Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 9, 1885, Page 2

vershall be coined by thetr reepective gov- | the term of first enlistmont, thus allowing a ernments, and that guch as has already be coine. @l in cireulaton shall be redee n golu oy the conntry of its coina £ A01L 10 thin expedient by thes mnny rest the attention of those who ® pose that we can succeed without shock or Injury in the attempt to eireuliate upon its mariis Al the silver we may coin under the provisions ot our silyer coina e act. ‘The condition {0 which our treas iy placed by & persistence in oir pres course 1y A malter of coneern s not desire el | d The | aft onntries | wo i ‘ ‘ | o one of ity | {iong y ur e ndition b ina prodent management of our affairs to discontinve the callinz in and piyment of in ferost bear ng obljzations which we have the Fight now 1o disoharee, and thus avoia the paymentof furdier inteiess tereon. The o-eaded deblor class, for whose benetit the of silveris in us eontinued compnl Risted upon, wre in debt, ‘and they shouli not be suspectod of 0 dusite 1o jeopatdize the nnancial of the conntry in ardor 1t tl thelr present debts by payin 2 the clated dollars, whould it ¥ otten itin not the rich nor the money-londer ne that must oa e just- ment entoreed by the government ir debtors, The piltanee of the widow and orphan and jos of helpless b neticiaries of all would - he diswsironsly redueed. Tho deposttors in . kavongs banks and o other Cin- stitutions whidhi Lo fn trust the savings of the poor when their Tittic acenmulation s are scaled gown to weet the now onlor of hines, wo uld in_ their distress painfully real- e the delosion of the promise made to them that_ plentitul sild_improve their conditions, W on Tand allthe silver dolinrs nocessary (o ®upply the present A of the people anid tsly those who i entiment wish o see thein in cironla- fon, and it their coinace is suspended they ean be readily obtained by those who B the need of wore s at any tin t their coinage mav bo resunied. has not already overtaken us for- nishes no proof that danger does not wait upon & eontinuation of the present silver coinage. ancel n e WE HAVE BEEN KAVED and uninstial Ation of fortunate ident expectation goverment in re- would be speedily 1ot it weol d v ding s qies- tion. Capital timidly shrinks from tade, and investors are unwilling to take the chance of the questionable shape in whi the T moncy witl e retirned o B, wh entorprise MAlts at o risk against wh cate and s ieious management do proteet, As HNTY CONSOQICD Jacks nt and suffering and distress ortion of our fellow cit titled to the careful consid- \ose el No by the most expedionts by eon s, and b that tho poimmeres gard 1o silver coinage, chanecd by action of e Besitates upon our thre gers and uneertaintic eration legisiatic stronuly vust i the sus ver o February, 197, rest appeals o us so stable euryency us the I 1 recommend Sory coliiage of sil- ted Dby the law passed in Various Bureaus, TREAMBOAT INSPECTIO whoat inspection service on Y e, 168 as. el of The st 20th day PUIsONS, Bolgers, rvice over tie Teceipls were 13, dujing the lis year. The special inspection of forei ssels onganized wider the law passed was wainiained during the yearat an expense of §: Since the close of the fiscal yeav redy Foree employed which will r during the eurrent year of affecting the eficiency of the sery THE BUPKRVISING SURGEON i reports that during the useal year 41,714 pa- tients have recei 2 il Tospital 0, of In hospitals, and Liveandeffective eftorts through the wedinm of this the country azainst an hay prevailed in Spain and an sl pox, which recently br In Canuda. TUE LIPE-SAVING SERVICE The most gratifying vesuits have attended “the aperations of the lifexavins service di: ring the past iiseal year. Tie obsejvance of the provigion of law requiring th 1 the force employed in’ th th reference to their ence 1o their | has secur the 140 jos- wade pio.cet Tan e, oul in any such n consequenco this of men well qualitied for the perforu . of their - dang 3 and ure’rflun ily important dut ! number of gtations in commission at the elose of the year was 203, number of disas- ters 10" vessels and erafts of all Kind within their tield of petion was The number of pérsons endabgered in such disasters was 230, of whom 2,428 were saved, and only ‘loven lost, Otiler lives-which were imper dlcd, iough not- I disasters to shippi _wert also 1eséund and a Luse amount of prog ety Was saved throungh the aid of this s yice. The eost of its uuiutenaues during the year was B85, 17443, COARY SURVEY. ‘The work of the coust tnd geodetic survey yus during the lust siseal yeur carried on L within the Doundaries aud off the cousts of thirty-two states, two territories and the dis- « trict of Columbin. ~ In July lust cortain irres- ~ wlaritien were found to ¢ anent of this burean, which led o a prowpt in westization of its methods, The abitses which were brought to light by this examination and reckless disregard of duty and the int, £t of the governuient developed on the p: of some of those counveted with the service + - anade @ ehange o suverintondency and a few «0f its other oflicers necessary, Since the bu- reau has been in - new hands an introduction of econowles and the applieation of business methods have produced an im- portant saving fo the governwent and promise of -~ more useful resuits, s servios lias never been rewulted by any- thing but the st indetinite legal ona it- auenis and the most unsatistactory” rules. It Was ANy years ago sanctionod apparently fora purpose earded as temporary, and zolated 10 a xurvey of our eaast, laving Zained's place i thé appropriations made by ngress. . it I8 enadually taken o itself “powens“and objects not contemplaied in ifs ‘creation. and extendod its operations: until it My needs legisluive attention, So faras a ler suryey of onr coast is concerned, thoro seems 10 be propriety