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CLEVELAND breathes easier. Tammany
lisa endorsed hh policy.
Now that notice of content lion boon
served upoa him , It would sosm that t
Mayor Boyd does not road hla title clear.
To urn people of DCS Moincs the
Anglo-Rusilnn war cloud Is a more speck
when compared to the war that IB raging
between Governor Sherman and Auditor
Drown.
' ' bavo at
NEUIIAHKA'B claims for office
last been rccogntzod. George Tracy has
been appointed postmaster at "Wilbor.
Now lot all 'this ' howliug among the demo-
crate coaso.
WAR b a two on England and 'Raima hai
been temporarily ipoatponod. Mean
time -each will go on with its prepara
tions for the straggle , which must como
sooner or later.
TUG warm 'reception ' given to the
Prince of Wales In Oork waa-n little too
warm. His Highness , who was bom
barded with an onion , no doubt thought
It- was a Gwaot-soatod affair.
AT its present rate of circulation
250,000 copies for the may number the
Income of the Century Is § 1.000,000 , a
year , estimated on a bisls of 27 cents a
copy for the magazine and $300 a page
for Its advertising.
THK secretary of war has iaauod an
order that the employes In that depart b-
ment must pay their just dobto , or take
their walking papers. This is evidently
done in the Intoroit of Washington
boariing'honsa keeper ; , and Is
a stop in the direction of reform that
will bo appreclathd by them.
DK. MILLEU has written another card.
This time It is not abont poatofficos , but
about the catnlpa tree. A careful pe
rusal of his latest card will convince any
unprejudiced man that there is more
honor and more profit in planting and
cultivating the citalpa than in seeking
poatoffiocfl. This is Dr. Miller's experi ,
ence.
NOZIUK of contest of election has been ;
served upon Mr. Boyd. The action Is
brought by a private Individual In behalf
of the workingmen and the republican
party , and Mr. Murphy hai nothing
whatever to do with it. The parly who
Institutes this proceeding Is conGdent
that evidence can ba produced to provo
that Mr. Boyd was not legally elected
mayor. If this can bo shown , it certainly
ought to bo done , for the purity of the
ballot-box must bo protected.
Sr. Louis is made happy by a now
fast mall , which loaves that oily at 10 a.
m. nnrt reaches Now York at 7 the fol
lowing evening , a alu of five hours on
the picvloDB schedule. The run of the
tiet
evening train to Now York is alsa abort-
tin
encned throe houra. The return tiain
makes the ran In 2 ! ) hours. This puts
St. Louis a * near New York as Chlcigo
Is , and saves the St. Louia banks one
day's Interest on Iholr remittances
amounting to $1,000,000 a day.
THE petition business Is balng curled
to an oxtrorno never before wUncB3odand
this ID pirtlculnrly the case In Omaha
among the soakers for local oflhoi. The
candidates far city attorney , city mar
shal , pollcamon , and other appolntivo
positions , are running around town for
signatures to patltions to Mayor lioyd ,
and the amusing part of the performance
Is the persistency with which they appeal
to the so-called citizens' eommlttoo for
endorsement. It would not surprise us
If the citizens' committee would Issue ) a
card declining to sign any more petitions.
would be a good mlsjlonary
Sold for the prohibitionists. According
to the report of the United States con
sul to Russia there are In that country
2,51 ? distilleries which annually .tarn
out neatly 103,500,000 gallons of spirits ,
Prior to 1873 thora were 137,553 licensed
Balooni , or ono to every 017 inhabitants.
Since the year named high license has reduced
duced the number to 70,004 , or nearly
50 per rent. But the reduction of drinkIng -
Ing places has not interfered with
the Russian consumption of
liquor. Not only do they consume -
sumo the products f the distilleries , but >
vast quantities of ale and beer are con
sumed In addition , The consul general
cays that the rednction > of the saloons has
resulted In on Incrcaio of clandestine drink-
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Ing-places all ever the country. In 1883
there were 17,088 such places discovered ,
the largest number being in St. Peters
burg , In dittrlcU where the tale of spir
its bad been totally prohibited It Is said
that the population have taken to drink
ing colrgao water. The Ruis'ans ra a
drinking people , and will gratify their
jiroponiity at any ooit cr Imnrd.
OMAHA'S OUTLOOK ,
The outlook for Oman * , this spring Is
of the moat encouraging cliaractor. The
protpocta nro that ttoro Trill ba moro
buildings erected this year than there
wore lait , and among them will bo a
largo number of substantial buaincsa
structures. Although the business congi
ter of the ally la now paved , the system
of pavement -will bo extended Bomovrhat.
