Nebraska Newspapers

    THE DAILY BEE-SATUllDAY APRIL 11 , 1855
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THE assessors aronov at work , and the
tftx-dudpron ara busy In covering up
Uiolr properly.
Mil. Bovn may talco the mayor'a
office , but there always will bang a
cloud ever his tltlo.
TAMI-RUINCI with ballot bores , and
forging roturni must not bo allowed ( n
Omaha any moro than in Chicago.
INIIIANA and Nevada can mutually
condole ; each has received ono federal
appointment. Nebraska la still out in
the cold. _
WE don't want anything In the distri
bution of postoflicos in this state , bnt wo
would suggest that If Dr. Miller has anymore
moro cards upon thn subject of postoflicca
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it ] wonld bo ndvlaahlo for him to publish
them in the BEG , which reaches every
postoflico In Nebraska , whllo the JScrald
gees to only ono in about every Qvo.
THE gaa company made a very deeper-
ate effort 15 behalf of Mr. Boyd , bocauao
Mayor Murphy had soon fit to appoint
MI honest and capable gas Inspector ,
whom the , gai company could not corrupter
or manage. It was thorefoio In the Interest -
torest of food government that the gas
company worked for Boyd , in order that
the present g s Inspector might bo removed
moved in duo time.
Wnr.N congress meets again It
miss the humorists that have enlivened
that body from time to time. The genial
Sunset Cox will bo cracking jokes with
the sultan of Turkey ; Belford , the red
headed rooster of the Rockies , will waste
Ills metaphors npon his Colorado con
stituency ; Col. Thomas Porterhouse
Ocholtroo will swap lies with the wild
coVboys of Toxaa , and Mr. Herr will
rusticate among the poach orchards of
Michigan. Without those man the de
bates of the next session of the lower
house of congress will bo stale , flat and
unprofitable , unless some now and fresh
wits suddenly develop and come to the
front.
Tin : fire limit ordinance should at once
bo extended so as to take in the entire
lower portion of the city. No more
frame bulldlngi should be erected in
that section of the city , which will bo
largely occupied by wholesale warehouses.
Had the B. & M. height depot been a
brick structara It wonld probably not
have been destroyed by fire. It Is hoped
that the B. & M. in rebuilding will con
struct its depot of brick , oven If there Is
no fire limit ordinance to compel it to do
j. At the came time It might provo a
good scheme for It so inolndo in the new
building a passenger depot , the location
of which would bo moro central than the
present ono , and at the same time thn B.
& M. patrons wonld not bo obliged to
cross the Union Pacific tracks at the risk
of their lives.
OMAHA cast lait Tuesday 7,000 votes
in round numbers. Allowing four and a
half inhabitants to the voter. It wonld
RVO | the metropolis a population of 31-
GOO. Lincoln Journal.
At the elootlon on Tuesday last Lin
coln cast 2,447 votes , which multiplied
by four and a half , gives that clt > a
population of 11,012 , or about ono-tblrd
the population of Omaha , according to Its
own figures. The ratio Is correct.
Omaha claims between 05,000 and 00,000
people , and Lincoln about one-third , or
from 18,000 to 20,000. It will bo soon
that iu attempting to belittle Omaha the
Journal belittles' Lincoln. Farther-
more , In taking four and a half as a mul
tiple it makes a mistake , as the usual
multiple In figuring population from thereto
rote Is lix or six and a half. At the pres
idential election Omaha catt [ 7,800
votes , and there ore to-day In the city
ever 10,000 , rogliterod voters.
TIIEHE is a very suspicions attempt in
certain quarters to foreshadow the prob
able election of Mr. O'Malloy to the city
council. The roturni published the day
after the election show that Mr. O'Malloy
was 299 behind Bailey , nearly 200 behind
Burmutcr and over 100 behind Hitch
cock , Those returns were given out by
the judges and clerka of elootlon. II
Mr. O'Malloy expects to bo counted In
there must bo something rotten in Den
mark. There might be a miitake made
iu ten , fifteen , or fifty votes In the foot-
Ingiofjsome precinct , but there could
not possibly be B' mistake of 000 , We
know that coitiln parties who are inter-
ivitod In Mr. O'Malloy's election would
resort to almost any desperate scheme ,
but wo did not think Mr. O'Malley would
allow himself to become a party to snob
monstrous fraud. There hu been
great deal of villainy and lawlounois In
tbo recent election which may have to bo
ubmltted to , but the people of Omaha
will rise en masse against ballot-box slott
ing and election return forgeries. They
will not allow men to tike their celts In
the council who hare not been legally
elected.
DISHONEST LEADERSHIP.
THE BEE is not the custodian of the
democratic conscience. It has no part In
the distribution of patronage , find carts
very little as to whom the boises will favor.
But It does acorn decidedly cool and Im
pudent in the now democratic ryndicato
of Boyd and Miller , to hurl anathemas at
the heads of democratic leaden and
democrats who did not m ko themselves
conspicuous and active In the support of
Mr. Boyd. The throat * of dire vongo-
.nco . against Brown , Buck and other
romlncnt democrats came with very poor
race from that quarter. In the first
ilaco everybody In Nebraska knows [ that
T. Miller , the senior partner In the now
lolitlcal firm , has for years boon harlot-
Ing with ono class of republicans and at
bo same time knifing democrats who
wcro not In close sympathy and
ollusion with the corporation wlro-
workers. Everybody knows that E. K.
Valentino was three times olootod to
ongress by and with the active aid of
ho Omaha Herald and Dr. Miller.
