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THE OMAHA JXAlIiY BEE : 1TIIDAY , NOVlSAnVTCR JJO , 1804. BELL MONOPOLY IN DANGER Validity of Their Transmitter Patents Will Be Settled Soon. JAPAN'S ' TRIUMPH A RUSSIAN ADVANCE J'rcientWnr but a Development of Ilio Cx.ir'l Jlr > lnniacr-l > cmiifnll of Tort Arthur u Defeat for England Jicliraik. and I cm a roitnmstcrs. WASHINGTON BUREAU OF THE BEE. , 1407 P Street , N. W. WASHINGTON , Nov. 23. It Is presumed , without definite authority for the assumption , that the great Hate vs Sulzbcrger patent case I * now In the hands of Associate Justice Drown , because the case comes to the supreme court from the I New York circuit , and Justice Drown Is regularly assigned to the Second Judicial circuit , of which New York Is a part , This pending case , which Is of such vital Impor tance to the Bell Telephone company , and tu other telephone companies which desire to enter the field of competition , has been fully argued before the supreme court. It Is Im possible to anticipate with any degree of accuracy the date of the utterance of the judicial decision. Such caees arc some times decided by the court within two weeks , and occasionally a year Is permitted to elapse before an ultimatum Is propounded. The Bate-Sulzberger case Is of Itself of small Importance , but Its decision Involves the supreme court construction cf section 4,687 of the revised rtatutes of the United States , a section which has never been finally construed ; and upon the forthcoming construction of the statute will depend the excluulvcness of the American Bell telephone patents for the Immediate future.In brief , the pending question Is whether or not an American patent expires upon the date of any previously granted foreign patent. Sev eral foreign patents wcro long since granted for the "microphone transmitter" In tele phones , and those foreign patents have ex pired. If the supreme court shall decide that such patents also expire In the United States at the same tlmo of their expiration In foreign countries , then the "microphone transmitter" will bo free for all In this coun try and It has become an essential In all forms of commercial telephone's. Although knowing that foreign patents on this Invention were expiring , the American Hell Telephone company purchased patents of the same principle which were granted to Thomas A. Edlton on May S , 1892. Now If the supreme court shall decide that these patents nro still binding In this country , al though they have expired In foreign countries , the Bell company will have a further monopoly of the telephone business of thta country for fifteen yearn more , us the Edison pat ents cover every commercial form of tele phone. phone.NEW NEW TELEPHONE TRANSMITTER. As a matter of fact , however , known tea a select few , the patent office has recently granted a patent for an Improvement on the Edison "microphone transmitter" which cannot be bought by the Bell company , nor by any other company , because the. Inventor Is not a poor man , nor one who can be ca joled or hoodwinked. The patentee ( n this case denies permission of the , use of his name , but It Is known to The- Bee corre spondent that the patent has been allowed and will soon be made public. Consequently , whether the supreme court shall promulgate a decision either for or ngalnst the Edison patents , the remarkable Improvement referred to will Buperccde all existing forms of "mi crophone transmitters , " and revolutionize the science of telephony. The new transmitter Is agitated by every use of the telephone , can never become packed , and Is In such form as to do away with the crank for ringing "central , " or for the process of "ringing off. " It Is a patent which Includes several other patents which led up to It , Including the long distance designs and an automatic receiver adjuster , which renders It so easy of action as to leave both hands of the operator free for writing notes or taking down long messages In manuscript. The diplomatic complications which Isd.up to the war between China and Japan , and the results to follow the final cessation of hos tilities , have not been considered by the people ple of this country , nor of the other civilized nations , save In the. higher diplomatic cir cles. Tlioro are causes and effects In modern wars , and they are foreseen and planned by men skilled In statecraft an well us In military affairs. Indeed , diplomacy always precedes war , and takes precedence- armies and navies. ONLY RUSSIA'S ADVANCE GUARD. "Tho Japanese army Is the advance guard of Russia , " said a prominent official of the Department of State today. "I cannot talk for publication , " he continued , "but I can tell you personally that the Japanese army of occupation has put Russia a full hundred years In advance of her expectations In the Orient. The late Czar Alexander expected by slow approaches to have his successors strike nt India about 100 years hence. Ho It was who planned the combat between Japan and China , but Iio had no Idea of doing more than develop the real military weak ness of the big conglomerate Chinese em pire. Not oven Alexander , who IB secretly known to have In a great measure planned to bring on the eastern war , anticipated Jap anese victory as a result of the war. HB believed that Japan would show herself to be equal to the top-heavy empire of China , but ho had no Idea of such great results. Japan has handled China just as Bismarck and Moltko handled France. Today China stands humiliated before the world , and Rus sia can go ahead with her oriental con quests , knowing full well that Great Britain must oppose her single handed. In the event of Chinese opposition , a simple menace from Japan would