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"WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 1. 1889.
Foes cases of small pox sra reported at
Le Mars, la. They are all small girls,
who caught the disease of an unknown
girl at Sunday school.
It is reported in London that ParneH's
health has failed. Physicians advise
him to go to the south of France and
remain until next summer.
Tax Gentiles claim that the election
of last week which they carried by a
majority of forty-one, assures them the
city government next February.
A man, supposed to be Tascott the
murderer, has been arrested at Luredo,
Tex, who fills the description of Tascott.
The sheriff who arrested him has for
warded his photograph to Chicago.
One hundred and seventy-five men be
gan work last week at Sioux City, la., on
the corn palace for 1889. It is to be
350x232 feet, with a tower 200 feet high.
It will open September 25 and continue
.two weeks.
Judge Hobton at Chicago last week,
on application changed the venue in the
case of P. 0Sullivan, the ice man, to
gether with those of all the other prison
ers to Judge McConnell's court. The
i are set for trial August 24
At the request of Major J. B. Davis we
publish what he has to say of his atti
tude toward the railroads in regard to
the G. A. R. encampment. Comrades in
Nebraska can rest assured that the Ma
jor will look out for their interests.
At Jackson, Miss., last week Sullivan
was released from jail, and brought be
fore Judge Campbell, of the supreme
court, on a writ of habeas corpua The
judge ruled that Sullivan must go to.
Purvis, Marion county, and give bond
for his appearance August 12.
At Canton, Ohio, hist week a com
promise was effected between the law
and order league and the Canton club
and no more Sunday games will be
played. The Canton and Springfield
players were fined $2 and costs, all the
fines being paid by the Canton club. ,
A FEAREjJii storm was reported one
day last week from Mitchell, Ind., but it
was general throughout northeastern
Indiana. A spring wagon containing a
family were blown from the road side
into Black Creek, and all were drowned.
Houses were unroofed and a number de
molished. There's a great deal of sense in good
oldHerbert's advice "Drees and undress
thy soul. Watch its decay and growth."
There are some people who should un
dress their souls and put them aside for
good. They are too small to be of any
practical use. This applies personally
to those New York slave drivers who
make the sewing girls in their employ
labor seventeen to eighteen hours a day
for starvation wages. Bee.
Let the people of our state spread the
news abroad that Nebraska has still two
and a half million acres of fertile virgin
soil awaiting the plow of the homestead
er. In other words, one hundred and
sixty thousand quarter sections are open
for pre-emption to the pick of the first
man that comes along. There is conse-
auently no reason why bona fide settlers
hould pass Nebraska Jy for lands not
half as desirable in Oklahoma or other
out-of-the-way regions. Bee.
It is panging strange how much preju
dice some people can hold. Now we
have heard men say that no virtuous
woman favored women voting. And
"here w a preacher at Bockford, DL, who
lately declared in a sermon that he be
lieved virtuous women did not dance.
Thereupon, after recovering from their
first shock, as it is said, at Bev. Condee's
onslaught, the good ladies continued and
gave the grandest charity ball in the
history of the town. Mr. Condee's res
ignation was demanded and he had to
go.
Elerea Millie Acres.
A dispatch from Standing Bock Agen
cy, Dakota, last Wednesday announced
that Chief Gall, who heretofore had been
most bitterly opposed to the Sioux
treaty, signed it Tuesday morning. The
Blackfeet and Upper and Lower Yank
tonians followed Gall and signed with a
rapidity and eagerness that proved the
wonderful influence of that powerful
chief. All day the Indians were sign
ing, and now the 11,000,000 acres of land
to which the whites have been looking
longingly for so many years is theirs.
The commissioners are rejoiced over
their success.
Waaaauker to Greea.
John Wanamaker has found time to
read the voluminous epistle of Norvin
Green and to reply to it at nearly the
me length. In this reply he makes his
purpose in reducing the government's
telegraph tolls much clearer than he has
done before. He states that the govern
ment demands as good rates as the most
favored customer of the WesterntTnion
and points out various discriminations
that have been made against it. He ap
pears to be very sure of his grounds and
his complaint as though he
tit.
Mr. Wanamaker had a reputation as a
man long before he went to
He bases his present
upon good business principles.
ft looks aa if Norvin Green must
him on those grounds. He also
attention to the extraordinary
enjoyed by this mononolv in
taw ms of post loaos ana patrtic streets.
' All of watch reminds hs that this k a
good thae to fad a legal remedy for ex-
lelagiapa tolls or to provide a
it aTHteaa. liveaniey Eater-
WaatMext? .
Well, well, well! Nebraska products
are truly wonderful, and if they continue
coming at this rate there is no telling
what will be next. Listen! Last week,
on the farm of J. R Male, near Kearney
(is this a part of the K. boom?) a yomng
son of Mr. Male, unearthed the petrified
arm of a prehistoric giant. Mirobile
dictu! But that isntalL Giant's arms
may be numerous, prehistoric giant's
arms may be somewhat plentiful, and
there may be one or two of them some
where else that are petrified, but we
venture to aay that outside of the vicin
ity of Kearney, in the great valley of the
Platte and in the greater state of Ne
braska, there cannot be found another
petrified hand of a prehistoric giant
which upon the breaking the fingers
would yield nine large diamonds. This
is the greatest lead Kearney has yet
struck. Now if these prehistoric, etc
could be planted here and there around
Kearney, unbeknowst to people (like the
whiskey in the reformed drinker's lem
onade), what a way it would be to boom
the town ! The second one found, would
bring the name of Kearney before all
the English-speaking people of the
.world; the third would secure the atten
tion of Bismarck's hosts, the fourth
would arouse the Czar of Bussia to a
forgetfulness of dynamite for a few mo
ments and the fifth would bring down
China, and out of it all Kearney might
sell three thousand city lots, the ex
pense being merely nominal in compari
son with the untold benefits. We offer
this as a suggestion merely, and have
not even applied for a patent.
