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nctnalclmilntlon of TUB IHir.v linn for the
woolc ( Milling February ' 1 , IBM. was as follows :
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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 ' ' ,
.
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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.