sllencs the dragon , The downfall of Port Arthur Is a victory for Russia , and an awful blow to Great Britain. It Is suspected In diplo matic quarters , but not positively known , that Russia 1ms furnished considerable money to Japan In this war. That Is a matter , however , which can never be made suscep tible of proof. It Is generally conceded though that the humiliation of China Is a deadly blow to Great Britain , ami the ex ultation of Japan Is the exultation of Rus sia. " Iowa postmasters were commissioned today as follows : William Flynn , Earlvllle ; George McMurty , Goldfield. The following Iowa postmasters were ap pointed today : Knox , Fremont county , P. W. Abby , vice L. J. A buy , resigned ; Sperry , Des Molnes county , II. H. Hlcfe , vice Jacob Ucon , resigned ; John M. Johnson , Simmer. The name of the postofilce at Delta , Otoe county , Neb. , has been changed to Lorton , Thomas R , Whltaltcr has been commissioned postmaster , On Monday next , before the supreme court , arguments will be heard In the case of the Missouri Pacific Railway company , plaintiff In error , against the Interstate Transporta tion company , ex rcl the Board of Transporta tion of the state of Nebraska. Mr. John F. Dillon will appear as counsel for the plain tiff. rnosvncTs OF TIIK CANAI * Coming Sonlon Too Short f r Action on lli Mcnrucuuii 1'rojert. WASHINGTON , Nov. 29. The action cf Great Britain with reference to the Mos quito territory has aroused some Inquiry rel ative to the utatus of the Nicaragua canal In congress and as to the prospects for Its , favorabls consideration during the approachIng - * Ing session , Bills were Introduced during the last fesulon both In the senate and house , una were quite similar In essential features , both providing for an Issue of $70,000,000 worth of bonds , the payment of which IB to be assured by the government. Both bills have been reported from committee , each to Jl > respecttva hcu o. anil each by Its auhtor , but neither has had any consideration at the 'hands of the senate or house. None of the i-speclal champion * of the bills are at preient In the city , but It Is understood then ; I * will bs an effort to tecure consideration dur ing this session , The'friends of the measure appreciate that there will bo many obstacles r to overcome In both houiei , but they think that some of the opp-slllona which developed a few years since will not appear when the bllli shall again be brugbt to the attention oi congress. General Catching * was today atVod what he thought of the proip ct cf ilia bllli. He said"Tho liouio has not yet tiad an opportunity to materially consider this canal question , and has not made up Its mind on It. It Is t'o big a problem for a session at short as that which Is approachIng - Ing , consequently I do not believe wo shall solve tho- canal problem this winter , " Senator Morgan In his report quotes figures giving $57,799,570 as the outside coit tf the canal , and he says the promoters of lha en- terprlie have expended f3,099,971 of their own money up n It. OMAHA GENERAL MARKETS. Condition of Tr.iilo ntul Quotation ! on Stnpto anil J'unry 1'rodiico. There T\as not much doing in the pi-educe market yejtteidny. Quotntlonji HUTTnn-racklnB tccfo TJiSJe : fair to goo < l country , lISUc ; choice to fancy , IjgKc ; salti- errd crpnmery , 19flJOc ; separator cr amory , 21c. 1XIOSStrictly rr ll InlJ , 2IOKci fresh ( cold rtnrnRp ) , lfM9c. UVb I'OIT.TUV-OM hen , 4c ; rprlng chick- cn , te ; duel. * . Solui ! < c > , IKli avy turns , 4tf 4'i'-i ' Ri-c1"1 , ui/G'Sc. / ' DUUSSIM ) rullLTRY Chickens , fftlr. 4U" ! choice IniKP , fie ; choice pinnll , ftc ; turkrjs , f.ilr to Kooil. M/Cci choice heavy , 7o ; choice arrmll. OttlOc , ducks , Mir to cowl , to ; fnucy , 74/bcj / ( 'ocsc , fair to RO il , MICe ; tiiney , 7isc. OAMi ; 1'rnlr.c chicken * . prr ilrz , 12.5)Ii3.:5 : : crounc1. per cloz. , I3.onfl3.uil , ' blur whiff tcnl , INT do ! ! , , l1.MiRl.7ai green wlnff tin ) , per < loz. , $ l.2Jf 1.50 ; iluckx , tnixnl , DT < loz. , tU S1.2" | > : c n\n > - linrku , II.WfM.M ; mnllnnU and toil hi-nds , IJ. ! , ) ® 2.75 ; ( | Uiill. | 1.Mttl.7S : ilevr Fiulijlrn , 12Vic ; nn- telnpo Biulitli1 JJ/llo ; email rabbits , Ui jack rnlilills. } 1 M/1.75. VHAIj- Choice fnt nml fmall veals me quotci ! at fc ; liirae nnd ronrtc. 3f c. CIII'lJHi ; U'lBCornlti full cietm , YpiinK A. , He ; twin * , l. e ; Nelimnknniul Ii\rn. full crnun , lie ; N'clnujlai nrtil. lown , | mrt i > U'm ' , Tfc-sc , I.lmburcer , No , 1 , He ; brick ) No. i , lie ; Swlsj , Nn. 1. 14JJIV. HAY I'plaml Imv , fO.W ; niMl.inO , (9 ; Imvlnml , ( S.W ; rya Btrnwr , 16. Color makca iho price on liny. I-lKhl Khmlcs tell the bi'st , Only' top grades bilnir top pilcM. 1'IUUONS Old blnli , per < loz. , 75c. . vioiTAitiif : . rOTATOKS-Wojtern stock , car lots , 62flMc : email lot * . 70e. OI.l ) HRANS-lInnJ-plcknJ , navy , j : ; lima Icnni , per ! u. , t\lr. \ ONIONS On orders , 6-jfl70c. , ( IM.IIIIY ivr dor. , 2Sfj3sc. ' HWIJirr I'OTATOT.Si-Kei- . , j.7iSf J W. nnrrrs Per im. , tojfDOe. CAKIIOTS ivr " " > 'BOHSOc. 'Al I.iri.O\Viil-lVr : dnz. , J2.25. HOC ! I'l.ANT-l'er iloz. . Wo. HOHSKllAUIPIl Per Ib. . 7flSc. 1'AIIHNII'S Per Im. , & 0 < &OV. Jlt'TAIlAOAH-lVr bit. , 7.V.7HO. . PAn.SMJY Pei-iloz. bunches. Sic. TUIlNIPS-Pir bu. . Me. Hl'l.lT PRAH-Per U' . , 3&3'c. ' ! Hl'IlIIAUD SQUASH Per doz. , 73c. TOMATOIM Per bu. , 11.01. QltUR.V PUAS Per bu. . SI 2 ; I.S3. KUL'ITH. QlUNfnS-rnllfornln. per 50-lb. box. Jl.M. APPlis-Goui ! ulock. per bbl. , J2.50 2.7J ; Michigan Block , $3 ; New Yurk QI New Ungland , 1.1 23. 