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IloaooB COXKI.T.NO la trying a law caio
in Oh'cago ' , nhoro ho attracts as much attention -
tontion as a dandy dude would in a coun
try town.
DUHMARK may bo a liktlo country , bat
uho thinks ahe bus brains onoogh to nettle -
tlo that big diiputo between the British
Lion and the Russian Boar.
An the democratic officer soolter needs
is patience and sweet oil , as the siyiog
goes. They can got plenty of the lat'or
article , but patience with them Is very
rare.
TUB leading Englith nowspapew are
drawing mournful pictures of English
"humiliation" as they call it. The llon'a
tall Is evidently being twisted sadly out
of joint. _ _ _ _
HON. W. L. MAT , of the Nebraska
atato fish commiislon , is at present
angling In the political headwaters at
Washington In hopoi of catching an office
for a friond.
IF the Germans must have thonmrihal-
clilp , what shall bo given to the Bohem
ians , the Italians , the French , the Eng
lish , and other nationalities ? How about
the Amorlcatut Where will the colored
brethren come Int
MAYOR BOYD has recommonddd to the
city conncll that the crosswalks on Far-
nam street be Improved by being laid
with flit stones. This suggestion is In
accordance with the public demand , and
It is hoped that the council will at once
take favorable action In the matter.
THE city prisoners aio now kept in the
county jail , and unless an ordinance IB
passed making that jai the legal place of
confinement , such prisoners can bo re
leased by means of habeas corpus.
Mayor Bojd has called the attention of
the city council to this fact , and the re
quired ordinancs will probably bo pasted
at the next moating.
COUNCILMAN FORD , in behalf of the
Germans , desired it understood that the
Germans of Omaha had aikod for the city
marshalahlp , and it was no more than
right that they should have It. The
: Germans of Omaha have a faithful ropro-
aontatlvo In Mr. Ford. Ho has the Ger
man accent to perfection , and speaks the
language fluently.
SUKKHAN avenue la In very bad condi
tion for driving. The street commis
sioner has never done any work upon it
to keep It In shape. All that has been
done has been paid for by subscriptions
from private citizens. Something cor
talnly ought to bo done on the part of
the city to put the avonua In first-class
condition at onco. It Is the moat popu
lar drive In the city , and it Is a shame
that It Is not kept up bettor. It can bo
greatly Improved at a very little expense.
THE positions under the commissioner
of Indian affairs and the commissioner ol
the general land office do not como within
the provisions of ( , the civil eorvlco law ,
and hence they are moro sought after by
tbo opolls-huntora. It Is said that there
are at least a hundred Indian agents and
assistant agents -who will have to go
There will be no difficulty , however , It
getting men to fill their places , as then
are from ten to a hundred application
for every position. The commissioner ci
Indian affairs , however , has not had tlmi
to look Into the dotaili of his office to ai
to bo able to decide satisfactorily upor
the changes. It will probably take bin
several months , and the same may bi
cald of the general land oommlsjlouer , It
whoso hands hangs the fate of the varloui
land agents , surveyors and receivers ii
the various states and territories.
THE city conncll has very properlj
taken stops towards compelling the Unlcr
Pacific to lengthen Its Thirteenth strco
bridge SD as to give the street Its ful
width. This street has become one ol
the moat important and bnay thoroughfares
faros In the city. Tbo horse railway
track hat been laid upon the street , whicl
( a to be paved from the Union Paolfu
south. Unless the street is widened
at the railroad crossing It canno
bo paved , f 31 the taxes cannot bo collected
od unless the paving li laid to the ful
width. If Thirteenth street were buf
little used It would be well enough not t :
disturb the Union Pacific , but now thai
moro room Is demanded , and inasmuch
as the B , & M. has constructed a bridge
of proper length , it fa only just that the
Union Pacific should bo required to dc
the same thing. It was originally agreed
by the Union Pacific that when the
street should ba Improved and more
room should bo required , it would re
place the present bridge with ouo a hundred -
drod feet long. The time has now ar
rived for the company to orry cut thai
agreement , and-It should not watt to be
compelled to do 8) b/ the action of the
dly council.
CLEVELAND AND TUB SPOILS
HUNTERS.
