Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 24, 1890, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1890. THE CLIMATE OF NEBRASKA, (Gen, Gra:ly's Presentation of an Interesting Topio to This Btate, HE EXPLODES THE CYCLONE BUGABOO. The Rafafall Compares Favorably With Eastern States, Considering its Distribution—A StatePhes nomenal for Sunshine. General A. W. Greely of the United States signal service has lssued an elaborate report on “The Climate of Nebraska,” in responso 1o & resolution recently introduced into the senate by Senator Paddock. 1t 1s & most interesting document for Nebraskans and one which will do credit to the stata abroad The report treats principally of tho tem- perature and rainfalland thelr fnfluence upou the agricultural interests of the state. It furnishes ample refutation of the long-stand- ing slander concerning the dangor of cyclones, 1ts colored charts aro especially striking, and the whole report is of a nature to command great attention, Of the general character of he climate of the state General |Greely s THE CLIMATE 18 CONTINENTAL. With the geographical center of the United Btates propor uoar its limits, which means that it Is nearly one thousund six hundred miles from either of the great oceans,removed from the dizect climatic influences of the gulf of Mexico, 800 miles to the south, and situated 500 miles fo the windward of the great Ame can lakes, it is noedless to say that the climato of Nebraska fs thoroughly continental. In contradistinction to marine climate this term implies for Nebraska winters of considerable severity, summers of unusual warmth, rain- fall in fimited quantities, marked and sudden changes of terperature, large seasonal and daily temperature ranges, dry, salubrious atmosphere, with small percentage of cloudi- ness and large percentage of sunshine. Fortunately the genoral configuration of the state is such that despite the small amount of aqueous vapor in the air, which condition facilitates rapid radiation in winter and a high degree of inalation in sumnfer, yet Nebraska finds itself fayored with cli- matic_characteristics remarkably constant considering its remoteness from the ocean. THE AVERAGE RAINFALL. The rainfall is what may be called acciden- tal, rather than periodical, that is, it avises almost entirely from abnormal atmospheric movements in connection with the passage of low aren storms across or near the state, to- gether with the alternating anti-cyclones, which, flowing in, as cold air from the Sack- etchewan and Manitoba country, bring about sudden changes of temperature favorable to rainfall. The moisture ipitated _over Nebraska comes almost entively, cither directly, or indivectly, from the Gulf of Mexico, Tho ' warm southerly winds, which prevail in connection with the advancing low area storms, being rawn norttward laden with aqueous vapor, jeposit their vapor with more or less fre- quency in advance of storm centers as they move toward the Atlantic. Following in the rear of these depressions, the cold, dry air from the northward tends o precipitate such mofsture as is left in the rear quadrants of departing storms. nsidering 118 inland situation, far from the Gulf of Mexico, the original ‘source of rainfall of that section of the country, yet Nebraska is much more favored in this re- spect than is usually surmised. The annual rainfall of the state may be placed at about twenty-four inches. The average annual amountfor any entire state is always misleading information, aud, in exceptional cases, the amounts which fall over different parts of the estate may vary enormously, ss, for instance, in California from two inches in the Colorado valley to eighty inches on the northwestern coast, and in the state of Wash- ington from seven inches in the interior to ninety-four inches at Neah bay. COMPARED WITH EASTERN STATES, ‘The figures show rain-falls in the eastern states ranging from 50 to 100 per cent above those for the points indicated for Nebraska, but it would be an error to surmiso that the disadvantages against Nebraska are as _ex- tensive and material as wouid scem evident froma cursory consideration of these facts. The great advantage which Nebraska has, in the distribution of rain-fall _through- ont the year, particularly with refer- enc: to "the months of April, May, June and July, which may be called the criti: cel months, from the agricultural stand point of staple crops grown in Nebraska, Take the state as a whole, the percentage of rain- failin cach of these four months closely agrees, that for April is about 11 per cent of the entire annual ramn-fall; for May, 17 per cent: forJune, 16 per cent, and for July, 16 per cent; or over 59 per cent for the four months. In other words, three-fifths of the rain-fall of the year occurs most opportuncly during the period when it is most beneficial to the growing crops. It appears that tho average amount of rain- fall during the months of April to July, inclu- sive, at Omaha amounts to 18.41 inches; Yankton, 1558 inches; Valentine, 12,39 inches; North Platte, 1146 inches. 