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i'ilL DAILY ] 3LL vivlAEtA , IIOtiLAY , AUGUST' 13 , 1886. 1
TILE OMAHA BEE.
Pobllht4 every mornlnr , except Sunday. The
only Monday Inorntng dolly.
RRVI IT I Alt
One Year . . , . . . . $10.00 Three Monthi . . . .R I > D
61IMonthr. . . . . . , & ( x OneMonth. , . . . . . .1.03
Till RRRRLT PRR , ri vte11RD Ir1tlT UDxtaDAT.
TRRxe rO Trlle
One Ycar.2.0 ( ) , . , , . . . , RO
Six 3tonthe. . . . . . 1.00 OneMonth , . . . . 20
AmerfAn Newe comlmny , Sotoi Agente Nowedcal
re In The United State + .
0oasx + t'oxosres.
A CommunlmllonerolatingtoNews an4rAMrlnl
mitten should be addt sod to the EDltoa or TIR ,
utR.
; aretrt + stun TxRn.
Allludnc Toltere and ltemntanceshould , lw
aldmeltoTu flRRPcNueliuxo ( oI1rAYT , OMAHA.
1)retta , Chrcke and 1'ostotace orders to lie made pay
able to the order of the company.
TBE BEE BUBLISIIING C01 1 PROPS ,
S. EOSEIYATEEEdltor.
JElln1' IILACK and Jour Davis are ha
ing a controversy about Buchanan. A
duel between corpses lacks vital jutoroet.
Ir our niercllantswislt to protect tliour
selves against the police there is no rca
son w'hy they ahoultl not ho permitted to
d0 so.
TilE inapcctar buRifioss w ill bo watched.
Tito 11EE proposes to keep itR weather
0370 well 01)000(1 ata to the city atFeirs in
this motropols.
Ir the democrats continuo their blun
dcrA at the present rate in Ohio , a demo.
e cratie congress will be the salvation of
the republican party.
PnES1IENT Al Tltutt waa a political nc
cident , but from the tone of press cont.
moats ho aeons to hare proved a happy
0110 for tlio country.
TIIE Vawair graduates in Omaha are
about to raise $4,000 to educatu a sweat'
em girl at Ponghkce mio. Vassar girls
come high , but tlto country must lows
them at any price.
Fu1L returns front Kentucky give
w I'roctor Knott the governorship by'ncarly
40,000 majority. A Kentucky republi
van is an interesting but rare bird among
the blue grass.
1VIrn a return of the hot weather n
tour of our alloys reminds one of the
fellah portion of Cairo. A classification
of Ontalla smells would fill a Iargo sized
VelUm e. The alleys must 1)1) clennod.
hrn. ALEXAN11Elt SWAN confirms the
reports of the great stock yards and
slaughtering establishments which Eng
lisp capital is to constrnct in Omaha , and
there are rumors of a now railroad in the
Vanderbilt system which is to connect
this city with St. Louis' Omaha scoits to
be doing pretty well , just now , thank
you , with blooming prospects for the ioi-
nediate and far disttmt future.
GINnIt : i , Al:1(1S who has cbaige of the
erection of the new pelsiot building a t
tt
Wnshington fouls greatly insulted ever a t
gratuity in tlto form of two terra coth a
vases offered him by aunit of anitactors.
Coneral Meigs is too sensitive for the
array. It is tut uuusunlly cold day whin ] m
+ the average arty ollicur fouls insulted at t
the , tender of anything from a Len cent
cigar from the sutlois store to nn iuuua 1
l > : ss over thu Union Pacilie railroad.
'I'ImENeninha ( lranlcr rises to to
mark : They have had a big light eve
pavoued question iii Onmbn , anti th
courts austaincd thin position iitlou b
'b'un Bii. That p1tpm has a habit o
coning out on top very fregiently ,
1Vlen TuE BEE uxpo5on rogues and tli
citiz0w appeal to the courts. ' 1'uu Bit j
invariably sustained. Douglas eoutt
has been very fortunate in possessing in
corruptible judges and a bench which 1)m
a compelled the respect of ) tonest plot an
the fear of kuavus and scotnldruh ,
TuE strike is undoubtedly failing. ' 1'I
telegraph cem1)any have stengtheiiu
their position every day siiicu tl
beginning of the conflict. Plug operate
nud a practically uulinittod capital lint .
won the day. One nnistaku of the stri
nail ii unistako which is ahvayx fatal tvi
l that the blow' was struck on a fallit
t outrkot anal during a , dull thou , 'I'tu !
