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All commnaicalions. to secure attention, ni bencoimisinicd by the full naino of tho w Wp n-w-rvc the risht to rejt-ct any jsanui and cannot nqrwj to return the name. o . rnrrx.m.Ut in every echcol-di&tri t Platm eointx. one of ood jndjrmenT, buj n- liatjlrt in every way. Writ plainly, eacn ep-iratcly. Give ne facts. ilen WEDNESDAY. l'IZUltUAKYJ. ISM. The funeral of the late Secretary Win dom took place at Washington, Monday, Rev. Dr. Hamilton officiating. A. P. LrsE, ot the great firm of Mar der, Luso k Co., type founders of Chica go, died last week at Los Angeles, Calif. Miss. .Teffehsox Davis, who, with her daughter, is now living at a New York hotel, has been seriously ill with heart trouble. No steamers of the Ited Star line leav ing European ports, on account of ice. Hundreds of men are out of employment in consequence. It is generally believed that Congress man McKinley will bo selected as suc cessor to the late secretary of the treas ury, Win. Windom. Last Tuesday an explosion, supposed to bo of gas, took place at Mammoth mine No. 1, Scottsdale, Penn., killing a hundred and ten men. Ix all the numerous letters and speeches of ex-President Cleveland, does any one remember of his saying any thing about the free coinage of silver? Natukaij oas has been found near Jefferson, la., at a depth of eighty feet. When permitted to flow and burn, the gas shoots to a height of twelve to fif teen feet. The resolution favoring the fore closure of the government mortgage on the Unidn Pacific passed the house ' : vote of 88 to , and speaker Elder was one of the G. TnE vote on U. S. senator for Kansas stood Ffeffer, Nil; Tngalls, ."8; Blair, tf; Baker, Morrill and Kelly, each 1. Pfeffer is an editor, an alliance man. and a for mer republican. Joun If. Poweus was elected president of the national farmers' alliance held at Omaha. They resolved to keep the or ganization distinct and neparate from from all others. TriEKE is a typhoid epidemic about Coalport, W. Va., so widespread that business is suspended. Many houses are deserted and it is reported that manv of the dead are unburied. The Northern Pacific road has se cured the contract for the fast mail ser vice between Chicago and San Francis co, to begin March V2. The whole train will be painted white. It seems that Secretary Wmdom's death was due to valvular disease of the heart. He had arrived at such a stage of the disease that ho could not walk above the ordinary rate of speed without suffering severe pain. Pekky .v. Johnson on Monday sold 69 head of finished cattle at South Omaha that averaged 1,780 pounds each, ind were on feed only 13 months. They brought $5.25. They were the heaviest steers ever brought to the Omaha mar ket Charles Bradlauoh. member of tho British parliament, died Friday morn ing. He was born in Hovton. London, Sep. 26, 1833. At the ago of fifteen he began his career as a street campaigner and speaker. In 1873 ho visited tho United States on a lecturing tour. Wht should tho United States bor row money when it has full power to make it? Why should tho farmer be oppressed and robbed of his home caused by an inadequate volume of currency when congress has unlimited power to coin money? Echo answers why? Ulysses Dispatch. Gen. Henry A. Morrow, colonel of the Twenty-first U. S. infantry, died at Hot Springs, Ark., Sunday. Born in Virginia July 10, 1829; he served in the Mexican war and in tho war of tho Be bellion, was wounded at Gettysburg, again at tho Wilderness, and severely wounded at Hatcher's Bun. Mrs. Sheedt and McFarland were not admitted to bail at Lincoln, but were remanded to jail to await the ses sion of the district court. Judge Hous ton remarked that he thought Waist rom had been an unfortunate young man, but he believed that it was his duty to discharge him. under the showing. The Dodge Advertiser ask the ques tion: "Why doesn't somebodv sta. ; agitation against the wearing of gowns by the justices of the United States su preme court?" Just wait until the la dies have a voice in the government, and one of them is appointed a judge, and you will see the fashion of the old court change, suddenly. At the last meeting of the Physical society in England an electric lamp was exhibited which lighted itself when darkness came on and extinguished it self when daylight or another strong light was brought into the field. This lamp is worked by the selenium cell on the principle that the strength of the current varies with the intensity of light falling on the selenium. The blind editor, Frank Beslin, now engaged in newspaper work in Salt Lake City, is about to try the transplanting of the eyes from a live rabbit into the place of his own sightless orbs and connecting them with the optic nerves. He will then be able to tell how affairs appear to an editor looking through the timor ous eves of a rabbit It is stated, on the aniVinn'K-? iha "Rnrlinirton Hawkeve. that the" operation has been frequently iUCceeefuL