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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1883)
' 4 TFIE DAILY BEEUbiAI3A , MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1r" , 1883 T TIIrbAiA ] 3LE . rnllhhed every morning etoertlBundoy. The enl } Monday morning dally , Ia W DT MAIL. me Ytar$10.001 Three Mentha,13.00 BII Monau. , . . , . , . 5.001 One Month. . , , . . . , . 1.00 Ttt1 IIILT III , rmeueivJRT ! ' UDnnDU. TIRIerOeTTMD. One : . . Three Noetke..I 50 Six Montba , , . , . , , . 1,00 One MDnIY , . , . . . . . b Amedtan Newts Oompaoy , BolejAgemt4Nemdeel + n in the halted state. . ; DDaaarrorD > olcal A Oommnnieatlon + rla/ing to New. and FAlterlel i laMtar..wn1dboadtrcami to the E.ttoa.r-TUI Yea ' D171IrM LIITIx. . Aflflashes Letter and Itetnlttanoee'sbeubl'be .ddreencdtoTh.lice Fcaueure COYIAIT , OIAeL. 1h f1. , Cbeeke and ro.tom. order b be made ply' ebb to the order of the company. i THE BEE BUBLiSHING CO. , PROPS ( E. aosswATEREdttor. t Tns BepuUlcnn cafe for a bill of particulars - ticulars in the Laird matter. Our Dom .cratic contemporary now has the floor to answer. Tnaua seems to bo an epidemic of matrimony just now in Omaha , but ws hoar of no movement on tire part of clergymen to bull the fee market. ' SuAnRALBourbon oxchanger'aro writ. ing lengthy editorials on "Tho Real Road to Democratic Success. " The real road to Democratic aic.ess will bo found in a.- curing enough votes. Tunas seems to bo no disposition to ° f I acco1)tex Secreiary Kirkwood'a offer to take the stump for the republican ticket in Iowa in case ho should bo permitted ; ' ,1 to disavow the prohibition plant : in the platform , , l Tin Sioux Falls convention is still engaged - gaged in drafting a constitution ( orSouth k Dakota , but with a heavily Democratic I' to the Republican Congrose oPIosed ) increasing - publican electoral vote next year , the , people of South Dakotn are likely to have their labor for their pains. e Tins South Omaha crook has gradually disappeared , and in its place the city will Leon have a wide and handsome street , built over a conduit whose construction . has already added many thousands of dollars more than it cost to the value of Omaha real estate. t ' Tna State fair opened with sunshine y ; . and ended in rain. But between sun- ; ehino and rain the managers were able to 1 attract a largo and paying attendance to the beat fair whicht has over been held in 1 , this State. And minas 101 what no city in w ' Nebraska , Omaha alone excepted , can do. to Mn. RANDALL is satisfied with the . spenkorahip outlook , and Mr. Carlisle is c c .onfrdont of success. The only candidate who is not inclined to be sanguine 1s Sunset Cox , whoso candidacy Is to be included - cluded in tire next edition of his famous look of jokes , entitled "Why We Laugh. " . IT is gratifying to note that our city schools have opened with a greatly increased - creased attontanco in all departments. There has boon much room for improve. mont in our school systen , and as i A changes and improvements progress the , public recognize thorn by extending their patronage. r Tns fight among the Ohio democrats is a very pretty ono and thu scalping of bravos in the Now York wigwams has already begun , When Mr. Dana turns his editorial telescope on the political battlefields of the Buckeye and Empire . unto. the cry of "Tho republican party must go" gurgles in his throat , SIITRF.N THOUSAND DOLLAIta have lOOn collected in Now York by penny arbscrip I tiins to erect a monument to Peter Cooper , Whilotho motive which prompts this tribute is a natural and a praise worthy one , Peter Cooper's best menu- molt to the magnificent institution which ho founded and endowed for the poor of his native city. Tuns venerable aJohn Ericson is still at : _ work on his torpedo boat , " 'Pltu Do. F atroyor , " which prornisoa to prevo the most effectual means of coast dufonso yet devised , The Pinn of attack for this engine of destruction is to run her with. In 300 foot of a hostile vessel , which is to ho shattered below the water line by a shot from a submarine gun. TIme recent oiperimonta have proved that time pitch- . bug of the vessel in