THE OIIAHA DAIL FIMDAY. DECEMBER 23 ; 1801.
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tlmtthe iictinil circulation of TIIK IMli.v HKK
for the week unilliiR December 10 , IHUl.was us
follows : , . , . ,
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Monday , lef. ) II "U-Jl
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Sworn In I eforo me nnd tnbscrlbeil In my
prcienco Hi H IDlh day of Duconibnr. A. I ) . 1891.
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of TIIK HIM. for filx yciin U shown In iho fot-
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TIIK Sl.ito Hoard of TrntHportatlon is
not achieving much reputation of which
to bo proud cither in railway regulation
or the grain bLtsincss < .
SKNATOK PLUM it's estate is placed at
$1,000,0(10 , though to look tit him on the
floor of the suntito ono would never have
Buapectod him of such business thrift.
MAYOK-HMCCT BKMIS will make no
Christina ! ) presnnts to his constituency ,
and stockings hung up in the passageway -
way to his ollieo will not bo slutted with
promises. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Snt EDWIN ARNOLD loves the Ameri
can people especially the newspaper
folk. Sir Edwin has all the keenness of
un oriental merchant in pushing his
business.
ClIANCKLLOU CAN'KIKLD has Miclli-
ganized the Nebraska State university
by gerrymandering the courses. It
should be added , liowovor , th.it the re
sult will probably bo bonufioial to the
college and to the students.
OAH/.A , the Mexican bandit , is neither
BO bravo nor so shrewd as Gcrouimo , the
last gentleman from this side the line
whom Captain Bourke interviewed in
Mexico. It is safe to say also that Gor-
onimo was Gar/.a's superior In other par
ticulars.
ST. JoSKi'H has boon agitated from
center to circumference ever an ordi
nance prohibiting the leg drama and
the operatic ballot. But the bald-
headed men in the council were in the
majority and the ordinance to introduce
Minneapolis lurjrnls has boon pigeon
holed. St. Joseph will hereafter as
heretofore permit the appearance of
table limbs without pan till ottos.
OMAHA looks out ever the state this
morning with 11 Christmas smile upon
her otherwise itnrudlod countenance.
She has passed through a season of de
pression safely and sees prosperity
ahead. In common with the state at
largo , she has felt the depression inci
dent to a partial failure of crops , uut ,
like the state at largo , she has shared
the prosperity of the farmer and felt the
gradual restoration of conlidonco.
A NUMIIKU of the patrons of TIIK BKK
Bureau of Claims have that organiza
tion to thank for a specially enjoyable
Christmas. Tl-o Bureau is less than
eight months old and of course this is its
lirst Christmas. If its success in the
future can bo gauged by that of the past ,
the next Christmas will show a host of
people who will have boon bonoiltod by
its energy and faithfulness within the
coining year.
Silt EDWIN AUNOM ) has como and
gene , but his going has boon almost as
welcome as his coming. Ills visit to
Omaha was inado memorable by a very
murko'l disregard of common courtesy ,
for which Sir Edwin Arnold has always
heretofore been noted. Whatever may
have boon his contract with the lecture
bureau , ho should have resented any
attempt to close the doors of the lecture
hall In the faces of the people who had
come to hear him and hold tickets that
entitled thorn to that privilege. The
refusal to refund the money might have
boon condoned , or charged up to a dis
honest agent , but the refusal of Mr.
Arnold to entertain thorn loft a very un
favorable Impression , to use a mild term ,
as regards his moral stamina.
BISHOP JOHN Sit.vui * who died In
Salt Lake City on Wednesday was ono
ot the bodt known as well as most pro
gressive Mormons in the territory. Ho
was a polygamlst anil has four families
Hying nonr each other in Salt Lake
City. However , when the Edmunds
law was enacted ho voluntarily accepted
the situation and agroud to abide by the
law , living the remainder of his days
with his Ilrst wife but supporting from
his fortune the others with their fa'nt-
llloa. Ho was oatraolzod for a time by
the church but afterward others fol
lowed his example and respected htm
for taking the initiative. Ho was foro-
moat in the development of the material
interests of the torrltory and died , as ho
had lived , possessing the cnnlldonco of
the business community of Utah with
out rogurd to religious faith.
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Thoioturnof the Christmas holiday
season Is apt to suggest to.most persons
how rapidly the years go by , so short
icoim tlio tlnio since they last gave and
received Iho gifts of friendship ami af
fection , oxi'banged the salutations ap
propriate , to the season , and partici
pated in ita gladness and festivities ! .
Yet these who pattiu1 to rolleet upon tlio
Illght of the years welcome none the less
heartily the return of this season ,
whh Its boundless cheer , Its
woallh of child joy , its pi'Icolo-H evi
dences of alToction , its generous chari
ties and the Mvoot and tender memories
it calls up.
Chariot Dickens mikes ono of Ills
characters say , in yuply to another who
1-ad called Christmas a humbug : "I
have always thought of Christmas time
when it has como round as a good limo ;
a kind , charitable , pleasant limo ;
the only time I know of
In the long calendar of the
year when men and women scorn by one
consent to open their shut-up hearts
freely. ' ' This is the proper spirit in
which to regard this time , and there
nro none so poor , or so atllictod , or noun-
fortunate in any respect IIM to bo justified
in regarding it in tiny other light , for bo
it remembered that lie whoso birth N
celebrated today hud a. manger for Ills
birthplace. It has boon wull said that if
Christmas did no more than to make
people feel their common brotherhood ,
their tlenondonco upon each other , and
to think of thf5 needs of onch other , it
would still be the best of all days in the
year.
year.While Christmas is rich in valuable
lessens and kindly inlluenc.cs for all , ils
greatest worth is in the hapnlness it
brings to the children and the
elevating and ennobling' impres
sion it makes upon child life.