Everybody knons that the democracy In
Nebraska has boon a moro sham under
leadership , and the rank and file of
ho democracy have boon so disgusted
with the venality , dishonesty and rotten
CBS of the would-bo leader that they
have time and again repudiated him ,
t was the Innermost desire of his soul to
o a delegate to the national democratic
onvontion but the Nebraska democracy
ofnscd to send him to Chicago. They
looted Boyd , and loft Miller off the , na
lonal committee , of wholh ho had been
member for many years , and put Boyd
In bis place. But , Boyd in violation of
: ommon usage among political roprosont-
lives made Dr. Miller his proxy on the
national committee , whioh act was
gross breach of confidence.
How was it in the recent presidential
ampaign ? To whab extent did Miller
iiid Boyd exert themselves to elect dom
icratio candidates on the slate and con
gressional tickets ? Dr. Miller was at
ho head of the so-cillcd democratic dally
paper , but precious little aid and comfort
did ho glvo to the candidates. Ho Bali
ust as little as ho posaibly could , and
ho never opened his month at any public
mooting. Mr. Boyd , as a member of the
national democratic committee was in
honor and duty bound to supervise the
election and use all honorable mcics to
achieve success. What did he do in the
matter beyond being a passive looker-
on ? What did ho do in this district to
elect Mr , Brown to congress ? Is it not
plaui to everybody that owing to his
high ambition ho did not want Charles
H. Brown in congress with a democratic
president ? That would have done away
with Mr. Boyd as a political factor and
broker In federal patronage. It would
hare given an official representative to
democratic party in Nebraska , and
oft Boyd and Miller in the rear as high
privates. Is It to bo wondered at
, hat Mr. Brown did not tear
his shirt and wear out his boots
n running around io electioneer for
Boyd ? Mr. Brown had no obligation
npon himself beyond merely exorcising
his duty ai a citizen , Mr. Boyd had as-
iumed A great responsibility as a member
of the national committee , and having
become recreant to the high trust , ho
was not entitled to the unyielding sup
port of Mr. Brown , or any other demo
crat. In this very campaign Boyd went
back on one-half of the democratic ticket
by becoming a candidate en another
ticket , which was made up in his own in
terest and against one-half of the demo
cratic candidates. This is the view which
honest and unbiased men of all parties
must take of the controversy in the dem
ocratic oimp which has arisen by reason
of the lamentable failure of Boyd in his
effort for an overwhelming endorsement
at the polls.
TAX REFORM.
The assessed valuation of property in
Omaha twelve yours ago , when the city
had less than 20,000 population , was
nearly two millions higher than it was
last year. Wo now have three times
moro population than wo had In 1872
and It is simply monstrous that the as-
sotsed valuation should bo co low. In
the first place there are millions of prop'
orty entirely untaxed , and in the [ next
place there is a deliberate attempt on the
part of the assessors to discriminate It
favor of. wealthy corporations and heavj
land owners. The result Is that the border
of taxation falls upon the middle clasi
and upon the small property owners , whc
have but little Influence over assessors
and have no property which they car
cover up. The tax exemptions anc
low assessments are not only unjust
bnt they cripple the city. Investors iron
abroad , who do not understand thai
property is atsessod from one-fifth U
ono-tvrontioth of its roil value , an
alarmed at the apparently high rate ol
taxation. Flvo per cent taxation fright
ens away capital and retards our growth ,
Wo must have tax reform , or we cannot
even fund our debt , Inasmuch as the ag
gregate debt is very nearly equal to tor
percent of the assessed valuation of last
year. The exhibit made by THE BEE ic
its New Year's review , whioh , If any
thing , will fall below the actual figures ,
shows that over $5,000,000 was expend
ed In Omana in buildings and public Im
provements during the yecr 1884 , The
raise iu property valuation is from ten to
twenty-five per cent over the previous
year. It remains to DO seen now wbethei
this material incroaio in wealth will be
shown on the assessment rolls.
DDK reform temporaries areas silent
s the grave with regard-to the aotlon ol
Messrs. Colpetzer and Locke , the twc
members of the citizens' executive com *
mlttee , who caused the defeat of Mr. G.
M. Hitchcock. They have held theli
peace and the two great reformers have
not icen fit to explain the reason why Mr.
Hitchcock's name was at the latt moment
and without notice secretly scratched off
from several thousand citizen tickets ,
which were sent from their headquarters
to the polling places. Mr. Colpetzer has
been hoard to lay that It waa not beoanso
Mr. Hitchcock refused to pay the $25
assessment demanded of him In public on
the street , but because ho had hurt his
feelings In declining , as ho ( Hitchcock )
said , to bo soon talking to mugwumps
on the street , This explains very
clearly the motive of Mr , Colpotzer
in working against Mr. Hitchcock , bnt It
does not justify his conduct. Mr. Hitch
cock had been endorsed by the citizens'
committee of fifteen , and not by Mr.
Colpotzer. Hitchcock was chosen bs
canso no wonld make a good reform
councilman and not because ho was a
frlond of Colpotzer. Mr. Colpotzor had
no right nor authority to erase any name
from the ticket , nor had the executive
committee. If they or ho could strike
off Hitchcock they could have itrnck off
Boyd. By this arbitrary action the
sham reformers have exhibited In a
strong light the insincerity of their
whole movement. They had started out
to elect honest and competent
men to the municipal offices , bnt they
wore willing to take tholr chances on
electing anybody , oven n yellow dog , to
the council , so that they could got votes
for Boyd ,
VAN WYOK'S MONEY.
Of all the roorbacks sot afloat by Mr.
