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All' 11 communications, to nccitre attention, aw' iccorapanitxi liy the. fali nanm of ti.e wnl nuunu llif. f-li.llt to nriect .1CV rsium!!"!. tv HOi-omi w rMunr ilin nli to n$ect any 3ianiitir.j and cannot agree to return the same.- Vkhwi h ooi respondent iu ev.vy whool-dsst -:.-l I'l.-itte- county, one of got! judgment ami r. liable in every way. -Write plainly, caci: it-i eiarately. Givo ns facta. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMDKIl 5. IbW. Attobxp.y J. H. FiEiirK of Omaha is wanted far forR.ii"; a check. Mrs. Addif. M. Billimes of Fillmore county. has been admitted to practice in the supremo court. Sinxt. the outbreak of cholera in Ja pan there have been :W,(HKI cases with 20,0(10 deaths. Some men buy umbrellas, some men achieve thein, and some Ret wet and swear. Texas Sifting. The first snow of the season at Detroit fell Wednesday morning- The snow was damp and melted ns soon us it touched tho ground. Fleasantkies "I must tire you," said the blacksmith. Well," spoke up the hub, "Wheel havo to bear it." New York Herald. The Nebraska State Teachers' Asso ciation convenes at Lincoln, Decemler 30, and the program has leen printed, a pretty lengthy" one. Gov. Thayek has appointed Dr. Fred. G. Test superintendent of the asylum for the insurable insane at Hastings, to succeed Dr. Stone. Ox Wednesday last jlinister Lincoln left London for home, on a leave of ab uence. He expects to return to his duties next January. Why should one voter in South Caro lina have as much weight in the election of a congressman as seven in Kansas? He shouldn't, but he does. The lease of Boyd's opera house, Omaha, was secured last week by L. M. Crawford of Topeka, Kas., for the next five years at $10,500 a year. About 11 o'clock last Wednesday night, Fred Meyer's big brick barn near Fremont was burned down together with three horses, harness, hay, etc. Sweet Feminine Emma "Does my dress hang nil right, dear?" Lucile "It certainly deserves to. The style is positively criminal." Now York Herald. - Grand Meadows, tho largest farm in Northern Indiana, containing 9,000 acres, was set on fire by hunters Saturday, burning up 12,000 tons of hay, a loss of $90,000. Pecan nut growing is one of tho rising industries of tho Gulf states. They are no expense after the trees begins to bear, and bring an income of S300 to 31,000 bd acre. News from St. Petersburg says that Grand Duko Nicholas, who became in sane during tho recent army maneuvers in Volhynia, is now completely paralyz ed and in a comatose condition. Elijah Gkiffix was found dead on the prairie near Beatrice Monday morn ing. It is thought ho must have fallen during the night in an epileptic fit and died through cold and exposure. Geo. S. Kxiairr (whose real name is Geo. Sloan) was about -15 years of age, died last week in Now York, in the re treat for the iusane, in which he had leen placed some months ago. 1 le was a comedian of no mean ability. Lincoln seems to bo infested by- fire bugs. Thursday night there were four fires, Friday night several, Saturday night five, and all, seemingly, the work of incendiaries. A third was made on one house, Judge Stewart's. Mrs. Mary Drummax of Lincoln, in turning her carriage to escape a motor car, was violently thrown against a tree and her skull was crushed, the brains oozing out. Sho was a widow lady about fifty-five years old. It is now said that fully one-third or the five million dollars raised for the Johnstown sufferers was stolen by the men who handled it, first and last. When people contribute for charitable purposes they should see that it answers the desired purpose. Teacher of declamation (to scholar "Now repeat after me: Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish " Scholar (interrupting) "Bats! A sinker doesn't swim, a liver doesn't die and n burv ivo doesn't perish. Take something that's got some sense to it." Washington Star. Quite a number of Nebraska cities are considering the sugar beet industry. It promises to bo a great industry. The sugar made at Grand Island proves to be first-class. Nebraska soil is splendid ly adapted to raising the beets, and tho outlook for the state is more than flat tering. A packing house syndicate are pur chasing land, 13,000 acres near Chicago, but in Indiana, on the Calumet river and Lakes George and Wolf. They have as their poincipals 6uch men as Swift, Armour, Morris, Cudahy and others. They will have about fifteen miles of water frontage. The whaling schooner Alton, Capt. Newitb, arrived at San Frauoisco, Wed nesday, after an unsuccessful attempt to penetrate the northwest passage. The Alton sailed bepoud tho Franklin range of mountains almost to the mouth of the McKenzie river before 6he was driven back by ice. She reports the death of John Hill of New Bedford, who is said to have been one of the best known and most successful whalers in the world. Hill was mate of the Mary Tbyonas at the time of bis death. New Yore voted yesterday for judge of the court of appeals, two justices of the supreme court, and thirty-four mem bers of the assembly; in Wisconsin, the compulsory school law overshadows all other issues; in Indiana they voted on secretary of state, auditorTtreasurer and other minor officers; in Iowa, the state officers to be elected are secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, jndge 61 the supreme court and railroad commis sioner; Kansas voted on a governor and a full list of state officers, seven con gressman and. a