It is especially the children's day , ,
nnd the highest duty in connection with
it is to make tlio hearts of the little ones
glad. It is nn edifying rollection that
all Christendom is of ono thought and
ono feeling In honoring this day , what
ever may bo the sectarian or denomina
tional differences and controversies that
divide it at other times.
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Council BlulTs claims to have a
grievance against Omaha ever since a
delegation wont to Washington to lire-
sent Omaha's claims for the location of
the national republican convention.
Some very touchy people of our sister
city considered themselves slighted be
cause they were not olTored places on
the delegation nnd asked to accompany
it to Washington.
The truth of tlio matter may as well
bo bluntly told. When the project to
place Omaha on the track for the na
tional convention first came up , assur
ances were given by prominent parlies
on the other side of the river that Coun
cil BluiTs would join with Omaha in
raising the guaranty of $50,000 to $100,000
to meet the expenses of entertaining tiio
convention. When the guaranty papers
were presented to the citiv.ons of the
BlulTs they declined point blank to
sign a dollar , and the invitation that
they conlribulo.n uortion of the $ ; t,00 ( !
toward defraying the expense of sord-
ing the delegation to Washington was
responded to by a very discourteous re
fusal all along the line , including hotels
and the bridge motor compa.ny that
were expecting to profit largely by ttio
convention.
Inasmuch as our neighbors ever the
riyer had contributed nothing , and would
guarantee nothing , they have no
right to feel aggrieved over the
fact that they were not given
places on the delegation. If
they imagine that they deprived Omaha
of Mr. Cltirkson'tt support by their remonstrance -
monstrance they simply overrate
their Influence on the Great I Am from
the state of Dos Molnes. lie never in
tended to give Omaha loyal support , and
had decided to disregard the resolutions
of the Iowa , republicans months before
the committee mot.
It Is equally puerile for Council Bluffs
to duplicate Senator Mandorson's Omaha
mint bill with the Idea that
it will boat Omaha out of a mint. The
fact Is , there is not the remotest proba
bility of congress locating any now
mints during the present session.
Omaha will not go into a spasm if the
mint bill fails to pass , any moro than bho
did upon failure to secure the national
republican convention.
Ono thing the Council BlulTs people
ought to know by this time ; they c.uinot
hope to build up their own town by try
ing to obstruct the growth of Omaha.
J/K.V .VI//SF/KO.
The advocates in congress of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver are said
to bo entirely satisfied with the compo
sition of thohouso committee on coinage ,
weights and measures. This committee
consists of thirteen mombprs , and the
majority of them are known to bo un
compromisingly in favor of free silver
coinage. These are tlio chairman ,
Bland of Missouri , Williams of
North Carolina , Kilgoro of Texas ,
Pierce of Tennessee , Epos of Virginia ,
McICelghan of Nebraska , Bartlno of Ne
vada , and probably Johnson of North
Dakota. As already noted , the compo
sition of this committee is regarded as
Indicating that the speaker is favorable
to the passage of a free coinage bjll , and
undoubtedly such a bill will bo intro
duced.
But there is loss probability now of a
free coinage bill passing the house than
there was before the organization. Mr.
Mills and his supporters were commit
ted against silver legislation at tills ses
sion In order that the party should not
bo compelled to make it an issue in the
next campaign , nnd there Isno reason
to suppose that they have abandoned
tills vl-dw. If they adhere to It they are
strong enough , in union with the repub
licans , to prn vent silver legislation. The
chances nro that there will bo a
very Interesting contest In the dem
ocratic ranks ever this question. The
roprcsbtitatlves from the eastern states
are a unit ngalnat touching the ques
tion , and all the Cleveland inlluonco ,
the value of which in existing circum
stances It la not possible to determine ,
will be employed to keep the subject
out of controversy pending the presi
dential campaign. It will hardly bo
possible to accomplish this , however ,
but the result may disappoint the ex
pectations of the silver men.
In any event a discussion of the
silver question in the present congrosi
IflticHurod. Already u free coinage- bill
hu3 been introduced in the senate nnd
Senator Stewart of Nevada has made
his unnunl deliverance on the subject ,
going ever the same ground ho has
traversed many times. Careful Investi
gation shows that a Jroo coinage bill
could not pass the senate , but If such u
measure should goUhrough both houses
of congress It would" certainly encounter
the executive veto , so that all ttmo oc
cupied In discussing the subject will bo
practically wastbd. It Is not quite ap
parent what valid reasons the silver
men can IInil for their satisfaction with
the situation.
run nr.t nt
The proceedings of the board of re
gents of the State university are ordi
narily moro routine and uninteresting.
At the last mooting , however , Chan
cellor Canflold submitted his IIMl re
port and we real ix.o at once that a now
pilot has taken the holm. The Kansas
educatorappenr.s , In ICHS than six months ,
lo hnvo rcvolulloni/.od ' .ho methods of
the university. Indeed , so far Irivo his
ideas boon adopted by the rodents that
some friends of the institution fear that
all thought of conservatism lias boon
abandoned.
