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_ . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : . TUESDAY , FEBRUABY 2(5 ( , 18SO. THE DAILY BEE , KVKIIV MORNING. TimMS ( ) ! ' HtllSr HIIT10N. Eallr ( Morning IMItloni Including SUNDAY IIKK. Onn Yvnr . H ? f" rorPlx Month * . J 0 } 'or Three Month * . . , . . 2 WJ TUB OMUH SiTNiiAr HKK , mulled to nny tuldrpM , On Year . 2 u ) WrKKi.r Jler.Ono Yimr . 2 < H OWAIIA Omen , Nos.wU nnditio PAHNAMSTHHKT. cnii'Ano Omen. M7 HOOKKIIV IIIMI.IUNO. NEW YOIIK omen , Konv.sH AND nTimmNR Iluii.iiiNd.VAIIIN TON OKFIUF. , bo , 513 COIWIWI'ONDKNfi : . All communications roliitlnij to news nml cill- torlHl matter Hhoulil bo addressed lethe KOITOII . should bo All business lettcrH and remittances nddrcModtn TIIH HKK 1'inii.tsiiixii COMPANY. OMAHA. Imft < , checks nnd jiostolllco orders to be mnilo payable to the order of the company. Vie Bee PflblisliingCipany , Proprietors , E. ROSHWATI5H , Kditor. THH DAI1A BKU. Sworn Statement ol'Circtilntion. Btnte of Nebraska. I . , County of Douglas , 1 ' ( leorno II. TzschiicJt , secretary of the Ilco Tub- IlaliltiK company , does solemnly swear that the nctnalclmilntlon of TUB IHir.v linn for the woolc ( Milling February ' 1 , IBM. was as follows : Hlltidnr , I'oli. 17 18.TIB Mondiiy , Kob. 18 ItVM OtiCMlnv. Feb. in IS.NM Wednwlny. Foil. SO 18.0X1 Vmirsdnv , fol.21 'i''iO ' ' ' Friclnr. Feb. 18. Knturtny , Feb. m .18. Avcrnuo 1S.)14 ) 01:01101 : : u. Twoiit'eK. Sw orn to lioforo me nnd stiliscrlbi-il to In my Drescnco tills-Id liny ot February. A. I ) . 1881. Henl. a N. 1 * . IT.II , . Notary Public. State of Nebraska. I C'ounty of DouKlns. f H ( iiHirKo II. Tzschuclc , tiding < lnly sworn , deposes - poses uiul nays tlmt he U Hocretury ol the lieu I'utillflhtiiK company , that the actual nvuraue dully circulation of Tim DULV Hun for the month of Tubruary. 1CHH , wns 15UI3 ! copies : for Marrli. is.sc. iu , wi : copies ; for April. 1S8H , 18,711 copies ; for Mny , Ibl-a , 1MKI rople.s ; for .limo , iwx , li ! , " i copies ; for .Inly. IJifH. 18o ; ooplun ; for August. ISSH , 18.ISI copies ; for September , ls s , is. 131 coule.s ; for October , 18fiS , ic.U-il copies : for Novem ber , lrN . 1H.IWcopies ! ; for December , IBiM , 18i : J copies ; for January. INMt , If.ri74 loples. uttoimh n. T/sciiurK . Sworn to beforn inn and subscribed In my presence this ISth day of February. A. I ) . WJ. N. I' , mil Notary I'nullc. Bv XKXT Stiturday every proposal for postollluo sites must , bo in the hands of Postmaster Gallnghcr. Now lot the innstor mid journeymen tnllors como to nn understanding and end the war of the needle. TIIRRB la comfort in the thought that comparatively few of the bills under consideration at Lincoln will pass. CLKVir.ANi ) IB still as much a man of destiny as over. Ills star hns simply taken a shoot in another direction. WHIMS the gns company is suinp the city for cash , the city might sue the pas company for a quality of light lit to read by. THKUI- n flavor to thn foreign mis sions which malic the mouths of a num ber of Nebraska's statesmen water with anticipation. PKOJI the character of ITayti news , there it is a surmise that it is manu factured in job lots about three thou sand miles from the seat of war. WITH less than throe days of actual legislation last week at Lincoln , it Ijrould look ns if the sixty day session might bo stretched into midsummer. IN Illinois a contest has arisen be tween the Salvation army and the White Caps. Hero is something that will bo watched with interest , without exciting any particular desire upon the part of the spectator to interfere. EVKNTS have proved that the lauda tion of Mrs. Cleveland was largely toadyism. .Since the election she has been mentioned but rarely , and of late her existence scarcely noted. Yet in nil respects she is doubtless as admira ble a woman as ever. THK committee appointed to investi gate the boiler explosion nt the insane asylum found that the disaster was duo to carelessness Now let the state authorities see to it that hereafter only competent men bo employed as on- guicors nt state public buildings. PAUTIHS who desire to compete for the postolllco location should heed the lesson taught by the Fort Omaha com petition. They must offer their lots at their ncttinl market value , or run the risk of losing a chance for a cash sale or porhnps have their lots taken by con demnation on appraisement. liAiiuisox was made the recipient of an elegant traveling grip- Back , the gift of the Commercial and Traveling Men's Republican club , on the eve of his departure for Washing ton. Mr. Cleveland so far has not boon liciml from , but no doubt ho would ap- tn'oclnto the present of a good sized carpet bag. Tun local butchers of Pittsburg pro pose to establish a slaughtering estab lishment in some western beef packing center , and do all their slaughtering there , shipping the moat to Pitlsburg and other points in Pennsylvania on the co-oporafivo plan. This is certainly a more nonsiblo plan and ono moro likely to succeed than forcing state inspection lawn upon the people of Pennsylvania. FOKTUNB awaits the man who will build decent llttlo houses for rout in this city. There arc plenty of high- priced tenements , but the renter whoso income is moderate must either go clear beyond his incatiH or live in tsomo place with which as a matter of solf-rcspoot lie hates to Identify himself. Houses of Ilvooralx rooms , with modern improve ments , are almost wholly unknown V hero. f