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All communications, to secure attention, must l.arcomianied by the full name of the w liter. V,'.. re-erve tho riht to reject any mannsenpt. Hnil cannot acre to return tl.o same. We desire a cones'iondcnt in every school-district of Platte county, one of od judgment, and re liable in every way. Write plainly, each item beparately. Givous facts. WEDNESDAY, MAY ZS. l-vS. i'r-itihlirnii Platform. "We. tho representatives of the repub lican party of the state f Nebraska in convention assembled, do hereby con deiim anl arraign the democratic party and its administration of public affairs for its failure to keep the promises it made in its platform and by its leaders of the campaign of ISM; for denying to the people of Dakota th rights of state hood; for its failure to reduce the sur plus by reduction of taxes and proper and necessary expenditures of public improvements; for the effort it is now making to tear down the American sys tern of protection, fostered and built tip by the republican parly around therarms and factories of America. As the business or the country now demands revision, the republican party, alive to the demands of ivory material interest, will see to it that such revision shall be made at the earliest practical day. We condemn the action of the democratic majority in congress, that after repeated pledges of tariff reform, ti has utterly failed, while having a lar;e majority in the house of representatives, where tariff bills must originate, tobrinjj about stieh reform which must come from the party that has ever been the friend of the American laborer and pro ducer. W denounce the Mills bill as an attempt to force free trade upon the farms and manufactories and working men of the north while yivinj protection to the sutpir and cotton planter of the south. Under democratic administra tion yreat cor pond ions have formed trusts and no attempt has been made by the democracy in power to check their growth. We condemn President Cleve land in the use of the eto power and in ordering the return of the rebel llas. therehj disracum an office that has ben honoied by Washington and sanc tified by the blood of Lincoln. Wo pledge ourselves to place in con trol of the nation men who will carry out the reat mission of the republican party- a free ballot and fair count. Protection to each citizen everywhere, at home and abroad. Protection to manufacturers and farm ers, that this nation may keep her proper place as the grandest nation amidst the nations and the ares. The enactment of such laws that will destroy trusts and prevent corporations from controlling the commerce of this nation. The enforcement of the civil service laws. The enactment of such laws that will compel corporations to listen to the voice of labor ami submit to arbit ration any difference of opinion, to the end that lalxjr may be well paid, while ever care ful of property riixhts, and holding no sympathy with those who would with the communist divide, or witn tne an archist destroy, reasserts its determina tion that the great railwa corporations of this state which hold relations of closest interest to the people shall be the fairly paid servants of the state and not its masters. The work of legislative control in the state and nation shall con tinue until all cause for complaint of exorbitant rates and unjust discrimina tion in favor of indiduals or localities shall cease to exist. Assuming the re sponsibility which fairly belongs to it of having originated till legislation looking to railroad control hind the creation of those tribunals or commissions which have been enabled to grapple with cor porate power, the republican party will see to it that by all needed enlargements of power these commissions, national and state, shall be tinned for battle and for victory. While favoring such change in the constitution of this state as will permit the railroad commissioners to bo elected by the people, it hereby voices its confidence in the existing board of transportation and commends its efforts to obtain for Nebraska the same tariff of rates, for freight and carriage of passen gers as is accorded neighboring states similarly circumstanced. It is grossly unjust and a grievous wrong that Ne braska should pay more for the trans portation of her products and the car riage of her supplies than her neighbors, Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota, and the republicans of this state with its ",KXt miles of easily constructed and cheaply maintained lines of railroad will not cease their efforts until all wrongs be right ed. We renew our pledge made in the plat form of the last republican stalecon vent ion in the following words: Sympathy for the wronged and op pressed of every land is avowed, and at this crisis in the affairs of the people of Ireland, hearty encouragement is e pressed to them in their struggle for liberty :ind self government. Libeml pensions to disabled and needy veterans of the union army are recom mended to congress. For the bet interests of all the people of the United States. and their more har monious cementing into a fraternal na tion, sectional issues and the keeping alive of the hatreds of the