The new chancellor has adopted the
Michigan plan and the school year is di
vided into two semesters instead of
three. There are to bo no regular
"classes'1 hereafter , nnd 111111109 of all
students will bo printed in alphabetical
order with numerals to show their
exact standing in the courses. A change
has aUo boon made in the accredited
preparatory work from high school" ,
seminaries etc. , in the slat' * , and the
pupils will bo credited with courses in
the university in the now son.io ot the
term "course , " by which is meant ,
under the chancellor's scheme , a topic
pursued ono hour each day fur live days
in the week for a semester.
The former graduates will hardly
understand the now catalogue when it is
issued. The system of classification is
so changed and the courses of study arose
-so much reorganized as to confuse them.
Moio attention is given to the agricul
tural and manual training dopartmonts.
The students , elect to take such studios
as they choose , and are graduated upon
now notions of what should on title them
to degrees. The "firstyear of residence' '
takes the place of tiio name freshman ,
and after that there will bo nothing in
the catalogue to intimate how long the
student has been on the ground. When
ho completes twenty-five full courses ho
may graduate if fully prepared upon
entrance.
The chancellor speaks in high terms
of the beet sugar school , the patho-bio-
logical laboratory , the experiment feta
tion and the colleges of law and medi
cine. Ho also urges the importance of
securing aid from congress for the estab
lishment of a $ oOiOO , ( plant for pursuing
experiments in sugar boot growing and
beet sugar making. On the whole
the report of the clinncollor is
decidedly refreshing , being so entirely -
tiroly original in Us suggestions
as - compared with- the scholarly
ftut more or less prosy reports of prede
cessors , whoso ideas of conducting a
university kept them in conventional
line. " . The impression made by a perusal
of the report is that Chancellor Canliold
has ideas of his own and lias convinced
the board of regents that they are
worthy ot a trial. IIo has burned the
bridges behind him , however , and must
cither succeed gloriously or fail igno-
miniously. His radical reorganization
of the institution loaves no middle
ground. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TIIKK \ /.S O.V.
It was not necessary for Air. Henry
Wattcrson to issue an elaborate mani
festo in order to show that tnoro is a
serious broach in tlio democratic ranks.
That was made apparent when the
democratic caucus sot aside Mr. Mills
and holected Mr. Criso for speaker , and
all subsequent proceedings hive ;
conilrmoa it. while also tending
to widen the schism and increase
the difllcultios in the way of closing
it. What inducement can bo olTorod to
Mr. Mills that would lead him to forgive
the speaker for the slight put upon him
in proposing to give him the second
place on the ways and means comniitleo ?
The Texas congressman so relentlessly
relegated to tlio roar must fight or
abjectly surrondornnd no ono acquainted
with Ills character can doubt that ho
will do tlio former. Ho has a strong
following in the house , and , to
all appearances , ho has the sym
pathy of the party in tlio
country with him. Most democrats fool
that ho lias been unjustly used , and
knowing this Mr. Mills will bo very
likely to neither give no'r take quarter.
It Is not quite clear how ho will sock his
revenge or vindication , but that ho will
find opportunities to make his foes fool
'
his influence is not to bo doubted.
On tlio other hand , what can bo done
to uppoabo Mr. Crisp and Mr.
Springer after the charge that
there was a bargain between
them ? In respect of this , Mr , Walter-
son is loss explicit than some others ,
but lie says of the selection of Springer
as the ways and moans chairman and
loader of the house that It "smacks too
much of the discharge of an obligation , "
and this fooling is general among the
admirers of Mills nnd ills extreme
tariff viows. It Is a grave charge ,
which If true would bo destructive
of the political hopes ot Mr.
Crisp and Mr. Springer , nnd they
will not fall to resent it. The spaakor
Is evidently a man not to bo frightened
or bullied Into any surrender of his con
victions or purposes , and tlio chairman
of tlio ways and moans committee is
credited \\itii intrepidity and solf-oonfl-
donco , so that it will bo no easy matter
to Induce them to harmonize with the
inon who have presented thorn to the
country in the dishonorable light of
having bargained for the positions they
occupy.
The war of tlio democratic factions Is
on , ami the promise Is that It will bo
waged not only in congress , but bo car
ried Into the next national convention
of the p irty and even boyond. There Is
no loader at this time whoao domination
la so complete that ha can huruioulzo
these eonnTetTng elements. Mr ,
liiiul. If ( r 1 still asplros to bo Iho
Hlnndard-l > on ; 0r of the parly next
year and 'It"has ' been ropo.-tud that
ho does "cjlj o.siro to again lb * n candi
date lost iWnvlly in ( nlluonco In the do-
foal of Mills.'j Hill is nowm-lim to do
nnything I'iihe | [ inlorojt of hiirinony ,
whllo the futility of Iho counsel of Gor
man , CurlulU and ethers has already
boon shuwlf A new man has gone to
the front with the apparent determina
tion to tA b-1 the reins and guide
the pnt'ty'\'jiccordliig to his own
views of expediency iinu policy ,
and thus far ho has shown himself moro
"
than a mutch for all opposition. Further
developments in this conflict , described
by Mr. Wtittcrsonus "a revolution both
theoretical and actual , " will bo watched
by republicans with great Interest.
