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Notary I'ubllo.
Tlio Ini pending session of the loulsluturo
will boot vlliil concornto tlio people of lliltt
tliitp. It , Is of the utmost Importance tliut
members of llio Icjjlshituro sball nmlorstaml
HID wants of tliolr constituents and bo pre
pared to srapplo IntolllRontly mid mlvLscdly
with tlio Issues thai must uomo bcforo them.
Tin : lit : * : tliurcforo Invites MicKostloiis from
Ilioso who uro fnnillliirwltli any iiartlculiir
subject ! hut Is likely tocnuiiKO tlio attention
of the legislature. 1'nrtlcs favor-Ins us. liow-
ovcr , are requested lo make tliolr roniinunl-
ciitlonsus Iniof nspossible nml to llio jiolnt.
It is lobi' iindorstooct tliut Tnr. HKB will not
be r.p < uislblo for the published views of con-
trlbiilni's , niul It reserves tlio privilege of dls-
eitsshu tlioin In Ita own \viiy and from tlio
Rtumliiiiltit , nhleli It doem.s boil for tlio Inter
ests ( if the people.
IT IS ono thing to carry a primary and
another tiling to curry an election.
Noiionv will bo shocked to observe
tlmt the democrats do not llko the presi
dent % s i
lilVKN" President Harrison could not
restrain u mild hurrah in referring to
the glorious sugar boot.
MCii has not been
vindicated in hla economic mothods.
The tax oivtors must go.
C. P. HI'.VTINOTONBiiya Uo approves
of .lay Gould. Of course , but who ap
proves of C. P. IIuntlnfrLun ?
Tin : \vatoh doff of the city treasury
lnockid ; : out by over five hundred ma
jority.Vhtit monstrous ingratitude !
IK ANYTHING Is certain about the In-
dltui troubles it Is Unit the troops have
taken u winter's contract and will pass
the season on the frontier. *
Mi : DtiKSOSiE Mr. Miznor comes homo
from Central America with the satisfac
tion of proving1 that the little southern
republics will bo in hob water all the
tliuo , even without his able assistance.
WII.LIAM A.STOR has declined to buy
n FlorldtiBontvtorshipfor nqunrtor of a
inilllon dollars. The Asters prefer rare
hric-n-brac to sonatorslilps. They
leave that bauble to the newly-rich of
the wild western states.
RUITAI.O Birr , , like Stanley , waa
called from play to work from tolling
the story of ndventure to renewing the
experience of it. 33ut Buffalo IHU will
not write n two-volume account of tlio
affair or lecture about it in a swallow
tailed coat.
Tin ; assembling of eongrcs : ] revives
speculation as to the prob.iblo successor
of the late Justice Miller. It is not likely
tlio president will long defer the nomina
tion , us the court has postponed action
oil several Important questions until
the vacancy is filled. Attorney General
Miller is generally looked upon as the
com I ii' ' man.
THK day is coming when city cum-
paipiis will bo fought out on one all-im
portant issue corporation vs. anti-cor
poration rule. The result at first may
not bo entirely favorable to the inter
ests of the people who create those
frunchised corporations. But it will not
ho lonpr when the latter will gladly re
tire from politics and .attend to their
legitimate functions.
Fouit bills \voro presented in the house
of representatives on the opening day of
the session providing for free coinage.
A grout deal of pressure will bo.oxortod
by the silver bullioimiros and a vigorous
movement will doubtless bo made In
favor of absorbing the world's supply of
silver. There Is , however , little ohanco
for it to succeed. The house loaders
nud the administration are distinctly la
favor of giving the now ullvor law a fair
test ami it will undoubtedly stand.
public ecutlinent in
Oinahiv is rapidly growing in favor o
granting no inoro franchises to corpora
tions without a substantial considera
tion. The arrogance of thoeorporatlons
that have grown rich out of the favor.s
shown them by the people , and which do
> iot contribute their just shnro of the
revenues of the city. Is In largo measure
res'jwiiolblo for this foaling , hut besides
this It Is a sound business principle , long
observed in many of the largo and grow
ing cities of the country , that these val
uable franchises should bo well paid for.
It is time Omaha entered the list of cit
ies that have adopted this policy ,
It has teen stated that the secretary
of the treasury would propone n. now cur
rency scheme known as the Inter-con-
vertlblobond , but if ho has entertained
tmcli a purpose the fact does not nppcnr
in his annual report , No now financial
policy Is suggested in that document ,
which for the most part Is simply n plain
statement o the present and prospective
condition of the national treasury , The
recommendations ot the secretary are
few , nnd relate to changes in existing
laws which experience with tliolr opera
tion has ehown to bo desirable or neces
sary ,
The apprehensions that have been
expressed ot a deficit are not
sustained bytho estimates of the
treasury department. It is esti
mated that the receipts for the current
fiscal year will exceed the expenditures
to the amount of fifty-two million dollars ,
and adding to this surplus other assets
the total available for the year Is
swelled to ono hundred and sixty-two
million dollars. The estimates for the
next fiscal year show an excess of re
ceipts over expenditures of fifteen mil
lion dollars. ( Jrantlng the approximate
accuracy of the figures ot the secretary ,
there appears no roaoon td fear that
during the next two years the national
treasury will find any difficulty or em-
barraBHincnt In mooting the demands
upon It , It will hardly bo able , however -
over , to extend to the money market ,
should an exigency arise , the
isslstanco it recently gave , when
luring Hovonty-livo days there wcro ilia-
> urfcd over sovcniy-six inilllon dollars
.11 the purchase of bonds ami prepay-
uent of Interest , increasing the clrcu-
ution forly-fivo million dollars. The
boci'clary submits that there are many
jravo objections to tlio accumulation ot
i largo surplus in the treasury , but ho
combats the theory that if there were
no surplus there would bo no monetary
stringency. The gravest detect In our
prcMMit financial system , ho thinks , is its
.nek of elasticity. The demand for
nonoy is eo irregular that an amount of
circulation which will bo ample during
: oii months of the year will frequently
[ irovo so deficient during the other two
months as to cause stringency and
commercial disaster. The move-
nont of tlio crops in August and Sop-
; oinbur annually causes a dangerous ab
sorption ot money , -nud usually commer
cial crises have occurred during thcso
months. In the opinion of Secretary
Windotn unless sorao provision bo made
lo moot such contingencies in the future
ilko disasters may bo confidently" -
pooled.
