Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 25, 1888, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE, PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS8 OF KUBSCRIPTION Daily Morning Bdftion) inclading SUNDAY BEE, One Year . For Six Month ¥ or Three Months Toe OMARA BUSDAY Brr, mailed to any nddress, Omo Y ear 200 WERKLY IIEF, One Yoar ? 00 ONATA OFFICENOS. 918 AXD 810 FARKAM $TREET CHICAGO OFFICE 561 ROOKERY BUILDING, w YORKOFFICE, ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE RUILDING, WASHINGTOX OFPIOE, NO. 013 FOURTEENTH STREET. #10 00 0 2 50 CORRESPONDENCE Allcommunications relating to news and edl. torinl matter should be addressed to the Enitor OF THE BRE BUSINESS LETTERS, ATl bristness Jetters and remittances shon addrecsed to THE BEE PUSLISHING CoMP OMATIA. Drafts, checks an be miade pryablé to the order of the compaty The Bee Publishing Company Proprictors R( WATER. Editor. [ —————— THE DAILY B Sworn Statement ol Circulation. Etatsof Nebraska, County of Douglas, | (ieorge . Tzschue Hishing Con tual clreu K ending Decer ¥ 0t Tha Ren Pab. olemnly swear that the WE DAILY Bre for the 3, 1488, was s follows: . Doc. 17 tny Dec. I8 tnesday, Doc Thursday, Dec. 5 Fridny, Doc Baturday, De 18,080 15000 188 Average . TEORGE Bworn o heforo me and subw presence this 2:nd day of Decenbe Seal N.P. State of Nebraskn, County of Dougias, , Veing duly sworn, de- pojesand ayy hat ‘e is ary of the Bee Publishing company, thay the actual average DAIL for the 15,041 copie for Fehruar 1688, 16,689 copies ; i for Muy, 18%, 17 9.243 coples: for 1 1984, 18,183 oo dally eirculation of~ Tn month of I coplis; for Mar 15,144 copl 18RS, 18,033 coples | for Ang 8, 15,154 4 coptes; for A 18,086 coplos. EO. 13 SHUCK Bworn to before me and subscribed in my Presence this Sth day of December, 1858, FEIL Notary Pablic. articles incorporating the braska, Dakota, Wyoming & Pac iilway company with an eastern ter- minus at Omaha, just filed at Liocoln, once more revive the projected line be tween Omaha and Yankton. Wittt a bank-clearing record for the weel of three million seven hundred cighty-five thousand, a gain of cent over last year, Omaha ought to eat her Christmas din- ner with no little satisfaction. and it White Caps of Tlinois have sent lificant warnings to the coal dealers to give full weight on coul, and if they do not they will feel the black snake across their backs. What a fine field for operation the White Caps would have it they extended their warnings into Nebraska. sig A CORRESPONDENT writes to THE Bk asking the date for the meeting of the legislature? The statutes of Ne- braska provide that the of the legislature shall convene at 12 o'clock (noon) ou the first Tuesday in January in the year next ensuing the election of members thereof. Accordingly, the coming session of our law makers com- mences next Tuesday. essions Dr. BILLINGS, of the long named patho-biological labratory of the state university, 1s out with a glittering heme to establish a bureau of agricul- ture and live stock for Nebraska., What will the legis y to this “bureau” s long hose ies will not be less than that of governor? The scheme is a'good one —for Billings. THE council passed an ordinance some wecks ago for the opening of Four- teenth street under the Union Pacific track Similar ordin: s have been nassed by the council time out of mind. The Union Pacific company, however, paid no attention to the council in the past, and is likely to ignore its present ordinance. The question is, How long will that company be allowed 10 set itsell abovi 1 reasonable munic- ipal control ? TONEST JIM CREIGHTON says when the city hall proposition is voted on in February, we shall sec such an elect as has never before been seen in Omaha. Are we likely {0 see anything worse than was seen in the Third ward three weeks ago when Honest Jim was collared by a policeman for importing a repeater into the ward, and begged off from being taken to jail by pretending that he didu’t know the fellow had voted before in the ward? e Tie people of Manitoba are jubilant over the fact that the supreme court of the Dominion has decided in favor of their appeal in the fight with the Cana- dian Pacifi The right of the province of Manitoba to churter a railroad free from Dominion control is sustuined by the court. Thisis a gr domineering spirit of the Canadian Pacific has been broken, and the people Tiave been relieved from the oppression of a grinding monopoly. W. F. Grigrrres, who aspires to a socretaryship upon the state board of transportation, has always been an open advocate of the pooling om of rail- vouds, Ho recently declared that the only salvation of the railroads of this country lies in legalizing the railroad pools that for years have existed in this country. Before Mr. Grifitts or any other railroad man can make pooling legal in Nebraska, we must have a con- stitutional amendmentadopted that will change the clause prohibiting pooling of railrond earnings in this state. m————— Tue American Pomological society, whose purpose is to foster an interest through the country in the cultivation of fruits will hold its twenty-second bi- ennfal session at