will be general sympathy expressed fi
the OjOratON and a strong impetus lit
! root given to the IOOVO for it postal tub
graph. If title succeds in Congress U
strike will not have berm entirely
Vaill ,
i Tait Nuw York 'iThicsrtgreos with . [ 1j
lire that the Eduuuds law cannot so
press Moroouisni , std that the problo
is as dillicult as over. It says : "If ti
Edinunds law has failed-mid there a
many indications that it is a failure-11 o
are we to deal successfully with polygul
and the Afommou church 1 It must 1)0
twitted that this question cannot ho sat
factorily nuswcrud By uniionnl law t
polygamists of Utuh have hoot dish
chized. Ought the nation to go furtl
and disfranchise every mat and well )
in thu territory who believe tl
polygamy is not inunoral ? To hit
that course would be to punish ci
50118 , net bOCatuae they hnvu violated
law , but because of their religious elli
oils and belief. 11'0 limy punish for t
act , wliclt , is unlawful , but not for t
belief , Such logtshttion as is domnud
by the Gentiles of Utah would not o1
I arouse a strong publju semiuellt in I
half of tie subjects of persecution. L
would also give to Mormous the courn
of religious martyrs nud cause thuirchur
t tq grow Zero rapidly than over. A
yet , if we disfranchise only for the a
the political power of th0 polyganis
church is nut ahakeit After tinny yet
the Alormon probbent still coufroltts
unsolved , although it jaw ungaod ti
' careful attention of the ablest statoso
of our days'
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TIIB LIb COLN .11AXJAAfUS ,
Olen Kendall , on behalf of the state
board of public lands anti buildings , bas
filed nn auawer to the petition of Air.
Silver in qw capitol contract alit. It
alleges that the footings in Mr. Silver's
bid did not agree with a correct addition
of the items ; that several necessary items
ware onittod which were bid upon by
Mr. Stout , and that the contractor was
unable to tall whore lee got the 85111plo
of the steno with which ho proposed to
construct the building.
The alleged facts lnay or luny not he
be ilmIportaut , If'true. The lttoucss : of
their discovery is very reimiarkable. Time
board gave the contractor just one hour
to exphnin how ho hnppanetl to bid Ilw'ol'
than Afr. Stout , a portion of which tune
urns spent ill n rl'eess for lunch , At the
mid of that time they promptly avitrdod
time coutrnct to the highest b'hler. ' There
was nn pretense at time time that Ar. Silver
vor had not complied with time specilica
tio11s. It took two weeks of patient
grubbing after a suit was tlmioatenoti ho-
fore time attorney general discovered that
Mr. Silver's ito iizod bill wan "half
made. " his general bid , Which
agreed to do time work "as
called for by time specifications , "
and which was hacked by an 81111)10 bond
was suflieiouL Under it the contractor
cold have 1)001 firmly held to his con'
tract , It vt ns 110 business of tlmo board
wllethor or not Mr. Silver was certain t )
lose milonoy in mho event of the accept.
once ( If his bid. If , as charged , he omitted -
ted to nstinlato $12,000 worth of work
and material , time state would have boon
just a Touch the gainer as his contract
urns lower than Mr. Stout'a. ' The one
point , 811(1 the oniy important point , wits
that he was the lowest rusponsiblo bidder
under the prop08itls , and that if ho secured -
ed the contract , the state would have
saved $41,000 , which otherwise would
have to be borne by our taxpayers.
So far as the stone is concerned , if the
etd11u was to have boom from Mr. Stout's
quarry enly , there was no necessity for
bids at all. Mr. Silver ktiosti' as well as
any ono else wlio drlifted time capitol bill ,
in wliosu'interesta ' it Wall drawn , and what
nean5 were used to push it through time
last legislature. IIe knew that Mr. Stout
had sttnme for sale. And he contracted to
furnish atomic in ttccurdauce with the comm
tract , amid gave a bond Lunt he would do
so. That was all that w as necessary.
The condition of matters at Lincoln are
too well known to require extended ox-
plitnntiou. Thu 1)001,11) of Nebraska , who
have watched the bloodsuckers at tine
capital aincu the timed Dave Butler , a'o
justly suspicious of every contract let ,
and of every ollicinl wlmo has nuythiug to
do with awards for public trurlc. As fur
as the capitol is comicurned , it is note ious
that time job bias sheen engineered
by nud for 11r. Stout , ned that lie
buts beet forced to uuti11ktin ned support
out of the pivlits of hta coimtraets n crowd
of 10c0bus who hews fatstcned tlmensulves
118 Brolly ou his 1)11)50 as he has himneif
oil the tronluy. ) ' 1'huro was mewl thee is ,
, ill spite of thu gnawer of)1lr Itoulnlla11(1
11113 8850013t014 , every retion lit believe
that time state was defrvuulud oat of $ l1 , .