rough water dues not , affect the courao of the projectile ; that Ue concussion does not dmnago the ateain connections when time boat is un t 1 dor full boiler pressure , and that thorn is no clanger of a premature explosion of the torpedo when , on being fired , it dia 1 places the valve at the mouth of time gun , + Tan Episcopal general convention which moots in Philadelphia in October will examine the revision of the prayer book which has boon made by a commit. , too sppointod at the last convention , The new prayer book will be more an ei lArgomant than a revision. The princi pal changes are in the lice of replacing .milieione from the English book ; in the removal of the abort form of abrlolution for morning services and the addition of the Magnjf sal and 11one 1fntfUta to the canticles for morning prayer and in a alight change in the prayer for the pros. ident The Cormnurrion and Baptiamal services undergo little change , but the Matriinonial service has received the addition of several words , do. signed , in these days of easy divorces , to make : its dodgua more binding , Thu beautiful service of Burial of the Dead is left as it was. Other changes brought inhere hero and there will hardly be noticed , ex- .opt by careful students of the book. Thu ootnrnittoo's work , it should be said , is merely advisory , and will have to be ox. convention Even ; , if they do approve of it , It cannot comae Into use until formally adopted by the next great gathering of the church , to be t old three years hence , n AI'1'OINTJUtNTS TO T1W STAFF , The suspense of some six hundred army oficore who wore applicants for the two vacant appointments in the commissary and quartermaster departments has boon ended by the nomination of Second Lieutenant - tenant Sharpe , late of the Fourth infantry - fantry , to be captain and assistant commissary - missary of subsistence , and of Second Lieutenant W. S , Patton , Eighteenth infantry - fantry to be captain and ualitant quar termauor. Thar. are two points to he noted in this connection ; the first of which is that the president very wisely refuod to go openly outside the army in filling the vacancies en the staff , The rut army bill , which was so ] tastily rushed through in the closing hours of the congressional session , contained a clause which permitted civilian appoinbnonta to staff positions , amid fears were ontcrtaincd in seine quarters that political influences would be brought to bearjupon the Prusi dent to secure the must eligible of army positions for men who weie without miuli- tary training or experi000e. It is a matter for commendation that Mr. Arthur has not followed the precedent which he not in the appointmnmit of young Snlytho to the pay corps , Captains Sharpe and Talton ate both army men , though the former is not now borne on the pages of the Army Register , having resigned his conunission 801110 nrontlts ago. The second point to ho noted is that time appointment of officers of the lowest grade to desirable staff positions carrying with thomir tire rank and pay of captain can scarcely ho conini mdcd on grounds of justice. Such appoinbnenta ought to ho in tire line of a regular promotion , mid should be given to deserving first lieutenants } whose long service or military record entitles then to the rank. 'To make captains of second lieutenants , when hundreds of their au- poriors in rank who arc in every way equally qualified for the position are anxious to receive the appointment , is unfair - fair and uiwiso , unfair because it offers a premium on favoritism , which has been one of the crying evils in army management , amid unwis. because it removes the healthy stimulus of abelief in the line that the faithful performance of duty is appreciated and will be rewarded by tire commander- hi-chief of the army whenever opportunity is affordod. Much of the rancor and bit. tornoss exhibited by the veterans of the line who have grown old and grey in hard service on trio plains and in tie isolation of frontier posts , arises from the feeling that their position and its emoluments might have boon long ago charged for the hotter had they boon fortunate enough to gain tire car