THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : itsSDAY , DECEMBER 20 , 1801 5 SENATOR PLUMB'S DEVOTION. Ho Was the FlrongoJt Aiivxnt ) of Western in the Country. TESTIMONY OF A flEBRASK * FRIEND. Uianip of Ills Gcniui on Many Mean- tires Th it Ilavo lloon Knnotctl In Hi-cent Yonrs Iiincoln News. LINCOLN' , Nob. , IJcc. 23. iHpoclnl to THE BiiK.J Senator Paddock called nt the state house this afternoon mid piid his respects to Uovo'rnor Thnyor , Treasurer Hill and other state ofllcers. The senator Is looking extremely - tromoly well , mid has Just returned from Kansas , where ho wont to attend the funeral of the iato Senator 1'luinb. To a llttlo group of newspaper reporters in Treasurer Hill's - ofllco hospolio fcolltiBly of thn death of the Kansas statc.sinan , and said that In tils de.ith the west lost ono of the host friends it had iu public life , "Senator Plumb was probably the strong est advocate ot western Interests In iho United Stales senate , " snld Senator Pad dock , "and his death Is n serous blow to the west. Ho U a strong man , an able man , and his intiuonco iu tlio scnato was over exerted for the people of the western B talcs. The stuinp of his genius is on it great many tiKM.surcs that have becti onnctou in recent yours , and it will bo many years before fore his place in the senate can bo filled. " Senator Paddock spoke hopefully of his ptiro footl bill , now on the senate fllo for the accouu time. "Tho bill will undoubtedly oo- come law at this session of congress. " said tno senator. "I do not anticipate mucn'oppo- Billon , either in the senate or in the houso. Last session I endeavored to Imvo the bill at tached to ono of the appropriation bills , and would have succeeded had not a motion been made to substitute the Conner lard bill. As it was , my bill only lacked ono vote of puss- ing the somite. " Referring lo Iho Chilian complications , the senator remarked : "Thero lias probably boon as much misrep resentation about the relation ! ) between the United States and Chill as about anything that has como up within recent years. In the llrst place , the reports sent to ICnglish newspapers from Irresponsible individuals in Chill , who are prejudiced against this coun try and who would bo glad to see Iho two countries involved in a serious diniculty , are disturled mid not to bo relied upon in the least. I Hrmly believe that when the whole truth is known Minister Egan will rccolvo u splendid vindication. Hi ) conuuct all through the controversy has been algnillcd and will , I fool confident , receive the approbation of the whole people. As far as the ridiculous re ports of a difference of opinion in regard to Chilian affairs existing between the presi dent and thu secretary of state nro concerned they are not worthy of the slightest consld- cra'ion. There has never been a tlmo In the history of the country when the executive and state departmonls were moro fully in accord than they are in regard to Iho present Chilian complications. " The senator leaves thlseveninu for Omaha where ho will look after private interests. Ho docs not expect to return to thu national capital until about the lith of January. In till ) Stipr. me Court. A somewhat celebrated ca'io reached the nil promt ) court today from Buffalo county. It is the suit which crow out of the injunc tion sworn out by William Nash to restrain the mayor and city council of Kearney from delivering S7. > ,000 of bonds that bad been voted to nld in the construction of the Kearney & Black Hills railroad. When the case was llrst tried Nush alleged that thu bonds were voted through misrepresentation and fraud and that the amount exceeded the levy. Ho was defeated iu tLo lower court. In the trial of Iho case cerlnin parlies were accused of perjury and convicted und uro now sorvini ; terms in the state ponltonliary lor tbo ct'imo. The case comes to the supreme court on Nmn's appeal , as ho was worsted in the district court. The case of Andrew B. More against Olof Olson was1 filed with the clerk of the supreme - promo 'court today. In February , 1SSO , Olseu purchased from ono Anderson a lot in Grand View addition to the city of Omaha , giving as part payment a note for $ UUO. Ho afterwards sold a frame dwelling house from the lot to Moro for $110 , taking ? 110 in cash and Moro's promise to take uu the $300 note held oy Anderson , Moro never did a " ho agreed , "and Olson secured Judgment In iho district court for Douglas county for i80 and costs. More now brings the case to Iho supreme court on uu appeal. Future of tlio Sugar ImluHtry. A gentleman connected with the govern ment inspection department at the Grant Island beut. sugar factory made n business trip to Lincoln the past weak. Tun Bii- : roprosontatlvo had a pleasant chut with him In regard lo the future of the boot sucrar in dustry in Nebraska and found him sanguine In the extreme. "I am confident , " said ho , "that Nebraska boots will take the load of these raised in California , Ulnn or elsewhere , in ourit.v a1 Well as In saccharine matter. Last yenr thi beets raised in the vicinity of Uraud Islam were of excellent , quality , averaging Hi pot cent of suear. This year the percentage was lint qulto so high ( uoini ; about 11 per cent ) , but the yield was much heavier. Some /armors raiseu twocty-throo long tons per acre , the average being from twelve to ilfteet tons. tons."The Oxunrds will raise the prlco to bo paid for beets next season an average of $1 a ton on the highest grade of beets , whicl ought to bo rotmiiiorativo to un onliuary pro ducer , and especially to one who has had ox pnrlonco uml who cultlvnles