Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 29, 1889, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: S SULVDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1889.~-SIXTEEN £ IR G ARG 10UX CONMISSION REPORT, It Wil Probably Ba Forthcoming On Mondawm NEED NOT WAIT FOR CONGRESS, Fhe President Oan lssue His Procla- mation Upening the Reservation When He Sees Fit—-Land Decisions. suisaroN Bu 513 FOURTERNTH STREE WasiIxGTON, D, €., De The secretary of the interior declined to give out the report of the Sioux commission today, although it was ready. He said that he desired to read it over carefully, and after he had done 80 to give it out for publication. It will therefore probaoly be forthcomingon Monday. The department hns decided that there is no reason why the action of the commission need bo watified by congross before the president can fssue his proclamation, This ques- tion has caused @& great deal of discussion among the officers of that de’ partment and there have been decided dif- ferences of opinion s to whether or not such Action is necessary, but it has finally boeo de- termined that the president has a perfect right to issue a proclamation upon the report of the commissioners and the lund depart- ment eficials can bogin work at oncy upon the draft of this proclamation. It is thought now thot very early in the new year the nec- essary paper will be signed which will throw into the public domain sometning like cleven million ncres of land and that the result will be s renewed imwigration iuto South Dakota aud an enormous addition to the popylation of that state within the next year or two, In fact, the interior dopartment people expect that almost every acre of tho most desirable Janas will be taken at the highest figurcs and within the first year after the territory 18 thrown open to s ment. Thousands of quiries have bee ceived here from all sections of the country in regard to the opening of this reservation within the last three or four months, TWO LAND DECISIONS. Two decisions involving land contests wore rendered in the interior department today. The first was decided by Secretary Noble and put down as the exparte case of Agnes M. Melville. It involves the northwest iy of seotion 22, township 4 north, range 6 west, sixth principal weridian, McCook land d Last April when contract came up it was decided by the general land office against Miss Melvilie, who is a school teacher. The present case was o motion for a reviey and the bomesteader said that sho had made valuable improvemeuts on the land, and had Iived on it as much as she could. She con- vinced Secretary Noble of her good faith, and inasmuch as the contestant has with: drawn all claim to the proporty, tha secro- tary directs the reinstatement of her claim, giving her an opportunity to offer proof within the time specified by law. The case was decided by Assistant Secre- tary Chandler, and involves lots 6 and 7, in section 31, township 2 north, range 18 west, sixth pricipal meridian, Blooming ton district, and 18 entitled Theo- dore Schrack vs. Clinton B. Fletcher. Fletcher fllod & declaratory statement for the land in question’ 1 July, 1554 and the case was contested _on the ground that he lives on the north side of the Republican river while the lund is situated on the south side. The local: oflicers and the general land ofticers decided against Fletcher, but ho appealed 1t up o the secretary, admitting that he lives on the north side, ‘but holding that the platte of the land was erroneous in that the land should appear as belonging to the north side of the river. ‘liis case has Anvolved a great deal of troublé on the part ) Tiag Ovana Ben, } 3 of the department and it is decided in Fleteher's favor. The docision against him is reversed and his final proof will be ac- cepted. NEW POSTMASTERS, Nebraska—Frenchtown, Auntelope county, Mary B, Finch, vice Muud Finch, resigned. South’ Dakota—Albeo, Grant vounty, T. Hoxsey, vice P. L. Neviue, resigned: Ap- pleby, Codington county, K. King, vico A. W. Folger, resigned; Wentworth, Lake county, Mrs. L, A. Woodworth, vice C, H. Weiss, removed. Towa — Bromley, H. R. Eliot, vice B. L. DPyle, resigne Carroilton, Carroll county P. Hay, vice C. Ribble, romoved; Conesville, Museatine county, Mrs. M. A, Brockway, vice R. R. Woodford, removed; Finchford, ckhawk county, A. A, Briges, vice P. D, , resignod; Mariotta, Marshall county, 0. F. Bramin, vice J. Randall, resigued; Pierceville, Van Buren county, H. Dunn, E. Rowe, resigned, MISCELLANEOUS, The ways and means committee of the house will hear the Neoruska delegation, on the subject of bect sugar and tho necessity of maintaining the tariff on sugar, on tho Gth of January. Editor Hammond of Fremont is expected nere next week to sec the postofiice authori- ties in regard to the proposed relocation of the postofiice in that town Senator Paddock was registered in York last night. Mr. Watson Pickerell, special agent of the bureau of animal industiy, expects to have bis revort ready within a few days and to be able to retucn to Nebraska next week. The ways and means vommittes met this worning and adjourned without Learing any statements on the tariff, Marsball _ county, New Peney S, Hearu, el Nebraska and lowa Fensions, Wasnixaroy, Dec 28.—[Special Telegram toTre Brr.]—Pensions granted Nebraskans : Original invalid—John H. Fillmore, Grant; Rudolph Shaum, Franklin, Increaso— George L. Hammersly, Wymore; Alfred N. Scott, St. Paul; George D. Eggleston, Fair- child: George W. Quigley, Aurora; John I, Emery, Big Springs. Original widows, ete, —Mary, mother of Charles H, Sunpson, Lyons; minors of William Waters, Ains worth, Towa: Original invalid—M. B, Bonesi Hampton; William C, Babbitt, Sewal; G, L, Burdick, Kuoxville; John W, Kling, Mount Ayr; Jasel Coudy, Fairfiela; William H. Meredith, Lewis; N. B, Bowles, Rockford; George Parkin, Columbus Junction, In- crease—John Cherry Holmes,Craw fordville; Dewitt Chapman, Pringhard; James A. Nicholson, Harvard; James A. Mortley, Dos Mowmes, ' Itelssuo—David Hawkius, ' Sol- diers’ home, Marshalltown, ——————— mmense Kreight Business, ArcnisoN, Kan, Dec. 23, —[Special Tele- gram to Tug Ber, | It is estimated that the Missouri Pacitio will hanale 52,000 freight cars in the Atchison yards this month, This is by far the largest Jocal business in the history of theroad. There have been sea- sons before whon there was as much freight 10 haul, but the weatber has never been as favorable. When business is ordinurily 00d tho Missouri Pacific haudles about 6,000 cars a month 1 Atchison, There are some engineers on the Central branch and the Missouri Pacific who will make $175 this monti, They have been on their engines sbout two-thirds of the time, e Paying the Interest. Wasnivaroy, Dee. 28, —The treasurer to- duy muiled 34,000 checks aggregating §7,430,- 961 10 payments of interest due January 1 on registored 4 per cent bonds and Pacific rail- way bonds. All these checks were punched with figures representing the amounts for which they were drawn and are the first checks 80 marked.” In view of the fact thay the first proximo s _a legal boliday it is probable Secretary Windom will suthorize the payment of these interest checks Mon- day or Tuesday next. It explained that the secretary favors this propayment of in- terest merely as 8 matter of convenicnce to the vublic and not because of any atarm over the rumors of stringency in the money murkets, —— Awertcan Historical Association. ‘WasniNaToN, Dec. 28.