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Omaa-aata, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER fi. 1697. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. For Judge of the Supreme Court, A. M. POST, of Platte. For Regents of the State University, JOHN X. DRYDEN.of Buffalo. C. W. KALEY, of Webster. REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET. For Treasurer, HENRY H. HUNTEMANN. For Clerk, EMIL POHL. For Judge, J. N. KILIAN. For Snp't Public Instruction. V. J. WILLIAMS. For Sheriff, P. H. RENDER. Thk attending physicians of Pope Leo, fear a fatal issue of his serious illness. The latest assurance is that the Un ion Pacific management will le un changed. Gen. Nkai. Dow, "the father of pro hibition," died at Portland, Maine, Saturday, in the ilth year of his age. (Jeokoe W. Morgan is to lie hanged next Friday for the murder of little Ida Gaskell at Omaha. It seems that W. J. Bryan is to be one of the campaign speakers this campaign. He held forth at Tecumseh Saturday and at Johnson Saturday night. Fk-nk B. Dawes of Kansas opened the republican state campaign in a speech at the Lansing theatre in Lincoln Monday evening. Congressman Mercer of Omaha presided. The yellow fever seems to be gaining ground at New Orleans. There were four deaths Saturday, but there have been many discharges of patients. No section of the city escapes infection. New cases number twenty-three, among them Major E. J. Hamilton, a well known insurance man. At about half past three Tuesday morning of last week, Ore broke out si multaneously at four different places iu Arlington, showing that the fire was of incendiary origin. The old hotel, vacant; Knight's general store; Marshall Bros' brick, a restaurant and a saloon were de stroyed. The Odd Fellows' hall was bad ly damaged. For a time it seemed as though the town was ti Ite wiped out by the fire, but the arrival of the Fremont firemen stayed its ravages. The record of Judge A. M. Post on the supreme bench is one of the very liest ever made by a judge in this state. Not a single opinion has he written, or concurred in, but that has been strictly in accordance with law and justice. This is so true that not even his oppo nents can point to ilaw in his record and can only oppose him on the ground that he is a republican. This is no reason at all and if, as the opposition say, this office should be filled regardless of poli tics then Judge Post has a much greater claim upon the people's suffrage than his opponent. Judge Sullivan. Post is a lawyer of greater ability and more legal learning. He is a man of maturer years and by his long experience on the bench, and careful, judicial turn of mind, is possessed of better judgment than Sullivan. He is a hard student and a deep thinker and his longer experience on the bench makes him ranch better fitted for the place than Sullivan, who is considerably younger, is Post's inferior as a lawyer, and whose judgment seems to lack that sort of intuitive insight into law, pos sessed by the attorney of mature years and judgment, ripened by a lifetime at the bench and on the bar. If fitness for the position is what the people demand and they consider well the relative claims of the two candidates Post's elec tion is certain. Schuyler Sun. Mr. Beyak asks, "What has the repub lican party done to bring prosperity to the American people?" Well, among other things it has rescued the govern ment from democratic misrule. It has repealed the Wilson tariff law for the enactment of which the author was com plimented at a public dinner in England. It has convinced the voters that Mr. Bryan was an agent of the British gov ernment and that his purpose was to en graft the English free trade system into our governmental policy. The republi can party defeated Mr. Bryan in a na tional election and convinced the elec tors that his financial theories should not be adopted. The republican party aid that Mr. Bryan should not be made commander-in-chief of the army and navy. It said and convinced the voters that he stood for anarchy, communism and lawlessnes, and consequently instead of being made president he Bhould re main a private citizen. The republican party elected as president a man the ev idence of whose patriotism is not con fined to his vocal chords. It has taken possession of all departments of the gov ernment, which possession it will retain notwithstanding the frantic attempts of charlatans and anarchists to keep them selves before the public for the parpose of personal gain. "What has the repub lican party done to bring prosperity to the American people?" Why, it has taken poawaaaion of the government and pros perity has come. Do you want anything wore? Lincoln CalL When wheat goes up Bryan says it is on account of the drouth in India. When it goes down he says it is on account of the gold standard. Fremont Tribune. AMUSING CONCEIT. The London Globe, in a little fit of spleen, calls the United States "a fourth rate power." When we 'reflect how the United States came out of the two wars which they raged with a "first-rater"' the jeer of the Globe seems turned into a sort of critical boomerang. Philadel phia Record. The republican state platform con demns in emphatic language the defal cations of republican officials. But the platform also places responsibility on Governor Holcomb for his unfortunate delinquency in the matter. In this