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THE DAILY BEE-SATURDAY APRIL 18 , 1885
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THE city council in framing tin ordt-
nnnca to define the duties of the auditor
should bo careful not to lay ont moro
work than can bo efficiently performed by
ono competent mm. It won't ' do to make
the duties of the oflico too complex and
labcrionv , BO that the eorylcos required
will ba moro than six men can attend to.
The council should ascertain front other
cities of 50,000 to 100,000 population
what the duties of auditor are in such
places , and then frame an ordinance ac
cordingly.
AND now comes the Albany poatmastor
with his potitlon for ro-appolntmont
under the Pearson precedent , but ho
will probably find that precedent is not
going to bo followed by Mr. Cleveland.
The RuSdo Express , a Blalno republican
newspaper , says , In commenting npon
the ciso of the Albany postmaster , that
"reform doctrines require President
Cleveland to appoint honest and capable
men to official vacancies ; bat reform doc
trines do not require him to appoint re-
publloins. "
A SENATOR entered the president's
room and enquired for a map of the
Unitud States , which ho scrutinized for
aDmo tiinn. "What are yon looking
for ? " asked the president. "I was see
ing if my atato was atlll ia the union. I
BOO It ij , " ropllod the senator. "How Is
that ? " inquired the president. "Oh , as
you have given It no attention I did not
knotr how It was. " Both smiled grimly.
New York Sun.
Inasmuch as Nebraska Las yet rocolvcd
no attention from the president so far as
the distribution of ofliocs Is concerned ,
the democrats no donbt think th'at the
nbovo otory applies to t his state.
IF the law Is enforced In Montana the
Sullivan-Ryan fight , which was arranged
to come offi n Butte on the 10th of Juno ,
will not bo permitted to take place. The
prohibitory prize-fighting law passed by
the laat legislature , a modification of the
Ohio law , which has stood the severest
test , entails on Its violators six months in
the penitentiary and not exceeding $5-
000 lino. It Is not likely that the prize
fighters , whan Informed of the risk they
run , will bo very anxious to fight In Mon
tana. It is to ba hoped that they will be
unable to find a place where they can
escape the law.
UNDER the recent deal between the
city council and the county commission
ers , the principal city officers are to oc
cupy rooms In the basement of the now
court house for a period of live years , 01
until a now city hall is built. The ob <
joot of this move Is to protect the city
records from fire , as the buildings k
which they are now kept ara liable to be
destroyed at almost any hour. Having
secured fire-proof quarters the rooordi
nhould be Immediately moved thither
They should not bo allowed to remain litho
the fire-traps another day. In not male
Ing the tranifer at ooce the city author !
ties are guilty of gross negligence. The ;
may delay the matter just ono day to
long.
The Omaha BEE f tola much its nnamla
bio gizzard became this paper bolittlui
and tears down Omaha , and.tays wo d <
not "materially hurt" that city. XB108
us. wo didn't ' Inttnd to hurt Oraab
materially or otherwise , Wo have noi
and then joked a llttlo nt the expense c
that much puffed np city. But ffo ha
Torgotton that the BEE can neither ac
nor lake a joke. If It will louk again i
the remarks this paper made about i
beloved city and interpret them in tr
light afforded by Rood humor , goo
digestion and aq easy conscience , It wi
Indulge In a Rutfah that will echo again
Council Blufls. Lincoln Journal ,
Ir there ha , * over been any such thic
&s humor In the so-called jokes appea
ing In the conceited columns of the Lli
coin Journal wo ara free to confess th
wo have failed to discover It. Tl
"jokes" of the would-be humorist are
uch n character that they ought to 1
accompanied by explanatory notes
how where the joke comes In ,
TUB next Important public bulldli
that ought to bo put ( np at an early di
la a city hall. It iaported that the cl
council will submit to , the people , at
pedal olqctlon , as recommended 1
Mijor Boyd , a proposition to vote bon
for the building ot a city hall. It is b
lievod that with the Increased valuatli
of property at least $100,000 can bo vet
this year. If this be done the bulldli
can bo begun this year and complet
next season. We believe that the majorl
of the people of Omaha will be in favor
building a city hall that will bo almc
equal to the now court homo la size ai
ityle. The city needs as much room f
The tramactlon of Its official buslnois
as the cjumy does , and it wonld bo fo ]
to erect & building in which the qnartc
-would be cramped from the atari. T ,
public naturally wanta a largo first-els
fire-proof building that will reflect crec
upon the city in tbo fame manner tb
the court housa does ,
, all weakneM | "
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THE SUPPRESSION OF TIOE.