—The sixth anuual meeling of the American Historical associa- tion began tbis morning. Prof, George L. Burr of Cornell university delivered au ad- dress on the literature of witchoraft. Ex- President White of Corneil followed with a paverentitled “'A Catechism of Revolutionary Roaction.”” A paper oo *“The French Revo~ lution in San Domingo,” by Herbert Elmer Mills, instructor in history at Cornell, was read by Prof. tsurr 1 the absence of the author. - Clarence Winthrob Bowen, Pu.D., closed the morning session by reading a paper entitled ¥ A Newly Discovered Manu- soript of Kemnisconses of the American War of Independence by Ludwig, Baron von Clossen, aide to Count de Rochamboau.” o RING THE DECKS, The Council Holds a Special Meeting For This Purpose, A special meeting of the city council was held last night. Twelve members answered the call. Councilman Lee ocoupied the chair, The object of the meeting was to clear away away as much of the business of the old council #s possible, to prepare for the incom- ing of the new members, on next Tuesday week. Several communications were read, as also petitions for lampposts 1n various parts of the city, which wore referred to the re- spective committeos. An ordinance for the sewering of Twenty- seventh street, in district 101, was read a first and second time and referred. A orainance for the paving, with asphalt, of Thirtieth street north to Fort Omaha, was also read a first and second time acd re- forred. ‘I'he railway lots ordinance was read a third time and passed. This directs the mayor to confirm in the Union depot com- pany the title to certain lots conveyed to the Union Pacific railway compauy in 1 by Aivin Saunders, trustee, and also to include lov 3, block 236, then omitted, and proyvides also for deeding to the depot company lots G and 7, block 56, 7 8 in_block lots block ' 2045 lots b blocl b, 7, 8- in block 210 k 217; lots 1, lots 1, 2, 8, 4, in block 223;'lot 7' and that part of lot 8 not hitherto conveyed in block 224; half of lot &, block 226; lot 4, blocl 3 lot 1, block 2343 2, 3, 4, and part of lot 8, block 3 lots 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, block 230; also parts of lots 5, 6, block 2015 1018 7, 8, block 203, lots , 3, block 2045 Jot 8, block 2055 lots 5. 8, 7, block lot 4, block 222; lot 1, block 223 lots 2, 3, 4, block 234 lots 5, 6, 7, block aiso a tract of land in section 22; township 1 The condition of this deed is that 1t s to be delivered to the union depot company by the mayor when the depot company with the Union Pucific and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railrond companies give bond the eity to complete the depot and vi in the time prescribed, and to allow ail roat to run into the depot on fair torms. An ordinance granting the B, & M. right- of-way on Jackson from Ninth to Tenth street was read and laid over till the next meeting, Several ordinancos levying special taxes for paving, sewering and other improve- ments were passed. The following having been approved by the board of public works were allowed F. J. Peterson, final estimate for grading Thirty-second avevue from KEd Creighton avenue south to city limits, €1,920.05; 1. L. Murphy, final estimate for' grading Grove reet from Davenport to lodge, $025.85; Cullahan, finul estimate for ding ourth, Fifth ana Sixth streets from Thirty- sixth street to Belt railway, Selden street from Leavenworth to Poppleton a o and Grove street and from Pacitic to Le worth, 14,613, Ed Phelan, final grading estimate of Franklin street from T'w - fourth to Thirty-second streets, $1,f j MeHugh & McGavock, final sewer estimate of South Omaha sewer from its present terminus at the intersection of North and Walnut streets in a southwesterly direction, §1,313.03; J, E. Riley & Co., final paving esti- mato for paving between rails of the Omaha street railway on Vinton, from I'wentieth to wenty-fourth streets, 2,258,675 J. Riley & Co., final paving ostimate between rails of Owmaba Strect way company on Clark, from Sixteenth to Twenty-fourth streots. ‘The last meeting of the present council will be held on next Tuesday nigut, FAKEWELL TO TOM OR A Complimentary Banquet Tendered at the Omaha Club Rooms. A complimentary dinner was tendered to Mr. Thomas M, Orr late assistant trafiic manager of the Union Pacific, by his friends and former associates in the railway ser- vice last evening at the Omaha club on the eve of his departure for the city of Mexico. The tables were tastefully decoratea and a superb menu was served. Among the guests who assembled to honor Mr. Orr and bid bim farewelliwere: Mr. Russell B, Har- rison, General Brooke, Thomas L. Kimbail, J. L. Webster, Colonel J. J. Dickey, Charles L. Saunders, Thomas Swobe, Fred W. Gray, R. MeCennell, . Rosewater, C. B. Rustin, J. C. Preston, W. K. McMillan, A. B, Smith, P. F, Igoe and Mr. Thomas Orr. ‘The menu card was as follow: Biue Points Celery Consomme a la Printaniers o Awmmontillado Fillet of Shad, Madeira Wine Suuce Sweet Potato Croquettes Chateau Yquem Flllet of Beef, a la Chateauvriand Asparagus Chateau Leville Roast Quail, Maloga Dressing. ¥rench; Peas Veuye Cliquot Lobsters, a la Mayonaise Bird’s Ne: Cheese Coftee Fruit At the conclusion of the repast Mr. J. L. Webster, who acted as_toastmaster, made feeling aadress to Mr, Orr, who responded briefly, bidding farewell to his friends and givinig nssurance that Omaha snould always remain his home, Mr., Thomas L. Kimball paid a warm tribute to Mr. Orr’s loyalty and eficiency, closing his remarks with the hope that Mr. Orr would return ore long