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. DECEMBER 12. 18S9.
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H Montana premises to become a per
M ninnctit stuto of political doubt
H
B Tiik deadly electric wires continue
B , roabting un8uspectiiij { linomcn in Now
H Yorlc The managers propose to bury
H tlio opposition ns well : is the wires
B \Vhii.i : Omaha is shouting for mil
H road connection with the North , Knns
M , ens City quietly slips into bouthovn Ncai
H' brabkii with iv railroad to divert tt-allic
H to tlie houtli
H , ,
l Till proposed rogues gallery de-
• ' • nerves encouragement The Tiicturca
i of Broatch and the tolid tireuty-oight
H1 ; tvould inulco a hnndhomo and interesting
'
H , collection to start witli , '
H. \ Tiiii objection of the prohibitionists
H to'tho confirmation of Judge Iirowcr
H Avill not hold water in the sonatc A
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H" I'hricf snciul session in tbo cloakroom
M will produce a unanimous douision in
H -tiis favor
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H At this distance it looks as though
Bl : the credit of Colorado is suffering from
' '
„ galloping consumption The "snni1'
K tarium of the world is developing into
B < ti lnrgo sized cemetery with all modern
H conveniences for dispatching victims
M
B1 - No onk supposes for an instant that a
H- railroad will spend money building
H branches in a territory the trade of
B wliich Is absolutely controlled by the
HBl company Omaha must domonstrnto
ft her ability to build an indopondnnt line
Hv to Dalotiv before existing roads will
B como to her relief
| * * AcconniNO to the Chicago I'tibune ,
HBV General Attorney Thurston of the Union
H Paciilc thinks there now exists a sort of
H honeymoon of harmony botwocn NeB -
B' bruskn and tlio railroads Out the con
HHV duct of tlio corporations must bo mora
H circumspect than in the past or the
H bridegroom will promptly institute dii
H , vorco proceedings
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HBS The now tariff on trallia between
H' Omuha and Nebraska points removes
B the discriminntions which operated to
K , the disadvuntntro of this city With
H , . rates based on the sum of the two locals ,
> Omaha jobbers are in position to com
H maud unci hold their natural trade tor-
H . rltory and compete successfully with
Bff Chicago utid other shipping ] > oints
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H. - Talk is ohoap , but it takes money to
H build railroads If the energy and
H breath wasted in discussing plans and
H making fruitless appeals , were con
H vertoil into vigorous demands , backed
tai by a dutormlnod suirit , tbo railroad
t PnVs between Omaha and South Dakota
H , ' would disappear In less than a year
H What wo want is moro action and
H , less words
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H ' T OmaiiaM commercial prospects were
H • iiovor brighter and moro encouraging
H than at the present moment , yet
H constant vlgilnuco , on orgy and push
H . are necessary to keep pace with the
H growth and development of the country
H 'Ourbusiness men must not rest with
H , victories won They must expand
H * Nowund Inviting commercial Holds are
H opening on all sides , and Omaha must
H bo prepared , with goods mid prices , tn
H command its share of increasing trade
H TitKiti : is probably no good reason
H for any present nlarm because milk is 1
H , served to the people ot Omaha without ;
H being inspected Doubtless the uiilk-
H men of this city are not generally disH -
H posed to dangerously adultornto their
H milk , though some of thorn utiqucstlon-
M , ably dilute it Hut still there should
H : bo inspection of all uiilu sold , both for
H 6nuit ry reasons and in order that
H the consumer shall ho honestly dealt
H with , Tliu matter is ono for the i
H attention < ) f the counciliind a thorough i
H • ' uystom of milk iospoction by a oompe-
H tent chotnist should bo instituted in i
B the near future
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OMAHA AND THE lll.ACIC HILLS
The Drcs9 and people of the Black
llllls are justly indignant over the faleo
nnd ; uucallod-for assertions ol o corro-
epondont of the WorUl-lhrahl of this
city Under the cloak of cheap wit , the
writer ridicules tlio ontorprlso and pro
gressive spirit of the people There
were no cut etono mansions on the hill
Fides to excite his aesthetic taste , und
from the car windows at Whitovrood ho
tnado the astounding dlscovory that
Deadwood was !
A collection of vacant and dilnpld&tod
shanties nnd coutnirlouKdUcascs , with noth-
In * * useful to speak of and yet it retains a
name , a dot on tlio mn .p , forty-Jivo saloons ,
an editor and an ambition Trade seems to
bo dull in Deadwood this full and there is
mother coitipllmont to tlio Imperious forti
tude of those who remain tliero Jack rab
bits is the only commodity apparent on the
streets , nnd general relaxation has reached
such n poiut that the loading citizens gather
in the satosns and shako dice for fun
Comir.g from a newspaper which pro
ton da to bo friendly to the people of the
Black Hills , which has sought their
patronage and favor , the above and
many similar paragraphs clearly provo
that the managers of tlio concern care
as little for truth as for the upbuilding
of the commercial interests of Omaha
How can our merchants establish and
maintain friendly business relations
with a people who are so indecently as
saulted and their growth and development -
mont assailed by an alleged Omaha
newspaper ? Bvon if there was a scin
tilla ol truth in the assertions no honorable -
orablo publisher is justified in crying
down a people who have wrested west
ern Dakota fron the grasp of the savage
and have braved the hardship ? of isola
tion for over-ton years to build homes
and cltios and to develop the resources
of the country What matters it , if they
have no cut stone mansions on the hill
side to tickle tlio fancy of esthetic pil
grims ? A mans homo is his castle , no
raattor what may bo ilsoxtornal appear
ance Boitiratno , brick or graiilto , it
does not increase or diminish the credit
that is justly duo to the sturdy men
• who risked the dangers Inseparable
from pioneer life and carried civiliza
tion to the Black Bills
It is natural that the people of Dead
wood should indignantly donouueo the
author of tlio arliclo as well as the pub
lisher The depth of this fooling is
shown by the following letter rccoived
by an Omaha joboer :
Orncu or Antis Waiirvax , Harp wake
MnitciiAXTs , Dcaiiwood , Dak , Doe , 4 , 1859
Dear Sir : with this mail wo forward you
copv of lilaclc Hills Times , containing an
extract from an article in the World
Herald of jour city , defaming our
city and blackmailing our interests
and ' resources ; and the same paper ,
under ' duto of December 3 , contains nnother
scurrilous arliclo relative to Load City und
the Hnmestako mine Now , wo will not
stand any such lying about our city , re
sources ( and interests , and it Omaha wants
nny of our business they bad batter shut oft
this lying otecresconco oa humanity
l'eehnps Omaha dent want tliu Black
11111b trade Yours very trnly
Ayiies Si Waudma : ? .
