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TII1 DAILY BE1L
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DAllAPllBLISHINEI OO , Prop'rB. .
t Es ROSEWATER. Zdlthr.
Proclamation by the Govrrnor
Oonveutni the Leglaiature.
WnimLAi The conitltuflou of the t.te
o1ehrM1ca provlilae that the goernor
& may , on eztraoMlnary occasIons , conane
p th legimlature by pxoclamatton and
. . WIIKREAn Impothot public ntere4 of
an extraordinary chamcter roqulrei the
cxerc1e of th snthority
$ ' Therefore , I , AIb1nni Nance , governor
. of the nto of Nebraska , do hereby conS
vene the Iogklature of eald state to meet
inJpec1a1 moMlon at the capitol Ii Lincoln
. onlVedneeday the 10th of Maya 1 882 , at
12 o'clock in. of Naid day for the purpoee
herein atated a foflow , to.wit :
Firet. To apportion the etate into three
4 congreulon&l dietricte and to pmvlde for
the election of repreaontatlvce thoroin.
. Secnnd. To amend an act approved
. March let , 1881. entitled "An at to in.
corporate citke of the firet claee and rogu.
latlon of their duties. powers and government
mont , " by conferring additional power
, upon c1tIo of the firat claes for the pur.
. pose of pa ft3 or macadamlzlug etroete
and ielloyaand ale o providing for the cren-
tion and appointment of a board of public
worlc therein ,
' Third. To ne1gn t1i county of Cueter
. to come judkial dietrict in the etate.
. . Fourth. To amend aection GO , chapter
. , . lip of the compikcl etntute of Nobrala
in. ontlilod "Citlee of the eecond cia anti
' ,3 , t _ . ' i villages. " -
. - n.y. I t - Fifth , To provide for the extnei i
- - cizrrcdin euppresling the recent. rioti at
. O.nnJs and vrotoctin c1tizenj of thi
. state from dontestic violence.
Sixth. To givetho aseent of etato the
to the provielon of an act of conqroea to
- extend the northern boundary of the state
of Ncbraka.
Seventh. To provide for the payment
- af the orllnary and contingent expense.
of the legislature Incurred during the
. special session hereby convened ,
in toitimony whereof , 1 have hereunto
set my hand and caused to ho aflized the
great seat of the state.
. Done at Lincoln , this 20th of April , A.
. D,1882 , the sixteenth year of the state
and of the Independence of the United
8tate , the one hundred and sixth.
- By the governor : ALB1NUc N.uoiz.
S. J. ALKXANDEU , Secretary of State.
- . : Tilt : general imprez1on is that
4 llowato is still "looking for those
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t * p.M.ors. ?
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' TUE militia expenses to put down
George P. Arznatrog will aggregate
in the neighborhood of 35,00O.
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, - . TIIR Bible was stolen from the senate -
ate ohambor.at Washington on Thura.
I day. BobIngersell was soon in the
: . lobby.
, 3 - , ALz ii : . STEJ3IENH cousidors At.
tornoy General Bruwator the ablest
, ' man alto line hold that position sistee
, I - William Wirt filled it. This will be
ud news for the star routers.
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j Tnn American Eloctrio4Light Cd.
,
, - piny of Boston has failed , The
American Elcotrio Light Company of
- Boston not in the
) evidently was fifty
y per cQnt dividend ring.
I Tu revenue cutter Corwin starts
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at once to the relief of the crow of the
- , steamer Rodgers , which was burned
I ' wlailo searching for the lost Joannotto.
f , Mr. Bennett out to be jailed the next
: " : time ho enontioni the North Polo ,
( Tita Denver Journal of Commerce
$ . - . . , : . ; : that there Ia a seeming stringency
. , 1 fl - ; ; . . ' , , c , i ? ' ° nn.oY market of that city. Dor *
d ' , or real oatao owners have r cely
I t - . t- ' fLue c-t&'v , . r : . ' '
I , ' - ' 'vj. . advanced house rent .5 per cent. nd
. . - . - ' . . - : - . flue strtagncy In money ought not to
k ? difficult to account for. '
Tiiountt haa again broken out
, among the Arizona hostIle , and the
S country between Chihuahua and the
, Sonora line is reported fullot Indians.
, , As General Carr bus been relieved
from the sentence of the court martial -
tial , ho line another chatico afforded
him to insult his superior offleor by
showing superior bravery.
,
Mit. BL&INi a said to o indIgit
over the report that ho is to succeed
Mr. Lowell aa minister to the court
of St. James , au1 announces that
t there is no office at the diaposal of
Mr. Arthur whiohho will accept. Mr.
c Blame need have no fear of being
t forced to decline a nomination if ro.
. cent appointments of the admlnhtrs.