re spect it differs from the platforms of the so-called "reform" parties of Nebraska. The leaders of the fusion iste, the state house gang, have shut their eyes to the culpability of one of their number. It is probable that the sentence imposed upon ex-Treasurer Bartley by a republi can judge will be carried out and en forced. This will merely put Bartley in the penitentiary. It will not restore to the taxpayers any of the money he stole. That must be done by civil suit against his bondsmen. Here is where the re sponsibility of Governor Holcomb enters the case. Had the governor performed the functions of his office as he ought he would have compelled Bartley to make an accounting to him for the state's funds. It is well known that the principal part of the Bartley stealing was done during his last term, which was coincident with Governor Holcomb's first term. The law gives the governor authority to call for a statement show ing the condition of the state funds at any time. Governor Holcomb was warned by men who knew that Bartley was going wrong, but he neglected to lift his hand to protect the 6tate against the big defalcation which was then in progress. The governor's culpability appears again in the matter of approving a worthless lond. This is precisely why the proba bilities are very remote for recovering from the Ixindsmen any stolen funds. It is well in the midst of all this discussion of defalcations and official crimes of commission to remember there are also crimes of omission, from which the head and front of the statehonse gang cannot escape his share of respon sibilitv. And it may le added that about 81,000,000 of Treasurer Meserve's bond is of this same flabby sort, from which the state has already so heavily suffered. Fremont Tribune The Post office department is looki ng about for improvements on the canceling stamps now in use. A canceling stamp that will enable the receiver to trace down the responsibility for delays in the transmission and delivery of bis letter and make his complaint against the pre cise party who is to blame is what the postoffice patronizing public would like to have. Bee. AGAINST THE COMPANY. Judge Foster Upholds Last Kansas Legislature's Act. CUTS DOWN YARDAGE 0FAHGE3. Derision lit Surct-piug In It Nat me. Stockyards People :jy They Will Carry the Cane Vp Meantime They Will Con tinue to Charge Same Old Kates, ut Leat I'ntil Next Saturday, Topeka, Oct. 5. Judge Foster today handed down hi opinion iu the Kaunas City stock yards case, in which he de cided against the company on every legal question raised. The opinion is very sweeping, and the decision is a complete victory for Attorney General Boyle. The stock yawls company will appeal to the United States supreme court. His decision boiled down is "The law governing f.roek yards charges was reg ularly passed by the Kansas legi.-lature. The stock yards company is only an in cident of commerce, and in the absence of action by congress is subject to tja state laws."' The Kansas City rftock yards ease grew ont of the efforts of the stock yards company to prevent the enforce ment of The law passed by the la;t Kan sas legislature reducing yardage charges. The taking of testimony in the case was begunJu this city on April 80 last. George W. Clark, assistant at tnmar wptih-:!, of Kansas, actiiu; as spe cial master. The nnrnosc of the stock I yards peoule was to prove that the present charges were reasonable, that the prices fixed by the Kaunas legislature were ruinous, aud that in artemutiuK to iix the rates the state in terfered witli interstate commerce. The yards lie in both Kansas Citys, be ing situated on the Kansas-Missouri line. To the company, which ia the second largest in the country, the re sult of the case means thousands, if not millions of dollars. Kx-Seaator McMillan Dead. St. Paul, Oct. 5. Samufil J. R. Mc Millan, United States senator from 1876 to 1S88, died at his home iu this city late last uight of anaemia. He had been ill for msarlv a year. He was born in Brownsville, Pa., Feb. 22, 1820. He studied law in the office of Edwin M. Stanton, afterwards secretary of war, and alter a distinguished career was in 1874 chosen chief justice of the Min nesota supreme coon. He was elected to the United States senate as the re sult of one of the most noted deadlocks in the history of the stats. He was prominent in the Presbyterian church and in 1390 was chosen one of the two men from the west on the committee of revision of jhe confession of faith of that body. - Protest Against National Psmocrats. Lincoln, Oct. 5. Chairman Dahl juac of the Democratic state central committee hs filed with the secretary of state a protest against placing the National Democratic nominees on the official ballot of the coming election. The protest state that there is no such party in Nebraska a the National Democrats ; that the law regarding the formation of a new party has not been complied with, aud hence, the objector juserts, the nominees are not entitled -to a. place on the ballot. This afternoon the state committee of the National Democrats -wjU uitt to fill the vacancy caused by the refusal of Judge J. M. Woolworth to accept the nomination &. supreme jadge, DESTROYED BY FLOODS. Sixty Villages Near TungChou, China, Washed Aaway. TWENTY THOUSAND CB0WHED. Floderi DUtrlct Withiu TweWe Miles f Pkin Oter Ki$ht. Thousand People Drowned or Forwil ! Flee Distress of the People Is Musi IMiable Crops la the Flooded DItrir Wt-re Destroyed. Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 5. The steamer Victoria brings uev.s of the most disas trous floods that bus visited China in mauy years. Sixty villages near Tung Chon, containing over 80.000 inhabi tants, have been destroyed by floods, and the people drowned or forced to flee. There is no means of fiudiug out how mauy thousands have been drowned, but the number is estimated by Chinese authorities at l.",000 to 20, 000. The flooded district ia within 12 miles of Pekin, the capital of China. As a rule Chinese official make very little stir when a calamity like this happens, but the proximity of the disas ter has resulted iu its being brought to the attention of the emperor, who has ordered t hat all possible relief be given. Survivors from the villages nearest Pekin have been allowed such shelter as they cau liud iu the city walls, but thousands are without protection against the rain, which coutinues to fall. The distress of these people is most pitiable. Public spirited aud wealthy men of Pekin and Tung Choa are ac tively assisting the authorities iu pro viding them with food. The crops in the Hooded districts were destroyed. The usual rains began Julv 25 and continue until Au. 15. English to Buy t nlou Pacific. London, Oct. 5. The Daily Chroni cle publishes under it-serve a sensa tional report that a strong Loudon syn dicate has sent the United States gov ernment, through Consul General Osborne, an offer to purchase the Union Pacific railroad. According to this report a New York syndicate has of fered 9,000,000 and the government has decided. to sell the road at auction Nov. 1, believing it will realize at least 10,000,000 and perhaps ll,O0O,C0O or 12,000,000. Bismarck Favors Naval Bill. Berlin, Oct. 5. The Schlesische Zeitung publishes an interview with Prince Bismarck, in which he is repre sented as approving the strengthening of the navy by an increase in the num ber of cruisers and a replacement of obselete battleships, but us depricating a course calculated to alarm the tax payers by what the prince calls & "gigantic scheme." BATTLE OF THE BONES. xperts Have as All Day Iauins; In the Luetgert Trial. Chicago, Oct. 5. The seventh week of the trial of Luetgert, the alleged wife murderer, opened today with an undi minished crush of people at the criminal court building. Luetgert and his in separable cigar reached the courtroom half an hoar before the opeuiug hour. The big sausage maker was clean ghaved, neatly attired aud apparently in the best of spirits. "I can stand rhis sort of thing a life time so far as the physical endurance is concerned." aaid Luetgcir when com plimented by Attorney Phaleu mon his personal appearance. "But I wish it was over with,"" continued Luetgert, as he sent a cloud of tobacco smoke in the air. "It wears on a man's nervous sys tem, imperially if thy weather is warm." The trial yjli last at least three weeks longer," said State's Attorney Dtsjifeu today. "When the defruse closes wi r-hal! have at least a week of r3buttal evidenca, Th.4 the defense will come along with another week of the same kind of evidence. If we get through with the speeches in a week' tjme we will be doing well." I'lw battle of the bones was again waged all day, one set of exeris dis puting the identifications, aud theories of another. Luetgert is not likely to go on the witness staud until next week. The big prisoner is stiil impatient to tell his story. "In three hours' time I could convince that jury of my inno cence,"' said Luotgett today. "I will make liars of mauy people when J get on ts Staud. They cau't ie LuergeK to the gaJhiwK. My story will make everything plain." One of the incidents of the day was the sawiug of a temporal bone by Dr. Pierce and Dr. Riese. The operation was watched by Attorney McSwen for the prosecution aud ex-Judge Viucent for the defense. The sawing was done in a waiting room. The surgeons were very coy and Judge Tuthill sent a bailiff after t htm, remarking : "Those fellows have been oat there long enough to saw a cord of wood." London) Press Comment. London, Oct. 5 . The newspapers here generally pay much attention to the Ndw York political campaign, pub lishing long dispatches and editorials on the subject. The Gtabe gays : Judg ing from The Times' dispatch Henry George will be the nest mayor of New York. The European anarchists aud socialists ivill support the man whose childish economic and wild theories are detested in every capita jn Europe. The Pall Mall Gazette's article is writ ten by an American, aud concludes by ftating that Tammany will win. ssloc or Captain Chatard. St. Louis, Otft. 5. Captain Frederick Chatard, an old resident of St. Louis, and the oldest surviving officer of the confederate navy, is dead at the Mnl Jauphy hospital. He was also thought to be the oldest surviving officer of the aid United States, nayy of ante-bellum days. Captain Chatard was born in Baltimore in ISO?, aud entered the Unit ed States navy in 1834. Injunction Against McNall. ToPEiu, Kn- Oct. 5. The Travel ers Life Insurant company of Hart ford, Conn., began injunction proceed ings in the federal court today against Webb McNall, state insurance commis sioner, not only to prevent him from revoking the icecsa of the company to do business in the state, put from ex amining fhe books