Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 16, 1885, Page 5

1¥---FRIDA WIY WE D0 1T, We kavebeen ack wo make the cu now moking 18t. We will not be undersold, 2d. Wa have tvo many goods for this | this eeagon cf the o you Weo must me w]n‘nt/ stocl 4th. Tho best re n of all—we NEED MONEY to buy our spriag stock, as we buy fot cash only. Come and get the grods f¢ FREL 70 ALL: RETATLERS and CUSTOM It is tto cash we are in badly. Our Jast year's sales wera tho largest « we ever had, and wa can afford to loose a few thousand dollars In this clearing sale, noyeral times why ou goods that we are room for our ¢ thoy aro RS alike. d of o | REMEMBER, LADIES, {f you want the finest Black Cashmere we have in stock or as fine as there is in the city, AT JUST HALF THE PRICE, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE, French Bison Cloths, 44 cents, regular p ice 1,00, Georgie Brocades in Black, 44 inch, 7 conts, regular price, §1 nnel Suitings, 44 inch wide 30 cents, regular price 60 con cents, And many other bargains too numerous to nn-l\linn REGULAR inch, at 50 and 75 . B. WILLIAMS & SON. DB. SWETNAM, 3 16th stroct, irst door north o Farnam in Boyd's opora bouse, Leaye ordora at office or Saxe's drug store. Rosidence No. 1612 Farnam St. Rezidonce Telephone, 6579, Offico Telephone, 160. DISSOLUTION NOTICR. OMAHA, NEB,,January 1, 1385. The prrtnership herotofore existing botween 1. R. Badggley and N. W. Merril, s (his day dissalved by mutual conkent,1. R. Badgley continuing the bus. Inoa uader the name of I K. Badgley &Co, a3 herctotore, 1. R BADGLEY, 831-14p N. W. MERRILL, EDWARD EUEHL, MAGISTER OF PALMYSTERY AND CONDITION ALIST, 203 enth street, ween Fornam and Har ney il ith theaid of guardian spliiia, obiainiog a1yone glanoo In the past aad present, and o ditiond In the future, Boots ond shoor toorder Perfent satisisction usrantesd " DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP, To whom it may concern: Notloo is heyeby given that the firm of J. E. Rile & Co., heretofore doing a real estate and neas In offices Sard 10, Frenzor block, Oma: this day dissolved by mutual conset. a8 LEY, J. R DILLON. J. E. Riley de'ires to announce that he has pur. chasod the entire real estate and loan business above mentioned and will remove the same to the McShane | no FOREIGN FRIGHTFUL MINE CA Panrs, January 15 <A t ple I Adevin, in AN ribla co n cecurred tod Pas de , France, At the | o lamity thera wers, fortunat-ly; | ht in the mi All tl nty-ey dead bod believed aped time of th 1 Tty -eig tant death, unknown, P Muzo e me has been one pound, ths larg ANTI-D lebrated merald rough over t over discovered , Janu ald 8. PETERSBURG, Jowish riot occurred at Vel erday, A party of army racruits made a ferccion at- tack upon the Jewish residents, of whom was killed, The polico were powerless to quell the distnrhsnce bat the firemen coming 10 their aid dispersed the risters, AFEATRS IN PRUSSIA BERLIN. January 16.—The Prussian landtag opened to-day with the customary formalities, The speech of Emperor William was raad by an ofhicer, He his_specch that the financial condition Prussia is in a ea tory condition. The surplus revennesover the expenditures for 1834 have been donated to ward payment of the public railway debt. 1t was estimated that the surplus for 1885 will not be suffic’ent to meet the increased contri bution demanded of Prussia for tha empir To mest the deficiency thus incurred a losn will be necesiary. Thoe conditions of trade have improved, but the agricultural intarests are depreesed. The government will endeavor to ascortain the canses cf the dspression and provide a remedy. The speech further con- taived proposals for a bill to tax incomes from invested capital, THE FRANCO-CHINESE WAT, Pants, January 15.—Admiral _Courbet, ia comtmen'd of the Trenoh flset in Ohing, bigan to-day landing troops for the cecupation of An anti tha coal mine st | have a happ; fying infl ACKI The ¥ itive proof New Yo centy per Cricaco, January 15 aim to have | graion to cut of from thres to five dred cars figures ind DENVER genceal 1n the Colc 1 hel threa months ogo, the n nt mads by Arbi trator Tucker was snuouy This awaed held good until thy first ¢ Thi; afterno.n Pool Commission: nounced ancthr award, which until tho first of May. Ths U Toses tw0 pex cent on tFe Denver fr ness. The Burlington and ~ per ¢ ach, The new Pac fic forty-reven, Burl ..v;m, thic! Sahta Fe tiventy-thre NEw YORK, J anuary 15, Rail y and other trunk lines fiom New York ann uuce