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We reserve tlie risht to reject :in manui-cnpt, and cannot ajireo to return the Kime- . etU-Mre a correspondent in everj t-ehool-dihtnct ol Platte county, ono of ood jmimnent, und re liable in every waj.- Write plamlj, each item -heparately. Giveiis facth. WEDNESDAY, rEBKUAKY 15, ls- Mits. Ghant Jind her son Fred, have purchased the Cosmopolitan magazine. The case of the Union Pacific is iiqw 'on' with the railway's committees m congress. Toiix Horr and his two children were burned to death at a fire in Kutzlown, Pa., the other morning. ScvniiATi Kussian frontier towns have received an extra regiment of infantry and six squadrons of cavalry. Tun house committee on territories will recommend the passage of the bill to create the territory of Oldahoma. It is rejiorted at Washington that David T. Bunker. U. S. consul at De merara. lias died there of yellow fever. TriEfenate, in secret session, postpon ed further consideration of the British extradition treaty until next December. " BncEXT advices from Shanghai, China, Bay nearly i!.X.O,000 persons are utterly destitute through the Hoang Tlo Hoods. The president has signed the act pro viding for printing eulogies delivered in congress on the late Gen. John A. Logan. Five cases of trichinosis have recently occurred in the family of a German or Toledo, ().. and all are in a dangerous condition. 1). B. Lhci:e (Petroleum V. Nasby) of Toledo is dying. His disease is con sumption. The genial humorist will be greatly missed. The Grady house at Jowa City burned the other afternoon. Five thousand dollars worth of property destroyed. said lobe fully insured. A. J. Snt.li, has offered S10.IMM for Un arrest or information leading to the ar rest or his father's murderer or murder ers, at Chicago the other night. At Boston on the Sth inst.,the funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes took place. A distin guished gathering was present. J. ,1. IIealy, clerk of the appellate court at Chicago, has been practically decided on as sergeant at arms for the national republican convention. While boring an artesian well a few days ago at Grobes Bros.' brewery, in SL Louis, oil, which proved to be crude petroleum, wis found at a depth of 3.000 rect. Iaj. Templak or the British army, was arrested at Chatham the other day Tor divulging army secrets. His arrest has caused great excitement in military circles. The Library Magazine is one of the very best of the cheap publications of ."John B. Alden, New Yoik. and contains, besides excellent reading matter, adver tisements of his publications. The committee on ways and means agreed the other day to report favorably Breckenridges bill providing for the consolidation of custom districts as rec- . ommended by Secretary Fairchilds. .Tudoe Maeshai. at Fremont the other day imposed a fine of $25 and costs upon Attorney Scott, of Omaha, who is at Fre mont representing the Iowa and Nebras ka insurance company in a case lefore the Dodgo county district court. The Blade at Toledo, O., publishes a statement that a syndicate of capitalists representing 625,000.000 have organized lo build a pine line from the northwest ern Ohio oil lields toToiedo, and to erect refineries so as to compete with the Standard oil company. It was decided by the physicians in attendance upon the crown prince at San Keno the other day. that the opera tion of tracheotomy must be at once again performed. Subsequently Dr. Brnmann successfully performed the operation, and the patient was progress ing well. The Argus advocates John A. Kehoe for U. S. Marshal for this district of Ne braska. The Democrat cries "Rats" and the the Lindsay Sentinel says " Ditto." When democratic doctors differ so wide ly, what shall be said by republicans? In the meantime a very good republican continues to hold the office, and he is still the son-in-law of his wife's father. A feakecti accident occurred the other nigbt on the Kansas City cable line. The grip broke and the automatic refused to work. The cars dashed down at a fearful speed crnshing into a load ed train which was standing at the foot of the incline. Men. women and child ren were crushed and maimed in the awful jam. Ono man was lulled out right in the collision and thirty others are in a dying condition. The name of the dead man could not be learned. The list of the injured will reach at least 300. Congressman DoitsET has our thanks for a copy of the report of A. P. Swine ford, governor of Alaska, for the fiscal year 38S7. The governor calls attention to monopolies of the fnr business and of the carrying trade that ought to be looked after by the government for the welfare of citizens. He also says: "It is idle to expect the investment of any considerable amount of capital in the development of the resources of a terri tory having a semblance of local govern ment only, and in wiijch would-be set tlers and investors are denied the privilege of buying and paying for the ands they wish to occupy and improve."' I)oiey and Jlaniler-'ii. A special to tho Omaha Republican of Feb. 7th gives the following in regard to recent work by representative