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THE OlMLAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , DE EMBEIl 28 , 1S90-SIXTEEN PAGES. FROM THE STATE CAPITAL The Lancaster County Bar Makes a Move t < Ecctuo Another Judge. LINCOLN'S SHIPMENT TO THE SUFFERERS Two Men Get into a How over n I'oo Onmc-WIII lislnlilMi a Wnre- IIOUHO Ijlncoln Odils . - and Kmlg. Neb. , Dec. 23. ( Special lo Tin llin. ] At Iho meeting of the Lancaster ba msoi'lfttlon a commltteo composed of Messrs JI. II. Wilson , M.JJ. Ilecso , A. S. Tlbbotts 0. I < . Hall , C. M. Parker , W. J. Bryan nm A. W , Scott were appointed to bring th matter of an Increase of one Judge In thi Judicial district before the next legislature 4)duoHccso ) ) is engaged In drafting a bll which wfIIJ04XVII , the number of Judges 1 other districts nsatT pussent constituted , bu In Btich n such a shnpo that It can bo read ! ! amended and new judges put In where nshc for. The leading members of the bar are er thuslastic for nn increase In ttili rtlstrlut , n at present cases are from ono and n half t two years on the docket before bclugrenchei This Is necessarily hard on the poor man wh resorts to the law to get his Just deserts. A 111(1 PlIII'MKNT. Lincoln shipped by rail today a tnnimlflccr ' New Years offcrlng'for the western dcstltuti The total amount expended was $1,000 , nn shipments wcro mauo ns follows to the clcrli of each county named : Untidy Ono thousand pounilsof corn men ono nnd one-halt tons of llour , ( iUO pounds i rice nnd twelve bushels of beans. Hitchcock Culbcrtson , GOO pounds of rlci 1,000 pounds of cornmcnl nnd twelve bushc ' 6f beans. Trenton. 2,000 pounds of llou 1,000 pounds of meal , 000 pounds of rico an ten bushel ? of beans , The shipments to Shelton , Denver Clt ; Indlanuln , Ilnycs Center , Imperial , Hi Springs , Sidney and Ogollula wcrciduplic'ati of the Trenton shipment. AFTiiiAi.i > nitMiN' . Municipal circles are worked up over tl entrance into the arena of A. P. S , Stuat head of the taxpavcrs1 league , which hi been n thorn In the flesh of the mayor nr council for months past. Some tlmo ago tt council ordered tin old lire trap at Twentlei nnd'F ' streets , O'vncd by Stuart , torn dow The street commissioner executed the ordc against Stunrt's ' energetic objections. Stua Is worth over half a million , but today 1 served notlco upon the mayor and nldcrmi Hint they must Immediately pi him $200 or ho would sue ca < of thorn Individually for the "outrage A. MUllIIKIlOrS ASSAULT. Gcorgo Scott was arrested this morning i a warrant sworn out by Boh Flnlcy. char Ing him with assault nnd battery , Accoi hijt to l inloy's story ho was playing pool in resort with Scott , who Is a swllchimi When the game was ended Finloy claimed bo the -winner , which was disputed by Sco An altercation ensued which ended by Set llring u pool ball nt Finloy. It struck him i the side of the head , foiling him tot ! ' ground und rendering him senseless. As was falling Soott throw nuothur ono whl struck him In the breast. WILT. F.STAHUSll A WAIIF.IIOU3K. It Is stated on good authority that the c ccutlvu commltteo of the alliance , net ! under instructions from that body , have c rided to establish in this city , probably Twenty-fourth and O streets , a ci'iitral wai house nnd depot for supplies , It Is the : tentlon of the managers to net as wholesale in the matter of furnishing formers with Idmls of farming Implements. The cut Btato will bo supplied from this city , whi has been selected bccnuso of Ita central lei tion. A IlIVAL's 11P.VENOB. The trial of San ford and "Wheolcr , the t' young clerks charged with burglarizing t room of Hay Murrill , at 1144 P street , abt a month since , was ended in police court tl morning. It was rumored that the defer would present on alibi , but it did not she up , thu defendants simply brhurliii ; in Va\\ broker Levy to prove that the watch stol was of n less value than $ .15. It cropped o however , that there was something more the cnso than was at ilrst Indicated , Usiui when a man gets his property back ho is v willing to prosecute , but m this instat Merrill was implacable. It was developed ifcfljHjurse of the trial yesterday af ternc thatftlcrrlll nnd Sanford hnvo Ccon suit for the hand of the snino young lady ( win name did not crop out , however ) and tl Sanford appeared to bo the favored 01 Hence the nnhnus ivhlch has actuated M rill In pushing the case. The defendants e not deny having taken the watch and mom some $11 , but are endeavoring to convii the court that It was not burglary , 1 simply petit larceny. That Wheeler's ro adjoined Merrill's , being separated thercfr by an arched doorway , overhung with a c tain. The court found them guilty of pi laix'cny and lined thorn i ! . " > and coils. DUAOUINO Ai.oxa. The contest Is still dragging itself along this city. Marshal Heed of Grand Ish was examined this inornlngbut nothing n orstiirtllng wasdovoloiod. A. L. Pot nnd B. C. Ycoinnns of tlio stnto detective sociatlon , who wcro hired recently to inve gate the alleged Importation of negroes fi Council Bluffs , wcro also examined. Tl had devoted three or four days last , week "sleuthing It" in Council limits , but tl testimony was all hearsay. They s that ono Brewer , leader of the colored rep llcnn club there , told them eiiilto n number negroes had gone over to Omaha to vole , refused to glvo nnmes or thonumber.v. . Livingston told the detectives thnt'a ' num of men at his boarding house had remar they were there for election purposes 01 Ho nud also been told by another man v bnd heard another man say that bumn nnd negroes wore scarce In Council Bluffs election any. The detectives testified t the manluul offered to got the names of men referred to for $ . " > 0 , but It was not p ouus AND Ksns. Joe Ilavlsc , the young colored man char with criminally assaulting Mrs. Sidi Allen , was found guilty this morning of s pie assault and battcrv , and tluod & -costs , nnd was committee ! . \V. II. Kobb , who is accused of taldi $100 gold watch irom the person of He llurchum , a stockman of IllcUmnn , while latter was attending the state fair , brought back from Omaha yestenlav over by Sergeant Miller , uud will have his t Monday afternoon. The Congregntionnl church nt Twcnty-f and Vine streets will bo dedicated tomor morning. A number of leading minister the denomination will bo present , and First church will dispense with services Join In the dedicatory ceremonies. I Lewis Gregory will prcadi thu dedica' sermon. The Thompson will case Is still on la probate court. An attempt U being nmd James to prove that the old gentleman Insane when ho mmlo the will leaving property all lo Jolm. Frank Kddlngs , ono of the fellows wh accused of stealing Farmer Hoynolds' c nnd who was caught while attempting to peso of It , but afterwards escaped , waa rested yesterday evening by DeoutvSh MeFnrland and brought to the , cltj' . Hi tempted to draw a revolver on the ofllccr , was quickly covered and lodged la jail. Thrro candidates for tl.o reform sc wore taken to Kearney this morning. 