The rnoMoy thus far expended In pavoat
monta 'has proven ono of the best Invest-
monts that Omaha could possibly have
mado. E io ia to-day the beat paved and
the Gic6n Bt cily In this country , Her
pavomcnla have glvon nor moro of nn ad
varlkemont among strangers than nny of
her ether public improvements , and have
bcon the moans of bringing hero a largo
number of people to m.ilto this
city tholr permanent homo. It
It generally conceded that Omaba
la bound to bo a very lareo city. It ia
evident to thcso who are seckine new
locations that Omaha effera superior
advantages , and that now is the time to
got a foothold here. Omaha's position
gives to her the command of a largo toro
ritory which Is being very rapidly populated -
latod and dcvolopod. The growth of
this tributary territory contribubos
largely to Iho growth nnd business of thin
city. ISnt Omaha la deficient in some
things. She has not a nufliclout number
of wholesale houses. She ought to have
the difloreut lines of tndo mOro fully
roproao'ntod , and thlo la particularly the
case in dry goods. Thoio Is room for at
at least two moro dry goodn houaoB , and
aome effort ought to bo made to induce
some eastern dry goods men
to locate in this city , Thorp
are also splendid openings for
manufacturing establishments of various
kinds. These are matters that should en
gage the attention of the board of trade
at an early day. Wo bellovo that if the
prop or efforts are made the number and
I variety of our wholesale houses , factories
I and ether industrial concerns can bo
largely increased within the next year.
It Is a fact that nearly overymanufactory
that has been started In Omaha BO far
hao prospered , which Is certainly encour
aging. Another matter that the board
of tndo should agitate Is the building of
a railroad to the northwest which would
bring those sections of Nebraska into
direct communication with Omaha. The
trade of northern Nebraska , which
should como to Omaha , is bolng
largely diverted to Sioux City
band Chicago , owing to the
fact that the railroad connections are
such that a dlecriminotlon against Omaha
Is the result. This can only bo done
away with by the building of an Omaha
road Into northern Nebraska. That part
of the state is bolng very rapidly settled
up , and la being developed Into ono of
the rlcheot agricultural regions of the
ltwett. | Now is the time to take stops to
tecuro Its trado. Still another enterprise -
. priso Hut the board of trade should en-
I deavor to push forward la the contemplated -
plated wagon bridge between Omaha and
Council Bluffs. A charter lisa been secured -
cured , and now If the capital can bo ob
tained the bridge can bo built. It would
prove a benefit to both cities.
GEN. GRANT'S CONDITION.
The constantly Improving condition of
General Grant affords eosao hope that his
lifo may bo spared for torno weeks and
perhaps months. There Is alee a grow
ing hope that bis diseasa after all is not '
cancer , and that ho may entirely recover.
Ho sleeps bettor , takes moro nonrishmcEt ,
ana Is in bolter spirits now than ho has
been for three woeke. The old hero is
fighting bravely against till odds , and his
wondorfal nerve nny brlncr him through
ali right. The gloomy predictions made
from day to day by the dockers Bring to
mind the case of the late Chnrloa O'Con-
or. In that instance , as In this , the
physicians not only abandoned hope , but
- were positive ( n their declarations
that immediate death was cer
tain , In that case , as In
this , the patient presently grow
bettor , to the surprise of his attendants ;
, and the natural hope of an anxious pco-
plo Is that In this case , as In that , the
distinguished pstlont may confound scien
tific prediction by making a complete ro >
covory. The Now York Commercial
Advertiser nays that "medicine Is not
yet oven approximately an exact science ,
end while the nature of Gen. Grant's
malady acenn greatly to narrow
the grounds of hope for complete
recovery , every anxious and sympathetic
mind and all minds are anxious and
sympathetic In Gen. Grant's behalf will
bo encouraged , by the remarkable Im
provement In his condition , to entertain
souie slight hope that after all the doc
. tors have made , a mistake similar to that
which they unquestionably rnado when
Charles O'Conor lay , as they supposed ,
actually within death's door , "
TUB governor of Alaska appears to bo
a man of more than ordinary ihrewdnots.
Ho spent nearly all winter in Washing
ton ; where ho wrote his annual report ,
and it occurred to him that , In view of
the change In the administration , it
would bo a pleasant thing for him to have
a summer cruise along the Alatkan coasts
and among the seal islands , if ho were
not sooner superseded by a democrat ,
Accordingly , not long before March 4th ,
Secretary Chandler/by request , issued an
order to the commander of the naval tug
Plnta directing him to place the boat at
the service if the governor of Alaska.
Some dayi rgo the governor left for bis
northwestern post. Meantime the [ men
who have applied for the position of gov
orncr of Alaska have discovered the ex.