Ocala, Fla., February 20, 1889, This widely known society, which has exorted a great influence in husbandry since its organization, looks forward to a successful convention, Delegates from pomological, horticul- tural and agricultural societies in the United States and Canada will be pres- ent, and the cause of agriculture will be materially advanced by the disdussions and exhibits Lo be made by the society. THE CHRISTMAS TIME., day that stands first among anniversarias in the Christian ealan endar is at hand. More than four hundred millions of people give it wel- In every land beneath the sun there are to do it reverenc Wherever on earth there is one who ac cepts the teachings of the Son of Man, this anniversary of His birth brings sacred reflections, %ender memories, a revival of affection, impressivo and wholesome aspirations. All tho in- flucnces of Christmas are perennial in their force and freshness. Time does not impair-their vitality or diminish their effe: For all who recognize it this anniversary has its useful lesson, its healthful inspiration, its invocation to good decds, Fortunate are they who are s0 favored as to derive from the influences the sof g fication and henefit, The somo Out of the mass of suggestions which the of Christmas there is one that always needs to be inlly urged upon the attention of those who are in sympathy with the de- mands and obligations of this day. That is, that they forget not the office wity, None in a position to ob- among kindred and friends the gladdening customs of this season need to be advised of their duty or the pleas- ure of its performance, but how few of these ever refleet that there de- mand upon them, peculiarly strong at this time, to make glad the hearts of the less fortunate, and by alittle kind- ness and generosity revive their hopes and strengthen their faith. Todo this is to perform practical Christian work, and it is to obey the injunction of Him who plead asnone other ever did for the poor. Having taken excellent care of number one during all the rest of the year, may we not put aside selfishness for one day and hold out a help- ing and comforting hand to our fortunate brother? There will rdness in so doing for him and for recurrence bring: of ¢ serv is u us. The Christmas time is a right good time, and doubt not is growing bette conr. Tl 0w th of heni ‘utiment and of the spirit of kindlin All men can agree as to the value of tms. In the hope that no veader of Tz BEE will have occasion to be unhappy during this glad season, we hoartily extend to all the saluta- tion of a merry Christmas. we is r by a0t VICTORIA'S LITTLE SPEECH. The British parliament has been pro- rogued, and the statesmen of England will enjoy a considerably longer holi- day than the American congressmen. But the former receive no pay for their servi The o i as signalized, as usual, by the reading ot whatis culled the queen’s speech, a production, however, with which the queen has veally nothing to do, except to give her assent to its contents. These so-called speeches are invariably the tamest and least instructive among the public ut- terances of national rule and the onc at hand is no improvement upon its predecessors, It is more notable for what it does not refer to than for what it touches upon 1n the most por- functory manner. The purpose of the prime minister in propaving thisspesch seems to have been to withhold from the people asmuch information as possi ble regarding the alairs of the great empire. The only matter in the speech of in- terest to Americans is the reference made to the tailure of the fisheries ne- gotiations. There is a profe gret thatthe arrangement agreed upon between the reprosenfatives of the two governments did not commend itself to the approval of the United States Sen- ate, but the assurance is given that immediate inconveniences will be obviated by the temporary arrange- ments adopted. We should perhaps infer from this that it is the intention of the British government to hold Can- ada to a course of good behavior, pend- ing further negotiations, though thore is no intimation of a purposc to re-open negotiations, or of any policy on this subject. It would seem that a quostion affecting so largely the friendly r tions between the two countries should have been treated less cursorily with less apparent indifference. president, in his annual message, pressed his solicitude forthe sottlement of the fisheries controversy and invoked the earnest and immediate attention of congress to the question. Lord Salis- bury, speaking through the queen, might, with entire propriety, have shown a groater degreo of gntergst in the settlement of an issue which cer- tainly as deeply concerns Great Brit- ain’s American colony as it does the United States, To have done so would perhaps have made easier the way to future negotiations. A PROPER PURPOSE. The purpose manifested in congre to surround the Nicaragug canal that enterprise is ever completed, with the most ample protection against for- eign control or interference, is wise and proper. The subject was one of the last considered in the house before the re- coss, and several importantamendments to the bill, in the direction