of thp company. This is a step further than any insur ance company has yt gone in the fight against the cointtiisaioues. McNeil had announced his intention of sending experts to Hartford to examine the .company's books. " CHECKING HOG1 CHOLERA. aeeoas Atteads Eflfortu of Bail way Agaats Ia Iowa. Dubuque, Oct. 5. The Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul and Chicago, Bar lington and Quincy Railway companies are still experimenting with a view to chucking hog cholera, which has been so seriously decimating tba herds along their lines as to reduce the uhipments j materially, xnat success nas attended their efforts is shown by letters from scores of farmers and hog raisers who have followed the advice and used the remedies recommended by the agents of the railroad companies. One of the most active agents in the effort to les sen the death rate of hogs isF. J. Clemens, division freight agent of the Milwaukee, whose headquarters are at Dubuque. He aaid today: "A thorough investigation at various points into the cause of hog cholera leads me to believe that the disease is caused mainly by ir regular and improper feeding. The dis ease ia more prevalent in the fall, when farmers commence to gather the ani mals for market, than at any other time. Hogs are then taken from the pasture, crowded in'o pens and per mitted to gorge themselves with grain. If care were taken in changing from one grain to another, and in the quan tity given at regular times, I believe that what is called hog cholera would be prevented." He is on the road all the time advising farmers and ende .v oring to demonstate experimentally that hog cholera is not caused by a germ, as is popularly supposed. GETS FIVE MILLION MORE. the Jtatoa Details of Arrangements for Paeilie Sale. Washington, Oct. 5. Nearly 51, 000,000 is the total amount that is to be received by the government for its lien upon the Union Pacific railway as a re sult of the foreclosure sale on Nov. 1. Both the official of the org.-.nizatiion and the representatives of the organiza tion aud the repivseutativcs of the re organization syndicate are very reticent as to the details of the transaction, but the negotiations of the last few days have led to an agreement which is in effect an increase of abaut f 5,000,000 in the amount which the government ia to receive for its lien. This will make the increase in the cash balance of the treasury as a result of the sale of the road aud the bauds iu the sinking fund about $46,900,000, as the $4,937,216 iu cadi belonging to t'ie Union Pacific siukiug fund is now car ried as part of the cash iu the treasury. It is now understood that all the pay ments are to be made two mouths after the sale, which would briug iu the total amount paid by the first of January. The government is then required to pay on January 1 on account of matured bonds of the various Pacific railroads $30,000,000 in round numbers, so that about all but $16,000,000 of money paid for the government interest in the road will go hack into circulation immedi ately on that date. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ARRESTED Christian Citizenship League Making a Fight on Officials. Chicago, Oct. 5. The entire board of commissioners of Cook county was arrested today on warrants taken out by the Christian Citizenship league of North Harvey, a small town adjoining Chicago. The offense for which the county commissioners were arrested was the issuance of a liquor license to Hans Peetz of the town of Bremen, whose saloon lies within the two mile limit of the village of North Harvey. It is claimed the act of the board was a violatiou of the local option law which gives incorporated cities and villages the right to prescribe prohibition dis tricts. The license was granted, it was claimed, iu spite of the protests from the citizens of North Harvey. The commissions say that the matter was carefully considered aud they be lieve they had a right to issue fhe license. All of the commissioners were imme diately released on bonds withiu a few niiuutes after the warrants had been served. Solly Smith Whips Dixon, San Francisco. Oct. 5. Solly Smith of Los Angeles was given the decision over George Dixon of Boston in a 20 round fight last night. The match was virtually for the championship of the featherweight class and Smith is now at tba top. The fight was not a re markably fast one, the men taking no chances except in two or three rounds, when Dixon attempted to force matters, Biuith, However, who has greatly iui. proved niuee he met Dixon, had all the better of the infighting, using his right with great effect both on the body aud head. Smith was cool throughout the fight aud came ont without a mark of any kin;l, His blocking and ducking of Dixon's leads were the features of the fight and kept him oat of harmjs way. New World's Records. Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct, 5. The local phiuk track today maintained its reputation as being one of the fastest in the country. In the half mild handi cap, amateur, E. W. Peabody of Chi cago made a new world's record of 1 :00 1 .