, tion give ny clue to the president's
! Inclinations ,
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Tun yam glorious boasting of the
Republican about its nu.xvollous en.
I terpriio i.n procuring the goYornor's
.
. cali convening the legislature in extra
aeesc , , is in keeng ith ho course
i - , , ' $ Iatiht onoy ry dictccsa1ou.
- z , : , ' . . . .fjheoditor of the Republican h4
. : - - " pcIisenIn' $ : hIs. bud Mleup when te
, . - : - . , . : - governot' jroclath&tloxx re . hIdbis
- . . ofli ohe od4 lrnve. .foqnd ouUit
- , - the cpy finiis1ted' him .wsts dupil.
. c&te of the proclamation telegraphed
from th state tta to Tiiw Dii by
, our regular correspondent.
w ; , " end had dro od the tiloal uoo
of the initials of order and stood
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TUE NATIONAL CON VZNTION.
At the ropublkau convention which
nominated General Garfield the fol.
lowing resolution favoring the dcc.
tion of delegates by districts was
passed : "Tho national committee
shall , within the next twelve months ,
prescribe methods or rules for the so.
lection of delegates to the national
convention to be haiti in 1881 , announce -
nounco the same to the country and
issue a call for that convention in
conformity therewith ; provided , that
such methods and rules shall include
and secure to the several congressional
districts in the United States the
right to elect their own delegates to
the national ccnvontlon. " No action
on the subject has yet boon taken
by the national committee further
than to refer the subject to a sub
committee of live , of which Secretary
Chandler is chairman. Several Plans
have. been presented for its consldera
Lion and as the matter is now begin.
fling to attract attention , a report
from the committee is daily looked for
with a great deal of interest ,
One plan suggested contemplates
the election of the delegates by conventions -
vontions hold within this several congressional -
gressional districts. IL Is urged that
this is the method intended by the
national convention which desIgned to
break up the unit rub by giving the
people the power to select their own
delegates In nach district. An objoc.
tion brought against this plan Is that
If delegates are elected within the
several districts it 'trill be
a difficult matter to secure
proper attendance at the etato
convention for the appointment of
delegates at large , and that In a num-
her of the southern states it would be
difficult , owing to the expense and
other causes , to carry out the plan of
holding both diatrictand state convon.
tiona. It is therefore proposed that
the district conventions be omitted ,
and each state convention , after chos.
inr four dolegatce at large , shall allow
t1u delegations from each congros.
aiuinl , district to u&ect two delegates
totho national convention. Title plan
is objected to iii some quarters be.
cause it would afford an opportunity
for trading on the delegates at large ,
which could not be done where each
district is allowed to choose its delegates -
gates outside of the state conven-
Lieu.
Lieu.All
All the plans that have so far been
discussed inside and outside of' thu
national committee fail to suggest any
scheme that will do away with the
worst oaturo in our present system of
appertloning representation in the national -
tional convention. A national republican -
lican conyontion should be what its
name implies , aconvonLion represent-
jog the republican party of the United
States. A.a heretofore conetitutod
the republican national oonyentions ,
modelled after the conventions
of the state rights dosnoc.
racy , have taken as their baais the
population of the states regardless of
their political complexion.
In the last republican national con.
vontion Kentucky with her 70J0O
democratic majority vita allowed to
cast 24 votes for the republican candidates -
didatos for president and ViCe president -
dent , while Iowa with more than 70-
000 republican majority only cast 22
votos. Democratic Delaware , which
polls Ices titan 10,000 republican votog ,
had as much to say in naming tlo
presidential candidate of the repubii-
can party as Nebraska with liar 22 ; 000
republican majority , Alabama , which
baa not elected a single republican to
her last legislature , cast twenty votes
in the national convention of 1880 ,
while Lanna with her 0,000 ropubli.
can majority could only cast ten votes.
This rotten borough system places
it within the power of democratic
states to dictate proeldontial candidates
for the republicans of the nation.
State. u which the republican-party
i4IadJy-nowp. - ati drgauizatioi
caine to Our natibn1 conventions with
greater rorese tatLon than thoetates
upon wlu h tim party deponda for Its
electoral votes. In the yory nature
of things , delegates who hail front
states that are overwhelmingly doitto-
cratic have no constituency behind
them that holds theist strictly account
able. Most of theta come almost
with the avowed purpose to sellout to
the winning iiai. Such merohanta.
blo delegates become a greater souco
of daugor to our whole pohitcal fabric
titan the bosses , the maclilac or unit
rule ,
it behooves tlio national comdilttoo
to doviao sonic plan that will do away
with the rotten borough system. Lut
them forever abandon the democratic
basis of states rights representation.