What do our merchants think of a
paper ' ' which has the olfroulery to seek
their patronngo at homo ivhilo injuring
their ' busiuoss abroad ?
(
Tins Bkk voices the sontlrnouts of our
people when it declares thnt Omaha
cheribhcsicoliugs of friendship and admiration -
miration for the people of the Black
HIIIb No reasonable man can hold our
businessmen responsible for the vapor
ings i of journalistic kids , without prlnj
ciplo or discretion , and whoso lack of
judgment j and cxperionco has caused
this city irreparable injury The Dead
• wood people should eoiiBider the source ,
OUR NOWMERN NVIQHDOJi
There is a good deal of political com
motion , though not of a conspicuously
demonstrative nature , in the Dominion
of Canada There is a gonornl fooling
thut a change must como sooner or
lntorintho political relations of Can
ada , but there is a wide diversity or
views ' as to what is most desirable -
sirablo , and upon the problem 1
thus < presented there is very earnest
and general controversy There 1
are three alternatives , imperial federation -
oration , annexation with the United L
States i , or Canadian iudopondoncc Ono 1
of these , the most intelligent observers 1
I think , will bo accomplished within a 1
generation I
As to the first , a vigorous effort is
making i to effect its consummation by
the 1 imperial federation luaguo estab '
lished 1 in Kugland flvo years ago , and of
which ' there arc brunches in nearly
every i Canadian oity But its progress 1
is ! extremely slow , if it is making any
advance i at all It is not in harmony with 1
the spirit of the time , nnd is especially
repugnant to the young mon who nro
intorostiug themselves in politics , The 1
aspiration i of this class very generally is
for lndepondonco , ralhor than for'Qa
moro binding allegiance to the empire
Their prldo of nationality is not essen
tially British , but Canadian , and they
behovo there is a future of power and '
prosperity for Canada which will bo
most surely and speedily attained whou
she shall have put on the national garb
and assumed a place among the tuitions
of the earth The term British colonists
nists" is hateful to thorn and
the sense of dependence upon the will I
of tlio Imperial government is a con
stant reproach As to annexation with '
the United States , the number favoring
it is probably less than of these who
support the alternative of imperial fed
eration Tliero is reason to believe that
the movement in favor of closer trade
relations with this couijtry Is growing ,
but only a smull proportion of these who
support this movement lire favorable to
annexation The establishment of were
intlmatb oommorciul intercourse
bo- '
twoun the United States nnd Canada
might In time produce a general de !
sire among the people of the latter for
a political connection , but at present l
the annexation sentiment is confined tea
a few localities and a email body of the
people , and it may bo doubted if it is
making any progress
The nttornpy general for Nova
Scotia said in a recent address , that fj
ho read urigtit tbo iigns of the times
among the youug mon , the time
would como when Canada would
put on the national gurb
and it would not be necessary for ono of
her bous to say more than lam a Caua-
dlttn , ' " ThU is undoubtedly the most
pronounced tendency among that per
tion of the Canadian people which is
coming into tlio domination of the
politics of the country , and it is certain
to extend from year to year under the
Irresistible influence of the time until
H bocotnos strong enough to achieve
Canndinii independence
THE PLVNDEItVD STATESMVX
The congressmen who lost their
money by the defalcation of Sllcott , the
cashier of the sorgoant-at-arms ot the
lust house of representatives , will not
lack publio sympathy * But they nro
not likely to bo satisfied with this In
deed some of thom have taken very
posltlvo ground that they should bo re
imbursed from the public treasury , and
an effort to sccuro their money in this
way is to bo expected Doubt
less to some of thom the loss is
n hardship , nnd such can
hardly bo severely censuvou forudopt-
ing any sort of technicality in order to
satisfy their conscience in asking that
the government shall make good their
loss
loss.But
But the request should not bo ac
ceded to Public bontlmont would not
tolcrnlo a salary grab of this kind The
simple fact is that so far ns the govern
ment is concerned it has paid the sal
aries of the plundered congress
men and they hnvo no further
claim against it The defaulting
cashier was not an omployo of the govjvi
ornmont , but of an officer of congess ,
and by practice nti ngont of congrosskl
mon whoso salaries bo drew from tlio
treasury through their authorization ,
If they failed to rcquiro adequate pro
cautions und safeguards against bomg
robbed they must Buffer the consequences -
quencos of their neglect There would
bo palpable injustlco in requiring the
people to pay twlco for their services ,
and it would bo a mighty bad precedent
also It is hardly probable that they
will obtain any relief in tills way
The defalcation is likely to have a
good result in reforming the methods
which mudo it possible Hon A. U.
