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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE VDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1839 THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE A Resume of the Work in the Senate and House. IMPORTANT BILLS. ACTION ON The Great Submission Fight the Fea- ture of the Week—The Scheme to Disfranchise a Part of Doaglas County. A Legisiative Rlesume, 1%, Neb,, Feb, 3.—[Spoecial to Tum Up to date 100 bills have beeu intro. but loss than one-fourth of then yeen considered. About twenty- five have been passed, most of them with littie discussion beyond u statement, of their purpose by their sponsors, and about half that number have been laid away in the tomb of indefinite postponement, Three Dills (for appropriations and submission) passed both houses. The sonate is its own grist first and sending it other mill. The house bills are 1d 10 come up later on. past woek's work in the senate is not for 1ts quantity but for the im- of two or three measures, First in k is the concurrence in the high license amendment added by tho house 1o the Lind- say bill for the submission of & prohibitory amendment. The double barreled bill was ) in the senate about 11 o'clock Fri- ning, and a call of the house showed bers presont but Senator Taggart of 1gs, He was suspected of 1g the ud the sergoant-at-arms was sent out to find him. At 4 o'clock he rted that the absenteo was in Hastlngs. The ofticer was directed to bire a special engine and ar and fetch Mr. Taggart before the bar of the senate. In the meantime the imprisoned seuators wore sustained by baskets of lunch Jowercd from the gallery, and spent the time reading, smoking, chatting or playing high fi he sorgeant-at-arms returned with the absenteo at half-past 11 at night, just twelve Tours after the senate locked its “doors and sent for him. Senator Taggart explaincd that lust Monday there was gencral talk of adjourning on Thursday, and_ho madean eugagzement Lo be in Hastings Friday on an fmportant business matter. The senate ac- ceptad his excuse. and settled down to busi- ness at once. After a few short spoeches the submission bill as awended was passed by the following vote: Burton, Connor, Cornell, Funck, Hoover, Howe, Hurd, Jewett, i ¢, Linn, Manning, Nesbitt, Robinson, Roche, Shan’ ner, Sutherland, Taggart, Wetlicrald—23. Nays-Beardsley, Dern, Ijams, Maher, Vorval, Paulsen, Paxton, Ransom, Kay: mond, Wolbach—10. It was 1:15 u. m. when the senate ad- journed, but the gallery and lobbies were full of spectators, many ladies among them The result was greeted with moderate up- plause, but the proceedings were very de- corous, in marked contrast with the boister- ous actions of the house. " The senate passed the following important ills By Kockley—Prolnbiting pools and trusts and providing several penaltics for violation By Ransom—Repealing the law that created the live stock commission. By Shunuer—-Making the fiscal year end September & ve state oficers more time 10 get out their reports for the legislature. By Connor—Fixing the salaries of district aud supreme court reporters requiring them to give a boud for guarantce of the racy of the By Nerval—Providing that when constitu- tional amendments are submitted to the peo- ple, it shall be at a special election, to be held om the second Tuesday after the first Monday in August. The Cornell bill, allowing the investment of the state permanent school fund in regis- tered school district bonds, was recalled from the house and has not yet escaped from the committee. Senator Sutherland has introduced a reso- lution that may precipitate & warmn fight. It went 10 the railroad committee, who are sup- posed to be favorable to it. It reads: “Be it jowtly resolved by the senate and house of representatives ot the state of Ne- ‘braska, that the state board of uransporta- tion be, and hereby is, required and in- structec to maice, adopt and enforce upon all lines of railroad in Nebraska a schedule or schedules of local freight rates that shall remedy and prevent the discrimination now existing aguinst the farmers, grazers, manu- facturers and merchants of Nebraska, and |that shall give to them the benefits of the home markets.” Retrenchment is rampant, and jobbers and uanderers ot stato money had better get off the track or they will be runover and hurt. The senate has sent for the itemized expense aceounts of the live stock commis sion, and the adjutant _general, and Senators Funck, Keckley, Sutherland and :n have been appointed a committee to thoroughly investigate the agricultural de- partment of the state university, The Nes- bitt committee is at work examining into the amount of help needed in the state oftices. While scveral heads may drop into the basket, the auditor will probably be al- lowed anoth clerk or two because his busi- ness has nearly doubled in four years. A list of the senate employes has also been called for, and there will probably be wail- ing and weeping in their ranks this week. Daniel Hopkins was appointed warden of the state penitentiary, aud he was confirmed by the senate without opposition. Among the bills of general interest intro- duced during the week were the following Providing for meat inspection on the hoof 1o suppress bucket shops; making ull rail- road tickets transferable by delivery; limit- sleeping-car charges to_ one-haif cént per mile. Now that submission is disposed of there is no overshadowing measure before tho sen- ato. It has a strong complement of lawyers, and many of its bills contemfate changes in legal methods of little general interest. ‘Therc is also a long list of bills affecting counties under township organization. They are the product of the joint committee of 1he two houses and will make numerous changes if passed. But the chief problem of the re- mainder of the session will probably be found in the appropriation bills. In sessic past there has been & combine amon estod members to hold them back till near the close of the session and then railroad them thiough in & bunch, An