of a1 influential politician or to have pressed their just claims upon tire attention of the oxecu- tivu. Failing in this , they sac oflicora whom they rank in tire service aid excel in abilities lifted to staff positions and exchanging tire monotonous routine and the isolation of garrison life for time cushioned chairs and social enjoymnout of light office work in tire largo cities. One of tire greatest opportunities for army reform is same change in tie moth- ode of tenure of staffappointmenta whiele will equalize more than at present the bitter and swoetof military service , SOMB WORDS ON Till ! FAIR. Tie state fair which has just closed was a success in sonic partiottlars. In others it was a failure. Time attomrdarmce was good , aid , considering tire weather , the receipts were all that could reasonably - bly have boon expected. There will be mio deficit to be carried over tire next year , or to ho mot front tie last surplus. Financially thou tire fair may be coisid crud n success. As a comprehensive exhibit of the pro. duetion and resources of Nebraska , the atato fair was a failure. What county exhibits wore displayed wore inturestimig lord good , but less than a dozen counties iii time state vcro represented by anything like a showing of their resources. It can truthfully be said that of the capacity of Nebraska as an agricultural state little or 110 proof was showim. A few bunches of oats , several shocks of wheat and rye , a number of mammoth corn stalks and 801110 eutall displays of fruits timid vegetables formed aside front the railroad displays nearly the suns vital of tire agricultural exhibits. If we except tire fine stock display , tie farm nrnchinory section , time few county ox- 1rlbittt amid the railroad building the State fair as a stale fair we.u only a limited sue. core. Titoso are plain words but they are the truth. There needs to be a radical reform in the nranagenert of the State Board of Agriculture and tire old ruts in winch tire Boa ; .l has boon jogging peacefully along for the least five yoare must be in future avoided. Tire next Legislature shrould be applied to for , min appropriation suflt- eioat to make a State exhribit at the State fair , Weeks before the exhibition opors canvassers should be sent out throughout the State to make a collection which will faithfully represent the resources amid capacity of Nebraska as air agricultural community. The exporse of time eollec thou and transportation of this display should be bornubytleState appropriation. This exhibit should inelurde spociuions from various counties of tire wheat , oat , rya , barley , millet mind corn , with statis. tics of their production in elifreront pur lions of Nebraska ; samples fruit fron Nernalra , Itiehardeou and Otoo counties , as well as from Washington and Burt ; of wool ( rein the West and butter from tlioNortlr ; of vegetables , of tie products of tie apiary , and , in factr of every trans. portable and non perielrablu product of our farm. As a Stateauxhibit it should alight no portion of time State , amid it should be comprobenelvo , while at the same time reduced in bulk by careful selection. Such an exhibit , to which country enterprise and time premium offered by time State boards would add as much at least as is shown under present auspices , would render our fair truly a State fair , It would then become nu ab- ject-reason of the resources of Nebraska , lnstructtvo alike to her own citizens and to visitors from abroad , Time Astor family in Now York during their career have given a striking proof of how enormous wealth can be accu- mutated by the aimpl. process of sound real estate investments and patient wait- tng. They have also furnished nn example - ample of the means by which property may be practically entailed in ono family and time wrangles of contested wills avoided , John Jacob Astor , tire oldest - est member of the family , now growing old , has followed thu family custom and precluded all possibility of the lawyers becoming interested in his property by deeding Iris entire estate to hie son , William Waldorf Astor , reserving only no annuity of $100,000 , to ho annually paid to himself