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SMITH Is still the sensation of the day
Everybody now siys , "I told yon so. "
THE Chicago Tribune speaks of "Son
ntor Von Wyek of Nevada. " The Tri
lunc la old enough to know bolter.
BEN HOOAN , the converted prize
fighter , has turned up again , thla tlmo 1
Ohloigo , wlioro on Sunday last h
preached a sermon on "Naaman nnd th
Lopar. " „
MR. KKHEY has proved an olcphan
upon the hands of the administration
About the only way to dispose of him
to place him in some zoological garden.
Tnn scriptural text that the first shal
bo last , and the last first , has been
adopted by Harvard college in the mak
ing np of Its honor lists. The scholar o
highest rank under each classification "
the last ono named.
FHEBIDENT CLEVELAND Is beginning t
sot the pins for carrying Now York stat
for the democrats next fall. The demo
crata have the Inside track , but dovortho
less they may como in second at the fin
Ish.
Bv the closing of the saloons the cit
of Lawrence , Kansas , loses $12,000
year , nnd the city council Is now trying
to make up the deficiency by an occu
patlou tax. This plan Is not at all acceptable
coptablo to the business men , who an
making a vigorous protest against It.
THERE is always some way of evading
law. Tbo telephone companies of Indl
ana In order to got around the law for
bidding a charge of moro than S3 del
lara a month for the nso of a telephone
now proposes to mike charges for batter-
lee , services , and incidentals.
IT Is reported that President Cleveland wll
probably visit the west this summer , nnd Dr
Miller , of the Omaha If o aid , says that if
does come west he will como to Omaha , Ees
Moints Leader.
Hero lo an opportunity to secure f or thi
Omaha exposition an attraction tha
would bo ouzo to draw an Immense crowd
THE Mexican government has been
sefzad with a spaim of economy. This
reform has been caused mainly by the
extravagant railroad subsidies. The
president has reduced his salary one-half.
There Is no likelihood that the president
of the United States will ever reduce his
salary on account of the subsidies granted
to rallroadi-
IOWA , according to the enumeration
just completed , has now a population ol
2,200,000. This Is an Increase of CO ,
000 in five years. This Is a very emal
Increase compared to that of Nebraska
which In five years has aided over 300 , '
000 to Its population. The largest city
in Iowa Is Des Moino3. which , with Its
suburbs , contains 40,000 persons , while
Omaha , the largest city In Nebraska has
a population of 60,000.
IT Is now claimed that copper Is a sure
provontlvo of cholera , as no workman engaged
gaged In the copper mines or In the man
ufaoturo of copper was ever known to
have the disease. Science has demon
otratcd the fact that cholera has raged
the least where the preeonca of oloctrlcit ;
In the air wan most positive. Engllal
and American physicians have , therefore
recommended the wearing of strips o
clean copper or of copper and zinc nex
to the body. When the cholera strike
this country there will probably bs a
great demand for coppor.
THE oaao with which signatures can b
obtained to petitions was practically do
xnonatratod In Now York the other day
A man made a wager that ho could go
fifty signatures within two hours to a po
tltlon formally Imploring the British gov
crnmont to make Immediate war witl
Russia , In older to benefit business In
the exchanpe. In lets than an hoar hi
had secured the signature of fifty name ,
of men , who did not road the petition
but simply took the statement that It wai
for the benefit of a friend. This Inclden
conclusively proves that petitions as a ruli
are utterly worthless , aa the majority o
tlgners do not ( ako the trouble to oven
road the documents.
THE meanett tnlog that was said the
other before the Inter-ststo
day - com
merce joommitteo was Mr. Gore's re
oponio ia Iho question whether ho was i
friend of the railroads. The head of our
bogus couuuieslon actually had the temerIty
Ity to declare that ho was under no ob
libations' to the railroads. Could base '
ingratitude farther go ? Why this man
Giro Is the creature of the railroads.
They made him what ho It. They giro
him whatever prominence ho enjoys.
They have fed him and hla paper for
years , and he is obligated io the rail-
rosda and their Influence for a sinecure
of $3,000 a year. If Qero Is under no
obligations to ( he railroad * , who ls ? its I
RUINOUS COHPEIITION.
The collapeo of Smith's dry goods
houBo affords a striking Illustration of the
disastrous result of ruinous competition.
Smith came here with n grand flourish of
trumpets. He had made a small fottnno
In grain gambling , and proposed now to
multiply his wealth In the dry goods
trade by the same reckless methods. For
a few months ho kept upafuroro in trade
which has seldom , If ever , been equalled
In nny city of this countiy , Omaha
acquired a notiioly for mercantile d h
and enterprise which loft all the western
cities far in the shade. Whllo the artifi
cial boom was auro to provo a boomerang ,
for the tlmo being it gave a
great impetus to the dry goods
trade In Omaha which literally caused a
genulno craze for female flum <
mery and npparal. It became o
household adage throughout the length
and breadth of America , that while oleo-
where It was customary to thiow in a
spool of thread with every drcts pattern
In Omaha the purchaser of n epool of
cotton was presented with an elegant
dress. This revolution in the dry goods
business wns duo to the bold and auda
clous tactics of the mercantile Monte
Ohrlsto Smith. The reckless career cf the
knight of the carpeted sidewalk , with
his brass bonds and free excursions , was
brilliant but brief. Ho wont up llko a
Fourth of July rocket and came down
like a stick. The sensation wai very
great while It lasted , but the dry goods
king's exploit Is not likely to bo repeated
very soon.