legislature that will choose a successor to Senator Ingalls; the farmers' alliance and re-submission parties have sprung up and flourished in tho last eight months; Ohio voted on subordinate state officers, and congress men; McKinley is running in the ICth district against Warwick, and the result will be looked for with interest; the ex tra session of the state legislature seems to have favored republican prospects; in Minnesota, the farmers' alliance has made strong headway, and although re publicans claim the entire five congres sional districts, the claims are contested by the democrats and farmers' alliance; Michigan selected a governor, a full state ticket, eleven congressmen and a legislature; there are four tickets in the field, nlxmt the same as in Nebraska, the main interest lieing in the close con gressional districts; the legislature chosen in Pennsylvania will elect a suc cessor to SenatorCamerou.and the state senators elect will also have a vote for the successor of Quay in '93; in Colorado lK)th factions of the republican party will favor Teller for re-election to the U. S. senate, but democrats have hoped to elect governor, state treasurer and a majority of the legislature. ItlC FIRE IN FKISt'O. The Craud and Burlington lintels Totally Destroyed. A dispatch dated Nov. 'M says that shortly Iwfore 3 o'clock this morning fire was discovered under the Burlington house, adjoining the Grand hotel, in the basement of a paint store. The flames spread rapidly throughout the basement of tho block ltounded by Market, New Montgomery, Stevenson and Second streets, and then spread to the first lloor, on which were offices and stores and the board of trade rooms. The smoke in the uieantime had aroused the inmates of the Grand and Burlington and tho frightened guests rushed to the sidewal'r with what valuables they could carry. Fire 6oon shot up through the freight elevator in the rear of the Grand and a general alarm was turned iu, bringing all the engines in the city to the scene. There were several nar row escapes from suffocation. The efforts of the firemen to confine the fire within the block occupied by the Bur lington aud Grand hotels were success ful. Alxmt fi o'clock the roof of the Burlington fell in, carrying part of that of the Grand. In a short time the in terior of tho Bnrliugton was a complete wreck, aud the front of the Grand, on the Market and Eastern street end, also a ruin. The western end was saved. The Grand hotel wus opened in 1870, and at that timo was considered one of the best in the world. It was four stories high and had a frontage of 200 feet on Market street. Two years ago about half of the block was leased to other parties and called the Burlington hotel. Tho total loss, including tho build ings, stores, furniture and stocks, is es timated at 8500,000. It is believed that the fire was duo to spontaneous com bustion. A SUGAR FACTORY FOR OMAHA. Local Capitalist Making a Strong Effort to Secure One. The chances are more than oven that Omaha will have a beet sugar factory completed and in operation before the end of another season. For some time it has been known that Henry T. Ox nard of the Grand Island factory con templated the establishment of another factory at some place in the northwest. In view of the fact, Lincoln, Nebraska City, Sioux City and Des Moines have put in bids, offering grounds and money. Friday night a numlier of the whole wile grocers of the city and some of the members of the loard of trade met and formulated a projwsition that has leen forwarded to Mr. Oxnard. Speaking of this factory, Mr. William H. McCord of tho wholesale firm of McCord, Brady Sc Co. said: "While we do not know what tho bids were that were sent in by other cities, we do know that Omaha's bid is ns good, if not the lest. We will know in a few days and I feel almost positive t hat tho factory will come to this city. I could tell you just what the amount of our bid is, but at this timo it would not be policy. "Mr. Oxnard will order the machinery for this factory at once, and as it all has to be built to order in Germany it will be some months before it would be put in operation, but rest assured that if tho factory comes here, everything will le in readiness to handle the next year's crop. "It is the intention to make this fac tory ai exact duplicate of the one at Graud Island." World-Herald. The Latctit Wonder. There is a wizard's den on Thirteenth street, opposite the Omaha National bank. There are more wonderful things to be seen there than Aladdin ever dis covered with his wonderful lamp. If perpetual motion is not to be seen, it is something so near to it that it is hard to distinguish the difference. There is power and light hidden in a brown metal, and it is 6et loose to do its work for the benefit of mankind by bringing it in contact with a little salt water contained in an earthen jar. No one knows the source or cause of this electric power. A chemical analysis shows that the mineral is composed of graphite carbon, Eoluble and insoluble iron, aluminum, calcium, magnesium and silica. This mineral is found in ibexbaustible quantities in New York, Michigan and elsewhere. It can be delivered in Oma ha for S6 or $7 a ton. It generates elec tricity, but a new kind of electricity. It is perfectly harmless. One may take hold with bare, moist hands, of a wire which carries a current sufficient for an arc light and he will feel nothing at all. Any one can manage it. It does not re quire a skilled electrician. All one has