late civil war are repiehended and denounced. Tiir. secretary of the treasury of the U.S. has accepted CWl.frlH) in bonds. A KF.rouT comes from Washington. May 17, that the senate has passed the pension appropriation bill. Josr.ru Fakley, a farmer living near Ewart, la., was found one day last week dead, entangled in a barbed wire fence. Tun acting secretary of the treasury at Washington has discharged secret service agent Finogas at San Francisco. Wm. Geokge was executed at the penitentiary annex Columbus. Ohio, on tho night of May 17, for tho murder of James Scott last Julv. Thomas Johnson was instantly killed and John Skinner seriously injured by being struck by a train while walking on the track at Newark. O. A fiue last week at Huron. Minn., burned the Dakota Packing and Pro vision Co."s packing house. Value of property burned, $20,000. A snow and sleet storm was reported at Marquette, Mich., on the 14th inst.. which had prevailed for twenty-four hours, and was still falling. The Omaha Republican gives the vote of Platte county delegates on the selec tion of delegates to Chicago, as follows: Egan 10; Palmer 1; Heist 10; Xorval 5; JIartman 9. Senator Paddock. Nebraska's junior scuator has been doing some excellent work during this session, and .ve hope that he will push all his plans to a successful issue. The Bee's Wtishington correspondent has this to say of Mr. Paddock's speech in defense of western interests: "During tho course of an elaborate speech delivered by Senator Paddock upon tho pleuro-pneumonia bill, ho took occasion to denounce the misstatements which had been made as to the increase in tho number and aggregate of farm mortgages, and protested against the charge that what increase ' there had been was tho result of unsuccessful ag riculture. 'Tens of thousands of farm ers,' said the senator, 'who formerly depended upon wheat and corn raising have now taken to stock raising and have been obliged to borrow money to purchase such stock. A large portion of tho money borrowed had also gone into improvements, which represent in their value much more tli-n tli" bor rowed money. Tho loans had for the most part been made for the diversifica tion of an industry which has added enormously to the wealth of the coun try. Tho western farmers, in spite of the charges made, have- been growing yearly more prosperous.' The senator insisted that these attacks made upon western securities were the result of attempts to sec-tire partisan advantage and to turn back the tide of eastern capital which had been diverted from the distrust of Wall street. The larger portion of Senator Pad dock's speech, which occupied nearl;. an hour in its delivery, was devoted to an argument of the constitutional right of congress to legislate upon ouarantine regulations to protect our cattle. Hocks and droves from contagious and epidem ic diseases. During the course or his speech Mr. Paddock quoted extensively from the framers of the constitution and decisions from the supreme court from the earliest time, which gave their in terpretation of what constituted com merce between the slates, and based his argument for tho constitutionality of the law upon the power which had been granted to congress for this purpose. The speech was filled with interesting statistics of the losses which our farm ers and ranchmen had suffered from contagious diseases ami of the scourges which had swept over Kuiope during the past century, destroying millions or dollars of capital invested in agricul ture." Nations, like men. look around for models and examples of conduct, tind statesmen are very apt to note the good and bad policies of civilized countries. Information, in our times, is so full ami complete that this can rcadih be done. The United Stales, at first an enigma to the rulers of the old world, has alwas been a pioblem to the statesmen of Europe sometimes a subject of severe comment and often of fair praise. As a sample of the latter, we quote the words of that prince of statesmen, Uismarck, in reference to the policy adopted by the republican party of this country, and which has proved of such great benefit to the United St tiles. No man living is better able to judge of a governmental policy than 1'ismarck. "'file success of the United States in materia! development is the most illus trious of modern time. The American nation has not only successfully borne and suppressed the most gigantic and expensive war of all history, but imme diately afterward disbanded its army, found employment for all its soldiers and marines, paid off most of its debt, given labor and homes to the unemploy ed of Europe as fast as they could arrive within its territory, and still by a system of taxation so indirect as not to be per ceived, much less felt. Because it is un deliberate judgment that the prosperity of America is mainly due to its system of protective laws, I urge that Germany has now reached that point where it is necessary to imitate tho tariff system.of the L nited Suites. An Ovation, l'remont Tribune. The result of the congressional con vention for the Third district, held at Norfolk, was nothing less than tin ova tion to Congressman Dorsey; and it was a splendid ov.ntion. too. The convention