Nebraska Newspapers

    8 TJTID OMAHA DAILY JJISIS : SAifUKDAY , JANUAHY , 181)0 ) ,
EVIDENCE DID NOT COUNT
License Protest Oases Decided In World-
Herald's Fnvor ,
MERITS OF THE CASE NOT CONSIDERED
IJnnnl Arbitrarily Dcolilow o Aoci-pt
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CIINCII Will < ; lo tliu
HIMrlct Court.
1ho hearing of the protests of The Bos
Publishing company npnlnst the Issuance ol
Mlcon and druggists' licenses on the ground
that the nppllcants had not advertised In tlu
paper having the largest circulation In Douglas -
las county , t.s provided by law , wan finished
before the Hoard of Klro nnd 1'ollce Commis
sioners ycalcn'ay afternoon. The board de
cided to ov rrulo the protests , nnd accord
ingly directed Secrctnry Hrownlco to Issue
the licenses on the receipt of tli fee.
The morning session yesterday was de
voted to nn examination of the books of The
Hco and World-Hcrnld by the memb rs of
the board. In the afternoon the cases were
argued nt some length by Mr. Slmcrnl and
Mr. Hall. Mr. Slmeral discussed the mattT
ol circulation and quot d the authority of
the supreme court In the I'lnzensham case
to show that the Morning World-Herald and
tliu Evening World-llcral.l could not legally
be considered as a single paper.
He called csp'clal attention to a compar-
Itwn of the evidence that had been submitted
by the papers Interested. The report of Mr.
Mtutcrs for The lie hnd shown a clear nnd
buslnoss-llko statement of Its circulation In
such Q form that the members of the board
cctild Judge for themselves of Its accuracy.
On the contrary the report of Mr. Dox for
the World-Herald had simply consist d of n
statement of his own conclusions. IIdlil
not show liow his figures were obtained , nor
were the figures presented In such a shape
that any one could ttll whcthfr even the
footlnct were correct. He showed how the
World-Herald had manipulated the figures In
order to show nn alleged circulation equal
to that of The Dee , and particularly In x-
cltldlng the papirs sold al the news stand ? .
Mr. Slmoral argued that If the news stand
mipply was excluded that of the news hoys
and the counter sales ought also to bo shut
out , ns exactly th same principle was In
volved.
Attorney Hnll made a long orgmmnt en
deavoring to show that the morning nnd the
evening World-Hcrnld were the same paper
and bolstered up the claims of hla ell nt In
the matter of circulation.
The board remained In executive session
for about halt an hour nnd thsn delivered
its opinion ns heretofore stated. Tip cases
will all bo nppenled by The IJco Publishing
company.
At the meeting of the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners , held yesterday , the
hearing on the liquor protest cases wss re
sumed , the membsrs taking possession of the
carriers' books , that they might Inspect them
at their leisure In arriving nt the respective
circulation of The Dfe and the World-Herald.
PUnSUED THE SAME COURSE.
Members of the board continue to conduct
their deliberations In Jhe mine arbitrary
manner as has characterized their meetings
from the flrst. allowing the World-Herald to
Introduce testimony that was wholly Imma
terial and Irrelevant. The AVorld-Herald In
Its attempts to make n showing has trlsd to
bunch Its entire circulation against that of
The Evening Uc6. landing that It was
going to be short on the count the
World-Herald then wanted to exclude
from consideration The Bees handled
by the news dealers , simply for the reason
that there ja.ro cold about twice ns many Bee
ns there were World-Hor.ilds. In the sam ?
breath the AVorld-Herald wanted to count ! nt
Its circulation CSO counter sails , alleging that
that number of papers had'been brought up
dally from the press rooms and placed In the
business offlce , ther * to bo dlspos.ed.of. In this
connection the Worlds-Herald - management
noted very adroitly , the 'claim being that the
650 papers were dUpes d of , though there was
no testimony to show what proportion of them
had been sold. In fact , the witnesses went
so far as to testify that no returns were mad ;
on 'thetra papers , Indicating to the cashier
whether they had been , sold or given away.
The testimony was to the- effect that during
the exciting days of the last election , just C30
papers were taken from the press room and
placid In the business office , never any more
and never any less.
It was brought out In testimony later on
that all of the papers brought from th3 press
room were credited as sales , though nne of tli3
witnesses pretended at any time that the
papers had been sold. In this they wer ;
careful to dodge the real Issue by making the
claim thnt they were disposed of.
Now the World-Herald has taken another
tnck , and finding that It it. about 2,500 short ,
it has doctored Its books , by the addition
of hundreds of names of persons who never
\vero subscribers to the paper. In doing so
it has failed to" use the proper amount of
care , for In many Instances It has accredited
Itself with subscribers at street numbers
where thora are no houses. , while nt other
places the houses Indicated have been vacant
for a year or more.
At the hcarlnc Thursday afternoon there
was one little Incident thnt showed just how
the wind blew the straws , so far as one
member of the board was concerned. A wit-
new wan on the stand nnd was about to
answer a question that hnd been put to him.
Before ho hnd the words cut of his mouth ,
Chairman Bronteh raised nn objection , sayIng -
Ing thnt the question was not a proper one.
Attcrney Dick Hnll , who repros'nts the
World-Herald , quickly responded , by saying ,
"Mr. Broatch , I desired an answer to that
question. "
Hearing this , Broatch quickly changed , hlg
mind nnd his ruling and decided that the
question was propar for thf witness to answer.
The special protests against the Issuance
of licenses to M. J. Rowling , Tom Foley and
Wright were s t for hearing nt 10 o'clock
this forenoon.
IJKIT sun A it ASSOCIATION.
Stlitc Convention ( o He Held lit Fre
mont In 1'VliiMiary.
W. N , Nason , secretary of the Nebraska
Beet Sugar association , Is enthusiastic over
the convention which la to be held In Fre
mont on February fi and 0 next. Ho IB of
the opinion that fully COO delegates will
bein nttendanco , with u prospect that the
number will roach 1,000.