a roduction of fare from New York to Chicago from $13 to &8 with proportionate reductions to othr western points, Tha re- vluu-i fares will be authorized to Ocean ship lines and_booking agents for the use in America and Burope until furthor advised. This action was; taken as an offset o the reductions in emigrant fate recently made by the Grand Tiunk railway, from Quebec and Portland to ths west in con- nection with the Allan and Dominion steam- ship lines, At a mesting of ths board of di- i & Wes- ¥, 8. M, Felton, at, 3 fill the va. ignation of Mr, Blan- was formorly Gen uperintendent at Pitt burg. ¢, and the chard era the mines at Kelung. SETTLEMENT OF THE EGYPTIAN FINANOE QUES. TION. LONDON, January 15.—The British foreign office to-day ms public the texts of both the English and French proposals for settlomont of the Egypfian financial question. A com- parison of the proposals show they were cor. rectlyanticipatcd by the Paris Temp With but a singla cxception the Temps is entirely aceurate mspecting the Fraach proposals, but thees of England ¢ ntain an additional clavee. Thin provides for the payment_by England of the indemnity for the vccupation of drin of £15,000,000, the sunf to preference ‘bonds he.uimz five por centinter eet, the bo ids to be issued at one hundred pounds for each 119 pouds nominal value. CENTENNARY OF THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN, uary 15, —French delegates to the centenvary of the hattle of Yorktowa to- day gave banquet to Minister Morton and the attaches of the American legation, AN ANARCHIST PLOT DISCOVERED, Loxvoy, January 15,—A dispatch from Paris to the lixchange telegraph company foye that an anarchist plot was discovered at Lyons. The plot contemplated the geizareby night of the arms belonging to tho_ 1ifle eo- ciety and the immediate proclamation of a . 18th ~treet, where he can be teen ry 6th. Until his return from legislative dutics at Linceln, Mr. J. T. Moriaty, attorney, will have charge of hi’ affairs, ity NOTICE. Notico 18 hereby given to the stockholders of the Nebracka Overland Telephone Co , that tho annusl meetiog for theolection of officers, and for tre trans- action of such other businers as 18 deemed advisablo anc proper at such meetings, will be held at nm otice . Johuson & Co., Sunday at 4 o'c 31 th, 1385¢ JOHNZON, Pros. janl4.2¢ NOTICE. Thereby notify all persuns that 1 will not be ro a0 Biblo for auy dubta oy wite may. contract, she ing this day lift my house. omatm, Jan, JOHIN HANSON, Owaha, Jan, 12, '85. 700 § 7th Street, sioasp ~ MASTER'S SALE, In the Cirouit Court of the United States, for the District of Nebraska. LW, 'rum.zys Trustoe, ) MARION MERRILL, et al. VORNCLOSURX OF NORTZAGH. Pabl'c Notico is Horeby given, that in pursuance and by virtuo of & decreo ohtored in tho above ciuse 5 tha10th dsy of No emter, 1684, 1, Eilis L. Bler- Dowor, Spocial Mastor in Chancery 1o said court,wiil on the 16th day of Februas -85 'ut the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of the at the (front) Horth door o the United States court hous: Postoffice buildiog, In the city of Omab DB\IK s county, Stateand District ot Nebraska, tion the followivg doscdLed property, to northwest quarter of section thirty-five, ln‘l‘owmhl!r Lwenty four, north of _range nine, ast of 6th L. in Burs couuty, Nebraska 7 ELLIS L. BIERBOWER, Speoial Master iu Chancery. W 3. MAYNE, Company's Solicitor. jan15-22-20lcha-13 Mendelssohn & Fisher, ARCHITECTS Rooms 28 and 29 Omaha Natl, Bank Block, HUCCKSSORS 70 Dufrene & Mendelssohn L. Fisher, fermerly with W. L. B. Jenney, Architect, Chicago. Janidelm Ui Amefla Burroughs OFF{CE AND RESINENCE 817 Dodge 8ty - Cmaha TELEPHONE NO. 144 Biavow 130005100 sl Nanousl Bant —~O¥ OMAHA-—~ Gor, 15th and ¥arnam Bta In Chancery. Unise The Olfest Banking Establishmen: w Omaha, - L4tBER(FS 10 KOUNTZE BROTHERR argauized 1n 1868, nived s » Natlonal Bank in CAPIRAL BV‘.(‘LUS AND I’BOF‘IT orczxa xnnax Kouxres, Prosiden. JGn A, CRMGITON, Vioh Prostden s ints Rovires, 34 Vice Prostdest, A, J. PorruEmon, ¥, 1. Davis, Osahior W 5 Mwssuikn, Asststanh Caghlor. Tracaavia s xeneral bankiog busivess, Lauos dm sorifoutes bearing fotaroal, Draws dratla on Franeisoo aud privcipal cltios 1n the United Shates Also Lonioa, Dubllu, Bdinburch sad the priacips Sitles of the "continens and Earope. ) LLKOTIONS PROMPTLY HADD H. K. BURKET, FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER. (11N, 16th Btreet, OMAHA, NEB HUSIEILE CELEBRATED $2300,00¢ - §150,006 DIRNITORE. ERS: Hostetter's Stom: aoh Bitters is the ar ticlo for you, it sHmu latey the tullng en: ergles, invigorate the bdy ard ahacrs wind. It enables yetom to throw 2 the Liver when laso tive, renews the jad: od apoetite, and en. coursges healthtul repon enta l oW oredentials, © which copsist o the hearty endorsement of sons of every nmy. mmung for sale by all Drug- 2ists aad Doalers renorad TOMA —-‘ o | | revoluticn, THREATENED BREAD RIOT IN BIRMINGHAM, Loxaoy, January 15.