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All communications, to securn attention. uiut b-Mtcvomjianied by the full name of the writer. We ire tho right to reject any manuvi.pt. and cannot gree to return the name. d-.ire k corresjondent in ever echool-dihtnrl of 1'latto county, one or good judgment, au.l i--liublo in ever way. Writo plainly, eacli iten. ttejk-irately. Give us facto. WEDNESDAY, APML IS, ISA. Ex-Sesatoi: Van Schuyler April 2Stli. Wyck speaks at Five new ciucs of small-pox were re ported tho other day in New York. Ox the 14th inbt. the niound in the Mohawk valley, N. Y.. was covered with r.now and it was still falling fast. McSiianr presented tho other day to tho house, tho petition of 5,212 citizens of Omaha in favor of iostal telegraphy. Tun president has nominated Daniel V. Butler, of W:isco county, Oregon, to l)e Indian ajrent at Warm Spring agency. One branch of business sustains an other. Agriculture, Manufactures and Commerco go hand in hand along the road of progress. It is rumored at Washington that Minister Phelps, who is on his way back from England, will not return to his station in London. A brick wall in the course of con struction in New York fell the other day and crushed to death two men who wero laying water pipes. Fouit men were killed tho other morn ing by a dynamite mill explosion at Miller's Station, Ind. Tho shook shook tho buildings in Valparaiso. Tiie president has approved tho act granting a pension to Mary S. Logan, widow of General Logan, and the act to increase tho pension of Mrs. Apolline Blair. Chas. Irrs. a tailor at Akron, O., beat his wife's brains out with a base ball bat. and then suicided by drowning in the canal. They quarreled about money matters. Fkvxk Hattox. it is stated, has retired from the business department of tho New York Press, and will now devote his en tiro time to the editorial work. That is Frank's element. The family physician of Mr. Blaine, at Augusta, Me., has given out a statement contradicting the startling rumors of Blaine's ill-health, which have been re cently currently reported. CoxKitrssMAS Dohsey has sent us a copy of the minority report in opposition to the Mills tariff bill. In the coming presidential campaign this document will bo handv for reference. Tin: Mate normal school at Terre Haute, Ind., was completely burned one day last week. None of the 800 pu pils received a scratch. The loss to the state is S19S.OO0. No insurance. Simon Kosexkield, a traveling sales man, stabbed himself to tho heart with a penknife on State street Chicago, and fell to the ground dead. Personal short comings is thought to have produced the deed. Tin: deadlock broken, but not until the democracts of the house carry out their caucus program. Tho house finally reached an adjournment on tho 12th, after a continuous session lasting thro' nine davs. A ruin started the other morning from natural gas in the foundry department of tho "William Anson "Wood mowor and reaper works at Youngbtown, O., and le foro it was extinguished caused a loss estimated at S230.000. Mits. Eliza Thokxhuro, aged 74 years, in attempting to start a fire the other day at Jeffersontown, Ky., with coal oil her dress caught fire and she was 60 badly burned that she died lefore any ono learned of the accident. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the sensational case of Ilattie Wolstine, charged with the murder of Dr. Harlap in October last at Los An geles, Cal. Miss Wolstino went from Peoria, HI., near which placo her par ents resides on a farm. President Cleveland has appointed F. K. Condert, of New York; Franklin MeVeagh, of Illinois; A. C Haskell, of South Carolina; M. A. llannn, of Ohio, and James A. Savage, of Nebraska, as government directors of the Union Pa cific Railway Company. James B ilky of Shamokin. Pa., has lately fallen heir to $1,000,000 left him by the death of an uncle in England. Bailey needs the money badly, has al ways needed just about that much and will soon sail with his family for England to take possession of his riches. The wind, rain, hail, thunder and lightning storm of last week visited also Muskegon. Mich., doing considerable damage to glass and skylights. The Ravenne passenger depot on the Muske gon, Grand Rapids t Indiana railroad was struck by lightning and burned. Stoct, Hall & Bangs were successful in their bid for putting in the founda tion of the new library building- at Washington City; it reached 8493,360, and will be quite a feather in the cap of a Nebraska and Maine firm. The cost of this bnilding promises to reach be tween five and ten million of dollars. It seems we are shortly to have elec tricity applied to wagon roads so as to come into general use. Among the latest is a three-wheeled vehicle supplied by accumulators which are good for a six