to do is to get a piece of the mineral, immerse it jrj salt water, attach a wire, at the other end a piece of zinc, and presto! He can run a motor, an arc light, an incandescent light, or any ma chine, ring any bell, or do anything that can be done by electricity. And the cost? There isn't any cost, except for electral appliances. After the mineral ceases to give forth electricity, which is a very long time, tho mineral is, by its own action, turned into pure car bon and is worth twice or three times as much per ton as when first purchased. Is that perpetual motion? If not, how far from it is it? What is this world coming to anyhow? World-Herald. Pretectioa la a Necessity. History shows that whenever the tariff on foreign products has been materially reduced, the industries engaged in making corresponding products here have languished; that when the repeal of inimical laws was long delayed disas ter has ensued, aud in some instances the affected industries have been aban doned altogether. In view of such facts, it is important not.to lose sight of those results of protection without which a diversity of industries would be impossi ble, except through reduction in wages to the level of other countries. The free trader admits this by his contention that protection encourages, by enhanced pri ces, the building up of industries that otherwise would find no footing in this country. Among the ttenefits resultiug from projection is a largely increased demand for labor, by which it is i08sible for ev ery man to get work of some kind if he really wants it. This comes from the diversity of employments afforded. We have now some sixty-six millions of peo ple in the United States, alont one-fifth of them heads of families. All these cannot lie farmers and earn enough to buy the necessaries of life. They could raise enough to eat, and a large surplus in addition; but there is not in all the world a demand for farm products suffi cient to pay for their other household necessities such as clothing, furniture, cooking utensils, carjiets, etc. if these were made in foreign countries. Out side of farming, there is absolutely no employment at which the majority of those who are compelled to work for a living could engage, and earn enough to keep themselves and families from want. Hence it is that diversification of indus tries, which can be secured only through the policy of protection, is a necessity to individual comfort and family mainte nance as well as to national growth and independence. a. r. l. General Butler made a speech at Chicago the other day in which he said: "I do not intend to touch politics but will say that I am a protectionist from head to heel. Under Washington the first protective tariff bill was passed. Tho bill stated that it was for the pro tection of American industries. I not only believe in the protection of Ameri can industries but of all American in dustries. You may have heard that for many years I fought for the coinage of silver. For this I was called a thief, a robber, and niauy other kind names. Hard names do not kill, however, if they did I should have been dead long ago. The silver bill did not take the light di rection. It should have provided for the coinage of American silver alone. The product of our mines falls a little short of the 864,000,000 that are to be expend ed each year, but if the bill had contain ed this provision the product in a year would havo been sufficient to supply all requirements. In reference to the tariff bill, I do not consider it us tho end of human intelligence, but you can rely upon it that it never will be substan tially altered. The great principle of protection can never bo changed." In publicly acknowledging that the position occupied by the democrats m congress on the tariff question was en tirely wrong Senator-elect Briceof Ohio, pays a high, though unintentional com pliment to the statesmanship of the re publicans in congress. Mr. Bnce, who is chairman of the democratic national committee, also, probably intended this statement as a formal notice to one Grover Cleveland, that, on account of his free trade ideas, he had been deios oil from the leadership of the democrat ic party. Still another object of the wily Mr. Brice is to stop the present stampede from the ranks of his party of the intelligent workingmen who are al readyleginning to realize the great Ikmi efit to them of the new tariff law. It is too late, Mr. Brice. The republican party is typical of our glorious country, and its motto is ever onward and up ward; under its judicious legislation we have enjoyed our periods of greatest prosperity and to it the people confident ly look for legislation necessary to main tain and increase the grandeur of the nation and the welfare of the individual; and they will not look in vain. The re publican party is the party of practical deeds, and wastes no time on fanciful and theoretical schemes. Hos. The receipts today were about the same ns last Monday, the quality being generally pretty common. The market was fairly active at steady prices. On good heavy hogs the feeling may not have been as strong as Saturday while common and mixed hogs sold stronger in some instances. Light and mixed hogs sold at all kinds of prices ac cording to the way they struck the buyers' fancy, the range of prices being about the same as on Saturday. The month opens with hogs selling 10 20c lower than at the opening of last month. Good heavy aud shipping hogs sell from S3.854.12J; rough heavy and light mixed