Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 4, 1891, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: B ginning o gather and hordo of lobbyists and hangers on who are after legislative sinceures. filling and the air is rifo with political rumors, insists that Shrader of Logan made spe which, it is catmed, will beat Boyd, scrted that years ago there was near old Fort Hartsup. —xazes wero found and thrown out, each candl- date suffering pro rata. take the 2,800 votes poiled on naturalization papers paid for by the Business Men and Sankers and beat Boyd t Ben sere appointed in not he is wholly mistaken. I w tho whole campnigu that [ w nee, the governor has mamfested and _performed in behalf of the western sufferers had foundation the good of the people and for its corner stone the good of the governor—in the notoriety w Huiles’ afternoon for and sault with Sunday night Epps that he wished to see him, at the front door, oaw of the saloon, i could get 1o his feot, and Epps followed s A blooc had not Brohman compelled both men at the point of a revolver t0 Iay their knives down. afterwards had a scrap, wh latter breakinga board over Nash's head. Nash was arrested the next day for stea & lap-robe from the rear of the saloon, to sue Mayor Grah Byer and all the members of th except Bushnell but when he dis that the coun from the conductor when tho te that the thief had gotten off the train at the firsustation this side of Seward, taking a west-bound train, elution the' of its va tendents, in con i intendent of public instruction uired aud graduation of the country districtsc! Tenth and M stieets, reports to the that she is out an $18 black Henrietta which she firmly belioves that Mary Beits, domestic has taken been employed at her house but left yesterday to visit her father in Campbell, N dress with her when she departed. was_arrested pleking the pocket of an old German, w raigned before Judge Houston this morning. As the prosecutor did not know whether or not the waten had been taken from his per- s0n, the ch 10" which Johnson pleaded guilty. "He was fined §50 and costs ard sent tothe county jail converting the same and parlk, business shall be excise mayor and two other persous to be elected at & general election, meu beceafter will be oue for every people. collected during the past six months, [ makes a total collection for the past two MUTTERINGS OF THE STORM, Gathering of Legislators-Elect and a Host of Lobbyists, LY \anv. THAYER CINCHES A REPORTER. Mayor Graham and thie C uncil Sued --A Desperate Trio-A Bold Thief~Oher Lincoln Liscors, Neb., Jan. 8.--fSpecal to Tur Alrcady the legislators-clect are bo with them o perfect The hotels are The managers of the independent party are preparing for the battle, and every legislator elected by the alliance is fmmedi on coming to town, taken into a ference and questioned closely concerning bis alleglance, cly tackled ivate con- Dictator Burrows is busy asa beaver and county be ker of the house. Persons who are on thic inside say that Burrows is very confi- dent of arrying his point. The alliance leaders are figuring on a deal Itis as. an election A number of illegal It is the intention to ! association, divide them pro rata But this is only onc of a dozen roorbacks, WHAT THE GOVEIRNOR 8AYS, Your correspendent asked Governor Thayer this morning concerning the report airculated ¢ 4 demo-mugwump paper that the governor was scheming to succeed himself as chief e ecutive, and that the interest in the condition of the drought stricken far- mers was chivfly for effect he manifested "The overnor was very emphatic in his de ation of the fiction. He said: “Th is apure fabrication. 1 havo neithe said nor done anything to justify such state ments. Ihave ot written dual to come to Lincoln, Balker for three months, The whole |, sofar 8s T am concerned, is bosh hout a single foundation of trath, T'his fellow says that [ was greatly dis- ng renominated. In that gl during not the nomi- t interest w! h to a single in- I have not seen He says that the ‘gr for its nt emergency.’ ow, the fusinuation as to my motive in tract is too in mnous to b noticed. whole story is a fabrication concocted tion and give the writer i he is bankering after.” A DESPERATE TRIO, T I Nash swore out a warrantin Justice court in West Lincoln yesterday the arrest of Henry Brobman Joseph pps, saloonkeepers, on the iarge of assault with intent to kill aud as- intent to wound. Nash says on last word was sent him by He met Joo but was told to go to the No sooner hud he reached says Nash, than hoe was pounced upon v Epps, who knocked him down, at the Ame time telling him that he intended to Lhim. Nash drew a knife s soon as he uit, flizht would probably have followed appeared on the scene and Nash and Epps _ended by the ng THE MAYOR SUED, tuart today carriedout his threat m, Street Commissioner city council Stuart is very wealthy, overed by reading the papers Ihad ordered the street com- foner 1o tear down the old building be ing to him at ' and Twentieth streets A. P, which the council understood was unoccupied and a veritablo fire-trap, Mr. Stuart grew wrothy. found the building intact. ‘away he met Street Commissione forbid bim to touch the building, but it was torn : written demand on each of the men for $200 and ocounty court today for that amount, He went down to the scene, but While coming Byer, and down mneverthele: Stuart made a on being ignored brought suit in the ABOLD TRIEF. Au excited getleman at York telophoned the police last evening that while he was retting a ticke man picked up his overcoat and, jumping on bourd un east-bound train, disappeared. overcoat belor at that place some unknown The 1 to A. C. Tully, and besides me levters contained a $100 note. Officer naey was put on the case, but learned in_arrived THE TEACHERS' RESOLUTIONS, Among the New Year resolutions mado by the teachers fu the state session just closed were the foilowing : Resolved, That in the opinfon of this asso- <lslaturo should make such ap- priations for the snpport of the stute noruhl £chool 48 Wil provide for a vetter equipment lous aepartments, Resolved, Thit we urgo the tencliers of the to to Join in the work of the state reuding o elrcle, A 10 the mattor of toxt books: Resoived, 1. That we aro oppsed to the state publication of toxt books, 2. That in th opluion of this association the Llluu of ) dlstrict ownership of text Looks Is to mended. 