The actual circulation on October 1 ,
IS90 , was In round numbers llttoon hun
dred millions of dollars , the per capita
being nearly twenty-four dollars , In
1870 the circulation per capita wtis a little
tlo loss than twenty dollars and in 1830 a
fruction over that amount. During
llio nineteen months from March
1 , 1SSI ) , to October 1 , 1S90. the increase -
crease ot circulation par capita was
about one dollar and fifty-one cents ,
This showing refutes the statements of
those people who are clamoring for
more currency by methods which would
gradually.lessen the purchasing power
of thu whole volume.
llcgardlng silver , the secretary ex
presses the belief that the now act is a
great improvement over the law re
pealed , and 'that its beneficial results
will eventually commend it to general
approval. There has not yet been time
to properly test its merits and the per
manent clTect it will have on the price
of silver , but it has already boon the
means of providing a healthy and much-
needed nddition to the circulating
medium. On the subject of the tariff ,
tlio secretary says the law has been too
short a time in operation to warrant dis
cussion of Us details , but ho regards it
as sound In principle and entitled to a
fair trial.
KKACOAST DEVKNSK.
Secretary Tracy earnestly advocates a
thorough system of defenses for the ex
posed cities of the seacoast. 'What ho
said in hlslirstroport in reference to this
matter impressed the country , and his
reference to it In his present report will
ho likely to incrc.Tso the popular convic
tion ot the necessity for bolter protection
of this largo seaports of the country than
they now have. The secretary of the
navy draws a graphic picture of what
might happen in case a hostile foreign
Heel should enter the port of Now York ,
and ho says there is nothing to prevent
the access of suuh a fleet there , The
forts ut the Narrows would oiler no ob
struction. Long Ibland Sound has no
torts worthy of the name , and wo have
no guns which "operated from
tlio land would make any im
pression on modern ironclads. A hostile
ileot could therefore sail Into any posi
tion its commander might select in
order to givolts guns the best possible
command ot the metropolis , could exact
any ransom , and by cutting off all com
munications starve the people into payIng -
Ing It. Tlio same thing , the secretary
urges , could bo done at other exposed
ports , aa Boston , Philadelphia , Balti
more , Now Orleans , San Francisco , Tacoma -
coma and Seattle.
It cannot bo said that the possibilities
are overdrawn. Thoro.ls no difference
of opinion among well-informed naval
and military ofllcors regard ing the de
fenseless position of the seaboard
cities , whoso vast properties would
bo wholly at the mercy of
a strong and well - equipped
licet ot modern Ironclads. But public
feeling in the matter is apathetic for the
reason that the general belief is that
thorols no danger of a hostile ( loot com
ing into our waters , or at any rate that
tlio danger Is extremely remote. This
may bo granted without calling in ques
tion the wisdom of providing adequate
security for our seaports , As a simple
affair of Insurance upon the hundreds
of millions of property In the largo sea
board citli's it would Boom that the gov
ernment could make no more judicious
expenditure than what would bo re
quired for the defense of those cities.
As a business proportion It Is obviously
desirable that this should bo doiio , and
the idea that such provision nguliist
possible danger would exert a moral in
fluence is not without weight. The loss
vulnerable a nation U tbo more llkoly is
it to command the resujcct of other na
tions , "Wo must not flatter ourselves
tlmt other countries do not know
wherein wo are weak. In tills rcspoot
wo have no secrets , as the see rotary of
the navy suggests , from foreign coun
tries.
It (9 ( probable , however , that If nny
progress is made toward providing coast
dutenses.it will bo slow. The nresont
congress will very likely do nothing , be
cause the condition of the treasury will
forbid it. There IB no.reason to expect
anything in this direction from the next
congress. But this matter will certainly
receive , sooner or later , more serious at
tention than has yet been given It.
) Bfi/rBnr KKTBSSIOX.
The postoflico department has nearly
completed arrangements tor testing the
ctht and operation of n free delivery ser
vice in towns having aa few aa live hun
dred people. Congress at the last ses
sion made an appropriation for this pur
pose , and the postmaster general lias
confidence In the success of the experi
ment. If it shall prove to bo as success
ful as hoped for the cost of a free deliv
ery system will bo shown to range between -
tween twenty mid forty cents per year
for each inhabitant , or an annual coal of
from ono hundred to two hundred dollars
in the smallest towns selected ,
While it lias boon proposed for sev
eral years to extend" the free delivery -
livery system to towns having
live thousand population , the
system being now practically con
fined to places whoso popula
tion exceeds ten thousand , the plan
which la now to bo experimented with is
a concoptionof Postmaster General " \Vaii-
tinmkor , who bollovos that free delivery
can gradually bo extended to all com
munities and ba self-sustaining. A suc
cessful example is furnished by the experience -
perienco inEngland , and although the
different conditions here present greater
difficulties to bo overcome , the post
master general , niter careful study of
the matter , has faith that the proposed
plan can be successfully carried out.
