Nebraska Newspapers

    THE TKIBUKE.
F. HI. & E. HI. KIITIillELI , , Pubs.
McCOOK , f NEB.
OVER THE STATE.
TITJir MAJCE HONET.
Nebraska bids fair to yet bo a stale flow
ing with milk and honey. About twelve
years ago a State Agricultural or Bee
keepers' association was formed , with
Hiram Craig of Calhoun president. At
that time there were but very few bees in
the state. Witlr tho formation of that
society an impulse was added to the busi
ness , and now in Douglas county alone
there are about 300 stands. It was
thought that the long and severe winters
here would be too much for the delicate lit
tle workers , but tho experiment has proven
otherwise. The winters arc severe for them
unless they have shelter of some kind.
But this obstacle is easily overcome. A
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warm , well-ventilated cellar has been found
to be a very secure place for them , and lit
tle or no other care is necessary. They
feed principally upon the basswood blos
som in the spring season , but of course
suck from all theflowers. The white clover , j
op abundant in tho eastern states , is get
ting hold in the soil here and is already
making a change in the life and work of the
bee. After the basswood blossom the ild
flowers form the main supply. But littlo
buckwheat is sown here. At the present
season IJie main supply of food is from tho
heartsease.
The unusual dry ucather this season has
had a tendency to prevent the multiplying
of stands and supply of honey. The honey
yield will be little more than half what it is
in "ordinary years. The first honey is taken
out just after the basswood blossoms fall ,
about.July 1. The second yield is taken
out about this season.
The stands or gums to keep the bees in
are built with frames which contain small
boxes , holding , when full , two or three
pounds of honey. These frames arc placed
directly over the main partof the hive , and
when full are removed and emp ty frames
put in their place. There are many varie
ties of hives , but the one conceded to be the
best is a square box with ten portable
frames for the bees to build their comb in.
With this kind of a hive a swarm can easily
be divided and the bees kept in good work
ing order. The process of hive division is
_ carried out best about midday , when the
most of the bees are out at "work. The
division consists oi removing some of the
frames from the old to a new stand. Great
care must be taken to find where the queen
is. It is best to have her in the new colony , i
stock sanitary commission
which has found the regulations under
which it has been working insufficient for
the protection of the slock interests of the
state has adopted the following rules to
govern the importation1 of cattle into the
state. They will be of interest to thestock
men of the state :
First All cattle coming into the state of
Nebraska are required to enter the state at
Omaha , Plattsmouth , Blair , Falls City , or
Covington , where they must be unloaded
lor inspection.
Second All owners of cattle coming into
this state from localities quarantined
against , will be required to * furnish the
following evidence that they are free from
disease :
A. Affidavit of two disinterested parties
that they have known the cntt'e in ques
tion for a period of four months prior to
the date of shipment ; that they have be.n
healthy and exposed to no contagions di
sease , and that no contagious dfsease is
known or believed to exist in the county
from which they come.
B. Certificate of count } ' clerk of said
county that parties making such affidavit
are responsible and reputable citizens of
the county.
C. Affidavit of owner , or person in
charge , made at point of entry , that
his cattle nre the identical cattle described
in the foregoing affidavits , and that ship-
nent has been direct and without unload
ing , except for feed and waterand in
cleansed and disinfected cars.
1 bird Owners or persons in charge ol
cattle from localities not named in the
governor's proclamation , must certify
under oath , that such cattle have been
in one stall for a period of four months
( giving name of town , county and state )
and have not been exposed to any con
tagious disease fora'periodof three months
prior to date of shipment.
Fourth All the foregoing evidence to be
submitted at the point of entry to the live
stock sanitary commission , state veter
inarian or fin authorized inspector of the
state , when permit for shipment may be
issued.
Fifth Dealers' calves gathered in quar
antined states will be quarantined at
points of entry.
Sixth Cattle not receiving permits for
shipment and retained in quarantine will
be held at owner's risk and expense.
Seventh All cattle arriving at point of
entry are inspected free of charge to owner.
Eighth No railway company doing busi
ness in this state will receive for shipment
into this state any cattle unless accom
panied by a permit signed by an authorized
inspector.
ACQUITTED OF INFANTICIDE.
Neligb. special to the Bee : The case of
the state against Mary Anderson , charged
with murdering her infant child , in Febru
ary last , the remains of which were sup
posed to be found on the ice of the mill
pond this spring , was concluded last night ,
the jury under the instructions of the court
returning a verdict of not guilty. William
Allen , of Madison , defended.