in transf z Ahat work wthe navy departivent. ‘I'he othes Aduties ROW.n cliaige of this establishment, i they cannot be proutably attached 20 sowe exiating departnient or other bureau, should be prosecuted under a law oxactly do- ¢ seope amd pur and with a | ination ven'tho seicntiiic nquinics whiel iy properly bo assumed by #he coverument. and those whieh should be mndartaken by the state authorities ¢ alividual enterprise. Itds hoped that” the woport of the cobgressional committee hereto- fore appointed to luvestigate this and other #lie matters, will aid in the accomplishment of proper leglslation on this subject, The Army, OPERATIONS DURING THE YEAR, . The report of the secretary of war Is here- with submitted. “Ihie attention of congress is.duvited Lo the ided accoul lem:hll in- tains of the administration .,:li 5 dppartinent #d his resommendations and suzgestions r the Smprovement of the serviee, The ormy consisted, at the date of the last con- solidated returnx, of 3,154 oflicers and 24,703 onlisted men. Theexpenses of the depart- . 3uents for the hw:.l“{ml‘ mnllllq-llnu' , 1NN nmlunlh'llt 164,394.60 for public works and Zwerund | improvewents, were $45, el o e A of he s and = of 5 who deft their reservation ; h Anwrn and eommitted murders awd r)lmw lwo regiments of cuvalry and one of nfantry were sent last July to the Jadian Aerritory to prevent an outbreak which seoned’ "l‘-("l;lll They ra’m.a.msdw-ld it Buovesary iy expuision of intraders upon reservation, who have caused the dlw,::p tent the Indians, t the executive ¢ whf thein 1o remove was hout futerference. 'l'rt-‘»u -l-_nwlhnkfipdnr In Wyowing , after the massacre of Chinese theve, ) and after D rule is applicd. Service is comp ashiugion Fwttack upon Chinese Sitkes tho saere 1 esone er‘ll?c‘n‘:q-’ ad the g o m«l eifeet. 1t uppears that the uumber of on s hase di ished. but that SR st e verr they miiiered 2087, u5 ®lee irtane: b5 iven by the Hentenant-gen- desertioas by the sawe roen A conyine ol thit s tnber of desertions ean be wiehadiinishied by bettor dise punishment wd ;fl!uflmm.’«l:n uga‘u Qb achtioms kit ados o ey Tesseisiug Nor | | #hould be much refor A nearer riddance ent nted reerait o ¢ ad the arimy a proatable of serviee. A re-enlist gt apt to secire & contented fo- ern sl soldier, Thacting jul e ad- vocate gounoral reports that the nuwmber of | trinks by general court tinl durine | the year was 2838 and that 111 trigls “took place before garrison and regimental eonrt mautial Tae S LLC 1 that probably moro than half the army have been teied for off gnses at and small year may well arrest attention. Of conrse iany of these trials bofore garrison and reginental conrts martial were for of- | exalmost frivolons and - there shaald, T | be i way devisad todispose of thess in | wore s nary and e in nt court myrtial € martial which I ; mine, presont of Justice which wenerally prevai dhals, Laim MGaion, it they sy AF the honor and of the army and navy are by mentalily 10 he vindicated and e nplat have had the o in these tribunals, the hones their in protected T of other i the provisions of VARD ON FORTIFICATION cises appointad in parsiance of the act of congioss ap- proved Ma 1855, will in a short tine ent their reportand it is hopod that this v wreatly ail the Tezislation so ne iresent defens AL RERVIC The work of the signal servie prosecuted during the last year with r of inereasing heneat to the counir of instiietion has been enlar view pf adding to its usefulness. Dot of stations in operation. June wies 48 Telegraphic n\r 13 are y from 150 stations. R - in i Canadian st olin- 1oer observers, 52 anuy sur ns at wilitary posts. and 5 Toreign” stations, of the service during th ddedueting t lines, was & terred to by work of this tine nature, and b siming larger proportions const becoming wore and more unsuited to the pixed rnles which must govern the army, I aimn nod o asree withoiom in the opinion that ely established. If this is done ilie seopeand extent of its operations shonld as nearly as possible be delinitely pre- seribed by lnw and always: capable ol exact L Lhe num- 0, 1835, atly, and MILITARY ACADEMY Yeported as being in a high y aud well equinped for tae plishment ol the purpo The fact that the elass which grad next yearis an wiusually Taige oie, has constrained me to decline to nke appointments to sceond licutenancies in thearmy from eiyil life, so that such va- caneies as existin - these places served for such gradvates, and yet probable that there will Do cnough v s positions for thom all when they nilitary sehool. Under the prevail- ing law and usage those not thus assigned 1 duty never actually enter the military ser- stggested that the law on this t be changed so that such of younz men as o are onee assigned - to duly duation may bevetained as ond lie ntsin the avmiv it tey desir i nment when ain” opportunity o proper tules as 1o priotity of se T expenditires on aceonnt of the military acadeny for the lust seul year, exclusive of i taken 1or its purposes irom the a; wions for the support of the army, were s “he a 1 March 3, 18 1o comper rsy and enlist 108s of private projerty whi ol the Un States, is so ind terins aiud apparently adinits s the adjustment of which ¢ contenmplated, that iFit is torewain on the stat- ue boox it nesds amendments, T hould be s al law of congress prohibiting the construction of bridges over navigable Wilers in such manne ) obstruct navization, with provisions for venii the saus It seems i xisting statutes the government wervene Lo prevent suel a - eonst when entered upon without its conser though when such consent is asked and nted upon condition t uthority to in- sist npon such condition is ¢ Thus it is represonted tha h Nieers of th nment ar guardin inst the obstruetions” of navigation b bridge across the Mississinpi river at Tau arge pis r has been built low this | in the na ble channel of the rive It