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RELIGION AND WORLDS FAIR.
Trying to Close the Exhibition to Work.
ing Men and Their Families.

WASHINGTON Cry, Dec. 23.-The Sun
day-closing crusade against the Worlds
fair has opened in earnest. On the desk of
each senator and representative this morn
ing, was letter asking him to declare
himself for or against Sunday opening of
the Worlds fair. The letters bear the sig
nature of the religious editor of semi
political religious New York weekly paper
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Spain Adopting a Protective Tariff.

MADRID, Dec. ga royal decree issued
today alters the customs tariffs and APP
points commission to take steps to bring
about Il reform in the commercial treaties
existing between Spain and other coun-
tries. The object Of the government is to
strengthen its electoral influence by
promptly applying the policy of protec
tion to the country and possibly to its colo
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ue,icaps Murder CattIemep.

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 23.-F. NJ. wilkins,
partner in the large cattle ranch of VIII
kins Bros & Co., and 4 cowboy named
Walton, have been found dead at their
camp fifty miles from Langley, both bodies
riddfetl with bullets. Two Mexicans being
pursued by a posse are suspected.
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question to his wife Susan, as trustee. dur
ing her life, and on her death to revert To
their children. In 1854 she decided the
property TO James NJ. Donohuc, and he
afterwards decided it to the railroad COM
pany. The land in litigation is q tract OF
about fifteen acres. on which the ferry
slip at Point Tiburon is built. and takes in
the coinpany's entire water front at that
place, the value of which is about $40, coo.
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Nebraska Laws to Govern Oklahoma.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 23.-The presi-
dent today sent a message TO the Senate
urging congress TO at once, by joint resolu-
ton or otherwise, continue the laws of Ne
braska in force in Oklahoma after the adj
iournment of the territorial legislature.
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california Land Suit Decided.

SAX FRAxcIsco. Dec. 23.-Judge Mahon,
of San Rafael, has decided the writ Of the
heirs Of Matthew Crooks against James
If. Defanre and the Donohue railroad IN
favor of the latter. Matthew Crooks died
in the year 1915, and willed the land in
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WASHINGTON City, Dec. 23.-The presi-
dent has appointed Louis Williams and
Edward De Croft of Alaska, commission
ers. and NJ. A. Fuller and Carl Spuhn, of
Alaska, alternate commissioners to the
Worlds Fair
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Murderer sawteIIe's Defense.

DovEg, y. H., Dec 23.-The prosecution
closed in the Sawtelle case today. The
attorney for the defense made the opening
speech and the taking of evidence began.
The evidence presented up TO adjournment
showed remarkably weak defense.
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EAST TINE.

The Northern Pacific Railroad Vestihule Din.
ing and Sleeping Car line, daily service to IT.
Paul Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago. No
change of cars and twenty five miles the short
est route to Chicago. Tourist sleeping cars
through placing passengers in the Union depot,
Chicago seven hours and tbirfy-sIx minutes
ahead Of other lines A. Chilberg, city ticket
agent. 7lS Second street, Boston block L. Ton
Kin, depot ticket agent. Seattle.
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Washington PostOffices.

WASHINGTON City, Dec. 23.-tSpecial. i
A new postoffice has been established at
Lake Tapps, Pierce county, Wash, Amos
J.. Crawford, postmaster.
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BOMBAY, Dec. 23.-Upon landing here to-
day the ezarowitch was received with
much pomp and ceremony by the British
civil, military and naval authorities.
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oh what brilliant line of cut glass, and the
eQ7 front street.
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Our store viii be open until II r. Ii. this week
Hysms Pauson & Co.
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Napkin rings at Finek & Clocks, SIS Second
street.
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Wedding rings at Finck & Clocks, sls Second
-Arc
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The handsorncst fIne Of carving sets in Seattle
ct seattle Cr0ckefy Company, 90 Front street
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Tacoma Brcvifies.