MISCELLANEOUS STATE MATTERS.
LEWIS Hax. of St. Joseph , ' Mo. , has
brought an attachment action in the
United States circuit court against C. A.
Weideman & Co. , of Ogalalla , to collect
$722.78 for goods sold by Ilax to tho
Ogalalla house. Hax seeks to collect tho
money from Lowendes Worthington , tho
surviving member of the firm , Charles A.
Weideman , the other partner , being dead.
AT Beatrice , in the case of A. B. Morse ,
charged with poisoning his wife in June ,
1S85 , the jury failed to agree.
THE Typographical union of Omaha is
taking the initiatory steps for a grand ball
the night belore Thanksgiving.
A SMOOTH-TONGUED book agent worked a
profitable scheme in Omaha a few days ago ,
cleaning up about $7,000.
THE Nebraska City conference of the M
E. church returned Rev. W. K. Beans to
Beatrice for the third year.
THE Burt county fair held three days
and was a complete success. The receipts
will bo sufficient to pay all premiums in
lull.
EVERY spare room in the Capital hotel
at Lincoln was engaged by delegates to the
republican state convention long before
the day for assembly.
THE report of the treasurer of the ladies'
auxiliary of tho Y. M. C. A. shows that
over $400 has been received for Y. M. C. A.
uses during the year.
THE Hastings telephone exchange has been
bought by the Nebraska Telephone com
pany , which now owns alike the lines in
Nebraska and a portion of those in Iowa.
It has 700 miles of wire and 2,000 sub
scribers.
Gov. DAWES has issued ! a proclamation
prohibiting tho entrance of Iowa cattlc'into
Ncbrask unless under suitable restrictions.
THE Thayer county fair was a success ,
though the attendance was not as large as
in some former years.
YESTERDAY morning , says a Fremont dis
patch , a bad case of forgery was developed
in this city. Three men , named Newman ,
Bradley and Davis , who have been here five
weeks working the insurance and fruit tree
business among the farmers , arc the guilty
parties , and their frauds were first discov
ered at Blair , nenr which place a number
of their victims were found whose names
were forged to $700 worth of notes , sold
to Charles McMencmy.
THE Neligh town board lias prepared a
list of parties who have been getting drunk
and raising disturbances , and ordered no
tices served on the saloon keepers and
druggists warning them not to sell such
parties any more liquor , and that in case
they do their license or permit will be re
voked.
FRANK DELAWARE and Will Goodwin ,
while building a barn in Dimdy county
were precipitated to the ground by a falling
scaffolding. The former was quite seriously
hurt.
THE Ogallala school rooiii is so crowded
that the primary scholars nre being taught-
in the church. Another buiklingj.iy lu'the
course of preparation.
THE Ogallala Reflec tnt says that prairie n
schooners are beniiing to roll westward. a
Neailyall ha-fe good heavy teams , and a a
few head oi cattle are driven behind , in- fi
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: ig that all are quite well-to-do. fiP
CUE Beatrice Express says that James P
asey , of that county , now cerving a sen-
ice ot thirteen years in the penitentiary
Lincoln , for tho killing of John Mc-
iciiey at Wyinore , two years ago , has
en granted a new trial. The case was re-
ntly reversed by the supreme court. Tho
uuds upon which a new trial was granted
e insufficiency of testimony and inform-
ity of verdict. Casey will be removed
m the peni.tentiary fit once , and will
tier give bail or remain in jail until the .
jxt term of the district court.
THERE was a great influx of visitors at
the state house on tho 30th , comprising
largely delegates who were in attendance "
at the state convention and found time *
after its close to look after business mat
ters or view the capitol building for pleas
ure.
OMAHA capitalists are about to sink a
3,000 foot well to see what they can find
in the way of gas , oil or coal. W. H. Mar
tin , of Fiudley , Ohio , an expert , will do tho
work.
SEVEN years ago there was but a single
house in Fullerton. To-day it has a popu
lation of fully one thousand.
THE first annual fair of Nance county
convenes at Fullerton October 12 , and
continues four days. Every energy is being
put forth to make it a success.
RICHARD H. NEWELL , of Lancaster coun }
ty , has filed his petition in the district
court , asking a divorce from his wife , Anna
C. Newell , reciting that she has committed
adultery.