to assume the management of the projected road from Omaha to South Dakota. General Brooke followed with a warm ex- pression of friendship for Mr. Orr, and ten- dered his heartfolt wishes that the mission to Mexivo would prove profitable to himself and advantageous to the country, Mr, Russell Harrison, in response to the toast to the president of the United States, expressed his good will toward Mr, Orr and the citizens of Omaha, where he nad always met the kindest treatment, and where he had married his better half, Mr. E. Rosewater eulogized Mr, Orr as a man whom he had found courteous, genial and honorable during ull times and uader all circumstances, Short and appropriate speeches were also made by CoanaY Dickey, Thomas Swobe, I. R. McConnell, C, B, Rus- tin, Fred Gray, F. A. Nash and others, Mr. and Mrs, Orr leave today for Mexico, whero o asywacs tho position of gouoral agent for the Iuternational railroad. B . The Liederkranz Entertainment, The Liederkranz entertainment at the An- heuser-Busch building last evening was a complete success and & very enjoyable affair, About fifty couples were present, The con- cert, conducted by Musical Director Peter- son, elicited considerable interest and &ps plause, Steinhauser’s orchestra furaished the instrumental music and the ladies’ choir of the Liederkranz sang several beautiful choruses. Professor Miller, Sigmund Spaeth and Jacob Kopp each sang a comic solo that was received with great applause. A duet by Jucob Kopp and Poter Kuiser was one of t o‘.muu eutertaining features of the con- cer! Miss Pauline Zimmerman, the soprano so- loist, was unable to sing on account of an at- tack of La Grippe. She made a pretuy little specch, however, in presenting Musical Di- rector Peterson with an elogant baton. After the concort dancing began ana later the merry-makers gathered arouud two beavily laden Christmas trees and received their presents from Koecht Rupert. When stripped of the prescuts the trees were torn to pieces according to an old Germau custom, and the branches were sold at auction to the bighest bidder. Refreshweots were served at widnight and then the merry davce was resumed Ul an early hour. et ‘The installation of the oMcers of Nebraska lmlxs‘ No. 1, Knights of Pythias, announced for Wednesuay night in another column, has been postponed one week snd will be heid on the 8th. C. C. John Hayward is contined to the house Wwith u severe mttack of “la grippe.”! Crackers FLICHT CF THE CADAVERS. The Ghostly Hegira at Night to Forest Lawn, A RELIC OF OTHER DAYS, Why and How Prospect Hill 1s B ing Depopulated, with Pertment I quiries for a Number of the Living. A Ghost on the Walk. The night was dark and, though the day had be warm, the breeze from the north bore with it myriads of frost erystals which played upon the face with the points of deli- cate ucedles. I was waiking along an unfrequented part of North Thirticth street, where it ex- tends into what was once known as “the country,” but which is now included within the city limits, One of the distant city bells had just announced the hour of 11:30. The sound floated sweetly toward the north and, so still was the nicht, alone interfered with that of my footfalls upon the crusted roadway. Some distancs end, shone a light from a cotter’s window. It was the only evidence of life about. But cven that was suddenly extinguished and 1 was left alone with the darkness and the night. I was on a midnight quest to Fort Omaha and vicinity, and though fearing mone but highwaym J felt the lack of compunion- suip. I longed for a congenial way farer. “Don’t walk 8o fust, will you," said some- body with a wheezy respiration und a husky Voic T'm already out of breath trying to catch up with you, How do you dot There was a bony hand laid on my shoul- der as the words were uttered, which sent a chill throngh my frame, I turned, and, with dificulty, perceived that tho boay, of which the hand was a mem- ber, was just as bony. There was not a shred of flesh upon its frame, ‘The hand wus deftly inserted into mine and was accompanied with the reminder thut 1 did not scem to know 1ts owner, The spectral figare. certainly had an ad- vautage over we which it sought 10 remove by saying: “You gave me ugood send off that day the union buried me and L won't forget it for you.” L had heard remarks something like that before, and, from many a man Who wanted to see his name i priot. It sounded strauge- ly, however, coming from a skeleton, It forced a smile and eviaenced the fact that my ghostly friend had been @ bewspaper bore in life and that the passion ruled him in death, This conclusion teuded in a measure to adapt me to the strange companionship and the stranger appearance on the roadway. “‘Don’t be afraud,” 1t wheezed. ‘‘Let us be movin 1t’s cold as thunder, for a man without clothes, especially, Let's walk along, and, say, let me have a part of your coat—that top part—that'll do. I'm going further thin you are. This partly covers me; an’ now I'll get on the other side So that when we puss the fort, the guard won't fire on me, o8 I understand they do at almost all the others of our crowd who have gone out here before.”” ‘There was so much of matter-of fact style about it, so much confidenceon its part,. so much of the *Judge” Cooley patent right, that I mechanically complicd with 1ts re- quest dnd allowed it to do as it pleased, cven 10 taking my orm as we movea along. My nam Billy —, and 1 was killed in a fight down on the ‘sands’ many years ugo. T didn't lust long. Horny Tom shot me in the right place. When I was buried the boys guve me a grand send off. But now, let me tell you. All the old résidenters in Prospect Hill wre tired of that old place. "Taint any more as it was. 1t's oid and musty and lonely. When they used to bury some- body every day, we had a good time. We'd hold eption every night and initiate lm. Now, there isn't anybody as was_any body buried there. They all go to Forest Lawn. Thev're puilmg up some of the oldest inbabitants up there and transplantin’ them. You remember old John Brackin. Well, he was a friend of mine. He started Forest Lawn and said he wanted to be the first that was buried in it. An’ he was. Now he'll give mga grave up there--same as he has given others. I'll get it right down 1n the bon ton part t70. That's where I was in Prospect Hill.” “\'Vhy don’t you wait for friends to move you?” “No good. Aiu't got any, I guess, Some other fellows were moved in hearses and un- dertaker wagons. I've waited for my friends to come and move