hours' run. Tho Journal believes that the very near future will develop im mense progress in the application of electricity as a motor. Other Countries. Four thousand Irish emigrants sailed one day last week from Queenstown for America. Later advices from India state that forty persons were killed in the tornado the other day and that 500 were injured. A special dispatch from Montevideo reports the loss of the steamer Rio Jane- no. She had 120 passengers on board. Emperor Frederick and Empress Vic toria will be crowned king and queen of Prussia at Konigsberg in June, if alive. Emperor Frederick has donated fifty thousand marks to the sufferers of the flood, in addition to the sum he pre . viously gave. Empress Victoria and Princesses Vic toria, Sophie and Margaret have started for Posen to enquire as to the condition of sufferers by Hoods. Dispatches announce the statement that a large fire at Mandala has burned 0,500 houses to the ground and rendered man v people homeless. A powder factory on the line of St. Petersburg and Moscow railroad ev ploded the other day. Seven persons were killed and many others injured. Advices from Calcutta state that Dec ca has leen visited by n terrible tornado that has greatly damaged the nativo quarter of tho city, where many houses were destroyed. Nineteen lives weie lost. The European quarters escaped unharmed. A report from Paris states that a crank fired three shots from a revolver at the gates of Elyseo palace, the president's residence, the other day. Upon being arrested ho said he wanted Carnot to attend to the grievances of which he was a victim. ir t In the commons the other night Jus tin McCarthy and other nationalists vigorously opposed tho measure tho house authorized in tho payment of a salary to King Harmon, under secretary for Ireland. Tho motion, notwithstand ing, was carried. The chamber of deputies intended to resume its session last week. President Carnot has postponed his journoy to the south of Franco. Premier Floquet has decided not to make his tour of the de partments at present, but will await tho debate on the policy of the cabinet. It is stated now at Berlin that Prince Bismarck has abandoned his opposition to the marriage of Prince Alexander, of Battenburg, and Princess Victoria, hav ing gained certain other concessions and that all tho differences between the em peror and Prince Bismarck aro now settled. .. An agreement was signed tho other day at Tangier by the Moorish minister of foreign affairs, and Lewis, the Ameri can consul, referring the dispute between the United States and Morroco to arbi tration. The United States steamer Lancaster sailed from Gibraltar on the nth inst. for Villy Franca. ir f The Post at Berlin says that at the conclusion of a long conference the other day between Empress Victoria and Prince Bismarck regarding the marriage of Prince Alexander and tho Princess Victoria, the empress grasped Prince Bismarck's hands with both hers and exclaimed: "I sacrifice my daughter upon the altar of the Fatherland." Miss Annie Johnson, a young lady and daughter of Mr. L. L. Johnson, of Harrison county, Ohio, had a fearful and dangerous encounter with a vicious cow. She was attacked in the open field by the cow, and commenced to run to make her escape but found the cow was gaining on her suddenly turned, and as she came to her, head down, to gore her with her horns, she seized her horns with both hands. Then followed a fearful and dangerous struggle, but the lady held the horns although tossed from side to side, which lasted for some time and until her father came and re lieved her by beating the animal away. She expressed thanks for being relieved from her peril, but neither fainted or cried. Her presence of mind, steadiness of nerve and strength of muscle saved her life. We havo ample railroad facilities, and a splendid territory all around us, but we seem slow to realize the fact that nothing but manufacturing enterprises can build up an inland city upon an en during basis. This great fact cannot be too forcibly impressed nor too promptly acted upon. Such encouragement sho'd be offered to manufacturing establish ments as would secure the location of a dozen or so of them during the current year. We should shoot while there is a chance to bring something down or quit fooling with the gun. David City Trib. Thomas Patterson, a noted desperado who was recently sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment for robbery and was temporarily confined in the jail at Visa lia, Cal., but had escaped. Sheriff Meade and a party found him tho other day in a canal about seventy-five miles from Fresno, armed with a rifle and attempt ed to shoot as soon as the officers came upon him. Tho sheriff and his party opened firo on him, nine shots striking him. He lived two hours. His