Newspaper Union. In the early history of Nebraska the dividing lino, letween counties border ing on the Platte river, was tho middle of the channel. Later for the purpose of getting the river properly bridged, the south bank of the river was made the boundary. As there were no towns of importance on the south side of the river and all the towns along the river on tho lino of the U. P. B. K., tho coun ties on the north side exerted themselves in every conceivable way to get bridges built in order to get the trade from the south side of the river. They went so far as to bond themselves heavily to ac complish tho purpose. Unusual freshets, ice gorges and all the elements in some cases seemed to conspire against them, and have made the support of the bridges a grievous burden to tho tax payers of those counties lying on the north side of the river. While the trade from the south side of tho river came To them they bore this heavy burden with out much complaint. New, however, a different condition of things exists, and demand a radical change. Latterly a complete net-work of railroads have been built on the south side and contig uous to the river, along which towns have sprung up and the people of that section no longer seek a market on the north side of tho river. Local travel has in a measure ceased, and the greatest use that is.mado of the bridges at present is of a general nature, that h travelers from ono part of tho state to' another In view of this fact we feel that tho time has come when the state ought to as sume control and support of all bridges on the Platto river. With no state debt and abundant resources from which to derive taxes, tho state can assume this obligation easily enough. Even should it be necessary to cut off a few useless offices, or reduce extravagant expendi tures in some branches in order to re trench funds for this purpose, that could bo easily done. To bo sure tho present incumbents of these useless offices, who yearn after government pap as a calf yearns for its mother's teat at weaning time, must bo provided for, but let them have the job of constructing -no not constructing, but overseeing tho con struction and keeping in repair of these bridges. This would simply bo a change of occupation. They could still occupy their old stall at tho public crib and draw tiieir rations, per uiem, etc., as usual. But seriously considering tho matter of Platto river bridges, this is surely a move in tho right direction. Tho time is not distant, in fact is hero now, when the necessity to have bridges is not so strong, and tho counties, on which wolves tho construction of bridges, will bo slow to expend the largo amounts of monev, formerly so freely expended when they had much trade to gain by it. This condition will present itself to the consideration of tho people sooner or later, and it might as well be taken hold of at onco. W believe it to be tho duty of tho commit teo on roads and bridges of our present legislature to draft a bill and report it favorably to tho hoUFo for its consideration. Tho Hon. Charles Freichtinger, member from this county, is chairman of tho commit tee and his attention is called to this matter. Dodge Advertiser. Lieltenant ScnwATKA, the Arctic ex plorer, who had been on a lecturing tour in Ion a, incurred an accident at Mason City, Friday, which proved fat..!. He rolled down a stairway at his hotel, struck a landing, and bounded over the railing to tho floor, eight feet below. He was so injured internally that death re sulted. Frederick Schwatka was born in Galena, 111., September 29. 1S49. After graduating at the military academy he was appointed .ts second lieutenant to frontier duty. June 19, 1878, he sailed m the Eoltren for King Williams' Land in search of traces of Sir John Frank lin's party. The party returned Sep tem!er 22, 1SS0, having discovered and buried m - skeletons of Franklin's party and removed much of the mystery of his fato. Schwatka explored tho Yukon river in Alaska. In ISSi he re joined his regiment but resigned a month after. Ho commanded tho Now York Times exploring expedition of 1886. He received several medals and was made a fellow in a number of scientific societies. Ho has written a great deal and has lectured much since his return. Ho loaves a daughter, who with Mrs. Schwatka, lives in Chicago. At tho McCook convention last week where ten western counties in south western Nebraska were represented with others from Kansas and Colorado in the same region, resolutions were passed re questing tho state legislature to enact suitable irrigation laws based on those of Colorado and Wyoming and also to memorialize congress to enact a law do nating all government land to the sev eral states to be used for irrigation and storage purposes. Ex-Gov. Furnas in his address said the time had come at last when it was safe to advocate irriga tion in Nebraska. Ho was willing to go on record as saying that it was not only a necessity in the western portion of the state, but that it would double the crops in any other portion and was the most profitable known method of agriculture. Ho urged that tho present extraordinary interest in the subject foreshadowed the complete success of the movement at an earlv .