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THE DAILY BEE-TUESDAY , SEPTEMBER 8 , 18B5 DALLY BEE. OMAHA OPFICK No. OH AND 010 rnsA Sr NEW YOHK OFFICE , Jloou G5 TIIIDONK BUILD I.SO. rnh'Mi l r\try miming , txMft Sundty. Vnt ) nlyMonuv morning dilly published In the state. TFRM5BTMAII. One Yeor . . . . $10.0) I Tlirco > tonlh9. . . . . $ 2 W Six Months. . . . t.OO | One Month . 1.0 The Weekly Bee , Published ct cry Wednesday trilMS TOSH-AID , OnoYcw , with premlnm . . . . . .8 2 C One 'eir , ltli itpr inium . 12 BlxM nths , without premium . IF OnaMonth , tn trial. . . , . * . t All Communications reUtlnj ? to News and Edllorla tnatUra should bo addressed to the EDITOR or Til bKTTRM , All BiMlncs * letters nnd Uemltttnce * Ihould b r vUro'fol to TUP. HBK I'uniisnivo COMPACT , OMAIU V tUCh .ks mlFmt cilice orders to bo mido pay f Me to the ordirof the company , If THE BEE PUBLISHING CO , , Propj jnrron. : A. II. Fitch , Manager Daily Circulation Omaha , Ncbmtka. f i If PiiEsioENi OtEVBi.AND'fi ' addrois isno' ' at Washington. The proecialon Is gal forming and howling for the nations capital. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ MAHSIIAI , CUMMIHQS has susponde Bovcral poHcamon for drunkenness an bolng off tholr boats. Judging from th case with which ordinary policemen go on a drank wo should soy that they vroi on the beat. THREE days hnvo pasted nnd yet w not saon or heard anything o J. Sterling Morton In reply to Dr. Mil loi'a pan sketch. Mr. Morton Is ov oeally taking his tlmo to polish off th doctor in artistic style. Ai the proaont rate of appointment ! will take about four yoara for the admin htratlon to fill the 48,421 fourth-else postofllcej with democrats. So far thor ( , v , have been less than G.OOO appointed , Apout the tlmo the last oiuo is filled , th republicans may possibly return to power and In that event the democrats may g out of power aa fast ai they nro going in I if not faster. Tins report that Bonanza Maokay pro poses to buy the Now York Herald , pu J. Russell Yonrg at the head of it , an back hla enterprise with § 30,000 000 , i BO nbiutd that it lurdly noado contradic tnn. A paper that malios a profit n $1,000,000 a year doss not need an ; backing , and furthermore , Jam en Gordon Bennett in not at all likely to soil a pap : which } iolda to him n greater nnnua I f rorcnuo than ho has sny nso for. DON M. DICKINSON , who is continu ally referred to as "tho bright young Ditrott lawyer , " is uald to ba setting his pins for the United States aenato. Ho has had the distribution of most of the federal patronage In Michigan , and It is intimated that the sending of Lothrop to Russia waa done at his Instance to go | i , that possible senatorial candidate ont o f f the way , but whether "tho bright young lawyer of Detroit" will succeed in hi s senatorial aspirations remains to bo seen , ; ? . A COMBINATION of cattla kings , repre senting a capital of § 20,000,000 , has dc termlned to build a railway in Kansas Into the range region , and have It ready within one year for the ohipmont of cat- fe t tie from Doo'go City. Thesa cattlemen > . - have been dependent upon the Atchlson Topeka & Santa Fo for transportation but becoming tired of balng subjected to 1 , exorbitant ratoa they hare decided to { f undertake this enterprise , It will car talnly take a very heavy share of business from the Atchlson , Topeka & Santa fo if carried out. TUB republicans of Oayugi county Now York , propose to present the name of William H. S a ward , jr. , for candidate for governor of the Empire state. It is n aonrce of gratification to his friends a lila homo that his candidacy was otnrtot by republicans ontsldo of that county Wllllani.1I. Seward , jr. , was an officer in the onion cvrmy , and was promoted from tlmo to tlmo until ho gained the title o general. The movement In his behalf i rapidly spending If nominated ho wll certainly imko a strong candidate. Ho ia ssld to bs aa well equipped for th important position of governor sa any man who has filled the executive clml alnco the time of Samuel J. Tlldon. The Western Courier is the name of i now weekly paper in Omaha. It is published lishod in the Interest of the Soandlnarlan population in the western stater , and 1 printed in the English and Swedish languages. The Courier presents a noit appearance , and its editors , Messrs. Sea helm & Llndqnoit , give ovldenoa c ability. That this paper will meet with a cordial reception among the Scandiaa vlans , especially the Swedes , we hare every reason to believe. A large part ol the population of Nebraska is composed of Swedes , and It is claimed that there ara 0,000 Swedes in Omaha alone , ont ol a total population of 60,000. Under such circumstances the Courier ought to Jiavo a UourlahaDg existence. STATE AUDITOH BROWN , of Iowa , gives public notice that ha will take possesilou of the auditor's cfiioo as eoon ai Gor , Sherman