Wo have received from some person in
tfew York probably the authorized
agent of the opponents of Anthony Coin-
lock and the Society for the Suppression
of Vice a copy of the proposed amend
ments to the Now York penal cede and
cede of criminal procedure , with reference
o the suppression of vile and obicono
Itoratnro and pictures. The object of
ho amendments la to curtail the powers
if Oomstock &nd his society by allowing
any publisher to leave It to the judgment
> f the district attorney and grand jury
whether any article or publication cornea
within the meaning of the law. This is
o bo determined by a vote of the grand
ury , who shall decide whether an Indict
ment shall bo found. If the jury shall
decide not , then a certificate to that of-
'oct ' shall bo given to the publisher or po-
Honor , who "thoroiftor shall bo free from
molestation or arrest on account of poj-
leasing , publishing , manufacturing or
lolling duplicates of such book , print , work
if art , photograph orartlclo. " Ono of the
mmslons in the proposed amendatory
act la that "a conviction cannot bo had
upon the testimony of an accomplice un-
oss ho bo corroborated by such other ovi-
cnco as tends to connect the defendant
with tho'commlision of the offense
hargod , and any person acting as agent ,
nformer or spy for any society or ajeo-
latlon , or for any Individual who la not
prosecuting officer under the laws of
his state shall bo hold to bo an accom-
lolice. "
The amendments , with the exception
f that which refers to accomplices , seem
o bo upon their face fair enough , but
nevertheless wo question the propriety of
boir patsago by the Now York IcgUla-
uro. Whatever may bo said of Anthony
tamatock and his methods , there is no
enying the fact that he bas done in
calculable good by his efforts to suppress
ndeccnt publications , advertisements
nd pictures. Ho ban undoubtedly saved
housands upon thousands of young por-
ons from corruption , crime and ruin , and
10 deserves the thanks of the roapocta-
> lo people In every community In this
onntry. It Is trno that In his zeal ho
omotlmes makes a mistake , but ho is ro-
ponsiblofor those mistakes , and they are
< 3 few in number that they are hardly
worthy of consideration. The trouble IB
hat the publishers of ( lash and ciimlnal
Iteraturc , who aio making immeneo for-
unos ont of tholr nastiness , arc begin-
ng to fear that Mr. Comstock will suc-
eod In compelling them to either stop
within the bounds of decency and rca-
lectabillty or abandon their nefarious
msinesa. It is from the publishers of
uch vllo sheets as the I'olicclNcwa and
hoPoliccGazctto that this antl-Comstock
Movement evidently emanates. They have
llscreotly put their case In the hands of
men who lay claim respectability , and
who by virtue of that claim are enabled
o gain some recognition ot the hands of
ho legislature. Its Is unnecessary to ad-
, 'anco any argument In behalf of the
Society for the Suppression of Vice * Its
alms and objects are for the public good ,
and it should bo encouraged In its work
n every possible way. It opponents
maintain that "It consists practically of a
sot of officers who have constltnted them
selves a board of censorship in art and
Itoratnro , for the purpose of regulating
.ho morals of the people In accordance
with tholr own Ideas. " If Indecent pict
ures como within the limits of art , and if
the vllo stuff that appears In flash papers
and immoral publications can bo called
iteraturothon Indeed the society Is aboard
of censorship in "art and literature , " and
the public ought to bo thankful that
there is such a board but , otherwise , the
society is not a board of censorship. In
cidentally , we wonld ask If It Is not bet
tor to have such a society endeavor to reg
ulate the morals of th6 people according
to Its elevated Ideas , than It is to have
the morals regulated according to the
ideas of the publisher * of debasing papers
books and pictures ? That it is on irro
spocsible board in that It Is not com
palled to glvo any accounting to the pub
lie or It ] officials in reference to Its proceedings
ceodings , is an equally absurd argument
The result of itc work is pretty genorall ;
known to tbo public , and the public I
satisfied with It. Nearly all the otho
arguments produced against the working
of the society are no bolter than those w
have referred lo. Wo say again tha
with all its mistakes the Society for th
Supproiakn of Vice Is accomplishing
great good , aud any attempt to curtail It
powers should be carefully Investigated
Wo venture to assort that In near !
every instance where any oppoaltlo
to the society la manifested the prim
, mover will bo found In Iho background
either aa a publisher of vllo "art and 111
of erature , " or BB a party who la othorvrlt
interested. If there is any place In th :
. country that needa such a man t
Anthony Oomstook aud his society , U !
Now York city , and U is to be hoped ttu
the legislature of tbo Empire State wi
not allow Itself to bo controlled or li
iluenccd by the friends of tbo llaih put
tyn lithers to as to throw any eorlous ol
n stacloa in Mr. Oomatock'a way.
> y
da THE action of the city council of Slon
City in passing a BO-called tavern ord
311 nance providing for a "high liconsa" (
3d $1,000 per year for taloons , natural !
excites considerable comment througl
3d out Iowa. While the ordinance Is goc
enough In Itself , it Is a direct violatio
of of the prohibitory law. The city lav
ist makers have simply put themselves i
id the very questionable attitude of lav
eras breakers. They have Invited the ealob
as keepers to break the law of the slat
It seems , however , that some of tl
ra sloon-keepera have moro sense than It
tie majority of the city council. The'y we
,18 , know.that the council had no right I
lit piss any such ordinance , that it Is 111
at g&l , and that it affords them no prole
tlon whatever. Even shoul
they pay the $1,000 , they
could bo closed by injunction at any time ,
To demand $1,000 of the saloon keepers
undar snob circumstances looks vey much
like blackmail. Other towns in IOTH
where the prohibitory law baa boon en
forced will naturally expect to see it
obeyed in every part of the atato. The
Sioux City policy will therefore bo gen
erally condemned. A similar evasion
was attempted In Kooknk but failed , and
the result will bo the same In Sioux City ,
The prohibitory low lias boon declared
constitutional , and if it is to bo enforced
every community should bo treated im
partially. Ono town should not bo per
mitted to have saloons while another is
denied that privilege. If the majority ot
the people don't want prohibition lot
them repeal the law. By its strict en
forcement it may bo made so obnoxious
that Us repeal will bo generally de
manded.