Wyninn , ox-trousuror of the United
States , Bays that as long ago as 1875 it
was recommended that the eyfatom in
vocruo bo abandoned and a disbursing
olilcor appointed to attend to paying
members of congress , but the suggestion
rccoivod little attention It may do so
mow Obviously the present plan is untl
business like and unsnto , nnd it is also ,
as explained by Mr Wymnn , nioro-1
or less ombarrussing to the United
States trensuror , who pays tlio members
of congress upon the certificate of tlio
speaker accompanied by their reeoipts
The senate has a disbursing officer , and
there is no reason why the house should
not have Very likely It will make such
provision But at any rnto the plun
dered congressmen have no claim for
,
their lost money against tbo public
treasury
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Senator CiiaxdIjUX of Now Hnmp-
shire f has introduced a bill to amend
the 1 revised statutes of the United States
upon tlio oloctlon laws The measure ,
which i Is said to have boon drafted by
General < Chalmers of Mississippi , is de
signed to carry out the suggestion of
the I president that congress should pro
vide for strengthening and extending
the I law relating to the election of representatives -
resontatives i in congress , rather than to
give j the government tbo whole dircc-
tion 1 and control of such elections
which ' unquestionably the constitution
gives congress power to do The fundamental -
mental principle of the bill is that it
provides ; for application to the courts at
thooutsot 1 to have afalrelection , if there
are i doubts as to the probable fairness of
it , instead of resorting to a contu stt&fler
election , , as is now done It provides
thattho United States court shall appoint -
point officers , upon the recommendation
of , the rosnoctlvo candidates for con
press , or of their party ropro *
Bontativos , , each to have an equal
number , to hold the elections and
to make returns to the courts The
clerk of the court is to make a canvass
of the returns in the presence of the
candidates , who can except to his ro-
port , nnd the exception is to bo decided
by the judge , which official will issue
the certificate of election This is only
to bo done in any congressional district
where ton voters from each county or
district will make affidavit thnt they believe
liovo the oloctlon will not bo fairly bold
by the stnto nlllcors , and potltion that ,
the election bo hold by the '
United States The measure certainly
appears sufficiently moderate In its pro
visions , and so fair that no ono who do-
sires lroo and fair elections for representatives -
sentatives in congress enn reasonably
object to it It would operate , however ,
to place such elections in a largo num-
bor of the congress districts of the south i
under the direction of the federal I
courts , nud it will therefore undoubt-
odly bo strongly opposed from that
section !
Tin ? city council proposes to put n 1
stop to unauthorized expenditures of [
publio money No officer of the city
should bo permitted to Incur expouso
without the sanction ot the proper nu-
thorlty The notlco served on Ohiof [
Soavoy'applies with equal force toother
and higher officers By what authority
did the street commissioner employ au
army of worklnginon n few days before
the republican primaries ? Who is responsible -
sponsiblo for the sudden incroabo in the I
force at , that time , nnd whnt was the
necessity ? These questions can bo )
readily answorcd by tuo political need I ,
of the time , but the council ewes
it to the tax pay orb to rebuke this scan
dnlous abuse of power by refusing to
pay the bills incurred Lot these in )
whoso interest the tnon were omplnyod I
foot the bills And while the council io
in the reform mood , it might profitably
inquire into the otnployinout of a clerk
for the street commissioner without
tbo "ftdvico and consent of the coun-
ell , "us provldod by law ; who fixed the
salary at three dollars per day , and by
what authority the city comptroller
placed the nnino ot the clerk on the
jiayroll ? If the council is elncero in
its reform efforts , friendships should
not bo considered Every department
of the city government should be over
huulod
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PiVF of the big chiefs of the Chey-
euuoagoncy in Dakota are oc the wnjr
to Washington for a talk with the
president The purpose of the pilgrtm-
ngo la to secure plcdgos that no further
reductions wlibo made in the reserva
tions nnd thai they shall bo given • un
disturbed p bsslon of their "gronl
hunting grounds " Undor.oxlsting laws
nnd trcnllof the rights ol the Chey-
ctinoi ctro fully protected No land can
bo taken from Ithom without their con
sent The rtitys of the force nrgumont
are past If , however , thb governtaont
enforces the severalty plan , giving onch
mnn , womnn'htid child a lnrm , there Is
no good ronsoq why the government
should not p Jape the romnlnder on ' the
market and do vote the proccods to the
oducution ot the young
Tun prompt and unanimous confirma
tion of Judge Groff as commissioner of
the gcnornl land oflico was a deserved
compliment to a zealous and conscien
tious official The senate spurned the
scurrilous mouthings of a madman ,
who , If justice had not miscarried ,
would now bo decorated with l\Io3hor's
Btripos and stoltorcd by the statu
NliAVS OOMMKXS
It is quite plain that Sllcott aid not find
oontrross a fee worthy of Ins steal
Dom I'odro snys ho will go back to Drarll
• when j the people call hitn Too late 1'eoplo
dent ] call after a successful bluff
Several ' , cities are making nn attempt to In-
fuse a martini spirit into the publio schools
jvi It is well to begin at the beginning in
mich things it is hereby sugcestcd that all
kindergartens bo supplied with ICrupp guns
To a Chicago rouortor goncrnl H. A. Alger
explalnod his scheme for n special census of
the soldiers thus : "I want to sco on tlio in
Washington the personal war record ofovory
man wno enlisted , showing when tie onlistod.J
over.v battle , skirmish , or engagement of any
kind that ho was In "
Progress is the characteristic of the ngo
The first revolt by female c 'snvicts on record
took plncc in the Kansas pcnitontlary at
LeavonwortU the ether day They throw
the husband of the matron of the Institution
to the ground and fntally wounded him
Hero is another gleam of hope for Susan U.
