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THE DAILY BEE-SATURDAY , MAY 2 , 1885 . , THE DAILY BEE. MMU Omn Ho. 014 urn tU VUOHM Bl. tfaw Ton Omn , BOOH 65 Tmuuiti BUILD- in * . raUUbe4 Tsrr nonlnf , nomBandajr. . Tin J ? Ifoalay morning dally | < H > U b > l la Ib. lUU. n i it mo. u Tear . . .110.00 I ThmMonBi * . 1 IW Euenis . . . . I.OQ | On. Month . LOfl ffh W * kly B , Pnbllbjed arerj W l nuu , roOTTAa. ta.Tm , wHhpremlnm. _ . I 0n. Ten. wllhoal primlun . > . l " Bts Month * , wlthrat pr.mlum . ' a.Uonlhon UU1 . " oouuronnnl All Oonmunleallon. reUtlni U w" 2'M" ! 'al ' tutUfi should b. addressed to U > . Eeno of ni Ba. vcmiM mm * . AH Brute * * * tetter * and Remittance * thrall bl Udnsted lo Tn Bu Puiumaii Ootaun , OHAHA. Erafts,0heoki and Fort office ordsr * la b aad * pa/ . kit la KM ordu ol tlu eompany. THE BEE PUBLISHING CO , , Props , X , BOBBWATKB , EDtron. A. B. Fitch , Manager D&ilj drouUUoa , g. O. Box. M Omaha , Neb. _ GOVERNOR DAWKS h s boon requested "by the cattle commlsilonora of Colorado to establish a cattle quarantine agaliut Illinois and Missouri , and nnlcai ho dooi Colorado will quarantine againat Kobr sk . Wo agree with the Lincoln Journal that BO far os Colorado la con cerned auch a conrao on hot part would not aorionaly affect this atato. Wo ropcat that the governor should make propara- tiona at once to carry out the provlalona of oui now law In regard to contagious cattle dlaoaaoa , which gees Into effect next month. Ho can , however , have a quar antine established at any time through the commissioner of agriculture , If found nccaaairy. _ A mill has passed the lower house of Illinois legislature regulating the prices at the Union atock yards at Chicago , and It Is very Hkoly that It will pass the son- ato. The charges have boon extortionate for many years , and have boon the cause of great complaint. Under the proposed bill they will bo reduced a llttlo over two- thirds. It the bill becsmos a law It will bo very gratifying to woatorn stock ship pers who have been robbed for so long a timo. It may bo a big blopto a mon opoly , bub It will only bo doing jnatico to the patrons of the yards , who have bit terly complained of the exorbitant charjros. _ THK Herald serves notice upon Dis trict Attorney Estello that ho must bring to trial certain parlies who were Indicted for malfeaaance in cflice. If this was done simply in the interest of good gov ernment and without malice wo ahould cheerfully join in the request. It Is duo to the men who were indicted , as well as to the city , that they should have a epecdy and fair trial. There has already been too much spite-work and too much political chicanery In connection with this matter. Oar courts of justice should not bo turned Into partisan mills to grind out political grist for or against anybody. AcooRbiKO to the statement of Mr. Owen , bank examiner of Nebraska , Kan sas and Missouri , there are iu Nebraska aixty-fivo national binks with an aggregate - gate paid up capital of $5,000,000 In Kansas there MO aixty-throo banks with a capital of $3,460,000 and In Missouri fotty banks with a capital of $0,350.000. This Is certainly an excellent allowing for Nebraska which la the youngest of tboso three states. Wo also notice with con siderable prldo that In the matter of national banking returns from the prin cipal cities of these states , Omaha ranks next to St. Louis. The fig area are : St. Louis , $3,250,000 , in six banks ; Omaha , $1.450,000 , In aix.banks. Kansas City comes third on the list with $700,000 In two banks , and Lincoln fourth with $000,000 In four banks. Taz Herald it a remarkably enterprla Ing paper. It has boon endeavoring to make a special feature of dispatches from Washington. Wo had snppotod that these alleged special dlapatchea were re ceived by the faat mall , but wo arc now led to believe that they are made up largely by the eclssors editor. Wo can not In any other way account for the pub lication in that paper of a as-called "special" regarding Senator Van Wjck's effort in behalf of the homesteaders as against the cattle syndicates that have fenced in the public domain. That dis patch was raoolvcd by wire by the BEB on Wednesday last , and the Herald pub lishes It on Friday , word for word , but by a change of date makes It appear that Senator VonWyok'a action was taken on Thnrtday Initoad of Wednes day. This la only a sample of numerous other alleged Herald specials. EVERY day demonstrates the neces sity of a viaduct acroia the railroad trioka. The Incraaso of railroad traffic blockades the atrcota and cauioa vexa tions Inconvenience , besides endanger ing limb , Ufa and property. The con stant moving of trains and the- continual ding-dong of the gongs make the crossing - ing of the tracks an exciting , bewildering and perilous foat. AH the precautions that are taken do not make the crossing eafo. It will always bo a very dangerous place until we have a viaduct , bat whether wo eoi a viaduct or not the Union PaclGo depot b on the wrong aide of the track. Fur thermore , the building la not In any way fit for depot purposes , or