body was taken to Fresno. A terrible disaster occurred one day last week at tho Delemeter iron works, N. Y. Seven men were casting an iron mould. They stood on a plank crossing a pit, in which was the mould, holding an iron ladle containing 200 pounds of molten iron. In some way the plank slipped and threw the molten liquor over the men. Four of them were removed to the hospital, two of whom were dying. The injuries of three others were at tended to. Those who survive will be frightfully disfigured. An official, state, city or county who follows the law and guards the interests of the public whom he serves, needs no defence from any source, and in the very spirit which actuates him in the dis charge of his duty, he has the assurance of the respect of all good citizens, and that they will commend his acts, irre spective of how they may differ with him on the foreign policy of the admin istration at Washington. EDITORIAL NOTES. Pemberton& Co.'s shoe factory.-near Haverhill, Mass., was burned the other night Loss 810,000. Rosooe Conkwno "was still alive on the 12th inst, at 9 o'clock p. m., but the final result in doubt. The house of the New York legisla ture the other day killed the woman suffrage bill summarily. It is stated that all the union malt sters and brewers of Chicago went on a strike ono morning last week. Whitelaw Reed denies it. He says there is not the slightest foundation for tho report that Mr. Blame's health is broken. The steamer Newport from Aspinwall, arrived tho other day at New York with eleven cases of small-pox on board. She is at quarantine. There were last week sixty-six small pox patients in the hospital on North Brother's island, and new cases are con stantly reported. Dr. G. W. Pope, of Washington, who had been Blaine's physician when he was in Washington, states that the ru mors of Blaine's diseases are unfounded. Isn't there an old adage somewhere which suggests that so soon as a man be gins to call names he confesses that if there are any further arguments to ad vance on his side, ho don't know what they are or other words to that effect. At Chicago the other day the master brewers published an advertisement in viting men who wanted stei.dy work in their breweries to register their names at 108 East Fourteenth street. Three hundred applicants for work had been registered. Han Stackrid and wife Fanny, took a dose of poison in New York ono morning last week and died within an hour of each other. The husband was a Polish Jew. He had been out of work for some time, and the family were in destitute circumstances. They leave a small child. Judge Rdfus W. Beckham of the New York court of appeals has sudden ly been recommended as a candidate for the vacancy in tho United States su premo court. Senator Pierce of Brook lyn is taking an active part in this recommendation. Policeman Qdillan, of Dennison, O., attempted to arrest a party of roys tering railroad men the other night, and was knocked down. While they were beating him he fired two shots, killing John Gou, a Panhandle engineer, and mortally wounding a Panhandle con ductor named Thompson. Louis Hansen, at Emeryville, Cal., the other day, where his wife recently se cured a divorce from him and afterward married G. J. Gardner, went to a hotel where they were stopping and in a lit of jealousy shot them both. lie then shot himself and fell to the floor dead. Gard ner and his wifo may live. The state convention of tho Union labor party of Nebraska is called to meet at Lincoln, Wednesday, May 2, in Fitz gerald Hall at 10 a. m., to elect eight delegates to the national convention, at Cincinnati, May 15th. Platte county is entitled to ten delegates, and each local assembly K. of L. and Grange, and far mers' alliance is requested to send one delegate. The First National bank at Jt. Johus ville, N. Y., was entered by burglars the other night through tho back window; tho vault and safe doors wero blown off. They secured 810,000 in cash, 8820 in un signed bills, a gold watch and chain, valued at 8175, together with other jew elry left at the bank for safo keeping. No trace of tho burglars has been dis covered. JonN Depuy, a street car driver at Sioux City, Iowa, was arrested and com mitted to jail the other day in default of 85,000 bail. His daughter gave birth to an illegitimate child the other night. She accuses her father of its parentage, and told a pitiful story of outrages at Ids hands, which were committed under threats of violence. The other morning three hundred maltsters and brewers quit work, stop ping every brewery in Chicago, except Ernst Bros.' and throwing out of em ployment probably fifteen hundred to two thousand men. Ernst Bros.' estab lishment is working liecuuse the pro prietors secured a force of non-union men some days ago. The Clarks Messenger of tho 