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.'T IwrnraL & (jtokmlra & TTHOLE NOEBEE 1052. VOLUME XXI-XOIBEE 12. COLOIBUS, NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1S90. -. Ik. .. I t f HUv-. u DIlIECTORSi ANIJESSON. Prwr i. H. CtAT.f.HY. Vice Pr's. O.T.EOECaaaiet, f- ADEE?ON. P AXDEP-SON. JiCOsefiEisE:;. hznrt. eagatz, JOHN J. EULLIViS. First National Bank COLUMBUS. KEB. ?port of Condition ATaj 17, 15G0. Tr'.JMK.'jsc,3. T oa:s esd Efseeasts.. . 2K75 3j 1 t- BOB is- . lj J. j 0 h J -fit. f irn tar- acd flrtwf a lls5 V. a. l'M. cry 7 fin "aJacairasc. ... Ai.lTe 45 39J2, CT S7t.,39 m uabxlxtxes. at -a'aais'-r laj f?fflB 0 i -.caipr-jflt, lu.ii; 11 "a! baa a t. c -ts-n -jcg 1X3X1 ! .. c-j .- 1 ..-!-. 11 2T6. b0 40 Business (fards. J. LEZ'TCHEH ADVOEAT. 1 fH 'oiaarcs State Easi, Cotaobur, ft. .4 TTORyE i s .4 r A IT ". ( -,-.. rT3T F.rt N.tt.oinl T-n-u .azmhns. 11 i.. iiuiTizn. CLCXTY 'nrEVB. m J-'"'i"!" i.r-2ir ' TT-j iiu icz.' can n- rt L--U-i. ins-, -j O. ST' FT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I '.!: lie is ny otSep iz. 'h ronr F'ti-. 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Contractors and Buildsrs, r; .aiateii faraisaec u .-. a iat: -i-d- ' a. vi i r4ast?nns. f-e-1- p-cm. .u--- -t -- a -"" zz ni rs aaaue-. r "t.." : na : t . & p T'.sa oi ; r a"V r: j. w r - r sr-t "wav! bnci a s?ria.T. . .r- a . s -i-i-i-i. lereace ;:Ta imarlJ EN VFP BF.O- t oiaaxUa. Net A STRAY LEAF! DIARY. nnr L CARD. E-WELOPES. NOTE HEADS. BILL HEADS, CIRCULARS. DODGERS. ETC. SUBSCRIBE NOW roi THE COLUMUS JOURNAL. A5D THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE, .We C5rr ciA fcr a Tear, si tUM. The Joussat. is atamowlesd to b the host 3"t and family paper m Plane cocarrjad Ihe Aar-ncaa Mnnrire is tae calyaiaa-ciasi a:oaic 1t - -" "?e df voed eaurely to Ameregaa La'.r-'-a-tu c. Aerys" Taocsat aad Prosrres-. aasi 13 lie -aiy ccciceti eapcaeat of Aaiencaa laat.a:-iw---. "ix is a.1 sood as aay cf ta- alder r r-c. fcrai-tm? in a rar or L533 paae cf Ee fHcst bleralcrs. WT- ea Uy tn able-- Anen - aalhers. It is beaz'.faiij iliastniterf. aad is -. i ar:!scma:ir;coc' -aMl aad -nort tenr-. aiGf? p;ne',v prt-c ea b r -ana a r?ar s 'CVrr.pUuD to Tb -."ir-. t-.r--. a.,i - rc"3ia51j ' aat c:aa;i.'r3 Ti : lcef tcs.vl. $Z. tS. cl rhe AniTi ?. ,-. u j;.C0. ft- ulfcr iota fot H.M. . THE -UTS OF f 0(;HES -1 11-u -1 -1- x -T ' AL-k-- ! SUMMARY OF A W:KS LEGIS LATIVE WORK. iliUs and Uesalntions Introducni and Topic-, Dl.-cu-fd by the AUnal Body of La-rr Maker. In the senate, on the 30th. the house bill m relation to pension and ctner cases was passed. The house bui for the admisaion of Idaho as a state was taken up lor con sideration. The bill haviatr been rtad Senator ilcmli gave notice tnat he wouin at tne earliest practical moment move to t.tie up the tan bill. The rejort hav ing been read the Iiano odi temporarily laid aside. The agricultural appropriation bill was tLen taken up. Tnere were a few amend ' ments made. Senator Coke moved to add , to tee paracrapn for investigating the his 1 toryani haoits cf ms cts i'i.5ij' for m vrstiu'atmg the history of and remedies for the cotton boll worm. Agreed to. The bill wa- then p.issed. A further j conference was oruered on the legisla I tive appropriation biL on the amend i ment to increase the pay of senatorscierks. ' Conaideration of tee Idaho bill was re sumed and Senator Cullom addresbed the I senate la its favor. The bill caving asam i teen idid aside, tne house joint resolution ' continuing the annual appropriations I thirty days after tee close of tne nscal yesr if ttie appropriation bilii nave not then tecome law- . wa3 reported by Sena tor Allison and passed. Adjourned. In the house on the 3Uth ilr. Breck-n- ' nose, of Krntuckv. prrsented tbe creden tiais of W. 'rt W. Dickinsor as reor-scn- tativtj-eiect to nil the v.icancv occasioned : be tne resignation of ilr Carlisle, ilr. ' Dicmnson tnen took tur oath of ofuce. ' The debute on the federal election bul was then resumed. Th" debate suspended and a ; joint rtsoiation extecdirj; tfcirly days, or until the bills now nei.dmj became Laws, the provisions of the appropriation acts of l-'j-'jn piis-ed. Consideration rf the eifctiun bil. wa resumed. At 11 35 the house adjourned. In the -enate on the 1st the bill to au thorize the ieusmj: cf school lands in tne territory of Okianoma for the ber.ent of the public sccocls was taken lrom the cal endar and passed. Senator Morgan m t educed a Li ; providing tbat no per son shall enter any pul'.ii: land in Wyoming under the homesteader other iaw wL" '- a bmaiMst or cvl jim.-.. cr wlo teai-n-s. counsels. a.ds or eccour-ae- otu-rs t. enter latu biiuny cr polyi; amv. cr wto : a member o any associa tion that teaches poiygimy. Referred to the committee on public lands. Ccnsider ention of the Idaho admission bi.l was resumed and Senator Vance spoke m op-po-ition to it. The bill was then passed without division. A mes-ar- from the house announcing that .t h:d rsclvf d to adhere to tt dL--8frcem Lt- to ice lecisLitive iprropn.i tiou Li-i wa-. presenteu hv -clltor I iw-s, of the oonftrence ci n.m.tte. , IS') t.ited that The hoa-e deciiaed t. confer further. Alter a Ion; discnssioc the setate refused to recede from ita amend -meut- bj a vote of si. t 1 Tne result of this is tnat oniess eitnerthe -enate or con-e backs down tne legislative apcropriiition bill fail- aci a new bill will nave tc be re ported and go through the mill. A mo tion to reconsider the vole cf tLe senate, however, was made by enator Ki.