-. Com in j; at Last. The Hamburg board of trade, in their report for 1S90, have this to say: "We have always regarded as insuf ficient the testimony as to the unwhole someness of American pork. We have been confirmed in this opinion recently by the result of the investigation of ex perts to tho effect that the English laborer, with his diet of cheaper Ameri can pork, has numerous economic ad vantages over the German laborer, with his diet of more expensive Continental pork. We have therefore willingly done as requested and have affixed our names to a petition for the abolishing of the prohibition of American pork." While our legislators are discussing about the length of a day's work, will some man amongst them tell why a far mer's day is to be excepted. Now the sooner this American nation gets down to business and fixes things so that the farmer can get an even show and can make money enough so he can pay as good wages for as good labor as any set of men in any business, the better. We object to the general understanding that the farmer is to be the drudge of all men. Give us an equal day for equal Pa-V or J hear a racket-fLooking Glass. A Great Man Fallen. Secretary Windom on Friday evening last, was the guest of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, at Delmonico's, New York. He was the first speaker of the ovening, and had en tertained the company with a most elab-! orate oration and sat down midst lond applause. Shortly afterwards he became unconscious and collapsed in his chair. He was carried into an adjoining room, placed upon a table, aud everything done to resuscitate him, but without avail, and in an hour after he rose to speak, he was dead. 'Secretary Windom was born in Bel mont county, Ohio, May 10, 1S27. He received an academic education, studied law at Mount Vernon, O., and was ad mitted to the bar in 1850. In 1852 he became prosecuting attorney for Knox county, but in lt55 he removed to Min nesota and soon afterwards was chosen to congress from that state, serving from 1&59 to 1869. In that body he served two terms as chairman of tho committee on Indian affairs, and also was head of tho special committee which visited the western tribes in 1NJ5, and or that which investigated the conduct of the commissioner of Indian affairs in 1807. In 1870 he was appoint ed to the United States senate to fill the unexpired term of Daniel S. Norton, de ceased, and was subsequently chosen for tho term that ended in 1877. Ho was re-elected for tho term that expired in 1883, but resigned in 1881 to enter the cabinet of President Garfield as secre tary of the treasury, but retired on the accession of President Arthur in the same year, and wjis elected by tho Min nesota legislature to serve tho remain der of his term in the senato. In that body Mr. Windom acted as chairman of tho committees on appropriations, for eign affairs and transportation. At the expiration of his term Mr. Windom came to New York and engaged in business in Wall street ho was in tho midst of a prosperous business career when Benja miu Harrison was elected president, and called him to his old position in the cabinet. Ho hesitated to resond, but was finally prevailed uion to leave New York and go to Washington. Since the resumption of the duties of tho oflico of secretary of tho treasury Mr. Windom has been constantly before tho public localise of the late unsettled financial affairs of the country. Ho had shown himself equal to all emergencies, and was never found wanting on occasions that demanded prompt and decisive action. In tho timoof Wall street's great trouble Mr. Windom acted with such judgment that tho 'street' was saved from a panic and many from ruin." The Only Remedy. A writer in the Nebraska Farmer, who has evidently felt the galling of the yoke, as many of tho rest of us have, in tho sale of stock, hits the nail on tho head in these words: 'So long as our products must con tinue to pass through the hands of tho board of trade of Chicago we must ex pect the "lemon to come out squeezed." Prices can never bo regulated by supply and demand in this way. If a farmer has a car load of cattle, corn, wheat or hogs ho never has a finger in tho selling of them. He stands dumb as a -sheep before tho commission men, and must take just what they want to give. This combination should bo regulated or knocked out of time. Local shippers aro powerless toward getting fair and even treatment with thoso in the com bine. Then when farmers and stock breeders wish o unite for their common weal, wo are entertained with a loud kick, and a rising up in 'holy horror' at such a preposterous state of affairs. But tho war goes merrily on, and the 'stato of Omaha' is still in it 'just a little.'" Tho wholo system must bo