effort is now being make to get quicker action this session and it may succeed. HOUSE, As predicted last week the two most im- portant questions that have cngaged the st- tention of tho solons in the lower house this week has been the Douglas county contest and the question of submission. The coutest cases dragged their slow length along, and every expedient was used by the sitting members to gain time. Finally on Friday the,reports were flled. The majority signed by Cady, Rayner, Hahn, Westover, Mecker nton ‘and Fieldgrove, all the republica members, recommends that a'l the returns from the First precinet of the Second ward of Omaha be thrown out, and that George M. O'Brien and Christian Specht, republicans, were dulg elected and entitled to the scats now held by Fenno and Morrissey, Mecker, Fenton, Fielagrove unite in & supplementary thoy recommend that the veturns from tho Second precinct of the Second ward be also excluded and that H. D. Estavrook, the re- publican contestunt, was duly e entitied to the seat now held by M Delaney, Mattes, Christy and O'S the democratic members, filed a minority port in which they adwitted that thore we gross rregularitios in the election in Douglas county, but claims that the ballots in the dis. puted precincts should be canvassed, and re- uested the house to send buck the reports to committee with instructions to this effec The reports were ordered printed, and the, will come up for final action on Tuesday. The lubmllhn bill came up for considera- tion in committee of the whole on Wednes- day afternoon, on motion of Dempstor, Mor- rissey, of Omaha, at once began to filibuste provent the deration of the measure. 0 call of the roll was ordered and the doors no less than seven times. Finally, Wfter three hours' waste of time, the pill wus and Cady, of Howurd, offorcd a sub- g for the submission of both ibitory and a high license amendment. in committee of the whole, 46 w 37, but the roll call having the submissionists that thoy ly mustor fifty-six votes at most, sccepled the compromise L suve Laxc Ber duced in the senate gring Hast fssue Pickett, Polk, P and Rayner port in which thelr pet measure from defeat. After much wrangling, the bill was ordered engrossed for a third reading. Some of the more radical prohibitionists, among them Burnham, Bisbee, Farley and Hunter, were very much inclined to _accept this new doparture, and on Thursday, when the bill was called up for final action, the de feat of the measure was almost a foregone conclusion. The submissionists labored with the members named above for hours, and aided by the cry of “boodle,” which was raised about this time, succendod in winning them over to the compromiso. Fuller of Sherman, was absent, and Mr, Cody, the author of the mensure, endeavored in vatin to bring him_into the hall. A 8 o'clock on Thursday the supreme moment came, The Dill came up in its rogular course on third read- ing, and the roll was called amid profound silence not only an the floor, but ulso in the densoly packed galleries, ' MeNickio of Gage and Sweet of Merrick asked that they be passed on the first roll, and the re- suli showed that the measure had only re ceived 57 of the necessary 60 votes. Me. Nickle now voted no and Sweet aye. The submissionists now got in some fine work McNicklo, who was pledged against sub- mission, 1 @& moment of weakness had promised A. S, Jones, of Blue Spring: if the moasure only lacked one vote would make up the number, and_Jones, who had kopt a tally, deceived MoNickle, who had not kept any run of the votes, by telling t ho could now decide the matte Niokle, true to his promise, chang no to_aye, The measure now had votes, and Wilcox of Red Willow wa pelied to change also to redeem pledge, and thus the necess wara secured and submission triumphed, The following is the wording of the proposed amendmoeuts: Section 1. The manufacture, sale and keen. ing for sale of intoxicating liquors as a bever- age shall be forever prohibited in this state, and the legislature shall make suitable laws for enforcing this provision, Section 2. The manufecture, saleand keep- ing for sale of iutoxicating liguors as a bever- age shall be licensed and regulated by law. ‘These are the two propositions on which the people will be called to vote upon the regular election in 1590, The final vote on this dual submission bill was recorded as follows : Ayes—Abrabamson, Baker, Bailey, Bal- lard, Be Bisbee, Bortis, Brink, Burn- am, Cady, Cameron, Christy of Clay, Cole- man'of Antelove, Corbin, Cruzen, Dempste Diller, Elliott, 'Everett. Farley, Fento Ficldgrove, Gilbert, Gilchrist, Hall, Hamp- tou, Hanna, Hanthorn, Harding. Hays, Hiil of Butler, Hill of Gage, Hunter, Johnson, Lash, Majors, McNickle, Potter, Rayner, Rhodes, Robb, Sargent, Satchell, Scoville, Seed, Shepard, Stirk, Sweet, Truesdell, Weber, Weller, Wells, Westover, White- head, \Whitford, Whymau, Wilcox, Williams, tor, Yutzy—60 N Beckmun, Berlin, Bohacek, Braucht, saldwell, Christy,of Dodge, Coléman, of Polk, Collins, Cushing, Delaney, Denman, Dickiu- son, Dunn, Fenno, Garaner, Gates, Green, Habn, Hooper, Horne, Keiper, son, Lee, y Mcidride, McMilliun, Mee- sve, Olmstead, O'Sullivan, der, Swartsley, Towie, White, 2r—US, ate and Fuller were absent. legislation has been practically at a standstill. A few unimportant measures Wi considered in commiitee of the whole. 