from 83.6063.80, aud light weights anywhere from 81.253.50 ac cording to quality and condition. Thin grassy pigs hardly pay expenses of ship ping, care, etc., and should be kept at home. Omaha Stockman, Nov. 3. About 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon as Henry Elson, the driller at Beban's quarry, just west of Louisville, Neb.,was tamping in a two-pound charge of dyna mite, it accidentally exploded, blowing off the palms of both hands, breaking his left leg and literally blowing out both eyes and nose. Dr. Robinson was immediately sent for and dressed his wounds, bat there was no hope for his recovery, and be died daring the night He leaves a widow and two children. There were a dozen other quarrymen near by and several were blown into the air, but none were seriously injured, al though all had severe wounds and braises. That more were not injured is imply miraculous. j Crazed Ity Joy. John Tunif, a boiler maker of Balti more, Md., who was reduced to poverty by ill health and consequent inability to work, has gone crazy through overjoy at receiving 88.000 back pension money and annuity from the government. He had given up hopes of ever securing his claim. When the good news was receiv ed from Washington he becamo delirious and then raving mad. He imagined a conspiracy 'to rob him of his little for tune and carried pistols, knives and hatchets to bed with him. Sevsral days ago he attempted suicide with laudanum but took too much. Ho next locked himself in hi6 room, nailed down the windows and refused to eat and driuk for three days. When his family tried to break the door open he threatened to kill himself. Friday he yielded to his wife's entreaties and came out. Physi cians think he will recover. Fanaticism of one form and another has been tho causo of many evils in the world. Recontly Wm. Filliuger and his wife, near Perro, Mich., became religion mad, and became worried over the fact that Fillinger's mother had never leen baptized; she was confined to bed, un able to rise. Taking water to her room they Itegau the ceremony by dashing water in her face, aud continued it until, from shock and exhaustion, she ceased to struggle, when the fanatics found she was dead. A little girl, who was about to lie subjected to the same treatment was rescued by neighbors. Every hu man !eing should hold nil his faculties ready to follow the dictates of reason, and in nothing should he give rein to any sultordinate faculty. If he is not to use his reason to ytiide his sentiments and his arts, than indeed is insanity en throned. A yoi'm: Russian named Kelchosky has succeeded in making his et-capo from Silu-ria after having served four teen years there, and has arrived in London. He was arrested in Yitna when only eighteen years of age on sus picion or having in his pos.see.sion revo lutionary documents and of being con cerned in a conspiracy against the gov ernment. He states that the exiles there are greatly encouraged by the expres sions of sympathy with them in their fate by the American people, and claims that the Russian government is greatly disturbed thereby. The civilized world should place tho seal of their condemna tion on Russia's system of exile, and do their bc-st to sweep it from the face of the earth. Had the McKinley bill carried to the free list all woolen goods, nil cotton goods, nil hosiery, it would have been extolled to the skies by free traders and all foreign countries, and McKinley would have been n second Moses in the eyes of .such. But, where would it have left American labor'; On a basis of bare existence, or a reduction of .r0 cents per day. on a good factory hand, or S150 per annum, and, to give what? A suit of clothes at possibly .$.' loss- two suits per year, SO less on his salary 8144. Say this factory hand supports a family of four, then his increased price cloth ing cost him 824, and still ho is a loaer of 812G per annum. Ex. To reduce tho tariff on au articlo that affects every man, woman and child, and of universal necessity.not what he puts on his back to hido his nakedness, but puts inside to sustain life, and will not re duce wages, but add a premium towages for its production, should be tho great desideratum. Free sugar and a bounty for its production. Do you see a single word in nny free trade, democratic or mugwump paper about free sugar? Nc, 'aud yet the effect of putting fcugar on tho free list reduces the tariff 856,000,000 annually, and moro than equals putting on the free list everything a poor man wears, (woolen, cotton, etc.) Bee. Leprosy iu Pensylvanla. A genuino case of lepiosy has been discovered at Chester, Pa., and tho city is consequently very much excited. Dr. During, specialist on skin diseases, who examined tho case, came to tho conclus ion that it was interstical leprosy, which is a mild form of the disease. The man who is suffering from the disease is a Swede named John Anderson. It was decided to send him to the count alms lwm.se at Lima, Pa., where he will be confined in a separate building until death relieves him. Afraid or Tlieir Ibis; Skin-. At Guthrie, Oklamaha teritory, last Wednesday Representative Terrell call ed the attention or the speaker to the fact that lobbyists were on the lloor working for the Kingfisher capitol bill. The speaker refused to have them eject ed, whereupon Terrell, drawing a large revolver, declared that if the house could not Imj protected by its own rules he would protect it himself from the insults of lobbyists. The sight of the weapon caused