—At Birmingham to- day five thousand persons out «f employment adopted a resolution asking the corporation to furnish them employment. A procession later marchad through the streets, and halted before a_bakery and shouts of ““Breakin,” were beard, “An aitisan stole a loaf of bread and was promptly arrested, There is much com- ment among the working classes and it is feared chat violence will be resorted to. ADVISES FROM EGYPT. Konrt, January 15.—Gen, Stewart's forces reached the Howenjatt wells on Saturday, the 10th, and obtained a supply of water, and reumed their marsh to Gukdul, A detach- of the Essex regiment will remain as a garrison at Howenjatt, whera a fort and hos- bave been erected. A few natives in the ty of Howenjatt appeared friendly. Col. Buranby, with & conyoy of grain, joined Gen, Stewart’s troops at Gakdul on the 13th 1 accompany the expedition to CONCEENING THE CONGO COUNTRY. LoNDoN, January 15 —The ainouecement that the British representatives at the Berlin conference has baen instructed to accept the French proposal regarding the freedom of trade in_the Cobgo country cauces great ex- citement in mercantils circlee. ¥rance pro- poses that the freedom of Cungo shall d to a poriod of tweaty year African tradecs say the object is to attract caFital to that country during the next twenty yemrs and at the end of thav time after mh cnuntry has been developed and made valna- ble by the enterprise of merchants all nations is to be cloaed to all except King Leopold’s International African association or to Krance which is looked upon a8 the future legatee of that association. The proposition denounced as a tiap. A hot agitation is in favor of the withdrawsal of the Kuglish con- sent in‘progress under the leadership of the local chamber of commerce. Memorials from these bodies urglog the reccnsideration of the subject are pouring into the foreign office from all eecticns of Eogland, ———— A COLORED MAN'S AYPEAL. MR, GEORGE T. DOWNEY'S OPEN LETTER T0 THE DEMOCRACY FOR BECOGNITION 1N ERNMENT, Nkw York, January 15.—The New York Freeman, the colorsd ploples newspaper here, will publish to-morrow aa open lstter wiitt:n by Geo. T. Downey, a well known colored man, It is addresscd to the Hon, Wm, . Dorsheimer, Dudley D, Field, Algernon Suilivan, R. A. Pryor atd Joseph Pulitzer. Hesays: “I take the libarty to addiess you this opan letter because you are demociats and have influence with your party, and because I believe your devotion to pure democra principles will admit of your advosatiog that ths democratic arty shall hencefoith favor the re- cognition of the colored element of the land as it has not heretofore done. refor with some pride tothe fact that my bet ter judgment prompted me to efforts toward Driuging about such a consition of public af- fairs as would wariant a division ot the col. ored vote and that they have not been fruit. less, I regard the el ction of Grover Cleve land to the pres‘detcy a happy event. It af- fords sn opporwnity for the democratic pmty to encourage a consistent aud just policy to- ward the colored man which I'belirva will be taken advan‘age of, ‘This be- lef arises from the expressions already made by the President-elect, from the encouraging diclarations unexpectedly by Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks, frow the rignifi- cant stand in congress by such a number of democrats on O'Hara's Zamendment to the Resgan iter-stute commerce bill, From the position affecting the civil rights of the col- ored man taken by Mr. Cleveland as gov- ernor of the state of New York, aud one of the suilar just tands taken by & number of other democratic KOVErnore, Because th m terial interests prompt to such a ling and becauso it is just, A numhw o[ are haviog the ef oot to srouse the people from the intoxication as to party that has been upon thew; they will be evabled in the future to discrimi we more judgment 4 to ten, putizan politics and acts, and encourage them, There are democrats who are as much dispored to deal fairly by colored men