noted, were adopted, One of these provides that the directors of the canal company shall be citizens of the United States, and Nica- ragua, and a majority shall be citizens and residents of the former. Another provides that there shall be no change of coucessions by Nicaragua and Costa Rica affecting the rights of American citizens or of the government to have a voice in the control or use of the canal, until the consentof the United States shallhave been first given, Still another provides thatthe United States government shall not be stopped from exercising at any ‘time any rvights or powers that now exist by virtue of the law of nations, or that may be acquired through®treaty stipulation, relative to the transportation of American citizens and their property through the canal. Although this canal is to be con- structed wholly by private capital, it is obviously important and necessary that it should be protected by such governmental safeguards as will maintain it secure against the intrigues or interference of foreign governments. If the expectations of its projectors should be realized it will be- come & vastly lmportant highway of ion of re-. commerce, very likely to invite the cu- pidity of other nations and set them to intriguing with Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and with the company, to secire oontrol of it, were the government of the United States not to make such con- ditions as would offectually proclude intriguing or defeat its object. Onae of the advocates of the bill in the house said he did not think it would be necessary for the United States to maintain a large navy to protect American interests on the isthmus, nor did he think the prosecu- tion of the enterprise would involve the country in a foreign war. Doubtless this is o, but it does not do away with the expediency of taking every precau- tion which the government properly may take to provent any foreign gov- ernment obtaining the slightest power or influence in connection with the en- terprise before or after its completion. It should be wholly and permanently in Ame control. The virtual col- lapse of the Panama scheme has given impetus to the Nicaragua project, and tho outlook for the latter enter- prise appears to be highly favorable. ALIFORNIAN R. If there was one feature in the tarifl, bill which was eminently suc ful in obtaining almost universal assent it was the cut in sugar. But theve some republicans, as itseems, who are prepared to act in opposition to their own party upon this very matter. Sen- ator Stanford, of California, who during the whole session made himself hith- erto econspicuous by his absence, now looms up sercnely and says he shall inst the measure. Mr. Stan- s that the cut is not satis- to the sugar interests of the slope. Noris he alone in his madness. Representative Felton, also of California, has obtained a promise from the senate finance committee that a delegation from his state shall be heard on the proposed reduction in the sugar duty. He desires to show that the development of the beet root indus- try 1 California has been so gr. s to justify a strong probability that it will attain great importance. It was com- menced under the belief that the exist- ing tariff would be maintained, and it cannot possibly survive the contem- plated reduction. What Senator Stanford means must be left to his own conscience, for it is impossible to comprehend his action. With regard to the declarations of Rep- resentative Felton, it is proper to say that he represents in this, not Califor- nia, butonly Claus Spreckels, When this ly and conscienceless monopolist was interested in raising sugar in Hawai, he was largely instrumental in engin- cering through congress a treaty with those islands. by which Hawai sugar was admitted to America free of duty. When Kalakaua and Claus Spreckels censed to speak as they passed by, he dotermined to go into the beet sugar business in California, and built re- cently a sugar mill at a place called Watsonville. Another sugar mill was also built this year in Alameda county, and this constitutes the whole beet root business on the Pacific slope. There has been just one crushing of the beets, and sugar from this source has not yet been put upon the market, nor indeed has it yet been made, but it will be during this winter at the sugar r finery owned by Spreckels and his sons. The result is yet in doubt, and the only development entitling Representative, Felton to make any protest in the name of California is that beets raised in the state show an extraordinary amount of saccharine matter, double indeed the ordinary per centage. When time has demonstrated what can be done with beet sugar making in California it is not impossible that the lowest duty on foreign sugar will be found to have no appreciable effect on this new industry. It may be that the glorious climate and soil of the Golden state will develope beets that will be saccharine beyond all possible present hopes. der such circumstances the Californian industry would have nothing to fear from the competition of forcign sugars, while on the other hand eastern manufacturers of sugar might well dread the competition of