Br the way , what has become of the
inarknt house proposition ? Did It die
with the old council ? It is to bo hoped
that the new council will revive the en
terprise and push It through so that wo
shall have a market house this year.
Omaha certainly needs such an institu
tion , which will not only prova a great
public convonlonca , but will tend to
cheapen prices.
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS.
The expected declaration of war be
tween England and Russia has again
been postponed , nud there Is nome pros
pect of war being entirely avoided , at
least for some llttlo time. The dis
patches , however , are somewhat conflict
ing. Wo are told that Russia makes no
secret of her intentions of invading
Afghanistan if the Afghans compel her to
do BO. Of course , in the event of such
invasion , the Russians will maintain that
the blame rests alone with the Afghans.
In St. Petersburg the opinion IB enter
tained that England is committing her
self to a dangerous policy In forming an
alliance with the Ameer without securing
abaoluto control. Upon the heel of the
announcement that llusoia insists on re
taining the positions that she has already
occupltd , and intimates that unices
England holds herself responsible for the
acquiescence of the Amoor , General Kom-
are 11 will advance and secure Herat ,
comoa - the news that Baron do
Staal , at London. has been re
quested by the czar to inform
the Enpliih government thai in the
czar's ' opinion war would bo most deplor
able to both countries , and that ho hopes
a prompt and simple arrangement of the
present difficulty may bo established. It
Is stated that Baron do Staal ba tele
graphed the czar thai Iho English gov
ernment has gladly accepted the commu
nication. This would look as If tbo
Russian bear had backed down , and that
the British lion was glad of it. It re
mains to bo Been whether "tho present
difficulty" will bo satisfactorily arranged ,
even if the reported communication of
the czsr Is genuine , which Gladstone
doubts. As to the dispatch concerning
Pendjeh , for which Russia Is reported to
have mode a demand , Earl D offer In tele
graphs from India that it is not worth
lighting for. Meantime England con
tinues her preparations for was so that
she will bo ready for any
emergency. The old suspicion of Russia's
trickery ia still entertained by England.
The English believe that Russia will act
as she has in the past by giving assuran
ces that no advance will bo made , yet
that advances will bo pushed all the
same. Russia's excuses for the battle ol
Kushk and the occupation of Penjdeh
proTo entirely unsatisfactory to the Brit
ish ministry and peoplo. Each now pro-
varlcation seems only to disgust the Eng
lish dignitaries and public ; and matten
have not been mended by dispatches from
St. Petersburg containing additional ex
planations and excuses , Qon. Komarof ]
now states that ho was in possession ol
positive information that a night attack o :
his troops was contemplated by the
Afghan commander , and that In order tc
forestall the consequences of a surprise
ho was forced to dislodge the Afghani
from the threatening positions wblcl
they held. The latest dispatches Indi
cftto that Komaroif know officially abcu
the St. Petersburg agreement with Lon
don , which was made on the ITth o
March , which was that England was ti
deter the Afghans and the czir was to deter
tor his troops from advancing boyoni
positions they then respectively occu
pied until some aubiequent agroomen
about the demarcation of the Afgbai
frontier could be reached between th
two governments. The battle on th
Kushk was fonght therefore several d&y
after Gen. Komaroif had boon mad
aware of the agreement nil to advance ,
The prevailing belief ' in England , a
hai already been intimate'd is that Russl
has only been prolonging negotiation t
gain time for the missing of troops o
tbo Afghan border , and that when she i
ready ior a declaration of war sbo wi ,
have a considerable force within strikin
distance of Herat. This view is cortalc
] y supported by the Information attaint
ble concerning Rcsilap movements , an
K It is correct the possibility of an Enf
lish advance to Herat in time to save I
Is very doubtful. The capture of Horal
though necolsuily the firjt object o
both : tides , can determine nothing
Should Russia succeed in taking it , eli
will have lo defend it against a regulr
investment , without time to strengthe :
the fortifications or to victual the placi
The surrounding country affording n
means for hasty provisioning , It la ope
to question whether a force largo enong
to defend the city can subsist any lengt
of time In it. Difficulties owing to tb
sterility of the country would of com
affect both bellleerents , though not eqna
ly , since the British base of supplii
wonld bo much larger , and the coramnn
cations on the usnmptlon that the A
gbaus remain friendly more easily mall
talned. But It la plain that If Russ !
gains Herat , the English task will t
enormously increased , and that the wi
will be more prolonged , costly and did
cult.
A war between England and RUBS
wonld be carried on by sea aa well as I
land. Russia has a considerable navy-
385 vesioli of all cliaieaa , carrying G'
guos. Of these 40 are Iron-dads , i
which G are ships of the first class , wll
armor from 14 to 10 inches thlcV , and ]
afo seagoing cruisers , with from 41 to
inches of armor. The Black sea tleet
Russia , which consisted last year of 08
vessels , Including 7 Iron-dads , is proba
bly of only local Importance , though its
existence necessitates the stationing of a
strong British ileot in the Mediterranean
to keep the Russians within the Black aoa.
But it IB tolerably certain that In case of
war the Russians wonld try to send a
part at loaat of their Baltic fleet to sea.
