse he also stated that he had talked with ( jhancotlor Crcighton regarding the ul- logcd condition of Gnica church , and that with him ho was of the opinion that an old- time Methodist revival was In progress. Oriticisimsonly came from the devil and Diiemius of the church , the speaker said , und commenced to sing "Glory Hallelujah , " to the tune of "John Hrown , " nnd the strains ] f the familiar tune filled the room , and with Lho "Uoxology11 the audience started hoino- ivurd "feeling that it was good to have been there. " t Tim niH'fuicr COUIIT. The call of the law and equity docket for uvmorrow is as follows : Smith & Uo. vs H. & M. Arndt vs Stnto Insurance company , Harnos vs Howinan. Hlchardson vs Fitzgerald. Kat/enstcln vs Mny. Mickey vs Kulofaon. Morton vs Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad. Kaivmcr vs O'Connor. Damrow vs Graves it Son. Irwin vs Martin. McArtliur t Son vs Hnydcn. Meyer Hro * . ( Jo. vs Hcydom. Lclehton vs Clarke. Kuril VK Muliride. Wol > ser vs Hush. McShano vs Cox. CITV KlittS ANJI XOTHB. J. U. Suiter , of this city , boasts possession > f a natural curiosity. Helms found a pa nto with a squash seed Imbedded In the icart of it. Mr. and Mrs. J. J , Imhoff entertained a lumbar of thu Nebraska lawmakers last ivomng. Out of town iruosts ns follows : wleutcimnt Governor Molklejohn ; Senator Jhurcti Howe , Senator und Mrs. Nusbii , of Sorth Pluttoi Senator and Mr.-t. Burton , of Jrleuns ; Senator Hurd , of Cluv county Mr. md Mra. H. C , Raymond , of Charles City , n. ; Senator nnd Mrs. Connor , of Kearney ; Ion. and Mrs. Hrad Slaughter , of Fuller- on'Hon. ; nnd Mrs , Kclper , of Pierce ; Sena- or und MrsKocho. . of Nollgh ; Senator 'opo , of Saline , and Hon. Tom Majors , of Somalia. Lincoln division. No. ! )27 ) , Order of Hall- vay Conductors , will glvo their llrst minimi mil In Masonic temple Thursday ovimlng , 'euruary ! il. Spoiilul pains ham bcon tanon i > make this the event of the season. Tickols un bo hud from any member of thu order. PH01HIHTIOMHT HIIKOU.S. in KitHicm I'd pij DlNoiiiHUH Homo Allouoil Htntlritlus , At the outsturlof what threatens to bo n acrimonious contostin Pennsylvania , lys the Philadelphia Record , the oppo- ents of prohibition are confronted * ith the assertion tltat the annual cost f liquor in this country In $ ,000,000,000. ' this statement could bo substantiated would bo an argument in favor of temperance , but it would not advance the position of the prohibitionists ono stop in this controversy. It must first bo shown that the prohibitory policy would diminish the consumption and cost of liquors In the United States. Thus far experience hns demonstrated Hint wlierovor prohlbl lion has been partially successful , 03 in JMnlno and Iowa , it lias promoted tlio consumption of fiery alcoholic lluids nt tlio expense of Hie mild fermented and mall liquors. But Hie statistics of trade show that the statements concerning tlio con sumption of liquors in tlio United States are being grossly exaggerated. It is only by calculating the cost of all tlio liquors consumed in the country at tlio highest rate bv the glass that tlio onormou * llguro of $900.000,1100 can bo reached. The-ro is no need of wasting time to prove tlio absurdity of such methods of calculation. On llio other hand , the irrefutable i ollleinl statistics present most gratifying - ' ing ovlili'iicv of the progress of lompo'r- V anco reform among the people of the United States , in spile of the well- I mount bnt mistaken policy of the pro- I hibltionists. In the last thirty years Ml thu consumption of alcoholic spirits has { not merely greatly declined relatively J to population but absolutely in qtinti- ' , tity. It may sound strangely to some of our prohibitionist friends to alllrm that the conusmptlon of whiskybrandy , gin and other ardent spirits was far greater in I860 Hum it was in 18SS , ami yet such is the fact. In 18(10 ( tlio consumption of distilled s pit-itsloinosth ; and imported , in thu United States amounted to 8SlMJ8 ) , < i.r > l "nroof" in of ll- gallons a population ! , - 1KI'J1 ; ! , Making the most liberal al lowance for use in manufactures ami tlio arts , the statistics show that the consumption of distilled spirits forclrinlc amounted to above lit gallons to each lieiul of population. In 1K87 the conn- try's consumption of distilled spirits , domestic nnd imported , amounted to 7iM-ll8 ( ) ; ! gallons , or l.fj,000.000 gallons less than the total consumption of IKH ( ) . Making fair deduction for the use of ilcohol in the arts , the statistics show thnt tlio present annual consumption of spirits for drink does not exceed ono f rnllon to each inhabitant. 