It is reported that Hon Butler may become
the prohibition candidate for governor of
Massachusetts ' next year The rumor Is not
confirmed ! but appears plausible Ben Is
growing old and the prohibition party is the
only ono to which he has not belonged Ho
can bardlv wish to die with his record thus
Incomplete i ,
The Bennoinito society on the banks of
the Ohio river In Pennsylvania is au organif
nation which has for many years had a rule
strictly ' forbidding members to marry Time
has thus cut down their members and piled
up their dollars until great wealth stares
each ' ono in tlio faces To avoid tuls evil the
feasibility of returning to the Institution of
marriage in order to increase their jiopuU-
tion | is now midor' consideration in tlio so-
cioty As nearly nil the members are qulto
ngcel their faith must bo very strong
Boscobol , the homo ot the late Uev II W.
Beecher , at Pceltsklll-on-the-Hudson , has
Just boon sold toJ\ New Yorker for 573,000.
TUo house alond test I70.0D0 and ultogether
Mr Boochor expended about 53JO.O00 on the
property ' Tho'tnanslon is supplied with gas
electric bolls , elegant bath rooms , u billiard
hall , all the modern conveniences Some
body must have made a good bargain , or a
boom in the wrong dlrertion is going on In
that locality ' *
The Now York World uays gloomily that
there is no use In asking congresj for the
fair , as that body will grant nothing it can
withhold to the motropolls.JJ'his Is hardly
in i accordance with the facts Now York
has for many years occupied the position of
J mendicant and has received many gifts
from , congress But as to the fair , only the '
bravo deserve it
There Is now a prospect that the nojcotlai
tions for the Cherokee strip will be brought
to a close in a few days Thocommisstoncrs
are linding in Bushy Head and his colleagues i
diplomats und financiers worthy ol their
steel In a communication to the commission ,
the Cherokee statcsmon emphatically lay
down the law in the matter , und declare ,
among other things that "It is not business
hko for the United States to settle our lands
with boomers until we have been paid for |
.
them " It is thought the land will bo offered -
fered j to the government ut ) per acre ana
that 1 the commission will refuse tbo offer
STATE JOTTINGS
' Nebraska
Grand Island expects to occupy Its new
city ' hall by January 1.
A chime of bells has been ordered for the
Catholic ( church ut Atkinson
The first Be35lon of the Sioux County
Teacbora' ' association will be held at Harri
son ' January 2 and U.
The American bank at Alliance will bo re
organized under too national banking law
with a paid up capital of SoOUUO
A canal U being dug at Wnuueta for the
purpose of fUliug a natural basin near town
with water from the Frenchman river
York has had another failure , the jewelry
stock of Was Pishor having boon taken to
satisfy the claims nf two of the local banks ' .
A Hed Willow county Justice of the peuco
refused to entertain a motion made by an at
torney because no one volunteered to second -
end it
The farmers ,
cooperative association at
Mcrnn has been reorganized , and hereafter
stock will bo bought ouly fra ji member * of
the organisation
Carl-Mueller , ii Grand Island drink dispenser -
ponsor , is missing from his accustomud
haunts and the sheriff has closed his saloon i.
Mueller loaves debts umountiug to JjHOOD
Bill Thompson , un individual who has
been systematically robbing the people of
Carlolon , was placed under arrest und a
miscellaneous assortment of stolen property
tuts been recovered , Bill ivus liberated nu
tbo promise to leave tuo country ]
JVniJelowering A. H , Looses drug store
in Hurtlngton tlie building fell forward iuto
tnostroet , pillrip'the ' stock und llicturos Into
nn Inextricable muss , David liviina , who
was boneuth the building ut the time of the
nccident , escaped uulnjurod by throwing
himself Into a dopressiou in the ground The
loss is estimated .at $1,500.
Tlio stockmen of northwestern Nebraska
met last week nt Hyannls and effected an
organization to bo , known as ° the Northwest
eru Stock Growers association The object
of the association Is to advance the interests
of stock growers and dealers In live stock of '
all kinds within said territory , and for the
protection of the satuo against frauds and
swiudlors
! liiwa ltntni
There are sevbri cases of malignant diph i-
theria in ouo family ut Port Dodge
Cltlzrusof Clu riluco and vicinity shipped
throe carloads of supplies to the DaKotu acs-
tltuto laBt week
A fourteon-year-old Murstialltown boy
chopped off a thumb with a bnUihcr knife
while trying to out a brick
Burglars cleaned out a saloon ut Clinton
?