me. But they didn't co! So I'm agom’ myself,” WVhere's your coffin i’ “0, [had to leave the old thine, You ought to see it, 1t was the best they conld getin those duys, It was made of iron and the foot end came to a point like a tooth-pick shoe. But the frame box they put around it disappesred aud my coffin_got so covered with rust that a derrick couldn’t !ift it.” What will shelter you in Forest Lawn1” “You know the undertakers leave boxes out there over night. I'll get into one of them an’ the sexton wil find me tomorrow and lay mo tendorly uway, ['m goin’ to get right near Sandy Iorbes. Do you kuow where he lies{” I was compelled to admit that I did not. The confidence which this ghostiy tramp dis- played was worthy of exemplars 1 the flesh. It did not, evidently, occur o him that he wight be disappointed, that there mignt be no welcoming box, no cousiderate sexton and no over-puinstaking grave-digger to realise his expectations. He trudged ulong, however, his bones creaking like a bl and tackle, and his limbs indulging in a scries of spas- modic movewents which the absence of a conting of flesh rendered necessary. The walking object continued to wheeze, however, notwithstanding that the wind whnstied through its anatomy with unremit- ting generosity. The figure became nqui ti\"{l‘l:lld wanted to know more than I could tell it *Does Old Man Knowle: est’ still hang out in town 2 ;}'hu fleshless man was informed that he id, *What about A, D. Jones! I used to know him wnen I was among the lads. If I'd 'a taken his good words maybe Hornoy Tom }voulll)n_'t. 'a done we up; I'd have kept uway rom him. What's Tom Murray.doin’'t Say, T owed Tom for a wheel-barrow I borrowed from him and never returned. It was a good one, you bet, and barrers were bich, I sold it to @ well-digger. Tom I guess has forgotten all about 1t, don’t you think sof” “Is J. C. Cowin still around! He defended Horney Tom,gnd that scoundrel got free, 1 dou't know ‘Wwhere hois now. He Lasn't Jomed us yot. “An’ Pat O'Hawes, Isaw him when he landed first in Omaha. It was from asteamer onthe Big Muddy sands, He had his wife and a protty hittle girl—her sister I guess. ‘What's he doin't A police-judging yet! He socked it V' me once, an' I uever went before bim again, 1 used to know Jack Galligan, 1Is he still alive! 1heardsome one suy that when he aied he'd turn the hose on —, but 1 guess not. I awn’t seen no such place, an’ | guess 1 would if there was one, “*Where's Judge Porter! One of the lat- est to join us said that he weighed about three hundred pounds, and we immediately de- cided that when he died he couldn't join oul crowd. He'd bave to go with Judgo Weiss an’ men of that kind, Say, did the judge ever tell you about the sharpers 'n New York who took bim fora suckeri Ask about 1t, but don't don't say 1 told you, *Say, Jim Creighton was a councilman in wy time. I worked for him. Irolled in the money on the “‘sands” and was busted in & couple of days. “Shake hands with General Estabrook for me.” To make the greeting more effective the flugers' Louy digits encased mine with just 80 many draughts of cold wintry wind. “Tne general once wauted me to study law. But I dido’t make it a go. ““There’'s another oid friend of mine, «Charley Conoyer. Shake with him for me, I've been in his gooscberry patch many o time, I've lrumpefi over Herman Kountze's ground and I heard George Francis Train speak, 1s George there nowi Noi What's become of George Washington Frost! He was a preacher, wasn't he! And B, E. B, Keunedy! Wasn't be one of the men as dug the hole on the bottom the day the Unlon Pa- cific was commenced “Then there's Jobn M, Ciark, 1never di ‘one of the old- %now how old John was. Terl me something about him. His boneship was told something, 1 wish I could see Mr. Sdvage.” “Judge Savage you meant" I guess so. He was vresecuting attorney in thoso days. His office was,in the Visscher block, on Douglas and Thirteenth streets. 1 suppose that's been burned down. He defonded me once and [ névér paid him, [ expoct the interest on the principal has caused him t' lose all intorest in the matter.” The figure lnuehed, at least it tried to laugh, Its respiration came more rapidly aud his imperfect teeth grated half-a-dozen times with nerve-grating shergy. ““When I died I carried a vicket in Pattoe’s lottery with me, 1 was afeaid [ had won something and I didn't want to let any other fellow get it. Where's Patteet"” Doad. " Not 1n Omaha?" o, 1 St. Louis." I thought 80, 1f ho gave up in Omaha 'd know it. You see, that's a pecuifarity of the world I'live in, 1 know nearly everybody who entera it from Omaha and 1 know' when he comes. But I don't kuow wnything about the aead of any other piace. here's another old residenter, Lew Somo fellow said he went to Ual- ifornia.” “No, he is still in Omaha.” “Well, well, give him my rogards, I can't call on him, you know." “Lut, say, here we're near the fort. Sol- diers you know have a funuy way of shoot- ing at ghosts. If a sentry sees mo tonight he'll fire at me oneo for luck, anyway." “Well, be couldn’t hurt you, could he?" “You ace he might break a bone, and that would disfigure me and I'd lose my standing among my chums, who were all good lonkers. Cover me welland that fellow over thero won't shoot. He can only seo my lower limbs and them he can’t see very well.” "The time had almost arrived for mo to branch off the main road. I thought. to im- prove the remaining moments in_obtaining normation as regards some old citizens who slepon the hill. But his skeletonship re- pled: ‘Ican't tell you anything now. We're leavin’. A number of us havoe already gone. Three go every night, each taking o differ- ent route. Some of them go over the hills and let those who take the road carry the coffins, If I should give you the names of the old citizens who have tired of Prospeot Hill it wonld cause consternation among their friends in the city, It would be looked upon by the fricuds as an evidence of ingratitude to abaundon fenced lots, and sculptured wonuments, it would require the shifting of caskets ond the pulling down of slabs and vaults, My friends waunted to prevent all this and have silently stolen away in threes to the new home. See there. That’s one of our fellows clack- ing right there. I must overtake him. Good night.” My frigid, bony friend threw mo the part of the cout I had loaned him and joined another fright. Ilor o moment, they wore indistinctly outlined. The next, they were lost in the darkness. For several minutes after they disappeared, however, I