23.PKACHRS PKACHRS Nono. Pl.I'MH Cullfcrnla , none. PIt'N'iS : Nonu. PHAIIS AVIntcr Nellls. Jl.7Sfl2.CO. OIlAPrcs Conconl , 10-lb. Uiskets. none ; Ma- InKM. per fii In CS-lb. bbls. , dross , J7.50H9.0U. CnAXIinillUiS-Cape : Cod f.incy , J10 per bbl. TROPICAL mt'lTS. OHANOKS Klorlilas , 2.73. HANANAS-riiolce stock. J2.00S2.RO per bunch. I.P.MONS Malaga. KUiWl.CO ; fancy l-'loilda , slrrs 2JO niul 300 , J4.0'Jlj4.2J. PINKAPPLHS-None. OYPTiKS 1XU EC ; nicdiilin. per can , 10s ; lior o tthocs , IkO ; extia ptund.iulH , IZc' extra ne- lectx , 17c ; comiuny < eli > Us , 21c ; New Vorlt COUIItK. Zip. Ni\V KIRS Fancy , IGc ; choice , 13fltc ; Cal- Ifnrnla. linen. Sc. IIO.NHY Now York. 17c ; California , 16c. MAPMJ HYUIIP Onllon cans , per iloz. , < 12. NUTH Alinnndi , 15flCo ; Kngllsli yalnuts , 12o ; niberln. I2c ; Drazll nntK , He ; rantcrn chestnuts , no frofxl Block ; shellbark hickory nuts , per bu. , K ; laige hlckoty nuta , SI.TJ ; fancy raw peanuts. Cc ; i-oiiBtf.l neanutn , J'Jc. HAURU KIIAIIT Choice white , per bbl. , J4.GO Hl.7.r ; | > nr half bbl. . J2.50. MlNfl ! MKAT Kuncy , In half bbls. . per Ib. . 'ic ; 10 Kal. kegs , 7c ; condensed , per case of 3 doz. ukgs. . J2.75. l-'ISll Kicsh caught crapplcs , perch nnd mn- sh , 3i3c : liufffllo , SW4c : pllte nnd pickerel , 688c ; cntllBh. SW9e ; Mack baw , 12fl3c. CIDiil Pure juice , per lib ! . . J3.RO : Inlf bbl. , $3. nns No. 1 green hides , S'.io ; No. 2 green , .l'4c ' ; Nu. 1 KH-UI Knlted lilclcH. I'.ic ; No. 2 i Ful.nl hldrn. 3Vic ; No. 1 Kieen called hides , i > to 40 lb < . . 4'.ic. No. 2 green failed litile ? , ss to 40 Ibx. , SHc ; No. I % PII ! calf , S to 11 ib-t. . 7c ; No. 2 veal cnlf , 8 to IS Ibn. . 5c ; No. 1 dry Hint hides. Sc ; No. 2 .Iry Hint hldeti , 4c ; No. 1 diy rutted liIdoH. Cc ; part cuicd hides , Ho per Ib. less than fully rured. Hlliii > rni.TS-Qreen salted , oacli , 2SftGOc ; iieen Hulled HhearlingK ( nhort wooled early Pklns ) , e.ich , G'dl.'c ; dry shearlings ( short woulcd early nkliiH ) . No. 1 , I'noli. tillOc ; dry xhcarllngs ( short woolml curly nklns ) . No. 2. each , Cc ; dry Hint Kansas nnd NebrHRka butcher wool pelts , per Ib. , neliuil weight. 50Sc ; dry Hint Knn n < i nnd NcbruKkiL murrain wpol pelts , per Ib. , actual Weight , < { ? Ca ; dry pint' Colorado butcher wool pelts , per Hi. , nctuul weight , 4J6so ! : dfy Hint Colorado murrain wool pells , per Ib , , actual weight. 4fiCo. TAII,0\V AND Oni2ASE-T llow. No. 1. 40 4 > , ic ; tallow. No. 2 , 3'te4c : grease , white A , 4w ! ; grease , while U , 3ic ; grejipp , > ellow. S'.ic ; BC , daik , 214if3c ; old butter , 2 < ( J21/ic ; bees wax. prime , 176 20c ; rough tallow , 2o. rt'UH Heur , bhii-k. No. 1 liirsc. J20.00325.03 ; No. 1 medium , J15 ; No. 1 small , J8.OOftlO.00 ; hear , blatk. yenrllnga , No. 1 large. J12.00fi 15.00 ; No. 1 medium. JlOi.No 1 smi.ll , J7 ; bear , black , cub * , No. 1 large. J6.00 < 8S.OO ; No. 1 medium. j : > .OOIi6.0a ; No. 1 Kinull , Jt ; buar. black. Montana nnd Hncky motiiilatn. No. 1 large. I1S.OOB 22.00 ; No. 1 medium , SIC No. 1 small , J10 : bear , black , Montana year- llngff , Nn. i large. J12 ; Xo. 1 medium. JS ; No. 1 small , J'n hear , black , Mimliina eub : > . No. 1 largo , Jfi.M ; No. 1 medium , J4.00 : No. 1 small. J3 ; bear , silver lip. NO. 1 laige. J20 : No. 1 medium. t2 ; No. 1 small , J8 ; bear , silver tip , jearllngs. No. 1 large. Ill ; No. 1 medium. 8 ; No. 1 BID. ill. J * > ; bear , sliver tip , , cubs , No. 1 Urge. JC ; No. 1 medium , H.T.O ; No. 1 Email , J3 : bear , liniun. No. 1 large , J20.H ( > 4J25.uo ; No. 1 medium , tlti ; No. 1 Mmill , J12 ; bear , brown , > car- IhiKS. No. l.l.irge. J10.00fl2.CO ; No. 1 medium , JS ; No. 1 small. { ; bear , bro n , cubs. No. 1 large , J7 ; No. 1 me.luni. ! Ji ; No. 1 tmiall , 3 ; bndger , No. 1 large. Jl.OOftl.SO ; No. 1 medium , COc : No. 1 small , DOc ; Usher. No. 1 lurgc , JS No. 1 medium , JC ; No. 1 small , J4 ; fox , silver , nx to color uc- cordlnir to beauty. No. I large , J1CO ; No. 1 medium , JiXi ; No. 1 Email , J40 ; fux , sllxer , pale , ncconllnu to beauty. No. 1 laige , J50 ; No. 1 medium. JJO ; No. 1 small , J20 ; fox , cross. No. 1 Innse , 7 ; No. 1 medium , J3 ; No. J small , J2 ; fox , led , No. 1 large , JI.50 ; No. 1 medium. J1.25 ; No. 1 small. Jl ; fox , gray. No. 1 large , 75o ; No. 1 medium. WoNo. . 1 small , 40o ; fox. Kit , No. 1 large , We ; No. 1 medium , 4Dc ; No. 1 unall. SOo ; lynx. No. 1 large. J3 ; No. 1 medium. J. ; No. 1 small , JUM ; mulen , No. 1 large , } 2 ; No , 1 medium. Jl.SO ; No. 1 small , Jl ; mini ; . No. 1 large , bOfibSc ; No. 1 medium , 40o ; No. 1 small , Kc ; mink , dark. No. 1 large , 63o ; No. 1 medium , 4kNo. ( ; . 1 small , SOo ; mountain lion , perfect head nnd feet. No. 1 large , Jl,00j2.00 ; Imperfect skins , KttMc : otter. No. 1 large. JS ; No. 1 medium. $6 OD'7. ' < X ) ; No. 1 Email , J5 ; otter , pale. No , 1 largv. J7No. ; _ 1 ineillum , } 5 ; Nu. 1 unall , J4 ; pKiuik. short Mrlprit , _ No. 1 large. } 1 ; No. iIV i IV win "r. 4s IQVid ; No. S ivd , fprlnit. Os 2d ; No. 1 hard. Manitoba , r * 4'id ; No. 1 California. C < 2'.4d ; futures opened firm , with near mU dUtant liosltlons otfeied ; winter 3d higher ; buslncsH was Hbout niually dlntrltiuled : clOHoil steady ; No em ber. 4s lu d ; Derember. i * lid : Jnmuiy. 4 11' , < d ; February , 4 < i llUd ; Mulch. 4j ll'.sd ; April 4s H',41. COUN-apot , steady ; American mixed. 4 * Hd ; futures opened quiet and closed quiet : business was h-iivlcst on middle positions ; November. ta ll'sd ' : leceml > cr , CM Vi'l ' ; January. 4s 5fcd ; Tcb- ruary , 4s 4'.4il ; Mulch , 4n 4.d ! ; April , 4s 4''d. " KMM'll rinii : iltrnnnil fair nnd freely" sup plied ; HI. Ixiuls , fancy winter , Cs. PUOV1S1ONH Pork , drill ! prime mess , west ern , C2sCd ; prime mesa , medium , Ka. Ilvcri > i > i > l Mill-but * . I.IVniU'OOU Nov. 20.-WlliAT-Ppot Hrmde- ; mand moderate ; No. S led. winter. 