Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 4, 1886, Page 5

FROM THE STATE CAPITAL A Forty-Five Hundred Dollar Verdict fur Malicious Prosecution IN FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFF. Other Business Transacted by the United States Court-—Bonding the Btock Yards for Improvements ~8uccessful Concert—Notes, [FROM THE BEE'S LINCOLN BUREAT.] The jury in the case of Amdurska vs Poska, which has been on trial in the United States court since Monday, re- turned a verdict last night of $4,500 in favor of the plaintiff. The action was to recover damages for malicious prosecu- tion. In 1883 Amdurska, who was a ped- dler, hought a team from Poska, giving in part payment two notes secured by chattel mortgage. At that time both parties were residents of Lincoln. Am- duarska and his partner, Ty found business in Nebraska dully Colorado. 'I']u-] first note was :[ , and then, having a good o team, sold it “There gome hitch in the payment of the se note, but Poska — never prosecute until the spring of 1885, when Amdursk then doing busin in Cheyenn hustled off to jail by Governor Daw great pet Deteetive AL L. Pound on a rge of selling mortgaged prov The courts there rvefused to hold him, and Pound brought him to Lincoln on & requi Amdursk i 1 two fin dischar W the present trial Poska's main desire was to extort money from him rather than to prosecute him, and the jury consulted only ten minutes on their verdict, which "some were i favor of making §10,000, the amount sued for. The note in con- Y was only $08, but . demanded $200 in settlement, uning, Cushing & Co. vs Daniel B. y et al. Claimants given leave to intervene as defendants and file petition in ten days, with bond of $300 condi- tioned to costs, ete. Answer to claimants petition to be filed in_twenty- vs and reply in thirty-five, and case continued Wesley Redh Garnished directed to pay uup tion of juegment, or surrender to mars property of defendants in his hands suf- ficient to sume, Moses F .vs Anna Stettnisch. Mo- tion for ring allowed, plaintiff to pay costs made since filing motion to dismis; Patrick McG Motion for ne ment absolu T vs James J. Brown. rruled. Judg- 1 Oliver F. T Vi w Griner. De- murrer to petition sustained and plaintiff given leave to amend within ten days, BONDING THE STOCK YARDS 'l',¥ lespic of the Nebrask: s company reports that T, W. Harvey, the i lunip in_ Chi cago, has selected a si for an extensive wholesale , of this ci k. The Lincoln and that tracted to build two p: to be run by Kaufh and the other b; Tl:n}i hoth Chicago packers. T ses will have a capacity of 2,000 head daily in the sum- mer and 4,000 in_the winter. The esti- mated cost is $50,000, which the stoc holders hav thorized the directors to raise by bonding the stock yards property. Justnow th flicers are looking after n supply of ice for next summer's use. One house of 1,500 tons has been secured, and a large gang of men are at work fill- ing others. ide & Co., BRIEF MENTION. The estimate of expenses for Lancaster y in 1885, as made by the commis- sioners, was $120,420. The actual cost of running the county was $143,355, leav- ing a deficit, to be met this year, of nearly $14,000. The first concert of the Lincoln Ora- torio society oceur t the l'unke Tues- day ovening when the Messiah was given, the home vocealists having the assisi 0 of Miss Jennie Dutton of “Chieago, Miss Ray and Mr, Leib of s the celebrated Musical Union ore L of Omaha. As a financial enterprise the oratorio was the biggest kind of a suc- cess, nearly $800 being realized for the benefit of Lincoln’s worthy poor. As an artistic production it was somethin s yore than 8 2075006 and the socicty will be well justified in making further effort in thy me d tion, never forgetting to call inthe trmined musicians who com- pose the Musical Union orchestra, and whose superb work was so highly appre- cinted and enjoyed Tuesday evening. Bertie Brown, a colored girl, 1 s old, was sent to the reform school yester- duy on complaint of her father, who told Juilge Parker that Bertie was 2 cons mate liar and thief, and as the traits we not hereditary in the family he was a. lit- tle troubled abont her, Sheriftt Melick, acting under orders from Ju d, forced an entrance into Da ry store Tuesday night and tool ion of the stock, ‘The sheriff' i hold the fort,” until the courts reach a decision in the easo. One of the horses drawing an R streot car slipped yesterday morning, and was run over and badly mangled. The new German Lutheran church on H between teenth and Fourteenth streets, will be dedicated Sunday. The services will be condueted by Rev. Brack- hage of Maleolm, and Koenig of Seward, ccording Secretary Stratton, of As- sembly 8774, K. of L., is missing, and his accounts are $37 short. A womaun is said to figure in the case. A Gus, ders was found guilty of con- tempt Tuesday by Judge Parker in e ranIaTTaoi ehat ShBling ¢ tools seized in Sheedy’s place some days ago. The court held "that gambling tools are not lawful property, and hence not sub- jeet to replevin, Saunders was ordered to return the goods to the ofticers, and stand committed until he has done