Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1886, Page 2

y THE E— :— e —— T S S o~ e e S . o S e SR, e o 5 OMAHA DAILY (] BEE: Tnf,l‘nx'l)l\\' DEC L)H ER 23, 1884 e o e s e R e e £ e 18 e AT PICKED UP ABOUT THE CITY, A Drunken Husband Forges His Wife'e Fame for Porty Cents. CHANGING THE CITY CHARTER Prince Denonnces Morgan—Competi- Creighton—Uncle Sam's Court Notes—Amuse- Other Local News, tors at Jurors ments Forged His Wife's N The Nebraska Homane socicty announces among its objects the tion of women and children, can find a case worty of their investigation at the corner of Eleventh and Davenport streets. In one of the frame huts at this corner lives James Moran, one of the best known of the many bums and wife beaters of the city. Moran isacarpenter by trade, and capable of earning an cellent living for his family. For the past year, however, he has not performed an hour's honest [abor, and depends for his support upon the earnings of his wife, a little, puny, sickly woman who does not appear able (o more than walk. Sihe has been forced 1o earn a living for herself and drunken husband by doing washing Her husband has taken sh of her earnings from her with regularity and spent it for drink. He has even gone so 18 to pawn or sell all of the spare fur nmm- which the woman had_purchased with her earnings, until the oely an article of nse left in the house. The climax of Moran's meanness wus reached a day or two ago when he forged his wife's name to an order for 40 cents. This he preaented to a lady for whom s wife had promised to do some work, He secured the money and spent it for drink When his wife performed the work and asked for her pay, with which to purchase her supper she met by a_ presenfation of ler brutal husband’s forged order. True to her instinets she confissed to havi written the order, said she had forfotten it, thus shielding’ her husbhand while she went home and to bed supperless. These facts have heen made known to residents of the vicinity who propose to apply remedy unless a speedy reform is noticed iu Moran’s munner of living. that protec ex- PRINCE DENOUNCES MORGAN, He Tells a Pew Facts About the Bag of Wind Mrs. John 8. Prince, wifc of the biey cle rider, yesterday received a telegram from Ler husband saying that he ex- pected to be home that night. But up to te hour he had not returned. Certan is that he will not enter the Minneapo- lis race. The foliowing strong letter which Prince wrote to the editor of the Tribune will be read by that gentleman’s friends here with no little interest To_the Sporting Editor of the Tribune: Dear Sir: You will please pardon me for king you once more for space in your biey- cle column to answer Mr. J. W. “Morgzan's dirty and untruthtul article” which appeared in your eolumns yesterday. He say: backer wanted to aceept my challenge of Sat- urdny’s Issue, where | stated that I could beat any record that Fek or he (Morean) had made in the rink. 1tis untrue. His backer cept’ my challenge: for when I vut my money un, Mr. Eck stopped me. and said: “You must do it without pacemakers.” Now every man who is posted on making bieyele records knows that it is allowed for the rider to have all the pacemakers he wants: and Mr. Eck fior Morgun_ecannot tell me of hardly one record out of tw that lias. ever been mmde without pacemake When they made their records l]\v{ bad pacemakers, and why should beat them ~ without pacemakers? It iy very baby talk on the part of Morgan and his backer.” Then he says that Schock put up $250 to make a matcli with me for $1,000 » slde, which is another mi , a8 Mr. Schock uever put up acent. Butif he (Sehock) or Morgan will cover my money 1 will put $1,000 right up_to-day, in the hands of this per, that [ can beat either of them at any ind of a race they wish to name. He say he den’t think he will take any more notice of anything L might s Well, 1 think that is whiere he is right, for once, beeause he knows if ever hedoes meet me in nrace it will be for blood, and that is just where he is afraid of me. nge azain 10 the effect that I can beat any record that either Morgan or Eck has mado in the rink, forany mmount they wish to bet. Morgan says Lhad better go back to Omaha and hide my head in a barrel. Well, | would give him a friendly pointer there, that he had better keep away from Omalia, unless he is prepared to make things satisfactory that he oft unsatisfactory when he was there lust —time. Now, I agaln, that 1 will bet $1,000 'to-day ¢ can beat the winner of this race or the re he may make; and if 1 cannot make this bag of wind (Morgan) put up his big bluff $1,000 that he talks so much of, 1 will leave th city on Tuesday or Wednesday this is only a hippodrc gan and Schock for gate mon chanpionship race for 52,500, as adyertised, and L don’t think there IS stake money jough up on this race to pay for the print- ing:and, from what 1 have heard around town, 1 think the people of Minneapolis are thinking the same thing. Hoping that this will satisty my many friends in this city that Lain doing justice Al and them in ex- posing this big $2 mpionship Lippo- drome, 1 am tfully yours, Joun's; PriNee, Champion long-distance bieyelist of A SECTION BY SECTION, The Charter An iolng Over Their Work. The gentlemen who have undertaken to revise the city’s charter have begun to grow weary of their good work which has vccupied most of their ime for the past month, and it was notuntil 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon that a mujority of the members