0 scnate bills have yet passed the house ex- ept the submission bill. The following are the most important measures thut passea the house during the we A bill to tax all owners or harborers of dogs from $3 to $10 for each animal; to excmpt pensioners of the United States nnd all persons phys dis- abled, from service on the highway peal the present law relating to coal oil ors; a bill to insure the payment of s of mechanics uud laborers on govern- nt buildings. A bill introduced by Mr. Christy of Cla; viding, among other things that the sig- nature of the wife,as well as the husband, was necessary o mortzage personal prop: erty, ufter a long and animated debate, was amended by striking out this feature and the bill recommended to puss A bill was also passed to compel ull railroad trains to stop within 200 feet of a crossing or grade. IcBride's biil to compel railroad compa- nies to furnish cars on forty-eight hours’ notice, or pay 83 foreach day's failure: also allowing the same sum_as a demurrage on cars not unlouded within the same time, after a sharp fizht was placed ou the general calendar. The bill is understood to be of special interest to shippers, and is mecting with much opposition from the railroad forces. No insurance bills passed the house. A powerful lobby is prosent working to prevent the passage of the Ransom valued policy bill, compelling the companies in cases of total Loss to pay the full face of the policy. A bill of special interest to the taxpayers was introduced by Yutzy this week. It pre. scribes the number of employes of both houses and limits them to aboutforty, which is only one-third of the present number. 1t was pluced on the general file, and will up for discussion during the coming week. Another bill of special interest to the peo vle at large will also be considered in the committee of the whole in a few days. It is a weasure introduced by Corbin of Johnson, and provides that all property, real and per: sonal, shall be listed at its actual cash value, Just what progress in legislation will be made during the coming week is hard to de- termine, Several investigating committees will be at work. Diller of Jefferson moved an investigation of the experimental, or col- lege farm, and will head o committee of seven, composed mostly of farmers, in look- ing over this high-priced adjunct of a classi- cal education. The farmers in the house have determined to call a halt on the reckless extrava of the state mstitutions, and no useless ex- peuditures will be allowed. It looks now as i all appropriations will be cut down to the lowest figure. Hall's Scheme Will Fail. Lancouy, Neb,, Feb. [Speocial to Tue Bre.|—Hall's scheme to disfranchise a large purt of Douglas county for the rest of the session is not going to materialize, The good sense of the republican members may be relied on to defeat such an attempt. By many it is Jooked upon simply as a scheme of the Lincoln delegation to get even with Omaha. Every member of the committee on privileges and " electious on the republican side will oppose such u move, Baker of Jef- ferson, who has developed into an able and popular is strongly opposed to any such attempt, and the party will rally around him almost to a man, to down the bold at- tempt of the Lancaster delegation to disfran- chise a whole ¢ Rabiroad Statistics. Des MoiNgs, la., Feb. 8.—[Special to Ta Ber.)--The railroads are beginning to send in their reports of business transacted and other statistics connected with their affaivs, From these fizures the railroad commission- ers make up thew annual assessments of rul- roud property. ‘The Chicago & Northwest- ern reports 1,162 miles of road 1o Iowa, and their gross earnings for the past year were §7,30,357.80, The Sioux City & Pacifie re- ports 80 miles of road in the state, with gross earnings during 1585 fixed at 450,579, The Burlington & Northwestern 088 eurnings for the lust year at &7, A clington & Westorn 't 53,533,545 the Omuba & St. Louis aL $1'5,20 The Union Pacific has but a very short lino in lowa, but it does a great deal of busiuess. It reports 55 earnings for 1558, the sum of £01,- The Contral lowa, though operated has had quits @ business, nings for 1558 being placed at Dr. Cavver Puts Up. Kansas Ciry, Feb, 8.—(Special to Tug Bee]-Dr. W. . Carver will to- morrow scud 8250 -t0 the American Field as forfeit money in accept- ing the challenge of John Brower, champion wing shot of Kugland, for o watch to shoot 10 Blue Rock pigeous, the 1 to be for §1,000, with the privilege of asing the amount to $10,000, Dr. Car- Ul go to clingham rules. Pelogram Too Much Polities. Johu P, Duiteh is & Bohemian residing on Thirteonth strect near Williams, and John Wheelock is a neighbor, Last night they quarreled over national affairs and beer, and Deiteh assaulted Wheelock. The latier swore out 8 warrant and Deitch was ar- rested. Wheelook has threo severe cuts in the head that apparently were made with 8 kuife, England and shoot under the | TOBOGGING ON A WATERF ALL The Favorite Pastime of Samoa's Dusky Belles. OF Tofl Not, They Have a Deal ~The Game “Papeseea.’ LIKE LILIES THE FIELD They Not But £pin of Fun of Human Mermaids, Here, in the vicini this season of the year wo usually have suow and may have tobogganing, says the New York Morning Journal; but our antipodal friends, the Sumoans, can never toboggan, for they never have snow. It does not follow, though, that they canunot slide down hill, because they can, and they have rare sport in sodoing. Imagine a lot of boysand girls,and grown men and women as well, sliding down a waterfall and plunging and frolicking in the pool be- neath, and you will have hin idea of hoet sort of tobogganing they have in the islands of Sumoa, and m which thoy deriye great pleasure, as is evinced by their shouts and merry laughter. There are, perhaps, 10 people under the sun who enjoy themselves more than do the natives of the Samoan islands when not stirred up to strife by designing foreigners. Of them it might be said that *they toil not, neither do they spin,” for they certainly toil as little as possible, and spin no more than do the “lilies of the field.” The trees that surround the houses furnish not only all the luscious fruits of the trop- icsin the most lavish abundance, but provide bread also without the neces- sity of kneading and baking. From the sea, whon the tide goes out, they an take with very little trouble the finest fish that swim. Family responsi- bilities, when one does not have to struggle to keep the wolf from the door, are trifling. An earnest friend of the simple, light-hearted Samoans and a careful student of the ethnology of all the Polynesian races is Dr. H. W. Whit- assistant surgeon of tho i States navy, now attached to the schoolship