a stampede and tho house soon adjourned. About 10:30 last Wednesday night, as R. F. Brown of South Omaha was on his way home, he was attacked by two men, who evidently meant to rob him. Mr. Brown drew his pocket knife and de fended himself vigorously, stabbing one of his assailants four times. Both the villains finally gave up the attack and tied into the darkness. Mr. Brown was not seriously injured, and he succeeded in preventing the highwaymen from get ting his watch and pocket book. We visited, a few days ago, tho nur sery owned by Mr. G. W. Gregg near this place, aud were surprieed to lind it, notwithstanding the dry weather, in such a flourishing condition. The plants all seem thrifty and hardy except those recently set out and fully ninety per cent of them lived through the dry weather. The orchard aud nursery cou tain 35 acres. The orchard contains 2,000 apple, 500 cherry, 130 apricot, 100 plum and 60 nectarine trees, beside au arbor of 1,000 bearing grape vines. Os ceola Record. The English 6teel men are unanimous in condemning the American tariff. They have roared and raged about it for years, and now they blandly assure us that if we will only abolish all duties we can " control the markets of the world." This sort of talk is an insult to American intelligence. Do these Britishers really want us to drive them out of business by "controlling the markets of the world?" Hardly. The thing they want is to control our markets, a thing which they can do as soon as we declare free trade. State Journal. EDITORIAL NOTES. Geo. Robordob of St. Paul, Mina killed two brothers, B. F. and W. E. Rogers, and then shot himself. A double barreled shot gun did the whole easi ness, and a quarrel over cattle that strayed where they shouldn't, waa the exciting cause. Mrs. Catherine Sullivan is petition ing the district court to release her from the bonds of matrimony which tie her to Alex. Sullivan. She alleges extreme cruelty as the cause of her petition. The case will probably be heard on December 6th at which time the district court will bo in session. Schuyler Herald. Ascono those to whom pensions 'bare lately been granted, we note the follow ing Nebraakans: Wm. 0. Aiken of Bell wood, D. A. Roe of Norfolk, Henry Woste of Battle Creek, James M. Baird of Clearwater, John Devine of St. Ed ward, Sarah, widow of J. J. Long of North Bend, J. Courtwright of Neligh. Frank E. Helvey, state master work man Knights of Labor, came out in a letter last week denouncing the shame less manipulation of the alliance by Powers and Burrows. Evidently the end of tho matter is not yet, and some one will le brought up standing, right suddenly one of these days. Diphtheria of the eye is uow reckon ed by oculists among the list of diseases treated by them. Tt operates precisely as the disease in the throat, nearly al ways destroying the sight. The disease is rare and may le caused by ersons having sore eyes coming in contact with those having diphtheria of the throat. Receipts for the week 90,000 cattle, 188,000 hogs, 48,000 sheep, allowing an increase of 0,000 cattle and a decrease of 28,000 hogs and 2,000 sheep from the previous week. Compared with a year ago receipts show au increase of 17,000 catt le, .7J.000 hogs and 2,000 sheep. To day's market showed but little change. Chicago Drovers Journal. Remember old soldiers, that the dem ocrats have opposed every measure adopted by congress, showing in a prac tical manner the appreciation of your services by a grateful country, and that it wus republican votes that passed ev ery law on our statute books which in the slightest manner recognizes your patriotic sacrifices. The Yossische Zeitung confirms the report from Warsaw that while a man lier of persons were leaving Russia, their intention being to emigrate to Brazil, they were tired upon by the Russian frontier guard at Slupca. The Warsaw report, however, stated that nine persons were killed, while the Zeitung says that only four of the party lost their lives. What makes Speaker Reed so popular with the rank and file of the party? It is no secret; it is because he is a fighter and always strikes straight-out from the shoulder for what he believes in, and when he strikes something always falls. Ho is a man of tho Lincoln-Grant stripe, and such men always command the ad miration of manly men. "All Europe," shouts the fren?ied democratic 6tump speaker, "is arrayed against the McKinley tariff law." True, and in order to complete the picture he should have stated that all America is for tho new law, those who oppose it being few, and rapidly growing fewer as its manifold benefits become more ap parent. The eagle eye of Inspector Millar dur ing October detested fifteen lump jawed cattle, v h'ch ho killed and turned over to tho rendering company. The ship pers realized $1.65 per head on their cattle for their folly. Six stock cattle wero also condemned and sent outside tho corporate limits. Sioux City Trib une. Receipts for the ten months of 18JX) footed up 2,943,085 cattle, 253,272 calves, 5,963,615 hogs, 1,823,462 sbecp and 90, 922 horses, showing an increase in round numbers of 431,000 cattle, 46,000 calves, 1,355,000 hogs, 298,000 sheep and 20, 700 horses as compared with the first ten months of 1889. - Chicago Drovers Journal. The steamer Belgrn via of the Anchor line arrived at quarantine in New York Monday morning with over one thous and emigrants on ltoard, most of them being Italians. The captain stated that smallpox had developed among her pas sengers. Tho health