tbo other night as clear us could huve beoa
done by a prohibition constable
The nino-months-old child of
H. P. Jon
sen of New Harttnrd was choked to ( loath
by a nutshell which it picked up off the floor
mm uttomptud to swallow
While attending the
Murphy temperance :
meeting at Codur Pulls Mrs John Johnson ,
ngod eighty years , was suddenly attacked
with heart dlsoaso and died in her daughters
lapThe
The nlno-nionths-old child of Mr ana Mrs
Charles Spircck of Rlkhorn township , Web
ster county , was found lying dead in its [
crib Saturday morning The child had not
been ailing in any manner , und it is thoutrkt
that its death was u result of suffocation
caused by the pillows
S. S. WlnaU of Dubuque has received the
veterans Jewel Issued by the sovereign
lodge of Odd Follows to those iVhohfivo been
in the order twenty-fivoymn. Ho was in-
ltlated nt Galena thirty-four years ngo and
is a pn t crand mnstcr and past patriarch
The jo welts the first rooolvod in Dubuano
and the third in Iowa
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STRENGTH OFTHE CHINESE ARMY
Thcorctlenlly It In n Million Men Ills *
t tnry nntl Orsniilznllnn
With rognrd to the military orgnnltl
zntlon nnd resources ot China much
might bo written , but to summarho the
chief facts it may bo said thnt the millit
tnry organization on paper is only
slightly loss olabornto than the civil ndh
ministration , and that the emperor con
trols forces of nearly 1,01)0,0110 nrmed
mon only , to a largo degree , the anus
nro out of unto nnd the men untrained ,
snys the London Times Although
oventslmvo compelled the uulhovltics
to show greater activityuud to increnso
the liuiubor of troops by tlio formation
of fresh corps , such ns LI Hung Chang's
trained rogimonls and tlio garrison tn
Miiiicliuriii and Central AbSii , tlio divici
sion of the army remains unchanged ,
nud goes bnck to the date of tlio Mani
chu conqtiost.whoii it became necessary
to orgniiizo the permanent forces ot the
empire They were then divided into
three sopurnto bodies , composed of the
races ol which they bolongcd Manchu ,
Mongol nnd Chinese ThoMiuichusnutn-
C7S companies of 100 mon each , or
nearly seventy tliousiiud lighting mon
The Mongols furnish about oiglity thoatl
snnd mon ; and tbo two combined give
what litis generally been called the
Tartar army The Chinese or Green
Flngnrmy numbers between six huiiII
drod thousand and seven hundred thoup
sandmen : , but no attempt hnsyot boon
made to orgauizn tins force for modern
war China is strong in numbers , even
with rcspoct to her army , v > liioh has
always boon dologatcd to an inferior
position , in her community , priding itself -
self on the pro-omliieuco of the etlufi
cutod civilian , but shu is lamentably
deficient in organization
Ot Into yours siren uous efforts have
boon made to vendor efficient these portions -
tions of the Chinese army which are
entrusted with duties that are consuln
crcd of oxccptionnl Importance The
army of Li lliing Chung , garrisoning
the metropolitan province of I'cchihli ,
hns * j for twenty yours boon &ubjoctcd to
.a stricter discipline than the rest ,
causea as much by Li's experience of
war , gained against the Taoping rebels
In j cooperation with General Gordon , ns
by ] the desire to save the capital ,
This force , known ns the model corps
or Black Flag army , numbers
about i fifty thousand mon , and
is intrusted with the special duty of
garrisoning Port Arthur , the Torts at
Tuku , nnd on the Pciho and Tientsin ,
It China possesses sucli a tiling ns an
efficient corps d'arnioo it is to bo found
in j , tliis force , which is mainly recruited
from the Chinese population The mon
are well armed , and there tire many
foreign instructors , among whom Gert
mans nro the most numerous The late
General Prjovalsky was skeptical of the
military vuluo of oven this force , but
other and equally competent critics on-
tortain * no doubt that it is a fairly efficient -
ficient ' body of troops , and that the work
to bo done namely , the cioreuse of forts
is peculiarly suited to them
The garrison of I'okin is still com
J posed exclusively of the Tartar or Bant
nor army The Pekin field force is til-
ways commanded by a Manchu of high
rank , and latterly it was under the per
Bonal orders of Prince Chun himself
The organization of this force is back
ward , and only feeble attempts have
been ' made to bring up its armament to
the * exigencies of modern war On the
other hiina.the raw material is the best
in ! China It consists of the elite of the
Mauchu j and Mongol Banners , mon ol
Ono ! physique , who , unlike the Chiucso ,
believe that the sword is bettor than the
pou ' and thut courage is superior to chil
cane It their training were tnkoq
seriously in baud China would possess
iu i her northern province an army
which could safeguard Pekin against
any conceivable invasion Greater
progress 1 has been made with regard to
the ] Tartar array garrisoning the alls
important ; proviuco of Manchuria ,
Twenty years ago tho-garrison of thut
partot the empire consisted of the tribal
levies armed with bows and arrows and
spears A flintlock appeared an engine
. of ( destruction Todaj- there nre nearly
.109,000 Bannorraon on the rolls in Man
\ churia alone , and ot these it is stated
thut one-third are armed with Win
Chester nud other rifles , and are per
lorming gnrrlson duties at Moukden ,
Kirln , and on the Ubsuri It is not
contended thnt these troops are yet as
carefully | trained us the model corps of
Li , but they probably possess superior
lighting qualities
Leavinga wide margin for exaggera
tion tliero is the important fact that
China now has ono strong array to dc-
lend her capital against attack from
the sea , and nnother to oppose any
nssault by land from the Amour and
Russian Manchuria This really moans
a complete revolution in the military
position of China
Prince Wang considers that the sys-