The ruinous competition begotten by
gambling methods applied to legitimate
traffic has not only stranded the wrecker ,
but has for a tlmo crippled
the entire dry goods trade of Omaha ,
It became a ncceeslty on the part of
competing merchants to keep pace with
Smiih and offer their stock at prices that
literally slaughtered all profits. These
who could not afford ruinous competi
tion were forced to the rear , and vlrttN
ally driven out of business. The only
benefit from the dry goods battle through
give-away piicea was neutralized by the
fact that the buying craze has filled ev
ery household within a hundred miles of
Omaha with a superabundance of wearIng -
Ing materials , The outcome will bo that
the buyers of cheap goods will find that
in the end they are no bolter off.
Many of thocheap goods are not needed ,
and their purchase was not In the inter
est of economy. There is no economy In
buying things yon do not need simply
bocansa they are cheap.
SILAS W. BUK.T , who has bson appoint
ed to be naval officer of customs In the
distrlctof Now York , Is no stranger to the
position having hold the oflico before un
der a republican administration. Ho was
appointed naval officer In 1879. When
Folgor ran for governor In 1882 Burt en
listed with the bolter , ) , and contributed
largely to Folger's defeat. When Bnrt's
term expired the next year , President
Arthnr let him out , and promoted Sur
veyor Graham to the place , but at the
same time offered Burt the office of chief
examiner for the federal civil servioo
commission. Burt , honover , declined
to accept ; anything at the hands of
Arthur , but turned round and accepted
from Governor Cleveland , whom ho had
so materially assisted , an appointment
as chief examiner for the Now York
state civil service commission.
In the presidential campaign of last fall
ho worked aa lhard as any full-fledged
democrat could for the election of Cleve
land and Hondricks. Ho la said to bo
the most ardent and conspicuous advo
cates of civil service reform in theory
and in practice that there is In the coun
try. It is rather singular therefore , that
bo should nccopt the present appointment
In view of the fact that the term of Mr.
Graham wsnld not expire until 1887.
Graham was suspended because the pres
ident proposes to reorganize the whole
custom's service In the port of New York.
This plan Is in accordance with his belief
that public policy requires a complete
now oiganlzatlon. Mr. Burt , who la evi
dently n man who can accommodate him
self to circumstances , will no doubt provo
a valuable political factor In his now po
sition , which ia quite an Influential and
Important office , which ho haa learned
from previous experience to work politi
cally for nil it Is worth.
TWENTY-FIVE miles an hour Is travelIng -
Ing pretty fast on water. It is equiva
lent to the average speed of a railroad
passenger train. This rate of speed was
recently attained by the little steam
yacht Stillotto on the Hudson river. She
is only 9-i feet long , and It la claimed
that she can probably roach a speed of 27
miles an hour. She Is of peculiar build ,
having both ends nearly alike below the
water-lino. The engine , which has great
power , occupying but little space , and I
with only slight vibration , can make 450
rovolntions a minute with 150 pounds
pressure. The object of constructing
this novel craft was for the quick convey
ance of business men between the city a
hud their country residences , The pres
ident of the company ( that built this
boat states that ocean itoamahips can be
constructed on the model of the Stilletto ,
and can bo made to run a higher speed
by reason of itiporior size and power. of
The probability is that the principal feat Is
ures of the Stillotto will bo adopted at an a
early day In the building of ocean steam- I
ors ,
fi
MK , Bt'BCHAiii ) , who refused to realsjn
'rom the directorship of the mint , has
icon suspended by the president. If ho
lad tendered bis resignation while
charges were being made against him ho
wonld have had no opportunity to set
ilmielf right. Burchardln his let ter of hi
uno 10th , virtually refusing to resign ,
tales that he could see no good reason ° plo j
why bo should bo put out of the cilice , as th ;
term was for five years , and the In.
tent of the coinage act , as ho Interprets
it , Is that the oflico of director of the
mint shall not be changed on account of
a change of administration in the head
of the department or for personal or
political reasons. Ho cites the fact that
his predecessor , appointed by Grant ,
although of opposite politics continued In
oflico under five successive secretaries of
the treasury until his death. Mr. Bur-
chard has filled the office efficiently , and
was In all probability removed
as ho himtclf Intimates , because the sec
retary of the treasury deemed the rela
tions of the oflico to bo so Intimately con
nected with the treasury department that
ho should have the privilege of naming
the director of the mint. Tlio summary
removal of Mr. Burchard may possibly
bring about a conflict between the repub
lican senators and the president , when
the question of confirmation comes np ,
owing to the fact that the tenure of of-
Dee in this case Is dlfleront from that of
other offices.