Istonco of the Chandler order and are endeavoring -
deavoring to hafoit revoked , They fesr
that If tbogovernoroncesecuros possession
cf that boat he may easily get ont of the
reach of the mills and remain out for an
Indefinite period , and bit resignation or
removal could not bo m&do known to
him for wrcral months unless another
naval boat should bo sent in pursuit.
A GRKA.T OPPORTUNITY.
In the event of war between England
and Russia the United States will bo
given n commercial opportunity thatpi ]
should at once bo taken advantage of.
Every American YOBBO ! will bo neutral ,
and will thus bo enabled to handle the
of' '
ocean ; commerce without any fear
depredation at the hands of cruisers and
privateers. At present the great bulk of
the Atlantic commerce la carried in Brit
ish vessels , which , In coao of war with
Russia , are liable at any time to bo cap *
tnrod by the enemy. It will bo aeon
that shippers will naturally look to the
vessels of neutral nations to carry their
merchandise. Every available American
thlp would bo called Into the commercial
strvico on the Atlantic , but the supply
would bo found to fall far short of the
demand. Under the existing lawa
no foreign built votael can call
under the American flag , and this
of course -would prevent Americans
from purchasing foreign ships. OOPEO-
" qucntly wo would bo , 'unablo to handle
the trade that would naturally ba offered
us. The possible war has demonstrated
the t folly of longer continuing such an'a
absurd law upon our atatao-books , and
hence 1 there is a demand that , upon the
declaration of war bstwcon England and
Russia ] , congress should bo convened In
extra session by President Cleveland to
consider the navigation laws , which
should cither bo repealed or suspended
EO [ aa to allow tno purchnsa of. foreign-
built vessels. If this is not done the
American merchant marino will not bo
very much benefited by the European
war , It is evident that this will bo a
grand opportunity to once moro float the
American flag upon every sea and give
to this country a maritime importance
which she has not enjoyed for manyycars.
The Idea that American vessels must bo
American built was takelTfrom the Eng
lish , but the English long since saw how
foolish it was and changed their law seas
as to permittho _ purchase offpreign ves
sels. During the Arnorlcan civil war
nearly a thousand of our vessels were
transferred to British purchasers , and In
this way they secured the advantages
which are given to neutrals. For eomo
reason or other , congress in 18GG prohib
ited the re-transfer of such vessels to the
American flag. The time has now como
for the repeal of that act together with
the removal of other obitacles that ara in
the way of purchasing foreign built ves
sels to sail under the American fhg.
Even if the European war does not take
place , this should bo done at the next
session of congress , so that in the future
wo cm bo prepared to meet any omerg-
goncy oE this kind.
Tin ; Canadian paoplo , who are already
heavily taxed , the debt of the country
being $250,000,000 , are not by any means
in favor of a prolonged war against Riol
and his half-breeds , as the campaign [ is
coating $40,000 a day , and BO far nearly
$1,000,000 has bosn spent In this expedi
tion . Even the government orgafl , the
Toronto Mail , is opposed to the move
ment. It says the grievances of the half-
breeds will have to bo heard some day ,
and the sooner the public understands
them the bstlor. It adds : "Fighting for
the mere eako of fighting for revenge is
poor business , and our people will behest
pleased with a bloodless , if aucceosful
campaign. If Riel offers to submit ,
no doubt wisdom .will guide the
doliberAtlona of these who will
jiavo charge of the negotiations. "
Those utterances coming from Mich a
source ate rather significant , aud It io
believed that they were Inspired by Sir
John McDonald. At all events it looks
very much as If the government were
discouraged at the wild-goosa chase
which Riel Is'giving thoDomlnion troops ,
It Is even Intimated that negotiations are
being now carried on with Riel for the
purpose of buying him off , as was done
In the Red River rebellion of 1870. If
this is done , it will go far to confirm the
oft-repeated charge , that Riol re
turned to the Northwest Territory with
the mercenary mokiva of replenishing his
puraa by stirring up another rebellion.
But even if Riol ia bought cfF , the gov-
ordmeut ought to eoo that justice is denote
to the half-broods whoso grlovarcoa are
bated on substantial grounds.
