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Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
A WYOMING ASSIGNMENT.
The Union Catflo Company Expert
epces Tcmporart Embarassment.

CHEYENNE, Wyo, Jan. 17.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. The Union Cattle COM
pany, one of the largest cattle-growing firms
of Wyoming, madeau assignment to-day and
asked for the appointment of f. p. voorhees,,
its manager, and G.B Goodell, vice presi-
dent, as receivers. 1.-THE assets of the COM
pany are estimatedrtdIbe 81 100000 and the
liabilities 81 ,25O, 900 = Arrangements have
been made to liquidatA all labor and supply
accounts so that no losses will be felt here
The Union Cattle Company was organized six
years ago by the consolidation of the prosper
Gus firms Of Sturgis & Love and Sturgis &
Goodell In the flush days of the cattle
business the company prospered and
acquired large bodies of land in Wyo-
ming and Dakota and its herd
increased to upward of 10000 head The
range losses of the past two years and the
depreciation of the price of beef has embar-
rassed the company to such an extent that IN
order to preserve it's property the assignment,
with assignees friendly to the interests OF the
company, has become necessary. The
Union Cattle company is member of
the American Cattle trust, of which
Mr.. Thomas Sturgs, president of the com
pany, is manager. 1t is thought here that
the failure is not a bad one, that the creditors
will be paid in full and that the Union Cattle
company will in Il short time assume control
of the business again.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
Iowa legislative PROCEEDINGS,

DEs MONIES, Ia, Jan. 11.-Both houses of
the legislature met at II o'clock noon and
proceeded to vote separately for United
States senator. In the senate James Il. Will
son received 30 votes, T. j. Anderson II alb
sent or not voting, o. In the house James F..
Wilson received IS votes, Il. j. Anderson 26,
Daniel Campbell B. Judge Reed l, j. A. T..
Hull l. Jolly, Roe and Rebb voted for Camp
bell, Paschal for Reed, and Slosson for Hull.
The senate adjourned until 10 a. IN. to-mor-
row and the house to 2 30 to-day.
The senate committee on printing reported
tn favor of the postponement of the eleation
of state printer and binder until within ten
days of the close of the session. or until the
matter of continuing the said offices is def
nite1y decided.
Hutchinson, author of the present registry
law introduced new bill on the same sub
ject to-day. 1t provides for a general regis
tration every presidential election, in other
years the registry list to be made up from the
list of the previous year 1t reduces the
number of days of registration from five tC
three on general elections and two on ioca
elections, and provides for a registry board
to sit on the day of election To register those
necessarily absent ON the previous days.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
New York Dry Goods Market.

New York, Jan 17.-For cotton goods the
uuietness of the recent reports was contin-
ued. The chief production is so largely sold
ahead that many agents were compelled to
refuse orders at any prices, therefore buyers
took what they got and and in buying stocks
down the firmness of prices was strengthened
an d prices advanced as follows: Pepperell
and i.aconia wide sheetings to 25c for lOl4
bleached; Androscoggin to 2il3c for lOii
bleached: Biddeford, Rockport and Laconia
corset jeans, Victoria and Androscoggln sat
teen u G each; cords A. G. f. ticks, &C.;
Daval, 36-inch bleached, Slzc; Pocahontas,
80 mch bleached, sac; Fearless, 3d-inch
bleached, 79lc; Monohassett, 30-inch
bleached 194c.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
Real Estate Transfers.
Will of James O'Boyle. e....!.a.......
William r. Hawley and wife & John