A program has been prepared and upon
It arcpapirs and aildrcsies treating the
beet sugar subject from a scientific , theo
retical mid practical standpoint. The object
at um convention is to rprean knowledge
conccinlng sugar bens and to consider ways
and means whereby the proposed Increase
In the production uf boots can .bo made into
siiKir.
Tlio kovernor of the stnto is requested to
appoint twenty delegates nt largo ; the State
university , the State Board of Agriculture ,
the State Horticultural society , the State
Dairymen's association and the State Federa
tion of Labor , ten delegates each ; county or
looil agricultural or horticultural societies ,
flvo delegates each ; irrigation society or
comp'iny , three delegates each ; mayors of
cities arc requested to appoint flvo dele
gates each ; villages , three delegates each ;
presidents of boards of trade and commer
cial clubs , five delegates each ; the State
Normal school , private and denominational
colleges , tlireo delegates , each ; labor organi
' zations , farmers' Institutes and granges , three
'delegates each , General managers of all
railroads are requested to attend In person
or by representative , Editors of agricul
tural and Irrigation publications and editors
of all newspapers In Nebiaskalll , on pre
sentation of credentials , he entitled to seat *
In tlc ) convention , A cordial invitation Is
extended to all present members of congress ,
ttiu governor and all state officials , tlu mem
bers nf the legislature and nil county oDlclul * ,
to attend as delegates.
Hnydcii llros , ' ad Is on page 2.
Three. Klrea nnil Mttle. Lou * .
A blazing oil stove- was responsible for a
Blight Hi a at 3018 Mason street yesterday
nftornoon nt 3:15 : o'clock. Tlio building is
n cnu and a half story frame and Is owned
by William J. Maxwell. It is Insured. The
damage to bulldliih' nml contents amounted
to about J1W. The ImlldlnK if occupied as
a residence by George Hi own , who had no
InHuraiico on the content : ; .
Tlio lire depottmcnt wns culled out Hhortly
nft.cr 4 o'clock to extlngulth a Email blaze
ttt " 10 Ho u Hi Twelfth street. Sparks from
the chluiiwy ( firs to the roof and did
nlioiit $23 dnmnRO. The Imllcllnir in Incurs
nml In owned by I'hnrl'K Krnncls Aiininn o
lioMon. It Is occupied by H licrnoteln , a
pawnbroker ,
The barn of I.pwls Mlllliock. Fourteen ! )
nnd Kminnt Hired * . V.IIB ilntnnccd by llro
nt fi o'clnrk The lowi amounted to 110 on
the building nnd JIO nn the content ? . No
Insurance , Origin unknown.
AMUSEAIENTS.
The return engagement of Frank Mayo
In his beautiful play , "Pudd'nhcad
Wilson , " nt the Crolghton , has proveJ
even more successful than the first ,
tlis attraction playing to largo and en
thuslartlc audiences ab each performance ,
The engagement clores with two perform
ances today , u matinee at 2:30 : and the
evening performance at 8:10. :
Commencing with a Sunday matinee nt
Boyd's theater Elmer E. Vance's comedy
drama , "The Limited Mall , " will be given
for three performances only , viz ! Sunday
matinee and night and Monday night. The
cng.tgcmont Is limited owing to tha attrac
tion being cbllpcd to ba In New York Jnntmj
13 , when It will start a ten weeks' run at the
Academy of Music.
The management desires to call specla
attsntlun to the fact that "Tho Limited
Mall" Is the original of all so-called railroad
plays and should not be confounded with a
score or more cheap affalru bearing simitar
titles.
For this season all the scenic and me
chanical effects are brand new and grcatl >
elaborated , while the cast Is said to bei en
tirely satisfactory. Every lady attending
the psrformances of "The Limited Mall" will
be presented with a souvenir photograph of
Beatrice.
Tha story of "Trilby" 'has aroused a great
dsal of controversy , and few are Indifferent
to Ity merits or dcmarlts. It lias positive
champions and equally positive opponents.
U surprised many when It was announced
that the novel was to be dramatized , when
It was known that Trilby was to try her
strength upon the dramatic , as she had
upon the concert stag : ? , surrounded by her
old frlclds , Little Ulllee , Jocko , Taffy and
His Laird. The Ilrst local engagement
was awaited with great curiosity , which gave
way to admiration , the Crelghton being filled
to Its capacity hi each performance. Such
wag the general Interest manifested In this
attraction that tlio management has secured
A. M , Palmer's company for n return en
gagement , which will opni Thursday , Jan
uary 9 , being for three nights.
The farce-comedy , "A Railroad Ticket , " will
bo presented nt the Crelgbton for four nights ?
commencing with n matinee tomorrow. The
story of the ptec ? Is an entertaining one , and
Is as follows : By the will cf their father ,
Hobsrt nnd Jack Ticket are left a small but
equal snnv of money to start In business ; the
one having the larger bank account at Hit
end of the year Is to receive two-thirds
of his father's ) fortune , and the other thei re
mainder. Robert becomes the best posted
ticket broker In the United. States and Jack
becomes a perfume drummer. Robert falls lr.
love with his typewriter , sets married and
scttleu down to business. Jack also marries
the Idol of hl.3 heart and the fortune Is
equally divided.
Believing that the patrons of Boyd's theater
want to we a good show for a reasonable
I rice , Ml" . Haynes has rsntsd the hous > to the
Hclden Comedy company for six nights , be
ginning Tuesday , January T , with matinee
Wednesday , Saturday and Sunday. The
Holden company will prpdiice a new play each
night , and en Saturday afternoon they will
put on "Tom Sawyer , " tspicially for ladles
anil children. Tuesday night the domestic
comedy , "Angle , " will be' the play , at which
tlmo fifteen songs and dances will be In
troduced , Including the child prodigy , LIttJc
May.
The keen north wind did _ not deter the
lovers -skating from visiting the ice fink
at Bicycle park. Seventeenth and Charles
streets , last night , and the attendance proved
tni'Ch larger /was..antlcipatetl by the
management. With a.warm reception room
In which to'thaw oul'the benumbed fingers ,
and the Id : protected from the wind by the
grandstand on the north , and a high fence
all around , the sk-aters were enabled to enjoy
the exhilarating sport , the cold wave to
the contrary notwithstanding. The Ice was
perfect , and will remain so as long as the
cold weather lasts. Those- who attend the
rink tonight , and the Indications are that
they will bo many , din depend , upon It that
they will have an evening of rare sport.