Dorsey and senator Mandcrson. Nebraska's delegation are evidently keeping both eyes open: "Mr. Dorsey has secured tho assent of the judiciary sub-committee in tho house to report favorably the Manderson Dorsey Tnited States court measure providing for holding courts at OnSaha, Lincoln. Norfolk. Hastings and Kearney. Dorsey has also put in some solid work in the committee on territories on the Oklahoma admission bill. He got the consent of Symes, of Colorado. Struble, of Iowa, Baker, of New York, Warner, of Missouri, Hayes, of Iowa, and finally of Springer, tho author of the bill, to amend it in accordance with the western view or public entries and final receipts. Springer was disposed at first to follow tho Sparks theory, but a majority of the committee brought Springer down, and the bill to admit Oklahoma was favora bly reported today in the house. The Nebraska delegation is in receipt of numerous letters on this subject. The bill will take in Oklahoma, No Man's Land,' and the Cherokee strip. On all but Oklahoma a year's residence will lie required, and payment of S1.25 per acre in four instalments. On 'No Mans Land' homestead entries only are allow ed, no payment being required. The real fight by Dorsey was to get in the bill an insertion of the law of the west, an amendment overthrowing the Sparks theory. Dorsey contended that a final receipt is generally regarded as fniina facie evidence of compliance with the law, which the government must owi throw by proof, allowing settlers to raise' money on final teceipts. This was con ceded after a hard fought battle in com mittee, and DorM';. comes out withoeiy color flying. Dorsey and Manderson have also pre vailed on tho government to allow the Omaha Indians lheir $70.fJ00 in two in stalments of $.'55,00'.) each. Two delega tions have been here on this subject, and Senator Dawes' resolution a few days ago wa5 really aimed at allowing the Omahas the sum additional which may have been paid in purchases on sales of their reservation, and was not intended lo refuse further time." r.!aii:e. Tlie dailies of Monday print a lengthy letter from James G. Blame to 1?. .7. Jones, chairman of the national repub lican committee, dated at Florence. Italy. .Tan. 25, in which he says that his name will not be presented to tlie con vention in June, and that his reasons are entirely personal to himself. He congratulates, t lie republican par ty upon the cheering prospects v.hich distinguish the opening of the contest oMRSK. One thing only is necessary to assure success -complete harmony and cordial co-operation on tho part of the repub licans, both of those who aspire to lead and of thorp who are eager to follow. The letter is full or sound republican ism and patriotism. For lack of tqtaco we defer publishing it entire till next week. nimairk- S;ire: h. The " Man of Blood and Tron." in his speech in the Keichstag on the fith. seems lo have struck the key note of the European situation. The speech was evidently intended for consumption abroad, and has had a good effect." A dispatch from St. Petersburg shows the sentiment there. As Russia's move ments interest the civilized world just now. v.e quote this: 'In political and ollicial circles here it is believed that the profoundly pacific tone or Bismarck's speech in the l?eich t:ig yesterday, v.hich agrees with Rus sia's aspirations, will produce an excel lent and tranquilizin impression every where. The Novoi Vermnya says the speech was a masterpiece. Bismarck was calm, self-reliant, and perhaps sin cere throughout, and his speech was un doubtedly pacific in tone. Tlie attack on tho Russian press could equally have been addressed to the German and Aus trian press. Other passages in tlie speech a ro such that every Russian pat riot would gladly repeat them." A Weak Place Eniied. It is ours to warn, and with warning give counsel that shall protect. Between a man's coat-collar and hat-brim there lies a space of neck that modern hirsute fashion has left bare exposed to chilly winds, uncovered to cold. If col lar be upturned, some help may be found, but merciless draughts still play at will about one of life's centers. For beneath this exposed sldn lies what anatomists call the cerebrospinal axis - -which is the center of animal as the front brain is tho center of intellectual life whence proceed the nerves to gov ern both heart and lungs; among others the pneumogastric and special acces sory. So, in place of most injudicious exposure, it would logically seem that extra effort should be made to guard this sensitive area.