IT is to be hoped that the farmers of p Nebraska who hnvo boon induced to go fo into the raising of sugar beets will find the enterprise profitable. It is claimed tlmt certain sections of our state are admirably adapted for sugar boot cul- tui'p , and the experiments BO far have on the whole been EutUfitctory. Rut the cultivation of the sugar boot in Ne braska is btill in its experimental stage , and no definite conclusions can bo drawn us to the ultimate success of the project. If the boot sugar Industry can lie tnndo profitable , it would add ma terially to the resources'o ( our state. IIAKIUSOX ATTttR tf/lTJOiV/lL ( MP- 1TAL. The next president of the United States will roach Washington to-day and the remaining time until his luifug- urntion will doubtless bo busily occu pied in discussing with the party load- crs nt the national cnpllnl tlio policies ho will enunciate Jin Ills inaugunl ad dress , the inon ho hus selected for his cabinet , and whatever other matters may bo pertinent to the work of organ izing his administration , it Is undoubt edly the desire of General Harrison to outer upon Ins great task with n perfect understanding between himself and the republican leaders , and his going to Washington u week in advance of his inauguration will glvo him nniplo time for an interchange of views. The in augural address Is doubtless completed , but it Is not impossible that changes or modifications may bo found desirable. At any rate it Is n concession which the president-elect may very properly make to obtain Clio opinions of the re publican leaders before proclaiming to the country what Is to be the policy of his administration. It is duo to them , and it could not fail to bo of advantage to the now administration. General Harrison has Indicated his purpose to keep his party harmonious and in unity , and ho could not begin in any better way than by securing in advance of his induc tion into olllce the opinions of the party leaders. Ho will thus establish uu un derstanding which , if faithfully ad hered to by both sides , will contribute greatly to the success of his administra tion. It is probable * also , that the cabinet lias been selected , though as to this it is not unreasonable to suppose that the president-elect may desire to ndvlbo with the party leaders. It is assumed that three or four positions in the next cabinet have beendefinitely determined upon , but the others maybe subject to change. If so , there will bo a better opportunity to do this in Washington than there was in Indianapolis. From every point of view General Harrison has done wisely in going to Washington in limo to consult with the republican leaders , and it cannot be doubted that thn result will be in every wcy bencli- cial. The next president will enter upon his duties with a full understand ing of the views of the men who are to bo in congress the chief support of his administration , and the advantages this will bo to both arc obvious. THE mail SCHOOL GHOUXDS. The squabble over the bill now pending ing before the legislature wherein the governor is directed to convey to the uity of Omaha , the title to Capitol square , now Known as the high school square , is utterly groundless. There is no danger that the mayor and city council would ever sell or lease any part of the high school grounds , or attempt to interfere with its legitimate use and improvement by the school hoard. If it is true that the general school law will prevent the board from constructing any buildings on ground which is not vested by deed in the school district , there is still no serious danger that any citizen would over interfere with the improvement or re construction of a building already erected and in use for school purposes. The.only so-ious obstruction which the bill as passed by the senate does offer , .is to the erection of any new buildings on the same grounds. If a compromise is effected and the title to the grounds is vested in the school district , there should be a clause prohibiting the use of the grounds and buildings thereon for any purpose excepting for a high school or normal trainingschool , which sooner or later must bo established in connec tion with our public schools. L PROTECTfOir. The report of tv majority of the house committee on foreign affairs , recom mending the adoption of the Edmunds Panama canal resolution which passed the senate by a largo majority , will re vive public interest in this proposed re-assertion of the principle enunciated in the famous Monroe doctrine. The Edmunds resolution declares : ' 'That the government of the United Status will look with serious concern and dis approval upon any connection of any European government with the' con struction or control of any ship-canal across Uio isthmus of Darlen or across Central America , and must regard any buch connection or control as injurious to the just rights and interests of the United States and as a menace to their welfare , " The matter has been under consideration by the house committee for some time , and the result of the deliberations - liberations as shown in the majority re port , whlcii will in all probability be approved by the house , shows the gun- oral disposition in congress to give the broadest possible application to the doctrine proclaimed by President Mon roe sixty-live years ago. It has boon hold that this doc trine had reference exclusively tea a condition of affairs existing at the tiino it was announced , that is , to the political control of the