was overwhelmingly for his renomina tion and lie got it. The opposition to him was very meager, and such as there was took defeat very gracefully and promised the most enthusiastic support in the approaching campaign. A third term in any oflice in Nebraska has never been given to tiny man unless he thoroughly earned it. A second term is usually conceded as a matter of cour tesy, but a third term is bestowed only for meritorious service. The sentiment of this convention was strongly mani fested in Mr. Dorsey "s favor. The unan imous opinion from all quarters was that he has done yoeman service in advancing the interests of his constituents, carefully protecting their rights and successfully prosecuting their claims against tho government. The flattering expressions to this effect was a strong compliment to any man. His following was strong, enthusiastic, superb. He will be elected this fall by a majority larger than ever given any other congressman in Nebraska. And, best of till, he deserves it. Repokts from the Mississippi river towns above St. Louis show that up to the 17th, a break had occurred in the Sny levee about two miles below the Hannibal bridge, and this was followed by a larger and more serious one above the bridge. Two hundred men who had been engaged till night in placing bags of sand on Hie top of the levee, to keep the river back, an attempt was made to close the breaks, but without success. Hogs, cows, horses and houses in the bottoms have been much damaged. The lands that were covered with water is forty five miles long and six miles wide, with f0.000 acres under cultivation, and the depth of water is from one to twenty feet. The loss of the farmers will be in calculable. The damage to railroad prop erty will be great. An important decision was rendered at Austin, Texas, by District Judge Towns in the case of the attorney-general vs. the Texas traflic association. Tho court granted a perpetual injunction against tho association, as prayed for by the attorney-general, ruling that articles of association assuming to themselves exclusive control of the entire railroad traflic of Texas has tended to create a monopoly, and is therefore void and con trary to the constitution forbidding monopolies. The association gave no tice of appeal to the supremo court. Only two weeks more and the wires which encircle the world, will bear the intelligence that the purest and best president the country has ever had has been renominated by the democratic convention at St. Louis." "The purest and best president tho country has ever had!" So says the Columbus Democrat. No comment is needed. "Purest and best." "cm- had." Ugh! The supreme court tit "Washington on the 14th denied the application for a re hearing of tho telephone case. This ap plication wtis made by the People's and Overland Telephone companies, who as sert that Drawbaugh, and not Bell, was the first inventer of the telephone. SEx.vroK Stewart offered a bill in the U. S. senate on the 11th inst., pro posing an amendment to tho constitu tion of tho United States so as to reduce from two-thirds to a majority vote in each house overriding presidential ve toes. A simple majority vote, in every J department of a republican form of gov ernment, is carrying out tho tho correct democratic principle and should bo strictly followed. When it shall be so adhered to, it will be another strong cog knocked out of the wheel of despot ism. Gas escaping in the basement of the First National bank, St. Cloud, Minn., exploded May 18th. The building is a total wreck. The front was blown clear across tho street, shattering buildings on the other side. Many people wero on tho street, and a largo number were hurt, the following seriously: E. Keller, J. Kahn, A. L. Huber, F. Talnian and J. Whitney. Tho building caught tire, but the ilames were quickly put out. Last week the second of a series of Bapt ist conventions was held in Wash ington City in tho interest of the estab lishment of a general Baptist educational society. A constitution was presented for adoption by the convention and a resolution favoring the establishment of a society. A number of interesting ad dresses were delivered in support of tho resolution. A Mritnin: was committed tit Evans ton. 111., one night last week and there is no clue to the murderer. William llettmer, a well known nursery garden er, of Nilcs Center, got off tho train tit Evaiibton and started to walk to his home. Hu was found the next morning but a short distance from the village with ti bullet hole- through his chest, and his pockets rifled. Ft was reported from St. Louis, Mo., on the llth inst.. that the largest gath ering of Sunday School children ever held in America took place today in the fair grounds. The occasion was a union Sundtiy School festival, and over 20,(HK were present. The day was spent in singing, parades, fireworks and games. A chorus of f,000 children's voices was a feature. Tin: great Monta.uma (Colorado) ir rigation tunnel lias been completed. It is over a mile long, and runs under one of the range or mountains comprising the "Bockies." and with fifty miles or canal will convey the wateis of the Dolores river over the richest agricultur al valley in Colorado. More