CHARLES ENGLEBRIDTH , a native of Den
mark , who has been a drug clerk at the
town of Bennett , was up before the com
missioner of insanity at Lincoln and by
them adjudged insane and a proper subject
for the insane asylum. The trouble seems
to be , by the physician's statement , epi
lepsy , partly hereditary and partly brought
about by intoxication.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL BIERUOWER and
Deputy Attorney Lambertson , who have
just returned to Omaha from a visit to tho t
Rosebud agency , succeeded in making a
rather important arrest that of Timothy
R. Spring , for selling liquor to Indians on
tho reservation. Timothy is a lazy genius ,
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who has been hanging on at the agency for
some time , supporting himself by taking
advantage of the average Indians fondness ' '
for firewater. He has been , on the quiet ,
selling whisky to tho Indians , in small .
quantities , a dollar's worth at a time. For
some time he escaped arrest , but Messrs.
Lambertson and Bicrbower have at length
tightened tho coil around him so that be
cannot escape.
OAKLAND special : The principal topic in ,
our quiet town this morning was the arrest
of John Nelson , residing west of Oakland ,
well-to-do farmer but , get
who is quite a - - ,
ting overloaded with distilled corn yester- t ; ]
day , he soon managed to destroy a great l
deal of his household goods , and not being >
satisfied with his wife's lamentations he
chased her out of tho house with a revol
ver in his hand , threatening to kill her.
Being afraid of her life , she has deserted
him and seeks the law for protection. .
THE Nebraska City murderers , Shillen-
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berger and wife , will not be tried at the
present term of court.
Two large cadet companies will tramp
down the grass on the parade ground of
the state university this term. One hun
dred and eighteen have been enrolled in the
military department. Of these eighteen ?
have been excused and five have been found
disqualified to bear arms , leaving ninety- ;
four in the ranks. The band has eighteen
members.
DEATH has been busy of late thinning out >
the old settlers in the vieinity of Fairfield. ;
THE demand for dwelling houses in Bur-
chard is in excess of the supply. >
TEXAS fever is reported among the cattle
in the northwestern part of the state. n
THE Grand Island Independentsays that
recent accidents in that city have had a
wholesaleeffectinreducing the rato of speed
at which trains are ran.
THE Lincoln Journal s&ys : Tho B. & M.
train from Ravenna to Cairo made extra-
slow time yesterday morning. A farmer
with a mule team passed it. Some of tho
passengers started to walk to tho next
town and wait there for tho train to ar
rive. The trouble was that some miscreant
had poured a quantity of oil into the tank
and the oil and water refused to mako
steam. When they arrived at Cairo tho
tank was washed out , filled up with clean ,
wuter , the engine steamed up again and tho'
train pulled into Lincoln on time.
RESIDENTS of South Omaha wish to bo
annexed to the city prooer. i
A PETITION for a charter for a new lodge
at Ewing has been received by Grand Re
corder Waring of the A. 0. U. W. Sixteen
applications for membership accompanied
the petition , and the new lodge will be
known as Ewing Lodge , No. 93.
MESSRS. Harris and Jacobson , a couple
of New York capitalists , were in Omaha
last week looking it over with a view to
establishing a paper mill at that point.
They have previously corresponded with
the board of trade authorities regarding
such an enterprise , and if they can secure
sufficient encouragement will locate there.
TiiEGrand Island Independent says-that
farmers in that section are complaining
considerably of the depredations being
committed on the corn and other crops
during this unusually warm spell at this
season of the yoar by chinch bugs. The
indications are that wheat will be a risky
orop another season , as these pestiferous
bugs prevail to an alarming extent all over
the state.
THE Dakota City Eagle has the following :
Last week John Pollock , a resident of the
state of Minnesota and traveling in the in-
tere.st of Babbitt's soap throughout the
northwest , commenced an action in the J
district court against Emma Priest , o !
Ponder , this county , for $10,000 damages
for breach of promise. Pollock is . * n'iau of
about thirty summers , slim , sijicfbd , fluent
talker , and when dres&ed iiv'nis fine hand-
me-downs has the appearance of .1 Broad
way swell. Theyoi'tfg lady is a beautiful
brunette , 18 ct 20 years of age , with dark
hur , shfYip eyes , elegant form and well edu-
jatecl. She is at present bookkeeper in
Peebles & Dmry's bank at Pender.