-5 ; A- C. Mertena, John S. John son on a triplet likewise made a world's record for a mile, going the distance in 1 :46 4-5. The old record was 1 :50. In the professional events A. C. Mertens of Minneapolis and Nat Butler of Boston proved to be the stars of the day- The former won the one mile open professional n a desperate finish with Butler, while ths latter won the one mile handicap in hollow style, being many lengths in front of Cooper, who was second. Antifaalon Convention s Failure. Lincoln, Oct. 5. The antifusion Populist state convention yesterday af ternoon watt aluKfet a. failure. Bohan uau's hall was advertised as tlm plaf-f? af meeting, but the convention was held in a private office, the purpose be ing, so it was announced by the dele gates, to outwit those favorable to fu sion who might attempt to gain control, as was done last year. After ascertain ing the almost total absence of dele gates from outside of this county.it was voted to postpone the state convention, which means its abandonment. Local Relegates then organized as a county convention and selected a ticket. Illinois Uny Kxarclaea. Chicago, Oct. 5. Mayor Carter H. farriscn and Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J, Gage, loyal Chioagoans, have leaped into the breach left by Governor Tanner and will head the Prairie state delegation that will attend the Illinois day exercises at the Nashville exposi tion on Oct. 9. Mayor Harrison has in formed the Illinois exposition commis posers that he would go and take any part in its functions to which they wished to assign him. Lyman J. Gage also promised to 'accompany the com mission and do what he could. !fo Begin Coining Silver. 8ax Fkajjciscq, Oct. 5. As a result pf the revival in trade,' the mint in this city WiU at once resume the coinage of silver dollar in accordance with n ftttDiggsrMiTf4 from WaahUfton, The order necessitated the appointment of 15 new employes, all of whom were selected from -the eligible list under civil service rules. Most of them were among the number suspended when the mint discontinued the coinage of silver in July last. Btoca Reeelve the Peaaaafc, Boston. Oct. 5. The Boston Baseball club received the pennant as national champions at the Tremont theater last Bight. Mayor Quincy made the pres entation speech and Manager Selee ac cepted the pennant in behalf of the club, the members of which together with the Baltimore team, occupied .all the boxes of the theater. The theater was crowded and they took their seats. Big Water Wheels. SnuNOFiELD, O., Oct. 5. The James Lsffel Waterwheel company, which is running daily until 9 p.m., today closed a contract with St. Paul capitalists for six turbine water wheels of 1,000 horse power each for a $3,000,000 power plant will furnish electricity to Butte and power to several large copper mines which are located near Butte. The wheels will be the largest built. Big Packing Hoase Deal. St. Paul, Oct. 5. The large pork packing and beef packing establish ment heretofore occupied by the Minne apolis Packing and Provision company has been leased for !-9 years to the firm of Swift A Co. of Chicago. The plant is a large one 'and cost $600,000. The pork packing plant has a capacity of 6,000 hogs a day aud the beef plant a capacity of 800 head per day. Belle Fourche Itobhera Held. Belle Fouuche, S. D., Oct. 5. The preliminary hearing of the bank rob bers, who give their names as Tom Jones, Waller Putney and Frank Jones, resulted in holding all three to the grand jury for $10,000 each. Each of the prisoners was positively identified by three witnesses, who were present at the time the bank was robbed. Ilt-ath or L. 1. Palmer. St. Paul. Oct. 5. L. D. Palmer, founder of the Muscatine lodge, the first Masonic organization in Iowa, for many years a prominent business man in Sioux City, and Yankton, S. D., a leadiug Democratic politician in those two slates, and postmaster at Yankton under President Cleveland, died here today aged 77. Tramps Start a Costly lllase. Winona, Ills., Oct. . Fire, supposed to have been started by tramps, de stroyed the stock barn of Burgess Bros, last night. Thirty horses, many of which had taken premiums at the re cent state fair at Springfield, were de stroyed. Loss, $30,000; insurance on the barn alone. Salvation Army Captain Arrested. Norfolk, Neb., Oct. 5. Captain Lynes of the Salvation Army was ar rested on the streets yesterday for per sisting in holding a meeting on the main street, instead of the side streets, as directed by the city council. After the meeting dispersed the captain was released. Water Ia Demand at He Per Quart. Osceola. Ark., Oct. 5. Qwing to the long continued drouth in this vicinity wells and springs have gone entirely dry, and the people now are compelled to buy water for drinking purposes. Water sells rapidly at 5 cents a quart, and the demand greatly exceeds the supply. Hippie to Succeed Doaae. Lincoln, Oct. 5. The appointment has been nnounced of A. H. Hippie of Omaha as a member of the board of trustees of the deaf and dumb and blind institutions to succeed Judge Doane. Old Man Burned to Death. Cedar Rapids, Oct. 5. This morn ing at 4 o'clock the house of Mr. Parks near Dixon was burned to the ground. Mr. Parks, who was 74 years old aud alone at home, perished in the namesi. xtiitHiiiuiiniiiiimiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiii in? fibfetttoitiil local. 