TACOMA, Dec. 25.-fSpecial The di-
vision superintendent of the Northern
Pacific, together with the operating de-
partments have been moved TO the wharf,
where apartments in the Crescent cream
cry building are utilized.
Chief Clerk Tibbets, OF the Northern Pa
cities Tacoma station, has been presented
with $500 gold watch by his fellow work
men.
The Rev. George c. Wilding, of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, has prepared
saloon statistics of this city, showing that
the estimated i25 saloons pay annually
$4,000 to the city in license fees, and take
in over the bar On average of $40 per day
each. or 81 $4,000 per year The daily ex-
penses of each saloon, Mr.. Wilding places
ut SIS.
Only persons under u years of age will
be admitted TO the proposed night school.
The question of establishing the school
Will be decided Friday night.
The trial of Wolf Davis and Dora For
rest, alias Dora Fryer, charged with at
tempt to extort money from Miss Matte
l.. Smith, by threatening an expose of
alleged family secrets has been postponed
till Saturday.
Beginning yesterday the steamer Bailey
Gatzcrt leaves this city for Seattle at4 30
instead of g p. m.
Cards announcing the marriage of Miss
Ellie IafhcI, u young ltly Oh tltS Guy,
well known III society, to Austin 5. Palmer,
of Whatcom, are out.
The +. w. Hicks Mantel, Crate and Tile
company. was incorporated today to deal
i'll mantel CRATES, etc. Trustees, j. y.
Cromwell and Il. w. Hicks; capital stock,
$4,000.
Murdered His Sweetheart and Himself.
New CoRYDoN, Ind, Dec. 23.-Wesley
Tells, prominent young business man,
this morning killed Miss Virena Travel
and then suicided. He has been paying
attention to the girl for a long time, but
her mother objected to the match. This
morning he entered store kept by Mr..
Travel and was ordered out He drew a
revolver and shot Virena through the
heart. After firing two shots at Mr..
Travel, who escaped through the back
door unhurt, Tells put bullet iSto
his own brain.
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skookum Roo. Hair o.eueE grows hair rapidly
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Uniformly Successful.

others failed it Its effects
testimonials from reliable one end m tho c. A.
ar are to MooREs REVEALED REMEDY Is s,,
They speak from actual experience unanimous in ;ts
I The ingredients REVEALED REMEDY are u.n a. oct
LARGELY effectively upon controlling organs of the human
H. stomach Kidneys. purely vegetable Command
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-10

ter, is fully justified and vindicated by
the report and conclusions Of the inter-
state commerce commission, and the
way is made clear for compelling the
railroads to reduce rates to the figures
named by the commission. The state
board of transportation can no longer
find any excuse for delaying schedule
that will lower local rates two cents,
and shippers from the Missouri
river may appeal to the
national commission against the
existing rate with every certainty of
redress. But it is to be presumed that
the railroads will not wait for this to be
done. The obviously wise and polite
course for them IS to promptly make
their rates accord with the conclusions
OF the interstate commission, and the
managers will undoubtedly be as quick
to see this as anybody. There is no
chance for any argument or contest.
There is no ground of defense for con-
tinuing the present excessive charges.
The verdict of the commission against
them contains no qualification or reser-
vation upon which the railroads can
base a claim for further consideration.
Nothing remains for them but to comply
with a Judgment which everybody knows
to be reasonable and just, and they will
be wise 10 do so at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-10

ACCORDING to Chairman Balcombe It
will take at least twenty-five hundred
dollars to repair the damages to paving
caused by the recent rains. This is
largely due to the fact that newly
graded streets were paved before the
fills settled, and in scores of in
stances before gas, water and
sewer trenches were properly packed.
The council is proceeding on the same
wasteful plan this year. Streets have
been ordered paved in some cases, the
contract for the grading of which have
not yet been approved by the council.
1t will take forty TO sixty days to do the
grading. Gas, water and sewer mains
must be changed and various alterations
made before the paving is commenced.
These changes will require time and ex-
pense. Why all this haste? Why i'm
pose double burdens on property owners
in one year, 1t is the height of eXtrav-
agance and an injustice to property
owners to pave street the same year it
is graded.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-10
RATES MUST BE REDUCED