- -Dr. W. F. Hutchin son, in the American Magazine for Feb ruary. LI. Patent t.ranted To citizens of Kansas and Nebraska dur ing the past week, and reported express ly for this paper by C. A. Snow ,v Co.. Patent lawyers, opp. U. S. patent ofiice. Washington, D. C: neiikaska. S. Fritch, Beatrice, refrigerator: 1. Robinson. Wymore. apparatus for trans fering cars: J. Shill. washing machine: J. Shuck, Clue Springs. Cultivator. Neiwaskans. from this time forward, are going to give more attention to local matters. Township organization de mands this of the people, and tlie neces sity of looking after affairs more closely is becoming more apparent every ear. as taxes increase, and as counties have experience. The newspapers rellect public opinion in the discussion of county affaire, and, here and there, they are touching upon the substance of things. In anothercolumn will be found an article from the Norfolk News on a question of considerable importance to the people of this state, viz.: What shall we do with the surplus in the county treasuries? A question that is likely to occupy some or the attention of the next legislature, should be fully discussed by the people beforehand. The columns of the Jochxaii with this, as with all other subjects, is open for the public. A TEiutinc explosion of Dnpont's powder works at Wapwallfen, Pa., oc curred the other morning, killing four persons instantly and wounding forty others, fourteen of whom, it is believed, will die. The explosion took place in a packing house where several tons of powder had been stored. The forco of the shock was distinctly felt twenty miles away. The throat of Mrs. Mathias Busch, of Chicago, was slit from ear to ear one night last week by her husband. She died a few moments later at tho feet of her murderer. Busch was arrested, knife in hand, just as he was about to slav his little daughter. Busch had failed to get control of 10,000 worth of real estate that had been willed his wife by her father. The Madison Reporter objects to our , scheme of depositing the county funds j in tho bank, paying tho highest rate of 'interest as visionary. The Reporter says: ! '-The repeated failure of banks by mis management and tlie consequent, loss oi public and trust funds thereby ought to convince any one that the suggestion of The News would lie tho most foolish Iolicy the financial agents of the county could pursue. Now. if it is. true, as the Reporter says, that public funds are lost through the failure of banks, then it is pretn evident that tho public funds are being farmed out for the benefit of the treasurer and not for tho benefit of the public treasury. But the editor of the Reporter has ovidently not been fol lowing closely what we have had to say at different times on this subject, and for his benefit wo restate that we would have the bank that is designated as the county depository put up a good and sufficient bond in say four times tho es timated amount of public funds to be deposited. This bond would give the county as great if not greater security as tlie bond of a county treasurer, and docs away with tho danger of loss which constitutes the greater part of the Re porter's objection to our plan. As to the Reporter's suggestion that tho money be loaned out to tho farmers on real estate security at a low rate ot interest, we would not object to that, or to loan ing the public funds to any tax-payer v. ho could put up good real estate secur ity, if such a thing were feasible. But the public funds belong to the county, and not to tho public at large, as the Reporter asseits. and should boused in paying off tho county debts as rapidly as possible. In tho very nature of tho cj.so. all lunns made in this way would of necessity bo loans subject to call at any time when the money could be used toYw-ue the count from paying interest and discounts, and we don't believe that a farmer or anybody else would rush much after a loan that would put him in a tight box just when he didn't want to be. We believe that the county would derive a greater income by depositing the tunds in the bank that would put up the best bond and pay the highest rate per cent, on daily cash balances on all the funds, and we favor that plan be cause we desire to see tho county funds used in the way that would best relieve the public at large from the burden of taxation. The treasurer and his friends now have the benefit of these funds, and the public at .large have to suffer for it. We want to give the public at large a chance. Norfolk News. Amos .1. Sxell. the millionaire or Chi cago, was round murdered the other morning at Ih'k residence, -125 Washing ton boulevard. An entrance was effect ed by the murderers through a back door, they having taken out a panel and sawed out the lock. His body was found in the hall just at the entrance to his office door, with a bullet hole in the left breast and one behind the lert ear. Chief of detectives, Ilenshaw, and four detectives from the central station are working up the case. One arrest has been made, and it is believed that the detectives are on the right track. Tt is stated that Snell' was worth $3,000,000 af tho time or his death and that the bur glary and murder was committed Tor money. The farmers in Fremont county. Ta.. have recently been troubled by a gang of stock thieves, slaughtering hogs in their pens and earning the meats awav. Tierson. a farmer, discovered two men in his pen. killing several of his hogs the oilier night. He called upon them to surrender, which they refused to do; he opened fire on them with a shot-gun, killing a man named Holt instantly and wounding the other named Rampo so seriously that he has since died. They both leave large families. A KEror.T came from