torn of military competitive oxuininu-
tions should bo wholly altered The
proscnt dvnasty owes its existence to
the practice of arcliory , but the conditions -
tions of warfare have greatly altered
"
aud In place of the bow and nriow wo
have the iron sword and tlio terrible
cannon , so that reliance can no longer
bo placed upon nntiquulud weapons In
western countries , says Wang , every
man from the prince down to the hum
blest person loams the art of using flre-
arms ; and even foreigners in China
practice rillo shooting periodically In
this manner they become skilled innrks-
man and formidable soldiers He
rucommouds , therefore , that in the mil
itnry examinations , in addition to the
practice with the bow and arrow , llft-
lug stones nnd other lioavy weightsthe
competitors bo required to Bhoot nt a
target with a rillo , and thnt great honor
bo bestowed upon the best miirksinan
Tbo auccessfulcompotitorshould then
bo appointed to tench rillo shooting to
townspeople nud others in the neigh
borhood of hls.home , so thut nil the pee
plo may eventually unaorstund the use
of IIrparms , und ho proposes that a do
crco should bo issued that promotion in
the army should in future depend upon
the skilled use of firearms ,
„
Hrewcr's I.uuky Star
Washington Correspondent Inter
Oooan : Representative Wiibon , who
succeeded Mr Burns of Missouri In the
houbo , has been a lifelong friend of the >
now justice of the supreme court
' 'Browcr , " lie says , "is one qf the i
luckiest men I ever know Wo wore in
Knnsus City together when wo were
both young mon I know lilm when ho
begun the practice of luw IIo was a
quiet , utnlablo fellow , not ag
gressive , Dut possessing ability
He was then and is now a great
ohoss player , and that quiet attentive
neas which is observable in one intent
'
upon that game was clmractoristio of
him He was never nggresslvo and did
not appear to seek anything , but luck
always brought good things hla way
He can hardly ! > o said to have had any 1
practlco at all when he was called upon i
to take the probate judgeship of Leaven
worth city Prom that jiosition , wltli-
out having had un opportunity to go i
into prl vftto practice , he was transferred i
to the position of county attorney He i
hud some practice in thut po.ition , and i
then he was appointed district i
judge of the stale court Ho
next boenmo justice of the supreme
. premo , coutt of Knnsns I saw him after
that , and ho was necking the nppolnt-
monfhs ] United States circuit judge
Ho asked me to-write eomo letters for
him , which I did with plonsuro When
Im saw him again lie had got the appoint
ment I told him to mark my word ,
thnt ho would next bo appointed to the
supreme court of tlio United States and
that before ho died lie would bo chief
justice His appointment to tlio ilrst
place ! ' hasgono in ; the other will como
it time With apparent indifference
bo follows his lucky star , nnd it loads
hlin upward "
HE WENT UP IN A BALLOON
First Authentic Account of ( Jnni *
br-ttn'H I'nliioiiH Ksoupo llroiii Inrls
Now York Sun : Tlio Armnnd-Barbos
was ttio numo ot the balloon in which
.
Gnmbcttn accompanied by M. Spullct" ,
the , p resent minister of foreign affairs ,
escaped from Purls October 7 , 1S70.
Tlioalr-shlp landed nt Lplnousc , u lit
tle \ comm uno of roisenot far from Cler
mont , , and a monument lias just been
dudictitod in the village near the spot
whoru it cittno to anchor This monument
ment Is a simple pyramid , and the clos
ing sentence of the inscription on it la
as follows : . This balloon , after having
passed through the lire ol the cueing ,
landed in the woods of Perriores , terri
tory of Kplnousc "
Tlio little vlllngo was drnpod with
flags nntl triumphal arches nud flowers
llnod the rotito that was taken by the
presiding officer utter the ceremonies ,
M. \ Spullor , who traveled with Gain
botlii in the balloon in question
it is now niuutoen years since that
memorable trip was mudo , nnd yet the
only authentic account of it has just ap
peared in ono of tlie Paris papers , tlio
facts being supplied by M. Spullur him
self
self.When
When the government of national dc-
fenso < ordered Gambctta to Tours and
appointed lulus Pavro in bis place In
Paris , the Armand-Barbes was inllatcd ,
nnd October 7 , 1870 , at the PlticoSniut
Pierre in Montmurtro , in presence of
an immense ciowd , Gambotta , Spullur ,
und the aeronaut , Trichot , started on
their jouruoy
The idea of leaving Paris " ' snid M.
Spullor , haunted tlio mind of Gatu-
botta from the beginning of the invest
ment 'I am not minister ot the inter
ior of Paris , ' said ho 'I am minister of
tlio interior of Prance " The depart
ure had been llxod for October 1 , iu the
morning , but ns the weather was fogey
M. Hcrvo-Miingon was opposed to it ,
just j as ho was on the 5th and Glh Gamt
botta was annoyed by these delays , and
ho 1 was also troubled about the trip from
his 1 ollico to Place Saint-Piurro , for , ns
ills 1 project began to bo public property ,
he was afraid of a popular domonstra-
tion Therefore ho dooided to go on
tlio 7th. no matter how the weather was
M. Hcrve-Mangon recommended the
travolcrs to provide themselves with
warm clothing on account of tlio tern
porature , whicn ho supposed would bo
extremely cold ; and it was on thnt occasion -
casion that Gambotta purchased the
famous fur overcoat with which the artists -
tists have always painted him But
this turned out to bo a useless precuu-
tion , for the voyagers had hardly Tisen
up into the clear air when the sun began -
gan to 8hino upon thom and warm
them i
The balloon drifted at first toward St
Ouen ( Iu passing ever the German
lilies it waB saluted with artillery and
musketry The shnrpaud rolling * rattle
from i the lines of infantry accompanied
the 1 rapid and continuous artillery fire ,
i while the bugle call told of tbo oven
mg'a excitement , and discomiituro as