The G. A. S. Eacaairaeat.
A telegram from Milwaukee concern
ing the coming G. A. B. encampment,
published in the Sunday Inter Ocean,
contained the statement of two Nebraska
department officers that their command
er, J. B. Davis, who is now in Chicago
recovering from a long illness, was not
disposed to be very strong in discourag
ing attendance at the encampment, and
that he had directed that his order be as
mild as possible. A reporter of the In
ter Ocean called yesterday at No. 24
Lincoln avenue, where Commander
Davis is stopping, and asked him if it
was a fact that he was disposed to com
promise with the railroads. "No," said
he, "I want it understood that I stand
by this agreement of the department
commanders, and I want to say, as the
commander of the department of Ne
braska, that I have no controversy with
the people of Milwaukee, but if they had
had men with any sand they would
have been given the 1-cent rate by the
railroads. Bight here in this room one
of the high officials of the Milwaukee
road said the other day that it was tbeir
object to break the precedent of the
1-cent rate, so that when Mr. Carpenter
gets up in Milwaukee and says he can
not do anything toward rescinding the
action of the roads he says that which is
not true, for the power that can help
make a rate can help unmake it. Ad
jutant Gen. Gatchell and Capt Cook,
who are said to have attributed to me
this spirit of compromise, were here Fri
day in conference with me, and went to
a meeting at Milwaukee Friday night,
and it is probable that they were cajoled
by the railroad men into making this
statement concerning me. I stand by
the commanders for the 1-cent rate,
and Nebraska does not pledge a general
attendance at the encampment, but the
delegation will go. I am surprised that
I should be made to say anything of the
kind attributed to me; probably some
overzealous reporter misconstrued what
was said.''
A Cowboy Feat.
Galignan's Daily Messenger of Paris
publishes this statement. It sets up the
cowboy Jim Kidd at the head of horse
tamers and equestrians:
The French half-bred horse which a
member of the Jockey Club said no one
in the Wild West Show could ride was
completely mastered by one of the cow
boys yesterday afternoon.
"When the animal, a fine-looking, 16
hands high horse, arrived in camp,
Buffalo Bill, addressing his men, said:
'I want you to capture him, ride him,
and subdue' him, but you must be care
ful and not injure him. It must be done
fairly and without the slightest sign of
cruelty.'
"Then Mexican Joe and Jim Kidd 'cut
the keerds' to see who should ride the
French horse. Both were anxious for
the honor, and Jim won. The animal
was turned loose with the other horses,
and CoL Cody lassoed him on the first
throw. It was no easy matter to saddle
the Jockey Club representative, but
after a while all was ready, and Jim
Kidd sprang into the saddle.
"With the exception of Jubilee, no
other horse has ever pawed so much air
under an American cowboy. Once he
tried to jump clean over the stand
where Capt. Bichmond is usually seen
on" afternoons and evenings. But Kidd
kept his seat, and presently had the
horse under such control that he actu
ally took 'Mother' Whittaker up behind,
and the two rode round the ring as the
cowboy band played 'See the Conquer
ing Hero Comes.'
"It was the finest specimen of riding
seen in Paris for many a day, and the
immense audience showed their appre
ciation of the young man's skill by round
after round of applause.
"Large amounts of money changed
hands during the course of the after
noon. One member of the Jockey Club
is said to have lost 1,000 louia"
A PECULIAR DISEASE.
Death Reaalt freai a Faacax Growth ia the
Liver.
William Koch, son of the wealthy
Weiss beer brewer, Andrew Koch of New
York city, died last Tuesday night of
actymecosis, or a fungus growth in the
liver peculiar to cattle. It is said that
only four cases of the kind have occurred
in the United States in one hundred
years. Koch began to complain of a
soreness over the liver last February.
His case puzzled the most eminent phy
sicians oT the city. He was removed to
a hospital in May and an incision was
made over the liver from which Mowed a
pgcwliar pus containing what appeared
to be a great deal of sand. This sand
proved to be the fungus which is fre
quently found in cattle. When placed
in water it will grow to an enormous size
in a very short time, resembUngasponge.
A mkjroscopical examination later con
vinced the physicians that the young
man's liver was completely- infiltrated
with the sand like fungus. Three ope
rations were performed to give the pas a
better opportunity to drain oat, but the
fatal disease could not be checked.
Pneumonia set in last Friday, csdenia of
the lungs followed and finally death.- It
is supposed that Koch contracted the
disease while visiting the cow stable of a
fciamd on Sixty-fourth street. j
DtXLANB.
CoaHaaafiaa fraai Last Week's Joaraal f
Mr. J. H. KeeeVa Leetare.
The next morning was grand. Oar
company was ia the highest spirits as
we climbed into the high seats of the
car. The driver let his fresh team take
as at fall gallop through the beautiful
grounds; bordered by those gorgeous
fuchsia hedges. But a aaile or two away
we passed through the village of stone
huts where the peasants live who, for a
mere pittance, do all the work on the
grounds we had just left The half
clad children ran along aide the car beg
ging for pennies and we soon appreciat
ed we were in real Ireland again.
