Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1883, Page 5

b3 e e —— THE DAILY BEE. OMAHA, Monday Morning, Dec, 17, Special Meeting of the State Alliance, A special meeting of the Farmors State | Alliance will be held at Kearney, Nel on Wednesday and Thursday, Jan, 16 and 17, 1884, All alliances which have at any time been organized in this state are earnastly requested to send delc to this meeti ates g, and all anti-monopolists of the state are cordially invited to at tend, No pains will be sparad to make the mecting entertaining and instructive, A programme of procecdings will soon be sent to all alliances, givin; speakers, subjects and all particulars. All officers of alliances are requested to see that meetings are called and arrange- ments made to send delegates. w State papers, please copy. P. B. REvsouvs, Pres't State Alliance. J. Brrrows, See. ad interim —— Ths Weather, For the upper Mississippi valley: In- creasing cloudiness, followed by snow warmer and southerly winds and falling barometer. For the Missouri valley cloudiness and snow : southerly winds and | falling baromete LOCAL BREVITIES. Hunebaugh & T Standard & The Boston opera this week, “Fatimtza,” or, Omalia, soll Butfalo rpricce, tf e four nights of g to-night with The public library will be closed £ r three or four days this week, on account of moving e next Hoor ahove the present rooms, up on in Wil ams’ block, —Robert King, W prom who was arrested ry note fiom O, F. 1 false pretonses, was discharged, Baving withdrawn ob- allon Ballon —The Sullivan | Blufis ¥ mall audien combination showed in ay and were greeted by The Council Bluffs people didn’t get very badly sold. Just before noon Saturday two ha were running horses on Tenth street toward the depot. They should be arrested and fined and maybe that would teach them a lesson in regard to the laws of the city, —The ladies of the Christian church will give their annual dinner and supper at the Paxton house parlors Wednesday next, De- cember 10, All are invited to attend and get aclean me: —Charley Withnell fell from a scaffold at Dr. Peabody's house Thursday. - He was not serionsly injured but dislocated the shoulder of afellow workman in his haste to reach terra firma, —The trial of the case of Wm., Miller against Geo, L. Miller, in the United States court, a suit on a draft for $8,500 and interest, resulted in a verdict for the defendant. The counsel were Thurston & Hall for the plain- tiff, and (ieo, K. Pritchett for defendant In police court Ssturday there were two cases for disturbance of the peace, both of which were fined $5 and costs, and sent up on the hill to board it out. One suspicious character is held pending the investigation of a number of papers found in his possession, —Notice was wawed Friday upon Wil liam 8. Redman by John M. Thurston, attor- ney for the Belt railway, to appear before the board of appraisers.and show just cause why his property in bieok eight should not be con- demned and appraised. William will go and try and find ut why he and other property holders showhd be thus robbed. —Sergeant Timnons, of Fort Steele, passed through the city yesterday afternoon, having in charge three deserters whom he was taking to the military prison at Fort Leavenworth Their names and'length of sentence are as follows: Hoseph Bible, three years; Chas. Hazleton, four \years; Chas. Lovejoy, foue years, At the skating rink Friday night there was «uite an dnteresting contest between tem young skstorialikings for a pair of nickle| plated rolkr skates. Atf o'clock the loor was, men names of | = | In fact, when in se HON. THOMAS MURRAY. {Ong of the Old-timers of the Gate Cily. A Glimy se of His Past, Present and as L a Bee | | Fut ed Upon by porter. Way back in the year of ‘7 there ar rived in the then small city of Omaha an | cccentric character who weat by the name of Tom Murray, which name stuck to him ever since. When Mr. Murray first landed in | Omaha, he was not blessed with an abun dant supply of this world’s goods, but like many before him, he was filled with determination and energy, and more than that, an enormous streak of luck which cansed e hing which he touched to turn into gold. Thomas has been noted auring his long residence in this place for his_economy, and by taking care of the odds and ends, the fickle goddess of for tune has smiled, yes fairly laughed upon him, until he is now able to count any- where from £100,000 to $200,000 all his he carried on abusiness inan on Fourteenth street, just across the alley from where the Paxton now stands. He dealt in second hand woods of every description, and anything wanted, from a ship's ¢ pick, could be found at 'T'om Muri 5 h of any article not frer visiting all other | commonly in use | places of busine 1ever failed to bri | search | The boys at one time put up a nice lit- tle job on Tom, by going in, one after another, and inquiring for old-fashioned spinning wheels. He had one, bat it was too large, but as there appeared to be quite a demand for them, he ordered a half dozen of a smaller size, which half dozen he still has, After the