THE financial depression and crisis in
Mexico will bo severely felt In the city of
Boston , many of whoso capitalists are in
terested In the Mexican Central railway ,
to which the subsidy payments have been
stopped by the government. The Boston
capitalists who have been hit hard several
times lately by the depression of railway
stocks will feel this blow from Mexico
very severely , but they entertain the
hope that the Mexican government will
soon bo able to rosnmo the subsidy pay
ments , as President Diaz la exerting
every possible effort to tldo ever the
storm. The commercial outlook In Mexico
ice Is certainly not very encouraging. It
is only by the most extreme measures of
economy that the government will bo
able to meet current expenses ,
SENATOR VOOIUIEES has loot none of
his old-time eloquence. In the Johnson
murder trial at Chattanooga the other
day ho "swayed the great audlenco with
his elcquonco till it quivered with emo
tion llko a forest of aspen leaves , " as the
Washington Critio describes It , "and his
peroration brought everybody to tears ,
including judge end jury , and such a
display cf moistened
pockot-handker-
chiefs was never known In the history of
the country. "
JEFFEUSONIAN simplicity has received a
severe shock by the arrival in Washing
ton ot the Imperial coach of his excel
lency , President Cleveland. The vehicle
Is of the natnro of a Victoria. The body
Is painted black , with green striping ; the
running gear dark green , striped with
black. It is finished In dark green mo
rocco and cloth. The bos la built with
raised seats for conchman and footman.
IN the matter of gross receipts of the
postoffices , St. Louis falls far below Chi
cago. The receipts of the Chicago oflico
For the year ending March 30,1885 , were
$1,875,501 while those of St. Louis wore
only $808,003 , leaving a balance of over
a million In favor of Chicago ,
QEN. CKOOIC has taken the field In
person to hunt down Geronimo and his
murderous band of Chlricahun Apaches.
He proposes to employ against them tholr
style of tactics , [ and the probability is
that he will eventually corral them.
THE now director of the mint , Dr.
James I. Kimball , Is said to bo a very
competent man for the placo. Ho is pro
fessor of economic geology In the Lehlgh
university at Bothlohm , Pennsylvania ,
and is a thorough mineralogist.
THE Now York Herald is authority
for the statement that William E. Chand
ler will appear aa the attorney of Mr.
John Roach In all mattera pending before
the navy department.
THE second volume of Mr. Elaine's
book will probably not be as complimen
tary to Mr. Oonkllng an the first. The
complimentary season with Mr. Blalno
ia ovor.
THE real friends of Gen. Logaa are
doing him an injury by endeavoring to
start a presidential boom for him. at this
tlmo.
C
JOHN McCuLLouon Is now In a lunatic I
asylum , where ho should have boon I
placed long ago. C
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THE MONOPJj CHAMPION. 1c
1I
Dr , Miller Before tbo Inter-State I
Commerce Committee , '
I have como to the conclusion that
railway legislation Is a hlnderance to the
Interests of the country. There la no *
question that congressional interference |
Is a mistake and will always result In
positive Injury to the people themselves , d
believe commercial law will assart Itself - f
self over statutes , and that you cannot
remedy evils in commerce by statute anymore
moro than you can moral evils. I be
lieve in absolute free trade in railroads ,
great deal of the popular clamor against
railway management is the result of the
mistaken ideas of the people , through
lack of oxporlenco in the Intricacies of
railway business. In my own state , for
example , I have seen all the alleged evils
railway monopoly , aa U is called that
a largo word now and I am almost
afraid ! to use It , but I AM A MONOPO
LIST myself , as you have no doubt in
ferred , absolutely and completly. I ad
vertise that fact very often and others
for mo oftener Mr. Chairman , I have ct
seen this state develop with a power that ctJ.
might bo'called niagio , in the absence of J.cb
railway legislation , and I have teen it cb
grow up to bo a great state in a
very short timo. I think our
American people are too much in tbo of
habit of running to congress with their ofSi
imaginary wrongs , whether they are SiTi Tiwe
moral , physical or commercial. The pco we
have gotten Into that rnt of thinking be <
hera is no help except by statute , t crt go
Senator Onllom You haven't beard of
anybody golntf to Washington to have
their morals restored ?
Dr. Miller No ; bat I shall expect to
before long , and In some cases it would
do no harm I am suro. The time Is not
far distant when the people of this coun
try who control legislation will see that
all this IB a mistake. If yon undertake
to control Intor-gUto commerce or to
regulate railroads by legislation , you will
find that the moro yon Interfere with
them the moro you will Injure the people
ple not the railways. The railways need
protection to-day. In other words , the
people are balng hart by the excess of
railway building. A man has only to
rldo across the state to BOO where com-
mcrco Is demoralized to the injury
not of the railways bat the people ] ]
I stand upon the Idea that yon cannot
hurt a great trunk railway without Injur
ing the pcoplo adjacent to it. lloro are
five great railways ncrosa the atato of
Iowa. Rjtos are broken , trade Is uncor-
tain. The merchant Is induced to buy an
ovoraupply to-day and to withold to-mor
row. I do not bolioro In railway legisla
tion , but If there Is anything to bo done
by legislation to help the people it Is to
atop the building of trunk line railroads ,
cot the branches , I believe in the
branches being built to the door of every
farmer , If necessary , thus bringing him
near to markot. 1 have seen the rich
qrow richer and the poor also grow richer
without railroad legislation. I want to
say ono thing moro. Contrary to public
clamor and a largo volume of
public conviction , honestly hold
by strong nnd good men ,
I bellovo that the public laud grants to
the railways of the western states has
been the aroatcst blesiing over bestowed
upon n government of the pcoplo. By It
Uieso lands have corno into the hands of
the poor , and the railways after laboring
for many years and expending largo sums
of money hare brought to this state
population and wealth , building it up
where the buffalo had roamed under my
own eyes until it blooms and blossoms in
the sunshine emanating from the eamo.