This fleet contains thitty-throo iron clads
and forty-nine unarmored frigates and
cruisers , some of them reputed fast , be
sides nlnoty-fivo torpedo boats and vari
ous gunboats and minor vessels , The
recent reports thai Iho approaches to
Cronstadt wore being lined with tor
pedoes moans , no may suppose , that on
those and on their numerous torpedo
boats Iho Russian engineers moan lo rely
for the defence of tholr Important har
bors. The first aim of the English will
bo , of course , to blockade the Russian
fleet In the Baltic. It Is for this end , no
doubt , that the British admiralty is now
concentrating a powerful iron-clad
fleet in the channel and Norlh
sea. The cscapo to sea of oven a
small ileot of fast Russian cruisers might
bo a aorlous matter to the English. Such
a ( loot , well managed and reinforced by a
few ships now on the Siberian coast and
elsewhere , might , without stopping to
fight equals , worry Ita cneniy In many
ways. A threatened doaoont npon the
British West Indies , for instance , would
necessitate Iho diversion of a numerous
English fleet , as well as of troops , to pro-
toot those exposed possessions. Two cr
three fast and well armed Russian cruisers
in the Indian ocean would employ
another and considerable British force to
protool Iho Mauritius , the Cape , and ,
perhaps , to guard some Indian ports.
In all probability the English cam
paign in the Soudan is virtually at an
ond. It is true that the troops have not
boon withdrawn , and there is a show of
activity on the Red Sea littoral ; but
Englishmen at homo are growing moro
and more averse to a war against the
Arabs for vengeance only. They do not
love slaughter unices . .they are greatly
onregod , or aoo much commercial advant
age at the end of it. If war breaks nut
between tholr nation nnd Russia , there
will bo the best possible excuse for with
drawing the British troops ; but oven If
that emergency should not arlso
probably eomo other excuse-
will bo found for abandoning the Sondam
The reports that iho forces ol the mahdi'
are rapidly disintegrating seem to have a
basis of trnthinths [ cessation of hoitllilies.
Tribal jealousies and the influence of
rival aspirants for prophetic honors are
apparently moro powerful against the
mahdl than the valor of the British
troops. If those reports shou'd prove
true it would bo-a great stroke of good
luck for Iho English. Whether or not
true , they como opportunely to relieve
the discomfiture of the British retirement , ,
which seems to have become practically
nocestary.
The proclamation of the emperor of
China that the French barbarians had
humbly sued for peace and that ho had
granted tholr prayer , seems to have been
a little previous. Perhaps the haughty
tone of His Chinese Highness rather net
tled the excitable Frenchmen in Paris.
At all events obstacles have arisen in the
way of an immediate settlement of the
difficulties , and there Is a good deal more
mystery about the reported conclusion of
peace negotiations between Franca and
China than seems necessary to a sincere
and gennino arrangement of terms. The
statement that France has proposed
tbo evacuation of Tonqnln by
the Chinese , -u a preliminary to
tbo removal of iho Formosa blosk-
ado , moreover , does not sound promising ;
while the reticence of the now ministry ,
just given thirty millions of francs for
war expanses , Is not reassuring. The
voting of this sum at the very moment
when peace is said to have been made
resembles somewhat too closely the Rus
sian way of doing things : negotiating and
preparing for war simultaneously. Per
haps the strongest Indication of a
pacific nature at present Is the pres
ence of Genera ) Campenon at the head
of the war department , for it is well
known thai Iu > baa been opposed to the
wac with China from the first , and it is
possible that ho may ha\o made iho con
clusion of peace a condition precedent to
taking office. But China has to bo reck
oned with , and after her success at Lang-
son 11 is not probable that she will bo
disposed to accept humiliating or any
thing chert of eqpal terms. That she
wonld consent to withdraw from Tonqulu
bofora the French islsed the blockade is
unlikely , unless her real aituation b
much worse than is generally known c r
bolictvod.
The visit of the Prlnco of Whaloo to
Ireland cannot in any T y bt > termed a
triumphant march. It was not alto
gether unexpected , however , that there
would bo mora or leas disturbance and
riot. Even tbo Influence of Mr. Parnoll
conld not prevent riots. The loyal
misses at Mallow wore prevented Jroru ex
pressing what the Pool Laureate once
described as "their loyal passion foi
their temperate Kings" by the troops
and the police , who drove them out ol
tbo station. Prevented from welcoming
their rulorfl the disported Nationalist ;
give vent to their feelings by smashing
the windows ol homos which wore
decorated in honor of the royal visit
No doubt Mr. Parnoll wonld have prevented -
vented this riot if ho could. Porhapi
the moat cnrlons testimony to the extent
of his influence was that given by the
mayor of Dublin , when ho was hiseod bj
the crowd on Monday. He inf onnoa thi
assembly that "ho would at oncetelegrapl
to Mr. Paiuoll at Cork and at .Mallow ar
account of what had occurred at Dublin
and they would see what the result woulc
bo. " The sctual "result" was the riot a
Mallow , but Ibis was probabl ;
not what the mayor meant , Hi
meant that the king , that Is to say
the Dots , of Ireland would bo dlspltacei
with tholr proceedings and would testif ;
his displeasure. Whether Mr. Parnol
foresaw the riot at Mallo > v or not , no
body can doubt that If he choio to do BI
bo could make tbo visit of the Prince am
Princess of Wales a continuous riot b ;
giving a signal to that effect. If thi
visit Has any political purpose It Is tha
of coaxing the people of Ireland fron
their allegiance to Parnell. I
has so absurdly failed of that pur
pose that It It perfectly manifest ti
everybody that it can bo efl'ectei
only by Israeli's forbearance , if not b ;
his active interference , In behalf of th
"honored gnesti" of the people of Ire
land. It might have been fcroieon tba
this would happen. Aa a demouatratloi
that Parnell Is omnipotent In Ireland am
that the future king of England is Impo
tent the tonr has already been complete
ly successful. This is a pretly positloi
to put the prince In , and the polltlca
cagaclty of the statesmen who advise
tSis singular method of extending a :
rlive branch Is equaled only by the wls
dom with which tha war In the Soudai
has been conducted.