1t isin- teresting to comparo the rainfall during these four months with that which occurs over what are known as the eastern states. Such comparisons show that the eastern part of Nebraska has during these four months a larger amount of rainfull than the eastern states from Maine to Virginia, except possi- blyalong the immediate coast, and that the western part of the state of Nebraska is favored with an amount of rainfall but_slightly below the amounts recorded in the eastern states. Taking New York, for instance, the rain-fall at Albany from April to July, inclusive, amounts to 18.51 inches; at Rochester, 11.81 inches, a comparison fa- vorable to Nobruska, In like manuer the records show that the rain-fall in Pennsyl- vanls ay at Pittsburg 14,28 inches and at Philadelphia 13.02 fuches for the months named. These flgures show that the average amounts for Pennsylvania are less than those ‘which obtain over the eastern half of Ne- braska, and but slightly greater than those of tho western half, 15 THE RAINPALL INCREASING! The state, however, is more favored in this respect than some of those to the westward southwestward, While this deviation exhibits a liability to drought, vet, on the other hand, it shows a constancy of rain con- ditions which is not usually credited to Ne- braska. It is still a mooted question as to whether or not the rainfall of Nebraska is increasing. ¥rom the amount and character of data at hand it can be sald that, contrary to an impression somewhat provalent, there 1s no increase in amount of g:eflpilmlnn shown. IRecent investigations we brought out an important featuve, viz., that the rainfall has been better distributed throughout the year, as shown by an increase {the number of rainy days, and that the breaking up of the hard prairie land has checked ovaporation aud enabled the rainfall 10 penetrate the earth aud thus increase its value to growing crops. If this characteris! brought out from later records is to ve accepted as a fact, such” increase may be accounted for as resulting from increased cultivation, breaking up of the soil, and, not the least, perhaps, from the fact that the planting of trees has been so tly stimulated by the observance of Ar- r day, which the people of Nebraska inaug- urated and have been most faithful in wain- taining, Itis noteworthy that the increase in frequency of rainy days has been ob- served in those portious of the state wheve the surface of the country has undergoue the test transformation through the labors of o Tarmer. NEBRASKA'S CLOUDLESS SKY, An important element in climate and ‘weather, in relation to health or icultupal interests, is the relative amount of sunlight, ‘The observations of the signal service give this data indivectly and couversely by the prosence of »loumne'u ‘;X‘ho sveruge o udi- ness in tages forthe stations of Omaha, North l!l:nq Valentine and Yaukton show that Nebraska is a favored state as regards the mmount of sunlight, particularly during that scason of the year when this coudition has an important and favorable bearing wpon the growth, ripening and harvesting R Il is wmofll ime portant, s the crop grows, bave ® ually decressing number of rain and of cloudliness with a corvespon erease in sunshine, 0.8 inch in amount during that month, The averago cloudliness diminishes, as the table shows, from its maximum of 5 per cent in May to the minimum, 87 por cent in Septem. ver, while at the same time the number of raidy days iu the latter month is only about one-half of those which obtain during May. The ripening and harvesting of the various crops, then, occur in Nebraska under more favorable conditions thau are prevalent in casoern states. ABOUT TORNADOES, In the minds of many persons the whole Mississippi region is considered to be arly liable to violeut atmospheric dis- turbances, known under the name of tor- nadoes, 1t 18 dificult to pass with great definiteness upon the frequency of these phenomena, since there seems an fnheront tendency in mankind to oxaggerato the im- portance or violence of local phenomena, and thus to class as & tornado that which is only a severe thunder or hail storm. While ur doubtedly the winds are violent in man thunder and hail storms which _are not tor- nadoos, yet these very high winds are not in the shape of violeni whirlwinds with cur- rents more ncarly vertical than horizontal, and consequently do not work the greater de- struction and injuay which- result from tor- nudoes. The state of Nebraska is rarely visited by tornadoes, and when they haveoccureed they have been almost invariably confined tothe extreme eastorn portion of “the state, along the Missouri riv Destructive tornadoes have very varel within bounds to say that such ¥iolent meter- olegical phenomena eceur so infrequently and over such limited sections of country “as to make them a matter of minor importance. As far us Nobraska is concerncd they may bo pronounced less destructive tolife and ‘pro- perty than thunder storms. This immunity of = Nebraska from tornadocs —occurs bocause, first, & cousderable part of the state s rarely sub- jected to meteorological conditions favorable for such storms, which demand u plenteous supply of aqueous vapor and sharpand de- cided contrasts of temperatures, dew points and barometric pressuves; second, and per- haps & more satisfactory reason, is the local- ity of the state with veference to the passage of low area storms across the United States. The researches and compilations of Lieuten- ant Finley of the sigual corps and others, nave clearly shown that tornadoes do not occur in the immediate vicinity of the center of oyclonic storms. They bear, however, & definite and tolerably fixed relation to the storm center, but they occur at a distance of several hundred miles to the southeast of such center; consequently the areas of low pressure, in connection with which these violent storms occur, are situated to the northwost of the tornado region. Fortunately for Nebraska, the greater part of the state finds itself in the westerly quadrants of low ore storms, and so it almost entirely escapes the devastating effects of these violent whirl- winds, One very important point in the report is the distinction it draws between the relisble rain-fall in various sections of thestate, It shows that the greatest precipitation is in tho southeastern portion, the next greatest in the middle and northern portions, and the least in the southwestern and western por- tions, The maps and colored charts accom- panying the report are very valuable. Among othér things they show the averago annual temperature to be between 40> and 90=, but slightly above 50° in the extreme southeast- ern portion. The temperature during July— the critical