retires. Ho has served State Auditor Oattoll with notlos that ho Is not entitled to the place and must vacate. Wo would like to see Brown in that of fice once more became the insurance harks hare given him to much trouble But wo are afraid that when Oar. Sher man retires Gor. Lsrrabeo will rait a ob jections to Brown. Lirrabee knows that the State Itcgister ring can m ko it very uncomfortable ( or him , and ho would probibly prefer his comfort rather than jdo justice fo Btowii. If Brown can pla cate OUrkson and make his peace with the insurance sharks , ho will bo allowed ? io reiumo hii office. . TERIltTOIUAL ADMISSION. Senator Minderson Is at present In vestigating the claims of various terri tories to admltison as states into the union. While the information that ho is obtaining may bo both Interesting and Im portant , wo question whether any terri tory will bo admitted as aatato so long as congreis is democratic. There Is no doubt whatever that Dakota nnd Worn- ington territories , and possibly Montana , are entitled to admission. If any territory li to bo admitted It will bo Dakota. She has a population of 410,000 , and Is rapidly Increasing. Bntshols too overwhelmingly republican to bo given statehood at the hands of a democratic congress. Dakota would come into the union with two senators and two congressmen all republican. That would bo altogether too heavy a dose for tbo democrats to swallow. It will be teen , therefore , that Dakota's republicanism stands in the way of her becoming a state , and BO long as she is kept out no other territory is likely to bo lot In. The policy of opposing the admission of n ter ritory on partisan grounds Is , to say the least , very narrow , and not at all in keeping with public interests. The pee pie who have Bottled in Dakota have gone there with the ozpaotatlon that eho would at an early day bo elevated Into a full-fledged tt te. They have rights which ought to bo respected without any reference to politics. Dakota's ' rep resentatives and frlonds will certainly msko another vigorous attempt for her admission during the next session of con gress , but when it is taken into consid eration that her electoral vote , aa a state , might In the next presidential election bo the moans of restoring the republicans to power , her caio cannot be regarded other wise than hopeless for several joira to come , at least until after the next presi dential campaign. Should thn repnbll cans then regain supremacy not alone in the cabinet but in thonatlonal legislature , Dakota would bscomo a state. Dakota depends for her admission npon a republican majority in congrees. By that tlmo perhaps the will havoamtlllcn Inhabitants. The attitude towards Dakota certainly sots a bad pre cedent. Hereafter a territory seeking admission into the union will probably bo compelled to show that it is politically of the same complexion as the majority in congress , unless o trade can bo made by which a republican territory can ba offset by a democratic ) one. Could such a trade be made during the next cession of congress , Dakota may pomibly soon bo- oamo a stato. That is her only show in the near future , and wo hardly believe that such a compromise will be effected. A TREATY VIOLATION. It is claimed that the massacre of the Chinese at Rock Springs is a violation of the treaty nego tiated in November , 1880 , which pro vides that "If Chinese laborers , or Chi- noie of any other class , now either per manently or temporarily residing In the territory of the United States , meet with ill treatment at the hands of any other persona the government of the United States will exert all itu power to dorlao measures for their protection and to se cure to the ai the earno lights , privileges , Immunities and exemptions aa may be enjoyed by the cltlzana or subjects of the most favored nation , and to which they are entitled by treaty. " That the attention of the stale depart ment will bo cilled to this provision of the treaty , in the dne course of events , there Is but little douot. It would seem that In accordance with this treaty the government la bound to afford protection to the Chinese , as well as to arrest and punish the murderers , just the same as it would in the case of subjects of the most favored nation. Whether the Chlnoio government will demand repara tion , or simply rest content with an hon est effort to give protection to ita sub jects and to bring the Rock Springs murderers to justice remains to ba aeon. It is believed in Washington , according bo late advices , that China will demand damages In money for the Injury done to the mlneis who wore driven out of Rook Spring ! , besides an Indemnity for the lives lost. Owing to the fact that the massacre occurred In a territory , over which the general government has ex clusive jurisdiction , the case will go directly Into the bands of tbo federal executives for adjustment whenever a demand la mado. Had the affair occurred In a state , its adjustment would ba more complicated , as tha slate executive would bo first called npon to arrange the diffi culty. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ACCORDING to the Insurance Chroni cle the number of suicides in the United States for the first quarter of the present year at SOS , an Increase of 104 over the corresponding quarter ot 1884 , Of the whole number of cases reported 218 were males , of whom 118 were men with fam- lles. Bachelors contributed 02 , widowers ewers 26 , and divorced men 12. Shooting was the most popular method of suicide. Poison stood next , and the knlfo and drowning carried off ho balance. Classified by occupations , ho farmer furnished the larger number , nd merchants came next. Only four politicians killed themselves , and the only latsea not represented in the catalogue D w journalists and clergymen. The " American snlcldnrs wera 127 , and the ulanco was distributed between men J. nd women of other nationalities , among which laltor were two Chinamen. INVESTIGATIONS Into the methods pur * tied by Ferdinand Ward continue to how that his system of financiering Islet lot only the most remarkable on record mt that there U a mystery connected rc rlth it which haa not been fathomed. hls mystery is regarding Word's trans. .itions with Warner , who was a poor oz man when ho began his operations with the great banker. According to Ward's figures , Warner atarlod with only $0,400 , and in a very short time made a fortune. In seventeen months Warner invested $14COO,000 In the contract business , and drew out a prcfit o ! nearly $3,000,000. The question naturally arises how did Warner manage io get $14,000,000 for Investment. When the failure came he hold obligations amounting to $2,000,000 , and if the disaster could have been post poned long enough to allow them to ma ture ho wonld have made nearly $5,000- 000. Warner made a profit of 20 per cent a month on monovhlrod'nt2 [ per cent per month. Another question is natur ally nskod why did Ward permit him to make such profits and got away with the money , whllo other dupoj , who were In duced to invest their fabulous profits , lost every dollar ? It looks very much as if Mr. Warner had the "bulge" on Mr. Ward abont that tlmo. TIJE Pall Mall Gazette sssndnl boom la proving n boomerang to its editor , whc is now on trial for an offense similar to those which ho charged upon the English snobccracy. At this distance It looks vary much as if ho will have aomo diffi culty In extricating himself from the un pleasant situation In which ho finds himself placed , together with his asso ciates In the alleged crimo. At any rate the prosecution , spurred on by the claw which the Pall Mall Gaoctie scored so unmercifully , will strain every effort to convict him. Tur. BocretarloB of the Nebraska rail way commission have started on another pleasure tour. This lime they are going ever the Chicago , Minneapolis , St. Paul & Omaha , and incidentally they will In- qnlro into the recent accident at Blair , but for what reason wo are at a lota t know. By tha way , they will confer a iavor on the people and the newspapers if they will Inquire by what authority any railroad in Nebraska has a name longer than the moral law. THE workingmen oE Omaha are too intelli gent to ba wheedled or hoodwinked any longer by the BEE , In fact the BEE hai lost ita grip on them. [ Herald Please call at this office and Inspect our subscription books. There are more names of Oauha workingmen on that list than there are aubclbra , in and out of Omaha , to all other Omaha dallies put together. The proof of the pudding is In ho eating. "Or course wo have had soma com plaints from shippers , but wo find tha' on the whole they are pretty well satisfied fiod , " siy the Nebraska railway oommla alonora. They could not have inquire very diligently among the shippers o Oiniha , or else our shippers have no complained of tholr grievances to th' ' commissioners simply because they kno that It would only bo a waste of time. WHEN Mayor Boyd appointed Thoma Swift for street cimmlaaloiier the Rcpub lican urged the majority in the conncl to reject him. Bnt Mr. Leary is a1 right. If Mr. Swift had baon ono of th bosses In the Union Pacific chops he would h&ve been endorsed by the llepub lican as the right man in tbo light place. . TJIE Madrid riot gives Germany an excuse to hold the Carolines and aland on the defensive. Meantime she pro POBOS to demand an ample apolocy , Whether a war rcsnlts or not , affairs between twoen Spain and Germany are assuming rather a complicated shapa. THE Republican haa absolved th republican members of the city councl from their party alloglanca in regard t the appointment of Mr. Leary. Thi satno paper absolved the voters of th party from tholr support of tha ropnbll can ticket lost spring. Ix ii very singular that the candldal