4. Thut we fuvor the extension of uniform- 1ty I text books in the state, 4. That inour opinion the ‘county superin- ction with the stute super- should be re- t the text books for use in the istrict schools In their respoctive localities not necessarially nvolving uplformity Resolved, That we favor the classiication 1001s. BORROWED FINER Ella Lane, who lives near the She says that Mary has for some time, b, and that Mary WAS GUILTY ANY WAY, Cnarles Johnson, the colored fellow who sterduy on the charge s ar- harge was changed to perty larceny, WHAT 1 Among the thing: COLN WANTS, ‘That the city charter be amended so that the council be authorized @ make a road levy in addition to the county lovy, and that the two levies together shall not éxceed 3 malls, ‘That the legislature convey 1,500 acres of Saline laud to the city, for~ the purpose of Htoan urtificial lake LINCOLN'S POLICE, The councit has decided that all police placed in the hands of au rd, which stall consist of the The number of police- 00 STATE NOUSE NOTES, Auditor Benton made bis sewi-annual re- Tt Lo the governor today, and turned over the state treasurer £1,084, being the (n;u This oars of fees turned over by the auditor to he treasurer of §36,5%0. The total expense of ruuning the auaitor's oftice during the past o years bas beon about §5,000, which leaves a net above expenses of §11,000; The following bonds were flled in the suditor's oftice teday for registration ; $40,000 corner of olice S, a ok the of that the city council of Lincoln has decided to ask the lgislatu for are the following: refunding bonds of Stanton county; railroad aid bonds of the city of Beatr 5,000 road bonas, Medicine precinet, 1/ county, ODDE AND ENDS, Mrs. J. B Nissloy of Avoca, who has béen anxiously searching for her husband, was | made happy this morning by receiving a tele phone message from Omatia from Nissle§. Mayor Graham furnished her with a ticket, and she went up this afternoon, Richard Lundy is wanted at’ Beénnett runuing off with mortgaged property. Lawrence Cass sues Tom and John for $600 duc him as wages as o bartender. - for IRRIGATION IN NEBRASKA. [First Article] he greatest single problem that concerns development of Nebraska is the problem igation. It is absolutely essential to the of agriculture in u part of the state; 1t is necessary to anything approaching an even prosperity in another part; ana, in the opinion of daring thinkers, the time will when the changing couditions of agr culture and the enlarged home market for western farm products will make it desira- ble, if not necessary, in every part of our 70,000 square miles that is uuder cultiva- tion, Tie: Bee purposes, in a series of articles to 4 consider the subject in all its bearings—the existing need of it; the benefits it promises; the progress alveady made; the sources of water supply: the various methods of dis- tribution; the aid needed from stato and na- tional governments; the cost of constructing systems; how they are to be paid for, and the expense to the donsamer. The intention is to first furnish a complete exposition of this subject, then to arouse and center the at- tention of thestateand,finally,by these means to interest capital and carry the grand undertaking to success, Something of good will result to the state if the agitation of the subject but partially succeeds. Something great will vesult if it awakens the interest that its commanding importance deserves, L=-OUR ANID AND SEMI-\RID REGIONS, Itis no easy matter to exactly define the arid and semi-arid regions of Nebraska, but it cannot be successfully disputed that with- out irrigation no crop is certain, year i and year out, west of the 100th parallel, Gov nor Fur who had o reputation as an ir rigation crank before the theory had a dozen followers in the state—says this is the best arbitrary line that can be drawn from north to south to mark the invisible point where the reliable rain belt blends into the hope- lessly arid country, The 100th paraliel divides the state almost exactly in the middle, passing through Keya Palia, Brown, Blaine, Custer, Dawvs, Gosper and Furnas eounties.” Not all of the counties west of this division are equally destitute of natural moisture, Those along the Kansas have frequently raised good crops of kinds, and all the others have had un- usually favorable seasons when they have fairly repaid the toil of the farmer. Itis here, however, that the ‘arid and semi-arid region exists, and that the aid of irrigation must be invoked if it is ever to become any- thing better than it is today. Twenty-five counties and a_portion of sev: eral others lie west of the 100th parallel, Of these, ten may be left out of the present con- sideration, to'be taken up later, purtly be- cause they are very sparsely settled, partly because they are largely sandy, and pactly beeause practical investigation’ 'has yet de- termined little as to the nature and extent of their availablo water supply. They ure also 50 well adapted for graziug purposes that it may be a question for many years whether they will be found profitable for cultivation beyond the point where natural moisture will suftice. In some of them the sheep in- dustry 18 just now very profituble. Apart from these, and the othier seven counties of which but a small portion lies west of the parallel, we have fifteen counties which may first bé taken for the empire of irriga- tion in Nebraska. They ave as follows : Lin- coln, Keith, Perkins, Deuel, Cheyenne, Box Butle, Scoft's Biufl, Baoner, Kimball, Chase, Dundy, Hitchcock, Hayes, Frontier and Red Willow. These counties beloug properly to the arid region and irrigation must be de- pended upon to mako them fit for reliable ag- riculture, Ten of them are almost absolutely worthless, except for grazing, without it All have a soil of wonderful richness. In nearly all of them exveriments havo been carried far enough w demonstrate that the water supply is ample. In several, considerable progress has alveady been made with large public sys tems or small private ditches, Together they have an area of 15,218 square mles—more than the states of Khode Island, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire or Vermont, and half as much as the total of those seven' states, It is in this large territory that the people of Nebraska may make @ thorough test of irvigation us o means of renderiug agriculture as prosperous and as stablo as any other human pursuit, To put it stronger, it is here that the test must be made in order to prevent the retrogradu- tion of tLe country back to wild rie, or mere grazing grounds—in order to prevent the cowboy from driving out the farmer and the homesteader. The character of these counties will be dis- cussed with move detail when particular brauches of the subject are taken up, buf, it is important to indicate at the outset the main features of the country and its people. There is probably no finer climate in the United States than that of the arid region. It is adapted to the growth of all the cereals and of perhaps the lavgest variety of profita- ble crops thal can be grown anywhere in the world. " Its altitude ranges from 2,000 to 5,000 feet, which contributes much to its healthfulness. Everywhere the soil is deep, h and strong. The surface of the country, though very largely a rolling praivie, possess: more variéty than can be found elsewhere in the state. " This is especially the case in the western counties, where there are land- seape beuuties that would surprise the Ne- braskan who is acquainted with his state only by a slu\li’ of the map on the wall. Ifa Kodak fiend should lose himself back of the rauge of Sidney hills, and not find his way to the railvoad aeain until he had wandered over half a dozen neighboring counties, he would bring back on his camera material enough to justify the publication of a work on “Picturesqué Nebraska. A large proportion of the 60,000 people who dwell in the arid and semi-arid region have come in the last ten years. Outside of the towns, which with a few exceptions are very small, the inhabitants are principally home- steaders. They are good representatives of the sturdy class of scttlers who have made. Nebraska and other western states what thoy aro. Most of them started with only their brawn and brain, and the land which the government had promised to give them whea they had fulfilled the conditions of scttlewent.” Thase men and their wive and children are made of good stuff. do ot ask thoe earth, A very suall of itis suMicient for their demands. And they come with the expectation of enduring somie of the hardships of privation and sacri- fice while the country 15 settling up-and tho homestead getting uuder way. But when crops failin part the hand of adversity rests heavily upon them, When they fail en- tirely they suffer and pinch, and, finally, call for belp, "Sometimes they inove awuy. 