This city owes Its existence to the Union
Pacific , it owes Ha development to it and
to its branches and to what that road by
its pioneer work brought hero.
Thomas IKlmb ll nucttho Frmer0.
To the Editor of the BEE.
Mr. Kimball , just at the cloao of his
essay before the Cnllom committee , gave
his Idea of how a National Commission
should bo constituted. Ho would have
the country divided Into fouc great too-
tlono , and wonld glvo each section throe
members , to bo made np by ono export
railroad .man , and ono lawyer. Some
gentleman present called hla attention to
his omission of a farmer. Ho replied
thrt ho "wonld not object to n genuine
farmer but ho wanted nothing of thcso
farmers by proxy , who wera prospective
candidates for "congress or the legisla
ture. " This was Intended , and received
by the farmers present , as a direct insult
to thornand , their class. There wore
only two farmers who appeared before
the committee. Neither of those were
"farmers by proxy , " but both llvo
upon and cultivate their own farms ,
and both left their corn fiolda to give
their views , at the request of the com
mittee. I do not know that cither of
them is an office seeker , present or pros
pective. But I claim that a farmer has
as good a right to seek an oflico as a rail
road manager or attorney has to control
ono after it Is filled , if not batter.
If in the present state of public feel
ing , Mr. Kimball can afford to insult the
farmers of Nebraska , they can afford to
stand it. Yours , etc. , J.
IIliDE DOIiJLj-VItS ,
How Thousands of Tlicm are Bought
lip , Sent to China and Molted ,
"Trado dollars are still offered , though
not in finch quantities as they were at
first , " said a member of the banking
firm * of William G. Hopper & Oo. on
Saturday to a Philadelphia Press re
porter. "Daring the past thirty daya I
should suppose that somewhere in the
neighborhood of 200,000 trade dollars
have been shipped from Philadelphia to
Now York , and from there it is a fair
presumption that they they go to China.
To-day we purchased 1,200 or 1,300 dollars
lars , and within a week wo got § 5,000 in
ono lot , bat the general tenders were In
email amounts and como very largely
from the country. The prlco glvon is 80
cents if the coin bo In good condition. "
"I am positive that no trade dollars are
hold in Philadelphia by speculators , "
said Mr Stevenson , of Sailor & Steven
son. "Since Philadelphia brokers be
gan buying this repudiated coin after the
adjonrnmont cf congress in March. I
presume that the shipment1 ; to Now York
must aggregate close on to § 250,000. Wo
is
have purchased largely , and are still
taking all that is offered , but rarely re
ceive at present any largo amounts In a
slngla lots. At ono time , I suppose ,
Philadelphia and Immediate vicinity bad
§ 2,000,000 of these dollars and a great
deal of this Is yet held hero. Moat of it , a
however , is in the possession of these who
believe that congress will eventually re
deem it , and , as they wore. BO situated as
to bo able to hold without Inconvenience ,
they prefer to do so Instead of soiling at
1C cents discount. Wo send our pur
chases to Now York , whence they co ; to
London , and thcnco to China. Hero , I
understand , the most of it is molted np
and reissued. "
At Wm. G. Huoy & OO.'B similar in
formation was glvon. "So largo havo-
been the China shipments , " said ono of
the firm , "that if congress does redeem
the trade dollar it will find bat few cf
them on the markot. Wo are purchas
ing all that are offered us , and every
day wo receive various amount ! , ranging
from $100 np. The offerings are not very at
large At present. Most of the holdings in
now are In the hands of the wealthy , who
believe in tholr eventual redemption , and
do not cara to sacrifice the face value. "
Officers Klcctod. 1
Omaha Typographical Union No. 100
hold a 'meeting Sunday afternoon and
elected officers for the ensuing term as
follows : 3t.
President Ohas. William * ,
Vice-president 0. It. Mitchell. fa
Treasurer A. W. Button. 'or
Financial Secretary F , S Horton. ofna >
Corresponding Secretary K. W. Run- naG
kles. G <
Recording Sooretary Lee Hartley. no
Sergcaut-at-arma 0. B. Ford , noOi
Executive Board James
Djrmody , Oi
chairman , C. M , Hopkins , E. H , Picker ,
Robinson , 0. J , Waechter. yo
Application Committee -W. P. Coo , lot
halrmnn , J. R. Lewis , Doc Armstrong. noml
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The trouble in the Pollih Crthollc church Ja
Toledo , Ohio , culminated in a general riot ,
Sunday , Weapons of all kinds were used , to
Cwo men were billed and a large number BO !
rounded. A large numb r of nrreU bare fro
leen made and the pnlico DOW guard the prop.
rty. A man was killed in the church a year KOI
, and recently on attempt was made to Hoi
ilow It up with dynamite , brc
POLICE OOUBT ,
A Henry Grist of Business in Jndffo
BtcnbcrR'a Xrllmrml.
Judge Stcnberg was confronted by a
largo array of prisoners yestcrd yrr ornlng ,
nnd his business was rushed through at
n Maud S. pace.
John W. Huff. WAS arraigned on a
charge of wife , bent ing , It appears that
his wife had gene to take dinner with a
neighbor , nud her husband ( hiding her
there j , ordered her to go with him , and
boat her all the way home , ( t Is alleged
that on other occasions ho has been
guilty of notoriously shameful conduct
toward his fiponso. Ho was fined $25
and coats , and ecnt np for fifteen days to
the county jail.