Claus Spreckels. They do not forget that when he was getting his raw sugar from Hawai duty free, he threatened the eastern refiners that if they did Lot pay him blackmail, he would ship sug- ars to the east, and knock down prices in a way that would astonish them. So they paid him a yearly subsidy to con- fine his efforts to California. But Cali- fornin, of course, reaped the benefit of his duty free sugar. Oh, no! Claus Spreckels charged eastern rates plus transportation charges. That is the sort of patriot he is. It is to be hoped that the senate tariff bill will be maintained in its integrity. an an senate 088 are next secretary of the treas- ury ought to be taken from the west. There is probably no truth in the recent report that General Har- rison had said he would not appoint a New York man as secretary of the treasury, because the secretaries ap- pointed from that state have discrimin- ated unjustly in favor of New York in- terosts, It is not the habit of the president-elect to talk in this way, and besides it is not likely that he has com- municated to anybody his views or in- tentions in this matter. But it is quite reasonable to suppose that Gen- eral Harvison would prefer a westorn man for the head of the treasury, in view of the fact which must be as well known to him as to anybody. that the men who have been chosen from New York, have without exception been subservient to the ideas and influence of Wall street. Tt is al- most ievitable that they should be,and the time has come when it is desirable that the ideas and influence from that source shall have no more than their share of consideration in shaping the financial policy of the government. It is a wholly erroneous notion that the knowledge of financial and commercial questions, and of the operations of the currency and eustoms laws,required for an efficient secretary of the treasury, is most likely to be found in the metropolis where these interests centre, The men who have shown the greatest ability at the head of the treasury department wore not New York men, vor have the most THE enlightoned and far-secing financlers in congross boen of thac state. The country is not & mere annox of New York, and it has out-grown Wall street There is ample and excellont anclal ability 1n the west, and it hould be represented in the next ad- miunistration I'r BAS been the fate of large cities 1 into the hands of professional s, rings and combines, They have been nod for the roeason that the taxpayer and reputable citizen have shirked their rosponsibilities as i Local solf government undc conditions is a sham and has led to abuses, The leading cities of the try have been forced to the putting important local boardsand o missions out of the influenca of ward- politics. The governor and the legisla- ture of the states of New York, Mass: chusetts, Pensylvania, Illinois, Mis- souri, control more or loss the local government of the cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphi Chi y St. Louis and Kansas Cit Omaha in coming under the influence of the gov- ernor and legislature of Nebraska has not attempted an experiment, but has simply followed the inevitable law. The results, moreover, have gratifying, The board of fire and police commission, appointed by Governor Thayer, has given Omaha an efficient fire and police scrvice, froo from the influence of ward-politics, and the control of political bosses and rings. It is patent that the powers of the gov- ernor could be enlarged for the better government of our city. The placing of the right to grant liquor licenses in the hands of an excise board, such as the present five and police commission appointed by tho governor, is a neces- sary step to remove the present source of corruption in local affa misgove citizens. sue soun- y of m- ned been GOVERNOR MOONLIGHT, of Wyoming, in justice to himsell and to the terri- tory, has v properly correctéd his report touching on the population of Wyoming. He bases his judgment on the number of votes cast for delegates in November. The vote was eighteen thousand, trom which the governor cal- culates the real population to be about fifty-five thousand. This is certainly a much more conservative figure than eighty-five thousand, as was first re- ported. The ratio of the number of people in Wvoming to the number of votes cast is necessarily much smaller than in Nebraska or Kansas, due to the larger proportion of unmarried men in that territory. But Wyoming need not apologize for her comparatively small population. Her mimeral resources ave varied and boundless, Her fertile valleys and plains afford rich pasturage. Ina Wyoming will be guickened the hand of devolopment and her population will number into the hun- dred thousands. THE action which certain St. Louis parties have instituted to recover the possession of some eighty acres valued at nearly two millions in the northern part of Omaha is not likely to 1nterfere with the presentv holders. Whatever title the plaintifis may have had in they have forfeited their claim thriceover, The laws of the state pro- vide that an action for the recovery of the title or possession of lands can only be brought within ten y after the