Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1894)
The Sioux County Journal f. 4. HMJIOKi, Frprtuir. HARBISON, NEBRASKA. STATE NEWS ITEMS. Wood River is about thie links on fire protciio. Then is talk of holding a tenuii tournament at Norfolk. Fullerton will give itself one mot chance to vote water bonds. The mill company at Genug is paying 65 cents a busliel for good wheat. The stock sheds of the Colfa county fair association were entirely destroyed by fire. The residence of Judge E. Kinney ol Milford was totally destroyed by tire, including the turuiture, clothing and bedding. T. 15. Mel'herson k Co., shipped 8 special traiu load of stock from Arapahoe. Tltere were ten cars of cat tle and five of hogs. For flourishing a revolver on tht Streets of Nebraska City iu a Dieaaciufc manner a young upstart by the name of Kybiusou was lined $. The only son of W. B. Backus, form erly superintendent of the Genoa Indian school, was lately drowned wail bathing iu Hie river at Seattle. Lexington people propose to irrigate and are considering a proposition tc bond the preeiuct for the purpose of se curing funds to aid ia the constructor, of a ditch. Fire destroyed the horse and cattle heds at the county fair grounds at Schuyler. Estimated loss 500. Jaus of fire unknown. The buildings will be rebuilt at once. A shunk burrowed ender the ben bouse of J. T. Belford of Platte county and killed 100 chickens at one killing. The carnivorous brute was caught and the death ptnaay inflicted. A case of spontaneous combustion occurred at Miller and but for a prompt action of the lady of the house would have resulted in a serious conflagration. The Ore started In a bundle of bedding tend in a closet and was making great headway when discovered. A very serious accident happened near Agnew station caused by Albert Neitzel attempting to drive his horses and wagon over the railroad track as a freight train was approaching the crossing. The horses were killed and the wagon demolished. Neitzel was lightly injured. The skeleton of a man, presumably a negro, was found under the Dodge street school building In Omaha. It is thought to have been there for ten or twelve years. The building is nine, teen years old and it is supposed that the body was concealed there after murder bad been committed. The strike is having its effect on Ful lerton industries in common with those of larger cities. The court house con tractors are unable to get their stone ring to the inactivity of the roads, and as a result two masons who went to work on the new building were com pelled to return to their homes in Be atrice. A most terrific hail and rainstorm passed over Wallace doing great damage to crops and breaking most all unprotected glass on the west side of buildings. Two inches of water felL The track of the hail was about one mile wide. Lots of hailstones measured four to six inches ia .circumference Sheriff Stafford has arrested William Bebultz of Naper on a warrant charg ing him with selling liquor without having the necessary state license. He also secured a quantity of wine, beer and whisky which Scbultz had openly ex posed for sale for the past two months believing that he was not amenable to the state authorities because bis place of business is on unsurve yed land. Ira Planter, who was stabbed by Mike Conley in a drunken row at Ne braska City, is more seriously hurt than at tint thought and has been taken to the hospital. Conley is In jail under $250 bond. When he committed this last act of violence Conley was at liberty under a tSOO bond cn the charge of robbery, so It is more than likely that be will remain in jail until November. The Boyd County Press has been dis continued, its publisher being unable to straighten up sufficiently the type which was pled by parties daring his absence. The plant la almost a total loss and it would cost mors to atplaee the damage than can be made out of the paper. Editor Garrison thinks be has a clue to the parties who committed the outrage sad will soon bate the guilty parties. James Forbes of Butte has secured the presses and will mors them to Butte. ' A hailstorm at Kearney destroyed all crops on a section extending from the lodustirial school west ft about sit, ilea. Everything was literally pounded Into tbs ground. Damages to lbs Industrial school buildings will ap proximate tUXX). About seven hun dred panes of large glass were broker and ail crops on the school farm are destroyed. It Is dfflcult to estimate this loss, there being acres of gardeo track, which promised a heavy ,flOS. rZZx-rm, I adatt Oat your krrti kssroa tasMMi bt he km f7trac to Tssssooret lteke M Ste-a- M aox Chicaoo, I1L, JtUy 13. President Debs' private nail was returned to him by the United Stabs officials Wednes day. Service upon Debs to answer in junction proceedings in the I nited Mates court at Detroit was received yesterday noon. Debs will removed bis headquarters from the Leind hotel tc the Revere hotel, on north Clark street, opposite I Mich's hall. He continues in charge of the American railway union affairs and said Wednesd. y