Most of the way between Gtengariff
and Killarney is through one of the
poorest portions of Ireland. Some
places the hills were too steep and rocky
for cultivation; on these are flocks of
sheep and goats and occasionally a few
of the little black Kerry cattle are seen.
But wherever there is a little soil that
can be reached, however small a spot it
may be, it is surrounded by a stone wall
and cultivated. Sometimes a little
patch of less than one-fourth of an acre
is separated from other cultivated
grounds by long stretches of barron hill
side. Sometimes several in a cluster. I
counted forty-eight of these little irreg
ular enclosures in one collection, cover
ing not over ten or twelve acres. These
little fields are cultivated entirely by
hand. Thoush manv of them are of
such poor land it would not be taken as
a gift in this country, xne peasants
cultivating them are expected to pay
from 6s to 12a (fLoU to 9.w; rent per
acre, xnere are very lew nouses near
the road, and in some sections there
does not appear to be any at first, but by
looking carefully you can distinguish
little, low stone huts built next to the
stone enclosures, looking more like en
largements of the stone walls themselves,
than habitations for man. in tne more
fertile valleys, are more comfortable
stone houses of two or three rooms.
These are covered with slate rudely
Bplit by the peasants themselves from a
coarse variety of slate rock chopped out
of the hills. I was told that the region
we went through is a fair sample of this
part of Ireland. The poverty is very ap
parent and begging much more frequent
than I saw it any where else in Ireland.
Often we would see in advance of us,
companies of children hurrying from
distant cabins, to be at the road side
when the stage came along, to beg for
pennies. Some would bring neat bunch
es of heather blossoms and hand up to
the passengers. Frequently these chil
dren would run along side the car for
long distances; some of our company en
joyed throwing pennies into the rough
bushes by the side of the road to see the
little ones in their bare feet, hunt them.
We stopped at Kenmare for dinner.
I walked down the queer street full of
country people, it being their monthly
market day. The farmers are mostly
well formed, intelligent, manly looking
men, fairly well dressed. But many had
a sorry, depressed look. It seems piti
ful to see as able bodied, good looking,
apparently intelligent men, as we see
owners of good farms and stores in
America, leading a little donkey cart
along the street.
The car was not ready to start when I
got back, and I had a long talk with a
member of the Constablery, one of the
English police stationed everywhere,
watching country and town (there are
12,000 of these constables scattered over
Ireland, besides 1,200 special in Dublin).
He gave information pleasantly, but
sort of whispered it in my ear, all the
time keeping a keen eye on the people
standing around as if he expected to see
some Irishman in mischief. He said
they had a great deal of trouble on the
island of late. Farmers did not want to
pay their rents, eta While telling me
about a " row," as he called it, the day
before a few miles away, when some
farmers were turned out because they
would not pay their rents the driver
came up with his fresh team and we
were soon off again. We passed many
people coming from the market clusters
of men and women, some without any
thing, some driving a pig or cow, or two
or three sheep, they had bought, most of
them walking, occasionally a donkey
cart. Nearly all the women barefoot.
These read here like very trifling items,
but the whole scene in that little vil
lage, and the returning peasants from
the market, remains a sad picture on my
mind. I never saw a more quiet and
orderly people in any country than on
the crowded streets of that Irish hamlet.
I saw more drunkenness and roughness
in the town of Ayr in staid old Scotland
on a public day than in any town in
Ireland. There are many rough and
desperate characters coming from Ire
land to-America, bringing disgrace upon
their native country, as well as this. I
have no word of apology for them, but
I claim that they have given to many, a
wrong impression of the large majority
of Irishmen. Many of the secret so
cieties in this country, ostensibly in the
interests of home rente, and greater lib
erty in Ireland, are the very worst ene
mies of the cause. The development be
ing brought out in the Dr. Cronin case
in Chicago will be cited as showing the
bad character of the Irish agitators.
They will be gloated over in the conserv
ative English papers. But off against
these misleading incidents, is the great
fact, that for nearly five months last
winter, the great Parnell commission
sitting in London, searched Great Brit
ian, Ireland and America, for evidence
to convict the leaders of the home rule
party with the agrarian outrages and
murders in Ireland. They brought to
bear all the power and influence of the
dominant party, the highest loyal talent
in the kingdom, the powerful London
Times and the English parliament itself,
to accomplish their object and failed.
Most ingloriously failed.
An official connected with the house
of parliament for more than a score of
years said no scene within his recollec
tion equaled that of the evening after
the downfall of the case against Mr.
Parnell, before the. commission, by the
acknowledgement of the forging of the
Times letter, by the witness, Pigott.
When Mr. Parnell entered the bouse
that evening, Mr. Gladstone, followed by
all the liberal members, rose to their
feet, and with uncovered heads stood
while Mr. Parnell walked to his seat It
was cuumea no sucn nonor naa eyer
been paid to any member in that house
before, and never in the house of lords
to a lesser person than a queen. I chanc
ed to be in London at the time and
shall never forget the change of feeling,
as indicated in the papers the next day.