The declaration of war on the president
by the fresh , senator from Louisiana Is
creating consldtrablo commotion In tbo
democratic tanks , While it Is true that
Senator Basils will gather around him
some of the most voracious spoils-hunters ,
who Insist upon the impotslbllity ol im <
medlMo distribution of fedotal patronage
and a clean sweep of the republican office
holders , the moro reasonable , conaervn-
tivo and prominent democratic loaders
will stand by Mr. Cleveland. While they
may be fewer in number than the great
army of office-seeking democrats , they
will undoubtedly wield the greater In
fluence with the mass of the democratic
party. Among the prominent loaders
who have taken the part of President
Cleveland Is Senator Voorhooi , who rays
that the distribution of patronage Is not a
proper subject upon which to break with
an administration. Ho probably fears ,
and wUh good icason , that there is danger
gor of the party splitting upon the rock
f patronage , and his efforts , together
1th these of the men * ho support the
dminlstratlon , will bo dirootod towards
armonlzlng the various elements , and to
o this the offico-sookors mint bo taught
ho lesson of patience. WUh that object
n view , Mr. Yoorhooa sajs to the men who
TO accusing the administration of mov-
ng slowly that it ought to bo sufficient
hat the democratic party takoa possession
f a government which has been for
wenty-fivo years In the hands of the re-
iitbllcans ; that the ronato is still ro-
nbllcan ; and that If the administration
wont to work with reckless rapidity
n making changes the members of it
would thereby provo their nnfitncss for
heir placoi. Ho holds that dishonesty
n office or iho administration of the gov-
rnmont upon false principles of Icgtsla-
lon can alone justify a loaior of a party
n rushing Intooppoaltlon. It Is , in hi
pinion , highly Impolitic for any one who
alls to got an office to cry out that the
arty is lost and then fall to railing
igalnst the administration. Mr. Veer
oca' ideas , while they may bo eminently
orroct , will , however , hardly succeed in
: onvlnolng such mon as Senator Emtis
nd there are a gtcat many like him
-bat they are making a mistake in assiil
ng the administration. The trouble 1
hat Eostls Is one of thcsa poll-
ilcians who ewe their success the <
-ho - promises which they have made , and
icing unable to pay their political debts
unices the federal patronage is place
wholly at their disposal and dictation
hey propose to bulldoze the president
They are mad and hot-headed , while
Mr. Cleveland Is cool and ball-headed
It is not likely , therefore , that Eastl
nd his followers will succeed In the !
effort to make him yield , nor Is it anymore
moro likely that the attempt of Mr ,
Yoorhees to quiet the waves of wrath
and Indignation , by pouring oil upon th
troubled waters In the shape of as
onrances that every man will gn
an office in duo time , wil
calm the storm. Every offico-soeke
will continue to think that the time fo :
him to have an office la duenow , and no *
la the dim distant future. It Is ovlden
that the shrewdest loaders foresee dlecor
and danger to the democratic party eve :
the patronage question , and hence theii
{ { Tor'sto heal the breech between th
office-seekers and the administration ,
Meantime the republicans are watchin
events with moro than ordinary Interest- -
In the hope that the breech will contlnu
to widen.
A LOCAL EPIDEMIC AND IIS
LESSON.
It Is generally supposed that the death
rate during the prevalence of cholera is
much greater than from any other
epidemic. This is probably true , as a
rule , but the per cent ago of deaths Is
much smaller than people generally
think. The terrible fever soourga at
Plymouth , Pennsylvania , has caused
moro sickness , moro distress , and moro
deaths than probably cholera has over
done In a place of the same size. It is a
, town of not over 6,000 people , and there
are several hundred oases of the fover.
On Thursday last In the town and Im
! mediate vicinity there were 140 now
cases reported , and on Saturday the sick
list was Increased by the addition of 1G5
oases. There were eight deaths on that
day , and on Tuesday thera occurred
eleven deaths , while a very largo number
wore not expected to live until the next
morning. Great destitution prevails
among the stricken families. The
fever is now pronounced to ba viru
lent typhoid , which the filthy con
dition of the town and its Immediate
suburbs festers , Whlla the fever may
ba duo t ) the neglect of sanitary pre
cautions , it Is a peculiar and Inexplicable
fact that thus far the epidemic has not
appeared In the shanty district occupied
by the Hungarian miner * , who live in
the utmost squalor in buildings by 15
feet , and containing bnl two rooms each
Some of thoio hut ] are ccjuplod by as
many as twelve persons , and yet they are
free from the malady , though every cu
ditlon necesrary to Its production exists.
This exception In favor of thoio filthy
Hungarians , however , is not any moro re-
mirkable tban some of the exception )
that have occurred during the prevalence
of cholera. I Only last year
in Fiance persona living amid filth
and in districts that had no drainage or
sanitary advantagei of any kind escaped
the plague , while people residing In what
was considered the most healthy sectiins
of the cities were stricken down right
and left. A notable instance wat the
rag pickers' district In Paris , in which , if
wo remember rightly , not a caia of
cholera appeared. However , people
everywhere should pay moro attention to
sanitary matter * , not only in anticipation
of cholera , which hai sUrtad oh a tour
around the globe , but if such dreadful
fever scourges as that which is now carrj-
Ing off so many victims at Plymouth.
The mysterious fever plague at Memphis ,
Tennessee , some years ago , was
ascribed wholly to the neglect
of sanitation. The lesson was
heeded by the city , and a complete
system of sanitary toworago was estab
lished as soon as possible. Memphis Is
now considered a remarkably healthy
city , and simply because of Its excellent
sewerage , and consequent cleanliness.
Had the little town ol Plymouth boon a
cleanly plaoo the fever would probably
never have developed into an epidemic ,
but confined Itself to a few persons , A
violation of the laws of health are pretty
sure to bo followed with severe punlth-
mont , as it has been In the caio of
Plymouth.
MR. BENEKE'S ' REQUEST.
Judge Bonoko has risked the oily
council to appoint a committee to Invoitl
gate his record as police judge. In his
communication ha refers to an article In
TUB BEB , wh'ob , it Is intimated , Is the
oautoof his making this request of the
council , iho Implication being that wo
have maliclonily reflected upon him.