morn ing that uo change of the policy of the union would be occasioned by the action of the federal authorities, lie ports of Debs are totheeffect that over twenty local trades unions have already struck. Grand .Master Workman Sovereign said this that by Mon day next every knight in the Uuited States would be out in sympathy. SOVEREIGN IS SAFE. There is no truth in the report circu lated early afternoon, and which had its origin at the general managers' headquarters, to the effect that Gen eral Mas'er Workman Sovereign of Hie Knights of Labor and seventeen other strike leaders of minor importance had been indicted by the sitting lederal grand jury. District Attorn- y Aiil christ said at 1 o.ciock: "The United press is requetted to say not only have no such indictments been found, but that Sovereign's name has not been presented to the body nor is any such ac'iori contemplated unless circum stances other than now exist should make it necessary." In is said that Presidei.it McBride of the coal miners' union has sent word to President Gompers that he would not be present at to day's conference and that be has stated that the coal miners will not be ordered out. The local leaders declare that McBride has sold out the miners, that he sold them out within a frw days of victory In June and now proposes to stand by the bargain he made with the coal oper ator. TRAINS MOVING REGULARLY. The repoted disaffection of the Illi nois Central trainmen did not material ize yesterday. More suburbau trains were run than on any day during the strike. The Illinois Central now hut more men than it can work. The subaiban service is still limited. Through pa-senger service is running smoothly, and Wednesday the com pany is receiving freight from connecting lines in Chicago. The private secretary of V ice Presi dent Wlckes said Wednesday morning that stories of attempts of dynamiters to deposit a bomb in Wlckes' office are true. lie said that it bad been dis covered that there were four others besides James Monaghan connected with the plot, but be would name no one besides Monaghan. The latter is still at large. or Arbitration ST. Paul, Minn., July 13. The re publican state convention, which as sembled here, had 1,011 delegates, only the delegates from Lake county failing to put in an appearance. The day was so hot, SW 0 in the shade, that a fire en gine was kept busj until 4 o'clock in the afternoon throwing water upon the roof of the Auditorium. No nomina tions were made until 1:15 Wednesday afternoon, when Governor Nelson and Lieutenant-Governor Clough were re nominated oy acclamation. The first fight came upon secretary of state, for there were four, candidates. Albert Berg of Chicago county won on the second ballot. There were eight can didates for state auditor, li. C. Dunn, editor of the Princeton Union, led with 366 votes on the first ballot, on the sec and 289 and on the third was nominated. This was acknowledged to be a defeat for the p:ne land ring. In his address of acceptance Gover nor Nelson said in reference to tbs labor agitation now going m through out the country: "Is it not nobler, bettor and safer to adjust the contention between labor and capital and between capital and producers by means of arbitration through the board of railroad commis sioners or through some other board or tribunal of arbitration ? The producer Is entitled to reasonable rates, capital to moderate dividends and labor to fair wages, and whenever disputes arise be tween these different interests such dis putes should be adjusted, not by strikes and boycotts, but through arbi tration or conciliation in some quali fied, fair and entirely disinterested board or tribunal to be establiehea for that purpose. In these times of trouble and distress we need most of all conn deuce in each other and forbearance In each other, and above all we must Wrive to uphold the intergrity of our country and its well being for ourselves and our posterity at all hazards. If iftriotUm and love of eowntry prevails itbe republic wlU jMd triumphant through the storm. , ' s atars i Hastings. . J! 13.-Tbe State Baeriffs' asasi'ag." mat in annual session vesterd-twKh a food attend ace of tbs officials. Tbe day was spent in social conversation and dis cussions as to tbe duties and privilege of tbs office of sheriff. efeseS to take Thera Beak. Chicaoo, July 13. President Young Won of tbe brotherhood of firemen called 'en Benjamin 8. Thomas, president of ! Chicago Western Indiana rail Irons! la tbs Interest of tbs striking flrw tarn on that road. Be requested that the oM firemen be reinstated, which wopositioo Mr. Thomas flatly refased. The latter destined to dlsobarge tbs stew etaolovss ondor amy cotMide ratten to matte piasas for the aid aeon. Tbs Fasus, Jely to. -A special Cabinet it presided over by Premier Depey, was held. There was a eoan pbtte discussion of the ami anarchist measures decided upon oy the eouneil Of minis tern the day after (arnot's murder. These measures will be intro duced In the chamber, and the govern ment will insist upon their being adopted before the