Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 18, 1888, Page 2

THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER Moeeoting of the Convention at Du- buque For Its Improvement. PERMANENT OFFICERS ELECTED. The Towa Horticultural Society As- sembles at Des Moines—Two Hunters Missing From Sioux City —Legislative Ddings. Developing the Daddy. Drnvqre, Ta., Jan. 17.—The upper Missis- sippi river convention met here this morning 1o unite oh ways and means that will secure dndependent aid and appropriations from con- gress for the upper river, so that it will have agood stage for navigation at the lowost. All tha states bordering on the upper river are represeuted. Delegates are present from Burlington, Dubugue, Keokuk, Muscatine, Quincy, Winona, Lacrosse, Rock Island, Alma, Lansing, Wabasha, Clinton, Daven- port, Le Claire, Stillwater, Commanche,j Mo- pierve, Fulton, Fountain City, De Sota, Gat- tenberg, Pekin, Hastings, Galena and St. Louis. : The convention was called to order by Mayor Vaelker, of Dubuque. Hon. B. B. Richards, of Dubuque, was named as temn- porary chairman, and John M. Mercer, of Burlington, temporary socretary. Four dele- gates from each state were appointed on credentials, permanent organization and resolutions, Tho committee on permanent organization reported as permanent, officers: President, Taptain D. A. McDonald, of Lacrosse; vice presidents, L. Mathudas, of St. Louis; George A. Duncan, Burlington; A. C. Dart, Rock Island, and Captain Sam Van Sant, Winona; sccrotaries, James A. Hanley, of Quincy; John M. Mercer, Burlington, ind k. M. Dickey, Dubnque. The convention will last two days. In taking the chair both the temporary and permanent presidents spoke pertinently of the object of the convention to consider the great value and absolute needs of .the upper river. Richards referred to the fact of com- merce transported by river s being six times that of the country’s foreign commerce and that the convention should devote itself to the one 6bject of improving the upper river and o off in no side issues, and of aiming to sccure a four and onc-half foot channel at low water. He said the river could remain idle for a year and atill be a great conserya tor of rates, which would hold down the tariffs of the railroads in the vountry, and this indicated its vast importance. A committec of six were appointed;to confer and _report upon two bridge bills now before While waiting for the report of the com- mittee on resolutious various speeches wer made on the river and kindred subjects. Later on the committee sent in word that it would not report until to-morrow and the convention adjourned. The delegates wero driven about the city by the Dubuque delogates and this evening Jers given a banquet. by the board of trade, the Jobbors and Manufucturers union and the Commerciol club, . Part of the Play. Des Moises, Ia., Jan. 17.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bre.)—When the two houses of the legislaure senakor to-day. th domocrats tried to intro- duce a dramatic feature by protesting the vote. They had decided in secret caucus to have a protest filed on the ground of the alleged gerrymander of the state two years ago. When the senate began its balloting, Senator Bolter arose and in his decpest sc- pulchral tones, said he desired to enter his solemn protest against the proceeding. He #nid that there were soveral senators present ‘who ought not to be allowed to vote for their districts were gerrymandered to the great in- Justice of the democrats. Therefore we solemuly protest and ask to have his protost entered oun the journal. Senator Young immediately arose and inquired if the test eminated from the same party that ad recently seated the speaker of the national house of represcutatives on his own afidavit. There was a deep silence from the democratic sido in roply. In the house Rep- resentative Craig, of Lee county, did the pro- testing act. He objected to permitting repre- sentatives from sixtcen counties, which ho named, to vote for senator on the ground that their counties have smaller population than the amount fixed as the basis by the last legislature. - He said that his county had from 46,000 to 40,000 population while the counties named had an average of 10,000 each so he wanted his protest filed on the record. The house granted the request and proceeded with the balloting as if noth- ing had occurred, The counties which he would have been shut out from voting were O'Brien, population 8.380: Humboldt, 8,00 ‘Worth, 8,257; Wright, 9,380: Kossuth, Calhoun, 9,836 Clarke, 11,360 Louisa, 11, Audubon, 10,8 Ida, 9,012; Franklin, 11 Sioux, 11,524 Winnebago and Hancock 10,655 How 0,305; Osceola and Lyon, 8,002; Buena Vista, 11,530, —_— Towa Legislative Proceedings. Des Moixes, Ia., Jan. 17.—Both houses of the legislature met at 12 o'clock noon and proceeded to vote separately for United States senator. In the senate. James . Wil- son received 30 votes, T. J. Anderson 11; ab- sent or not voting, 9. In the house James F'. Wilson received 38 votes, T. J. Auderson 26, Daniel Campbell 3, Judge Reed 1,J. A. T. Hull 1. Jolly, Roe and Rebb voted for Camp- bell, Paschal for Reed, and Slosson for Hull. The senate adjourned until 10 a. w. to-mor- row and the house to The senate committee on printing reported n favor of the postponement of the cleglion of state printer and binder until within ten days of the close of the session, or until the matter of con ng the said oftices is defi- nitely decided, Hutchinson, author of the present regist law, introduced & new bill on the same su ject'to-day. It provides for n general regis- tration every presidential election, in other yeurs the registry list to be made up from the ist of the previous year. It reduces the number of days of registration from five to three on general elections and two on ocal elections, and provides for a registry board to sit on the day of election to register those necessarily absent on the previous days. — A Democratic Trick. Drs Morxes, Ta.Jan.17.