4s mid ; No. 3 reil , rptlng Hlocks exhaiiMltd ! No , 1 hard , Manitoba , tin 4 > ? d ; No. 1 Cullfoinu , Za 3 0. Kutiirra opened Him , with near nnd distant positions of ted winter threi faithlngS higher , lluslnesx iilmut equully dlxtrlbuled and closed Mitmg ; Nember , 4s HHd ; December , f * ; , lunu- ury , Us ; Kebtuaiy , Cs Ud ; March , Da ' .id ; April , 5H Id. CO11N Ppot , Him ; American mlxeil , 4 HHd ; futureH openeil hleady , with near pOHltlciiH un changed , and illntant iKjsltlona 1 fart.ilnn higher : business WIIH heaviest on m'ddli1 positions ; clJsed steady ; November , 4s HKU ; December , 5 ; Janu ary , < 6d ; 1'ebruary , 4s 4id ! ; March , 4s 4 > < .d ; April , 4 4V-.I. I'lXllllt runi ; fair demand ; St. Louis fancy , winter 6a. , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ London AVonl Alarkrt. I.ONIXJN. Nov. 25.-Pilces at the wool nal liuvu b.vn fully fuitlilng up tlnce the opening. There mi * ueiy mrunn demuiul today tor cross breed flips and sctiured. The fullowlne nro the mles In detail : Sydney , 6t > ; bales ; scoured , S'ldiJla W : ereasy. 4',5fr8iid. ' Queensland , l.OSO baled ; r re any. 4f7'id. Vfctoi-U. 1GM bales ; HCoure > 1. 7id ( lH d ; greasy , 4 > < tfi9Vid. New Y.en- land. 1I7 lules ; soounKl , 4Vidfls 2d ; greasy , 4U8 | < 1. Cap * ( if Uood Ifoiw und Natul , KS bale * ; scoured , 6'id ls Hil , greajiy , 405'iO. I.oiulon Money Murkot. LONDON. Kor. UO I p. m. aloslnr : IIAll SlLVKU-87-lUd pur ouncr. MONKY M ivr rent. The rate of dlncomit In tlio open market for bhort bills IH Is iwr rent , auil ( or three niontbn' blllulti 13-10 purount , The Hank of Knirland'a rate of ulRcount re- mnliiN iiiicliuniid at' ' i-rlent. rinaiu-lal Notei. IiniU.IN , Nov. 8J.-ixclmnBe on London , eight da ) a light. 0 murks 40 nfg. PAH1S. Nov. . Three i > er cent rentes. 101 f 9 for the account. Uxchangv on London , SC IVM for th < .kj. REAL ESTATE TRADE FAIR Hoko Smith Jfas Disposed of Severn ! Acres During the Past Year , STILL HAS A FEW FARMS FOR SA'E Secretary Jtccoinnicnili LcgMntlon to I'ro- tcct Itic Fnrcut Iteiirrve Work of tlio I'll tent Hurcnti Now lIullilliiB Necilcd fur tlio Interior IJcp.irtnicnt , \YASH1NOTON . Nov. 2J. Tlio report of the secretary of the Interior was given to the public today. A portion of the matter con tained In It has already been published In the report of the commissioner of Indian affairs , commissioner of Internal revenue and commissioner of pensions. The work of the general land office Is great In quantity and varied In character. It Is administrative and semi-judicial , The report of the commissioner presents In detail what has been done by that bureau during the past fiscal year. The public lands disposed of during the year , by cash sales , miscellaneous entries , and selections of all kinds , amounted to 10- 377,221.72 acres. In addition to this 28- 876,05 acres of Indian lands were disposed of , making an aggregate of 10,406,100.77 ncroa. The commissioner approximates the vacant public lands remaining at 606,040,313.71 acres. This does not Include Alaska ( which contains over 360,000,000 acres ) , military and other reservations , or railroad and other selection ? yet unadjudlcatcd , parts of which may In the future , by sale or restoration , be added to the public domain. The total cash receipts from the disposal of public lands amounted ta $2,674,285.79 ; $91,931.03 were received for Indian lands. Over 35,000 agricultural patents were Is sued , granting , approximately , 6,010,800 acres. Mineral , mill site , and coal patents were Is sued to the number of 1,429. About 3,100 patents were Issued to Indians for allotments or selections In severally , covering 101,936.31 acres. Patents of all classes Issued during the year covered about 7,700,000 acres , a de crease from the preceding year of over 2,000- 000 acres. IJAILROAD LAND GRANTS. During the fiscal year lands have been certified and patented on account of railroad and wagon road grants , as follows : Acres. Central Pacific Ilallroail company , Utah 1,488.17 Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad company , Florida 70,906.CO Northern Pacific Hallroad company : North Dakota ICO.00 Washington 479,21'J.SJ Oregon und California Hallroad company , Oregon 152,409.43 Willamette Valley nnd Cascade Mountains Wagon road , Oregon..161,314.42 ' Total . .863,530.43 Twenty-nine million acres of land , In round numbers , nro embraced in the lists of selec tions made by the railroad and wagon-road companies , awaiting examination and settle ment at the close of the fiscal year. The report of the commissioner shows that forty agents have been employed during the year In the Investigation of fraudulant land entries , and In otherwise protecting the pub lic lands from Illegal appropriation and tim ber trespess. Over 800 cases were referred 'to them for Investigation , and final action was taken In 1,662 cases. There are now- pending In the general land office over 2,000 cases. Timber depredations have been reported during the year Involving a value of over $1,000.000. On this account $23,621.12 have been recovered during the yeareightyfive civil suits are pending In the courts for the recovery of nearly $1,500,000 , the value of timber alleged to have been unlawfully cut , and 283 criminal prosecutions are also pend ing. ing.PROTECTING PROTECTING FOREST RESERVES. On account of the smalt appropriations for special agents It has thus far been im possible to detail any of- them for the pro tection of the forest reserves which have from tlmo to time been created. Practically , this great extent of reserved lands Is no more protected by the government than are the unreserved lands of the United States , the sole difference