Boyd's fool friends the most absurd is
the story that a bushel of Van Wyck'a
money was sent to Omaha to cut down
Boyd's majority. This canard circulated
freely on the street corners has boon made
the subject of editorial comment in the
Herald and its subsidized tender , whioh
indulges In wild speculations as to Van
Wyck'a future course as a rival of James
E. Boyd. These who know Van Wyck
intimately will laugh at this silly falsehood
Of all public men that wo know of Van
Wyck is the last person to contribute
money to a campaign fund. Ho is no
known to pay political assessments in hi
own ciunty and his own campaigns , lo
alone sending money from Washington to
Omaha to defeat Boyd. When ho wa
elected senator the only expense ho won
to was the purchase of a bushel of apples
and two boxes of cigars. In fact , If Gen
Van Wyck has any falling it is hispcnuri
otiBnoss In political campaigns. He neve
thinks of putting up money oven when
his worst enemies are candidates. In
this campaign wo happen to know tha
Senator Van Wyck never has as much a
thought of James E. Boyd and bis aspl
rations and his scheme to become mayo
of Omaha. Nobody that wo know of has
ever written him on the sub
ject , nor do we believe tha
anybody in Omaha has ever hoard from
him about the city campaign. He cer
talnly has not influenced the course o
the BEE and could not have done so If ho
had desired. Mr. Van Wyck never owno <
A dollar in the BEE nor contributed a del
lir to its support unless it is his snbscrip
tlon , and neither ho nor any other per
eon , excepting the responsible editor , can
dictate or shape Its policy.
WE hope winter will not give us
another linger in the lap of spring.
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS.
All England is ablaze with war fever
Russia , In spite of her pacific assurances
has broken faith , and her army has
struck a blow which forces England to
take up arms. Unless the ultimatum
which Gladstone has cabled to St. Peters
burg is acceded to at once n forma
declaration of vrar will bo proclaimed b ;
England against Russia. The attac
npon Peujdeh , cno of the Afghan strong
holds , and Its capture after a stubborn
defense , in which the Afghans wore defeated
foated with a loss of 500 men , Is regardoc
within itself as n cause of war. Althoug
the Russians now report that they hav
evacuated Penjdeh , and their army ha
again retired , It Is regarded as a mcr
ruse on the part of the Russians to pro
, long diplomatic negotiations whllo the !
- army is pushing ahead. The struggl
between England and Russia Is now regarded
' gardod as almost Inevitable
Russia has advanced slowly but stoadll
from the Caspian Scj > towards India fo
half a century put , and in that time ha
traversed a di'aanco of over 2,000 mllor
until at last a little strip of country enl
200 miles tquaro stands between he
is armies and the province which the Eng
llsh rightly consider as an Indian ontpoa
of defense , and the Slava and the Afghan
, have met and exchanged blows. Ere
If this spark does not start the ilamo
of war now they must soon break ou
Of course it is not possible to say tha
there will bo war between England an
Russia ever the Afghan question. Th
trouble may die out peacefully , after a
this giim sound of preparation. Bnt
wonld surprise no one to see the spar
fanned into a vigorous flame at any mo
ment , and the torch may provo to b
lighted oven now. If this should be s
it Is difficult to see how the rest of Eu
rope can avoid being embroiled In
bloody fray , which wonld then assuiu '
fearfully large proportion * , The'grea
danger lies in the self-evident fact tha
the war spirit la rampant. The armoi
dynasties are "eager for the fray. "
Russia continues to declare that she i
making no preparations for war at th
border. Baron de Stael nfllrma strongly
to that effect. But all these protests ar
looked upon ai diplomatic declarations
The English embassy at Teheran repor
that large masses of UussUn troops con
tinue to pass through Tifls southward
The English consul at Batoum make
similar report. The reports from bet !
sources are to the effect that those larg
bodies of troops are supposed to be 01
their way to Merv or Meshed
The British government has als
received trustworthy information
to the effect that there has been recently
an Immense increase in the number o
Rnssisn troops In Turkestan. Thes
latter advices estimate that the number o
Russian soldier * already stationed In
line between Baku and Sarakha is a
leait C5.000. The nature of the respons
of M. de Glen to tbo English proposal
akos it nocoisary to prolong the porlod
\ correspondence between the two
owora on the Afghan question.
The reports which are received from
ho Earl of Dufferln indicate that the no-
Dilutions In progress at Rawalpindi bo-
ween him and the Ameer of Afghanis-
An are satisfactory , to the Indians and
pparontly to the Afghans , but they also
ndlcato that the negotiations tend so
ttongly toward a joint military alliance
otwcon England and the Ameer that
lieir success may bo accepted by Russia
s a menace.
It is now ofliclally announced that a
IOBCO has boon oonolndod with China by
franco by a waiver on the port of the
alter power of the only point that has
ithorto obstructed the making of peace ,
'his is a strange result of a change of
ninistry thht was ostensibly made to so-
uro In general a moro vigorous prosocu-
ion of the war and In particular to
engo a French defeat.
Nevertheless , the basis of peace is just
nd reasonable. The French claim which
a now waived was a claim for an indom-
lily of 20,000,000 for an attack made
iy a Chinese commander npon a French
test in violation of a convention of
rhlch the Chinese commander had not
icen notified. The claim was not only
nonstrous In amount , it was Indefensible
n principle , the offense being ono which ,
f given by any European nation to anther -
> ther , would bo amply atoned for
> y an apology and by a pay
ment of the money required to
aako good the actual damage dono.
The result , so mortifying to tbo national
pride , must bo ascribed to the s trees of
weather at homo and to the political
difficulty of getting any ministry to take
bo places made vacant by M. Ferry and
ils colleagues. The open decision now
cached Is that the bill of damages pro-
lentod to China last year was nnjustl-
iablo. Its latent moaning is that such a
> 111 , In the present state of French poll
tlco and finance , Is uncolluctablo.