officers will take charge of i he sick and quarantine them and then disinfect the steamer. Wm. O'Brian, M. P., and his wife, John Dillon, M. P.. T. D. Snllivan and his wife and Tim Harrington arrived in New York Sunday. These noted Irish people were welcomed by Gov. Hill and a large number of Irish citizens. The visitors will hold meetings in Philadel phia, Boston, Newark and Jersey City, and afterwards make a tour of the coun try. Experience is usually the most costly thing in the world, but, if you desire to know anything relating to patents, copy rights, trade marks, etc., the many years successful experience of Messrs. C. A. Snow ,v Co., patent solicitors, opposite U. 8. patent office, Washington, D. C. may 1mj utilized for your benefit free of cost. Read their advertisement in an other column. Oscar Ross, a Swede wonting for Mitchel Chapman near Florence, com mitted suicide by shooting himself twice Wednesday. He was fifty years old, aud had worked around Florence for the last ten years. A team had run off with him aud he thought his employer would blame him. He was of a surly disposi tion, made no friends, and no one knows the cause of his msanitv. October receipts of cars were 31,527, leing the largest on record. In Sep tember 26,167 arrived, and October 1889, 27,561 arrived. The previous banner run was 28,614 cars in January 1890. For the ten months receipts have been 256,369 cars, against 214,819 cars in 1889, 171,271 in 1888, and 168,460 cars for thel first ten months of 1887. Chicago urovers journal. A dispatch from Wayne, Neb., dated Nov. 2, says: "Ex-Coanty Treasurer D. W. Britton, who was struck on the bead with a pick last Friday noon by Teb betts, a negro employed on the railroad section at this place, died from the ef fects of the wound at 6:30 this evening. Mr. Britton was one of the best known men in this part of the state, and an in tense feeling of indignation exists. Sheriff Rickbangh departed with the prisoner to unknown quarters last Fri day night about 8 o'clock, but it is sap-1 posed he went to Hartington." 1 The people of the United States, the state of Veraftoat, toe sesate, the repub lican party and Hoa. Justin Smith Mor rill should all be congratulated on the election of Mr. Morrill to his fifth con secutive tern in the U. S. senate. His colleague, Senator Edmunds, is now serving hfe fifth term, and it is no dis paragement to other senators to say that no two men in congress wield more in fluence. Ma. John Hunt living five and a half miles southeast of town had the misfor tune Wednesday .morsing to hare his barn together, with three bones, sixty tons of bay aud two hundred bushels of oats, besides all bis farming implements, entirely destroyed by fire. The fire waa caused by the bottom dropping out of a lantern. The loss is estimated at $3,000 and about $1,300 covered by insurance. Tilden Advocate, The proclamation of the president opening to settlement the ceded portion of the Ponca reservation, adds several thousand acres of fertile land to the area available for cultivation. The land is adjacent to the Missouri and Niobrara rivers, and is the equal of any in the state. The proclamation gives effect to the act of congress straightening the northern boundary of the state, which placed the Ponca reserve under the jur isdiction of Nebraska. Bee. WaatelBgtea lttr. I From our regular correapnadeBt. I I saw today what I most sincerely hope will never again be seen an ex-president of the United States-Mr. Cleveland -making an argument before the U. S. supreme court, upon the bench of which sat two men Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Lamar -who were appointed by him. Understand, I do not wish to even imply that the two justices referred to would knowingly allow the fact that they owed their places to Mr. Cleveland, as president, prejudice their minds in favor of the case represented by Mr. Cleveland, the lawyer, but, there is something in the situation which jars discordantly upon one's ideas of the fitness of things. Mr. Cleveland never had a case lefore the supreme court be fore he was president, and he never would have appeared in that court but for the fact of his having been president, and the suspicion naturally arises that his client, in employing him, hoped to gain some advantage through his promi nence and his relation with the two men he had placed upon the bench. It may be unjust, probably is but it will not down, and I trust that no other ex president, who was appointed a part of its membership will ever again make an argument liefore the supreme court. It would not le a bad idea for congress to pass a law on tho subject, although it might be supposed that the natural judgment ami good taste of our ex presidents should lw sufficient. Mr. Cleveland is memlier of a firm, several memliers of which are far Itetter advo cates than he in. Why couldu't one of them have made this argument? Sim ply Ixscause it was the ex president ami not the lawyer that was wanted. Let us have no more of it, say 1. The republican congressional cam paign committee is apparently confident of controlling the next house by a good working majority, notwithstanding dem ocratic shot guns in the south and out rageous gerrymandering in the northern states which accidentally have demo cratic legislatures. Civil service commissioner Roosevelt in stating officially that all federal office holders who violated the civil service law as to receiving or making contribu tions for political purposes would be prosecuted, gave