so. Jeft Glass, the Apollo-like landlord of the Windsor, has returned from his visit to Oskaloosa, looking us fresh and youth- ful us an unpluckudnuisy. STATE ARRIVALS Geo. 1. Sayage, Omaha: M, McLaugh- lin, West Point; €. C. McNish, Wisner; A W. Webb, Weeping Water; 8. Dixon, W. P. Mumau 1 . Fowler, ;. M i Albert L. Buchanan, North Omaha, I Army Order Colonel Alexander MeD. M infuntry, has been relioved from duty as member of the general court-martial ap- ointed to meet February 10 at Fort Bridger, Wyo., and Colonel Henry A, Morrow, Tiventy-fivst infantry, has been ) his place, n William C, Shannon, assistant surgeon, | foved from duty in the Department of the Platte to take on the 7th instant e Oued McCreary, company K, afantry, who surrendered himself snver Col., December 14, and is now nfinement at Fort D, A. Russell, ., eharged with having deserted the seryice of the United States, at Fort Verde, Arviz., June 4, has been ordered released from confinewent and restored o duty witaout trial e SRR Union machine sews backwardsor for- WA T'wenty thousund pou sold in London eve y sge, three-quarters of which come from Scotimnd aud Ll the vest fram Ireland. THE OMARA DAILY BEE, THUKSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1886, AN IMPORTANT DECISION. Judge Neville's Ruling in the Mechans jos' Lien Case. The following is the text of Judge Neville's important ruling in the case of Colpetzer vs. Vestrymen and Wardens of Trinity Church: “The plaintiffs in this action seck to for close what they claim to be a material-m lien upon the church property of defend The F aintiffs claim to have farnished the g leged quantities of lnmber to_defendants by virtue of a contract with one Walbaum & Ca W were parties that had contracted to erect for defendant the church building in ques- tion. ‘The plaintiffs filed their alleged lien under ihe suppositibn that Sec. 2 of the chapter of our statates allowing liens to sub-contrac- tors and material men who have furnished Iabor and material to the original con tor who should erect the building, are entitled to a lien, Upon issue (Miuml a jury was called to pass upon the facts and a lict in favor of Pplaintiffs upon special findings. The case i now before me upon questions of law raised by defendants inthe final hear. mfim the case by the conrt. lie fact is that before the enactment of Law of 1881, {he inal contract to crect the church in question was made between the chureh corporation and Walbaum & Co., and the lumber and other material f is liere elaimed, was furnished to the original contractors, Walbaum & Co.,by virtue of that | inal contract. he act of 1851, which took effect in 1, 1581, provided a method fi ntractors and material me could be obtained prior to this act ) remedy up to that enactment was a’notice to owner of amounts due from original con- tractor and n request that they be retained for the sub-contractor or material man. The defendant opposes the aileged validity of this lien upon constitutional grounds and relies upon the provision of the United States constitution which reads as follows: state shall pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts, * # # &% “I'here is no proposition of law so well put at tas that & State cannot pass a law im- nairing the obligation of contracts. And the ike proposition is at rest. That is that no state supreme judicial power can of construction of the state ¢ laws, impair the obligation of and that contraets made under ing the time sucl me court hold said contracts valid construing the con- stitution and laws favorably thereto, shall not be made invalid by a_change of opinion of the state supreme court npon the same question. So that the question is, “Does this act of 1851 impair the contract of Trinity church with- H. Walbaum & Co., in pueh as it may allow a material s lien for merchandise furnished baum for the church.” 1t has been settled by state-and federal de- cisions that a state may so legislate as to change the remedy merely n o contract; that {5, effect tiie’ remedy pertaining to ,but not the vested “rights of that tract, and in all this el fense is that the remedy the right, so that it i to draw the line of demarkation between the right and the remedy, if that line exists in a particular ori T June se, The state and federal decisions are cqually harmonious ving that the remed Hight may be So blended that_ when the edy only is attempted to be effected the ute vested right 13 impaired and tho legila s prohibited the same as if the right only was effected. said that a contract under the old lien law, which gave no lien to materialmen than the original contractor is effected s 10 its remedy only by the subsequent act which attempts to create an additional lien to an pdditional party not contracted with? Would not the p churel t with parties un der e n 3 would not be a morty: upon_ their por cquent, should make all such contracts a valid mor rage? Would it be contended that such con- hma became ortgages by virtue of the subsequent law? This attempted lien stands upon the same footing as a mortgaze so far as the rights of the church is concerned, 1f the legislature