being that they are not subject to entry or other disposal under the public land laws. In view of the largo number of depreda tions upon these reserves , It seems Impera tive that congress should appropriate sufll- clent money to place at least one superin tendent upon each reservation , and upon the larger reserves to provide him with a sufficient number of assistants to prevent the public property from being -wantonly destroyed. In my last annual report the need of legis lation which might lay the foundation for a wise , comprehensive forestry system to be applied to the timber upon the public lands nnd forest reservations was urged upon con gress. A bill was perfected nnd reported upon this line from the committee on the public lands by Its chairman , Mr. McRae. This bill has received the commendation of the land office and of many forestry associa tions throughout the United States. The passage of some such measure wou'd bo a substantial stride In the direction of prepar ing for a forestry system which would preserve - serve to the people of this country a great product now plentiful , but , from the want of Intelligent care , being rapidly wasted and deplenished. The report of the commissioner of patents upon the business of the patent office for the fiscal year ended Juno 30 , 1891 , shows that there were received 35,952 applications for patents ; 1,050 applications for trade mart < s , and 368 applications for labels. There were 22,546 patents granted , Including reIssues - Issues nnd designs ; and 1,656 trade marks registered. The number of patents which expired was 13.167. The total expenditures wcro $1,053,962.38 ; the receipts over expendi tures were $129,560.80 , and the total receipts over expenditures to the credit of the patent office In the treasury of the United States amounted to $4,109,366,74. NEW BUILDING NEEDED. The attention of congress Is earnestly In vited to the urgent necessity of providing an additional building for this department. The Increase In the business assigned to It and the larger number of employes required has made It necessary to rent buildings from private parties for the office of Indian affairs , bureau of education , the geological survey , the census office , the United States pension agency , the civil service commission , the patent office model exhibit , and for the storage of documents. Though selected with care nnd at as reasonable rates as possible , these buildings , scattered here and there throughout the city , are unfit to be the depositories of the valu able archives and papers which Ihey contain. Few , if any of them , arc practically fireproof , and It Is probable that great loss of life would occur In case of fire , aside from the financial and historical loss to the govern ment by the destruction of valuable and Irre placeable records. A ClillH ICnJoj s The pleasant flavor , gentle action and sooth ing effects of Syrup of Figs , when in need of a laxative , and It the father or mother be costive or bilious , the most gratifying results follow Its use ; so that It Is the best family remedy known , and every family should bavo a bottle on hand. Kelly ( Jixun Itccltnl. Notwithstanding a multitude of counter at- transactlons In the way of late dinners , the theaters and foot ball , the organ recital given yesterday by Mr. Thomas J. Kelly , assisted by Mrs. Deni'dlct and Mr. Franz Adelmann , at tracted a falr-slzKl audience to the First Methodist church. And those who were pres ent at the recital were entirely repaid for Itavlng cosy firesides. Mr. Kelly , while some what cold In the rendition of the opening numbers of the recital , quite captivated his audience with the warmth and colorful man ner which he showed , In the rendition of the andante In D , by Silas , and th : prelude to "The Deluge. " Kalnt-Saens1 magnificent com position. Mrs. Benedict sang the "Sancto Maria" of Faure with pleasing expression , showing a rich mezzo voice. Mr , Adelmann'a rendition of the "Air for O String , " by Bach , was beautifully played , the young violinist being In fine form and playing as he has not played for some time. Illness lately compelling him to glvb the violin but fellght attention. The celebrated "LareV by Handel , and Calkin's "Thanksgiving March" rounded out a very .phasing program , Tlmnltwrlvlng ilnyaYfrnys brings a harvest for Iho theater * , nn-J. . Restcrday wns no ex ception to the rtilivuut on emphatic verifi cation of It. Iollv"t'ir3 ! | Itoyd nml Iho Fif teenth Street theaters were crowded to their fullest capacity ytotcVday afternoon nnd evening1. Thanksgiving amiholiday audiences , as n , rule , are made tip c/i'ltjly of people who are not regular patroiidi-of ithe theater , nnd the nttt actions on the boards yesterday wcro Just the kind tu utntine the audiences that aw them. . . . , Hubert CJaylor , /'Snort / McAllister , " met with a splendid reception nt both perform- nncet ) , the ludicrous Kltuatloim growing out of the campaign I in which McAllister Is a candidate for sherlft being lieartlly appre ciated. "A Summer Ullzznrd" Is cssontliilly n specialty performance , nnd was unusually Krolonged ut both performances yesterday y the cncoics of the leading features of the Bho\r. The loiiR-hnlred boys nnd their friends formed a healthy part of the audiences at lioth houses Inst night , and the boxes of both theaters wcro drn | > ed with the colors of the victorious Nebraska kickers , cream and scarlet. Ollle Hagan cf St. Louis Is the owner of "A Summer lillzzard , " nnd Is coining money nnd trying to make up for some of the good stuff that he lost a few years a o in a venture with John Ilnvlln of Cincinnati , with whom he Is still associated tn wveral amusement ventures. Ilnvlln and Hagan