HASTINGS special : There were two fires
in Hastings this forenoon and both of them
ire supposed to be the work of an incendi-
ry. Many people think they were set on
fire to attract people from their business
places and allow some thieves who arc
probably here during the fair to get in some fi
work. fio fid
THERE have been several incendiary fires
in Omaha of late. h
ADOLPH MOSCIIAGE , a German aged about B
65 and fa ther-in-law of Fred
years , - - Wiggers , t
one of our butchers here , says an Oakland j t
special , while returning on horseback this I n
morning after putting a beef into the pens , i v
fell off his horse when half a mile from n
town , and when found was dead. A physis
cian . , after examining thebody , pronounced °
the cause heart disease.
THE Lincoln Journal thinks that those
who have any doubts in regard to the pop
ulation of the Capital city , might scan the
daily enrollment of pupils now attending
the public schools in that place.
THE Sherwood farm , near Ponca , recent-
fl
y sold for $18,000 , or $25 an acre.
Gov. DAWES last week issued extradition
warrants on three requisitions. One from
Indiana demanded tho extradition of i
Samuel Wells , who committed the crime of j
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smbezzlement in Hamilton county , In-
liana , and is supposed to be somewhere in
ibis state. One from the governor of Kan
sas demands tho extradition of Ferdinand
ind Henning , of Riley county , Ivas. , who
ire charged with the crime of abduction.
Ehey are supposed to be in Platte county ,
ind the agent of the state of Kansas to
vhom they are to be delivered is P. H. Mc-
ord. William Wenclele comes from llli-
lois with a requisition from Gov. Oglesby
or the extradition of David 0. Samples ,
vanted in Logan county for an attempt to
iroctir" an abortion. The latter was ar
rested in Otoe county.
PARTIES at present unknown effected an
intrance to the B. & M. passenger depot at i
Nebraska City by prying open one of the I
south windows. They then proceeded to
jlow open tho safe by drilling a hole in a 1
uxtaposition to the handle , and filling it u
vith powder , shivered the door in many *
lieces. All the booty they got was $30.90. j
Df this amount $15 belonged to Mr. Chris
joffey , the ticket agent , who had deposited
for safe keeping.
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THE Burt county fair , which was held j
ast week , was a decided success in every t
espcct. The exhibit of fine stock was
icver ' better , and the exhibit of fruit and
arm products was never equaled in that
xirt of the state. Premiums were paid in n
nil. A new set of officers for the society '
jr
vere elected , the present ones having served tl
.hree years to the entire satisfaction of all. . aj
WENSIL KODIN , an Omaha barkeeper ,
ikipped out the other night with $140 of
lis partner's money.
FAIRMONT special : A row occurred at
his place ubout2 o'clock last night which yj
nay result in the death of one 0. D.Myers. o
Che facts are as follows : Myers , who is a p
loted character , together with Joe Dean o' tl ;
his city and two brothers named Gabriel , ai
iving beyond the Blue , had been playing fc
oker during theeveningand drinking quite F
reely. Several disputes arose but the men s <
lid not come to blows until after dis- JV
icrsing , when Myers followed the Gabriel
joys to the stable where they had their it
.earn. In the fight Myers got the better of S
3ean and the younger Gabriel , when the g
lder brother picked ip a jug and knocked n
lim down , beating him unmercifully
Myers is at homo in a critical condition. .
Jp to a late hour to-day he has remained
mconscious. No arrests have yet been JJ
nacle. jj
SORREN SORRENSOX was arraigned at st
remont on tho charge of committing a ni
apo upon one Ilonsigue Simousen. He :
ave $1,000 bonds. of
THE state convention of the Y. M. C. A. H
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rill be held in Lincoln commencing on Octoij (
er 21 and closing on October 24. The 1 ]
rowth of the association for the pastyears , 1
las been rapid and the meeting promises to
e one of unusual interest. Prominent it
vorkers in the cause from the east will be T.
attendance at the convention.
GEORGE RICK , a school teacher of Seward , si :
ras arrested for assault and battery upon
me of his pupils. Tho whipping being unej
isually severe , the iury found him guilty. oi
BROKEN Bow special : In a row here this
afternoon Bill Head shot Chns. W. Haney.
The ball entered tho outside of the left arm
above the elbow , ranged upwards , and
lodged on the inside of the arm below tho
arm pits. Dr. Sanders cut the ball out and
will probably save his arm , although the
wound is severe. Public sentiment is
severely against Head and had the shot
been fatal Head would , in all probability ,
have been lynched. He was immediately
arrested and locked up. Haney lives in
Loup City and Head in Dawson county
A SERIES ol temperance meetings were
held last week in Juniata. Over 250 signed
the pledge.