can by this act g tional liens other than existed unde: th Jaw as to contracts made prior to the ne law, then the legislature can convertany con- tract made prior to the new law intoa lien or incumbrance upon any of the property of the contracting parties. “To give to the sta such a power would strike down the founda tion of law and all human right. “The contract with the Trinity chureh peo- ple having been made prior to the enactment of the law of 1881, the liens of wmaterialmen provided for under that law can only be ex- ercised under contracts made subsequent to the law and therefore do not apply to the con- tract made by these people. Non Obstante_veredicto judgment for de- fendants dismissing bill at eost of plaintiffs. Y. M. C. A. Notes, The usual weekly meeting for young men oceurs this evening at 8 o'clock. Bring your friends with you. Applications for meml.mrhil]) are being made daily. Several have already been received this weck, Thoge wishing to Join the assoiztion should hand in - their names before the monthly meeting, to be held next Monday evening. Sceretary Joplin has entered upon a systematic canvass of the for the bulding fund and will devote his whole time to this for the next three months. Meanwhiie Mr, Samuel C. Tuthiil, who has been elected assistant seeretary will charge of the office. : ranton, Pa., with & population of sa Y. M. C. A, building and lot 70,000, Shmira, N, Y from n non wards a new association building. Mus, Penfield, of Rockford, I, having contributed to the supportof the local sociation for the past ten years shows her appreciation of the work by giving to the association for a new building a tull lot worth over $4,000, sociation has an Without an equal— Union sewing ma- chine, YPersonal Paragraphs. Gen, J. C. McBride, ex-postmaster of Lincoln, is in the city. Charles C. Parmele, of Plattsmouth, registered at the Millard last evening K. E. Valentine, son of ex-Congress- Rmn Valentine of West Point, 15 at the C. W. Hubbard, of the Sioux I Granite company, Sioux Falls, D, T at the Millard, Newton E. Barkalow, of Denver, of Barkalow Bros., is in the city, stopping at the Millard, Miss Allie McBride arrived in the city 1 y to attend her sister, who is ying ill at the Cozzens. F. L. Brown, Hastin F. M. Gilmore, Fuollerton; William Dillon and Mason Gregg, Lincoln, and H. D. Clement and i re at the Paxton. recently of Cl recman as night clerk . Mr. Marriott is wel- comed to the list of geninl gentlemen of his eraft in Omaha, Mr. Reeves, awell known live stock commission dealer in the city yesterd: stock business with Dimself in the business | John Grant, western sups the Barbe intendent of Asphalt company, is wel- comed home after a winter's visit in ashington, He u-ilm'l.-( that congress ng itself and Trinidad still gems the tropic sea 2 committee sent to Mr, , the eivil engineer who lost his leg coasting on Dodge street some weeks z0, an el S50 it of flowers, The course of the carnival ran by the Child’s hospital —and Mr. Parkhurst watched the festivities awhile from his window. P8 ng the next thirty d. John Keene, western stock agent of the M avkee, has returned from attendance upon the stockmen's uvention at Deayer Y M. Lawler, superintendent of the Eikhom & Missouvi Valley, is in Lo eity, at the Millayd, 5. r which pay | CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Winding Up of the Discussion in the Benate on the Dakota Bill. A VOTE TO BE TAKEN TO-DAY. Mr. Bland's Resolution Calling on the Secretary of the Treasury as to Why He Has Discriminated Agninst the Silver Dollar, Benate. WasniNaToy, Feb, 8.—The chair laid be- fore the senate a letter from the attorney gen- eral, asking for an additional appropriation of $£50,000 for jurors for United States courts, and $135,000 for witnesses, It was referred to the committee on appropriations. Among the measures reported favorably from the committees, was a resolution by Mr. , reported as he believed “with una- nimity” from the committee on foreign relations, declaving it to be the opinion of the senate that congress ought not to provide fora joint commission of Great Britain and United S i tion to the fisheries. 1t lendar, (L before the senate the resolution as submitted yesterday by Mr, Riddleberger, and the substitute for it sub- mitted by Mr. Pugh, velating to the relations between the president and senate in regard to information and pap fecting governiment ofticers suspendea or appointed. Edmunds said that practically but four of the session was left for business, solution offered embraced no practical question, only a mooted_question, and it would be time enough to Ill‘{)llll, he question when it became a practical question, e moyed to lay the resoiution on the tabl Mr. Ri herger addressed the chair, The chair said the question was not de- batable, Mr. Riddleberger criticised Mr. Edmunds’ motion in view of the fact thathe (Eamunds) had first debated the matter and then moved to shut off debate. I sked that he might ] Mr. Edmunds, re- Mr. Riddleberger \l’] unanimous consent to make s, By unanimons consent Mr. Riddleberger was allowed to proceed. He did not object to thenirst