such in s are to be permitted a strong argument is pre ented against the appropriation of Jarge swms of money to improve 1l tion of th . and other dmportant higways of comu satisfa of its i those designed { men for the s The Navy. UISTORY OF THE YEAR. The report of the seeretary of the navy gives a history of the operations of his de- t condition of the charge, e details in fuill the eourse pursued by Lim to protect the Zhts of the government in respect of ce ain vessels unanished at the time of his a cession L i | also concerning the dis- boat Dolphin, clajmed to bs eom- nd waiting the aceeptance of the do- tment. No one can fail 1o see from the recital eontained in his report, that only the application of business prineiples has been insisted upon in the treatment of these sul Jeets, and that whatever controve has arisen wus eaused by the exaction on the part of the deparunent of contract obliga- tions they were legally construed, In the case of the Dolplin, with entire ustness to the contractor, an waresm nt has ween entered into providing for the tainment by iciul inquiry of the com- plete or compliance with the contract coustruction, furth providi for the ' a mentof any damages to which the mentaay be entided on account of tuilure 10 perform such contract, ment of the sum still remaining unpaid upon her price in case . full perionuanee is - judsed, The contractor, \J_\ reason of hiy Tailure in business, bemg nuabie o complete the other thrse vessels, they were taken pos- session of by the govermwent in their unnn- ished condition under a clause in the con- tract permilung such a course and are now in process of -cowpletion n the yard of “the contractor, but - under the n of the mavy departient in its last session’ authorized th ruction of twd additional new eruisers and two gun-hoats ata cost. not exceeding in the agsregate, $2,045,000, Lhe ppriation for this purpose having become uvailable on the Ist day of July last, steps were at once taken for the procurement of such plans for the construction of these vessels as would be likely to insure their usefulness when con- pleted. These aro of the utmost importanee, considering the constant advanes in the art of buiiding vessels of this character, and the tine is not lost whicl is spent in their eaveful conusiderat and selection, All wust adimit Nic importance of an ellective nayy 0 a b tion hike ours an extended se. IR SEAS 3 any important wlition ought not longer to ) Lioh thal €annot resist ag- eression Is constantly exposed to it Its for- cign poliey is of neconsity weak and its nego- tiatious are eonducted with disasdvantage be- eanse it is not in eondition to enlorce the tenns dictuted by its sense of right -mUm- tiee. dunpired s | b tho lope whaved by all patriotie citizens tht the day is pot far distant when vur navy will be stich as betiis our standing amony the nutions of the earth and rejoicod at every step that leads in the divection of such & consummtion, 1 deam it my duty to .-s,m-mu). vect the atbention of congress to the elose of the report of the ctary of the navy, in whiel the humiliat- ing featives of the prosent erganization of this departinent is exhibited, and the start- Jing _ubuses wnd wastes of bLis present wethod are exposad. . The convietion is torced npon us with the certainty of mathe; watical dentonstiation that before we pro- coed further in the restoration of & navy, we need & thoroush reorganized vavy depart- anent, The fact that wmrule\unweu years wore than seventy-uye million dollars bave been spent in the construction, repair, equip- went and anmament of vessels, and the fur- ther fact that instead of an effective and and ‘u-pnh:‘ . ‘i"‘l’nufl.y ""iafmn?é“t“ sion of a hation y war added to the dixclosures now wade, do tusto doubt that every aftempt to. ive our navy has thus far, for the most misdivected and all our bave been that direction - Wfi R n ifwe aro content with the wum‘ A navy depsrtient siwply as an 10 the government, a_ocousiant watehtulness ma vant 5o . ‘“wh‘p‘m haowa scan | ted by the report of the postumaster i Lurning | 350,000 in the dal aud abuse wi our u.lndll.llno'u':: it Iwe deie o bld b for pissea . | THE OMAHA DAILY BE —————————————————————— e ———————— A O At T instead of rava! raninlorof tha daye that ro past, we must hive a department organ- the suplicd with all the ity our eountry take advantaze of oth'r — nations, WO i Rystematiz " Toad in on diroetion, and fully i the convietion that war ves-e's ar 1oss nnless they eombine il that the in ity of man has up to this day brow ht forth to their _construction, | earnestly i the portion of the rotary’s re portdevote | o { to the action of congress, in that the sugsestions tonching the ment may he ado ot the reconstruction ot our navy . The Postal Dapartment. OUERATIONS FOIL THE YEA R The affairs of the postal sorvies ara oxhibi wral, laid batore vou. The postal which will be ates of gain upon the rising vene whos and 1585, outsiripped tie | of our growing servics i rate of the be 0t letter Lwith | and \ ginning of Oiobar in tae latter ye. diminished during the two past_niscal § 01, i the proportion of 2270 1554 to $520,000 in 1855, The natural growth and develppiuent have it incre e expenditure resulting in a deio the ravenue to the expenses departent — of five and @& quarter i liion dollars for the year 1534, and eight b one-third millions in the last tiscal year. e anticipated wnd natural revival of the revenue has buen oppros the unfavorable busines ountry, of which the postal service is a faithful’ indicator, The ‘gratifying fact is shown, I 1, by the report that our re vty s marked by o gain of evenue of the latter half of he last year over the corresponding the precoding year. The change in the weight of nrst-class matt whica may be carried for a sinzle rats of postage [ron a half ounce to an ounce, and the reduction by one-lialf of the rate of newspaper