1 uimimiiHiHrUiiituiiimuimiiiiuiuiMi The Hrat Wave. The first ten days of September, 1897, gave the country a memorable hot wave for the time of year. The temieratnre ranged to 85 and 98 degrees every day from Aug. 31 to Sept. 9, with high south winds. In explanation we might say that the warm air of the northern hemisphere goes over to the southern hemisphere to form the southern summer, and returns in spring to form our northern summer. When this goes south promptly, we have cool Septembers and cool Autumns, but when it goes slowly then our au tumns are mild; and our springs are cool when the return is slow. There is no harm if we note these char acteristics, and thus lie able to judge of the to be weather. Our August temperature was cool, and when September entered, the warm air returned in place of going Bonth. At times it does thus for the months of March, June, September and December. This has long been noted, more especi ally for the month of March. An old weather proverb says; "When March comes in like a lamb, it goes out like a lion." So we may judge that the corresponding days of October will give us a cool wave. The passage of this air is often by the surface winds, but at times the air passes by ascensional winds, and descensional winds as cyclones. It dose this same on the sun's surface, giving rise to sun spots or an absence of sun spots at minimum periods. Our earth is having a mini mum period, and the air moves by sur face winds. There is a tendency of late for this passage of air on the earth's sur face to be slow at moving. Thus onr springs are cool, and our autumns warm. In 1883, the passage of air to the south was slow, and for the four days last of January we had high dust winds from the north, while in the southern hemisphere the cool air came down bringing moist ure, such that in Australia it rained 74 inches of water in four days, by the Brit ish government measure. Our atmosphere has a time getting over the equatorial area into the gulf of Mexico basin, and agajn to get over the divide north and into the Arctic basin. So also there is a time on its return. Thus we can note the frequent north and the south winds for the Missouri valley. Any judging of the to be weather from the points here presented is not predic tion of weather, but rather a plain state ment of observed fact. The how and the why it does thus are the simple action of nature's laws, and present no difficulty for the explanation or understanding, at least, when we give proper explanation to the movements of tfea atmosphere of our globe. . J. Corcs. A Card. We desire to return our heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindnesses in our affliction, the loss of our loved one. John Snodgrass. Mb. and Mrs. John Sisbue and family. When you wish neat, clean, clear, handsome work done in the line of printing, call at The Journal office. Te Cairage aad the East. Passengers going east for business, will naturally gravitate to Chicago as the great commercial center. Passengers re-visiting friends or relatives in the eastern states always desire to "take in" Chicago en route. All classes of passen gers will find that the "Short Line" or the Chicago, Milwaukee Sc St. Paul Rail way, via Omaha and Council Bluffs, affords excellent facilities to reach their destinations in a manner that .will be sure to give the utmost satisfaction. A reference to the time tables will in dicate the route to be chosen, and, by asking any principal agent west of the Missouri river for a ticket over the Chicago, Council Bluffs & Omaha Short Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, you will be cheerfully furnished with the proper passport via Omaha and Chicago. Please note that all of the "Short Line" trains arrive in Chicago in ample time to connect with the express trains of all the great through car lines to the principal eastern cities. For additional particulars, time tables, maps, etc., please call on or address F. A. Nash, General Agent, Omaha, Neb. To California. Comfortably. Every Thursday afternoon, a tourist sleeping car for Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Los Angeles leaves Oma ha and Lincoln via the Burlington Route. It is carpeted; upholstered in rattan; has spring seats and backs and is pro vided with curtains, bedding, towels, soap, etc. An experienced excursion conductor and a uniformed Pullman porter accompany it through to the Pa cific Coast. While neither so expensively finished nor so fine to look at as a palace sleeper, it is just as good to ride in. Second class tickets are accepted for passage and the price of a berth, wide enough and big enough for two, is only $5. For folder giving full particulars, call at nearest Burlington ticket office, or write to J. Francis, O. P. A., Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb. 22dec Burlington Koute California Rxrnriitint. Cheap; quick; comfortable. Leave Omaha 4.35 p. m., Lincoln G.10 p. m. and Hastings 8.50 p. m. every Thursday in clean, modern, not crowded tourist sleepers. No transfers; cars run right through to San Francisco and Los Angeles over the scenic route through Denver and Salt Lake City. Cars are carpeted; upholstered in rattan; have spring seats and backs.are provided with curtains, bedding, towels, soap, etc. Uniformed porters and experienced ex cursion conductors accompany each ex cursion, relieving passengers of all both er about baggage, pointing out objects of interest and in many other ways help ing to make the overland trip a delight ful experience. Second class tickets are honored. Berths $5. For folder giving full information, call at nearest Burlington Route ticket office, or write to J. Francis, General Passen ger Agent, Omaha, Neb. to25apr'8 gusiness Notices. . Advertisement under this head fivo cent a liueocrh immrtiou. WM.SCHILTZ irmkeabootennd shoeeintha beot Btylw, and uees only thp very best stock tht ran Im uroenred in the market. 