Spanish colonies of Souh ( America , to the political inllu- once and interference of the govern ment of Europe and of the Holy Alli ance , which was composed of several of the powers of Europe. The British gov ernment In 162. proposed a joint declar ation of Great Hritalu and the United States to the ofTcct that the two govern ment. ' ! could not nee with imllu"orcnco the intervention of foreign power in Spanish America , or the traiibfer to those powers of any of the colonios. ThIK suggestion grow out of the rela tions tliiin existing botwcon Franco and Spain , their attitude towards the South American republics then struggling for independence , and the injuries to the colonies ami commerce of Great Britain which would result from u successful prosecution of the policy of those two government * . The proposal for a joint declaration was notadoptoil by President Monroe but the position ho took in his message to congress rogavding the ex tension of tholr political system to any portion of cither continent served tint purpose equally well , Although plainly directed ' to the then existing condition of affairs'and refer ring boluly to the exertion of political influence or the control of American ( , 'ovormiieittti .by 'foreign powers , with no application to commercial relations , in the opinion of the house committee the Monroe doctrine has no limitations , was not confined to the conditions ex isting at the time it was announced , and that the traditional policy of the government has been opposed to nny project which woulrt give European governments a now foothold in Amor- lea. 11 this view Is approved by con gress , as in all probability It will bo , It will be a notification to the governments of Europe that hereafter not only will any attempt they may make to exert po litical influence or control In the west ern hemisphere bo resented by the United States , but equally tholr Identi fication with any commercial enter prises of such magnitude na might ulti mately subject any American govern ment to their Influence or control. A national policy so broad as this can hnrdly fall to sooner or later involve the United States in a very serious con troversy with European powers , and it will render more urgent than over a closer political alliance between the governments of the three Americas. If this country Is to assume the great task of guarding the republics of this hemisphere against the cupidity and the political machinations of European powers , it must have such a thorough understanding with those republics that in any emergency it can count upon their fidelity and assistance. It is by no means certain that this can bo ac complished. There is a political in stability about some of these republics which forbids expectation that any form of alliance with them would be permanent or faithfully regarded. Pa triotic sentiment may approve a policy of absolute European exclusion , politic ally and commercially , from the west ern hemisphere , but sober reflection willsuggcst that the assumption of such a task by the United States involves possibilities of the gravest character , and that its performance must depend upon the full and faitliful acquiccence of every republic of the two continents. The ellort to establish a closer alliance between the republics of the three A ' .ericas thus becomes a matter of the highest importance. THE MOTOli AND THE CAM EL. The motor overhead wires are being extended from block to block up Uoug las street and presently wo will see them planted across Farnam at the very center of travel and tralllc. Like the camel who got his head under the tent , then his hump , anfl dually his whole body , the motor anaconda is working its way ir.ch by inch until Omaha will have no thoroughfares left. With the motor lines strung within sixteen feet of the pavement there can bo no more trade processions , no more circus parades , no grand political demonstration with its Jloats and human pyramids. The fire department hook and ladder truck is liable to meet with very serious obstruction when quick service may bo needed in a destructive conflagration that may involve a lo s of scores of lives and millions of dollars. It is all very well for the capitalists who are interested in the motor scheme to pooh-pooh every objection , but the day is not distant when some of these men may be the most aggrieved sufferers by the persistent effort to force upon Omaha a system of street railway that will answer well enough for connecting our suburbs , but is absolutely dangeious when planted on our business thor oughfares. Tun report of the directors of the mint on the production of the precious metals in the United States for the year 1888 indicates that the output of gold and silver has about hold its own as compared with the product of the last few years. The total value of the gold product for 188S was thirty-three mill ions , a gain of but one hundred and sev enty-five thousand dollars over the value of the production of 1S87. The commercial value of the silver mined for the year just closed amounted to forty-three millions , an excess of some three millions over the production of 1887. In round numbers the total value of the precious motuls mined in the United States for the year can be put down * at seventy-five millions. Com pared with the value of the crop of anyone ono agricultural state , the value of the precious metals distributed uinonir nine states and territories cuts a small figure. The corn crop of Iowa , for example , ex ceeds in value the entire output of the gold and silver mined last year in this country. Tine ollort to make it appear that the factional differences among the repub licans of Now York , Ohio , and one or two other states are a very serious matter - tor , likely to menace the peace of the next administration , need causa repub licans generally no apprehension. The dissensions , which are due to the inor dinate ambition of certain individuals who largely overestimate their claims , will prove to bo entirely harmless both to the administration and to the party. The men who are responsible for fac tional quarrels will in duo time discover that they have Invited their own po litical ruin , and when this is made plain their present followingwlll do ort them to a man. Wo bollovo General Harrison will make no compromise with politicians who are willing to hazard everything in order to promote their soldrth alms , and the party will sustain film. The next administration will enter upon its career with the con fidence of the republican party behind it , and it will have noth ing to fear from disappointed and disgruntled politicians. IT IB not probable that anything more will como of the niackburn-Clmndler ditUculty , though It would glvo very general satisfaction if the Kentucky collator wore to receive from some friend of Chandler a thorough drubbing. However great the provocation and , doubtless the Now Hampshire senator can bo as irritating as any man in con gress the action of Blackburn was that of a bully , because he know Chand ler was physically unable to defend himself. The treatment of Chandler was as cowardly as would bo a llKe as sault on a woman , and while it is no dis honor to the New Hampshire senator to have Buffered at the hands of the burly Kcntucklajj without any attempt at retaliation jho assailant merits only the contempt of nil men. Some sturdy son of Now Hampshire should glvo the Kcntuckinn Inn opportunity to show whether 1m will assault a man able to defend himself. TnKitt : should be no overhead wires in the business dlslrictsof the city after January 1 , " 1 00. The testimony from telegraph and telephone men brought out at the' council meeting Saturday night to th'o effect that the conduit sys tem was a failure must bo taken with considerableallowance. If some par ticular conduit has not been satisfactory there arc certainly systems which have proven eminently feasible. New York , Chicago , Philadelphia , and a numberof other cities , have compelled the vari ous companies to put their wires under ground. Over four thousand miles of electric wires have been laid in sub ways in Now York , and the worn is progressing at the rate of twelve miles a day. The success of the experiment is no longer questioned , and the local companies at Omaha cannot delay the movement. A I'KTiTiox signed by six hundred prominent business men of Providence was presented to the legislature of Rhode Island a few days ago , praylntr that the prohibitory amendment to.the constitution be rcsubmitted to the pee ple. It has been followed tip by peti tions from all parts of the state to the same effect , and tholcgislature , without a dissenting voice , has taken immediate steps to resubmit the question. Such action is highly significant. It indi cates how thoroughly disgusted the peo- of Rhode Island have become with tncir short experience with prohibition. There can be no doubt that when the prohibitory amendment to the constitu tion shall be again brought to the test the people will overwhelmingly vote for its repeal and for a rnturn to the high license system. Tiir : Australian wheat crop , to which attention is directed as the crop is har vested and ready for export , has fallen below the average. In Victoria the yield is seven bushels to the aero , while in South Australia it is four bushels to the acre. The "quantity available for export this year falls to the ridiculously low figure of but three million bushels. Last year the amount shipped to Eng land was nearly eleven million bushels. While America has little to fear from the Australian competition in the wheat markets of Europe , it is nevertheless significant that the shortage in the wheat crop of 1888 should bo so general all over the , w'prld. While the United States reported a shortage as well as India and RUsMa , Australia ends the year with only a third of a crop. Tins proposed change in mubieal text books for the public schools i& said to involve a prospective outlay of from sixteen to eighteen hundred dollars. It has been a serious question whether all the music ever sung and taught in our public schooffi4/j / worth as much money. On this pointtthore may be a difference of opinion/ But wo doubt whether a do/.on people in Omaha would justify the expenditure of sixteen hundred dollars lars for a change of text books , for the benefit of the publibhing house and their agent. Tins gas company has at last como to the conclusion that the only way to get a settlement of its back claims is through ttic courth. If the miiiinger.s had taken ttiis vinw a year ago , instead of trying to work their claims through the council , they would long since huve had'whatever they are entitled to and drawn their pay out of the judgment fund. THKUK ia a rumor that Mr. Holcomb , of the Union Pacific , whoio ollioinl axe has been so aggressive , is in danger of getting his own neck again * > t an axe fully as sharp. As an advocate of change , the gentleman would have little