The report submitted to the senate by
the interstate commerce commission in
response to a resolution Of that body, re-
garding transportation rates on grain
from the west and the operation of the
long and short haul clause OF the inter-
state commerce act, fully iustities the
charge of western producers that rates
are excessive and leaves the rail
roads no alternative but to reduce them.
The report synopsizes the testimony
taken at various points in tho
west and east, including Omaha
and Lincoln, from which the commission
says it is constrained to believe that any
rate or greater charge from the Missouri
river than seventeen cents to Chicago
and twelve cents to the Mississippi, east
side, is excessive, and that the rates
should be so reduced and adjusted, and a
reduction of two cents should be made
from all stations west of the Missouri
river in Nebraska and Kansas. The re-
port says that the rebates before the act,
and the very much lower rates
frequently put in force since,
fairly lead to the conclusion that exist
ing corn and grain rates are so high as
to encourage frequent and hurtful
changes, and to make reductions eXpedi-
ent and profitable to the roads whenever
necessary to secure the business. In the
opinion of the commission there is no
better rule applicable to the matter than
that applied by railroads themselves in
81. u. III,
justed as to secure the largest exchange
of commodities. SIN the carriage of
the great staples," says the COM
mission, (which supply an enormous
business, and which in market value and
actual cost of transportation are among
the cheapest articles of commerce, rates
yielding moderate profit are both justi-
fable and necessary. The rates which
we have determined upon rs reasonable
have been arrived at on this basis. They
arc from fifty to eighty per cent higher
in proportion to the service rendered
than the rates east of the Mississippi, if
estimated on a distance basis. "
The commission has given the
most careful and deliberate CON
SldcratlOn 10 TINS matter, after u
thorough investigation of the facts,
and the conclusion reached entirely dis
poses of every claim and pretense on tho
part of the railroads that rates are rea-
sonable. And what an accusation of
long-maintained robbery of the producers
it implies. For two years and II half the
present rate of twenty cents on corn from
the Missouri river has been in
effect, so that the corporations
have during that time eXacted
from the farmers of Nebraska a
contribution for every hundred pounds
of corn shipped of three cents in excess
of what the national commission de-
clares should be a maximum rate, 1t is
not easy TO compute the direct loss
which the producers have sustained
from this excessive charge, but it
amounts to millions of dollars, and there
has been besides the indirect loss from
the effect of the excessive rates upon the
movement of corn. The demand of the
producers OF Nebraska for reduced
rates on their products, and every
claim made in their behalf in this mat =
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-10

Before Mayor Cushing sends in the
name of p. w Birlthauscr as chairman
OF the board of public works THE BEE
respectfully invites him to read the fol-
lowing affidavit:
STATE OF NEBRASKA,
DOUGLAS COUNTY. 90
Leon Kopald being first duly sworn, de-
poses and says that he is a citizen of Omaha
and the owner of the European hotel, on the
corner of Tenth and Jones streets that, as
the lessee of said premises, he was one of the
claimants for damages by reason of the
projected "Tenth street viaduct" That in
the middle of the month of February last p.
w. BirlShauscr, one of the appraisers APP
pointed to assess the damages TO property
owners on Tenth street by the proposed via
duct, and Il. NJ. Olmstead, an attorney for II.
Spetman, who had a claim against deponent,
called at the European hotel and said Ohm
stead in the presence and in the hearing of
BirlShauser made the proposition to deponent
that he would give him receipt in full for
S9j3.35, the amount claimed by Spetman, if
he, Leon kopald, would give to said Ohm
stead an order on the city for the damages
which the appraisers would allow him on his
Tenth street leasehold and the said
Olmstead, in the presence and within
the hearing of Birkhauser, declared that he
would manage to get the amount claimed by
Spetlnan out of the city but if deponent did
not assign the claim against the city in ex-
change for the Spetman claim the appraisers
would allow him little or no damages.
That he said depOnent, refused to make
this bargain and the award made to him by
the appraisers was only $685. although an
other party on the opposite side of Tenth
street. whose leasehOld was worth less than
that of the European hotel, was awarded
$3.50. And further deponent saith not.
(Signed) LEON KopALD.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to be-
fore me this 9th day of June, 1890
LSeall WILLIAM S1MERAL,
Notary Public.
Mr.. Birkhauser has the floor. He can
explain why he has taken such a deep
interest in the business of his son-in-law
Olmstead. Nobody can blame lawyer
for trying to earn fat fee, but why did
Mr.. Birkhauser lend his significant pres
ence to this tempting proposal? Are the
city appraisers expected to act as claim
agents?
In the light of this revelation, what
would Mr.. BirEhauser not do to help his
relatives and his coparceners in the COM
bine if appointed chairman of the board
of public works?
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-10