month_for ripeniug purposes—is between 472 and 772 General Greely ought to have a large de- mand from Nebriska for a document 8o inter- esting, important and. creditable to the state, - ——— Judge Savage's Funeral The funeral services overthe remains of the tate Judge James W. Savage will be held on Tuesday at 1 o'clock p. m, at the family rosidence, No. 412 North Twenty-second street. The services will bo conducted by Rev. W. J. Harsha, pastor of the First Pres- byterian church, and Rev. Newton Mann, pastor of the Unity church, The remains will bointerred at Forest Lawn cemetery. The Loyal Legion, of which Judge Savage was an esteemed and honored member, and past commander will take charge of the ceremonies at the grave. The pall bearers will be selccted from among the companions of the deceased in the Loyal Lern and the names of the gentle- men will be announced in this evening’s paper. A call fora meeting of the Loyal Legion will'be seen elsewhere in this paper. - DEATH OF HOLLAND’S KING. The Queen at the Bedside When the End Came, Tk HaGug, Nov. 23.—Tho king of Holland died at 6 o'clock this morning. Last evening there was a sudden change for the worse, the symptoms being those of uralmia, Tho queen was immediately sent for and stayed at the patient's bedside during the night. Life ebbed away qnietly. Public buildings are closed and all amusements suspended. Flags are at half mast. saanal SN Severe Electrical Shock. SN Fraxcisco, Cal, Nov. 23,—{Special Telegram to Tnr Ber.]—L. W. Morgan, an employe of the Califorbia electric company, last night received the full force of 1,000 volts of electricity. He was repairing a wire on Kearney street and was forty-three feet from the sidéwalk. He clung by his hands to the wire and when another workman tried to bring him down his grasp on the wire could not be broken. Tae wire was finally cut and Morgan dropped unconscions into the arms of bis rescuer, who brought bim safely 1o the round. The paims of Morgu’s hands were urned to the boue, and after regaining con- sciousness ho suffered intense agony. Thous- ands of people were on the streets at the time aud the accident created intense excitement. Morgan will recover. il sk A Noble Woman *uicides. New Youk, Nov. 23.—Mrs. Sarah F. Henwslor, a well known church member and active in charitable works, suicided today at her home in Harlem, fll-lealth for some time past superinduced melancholia, She was the widow of Frederick Henwsler, lote professor of music in the New York institu- tion for the blind, and was a daughter of the late Prof. Catton'of Hamilton college. S Two Thousand Out. Inpiaxarorss, Ind, Nov. 23.—A Santinel special from Brazil says: The demand of the drivers and day men in the Block mines for §2a day bas not been granted yet and more men gre striking. .About two thousand are now out. The mines in the southern part of the county are reaping a harvest during the suspension of the others. The Weather Forecast. Fo) Omaba aud Vicinity —Fair; stationary temperature, For Nebraska and Iowa—Iair till Tuesday night; no chauge in temperature, except slightly warmer extreme eastern portion of Towa ; southwesterly winds. ‘South Dakota—Fair: nochange in tempera- ture; southerly winds, T Salisbury Thinks the Time Opportune. Loxvox, Nov, 23.—A rumor current and credited at couservative centers is that Salis- bury, deeming the time opportune while the Parnell scandal is fresh, has decided to dis- solve parliament in the spring. Advices urg- iug couservative assoclations to improve their {:ulgrgmmmou- immediately have been sued. PR A Birthday Party, A party given at the Tremont house last Saturday night in honor of the seventoenth birthday of Miss Mary Reuland, daughter of the laudlord, was a most enjoyable affair, Progressive euchre, music, dancing and an elegant lunch made up a delightful evening for the numerous guests. - Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Heapquanrers COMMANDERY OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA, Oxamns, Neb., Nov, 28, 1800, ConpaxioNs : 'he funeral services of our late companion and ex-commander, Cotonel James W, Sav- Agx, will be held at his residence, No. North Twenty-second strect, Omaha, Tues- day 25th inst. at :np m. companions 15 requested. B ‘in, Brio. Gex. Amass Coss, U. 8. V., Commuuder. Horace Lums:::xd B Major urgeon, U. 8. V., Recorder. AT KOUNTZE MEMORIAL, Installation of the New Pastor, Rev. A J. Tarkie. Kountze memorial church, at Sixteenth and Harney streets, was well filled yesterday morning, the occasion being the installation of Rev. A. J. Turkle, the new pastor of this church. Rev. H. W. Kuhus presided, and Rev.J, C. Jacoby, prosident of the Nebraska Synod, and Rev.J. A. Clutz, D. D., president of Midland college, Atchison, Kan,, nssisted. After the usual opening services Rev. Jacoby addressed the pastor of the church, choosing as his text 1L Timothy, iv,, 1-5, Paul's charge to Timothy, the first bishop of the church of Pphesus, The speaker said the text gave a clear idea of Puul’s conception of the importance of the church work. The ministerial office, he said, towers above all others as do divine things above things temporal. It was the purpose of the office to point out the divine way and lead the people along it. With this high ideal Paul hlu{ delivered his charge to Timothy. The attention of the new pustor was called o this charge and he was advised to study it well and follow its teachings. A prominent feature of this charge, the speaker said, was the direction to preach the word, preach it to_all men at all times, God had given the ministerial oMce speeial promi- nence and also the injunction to preach the word, therefore, the thing of greatest im- porance was to spread the gospel. To preach meant also to teach, therefore the duty of the pastor was to teach’ the word, The speaker drew many examples from the scriptures of the preachers of old as