But the greatest thing in the whole mat
ter, to my mind, was Mr. Parnell's
speech at that session. After Mr. Glad
stone had made one of his great speeches
in eulogy of Mr. Parnell, and others had
spoken in his praise, and even some of
the fairer conservatives had congratulat
ed him, Mr. Parnell, pale and trembling,
rose in bis place, and without a word of
referenoe to what had occurred, in a
abort speech made one of the most pow
erful arguments in favor of the Irish
cause, ever made in the house. The
man who can forget himself under such
circumstances, is worthy to be the lead
er of such a cause.
But let us get back to Ireland. The
main roads all over Ireland are simply
perfect In the whole sixty-two miles
by coach there was not a fault or a break
in the road bed. They are made of brok
en limestone pounded fine on top. Lit
tle piles of the broken stone lay at short
intervals all along, and as -soon as the
least depression appears it is filled. The
grades, even over the mountainous por
tion, are all made easy, at great expense.
The bridges are of arched stone work.
Both bridges and roads date back, some
of them, several centuries. The country
improved as we neared the Killarney
lakes. For several miles before we reach
ed Killarney we passed through the
home grounds of Earl Kenmar, and all
that distance, the narrow road was
shut in by atone walk from six to eight
Aff.14 Jit i;.. rJ fh &u. ma
groumk, but thpeasante hare to trudge I
aU that long way with nothing ia right
but the dusty road, the gloomy walls!
broken occasionally bya great iron mte.
locked, and the sky above them, except
when trees overhang the walla. It al
ways made mo indignant passing the
landlord's grounds to see them so shut
in that the common people never got a
glimpse of them. It is .the same in Eng
land. To most of the private parks and
grounds you must obtain a passport if
you see them. By paying the gate
keeper a shilling the next day, I gained
access to the portion of the grounds
near the city where Earl Kenmara man
sion is. Some parts of them are exceed
ingly fine. More expense has been
placed on this single establishment in
cluding the buildings, than on all the
farmer's homes I had seen since leaving
Cork. I went across a portion of the
game preserves, and had a long talk
with the head game keeper, who gave
me much information about the kinds of
game, manner of hunting, etc. But
when I asked him how large the estate
was, "Oh," he said, "I can't tell. Thous
ands of acres." He could not even tell
how much was enclosed in the game
forest He was an intelligent woodman,
though, and took much pains to point
out and discuss upon the various species
of trees and shrubs, many of which were
quite strange to me, among them the
Arbutus, a magnificent broad-leaved,
evergreen shrub, which I frequently saw
afterwards in public gardens.
Killarney has about 6,000 population,
mostly of the poorer classes. Houses
look old; most of them small and poor,
arranged along two streets. I looked
in to the most of the shops (all stores
are called shops) and I could select one
store in Columbus that has goods of
more value than were in all the stores in
Killarney, though a city of twice the
size of this. In one of the better shops
I made a slight purchase, for excuse to
talk. I found the proprietor very much
of a gentleman. He had many questions
to ask about America. I inquired if he
had friends there. "Oh," said he, "every
Irishman has friends in America,'' and
the big tears rolled down his cheeks.
He talked freely of their troubles and
hard times. Said the farmers had no
money to spend and business was very
dull. I suggested that Earl Kenmar's
family and large establishment near,
would make considerable business for
the town. "Oh," said he, "none of his
trade comes here. He lives in London
most of the time and all his supplies
come from abroad." Said a few years
ago he built a large addition to his man
sion and instead of giving the work to
home mechanics and laborers, he let the
contract to a Scotchman who brought
from Scotland all his material and work
men. He said it was very hard to make
even a poor living, and most of the peo
ple would be glad to go to America had
they the means to reach there. In
speaking of the treatment of the Irish
by the landlord class, he did not speak
in a severe and resentful spirit but in a
kind of hurt or sorry tone. I noticed
this same thing in most of the common
people with whom I talked, instead of
the revengful, fiery spirit I had expected.
To be continued.
Waiihiagtoa Letter.
From oar regular correspondent.
The president has had a very busy
time since bis return here last Thursday
and I daresay he is heartily glad that he
is to start for Bar Harbor to pay Mr.
Blaine a visit tomorrow. The politicians
seemed to recognize this to be their
only opportunity to get ut the president
before the fall, and they have made the
most of it Every minute of his availa
ble time, and much that would not have
been available, except for his good na
tured desire to give all a hearing, has
been taken up by his callers. Washing
ton has snddenly found herself almost
as full of prominent republicans as in
March. The result is quite a large batch
of appointments, and more are expected
tonight or tomorrow before the president
leaves. Among the most important
among the appointments were ex-Gov.
Warmouth, of Louisiana, to be collector
of the port of New Orleans; John T.
Patty, of Louisiana, (a colored man) to
be naval officer at New Orleans, and J.
B. G. Pitkin, of Louisiana, to be minis
ister to the Argentine Republic.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
issued an order extending the age limit
governing the appointment of letter
carriers in non-civil service post offices
from thirty-five to forty years. The age
limitation does not apply to persons
honorably discharged from army or
navy.
The seizure of the Canadian sealer
"Black Diamond" in Behring sea by the
U. S. cutter "Rush" still continues to be
talked about here. One thing may be
set down as certain, the administration
ia determined to carry out the law, and
every vessel caught illegally taking seals
in Behrings sea will be seized. Repre
sentative Farquhar, of New York, who
was a prominent member of the con
gressional committee which made the
investigation of the seal fisheries that
led to the enactment of the law under
which this seizure was made, is now in
Washington.