000 by time letting of the contract for th u
conplutiot of time capitol , Time ltpoio .
gioa of thu boatel bear nm nks of too nnicl i
ulaborntiot The } fail to touch time root
time mnttur twhieh is in plain words that
it heavy coimtact wits awarded to tli
- highest bidder in bald detiitmice of th
r spirit of time law's mud iii plain disregarm
0 of time public inturestn. If there had beet
y the slightest doubt iii time umituls of tit e
f b0anl to A11 Silver's bid , specilca
" tiolsorlmnultimegecatddle emicubetweem
o his ollur and that of Air. Stout deuaudet
s tits rejection of both wnd n prompt rend
y toetiSeulelt under time lay.
d Mt IA'u.1fITRAC1. :
'l'imo geimeral ultuucger of the Norther
Pacific 11115 published a Strimigoct ordo
lie rugnrdiug time issuing of passes over ii
ii lieu. Anutimg other thnmgs hie notes the t
le "panasux t0 army otitcers tvili ho issue
rs under prusceibud rules , " but that th
.0 commgnuly "expects proper amSid0rftio
ko fur all services perfonuutl. "
is And whitt ere time pteseribed tubes f
ig time issuing of passes tq mr.ny oflleers ire i
ro time dupa tamuut of Iakotal Cortttimily ii
n. army ollicur hits nay right to accept
us Puss while tntveiing oh public sm vic
o. lit mill stick cases le signs a voucher ft
me mlienge turd dravt's eight cents front ti
is guvernmoit for every' nlilu tnivellc
Of course his rbgulnr pay goes ou durim
the trip , however uxtunded it
it : Mileage is uxpoctCIl to cover nit u
p peuaesof tntvul , 'J'humute allowed , and
nn the rut of July d4th,1871i , is very lihen
e especially for trips by tail , It is n
ro given nit 8 gratuity or its a prooi11um up
w tiywe11iimg at time govcrnmeat uxpun ,
miy It is ptOSlmmmed anti iutundud Simply
Id. cover actual uxpemiditares. An Dille
is. who accepts a railroad pass wimilo trnv
ho ihmg under orders , and timuu dritw s I
an full mileage , is dcfnutdiug time govur
nor melt by just as mochas hit railroad fa
an auumuttn to ,
mt Thu historic honor of t ]
ku army 800118 It ) Is ) gutti
ti- blunted in 5(11110 pnrticulnts. 'I'ii
a is tat utuohi of an inmprpssi
Iii- among olilcera that time gove'iunettt is
lie cos the umilked for all it is wo lh , r
he gameness of such nltuor techuticalities
ell time spirit of time rugulatioua , "t1nki
miy mileage" has bucollu a regular ponpmia
IC. lit sous departlnouts , and time pro5pe ° t
mitt long trips is looked formvttrd tons munch
go of ndding to time ulobths' 1)a } ,
oh httmL time temptation to ' 'nlaaku nmijeag
mid is ju oyey suspect greater whore 8 t
ct , or auuuni peas is livid wgr time ) inn
L's railroad which must be travebod. 'rut
ars Is u clear saving of front tour to soy
us camts a mile jlm tlmis dupnrtinent to eye
o ollicur who travels upon u railroad p i
n n A trip to 84lt Lake and back , under su
circunlsblucus , nteaims $100 of "lima
nmileago" in pocket , which was given by
time govarlunent , for actual expenses , but
which was not actually expended. In
consoqucnco , there is a continual incentive -
tive far of iccrs to 1 o ordered on trips not
necessary for time public service , in order
to gaiu'tle porquisitaq of mileage. Anal
there are good grounds for time belief that
time frequency and length of illspcctiou
tours are 'or' often detcnniuwd by time
amount of money that can be mndu by
time inspector on his trip.
Congress cut down the ntilenge rate
in 1871 frnnm tell to eight cents because
time railroads hod almost simporcoded time
stage on time frontier. Time war depart-
miient later , whom its attention wits called
to the 11iilonge abuse , directed that nil
tntvel must be mndu by the most direct
route. On ] and grant roads ollicers of
time lieu with troops are couipehledto take
their transportation in kind. 'rime regmm
Iation ought to be applied to all ollicinl
travel and n reasonable lulu for other ox.
ilelnses all ) Wed. The nmilcagu abuse is
becomiming a scandal , and just at present
the army bias nil Lust it can do to breast
the wave of eritieisum that bins beer
aroused by rocunt occurrences in time
staff and home without 11iaking time ventilation -
lation of other scandals necessary. The
ulilengu abuse ought to be abated.
lilt 7'RN7' MONOI'OLIIiS AND 7'111 : ' I'UIi-
L.16' .
It1CENT : decisions of the patent ollce
have given to time Bell tebeplmolo company -
pany virtual control of time entire telephone -
phone business in the United States.
Time first result of this decision is the
formation of a great monnpoiy with a
capital of $10,000,000 , 71) pcr cont. of
which is water , whose object is to oiler
ate nil telephone lines at their own rates
for the apace of sovonewt years in which
time patents are to ruin. Time Western
Umiiet iota sold out its interests in
the Edison patents iii return far
n royalty of one Gftlt of all time
rentals of time Boll 'Telephone company ,
and at agrccnlett that note of time telephone
phone lines mire to be used for time trans-
uiissiomi of general business messages ,
market quotations , or news for ante or for
publication , wlmiclm would in any way
compotO with time business of time Western
Union Tolegraplt company. Ill other
words , the toiegrapb and time telephone
collmpatlles are mimimtunlly bound rat to
connpete. In ndditiou , it is charged that
time telephone companies , having secured
time "botto11l patents , " refuse to give
their patrons time beefmt of now intel
tiwns in telephony not controlled by the
cunmpauy.