That the system can bo enlarged with
advantage to the postal service ) and the
public admits of IJttlo doubt. There are
many communities of loss than ten
thousand inhabitants to which It could
bo extended with every certainty of
being BOlf-sustainiiu' . But it is not easy
to share the faith of the postmaster gen
eral that it can bo made a success in the
small communities with which ho pro
poses to experiment. Still , it' la worth
while to make the test , because oven
should it not result as the postmaster
general hopes , there will bo useful
knowledge derived from it for future
guidance. A largo number ot people
embraced in the smaller towns of the
country will watch the experiment with
great interest.
J.II * QOUljD AXD CONOIiESS.
Jay Gould has discovered that he must
have u little assistance from congress in
order to make a complete success of his
great railway trust and he will make
bold to ask for it. The anti-pooling pro
vision of the interstate commerce law
interferes with his projected railway
stocks clearing house. Therefore he
will ask , kindly but ( Irmly , to have it
repealed.
Mr. Gould's object in asking for this
change in the law is to remove the last
barrier against the destruction of com
petition , lie has a plan to make all
railroads prosperous and pooling is ono
of its most O'isential features. Probably
no harm will bo done if in this Instance
his request is honored. IIo already has
tlio power to arbitrarily fix the rates ,
and ho will doubtless use it. It will
then bo necessary for the people to use
their power and limit the rates to a
reasonable basis. If this were done why
would the pool bo objectionable ? Would
it not bo advantageous as furnishing the
moans of keeping' the rates uniform
under the limits fixed by the govern
ment ? What the people want are
reasonable rates that will bo staple.
They derive no advantage in the long
run from reckless cuts la faros. If
uniform'and fair rates were established
private arrangements for the .divi
sion of profits amontr the railroads
would not greatly concern thorn. The
evil is not that the railroad is n monop
oly. All public carriers are in thoni-
solvoj monopolies. The evil is Unit the
monopoly is not properly controlled ,
Mr. Gould is likely to have a good
deal of trouble in getting .what ho wants
from congress , for ho Is not a popular
individual , lie is no novice in dealing
with legislatures , state or national , but
his methods are not commendable. It
will bo interesting to observe whether
ho Is equally successful at Washington
as he has been in Wall Street.
LEAVING out all questions ot oxpadi-
ency , it is supreme nonsense to assort
that there are nemo to take the place of
Parnoll as leader of the Irish pnrlia-
incntnry party. Regard for Par-
neil , even that which amounts
to blind idolatry , Is no justifica
tion for blighting the abilities of
William O'Brien , John Dillon , Michael
Davitt , Justin McCarthy and others that
might bo named. The father ot the land
league has shown himself capable of suc
cessful generalship. O'Brien and Dillon
have each conducted campaigns in Ire
land without the aid or encouragement
of Parnoll , " and by their commanding
force , ingenuity and dash outwitted tlio
power of the government with Its trained
machinery i and displayed in a marked
degree tlio elements of leadership.
Justin McCarthy is not as aggressive as
either ot these , but ho is a statesman of
broad mould ; conservative , yet forceful ,
brilliant without pyrotechnics , and fully
capable of upholding the homo rule
cause. If the Irish party will give either
of these men the confidence reposed in
I'arnell , their record is sulllcicnt guar
anty that the aspirations ot Ireland will
bo vigorously and faithfully pushed to
\ktory. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TIIKIII : are several planks loobo in the
charter of metropolitan cities that demand -
mand repairing and plugging up.fo
must have provisions that will more
rigidly guard the city's Interest in its
dealings with contractors and corpora
tions , and prevent collusion between
them and city ofilulnls. There should
alwi bo a civil service provision that will
require each Inspector of. public works
to bo a competent mechanic in lib * lino.
As It Is now wo have a gang of plumb
ing Inspectors who have never soon the
Inside of ajilumbor's shop , nnd Inspectors
specters o * p7l > llc works who don't know
the dlfforelicJ between cement nnd oat
meal , w
THIS subject of Canadian railway trans
portation , In HH relation to the com
merce of tnVUnltcd States , will very
likely rccolVd/nttontlon at the present
session of j/congrcss. / The secretary ot
the treasury itlll has under considera
tion tlio complaints regarding the bond
ing and scaling of cars on Canadian Boll
by United Sthlos customs olllcers , and an
onrly dcclsfdn' ' is probable. What this
will probably ) Lo may bo interred from
the language of his report In reference
to this subject , ia which ho says it is
manifestly xmjust to nccord Canadian
railroads privileges denied to our own.
Uo plainly indicates that ho regards
with disfavor the construction of the
law by the Canadian companies ,
as giving them an undiio ad vantage over
American roads , nnd there is reason to
bollovehls vlows are shared by other
members of the administration. The
general proposition that Canadian rail
roads doing business in the United
States ought to bo subjected to our laws
equally with our own roads cannot rea
sonably bo objected to , but there will bo
vigorous opposition to any measure
which proposes to cut off the Canadian
competition which the producers of the
northwest mid the merchants and
manufacturers of Now England ho-
liovo to bo vital to their in
terests. The discussion of this matter
for a year past shows that public senti
ment in those sections is almost unani
mous against any restrictive legislation
that will go beyond requiring the Cana
dian railroads to conform equally with
our own roads to the requirements of ex
isting law. The matter is ono of very
considerable Importance , and something
should bo done to establish an' equitable
and permanent policy.