-ccck, and ecten-d. The senate weiit into execu tive -e-ioa and soon adjourned In the house on the 1st t-e ent re time of belts tne day and nitjht se u ns was consumed m ccnsideration of tLe federal election biil. Tbe house adjeurnetr nr 11 15 In the -' nate. on tne 2d. Senator Plumb, from tn committee on public ands. re ported the secate biL to provide for the delivery cf land patents to tneii rightful owners, and asked for it- immedi.ne con sideration After -ome discus-.on the bi.i passed. It direct- tne secretary of the in terior to -end it the recorder or dseds in each citv m anicU the land -o patented lie the li-ts of tne lacd patent- in that county tnat hav- been in tte general land ofSce uncaLe I for for twelve a.ontUs. Sen ator Hisc ick called up his motion to re consider the vote by wnich tne senate yes terday refused to recede from its amendments to the leiative appropriation bdl. The mouec was agr-ed to and after some debate the senate receded from its amendments. The biL now goes to the president. The sen ate then proceeded to considera t.on of two senate bills reported from the committee on commerce to place the Amer ican merchant marine euea-ied in foreian trade upon an equality with taat of other nations, and to provide for an ocean mail service between the United States and fcr eurn ports and to promote commerce. After several addresses en the subject th" senate, after xecutive session, adjourned. The house on the 2d resumed considera tion of the federal election bili. Ihe hour of 2 o clock having arrived tee speaker declared the previous question or aered on the bill and the pendm amendments. 3Lr. Scnnger moved to lay the bill en the table. Lost yeas. 14r nays. 15". ilr Sonnger changed hic vote from amrnmtive to negative m order to move a r-con-idera-ncn. This, upon motion of ilr. Rowtrll. was laid upon the tabie veas. 13J. nays. 14. 5Ir fpr,ajT demanded tne reading of the emrrossed biL, cut the speaker was Drepared for this demand, the bill having been ensrossed in advance, and a Durst of apniau-e came from the repubh-.-an sid- wnen the cleru began reading. Two hours ! was consumed in t-- - idin. The j question recu-reo ... a-ca.e c. me , bu.. As the call wis m progres- tae sreatest interest was manifested en both sides. As Mr. Colemaa. or Lomsi-iaa. vcted with the democrats he was greeted with applause froa; that side of the hcuse. and the anpiause was remfoiced witu filters when Mr. Lchibach. of New Jersey. iis. cat his vote aeainst the measure. The republi cans retaliated in kind, and a the s-.uia-em rapubncai s. Messrs. Eouk and Tay lor, of Tennesee. Waddeil and Mudd, of Maryland, and Wilson, of Kentucky, re corded their votes in the afarmatne. cheer after cheer was given. The bul p.issed en a vote of yeas. 155. nays. Hi. Ihe house tcec. at 925. adjourned. In the senate on the 3d. messages from the president as to Indian lands in Eacsas. postal and cable communication between the Cnited States and the Latm-Amencan states, the celebration cf tne fourth cen- tennial of the discovery of Amer.cu and as j to the agreement between ttie Caerokee commission and the Iowa Indians in Tvitnr territory were presetted and referred. Senatcr Plumb offered a resolution, waicu was acreed to, calling on the secretarv of war fcr information as to whether articles are beinc manufactured at any of the na- I tional military home" tnat come in compe- I tiOcn with private enterprise. U so. tne reason and authenty therefor. Sen ator Plumb also offered a resolution directrag tae secretarv of the interior to rafcrus tae senate whetaer he has knowl edge of a guarantee, sotaal or rr , ose . by the Enicn Paciac Railway eoiapany. of ' her child beside her. bcaas or stocks of anv other eoroorations. Z T 7 - . .- - -. - . CnltlTatins a ew Game Btrxl. esueaallv tnose or tne Oregon Navigation . -r, "- comnanyand cf tne Denver and Scuth -LASt "' -m - B aisdel. cf Ma- Par Railroad company, whether the comb. IU.. secured from Oregon two pairs Union Paciac Railroad company nas paid ' of Chinese pheasants and turned them oat cf its surplus earmaas cr otherwise loose. E'cht vears ago the state hoard cf the mdebtecaeBS or any part taereof of , acncalture'of Oregon iraDcrted fram China thfie or ether companies, and if o. whetLer , e of rf- p, nchuaaator payment or ooth is m , protection of the cams lava of tha accordance -with tae law and consistent 7 k- r " , " a wrth the oblisarion of the Uaicn Paciac to ; 5Iat6 toe? taw atcreased to nearly 1.CG0.- the United States. Senatcr r-dmaads saascstfid to adc add to the resolution the j wonts, anc taat the secretary or tne m- tenor communicate ail intormanon in pos- Bessicxi of his department on the subject,- Senator Plamb accepted tne amencmeat. The resolution was aareed to. xne sub- feet of the bill cashed a4 w Iosd patt.aSS remoming uadi"vided ai.d the facii.u- - af- ! forded a arm of Washington attorneys to j taka a lit ci tijs, was trcugh; up by j ! r3tor B,err f karJS3f- h? I letter read sent bv the clerk of Columbian county, Ark., offering a supply cf patents m that couaty for Si each, of which fee the clerk was to rtctive SI A letter from Assistant Commissioner Stone, I tn-n acting commissioner, to tins urm. j exteadiae such facilities to it, aad 1 a letter from Assistant Secretary Bassev. certifying to the reputabie character of it. were also read- Stcretary Beny said if any explanation could be grvea of that arm s action or an7 excuse for that most scandalous conduct on the part of govern ment otucials. he would be glad to hear it. There were 25O.0QU cf these unde.ivered patents and this arm would at the low rate mentioned m its letter wrench $l,0()().00t from citizens unjustly and without au thority. He understood one member of the arm, Thomas E. llcEee, was an offi cer of the house of