poskage, which, under recent legislation, begun with st year, will oparate to restrain the mentation of receipts which otherwise sen expected o the scale of ¥ it upon the revenue and cause 1 deaciency o be shown at -its elo g period of reswakened pros: nomy it is conadently anticipate even the present low rates, now as favorable as_any eountry afords, will De adequate to sustain the eost of the service "The operation of the postoflice department is for the convenience and banedt of the pea e, and the method by whiell tuey pay the e charzes of tais nssiul arn of their pablic service, so that it be just and impartialy less importance t tiem than the economi expenditure of the neans they provide its maintenanee, and the dus imprg ment of - itsagen , S50 that they may enjoy " its highost useinlne A proper attention has been dir to the prevention of waste or extrava and good results appear from the report to been accomplished. [ approve the recommendation of the postinaster gene- ral to redues the charg s on - domestic money orders of 35 and less trom eight to uve cents, “This change will materiaily aul thos: of our people who most of all ‘avail themselves oo in of “the s conditio Xponse n- this instrimentality, butto.whom theelement | 1Y on of cheapness is of “the greatest importance, With this reduction the system would stili remain_ selG-supporting. The free sysieim ha ni tioual ¢ and 173 now en- joy its conveniences. Expirience has ncnded it 1o those who enjoy its beneats further —enlarzement of its tacilities is due o other comminities to which itis adopted. In the eities where it is estab- Lished, taken to cether, the local posta ceeds its maintenance’ by y 8 “The limit to whi s oW Ccon- ained by law ha iy reacaed, and the AS0NS 8 tension, which is with my approbi- amination, (o be in e postoflice department to rrying one foreign mails under authority wiven by the Jast r The amount linited was inade- quate to pay all within the purview of the law, the 1uil rate of 5 cents per mile, and it would bave been unjusc and unwise to have given it to some and de- nied to " othersi ~ ‘mor could coutracts have been let under the law to all atarate to have brought the aggregate within the appropriation without sucii practical pre- arrangement of terms as would have violated it. The rate of sea and inland postage, which ‘was profiered under another-stac clearly appers to be a fair eompensation for the de- d service, being three times the price sary to socure transportation by other many ronte, and much beyol mide to private 1ot less burdensome. steamnship companies, upou the refusal of the wster general o attempt by the means provided the distribution of the sum_appro- priated a npensation. withdry the ser T r vessels, and thereby oceasioned slight inconvenienge, thouzh no considerable injury. “The mails have been dispatehed by otie Whatever may hought of the pol subsidizing any Line of public conyes Lam sat- isued that it should rder cover ol an expenditure ineident to the adminisira tion of a i any une recipients of th idy or an o left to an executiv s to 18 distribution. It such gitts of pubiic money are to he made for the purpose iding any enterprise inthe supposed in- st ol the public, I cannot. but tiink that the amount to be paid _and the beneiiciary mizht betier be determined by congress thaix ang otier way, ‘The inter-national congress of delezates froin the postai union counte Lisbon, in Portugal, in ¥ atter a Session of some wa signed ent postal union eony s gned to advang “This additional act has had my will be lnid before you with toe tal report. 1 zprove the recommendation of the post- master general thut anotier assistant be pro- vided for his department. 1 invite your con- sideration to tue several other reécomumun- dations contained in his report. The Judiclary. OVERCROWDED COURTS. The report o1 the attornsy genural contains a humr.{ of the conduet of the departiseni of Justice during the last year and 8 numnber of valuable suggestions as to needed legisiation, and I inyits your eful attention o' the same, -~ Toe condition of business in the couts of the United States is such that there seenls 10 be an imperative necessity for reme- dial legislation on the subject. Soie of these courts are 5o overburdened with pending eauses that the delays on determining litiga- tion amount often "to a denial of justice, Among the plans sug zested for relief is one submitied by the sttorney general, {ts main features are the transfer of all the origi Jurisdietion of the cirouit courts to the d courts, and sn inerease of judges for the Jatter where necessary ; an addition of judges 10 the eireuit courts “and constituting themn exclusively courts of appeal, and reasonably limiting appeals thereto, further restrietiony of the rlZit to remove causes from the stato to fedenil courts, permitting appeals to the supreme courts from the eouris of the District of Columbia and fiom the terrilories only in the same eases a8 they ate allowed from state courts, and guarding against an uunecessary nuwber of appeals from the eirouit eourts. approve the plan thus ontlined and recom- niend the leeisiation necessary for its uppli- cation to our judicial system, pproval and epartinen- The Indian A BUKEAU OF 81X, T recowmend the passaze of a law author- izing the apppointisent of Six coumission- ers, thioe oI whow shall be detailed frow the anuy, to be eharged with the duty ot o care- ful ingpaction from time o time of wll the In- diay upon our ruservations, or subjoct to Lo care and control of the erument with a wiew of discovering I exaet eondition and neads and deternining what steps shall taken on bebalf of the government 1o im- prove their situation in the divection of their sl gupport and complete eieilization: that thoy ascriain from such tuspection what if S s e s b part 13 Bt area, such cases wi s ot need- ad tor dudian ¢ be purehased the e - ey