than U00, 000 acres of hind will be reclaimed bv this great enterprise. Last week a Mogul freight engine on the Baltimore Ar Ohio railroad, twelve miles miles west of Cumberland, Md., was blown up by its boiler. The loco comotive was completely demolished. Engineer J. Woodruff was blown to pieces. Fireman H. D. Kitzmiller was barboiled by the steam and crushed to death. Jack Richakdson, living not far from Lexington, Ky., shot and instantly kill ed Policeman Tom Bonnell and serious ly injured Wm. Pennington. Richard son had been arrested at tho race track for creating a disturbance, and when brought before a justice escaped. In attempting to recapture him the shoot ing took place. Actixo Seciietaky Rives at Washing ton City received last week a cablegram from United States Consul Lewis at Tangier, saying that till questions of disagreement between Morocco and the United States had been settled and that ho had gained all the points contended for. News reached Denver.Coh.on tho 1 1th that tho Thunderbolt on the Santa Fe had collided with a freight train near Fountain at G o'clock that morning. A car of powder on tho freight exploded, completely wrecking both trains and in stantly killing ten persons and wounding many others. One night last week the report reached Charleston, W. Va., that tho Elk river packet. Bob Henry, exploded her boiler at Blue creek shoals last night, killing the fireman. Lewis Kelley, and fatally wounding Engineer Hudnal and the pilot. Several others were slightly injured. Strong Combinations. Blaine and Gresham. Blaine and Allison. Gresham and Evarts. Gresham and Hawley. Allison and Uawley. Senator Mandekson on tho 1-1 th offered amendments in the senate to tho river and harbor bill- -ono for improving tho Missouri river at Omaha and Coun cil Bluffs $100,000, also ono for the im provoment of the river tit Plattsmouth, $.")0,(00. A hkpout came last week from Ne gaunee, Mich., saying that an explos ion of dynamite tit tho Palmer mine near there, instantly killed Fred Ilanburg ami Charles Sandburg. The cause of the explosion is unknown. At Provideneetown, Mass., the schoon er Josio Smart has killed two whales, they wero towed in by the steamer Longfellow. Their total value will prob ably be $7,000. ATKixSjCommissionerof Indian Affairs, has tendered his lesignation to Secre tary Vilas, but at the request of tho hit ter ho will continue in oflice till June. The levee situated south of Alexan dria, Mo., broke in several places and a vast volume of water began pouring in to the town, two to six feet deep. NEBRASKA NOTES. A tremendous rain fell in west Ne- braska Sunday. Marquis F. Seeley, Fremont, was granted a patent for tin elevator boot. At the Hastings republican conven tion on the 14th inst., Congressman Laird was unanimously renominated. Gardner Allen, of Stella, a sixteen years old son of John Allen, was drowned last week in attempting to cross Muddy creek, three miles north of Falls City. Beatrice is about constructing a st t railroad, and on tho 17th filed in the office of the county clerk articles of in corporation for that purpose. The annual council of the Episcoptd diocese of Nebraska was in session in Omaha last week. Quite a representa tion of clerical delegates present. Soeriff Hamilton of York county died Sunday from an over dose of chloroform, administered by physicians preparatory to an operation for fistulous piles. In ten minutes tho patient was a corpse. Mr. N. T. Brooks, the man injured in the collision at Humbolt, left for his home at Boston on tho 17th. He will stop at some intermediate points to rest. His nervous system is in bad condition. Otherwise lie is doing well. Last week, pensions wero granted to Thomas J. Wilson, Chadron, Benben Falconer, Fremont, Michael Killean, Fairbury, Branson P. Gray, Guide ltock, Joel Cox, Hampton, and Mexican sur vivor, Daniel Cooper, Sterling, all at present Nebraskans. Tho Colfax county farm given as a premium by tho Omaha Bee was drawn by E. V. Martindale, San Miguel, Col. The farm is the north half of the south east quarter of section 17, township 17, range 4. Tho deed has been recorded in the county clerk's oflice. -Quill. Young Yohe, who voted in too many precincts tit South Omaha at tho recent olection, will not have si chance- to vote for Cleveland and reform this year. A republican will bo occupying the Whito House before Yohe breathes the pure air of liberty again. He gets ono year in the pen. Omaha Republican. While Beatrice is inviting factories to settle there, some of those already es tablished have been chilled to deatli by cold neglect. Mr. Wehn's carriage shop has closed for want of husiness.and a score or workmen thrown out of employment. Eastern factories were patronized by those who shouted loudest for home industry. jEx. While Mrs. .Tames Larson of Fremont attempted to start tho lire in her cook stove at noon by pouring in kerosene oil from a tin, tho oil ignited suddenly, causing an explosion which enveloped the woman's clothing in Ilames, which burned her in such a horrible manner that she died the same evening. May 17. Mrs. Larson leaves a husband, a daugh ter fifteen years old and four oiinger children aged two, live, seven and eight vears. John