OMAHA SECURES THE CONFERENCE.
The next annual conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, in 1892,
will be held in Omaha. When the com
mission appointed to make selection
from among the several cities that were
candidates for the conference came here
last Saturday the chances were not alto
gcthcr favorable to Omaha. A majority
OF the commission were in doubt us to
whether the necessary accommodations
could be provided both for the meet
ings of the conference and the
entertainment of the host OF
people IL will attract, the financial con-
sideration required had not been pledged,
and most of the members Of the commits
sion were not favorably inclined to this
city, Notwithstanding the fact that it
was the preference of the last confer
ence. It is exceedingly complimentary
to Omaha, and those who so well pro-
vided for the entertainment Of the com
mission, that u sojourn OF forty-eight
hours removed whatever impress
sion the visitors brought with them
unfavorable to the city and made
them warm admirers, expressing hearty
commendation of the spirit of enterprise
and the evidences of prosperity they
found and great confidence in the city's
future. Having made this favorable inn
preston, and the necessary financial
consideration being guaranteed, Omaha
was unanimously selected as the place OF
meeting of the next conference.
This is exceedingly gratifying, and our
citizens are to be heartily congratulated.
The general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, which meets every
four years, is one of the most important
religious assemblages in the world, and
none command wider attention. 1t num-
bers about thousand delegates, repre-
sentng every portion of the country, but
these constitute only u very small part of
the attendance. Thousands of ministers
and laymcn attend the sessions, which
last month, and it is expected that the
next conference will attract more visitors
than any yet held, for the reason
that there will be questions of unusual
importance to discuss and act upon,
among them that of admitting women to
active participation. 1t is estimated
that the conference will attract from
seventy five to one hundred thousand
visitors, and considerable number of
these will remain during the entire ses-
sion.
Undoubtedly the entertaining capacity
of Omaha will be fully tested during the
session of the conference. but all
who come will be amply and
properly cared for. In the two years
before the conference meets there is very
likely to be considerable addition to
the hotel accommodations of the city,
while in other respects Omaha will have
materially increased her attractions and
advantages. The conference will be
largely beneficial to the city, quite as
much or more in indirect as in direct re-
suits. 1t will mako known to thousands
of practical men whom it will bring here
the advantages of Omaha, and it will
draw the widest possible attention to the
city. On every account the action of
the commission, which is final, is in the
highest degree gratifying, and the
thanks of the community are due to
those who were most instrumental in
bringing it about.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-10

Count Herbert Bismarck is shocked to
learn that the American squaw is not beauti-
ful. He has grown up in the belief that
roaming about our western prairies are In
dian maidens whose perfection of face and
figure might some day please the eye of one
who is growing tired of European types
The sad fact remains that our Indian women
are not what Cooper and Longfellow repre-
sented them to be. But Count Herbert, if he
should come to this country, would find
enough feminine beauty in our centers of
civilization TO cQnsole him for the overthrow
Of his ideal sQunw
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-10
Bradshaw