M. Brlsson , a lawyer but little known
iutsldo of France , although president ol
-ho chamber of deputies , has succeeded
In forming a ministry , which , however ,
contains some notable men. M. do
Froyclnot figures in it as minister of
foreign affairs , an office ho has filled be
fore , but not successfully. M. Alluin
Targe was well known as minister o
finance In Gambotta/s short-lived cabi
Hot , and Gen. Campcnon , who resume *
the ministry of war. resigned from il
under M. Ferry only a few months ago
In fact , nearly all of the now ministers
have served iu some cabinet already , anc
would have boon moro widely known ba
for the rapidity with which , In the porloc
preceding M. Ferry , cabinet succeodec
cabinet , The programme of the
now ministry , as announced , is
somewhat portentlous where i
la comprehensible. The senate is appar
ently to bo made to change Itself in
some way , the nature of which is not
very clear , but probably in the direction
of a moro popular mode of election. In
fact , the radicals seek either to elect i
by universal suffrage or abolish It. Wha
is meant by "tho liberty of the press" It
lo bard to say , unless" It be the with
draival of press offences from the
jurisdiction .of the police courts
The most serious part of the
programme is undoubtedly the
separation of church and state. A
present the clergy of all denominations
In Franco are paid by the state , and the
Catholic church has a good many allow
ances and perquisite ) besides , relics o :
the old tfma when It was really the state
church. It is the only church which sup
piles the peasantry through a largo par
of Franco with any-sign of religious life
and , indeed , the priest in a vast number
of parishes is the only reminder that there
Is such a shing as intellectual life. I
bbo state stipend wcro withdrawn from
aim he would in most places disappear ,
and the churches would probably go t (
ruin ; for it is only in the largo towns tha
there is enough religious sentiment left
to support worship on the voluntary sy
tern.
With the news that the Mahdl's arm ;
la falling to pieces from disaffection and
defeat , cornea word from Lord Woleclo ;
saying fully one-half of his command i ;
sick from excessive heat , and Implying
that the war office must withdraw the
troops from thb Soudan right away , o
death will foreclose on thorn. Tbo hea
la said to bo excessive , and commissary
supplies are meagre and poor.
There can bo no doubt that the troop
are badly off , and whether Wolseley ha
advised an evacuation or not la of littl
importance compared with the fact tha
England met with the worst defeat at th
hands of tbo mahdl that she has sufTore <
since the American revolution. In as
sinning control of the Suez canal Eng
laud made herself dictator of th
khodlvo's finances. Finding tha
ho was backed by the "OIc
Lady of thread needle street , " lenlai
Pasha developed into a firat-cass prodiga
and spent his and Egypt's substance very
liberally. Hla subjects grow dissatisfied
gotjuo a rebellionand England sent down
nor floats and bombarded * Alexandra !
Having put down the insurrection a loci
government was Blotted under Brltlsl
control. Southern Egypt" especially
that portion which bordores on
the Soudan , has always been
subject to raids from the nomadic tribe
from central Africa. They catno down
the Nile occitionally , burning village
and stealing the flocks. Until El Mahd
began his raids , however , the marauder
word osslly repulsed by the troops on th
frontier. When it was found that th
False Prophet would not yield to ordln
ary treatment , English tioops were sen
out to assist the Datives.
Several years have pasted since then
and Great Britain has sent out 50,001
men to Egypt and spent millions o
money in trying to vanquish the pre
tender. Army after army has been for
warded to the desert , and a majority wil
never return. Now , having exhanstet
her resources and almost caused an open
revolt , the British government has con
eluded that the Prophtt may hold th
Soudan undisputed. The policy of Egyp
was weak from its inception , and th
failure , whllo nothing more than migh
be expected , In humiliating to Englial
pride.
The legislative assembly of Guatemala
has annulled tbo decree in which Barrio
proolalmea the union of the several state
of Central America The rumor has
coma that Barrios was killed In the
recent battle on tbo Salvador frontier
It la difficult to resist the conclusion
that the Central American states have
done a bad montn's work. The states
are now further from union than
ever. The jealousies of the smsllei
states have trampled over a grand
national idea. Among the many conflict
ing views taken of the character of Bar
rlos it is difficult to arrive at a conclusion
in regard to his merits u a ruler , but it
Is clear that he has conceived a plan bj
which the Central American Statesmlght
have become a nation of considerable In
fluence. HU decree has been justly crl
iolscd on the ground that ho proposed to
iso force to crush opposition. There
a aorno ground for the ns-
nmption that his understanding
with the presidents of other states was <
uch that the exorcise of force ho refer *
id to in his proclamation was not do *
ignod againtt the other slater , but
gainst malcontents who might oppose
nlon in the several states. The action
f the legislative otsembly of Guatemala
dd to the probability that the rumor of
iarrloa'.doath Is true.
The Dutch are contemplating several
modlficatlonH of their constitution. In
cgard to the succession to the throne It
s proposed that In default of male and
omalo descendants the crown should
ass to the princess of the House of
Jrangp most nearly related to the last
clng in the direct line of descent from
R V lllam I. The right of voting
t elections will bo reserved to persons
ocupylnR houses at a mini
mum rental of $50. The system of scru-
In d'arrondlssomont alone will bo main-
alnod. The first chamber will bo In-
reasod by eleven and the second by
ourtocn members , and general elections
will bo bold every four years. Military
otvlco trill bo regulated by law , and the
government will have the power of send-
ng tbo militia to the colonies if the law
hould declare it necessary.
It Is now understood that the British
nncxotlon of Point Hamilton hland , in
ho Coroan archipelago , was made as an
mpoitant atop iu the work of prepara *
ion for possible war with Russia. The
consent of China , which retains feuda-
ory rights in the Coroan archipelago ,
was obtained before the examination was
mado. Point Hamilton island bars and
and commands the entrance to the sea of
Japan , and to the Russian ports on the
Pacific. It Is believed that Russia will
irotest against the annexation as a hos
tile act on Euglsnd's part.
The Canadian government Is bolnt ;
lorcoly accused by the opposition of hav
ing brought on the present trouble In tbo
northwest by Its supinonois and neglect.