building of the Grand Cen- tral hotel, Tom Murray was constantly importuned to tear down his old shanty upon the alley before it should take fira andact as a firebrand to destroy the pala- tial hotel, to * which it was next door neighbor. He turned a deaf ear to all entreaties in this direction, and some scalawag even went so far one night as to pile up a quantity of combustible mater- ial in the centre of the old store and ap- ply the match, but the blaze was extin- guished by the fire department before any damage was done, Finally the fire fiend laid its strong hold upon the beautiful Grand Central and while the flames were leaping high toward heaven, Tom Murray was turning the tables upon those who has been so cer- tain that his old rookery would burn down the hotel, for then there was every indication that the hotel would burn out the old_junk shop, but fate had decreed otherwise, and for some unforseen raason the grand and majestic structure was burned to the very ground, and Tom Murray’s old rookery, not more than thirty feet distant, was unharmed. After long years of pleading, however. Tom gave in and consented to place the old building by one which should be an honor to the street and a credit to its owner, and in_accordance with this determination he obtained the plans for a five story brick structure, sixty-four foot front, with the upper stories to be built in such a manner, that should it be necessary, they could be con- nected to the Paxton hotel and used for hotel pucposes. Something over a year ago he caused the cellar to be dug, and many an_eye had grown dim and many a heart tired and sick while watching for the laying of the first brick in the base- ment walls, but at last, oh happy sight, the walls were commenced, and yes the north wasshas been laid at least four feet high, but there, alas, the work ceased, the wall was propped up by timbers from_the in- #ide to prevent the dirt from the alley £rom crowding it out of place, ‘and fifty thousand people ask,*‘when will this great work go on?” While passing the place a few days since, a BEE reporter moticed quite a «cathering of men around_the place, and all seemed to be comsiderabiy excited. Upon drawing nearer we ascertained that wagers were being made upon the general result, and bets were even that the props would decay and moulder into dust be- forth the object of cleared and the boys went at it amid the [ifore another briok was daid npon that cheers of dne onloakers, It was an exciting trial and she houors were carried off by C, M. Gratton, More.of these contests will fallos from timeds time, At the Stadt t) ro last night theve vias large avdicncerto witness **Stufe zu Stere” Step by Step. The play was given with goeat satisfaction.torthose present, heing frequently applauded. Dlxs, Krafft Mra. Puls- (itted themselves in their accustomed creditable wanner. The Stadt theatee poayte played engagements last week with great suo nelghboring towns. They were at Cirand Teland fFuesday, West Point Wednes day, Calawviss Fhursday, and Frewont duy. Tiey had crowded houses every whese, In Colursérus $hey were tendered & receptia by the Germen.e e M. O AL My, P. C. Eisaebaugh, presidentof the Young Men’s Christian agsociation, whe has taken suech en iterest in the welfare of the association, has beew obliged to go to Californis for his health. At their last t1eeting the following resolutions were adopted by dhe commitéee: Reswlved, That we, the endersigned «wommitéee of the V.M. C. A, as ap- pointed ,and instrueted, hereby tender rihe most hearty thanks of the sssociation ito Mr. P..C. Hinwebaugh for higgenerous reposals toward the purchase o a suita- gle Jot, and toward ¢he «rection thereon of 2 substancial and camplete kailding, which the asociation i to own.and so wuck needs, i Lewlved, That the aesociation hears with much solieitude that the hesich of My. Himebaugh has Leex-#0 much im- paired that he is forced o lkeave his bysi- ness, his home, aud his assaeiations; Lut while the regret at his s widay departire is universgl, still all ententein and ec- | press the hope that hy the diséneblessing | he will be speedily restored in health ! his friends here, and the aasociation which needs Lim above meas ure Jecsolved, That the above wesslutions be placed upon the rocords of the ¥. M. | C. A, and a copy forwarded to the press f of Omaha and to Mr, Himebaug). - | Arex G, CHariTON, | GikonGe M, Haskrerl, Ouver O, Howan Committ —— FOUR BEAUT s CARDS New designs, never before published. Will please any person. Sent free on eceipt of 2c stainp o every reader of hie Oxana By Address Samuel Car- er, b Park pl New York, med wtf. | Omaha, was marries long-looked for wall. iUp on Farnam street hill is a congre -gation of old rookeriesandhalf-destroyed hovels filled withwverything conceivable iin the line of general truck, all belonging {to Tom Murriy, end one may travel up rand down the streets of Omaha, and upon { peinting out an eld dilepidated building land inquiring ite ownership in ninety- | nine cases out of apossible hundred the | answer will be Tom Murray, Yet Mr. Murray is not the