The Chicago lr ibuunc notes that there
is one way to escape front the control of
pateIlt uteulolicS which are organtzod
itnul operated against time public interests ,
"I'lttouts are given to secure n reward
to inventors , not to assist the establish-
melt of uumopolies. 1Vhy' may not cap-
iGtlists organize telephone anupanies to
cotilpote with time existing ones'atid , for
this 1)1111)050 1150 81i3' tehephono patents
timey prefer , .provided they are willing to
pay a Loyalty for their use ?
' It w'at't 011 this ltulti illolloiloliat priucj-
pie timat time Amiluriaun 13111011 wits forme d
to couqOta ) with time 11'esturn Uniun.'Phm u
WCStern L'uiou hind patu11ts that time
Amimericnn enion could not do with -
omit , lint the latter , Upett the ad
tee of time lilost rbstillgnisimed cenmtsel
I preceded to tI5o such patents as it need .
ed. 'flue coapnuy Wall advised by it s
latvyem tlutt time extr0uu penalty thm 0
0I
, courts would visit upon it would be t
compel it to pay lounges in time nature 0
. 8 royalty to time 1Vesturn Union. I'n
I temmts , those lawyers held , are Ilot issue d
1 to enable nay man or coubinatiot of mom
. to glen p0S5085ton of sonic new 1)rincipl u
or device and shut time rest of time work
out fromm mill use of it. They are intend
ed solely to protect time inventor from
bejug robbed of time title rewind of lit
It labor. ' '
r rho usual tenor of , patent decisions is
is thiit wimmta pntemmt is granted it does cot 0
for mu nanopoly for time term of sevouteo
t
td years , and that the iuvuntor cam ] if In
d chooses aimult tl' ' ) time uov secret hit hit
u discovered o Ito can sell it to its few o
II a8 liuuzy its lais whium or self-interest men
dictate. But while time decisions rut thin
w'it'there are sonic that indiutto tint tom
u1 courts swill protect the public front th
n estitblishulemt (1f it umuup0ly ) by means r
I Itpntuut. TimelloeP9imitugPiesshfau
Ii fneturiug ce11gpa11y recuntiy atteuptcu 1
for iusttumcu , to prevolt time lfostra lc
0' m'crtlscr ; front using time pnI1
it , folder invented by Conrad IColmlc
110 ( If Chiengo , on time ground that
d was nu iufruu'uamemt un mu 'intent '
theirs. lint thu courts doclinud to 'rai
ig ale idunetiomi mtskud for to prevent ti m
newspaper fronm using 0 time folder. " ' 1'I
xcantost , " time court said , 'tuns iu ofIe
betweemi two tlvnl uauufncturors. " "Tim
ur iujunctiol would be of 110 itdva11tngo tt
d ' the Ilou anupanv , except to coerce a sit
of tlon10ut ; for it 'hid not use printing nn
on chiuu13 , but monde' thou far solo in tie
market. 1Vltntovo Hoe was entitled t
e ,
in time wa of damages was in time imtt
t of n royalty. " In soulo of time cases tl
or court dnid that there is nn' routed i
0l . equity-i. u , , by iujunctioi when t1
till real u muunge vvss ut time miaturu of a royal
t y. " "There ate augural eases whit
mm' hold that the in'unctiomi will not Ire I
ro hranteul if the ) laintill can be full' cos
l pemsuted b' time l mt'lnemtt of mitommey. "
he
img ' 1'utcenlral ; couuuittee of liuflido coup t
nru held n meuting on Saturday to ruorgnui
Iii for time caopaign , std called thu couu
a cumeimiiou for tire 1st of Septeubu
' 0. Accordtug to the Olmlua Ji'CpuD1k uii
101 tuns th0 seimsu of time co11unjtt ' that rut
mmg but staigut r0publicals should go
Ito dulugates je time state std judicial cmi
of vuntiuu , Ily this vo $ ttpp"SO Wail lOcal
its thud uunu but repitbicitn5 ( who voted f
hunt ) ) Clat1 ; last ( mill will be itdumitted
0" vote in convumition , mull it ilittmrtlly f u
rile ions that menu who assisted in cloctil
of Air , Stutluvant and in reducing Vaiu
ru tine's majority by eight thouBamid in ii
oil Third district will be uxpoctod to very
ry tlmo republican tickut at time next electio
is. So lot it be. I'erhtaps it is as W
cii that the gnestion whetile to era
de road crowd are to continue to ru
time rcpubll nn party in this state ,
to corrut ( its primaries , to
pack its comtvontions an(1 tic ) ulictate its
mioninntons simll 1)0 further tested this
fall. If timt lessen of the last eioctiom
Irons not been taken to heart it must be
repeated. We warn the railroad strikers
of the .Judgu5avidge stamp that time party
in Nebraska is not yet in n condition to
rend the riot act to time 20,000 republicans -
cans tvho last year rebuked umonopoly
methods tmi ( ho state convention , elected
a democratic treasurer mid nearly com-
pa88o(1 the defeat of tWo nmenbels of
congress , it is early iii time day for time
railroad lleuchmem to aumounce such a
programme , Hut it is just as well tlmat
time people slmetdd know in advance that
time sane nod gnome wlmich was tried last
fall is to be played itgaju this year.