Watertown,N.Y., the other night that United States cus tom officials captured .925,000 worth of opium, which was being smuggled across the boundary line at Redwood, and ar rested the smugglers. Aftei: a consultation tho other day with Parnell, at London, O'Brien ob tained consent of tho Irish, leaders to raise the question of privilege in com mons with regard to the arrest of Pyne and himself. Two men were digging up some dyna mite which had been buried near Belie Anew, O.. the other day. when one of them struck the explosive material with his pick. The explosion instantly killed them. neki:aska NOTI'-S. The Webbeite fund was increased last week to S737.5S. Albion claims that when spring opens they will get roller mills. The Stato Journal's Lena Webbeke fund has grown to $S0:i.40. The State Journal's Lena Webbeke fund at Lincoln had reached the other day $1,067.42. The appointment of C. M. Wherry as postmaster of North Platte has been confirmed by the senate. Mrs. O. IT. Rothaeker, daughter of th late S. P. Rounds, or Omaha, died the other morning or brain fever. Grand Island can have a sugar beef factory by subscribing $10,000 in stock and donating a farm of 320 acres. The man named Beherendt, who lias been on trial in Fremont for burglariz ing a store in the village of Dodge, was found guilty. Superintendent Lane was at Seward and returned tho other day to Lincoln. He reports that it is very doubtful whether Miss Lena Webbeke lives, or not. The supervisors of Butler county have compromised with G. II. Cutting, treas urer, behind in has accounts, at V)l:i cents on tlie dollar, losing $3,500 to the county. Charles T. Dickinson of Tekaniah. Abram Newcomb. of Kearney and J. R. Swain, of Greeley Center were admitted to practice law in the supreme court at Lincoln last week. The Albion News says that Mr. S. S. Hadley and bride, formerly Miss Addic Bowen of Sharonvilic,Qhio, arrived hero Thursday of last week. They were mar ried January 25th. A squad of U. P. surveyors are again looking over the ground between this place and Columbus, but wo have learn ed nothing concerning their intentions. David City Press, Herman Oltman, a German lad, while out herding cattle near Hastings acci dentally shot himself, frpm the effects of which he died. He was the son of a farmer, and about 12 years old. A. E. Koffman, a freight brakeman, fell from his position down between the cars the other day on tho Valley line of road near Rising station, and was so in jured that he died in a few minutes af terwards. The citizens of Norfolk are rejoicing over the prospect of a new line of rail road from Yankton, Dak., by way of Norfolk to Kearney, a distanco of. 200 miles or more, to be known as the Yank ton & Southwestern road. I Tho second trial of W. F. Harris in ' the Dodgo county district -court, at Fre mont the other day, upon a charge of criminal assault upon three little girls, resulted in a verdict by tho jury of guilty. It is reported from Bancroft that Ed. Maher, an agent for the Gorman Insur ance company at Winsor, after having collected premiums to the amount of $1,000 skipped for parts unknown. It seems that another democratic oilicial has gone wrong, being the post master at North Platte, who is charged with embezzling jiostal funds, for which he is under arrest and the office taken in charge temporarily by his bondsmen. Henry Bolln. treasurer of Douglas county. 0. T. Barto, treasurer of Dixon county, J. D. Brewer, treasurer of Boone county and W. B. Weeks, treasurer of Greeley county, were at Lincoln last week settling with the state auditor. Gov. Thayer left Lincoln on tho aHer noon of tho Sth inst., for Springfield, Mas., on business with the Spring field arms manufacturing company. He will bo absent about eight or ten days. During his absenco Gov. Shedd will pre side. The judgment or O'Donnel for $5,000 against tho Omaha, Niobrara or Black Hills railway company, and affirmed by the supremo court, was before Judge Post the other day on a motion by tho railroad company for a new trial which was overruled. Bertrand, a small town in the western part of Phelps county, experienced a lire the other night, the second within a short time. Incendiarism is supposed to be the cause. The loss of property is estimated at about $7,000. pnitially cov ered by insurance. Company C, First regiment. Nebraska National Guards, gave a military dress ball and reception to Gov. Thayer and staff at the opera house at Beatrice the other evening. There was a large at tendance of citizens, ami tho ball wis the leading social eent of the winter. News reached Grant the other day or tlie poisoning of a family, four miles south, from eating canned beef. Among those poisoned was F. L. Fort of the Chicago Times, who brought the beef with him for a lunch. It is believed all will recover. A republican dub was organized the other night at Indianola. V. It. St.irr, was elected president; Dr. (!. W. Curf man, vice president: .1. S. Phelps, hecre tary and .1. If. Goodwieh. jr., treasurer. Judge K. S. Hill, R. 11. Criswell. W. Gossard, W. McCool ami S. li. Smith were elected an executive committee. A large number of citizens attended