The next victims were the Inmates of
the notorious Ella Mitchell and
other dives pulled Saturday
night by the pol'co. ' Maggie
Johnson , Jnno James , G. W. Wiggins ,
H. L. Lonrrroes , Leo Bohs , H. Austen ,
M. Elvlo , F. Dillon , May Wallace. F.
Shepherd , 0. H , Myers , Minnie Stuart ,
were fined $5 and ocsts for being Inrnntes
of a house of ill-fame. All paid but one.
J. H. James , Albert Wilson , Alfred
Harmon , Daisy Hall , George Branch
and Charles Clark were arraigned on sim
ilar charges nnd released. Mary Doano ,
Lottio Jackson , Grace Rood , Linrn
Marks , a qnaitetta of frail creatures , were
likewise discharged.
Belle Hughes and Maria Johnson , ar
rested for disorderly conduct , sustained a
continuance of their cases.
Henry Brown and Will Marlotte , two
worthless loAforo , were ordered to leave
town at onco.
Thomas Plunkctt and Ed Ryan , ar
raigned for vagrancy , were discharged.
Jamea Burke , Mary Wellington , and
Jake Duffy were fined $5 and costs for
disturbance of the peace. Green Wilcox
was mulcted 3 and cotta for a similar
offense.
John Gohon had been fighting and was
$10 loser by it at the hands of Jndgo
Stonborg.
Pat Kearney , the "bsozing cobbler , "
who was just released yesterday morning
from the county jailwas discharged though
arraigned on a complaint of drunkenness ,
Charles Anderson was fined $5 and
coats for ever indulgence , Ed Uook $3
and costs.
Henry Lewis was fined $10 and costs
for obstructing the sidewalk with his
horse and wagon. Ho was ordered off
the sidewalk by a policeman , but refused
to go , ordering the cop to betake himself
" 6heol"-ward .
O. G. Daniels had boon indulging In
the pleasure of pounding Joe Gorman nnd
squared things up by the payment of a
$5 and costs fino.
James Smith auanltsd William Sprin
ger , who had been boating a horse , nnd
paid a light fine of $1 and coats.
BEAUTIFUL BUGS ,
The Fell Destroyer atVorJc Among
Nebraska's Insects Some of
Bis Victims.
Even more beautiful In death than in
lifo wore tno hundreds of corpses which
filled ono of the rooms at the high school
last Friday. Draped in tholr robes cf
black and white and crimson and gold ,
the numerous "remains" wore so placed
In their caskets that they might bo viewed
by the spectators at the best advantage.
The desks upon which the students had
boon wont to loin their weary arms dur
ing the long hours of school were utilized
for supports on which to rest the ccskots
containing all the mortal remains of moro
than throe thousand insects , slain by the
pupils of Miss Harris * class ia entomolo
gy. Hero was to bo soon nearly every
variety of Insect which infeets the state
of Nebraska in the spring and early
summer time from the common honsa-
fly to the gaudiest butterfly that wings its
way E cross the fields.
This beautiful display Is the work of
sixty scholars , who have been engaged In
making a collection of Nebraska's native
insects for the past six weeks , each of
them bringing at least fifty specimens to
the school for inspection. A number of
these collections are very fine , and embrace -
brace some very rare varieties. The
rarest "find" was made by Emll Kar-
be.ch , who has in his collection a lappet
moth , a species which haa never before
been known In this country. There are
also several specimens of Luna moths ,
which are also quite rare ; ton
varieties of buttcifllcs , and moro than
twenty different species of moths.
Ono of the best collectiona
that of Gilmore Price , which contains
over fifty varieties carefully mounted In
neat case. Among other collections
deserving of special mention are thoao of
Ephralm PrattEddlo and May Sherwood
nnd Anna Conoyer , the latter containing
number of excellent specimens of moths
and drngon files.
During the summer those youthful
etomologlsts will add to their collections ,
and by fall it is expected that tbo entire
Insect world of Nebraska will bo fully
represented in the high school collection. to
of
A Now ' .Train , to
Commencing Monday Juno 20th , the
Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley or
railway will run a now train between di
West Point , Neb , and Omaha , also con51
nectlng wltn Blair. Following la the U
time for running ; Will leave Omaha at
5:40 : p. m. , will leave Blair at 7:00 : p. m. .