St. Mary’s. He has just returned from that delightful country- and is filled to the brim with interest, ing facts and anecdotes concerning the places and people there. He is an en- thusiastic amateur photographer also, and has several large albums fillea with exquisite specimens of his handiwork. Last evening a Journal reporter had a most agreeable interview with Dr. Whitaker,and learned from him.among other tdings, how those people ) themselves. He said they lov water, and he would not deny the truth of the assertion often made concerning them that they learn to SWIM BEFORE THEY LEAR! He said it might sound lik tion, but the testimony of his e convineed him that they often catch fish in the water with their hands alone. “How do they do it?” asked the re porter. ““Well, they don’t start from a mark to swim a race with the fish, for in that case they would get left behind in all probability. They take the fish at a dis- advantage by driving them intoa pocket in the rocks and seize them as they en- deavor to slip out past them. Liko the littie Arab children in Aden, the Cin- galese in Colombo, and the Malays in Singapore, they flock around the ships in the harbor and amuse the passengors while they eurich themselves, by div- ing for coins that are thrown into the water for them to capture. In Apia the girls enter these contests also, though in the Orient they do not.” A recent writer, describing his visit to Samoa, mentioned one girl in partic- ular, to whom he gave the name of Mermaid because she surpassed all her companions in feats of swimming. He undertook to prove her prowess by say- ing that she captured half of all the money thrown overboard, notwithstand- ing there were perhaps ten or twelve competitors in all. Hedid not say that in throwing the money into the water any especial pains were taken that it should fall where she would have the advantage, but such sometimes has boen the case, and probably was in this in- stance., The doctor had seen some of the best swimmers and divers go down under the keel of the ship and come up on the other side with apparently very little effort. In other words would ‘keel haul” themselves. They have always come up smiling. A shake of their shaggy heads, a pass of the fingers over the eyes and nose towipe out the brine, and they ave ready for another dive. Racing in the water is one of their fav- ovite amusements, and there can be no doubt that they could hold their own with any swimmers in the world. They do not huve to disrobe and don a special costume in tho privacy of o bath-house before entering the water. Their usual costume consists of a single gar- ment only. This is a strip of cotton stufl or a searf about the waist and mid- dle, which they cal) a lava-lava, A POLYNESIAN PICNIC, They are as fond of picnics as any politieal or social club in New York. A select party of about a hundered people in all will arrange an event of this kind, 1nviting fricnds to participate, and often the officers or men of the foreign vessels in the harbor are i cluded among the guests. The pienic grounds, or water rather, are in the mountains, about four miles buck of the Apin. The central range of mountains in the island of Uwolu, which is the principal istand of the group and the one upon which Apia issituated,reaches a height of ahout four thousand feot above the level of the sea. The foot- hills, which rise gradually, one above the other, from a short distance back from the shore. are covered with ver- dure the year around, and here, 1n the cool forest, are found mountain pools of clear water, where the amphibious na- tives can enjoy themselves to their hearts’ content. Over the bare, precipitous rocks on the shore the mountain streams have d their waters for ages, until the of the rocks is worn ns smooth as polished marble. Some of the male picnichers precede the main body of revellers to these pools, carrying the provisions, which include a bounteous supply of fresh pork, chickon and fish. When all have arrived they enter the water and amuse ~ themsclves by swimming. diving and skylarking, ducking ench other's heads, or rising unexpectedly beneuth some one whose attention is diverted elsewhere, There is an upset, u scream of laughter, and an escape, They are exceedingly good- natured and merry, never taking of- fense at the pranks and practical jolies of their companions. FUE GAME OF “PAPESEEA. A favorite game is called -the *'Pap- which means “sliding off,” anf cticed on the smooth rocis of the full, Sitting down on the shp- pery rocks atthe ‘fwufl of the falls they ot themselves go down with the swift ocurrent until they land in the water of New York,at | (if such an expression may bé pormit- ted.) One after the other they follow in rapid succession, sometimes two or or three piled tpin a confused, strug- gling mass of _hiimanity in the or under the fallg, Out they come again, chasing each other up the steep rocks, 1o which their bare feet cling with the tenacity of a 'flpon tho ceiling. and down_again though the eal ot into the lake, untj) ‘they are sufficiently tired to lie dpwn upon the bank or to take another mend. In this way.the day is passed, until the lengthening® shadows warn them that tne time had arcrived for them to rcturn home. “THe coy damsels, with all the coquetrf 6f their more civilized sisters on this side of the world,are > their short hair with the brilliant sc let or white hibiscus, and weave wreathes of bright:leaves, which they place upon their headsor over their shoulders like a fue boa. Around their shapely throats they wind necklaces formed of a ary scarlet bers o shells sewod upon a strip of cloth. “Sometimes a fringe made of the rib bones of a cer- tain fish is attached to this neckluce, and often a spiral boar's tusk forms a handsome though bavbaric ornament, quite in keeping with the fashion of tiger-claw breastpins worn by dainty belles in the more enlightened portions of the globe. POOR “BILLY" MORAN. His Mind Seems to Grow More and More Diseasod. William Moran, auditor of the board of county commissioners, who