of the workingmen , Mr. Leary , haa to go to the organs of the railroads and arlsto crats for his support. The worklngmon do not usually seek sympathy and & port in that quarter. FAOM a practical standpoint the cold water wave is more damaging to the tern peranca cause than hot weather. Lorn nado aud soda are at a discount , while lightning-rod whlakyand brandy cocktails are all the rago. MR. WTTMAJT may fael highly compll mentod by Dr. Miller's illustrated romin isoenoes , bub it waj rather cruel on the part of the doctor's artist to knock Mr Wvman's nose out of joint. TUB cyclone , which wai until recontl , thought to bo an entirely western instl tution , has this season not only visited the eastern states , but has crossed the Atlantic and visited the Rhone valley. TUB Omaha exposition folks have been caught without an umbrella. This la very pleasing to the Indignant temperance people of Omaha and tickles the state fair managers at Lincoln. Tun cold-water people Hatter them selvoi that their prayers have been answered , The only trouble abont this matter 1 > that tha rain falls on the godly and wicked alike. Du. MILIEU feels pretty confident that . Sterling Morton is too crazy to take the trouble to sketch a pen portrait of the adltor of the Herald , Wa hope that the next old settler rvhoio likeness is to adorn the Herald's loma gossip department will bo abla to ooogulzo himself. OLEVBLAND is out of the woods ince ra"re , SECRETARY MANSINO says that the civil service law has oomo to stay. Thlf , coming from Daniel , ought to settle all doubts on that question. Mn. TnURSTON oan attend waterways conventions and political conventions , but his pay as Union Pjclfio attorney goes right on. A RAD beginning oomotlmos makes a good ending. Wo hope this will prove true In regard to the exposition. THE exposition cin't make any hay In this kind of woathor. BX-MINI9TEU TAPt ON RUS3IA7 A Tftlk Abont Ita Politics Industries ami Foople , N. Y. Tilbune. Er-Jndgo Alphonso Taft of Ohio , with hla wife and daughter , arrived Monday by the Soivla from Europe , where ho has been sorvlne this government as minister to Russia , being relieved , Speaking to a Tribune reporter about his pea * . abroad , ho aild : | i"Sh Petersburg is a delightful place for diplomatic uorvlco. The emperor and all his court are very civil , polite , and cor dial with the representatives of foreign countries. The weather Is not no cold aa I had expected to find it and I actually suffered leas Inconvenience from the cold In St. Petersburg last winter than I have In some other plicaa. They take great palna to protect you from the cold In the construction of houaoa and In other ways , end they succeed admirably. " "What did you BOO of nlhilsml" "Nothing at all. There Is very little upon the surface in Ratals as regards nihilism. My Impreeslnn la that the government has been S3 persevering and the police so skillful In detecting the projects of that kind that they have pretty much exterminated nlhlltam. It may tnrn ont differently became nihilists are not likely to publish their purposes. The government has been rery diligent In ferreting out all their project ? . " "How about tha Afghan question ? " "I can cafoly say that it Is a tedious one. I have no doubt it will bo settled soon , at least for the present. That was the feeling when I left. There may bo a war aorno tlmo batween England and Russia , growtrgont of this question , but I don't think etcher ono wants a war now , or that they are going to have It. The negotiations batween Russia and Eng land are not so far published as to war rant an opinion in which I could have mush confidence as to boundary. The negotiations have bozn earnest and criti cal. " "la Rma'a ' advancing in civilization ! " "I should say on the whole , Russia is improving and progressing. I cannot say as to Intelligence among the people. The great attention of the government ia centered on the army or military power rather than popular education. They have Institutions for the education of their children of the better classes , but nothing like the ad vantages for the military. The army Is tremendous. J have heard since I land ed that there Is a prospect that the czir will give the country a constitution. It would not surprise me at all , though It was not discussed in the paper * , and it was indeed said that the present emper or had declared that hatwould not grant a constitution. It Is ono of the surpris ing things la Raesia that while her government is the most absolute despot ism on the globa it patmlts Finland to have a legislature and local . .self-govern ment. " v' t ? "What of lha Russian whoit fieldel" "The Russians actually rival us In _ raln on the fertile plains of Central and Southern Russia. If wo had not so many railroads to collect and bring to market our grain , I think they wonld beat us. Wo have better transportation. They have also