A t'uoi'Kit onforcomon * . of the warc-
hoiiholaw will not embarrass the chief
inspector , nor will it give the Stuto
Board of Transportation troublo. A
llttlo common sense and a good deal of
devotion to the best Interests of the stulo
will keep the relations ot the board and
the grain inspactio.i department peace
ful.
ful."A
"A MKUH ndventurer upon the sea of
public life" is the way the Louisville
( 'oitrict"Jfnirnnl chtmiotemes the em
inent democrat who will in a voiy Inrgo
nioasuro dictate and control tlio legisla
tion , the policy and the record of the
democratic party , upon which it must
fight the ensuing presidential campaign.
WHAT sort of consistency is It that
places .lorry Simpson on the com-
mittco'on arid lands and irrigation and
Tom Bowman of Council BlulTs on alco-
liolicliquorsV
I ) . < vil'.s : Diuihlu.
H'iis/iiiijnil / ( ( Hut.
Senator Ivylo's ronurkuble political roach
must chnlloiiKU the udmlratloti of David B.
Hill.
Sidc-TiMckod Champions.
/V'IIIIIH / t'itu i/uiirmii
i'lio sidetracking of these two champions
of free trade , Ulovolnnd and Mills , Und not n
llttlo to do with the revival of business
activity.
Not Tins Year.
C'Oirdin if ( Commerc'df. '
The venor.iblo editor of the Now York Sun
smiles sardonically nt tbo suggestion Unit ho
should scud to OroVor Ctovolana a Christum *
card bearing thu familiar "Poaco on earth ;
peed will to uieij. " ,
Tlic 'iiluiuloi-ini ' : ItDKttn.
' /OiiifiM ntiStar. .
Senator Gormnu's idea of the present ses
sion Is that Itgught to bo a do-nothing congress -
gross nil looa that is llkoly to ba fulllllod.
Doubtless Gonuan thiults that when n demo
crat Is doing nothing ho cannot blunder.
Will IJusiursH Moil Be Warned ?
llnitfiiril Cnurant.
It's the old story ( Mr. Plumb's career ) of
life at pcrtlously higti pressure , continuous
overwork anpft"'ivtjroxcitomont , the candle
burning bilslclVjfway at both ends , nature's
warnings unliccdud , ' mndical ndvico un
heeded , a broatjiloss scurry and rusu of
"business" aud ithon a sudaen stumble Into
an open grave ; i
HIV it Ai'f ti'
UiifpV CI/dMt. / ) Miner.
Cnicago newspapers which took occasion to
brand a Montana artist's ' potato bug etching
as "wild and woolly art" will please civo us
n little oiHtorlnl opinion of the advanced civ
ilization which permits the holding up of a
mail driver on the principal streets of then-
city. Mail robbery iw a line art is some
thing with which Montana can claim no
larailiarity.
Tlio \ \ oinan in tin ; Cam ; .
id/l / hake Tnnu-ie.
ST ) It sooius that It is a vindictive woman
instead of * un Impudent man who has boon
writing Iho loiters to the London Times
from Santiago \Vomon are naturally batter
than men , but a mean woman can bo moaner
than all the mon iu the block , and this Lady
Jordan scorns to have the same opinion about ,
the United Stales that some of the women In
New Orleans had in 1SW.
no-Ntcd for ClirlMtniai.
'Fremont Null ,
A wtilto-livored , craven-hearted , la.tthor-
lungect , dwurf-souled , chlckou-gtzxnrd , pud-
duu-Uraincd , knocJr-knood , DOW-longed ,
pigeon-toed , weasel-faced , buzzard-billed ,
blear-oyod , hawk-nosed , claw-ilngoron son of
liclial suggested a day or two ngo that ho
would rather have the Flail against him
than for him. Ho thought dliTerently before
this paper gave him a twist for his mean
ness.
riiuGier.i > i > ira I'uoit LO.
St. Louis DUpitcti ; : An Indian has ap
plied for a divorce In South Dakota. Is not
this a refutation of the charge that Lo can
not oe r.ivili/.ed !
St. Paul tiio bo : An Indian In South Da
kota has procured a divorce because his wife
wanted lo kill him with an nx. Such inci
dents are annoying among while people , oven.
Cleveland Plain Dealer ; At last the Indian
shows sicns of civilization , A buck has boon
convicted of forging a ImnU chock la Mon
tana and another has secured a divorce In
Dakota.
Baltimore Herald : A Sioux Indian has
been crantcd a divorce from his wife in
South Dakota. Lo Is fast approaching that
stngo of development wboro hi may bo ad
mitted to all thu rights and privileges of an
American citizeu.
UllUT.ll , VOLLKOJi SUVIKTI' tl'OllK ,
\Villlaiu Lloyd Garrison KoiiHts the
Faoultyj'oVHarvard Colluuo.
BOSTO.V , Mass. ) Dee. 24. William Lloyd
Garrison has tyifb'llshod an open letter to the
president and faculty of Harvard college In
'
which he says : ho secret society known as
tbo D. 1C. E. has.long been a source of soan-
dul and private Indignation. Asldo from the
witty penalties ntlondlng the Initiation of
members , a cruelty has boon supornduotl ,
akin to the barbarism of the Fiji Islands
and the pnatccs of degraded Indian
tribes. As a culmination of ceremonies , and
as an indication'ot pluck nnd endurance , the
victim's arm Is' Wired for branding. In the
case which liWjUst como under ray observa
tion , six ucap'JaiUl savngo burns from the
shoulder to tha oloow Were mulcted with a
lighted cigar. < Lifelong soars nnd disligure-
nieiit are bad enough , but the shock to a sys
tem already reduced In vitality by previous
physical exertions is severe and dangerous.