'That s what it means when we see the prairie schooner--driving the gaunt stock before it and trailing the family mare and hor young- est bebind it—drift slowly eastward iu the direction of the old roof-troé It is ueedleas to write ism of the fromtier, but there are families all over the arid region who are trying to brave it out, and who would blusn"to see tho inside of their sod houses oxposed to the view of the world, Why do they stay and enduie! Because they know the possibilities of that soil be- neath their feet if the providence of God, or the ingenuity of man, can but show themn o way to water it. They know the homestead they Lave fought so'hard to stay with will yield them a nandsome living, educate their clildren, and lay up acompetence for old age. But without the assistauce of the intel- ligence and the capital of the state the dream can never be realized. THE PRACTICAL FRUITS OF IRRIGATION, ‘The success of irelgation is a matter of his- tory, and of vary ancient history at that, It is tot necessary to refer w what has been doue in other countries and other ages, bowever, We need not revive the recollection of irrigation on the Nile, nor describe the methods which have made’ the farmers of Japan a marvel of thrift, to con- vince anybody that the np\.lh-mmu of water I? rtificlal means to o soil containing every clement of strength will produce great and regular crops, with which it is hopeless for “natural farming” to compete. But, by way of demonstrating the practical fruits of irri- gation, it is well Lo quote the experience of o They section of the hero- | the state which adjoins our arid region on the west, Colorado, aud has precisely similar conditions to deal with, It was the good fortune of Colorado to be 80 hopelessly rainless that its people perfectly understood “that irrigation ‘was a nec sity, Next to having plenty of rain the greatest blessing is to have none, appar- ently, for then no valuable time is wasted in waiting for impossibilities to transpire and nobody goes to work under false pretenses, All agriculture in Colorado is by artificial ir- rigation and independent of rainfall. Six of the largest irrigating canals in the United States have either been completed, or are in process of construction, in the Arkansas valley, ranging from 24 o100 miles in length, During the past season the prosperity of the large region reached by these und smaller canals has stood out in"striking contrast to the poverty and distress of parts of Nebraska and Kansas. On the week beginning October 5 the first carload of grapes ever shipped from any point in_ Colorado was sent from Canyon City to Denver. At tho same time there were on exhibition at_the state fair in Pueblo magnificent displays of fruit of all Kinds from the valleys of the Gunnison and Arkansas. Thousands of bushels of apples —some of them fifteen inches m_circumfer- ence, raised from trees six years old—were waiting for harvest at Fremont and through- out the Gunnison valiey. . "The prosperity of the San Luis valley was immense, The greatest wheat crop ever known was harvested, and it was of 4 auality equalled only by the' best No.1 Mamitoba, Evough was stored at Monte Vista to keep a large mill running night and day for one year, besides the great quantities shipped out. Elsewhere in the United ~States in the lake region as well as in Nebraska-the potato crop was almost a total failure, save for a few excop- tional instances, This fact only added a brighter tinge to the gilt-edged vrosperity of irrigated Colorado, From the San Luus val- ley and the Divide carload after carload was shipped to the east and big prices realized therefor. An entive trainioad left Greeley for Chicago on October 6, The returns see almost fabulous. There is scarcely any limit to the variaty of crops that can be grown under the favorable conditions that exist in the irrigated portions of Colerado. Of the matter of profit I need say no more than that T have talked with farmers in Las Animas county who gladly pay 0 per acre annual rental for the use of ‘irrigated farms near a £00d local mavket. And this is within sight of the New Mexico mountaius, far remote from the great Denver market It is to be ussumed that neither space nos time need be wasted in furtherfortifying the that irrigation pays. If more evi- dencé is needed it can be furnished without limit from the experience of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, California and from various foreign countries, It isa fact not open to dispute that where capital has been found to make the wates flow over the arid acres prosperity has come to abide. The question for Nebraska is, when will her people begin in earnest tc claim that large portion of her domain which nature has reserved for the greatest ultimate productiveness! LTI WATER SUPPLY. The question of the water supply for the arid regions is not now a matter of anxiety to the friends of the irrigation movement, though there are still found occasional skep- tics who “take no stock” in the sources which must be depended upon. When Bill Nye said “the Platte river is aboyt a mile wide and an inch thick,” and_that it “has a large circulation but very little influence,” he voiced the contempt for western streans that s somewhat generally held. But scientific demonstration put utterly to vout all questions of the reliability of the under- eround flow in_the bed of the Platte, the Republican, the Arkansas and other rivers that cut their path throngh the plains, There are three great systems of water supply for irrigation—the surface and under- ground rivers, the artesian well, and the storage, or reservoir svstem. Nebraska will make use of the two former methoqs, and it is alveady practically demonstrated that near! one of our arid and semi- arid regions is open to the cultivation of one or the other of these methods, and much of itto both. In describing local enterprises, in contemplation or actually underway, this branch of the subject will bé more fully dis- with direct application to localities, It is unuccessary to elaborate upon the ar- tesian method, which is perfectly understood and remainsonly to be determined,with regurd to particular districts, by skillful engineers, Itis