Lot thorn apportion the delegates to
the national convention of 1884 no-
cording to the votes polled for Oar.
field and Arthur In 1880. Let this be
done , not by congressional dintrlcta ,
but by districts containing a sufficient
number of republican voters to entitle
the district to one or two ropresonta.
Lives , u the cue may be , Those dii-
triots could be carved out by the zOo.
publlcan.tsteoomznittee of each state
after the national committee has doe.
ignited the nuthbor of delegates to
whIb onch r&te will be zititld '
th.ba11 ofiti republican vote. jt :
he tstea * ro to bayc ddItIona1'rep. .
, rent&tLon at large such de1.&tos can
tia elected in state convention , but we
fa1lcotpobn4 whj.t'tst. . , is
.uch , ihould be entitled to reproson.
lug. " ; , trial bZtUe 10 cents ,
? 0dtw
faLlen unless Lhoyhyo the republican
voters to sustain their claim.
SUPaRINrENDENT WAL1En has retired -
tired from the census bureau , but liLa
works live after him. The original
estimate for completing the census
enumeration was $2,000,000. This
sum was expended a ycarago and two
deficiency bills have already been Introduced -
troduced in congress asking for In.
creased appropriations. Mr. Walker
seems to have conducted liii bureau
on the itha that there was no bottom
to tlio national purse and no dividing
line between merely local statistics
and those of a national character , It
is now twoycara since the statistics
called for were collected , and aside
from numerous bulletins issued from
time to time from the census bureau ,
the whole work of publication yet
romaine to be complotod.
In ether words , two years
after the time for the taking of our
decennial census , the public are still
practically ignorant of the results.
The chief value of any tunes of g.
urea for purposes of comparison con-
slats in their freshness , In England
the entire census was taken lt year
In a single day , and published within
It month alter the collection of the
figures , From present appearances
the census of the United States will
not be available for the use of the
public until another decide has
brought. with It the necessity for still
another census , and the atatiotics
when finally printed will be absolutely
worthless for the purpose for
whioh they 'were intended , The
fault with the management of
the present census bureau has
boon an entire lack of business
ability on the part of Mr. Walket ,
.Ho lies lied no adequate idea of the
expense necessary to incur , and quito
as little idea of what statistical tnfor.
mation was out of the line of census
compilation. The first work printed
and bound by the census bureau is
dovotodontiroly to social statistics of
Now Orleans , oont.aing a mass of
figures proper onqugh for a local
chronicle , but which the nation ought
not to be called upon to publish at the
public oxpense. And itow , in the
face of another probable deficiency ,
congress is informed that an enormous -
mous mass of undigested material
still romaine on hand , whili , .
if prepared and printed , will
costs nearly five millions of dollars.
What is needed in a national census
Is accurate and condensed statistics of
population , trade and industry rintcd
in compact form and published as
speedily as possible after tho'd' com
pilation. More than nine-tenths of
all our public dooumonts are too
bulky , and the census report promises
to head the list of those whbi will
find their way soon after publication
to the junk and waste paper shops ,
where Congreaionat Records and patent -
ont office reports are ground up to
make wrapping paperand cardboard ,
As usuaj the monopoly organs are
very unanimous in misroprasonting
Senator Van Wyack's positionon the
Chinese question. Tb senator never
intimated in his recent speech that he
was in favor of placing Chinese
coolies on an equal footing with other
laboring mon. Ho simply explained
that ho could not consistently vote
for tb Chinese bill vetoed by the
president because some of its proiaions
wore in conflict with International law
and usage , and would sooner or later
react against this country and a'ainst
American citizens abroad. The sena-
tar emphatically favors the restriction
of Chinese immigration , but he con-
alders it the duty of this government
to live up to its treaty bligaIoas with
China until the treaty has been modi.
lied or abrogated ,
.
I. Tess house commerce committee a
said to be onunitted to the Candler
bil1'whLchembodies the suggestions of
Charles Francis Adams to the effect
that thd relief nought by the country
will bo found In a permanent board ot
railroad commissioners with power to
advise but withiQut power to act. Such
a bill is simply an insult to the Intel-
ligoitco of the country. Worse than
that , it is a proposition to add to the
already burdosisono exactions of rail.
way corporations , a tax for maintain.
ing a useless board of railroad corn-
missioners whose only function vill
be to draw front $5,000 to $10,000 a
year each out of the national troas.
nil , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tunitu aOeZzi5to bo no reason for
the laylak generosity of the commit.
too appointed to audit the expensesof
President Garfield's ' sickness and fu.
stern ! , Ninety-eight thousand dollars
to the medical attendants is exorbi.
tant. It is safe to say that In his pri.
vato practice Dr. Bliss could not ha'o
made a quarter of the 25,000 allowed
him nor Mrs. Ednon a tithe of the $10 , .
o o which the committee have awarded -
ed her for her services as nurse , The
country has boon Inclined to be lib.
oral but liberality ihould not be at.
towed to degenerate into extrava.
ganco.