could hear the rattling of their bones and the grating of their joints above tho wintry wind as they cheerfully proceeded to their future homes under “uid e AMID ORANGE futharland the Great Winter Resort on the Guif. Now that there is a prospect of a change toward severe and wintry weather, hundreds of our people are looking toward sunny climes in which they may pass the season, thus ayoiding all its rigors and securing both rest and recreation. Their attention has been strongly directed to Sutherland, Fla.,, and the.place is worthy of all that has been said of it It is situated on the Gulf of Mexico. Tt is high and dry, and surrounded only by the health-giving waters and breezes of that famous body of water. Sutherland is aimost au Omaba town. It is owned maiuly by Qmaha peopls, and among those wbo have wintered there, while the guests come from all parts of the coun- try, Omahaus have always becn found. ‘Already an excursion is being arranged and, in a fow weeks, onc of the most repre- sentative collections of Omaha’s society peo- ple_will leave for the resort to pass the re- mainder of the winter, . They will find there two grand.hotels, the Gulf View and the San Marino, richly fur. nished and supplied with every modern ac- commodation. The table is under the care of Georgg C. Duy, one of the Hudson river hotel mer, whose ability as a manager is heralded throughout the east. In this re- upc%fi there will be nothing left to be de- sired. The surrounding country is one of the most beautiful “in the Union, Orange groves abound and @ clear, bright sky, Wwith an invigoratng atmos- phere prevails throughout the ason. Here drives, walks, yachting aud, most of all, sea-bathing may be indulged in at o scason of the year whea bathing at least 18 thought of in 110 other place. Sutherland is only three days dista Omahu, The trains run to its very and, daily, they will deposit at its the cream of society in all sections country, There is money also to be made in the land which surrounds Sutherland, but this fact is, of itself, mot half so much an incentive 1o our moneyed and overtaxed brain-workers, as is the peace, quiet and relaxation which the place affords. This' idea is obtaining among Omahans, and during the coming winter months Sutherland will be the resting place for hundreds of our leading and wealthy atizens, —— A Correction. Scoria, Neb.,, Dec. 22.—To the Editor of Tue Bee: In Toe Damy Beeof December 26 was an article from Greeley Center which needs correction, The only truth in the whole article referred to is that Fisb Creek, O'Connor and Logan precincts did vote bonas to the Missourl River, North Platte & Denver railroad company. The truth 1s that instead of 160,000 voted in Greeley county to said road, only 29,000 nas been voted, towit: Scotia precinct, $12,000; Fish Creek, §,000; O'Connor, §5,000; Logan precinct, $5,000. Greeley Center precmet has not been asked to vote bonds, and will not be, for the simple reason that the pro- posed road does not run within four or five miles of the Center, The survey and loca- uon of the said railroad is already accom- plished and Scotia and O'Conuor get the road. If the article from the Center was written for the purpose of creating the im- pression abroad that the said precincts are heayily bonded, thien this correction is timely. Scotis expects to be a division station and will be tho best town inthe North Loup county. She expects tq improve her splen- did wumr_lx)wur in the wear future, and in- s will find a rich, barvest for their GROVES. t from ntre, resorts of the e Miss Pennock’s Concerr, Miss Maud Pennock’s concert at Associa- tion hall last Monday * evening uttracted a large concourse of musictiovers as well as a spriukling of well known musicians of this city. The cluss of music rendered was of the highest order, The ,*Spinning Wheel Quartette” from “MarthaV was first on the programue, bringiug ouj the vocalists of the evening, Misses Pennpck and Roeder, Messrs. Kinzie and Penny,,, Their execution of this difficult selection was very creditablo and was well received. , Licutenant Kinzie followed in the song, “Yau? by Steinhagen, showing a well controlled voive and a plea ing intonation, Miss Pennock, in *‘Judith,” displayed her full, rich soprano voice with marked effect. The prolonged applause which would not coase was happily re- sponded to 10 **Patti's laughing song.!’ In the next number Miss Clara Roeder played ““Turkish Rondo,” by Mozart, in her usually artistic manner und was greeted with a re- call. Mr, Peuny then sang ‘‘Break, Break, Break” in a very creditable manner, The “Tower Scene,” from *Il1 Trovatore,” which followed, sung by Miss Pannock and Lioutenant Kinzie, was one of the gems of the evening, Miss Frances Roeder in “Ah se tu dormi,” by Vaccaj, did herself great credit, and was required to appear a second time. “La oraja by Heviguaul, light and airy, was sung by Miss Pennock with brilliancy avd delicacy. *Comin' thro' the Rye" was sung as an encore. A relief from 1talian wnd the classics was then iutroduced in “Mr, Siwpkins” snd his “select” burnt Cork chorus at “‘Siugin’ Bkewel.” T0 BATTLE WITH THE SNOW, Successful Test of a Plow on the Central Pacifio, NO FEAR OF THE RUBBER TRUST. San Francisco Dealers Think Oar Teade Can be Supplied Despite The Brazilian Com bine—The Const Gambling Trust. Snow Sheds to Be Discardeq, SAN F¥ 26, —[Special to Tt ] Vice PresidentsCrocker and Brown, General Superintendent J A. Fillmore, H. Small and Ban jamin Walsh have just returned from a trip to the summit on the Contral Pacifie lines. The result of the tripis that the snow sheds will be gradually done away with, except in such places as av lanches are likely to occur. Although the company has for three years ownod rotary steanm plows the fall of snow has nevor been heavy enongh to properly test their capacity. At the boginning of this month snow began to full heav- ily and was purposely allowed to col- lect on what is known as the *‘summer” track outside the snowsheds. The gen- tlemen named went to the summit and tested one of the plows. The plow has in front a lurge drum, to the surfaco of which are attached wrought iron pans or shovels, fastened much as in a con- trifugal pump—that is to say, in a radial position. Behind the drum and at- tached to it isa very heavy geared wheol, driven by oqually strong pinions. Tho machincry is set in motion by a high pressure engine; much as for an ovdinary locomotive. The fan re- volves 400 times in a minute, and with a locomotive pushing be- hind