changed, and it can only, in our opinion, bo done by a concerted effort on tho part of pro ducers to help themselves, and help each other to hold their surplus products un til they will bring an average good price. Tho price paid for tho uso of money is out of all proportion to the profits on farm investments. Our best-informed bankers will tell you that eight per cent is more than farmers can afford to pay, when they rely on farm products alone. This being the case, and it also being true that most western farmers are bor rowers, it behooves them to look into tho currency problem, aud into every phase of the money question to the end that the currency may be adapted to the needs of tho producers, and that tho ex action of three to five per cent a month, for tho use of money bo done away with. This can only bo done effectually by somo such measure as that of Senator Stanford, so that producers will not bo at tho mercy of gamblers in grain, stock or money. Enable the small producer to hold his surplus products for a good average market. Wanted His Father's 3loney. Frank Smallwood, aged 21 years, only child of Joseph B. Smallwood, an old citizen of Decatur, 111., worth $100,000, is a fugitive from justico, as is also his companion in a fiendish conspiracy, Charles Potter. Frank wanted to gain possession of his father's fortune and arranged with Potter to hire a Chicago tough to come to Decatur and murder old man Smallwood. Detective Burke in Chicago overheard tho young men talking in a water-closet. He talked tough to them and was finally hired to do the job, receiving three notes for $2,500 froi young Smallwood to commit the deeoV5- Burko informed J. B. Small wood of the conspiracy. Subsequently young Smallwood returned homo and when confronted with a letter and the notes confessed his guilt. Smallwood will disinherit his unnatural son and will prosecute him. The Right r Childhood. Every child has a right to as cheerful a childhood as it is in tho power of those standing near her to give; and every child has a right to something as valua ble and necessary as food for her bodily growth and that is food for her spiritual growth. None of the demands of fash ionable or of political or of any other sort of life should be allowed to inter fere with her receipt of it. This food she cannot receive if left to lower com panionship than that to which she is entitled to solitary life with one teach er, however refined that teacher may be; to exile from the daily life and thoughts of her father and mother; or if her mother sees her only in the hours of fa tigue from pleasure, and never for any length of time when her faculties are brightest and at least their best, and her own higher natnre ready to impart its strength to her child. Harper's Bazar. Proposed Congressional Districts.. Senator Coulter's bill for reapportion ing the state into congressional districts names the following divisions: First district Cass, Lancaster, Otoe, Nemaha, Johnson, Pawnee and Richard son counties. Second district Douglas, Sarpy.Saun- aers. Third Hall, Howard, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Colfax, Dodge, Washington, Burt, Cuming, Stanton, Madison, Pierce, Wayne, Thurston, Dakota, Dixon.Cedar. Fourth Gage, Jefferson, Saline, Sew ard, Butler, Polk, York, Fillmore, Thay er, Nuckolls, Clay, Hamilton. Fifth Webster, Adams, Kearney, Franklin, Harlan, Phelps, Buffalo, Daw eon, Gosper, Furnas, Red Willow, Fron tier, Hitchcock, Hayes, Lincoln, Perkins, Keith, Chase, Dundy. Sixth The remainder of the state. The 3Hlea$e Robbery. The miloago fees of public officers is one of the many unwarranted raids on the tax-payers of the state. Members of the legislature are allowed 10 cents per mile for every mile traveled in going to and from the capital. The state law prohibits railroads from charging moro than three cents per mile for passengers. It cannot be claimed that the cost of transporting a legislator is greater than that of an ordinary mortal, yet they are permitted to pluck the state treasury for seven cents more per mile than the rates legally established. This practice ex tends to every officer whose duties call him to the stato capital, as well as county commissioners. Why should the stato pay more than tho actual chargo of tho railroad? It is a notorious fact that nineteen-twentioths of all officers in tho stato travel on passes, and at the same time chargo the public 10 cents per mile. But whether the officials ride free or pay their faro, tho public treasuries should not bo raided by tho fee sharks for a greater mileage than the rate which tho law permits railroads to exact from their patrons. Omaha Bee. There aro plenty of communities in tho land that don't know what they are harboring in tho way of Chinese laun drymen. At Faulkton. S. D., one day last week Yeo Hee, a Chinaman running a laundry there, was arrested on a war rant sworn out by J. R. Brown charging him with attempted rapo on his 11-year-old daughter. The little girl was