of the committee met at the board of trade rooms. Chairman Barton was absent and his pluce filled by Coun. oilman Beenel. The other gentlemen who were present were Moesses, Lee, Dailey, Murphy, Creighton, Evans,Smyth, Lininger, Rosewater, Connell, Chinse and Popplcton n? tiorney Connell had the articles of the charter written ou they had been amended at the former mectings of the committes and said he would read the charter section by section for the approval of the committee, The amended charter will be prescnted to the legislature in the form of a bl incor) ing cities of the metropolitan elass, “The title of the proposed measure and the intro- ductory clauses were agreed upon and adopted. The first hiteh came upon the provision allowing the council to estab. ish the corporate” limits of the city to embrace not wore than twenty-tive square miles, with the power to extend the limits one-balf mile i any direction for every increaso of 20,000°in population Mr. " Popplcton thought that the city should have a greater area. Thoe twenty five squure miles w barracks, west to the and south to the north line of Souih Omaha. Mr. Poppleton said this was not ough. He held that all of the ord 1 lic cometery, vity's improvements should be made to help in bearing the city's expenses. After sowe discnssion the seetion was wmendoed mako the city limits emorace thirty square miles, with power to extend one wile in any direction when the popula tion shall i “I'he question of inereasing the number of counciimen to represent the inereased tervitory that isto be embraced the amended charter occupicd considers ble time fi the commuttoe. It was finadly decided [ limit the number of - wards to ten " to be inercased as the city limits are was | Il extend north to the | under | Th ald extended electing sidered at len that the first o chartor shall b in April, 1857 on the Hhr 1880, and eve I'he coun rve until the ary, 1500 T'he ing ilmen L00S WAS ¢ e manner and time of dermen was also con geh It was agreed ity election under the ye held on the fir T'he nd w1 Tuesday in ry two years clected next secon in Decembe thereafter. vring will Janu and poll Smythe vof | | wanted it made a_requir that no of a salo more emphatic provisions fo | ment of law closed up on ¢ ton thought th be meddled with by the committee, wis intended, radieal electiof clections, Th make the city law regulat Seetion 11, r ity amended g0 as from the list of oflic people of the committee avote of the anditor can be than by electic Scction 18 wi ity oflicer fro cuted to the ci ‘The various relative to the taken up as at 2 o'clock to The KResult ¢ The regular the Song, ** The L recitation, J. Ryan; reeit St tation, “‘Blue McCreary; Roman Envoy tion, ‘‘Perorat by Witliam D in the \ the following Bedford The follow seventv-five ne Patrick turke. ). B. Furay Ed. Smith Will Doran. Joseph O'Gorni George Mare Joseph McCary Miclinel MeCGre Bermard_ Hollo. Will Quinlan . Harry Town... Harry Cotter.. . Thomas Lyman James McCarth. ‘Thomos Me(ivi Puil McMillan. Eungene Noon. John O’'Neill. Richard Purcel John Barrett. . John & Brown Thomas Burke. EmmetCavana Jno. Clarence Ed. Chas, Garvey dmo." ed. Kinsey. .lum s Leohey Eustace Frank Lovett Ed. Lyman. . Denmis Maher Wi, Monayha Con Murphy. Jos. Nock Ed. O'Brien £d. 0'Connc Wm. | Frank Reed David Wycotf Chas, Bankes Chas, Beaton Jerry Clifton ferent classes af The Men W Co jurors drawn January term in Lincoln, e Fous, Crete M. Plum, Ity Torranee, Line Williite, Ialls ¢ Ulysses: Rico F il udd, umbus: W, K, Petit Jurors. coln; John M. ber, Covington City; 4 Lincoln G, Sprague. Mi Humphrey ;). M. Thurston, son, Auburn: MeAndle, Herbert Hugh spring | vroprictors, u | mands of au | erecting « | of the hotel wd relitting t ive commodation | and still furth | decided upon | will be tion of two tion of about where the ches Tuese improy cade one of from his whom he was Tenn., in 1885 Wi dn onera | relative. nd the manner of theireles grouped under their proper heads T'he committee will eontinue their work CREIGHTON vlace at the Creighton college hall following “Pictures of Me the Morning,” Nicholas,™ Medals of excellence were Josoph MeCarthy, Leabey, Chav Fred. Lellonne, Patrick Metiovern 88 Michael O’Connor 93 Dantromont. .81 Furay Forst..........70 eason .. Lovett Joseph Mongan. Harry Perkims... Leonard Seheibaid. ternard Wittig. .. 91 Le president complimented the student on the high average attained in the to improve, wished them the greeting of the season and adjourned for the holiday seq UNCLE SAM'S The following are the grand and petit A MeCorkle, North latte William Ensey D, Berlin, London; Jos Wilson, Venas: icorge S, Hertrand, Onial wont: Ed Peterson, Axtell for; W, W. Crandall, Omaha; v . Howe, Howa: J. T, 1is City I'lie additional story fever hs | the proprictor: Messrs. proprictors ninety-five rooms for the a | this number has been found inadequatc commenced outside | main part of the hotel, rty that is dicectly benetitted by the | Frrebrby u ¥ tho | S0 be entarged and an clevator plased pointed hotels iu the efty, A Deserted Husbaud. Iu the distriet court yesterday I Chute Burdicke, commene wife, at Van Buren, was deserted by his wife at Chattanooga, 100 fect ed for | the enforee- | yons to be Mr. Popple should not as it to adopt shail be Heo requiring lection day \t the mattor he understood n law for state and unty e section was_amended 10 | elections subject to the | state and nounty elections. | rding the officers of the | tion was to drop the city tuditor rs to be chosen by It was the ovinion more capablo appointment that a y secured by om 1s amended to prohibitan, m signing any bond cx ty. ‘paragraphs of scetion 15 powers of the couneil were already amended and day COMPETITOR the Regu Exercises. monthly competition took with excellent programme by the select choir; pory,”’ by M ation, “Calling a Boy in by D. O'Neill; recitution, by Clarence Furay; reci- | ind the Gray,” by Emmet ation, “Spartans to the s, by H. Cotter; recita ion of Emmet's Specch,” pran; song, ‘“There’'s Music ¢ select choir | warded to atrick Burke, Leary, James and Lesmur ar Montnly el | | | students Henry les’ Bunkes wing students received stes and over: 100 William Clark..... 