SEVERAL , prominent farmers of Adams
county met in Hastings and look the pre
liminary step towards forming an organi
zation for thepurpose of buying and selling
grain. A committee was appointed to go
to Omaha and St. Joe and confer with the
railroad authorities in regard to freight
rates , depot grounds , etc. If satisfactory
arragements can be made the farmers will
commence tho erection of an elevator ,
cribs , store houses , scale house , etc.
TIIE SPANISH Tli
Washington dispatch : A delegation of
New York ship o > niers engaged in the
Cuban trade , h aded by Mr. John E. Alex
ander , of the New'York , Havanna & Mexi
can steamship line , and Mr. W. F. Hughs ,
of the Ward line of Cuban steamers , called
at the White house and the state depart
ment to-day to lay before the president
and Secrdary Bayard their complaints
respectiii ! ; commercial relatio.ns with the
Spanish. West Indirs. During their inter
view v.ith the president the whole question
at issue with Spain was discussed , and the
president was fully informed of the views
and wishes of I he American shipping inter
est. The delegation expressed themselves
as highly pleased with their treatment by
the picMdenr , and feel co fident that he
511 allow no unnecessary time to be wast
ed in securing to American vessels the just
treatment in Cuban ports to which they
arc fully entitled under the treaty and
i United St-ites laws. An appeal was made
to the president to secure from Spain an
honest i observance of the agreement made ,
or to re-establish the discriminating duties
which congress had imposed on certain
traffic , which had been .suspended by the
president's proclamation. The delegation
feel confident that the president'will put
an eaily termination to the present unfair
condition of matters in Cuban ports.
CONSTERNATION I
Charleston special : There have been no
further shocks felt here since 1OS p. in. to
day. But this , together with the two light
ones , lelt before daybreak , this morning ,
has caused a general feeling oi deep , half-
suppressed ufioasine throughout the city
to-night. A good many people who profess
to have no faith in Wiggins , are now begin- '
ning to think , in view of the earthquake
vibrations of yesterday , that perhaps he
may be right after all. At any rate , con
siderable anxiety is felt for what to-night
and to-morrow may bring Forth , and great
relief will be felt if no serious disturbance
occurs during the next twenty-four hours.
Extra precautions aie being taken to
night by a large number of poisons in the
way of getting safe places to sleep , and
many go to bed with their boots on. Ad
vices were received here to-day from Edge-
field county which state that on Friday
morning a heavy , sharp earth quiver was
felt thcie about 2 o'clock. It was found
after daylight that there were large cracks
in the earth , running north and south ,
varying in length from 150 to 2,000 yards ,
n n if from one to three inches wide. From
some of these cracks strong sulphurous
smoke arises , and in one instance , where
these fissures pass through a cotton field ,
the smoke or fumes aris ng therefrom have
apparently killed the vegetation for 150 or
200 feet on either side of the crack.
AN ANARCHIST APPEAL.
New York special : When Anarchist Most
wrote the incendiary articles for the Frei-
heit , the newspaper paid well and Most
lived in high style. But during his present
enforced sojourn in the penitentiary the ar
ticles written by John Miller have been so
tame that the circulation has fallen from
5,000 to barely 300 copies. The office was
besieged yesterday with creditors. Miller
went to the penitentiary and had a serious
talk with Most. Mdler returned to his
office , sat pondering over his desk , and
wrote a column editorial under the head-
ing : "Shall the Freiheit Be Supported ? "
The article urged that anarchists should
not give capitalists a chance to boast that
the publicalionof the paper was suspended
for ' lack of support , but by smoking one
cigar less or drinking a glass of beer less
save the five cent piece necessary for the
purchase of the paper. The article closes
with the threat that unless the circulation
speedily increases tin1 paper will be sus- J.
ponded and the anarchists abandoned to
their fato.
C Jilt 1ST 1.1NS IMPRISONED.
ROME , Sept. 27. The Jloniteur de Home has t
received letters from Christian missionaries .
China stating that a Catholic seminary in
that country has been burned by the natives ,
snd a thousand native Catholic adherents
placed in manacles.
JFamous Old iTeii.
The longevity of famous statesmen is re-
narkable. Imagine Lord Palmerston acting
vigorously as Prime Ministcrof England when
ver eightgoverning the vast British Em
pire with steady hand , and making speeches
hrce hours long in the House of Commons , $
ind rising the next day fresh as a man of
forty. Think of the venerable Guizot , the
French statesman , who , at the age of eighty-
seven , vras still writing histories , presiding
jver religious conventions , and earning on
.ively discussions in the French Academy.