sent to the Chinaman's house to get, her father's laundry Saturday night By promising to give her somo candy the Chinaman induced the girl to enter a back room, where he attempted an as sault. Tho girl's screams scared him and he let her go, threatening to kill her if she told any one what had happened. The little girl, through fear, did not let her father know until Monday night and tho arrest followed the next morning. The (Sent. CoinNteney. A well-timed kick is registered by tho Butler County Press in this stylo: "It makes tho printer fully appreciate what a rare and priceless gem consistency is, when ho goes around town and hears business men kicking about farmers and others sending away for dry goodB, groceries, machinery, etc., and in the next breath toll us how much cheaper they can get job printing by sending to the city for it. The fact of the business is, that if a man sends away for his printing and gets as good material as the home printer would furnish him, he cannot save enough to pay for tho spit it takes to moisten the postage stamp on tho letter bearing his order away. A Mixed Family. Mrs. Sheedy, of Lincoln, under arrest for tho murder of her husband, comes of a family noted for its marital eccen tricities. Tho family name was Gabriel. Her four brothers, Marion, Warren, Aaron, Rule, all separated from their wives. The two last named resided for a time in York, but aro now in David City. Both of the sisters parted from their husbands, one running away from Illinois with her husband's brother, named Simpkins, and lived in Tecumseh until tho husband got a divorce, after wards re-marrying. Gabriel, senior, died, and the mother married a man named Richardson, but left him after a time. Fresiont Herald. If the U. S. senate can not devise any plan by which business can bo transac ted and tho will of the majority enacted into law, tho peoplo should devise somo means by which tho senato may bo abol ished. Mere senatorial dignity is un profitable, and as a luxury too expensive for republican government to indulge in. It is not in accordance with the genius or spirit of f reo government that the minority should block the wheels of government or rule ot its action. Central City Nonpareil. Many years practice has given C. A. Snow fc Co., solicitors of patents, at Washington, D. C, unsurpassed success in obtaining patents for all classes of in ventions. They make a specialty of re jected cases, and have secured allowance of many patents that had been pre viously rejected. Their advertisement in another column, will be of interest to inventors, patentees, manufacturers, and all who have to do with patents. NEBRASKA NOTES. Scarlet fever at Venango. Two Chinamen are attending Bollevue college Asa Truax was arrested for mortgag ing property belonging to his father to the First National bank at Ainsworth. Burglars broke into Dr. Jansa'ahouse at Grand Island and carried off about $200 worth of jewelry and money. Kearney has been shipping hogs to Denver, cattle to South Omaha, sheep to Chicago and horses to Staunton, Va., and to Boston. A Mr. Mayer of Iowa has been in Schuyler canvassing the probabilities of securing a bonus of $5,000 for the erec tion of an oat-meal mill. Three hundred and fifty cattle afflict ed with Texas itch were stopped last week near the Boone county line by the sheriff they don't want them in Boone. Frank Goddish and Willis Jones, 15 and IS years old, claiming their home at Grand Island, were arrested at Ansley for robbing Mr. Herrick's store of knives, gloves, shoes, etc., and are now in jail at Broken Bow. The Albion Argus, referring to the fact that some sneak thieves lately cost the county about $200, says that horsewhip ping is about the best thing to do with them, and thus save the expense of free board, at least F. Postel, representing the, Oxnard factory at Norfolk, offers farmers at Oak dale who will go into the sugar beet business, "50 cents per ton of state bounty" in addition to the regular price paid at Grand Island last year. Dr. Long mashed one of his fingers the other day whilo trying to get a clev is pin out of his buggy. Doc under stands how to reach all the interior ap- paratus of the human system, but when it comes to dissecting the internal anat omy of a buggy he is n. g. Madison Chronicle. The Bartlett boys, Algie and George have constructed an ioo boat which is propelled by the wind and which carries two persons over the ice at a rapid rate. Skate runners are used both under the boat and as rudders and the ingenuity of the boys is here exhibited to a good advantage. North Bend Star. One thousand dollars reward is still offered for the apprehension and con viction of the murderers of Bessie and Caroline Leavitt near Seward, some months ago. It was rumored last week that the murderers had been arrested at Memphis, but this is disputed. There has been some correspondence between the authorities, and ono Charles Carroll is under suspicion. A young man registered at the Now York