NEBIIASKA. has asked less of the pres
ent congress , In the way of public im
provements , than almost any other state
in the union , and every demand Is justi
fied by urgent necessity. There is some
danger , however , that owing to llio pros
pective condition ot the treasury the ap
propriations asked for will bo cut down ,
but much will depend upon the zeal
which tlio representatives of the state ex
ercise in the matter. It will bo false
economy tor congress to pare down to a
niggardly limit appropriations for pub
lic buildings la cities the rapid growth
of which Is assured.
THK colder ! temperature should re
mind the prosperous pcoplo of Nebraska
that several thousands of their follow
citizens In llio western portion of the
state are still In need of f uol and cloth
ing. Only by prompt provision ot their
wants , can they bo Insured against
much suffering. Lot there be a gener
ous rosposo to the appeal for help from
all who have not already given nnd can
allord to do so.
THIS secretary ! of the interior has or
dered "that the'rations of the S ioux In
dians shall b4 increased. The nuthori-
ties nt Washijigton have Evidently been
convinced that hunger-has had more
to do with the demonstrations than the
Messiah craze. The order may bo ex
pected to have an immediate quieting1
oltest , nnd together with the cold wave
will probably put an end lo the trouble.
CHA.VKKB without Wheeler will bo lost
entirely , pow that tlio political brains of
the combine have been knocked out.
Jay IH hong on promises.
St.Joteph Herald.
Jay Gould has once more promised to build
a $2,000,000 depot hi St. Louis.
A 1'rcscrlptloa for air. BaJl.
Cliicaifi Tribune.
S. Bull , Esq. , needs a copious dose of the
medicine givcu to old Geronlino.
An "Off Year" All Itimiiil.
Lwrcncc Journal.
It doesn'tsccnl ' just right to try to mike the
Sioux stay on their reservation In a year llko
tills , when everything' oad everybody Is
"ottV1
_
Colonel Cody's Campaign ,
If Colonel Cody bus provided himself with
enough ammunition in tlio shupo of compli
mentary tickets the result of bis campaign
should be iio longer iu doubt.
ChestniitH ! Lr. Miller.
/uiimas Cttu Times.
It is claimed for Jr , Miller of Now York
that ho discovered Kocli's remedy for con
sumption and tried Itycar.iaKo. That sounds
like the old chestnut , "I told you so. "
Oklalioiiri IB G Mtin ; * There.
Oklahoma is right in the line of commercial
progress. Thcro have been two bank failures
In the territory's babyhood and u cashier has
( led to Canada , or Mexico , or somewhere.
To Knock Satiiu Out.
Huston Tranltr.
The Marqus of Quccnsbury has subscribed
100 to the Salvation Army cause. Ilo evi
dently wants to see the devil knocked out in
a twelve-foot ring , according to nil noted
rules of pugilism.
Sir. Crocker Is lii-orfiil , .Tlituik You.
C/i ( cap > 'InterOte n u ,
"Richard Crockoiy" snys the N"ew York
Iloruld , "will rbyirn to Now York this
month , Ho writes flint ho never felt bettor. "
Why should not tlio treat Tammany boss feel
well ! Ho owns New York for another year.
The Utility Vf the Hllzztird ,
Kanyi'ilv Journal.
A dispatch frppuStnndliiB Hock agency-
says tlmt a howhnfr J akoW blizzard would bo
a godscml to thofs ito , for It would drive all
the Indians back -Jpj the nioiiclas In a very
subdued frame { * Mlnd. The utility of tbo
blizzard 1ms at lost been discovered.
I "I .T
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'JL'lio Tu "dtX"r to Ooiue.
Sfoiife cp Join-mil.
On the supposlllciuVthat the control of rates
can bo seized Into the bauds of Mr. Gould and
tils allies , a supposition which Is not yet
warranted , them It Is plain ttia't things are
working n round to a point where the publlu
can put furth Its power for tbe more rigorous
control of the railroads. The half dozen
princely "manipulators will hnvo destroyed
the only argument which they have bad
ajjainst governmental interference ; for 1 they
will have destroyed the very competition
which they have said that government ought
to leave frco. They will likewise have lo
cated responsibility whore It can be seen by
tbo Intelligence nad reached by the power
of tbo community , It looks as If the real tug
of war between tlio people und tlio railroad
corporations , or rather n few rich manipu
lators of railroad corporations , had only Just
hc > ; un ,
UMPI'JbKH.
"Any aymntoms of that kind about his
hcnrtl" Inquired the poor relation anxiously.
Souicrvlllo Journal t Even the MoKlnlojr
bill hasn't BuccecdeU tn raising the uvortgo
woman's ago.
Somerville Journal : People seldom pot
their iloscrts In this llfe-ln most cases fortu
nately for them.
Somervlllo Journal : Modesty anil humility
nro beautiful features of character-particu
larly In.tho character of our acquaintances.
Chicago Tribune ! "Your uncle , sir , " said
the physician , who bad been hastily culled In ,
"is threatened with sof tcnlng of the brain. "
Jeweler's Weekly. Miss Cutely What do
you regard ns the mostdtiUcult stop In the
progress of a diamond from tbo mine to a
lady's Jlngorl
Mr , .John Hustling for the lucre to buy It.
St. Joseph News : As n instance of how
beer will foster combatlvenoss , It inny bo said
that tucro uro always sonio spurs on a
schooner.