84 Liza Conklin.. ... 97 Gius Cooper, . .M 187 Frank Gallagher.. 86 an. 7 lenry Gal 88 M William G ilie 92 vy ] e chiey. | Henry Leary. Emmett McCreary Martin McEyoy.. John MeGrath.. . Frank Metiucken. Joseph Monaglan aniel Mugan. . .n.,e;.h O'Brien 91 Robert Reed Horatio Seward Joseph Smith, 1. Suyder. I Thomas Swift. . ; Harry Walsh. .. 196 Stephen Bowes. © 93 Patrick Bolan \gh 88 Emil David.... Jonas Ford. ... d. W, Field. Jno. Flinn.... .. 1 Frank Honfek. ... Joe Hobrecht. . Anthony Hiess Nelson Mercer. . Thomas Murphy Jno. Mulick. .. Lawrenco Proul Oswald Rooney n. .. 80 . 100 ern 91 .91 Wilile Wi ; Lesneur ' Bedford. Daniel Hinchey. Albert Johnson. .. homas Kelly... .. Charles Murray. Harry Pilfresne. . Micliwl J. Ryan .. Andrew J. Smith. ol Charles Sehuh... .90 Willie Wallace. LS8 Walte rlin. 85 Ed. Foley..... the dif- nd exhorted them to continue on. e 5 JURORS, ho'll & the Federal ure at Lincoln. yester: to serve the of t 1 States court mmencing January 4 of Craddock, of Lineoln: F. L. Stebbins, Pawnee City s tou; W. M. ‘rwin, Alma: M oln: Wi, Daily, Perus J. It ity C. C. Flansburs, Al Superior: Win. A bbott, . Burrows, Filiey: Pat Murt n Blakeley, Beatriee: nder: C. . Challis, ton, Kearnoy: I’ C, Patte John C. lier, Schvy- Selnyler: Dan Condon, Col- Goodwill, North Platte. -Christopher Weber, Lowel Lincoln: 1L B, Vail, Lin- orland, Sterling: £, L. W obinson, Brock: ki ob Hollinan, Dakof C, P Turner, Calyin iephard, Fre i Ottis, AL Dundas, Dunbar: Willian Jolumbus: O, 5, Gaslell, Alma Falls ¢ Crother, J. Duff, Nebraska City: W! ited ¢ hmll BT . it Auburn; ilerbert Wil inger, Omata: J. C, Paul Peterson, Ouiaby Wray MeCattery, Omaha: William Edgar Lteynolds, Tecumsel : Yorchester; 1. Hastingzs, nden: A. I W. H r the Arcade ashion, will uttueked s of the Arende hotel, Last Casey & Campbell, the ttempted to satisfy the dg ) increa patronage by story addition in the rem W thoroughly refurnishing he hostlery. Tuis gave the of their guests, but even cr improvements have been Early in the soring work upon the eonstrue stories over the making an addi oms. The oftice | addition; enty r ok room is now located ements will make the the largest and best s d suit for a divoree Ma D. Burdicke, to married in December, 1879, N. Y. He asserts that he § g < ke ey F.W. Gray. Pres. ODDS AND ENDS, caves From the Note Book. The display of Christmas gifts in the windc var the city has larger and finer this year tha cver before, Some of the windows of the cstablishmets which make a specialty of these goods, represent an outlay of hun dreds—even thousands of dollars, — Busi ness men say that notwithstanding the hard times, the present holiday trade has been the tever known in this ity “On the whole,” said a travelling main Stray T Reporters of the yus stores of to a reporter as the two were sitting in Millard rotunda the other night, “Omana has, I think, the best hotels of any city of "its size—or anythir like its size—thatl ~ have ever vis ited. ~ You have nothing here, o be su th will compare with_the Ryan in 8t. Paul or the West in Min- neapolis in point of size or magnilicence, and yet L am just as well treated, as well fed in your Omaha hotels, as 1 am in either of the two inns that [ have men tioned, 1 suppose your new Joslyn hotel will eclipse anything you have here at present, and merease the reputation of your place wod hotel town. Make money? Of course it will. Every hotel in the city, whether it belongs to the first, second of third class, is making money The tramps and unfortnnates who apply at the police station for a night's lodging arc sentto the Cuming street jml. The number varies from one to ten according to the state of the weather, the sight of the cold wave signal always increasing the number "~ of upplicants. Most _of them are strangers and Jailor Al Sig wart uses a little artifice in getting thetn started. He writes an order to the Cum ing street juiler and then directs them to 20 morth on Sixteenth strect ten bloeks and ingu for the Coming street jail, T'ius gets Sigwart out all right, but makes it unc Jle for the man who directs the apy Iu ant to go six blocks west after lie v s Cuming strect. n..u.mw..,. of regulating the honses of prostitution was discussed at some length by the committee on charter mendments yesterday. Mr. Poppleton was in or, lie said, of leaving out ail reference to the matter in the city ehar. ter. It w one of the saddest, most for- lorn spectacles he ever witnessed to see three or four policemen taking a woman through the streets to the police station to make ber give up the earnings of her g to the city's treasury. He would much rather sce the business licensed outright if it covld not be broken up. OFf Interest to Piscatorialists, Senator Van Wyck has receive munication from THon. S United States commissioncr