ALTHOUGH Mr. Bnrohard , tha director
of the mint , Is no relation to the gen
tleman of alliterative fame , a determined
campalgh has baen opened against him
by parties who are anxious for his posi
tion. His term of oflico Is five years , and
extends through President Cleveland's
tonn. Although it Is admitted that ho
Is EU excellent official , an attempt will bo
made to show that ho is exerting hlmoelf
to prevent tbe removal of any of the re
publican employes under him. His re
moval , therefore , will bo demanded on
the ground that ho Ia an offensive parti-
nan. Wo question whether the attempt
will succeed , judging from President
Cleveland' * course so far. Just what
constitutes an "offensive partisan"
has not neon determined , and
the democrats are evidently
preparing to force the administration to
define the term. Perlups the case of'
Barohard may bring nut a complete
definition. The Illinois democrats In
order to find exactly what the adminis
tration considered "ofTenelye partisan
ship , " told Pfeaident Cleveland that a
certain postmaster , whom they wanted
removed , had procured a half decomposed
dead bnll-drg when the state of Now
York wa claimed by both parties , after
the election , aud had propped It
up in front ot the postoffico with
a label on It , "Thlsjii Grover
Cleveland , " aud that democrats had
to hold their noses in going for their
mi . This , they thought , waa a clear I
ca , of "oiTonsivo ptrliianthip. " Air. j
Olovoland , however , Boomed to think It
was a ma ter that should have been re *
ported to the sanitary authorities. As.
that postmaster yet .remsins In oflico , the
Illinois democrats are moro than ever
puzzled oror the term "offensive partisan
TuKZfcraW yesterday dispensed with
abont two columns of stereotype plates
and filled the space with matter sot up
in Its office. This was considered great
entorprlso and was the occasion of a
' double-leaded editorial about "Improve
ments" In that pnpor. It was also inti
mated that the doctor propca B to'attond
strictly to business. This mil bo Bid
news to his host of friends who will regret -
grot to note his absence from the whirl
pool of politics and postoflicos ,
CAMi'iir.Lt , , thd republican candidate for
congress In the sixth Iowa district , has ,
in his contest for the seat of his opponent ,
shown by the evldonco taken that enough
illegal votes were cast for Weaver to
overcome his majority of sixty-eight. Mr.
Weaver will have his day In court and
attempt to show that ho WAS fairly elected
all the same. Ho undoubtedly ban the
' advantage , aa ho Is In and Mr. Campbell
ii out.
SKOUKTAUY ENDICOTT proposes to order
most of the army cflicars who have been
loafing around Washington years to
their regiments. Thla fa an excellent re
form. It will remind thcso gentlemen of
the Boft-aorvice [ brigade that they are
still In the army and subject to orders.
Sl'ATK JOTTINGS.
Fifty housoa are going up In Waynu.
Town lots in Sidney are celling rapidly.
Hartlngton will lay out a park for future
uso.
uso.Winter
Winter wheat promises good returns in
Johnson county.
There nro 1,259 children of fchool ngo in
the city of Kearney.
Niobrara and Croighton are anxious to
"Hello" at each othor.
Confidence men are following tha immi
grant rush to the northwest.
The Fremont creamery churned 18,000
pounds of butter during March ,
Fremout papers recommocd buckshot as a
remedy for the tramp plague.
Croghton baa 700 population and supports
three- newspapers and throe churches.
Freight rates from Chicago to Chaldron are
said to bo 70 cents , and from Valentino to'
Chaldron S2.CO.
Coal prospectors are l > oting ia tha vicinity
of Tecumseh. It la hoped the returns will
not prove a t ore.
A herd of wild horses Is said to ba ranging
in tbe extreme western part of the state num-
berlntr about ICO head.
The B. k M. railway company has expend '
ed BOVQrnl hundred dollars rip-raping the river
bank at Nebraska City.
J. Sterling Morton will deliver the Arbor
day address at Nebraska Cily , which occa
sion is to bo generally celebrated.
At the teachers' institute , recently held at
North Hand , 100 teachers were enrolled , the
largest attendance of any institute held in the
county.
The Sioux City and Pacific railroad has lo
cated the supply station for tbo 1'ino hidgo
agency at Bear Creek crossing , sixty miles
west of Valentine.
The Lincoln News says "Satan Is In com
mand of tha wicked hero nnd corn juice is
kins unto death. " Ono woman has applied
for license to cell liquor.
The Lincoln Haennerchor appeals to the
citizens to come down with cash donations to
inpuro the success of the Sacogerfest to beheld
held there next June ,
Tha Chadron Journal reports tha discovery
in that region of a wall built of square blocks
of stone , extending for several miles through
valleys and over hills ,
A cheap jewelry fakir invested S15 in li
cense and carriages in Fremont and realized
ton cents on the investment. Ho took tbo
first train for Lincoln ,
Editor Wolfenberger , ono of the founders
of the New Republic , was warmly efiigied by
his admiring friends a few nights after his de
parture from David City.
The Buffalo County Agricultural society
will hold their fifth annual fair at the grounds
of the society ot Kearney , Neb. , on the 7th ,
8th IHh and 1'Jth ' of September.
Ainsworth lias a promising youth of 19 ,
named Kdward Stiles , wlio measures six feet
six inches ID hafghth , nn uncommon breadth
of beam , and weigbs 300 pouncld.