worth while, however, to say a word about the method of tapping the underground flow in the valleys of the Platte and Ropubli- can, which concerns a very large territory and is less understood, The best illustration of this method to be founed at present in Nebraska is in Buffalo county, where the peopleof Kearney have coustructed a_ditch sixteen miles in length for the purposcof sccuring water power. They at first depended upon_the surface sup- ply.” In dry seasons this failed them, and engineers of national reputation were sent for to _investigate the underflow. They be- came perfectly satisfied that an inexbaustible supply of water rau through the loose grayvel bed that lics beneath asirata of clay at the river bottom. Dredges wore set at work and the canal continued up stream below tho level of the river, decpening as it went. The work practically'demonstrated the wisdom of the engineers, Water was found in abundsuce, and when the operations are completed there will bo a large square basin below the surface of the river to serve as a perpetual - fountain ter supply and rrigation. The same results have been obtained in Kansas, A recent official reportin that state says of an experiment of the kind: “Iirst, the valley has a fall of seven feet to the mile. The underflow, or sheet water, is reached at a depth of seven feet below the r By commencing a ditck at any ven paint in the valley three fect deep—the usual depth for irrigating purposes —and ex- tending it up the valley at a grade of three et tothe mile a distanceof one mile, the ditch at that point would be just seven feet deep; “or, in other words, the underflow would be reached, By extending the diteh another mile up the valley with the same grade, it would then just beeleven feet deep, or four feet into the underflow—bearing in mind that the underflow s struck at seven fect below the surface, which is on a level with the bed of the river. By extending the ditch a half mile further up the valley with tho same grade as before, the ditch is then just thitteen feet deep, or six feet into the underfiow, and of course six feet below the bed of the'river. From that point the uniform depth of thirteen feet 15 retained, giving the ditch the same grado as the river, namely, seven feet to the mile. Tnto this diteh, thus dug, drained the overflow. Tho problem is solved, It is asuccess, From the dam the ditch is conducted along the higher lands at a grade of only one and seven-tenths feet per mile—the usual grade for irvieation urposes. The ditch, when completed, will e twenty five miles in length and wall* cost about #60,000. With the experience these men have had, they say they could construct another ditch of equal size forg810,000 less, Neither government experts nor private in- vestigators any longer entertain the slightest doubt about thej abundant supply of water available for the' irrigation of the arid s id regions in Nebraska. Facts, suggestions or criticisms in connee- tion with this and succeeding articles will be cheerfully received as valuable contributions to their completencss. - Next Sunday’s arti- cle will deal with the _irrigation enfterprises already under way in Nebraska, WiLLis B Suyrae, e District Court, Another attachment suit was brought against C. L. Erickson yesterday, James W, ufts Telaiming $445 due on goods sold and delivered. Helen M. Mullen has brought sult against the Manufactures' and Builders' insurance company to recover $1,500, he claims that she owned o house at Albright, and on the night of August 31, 18X, it burnea aud that the policy has never been paid, Edward T. and John Welch are of the opiuion that the city of South Omaha should pay them £,000. They own a lot on Q street, and by.a ctange of grade this property was clevated fifteen feet. Davis & Cowgill have brought suit.against Wincote & Riley to foreclose a mechanics lein, which amounts to §12 The American waterworks has brought suit against the eity of South Omaha. The plain- Liff alloges that tho city entered into & con- tract for the use of water and the payment of fire hydrants, The company carried out its part of the contract, but the defendant has ailed to pay the amount due Jauuary 1, and a8 a result a judgment for 5 is asked, At the afteruoon session court adjourned till January 14, T Mr. Charles Goss of the Douglas county bar returned to Omaha last week from a leasant wedding tour. Ms, Goss is receiv- ng the congratulations of many friends on | his entrance into the ranks of the benedicts, | SUNDAY, NOT READS WITH TS DEFENSE 5 The Milwaukee-Union Pactfo’D.fense Case | Accordingly Continued, DANGER SIGNALS IN THE DAY TIME, The Precaution Taken Yesterday to Advise the Milwaukee Train Men Theve Was Danger Ahead. The case of the Milwaukee against General Manager Clark; Holcomb, assistant general manager; Ware, train dispatcher, and Blick- ensderfer, division superintendent of the Tnion Pacific, for contempt. of court in tear- ing up the former company’s track at Coun- cil Blufts, in violation of the order of Judgo Doane, restraining the Union Pacific from in any way interfering with the running of Milwaulkee traius over the Union Pacific bridges and approaches, was sot for a hear- ing before Judge Doane at 11 o'clock yes- terday morning. Tho defendants were not ready for trial, and on motion of their attorney a continuance was granted uatil Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock to give them time to prepare thei de- fenso. Some doubt is exprossed as to whether or not this court has jurisdiction in the case, as the alleged offense was committed in Towa. As nearly as can be ascertaiued the notices of the njunction were served on the def ants by Deputy Sheriff Ticrnay, betw and 10 o'clock on the night in question. The Milwaukee train was derailed at the place where the track was torn up L n 11 and 11 "clock the same night, and a Union Pacific switchman informed the Milwaukee yardmaster that the track had not been torn up five minutes when the accident oceurred. Itis conjectured that the ofticials in con- tempt will attempt to prove that they were in 1o way instrumental in having the track removed, at least after being served with no- tice of the injunction. DANGER SI1G The Sardonic Humor Displayed by the Union Pacitic. The Milwaukee made another attempt to reach the Union Pacific bridge with its train from the cast yesterday morning, but got no further than the torn-up switch which has been the stopping point for several d The monotony of the trip toward the switch vesterday mornng was broken by an encoun- ter with a number of torpedo danger signals which bad been placed ulong the line, There was no further attempt made to effect @ crossing, “It was kind of the Union Pacific folks,” saida Milwaukce official, “to place dangek out on a bright moruing like this I am surprised that they negleeted such & precaution the other night when we rau down there and off the eud of a toen up track.” Today the Rock tslind attempt to run its trains over the Union Pacific bridge in accordance with its contract made with ~the Union*®Pacific under the Adams administration. Local Union Pacit ALS BY DAY, will make oficials are not