of fish and fisheries, whicli shows that some Ne- braska people have been misled into ap- plying for blanks to secure fish from a souree unauthorized by the commissioner. In order that the n ¢ may not occur again Mr. Van Wyck has agreed to per- sonally secure the proper blanks for per- sons desiring fish if they will write to him for thent. The follow’ ng is Commis- sioner Baird’s commun W ASHING 7 Carp applications just received from two of your eonstituents, and indorsed by you, were writ- ten upon blanks not issued from' this com- mission. Numerous covies of the unauthor- ized blank have reached this office from dif- ferent states and territories. In some in- stances it appears that persons have paid ey to the “*U. S, I*ish Co.,”” which receives ail at Columbus, 0., in consideration of re- ceiving such a blank or some other printed matter relating to the subject. The U. S. Fish commission furnishes, freo 0 all ?crso s wishing to apply rp, ablank of application; and it also ds gratfdtously to persons contemplating p cultu, who mako their desires known, Al information with reference to this in- dustry which seems to bs required. Only persons ignorant of these facts can be supposed to purchase the unauthorized blanks. ‘The similarity of “U. 8. Fish Co.” 10 U. S. Fish commission has doubtless’ led many persons to suppose them identical. It has therefore been deemed proper to di tinetly disclaim all connection with tha * S, Fis " and to suggest that you advise persons in your section ot the country who may be in need of blanks or information, to apply directly to the Fish Commission, ' nd- dressinz their correspondence in all cases to Washington, l) 4,. Yours truly, . Bairn, Commissioner, To an, C. 1T Vah Wyek, United States Senate, Washington, D. U - “Reddie” at the People’s. Last night the elegantbill of “‘Reddie, the Child of the Wildern and the roaring farce of the *'Limerick Boy" were given by the Vincent Comedy company at the People’s theatre, A large andience was in attendanee, Ihe first piece 1s novelty here, but it was one of the most intensely enjoyed pieces has ever been produced at the Peoples. The ‘xln is of tho style of “M'liss” and *“Fogg y.” 1t breathes of lusty frontier life, with puthos, sentiment, and strength of melro-dramatic situation which is ting in both of the pieces mentioned. a Vineent assumed the title role, and : ly oceasioned both smiles r impersonation of the character was n revelation, all the ore so beeause the Iady had on' the pre- cecding night drawn tears from the and.: ience by her acting in **Miss Multon, " Mr. Bernard as Seth Simmons, the arch conspirator of the piece, rendered his character with more than the traditional fo! of a frontier villian, The other characters were assumed by the talented members of the company, and, in pass- mg it may be suid that the ladies at least, mong the prettiest who have yet ap ared at this theate ‘To-mght “*Lady will be present with its great CALLED BACK, performance of this play was in Keeping of those which have al- ready been conmmended in the F Like those, too, it was a great performance, Want Them to Vacate, In Justice Berka's court yesterday two forcible entry and detainer suits we; commenced The fivst was by Mrs, Pauline Dodge, who seeks to get posses. sion of her house in Kountze's addition, which is being wrongfully occupied by Mrs. O'Hearne. The second suit wus commenced by J. R, Swearinger, who vunts possession of his beuse at 1106 Capitol ayenue, that is now oeing ocou- plul by u squatter who refuses to. vacate tho primises Building Pe, endent Whitlock ing permits yosterday as follows Isnac Levi, threesstory brick Lhigteenth and Leavenworth 1, two-story frawme addition 1309 Souith ‘Thirteenth tworstory brick store, 1519 s Thirteenth Welshans, Pratt & Haines, ment under mill, Twent Pierco and Poppleton Welshans. Pratt & Haine: frame ofiice, Twentieth L Superin issued build- store, 10,000 1,000 AT 4,000 brick base- between 1,000 one-story Pioree., S16,500 500 rating Lrevities. bank clearances 1.4 Superintendent Dorrance rety rday from a trip over the Union ific with the pay car. ‘The case of Ballou vs. Rollins, a suit for commissious for the sale of real estate, is on trial before Judge W akeley. I'he west bound Union Pacitic land train was two hours L last ing, eaused by s delay on the western, License to wed was geanted by Judge MeCulloeh yestorday to Lovenszo. Aitohi som and Miss Mamie L. Honder, both of Omaha. Five permits, ager The yesterday were ned yes Ta over even North | evarinieed astue best Sersapariiiaim e warsen - Wonderfand, The Aspect of the [Gountry Wierd in the Extreme - Snd r Changes in the Belt fanda—systo- rious Disay Ances. The extraordinary voleanie cru; in New Zealand have given an m;, the study of such phenomena in our own country and elsewhere, writes a I Oty (Idaho) correspondent of the San Francisco Chronicle. Besides the tech nical interest which these outbreaks of nature have aroused, the masses have been profoundly impressed by the pub: lished accounts of them, and the volean ic centers have been the subjects of a much speculation in regard to the proba bilty of similar eraption. Fire Hole basin, in the Yellowstone national park, has been the main cause of thissolicitude, Here thie physical conditions are a coun terpart of those at the antipodes. W have similar geysers and boiling springs, embryocraters and mud pots in all stages of action and all the varied resuits of a slow but long continued aqua-volcanic