representatives. The matter was discussed at some length by senators Teller. Paddock and CcckrelL Paddock stated that under tae present ad ministration the number of undelivered patents had been reduced by 70,000. The -enate bill to establish a United States , land court was then discussed until 2 p. m., when the postal and subsidy bills were called Tip. vhich were laid over. The con Terence reDort on the acricuitural appro priation bui was presented and agieed to. Adjourned till the 7th. In the house oc the 3d Air. Lodze, of Massachusetts, asked for a rennet of the federal election bill as passed, with mar ginal, notes. Air. Rogers, cf Arkansas, de manded the regular order, ilr. Lodge i supested that tfcere was no necessity of ' s-'ttint: crosr about the matter. ilr. Koiiers retorted that the house ha 1 enough of the bill, whereupon ilr. Houk of Ten-n-5?ee. suscested that the democrats might set more of it. Thereiu-st was not granted. ilr. Dors-y, of Nebraska, asked consent 1 to oifr a resolution requesting the presi dent to return to the house the bill extend - , mc the term of payment to purchase of land of the Omaha tnbe of Indians in N--raska. but objection was mad', ilr. llcComas, of ilaryland, presented the con ference r-port on the District of ("olumbia i .ipprcpriation bill. After d bate and pending the vote on the conference report the nouse. at lAo, adjourned until tn- itc. HIS FIRST MATE. Capt. JIurrill. of Danmark Fame. Wed a Baltimore Belle. Cai t. Hamilton jlurrili, the h"ro of thj Dai mark r;S(u-. hs beeu married to iliss ilary C. iL'Cirmack. ore cf Baltimore s favorite Lelies. There wa.- a large attend ance of invited giests at the Grace Protest ant Episcopal cnurch. where the marriage was solemnized, while the sidewalk was thronged with admirers cf the gallant cap taia. The chancel was beautifully decor ated with riowers, troptcal plants and stately palms. Ihe bndal party wa3 pre ceded by eight ushers la cutaway coats, each wearing in an scarf a unique pis pre sented oj tne sroom. The ornament was of nautical design, representing t-?o sic-al :Li:s upon a masthead surrounded be a delicate gold rope, the ends of which were tied m a lover s knot. Iu color aad de sign it was an exact reprcdue na of the regulating sianal of the miir.ne code. signifyms "Wanted, a pilot." Tne bni-. a beautiful and stately, fair-haired tin, entered upon the arm of ner bruther. Dr Thomas H. iIcormack. and was met at tLe channel by tne groom, who wore nt,on the laoel of his Prince Albert ccat the decoration bestowed on him by t-e kin. of Denmars and Norway. " The bn .e s ister. iliss Ceha McCormaok. was maid of nonor. and H. Williams had charge cf th grccm. After tne ceremony the capt.nu and his bnde left for a trip to New York. They expect to sail for Ecgjaad at once. Aftar a tour through Europe, which will last all summer, they siL return to this countrv on th-1 new steamship, tne Missis sippi, ol wnich Capt. ilurrill will be the commander. Illinois Central striker- Want Fay tor Lust Time. A committee of three, representing the freight switchmen of tne recent Chicago str.ke. called on General upenntendnt uliivan cf the Illinois Central raurond x? sk for the payment of the regular waces to the men fcr the four days and seven hours they were out on the strike, ilr. Sullivan replied that there was no principle of eqmtv by which they could make sucn a demand and that the sum would not be wiliimriT p iid. He added taat the amount would be paid only in case future trouble was threatened and then on.y to the men ico woUid sign a written demand. The committee left to consult with the organization. Mr. Sullivan said to a re porter "".This demand is merely highway robbery. They have us m tneir power and take unlawful advantage of the reliance of the employer on the emplove. They do cot snow a busmess-uke spirit and if we are forced tc pav tne men for work they refused to do it will be like money paid to a bandit with a loaded revolver placed at a traveler - nead. " Portrait. Are Private Property. An laterestiag decision was hand- d down by tLe supreme court of Mmnesot.. by which .t was held a phctocraph r na no neat t dispone of a portrait without tne consent of the subject. ilr. Ida E. ilecre. a young matron of ilmn-apoli-. -x as the plamtirT in a divorce c-e. in which ;t developed that her chotocrach had een freely seen about jiace-j of en, re ort. The cnarae was made tiiat a de t?ctive m her husband s employ had ci--culated the pictures for tee purpose of iamagmg hr reputation and causiae her tc lose tne sud. Mrs. i'ooie brought suit for damaees from Photographer Ruge for I dispesing of her picture, and the case went to tne appellate court on the piea that she had no cause for action. One piea et up m defense was that her picture, in the places of en. resort, would have aa eivat mg tendency. Ihe supreme court held that she has ground for action and sent the case back to Minneapolis for trial. Fell Cncon-cion in Conrt. There waa a pathetic scene in Judae Eleme's branch cf the circuit coun. St. Louis, when the case of John Bertram! aralast Louise E. Bertraad for possession of Edith Miy Bertram!, aged 9 years, was decid-d. The pair were divorced several vears aso. and the father, who has again named, has Ceen trying to secure posses sion of tae cmld. The case has been on trial for a week, and the testimony was CCacladed hv Mrs. Bertraad making an aa- peal to the court not to take the child from her. The judse denied the father posses s on of the child, and when Mrs. Bertrand heard the good news she fell unconscious. She was carried from the court room with uuu, iaese Dims are anout as larse as a comcn prairie chickea. of ceaarif al nlura- ag. aac taeir aesn is supenor in everv re- saect for the tabie to the aua'1 or common Airmail erouse. Taese birds hatch three brQods cf- cird , . -,...