Will of James O'Boyle. ..I. ,........ .'.
William + Hawley and wife &, John
NJ Wolfe ct nj to John l. Miles ct al,
lot in blk 1, Exchange place w d..S 6i5
d Cunningham and wife to A f. kilby
ct al, 33x632 fl beginning at ne cor
lot /, blk !, Carthage, q C d.........
A Rood and wife to Charles Il Miller,
lot IS, Albright & Aylcsworth's add,
w d.... .................... 5OO
S NJ Curtis and wife to Charles E Mil
Ter, lot s. Kelly's add, W d.......... 300
d Cunningham and wife to Alice
O'Donahoe ct al, 90 lots in Carthage,
Same to same, several lots in Garth
age, q C d.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Alice O'Dahoo and husband to Allen
kilby ct al, same, q cd. ......... l
Anna l. Moore ct al to l. 'J'ruyn lot
Q, blk 'S," Shinn's second add, W d 1900
Anna Hinek to Andrew Hinek, u $
q lot 3 blk 6, Kountze's third add,
Same to Nj Hmck, i x lot ,. blk '''
A i i, Kelly ct al al to + Nj Colamer lot WV
Z, blk ?, Carthage, w d............. 500
l. Young and wfct to Cora Sitter lot
A, blk 459, Grand View. W d: d:........ 2,450
A l. Bergquist and wife to j Bechel,
$ 30 it lot 2SJ1s, Millard & Caldwells
\ b Toft and husband to j w Bisnop,
lot 20, blk D. Paddock Place, W d.. $500
Geo f. Barker ct al to w Cuda, lots Is
Paul Nelson and wife to S A Comecr,
part lot -, Redick's I'd W d. 49,. 1000
Katey Coulter and husband to VIM
McKenna, lot 10, blk 6, Walnut Hill,
W ..................... 1,oOC
S Omaha Land Co to Durr, lot II,
blk IS, S Omaha, W d.............. $50
A + Boscho and wife to p Macdonald,
lot 3, A f. Bosche's sub, W d........ 1,25C
Jameson and wife to VIM Drum
mond, lot Q blk > Bclvidere w d 49,. 4OC
| S Scligman to G l. Wright Pt l5-l5-l3
W NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1900
| w Is Coles and wife to G Day, lot SO
| North Side add w wd................. 45t
namcdJ W d. .......'............. 5000
| ID II Brown and wife to f w McCand-
| lish, nl5 of ci5 of lot 65 Horbanh's
| Is add wd ......,'............... t,OOI
| Charles f Fahs to annie Faurrell lot 3
blk 81 South Omaha W d............ 1,OOC
|
| Twenty-siX deeds. ds.................S Si6, 10;
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18

lowed to draw upon the judgment fund to the
extent OF the one-half mill shortage through
the proper legal channel for the payment of
expenditures during the last half of the last
year, not already provided for and including
the judgments already confessed in favor of
policemen for back pay
3. That the expense of feeding prisoners
be charged to the general fund.
4. That the salaries of the viaduct watch
men and the dump men be charged to the
general fund.
3. That the expense OF the city hospital be
charged to the general fund.
9. That the hauling off of dead animals be
charged to the general fund.
Z. That the expense of heat and light for
the present city hall building, including the
council chamber, police quarters and the sew
eral city offices, be divided as follows: one
half to general fund; one-quarter to police
and onc-quarter to fire funds.
g. That the salary of police clerk be paid
from general fund.
Q. That all bills contracted for either tho
fire or police department shall be 30 Kd' by
the commissioners before payment be author
lied by the council.
10. That the council agrees to honor al
such bills to the extent of funds provided,
and that the commissioners must be respon-
sibe for any outlay beyond the amount 80
set aside.
II. That the whole charge of the fire and
police department be given into the hands of
the commissioners, with the expectation and
belief on the part of this council that the
best interests of our citizens will be sub
served and the good name of Omaha be jeal-
ousy cared for. The plans, as outlined
herein, have the hearty approval of the com
mission and of the council committee and are
submitted to your honorable body with the
hope that they may be unanimously en-
dorscd.
The report is signed by W. f. Bechel, w.
ii. Alexander, l.. T.. Bailey, Isaac Hascall
ard NJ Lee.
An ordinance to create IL board of health
and to define, regulate and prescribe its
duties, powers and authority and to repeal
chapter of Chase's compiled ordinances of
the city of Omaha, 1882, entitled "Board Of
HEALTH" was referred to the committee on
police.
The council went into committee of the
whole to consider ordinances on their final
passage, aud Councilman Lee took the chair
Several ordinances regulating the time pay
mcnts are to be made by the street railway
company for paving was referred to the city
attorney.
President Bcchel resumed the chair, and
the committee of the whole was dissolved,
and the following ordinances passed: TIC
vacate IA portion of market street in the city
of Omaha between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets; ordering the grading of Thirty-thrd
street from Farnam street to half Howard
extending Twenty street from hall
Howard street to Harvey street
The street ordinance was laid over for one
week. the effort of Councilman Ford to have
it referred to the committee on vaducts
and railroads being defeated. Thre,
amendments have been made to the ordi
nance since its previous BIRTH the most i'm
portant clause, that of compelling the rail
road company to employ conductors, having
been stricken out
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
House..