It wonld not ba at all remarkable if th
ucccss of tbo attempt of Costa Rica ,
Ictrngna and San Salvador to rcslct the
surpatlon cf Barrio * should lead to the
arrylng ont of the $ oed elements of
arrlw * plan of union. Honduras having
ow joined the allies , Guatemala is loft
one , disorganized and probably ready
accede to any peaceful arrangement.
hat the southern and ( mailer republics
bjectod to to strongly wai nol union In
self , bat union under so unscrupulous a
Ictator as Entries. Aa long as It re-
ulred united action to resist wrong , the
longht may suggest Itself to the allies
) at permanent contolidatlon may bo
Tootlvo to perpetrate tight. A compact
nlon of tbo five states , If formed by un-
alraons consent , would certainly not bo
lowed with disapproval by this country ,
rovldod our interests there wore not
acrificod ,
DEA.D BAREIOS ,
Gone to 'Frisco to Meet His
Family , Who will HcsUlo In
Now York ,
A BEE representative mot the 8:20
rain yesterday evening , on which ho had
earned wore friends cf the family of the
ate General Barrios , on route to San
Francisco to moot Mrs. Barrios and her
lilldren.
When the train rolled into the depot
Imost the first person encountered was
Mr. Jacob Balz , consul general at Now
ork , of Guatemala , Honduras and San
alvador , triplet republics of Central
merles , and the scone of the late ox-
lolta of General Barrios , whoso traglo
nd at the head of his troops in battle ,
coking to consolidate the potty govern
ments of the tropics south of Mexico
nto ono substantial republic , is known
o tbo world.
Of the dead there Is no purpose newspeak
speak , except to Bay that the fallen
liiof tain was bravo , Intelligent , ambitious
nd wide-viewed. His idea was a broad
nd statesmanlike ono and , now that ho
as paBsndaw { yhi5 admirers and scattered
ollowero well may Inquire , "Whom hare
wo loft with us now to wield the spear ot
rcblllos on to bond Ulyeson' bow. " .
Consul General Baiz is a middlo-egod
ontleimnrfull of nervous action , rapid
f speech and like his countrymen , quick
3 aak and answer questions. Ho stated
tiat the party knows little of the facts
ttending Gon. Barrios' ' death , but he
rosumad ho has been accorded a millar -
ar/ burial as became hla rank and fame ,
ho object of the visit to 'Frisco Is to
meet the widow of the deceased soldier
nd oacort ) her and her seven children to
few York city , where they will heroaf
or reside in a luxurious homo owned by
bom there.
Antonio Barrlop , Esqi. , a youthful son
f the general , accompanied Consul-Gen-
ral BAK ) on his Bad miealou. Don Anto-
io has been a cadet rvt West Point mill-
ary academy ; Is a pleasant gentleman
nd plainly showed the angnlih ho euf-
era under his sad bereavement.
\EWaiMJFElC OUTFITS.
TO PUBLISHERS.
The Western Newspaper Union , at
Omaha , in addition to furnishing all
sizes and styles of the best ready printed
sheets in the country , makes n specialty
of outfitting country publishers , botb
with now or second-hand material , sell-
ng at prices that cannot be discounted
in any of the eastern cities. Wo handle
ibout everything needed in a moderate
sized printing establishment , nnd are
solo western agents for some of the best
makes of Paper Gutters , Presses , Hand
nnd Power , before the public. Parties
nbont to establish journals in Nebraska
or elsewhere nro invited to correspond
with us before mnking final arrange
ments , as wo generally have on hand
second-hand material in the way of
, ypo , presses , rules , chases , etc. , which
cnn bo secured nt genuine bargains.
Send for the Prinlcr'o- ' Auxiliary , &
nonthly publication , issued by the
'iVestorn Newspaper Union , which gives
i list of prices of printer's nnd pub-
Jshcr's supplies nnd publicl.y proclaims
'ram linio to tinio extraordinary bar
gains in second-hand supplies for nows-
lapor men.
WESTERN NKWSPAPEH UNION ,
Onanha , Neb.
StNGJUIjAKlTlES.
The seed of the txitunia grandiflorn U north
$5 0 an
A hcn'aegg weighing 3 } ouncon , 71 Inches
n circumfertDco and ti inches In diameter is a
curiosity at Home.
.famea Lovinp , a colored doctor , baa been
arrcatcd In Mobile for practicing medicine
with a rabbit foot , a coon foot , a loadstone ,
actl a bottle of catfish galls : ind enake teeth.