- 1 s na para-aiany rli acapted to tms c 12i::te- la-'r ra''i good shoctiag aaa af e muca mcr oimcalt to kail than quaU, ridgven ar wcodccck ! BRITISH CORMORANTS GOING INTO SHIP BUILDING FOR WHAT THERE IS IN IT. . Slok "W"aa, the last Indian camp, thirtv A Syadlcatr to Take Hold of the John Qp CbllcaS aTePj exded Boacii ftnip tarda Infornxatlozx 31ade .. ,. r, , , H - ""ui1" a3 tar as the V elles.ev nver and bv cance Public Regarding the Profit The Price . . , . - . . - , , , , , , and sledces to the Bntisa boumiarv, whicii Areeii twin 4,iX).000. . , , . . . -' he plainly marited. He then went to Arraaeemsnts are under "ay for the pur- iiarble Glacier and ascended several higi chase by an English syndicate of tne John mountains. By the new pass they found Roach ship yards in New Tork and at Strong river, with a slow, deep current Chester, the price agreed upon being $4,- running -west from behind ilr, St. Elias. 000.000. The transfer may be made m a Another branch comes from th- north, and fe'x weeks, and tnen England will go into beiow the farks is a canyon impassabie for the business of buildins our ships in this canoes. Seton Sarr wi.1 write a hook country at cerhans a greater proa: than about his expedition, she now gets for building them in her o n JUtd on His Wedding Dy. ship yards. Nelson J. Demcsev. of Hannibal, Ho., The purcnasi wid be made in the man- tQ Qaye fc, Ved Tuesday, but on ner which has proved so popular with Coiag for the young lady he was" to wed English investors. A stock company has , foar,(i sne j C!:arjgeti her mind and had been farmed m London under the name of earned another m-. This was the sec Roach s Ship rimldmg and Engineering QI1(j CdJje 0 irui expenunced by Demp company. limited. Its common stock is ,ey tilia Tea-T ati - disappeared, leav .?1.500,000. its c per cent preferred stock mg a cote 3aymgthat he wasgoms to com 51,500,000, and it issu-s 51,500,000 of 6 -t srcide. The people of the town per cent, bonds. According to the terms turneii ott; and dragged tea river for his of sale, part payment may be made at the body, but unsuccessfully. A letter has ODtion of the directors in common stock, been received from him. rested m Lcmsi- None of the stoc is to be placed m this countrv. and all of it has been taken up by private sabscriptiocs in England. The property secured includes the plant at Chester and the Morgan Iron works here. ' jln connection with tne sale some highly interesting information is made public re garding the proiits earned oy John Roach m his rjusiness. A well known arm of Lon- ' don auditors has been examining the books of the concern from 172 to date, and is re ports that Mr Roach s profits for the ten years ending in February, l:So. were 54.216, '537, or an average of 5421.6o3 a year. Regarding the years l:So-S6, when ' Mr. Roach and the government were m hot dispute, the directors of the new com- , pany say they have thonzht it fair to ex clude those years from the estimate. The ' work done durmir the subsequent years to date is reported to have been. li&7. 5i2,J,;i'. 1)5.51.203.587. 1-:S3, 52.71. iyi. The estimated prorit on the last year business is placsd at S427.322. Un the !asis of Dresent earnimr the pur- cners expect to pay 12 per cent, on the common stock. A Revolt in San Salvador. During a ball given at the president s residence at the capital en the 23d inst.. Gen. Melesio Marcial suddenly entered the bail room and announced on benalf of his cnief. Gen. Ezetta. wno bad arrived with 50" men from Santa Ana. a revolt against the existmc government, demanding at the same time tne deposition of President M-nendez. At this juncture Lren. Martmes. com mander of the government forces in the capitol. appeared on the scene and an nounced that President Menendez. who was sick in the upper story of the house, requested an audience wita Gea. Marciai. An altercation ensued between Martmes and Marcial. resulting in the latter being shot and instantly kmed. Ezetas sold iers thereupon took Martmes prisoner and captured the barracks. Twenty-three per sons were killed. It is asserted that the president died on the following day from near! disease which had b-ei aggravated bv the excitement. Gen. Ezeta was proclaimed provisional president and a new cabinet was formed, but it has since been dissolved, and Gen. Guirola is fcr present directing the differ ent branches of the governmental adminis tration. General order prevails. Aa Enortnou Meteor strike-, in Kansas. On Weduesdav about 1 o clock p. m.. a meteoric body shot over "Washington from south to north, making a peculiar roanag and rambling sound, resembling thunder, and leavtas a trail like smoke behind it. Many people heard the sound and saw the smoke. It was afterwards learned teat this body, cr a portion of it. struck tne ground on a farm four miles north of there wi tb r.ch uch force as to penetrate to the depth cf several feet. It struck only a short distance from a farmer named Janu ary, greatly surprising and frightening hira. The occurance excited much interest and hundreds visited the spot. Mr. January dug the body ud and has brought it to Washmgton, wuere it is on exhibition. It croks in two pieces when it struck the ground. The larger piece weighs 120 and the smaller sixty pounds. Thev are of a dark slate coior and are very aani and very heavy for their bulk. At exactly the same hour tnat the meteor passed over there was a distinct snock of an earth quake at Watervide. cmy twenty miles southeast of Washington. Dtr; Kealt of a Hlnnder of a Colorado Leai.