was scnt to North Platte a few days ago, in order to im- prove his meuntal condition by being given a rest, returned to ths cit last night with Charley Kosters, who was solicited by the commissioners to go to that place and escort him to Omaba for treat- ment. Saturday it was discovered that Moran's mind was wandering more thun ever, and it was decided by Dr. Lee to have him brought by When he first showed signs of a demented condition it was thought that country air and a days' recreation at his uncle's country home, where his mind would be off business, would restore his reason, But it did not. He has grown worse. It is said that he has not had three hours’ sleep in that many days und nights. Itis impossible for him to sleep. His mind runs on bige speculative deals; incorporating railroad companies, cable lines from Omaha and Salt ke City, and things not imaginable to a sane person. He sings constantly when there 18 no one around upon whom he can spring his gigantic schemes. Ho says he has the finest baritone voice of a one in America, and will go on stage next ek with Barrett, is on account of his baritone voice. He has also issued a proclamation and will bo sterift. He has instructed both political parties not to make sny nominations, for he is sure of the clection, for e could be presi- dent of the United States if he so desired. He seems very good natured and has lucra- tive positions for all his friends. Commissioner Mount took the unfortunate young man to the Murray hotel, where he will remain a few days under the treatment of Dr. I.oe. He was given an ano- dyno last night for the purpose of wetting him to sleep. It is believed that he will never recover his reason. and he will be t to a private asylum for treatment within a fow days. ‘the This An Erring Wife, A colored man named Givans, together with Lillie Williams, was taken from a room in a Farnam street lodging house last night and jailed. The woman is the wife of P. J. Williams, one of the most highly respected among the colored mien of Omaha. Mr. aud Williams have only been married six The husband, is deeply distressed ng wife. He had done muci to befriend her during her girlhood, and siuce their marriage hasprovided for Licr liberally and treated Her with ,the greatest kindness. el Tips From Lonaon. The Men’s Outfitter: In London the style in full dress shirts calls for larger and wider bosoms. Three studs are worn. The vest closes with three but- tons. Novelties in tennis suits are of home- spun serge. The colorings are subdued. The coats run into checks and the trou- sers to stripes. The colors in both gar- ments match. The Englsh manufacturers of ready- made white vests have prepared for the London and American markets an ex- tensive line of white vests: They are of fine linen drill in fancy woven pat- terns, piques and a novelty called hop- k linen. [ull dress bows made of white satin are coming to the front in London. Their use is by no means general, nor are they recognized as corrcct by men who are quoted us eriterions of taste. At the same time there ise evi- dence that theyare growing in favor among the patrons of the higher grade of outfitting establishments in London, pressed in some bright hue. A British idea in neckwear is to have the patterns small where the color is pronounced, but when it is subdued the effects are bold. The English fad-lovers are sporting colored silk: handkerchiefs. They thrust them loosely between the loft side of the shirt bosom and the vest. In printed shirtings many London out- fitters have ordered bold and large effects. It is the belief, however, among the finer dealers of that city, that stripes of the modes sort will con- tinue to hold the field. The made-up bow, in fancy silks, to buckle in the back, is more or less popular for street wear among the young men of the English metropolis. But the way-up English swells wont have it, or any other tie that has a buckle. English Windsors are in soft twills and fancy mats. The ground colors are faint tints, and the patterns, which are usually smail, ave in some bright shade of red or blue. There is a tendency in London towards the loosely flowing Windsor scarfs, and they will'be very popular there next summgr, They form a very graceful addivion {9 the flinnel shirt. Male costumes/ for lawn games will appear next seasou. with striped bor- ders und silk edgings. The twice rounfd hand-tied cravat is treated with distinguished considera- tion by Ingiish geaflemon, Among London men the white silk vest is more or 1ess of a favorite, es- pvecially to wear tainments given at country homes while they are sojourning there. ; A rich-looking smoking jacket is of silk, in a Persiun effect. It is warmly wadded and lined with corded silk, which is quilted in’stripe he gar- ment is an English produ: Anglo-manincs will vevel shortty in eravats of brilliant hues, Their exam- ples on vhe other side of the water are wearing Venetian red, coral pink and brilliant pink. These colors appear in the new foulard Ascot, thut wonderful searf that goes twice around tho neck vefore ndjustment. This style of ne wear is invariably worn by E swells on their early moruing rides. is worn without shirt collar, aud is made of some soft material that washes well, Fxtreme heights prevail in dress col- lars. The latest evening waist-coats are cut very low, closing with only three buttons. Manilla colored linen vests, double breasted and with extra largs lappels are mentioned as among the things that may have “a go” later on. ion. AS OTHERS SEE US, pressed & Stranger the How Omaha I Fr. 3 A group of gontlemen, residents of the city, and others, visitors within her gates, were chatting together in the rotunda of the Paxton last evening, when the subject of conversation turned o the impressions made by the cily upon the minds of steanger: “It did not take me lon the visitors, *“to make up my mind that Omaha was prim y 0 jobbing center. The large wholesale houses upon Jack- son, Howard and Harney street among the first objects that met my view in the city, and coming up