during his life. lie huts thus mnado himself a pensioner on Iris son by a wiser regulation than Lear arranged with his daughter. On an income of $100,000 a year he is not likely to be reduced - duced to tire strait of begging for food and shelter , anti his old ago is tolerably secure from penury. John Jacob Astor , thio alder , who died about eight or : ten years ago , left iris vctatwoaltlr to .John Jacob and William B. Astor , and gave a fat slice to his granddaughter , who is since dead , William B. Astor provided for his idiot son , amid both fnther and eon are dead. At tint limo of tire older dolui Jacob Astor's death time Astor estate was estimated at $40,000,000 , but tire property was then mostly unproduct- ivo. Since that time tire Asters have been forced to build for self-protection , and tire estates have immoaaarably increased - creased in value , but it is a family rule never to tell or give a hint of what they are they are worth. It is believed that oalate just deeded by the present John Jacob to his son Williamn Waldorf Astor , represents from $00,000,000 to $70,000 , 000-a little matter of tan millions or so in the estimate is of small moment. There is no will to break , and there will be no enormous foes to pay , and trio Astor design is that the solid millions shall roll up and pass down from genera. tion to generation. It is a practical entail - tail , and under this deeding aystom , as tire estate does not come into court , its value is unknown. There seems to be a bond of union , a aympnthotio vein , between Savage and all corrupt , disironost frauds wherever they may be found. As an attorney in Onmalra , before he was eloetod Judge , iris clients consisted principally of professional - sional gamblers and tire worst classes of residents of that city , and since fro r0 signed the Judgeship what little practice ire has mad has boon of the worst class of criminals-Blair Pilot. Tire editor of the Pilot wino resided in Omaha at the time and capped for a monte shop out lower Fariram street , no doubt fools himself quald fled to speak for tire "professional gamb hors and tine worst classes of rosidonta" of this city. Until the time of iris election to tire bench , James W. Savage was senior mornber of the firm of Savage mind Mandorson in which Senator Mandorson was his partner. Non does tire reformed nionte sharp of the Pilot intend to charge that Senator Mandor- son , who had an interest in the proceeds of all cases coming into Iris firm , was also an nttornoy whose "clients consisted principally of professional gamblers and the worst classes of residents" of Omaha. This is a now and refreshing exposure , which will no doubt be greatly appreciated - ciated by our junior Senator. SrNATon Loa AN is boasting of his tuao- lunco to Sitting Bull , aid says , "Tire point I tried to make on Sitting Bull was that he was riot such a it-Il of an Indian as h0 seemed to think. " According - ding to tie Rev. xlr. Ilinnman , tire point Sitting hull matdu our the Sioux conuuis- sier was , to use tine clriof's own language , that they wore "A lot of drumllen loafers travelling at govenuneit oxpenrso. " So far Mr. Bull seers to have had tire best of the controversy. With tire Ohio do11ocrats are figiding among tlennsolvea over wino is responsi- btu for the party disorganantiol , line republicans - publicans are quietly preparing to roll up an astonishing majority for the unknown Foraker and tire Great Scott law. iVBST OF TIIJsIISSOURI. Tire projected Salina , Lincoln tC Does. tar railroad Lu become a certainty. Time gontlenron , who are the aetivo nianagora of tire proposed road , Judge 0. P , Ilanril. ton and Mr. G. V. Morford , were in Omaha last week turd gave every asatur- anco that grading would commmnonco on some portions of the line this fall. Thu recent chang. to tine presmit name of time contpauy is intended to cover a charter winch the comapany hiss secured for a bridge over tire Missouri river at Doca' tur. It will lie roneubored that tine Sioux City tC I'aicific at one time had dotenninod to cross the river at that point iustoad of at Blair. Tire surveys of Engineer Morrison at that tiune show tine location to be superior to any point be. twoeu Oninhn and , Sioux City , and tine ciuutor for a briml u there will Provo very valuable to tine uoiv road. 