It is shown that repeated warnings wore
given of growing discontent , and It is as
sorted that the half-breeds had substan
tial grievances. As to the Indiana the
most discouraging statement is
that of a veteran missionary
who writes to The Toronto
Mai ) , and who says that they fully realize
tbo destiny being iorccd on them by
white tottlomont of their country ; that
they have bean neglected and abused by
government agents for years , and that
they must bo either fed or fought now ,
and will not make peace until they are
tsken care of or exterminated. The gov
ernment appears to rely much
npon the promises of Craw
foot , chief cf the BlacUeot ,
bnt Ponudmaker , bis best friend , Is al
ready on the war-pitt ) , and many who
know the Indians believe that even il
Crowfoot Is sincere he cinnot conrol his
young man. Meantime great energy la
shown In pushing troops to the front
though the joaraoy (210 ( miles from Tor
onto ) is pot only long but full of breaks
in the railway communications The
Toronto contingent Is expected to
reao1 ! Winnipeg to-night or tomorrow
row morning. It will then have to travel
334 miles by raid tu Q'Appollo , and 207
miles from Q'Appolla to Priuco Albert
by triil. This last stretch must bo done
by sleighs , and if no moro than twenty-
five miles a day are covered the journey
will occupy ten days. It Is doubtful
whether , in vlovr of the late reports put
ting tbo strength of the rebels at 2,000 ,
the small force now at Q'Appello will bo
moved forward until reinforcements
arrive.
Canluo Fashions.
Diminutive , wire-tailed pug are be
coming popular.
The twisted-tail St. Charles is permit
ted to attend prayer-meeting with his
mistress.
The hairless Mexican poodle is popular
with ladies who have bald haidod bus
bands.
The King Charles is not allowed to
attend church , bocanso ho goes to sleep
and snores.
It Is not etiquette for a gentleman to
critic's ' a the looks of a Indy'a lap dog in
her presence.
It is thoatjle now for hdlcn to glrc
their poodles with the color cf the dress
they wear.
The spaniel is the only canine that can
use tbo coaching pungent bottle equal to
his mistress.
Ladies do not llko the bunch-loggec
bull pup , because he pastes on bis grip
and not his shape.
The custom of foxing the onrs of the
pug is deprecated by the ladles , aa 1
looks too professional.
It is a question with Udies now whether
or they will teacb their poodles to skate
on tellers or not.
The fashionable photographer invarla
bly rcques'H ' his lady customer to lot the
poodla be taken at ) a background.
A man advertises in a circular trochei
( o make the poodles' breath fragrant , anc
free from the strong caniao odor.
[ t is not fath unable for one lady to
walk out with two poodles , as it oxcltos
the envy cf the sautago manufacturers.
Henry Bergh Is opposed to Scotch tor
rters kisslngladles on the cheeks , because
cc.tmetlcs have a deleterious effect.
A canine chiropodist trims the claws on
the hind legs , but those on the fore luga
are polished and loft ahary , to fight cats
It la quite chic for a lady to name he ;
pug after the man aho admires moat , ant
work the name on a small strap saddle.
The Mals-Oyosmoa poodle , with a
Scot ah-terrier head , King Charles body
and Mexican , hairless tail will bo Intro
dncod next season.
The latent way to propose Is for a matte
to present a Bloohem with no collar. I
ho sees a collar on afterward , he send for
the key and asks the lady to name the
day ,
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
ST. I.ouis , April 10 , Th crop repurt o
J. W. Sanborn , eeereUry.of the Miwoui
state board of sericulture , taya the preien
outlook for wheat Is repotted as quits un
promising and at 77 , yet the latest returns in
dlcatod improving proapacU , The decline in
acreage reported to this oilice latt fall wil
be 10 per cent lesi than the average. This i
an undereBtimattfof tha actml decreaie , bu
we will unethls b U until inquiry ID nox
month'0 circulars. Tbiit frlvM the aecllne in
proHpeeU of 20 per cent , and leaves the proba
bio yield 944 bushels , The growth now is
Tory backward. Wheat In farmer * ' handi on
April 1,20.5 per cent , or 8.808,470 bushels
Little wheat Is reported in tha elevators out
ulilo the great cities.
Hloux City SaloonlntB 1'Jxclted.
bioux CITY , la. , April 10. Hotneexclto
tnent wa occationed here to-day In saloon
circles by the Information that a certain at
torney acting for a citizens1 league had had
injunction blanks printed to ba used in en
joining the lif5or | sellers of this oily under
the prohibitory law. leading temperance
men. seen by a reporter , nay that proceedings
are to be instituted against the lalooni soon ,
iwrliapa in thecoureeot a few dayi , though
may be not.
THE SANTEE LANDS.
Official List of iho Land io lie Open for
Settlement May 15 ,
'ntrlca Unilor the Ilnmcstond , Pre
emption nnil Tlmnor Culture
li\\- to lo Mntlo at
Nlolirixrn.
SANTKB A.UBNOY , Nab. , April8,1833.
To the Editor of THE BF.R :
Following is the Hit of land restored to
ho public domain for settlement by
white peraons under the goncr.il Inws of
the United States on ami after May 15 ,
1885.
lOWNSIlll' 31 , IIANOBI , W.
S i mv : } too 2 , to 1 too 3 , nw J sw 1 w J no j
nnd w 1 BO } ace 0 , w J n w } see 7 , all of tec 10.
s J sw | see 11 , no J nw I nnd so 1 BOO 13 , n J
too II , o 1 no J ? cc 15 , o i noi nnd sw \ too
L7 , s i nw 4 s i nud no J no 1 and J tee 18 ,
nil of see 1'J , w 4 eo 20 , so } nw i no J and s 4
sw I and o 4 BOO 21 , s J nw $ nnd s 4 sea 22 , all
of see's 23 , 21 , nud 25 , n i sec 20 nnd 27 , no i
sco 28 , uw i sec 21) ) , no nnd sw } see 3D , nw |
lo J and o 4 sw i oc 30 , H i sec 32 , se | see 31 ,
no i nnd B J so : ifi.