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ia resolution ap-
pointing s. 8. Cox, of New York, as speaker
pro tenn during the present temporary alb
sence of Speaker Carlisle was agreed to
unanimously.
MIR. Crisp of Georgia submitted the report
of the committee on elections upon the
Thoebc-C Carlisle contested election case, and
it was ordered printed. The report declares
Carlisle elected. Leave was granted to the
minority to file their individual views and
Mr.. Crisp gave notice that he would ask the
house to act upon the report on or before
Friday.
The speaker pro TEN laid before the house
the presidents message accompanying the
report of the Pacific railroad commission.
The message was read, and, with the reports,
was referred to the committee on Pacific
railroads and ordered printed.
The house got into a wrangle over the bill
to provide for the issue of circulation notes
to national bank associations, and as no
progress could be made, an adjournment was
taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
Another Young Man Goes wrong

DETROIT, Jan. 1I.-Charles E,aGoung, f9f
many years confidential bookkcepcr, and
since last September secretary and treasurer
of the Michigan carbon works, has been
locked up for embezzlement. He has lived
in the highest style, but his father being
wealthy, nothing was thought of it. The
stockholders complained of the decrease in
dividends. President Jarvis investigated
and the outcome was Young's arrest. There
is an opinion that Young is innocent and that
his arrest was made to cover up some one
else's shortcomings. President Jarvis, how
ever, said this afternoon that the defalcation
would amount to $50 900. The action is one
of trespass in IA case for embezzlement and
Young is held in S5O, 900, which he has not
vet riyen.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
A Democratic Trick.

DEs MONIES, Ia, ,Jan.l7.- Especial Telegram
to the BEE The democrats tried sharp game
in the house this afternoon to break up the
joint session for the election of United States
senator tomorrow. AS there is soon to be a
weeks recess, several democrats asked leave
of absence for colleagues to extend from this
evening till next week Tuesday. No suspicion
was aroused as occasionally republicans
name would be included until the same demo-
Gratis had risen several times for this purpose,
when Representative Riley saw the game and
demanded that no more leaves of absence be
granted till 1t was seen whether there would
be quorum left, The clerk counted up and
found that in about five minutes time the
house had excused twenty-siX members. If
the democrats could have been left alone five
minutes longer they would have broken a
quorum to morrow and defeated for the time
being, at least, the election of United States
senator,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
WRECK ON THE Il. f.. Il w.
A Travelling Man Killed and Nino
Other Persons Injured.

CLEVELAND, Jan IA passenger train on
the Lake Erie & Western railroad was
wrecked this morning near Bluffton, o., by
a broken rail The locomotive and baggage
car ran over the break all right, but the
. smoker and ladies' car turned over on their
sides and were dragged long distance be-
fore the train was stopped. Albert Gilbert,
a travelling man from Fostoria, o.. jumped
from the front platform of the smoker and
was crushed to death Nine persons were
more or less injured, the most serious being
Edwin Noled, of a theatrical company, whose
left hand was 50 badly crushed chat it had to
be amputated. no. ''-'.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
Bills Introduced in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-By Wilson of Iowa
Providing that any person who III good
faith settles upon and improves public lands,
believing the title to be in the United States,
shall be entitled to plead the title of the
United States to the land in support of his
claim, the same as if the United States were
actually party to the suit.
From the committee on pensions Turpie
reported favorably the bill to increase to S12
per month the pension for total helplessness.
Senator Quay, from the same committee,
also reported favorably the bill to increase to
sl0 per month the pension for total deafness.
A pension at a proportionate rate is to be
granted for a partial loss of hearing:
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18

Bill Nye ON the American Farmer.

New York World: How is it with the
American farmer? He has been driven
up further and further into a corner
by the legislation Ofithe past twenty-five
wears, and yet. because he is not actually
starving to death, he is pointed to with
pride. The American farmer con-
tributed more TO thGwar than most any
body else, both in bi09d and money, and
really got less in retilrn. He got the
priceless boon of llberry. 1T is true, the
liberty to pay big wtn"prices for every
thing he wanted, and to sell his crops
for less and less year after year, COM
peting with foreigners abroad and for
eigners who came here to compete with
him. liberty to pay zig prices for ma
chinery, help. clothing and everything
else he bought, and then ride into
town on December day, accom-
panied by the cold and still remains of
AN assassinated hog, only to be told that
the threatened foreign war had Hat
tened out. and that pork had gone down
to four cents. 1t is depressing to ride
sixteen miles in the society of a hog
that has died by ones own hand, and
every time YOU look around to see that
same frozen smile. with II chip in it,
while his chest is thrown open in an in
genious way by means Of hickorv stick
in order to show that hi leaf lard is all
that 1t has E0Son represented. 1t is not
cheerful TO ride all the forenoon with
no one near you but this cold and pulse
less clay, with no eye upon you but the
| leaden eve of the dead. Let the reader
who never tried it ride sixteen miles
when the shades of evening" begin tc
| lower, ride over "A lonely road over bare
ground with par of low-browed bobs
| n green calico comforter over youi
| knees and the clammy features Of {
dead and deeollete hog iny your lap.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18