put "A Pair of Jacks" on the road. Some dusty manuscript nnd forgotten llthcgraphs do not tell nil the story of the venture. Hngnn dropped $5COO Infive weeks , und then decided that the people wanted at least two pair or thtce of a kind. "A Summer Blizzard" Is as good as anybody's full hand. Miss Nelly Rosebud , the poubrette of "A Summer llllzzurd , " Is Mrs. George Munroe. wife of the comedian of "My Aunt Bridget fame , The advance sale for Nat Goodwin opened nt the Iloyit yesterday morning , ana the demand for seats Insures a. crowded house at each performance. "In Mlzzoura" will be the bill this evening. A delegation of so ciety people from Lincoln has engaged seats for the performance this evening. "A Bunch of Keys , " Iloyfs llrst hit , has not been seen In Omaha for five years. Ada Hothncr nnd several of the members of the original company are In the cast for the performance of the farce comedy at the Fifteenth Street theater next Sunday after noon. u \VliUiers. | "The Rufllnns of Paris" Is the title of the play tint will succeed "Fee Prlntemps" at the Paris Ainblgu. At nearly every city that JI. 13. Curtis reaches he finds n law suit awaiting him , l rought by one of his ex-managers. Htunrt Hobson has made a lilt as Luclen Brlscard In "The Interloper ; or. The Feet of Venus. " It will probably be added to his repertory peimanently. Mrs. George S. Knight , formerly one of the Worrell sisters , will return to the stage In "The Twentllh Century Girl , " which Is to be presented nt the Bijou theater New Year's eve. Oliver Byron , who discarded his middle name , Doud. when people began pronounc ing H "dutle , " has wiltten a new melo drama entitled "The Ups nnd Downs of Life , " which he produced with great suc cess In Columbus. According- the London Dally News , the report that Hamish McUunn had undertaken to set to music an opera by the marquis of Lome Is quite true. The marquis has com pleted two operatic libretti , both based , It is said , upon legendary Scotch matter. A new melodrama entitled "On the Mis sissippi , " by William Hnworth , will lie put on at McVicker's theater for a run follow- ng Julia Marlowe Tuber's engagement. Its ilot deals with phases of post-bellum southern life In thin yenr 1S07-1SC8. The cast will contain fifty people nnd scenic features of the production -tare' promised to be on nn unusually pretentious scale. Charles BlgeloWf thVC droll detective In 'Little Christopher Columbus , " Is 9 years old. He began hlft business like a man who entered the employ of A. T. Stewart , staying one week null' leaving with 'fines lust balancing off , hJs , salary. Blgelow's Irst week on the , staje ; was In a chorus. His salary was $5 uur'tyeelc and nt the end of the llrst week-he was In debt to the management to the extent of 33 cents. Since the election" no ( U. single theatrical company of any , cpusequcr.ee has been spoken of as being nn the eve of dissolution. Prior to that tlmo they were coming In by the dozens vreekly [ .aiKl sometimes dally. Things have decidedly1 * Improved since the contest came to a tlose , ' fthd now companies are reviving and uolnir out nKaln In the hope of having better ntTcKT BlK tnfianliations ! are generally spoken of as doing very well In almost every portion of the country. It Is a sign of the times and seems to forbode good. Nothing Is n better baiometer of pub lic depression or good feeling than the theater. It shows the very Ilrst indication of an improved feeling. DEITERINC NOT WANTED Japanese Will Befnso to Negotiate with a Plain Customs Officor. EMPEROR MUST SEND A PtRsON/L INV Y Preliminary Negotiation * Can Ho Conducted TlirniiRh tltu United Ktateft MlnlMcrs tteictit Any Interference of the J uropcnu Fonrcrii U'ASIIINOTON , Nov. 29. Xone of the offl- clnls In Washington who have been Interested In bringing about peace between China and Japan are at all surprized at the refusal of Japan to entertain any proposition coming from Mr , Uletcring. This official Is commis sioner cf maritime customs at Tien Tsln , and his Immediate superior Is an KnglUh baron , Sir Robert Hart. The latter Is an extensive landed proprietor In Ireland. He was In the I3rtlsh ! consular service at Peking , and was then given charge of China's customs serv- Ic ? . Ho organized this on civil service lines , employing foreigners , mainly Englishmen , to do It. At the time Queen Victoria cslsbrated the "Jubilee Anniversary" of the fiftieth year of her reign Hart was mads a baronet , In recognition of his conspicuous service for China. The rank was of such a character that It dees not expire , as Is usually the case. Ho Is still at the head cf the Chinese customs sevlc ? . That an attempt should have been made to cause these two foreigners to bo the medium of China's nega- tlat.ons Is regarded as unusual , In view of Japan's suggestion that China must make her offer directly through the American min isters. While the Japanese legation Ins received no official confirmation of the dispatches Indi ra tin R that the m'sslon of Mr. Dletcrlng on behalf of China to Japan has been a failure , the disposition there Is to regard the In formation as authentic. The time , they say , has passed when the differences existing be tween the two nations can bo settled by the customs authorities , as If It were a matter of mere routine business , anJl they declare that If China really desires to bring about peace through negotiations It must be done through a regularly accorded envoy from the emperor of China to the emperor of Japan. In tlis meantime , and until China comes to realize the conditions under which peace ne gotiations can bo conducted , the war must go on. The Japanese authorities here do not re gard with favor the reports of the