In answer to the charges made by cer
tain democratic, papers that a certain
pension attorney had been favored in
having applications marked special, com
missioner Tanner has had prepared a
list of all the cases made special since he
took charge of the pension office. There
are 952 cases. Of these 117 had no at
torney, 98 were represented by Geo. E.
Lemon, 5 by W. W. Dudley, 26 by M. B.
Stevens & Co., 22 by Fitzgerald & Co 20
by J. W. Morris, 17 by T. W. Talmadge,
16 by Soule & Co., 16 by King Broa, 12
by P. J. Lockwood, 11 by A. W. McCor
mick & Son, 11 by P. O. FarrelL 8 by
Allan Rutherford, 8 by J. B. Gralle 385.
The balance of the cases are distributed
among three hundred and three attor
neys, no one of whom has as many
as eight cases. This statement .fully
answers the very silly charges of favor-
lUMU.
Virginia republicans who visit Wash
ington express great confidence in car
rying the state this fall.
Secretary Noble has appointed a spe
cial agent to visit France to investigate
the system of irrigation used in that
country. The information gained is ex
pected to be of much benefit in aiding
the department to solve the problem of
irrigating the arid lands of the west
Jettiaga freai ArkawM
Editor Journal: My last letter for
your paper hadnt got its growth when
we all of a sudden started out into the
country. We had a pleasant ride, arriv
ed at our friend's house in time for
dinner, and after awhile strolled out
into the orchard and as I tasted of the
delicious pears, peaches and other frnit,
if ever I was sorry I couldnt eat more,
it was then. At early bedtime we were
shown to our sleeping room and had
just tumbled into bed, when we heard
an unearthly din which was made by the
three huge dogs that belonged there,
barking and growling as if their very
lives depended on how much noise they
could make! One of the men went out
to see what game they had. It was an
opossum; and as I never saw one, he
hud it up to show to me in the morning.
Jnstas we had nearly forgotten all the
troubles of this life, we were aroused by
the united efforts of those dogs to make
nornoie sounos again, ana it wasn't a
fA3Qre either! This time they were
after a raccoon in the corn field close to
the house, and of coarse they killed it.
In the morning I looked at the opossum.
I never before knew that was a nnnm
pial quadruped, nor that its feet were so
much like the hands of a person.
In riding over the prairie we came to
a grave surroanded by a railing, near an
old orchard. Many years ago two young
men came there, took homesteads, built
a temporary house, "bached" it together,
broke prairie, set out orchards and pros
pered. But after a while one of them
was taken sick and died. The other, so
far from neighbors, was homesick and
went back north, and now only the
grave and orchard are left to show that
man ever occupied the place.
We began to pick ripe figs the last of
June and they will continue to ripen oa
the same trees till the frost comes. Only
one grows in a place. The leaves are
large and pretty.
Two crops of peas, beans, potatoes or
almost any kind of garden stuff can be
raised here each year, and geese can pick
tbeir own living in the winter as well as
in the summer, so you see that farmers
in Arkansas dont "need to live on sir,
and sleep on cobwebs."
On the Fourth there was a union of
the blues and grays here, and was great
ly enjoyed by all.
I have not seen a mosquito this sum
mer, nor a flea either!
There are no new cases of small-pox in
this city, and we think there will not be
any more. N. D. H. Wanzxb.
NEBRASKA NOTES.
The governor has appointed Capt W.
C. Henry of Fillmore county, command
ant at the soldiers' and sailors home,
Grand Island, to take effect from and
after August 15. He was department
commander of the Grand Army of the
Bepublic last year. It is learned that
Capt Henry has accepted the appoint
ment and will assume the responsibili
ties of tho position on the date that
Hammond's resignation takes effect
President McBride, of the state com
mission, is daily expecting the arrival of
two cars of fish from the Quincy, HL,
station, where the United States com
mission have alarge force employed
seining in the overflow ponds and bay
ous after pike, pickerel, bass, croppies,
speckled cat fish and sun fish, which are
shipped to the various states of the
union for distribution. One car is to be
unloaded at Milford, to stock the Blue
river, and the other goes to Ravenna for
the Loup river" and its tributaries.
The directors of the Gothenburg Ca
nal company held a meeting this after
noon and listened to an exhaustive re
port from Engineer Geo. Cox regarding
the cost of constructing a canal for wa
ter power similar to the one in operation
in Kearney. He submitted plans and
estimates. The canal proposed will be
eleven miles long, the estimated cost be
ing about $45,000. A fall of about forty
feet will be obtained. A preliminary
survey has been made and the work of
construction wjll now be pushed. The
directors appointed C. W. Stansill, M. E.
Hunter and J. C. Carrie to supervise
the work. Nearly all of the Gothenburg
company stock is held by Kearney capi
talists. The people of Gothenburg are
greatly excited over the prospect of hav
ing a rival water power in the near fu
ture. Enterprise.
The following story is told by the Grip.
of August 2d, published at Nonpareil,
Box Butte county: "What came near
proving a fatal accident occurred yester
day while D. K. Spacht was waiting for
the wind mill to pump a couple of pails
of water. His little son Carl, was play
ing around the well, a board covering a
hole through which to pass when the
pump gets out of order, became loose,
and the little fellow shot down feet first
Within five minutes after, John Keefe
was going down on the end of a rope
held by at least twenty-five men. Al
though the well was 132 feet deep and
only sixteen inches of water, he was
Drougnt to tne surface perfectly con
scious and with the exception of a few
bruises was unharmed. Carl is a bright
little fellow of about five summers; we
congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Spacht on his
fortunate escape from death." Bev. T.