— [Special Telegram 1o the BrE) —The democrats tried a sharp game in the house this afternoon to break up the Joint session for the election of United States senator to-morrow. As there is soon to be a week’s recess, several democrats asked leave of absence for olleagues, to extend from this gvening till next weok Tuesday, No suspicion was aroused s occasionally a republican’s name would be iucluded until the same demo- crats had risen several times for this purpose, when Representative Riley saw the game and demauded that no more leaves of absence bo nted till it was seen whethes there would a quorum left. The clerk counted up and found that in about five minutes time the house had excused twenty-six members. 1t the democrats o left alone five minutes longer ve broken QuUOTUI O MOITOW & feated for the time being, at least, the cloction of United States senator. A Big Suit For Damagoes. Sr. Joseen, Mo, Jan. 1 pecial Tele- gram to the Bee.|—-Attorneys are at w preparing papers to bring suit for §1 damages against W, M. Mitchell, manage the St. Joseph stove works, fi prosecution of L. and E. C, Burton, of Fort Scott, Kan, These youngmen were a rested in Kansas City a few weeks ago on a charge of an attempt to defraud thelr credit. ors. It was claimed that large amounts of goods had been purchased on credit by tho firm through false represoutations, and that they had then sold out, their stock, regardloss of cost, and were attempting to make away With the_ proceeds. In the trial which fol- lowed Judge \Woodson instructed the jury to lie walicious bring in a verdiet 6f not guilty, no evidence at all veing submittod by the defense. Dur- ing the progress of the trinl the Hurton bo stated w0 a reporter that their credit had been ruined and that they would seck redress, but refused to state whether or not it would be in_the nature of a suit for damages ho policy pursued by the defense in the trial was 10 prove that tho prosecution was walicious, e Another Surplus-It Des Morxes, 14 Mills coumty, introduced a novel joint resolu tion to-day. It was intended as a memori: to congress and asks that a double track rail- road be buill wcross the continent crossing the Mississippi in the vicinity of the Des Moines river rapids, to beowned and operated by the government. This is proposed as one answer to the question how 1o reduce tho surplus, The resolution went to the com- mittee on federal relations and is likely to remain there during the session. et s Towa Hortloulturists i Session, Des Moises, Ta, Jan, 17.-The annual meeting of the State Horticultural society convened hereto-day: Phe session so far has been devoted to reading and_discussing pa- pers on horticultural top Thatcher, director of the first dist ported a very poor fruit-crop in_his the past year. Other diroctors made the same report, showing that the drought th past season had_ greatly injured fruit, T address of President (! G. Patten, of Charles City, was read this afternoon, —e Ordering the Count to Proceed. Di:s Moisss, I, Jan, 17, ~This afternoon +Consent the order of tho district court directing the exceutive countdl to procoed with the count of votes from the Fifteenth senatorial dis- trict was served on Governor Larrabee. "This refers 10 the Cassatt-Young contest and directs the eovmerl to continue counting the , but leaves to Wieir diserction to de- termine who shall have'the cortificaie. - NANCIAL. to the Bk animation was anifested in the stock market and the fecl- ing was unsettied and gene bearish, especially during the morning, when declines extending from I§ to % ver cent were re- corded on the nctive list. London sent less orders for either side of the market and the business was mainly professional. A mod- crate amount of long stocks came out, es- pecially Lake Shore, St. Paul, Reading, and Missouri Pucific. There is much speculation regarding the latter's ability ® pay the Kansas & Texas interest due February 1, but none but Mr. Gould or his right hand ofticials can tell whether it will be paid or not, and all that can be done is to wait until the time comes. A good deal of bear talk about Missouri Pacific was afloat and the bears predicted 65 for it within six months. Oregon Transcontinental was purchased by strong parties, but broke !4 per centand rallied to the opening fig It was said that the new issuo of $7,150,000 will be taken by insiders, Cotton Oils broke ¢ per cent in the face of good buying by the partics who have been handling them for a week past. Union Pacific dropped #{ per cent on the report of the commission, buv rallied 1 point. After mid-day the general market developed strength and all the decline was more than regained. The market became erratic in the last hour, but most of the active stocks Lroke fractionally and the v et closed quiet Chicage commission houses had a few orders for specialties, but their business was not of sufticient importance to attract attention. Sales were 110,024 shares, against 114, shares yesterds GOVERNMEN dull but steady. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS, stered. 12615 C. & N. W 1204 —QGovernment bonds were Pact Canada Southe Central Pacific. (,’Nu%fl & Alto |Pullman 28 | Readin, % Rock 1) W 5 7B, L, &S, K. 3 Erie....... 81|~ do preferred. [ do I ferved 4 .00 Tilinols Centra 40 preterred.... 115 LB &W, 13 7 8t, P. & 0. DU 4. do proferred, Like Shore 18314 Texas Pacific. L&N. & * Union Pacific. Michigan Central] Nig W, St. L, & P. Missouri Pacific.... 8% _do preferred Missouri Pacifie..) 2 W, U, Telegrapil ‘erred. 47k —On call ensy at 3i¢@4 per cent; at 4ig per cent; closed offered ut '} per cent PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER—BL @7l¢ per cent. SterLiNG Exonasos—Dull but steady at #4854 lrm- sixty duy bills, and #1.86} for " de- mand. S POTTER'S RESIGNATION A Story From Burlington That It is Without Foundation. BUKLINGTON, In., Jan. 17.—The Hawkeye will publish to-morrow morning an intery with T J. Potter, vice president of the Union Pacific railway. regarding his rumored nation from the management of that Potter is at_home . with his fami and recuperating his strength, which hus been greatly impaired. He is attending to the business of fhe road from Burlington, and will continue to do so until he recovers, The rumor of his intended resignution is en- tirely without foundation. o v His Pa Ohjected to Dancing. Dakora Crry, Neb., Jan, 12,—[Correspond- ence of the BrE.]