the democrats an ex cellent opportunity to prove some of their wild statements about government employes being compelled to contribute to the republican campaign fund, but they have not taken advantage of it, for the very good reasou that there has been no violation of law, except in the imagi nation of excited and demoralized demo crats, who seeing themselves lienten are trying to explain their defeat by yelling "lxjodle." A party which starts a cam paign as the democrats did this one, with the avowed intention of taking by legal frauds, in the shape of legislative gerrymanders, 31 districts, and by illegal frauds-suppressed votes -:K more to which it is not justly entitled does not show up well as an accuser. The attempt of tho democrats to make a littlo late iolitical capital by claiming that the McKinley tariff was void, le canse the clause relating to the reduc tion in the tobacco tax was not engross ed in the copy of the bill which the pres ident signed, fell very flat here. In the first place, Representative Bayne, who was one of the conferees on the bill, says the tobacco clause was intentionally left out, as it was not to go into effect until January 1, next; and in the next place its being left out could not possibly affect the rest of the bill. It is common for errors of omission to occur in en grossing long bills, and it excites no comment here. If the omission is im portant it is corrected by joint resolu tion of congress, otherwise nothing is done. "Our friends, the enemy," will have to try again. Specimen Cases. S. H. Clifford, New Catwel, Wis., was troubled with neuralgia and rheuma tism, his stomach was disordered, his liver was affected to an alarming degree, appetite fell away, and he was terribly reduced in Hesh and strength. Three liottlea of Electric Bitters cured him. Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, IU.,had a running sore on his leg of eight years' stauding. Used three bottles of Elec tric Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and bis leg is sound and well. John Speaker, Catawba, O., had five large fever sores on his leg, doctors said he was incurable. One bottle of Electric Bitters and one box of Buck len's Arnica Salve cured him entirely. Sold by David Dowty, druggist. k I , ' Fara for Sale. flu undersigned baa concluded to sell hJ Nr n Sherman township, contain- 2 " " w well improved, bear- ufg orchard of apple,. pear and plum trees, together with small fruit. Farm under fence and cross fence. All the land in a good state of cultivation. Clean and unincumbered title, and in a fine, religious neighborhood. I will also sell' with the place 1,200 or 1,400 bushels of corn and wheat and the stock and tools if parties desire. Cheap for cash or part cash. For particulars inquire of the undersigned. 2Wt Jobs Wm. What is SBBBBBBSBMSBBBBSBBBJBBBBBBBBBBSSJBBBBBBjEaBBKSQBJHHH H BB 1. BM KM SB) Fl W Kj Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor (her Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops. Soothing Syrups, ami Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms ami allays feverishncss. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cores Diarrhoea and Wiud Colic. Castoria relieved teething troubles, cures constipation and ilatulency. Castoria assimilates the foot!, regulates the stomach aad bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is the ChUtlrens Panacea the Mother's Friend. Castoria. Castoria ia an excellent meiliei no for chit 4ns. Sfotaera have repeatedly told did of iu good fffectupoa their children." Da. O. C. Osgood, Lowell. Maxs. Caatori is the best remedy for childrea of wklchlamacquaiBted. I hope the day U not far distant when nurthera will coaxidcr the real Merest of their childrea, and uae Caaturia in atead of therartoeaqaack noatrmaa which are destroying their lored ones, by rorcins opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful ageeU down their throats, thereby sending them to premature graves." Du. J. V. Kixcnu-oa, Conway, Ark. 1km Csatsw Cospsmy, TI COLUMBUS LUMBER CO. S. R. HOWELL & CO. Dealers m Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash BLINDS. CKMEXT. LLMK. I-'IIIK MIU K. Villi: CLAY, MVK1SLK IH'ST, WIUTK SAND. POUT LAND ami MILWATKKK CHMKNT. nmi ALL KINDS ot'liriLDINC MATKKIAL. THIRTEENTH ST., COLUMBUS, JL ITU: MITE ham: . NEW, STYUSH R PICTURE FRAMES FURNITURE Con. Nrn. Ave. i Thirteen hi Sr., Oppoitile the l'nrlc. The Pulpit and the Stage. Rev. F. M. Shrout, paator United Brethren church, Blue Mound, Kay., says: "I feel it my duty to tell wh.-it wonders Dr. Kind's Now Discovery has done for me. My lungs were badly dis eased, and my parishonera thought I could live only a tow weeks. 1 took five liottlea of Dr. King's New Disrovcry aud um sound and well, ininim,' '2fl lha. in weight." Arthur Love, manager I..voV. Funny Folks Continuation, writes: "After a thorough trial and convincing evidence. f am r-oiiHdent Or. King'n New Diseov ery for (imsiuuption, heatt; Vm all, and cures whpii everything else Tail:!. The greatest kindness J can du many ilmiw amis of friends is to urge them N t ry it." Free trial littles at David D.V. drugstore. Regular sizes ."tie and ' I. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. I.KCAI. NOTK K. To nil win 'in il may concern - Tlie ImkihI of Mi-ni-orr- of I'ii;. NeliRinka, in regular re-iii Urn. j-r claroi the following; lint 'iicl : roticlis viz: I. count . !-. lle- ;tililn- nmnicncinnt tlie N. K. corner of .-ect ion , town l ranne: Illn ll 11- .1. 