petroleum as much aa wo though they have not been able to refine it so well. It commands only half the prlca. They put a b'g ' tariff en the Im portation of po'rolonm , and they keep ont ours. They rigidly enforce the tariff , too , There are no evasions. They burn petroleum and candles In the houses and gas In the streets. " "Aro other protective tariff duties In force ? " "Yes , they protect all their manufac tures by heavy duties. The manufac turing industry of the country Is growing up under the policy and becoming very largo. There is very little American capital in Rueala now , The policy of Russia is discouraging also to the English , who formerly had a large colony of wealthy traders at St. Petersburg. " "Had Mr. Lathrep arrived before ycur departure ? " "Yes ; ho had taken a homo and was duly aottled. We represent oi our papers and had an Riidionca with the omperottho aamo day. Lieut , Sohneizo the agent of our government to distribute glfls to the natives win aided In rescuing the ( sur vivors of the Toannetto , was also there. Ho expects to bo all winter at his work. " "What was your most important diplo matic work ? " "Tho nesroit approach to a largo Inter national question was with referonca to the Hebrews , Russia la Inflexible on this question. They will not lot them trade there. The Hebaaws bad been coming to America and taking out papers of cltlzanshlp. Then they went back and began to trade In the little towns. When they were called upon to do mili tary duty they showed tholr papers. The Rutslan government thinks this ia an abuse of our papers , and refuses to let the ex-oltizana trade , The government I permits to trade are necessary , and can 1 not ba obtained by the Hebrews. " 1 1I 1I I A Diamond Jlobborjr. I The jewelry stora of 8. Jonason , on 1 the corner of Thirteenth and Barney ' streets was plundered yesterday of diamonds to the estimated amount of about $1,000. Abont half past seven o'clock Mr. Jona on , after placing his jewelry In the oases for the day , went to an apartment in the rear of the store to get Borne water. When ho returned he ( found that one of the ahowcaeea had bsen opened by thieves , who had stolen a pair of diamond oar ring * , seven diamond mend studs , and four loose diamonds. There la no clno to the rascals who com mitted [ tha robbery. Sunday evening a man came int ? the ataro , and acted in a rery suspicious manner , as though de termining "tho lay of the land , . " It is supposed that ho knows something about this morning's robbery , Ho Is described as being a man of medium talure with dark features and short black beard , : Democratic ! State Central Committee. The members of the demooratlo state central committee have been Informed by VI the chairman , Bon , J , Sterling Morton , ' that its meeting will occur at Lincoln , October 15th , the night before the con vention. ai THE ENVIOUS , INFLATED EVARFS The Aaron Bnrrcflhe Republican Par ly anfl a Lalter-flay stalwart , Evart'a Oarocr as n Defender of John son and Assistant Dofnmcr of Grant Xho batter's Gen- oslty to the Former. Written for the BBS. The lion. Hamilton Fish , secretary of state dnrlng Oon , Grunt's administration , furnished to the Now York Independent a few weeks ago a loiter , which was copied into the BEE , giving some remin iscences of Grant. In that letter Mr. Fish atatos that , when it became the duty of iho prosldont to appoint counsel to represent the United States govern , mont before the board of arbitration which mot at Geneva to fix the award for damages growing out of the depredations of the Alabama , ho prcsontod the name of William M. Evorts for ono of the counsel , and that ho ( the president ob jected to Kvarts on account of "aomo irritation" caused by something that oc curred in Andrew Johnson's cabinet , of which Evarts wai a member ; but that ho ( Fish ) used arguments showing iho peculiar quallGcatlons and fitnosa for the position , and by his persuasion induced Grant to forego hla objections end appoint Evarts. In military matters. Grant would Union attentively to suggestions and advice , but ho formed his own judgments and acted accord ingly , I bcllovo the statement is true that ho never called a council of war , bnt in civil affairs ho would frequently yield hla emi vlowa to the advlco of fiionds in whom ho reposed confidence , and often tlmos to his own injury. Ham ilton Fish Inflicted a wrong upon Grant when ho urged him to appoint Evarts , knowing iho appointment was personally distasteful to him , for there were hun dreds of lawyers in the country just as well qualified for the position as Evarts , ( the latter , In the writer's hnrablo judg ment , la greatly overated as a lawyer , and as to ability ) and onqht rather to regret - grot what ho did , than to seem to take pleaanrd in quoting the fact as an evi dence of Grant's readiness to wave his opposition to Evarts on account of the poblic crocd , for the public good did not require the appointment. Fish desired it because he wanted to servo Evarts , nnd ho was willing to ask the president to sacrifice hid own feelings and mike an appointment obnoxious to himself for which there was no public necessity. And ho treats in a very gingerly manner the CMHO of Gen. Grant's persoml ob jection to Evaits , though ho know per fectly well what it was. Ho know that the cause , of which ho wrote in his letter as "some irritation growing ont of some thing that occurred In Johnson's ' cabi net , " was a deliberate attempt of John son and his cabinet , including Evarts , to dracoon Grant into the support of John son in hit conflict with congress , and falling in that , to fasten a stigma upon Grant's goad name , by charging him with prevarication and duplicity towards the president. The .pretended ground for thin charge , and 'noma interesting his torical incident which occurred during that stirring period , and which have never been generally known or thorough ly understoodwill { form the subject of my next iotter , touching the relations which dilated at that tlmo between Gen , Grant as the head of the army , and Andrew Johnson as Proiidont of the United States , who , [ in tha writer's judgment , was the most dangerous man who has ever figured In American politics. Aaron Burr was Jknlghtly in comparison with the Tennessee demagogue. Tha country i never realized how near It was to civil strife again , In the streets of Washing ton , and In the capitol building itself. There can bo no question that Johnson did actually contemplate the use ofkthe army In overthrowing the reconstruction meas ures enacted by congress ; and then ho would issue his proclamation for the elec tion of a now congress , declare the old congress in rebellion and disperse it. a There was ono man who stood between President Johnson and the accomplish ment of his purpose , or the attempt to accomplish It , there was ono man who stood between peace and civil war , and that man wai Grant. If the latter oould have been swayed by Johnson if ho had given him ( Johnson ) any assurance that he would support htm with the army in carrying ont his scheme ? , ho would most assuredly have embarked npon the haz ardous measure of establishing what ho called "my policy" by force of arms. But Grant was Immovable. Johnson could do nothing without the army , aud he could do nothing with the army without Grant , There stood the latter at the head of the army , like a sentinel on guard over the citadel , silent , watchful , deter mined. Johnson used ovoty argument and influence to bring him over to his sldo , bnt to no purpose. I know what I urn wilting about. The country does not yet raallia the magnitude of the obligation of gratitude it owes to the indomitable , the heroic Grant , for the preservation of pence during that trying period. And btcause ho ojnld not thus use the head of the army , the president then nought to tarnish his reputation by changing him with having given assurance of support , and then having gone back on his word. No man living wai over more ciutlous abont giving pledges than Grant , and if ho gave one , no man living was ever more intent and circumspect in keeping it. No man , living or dead , could over 1 truthfully say Grant ever deceived him ; and no one ever regarded his honor and his word moro sacredly than ho , and when the attempt was made by the preei- dent and bli cabinet , including Evarts , to dishonor his word by charging him with prevarication , ho repelled it with Indignation. It was a scheme on their part to break down Grant became they it could not use htm , And this is what Mr , Fish speaks of oa "some Irritation , " ) I think thoao were the words , I quote SI From memory ) , Having a proper regard tl for Grant's honor and feelings , it was siol an ungenerous act on the park of Fiih to ola isk tbo former to give a conspicuous ap olhi pointment to the man who had aided In hioi in attempt to blight his feme. oioi f From the time when Andrew Johnson oi f tbandoned the republican patty and tob. iolned bauds with those against trhom b.ra io. had been uttering his malediction * , raTl md declaring he would hang them and Tl ' bat those who wore poimltted to live thJc nust take back seats in the work of re- Jc tonstructlon , ho waa supported and ad- fokr riied by Wm. M. Evarls , During all kr bat acrimonious and protracted contro in , versy between the president and con- 'rots , when the unmistakable purpose of ho latter was to destroy the ropnllcan diiwl isrty , which had made him vice president , wl ind when the permanenca of that party lei was In exceeding peril , ho ( Erartt ) waa an abettor of Johnson in Us attempted overthrow. Dutlog the Impeachment trial of the president Evarls was ono of the lawyers who conducted his defetisp , and In rowaid for which ho was made attorney-general , HonrylStansberry , cf