A by Seaeraan Trom thio (udinas aud 4is o trlet 1n the matter of their grants. ':#anné;n in J-\)"L:Ifl-’o.tbrn persuns peusion wolls—au during ‘teh vears of 110,000 g e T t the trans-coutl- acoouutabillty - and retarded by | of the | priod of | | | geticady | that | Ire to e'eanss the tolls from any traudulent per- sonages. P! THE MORMON QUEST The messado gays: In the territory of Utali the lawrge: thy United States passeil for tie suppressiie of poiy zamy has beon ener- andfaithiully execated during the past year, Witk woisurably good results, A number of febions have beemr secnred 1 nnlawiul L and 1N 8oIne cases pleas of guiligrage been entered and siight punishiment fiposed upon tie promise by the sod that thag would not again effend ainst the law noragdy iseconnsel,aid orabet in a1y way K¢ Vioiation by others. "Tlie Utah CommisSioners axpress opinions based upon such information as they ate able to oblain but few polygamous wmarr liave n place (8 the territory during the Tast They = furthor report, thit while canniot be fonnd upon the registra teation Iist of votgrs the *of & man atially guiityof polye while none of that class are holdin it at the last election in the {orri 1 the ofic electad, except in one , were men wlie tho1gh not actuatiy living il tho p of polygamy, —siubseribe to the doctrine of polygamons marrigse as a divine revelation and @ law unto ail, higher and more bindin upon the conscienge than any human law, Tocal or national, Thus is the strange speciat el presented ot a comanunity protected by g republican forin pf governmant to which they owe allezianee, sustaining oy their sulfiag principle and a blfel whicli sets at na that obijzation of sbsolute obadience o the Iaw of the land which liey at_ the foundation ol repubiican insiitations. "The strengih, the perpetuity, and the destiny of the nation yest on ot home, establi by the law of God, guarded by parental care, rezulated by l-,m-nml authority ind sanctifed by paengal . hiese ar ot th: huimes of polyganiy. The mothers of our land. who rule the'wation ws they would the characters and guide ihe actions of their sons, live according to God s holy ordinance, una' wach, pure and happy in e exelusive love of the Tather of her chil- dren, sheds the warw light' of true woman- Nood, npperverted and unpolluted, upon all within her pure and who esome family These wre 1ot the cheorless, erushed and un womanly nothers of polygamy, The fathers of faniilies are the best citizens of the republic wife and ehildren are the sourees of patriotism, and conjugal and parental afteetion boget devotion (o country. The man who, undeted with plural marriage, is surronnded in his sinzle home with his wife and eliildren, hias a sidke in the country whiel inspites himwith respecet tor its laws and courage for its defense, These are not the rs of polvganous familios. There is no feature of this practice, or the stem which sanetions it, whicli is ot op- Josedtoall thatis of value in aue jnstith s, There should be no relaxation in the firm but just execution of the L i eration, " and T should phrov further dise s will v country of this blol upon. its e, Sinee the people in - our LOT1CS are reinforeed by i ation from other ks, yrnmend that @ 1w b passed 1o prevent the fmportation of Mormons into this coun- Tyt THE AGRICULTURAL 1N of the counry, Lhe Messige Siys it reco niiion and Liberal eneour sustains wilh cortainty and ngth our national prosperity and bears its full siare of the hurden of taxation without plaint. Out of onr total annual reports i hree-fourths are th ’\l ol ¢ total popufation near- d in that ¢ wends that cial attenpion sn paid to t departinent, srring (o7 privubitory laws ..L‘,.h-u by several countrjes o cardins the importation ot our animalSandtheir products, the inessage stizzests the imporganes of such ' pree ntions the protection of our stock of all kinds ainst disegse s will disarm suspis cionof dungt gnd canse e remoyal of such injutiond” prohibition. ‘The pre dent recomiugnds yadditional legisiation on ct i pecopsary, and recommends to ration of con'sress the si ons ned in dhe itport of the commissioner riculture, Vheelosing portidh of the messen is devoted to the civil sebgiceonuestion, The president I aw fvelindd to think that there is no sentiment nidte ghueral i the minds of the people of our country than the conviction of the correcingas @ the principle upon whicl the law enforcimg clvil service reiorm is based.” ~Jlo Fritarstes his former exprossed giows on tle gl and e to hope that wc;u ) he sysien which distr urely s a xeward: for Doubls may well by enter our government could survive tl continuance of yatem wiic of administration ins nense army of ciimants for oflice to lay siege to the patrongge of the governmeni enzrossing the time of publie officors, and their importunities spreading abroad the ¢ n of their disaopointuient, and filling with the tumnlt of their discontent.” RESTS demand ent. ling e ency ineventof t L of both require iy has vep ediate amendiment. been consids s, but no has been T it lameniable death of the yice president and the vacancies at the sume time in all other offices, the in- cumbents ot which mizht i Y exe e the funetions of die pres [ otlic aused publ ety and a just demand ta recurrence of such a condition of af- fuirs should notbe permitted.’” In conclusion, I conmend tathe and thoughtful attention of needs and welfare of an inte tion, To subordinate these to adyantages — of b rtisanship or accomplishment of selish aims is late the people’s trust and betray the ple's interests. But an_individual“sen responsibil 1 sterndetermination to perform our duty woll must give us peace among those who have added in their day and generation to the glory and prosperity of our beloved land. (Signed) GroviEr CLEVELAND, Washington, Dec. 5, 155 e THE MARK IE\'SH'I‘IT. | —] What the Housekeeper Can Purchase in the Local Marts—Prices