three seetions of Mr, Pugh's resolu- tion. If these were not introdueed stitute for his (Riddleberger's) olution, he wonld accept them, but when it came_ to the remaining sections, he differed with Mr. Pugh. His (Riddleberger’s) resolution mere- i involved two propositions, namely, that we had no right to requ from the president the reason for remo or “suspensions of ofticers, but we had the right to demand of him any rea- SONS OF DAPETS OF Proofs going to question ap- pointments, As to the rest of Mr.Pugh’s reso- ution as to “public policy,” ete.” Mr. Riddle- berer saw no necessity for Mr. Pugh'’s pro- fessed ignorance of pariiamentary laws, but inquired of the ehair if the motion to lay on the table was out of debate, The Ch It _has that effe :h:m that the chair cannot expr on, Mr. Pugh—I should nev resolution if the question had not been pre- sented by a h-mm:f: republican, Mr. Conger made n point of ‘order, that if the question was not open to all to debate, he objected to further diacussion of the subject. j[r. Puch said that as a motion had been made to lay the resolution on the table, and as the motive and purpose of the motion are manifest, I have no objection to the motion prevailing. ! Mr. Riddleberger had no objection if there were no prefatory remarks, “The miotion to lay on the table was then agreed to. A bi s passed for the benefit of the states of Texas, Colorado, Oregon, Nebraska, “alifornia, hansas and Nevadt, and the ter- Washington and Idaho. It pro- in case of loss of the original settlement ritories vides th of war may i certified by th At 2 0'clock the Dakota bill was placed be- fore the senate, and M floor. e diffes i the senator fron ( Mr. Butler) and the senator from Missouri (Mr. Vest) in regard to tl on consideration. Fourteen states had been adwmitted under the force of enabling y and eleven states without enabling acts. Congress, therefore, was free to adopt either course according to the circumstances which in each case might seem best adapted to the public good. What was the substantial objection to Dakota’s s By reading a paragraph from or's speech we might get a glim, st, a shadow—of the real objection. ' The meaning of the objection was that if Dakota were admitted it would give three electoral votes to the republican strength at the next presidential election. He inquired of Mr, Butler whether that wag not the neiy i dir. gutlar dciiea 1t, and Said he had already declared that even if the polit complexion of Dakota were Would have felt obliged to oppo sion under the pres tion. 4 Mr. Logan said that when the republicans wanted anything the idea of the senator from South Carolina was that it was wanted by a “clique.” Mr. Logan’s idea was that without regard to_the polities of a_territor it should be admitted when it nad the nec sary_population and other considerations. Mr. Logan regretted to be obliged, in the ab- Vest, to refer to some of that i (Lo anted to e the con- happened to mention the fact that ex-union sol- diers inhabited Dakota. Some extraordi- I finerences had been drawn from the nee by Mr. Harrison to ex-union sol- in connection with the population of r. Logan said his re ce Was could not 0— se_its admi nt aspect of its applica- line that bitterness was found or injustice inculeated, Il was not north of the line that it was sought to deprive people of their votes. ‘The obiections to Dakota were part of a great scheme to keep m‘llmbllcun states out till democratic states could be brought in also. That was a repetition of the old prin- |. iple of “slave” and “free” states, = Mr. ogan read {rom the Charleston News and Courier an article advocating the enactment of property qualifications for voting. There, lie sald, ~was @ proposition to deprive nass of the people of the right . ‘The senator from South Carolina laughs. said Mr, Logan. 1don't see why you shoula not laugh, beesuse that is the “only way you are going to control that country after o le. ‘T'he start of democracy had in South Carolina. es, said M Butler, while the distin- guished senator’ from Iilinois (Mr. Logan) was a leader of that party. Not a leader, ltr]ied Mr. Logan, T was a follower and followed so far behind that I got loft. [Great laughter and applause in the galleries. | ‘T'he attempt to keep out Dakota Mr. Logan characterized as part of a great scheme to keep out the states that send republicans to congress. He appealed to the justice and magnanimity of the senators to give ear to the voice of an energetic and enterprising people who were applying for admission to he United States. Mr. Morgan opposed the admission of Da- kota under the present conditions. He thought the senate was asked to admnit a new state merely for the purpose of admitting the ollice holders that had been sent here, The satriotism that had been so much referred to iad in it a strong tlaver of self-interest, Mr. Harrisci then took the floor and gave notice that he would ask the senate to bring the bill to a vote to-mor The senate then a WASHINGTON .