There has been no resignation of federal
officeholders in the state up to date , and the
faithful are anxiously looking for aplagua of
some kind to bury the brigade.
Navigation on the Kearney canal Is
stopped for want of water , and all passenger
and Irelght boats are dry docked , .Schooners
however , are still sailing over the bars. 8th
During o storm at Gaslin on the Oth
lightning struck the residence of a man named
I'arsonn , killing ono or three children sleep-
in o bed near the stove. The other two were
unharmed.
.
Beatrice IB still dhcusting sites for the
feeble minded homo. If the debate continues
much longer it ia feared the tonn will iniko a
lareo contribution to the inmates when be'
institution is ready. '
Waterloo , In thin county , thaws as many'
iy
signs of improvement ai any of her neigh
bors. New buildings , fences , fchnda , and
cleaning up on every hand , A $5,000 school >
houto will be a big feather { or the town.
The Burlington & Missouri river railroad
unloaded two carloads of scrapers and adn
oral wading outfit at Caster last week , and it
is said will begin grading westward about five
miles , tbenco north through Geneva and Pair-
mount.
An aged man near Kearney , known in the
locality as Granpa Lanchrey , died suddenly
while engaged plowing in the field , When
discovered ho was sitting upright in the seat
of the sulky plow with h'il hand grasping the
lever , but stone dead ,
Several farmers noar'Falli City have dis
covered the use of railroad rails In breaking
down corn stalks to be altogether too ex pen-
live for ordinary farming , The railway com-
jpany have caused several arrests for taking
ralli for the purpose mentioned.
* An immiernntonreachtngHiitingg rounded
up his brood td find one missing , Ilattily :
telegraphing ahead of the train , the conductor
found tbe innocent towhead curled up in era
seat sweetly dreaming. He was arouitd and
returned to his aniiom parents by the next
train.
I Clay Howard drew a $100 feed grinder In
tha Omaha Weekly Bee distribution , and our
old friend , Julius Brewer , ciptured a nice
Boffin ? machine at the smo drawing. All
Julius needs nuw to complete his household late
to capture n good-looking widow or old maid ,
- [ Boone County Argus ,
' Two lawyeii. two patent tight men and
two ordinary citizens piled into a boat at
Brownvlllo , last Friday , and proceeded to
eall the turbulent Missouri. A laud squall
truck the quaking craft , and a huge billow
swept the deck , carrying away her crew , dis
lodging the rudder and making kindling of
the mlzzen moat and jib. Tho'water-soaked
mariners floundered for several minutes amid
Iho threatening wavet , when the life-raving
crew , under the lead of Mike Borada , throw
out a line and hauled them safely to shore.
One sock of moil was lost.
The grain men of 1'Jattatnouth have a gold
mine in the grain business these dajn It was
reported on the street Saturday that one
firm picked np $2,200 on a wheat deal in Chic -
c go inside of a week on account of the
rumors of war and the advance ia prices.
Another party who live * hero who has over
two hundred thousand bushel i of corn In
cribs and warehouses alontj the B. &M. It.
L , rayi hli profit ) have bocn oter $10,000
tn the lutt ten days on this adranco. Think
it , yo suffering public , and compare their
t to the poor , hungry editor , who ie willing
. ) accept an armful of kindling wood or A ham
. andwlch for a subscription to his paper.
| * Flnttsraouth Herald ,
Tha businevs of the land oflico of Niobrara
or the quarter ending March 31st was as fol-
owii Oa li salfs C2 commuted homesteads ,
rr > G7,23 acres , S9,4f > 0.10 : 82 pre-emption act
.811,11,018.11 acrr , $ U.DG0.24 ; 12 PXCCSS
lomestead entries , 62. CO acres , SCC.70 ; 2 ex
: f83 limber culture , 12.28 acres , SIG.SJi 2 mi-
rnto entries , 120 ncroa , S1GO total cash tales ,
! MCO,30 acres , $ i,2fi0.6-l. ! ! Fees nnd com
mission * . ICO homestead entries , 23,623.81
; \cro , $2,102.05 ; 73 final homestead entries ,
ll,04.r > 00 acres , $291 : 7U Umber culture en-
trloc , 11,722 70 , $1.000 ; 5 final timber cultures
BOO ncros , $20 ; 164 filings , $323 ; 3 II. E. dines ,
iG ; 10 Santee Sioux Indian homestead ) ,
2,550.7(5 ( ncros ( no foca ) , Total receipts of the
itllce , $28,00300.