14th contains a showing up of the record as to the connty clerks of Merrick county with reference to their charges for mak ing out the tax list 8300 ono year, 8314 another, 8700 another and so on, and all this since the law of 1879, under which the courts have decided that connty clerks are not entitled to extra pay for this work. The feud between the Banks and Monroes broke out afresh one day last week in Wirt county, W. Va. Silas Banks, armed with a Winchester rifle, met three Monroe brothers who had re volvers, on the road near Laurel. At least twenty shots were fired, resulting in the death of the three Monroes, while Banks received four wounds, none of them fatal. Mary Smith, who has been keeping house for two farmers named Hill, near Jamestown, Ky., fled the other day to a neighbor's for her life. Three weeks ago they had killed two peddlers, forcing her to hold them. By threats of death they kept her silent Now they -were talking of killing her. The remains of the ped dlers have been found. The Hills have been arrested and lodged in jail. There is no more reason why public printing should be let to the highest and worst bidder than that bridge work or work of any other kind should be. The obligations of public officials are to fol low the law and work for the benefit of their constituents. How their interests can be better conserved by paying 8200 for something when it can be had for half the money, is not to be seen by the average citizen. Two thousand people the other day witnessed an event never heretofore heard of in the history of Clark county, Ga. Rev. Dr. Pridgeon, eighty-four years old, preached his own funeral ser mon. He had his grave dug and a coffin made for the occasion. He and his as sistants 6ang their first song, "Shall we Gladly Meet" His text 2d chap, of Cor. ftth v. He reive the larjre audience a short talk in a faltering manner. Thxbe is every prospect that there frill be a bear famine in New York city soon. It will not only spread 1n New York city but the famine will extend to Brooklyn, Newark, Elizabeth, Jersey City and Hobokcn. The master brewers say tho days of labor unions picking out individual brewers to boycott and ruin have passed away, and they have adopt ed Jthe motto of tho Knights of Labor, "An injury to one is the concern of all." liatest News. Small-pox in Wichita, Kas. Conkling's friends think he will re cover. Monday evening the condition of Emjieror Frederick was considered verv critical. Bismarck had an interview with him and his majesty signed an or der appointing the crown prince to act as his representative. Matthew Arnold, poet, scholar and critid, died suddenly of heart disease at Liverpool Monday. NKKKASKA NOTES. Fremont is to have a :35,000 Masonic temple. Col. Dick Taylor is tho only man liv ing who was appointed to oflico by An drew Jackson. Thos. Rowley blowed out a gas jet at St. Joseph's hospital, Omaha, and died by asphyxiation. Rock Island surveyors wero reported last week to tho south of Madrid, and heading in that dirtMtion. A bill has been leported and placed on file at Washington for the erection of a public building at Fremont. Lincoln has granted license to thirty two saloons 81,000 each for the school fund and 8500 occupation tax. The annual meeting of the state Pharmaceutical association will le held at Lincoln May 8th, flth and 10th. The State National bank at Omaha is in government hands. DejKisitors are secured stockholders may lose a very little. Tho Herald thinks Schuyler needs paved streets worse than sho does either light or waterworks, and probably she does in wet weather. Governor Thayer on tho morning of tho 13th inst, organized the new county of Grant by issuing his proclamation in pursuance of tho law. Mary, eldest daughter of Gen. J. C. Cowin, of Omaha, died on the 10th inst., at tho age of 14. Mer death was very sudden, resulting from heart disease. Sam Johnson, a driver on the Park Avenue street car lino at Omaha, the other afternoon drove over a littlo girl near the street car barns and killed her. D. J. Reed's son, a boy twelve years old, of Oxford, while playing with a re volver shot himself through the right thigh. It is believed that the wound will not prove fatal. Chas. Clark, who has tho contract for grading ono mile and a half of road for the B. A- M., north of the U. P. track, ex pects to commence work in a few days. Schuyler Herald. C. E. Persing of Central City is the owner of a hen who broods over a litter of seven tine pigs. She follows the young rooters around and calls them as she would her own chicks. A bill authorizing the Nebraska Cen tral railroad company to construct a bridge across the Missouri river at Oma ha was reported to the house the other day and referred to the private calendar. Baled hay is now worth from 87.00 to 87.50 per ton