—A question of absorbing interest is at present agitating the minds of the Dakota City people. One- evening last woek a party of young gentlemen and ladies assembled at the house of one of this city's most respectea citizens. They were, there- upon invitations from the twenty-year-old son of the citizen to do honor to his sister, who is teaching a school some miles distant and who was then at home for the holidays. During the evening, games involving the payment of forfeits were indulged in, and after the usual ‘‘heav 188 over your head,” the penalty for redemption of the forfeit was pronounced. The penalty most usually inflicted was that the owner “should kiss some one present, of course, of the oppo- site sox. An all around hugging match was the result and the guestsusually, from twenty to thirty years-of age, enjoyed it amazingly. While this party was in progress a dance for the succeeding night was arranged and the young host asked to be allowed to act as an escort for one of his young lady guests to the prospeetive dunce.” She accepted his in- vitation. But the next night he was informed road. resting by his father that he could not attend a dance ause the father’'s religious convie- tions were against dancing. Finally, upon his promising to return, the son was allowed to go and inform the girl of his dilomma. He returned; the young lady secured an- other escort and went to the dance. - Organizing a Sherman League. CiNcINNaTy O, Jan. 17.—A very largely attended mecting was held to-night to take steps to organize a Sherman league. Richard Smith, of the Commercal-Gazette, acted as chairman. The president was directed to appoint & committee to present a plan of or- ganization at the next meeting. It was d cided that the name of the organization shall be the Republican Sherman league. Its object is to make Ohio solid for Sherman for - - Hopkins' Son." CrxeiNyaTy, Jan. 17, —In the Hopkins trial to-day Jor Holmes, Harper's confidential clerk and private secretary, testified. Her testimony was very damaging to Hopkins. Her letters to Harper were produced and she them. One of them was read to She told Hopkins' son of those He was the messenger and betrayed She never mentioned his name in his trust. speaking of him, but always referred to him as ** Mr. Hopkins on The Alva Sails For Na [Copyright 1555 by James Gordon. Bennatt,] Avexanouig, Jan. 17~ New York Herald Cable—Special tg the Bee. | —The yacht Alva sailed to-day for Naples, PROCEEDINGS OF CONCGRESS. Senate Passes the Bill Relating to ‘Writing on Certain Mail Matter. BLAIR'S EDUCATIONAL MEASURE. Sunset Cox Chosen Temporary Speaker of the House—The Committee on Elections Declares Carlisle Elected. Senate. Wasiixaroy, Jan. 17.—Mr. Manderson offarcd a resolution callmg on the secretary of war for information as to the bridege au- thorized to be built between Omaba and Council Bluffs and whether It is being con- structed as o combined railway and wagon bridge or as a wagon bridge only. Laid ov Mr, Sawyer asked unanimons consent for immediate consideration of house bill re- lating to permissable printing or writing on second, third and fourth c'ass mail matter, such bill having been reported back from the postotfice committee without amenduient, a8 wiven und the bill wasd passcd. Mr. Wilson of Towa offe a resolution, which was passed, calling on the secretary of the treasury for a report as to the amount of revenue collected from each kind of liguor h year since the passage of the internal iie law, and from the special tax on dis- s and br The preside of the Pacitic r laid before the senate. At the conclusion of the reading of the s Hoar moved that it, with ae- with the report connuissioners, was companying reports, becommitted to a select committce of five senators to be appointed by the chair. Agreed to. Mr. Gorman moved to re- vote and the motion was taid Subsequently consider the Plumb offered a resolution, which was calling on the secretary of the treas- a statement of the sums paid to and territories undor the act of the first congress as 10 per cent of the sales of public lands; also 2 resolution, which was adopted, calling on the secretary of the interior for detailed information as to rail- road and Indian lands in Kansas, The Blair educational bill was called up and Mr. Bowen spoke iu its favor, but it was temporarily laid aside to enable Mr. Frye to 1up the senate bill to amend the law: ing to inspecting of steam vossels. bill wus passed On motion of Mr. Dawes the bill reported from the committee on Indiaa affairs January 5.in relation to marriages between white men and idian women, was taken up and passed. The principal provision is that white men marrying Indian women shall not thereby acquire any right to tribul properiy, Mr. Blair then addressed the senate in vocacy of his educational bill. fle.declared that much of the opposition to the bill came from that lorge body of people who did not believe in common “schools as a system of education, but that opposition was' divided and he did not wish that question dragged into the debate, Adjourncd. Hous Jan. 17.—A »Bsoiution ap- pointing 8. &, Lox, of New York, as speaker pro tem during the present temporary ab- sence of Speaker Carlisle, was agreed to ungnimonsly. Mr. Crisp of Georgia submitted the report of the committee on elections upon the “Thoebe-Carlisle contested election case, it was ordered printed. The repe Carisle elected, — Leave was g minority to file their individual views and Mr. Crisp gave notice that he would ask the house to act upon the report on or before Friday. ‘The speaker pro tem laid before the house the president's message accompanying the report of th fie” rarlroad commission. The message was read, and, with the reports, was roferred to the committee on Pacitic railroads and ordered printod. “The house got into a wrangle over the bill to provige for the issue of circulation notes to national bank associations, nd as no progross could be made, an adjournment was taken, WASHINGTC Bills Introduced in the Senate. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—By Wilson of Towa —Providing that any person who m good faith settles upon and improves public lands, believing the title to be in the United States, shall be entitled to plead the title of the United States to the land in' support of his claim, the same as if the United States were actually a party to the suit m the committee on pensions Turpie reported favorably the bill to increase to $72 - month the | ¢ total helplessness. ame committee, the bill to increase to £30 per month the pension for total deafness, A peusion at a proportionate rate is to bo granted for a partial loss of hearing: WRECK ON THE L. E, & W, A Traveling Man Killed and Nino Other Persons Injured. CLEVELAND, Jan. 17.—A passeuger train on the Lake Erie & Western railroad w wracked this morning near Bluffton, O., by a broken rail. The locomotive: and baggage car ran over the break all vight, but the smoker and ladics’ car turned over on their sides und were dragged a long distanco b ported fu fore the train was_ stopped. Albert Gilbert, atraveling man from Fostoria, O., jumped from the front platform of the smoker and was crushed to death, Nine y wern more or less injured, the most serious bein dwin Noled, of a theatrical company, whose left hand was 8o badly crushed that it hud to be amputated. SEERERY ' Another Young Man Goes Wrong. Derrorr, Jan. 17.—Charles 1.-Xoung, for s confidential bookkeeper, und ptember sceretary and troasurer of the Michigan carbon works, has been locked up for embezzlement. He has Tivea in the highest style, but his futher being wealthy, nothing was thought of it. The stockholders complained of the decrease in dividends, President is investigated and the onteome wis Young's arrest. There is an opinion that Young is innocent and that h arrest was made to cove some one else’s shortcomin President Jarvis, how- ever, said this afternoon that the defaleation would amount to £50,000. The action is ono of trespass in a case for embezzlement and Young is held in £50,000, which he has not yet given. e New York Dry Goods Market. New Youk, Jan 17.—For cotton goods the quietness of the recent reports was contin- ued. The chief production is so largely sold ahead that many agents were compelled to refuse orders at any prices, therefore buyers took what they got and and in buyiug st down the firmness of prices was strengthened and prices advonced as foliows: Pepperell and Laconia wide sheetings to e for 1015 bleached: Androscoggin to for 101 bleached : Biddeford, Rockport and Luconia Victoria and Androscogein sat cordis A, ticks, e} Pocahontis, a-meh bleached vless, ii-inch bleached, _ Tiie; tt, S-inch bleached, THc. g S Business Troubles, Wasnixaron, Wis,, Jan. 17.—Senator Ed Blake, dealer in general merchandise, has failed owing to the collapse of the Ozukee county bank, Assets and liabilities un- known. Shipping Subsidies, WasniNeroN, Jan. 17.—The Americ Shipping and Industrial league 5 in session to-night. The object is to obtain subsidies for shipping intérests. Several representa- tives, amony them Gear, of Iowa, spoke in fuvor of it — Senator Walthall Re-Elected. JacksoN, Miss, Jan. 17.—E. C. Walthall was to-day elected United States senator to succeed himselt: ous firms of Sturgis A WYOM %ll(lmhxl‘. The Union Cawtlé Company Experi- ences Temporary Embarassment. Cuevexse, Wyo, Jan, 17.—[Special Tele- gram to the Bee,|—The Union Cattle com- pany, one of the largast cattle-growing firms of Wyoming, madeu assignment to-day and asked for the appolgtment of ¥, P, Voorhees, its manager, and G B Goodell, vice presi- dent, as reccivers, ,/The asscts of the com- pany are estimateditd/be £1,500,000 and the liabilities 81,250,008, 5 Arrangements have been made to liquidiatdy all labor and supply accounts so that no loyses will be felt here, The Union Cattle coapany was organized six ars ago by the cowsolidation of the prosper- Love and Sturgis & In the flush days of the cattle Goodell, business the company prospered and acquired large bodies of land in Wyo- ming d Dukota and its herd increased to upward of 60,000 head. The range losaes of the past two years and the deprecintion of the price of beef has embar- russed the company to such an_extent that in order to preserve iis property the assignment, With asshgncos friendly to the interosts of the company, has become necessary. The Union_Cattlo company is a member of the American Cattle trust, of which Mr. Thomas Sturgis, president of the com- It is thought here that ilure is not abad one, that the creditors will be paid in full and that the Union Cattle company will in a short time assuime control of the business again, Plalois S KANSAS CITY ELRWS. A Royal Reception Being Preparcd For the Omaha Brethren. IKAxsAs City, Mo, Jan. 1 pecial Tele- gram to the Bre|—The Blks are making great preparations for the reception and en- tertainment of a delogation of Omaha Elks that are to visit Kansas City Saturday and Sunday in local lodge. Some time agoa delegation Kansus City Elks visited Omsha and 1w ted by their brethren in the Ne braska metropolis and it was a desire to re- pay in# measure the handsome treatment the Kansas City Elks received that prompted esponse to an iuvitation from the of the iuvitation. The visitors from Omaha will be about sixty in number. They will arrive in the Saturday morning and will be weleomed at the union depot by u delegation from the Kansas ty lodge. Saturday night a social session will be held at ISiks’ hall and amusements furnished by the bers of the variou theatrical compunies in the city. Saturda, and Sunday the guests will be wgiven a car riage ride over the city. General D. M. Edgerton has tendered the use of a special traim over the Elevated road, and Chief Hale, of the fire department, has offered to give an exhibition on the use of the water tower, ————— Wholesale Arrvest of Nihilists, St1. PerErsnuke, Jan, 17.—General Gresser, prefect of Petersburg, on the night of January 12, ordered that numerous houses in the city be searched. The result was the arrest of 887 persons. fire by the occupants, printing machines and a lar svolution pamplets w 1punts plves wo i were ar One house was set on and several nibilist o number of The burned. Fled to Omaha., miAskA CITy, Neb., Jan. to the Bie]—Tom Conn absconded this morning after beat- arding housé dnd_robbing a money. ing his bo: mate of room He z0ld watch, and #i6 in £0 Kansas City Join CiNersyamy, Jan, 17.