Munsey's ' Weekly : Younger Sister
Thanksgiving is all nonsence ! Whnt have I
to bo thankful for , I shoulil like to know ! "
KUlcr SIster-A Rood deal. You are thrco
ycnrs younger than I am.
Llfo : Sentimental Maiden Thcro goes
Jack's wlfo ; she Is never tmppy when Jack la
out of her sight. Is It bccauso slio loves him
so much ?
Experienced Widow No. It's because she
loves him so well.
Detroit Preo Press : A Michigan woman
got mad at n neighbor aud wanted to scare
her. She put five or six revolver cartridges
Into a head of cabbage aud sent it over as u
present to boil. It was boiled , but hot water
doesn't explode gunpowder , and revenge Is
still unsatisfied.
The Illiiiit St. Jjoiils llnodlor.
St. Zoiil ( Itolie-ncmomtt.
"When you aslt how much It will cost to ptet
a measure through council , you should put
the question in n sarcastic way. ICiiicimiatl
Commercial Gazette.
In St. Louls there is no need of sarcasm in
putting n question of this kind. Only two
plain words , How much'I
o
SEWS F I/IB KOttTirWEST.
Nebraska.
Gates college at Neligh has KM pupils en
rolled.
IJov. J. E. Ingbamof Gibbon has declared
himself a candidate for chaplain of the house
of representatives.
The York Couaty Teachers' association has
agreed to attend the meeting of tbe state as
sociation in a body.
Ernest Davis has resigned aa president of
the Nebraska National mink at York and T.
li. Clawson has succeeded him.
Alhcrt Dnhlgrou , living near Rcrtrtutdwas
thrown out of a wagon hy a runaway team
and had bis arm broken and a bad gash cu t
in his bead ,
Thcro has been nearly thrco hundred ton
of broom corn raised ( mil cured for shipping ;
around Greenwood this year. Itlsacood
paying crop and these who raise it mnko a
success of Its culture.
Colonel W. W. Patterson , the founder of
Kearney , Is starting a town hi Vcrinejo
park. Now Mexico , Ho has placed § 30,000
bonds In Chicago to improve the park and is
now getting up a colony or Koarneyitcs to
settle iu bis town.
Lea Boilott , n girl nineteen years old , was
found hi Perry Uullis' orchard ttireo miles
from Diller Monday morning at 5 o'clock ,
having plvcn birth to a child. She threw the
child through the hedge fence , causing Its
immediate death. Coroner Wells pivo u ver
dict lliat tbo child came to its death at Its
mother's hands ,
The Valentino Gazette man talks of the
pretty girl graduates of the school up there
and tylls how agirl explained to him how a
goat butted a boy- out of the yard : "Ho
hurled tbo previous end of his anatuomy
Dgainst the boy's ' afterwards with an earnest
ness nnd velocity , which bnclcod by tbo pen
derosity of the poat's avordupois , imparted u
momentum that was not relaxed until ho
landed on terra flrmu bevoud the pula of the
goat's Jurisdiction. "
lllWH.
Coon Kaiilds Is agitating the establishment
of a packing house.
The proposition to build a waterworks at
Union was defeated by six votes.
Hog cholera is ravaging the pens of far
mers In Cby township , Hnrdin county.
Wolf-exterminating societies are being or
ganized in different sertiom of the stato.
T. L. Sands ofEagloGrovo is tbo possessor
of an Irish copper coin bearing date of B04.
S. E. Hall , a postal clerk runninc between
Anamosuand Clinton , is uudernrrestchargcd
with robbing the mails.
The Mothodlst church of Brooklyn voted
a uinst the admUsion of women as delegates
to the general conference of tlio church.
Coal in paying quantities is believed to
exist la tbo vicinity of Carroll , and n move
ment Is on foot to organize a prospecting
company
Work has commenced on the foundation of
the now Dubunuo countv court house. The
building will cost SIOOOOU and ho completed
by December , 1881.
A brilliant mctoor , apparently as largo as n.
barrel , fell near Hawkeyo. The ihcavcnly
visitor's pathway was murkod by an electric
streak for several minutes after it fell ,
T. 0. Storrs , n farmer near Hull , owns a
cow whoso record for brooding is bollovcd to
ba unequalled. In October or November of
each year for the past five years she 1ms
given birth to finohealthy twin calves. She
Is a thoroughbred sbort-horu.
Tlio saloons atWellsburg , Grundy county ,
were raided tbo other night and liquor valued
nt $230 captured. It was taken to Grundy
Center , but some of it being in a barrel too
large to go Into the bastllo , It was stored in
the i-ngliio house. Some persons stole the
barrel and the sherill has only a four gallon
Jug to show for his work.
Kellgious converts como high in Ida Grove ,
hut the faitlifnl nro bound to have them.
Some time a o John llatcinan suddenly fell
away from the Methodist church. This so
worried BrotherShlrK , a dovont Christian ,
that ho sought him out , and after u seigo of
prayer and on promise of a bonus of $77 , In
duced him to return to the fold.
Tlio Two DnkotnH.
The depot nt Custor is very nearly com
pleted.
Thcro is moro water in Uodwater river
now , than over before this season of the
year ,
The young ladies of the Montrose Baptist
church realized $05 from their Tlmnksgivlng
concert.
Marlon proposes toslnlcatoU well , GOO fcnt
deflp , to see what the prospects are for an
artesian ilnw.
Over $100 wcro cleared at the oyster sup
per and church fair recently given by the
ladies of Orafton Lutheran church.
The Montrose Holler Mill company ships
the product of its mill to Wisconsin and
Iowa nnd is now running day nnd night.