showing the proper course to be pursued in carrying out the duties of the office. He then warned his brother of the many difficultios to bo encountered, Human na- ture had not changed since Paul warned Timothy that the people woula grow tired of religion, hence the necessity of continued effort. “The minister of God had the physical as well as the spiritual wefare of the people in his chargeand they needed his prayers to sustain them. The pastor was remindod that Ged had set apart ono day for the preaching of the gospel, but he had also set apart six days for visiting the sick and destitute. The speaker then dwelt brieny on the re- sponsibility of the pastor, His temporal re- sponsibility was great, but his responsibility for the souls of the {()ooplu under his charge was far greater, Ho would probably find many members of his cougregation who would need spiritual consolation and he was directed to afford them all the assistance they required, with the certainty that God would receive him s a faithful stoward. Rev. J. A. Clutz then addressed the con- gregation on their duties toward the pastor, taking as his text, Nehemiah iv, 6, The text related the bulding of the wall about Jerusalem bya man called of God. The pastor of the church also called of God, and speaker said that as the builder would have been helpless without the assistance of the people, so would the pastor be helpless with- out the co-operation of the congregation. He referred briefly to what was meant by success 1 church wi It was usually un- derstood to mean abi! to draw a crowd, but this was a falso idea. "Aguin it was taken to mean that the church had plenty of money 1 the treasury topay all expenses. This was alsoa wrong idea. Success, he said, was the accomplishment of the end of one's being, and a church is only successful as it accom- pllslhes the end of its being—the salvation of souls. The congregation was reminded that it must not leave everything to the pastor. Each member of the chiurch was responsible for some work accordingto_his ability, and would have to answer accordingly. The speaker advised that all organizations and societies in the church be under the di- rection of the pastor, in order to avoid con- fusion and the interference of one with the other. In order to be successful all must work together and under the directiou of one guiding hand. The congregation was cnjoined to keep up a hopeful spiritand speuk encouragingly of the church and its work and show ahopeful spirit which would induce others to become members, Following the delivery of these charges, Rev. Jacoby installed the new pastor, who then made theusual announcements and con- cluded the services. This evening the engagement of Gilmore's great spectacle, “The I'welve Temptations,” will open a three nights engagement at the Boyd. The production will be oue of the most notable one of its kind that has ever been seen in Omaha, _The company compri- ses sixty people, and it requires two large cars to transport the scenery and stage ac- cessories. The play has been excellently commented upon by newspapers of repute, who claim it to be the most magnificent pre- sentation of spectacle ever seen. The story is said tobe interesting while the comedy is very strong. The scenery, which embraces three solid acts, is by Charles H. Getz, Hav- Loy Merry, H., L. Reld audHoiner imons, whose brushes are famous, Some 230 differ- ent costumes designed by Baron de Grimm, huge mechanical figures, with fairies, gnomes spirits _etc., aboand in profusion. The corps _ de ballet composes forty dancers, who are led by three famous premiers. The numerous baflets are very novel. The Thanksgiving attraction at the Boyd will be Hoyts, “A Brass Monkey." Pt i A Day of Fires. “he firemen had little reason to regard yesterday as a day of rest. Shortly after one o'clock #in the morning they were awukened by a telephone call from South Omaha, stating that there was a fire at Swift's packing house, and asking them to hold themselves in readiness to render as- sistance if the local department, was unable to cope with the flames. In half an hour word was received that the fire was uvder control, At 4:15 an alarm called them to the iower Union Pacific yards, where a box car was in flames. The car was nearly empty, and the floor was littered with hay and other rubbish which was burning fiercely, The origiu of the fire was unknown. Loss §225. A blaze 1n a twostory frame buildiug on Sixteenth sireet botween California and Webster, accasioned another run_ just after noon. The building is cwned by Mr. Andrews, and is occupicd byJ. B. Bames as a 'store and dwelling house. The fire was extinguished by No. 2 chemical. Cuuse, a defective flue. Lo 5. Another alarm was turned in at 2:30 from Nineteenth and Cuming, where a blaze did $100 damage w Harding's juuk shop. The building 1s owned by Potter & Co. The flames were gotten under coutrol by No. 6 hose compauy aud No. 2 chemical. At 3:30 the department wis agai called to the Andrews building on Sixteeuth street, where the flames had broken out afresh, The insurance men had ordered the building locked up, and burning embers had falien through to the cellar, Quite ® blaze was under way when it was discovered. No. 6 Lose extinguished the fire without much ad- ditional loss. e The Freheh r Bi'l. Pamis, Nov. 23— [Special Cablogram to Tue Bee.|-The subcommittes of the deputies, which is considering the lmport duties on certain articles of food included in the new tarift bill, raises the rates proposed by the government as follows: Ou beef, from 20 francs to25 francs per double 100 weight; on mutton, from 25 francs to 82 fraucs; on frosh pork, from 10 francs to 12 francs, and on salted beef and other salted meats, except pork, from 22 franos to 27 franes. ‘I'be question of the duty on salted pork the subcomumittee has reserved for dis- oussion, Pl b Albright's Choice, extra inducemonts, 3. S ——— . Acton-Lewis Wrestiing Mateh, Sax Frasasco, Cal, Nov, 2. -[Special Telegram to Tur Bee)-—Joe Acton and Evan Lewis wrestled here last night for $500 aside. The conditfons were that Lewis was 1o throw Acton twice inan hour or lose the match. 