the 1 big balloon soared sorencly away toward -
ward i Argeutouil , M. Trickct , accus
tomed l to limited ascensions , wished to
como down , but Gambotta and Spuller
wanted to po as far as possible
DTho | first descent wns made near
Chantilly < at a point that M. Spullor
thiuks 1 was Villiors Tlio weather was
beautiful 1 The fields were full of peas
ants s at their autumn work When they
saw i the balloon coming down they run
to 1 it and took hold of tbo netting at the
nock i and hold it Gambctta , with his
usual i warmth , told thom tbo news or
Paris and praiBod the patriotism and
courage i of the inhabitants Then he
askcQ ; if the Prussians were near by
Quite close , " was the reply , and you
would do well to start off ugain "
This udvico was taken ; bome ballast
yras thrown out , and the balloon wont
up rapidly Nevertheless , the tempta
tion to descend once more got the hotter -
tor of MTrichot. . Perceiving it fine
farm , with arms stacked in the yard
and soldiers close by , ho concluded " that
they were Prnncs-Tireurs. But the
moment the balloon commenced to do-
scoud tlio soldiers , who were Germans ,
sprang for lliolr arms and commenced a
well-austuinod Uro the
upon Armand-
Barbes Hastily the voyagers began to
throw out ballast M. Spuller throw
away his heavy ovoreoat in the excite
ment or the moment , for the bullets
begun to whistle disagreeably close ,
while the rattle seemed to inci-onso
with every second , But the balloon ,
free of ballast , began to rise again In
this ongngetnout it was wounded , so to
say It was pierced by a ball ; but in
spite ot this misfortune it continued its
route
Soon , however It began to show sigiiB
of weakness The gas was escaplugund
it began to sink rapidly At this point
they found themselves ever u little
river nnd they could hear the roll of tjio
Prussian druina Gambotta told Trichot
that tliov should cross the river at till
hazards They managed to do bo
Trichet throw out the anchor on the ,
border of the wood Forriores utKpl-
neuso It was 3 o'clock in tlio nf tor-
noon Here ns at Villiers the peasants ,
who were numerous iu the fields , ran up
to the balloon Among the poi-Mius who
gave assistaiieo to the travelers was the
mayor of Kplnouso , who brought them
to his house
Gambotta and Spuller at first thought
of the Pnrisufiis , nnd conciudod to send
thoui u pigeon , jiibt as they had done
nftor they hud crossed tlio Prussian
lines They thou sent oil a few moro ,
and the daughter of tlio mayor was the
young lady who lot thom go .
The oak upon which the anchor of
the balloon Armund-Burbeafell in after
years became a place of pllgrimuge ; but
the proprietor of the hind , a slnunch
monarchist , displeased at this evidence
of sympathy for Gambotta and tlio republic -
public , cut down the tree When the
trco was gene the jieople of Kpineuso
determined to commemorate Gnmbet-
tu's descent , and they erected the mon
ument in question
At the close of the ceremony n little
girl presented a bouquet to M. Spuller
Sno was the granddaughter of the
former mayor of JCpIneut.0 , M. Dubus ,
and tiio daughter of Mme Jolidon , nco
Dubus , who nineteen voars ago was tlie
youpg lady to whom Gambotta guvo the
urivllogo of sanding off the carrier
pigeons to Paris
M. Spuller then visited the old farm
house where ho and Gumbetta received
hospitality after the landing of tlie bal
loon ; and there ho was presented to ouo
Lochat , who really saved Gambotta and
Spullor by putting the Gorman dragooiiB
chasing them oil a false scent ,
Tlie proceedings finally closed with a
balloon ascent M. Trichot wus tlio
aeronaut and he made a short trip , true
to his old habits of twenty years ago
ELUWOOD FARMERS'ALLIANCE ' I
i
A Now Phtiao in tlio Complaint '
Prom That Body I
A TRAVELING MAN IN TROUBLE j |
Ills Friends , However , InfiNt That ito j Of
Is UtnmplcsB Jicivs nl the fit
Sinte Home Tlio CHy 1(1/- (
In Brief II
Lincoln HuiiR ttor Tub Ouuti Heb , ) \
10 ? ) V Stueut , V 1
Lincoln , Noli , Dec 11. | I
The nieotlngef the state board of trans j
portulion called for today Jo pass upon the [ |
llndttigs of the board of secretaries on the I '
151 mwood , Cnss-county , complaint was ad- I I
jourued untiltoinorrowowjngto the inability S j
of some of the members of the state board ' , t
to no present The complaint , hs hus boon | J
stated , sot * up that elevator privileges have j
been denied the Partners Alliniice , No 30m , Jj
by the Missouri Pncillo railroad company , f-f
whtlo niioh privileges have boon grunted Pf
other corporations Tun Hck slntod that u ' ,
majoiltv and minority report would bo sub J
united In this connection It Is learned today '
that Secretaries Gllkmon and Gikhrlit on-
tcrUlu the opinion that the atllnnco In ques
tion has rights that hnvo been refused nnd
thut an order sl.nuld issue from the
board compelling Uio Missouri Pa
cltiuiolks to grunt uomplitnont- equal privl- {
legos nnd facilities for shipping grain uud j
other louimoilillcs with other persons and }
corporations Secretary Garbor dissonls J
Ho sots forth his reasons at length , aud tlio V *
diverging opinlonspromlso Interesting road * fti
ing h *
S. LaMnstcr , secretary of thonlliance , was I ;
hero today Ho Hied the following affidavit , Jji
which goes to show t hot the farmers in tlio < It
vicinity • of Klniwooa '
uro Inborlng under t
dlfllcultlcs that are beyond a passing fancy i
This is to certify thut wo , the under ilji
signed , ha\-o this day hauled corn into the I lit
town of Bimwood , Unas county , Nobraakn , l * '
nnd have been unable to unload our wagons '
on nc mnt of Insuftlclentliicllities for hand
ling grnln nt the elevator , Some or us have
boon here since early morning , and are
atlll unable to unload nt 8 o'clock p. in
U. H. GnuiiEiJxo , s. ,
PnvMt Doiuss , lljj
\V. F. Ghuiielixo , j ! fl
J. M. Linr , 13 ;
B.V. . ICllTTLCSOW , f r
J. A. Snur-nvi" .
Subscribed and swora to before AV J.