Ia ! Dr. Miller will take the trouble
of o mlning the back files of Trx
Bu for 1875 and 1876 ho wilt finl
rnoie perticulam about . the Platte.
mouth surveying faudi than he coul&
furnish Iii the flerel&ln mouth o
Bundays.
JtJu oauuiigo t.sriss , inure nswuxax-
ly known , "Taoaina , " was a member
ION T11 DECLINE.
This paper is not in the habit of
boasting about its business-affairs , As
the most widely circulated nowspapc
west of the Mississippi , its command'
ing position is recognimd in this city
and state , where its popularity and
influence are best known. It is only
when attempts are made by designing
parties to create a false impression
abroad about the standing of Omaha
dailies thial we doom proper to expose
imposture and , challenge comparison.
A statement was recently published
by the Omaha Republican concerning
Its alleged increase of circulation in
which that paper boasted of having
overtaken Thu lIsa both at home and
abroad. The evident object of this
brason falsehood , which could deceive
nobody in Omaha , was to impose on
foreign advortisora. Because we did
not eco fit to contradict and
denounce the imposture promptly
some of our oxclrnnges , notably
the Lincoln Journal , indulged in
comment about the recent decline
of Tim Butt , which they ascribed to
Lb course it had pursued during the
labor troubles. For the information -
tion of all concerned we herewith sub.
mit sworn statements of the circulation -
tion of Tire Bun before and since the
labor troubles , with a detailed exhibit
of city circulation during a period of
eighteen month. . We also invite
attention to the summary and challenge -
lenge that accompany this exhibit :
CITY CIRCULATION ,
STATE OF NEBRASKA , 1
Couirv or DOUGLAS , fli
Edwin Davis , being duly sworn , say.
that he Is lessee of the city circulation of
Tin' DAILY Ben ; that the circulation of
Tue DAILY Bai delivered by carriers to
subscribers In the city of Omahs , anti cx-
elusive of sale. of nawedealers and newsboys -
boys , was as follows :
October 31 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , copies
January 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . , copies
April 30 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , copies
May 31 , 1881 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,003 copies
Juno 30 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , copies
July 31 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , copies
August 31 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! , copies
September 30 , 1831..2,070 copies
October 31 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , copIes
November 30 , 1881..2,134 copIes
December 31 , . . . . . . . . . . . , copIes
January 31 , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , copies
February 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . , copies
March 31 , 1882..2,7 3 copIes
In addition to the above circulation to
regular subscribers by carrIerdelivory , the
sales through newedealors and newsboys
since January 1 , 1882 , in tha city of
Omaha , aggregated from 300 to 500 copies
each day. EDWIN Divis.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this 22d day of April , 1882.
Joux R. IL&somcsrxn ,
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Notary Public ,
QENJiILAL CIRCULATION.
Two months ago the publishers of
Thu Bnr furnished their patrons with
the following sworn statement of general -
oral circulation :
STATE OF NEBRASLS.
Couwrr 0) Douaras.
A. E. Sane r , being duly awe n , deposes
and says that he Is business manager of
the Omaha Publishing Co. , publishers of
Tue DAIr. ! and Wsxxav Bs ; that the average -
erage daily circulation of Tirn DAILy Bis
for the three months ending February 15th ,
1882 , was 5,587 copies. That the average
weekly circulation of Tuu Wuxav BEE
for the three months endingFebruary 15th.
1882 , was 25,714 copIes. A. 11. SAUEII.
Signed and sworn to before me this 24th
day of February , 1882 , at Omaha , Neb ,
Joirn flosicicy ,
Notary Public.
A still more flattering exhibit of
the steady and rapid growth of the
gotioral circulation of Thu BEE will be
found in the statement covering the
two months ending April 15th.
STATE OF NEBIt&SKA ,
CoUNTY or Douaaas. f'
A. 13. . Saner , being sworn , says that he
Is business manager of Tus OMAIIL DAILY
Bus ; that the aggregate circulation of
Tin DAILY Bee for the month ending
March 15 , 1882 , Wa , 157,416 eciiIes or an
average for each of the 24 publisbing days
in that month of O,55 eojilea ; that the aggregate -
gregate circulation of Tili DAILY Bee for
the month ending april 15 , 1882 , was
100,728 copies , or an average for each of
the 2T publiostiondays of 7OM copies.
This includes the general circulation of the
Daily by mail , the delivery by carriers'
aid sales by deaJrs and aewsbai 'Ii '
Omaha and Counoll-Bluff. , and the sale
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on railroad train , . A. B , SAva.
Subscribed In my premeno and rv rn to
before me this 22d day of April , 1882.