cause of such action shall ve accrued, In other words, the stutute of limita- tions begaa to run after the years 186! For thirty years the claimants have al- lowed the posseséion of the land to pass into other hands. No court of equity can grant relief after the cause of such action had lapsed for so long a time. It seoms like an Arabian Night's tale, however, that land which thirty years ago fetched but sixty-five dollars should now be valued in the miltions. A SUGGESTION to th arter commit- tee may not he out of place at this time. Under the present fast and loose system arious city offi collect money under ordinances regulating fees, for building permits, boiler inspection and licen for vend ressmen, ete. This af- fords a chance for peculation, over- charges and even embezzlement. The proper thing is to forbid any city officer, sopt the police judge, from handling fees. All applicants for permits and li- censes should be required to procure a receipt from the city treasurer, who is the proper custodian of all the funds of the city. The handling of public funds by minor officers is an incentive to dis- honesty and leads to abuses that can bo obviated by restriction through the charter. ’ Because You Can Rub It Out. Boston Herald. 1t's called a cabinet slate because you can rub out the names om it as often as you please. ex o It Will Be a Big Surprise. Toledo Blate, It is dollars to cents that Ha net will be nearly as big a surpr country as was ( 81z Chicago Herald, The only republican paper in the country that is not publishing Harrison's cabinets is the Indianapolis Journal, the ouly paper that knows anything about it. - Our Poor Unpiotected Stage. The infantile cry for protection raised by some of our native actors amounts to nothing less than an acknowledgement of hopeless inferiority, and no other interpretation will be put upon it by the general public. on's cabi- se to the The Robert Elsmere of Ame 8t. Louis Globe-Domporat, Mr, George William Curtis, the Robert Elsmere of American politics, feels ‘quite lonely sincs the election, He evidently wishes he hadn't made that bad break of four years ago. e 4 Honest John Sherman. Cleveland Leader, Whether Senator JoLn Sherman goes into the cabinet or remains in bis present com- manding position, not only himself, but the people of Obio, must feel greatly honored by the thousands of fattering compliments called forth from every section of the coun try by the mention of his name as a cabinet possibility. ———— A Question Before Congress, Konsas City Times, How much longer the railroads of the United States shall be permitted to do su- prewmely asthey plense is a question just now most dificult of determination. Cougress, through sheer imbecllity, appears to be fnea- pable of doing either good or evil The poople themselves are bowildered. They know that they are being grievously hurt, but they do not know what hurts them. Even Mr. Adams, with all of his frankness, ability and candor, does not tell them. He merely forewarns them that it will be much worse before it is even a little bit better, - LABOR NOTES, ctricity has been adoptod as a motive power in a number of shoe factories in Mass achusetts, During the last ten year ra of Buffalo have been union aystem. Moutreal shoomakers have requested the legislature to sce to the enforcement of tho law which declares the workingman's right to an hour's time at dinner. The recontly made by the Philadel phia & K ilroad for a reduction of wages and shorter hours will affoct about twenty-five thousand employos. A conchman’s club has been formedin New Yorlk, and its memberahip 18 rapidly increas ing. Tt has a sick benefit fund, & burial fund liow's reliof fund, but the-annual du light Helona, M. T\, seoms to bo a good place rpentors and builders out of work August, 1587, £3,150,000 worth of build I there, and there is of the building ep the wagoes of the doubled ront central station at London, which v eloctric light on an_extensive . is befng built with facil nt lights in the near future, and & final capacity of 1,000,000 lamps. Bromen cigar makers get from $1.5 A 1,000, The; 00 cigars a week, The duy’s work begins at 7 o'clock. At 9a alf hour is allowed for breakfast and time adinner is taken at 2 in the afternoon Work is suspended at 7 p. m. The use of petrolenm as fuel seems to gain ground slowly. It has been tried in Detroit with a saving of about 41 per_cent of the cost of coal-burning furnaces. Methods for burning it seem to be defoctive, however, and 8o far no adequate test has been made. Prof. Chandler Roberts, the English chem ist, has been analyzing the smoke cloud which perpetually hangs over London. He estimates that it contains gbout fifty tons of solid carbon in gasscous combination. The expense of this waste of coal is figured at 13,000,000 annualiy. An ingenious plan for testing the condition of horses' feot is under consideration by New York blacksmiths. Oue terminal of a batte giving a light current is attached to the animal’s bit and the other to the shoe. 1f the horse suffers from the shoe or nails he will squirm under the test, According to a_recent consular report, American shoemakers turn out much better