as are others, but who have been, unfortuuately, bampered and restrained = by elements jthin the rty, which bas caused 0 parly to be ¢ stad and passed by for ut least twenty-four lunr years by the majority of the people. The colored vote may be di vided, Culored wen are brosdening daily they are convideriog more and more tha in ence of moral character, ¢f education, of in dustry and frogality, in begetting respect, and aleo observe tha influbnce begotten of heing cared for by their fellows, They observe daily the consideration that goes along with the oocupancy of places of honor and trust and of other recoguitin There is something beyond a sordid consid ation involved' Therefore way we uot bope awpoug other things t & few competent colored men 1 sy be ap- pointed to eome promibent position of horor and trast in the ncrth? It would THE GOV- o ANcisco, Jonuary 15.—The Texas Continental association has beon fonr days in seasion and accomplished tothing. They are #till fighting over percentages. The only ono thing which the mojority seom to bo agresd upon is that the Norchern Pacifiz porcentage ehall nov ke increased. E— - Ilinois Legistatare. SPRINGFIELD, January Tn tho house to day Kimbrough offered a joint recolution of regret at the death of Schuyler Colfax, Linegar movo to strike out the worl * joint.” Kimbrough assented. Fuller moved tc strike out the words “general assembly” and the word “house,” Crafts objected, and Haines sustaized the objection. Tho retolution was then adopted. Somoe members hold that in this shapo the resolution recognizea Haines’ appointment as speaker, They also state that if the attempt to make the resolution a joint one had not been defeated the senate would be incomplete to recognize Hainee, The day was spent in filitustering, Adjournment was finally taken until 10 o’clock to-morrow. Haines is still in the chair. . The senate added fifteen new bills to its calendor on the orderof the second readirg and adjourncd for anothor day. The republi- can seuators immed ately retired to caucus where they adopted the report of the com- mittee of the standing committees and ordered the same presentcd to ths senate, The chair- ghips of the several committees are as evgrossed bills; judi : Ray, dBReL rbuinoratoaA R der, warchousas; Tubbs, appropriationt; ‘White, mun‘cipalities and federal selations, Wheeler, judiclal department; Whiting, revenue, Ainsworth, public buildings and grounds; Rogers, agriculturo and dratnage; Vansclter, mines and marne: Adams, foes and ealaries; Leman, banks avd banking and military; 100 divectors to represent various industrier. The asnual mesting was fixed for the third Wednesday in September. The following resolution was adopted *“That the assoclation is opposed to the importation of foreign lubor uuder contract.” Ordered to be sent to Ssnator Blair, chairman cf the eenate committee on labor, A petition to the Jegislature asking the elestion of Wm., M. Evarts senator, was circulated on the pro- duce exchonge to-day and rec:ived over tour hnndred sigaatures ircluding every officer of the institution. e e— Ibe Olivers Embarrassed, PirNspuRa, January 15;—Rumors are cur- rent on the strects in regard to the embarrars- ment af Oliver Brox. & Phillips, iron manu- facturers; this aity, which soem to have some foundation in fact, but no definite inferma- tion can be had now. H. W. Oliver, s nior member of the firm prom afternocn, Reports olace the liabilities ut $500,000, but the membera of the firm say the assets are more than sufficient to meet all claime, The suspension was quietly discussed mnong the iron men and in fivancial circles, Tt cre- ated no surprise, as several manufacturers had sn iukling that something was going to hap- pen. As a rulo thoy rafuse to talk as to its probable effect on the iron trade, The gen- eral opinion prevailed, bowever, that the firm will re.ume butivess very soon after thay have made arrangements with their creditors, **All they want"" said a leading manufacturer, who vequested his name shoula not be mentione “isan extension of time. They have val sble property and plenty of men ara ready ond williog 0 advance them mozey, The supposition is that that the rusp neion is only \emporary, The pr ¢ of ironsis so low at present that it dees not pay” to woik it.” Thero is nothing now to-night regardmg the liabihtics and the ciuse of the suspeoeion is stil! a mystory toall save those direcly in- terested, 10 in the genoral ippression, hos ever, that the Jiabilities will