This paper , however , bears no 111-wil
toward Judge Beneke , It has snppor ed
1m in the past on various occasions for
ubllo offices , and has ihown its good
111 by suppressing complaints , which ,
ublishod , would have been a reflection
pen him. What TUB BEE has said In
cgard to tbo police court records is lit
rally tino. Wo were are informed by
ndgo Stonborg that when ho came Into
ffico as the successor of Judge Bonoko
o found the court docket five months
ohlnd. In other words , the clerk of
, ho police conrt , who was under the su >
orvlsion of Judge Beneko , had failed to
: oep up the books for that length
f time. Wo are Informed , fuithor-
moro , that fur moro than one
'oar ' the docket dooi not show Judge
Boneko's s'gnoturo as approving sonten
: es that have been imposed by him. This
ihows , to cay the least , a gross nogligenc
a the part of the judge , and something
worse on the part of the clerk. At this
itago Mr. Benoko has no right to apurove
-he - docket beoiuso ho is no longer judge
his successor cannot approve it because
cause ho knows nothing about It. W
are not Informed how the clerk has kept
ho minutes of the various transactions
if tbo conrt , but it will certainly bo very
difficult for aay committee to make a
perfectly reliable report on a record that
s five months behind. An unsigned and
mperfect docket Is sufficient caueo for
-ho - release of every prisoner who Is not
ndicted. There Is nothing moro strict
-ban - criminal law. It Is not ( imply
necessary for the judge to pasa sentence ,
but the judgment of the
conrt must bo recorded , If wo
are Incorrect in tbis matter
wo shall bo glad to sffjrd Judge Beneke
11 the space necessary to set himself
right. As to Jerome Pentzel wo simply
ay that no matter how competent he
may beta perform the duties of clerk , he
has certainly neglected those duties , and
therefore is not fit to retain the position.
There la no splto work on the part of tbo
BEB in this matter. It was mainly
through the efforts of the BEE that the
office of the clerk of the police court was
created. The object of the office was to
iiave a responsible party to keep the
records , and thus relieve the judge from
the drudgery of his position. What wo
have said , and say now , is In the Interest
of the public welfare. It Is a painful
duty to pass strictures npon men with
whom wo have been on good terms , but
duty Is one tiling and friendship Is an
other.
TIIE ] Lincoln Jonrnal , following , BS
usual , In the footsteps of the Omaha
Herald and Republican , takes great
pains to publish abatement putting the
Brighton ranch company in a more favor
able light. When it is understood that
that statement originates from the ranch
company's lawyer who objects to trying
cases in the newspapers but nevertheless
uses the newspapers , la this instance at
least it must bo taken with a good
many grains of allowance. But the
Journal goes oat of its way , as usual , to
attempt to belittle Senator Van Wyck ,
by endeavoring to show that this case ,
upon which the senator based his recent
complaint to the president , amounts to
little or nothing. It credits the Brighton
company with alleging that all the trouble
his been made by cattle thlovea who have
avenged their detection by posing si
"honest homesteaders , " who have boon
driven off their claims by the cowboys.
Now wo have heard that allegation bo
fore. Wo hoard It when Olive and hli
gang , on this same cattle ranch In Oastei
county , killed two homesteaders , Mlt'
chell and Kotchura. No ono in Custei
county ever heard the charge of cattle-
stealing against thera until after they had
been murdered , and then the charge wat
pat in circulation by tbo murderers , bul
it gained little or no credit. 83 In the
case of the Brighton outfit. Accordlu
to that company and its cowboy employee
H.ho have ats'sted It In making
claims that are , ta say the least ,
of very dcubtful 'validity , the home
steaders are nothing bat a lot of cattle-
thieves. Wo don't believe It , Further
more we question If the Brighton com
pany hai lost any cattle by theft , at leatt
at the hands of homesteaders. Even tl
it bad , It has a legal remedy , but it cer
tainly has no right to lake the law Into
its own bands ,
TUK constant attempts of the monopoly
organs of Nebraska to ridicule Senator
Van Wyck have no effect upon the people
of this atato who fully understand the
motives of the subsidized press. The
people appreciate the ability ol
Senator Van Wyck and his honest and
untiring efforts In behalf of the farmers
and the producers of this country as
( gainst , the oppressions and robberies of
the railways , the monopolies , tbo land-
grabbers , and corporation jobbers gener
ally. Ho has acquired national fame ,
and has reflected credit upon himself and
his stato. Nebraska ought to feel proud
In having such a representative In the
halls of the national legislature. The
N w York Sun says of him :
The Mta California dliraiies that frank
and manly lUteimab ol the west' , Senator
Van Wvck , with cordlnl esteem for his fear-
lets integrity and contcleni pugnacity. But
when It calls him n "old man" our contem
porary travels beyond the record , Van Wyck
as lively ycmnp fellow when ho made it
iot for Tburlow Weed and the republican
osioahcrolnNow York twenty-five yenr *
go ; ho was young when ho drew hla aword
-nd - rode his noble Ulster county charger
to the thick of the civil war ; ho was young
hen he moved to Nebraska ; and ha ia younct
iow as ho stands np in the senate and speaks
bl mind freely like a man. It he should live
o bo a lumclroJ and we hope bo will he
ill bo young at bis last hour , fresh In heart ,
-nd - ready for whatever antagonist may ap-
> ear in the Hits.