worl than their European fellow craftsmen. Consui Schoenof took somo inferior samples of Am 1 work to different European countrics and found that ‘“in every case the samples were subjects of praise 8o far as workmanship or general appearance is co cerned, if put side by side with foreirn makes,” - to #4.00 — STATE JO A whi at Minde A belated crop of potawoes was dug in Kearney Saturda; ker-raising society has been formed he farmers of an alliance and elected oficers. A big wolf hunt will be indulged m by the Dustin sports on N s day, merchandise firm of H A, , at Oakland, made an assig wment Saturday, * Forty wolves have been killed this s of hounds belonging to a county ranchman. There is one man at South Sioux City who has positively declared that he will not take the postmastership. 1t is said that Cherry county, with an area largor than several eastern. states, hasu't a practicing physician within its borders. Harper, the man who was beaten at Hun boldt by Sherm Davis, died from his injuri Saturday night. Davis is in jail at Falls City. A prominent Nebraska City man is said to have three wives living, and there are pros- pects of a sensational bigamy trial in the ncar future. No foreigners need apply,” is the watch- word of the hosts in the new county of Rock which are struggling to elect a fuil’ quota of county officers. Threo burglars, ioux county have formed son oux in the persons of Tom Cody and Mrs. H. Bubolt and daughter, have been arrestedat Ogallala, They were caught in the act of taking grain from a warehouse. Cody is an old offender, Fairbury mouras the loss of two excellent citizens in the death of Hon, James A. Me- Means and O. Ruggs. The former was at one time county judge, and later a member of the state senate, The Nemaha Times offers to wager a new hat that there is in that village @ woman with the biggest mouth, longest tongue and less brains than apy town in the state. The arrival of a gang of tramps scared the peoplo of Long Pine the other evening, and they staid up all night to prevent stores and residences from being raided. A Hay Springs landlord allowed a tramp to spend the night in the hotel oflice, and in consequence was obliged to sestle with a traveling mau for a missing overcoat Hgrip.” A Sheridan county teacher invited her scholars to ask her questions, and was un- able to answer the first two ' fired at her: “Why does a dog wag his tail?? and “How many legs nas a bedbug?” Sl S REFRACTORY ORES, Hitherto Useless, Will Be Made Valu- able By the Clark Proce s Deapwoon, Dak., Dec. 24.—[Correspond- cnce of Tk Bek|—The great reductiou works for the treatment of refractory ores by the leaching process, invented by Roswell D. Clark, are practically completed, and will probably start up with the new year. Hith- orto aclass of ores furnishod by the Bald mountain and Ruby basin districts hive becn unavailable oven for such great estab- lishments as the Omaha and Grant, of your city. That institution only handles ores of lead and copper, in which the gold and silver which they contain is an incidental matter, and their output of lead is something enor also thoir copper furnishes sufti clent 1 | for the manufacture of blue stone on a But tho reduction works, which will do so mueh for Doadwood, are of a totally different character, and will deal with ores of iron, valuable ouly for tho gold and. silver which thoy contain. At the present capacity of the works it will be possible to handle daily, and with a profit, tons of Bald mountain and Ruby ore averaging only ) worth of gold and silver per ton. So great is the faith felt in the Clark process that more than two thousand tons of this refractory ore have been haulod already to the works, Never before were there such @ number of miners in the districts spoken of for all the boarding houses are full to their utmost capacity, and there are scores of men sleeping in stables, for want of more com modious lodging. Men sesking employment in the mines obtain it if thioy are competent. The number of location certifi catos filed with tho register of deeds has in- sod in @ most abnormal manner, and there has boen s rush for the purchase of blank certificates, showing that there will oe more work for the register very shortly Every one iuterested in mining is sati that the problem of treating the ores of the Black Hills is solved railway from the mining district to Dead wood is completed there wll be so great o saving in hauling that it will oe possiblc for the reduction works to handie protitably ores averaging only #15 8 ton. “The principle of the Clark leaching process is to aissolve out the suver and gold by treat ment with hy ulphite of so The are first crushed and then charg the roasting furnacos, with an addition of sall and s much matte iron ore as there is crushed ore. This s a necessity bLecause these refractory ores of the Black Hills are not pyrites or sulphates of iron, bul iron oxides, and it has boen found by experience that it is better to add the sulphur re od by the Clurk process, in the fori of miatte, and basin “in favor of McShane for governor on and not as pure sulphur. When the have been roasted the charge is dumype ling floor beneath, and