~The Ameri Ball assocfation held - protracted n ay and shortly before 4 p. m. agr thé efghth club. The club ns. accepted the tes i Real Estate Transfors, of James O'Boyle, n k5 Hawley und wife & "John M Wolfe ct al to Johw i, Miles ct al, lot 1in blk 1, Exchapge place, wd..3 075 D Cunningham and wife to A K Kilby et al, #x052 ft begiuning at ne cor lot 1. blk 1, Carthage, g ¢ d. 3 1 A Roodl and Wwife to Charles I3 Miiler, lot 15, Albright & Aylesworth's add, wd. - ¥, ! 500 S M Curtis and wife to Charles i Mil- ler, 1ot 5, Kelly's add, w d 300 D Cunningham and wife to Al O'Donahoe et al, 90 lots in Carthuge, Sume to same, several lots in’ Cartii- age, q od. 1 Alice O'Dalico and busband to Allen £ Kilby et al, same, o d. 1 to L P Priyn, scond add, wd 4,000 ¢ Hinel, s 14 8 3¢ lot 2, blk ¢ s third udd, Wi e e 00 Samo to M Hinck, 6, sume, wd 500 500 st und wife to J_Becitel, Millavd & Caldweil's Hoels Piaco, w .11 ulto W Cuda, lots 18 ard Hill, wd..... 2,000 A Comcor, and 19, blk 3, Or Paul Nelson and v part lot 82d wd..,..... 1,600 Katey Coulter and husband to Wm McKenaa, Lot 19, bli 6, Walnut Hill, * . vee 1,000 Land Co to C , lot 11, S Omial wikro.i . 350 A ¥ Boscho and wife to P'MacDonald, lot 3, A 1" Bosche's sub, wd........ 1,230 IJameson and wife to’ Wm Drum- mond, lot 9 blk 2 Belvidere w d 400 S Seligman to C L Wright Pt wod 11,500 W BB Coles and orth Side add w d 450 ine to Jamos 1 1 d) wd 5,200 3rown and lish, n'; of ¢!'{ of lot 65 Horb dd wd 3 7,000 Fahs to'annie Fan yuth Omaha w d. 1,000 Twenty-six deeds, £46,125 bt LUEAEY Bill Nye on the American Farmer. New York World: How is it with the Ameriean farmer? He has been driven and further into a by the legislation ofsthe pust twenty-tive yoars, and yet, beeausé he isnot actually Starving todeath, hi i pointed to with pride The Américan” farmer con- cor up furth or tributed more to the war than most any- body else, both in bieed and money, and He got the the veaily got less in return, pricéless boon of hbwety. it is true liberty to pay big wiaéprices for e thi he wanted, afd to sell his o for less and less year after yea peting with forcigne 1 and for- eigners who came hgré to compete with him, liberty to pay big prices for ma- chinery, help, clothing and e thing else e bought, and: then ride into a town on a Decéigher day, accom- panied by the cold @i still remains of an assassinated hog, only to be told that the threatened forgign war had flat- tened out, and that popk had gone down to four cents! It is depressing to ride sixteen miles in the society of a hog that has died by one’s own hand, and every time you look around to see that ne frozen smile. with a chip in it, while his chest is thrown open in an in- genious way by meansof a hickory sriek in order to show that hisieaf lard is ull that it has Loca represented. 1t is not cheerrul to vide all the forenoon with no one near you but this cold and pulse- less clay, with no eye upon you but the leaden eye of the dead. who never tried it ride sixteen miles when the shades of evenings begin to lower, ride over a lonely road over bare ground with a pair of low-browed bobs, a green calico comforter o yBur knees and the clammy features of a dead and decollete hog in your laps Let the reader, THE REPUBLICAN GETS THERE Awarded tho Official Printing Under Certain Restrictions, HONESTY EXACTED OF THE FIRM. Mayor Broatch and the County Com- missioners Call the Attention of the Council to the Jail and City Prisoners. The Council Last Night. Councilman Boyd was the only absentee at the moeting of the council last cvening. M. Hascall who has seemingly recovered from his fit of despondency and a broken heart, was on hand and spent a great deal of his time on that side of the house frequented by Tord, Lee, Lowry and a few more of the councilmen whom he has under his finger. The most important action of the session was the awarding of the official printing to the Republican, Mayor Broatch sent in the following com- munication, which was referred to the com- mittee on police. Omaua, Neb,, Jan, 17.—To the Honorable the City Council: I have the honor to dircet your attention to the want of facilitics for taking cure of the city prisoners, and sugzgest that you refer the subject to the proper com- mittee with instructions to report at an early date some plan which will remedy the e: - ing state of affairs, The city is boarding its prisoners in the county jail at an average ex pense of about £50 per’ day, and it seems im- possible to carry out, as contemplated, the sentences which may be imposed upon them. 1 suggoest the construction of a city prison where prisoners can be sentenced to hard labor and be compelled to break stones, saw wood and perform such other work as may not interfere with the labor of the honest mechanies and laborers of this city. Whilst T am apposed to any unnecessary harshness, 1 also suggest that you suthorize me to em: ploy the incorrigibles and hard class of pris- oners il work upon the streets, chained to provent escape, Mach of the gutters and crossings could thus be kept in better condi- tion, and this could be done under the direc- tion of the street commissioners with a de- tail from the police force as a guard. Respectfully, W. J. Broatcit, M, The comptroiler reported that §11,7: due from the railroads on the viaduct fund. Jerry Hennessy, poundmaster, veported the cipt of #18.50 during the month of De- mher. Dr B. Ager gave notice that he had boen serious]y injured by being thrown from his buggy by obstructions on Thirteenth strect, between Williams and Pierce strects, Re: ferred to city uttorne, The claim of James x, $63.33, a8 interest on the fourth estimate for building the ex- tension of the west branch of the South Omaha sewer, was referred to the committee on sewerage, The foll, ng communicati ferred the committee on finan To the Honorable, the Cif of Omuh was adopted meeting held De 18 were re- Council of the The following rosolution the public library board ab a nber 21, 1587 