1 uty United States Marshal Hastings John I'coplcr , a young colored boy who robbed a sto' e , and Dr. Margin , chaplal the reform school , had in charge twc c | ) cd boys , George Holler and Fred ! rlson was captured about thrco weeks ng the doctor , but when that gentleman put hand Into ills pocket nt the depot to pure tickets hu had to lot loose of Fred , who ' proved the opportunity to skip out. Clliuoro nnd Ijtnelday Alntohcit. Harry Oilmoro of Chicago and Jli Lindsay of this city signed articles fi finish fight nt Ilium's hall , South Omalu Saturday evening , January 10. The con h to take place before the MiiRle City - for n purseof $000 , * 500 to tbo winner and to the loser , N. A , s. i : . Omaha No. 1 , National Association of tlonnry Kngluoers , held Its annual eloctk o&lccrs last night with the result us follt Past president , \V. D. Austin ; president , George Brush ; vlco president , J. A.Volicii' back ) treasurer , James Anderson ; recording secretary , C. K. 1'nlmcr ; financial secretary , W. 11. Austin ! corresponding secretary , Joseph Bnlley ; conductor , Al Dultcrtlcld : doorkeeper , John Latterly ! librarian , , ' . \V , Matthew * ! Instructor , James Anderson The onlocrs will bo Installed at the next rcRU Itir. meeting to bo held January 2. COU.SXV COMMISSION 13US. UuHonll'H Bill for llcnt of I'oor Knnr Ilrglstrr Mouenth's Huport , As soon ai the county commissioners mo yesterday afternoon I , S. Hascall presented i communication asking for the payment of i reasonable rental for the ol < I county hosplta during the year IS'JO. Mr , Hascall was cnllei within the rail nnei explained that every thlnj had been settled for the year 18SO i\nd prlo thereto. The communication was referred t < the committee on poor farm. A number of parties who have purchase ! lots In the poor farm addition demanded thn the old building bo removed , or that the put chase price that they paid for the lots bo re turned. County Treasurer Snyilcr was Instructs to draw a warrant foriiOlO ! on the slnkliii fund to nay the interest on bonds , duo th llrst of next month. Bonds of the assessors elected nt the November vombor election were presented and ar proved. The superintendent of the poor farm sul in it ted his report showing that at thn time o removal to the new building ho ha eighty-six boardew that since the the number has been increased t ninety-three , inccludlnir two birth : Of this number sixty-two are males an thirty-one females. There nro nineteen ii sane patients , twenty-live receiving medic : attendance and thirteen nursery patient : The others are old nnd crippled nnd wholl unable to contribute to their own supper Air. Mahoney also called attention to the fin Unit scarcely a day passes that pnupcra froi other counties do not apply for ndmissloi Ho also stated that to run the new bullilin ho will need moro help. The report wont I the committee ) ou poor farm. The cojunlttcu on court house and Jail r ported In favor of appropriating S1UOO fortl purpose of completing an Index of thorecore ot the probate court , The report wi adopted. The county cleric asked for extra help 1 correct the assessment books of the yei l(19i ( ) , und copy the records for the assessmpi of lb ! < l. The request was granted and 1 will employ two clerks nt a sularyof not exceed $75 per month each. A post mortem bill as follows was pr centcd : Dr. Coulter , * rO ; Ur. Galbralt f-J'JO ; ami Dr. Kelly , . Dr. Coulter wi allowed NO ; Dr. Oulbraltb , $ IK ) , and 13 Kelly , $10. The report of the register of deeds fer tl third quarter of IS'JO showed the following : Koi i collected during the quarter $ , " > .0. ' > 1 I'ald salary of rugUtcr Jot tlio quarter. Ci'i 1'nld Halary of deputy tot tlio quurler. 300 1'alil salary of clerks for the quarter. . 2WH I'uU postage 70 Total * lWt Ilalani'U ? I'I7 , Hilmeo : ( brought forward from llrst quarter } l07 Hnhuico brought forward from second quarter 1.C31 Ilutuneo brought forward from 1S 9 ac count " . t 4,000 Total In register's hands S8.109 The committee having the report in hai reported that suit had been brought to i cover the S4,000. The committee on finance , to which was i ferrcd the agreement between the county ni the city relative to the committal and boat Ing of city urisoners , reported the follow1 ! amounts duo under the terms of the ngri mcnt : TC.x-Shorlfl1 Cobnrn , committal fees S 5.V ) Kx-Shorilf Ciilmrn , bonnlliig prisoners 2,5W SlierllV llnyd , committal fnus " > l Shcrlir lloyd. hoarding prisoners 2x0 ! ! Total : . . . . $ ' , : The report was adopted nnd warrants i dered drawn ou the general fund for t amounts , The board adjourned until next Wedncsdi Military N'otcft. Private Darum Band , Second Infantry , t been granted a thrco month's furlough wi permission to apply for his discharge at expiration on account ot three years' faith service. Colonel H. A. Morriam. Twenty-first funtry , has had his leave of absence extend llvo months , uiul granted permission to en the army nnd navy hospltnl at Hot Sprin Ark. Ark.First Lieutenant F. V. Walltcr. asslsti surgeon United States army und stationed Port A. A. liusscll has had his leave of i scnco extended ono mouth by tbo war depa ' nient. Dr.Blrnoy. nose nnd throat. Beobl UKOfS. Divers rcllections may properly bo cal under-studies. In Germany n good workman can alws make his murk. Taken by Storm A town swept out of istenco by n cyclene. A real mayor's nest the snug homo o city's chief magistrate. Mistress Have you any references ) N Girl No , mum. Have you ! The hen Isn't popular outside her ownc premises , but she makes quite a spread In own set. The stnge-struck girl who declares thati Is going to embrace the profession Is tak quite n largo order. ' The prince of Wales reminds mo i snug banicncount.Vhyl" \ "Ho Is w Ing fora rclgny day.1 Literary men do not , as n rule , have a h for business , and so nnnuloxlcal us It r seem , they do not got ahead. "And so you are taking long walks di now , Do Mascus. Doctor's orders ? " " St. Agcdorc , I uni training for the stage. " Mrs. Cuinso Your help is Irish , isn't s Mrs. Fanglo O , ves. "Does she believe homo rule ) " "Well , I should say sol ! just bosses the houso. " The man who knows it nil Is bnd cnon but ho Isn't a circumstance to the man \ knew U nil beforehand , and who says af ward that ho told you so. Mrs. Ciazzam Who are "tho great i I washed , " Ucorgol Gnzzain Those u r I whom the queen has never conferred I. Order of the Bath , I suppose. There are a good many typewriters on market , but what business men are slgl like n cyclone for Is a machine that will si the girl who ruin It how to spell. Private Citizen I think thojo tolegr poles ought Jto come down. They are sightly and dnngoious. Telegraph OBlci Y-o-s , but think of the shade they glvo. "What funny things we see In the Hoi sometimes ) " remarked the humorous cell "Yes , " ' replied the managing editor ; ' ! odd , too , that none of them get Into the column. " Patient-Isn't there some mistake nl that bill you sent mol No , sir ; it's con WSO. Patient To pay that will talto o > cent I have ; I'll starve. Doctor Well , t ing is what you need. McShuno ( to Cueldlhy , who has Just fn from the roof ) Arrah , Mollco , Moiko , are kllti Cuddlhy-Ol t'lnks not , John , whisper 1 ' 'I'wlmt Is It1 ! "Is roe p broken i 01 have it In mo hip pocket. " There was n young lady from Sliyo. Whose good last was really Skye'higl lint strange to relate , She took M her'inato , A dude with a ready made tie. "Why , I'at. for heaven's sake , what Is matter ! " "Well , sorr , I swallled n port bug ; and although , sorr , I took some Pa green wldlu llvo minutes after , tor kill baste , shtlll he's Just raisin' the dlvll in o' . " me , sor. Druggist Why do you constantly back of you , nnd smllo so idiotically ! } Clerk I lead the other day that 'Meat always grinning over the shoulder of tbo behind thu prescription counter , " and I v him to see I'm ' not afraid of him , Mrs , Dane I see you nro very busy , ; Oriflln , Widow Grlnin 1 am always b With washing , Ironing , sowing , running rands , ulc. , I nm nearly worn out. Mrs. I Who Is tlmt playlue and singing so su ly ! WUlow Ciriflln-Tbut is my duugl F.sincrolda : she Is singing her favorite u "What is Homo Without a Mother. " DrI3iruoy. nose andtliroat.Beubl PLAYING DOG IN THE HANCEf The Contestant Will Allow the Defense N Time for Evidence A REMARKABLE EVIDENCE OF GALL The Contest Must Close Tomorroi Night , and Yet the Defend ant Cntiuot lo Hnnrd. Talk about nn unfair election 1 Just visit room 1 In the Life building 1 you want to see the essence of unfairness os nggcrutcdso that Its own mother would hart ly know It. The alliance cont3stants are conducting contest , but ns the limits of the tlina fixed b law draws near they tire becoming more nn more demonstrative in the demands that th conte.stooa shall not bo allowed to take pat in it. Monday is the last clay allowed by low f < tbo Introduction of uvUcnco , and thus fa the contcatccs In the state cnso have not bee allowed to introduce any of the testimony although many witness ) have been subpa'iincd and have bet waltluc from day to day for an opportunlt to tell wjiat they know. The contestants openly doinanelodycstcrdt : morning for the llrat time that this evldeni should not bo allowed , and the notaries hav been called on to make some Interesting d clsions. 1'rico Saunders was the first witness i the state table. Ho suld that ho voted at tl First precinct of the Third warel and vote the republican ticket nnd for the atnenduien There was a strong feeling In that prcolnc against prohibitionists. The attorneys for the contcstoos callt Ofllcer Curry , and forthwith Attorney \VI son interposed a red-headed objection. I ! Informed the notaries that the contcslan were unwillhiK that the contcstoi should Introduce testimony , as was so near the time of fin adjournment , and denied that tbo other sii had any right to monopolize the last twodu ; allowed by law for the taking of evidence. Mr. Hall then Intimated that tboconteste had no favors to ask and were not seeking f i C9urtcsles at the hanels of the notaries. Tin merely demanded their rights. The contos mils had monopolized all of tlio thno from tl very beginning of the contest , and hi Introduced all ot the ovlden that had been Introduced , with tl exception of two witnesses called by the co tcsteus nnd whoso examination had occupli barely an hour. It was no more than rig that the contestccs should have an oppc tunlty to Introduce their evidence la dcfeus They had not been allowed to show up or o plain away any of the allcgatio and charges made against them , m it was no more than fair th they should bo given this opportunit If the contestants had conducted ineir ca properly they would have made their case strong as possible at the start , nnd th rested to give the contesteea an opportunl to put In their defense. Then the contestan could have Introduced evidence in robutt ; They had not done this buV had dallied ale : simply for the purpose of freezing the cc testees out entirely. > Mr. Courtenay also took a hand In c immlinL' his rights. Ho said that the cc tcstautshnd pursued a course of bulluo/.i from the start , nnd their conduct had be such that all liberal , fair-minded people we simply astounded and paralyzed by thi gull. Ho was aware that they had the Ju lixeeir but , they did not have the li on their slue , and there was power a great deal higher th tlio legislature and It would bo appealed to Mr. Wilson said that It was the coat tees' own fault If they had Introduced no c dcnce. Ho was not looking after that sldo the case. Ho would alternate witnesses . the state during the afternoon , but ho want the whole of Monday , the last di for the Introduction of evidence the contestants. Ho had just rccciv some Important letters from N York , and there were some witnesses could not bo secured bcfore.jHo had also t subpoenas issued for the poll books , ball and registration books , and would iutrodi thorn in evidence. Mr. Hall looked straight at the gontloir on the other side of the table for several s ends and then arose to say tbattholmpudei of opposing counsel was something appallii It was in keeping , however , with the uctli that had characterized the conduct of I other side all through the contest. They I consumed all of the allotted time In introit lug irrelevant and immaterial testimony si as no court in the country would allow to introduced , but which the notui were unable to exclude owing the lameness of the statut They had Introduced this immaterial to : mouy by hundreds of pages , to the exclus of evidence on the part of the contesU uud now just as the alloted tlmo was ub > to expire they demanded the lust dav for Introduction of important evidence' , which the contcstecs had no knowled and to rebut which no opt tun ity would bo allowed tin For 'hat matter , however , they had not b' ' given a chance to refute any of the char made , and the position of the attorney on other sldo was simply u continuation of bulldozing and chicanery that had been \ sued all along. Ho demanded the balanci the time for the introduction of evidence the con testees , as they had about two witnesses subpainacd and would push tl examination as fast ns possible. The notaries consulted for a few mint and said that .they would prefer for the torneys to agree upon some stipulations In gard to the matter. They thought that contcstecs should have nn opportunity to troduco evidence and ut the si tlmo they did not want work nn injustice to the coutcstai For this reason they thought thut It wouli ! better for tuo attorneys to stipulate , bu' ' that could not bo douo satisfactorily t would give a ruling. The attorneys , however , were not Incli to stipulate , and as tno notaries wantc llttlo further tlmo for consultation , an Journmcut waa taken until 1:00 : o'clock which time they stated they would pass u the question , Attholioyd table Judo | ; Allen nppea for the contestant and "W. F. Gurloy for contcsteo. Tbo first witness was Ed Carvill , a car driver on the Thirteenth sti lino. Ho testitled as follows : A man got on my car near Howard str just before 5 o'clock , on election day rode a little over half a milo. Two woi weroou the carat the tiino. Understand name was Kmeraon. Ho left the car , ; south of ArborSstrcot and boarded ageing going north. Just as ho reached the plat f some ono bit him with an egg. Ho gel the platform and ran north. The man ' bit him with an egg got out of n carriage , i Cross-examined When he came to the i ten or a dozen boys were hooting nt him. appearance did not indicate that he Imd I in any scuftlo. There wcro flvo men In hncu that brought the man who hit Kmci with the egg. Ho wa4 the only man who out. Don't ' know whether they took him of the car or not. Emerson ran around far and looked as If ho was trying to awny. Saw only ono egg thrown. IJld sco Emerson go to any house. Thomas J. Uowen sworn Am in employ of the street railway company , i near the corner of Thirteenth and Ai about S o'clock on election i baw a in an get off a car I met there uud on my car. Anothcrmun struck him wltl egg and then followed him Into the car. 