the sale of school lands last weiHc in Cheyenne county, at Sidney. li is said that 3.S10 acres were sold, ranging in price from seven to fift seven dollars an acre, many spirited bidders running the land up very liigh. The sale was to last three days longer. The citizens of Grant for a day or two were greatly ecited on account or a committee coming from Madrid and de manding to see tho poll books of the precinct for the November election. A search revealed the fact that they had been stolen. The thief is being huntid down. v Judgo Lindley, of Fairbury the other day became very much excited - because the saloon keepers had sold liquor to his son. He filed a complaint and when the matter was about to come before the court the judge was stricken with paralysis. Ho Avas thought somewhat better and would recover. 9 Tho Schuyler Sun takes a hand at the weather, thus: "If tho indications are true spring is not far off. The geese wero around the Platte in plenty last week, Robin Redbreasts and yellow birds were seen, and tho trees- especial ly the cottonwoods give signs of leaf ing out under the influence of the warm weather." Palmer is a sample of tho manner in which towns grow up on tho fertile boil of this 6tate. Three months ago its present site was a cornfield, ft is now a division station on the B. v M. railroad. with a fifteen stall round house, a two story depot building, bank, and all the business enterprises usual to a small town. Cnster County Republican. W. E. Rea, a druggist of Friend, start ed to lay in goods at Lincoln the other day and mysteriously disappeared, and had not returned home on the 7th inst. Messengers have been sent to Lincoln, Omaha, and other cities in search or him. His family and frieuds have be come alarmed about him and believe he has been foullv dealt with or that his mind is wandering. Tn tho supreme court or the state the other day the case or Schaller s. The City or Omaha, came up on error Trotn Douglas county. Reversed, the court holding that in awarding just compensa tion for property damaged Tor public use, general benefits shared by the pub lic at large cannot be considered, while special benefits to the property damaged may be. Judge Gaslin was in Lincoln the other day. and the reporter or tho Omaha Re publican believes ho was on his stinger, Tor when ho approached him and asked for an observation on the affairs of men in general, he replied with Bob. Inger soll's famous sentence, "The more 1 see of men. the more f like dogs.'' and "in future my main business in life will be to look after the interests or Bill Gaslin." We presume the next meeting or the judgo and the reporter will not bo with such familiarity. Robert Neal. a boy at Omaha aged 33 years, was in company with his father the other day at the switch yard on Thirteenth street lo gather coal from the ground, whore it is spilled from the cars in switching. While thus engaged the Burlington passenger train camo fly ing along and rounded tho curve, and before the boy could escape, struck him. hurling him from the track, crushing him terribly: a short time afterwards he died. A. L. Bixby, formerly editor of the Journal, at Fullerton, returned on the 7th inst., from an absenco of eight months in Colorado, and will take charge of the Telescope. He was met at the depot on his arrival by a delegation of citizens, placed upon a prancing steed and marched up town with an armed escort in full uniform, headed by two bands, and followed by citizens on foot and in carriages. The sidewalks were crowded with people while the procession passed up street. "Doc" has a host of friends at Fullerton, who were glad to see him back The operation on Miss Lou M. Royce was performed on the 8th inst.. by Dr. Bear, or Norfolk, assisted by several other physicians. After an examination it was found necessary to amputate both feet alxive the ankle. The left hand and arm, though badly crippled, will proba bly be saved. After tho operation tho patient was resting easy and tho doctors think she will recover rapidly. It is our sad duty to record a terriblo accident in the family of E. A. Bricker who lives on Mr. Sprague's place, two miles east of town, which happened Monday evening about 5 o'clock. Mr. Bricker was at Mrs. Matthew's sale, and Mrs. Bricker went out to tho barn to do the chores, leaving a little child, twenty months old, playing on the floor. When tho mother returned to the house she found her child had drowned in a pail of slop. The frantic mother made every effort to recuperate the child, but with out avail, it being evident that it had been dead some time, says tho Hoof and Horn. A farmer up in Madison county thinks ho has found a suro preventive against tho death or hogs by the so called dis ease " cholera." Ho explains thus: Be tween tho front teeth and the grinders there is a space of t wo or threo inches and in this space under the gum of every diseased hog will bo found a pock et of puisonous substance. To removo this, take a cold-chisel and a hammer and cut this bottle of poison out. He says that previous to adopting this de vice he had lost 7.J hogs, but since adopt ing it he has not lost a