Ouster claims tliut more buildings will ho
erected dhriug the coming year than have
been built tlioro during the past flvo years.
On December 9 Xlot .Springs will votoon
issuing bonds to tbo amount of $15,000 for the
purchase and improvement of a city park.
Some scamp rccentlv entered S. E. Wil
son's stable nt Hot Springs and cut the mtino
off und shaved ono uido of his valuable buggy
horse.
Montrose has organized an immigration bu
reau of its own. It is tbo Intention to sand a
man Into the custom states to use such In-
dupomeata us may bo offered to settlers , and
brlnp la u colony hero this winter and early
spring.
G. A , Bartholomew of Custerlms received
a dispatch from Joseph B. McCloud , listed ut
Washington , U , 0. . November 17. announc
ing the death of bis wife , says tba Custor
Chronicle. No particulars were given. It
will bo remembered that Mr. McCloud was
married to Mrs. Ucoil only last spring. Mrs.
McCloud was widely known as the "Cuttlo
Queen. " having for several years owned an
extensive stock ranch In liattlo crook valley ,
twelve miles cast of Ilonimsn. Since their
ronrrlago Mr. and Mrs. McCloud huvo been
sojourning ut Far Hocknway. N. ' Y. , and
Wushlugtou , U , C. Ilesidos her husband ,
she leaves two children to mourn liar death.
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL ,
Soius Pacts About the Condition of the
Banks of Nebraska.
THE DIVORCE EPIDEMIC AT LINCOLN.
Krccil by 1'raud A Slander Cnsc
Attempt to Kcoi > Divorce from
Itepnrters IMIuorvnvns
LISCOI.V , Nob. , Dec. S. [ Special to Tun
Bnr , ] The following is n summary and com
parison ot the condition of the stale and pri
vnto banks ol the state of Nebraska , on Juno
30 , 1SSO , and October 18 , ISSKIs
ItCSOUIKICM.
June SO.
HOT.
l.ontis nml illncount *
Uvrnlrnfti. , 43l.lia.IA
It. 8. tiondi 0 , 13.15
OtlH'r Mucki unit bond ) 7W.2U.IS
Duo from bnnk niul linnkort ,
llenlrstnlr , furniture nml llx-
turi' ! > 1S'.X.OC3 ' )
Current cipctufs nnd tuxes
i.nM . . .
Totnl cntli on ImnU. l,870.IVV.Mfl
UlhcrrcoourcoD
Totnl
Jlinn Oct. It ) ,
IBS' ! .
Cai > K\l [ stock flltilC,0-JUt , sni.vi,4ir ,
Hnrplim fiinil 7M,44'.U'.l '
Undlrlilocl | irtitlti
Dlvlili'iul'unimlil
( icncrnl deposits I7r.w.rawi
Duo to luniks nnil bankers. . , .
llllls pujrublo nnd lo-dlsi-uunt * I,4 ( ,777
Totnl rtViTfUii t.Tj.MMKB
-M.I.KOIill FUAUIU'I.KNT MVOKCK.
John 0 , School made application In the dis
trict court yesterday to Huvo the divorce
granted to bis wife , Oarrio A. Schecl , Juno
14 last , set aside on the ground that it was
obtained by fraud and deceit. Ho snys that
service wa obtained by publication , mid ho
knew nothing of the divorce suit until after
it was granted. He also charges that Carriu
was not a uona-lida resident of Nebraska
when sbo got the decree. The woman was
given u divorce on the ground of non-support.
She camohero from Uoxanua Del. , and had
bocn man-led to Scheol ten years. Bbo was
restored to her maiden nnmo of Hill. A
stipulation was fllcdby botb parties agreeing
to have the dccrco vacated aud tba cuso ro-
opeued.
JAMCS owners.
.Tamos J , Young objects to the order of tbo
district court of November 4 commanding
him to nay bis wife , Minerva , alimony pend
ing the trial of the divorce suit brought by
her , James asserts that the whole matter
was a surprise to him , as at the time the
court issued the order Minerva was living
with him and the two had made arrange
ments to drop all differences nud to llvo to
gether during the remainder of their natural
live * . Ho now flnds that Minerva w tricky ,
but Insists that she shall bo as good as her
word , and has asked the court to sot asldo
the order for alimony.
A BI.ANIIRR CASH.
U'lio slander case of Mrs.Yataon vs Sirs.
Lclghton has been occupying the entire day
in the district court. Moat of tbo testimony
was of a nature unlit to bo repeated and
comprehended the various charges of uu-
chastity preferred by Mrs. Lcigliton against
Mrs , \Vatson. The court room lias been
crowded all day with ladles , hut the proml-
ncuco of both the plaintiff and defendant in
social circles is of course tbo only attraction.
SUlTItKSSINO niVOHCE MUW&
Two divorce cases won ) filed a day or two
ago , but the attom'ojB immediately withdraw
the papers , nnd therefore the allegations of
the same cannot be tjlveii , Salllo A. Ward is
plaintiff In otic and Henjamin V. Ward de
fendant. The couple were formerly Iu the
restaurant business , but Mrs. Ward is now
lessee of rooms ia the Alexander block ,
Twelfth nnd O streets. She owns con
siderable propert3" , nnd it is said the allega
tions are non-support. Clark U. Cilllosplo is
.plaintiff nnil Margaret Ullleaplo defendant
in the ether attemptcd-to-lio-stipprcssod case.
Oillcsuio Is a. liiirlitiptou engineer , formerly
liviiiK on the north sidoof HuymiirkctRqiinro ,
and It was their little boy which was run
over by a hook and ladder truck belonging to
the city a year or more ago.