thoroughly. "I have seen allusions In a local paper to an article which appeared recently in Tar BKIJ , statins that a syndicate was bouu formed to build a largo rollnery there will several factories in the state to make crude or raw sugar to bo rotlnod ut Omaha. I bo ' . lluvu that ultimately the beet sugur industry In Nebraska will bo carried on on this basis The plan is a practical ono. Involving loss outlay at interior points , and the results , think , will bo moro prolltablo Ihau by th ptesont plan. " NehriiHlca State Historical Society. The annual mooting of the Stale His tori em society will bo hold on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings , January 1'J and JU , ii the chapel of the Stale unlvorjltv. The program Is : Tuesday evening , ' 'Early Days in Nebraska : Old Fort Calhoun. " Hon.V \ H. Kllor , Blair ; "Hon. llyron Keod , " Hon William I ) . Beckett , Omaha ; "Judgo Junior W. Savage , " Hon. C. A. Baldwin , Omaha Wednesday evening , "Juiigo O. P. Mason,1 Judge J. H. Broody , Lincoln ; "Tho Indiat Troubles and The Battle of Wounded Knee , " Hon. W. F. Kulloy of Lincoln. If tlmo per mils extracts will bo read from tbo diary o Hov. S. P. Merrill , a missionary In Nebraska from ISita to 1SIO. The exorcises will bo lu oanh evening at S o'clock. Tuo public Is cordially Invitcu. University I-mw Dopnrtmont. Tbo announcement of the worlt for the tocond term of the law doDurtmont of the Nooraska State university Is mudo by Cnancollor Cantlold today. The terra opens January 4. In January lectures will bo given by the dean of the college on "Com mercial Law" and on "Agency , " and the courses now being earned ou will bo continued follows "Interstate Law " ued as : , T. M. Marnueito ; "Douiostlo Hula- oni , " W. H. Mungor ; "Evidence. " H. H. Wilson ; "Equltv. " Joseph K , Webster ; ' 'Jurisprudence , " James M. Woolworth - worth ; "Ucal Property , " Judge Keese. Com- nioncing with February the dean will lecture on "Partnerships and Corporations ; " Judge Maxwell will take up "Ploadlnga. " In March the deau will commence lectures on "Cointl- tutlonal Law ; " Juiigo Oavls and A , J. Saw yer will lecture on "Torts. " In April Judge Pound will looturo on "Wills. " Iu addition to the work already laid out the cloun will also uocI n Iu January u series of lectures on the "History of Law , " including skotchoi of many of thu most omineut judges and bar- rlslo'r * . A largo accession to the number of tudonts U looked for tbo coming torin. Htiito Touchers AuHOoliitlon. The twenty-sixth annual session of the Nebraska Stuto Teachers association will ronvuna In this city tomorrow evening. U U expected lhat several hundred teach or * will bo present , among them nil of the uvotuiueut educators ot the ittato. Tbo Adelphlan quarlotto of Crete will bo In nltondauuc , and the music of this well- known organization will bo ono of Iho features of each day's program. Tomorrow evening will bo given up lo n union meeting of iho several branches of the association. An address of welcome will bo delivered by L. U. H. Austin of this city , which will bo formnllv re.spondod to by Prof. O. C , Hub ble of Fnlrliold. Prof. W. K. Ahdruws of Hastings collage , president of the state asso ciation , will then deliver iho annual address. A general reception will follow , which Will cnnblo the members of the association to be come boiler acquainted with each other. The convention will continue until and In cluding Thursday evening. The feature of the convention will bo the address Thursday evening bv Hon. Andrew S. Draper of Al bany , N. Y. , on "Tho Public School System and General Education. " IrlHli-Ainorlcnn League. The Irish-American longuo of this city hold an enthusiastic meeting yesterday afternoon , at which the following ofllcers were nomi nated for the ensuing year : President. John Fltzgorald ; llrst vice president , Charles J. Daubach ; sOcond vice president , Malachl tlt-aco ; recording secretary , James J , Con don : financial sccrotnrv and troasurerCharlcs McGlave. Tho.election will take place next iunday.aftoruo'on , and-at that time the uu- innal secretary of the Irish-American loatnio .vill read an interesting paper ou "Tho Shortcomings of Gladstone's Homo Rule Hill. " Wrcokoi ! Nontlluvrl > ok. Trains on the Burlington road were all do- ayod last night by n wreck which occurred tear Havclock , u few allies east of this city. The first section of an cast-bound freight train broke It two , leaving the roar cars stand'ng ' on the track. The second section of the train followed so closely thailhe iraln- men bad no tlmo to glvo the warning and as u result there was a collision In which a num ber of cars were demolished and the wreckage - ago piled ever the track , delaying traius several hours. Gossip at tlio i-.tato House. Secretary Koontz of the State Board of Transportation started for Indiana today lo attend a reunion of his old rogluiont. The by-laws of the Omaha Belt Line com pany , adopted at n meeting of the directors hold last May , wore lilod with the secretary of state today for the llrsl time. 