TOWNSHIP 31 , 11ANQK ft , w ,
N J of nw I and no J nnd a 4 sco 1. o J sw J
and n i of so i nud n J BOO 2 , e 4 no 1 and w 4
so J BBC 31 , sw J so i nnd nw | sw 1 scoI , nw
InwJ nnd oj aud awj no | nudB iswj
BOO 5 , BW i and o J aoo tl. BW J nnd o 4 SBC 7 , w
i nw 1 nud so .1 no J nnd w 4 BW J BBC 3 ,
s w 1 nnd s i BO i nnd ew 1 see l > , o 4 nnd
nw J no J nnd no j nw I see 12 , B 4 nnd no I swj
and BO i nw i so i no J nnd so 4 BOO 13 , s A
nnd nw i so i BOO 14 , n 4 so i nnd n 4 swj
nnd n 4 SOQ 17 , n 4 ceo 18 , no i BW i nnd B }
ne i and BO J sco 20 , nil of sec 21 , w 4 nw . } ecu
22 , n 4 sw . } nnd n 4 so 1 and n 4 sec 23 , Ml of
tec 24 , o 4 sw i nnd nw J nnd e i BOO VG , o 4
nw i nnd no i BOO 2(5 ( , nw i sec 27 , nil of BOO
28 , a 4 nw 1 nnd sw . \ nnd o 4 sec 2D , so i no J
nnd o 4 so .i see 30 , no no J and nw } swj
nnd w 4 uw ] sec 31 , nil , of sec 32 and 33 ,
TOWNSHIP . " 52 , ItANRK 4v. .
S J so J BOO 6 , s J nw i no | nnd s 4 seu 7 , s 4
nw f no i nnd B 4 ECO 8 , w 4 nw J BOO 17 , Ul
of sectiona 18 nnd 19 , BW i BOO 20 , w 4 nnd no }
nw i s 4 nud nw | aw \ BOO 28 , nil of BOD 29 ,
nw fund o J sec oO , s J nw } no J w 4 so i nnd
sw } sco 81 , o J sw i uw and o 4 sea 32 , nw
* to sw i anil n 4 sw \ nnd nw \ aoc 33.
TOUNsftV 33 , HANOK 1 , w.
Lots 1 , 2 , 3 , ! , 5 , C , 7 nnd 8 , sec 3 , lot 1 , sec
2 , lots 1 , 2,3I , and u J no J nud swj BO i sec
10 ; lot -1 , BCC 11 , BW 1 8W J BOO Ifl , BO i BO j
see 10 , a 4 w i , nnd BO 4 see 20 , a 4 8W i nnd
n 4 no .J , tied o 1 see 21 , B 4 nw i , nnd w 4 ue J
BBC 22 , nw i no | , nnd o 4 and nw nw | ace
27 , BW i so J , and BO J aw i sec 2S , n J nnd
sw 1 no J , and nw J sw J nnd nw \ sec 29 , e )
nnd BW i ne J , and n i nw i too 30 , sw $ nw j
nnd w 4 sw J sec 31 , BW | se $ of see 23.
TOWNSHIP 32 , IUHQK 5 , W.
Sac 4 s w 4 sec 1 , s o J n w 1 sec 2 , n w .J n w
i sec 3 , Its 1 , 2 , 3 nndI , and a w 3 n e 1 nee -I.
It 1 , s 4 s w i nnd B w i B o i sec ti , e e 3 B o J
sco 9 , w 4 nnd a o J B w J nud B 4 s o i and u
o J n W i sec 11 , u 4 nud a e i n w J nnd n 4
and n w J n o i nnd n o J B w J nnd a w j eec
12 , s i n w nnd n o i nnd a i aec 13 , o 4 nnd
n w 1 a o i nnd n 4 BOB 14 ; n 4 n w and B 4
n e J a e J BOO 17 , s w J n w } and w 4 nnd B o
J a w J nnd a w i B e i oc IS , n w i n e J
sec 19 , n 4 n w $ sec 21 , n 4 and s o J , n
w i and n o J , o 1 s o j , eec 24 , o i n o J and
s w J sec 25 , o 4 nnd B w a w J flo27 , sol
so } eec 28 , B 4 , B o } and B 4 nnd n w | H w :
nnd w 4 n w J sec 2 ! ) , e 4 s e } nnd n o } o 4
n w } s w } see SO , w 4 n o } uec31 , o 4 n w j
nnd no } B w | nnd n 4 and B o J B o } sec 32 ,
B w J n o | and n w } a e i eec 33 , n 4 n w i
and w 4 n onnd w } and a o . } B o i sec
" " , s4 ndnei s w \ and a e } BBC SC ,
TOWNSHIP 33 , nANQE 0 , W.
K .1 so J ; fioo 23 , sw. } sec 24 , w 4 new } nnd
B i fee 25 , all of eec Sit5 , e i sec 27 nnd lot 1 ,
BOO 28 , lots 1 , 2 , 3 , I nnd o 4 no } and so J BCC
33 , n J ae. { and BW . ] nnd nJ. BOO S I , w 4 nw '
and ej no .f aac 35.
The nbuvo list contains about s4,00o
ucres of land that has not beoa allotted
to the Santee Sioux Indians us per in
structions , and Is BO recorded In agent's
till so but it in all sub j act to the approval
or disapproval of the honorable commis
sioner of Indian affairs and other officials
and various charges may ba made by
them all of which will bo made public at
the proper time thrjugb. the Roueral laud
oflieo a % Washington , D. 0. , and local
land oflieo at Niohrara , Knoz county ,
Nebraska. My advise to all persons la to
atay off of this Mod until May 15 , 1885.