and Varicties, IN THE V BLE L Onions are selling .at 3) cents a peck. Beets are worth 25 cents a peck, New turnips are worth 20 ecnts a buge is bringing 10 to 15 Potatoes, best. varietics, are wort 65, Salt Lake, potatoes are coming selling for 8 etits & bushel. Sweet po tatoes, home grown, 4, und dersey sweet, 4} eents a pound, 0 Hubburd iind Marblehead squashes sell for 10 to 25 conts apicee. Carrots are worth 25 cents a pock Oyster plant sells 4 bunches for a quar- ter, { ¢ Parsley is sold afi conts a bundle, Parsuips at 23 eents a pe a pumpking are worth from 10 to 20 cents i Bwoet 'e”mpkmn the sume. Celery .w;Jl. " und 69 eents o dozen. New hot-howse;. dettuce and radishus 5 cents w bunch. .dn 4 ERUITS. The markets ave not well stocked in the hine of frigfi8¥atawba grapes 75 cents 10 §1.00 per | ol Axes seedling grapes retail at 10easts a pound. Califo nin grapes e solling at about 2 cents a poudl | Malagn geapes sell at 30 eents a poind, ersian dates cents a pound. Figs from 20 Lo 80 eents a pound. uwu ¥ eents a dozen ranberries 90 Sorth 15 cents a quart. Lemons 20 tofdi%ems. Floridu oranges are now in yirignarket sel 10 65 dozgir, s ens, difle i 24 cents a pound. Choice cool fi;‘r’ eating apples, 8 w‘w cents a peck, $3.00 to $3.50 per bar rel. MEATS, FISH “AND GAME. n the tine ‘of iresh water fish, white fish, trout and bass retail at 15 eents per pound; pickerel s selli at 12} cents; croppic and perch can be had for 12 attish sedl for 15 cents a pound. i Columbia river salmon are worth 5 cents a pound. ~ ¥resh vels seil for 20 eents a pound, Salt water fish; are market ut the foewing pi Fresh halibut 25 cents # pound. Codlish sud 'k, 15 cents 8 pound. Mackerel, 15 vents eaoh. s are worlh 25 ocents » pound. Shrimps are selling for 40 cents u pound. %, New York ocounts, 80; selects, 40, stendard, 40 ovis aevan. Codfish tongues and seoliops are u rurity snd cas be bad throngh the bal- gain in the VEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1885, anee of the winter. at 30 conts ¢ pound quart. Prairic chickena are very searce andre- tail at 40 cents cach. Ducks are sollin, its; mallard, 85 conts. Quail are § rinning to como in, and sell at 8250 perdozon (- The best cuts of sirloin sall for 15 conts rumps and npper part of round stoak at 123, Roasting ribs, firm and juicy, ean be bought from 10 to 12} cents. ~ Veal is extromoly s and comes high, from 15 to 20 conts, rding to the ch N0ss of the part t breads ean be pur chased at 5 cents a pair. Corn beef is selling at from 5 to 10 conts, according to cuts, Prime leg of mutton can be had for 124 conts; mutton chops 134 to 15 conts Flam is worth 124 conts in bulk, 20 conts sliced. Pork, 10 to 12} conts. Sausage, 10101 lamb is solling for $1 for for Colfish tonguos sell Scollops, 8) cents a quarter and $1.25 for hind quarters. Spring chickens are worth from ¥0-to 40 cent )i The Hospital Conoert. The following programme has been prepared for the concert which is to take wt the opera house on Wednesday scomber 0, the § which are to be donated to St. Joseph's hospital: oceeds of Address Septette, i Misses Flossie Cotuer, Wirth and Emily D Oh! Haste, Crimson Morning s <. Lueia di Lanmermoor Miss B Gowinneran W, Sanders, an, Thou Mighty Monster...C, M. Weber Miss Fannie Arnold, Coneorto B, Minor, Lo Mondelssohn nnines, Mr. M. Caling ACCOm RISk, Dug O Violin Solo Trof. A Litu M, Almgis...... Mrs, W,V March—~Bohemieny Wel Avran g . Denza o i two pi By by Mondelsson and delssol Chopin lenhaupt Sullivan (@ Seherzo, ... b lmpromtu s Campancl Vilse Song : Miss Fannio Xrnotd. Let All Obey. ... & Mr. Revel s Caisse (hunting in the woods) toveneeseo PrdONY AL Dioyschock oo Leach fa Les Ib Inquictude Proi. £ Vision Mis. W. Thou Fair Rhodes, Th ather. The “beauntitul snow'” has eontinned to Il since Monday night, and at 4 lock this morning had reached a depth of about slx inche Lhe fostive cutter was oul in groat numbers, and the tinkle of the morry sleigh bells was heard on all sides. At 7 o'clock yosterday morning the thermometer indicated a temperature of 112, and at 4 o'clock yesterda afternoon the mercury had elimbed to a point 302 above zevo. According to the Bur souri special reports, the points bolow is as tolle 22, snowin, Nebra Falls City, 12, sleet 159, Ke L snowing; Denver, t this point is still running At Sionx City itis reported nzton & Mis- ather at the Plattsmonth, City, 169, L snowing; Col* incoln, 152, snoy Grand Island 50 nmbus, Crete, clonly Conk he river el frozen. aragraphs, oln, is at the Mil- Personal A.R. Carl, ot Liz lard.™ 0. W. Rice, of Cr lavd. H. W. Curtis and wife, of Ashland, are Paxton guests. C. C. Valentine, of Lincoln, is quar- at the Paxjon. Ruilsbach, of Ashlund tered st the Millard. H. IL Dorsey and D. McLennan, of Wahoo, are at the Paxton Earl Russell and G. Balfour, of Lon- don, ttae Paxton hocel < Phil. D. Miller, of the Live Scock Indi- cator, K y, is at tae Millad, Hon, e A. Brooks, of Bazile Mills, is in the city, @ guest at-the Mil- Jurd. - mes Bell, of David City, accompa- nied by his son, is” stopping &t the Mil Tard. Guor, roturned from an ex far west. L. M. Bennet, the superintendent of the local Pallman odice, left tor the cast yestorday. A.J. Duniand, Miss W, P. Richards and Miss M. Dougherty, of Norfolk, ar at the Paxton, Miss Bele Wendell, of Plattsmouth, and Misses J. Palmer ‘anl C. Graves, of Lincoln, are at the Paxton, W. D. Thom remont; J. L. Ritter, North Bend; J. R, Porter, Haigler; G, 11, k' Creck;d. S. Tewksbury, g Water, are at the Canlicld. Brevities, o Gorbam, who has been re thton, is at the Mil- s W, Bost, of Poyeke Bros,, bas ubive Lip i the yards for som + months past, s done mach to make his mong stock ren, has been ng stock agent. e duy ini Ne- -Union stoe and who | road popular appointed. trave, will start on his first trip 1o braski. The police have been inforimed that Patsy O'Donnell, the 1iyear-old son