so as to keep the plow up to the snow a stretch of track four to five miles in length and eight to twelve fect in depth can be cleared in an hour. The snow scooped in by the fan is thrown out through a hopper by the centrifugal foree it has acauired to a distance of 150 feet on either side of the track, as desired. and several feet above the telegraph wires. The plow weighs abovt lifty tons. The Southern Pacific officials were well satistied with the tests, and although the snow sheds will not be torn down they will not be rebuilt, and in cases where very ex- pensive repairs are necessary they will be done away with. The company has recently placed orders for a new steam plow more effective than the ones it now uses. A LARGE WINE SEIZURE. Revenue Agent B. M. Thomas has seized the plant of the Fresno Vineyard company, three und a hall miles east of Fregno, for violating the revenue laws. The seizure 1nvolves property worth $250,000, and is probably the most im- ortant seizare ever made in the suate or this offense. Thomas, who had been working up the case since last summer, says that the Vineyard company has been 1n the habit of fortifying sweet wines with unstamped brandies, which will aggregate over 125,000 gallons This quantity of brandy, Thomas says, was made. but disnppeared. The distil- lery is now in charge of u government keeper. BICYCLER HURST. W. G. Hurst, the bieyelist and gym- nast of Totonto, was among the passen- gers of the steamer Alameda, which arrived from Australia yesterday. Ho left Canada three years ago.and during his absence bas given exhibitions of his skilland agility in hanaling the bicycle, tricyele and un lein England,France and Australia, He thinks England the best country in the world for athletic exhibitions, Mr. Hurst displayed his ability on the wheels to erowded houses in London and in the provinces, and brought back with himn remembrances of many a_ pleasant spin over the fine roads and level turf of the Islund King- dom. He thinks the English are the best wheelmen in the world, and was surprised to find that many of the most aristocratic ladies ‘in the country are adept handlers of tho safety bieycle and tricycle. In Australia he exhibited his ability as a unicycle rider and won several medals from antipodean competitors. His medals, of which he has a valuable collection, including one received by him as the champion bhieyclist of Can- ada, were stolen from him in the city Sydney. 1Ie notified the detectives of the town, but they were unable to re- cover the missing trophics, and he was prepaving to depart without the me- mentoes of mavy a havd fought fight when a emissary of the thieves offered to return the trinkets to him for £25 IHe refused to pay the amount asked and finally succeeded in recovering h property by payiug the thieves Hurst will remain three months in ronto before returning to England. THE RUBBER TRADE. The gentlemen engaged in the rubber business in San Francisco profess to feel no unecasiness at the- reports of specinl privileges granted to the mer- cantile cnm&mny of Brazil by the gov- ernment of Para, They say the gove ernment of the United States need take no action, as the law of supply and de- mand will settle the matter. Since the trouble in Brazil the market has advanced from 60 to 78 cents a pound for fine rubber. The former price was very low, because of the open winter. If the price were held at 78 cents, the figure quoted as at that which Baron de Gonerize l)ruposed holding it, there would still be the same prolit in its manufacture that there is now. The merchants in this counwry could combine against the trust that is said to have been formed by the granting of special privileges to the Brazilians The trusts lately formed in this country doubtless 1spired the exporters with the spirit of the combine. Para’s gum is the standard 1n the American market, The price is much higher than that of the product of any other country. The value of the yearly imports to the United States is $40,000,000, which is a greater sum than is paid for the gum that is exported from all tropical points, Should the action of the government of Para be sustained, the rubber men of this country may order their supplies from Africa or Central America, or other gum-producing countries. A GAMBLING TRDST, The recent death of Gambler Robin- son, one of the oldest of the faro kings on this coast, has awakeuned I.hu‘nquh‘y as to what has become of thi d-time gamblers, Joe Stewart of the famous sawdusy corner in Virginsa, Nev., is the onlo one of the old coterie of gamblers who has remained in one locality. The leading gambling firms on the coast some years ago were Robinson & Brigs and Conuors & Mooney. Both Robin- son and Briggs arve recently deceased, Connor & Mooney, who ran a faro bavk in the city for & number of years, branched forth as bookmukers for local horse races about a year ago, but recently retired from ~the business. Otner old-time faro dealerson the const wero Jim Orndorf, Jim Rathbone and Tom McGee. The two former are now living in this city, but McGee died some years ago. There «re no faro or keno banks in in San Francisco at presont, but o firm in this city controls all the faro layouts on tha coast, from Portland to San Diego. This organized dompany, which is virtually a iamblers’ trust, has been in oneration for several months, nnd is said to be yielding large profits, Each member réceives a certain share of tho gross receipts, minus tho oxpenses of running the bauks, and the support of a o sinking fund. The trust was originated to secure two rosults, one to obtain vetter protection, and the other to crowd out competition, It operates gumes in Sacramento, Los Angeles, Portland and Fresno. Only recently the firm closed up its bank in Seattle, because it failed to pay oxpenses, ALASKA NEEDS, Whittaker M. C late United States district attorney Alaska, ar- rived here from Sitka yestorday. He is the nephew and law partner of Judge Grant of Towa, and brother of ex-Go ernor Grant of Colorado. Mo is now en route home, but thinks of settling in the new state of Washington. There is an interesting state of af- fairs 10 Alaska now,” he said “The feeling is that thero ought to be some representative man of the tornitory to push her claims befove congross.” In other words that Alaska should a delegate in congr But thus far, whenever a canvass has been made thero bas been an entire want of har- mony. M, W. Bruce was chosen by the Inst republican convention to reprosent Alaska on the national republican