COUXTV COMMISSIONERS MI3I3T.
\iuiilier of Tux Certificate HH-ITM in
the Hole.
The county commissioners held a meeting
yesterday afternoon at which a considerable
amount of cleaning up was done In order
that the. hoard might start out with as few
burdens as possible when the new members
come In. A large amount of accumulated
matter was dlspcsed of and a number of
bonds of minor ofilcr3 were approved. Com
missioner-elect Klerstead was present In
order to become acquainted with the man
ner In which the board does business.
A recent decision of the suprem ? court was
brought Into promlncncs before the meeting
by a claim from a number of property holders
on streets bordering on Hanscom park. In
1892 the streets wire paved and a special tax
was levied against the property adjoining.
Some of the property owners paid the tax
nnd others did not. The latter carried the
matter to the supreme court. The- court
decided recently that the tax was Invalid
on the ground that the deed by which the
park was conveyed to the city provided
that the city , nnd not the adjoining property
ownjrs , should bear the burden of caring
for the surrounding streets.
The claim was presented by persons who
had bought In the property at a tax sale , and
was for the amount that they would have
been 'entitled toIn case the Kile had
been valid. They claimed that whn they
bought the property they did so under the
Impression that the city had the right to
levy the tax. The claim was rejected. The
commissioners took the stand that oven
though the tax was Illegal , th ? caurts would
not compel the city and county to refund any-
special taxes , when once they were paid In.
Under this view the property owners who
refused to pay the tax will recover their
property , the tax purchasers will ICPO what
they paid for It , and those who did not pay
the tax at all nnd retained their property
will be clear winners. The claim Is ex-
| ) cctd to bo the forerunner of a largo num
ber cf others of similar kind , which will
aggregate thousands of dollars. The nut
ter will probably reach the courts ,
A formal demnad was received from
Charles Kellar , one of the plaintiffs In the
psor farm caws , that the county commis
sioners take steps to pay the judgments
entered against the county In the cases by the
district court , He demanded that In es-
.Imatlng their expenses for the. coming year
.lie commmlssloners Include the amount of
: ho judgments and take steps to- levy a
tax to satisfy them ,
Kellur gratuitously advised the board that
t was necessary to make a levy to pay these
udgments , even if It necessitated curtailing
he levy for other funds or making no levy
'or other funds. If this were not done , he
told that the county commissioners and their
bondsmen would be liable. Ho further pug-
gerted that a delay In paying the Judg-
nents would not only result In a wrong to
ho holders , but to the county , as the judg-
ncnts bore much larger rates of Interest
lian the county was compelled to pay on
Its other obligations.
A liquor license was granted to John
Luedera.
An application for the position of county
phyrlelan was received from Dr , Henry
fiullck.
"The I'nrnilUe. of the Pacific. "
3 .GRAND TOURS TO HONOLULU , Ha
waiian Islands , "Tho Paradise of the Pacific. "
via Union Pacific system and Oceanic S. S.
-o. , leaving Omahi the morning of January
It ! . Only nine days from Omaha to Hone
lulu. f205.00 for the round trip , including
etatfroom and meals on steamers. Tickets
; ooj for nine- months , with stop-over prlvl-
legcv . For Information and tickets , apply teA
A , C , Dunn. City Passenger and Ticket
Acent , 1302 Farnatn street.
I'lcrioii Mcotlixr * nt I'lymoutli ,
Union revival meetings still increase In
uterest at Plymouth church , In the fare
of cold nnd storm n InrRp
vtn * in nttcndnnoo lnl night.
The nfter mo tlnRn nrn ntlcndcd by th
Krontcr part of the congregation. Kvr >
evening n. large number of men nnd wamei
tloclnrc thom evt" ! for Chrlnl.
The ( tinning I * led by n Inree chorus undo
the direction of r , w. O. Henry.
Last ntftht Mlsi Ivans WHIR very sweetly
the hymn "I'omc I'ntp MP. Mr. Plorsot
cpoke on the theme "How to Have Ktcrnn
At the close of th < > sermon n InrRe mnnbe
signed cnrds declnrlng for Christ.
Sabbnlli morning nt n.10 : Mr. IMerwin wll
rpenk In Plymouth church ; nt 10:30 : the
( llffoirnt pnstors will preach In their re
tpcctlvo pulpit * ; nt 3:30 : p. in. Mr. Plersoi
ppcnhp nanln nt Plymouth church ; nt
p. m. Mrs. Plewon sp nks to young women n
the First Presbyt'rlnn church ; nt 7:30 : p
m. Mr. I'lcr.'on spenks to men only In
Plymouth church , nnd nt the snme time
7:30 : , Mrs. Plernon speaks to women only
nt Knox church. Mr. I'letTon'S' evcnlm
subject will be "Tho Devil and His Tricks. '
SOUTH OMAHA
Interest In th ? Twenty-fourth street roai
to Fort Crook t'nlly Increases among bml-
nces men , though It must be admitted that
ths action of the Sarpy _ cDunty commissioners
In selecting Thirteenth street for a boulcvnn
put n damper on the Twenty-fourth street
project for a day or two. Yesterday Super
intendent Smith cf the street railway com
pany took n trip to Albright over the com
pany's stub line. While ho did not make
any positive statements , It was Inferred that
the company which ho represents prefers the
Twenty-fourth street line to the Thirteenth
street. The end of the iitrect car tracks now
Ig within a.bout 300 feet of the Sarpy county
line , while the Thirteenth strcat tracks cm
at Valley street. By continuing the tracks
from Albright on to Fort Crook a big saving
would b ; made , and It Is more than llkelj
that this will be done. A committee wll
be appointed In a few days to confer with
the managers of the stroH railway company
and find cut If It Is the Intention to ex
tend the present line to lllcvuo ) and the fort.