The late LoreyiHlhurst made able speeches
the House of Lords when he had past his
lineticth year ; and his long time rival , Lord
Brougham wrote his autobiography , in three
jpodly volumes , when he had nearly reached
lint-ty : vears.
The Duke of Wellington took part in public in
iflairs until his death in 1852 , in his eiybty-
.hird year.
The" Marquis of Lansdowne , who , as Lord
Icnry Pett , was a leading member of the
All Talents" Cabinet of which Charles
Fames Fox was the chief member in 1SOO. was
itill an active member of the House of Lords
icarly sixtyears later , in ISG-'J , and died in
hatyear at the age of eighty-three.
In "former generations energetic statesmen
f advanced years aie found thickly scattered
broiigh the paires of history. There was tho
ld MTirquis \Vinchester"who could reincm-
er Edward IV. , the first York sovereign , in
.183 , and who , when he died in 1572 , at
he age of ninety-seven , was holding office un-
ler Qlieen Elizabeth. [
Referring to the statesmen of our country ,
is a familiar fact that John Adams and
rhoiuas Jefferson , the second and third Presi-
lents , both died on the 4th of July 1S2C , just
lalf a century from the dav on which both
"
igned the "Declaration of Independence ,
Ltiams being ninety-oue , and Jefferson eigbty-
hree. President Andrew Jackson lived to be ! :
ilghty-two , John Quincy Adams to be eightya <
me , Madison eighty-five. Youth's Companion. i
TIIE CIJ'IL SERVICE COMMISSION.
SOJHO Cliitnrjen to lie Iiiniiynrdted iti the
Worliiiiya of the System. '
Washington Special : Tho civil servico
commission has been busily engaged for
some time past in the revision of rules and
regulations relating to tho civil service ,
and within a short time it is probable that
a number of important modifications of
the existing rules will be submitted to the
president for his formal approval. The
commission has changed the construction
heretofore placed on the law and the rules
relating to the appointment of soldiers to
the classified service by tho issue of an
order directing the appointing officer when
called upon to draw from tho list of eligi-
bles to fill any vacancy in the classified
civil service , to draw all tho names who
have a claim to preference under section
1754 , United Stales revised statutes , four
of whom f.hall be certified in tho order of
their grading. In case there are not four
names on tho register entitled to prefer
ence , the certifying clerks shall complete
the making of the certification by taking
the names of preference-churning eligiblcs
from the registers of the other states acI I
cording to the relative rights of such states
to appointments.
In explanation of this action of the coin-
in 8sion , Oberly to-day said that section
1754 of the revised statutes , which was in
force at the date of the passage of the civil
service law , gave preference in the appoint
ment to persons disabled in the military or
naval forces of the United States. Section
seven of the civil service act provided that
no person be employed or promoted in tho
classified service until he passed the exam
ination or had been shown to bn exempt
therefrom. But it provided no preference
conferred by the hcction of the statute.
Taking the two sections together thecom-
mission concluded that when a person
should have been honorably discharged
from the military service he had a right to
be preferred in the certification to an ap
pointment to a civil service office in the
classified service. When this applicant's
name came before the appointment officer ,
that officer had no discretion , but un
der the law was compelled to support him.
There was no competition , and the compe
titive idea was de.stroycd. Therefore the
commission comu ! < > the conclusion that
the two statutes , taken toother , established
two classes of competitors honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors and persons
uho had not been BO discharged and the
construction above given uas placed by
law. The effect would be to cause the
names of four soldiers to be certified at
once to the appointing officer , thus afford
ing fair competition between them. It rc-
establi.shrs the idea of competition in that
class of eligible. * and destroys the discrimi
nating against the other
seventy-five per
sons whose names were sent up with those
of the soldieis , but who stood no chance of
appointment , and were credited with one
certification.
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TIIE INDIAN COMMISSION.
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Progress of Their Work in Arranging R
Tri'iilies With the Red Shin * . n
St. Paul ( Minn. ) dispatch : Messrs. Wright
and Larabee of the Indian commi.ssion , [
which has been arranging treaties with the
Indians ] of northern Minnesota , arc in the
city < for a few days. In addition to the
facts i already published about the treaties
made , they report a more determined effort
. tl
on the part of the men interested in the ;
,
sale of whisky to the Indians to prejudice
1i them 1 against the commission. The theory . :
is i that so long as the Indians can be kept
outride of the reservations and open to \
advances they can be led to part tvilh the
money they make from the sale of rice and
blueberries for whisky. The Indians of the
Leech lake reservations sold this season
$10,000 worth oi berries , and the commis ;
sion state that a large part of this goes to Ct :
buy whisky. .