saying a word about the squubble over terminal facilities, It is generally recognized as a purely Gould move and no one nere feels competent to express an opinion as to_what the result will be or as to what the Wizard is really aiming at, The unpleasantness has developed several starthne situations. One of them is that the Rock Islund reaches Denver, Kansas City and Omibia over Gould lines and a general abro- ation of contructs, which Is now predicted y some, would leuve the Rock Island abso- lutely without means of getting into either of these cities. It s also talked that the Union Pacific- Northwestern allauce will be broken up by Gould. It is charged that while the Union Pa- ciic gets but little profit from the agrecment the Northwestern gets the benefit of a through line from Chicago to Denver with but little expense beyond that of operatiug its line from Chicago to Omalia. All of these matters will cut a fignre inthe deliberations of the presidents at che coming meeting and the proposed presidents’ agree- ment wiil depend upon the settlement of the troubles, GENERAL MANAGERS. They Are to Be Removed from the Union Pac'fic Grand Divisions, It has been officially given out that the Union Pacific magnates have under considera- tion the advisability of doing away with the Adams’ system of maintaining a general manager and a full force of general officers for each of the five grand divisions of the system. The position of general manuger will be abolished and the management placed in the hauds of @ gen- cral superintendent of each division. It is not, of course, known who will be mude superintendents of the various divisions, and the chances are that uo appointments will be mado for several weeks yet. It has not been announced either as to how much of a reduc- tion in force the new change will make. General Manager C. F. Meek of the Fart Worth and Colorado divisions has resigned to embark in an enterprise of some kind in New Mexico, in _which he is iuterested with “Rhet” ~ Clurkson, editor of _ the Des Moines Revister, Clarkson and Meck have worked togother for years and it was the Clarkson influence that* gave Meek bis rapid promotion from local agent of a minor Iowa line at Des Moines to his present posi- tion. Mr. Meek's resignation will take ef- fect January 15, His successor has not yet been selected. A Parlor Car. The Burlington will add a new feature to its train service between Omahaand Lincoln. Commencing Monday the passenger train leaving Omaha atdp. m. will have a Pull- man parlor car n additien to the free reclining chair car, elegantly equipped for the accommodation of legislative visitors. Au extra fare of 25 cents will be charged for the use of this car, which will be run daily, arriving in Omaba at 11:30 a. m, This is the only car of the kind in service on any of the western roads. A EOYD'S ELIGIBILITY, He Claims to Have Been a Citizen for Many Years, Hon, James E. Boyd was seen yesterday morning by a Bek reporter and asked if he desired to say auything regavaing the reports touching his eligibility for the oftice of gov- ernor of the state, A “Iam a citizen of the United States,” he suid, “and heve been for many years, and am eligible to the oMice to which I have been ted, I believe there are far-minded men enough in the legislature to proceed according to precedent and in accordunce with the pro- visions of the constitution which require that the vote forstate officers shall be published by the speaker of the house of representa- tives in the wpresence of a full majority of both houses before proceeding to any other business.” “Itis reported, Mr, I!u{\l,” said the re- porter, *‘that you bave residéd in a number of states. How is that(" ‘I have lived only in three states—Obio, Towa and Nebraska.” “Has the legislature anything to do with the question of eligibility 1" “Ithink not. If any one questions it, the courts are the proper tripunals to decide. Further than this I do not cave to say,” Hou. James E. Boyd will leave for Lincoln today and tal \llb quarters at the new Lin- coln hotel, which{s about to open, On the occasion of the inauguration, there will be an excursion of prominent_democrats from this city, among whom will be perhaps frow fifty to one hundred members of Sumo- sot assoclation, the leading democratic club in this section of the state, - Y.ML At the annual meeting held last Monday evening of the Young Men's Catholic insti- tute at Young Men’s Iustitute hall the fol- lowing ofticers were elected for the ensuing year: President, W, J. Claire; first vice president, Wilham Mahir; second vico pr.s - dent, D. C. Suelly; corresponding secretaryy | ptain v JANUARY 4, 1801.-TWELVE PAGES 8. A Collins; recording secrotary, W. R. Shaughnessy : financial _secretary, +J. A Spring: marshal, C. W, White; treasurer, P, C. Heaffy; inside_sentinel, . B. Kiuney; outside sentinel, W. R, Moran; directors, ¥\ H. Koesters, B. 'F. Taggart, . B, Dugdale, W. A. McGinnis, ‘H. V. Burkley; chaplain, Rev. 8, F. Carroll HOME RULE FOR INDIANS, Herbert Welsh States His Objections to That Policy. Puieaverenia, Jan, 1.—To the Editor of Tur Bee: Your issueof December 21 con- tains an article on “Tudian policy” in which a very fair and kind allusion is made to cer. vs oxpressed by myself in reference to the recent Indian troubles in Dakota, and to the “home rule" policy in the appointment of Indian agents, Will you kindly permit me space in your columns to elucidate my views in regard to this matter, so that they may not be misapprehended! The essential objection to what is known as the “home rule’” policy in the appointment of Indian agents is not that it selects agents from the states or territories in which the reservations are located, but that it virtually commits their selection to local politicians, transferring the consideration and responsi- bility of this important matter from the au- thorities in Washington to varied and, fre- quently, unfit hands. The essential purposo of ‘a fterritorial politician in securing the appointment of a man as Indian agent is not that the Iudians should be mun- aged in the most efficient and_satisfactory manner; that their civilization should bo rap- idly advanced and that the peaco of t boarder should be best secured: but that b obligations to some political backer or under- ling should be met. - Is it not_clear that such amethod of Indian control is the worst possible, not alone for the Indiuns, but for tne people of the west? Does it puy to put in chay largo and important agency an inexpe and incompetent man, to have him desert hus post through fear upon the oceasion of a triffing disturbance, which a strong agent, backed by a capable Indian police, could readily have controlled, and to have him telegraph for troops to preservo his own authority and the public peacet Suct results aro the natural outeome of a spoils ystem of Indian management; and the ob- jections which the Indian Rights associatic hold to what is known as the *home rule’ policy are that that that policy is practically the spoils system, and that it brings, if not alwavs such costly and sbameful results, at least that it fails to solve the Indian prob) through its inherent