Tit p. arrest of Maxwell , the author of
ho St Louis ttunk tragedy , shows pretty
conclusively that a criminal has but little
ihanco of cictpo la these days of tolo
raphs and submarine cables. When i
was ascertained that ho had sailed from
an Francisco for Auckland , in Now Zea
and , a dispatch was sent to that place
.nd . when the vonscl reached the port on
Taosdsy list , Mr. Maxwell walked Int
ho arms of the offiscrs of the law , who
had a full description of him. The
ourso of the dispatch which caused hi
arrest was given in the BEE about three
weeks ago. It passed over seven land
lues of telegraph and over twelve sub
marine cables , and madotho circuit on ih
iame day. The dispatch announcing
Maxwell's arrest was sent from Auckland
es'.orday morning , and was received in
St. Louis and given to the associated
press in time for the evening papers
This may well bo called lightning work
WILL some one please tell us wh
Mayor Bojd thinks it necessary that the
marahalshlp should ba given to the Ger
mans ? In our op'nlon ' all this talk about
ho Germans wanting any particular office
s all bosh. The great majority of them
don't care a , straw who is city marshal.
All they desire , like other good citizens ,
s better government.
TIIE mayor is bound to give the msr-
sbalship to the Germans , even If ho has
o exhaust the entire panel. It mav bo
that the mayor himself will bo exhausted
before ho goto through.
IT Is not necessary to say anything
about the-fitnets of Mr. Callahan's ap
pointment as street commissioner. If
Mr. Swift filled to eatisfy iho council ,
Mr. C&llahan will not satisfy that body.
WE don't know anything about Mr.
Frlck , the latest nominee for city-mar
shal , except that wo arotold thathe needs
the office.
OALVSETON , Texas , is wrestling with a
mayoralty contest. So U will bo seen
that Omaha Is not alone in uch matterc *
CHANGES may bo necescary in our city
government , but they should be changes
for the better.
NEWS.
MONTANA.
A lady doctor is chairman of the Helena
board of health.
Cmtor and Yellowstone counties are lowing
for $05,000 , or what is left of it after the law
yers are pild.
The Fnrrott company of Butte , which dis
tributes 849,000 a month in wages , baa to-
snmed operations
The Hecla consolidated mining company at
Glendale paid Its regular monthly dividend of
bUy cent * a share , on tbe 1st iast.
There is each a bitter rivalry over tbo site
for the new court home in Helena , that it is
feared the commissioners will postpone
baUding.
Ten thousand dollars moro it to bo ( pent
upon the crumbling road bed of the Northern
Pacific at Iron Bluff , It has already cost air
moat as much as Mullan tunnel ,
A Spaniard named Phillips , butcher at
Poplar Creek Agency , recently lost one of his
children by death , and as a tacritico cut off
his left fioreiineer besides killing a fine mare
and a 3 year-old iteor on the grave of his
child.
A. M , Oabornp , a former paia'nger conduct
or on the Union Pacific between Omaha and
North Platte , WIB killed Icstantly in Mon-
tma by a railroad accident recently. Decaated
was formerly a reeident of Laratuio City , and
leaves a family.
A tteer and locomotive contested the track
right of ay a few days since , east ol Glen-
dive , The train wai running at at a good
rate ot speed , theeteor itandlcg still result :
$4,000 damage to the locomotive snd $40
damiga to the iteer ,
One night last week William Qnlnn , a one-
legged ranchman of Yellowstone , dreamed
that a gay cowboy cavalier had come with
rope ladder and guitar and begullod his wife
into an elopement by way of a window. Wil-
Htm lomnambustlcally rprang through the
window after bli fleeing aponie , and lit on the
hard ground twenty feet below , breaking hli
remaining leg ,
The Butte Inter-Mountain reports that tbe
dividends paid by Montana mines for ths
first quarter of 1885 are at follows : Alice
company , Butte , $50,000 , (12J ( cenU per
ihare. ) Moulton company. Uutto , $30,000 ,
(7i ( cents per eh are. ) Klithorn company ,
.lotferion county , 95,000 , (10 ( cent * per share. ]
Ilecla company , Ulendale , $16,000 for each
month of the quarter , making a total of 5-10 ,
000.
OALirOBNIA ,
It U exp'cted that the school census of San
Francisco will show a population of 66,000 ,
Property has been purchased in Sacramento
City for the site of a large cathedral for { 30-
000 ,
Eureka , Humboldt county Is still barred to
Chii ten. When one geti In town he is et-
cot cdoit.
Grasshoppers are reported as making sad
lnv < > c with everything green in some portions
of Coluea county ,
Franoti J , Walker , tha famous census ex
pert , hi declined the offer of tha presidency
of the State university.
Ground was broken for the new cable road
at Lot Angele la t weak , The estimated cost
of the road is 8125,000 ,
The tUughter of deer for their hides In
Stendooino cunnty threatens to exterminate
thli fine game In that region.