thence th transferred to the baking vats, where wator is run through them to disengage tho basic chlorides, and when this has been run oft n solution of hyposulphite of soda 18 sipnoned into the vats, This takes up tho gold and silver, and tho solution is then siphoned into 'a settling vat, where the precious metals are precipitated to the bot tom 0s & brownish mud, by the introduction of chloride of sodium The successful handling of the ores, hith erto outlawed, cannot fail to have @ great effect upon Deadwood. Our city, accordin to a reliable estimate made by ‘the Pioneer, has a population of about six thousand, and is surrounded by valleys admirably adapted for farming purposes, posscssing & soil of r markabie fortility. The natural conse of the triumphant development of the refrac tory ores of the Black Hills will be to double tho mining population, at the very least, and this will largely increase the alréady exeel lont home market to which our farmors owe their great prosperity. Deadwood has been newhat neglected by the railroads, but i prospered in spite of this neglect, and they do come hore tney will find a city th nd_inhabitants and upwards. new year will begin with most excellent auspices, C. 8 ores on A has AMU The demands of Christm on nearly everybody doubtless cxplains the fact that “Later On," presented at the Grand Opera house last night, did not draw so laige an audionce as its morits and the general excely lence of the company descrved, The work is of the farce-comedy class, but is v v much above the ave such productions. It is a lively, rollicking séries of fuuny incidents’ and situations, in which tuncful songs well sung, pleas ing dances, and amusing specialties, are numerous and of exceptional merit. = The ny is an unusually talented one, and al of the people deserve particular men tion, but it is suficient for this oceasion to generalize. There will be a matince and evening performance to-day, and all who at 1 be assured of being well entertained ment of the Grand opera house ty, with tho THE SOUTH OMAHA EL Progress of the Investi City Hall. slative contest was resumed at the yesterday wmorning for the Eli H. Doud, city attorney Omala being on the testified that there large gangs of graders and sewer diggers enga; at South Omaha prior to the election. re wero probably 500 all told. They lived largely in tents and tomp ructures. Mr. Dan Condon em ployed about 175 of these. They were mostly demcceratic. He understood that Condon in- tended to vote his men for himself. Witness then gotup a ticket entitled the trader's ticket. It had on it the Harrison and Mor. ton electors, the whole republican state ticket aud the democratic county ticket, with the exception of Mr. Gard ‘which was displaced for that of dow's. These tickets were among Condon’s men. Only them were voted, and 1 think all the graders voted the republican ticket The republican vote at the presidential elec tion was 600, whereas Church Howe in 15 got only thirty-four votes. Thought South Omaha had a population of 10,000 souls. Con. don spent much time amoug the graders prior to the election, and spent a good deal of money for beer. Did not think the major- ity of these graders belonged to South Oma- ha; they were a nomadic class. The packing houses closed down election day at noon. On cross-examination Doud said that he ements for his graders’ ticke ondon’s brother, John. Didn't spent much CTION. ion at the The log city contest of South stand. H were sev Mr. Con distributed ecight of with M think the d wouey for whisky and beer in South Omaba. Dou't think Mr. McMillan a very generous man, conscquently did not think ho spent any money. Hammond's packing nouse made an especial fight against Attorney General Republican ca ut lots of in South Omal avage, o and The last mentioned left sums of money in the dif- ferent salooas to treat the boys with. ze preponderanceof the gradet vote went to Condon. This must have been accomplished by the liboral use of money, ns the graders were naturally democrats, Jumes Donnelly, one of the democratic f the Sccond ward, was on the staud he legislative investigating committee yoster alternoon, M “We discovered the discr of 160 votes the first count of the votes in the Second ward. We concluded to count them for McShane, as they were scratched republican tickets. No other candidate got the benefit of thess votes. 1 went home when they concluded to haye a recount. The tally sheet is up in the federal jury room. Thad nothing to do with these election returns after 1 left McShane's wigwam until I was summoned before the grand jury. ‘That report was brought to me, ind in my bodroom 1 signed i, because | kuew it was right, becauso they said it was correct,. They left the poll book and tully | sheets with me. I don't know what | became ~of the ballot box. Holmes came o me to sign it. Nolan came afterward and left the poll book and tally shcets with me. I knew nothing about the correctness of the count. 