ineficiency und ness. memory serves me, it was 1 outbreak under Re threatencd at the Pine Ridge reat excitement prevailed and the Indian agent was faced with the alternative of call- ing for troops or of quelling the trouble by the means of bis Indian police. The agent at that time was Dr. V. T. McGillycnddy, an able, experienced wostern mau, The entire disturbance was disposed of without cost and without bloodshed by McGillycuddy's prompt and efticient action, backed by the Iudian police. But “politics,” or the svoils system, or whatever we may callit, got rid of Dr. MeGillyenddy and brought fu, firstunder one administration and then under another, men uncqual to the situation The merit system simply means_choosing the best man to do the work, and keeping him in us long as he doesit, The spoils sy tem means rewarding men §for party service d thinking very little of the well‘doing of the work which their oftice requives, It seems to be necessary that the spoils system should bring forth some tremendous explo- sion, such as we are now witnessing in Dakota, with the costs of hundreds of th sands of dollars, the destruciion of property, the peril of innocent lives, before our peoplo can get to the point where they will give it their caveful consideration. There were no doubt various eauses which led to the recent troubles, but the vital one, I believe, was mismanagement, which might have been avoided by prudence and common sense, The Indian rights association is not at all anxious that eastern men should be chosen as Indian agents, bt it is most anxious, not ouly on account of the Indians, but for the re of their white neighbors and for the speedy settlement of ‘the whole question, that men of capacity, character aud experi enge should bo put, at these posts. Would it not be to the interest of all terri- torios in which Indian reservations are to- cated if the following simple powmts were acted on in our Indian management! A sin- ule responsible ana competent head for the cutire management of Indian affuirs; one man—acting, of course, under the president —to whom the peoplo could_attach praise or blame, according to the results of his work; an Indian service divorced wholly from poli- tics and spoils, every position in~ which was coutrolled by the meritidea—character, fit- ness and permanence of place, 5o long as the work was well doue; suficient appropria- tions from congress 1o educate in American ideas and habits of life _every Indian child Respecttully, HERBERT WL Secretary Indians’ Rights Association, e s STk AT IRACTIONS, Cloud w servation, comi What the Theaters Will Present This Week, 3 It is common custom to turn over new Leaves at the beginning of the year. Probably agreat many were turned Thursday, but how many of them are lying flat aund quiet? Some of them have already turned back to theirold places, while many others have curled up until the new side is scarcely visible. Some are beginning to turn up wt the corners after the fashion of the leaves in a school book, and even the very best do not quietly. Whether the leaf stays in its new position or not depends largely on the quality of the resolutions with which it is pasted. u recall what Shakespeare says: Promising is the very airof the Time; it opens the eyos of expeetation, Performance is ever'the dullerfor ilis act: and, but in the pluinerand stmpler Kind of people, the deed isquito out of Use. Topromise is most courtly and fashion- ablc Porforiance 15 a kind o will or tostam Which argucs 4 great sickness i his jud Ehat makes it Almost any other time in the year is better to turn a new leaf than on Jauiary 1. This is nota new idea by any means, Then 1t is done under pressure or excitement, or be- cause it is the fashion. When the excito- ment and pressure are removed the reaction is such that it requires unusual will power to control the actions. The result is that the leaf goes back, and reform is declared off. Of the thousands who watked the streets aimlessly on Thursday, drifted into saloons for want of something better to do, or teasted ou strauge food at some triendly 'ros- taurant, how many felt that they were ente itig upon a new epoch or were renewing their lease of life for another year? Tho greater portion feel disappointed today and have re- solved to act diferently, Their resolutions, however, are similar to those they have made sooften on leaving o circus. However, well as other the firat of e iewing their need complain. It Now Yeurs, Christmas and Fourth of July served no othergood purpose they would be Wworth perpetuating as landmarks, or more properly If you cannot lc cof an event from your present standpoint you have but to look beyond to one of those days and tnen follow down until you strige 1t “These days are of far more use than posing as milestones, or worse still, as grayestones, marking both the birth and death of good resolutions. Weneed none of them. As a work too much aud not too little, and our holid re 50 far apart that when'one does come we are apt to g0 to extremes in brating it “Theatrically the year might well bo begun with good resolutions, for the men and men who amuse and cntertain us, need some such period as January 1 from which to start reforms, In bis great production, “Held by the Enemy,” which will be piayed at the Boyd for oue night only on this (Sunday) evening Willlam Gillette” has suceessfully solved thé problem of writing a_play with the greav civil war as the plot. - He has avoided wound- 41z the feelings of either the blue or thegray, and yet he tells o story of powerful inte-rest, All the world admires o brave man, Euch side has @ hero in this drama, which is tich in sentiment, pathos and human feeling, 1t is intensely exciting, without the improbable situadons 80 common in most of the aderu plays,@ A Union soldier and a Coufederate nt, nent rs must have beginnings as riods, and if people choose wary us their time for earthly pilgrimages no one ovle we | are ac soldier are the principal characters. Both inted by the highest sense of honor and the loftiest patriotism, *‘Held by the Enemy” 18 dovoid of the prejudice and pas sion of the fratricidal strife, It is an inspiva- tion, and its success has been no greater than the merits of the production deserve. Every- body should see it That much talked of pl ceau Case,” which was adaptoa by William Tlerom from the French dramatization of Alexander Dumas' striking novel, will have its fiest production at the Grand opera house this evening, and the cast includes Sybil inston and others of the participants in' the York Standard theater production, Those who have not read Alexander Dumas! novel may be told thatthe ineidents of the olay grow out of the exploits of a banished Russian countess, who has come to Paris, destitute, with her pretty daughter Iza and who is forced to live in top-floor apartments, till her daughter madea conquest of Pier Clemenceau, a talented but not rich ar t who falls desperately inlove witn her, She becomes his Wife, but soon findsa_former lover, who was extremely wealthy. ‘The lia- sonis wade known to the husband by a friend, A ducl foilows, in which the lover is wounded, and the artist husband