L. Sexton, who arrived from Nonpareil
yesterday informed us that the little fel
low insists that he held on to the board,
which he probably did, and to which cir
cumstance he is no doubt indebted for
his life, as the board would have a
tendency to break the fall.
Graai Prairie lteau.
The harvest season is past and thresh
ing the grain has already commenced.
The weather is quite favorable and the
farmers are improving their time.
The Lutheran minister and his newly
wedded wife will soon take possession of
the parsonage.
Jacob Bodmer and sons have rented
H. T. Spoerry's farm for the next year.
We notice that our worthy friend D.
L. Bruen is traveling the roads consid
erably these days. We think that fine
team of ponies of his must be doing
good service.
A few of our neighbors attended the
Evangelical quarterly conference held at
Madison on last Saturday and Sunday;
they had a pleasant time:
Miss Annie Freeman has gone east on
a visit.
Two butchers from were seen on
Grand Prairie yesterday, on the lookout
for mutton steak, of which they found
plenty at D. L. Bruen's.
We understand that a young man from
Creston by the name of Miller will teach
the fall and winter term of school at the
Spoerry school house.
A ScBscarsKR.
The weather has been rather cool for
corn lately, and a good rain would great
ty help along. We're getting it here
this (Monday) morning En. Journal.
Oats are not turning out as good as
was expected, about 25 bushels being
the average.
The Jenlrinson boys have bought a
threshing machine, and sodid the Began
boys.
The members of the Evangelical
church of this place went to Madison
last Sunday to attend their quarterly
meeting.
H. Johnson is having his new barn
painted.
. David Streeter is getting ready to
start for Lusk, Sheridan county, Wyot,
with two car loads of cattle and horses.
Mr. Ghuoske has sold his farm for $21
an acre and got $400 besides for the
buildings. We did not learn the bayera
had a hone struck by
lightning lately.
The candidate for the different oSom
are beginning to afar around, and we are
ceat cigars, and driak-
rigai along, ia oar sunde
ws think, some of those follows
ought to put up or ahat ap.
Beports are going aroaad that Alfred
BodaMT had rented the Sposrry fans,
and from that aad other appearances of
late, we jadge that he is getting tired of
living ia single blessedness. That is
right A-t makeaoeseof year more bash
ful friends daaoe in the beg trough; bat
whatever yoa do, do not forget yoar
neighbors.
Theyoang people aroaad here gather
ed at the residence of H. Helbbaah last
Sunday and had a very nice time. H.
knows how to entertain a jolly crowd,
and we hope that he will act let as wait
too long for another event of that kind.
War Not?
Families not already supplied should
lose no time in procaring a bottle of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Bemedy. It is the only remedy
that oaa always be depended upon for
bowel complaint in all its forms. 25 and
SO cent bottles for sale by druggists.
C A. Spitxer Monday met with an ac
cident which, though somewhat serious,
will not keep him to a great extent from
attending to hie ordinary duties. He
had taken his seat upon a box in the
rear end of a wagon, and the horses
started up and the box turned with him,
he was throwa oat onto his head aad
shoulders, thereby breaking bis collar
bone. He is able to be around, and is
doing as well as ooald be expected ander
the drcumstanoes. Central City
Courier.
G. A. R. Exearatoa ta Milwaukee.
The Twenty-third National Encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the Bepabue
will be held at Milwaukee during the
last week in August.
The excursion rates from all points on
the lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee k
St. Paul railway to Milwaukee and re
turn, will be one fare for the round trip
half rate in each direction going and
returning. Children between the ages
of five and twelve at half of the excur
sion rate named.
The sale of excursion tickets will com
mence at all points on the lines of the
Chicago, Milwaukee k St. Paul railway
on August 21st, and continue until Au
gust 29th inclusive.
Tickets will be good only for contin
uous going peonage to Milwaukee and
will not be good going later in any event
than August 31st, and will be good for
return passage, leaving Milwaukee on
any date between August 27th and Sep
tember 5th, 1889, inclusive, with the an
derstanding that if the holders of such
excursion tickets desire to make "side
extensions' from Milwaukee to points
bepond in any direction, they can, by
surrendering their return coupons for
safe keeping to the joint 'agent of the
terminal lines, who will have an oSce
(to be hereafter located) at Milwaukee
and Chicaso for the nurnose of arranir-
ing these details, have them honored to
original starting point where ticket was
purchased (by proper endorsement at
Milwaukee and Chuago) until Septem
ber 30th, 1880. These tickets returning
will be honored by the Goodwioh line of
lake steamers if so desired.
The dates of sale of G. A. R excursion
tickets at points on connecting lines will
vary according to distance from Mil
waukee, but in all cases there will be
sufficient time added to the dates above
specified to permit passengers to come
and go without hurry or excitement.
No signatures will be required at Mil
waukee to secure return passage on the
Chicago, Milwaukee k St. Paul railway
on tickets limited for use until Septem
ber 5th, 1889, inclusive. This arrange
ment will undoubtedly prove very satis
factory, as it will prevent any unneces
sary delay in getting away from Mil
waukee as fast as trains can be dispatch
ed, as well as for parties desiring to stop
over in Chicago returning.
The finest dining cars in the world are
run over the Chicago, Milwaukee k St.