If It Is , repairs on the street , through the
bottoms will bo commenced as soon as the
weather will permit.
Oily r.OMHln ,
C. Ernst of Beunlngton was a visitor In
the city yesterday.
Mr. W. C. Elley of Mndlson is visiting
ft lends In the city.
Joe Cameron of Raymond was n visitor at
the exchange yesterday.
Knoxall council No. 1404 imcts this evenIng -
Ing to transact special business.
B. Morrlll of River Sioux came over yester
day with a coupU of cars of cattle.
A. Qustavson of Holdrego was n visitor nt
the stock yntds yesterday afternoon.
A phonographic concert will bo given at
the First Presbyterian church this evening.
Kcv. J. O. Staples of Omaha spoke at the
revival services at th ? Baptist church last
evening.
M. L. Whlttaker has been electoJ super
intendent of the Sunday school at the Chris
tian church.
J. F. Lynch of Platta Center spent yester
day afternoon In the city , the guest of the
Stock Ynrds company. '
F. B. Hubbard , a prominent cattle man tit
Weeping Water , was in the city yesterday
afternoon looking over th > - stock yards.
The annual election of ofilcsrs of the South
Omaha Live Stock exchange will bo held
next Monday. The polls will bo open from
9 n. m. until 3 p. m.
Rev. J. F. Ross , until recently pastor of
the United Presbyterian church , will deliver
his farewell sermon Sunday evening- the
First Presbyterian church. Topic , "Faith's
Answer to Doubt's Interrogation. "
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SI'OICi : OK WAH AXI ) PEACE.
General MiinilvrNoii HepentN IIIn Chnt-
taiiociKn Aililrexx.
General Manderson delivered his now fa
mous lecture on "Chattanooga" last night
at the Second Pret'byterlan church.
Trie general prefaced his remarks with 'a
vivid description of the great battle field.
He compared the green meadows and waving
fields of grain , the monuments and graves'
of the peaceful present day to the hours of
strife and scenes of bloodshed and carnage
of th2 days that are long since past. The
Army of the Cumberland was pictured in its
vast magnitude ay It wavered and advanced
en the field of action. The little village of
Chattanooga was described as It appeared
to the eyes of the Army of the Cumberland
when It passed through It a few days before
the great conlllct took place and then a
contrast was drawn when the present bust
ling city with its multitude of factories ,
was held up to view In a t'srles of rapidly
outlined word pictures. Every point and
pinnacle on the horizon was an object of
Interest to the old soldier , who once more
visited where he Individually , either the
blue or the gray , fought. Far off In the
haze of the encircling hills was Lookout
mountain , pushing Its form heavenward forever
over 2,000 feet , Mission Rldgo , with memo
ries of noble and courageous assaults that
had gone down in the annals of history along
with the battles of Waterloo and Austerlltz.
Every little stream of clear water winding
Its way through the beautiful landscape
which once had run crimson with blood , bore
mute testimony that troublous times were
over and now sparkled and dashed over Its
stony bd as If chanting a lullaby to the
heroes that slept beneath the green sod.
Perhaps after all , the lecturer opined , that
tlmo was even a greater destroyer In the
ranks of life than battle. When he looked
back ho could we that the ranks once filled
with familiar faces were bjcomlng sadly
thinned , and It needed but a few short
years to complete the annihilation of the
comrades of the great rebellion who fought
ldo by side and were at length content to
lie down In times of peace and leave only
their illustrous names as lasting monuments'
to courageous deeds.
The lecture concluded with a description
of the surrender of Nashville , which way
practically the beginning of the close of
the war and a eulogy on the good fellow
ship and fraternity of ths united forces of
the two vast armies In the present day.
Woninii I'lcltH Lock mill llrenlCN Jail.
Grace Miner picked the lock of her cell
In the woman's department of the county
Jail nt 7 o'clock Thursday evening and
gained her liberty before being seen by
any of the Jail officials. The matter was
reported to the police , and her description
given -to the officers nt evening rpll call ,
with Instructions to look out for her. She
wan arrested on November 16 , charged with
being a suspicious character. On November
18 she wns tried on the charge of larceny
nnd bounil over by Judge lierka to appear
before the district court.
Hayden Bros. ' ad is on page 2.
I'DHHO.VAI , PAltAGUAI'HS.
Dr. Fred Teal of Chicago Is visiting friends
n the city.
H. R , Spllman is registered , at the Barker
from Carroll , la.
Dr. W. A. DeBerry of North Platte was In
Omaha yesterday.
R. J , Bacon , a Deadwood traveling man ,
s at the Murray.
J ml go Samuel Chapman of. Plattsmouth
was In the city yesterday.
' Illp Smith , a Now York commission man ,
.1 eglbtered at the Barker.
Frevl A. Hodgion , agent for the Trilby
company , Is at the Mlllanl ,
Mrs. James J. Corbett Is registered at
he Barker from Kansas City , Mo.
Jerry O'Rourko , stockman from Decatur ,
\'eb. , Is registered at the Barker ,
Mr . E. Fabyan and Miss Fabyan of Wa-
tertown , N , Y. , arc registered at the Mur
ray ,
Division Superintendent BIgnell of the
lurllngton at Lincoln was In the city ycs-
erdoy.
F , II. Lynch , Mr. P. J , Qleason and Mr ,
if , Carrlg , stockmen from Platte Center ,
Neb. , are at the Barker.
Ni-lii-iiNUaiiN nt the IIotelN.
At the Mercer F. O. Wilson , M. II. Uloke-
tnan , Norfolk.
At the Arcade Henry Hobson. Lexington ;
X3. Lt Nicholson , Tekamoh.
At the Paxton B. M. IlraEU. Palmyra ;
Mr. and Mrs. P. T. lilrchnrd , Norfolk.
At the Merchants P. H. nethpe , Fremont ;
r. O. Cantwell , Scotia ; J. H. Humes , Nor
folk.
folk.At
At the Dellone Qeoree Myers , Ponder ;
W. P. Hnll. Holdrct'o ; Bfrs. F , A , Patterson
kllsa L. Wall , Fremont ; Ira Thomas , Oak-
Hiyden Bros. ' ad la on page 2 ,
Gleaitiitgs from the Magazines
Trltuil l.lfc Anton ) * the Oinnhit * .