goes to Rome, to drown his troublo by devotion to his art. He failsin this, roturns Paris, de- clares his love to his Wife, who suys sho re- sponds tohis passion. The husband finds that his wife has taken up with a duke, whereupon he kills herand is ready to give himselfup tothe polica when the cu falls, Oue sceae in tho play which has heen most talked about is where Iza_poses as model for astatuo which her husband is making, The company is_composed of well kown players, | viz: Gustavus Levick, Charles Kent, Jennie Reiffarth and others of theoriginal cast. An carly application for resorved seats should be made today, s the audience is sure tobe very large this evening, The engagement will close Wednesday even: ing. Comicopera in America, numbers among its favorite of favorites, the alert, agile, and amusing DeWolf Hopper. This comedian begins an engagement at Boyd's opera hous tomorrow evening, at the head of his own lyric company, ~He will have the co-opera- tion of anotably strong ensemble of well kuown favorites, including Thomas Q. S brooke, who made famous the role of *Deicon Tidd, Hoyt's “A Midnight Bell," pretty Anna O'Keefé formerly of the Casinn forces, and dainty httle Dolla’ Fox, a sprightly and attractive comedienne. “Castles In the Air, 1s the opera selected in which My, Hopy will make his initial bow, before an Omuha audience as_an independent star and which serves as aframe work to introduce him and<his associate_artists. It is un- necessary to say that Mr. Hopoer will con- tribute his full shire of the merry quips, songs and antics, included in the performance and hewill unquestionably meet his usual hea reception from his “many local admirers, The operais aproduction caleulated to amuse. rather thun educate, and a jolly evening may be confidently expected by those who wit- ness it. Messes. Byrne and Kerker, the au- thor and composer of **Casties In the Air,” did not aim ata high 1deal of this effort but they hit the mark to whicn they did_direct their efforts, there has been ample evidence in the way of public pationage to show. The engagement here is for three performances only, commencing Moiday, January 5. The event of ournew year in musical cir cles is the coming of that oxeellent organiza- tion, *The Bostonians,” 1Carl MeDonald & abee, proprietors, whose engagement opens at Boyd's opera louse uext Thursday evening, ary 8 for three nights and matince, in the following carefully selected and popular repertoire: Thursday and I'riday evenings, first time here of thei latest and " goeatest suceess, “Robin_Hood,? a comic operain three acts' by De Koven & Smith. The management can say with clear conscience that this is the greatest comiic apera success since Gilbert & Sulli- vau's *“Pluafore.”” Saturday matinee “Suzette! Miss Marie Stoue in the title role. urduy evening, last and farewell performance, “Carmen,” Miss Jessie Bartlett Davis as Carmen.' The following popular musical artists comprise the famous “Bostonions' : Tom [Karl, W. H. McDonald, H. €. Barna- bee, Edward Hoff, Eugene Cowles, Ferdinand Schutz, George Frothingham, Fred Dixon, Peter Laug, Marie Stone, Jessie Bartlett Davis, Julictte Gordon, Ilora Finlayson, race’ Reals, Josephine Hartlett and Samuel Studley, muasical director. The choras of “The Bostonians,” that numbers forty, form oneof the important features of this organi- zation, and their own orchestra of twenty always adds pleasure to an evening with this company. Sale of seats begins Wednesday morning at § o'clock. “The Clemen- will be sung, e SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, An Omaha Man Injured. O. P. Morse of Omaha, residing at 1028 South Twenticth street, slipped and fell off thesidewalk yesterday afternoon and sus- tawed painful injuries on the nead. The at- tending surgeon, on his first examination, found evidence of & fracture of the skulll Mr. Morse wus removed to the police head- quarters and was properly cared for, Coopers® Open Meeting. Coopers' union, No. 1, of Omaha and South Omana, will hold an open mceting in Row- ley'shallat 2 o'clock this afternoon. All coopers are urged to attend. The members and representatives of the press and the public are cordially invited to be prescnt. Good speakers will be present and makt ad- dresses, Won't Give a Dance, To the Public: We, the canmakers of the Cudahy packing company, hereby deny that we are going 10 give a mask ball at German ball on the evening of January 10, and also stato that tbe name used was without our knowledge or permission, CANMAKERS, Notes About the City, Eggers & Bock yestorday finished the brick addition t the Délmonico hotel. Mrs, Auna_Long of Leon, In., is visiting her parents, Mr. aud Mrs, Alma Juckson, Christian church services will be held at 8 o'clock this afterncon in tho Presbyterian church, Jumes Viles, jr., superintendent of the Omuha packiug company, has returned from Chicago. Daniel J. Eby and George Gatchall of the Cudahy packing compuny, Lave returned from Des Moine: Bursted water pipes in the Lister block caused thelower tenants to be nearly drowned out Friday night. Mrs. Watsou, wife of William Watson, the yardmaster at the Cudahy packing compgny, is listed among the sick. The annual election of the live stock ex- change will be held on Monday, from 10 a. m. 10 4 p. m., at the exchange roons, Miss Mavy Kiuney of the Third ward was the recipient of a silver toilet and manicure set. from friends fo s present. Next, Thursday evening the committeo from the several fratérnal lodges, the city offcials and others will meet in the Ancient Order of United Workmen hall to arrange plans to ve- liever friends in th cn districts in the western part of the A Pan-Repablic € Amovement is on foot for securing a meot- ing of the -republic congress,” to be composed of representative men from all the republics of tho globe to be neldat some large city in the United States during the world's fair. The object of such u great athering would be to discuss and promote the geueral welfare of such governme wherever they exist, and create a sentim iu favor of republican forms throughout the world. A committeo of 200 representing various republics, mot in New York nov long since, at which the chairman to appoint tho committecs necegsary fc execution of tho plan, Colonel €. 