anything eleo , except , perhaps , a freight house. What Oiutba needs , and what she is fully en titled to , Is a now Union P clfio passen ger depot In a more convenient and safe location on the north aide of the tracks , In the matter of depot accommodations Omaha baa been moat shabbily and un- jmtly treated by the Union FaclGc. The fact la that we ought to have a grand union depot , and we believe that if the proper atopa were taken our clt'zena ' cou'd ' prevail npon all ( he 'roads centering In' thU city to join In such an enterpriiu. GEN. M'DOWELL. Oon. Irvln McDowell who la re ported at death's door at hla homo In San Francisco all hopes of his recovery having been abandoned has been a sol dier from hla youth. His military career retches back to 1834 , when at the ago of sixteen ho entered the military academy of West Point , having received his pro llmlnary education in Franco. Grad uating from West Point in 1838 , ho was appointed second lieutenant of artillery In the army. From 1841 to 1845 ho was adjutant at West Point. Ho aorvcd gal lanlly through the Mexican war , as aid do-camp to Gan. Wool , and waa brov ottod captain for hla conduct at the battle of Buena Vista. la 1847 ho was appointed assistant adjutant general , and served as adjutant general In various do partmonta until 1801 , having been promoted meted to brevet major in 185G. Ap pointed brigadier general May 14th , 1801 , ho was three days later assigned to the command of the department of north1 east Virginia and the defences of Wash1 ington on the Virginia eldo of the Potomac , and on May 27lh to the army of the Potomao , which ho commanded at the battle of Bull Hun. Upon McOlollan taking command , McDowell was placed in charge of & division , and in the reorganization of that army early in 18G2 , ho was placed at the head of the 1st corps and made major general of voluntoora. In August , of the same year , ho was aaalgnod to the command of the 3d corps , army of Virginia , and during Gen. Popo's campaign in northern Virginia ho .was engaged at Cedar Mount- aln , Rappahannock station and the second Bull Run. In July , 18G4 , ho was given the command of the department of the Pacific , and in I860 of tha depart ment of California. In 18G8 ho was as signed to the department of thn East , and In 1872 ho was promoted to bo major- general in the regular army , bolng at the same time given command of the division of the south. Ho was shortly afterwards transferred to the Pacific coast , and con tinued in command of that division until ho was retired in 1882. At the opening of the war of the rebellion Gen. McDow all was considered one of the greatest soldiers of the army , but the dleaitors at the first battle of Bull Run , for which ho was probably in part responsi ble , clouded hla fortune , and It was very Hkoly that It was on that account that ho never rose above a secondary position during Iho civil war. OUR SIDEWALKS. The sidewalk Improvements on Farnam street , while bettering the condition of the walks , are altogether too much of a patchwork character. la front of one building planka have been put down , in front of another there is asphalt , in front of a third there Is natural atone , while a fourth has artificial stone , and another has brick , and ao on. One piece of walk is up and another Is down , and the In cautious pedestrian ia consequently liable to stub hla too and break either a limb or his neck. What Is true of Farnam etreet in respect to aldowalka is equally true of Douglas and other business streets In the center of the city. Wo notice also that some property owners on Far nam have been compelled to widen their walks to the curb atone , which is very proper , but others for come reason or other are exempted from this require ment. What Farnam street needs is some uniform system of sidewalks. Some material moro durable than brick or wood should be adopted , and the walks the entire length of the street should be put to grade. The walk around the Paxton hotel Is not on grade , It ia not full width , and the wooden planka are certainly not In keeping with the style of that fine structure. If there Is any place In the city where a handsome , smooth and substantial stone sidewalk should be put down it is in front of the Paxton , the finest hotel in the city , and occupying the most prominent position on the mplti thorougbfaro. The proprietors , no doubtstand ready to lay a atone walk whenever compelled to do so , but the authorities cannot consistently order them to do It so long as they permit others to lay down any material they may choose and ia cny manner they may BOO fit. It will bo coon , therefore , that wo need an ordinance requiring uni formity in material and In man ner of laying of walks. Sach an ordinance should bo passed by the council at an early day , and 1m partially and strictly enforced. Wo be llovo that an attempt of this kind was made a year or two ago , but when an ex coptlon in favor of wood was made for a certain party that virtually pat an end to prohibit the use of wood for sidewalks on Farnam street THE mora wo inquire into the tax