disturbanee. Whatever may be the probability of a serious outbur this locality in the future, the cvi dence of past cruptions are not wanting some of these must have been stupendous, for, gauged hynw ontpour- mgl»f\ult--mu- atter, the late eriptions in New Zealand sink ‘into significanc Within a radius of 300 miles the « dences of severe convulsions of nature are everywhere abundant, and extending toward the west as far as the Sierra Ne vadas a voleanic strip may be scen, fol lowing the natural declivity of the conti- nent, and, although of varging depth and arca, possessing the same igneous char- acteristies thronghont. That these flows have proceeded from different though closely allied_sources is unquestioned, and that the Fire Hole basin has been the central and most active of these scems equally certain, T'he” area of disturbances have been proportionally large, and included the surrounding bad Tands, which may be aid to b cooled. Here the springs still retain their warmth, becom- ing_occasionally agitated from below, and the varieg: mud, is still under the influence of terranean voleanie action. The bad are experiencing a steady and often a sudden change, & lake sometimes mark g the spot where a hill stood the « before, the whole haying apparently sunkinto the bowels of the earth and its blace filled by the subterranean waters. Torse and rider have been engulfed while pursuing their journey through this région, and many of those who have mysteriously disappeared have been d to the bad lands, where all sighs st. The region about the head- of the Madison, Jefferson and Wind rivers, in Montuna' and Wyoming, offers in addition, tlie most favorahfe conditions of fosillization, the amorph- ous strata being a primeval geotogical paradise. This wonderland is too well known to need any description here, Passing west over the Rocky muuntains, we come upon the Leadwaters' of the great Snake viver, Here, beyond the granite axis of the main range, we chcounter the same voleanic conditions First as ¢ 1ava bowlders which gradually become more numerous until”they form a thin lava sheet through which the si have cut their way deep into the countr. flow, however, is i the great bend of Snake is reached. y a reference to b it will be seen that this bend begins at Eagle Rock, Idaho, and extends tlunugrfl the southern part of that terri- tory as far as the mouth of Burnt river, in Oregon. Withiun this bend is the lnrg est lava field on the globe, known as the great Snake river lava desert. Occupy- ing a surface area of over ten thousand square miles, it covers the entire country with a lava blanket varying in depth from ten to one hundred feet. The re- ion, however, is not entirely deser its nume would imply, but on the trary large portions ‘are as diversiie the lvxuh lleys of California, Sev which take their »in the snow- wtooth range, course through the country, into which they have cot deep gorges, and finally disappear from view. ~ These ‘“lost rive as they are called, are the onses of the desert, and after their disappearance they may be heard rumbling beneath the “lava” for many mi Tlie general aspect of the country is weird in the extreme. The lava rises to the view, taking every coneeivable form, the fantast in nature being here exem- plified without limi Deep fissures in- tersect it at frequent intervals, and many of those that have been sounded are fath- 5. A falling bowlder can be heard erberating against the sides of the sm for a minute or more, and untl sound dies away in the devths. This act has Jed many to the local fissure th ory of the flow, and although several r ports have been pubhshed cluiming that some of these fissures are still in action, they have not as yet been verified and are perhaps groundiess, Poward the foothills the low has been arvested, the lTauva is curved and lashed into billows, upon which the wavelets can be seen with remarkable distinetness, Here one can draw a fancitul figu: this molten sen as it once existed. Its storm-lashed wuyes of fire rise in an end- less succession as far as the eye ean reach, crestupon crest, its torn and twisted bosom the sport’ of the furious tempest raging above. An Atlantic storm in five could then be seen and as now we sit upon the hilltop we have the picture franstized in all its awfal grandeur and tury T'his Java upheaval d¥erlays in a great part a gravel deposity which is of the sume nuture as the pregent bed of Snake river. The Orego vt Line railway teaverses the desert lru\u American Falls to Shoshone, a distance of 100 miles. The engincers have pierced the luva for water, which has been encouptered i the grayel beneath at a depth af from 150 to 800 feet. Gold was discoyered in this gravel when the wells were yaunk, and the ya Yioty is much coarser kw the Hour gold found in Snake rivep. There is little doubt that this gravel, now so far be neath the surface, will some day form the basis of & profitable “mining “industry The difticulty of prospecting the deposits has drawn_attention from them, but the theory that the Snakef viver gold has been leeched from this source, und the eusy railway communication, promises an early develepment of this decp grayel wining distriet The Tava desert is visited in the winter season by copious showers, whick collect in large pools, but in the other seasons it is dry und parched, Only the bardy sage brush thrives the year around, but durin; the rainy period, and until carly spring, buffaio grass sprous fzom the “crevices , forming feed for the deer, antelope