Hartman. a respected fanner liv ing in Polk county, not far from Silver Creek, left his bed Monday morning about 1 o'clock, procured a knife and cut his throat At this juncture his wife seized him. and while striking a light he caught the kniTe and thrust it down his throat, inflicting a bail wound. His wife pulled it out of his throat. He is not expected to live. He had been sick for some time, and it is believed he wtis not in his right mind. He ha- a grown up family and is a highly inspect ed citizen. The preferences expressed for presi dential candidates and furnished at the request of tho editor of tho Omaha lie publican, and published in that paper of the 120th inst.. occupy six columns. Among all the good candidates named were Blaine .Groshnm.Shcrman. Hawley. Harrison, Depew, Allison and l. T. Lincoln, with Blaine in the lead and Gresham an active second. Among the expressions of preference was a large number for Blaine for president and Al lison for ice president. Senator Mnnderson has introduced tin amendment to the river and harbor bill appropriating $100,000 for the improve ment of tho Missouri river at this point. As tho senator generally succeeds m what he undertakes, the amendment will probably be adopted. When tho bill returns to tho house, we shall ex pect that body to show consistency, hav ing declared tho river a navigable stream by promptly accepting the amendment. It is suspected that this money will be spent in conformity with Mr. McShano's suggestion that "the stream ought to be inecadainized." Omaha Republi can. The last report from Plattsmouth giv ing some additional items in regard to the Pinkerton shooting affair, says neither Dill nor Rogers are seriously wounded. Dill has a painful flesh wound in the leg and Rogers is shot through tho face. The Pinkerton man who did tho shooting made his escape. Sheriff Eikenberry has telegraphed the Pinkerton agency at Chicago that they surrender the man who did the shoot ing. The excitement over the affair has not abated in the least, and it is feared tho end is not yet. Twelvo additional men under Capt. Foley came down from Omaha on tho morning of the 171 h. To have a strike in our midst is one of the novelties that shows we are passing from the lowly condition of an ordinary burg, to the dignities of a mom high sounding title. At noon, Tuesday, tho men who are digging trenches for our waterworks slrticK. Tito contractor an nounced that ho could not afford to pav $l.f0 a day, and would only pay 1 cents a fool. The trenches tire live feet and ten inches deep, and our ground pretty hard to dig, so Hie men refused. At tho rate of 4 cents a foot ti man would have to dig 'IS feet to earn $1.50. At the rate our own people charge for digging sinks, that many feet for that depth would be worth a trifle over M. David City Press. A lively time occurred at Plattsmouth one night last week between a switch man on the Burlington road and ti young man, name unknown, who engaged in a quarrel which ended in a fight and the switchman cutting his antagonist very badly with a knife. Police officer Fitz patrick. in arresting the switchman, re quested a Pinkerton detective to assist him in milking the arrest and conveying the prisoner to tho station. A crowd of men had collected and they proposed to release tho prisoner. Tho Pinkerton man thinking the crowd of men intend ed to attack him drew his revolver and fired two shots at them, one bullet strik ing Frank Hills in the mouth, the other Pete Bobbins in the thigh, passing through and also striking Constable Cain in the thigh, where it lodged and stayed. This action created a great ex citement. Hills and Robbins are both brotherhood engineers. The crowd then ran the Pinkerton man to his hotel, and for a time it looked as if the matter would end in a mob. Hills's wound is the worst and may prove fatal. Little is known of the man who was cut, or what became of him. Washington Letter. From our regular corresinindent. Cleveland and bis advisers are almost in a panic; they are getting up there and clutching there in order to keep the tottering old party on its feet. Early this week there was a conference held between -Secretary Fairchild, Speaker Carlisle and Senator Beck. The object of it was to settle tho fate .of tho bond- purehasa bill which was passed by tho uouso some tune ago, and to wmen .sen ator Beck, as the representative of the silver men. attached tin amendment, compelling the secretary of the treasury to purchaso silver bullion and coin the same to tho full amount of all natioral bank notes surrendered under the bill. Messrs. Carlisle and Fairchild repre sented Mr. Cleveland's well known anti silver ideas. They tried to bring Sena tor Beck around, but he got his Scotch blook up and read the riot act to such an extent that the other gontlemen agreed that tho administration should keep its hands oif. and that if the amended bill could be carried through tho house, Clevoland would agree to sign it. Tho secret of this action on the part of the administration is the silver men control a good many votes and Mr. Cleveland is willing to sacrifice any or all of his prejudices until after election if ho ctin only secure tho votes. A movement is on foot