reach five million dollurs, with assets abcut a million more, Cozads title isurence com- pany made a record of the mortgage entared against the firm embracivg all those entered prior to November 2bth, 1883, They found the tot/] to hs£500,0/0. That was ovirayearago and an examination of the records for two years past show another half million cntercd, the principal one falling due this quarter is one for $120,000 given to the Now York Mutual Life Insurauce company due March the first. The half million iy listad by Comd, 'perbips thoso cqual 200,000 bave been satiefied, leaviog, © Enown o be under one wortzage slone of $800,000, The largest mortgago reported, but of 'Which no re- cord could be found, was one of $1 440,000, Two gentlemen have secn a record of it, but say that their recollection is that it was only made to recure & discount in the bank, and was & penalty wmortgage of the most unex- ampled severity, ——— Expoxition Noter, Nrew Orukans, Jonuary 15,—Ata meeting of the exhibitors association to-day Col. Jobn Scott of Towa, urged that the whole country of the north be informed what there is to be seen on exhibiticn, At the horticultura- weeting two papers were read, one on ‘cran berry culture” sud lhu other by F. 8. Earle, Cobden, 111,, cn the *Fungoid direases of the Strawbe. ry Owing ~“to the strike of the butchers employed to kill steers in the dressed beef competition avd of the firm re- fusal of the judges to yield to their e xorbitant dewande, that p.rt of the stock programme is postpoed. Awung the swiue exhibits, Thos, Taylor, f Waynesville Iil, was awarded all the premiums except cne, Juhn Taylor, of Waynesville, taking thut one. MEXICO via GALVESTON, Janus 15 —A party of Californisnsgre tere on their way to the New Orleaus exposition, Portions of the new stamp law are mot received with satisfac. tion. Kspesial objection 13 made to the bigh taxon imported wies and liquors, mu..fy, four per cent on the import duty. tobacco manufacturers L«umpllm Decause u.. are compelled to stamp manufactured tobace when soid, even although such sales are al most iovariubly on long time, caus'ng the seller consideraly’c exoense, C—— Down the Wages Go, LawRENCE, Mase., January 15.—A great cut down in wages was agreed to by the mills in Lawrence, Lowell. snd Manchester, N. H. A further reduction of 10 per cent’ in the wages of the operatives ab the Awiskeag mills Is ancounced, C»'OUTu“'IT E 8 The Ttalian Rookery on South toenth Street, ia a locality in Omaha y es and vico which th it are oon ned, clty what Polnt New York, St. Giles,” to L n, Il ior du St. Denis,” to Paris. 1Itis tho Italian rcokery near Thirteenth end Liavenworth, Many times during st fow wooks tho attention of 0 aut o8 has been called te of affairs which exlsts cality, to the low forms of human life which congregats there, and to the utter dlsregard of all moral and physical decency on the patt of the inhablten's of the rookoery. The Italians aro continually fightiog smong thomselven with naturo, readieat weapons, sometimes with stones and sometimes, even, with kuives snd revolvers. With that revengeful ire, and that vindictive hate which 1s charac. teristic of the race, the Ita'ian knows no easlor or plainer way of settling a dlspute than that of a fight, rough and tumble, or with weapone, and the consequenco i t ;e neighbothood is filled for no small thate of the time with the noite of bat- tle: The poople In that vicinity slso complain of petty thieving on the part of the Itallane, many of whom doubtless resort to this means of procuring a ‘live- lihood in preference to honest labor. The houses themselves are marvellons. Iy constructed, with so much ventilation in tho way of decsyed doors, broken window panee, oracked westher-boards, that how, during these arctic daye, hu- mun life sustaing itself within the four walls of one ot these shantien, is a mys- tery yet undiscovered. The interior cf tho honees aro recking with every varioty of filth, and permeated by the most nau- nenung odors, The families are huddled together in & manner revolting to every instinet of decency, as well as in viola: tion of all rules of health, In fact there exiets in this locality the aracteriz Five oughly to thi s is to the po- the lo- the hori to in that slums of Omsha, prosenting a curious study of the lowest phases of humon 1ifo 12 OTAL CLOSING 00T SAIR OF MY IMMENSE STOCK. v of Wi | & at the fift | and the tly Amalgan workers wil persi na | eitio 1 of ir | join the afd of all point etly | th the vin their # Arsembly here and w he Jabor uniors hope to yosterday, visiting s left the city on the eve of Kansas, was of his ning {rain, rr— With Robbing Mails, OH10AGO, January 15.