When boys go hunting with shotguns It ia
' an Infallible aien of n funeral. Thorn are few
exceptions , but they nto so faw and far between -
tween that paronU ehoutd ttko to thu rod
when youngsters talk of shooting , A and nc-
cldout of this nnluro happened near Lincoln
SMurclny last. Arthur Cornell , Kiward Col
lins and Lucius Burastoad Blurted out on a
duck hunt. They were down along the creek ,
and were crooning up niter some iluck * . Cor
nell bcoiino shihtly aopnratod from the other
boy * , and getting behind some bushes en tno
out Just na the other boya fired. Ho was
aomo twenty feet or moro awny , just In front
of young ; liumttcnd , nnd the load struck.tin
b < kck of lis head , literally tearing oil the \vholo
top. The boys had not seen him , and did not
know what was done until the smoke cleared
away and they ran forward.
There is now n strong probability that the
editors of the Plattsmouth Herald and Omaha
Republican will eottlo their differences with
the revised edition of the code. It will bo re
membered that ( luring the recent municipal
campa'gn * the I'lattsmouth deacon charged
Nye with being n red-headed leader of tbo
mugwumps , to which the latter replied , with
school boy vindlctnenee ? , "You're another. "
The atmosphere between thu two towns has
since been streaked with sulphurous invective ,
which reached a crlsia early this wosk , when
the Deacon llarod up and charged the Omaha
mugwump with personal dishonesty and ly
ing. Preparation ] for D bloody meeting with
all its deadly phiraphernalin were instituted
at once. The fact that the deacon's weight
could only be pulled down to ICO pound ; ,
oven with his boots off , rendered a fistic en
counter out of the question , as the Omaha
light weight , Ri'rdod with sheeting sticks nnd
slugs would scarcely tip the balance at 101) )
pounds. This disparity in physical
proportions called for moro dead
ly and deliberate weapons of gore.
Eighty pounds clubs were also eschewed ,
Iflkowlso revolvers and shotguns. The only
weapons now left with which the "honab" of
thcso bloodthirsty gentlemen can bo vindicated
are steel edged shears with kuucklo guards ot
of quills dipped in red ink. Dr. George L ,
Miller , of the Herald , will second Mr. Nye In
bis laudable effort to annihilate the "rod
mouthed yahoo of the Platte , " while Brother
Sherman , lieutenant-colonel of the post bri
gade , will stand by his colleague till the last
sea of green turf is swathed in blood. The
battle will doubtless bo fought to a finish on
plains of Oroapolis , aud the honorable mayors
, of the respective cities will sea that there is a
I fair count and an honest funeral. Special
' trains will run on the day of the battle pass
engers will bo carried for half nnd pugilists on
passes , and every effort will be made to enter
tain the vast concourse expected. Further
particulars will be given la hand bills painted
rod.
AN EKIUNG SISTER DUOKED.
I How Hie M trons of TVcston , W. Vn.
Upheld tiuit Ooinriiurifty's
Honor ,
W. VA , April 13. Yester
day great excitement waa occasioned in
thh place by thu forcible Immerjtou in
the river at midnight of a well-known
widow , the pcrsoiij laying violent hands
upon her being equally well-known. For
seine time past the vrldow in question ,
Mrs. Dodson by name , has been con
ducting herself iu a manner wli'ch ' failed
to meet the approval of her neighbor ; ,
and at an informal gathering of half a
dozen females it waa determined that an
example should be made of her. Accord
ingly about 11 o'clock at night seven or
ci Jit ladieo who felt that the good name
of the community was baing placed in
jeopardy by tholr erring sister , mot at
the residence of ono of tholr number ,
dltguised themselves eo as to bo unrecuc-
nizablo , proceeded to Mrs. Dcdson'a
homo and knocked at tbo door. The
unsuspecting widow opened it in a few
moment ? , when she was scizgd by her
aasallantf , a ahawl thrown ever her head
o stifle her screams , and the party hur
ried their victim toward tbo river , a hun
dred yards distint. Mrs. DodsDf ,
realizing that the party meant mischief ,
mtido a desperate resistance , but her ef
forts to boit off the women were unavail
ing , and shp wan dragged to the bank and
unceremoniously tossed into the Icy cold
water of the stream , the patty rapidly
mukine their several ways hemowaid BB
. soon as see struck the water. Narrowly
| etcaping doith by drowning , Mrs Dad-
am managed to roach the bank and rcgtin
her home , when she gave the alarm and
n search for her assailants was instituted ,
but no trace of them coald bo found.
T he victim is expected to e\ve r out war
rants for R number of euspeclcd parties
in a few days , however , and the town ( H
on the qutvlvo In anticipation of each ac-
i tion.
'
Arbor Dny Proclamation.