town farther I found wholosaling establish- ments everywheve. This fact convinced me that the place is essen- tinlly prosperous, and had I needed other evidence of this fact they were at hand. Omahasupports more really first class hotels than any city of its size 1T have ever visited. These roceive & very large patronage while the smaller und less p tentious. hostelries are overcrowded. You will notice, too, that thero are an unusually Tapge percontace of young men in business here, and that can al- ways be taken asevidence that the town is wideawake and prosperous. Young men are nov content Lo remain in citi or towns that are doeud. the countr bred lad will scek the motropolis woo Dame Fortune, so will his city cousins leave the fossilated places, ties though they be,whose palmy days aro of the past, and sock these newer citiesin the wo 1f they find that they have made a mistake in their first choice they will soon make another move and continue moving until they have found a location whose fature they can bank upon. And so I say that where you find n town where there are many young men in business you ean pat it down as a live place, and Omaha has an unusually large number. Thoen look at national bunks and miles and miles of freight cars side-tracked waiting to be loaded,the newspapers and the crowded streets. All these impressed me with tho fact that Omaha was a great, pros- perous und growing city “That the social pleasures of life arve not neglected in Omaha, there ave sev- eral fucts to indicate. Probably the foremost ngencies in the world to hring people together and unite them into social circies are the churches, and I understand that Omaha has no less than xty-five church parishes within her imits. Two elegant opern housos add to this conviction, which is effectually clinched by the columns of social news to be found in the Sunday papers. There is one thing, however, in which I find Omaha impoverished, and thut is in city parks and public squaves. In the rush of commerce these o sories to a city, which have real coma aerying necessity, scom to have been forgotten in Omuha, andthe city will find ita difficalt matter to supply them now. [n summer the laboring classes derive much pleasure and reation from these places and especially when the city furnishes music to them once or Lw! a week, which is done in many cities.” snid oneof were alone - Vanderbilt's Dog. Among those who have summer denc at Oakdale, L. 1 e Will K. Vanderbiit and Chris Roberts The spacious grounds surrounding the homes of these two millionures adjoin cuch other, and only fonce ” di- vides them. Mr. Vanderbilt owned a large St. Bernaed dog, to which he was very much attached. When he and ) family left Oakdale at the close of the summer season, the dog was left behind as o sort of companion for the guardian of the property. A few duysagzo the dog d over (o tho grounds of Mr. Kob- The latter was athome, and as he suw the dog he became angry. He called one of his servants and ordered him to shoot the dog. The latter re- fused. Mr. Roberts, however, was de- termined the dog should die. He got his riflo, and in one shot secceeaed in sending the dog to a_place where all 2o0d dogs find rest. Mr. Roberis’ vants notified those of the Vanderbilt home, and_ one of them immodiately egraphed Mr. Vanderbilt to this SOME ~ MINING and Thus factur Min SAN Fr respondence o tions which [ have had to when the latt ng Examin Senator H ins and outs woll as the ras this exposur ing have scen 1t The Examiner by its attempt Ly its rapidly sal sentiment went in for w Spring dang ters and one ek heen done ten Valley the attempt to larity was ame, winning cavd. now not be intorest uniner | perpetuated th for a time afte mode of operat ore taken out, The that Sharon. and show: though it shareholders o dividend of 50 contrary were ments on their that rank G Lias been of the honest charac not hidden hiw Quentin, It i Mackey to say cedes the hou Bonanzs open knowlodg state of things this has been impossible Newland and state of Nevads SAMOAN We have re rose, that Sc ating with the use of their and dispatched many German the ground t! there m to Samoa, German - with this ¢ same, we shou Captain or pneun The luatter was o and the following mail brought Mr. Roberts a vory lengthy letter demandidg an ex- planation. This was not made, and now these two men of wealth ay loggerhends. Mr. Vande wints satisfaction, and it is said will carry the matter into the Suffolk county courts. = = BRarvard's Brawn Cult Rowing matters at Havvard are in a flourishing condition, says a Boston dis- patch. The completion of the tank and its successiul working has giv pirit to this branch of athletics, “Varsity” crew were the first to stir the water,and were quickly followed by th urious uss cre During the pleasant weather the Varsity bas left the tank and tuken to the river, wh two crews have been rowing daily under the captaincy of R. I, Her- rick. The freshwan crew and also the crew of *'90,” huve been row- ing regularly in the tanks,besidesgoing through the gemeral exercise in the gymnaseum. At present there are up- wards of twenty candidates for the ** 90" crew., and about as many teying for the freshmen bout, all of whom are in much better condition and considerably fur tner advanced than hasheen the ease in previous years, This 1s due to the prac- tice ‘on the river. The Harvard Fencers’ club, after much trouble as to the school of fence which should be adopted by its mem- bers, came to the conclusion, at its lust meeting, that the Krench school was the only proper one. The boys will be instructed by Allen Lowe, horse editor of the Globe, but an expert in fencing* e Fortunes of Circus Men, Seth Huines, the former owner of the London eircus, has retired with $1,500,000 to show for s work. John Nathans and Lewis June, hoth former partners of Barnum, arc worth about $150,000 apicce. 