1o the event of Acton obtaining one fall Lowis was to be declared the loser. Acton scaled 162 pounds and Lewis 190. Lewis obtained the first fall in thirty-two winutes. He struggled desperately ring the remainder of the hour, but was unable to throw Acton sgein aud the latter was de- clared the wiuner, —~———— Dr. Birney cures catarrh, Bee Bldg. STATE NEWS. w Sulcide ofa Business Man, Graxt, Neb),” Moy 08 —[Special Telogram to Tur Bee)8Pis oty was thrown into a state of intenses éxcitement this morning by the report that"W! J, Eckel, a member of the Grant improvetfierdt company, had committed sulelde. After 'iftonding 1o his chores and getting his matl/Eckel went to his stable, sat down in the - gerner of a stall, and with a S8-calibre revolver blew o hole through his head. Eckel liyed about two hours, but was unconscious. No cause is known for the doed, as his flngnces were in fine shape. Hastings Happenings. HasTiNGs, Neb, Nov, 28.~Special to Tne Bee. | -Editor Merritt of tho Dally Nebras- Jan has been selected to reada paper before the Nebraska Editorial association at Be- atrice on the subject of *“I'he Relation of tno Press to the Railroads. ! District court convanes in this aty Decem- ber 15, The Adams county agricultural society will convene in the courthouse Saturday, No- vember 20, at 2 p. m, Corn is selling in this market for 55 cents. At the annual meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the Presbyterfan church, held at the residence of Mrs. S, Alexander, Mrs, G. H. LaMonto was clected president, Mrs. Charles Hutton secrotary, and Mrs, H. F. Hicks treasurer, The ladies bLave paid oft the last obligation on the large church pipe organ, and in consegence are in & happy framo of mind. The Old Settlers' associntion are arranging to observe the nineteenth anniversary of Adams county, which occurs December 15, 1890, at Juniata. Settlers who came to tho county prior to 1877 arenvited to attend. Continuation of this fine weather for three woeks longer will find Hastings citizons en- joying bencfits of sewerage. Soven sewer districts will be ready for uso by that time. A new hotol scheéme is being freely agi- tated. The right kind of hotel man who will come here and put up a four or fivestory hotel will receive proper financial encourage- ment. The city needs another hotel badly. Central Nebraska Teachers. HasmiNags, Neb,, Nov, 23.—(Special to Tar Ber.|—Following is the programme of the Central Nebraska Teachers’ association to be held in this city Friday and Saturday, No- vember 28 and 29: ¥riday, 8 p. m., at Congregational church —Lecture, “The Valne of Books,” Mr. L. L. Austin of Lincoin, Satirday, 9:30 4. m,—~President’s address, Prof. W. 1. Andrews. Paper—*‘Good Morals and Gentloe Manners,” Mr. C. W, Mills, Harvard. Discussion'Mr. L. W. Fike, Nol- Waste of Energy in Educa- tion,” Mr. J. R. Thornton, Biue Hill, Dis- cussion—dJoseph H. Wilkerson, Hastings. Aftornoon Session—Transaction of busi- ness, Paper—*“Man the Kesultant of Three Components,” Prof. . H. Wagner. Discus- sion—-W. A Julian, Minden. Paper—+Ex- aminations,” N.°F. Daum, Red Cloud. Dis- cussion—H. R. Corbett, York. The Bridge Bond Injunction Cnse. Neoraska Crrr, Neb,, Nov. 23,—|Special Telegram to Tar Bek,|—The somewhat fam- ous bridge-bond injunction case, which as brought to prevent : Nebraska City precinct from issuing $100,000 in bonds to aid in build- ing a highwey wagon bridge across the Missouri river, will be argued befors Judge Dundy towurrow, . Large interosts here on lmv.hl:mes of the case anxiously await the resu Bound Over tothe U. 8, Court. Nesrasga City, Neb.,, Nov. 23.—[Special to Tue Bee.]—Two tramps named Frank Clark and Charles ' Mont pleaded guilty last evening before United States Comumissioner Seymour to the charge of steating a row-boat from the government and were bound over to the United States court. A marshal took the men to Omaha this mornin; The Distiliery in Operation. Neoraska Crav, Neb.,, Nov. 23.—{Special to Tue Bee.|—Tiv distillery commenced active operatiohs it 10'clook tonight with a complete force and will rca_to its full ca- pacity within a few days. Over one hun- dred men are employed. Rt S FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS, Their Enormous Majority the Source of Trouble to Democrats. ‘Wasmingtoy, Nov, 23.—[Special to Tue Beg.|—The democratic members elect of the Fiftysecond congress are apprehensive of much tronble growing out of the enormous ‘majority they will have in that body and will take all of the precautions possible to put the management of affairs into tho hands of skilled men, The great trouble will come in the selection of speaker. Unfortunately most of the lead- ers on the democratio side are hot headed. This is the weakness of both Mills of Texas and Springer of Illinois. Especially the lat- ler 13 flighty, and so full of prejudice that be would be continually geiting his party into deep water. A conference is talked of for an early period during the com- ing session, with a view to agreeing as far as sible upon the selection of a level-headed emocrat for the speakership, with a view to cutting off the various campaigns for that position, and thereforo preventing the strife which may result in a splitin the party. The course of the domocrats in the house has always been, even when they are in a wminor- ity, that they cannot stand together. It 1s feared that if prolonged campaigns for the speakership should be permitted there would be ill feeling engendered, and not ouly a split in the party, but,the election of an incapable man result. After the democrals have selected their speaker, and bo he ever so wise, the