There ara nearly 700 Indians in Fall Hirer
Volley , Bhuta county , who subilst by hunt-
og , tiihlog and working on farms.
The eltctrio lights In Sacramento can be
seen from the high land near Jackson , Ama-
dor county , a distance nf sixty miles ,
The Ix > i AiiHoles Herald tayi that the
thrifty farmer can make his land pay him at
least $500 p r note n yp r by railing cabb.gos
for tha territorial and Texan market * . Thin
ia better than a gold mine.
STBATNOII8 ,
TV re ere 12 , 00 bales of hops In Oregon
and Washington Territory awaiting a market.
The 0 open merchant * and shippers accuio
tbo Oregon Short Line railroad of dlicrimln
ating ngainit them in freight rates.
Last week a party of cowboys went out on
the desert , about forty miles from Salt Lake ,
and after running down n hand of wild horse *
they captured several of the finest.
The recent cold snap reverely damaged the
fruit in Boise , Idaho. Apples were much
damiged , peaches nearly killed , pear * not
materially hurt , all the best cherries killed.
nine * not hurt , and plums reduced toaimall
rop.
rop.Th
Th owner * of thn Iron claims near Cedar
ity , Iron county , Utah , contemplate Invost-
ng a large amount of cauttal a million dol-
n Is talked of in developing the mines and
utting up work * for manufacturing the
total.
William Penland , the sheep king of the
owly created Morrow county , Oregon , who
as 12,000 head of sheep and 10,00J ( notes of
teded land under fooco , offer * to build a
,000 court houto and present it to Iho
ounty , provided the county teat is located at
Is placo.
On the 18th Inst n 250 pound fragment of a
turno that ttai blown out of the ground with
lant powder , near Tacoms , W. T , , flow past
ilr. F. Frazlur , who Wi * witnessing the pro-
ice * from astandpolnt,420 feet away , Itetruck
, he ground close by him , Just grazing his per-
on , yet so 'great was it * force th t it tore
lia clothes from his body , rent his boot * BO
hat his feet were left biro , crushing the
> oncs of both feet , Mr. Frtzier , who Is sixty
roars of age , was completely paralxod by
; he blow , and was insontiiblo for twenty mln
UtCB.
STAXK JOtTINGS.
Beatrice has thirty-eight lawyers.
Wheat and , oats in Snoridan county ari
ooking fine.
Oxford will put up n G,000 tchool hous
his summer.
Sixteen Baloonu keep down the dust in No
iraska City.
The Klldiorn reboot djstrict of Dougla
ounty UBS decided to build a $3,000 echoo
house.
The Nebraska State Medical association
meet * in Grand Island Monday , May 25 , nn
will hold a five days' session.
George Craig , a former resident of Dodgi
: ounty , jumped a homestead in Decatu ;
: ounty and was shot full of hole * .
George W. Woolsey , of Elk Creek , Bet ou
2,225 , tioen and ehrubi on Arbor day. Georgi
was entitled to the pennant at last acaounts
The Lincoln News objects to Omaha thierei
raiding the stores of thut town , on the well
grounded principle that the home produc
huuld be protecud.
The mayor and council of Plattsmouth an
loading the Oojnlia deadlock on asmal
icale. In both instances tha smaller tbe
politician the bigger tha bore.
Preliminary work boa been commetc'd on
the Lincoln stock yaids. Contracts ha\o
been let forlun-bur , nd different BJBterns of
water works ore being examined.
The board of health of Fremont notifies the
citlztns that they must cltan np their prom
ise. ) within fifteen days or participate in a
bread-and-water banquet in the city jail.
Franklin and Franklin county boast of th < j
argoat cherry 01 chard in the state. The Iluv.
U. S. Harrison has on his farm , one-halt mile
rom town , about thirteen hundred trees of
choice varieties ,
A section of the PI at to river bridge at Fro-
: mnt , which auccetsfully buffeted tbe spriug
jrtshet , dropped into the river Monday , under
the wilght of n heid of cattlo. The unimals
tafely paddltd ashore.
The grand jury at Plattsmouth has just ad-
.nurned , bringing in twenty indicimentts.
Filte n of them were against parties in that
city fur gambling. Ten of the parties were
released upon their own recognizance for 8100
each.
each.Tho
The coming Saengerfeat , at Lincoln , prom
ises to bo one of the beat ever held ia the
itate. The dates are Juno 23 , 74 , V5 , 0 , and
27. Singing societies wlih a membership of
1,500 are expected from cities in Kansas ,
Iowa , Missouri , and this state.
A certain Hastings man did a pretty smart
thlr g when he offered the town of Holdrrgo
83OjO for the exclusive right of selling liquor
there. They could not give him tbe exclusive
right , but they put tbo license up to $3,100 ,
which is all the same. It freeze * all others
out ,
Beatrice ia about to lose her conrt house. It
appears that in the whitewashed past fellow
deeded the ground to the county with the
proviso that it should be used only for the
county court house. It now happens that
the court house is situated elsewhere , and an
actual settler from out west cornea in and
jumps the claim.