A atrnDRO fish has heen discovered < tt the
Morocco coast. It IB n foot and a lutlf long ,
and ( if deep black color , and has an enormotu
nonth with elastic membranes , msembling a
pelican's.
The largest room in the world unbroken by
/illarsisntSt. retfireburg. It is G20 f cot In
ength by 120 feet In widtb. The roof la a
aioglo arch of iron , To light it 20,000 waa
nperu are used.
Sactcmonto was recently visited by an Ira-
eii'o Bwarm of beetles. They were drawn
> y the electric lights and attacked the city in
drovCR and swarms. They banged against the
glass doors of the stores , covered the eiilo-
vnlka end Hew into the faces of the jiodw
.rlann. Nothing like It waa ever seen thrrc
xjfore.
A curious discovery was mode recent ! }
when a lightning rod , which had been in place
iltoen years imbedded In soft clay , v/aa re
moved. There wan found attached to It a
solid lump of iron are weifthinc nl nety-uli
ixnmde , euppcwed to have been produced by
.ho conversion of the clny by the action ol
electricity ,
The Uilclgetown ( Nova Scotia ) Monltoi
mentions a c&se in which rive members of a
family had six toea nn each foot. Four of the
parsons recently bad the euptrlluoui toeaam-
putated , while the lifth , n llttlo girl , had uucli
small frut that the malformation WAI not
noticeable. The father of the cbildien hat
tir ilogeis on each hand , anil from bii
mother a lde of the family the peculiarity u
laid to have beeninhetltud.
A new bird u tmld to have appeared in
Oregon City In flocki of about seventy. Thr
bird in a triilo enialler than the robin , And
theniftle is decked out in beautiful colors ,
his back , htad and nock being a golden pea1
cock green , whereas thess p rt on the femalf
are ot a sombre drab color. Jioth are snon
white under the wingr , and on the back is s
curved ribbon of whlto , forming crearjent
each of the two arms of which comrcencoi t
the front part of the wing upi > o8ing the birc
It at real and meets thu other on the peeler
ior part of the back.
Ladies ! Physicians and chemists hay <
analyzed Pozzonl'a medicated comploxlor
powder and recommend its use to thei :
wives and lady friends.Vhal botte :
could bo said of U ] Your druggist sell
It.
m
A mai attscked wilh I3rlgbt'a ' Dltoase
or any kidney disease , don't want fin
words , but its conqueror , llunt's [ Kid
ney and LivorJ Remedy.
Wo mini Itll of Iho greal speclfio-
Unnt's [ Kidney and Liver ] Remedy. I
never fatli to euro Dlabelli , Dop > y
Btlght'a
WAR ON THE LOUP ,
A Fatal ShooliDg Affray al Brighton
Raiicli ,
A Mob Visits the Ranch , Enru
Horses and Dairy off Per
sonal Property ,
A Ono Slilfil Statement by the Dnw-
sort Uonuty "IMoncor. "
A man named Powell shot and mor
tally wounded a man named Provence ,
In Ouster couuty , ! a t Friday morning ,
under the following circumstances : The
man Provence was a squatter upon a
provod-up claim belonging lo Stephen
D. Long , and Long being a single man ,
was living in his own house , with a
family named Powell. Long had to-
poalodly warned Provence lo leave the
place , and quite recently had noticed
him and his nearly grown sons to de
sist frcm plowing. Iinrlng last winter
and white Long was living alouo in hhs
house , and during a temporary absence ,
the Provinces carried off his personal
offsets. A search warrant was gotten
ont and a portion of the goods wore
found in the dwelling of the Provinces ,
aud the atatomonl ot a small boy of the
family revealed the underground hid
ing place of Long's bedding , together
with some hides belonging to cattle
which had been missing from the
Brighton Ranch. The old snnn Provence
enco was arrested , but nut punished.
The trouble between Provence and
Long , which had been gathering
strength for fully n year , expended Ha
force last Friday morning , when Provence
once , armed with a shctgnn and revolver ,
wont to Long's house and , mooting Powell -
ell outside , asked him to inform Steve
Long , the , thai ho wanted -
od to .sotilo with him ( or words of similar
import ) ' . Long was on the outside of the
house , nnd as Provence had but a day or
two before threatened to kill * him , ho
considered that he must now have to
fight for his life.
Ho went In and got his Winchester
and emerging found Provence in the act
of leveling nis gun at him. Both fired
almost ) simultaneously , neither shot be
ing effective , however. At this jp-wsturo
Powell ordered Provence to atop shoot
ing into the house , where his wlfo and
children wore. In responeo Provence
leveled his gun at him and fired ,
ono shot taking effect in Powell's hat.
The latter got his gun and began firing
at Provcnoo , and Provence drawing his
pistol , fired three or four shots at 3Long
and Powell , when the battle ceased by
Powell shooting Province through the
side , when ho fell ,
Provinco'a ' two sons , who were aom-
ing rapidly with fire nrms to the aid of
tholr father , stopped when they * saw
him fall , and dropping their guns , otmo
upon the scone anarmed , and finally 30-
moved Province to his house , where ho
died the following night.