In comparison with a cigar a branding iron
would bo merciful , but It seems necessary to
add to the danger of burn that of blood
poisoning. Outside the circles of the univer
sity , such mutilation would call forth quick
interference by law , even though the weak
and foolish suujocts yielded their consent ,
and It deserve * to bo an indictable offense.
"lu common with other crimes which flour
ish In jour sight , a bar providing Intoxicat
ing liquors U here maintained contrary to
law and decent morals. Only last year many
of our respectable citizens had the mortifica
tion ot seeing their sons arraigned In open
court and IInod far this offense.
"f ask with solicitude whether such pro
ceedings are beyond your coutroll If you nro
powerless to protect the charges con tided to
your care In thu respects just mentioned ,
there yet remains to parents the alternative
of Invoking the Interposition of the courts. If
you have the power or the Influence to abate
ttioio evils , the responsibility roitlni ? upon
your shoulders U a heavy one. If vou have
not , with whom does the accountability Hot"
CORN FOR FAMISHED RUSSIA ,
Every Nobwika Omn\j \ Aikul lo Contribute -
tribute .1 Oar Lo\d ,
UNIVIRSITY REGENTS IN SESSION ,
Kmllrnl Depart lire In tlit , .Syntciu of
IiiHtriiiitlini , unit All UliiH Oinu -
l/.iitloiiH Ahollrihcil Goncral
Iiltiooln
Ltxror.v , Nob. , Hoc. ill. ( Spocinl to Tin :
HKI : | Commissioner Luudon H up to IiU
shoulders In work in connection with tlio
project of sanding a train lo.id of corn to
Russia. An effort will bo inado to ralio a
cur load of corn or its products in ouch
county of tlio state. Today Air. Luddcti sent
out n circular letter to nil of the county
claries In tlio stnto , in which ho said" : '
\VV luifo no opportunity to OIXIIMI/O the
various cminllps rorihli work. I liivoinl < oil
tlio various county agricultural societies and
county olllcors In tliu various conntlos to uUe
ulinriti-iir the worl < of nilsliu tit luii"l u cur
load of t'liiii or i-oiii food siipplloi Inoai'li
county.Vi > Inivo had during tliu ui-t : vuar a
bountiful luirvpsl , und If the mulorlty'of the
farmers In tin- various counties would give u
fort liiislioN , wo would imvo no trouble In
I'laklni ' : u gonuruiH lospmisi- this appeal for
aid. \\eli ivo In iiiiiny count lus of ihoUnto a
Kroiit ninny Ililssmns , sonic of thorn iiulto
wealthy , and wo will nooil sonm inoiuiy to pay
the necessary oxpi-nsos atlcndlni : this worl. .
und In havlnij prlntuil In the Itnssliiii lan-
Kiiaiso full directions is to Ihn bust
method of uslnir corn for food. Wo
Hope you will usu every ollurt to
HOPitro from all Inloiestcd In this liiiinntio
work I'orii lood supplies aim easli voutilhu-
tioiiH. I think If you would ask the local
papers to publish the appeal sent out liy liov-
ernoi 1 haven and at the same. Hum ask the.
I'k'tvy of thu county to present the matter to
their eontfroRatlons , yon would have no
trouble In 1-anini ! your share tmvard this
imbjowoik. In lust \ \ hat form or shape the
food supplies ulll h.ivo to bo pacUnJ for shlp-
iiiont I do not Know , lam aualtltt ; Instruc
tions alou ; that line from Secretary of
Agriculture Husk of Washington. [ may
state further that thu millers of the state ,
many of them , seem icady and wllllm ; to alvo
food pro lurts hi Dili KOOIICIIIIM- . and a word
inimyuii 10 mom would nostlUly wheel tin
millers of your comity In line. Lot me. hoai
from you by return mail upon this matter. 11
wo can have prompt action bv the county
agricultural socletfos and county olllcors , I
think wo w II bo the lirst state In the union to
respond with a ship load of food for the
Russians.
Unlvoraity Itcscnta in
The Board of Kogonts of the Mebraskn
btuto university mot in annual session this
morning. The ilrst business tnicoti un was
the resignation of C. II. CJoro n chairman of
the board. U. H. Merrill was scloctca to
succeed him. Among the Itoins gleaned from
the secretary's minutes nro the following :
Tno Ibeal year was made to beuin April I
hereafter. A chnlr of olcctrical engineering ,
to bo associated with the department of
physics , was established. A committee , con
sisting of Chancellor Canflold , liogont Merrill
rill , the director of the oxuorimoutnl station ,
doan of the industrial school and steward ,
was appointed to tnko some action looking to
tno proper representation of the university
at the C61umbtdii fair. A commlttooof three
was appointed and authorised to advertise
for bias for the erection of the now library
building. Chancellor Canfiold was author
ized lo engage additional Instructors in moa-
crn languages , zoology and political science ,
with a view of strengthening the course of
study.
the University.
A radical departure has boon made In the
system of instruction in tbo Nebraska State
university. The system has boon modified
to what , is known in educational circles as
the "Michigan plan. " Hereafter there will
be no regular classes In tbu university. The
lirst year , now designated as the freshman.
will bo known as "tho lirst yeir of resi
dence. " After the fir , t voar there will bo
nothing to doaicnatc bow'long a student has
been in attendance at the university. The
numosof nil the students willbauriutod in QUO
list , alphabetically arranged. Following
each name will bo two numerals , the first of
which will indicate how many full courses
were required of him , und the second , how
many of these courses bo has completed. A
glance at the list will show just how long
the student must remain before graduating.