52-tf V. A. McAllister. W. M. CoRNF.Litra WcALUSTER ft CORNELIUS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, COL-CMBTJS, NEBRASKA Sljantf PROBATE NOTICE. State of Nebh ask , I , . Platte county, ) In the county court, in and for said county. In the matter of the estate ot Sam W. W. Wilson deceased, late of ud county. At a settsion of the county court for aaid coun ty, holden at the connty judge'it office In Colum bus, in said county on the2itthdayof Septemher, A. I). 1W7. ireont. J. N. KiHnn. county judge. On rending and hling the fi-iricd petition of Lizzie Wilnon praying that letter of adminiH. tration lie ixsued Henry T. Soocrry on the-tate of said decedent. Thereupon.it N ordered that the 2Xd day of October. A. I. 1SU7. at it o'clock, a. m.. he align ed for the henriiKf tmd petition nt the county judge's olhee in said county. And it i further ordered, that duo legal notice be given of the pendency and hearing of said petition by publication in ThkCoi.umuus Joub NAL for three consecutive weeks. (A true copy of the order.) Dated, Columbus, Neb.. Sept. 29. 1697. J. N. Kiliix, tioctS County Judge. PROBATE NOTICE. In the matter of the estate of Michnel WIeezyk, deceased. Notice to creditors. Notice ia hereby given that the creditors of said deceased will meet the administ rator of said estate, before me, connty judge of Platte connty, Nebraska, at my office in Columbus, said conn ty. on the 14th day of October, 1S97, on the 11th day of January, 1894. and on the 14th day of April, 1894, at 9 o'clock a. m. each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for exam ination, adjustment and allowance. Six months are allowed for the creditors to present their claims and one year for the ad ministrator to settle said estate from the 14th day of October, 1897, and this notice is ordered published in The Columbus Joubnal, for four consecntiva weeks, prior to the 6th day of Oc tober. 1997. J N. KlLIAK, S2sep4 Connty Jndge. NOTICE TO REDEEM. To Amos Gates or whom it may concern: Von are hereby notified that the following described real estate, to wit: Lot? one (1) and two (2) in block one hundred and three IVIi) in the city of Columbus. Platte county, Nebraska, were purchased at the office of the county treas urer of Platte county, Nebraska, at private tax sale, March 4th. 18W, by Fanny Merz. for delin quent taxes for the years 189s and 1894 inclusive, and said Fanny Mere is the present owner and holder of said certificate. The said lots werb taxed in the name of Amos (iiitea and the time for redemption of said certificate will expire on the 4th day of March, 1M. floctst Fanny Merz. LEGAL NOTICE. To all whom it may concern: The Board of Supervisors in regular session September 13th, l-3'.'j, declared the following sec tion line opened as a public road, viz: Commencing at the north corner on section line between sections 22 and 23, town 17, range 1 east and running thence soath on section line one mile and terminating at the southeast cor ner of section 22-17-1 east. Now all objections thereto or claims for dam ages caused thereby must be tiled in the connty clerk's office, by Saturday, October SO, 1897. or such road may be established without fnrther reference thereto. Dated at Columbus, Neb., Oct. 4, 1697. E. PoHL, 6oct4 County Clerk. LEGAL NOTICE. To whom it may concern: The Board of Supervisors in regular session September 16th. 1897, declared fhe following section line opened as a public road: Commencing on north corner on section line between sections 22 and 29, township 17. range 1 east, and running thence on section line one mile south and terminating at the southeast corner ot section 22 and southwest corner of section 23, town 17, range 1 east. . Now all objections thereto must be filed in the connty clerk's office by Saturday. October 23d. 1897. or such road may be established without further reference thereto. Dated Columbus, Nebr., Sept. lf.lg7. . pom, 2Skp4 County Clark. MEDHOF & CO. Our counters and shelves are now over flowing with the largest stock of Dry Goods, Carpets, Clothing, Hats and Caps, EVER SHOWN IX PLATTE COUNTY. Dress Goods, Cloak Goods and Silks, fancy, brocade, Dress Goods including black double width at 15c a yard. 40-inch wide, all-wool Dress Flannel, nil colors, at 25c a vard. 40-inch wide black Mohair Brocades at 35c a yard. 38-inch all-wool Fancies at 28c a yard Special attention is called to our 'Hue of Serges at 28c, 40c, 50c, 75c, a yard. New Silks in fancy brocades at 50 and 75c. Roman Stripes and Plaid Silks entirely new. Latest novelty in Dress Triiiuuiii;, coniprisini: headed and silk gimps and braids, braided and beaded etts. Ladies' and children's Hosiery, at 5c, 10c, 15c, and an iron clad Hose for children at 25c a pair. Ladies' men's ami children's Underwear, at 25c, ladies and children's ribbed vest and drawers, fleece-lined, worth 35c. At 50c, ladies' and children's all-wool vest and drawers, great value, worth 75e. At 39c, men's natural wool shirt ami drawers, worth 50c. At 50c, children's heavy ribbed Union suiLs all sizes. At 50c, men's fleece-lined shirts and drawers. finL-hed seam, worth 75c. We call your