hotel, Fremont, last Friday oven ing as L. T. Abbott from Kansas City. Tho hotel clerk, George Spear, thought he recognized the man as one wanted in Holt county for horse stealing, -and spoke to the officers. Sheriff McEvoy was wired at O'Neill and came down at once. The man was the one he was looking for, and the arrest was imme diately made. Spear will get a $50 re ward offered for the horse thief. Omaha World-Herald. Tho Trinity Methodist church at Omaha have instituted a course of lec turesJohn Thurston, on "Gen. Grant;" N. K. Griggs of Beatrice on "National Character Illustrated by National Song;" Prof. L. L. Crosthwaite, principal of the school of elocution and oratory, Lincoln, "Dramatic Readings nnd Impersona tions" and a lecture by Bishop Newman. This is a plan worthy of imitation by other organizations. There are a multi tude of talented men in the state who would gladly give an hour at least once a year for the benefit of their fellow citizens. Additional particulars of the post office robbery at Madison Friday night week give the money loss at $320. The office clock stopped at ten minutes to three, so it is supposed the explosion took placo at that time. The large s was lying on its face, and tho door blown clear from tho hinges, whilo mail matter, postage stamps and pennies were scat tered in all directions. A lottIo with powder, a sack containing 100 pennies and somo stamps scattered along the track towards Humphrey were found the next morning, but no trace of the robbers beyond Platte Center. Tho coronor's jury in tho case of tho man Bornstein, whose body was found in the ruins of the recent firo in Omaha, brought in a verdict that Bornstein and an unknown accomplice were in tho building for the purposo of firing it, and were there at the instigation of Aleck Speiglo, of the firm of Spoigle, Klein & Co. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Speigel and other members of the firm. The building was fired for the iusurance, and tho incendiary failed to make proper arrangements for his es cape. It's a pity more of them don't go the samo way. Mr. Austin Fritz lost tho little finger on the left hand last Sunday. He climbed up the windmill tower to adjust something when tho fan took a whirl and his finger was caught and jammed to a jelly. He came into town and Drs. Miles and Woods amputated the member. George Hannegan and A. S. Taylor, of Leigh, were Schuyler visitors Friday. Mr. Hannegan owns one of tho livery and feed stables at Leigh and has six teen head of horses and tells us that be has a job of breaking 1000 acres of prai rie in tho spring for a man in Knox county which will be all sown to flax. George is a rustler. Schuyler Sun. The eleven months old child of Fred Maynard, a valued employe of tho L. B. Williams company, met with a singular and painful accident last Friday. The little baby girl was in her carriage, and while thus playing she overturned tho vehicle and in striking tho floor with her head her teeth were forced through her tongue, almost severing it in twain. Dr. Potter was called and sewed tho littlo tonguo together. As the child was so young it was impossible to U6e eith an anaesthetic or an antiseptic, tho dan ger of swallowing the latter being too great, and the chances of reoovenngi from tho inhalation of chloroform too small. Seward Reporter. Waflhiiigton letter. From oar regular correspondent. Speaker Reed has again becomo the target for democratic abuse, because ho refused to sit in the speaker's chair and see the democrats tie up the house com pletely as they wished to do. After standing their senseless fillibustoring until it passed all reasonable bounds, Mr. Reed pulled thorn up so short that he fairly made their eyes bnlgo in sur prise; and the house resumed considera tion of the annual appropriation bills, the only result of tho flurry being that Mr. Mills has very badly damaged his speakership boom by showing himself to 1) the ownerof an uncontrolable temper and a tonguo dirty enough to make him prominent in a gathering of Billingsgate fish-mongers, two very undesirable pos sessions for the presiding officer of a legislative body. The silver pool investigation is not panning as sensational as was expected when it started out last week with the testimony of Senator Vest concerning tho speculation of Senator Cameron in silver bullion. Up to this time no other member of either house or senate has been implicated, although a number of witnesses have been examined. I don't thing there is any truth in tho charge that is being made against the commit tee of being afraid to probe the matter to the bottom by summoning witnesses known to possess knowledge that will bring in men very prominent in both political parties. Representative Ding ley, who is chairman of the committee, has always seemed to me to be a man who had the courage to do his duty un der any and all circumstances, and I have no doubt that be will do everything in his power to find out all there is in this silver