1,. KM I1T "I Jtl illHI ., rw:. "t. and running t2i-nv dm . wn,i.i,. line cai.ty ,iN .! .!,.. ! ilthweHterly a now traicletli to the ' mmtli on t couth by Mint hall wet ion line of tlie kuiI ncctton - anil tin re ' connecting with the "Monroe and Cherry t n-vl" . Hection line roail running twiiith, and knoutt anil ! designated an tlie "Hucli Hill Koad." at-o that part of thc-Monroe and Cherry Creek Koad" commencing nt the S. E. comer of N. II. ' , .,f ! flection 25, town 1-. range , went. ami angiin through the wiid N. K. to the N. K. corner thereof. Ik-, and the i-ame i. !ierle. declared vi cat i-d. II. Commencing at the N. W. corner of section T town IV, range-, we-t, aud running thence due east on wet inn line one mile and terminating :.t theN. K. corner of Hection :". and kuovrn and designated an the "Kninf K'uel. 111. Commencing at S. K. corner or flin I. town IS, rringe I. eaft. and running thence north on. section line and terminating at N. K. corner of' rectiou :W, town IV. range I, ea-t, and Scnown and deMignutcd aw the '(;. M. I.oeke Ito.nl." ' Now. all rial in - for dain.ige- or oljvtioti- , thereto, or remonstrance against the location of or vacation thereof, a- the ca- may lie. of any oreither of the alx.w d-scrifx-d line, of rods. ! must bo tiled in the county clerk"-, oilice of I I'latte county, Aeiinrica, on or l-ioie noon. Dccemljcr Kid, A. !.. I'-'1, or tin said roadi may ! located or acated nithout refer-nce thereto. Dated, Columbus. Neb.. Oct. 23d. l-V). iJ2.fJllHtlt (i. V. Pll'LLIfM. County Clerk. ! Legal Notice. To v.liotn it ins concern The sK.-cial coiuiuiv-ioiicr appointed to view aud report ui-iii the practicability of IiM-:iti!,g anil vaeatiug certain line-, of pulii- ro.nK pi-tlltttotie-i for and du'y t-r;l.-d .w fo'.to-. vi First Ciinmeiicilig at th; :- ornei of .' ' of section I, town. IV ratine p- ami runtitni; I thence due north on ix-lion line, oiicainl one- l...t. .11 . ....T. .. . ... U"U w t noe-.i .i.iii I'-iiiuiiaioig III i- lutcf section with the "SiierjiKui i;,,utV .-.jkj jo !,. known nn.i ilcsin.itcd ,i thc-Md:,.: nthi,ti ro.id be located. Second Also, that that part oi tip 'Dan lorin rouu tfoiuiiieiit-iur at u point n rhuun i east of thfs jw corner ol sealoti pi :J "J r.ing- Ic and rmmlii- thence Noutb a-iii west ' through ectlon IS ami termtnMlng at the wet I line of said section 15. hint lt-sir.steil as '.Station'.'" lto:ton road rcior.1 lit .outilv ThlnJ-AI. 'that that j-iirt or the -Stanton i County" road cotniiienciURar a point Its the t ciern s.uhji-1- nc .acai-ti ceuier iu me norm nur oi lection M town 13 r. le. and running thence . on the . sec. line oi lection pi town 13, Ce S. OC the -c. line1 uue-ii.ut i ,! iiuitr (.ueui'c we antl ,rjiit to thf i i SSSsjW Mil!?, Pumps and top Repairs. Mild rn:id be vacated, ' NMiiii line oi saiu M-ciion nesignatetl ou tlie afore Stations No. it to i:i ofv u.u rvpuneu laxonot'tne locations ami vara-1 cations as above deeriliei.. t Now all C.'alni'i for damage .-aircr-it t!...re.,.,i.. anyohlecttons thereto, or anv remonstrance ' ajralnist thr location orvactionn of the above! dlscribPd Hues of ioad.-. ur. tne case mav be must Is- Med In the cntmtv clerk" "ttice of Platte county Ytraaka, on r.r before ,n-lU ' Decerabf r :., A. i. im or tho said loeotirm Tor ' v i.iiui,i.iciiuci ui laeiu niay be matte without refrnce thereto. J inaae Dtd. Columbus, Nebr.. October nso Oct.23.4t. G.W.PuiluK County clerk. Castoria. ' CastorUl so well adapted to children that I recommend ICassuporiurtoanyprescriuUou know n to me." II. A. Alienee, M. P.. 111 So. Oxford St , Urooklyu. N. Y. " Our physicians in Uo children's depart ment luite. sHfcen highly f their exivri euce in tlieir outside practice ttiihfuMoria. and although we only havo anion;; our medical supplies what U known as regular product, yet we are free to confess that the merits of Castoria luis won iu to look with faor upon it " Usitcd HosriTai. aw Dwknsiht, l'.OitOU, MaL Aixen C Smith. JYv.. Murray Street, New Turk City. ? NEBRASKA. S.-..'JI',4l,li tm. Jl jSTTOW! ni mm oi MADE TO ORDER. REPAIRED. F. W. HERR10K. 'FT Dr. L J. Sanders, .yi iW?tf7- -3 -k & mm-jiMm :. fe&Z: p-wu,r. 'si ?C . iiL j. .. w ?iNK &?'r - M'l t .1 tM I I. U3BIS!!LLSfiZES3?!tiU.7. Three Yeats Hospitalism. B.s,lM !mm .. !!-!, lim .f Jf,'.-.,. ...II WCSStiT iNR U2W8K 17 0 V 2381, Aftlr 1 J J ' 1. . ISO. 'Jit. 0 . . . ,- ., .,-, mrnrwru. GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA. KKI KUKNt l-.S J. I. MmiCI., I're. r Itarirt of Commerce. 15. '. i!o.v itl. Man.-u'er of I . I' S ,,;.. I V. !!. i'l.trr. Mayor of rand Maim. t ll 4 . l!li:t, IJeprecn:alive. I S. N. YYoLuwii. Mate Senator. (iBI. H. 1I.D1VKI.!., Co-inty Judge. ! kV Those who h..ie been -ulliTer- for years I and li.-i'.e tx-cn the r.iiiuiNof if,,, profe-von at I home, v.itiiou' noiwng reli.f from oriKnary iiicthodi of treatment, are c-jec:ally imited to call. i ; Ul of our patients may expect to receive, good can . cart Till treatment :.nd sou.-ue dealing : from a business i-tandpoint. a we always ex iect to guc nlnc rectl.eil -..( f.ir ,-., JV),.. Will lie at the Fleming, Columbus, Sept. 28, !S0. rv- Conniiltation fr. Addre- Di!. . J. SVM1KHS. t.raiid I,,!!,!. :,eb. Uox Zi ruaii-.tnio s. JAWORSKI, 5&. HdgjWc rVrfatt. .. . H0J AFFECTED BY GALES "' Strong. D-jraLla -kdei "liaC55 I EASItYMABir.cn ",lT H"a'-'"i. CaugGin .. One door nc.rt h -.f ?l-.l-,.. i TOHN FTMltvrw ti - .U.DEN, CJTT7TrT-'-v-vi- U Jtt V Is OH. Informs 1.;.. 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