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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.
Tk Ceatamr CaKy. TJ Mamy Stravt,
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JlTWe call jour attention to the Alpine safes,
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Wind Mill:, Fumps asi Pump Bepairs.
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6aug6m .
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Homoeopathic Physician
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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.
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Kw YarkCKy.
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