Long and Powell at once made prepar
ations t } deliver themselves to the officers
of the law , but fearing mob violence ,
they dared not go to Broken Bow . so
they remained occluded until the arrival
of Sheriff Foote , who , after consulting
with the AllyS ) agreed that Charley Allyn
should take the prisoners to Wood River
and tnrn thorn over to him there ; from
which point ho wonld canvey them to
Plum Croek. Ifbo agreement was oar-
rled out and after a preliminary examin
ation before a jiistlco of the peace , Powell
and Long were bound over to aw.ilt tbo
ction ol the grand jury ; end failing to
Ivo bail wore brought to Plum Ofeuk ,
nd lodgpd in jail , on Saturday.
The some dby a mob of about 100 Jain ,
well armed , made tholr appearance , and
) nraed > Long's house , together with the
icrsonal offocta of L ng and Powell
? hey -wont to Vlrg. Allyn'a residence ,
vho , however , . was absent , the premises
olng in charge of Gena Bobllts and Lat
jiminolwlu > vrero not molested The
neb wont into the honao and helped
beinsulvos to canned groceries amount
ng to about $100 In value. A small
[ uantity of whisky being found ) an offi
cer of the mob , named Merchant , aplHed
I upon the ground lo prevent the , men
rom imbibing it , fearing Ihey might bo
od through Its influence to commit some
excesses.
Wo are informed that tills same man
tferahant , In his oliidal capacity aa
county coroner , summoned a jury of the
mob , to Investigate Iho death of Provence -
once ; , and tbat they brought In a verdict
; hat the deceased came to his duith
irom a gunshot wound inflloted b ? either
Long or Powell.
After leaving Allyn's ' residence the
mob , in pure wantonness , But fire to a
rocflcsa double log house , called the
"middle ranch , " which hod formerly
eorvod ao Vlrg. Allyn'a residence. Then
the mob left the locality , and have not
since appeared in the neighborhood. In
formation of the movements of the
mob wuro brought to Pium Creek ,
on SUurdav , and Will Allyn , with
twelve or thirtoui others , immediately
proceeded lo ilia ranch Lot Ihe purpose
of protecting the property. They re-
turnud Monany , with the report that all
wcs quiol in the Soutk Loup country.
Many fear that the end is not yet , and
thai tbo trouble has but just begun.
A CELEBRATED OASE ,
Tlio DuKotn Imnd and Grn/.InK Com
pany Sonro Victory.
Gen. Cowin rolurncd yo&torday morning -
ing frc m Sidney where ho has been engag
ed in a case , recently tried In tbo dlatricl
courl at lhat point , bofora Judge Ilalmer.
The suit is ono of more than ordinary in-
lorosl and import anco.
On April 10,188-1 , the Dakola Slock
and Grazing company purchated from
Price & Jenks , a noted firm of ttook men
in that locality , largo ranche , sop-
poted to b ? stocked with a
certain number of cattle and made a
payment of § 50,000 on the property. It
was the understanding between the two
partners to the ealo that the ranch was to
ba left in the management of Price &
Jenks , who "would run it for the Dakola
company. Shortly afterwards the
purchasers discovered that tbo
number of cattle for which
the contract was msdo had not
been delivered , and that MOBBM. P. it J.
were running up improper bills of ex-
penie , which were entirely unwarrantec
by necessity. Thn Dakota Stccit anc
grazing company Immediately brougbi
suit Bcalnst Price & Jenks to recover
tbe50,000 , wilh intereil , which hud
b on paid , deeming this the bcsl way k
get out of an unwholoeomo 1m
" ln , Price \ JenVe , on the othet
and , entered an off.eat claim lhat the
Dakota Land and Glrw.'ng ' company had
lot fulfilled tholr part of the bargain ,
and demanded the bnlnr co of the conTact -
Tact money , sense $30,000 , The first
.Imo the onto was tried in the district
: onrl al Sidney , the jury dlnsgrcod.
Upon the eoonnrt tilal , theio re.iultod a
verdict of $54,733 for the phlutltfs ,
iho Dakola Land it Cattle company.
The battle was bitterly fonght and every
Inch of legal ground WAS contested with
dlro determination. On Iho victorious
sldo wcro nrraycd Oon. Oorwin , Col.
Borst , of Sidney , and Judge Novlllo , of
Norlh PUtto. The defendants were
represented by J. L. Webster ,
assisted by Judge Wright , of Ohoyonno.
The case will bo appealed.
THEOUGH TO CHICAGO ,
The-First Shipment llroin the Union
Stock Yards over the 13.
niul O. 11. * Q
JL few days ago the B. & M. completed
Us tracli to the Union stock yards , South
Dmaha. This work was begun last year ,
nnd proved quite an undertaking , tbo expense -
ponso of which waa over § 500,000. The
now line waa Inaugurated civ Wednesday
last , when the B , & M. took out a ship-
nont of fiva c rs from the yard * , followed
on ThumUy by a shipment of thrcp care.
The first through shipment to Chicago
over Iho B. A M. and 0. B. & Q. from
She Union stock yards was m.ido yester
day by W. F. Brown it Co. , Hvo stock ,
oommiseion merchants , who are perma
nently established nt the yards. They
shipped out nlz cars of stock ever this
now through rnuto to Gregory , Cooley
& Oo. , of Chicago. Stock going over
, his route ara chipped through from the
Omaha yards direct to Chicago. Thf.i Is
n big card for the B. & M. and .0. . B. &
Q. , and will bo appreciated by all atook
Infante Skhr Beautifiers ftppbaH
to Mothers Try Them.