among the southern republicans to urge the nomi nation of Win. O. Bradley for vico presidont. It is alleged that Bradley's canvass last year for governor of Ken tucky, reducing the enormous democrat ic majority of that state to a few thous and, was made on a campaign fund of only $750, and under circumstances much less favorable to the republicans th.nn those now existing. And it is claimed that with him on their ticket tho republicans would, in all probability, carry tho state this fall. As a preliminary step to this move ment the republican members of tho Kent'iciiv legislature and tho recent re- publican state convention at Louisville have formally recommended him for vice president to tho Chicago convention. Mr. Bradley, though under ago at the time, rendered valuable military service, gun in hand, in behalf of tho Union cause. From early manhood he has been conspicuous in Kentucky as a law yer and orator. He was a delegate to the republican national convention of 1.SN0. and as a chosen spokesman of the stalwarts, followed Conkling in support of Grant. The democratic members or tho house helil a caucus on Wednesday evening for the purpose of discussing tho pro posed amendments to the Mills tariff bill. They discovered, before tho meet ing was called to order, that it would be impossible for them to agree, so instead of discussing 1 he amendments they pass ed a resolution requiring tho democrats who proposed amendments to first sub mit them to the ways tint! means com mittee to bo considered and reported to another caucus. Mr. Randall gave no tice that he would not be bound by any caucus action. The senate lias passed a bill forfeiting to the United States government all un earned grants of land made in favor of railroad-,, also the international copy right bill. Thegie.iJ river and harbor bill, great because i! appropriates $20,000,0t)0, a larger 'tii m than was ever before given to :ui similar bill, was railroaded through the house by more than two-thirds ma jority. It will probably pass the senate with some minor changes, and it is said Cleveland has promised to sign it in re turn for the otes of certain members of the house on the Mills tariff bill, al though ho vetoed a similar measure last year. The la'.est alleged defalcation is in the case of General James W. Ewing, ap pointment and disbursing clerk of the department of justice. He has been re moved and his successor appointed. The alleged shortage in his accountsamounts to about $10,0tH). He says he is not guilty or any diserepeney, and that no blame can attach to him after a careful investigation. 1 Ioweuls. Other Countries. The colonial assembly tit Sidney, N. S. W.. has passed a bill restricting Chinese immigration. Last week a report from St. Petersburg stated that eleven persons wero killed and thirty injured by a collision on the Moscow - Kurak railway. The emperor passed ti good night May IGth. He spent tho morning in trans acting public business and drove in the park in the afternoon for an hour. Last week a report camo from London that tho government has ordered the mounting of two modern thirty-ton guns on the central Bastion, facing tho sea at Sheiness. Advices received tit London tho 17th from the Island of Tahiti say that ti par ty of natives surprised tho French pa trol and killed tin officer of marines tind two others. A report from London of May 17 says Kelynge and Charles Greenway, part ners in the bank of Warwick, which fail ed September last, have been committed for trial on tho charge of fraud. They wero admitted to bail in fifty thousand dollars each. AinnnosAi. local. I'alrstilii'. Air. J. Sl. Anderson has commenced painting his house. Mr. Gits. Jicnson, brother of Mrs. Ber lin and Mrs. Pearson, is homo from Omsihsi on si week's visit. J. M. Pierco lias set out shade trees sill around his homestead of 1C0 aeaes. W. J. Irwin sind Sven Sveenson have each made a picket feneo around their honss and yards. W. F. Ilsiuchott lost si colt last week. Mr. Henry Hurley has moved onto the J. M. I)iekenson plstce. Our town hall is painted green. J. C. Caldwell, Es.p, dined at Psiles tine Friday. Mr. liolf has hsid a very sick horse which is now better. M. E. Hanchett expects to start Mon day for Minnesota and Wisconsin. Fsirmers sire verv busv plantitur or getting residy to plsmt corn, and it is none too kite. Those who planted early had tho work to do over sigsiin. Those who had no plantors of their own could not hire, borrow, beg or steal ono, so they wero obliged to buy ono for them selves, sind among those who did so were Messrs. Berndt, Pierce, liolf, Jones and Hsinchett. Tho Rev. F. A. Ourey is expected to preach at the Psdestino school-house Sunday. Msiy 27. at lmlf-past ten o'clock a. in., and probably in the evening. Bismarck Township. Everything is prospering. Small grain is looking fine. Plowing is almost finished in this vi cinity. Quite a number of the neighbors have a large amount of corn planted. Geo. Hodel and John Conley have each large fields of flax which is up and looking fine. Robert Heiden is paying another visit to Chicago. He intends to stay there this summer. We notice that John Conley is still turning over the sod in a lively manner. John is doing a