'
EXECUTIVE OmcE ,
; LI.NUOLN , April 13,18S5 i. , }
' To the people of Nebraska : The state board
of agriculture , at its January meeting , 187-1.
adopted the following resolution :
' Resolved , That the fc end Wednesday of
April of each year bo and is hereby deeienated ,
dedicated nud tot apart as arbor day for the
state of Nebraska , anil that the agriculturists
of Nebraska do petition the legislature to
moke said atbor day a legal holiday ; that un
til so made a holiday the governor bo requested
to call attention to tald arbor day by procla
mation , and request the whola people to oh-
servo it by planting forett , fruit and orna
mental trees. "
In response to this action of the State lioard
of Agriculture , the governor Issued his procla
mation , urgently recommending an observ
ance of tbe day designated us Arbor Day as
desired and expretseu in the resolution herein
referred to ; and each succeeding year the gov
ernor of the state baa issued his proclamation
calling attention to tbli day , Tbe Importance )
of the work thui begun has finally received
legislative recognition. In furtherance of tha
Idea expressed by the State Board of Agri
culture , tbe legislature of this year patied
law naming the 21d d y of April aa Arbor
day , and declaring the isme to bo a legal hol
iday.
iday.Npw , therefore , I , James W. Dawo' . gov
ernor r-f the state of Nebraska , contemplating
tbe day in all its Importance , and with tao
earnest desire that it be observed faithfully
and well by the people of tbe state , do hereby
issue my proclamation , and , as preicrlbed by
legislative enactment , designate ,
1 WKDNIHIUT , TUB -Tl ) DAT Of AFI1IL , A , I ) , ,
1885.
to be observed at Arbor Day ,
The result of taste annual periods of tree
planting for the past eleven years can be seen
on every band. The once treeless prairies
are dotted with young forest * , and trWo ia
scarcely u village , ur a hnmettead , or a habi
tation however lowly in the state that haa not
its complement of tree , shrub or tine , tbp re
sult of honest toil on the day let apart as
Arbor day. This la well. There should ba no
decrease In the numbtr of trees planted each
> ; n r , no dlecontinuinco in the work of beau
tifying the home , no autpentloa of the ob-
tcrvaaco of Atbor Day , which ia now the le
gal holiday cf tbe Nebraska husbandman ,
In testimony whereof I huvo hereunto let
tny hand and caused to be affixed the ? reat
teal of th < 9 tate of Nebraska.
Dona at Lincoln this 13th day of April , A ,
D.1885
By the governor , JAUIS W. DAWKB.
, P , JtooQEN , Secretary of State.
A MOXUMKNT TO PAYNE.
Krcctcd In Tunis by Mr. Oorcoriui ,
KlTt
Tunis ( lUIy ) Cor. NowYork Tribune.
Mr. W. W. Corcoran has boon putting
a beautiful memorial ever the empty
tomb of the author of "Homo , Sweet
Ilomo , " in Tunis. When on January 5 ,
1883 , Mr. Corcoran , at his own expense
caused the body of John Howard Pay note
to ba oxhnmod there , the old slab that
had covered the grave for BO many yean
was replaced , and it was resolved by tbo
friends of Payne In Tunis to add a state-
uont to thn inscription nnd then keep
ho spot sacred still na they had already
lone for ao many year * . But tholr loving
ntentions t-atuoto naught , because of thu
moval of the slab Itself soon afterward
i America. I know that Mr. Corcoran
egrotted the removal of the s'ab ' from
? imts ; and It was broken In transit , hav-
ng boon badly packed , Later on , when
o hoard of the disappointment felt by
lie Europeans lu Tunli over the taking
way of the lattromaining mark of Payne's
rst slopping place In his mother oartli ,
o commissioned the Arucricm consul _ at
ilalla to have a suitable and atibatantal
monument made aud place it ever the
unls gravo.
Tha monument Ins boon completed
ml chipped to Tunis. It was made in
Malta by a skilful firm of chlcol wloldors ,
and Is composed of the indestructible ,
; ranito-liko , close grained hard atone
known aa "zoncor" which Is found in the
Maltese island of Gczo. This stone was
a favorite material of the Knights who
imploycd it when they built auything
, hat they wanted to last. It can bo pol-
ahed to a atirfaco as smooth as Scotch
ranlto , but without the glare of Iho
alter. Its color ia a yellowish drab , the
prevailing tone being a soft gray. This
now monument to the memory of Payee
stands seven foot high on a base four
"cot square. The shaft curvoa gently an
t rises from the baco and then curves' '
out to the cap-piece , bolng slenderest In
the centre. It Is surmounted by a sym
bolical decoration in snowy marble in
quiet but effoctlvo linen. The lyre re
clines against a book and a scroll , while
a marble ribbon that may have escaped
from the book bears the first strain of
"Homo , Sweet Homo. " The design IB
suggestive and appropriate and yet simple
and pure. It tolls half the story of
Payno's lifo and accomplishment without
a word. Un the front of the shaft Is
chanly and clearly carved :
IN
- MEMORY OF
JOHN HOWARD PAYNE ,
AUTHOR
OF
"HOME SWEET HOME , "
BORN JUNE 9 , 1791 ,
DIED APRIL 9 , 1852.