THE week opens with no material
change in the financial situation Money
continues easy and jobbers report trade
unusually brisk for the season. Usually
at this time of the year trade has
quoted down and there is good deal of
leisure time in the offices of business
houses in the wholesale district, but this
year all hands appear to be fairly busy
and brokers for eastern houses say trade
is better in Omaha than in any of the
neighboring cities of the northwest or
southwest The cloarings for the month
of May for the past four years were, as
reported by the clearing house Of this
city, as follows: 1887, $l4, ,197,7l5; 1888,
$lG, ,567, ,O5l; 1889, $l7 $40, ,0O3; 1890, $23,-
SIG, 476, and for the first five months of
the same years the footings were; 1887,
S57, ISl ,404; 1888, S66, 100, 157; 1889, S70,-
757, sol; 1890, SlOl, ,704 ,467 showing
steady and healthy increase, and
these figures, coupled with the fact
that there have been very few failures of
Importance in Omaha during the years
named, indicate upon how solid and con-
seryative basis the business of the city
is conducted. There is but one draw
back to the prosperity of Omaha, and
that is the depression existing in the
building trades. Men do not care to
erect stores and residences which they
fear cannot be rented if prohibition car
ries, and until that ghost is laid it is to be
expected that capital which would other
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-10

REPORTS from the national capital con-
vey the cheerful intelligence, as evil
dente of coming good times, that con
gressmen are speculating in various pub
lie and private enterprises. ''There are
dozen or more combinations in the sem
ate alone, we are told, whereby rail
road, real estate and stock pools are
formed. A number of railroads are
under construction at the hands of sena-
tors and Representatives, while large
number of cities are to be built by their
enterprise And this fact is considered
proof of coming prosperity. Not to amy
serious extent. 1t simply explains why
corporation interests are carefully and
vigilantly guarded in congress and tho
needs of the masses forgotten in selfish
scramble for wealth.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-10
STATE JOTTENGs.

Emerson is TO have a new bank
An alliance store is in successful operation
near Earl, in Frontier county.
The Kearney baseball club has disbaudcd
and the players have left town.
a ten-year.old boy named Cunningham was
run over by street car at Columbus Sunday
and badly injured.
II is said that plans are being perfected for
the building of "a $4,000 opera house at Co
lumbus this season.
The total assessed valuation of Hay Springs
is s9l 1896, representing real ana personal prop
erty to the amount of S214, 4,lS9.
The Falls City city council has let the con-
tract for 5000 incandescent electric light
plant to be in running order within sixty
days.
The largest loan ever made in Holt county
was closed recently. The amount was S23, 800,
made to a man VINO will ship in |, 800 head of
steers.
Three residents of Harrison smoked out a
mountain lion den and succeeded in killing
the she beast and nine cubs. The sire was
not at home and escaped death,
A Shell Creek, Platte county, couple who
were about to be married, quarrclcd over the
selection of the "best MANI to 'stand up"
with them, and the wedding has been de-
carcd off.
A Preston correspondent says: ''The Sac
Indians were paid their annuites last week.
AS matter of course they came to town and
got drunk, ana Tor TWO days III was not nj Tor
lady to go on the streets"
Three weeks ago a boy about sixteen years
old rode a horse into a livery barn Mt Ashland
and said he wanted to leave it there while he
went in search of work. Since that time
nothing has been heard of the lad.
The river work at Rulo is being pushed
steadily forward, and larger amount than
was at first intended will be completed.
Nearly one hundred and fifty men are en-
poycd and more are being hired every day.
Mr.. Mcclure found tortoise this week
with the following inscription cut on tho
lower she'll ~. u. G., 1871" The initials
We're cut by James p. Gates nineteen years
ago, says the Hebron Journal. This tortoise
has been found twice before and is becoming
quite historical.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-10

IN THE matter of financial and realty
transactions, Omaha maintains an ag
gressive pace Clearing house reports
show that the city not only holds its own,
but is far in advance of boom towns and
western cities claiming far greater popu-
lation and commercial superiority.
Though building operations are some
what checked by the fears of prohibition
blight, in other respects the progress
of the city is steady and firm.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-10

THE pole evil is epidemic in the city.
The telegraph, telephone and electric
light companies are not content with
the privilege of uprooting sidewalks
and planting masts wherever and when
ever they choose, but supplement them
with ungainly braces at street corners.
Unless measures are soon taken to check
the evil, the streets will be practically
fenced in at the curb