worst man in Omaha —far from it. He is eccentric, that is his way managing hi rs and will be 5o loi he lives, and of [ will be utterly useless. - — A Blessingito.all Mankind. In these times when our |flooded with patent wediciue ady it i gratifying to kxow what to procu {owill“ceratinl 1f you are Bi 1 ot of order, Liver inactive, 3 debilitated, there ix zothing in the svorld that | will cure you so quiekly as Electris Bitter | hey are a blossing to- all mankind, and can be ibad Ter oxly fifty cents a botle of O. ', Good- aaan’s | ——— Saratoge News. The U nion Sunday school was 4avored by the presence of Ke:. A. F. bhe and Senater 0. O, Howard at their session yesterday aftornoon, baih of whain spoke very scceptably. The school has just received an organ by do- natior, It oost ¥100, ae was usef for the firet time yesterday. Gougge McKenzie, Sr., has beew iy pointed £ fill the vacancy 4 the schiool board ceaised by the resigmetion and se- woval af €. W. Tousley. All whe are desirous of eeorganizing| the Young Peoplea lyceum ase requested | to meet at the Seratoga sekool house! Tuesday, December 18, 1883, 2t 7 p. m. | (Signed) J. 1. Hazexd, A, R. Davis, J. C. Linderman, J. . Brown, W, G| Rustin, W. ¥, McKer Louis Lattle- €eld, J. H. Courad, W. S, Hair. Constable Page wert to Florence Fri day and arrested one Charles Sarrenson | ceny, who was found guilty and | formerly of North Saturday at Water- loc, to Mr. Neal, of that pl Mayor (‘hase, of your will ad. | dress the Young People's lyceuwn at their | first public neeting, Friday evening, The regular meeting of the hwrur_»’ and debating society, Saturday evening, | was quite intercsting, The society was favored by Mr. Julius Festner with a zither wolo, which was much enjoyed, | The paper by the Misses Parker way e, ty, * | room, bawled out, “What did you say , atrip to Tom’s store | his | | all atterpts to win him from this path | spicy and interesting, whilo the drill of the Saratoga light Guard (ten_young | 18dios) was decidedly amusing. The de bate on the Tariff question was in pro gress when the meeting adjourned. Crekoo, C— THE TALE OF A COAT. A Trade that Wasn't a Trade—Who Got the Reward? As is already known,Matt Clare’s over. m the Paxton hotel , and has since been ed with its recovery nerally known, The sold it to a pawn dealer in coat was stolen fr Saturday morni recovered. Conn is an incident not man who took the co: broker, The pledges hung the garment cut in of his came Officer Turnbull, and unredeemed front In a short time along the overcoat thought hé might get a bargain, place. seeing The coat is a nice one, good enough for anybody. The oflicer _ stepped in and scon closed a trade. He gave a coat of his own and €5 for the stolen overcoat. He put it on, ana proud of the new addition to his ardrobe, went up to the city jail to show it to the boys, He had hardly got inside the dor when Deputy Gorman shouted, “Hello, you look Jike Matt, Clare! Where did you get it?” Before the almost dumbfounded officer could say anything, Knight, who was in the next about Matt, Clare’s coat! I'm atter that coat myself.” Coming into the room he | pulled out of his pocket a description of the lost garm nt, to which the coat in question exactly corresponded. Then there was another scene. Turn- bull and Knight both rushed out. It is said that one went to trade back the cont and get his own, and the other went after Matt. Clare to olaim the reward for finding it. How it all turned out the re- porter is not informed, further than that Turnbull got his own coat and money back. Matt. Clare got the overcoat, but who got the reward hasn’t been learned. The officer who made the trade now has the same coat that has stood faithfully by him for many winters, — Excited |[Thousands. All over the land are going into ecstasy over Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Their unlooked for recovery by the timely use of this great life Saving remedy, canses them to go nearly wild in its praise, 1t is naranteed to positively cure Severe Coughs, ds, Asthma, Yl'm- Fever, Bronchitis, Hoarse- ness, Loss of or any affection of the s hroat and 1 —e— ANOTHER TELEPHONE COMPANY Articles of the Midiand Telephone Company Filed Saturday. The articles of incorporation for the THE DAILY BEE---OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1883, A DROWNED MAN. His Body Floals Down the River and Disappears Under the lee, Probability that Coroner Kent will Find It To-day, out 3 o'clock Union Pacific brake Yesterday afternoon John Mulvihill; a man, while engaged in switching a train below Boyd's packing house, the & man floating down the river, one hundred fect from the and it finally disappeared under the ice, there being five hundred yards of the river frozen over in that vicinity. water again, and the river at that point |18 quite shallow. 