5 This decline in the consumption of * listilleil liquors is still going on so rap- ( dly that it is only a question of time Ji when the coming American citizen will r cease to consume whisky for drinks , un less this salutary socia'l reform move ment should bo fatally obstructed by tlio benevolent but wrong-headed policy of prohibition. The Incessant efforts of the Peoria distillers to sec'iro a repeal of the internal - tornal revenue taxes are prompted by their alarm ever the steady decline in the consumption of their product. While the consumers pay Hie tux on whisky , the distillers hope that its re peal would arrest this downward tend ency. Hut with better knowledge of the laws of health and of the evils , moral and physical , resulting from the undue use of distilled liquors , it is not likely that the American people will over bo persuaded to return to the drinking habits of a generation that is passing away. As the consumption of distilled liqu ors has declined there has bcon a great increase in the use of beer nod light wines among the people of the United States. In a social reform that is surely supplanting the tlorco intoxicating liquors by comparatively mild and wholesome beverages the advocates of prohibition claim no share. On tlio contrary , they wugo an indiscriminating - ing warfare against every sjiocios of drink that does not agree with their own tastes. To the prohibitionist a mild glass of beer or domestic wine "is obnoxious as the deadliest products of the still. " Their policy , if adopted , would inevitably encourage the con sumption of distilled liquors nt the ex pense of the milder drinks which nro gaining so largely in consumption. Conceding to the prohibitionists the most benevolent intentions , they nra the worst enemies of the social reform that is now progressing among the people ple of this country. : Sports. The six-day raceburses vs bicyclestalkekd of by Manager Pnnco nnd HufTalo Hill , Is now almost n certainty. Senator Morgan will leave for San Lran- dsco about the middle of April to mature a series of bylclng races there. The mcdul for which the Omnha and Council Bluffs rifle teams are shooting Is on : xbibltbn in C. S. Huymond's show window. "Senator" Morgan nnd John J. llurdin KO to Chicago Tuesday to make iirrnnKOtnonU Tor the great six-day b.vking race to bo held .hero In May. Frank S. Piirmoleo , of this city , and C. W. Budd , the champion winjr shot of the world , ) f DCS Moines , will shoot a 100 live biul match for J.100 a side , on the iWd. A .six-day K'o-ns-you-nloaic pedestrian ruco jommencca at the ( Jolo.ssonm March 4. Sov- sral of tin ; professionals now in California vill bn here und take part in the Ktru gle. The eight-hour six-day blcyclo race bo- wecn Wilhnr Ivnapp and Nod Heading , the soldier for $1,000 u sldu , has been postponed iy mutual consent until Monday , February 13. 13.W. . G. ItiBi-am will ( jlvo n Brand Jack-rabbit , 'O'irsitiK race at the fair grounds some Unto u May or .June. Mr. Alinay , of tlio Jhovcnnc Sun , has engaged mon io trap the abbits. There is a couple of great events on the apis for the Colosseum in the near future - > nu being u six-day rnro between I'rlnre , Cnnpp and Mor un iij'nlnttt twenty horses iddcn by u couple of MiifTulo lilll'H cow- IO.VS. The following are the ofilcniM of the South Jmnhagun club : President , A. V. Mlllor : aptaln , William MrO'raith ; secretary and rntiMiror , Simon S. Kumar ; trustees , lie-asm. P. Moruohn , Michael Humor und ohn J. GUI man , The pedlxrco of the flnu blnok Spanish ( lintor prosuntud to.I. .1. Hardm by the Vamego , Kansas kcnm > l , is a good one. Uho HIS raised by Scott's , Jironro , (10,071) ( ) , out f Jiana II. , ( , ltj : ) , i-fi-istered , Tlio slio IMS imported in Ib-tl , and la rogmlcrcd In lie American lumuel club stud-book , vol. v , , art in , Sneezing1 Catarrh. Thedlhtrc.sslngHnGOJo.flnpc-zr.snoozf.tlib acrid utt-i')1 dischurgeN from tlio yv and nose , thu ulnfnl liitlammntlon extending to the throat 10 swelling of the inucoin lining , cuuNlngchoic- id semmtlonf" , cotifjh , ringing nultcs Inthehnul nil splitting lu'iiilioli.Hhoufamllur tliexu rmptoms nro to llionsundH > vlm xuli'rr pflrUull- illy from lirml cold.s or Influenza , mid who Ufa i Ignorance nf thu fact Unit nMnKlenppilcatlna fHANTDIIO'S JUlllOAf , CUIIK KOIt UATAIIUtl Wilt tford Inttiiiitniicdiiii relief. Hut thin tj'-iuimnit In ciiscg of ftlmple Catarrh Ivcs butafnlnUduaot what thU remedy will a In thn chronic fornii , whera the liri'iithliig In Intruded by choking , putrid imtcmi.s uccuimi- lions , tlio lien rln if c'ltVcto ; ! , Dniull mid tunlo mo , throat iilciiriiti'd und hiicklnu rent ; ! nrnd * illy fiiKtonlnK Itxelr upon the d i < btl lutediyii. . nn. 'i lie nit l.t that ihd innrvi-lloiiH cnrutlYO ' ' ItAiiH.-Ai ( 'uiiK i ulf In fnxtitntan < < oiiK np.d Kratvftil rvllut Cum 9cluu from I do tint application. It ti : ntplil , ullcal , periiiuuunl , i-conomlial,8nfe : , SANrniio'H II.MIIC.M.CIIIIK consists of ono hot- oof the lUnicu , c'iniK. 0119 box UATAHIIII.U , JI.VKNT , ami an Uii'imvicii IMIAI.KH : price II , . I Illllln AMI C'lIKMICAl , Co. , I I CANT DHEATHE. Chest | 'aln , Soronuns , , .t'1f' ' ' " ' ' Uiiwth. Ahllmia , I'lourUy ' Intluuimullon iitii.iKVUii IN ( IM : WI.V.UTI : und asulHtml Io iinpntdxruru r liio CirncuiiA A I-I.'AIN | I'MM-KII. A now. HUnlmioo-.iH unit Infallible antkloto to p-ilii , In- uniiiMlon an-I weniciittu of Itiu Cho t nml linen , Tit * first and oiilypalri-lfillliiK planter II ilru ist4.iSi Miitnj live tor li ! or. jioainua CP , Of J'OITEK DJIL'O AHDCllKAHl\I.CO. ! , 10 ! , ill , Mans.