-lature. James Medley and James Savage, the latter colored, and both of them cold blooded murderers, have been set free. After they had been convicted, sentenced and the scarlolc erected for their execution it was discovered tnat tarougu a b. under of the last legislature there w-is at tae time the crimes were committed no law m (o. orado asainst murder. The state s aito ney arsued that, inasmuch as this was true, the pnsoners nad never been in jeopardv of their lives, aad could be tned again. Judge Rising failed to take this view, and the pnsoners were released. Upon the advice of their lawyers bth stoned for the state line. Kmse,I To sail Lnder th.- star ami ! strip. The rLig m"ident came aear bmc: re- j ceated at runcstcn. Oat. Kev. u . Carey i sot permission from tte coveramect for ' the Amencan steamer St. Liwrecce to cruise about the Canadian waters with moonlight exzarsion-. He hail a battery band eacaged. but Col. Coltcn r- fused to let it jlo en board unier tee stir, and stripes. Carey teiegtaphtd to Ottawa and from there sot pe mission for the band to atteud the eXcur-or. a guarantee beiasr civea ttem tae steamr outd not leave Caaadiaa waters. Col. C lton let the troops embars. The excursion being held at nnrht aeither union jack aor stars aad stnaes 'fere raised. Dtcovrry of Copper and silver. There is area: excitement over a big dis covery of cepper aad silver at Eettie nver rapids, ra W-scoasia. For years search aas been made for the main lead, as nua gets of pure ccpoer and silver aaa beea washed from a larger vera. This vein has just been located fcr a long distanc -. It 1-, extreme!" rich, the copper being den dntic aad easi'v aimed, while tne silver is m d tacaed particles and found wita the copper. The land in that sectioa has beea occupied and located many years as pine iaad?. and pattats were received from the eatle'-Ta .' r21w-.t V "w-o rs- ' j - - - . ' c-ativ nurcaased tae unrversitv s saare or tte t -jC " " Di-cuTerie, in Aliaka- some imparaat aiscovenes ia Alaska Je It, en male b;: Lieut teton Sarr. an . Jiu 4.ai.i!i3i2. ii to Tears aao rrosed Uaka. from, llaaitula atd alainied ilt. St. r.lias as iintisn temtary en tae strength 1 af ancient maps which he carried. The lieutenant reached Vancouver en the steamer Afton after a two months trip, during which he discovered an easy pass from the Chilcat to Altsenp river over mountains rezarded as inacessible. From ana, in it ae reiterates his intention to commit suicide, and says he will be dead bv tne time the letter is received. Killed Away lrom Home. A carnage containing a party of four ladies, a young man and tne driver, while attempting to cross the Midland track at Ute Pas was struck by tne Midland ex cursion tram. The camaae was utterly demolished, and Mrs. Cosgrove, of Chi cago, instantly allied. Mrs. Wolf, of New ark. N. J., rece-ved injuries from which she died in two hours. Mrs. Gil!, of Chi cago had both legs broken, and Mrs. Wat son, of the same city, was severely braised. The driver and the young man escaped. The ladies belonged to tne Travelers' Pro tective association party, who are now makinc a tour of the state. enou, V re:k in Montana. A serious wreck occurred on the North em Pac.hc road, wheu two sleeper, of the rast tram wre derailed and thrown down an embankment near Drummond. The Dassemrer- were thrown violentlv from , taeir 5aat;j ET:rieii la a ,a3:j.'' H I May C. Carson, of Fort Sherman. Idaho, was injured so badly sae died within aa 1 hour. A dozen others were severely shaken up and several of them danger ously injured. The physicians say ao more deaths will result. The wounded were taken to the North ern Paciac hospital at Missoula, where evervthmc: is beinc don- for tnem. The sieepers were badlv smashed. aulliTan TaJW- Flht. John L. Sullivan, who is m Boston, talked right freely with a reporter. "When IM right again I don t know." he said, "but I do know that I stand ready to meet any man in the world, white or black, if a suffi cient amount of morey is forthcoming.'' He will meet Jackson for 520.0'0. but does not propose to run after him. Eilram. he added later, he would not aght again if he had millions behind him. though he be lieved him to be the easiest man to whip m tne countrv. Probability of a "ew Enli-th Cabinet. The London Chronirie says the recasting cf the ministry is not a distant event. It thinks the raising cf trie peeraze by W. H. Smith, the government leader in the house, not unlikely. Sir Jonn Gorst wrli crabably replace Balfour as chief secretary fcr Ire land. Lord Hartington is liable to become prime minister. Lord Salisbury secretary of foreign affairs, Sir Henry James home secretarv and perhaps Lard Randolph Churchill will receive a portfoiio. striking: Cloalunaker' Fijjfa.r. A crowd cf 200 striking cioakmakers gathered about the doors of the two laraest sneps of the kind m the citv. as tne em ployes were some to work this mcmiae. The strikers tned to cet the employes to quit work, and as they wonld not t-k assaulted. A mzht between the two bodies became general, and befcre the police dis persed the crowd many were injured. Capt. Kane Promoted. Capt. Henrv E. Kane, formerlv m com maad of the Bntish maa-of-war Calliope. . aad who succeeded in cettmg that vessel from the harcor of Apia. Samoa, lato the opea sea at the time cf the disastrous hur ncane there in which tne United States war ships Vandaiia aad Trenton were lost, has been appointed captain of the iron timet ship Indexible, whicn took part ra th- bombardment cf iaTT- n ra June, l-:2. One shot Wa-, All He WanteL 'What is tne ptice for a shof 'Two 'for a nickel." "Tu