1t is quite likely that the body will be discovered in this open place this morning, and if so it can be easily recovered. Coroner Kent will probably make an effort to recover the body. Mr. Mulvihill says that the dead man was bald on the top of his head, but what hair he had was very long, and it was notgray. He thought the man was about fifty” years of age. Ho wore a black coat. His foet were submerged in the water. Who the man was no one seoms to know, nor is any one aware of any man having disappeared, e saw | body of It was abeut | | river bank, four o Below this there is open Lautherans in Conference, " The American Evangelical Lutheran Emigrant Missionary society held its second meeting in the Evangelical Luth- eran church, Rev. M. L. Mellick, pastor, at Waverly, Neb., commencing on Tues- day evening, December 11th, The mecting was opened by a Bible reading, in which special attention was given to the emigration of God's people, both in the Old and New Testament, and the effect which their movements produced upon mankind, This was followed by an able address by Rev. M. S. Cressman, of Lincoln, Neb., on the subject, “Fow may the English Lutheran Church care for her Home, and her Neglected Foreign Emi- grants!” The speaker laid special stress upon the fact that asa church we have our distinctive features, and that these should be kept prominent; that our for- ei%n brethren, who have known no other church, must be won by true Luth- eranism. Rev. C. Huber, of Clear Creek, Neb,, followed with a few re- marks. WEDNESDAY, DECENBER 12, 1883, Midland Telephone company were filed in the county clerk’s office Saturday af- ternoon. The authorized capital stock is 000, and the shares will be $100 each. The incorporators are John J. Dickey, Lewis H. Korty, Herman Drake, Lewis M. Rheem and Harvey J. Wells. This is a good management and we are pleased to note the incorporation of this new enterprise, which we trust will s00n have their wires up and be in shape for business, £ Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The greatest medical wonder of the wond. Warranted to speedily cure Burns, Cuts, Ul cors, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Cancers, Piles, Chilblains, Corns, Tetter, d‘l;:gpfid hands, and all skin eruptions, guaranteed to_cure in every luutance, or mosey refunded. - 25 conts er box - —— PERSONAL. John Barsby, of Fairmont, is at the Mil. lard. Chas, Treuer, of Fairmont, is at the Mil. lard. J. M. Jackman, of Louisville, is staying at the Millard. Frank C. Phelps, of Lincoln, arrived at the Paxton yesberday. E. W. Featon, of Lincoln, is at the Pax- ton, B. J. Warren, James Sweet, J, C. Watson and F. P. reland, of Nebraska City, are at the Paxten, W. P.'Connor, of York, es at the Paxton, Bishap Sharpe, of Salt Lake, vice president. of the Ttah Central railread, passed through Omahe yesterday, en route to New York, P. I, Vanzile, of Salt Lake, was among the east-bound passengers yester: He wax on his wey to Charlotte, Mich., to visit bis fam- ily. 4. 3. Brenner, of Ied Rock, Montana, passed through the city yesterday going to Philadelphia. A thell 1d for J. N, West, of Cheyerne, was al ¢ yosterday efternoon, bo Tise following party arrived last e from Weeping Water, w: witnoses in a casein | the'United States conrt: W, 1. Gibba { M. Beardsley, H, Wooley, Samuel £ ¢ ¢o ), K. Parking, D, D, Johnson, Leweon Skeldon, 1. Hubbard, George V | HL . Dan T, .. ¢ Adums, D, T, Dudley, (iorge Hatch, othe, K. L. Reod, and 4., 1., Texibury. They are at the Millard, Mir, C.C, Hulett, hook-keeper of the Mil- laxd, D¢it-Saturday for A drian, Michigan, 1to visit at home during the kelidays, Liew. 0. R, Lucas, of the Christiah clszh, has retursed from Gallatie, Mo, Wil Waitwore loft for New York yeatar- day, kv ing purchs n énterest in the New Vork wsontil works, No. 800 Nrssau stoes, Mr, Wiitiore has been foracveral years oon- nected with tize railway mal service, and be.a, young man ihighly respected here, where i hias mauy friends who will wis: him abundsnt] #ucooss im his New York business venture, Tev. Philip Hzbbard, of St. Josoph, Mo., is in the eity, the guest of W, 11, Drayden, ou Howard seset. o — Marviage Licenses Issued During the Past Week, 4. Percy Hildueeh and Bdle Nay, Juwes O, Proseottiend Minue €. Put- nam, (George J. Gianmain and Helen M, Pattesson, Erik J. Peterson and Mat- thilda Carlson, Gewrge K. Gellenheck and Adelaide Wallbridge, George Elliott and Ida Brawa, John W, Wesmeand Clarasa E. Webb, James A. Heody and Kéie Cumnmings, William Madden uwud Esther Robinsou, €. P. Laudiu and Hauna Erickson, Hang sen wnd Rosmund Hansen, Seymour K Forbes and Anna (iibbon, Lee M. Greer and Hattie M, Johann F. Tholen and Anda S, ohu Nel nd Clara The English parlisment fy prorogued till Jorge: The meeting_was called to order by the president, Rev. J. N. Lenker, Grand Tsland, Neb., at 10 o'clock a. m. After one hour had been spent in devotion, in the absence of the recording secretary, Rev. C. Huber was called upon to act as secretary prot em. The entire day was devoted to some very important business of the society. Inasmuch as it is the — - ko the first payment thereon only, and neglect other ments due the state until such t said loase con tracts shall Lo sold or assigned, or for feited by #his board; and Wiiieas, We view such action on the part of such persons as csntrary to the | spirit and intent of the law providing | for the leasing of said lands; therefore, be it Resolved, That the attorney genoral | e and ho is heroby requested to prepare | the necessary papers to begin an action wainst any sush persons, who by the torms of their contract of lease are de linquent in payments due the state, to | recover the amount of rental due and | that thoe cost of such action to be paid by the state, if any such there be, shall be paid feom the approgrintion for school land expense or in such other way as | may be directed. And be it further | Qesolved, By this board, that any person or persons who are deemed re sponsiblo upon their said loase contracts, and who have been leasing lands for the | purpose of selling, assigning or disposing of their contracts for speculative pur. poses, shall not be allowed to surrender their said contracts to this state, without full payment being made up to and in- cluding the semi-annual payment duv at the time of such surrender, the purpose and intent of the board in leasing educa- tional lands of this state in good faith, and make prompt payments of all rentals and interest due and to become due, — my Orde A s Under authority contained in para- graph ed by general orders No. 4, series 1883, from the headquarters of the army, the ration of bread for issue to company H, Fourth infantry, is inc two ounces, Leave of absence for one month, with permission to apply to the adjutant-gen- oral of the army for an extension of 4 wonths, is Second Lieutenant Robert R. Stevens, Sixth infantry. First Licutenant Lewis Merriam, Fourth infantry, is detailed to inspect and report upon the quantity and quality of the flour to be delivered under contract for the Tndian service at Thatcher, Neb., during the absence of Second Lieutenant E. H. Browne, Fourth infantry, on leave ot lisshoe, AN ¥ho wak detailed for ik duty by paragraph 0, special orders No, 68, dated July 2, 1883, from these head- quutors Reoruits George Bailey and John Ja- , army regulations, as corrects sased to twenty granted meeting, which was generally understood those present, sas to discuss the stion of difference botween Mr. orry and Elder Lucas’ view on the | question of preceding evening . elder affirmad that the first day of the | " was the resurrection day, anl tried to prove it by reading different para. | graphs of the Seripture, and the matter was dropped there, as Mr, Sperry did not reply at the time. That evening in | church der Lucas stated t he had met M y and that Sperry had ac knowledged all that he had before taken exceptions to Mr. Sperry comes out in a states “‘How he could make such a statement is more than I can account for, when others were present who heard him. We tried to get him to afliem what he had tried to prove the evening before, but he utterly refused, and said he would not affirm anything he did not beliove; his tactics was to deny everything and aftirm nothing. He wrote the following prop- osition, which he said he would deny, and which we are ready to affirm at any convenient time and place agreed upon “Resolved, That the fourth command of the doecalogue is binding upon all Christians to-day T will deny the above proposition. D, R, Lueas,” “We aflirm. Now, if Elder Lucas or any of his brethren will aftirm anything that is fair in regard to the first day of the weck, let them come to the front and back up what they preach, and we will show the people where the truth is on this subject.’ card | 1l and | | —— ER POST. A Reply (o the “National Tribune” in Relation (o Vanderve o o the Editor of The Fee Oaarta, December 15, 1883, A fow days ago a clipping from The National Tribune, relating to the *‘Cus- Tost resolu was reprinted, with editorial comments, in The Repub- lican. We had supposed this matter dead and buried, but, like *‘Banquo’s” ghost it will down, “Go learn the news,” is fully verified in this instance. ““The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau How should The Tribune be able to ob- tain matter denied our local papers? D1y bseaNiB e Aty hD pUBHIHEY it knew it would be vil in our local papers over his signature. Therefore he cobs, enlisted at Fort Douglas, Utah, are assigned to company B3, Sixth infantry. Recruit Frank S. Quackenbos, enlisted at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming, is as- signed to the Ninth infaniry. Private George Heines, ve-enlisted at Fort ). A. Russell, Wyoming, is assigned to the Sixth infantry, and will be sent to the station of his regiment at the first op portunity. Leave of absence for fifteen (15) days is granted 1st Lieutenant T. H. Capron, 9th Infantry. Private Peter Hettinger, troop D, bth Cayalry, is relieved from extra duty at the Cheyenne Ordnance Depot, Wyo., and will report to the commanding ofticer Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., who will send aim of this society to care for the emi- nts in every way possible, it was Resolved, That we, as & society, sup- port Brother Nielsen as our emigrant missionary, at the harbor of Copenhagen for nine_months in the year, at $7 per month, beginning with fiiebrum-y, 