Alice C Fktchprrln the Century.
The name "Omaha" Itara tcBtmony ; to the
long Journsy of the pcpl&t and reveals some ol
the causes which brought ntout this breaking
up Into distinct trlbtn. H Is composed o !
two words which signify "going against the
current , " or up the strcnmi The Oma 03 wcro
the people who went up the stream , while
the Quapawp , their near of kin , went , ns
their name reveals , "with the current , " or
down the stream. The traditions of both
these peoples ? ny that the parting occurred
during a hunting expedition , each division
finally witling In the lands whither they
had wandcreil apart. This tpchal hunt
must have been centuries ngo , for the Qua
f/awo / bore tlwlr descriptive name In 1G40 ,
being mentioned In the Portugusa narrative
of Do Solo's expedition as then living on the
Arknmua ilver , whetv they dwelt until 1839 ,
when they ceded their long-cccuplcd lands to
the United Slatw.
* *
The peanlty for violating , even unwillingly ,
tlio taboo of & gens Is a visitation of sores ,
livid ppots , Infiammallon of the eyrs , and even
blindness. The In-shtasundJ , or Thunder
genii , do not touch reptiles , toads or beetles.
Somu years ago the vegetable garden of the
Omaha mission was visited by the potato bug.
The KX < \ missionaries In charge engaged the
children In the > work of extermination by
offering a bounty of n cents a quart , solid
measure , for defunct bugs. As the extinction
of the species became-Imminent , some of the
young wits adulterated tholr bugs by the
addition of I'piirlonu beetles. About this tlmo
ono of the llttlo glrlo became suddenly covered
with sorej. Her parents , hearing of U , oJmc
In consternallon to the mission. She belonged
to the Thunder gens , and the child's bug In
come ceased at once. She had unwittingly
boon carrying on a traffic In her taboo !
Inheritance , however , Is nt the minimum In
an Indian tribe , not only as regards property ,
but nlso In the matter of honors and privi
leges. Lltlle , If anything , ever descends from
Individuals ; and even among tribes that have
something akin to a hereditary chieftaincy
no man can remain a leader long who does
not possess the power to attain and hold the
ofilco through his own superior ability. It
may happen that certain families for several
generations produce chiefs , and It Is true that
a prestige clings to the family of n chief ; but
the cssenllal fact remains that official posi
tions In an Indian trlbo are secured and re
tained by personal talent rather than by In
heritance.
* *
Pleasing ns the tents are by day , with the
waving shadows of the- grass or the broad
flecks of sunlight from between the branches
of the trees upon their white sides , which
shade into a dull brown at the tops , where
the skin covering Is discolored by the smoke
nscsndlng In lazy , blue volumns , the true
tlmo to enjoy the beauty of an Indian camp
Is at night. Thsn the tents are lllumViated
by a central fire , and are all aglow under the
stars , the silhouettes of the Inmates creating
an animated shadow world. Here one catches
the picture of a group of children watching
an elder twisting his fingers to form a fox
chasing a rabbit on the tent wall ( perhaps
some one Is telling a ; myth about the llttlo
fellow , for suddenly the shadow rabbit sits up
waving his ears as though he had outwitted
his purraer ) ; yonder a woman Is lifting the
pestle , pounding corni Ire the great wooden
mortar ; near by are some young girls with
their heads together , whispering secrets ; old
men recline on one' ' elbow , smoking ; and
over there a young man is bidding the baby
boy dance ; while the sound of song and
frlendlv chatler fills the air. The picture
la of a life simple and contented within ltelf.
Loiuloii'M KIcctrItt UiulerKrotiiiil.
Elizabeth Ilobblna 1'ennpll In Ilnrpcr's.
District and Metropolitan railways keep
mostly to the north aldo-of the Thames. But
South London has Its electric underground ,
the only one 6f"the kind ; Iibellevt ; , in cxlstT )
ciico , though there-O.TS- electric trains almost ,
everywhere now , exce'pt In Londonand , prob
ably Liverpool is not alone In Its electric
elevated. 1 myself have never had occa
sion to use It , but curiosity led mo once to
make n journey along Us entire length. The
line eventually Is Intend-d to have Its start
ing point at Clapham Common , but now the
southeastern terminus Is at Stockwell , a part
cf London , of which I know nothing but the
llttlo that was to bo learned from the top
of a street car on that sinsle expedition. But
thj works are at Stockwell you can go over
them for sixpence and It Is natural to con
clude that In the neighborhood live many
men and women whose business carries them
dally , or frequently , to the city , for the
othsr terminus Is on the opposlt- > side of the
Thames in , King William street ,
close to London bridge and the menu
ment. The lineIs" only three miles and
a half long , and ( rains stop but at four sta
tions on the way : The Oval , where crlckst
Is played and cycling races run ; Kennlngton ;
the Elephant and Castle , that public house
so conspicuously labelled on all South London
omnibuses ; and the Borough , with Its memo
ries of Chaucer and Dickens. The trip Is
made In a quarter of an hour , and trains
run every Hires minutes. I believe as yet
there are but ten trains In all , but as each
makes the round trip In half an hour , a
larger number could hardly bo managed.
The Journey for the unaccustomed has an
clement of novelty. You are carried down
: o the platform and up again to the street
evel In an elevator. There is no division
of classes , and the cars are built somewhat
on the model of street cars ; three are at
tached to each engine. J found the light
though It may have been a chance that
ono day atrociously bad , the Jolting dread-
'ul , and the stations clean and dull
compared to those on the or
dinary underground. For , of course ,
there is no smoke , and the tiled walls are
mmaculately clean , as up and down lines
rnve each a separate tube or tunnel ; there
a a platform but to one side , and it Is
made as narrow and contractsd as may be ,
while It Is the ons place I know where Lon-
lon Is as silent as M. Daudet so recently
ound It. The absence of smoke Is nn advan-
ago In a way ; the atmosphere may savor of
the cellar , but there Is no danger of being
stifled and suffocated by foul air. London
> slng the most conservative place in the
world , naturally the electric railway has not
yet -achieved so great a popularity as to
warrant the creation of rivals. The Lon
doner must have time to make up his mind
about It ; ho la still In that age of uncertainty
when he will pay his penny or twopence to
go below nnd Inspect the platform. The
yonder really Is that this ono line happened
o be built In the metropolis , which has been
nest backward in acpepting the modern ap-
illcatlons of electricity. Ho not London
streets , except hero and there , still wait for
ho electric light ?