8TATB HOI'S K NOTTS.
The latest piratical attempt to do an insur
ance business in this stulo is that of the North
American Accident association of Chicago.
Mr. Alfred B. Christian of McCool Junction
was again selected as n victim , hut Immedi
ately informed Deputy Auditor Allen of the
Insurance department of the fact.
The land commissioner is preparing the
requisite petition for the sale ot 1UJ acres of
educational lands of section 9-9-G.
ODDS AND ENDS.
The case of Mose Smith , proprietor of the
Ivy Leaf saloon on North Tontu street ,
charged with selling liquor to Carl , tlio
' of Mrs. Lou
sovonteen-ycsu'-oUi sou Lindsay
came up this morning , hub tlio defending.
Illcd an aflhluvit for change of venue , claim
ing tlmt Judges Houston , Foxworthy and
Drown were prejudiced against him , nnd
accordingly the case was sent over to Judge
Cochrau.
The case against Kddio Wright , the six
teen-year-old boy charged with the larceny
of $20 from the bureau of a neighbor , Miss
Derthn Kreuger , came up this morning. The
only evidence against the boy was that ho
had been In the ICrucgcr house the day of the
robbery , and they had also beard that ho had
afterwards bcca spending1 considerable
money. Ilo was discharged.
Grandma Dullug , of divorce case fame ,
asks leave to taito depositions of three wit
nesses iu term time. Ono is James , alias
John Hiordan , with whom she Is charged
with improper relations , noiviu Utah ! A. I ) .
Patterson , who Is ill and wautsto goto Illi
nois , and Mary K. Fush , who Is sick ut her
homo In liaytnond.
The house at 17-J1 P street was the sccuo of
a ilro last night , the causa of which was a
defective Hue. About $ "XX ) worth of damage
was done. The house is owned by Tom
Lowry and occupied by Isaao Oppciiheluier.
SouVitntn 1'onco.
Plncluos Ilitfh Kuglo , until thrco
months ago a resident at thu Standing
Hock agency , was In Now York recently
attending the mooting ot the Now York
Indian association at the residence of
MrH.W.K. Dodge. I'lacidos , although only
sixteen years old , Is a very Inlollieeut
young Indian , having for two years
attended the gorornmont school nt
Stanilhitf Hook , MIWB the Now York
Horald. Ilo is , ho told mo , the son of
Iliyh Eagle , iv chief and boss fur mur.
Sitting Bull , ho fc.'iiu had been attemptIng -
Ing to Btlr ui ) trouble foi1 some linio.
This was not hard lo accomplish , for the
Indlnns were dlsHiitigllcd with their scant
rations und the novorinnont's fullnro to
pay the $14,000,000 duo for their last
cession of lands.
"SUtini ? Bull , " continued the Junior
Hljjh Englo , In fair English , ' 'minted
the peojlo to return to their old' customs ,
Including danco.15ut nil are not like
Hitting Hull. These not like him fciir
him. "
The church mcmbare , iiccordltifj to
Placldos , were all opposed to Sitting
Hull and lila policy , hut they were In the
minority. Placldos denied that Sitting
Hull was a smart man und Bald ho
"EUROPE IN ADVANCE OF AMERICA.
Nothing la moro marked than tlio xrfnt nil-
riince of Kiironuof America In the treatment
of Throat , Lunj : mtl Caturrhal illkeasca.
Sluny have Imiuircd the reason , but tlm bcc-
ret Is duo to the fact that In Kuropu they cm-
ploy Nature'ti remedies and not fitjmtd prop
aratlniiM. It Is this which him made ut iimny
of tliclr sprlnnH notorious. 1 IIIITS HkeSidcn
uro throngcil with visitors , but. nil cannot go
to tlicso doslrulilD pliicos , and thosu who can
not , but who nro stilfcrliis from Throat and
Lunsdlsoascs , can carry Ihu fiprlng iiroiind
wit It them In tliolr veil jxiekot In llio shupo of
little troche * . The Podtm Mineral Pustlllps
are unlioHltatliij ! ! ) ' rci-omiiieiided by Hlr Mor-
rull Miickciizii ; , Dr. Kooh and olliur famoiiR
linpurlal pljyhtcliuis. Tlii o will cure when
olhorremudle * full.
retained his Influence largely by work
ing upon IhopuiwrtUltloii of the Ignorant
Indian * . Sitting Bull's hatred of the
whiles was implacable and ho would cou--
tinun lo cause thorn trouble until Idllocl
or Imprisoned.
The Imlttut farmer ? , Plncldesassorted ,
nnd there uro a good ninny about Stand
ing Hock , do not want trouble of nny
lei ml with the white * . Hut. many of
them , ho said , had killed oil the ciittlo
furnished them for breeding p
although this IB forbldcn by the
ment , They hud to do It to keep from
starving.
1'lacldes rends the Herald , and ho
took exception toltsstatonioiitycsturday
thut Sitting Hull Is not a warrior. Ho
said that Sitting Hull possessed "niui'h
light. " nnd la the Soulx chief who 1
advocating an open ritpturo with llio
whites.
1'rlor lo young High Eagle's dapart-
lire Sitting Hull had not mentioned tlio
coming of the Indians' Messiah , but had
predicted that the Sloux'B old customs
would noon provall ( ( gain. Tliuvo are
about llvo thousand Sioux at thu Staml-
Inp Hock reservation , less than a thoit-
Hand of tliOHO are fighting iiiun. The
rest are old inon , women und squawo.