In order to Graduate the student will bo re
quired to complete twonty-tivo full courses.
Cleaned in tlio State ; House- .
The Crawford & Fort Uouiuson Motor
Line company was incorporated today by
Milo A. Manning , Camp K. Ellis and Leroy
Hall. The object of thu company is to con
struct and operate a steam or electric motor
line from Crawford to Fort Hobinson. The
capital stock is > l,000. )
{ { ov. L. i1. Lucldon today received ao bill
from an anonymous philanthropist , who in a
brief note directed him to "forward the en
closed to the hungry liussians "
All of the offices in the state house will bo
closed tomorrow.
Articles of incorporation of the Citizens
State bnulf of Klwood , fiospor county , Neb. ,
were Hied with the secretary ot state yester
day. The capital stack Is $110,000 and the Incorporators -
corporators are M. T. Jackson , F. W. 1'orry ,
Nettie 13. Perry , Emma B. Pierce , A. K.
KCHO and H. M. Hare.
The ofliblnl plat of tno canal to bo con
structed by the Mitchell Canal and Irrigating
company of Bcotts Bluff county was Hied iu
the oflico of the secretary of state yesterday.
In answer to an inquiry as to his opinion
of a point cf law arising under the enactment
of th < ) last legislature regarding the dopcsu
ot county funds with some bank , either state
or national , Attorney General Hastings said
that the law was ovluontly Intended to cover
tno several county funds represented by cur
rency or cash , and that Inasmuch us the stnto
law "also provides for the deposit of state
funds by tno state treasurer , no funds In the
hands of the county treasurer should bo In
cluded with the county funds so deposited
by him.
Hecrotnry Nason of the Omaha Board of
Trade writes Commissioner Lucldon that
Omaha will certainly do her share toward
contributing a car load of corn lo the Uus-
sian people.
Klcditliout HIM Clothes.
The police raided a colored aivo at 3 o'clock '
this morning , nnd as they entered the door
some fellow who had boon participating in
the nocturnal ruvels sprang through the win
dow and tied. Ho left his hat , overcoat ,
shoes nnd sundry other articles of wearing
apparel behind him , and they are now on ox-
hitntloa at the police station , where scores of
persons have Idontillcd thorn as belonging to '
acltliou ot moro or loss prominence. The in
mates , two colored girls , were each flnod $10
and costs this forenoon.
Getting Decidedly IntorrHtln .
The tug-of-war at the Lansing last evenIng -
Ing developed a contort that was not down
upon the program. The Irish team today
entered a protest against awarding the re
sult of the match last evening to the freight
handlers , and charged trickery upon the part
of some of the men of the latter team. This
afternoon Captain McClollan of the Irisn
team challenged the freight Handlers to a
contest on thosido , both parties to put up
$100 on the result. Tlio fooling in the matter
Is running high , and considerable interest Is
being taken in the controversy.
CltriNtmiiH for I'nor OlilUlrun.
Following a custom which she Inaugurated
several years u'go , Miss Fantilo Newman
javo a Christinas trco nnd ontortainniont
.bis evening at her homo , 1721 L street , to
ton boys aud ton girls selected from the poor
est families In the city. Thnso children are
these who have no parents and do not attend
Sabbath school. Tuo tree was laden , not
only with nrtlclas ot clothing , Imtivlth dolls ,
toys , candles , nuts itud other things calcu
lated tocbcor the hourl as wall as to comfort
the body of the llttlo folk * .
An KaHy .Morning Itln/.o.
The largo barn on the Futiko farm , near
tno pouHonlliiry , was destroyed bv lire this
morning tit 0 o'clock , to ether with six head
of horses , 500 bushuls of corn , form Imple
ments , otc. Tna contents of the bam belonged -
longed to II. F. Wilson , the tenant , ami ho
had no Inuiranco. Wilson bellovos that the
llro was sot by parsoiml enemies.
< ) ild-4 nnd I'iutlH.
Poles for the extension of the olcctrlc rail
way south on Twelfth street are up nnd the
last of thu horse cars will bo rung out with
tlio old year.
Mrs. U. O. Strickland , who sovnrnl weeks
ago was robbed of several line dresses In n
most mysterious mnnnor , today reported the
loss of a gold watch and chain under circum
stances ciially mysterious.
J. O. Tale , tlio Hastings politician , was n
Lincoln visitor today.
II. T. Oxnnrd , tlio Nebraska sugar nmtiu-
facturor , was In the city today.
The Industrial Savings banlc of this city
filed articles of incorporation with the county
elorii today.
ilohn Masters today petitioned the district
court for divorce from his wife , Alary. HP
nvor.s that siiu ls-a Imblttmt drunkard , and
further that she has abandoned him In spite
of the tact that ho has given lior an Income
of * loui ) n year.
Tito Snoody estate bobboti up in district
court today and the mutter Is still far from
settlement.
Itobort Borkley applied tor a divorce today
on the ground that no was forced into u mar-
ringo with his wife against his consent aud
When ho was but " 0 years of ngo.
Cases of diphtheria nro reported at Seven
teenth nnd Iloldrogo streets and nt OJ1 North
Fourteenth street.
Moses Arlov.sky was nrrostcd today for
peddling tinware without n license.
Seth Itolon Is sitll ullvo with n ghastly
wound in his nock , but his chances for re
covery are slim.
Important Decision Kenllotvd liy the
Michigan Siiprcin > ronri.