single hog, and those of his neighbors who have tried the same operation report the same fa vorable results. As everything elso has proven worthless, it certainly will not be very expensive to make the experiment. Fremont Herald. B. M. Spring informs us that he has a three foot vein of coal on his farm and is making preparation to open the mine as Minn an the weather will permit. The coal was first discovered along the creek, in thin Livers not thicker than a pant of of glass and in drilling in 00 feet it was found to bo 3 fpet thick, and as this sec tion of country lies in the great coal belt, according to geographical surveys, there is doubt lets large stratus of bitu luminous coal here, and all it needs to make coal mining a success' in this sec tion is men of energy, capital, and a de termination to make it a success, men who will work lor their own interest and for the interesl of the people. Men who cannot be bought by the railroad com panies or large corporations and have the resoutces hid from the public be cause it. would conflict w ith some of t heir interests at the present time. When we get men who will stand their ground, we will have coal mined in large quantities within a small radius of Lin wikhI. Lin wood Adxocate. Vnliiii!tn:i better. 1'nii;' iit regular eornpniident.J Senator Plumb's resolution inquiring the reasons for the inefficient mail ser vice that the present administration is giving the people, is making the demo crats squirm. In tho meantime com plaints against the mail service, from all sections ol the country, but particularly from the south and west, are flooding the congressional mail. These com plaints are nearly all from business men and are by no means confined to mem bers of any one political party. On Thursday Senator Kenna delivered :i speech which he was pleased to call a reply to the recent remarks of Senator Sherman on the president's message. It was remarked that Mr. Kenna had dis played poor judgment in selecting for his opponent so able a man as John Sherman. Still if Mr. Kenna can stand it the republicans sjiould make no ob jection. The house committee on post-offices has agreed to report favorably a bill that is likely to provoke tho deadly hostility or the publishers of cheap paper covered novels, etc. The bill provides for the exclusion from second-class (newspaper and periodical) rates of postage all pub lications in the character of books, com plete or in parts, bound or unbound, or in scries, whether sold by subscription or otherwise. Senator Cockrell has introduced a constitutional amendment, which pro vides for tho election or the president and vice-president by direct vote or tho people, and dechires that tho president shall bo ineligible for a second term. Louisiana's six democratic congress men are in a quandary. They have been asked by tho democratic majority of the ways and means committee if they will support a tariff bill with a twenty per cent, reduction in the sugar tax. They do not like the idea of that tax being reduced at all, but they are afraid to kick outright for fear the entire tax will lie taken off. They notified the commit tee that they hoped somo arrangement might be made by which the tax would remain as it is. Still it is understood that they will support the twenty per cent, reduction, if it becomes absolutely necessary. Tho democratic majority of the ways and means committee of the house are working just as haul lo get a tariff bill perfected according to their narrow ideas as though there was a possibility or such a bill becoming a law. A large New York manufacturer said to mo today: "In my opinion, the proper thing for that committee to do would bo to report to the house that owing to the diversity of opinion among members it is injudi cious to attempt to frame a tariff hill which W'e know beforehand, cannot be come a law, and the discussion of which will only result in injury to the business interests of tho country, which should always bo paramount in the minds of legislators. The light to do away with secret exec utive sessions or the senate goes bravely on, and in tho near future the victory will be won by the people. The death of John A. Logan was a severe loss to the open sessions cause, but other and unexpected champions have come to the front. A son of ex-Senator Conkling, or New York, has been appointed a page in the house or representatives. Already preparations aro being made and the doubtful districts carefully mapped out for the congressional elec tion this fall. A member of the national republican congressional committee said today, "AVe want and must have a ma jority in the next house. Wo might have had the present house but it was allowed to remain with the democrats simply because a majority of the leaders of tlie party thought that it was good politics to have it thus. But now we are unanimous in our determination to get full control of the government at one time." He continued, '"We have tho senate and we will elect the president and a majority of the house next Novem ber, and then the country can confident ly look forward to a long season of un precedented prosperity." . orrtsponbence. In