'Fine success of tire Missouri I'aeifro as a murlh nod south read has doubtless stimtlatod tire projectorn of true Salina road to take in a wider rnugo of country , and one that is iuadequataly supplied with railroad facilities. The proposedluro ; be. gins at Salina , a flourislung little city in tire center of Kansas , running in a direct nortlreasturly course to the Nebraska line , paasiug through Beatrice , Lincoln and F'rennont , to Oakland , and ( rent there to Decatur on tire Missouri river , Frain Decatur a lime is projected to Spencer ; Iowa , Nileru conuectionwill be made whir time great Milwaukee line , ' A t Cherokee Iowa , about midway bet cam Decatur and Spencer , it will cross tit Illinois Central road , t Oakland inn Nebraska it will connect witir tine St. Paul t& Omaha , and at Fremont it will interest tire Sioux City branch of the Northwestern , as well as time Union Pacific , At Lincoln it will cross the B. , C M , system and in its course south will cross six branches of the U. I' . in Kansas , Fronn Salina a road is In course of construction - struction to Council Grove , whore it will connect with the Missouri Pacific , reaching - ing to all the great coal fields of southeastern - eastern Kansas , and opening up to Nebraska - braska s new source of fuel supply. Besides thew actual am ] os active connections , the Topeka , . West- em road raches ino smo of the most innportant coal fields of Kansas , and tra. Tomes the great wheat belt. Millions of bushels of the fine winter wheat produced inn this section of Kansas is bought and used by Minneapolis millers every season - son , and when this projected recto is completed it will , of course , follow it instead - stead of tire roundabout way through Kansas Cnty , 'I'ho northern end of tine line gives direct - rect connection with the vineries of Mtn- 1ieso'a and 1Vtacousin. The nnanagara assert drat tire outor- priso is not backed by any particular railroad - road company , bmit that ample capital had been secured for its construction. All that is needed is sucir organization nmrd assisannco as will put tine investment into good and safe share , and it will b0 at ounce hurried to completion. Tire company - pany will ask assistance of tire communities - ties tlrrou h which the road will pass , on the condition that tine road shall bo completed - ploted through tire county fronn one curd or tine other before a cent is paid. In this State Oakland will doubtless be the point at which work will begin , on account - count of superior facilities for having material laidown. Tine ro ositions submitted to localities in this ricnnnity will stipulate for a cennumication Withitimat Pcurt for n continuous line south. The coat of tine road exclusive of sortie heavybridgiug , will be about $12,000per mile. It is tire intention to linnit tine stock and securities issued , to that tire road will have no difficulty in earning good dividends after the first year of its operation. It is the intention to consolidate tine entire - tire litre from Salma , Kansas , to Spencer , Iowa , as soon as tire preliminary work is done , and tine financial and construction arrangements will all be niado ripen tine basis of a line 260 miles long. The Kansas portion of tine line is ready for operations to bogie , and work is only waiting upon the conditioni of affairs in Nebraska. The B. & M. has so thoroughly cow Bred the southern tier of counties with railroad iron that it jealously resents intrusion - trusion from all but those sufficiently powerful to give it battle on airy field. The organization of tire Salina , Lincoln tC Decatur company was tine signal for hostilities. A now company was immediately - diatoly put in the field , with tire compro- hoisive title of tine Chicago , Iowa tC Ran- sits Railroad compmny , with tine avowed purpose of covering nearly tire same route from tire Nebraska lime to Salina. Supt. Holdredgo and tire backers of the road visited Odell , tire point where the Salina line will connect with tire main systemn of the B , tC Mand opened stock subscription books. It is a matter of cannon rumor that this work will also be commenced this fall , for the purpose , as'avould ' appear , of throwing a damper on tire Salina , Lincoln & Decatur pro- joel.Another Another company has been organized as a feeder to tire B. tC M , known as tire Nebraska tC Colorado t oupany , which proposes to isuntl wm.u from Beatrice. 