large amount of work. Geo. Hodel has planted a large part of his corn and is still putting it in. He is prepared to plant about ninety acres this year. Louis Schreiber, of Columbus, was out visiting his cousin William Schreiber on We wero glad to seo Louis We interviewed Fred Stenger the other day. He says he is still plowing, but will finish in a few days. Fred is al ways jovial and it is a pleasure to meet him. Mr. Sayards, who has rented Charles Hoagland's farm this year has put in about 120 acres of corn. Ho has a soventy-five dollar plow which plants as it plows, ono kernel in a place, a foot 'apart. It is particularly adapted to corn-stalk plowing where the old Tou can be followed. A gentleman who is jigont for M. E. Phinnoy, nurseryman of Fremont, Neb., was canvassing in this neighborhood a few days ago. T. M. Wilson and several of the other neighbors purchased some stock. The Bismark fishing club made a raid on tho fish the other day accompanied by tho academy professor. In addition to Otto Mueller's duck egg, T. M. Wilson informed us that he has a hen eig which measures four tind one-hsilf inches in length tind five and one'-fourth inches in circumference Cuaules. DEAD FROM HIS 1 N.I FRIES. The Riituer Cnlieze St-uldiF Areident. New Bat'NswicK. N. J., May 12.- Clar ence G. Scudder. tho injured student at Rutgers college, died at '5:20 o'clock this afternoon. It was thought this morning that he would recover. Scudder was in jured last evening in the gymnasium while practicing pole-jumping. The bar on which he fell was by actual measure ment forced twenty and ono-half indies into the body, passing through the in testines and into one lung. All night long Scudder was perfectly conscious and suffered the most terrible agony. He was attended by five physicians ami visited by the Faculty and by Mrs. Lud low, wife of ex-Gov. Ludlow, who is his aunt. This young man is a son of Dr. Jared Scudder of India, a cousin of Louis Scudder of Creston; tho family is well known through the whole country. His parents are at present in India as mis sionarics. - The management of the Union Pa cific "The Overland Route," made a change in tho running time of its local trains Sunday, April 20th, that will be hailed with delight by the residents of The Omaha and Republican Valley." This change is made in conjunction with the St. Joseph and Grand Island branch, making the leaving time of No. 7 at Council Bluffs 8:10 a. m. and Omaha 0:00 a. m. Arriving at Valley tit 10:2.". a. m.; it connects with the train arriving at Valparaiso at 11:"; a. in., and tit Stroinsburg at 2:."0 p. in. Here it con nects with the St. Joseph and Grand Island train, via McCool Junction and Fairfield, arriving at Alma at 10:00 p. m. The train running opposite leaves Alma daily at o:"50 a. in., arriving at Stroms burg at 12:00 p. m., Valparaiso 2:.'J0 p. m. and Valley 4:15 p. m.. connecting with No. 8 arriving in Omaha at ":;"i0 p. m. and Council Bluffs at (5:10 p. in., connecting with Eastern trains. A change in the naming of trains between Lincoln and Valparaiso, enables passengers leaving Alma in the morning to reach Lincoln at 3:40 p. in. Leaving Lincoln at 1 1 :i5 si. m. they connect sit Vsilparaiso with the Alma train, arriving there sit 10:00 p. m. Good time tind through chair csir ac commodations, makes this tho most desirable line running into this portion of Nebraska. Psissengers between Ahnsi and Lincoln will be obliged to msiko only one change and that sit Vsilparaiso. J. S. Tebbets, Gen"! Pass. & Ticket Agt. LEGAL NOTRE. Herman Ihn, tlff.-ndant, will takt- notict'that nn .tho 20th day of April, 1.-, C. V. Ktillius. plaintiff herein, filttl his jH-tition in th Ht-trict court of Platte county, Nebraska, acainst haitl defendant, the object and jinijer of which war. to have an attachment im-iki! iind iilacitl in the hauds of the hheriff of Platte comity, Nebraska, who on the 23d day of April. ltj attached the following lauds as the property of the Kiid Her man lbss?n, defendant in thin action: The south east (iiarter (S. E. 'i of section thirty-five I 111, in township seventeen i!7l. ranf-e three (:t) wept, in Platte county, Nebniska. to necnre tho pay ment of two promissory notes, dated July Stli. lhSI, forthei-um of 314ii.UOcach. with interest at 10 iht cent, iter annum; one of said notes was due ami pajable July .".th, lNst'.and theotherone. dne and pajahlo.Tuly .".th, l!s7. Said note were made, executed and delivered by the said defend ant to one A. H. ChofTee, and for a valuable consideration, and before maturity sold and delivered to this plaintiff, by tho said A. 11. ('hoffee, and the plaintiff is the owner thereof at this time. There is now due and pajable on said notes tint Hum of 292.00 with interest at the rate of 10 pr cent. ixt annum from July 5th, IKsi, fi)r which sum, together with costs plaintiff pnijs for a decree that defendant lie required to pay the same or that said premise Iw sold to satisfy the amount found due. You are required to answer said iwtition on or before .Monday. ttieZMtti ot .May. I-sti. Dated April SOtli, 1-i.Sri. ('. W. ItOLLINH. By HinoixsAtiAHLOw, liis AttyV 2maj t SHERIFFS SALE. By virtue of two executions directed to me from the district court of Platte county. Nebras ka, on judgments obtained before John ltickl., a justice of the peace of Platte county. Nebniska, on the 30th day of Septemler, 187, and transcript of same was filed in the district court Nmember 29th, 1887. in favor of Grand Detour Plow Com pany and Economist I'low I ompanya plaintiffs and acainat Henry Lnbker, Gus. K. Knins anil William J. Welch as defendants, for the sum of two hundred and fifteen dollars and eighty cents, and costs taxed at $14.10 and accruing costs, I have levied upon the following proper! taken as the property of said defendants, to satisfy said executions, to wit: S lawn sprinklers, K0 ft. in. 1..... t!llO ft 3. it. iiulinni.i.l ltit.j. ' li,.lr....t 3.7) His. lead pilv, t plows, I Hudloiic disk har row. 5 harrows. 