thih department the poople talk, and not the editor. tachvTitcr mast hold himself ready to defend his principle and hi statements of facte. "In the multitude of counsel there is wisdom." Ed. Jouhxal.1 A Lkttcr from Byron Millet. AVeatlicr, Xc brahkang, etc., etc. Denver, Col. Feb. 13, 3888. Dear Jocbxaii: Presuming that a few lines may not como amies, I will send you these notes without further i explanation or apology. While you down in Nebraska have been having very cold and stormy weath er, we of the classic mountains and plains of Colorado have been experienc ing tho reverse. There have been many days since January 1st, when as early as nine o'clock in tho forenoon, your "cor respondent would seek tho shady side' of the street to get out of the sunshine. The former Columbus residents as far as lean learn are well. Dr. Bonesteel is doing a thriving busi ness. He reports that there are many cases or pneumonia and fever. Elmer Sheets attends medical lectures steadily. Ho will surprise his friends one of these days. I have not seen Charlie Conn for a number of months, still I hear that he is in the city. George Schram I saw about two weeks ago. He was looking well, and had left his last situation. Joe" Baker, his wife, and Lizzie's daughter, Stella, returned from Califor nia, but did Hot remain very long, when they concluded to go to their daughter's in Portland, Oregon. I had a very pleasant call from P. W. Ilenrich, Esq. Ho looked "happy as a big sunllower.' May it always bo so is my prayer. John Lisco of Clarksville was out here about a month since on business. He looked as natural as of yore. Hon. C. J. Phelps of Schuyler, soon after the holidays, was out here on pro fessional business. Ho spent a portion of his timo while in Colorado at Manitou Springs, tho Saratoga of tho west. Gen. Sampson is in Los Angeles, California, recuperating, consequently the writer is kept busy, very frequently business comes with a rush. The Den verites do not do things by halves. I could tell my old friends much, if I could but see them. I have of late re ceived two very interesting letters from my old friend Joe Apgar of Woodville. Joe is a trno man and a sincere friend. Ho likes the township system of county government much better than the com missioner system. He writes now that ho knows that Woodvillo is in Platte county, but formerly he had his doubts about it. I understand that that town ship has a very competent supervisor to represent it at the county seat. It does seem to me then that he ought lo be in duoed on his own motion, or b tl.o persuasion of his constituency to hate the county clerk instructed bythesu pervisors to be more specific and defi nite in his published financial statement, so that your people may know precisely or what the count t s indebtedness con sists, even it foot notes had to be used. Mr. Stauffer is competent to do this, and will do it, if requested by the proper authority. J. E. Munger and family aro well. He has bought him a residence and accord ing to accounts is getting along niceh. Mrs. M. is a very accomplished lady, and keeps right up to the tunes on things political ami economic. Her Ulster, Miss Waite. is to continence teaching school in the country shortly. Youra truly, Bvi'ux .Mii.i.Ei-r. ttllh Omaha. Mk. Enrroit:- South Omaha ban snff ered in common with other localities with blizzard, eclipse, cold weather and mud until news is rather s-carce, but as we get a few spring days you can readily see tho germ starting and that she is a long way from dead, but not much stir yet. We are having very line weather at present, snow all gone except a few drifts here ami there. Not much stir in real estate but some sales made at an ad vanced price from last week. Trains are so numerous that accidentsoii tho tracks are getting very common: two persons struck within a week and think since August 8 or 9 people have been kill ed here or badly maimed. .During tho weok $300,407 worth of Omaha dirt changed hands, clearances for the week $3,133,879.23, I am very much interested in your and your correspondent's suggestions as to manufacturing in Columbus and by a remark you once made in my hearing that a shop that gave employment to five hands was worth a great deal more to tho town than five men who only lived in the town on their own resources. Now after an experience of 25 years ten of them in the mill busi ness, mv belieris that for less than vour county bonded herself for four miles of railroad, tho Loup river could be con veyed by four foot iron mains through your town at tho foot of tho bench and besides an unlimited water supply, be itiado to run water motors to tho extent of 3,000 horse power. I am familiar with a system where under greater difficulties and less water it has been done, and a motor is a very inexpensive affair once the main is laid with sufficient Tall rrom the head which should bo at Stevens's lake or above it. supplied by main of same size and a dozen mills for working wool, flax, etc. Straw into paper is a trado I am perfectly familiar with in all details. I have made hundreds of tons of straw paper where straw cost $12 to $20 