take one. and Bud Normaa picked up a largq revolver in ice shoctiag gailrey at No. 16S Harrison strret, this afternoon, and shot himself ' througa the heart. "My siri s gone back on me." he said as he did so. Norman died aimc-t instantly. He was alJ-year-old negro and recently went to Chiacgo from Peoria. The .Lake Front hi Chosen. The directors of the World's Colurabiaa 1 expositioa. after a discussion lasting sev eral hours, voted on the question of a site for the fair to be rcommended to the . aational commission for acceptance or re jection. The result was that the lake treat i was aamed to be passed apen by the com- mission. The vote stood 23 for taat site to ,n ,.,. L'j aaaiast Obituary. Coi. L. A. Harris, m-mber of the board of -Mrs of the National soldiers' home m Diytoa. O.. is dead from a chronic ail- meet. He served with oistmctioa danag the war of the rebellion, was ex-mayor of Cincinnati, and was at one time collector of internal revenue m the Cincinnati dis tnct. Jlartler, Lane Co. Burned Out. The building opposite the Minneapolis city ha L occupied by Marder, Luse Jb Co.. type founders. andGeo-ge Huhn. druggist, burned. Tct-il less . 100.000; partially 1a sared. He Iuel Borx- Dtploma. The Uaited States grand jury has in dicted H. F. Bradbury, "deaa of Tnniry university in Vermat," for issuiag boeus drploaias. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. A. i. T. Lez. owners cf the Belmont mills. West ILinayaak, Pa., manufactur ers of woois and shoddies, have assigned. Liabuities, 5100.000; assets aot kaowa. Thz qu-ea regent of Spam has accepted the resigaarioa cf the cabinet aad the sit tings cf the certes have cen 3nsrjandei pending the f orazaticn of a new - - Gra-'a::' Tr- Ya- ratamav stapaert a. in re ceclared that ae coes ,ZT , . . . . W3 aot ratend to oe a caacioate rcr ccsgress in taat district. This announcement 13 a poKtical seasation. Tfern ?c nf i-cnrTvrrrir!" nr tiwi "r n-.m Tmnia P.wim 0r- ... v. - - v..am. ajmiu. wujwm mJS Wtiii -;.., ;, t,, . ? . Zs, , ,- f;'c, xur;ia a i:tt rri:..ir. i':.:i r 1: nHiu-iii vr -rr temnle is expected to cost nearlr a alf-millioc "whoa comnleted. 5EBBASO STATE SEWS. Postmasters salaries Kaadjasteti. The readjustment of third-class post masters salaries in Nebraska for the next nscal vear results as follows. .Broken Brow, "$1,600 to 51,700, Chadron, $1,600 to 51.700; Crawford. 51.200 to 51.300; Edsar. $1.2u0 to 51.10U; F arrrield, 51.2W to 51,300; Falls City, $1,600 to SLaOOr Fallerton. 5L300 to $1,400; Hebron. 51.300 to $1,400; Lexmgton, 51.400 to $1,500; Madison, 51.100 to 51.200; e bsh. 5L400 to 51.100 North Bend. 51.000 to 51,100; North Pi itte. ?1.7i0 to $1,600; Orleans, 51.300 to $1,200; Osceola. 51,000 to 51.1"0; Ponca. 51.00 ) to 51.100; Red Cloud, 51.600 to 51,500; Rushville, 51.000 to 51,200; Wayne, 51.200 to 51,300; Wy mors, 51.500 to 51,400. ubbtns of wj From All Quarters. The omcial census returns give Hast ings a population of 13.630. The Seventh Day Adventista are hold ing a camp meeting at Albion, A potato famine exists at Aurora. There is not a bu-hel in the ton- Ovzb twenty he id of stock have been killed in Saline county within a few weeks. CBOP5 m the vicinity of Ovenoa were considerably damaged by a hailstorm. TH2 Sons of Veterans camp at Albion is now an armed camp, having receivedacase of twenty rirles. H. S. Peassis, a farmer Irvine near Supenor, while pottering around on rainy day-, his patented a lister, and will no doubt mike a fortune cut of his inven tion. W. L. Tejlgardzx. of Elmwood, was run over by a train near Eacle and one lee cut off and one arm braAaa. He was taken to Lincoln for treatment, but is not ex pected to recover. Mas. S. W. Wadswoeth. wife of an Omaha stonemason, gave birth to three cirl babies, tha combined weignt being twentv-one pounds. The babies are all strong and healthy and will live. Constable C. C I axey, who ared two bullets into Isaac N. Kerf 00 1 with fatal effect while in tae performance of his ofSicial duties at Berlin, has been exoner ated from ail blame by the coroner's jury. uscar OLESOS. a jealous young man of Kucx county, cut and mutilated Sam Howard in a severe manner whde he was out looking at the stars with Miss Jessie Moran. Oieson was bound over to the aw tnct court. WrLiiAsr G. Measob. an engineer on the Elkhom road, residing in Fremont, the other day administered a severs cow hidiag to a tree ageet aamed Harvey Chambers, who persisted ia aaacyiae Mrs. Me inor in the absence cf her husband. I r ha vina been repened that the editor of tne St ran j Rrpr'-- n.id agured ia an unsavory affair where stale eggs were thrown. W. B. Ramsey, the present editor, wisnes it understood that the person re ferred to was a youn man named Scho held. wao at that time was in his employ. Mr. Ramsey and ais paper had uothiag to do with the affair. A lahge twine mill is to be erected at Fremont. The school census of Beatnce shows 3.023 children of school age, a gam of 542 ia the past year. Ax expert accouataat is makiag aa ex amiaatian of the reccras of Stanton county, and laterestinz developmeat3 are expected. A SEVE3E haiLsterm did a great deal of damage in Saanders county, several fanners losing eatire aeids of ecru and hemp. Mead and Wilson, horse thieves who escaped from Tail at Yaieatiae, were re captared eight miles from towa after tweaty-four hours of hbeny. Pbalhie doas aad rattlesnakes, which ten years ago were more aumerous thaa people ia Custer couaty, have about dis appeared aad it is seldom -that either is seen. Tee Metnodists aad Congreganonalist3 of Stanton had a tilt at the balict box over the election of school trustees, resulting ia a victory for the former