souncil be requested g library fund for 1858 of one mill on the dollar. Lovis §. Rerp, Secrotar; The followmg from tne county cominis- sioners was referred to the committee on fire and polic “T'o the Honorable City Council of Omaha— Gentlemen: As commissioners of Dougl county we desire to call your attention to the fact that all prisoncrs convicted of violation of ety ordinances are now and have been for nany years past confined in the county jail, The law governing cities of the first cl: found on page 1 section 3, ¢ piled statutes of Nebraska, provide that any city governed by this act shall have the right to use the jail of the county for the confiement of such persons as may be liable to imprisonment under the city ordinance of said city, the pay therefor being 15 cents for cach meal and 15 cents for lodging. Under the charter of Metropolitan citios no such provision is made. It therefore becomes our duties as commissioners of this county to roquest your honorable body to tako immediate steps to either carc for your own prisoners or make such * arrangements for compensation to the county as will cover the actual cost for keeping city prisoncrs. Trusting that this matter will receive your reful attention we remain our obedient servants. tion was signed by R. m R. Turner, W. J. Mount, P, i . AL And m. aim of Howard 1. Smith of 83833 due Him as police commissioner wus referred to the city attorney v clerk opened the bids for city sitions as fol- at the rate of 18 per 100 words,” nonparicl_type, for one E ion; for the second insertion, 12 cents: for the third insertion, 10 cents: for il insertion after the third, 10 cents per 100 wi World—For each 100 words of nonpariel type, one insertion, 2 ceuts: second inser- tion, 24 cents; third and sebsequent inser- tions, 19 cents, Republican one insertion only 100 words of nony For 100 words nonpariel type, the sum of 15 cents: for el type, second insertion, the sum of 10 cents; fo words of nonpa- ricl type, third inscrtion, the sum of 10 cents, The Bre panied its as the only paper that accom- ids with a sworn circulation. The iepublican was given the printing by a fuil vote, provided that the city attorney sces to it that all subsequent advertis- ing after - the third insertion be done by ‘the Republican at_ the rate of 10 conts per hundred words, ~ Unless the Republican abides fo this requirement it will not be gmiven the contract, The following resoiulion by Councilman Kitchen was referred to the committee on printing, bo be controlled in their action by the coulcil: Resolved, That the printing of the or- dinances avthorized to be revised and com- piled by W. J. Connell, the number thereof, 1 the kinds of bindingz, be under the diree on of the cotmittet on printing, with power o take such action as may be necessar The committee on' finances reported in favor of allowing Dr. J. B, Ralph #200 for services performed during the months of October and Novem- ber. The cluim was cut down by the com- mittee from 340, and their report was adopted. The ordinance declaring the necessity of extending Twenty-fourth street from half Howurd to Hurney was adopted. The committee on police repor that they had decided to fum i ventilate tho Central station by the means of galvanized flues, und their v rt was i3 i committee on police ably to the grauting of monthly peddiers. The final estimate of Regan Bros, & Co. for paving between the Omaha Motor rail- w tracks on Cass streets from Sixteenth to Seventeenth streets and California street intersection with Seventeenth street wi adopt~d, with the understanding that the company will pay the expense. The committec on paving and curbing re- to allowing the elaim of the 1y, #0633, for l-n«n-«l advers rher Asphalt Pavi iring the street 1 an hotel, as the b the bursting of & water pipe and the city v not responsible, Councilman Kitehen, of the special ¢ mittee, appointed to frame an ordinance f the regulation of the running of strect cars, worted that he had scen Mr. Swmith, of the car company, and that the latte n that the company intended doinz athing about the first of Avril, e, Smith was re- quested to nui ~that something” in writing, and upon this request flew into a passion. Mr. Kitchen presented an ordinance which was referred for cousideration later on in the evening. The special committee from appointed to_confer with the b ot fire and police commissioners reported that the meeting was harmonious and characterized celi des. The committee presented the following points agreed upon at the meeting: 1. That the full levy of 5mills for police department and 4!¢ mills for ire department be made for 1588, the council 2. In_view of the fact that the levy of July 1, 1857, was for 2 miils. instead of 2i¢ mills as allowed by law, the comumissioncrs be al- the Maximi tine Republ de lowed to draw upon the judgment fund to the extent of the one-half mill shortage through the proper logal channel for the payment of expenditures during the last half of the last year, not alveady provided for and including the judgments already confessed in favor of policemen for back pay. That tho expense of feoding prisoners be charged to the general fund 4. That the salarics of the vi and the dump men be ch ral fund, That the expense of the city hospital be charged to the general fund 6. That the hauling off of dead animals be charged to the general fund, 7. That the expense of heat and light for the present city hall building, including the council chiamber, police quarters aud the sev eral city offices, be divided as follows: ol half to general fund; one-quarter to police and one-quarter to fire funds, 8. That the salary of police clerk be paid from general qu‘l' 0. That all bills contracted for either the fire or police department shall be “O Kd" by the commissioners before payment be author- ized by the council. 10. That the council agrees to honor ad such bills to the extent of funds provided, and that the commissioners must be respon- sible for any outlay beyond the amount so set aside. 