8 cultivators. 1 safe. And will offer the same for sale to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, on the 2itTU Day or May, A. D., 16e9. in front of Wagner's barn in Columbus. Platte county, Nebraska, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. in. of said day, when and where due attendance will be KiW'i by the undersiined. D.itiil Columbus, .Veil., .MayS. ISwS. .11. t . ULOKDOH.V. ltma2 Sheriff of said County. PROBATE NOTICE. In the County Court of Platte county, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Gerhard Kuper, deceased. Now, on the ISth day of April, 1SSS, came the execntrix of said estate and prays for leave to render an account as snch executrix It is there fore ordered that the 2d day of June, lsa. at 2 o'clock p. m., at my office in Columbus. 1st fixed as the time and place for examining and allow ing such final account. And the heirs of said deceasi-d and all persons interested in said es tate Bre required to appear at the time and place so designated anil showcanso, if snch exists, why said account should not lie allowed. It is further ordered that said executrix give notice to all iersons interested in said estate by causing a copy of this order to lie published in the CoLCJtncs Jouhnm., a newspaper printed and in general circulation in said county, for three weeks prior to the day set for said hearing. H. J. Hcdsojc, 2mayl Coanty Judge. ISTOWS THE TIME to have your friends come to Kansas and Nebraska, as eastern lines will sell tickets and run mmm land imum to all KANSAS and NEBRASKA ioints OTEK THE UNION PACIFIC "The OverUad Roate," Until July 1, 18S8. tickets sold for these excur sions will be good thirty days for the round trip, and can be used ten days going. When purchas ers are ready to return, these tickets will be good five days for that purpose. If purchasers wish Sunday last around. to stop short of destination on oar lines, agents will stamp good to return from snch point. J. S. TEBBETS, E. L. LOMAX, Gen. P. & T. Agent, Ass't G. P. i. T. A. OMAHA NH3B. ERNST & 51ANL KACl-f 73ZZT Wwjlv,-' " "'"" SUPERB LAWIP FILLERS AND COAL OIL CAN COMBINED, ..w.wi .... .-.... j.. ..ii. --H.-11' ,- i -.-.i -i-iiM s- tumult! i.mi.-ii.'esii, . !,il,, t.i ..,,.1 . ,k ,t . ,.i,.j;,. vt" ;... ;: . .'. . or otitHiiit ot ,...-.:. ..a.-..,.', i -t, ij . u ,itH-,i. ., oiitH.M of cm. I J a ,, ,..ml ,. w ,, n, Vfnias w.-ll .is M.mll on.-., t i.-r.-lc. s,rti, all can. Ev,r.v cau l, of th, vt-r.-t tm. lnn;t" sma SM11I .-' T -j4i. ' :-oa- ivai-p- f!-rvr - - - wr -,.:? jr"-- " f i BAKER PEIllfECTSTKICL BARB WIRE. JS'-Ifyonbiij it jtniK"tHr.ls.,r w-iuv rr..m miM.'iii, ,.f wir.-, uhu-h i...,lher uiII.Io&-: ERNST & SCHWARZ. MT GrALLEV JVKOkS. What better 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 win ter 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 Mckinley & wmi mh, 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 Office up-stairs in Henry Eleventh streets. Henry Ragatz & Co. Have a Fino Lino of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES, Crockery and Glassware, Which wero bought at && SPEICE & E"OETH, General Aycntxfor the sale of EZE--IL ESTAT Union Pacific and Midland Pacific R. R. Lands for sale at f rom S3.0O to $10.00 per acre for cash or on five or ten years time, in annual pa mems to snit purchasers. We have also a large amf choici lot of other lands, improved and unimproved, for sale at low price and on reasonable terms. AI besinefcs and residence lots in tho city. We keep a complete abstract of title toull real estate Ir 1'ialte county. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. W. T. RICKLY& BRO. Wholesale and Retail Game, Poultry, and Fresh Fish. All Kinds of Sausage a Specialty. HrCash paid for Hides. Pelts, Tallow. Highest market prico paid for fat cattle.-"3 Olive Street, two Doors North SCHWAEZ, l:i:s AM) DKALKl'b IN - JR - - ' ii'hua" iIul Minn 1 -m n-u in,, I U...TI-..1! ...I 1, ....1. J- .1 ,..- . ".i. V1"" .V. .x.-fl. . It hiIxhIi.-i. thf '.? " ui. rmpp.. ( ilanner of rl- ff ,.,, 1 t f,.r ftV ,1,1 L"itl -i 1 ""r' l1 " th - fr-t-ii.-nt an.l .mi , .. .. . ?' .'" "'"r ,n n:,.l warrin.r. H? " , '" Witf GARLAND STOVES AKD RANGES ALWAYS KOIJSAI.K T k i i--.it. r invoice. jitf carnahan, and security are satisfactory. Building, corner of Olive and juiyirwtr olioap for ensh, and will be sold vrv low priri'S. mm. Eleventh Street, Columbus, Nebraska. novl0-tf 621 Dealers in of the First National Baik. J r .