'JL'ho articles of iho Nebraska Land and Stockgrowlng und Improvement company were tiled today. Thn corporators are Ross Gamble , William M. McCord , John C. Etios , Frances G. tinnier , and Rebecca Hamer. The company has a capital stock of $150,000 and wdl do a general real ostuto and llvo stock business , with the city of Kearney us headquarters. Kdwlu A. Hadloy , ono of the newly elected regents of thu state university , tiled his oath of office with the secretary of state today. The articles of the State bank of Arcadia have been amended so as to provide that $ i.r,000 of the capital stock shall bo paid In. Dodge county guarantees two car loads of corn for the Russian rollof fund and York county writes to Commissioner Luddou that she will send ouo. Webster ISutoii Asks UellcC When Judge Hamer commenced his contest - test against Judge Holcomb , bis bond was signed by Webster Eaton an old-timo No- bruskan , well knoxvn all ever the state. It transpires that Mr. Eaton is sincerely repentant - ant and today hu made out a petition to the supreme court , asking to bo released from his bond. In his petition ho makes a great many inlerodtlng allegations. Hu first states that when ho signed the bond Judge Hamer agreed to indemnify him agaiust possible loss by turning ever to him callatorul security and property , which ho has utterly failed to do. Ho claims that ho was induced to sign the bond through misropiosculation and fraud. Judge Hamor had claimed that ho had a bank account with the Kearney Na tional bank , but checks signed by Hamor and prcsontr-d by Eaton were refused pay ment. Mr. Eaton concludes with the allega tion , to which ho mako.- ) solemn oath , that ho believes Mr. Hamer is wholly Insolvent and absolutely incompetent to pay or secure any amount whatsoever. Lincoln Secures the Prize. Today the agreement was signed which brings tha Shenandoah Normal college with Its thousand and odd students to Lincoln and nuds another first-class educational institu tion to the circle of collects that already extends around the Capital city. Briefly summarized iho conditions on which tbo in stitution comes to Lincoln are as follows : Prof. Cronn of Iho Shcuatmoah institution and Prof. Hooso of the Lincoln Normal uni versity are to maintain and operate the con solidated institution for a paned of not less than five years ; to complete ouildiucrs now under construction at an estimated cost of $100,000 ; to eqlp the same with turnlturo and apparatus at un estimated cost of $10,000 ; to erect a dining hall to accommodate 500 stu dents , at a cost of $10,000 ; to erect a power house at u cost of not loss than $10.000 , The buildings are to bo completed by September I , ISOIn order to secure the institution the citizens donate II.IO acres of land adjoining Iho city on the southeast. Od < l nnil Gilds. When Judge Cochran opened police court this mornine bo was confronted by a docket containing a list of 103 offenders. It was the busiest day In police court in the history of Lincoln. The unknown man frozen to death near Wavcrly Christmas night was burled ibis afternoon. W. D. Crawford , residing nt Thirty-third and Baldwin streets , was awakened Iato last nlL'ht by a lire which had gained consid erably headway in the parlor. Some llvo coals had fallen from the base burner and kindled a blaze in tbo lloor. The floor soon burned away from under the steve , precipi tating the base burner into the basomont. The crash of the falling steve awakened Mr. Crawford in time lo save his p.-operly from complete destruction. Mrs. Shoedy today aslted the district court to set asiUo the sale of her Iato husband's property at Twelfth and P streets , which was sold at sheriff's sale last Tuesday. She says that the lots were appraised at03 \ than oifo-nalf of their value. Her petition was accompanied by snvoral affidavits of well known real estate men , declaring that thu property in question was worth ud least $ -0,000. Nolllo Roberts today received a Judgment against the Springfield Fire und Murinu Insurance - suranco company for $1,070. Nslllo WHS the proprietor of a Lincoln malsou do Joie which burned to the ground and the insurance com pany sought to ovudo payment of its policy on tbo ground thai It was not aware of the chatncter of the house when it was Insured. Dr. Woodward has lilod a claim for f. " > 0 against the ostaio of Charles Crow for modioul services during the last illness of the departed detective. Ladies will bi < admitted free at the tug of war contest ut the Lansing tomorrow ovon- Ing. Ing.Olot Ivorson Is crazy and has been for some time , but ho never became violent until last night. Ho Is now confined at the police station. No gripping , no nausea , no pain when Da- Will's Little Early Rlsors are takou. Small pHL Safe pill. Best pill. IjATH HUT JOLLY. Mission School Children Got a liollirlit- 1'nl CIiriHtniiiH Trout. Three hundred children were made very happy lasi night at the Omaha City mission on Tenth street near Djdgo. Thu Chrlslmas Iroo fruit was a llttlo Iato In ripening down at the mission , but it was all the bettor for the delay. The splendid big spruce Iroo lhat stood on the platform had Its branches heavily laden with tboso sweetmeats lhat gladden the heart of youth. About the base of the tree there lay hoapj of fruit and nuts and C'lmilo * done up In transparent packs , and us the urchins gazed at thorn their appetite grew fierce" . Dr. Lolienriug , superintendent of th'o school , and his corj.s of faithful teachers had their hands full iu getting tha Christmas goods distributed among the little folks. The children of this mission are mostly from poor famllos , and they proient a grotoiquo bui in teresting nppoarunco. The mission workers are accomplishing quito a transformation in the appearance and djcorum of the children who attend there. The teachers are Mr. Tuttle , Miss Wear , Miss Miller , Miss Burkutt , Miss Goodman , Miss Hilling , Miss Hatch , Mrs. Nichols , Mrs. Seott , Mlas Yanburan and Miss McClellati. . Coughs and Colds. Tnoso who are suffer ing from coughs , colas , sere throat , etc. , should try Brown's Biouchiol Troches. Sold only Iu boxen. FOUND WATER IN ABUNDANCE , Excavators on the Postoffina Sita Strike Queer Foundation Stono. WELLS ABOVt FOUNDATION LINES , Claim * or n Competent Engineer Vcrlllcil by Fnots-Mtiuh Piling Will 1)0 Needed to Support tlio Excavators on the postofllco lto struck wntor nt noon .yostcruny mid now there's morotroublo In the WHY of the speedy erec tion of Omaha's now government building. The discovery was mailobyHuportntondont BcinJorIT , who had n drill sunk to test , the solidity of iho foundation. At a depth of Ilfteeti foot , in nearly the exact center of the block , the water level wn struck and the holu filled rapidly , lAwtliips for the foundation will co thrco or four feet below the point at which water was struck , so ihat the entire found ation footing ? , according to the preaant plans for the building , will bo from three to four fcot below thi ) wrtor level. This will necessitate ) the pllInR of a largo portion of the silo and will materially In- erciiso the cost of the uuilillng. "U'liat uhall you do In the case now ! " Mr. Belndorff was asked. "I shall test the foundation lines in various places by sinking drills and llnd out Just how much piling will bo re quired. The ground is bailer where the water was found than It is at the northeast corner of the block and at that place I would not bo surprised tolind water at even a toss doplb than lifcon feet. I can not toll yet what the result will bo and can not yet estl- niato the increased cost of tbo foundation work. The discovery of water on Iho site , verities the prediction made to the Treasury depart ment by Mr. Andrew Hosowator several years ago , when the selection of a postofllco situ was causing such n bitter . light In the city. In speaking of the matter yesterday , Mr. Uosowatersatd : "When tills matter was ut > , I made a report to tuo department at Wash ington and showed that if Block 8U was se lected it would bo necessary to pllo the foun dation. I furnished a.'plat showing the grade of the atrcots and the water level anu predicted that watoc would bo found at a depth of about fifteen feet. "Friends of the present slto who were in Washington abused mo roundly for my part in the affair. They disputed my figures about the erado , about the water level and everything olso. The events of today have shown that my ligures and estimates were correct as I know they - > roro at the time. It will bo an expensive foundation for them now. " The Best Treatment lor Iia Urippo. Hornaln quietly athomo until all symptoms of the discaso disappear , and then when you go out have the body well clothed and the feet well protected so that they will remain dry and warm. Talto Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as di rected for a. suvoro cold. If freely taken as soon as the tlrst symptoms of the disease ap pear , it will greatly lessen the severity of the attack , and its continued use will prevent dangerous consequences , provided , of courro , that reasonably good care bo taken of the general system and to avoid exposure. For pain in the chest , which is very apt to appear , saturate a llannel cloth with Cham berlain's Pain Balm and bind it over thosoat of pain. It will relieve the pain and porhap' prevent pneumonia. This treatment was followed by many thousands of persons and families during the winters of 18S9 and 1S9U and was uniformly succosstul. It greatly lessened the severity of the attack and prevented pneumonia or other dangerous consequences. .l3IVSKJllS.VJ.-y. Neither the object nor the sponsorship of last night's concert at the Grand opera house was made clear by the program , but it seems to have boon a cominc-out affair for the Temple quartette , which is composed of Messrs. A. J. Vankuran , E. B. Treat , Jo F. Barton and \V. A. Derrick. They were assisted by Messrs. Nat M. Brighaui , now of Salt Lake City , Olof Podcrsen and W. T , Tabor and the Uoineclto quartette , consist ing of Mrs. Wakotiold. Mrs. Nye , Miss Ams- dcti and Miss Ogden. Tlio mam DOM of the Temple qaartotto have good voices , well trained , which appeared to advantage in n champagne sonc from Schro- " tor , "Tho Tear" and a" good nicht serenade The ladies presented a peasant's wedding march by Sodornmn and "Fidelia , " In which their voicoa blended most harmoniously. 'Lho sweet qualities of Miss Amsden's tones were displayed in "Ho Was a Prince. " Mr. Derrick has a line bass that almost takes a baritone's upward range in its swoop , and ho sang "Lot All Obey. " Mr. Podersou played n flute solo from Conartstuck exqui sitely. Mr. Brlgham , an old Omaha favorite , re ceived a hearty greeting and sang "The Linden Troo" with his old time vigor and effectiveness. In "Tho Drowsy Wood" his line tenor carried the air , whllo the Temple quarlotto accompanied him with a soft , re frain. Unfortunately n telegram called Mr. Brigliam east on the ! ) o'clock train and ho was unable to carry out his part of ths pro gram. AA'XUUXVKMKXTS. W. S. Cleveland's Consolidated Minstrels will give six performances at the Crand ! opera house next Thursday , Friday and Sat urday , beginning with a Now Year's day matlneo. This Is Manager Cleveland's bust company , which nas Just completed ono of the most prosperous enaagemonts over played at Now York's 1'ashionablo Park theater. Popular pricus. The management of Boyd'a theater Is for tunate In having for its Now Year's attrac tion Mr. Holand Hood. Ho has boon coming to Omaha annually for ton years , and now Omaha theater goorn have no moro popular favorlto than ho. This tlmo ho com03 with anew now play. On Thursday and Saturday even ings and Saturday matiuoo Mr. Heed .mid company will present Sidney Kosonfold's