Interfer ence of the European powers. Regarding the St. Petersburg Associated press dispatch , quoting the Novoe Vremya. they say that while they recognize that the Novoo Vremya may speak from authority , on account of Its relations with the Russian crown , Its as sumption that Japan has refused peace pro posals Is without foundation. They also assert that no figures have been fixed as to the amount of Indemnity which Japan Is willing to accept. These are matters of detail which the Japanese officials In this city soy can only be arranged when China comes to realize that there Is but one way to treat with Japan , and that Is by direct negotiations. They take the position that so far Japan has done nothing which could jus tify the Interference of the foreign powers , anil Intimate that It would be tlmo enough for their Intervention when Japan should really make smo demand that would bo un reasonable. This characterization applies only to the European powers. There Is nb disposition to scout the proposition of the United States to mediate. On the contrary , It Is suggested at the legation that It would DJ entirely sat isfactory ID have the preliminaries of any peace negotiations conducted by the American ministers to Japan and China , because they nro Informed as to the situation , and It la belleveil they would bo unbiased and im partial , With the negotiations once under way , they insist , however , that details must bo left to be arranged by direct conference between tha personal representatives of the Chinese Tiller and the Japanese foreign min ister. Queer IVople. We now have all the numbers of Queer People , and those wishing any of the numbers from ono to eight will please call at the bus iness office of The Bee. Only 10 cents per number. No coupons required. There's no Danger to be feared , even if you do use too. much Pearline in the washing. If there's any danger of damage at all , it's when you use too little. In that case , you'll have to begin that dreadful rubbing and carloads of Pearline couldn't do as much damage to your clothes as that will. Follow the directions on the package that's the best way of all. But remember , too much won't hurt anything. It's only a waste of good Pearline. * Feddlers and some unscrupulous grocers will tell you " this is as good as" or "the. same as Pearline. " IT'S FALSE Pearline is never peddled , 4. v ! and if your grocer sends you something in placcof J'earline , bo lr > aCK honest tend it acx. , 430 JAilES PYLE , New York. DOCT SEARLES & SEARLES SPECIALISTS. Clironi ; WE Private AND j CUJEMS Special Diseases Ircalmcntby Hail , Consnllatloa Frcj Catarrh , all discuses of the nose. Throat. ChestStpinnchLivcrUlood Skin nnJ Kldhey diseases , Lost Manhood nnd all Private Dis eases of Wlenv - Call on or address , C I Dr , Scarlcs & Scarlesi roolfn JlroimH cnratlTo agent for Ktrrous or E--.1 : iftiStcht.'SfUa T.ilmuj flon , ntacDlennftft i- ipaclul or ganoral Nenrali juatllm , Ooat , KidDer IHi p iMla. Anumla. Antidote for and other ciranu Price , W. a an Kflnninceut. * THE ARNOLD CHEMICAL CO , 1BI S.WeiUrnjfYentiB. CHICAUO. For salt by all rtielatJ. Omaha. WHATCAffCUTICURADO ETcryLhlog that la clcaaalne , purlfyln ? , and beau , tlfj'liitf ( or the akin , icainolid hair of Infanta and children the Curl. . JcupA ItiMEUiis will do. They 'r * ipcnllfy cure Itching and burning ecteiuae , tleanao the ncalpof acaly bumOri , purify the blood , nnd re- atorotbebalr. They are obaolutely pure , oprccal.le , acd unfailing. tioUl > crywhere. DUFFY'S , PURE MALT WHISKEY , All Druggists. A Thanksgiving Leader. Wo recognize nn urgent demand tills year for a sideboard with more com plete nrraiiKomentH and a more elabor ate subdivision of Kpitco. To meet thin need ive have planned this detailed Hoard , having separate drawers for knives , forks , Kpoons , ladles , napkins , doylies , etc. There Is also a wide drawer for table linen anil a double locked plate closet. From the top of the board Muted pillars rise to support side shelves , planned for A. D. Coffees with urn or. pot. This Sideboard , while necessarily more elaborate than usual , has been marked at the same price as the simpler and plainer boards. We have made ar rangements to 1111 all orders promptly , as the demand for this pattern will naturally he large. Charles Shiverick & Co. FURNITURE of Evary Description Temporary Ix > c.itlon , JSOn nnd J'JOH nnii lnn Stroot. MILLAHD HOTEL BLOCK. WM. Z.OUDON. Commission Merchant Grain nnd Provisions. Private wires to Chicago and New York. All bu lncB3 orders placed on Chicago Board of Trade. Correspondence solicited. Otllce , room 4. New York Life Bulldlni Omaha. Telephone 1308. 1 il That's a mystery. Take ( P.iync ) and work out the two missing words. Cut it out and bring it to the Nebraska , stat "I ing your height , weight and appetite , whether married or " willing to be , and in return the first successful answer will receive llrst pri/.e , "a guess on how soon the canal will be "I built. " Kacli answer must be accompanied by seventeen cents worth of Columbian stamps. Little folks' clothes are nearly everywhere sold on the same ridiculous guessing plan. Guess it is worth so much more , because the patterns are desirable , or perhaps Jlrs. So and So's boy wears one of 'em , and the demand might In I crease. We don't trouble ourselves about what others do , but what wo do. > 'o guessing hers. Small boys' suits are here well represented. Large collection of patterns and styles , perhaps not the prettiest in the land , according to some queer tastes , but they're the best from the best house in the country. Can't do any better unless we could com. immicate witii planet .Mars. There Is no guess work about our prices either the