—The speaker laid before the house a communication from the postmaster general in response to the house resolution calling for information asto what clianges should be made in the law regulat- ing compensation to 1ailroad companies for carrying wails. The postmaster general states that up to the present time he bas been unable to form sny clear opinion as to the changes to be made in the law. At a future | day he states he will be able to place before the Louse all the informaiion which the in- quiries which have been instituted and are approaching completion, will afford. Re- ferred. Mr. Bland, from the committee on coinage, weights and measures, desired to report ba the resolution offered by him Monday last, calling on the secretary of the treasury for certain information relative to silver eircula- tion. Tl\elrmlmiunyuulml at length frowm the address made by President Coe of the Aueticu Baukers association, which de- clares that the secretary of the treasury had acted in concert with the New York l‘lsnrln‘t Hounse association to maintain a goll stand- ard until congress could convene. The Tution was then fead as follows: Whereas, Near the close of the second ses- sjon of the Forty-Eighth enngress to-wit: On the 26th day of Febriary, 1555, this honse re- Tused by a decided vote fo consider the then pending proposition (pwkllm to the suspen- ;l{:m of the coinage of silver dollars, therefore reso- Resolved by this house, That the secretary of the treasury be and he is hereby rrquv-w)l to inform this house whether or ot any su agreement or arrangement was effected by the management of the treasury department with the clearing he committee in New York, or with any T association or per- <on as alleged in the address of Mr, Coe, and if €0, by what authority of law such_arrange- ment was made and carried out, and further, to inform this house what amount of silver dollars were in the treasury fourth day of March last unrepr ouistanding certificates, and what silver certineates were in circulation, what amount of such dollars are now in the treas- ury unrepresented by oafstanding certifi- cates, and what amount of such certi are in eireulation: also, what amount of sil- dollars were in the treasury on the fourth arch last that could have been ap- plied in the payment of the interest bearing debt and other dues of the government, and what amount of such_dollars now held in the treasury conld be so applied: also, what amount of silver certificates are held in the treasury that could be reissued; also, what amount of interest bearing debt is now subject to eall, and will the same policy be pursued in the payment of {he silver and other public dues'in the future as in the past. Mr. Morrison would not object to the reso- Iution, but thought it went too far in asking what was to be the policy of the treasury de- ast policy of w, and it was proper that congress should know whether it was to be pursucd or not. ., Randall inquired it there w f zeiting in a motion to strike ont the clause in regard to the future policy of the adminis- tration. The policy of the administiation could be judged by its acts. The speaker replied th ine the resolution to sce whether the clauses were divisable, He witt asked if it would be in order it with instructions, The Speake r—"That’s in order, Mr. Hewitt—Then Imove to recommit the resolution with an instruction to the com- mittee to strike out that portion which asks v of the ticasmy to define the y administration, motion to recom mit was lost—yeas 88, i, and the resolution was adopled, son, from the com mittee on w solution calling on asury to report to the applied to the sink- ing fund between June 30, 18%4, and July 1, 5. and under what dates and in what amounts the same was applied. any way t he would exam- several Adopted. The foilowing committee reports were sub- mitted : By from the comm A feit the Atlantic & Pacitic land g ed on the house calendar. I Springer, from the committee on —To annex a portion of the ter of Idalo to Washington territory. ced on the house calendar. By Mr. James, from the committee on labor—To prohibit any officer ot the zovern- ment from hh'ill{z or contracting out the labor of prisoners, Placed on the house calendar. In the morning hour the house resumed, in committee of the whole, Mr. Crisp in the chair, consideration of the bill to abolish certain fees for official services to American vessels. Pending action| thb committee rose, and the house again resolved itself into commit- tee of the whole, Mr. Hammond in the chai On the bill relatjng to the taxation of f varts_ of a gallon of distilled spi Lills offered an amendment, gmn ling that all taxes imposed by this ac all be paid in standard_silver coin, and using this ampendment as hig text, headdressed the com- Mitige o e entire siver quesson, 16 ¢ ver s en down, he said, then the value of all the produsts of labor would de- rense just one lalf. -~ Whenever falling money wotild o out_of There was no suel course in e contraction of the volume of When this contraction was brouzht ubout then would come sorrow to the bosoms of the prople, tears to their ehecks, and hunger, want and starvation. That was what the advocates of s woney were urj sress to do, and to do in the inte h\u me In conclusion Mr. Mills said this