Ohio , wns attorney-general under John son , bnt resigned that office in order to tike part in the defense of his chief , which ho could not with propriety do while holding that office. It waa aup- posodho would , Incasa of the president's acquittal , bo roappolntcd to the tame office , bnt ho had to stand aside In order that Evarts might bo rewarded. It was thought advisable to mnko the to ward of Evatta as conspicuous as possi ble , because ho had loft the republican party to support Johnson In his betrayal of It. And now ho poses n.i a stalwart of stalwarts ; yes , last November , when Blalno revlovrcd that croat procession of the republican heals In Now York , which passed before him , though in a drenching rain storm , ho ( EvarU ) toddled along with the rest of the boys , up Fifth ave nue , in the mud and rain , shouting ho- lannahs to the patty ho had once labored to destroy. Possibly the Unltod States sonatorshlp from Now York , which was then looming up to vlow , may have had something to do with imparting to him the zeal and nnctlon of a now convert. Ho now poaea aa a stalwart candidate for the republican nomination for the presi dency in 1888. For ono , the writer , as an humble member of the party , profois to support a candidate who has never been engaged in au off jrt to demolish that party to which the country Ia Indebted for Its preservation. Safer to trust to the man who has always boon trno and steadfast , In preference to ono who , now and then , consorts with the Philistines. In what has boon written nbivo in re gard to Johnson's cabinet joining with him In iho attack npon Grant , Stanton should ba excepted from the application of the remarks. JOIIN M. TIIITER , GKAND ISLAND , Sept. 7th. The Order of Keuiov&l and Thorough. brctlB. Kansas City llesord , Our breeders and importers are asking "what effect will the government's order to remove the fences from the pnbll" lands have on the traffic in thoroughbred brooding stock In the west ? " Some are foarf ol that the order will work damage , that it will chuck the demand , that It will discourage men alrasdy In oattlo and deter from entering In cattlc-rAislng. It Is to bo hoped that this vlow is unduly despondent. It seems to as that the tendency will be to improve the trade in tha states. With inclosed pastures the western stockman can raise thoroughbred and grade breeding stock for use on Iho unfenced ranges on bettor terms , so far as cost ia concerned , than the man in the Elates can on his higbprlcod lands and cxponalvo winter food. Without fences on tha largo tracts of public lands that style of breeding Is cither impracticable altogether or the breeder must vrork on small farms and on abont the same terms as his eastern competitors do. Of one thing our breeders may rest assured , namely , the cUtlemen in the west who have used thoroughbred or high-grade ( took will not readily return to the tcrnb. They will either go ont of cattle alto gether , or if compelled to work on the open range , will Induce them to eschew tcrnb ] and adopt the Improved breeds. The immediate results of such a course will be an increased demand upon the states for improved brooding stock. The western breeder cannot nnd ot take the breeding of bulls on the open range. The .number needed la future will not fall below that now In use , but on the contrary the tendency will ba towards an increase. All things considered , the Immediate return of this trade to the fenced breeding farms seems inorltab'o , and a revival to tha brisk activity of ' 82 and ' 83 can confidently bo looked for. How to Hat Hall's Journal of Health. AB a universal rale In health , and , with very taro exceptions , that is beat to be oaten which the appetite craves or the taste relishes. Persona rarely err in the quality of the food eaten ; nature's Instincts are the wisest regulators In this respost. The great sources of mischief from eat ing are throe quantity , frequency , rapidity ; and from these como the horri ble dyspepsias whicn make of human life burden , a torture , a living death. Rapidity By eating fastltho stomach , like a bottle being filled through a fun nel , Is full and overflowing before wo know It. Bnt the most Important reason ia the food Is swallowed before tlmo has been allowed to dlvlda it in sufficiently email pieces with the toath ; for like lea in a tumbler of water , the smaller the bits are the sooner are they dissolved. It has bison soon with the naked eye that if eolld food Is cut up In pieces small as half a pea It digests almost as soon without being chawed at all as If it had been well mastloited. The boat plan , therefore , is for all persons to thus comminute their food ; for orcn If it is well chewed the comminution Is no injury , while it is of very great importance in cis ? of hurry , forgotfnlnoos or bad tooth. Cheerful [ " conversation prevents rapid eating. : Frequency It requires aboin