'I're Expreas s.r s the present line of the Beatrice branch will be followed from Beatrice to DeWitt , to avoid several costly - ly bridges aid other heavy railroad work. The road will be built from Do Witt across tire southeast corner of Saline county , running north to Plymouth mid Fairbury , in Jefferson county , crossing tine St. Joe & Western at or in the vicinity - ity of Bulvidero , running to Hebron and threnco to Chester , on tine Republican Valley line of tire B , tC M. Tito entire line from Beatrice to Chester will not be completed this winter , as tire season for railroad building is now too far gene to porniit tire building of about seventy mules of road. Tire wonderful growth amid prosperity of tire Republican Valley in past years is suppleuentod the present year with a harvest of grain , vegetables mid stock t11at puts all previous records in tire slado. Fourtoenyeara ago it was thought by many that time region watered by tire lepublican , now comprising eight of tine southern tier of counties in Nebraska , was a' wild waste , tumid that it could not bo used for any other than grazing purposes , Tine Wien wino settled in that rogionr themr and successfully braved the privations of pioneering , can now look upon that same region dotted with thriving villages , substantial ironies , stacks of grain amid waving fields of corn. Tire excellence of this valley for stock- raising hiss long boon known and sought after. Tire great ] nerds of bullhlo found by tire early settlers loft no doubt about tine grass and water. Buffalo grass still grows and cattle fatten nicely upon it , rind if the snowfall is not too ( , great thrive all winter with no otier food. hut tire cowboys acid ; cattle raneirea have given place to tine agricultural settlers. If tinny one &ubting tire fertilityof tits region would now journey through Web- ater , Franklin , Ifarlan aid Fuenas cornr- ties and count tlnu stacks of oats , wheat , barley and rye , mid miieasure the stalks of ripouug corn , ho would soon ho convinced vinced of iris error. From all points camas the reportof handsome yields fronr malt grain , extending from a quarter of a mile to a mile amid a ) calf on each side of the stream bed. In 1880 the 13. , C M , connpnny extendnd their line more tluui a hundred miles info ltupubltcaur valley. This is now tie popular Burlbngtort route to Dairy. Fhu company were the owners of many micros of rich soil , and were desirous of haying 'mormanuutsottiements ' along tiroir lino. Accordin 1y their circular wore sent threu6ir tine Imnid anuouucinB cheap hunnos hr the \Vest. Notlniug so oneour ages tire eottlomont of a nosy country as cheats laude , llrousauds of acres now worth ten ar.twelvo dollars each were sold for three or four dollars , Such Prices enable farmers who had routed farina valued at forty or sixty dol. Jars par acre in easturn states to purchase - chase farinra of their own , 'Phero were also tlnouaande of acres subject to home. stead and timber claim , Tine titles to these timber claims have just been per. footed , and there are now riot a few hones under cultivation with nice groves of timber on thuem. Cottonwood is still a favorite beauso it grows so rap. idly and makes shade and a windbreak in a very few years. Ash and box-elder grow naturally and with little care. An old settler and cattle raiser said the black walnut grows rapidly and scorns native to tire climate. The increased cultivation amid planting of trees hum produced the anticipated effect upon tine rainfall , which has increased year by year , until now , when it is abundant and properly dis- tributeel , the Republican flows full to the brim. A movement huts been started m Cole , rado to secure the setting apart of a ocr- thin day in each year which the people