attention to our line of BLANKETS, COM FORTERS, etc., cheaper than ever. Carpets ! Carpets ! Now is your time to buy your Carpets, to get the benefit of the old prices. Our assortment is the nio-t complete west of Omaha. Clothing! Clothing! We invite your inspection to the most complete stock of men's and boys Clothing to he found in Columbus. All bought before the recent advance. We invite you to inspect our stock. Respectfully, FRIEDHOF & CO. BMER W Farm Loans, And Insurance.. COLUMBUS, YYYinnnryyYyYYYirYYiryTTTfir ruj ikju r rm A 4- W Ui && i;!i l 11) WJT Mill! aM ""- nc : wu uwwticii uj iiicuuiuu iuiuui, ML. xK ' 5Bf Disraeli, that anv man is a coward, even in soite ot Vffi WV ' . li- uVrr CAM if LEGAL NOTICE. In the district court of Platte county. Nebras ka, in trie matter of the estate of Henry H. f lodfrey, deceased. Order to show caiie. This cmise came on for hearing this 11th day of September, 1897, upon the petition of Albert Ituwell. administrator for the estate of Henry S. (lodfrey, deceased, prayin;; for license to sell the real estate described as follow: The east half of the southeast quarter of section thirteen, township eighteen, north of range three west of the 6th P. M., in Platte county, Nebraska, said land to liesold for the payment of debtH allowed ogainfrt said estate by the prob-ite court of said county, anil the costs of administration, there being no personal estate or proierty out of which to pay said claims and expenses. It Is therefore ordered by the court that all persons interested in said estate appear Iwfore me at the court house in Columbus. Platte county, Nebraska, on the 30th day of October, 1897. at the hour of 1 o'clock r. m. of said dav. to show cause why license should not be granted to said administrator to bell the above described real estate or so much thereof as shall be neces sary to pay said debt and claim so allowed am I the expense of administering said estate. And it is further ordered that a copy of this order be published four consecutive weeks in Thk Columbch Journal, a weekly newspaper published in Columbus, Platte county, Nebras ka, prior to October 20, 1S97. J. J. HCLUVAX, irep4 Judge. NOTICE PROBATE OF WILL. Notice probate of will, Andy Devany, decea.ed. In the County Court of Platte county, Ne braska. The State of Nebraska to the heirs and next of kin of said Andy Devany, deceased: Take notice, that upon Hiing of a written in strument purporting to be the last will and testa ment of Andy Devany for probate and allow ance, it is ordered that said matter be set for hearing the ISth day of October. A. D.. 1897. be fore said connty court, at the hour of 9 o'clock a. m., at which time any person interested may appear and contest the same; and due notice of this proceeding is ordered published three weeks successively in The Columbus Journal, u weekly and legal newspaper, printed, publish ed and of general circulation in said county and state. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal at Columbus this 27th day of September, A. D. li7, J. N. Kilian. 29sep!i County Judge. AgentsWanted ron JUVENILE HOLIDAY AND STANDARD SUBSCRIPTION By the W. B. Conkey Company, the lar gest publishers and manufacturers of booka in the United States. Finest line of new holiday and other subscription books on the market. Also agents wanted for "THE SIL VER SIDE," the latest and best text book on the silver qnestion by the great silver leaders. EXCLUSIVE TERRITORY. LARGEST COMMISSIONS. PRICKS BELOW COMPETITION. Write atonee for circulars and special term?, stating your choice of territory. W. . CONKEV COMPANY, 341, 543, 345, 347, 34, SSI Dearborn St., siMt CHICAGO. I & CO., Real Estate NEBRASKA. jKjwrusju r 42c. U this may seem to be ' il Diglllan impudent ques-. himself, if his garments are ill-fitting or in a shab- . by condition. If you wish to enjoy the bravery - of elegant attire you should order your Suits' aad Overcoats of . M. I0RN t CO.. THE HEAT CHrCAM MERCHANT TAILORS. 5 Who for 20 years have led all rivalry in Custom Tailoring and acver failed la please in Material, .W Style or Workmanship. A "BORN" suit will cost you less than the kind of tailoring that makes men cowardly. Every Feature Guaraateed. .w 3o Patterns to Choose froai. II. A. SCOTT PROBATE NOTICE. Thk St tk ok Nfbhahk. ) County of Platte, JHM' In the county court, in and for said county. In the matter of the estate of Mariatiriinder.de- ceat-ed. late of said county. At a M-sbion of the county court for said connty, holden at the county judge's office in Columbus, in fa id county on the 1.1th duy of September. A. I. 197. present, J. N. Kiliuu. county judge. On rending and filing the duly verified petition of Anna Maria Uchwank. pray ing that letters of administration he issued to her on the estate of said decedent. Thereupon, it is ordered that the 9th day of October. A. L. lSt7. at 9 o'clock, a. m., Iw assigned for the hearing of said petition at Ihi connty judge's office in suid county. And it is further ordered, that due legal notice be given of the tendency anil hearing of said petition by publication in TiikCoi.UJJBUS JoCH XU for threw consecutiie weeks. (A true copy of the order.) J.N. Kiliin, County Judge. Dated Columbus, Neb., gept. 13, 1897. 22aep3t M. C. CASSIN, ritopitirroK of the Ua Heat Mot Fresh and Salt Meats. Game and Fish in Season. 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