'I were lighting nnd I ordered them out. Cross-examined The lean with the egg out of n team In which there wcro four crs. Did not sco them following the i nnd heard no threats. ICincrson was , nl ten feet away from the other fellow when cirg was tin-own. The men in the I laughed when Emerson was struck. Po men came running from the nearest pol plne , but when they got tboro cvcrytl was quiet. Oftlcer Ocorgo n. Curry sworn An member of the police. On election dav stationed at the First district of the Th was thorn from 0 until C o'clock nnd saw acts of violence. There were from fifty hundred people about the polls all day. M no arrests , Cross-examined Don't know Hev. Btilnn. Saw a man who answered his bcrlptlon. There wwo two other oflicon duty there. lld ) not see anyone lay band Bninn. Homo ono said that t was too much obstruction at iv i polls nnd votes coiilJ , not be polled Bhinn was standing n u ( tie window , asked several men to stop down off the jwrch but did not tell Shlnti thaIt was ngalus the ln\v for him to bo there ! i Had no convut satlon with him , nnd ilon'tr , > , liltik nny otho ofllccr hrul , Kvcrythltiff wi q peaceable an quiet thero. Saw no whisky jupcd ut the polls Saw ono or two men who locked as If the , were under the Itilluenco f'lUHior. The , left about 11 o'clock and were sober an had nothing to say whoa they showc up again In the evening , Thin Mr. Shtnn left about 11 Oj'clofk. vVns pai tlcutar to preserve good order , and did IK walk the other way to avolil Seeing nny den .onstrntlons. . James O'Urlou , swornIteslded in th Third ward , South Omaha , on the day o election and was at the polls nil day. 1 wi peddling tickets and they wcro taken awn from mo by James \Velshof this city. OnicerTom Hayes sworn At the last cle < tlon I was on duty at the Sixth precinct i the Second \vnnl und was there nil day. Stv no acts of violence. About noon a man wli was claimed to bo n Swedish inlmstc cnmo there with n lot of tickets. The crow said ho was a prohibitionist and they jostle him. I stopped It and ho voted. Ho stuye there half nn hour talking with the crow and was not molested. Did not say nnythln to him about leaving the polls , and had r conversation with him. It was the eiulete ! election I oversaw lu Omaha. There was r obscene or profane langutigo used toward tl minister. Hnvo lived In Omaha llltcenyenr Officer George MeiCray sworn \Vr on duty election day at tl Fifth precinct of the Sixth wan AVas there nil day , and s.iw no acts of vl lenco committed. Made no arrests as itv ; not necessary. Cross-oxninlnatlon Am a democrat. Vote that tlckot ut the hist election , Ofllcer William Edgehlll sworn Was c duty at the Third district of the Kourt h wai on election dar. Was thoru all day and mm no arrests. There was no occasion for i It was a very quiet , orderly election. Vote the straight democratic tlckot. Adjourned untll-'J o'clock. Hut llttlo evidence was Introduced at tl Powers table. The original letters from D Gcorgo Li. Miller to A. Lucius Hodman we ollcred by the prohibition attorney , Mr. Henry Gibson of Gibson , Miller Richardson was placed upon the wltnc stand and Identified the signature of 3 Miller. An adjournment until 2 o'clock was d clared , nnd that corner was soon q.ul t ni deserted. At thooDenlng of court In the aftcrno < tbo notaries at thostuto tublo ruled that tl afternoon should bo devoted to the Introdu tlon of evidence for the coutestecs , Mondi forenoon for the contestants , the flrst half Monday afternoon for the contestoes nnd t' last half for the contestants , t ! latter to bo confined ut the last Inning to introducing evidence In i buttal. By this ruling the contestants inu get In all tno balances ot their direct uDlrtc tlvo evidence Monday forenoon. During the afternoon several moro nolle men were examined , and although they we on ditty at the polls on election dav nnd he n vigilant eye on what was transpiring , thi failed to detect nnv of the frightful outrag alleged by the prohibitionists to huvo be perpetrated. At the Powers tnblei there was a dearth witnesses after City Clerk Groves was t cused , nnd very llttlo was done. The city cleric was also Riven a whirl at t table of Dech-Miijors ct al , and suited that t tojnl registration In Omaha was 2-,057. 1 could not glvo the total vote , saying that t county clerk was lu a position to glvo that i formation. | At the Boyd table bllie coats also flgur numerously , and their evidence was prui pally nn echo of ttio oft-told story of peai quiet and general good orderfcud harmony election duy. Assistant City Attorney Shoemaker v\ called ns n witness , and he amlJudgo All indulged in a lengthy Interchange of vie as to what constituted bogus tickets. T witness was cortnln that ticket ) that nllcg to be ono thing but were really another we bogus , and be was also positive that a gn many were deceived by 'the ' prohibition tii ots , which ho was confident' were printed the solo purpose of deceiving and mislead ! voters , Tomorrow forenoon the 'contestants ' v have full swing at the1 state table , and It possible that the prohibition contingent v try to spring a sensation or' two In the hit est of their Independent allies. There will bo only ono moro day of i farce , and then the case will bo ready fo : full dress rehearsal before tbo legislature. UOXilEUING THE OITV O- ERIE ilia Expericnco With Prohibit ! Sleuths nnd tlio Contestants. City Clerk Groves was yesterday morn served with a subpoena summoning him to tend forthwith the contest for governor : bring all the city registration hooks. The clerk is a very mild gentleman , 1 when ho read the document ho felt thut was Justified in forgetting his natural i position. He has been worried almost to cxaspc tion for the last thrco.months by u gunf prohibition spies and hangers-on who hi almost dully Infested his ofnco uu the pretense. of examining the rcgis books in search of fraud. Ho suppo that as soon us the election had passed th would come an end to this annoyance. J ollico Is still , however , Infested "with th sleuths and the time of both himself i clerks is largely occupied In seeing that records are not tampcrca with or the boi taken away from the ofllcc. Now , however , that ho has been cxpec to perform the herculean task of carting th same books over to bo pored over intcrml bly by the contestants , ho feels the last str has been precipitated