0ld John Robinson, of Cincinnati, now dec , left about $500,000 which he had acquired in the circus business, Adam Fovepuugh is estimated us hay- ing a fortune of about $1,500,000, most which is invested in Philadelphia Barnum is worth from #4,000,000 to 6,000,000, half of which he has made out of his show ventures during he past fifteen years. if - s g0 man would be happic in The averag ¢ pockets 1o ussist him he had few losing things. Moustache combs of solid silver, daintily lowered, ure u recent caprice of the metal-workers’ urt, What may be called & new fad is to have one’s autograph embroidered on one's suspender: All the colors of the rainbow are seen in the sill stripes that run through negligee shirts intended for next sum- me Many of the new smoking jacketsure altogether 1o elegant to be worn for the purposes for which they are in- tended, l laptation to sc General Mil enseless ing their nests there at this community sensation the Chinese exclusion sensations, about tho e ouse condition better by the San Fr unst to the rescue, and has played u laud, as trustec mining interests on to the mills owned 1 doubly robbed. nation with Bob in connection with the Overman now be wearing mines, and it is @ inful to be compelled to sa should be taken good fellows they a governmnent alinski superintend the construction of some tic guns, and their subsequent s has made » condition, which is no now RELATIONS. Newland's Dishonest Sales of Ore From the Sharon Mines. SECRETS OF ASSESSMENT DEALS. Ore Was Sold For a Song to Mills, Deficits Were Man ced--Then Assesse ments Were Made. Fraunds 1500, Cal,, Feb. 8 { T Bk, | —Any frank G. Nowlands may succeed nator or's torm expires Sxposed. neigeo by t, who is the best mining is own expert in the world, and knows all the of sthe Comstock lode, cals who have been fonth- the exponse of doubtful if . which the reign- of TE'risec would light if had 1s But it is he it not been for extrancous cireumstances. made a very bad break to obtain the repeal of bill, and found dimmishing circulation that it had gone counter to the univer- of at my the state. Then it ¢ be called old-time tortions of the Water company, and the of several thea- but as this had ago, and very much ancisco Chronicle, stem the tide of unpopu essful, The Herald hurch, years TRICK WAS DONE, sectfic details can- to your readers, the that Prank G. for the Sharon the Comstock. has e swindling which censod s Sharon's death. The fon has been to sell the at ridiculously low rates the estate of Mr. examiner gives figures Yellow Jacket ore w ing proved sold for 50 cents a ton,and by this means, as of such quality that the ught to have ved o cengs a share, thoy on the compelied to pa. stock. Thus th The Examiners ewland made n combi- Morrow, whose record mine : most outrageously dis- tor. In ct, if he had wself in Nevada he would 4 striped suit in San ontly due to Senator that the Examiner con- 1est management of the matter of ¢ that has done all in his power to bring nbout a better upon the Comstock. But an impossibility. [t is 1t, but it to punish these men Morrow—unless _steps to that elfect in the 5 COMPLICATIONS, ceived news. under the stary Whitney is negoti- Pacific mail line for the and powerful mail steamer. the City of Pekin, to be armed to Samoa.” There are s in ’Frisco, and very t00, and they take hat whatever fighting be will be confined entirely to0 Tutuila, and that the will_never goto Still, all the much relieved if should be sent to ountr 1d be ome of our fast steamer report of our thing, nor does anyouc blame the fed- rnmen s W eral grov nize that it expenditur ing revolution attuck and defens it for'it. We all re se to defer action hen there is an impend- in the modes of warlike But when the and problem is soived, then it does scem as if lightning pre to mature deliberavion, wod news hould suc Tho pmptitud about the City of Pekin came st from Superinte York end, but L the Palace hote a5 1o be charte belongs to th dingly comfortable rate captain, linown as the fleet. VALLE. At the north 15 the town of V: 1 Vallejo, nationality, but whom this stute the stand he toc L part of the United ome capit united for cotta and this place, To say that th for their entery. lejo is adobe words, clay of t! portan for *IPrisco has in th geles has set us made cornice pi building in th Jaliformia are of un cnormous size of porfect const teetural revolut Francisco, torr: used, and as 2y hay us blush. s for the new city hull now ndent Bullay at th somehow it got mixed in psmission, and the loungers around »l had it that the Colima d. Now the Colima me line, and is an ¢ 1 with a but so slow that she Slug of the Pacific mail 10 ON THE BAY end of our glorious hay lled after Gen- ¢ of Spunish of Californian birth, to is deeply indebted for ol when Californin b tates alists of San Prancisco the establishiment of prossed brick works at make a bad pun, Tmay unmistakable ground prise, for the soil of V. of adobe, orv, in othe he finest kind, o of this cannot be overlook heen behind the time particular industry, and Los An- an_example which has The gargeyles and e capital of southern nd ruction. In tne - ion now pending m Lcotta will e most froely hero is no elay in the porthern part of the stute cqual o that of Vallejo, the of success. Couldn'tSleep This dent is from the rlain Jones haye been finally and completely squalehed by the rovelations of the San I This journal STRUGGLE WITH A CATAMOUNT, ter's Fear feht for L2 Carbon Connty, Pa. Considerad both as rogards socioty, Car this county, writes a Huntington, Pa., correspondent of the St. Louis Ios Dispateh, is widely kuown as one of the most desolate and dangerous regions in the interior of the state. Few porsons have the to visit within it borders, rdy hunters an miners. 