by good major ities. N. Zn.T5irr. a Folk couaty Pclaader, enjoyed a quiet smoke while puttrag away his team, aad as a result lost his bam. together with a span of mules, a lot of gram and same machinery. De. Chabx.es E. Welsos, a physician widely known througaout the state, dii at his home m Nebraska City. Tuesday, after a iingenng illness, resulting from aa attack of la grippe last wiater. The Eiroy Dramatic compaay "went to pieces" at Norfolk the ether day. The ." say3 tae female members of the com paay rode to their homes ia a varnished car, while the raale members of tae aggre gation are stii. in town, debating whether they snail walk out or zid ra a side-door Pullman. LE3ITEI. J . sirrrH aad Aadrsw Hackeas. two proaibitioa speakers who have been noldrag forth ra a teat at Nebraska City for some time, were forced to bnac the meeting to a sudden close tne ether night on account of a shower of decayed eggs thrown by hoodlums ia the audieace. The miscreaats escaped. Bots wao co in swiramms withra the city limits are compelled to wear aprons, says the York Time.?. Every boy m Tork. between the ages of 4 and 35. carries one of these dainty littie lung protectors in his in side pecket. C.othed in these and the raao ceace of youth, taev dive and doat like the fabled mermaids of the sea. and the strong arm cf the ia is paralyzed. Tee Patterson comedy company "busted" at Eastings Thursday aigat. creditors tak lag possessioa cf all tae properties, ward robes, etc. The eoverament will buy wood for its fuel of the settlers ra aartaera Nebraska ra order to assist tuoe wao have ben col lecting wood dunas the oast winter aad spnng. Coal has beea used heretofore. The Tork Times says that city aeeds about one more paper and two more binks. Thea the banks could loan all their money to the papers and sro asarag. while the papers could go to the aext station beyond Texas. While ia a aumerous raced" Conrad Schnitt playfully tried to purloin a mere cr less fractured cngiaal package from the pocket of ity Marshal Heiderman. of Alexandria, and was arrested -M seriously beaten fcr the joke. For his brutality E.-idermaa was relieved of ara star. Nobth Best has voted 00 ecu for a new cityiaaiL Joet EsAP?, a farmer living twenty miles west of Genag, quarreled wita a cowboy aaraed Albert Lippach regarding the bouadary lrae of a cattle range. Euapp produced a rrie aad deliberately saot Lrp psca. who was unarmed- The latter took a leaf from a notebook aad penciled aa ac count of the affair, waich was fouad by his ccmpanicas lyms beside his body. Tee mardarer fed and at last aacouats a posse or coweoys had started ra pursuir, with the avowed rateatica of lyachrag h im if captured. j-cLs. uoiamooa tvnigat ci rymias win probably build a 520,u00 castle hall this rammer. A HUSBAND'S CRIME. He U Charged Wish Putting Hb Wife Oat of the Way. John Kaznpfer, an employ of the Har risburg i. Potomac railroad, waa resided at Hontsdale, m Pennsylvania township, up to Thanday last with hw wife and two children, has been arrested charged with the murder of his wife. On Tuesday noming Mrs. Eanrcf e? coarplainsd of feel ing unwell and her huabsjed gars bar a doie of what he said was laudanum and a pain exterminator, remarking that "she would be better soon." In a short time the woman was seized with Tiolsnt convul sions, and two hours after taking the med icine she was dead. The funeral took place Saturday aad after th service her brother. W. A. Meyer, cf Carlisle, made informa tion asainst the husband for murder. District Attorney Maast aad the coroner went to the scene of the alleged marder and eathered the testimony of several neighbors to the effect that Jiampfer treated his wife b ratal ly and that he hail made threats that he would put her out of the way. They will have the body disin terred and hold an raquest and p est mortem examination. BANK FAILURE. A Chicago Institution Close Its XHwrrs The Bonk ot an Important One. The Park National faaak, of Chicago, closet' its doers Friiay and a crowd of depositors surrounded its place of business. The causes of the failara are net vet known. A notice posted on the door says it is ra charge of. J. D. Sturgis. na tional bank examiner. Charles P. Pack ard is its president. It has been organ ized only a few years. Its stcck sold at par yesterday. No statement of assets or liabilities is cbtaiaabls at this wntrag. The bank was not an important one. its capital stock being only5200?00O. The report of the condition of the bank May 17 last, showed loans and discounts amount ing to $630,000: notes aad bills rsdis couuted, $622,000. surplus fuad. $21, OoO. and nudrvided profits $15,000. The failure was not expected in banking circles. Its president made considerable money rn the hat business aad took charge cf the bnk. it is said, without sumcient knowledge cf banking The result was that its loan department was understood to be conducted less strictly thaa conserva tive bankers consider necessary, with the rasalt of gsttiag rather a peer line of paper. Fire as TTIrnlra. An employe of 3arker. Ecse i Gray, the heaviest jobbers and retailers of hardware ra Elmira. spilled some Japaa dye aear a lighted lantern ra the banemeat of that arm s store, and ra a moment the lrcat ra tae laatera had communicated with the dye. and a fnahtful explosion ensued. Lewrs Jerlson. the cierk, who was drswrae the dye. was badly burned, and Fletcher Gnswotd. who was with him, was quite senously rajured. Both escaped, and so did the afty other employes who were working oa the door above. The aremea were uaable to check the name and the entire plant, extending from 338 to 344 East Water street, was buraad. oaly the