upon him and ci menccs to object. Ho told the party who served the subpa that bis time belonged to the city nnd that could ill afford to spend it to satisfy a cro of people who lu the name of contest the gubernatorial election were sim pulling rich fees out of the poop pocket. Besides , ho did not huvo a fo of clerks largo enough to protect the book the latter should bo taken from his ofllco. ho should use his clerks as policemen would be compelled to close up his ofilcc i then what would the publiodol Uoconclu his remarks by saying that ho would not spend to the summons unless he was paid fcos in advance. The ofllcor Immediately returned to his tnry to get the fees and In a short time turned with the money , which , however , ; Groves refused to accept. Ho was told not to accept It or to att < the contest without having obtained opinion of the city attorney on the subjoc Mr. Groves then sought that gentlei and laid the case before him. The Inttor vised him that the books wcro .pu property and to glvo notice that t might bo Inspected at his ollico. The c testnuts would probably have him arres but that that matter could bo attended to. JLater Mr , Groves went before the cent Ing board and was told that ho need bi only about forty books , which , In th solves , Is quite a big looil. ' , , In the afternoon Air. , 'Groves was cnlle the witness stand and thd prohibition nt noy demanded to kndw' ' why ho had brought the hooks. Ho said there wore 203 of them and ho not proooso to cart them around on his b : On cross-examination'Instated that ho not been paid for making certified cople them , nor had ho been Uiiidored any moi but that if ho were paiel for It ho would tr cortlllcd copies cf us many as possible bo 4 o'clock Monday afternoon , nnd wi use all diligence to g'eC In ns many u could. Ho was then excused , but no me was forthcoming. anir Jie returned to ofllco unlnstructul. Branded ni n Fnlsohnnd. Omaha. Dec. 27 , To'the ' Editor of BF.K : I observe in your issue of Decon 21 that ono J. T. Coats worth testified bo the Boyd-Powcrs contest court that I , on i 1 tlon day , la the Fourth ward , second dist took the tickets out of his bund and tore t up. I brand such statement as an In fan falsehood , and If the case comes within statutes , shall have Idtn prosecuted for Jury , Gt'DTAYK AMIKIISO Mr. nnd Mrs. Edward P.Vtttklns of cngo are sending the holidays with Mr. Mrs. F. Vlcroy lu Council Blurts. i Mr , and Mrs. MiLonn wnroC&lstod li cciving by Miss Mamie McLean and 1 Louis Hopkins. Pretty clrls do not usually make the wives , but tncy inatto the bust tlunccos. Dr.BIfiioy , noaotuultliroat , Dee b PROMISES TO THE INDIANS , How They Have Been Kept by the Govern rnont Miking Thotn. SOME LI1TLE REASON IN THEIR MADNESS How tlio Different Treaties Nnrrowoi ( lie HcsorvntltniB 13x tor iiilun tlon of Ijnrgc flame a Disaster to the Xomiuln. Dec. 27. [ Special to Tn Br.E. ] The president has referred a dlipatcl from General Allies , In which the latte states that ho could readily subjugate tli Sioux if the government would maintain nl solute good faith and fultll all treaties wltl them , to the secretary of the Interior , wit a request for Information as to violations o treaties In times past. A reference to th oftlclal records reveals n wanton disregard c solemn agreements on the part of the govern inetit which Is ciuito surprising. Withou entering Into the question of misconduct o the Indians in times past , it is mndo vcr , clear that they have had grievances whlc would ninUo any spirited nation nppoi to arms. The first treaty with th Sioux was ono of friendship and amity mad In 1825 , when each high contracting party o pressed unlimited confidence and very wan affection for the other. In this treaty the Ii dlans llrst formafly recognized thosupremni' of the United Slates and placed themselvc under the protection of the government. N treaties of any consequence wcro made froi lSi" > until lu that at Fort Lnramlo made 1 1831 with the Sioux and seven other tribe appears the lirst restriction of the Sioux t any special territorial limits. By that treat the Indians agreed to bo at pence amen themselves , to allow roads to bo catnbllshc across their territories , and "to recognize uti acknowledge as their territories" certain di scribed tracts. The tract assigned to tl Sioux was bounded ou the east by the Mli sourl river , from the mouth of Heart rive near the present site of Bismarck , N. D. , 1 the mouth of Whlto Earth river , near tl present site of Chamberlain , S. D. , them southwest to the forks of tbo Platte rive thence along the north fork of the Platte I lied Uuttes , or Fort Casper a point som what southeast of the center of Wyomlr thence to and along the Black Hills rant to Heart river and along that river to i mouth. It was , however , express ! stipulated thut the "Indian nntloi do not thereby abandon or prejudii any rights or claims they may hni to other lands ; and further , that they eto n surrender the privilege of hunting , fishln or passing over any of the tracts of count ) heroin before described. " This treaty did not contemplate the sottl ment of the Sioux at any special point. Tin were expected to roam nnd hunt nnd tnl cnro of themselves as before ; but cnugratii to California had brought the Indians of tl plains into new relations with tno whites at it was of the utmost importance that thi should maintain friendly relations not on with the whites , but with each other. The consideration -which the United Stat agreed to pay the eight tribes of Imil.ms wl were parties to this treaty was goods , su piles , etc. , annually to the value of 0,000 f lllfty years. Thlsjvould probably not ha1 been moro than $1 per capita. The trea was ratified by the senate with nn .amen mcnt which substituted for "fifty years" tl words "ten years with the right to contltu the same nt the discretion of the president the Ultod States for a period not excecdli flvo years thereafter. " The records show tl : amendment to have been accented by the I dlans , but the names of the Sioux thus t seating are not the same names as the signed to the treaty , and it bos been stat thut tbo Indians did not Know of this chan In their treaty. Immigration increased ; a railroad was la through the center of the buffalo land ; ml tary stations wcro established in Icrrlto hitherto exclusively occupied by the Indian a pushing alien race Ignored their past ai their prejudices , killed and wasted their bi falo for sport and oven disputed their Hgti In territory to. which their claim had nov before boon questioned. Conflict was i no table , nnd It came. In 18i5 ( separate treaties were made at Fc Sully.wlth nine individual bands of Sioux , which they agreed to bo at peace with t United States and to try to keep peace amo : themselves , nnd to withdraw from ovorlai routes established through their count ! The United States agreed to pay annually t twenty years to two bauds , f,0l ( ! > 0 each ; thrco bauds , $10,000 each ; to tether other , $7,000 , and to the remain ! throe bunds , $ ! ! 