right to object to a dose of such medicine as he compounds himself. To Ho ZUl\1lrall \ < t l JuuriHll. A brother of Hum .lonrs has gene into the revival business. It IB pleasant to fool that Snmjonesism is "nil In the family" and nowhere - where else. Did Von 'Jliink ol'This , IjuoyV si.in / < ; iii > < ' . Lucy Stone says the church paws will never Ito llllcil with men until the pulpits are tilled with women. Hut what would there bo then to brint ; the women to church j Tliut'H Wlmi limy Call II. Llilciliin A'ciuv. The saloon-keener * of Davenport , In. , are greatly incensed because somebody scnttht'tn loiters wnrnlug thorn to close p their drink- Ini ; places. Well , Iowa Is a prohibition state , isn't itl IKltll ltf8l llMl. Minnc < iitillit ) Tribune. When Mr. Edgorton was told that Cleve land. wanted him to resign ho Is suid to havu remarked : "I will see him in h - first.- Tins looks HA th'ouch both lidcorton and Cleveland wuro'ju lgnud to their fate. Grovcr , nml Ilio SpooJcH. ChlMyii llme.1. If Clnvcland was u spiritualist , and tliu spirits know 3oiwftli ; ) about everything , why did they permit hh.ii to go over into the back yard of tlio mugwumps and plisyl And it ho was a spiritualist , why did ho appoint Kdgcrtont ' ' , . ft ffl _ STATIC jVS' ' ) * TKIUUTOKY. Newport is agitating tlio oroctlun of a hay palace. I.i A building anil loan ns.ioclatioa (9 ( to bo or ganized nt liraiif Bliortly. J. S. Itossltetf'o'f Carroll , lias boon bound over for selling liquor without a license. An Odd Follows lodge will bo Instituted at York Thursday with twonty-flvo members. The Time * is a now publication at Lindsay. Platte county , and 1 < 1 S. Grans Is thu editor. Hralnurd , a vowit of COO inhabitants , has but ono doctor and ho Is rushud with buai- ness night mid day. Eight marriages , thu result of leap year advantage ) , have occurred In O'Neill ' during the past few weeks. Hlooil & Header , candy manufacturers at York , have fulled , witu liabilities amounting - ing to $14,000 , ; assets , 8i,5JO. ( Over eight hundred and flfty pupils uro enrolled in the York schools , an Increase of about two hundred over u your ago. Occidental Chapter No. 4J , lloynl Aroh Masons , will bo established ut ( Jimurcm March U , with lifted ! charter members. A banker , merchant und uUorui'y of Arai > - nhoo have been ordered to Icnvo the town by parties Rl nlng their notices "Whlto Cnps. " The programme of the nntuml mooting ol the Xcbrnsun State Touchers' association , to La hold nt Hastings Mnrch ' . ' 0 , 27 and 23 , 1ms been issued. Many confldln ? residents of Nollqh mourn the sudden departure of Hobort Herrcn , the vlllngc blocVsuilth , wbo fulled to settle his bills before leaving. Judeo Powers , of the Seventh Judicial dis trict hus ordered the mayor nnd council of Nellgh to cancel the licenses of the two sa loons In that town , A. lady named Eyrie , who In company with her husband was returning from Colorado to her homo nt Trur.aco , Mo , , died on the cars nt Superior Friday. Thcro nro over n hundred cnsoi on the March cnlendnrof the Hlchnrdson county district court , two of which nro for murder nml twelve for divorces. Father Schmltt , pastor of the Catholic church nt Chmiron 1ms been transferred to Ulair. nnd L'ntlicr Holiolscl , of Dale , will Jill thu Chadron pulpit. A York mnn found n revolver tlio other day and considered himself lucky. Later he discovered Unit the old thing wns loaded nnd It wus Just hm luck to luivo the bil. ; pass through his Inuul. Ashlnml wants Port Omnhn loc.-Ucil In her neighborhood , nnd as one of the Inducements ngrccs to furnish a limited number cf old croakers who nro continually kicking about public- Improvements , us targets for rlllo practice. lou-n. The Hoclc Hnplils cronmcry will open for business April I. A four-cured cat Is one of the pets of a Hurlington brower. An anti-horse thief society is to bo organ ized nt Kock Valley. An Odd ITollow encampment was Instituted at Huyai-d lust week. Four new business houses have been opened nt Osltnloosa. Four now pinnos liavo been added to the equipment of the Amos agricultural college. F. M. Dean , n grocer nt Sib toy , has quit selling tobacco on nccount of conseiuntioua scruples. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seymour , of ICeokuk , celebrated thotr golden wedding nnniversury last Thur.sdny. I'lnns have bcnn mnde for twenty-seven now buildings to be erected at Lake City the coming season. It has boon decided to hold the Harrison countv fair nt Missouri Valley September ISO and October 1 , 'J nnd II. A new and im proved premium list will be poasentud. An inhuman lirtite nt UurliiiRton , named Hutior , while drunk , bundled Jhis liltlo boy so roughly that he brokeoue of his legs after which lie thrashed the boy until ho was nl- most dead. D.iniul Vnn Driest , a fanner living south of HumboUlt , while attempting to ascend from the collar of his bouso with n siiok of potatoes , missed his footing , fell down the steps and broke-Ins neck. TlicmeetingGf the Northwestern Teachers' association of Emmet , Dickinson , Clay and P.ilo Alto counties , will bo held ut Kmmnts- burg Friday evening anil Saturday , March S and 'J. Diilcotn. A 100-bnrrcl flouring mill is to bo located at Uridgewater. Thcro is talk of establishing a conserva tory of music at Sioux Falls , Tlio mayor of Do Smut has been ordered to purchase a liberty polo for the town. Eli PorWns will lie for the benefit of tlio Dead wood Young Men's ' Christian association March