other gume, which driven frowm the snow bound mountaivs of the north, here find a secure Tetreat during the winter. In fact the lava is then the sportsman’s par- adise. The dikes and lodges form a con venient shelter, and onc can approach the game walking for several mil through circuitous lanes of lava. At every elear ing the gawme will be found quietly brows ing on the suflicient buflalo grass aud sel- dom start at the mere sight of the huut- ers. Their docility is such that large nuwmbers are slain - without much effert "tus 1o L and fot. their hides alone. Still the num, ber of doer has not apparently dec the supply retuening from tho m regions with the rogularity of th T'o nccount for this ontlow the crate and fissare theory ¢ been ad wich great persistency. It is however, that while the different” flows bave ocourred at diffe periods th Snake river lava compara tively rceent, over efly the Champlain epochs ions show. however, that the successive strata from the middle tertiary or miocene, have re ceived their lavi coating, From past, thecefore, it scems that our own nge must at some time see a similar conval sion, althongh the tine will always be a matter of conjecture nee TIMELY GIFTS How to Make Without Spending M A handsome present for a youn mother is a baby basket. One especial pretiy is an oblong shape mounted on n stand, the whole gilded. It is lined with yellow silk, covered with white Swiss mull embroidered 1n yellow silk mar guerites, the top finished with a flounee edged with val lace, nnd ornamented with loops of orange-colored ribbons A pretty present, very easily made, is a gridiron wall pocket, “'These are made of tinseled wire and run through with satin ribbons in two or three tints of one color, aud lined with silk or satin over thin sheet of wadding. The broilers are also made to form novel photograph albums. A tea cloth 1s embroidercd all over with apple blossoms, and these are ex quisitely beautiful, both the bloom and foliage showing off to excellent advan tage in either painting or embroide Pin cushions in butterfly shape cardboard wings coverced with satin and painted. The body 1s made of a roll covered with velvet, and the pins thrust throngh this part, the whole affair being suspended by satin ribbon tied in s large bow where it passes over the nail Lattle gifts that can easily be made at home are often the most acceptable pres- ents. A sensible gift is a bath blanket mado of a_square of the best ironing bianket a yard and { wide. A bo tis embroidered around it and eorne picces i corners, the fourth con- taining the monogram. Wooden, in-covered or hand-glasses are painted with and the owner’s name. A serviette ring ean be very tastefully made and form an attractive present. wke for the foundation u picce of card board, cut six and a half inches long and one and a half inches wide, Sew into a circle and cover with a band of em broidered velvet and line with gold- colored silk. There are many pretty ornamental shades made on wire foundations which can be purchased at almost any lamp store. Oneis made yellow ganze cut in loped flounces which are embroidered, three of these flonnces being enough to cover the frame, with 2 full doubie ruch ing around the top, and a bow of corded ribbon at the side. For a handkerchicf sachet, take a piece of pale blue satin, mches wide and sixteen inches long. Embroider, paint, orapplique flowers, initials or & mono- gran in plush or beaded_effects, the em- broidery of &ilk or chenille, and line the piece with quilted yellow satin. Before quilting, the wadding should be sprinkled with yellow powder. After the linin and outside ate put. togethor, it i foldod in book shape, and edged all round with Zold and blue silk cord. One corner is turned back to show the quilting, and the other three are ornamented’ with bows of ribbon. Sachets of this kind pretty made of plush lined with quilted silk casily and_quickly made and form a very scceptable present. A newspaper nolder “is mwade of gold canvas, worked in red, olive, biue und brown silks, edged with multicolored balls, hung on a brass banner rod, aftc joining tho two_ends, and suspended to the wall by silk cords and tassels. It may be lined with silk or sateen and con- sists of a straight stripe forty inches long and thirteen inches wide. Sty Personal Paragraphs wift and wife of Leadville are Christmas Presents ch Money. celluloid flowers w.T in the ci H. M. Warnig, of Lincoln, railroad con ductor, is at the Paxton, Captain F. A. Whitney of the Eighth Infantry, Cheyenne, is at the Paxton. C. B, Holmes, the western representa tive of the New York Hotel Gazette, is at the Miliard, E. B. Mower, of C r Rapids, fa, a member of the commission firm of Mower & Huslon, is at the Mctropolitan. At the Metropolitan—C. K. Watson, Herman: W. k. Howell, North Platt John Moreland, Denver Junetion, Mr. J. L. Livesey has gone eust to spend the holidays. H. 1. Howland has resigned his posi- tion night clerk at the Cantield to cept a similar position at the Mer- chants, At the Millard—Joln Wilson, Tecum- seh; Clandius Jones, Seward: R. T McGrew, Holdrege: Alex Bentley, Red Clond; W. C. Lane, Gilmore At the Merchants—John L. Nesbitt, A D. Buckworth, North Platte; R. B, Pres. son, Lincoln: D. A. Hopkins, North Bend; R. B. Grahaw and wife, Lincoln. Mr. B. ¢, Boll leaves this evening for Waeston, Missouri. where he will spend hohday week with the otd folk home. He will be accompanied by young son of John W, Bell. H. H. Wheelock, Fullerton: John M