0 per capita. Most them wcro promised that if they would locr permanently on land for agricultural pi poses thev would bo protected from moli tation by whites or Indians and would : colvc help in the way of agricultural i ploments nnd improvements to the extent t35 annually for each family for live yea and to every hundred lodges or famll would bo given n farmer and blacksmith n "at the option of the secretary If Iho luter deemed necessary , " teachers. This foreshadowed the treaty of 180S , t these treaties with scattered portions of t Sioux seem to have produced llttlo result a prolonged war -with the tribes over lat sections of the country was brought ton clc only by the well known treaty made at Fc Laramlo In 1808 with representatives of t Sioux nation as a whole , except that portli which has always remained In the region Montana. In this treaty the Indians apri not to molest white persons or their call not to oppose or obstruct the building wagon roads , railroads or mall stations , or military posts outside the proposed rosen tion. What was long known as the "Gn Sioux reservation" was sot apart for t "aosolutoond undisturbed usonndoccupatl of thp Indians , " upon which none butgovoi ment employes were to bo allowed to pa settle or reside ; the Indians relinquished claim to occupy permanci.tly any terrltc outside the designated reservation , but served "the right to hunt on any lands no ; of Worth Platte and on the Republican f ( of the Smoky Hill river , so long as the b falo may range thereon In such numbers to Justify the chaso. " It was also agreed : That the country north of the Noi Platte river nud cast of the east of the su mits of thoBlg Horn mountains shall bo h and considered to bo unccded Indian torrltc and * * * novhlto person or persi shall ho permitted to settle upon or occi any portion of the same or , without the c sent of the Indians first had and obtained , pass through tbo same : and the militi poits now established in the territory in t article named shall bo abandoned and road leading to them and by them to the i tlomcnts in the territory of Montana shall closed. " The government agreed to establish agenc * , furnish employes , erect employ dwcllfngs , n sawmill , gristmill and a sen house ; for thirty years to give iinniiiillj suit of clothni to each Indian nnd to purch goods and supplies to the value of $20 each Indian "roaming" nnd 'W for each dian engaged In farming ; for four years furnish to everyone over four years of who should have mottled upon the rcservat one pound of Hour \icr \ dav , "provided the diuns cannot furnisb their own subsistence nn uirllcr data ; " and to every family actui Bottling on the reserve a cow and a pair oxen within sixty days from the duto of i tlomont , Provision was also made for ul ments of ! KX ) acres to families and for plv seeds nnd Implements to thu allottees and patenting 100 to male Indians over eight years old , As to schools , thy govormn agreed for twenty years to provide a sel house and a teacher for every thirty child "who can bo Induced or compelled to utt school. " At the expiration of the four years government continued to timko appro'p lions for rationing the Sioux In part , hi largo portion of their subslstanco was tuincd from hunting. They were ropcatc reminded , however , that these rations we gratuity , could not bo indefinitely contin and that the supply of buffalo would gi uully diminish. After the treaty of 18 < W the lands rcier for hunting and the "uncoiled territory" came the source of much disquietude tnhtindcrstnmllng. While the Indians miul little or no distinction between the uncedc nnd the reserved lands , their hutitliii grounds In Nubrusk.i wore" soon occupied n. while settlers who protested against th presence of Indians outside their reservation and prospectors and others went nt will Int the unecdeel Hlg Horn country. Even u early ns Juno 20 , 188H , fourteen months afto the dnto of the treaty , General ShorUla : issued an official order saying that "ouuld the well dotlned limits of the rcservatlo ! they ( the Indians ) are under tlio original am exclusive Jurisdiction of the military authot ity and as n rule will be considered hostile.1 In 1871 the appropriation for < mbsUtonco c the SI MIX contained n clause authorizing th withholding of supplies until the Indian should agree to remain north of the Nlobrnr river nnd outside of Wyoming ; a similar prc vision wni Inserted In the appropriation ac for 1S75 , but referred only to the Nlobrnr river. Uy the net of Juno SI , 1874 , congress ai preprinted $ i.YOOO to p.iv the Indians of th Ued Cloud and Spotted Tall agencies for th rcllmiulshiucnt of their rlcht to hunt in Nt braska. Thu Indians of the other ngcnclc along the Missouri were toleranbly well soi tied clown nnd had llttlo practical Interest 1 the Nebraska hunting lauds. A dologutlo of chiefs from the Itoil Cloud and Snottc Tall agencies came to Wnthingtoh In Mnj 18J5 , uml were Induced to surrender the ! Nebraska hunting privilege ; ! north of NIol rnra and also to relinquish such claim us the possessed to that portion of Nebraska soul of the south divide of the Nlobrnra rive which , by the treaty of 1S S , "should ba hoi and considered uncoiled Indian torrltor.i etc. " Tills additional concession was ol tallied by the promise t tint emigres * wotil bo asked to appropriate for thu Indians n additional S-J'i.U.M ) . Congress failed to muV this appropriation nnd the Indians natural ] felt ns if they hail been cheated. Other "m coded territory" still remained. In ISM gold was found in the Black 11111 and in direct violation of the treaty of Ifel that part ol the Sioux reservation forthwH swarmed with while people. Acominisslc sent dut lit .lime , 1875 , to obtain a cession c the Black Hills nnd of "uncoded territory" ! Wyoming was unsuccessful. In the appropriation net of August 15 , 1ST however , congress provided that no more a proprinttous should bo mndo for the Slou unless they should consent , 1. Torollnquls nil claim to any country outside of the rcsor established by the treaty of ISiiS. ! i. To i hnquish all claim to so much of their rosen ns lay west of the 103d degree of longttud ! ) . To grant right of way from east to we across their reserve for at least thrco roail I. To receive supplies near the Missouri ( th referred to the Pine Kldgo nnd Hose-bud I dians , the other agencies being already on tl Missouri ) ; and , 5. To enter into ill-rang Incuts looking to self-support , A commission of which Governor Man , penny was chairman and Bishop Whlpplo leading member , visited thu Sioux nnd m.u negotiations with thorn covering all the polu named in the appropriation act. Uy th agreement , dated August 15,1870 , the Sloi x'dcd not only all the country lying outsli .ho boundaries of the reserve as defined 1 , ho treaty of 1SOS , but also so much of t osorvo Itself us included the Black Hills , .met . which has been termed tbo "garcl ipot of the reservation. " The govornme agreed "to furnish to them schools and I ( tructlon in mechanical and agricultural nr is provided for by the treaty of ISlW. " The provisions of the treaty of 1S3 ( ! had be .argely r.on-fulllllcd. The government al igrfled "to nrovido the Indians with a rail 'or each individual of a pound und a