U5. * A theological institute is to bo held nt Yonlcton next summer , commencimr the first work in July. The machinery for tlio Dcadooil knitting factory hns arrived and tlio works will start as soon as possible. A lecture course of five entertainments has been arranged for the benefit of the Metho dist church at Salem. A weekly p.ipcr , the ofllclnl organ of tlio Catholic church , is to bo issued from Siuux Falls , the see city of the diocese. Orient wants a first-class drug store ; also a jewelry nnd music store , nnd otiicr busi ness houses and enterprises. \V. II. Pnulhannos , of Aberdeen , nnd Miss A Uio N. Johnson , ot Detroit , Mich. , were married at the hitter place lu t Thurnday. Both the bride and woom lire prominent in society circles nt Aberdeen. A young farmer near Custer has discov- drcd a method to simplify butter making. Immediatelv after milking ho puts a teaspoonful - spoonful of common salt to each gallon of millt , which ho claims does away with the extra work of salting the butter after it is maae. AMUSKMKNTS. McNish , Hnni7.ii and Arns made a great mistake in Roming to Omaha forthrca nights. One would have been enough. Lovers of minstrelsy in this section are not educated to appreciate this show , ft is lee dreary and tiresome. They like burnt cork entertain ments that nre lively , funny and full of line business. This ono is not. It has ono or two clover features , but they are completely knocked out by the superabundance of bad. The llrbt part went off all right. Itamza and Arns have a p.intomitiic acrobatic turn that wns really the best and only first-class thing in the whole performance last night. Me- Nish's " .silence and fun" went well enough , but it is getting very old. The base ball clog created some upplauso and Tommy Donnelly aii'lienco littlu in "Humor- livened the ' up a - um , " but the balance of the performance was absolutely wearisome. The house was well filled. Snmeattraction to-night. JtKAI.i KSTATK INQUIRY. 'Vim : a I'i'Diiiiiifiit Dealer lias in Sny Altont It. The Indications are very encouraging said II. C. Patterson Sunday. "Thu real estnto marl-.ct during the past year of course has been vpiy quiet , but tlr.it of COIIMO has beun for tlio best. Omaha has never had what people in tlio we-it term a bo3.ii. Wo have never had what Ivunsas City or Wichita , St. Paul and Minneapolis , Los Angeles or even Donvur hus had. Omaha had what I should call n boomlet about two years ago ; then wo enjoyed a sU months of extra prosperity. I have always conten ded that wo linvo never had n genuine boom , and it , is for our best interests that we liavo none ol tlio wild , criuy spells that generally accjinp my suuh splurges with following disastrous results , Ono of the best evidences of real cstnlu prosperity is the fact that no ono is uorrowlng money.Vo have thousands of dollars thut wo would like to lend on good real estate suuuntloi , but there nro no good applications , The records show thut times were never better in thai respect than they mnow. . At thu present time wo nro in correspondence with an English syndicate for the purohaso of uunut $1,0)0,1)01) ) ) ) worth of property , und the only thing that prevents the ulusu of the sale , is tlmt llttlo law that prohibits aliens from acquiring realty In the state of Ne braska. There was n law passed Homotimo preventing foreign cjapitnllsls from acquir ing nny real oitnta at all , and it Is n good thing to provunt English lords from going out nnd buying up wholu countlca , bat it effects our city propjrty inasmuch us It prevents city owners from nulling ono-half of thuir property nml Investing the money in solid ImprovumontA to Increase the value of the roil of It. Them Is n great deal of solid Inquiry on real ustuto aiming from n reliable source , Thi.'ro Is no belter uvidcnuu that Omaha real catato h u gooU thing thnn the fact that everybody h s bson ublo to hold tholr deals and nbli > to carry out their contruclri , us far ns wo know. " Omaha roul estntu lias always been cheaper , In my opin ion , than that of uny otlmr city , bv 5 per cent , everything being considered. " lOvprcss ItiteN May Drop , L. A. Gurner , munnger of the American Express company , returned from Chicago , whcro ho labored nil last wtolc with others In uu effort to butUfuctiirily udjuut tliu rate troubles. " \Vo had not accomplished anything. " suid ho , nml when 1 loft Uio rcpruauntativoa there worti still nt work , " Mr. Gnrnor iiHsorta that the recent reported reduction in In rates of tJ ! per cent from New York is nil mooiiBlilno. "I bollovo , however , that HOIUU roil notion to certain points will ho inmlo. Tlio ruto between Omnhu nnd Now York limy como down to fl. It will not bo IOUK limn $ J.r > 0 between hero nnd Uhluugo. Tliu Adams company deserves no moro crodlt for nny reduction Hint may bo mudu than the other companies , " WHAT PEOriji : TAMC A11OUV , Vlowajuiit Interviews Cnu lit In Hotel Corridors nml Klsoxvhoro. The managers of big operatic nnd theatrlcMl combinations nro plunging Into nnothcr heated controversy with western railroads over rates nml fares , Hseonuthnt the Int- tcr have entered Into an agreement which , If enforced , will not only nbolUh nil favors heretofore shown the o people , but mid something llko H5 per i-ont to their traveling oxponses. Naturally they protest , nml nro- pose to tnko such notion soon ns will rompol the railroads to nbollsh tholr schcino or lose n class of business they hnvo nlwnys been anxious to secure. Wlllnnl