generally can devote to tree planting-in fact to secure the establishment of Arbor Day , In urging the scheme The Denver Tribune points to Nebraska as a forcible illustration of its benefits ; "Arbor Day there , " says The Tribune "has become a State festival , which is annually observed by every public spur iced citizen. The result is an object of admiration to every visitor and of corn- mirent to all wino are acquainted with tire country before the establislmicnt of tire s-stern. Originally a plain as treeless as the cattle ranges of Colorado tire tnoro closely populated portions of Nebraska are nw la wall planned and regularly laid out forest. An attractivenes habeen added to the landscape and a comfort to tine habitations that could riot havu been attained in any other way , mid which are a comnshnmit source of pleasure and joynrent to all who live within tine range of tireir beauty and foliage. In tire city of Lincoln , Arbor Day is a day of ju- bilec , tine population recognizing that to Its esiablislunerrt is due the wonderful beauty of their trce-enboweredtliorough- fares. The climate of the western plains is gradually urrdcrgoing remarkable changes. Tire unusually heavy rail fall of the pros- omit year , in western Nebraska and Wyoming - ming , is ( railed with unconcealed joy by tine press of our neighboring territory , as indicating that there is sumo imiipolling force of nature at work , which iii a few ycarsmny revolutionize tine agricultural productions of tire west. Tire cultivation tion of tire soil is undoubtedly the primary - mary course of tine change. It is air urn- disputed fact that the rain fall has inn. creased west of tire Missouri river by reason - son of tire cultivation of the land. This being true of Kansas and Nebraska , it will prove true with respect to Wyoming. The glory of that region has been its dry climate , and should tine amount of rainfall - fall next year approximate to that of the present , tire territory may expect to ox- ; ) erionee ninny of tine ills and blessings that fall to the states cast. Tire increase of rainfall is a curious operation of nature , and is worthy of lire deepest study. True remarkable success attending the sinking of artesiar wells in Denver and vicinity is of incalculable value to tire city amid state at large. It demonstrates tine uxistenco of subteranean streams of pure svatcr , which only require art outlet to furnish an apparently unlimited supply - ply , Thu first well sunk in the State was by Mr. J. M. Parberry , our time South Park road , about six milts front Denver , in this sprung of 1881. Water was struck at a depth of 220 foot and a flowing supply - ply secured for all purposes intended , which continues till this day. A dozen or more wells have beenn sunk in Denver tire present year , in each case a copious supply being secured. Tire most important - tant of these are tire Windsor hotel well , the water of which rises in a stand pipe above ground 180 foot : and that at the Colfax avenue bridge/ / which furnishes an abundant supply of wonderfully pure , cold water. Tine News says a few weeks will witness the wonderful sigirt of pub. tic drinking fsuntains from which will flow sparkling streams of tire purest artesian water in the world , which will be erected by the liberality of citizens as an evidence of their gratitude for tire great boon conferred upon thorn by a beneficent Providence. These foun- thins , to tire ntnmibor of probably fifty , will bun placed in different portions of the city , amid in their ceratruction , the err- joynrent of luxurious draughts will not bo denied man's faithful friend , tire horse , as in a number of cases troughs will be added to tine fountaina. A well possessing many remarkable characteristics , differing in miiauy respects from those of tire other wells which have Loon sunk , is that whnichis now approach. ing couiplotion back of tire Lotlrrop block atEightocntli and Lavreuce streets. It was comimneiced about three weeks ago , and is now down 610 feet. Sortie of tie strata penetrated by the drill arc pecu liar , one of tine atrmurges features being tire entire absencoof clay , After passing through oiglrteen