8. Ch of this city bect named as chairman of the commiltee ou “scope and plan.” Other members of this jmportant committce ara ex-President Cleveland, Hon, Carl Schur Cardinal Gibbon, Colonél itobert G. Ingersoll, Dr. Lyman Abbott and others, ———— Mortuary. The late Mrs. Frances C. Brown, wifo of Judge Georeo F. Brown, who aled at 2 dclock last Thursday morning, was laid to rest in Forest Lawn cometory on Friday afternoon, Iuncral services sere conducted at tho family residence, 209 Capitol avenue, by Rev. Doherty of Brownell hall, ana was that of the Episcopal chureh, of which de~ ceased was a member. She united with the church atan early age and by ber life exem- Kress, graces as learned Sho lived u devoted Christian, devold of all aps peirence of self or vaingloty, and diod {n peace. Her husband and life partner for forty years of all her joys and sorrows, with six surviving children, woro prosont to pay the last loving tributo t the many virtues of the loving wife and mother, She was borne toher final resting piace by her two sons, William H. and _Ward D. Hrown, and how sons-in-law, John M. Wolfe and John I, Tale bott, and her v . Prank D. Brown and }»lm:-.l the truo Christian om her Redeen and consistent ———— ADVERTISING OMAHA., The Real Estate Exchange Rais Fand for This Purpose, ular monthly meeting of the Real Istate exchange was held yesterday after- noon, The attendance was ot as largo as was anticipated. Mr. Proyn presided, Upon motion of Mr. M. A. Upton, the sco « retary was fustructed to go among the raile rond officials, business men and property owners and endeavor to raise §10,000 by sub- scription. The monoy, if secured, is to be Judiciously expended ‘in advertising Omuha during the present year, Secretary Wilson dropped u few suggestions in regard to mem- bers of the exchauge beiug lax in - paying up their ducs, of the Boston Fruit and Produce ill visit the west within a fow he secretary was instructed to orrespond with them, andin case they desive to visit Omaba they will be cordially enter- ained. Inasmuch as so many “real ostate’ and “for rent” signs have been destroyed and stolen of late, the _secretary was directed to offer a reward of £25 for the arrest aud cons viction of any of the guilty parties. The exchange has received a letter from J. and H. Noth of the Davenport maltand grain company, inquiring what, if any, induce- ments it will extend to them to miove their plant to Omaha, The matter was referred to Joseph Kavan, Tnere was some discussion o the subject of sending a delegation to Lincoln during the legislature to urge the members to make an appropriation of several thousaud dollars to be expended - having Nebraska properly represented at the world's fair, —— THE BOARD OF TRADE, Annual Meeting and Elcction to Be Held Tomorrow Atternoon, In accordance with the by-laws of the Omaha board of trade, the annual meeting of that organization will be held tomorrow afternoon from 3 tob o'clock. Threo mem- bers of the board of directors aroto be clected for three years, to succeed Messes, J, 5. Brady, Max Meyer and K. 1. Bruce, Messrs, Brady and Bruce were appointod a year ago to fill unexpired terms. The board of direc- tors is composed of nine members elected for three years, the terms of threo members ex- piring each’vear. tie gentlemen holding over are Mossrs, 1. G. Clark, C. O, Lobeck, Buclid Martin, D, H. Wheeler, C. I, Goodman and James Stevea- son, The present oficers of the orgauization, Martin, prosident; W, N. Nason, socretary, and Hugh G. Clark, treasurer, are 11 mentioned as their own probablo sue- cessors, although a certain ¢lement is in favor of a nev A movement, W rled a sort time ago of the membe 1080 amend the by- liws that the officers of the organization would be elected by the members instead of by the board of dircetors. A call foru spo- cial meeting was sent out, but. it was not, ofl- cluland but few of the members attended. The move was not popular and fell through. o ulinay The Charter Committoe. The charter committeo met yesterday afternoon at the mayor's ofice, but owing te the fact that there was 1o quorum present the meeting was adjourned until Monday at 1 p.m. when, if there happens 1@ be a full ting, the business of the commuites will bly be completed, - PEPPERMINT D RGPS, “‘Yes; I'm considel myself.? Love has no respect for locks, as the aver- age bald-headed man can testify, The singer who has a baritone volce and tries to sing bass is a base hypocrito, Don’t put to much trust in Providence, Providence has ber arms full of fools already. A cow has two horns. Many men can dis- count & cow in this respect every day of theie lives, He was an Irish hostler who named his horse Favor because it had to be curried so much, Presumably Sockless Jerry Simpson of Kansas didn't get anything to speak of in his stocking. Pie doesn’t produce the best types of men, butin a printing office the best iypes of men often produce pi Teacher: What products of Irelund (" and Irish bulls,” When the world faults in small me faults in big men. Between the practical joker and the savage that skins his vietim alive there is only a dif- fevence of environment and education, “Have you anything to say, prisoner!” asked the jud g No, vour honor, except to y that it takes very liitlo to please I feel out of humor,"” remarked tho funny man, “That’s the way you feel when you write your jokes, isn’t it?? asked his friond, Mrs, Dix—Doesn’t your husband suffer ter- ribly from dyspepsial Mrs. Hicks—Nothing in comparison with all the other members of the family, A man should be careful whom he slanders, It is impossible to sling mud at a man withe out some of it clinging to his skirts—-even when he wears trousers. A genius fs_a person whom nature lets in Le ground floor, and whom circumstances e to live in an attic. It is one way genius has of kecping up in the world, ‘“This thing of baving to walk from ona town to anothier,” remarked one barnstormer to another, affer & hard day's tramp, “is awfully annoyiug, don't you think ¢ When aman tells you that he is perfectly contented, he means in nine cases out of ton that after thinking the matter allover he does not sce how he can get anything more, ““Why don’t you ury the faith cure?? 1did” “And how ‘did it work!" cessfully.” *“By Jove! and it cured your asthmaf? “O, no! But it cured my faith,” Kicker—“Why do you keep Symthe in yourstore! He is no gaod as a clerk !’ Mer- chant—*No, he would hardly doas the head of a department; but he is ail right as u couns ter irritant.” » Cautious customer (who has heard of the shovrices charged in retail drug store How much do you' charie for 10 conts’ worth of tooth powdert Drug clork—For the best quality, 25 cents, Mrs. Bullion—*1 bought today a genuine Parisian work of art.” ~Mrs. Billsdo—*One of Detaille's paintings Mrs. Bullion— 0. A bust of some young woman unamed Hebe, The dealer assured me iv is real plastor of Paris, It doesn’t pay todo much talking when you're wad cnough to choke, ause the word that stings the deepest the one that's never spoke Let the other fellow wrangle till has blown away, TPhen he'll do a heap of thinking things you dida't say, Weekly Bank Statement, Youk, Jan. 8.—[Special ‘Telegram Bir, ] —The weekly bank statement the following changes ; ably excreised over it are the agricnltural Tommy: *Potatoes is uot jeering at large it is scolding at smali “So 0, sue- the storm 'bout the to Tne shows Epeoie, in Logal tender, ine Deposits, In fon, Increase,”".) bauks now hoid 85, in excess of the requirements of the 25 per cont vale. ‘Ihe exports of specio from the | New York last week amounted to { which §2,070 was in gold and 8373455 in silyer, The imports of specie during the week amoun ted 10 #2452, of which §227,605 wus in gold and $5,757 silver. - - Charles Rogors went to the county Jail yos- terday from police court for thirty days. James Clark and A, B, Cave were sout to the county jail yesterday by Judge Helsley for sixty duys Poormaster Mahonoy 2 worth of groceries an: 10 the poor of the eity, josterday supplicd seven Lons of coal