close of the session. The measures provided for the re moval to the correctional tribunals for triul ttf SktT.mlMru who riftliortl hftf. been sent to the assizes for trial before? juries. Among the offenses covered by the measurers are intements through the press to outrage or crime, speeches advocating theft, murder, robbery, in-1 ceuiiiarism, explosions, crimes against! the stale, and the defense of such crimes. The publication of reports of anarchist trials is forbidden under heavy penalties. The reason tor dis pensing with jury trials in the eases of persons charged with the above offenses is that juries have always hesitated to convict because the juizes are em powerel to inflict the heaviest sen tences. Palermo, July 10. Seven anarchists were arrested here on the charge of be ing concerned In a plot to murder in fluential citizens. Among the men se lected to be killed was Governor Lafarina who was the promoter of the popular address of sympathy presented to Prime Minister Crispi after Legs had attempted to assassinate him. Tka from thm Flamna. New York, July 10. At a fire which broke out early .Sunday morning in an Italian tenement in Withers street the firemen found it necessary to abandon tbs struggle with the flames for a time to separate two Italians who were Struggling for each other's lives. The men were Luigi Savolll and Dominlco Prato, rag-pickers, and they bad quar reled over a woman whose fancy was sougbt by each. In their struggle they overturned a lamp, wbioh fe 1 among a pile of rags, and the fire resulted. In a moment there was a panic among the other inmates of the building, but Prato and Savolll fought on, regardless of the danger. When-.tbe firemen ar rived the blaze had gained considerable headway and the two infuriated men were rolling over and over on the floor, each seeking to stick a knife be tween the other's ribs. A well-directed stream of water dampened their anger and they were finally taken from the burning building to the police station. Id a Fefer of EieHlvaent. Ottaw a, July 10. This city is in a fever of excitement because of the re port that a mob ot two thousand mine.-s are on the march from Spring Valley to La Salle to destroy other coal mines. The state troops would have left at 7 o'clock but for the fact that there were only twenty stands of arms in the city. Governor Altgeld having ordered fifty stands returned to Springfield over a week ago. Sheriff Taylor and deputies organized a posse of sixty men and a special Rock Island train carried them to La Salle this evening. Tbe men are well disciplined having ail seen active service in tbe militia. They volunteered their ser vices. They are all armed with a Winchester repeating rifle and twenty Ave rounds of ammunition. Tbe men are under instruc'ions to protect the property of the coal company at all haaards and will shoot to kill. Ia the London Market. London, July 10. Tbe release of government dividends and the in creased plethora of loanable money during the week kept the rates at the lowest point. Tbe cheapness of money failed to stem the influx of gold, but tbs American arrivals appears to bare ceased. The tropical weather and the rival attractions of the Henley regatta and other sports made tbe attendance at the Stock Exchange small. The business was of tbe most quiet nature. Tbe settement was concluded better than was expected. There was however, one small failure. American securities continue to advance in price. Tbs aspect of affairs in tbe United Kates had ths effect of killing specu lation. Foreign securities were firm, hot tbe market was without feature, Borne railway securities were dull. Gold and diamond mine shares were depressed. The passage of tbe tariff biU by the United States Senate had praotieally no effect on prices. The hoped-for rise in the American market is chocked by the strike. It is the general opinion, however, that the downward movement has reached tbs cllmaK, and that things will improve within a month or two. Ths changes for the week wore fractional and mostly upward. Grand Trunk ot Canada was down to . Mexican fell and seconds 2. Mows free Ska Congo Biota. Lost dom, July 10. Advices bavs seen received bore from the Congo State showing that the Mebdlsts at tacked ths fortified position at Mtandu oa tbs Upper Nile on March 18. Tbs Congo Bute troops completely defeated lbs enemy. Captain Bonralet and Largeant bigot, of ths Congo State forces, wars killed. A Doetaral- Attempt at Wracking. AvmOKA, 111., July 10. A dastardly attempt was made to wreck the mid lent Denver fast express train on tbs Bsnitagton In this city. About mid night one of ths employes in a livery stabls found the tracks covered with s ate alls of ties and also found ths switch turned so ss to throw the pa ssnjir off tbs main track. Tbs switch bar was fastened by pounding in stone so that it took some time to sat It DEBS HAS BEEN ARRESTED. Sufficient Bail is Furnished aad He if Let Go. stLASUfiE Of THEIR OFFENDING- Head e rifd 10 OOO ?ome Pro ulu'Bt Pullt rial, AuM the lNUe. Chicago, July 12. Euzene V. Debt, president of