Waters , notary public December 10 , 18S9.
StiMulin ? for His nights , '
Louis Bowers , n well known traveling man *
of this city , is in trouble His friends , how
ever , claim that ho will come out without a I
taint upon his character in the end It ap- 1
penrs that Wood , BonbrUht & Co of Philadelphia - ( \
delphia , la , caused a search warrant to bo c&
run upon his residence on tlio corner of Ik
Twelfth J und Q streets yesterday ovonlng j ( ' , '
The llrm alleges that ho made uway with
goods licloniriiig' to them while ho was {
in their employ , nnd during bis temper ,
ury absence irotn the city an effort \
w.iBmado to iet possession of thom ns indi
cated but wlthort avail , bowers attorney
states that lie does hold goods that belongs
to the compunv but that ho holds them to
insure j the payment of $200 which the house '
ewes him ana ns yet hns failed to pay i
Itiseiiiil that tbo goods ho holds nro worth f
about S1.000 , aud thut the firm will have to i
come to time before he gives thum up Tils ; i
attorney lurther states that Bowers has |
acted • under bis Instructions , nnd thattho I' j
mipplies will bo choched tip and turned ever ] )
on ' tlie payment of 520(1 nnu not mint then < *
St a to llouso Jottlnc . ( /
The boni-d of public lands and buildings y
has , ncceptod nn invitation Jrom the ladies in h
cbaigeof the homo for the friendless , nud \Y \
will ' dine .at the home tomorrow It is in
learned that the members of the board will ill
Do ' accompanied by their wives | | l
Secretary of State Cnwdiey aud CommisI1
siouor ' Stecn , representing tbo board of pub ii
lie 1 lando nnd buildings , went to Kearney i\ \
today t on ofllcial business " 11
The followim : nasos ncro llled for trial in , '
the supreme court : \
L..fc > trlcller vs Mary E. llnrgis ; error 1
from 1 the district court of Lincoln countv
Jefferson H. Poxwortny vr The Citv of I
H.iMlugs ; error from the district court of t
Aaa-ns county
John Zimmerman ot nl vs Alary KingerI I
man ' ; error from the distrjct oourt of Sarpy u
county '
Auditor Benton received for registration
today , M.-I00 of clectrio light and $5,000 of
city , hall bonds for Tccumsoh , Johnson
osunty i ; also * 15,000 of Buffalo county court > ,
house I bonds
j
'
Xlin District Court j1
Appeal papers were fllod in the McAllistor V ! (
will contest this afternoon It seems that a | i |
higher I court is to pass upon County Juago 1 ,
Stewart's I opiuion y
Hargreavos Brothers secured a Judgment
against i AVilhamHoggenkamp for $19. The
jury ; wrostloj with the case most of the \t
i night Its groundwork was recited by Tim
Hun this .
morning , i
The Stewart aivorco case wns submlttod Hi
to the court this morning It is said that (4 (
the court will not puss upon It before to- >
morrow D creo for the wife , however , is
expected
' \
City Is own nnd Notes fj
Deputy Secretory of State O. O. Hell and I' '
wife eclehratod the fifteenth anniversary of '
their marriage last night
An effort is being inaao Xa influence con
gress to mahe an sppropriation for nu uddi- > , '
tiou to tlio govurnmout building Iu this city \ \
A meeting was held nt the Capital hotel , 'ij
this evening to form u real estate exchange 'it '
Steps were taken that insures
an orguniza- \ \
tion in the near future ij
Louts Lucky , un cpiliptic , was before the j
insane commissioners today Ho was ad * I
judged a fit subloct nnd ordered sent to tha |
Lincoln asylum fori lie Insane
Hon J. C. Watson of Nebraska City was 1
in the city today on legal buslnojs
Hon John Pitzgerald has presented the
Grand Army of the ltepubllo people with a |
horse valued at 5150 , tvhlch nvill be among i
the valuables to ho drawn at the coming
fulr It is said that 'J.000 or the 11,000 tickets
have already boon sold
The ladies of St Paul's German church h
gave au entertainment at Punko's opera /
house tonight It was largely utaendea and
uHnuticlal success , ,
.
Bcecbum's Plus act like magic on a weak I
stomach
. l
Tliu limnllnlilo ISui-tlsh Synilicnto , '
Ciiicaoo , Doe 11. The English syndicate
having comnlctod its largo Investments In
mills and elevator property in nnd about
Minneapolis , has moved over to Dulutli and
is taking in thnt town , a $1,030,00. ) purcbaso
having been made this morning Levi
Meyer , the attorney who Is acting for the
Bngllsluncn , received a cable dispatch from
London clients this morning in which it is
stated thut the Duluth projierty und tlio
terms of purctiaso were satisfactory , and
which instructed him to close the deed Jm * Jfi
mediately This wn9 done The purchase 1 ]
includes some of the largest wills and olu \
vatora lu Duluth I
SICK HEADACHE
rr i rositlvuiy cured ty n
iPhOTCDQ ihcso Wtllo l-lfls.
llMlvl tl\0 They also rellOTO Dls-
} tress fro-fl Dyspepsia In- U
sVIITTLE digestion and Too Heart ) I
! lM p fj lilting A perfect rum
M I VErlt tdy for Dtrzlacbs , Nausea ,
M PILLS Urovslneas , Had Taste
_ jm la tbo Mouth Coated
Hn | | Tongue , 1'alnln tUeeide
1 , . iTourm liviat Ttiey
regulate tbe Bowci * . J'uicly Vegetable
SHALL PILL SMALL DOSE SMALL PRICE ,