greatest difficulty will ensue in keeping down plausi- ble measures which should not be thrust upon the majority. Every man who is not lnown_ as u straigit. vepublicun, will, of course, try to co-operate with the mlinflt{e and every sort of wildcat. proposition will thrown pon the democratic organization. It will be interesting to watch the movemeuts of the probibition members who will have seats in the Fifty-sccond cougress. Asis well known the prohibition party is backed by.democratic managers, and whenever it is in the field in amixed race, democratic money and democratic brains guide it, notwith- standing the fact that republican votes give it positive encouragement. No one fears the work which may be done in the next house of representatives by the farmers’ alliance members, In pointof fact they will be given the greatest leeway, and their suggestions will be welcomed by every one, It has been easy for mep out of con- gress to criticise those who ave in it for not taking some steps to reliove the depressed condition of the farming community,but none have been able so far to offor any real and di- rect remedies, The suggestions of the men who will move into the Fifty-second congress direct from the famn will therefore be re- fresling, and it is believed thatsome of them may propose somgthing which will prove of lasting benefit. The trouble in the past hos be?u , with farmers’ alli- ance propositiops that they have been the inception of politicians and profes- sional organizers within the rauks, and have therefore partakgh jhove of less of the im- practicable work'oflife. As Senator Sher- man has suggestas e ‘republican perty will be glad t take up dily safe proposition made by the farmers i g toward uhe enlarge- wient. of the cire medium, but there wust be nothing 1s! u\rb) the consent of the vernment, wng,xliuot redeemablo by the 'niu:.i b‘mwof riment ultimately. lThlh uts thoe warel ceipt proposition in the Rkht of being o matter Tor, her tederal gov- ernment to deal with soleiy. Itis very likely that there will be more caucuses held during the first session of the Tifty-second congress than were ever con- vened bysuy party, aud the bent of the con- ferences will be the disposition of the propo- sitions of the new aud fruitful minds. ————— Fish Commissioners M-et. Cuicado, Nov, 2.— Fish commissioners from various states and represeatatives of the United Btates commission beld a meet- ing this afternoon to discuss the question of the exbibit at the world's fair. Although no formal action was taken, a plan for an aqua- vinu exhibit of all staies, each separate, but all under one roof, was evidently regarded as the best. A committes was appointed to meet in Detroit on Duecember 4 to draw up & stutement of the needs und ask congress for o appropriation if necessary. ] NEBRASKA'S NEEDY FARMERS, Stops Toward Their Rellef Taken by Omaha Oitizens. A fair sizod audionce was at the Boyd yes. terday afternoon to hear the story of the con- dition of the unfortunate farmers in the west- orn part of the state. Mayor Cushing presided, and, after calling the meeting to order, sald: “It is painful to think that relief meetings must be held, but they must, and there must be something more than simply meetings, We know that in our own state there are many persous who are in need of fuel, provisions and cloth- ing. Omahn has always had the reputation of being oneof the most cuartable of cities, and there is no roason why she should not at this timo come nobly to the front and help sustain the unfortunato citizons of the state.” Governor Thayer said Y1 regret more than you can imagine that [ am called upon to appear before you and ask aid for twelve or fifteen of the counties in the western part of the state. In many of the counties the psople have nothing on which tosubsist, It was my duty to take hold of the matter because, as governor of the state of Nebraska, appeals came to me from the peonle of the counties where crops failod on account of the lack of rain and the visitations of the hot winds. During the past throe weeks these appeals have becomo more numerous, all telling the same tale, and Tcan hardly trust myself to speak upon this subject. They write to me saying, ‘Can you help us?’ “In order to ascertain the amount of h('le‘ requived, I selected Dr. Martin and Mr. J. H. Hartley of Lincoln to visit these counties, The gentlemen went and found that what is written is true. These farmers who are so afflicted are honest, industrious people, but they cannot help themselves, The question now is, will you help them, or will you let them die of hunger and cold “Since I was in Omaba lust Thursday night 1 have received many letters,showing a worse state of affuirs than I supposed could exist. T know that there are thousands of people in the western part of the state who ave suffer- hlq‘ today for food, fuel and clothing.” 'he governor then read a number of letters from residents of the afflicted sections, show- ing that they have beon left destitute and without the mans of support. Continuing, the governor said: 1t 18 on account of such appeals as are made in these letters that I appear before you. To the business men I say, what you Rive today you will reap back in two years, with ten and twentyfold added. A storm now means much. Let a blizzard come and ten, twenty, yes, scores of these people will tlsh. I doask the peopls of Omaha to give liberally, for just as sure as cold weather sets in the news will go abroad that people in Ne- brasika have frozen and starved to death. We cannot keep this from tho public, and I am of the opinion that it s better that the facts shouldnow ve published than to wait until it is necessary to send abroad the names that the people of Ne- braska have frozen to death in their own homes. “The county commissioners of the various counties have been instructed to distribute the supplies to the needy and I