Joux B. MANOaSSTBa ;
Notary Public ,
Thus it will be seen that the gon.
oral circulation of Tint Bra , which
aggregated 5,587 copies before the
labor troubles commenced , reached
6,559 copies wien the trouble was
over , and has grown to 7,064 copies
during thio four weeks that followed
the evacuation of Omaha by the
army. Right hero let us make known
a few ctablished facts :
1st , Tim DAILY Buit line a larger
general circulation than the combined
circulation of all the other daily
papers published in Nebraska.
2. Tint Bait circulates fully three
times as many Dailies in the city of
Omaha as are circulated by the
Omaha Herald and Republican
together.
3 , The Herald and Republican
together cannot show forty aubsori b.
era In the city of Omaha that are not
also subscribers of Tnn Thin , while
Tua Ban has fully 2,300 subscribers
In this city that are not reached by
either of these papers.
And nw we extend an opportunity
to the manager of the Republican to
sustain the elaims he has made about
circulation.
Tbe proprietors of Tue Die hereby
offer and agree to pay one hundred
della to 0. E. Yost , manager of the
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Omaha Republican , If ho wiil publ1sb
sworn tatemeni of the circulation of
the ItiubUosir , showing the number
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of dailis delivered by carrier in this
city , and number sold to doaleri and
newsboys , mailed or otherwise for-
warded.
The proprietors of Tim BRa agree
to donate one hundred d3llnra to the
St. Joseph hospital fund if
the nianager of the Republican
will show by a swam exhibit
of the circulation of Tno Daily Ito.
publiean in the city of Omaha and the
circulation of the Daily and Weakly
Republican as compared with thu
above statements that Tira Des does
not circnlato six copies of its daily
editions in the city of Omaha for
every copy of The Daily Republican
circulated in this city during the same
period , and five copies of its daily and
weekly for every single copy of The
Daily and Weekly Republican that is
covered by , the aggregate general
subscription ,
Now lot T1i9 Republican show up
or retract ,
PuoIlIntrIoN does not sconi to prohibit -
hibit in New Hampshire any more
than it does in Kansas , A calL has
been issued in that state for a
pie's" convention , to moot at Concord
on May 2d , to take stch action as
may be wise to secure the enforcement -
mont of the prohibitory and all other
laws of the state.
Suirrnrnn will lose the greatest op.
portunity of his life if ho fails to
secure quarters in the Washington
jail for refusing to answer questions
put to him by the congressional corn-
mittoo , Hallott Kilbourne has just
secured a $100,000 verdict for his die-
play of obstinacy in refusing to answer
congressional conundrums.
ST&TE JOTTINGS.
Gr.'ind Island has a lady barber ,
Oakland has levied tags on canines.
The Blue Springs Motor sports a swell
head.
The Plattamouth creamery is in running
order ,
Plum.Creek wants a brick yard , and
needs it bad.
Tccutnseh takei in $ 2,7C0 a year from
saloon licenses.
halt countyf.irmera have organized a
county alliance.
Coal prospectors are working near Fullerton -
lerton , Nance county.
Plattamouth Odd Fellows will celebrate
at Beatrice on the 2dth.
The liquor men of Humboldt are organizing -
izing for the fall campaign.
An elevator and stack yards ate pros.
pectivo ndditions to Shelton.
The foundation ef the Grand Gees hotel
at Platt8IflOUth is completed.
The firemen of Plottemouth are $50 bet.
tsr off since their annual ball.
The SalIne county court docket was aJ.
moat cleared at the last term
A Juniata woman sent her vote C , 0.
D. to the annual school meeting.
Four noted citizens of Johnson county
are learning trades In the State Pen.
Belvidere and Hebron , In Tbayer coun.
ty , are to be connected by telephone ,
The Silver Creek ( Burt county ) cream.
cry has been enlarged for thi. year's work.
The Junlata temperance club continues
to exist , oven though outlawed by Finch ,
The Clay County Sunday school conk
ventlon will be held at Fairfield , May 1 ,
The body of an unknown woman
found in the slough near O-1umbus last
week ,
The school fund of Jackion , Dakota
county , realized $1,500 from saloon 11.
censes.
Tue population of Tecumseh is 1,83P.
The tyrant man outnumbers the soft sex
by 107.
Tecumseli pays her marshal $400 a year ,
the attoTney $80 , and the street commissioner -
sioner $100.
The citizens of Pairbury are trying to
orgnriz0a Creamery company with a capi.
tal of $7,000.
The life liberty and happiness of the
people of , Vnyne a threatened by the or.
ganizatlon of a btass band ,
Schuyler'e $50,000 elevator is one of the
sights of the town. It will be ready to
start about the let of May.
The university students planted trees
with prayer on Arbor day. As a fertilize
the orthodox article can't be beat.