Spencer , tlio "Llttlo Tycoon" mnn.nnlil whllo hero , that Messrs. Duff , McCnll , himself , Klrnlf.v , Duly nnd other lending lights expect to meet in Chicngo this week. I'nicss satisfactory nr- rnngcmcnts can bo mnde , It is tholr Intention to nbnndon nil territory west of Chlcnuo after this season anil turn It over to the small , cheap shows tlmt ha\v few people , no bngcngn , nml can ntford to pav full ratf.s. This Information wns convoyed yesterday to n prominent passenger ngcnt here , nnd you should have heard the speech that emanated from him , He characterized the dramatic people us n crowd of uncivil , mercenary men dicants , who nro no moro entitled to favors thnn anybody else , nnd declared that so far as his road was concerned they could withdraw tholr business. Another party suggested that the railroads were en tirely responsible for n stnto of affairs out of which they would like to extricate them selves but cannot. The ttmo was , nnd not very long ngo , when every ndvnnco ngont rode on n pass nml had his baggage sent through free of charge. Any road thntcould , by extending him these favors , secure the patronage nml transportation of his attrac tion , clndly did it. And they nil did It. Twenty to ono goes that they continue doing It. Much blufllng m the shape of agreements may bo Indulged In , but It amounts to noth ing. City ticket mun deal direct with the profession nml you can bet , nny big com pany wanting to como west of Chicago will find n way to sccnru about the concessions they want. If the ngrccment should be signed to-dn.v nnd Mr. Duff wanted to brinu liis attraction to Omaha to-morrow , he could break It. _ E , O. Moan , secretary of the Kansas Stnto Fair association , became very much infatu- ntcd with this city during his two days' visit here as a delegate to confer with the Ne braska nml Omaha nssociations. Ho thinks Omaha is destined , to become the greatest city between Chicago ami San Francisco. including everything from north to south In the list. Mr. Moon expressed himself very enthusiastically on the prospects of organiz ing a racing circuit that will bo second to no oilier like nfTnlr in .the country. Ho thinks that the circuit ami associate purses that can be offered will bring the very best horses in the hind , nnd undoubtedly add greatly to the success of fairs , Frank Weston , the husband of ElTlo Ells- icr , resided in Omaha twenty yours ago , nnd for three seasons was property man at the old Academy of Music. Sunday night he entertained several friends with racy Btories of special Incidents that occurred there during his engagement. Said he : "Those were pretty tough days for me. I counted the Northwcstdrn's tics from Chicago cage hero ami struck the town without a cent. I was not in condition to meet very respectable people outside of those connected with the theater , consequently made no ac quaintances nmongthoso who were citizens then and still reside hero. " Postmaster Gallnghcr The ndmission of Dakota , Montana and other territories to statehood must be u sad disappointment to many men who expected fat appointments from President Harrison , "What mnkes you think soi" "Well , the fact Just occurred to me that the supply of governors , supreme court Judges , marshals , Indian ngcnts and muny other places , filled from residents of old states has been cut off. A great portion of them must now bo elected nnd positions re quiring appointments must necessarily be filled by men living within the common wealth. ' ' _ J. A. Cavanaugh , the nttorney for the Union Trust company , 1ms discovered n now location for the government building. It is ono that has not been thought of bcforo. though said the gentleman last evening : "I heard several parties talking nbout it. to-day , nnd so far as 1 am personally concerned , it is my opinion that the old Casino grounds would bo 1111 admirable site. " Art. Commencing last evening at the Y. M. C. A. parlors Dr. J. Hoot gave an art ex hibit which will continue during the week. Tlio features are "Christ Before Pilate" anil "liaising of the Cross. " The former is a reproduction by Husiknmp of the orig inal by Munkucsy , and tlio lat ter is u reproduction by the snmo nrtist of the originnl by Hcubens which Is taken from n painting executed 800 vcurs njto. The works are very line nnd sever 2.10 square feet of canvass. After leaving hero the pictures will be taken to San Francisco. The auditorium will be "darkened" but strong light will be shed on each ( minting. _ _ ij : tlio Oily Hull. The rommittoo of the council on the city hall , consisting of Messrs. Wheeler , Chaffeo nnd Counsmnn , has held several meetings recently and considered the quoation of ad vertising for proposals for the city hall. It : ias consulted with a number of architects as to what use could bo made of the basement of the original city hull.Vliilu the sub stance of the report of the committee , which will bo nrosontcd. to the council fo-dny night , bn not yet Ixrn given. U Is understood that the use of n grent part of tlio walls In question , which , it Is claimed , nro In flrt-elnss condition , will bo recommcndeil. As to the style of bullit Ing nnd the material thu committee refused to speak. U is understood tlmt there Is n disposition on its part to push the woik ns rapidly ns possible , nml it Is nlso underload that In this rosnect the nld of the council will bo extended. The Intter will dlscusi nil propositions coming from the committee , nnd the first of these will