on the track at this place and our dealers think that tho price will be considerably higher before this year's crop is in the market. -Schuyler Her aid. A fire tho other morning at Fairfield destroyed tho Exchange hotel, the stores of John Tweed, T. J. Fowler, Minnick & Monill and Globe clothing house. The loss will be 835,000. The fire is suppos ed to be incendiary. An unknown man at Omaha was run over the other day by tho Union Pacific work train, as it was returning on the regular daily trip, tho engine striking him, knocking him down and running over his head, killing him instantly. II. B. Hanson of Fairbury, died one morning last week, after a brave strug gle with Bright's disease. He sickened when returning home from California. In his death tho community loses one of its very best and most highly respected citizens. While Dr. Fred G. Fuller, or Lincoln, was out one day hist week to visit a pa tient some six miles from tho city, his mare ran off, dashed his cart to pieces, and threw him violently to tho ground, inflicting injuries that resulted in his death. Chas. Sparkback, a boy of sixteen, was terribly injured the other day at Scotia by the explosion of a dynamite cartridge. Being ignorant of the nature of the thing he whittled it with a knife. His body is fearfully lacerated. He will lose one eyo and perhaps his life. Weeping Water last week passed through ono of the most important weeks of her history. From the position of villace sho takes upon herself the dignities of a city of the second class with all the rights, duties, privileges and officers which that title implies. Daniel Mahony, east of town, met with an accident yesterday; he was on a load of millet and the wagon and load upset, throwing Mr. Mohony against a wire fence cutting a gash just above the eye. It turns out to be less dangerous than it might have been. Madison Re porter. John Layno's house at Lincoln was entered the other night by a burglar, who stole a suit of clothes, gold watch and chain and a check on the State Na tional bank for" 8313, payable to John Layne, and a check and draft book. A liberal reward is offered for his arrest. The other night the safe in the Chica go, Kansas & Nebraska depot at Hebron was blown open by burglars and the contents, about 8C00, stolen. The burg lars were captured the next night at Hardy aud brought back and are now in jail. Their bnrglar tools were found and nearly all of the money recovered. Charles Storr, who resided in Valley place near Piatt smouth, and who has been traveling agent for Leesley, the nurseryman, committed suicide the other night by shooting himself in the left breast. It is supposed that a short age in his accounts induced him to sui cide. He leaves a wife and four Bmall children; he was a kind husband and I father. An unusual accident occurred the other evening at Madrid. Two parties were shooting a 32-ealibre revolver in a vertical direction, and one of the bullets fell into a blacksmith shop two hundred yards away passing through an inch board and striking a man in the breast, mak ing a very ugly wound. The fools are not all dead. Fire broko out ono day last week in the First National bank of St. Paul, from a defective flue, which would have proved destructive aud swept a whole block of large busineas houses had it not been for tho prompt action of the fire company, aided by the now waterworks system, just completed, that saved much valuable property. At 3 o'clock on the morning of hot lfith. the bridgo of the B. & M. road just this side of South Omaha, was dis covered in flames and was soon burning fiercely with prospects that it would be completely destroyed. Owing to the lateness of tho hour but little could bo learned with regard to the origin of the fire, but it is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. Giles Smith and Pete Gnfney, of North Platte, took a walk the other evening. Gafney returned and reported that Smith had suicided. Smith had run a billiard hail at North Platte and was supposed to have Ind souim trouble with Gafney, which resulted in his shooting. Gafney is in jail on suspicion. A ul die discussion of the tariff ques tion was held at Albion last week. Col. Fitzhugh w.