a ton. It could bo had in any quan tity at your place for $5 a ton, and tho selling price of paper in all the west must always bo higher by the exorbitant freight from eastern markets than east em mills can sell for, and starch can be made either from your corn or potatoes as cheap as or cheaper than at any other point. Make your flax into tow, or better, linen, for your pantaloons, and the seed into oil to paint your buildings, and feed tho cake to your steera ami keep tho money ut home and put it into the pockets or the linen trousers and go it alone, independent of the trusts and monopolies and bear in mind that the more the farmer prospers, 30 will your towns, for "do men gather grapes of thorns or ligs of thistles" or collect bills of men who have no moiiev? Very respectfully, D. D. JIaudv. ADDITIONAL LOCAL. liiMiinivk Township. We aro recovering somewhat from the effects of the late storm. Nice weather is following the late un pleasantness and no one seems to object. Wo noticed that E. 31. Stickly took some fine hogs to town last week. Ed's hogs aro equal to any in the market. Otto Mueller now has his ice-houso filled with an excellent quality of ice taken from the river; the neighliors helped to haul it, ourselves included. Peter Greisen purchased several tons or straw of T.'M. Wilson lately; Mr. G. has a large number of cattle to feed, and he intends to have them in good condi tion, as usual. George Hodel purchased several hogs of John Connelly last week. He also contemplates shipping several hundred bushels of corn soon; George is a man or business and we are glad to see him suc ceed. Chaises. Prohibitions. At the prohibition county convention tho following persons were elected dole gates and alternates, delegates: E. A. Gerrard, Charles Swaine, Albert Luth. S. P. Curtis, Win. Bloedorn, Fred. Fromholz, W. D. Hanchett, Charles Beardsley, John Drane, W. A. Way, John Kelley, O. D. Butler, Ed. South. Alternates: A. W. Snider. P. H. Kelley, Arthur Smith, H. R. Williams, A. Field, R. G. Hurd. S. C. Gray, O. V. Rice, R. J. Rtewart, Mrs. E. A. Gerrard, 3Iinnie Luth, Mrs. C. G. Hickok, Mrs. M. B. Clark, The chairman and secretary were in structed to fill list in case any fail to at tend. ' E. A. Gerrard, Albert Luth, Chairman, Secretary. ERNST &.SCHWARZ, -MANUFACTUKKKS AND DEALERS IN- SUPERB LAMP FILLER AND GOAL OIL CAN COMBINED, Winch I or safet j, convenience, cleauliuews and ninndieity, cannot hueicelhil. It ..miwi;... t.i ttirai plobior or ileut uriucinles in ihiloM)Dliyudtake the rank ahovii nil Ij.hu. v;u.., v.. .i .. . . . i. AU-olutobalety.sunruuteeil. Nonpillinu, watin or driuidmr of o'il on th ll.x.r eiM- outuie or can. Ute it once anil you will not be without it fur hv.. ,;.., :. 1 ',..-.. law cans as well as rtinall ontw. thereby saving tlie frequent and annoying trips to the Ktore with a small can. Kvery can made of the very !ewt tin, and warrnted to work satisfactorily Call uud se sample can and iietarices. MBHrllHSr3F3HEEEr!9rifirK3i3fiHIIIIHMh - KErHV-J-XSEBHIHiflRi ---r j sui ?r BAKER PERTOTMm BARB WIRE. tS-If you hit) it y..u k Hi, roibof r.-nee from ltn ...imdof wire, whi.h nootliHi-villdo. ERNST Sl SCHWARZ. ma GALLEY BEOS. What belter than a good warm coat for your wife or daughter? Bargains will be given for the next THIRTY DAYS, to close them out be fore invoicing. Five Hundred Suits ! Of men's, boys' and children's clothing to close out. On account of the open winter we will close out over 200 overcoats cheaper than ever known in Columbus. m Do not fail to see Galley Bros.' bargains be fore buying. Remember these bargains will not last long, we mean to close them out, so take ad vantage of the bargains we shall offer at GALLEY BROS'. Before we Which wvrci bought at Eleventh McKINLEY & WM'QM I I I I I 1 1 la i COLUMBUS, NEB. Money to loan on improved farms in this and adjoining counties, at current rates. We are prepared to close loans promptiy, in all cases where title and security are satisfactory. Office up-stairs in Henry Building, corner of Olive and Eleventh streets. jniyiiMitr SPEJOE & isTOETH, Geiirral Ayntx for the sale of E-31, ESTAT Union I'ncific and Midluul I'ucilic It. K. Land for calo at from $3.00 to J 10.00 per acre for cauli or on fit-nr tn jiitr time, in annual iaj menta to -yiit purchnMcra. V have alo a larRtvnud choice lot of othw lands improved and unimproved, for sale at low pricu and on reasonable teruio. Also husinet-s and r-nii!enceIoti in the city. We keep a complete abstract of title to all real estate in Platte County. COLUHBUS. NEBRASKA. W. T. RICKLY& BRO. Wholesale and Ketail Dealers in ZreSrhi. i Sa.lt ZLEes-ts. Game, Poultry, and Fresh Fish. All Kinds of Saisage a Specialty. i?C(ish paid for Hidea, Pelt, Tallow. Hiieet matkat price paid for fat acttk.Q Olive Street, second door north of First National Bank. 39-tf GIRL1ND STOVES AND RANGES ALWAYS FOK SALE AT ESIST & WWWIY ii.n vr invoice. ::itf MP, Gil! KE1IH7 .RAGATZ I CO, Have a Firm Line or Staple and Fnnev GEOCEKIES, Crockery and Glassware, cheap for cash, an will be sold very low prices. Street, V.u miilms, Nebraska. tiovlO-tf CARNAHAN, vstmmii 9 i T- 1 -. V -1 - I