11. That the whole chprge of the fire and police department be given into the hands of the commissioners, with the expectation and belief on the part of this council that the best interests of our citizens will be sub- served and the good name of Omaha be jeal- ously cared for. The plans, as outlined berein, have the hearty approval of the col mission and of the council commitioe, and are submitted to your honorable body with the hope that they may be unanimously en- dorsed. The report is signed by W.- F. Bechel, W, 1. Alexander, F. E. Bailey, Isaac Hascall ard M. Lee, An ordinan 'reate a board of health and to define, regulate and preseribo its duties, powers and authority and to repeal chapter 9 of Chase’s compiled ordinances of the city of Omaha, 1852, entitled “Board of Health,” was referred to the committee on police. The council wentinto a committee of the whole to consider ordinances on their final passage, and Councilman Loe took the chais Several ordinances regulating the timoe ments are to be made by the street railw company for paviug was referred to the city attorne President Beehel resumed the the committee of the whole was dissolvy and the following ordinances passed: To vacate a portion of market street in the city of Omaha botween Nincteenth and Twentieth stroots ring the grading of Thirty-third street from Farnam street to half Howard ; extending Twenty-ninth street from half Howard street to Harney street. The street ordinance was laid over for ono week, the offort of Councilman Ford to have it referred to the committee on viaducts and railroads bein defeated. Three amendments huve been made to the ordi- nance since its previous birth, the most im- portant clause, that of compelling the rail- road company to employ eonductors, having been stricken out. An Alleged Female Bigamist. Mrs. Mary Winslow of Cedar Rapids, Towa, was tuken through Omuha by Deputy Sheriff Good of that city, yesterday. M Winslow is charged with the crime of b v. Three weeks ago she was arrested on that charge but was released on bond. She then fled and was t'um\rnd at her sister's house near Fremont Monday night, duct wateh- cod to the chair, and Adventures of G ral MaclIver. New York World Mr.. Macl father was Ronald Muclver of RRoss shirve, Scotland, and his mother’s maiden name was Auna Douglass. She was of a Vi ginin family. General Maclver was horn at sea, and his enrly hoyhood days were spent near Lynchiburg, Va. He was educated in Edinburgh. Atsixteen he was engaged in the hat- tle of Thansi, and during the conflict he was separated from his regiment. He had to fight his way through a crowd of sowars, and in doing so0 he had to run his sword through the bodies of two of the enemy. the He was badly wounded i hand-to-hand contest. General am complimented him upon his In 1860 General Maclver was fighting under Guribaldi, and_entered Naples with the liberator. He was with the British legion at the bombardment of Capun. His first duel was fought at Salerno, Ialy; his opponent was a young man who was a noted swordsman and duelist, General Wheat, who was killed while fighting. The duel 8 with swords, and, much to the astonish- ment of eye-witnesses, young Maclver ran his sword torough his opponent’s body When hostilities between and south were begun Gene the north al Maclver was in Washington. His sympathics with the south, and while got through the lines arrested and thrown into on at Alexandrin. He escaped, how- p ever, and joined the confederate army. He was at first duty under General Tremble, battle of Port Roy lespatehed to do special At the 1 Maclver, who held the rank of licutenant, was slightly wounded. He afterward foight in a number of battles under Stonewall Jack- son. At the battle of Mussas Maclver was wounded and taken prisoner. In a short time he was exchanged. He ne battled on the E I»pi and Red v ers. His recor adventures in the southern army would fill a good-sized book. After the war he joined the Mexic Alist army. ran 1 Before leaving Vicks- burg he killed Major Tomlin of Vermont in a duel. Mejin's fo Maclver joined General <, and whil fighting under W flag was wounded in the buttle Mcnterey. When Maximilian's forces surrendeod and Maximitian had been seuted Maclver sailed for Brazil. He took part in the war between the allied armies of Brazi Argen- fought two duels in South Amer neither proved fatal to the princiy is last duel was fought in April, , near Paris, when he killed a no- Deaving South Amerien he ved a commission in the provisional government and ser Corroneus; then he went brigand- hunting on the frontier of Thessally, after which he re to this country. In the Cuban expedition he was ap- pointed to the command of o corps of officers, and when peace was restored he enlisted in the Enyptian army. He was appointed colonel of cavalry by [smail Pasha. General Melver has it under General Chan in the ch army and was wound at the battle of Orleans, 1In the German war followed the fortunes of Don Carlos. Many stories are cold of his warlike ¢ d ploits in General Melver h been repeatedly decovated for his valor on the battle-ticld, Mrs. Henry York bank s said 10 be th ervican lady who owns a - This chariot is Y and Is hung on springs thut swing cefully up over the back ann font. A high seut heavily upholsiered is for the conchman, while for the footmen to de steaps for them at the res st stund on, with the w to cling to as the chariot bumps over the cobble-stones, Around the top of the chario 1 all four sides is a row of coronets in raised bras: A monkey exhibited at a tablished at Tacubaya, Mexico, condemned to be shot under jud sentence, for having hitten min caused his death, The nily of deceased brought tomplaint héfor tuted eriminal proce The manag in obtuining to imprison- ment for life, The monkey is hind the bars of aniron rent the mus- cum serving his imprisoniment. museum doed of the museum a change of the seuten Bl THURSTON APPOINYED, | He Will Succeed AL J. Poppleton as Union Pacific Attorney. Hon. John M. Thurston has beon tendered the most desirable position of chiof attorney for the Union Pucific railway company, in place of Mr. A. J. Poppleion, who tendered his resignation on the 4d inst. Mr. Thurston has done considerable legal work for the com- pany for sevoral voars past, and since 1857 has beon acting as an assistant to