com- mittee, and he wants to be a delegate to congress, 100, but is objected to for that place. he having only boen a short time in Alaska. “They need some form of land laws in Alaska badly by which people ean get tities to their town pron- erty and their garden patches. These patehes are usually from five to ten nores in oxtent, and nre at the heads of and at the mouths of rivers. Thoy valuable and the owners ought to bo sted in their possession of them. settlers all feel th 'k of security on account of their inability, under ¢ isting regulations, to get titles. An- other great complaint of the people is the absolute lack of any provision in the laws of the United States to enable them to use the timber there.” Mayo. = st SOUTH OMAHA S, City School R-port. Superintendent A, A. Muuroo makes the following school report for the fall term of 1880, ending December 20: Miss Mary E. Spaulding, assistant prinei- pal of the high school and teacher of the eighth and ninth grades, enrolled 39, average attendance 36, Miss Hettio Moore, seventh grads enroMed 23, attendauce 20. Miss Gertrude Glasgow, fifth and sixth grades, enrollud 46, attendance . Miss ¥ Bewden, enrolled 65, attendance 49, Miss Mabel L. Silver, third grade, en- 5, attendance 46, Miss Anna aud n, second grade, enrolled 02, att Miss Agnes C, Hoffman, third pri- mary grade, enroiled 85, attendunce 71. Miss Julia B. Spavlding, second primary, enrolled 89, attendanc Mrs, 1. Bean, first vrimary, enrolled 54, at dance 4l Miss Dora B, Squier, prneipal of Albright school, enrolled 83, attendance 53, Miss Grace Richardson, third and fourth grades, Al- bright, enrolled 43, attendance 8% Miss ie'M. Prichard, principal Third ward h0ols, enrolled 45, attendance 80. Miss Elizabeth A. Sharpe, second grade, Third ward, cnrolled 62, attendance 53, Miss Frances E. Warner, first grade, Third ward, erfolled 61, attendance 45. Miss Mary R. Causick, Brown park. enrolled 60, attendar.co 57. Miss Sadio B. Acker, West Albright, en- roiled 46, attendance 4+. Miss Alice L. Evion, Fourth ward, enrolled 00, attendance 47 Miss Nellio M. Hughes, Missouri avenue, enrolled 15, attendance 15, The total attendance of the fall term, 1888, was 710, and the fallterm of 1880 was 941, The average num! belongiog in the fall term of 1858 was 530, and in 1880 it was 775. There were fourteen teachers in 1888 and eighteen in 1880, liool will be opened Monday, Jauuary 6, with twenty-one teachers. Scandinavian Dance. North Star Scandinavian lodge gave a re- ception apd dance Saturday ovening in Na- tional hall. The committee, consisting of Messrs, Joseph Anderson, John A, Nelson, Peter J. Hanson, Charles Karlquest and M, A Martin and Mesdames Peter J. Hanson and John A, Nelson and Miss Annie Hogstadt, had nicely decorated the hall and had mado every preparation to entertain the guests, Never before did Na- tional hall have a finer looking assemblage, ance at a dance. Refreshments the committee, and all v social evening as pleasa: as could be desired, Among the visitors were AMr. and Mrs, K. A. Norling and or, and Mrs. Charles Carlson of Council Bluffs, Mr. and Mrs. John Schult2 and Misses Eumily Nelson, Emily Oxen, Flora Thor, Hannah Swanson, Mary Blum, Annie Hegger, Mary Carlson and Auna Johnson, and Messrs, Olo Stuvig, Nels Peterson, Oscar Anderson, Gus Curistianson, Albert Lillgreen, Charles Zanton, Charles Tullin, F. Anderson and John Miller. Board of Kducation, At the meating of the board of education last night the resignations of Misses Aunie Maud Eastman and Florence . Warner, as teachers were accepte Misses Minnie Rafferty, Lorena Jones and Mary Gar ragan were elected teachers, and Miiss Augusta Mahns substitute teacher. Owing to the prevalence of sickness among the pupls and the illuess of several of the teache the schools will not be reopened till Monday, Junuary 6, Superintendent Spellman here: after will be employed for two days only of each week., The members of tho boavd will meet at the residence of tho late Mrs, Mary E. Bean Sundsy mornivg at 8 o'clock and accompany the romains to the dopot. Theo following resolutions wers unanimously adopted 5 Whereas, God in his divine wisdom has removed from our midst our valued teacher, Mrs. Mary B. Bean; therefore, ba it Resolved, That we bow in humble sub- mission to His holy will, and extend our sineere sympathy to her relatives and friends in this their hour of afliction, ccorded o Notes Abouc the Oity, The funeral services of the late Mrs. John P. McKenny will be held at the residence of her husbana, Twenty-seventh street, be- tween 1t and S streets, Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Rev, Father Wallace will ofil- fute, ‘Phe intermont will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Mrs, MeKenny leaves a husband and thrée little children, respectively six, five and three years of age. Charles Larson of the Georze H. Hal mond packing force is ill with tyvhoid- malaria and has been taken to Bt Joseph's hospital, Omaha, The young son of Mr, and Mrs, J. Ralph is ill. James Hickey is down with the latest for- e1gn importation, the Ia grippe. James M. Brown of the Armour-Cuduby force is down with influenza, George W. Murrow, one of the popular packing bouse boys, after a week's illacss is up and at his work again, A sparring contest between Prof. William G, Cranston and Miss Lena Walters will take place at the Theatre Comique this evening, A temperance meeting will be held n the Methodist Eviscopal church this evening. A daughter boru to the Rev, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stewart. George Nicholson 18 ill with malarial fever. Ason of Clark Howard is dangerously e The remainsof the late Mra, Mary A. Bean will be snipped to Avocs, on the B:65 dummy train Sunday morn- ing. All teachers aud pupils in the city schools are requested to meet the board of education at the high school building &t § 3'ulntx and sccompany the rewains 1o the lepo w. | RINGING OUT THE OLD YEAR How it Has Been Done in All Agea of the World. THE ABUSE OF GIFT MAKING, Customs of the Romans, O1d English, Scoteh and Ciinesc—~Soms Ab- surditics ~Modern Observances In America and England. New Years Customs, New Years day has been observed with & varioty of ceremonies by all civilized people, anciont and modern, 13y the old Romans the day and ali the ensuing month wore dedle cated to Janus, the god with two faces, one looking backward and the other forward. rowas a popular superstition in those that as the conduct of a person was on the firat day of the year, so it