1884. The duties of this missionary shall be to give those ge?lu all pomsible Christian counsel and adyice; to circulate among them theliteratureapproved of by the soci~ ety; that he invite them to divine services, which are regularly held at the harbor, and that he inform the society of all matters of importance which fian be helpful in its work, 1t was also Resolved, That we establish an Ameri- can addi center in one of our large cities in the west. The matter of issuing a small paper in the interests of the work of the society received much of the attention of the convention. It was finally Resolved, That we issue a tract of four pages, large 12 mo., on good paper, with press work, monthly, in the form of a periodical, as soon as a subscription list of 4,000 at 3 per hundred, be secured, and that the name of the paper be, ‘‘Monthly Missionary Tract.” Evening services at 7 o'clock. The audience was large and very attentive. An address was delivered by Rev. C. Huber, Clear Creek, Neb., on the ques- tion: ““What are the best means of holding our Lutheran emigrants in their church, and what is the duty of hoth the European and American church m reference to this work!” At this meeting several new members were secured. On Thursday morning, after transact- ing some more business and adopting programme for the next meeting, the society adjourned to meet dgain at Clear Creek, Neb,, at & time to be appointed by the English conference. Thus ended | very profitable meeting of the society. SECKETARY. —ee— DIED. McSHANE In this city, Decenber 164k, at 3 o'clock &, m., doin A, Tufant son of Mr. and Mrs, John A. McShane, agod 3 yoars and 8 months, ° will takee place to-day at 2«'clock .., from the cevidence, Twenty-fifth and Farnam streets, — PEGPLE'S HERITAG! be Preserved from theGrasp of the Speculators, Lincoln Journal, Decerber 15, The board oi public lands and build- ings held a moeting yesterday, thevo be- THE || ing present Secvetany of State Roggen, Land Commissianer Kendall, and Attor- ney General Powers. The question of dhe rapid absorpéion of the school lands of the state by a syndicate, by mesus of lowscs, was disewssed. The necessity dargueh action as will prevent the peo- le who desire the land for actual culti vatiow from suflerieg at the hands of peculators was recoguized, snd the fol- lawing wholesome resolutions were pass- ed. The action of the board is timely, and will megt unanimous approval and support. THe resolutions are HERE s, It lqn]puurl €rom an examin ation of the records of this board that, pursuant to the law iu such case made and provided, there are numerous per- wons engaged in leasing in large (uanti- ties the educational lands of the state; and Warkeas, From information derived h( members of this board, it is believed that the same are being leased for specu- lative purposes only. And it is further believed tiat it is the intention of said Feh. o persony to exevute their said leases, and him to the station of his troop by the first favorable opportunity. AFFAIKS AT Railroad Surveyors ¥ wling in the Neighborhood—Wrestling With An Omaha Preacher, FAIRE n, Correspondence of Tig Bee. Famriern, Neb , December 12, 1883, —The weather continues warm and many of our farmers are still ploughing. Many are also hnsking their corn which mostly proves soft, and fears are expressed that seed will be scarce next year, Corn and Zland buyers are numerous. M. Schell residing]n Liberty creek, this county, is engaging 10,000 bushels at 30 cents, which is considered low consider- ing the prospects for higher prices soon. The Nebraska & Colorado railroad surveyors have run several lines through the southern portion of this county, and about a mile and a quarter seems about as close as they can get to Fairfield. The U. P. surveyors are at work on Oak creek in the neighborhood of Nagarda and have passed south of us to the east, on the county line. We have it from good authority they are aiming for Ed- ar, from Minden to Blue Hill and from Blue Hill to Edgar. Eli Perkins holds forth at the M. E. church to-night, and judging from the number of tickets s0ld, the house will be well filled. Donavin's Tennessceans are billed to appear here Monday evening, the flat inst. The ladies here have organized a tem perance organization called the Blue Ribbon Club, of which Mrs, M., A, Small in president, and will give o *temperance entertainment Sunday evening. A quiet wedding took place this afi on at the residence of the officiatin, nister, Rev. Thos, Pugh, Mr. Fr Ticker, of Inland, and Miss Jennie I, Spencer, of Lone Tree, being the high contracting parties. A letter from a friend in 1llinois in- forms us that the farmers there will have to feed Nebraska corn this year, Our farmers suggest that they come to Ne- braska, where they can have good health, got good land, and raise plenty of corn. Madam Rumor has it that our two p Yarn here are soon to consolidate D, >rentice has certainly improved the col- umns of The Newe, and is making a first- class, newsy sheet the town may well foel proud of. Our holiday trade is booming and our merchants correspondingly happy. Fair- field is a splendld trading center, and what we need most is ufnm hotel to supply the wants of the many weary land hunters and others, The one we have is inadequate and prices too high, The Rev. D. R. Lucas, of Omaha, held a series of successful meetings in the Congregational church of this city re- cently, and in one of his last sermons preached on the subject of *“Church or Christian Union,” he mentioned a few of the principles upon which the leading denominations of Christians could unite, and asked if there were any present who could not endorse the articles of faith as laid down! A Mr, John Speer aros and asked, ““Can you prove the s Day, and the first day of the week, are identical!’ Elder Lucas then erased the words “‘Lord’s Day” and went on to explain the reason why it was so-called, He also said it was on account of the resurrection of the Saviour occuring on that day, to which Mz, Sperry took ex- coptions. Objections here being raised by auembers of the chur:h, Mi. Sperry was set down upon. The elder said, however, he would weet Mr. Sperry was the follo,ving day, which Lo did, At the must needs resort to the little scheme of reprinting from a paper of national ropu- tation, thinking thereby to add weight and respectability to it, and cover up the ear marks of the author. Vandervoort is & member of Custer post, but has not attended but one meeting in a year. The evening the resolutions were to be voted on he came in and spoke at length and recited the story of his wrongs and told us how Le had met the charges, to Gresham’s satisfaction, and that Gresham had offered to re him, ete. Notwithstanding Vandes presence, the resolutions passed a dissenting voice. In his article Van- dervoort would have it appear that only a corporal’s guard were present on that occasion. There were over twenty mem- bers present the evening the resolutions passed; no one left the room; neither did Commander O'Brien resign. Vander- voort knew this, but he purposely dis- torted the facts, The intent and pur- pose of said resolutions were publicity, 80 understood by their supporters. The evening they passed, it being very late, nothing was said about publishing, At the next regular meeting (two weeks) a motion was made *‘That the adjutant comprise a_committee of one to furnish the resolutions to the press for publi tion,” The members were all in favor of publishing, but did not agree as to the manner. Vandervoort had failed to intercept the resolutions; hi next move was to hinder publicity. For this purpcss he sing TeAtontitha more credulous members and recited to them an article in the constitution treat- ing on ‘‘secrecy.” This forbids making public the proceedings of any post, on penalty of disorganization. thought the only way we could safely publish was to submit to the department commander for his approval. Others thought the article irrelevant, and only referred to the secret work of the order. Those who had labored to consummate this work did not intend that it should be pigeon-holed or find its way into any- body’s waste basket, and were in favor of the motion, The commander refused to entertain the motion. An appeal was taken from the decision of the chair, which was sustained. Whereupon Mr. §)'Brien banded in his resignation, but after carefully studying the (uestion con- cluded we were right, and has since withdrawn hisresignation, Vanderycort would have the public believe this con- troversy happened on the passage of the resolutions, The member who left the. room to attend to other business is one of the most earnest supporters of eaic resolutions, One little matter Vander- voort forgot to mention in lis article, vizi A set of resolutions he had drawn up, eulogizing himself and his deeds, and condemning ~ General Gresham, J'he resolutions were referred to a cominitice, who wrote Mr. Gresham and found the facts were not in accord with the res- olutions consequently reported unfavora- bly. Since Vandervoort has been so active in this matter, facts that would have been #o covered by the mantle of “charity,” become public property. Originally there was no fight against with engendering the action at Hastings, He said the action was spontaneous, 1f 80, why did he cry out when other peo- ple’s cors trod on? We have learned since, that Vandervoort made an indi- vidual canvass of the camp at Hastings, getting ready for spontaneous (/) action, Van also says our resolutions are absurd becauso the gathering at Hastings was not wholly composed of G, A, R. com- rades. If he will take the trouble to look up the announcement on that occa. sion he will find it gotten up by the or- e fo from home to | Vandervoort, only so far s lie had to do | § [ or! } Infants anda Children thont Morphine or Narcotine, What gives our Children rosy cheeks, What cures their fevers, makes then sleeps $ "Tis_Cnstoria. Yhen Babies fret, and ory by turns, What cures their colic, kills their me, But_Castoria, What quickly enres Conetipation, Sour Stomach, Colds, Tudigesthon ; But Castorla, Farewell then to Morphine Syrups, Castor Oil and Paregoric, and 11 Castorine T N Y WP TRIR T PR ST S Ceontaur Liniment.