DEs MONIES, Ia, Jan. IT. Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. when the two houses
of the Legislature balloted for Unite. States
senator TO-DAY the democrats tried to intro
duce a dramatic feature by protesting the
vote. They had decided in secret caucus to
have protest filed on the ground of the
alleged gerrymander of the state two years
ago. When the senate began its balloting,
Senator Bolter arose and in his deepest Sc
pulchral tones, said he desired to enter his
solemn protest against the proceeding. He
said that there were several senators present
who ought not to be allowed to vote; for their
districts were gerrymandered to the great in
Justice of the democrats Therefore we
solemnly protest and ask to have his protest
entered on the journal Senator Young
Immediately arose and inquired if the
protest emnated from the same party that
had recently seated the speaker Of the
national house of representatives on his own
affidavit. There was deep silence from the
democratic side in reply. In the house Rep
resentatve Craig, of Lee county, did the pro-
testing act He objected to permitting repre-
sentatives from sixteen counties, which he
named, to vote for senator on the ground
that their counties have smaller population
than the amount fixed as the basis by the
last legislature. He said that his county had
iToh oO,Ooo 10 fO,VO popuiauiou White tnc
counties named had an average of 10000
each so he wanted his protest filed on the
record. The house granted the request
and proceeded with the balloting as if moth
ing had occurred. The counties which he
would have been shut out from voting were
O'Brien, population $3.50; Humboldt S,065
Worth, S,257; Wright, $3.50; Kossuth, 9,331
Calhoun, Q, ,S36; Clarke, II 1863; Louisa, II o 9l3;
Audubon 10, S25; Ida, 9,0l2; Franklin, II ,324
Sioux, II ,5I; Winnebago and Hancock 10, ,6SS
Howard, 9,305; Osceola and Lyon, S0O2;
Buena Vista, ii $50
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
How One Sense Sharpens Another.

From Nature: Some interesting ex-
periments on the reciprocal influence of
organs of sense have been recently made
by Herr Urbanschitsch, of Vienna. His
general conclusion is that any sense Of
eXcitation has for result an increase of
the acuteness of other senses. Thus,
sensations of hearing sharpen the visual
perceptions. Ifcolored plates are placed
at such distance that one can hardly
distinguish the colors, and various
sounds are then produced, the colors
become generally more distinct the
higher the sounds. Similarly, one can,
while a sound affects the ear. read words
which one could not read before. Again,
the ticking of watch is better heard
when the eyes are open than when they
are closed. Red and green increase
auditlve perceptions: but blue and yell
low weaken them. Several musicians,
however, we're agreed that red, green,
yellow and blue caused an intensilica-
tion of sound about One-eighth, while
violet had q weakening effect. Taste,
smell ana touch are under like laws.
Light and red and green color increase
their dellcacy. while darkness, blue and
yellow diminish it. Under the intlu-
ence of red and green, taste extends
from the anterior border of the tongue
to the whole surface. On the other
hand, strengthening OF smell, taste or
touch exalts the other sensitive percep-
tions. Specially interesting is the
reciprocal influence of touch and tho
sense oi temperature. If one tickle the
skin with hair and plunge the hand
into hot water, the tickling sensation
ceases; on the contrary, if the hand be
placed in cold water and part of the
body ticliled, the temperature is felt
more vividly. Herr Urbanschitsch finds
in this reciprocal action an explanation
of supposed double consecutive sensa-
tions on eXcitatiOn of one sense.
Buffalo skins have become so scarce
that the earl of Dunmore is going to try
how the shaggy highland cattle will
thrive on the western plains.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
Senate Passes the Bill Relating to
Writing on Certain Mail Matter.
BLAlR'S EDUCATIONAL MEASURE
Sunset Cox Chosen Temporary Speaker
OF the House-The Committee
on Elections Declares
Carlisle Elected. :
Senate.