business. A committee from the G. A. R. con sisting of Gen. Veasey, commander-in-chief; Col. Blue, of Kansas, chairman of the G. A. R. pension committee, and Col. Emory, of Washington, has been given a hearing by the house committee on in valid pensions, in behalf of a bill provid ing for a service pension for a large number of soldiers, possibly 250,000, whose cases are not covered by the de- pendent pension act of last year. The committee paid careful attention to the arguments of these gentlemen, and it is Fbelieved would gladly report the bill if there was the slightest probability that it would be acted upon at this session, which, unfortunately for the poor fellows whose interests are involved, there isn't. Senators Teller and Wolcott, having withdrawn their objection, the senate has confirmed the nomination of ex-Senator Hill, of Colorado, to be a member of the international monetary commis sion, the duties of which are to consider the advisability of an international coin or coins. The nominations of William A. Russell, of Massachusetts, and Lam bert Tree, of Illinois, to bo members of the samo commission have also been confirmed by the senate. Postmaster General Wanamaker has ordered a series of experiments in order to ascertain the practicability and cost of extending tho free delivery system to small towns. An experimental free de livery service is to be at once established in the following places: Teroe Hill and Jenkintown. Pa.; Caldwell. Kans.; Rob inson, 111.; Hephzibah, Ga.; Monroe, Mich.; Sellersburgh, Ind.; Hyattsvillo and Middletown, Md.; Suffolk, Stephens City and the National Soldiers Home, Va. If these experiments justify it, Mr. Wanamaker will ask congress for an ap propriation for the general extension of tho free delivery service. As tho law now is the service is limited to towns having 10,000 inhabitants or where the post office receipts are not less than $10,000 a year. Tho Confederation of Industrial Or ganizations is the imposing name of the convention which has been in session here for several days. This is tho out come of the proposition made at the late Ocala convention for tho formation of a third party. This convention has en dorsed practically all the demands of tho Farmers' Alliance, but its memliers are not favorable to the third party idea, in fact it is looked upon here as having been completely captured by the demo cratic party. ron. w ahiiietn. and the Northwest Pa rish- Coast. The constant demand of the traveling pf one to tho far West for a comfortable aikl at tho same, time an economical mode of traveling, has led to tho estab lishment of what is known as Pullman Colonist Sleepers. Theso cars aro built on tho same gen eral plan as the regular first-class Pull man Sleeper, tho only difference being is that they aro not upholstered. They aro furnished complete with good comfortable hair mattresses, warm blankets, snow white linen, curtains, plenty of towels, combs, brushes, etc., which secure to tho occupant of a berth as much privacy as is to bo had in first class sleeiers. There are also separate toilet rooms for ladies and gentlemen, nnd smoking is absolutely prohibited. For full information, send for Pullman Colonist Sleeper Leaflet E. L. Lomax, General Passenger Agent, Omaha, Nob. Pronounced Roueles. Yet Sard. From a letter written by Mrs. Ada E. Hurd of Groton, S. D., wo quote: "Was taken with a bail cold, which settled on my lungs, cough set in and finally ter minated in consumption. Four doctors gave mo up eajing I could live but a short time. I gave myself up to my savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles; it has cured mo .-ind thank God I am a well and hearty woman." Trial bot tles free at David Dowty's drug store, rognlar size, 50c and $1. A Cliarmin; Slemory. improvements have lioen so mark- signally perfect in -attainment in tho laV fow years, as tho numerous lux uries which have beon introduced in trans continental travel. Instead of har rowing recollections tho tourist now has left to him when his journey is 'complet ed, a charming memory of perfect train service and palaco dining cars The ar rangements this winter for dining cars on the Union and Southern Pacifis roads is something far in advance of anything iiLthat hitherto attempted. ' The American Idea s that "Nothing is too good for mo when travel," and in consequence wo have become noted as the most luxurious travelers in tho world. That which tho people demand, the roads must supply, and thus wo have also tho most perfect ly npppointod railway service in the world. Tho traveler now dines in a Pullman palaco dining car clear through in his journey, from Council Bluffs nnd Omaha to San Francisco, on the 'Union and Southern Pacific roads. KnpepHy. This is what you ought to have, in fact yon must have it, to fully enjoy life. Thousands aro searching for it daily, and mourning liecanse they find it not. Thousands upon thousands of dollars aro spent annually by our people in tho hope that they may attain this boon. And yet it may be had by all. Wo guarantee that Electric Bitters, if used according to directions and tho use per sisted in, will bring you good digestion and oust tho demon dyspepsia and in stall instead Eupepsy. We recommend Electric Bitters for dyspepsia and all diseases of the liver, stomach and kid neys. Sold at 50c and $1 a bottle by David Dowty, druggist. Baby cried. Mother sighed, Doctor prescriled : Castoria I lluck ten' Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, nnd posi tively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guranteed to give perfect satisfac tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by David Dowty. 