as sessment system of Omaha the more un just and Inequitable it appoara. Hereto fore wo h&vo laid the entire blame for tax exemptions npon the aaseaiora. We find , however , that the assessors are not so much to blame for exemptions as they are for the discrimination that Is made In favor of large property owners as against the men of email moans. Thla is glaringly shown in the assessment of valuable lota within the city limits at acre rates , while these who own small hcmoa adjoining thorn are assessed ten or twenty times aa high. It Beemi , however , that nntll the preaont time the reaaon that aaaossora have failed to Hit hundreds of lota and parcels of land within the city limits is bccauto the county clerks have marked these lots and lands In the asioasment rolls as right of way. This year , how * over , the books have been handed to the assessors In blank and it becomes the doty of assessors to appraise every lot aud parcel of land within the city limits excepting city aud school property. When their returns are made the county commlutonera and city council may then determine and designate what property actually comes within the railroad right of way exemp tion nnder the provisions of the atato Jaw. No rallrcad company can justly demand any tax exemption except what the law allows. As an illustration of the unright eous exemptions of proparty under the cover of right of way , wo need only cite ono iuslanco to which our attention has just been called. A prominent property owner ottered for aalo a lot at the corner of Eighth and Farnam atroota , for which ho refused to take loss than eight than sand dollar * , Upon examination of the the records It was found that this prop erty had been exempt from taxation for moro than fifteen years simply becausa It was marked "right of way" on the as aessora' books. What equity or justice is there in such exemptions ? This Is only ono of hundreds of lota owned by Individ nala or corporations that oacapo taxation In the same manner. A CURIOUS war has arisen In St. Louis , It is a war upon the wells of that city , and waa Instituted on the ground that the well-water was Impure and poisonous , and if permitted to bo used any longer it would bo the means of canting diseases and promoting cholera and other opidom ics. An ordinance was accordingly passed ordering all wells to bo clceed up , which would of ooureo compel the patrons of the wells to aso Mississippi river water from the city waterworks. A "well- owners' association" fcas boon or ganlzod to resist the enforcement of the ordinance. Mass meetings are bolng hold , the city authorities ara bolng denounced , and politicians who are opposed to the wolla nra being "black listed , " to ba spotted whenever they come up far office. Aa the "well-owners'asso ciation" ia composed of a largo numbar of property-holders , it ia qulto likely that they will come out victorious and con tinue to drink water from their own wells. They are evidently not frightened by cholera. Some of them have been drinking well water for twonty-fivo years and they think they can stand it for twenty-five moro. THE demands of the Chicago telegraph operators for a restoration of the fcrmer wages have been acceded to by the West ern Union. The reduction was made In December last , the pay for extra time being taken away and the men being com pelled to work nlno hours a day Instead of seven and a half , besides working longer when occasion demanded. Tbo restoration will make seven and a half hours a night's work , and will allow op erators to make extra time. The opera tors In all the principal cltiea were re duced In the same manner and the action now taken in regard to Chicago is an indi cation that rperators elsewhere will bo treated likewise. If the Western Union does not wish to pay for extra time , it ahould employ moro men , as the expense would bo about the samo. The restora tion of the old wages , however , is fully justified by the return of prosperity and Increased business. AMONG the printed questions prepared by Postmaster-General Vilas for appli cants for the position of post-office inspectors specters is one which asks the applicant whether ho has been Indicted or tried for a criminal offence , and In case ho has been , ho Ia required to explain all the circumstances under oath. This inquiry has created considerable indignation among the applicants , who regard it as a pleco of impertlnenco. A great many will probably refuse to answer any each question. It stands to reaaon that in the spirited rivalry among office-seekers any applicant who has a criminal cloud on his record is euro to bo found out , as there is always some ono ready to expose him , hence the Inquiry of Mr. Vilas appoara to bo not only Impertinent , but nnnecossary. GENERAL GHAUT continues to steadily Improve. Ho baa resumed work on his book and is engaged In dictating to a stenographer. OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. While tbo chances of peace between England and Russia are becoming less and less from day to day , there Is still a possibility that war may bo averted. Latest advices