Ij\vsi\o , Mich. , Dec. 1M. Tho. Michigan
supreme court has rendered a decision In
volving n creator sum of money than any decision -
cision over rendered by it heretofore.
In 1H7I the state brought suit against the
Flint it 1'cro Marquette road to obtain title
of liOUO acres of land which It claimed came
to the state under the United States swamp
land grant of 1S50 Instead of the railrood land
grunt of IS57 , tinder which the road has boon
In undisputed possession of tlio land for
twenty-eight years. The state secured n ver
dict In the court below , but coining to this
court , the derision is unanimously sot aside.
The court says that the lapse of time that the
state has slept upon its rights ufl'octuully
stops It from obtaining u title , and that it has
no claim It. equity , justice or good conscience.
The decision nflirms thu title to lands ac
quired the sumo way by the Jackson Lan
sing & Saginaw and the Cirand Uapids .V In
diana roads , and of indlvidvnU , covering in
nil 1,500.000 acres , estimated to bo worth
from $7,000,000 to SIO.UOO.OOJ.
Stllll'CIi .1 .S.I.V/J til'UUfKIl ,
Artesian Well-llorors \VlrtOonsln
Given a Peculiar SurprlHc.
Mii.UAfKUi : , Wis. , Uoc.'J4VhiIo August
Hubner and his sons were drilling an nrto-
sian well on their farm near Forest Junction ,
fifteen miles south of Dcnoio , und had
reached u depth of 10.1 foot , their work wai
uno-tpectedly stopped. H was about 80 : ! ! in
the forenoon when they heard an under
ground rumbling not unlike the rolling of
thunder , and suddenly a column of sand was
spouted from tlio well anlt was thrown nearly
200 foot in the air. The drills , rods und derrick -
rick were smashed and bent , while ono of
the workmen lanuod about fifty feet from
the well uninjured. The sund spouts con
tinued with short intervals , and" gradually
decreased in force until 11 o'clock last night ,
When another column was sent up In ihu air.
Among the sand , which is lying six feet
dcop around the well , were pibcos uf clay
weighing 100 nound.s. At least 100 wagon
loads were thrown out. The diameter of the
well was twenty-eight inzhos up to a depth
of ninety foot , below that sixteen Inches. No
sign of water was scon.
TO nui'vu'fj. ' TJIII
( iraiul Army ' .Moil TiriMl of tlio H\-
elusiveOIllOiTrt' Society.
Mii.wvfKui : , Wis. , Deo. Thoroisovory
nrospect that the war inaugurated neninst
members of the Loyal Legion by Robert
Chivas post , Grand Army of the Republic , ot
this city , will spread * Posts all ever the
sta'e nro tnkliiR sides in the controversy and
Chivas post has boeu endorsed more than it
has been denounced. Its demand is that n
boycott bo declared against the OK-ollIcors of
the rebellion by the ox-privates ana non
commissioned officers. The ground is taken
that the olllcors maintain a select organiza
tion called the Loyal Legion , to which only
ollicors nro eligible , wlnlo Iho Uraml Army
is open to nil who nave served their country.
For the last twenty-live years the officers
have been getting the crcnm of political of
fices , say the Chivas post men , -and it is high
time the privates had a show. To achieve
this , they call on all Grand Army man to
boycott the Loyal Legion men when it comes
election time.
Jisi&.vr t > Lii'TA iri.YK FOK trjsaits.
Strange Case of a Karinur Wliluli in
Attracting ; Attention.
CixciSNATi , O. , Doe. 24. The hospital
physicians are on the tip-top of expectation
awaiting developments in n now und inter
esting cnso which has boun brought to their
attention in Iho last few days. December 20
a man was examined for admission who had
not slept a wink nlnco three woaks
previously. The man docs not appear blcic.
His appetite is good. That ho has nn enor
mously strong constitution la evidenced by
the fact that ho has not broken down under
the strain of his long waking. John P.
Roberts , the sleepless man , Is a wealthy far
mer from Adams township , nnd ho Uill
years old. Several months ago , after a severe -
voro strain of work , ho began to noiioo the
loss of slocp aud his allllction at last became
so bad that his friends decided that It wes
best for him to come to this city for medical
treatment.
Mlxsouri Pacific
ST. Louis , Doc. 21. Traffic Manager C. A.
Parker of tbo Missouri Pacltla has appointed
W. A. Stttb , general freight agent. The
appointment Is to take effect January 1. Mr.
Stlth is now goncral freight agent of the
Kansas City , Fort Scott & Memphis road
and was formerly assistant general freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific , to which ho
now returns.
Packed houses are the rule at the Kdon
Musoo this weak and the chief attraction is
Jo-Jo , the Russian dog-faced man , born In
the wilds of n Russian foron. Jo-Jo Is
smart nnd educated. Ho talks EnglHh nnd
Russian fluently and his form U perfection.
His face Is covered with soft , lloecy hair , six
inches in length a wonderful attraction.
Manager Lnwlor says no Is well worth the
sura of 1100per day , which he receives. Ho
rumulns this week only. Como early and see
Jo-Jo. _
Sunday evening will occur the ilrst per-
formancoin Omaha at Hoyu's ' Now theater of
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
the throo-nct cotnody from the French , "Dr.