-is compelled to conduct the discussion alone against Judge Tiffany and Mr. AUert, owing to the illness of Mr. Anstine. The question was left to tho audience to decide at tho close of tho meeting. The majority voted for tariff for protection against tariff for revenue only. George W. Redman, a young man and homesteader living near Chadron, was brought to Omaha the othor day by a dep uty United States marshal, charged with sending obscene literature through the mails to ono Miss Ella Brock. He was taken before Commissioner Dundy, and pleaded guilty to all the charges that might bo found in his hand writing. He was held to answer in a bond of 8500. I. M. Siger, a stranger from near Council Bluffs, Iowa, accidentally walk ed'off the awning on the second floor of the Grand Central hotel at Ravenna, the other night about 12 o'clock, receiving injuries from which he died at 7 o'clock tho next morning. He was sixty-two years old, and had come west for his health, but in his sleep wandered from his companion and met this fatal accident. J. W. Frantz, of Bono Creek, died very suddenly yesterday afternoon. He had been cultivating in the field dnring the forenoon, and went out again after din ner, but not feeling well returned to the house, sat down and expired in his chair. He was an old settler, well-to-do and widely known. His daughter, Miss Pearl, took the train here Tuesday to re turn to Brownell Hall, Omaha, where sho has beon in school. Only Saturday Mr. Franz was in this city, as well sis usual. Thus "in tho midst of life wo aro in death." David City Tribune. Jo.'iph Gilg, a German, ono day last week met a horrible death near Bell wood at tho Platto river while hunting gese. A flock of geese wero approaching and in his hurry to pull his gun from the lioat and get a shot at the geese, Gilg pulled the gun towards him muz zle first, tho hammer caught on the soat of the boat and caused the dis charge of the gun, while pointing di rectly at his head. The entire upper part of his head was blown off produc ing death instantly. He leaves a young brother and older sister, the only rela tives in this country, to mourn his loss. We find the following reference in the Norfolk News to one of Platte county's former citizens: J. F. Flvnn has pur chased nine acres of ground north of Prospect Hill cemetery on which he will establish a brick yard, to bo known as the Diamond Brick Works. The vard wil be under the management of his father, Thos. Flynn, 6r., who brings to his work an experience of thirty years in the brick business, and will see to it that the yard turns out an articlo that is equal to anything made in the state. The work will employ from t wenty-five to thirty hands throughout the season, and will soon be ablo to supply all the demands made by the builders of Nor folk and adjoining tawnB. Work will be commenced on fitting up the yard today. A Fremont Tribune special from North Bend under date of April 13th says: Yesterday was a day which will be enter ed upon the records of history of this town as surpassing them all for acci dents. Two runaways in the early part of tho day, resulting in that number of horses with broken legs and both neces sarily having to lie killed. The first be longed to Al. Norris and the latter to Wilson Haverfield and was driven by Tom Cronland. Shortly following this Anton Sonkoup's little boy, some six or seven years old, fell on the "bull wheel" of a horse power attachedjto a corn shelt er and was horribly ground up, break ing nearly every bone in his body. To add to the sadness of this case, tho little fellow was both deaf and dumb. He cannot live. Next, while Bob Leslie's tronp were playing Ten Nights in a Bar Room at the opera house, three of tho members became violently ill in the be ginning of the fourth act and for a while were in a precarious condition. Dr. El wood was summoned and worked with them all night. They were all reported somewhat better this morning, though Harry Langdon has the appearance of having been in a bar room many times ten night6.The supposed cause of their ill ness was some poisonous substance in the tea they were using in the play, whether put there maliciously or by ac cident cannot yet be ascertained. Mar ried, at the Winsor hotel, Thursday evening, April 12, Mr. Oak Armstead and Miss Kate Haverfield, Rev. N. C. Dawson officiating. A Bohemian living across the river was thrown into a pow er straw cutter, receiving frightful cuts on both limbs. It is thought amputa tion will l)e necessary. Washington Letter. From our regular correspondent. The value of the estate left by the late Chief Justice Waite is estimated at $75,000. Senator Gray, of Delaware is mentioned by his democratic colleagues for the vacant Chief Justiceship, and it is said that sis of the justices of the su preme court are in favor of the promo- ltion of Justice Field to the racaney Justices Field and Lamar aro the only democrats on the supremo bench. The senate has devoted much time re cently to the consideration of the house bill authorizing the secretary of tho treasury to purchase United States bonds with any surplus funds which may be in the treasury. The necessity of this bill is not at all ap parent. The authority which it confers, al ready exists, but tho president, in order to drive people to his way of thinking on the tariff question it would seem, pretended to doubt the legality of the secretary of the treasury