Reagan, Hastings; H. H. Robins, North Bend; H. H. Glover, Grand Island; R, B. Sehneider, Fremont; 1L Fuller, Lea Fuller, Crete; H. J. Allen, Kearney. At the Arcade—Dr. Herb, Geneva; W, R. Hutchinson, Broken Bow; R rench, Kearnoy: Willinm ll.urwr Val- ley; George M. Hill, Kearney; C. Thomp- son, Ashland; H.'J. Allén, Kearney; Josoph Bliss, Schuyler; J. B, Ferguso and Island. o Telegraph Notes The depositors in the bank of Hush & Co,, Minneapolis, will be paid in full. T'ho Des Moines marble works, N. Webster on seized by the ou a claim It s stat n good authority that Kugland is taking no steps toward renewing diplomatic relations with Vatican. The American Distriet and Sau Franciseo Districk telegraph companies have eonceded the dewand ol the striking messengers Lor 15 for a day of twelve hours, he friends of Parnell suy his illuess has been of 4 very serious nature for seversl woeks, e is in-a dangerous coudition When able to actively resume work he will conyene the Trish parliamentary party in the council ¢hambers of the Dublii corporation, In an article headed “Lmporting a Pest to griculture” the Chicago Dally News protests Wt the landing of fitty-eizht rabbits re d to haye airived on i The Newssays that the Lnglish rab bit, unlike the Awerican species. is i burrow- ing antmal, und bemg thus avle to breed un wolested, will wultiply until farming and agriculture become well migh impossible. lie News says that in one district sheep Taisers i 183 pald £40.000 10 protect the Tanges from the Enzlish rabbit For some monthis past the First Colore Baptist church, of Nashviile, has beeu in volved in a bitter auarrel, which arose pri Warity froin the cailing of K. T Huftma, of Louisville to the pastorate. He was soon aceused of improper couduet toward the women of the chirch, and several laid the shame at bis door. 11 was announced that he would preach on “Rattlesnakes” Tucsday night, and the chureh was packed with Huif wan’s armed adberents and “an amery wob surged outside the bullding. = Huifiui, on the“hdvice of frieads, did noi breacs s rattlestake sermon. As e lelt the cbure the wob surged toward him madly. He diey two pistols ind iired both (4o the erowd, but 0 obe is known to have been hit. The shols were relurned and Multiwan fled o the churek. the owned by sheriff AN ORGY IN DETHOIT. s Nearly Killed roputable Ball Mich., Dec. 22, T rave its ann 1l at T'he chiaracter of the society is ent by what oceurred. At m of well-known gentlemen, it g soveral who now hold and ot 10 have held pub- dropped-in for a look at the speotas N. B. Hayes, a lawyer, was of thepatty Hages recently recovered a judement against Trank Weithoft for a young man who dropped a “boodl=" in Weitholf': gam room, and the gamblor had nursed o gru inst the lawyer He was master of ceremonies Iast night, ana arranced for a coarse attack on Hayes. | Without a word of warning Weithoff struek Hayes with a pob bottle, knocking the ball of e eye nearly out. The blows were rained thick and hard on_the attoriey, and when he was rescued he wasa shocking fooking object and more dead than alive. Tonight paralvsis resulted from his thighs down from injuri 10 s spine. Ed Wiee ahd John Considin noted bank robber and crook respectively | were guests of the Undine society, Two Perso at nr ol 1 Atbeiter made appar ght @ party Hail, o oft | metting the worst of the fight, shot at Con sidine. The ball hit a young woman named | Minnfe MeMahon, whose real name is Win ship, ke is not expeeted to live through the night, Riee gave himself up two hours aftor the shooting. During the numerous other bloody afirays knives, pistols, and fists were used indiscriminateiy. ~ The 'ball room was made slippery with blood. Tt was a terrible | oray, and sone of the sceues enacted almost dety description., ¥reight Brakemen Strike. Lovtsvitik, Ky, Dec. 22.-Sixty-nine freiaht brakemen on the main stem of the Louisville & Nashville road struek to-nignt and did not report to take trains out. ‘They claim that the Lowsvlile & Nashville offic violated their agreement by discharging J. H. Moore and Henry Cornwall, two of the com mittee who recently waited ‘on the oflicials to present (he demands of the brakemen for » vances in wages. No trains are moving, but itis thoughit all freight trains will go out to WOITOW. an T R Conteat, Cuicaco, Dee. 22.—A special to the Daily Nows from Peoria, 1ll., says: By a singular coineidence it is discovered that there were Just twenty-nine less ballots cast for con- gressman in Knox county than for the wen- cral ticket, and_twenty-nine is the oflicial plurality given in the” distriet for General Post. ‘The democrats are making a closs canvass and they are ntident. Kvidenee in the contest will be taken inmediately after the new year. The Peo: e . Prize Fighters Arrested, Nuw Youk, Dee, 22.—~James Burke, aged twenty years, of Jersey City, and Alexander Masters, aged thirty-one, of Brooklyn, while engared ina prize fight at stina, L I, this morning, wereinterrupted by the police who arrested the principals. their seconds, and referee and twenty-eight of the specta- fors. The prisoncrs ~ were taken before Judee Haleebus, who committed them for examination. S Counterfeit Silver Dollars, NEw Youk, Dec. 22,—Some of the counter- feit silver dollars with which the northwest has been flooded by the gang of counterfeit- ers recently discovered near Pullman, 11, tin this eity, The centerof the coin \lh‘d with whité metal, while the rest is of silver. The eharacter of the coin can only be detected by experts. A Noted Turfman Dead. LovisviLig, Ky.,, Dee. 2.—Captain John Aleock,an old turfian, died at his home ni Glasgow, K to-day, aged seventy-five. Captain Alcock was a noted trainer in his day, and has trained for and run wore four- mile races than any man in the eountry re, Parsons at the Annex. Mrs. Lucy Parsons, the wife of the condemned anarchist, will speak at the exposition annex at 2 o'clock on Christ- mns afterncon. Owing to a slight iliness Mrs. Parsons will not speak in Bohemian hall this evening. el ti Con. Man. Lonis lohe Democrat The windle perpetrated on the in habitants of the Cily of Mexico by an Amcrican coniidence man was, in (In- es timation of detectiv about as ‘% a job as has been turned in - many yea erfectly clear to them 't e had goric in there and 1 rangement Tor a Patt performan ot away quictly with about 15, the sale of tickets, and the deteetives went to gnessing who it was that done the work. The other day, however, a de tective from Buflulo reached Galveston, and got the ¢ 15 of the cuse, with a de- scription of the swindler, and immedi ately recognized it as corresponding with that of Harry Monell, the most expert confidenee man, monte spieler and short card man in the country. Monell is Known everywhere from "Liverpool to San Francisco, and notwithstanding lus utation, has friends upon nearly cyer poiice force in the country, throu wiom for years he has received protoe tion. Heisa man of fin tainments, has traveled all over the globe, snd con- ducts himself in a manper which dis I suspicion. Asu mimie he has equals, and he can speak several lan- eaages very well indeced. He has been on the turf” now for years, and, strange to say, has never had” a “fall,” as the crooks eall it when they are captured In St. Louis he is as well known as in New York, and San Francisco, New Or: leans, Chicago, and other places b hosts of friends, In New York he the reputation wmong the profession gentry of being the smartest man m the coantry since the days of Canada Bill, the old-time confidence man, who robbed men of millions, only to die in u poor house. Moneli began his carcer in carly life. and met with Bill and the old-timers, who have since passed in their cheeks or ending their days in striped suits be hind the bats. He took early to the work ing of the railroads, before” the corpor: tions had adopted the plan of keeping o special service to protect their passen cers, and for years played wmoute snd Ailbront. con. games with a success that enabled him to live infirst-class style. Mo has operated upon nearly cvery road in country, and his picturc was ofie alwuys s} 1I\ pointed out in the big ro, rS5ate Remedy ;fi khao*( wh\c\'\ corlding | 0 Pl“m A tLEN S VNG BALSAM i, for CO\Ai Coughs & Goup ¥ EQ“\L \\ \s wm\u\-\\ -\b\ \\\: oest The ¥ St. operat th Yorant Remed Y\ use mox\-\v_\\s o\x DRUGG\Sts ,e((\ \L A\25¢% Sof & pI* pex. battle. —— The two | | auarreled about a woman, and Rice, who was | A GREAT MISTAKE has hereto heen made 1 the treat ment of rhenmatism, nenralgia and nery ous or sick headache. This’is evidenced by the failure on the part of thousands of Wflerers to find relief. even though they haye exhausted the skill of various phy and_tried numerous o called T'osuch Athlophoros is offored stre and QUICK CURE. Ttssuc phenomenal, and yet it is | not surprising beeause it witt doall that is claimed for it. The Athlophoros Co. will gladly refor any who desire to make an investigation to reliable parties who liaye been cared by it | LB Gillespie, Real Estatc gent, at Atlantic, lowa, rheumatism first appeared in | and then extended down into the legs through the sciatic nprve. 1 suffercd whether standing or sitting, and it was with the greatest of difficuly that 1 sae cceded in hobbling to my oflice each day Iconsulted vhysicians, also tried every | remedy I conld’learn of without any gooil | effects whatever. My great fears were | that T would always have it. As | was writing a letter to this friend in Chicago, | 1easnally made noto of my rhenmatism, | and thought no more about it. But my letter was answered very promptly, tell- ing me to use Atnlophoros, also stating his mother's case and cure which was | more severe than mine. 1 at once var chased a bottle and by the time I had wn- ished taking it, my rheumatism had gone It was a littie too quick to stop before it was gone entirely out of my system, and I had another little attack, but two bot- tles of Athlophoros did the 'work. It has been over a year since that time, Itisan excellent medicine, and Tean recommend it to others. Every drugaist should keep Athlopho ros and Athlophoros Pills, but whore they cannot be bought of the druggist the Athlophoros Co, 112 Wall St., Now Y will send either (carringe paid) on receipt of regular price, which is $1.00 per bottle for Athlophoros and e, for Pills, Yar. livor and kidney disonson, dyspopaia, in: Qigestion, weakness, nervous debility, of women, constipation, hendnche, biood, e, Athlonhoros Pills are une sicians romedies 1S A SAFE | cess has been and Loan says My the hip, ARD STILL TRE For sixteon yoars, thoy b stoad o in fuvor, and "wiih ntiy Inotonsing have become the most populur corse out the United statos, oo rect througi The B, G and R=11 grados are made in Snonr MEDIUN AND EXTIA LONG WAIST, suitahle for all figures. The G quality, 1 of English sutil, is warranted 1o woir twico as long us ordiniiry corsets Highest awards from ali the World's great Fairs. 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