TLO Omaha crooks confined in the Lancas
ter county jail , made a break for liberty
Moiiday night , but ran ugamit the nczzlo of
a pocket gatllng in the hands of the sheriff ,
and reluctantly retired to their cells. The
prisoners who made this break wore Al Ma-
gulre , Dug Maguire , Lee Howard and the two
crooka who were arrested for trying to rob
Knsien'a house cue Sunday a few weeka ago.
They are all a hard lot and require constant
watchiocr to keep them from carrying out
some of the mauy schemes they are perpetu
ally evolving.
FOUR GKEA.T GENKHAIj9.
Why Sherman nnd Sliorlclan Ac
knowledged Grant's Lcadersblp
MuiMieraon'd Abilities.
Montreal GatHto ,
The four greatest generals produced by
the great civil war In tbo Uultod JStatis
on the national tide were Grant , Mo-
Phonon , Sherman and Shorldau.
[ tuotbor name should bo added to this
list. Thoma' Old Pap Thomaj ii
entitled by his goalus and successes to
rank perhaps next to Grant ai the
greatest general produced on the Union
side. Ho wai a Virginian by birth , and
ih a fall equal of Lee In military ability , ]
Ono of the most pleasant memories 01
American history Is , and will for
ever be , the fact that between those
four great commanders there was
never tbo shadow of jealousy or
onvy. It is the highest honor that Grant
over received from men's judgment of
admiration that these three able capla'ns
all willingly and always looked ap to him
as their superior. MoPhorson fell In bat
tle before the splendor of his abilities
could attract tha world's attention , but
In his death Grant , he declared , loit ono
of the greatest perhaps the very great-
eit of his Heutemnta. Sheridan , as Is
right of his Irish blood , had the fiercest
spirit in battle ; Sherman the greatest In-
vdntlcn In council ; while McPhoraon
could Gght with the ono and plan with
the other ; but they all admitted , bo-
cauao they knew and felt , that "tho
silent , gray-eyed man" was greater than
they , "Why , " I asked Gen. Shermsn once ,
"did you and Sheridan always acknowl-
odgeGrant to be your leader ] " "Because , "
ho responded in his qulckldloniatio man
ner , "whllal could map out a dizen
plans for a campaign , evtry ono of which
Sheridan would swear ho could fight out
to victory , neither ho nor I cjuld toll
which of the plans was the beat one ; bat
Grant , who simply sat and listened , and
smoked while we hid been talking over
the m pi , would at the end of oar talkIng -
Ing tell ns which was the best plan and
In a dozen or two words the result of bis
decision , and then It would all be so'cletr
to ui that , he wai right that Sheridan acd
I would look at each other and wonder
why we hadn't seen the advantage 'of ' It
ourselves. I tell yon , " he continued ,
after a moment's pause , "Grant Is not
pproclatod yet. The military crlths of
Enropo ara too Ignornnt of American
geography to appreciate the conditions of
bi * campaigns. W/mt Is It to march an
army from Berlin to Parh ? Look at the
shortness of the distance. Look at
tl o multitude of roads. Look at the fa
cilities of transportation. Consider how
many times Iho pamo ground has boon
fought over by successive commanderr.
Is not every point cf vantage known ?
What commander can blunder whoto nil
the conditions Ho open to his rye. But
I have seen Grant plan campaigns for
COO.OOO troops along A front line 2,500
miles In length , and send them marching
to their objective points through sections
where the surveyor's chain was never
rawn , and where the commissariat ne-
essltles alone wonld have broken down
any transportation system of Europe ;
and three mouths later I have teen these
lea standing where ho said they should
bo , and what ho planned accomplished ;
and I glvo It as my military opinion that
Gen. Grant la the greatest oomminder
of modern times , and with h'm ' only three
others can eUnd Napolcou , Wellington
and Moltko. "
THE ntj/VOK / I'KINOE IN LUCK.
Tolin Alexander , A Negro Gnmtilcr
Wins Fifty Thousand 'Dollars
t Faro.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
John Alexander , the "Black Prince'
of Columbus , is the only first-class coloroe
gambler In the country , and for years ho
has conducted a fine gambling houeo In
the capital city. Ho is a thorough cam-
bhr , and when ho bets , wants to bo
high. Of on In his lifo ho has boon
worth (500,000 , owned brown-stone
fronts , diamonds , and fast horses , and in
a week has fonnd himself broke , propert ;
mortgaged for all it was worth , and ban !
roll gone. Ho Ia nit a black man , but Is
a mulatto , drossoi in the height of fash
ion , and wears a beard. Ho is very gentlemanly
tlomanly , pleasing In appearance , oat
noted for his modesty , never obtrudlnj
his presence where ho imagines It mtgh
bo distasteful. The "Blask Prince" go
ono of his lacky streaks and wanted to
buck the t'ger ' and buck her hard. Ho
was accommodated.
Sake Webber Is engaged In running a
faro bank at Oolumbus in company witl
big good natnred Sam Woodard. Alex
under tackled them , and they dealt him a
limit of § 25 and $50. The high roller
planked down his checks , nnd chafed nn
tier the limit until he won out $15,00 !
from this honso alone , and Jake and Sam
turned up the box and said they were
through.