Illnlne nnil * ! "
Murat Halstcad InJiicCluro's ; When Mr.
Maine was for the lant'itiino In New "York on
ils way to Washington ) stopping as was 'his
lablt at the Fifth Aycnue hotel , he asked me
o walk with him tofhl room , frontlnc on
twenty-third street , ore the parlor floor ; .rd
IB slowly , as If It wert task , unlocked the
oor. Thc < ro was a sparkle of autumnal
rlspncBs in the air , 'nnd ho had a fire , that
glittered and throw ikhadowa about flffully.
'hero was not much to say. It was plain at
ast that Mr. Blalno trnir fading , thut ho had
vltliln a few weeki Halted fast. Ills freU ; ,
irlght eyes were grontc-r than ever , but note
o bright. Ills face avaa awfully white ; not
hat brainy pallor thfttr was familiar some-
hlng else ! Ho seated himself In the light of
ho fire , on an easy chair. There was a
mock at his door and a'servant handed l < im
card , and he said : "No ; " and wo were
lone. I could not think of a word of con-
olatlon ; and in a moment lie appeared to
iave forgotten me , and stared In a fixed ,
apt dream at the flickering flame In the
grato. It occurred to me to get up and go
iway quietly , as conversation was Impossl-
ilc for there was lee much to say. It came
o mo that I ought not to leave , him along ,
Something in him reminded me of the myis-
Ical phrases of the transcendent paragraph
f his oration on Gernold , picturing the
cath of the second martyred president , by
he ocean , while far off white ships touched
he sea and sky and the fevered face of tha
ylng man "felt the breath of the eternal
morning. "
Some weeks earlier Mr. Blalne and I had
lad a deep talk about men and things , and
le was very kind , and his boundless eeneroi-
ty of nature never revealed Itself with
a greater or sadder charm. He now remem
bered that conversation a a word dig-
loied and raid ; "I could have endured all
things If my boys hid not died. " The dee
opened , and his secretary walked In and
took Mr. Blalno's hand for the lat time
saying , "Goodnight , " and he said , with
look thnt meant farewell "Goodbye. "
Among the letters published by Mr. Ha
stead Is the following In Blalne's own hand
( Personal. )
AUGUSTA , Mo. , Nov. 1C , 1S94. Dear Mr
Halsteail : 1 think thtre would be no harm t
the public and no personal Injustice It yo
should Insert the three enclosed Items I
your editorial columns.
I fel quite serene over the result. As th
Lord sent upon us nn ass In the shape of
preacher , and a rain storm , to lessen ou
vote In New York , I am disposed to feel re
signed to the dlspensallon of defeat , whlc
flowed directly from these agencies.
In missing a great honor I escaped
great and oppressive responsibility. Yo
know perhaps bettor than any one ho\
much 1 dldn'l wanl the nomination , but per
haps , In vlow of all things , I have not mad
a less by the canvass. At least I try t
think not. Ths other candidate would hav
fared hard In Maine , and would have bee
utterly broken In Ohio. Sincerely ,
JAMHS O. BLAINI3.
Of course all Ihls Is private.
P. S. This note was written before re
cslpt of yours. Pray publish nothing o
the kind you Intimate unless you flrst per
mlt me to see the proof. 1/bn't be nfrnli
of the enclosed Itcmp. They nre rock-rlbbei
for trulh , nnd for n good rendering of publl
opinion.
I.irV-NavliKX Service.
Teresa A. Brcwn In St. Nicholas : Whll
wo are listening to the wild storms of white
howling around our comfortable homes , le
n : ! take a look at the home and life of th
bravo life savers , who ore guarding life am
property along our coasls. Few people realIze
Izo what Ihese men have lo endure , or how
many heroic deeds could bo gathered fron
the records of even one of these little sta
tlons.
In the year 1S91 the disasters on our oceai
nnd lake coasls numbered 401 , with n passen
r list of 3.491 ; of these 3.141 were saved by
the gallant keepers and their brave men , nn <
over fiDO persons wcro cared for at the differ
cnt stations.
We can judge from this report how cfficlen
must bo tlio corps of officers in Ihls Impor
lant department of the government ; mil
lions of dollars worth of properly. In the
fhnpo of valuable cargoes , are yearly snvei
fiom Iho greedy ocean by Ihe crews of Ihe
Ufa savins service.
There nre now on Ihe American coasts 231
stations properly equipped , nnd the cost t <
Iho government Is made good by ths value o
lives nnd money saved ; Indeed , under the
present system , thcrs arc fewer lives los
yearly on the whole coast line than wore
formerly sacrificed on the Jersey coast alone
In thnt time.
The general superintendent of the life sav
ing service resides at Washington ; there are
district superintendents who have charge o
all stations In their dlstr'ct , which Ihey must
visit once. In three months. Each dlstrlcl su
perintendent must Inspect the public properly
and drill tha various crews In all exorcises
on the occasion of his visit cf Inspection.