have issued most stringent orders ‘that no man who is able to sipport nimself shall have any of these supplies. In addition to this 1 have in- structed the distributing oficers to keep an accurate account of every pound of coal and flour sent out.”” Dr. Martinof the Kearney industrial school, wi‘l‘\; has traveled over theuistressed country, said : “Mr. Muyor and Citizens of Nebraska--I am not here to muke a speech, but to give you some facts, Fortwo weeks I was among the people, visiting seven counties, to see just the exact condition of the seitlers. There are gentlemen here who know that the soil of those counties is as fertile as can be found unywhere in tho state, but this year o corn, wheat, oats, potatoes or grass grow. It was not on'account of lack of industry, but the hot winds came and in a few days the pmirlfll ‘were as brown and bare as a floor. These people have no crops to sell and noth- ing ta eat but corn bread, and_very little of that. They are now onour hands and we have them to feed and keep warm during the next nine months. A careful estimate shows. that at least eight thousand people are in this condition. ““We do not need to scatter the news that Nebraska is in need, for it is not. There are a few counties, but the state is one of the richest in the union and she can take care of here needy ones.” Thomas Kilpatrick ursfld upon the meeting the importance of speedy action. He also stated that ten carloads ot coal and 5,000 pourds of clothing had already been shipped to the residents of twelve counties. M. V. Gannon said: “Tnmy younger days my eyes looked upon many scenes such as Governor Thayer and Dr. "Martin portrayed. As I listened I had all I could do to keep back the tears. This is atime for writing bank drafts, and not poems; this is & time when the peoble of Omaha should stretch out their hands, If they do mot, and they let their brothers die upon the western plains, they are not worthy of peing called American citizens I trust that Omaha will demonstrate to the world that she will do as much, proportionately, as any people in the union. ~ It will then be said that Omaha did her duty nobly. I begof you, Tdemand of you that you come forward and help the J)eflpla of Nebraska, Too much credit cannot be given to the gr: old man who, as your chief executive, you of the coudition of these people.” Rev. Dr. Duryea said : ““After looking over this audience I might ced to believe that the Omaha census 1 suppose_this small house is positively caused by the fact that each man thought his’ neighbor would be here and wanted to prevent crowdmng. If you conld get face to face with these suffer- ing farmers in the western part of the state ou wouldgive frecly. (o home and sit own, think of the little sod hut without a five to warm its occupants, the empty cup- board withouv even a crust. Make this icture and then gaze at your own home, fin- shed in oak and mahogany. Let the ruin come to you, ‘you must give. Shalla score or u hundred people die of bunger and cold in Nebraska while our larders and coal bius are fullt Younever go to a reception until most of the decont people are ready to go home, you never come to church until the sermon is yearly finished, but T will fool you some time, for 1 am goingto preach niysermon and have the rest of the services afterwards. But 1 want to tell you that you must help the farmers of the west, and now is the time.” Today the committee from the board of traae will visit the business men for the pur- pose of taking their contributions, and in the meantime, those who are not called upon are requested to call at Secretary Nason's ofice in vhe Exchange building, where subscription Dbooks have been opened —— When you are constipated, have hoadache or loss of appetite, take Dr. J. H. Holean's Liver and Kidney Pillets; they are pleasant 1 take and will cure you. Funeral of William Whitehouse, The remains of William J, Whitehouse were laid to rest in the family lot in Prospect Hill cemetery yesterday afternoon. The fun- eral was unusuully large, being atteaded by sixty carriages, all filled with friends of the decéased, ces were held at the resi- dence, 2622 Bristol street, after which the procession wended its way to the cemetery. The services were conducied by the members of St. John's chapter, A. F. & A. M, of which the deceased was a member. S el Broke His Arm. Mr. M. T. McMahon, for mauy years iden- tiffed with the clothing busiuess of this city, stepped accidentally off the first story of St. Joseph’s hospital yesterday during the laying of the corner stone, fell to the ground, & dis- tance of eight feet, breaking his right arm. “The fracture was reduced on the ground and the sufferer taken to Lis home on Cass street, near Twelfth, e ——— . The Tenth Btreet Viaduct. ‘Worl on the Tenth street viaduct is being rusbed rapidly to completion. By December 10,11 the weather holds good, the iron work willall be panted and the tloor will be all down. Avother week aftertbat will com- plete the banister, and the structure will be finished, et — Today's Tips. AT CLIFTON. First Race—Ben Harrisos Second Race -Rumpus, Biddy Doyle, “Third allio Harper, Eolis, Fourth Race—Badge, Outbound. ifth Race ~Nannie B, Privce James, Sixth Kace—Mousoon, 5t. James, Vasburg. At the head of all blood-purifiers is Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. But it's different from all of them. What- ever is claimed for this, it’s gruarans teed to do. The money is refunded in every case where it fails to bene- fit or cure. It’s becanse it ds differ- ent that it can be sold so. All diseases originating from a torpid liver or impure bfimd yield to it. Tt cleansés and purifies the system, freeing it from all manner of blood- poisons, no matter from what cause they have arisen. For Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Scrofula, Salt-rheum, Tetter, Evysipelas, or any blood- taint or disorder, it