Ho next paid his respects to John Col
ender'a g mc , and , at $25 and $50 limit
took oat $8,000 of John's cipltal The
limit was then cat en him to $12.50
which saemod to him no moro than tos
sing pennies and ho quit. Tom Mar
shall'a girao next caught it. It stood the
racket $3,000 worth , and another little
box was turned up , and the ri'l ' wis In
Alexander's pojkut. Deacon Dant , a ra
publican councilman in Colnoibus , who
has ISelso Smith old ' ' "
, an time''gain" ran
nlog his gamp , imagined bo could do
something ; to rolluvo the high roller's
pout-up feolirg ? , but $500 in a single alt
ling of abort duration convinced him th *
luck was rgalnst him , and up went th
box.
box.Col.
Col. Crouch himself then thought h
mJght do something for Alexander. He
c included that the luck of the Black
Prince ehnuld change teen , and ho jus
opened a private gamn fir the b'g ' fuller
tabuck against. He got the paraphernalia
ready In a back room of his place , ace
Alexander rolled up hla sleeves * > nc
waded In. The limit wai $25 and $50
and Sam handled the pasteboards him
self. In five days Alexander iron
$5,000 without making a loilng , and Col
Crouch ejaculated :
"John , I am sUlefied. I don't believe
I care to run a private farj bank any
longer. "
t bout this time Olt Meader , of this
city , who shook the dnst of Cinclnnat
off his-foot the other day 'when the
gambling houses were clored np
ftruck Columbus , and ho wont In with
Tom Marshall. Alextndoc could not
think of slighting him by not calling , no
ho wont in , and In two sittings $1,150
were transferred from the bank roll to
the Columbus gambler's wallat , and down
wont tha limit to $12 50.
The only Cjlumbus shop that oscapoi
a scorching from Alexander was that run
by George N. Saviera ( "Idaho" ) and Aug
Waddle , ex-miyor of Chillicotho. It I
said that Ihoso gentlemen , when the ;
heard "Black Princci" was on the war
path , reduced the limit to $2.50 , ac <
wonld only let tidbit gamblers play in
anticipation of a visit from the all-do
vourlng cyclone.
Alexander's run of luck la remarkable
In the last three months ho has won
nearly $50,000 at straight faro , wit !
s-arcely a losing , and $30OGO of th
amount was won ia a single month'
time.
Plans for Poultry Mouse ,
The following is from the remarks o
A. 0 , Hawkins at the Saturday farmers
mooting In Boston , March 21. It wa
phonugraphically reported by tbo Plough
man :
I do nt pretend that I can show th
avenge farmer how ho can atta'n ' to thes
extravagant profits , but I propose to explain
plain how oviry suitably kcited farm o
twt nty to ICO acres can carry from 1C
to 2OCO fowls at a net profit of $2 pe
hen annually , raising enough chicken
every year to keep the number of layer
fall The Grit necessity on each a farm
will be a suitable bulldiog ; still , there ar
many farmers that conld fit op sheds , o
a diy barn callar , that they now have
that would answer tha purpoio for a llm
ited number of fowls For the benef
of these who have not euoh buildings a
their command I will explain the erac
tlon of a plain , practical building , to BO
commodate 100 hous. This building ca
be built by any farmer who Is hand
with tools. It should bo shed roof , P
feet long , 12 feet wide , facing south ; !
it stands on a southeastern slope a !
the better. For a foundation use chesl
nut or cedar posts seven Inches In diam
eter , set three foot in the ground , one
sawed c IT air. Inches above the grounc
set these posts ton feet opart , both btcl
and front of building , Upoa those pos" "
pike the sll a of 2ifi spruce. Over esc
pent sits'uda 2x4 spruce , seven feet Ion
In front and four fet liig in tear. I
center of each ton fuot section , in front-
set two window studi of simo dimension
ai other front studs. Upon these stut
spike the plates cf 2x4 spruce , Plum
the frame , and board back , front am
ends perpendicularly with dry , matchec
spruce boards , Upon the plates place tb
rafters nf 2x0 spruce , two feat apart
Board the roof lengthwise of buildin
with square edged hemlock boards ; eigh
windows In front , 2 x5 feet. The roe
and back of building tuny be covered wit
the bott , heavy tarred paper , aecaroi L
laths and nailed ten Inches npsrc. Cove
tarred piper with two coito o
cixl tar , and it will provo watnr-tlght
nd dorablp. A ventilator , six Inches In
lamoter , over every second window , will
tvo sufliclcnt ventilation dnrlng the voiy
oldest weather. The front and ends
liould bo battened over the cracks and
lan painted or whllowathod. Tbo in *
Idoc f building t liould bo partitioned ,
isch 20 feet , forming apartments 20x12 ,
Joard the partition two foot high at bot-
oiu , to keep the ratio birds from figth *
ng through slats or netting , which may
arm the rott of the partition excepting
bo throe-foot door In front part of the
nlldlrg passing from ono apartment to
ho next , In the roar of bnlldiog inside ,
nd twenty Inches from the ground , make
platform two foot wldo running entire
ongth of apartments ; o'ght ' inches nbovo ,
nd over the center ot tbis platform ,
ilaoo the roosts of 2x3 spruce with top
ornora rounded. Under the platform
ilaco the nest boxes.