would be all the following days of the year, and \hey wore consequently careful of their conduck tnat day, that every word and action should be a happy augury of the coming twelve mouths, This custom {8 modified i oue day to the geand turning over of new leaves and an all-embracing “swear oft.” Who has not on this day bade n fona and affectionate farewell to the seductive wine cup or so0thing eigar; to tho soul-elating, but pocket-depletiog nignt of cone vivialit to the ‘eycopeners! and the ‘*‘night caps;” o the thousand and ono foibles and frailties which besct the foof at least masculine humanity, b whoso end 18 bitterness, importunate credite ors and & complication ‘of financest Who hus not for tho | fow days of the new year oxpanded his chest ana elevatod his chin, bursting with the cousciousness thad Sold things had passed away” and that be was Writing upon.a pure white page the rece ord of a well spont year! And who, u hus not so araphically pietured to himsol the rosy hued side of his waywardness that he has compromised, like Rip Van Winkle, and agreed *'not to count this time," tiil the times have become so numerous thut u repos tition of the process was necessary whon the new year again rollod around. Phi old Romans, too, on_this day sent to . friends, kinsfolk and acquaintunces presents callod strona, but ke the sonding of cards in theso days the custom grow 8o elaborate that it strangied itself, Tho rapacious Cwsars domanded from their subjects more und more till the people groaned under the robbery which, under the guise of u presout bereft them of ‘their sube stance. ') he church iinally condemned the social celebration of the day and ended by making it a relizious festival in memory of the circumeision of Christ. The making of mifts und. the exchange of ereetings upon New Years Day was aiso characteristic of the ancient Druids in Brite ain, who distributed anoug the peoplo on that day branches of the sacred mistletoo oud with peculiar ceremonies, and the Suxons of the north observed the oceasion with o great feasting and sending of gifts, and down to the time of Quesn Elizaboth tne sovereigns of England took good carothat the balatce of «ifts should staud on their side of the account. Among the Scotch of this day, a8 well as i certain parts of England~ New Yoars fearrics with it the . privilege of gettinir gloriously and uproariously full, The steaming punch and wassail bowls are fer of the day. In the Scoten settlos of this counr Canada a New Years duy is 10 New Year's day which does not bring with it a steauiing bowl of ‘‘ho¥ Scoteh.”? A modern and American development of these ancient festivities brought over by the Dutch is the making of calls, which a fow years ago was carried to such a ludicrous Cextrome and which is still practiced to & considerable extent. When the custom was in its glory the ludies o no sniff of the fresh Now Year mr, but remained on exhibis tiou in their drawing rooms, exchanging stereotyped grectings with their gentlewen fricnds, What a compliment these same gentlemen friends had, to be sure! Their cirele of receiving ucquaincances probably included tifty or a hundred names, and whad with the champagues, sherries, ports and whiskies which beset their ' pathways, the young man who before night did_uol stand himself upin tho hall und scnd his umbrella in to do the honors was fortunate, The custom became un irksome one to ever) one and is gradually being moditicd, T'his yearoune of the cards sent ouuin Omang reads, m effect: Mr. W, Hatucal Wedneaday Afternoon From 3 to 6: 1 Hullo Street.” vidently the gentlemen intend to ‘‘ree ceive,” but whethier the ladies will do the calling or not remains to be seea. Christmas has claimed most of the ol New Year customs. Some churches hol wateh night services and pray and sing the old year out and the new year in. In Kng land tho ringing in the now year from the bolfries of the ehurehes is now the oniy opon demonstration of joy at the recurrence of the auniversary, Among the Chinese the New Years ccles bration contimucs for three days and 18 the eatest festival of the year. Preparator. accounts are settiod and debts pai as far ns possible, Tradesmen who cannob pay their debts on this occasion are geners ally obliged to give up all their property to thewr erediors, Upon New Years day call upon friends, prayers are offere in the tomples, fire works are burncd, gongs are beaten and a_general hubbub prevails, At night the whole nation takes to kambiin Wa havo at least oo Chinese custom and that is sn attempt to sewtle all accoun though the attempt is generally the mof frantic on the part of the creditors, il i, Personal Paragraphs. J. P, Albery of Homer is at the Cusey. Fred E. Nye of Milford is at the Casey. A. MeKillop of Tobias i3 at the Paxton, C. E. Cord of Oakland is at the Miilard, V. C. Shickloy of Geneva 1s at tho Paxton, R. O. Phillips of Lincoln is at the Paxton, C. D, Brown of Papillion 1s a guest at th Murray. Al Fairbrother of Lincoln is o guest at the Paxton, . W. Aldridge of Schuyler is at th Paxton, B. M, Myers of Crawford is stopping ay the Casey. M. M. White of Lincoln is registered ad the Casey. R. M. Hampton of Alliance is & guest a§ the Paxton. Charles Baker of Beatrico is registered ay the Paxton. G. W, Foloy of Beatrice is registered ad the Millard. C. Steiner and wife of Lincoln are gueste at the Case; A. ", Nirus of "Nebraska City is stopping at the Paxton. 3, M. La Grange of Fullerton is a gucsy at the Millurd, William F. Gustina, of Lincolu, tered at the Casey. Thomas Harrison of Crawford is stopping at the Merchunts, Charles A. Wicbe of Grand Island is stops piug at the Murray, George W. Hart of Lausing, Mich., is @ guest at the Merchants, A. M. Gooding of Hartington is among the arrivals at the Merchants, E. C. Hockenburger of Grand Island g amone the guests at the Casey, H. J. Reed and H. R. Ross of Superior are among the arrivals at the Murray. Miss Sallio Jones, Mrs, Annie Marshi and A, S. Carter of Norfolk are guests at i Murray. Mrs. H. Musselman and Mrs. C. Mussols man of Fairmount ure registered at th@ Millard, Miss Susie Seidell of Storm Lake, Ia., stoppiug a fow duys in the city on her way Oakland, Cal., where she attends the ses nary, s regiss Brevities. “Go Foward” will be the subject of Rev, T, C. Clendenning’s discourse at the People’ church, Boyd's opera house, at10:45 thid morning. In the evening Rev. C. Savidge's theme will be “The Dyiug Year,” s..nfi..} schoolat 8 p. m., in the Dodge street churche Presents for the children,