the American railway uuion;G. W. Howard, vice-presideut; fcylvr.ter Kelilier, s-cretary; L. W. Terns, director and eJitur of the lUil m Times, and Jauies Murwin, an en gineer who threw a switch on the I!x'k Island road some tinieano, endanger ing the lives of many persons, were ar rested on warrants sworn out pursuant to indictmeuts issued by me ieaerai grand jury. The full list of indict meuts follows: Eugw.e V. Deds, George W. Howard, Sylve ter Keliht r. L. W. Rogers, James Murwin, Lloyd Hotchkins, A. 1 aisey back, II. Elfin. James Uanmion, Wil liam Smith, John Westerbrook, Edward O'Neill, Charles Nailer, John Duffy, William McMuIlen, E. Shelby, Fred Ketcham, John W. Doyle. All, with the exception of the first four named, had been arrested aud ar raigned before United Mates Commis sioner Hoyne prior to the returning of Indictments and are out on bail. Taey are accused of interfering with the business of the Uuited States, obstruct ing the mails and also preventing and hindering the execution of the laws of the United States. MEASLBE OK THEIR OFFENUINO The statutes under which they are In dicted are as follows: "If two or more persons conspire to commit an offense against the United States iu any man ner or for any purpose, and one or more ot such persons do any act to effect the object of such conspiracy, all tbe prrsona in such conspiracy shall be liable to a penalty of not leas than $1,000 nor more the $10,000 and to im prisonment not more than two years. 4 If two or more persons in any state or territory conspire to overthrow, put down or to destroy or force the gov ernment of the United States to levy war against them or to oppose by force tbe authorities thereof, or by force to prevent, binder or delay tbe execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take or possess any property of the United States, contrary to the authority thereof, each of tbem shall be punishable by a fine of not less than S300 and not more tban 15,000, or by Imprisonment, with or without the iore-oincr fine, with hard labor, for a period of not less than six months nor more than six years, or bo;n. Marshal Arnold found Debs in bis room at the Leland hotel, on Michigan avenue. The labor chief was busily engaged in writing a letter to a friend in Indiadapolis. Marshal Arnold knocked on he door and was promptly admitted. When be came in Debs smiled that bland, peculiar smile which is essentially his own, and surmising the truth at once asked if Arnold bad a warrant for him. 'You have guessed tbe truth the first time," said the marshal, producing tbe necessary legal papers. -I have here a warrant for your arrest." "On what grouuds," asked Debs. "On the grounds of conspiracy, un lawful Inciting riot against the citizens of the state of Illinois, Interfering with the malls and on several other counts of minor importance." "All right," said Debs, "read them to me, if you please, TAKEN TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING. Tbis Marshal Arnold proceeded to do. Debs listened iu silence. Ills brother was present all the time and be, too, said nothing. At tbe con clusion of tbe reading the three pro ceeded to tbe side entrance of tbe hotel and were driven at once to the office of District Attorney Mllchrlst in the federal building. There was a brief discussion as to tbe amount of bond that would be satisfactory and tbe amount was finally fixed at $10,000 each. Friends of Debs Immediately began to scurry around and there was a general movement on ths part of some of tbe prominent politicians to asslr. tbe cause, wimam saaaei, WilLam Fltzergald, formerly the south town assessor and a leading democratic politician, WlllUm O'Brien, formerly too partner of Alderman Powers in tbe salo-ra business, also a politician. wars soon promenading the corridors of the federal building. Ball was furnished and Debs ooos mors turned loose. To Proeeeate Pension SwInSlera. Washington, July 12. A de putation from the pension bureau consisting ot Dr. Marcus C. Baker, Confidential Clerk Charles Donnelly and Albert C. Rldgeway of tbs finance division, has left for Austin and Prescott, Minn., to act as prosecut ing witness in tbe cases of a number of medical examining aurgeota of the bereau charged with bribery, growing out of tbs famous Van Leuvsn pension frauds. Kllle HlnMair. Chicaoo, III.. July ll.-H. C. Han ford, second vice-president of the Na tional Linseed Oil company, shot and killed himself at noon yesterday In tbs Hotel Metropole. No cause baa yet been assigned for the suicide, lis leaves a wife and two children. Aoti-Aaareklet Bill ftOMB,July IS. The anti-anarchist Mil was paasaJ last night in tbs cham ber by a vote of HI to ft. at la a .