ISAIAH LIOIUNKU ,
U. U Indian Agon1- .
VinV3I APim OUTFITS.
The Western Newspaper Union , ai
Omaha , in addition to furnishing all
sizes and styles of the best ready printed
sheets in the country , makes a specialty
of outfitting country publishers , hoth
with now or second-hand material , sell
ing at prices that cannot bo discounted
in any of the eastern cities. Wo handle
about everything needed in a moderate
si/.ed printing establishment , anil are
sole western agents for some of the besl
makes of Paper Cutters , Presses , Hand
and Power , before the public. Parties
.about to establish journals in Nebraska
or elsewhere are invited to corrc < pond
with us before making final arrange
ments , as wo generally have on hand
Kccond-hantl material iu the way of
type , presses , rules , chases , etc. , which
can bo secured at genuine bargains.
Send for the JPn'tT's / Auxiliary , a
monthly publication , issued by the
Western Newspaper Union , which gives
a list of prices of printer's and pub
lishor's supplies anil publicly proclaims
from time to time extraordinary bar
gains in second-hand supplies for news
paper men.
WKSTKHN NKWSPAVKK UNION ,
Omaha , Neb.
A Family SlDURlitcrcil for Money ,
Sr. Louw , April 10. A tory comes hero
from Namokl , III , , that on Wednesday night
a colored man , calling himself Wl glnv , went
to tbe house of Hobert Williams ( also col
ored ) a farmer , and aikod for lodgings for the
night. lie WJH permitted to remain. Ho
amused the family telling funny stories
until nearly midnight , when ho drew
n revolver , demanding Williams' money.
Williams gave him $ ' .1.50 , Wiggins demanded
more and upon Williams' reply tbat he had
DO more ihot him twice , fatally.tben shot anil
killed V * illlams' little boy and fired two theta
at Mrs. Williams , who , however , oioiped ,
WigRUiB fled and at last accounts had not
been captured ,
CallforniA Doll-gat Ion Call on becre-
tary Manning
f ALIIANV , N. V , , April 10. A delegation ol
Califoralans headed \ > y Uon , Cluny and Mr ,
Crlatopher Unckley , and accompanied 6y Mr.
Hubert 0. Thompson , called to-day on the
Secretary of the Treasury , the Hon. ] ) tlei
Manning , at his residence , Washington
avenue , in lelatioa to federal revenue ap
pclntmeutB on the 1'aclfic slope , particularly
the collectorahip of the oort of Ban Francisco ,
Mr , Thompson introduced the delegation
numbering ten persons to the secretary and a
long Informal talk on matters gunnerally took
place. The ecretary carefully avoiding mak.
ing any mention of whom may ba the proba
ble Btilection for collector at San Francisco ,
but giving tbe delegation the Impression tbat
the appointment wonld be of a character to
meet with their entire approra1 ,
A Wifcilurdcror Hunt ; .
Niw YOIIK , April 10. Geo. H. Mills , who
murdeied bis wife In Brooklyn onOctober Gtb
1883 , paid the nena'ty of the It-rime by hang
ing In th yard of the lUjmond street jail at
10:14 : this morning.
PKItSONAL.
W. II , Htirllmt , general western agent of
the Kno railroad , headquarter * at Chicago ,
s in town on a > lalt.
W T B.inncr , Omaha ; K K Onylor nnil
wife , city ; K W Iturlbut , Grand Islnnd ; A
ilranob , Central City ; W O Jones and wife ,
: ullorton : Goo P Po t , York ; Mrs J H Clark ,
Lincoln ; Chns II Hair , Aurora , m-o nt the
Millard.
At the Metropolitan : Ooo P Vlctch , K K
Baldwin , SpringColJ ; IIV Hartor , Hastings ;
Mrs K Simpson , Grand Island ; Goo 1' Chit
tendon , Ulalr ; James H Mackoy , Grand
Island : A Hsrtigan , Plattsmouth ; Otis Ham-
say , W H Wilkn , Lincoln , nnd U P Bower * ,
of Hastings , Neb.
. Hlggeni- , Oakland ; J. 11. Fritz , O'Noill ' :
G , Darker , Platttmouth ; M , J. Jones , David
City ; J. H Painter , Lincoln , A. Kirkpatriok
PapllHonjO. Hellman , Brownvlllo ; T , K ,
Wood , Detroit 0.0. Merrill , DOB Molnos ;
W. B. McKoborU , H. U. B | c < feLincoln ; nro
nt the Canflolcl. *
Major Cryor , of Southport , Kngland , and
Philadelphia , is in tbe city on n visit. Ho
wns In Omahn In 1850 , when ho purchased
some property in tbo city , and county , nml
which ho has held over sinco. Ho takes great
stock In Omaha , nnd is much pleased , as well
surpri sed at Us remarkable growth.
Francis H Lou-is nnd family of Grand
Island , well known In creamery nnd G. A. U
circles , and beloved by the community In
which they Intoly resided , have gene to
Wyoming wboro Mr. Iowls taken charge of
the magnificent ranch estate of Hon. Harry
Oelrlchs. Good luck "Frank. "
"ChrU" [ Schlotfeldt , of the firm of West &
Schlotfclilt , of Grand Island , bai the thanks
of the BEE reporter for the official count of
the late city election , Mr. Schlotfoldt writes
that "tho boys" who won such n splendid vic
tory nro rejoicing and send their congr.itula-
tionj to tholr Omahn friends.