from London represent Russia ai willing to submit toatb'.tration ' , and hopes are entertained In diplomatic circles that an amlctblo settlement of ex isting differences batwocn England and Russia may bo effected. Mr. Gladstone summarized the position o ! Britain In his speech before the hoaaj , when ho aaid that in case a violent rap- tare came the government would at least have made every ] nat and honorable effort to avoid It , and could challenge without fear the verdict cf civilized man kind. The speech of Mr. Gladstone in urg ing the vote of credit for money to con tinue war preparations evidently captured parliament. It does not noco'earlly in- VOAO war , On the contrary it looka to peace , in to far as the moat energetic methods shall contribute to that ond. He was not even clear as to what the result would be. But he proposed that should war como England would bo in a position to receive the approval of the civilized world. He proposed to energetically continue war preparations , and so , while striving for peace , be folly prepared for war. Such is the position of the prime minister. It was strongly endorsed by the commons and evidently will meet with popular support In England. In aecuring a majority ot 43 on his ap peal to the house cf commons not to aep arato the London credit from the gener al war credit of $55,000,000 , Gladstone scored an important tactical victory , for it enables tbo liberal government to pay all the bills of the Louden campaign yet leaves it free to order every British soldier out of the desert and into posi tions where they ate really needed. The situation may now bo summed up by ssy- Inn that the franchise bill Is a law ; tbo re distribution bl'l Ia aa good as paiaod ; the Soudan campaigns are over for this par liament ; the Egytplan debt problem Is solved for two ycare , at least ; and pleas ant relations with Germany have been reatorod , The Afghan dlspnto alone remains , Under the serious menace of war with Russia England substantially abandons its enterprise in the Soudan , aud will leave the Khedive to deal with the prophet. This Inglorious oatoomo must bo the harder for Britons to boar alnco the motlvo of the expedition was not anch as ocmraondtd the Invasion to the patient considers tlbn of mankind. In terfering In Egyptian affairs for no other pur peso than the collection cf an onerous debt , England felt Impelled to protect the country mortgaged to English bond holders from the possible intoada of the somi-barbarlaui of the south whoso un checked fanaticism might have given the clly conquered by Amron for the Immo- ditto caliphs of Mahomet to the standard of the Muhdi. The expedition against Khartoum for the rescue of Gordon was a memorable failure followed by a coiios ol disasters , culminating now in Ignomin ious abandonment of a task that ought never have been undertaken. It la not t pleasant rt Hoctton for the survivors and the Immediate friends of the generals and the aoldiera who perlahed In the sanda ol the Soudan that their sacrifice waa made In a causa thus easily deaerted as of little consequence. It mast bo remembered , however , that the British soldier , carryIng - Ing the standard of the moat grasping pawer on the globe , becomea In the very extent and variety of the employment to which ho is assigned something of a mer cenary. Hia ordeia may carry him tc any quarter of the gli ba in a quarrel ol which bo may know nothing and will caio leas. To fight In this way ia not to fight as AmerlcaLB fought as volunteers in a particular war and for a specific cause. Vhllo the fata of those ot the British army whoso blood sank in the sanda ol the Soudan may bo lamented it will not bo forgotten that war was their business , and that for a guerdon they undertuok to go wherever government might order to a fate which Is that of war. The London Economist presents a con vlnclng array of reasons to provo thai the direct effect of war between England and Russia upon the sommercral Interes's of the former conldnot bo hurtful to any considerable extent. There would prob ably bo less actual money lost In the in terruption of England's trade with Rus sia than in a disturbance of her relations with any other continental power. Of the total imports of England bat 4.2 per cent come from Russia , and but 2.1 per cent cf her total exports are consigned to that country. The cutting off of some § 80,000,000 of trade in ono direction and some $20,000,000 In the other would moan practically nothing to the greatest commercial nation of the world. And besides this , the trade with Russia ia a decreasing one In both its branches. The wheat Imports are about nlno million buaholf , and this deficit , or auch part cf it aa might bo caused by a war , could easily be filled by the United States without any tremendous disturbance of prices. Flux , it is said , IB the only Rus sian product the want of which would be seriously felt In England , her annual Import reachlng'bvor ' 100,000,000 pounds. And as for the Engfish prodnc's sent to Rnstia , coal and iron take first rank among these , and the Increased demand for