of Yhomas O'Donnell, left his homi: Mon- night and has not since returned His parents are 'y mnxious about him and have instracted the polies to muke a strict search for the wanderer, Mrs. Norton, who was cut by her hos- bund so badly Sunday night, suddenly moved frowm “her houie o Fourteenth steoet yesterduy, baving sold her house hold goods. Where sie has moved to is MUKLOWN, Attorney N. J. Burnham is prepari another writ of habeas corpus to seeare the release -of Pat Hannon, the suspic i_uyla charvacter now conlined in the city Juil. Another of the eases against Mrs. Mann for selling boer in u house of prostitution has boen set for trial this afternoon in the poliee court. Judge MeCull y+h ealled the docket in the county court yesterday, There were forty-two eases recorded for teial thi 5 term’ —— PLLES! IPILES | curs for Bliud, Bleeding, vated Piles has boen discovered by W illigis, (ah Indian remedy), catled DF. ams' Indian Pile Ointwent. A single Dbox has cured the worst chronic cases of 2 or 0 years standing. No one noed suffer five wibutes aler applying this wondertul séoth ing wedicine, ‘auun.‘ and instruments do more harm than good. Willlans' ludisn Pile Ointinent absorbs the tuwors, allays the tense itehing, (particularly at night after etting warain bed), acts as a poult ua-.filu-q fix&uuwlw‘md is puepared only for Piles, iz of private puris, and for nothing else. BuIN nmlgug,m ovRED, ruzier's de Ointinent cures as by ¥i h.iuuk ias ot ru 0 uptions ou ) Vi s i beaunifal, - Al enren § mlmmmxh s Nipples, Sare Lips, aud ufe Uleers, Sold by druggists, or wuiled on receipt of 80 pe s Lails y Kubn & Co., and Schroeter & Becht. Tt whwlesale by C. ¥. Goodiuan. PILE! B the skin bl e ouly Origiaal Buston Brown Bread Srenh s e WEW EXGLAND UAK. ERY. Al Howe muade Mingo Meat and Minco Pis. TRADE FACTS Dire Forebodings of & Monstor Squeess in Year Qorn, AND FIGURES. THAT OPTION RULING HIGHER Contagion the Wheat Pit, Vorcing the Price Up a Cent— Stock, Home Strikes Live nnd Foreign Reports, CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET, CiicAGo, Dee. S—[Special to the Bk.| Cons—The advance of over 115¢ in year corn was the thing on the foor that overshad owed everythiug else at thie opaing This option in thirty minut s sold up to #&'e and showed every indication of Keening on up. The gear deal s getting near its crisl« as every body knows if there is a laige shoriago the erisis will be with the shorts, and if there is 1o great amotnt of shortage then the en v of the deal will soon aud iteol & <in o £ L in temperatire and the appearancee Of SNOW i Just What these peop.e wintad. 1t will choek eceipts and aifect tie gradin g un favoranly, Lester & Co., it i apparent, have 50 d out the bulk of theit haidin g, and now whatever there {5 to the deal i 0 the hatds of MeCormack, Kent & Co. Their principals are at New Y They v tie best cominis son men in this pigand tie ones wio ran the most Successiul cofner ever en- gineered. The bull elique must bulge th cormn “l‘l" about Hie or lose mone s olier wise they cannot sl out at a proat, I thoy had to sl iow tha market wonud go to ood man ot would wike a ss onl of the s useae. Reccipts, of course, will be large i the price is ad* vanced and shorts are allowed to uanz olf, It will take & 8horp squeeze to frighien the shorts, The advanee to 134 on trading in Syear” did not excoed 150,000 bushers, e ther trightened a good 1 Warar—Wheat aronsed it el and stretehied propar ing, Running thr jority of tiad rs 1 would that when that was o) n the lon of inereases would he followed by a decy and in their minds they s May beyond the comark, nonetual fact ey bougit wheat on - suspicion, for - nothing in the present outlook warranted even a g thiat wheat was going to be less p enty than itis now. However, tie action of a few pen was contigions, wid bafore they knew it they were all buying wheat, forein, price up justonecent. Ahe reaction as it al ways dovs, and carric until half theadyance wis W W tradin was of o very dull W vk was quoiably zirm, : Daring the st half £ iy quite steadily around 88, and - May G4icdty the latter having proviously sold atvie, i oi the morning session wits steady t change noted from yestenday Provision=—the crowd scomed to have ana mtor yesterday’s nzures of "y wnd Janiiary pork, and for and 10 thein prefly wmich diny was - quict and entirely o its late ory 1o nds ol liope that L and list ture CHICAGO LIVE STOUW. Cittcaco, Dee, S.—[Special to the Br was rather slow and pri mg s on Monday, Had trains with ali the cattle due for the day prices would have ruled lower, Low grades and common uative steers range be tw ¢ 1.85, good 1o chioice fat cattle $5.00 €350, and prime fiest class natiy 50000550, A Joad of far Christimas steers sold at $6.50 last w y erazing 500 1o 500 may be quoted 805 avernges of 700 10 80, Feoders avir O 5000 v quoted at S5.00 0395, Export cattle trade continues Lo Sow sizis of revival durin < the Past difteen or bwenty days. The sh 1rom this xide {0 British markeis have pa but a simall proat instead of a lurge 1oss 1O tho past Yearor eigateen mont 15, ping steers, 1550 to 100 pounds, 5.1 1200t 150 pound PO, B0 015, s, ¥ Hoes—Taere s little or na prices, and for the past week v, ruled yewmarkably. sicady, considerin s eipts have averaged about 45,000 a day. The warket to-day opened sta'ly, and so ruled until near the elose, when' salesmen reported they were unahle t) set goold as ab the opening, Vet the demand stron ¢ st (o Just, and clos stexay. The best heavy sold and the best mixed King soris at = 3,55, A few loads of pa tking sorts sold u) Packing and,shipping, 250 to 400 1bs., 5,10 3.4 e 85,00005,55, medium $ New York, sv—Dull and easv al 2wl PrivE Fonl firin at & L=307 deand, 4.5 GOVERNMENTS —Actiye and soon Srocks—-Stocks were anusually ifregular and in early dealings feverish. In the nrst half hour there was'a decided decline in Vin- derbilts, Western Union, Lowisville & Nush- ville and Union Paciac, but the losses were generally s{ors noo b ings were mpaniod by 1y tone, woderate mdvaners and.only slight re- actions, closing stronz within a-small’ irac- tion of the hest iigures of the duy. “The death of Vanderbili was not known iu- Wall strect Ll an lour alter the elose of the exchan g Most of the- leadipg. brokers had leit the street before even the ruanor e arding the matier was startod. and (he effect upon ¢ morow'sstocks wits only @ aatter of jeelure wmony the belatod brokers and oflice clerks, @5 Quict ent, and STOCKS ON WALL STREET. 