will leave Fremont at 8:00 : p. m. Will
arrive at West Point at 0:15 : p. m. , will
leave West Point at 0:30 : a. m. , will N
leave Fremont at T',45 a , m. , will arrive
Omaha at 10:00 : a. m. Giving all day TV
Omaha. Is
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A DEAD LEADER , ri
if
ifw
Iho Demise of MllUnry Man Wei in
Known In Omnbii , inP
al ,
Tolcgrimi received this morning from to
rli
. Paul say :
qt
"Lieut. Col. W. T , Gentry , Twenty-fifth In- A '
'antry , commanding oflicor at Fort Snelllnff
; a year pa t , died Sunday evening at 10.30
liriiiht'a disease. He was b'J years old , a
mtlve of Contorville , Indiana , graduate of In
rVeat Point , class of 'SO , wai alda-de-camp of lal
jenorul Meade during the war. lie loaves rli
family , "
en :
Aa Ool. Gentry was well known In as ,
maha , having been stationed hero some tui
oars , a brief sketch of his career may ill
prove unlntorojtiiiff , at
He was a cadet In the United States thi
nllltary aoideray at West Point from 001
'nly 1 , 1652 to July 1,1850 , when he ma
raduated and was promoted In the army If f
brevet second lieutenant of infantry , coi
orvlng at various posts in the out , and aav
rom 1857 to 1801 at Fart Hnsklas , Oro- the
, and San Bernardino , Cal. , as second pui
oatenaut , Fourth Infantry. Ho was car
revetted first lieutenant , Seventeenth bee
Infantry , May 14 , 1801 , and captain
October 24,1801 , serving during the w
bullion and achieving a gallant record ,
Ho scrvtd from December , 18GI to
March , 1862 , In the defense of Washing
ton , wns on the staff of provost
marshal general of the Army of the
Potomac In 18G2 , continuing on the sttff
of Gen. Andrew Porlor till May ( 18C3 ;
wns on mustering and disbursing duty at
Hnrrlsburg , Pa , , Jnno 10 to July 1 , 1SG3 ,
served as acting aide-de-camp to Major
General Couch , commanding the depart
ment of the Snjqnohnnnn , July , 18GII )
was on regimental duly ( army of the Po
tomac ) from July to November , 1803 , ex
cept whllo at Now York during the draft
riots , August 22 to Sept. 15,1803 ; m
commissary of musters , Nov. 4 , 18015 to
July 21 , 18G5 , bclog broyottod major
July 0,1801 , for gallant services' nt the
crossing of the North Anna nnd during
the campaign before Richmond , Vn , , nnd
afterwards being brovettcd lieutenant
colonel April 1 , 18G5 , for his gallant
conduct at the battle of Five Forks , Vn.
From this tlmo , Ool. Gentry served In
various positions In the department of
the Gulf and the depirtraont of the Mis
souri. Ho was stationed nt Fort Omaha
from 1870 to 1884 , when ho was appoint
ed lieutenant colonel Twenty-Fifth In
fantry. Ho afterwards served in the de
partment of Dakota , and the past
year has acted ns commanding general at
Fort Snelltog. Ho wns always known as
a bravo officer nd n gentleman of worth
and many good qualities. His death will
promote to the lieutenant colonelcy of
the Twenty-Fifth infantry , Mnj. James
J. Van Horn , now commanding al Fort
Stanton , N. 7. , while Captain Duncan
M. Vann , of the Sixth Infantry , becomes
major of the Thirteenth infantry.
JBHOUGHT TO TEIAL ,
The Cnso ol Thomas Italian ! Taken
up Ycstcrndy ; Morning Other
Matters.
It was on the night of the 15th of
March , at about quarter past six o'clock ,
that Henry Vorpoorton a bartender em
ployed In the St. James hotel , was ehot
and Instantly killed by Thomas Ballard ,
a runner employed by the same house.
Ballard had been drinking nil dny. Ho
nourished , it appears , secret thoughts of
revenge for some fancied injury , and de
termined that day that ho would kill the
man whom ho fancied to bo hid bitter
enemy. The shooting was witnessed by
a number of poaple , and Billird was Im
mediately pinned and compelled to glvo
up his revolver , which ho wai flourishing
wildly around. Ho was speedily taken
In custody by a police officer and taken
to the county j M where ho has since
boon.
Vorpoorton , the victim of the deed ,
expired almost instantly. The ball , o
38-oaibre ! , passed directly Into the loft
side of his breast , and deflected by a rib ,
pierced the henrt.
Several months hnvp passed ; the swift
retributive decree of justice has brought
the murderer facp to face with his crime.
Yesterday morning Thomas Ballard was
Into couct and placed on trial for mur
der. Ho has changed very much since
the commltslon of the crime with which
ho stands charged , Is broken down and
greatly enfeebled la appearance.
Balltird'u attorney is Gen. O'Brien ,
who will be assisted during the trial by
Ohas. P. jBlrkott and Moses O'Biien.
Tli9 state fs represented by District At
torney Estollo nnd 0. A. Baldwin.
Yesterday morning after tbo prelimi
nary formalities were gone through , the
work of Impanelling a jury trai commen
ced. Two special venires for twenty
jurors were issued , and bofora afternoon
both of them had boon nearly exhausted.
There are yet two "challongco" f jr cause ,
and the regular sixteen peremptory chal
lenges to be hoard. It is not probable
that the active work of taking testimony
will bo commenced much before tomorrow
row afternoon.
Before Judge Wakeloy yeatdsy thocsao
of Chapman vs. Margin was ntlll on trial.
The unit Is one brought to tottlo certain
partnership troubles.
In the county court yesterday morning
Judge McCullooh tried the case of
Thompson vs , Does. It appears that the
plain tiff , a ton yqar-old lad , was working
in the brick yard of defendant , when ho
lost ono of his fingers , In the molding
machine. No damages were awarded
him , as It was clearly proven that the ac-
oldont was caused by his neglcst.