both , consequent upon the brtakiog out of war , would more than compensate the possible loss of Raisla as aporchaser. Financially , of c6urae , the advantage ia Incomparably ion the aide of England. And In the only direction In which she has had anything to fear aho has already taken adequate precautions. The first movement of Russia , rf conrto , would bo to send armed cruisers to play havoc with tbo immense interests of her rival on the ocean. la this the has been forestalled by the action of England in obtaining control of a num ber of the fastest veaeola on the BOSS , and fitting them up with a 1'ght ' armament. The navy proper of England could attend to Us own affaire , while the swift steam ers would sweep the seas of ony armed cruisers or privateer * that might bo aont out in the Russian Interest. The thrifty Englishman has counted the chances of war pretty carefully and strengthened himself in every eatontlal point. Aside from the bare money cost cf the under taking , always a considerable item , it seems that a war with Russia could haid ly bring aerious disturbance to her Indus tries or aerious cmdarraesment to her world-wide commerce. Praco between China and Franco has not been reached yet , and the French claim some successes In Tonquin In the meantime. The Importance of the war to the fortunes of eastern Asia cannot bo overestimated. It hai shown that a Chi- ncsa army can defeat a European army , and with her vast population and her recklessness in the waste of human life , the odds required for each a re sult are of no Importance to the em pire. Besides this , it baa convinced the government that railroads are indispen sable to the protection of China. Here tofore the hot that no railroad line oonld ba constructed without dotoorstlng the small and countless temples to the memory cf dead ancestors , with which the country Is atudded , baa been aa In superable barrier to the adoption of rail road travel. But the regency seema to have found some way of evading this difficulty , ai it announced that the coun try is to have railroads. A reform of some magnitude , ( hough perhaps more striking than importint , ia being accomplished In the constitutional organism of Hungary. The Hungarian upper house consists of a very largo num ber of born Joglslatbia and a much smaller number of members owing their legisla tive right to a position in tbo higher ranks of the chnrch or the civil adminis tration. Every son of a magnate or lord that is , of a nobleman of the rank of baron and upwards becomes a magnate with full rights on attaining his majority. The present number embraces many bundreda. Habitually , however , the house of magnates ia frequented only by nobles whose wealth and standing allow them them to appear with dignity. The poorer and less cultivated stay away , from the necessities of their various occupations or from a feeling of Inferiority. The abler among these seek a field or political activity In the bouse of npresenUtlvoi. The house of magnates , in fact , but very seldom rises to the height of a co-ordinato branch of the national legislature. The barrenness of Us deliberations and the weakness of ti oppoiition to tbo will of the popolar branch , when clearly exprrsiedby a lar e majority , havebeui specially remarkable alnco the restoration and reform of the constitution of 1807. Its composition tun long boon considered as an anomaly In theory , .though . ono llttlo felt in practice Its loform , though generally desired was delayed , partly from apathy and part 17 from the apparent dlffiouliy of achiev ing It against the mtjorlty of the mag nates themselves , Last year , however , when the moro conservative and aristocratic portion o the magnates svccoodcd In defeating M Tlsza'a , the premier's favorite bill , legal Izlng mixed marriages between Jews ant Christiana , with the old of a largo con tingent of mignatcs who rarely appeal in tholr places , the government firmly re aolvod on carrying out a vital reform. A bill for the purpoio waa introduced In the house of ropreaontatlves , conaldcr ably modified in the house of magnates , subjected to a compromise committee , ant finally carried through in the latter house and la now , aa altered , to go back to the reprecontatlver , where It la sure of a largo majority. The main feature of the ro'orm Is the exclusion from the ranks o born legislator * of all magnates paying loaa than 3,000 florins in yearly taxes. A number , however , will bo elected members fer life by tholr happier fellow-nobles , and a farther num ber m y got roadmlttonoo by government appointment. That the bill triumphed is owing in part , to Iho self-interest of the wealthier mag nates and the skilled maureuvrca of M. Tisza , but chiofiy to the influence of the majority , and tbo liberalism tf many ol the victims of the change. The renovated logialttlvo branch ia now expected to booomo , in the true anne of the word , a house of lords , moro conservative and independent , and conscious of its rights and standing , The English government has tent a tocrot agent to Rome to sound the Vati can as to the pope's