five hours tor n common meal to dissolve and paes out of the stomach , during which ! litno this organ ia incessantly nt work , when it must have repose , as any other : mutclo or set of muscles , after such a length of effort. Hence persons should not oat within loss than a five hours Interval. The heart Itself ii at real more than one-third of Its time. The brain perishes without repose. Never force ' food on the stomach. Quantity It ia variety which tempts to excess : few will err as to quantity who sat rery slowly. Rattier 'WUriTlitrty-ElKlit Rattler , Co the Snake Editor of the Globe-Democrat , r Whllo on the "range" In the Cherokee 3rip ! , I. T. , a young man named Jordan , ion of a well-known cattleman , heard tbo yell-known warning of a rattlesnake. 31s pony scared and became almost nn- nansgeablo , tearing over tha wild grass I i a lively rate. The young man after I I ! letting the pony under control went I I ck on foot to the vicinity wbero the iTO i nako wa.s hoard , and after an hour or TO succesdtd in finding and killing it hooting It In the head with his Wiu- heater. It had thirty-seven rattles and button. Theao ho out oil and took iomo. List week John Jordan , father the boy , was in Talcqnab , the capital the Cherokee nation , having attached Iho wide leather band around his ' . road-brimmed white sombrero the ittler aud button captured by his son , w 'ho rattler and button would Indicate | bat the reptllo was 38 years old. Young ordan says that the snake waa over six iot long , but just how much ho does not now , aa ho had no means of measur- ig it , 01 The grott claim of the now medical Iscovery Hod Star Cough Cure is that hile it cures promptly and turoly , it i no depressing efteots behind , PElEM THE BEST THINQ OUT FOR Washing & Bleaching In Hard or Soft , Hot or Cold Water , Siv s LABon , Ti Mill Sotr AMAIINOLT , nJ pltfi' Dulven&Iaatliltctlon. Ho timllr rich oi | > oor iboald bo without It. Sold by all croocri. EIUPARII of Imitation ! wtJI do- ilfcno 1 to mlilcAd. PIIARUIII It the OILT trx lube mlng compound And Unays bours the above rjm- bclnnJ nameol JAMES 1'YLE NEW YORK. Police Dock at , The following caaoa were disposed of by Jndgo Stonborg yesterday : L'zzlo Burns , disturbance of the peace , discharged. Dave Link , William Halncs , Hngb Danbach , Tom Snowdon , Lottie Coombs , drunk and disorderly , § 5 and costs , paid. Howard Bonnet , H. Spaulding , drunk and disorderly , $5 and coitc , committed In default. Henry Peln , disturbance of the ponce , $1 and costs. Divld Trcsiln , drunk and disorderly , $10 and costs , committed In default. Lsry Casey , disorderly conduct , dis charged. Oicar Hull , fighting , $10 nnd coats. Two vagrants were ordered ont of the city. In tbo report of Satnrda/'a police court proceedings George LUtlebarger , David Trosain , John Fletcher , M. Co- burn and Joseph Pate should have baon mentioned among these discharged , after trial for Intoxication. The "Exposition UmTornello do Part Culi- nniro" awarded the highest honors to Aliens- turn Bittern us the most ellicncious stimu lant to exclto tbo appetite and to keep the digestive organs in geed order. Ask for th Kcnuino article , manufactured only by Dr. J G' 13. Sicqert Sons , nnd beware of itnitn CDS. Western Agent 719 South Sth St.Omiha , rdcphpne 602. Correspondence ( solicited IN BOTTLES. 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So found hy the author whoso experience for 3 jews la such as probably never hcforo fell to the ot of any physician SCO pages , hound In beautiful i'rench muslin , embossed covers , full gilt , Riiaron- ecd to ho atlnor work In vtery BCJIBO mechanical Itcraryand professional tnan any other work In Ills cnmtry for ? iDO , or the tnonoy will Iio rtfunded1 n every Instance. I'rlco only $1 by mall , postpild. illustr.tcd ini/Io OOc. henil now. Gold medal1 warded the author hy the National Medical inso lation , to the otllccrs of which ho rcfcra. The Science of Mfo should bo reid by the jounjr 'or Instruction anJ by the allllcted for relief. U v-VX jeiiellt nil. London I.tuicet. There Is no mernlwr of society to whom TJia Science of Ufo will not ba useful , whether youth , mrcnt.BUirdlan , Instructor or UerKyman. Argo- nut. Address the Pcabody Medical Institute , or Dr.V. . I. Parker , No. I tlullrlnch ttrcet , lioston , Mass , ho nay bo consulted on all diseases requiring skill and ixjcrlenc. Chronic and obstltmto dleoiMBthut latobafllcd the aklll cl ill othirvmV phjtlclans , * siaclalty. Such * * " ' retted Hucccafully w llliout an In- rr IIVC171 V uico of failure. Uliitlon this paper. lIltnKiljK NEBRASKA OMAHA. NEBKA8KA. AID UP CAPITAL . . 8250 CC MAYI , isss . . , W , YATKI , A. E. Tonzitizr , President . Vice I'realdeat , r.V.MocsE , JNO.S.OOILINB , Litwia B. Tiao W , II , B. Hughes , Cashier. BANKING ornox : Tie Iron. Banlr , OB , ' 12th AND FABKAM STB , 4 General Banking Busi ness Transacted.