bo offered to-night. OIWIOIAli TtiUMS. Which Some Hold nnd Others Wnnt to Swnllntv , Thcro are n numberof persons in Omnhn who will bo sittlnc hi the nn.xlous sent after the fourth of March , The persona who nro holding positions under the federal government nro referred to. Among the most Important of these nre the postmaster , with n salary of J3.GOO ; the United States marshal , the maximum ol xvhoso piy from fees Is trt.OOO , Uio United Stntcs district attorney , whoso pay Is in nbout the same vicinity ; the collector of In ternal revenue , with n salary of 4,500 ; his chief deputy is paid & ! ,200 : the assistant United States attorney , wiiose snlnry Is Sl.OfO ; the inspector of customs , paid fl,000 ; his assistant , paid & > 0 per month ; a clerk In the postal service ns follows : Assistant postmaster , $ lt'iOO ; chief clerk. JOOil ; money order clerk , Sl-10i ) ; superintendent of curriers , $ llOOi forty carriers for"iO to $70 per month each ; cliiof clerk railway mall service , $1,400 ! reg' Istry clerk , ? ! , 100 ; and many others with snl nries of from f'W to 75 per month. Hc-sldcs these nro the deputy marshals with salaries of from Sl.'OO to fl.SO.i n year ; deputy col lectors of revenue ami special assistant * , with salaries of from § 1,000 to * lsoo. The under clerks In the postofllco have less rensoif to entertain fear of official decap itation than others , ns It has generally i,1)oll , the i ulo by new postmasters to leave the force as they had found it. A number of the clerks have been in the olllco for many years , the chief having served In the position seventeen years , The unexpired portions ot the terms of oDicc of olllclnls appointed by the president vary , running from ono to four years , Marshal Hicrbower having boon renppolnted on the 10th. AH ot tlieso gentlemen express the opinion that they will servo out tholr terms. Sued AVill lie the Oinnlin O nurds in Their Now UtiU'ornm. The new uniforms of the Omaha Guards have been received nml nre greatly admired by those who have seen them. There nro fifty-live complete suits for privates and six for ofllcurs. The coats nro of dark blue broadcloth ol the \Vcst Point cutaway regulations , Upon the breast nro three rows or Nebraska state guard buttons , The slashings nro black silk cord across the breast nnd upon the sleeves , The trousers nre of n Ilghtcrshado of blue , with n ono inch strip of white broadcloth. Black shnUos with white pompons constitute the bead. The belts nre of white web covered with white brondcloili. Thcro is ono crossbelt , to which the cartridge box Is attached , nnd n waist belt to which the bayonet scabbard la fastened. The whole constitutes a very handsome- uniform and the guards nro justified in the prlilo they tnko in them. Captain Scharf said tlmt fifty five men nnd six commissioned olllcers would go to Now York. The date of their departure has not been fixed but it will probably bo nbout. . the 25th of April. In the meantime the company is drilled three times n week in preparation for tlio trip. _ ] M list Pass it Around. Last April the revenue collector hero coiv flscatcd nt the Union Pacific depot eighteen gallons of port wine. The wine 1ms been laying in tie ! olllco ever since nnd wus brought out this morning to bo sold. It had been shipped by D. H. Miller , of New Yoric city , parties nt Union , Ore. , who refused to re ceive it. The beverage was started on its return journey. On Us arrival hero the gov eminent discovered that there wns no stamp on it and appropriated the entire cargo. It was to have been sold nt 13 o'clock , ycaterdny but no bidders put in an nppcarnnco nt that hour. Omnlia Amntcur Actor1' . Sunday night at the residence of Mr. nnd Mrs. George Iloyn , ft5 ! Twenty-ninth street , the Omnhn Amntcur Dramatic association was organbed. Those assisting in the organ i/ntion were , Mr. nnd Mrs. Adolph Meyer , Mr. nml Mrs. L. II. Buor , Dr. and Mrs. Sloman , Mr. nnd Mrs. George Huyn , Mr. nnd Mrs. Moritz Meyer , Mr. and Mrs. Slo man , Misses Kimlskonf , Cora Homht , Ettio Newman , Cerlino Friedman , and Messrs. Charles Elgntter , D. Black , S. Obcrfelder nnd C. Friedman. Julius Meyer was elected president and Miss Friedman secretary. Messrs. L. II. Uaor , Adolph Meyer , Dr. Slonuin , Mrs , Hey n and Miss Friedman wcro elected a coir mitten on constitution and by laws to report on Mrrcli 3 , nt S p.m. Not tlic Small Pox. Traveling Passenger Agent Dorrington , of the Missouri Pacific , with headquarters In Omaha , has returned from Mnryv'llo ' , Mo , , nnd states that there is no truth in the state ment tlmt small pox prevails in that section ; nnd , also , that thu rcsldmus are Incensed over the report having been circulated through the newspapers to Unit effect. Ho states that several cases of chicken pox exist in Marysvillc , and that from this the report of u small pox epidemic ; originated. The Children's Latest Craze. ; BOY : "Please give me your Ivory Soap wrappers , I 1 want to get fifteen to send to Procter & Gamble in Cir.- j cinnati , so they will send me one of their drawing boohs 3 and a pad. " LADY : "I'm sorry I can not give you any , for my chil dren are collecting them also for the same purpose. " A WORD OF WARNING. There are many white soaps , each represented to be "just a good as the'Ivor/ ; " they ARE NOT , but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine , Ask for " Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting iL Copyrlsut , 1885 , \ > r I'roctcr < i ( Jumblo.