scourge whicl is sought to be visited on the people of the United States comes from cold marble and phlegmatic avarice,which seeks to impale the whole country on a bed of suffering in order to gratify its lust for gold. In this hour, fraught with peril to the whole country, Iabor appeals to the unpurchased represei: tatives of the American people. Let us stand up and call the battle on, and nes leave the field until the people’s money sh: be restored to its full value. [Loud applause. | . Butterworth briefly discussed the pro- visions of the pendinz bill, and essioved & a5 beise antageous to the distilling interests of Ohio. Without action the committee arose and the house adjourned. ional Mr. N Union machine h tomatic tensions. The Union sews backwards or forwards. Ingenuity of Woman, A woman unmarried and 21 years old, has the right to take up land, and in Da- kota many have availed themselves of this privilege by acquiring pre-emption or tr 5. Betrothed couple: the ¢ sometimes take up claims and then marry and settle on 480 acres. One of the condi the law, however, is that any one up a claim shall live on it for six months, ignificant commentary on the nuity of girl pioncers may, according to the Milwaukee Sentinel, be found in the novel scheme which four of them, who wanted to t claims, adoptéed to mect this requirement. Taking up a sec- tion of 640 acres they built a eabin on it containing four corner rcoms, the center of the house being just over the point where the four quarter sections met, as shown by the following diagram: TFach woman then moved into the rooin located on her 166 acres and yet enjoyed the socioty of her_companions, They all provided “themselyes with reyolvers, but as 1 rule women on the prairies n sufe as those who live in large cities. e The noiseless Union sewing machine. Light running Union sewingmachine " A Berlin womgn attempted to kill hor- self by drinking five onnces of keros She became unc ous, but was fully restored to health in three or four days. e el Union Sewing Mac ine, 206 N. 16th St. Lol B Self-threading—Union sewing machine e Card of Thank We hereby wish to express our felt thanks to Dr. Ebener, Messrs. Julius Schroeder and his son, and to Messrs, Wittman and Hembke and other friends at Millard for their kind and prompt_as- sistance and attention shown our unfor tunate son Henry, when mecting with the accident on Jan. 24th. Jonx H. F. LEusANY Axp WIFe. The U. P. band will give their third an- nual masquerade ball” Fobr 10th, at Light Guards and Metrepolitan hall. heart- J Raymond & Campbell are prepared to furnjsh and drive piliig in any quantity for foundations. . DulGk thuo @ spockly. Oftice room 3, Barker block, 15th, neay Farnam, ¥ WOMEN WORKERS. A Chat About Stenographers and Type-Writers. “We women are fast getting the better of youmen," said a bright, chatty girl to a San Fr sco Chronicle reporter. “We are superceding you everywhere as stenographers, telegraph and” telephone operators, copyists and type-writers. “There is'quite an army of gifls employed in the insurancs w and and telegraph oflic ssale houses of the city Their number is constantly in crensing, too. We work cheaper than the men; that's the reason why we ar working _ourselyes into the men's places. We can afford to do it, too. Yon almost all the girls live at home. They don't play billiards, smoke cigars nor drink cocktails—things that most of the men do. Then, you know when a girl goes out to the theate or anywhere else she usually has an ¢ cort who footsthe bill. Sheisnotexpect- ed to go into loon and treat to the drinks or two-bits cigars when she meets old frien She just gives a hug and kiss, which is conventional and don't cost a t. Besides, you most of the steno- phers and iype-writers have short fours at their work, which gives them a them a good deal of Ieisure at_home,and this time they utilze in mend- i theiv dresses and trimmin bonnets and doing a s of things to make themselves preser table without being extravagant. 1 m) self trim all my hats and 1 my own underclothes, though they are so cheap now that there’s but little saving in buy- ing the r i veud) made garments, No salavied young man, other Kind that 1 know of, does of this sort. It's such a hig sav- Just for these reusons a girl mitkes really as much on a_salary of %30 a month as a man does on &35, and the chane are largely that e will saye more. This is aboat equalized, though, in one way, for employer rule will only give n givl £0 for what they would a man $75 fordoing, the Ly, mi things. But, anyhow, they give the the work and save the dif “*Some houses, however, pay their gi 1 good sals S ral of the surance companics pay good sala: Wells, Fargo & Co. and the companies are quite liberal. But the irls that get high salaries have to be sffort-ant writors nnd expert on the type-writer, ana zed to work real hard. [ Enow irl employed in a wholesale house who gets §100 o month, but has to work just as hard as she ean 9 1ill 5 o’clot She is quick and intelli- gent, and does her work just as well as an could. I goet $75 o month, but n hour less ey day. 1 have good fellow, though, while it. But