CoNnnE58nAN 11 rAVIa : bias nppoimmtcd
Percy I'epoon , of Falls City , as a cadet
at 1Vcst I'oiat from the Third district.
111 making such an fP1)oiutncnt front
favoritisum and withoutafFordimigallyoumig
nosh jn time district an opportunity to
compute through nn exnmination , Air.
1Venyor is following time pernicious price.
dent set by Valeimtimie , Ilotlt Frank
1Velch slid Congressman Crounse threw
open the nppoi11tmielt to competition.
ACross'tlme river Collgressnlamt Pusey , of
Council h u m0's , although a denocrat , did
the same thing. Personally we know
notlrilmg abort yemg l'epoon , except that
hit has n nnmsical i151110 and is throe son of
Limo warlike editor of time Falls City .Jour
11(11. 1Vu hope he will be able to stuld
his exauainntion after lie arrives at the
Point. Nebraska's record in this sir-
ticular is far frou creditable. But we
protest on behalf 0f n score of young and
snmart Nebraskans who would be glad of
future appoiidm0lts to time Military
Academy , that our Colgressuten should
throw upon the cunl1)etitiomi to all tvlro
feel disposed to contest. That is becon-
ing the gouernl practice elsewimere and it
is the best plan for all concerncd.
' hiss to "in-
'four' adjutaut geloral gone -
spect" time Fort Timornburglt . toad , now
under course of coastruetion. As it huts
previously been "inspected" by the do-
parinmemt couuuaua1cr , time paymaster-in-
chief , an aide-dc-camp , two majors , a
coluuel amid six lieutenants , the necessity
for further inspection is at once apparent ,
especially as time trout fishing at Fort
Bridger celtinnes excellent.
STATI JOTTINGS.
Tocnulseh tviil 80011 have its third railroad.
Time 11 , k d. wilt 1)1111(1 011 ohe atur attiit -
deti.
deti.Tho
The 110W elevator at B nrutrd has a capacity
of :41,000 : ; , bushels ,
There mire 12,000 sheep fu Fraukliu county ,
null is good condition ,
Elevmt cars 0f stuck were for rardcd fruum
AlhIOU 0110 day last tveek.
Butler county trill dis ail utu $ ; tu00 at its
fair , September 12 to 15.
5ctcn colts lt'elw lulled by m bolt of forked
lightning , near Ibtrvard.
Thu Louisville Oi , ewer says time state fish
foram oiakes a good pasture for hugs ,
ree wniiziit d a whisk ) mwhic omt Sunday. for
Thu linicas levy n tax of limo steer' on evey
herd pausing thmunglm tlkir reservotioi.
1Vyaoro hind a paueful hail ttorum last week.
Two hundred nu.l lift ) lights went out.
'l'ie North lleud Flail k tlirashiuig thm °
annnty'apars for mat hon11iiug the count }
fair.
'the grounds of time Psi dhfon driving 1)u : k
cost fi1,900 , , rind ? 1,800 will be put iii inqrotd
tacnts
Henry Hahn , of Grand Islmmd , put up $ !
umd costs for kihiiug'rnfdu chickens beforetk u
late expired.
All $2.60 Imml iii Shertuan county , nmuunt
I fug t01(1,00(1 ( micros , belonging to time B. S. 11 ,
f Tats bcmm sold.
T'nw n puts hl linlerson arc going as fatst as t i
.1oriOy defauitor , and speeulnturs nmako th e
usual per emit.
1 7lamciuda Fleck' , of ' 1'ecnumsch , kits detlectot
front the ptucntn roof nud disappcmrcd. Slit
is sweet Tai , a Miss.
I
'l'imo wonmen of UoR'it haw organized
. Cetnistary mssociattlu. 'I'heru must be a surphu
of busbluuls muuwtd.
i
Frenout and the other Elkhorn vablo
5 doves are making active ultorts to iudtmceatom
tda ctnrers to coee iu.
Burt and Vnslaiugtnn counties haru rafsct
$100 to rot up a buiulfulg of their ow e of th
' State
u 1. 1C. Lewis , a sn10on keeper , living fuse' o
Inn wiles sVeit of 1111umtfuo , shot 1iiuisulf b
b necido11t , res11lting fatally.
1' Stack 111011 about Sldnuy rmnark the wit
} ' lit w'ldclm the small stuck nineties are pasbl
Into thu heads u ( big cutupalmies.
C The surtoyouof the St. Paul line mo withri
0 ( our miles of Sudthhuul , Cotlaa cuunty , mi
If kmtu laid out time nuty nave of Norris ,
i. It is reported that at a tacent ucectiumg r
the ll , t& JI , directors it was dCCtlled to boil
1L to 15 0Ol ) passenger depot at liettr iee.