willingness or un willingness to gtvo the prluco of Wales an audlouco. The agent has had several Interviews with prelates at the Vatican , bat , though warmly recommended b > Cardinal Manning and other ecclesiastical dignitaries , It Is doubtful whether ho will aucceod in his mission. The pope only onoo departed from the ruin nol to give audience to foreign princes who vlalt Kintr Humbert. Exception was made In 1883 in favor of the Crown Prince of Germany. Bat since then the pope has become less accommodating , ant that precedent Is likely to bo followed. It is believed that the Prince of Wales would have a double object in coming. First , to arrive at an understanding with the Vatican in regard to Irish bishopa second , to persuade Italy to form an al liance with Eogland. Should he find It Impossible ) to obtain the desired audl ouco the prince will alnndon the journey. In the event of war between England and Russia It Is not unlikely that serious trouble will overtake the British colonial governments of South Africa. The most important political divisions adjoining the Cape of Good Hope are Capo Colony , Watal , the Orange River Free State , the Transvaal and Zululand. Of these Zululand - land la a native kingdom , the Orange River Frco State is an independent Dutch- speaking republic , tie Transvaal is a soml-lndependent Dutch-speaking repub lic , while Natal and Capo Colony are largely Dutch-speaking , but are clcsely united to England aa colonies with liberal - oral governments. Throughout the Cape Imde , however , there ia a half developed feeling of hos tility to British control. It Is f * ir to say that the descendants of early Dutch and German eottlere , while they do not con sider their present government oppress ive , are not in cordial sympathy with it. They could not feel the drift of the age if they did not share , in tome degree , the inclination to alopt political lines to the boundaries of races. Cape Colony has been unintoiruptedly English ainco 1806 , and , with temporary change * , since 1790. Before that it was Dutch , ai far back aa 1G52 The new element in the Capo problem Is the sudden , not to say theatrical , ad vent in the world's politics of Prlnca Bismarck's colonial policy. Daring 1884 a territory called Great Namaqua Lind , lying north of Cape Colony on the At lantic coast , and extending half way to the mcuth of the Congo , waa annexed by Germany. On the eastern coast other , and In aome ways nearly aa important , seizures of unoccupied territory have been made by Prince Bismarck's active agenta , the great merchant princes of the Free Cities. It 's openly boasted that Germany Is now preparing colonizing i xpedltiona which will result in the ab sorption of Zinzlbar and tbo lake region of Central Africa. It is not Impossible that a combined effoit of the Boers and Gorman allies may result in the forma tion of a trip of Dutch speaking Imperial Gorman colonies , reaching from the At lantic to the South Indian ocean , com pletely aeparatlng Cape Colony and Natal from the remainder of Africa. It is evident that the difficulties which lie In the way of suppressing tbo insur rection on the Saskatchewan have not been overestimated. Gen. Middloton's reverse In his that engagement with the Insurgents , putting the host phaao upon it , has left him so crippled that ho la unable to march further. Indeed , ac cording to the latest ropott , the domin ion forces had received so severe a chosk that they are now compallod to take up , temporarily at least , a defensive pos ition. Meanwhile the half breeds and their Indian allies are greatly encour aged by tha advantages they bavo clearly obtlined , A Winnipeg dis patch aays that the Indians are concentrating in great force west of Battloford , and It is urged that all avail able troopi should now ba aont in that direction. A decisive blow certainly ahould be quickly struck , but there la nothing In the situation as developed aince the beginning of the outbreak to warrant that the troops which the govern ment can command are able to secure victory. As the season advances and the { rasa growa the flying squadrons of half- oreeda and Indians will bo likely to lead .heir pursuers in o chase which will try ho reaonrcea of clvillzsd warofaro to the uttermost. nrrv FAwneoOity Plans for Future Preset * vfttlon na Present Pleasure , Correspondence of the BEE. PAWNEE CIIY , Neb , , April 30. Miny julldlnga are going up hero and business s good. Morally considered , oar town is not such a "lalnt'a real" as formerly. While no liquor la sold openly , yet there Is the equivalent of four saloons. The main object of Interest IB tbo loc- .uro by Joseph Cook In the United Pros oytetlan church next Thursday evening , May 7th , Thla and adjoining towns are extenatvely billed , end a large audience Ia upectcd. The proceeds will be devoted , o paying off the debt ot the new church , which waa recently completed at ft cost cf $20,000 , the larger portion of which rMmins ' unpaid. Tbo Impression la tha th'o congregation has gene much boyonc its means. An agent of the religions Bmondmon movement was