Paul railway, and ample accommoda
tions for all will be provided either on
diners or in the company's special din
ing halls along the route. The best of
first-cuss coaches. Elegant free chair
cars and Pullman's finest vestibule
sleepers will be at the disposal of all who
travel by the Chicago, Milwaukee k St.
Paul railway.
Our Milwaukee Short Line is unsur
passed by any other tine as by taking the
Chicago, Milwaukee k St Paul railway
only can you avoid that terrible rush in
Chicago en route, by Chicago for busi
ness or pleasure.
Bemember that the Chicago, Milwau
kee k St. Paul railway is the only line
that can offer, these superior accommo
dations. For further information and tickets
apply to your nearest ticket agent or to
John E. McClure, Western Pass. Agt
CM. SLP.BylSOl Farnam street,
Omaha, Neb. 164t
Mr. Bounds takes the Hastings Gazette-Journal
plant to Kearney. It will
be united with the Keamejr Enterprise.
Special Trains to G. A. B.
For the convenience of those who de
sire to travel back and forth between
Kearney and Grand Island during the
encampment week August 12 to 17
the Union Pacific have arranged to run
a speoeil train daily, stopping at iater-
mediato points, leaving Grand Island at
9:45 a. m arriving at Kearney 1105 am.
Returning leave Kearney 8 p. a-u, arriv
ingat Gratd Island 935 p. m.
In addition to the above daily special,
on Saturday, August 17, a special train
will leave Kearaey at 250 p-m. and ar
rive at Grand Island at 4:15-p. a-u, mak
ing connection with northboand train
No. 81 and soathboand train No. 10 on
St.J.AG.LRR 1
A washout was eaased by the rain of
the night of the 0th, aear Weston, oa
the Omaha aVBepubbcaa Valley branch
of the Union' Pacific, aad two engines
attached to a freight traia of thirty-five
cars heavily loaded, wHhoat aay wan
ing plunged into the washout, producing
a terrible wreck and killing Morgan aad
Conklin, aad perhaps fatally injuring
others. The total loss of the company
is estimated at $100,000.
See Springs, laaaa.
The splendid new Idanha hotel erect
ed met year at Soda Springs, Idaho, is
now open for the season ander the di
rect management of the Union Pacific
railway. This hotel is first class ia
every respect with all the modern con
veniences aad will accommodate com
fortably several handled guests.
The medicinal springs which abound
about Soda Springs are noted for their
curative properties aad many remark
able cures have been recorded. Splen
did haatiag aad excellent ashing is to
bef9SJulaiswmilesfrom8cUSfrings.
Good livery aad guides always to be had.
For further information address E. L.
Lomax, Geal Pass. Aft Omaha, Neb,
SPEICE & T ORTH,
Omeral Agent for UU sals e
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OMAHA MEAT MARKET!
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POULTRY. ETC.
We aak tke people of Colaaibaa to sire um a bliatw of their patrcange, which we hope te
diatnre by hoaeat laaliaa aad jaat aeato. Pleaae give u a cmlL-
deS-WM TURNER JE CAKSTEHS.
THE
GiltIknktniiij Company,
MANUFACTURERS OF-
The Gilt Edge Wind Mill, also Tanks of all sizes
and kinds. Towers madt any length.
rJTOUB MILL IS THE CHEAPEST,
RUNNING MILL ON
Can Mis at Mm Factory
7aaaj8Mt
GILT EDGE MT'G
DONT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY
Ta Vlait Ogtea aad Salt Lake City, Utah, or
Hailey, Idaho.
A grand excursion to the above named
points will leave August 20th via the
Union Pacific, "The Overland Route,"
aad for this occasion the exceedingly
low rate of $30.00 to Ogden and Salt
Lake City and return and $35.00 to
Hailey, Idaho, and return, has been
made from Missouri river terminals.
This excursion affords our patrons a
magnificent opportunity to visit Garfield
Beach on Great Salt Lake, the finest
bathing resorts in the world, and also
visit Hailey Hot Springs, famous for
their medicinal properties. Tickets
good for thirty days.
For further particulars address E. L.
Lomax, G. P. A Omaha, Neb.
The republican state central commit
tee met in Omaha on the evening of the
7th, and with a very pressing invitation
from Hastings and a promise to bear the
expense, the committee decided to hold
the state convention at -that place, fix
ing the time October 8th.
Harvest Exeanleea via the Baiilagtoa.
August 6th and 20th.
September 10th to 24th.
October 8th, 1889.
On the above dates round trip tickets
at greatly reduced rates will be sold at
all stations of the Burlington Route
east of and including Grand Island,
Hastings and Red Cloud, Nob., to points
in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Montana,
Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. For tickets
and further information call on your
nearest E1M.RR ticket agent, or ad
dress J. Francis, G. P. and T. A. Omaha,
Neb.
The new residence of Albert Cole at
Clarks was burned last week. The fire
was thought to be the work of an incen
diary.
Cheap Exearxtoaft.
Harvest excursions will run on Aug.
6th and 20th, Sept 12th and 24th, and
Oct. 8th. Tickets will be sold to all
points west of Buda in Nebraska, and
all points in Colorado, Wyoming. Utah,
Idaho and Montana for one fare for the
round trip. Tickets good 30 days. Pas
sengers can return at pleasure. Stop off
given at any point on return trip. Ho
atop off going. For particulars enquire
at U. P. depot. J. R. Mraghrr,
13-llt Agent
News from the Standing Bock agency
last week announces the fact of the suc
cess of the Skmx commission in obtain
ing the opening of the Sioux reservation,
as announced in hwt week's paper, at
taches four townships of excellent land
to Knox county, and about four hun
dred acres is ceded to the city of Niobra
ra for a public park.