LincOln was anxious to pr'sspalzne with
Jay Gould , but the great railroader slde
tricked their palm. for the present ,
The proposed opera house at Hastings
wilt cover three lots and cost about 35 , .
000. A bonus of $1,000 I. necessary so
close the bargain.
Judge Gaslin has decided in favor of
Kearney county inthe'B. & M. ' ti cases. .
T judgadeoidectthat the levy was legal
ind .abodld be. tpid , The treasurer is
7,000'ahead ' , . }
Wymore wants a board of trade. It is
a very , useful article to have in the Louse.
Hundreds of men toiL twelve hours a day
to geteuough cash to trade for board at
the present elevated prices.
The Central City Nonpareil patrioti.
caliy exclaims that it is "published to accumulate -
cumulate wealth for the proprietor , and for
the pleasuro. profit nntl cdlbcation of the
people , " There's no base metal about
that.
that.Robert
Robert Kennedy , an old man , a resident
of Boone , plunged into Beaver creek
headoremost one night last week , and
barely escaped death. Tue night was
dark , and lie slipped off a fifteen lost
bank.
Nebraska City .lias a sensation in this
ehape of a murder , in which a neyro and a
white man are the principals. i'lie two
were farm laborers , and worked for one
\Viii. Hopkins , four miles south of town.
Th.'y tded o settle the re'ative rights of
their muscular matinee in
races by a
which the darkey proved the under 'og.
An African war whoop then went up and
a club descended on the bead of the white
, lau , crushing hi. cranium. The funeral
wIts an Imposing cortege.
The Worst Monopoly.
'ro u. Editor of The see ,
The worst monopoly ii the ' 'land
monopoly. " It deprives men of that
which Is IndlsponeLblo to "life , lib.
orty and the pursnit of happiness. "
It ; is conceded that all mon have an
inalienable right to life. That right
carries along with it the Inalienable
right ofmeane to support life ; laud I.
Indispeuaible to the support of ltfo ,
therefQro all have an lnalienabloright
to as much land as is esaeutl4 to the
support of life and the maintenance
of liberty , It is ltho quintoscenco of
tpanny t withhold front a people a
right that is essential to life and lib-
orty. By so doing they are forced into -
to death by it.sn-atiou or Into servi.
tud the other alternative. 1 here
- , TIs , UlruIliiJI Iu.44 b4I
I maee a happy household.
affirm and challenge contradiction ;
that. every man and woman in Amer.
lea without a home or the moans to
purchase one is forced to "bog leave
to toil" to keep from starving. They
arc dependant on the whims of others
for shelter from the storm and for
work to keep from starving. When
others do not cheese to furnish these
things it its easy to see the deplorable
condition to which they nra reduced.
From this condition of things , which
might bo remedied , springs every
species of crime fr.nn midnight murder -
der to noonday larceny ,
Now , I have a remedy for all those
evils , and would moat respectfully invite -
vito the criticisms of all without ro-
ard to party , creed or occupstion in
in lifo.
I will denominate my plan titus :
nECK'S ' ? OLIIICAL ? ANACEA.
Whereas nil men arc created with
equal rights , and have by virtue of
their existence , an inalienable right to
all the land that is needful to their
support and no more ; and whorca
governments are ordainect9 ecuro
to men their inalienable righte , and
Whereas , Agriculture is the base of
all other industries-the foundation
of indiyiduai2 etato and national pros.
pority , security and happiness.
Resolved therefore , That the gov.
ernment of the united States proceed
to furnish improved homes for all those
who desire them and wish to live by
cultivating the soil. To this end , she
call improve all her pubilo lands that
are fit for farming and parcel thorn
out in homatoada of suitable size , She
can also purchase lands of individuals
and corporations who have them for
sale , and make homes forhor citizens
who desire them and need thorn , corn-
polling thorn to sell a portion of their
large estates when it becomes necos.
sari.
Itesolvod Secondly , To carry out
the forgoing resolution , and to avoid
taxing the rich for the benefit of the
poor , the government shall Issue an
adequate amount of legal tender paper
currency , which shall be refunded to
her by homesteaders on these lands ,
who shall bo required to refund at
least 1 per cent. per annum on the
cost of the homesteads until the government -
ernment is reimbursed for fitting up
the samo. A failure to pay the annual
instailmont duo the government shall
work a forfeiture of the homesteader's
claim , but shall not debar him from
taking nno olsowroro } , when all dues
on the forfeited claim are paid up.
Resolved Thirdly , l'hat these
homesteads shall be transforrablo ,
but no person shall over be permitted
to own at one time moro than 160
acres of them lands thus furnished by
the government. JACOB BECK ,
THE GERMAN THEATRE.
Miss Buschmann'a Big Benefit Last
Nigut.