On the right rldo la carred In relief n
shield , eagle nd the UE Plurlbus Unum"
legend the arms of the country In whoso
service Pay no died while United State-
consul. Beneath the arms ara the words :
DIED AT THE
AMERICAN CONSULATE ,
IN TUNIS ,
AGED SIXTY YEARS AND TEN
MONTHS.
On the bask Is thla statement
In the tomb beneath this stone the
poet's remains lav buried for thirty years.
Un January 5 , 1883 , they were dlslntcred
and taken away to his native land , whore
they received honored and Gnat burial in
the city of Washington , June 9 , 1883.
On the loft Is the single and Impressive -
ivo line ,
'Then bo content , poor heart. "
In brief , tbo appearance aud effect of
the whole structure are modestly attract
ive , full of rcpoao ai well as strength. Its
four tons weight and the abiding charact
er of the material assure durabi ity for it
In the sunny clime of Tunis. It ia a
graceful aud anbttinthl memorial , and
will bo a marked addition to the very
prottyand well kept cemetery of St.
George , In which Payne was first burled.
OKtiAHOBla. .
Kcnson for the Decision tliat Itltj Not
Open to Settlement.
WABUINGTON , D. C. , April 14. The
Administration bases its opinion that Ok
lahoma Is not open to settlement upon
the treaties of 185G Theoo treaties were
made with Hie Seminoles , the Crooks ,
and the Chorokecr. They are fcr the
most part identical in language , differing
only in the articles which relate to the
matters of special Interest to the respec
tive tribes. The phraseology of the
( rooty upon which the clalmls made that
the Unilcd States holds the land In trust
Is undoubtedly the following , as there Is
no other sentence In the text of any of
these treaties which appears to create such
a trn&t. The phrase Is ;
"In compliance with the desire to lo
cate other Indiana and frecdmou thereon ,
the Seminoles code and convoy to the
Unltea States tholr entire domain , " otc ,
The sinio phrase Is found in all the
treaties. It Is undoubtedly apoi. this
language that the construction given to
the treaty by Secretary Lainar Is found
ed.
Senator MaiulcrHon'rt Views on Okla
homa and Dr.Mlllcr.
Chicago Tribune April 15.
Senator Mandorson of Nebraska ar
rived at the Pacific last evening to attend
the congress of Iho Lojnl Legion.
"There can bo nothing done In the Okla
homa question , " ho siid , "until Congress
acts eli the extinguishment of the Indian
title , The Senate tub-committee will
soon bo on the ground to Investigate the
charges that the lands are occupied by
inter'opors. If the catUomen are found
there tbey will have to go for if actual
eetthra are to bo debarred from the lands
there ts all tbe moro reason why the
cattlemen ahonld not ba permitted to oc-
capy them. "
Turning to the politics of hit State tbo
Senator atld ho did not bellcvo Dr. Miller
aspired to bo the dispenser of praronoga ,
Any one who hid experienced the worry
of ofliceaoekera did not long to have it
continue. Ho did not believe , however ,
that removals except for cause were to bo
made save at the expiration tf tbo terms
of officeholders. "That cause , Cleveland
expressed himtelf to a friend of wlno , "
he continued , "must ba moro than moro
partisanship. It must be shown that par-
tlsanthlp has caused a neglect cf duty. "
Vftnderulii'a Mausoleum.
New York Commerblal Advertiser ,
William H. Yanderbilt has contracted
for the building of a family tomb of
Qulncy grnnlto after a detlgn by Richard
M. Hunt. The tomb will bo of the Ro-
manesqno style , 100x110 on the ground
and 63 feet from the lurfaco to the apex
of the domes , of which there will bo two ,
The exposed portions of the structure
will bo computed of Quincy granite.whilo
the voitlbule and catacombs will bo built
of marble and the arches and piers of
limestone. The structure is to bo erect
ed in tbe Moravian cemetery , Now Dorp ,
Staten Island. It will requlro about
8,000,000 pounds of granite , marble and
lime combined to complete U. The cost
15 estimated at $250,000.
Poannt flonr Is becoming an important
products of the south. It makes very
Gno blicuttsi nnd * pastry. )
TESIIOmBATOPOWDER TO-DAY.
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TIIETESTS
nnon liot Hot until ti td.th
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ITS lUiLTllFlLl ! SI IU3 NEVER UKLX < 1118TIO.\1&
In * million homei for ft quarter of * ctnturj It bii
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