Resolutions of Itcspccr ,
The following res' Intioni relative to the
death of O&raon Pelfs have just been
drawn up for adoj tlon by Om ha Ledge
No. 20 , K. of P. , of which do.eased was a
member :
To the Clnncellor Ct mman Vr and Mem
bers of Omaha Ledge IsV % a , 1C. of P. :
Your committed appointed to draft reflolu
tiona expressive of the scnso of this lodge on
the death of our brother , Carson Delfs , would
respectfully recommend the adoption of the
following :
WHEREAS , It hss pleased the Great Chan
cellor of the universe to remove by death from
our midst our brother , Carson Dolfg , n worthy
member of their ledge it ia hereby \
Jlcsohctl , That wo , the members of Omaha
Ledge No , 20 , K. of I' , , In bumble eubmiision
the Divine will do sincerely deplore tba loss Si
our departed brother , and herewith extend an
hla bereaved widow and fatherless children ba
our heartfelt sympathy In their allliction ,
JtaoltcJ , That theio resolutions ba placsd lai 16
our ledge records and published In the be
Jaily papers , and that a copy of the same bo
presented to'the widow and children of our
deceased brother.
fll. G. Krause. In
Committee ; < W , Schamwebor , InI
( .Peter Hines.
I
A Good M rrl go JJrw , dlt ou >
New York Tribune. ind
ale
The new marriaeo license law which led
will soon go into effect In Pennsylvania of
a slop In the right direction. It says ter N'
that no person shall be joined In mar of
riage without a license , and declares that In rar
a marriage ceremony is performed n he
where no license has been issued , the dtr
minister , justice or other person who noi hoi
ptrforms the ceremony shall pay a pen o
alty of $100. The parpotoof the law is y ,
lid
punish personi who perform the mar fav
rlage ceremony where the necessary re' Hoi '
lalremonts have not been complied with , Wn Net
somewhat similar bill was before the
tfosr York Inglslaturo , but failed to pass.
The law makea no change In ( ho rul-
ngi , of the courts as to the validity of
afarmal marriages , Unlicensed mar-
Iiges are not declared void , but any cer-
mony where a rimu recogntves n woman
his wife will bo aa binding in the fu-
are as In the past. If that wore not so ,
informed women would constantly bo
tbo mercy of adventurers , who
kroui-h the connivance of a third person
mild quiet their scruples by a pretended
isrrlago ceremony and a bogus license.
such marriages were void , the man
ould discard the woman whenever ho
iwfit. Happily , such is held not to bo
effect of the law. But Its purpose to
unlflh a person who may perform such a
iromony where a proper license has not
eon obtained IB a good one ,
Narrow Kaoapo
ROCHMTI * , Jane 1 , 1831 - - rn
Teerl tpo I WM attacked with th rnort
Intense an J deithlj-I'Ulns In mt back and
Kidney * .
"Extending to the end of my toot and
to my brain I
"Which made mo delirious 1
From agony 111
"It took three men to hold mo on my
bed nt limesl
"The Doctors tried In vain to relieve
mo , but to no purpose.
Morphine nnd other opiates 1
"Had no effect !
"After two months I was given up to
liollll
"When my wlfo
hc rd n neighbor tell what Hop Bitten
had done for her , she atoncogot nnd gave
mo sOne. The first dose eased my brain
and seemed to go hunting through my
system lor the pain.
The tccoKl itcwo cft c < ! mo to much th t I rtept
two hours , M < nctlilng I Ind not ilono for two months
llcforo I had itiol m o bottle * , I well ft nil at n ork
u limit a any hnn could , former tlirco cok . lint
I worked too ) rd for my treniiti > , Mid taking R
hnrd cold ; luflstkkcnultli tlio most acute and | mln-
l rheumatism \kmiuli mystcni tint c\cr was
Lnonn ,
"I called the tloctoij again , nnd alter several wccky
thct Icttrnon crlpi > lotn crutchm lor lie ( , M then
ld. Imctafrlcrul am\ told lilm my cue , and Ii9
eald Uoillltlcra ] hul ctirtd liImimlvouMeuro mo. I
poohcd nt him , ljut lieu 9io oinicst I woa Induced
ioujo tlicmnuiln.
In less tlun four weeks I tkrow ) my crutches
and en to ork IIjlitly and kept on utlns the Mttcrs
for fl\o\\ccks , untlU bCCTino 19\\cllns8nyiunn tl\-
tag , and h \ o been so for elx J curs since.
It has also cured my wlfowhohnd boon
sick for years , and has kept her and my
children well and healthy with from two
to three bottles per year. There Is no
need to bo sick at nil If those bitters aroused
used J. J , BEUK. Ex-Supervisor.
"That poor invalids If o.SIstor. Mother ,
"Ourdoughtorllll
"Can bo made the picture of health !
"With a few bottles of Hop Bitters 1
"Will you lot them sutler ! I U"
Prosecute the Swlndlorsltl
If when you call for Hop Bittern ( BOO
cluster of Hops on the white label ) tna drur.
gist hands out any stuff called 0 , 13 , Warner's
Gormnu Hop Bitters or with other "Hop"
name , refuse it and shun that druggist as you
would a viper : and if ho Imatnkcn your money
for the stufT , Indict him for tbo fraud nnd sue
him for damages for the swindle , and wo wil
reward you liborallv for the ocnvistion.
This Invaluable ppcclflo readily and permtnontlv
euros all Kinds o [ Asthma. The most obstlnato nJ
IODR standing casesilcld promptly to Its wonderful
curing properties , H ia keow n throughout the world
lor its unrivaled ofllcac ) .