htro this week feeling the pulse cf the ministers , and proposing to work up a convention next week. The U. P. pastor , Mr. McOrondy , has llttlo sympathy with the movement , am diiconragod Iho convention. Rev J. 0. Hobbes , of the M , E. church which now has the largest momborahi [ In town , is In hearty sympathy with the canto , and favors holding a convention as oatly a day aa possible. Wo bollovo the agitation of this question would di much to tone up the consciences of ou. people. They ahould have auch a con science , that there would bo a unlversa paying of debts , and every man woult keep his newspaper payed In advance. P. L. L TUB AGE OK THEI2S. The LonROvlty of Severn ! Hindu ant the Time to Pinnt. To the o Jit or of the BEE : Since your journal pnllshod aomo remarks marks of mine , made on Arbor day be fore schools of Nebraska City , I have ro- ooivod several inquires relative to tin longevity of trees , and ID answer all a onqo , with your permission , I will utiliz tho' BEE as a telephone to the genera puU'c ' on THE AOK OF TREES , The baobab or "bo-troo" of Senegal la rookondod by Adamson to bo C,15 ( years old. Humboldt classes the dragon tree o Orotaya in Tenoriffo , as contemporano ona with the bo-tree. There is a deciduous cypress tree a < Chapultopoc , Mexico , equaling In ag < these just named. There ate chestnut trees on Mcuul Etna reckoned to the same ago , aa ia also a pine tree near Constantinople. OLD OAKS. In Doraotshlro , England , stands "D morj'sO k , " two thoutand years old , and the Wlnforthlnj oak at Ntrfolk wai seven hundred years old at the time ol the conquest. The Cowthorpn oak , near Boothby , la according to Prof. Burnot 1GOO years oldOffon Offon Glendowor's oak , Shelton , ) near Sbrowiberry , Is so christened because that chieftain witnessed f com Its branches the battle between Henry IV. and Harry Percy , In 1403. 1403.THE THE YEW TUBE. There are numbers of yew trees In England of great ago , ono in Kent 300 ( years old , according to Do Candollo , and others in various places innging from 850 to 2500 hundred years of ago. TI1E Sl'RUOE . raacheagreab ago and counts its centaiiea with moro certainty than humanity can Its years for a natural lifetime. THE ELM is a long stayer und r favorable condi tions and ono cf the best oroamental of all deciduous trees. It is especially adapted to largo lawns and parks. AMONG THE COUIFEHK. For small grounds the balsam lir will be found beat fitttd bccaueo it i hardy , upright , symotical , conical , having fewer long laterals than any other evergreen. The Scotch plno Is very hardy and well-suited to large grounds , as Is alao the Austrian plne'and among the moat beautiful evergreens are the Douglas spruce , both Indegonerous among the mountains of Colorado. Now is a good time to plant the ever greens. Conainty of life Is enhanced when the trees are moro than three feet ilgh by placing heavy rocka around heir trunks far enough away not to touch them , soy four to six inches. Tbo weight stoadiea the tree and permits the roots to aet hold of the anlld oartb , by remaining quiet and immoved when the runk sways in the wind Yours , , J. STERLING MORTON. ARIJOR LODGE , Ntb. , April 30. YOtlNGMBNI KErtD THIS. THK VOLTAIC BELT Co. , of Marshall , Mich. , offer to send their celebrated ELECTEDVOL - AIO BELT and other KLECTUIO APPLIANCES on trial for thirty days , to men ( young or old ) nlllictud with nervous debility , loss of vitality ind manhood , and all kindred troubles. Also or rheumatism , neuralgia , paralysis , and nany other diseases. Complete restoration to lealth , vigor and manhood guaranteed. No rink is Incurred aa thirty days trial is allowed. iVrito thorn at once for Illustrated pamphlet tee. _ NEWBPAPEK OUTFITS. The Western Newspaper Union , at Omaha , in addition lo furnishing all sizes andstylea of the best ready printed sheets in the country , makes n specialty of outfitting country publishers , both with now or second-hand material , sell ing at prices that cannot bo discounted in any of the eastern cities. Wo handle about everything needed in a moderate sized printing establishment , and are solo western agents for aomo of the best makes of Paper Cutters , Presses , Hand and Power , before the public. Parties about to establish journals in Nebraska or clsowhoro arc invited to correspond with us before making final arrange ments , as wo generally have on hand second-hand material in the way of typo , presses , rules , chases , etc. , which can be secured at genuine bargains. Send for the Printer's Auxiliary , a monthly publication , issued by the Western Newspaper Union , which gives a list of prices of printer's and pub lisher's supplies and publicly proclaims from time to time extraordinary bar gains in second-hand supplies for news paper men. WESTERN NEwarAPKii UNION , _ Omaha. Nob. EUROPE. COOK'S EXCURSION I'AUTIKS tall trom New Yoik In April , May , Jute and July by flnt claaa tc > rnahlp * . WKOIALTOUIU8T TICKETS for INDIVIDUAL TRAVELERS it reduced r toB , by tbo beak leutea or pleature travtl. COUK'H EXCURSIONIST , with mtpi , contain nil particular ! ; by mall for 10 c uU. TIIOSCOOKSON , 01 Prt d j , A. f. Or IU D j i'U > ro 8t , Chicago , lilt. HAIBUEB4MERICAN PACKET COMPANY. Direct Line for England , Franca and Germany. The iieaaeblpa ol thl well known line are built > llron , In vittr-tlghl compartment * , and are fur- jlthed with every rtqulalte to make the pautge jotbeafe and'agreeable. They carry tbo United Itatei and European malli , and Ieav New Yore Thtudayiand Saturdays for Plymouth ( LONDON Oberboug.CHAUH and HAMBURG. Ratei , First Cabin , | 80109. . Bieenst , to or rom lUmbU'g'lIo. o. 11 KIOIUKDft UOOew ral I'a a geuta , Bl IlioaJway , New kt k * nd Vtmhlugton n I La Kclle ttreeti , Chicago , ot U nrv uodt , Uaik Ilauicn , K , K. Unorm , lUrry Heuol In D , la Disfiguring Juniors , Itching Tor- tunes and loathsome Sores. I have tilexl for eleten \ > ar lo hi o mr wile CU' < 1 ol Urrlbl. Vln dlwane. The Cullcura item. edlMCutlcmalUxohonl , ( he new Blood I'utlBer.- lnh > rn lly , 6dCutlcura , the gro t Skin Cure , and- Cutlcurasoip , an eiqtilsUo Skin IlMUtlBer etUrn- ly h re done In lU wteki whtt I h to tried for ler n years to have done. You ihtll h\ve the liar , tlculur * aj ocn M I can Rive them to you , and aa wo are 11 well krown , In this p rk of the country. It u111 benefit you , and the remedies will cure all who UM . CUAS H. WHITE , Uaytvllle , Ky. BLOTCDES CURED. I u rt ! your Cutlcura llomodlri forlHotchtu , and am completely cuied.to mv Inexpressible Joy Cull- cura eoap Is tbo best I haverver tifcd. and to the profession It Is Invaluabla lor cleaning the skin , thereby removing all "o'rk/'grcM ) pklct , and all the stuff turd by tnem , letvlng the skin pure and while and soft Mrgreateit pleuurolslnrpoomnwn ding such an article. II MACK. Chtmpton Comlque Roller skater. louDftitonn , Onto. BKST FOll ANYTIIINO. HnUnpuwd your Cutlcura ] tcmo < lls lor oht ! | < sm months for Tetter , siul finally cured It , 1 am nnxloiu to pet U to * cll on commission 1 can recommend U be } nd any remedies I hnvo ever used for Tetter , Uiirns , Cuts , cto. In fact It U the best mMldne I lm\o cor tried for an ) thing. It S. IIOItTUN. MjrtlesMasa. NKVEU A COMPLA.INT. Since I hate been rcl'ing ' your Cutlcura Remedies I hate tie > rr hcird a single complaint ; Nut on the contrary oery one ho lu used thorn bus beta well pltased with Ihcm , snd th'y outsell all others. B. a CUDOKULY , UrUftKllt , Andrews , Ind. SCROFULOUS SOUKS. I had n ilorcn bad sores upon my body , nml tried 1I remedies I could hear vl , and ntlivnt tried your Cutlcura Remedies and they ha > o cured mo. JNO. ClASKILU Hebron , Thaj lor County , Pcnn , Cull ura Rcmed'es are Sold eicrj whero. Prleo Cutlcura , ( Oo : Resolvent , 1.00 ; Soap , Uc. Pre pared bytboroTTBii DRUG AND CuxuicAbCo , , Beaten ton , Muss. fend for "How to Cure Skin Dlscums : ' Sunburn , Wuiplcs , BlackheadsacdOllr Skln.uto the Cutlcuta S. up. -4-TH33 MILD POWUll CTTKES.-t- Inuuo.TOj iarn hppclal I in eminent 1'h.velcinn , Slnitilp , Safe and Sure. TToprniNcirAMioB. cuncs. nurx. J K v ra , Consiwtlon , Inll'.mmstlons. . .as AVoriiM , Wnrin 1 cvr. Worm Colic. . . . 45 CryIncCoSlr.nr'lcothln.roInfants . ' 45 DIurrllcaofChMdronor Adult Dlcrntory. Griping , Bilious colia. , CIiolprnnrbiis , Vomiting Coiitlks , 4'old. Itroncbltlfl . ' 4.S IVourultfln. , . . Toothache. Fnconcho. . . . 4t Hick HciJ-icheVertigo . ' 4.1 l orl'nlnfull'erloils OM.EOPATHIC . ' . 41 JM .a.i /id C'liCH.Ji'lnilorltleoainR tu Ontarrfi. nonto or chrcmloj Inflnenia . > \Vlioopl n c Con ell.Violent Conghs .0(1 O eri nvii 1J > "b 111 A' , i'hjs'l Weakness . .10 ICicIiiuy Dispnuo ; n IVcrioiia Doldllty. . . . . . iluu ! ( > Ilrlimry AVruUncss. Wattlnit lied .no ' ' - ' Ulai'iscs oftIm H qrt.r lplt tlo- i.uo bold by Uruccijtn , or a nt postpaid on receipt or price. Send for Dr. Humphreys' ok on UIcoiMu , tc. ( lllpnuon ) : . OKIIO. ft-i-B. AdilroM. ilUMPHmaVM' Ilwllclno Co. , JOU Kullon Ht. , Now York. The Mirror is no flatterer. Would you make it tell a sweeter tale ? Magnolia Balm is the charm er that almost cheats the looking-glass. THE BEST For OenUemen'a wear , In the world , ( or tha monoj- ro made bj Stacv , Adams & Co. _ A fact thoroughly and unequivocally G8tab isliod by the unp&ralloled success and con stantly mcroaalng demand for them. , , , J Their shoos comblno ' > jn Comfort , Style and Durability. ASK TOUR DKALIR rXK TUB Stacy , Adams & Co. , Shoe. Thesa goods are made of the Ixvtt French and Domeatio stock , Kangaroo tops , ia Jfoni * und Machine Bowed , in Congress Button & , , , i c 1 AND EVEHY I'AIft WAIUIAN ) . Tirrell & Cook ISOBFarnarn Street , 3ole Agi nts for Omaha. PERFECTION Vapor Stoves are Warranted. In- pection Invited. JOHN HUSSIE , 2407 CumiDR St , Bole Agent for Omaha. HENRY J10DDELING. Carpenter and Builder , No 031 South 17th fit .IxitwMn Jwki n ind IXX.TOO- woith Oomha , Neb. I ra ntupireJtJ build botiMi a any ttv l nod to do all kind * ol carp DUr work * eMontt > Iiprlc iklior ; piltlnjrdoDeon ihortno a If. G. STItfPE , LAW AND GENERAL STENOGRAPHER Type writing and copying ol all kli di on ikorl not to 1511 Farnam Strcqt , Omaha , Teleph9B No , 05 ,