—An abe solute cure for Rheum'atism, Sprains, Burns, Galls, &o., and an instantaneous Pain-reliever, 360 operators. The new operating room 18 one of the largest and finest in the world, The floor, about 120 feet square, is arranged to accommodate 600 opera tors. COver 700 wires are manipulated from improved switch boards, o — Navajo Stock Thieves, Louts, Decomber 16.—A dispatch from Santa Fe says Navajo Indians are running off the stock of settlers and that the latter are highly incensed and threaten to shoot the India Sr A Gasoline Explosion, Provivesce, R, 1., December 16-—-An explosion of gasoline at the Newport torpedo station seriously injured Watch- man Harrington, and damaged the library and many valuable books. SRS Devilish Work of a Fire Bug. ew York, December 15, At 11 ock Wednesday night, the watchman m the Casino theatre, Broadway and Thirty-nineth street, discovered a box filled with shavings, papers and rags sat- urated with oil in the unfinished prosce- nium box in the upper tier. A lighted candlo was burning in the center of the box. 'The police arrested Edward Rough, stage carpenter, who was discharged the day before for disobedience of orders. He confessed his guilt. He made prepa- rations with great care, lighted the can- dle just as the curtain was rung up for the last act. He supposed the candle would burn an hour before it would reach the combustibles. An audience of 1,500 eople were prosent Wednesday night. he Casino is said to be the handsomest theatre in the country. —— Mexican Train Robbers, Lankvo, Texas, December 15,1t is reported General Cuellar refuses to obey orders from city of Mexico,to’arrest (Quin tone, mayor of New Laredo, charged with complicity in the Mexican National train robbery. It is alleged that several of the robbers are known to be in Laredo. No one is willing to assume the responsi- bility of making aflidavits against them. — The Choctaw Method. Forr Switn, Ark., December 15,— Levi James, a Choctaw Indian, convicted last November of the murder of James Fulsom, was shot yesterday at Scullyville Court House, Indian Territory, in accord- ance with Choctaw law. James sat upon a blanket, the sheriff held one hand, a dep aty another, and another defiuty wok a position five paces distant with a Colt's " [ revolver, which he deliberately aimed and shot him through the heart. He died in two minutes, James was educated and of a good family. He leaves, a white wife, and five small children, o —— & A Thief in Masque. DeNver, December 156.—Alfred B. Howard, recently absconded from Win- nipeg, Manitoba, with $15,000 belonging to Wood & Wells, of Millbank canal, was arrested here to-day. The entire amount of money has been recovered. He was stopping with his wife and child at one of L}lx’e principal hotels under the name of Stewart. —— Governor Hamilton's Hope, Cuicaco, December 15,—(Governor Hamilton in an interview says he hopes General Logan will receive the republi- can nomination for President next June, — A recount of the votes for mayor, aldermen and street commissioner of Boston is peti= for, ATARRH |COMPLETE TREATMENT, $i. A siugle dose of Sanford's Radis - stantly relicventhe wost violent. Saeemmeo s o i Colds, cloars the head as by magic harges from the Nose and Eye: Noisen in 1o head, Cures 3 subdues Ohills and’ Fey Catareh 1t al'r.\m«.'u of foul mucus, restorey’ s of el tusto and hearing when' affected, cud, throat and bronchial tubes of offen’ eetens and puriflos the breath ", A , stops ough wd arrests the progros 5 rds Consi phinn, gt of Ciaieh ta wators ts Rt Chronic One bottle | Cure, ong b ¥ - vent aud Sanfont's Tuhalor, all iy one yackaseof ol drugglets for §1. Ask £ Saxrouus Ravicas Cenm POrmek Dicva Ax Cuksicar Co., Boston ¥or the reliet v th‘FAIN& 3'1(':.}:"”; n';"ls':;‘:r‘ SEikD: WL [ /% ica, Coughs, Giide, Wealk Bom N u\\«m;{//{ Stcunch o Boveln S ontis N [ > COLLINg' p) LECTRICE\TRIC BATTERY TERS 0 e LA SOMuiNED with a Porous Plaster) DA, T overvapens. SR anization, which is responsil evel uction whether it participated or not. 1 Vandervoort is no' satistied with this at- tempt to mislead the public perhaps we could gratify him by permission of Gen. eral Greshain to publish our correspond. ence with the postmaster general, —— Reduction of Wages, Provivesck, December 16, In conse- quence of the break in the prices of cot- ton goods, wages are to be reduced to- morrow in many of the leading mills of KRhode Island, — In Commndious Quarters. CHica6o, December 16,—The Western Union Telegraph company took posses- sion of their new operating room yester- day, and to-night about all the” wires were moved over from the temporary quarters, The Chicago ofiice now has Westem Comice-Works, C. SPECHT, PROP, 1112 Douglas St Owah MANUFACTURER OF Galvanizea Iron Cornices ‘Dormer Windows, Fiul Iron Slate mflnm Spocht's paten’ Iuhlu oyl 4 ) Hatchot Bar aud Bracket Shelving, | § ooy he geueral agent for the wbove jine of I e ) Crestings, Balustrades, Verandas, Iron ngy, Window Blinds, Cellar' Guards; also g cut for Pecrsous Ml atent Inside Blind. 2 -