At White Oak Point the Indians were
found in a moat deplorable condition. In a
some instances they had been so completely Ti [
demoralized and so entirely robbed of the in
means of subsistence that they would eat 111
dead bodies of diseased hoises. The men St
were in a revolting condition and seemingly in
lost to moral sense , while the women were
th
made articles of merchandise.
The last scene that the commission wit is
nessed as they pulled out to their canoes
from White Oak Point uas touching as well
as terrible. Upon the bank of the lake in
the midst of a chilling rain sat a poor In
dian woman addingher tears to those that
nature seemed shedding. Herhusband had hi
just sold one of their children , a girl not In
more than 15years of age , to some lumber it'
men for a sack of flour. It is said by the it'mi
commissioners that there arc many in mi
stances where girls are as good as sold to to
ibite men , and after being robbed of all
they have most dear , are turned adrift
with young babies in their arms and an
other girl taken in their place. ,
The commiss on will visit MilleLac reser- o
ration , and will go thence to Fond du Lac , be
Boise Fort and Grand Portaae , to com
plete the work in Minnesota. They will , il
not too late , also go to Dakota , stopping
at Ft. Berthold. and from there to Mon
.
tana , then to Washington territory , Ore
gon and Idaho. W
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TIIE J1USINESS P.OOM. C <
New York special : Bnulstreet reports 0. )
the volume of trade equal to that reported
in last week's , with satisfactory inquiry
Ei :
and demand. The move in staple goods is Ci
increasing in the southwest and west. The CiCi
CiL
bank clearings in thirty cities show a total L
of S90UI20.3G9 ; compared with $ .IGS- AB. I
003 , 09 last week. The increase is largely
0
due to the activity in the stock market , 0P.
and to investments in view of Oct. 1 dis P.V
bursements of interestand dividends. The \V
gross earnings of forty-three railroads fur ;
the third week in September aggregate II
$4,155,485 ; against $3,950,290 the same II
ueek last .
year. II
The prices of dry goods have been sus IIBi
tained and in some lines of cottons ad
vanced , and the demand is good. Wool
continues very strong. American prices
are said to be lower than the foreign. The
quarterly reports of the visible grain and W
flour stocks to Bradstreet shows very Cc
heavy increases since July and indicate CcO. O.P >
that both wheat and corn have been rap- P (
irly marketed. The September cot ton re
port announces a moderate improvement
condition , owing to favoring weather. '
The total number of failures during nine FiFi
months were7,582 ; aainst8.423forlSS5. FiV
The assets bear a slightly higher ratio to \V
'
Hie liabilities. New Orleans advices point Ci
to a 25 per cent reduction in the Louisiana O.Pi >
Pi '
. J-
sugar cron. JII
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3TT.XICAN JiANDITS. '
Laredo ( Tex. ) special : Five Mexicans of
El Coyote's band , who escaped from the
recent fate of their comrades , and were led W
bv Bernnrdpz interrupted a dance at the U
lionsp of n Mohican f.nrmnr yrstordav nnd , > ,
iffor a fi"ht surrrodrd in earrvint : off tho , .
wife r > f th proprietor. Thev were pursued . '
nnd two named Gonznlps and Conterasa °
were captured. The others escaped.
f
THE county commissioners of Douglas
ounty propose to sell a part of the poor
arm , using the proceeds for the building of HI
countv hosoital : Si ]
SOME WASHINGTON oossir.
During September tho coinage nt tho
mints amounted to 344.345 gold pieces ,
valued at § 2,070,810.50 ; 2,810,100stand-
nrd dollars , 100 lialf dollars , 100 quarter
dollars , and $117 , 10 in dimes.
Commissioner Coleman , ol the depart-
ment\f agriculture , lias received a report
from Dr. C. K. Dyer , the veterinary surgaon
who was sent to ascertain what distado
had broken out among tho cattle in tho af *
counties of London , Fauquier and Princo
William , in Virginia , communicated by tho
cattle obtained from Chicago , in which he
says that the disease is Texas fever and
not plcnro-pneumonia.
