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4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , THURSDAY , OCTOBER a 1885. v U HE DAITiY BEE. OMAHA OirifHi Xo. i UNI Pin KAUNAM Hr , K V M cfiTiiinu ! < e PuMlMiffll erpry mnrnlnjf , iiXfTptstindny. Tito biily Monday morning iwpor iinMlsln.il In tlio itnio. Tnims nv MAII. ' . Ono Vi-nr . fl < U ! iTliiTO Month * . J3M fllx Months. . . lUXKOlio Miilith . 1.00 TIIK WhKM.r tn > .n , IMiMbhcil Hvorjr Wednesday . TRTtHU , i'OSTl'.Ult. Olio Your , with iiroiiitum . . . . . . &Z.OO Duo Year , without iirvitilmn . JJ5 HI * MnntlH , without | iromliim . 75 Ono Month , on ttlnl . 10 All cnmmtiiilculloim iclutllii ; lo ncwfl unit oill- tnrfnl tmittors nliouM txi nililrCfMil In thu HIM- a on or TIII : linn. Alt luminous lottnrt ami ii-inltlniicnq MionM tie fitlllf ! > CM-d 10 TlH IlKM 1'Ur.MHIIlMl CO.MI'VNT , OMAHA , llrufls , dirrV-5 ntul | > o toIlco ( orders lo ho nmilu | mynlilo lo thu onk-r o HIE EEE PUBLISIIIIIC COWm , PROPRIETORS , B. H08RWATUH , Kmtott. WITH Iho inorc.'Wft of ! ty additions , Oiniili.i town loti urn likely to bo .sold in tlio near fitturo hoiiunvhcro east 'Of Fro nton ! . Tim c/ar of Russia continues Ui keep liliusalt under lock unit koy. Alexander - dor known enough lo coino in when liu relgn.s. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hur.ij GATE will be blown up on Satur day next at 11 a. in. Hob Iiigersoll filionld bo lolegrnphod for to attend the cere- inony. HOSTOH is greatly agitated over tlie Mnndard of milk. Otnnliii ltvs : no .stand- tirtl. Most of it Sri-ins to liavo boon measured by I ho pump or thereabouts. A NV.IWASKA. flouring mill has received the government conlniut for supplying the Utc agency with Hour. Itisuniieces- nary to siy : thnl the mill is not located in Omaha , A I'F.w more blunders like tlio uncon stitutional appointment of Cat. ] ) Mitchell to the boncli of the Second district would iimko tlio fall crop of InwKnits u very .profitable ono for Iho lawyers. has thankntl the pope for hii fcervieoa in arbitrating ; tha C.iruliiiM dis pute. Tito pope's reply thanking the prince for hi.s inlere.st , in the chnrrh in Germany has not yet boon made public. Tin : Union raoilio proini.sos greatly nv dnocd rates to delegates to the coming tloniooratic state convontion. This will bo an added inducement to warm work lit the primaries. TIIIIIU : is a general revolt against llio tt'lophono.in Maine , and all the doctors of hewiston and Auburn liavo ordurcd oitf. their hiMrmnunU. IVobably to per form a surgical operation on the cons- IT is suggested that the president will appoint Carl Schuiv. on the civil sorviet 'oommission. Mr. Schur/.s luck sis a chronic oflioo-holdor will be envied ly many a disappointed demoeratio poli tiolau. _ t The drummers of the United Stater liavo agreed to rofn.se gratuities to Pull man oar porter.s. If the Pullman com pany paid their omployos properly Ihert would be no necessity for tliis customary , grudge on the travelling public. A mvm on the Pennsylvania railroad was captured by train agents on Tuesday last and the passengers robbed with im punity. A low more remarks about the rowdy and lawless west will now bo ii order from esteemed eastern contempor nries. