Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1888, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF 8UBSCRIPTION. Daily (Morning Edition) including Sunday BER, One Year ... PRI For 8ix Months, . For Three Mont! . . The Omaha Eunday Bix, mailed to any ad- dress, One Y soesessiinen OMAHA OFFICE, NOS. 914 AND 916 FARN A M ST YORK O¥rice, Roos 65, Trinvxe B WARHINGTON OFFICE, NO, 613 FoUne TEENTA BTREET, CORRESPONDENCE, All_communieations relating to news and editorial_matter whould be addressed to the EDITOR OF THE DEE. BUSINESS LETTERS, All business letters and remittances should be addressed to Ty BRE PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMAHA. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders 10 be made payablé to the order of the company. The.Bes Publishing Company, Proprietors E. ROSEWATER, Eprron. THE DAILY BEE, Sworn Statement of Circulation. State of Nebraska, ban County ofdouglass, {55 Geo, 1. Teschitek, secretary of The Tiee Pub- lishing company, doss solemnly swenr that te actual circulation of the Daily Bee for the week ending Dec, 3, 187, was as follows: Saturday, Dec, 24 Bunday, Dec. 2 Monday, Dec. Welneaday, e 8 ednesdny, Dec Thursday, Dec. 20 Friday, Dec. 30... Average GEO, Sworn to and subseribed in 2d day of Junuary, A. D., 148, State of Nebrasks, |y County of Douglnss, (%8 Geo. B, Tzschuek, befng firet duly sworn, de- % and says that he 18 secretary of The Boe g?l" Ushing ('onumn{. that the actual lvcrlnSl' daily circulatior. of the Daily Bee for the mon of January, 147, 10,20 co P I, ILVTH coples for March, 187, 1440 cop for April, 1857, 14,318 coples: for May, 1856, 14,25 coples: for June, 1887, 14,147 coples; f 1887, 14,003 copies; for August, 1857, 14, | * for September, 187, 1449 coples;’ for Oc Taw, 14380; for' Nl?‘:llnhwr‘ 1667, 16,226 coples; L cember, 187, 15,041 copies. "0 B. TZSCHUCK. Bworn and subscribed to in lw gmnm this 24 day of January, A, D, 1888, Nota FEIL . 78T i my presence thls . PIVRIT, Notary Public. les; for February, otary Public, ;Tnn nu‘premn'murt deb’lulon’in th; Lancoln city council case is a big feather in Mr. Lambertson’s cap. GERMANY is shipping cargoos of cheap coffins to England. Here is an industry in which England is sadly behind. — A SAN FRANCISCO railroad man who claims to know what he is talking about says that Gould is making strong efforts to have the Central Pacific mortgage foreclosed by the government. This is another stupid canard. —— ONE of the assemblies of the Knights of Labor of Pennsylvania has set a good example by declaring that the working- men of this country will consult their own interests by favoring & judicious revision of the tariff. — MEXICO is granting mining, agricul- tural and other concessions right and left. The government of that country has wisely come to the conclusion that northern blood must be infused into her industries in order to secure progress. APPROPRIATIONS, it is reported from ‘Washington, are to be scant thisscssion in order that the democrats may make political capital. Wise economy is al- ‘ways desirable,but there is such a thing as being too close with the national funds. GENERAL BRAGG, of Wisconsin, de- clared at the democratic national con- vention of ‘84 that he “loved Cieveland for the enemies he has made.” His re- ward for this declaration, the Mexican mission, comes a little late,but better so than never. AccorpiNa to the Salt Lake Tribune, which has made very extensive inquiry concerning the condition of cattle on wostern ranges,the recent storm caused only small losses to stock owners. The present winter promises to be a good one for western cattle. A VERY vigorous movement is making in Philadelphia in behalf of tariff re- form. A mass meeting will be held on the 27th of this month, and among the signers of the call are a great many business men and manufacturers, some of them representing among the largest houses and industrial enterprisesin that city. They are also of every shade of political opinion. Many workingmen are likewise manifesting sympathy with the movement. The promise is that the meeting will be an imposing affair, which cannot fail to exercise a very con- siderable influence e————— THERE seems to be a serious disposi- tion on the part of the new district at- torney of New York, Colonoel Fellows, to signalize his early administration by instituting a prosecution of Jay Gould and Russel Sage on a charge of grand larceny. We are not aware of the full nature of the circumstances on which the charge would be based, but the dis- patches indicate that it is the unlawful conversion of property by trustoes. Such a prosecution would be one of the most seusational of the time, but it is to be expected that some way will be found toprevent it. The slippery individu- als implicatod would make a very con- siderable sacrifico rather than be pil- loried before the world for grand lar- ceny. It is not surprising that Mr. Randall is entively satistied with.the make-up of the house committees, in view of the generous consideration that was shown himself and his friends. Tt was a great concession to Randall that he was rve- tained on the appropriations committee, but the favor shown him extended fa beyond this. Of the twelve democrats in the present congress who in the last voted with him to prevent consideration of measures to revise the tariff, six now hold chairmanships, and some of the others are provided for so that their places are about as good as chairman- ships. This is conspicuously so in the cases of Foran and Gay, uncompromising allies of Randall, who are on the appro- priationscommittee with him. The for- mer of these, who represents the Cleve- iand,O.,district, is as firm a supporter of the high tariff as there is in congressand will be completely under the control of Randall, The influence of the Penn- sylvania congressman must certainly have been used to offect these . disposals of his friends, and it remains to be secu whether these concessions are to be ro- eiprocated by him, 2 Loans on Farm Mortgages. We referred some timp -ago to the industrious effort that had been made by eastern joarnals to discredit western farm mortgages, and presented some evidence, chiofly as to Nebraska and Kansag, showing the groundless charac: ter of the assaults made by itinerant or commissioned correspondents upon the credit and honesty of wosiern farm- ers. The unjust and unwarrantabie attacks have, however, not wholly ceased. Periodically there appears in the eastorn papers a repetition of the alleged insecurity of loans on western farm mortgages, and the writers of these screeds bolster their depro- ciatory statements with a few scattered facts, always to be found, of foreclosure and losses, which being duly embellished and sent out as evidence of the general risk that east- ern capital runs in making this class of investment. It might not be impossitie to discover the inspiration of these un- worthy and unjustifiable attempts to put a barrier in'the way of western de- velopment and enterprise. It would be a safe inference, we think, that it comes chiefly from the real estate and other speculators of the east, to whom the di- version of money to western investment is necessarily a check upon their opera- tions, while at the same time making money in the east more valuable. Obviously if these speculators could frighten eastern capital away from the west they would obtain a most important advantago, and it cannot be regarded as a far-fetched presumption that they would scek to do this, But if they have been at all suc- cessful thus far it is only to a very mod- erate degreo. The moneyed institu- tions of the east that have deals in western farm mortgages and found them among the safest and most profitable of all their investments, are not likely to be persuaded against continuing this so far ontirely satisfactory policy by the totally inadequate evidence of the hired emissaries of eastorn speculators. These institutions have the facts of a long ex- perience before them and they are pretty sure to be guided by them. They may perhaps become a little more cau- tious and circumspect, which in the end will be better for every honest and thrifty farmer, but they will continue to employ their money where they have demonstrated it can be used with the greatest profit, and as safely as in any other investment ex- cept government securities. The St. Paul Pioncer Press has pros- ecuted an investigation regarding loans on farm mortgages in the northwest, and the resultis a complete refutation of the depreciatory statements of the castern papers. Inquiries made of sev- eral financial firms that loan eastern and foreign capital on farm mortgages elicited the uniform statement that their experience with such invest- meunts had been entirely satisfactory. It was shown that the percentage of foreclosures in Minnesota and Da- kota, where the average amount of the loans actually placed does not exceed $600, is under two per cent. of the whole amount of the loans placed, and a very large percentage of the mort- gages are paid at maturity entirely out of the farmers’ profits. All these firms agreed in saying that they regarded farm loans as the most desirable to be had. The Pioncer Presssays: ‘“‘To-day the loaning business has assumed large proportions, not less than between $40,- 000,000 and $50,000,000, it is estimated, being invested in mortgages on the farm lands of the northwest. The rec- grds of any other business in the country may be searched in vain to find a safer employment, for capital. Of all this vast amount of money placed in trust, less than 2 per cent has to be recovered by foreclosure proceedings. The prompt payment of interest is more marked than in the banking business. And the fact that an average of 7 per cent of these loans is paid before they mature makes its own comment upon the material condition of the country.” The same conditions of steady improvement and increasing ro- sources that render farm loans in Min- nesota and Dakota safe and profitable prevail at least equally in Nebraska, The agricultural growth of this state will compare favorably with that of either of the states of the northwest, and the average prosperity of Nebraska’s farmers is as high as that of the farmers of any state in the union. We believe, also, that the record will show that farm loans have been paid as promptly and generally in this state as in any other. It may be too much to expect that the unwarranted atticks on the credit and honesty of western furm- ers will wholly cease, or that they will not be made periodically in the future as they have been in the past, but so long as the facts so completely refute them as they now do, they cannot effect their object of inducing eastern capital to abandon investments whose safe and profitable character has been attested by ample experience. — The County Jail. The stories of convicts and jail birds eannot always be velied upon. A va- grant, drankard or crook is apt to lie or exaggerate about prison officers and prison treatment. Itis generally true, however, that where theve is a ¢ deal of smoke there must be some five. The pretended revelations about beastly conduct, cruelty, and robbery in our county jail must be taken for what they are worth. But there are some features of the Douglas county jail management that require prompt and decisive action by the county commissioners. First and foremost, the jail should be relieved of at least one-half of its inmates. There are now one hundred and twenty-five persons confined in the county jail when its capacity is for about fifty inmates. A large majority of the persons now con- fined in the jailare held there for trivial offences, and were sentenced by the po- lice court. These should be taken care of by thecity. If the present prison facilitios of the city are i sufficient let the city authoriti make provisions for temporary quarters, Next in importance is an increase of the juiler’s force. There should be at least Jwo doputies to assist the jailer. This would give a relief every eight hours to the jailer on duty. A greatdeal of scan- dal has been caused by the employment of prisoncrs as assistants to the jaifer. Less than 8 yearago a man convicted of manslaughter was allowed the free- dom of the jail, and in his capacity of “trusty” he virtually had charge of his associntes. The “trusty” system should be prohibited. So far as cleanliness is concerned there is no doubt that the jail has been well kept, but the gystem of employing female prisoners to do it eleaning is mnot conducive to good dis- cipline. While the reports published about the jail are no doubt sensational, they may serve a good purpose in awnkening a proper interest in the in- ternal management of the county prison. Worthy of Consideration. There is still one vacancy in the directory of the Omaha board of trade, which is to be filled by a special elec- tion Wednesday, Decembor 11. A prominent member of the board of trade writes to the BER as follows: 1 am quite sure that you will agree with me that the directory of our board of trade should contain the names of the representa- tives of the leading industries of this city; ana if we are to establish a board of trade and do auy business at all we must have a representative, especially from the grain trade. If itis in sympathy with your ideas, will you kindly make mention of this through the columns of your paper, and 1f you think it advisable, would like to have Mr. Mer- riam's name mentioned, because ho is a rep- resentative of tho leading grain house in this city; and I know personally that he is will- ing tc give this matter his time and atten- tion, and will do all that he can to further the interests for which the board of trade was organized. The BEE has no disposition to cham- pion the candidacy of any member of tho board to the vacant directorship, but it considers the suggestions made above as worthy of consideration. The gentleman who offers the suggestions assures us that his desire to see Mr. Merriam on the board is not inspired by any personal motive, but only the wish to make our board of trade more efficient by placing its management in the hands of business men who are engaged in handling the products of Nebraska, and are familiar with the practical workings of boards of trade. THERE are none so blind as those who will not see. Councilman Kitchen pre- tends that he cannot tell who the lowest bidder ison the city printing bids. He says that the BEE'S bid is by the hun- dred words, while the Republican bids by the inch and square. How was it last summer when CadetTaylor was bidding by the folio, while all the other bids were by the square? Mr. Kitchen appears to have had no trouble then in reducing the bids by the square to folio measurement. He reported in favor of the Republican by making one hundred words the stand- ard. Now when the BEE bids by the standard which the council established last summer at Mr. Kitchen’s instance, and he finds that the Republican is un- derbid by the Herald and BEE both, Mr. Kitchen pleads the baby act and protonds he cannot compute the bids. ‘We boldly assert that there is not a ten- year-old boy in the public schools who could not tell whichis the lowest bid. For the benefit of Mr. Kitchen, we will state what is known to all printers, that aniuch in nonpareil measure has twelve lines, and that the average number of words in a line of Omaha newspaper columns is seven. This makes the inch of nonpareil equal to eighty-four words, while the square of ten lines is equal to seventy words. Now, the Republican’s bid is 50 cents per inch for the first in- sertion, or 40 cents per square, while the Herald’s bid is 27 cents per square, and the BEE’S bid 25 cents for 100 words. Does Mr. Kitchen see the difference in these bids? If not, he does not want to see it. ARBITRATION, which has been very nearly an utter failure in New York, appears to have proved gratifyingly suo- cessful in Massachusetts. The creation of a board of arbitration in the latter state was done at the request of the Knights of Labor, and this organiza- tion seems to have shown a proper re- speet for the principle for which it urged legislative recognition. The message of the governor strongly com- mends the board, and the Boston Globe, which is not in political sympathy with the state administration, is equally hearty in approving the work of the board. That paper says that before the board was created there were strikes and labor troubles in mnearly every city of the state, whereas now there is hardly a strike in the whole common- wealth and nearly all the troubles that grew out of former difficulties have been adjusted. This is very satisfac- tory testimony, and will go far to modify the opinions held by some that arbitra- tion by state boards cannot be made suc- cessful, It is quite possible that the present or some future year may show less favorable results, but enough has been demonstrated to prove that where theroe is a willingness on the part of both employers and employed to submit their differences to arbitration, and there is mutual confidence in legally constituted arbitrators, a state board is a convenient and salutary provision. Of course the essential conditions to success are re- spect for the prineiple and faith in those to whom its application is committed. A SOMEWHAT remarkable breach of promise case has been on trinl in New York for some time past, terminating yesterday in a verdiet for the woman in the case of $45,000. A Miss Campbell, n spinster of forty, was wooed some time in the past by the wealthy coffce n ‘Lant, Arbuckle, who is past sixty. The ady claimed that she veceived from hiin o proposal of marringe which w accepted and the fact duly communi- cated to her family and friends. The chief defense of Arbuckle was that the proposal of marriage came from Miss Campbell and was not accepted. The coffee merchant failing to keop his al- leged promise, Miss Campbell esti- mated his loss to her at $100,000 and instituted suit for that amount. A great deal of insipid love- making by letter wus produced on the trial, which served to entertain and amuse thousands of people during the progress of the hearing. Miss Campbell was fortunate in convincing ‘the jury that she was entitled . to a verdict aud was nccorded # little less than half whatshe asked for. If Arbuckle is wise he will pay the awaird - and have done with the mattery An addition of a cent or two to the phico per package of his well known brand of coffee would make him whole again financially in a few months. WHETHER the administration ele- ment of the democracy of Pennsylvania is to dominate the organization of the state committee, or the protectionist faction is to continue in control, is just now the source d an interesting con- test. The present chairman of the com- mittee is an ardent friend of tho dem- ocratic protoctionist leader, who ismak- ing every effort to continue him in that position, it is presumed with the idea of weakening the Cleveland power in Penpsylvanin and dividing whatever benefit may be had therefrom. Ridicu- lous ns it may seem ‘there is a belief that Randall has prgesidential aspira~ tions. The present indications are that the committee Will be & Cleveland or- ganization, and that there will be no trouble in securing a full and hearty Cleveland delegation to the national convention. —— OMAHA board of trade stock has proved a very good investment. The original stockholders have paid all the way from 8125 to $250 per share. The more recent members have paid $500 for membership, entitling them to one share. Each share of that stock will be worth 81,000 in less than five years, and pay a dividend of ten per centon that amount. The rents of the chamber of commerce building already exceed $20,000 a year, with a fair prospect of in- creasing to $30,000 during the coming year. Ten thousand dollars pays the interest on the bonded debt and ex- penses of running the building. With a sinking fund surplus of 810,000 a year the debt will be wiped out in less than seven years. PROMINENT PERSONS, Speaker Carlisle is fifty-two years old. General Lew Wallace is at work on a new novel. . Beauregard is still as active as a man of thirty. Heine, the poot, is to have a monument at Dusseldorf. ‘W. W. Story, the poet-sculptor, has one of the largest studios in Rome. Senator Cameron owns 81,000,000 worth of 1and in the vicinity of Washington. The New York Press club is talking of @recting a monument over Horaco Greeley's grave. General Sheridan has been clected presi- dent of the Army and Navy German club of ‘Washington. James Russell Lowell has purchased for a summer residence an abandoned little red house on a farm at Ashfleld, Mass. Baroness Althea Salvador, the Paris cor- respondent of & number of American news- papers, is an American girl from Chicago. Jay Gould has spept $100,000 on his old New York residencgat No. 579 Fiifth avenue, and this will be higShome when he returns from Europe. 3 Congressman scott ol Pennsylvania is worth anywhere { from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000. He began life as a clerk on a canal boat at the age of twenty. John Sherman is a great financier, but he hates new books. In this respect he is the counterpart of the general, who detests any- thing new or fresh except kisses. Congressman Kelley, “the Father of the House," is still in feeble health, but he is rapidly growing stronger. He will make a full recovery if he does not strain himself by overwork. Isaiah Williamson of Philadelphia, is the richest bachelor in the United States. His fortune of $20,000.000 was made in the dry goods trade, and yields him an annual in- como of 3\1.500,000. Levi P. Morton and his wife have been warmly welcomed in Paris. Not ouly the American colony but Parisians prominent in society and politics have joined in the dem- onstration of popularity which has greeted the ex-minister and his wife. —_—— Conkling's Commendation. Boston Herald. Roscoe Conkling is quoted as havinga high opinion of Mr.Robert T. Lincoln’s avail- ability as & candidate for the presidency. This coincides with the general judgment, though the general judgment is not greatly strengthened by it. Mr. Conkling was never noted for political sagacity, and he is a badly soured man in his view of public opinion. He remembers that Mr. Lincoln was with him in advocating the selection of President Grant for a third term, and this is a potent appear to his prejudice. It is possible that Mr. Conkling might show some interest in Mr. Lincoin's clection if he were nominated —a different kind of interest from: thathe showed in Mr. Blaine's. B et Smiles and Tears. Morris H. Turk. My lot is cast with those who tread ‘The humbler walks of life; with feet That oft are weary—begging bread And blistered with the dust and heat. And all the story of my years Is but a tale of smiles and tears. 1 may be earth’s most favored king; A ruler of the land and sea; The winds of every clime may bring A tribute of respect to me— Yet all the story of my years Is but a tale of smiles and tears. It may be that my life hath wrought Some mighty truth from chaos, when The way was dark aud no one sought To cheer the burden’d hearts of men. Still, all the stoxy of my years Is but atale of smiles and tears, It matters not what rank I hold Among the sons of toil and strife, Or whether young ot whether old, 1 reach the goal of mortal life, For all the story of my years Is aye a tale of smiles and tears. For all the stories of my years Are but the tales of smiles and tears. ————— UNDER A STREET CAR. John Bahters Had His Foot and Leg Horribly Mangled. John Bahters, the night watchman at the street car barns neav Hanscom park, met with an accident shortly after 6 o'clock last night that will maim him for life if it does not terminate even more seriously. Near the corner of Leavenworth and Virginia ave- nue, he was attempting to get on the front platform of car No. 22 to ride as usual with the driver to the barn, when his foot slipped from the slight step, throwing him to the ground. His left foot fell in front of the car wheels and was run over and crushed into a shapeless muss. The lower part of the leg was also mangled, necessitating amputation The unfortunate man was taken to his home, a couple of blocks above the scene of the ac cident, where he was given proper med care, but the shock from the g possibly be too much for his syst At the time of the mishap, although the ear was heavily loaded with people, it was thrown from the trac No blame whatever is attached to the driver, Herman Hitt: SIXTEEN COUNCILMEN MEET. Regular Weekly Session of the City Solons, A WAR OVER THE CITY PRINTING. The Members Go Into a Committee of the Whole to Consider the Bids—Must Advertise Over Again, Details of the Mecting. Sixteen councilmen answered to their names when tne roll was called at the regu- lar weekly meeting of the city council last night. It was long after 8 o'clock when Presidont Bechel mounted the rostrum and told the councilmen, who were distributed all over the room in secret conclave, to take their places and proceed to business. The following communications were re- ocolved from the mayor: Approving or- dinances passed at last meeting; vetoing special ordinances appropriating moneys for the construction of sidewalks, votoapproved; appointing Frank P. Zimmer apothecary at the county building, approved; appointing John Turnbull license inspeotor, approved; appointing W. J. Kennedy, E. M. Stenberg aud J. H. Lacey appraisers, to determine the damuges, if any, to property owners for grad- ing Thirty-first avenue from Farnam stroet to Dodge street, approved. A communication from the city enginecr relative to telephone poles on Leavenworth street between Sixteenth and Twenty-eighth streets, was reforred to the city attorney. From the board of public works—Balance due Hugh Murphy for sewer in sewer dis- trict No. 44, $8.63, to be paid; Barber Asphalt Paving company, repairing pave- ment on Saunders street near Cuming, $12, ordered paid; C. L. Davis, $104, building watch house Sixteenth street viaduct, re- ferred to committee on viaduct and bridges; communication from C. C. Myers, architect on city hall, asking that $2,500 in city bonds be sent him on account of salary owing him by the city, referred to committeo on public property and buildings. From the city attorney—Submitting ordi- nances requiring special policemen to give band and security, requiring assistant city attorney to give bonds, creating a board of health and providing for the issue of 25,000 bonds of the city of Omaha; approving so- tion of council in assigning $1,145. due Thompson, Delaney & . to the United States National bank; approving the ex- emption from taxation of the Park avenue United Presbyterian church; an opinion that the city is not liable for ex- penses incurred at the late general eloction when the question of school bonds was voted upon; also one that it is the duty of the Omaha Belt railway to reconstruct and keep in_repair the bridge at the crossing of the belt railway and Park street; favoring the reduction of taxes on the household furniture %:‘g&n H. Clarke for the year 1886 from $500 A communication from J. S. Halbert ask- ing damages by reasons of alleged errors and illegalities in the grading of Division street on Twenty-fifth avenue was referred to the city attorney. A communication from Stutt & Hammil asking for an amicable adjustment of a claim held by them against the city was referred to the city attorney. The claim of William Anderson for $125 damay through a defective sidewalk was ) on file. A Hoppe complained that ho fell into an ex- cavation on Dorcas s treet and received personal injuries to the amount of $5,000. Re- ferred to the city attorney. Samuel Stover, a sewer inspector, put in a claim for work that he held himself in readi- ness to do during the month of December. Referred. The following resolution by Mr. Hascall was referred to the committee on sewerage: Resolved, that the committee on sewerage investigate the conduct of the sewer inspec- tor and ascertain whether he is performing the duties of such inspector, as numerous complaints are being made to the effect that he is negligent and inefficient, The resolution caused considerable debate, in which_Councilmen Hascali, Ford, Kaspar and Snyder took part. J. H. Butler was reappointed sergeant-at- arms and an assistant to the city attorney to investigate damage suits brought against the city at $75 per month, The proposition of W. J. Connell for re- vising and compiling the ordinances of the city was reported back by the committee on judiciary, who recommended that he be em- ployed at his own figures of §2,000, he to pay all clerical aid. ‘The following resolution by Councilman Bedford was adopted : Resolved, That the city attorney be and is hereby instructed to draft an ordinance divid- ing the city of Omaha into three park dis- tricts. First, all that part of the city from Harney, south to the city limits; second, from Huarney, north to Cass; third, from Cass, north to the city limits, By resolution of uncilman Bailey the street commissioner was instructed to place an obstruction across all sidewalks and alleys that he may consider dangerous on strects recently graded. The committee on police recommended that the city attorney be instructed to confess judgment in all claims filed in the district court by policemen who have not received their pay. The report was adopted. ‘The committee on fire and waterworks re- ported favorably on the assignment of the ‘waterworks company to the Awerican Water- works company of Chicago. ‘When the report of the committee on print- ing was called for, Councilman Kitchen sub- mitted a report, saying that he was the only one who had signed it. Councilman Ford jumped up and said that he would sign it to bring it betore the house, but he would not vote for it. He did so. The report recommended re-advertising for bids and the rejectment of thosealready ten- dered, and that the proposition of the Bek, Herald, Republican and World will be con sidered only in the matter as follows: 1, That all bids shall be upon a basis of 100 words of nonpareil type for one insertion only. '.),) Thatbids fsr the second and third in- sertions shall be submitted separately and on @ basis of 100 words of nonpareil type. Councilman Ford arose and said that some weeks ago he was in favorof giving the printing _ to the Ber, but he had changed his mind for some reasons known to himself and chiefly as he was of the opinion that the bids submitted by the Herald were the lowest. Councilman Kierstead here interrupted the warrior from the Third, by giving him some instructions in arithmetic. There was a great difference between the bids of the Bee and the Herald. ‘The former agrees to print 100 lines for th me amount that the Herald exacts for p ng but seventy lines. The BEE has a morning circulation of over 7,000, and an evening circulation of over 7,000, a combined circulation of 15,000, said Mr. Kierstead, ‘‘and it is the lowest bidder.” Councilman Manville expressed himself as somewhat befuddled. First he thought the Beg the lowest bidder, now it occurred to him that the Herald was the lowest, and he was anxious that the council go into commit- tee of the whole on the bids. Councilmen Ford, Kitchen and Kierstead had a_harmless exchange of words as to what had transpired in & committee meeting on pril:’l.iug when the bids were being con- sidered. ouncilman Hascall said he wanted to vote for the paper that agreed to do the printing by the yard. He confessed that he was somewhat befogged, and favored council go- ing into & committee of the whole. Councilman Ford moved that the contract be awarded to the Herald and made an at- morning Ber, and for an out- med to know a great deal about its ulation in the city, He wanted to bet per did not have 200 e orning Be valuable than the Republican and Her- ald combined. The worning Bee is looked and sought after by contruclors everywhere, A that's the people the council want to He offered as an amendment or motions were put. ouncilman Ford took advantage of im by witharawing his previous and substituting onc that the council ¢0 into a committee of the whole. The mo. d, and President Bechel va- cated the chair for Couneilman Lee Ou motion of Councilwan Burabam the bida of the!Bes, Hordld and Republican wero read. Councilman Kierstead again called the at- tention of the councilmen to the fact that the Brk was the lowest bidder, and _moved that it be given the contract. Councilman Kaspar seconded the motion in an _able and concise manuer, and said that the bid was the lowoest ever submitted for doing the printing. He concluded by saying the ¥ o larger culation than the Herald and Republican combined. Councilman Ford moved that the report of the printing committee be adopted, that the city clerk be instructed o re-advertiso for bids. Councilman Kitchen seconded the motion, Councilman Kierstead said it would be do- ing injustico to the Brer to re-advertise. It had complied with the rules made he council when the last award for the printing was made, and it should not now be dealt with in such a shabby way. Councilman Burnham spoke in the same strain, and asked that the contract be given to the Bee. ing vote being called for the report mittee on printing was adopted by the following vote: Ayes—Ford, Lee, Bechel, Manville Kitchen, Boyd, Suyder, Van Camp, Baily, Hascall, ays—Burnham, Counsman, Kasper, Kier- stoad, Bedford, Lowry. ‘The committee thon rose and the council adjourned without considering the reports of special committecs. o, FAIR AND EXPOSITION, The Association Holds Its Annual Meceting—The Fair Abandoned. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Omaha Fair and Exposition association was held yesterday afternoon at the chamber of commerce with Churchill Parker, the president in the chair. Of the 505 shares 326 were represented. The report of J. H. Me- Shane, the sccretary, showed the gate ro- ceipts of the fair for the year 1887 to be $20,164, against $3,026 for 1886. The report of the treasurer, Mr. H. G. Clark, showed the expenses for the year to bo $20,815.16, and the total receipts $42,013.98. In making the bal- ance the insurance money was not included. The financial success of the last fair was de- clared to have been unequaled by any other fair ever held in the state. On motion of Mr. Black, Messrs, Gibbon and Hartman were appointed as an auditing committee to examine the books of the treas- urer and mrr«-mrfi. The president then read his annual address, which congratulated the association on its success, The election of directors was next an- nounced, when Max Meyer asked the presi- if the stockholdors had not better decide first whether they were going to continuethe fair before they proceed to the election of any further ofticors. The prosident replied by admitting that there hmr been some talk of abandoning the agricultural and other ex hibits connected with the fair, and said that a discussion of that question would bo now in order. Mr. Martin, of Arondorf & Mar- tin, was opposed to the continuance of the fair except merely the racing exhibit, as the fair as usually conducted had not mot with the cordial co-operation of the poeople, and that the capitalists had been mlmnd ren- dered no assistance whatever, He said the association had only one-quarter the capital it should have. Joseph Garneau, jr., said it was now impos- sible for the society to hold a complete agri- cultural fair, and was in favor of holding simply a race meeting in September. The fair then would be no worse than the Lin- coln fair, and all the association asked for was an equal basis. He thorefore made a motion that the association hold a race meot- ing, and as good a fair as possible minus the agricultural exhibit till the expiration of their present two years' lease. After some further discussion this motion ‘was unanimously carried. The president next appointed Messrs. Gib- son, Martin, Falconer, Nels Patrick, and Van Ford a committed to seleot five direc- tors. They recommend for that place Messrs. Churchill Parker, R. Kitchen, H. G. Clark, James Garneau, jr., Max Meyer and J. H. McShane. Messrs. Meyer and Garncau begged to be released from such an appoint- ment, and Messrs. J. J. Brown and C.'T. Goodman were nominated instead. The nom- inees were all unanimously elected. Mr. Clark, as chairman of the committee appointed to look up a desirable location for the future fair grounds of the association after the expiration of the present lease, re- ported that as yet nono had been found that would prove suitable at a price that the board was _willin, to recommend to the stockholders. He said that a bill was now before congress to sell Fort Omaha, and he thought that if proper efforts be put forward by the association and citizens that it is ssible these grounds might be gotten and donated for agricultural and fair purposes; and if not they might at least get them at & nominal figure. No plans had been matured, but it looked as though it might be a feasible thing to do. Certainly there are no better grounds in or about the city of Omaha. They comprise eighty acres of level ground, and nearly all the buildings would come into play for fuir purposes. Upon being asked if thore were sny other grounds which the committee had in view he replied that they had been considering the Parker cighty acres of ground lying about rods northeast of Fort Omaha. The report of Mr, Clark was favorably re- ceived by the stockholders, after which the meeting adjourne “Corner Grocery" at Night. Dan’l Sully and his excellent company ap- peared at Boyd's opera house last night be- for a large ana wildly demonstrative audi- ence in the ‘‘Corner G ry.” It 1s the same old ‘“corner grocery,” ludicrous, exe travagances absurd exaggerations, ridicu- lous, hurly-burly and all. How such an egrogiously thin conglomeration of fF, slush and nonsense as the ‘“‘Corner Gro- cery” can hold a civilized audience for ten minutes is one of those things no fellow can find. Sully should stick to “‘Daddy Nolan," or give his patrons something new. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. The successful presentation of this piece at the Grand opera house last Monday evening conduced to another large uudience ut tho same place last_evening. The piece moved with remarkable case, and every feature was warmly appreciated. There is sufticient in the play to entertain people of all tastes and dispositions, while the scenic beauties of the piece add an attraction which make the production one of the most agrecable. Boyd's Last Real Estate Transfers, nsfere of January 10, furnished by C. E. Mayne Real Estate and Trust company : Jas. J. McLan_and wife to Thoresa Ku:m, lot 11 bik 78, South Omuha, Wt 3 Edwin 6,300 615 Dayid R, Arch W. Bishop, 8 ning at ne cor lot 106, Cise's add first goine south, thence west, w d.. L. Thomas and_wife to John 13and 14 blk 11, Hanscom Edward J. W Bolln, lot 7 blk 2, Gats John W. Grifith, trustee, m place, w d... John W. Camp! nwne 616 13, g ¢ John L. Pierson and v Wright, wig of ui of lot 2, Hascall's sub of 49 and 50 tgers, Olkaho- wa, w d sordon, lot 7 and 8 blk 10, O Hill, w d s John B, K H, Whee add, w d Thomis W M Webst blk S, . 