Mat MoCabe, of New Brunswick, IU,
offers to pay five dollars to any person
troubled with bloody flux, who will take
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diar
rhoea Bemedy according to directions
and does not get well in the shortest
possible time. One half of a 25 cent bot
tle of this remedy cured him of bloody
flux, after he had tried other medicines
and the prescriptions of physicians
without benefit Mr. McCabe is perfect
ly safe in making this offer, as more than
a thousand bottles of this remedy are
old each day and it has never been
known to fail in any case of colic, chol
era morons, aysentary, uiarrnoea or!
bloody flux, when the plain printed di
rections are followed. For sale by drug
gists. A new paper was started last week at
Grand Island, bearing -the title of the
Workman, edited by F. G. Lockwood.
It is to be in the interest of labor, be
lieves in absolute commercial free trade,
the Australian ballot system, and the
Henry George theory of single tax on
land value.
t. A. K.
The National Encampment of the G.
A. B. will beheld this year at Milwaukee,
Wia, Aagast 26th to 21st Agents of
the Union Pacific railway will sell tickets
to Milwaukee and return at the lowest
oae way fret-class fare in Nebraska and
Kansas Aagast 21st to 29th inclusive; in
Colorado aad Wyoming August 20th to
27th inclusive; limited to return leaving
Milwaukee Aagast 27th to September
5th, final limit September 10th. For
those who' desire to return htter than
September 5th the limit on tickets will
be extended to September 30th on ap
plication to the joint agent of terminal
baes at Milwaukee. Nebraska, Kansas,
Colorado aad Wyoming should be well
represented at this encampment and all
shoali go Tin The Overbad Route.
For farther information apply to aay
I agent cc um coenpasj ortu JjQaisx i
G.P.AOmaha,Ntb.
B. B. Laaaa far aaU at traaa SMS to 1M.M aar am f or i
- ttoaaHparchiHwra. W aav aJao a lai aii c
toraatoat low vricm aailoa raanaatik turmm. .
a couplet ufaMimetvf ttUa to all rati Mtaiaia
NEBRASKA.
market oa NEBRASKA AVKSUK. where we will keep the very
beet of all kious of
THE SIMPLEST AND THE EASIEST-
THE MARKET.
bafara parefctskg abawfcara.
CO., COLUMBUS, NEB.
The Natieaal EaeaataaieBt U. A. K '
Milwaukee, Wia, August 2G to 31, 1889;
The "Burlington Route" will sell round
trip tickets to Milwaukee at one fare for
the round trip. Tickets on sale August
21st to 2Sth inclusive. Tickets good for
return leaving Milwaukee August 27th
to September 5th; this limit can be ex
tended to September 30th by surrender
ing ticket to agent at Milwaukee. Be
tween Chicago and Milwaukee passen
gers can take the C, M. k St. P., C. -N.
W. or Goodrich line of steamers.
Further information on application to
W. Whitson, agent B. k M. Ry. :
Editor James, of Greeley Center, who
was arrested in Omaha on a charge of
his former partner, H. L. Ganve, with
embezzlement, has had a hearing before
Justice Long who dismissed the caue. .
Aaaaal Reaaiua
of soldiers and sailors of Nebraska at
Kearney August VI to 17. Rouud.trip
tickets will bo eoM at rate of one" fare
from Columbus by the Burlington
Route. Tickets on ojle August 12th to
16th, good returning August 18th.
Gov. Thayer, after getting all the' in
formation possible on the subject of the
existence of Texas fever among cattle in. '
the stock yards at Kansas City, Mo eon- .
eluded last week to let bis order, pnv
hibiting their shipment into Nebraska,
stand for the present.
. A. R.
Grand fennion of the soldiers and
sailors of Nebraska at Kearney, August
12th to 17tb, 1889. The committee have .
secured for location, the spacious: '
grounds, overlooking Lake Kearney, and .
the program, consisting of sham battles
dress parades, artillery drills and duels.
and magnificent display of fireworks, will
be the most attractive ever offered.
For this occasion the Union Pacific
"The Overland Route" will sell tickets
from all points on its lines in Nebraska,
at a rate of one fare for the round trip.
Don't fail to attend. For other informa
tion apply to your nearest ticket agent,
or E. L. Lomax, Gen'l Pass. Agt., Oma
ha, Neb. - . - -
GOSHEN
FEME IACEIIE!
CHEAP, ONLY.$i5.
Wotb wire aad nlats, ent willowa, split board
oranythiaKof the aort, aaed; after posta an aat,
feaoe caa be made and atretehad oa the aroaad;
ia the winter, by a boy or ordiaary farm haad.
W to 40 rods a day, aad caa work it otct aay .
groaad. The raaa who has oae of these aaa
chiaee caa baild a fence that ia store darahle aad-'
safe than aay other, aad stake it at leas cost. '
The machine aad a sample of it work caa be
aeea ia the city oa 11th street at Krast A Behwars
hardware store. Wilkwll mchiaes, or territory.,
or coatract to pat op fences.
Imaytf
J.R.MATHEWSON..
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