now play , "Tho Club Friend , " and for Now Year's ' matinee and Saturday night the comedy "Lend Me Your Wife. " Mr. Hoed will bo supported by an exceptionally strong company , which was organized at the commencement - moncomont of the season specially for the now comedies. The sale of scats will open tomorrow morning , "Dr. Bill , " the pretty comedy , is the at traction now at Boyil'd theater , and will run till Wednesday night. The comedy Is pre sented by n very clever company , and Is pleasing immensely , She was 0 and hb was 7. Ho wanted her to promise to marry him. Ho offered candy , ice cream and nuts , but she was obdurate. Finally ho suld ho would glvo her a boltlo of tluUor's Sure Cure Cough Sirup. She smiled , laid her hand In his and said , "Yours 'till death. " AVIXLMNCJ til' troillC. County Coininl niniiers 1'ropariiii ; to Quit I ho Old Year Might. The Board of County Commissioners mot yesterday afternoon and disposed of a few matters in pursuance to an adjournment taken ten days boforo. All of the members were present , with Judge Stonbarg on the extra lionet ] , keeping tab on the proceedings , so as to bo a bio to assume - sumo Mr. O'Koofo's ' mantlu about January 7 without any dolay. D. I-i. Lapsloy remonstrated because tils bill of jl'JS tor defending Jacob 1'rlco had boon cut down toIOJ before being allowed by the board. Ho said that his expenses in the case had been "right smart , " and all ho wanted wasslmplo "Justice. " Major 1'addouk list- omul patiently for a few minutes and then objcctod to any "ioro i > 0ft mortem proceed ings coming up nt that tlmo. Mr. Lapsloy subsided. County Treasurer Snyder aakod that a warrant for fi.OOJ bo drawn on the guttural fund to pay Intttrust on Douglas county bonds In tbo hands of Kountzo Broi. and amountIng - Ing to $10,010 , ; u that sum was not in the treasury. The warrant was ordered drawn. Ed. J. Broanau's claim for $1)7.1)7 ) ) was allowed. Architect E. E. Mayors presented a bill for $1,000 , the amount retained by the board when the hospital plans were accepted j ro forrcd to the cotmnltUvwm Judiciary. The bonds of a numtor of eoiutablos and road supervisors j referred to the oom- uiittoes on Judiciary ahil roads. The finance eoiumtttofr reported in favor of paylnB claims of the Nebraska Tributio and Pokrokapadu , amounting to $ l"il0.74 each , for printing iho dolliviue-it tax list , by warrants - rants on the general fuiitl. The bills were allowed , sir. Berlin voting "no. " The B. & M.'s bill of fit ) for Coroner Har- rigan'.s special englno trip to Plnttsmouth came up iianin on thb motion to allow Iho hill. Mr. Berlin was ftf favor of allowing It , is it was a question of- the county's credit. Ho thouphl that thooxpcnso was" noodles * . The board must either make coed the core ner's reckless extravagance as It had In former Instances or It must single this bill out from all the rest and reject it. Major Paddock didn't car. * what the board had done boforo. As far a.s ho was concerned ho was opposed to allowing bills that were Incurred In any such manner , and ho accord ingly voted "no. " Messrs. Tlmtno and O'lvooffo likewise voted "no , " and the railroad company must look to the corotior for a settlement. The county auditor was instructed to pro- uuro a statement of the county's oxpeudl- lures' for drucs for 1300 and 1891. Tito chair man said that it had been Intimated that something was wron.r with the drug fund and this would show whether there was or not. not.As Major Paddock was still weak from his recent illness and unable to remain longer , the mooting was adjourned until ' - ! o'clock this afternoon. The ICeoloy Institute at Blnir is able to ro- celvo a limited number of patients. Dr. Kcoloy's bi-chlorldo of gold Is the only euro for drunkenness that Is sure and parmanont. For further particulars address Tno Koeloy Institute , Blair , Nob. ij M"KN WANnoo. Uulldcrn and Traders Tillfc of IMitmb- Injl and StMvor InspRotors. The Builders and Traders exchange has concluded that there Is altogether too much business In an ordinarily busy season to allow ono man to look after the work of both the plumbing and building Inspector. While no action has boon Utteu tending toward oven so much as a suggestion to the mayor-elect , the members oi ttio exchange evidently have opinions on the subject , and do not hesitate to voice them In Iho rooms of the orguni/a- tiou. tiou.The The plumbing question was the subject of Informal discussion there yesterday .and Mr. A. J. Nlorllng expressed his belief that Omaha is the worst plumbed city of Its size in the country. "And there is no excuse for it , elthor , " ho continued. "Thero is no reason why Omaha should not bo ono of the cleanest and best ventilated cities in America. Ju Chicago where the sewers sometimes have a fall of only an Inch to the block there Is wntor In the bottom of them all the time , but hero wo have sufficient fall and sewerage does not remain almost dormant to generate gases. "Of course , we all know that sewer gas will rise , but there is no excuse why it should llnd its way into dwell ings. The trouble is that there is too much politics in the matter and political dobls are paid by appoint ments that never should have bcon made and for which the piitbic , instead of being bonolltod , has to suffer. "Wo don't have practical mon , and it too frequently happens that Inspectors can bo bought with a cisrar or glass of boer , and the result is Inspection that don't inspect. Practical men are needed to have charge of both the plumbing and building departments , and they need honest and capable mon under Ihem. " They wanted