Mr. Popple- ton. The salary is £12,000 a yoar, Mr. Thurs ton, who is just recovering from an attack of tonsilitis, was visited by o represontative from the Ber last evening and asked con cerning the truthfulness of the rumor about his appointment. “Yes," said Mr. Thurston, “I have been tendered that position. “Then you have not accopted it yet? No, but it is probable that I will.” “When does Mr. Poppleton’s resignation take effect, and when do you enter upon your new dutiost” “Mr. Popploton's resignation takes effect not later than April 1, 1 hope that he will retain his pl: up to th time 8o that I can familiarize myself with the duties of my new position. Although my work really commences before the 1st of April, T will not officially hold my new posi tion until then, Meanwhile I have consider. able other legal business to get off my hands, as 1 must confine myself exclusively to the business of the company after entering upon the duties of the new position,'! Mr. Thurston seemed pleased with his pro. motion, and spoke of it as being a most do- rable one, and free from the many annoy. 8 common to the ordinary work of an it- ney. Mr. Poppleton, he said, had been connceted with the company since its con mencement, and had been its attorney for twenty years. He left his position to open a law oftice of his own. As he was worth early a million dollars he need not work ex- cept for the love of it. Mr. Thurston is probably one of the best known luwyers in the state and is yot young, having just turned forty. He wis born i Montpelier, Vermont, August 1, 1847, In ISM 'his_ father's family ~removed to Wiscousin, and ' two years late ver Dam, in the same state, where Mr. ‘Thurston’s widowed mother y rosides. As a boy Mr. Thurston worked upon a farm and anything he could turn his hand to during the summer and devoted the winters to studying and preparing for e lege. When only sixteen he entered Way- lind university, graduating ot twent Having chosen the law as a profession, he entered upon its study and in May, 1569, was admitted to the bar ‘in_Dodge county, Wis- consin. In the fall of the same year he detormined toseck his fortune inthe west decided to locate in Omuha, In April, he was elected to the city couneil and s dent, und for a portion of the timoe e magistrute, 1874 he was appointed eity attorney, and while holding this position wis chosen’ to the legslature in | that body he was chairm tho judiciary committee and acti In 1877 he resigned his city accept the position of ass the Union Pacific railroad conpany, and now Teaves this to step into the position of first attorney of the road. In numerous other cays Mr. Thurston has been honored by his fellow citizens. [n 1508 he headed the repub- lican presidential ticket in Nebraska, s wis selected ag messenger to convey the vote to attorn A to nt att of Washington, In 154 he wus man of the state deicgation fo the republican na- tional convention, and_ his name has been used in conncction with several high and commanding political positions. Horse and Cable Cars Collide. A cablo car collided with a street car ut the corner of Tenth and Harney streets yes- terday arternoon, knocking the street car from the track and almost completely demo- lishing it Fortunately no vassengers were on the car at the time of the ace cable was only slightly damaged. The dr of the street car is thought to be the one blamable for the accident. ANOTHER COLLISION. About 5 o'clock last cvening a green e going north was run into by the cable car going west at the corner of Fifteenth and Harney strects. The gripman on the cabio gave the signal of warning, which the driver of the street car failed to heed, und in con- sequence the front pioce of the horae car was demolished and the d thrown_ to the ground. He was slightly scarred.” None of the passengers were hurt. ot ki How One Sense Sharpens Anothor. From Nature: Some interesting ox- periments on the reciprocal influence of organs of sense have been recently made by Herr Urbansehitsch, of Vienna, His general conclusion is that any sense of excitation has for result an increase of the acuteness of other senses. Thus, sensations of henring sharpen the visuul pery A‘Vlinns. 1f colored plates arve placed at such a distance that one can hardly distinguish the colors, and various sounds are then produced, the colors beeome generally more distinet the igher the sounds. Similarly, one can, while a sound aflects the ear. read words which one could not read before, Again, the ticking of a watch is better heard when the cyes are open than when they are closed. Red and green increase auditive perceptions; but blue and yel- low weaken them, S Al musiciang, howe wore agreed that ved, green, yellow and blue caused an intensific fion of sound about one-cighth, violet had a weakening effect. smell and toueh under 1i Light and red and green color inere their deheacy, while dar ss, blue and yellow dimimsh it. U the influ- ence of red and gree ste extends from the anterior border of the tongue to the whole surface. On the other hend, a strengthening of smell, taste or toueli exalts the other sensitive perecp- tions. Specially interesting is the reciprocal “influence of touch and the sense of temperature. If one tickle the skin with a hair snd plun the hand into hot water, the tickling sensation censes; on the contrary, if the hand be placed in cold water and a part of the body tickled, the temperature is folt more vividly, Herr Urbanschitseh finds in this reciprocal action an explanation of supposed _double consecutive sonsas tions on excitation of one sense, el s Buffalo skins have become 8o searce that the earl of Dunmore is going to try how the shaggy highland cattle wiil thrive on the western pluins, The importance of purifying the blood eane not restimated, for without pure blood you eannot enjoy good health, At this season nearly every one needs a goc clue to purify, vitalize, and enrieh 1 Hood's Sursaparilla is worthy 1t s peeuliar i that it cus and builds up the system, creates te, and tones the digestion, while Give it a trial. 15 sold by il drugglsts, A by C. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Massy 100 Doses One Dollar lence,