half jeof ( or in llou thereof one-half pound Jiicon ) , ouo-tmU pound of flour and otio-hi > oundof corn ; and for every 100 rations fo lounds of coffee , eight uounds of sugar a hrea pounds of beans , or , In lieu of said at lea , the equivalent thereof in the discroti it the commissioner of Indian affairs. Su atlons or so much thereof ns mav bo neci nry shall bo continued until the Indians ti able to support themselves. This fairly committed the government keepinir the Sioux on their rcservaiion a supporting thorn there until they could brought by the government to self-support. These negotiations were consummated ill ng the progress of a "Sioux war" parti pitted In by Sitting Dull and his ndhcrui who had never mndo any permanent sett ment upon the Sioux reservation , but h spent most of their time hunting In the "i ceded territory" nnd Its vicinity. Complnir had been made that his banu had raided both whites and Indians , and December 1875 , the Indian oftlco notified the agents : the Sioux that all Indians who did not rcpi ut the agencies before January 111 , 1870 , woi bo regarded hostile. The lima allowed v too short. Many of the Sioux who wore tli u the unccdod country wcro entirely pea iiblo nnd were hunting there with the expn permission of their agents , but they coi not reach their agencies before the gove ment opened actlvo hostilities. The ord and the presence of troops camped at t agencies for the purpose of carrying It out , alarmed the Indians that many others loft 1 agencies and Joined the fortunes of Sltti Bull. The wur , which included 1 Ouster and Hcno massacres , was long nnd L astrous to both white people and Indians , was not participated In by much the larj proportion of the Sioux nation ; but th < friendly Indians also suffered fro in It , peclally by the loss of their ponies wh were taken from them under the order of t military as a war measure , with the distil understanding that-tho value thereof woi ho returned to them in cattlo. In some stances the ponies were sold at vciy 1 rates and only a small part of their value v returned to the Indians In cattlo. In ot ! Instances the promise of reimbursement cattle was unfulfilled for thirteen years i had to bo made part of the agreement c eluded with the Sioux last year. Much might bo said about the delays i discomforts attending the removal of i Hosobud nnd Pine , then known as Spot Tail and Heel Cloud Sioux , from plac < place on their reservation until their ngenc were finally established nt their present Ic tlons. Under uncertainties of ndinluistrut and failures or delays in appropriations , i Indians suffered much hardship and 1 many reasonable grounds for Irritation i for complaints of bad faith on the part of government. Prior to the agreement of 1870 buffalo i deer were the main support of the Slo Food , tents , bedding were the direct outcc of hunting , nnd with furs and pelts as n cles of barter or exchange It was easy for Sioux to procure whatever constituted them the necessities , the comforts , or o the luxuries of life. Within eight years f i the agreement of 1870 the buffalo had g and the Sioux had loft to thorn alkali 1 and government rations. It Is hard to overstate the magnitude of calamity , as they viewed it. which happc to thcso people by the sudden disappear ! ) of the buffalo and the largo diminution In numbers of doer and other wild nniin Their loss was so overwhelming nnd change of life which It necessitated so gi thut the wonder Is that they endured it well as they did. For not only did the i herds of buffalo and exhaustions supplier deer und other nnimuls furnished them v food , clothing , shelter , furniture nnd urU of commerce , but the pursuit of these * mals und the preparation of their prodi furnished to a great body of them contlni employment and exciting diversion , t dcnly ; almost without warning , this was changed and they wcro expected at once without training to settle down to the ] suits of agriculture In a land largely uuil for such uso. The freedom of the chase to bo exchanged for the idleness the camp. The boundless range to bo ahundonccd for the circ scribed reservation and nbundanco to supplanted by limited and decreasing gov ment subsistence und supplies , Under tl circumstances It is not in human natiro to be discontented and restless , uvon bulcnt or violent. In this tremendous change In their st : It was never contemplated by the govcrnn that It should supply fron the national tr ury the place which nature had supplloi its prodigal wealth of buffalo. It was < intended to supplement the efforts , of tl people at self-support and that ns snot : they had learned tlio art of supporting tli solves by the products of their own labo tilling the soil or In pastoral pursuits I should cease to look to ( ho government food and clothing. Under the most favorable circumstance a mild cllmuU ) nnd on u fertile soil it w bo n easy matter for a people as wild unsettled ns the Sioux to turn to agrlcul or stock raising and become self-support but In the rigors of a northern climate land recognized us largely unfitted for i culture and under circumstance1 ! of peci hardship they huvo been as yet unable tn cure themselves a sufficiency of ul foal or clothing-ta supplement that prov by the government HO as to keep them I want. They havu been hungry , co'd ' sick. The least that can bo asked for t Is that whllotho rlnuloadcni of revolt those guilty of actual deeds ot hostility i bo puulshud , to the great moss of theniah bo extended sympathy , help nnd ln.it but not least , Justice. The last treaty or nnrcemcnt with the Sioux was comploled In the fall of ISSU by commission consisting of ttio late Uenernl Crook , ox-Oovcriior Foster of Ohio and Major Warner of KIIIUIH City. This emi nent commission submitted lu rojwrt in durt time and the same \vas approved and the oedeel lands thrown open to settlement. But with characteristic neglect , congress fulled to pivsn the niiproprlations coromi bv It and tlicro- fore the Indians who continently expected treed faith at Washington have been not only dlsapK | > Iutcd but actually made lo suffer teethe the want of subsistence and other benefits to ho derived from the agreement. Since Iho beginning ot the disturbance at Pine Uldgo n number of Sioux Intci-cMs 1mvo been given tlio attention which they deserve * ! and the liiUlnns long since expected , C'O.V.V VIIIA 1.1 Tl KH , The greatest * of nil combination locks we * lock. lock.Don't Don't lalk shop to your wife nor religion to your partner. The honeymoon has surely e-ollnpied whoa the irate bus burnt calls his dumpling a gln u snap. . "Lend Mo Your Wife" Is the title of rt comedy now running at u local theater. When , played In teal life It frequently becomes D tragedy. It was n ghi who had aludled the currency question who remarked : "Thero Is not gold , enough to go "round , " when she discovered that her engagement ring was lee small for her. her.Mrs. Mrs. Lnno-Out ( In the bav ) Why , Mr. DcOny Is the only unmarried person In the ) boat. Chorus of Ladles Yes , Unit Is true. Deday I seem to ho "Drifting With the Tied. " A. C. Cowen , the sou of a well-to-do real estate