Yesterday evening Miss Buschrnann
had her benefit at the German theatre.
At an early hour in the evening every
available seat was taken , and later all
the standing room was utilized.
The play represented , "The Village
Musical Director and His Orchestra , "
contained nothing very attractive in
itself , but owing to the vivacity and
go in the performers it , turned out
quito a successful entertainment. Miss
Selina Buschmanu , the fair bonoficinro ,
sustained the role of Fritz Jubel
and very charming she looked in male
costume. Her enactment of how fellows -
lows act when under the influence of
Rtoo much liquor was realistically true
to nature.
- Old Mr. Grossman personated Bid-
thasar Bauer , the village musical di.
rector , in his usual masterly style , and
Mr Lindcrnmann enacted the funny
man very efliciently.
Miss Grossmann macla a charming
Lenchen. She had a fine opportunity
to display her undoubted vocal talent ,
.which was exceedingly well received.
The character of 11emann ( was at-
lotted to Mr , Molchin , who , it is
needless to say , did credit
to I the part. Miss Thiessea as
Felix Sack , a musical student , looked
and acted her role in a very droll
style.
All the minor parts were ably represented -
resented by Messrs. Lutach , Fisher ,
Borgmann , Hartmsnn and Schmidt
ana Mrs. Grossmann.
Miss Buschmann has bed a splendid
benefit ; which proves that the lovers
of the German theater appreciate histrionic -
trionic talent and ahotrit when an op-
port'unity offers. , . , .
, BIS.OA.TITUDE , c
,11tIiazd Poplaratrcets1 ,
Sr. Louis , Mo , , March 17 , 18$1 ,
H. B. WAIUIRIt : & Co , : Sirs-For
twelve years 1 suffered from kidney
troubles until your Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure wrought a wonderful restoration -
storation of health.
aprl7dlw Joni M. WAau.
Donations the Child's Hoispital in
Ma2ch ,
Mrs. Harris , sausage ; Mrs. P- ,
two glasses jelly ; Mrs. P- , three
baby slippers ; Mrs. bangs , one package -
ago Manioca ; Mrs. - , parcel worn
clothing , picture books ; Mrs. Brown.
son , one girl's wrapper ; Mrs. Balcom ,
parcel baby clothes , four crib sheets ;
Mrs. Hargravo , parcel worn clothing ;
Mrs. Smytho , B. W. flour , worn
clothing ; Mrs. Dolan , one jar jolly1
ono can fruit , one chicken ; Mrs.
Clarkeon , two cans fruit , sixteen
aprons , five pairs drawersworn shoes ;
Mrs. E. Maroney , three dozen eggs ,
one package spinach ; Mrs. B. Itoed ,
one bushel potatoes , sausage , lettuce ;
Mrs. Woolworth , six sheets ; Mrs.
Barker , one bag potatoes , two jars
pickles , two jars preserves , four cups
Jolly , two cups salmon.
lIotcir Doxariors.
Inlfemorism . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . $800
& . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mrs. 8. 4. lCosgroye , Pittsburg , Pa. ,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mra. F. H. Davis thank offering. . .20 00
Little Workers of the 8. 8 , qf the ,
Chrh ottho Nitivity , MlnA ta h 00
T6tal.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SARAi ! , Sister in Charge ,
VfIb1e Iasprov.ment.
.Mroah Bates , Elmira , N. Y. , writes :
1'About four ycars ago I had au attack of
bilious fever. end never fully recovered.
My dlgutive'organa were weakened , and
I would be completely prostrated for dave.
Alter using two bottles of your Burdock
BIooj Bitters t.heimprovenaent was so
ibIs tht I was astonished. I can now ,
though 61 years of ae do a lair and rca.
sonabie day's work , ' Price $1.00.
dlv
PoL1K rCO U NTY P0 I NT
The Sprln Itush of Buine
onthe Farniand it the "
Politic , and ProhibitionA u.
less Wart Tolerated.
Correspondence ci Tue iii.
OSCEoLA , Neb , , April l8.-.Why has
not Tun Ban a correspondent front
Osceolal has often boon asked , True ,
we are not a city of any great proton.
tions , but we help to make up ije
busy west so far as our coufltyj1110 ]
Polk-is concerned , For agricul.
tural and stock raising purposes
, we
ask no odds of any county in the
west , The small grain was about all
sown before the recent rains , and it is
now up and booming. The busy corn
planter is to bo scott in every direc.
tion , and farmers nay they have never
had a nioro favorable spring for work.
We nra also told that the chintz burg ,
which 'were very plenty in the early
spring , were destroyed by the heavy
rains and'freozing nights of last week ,
Arbor Day will be generally observed ,
and thousands of trees planted in the
county , Nowconacra looking for busi.
ness locations and farms can be
every day In the week on our streets.