( Cera. Lord Randolph Churchill is In at tendance at tbe "liortou Cure" in Chicago. The distinguish! uglishmau ar rived Sunday afternoon accompanied by Lady Churchill and two servants. As is well known, bis Lordship has been addicted to the morphine babit i... . j ... iw..A .a uni i rift himself of lis clutches. So while New- port society was all agog with excite- j nieut and ou tbe quivive for the pro- viait nf flhA Wfl I L' IU) Va 11 1'orVi f .... i..i.m -,r- tilk ... , . . i e lipped away qu etly and journeyed to , , , , , , j. , Chicago, where his Lord ship is at . . . . . prtseut undergoing treatment. When the eastern express n the Pittsburg and i" .rt Wavi.e Railway stopped at Sou u On Sunday j afternoon there alighte well-dressed slender gentleman of t -diutu stature, j He was accompan.cd by a handsome ; lady whoNe winsi me suiiie was i remarked by the low idlers about the station. While a sharp looking man servant was looKing after the runks and boxes that were being unloJed. ti.e two, ac companied by a maid, entered a closed carrage that had been iu waitiug, and were driven rapidly a ay. No one recognized the travelers as Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill, as they had carefully pieserved their in cogmto. Their coming was expected, for a web known business m.ni interested in the "Morton Cure" was on hand to bid tbem web me. After a iuug drive the carriage drew up in front of the broad veranda at the Institution located at No. &510 Wash lngton avenue, and the new arrivals were shown to a handsome suite of apartments in tbe southwest front of tbe house. Both were very tired after their long Journey, but the ex-Chancellor of Eng land's Exchequer bad recovered from bis fatigue sutlictenUy to take bis first Step m the cure yesterday morning. As is usual, however, tbe patient was confined to bis room during the day and evening, and will not be able to leave it for some time. Newberry Bill Unconstltollonal Omaha, Neb., July 1L The report has reached railroad head-quarters through sources well Informed that Justice Brewer has reached a decision by which the maximum rate bill passed by the last legislature will be declared unconstitutional on the ground that it bad not been read in full on each of tbe three stages of its passage through both houses, and furthermore because tbe bill does not define the manner in wbich.the slate courts shall determine whether the rates are confiscatory. In asmuch as the railroads have disre garded the law up to this time no seri ous effect will be felt by the shippers if it is declared invalid. The probabili ties are that an appeal will be taken to the United Stales Supreme Court. Strike Knded at tiioux City. Siotx Oity, Iowa July 11. The raidroad strike locally is practically over. All roads are running trains and receiving perishable freight. Tbe stock yards were re-opened yesterday morn ing, and tbe packing-houses resumed operations. The entire military force was withdrawn from the city, and so far there have been no signs of a resump tion of violence. Tbe railroad com panies all posted notices requiring their employes out on a strike to return to work soon, or be discharged. Many are applying for their old places. Pre ference is being given the men who stood by tbe companies and who were engaged during the strike. otopiwd the Mutiny. Boston, Mass., July 11. Tbe prisoners in the House of Correction at South Boston mutinied and refused to work. Tbe officers drew their clubs and charged on the prisoners. Tbe men resisted and attacked tbe officers with their tools, stools, any anything they could lay their bands on. Unable to drive them into their cells, the oflloers finally drew their revolvers and fired several shots at the convicts. Only one shot took effect, striking a convict in the cheek, but the discbarge effectually frightened the mutineers. At the Klot. Ladd, ill., July 11. Two men were killed and five injured In the Bureau county coal field as an outcome of the present trouble. Tbe militia wai guarding a passen ger train in the Rock Island road yard on tbelr way through the city to Bureau Junction. Tbe anarchists gathered on the bill and commenced stoning ths train as soon as it arrived at the depot. They were ordered to stop and upon re fusing a volley was fired and two of tbem weieshot dead. Powell was returning from Spring Valley, where he had taken a load ot deputies, when tbe rioters opened fire on him from ambush. Pour shots were fired, two taking effect in bis face. lie returned four hots and seriously in jured if not he did kill an Italian. Tbe depredations are being committed by non-English speaking men. Bureau county is in a state of Intense excite meut. The Men will Mt ek. Alton, 111., July 11. The Loyal Union, of the American Hallway Union, received an order from l'resl dent Debs to call out tbe men on the St. Louis, Chicago and St. Paul Koad Ths officers of the union held a meet ing and decided they had no grievance. this action was telegraphed to Debs and an answer requested. This did not come, but It would nut have mat' tered. Ths men will sticks to tbs road. l oi an hiuh scsmm' s. Ths circulars seat oat by the authori ties ef tbe State University, calling attention to tbe desirability and even the necessity of some plan by which there may be a good high school in every county, are attracting much at tention and excititg much thoughtful discussion. It seems that about seventy-five per cent of the children enrolled in