Bell. " Much has boon written regarding
this now famous comcdv. It ought to provit
to boablguriuvlntr card horo. The original
production In this country was nt the Unrdon
theater , Now York , whom It was sami for
11)1 nights. Wo umlemtaml "Or , Bill" to bo
clean comedy without specialties , full of fun
nnd n laugh all the way through. Tlio action .y-
of the comedy In so quick that it Is noco.nnrv
to precede the eometfy with u curtain raiser
whch | commences at 3:15. : Tlio remedy bt
Itln.i nt 8 ! . " > . The advance sale opens Satur
ilny mo ml n p.
Two performances of Hoyt's urcnt Amor
lean political siitlro. "A Texas Steer , " will
bo given today nt Boytl1 * now theater. A
grand holiday matlneo will bo given at ilHO
toduv nt which the prices \\llt bo vcrv cheap
'I lie evening por/ormanco will bo ixts'o'clocK
There nro inniiv first class scats loft for both
afternoon and night , but Indications are
that the theater will IMS Illled twlco today
On Sunday night the Boston Howard j
AtliomiMini star specialty company will give i
n performance nt the Grand.
itirrt.itn.
C'liloaco points with prldt < to Its volumes cif
smoke as evidence of advanced literary taito
Now Vork Herald : Many a mlss'Il too the
mark on chrNtmas day when the dcuoratluns
ate fastened to the chandelier.
Viiukco HlnOn : tin ( admiringly ) And did
von malici that mat yourself ?
slie-Ve- I did It all my&elf. with tlm ov op
tlun of u little help I received fioin niv six
younger sisters.
Chicago Times : The latest addition to Iho
colony of divorce-hunters at Sioux Palls Is a
I'on ri'K'atloniil minister. Sioux 1'ulls 'inil
I ) l ht are ninnnlni neck and neck as icsort *
for thu upuor classes
TIIK ( HttlM'K.
Siiini' ; I'llte Jiitirnut ,
An ache In your back
As yon toss In your licit ,
An ache In voiir head
As If It would crjck ,
That's the grippe.
A taste In your mouth
I.luo a bulTiilo coat ,
A fooling you noli !
Of lameness and drouth ,
That's the grlppo.
A burnln : sensation
That makes your eves weep ,
A slriitrclo lo Keep
Hack a vivid oration.
That's the gr.ppe.
St. Joe News : "She told mo she loved mo no
lonirnr.
"Of course you asiined her you had stopped
growing ? "
Life : Iluslmnd What u splendid dinner
you have tonight.
Wife ( complacently ) Vos , dear , I thought It
would please you.
IIusbiind--\Vhat kind of n dress nro you
thinking of ottlii
Now York I'ro s : Husband \Ve miiHt econ
omise.
Wife. Well , dear , what do you want mo to
give up ?
Philadelphia Ledger : A Vermont woman
hasdovlseda lamp that cun bo lighted by
merely picking thu wick. In a plekwlcklan
sense It .should bo a matchless all'alr.
Now York Herald : May Now. wouldn't
you call I'rof. Pouiiduroll'skl Smnslc hoavunly ?
Frank Possibly ; It's certainly quite un
earthly.
Boston Post : C'onsl lorlnu Mr. filadstono's
achievements with the uwouldn't It tin
moro iiDproprlato to call him the "tlrand Old
Keller ? "
Columbus Post : These mornings make a
follow wish ho had less iot-up. !
1IIIBVITV.
* 'inirtler.
Ho wise ,
Concise.
Hare sense ,
Condonio , . '
Thrlco told
( Jets old. "
Ho br.of , -
Itellef ;
And then ,
Amen !
A ClllClttTM.lt > MJ.V .
Harriet PKsrntt Sp.iffnnl In Itnriiti' *
Sleep , dear , sloop , where nothing ill is.
Lot no joy bells ringing in the morrow ,
Give \ our happy dream a thought's sur
cease ,
Screened from all the world ofwrong an
sorrow
By the lilies
Ot your spotless purity nnd poaco.
Sleep , mid only hoar in dreaming
Far-off music , beating , llcctlug
Never lullaby so sweet and blest
Christmas bells the heavenly song re
peating ,
Softly .seeming
Angels singing you to deeper rost.
Sloop , love , whllo the gracious storv
Ot another Child tbo bulls are tolling ,
Whoso dear hand is holding yours to-
nicht.
The .sweet Christ Child bonding from the
dwelling
Where ills glory
Fills the heavens themselves with tender
light.
Sloop 1 the Christ Child keeps the hcavoui
above you ,
Stills the song upon your dream Intruding ,
Folds around you slumber's ' silent lleoco ,
Fills the mother heart about you brooding ,
So cloth luvo you
That Ho lends His purity and peace I
A TALK WITH CARLISLE. .
Thousands of democrats
read The Bee , and for that
reason the interview with
Ex-Speaker John G. Car
lisle of Kentucky ,
IN THE SUNDRY BEE
will be of extraordinary
interest. He talks about
Speaker Crisp , the Silver
Question , and tells why the
democratic party should not
make it a Presidential is
sue ; the tariff in the next
campaign ; discusses
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES for'92 '
The great evponndcr of
democratic docti inc savs the
people arc opposed t } legis
lative interference with the
currencygives an estimate
of til a inc.- says the west
and south are coining together
gether- considers
THEFUTURE ( APOLITICAL PARTIES
In fact , the upper mo si
political questions of the
day are discussed , forming
the most brilliant interview
ever contributed to a news
paper.ft is from the pen
of Frank G. Carpenter , tlia
celebrated li'ashiiuflon cor
respondent. Read it
IN THE SUNDRY BEE ,