Oscoola show. signs of imprUvoment
in every direction. The new council
has organised , and the clerk is prepar.
lug to Write up the usual number of I
I 'heavy" ordinances before hot weather
comes on. Tint Ban stated sonio time
ago that Oscoola had concluded to try
license another year. That is a mis.
take. Polk county has never had a
licensed saloon , and the present coun
cil are temperance to a man. There is
considerable ref r
dissatisfaction on account
of ono of our druggists dispensing the
liquid rather promiscuously , but that
is the fault of Mr. Slocuinb , not the
druggist , for if a person is sick-or
thinks ho may bo-and puts his nai , ,
on the druggist's register , is Ito nt
compelled to sell to him ? However , !
the last grand jury found twelve in- I
dictmonts against thopo who vend the
liquid , and the next will probably do
equally as well.
We were somewhat surprised at a
recent editorialin Tun l3i on the ' '
Kansas prohibition law , declaring it a
failure , etc. Notwithstanding that
editorial , we must insist that the la .
has not yet had a fair trial. Gio I
Kansas live years in which to try that
amendment , and we doubt not the re-
suit will be far different.
Tim Bza has made many friends by
itsbold and aensibIotalks to its Omaha
readers on this temperance question
and it need have no fears as to its circulation -
culation and influence diminishing.
Mon everywhere admire frco speech
right to the point and plenty of it ,
. The favorable notice which Tns
Bsz gave The Farmer's Advocate was
appreciated by its patrons. The cdi-
tor of The Record has done' his ut-
moat tosow seeds of discord among
the supporters of The Advocate be'
cause of the connection of Mrs. Bi-
tonbonder with the woman su go
question. We ourselves consido t , ' .
an unfortunate occurrence that ma
tore should develop as they doubtles
will nuder the circumstances , nol
that we think Mrs. l3ittenhon.
der's connection with the sullrag
movement any detriment
the famous cause which she is advo
eating. But we ace the necessity of
concentrating our forces if we would
sAicceod in breaiin down the mon
opoly rule.
The editor of The Record need ricj
expect to guilt patronage by trying
weaken the influeiice of The Advo&4te
among the farmers , for it is a fet
well established thai. as a rule the in.
fluence of The Record is on the wrong -
side of nearly all public questions ,
and when it declares it will support
certain men for office and honest rner
will support the santo , it publicly in-
suits those who choose to differ with
it in opinion ; and it cannot hope to
gain the friendship of many who have
withdrawn their patronage in favor
of The Advocate. We shall await de-
velopmonta and write again.
LISON ,
FLIES AND BUGS. . ' .
Flies , roaches , ants , bedbug. , rat' , mie' , ' ' . '
gopher ; chipmunks , cleared out by ' - ' ' ; . -r. ' . . '
' 1osh on Itatu , " iSo.
. .uiSATURD : lIGHT. '
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'yj
Closing of the Hospital Fair- ' - " ' . . '
Brownoll aU EntertaInment , ,
The faIr at Oreighwn hail closed
Saturday evening after two weeks of
unprecedented success , the best proof
of which is in the fact that the net
proceeds will probably exceed 5,000 ,
and suffice to baUd the addition so
much needed by the St. Joseph hoe'
pita ! .
The voting on the various articles
resulted in their giving to the fohloV
iIIg parties : opera bonnet to MiSS
Magio Dalton , "Stole" to the Holy
Family chuch , carriage whip to 'if. A.
Paxton. The Fire King's desk was
sold to F. 3. McShano ,
A large number of prizes were rid-
fled off and what wits left was auc-
tioncored off , K A. McNamara , Esq. ,
exhibiting remarkable qualities as
spechtl auctioneer.
iItOWXELL' hALL. -
A pleasant entertainment took place
Saturdsy night at Jirownell Bali , in
which the fell wlng programme was
presented in admirable style :
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Essay , "Acting a. a Profession"MissThomsa
MissThomsa
Planosolo..MlssLatham
Vocal dust , "Valse Rondo" . . . .
Miuta Hng.r and Lininger . . , - . -
Vocalsolo , dVj0 Promise ' . . . , Miss Spark ' ' _
"ACUPOFTEA. " , . ,
DRAMA ui vunini 5CNEfi. . , , . . . - .
bceflu . .
Mesical . . . solo . , "Edith's I'rayer" . . , .
.lAmbross
501)11 .XND.
Music , 'rocsl solo , 1Forever and Forever"
. . . , , . , , , , . , , , . , , , , . 0 .Misa Liniege ;
COINS Titian.
Mtslc , planosolo , , . , . . . . . , . . MiseTarbal
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Bargains In Watches at Pnttoreon'a , :
'just south of poitoffice , s17.m.w&sat . -
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