—A B. Carapbell and clsiming o be a nephew of Sic Alexander Campbell, Canadian minister of justics, is be- ing held in secret custody by James 15, Stuart, the Canadian governmens special ager charga of robbing tie Domivion mail4 to a heavy amount, The psoner, who i aged tweaty-six, recently resigued w rceponsible position i the Canadian mail Bervics was arrested Wedaesday in open board of trade aud smes has boen 1ol ina private room, For a long tims _the ppearance of large sums puzzled the dian officials and the cos of Cetecti teomed unavailivg, The that Campbell was gambling and speculating hera on a Jarge t the shadow of & clue, It 1s that Campbell, by a chemical process effaced the marks of cancellatiin from a great number of old bank notes whish had been entrusted to the mails and since his arrival in Chicago has obtained_thy ic origial value ia Ameri an currency. When arrested he had $18,000 on Extradition 0 expected to- e 1 Omaha He me friends, Oharged Canadian n a THE LARGEST IN THE WES 1 $200,000 WORTH OF , Watches, Diameonds, Silverwaire, Ete Will be sold at great reduction,at cost and below cost to facilitate my retirement from business. Silverware, Rogers spoons and forks, Clocks, spectacles, #ilver Thimbles, and thOanndS of pieces of Jewelry will be sold at half price, AII articles marked in plain figures with former re ular and reduced prices. I requestall my trien to honor = e with a visit and see for themselves that the above statement is really carried out g ewelry Mastodomie” Failure, PrTTsnoRa, uary 16,—This afternoon Oliver Broe., & Phillips and tbhe Oliver & Roberts wire company iseued the following card: ‘We are to-day compelled to suspend payments and propose calling immediately a meeting of those interosted to whom, we be- lieve, we can show assets smply suffictent to pay every dollar of our liabilities.” The re- port that Oliver Bros. & chillips, the great- est wron flrm in the city, flaw ahout like wild- y firo ard set tho town sgog with excitement, =] and ‘aflording bonndless opportunity for an active home missionary to win for himself unlimited glory. ORGANIZED LABOR, An Important Meeting of the Trades Assembly Last Night, The local Trades Assembly held an im- portant seesion last night. The regular clection of officers resalted as follows: Presidenr, Bdward Walsh; secrotary, J. H, Thompeon. An organizing committee was sppointed to sacure the more perfect organization of ths elements of labor. A committee was also appointed memoral zo the legislature on the subject of abolishing convict labor. A mass meeting of the various trades unions of the' city will son be called for the joint purposo of a thorough discasslon of the question, and preparing a long list of signatures to the memoria, which will also contain a clause petition- ing to have all sia‘e work done by the day, and that elght hours be declared & day’s work on all such labor. ‘The Knights of Honor hall has been secured by the assembly for the nighta of the firat and third Sundays of each month. to ——— The U, P. Band Maequerade. The annual ball of the Union Paclfic band trok place last night, a la masquer- ade. It was attended by nearly one hundred masked couplee, all of whom enjryed the festivities of the occasion. Many of the costumes were very unique and striking, while a number were really handsome. The music was iur~ nished_jointly by the Union band, Fremont band and Fourth Infnn— try bind. The supper was served in elegant style at midnight by Walther, Following is the PROGRAMME. Gravd March and Quadiille, Waltz, Newport. Lanciers, Schottische, Waltz-Quadrill La Comus. Bsmeralda, Glide Lancers., ‘Waltz—Ladies Choice, Quadrille—Fremont Band, Polka, Lanciers, Schottische, Ripple. Waltz-Que drille—U. P. Band, Waltz, th Infantry Band, Mr. Harry Jackson officlated as master of ceremoaies, whilo the floor committes wan rep-esented by Messrs. Boysen, Al- quist, Pflacging and Toczer, The parade of the bind in the after- noon was nct ¢n as large a seale as had been orlginally intended, the elements being plainly lesgued in a destroying conspiracy. A number of fine commer- clal “‘turnoute,” however, were presented in the line of procession. e —— Real Estate Transfers, The following transfers were filed in the county clerk’s office Wednesday sad reported for Tae Bex by the Ames’ real estate agency January 15, 1885. Samuel Mortensen and wife to Sven Wickman, w d, w} of lot 20 in Hickory Place add to city of Omahs, $750. Sven Wickman to k-z\muel Mortenser, w d, lot 8 in block E in Lowe's lst add to oty of Omsha, $300. Isaac Hascall and wife to Nathsnlel C, Ford, w d, lot G, in Hasca'l's add to Oka- homa, except 878 ft $500, Tsaac S. Hascsll and wife to Margaret J. Way, w d, lot D, in Hascall's add to Okahoma, $1500, Franklin A, Paddock and wife to Al geanon 8, Paddock, q ¢ d, lot 14, block 17, in Hanscom Place add to city of Omaha, §1, A, 8. Paddock and wife to Lillian M. Jacobs, w d, Jot 14, block 17, in Han- ncom Place add to city of Omaha, $1500, Isaac S, Hascall and wife to Albert T. Swickard, w d, 78 ft off the » end of lot G in Hascall's l.’ld to Oklahowma, $400, Frank Ripley to Charles Crllsen, w d, 1ot 4 In block 3) in Credit Toncler add to cityof Omaha, $420, o —— Gone (o Seek Her Husband, Mrs. August Saffstrom has yone to Los Angeles to scek lier husband, who, it will be remembered, mysterlously deserted her some wecks sgo, Saflstrom hes prl- vately communicated fo parties In this city his whereabouts, without, however, affording any explaca‘ion of his str conduat toward hls young wife. lis deejly grieved “over the mysterious Such an event i recognized as a catastrophe unequaled by apy wievious failora. There aro wany rumors efloat as to the caute of the trouble but in the banks and on all sides there socms to be a general feeling that an exten- sion will be asked for. It iy impossible to guess as the liabilitiee of the*firm but they are roported at from three to five wmillions. bavkers say that there is #bout a mil. lnvn or a million and a balf of paper held here |, with good collsteral fora'most all of it. Large blocks of paper are held in eastein states, as far east a3 Massachu etts, while large sums sro cariied in New York and Philadu phia, Cor. 13th and I)nuglan st e Miss Emma Bond Dying. Cinicao, January 15,—The Chicago Nows Hil'sboro, T1L., spocial says Mies Emma Bond, who never fully recovered from the horrible outrage of two years ago, is now in a dying condition from the effacts of & fall. A fow days ago, whilo ministing to her wick father, AMiss Bond swooned striking her head upon the fioor, producing concussion of the brain, Physicians to-day think there is no hope of her recover BARKER & MAYNE. REAL ESTAT BROKERS e — The Weather, ‘WasHINGTON, January 15,—For the upper lake region: Partly cloudy weather with local snows; slightly colder and northerly winds, Tor the west gu'f region: Fair weather, preceded by local rains; northerly winds and colder weather, ¥or the upper Mississippi valley: Colder and parily cloudy weather with local enows, followed towards evening by clearing weather and northarly winds, e —— - Sale of Bow Park Farm BRANTFOKD, Ont., January 15.—The auc- tion eale of the Bow Park farm property of the Canada West Farm Stock Aesociation to-day, real estate cobsisting of 89 acres brought $71,000 The short horn herd of 95males and 115 females, $05,500; horses, grade cattle. steers, implements and produce $141,507, The whole purchases were made by Thomas Nelson, of Edinburg, Scotland. — —— Penneylvania Politics. Hanussunon, January 15.—The ropubli- can senatorial cancus was heid to-“ay. Thirty senators and 135 rapresentatives were present aud after reading a letter of declination from General Beaver, the bullot for United Statos senator result d: J. Donald Cameron, 116, Jumes A. Beaver, 30; Ww, D, Kelly, b Galusha_A. Grow, 0; Georgo Shiras, 1.~ The nomination of Chmer.n was mado utanimous, and they adjouraed, e ——— 13th and Farnam., Telephons No 534 A few selections from our list of houses and lots for sale: — 3 room houte, 2 lots, Manscom Piace, $2,000. Flegant 8 rocin cottage, 19th, near Leavenworth, §3,000, © 9 100ms, half Tot, Webster St., near 14th, 88,5 acros, South 15th strso shard, 4 roomtiouss, $9,200. 00, Michigan Legislature, LANSING, Mich,, January 15,.