3 English Spavin Liniment removes all hard, soft or calloused lumps and blem ishes from horses, Blood Spavin, Curbs. Splints, Ring Bone, Sweeney, Stifles, Sprains, Sore and Swollen Throat, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by us of one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful Blemish Cur ever known. Sold by C. B. Stillmaatfhiggist 2Gnovlyr X- Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. to d, What is Hf-iKWlHFil Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescripUoa fsr Iafaate and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food, regulates tho stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is the Children's Panacea tho Mother's Friend. Castoria. MCMtorU la an excellent medicine for chil dren. Mothers have rvpcateJlr told me ofito good fleet upon their children." Dl Q. C. Osgood, Lowell, Mmb. Cfcstorta is the best remedy for children of which I am acquainted. I hope the day is not for distant whenmothera will consider the real interest of their children, and use OuOorU in stead of the variousquack nostrums which are destroying their loved one, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup aud other hurtful agents dona their throaU. thereby sendinc them to prematura graves." Da. J. F. KiscBZbos, Conway. Ark. 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In addition to all the news of the world isgiien in its columns eiery week. In all depart ments it is carefully edited by competent men euiplojed for that purpose. THE PRICE OF THE WEEKLY INTER OCEAN IS $1.00 PER YEAR. T The Semi-Weekly Inter Ocean is published each Monday ami Thursday morning, and i. an excellent publication for theme w ho cannot w cure a daily aper regulurly and are not satisfied with a weekly. v The Price of The Semi-Weekly Inter Ocean is $2.00 Per Year. 11 Kwi-ial Arrangement with the I'ublirhersof SCRIBNEE'S MAGAZ 1 1ST E '1 hat Magazine and the Weekly Inter Ocean aro Both sent to SUBSCRIBERS ONE YEAR for TWO DOLLARS and NINETY CENTS TKN CK.VIS Lr.SS THAN T1IK l'KK'K OF THK MAOAZ1NK AI.ONK. Lilieral comiuit-sions given In uctiio agents. Hample copiet sent wherever ubked for. Address all orders t tf THE INTKR OCEAN. Cliloiitfo. COLUMBUS LUMBER CO. S. R. HOWELL & CO. Dealers in Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors, BLINDS, CEMENT, LIME, FIRE BRICK. FIRE CLAY, MARBLE DUST, WHITE SAND, PORT LAND ami MILWAUKEE CEMENT, ami ALL KINDS ofBUILDINCJ MATERIAL. THIRTEENTH ST., COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. HeOrW).rt mo. SI OO.OO FEEE J. BEAMA, CARPENTER, I'lirixixes giving his services FKKK, to the first M-raon who applies to him nfterthe hrst pul iratinn of this notice, in .Iouunm. of 1 1th January. 'I- He takes this method of calling attention to the fact that HE IS A BOOK AGENT. And oan furnish joh, CIIKAI'KK than nnvbody elbe, any book jou want. HOUSE AND TWO LOTS, Near Court Houc, wih all improvements, for sale CUKAI-. Also two mares and two colts. Addrent. Columbus. JlTWe call jour attention to the Alpine safes, and the important fa-t that we an- now offering a line of safes at prices In-low comnrison and bevond competition. For full particulars ad dress Columbus, Neb., I. O. Hox VS. Please in close 2 cent stamp for reply. Ujan3mp T. S.JAWORSKI, Regulates Perfectly. IS NOT AFFECTED BY GALES. Is Strong. Durable AMI EASILY MANAGED. Wind Mill:, Fumps asi Pump Bepairs. One door north of Maker's aru. 6aug6m . L. C. VOSS, M. D., Homoeopathic Physician AND STTR-GIEON. Office over pot otfiee. Specialist in chronic diseases. Careful attention given to iceneral practice. 28nov3m " Castoria. "Castoria fa so well adapted tocHUwttMi 1 recommead Uas super iortoaay in isrlHn known to me. w H. A. ABCWM.M.D.. Ill So. Oxford St.. Brooklyn. N. T. "Our phyalcteM la lae children "s depart ment have spokeaj hitchly of their uperi ence fa their outskle practice with Castoria. and although we only hare among our medlcal supplies what ia know a as regular products, yet we are free to confess that the merits of Castoria. baa woa us to look wUk favor upon it." Unitbb HoarrrAi. and Disrut&taT. Alls C. Surra. Pre., Kw YarkCKy. COLUMBUS We have just opened n new mill on M ftrrtt. opposite Kchroeders' tiouriuK mill and are art lared to do MA. 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