WAsHINGroS, Jan. 17.-Mr. Manderson
offered resolution calling on the secretary
of war for information as to the bridge au-
thorzed to be built between Omaha and
Council Bluffs and whether it is being con-
structed as a combined railway and wagon
bridge or as wagon bridge only. Laid
over. -.... ID.
Mr.. Sawyer asked unanimous consent for
immediate consideration of The house bill re-
lating to permissible printing or writing on
second, third and fourth class mail matter,
such bill having been reported back from the
postoffce committee without amendment.
/ Consent was given and the bill was passed.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa offered resolution,
which was passed, calling on the secretary of
the treasury for report as to the amount of
revenue collected from each kind of liquor
| each year since the passage of the internal
revenue law, and from the special tax on dis
tilcrs and brewers.
The presidents message. with the report
of the Pacific railroad commissioners, was
laid before the senate. ...
At the conclusion of the reading of the
message Mr.. Hoar moved that it, with ac-
companying reports, be committed to a select
committee of five senators to be appointed
| by the chair. Agreed to. r- l1t
Subsequently Mr.. German moved Ito re-
consider the vote and the motion was laid
| over. .t+ ''
| Mr. Plumb offered q resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the secretary of the treas
ury for a statement of the sums paid to
| states and territories under the act Of the
| twenty first congress as 10 per cent OF the
| sales of public lands; also a resolution, which
| was adopted, calling on the secretary of the
| interior for detailed information as to rail-
| road and Indian lands in Kansas.
The Blair educational bill was called up
and Mr.. Bowen spoke in its favor, but it was
| temporarily laid aside to enable Mr. Frye to
| call up the senate bill to amend the laws re-
| lating to inspecting of steam vessels. The
bill was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes the bill reported
| from the committee on Indian affairs January
| 5, in relation to marriages between white
| men and indian women, was taken up and
| passed. The principal provision is that white
men marrying Indian women shall not
| thereby acquire any right to tribal property
Mr. Blair then addressed the senate in
| advocacy of his educational bill. Hedeclared
! that much of the opposition to the bill came
! from that large body of people who did not
| believe in common schools as system Of
| education, but that opposition was divided
| and he did not wish that question dragged
| into the debate.
Adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-18
THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Meeting Of the Convention at Du-
buque For It's Improvement.
PERMANENT OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Iowa horticultural Society As
sembIcs at Des MOines-TwO
. Hunters Missing From Sioux
City-Lcgislative Doings.
peyeloping the Daddy.

DuBuQuE. Ia, Jan. 17.-The upper Missis-
sippi river convention met here this morning
to unite on ways and means that VIII secure
independent aid and appropriations from con-
gress for the upper river, so that it will have
agood stage for navigation at the lowest.
All tho states bordering on the upper river
are represented. Delegates are present from
Burlington, Dubuque, Keokuk, Muscatinc,
Quincy, Winona, Lacrosse, Rock Island,
Alma, Lansing, Wabasha, Clinton, Daven-
port Le Claire, Saltwater, Commanche,j Mo-
pierre, Fulton, Fountain City, DE Sofa, Cat
tenberg, Pekin, Hastings, Galena and St.
Louis.
The convention was called to order by
Mayor Vaelkcr, of Dubuque. Hon. Ii. b.
Richards, of Dubuque, was named as TEN
porary chairman, and John M. Mercer, of
Burlington, temporary secretary -Four dele
gates from each state were appointed on
credentials, permanent organization and
resolutions.
Tho committee on permanent organization
reported as permanent officers: President,
captain ID. A. Mcdonald, of Lacrosse; vice
presidents, l.. Mathudas, of St. Louis
George A. Duncan, Burlington; A. G. Dart,
Rock Island, and Captain Sam Van SAINT,
Winona; secretaries, James A. Hanley, of
Quincy; John NJ. Mercer Burlington, and l..
M. Dickey, Dubuque. The convention will
last two days.
In taking the chair both the temporary and
permanent presidents spoke pertinently of
the object of the convention to consider the
great value and absolute needs of the upper
river Richards referred to the fact of com
merce transported by river as being six times
that of the countrys foreign commerce and
that the convention should devote itself 10
the one object of improving the upper river
and go off in no side issues, and of aiming to
secure four and onc-half foot channel at
low water. He said the river could remain
idle for year and still be great conserya-
tor of rates, which would hold down the
tariffs of the railroads in the country, and
this indicated its vast Importance.
A committee of six were appointed, to confer
and report upon two bridge bills now before
congress.
While waiting for the report of the com
mittee on resolutions various speeches were
made on the river and kindred subjects
Later on the committee sent in word that
it would not report until tomorrow and the
convention adjourned.
The delegates were driven about the city
by the Dubuque delegates and this evening
were given a banquet by the board of trade
the Jobbers and Manufacturers union ant
the Commercial club.