taking such steps under the law of 18S1, and in con seqnonce the surplus has been piling up month after month and tho country al most brought to the verge of a financial panic, all for forcing people to accept doctrines which their own good senses teach them are pernicious. The house passed this bill and the senate has had quite a time over it The silver senators in both parties want it amended in some way to compe'M the ex tention of the silver as currency. Both parties have caucused on it without ar riving ut any conclusion, so that it can in no sense ba considered a party ques tion. I had an interesting conversation to day with ono of the shrewdest republi can politicians in the country on the political situation. In condition he said: "The masses of the republican party in whateer state you may go, have but one candidate for the presidency, the politicians have many, one for near ly ever' state in the Union, but no one of them is strong enough to spread out into more than one or two states at ono and the same time. Only alout two months remain now before the nominat ing convention moots, so that the chanc es are that when the convention meets the republican sentiment will remain practically as it is today. What will be the result? It does not take a very long headed man to tell. There will be a ballot or two, in which all the 'favorite sons' will receive complimentary votes, then tho convention will proceed to car ry out the wishes of nine-tenths of tho party by nominating the most popular man in America, James G. Blaine." Mr. Blaine is not sick. His general heelth has never beon better. All state ments to the contrary are either idle rumors or malicious falsehoods, and in either case aro entirely unworthy of be lief. Senator Hale of Maine has just re ceived a letter, dated Naples, March 27, from his brother who is now traveling abroad, in which is the following para graph: "I have passed tho last four or Ave days with the Blaines and have en joyed it very much in this fine country of southern Italy, in weather which is our best June weather. I have just left the Blaines at Sovento, where they will stay some time longer, I think Mr. Blaine is looking finely and is in the best of spiri ts." Senator Morrill, who is, by the wav, senior member of the senate, having served continually in that IkhIv for near ly thirty-two years, made a strong speech Wednesday, on tho president's message. He began by contrasting tho last annual message of President Washington with tho last of President Cleveland the former giving encourage ment to manufacturies, and the latter being unfriendly to, and denunciator of manufacturers. Ho said: A tariff for revenue only (the banner imposed by Kentucky on the democratic party) was a synonym for free trade. Henry George, a free trade propagandist, had charac terized the message and the new demo cratic tariff bill as a deadly blow at tho ugly fetich of protection. He then proceeded to discuss the presidents recommendation lor freo wool, showing the prodigious loss to the farmers of the country that such a law would bring. Ho said: "Deducting the protective duty, imposed for the benefit of American wool, of 10 cents a pound, the value of Texas wool in New York or Boston would suddenly drop to 4 or 0 cents a pound. Neither Texas nor any other state would continue to raise wool at mat price, anu wooi-growing even m the Lone Star state, with an area greater than that of Germany, France, Spain or Italy.wonld only be known as one of the lost arts." He also discussed the probable future of thousands of working people who would be discharged, if the new tariff bill should become a law. The speech was listened to with marked attention by senators of both parties. r. PROBATE NOTICE. The State of Nebrnnka, county of Pltte, h: In the Connty Court, in ami for Mtiri county. In the matter of the eetaie of Thomas Eihnison, deceased, late of snid county. At a wwu'on of tho Connty Court for naiil county, holden at the County Jadge'it othYe in Columbus, in said connty on the 23d day of March, A. D., 18SS, present, Hon. H. J. Hudxon, County Judge, On reading and filing the duly Terined ietitionof AdeliaKdmison, praying that letters of administration be issued to her on the estate of said decedent. Thereupon, it is ordered that the 19th day of April, A. D., lhSfl, at 10 o'clock, a. m., be aHMgned for the twaring of said petition at the County Judge's office in said connty. And it is further ordered, that due legal notico be given of the pendency and hearing of said peti tion by publication in the Columbus Journal for three consecutive weeks. (A tru copy of the onler.) Dated Columbus, Neb., March 23, 1888. II. J. Hudson, 28martt County Judge. PROBATE NOTICE. In the Connty Court of Platte county, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Diednck