83 cent boyds... 1044 O, &N, W U. S. 4i¢'s i N e Mail,. . D, L. prefeivod. Linois Contral L. 1 & W Kausis & Texas. prefavred. - LI &0, preferrad . rol . Mo. Pacine .. Vestern U niof Northern Pac belerrad New York, Dec. :cy.w.l; pxpor i i higher but q ppLions opeted w declined 46t e, dater ruled stronior, vancad 4t e, closinie steady; uneraded rod, No. 2 ved, Vic alloat; Jauuary closing pot, lowerand faigly active : options Lata'ge higher, later el back" Liwise, closing Seady: “yeodipts, 15,00: export none: unvadad, dxaddc: No., 615 de i elevator, b3l @odige atloal; Jusnuary elosing Py Oats - Shade better and very quiet; 00ipLs, 24,000; eXports, Hone 1epo H wosleri, i wosters, N e, Petroloum—Stendy : united elosod at 99 Egun—nicady, and demand oderate ceipls, S | 51 A oster 2ol U yohior—@uiet sud wery wieadys wess, #9356 t sleam spot, wme; rd—Less active; wesler $0.40: Janwary, 20430045, Butter—Quict wnd Lo ; westers, Elgin eremuery, Sie. Chocso—bieady and bebler demand; west- e flat, 7@le. Milwaukee, 1ec, 8,~Wheat—1'nsettled; cash. ¥ixe: dun o M) (,'(ll'l\-—mu:y divetuiat: No B = Provisou—tead S50 now, BUAD. auatl ; "'l:“fi"’g 3 i xed, 42 @850 wier; No. X Ouis—Dull: No. 2 wised, #e, Hyo Fasier: No. 2. g, Bariey —#air domsud soady | extsa No, P et wt 810 Flour -Qulet and un- 83700100 Minn . ots nis, $h032115; Wise <an, $4,754.90, and Chloago, Dee. 8 ehanzed: soft sprin bakers, $3.50 @1.50; consin, $.6%0485; Mick Wi Firm, advan, eased under fairsofteri g inl demand: fluctuated within and closed it thie sam day; ST 8L January later SPOc- range led firmer and higher r futures advanced % tol Jo ghior: #43,Y i tor R o Janary § g5 4 tor { for May " light in_ cash and futures; dy ;@ cash; 23 @2% for Doccuber ¢ for January Sligal or May. Dull and hvavy atole cash Dall at i closed De ik February: ading and easior at 81,05001.67 : No. 1, 8118, te il highoer Va3 sl for | )3 for danuary Lavd —Fair demand and a shad higher and elosed stealy: S102G@105 10 cash SO0 8025 for Doacember: $510@5120, for danuary s <5175 @420 for Feorvary Bulk Moats —Shou'd oy, #ii)ai cleat, $3.10.@ 5, 15; short ribs, 8 1,80 1,85 Whisky--s1.13 Buttor e oreamery medium to fancy, et daify TAlE [0 dne, 135 @ 1S So—Quiet: full erpan eiedd s, @ ats, 10@10e; young Awmericas, 100 sKims, dur Ficmer; 1 Heavy g fully cured, 0 jeq lizht, 100; da 1, 8c: bill hides, Olgcs dry sa Ay dint, Laied ca 't skins, . l'.n“u\\-—lhlf!llni' 1.0 for SN0y mber; short No. 1 conniry, o et pls, Snipments 11,000 1540 ) L 105,00 N RO o bhla, W et bt Corn, b, Oats bt Rve bt Barley, b, 8 Minneapolis, Dac. { 1 hard, casit, Dlet D Janiaryy @ 0: Kebraary, ¥ : (e NooL northern, ea somber, Sic: January, 80 Febriar May, e Flour Moo mands patents, $4.75@ 6.01: Dakers, § Lioed (0, Recoipts —Wheat, 63.000: flonr, Riripients—Wheat, 14003 tlotr, 5 Ol 1,200, sol qulet; o Dull; pool, wsh, Waeather — frosty, fair demand: offcrine sprine and winter, 582 41 i, O3 1Lats Ld: el o, 38 3d@ss il srn—Strong i i taied o 4 D Kan b = Whnt— () iiety No. 21 . iy, £21ce bill Corn bid, 23 a asked: May Feornary ask + sk Stro January & 5 bul, e D, LIVE STOUK. Chicago, De Tao Droyors' dournal reports Cattle—~Ro ipts, 900 dullamd 10+ Jower; shiphing e i 13, S5,00 @550 stek gy w 3 ooy, balls i 130 hidng Texans mixe ips, S 600 werk ant ashudo )15 W Foxans, 3400 ), laa s Kansas Oity, Doe. S Cattle uts, 700 slow, weak X PO i, b i COW L, 50005 shivm \ice, S35 5.i5: Iheht and N )3 common Wi feup — It e pLs, ship nents, o non to good, [RURXTEN St. Louals, D S—Cattle —[eaipts, 90 40 ady: shipoing i i Receipts and a Hon. ers and grass 1ts, 5,000 none; it Laiuby, = litde netivivy e I|u.‘: Jarke @ was ver to-day Sheep i ALLING PRICES. | Poorto | tived to | Mediun Extra, DESCRIPTION, Cattlo— | e B4 40@4 63 55 05@h 25 4 0wl 40, 340. 4 90 (@4 25 8 H0 Bulis oy Mixed. Heavy I Light Weigats, Skips p on WO, str 120 of spricss for packing and shippinz and 1ig wei it ho 23 for six dws i snowa below: Rou b [ izht | Bixed. Weights ER B.ATY WIGIES T AND LOWEST, - Showlng the lighost and lowent prives pald on this ueket for hogs during the past seven days and tor the coigssponding time SLanonth ¢ Puesd v, Wodneday Thursda, “riday Saturday Monday Tunduy st B Note—All sales of stock in tliis market aro amade per ewl. dive weikit, unless otherwiss stated. Deal hogs soll at le per b, for all WLl s. s, " or loes weigliing less than 100 (b5, no value, -~ £r it s0ws are docked 40 1bs wid stags 80 tbs. OMAHA WHOLNXSALE MARKELS Puosday Evening Dec. 8. Genvral Markeots. Dewand brisk aud prices rule firm Eads Il weather continue ) i¥ no nmterial change to) se roll aneets with fair] sude, while rorades are nfllll’ raggin gl S can oniy be sold L packers at dow priees. Elietly cholee roll, 121527 tair 10 xood, ¥ (3 A rio h e tu oreary elieddars, Octo- Ctizns i e Anskye, 1074 3 Hats, 12¢: Yorng Atsbricas, P % chin "B, Augu ke, 10 :full - evemn, J:m!. nitn Good o Yuung Americes, MWe: sharp, 040ic: st guslity Bwisy chosse. ity o1, riew clopa, o ket i5 nowln @ ver cullls comdiblun s Wil sl L un s Srali i S Y TA oD o shippers is geadn called to the ¥ of ghip- PN e y beture the ys. i« Yoo duts rom Leecmber 5 util #5 are usu- Ay tar b excess of dousnd aud mm"l'mmm b wr ‘% " ught in g, 4 a s .fm...l‘r.m'.,':u‘?' am tho i, i thin the woretng of Deconber 8, & - 1 | |