United States Treasurer Jordan issued a
circular notice , stating that , owing to tho
great demand for other denominations ol
notes , the treasury of the United States is
unable to supply the $1 certificate note ex
cept in small amounts. In order to satisfy ,
an far as possible , the public demand , ithns
been decided to furnish from this of lice
these notes , in sumsof $1,000 to each bank
making application , at the same time de
positing that sum with the assistant treas
urer at New York. Upon the receipt of tho
certificate of deposit a like sum will be for
warded at thoexpense of the banks making
the application. In order to effect an
equitable distribution , as far as possible ,
applicants will obtain these notes in the
order which deposits are made at the sub-
treasury at New York. Until further no
tice no second application will bo granted
until tho supply of the notes is adequate to
all current demand. The maximum
amount of these notes which the treasury
can furnish daily is yy.OOO , and it will bo
well , the treasurer says , for t'ie ' banks to
aai-eitain through their New York corre r
spondents the probable time when they will
receive the shipment of ones , in the order
nhich the deposit is made.
A CIRCULAR TO RUSSIAN CONSULS.
Tin ; Crttr Ucinitmix llitntiliiitliitTerms of i.
JlllltJIII'id. .
SOFIA , Sept. 29. Gen. Kanlbars. the special
envoy of the czar of Russia to Bulgaria , has , 1
issued a circular to the Russias consuls in Bul
garia , and requested them to acquaint the
people of Bulgaria with its contents. The cir
cular says that the time for mere words is past ; I i
the czar must now be convinced only by acts
that the people and the controlling influences
of Bulgaria are favorable to Russia. When
he shall become convinced , and only then , he
can offer the country internal and external
protection. Thi czar also accuses the Bulga
rians of acts in defiance of discipline , of bur
ning Russian ll.igs , of burning and otlurwisj
lestroying the insignia of St. George wherever
found , and of showing many other evidences
if disrespect to tha czar and his govern me it.
Russia , the circular says , cinuut allow the tri-
il by court martial or othrwis of the con
spirators whose acts compelled the abdication
jfl'riiice Alexander , nor will she permit Prince
Alexander to return to Bulgaria. It is under
stood that in view of the tone of t'lis circular ,
ivh'ch has been widely circulat.-d by ths Rus
sian asent ? , that the government of Bulgaria
ivill resist to JJthe last dcm.inds contninud : a
he czar's ultimatum , of which Gen. Kuulbars
vas the bearer.
Russia's menace , contained in her ultima-
um , that she will not give her sanction to the
irocosal of a candidate to sucrccd Prince
\Iexandcr unless the Bulgarian elections are
iostponedis construed here to fore hulow the
ntention of the c/.ar"s government to impede
he election of a new prince.
Another dispatch from Soiia savs : " The re-
cney has posted notices of eleuti > ns tor the
rand Snbranje which is to elect a successor to
Uexaiid'-r. Gen. Kaulbnrs , Russian special
igent ; , tlrjatens to rave the notices removed ,
"he people recent thj conduct of Russia in de-
nandmg as the price of the c/.ar's protection
ibenit.'on of political power for raising of
late ; siege and freedom for all j arties to vote
electing the grande. Sobranje.Ibis belicvec
hat the rupture between Bulgaria and Russia
imminent.
MURDERER ON TRIAL.
MADRID , Sept , 20. The trial of Father Caye-
ano Galeote , the assassin of Mgr. Isquierdo ,
lishop of Madrid , is proceeding in the city ,
inmensc crowds surroumlcd the palace of
tistice ' , in which the trial is being conducted.
Guleotu in = ists that he was justified in the
mrder and declares that he has twice tried
commit suicide in prison.
The Columbus Democrat says Columbus
ill give half the proposed bonus , $00,000 ,
secure the Northwestern road up tha
ottoin.
THE MABKBTS.
OMAHA.
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JAKI.EY No. 2 44
IYE No. 2 45
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JUTTEI : Choice table 20 ( Q
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G S Fresh 13 @
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DEMONS ; Choice , perbox. . . 975 ( it ; 10
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\IONS I'er barrel 3 00 © 3
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'OAJATOES < Per bu. box 1 25 @ 1
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EEDS Timothy 2 20 © 2
EE . Blue Grass 1 30 © 1
IAY Baled , per ton G 50 @ 7
JAY In bulk C 00 @ 7
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IEEVES Choice steers 4 35 © 4
JIEEP Fair to good 2 75 @ 3
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'OKK ' 10 5ua,10 75
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'i.our. Patents 4 30 GO
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'OHX I'er bushel 3CV@
ATS Per bushel
'OIK 9 45
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HEAT Per bushel Gl
ORN Per bushel 30
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UEEP Common to good. . 4 50