is an unequaled remedy. Nothing clse can take its place. “Golden Medical Discovery ” contains no alcohol to incbriate, and no syrup or sugar to derange digestion, t's a concentrated vegetable ex- tract ; put up in large bottles ; pleasant to the taste, and equally good for adults or children ; works equally well all the year round. HALSTEAD WEAKENS. He Confesses to Hav Stolen the Diamonds and Money. E. A. Halstead of the Don lumber company is in anything but an enviaple plight. When arrested in Council Bluffs Saturday night for beating a $200 board bill at the Barker and stealing $160 in money and 570 worth of diamonds from a notorious woman of the burnt district, be indignantly denied his guilt in either case, but he has weakened, and_admits that the charges are not as farout of the way as they might be, Chief Detective Haze found that Halstead had pawned a gold watch and diamond pin for 8100, and that he had redeemed them Sat- urday evening. The money that he paid the pawnbroker corresponded with that lost b the woman., When confronted by this evi- dence, Halstead weakened a little, and said he would see that the woman rocovered her diamonds, The detective then began a close search through Halstead’s clothes, and dis- covered the diamonds that had been & part of the breastpin concealed under the lining of his overcoat near the end of the sleeve, Hal- stead saw that -the jig was up and then showed the oficer where the two earrin diamonds were hidden under the lining of the lapel of one of the overcoat pockets, one stone being in each cornel The pin itself and parts of the earrings were found in a durk corner where they had been thrown by Halstead. The $38 that he had in his pocket was all that was left of the £60 that remained after redeeming his prop- erty from the pawnbroker. The breast pin was valued at 00 and the earrings at $70. Halstead figured as the principal witness against Charles K. Blazier, who is now under indictment for forgery and obtuining money under false pretenses. Immediately after Blazier's indictment he proceeded to have Hulstead arrested for adultery, but the case was dismissed for want of prosecution. Hal- steads_family is at the Burker, but for the threo days preceeding his arrest 'he remained at anotorious resort with the woman from whom he stole the diamon L Children Enjoy the pleasant flavor, gentle action and sooth- ing effects of Syrup of Figs, when in need of a laxative, andif the father or mother be costive or bilious the most gratifying results follow its use, so tifat it is the “best family remedy known and every family should have abottle, —————— Seventh Ward Democrats. Inthe Seventh ward the democrats have put up a man for councilmanic hono Yes- terday there were throe candidates in the field—Phillip Smith, Bd Howell und James Schneidewind—but now, twoof them bave been forced to the wail. Yesterday forenoon the three candidates and a few of their inti- mate friends held a secret meeting at Rolph's hall, Twenty-sixth and Walnut streets, where, alter discussing the staying qualitics of the three men, Smith was selected as the one to make the race and the others were pulled ouv of the fleld. R Military Order of the Loyal Legion of ' the United States. HEADQUARTERS COMAN STATE OF NEDRASKA, Omaina, Neb., Nov. 23, 1800, A SPECIAL MERTING Of the CoMMANDERY OF aue STATE OF NEBRASKA will be held at 2 p, m. Monday, 24th inst., in room 505, Bee puilding, Omaha. By order of Bvr. Bria. G VERY OF THE % ~. Amasa Con, U, S, V., Commander. - Homnace LupINGroy, ‘Major and Surgeon, U. 8. V., Recorder, Buffalo B Colonel W. F. Cody, better known as Buf- falo Bill,the famous scout and Indian fighter, will arrive in Omaba this evening, He will be received at the depot by alarge crowd of adwiring _ friends, headed by and Dennis Cunuingham, and will™ be es- corted in a carriage to the Paxton hotel, where a banquet will be served. All of the ex-scout’s friends are invited to take vart in the welcome. When, from any cause, the digestive and secretory organs become disordered, they mpay be stimulated to healthy action by the use of Ayer's Cathartic Pills. These pills are prescribed by the physicians, and are for salo at all the drug stores. s Welter Weights Fight. Suerrierp, Ind, Nov, 28.—Id Bartlety of Chicago and Tommy Ryan of Grand Rapids, Mich., welter® weights, fought to a finish with skin gloves this morning. Ryan won easily in threo rounds, Bartlett being out classed und whipped from the start, i b Herman Anderson of Sioux City called upon Tue Bee yesterduy, Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of Jeuvening strengih—U. 8. Government Ro- port Aug. 17, 180) Qver- coats. ) Man. $5—We have a cork- er. 2 lines in chin- chillas and Union beaver coats for the coldest day in the year. $6 —We’ll giveyou a durable chinchil- la,or if you prefer, a good storm uls- ter. $8_——At this figure we show some extra There’s thebeaver orcom, values. fortable chinchil- la, plain or fancy lining. That'll I'it Any L] $]0—The popular —~ price. The assort- ment at this liter- ally includes ev- erything.Beavers, meltons, chinchil las, kerseys and -all the famousfab- rics. Plain &fancy lined, make & fit perfection. $]2—He_re_we can please any taste, The cheviot, the beaver, the chin- chilla and many others. Then for $12 we have the Eureka ulster for men exposed to the weather, an ideal storm coat. $]5—Now we can please the stylish dressers. We will show you every style and fabric. \ &L The box coat, the { top coat (now so stylish), the gen- teel many more. $20—The perfection T0 of the tailor’s art $30. is nere. best overcoats & compare with custom tailors’ make. Our over- coats in the very finestkerseys, meltons andchin- chillas at $20 can- not be matched by any tailor un- der $40; and ours at $80 are better than most made to measure gar- ments at $80, yes! $60. Hellman's, Cor. 13th and Farnam See our kersey and—"