1ts population consists chicfly of a Gaangerous class of foreignors principally Hungarvians and Italians who live in a semi-barbarous manner at the numerous mining camps situated in its mountainous territory ous are tho reports of hs capes having occurred but none of them arc that which happened on Thursday morning to & party of Baltimore sports- men who for a week past have been en- eamped in the mountainous known a8 the “Wilds.” The party comprised James S, Chaghorn, Milton S, Reed, Theodore Banks, Jobtm I Neff and Harry Reilly. They had sclected v disused man's cabin in one of the most parts of the mountain, nearly eight miles from the near habitation They had previou decided to break camp to-duy and selectod Thur for the fiual bear hunt. 1t was agreed that Claghorn dnd Reod hould scour the country north of the camp, while their companions, Neff and Rielly, were to go in a southerly direction, and t 11 should meet nt a darge spring in the mountain, a mile and a ball west of thoir quarte Claghorn and Reed sot out first and aftor ing onl short distance their dog found bear’s tracks. which they followed for nearly an hour, finally tracking bruin to' his retrent among rocks of immense pro- portions. In order to drive him out they set fire to some brash at the open- ing in the rocks, but their efforts we unsuccessful, 1t was then proposed that one of them remuin at the bear's den while the other returned for their compuanions. Reed accordingly started fc the eamp, leaving Claghorn and the dog behind. Some time after he had gone, Claghorn’s attention was directed to the dog's furious barking near by, and forgetting his ch in the rocks, he hastened in the direction whence the sound emanated. Going- but a_ short distance into the woods he soon discov- ered the eause of the dog’s alarm. Crouching on the limb of a high oai he heheld ¢ catamount preparing to ke n s ipon the dog. Putting rifle quickly to his shoulder Clag- horn fired, striking the animal in the fleshy part of the neck justas it had sprung from its high perel. The shot failed to take effeet, and when the catamount alighted on the ground instead of directing his atten- tion to the dog, it made a spring at Claghorn, lighting on his shoulders and forcing him to the ground. With Tus dog’s assistance he grappled with the infuriated animal, and succeeded after numerous attempts, in planting his knife in its side near the noeart, killing it almost instantly. Before this could be accomplished, however, the eatw mount had horeibly mutilated Clag horn’s person. His brenst and nock were ripped open, his loft arm slit from the shoulder downward, and his face, hands and sealp frightfully lacerated Three deop gashes were made by the animal’s elaws in his left cheek, and his loft ear almost cut into shred duving the light the dog ree iwh blow from the catamount’s fore A Young Mo on township, in courago oxcept b in this reg as startling nd wood- remote rom fatigue and loss of blood C'lag- horn soon became unconscious, and was found an hour later in this condition by his companions. His wounds werc roughly dressed, after which he was new euterprise is TG, - Without His Whipping. London T 30 W bed, sie, in the closet suid ar son who had g offense; *wer men wero pr sound whippi he little rabel heavy heart, a party continued until a when the party the closet door and the young ¢ reqaesting that put in executic just gie me m canna sleep wit Spoiling Thomas Wa terson were all s afternoon in diff all Lhree wero a) ryng concealed against Wolf, breukfast , Juck MeCarthy and 1 envaged fother to his iven nim just cause of it not that these gentle- sent 1 would give you a but you shull have it to-morrow, certain,” went to his crib with a 1 the enjoyments of the ol hour, . Just wis about o break up was quietly pul back offender put out his head, the sentence might b w. CFather would ye ')liks this night, for I hout them?! - For a Fight, , Pt wiliug for a fight yesterduy ot parvts of the city, sted. The charge of ca) weapons was alsc booked ' carried back to camp and a physician from Conlmont summoned. His injurics are rogarded as very dangerous, and serious appreheunsion is felt for his re- covery. The catamount was a full grown male and measured five feot throc inches from tip to tip. ~— Enough to Kill Him. Chicago Tribune: Family Physiciun (greatly shocked)—Jelones, you should have sont for me sooner. How long have you been in this fearful condition? Jehones (with a hollow cough)—About two months. I nee the beginning of December, in fact. Family Physician—You are still em- rloved on the staff of the Morning Toma- mwk, are you not? Jehones—Yes, ysician-—You ng too hard. Jenones (feebly)—I am afraid T have Ispend two or three hours every day teying to compile a department of “Tiright Things From the Congressional Record.” must have - Narrow liscape of u Princess. A Charkoll (Russia) dispateh in the London News says: A terrible railway accident has occurre » this place, by which Prineess Licven, a member of anoble Russinn family, narrowly cs- ped death, jeess wus Cross- ing the rail v ar Ko ion of the Azoft line. when the sledge in which she was driving was overtuken by smashed o piec killed on the spot, having both fe off by the wheelsof theadvancing train. The princess he I betweoen the 5 whe W uneonseions while the tr; o over with- out injuring ber. Mrs. Brown Potter confesses to chew- e gum. She hasa large packago of uee gum sent her from Maine h winter. Stenmship Arriv At New York: The Inland, pool; the Erm, from Londor Be Sure 1t you have made up your mind to buy Hood's pariila do not be induced to tako wiy other A Boston lady, whose example is worthy mitation, tells Ler experience below 1n one store where I went to buy Hood's parilia the elork tried to induce me huy theirown iustead of 1ood's; lio told mo their's would last longer; that I might take it on tew To Cet days' trial; that it 1did not like it I need not ete. Bt he eould not prevask 1 wld im I had taken Hood's Sarsaparilla, knew what it was, was satisied with it, and did not want any other, ) taking Hood a ling real miserable with dyspepsia, aud 5o weak bt at thues 1 could hardly Hood’s stand. 1 looked like a person in consump- tion. Tlood's Barsaparilla did me so miuch good that T wonder at nyscll sometimos, and my frionds frequently speak of it.” Mics, A A. GOER, 61 Terrace Stroet, Boston, Sarsaparilla Boldby all dragglsta. 81, six for 85. Preparod only by C. 1 HOOD & CO., Apothecarics, Lowell, Masss 100 Doses One Dollar on e 1o ¢