—Among the billa presented in the state senate to day was one toamend the unnslimtion €098 to pro- hibit the ligaor traffie, bill was also in- troduced to re-establish cnpltal punishment | 4 for murder and raps z¢, lot 40x120, Harney X149, 7 oom house, barn, &c., 445—5r0 m coltage, Iot 100x143, Mason au 97 room house, 2 full lote, £ 0d barn, Frank'in 8t., §2,65). -6 room houte, fu'l Io¥, South 14'h 5t., 82,600, 00 rcom house, lot E3x8F, 12th street, near Davenport, £3,300. ~10 roem housé, all modern improyoments, Hamoy 82, noar 21t, 30,000, —1:815t, JacksonSt., bot 9th and 19th, hotise, barn, & ; $3,000. "~ Comner lot, ¢ ©0'on 19th ~troot, 8,000, 7% -8 atres, South 18th ot , 5 room house, barn, &o , 83,000, R 14:h 51, S0, moitaly paymonts om hOugs, birn. &3, 24,00). Sty nose Willian, $50, 1nidly pay noats §2630, m itat e, 3 95 Corner 18th and Casto lar £ull lot, 6 1o0m noude, X 100—Double bouse, ali mdoza im yroves b0 c0oms, hot and old #ate, & 1 00 4 room house, barn, &, Calityrnia Sk, 31,700, monthly paymen®, 140, house 4 roomy, 8 uth 1th streot, $2,5)0, inonthly pagmonts, ase, California & reet §3,000 street, with small house, 80,000, 19 IA’)L lAlnl ba l. corner Ja kson [3 1d 16th Sts. hous:s, $12,000, 10t 5 room h ase Shinw's sddition; i1l Tot, 7 room howse, 17¢h and MAFcy, 450 1 8t ) mear St. Mary's wvo s 81,06 Fyioiw §t., 0 rotin o tiako, &,500, Zal lot, South 1 th 8., 15 1 hotiso, ¥ 000, monthly yayments. 197 5 xan v &ttaco, good bar, & ., Sonth ave,, 82,400, 188 Lot 75x140, hotso 7 rooms” barh, &0 , G 90riia ave., 84,000 160 Lot 82x120, house 8 roms, 10th sr.. 4,500, 152—Lot 8 X115, 7 100m house, 25°h dud bedge, §,600. 156 —Full Iot, 3 houses 19th St. noar 1, avenworth, g20d renting proporty; 11 oo houso cornor lot, Fark ave 83000 1668 room house, farl 1ot, Famam 8t. 500 167—Full 1ot 10 ronm house south 10th 1 . #2,400. 163~Lot 100x240, 5 room sottago facing Hansbom Patk, $4,000 105 room houte, full lot, Hickory 8t. noar 10th, §1,700 mon*hly payments. 161 Leased lot 10 years 10'Tun +£3.0 por year, 0 700 house, Cuuin ¢ Sty nes 19th, 31,260, “Two falllot) GAFRCE Tth and +har 63 84 200 u houss &1,3.0, MOntHly paymedta. 0od howscs, 176h St., near Lsavenworth, § 00), rnts pay 12 por cont of this amownt, 0 700m house, 5th St , nens St Mary‘s wvo , 5,000 Com h g o barn. 81,50, AW 1l t, 31500 oot s 011008, 1500, cre 4 . &0, 6thand Mluknt 173~ G 1ot 4 » and bari, Bausoom pla 173 ~Full Iot, 240 -d b s near Cuming 8t Ne'sons add §2,600, 174—P.easant §t , two houses 7 rooms each furncs manties and 8l madewn mprovements Lot loaas 1 for 1 years at 8100 per vo r, no taves to pay. rents for (65,00 por month, §3,5 0. 5—4 room hcuso full lot 15th St ., 2,800 monthly payments, VANTED o "reda o5 atees spléndid land, eastern pact of owa, for Omaha proporty BARKER & MAVYNE. NEW STORE! NEW Goons | THE NEW FEED STORE A. KALISH, Merchant ‘Tailor 8228, 10bh sheost foetwoca Farnam aud | Harnes pricss aud good Geods s pecialty. Al clothes Remomber —— Tllinois Senatorial Conest, Serixarrer, 111, January 15.—There ix no change to note in the senatoriul contest, Thé | 7 nd of Haines, e CHicaco, Janvary 15, - Tae Inter-Ocean’s Oconomowce Wis , special says the larce Okauchiee were burned t)night. Loss and insurance unknown, ‘THE BEST ROUTE AND SHORT LLINE and Chicago. wn, Cedar Rapids, Clioton, Dixie, Chicago, Mil wauke avd all points To the people of Ne Oregon, Washingto aiifornis it offers sup.rior advactages not po any other line, o ity erjo ed by the patronsof this road bitween Omaba and Chicago, are its two trsics & day of DAY ingenuity an create; Its PALACE which srv mcd nee; Ity I’:\I( 0M CARS, unsor, assed by a sod its widely celebrated PAL ATiAL lFlfll?‘flLAhh the ¢qual of which uot be four d els -where R). connect in Union Depot with those of KO0 & Northae.tan Ry In Chicago tae t Special Telegram to Tik Prr. absorbing topic at present being how to get Flouring Mills Barned, flouring mills of Schroudmbach & Co., at e CHICAGO ave + RAILWAY. BETWERN The only line 1o take for Des Moines, Murshall: biasks, Colorado, Wyom| Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Awong a few of uwerous voints of superior: COACHES which are the finest that Fuman ait snd L] LOR DRAWL) At Council Biuffs the frains of toe Union l“mllk Vine make close connection with those es. rur Detro't, Columbus, Tndianapo is, Ci-cinnati, Nisgara Fulle, Buffalo, tiitsbury, Toranto, Mentr al Bost 1, New Yors, Philadelphis, Bal.iwore, Wath. ngton aud 6l poluts in the East, ask the ticket agent for tickeln vis the “NORTH-WESTERN," 1 you wish the be.t accomuoditions. All! ficket agonte soll bickeds via this line, M. HUGHITT, R. 8. HAIR, Genoral Massger, on. Pass. Ageat. 719 N. Sixteenth street, sells flous cheap- ur than any other store in Omaha, HSUNION PACIE 95; WASHBUILN SUPERLA- VIIVE, $2.60; ¥ \\umlv.m VMAHA," §1.40, Al other brands at equally low rates. Satisfaction given or moncy refunded :Runuulnr 719, ser. WebstER & Buke.'® Low wade and oo short o Oall snd . CHICAGO, kho place, 6225, 10tk BY.