Wnrdo- man, deceased. Now, on the 6th day of April, 18S8, came John H. Wnrdeman. the administrator of said estate, and prajB for leave to render an account as such administrator. It ia therefore ordered that the 1st day 01 May, ihhh, at iu o clock, a. m., at office in Columbus be fixed aa the time and pi for examining and allowing such acconnt. mv place And the heirs of said deceased, and all itereons interested in said estate, aro required to appear at the time and place so designated, and snow cause, if snch exists, why said acconnt should not be allowed. It is farther ordered that said administrator give notice to all persons interest ed in said estate by causing a copy of this order to be pnblished in the Colcxbcb Jocbkal, a newspaper printed, and in general circulation in said county, for two weeks prior to the day set for said hearing. Dated April th, 1S8S. H. J. HnDSO. 51-St Connty Judge. PROBATE NOTICE. In the matter of tho estate of Asahel Maynard, deceased. Notice is hereby given, that tho creditors of the said deceased will meet the executor of said estate, before me, Connty Judge of Platte county. Nebraska, at the county court room in itaid connty, on the 22d day of June, 18&8, on the 24th day of Augnet, 1849. and on the 22d day of Octo ber, 1688, at 10 o'clock a. m. each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examina tion, adjustment and aUowance. Hix months are allowed for creditors to present their claims, and one year for the executor to settle said efttato from the 'JDtb day of April. 1SS8. Dated Colnmbus, April 8th, A. D., 1983. H. J. Hudson', llaprS County Judge. NOTICE. Id the county court of Platte county, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Thomas O'Neill, deceased. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested In the estate of Thomas O'Neill, deceased, that Annie O'Neill, the administratrix of said estate, has made application to said county court to have the time for paying the debts and settling said estate extended to the 9th day of October, 1888. Bald matter will be heard before the Judge of said county court at his office in Columbus, Nebraska, on the 3d day of May. 1888. at 10 o'clock a. m., when and where all persons desiring to oppose may appear and be heard. H. J. Hudson, County Judge. Columbus, lieb., April 9, IMS. llaprt J ERSTST&SCHWAKZ. -MANUFACTURERS AXD DEALERS IN- jB rLVtvt m K ' lev HI w m , i SUPERB LAMP FILLER AND GOAL OIL CAN COMBINED, Which for safety, convenience. clwuiliu,-v, and simplicity, cannot Imkxis.IIihI r . ... i i: . . simplest principle ill p!iilusol. aud takes thu rank kv all K FUlerl . .Jn '"r ,,W plosions. Absolute safetj guaranteed. No -pilling. h-t:utf.rdrh,.,:n.i. r .o N" ,Hngr ,r ? or outside of -.m. Us,? it ,., ami yon will not &?t.om ii tX, Inil SLt1'1' U"' l"" fcW," ?" if -mH nw. thewby saving the frequent and onn.XgTriVL - . lZl mall can. sample cun anil get uric-en f..r. a Lm",,B "x "" "ri r,eHt t,n BAKER PERFECT STEEL BARB WIRE. CSlfjoulmyit jongetlDOriMlsiif feuiv-fni.ti im pounds of wire, which no other willdo."; ERNST & SCHWARZ. m G-ALLEYBEOS. What better than a good warm coat lor your wife or daughter? Bargains will be given for the next THIRTY DAYS, to close them out be fore invoicing. Yue 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. 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 invoice. a"f Eleventh McKINLEY & MOM. TMGE BQKEMS9 COLUMBUS, NEB. Money to loan on improved farms in this and adjoining counties, at current rates. We are prepared to close loans promptly, in all cases where title and security are satisfactory. Office up-stairs in Henry Building, corner of Olive and Eleventh streets. j.ujnxui SPEICE & NOKTH, Geiieml Ayentx for the sale of Union f acme ami 3iiaiauu l acme l.. is. mdud or on five or ten tears time, in annuul payinoof s to lot of other lands, improved and unimproved, for sale at low jncn and on reasonable teritio. AIi-o business and resilience lota in the city. We ketp a complete abet met of title to all rial estate in Platte County. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. " W. T. RICKLY& BRO. Wholesale and Itetail Dealers in ZTresOa. 3a.lt 2veafcs. Gaae, Poaltry, aid Fresh Fish. All Kinds of Sausage a Specialty. V Cash paid for Hides, Pelts, Tallow. Highest market price paid for fat cattle.tc; OUv Straat, second door north of First nations! Bank. Hml w":ited to work -atisNctoriU. Call i Z GARLAND STOVES AND RANGES AI.VAlSHKSVI.K.r ems? k mum. 4 l-Jt AT WM :-:;u?.7 ragatz i so., Have a Fim Line of Staple mid Funov GROCERIES, Crockery and Glassware, Wlih'h wf-ro lioiiK'lit cheap for wish, am! will lio Bold at very low prices. Street, Columbus, Nebraska. uovio-tr CARNAHAN E!S'T,-.X, tor alw ut trnm . suit purchasers. UV havo also a Inrae and choice 58-tf, v