to Res married , but had on money to pay the preacher. The girl was equal to the occasion. She took the preacher nstdo and stated the case. She had no money , but she did have a bottle of Haller's Sure Cure Cough Syrup. Would ho marry thorn for that } The preacher would and two hearts boat as one. _ WANTED FOIl BUUGIjAUY. Indiana Officers Alter Fox , the South Omaha flltmleror. Chief Sonvoy has received a letter from tno chief of police at Valparaiso , lud.stating that Nicholas Fox , the South Omaha uxori- cido , was wanted for burglary. Fox lived in Valparaiso from 1375 to 1SSG , and bore the reputation of being a shiftless , good-for-nothing follow , in the fall of 1830 , one of thn largest grocery stores in the city was entered and the safe burglarized. Fox was Unowh to have been Implicated , but skipped town , mid the authorities have never boon able to pinco him until their nttontion was attracted to the murder committed in South Omaha a few days ago. Chief Seavoy notiticd the Valparaiso authorities of the verdlt of the coroner's jury. Ccortatn to satisfy you. Ono bottle of Piso's Cure for Consumption will convince you of Us wonderful efllcacy. Druggists , 25c. An A ttrautive I'rozriiin. The Elks are preparing n rich feast of good things to entertain those who buy tickets for the matlneo benctlt which 1 : announced to take place at Boyd's thoatar on tomorrow ( Wednesday ) afternoon. December ! JO. The members of the "Dr. BIU" company volun- tomx'd in the llrst instance. The manage ment of the "Flashes" entertainment came forward and ottered to 111 ! in llfteou minutes of the programme. Then Holand Heed heard of it , and as hu was to stop over hero during the day on Wednesday , on route to Lincoln , ho oft'brpd the services of himself and his leading man , CJoorgo Frederick Nash , for the occasion. Manager Lawlor of the Eden Musuo has the Lilliputians nt his house this week , and ho has very kindly offered to the committee any selection they may maUo from ttio very interesting program ot these celebrated midgets. Hero is the richest cream of four separate and popular companies offered to make up the Ellis' bonollt iirozrum , In addi tion to such other local musical and ether talent as may bo secured. No auch enter tainment has over before boon given in Omaha. The tickets are Jl each , and the seat sale will open at the box olllco of Boyd's ' theater this morning at 1) ) o'clock. All the numbers oa the program have boon cheer fully volunteered , and the entire receipts , after paying n few small incidental nxpcasos , will go into the treasury of the Elk lodge , an organization that dispenses charity without ostentation , and , under the ElK obligation , without the recipient bulng known outside of the immodlato parties to the transaction. Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing - ing Syrup the host remedy for their children. U5 uonts u bottlo. I'ormlts. The following parmlts were issuoJ by the superintendent of buildings yesterday : 0. \VoitlilntUoii , ono-story frame , ItoydandTlilriy-foimh i 100 John Nelson , iiildltlnnitl Triune story , KIT South Twunty-olKlith SOU II. O. May , ouo-story frame , ( UK few lor 1.500 Total . - . - WK NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. Vanilla A Of perfect purity. LemonI Lemon - of Breat strength. Almond I Eoonomy'nttlolruao ' Roseotc J Flavor as dollcntoly end dollotouslv ao the fresh fruit * VALUE OF A NEWS FRANCHISE , Ex-Editor Wilox Wnnta Ptty for His Association Membonhip. FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS DEMANDED , Decline and Kail ol' the Dally Kcpuli- tlcnn Iicln Dotnllod In Court IV.sthiiitny or the iMiiintirr. When United States court was convened yesterday District Attorney linker nskod Judge Dundy to dismiss or remove from the record a batch of cases In which the informa tion would not Justify prosecution. Between forty and llfty cases were ramovod from the docket. Tlipn the case of the Hopubltcan News paper company against the Northwestern Associated 1'ru.ss was called. This is a case in which the Hopubllcan Newspaper company , or rather .f. C. Wllcox , for ho nppoarc to bo the solo roproiontativo of the corporation , seeks to recover $ . " > 0,000 damncos on account of the refusal of the Northwestern Associated I'ross to fur nish the tciographlo service after the pauor had been suspended nearly four mouths. The aUonioyi for the plaintiff are Brock- enrldgo , Breekwiridgo and Crofoot , mid for the defendant , Sitnurnl. ( Irocn and Hall. In stating the case to the Jury Mr. Brockcnridgo said that they should prove that Major Wll- cox had paid the association dues for the telegraphic - graphic service after the paper had sus pended , and intended to resume publication but was prevented from doing so by the ro- fuaal of the Aasocihtad Press to furnish the telegraphic service. Ho claimed that they .should prove that the cancellation or the Re publican franchise was the final death blow to the paper. Mr. Simoral stated the case from the do- fondaul'.s standpoint. He spoke of the days when the Omaha Hopublican had business and editorial ability at its head. Following the history of ttio paper Irom the days of Nye and Yost down to its ilnal purchase by J. C. Wilco.vMr. . Simoral said that the paper undnr the management of Wllcox could not for a moment bo compared with ius former solf. Ho said that .Mnjoi1 Witcnx had no definite or saltled policy. Ho ran thd-pap-irngooddoalltko n lightning bug llrst In ono direction and then in nnolhor. Nobody know what the shoot would bo likely to ndvocato in its next issuo. The business end of the concern , Mr. Simoral held , was just about a. < cru/y and unreliable under the \Vilcox management as the editorial depart ment was. At the tlmo of suspension , the attorney said , there were 114 attachment suits lilod against the Hopublican newspaper company and the suspension and deatirof the Republi can was the result of poor management and the inability of the proprietor to pav the mon who did the work and ether legitimate ex penses connected with the management of a newspaper. Mr. Charles U.'con stated the law points In the case , to which the Judge and jury gave very close attention. MajorI. C. Wllcox was the first witness placed upon the witness stand. Ho tostiliod to the fact , that ho had purchasad the Omaha Hopublican newspaper. His attorney pro duced certllicates issued by the Associated Press to the proprietors of the Omaha Uo- piiblican. One certificate was Issued in 1800 aud the other was issued in 18SO. Upon the face of the certificate issued in IbSO , in small type , was printed a section of the by-laws stating that no membership certlllcato of stock could be considered valid when trans- forrtd unless that transfer was approved by the board of directors and so cntorod upon the records of the association. Attorneys for the defense objected to the introduction of these certificates , because it could not bo shown by the plaintiff that the tramler to Wilt-ox luid ever been ratitlod and recorded by the Associated Press. Judge Dundy .sustained the objection. Ho said to tbo plaintiffs attorney , "Unless you can show that this transfer from the former owners of the Hepubllc.iii to Wilcox was approved by > .hu board of di rectors of the Associated 1'ro.ss , in compli ance ivith the by-laws , you are gone. That's the way 1 loolc at It. " "I don't think so , " said Mr. Brcckenridgo. "You don't have to , " replied the judge dryly , and a ripple of laughter wont round the room. The witness detailed the incidents con nected with the collapse ot the Hapublican , and said that about December , 189) ) , ho went to Mr. Hiclurdson , president of tha Northwestern Associated Press , and offered him $1,100 to resume the dulivory to the Republican Newspaper company of Iho tele graphic pervico , but Mr. Hichardson refused to comply with Iho rc < iuon. Ho said Mr. Hichardson informed him that the franchise formerly hold by the Omaha Hopublican had been canceled by the board of directors. Wilcox said the same tender of money was made to William Henry Smith , president of the Associated Press , and a demand was made upon him for tbo dispatches. Ho also refused to agree to furnish the dispatches. The witncHS stated that the refusal of the Associated Press to furnish the dispatches destroyed the franchise and made it impossi ble to resume the publication of the Daily Hopublican Constipation poisons tno blood ; Do Witt's Little Knrly Risers euro constipation. The cause removed , the disease Is gone. j. The following mirriugo tlconso ? were Is sued yesterday by Judge Shields : Name anil Address. Aao. ( John Cuiinlnt'liain , Omaha - ' ' | Jonnlt * K. KcHonbiium , Um.'iMa li I ( ieorzo C. I'D tors , Tnrklo , Sin . , W 1 Kuburtlo S. Sliauklofonl , Turkto , Mo 18 Tliey go together the "cutting" of prices , and tliu sub stitution of inferior poods. Sometimes it's a fraudulent imitation of the Lgcnuino article I sometimes if a some cheap compound roproHontod 09 "just us good ; " thoro's profit fora hnrp dealer , oven nt "cut prices. " To prevent this kind of fraud and imposi tion , the ( tfiininr. ( iiiarantcril medicines of Dr. R. V. 1'iorca are now gold only through druggists ri'gularly nuthoriml n-s ugonts , and alu'itun nt tiicfo long-eHtablialiod prices : Golden Medical Discovery ( for the Liver , Blood , mid Lungs ) $1.00. Favorite Piiscrlptlou ( for woman's weak nesses und ailments ) , $1.00. Pleasant Toilets ( for the liver ) , , S.r cents. They're the cheapext uiodU'inesyou can buy nt miy price , for j/o pay only for the gooil ) /ou / net. Thoy'ro guaranteed , in every cnso , U > Ixjneflt or euro , or thrt monuy U returned. liownro of the dilutions , imitations , mid substitutes offered by unauthorised dealers ut lem than nbovo prices. N W i WOODSY S S THE fc PENETRATING \flf- \ PLASTER. UNION DEPOT HOTEL. furnor loiU mitt Musiin Strooti. Now hut.Him. ; nuw fiinuuirj. oforr lliliu MM clan. llMO-l locntlun In tin cl'ir : all inx.lurn Im rniTOMH'iiti : titcira Kent : llm ; Cull llulli : Until Hiul llarber Shop In connf-tlun : Kloctrto nnl : Cnblo C r to nny purl of Iho city. * 'I'rr nt and bu con- tli'i'uil tli.it vf u Inirii the buil bouiu tor thu muuur wutlut Cliloutfo. lUtui from 4..W t oil Mv t d r SPECIAL SUIT'SALE , The Reason Why The continued warm woathoilw bui'ii very bud foiIho clothing trtulo , tuul wo ( Ind otiMolvos with much larjjut' sleek o ( suits limit wo .should have at this time of tlio your. Ho in order to ( jot till * stock reduced as low in pOMiblo before our annual Inventory , u'o h'lvo In augurated I h ! : ) Special Sale on Suits , ' Saturday , Doi-cnnlioi * 'JOlli. H 1st desired to have it fully understood that Uiii U tlio most thorough oul prlco sale wo have ever made : It is Hot a Sale of Certain Kinds of Suits , Nor of a Certain Number of Suits , The entire slock htis been jjono ever and tlio prices on till suits nrii'K- od dowfi to a pt-lco that will tfot the pllo * down to where wo think they oiiffht to bo. This kniflnir has boon done On. Men's Suits. On Boys' Suits. On. Children's Suits- Wo have never before thrown down the bars and invited tho' pub lic to help Ihoin elves to any suit in onr superb stock at Such Ridiculously Low Prices- Kvory one knows that 0111- stock ia too lai-fjo and varied to permit of quoting1 all tlio prices in a newspaper. Lot us repeat it again : The price of every suit in our store ( except clay woi'sluda ) has beou nmrkcd dowu. Tho-o suits consist of Fancy Cheviots in stripes and checks , Black Cheviots , Plain and Fancy Cassimere , Unfinished Worsteds , Homespuns , Meltons , Scotch Tweeds , Etc. , Etc. , and tliov nre , in every way cut. make and finish , all our own well known manufacture. It will' Pay Every Man in Omaha To Investigate This Sale. Browning , King & Co. , RELIABLE CLOTHIERS , Southwest Corner 15th and Douglas. Store closes at 6:3O : p. m. , except Saturday. AMUSKMKNTS , NCW j SKK TUB KAN-I Theater ! ( ll ± ! l iil ; ± ! Sovcntoontli aiiil Hnrtmy Streets. IIOVV TIIHV AKK LAUGHING BOYD'S NEW THEATER. Tlio ( . 