A Journal of the dally doings at each sta
tion Is forwarded weekly to the departmenl
at Washington ; where wrecks occur , and
lives or vessels are lost , a rigid investigation
Is made by the department , with a view to
detecting any possible neglect or carelessness
on the part of the life aivers.
tfew York JonAiallHin lit the Tlilrtlen
Remlniscencss or an editor in me I'orum
There was a time when newspaper men In
New York and Washington contributed no
a little to public entertainment by the sav
age way In which they pitched Into eacl
ether. That doughty combatant , Jamei
Watson Webb , wns grand master In this kind
of strife. Back In the 30s the liability to
bo challenged tempered , but did not rc
Etraln , th'o viru.iehc'3 of newsp'aper abuse
and it flourished unchecVsd in the early days
of the New York Herald , when the entire
press of the city combined to put down
this daring and successful aspirant for pub
lie favor. In Hudson's "History of Journal
ism In the United States" may be found a
collection of the choice epithets hurled at
the elder Bennett In 1840 by Park Ben
jamin in the Signal , by Judge Noah In the
Evening Star , and by James Watson Webb
In the Courier and Enquirer. These have
not been surpassed before or since. Beside
them , Greeiey's "lltlle villain" characteri
zation of Raymond In 1853 and after sounds
tamo. The last eminent professor of the
cut-and-thrust melhod of dealing with his
brethren of the press was Jennings of the
Times , lieroumi , i ininic , a genuiuu ue-
Hght in It , and one of the pasllmes of the
New York editors of twenty-five years ago
was to goad this redoubtable swashbuckler
Into paragraphic fury. He gave , as a rule.
as good as he got. But It may be doubted
whether his animadversions on the table
manners and the condition of the finger
nails of the editor of an evening conlempo-
rary had precisely Ihe effect Intended. The
victim was not sensitive to that kind of
criticism , and It made dfstrlmlnatlng read
ers grieve.
Meehanloal Alilx In IIONton'tt Library.
T. K. Sullivan In Scrlbner's : In the ar
rangement of tb 9 main'library Its growth
has been carefully considered , and there Is
ample room for extension as need requires.
It Is iww shelved In six stories of stacks
letw'en Blagden street and the court. To
itiesc stacks the public Is not ndmltted ; but
all are provided with pneumatic tubes
; hrough which written orders for books puss
from Bates hall nnd the delivery room.
An automatic railway of extraordinary in-
ijenully conveys Ihe books thus orderJd to an
mer : service room on the main floor. These
i.ventlvo triumphs supplement and concen
trate the labor of the working force , which
Is graded by comp'tlllve examination. The
attendants in the highest grade are special
ists , standing ready to put their knowledge
and training at the disposal of any student
who may consult them.
Take advlco ! Stop coughing at once by
the immediate use of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.
One bollU' will cure you.
AIMHIF.SHKI ) TUB
Hilni'iitlonal 'I'heineM DlHeiiNNeil Iiy
Colonel 1'arUer anil Dr. Under ,
Colonel Francis W. Parker of the Cook
Counly Normal school , Chicago , and Dr.
Nicholas M. Buller , holding Ihe chair of
pedagogy In Columbia college , addressed the
teachers of Omaha In the assembly room In
the city hall yesterday. They were on their
way home from the mealing of the Nebraska
Teachers' association at Lincoln , and stopped
over In this city as the guest of Superin
tendent Pearso to meet the teachers In a
body. Many of them had not returned from
their holiday visits , but more than 100 wore
present , and others interested In local edu
cational matters made the number In the au-
dlpnco about ICO.
Colonel Parker called the development of
the' American common school system one
of the marvels of history , and discussed
chiefly the future of public school Instruc
tion , A nearer approach , ho said , would
soon be made to democratic education and
the teaching of the future , whllo pupils
would 1 < > In classes , would be distinctively
Individual. He regards the marking system
In Echools of all grades as pernicious , being
absurd on the face of it aa Indicating the
degree of scholarly attainment and Inculcat
ing a spirit of selfishness plainly apparent
In social , commercial and political life , His
condemnation of the marking system , of
course , Implied a denial oUtho utility of ex
aminations at any point In U course from the
kindergarten to unlverttlty graduation. Educa
tion could not be measured by yardsticks.
Quantity was not a properly of Hi Educa
tion was to fit pupils to be honorable and
ut'3ful ' citizens and members of society ,
rather than to fill minds with facts and the
orems ,
Dr. Butler said that he never came west
and Into contact with western teachers with
out going hcme encouraged and feeling
somewhat as the fabled Anteus did every
time ho touched the ground. He declared
that In the west the public spirit was much
stronger than in the Atlantic otates , and
ei'poclully In the city of New Yoik , where
too largely public schools were philanthropic
and charitable institution ! . One of the chief
problems of eastern educators wai to add to
the foundation of the school system In the
\\Vlt slioc Is onoy nnd flexible. Some people prefer It to hnml-spvveil
Koine not nt nny nttc , It Is tliu cleverest Invention to date toward
either Imitating or Improving liniul sewhiK ns you like
Sonic Hlioo dealers elmrjieI.OO some $ . ' 1.1)0 more reasonable ones
charge ? : t.M ) for a Ooodyoar welted shoe , with American calf uppers
wo charge ? - . " > 0.
Yes only ifl-.riO for the host of American calf , Goodyear welt , all
leather shoe nycl more to prove that our shoes are the best , wo
nuree to let yon have n new pair free If you don't wear 'em reason
ably long. That's the kind of shoes we handle.
Styles ? Toes ? Lasts ? Anything everything. Kroui a tiny
pointed imor too to the widest of French. Some capped , some plain.
Everything that Is new and styllsh-can't bo otherwlsewe sell so
many.
many.Thirty odd cases of those S'J.fiO shoes reached here a day or two
ago. Won't last a month. That Is a wonderful record , Isn't It ?
Hardly enough though considering that we sell a shoe well worth
? 4.00 for SL'.iiO
Try a pair.
iture
Oougias-SL
DIRECT FROM THE TANK
No Holler. No Steam. No Engineer.
BEST POWER for Corn and Feed Mills , Baling
liny , Uunulng Bopnrntors , Crcumorlcs , &c.
OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES
Stationary or Portable.
1 to 120 H. P. 8 to 30 II. P.
Fend for Catalogue , 1'rlccs , eta , ileacrlblng work to bo done.
faicaeo , 245 t lte St. , 'THE OTTO CAS ENGBS\3E \ WORKS
-"Oir. . ' 'i ' I 'h St. 33 < l & . Walnut St . . IMIII/'l ' l > i r T " \ . PA.
cast the strength of the western and true
Idea.