man of Chicago , eloped with Miss Alvena H. Schwalcld of Hlooinliigton , 111. , and married her In spite of the objections of his papa. When a man Is llrst married his bachelor friends wonder If ho feels ns huppy ns he ! looks. When ho has been married twenty years ho wonders himself If ho looks as un happy us he feels. A woman may forgive some of the morq serious domestic crimes , but. she can never" forglvo her husband for telling her that her bat Is on straight when she knows as well ns 10 docs that It Isn't ' , Mrs. Downton Who Is that horrible look- ng creature at the door ! Send her away , laid She says she heard y'r husband was n want of n typewriter and she'd like the ilaco. Mrs Downton Ash her In , Mr. U. P. Works ( Christmas eve ) -Well , got the sack after all. Mr * , Worus O.yoii curl Did you get thu sealskin or the other ! Mr. Works I got the other the sack ths lounco discharge. I've got no Job under * land ! It costs sp.1 per hug to embrace your nclglu > or's wfo In the village of Van Huron , 0. A ustlco of the peace lu Imposing that penalty > n n delinquent there the other day declared hut he would break up "this promiscuous unbracing , " If ho had to send the offenders o the county Jail. \ contemporary Invites attention to the net that until the recent application of oleo rlcity lo that purpose weldlne has been dond vilh hammers , tongs and various Iron Implql neiits. Not all welding hus been nceoim illshcd In this way , however. The justices of the uencei nnd the clergy , have done some ) of the best waldlng over made. And thd intninors nnd hard things have only been brought into play In undoing It. You can buy a wife for ten ponies In Thibet. The price to bo paid for the wife Is arranged > y a relative or friend who acts as co-between nul the only marriage ceremony Is a grand spree lasting as long ns the bridegroom carl UTord to keen it up. The life of a Tibetan woman in thw part of the country cannot b deemed a hard one. Shu makes the tea , it is rue , but with that the housekeeping ends ; 'or no ono over dreams of cleaning the kettle afterwards , and every ono has to mix his own tsambu nnd lick hit bowl clean when ha ins finished. Every four or llvo years she nay have to sew a new sheepskin gown for icrsolf or some ono of her family , but cer tainly not oftcnor. She cannot herd the cat * tie or sheep ; men must do that , as tboro li danger from marauders. She passes her Jmo In spinning yarn , weaving a coarsa iind of cloth out of which bugs nro made , turning a prayer wheel , and destroying too voracious vermin. XUTJ3S. Dr. Edward Eggleston has been preparing material for years ou the subject of his forth * coming novel. "The Faith Doctor , " thosceno of which is laid hi New York city. In addi tion to the main subject of the novel , tbo author touches upon the "social struggle" la a frosb and Interesting way , A long opening installment of the novel wilt appear In the February Century. A now novel by Ynldcs , the Spanish novel ist whom Mr. Howells has so deservedly praised , is to bo published very shortly by the United States book company. The trims- latlou , which is by Clara Hell , is authorized , by Vuldcs himself , nnd will appear in New York simultaneously with the publication ot the original In Madrid. The story Is culled "Scum , " and is a vivid picture ot modern so ciety life in the Spanish capital. Thu author is particularly happy In catching the ) strength without the vulgarity of realism ( and his stories are powerful and true to na ture without being low or sordid. The January number of the Cosmopolitan will contain ttio llrst of two parts of the novel by Mrs. Van Hcnssalucr Crugor , whoso "DU plomat's Diary" and "A Successful Man , " the latter first published in thaCosmopolitan , excited so much comment both In this coun try and In Europe , She Is undoubtedly the most interesting personality who has ap peared In the literary Hold since the entree ) of Amelia Hlvers ; but unlike Miss Hlvcrs , who was brought up amidst the country sur roundings of n Virginia homo , and who was A girl in her teens when she began to write , Mrs. Crugor has been for years a leader or Now York society , and has spent a couple of winters at some of the most famous courts ot Europe , and while yet a very young woman has enjoyed the richest experiences of life. Charles Dudley Warner continues his de lightful illustrated articles nt thu PacltlO coast In the Ilurnei s for Januarv , his sub ject being , "Tho Outlook in Southern CnlU fornla. " It has an Interest for general readers , but a postltivu value to these inter ested in fruit-rowintr ( and the possibilities of what the author In another article had called , "Our Italy. " Theodora Child , baa another South American paper , "Impressions of Peru. " A notable contribution is , "How ] | llocamo n Journalist , " by Do Illowiu , the famous Paris correspondent of tlio London Times. Another IM 1 ° . Anstoy's paper , "London Music Halls. " There nru also stories hy Charles Egbert Craddoes , T. A. Ganvlers und others ; poems by Julian Haw thorne , Weir Mitchell , H. B. Hurton and others and the usual attractive departments. It is altogether n very entertaining number. Among the features of the Forum for next year Will bo : "Results of the Census , " a series of articles by General Francis A. Walker ; results of the latest research and ot the most recent achievements in all Important lines of work , in BCICIICO nnd in industry , by specialists ; for examples , Dr. Austin Flint will wrlto on "Dr. Koch's Discovery " Dr. Ulchnrd ( iutllng on "Tho Development ot Firearms ; " Frank H. Cuihlng on "Tlio Honienwny Expedition : " OastonTlssnndler. the French scientist , "Dlrlgoahlo Balloons1' ; 1'rof. Kmllo do Luvcluya on "Tho I'arlllloa of Africa , " and so on ; political discussions by the lenders of opinions of both parties la the United Suites and by forcK'ii statesmen ; "Shibboleths of the T lino. " n scries of crit- leal examinations of popular opinions by W. S. Lilly , the Drlllsh essayist ; autobiograph ical essays , a scries to which some of the most noted men of the tlmo , American and HiitUh , have already contributed ; discus sions of social anil rrllgious problems in the United States , and literary articles , discuss ing the tendencies of literary work along all directions of activity , by the foremost crit ical writers , Thu Weekly Hank Htal-iniMit. NKirYoiiK , Doc. ST. f Special Toliurnm to TIIK HKK. ] Thu weekly bunk tfUtuuicnt shows Die following changes : Hosew. IIKTOUKD I .X2W.275 InaiiH , di'cruuhi ! , 1o.vi'JUO Kpcelc , incieuHu , ; im.roo : l.ugal tender , Increase . , , Iti'.ivx ' ) DopoHltH , Inuruu o l,7-.lHK : ) Circulation , incruiiHo , , uou0 Thotmiilm now hold t7.72.U-1 In o.xcesM olllio reiiiilroiui'iiUnf tho'i'i pur emit rule. Thu exports of Hpi'olu from the port of N'otr " \ orl ; litht. weicik iiiiioimtocl to JlBU.hOl , of vrhluh was lu gold and * 1.VU < W In hlivcr , All tboiriild wnnt tiiHontli America and all tlio ( diver lo Kuropu , Tlio IniportHof npixlo ilnr Ins thu vrcoU amounted lo t'l.oid.ffiw , uf whlufex * W,017 , J7 wui In gold and taVil lu silver ; " Jt * ' n" , ' + *