A lady lit lug near Ulysses h11s c.nuiumlee
ur stilt mgainst 0kalloy Shoots for bruiaelt df
l ° umiso , putting the damniugo lit $10,000.
it 1'110 Liuambm city cnumicil has ordai11ud thm
of too tavellmmg muctiouoor or snout vouder t
it goods siimll 1)u ieredttml to soil iii that city ,
e F'rmuuut 15 happy over assurmuaco of ma nu
10 railroad depot. It is 815(1 proposed tor Sill
whim lnwu mid shrubb.'r
ct round tie buillilng a )
cte Orleans is junking eQOrte t0 secure n $7,0
Jlethodist sourin5ry , which ttrat dcitonmbiatie
to
o iv111 cruet suutewltelo lit time liopuhlicat 1'a
t - lily ,
n 'rite whom it Itmt commiltp is l5 soma
1o Thou Is lots of it , anti time yield l5 extactod
0 raugo from tw'outy to thirty bushels to tl
r0 acre , '
10 Tiio ltxcelsiur Bolter udlls , of Frouioit , iii
mm 110W 1pdppod with time latest and most n )
me proved machkaery for tlmo mamiufacruru
. dour.
A jury sat 111)011 Limo nuns of time 1Vy11m
ot
jai ! mad suienudp declared that tie huildk
io was lirod "by i * ii t or Imands to tiieni n
I known , "
'J'le Alina Herald has leeim sold to S. .
Chauabcrs of Oealm , fur 13,000. Vltit
, inflated libel suit Oil louts , the price WI
} udghtiy lot.
z0 A well digger mriuued l.a11hmit has enter °
t , Nato , a contract vvlth I bicolu to dig a w
) ii hicIm will furnish 511,000 guiions of water m
r. h0urfor$7,500
it , t luiumso h1 Laioito with five llghttdng rot
ens struck by iighttming last week aunt had
m ° daumiod ) , It tvaw a minu oiv escup0 for t
tis Ilghtuumg rods ,
n lieatrmce is agitatthu ttwtcr wurks nud ii
protection , Stead pipu , pressurd agimhtat i
ut e11gilies nud eisturns seem to 1u time dividii
u ; lfnt iu time diseusslom.
to .1 thuahieal yduipa11y , tvitli time tmkkig tit
" 17mw J'nyc ! bi'ui ,
of nlttthu emmuu
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Ii. I mamba , me I d g state. ) wu
1101.'r laud of at hues.
ig
limo Utica ( Seward county ) Record , own
mm- by the llotsom limos. , Is the latest journulis
me tentwu 1)r time state. The first number
to bright , ciuan and newsy.
Nano commty will scrod but one dotegato
mm , time state Born"cratic cuoventiun at Umaim
ill and lie will have to g0 without crudcntiu
II. No ono to make timemii out.
Four citirolml ; of Blair attc8gptod to bro
ho jail bust week , but the timely arrival of t
,
mistress of time jug corked their scheme nail
they concluded to remain.
Sheria Ksvauiaugh , of Gdmubus , is a
masked battery nu n base hall field , lie
sn sinai his shoulder the other day while
slidfag over the home plate.
'rime articles of lucog orntlon of the Beatrice
Canning cnmpnuy have been signed mud ro-
corked , The csIdtal stuck Is $ ro0,000 , $15,000
to be paid lit before starting.
The Tecuuisolt Torchlight list tried iii vain
to start n hlnzo among tllo weeds tlmntthrenten
to atnnliier the town. It is another way of
scaring up n fire department ,
The fatalities form lightning are i ecouling
ate luunIeraie in the state that it Will solo 1) u
u cessar } for man and beast to catryn light.
nlug roil on time spine or nn insurance policy.
A gong of safe blowers tackled the treaury
of the t' . P. depot at 1Vahno , and secured be-
tw eeti $200 ned i 3OO 1)1 cash. I t was the work
td experts , a , time tools fu11ud afterwards simow ,
The ii. & 11. shops at i'IattAmnutit nie em-
loying n largo 11uud,1 r of extra urea bulldlag
freight nun passunger cars. Four surs'eying
pnrties tteru recently equipped and smut lilt ,
The Optic of Udell , Gngo county , declares
i t is an experiment to Itrlllrot o the general coil-
dltiun of time onlier and all loumiuiity. Its
face is clear cut ned its uptirs bright ned"
strnlglmt
7'ilo Liucolu Now , proposes to buunco front 1
its cxchatcge list nil papel l guilty of clipIdug
from its eohnmius without credit. Sabscrilers
of the idleay ed piagiarhts should present a
eflralnlll ( d ) the News ,
Time Ilghtning rod meddl.r is abroad iii time
heel , armed with a glib tongue cold iron ch11l
uottw. 'fhe safest way is t ° bounce time
peddler amid his hack nud trust to 1'rovldeuce
ned n tat e close by.