outside walls being left standing. The stcck of Barker, Rose . Gray wai insured for SIOO.OOH. and the block, wnich is owned by the Araot estate, for 535,000. No lives were lost. o Carnage tn the Grand JLrury Parade. Cammaader-ra-Chief Alger, of the Graad Array, has decided that there shall be ao carnages ra tae great parade at Boston during toe aatioaai eacampmect ra August. The result is a tremendous kick among the maimed members of the organ ization Complaints are pouring into headquarters by tae huadreds. The order wri; not he revoked. The reason assigned is that if carnages cae or more to a post are allowed ra lrae the parade will be of an impracticable length. For tins reason tae plaa of havrag the state militia act as escort to the G. A. R. has beea abaa doced. Census Guesses. The returns from the following cities have been aaaounced ra a sean-cfacial way thus far: Brooklyn. 93C.57T I.C3 "gales. . Btutimcrs . . 50U.')"0 ( al . . SUXH Boston irr.720 Mflwiaiw 2).COJ Baualo . 250.0C0 Mmaeapoils . laiCOO Cincinnati. 3Gt-.TrJ-- Yari U!2aT7 leveiaad. r,4.-.0C!w i.'rleaas i46.iXffl Lcnamccs. 114.000 Paiiadelpruo. 1.-WJ.UU tifctroi!: VST.tKQ PlttiDuru jr-O.uiM I'-a Homes 53.01O 5t i-cois. Mo 4v v.- Lmoaqae. U.X1 St. Paa . U. Oil iJaveapcrt 20.0 0 sloaz itv a.ju Graad Bapids, siuiraaieaaD :kl. ifcch 95.000 stcclKor. Cai !i7)o Iadiaaacolia. I25.t.0-J W aanimrsan . s3u,uu) Lcaisvine X3O.1XX) Uaciwo . 1AU0.0LH1 lauccta. 'eb. 3J.0OO Archer Will Be Arraisned- Judge Stewarts decision that the de faulting ex-trsasarer. Archer, was aot ameaable to the laws of the state en the cnarae of embezzlement has been reversed 07 tne state court of appeals. Acccrdin;: to the statute as coa3trued by Judge Stewart, tae peaalty fcr embezzlement of state funds did not apoiv to tae state treasurer. The court cf apceals hoids, however, that "he is radicted as Stevenson Archer, aad as auch is answerable for a crime committed by arm while holdiag the office of treasurer. " The state will now croceed aearasa ta. defaulter. Dannn Escape of an Ohio Convlec John Johason, a colored pnsoaer, es caced from the Oaio state prison, sawing bars aad making his way to the roof, from which he shaped down a water pip to the ground, a distance of srxty feet. No trace of him can be found. Object to Bern:; Docked. Twelve hundred coal miners ara out on a strike at Spnngnill colnenes. the larzes: in Nova i-cotta. Every tarag 13 at a stand still. The men object to the system cf "dockjag fcr short measure or stcne. THE MARKETS. Slnux City Ltrm StneM. Hesjs Hecelpts. V1CD caotal Sarraar. S.311 . Markss iteadj wiih aarardavs cloaiai pna, allias at S3.40tS.L45 ra balk aa SJ.w. Cattts fttpta. 25a , orici. aaaria j. 2i; aiprceats. 3& Mu vrr qaiet aad ttr7. Iiesvss Us$ic lower thac two thu age. (actasicas ri: stean. araa. sa.73 4 0J iar to good. X&)A7Q r4 en. skoto 900 to 1.000 jxraads. SA13J 3.3T, ; .'a r to toes. -5 ZZJ itocksn. "Zrttmm, SX.JU4XI5, rair t gcctL. 92.5-si3.to mTsrlar, I" 'TillM, eows. sxtra caoies. cero-fsd. 2-T5-3.a5; (ruwii. lair to good. il.75.125; ;af enor ic eoieaac at. x.e5 eaaasn. 73 13 vearitao. sxwacaaica. J10&9113 . eoai rnoa. 9Z 54-l.M boOs, ancles. 9L2A0LS3; ooss-gna. S1.75Q2J6, ! ssUts. paer so cacice. ti.00tg3.73. South Uaaha Live Stec. Hco rUceryas. 4J00 cracra, Sataraay. 2.570; Saipaieata II can. Manas opeaad 2c lew-s. e .iaz a: 3 35-93i Cattfs Bersts. LCC calcial Sa-araay, z."-- 5iuaa:sat. 37 can. .Mar arc cpaaed. a taads !owr aad rerj slo-r Q'maarv raa:. Chlcaaru Lin Stoea. Hess Bacetats, 13.00U. VtTtmz ilcw. aad Icrwar ant. SivJlii aeavw and iiupplan. Hitl1.50. Cattle Beeetata. 17J30Q. UxAbz. Beeved. sn.4A44.70 stccsers asd feeders. SXMc 2.75 . Taaas cxasiers. taJO 3 A Sheep Becersaa. 5.QCU. Xarses di?. asd a aaadelowar. aatuai, C3O-0C; aaccaars asVi 'eedeta. S3.-jOL3C. Caicaco Prodaca. "Waaas Sasy-caaa. io'laSijc. July, 35i .airast, aSHc Cera taaT , caai Jaly 34c . Aasait. 34c Oata Steady . caaa. 27c . Aagaaa. ae. Bye Steady c BariewCu'.aa. Prase Tlaaatiy LX. Fia.z i.J6. "STaiaiy aCC9. ProTiaiaxa Perk dull ca3h aad Jaly. tI2J3; lacass. J1130. Larf a 'y. cash aad Jalr. fciaajl ; awfxsabsr. S3 j ijs. THE OLD RELIABLE ty nratGMK (Oldest Statd Bank is. the StataJ PAYS IIITEHEST1- P.ME KPQSIT3, MIKES LOANS QN REAL ESTATE. ISSUES SIGEvT DFLAFTS 07 " Omaha. Cnyauro. Xew Torit. ami all Porelga Ccantno. SEIXS STELmMSUIP TICKJETS. BUYS GOOD NOTES And Eelp It Custcsiera wzea. taa? Xcsd Help. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: T.mKTiy-a. GZI1HA2I. President. G. "W. HITLST. Vlce-Prsalduat. JQHT 5TAUFPEB. rashSar. JTUVS A. 3EHD. E. E. EZXSZ. m -or COLUMBUS, NEB., -HAS AS- Anthorized Capital of $500,000 Paid in Capital - 90.000 OFFICSES: C. S. 5EZLDOS. E. P. H. OELHICE. Vio. Prs-. C. A. NEWHAN. Cashier. DANIEL SCHSA1L Ass't Own. STOC3EEOLDEBS: ! C. E. Shaldca. J P. Becker. j Eeraiaa P. E. O-hlrica. Carl Bieake. Jonas Wr-lch. W .V. McAllister. J Hearv Warderaaa. E. 1L Wiasiow. G,ir. W. Gallr. S. C. Grr. W-.-V Rnrr ArsoW Fl K. Oehlrich. gpn-V of deposit; laMi't allo-rI oc tiri dpoeit: bay aad 11 eaanaa9 oa Uaited State aad Earar". ad cay aad ell available secant!-. We aall be pleased to r-cei jour aoaiae. We solicit jour patronage. 2Sdeca7 FOBTHE fESTM G0TT1GB 0ESA11 . oy A.&M.TURNER Or Ci. TF. kIBLEK. Trsavellsisr Nalesmna. BThee" araaaa ar arst-class m every par scalar, aad so saaraareed. PRINCIPAL POINTS EAST, WEST, NORTH and SOUTH -A.X- U. P. Depot, Columbus. liuairtr HENRY &Av?S. 1TXDERTAKEE ! urn: aaaaaaasawa" af lAVkSiUaA H flLsdaPsr 9 r". B .JMbbbPILT JV 9 i"i.t alaaVnaaHaHflv- && - mzTJzs . 5? C0FF1 A.M Jicl 'M.ti . . 3Ref7i'iK.g of oil k.t . " j.. .. sitr-j Ccod 9-ti CC-I.C11BllS.iiHliA. . M 1 ..' IV