'oinedv of MAKIiS TIlliM SHOUT. Two Moro Nights , Tuesday and Wednesday. r ° l > 08ltl' < ily curoil by Thin wonderful nncl hnrinlo 8 Hindoo Homo- \ * , df Is plnccJ at n pries S Irara * In the U. H. to lii-Inu It within thorough of all BiilTcrors. and aold with uivrillon Kiuiriiii iS" to cure Vrcul . 'l ' Memory. I.o _ Miinliomt , nervoiin Dohtllly , Dv Jromnn , Inability. Qulcknm * . l nok of C'ondclenco , l.ntnei , Dralni , ViiUel'ulnctK , nnil loss of power of thoUoncrutlvo Orcnns , cnusoil lir Youth < ful Indiscretions or hnoicoaslvo mo of Tobacco. Narcotics or SlimultuiO. which leail to Infirmity , Consumption or Insanity. Very email pcllctH. Easy to tako. Cnn bncarncilmthovnitpiickot. Hontbv mail In plain jmcknco to nny artdn s for Jl. or ri forto. vlthovl1ry t : > onlor wu l70 a written Kimr- nntco to euro or rnfunil tlm nionoy. It youlitivo bcon uninccessfnlly trpntcil by olhcm nrltotoua for urnloil book iinil mlvii < n KHUI ! nndmomlon itila mipur. AiI.lrfisiOltir.WTAI . , HI HIIU'A I , CO. . t'top'o for the U. S. . Xl ) X VVubush Ave. , Chicago. Ill , KOIl SALE IS" OMAHA. NEB. , IJV Kuha & I . . . . Co.r 13ih & Doiiul.it hia. J .A. Fiilli-r & Co' . , Cor. Mill * lmii ; l.isSt . A. II. Fouler * Co. , Council llliidJ. la. TLe I.arpent. Vaitert mill Flncat In the World. HEW voHKr lONDrjNB'ERn'y" ' "OUSGOYJ NEW YOIIK , UIK A I/full'and NAPLES , At regular Intcrvnlii. SALOON , SECOND-CLASS AND STEERAOE rnliMon lowest terms to nnil from the principle OS9KH , EH3Lln , ISISB 4 ALI , COHTIHZHrAL POIKTO- llTL'ursloii tlflcctsvvAllnblo t > return hy t'lthrrthonlo- ' tmv | iii * Civile .t North f Irvliuulor KaplnilA ( lllJlBllar Drifts ml Uost ; Ordiri for Ac ; Acjsnt at IowU Bill ! , Appljr to nny of our local Airanta . . . . or to III. Allan HOVAI. MAIF * STKAMKIIS. Bull iCKUlnrly Uiirlnx winter from PORTLAND to LIYEIU'OOL ' Direct. Cnbln ( I1)nnil npwnrili ifconil I'Hliln. t.'V Steorixio nt low rnto < No < A ru.K CAIIUIKII , dfP&f'E1 ( Bisuviois oi" K3 JL J * . J. X-l J . A-1 1 A7-t LxINIS TTTOTT1 1 - ( STIiAMStUr-3. Now York anil lilaitfow KurlnUlilIr- Cnbln ( In. ti-coinl 1'aliln f.10. titoorok'o ill ) , Applr to AM.AN A CO. , Chlcaxoj H. K. MOIMIM. Wabajfi Tckci OBlcu ; W. I'.VAIU Ilurlln lon 'I'lo' ot 0,1109 NEBRASKA. National Bank ( J. 3 I1EPOMTO HV - OMA'IA NKH Cupltal $4OOOOO Surplus OB.OOO OlMctfri an < l Illrectori-llenrr W. Vntoi , I'ruilitant ; U > wl ti , Iteatl. Vice Pruitilunts U H. .Muilrlco. W. V. Mtria , John H. Colllni , H. U Uuthluir , J. X , II. 1'atrlck , W. II. d. lnnlii > , Cmhlor. 'Tl-IK , IKON BA-NLC. Coruor 1'Ji I mi 1 K.irn ru ) ' . ! THE OBLETHORPE7' Itninsnlfk , A I'KUH'.iT WVNTKU III OIIT HUTKI. Oi'in | ' > Jatiniirr iii'l SCMII ! fur IMiMlrnlQit Circular TUB I.KI.ANII | IUTKI < ( OMI'A.NV. WAIIUl'N I.HI.AM ) . JU. . Mainucr. flAND.U.WOUI ) CAl'dfl.l'.d uro tlio OOBUTA" n.iimilm proictltuJ ii iiiijr lrl.vn Mr Hid i-uin if Donorrliiei an j i fro.u thu urluucr U ovurutt c m AMUSEMENTS. i * < hew HAPPY Theater NEW YEAR , i 'tint llnrnoy struolH. A MERRY HOLIDAY ATTRACTION. I'tiiir Nluhls. CuiniiiuiieliiR Thursday , December 31 , Mnttixoo No * Y ' .ir'i D.ty and Saturil ly. The F/ivovito Comu.ll.rn MR. ROLAND REED Thursdays nnil Sntitr.lay Nltrhts. with S.itntd.iy Miitinoc. Syilnc-y Iioionfoltl'4 Ciini'ily. THE CLUB FRIEND. Now Year's Afti'rnoon nntl NlRht nnil Hnn- ilay Night , the l < niiulilnij Scnsatliin , LEND ME YOUR WIFE. Sinlsvllj ln ) ] mt on tfalo for Iho untlro I'u- XncuniL-iit on Tliilisilny niorniiig , - . ' ' ' - - . * f-Al ftlftK3 * 'PIM'li'P rAnNAnl 'I'm'\i'i'i ; Prices , , Popular ' ' ' ' i n 1111 n HI i 11 rwI I r < 11 | _ _ Ono woo ! ( . cuninienulng with Sunday inatlnoo. [ ) eeoinh rUT. GRACIE EMMETT In Itnwiinl I' . Taylor's dri'iit I'lajr , The Pulse of New York Wednesday , December 301)1. ) AT : 'iO 1' . M. nnm ] 1 For the lionolit of Omaha Lodge No. 89 , B. P. O. EL. The following huvo voluului-rod : rP1 he Dr. Bill ' ? Co. Mr. Roland Reed And the l < nudlu Man of his company MR , GEORGE FREDERICK NASH , 1'irrr.KN MINUTES "FLASHES" THE Lilliputian Conclave Tlio MlilKut WinulurH ( if thu World. Illy cimrU'ity ut MiiuiiKur I'ttwlur of tin dDii Musoe.l Tills will form n vurlml iiurforiiianco of COMEDY , HONCIH , UANOKK , JtKOlTATrON'H , IMPKUHONATfONH , as liua iinvi'r liofuru lioou ulTurud to Ilia Ihoiitnr uoorn of ( Jninliiv for llio.r pittrou iitu. It KS Kit Vrl-i : ) SKATS . $1.00 Now on Kixlo ut thu llux Ulllcu of lloyil's Now 'Iliuntor. _ _ " " " "EDlOIiSEE. ONKVKKK. ONLY DKCUMUKU 28TII Tlio Intoriiutloiuil Lilliputian Concltivo , The LmiOlnt' Utlllputu of the World. CoincdlitiiH , .Siii'ord ( , and Dancers , AiliMlnl , in Ono Dim. ) . Upun Dili' I tj 10 I'M TAYLOR * " " " * " A. IllUlii I' . \ MTAYLOR , hi , l < mi . Ho. a n\i.j \ > n > iui'ii. i ! ; "IK * ml iitu-ulUm lo u * tn U , '