The fat woman of Barret's circus was pmr-
tinily netted rot Seward on the 4tim , She is 27
years old , fmvo feet eight inelmes tall , and tips
n twngon sonic at 5112. 11cr Imsbmul this time
b0tmm at 150. " ] sopmalizo time pint. "
A couple of cowboys proclaimed war on
1Vest feint time other day and attempted to
rum time town. They run mot at n lively gait
whit time sheriff niter them. 0110 of thorn was
corralled and paid $80 for time sport ,
The appraising of time lands in time Oumnhn
Reservation worth of Burt county ) has begun.
It will proba dy take about six weeks to coin-
'deto ' time work , after which time time lnud niil
be offered for sale at time lmal uflico at Nehigh.
Timerou M. Blakely n veteran ( ) nnima typo ,
Is back in lii5 VIII "alley" in lfadisun Comity ,
tvitlt n full case Arid rounded ( ono , lie has
purcimsod time Jta(1isou Chronicle , and hits
oxc ° lieuco as a typo Imd editor is visible fn
every hoe.
Another prnirio waif ha "crossed the
range"having been dragged there by ml mr-
tmuoil broncho. hill Anthony , a herder out
011 time ? muddy fn Custer county , was larintted
by a w ihi may ned pulled over time prairie till
his spirit lieu.
'l'imo lostmaater of Red Cloud believes u1 n
free ballot amid n fair count In order to settle
time dispnto aver time removal of the pu5tnllice
le ahluwed the patrons of the ulfico to settle it
by ballot , and throe result was three to one
against ronovnl.
A political savior has appeared In lEamil
ton county , and proclaitus hits mission thins ;
"Gentlemen , if you vvsut n Moses to lead you
out of time"wtideruess , this fall just 1rout sae eu
time ticket for clerk. Pot a political bull-dozer
franm away back. "
' [ 'loo Free Methodists hate hcetr holding
croup meeting at North Bend. Sunday tlmere
was n big tiumo. The Sciumyler Sun's reporter
says one fat lady go trciigtun and it took five
men to corral her nud null keep her froth lnak-
lagtime ascension ,
\irs. liittcubender , time noted suffragist , is
dstermtucd to secure time rights of her .cx and
ii snug fortune for Mrs. Trate if time courts
will stand by her. She hats such three saloons
of Tecuumselm for "disqualification mmd prema
tore death of Mr. 'rrnte. ' " Damages , $10,000.
'rho uew tnwu of Sargent , in Custer county' .
is beiui ; buustod into prominence by r runnier
of Umnn Pacific speculators. A $200,000
stock compmiy lies beemi formed , and it is said
'fho Omaha ltepubliean will start a branch
cut there to enable Nye to dispose of his stock
un "toy" terms.
Duc itig a heavy tinmdcr ntortum at Lpucoht
Sattrtiiay , thrcu buysIfubertMillerViilfaut
hiller , hrutiteru , mud 1cnevt : Sumith-wero iii.
stantly killed by lightning. They hind taken
refago undera tree. Several houses iii tire
city tmeru struck , four ether persons were
injured , nud time telephone exchitngu wnssct
( iii lire. Ia11ogo suall.
Fume crops , fine farms , rich mul productive
lands , beautiful gmoves , new amid handsoume
bolts nud forum houses , growing cities and
towns , excellent schools and good school
houses , elegant amid countolious elmrches and
a wee equipped college , energetic and fnli h.
A. It. posts-Adorns county 1s time star co11n-
ty of time state.-llatiugs lazette. ;
A 1Cenrnoy n'sictaul is said to have woiked
up a large praeuce , fn his mind , by biting u
small boy to conic to time church lie atteedcd
on Snudays and ha.tily Gail hhn out for vhicim
service time hey received 1S cents , ono Sum'
days ago the buy struck for a quarter , and the
doctor has sines Leon allowed to sbuntber till
thou close of time service. The lockout coimtiim
lies.
lies.Swami
Swami Huhu and his hired buy' , Axelliatt-
5011 , living about five miles Auutlmw eat of Snt
tun , were struck by ligktuiug and instantly
killed , the 6th inst. 'l'imo were nulnndfng mmd
stackinp , grain. The clothes of botic were
estripped elf 1111(1 time toes "f lluiui were torn
off' Tlio lightning struck time wagon also
siratteriug it soimiewlmat and reuderiug time
horses fusmmsible for n tune ,
Far11aer Gunkie , of hull county , met w itl r
a a terrible Accident nn time 4th , causing th e
S death of his sour , aged 17. Both svcre return
fug honmo front Island Island on n wagon load
y cd with buuber. The horses lecamo unman
ageablu old ran away , throning hotter from th o
w agu11 , time wheels of which passed over tlt u
i elicit of time yuinig mmutujnriim , him so severe
a ly that h ° died iii heir hours. rim father es
called mdnjurcd
F A Itghtniiu bolt struck time huuso of Afr.
lulumseu et lullokni on the night of thin 0th
0tht
instantly killing hits four year 01d soil min t I
smfultsly hunting his little daitghter Tim
children w'e'e sleeping in n bedroutrm by thoui
solves , nud the window wits raised to adumi t
fresh air. Toms bolt emniu througlm too ape
u whiney , struck time little boy on the breast
1 mod tie girl an the imnnd mod hip nud p asset 1
tlurougb time mattress and floor. 'rime sows 1
bolt struck time lvhul uiiii of Shmclc rand Lind
d say , shattering It baulky.