3,000 ife to ¥ L N lot 27 25 29 69 orthside frof n 6o ft, lots 5 ck's 20 add, wd v o, sume, W d. 1 P Williaws and wife to same, lot 4, Fairmount, w d Albert 8 Billinizs and ‘wife t¢ W Logan, lot 6 bik 17, W Omal Henry 10 Ambler By Charles ¢ ton, lot 4 blk 7 5 Omaha, w d.. Seventeen deeds. YOUNG CIANT -~ ALLIANCE, The Coming Motropolitan Town of Northwestern Nebraska. BOX BUTTE COUNTY'S FUTURE. Opening of New and Most Important Division and Junction of the Great B, & M. Route and Its Prospects, Alliance. February 23 of this new year will mark an important chapter in the history of Box Butte county, as indeed of the entire north wost of Nebraska. The boundaries of Box Butte encompass one of the handsomest tables of rich and arable lands to be found within the fertile limits of Nebraska, and the county 18 already settled by an intelligent and energetic population. . ‘Within the next thirty days the B. & M. R. R. in Neb. will have ita iron laid to section 56 n township 25 north, of range 48 wost, in Box Butte county, Nebraska, and, at tho date named above, Fobruary 25, the Lincoln Land company will have surveyed and platted, ready for sale and occupaney, tho town of Alliance, located upon the land above described. At this point is formed the junction of tho the B. & M. now surveyed, one extending west on the Snake river into Wyoming and the other running northwest through tho town of Hemingford, This conveyance opens into Nebraska at this point, the immense trade which must be eventually handled on these lines. Wyoming, Montana and westorn Dakota from their mountains will yield such supply of minerals, coal, oil and “building-stone us will create a now source for these great rul- ing features of trade for the western and middle states, while the Powder, Yellow- stone, White, Niobrara and_Snako rivers, from their fortilo val , will send forward their great yield of live-stock and agricult- ural products, all of which, from the country tributary to the new lines will center the world’s markets through the Alliance, Even examination of a map showing the y of thisnew and undeveloped ter- ritory, will give a clour idea of the favorable conditions attuchod to this location as & fut- ure jobbing, distributing, and ever: manufac- turing point. The northwest must have a commanding point for trado and its distribution, and, cer- tainly, the very basis for a city of this char- acter exists with this new and well chosen location, which, togother with its superior railroad facilities and conditions promiscs fnirl{ for that center. A large area of ngricultural land botween the Niobrara and Snake rivers seourcs a cer- tain and reliable local trade of the best char- acter, so that thero would seem here, in all respects, to bo the fairest opening for energy and capital now offering for the investor and trader sooking the best chance. Division and junction facilities will at once be establishod at this point, aud regular trains will be runmug botween Omahn and In and Alliance by the 26th of Feb- The site, the prospects suggested in this outline of the future of the country referred t0, are not frequently offered to people who desire to make » home or lay the foundation for a future success. On the contrar the majority of instances, the most that is offored is a barren country, devoid of natural advances and wanting above all things in a railroad, without which the develop- ment of the section would be slow, tedious aud “unprofitable. But such is not the condition of the country referred to. It is blessed with all the gifts of heaven and supplied with all the advan- tages which enter into the building up of a new community. It yet holds fortunes for the energetic and industrious settler as well as inducements for the capitalist which can scarcoly be experienced elsowhere. This is the greatest of the fow opportunities ro- maining in this state and wise people will'not be slow to avail themselves of it, R Licensed to Wed. The following licenses to marry were issued yestorday by Judge Shiclds : Name and residence. { Alfred R. Kleckner, Omaha, Anna Lanobs, Omaha, Frank Ingler, Omaha Annie Holtz, Omaha, Internal Revenue Collections, Yesterday's internal revenue collections amounted to $9,46:.76, BABY HUMORS And Al Elkl n and Scalp Direases Specdily red by Cuticura. Our little son will ba four years of age on the inst. i ) 5, ¢ paintul breaking physieian, who tre weeks.” The ¢hild rec ; 0 good from the trentment s the breaking out, sup- an to be hives in an dcri. . rior in blotches and and more distrossing, We were fi obliged to getup in the night and soda in wat strong liniments, et we called other physicians, until ho less than six Tind attempted tocure him, all alike fatling, and the child steadily getting worse and worse, until about the 20th of last July, when we beizan to ive him CUTIOURA RESOL internally, and the CoTICURA #nd CUTICURA nally and by the last of August that we gave him only one ¢ about every second duy longer, and he has n with the horrible malad than one hulf of & hott Finally, r been troubled since In all we used less of CUTICURA RESOLs T, & little less than one hox of CUTICURA, TICURA SO AP g, Livingston Co , TI, 1 to before me this fourth C.N. COE, J. P, v and only one cake of C "B RYAN, Cay Subscribed and Awe duy of January, 187, SCROFULOUS HUMORS, Last spring 1 was very sick, beimg covered with some kind of scrofuf,~ Tlie doctors could not hielp me. T was advised to try th HEsoLvENT, 1did so, and i a day ter and better, until T am as weil a; thank you very much, and would like tq 10ld to the public. EDW. HOFMANN, North Attleboro, Mass, CUTICURA, the great skin cure, and CUTICURA SoAr prepared from. it, iy, und Ct CURA RESOLVENT mally, are a posits and Blood dlsease fro Sold everywhere. Price, CUTICURA, fle; BOAP, N, 81, Propared by the PorTei AL Co., I M ved and CTICUIEA MEDICATED 80, PAINS AND WEAKNESS 1 by tha ntidote t tho s nstantly reliey 1l CUTICURA AN N PLAN first wndonly pain-subduing Plaster. Sold by Druggis Fiice 01,00