J. L. OAT.D\V 1U city Tlncoln , Neb ; writes , J n
18 , ISSi. 9nco ; using Dr. Hilr'a Asthmi cure , lot
moro than ono j car , my n ilo lias been entirely well ,
and not oven a sjmptcm ol tbo dtecjaohaa appeared.
WILLI&U BBNNETT , Rlchlund , Iowa , wrltcsNov.
Bd. 1833. Ihnvo been afflicted with Hay Fe\cr tnd
Asthma since 1850. Ifollonoj jour directions and
am happy to Bay that I no\cr slept batter In my lite.
I am glad that I am amone the many who can epc k
so fM orally ol your remedies.
A valuable 61 page trcatlao containing elmllar moot
lrome\ cry State In the U , 8 , Can i and Great
Urltaln ; will bo mailed upon application.
Any drufrglst not hm lac It In stock will procured ,
to era or. Ask ( or Dr. Ilalre AethmivCure.
DR. U W UAIB & SON. Prop's Cln'tl. O.
re TleaUfIll'lI1llr&tarr > xqaUtUf1 T0r , o vQi l CTrr ft
orl I. rnrti JlytMpli , Pl.rf < r. , 1 iter * ntl Arn. , Bad * > !
ta * glut Gf cbunrirt. , fcnd 19 ! ! lomiaer drlaV * . Try II
c'tl ' fer
iSO.N3.
, > V. WUPPERMANK , $ OLS
ci jjzj0j-DJK.iJS.a- .
IlrwIettcr'aStom-
acliBlttcrscomjacrs
nnd proicnts mil -
rlal fevers , djjpep-
ela , chronlo consti
pation , a' tendency
to kidney and bUd-
dcr aliments and
rheumatism , and la
of tlio greatest aluo
In cases of bjdlly
trouble arising from
weakness. Old poo-
pi i at o greatly aided
bylt.anditlsbixhly
Bcr\lEeablo to con
valescents and
latfloi In delicate
health. It Is , more
over , a useful med
icine to tike wltri
no on long Jour-
cts the effects rf mental exhaustion , For ealo by
Druggists and dealers generally.
THE BEST THING OUT '
ron ; .M"if
Washing & Bleaching '
In Hard or Soft , Hot or Cold Water.
Uvss LABOR , TIMS and SOAP AuiiihotT , and gives
inlrcrsalsatlafactlon. No family rich or poor should
without It.
Sold by all croccrr. Jtiwinn ol Imitations well de-
ilguo 1 to mislead. PiuraiM ! Is the ONLY earn labor
avlng compound and lwaj bears tbo above eym-
Claud ] name of '
JAMES PYLE NEW YORK.
U. | 8. MAltSHAL BALK ,
tlia Circuit couit ol tlio United 8t u tat the dip
tilct I o | Nebraska : North western National Bank :
v . W. T. Horn , Kt. A I.
In punuance tnd by virtue otan oiecutlon Isiued
ut of tbo Circuit court of the Unite I Btatcu for tbo
lUtrict ofNetrasVa , bearing date of UylOtn , 1885 ,
to me directed and delHcrtd , I will expose to
the following land * nd tenements , ha > loK Jev-
upon and taken all the right , title and Interest
the afortBald deff ndaits In arid ID uld lands and
eceujcnts.to-Hlt. All tracts or pi reel I of laud In toe
Wof ' section No. 1 ? , Ijlntfw.btof the cast bank
ifthoCodar It her , In tawnsbln > 'o. 18 , north of
met 9 , West P. 21 , , oonUlnlnj fid acria more or Icej
Nince : county , Nebraska , all of which 1 wltliell to
highest ancf bett bidder at pulllo sale as the law
irocts , on the 7h | day of July , A. 1 > . 1985 , at tbo
our ol t-n o'clock In the forenoon ol slid day at the
oithfloorol the United States court home ind post
Kco building , In tbo city of Omaha , Douglas coun-
Nebraska : sat' i ale l to satisfy a Judgment of
cour' , obtained at Iho May term A , V. 1881 , lit
ivor ol the Nortliwo > l < rn National Dank vs W. Tt
lorn , M. 8. Llndsoy , Drad I ) . Sltughter and Central
'ebrasliaLindani ! Improvement Company , K. A-
Indiov , A. I ) . CUutchter and II 0 CruU
KLU3L. DIEUllOWKn , U. B. Martlnll.
Uy II. B. ALLKN , Deputy ,
FItANIC MARTIN , I'Ja'nllrli ' Attorney ,
daily J 2-9 19 23,3(1 (
.WETHERELL . ?
; U and m Wubath Avrnu'
OXZXO VGrO.
Hair CMh and Wire
Bustles , Hoop Skirls , '
Hair CMh Skirts , ?
BLACK
TW cut reprt .nU Ib
jAiittlrr , the luoft popular
roiuLlimtluii of liuttlu and
IloontlhlrtoYcrmado. Aladr
wlio liai wurn ono will never
wur any otlnr ityle. } Mh
hklrt i' Itamiwl upon the
lianili r l Inf Juoslll , till ,
o. 110,411 , tJTAny one koll.
lag Minttmrlaptbklrtuolao
urai | d , will La jlealt wllrj
accorillutr to law. Bold by uU