Hon. J. L , Moans wns olocloJ mayor of
Grand Island ever John \V. West , Haq. , by
442 majority. Mr. Moana Is n info , substantial
citi/on ; was the liberal candidate and nlraoit
distanced his competitor in the race. Politico
don't mix well with prohibitory plntforms In
the moro western sections of Nebraska it
Booms , nnd that was the actual Isiuo of the
Hall county metropolis' campaign.
At tha Poxton : Goo L Carrlngton nnd wife ,
New York. W A Ilomick , St. Paul ; Bruce E T |
Smith , Fremont ; J J Smith , Fremont ; F H
Denkin , Yokobomn ; Harry Denkin , Colorado ;
M D Moddox , Omahn ; M A Doughtoorly ,
Crete ; A F Weld , Deni8onMrs ; G W Hoston ,
Dentson ; J S Lomaw , Sutton ; J H Doorls ,
Gibbon ; W H Ulmanger , Fremont ; J E
North , Columbus ; Alfred Hnylatt , Beatrice ;
John D Neligb , West Point ; Jud > o Crawford
West Point ; Alex Boar , Norfolk : W Hnrring-
ton , Tikomnh ; C T Condit , Neal ; SG Glover ,
Arlington ; Robert Clcgg , FnlU City ; W C
Wood , Fort Wayne.
Editor Hurlbut of "Tho Democrat" of
Grnnd Island cnmo to tbo city yesterday nnd
stopped nt the Millard. Mr. Hurlbut culled
nt this oflieo nnd gave the establishment n
hearty "how. " Ho tolls tbo story of the late
election In his town in which hia candidate
wns defeated but don't eecm to feel nero of it ,
for like most nmvspapor mon ho never cries
ever ppillcd milk nnd ho Is a good newspaper
mau and baa buildod up a good , useful and
i
interesting weekly paper in Hall county that
IB a credit to any community. Barring bis
politics , Hurlburt is n good follow nnd thn
press people generally welcome him.
BLOOD ,
SCROII 1,01 s
IXHEIUTEI )
COXTACIOUS
BAP BLOOD , Serrfoloua.Inherltcd and ConUglo
Ilimore , withLom rl hair , UloxlularSwelling !
Ulctroui PitcliCo ii < toe Throat and Muith , Abtco'H
e , Tumire , Carbuncle' . B' < tche , S.rcs , Scurvy ,
Wasting 11 tbo Kldneja and Ur nary Or-ana , Dropajr
Knncmia , Dehllliy. Chronio hhenautlam. Constipa
tion and Piles and most dletases ailang from an
Irapurn or Improierlshcd condition of the Blood are
speedily cured l > y tlm Cutlcura lUsohent , the new
lilooJ i'urlflir , internally , asalattd by Cutlcura tliu
great Hkln Cure , and ( mtipura Soap , an' ciqulslto
ekii Beuitlder , extern lly.
ALMOST INOKEDIBLK.
EMMA UOV.STOV,6t > 7 Washington BticttIkeUm etyi :
I ha > o been atlllo cd for one jx r and nlnu months
with what the electors rnl | l nipla. 1 was taken
with dreadful pains in tha head aLd body , my feet
became BO swollen that I was perfectly helpIeBii aorea
broke out on ID } lody and f.-c , my app'tlto left me ,
I cou'd not elocp nights , ! lost fleih , and Boon booimo
EO wretched that I linked to die. Phyilclai B fal'cd
to htln ire Sly dlseaae dally grow worno , my suffer *
liiK's bccimt ! to'rlble , The eruption Incica'ed to
great timcmlng , foul imelllnir aorea , fiora which a
ruJcll'h traitor oonsUntly pouro I , form ng crusts ol
Krcatttlcunoas Other corrn nppoaftdon various
pirla of toy body , and I became so weak tint I could
net leave my bed. In tnU condition and by ua\loo
of a well known phyf Iclan , 1 beginto use the Cutl-
euro Itcmcdlea , ana in tftche weeks nan perfectly
cured.
STILL MOUE SO. 1
j
JAMKS K. HICIIARIXOS ; Cuitom Ilonse , Now Orleans
on o th. B J : la 1870 Berofnloua Ulccra broke out on
mv body until 1 was a mass of corruption Every
thing known to tbr medlcil faculty < " a tiled In tain ,
I becainoamero wreak. Attlmea rouM not lift my
band ] I o my head , could not turn In lied ; was In oon-
ttant pain , and looked upon life aa a curir. No ro-
lltt or euro In ten yeara. ] i ISSOIIieurd of tbeCutl *
cuia Itcmtdles. uaed them , and waa perfectly cured.
tiworn to before U. U. Com. J. D. CKAuronn ,
Sold by alldiuggUta. Pilee Cutlcurt , fOc ; Ilenol-
\ ent. * 1r6 ; Soap , yfic. Prepared by tbe Povrni Dra'o
AMI ClIHUICAb CO , li.'Ston , 1189.
frnd for "Uow to CureRkln DIsca e : "
HEADS , Pimples , Rough Tanned and Oily
BLACK Hkln , me C'nticura Soap.
BLACKApollinaris
"THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS. "
" 7/5 purity offers the best security
against the dangers which are common
to most of the ordinary drinking
ivaters. "
London Medical Record.
ANNUAL SALE , 10 MILLIONS.
OfallGrKirt , Jr ( ( ittit * Mill. H'at. Dtaletl.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
Many a Lady
is beautiful , all but her skin ;
and nobody has ever told
her how easy it is to put
beauty on the skin , Beauty
on the skin is Magnolia
Balm.
St , Charles Hotel.
0 BTUKKT , BET 7tb and 8th , LINCOLN , NKB.
Mr * . Kate Coakly , Proprletoreu.
ly and elegantly turcUdied. ( lood wmpU
ruom on Hut floor.
VTermi-fl. W tot ? p r day , Bpedal rat t KIIM
n eintwri c ( tb UifUUtcr * . nOTlO-ltn-on