Garland llairn Doctor * ,
Vaihlngton Letter ,
I was told of another of Attorney Gen
eral Garland's peculiarities by a ftiond
hootborday. Hohatcsdoctors. Wheu-
over bo hears of n friend being sick ho
.akes the trouble to warn him that the
medical piofiailon is a humbug , and the
only way to bo sura of recovery is to lit
[ t alone. Ho ssys ho never bad a doctor
In his life , and consequently keeps well.
But the other day ho brjlo faith.
Ho wcs taken with a peculiar
ailment. At first ho thought ho
was getting fat , but It mas all con
fined to his face , and ho did not know
what to make of if. Directly his jaws
swelled out to an Immoiso sice and bo-
oamo very painful. Ho endured It a long
time , bat finally grabbed up his hat and
wont to see a doctor who has an office
within a tqiiare , Ho sila ho thought ho
was poisoned , but had no Idea who had
done it " 1 don't ' think vou ara poi
son od , " said the dooitr , nftor examining
his f co very carefully. "You'vo got the
mumps" The attorney general loft the
oilico In a rage muttering "Mnmpst
mumps ! I wonder If it isn't cholera iu-
fantnml Mnybo It's n cancer ! " nuc ! giv
ing vent to other mroastic expressions to
show his contempt fur the whole medical
fraternity. But it was the mumps sura
onoogh , and all ho could do was to keep
ont of the way and say nothlrg about it.
The Host Time to Hklm Milk.
The best time tj cklm milk in order to
jot the highest qaali'y of bi tor as to
[ hvor and grain , is wullo the milk Is per
fectly sweet , churning the cream also before -
fore it soars. This will not , however ,
jive BS great o quantity of bitter as if
moro lime were a lowed. To get the
jrcst-'tt quantity of butter and at the
lame time of avurAgo quality or better
than average , tk in when the milk has
become acid bifirolthaa thickened , and
iot the croim got thoroughly soar before
churning There is no object In allow
ing cream to remain on the milk after the
milk thickens , because all enparatlon then
coatoi. No more cream will form , and If
thin left , It acquires a blttor taste likely
toiiToc- the quality of the butter. The
same injurious efTacts result * from'allow- '
[ ng cream to become too old after skim
ming and before churning. As to keep
ing quality , svvoot cream butter and sour
crottn butter , if thoroughly well made ,
ought to keep thoroughly well. There
are various causes for white specks ap
pearing in the butter , but as a rale they
result from a want of judgment and lack
of care on the part of the butter-maker.
.NEWSJPAPKIl OUTFITS.
TO rniiLisnniu.
The Western Newspaper Union , at
Omaha , In addition to furnishing all
sizes and styles of the best ready printed
sheets in the country , makes a specialty
of outfitting country publishers , both
with now or second-hand material , soil
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 ngents for some of the best
makes of Paper Gutters , Presses , Hand
and Power , before the public. Parties
about to establish journals in Nebraska
or elsewhere are invited to correspond
with us before making final arrange
ments , as wo generally have on hand
second-hand material in the way of
type , presses , rules , chases , etc. , which
can bo 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 NEWSPAPER UNION ,
Omaha , Nob.
Trat pure , xweet. rale , and eCTcctlie Ameiicao
dUtlllatl-ncI Wltch-IIaiel , American Pine , Canada
Fir , Marfcnld and Cluverlllon'-in , called Stnlord's
Haulcnl Cura for Cttirrh. with one boi Catarrh l
HcBoIvont and one.Sanford' * Improved , Inhaler , all In *
packige , may now lie hail ol all druggists lor tl i-
Aek ( or SanlordV Radical Cine
Con nloto Lor l und Constitutional Treatment ( or
e\orv lormolCaiatrh , from a Simple Cold or Influen-
it to Ions ol Bmell , Tatte , and HairingCoughliion-
chills and CaUrrhal Consumption , in every package -
ago ,
Clergymen , Vocalists ,
And Public Hpeakeis without number one their pres
ent imetulness and SHCOOM toHanlord's Kadlcal Cure
lor Catarrh ,
llev Dr. WitfKlns tarr : "One of the host remedial
( ot Catai rh nav , the licit remedy we have lound hi
a Ufa time ( I sufleilng Is tiarjford'n Hadlcal Cure ,
It clears ha h > ad aud throat u thoroughly that ,
taken each morning on rUIng , there rt no unplcaa-
ant Been t loin and i o dtaigreeaule hawking during
the entire d y , but an unprecud ented cJe.rnojj of
voice and reip sitory organs. "
Sold by all druggltti. Price f l.CO
Potter Driin unl Chemical Co. IloHton
W r/ sufferer liom
rheumatism ,
: k u/U
Uihi M ( ,
H ck , Wuk fctomach and
Iloweli , I > > ep iwt * , Fem l
Weakness , Hhootlnft Pains through tha Loins and
IJ ok , try I how p'mters. I'Jaon ) Bver the pit < > t In *
itomoch , they prevent anil cura AKUO 1'alni , Illlllnui
OJIo , Liver ComjiUmts , and protect * tba
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