Idea.Too
Too much atlenllon , he lamenlcd , was being
given to the technlqu ? of eclucallon , and no
enough to the vllal and underlyliiK.princlples
Ho therefore commended the revival of In
tercet and eagerness in child study. Ho
declared that the Intellectual horizon o
no teacher should be marked by the limit
of the subject only as class rcom Instruction
rsqulred. A person , for example , coul * not
lie believes , properly teach algebra of geom
etry without sjme knowledge of the practlca
application of their principles in science
Thorough knowledge of the subject to b
taught was not sufficient. To It must be
added a knowledge of the relation of Iho
subject to the divers subjects which have a
rearing on life.
Doth addresses w re received with every
evidence of sympathy and appreciation.
Colonel Parker and Dr. I3uller proceeded
on the way last evening. '
Old I'eoiilc.
Old people who require medicine to regulate
the bowels and kidneys will Hnd the true
remedy in Electric Hitters. This medicine
does not stimulate and contains no whiskey
lor other intoxicant , but acts as a tonlo and
altpratlve. It acts mildly on the stomach
md bowels , adding strength and giving tone
lo the organs , thereby aiding nature In the
icrformnnco of the functions. Electric Hit-
era Is an excellent appetizer and nlds dlgcs-
lon. Old people flnd it Just exactly what
hey need. Price fifty cents per bottle at
Culm & Co.'s drug store.
THIS IlKAI/I'V MAIUCKT.
NSTRUMENTS placed on record January 3 ,
WAniiANTY unions.
otilck Hammond nnd wlfo to Rlcliard
Ja\vlesn , lot 7. block 4 , Itutli & S'a mid
tu South Omaha . ? 200
V 11 Cartel to Mniy I. . O'ponnliot ; , lot
12. block 1 , AvonJale nurk , m
M J Curr iuid wife lo Mai-y Imnllsh , lot 13 ,
Km < Vs tiaraIOKII nrtil 409
U Conkllni ; and wlfi' In M K Knilh , lijts
1C nnil 17 , block 2. Hlchmnnil COO
M I'lii'ln.nnd wlfo to 13 It I'Y'clicnBclicr
ct ill , lCxl,3:0 feet In no BO 3MA-11 * CM
Qua I'clerwm nnd wife la II H Hinder , n
40 feet lain 1 nnd 2 , block 1 , eubdlv of J
I Ileillck'B add 3.000
A Munroo nnd wife to Clnrko Land nnrt It
company , undlv ' ,4 of n KHJ feet loin 7
nnd 8 , block 1 , subdlv of J I Kodlck's ndit 2,500
I , 1'lrrgon nnd wife la L , M Hoot , lot 12 ,
IIImrbnUKli I'lacc 8,000
I I. O'Donalioo nnd liUBband to V J II
Laldcin , let H , block IT. Wllcox's 2d add , 1,000
elm O'Uonahoo and wife In HIIIIH- , loin It ,
block 11 , llcdforU 1'lnte , nml lot 15 , block
J2. Patrick's 2d ndil 3,000
A ! aiim to 13 A Nclll. lot II , block 3 ;
lot IS. block \ : lot 13. block 3 , nml lot It ,
block C , Civliihton IlclRhIB 1,100
DKUDH.
pcclal nuintcr to C U IK'ill UK , lot C , block
IIS , inm.lte Place , 400
amu to U W Parsons , loin 21 , 22 nnJ 24 ,
block 101 , umo 1,401
amo tu U H IK-nlng lot 4 , block 123 , uuino 07
Total amount of transfers . * . , | 36,4G8
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
DR ;
BAKING
POWDER
MOST PERFECT MADE.
\ pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powdci FIJI
lorn Ammonia , Alum or any oilier adulterant ,
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
Every
Breakfast
will be a source of pleasure an < J
health if you eat cakes made of
Wright's '
BuckWheat -
Wheat
It's positively unadulterated and
makes the best Cakes you ever ate.
At Your Grocer's.
Teeth Withoat Plates.
Gold Crown and Drldao Teeth } 3.00 uj >
Full Sot Teeth on Rubber J5.00
Killing silver } joe
Bold { 2.00 up
Teeth Extracted without slightest pain.
without jjas. Ilcllublo Dentistry at reason
able prices. All work warranted.
DR. BAILEY , Dentist
Years lit Otmiltn ,
3rd Floor Pnxton Block
STOCKHOLDKIIB' AIKKTINQ-UNION
J..ANU . CO.MPANV.
Notice Is hereby Blvcn that the annual
meeting of ths Btocklioldeis of the Union
Jjiuul company for tlio < ; lectlnn of llvo dlroo-
era and the tranwictlon of xucli other busi
ness a may lawfully como before the
nuotlntr , will bo held In the library , Union
'ncllla btilldliiK , Omuhi : , Nebraska , upon
Monday , January 13 , IMlli , at 10 o'clock.
'Th stock transfer books will bo closed
ton days before the ilnto nf the meeting.
iiostGM , MaHsarliUfu'ltH , December 12 , IhOS.
AMSXANUKH ill I.AIt. Secretary ,
} > a d23tm
STOCKHOLDRHB' AIHKTINO ,
O/llcc / of I.ec-Clnrke-Alidicescn Ilardwara
Company , Omiilui , Ncbrufcku , U.'cember U ,
lSJ5.-Notk'o 19 hereby clvcn to tlio stock-
loldera ( if the I < te-Clinkc-Amlrce en Hard-
v.iru company Dint tliu mimiul mectlni ; of
ha Dtockfioldern of tlio company will bo
iuid at the olllccu of Ihe eitld company.
21U , 1221 and iva Hnrncy tret. . In the city
of Omaha , in the ntnto of Nebraska , on
Tuesday , January II , A. n. , H58. at 3
o'clock p. in. , for the purpose of electing- .
lo.inl of director * for tliu company to servo
durlne the ensulne ycnr , v .d to transact
such other buslnefd IIH may bo presented life
TAtSI < ? lnB < II. J. I.BB , President.
W. it. GLASS , Secretary , r > Ud82t-M |