1 swmed only what Holmes told me. 1 am no boss down in that ward. 1 have a little to do with the ward politics. Cau't tell you how many peo- ple there are in the Second ward. Think, thut _evening, when we took lunch, the was four botties of beer served to the board. Daddy Field drank the most of it. He gob full, and could not_serve, and had to quit. He 'was drunk. Yes, wo called in anothor m: That was all right: we wore told to do s0 by the democratic managers of the ward. Thero was a good deal of drinking during the count.” Shannon testified: 1 voted in cond ward. When 1 was leaving the Twas approached by & man who oftered 5 to work for the republican ticket, T know who the man was; nover saw him bofore or sing He was a republican and had a full board, T am a salooukeoper, corner Eleventh street and Capitol avenue: I ama domocrat; you bet your life, every Mr. Mercer—Who offered v th ublican ticket Sha 't know. More for was hot Shannon—White, I think Mercor—You think he was white Shannon -1 do Mercer—\Who was elected President of No- braska you $24 to work T think it was Mr. Sayers, Mr. Sayers! Yes, sir Who was elocted governor of the ‘onnell of that! Pat_Ford told me, eve Pat Ford | Thut's wha Would y Would 11 Yes, would you? ell, 1 should smile Shannan, why on cor Shannon Mercer democrat ! Shaunon boys-—they's They're white, they they is, every tim er—Mr. Shannon, er and forever, uly, hain't 11 a duisy y Bruning testifiod: I reside in the Second ward. 1 was an election judge. Yes, Mulvehill was all right whon he come in. He had a few beerson. He got into a dis- pute with Mr. Holmes and knocked bim oft of his chair. Holmes hit him back lan the candle while they scrapped. [ watched the tickets. Murphy jumped over the table and knocked the tickets on the floor. 1 ealled the police. Nolan began to up the tickets, and Murphy beld Mul- Mr. Aare you @ the democrats are the and sets ‘'om up. and thoy's right, Because come in are, you are excused h —That was all? Brumng—Yes; they quit then —And you went on with the count? hen when we came putercd upon u second nd quit cluded to return the 1o the discre count, but wi ed Then you cd Merce Brunin rect. I pr And you ning—Yes, sir, Mercer-That’s all. Bruning~Thank you, sir. K. of L.and Day Labor. Two weeks ago, at a meeting of the trades unions, a resolution was adopted favoring ing out all pub- lic improve n was ratified by the stone pavers and now the Knights of Labor have taken action upon the subject as appears from the subjoined, which is pub. lished by the order of the joint assembly K. of L.: V It is an undisputed fact that the present method of having all municipal jm- provements done by the contruct system, has led to fraud being perpetratea on the tax- payers and wage workers by a combiuation of contractors and city ofticials, Resolved, That we, the delegates from the various local assemblics K. of L. in the city of Omaha in convention assemblod doolare that all municipal improvements shoud, in justice to labor in particular, and the taxpay- in general, be done by e day-work sys- tem, and nonc should be employcd m any ca- pacity except a naturalized or native-born American citizen. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the eity papers for publication, “M ‘\SIIICRP:" P LT LADIES, | A Policeman Th s One, However, and It May Do Some Good. Bostox, Mass., Dec. 24.—Back Bay ladies are making loud complaints of the insults that are offered them by the “mashers” who frequent the promenades and corners in that vicinity. This has hitherto been one of the best and safest regions in the city for ladies, These fellows seem to abound especially about Beacou Hill, and thoy make it ex- tremely unpleasan? for a lady to be out after dark unless accompanied by a male_escort. Even in broad daylight some of them ara bold enough to approach a lady and behave insolently. Last cvening as a lady was re- turning home across the common she was accosted by one of these scoundrels, who in- sisted upon accompanying her home, even offering her money, aud after being rofused he began at once 10 shamefully abusc her, using the vilest language, Upon reaching the head of Park strect with this individual still foliowing her, the lady met an officer, 1o whom, almost breathless with fright, she related her case. As she did not wish to bo brought into court the ofti dia not arrest the culprit, but instead bim sound, wshing.” Other cases of similar characte have beeu reportod at the police station. tain in th MINNEAPOLIS, 1 i sot at midnight E hours, The 58 degrces above duy yesterday, There hus becn neither SHOW nor n for several wecks. Reports throughout the northwest indicate tia night's storm wa ry and geueral, rainstorm continued marked and mercury zero nearly all Bu(lrr: “Remember, missus says if you bring the clothes home again not perfcctly clean and them to wash any more.” white, she will not lct you have Laundress: *‘ The clothes will be all right after this, for we bought a box of Ivory Soap. It is only when we use other soap than the Ivory that she finds the clothes not as nice as usual, A WORD OF WARNING, There are many white soaps, each represented to be ‘' just as good as the ‘Ivory’ " they ARE NOT, but like all counterfeits, lack the pecullar and remarkable qualities of the genuine, Ask for “lvory" Soap and insist upon getting it Copyright 1886, by Frocter & Gamble, i i 4