feet of coarse mind and gravel , a bed of shale wmis pierced , liIris was succeeded by $1 foot of dole- unite , or carbonate of magnesia , aid limo ; than followed shale , sand rock mid quprtz , succeeded again by aand rock at a depth of 320 feet , in which a good flowof water was struck ; then followed20fcet of quite pure silica , after which sand rock was ni gain reached at a depth of 340 feet , Tire boring will be continued throu gin tints strata wlncn it is hoped tire flow will increase to tine ldo- sired pro'ortions. ' Upon reachimug bits extreme do tli the aandnunrdeveloped the fact that vein of mieral resembling quartz and native silver lead boon roaehed. ' 1'le particles were very small/ but suf. ficient of them were gatlrorcd to have air assay made. This discovery suggests tire query whether it would not pay to sink a shaft of the depth of 300 feet if there was ant absolute certainty of gottimig pay mineral at the bottom. " 1Vhlto Iforso" and "lied Eagle , " two of tine fleet footecl Winnebago Indians , front the Northwestern Nebraska region , svlll run a two.nrtle race on tine second day of the ] cutler county fair this week. Y t0 g' S " ' 4R t 'stn J& . rte. rltl 'r L1A THE GREAT ME Rheumatism , Neuralgia , Sciatica , Lumbago , Uackache. headache , Toothache , No roTI' ruin. N 11.111 ua. . Nprn I uw , lir"Lea , liarw. Ncaule. FI ue' Idle. , Lie LLL uT11Lmt IIUDIIr I'lls' oeu tlals. eom3 a , urvK te ee4 u.alrrar ver" . erar Croue4ne m11UVU , I.11 Leetoe' . . . . ' . . Tllk c11A1t1.n.r a. 1'uuY.Lntlt co. pow. , waVI4M& IOa ) L Iti.u.L , V.5.4. I Dry Goods ! SAM'L C. CO. , Washington Avenue and Eifth Street , - - - ST. LOUIS MO STEELE1 JOHNSON & CO. , Wholesale Grocers ! . AND Jonnxns rN FLOUR , SALTI SUGARI S CANNED GOOTS3 ; ND ALL GROCERS' ' SUPPLIES A FULL LINE OF TIIE BEST BRANDS OF . Cigars and Manufactured Tobacco. AGENTS FOR BENWOOD NAILS AND LAFLIN & 'RAND POWDER CO J. A. WAKEFIELD , 1 WIIOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Latli , hlilales , Pickets , SASH DOORS BLINDS b1OULDINGS LIME CftENT { PLASTER &C' STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT COMPANY ( Near Union Pacific Depot , - - OMAHA , NEB C. Fe GOODMAN , Wholesale Druggist I AND DEALER IN Palilts , Oils , Yarshes alid ¶ illdo ifiass OMAHA , NEBRASKA. SPECIAL NOTICE TO Growers of Live Stock and Others. WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO it IS the best and chcapeet food for etock of any kind. One pound is equal to throe pound. of corn stock fed with Ground oil Cake in the Fail and winter , instead of running down , sip incroneo In weigh and ho in . good marketable condition In the spring. Dairymen , m Hell as other , who use It can testify Its . merits. Try it and fudge for youreelvca yrdca 825.00 per ton ; no charge for Backs. Address o4.eod me w00DMA ? LINSEIDOil. : cosIPANY , Omaha Double and Single Acting Power and Hand PUMPS , STEAM PUMPS , Engine Trimmings , Mining Machinery , Belting , Hose , Brass and Iron Fittings' Steam Packing at wholesale aid retail , HALLADAY WIND-MILLS , CHUROH AND SCHOOL BELLS. Corner 10th Farnam St , , Omaha Neb. J Granite Ironware. , tn OR BROILING. . / eA NJ. t , LIGHT HANDSOME IS W80LISOME , DUEBLE. T11 e Best Ware Made io > < , the Kitchen. IfIRDtI fdAHUFACTURED OULY BY THE Y. t ST of 1 LOUIS. + fll oii 0 v 0 I tovo , . . OId I ? , tP ? ° dM ; . , OR 7 F 1j .1r1118 h0 Be. . 01 . MAX MEYER & CD1 , iMPORTERSOF HAVANA CIGARS ! AND JOBBERS OF DOMESTIC A j t D PROPRIETORS OF TIIE FOLLOWING CELEBRATED BRANDS. Reina Victorian , EspecialesJ Roses in 7 Sizes from $60 to $120 per 1000. AND THE FOLLOWING LEADING FIVE CENT CIGAIIS : Combination , Grapes , Progress , Nebraska Wyoming and Brigands. WE DUPLICATE EASTERN PRICES. SEND FOR PRICE LIST AND SAMPLES. N GATE CITY PLANING MILLSt MANUFACT Eidi OF . Caroenters' Material -ALSO-- - - - sash , Doors , Blin ds , stairs Stair Railia g s ' B alastcrs Wiado & Door Framcsraw Flrtdawedlltla tor the mamnfedur of Hada'of [ . ) . I Orlon has mho Ooamlry wlU Lo pro m141) sall . AoukllDg. r 1 and ye.td a ° Mdresl all armmmmloetloru to , ltl UO Prk' ' 4) _ _ I / f r i 'ff ' i ) i , art tel cetin tin win sib 1st are oiti as