1'lacides High Knulo ventured t
oplnlon Hint if nil outbreak occurred It
would bo of short duration.
DKl'l-UV ON HATIS CUTTING.
\Vor.st Kvil of the lUlli-ouil ItuniiicHH
A Itd'orm MiiuKCNtnd ,
"A rnllrond rate should bo like n post-
ape Htainn , " paid Chaiinccy lejow to
the Now York correspondent of tlio Chicago
cage Tribune. "It should bo as uniform
and stable between common point * ol
shipment as coin. lnto culling is the
worst ovll with which tbo rail mad l > iiHl
ness Is afllictcil. For years I have advo
cated n concentration of interests at
competitive points. 1 think it would bo
a good thing for competing Hues if tlmy
could nrrnngo u > have ono local agrpn't
for all instead of separate local ngontrT1
Such an arranii'oniont would do away
with two-thirds of the present dlflluulty.
Under the present arrangement a local
agent who is authorized to deviate from
tlio regular rate schedule if ho thinks it
necessary may get the impression that
ho Is going to lese a customer .and bo
will start in and cut rates. Shippora
talio advantage of this readiness to make
special rates , and they will go from ono
ngcnt to another tolling how they
can ship freight by 'tho other lino. ' In
stances huvo occurred where shippers
will ( iiioto a , false rate from ono road In
order to Induce tbo agent of unotliorllno
to como down. .Agent No. U , thinking
his competitor is cutting ralon , prompt
ly cuts under the fictitious rate given by
thoshippor. Soon afterward the misrepresented -
represented ngont , hearing of the cut
made by the ether ngont , proceeds to
cut under him , and thus mi expensive
and demoralizing rate wir : begins. .Such
business is bad for the railroads and bad
for the shipper. Lot the railroads adop
a uniform and steadfast schedule of rate *
and stick to it at * if it , were letter post-
ago. Then everybody would bo satislli'd
and business would bo on n healthful
basis. But I am hopeful of the situation.
The recent mooting of the trunk line
presidents with the presidents and man
agers of the western connections of the |
trunk lines developed such a spirit of 1 ,
fairness and frankness that it was plain
to see that nil parties had arrived at the
conclusion that the time had arrived for
harmonious action. That was the moat ,
harmonious raili-ond meeting that lnul-V
boon hold for yonrs. The sovornl
questions nt issue were taken up
and mot in the frankest and most liberal
spirit. The restoration of east-bound
rates was a unanimous action. The rep
resentatives of each road recognized th
truthfulness of the prineiplo that the
boncllt of ono is the benefit of all , ami
that tbo injury of ono IH the injury of
nil. "
"What do yon think of the proposed
iigreomenl between the weston linos1
"I have no doubt but some form of
igrcomont will bo arrived at by whirli
tho.ruclcloss and ruinous rato-cuttiug bo-
Iwo'cn these western railroad * ) will bo
stopped. If it wcro stopped all tho.so S
[ iroporlios would bo worth at luasl 'Wlr
l > or cent moro than they nro today. "
"When asked about the pending reor
ganization of the Union 1'aeilii ! , Mr.
Dopow said it would bo ; v good thing for
Hint property to have u Hrst-class nm.i
? o out ] .h a TO and take active charge , n
tu proposed by Mr. Gould.
"Hut , " said Mr. Uopow , "I think :
Lhoy will have dilliculty in finding snul :
ilium ns they need. Tlioro are not in
tbo whole country thrco railroad men
iompotont for the place who are avail-
iblo. About all of the good men art *
jngagcd. "
Kmlmlmlng in Paris.
In Paris the simplest form of ombal mIng -
Ing costs usually 8110 francs , but should
in autopsy have boon not-formed or
; loatli occurring through other than
natural causes , n much heavier sum
ivould bo incurred , rising in some CUMIS
Lo as much as 5,000 francs.
'
PROF. KOCH
Unhesitatingly recommci ch
Soden Mineral Pastiles ( tro
ches ) for all throat , lung and
catarrhal diseases. Dr. Koch
said : "A cough for which I
" "
tried many other medicines , *
which had not the slightest
effect , soon hecame better and
has now entirely disappeared
If you are suffering from a
cougha coldasthma , bronchial
catarrh , or any throat trouble ,
the Soden Mineral Troches will
positively relieve where all else
fails.
fails.Be
Be sure to obtain the genu
ine imported article , which
must have the signature and
recommendation of Sir Morrell
Mackenzie with each box.
None other are genuine.
!
"OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed mill Gunraiiteml Uai > ltul..ViOOCO
Paid In Oupltul HVI.OW
Ituyi u net soils stock * and Imndat negntlnto *
ooiiiincrolul piipor ; receives und uxociitoi
trust * ! nct HS transfer iiunit und trustee of
corporations , tokes clmrgo of property , ool.
lefts laxe . _
Omaha Loan&TrustCo \
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sts ,
I'altl InCniiHal t 53.W )
KnlHcrlbo < l and QudrnntcedOaiiltiil , . . , ino.OO )
Mublllty of Stockholders I200.009
CTorCcDt Intari'stPalilon DoposlU.
l'UAM < J. l-ANatOii8lilor. :
Onicen : A. U. Wyniuii , pronMcnt. J , J. llrown , *
vU-c-projIik-nt , W. T. Wyninn , troasnri-r. I
IlioctorA. ) : . U.Wymaii , J. ll.Sllllaril , J. J.
llrovrn. Qny O , llurton , K. W , NutU , Tbumm
Li. Kliaoull , auorjo U. I.aka.