we and a few are exceptional cases. Most emale stenographers 4 type-writers get from $10 to £00 a momth. ¥You sce many of them are incompetent to do rapid work, and the houses that employ then: bl well suited, for, while they nced the gervices of a stenographer, a poor one will answer the purpose just us well as good one. But whereve is lots of work to be done quickly the is al- ways good, Women are meaner than men about some thing in the matter of getting work. Many of them will go 4 underbid one another just to get places. have known girls' to go to & house where a girl was emvployed at £60 and offer to do the work for $50. Don't you think that's gwful meant Most of the steniographers are type-wrlters, foe, and near| the houses that employ stenographers make a point to have the transcribin, done with a type-writer. The girls who operate on type-writers, but shorthand, are not very ve they o y got from ‘Lhe city is full of women type- nd stenographers; and_the num- ber is constantly inereasing. The com- petition is so sharp between them for work that salaries, except in the ¢ of old and tried employes, are being steadily cut down. If it were not for the women the stenographers might form a protect- But a woman does not care » ot her finger for the rights of Iabor, or for anything clse, when she wants u place. Now don’t you go and in- tell who told ]‘nu this, for if “you do all the stenographers w 1 be pulling my heis 1 JIhe ~folegraph @nd telephone g get the poorest Yny of anybody in the city. Some of them only 0 amonth, poor things ! Employers their female employes very nicely ex- cept in the matter of wages, and the male employes take the cue from those above them. ™ It would not do, you know, for employers to take women of doubtful W oa g about the business of their hous more modest and lady-like o gi better chance she has to_keep her | Employers will tolerate too much familiarity betwee e male and femal employes, and any scandal about a gir is almost sure to’ cause her discharge. Now, I guess I've_told you about enougrh | the giris talking for a week. to Good-by.” ~— Union Sewing Machine, 206 N. 16th St I have the agency at Omaha for the sale of large blocks of lands in Keith and Cheyenne counties, Nebras Wyomin Also of lots in Schuyle Kimball, Paxton, Big Sz:rmgs, Sidney, Potter, Denver Junction (Colorado) Alder (Hall Co) and other |‘millhl. W. H. GREEN, Over 15t Nat'l Bank, bl 1f you buy lumber anywhere without first getting Hoaglands prices you will lose money e A Beautiful Store. The finest and most complete Art Store west of Chicago is Hospe's, 1513 Douglas. — Notice to Gentlemen (;otliu%‘ lothes made to ovder. After a trip to Europe for six months I have re- turned to Omaha to be re-established in the Merchant Tailoring business at 1414 Farnam St., up-stairs. 1 have received a nice line of goods and ean suit everybody in patterns. Hoping to see my old cus- luml'tu and 0 good many new ones. ours truly, 8. MORTENSON, Up-stairs, 1414 Farnam St. s The state of lows now hus a floating debt in the shape of cutstanding rants amounting to something over illion dollar: JA half The Great Invention, | For EASY WASHING, | IN HARD OR SOFT, HOT OR COLD WATER ! Without Harm to FABRIC or HANDS, | and particularly adapted o Warm Climat: | No family, rich or poor, should be withoutit. | S0l by all Grocers, but beware of vile i\ tations. PEARLINE 18 mamuufacturet ouly by ‘ l JAMES PYLE. NEW YORK 1871 OUR PREMIUM PROSPECTUS. A1880 3 Superb Selections for the Farmer and Artisdn P$43,127.00 : INVALUABLE FARM LANDS, FARMING AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, FARM WA« CHINERY, CUTLERY, WATCHES AND PLATED WARE, SEWING MACHINES, FIRE ARMS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, BOOKS, ALBUMS AND OTHER AR- TICLES FOR FAMILY USE. A PREMIUM FOR EACH SUBSCRIBER. AND 1O PREMIUM OF LESS VALUE THAN ONE DOLLAR AT RETAIL i The universal satistaction which our cooperative premium system has given durs ing the past six yi , a8 evidenced by the steady and rapid increase of our sube seription lists warrants the continuance of the method of mutual division of our ad« vertising income between the publishers Bk and their patrons. Every sube seriber has an intergst in our advertising patronage which becomes more valu ble and profitable in proportion to the inerease in the number of subseribers. With over 25,000 names on our weekly books, our advertising columns command such high rates that we canreadily pre 'y elass of valuble urticle inexchange Our premium 1 for this yes ad of all our former offers in every respect and we guarantee that every » named in the list will be mmpartially awarded and distributed among the subscribers to the WeekLy Bee. The following premiums will be distributed on SATURDAY, MARCH 13th, 1886. Positively No Postponement These premiums will be distributed impartially by scribers present at the time the award is made, j All articles that can be sent by mail will be forwarded postpaid to the subscriber’s icles to be shipped hy expross or freight will be forwarded to their des- it payable by the party to whom the article is awarded. REAL ESTATE. One 80 acre Farm i Beuna Vista county, Towa, One *0scre Farm in Benton county, Kins STe T One 40 acre Farm in Knox county, Nebraska . AGRICTULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AIND FARM MACIHEINERTY. committee selected by the sub- inely J. 1. Case Thresher and 12 Horso Power. . w MeCormick Steel Harvestel One 6 fiolo Geared Mounted Sheller and Horse Power One L Self Feeding Sheller and Powe . ared Sheller, complete with Powel One Mishawaka Combined Corn Shellerand Grinde hole Canton Corn She vstone Pride Corn 8 ess Hland Corn Shelle One Road Buggy, A. J. Simpson’s One Side Bar Bugey....... Rt Spring Bueey, Hitam W, Dav One No. 41 Eliptic 4 Oned (‘hicago Double Beani Wagon Seale gon 5 g 5 o a3 Bzzza S88@8835'°§8882888888282SSSESSSSSSSSSSSSZéSSSSSSSSSS 32255 sinnati, 0.) make. One Bain Farm W One Moline Farm Wagd No. 4 Chicago Grindi 08 Scient Power ckeye Feed Mill.... mbined Listerand I an Mower. ... One Flying Dutehman, Jr., One Buford Wheel Aufomatic Self-lift Suiky Three Oliver Casaday Sulky Plows, each $50. One Weir Self-lift Sulky Plow. One No. 21 Key: Dis One Hoos| 0 One 2-hors One Bradley’ ‘I'wo.Johnson & Field Johnsan & Field Jdohnson & Field N Six 8, i ¢ Sons Fanning Mills, ea One Bradley's Duplex Adjustable Avel V One New Western § dtivator One Canton Cultivator, One Weir T+ One 2-hors ne D 10 16-inch cut Steel Beam sets Double Farm Harne: Single Fari lerground Iron Fore nk Ward ek S T 7-foot Farm Favorite Pumps Two Grebe Hay Sweeps, cach 5 Two Grebe Stalk Rakes, each One 14-foot Iron Frame Seeder . MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS One Emerson Grand Upright Piano. Fine Parlor Organ One Parlor Organ rinder. 2835253888238 e & eeperises £8t aaag e E2RER] each § D s LIVE STOCE ersey Bull 2341 subjeet to reaister.... Poland China P’igs, subject to register One Pair Poland China Pig: One Jersey Red Sow ITOUSEIEOLD GO0DS, Furnitu et, furnished by Dewey § One Elegant Parlor § 5 f or Sewing Machines, One Elegant Cliamber Scf, Twenty Elegant *Union Pa Ten Sewing Machines, each Sii Six full sets Franklin Lizhtning Rods comp Quetirst & a0 One first “Twenty bolts Standard Musiin, One Suit of Clothes, furnished by he cont, Tarnished by Cahn Bros, of Omaha, ... . aizes Fresh Cr and Cakes from MeCirg ( Plants, each 810,00 One Ov Fifteen pa Two Orders 1o 1000 Knives, 12 SILVERW . ARE, \irty Silver Hunting Case Watehes, each $25 Two Gold i i o100 wenty dozen Silver Pl wenty sots ¢ bl 5000 sets Plated Spoons, ete. ... ; : GUINS AND TOOLS. Real Twist, Patent Breech, Oiled Stock, Double-bars Five Real English Twist, Fine, F Ueavy, Breech, Bu Shotgul e.lm ch #1 it =TcC. 1 Shotzuns, each 812.. ., Locks, Double-baxrel One No, 2 Gree One No.b " sheep binding cloth binding Scott's Works, One Worcester's Unabn SR One Set Brewer's Refer One Set Prescott’s Histor, One Set Colonial Da: One "“ull l!!\llxo\‘li",; One *Home Topies”... A Thirty Farmi Record and Account Books, ¢ Five Fine Albums, cach a 4 3 “ Plush, each §7 Two Fine Large Albums, Plush, e One * i e . #000 Standard British Noyels 4000 Standard American Novels at 51, 4000 Standard Ameriean Novels at $1. 5000 Other Works of Iiction at $1. 5000 Poetical Works ut $1 500 Poetical Works at & 200 Poetical Works at 5. Total. This is ne | annual promium diste While it muy se her a new nor experimental scheme, but w sth suceessive i irst having taken place i or of 1870-1850 m incredible that we can afford to furnish a metropolitan weekly for two do o year, give to evi h ]]u' nium worth at least ono dollar,and to include among these premiums several hundred articles vialued at from five dollars to one thousand dollars each, we ave in condition to honestly carryou every promise or ohi, g oh we assumo and still derive faiv voturns from the saper. Nearly all the large premiums were secured in_exchange fo -l\'m-min*{. 'hie most costly articles we have traded for so as to involve only o comparatively small outlay 1 i our lands were bought of the . T, Case Throshe ing Machine Company $1,000 of the purchase price in advertising ame i true of the achine, for which we pay loss th fourth of the retail pric alunce in advertising. Many other we have on the list purchased without paying out any money. premiums, such as bo ibums, entlery, plated spoons, eté., are hought in very . vholesale priees wud with liberal discounts, The murgin be- hat we pay ont for preminms, postage and incidental expenses is large «h to Jeave us a fair subseript Our list containg the the names of thonsands of subseri They attest that we have kept faith w h ould not aflord to do otherwise. founder and editor during ull these years is also the prin il proprietor. Ho has yeputation at stake, and could not b a party to a disreputable or fraudulont sehem without bei wined, and destroying his paper which now oecupies the frout runk in western journali I'he subseription Direet your remit LISTIING ( its fifteenth year, e of Tre WerkLy Bek is TWO DOLLARS by money order or regi letter o | forward o numbered premium reeipt which will be registored L peanittanee shau v give exulicit divestions as ¢ postatlice ad Thne Bee Puklishing Co, Cras.Fien LTEB.