FOR Clcnolng the SMuancl Scalp of birth Humors ,
fornllmlre Itching , Uurnlni ; nnd Indiratiiatlon ,
he HtBte\iii.tom9 of Kczcm.i ,
Uilk Crust , ScAll Head , Scrofula and other Inherited
ekln and blood dlscoses Ctitlciira.tho great Skin Cure
and Cntlcur * Poap , an crsijuielto Skin DoautlMor. c\ >
crnally , and Cutlcura Uusoheut.tlio new lilood TUr-
flcr , internally , are Infallible Absolutely pure.
TEIIRIBLV AFFLICTED.
Sir. and Mrs. K > crctt Stobblns , Jlclchcrto\vnJrix88
rite : Our llttloboy as terrlhly mulcted Ith Scrof
ula , Salt Klicurn , and Erjslpolaa o\er since ho
\aa born , and nothing couhl K ! > O him helped him
until wo tried Cutlcurn HrrncJics , which gradually
cured him , until ! . is now ad fair any child.
§ 200 FOR NOTHING.
Wrn , Qordon , S7 ArllnrUon avc.CharlcBtonnMafs ,
writes : "HaOntj pMd about 8SOO to fUit class doo-
ors to cure my bawyi wltnout tuccoss , I tried the
Cutlcura Remedies , whlcrt ccmilotoly cured , aftur
uslrg three packages.
FROM- HEAD TO FEET.
Charles Kajro Hlnklo , Jersey City Heights , N. J.
write * : "Myuon , a lad of twcho joars , waa com *
etcly cured ol a trrble ! case of Eczema by the
Cutlcura Remedies. Prom the top of \\\t \ \ \ head to the
olcs ol his feet nas ono inaai of ecabi. " Every other
remedy and physicians had been tried Inaln. .
FOR PALE , LANGUID ,
children , with pimply , callow skin , the
Cullcura Rcuiedlca will' prove jwrfect Messing ,
clearing the blood and skin of inherited Impurities
and expelling the gonna ot scrofula , rlicuinatUm ,
consumption and sc\ero skiu dlscauoa.
BEST FOR THE SKIN.
Your Cutlcura Kcmadio are tbo best for skin ills
eases I have oicr sold , aud your Cutlcura Soap Uio
llneet medlclual toilet B ap In the market.
C W ttTU'IiE" , Drtiiririst ,
Oskwjlall ilia , WIs.
Sold o er5 herc. riifce Ciitlcura , foe ; Uesol-
vent. 11.05 ; Soap , 2fic. Prepared by the I'orrKiiDiuo
AND C'lir.sucAL Co , It.eton , Mis *
Send for "How to Cure Skin Diseases : "
,7"Uge , an oxqulalto
_ r umodSkin licaut cr.
> OTIOIU TO CONTHACTOKS.
proposals will ho received by the under *
rignml until Monday , Uio 11,1S85 , at T o'clock p m.
or the erection uf a brick CJlli 'i building , wltif
tone basement , for the North Nc raska Ccmfcrcnco ,
o bo erected on college urounils ono and one-hill
inlle uorth-wottnf Central City , N'lihraDKa. Plant
t d tpicincatloNH CUD bo neon on nd efter April 28 ,
.880 , at the Central City bank In thin city , and \i
, ho oflico * f C. C. KiUunhouso , archlttct , HftstliiKH ,
\eb. Bids wl I lioiecehcd lor' | rtor li uf the entire -
tire work. Trie trutteas reson a the right to rojfeti
any or all btdu. Iy order nf Trutteeu.
N. H. I-KtlSINOKK , Secretary.
Central Cltj , .Von , April ID , 138S.
a-IT-Unic
Many a Lady
is beautiful , all but her skin ; ,
and nobody has ever told
her how easy it is to put
beauty on the skin. Beauty
on the skin is Magnolia
Balm.
DISl'KI'TICS.
II thebtomioh h 8 to-
ocmo Irritated through
too hUh IMng , tollow
the ciirrplo ct thoea
who liavo ordered
KoeJ Illtno
Thirty J cars'
like huB d uumU toJ
Ita value aa a illiUlcv ,
anil It l < duildoua. Ilu-
clpei for propa'loi ; U
a < otiimuy . ch can , i
lcc , tto , 5r , $1 25
Sl.78 Hold by iiiuKuirio. end to woolrich & Oo ,
1'alrm.r , Ma r , for pimplilcta cnnUlclcg ( u ! | Infer ,
matlonon Iho subject.
T1MKEN
EASIEST
IUde < at easy
oo ai two. . . . .
lengthen ind iborten according tothlMilght tf'Slf ' ,
earrf. Bqually well adapted to roujh country omd
ind fine drlvei of cities. Manufactured and Ml4 b ) >
ill laadlno Carrlig * BulU r and Onltra. _ _ _
JOHN NAGXE ,
BIHCIBAOII I"
Wholesale
Produpe ,
And
DENVER COL rT
tio.ltlolladaySt . , , , ,
go icit Conmgnrnonts and guar
antee quick sales and prompt re
turns. Give usn tria' ' .
References BradHtreet's orDuna
Agencies ; and German National
Bank , Denvrr.