the schools of Nebraska are enrolled in the common, district, rural, ungraded .schools, Of the remainder, more than nail are iu inn icmurs 01 blmuuib ,u ..,.:iT , .!.. small towns or villages, having no hitrh . .. . a ichooL The few not thus accounted half are in the grades of schools of tor, being in larger cities, have opp -tuuitieg for higher education than tij.it which is knorn as the elementary, the education generally furnished by the district scb'Miis: that is, reading, writ ing, selliiit', arithmetic, grammar, geography, and U. S. history. When one considers the moral, iu- Ueliectual, social, commercial, and in dustrial well-being of Nebraska, and the possible future of the state, as well as the advancement and well-being of ; the individuals of the neit generation ' it certainly seems questionable ' whether it is site to trust all this to ! the management and control ot a gen eration, three-fourths of which has had no education other than that obtained In these rural, ungraded, district schools. Unintentionally, of course, yet none the less as a matter of fact, our present school l..ws create an educational dis crimination between one-fourth and three fourths of tbe people as to edu cational advantages. It is hardly wise, or safe, or just, to send three-fourths of the next generation into the sharp struggle for exiatence with no belter preparation than can be secured In these common district schools. So, too, it is certainly only just that the seventy-five per cent shouli have as good opportunities for more than the most elementary education, as are now offered the tweuty-ttve per cent. Tbe children of the district schools cannot secure any better or higher edu cation, unless they can attend the high school or some neighboring academy. But this is to go to a fee school; while tbe free school Is the American idea. It is proposed therefore to secure legislation by which, for the r urpose of a County Higt School, tbe entire coun ty may be formed into a school district! and a High School be maintained at the expense of the :ounty, In charge of trustees elected by the people of the county at the usual June elections. With counties having a population of five thousand or over, the matter is optional; unless the assessment roll of the county shows one million or more In taxable property, when It is pro posed to make the statute mandatory. Any city which wishes to be exempt from the tax necessary for the mainte nance of this school, on showing to the satisfaction of the Stale Superintend ent that It is maintaining already a high school of grade equivalent to that of the County High School, may be so certified by the State Superintendent to the county commissioners, aud may be relieved from the tax. But under these circumstances It can have no vote oa trustees, aud can send uo pupils to the schools except on payment of usual fees. It Is proposed to have three courses: a general course; a normal course ; and a collegiate course. Tbe general course will be designed for those who do not expect to be able to continue school life after leaving the high school; the normal course will be designed for those who intend to become teachers; and the collegiate course will fully pre pare those who wish to euter the State University or any other Institution of higher learning In tbe state. Gradu ates from the normal course will be en titled to a teacher's first grade cer tificate. Kansas lead the way In this County High School matter several years ago; but with a law which was unfortunate ly weak in many particulars. In spite pf this, however, several schools have been established and always with great success. It is said that tbe tax ou tbe average farm in Kansas counties Is almost imperceptibly increased, though excellent high school adv .utages are af forded right at tbe doors of tbe citizens. Tbe current expenses of a County High School of one hundred and seventy-five pupils ought not to exceed five thousand dollars. , The University Is urging this matter Upon the attention of all citizens just at present because tbe Inweuse num ber In attendance there already presses hard upon the income of the Institu tion. It will be necessary, therefore, to drop one year of tbe preparatory work, beginning in ItSKi; and 1f the In crsase of students continues, to drop the second year In 18V7. Some steps Should be taken therefore Immediately to make good to the counties tbe opj port unities for better work than that done iu the district schools, which have beietofore been offered by tbe Uni versity aud by that Institution alone; Mr. S. T. Plckard's biography of Whlttier Is to be brought out In the autumn by Houghton, Mlflln h Co. Belle hunters have at last taken Into consideration the wreck of the world's fair, and are now paying roundly for objects modeled In staff taken from the principal buildings. Tbs angels on ths woman's building are said to be in ss much demand that they will fetch higl prices when taken down. The salvage company that dismantles ths building la reaping a good harvest. ' Tulips ars indigenous to south Europs. .ta