York' cutulty shnvs lip well ou the assess
d nteimt 1.111X. ' 1'1) ° 11uumber of horses amid humid
is 8i8. ; cattle. , 11,107 ; shed' , 5,27:1 : ; hums
:11,018. : Time total value of personal property
lit c5 $1,022,5003.17. Tutmil nuuiibor of acre. "
I laud , 2a"p3S , of w'ldclc 201,18 , , into , are it
crops this 1'car , its follows : 1Vllent , 47,612
omit , , titl,817 ; lanky , : : ,0111 , ; rnem low , 17r20 (
Is'rye , 4,694 ; Iluw , 5,112 ; mil lot , 51 ' 'Imo nutn
- her of fruit trues is 11.1,82".1 ; forest trees , 2 ,
' 818,770 ; grape vkmes,10081 , The nuul6rr 0
00 miles of raminumul wtthtn time ounty is 21.48
Itt which is assessed lit $1:41:74.17. :
THE GBEATGEHMA
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io u NCV4NNI/1 FOR PAIN
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of Hlll' UJr1'il'iS [ i
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m I w.dUllt.II : ' ItliINN , S'ALIIY ,
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I I I I FIFTY CENTS A BOTTLE
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of
BILLIARD HAL L
tt 1204 Farnam Street.
's ' p He Mo Iuiro , ProPrieto
to , JAMES C. BRYAN , Managor.
ls , SEVEN NEW TABLES
The huudsomert Dllllard ] halt In Giaaht. The floe
ak Wines , Uquore suit Cgars ( are pees ldvd for patron
he jy1T my4d
Hr WESTERMANN & CO. , A
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China an Glass ,
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608 WASfliNG1ON AVENUE AND 609 ST. STREET'
St. Louis Cho. ms :
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Dry Goods !
CO.
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Washington Avenue and Eifth Street .
, - - - ST. LOUIS MO ,
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STEELS JOHNSON & CO. , It t
Wholesale Grocers !
AND JOI3I3EItS IN
FLOUR , SALT , SUGARS CANNED GOOrL ND ALL GROCERS' ' SUPPLIES
A FULL LINE OF THE BEST BRANDS OF
Cigars and Manufactured Tobacco ,
AGENTS FOR BENWOOD NAILS AND LAFLIN & RAND POWDER CO
Js WAKEFIELD ,
LWIIOLESALE AND IttTAIL DEALER IN
I Pickets ,
SASH STATE BOORS , BLINDS , MOULDINGS LIME , CEMENT , PLASTER , &C
GENT OR MILWAUKEE EMEN T COMPANY.
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Near Union Pacific Depot , - - OMAHA , NEB {
C. F , GOODMAN ,
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Wholesale Druggist !
AND DEALER IN
Oils Class
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OMAHA. NEBRASKA. ,
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DEALERS IN a
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Hall's safe aan Lock one
'FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF
SAFES VAULTS LOCKS
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1020 1'ari2imm l5utros't. © xaas > v1itrs.
HENRY LEHMANF
JOBBER OF
\Vi \ Saftes.
EASTERN PRICES DUPLICATED ,
1118 FARNAM STREET , OMAHA NEB.
lvi. HELLMAN & CO. ,
1 Clothierst
1301 AND 1303 FARNAM STREET , COR.13TH ,
OMAIIA , NEBRASK
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ANheuser-Busch. .
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CELEBRATED
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' Tltis Excellent Beer speaks for itself.
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N f1) ) SEft guscN6 EYI III . . . , > ORDERS , , FROM ANY . PART , . OF llI
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" 1 : s STATE OR TIlE ENTIRE WEST ,
t' i ' 6TIAUISM0lr' err w ill be Promptly Shipped.
ALL OUR GOODS ARE MADE TO THE STANDARD
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GEORGE HENNING
Solo Agent for Omitalla amid time 1Vest.
Qllico Corner I3tlt and llunmey Streets.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO ,
Growers of Live S tock and Others.
1
1VE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO
r Our Ground Oil Cake
It Is the lest sod cheapest food for stock of any I.1nd. One pound le eywl to three pounds of core.
a Stuck fed with Ground en ( like lit the fan and Winter , liwtead of running down , will Increase In welgh
s wd bu In good markotabie condition In the , pdnir. Dairymen. w wen a others , who , use it can le + tlfy t
a Ita merlta. Try It and judge tor yourselsee , t'rtce ( N.5 OO Per ton ; no CJu a for lucks Address
ot eod me WOODMAN LINSEI I4OIL COMPANY , Omaha
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