only guessing we are at is how many new patrons each suit will make. Our prices are a motto , "cheaper bought cheaper sold. " Fnv Twn Drill Wc al' ° uble to fliniis' ' > y s QV C i. Ui 1 . WU WUUUlicUO - JOKI a suit as anyone at $3.50. This week in particular. ( Jot a hold of a tremendous lot of children's clothes lately , when our buyer was ransacking the markets for second purchases. For Three Seventy-Five S ; ' r",0p * ° score of new designs and styles. They're cheap at So. 00 and reasonable at $ ( > . ( ) ( ) . They're of casslmere , worsted , tweed , cheviot well prepared to challenge the requirement of a real good boy. For Twn-an'a-Qiiartfir A linc of boya' cnpe 1 UI 1WU - ctli d. - HUctl ICI overcoats nnd ulsters of excellent material , si/.es up to 1U years , is another good thing for this week. They're worth $1.00. The rest , as to make and lit , we leave this to your judgment. This is children's week. Look after the little one's wardrobe - robe and if you need sonu cloth : s , look aroanJ town an J wind up at our place. Economy demands such a shopping. 'CUPIDEME" MANHOOD RESTORED ; Thlj great Veet bl . . - - - Vltullier.theproocrlp- * T f * tlnn nf n famous I'rnnrli physician , mill qulclcly euro you of all ntr- Constipation. 11 Btopi nil lowi brday or nlcl'L ' Prevents quick- new of dlscharee , lilcu U not chPcW < 1 lemli to bpcrmotorrham and P1.1 tlio horror * of Irapotency. fKl'inr.NKcleuiiscstnollver I BEFORE AND AFTER . , tbo kidneys nd the urinary orcans of all Impurities. 1 CCPIDENKiitrcngthena and riMtorrafimallwenlc organs. The reason unfrerm nre not cured by Dot-lorn li brcntmo ninety per rent are troubled wllh Proclaim * . UUI'I DENE Is the only Known renird/to euro fflllioiuun operation. GOOOtrntlmoiil. iA written ( runnHifnclven and money returned If six IMUM docs not tiled a iicrnnuiciitcure. § WOu box , six fur (5.00 , by mall. Bend for rum : circular and triulmonlab. Address DAVOl , MEDICINE CO. , I * . O. Box WO , Ban Francisco , Cal. fbr&tU by GOODMAN DHUG CO 1110 l-'ariiam Slroot.OnitiCa. A ThanisgivingStoiy , E was at a boarding school to spend his first Thanksgiving - giving away from home , and this is what the lonesome little fellow wrote home a / few days before Do you blame him ? "When tbu Tin-key's in the oven , And the 'Tutor's in the pot ; " \ \ lion tlio Cranberry's a boiling- , And tlio Pudding's smoking hot ; When the nuts su-o cranked and ready , And the raisins heap the plate , And you feel BO awful hungry That you'd rather dlo than wait , THEN you'll remember in ? P. S. i'A , can't I eomo homov" THANKSGIVING WEEK is always a busy one with us , particularly in our Crockery and Stove Departments. Our Crockery department Is of Rne- HO dozen hard wood antique finish clal pride to tis. Everything conceiv DINING C1IAIUH , with bnu-o arms , able In China , Crockery , Olasswnie , hand made cane seats , double stretch Cutlery , Plated Wure , Lamp1) ) and era all around , embtssed backs. Ileg- Clocks. uliir price , Jl.'j. Thanksgiving Pr co 74oEach Our Spsclal Thanksgiving Offerings , CO dozen massive solid oak , hand ' polished DINING CMIA1U8. with wide Thankaglv'ng Cldor Pltshors quarter sawed oak panels , liainlsome- In clear , fire polished , crystal glass , ly carved and to match the table men hold neatly three quarts. Heaular Honed above. ItCKUlar price { 2.50. price COc. Thanksgiving Price SI.48 Each ThlsWookZOc Thnnksglvln Tumblers SIDEBOARDS Ono of the bargains ) In side- For tomorrov or as long as they many beams Is described as follows : Constructed last , a llrst class crystal table tumb ler , ono dozen only to a customer. structed of HIP best selected oak. It Worth 50c per dozen. measures 44 Inches In length by 20 Inches In width ; with bevel mfrror Thla Week 2c Each measuring 21 Inches by 14 Inches. It Thanksgiving Carving lii\s u commodious shelf overhead , Knlvosand Forks. supported by tasteful brackets appro- With ircnulnc sliiR bandies , Mcrldan pi lately carved , two drawers with . . roomy cupboard below ; the case work Worth $3. Cutlery goods. la all paneled , Hie trimmings are This Week SI.O5 Pair solid cast brass ; It Is mounted 'On Thanksgiving Salts and Psppora good castors. It Is worth every cent of $20 , but our In blue , rose or white opalescent tints , with lleur-de-lls embossed dec Thanksgiving Prloola SII.43 orations. Worth 15c. From ourStov3 Department Th Week Co Each s only THAT 111UD must bo cooked , and SPECIAL P1UCKS on a beautiful cooked right. To enable you to do It line of celery trays In French nnd wp make u remarkable offer of Just Vienna China and embossed Klass. "j highest grade eastern made Ilang- Vour friends will call Thanksgiving es , at half price. W thoroughly guar eve. Greet them In a pleasant ! Ightrd antee every one , although much be hall. We have the finest line of hall low the lowest wholesale pi Ice. lamps In the city. They are very swell Special for Thlo Week , WE ARE Hose und Ituby Globe Pendant Hall Complete house furnlt-hers nnd noth Lamps. Worth to.OO. ing else. Our store IH teaming with to.OO.Only such bargains In household goods as Only $2,49 , Each we never caw. It would well pay you Our further Thanksgiving offerings to look us over , whether Intending to are : purchase or not , particularly at this Pillar Ex'onslon Tables Thanksgiving time , when all that caieful preparation means In the way Solid oak , 42 Inches wide ; heavy ofasBortment , prices and ueivlces Is PI bsluntlnl goods ; quality and work at your dlpposal , This Is the tlinc of manship guaranteed. Worth 112. the year to help the good wife out , Thla Week $5.98 Use us. TERMS-CASH OR PART DOWN AND BALANCE WEEKLY OR MONTHLY. Formerly People's Mammoth Installment House Open Monday and Saturday Evenings.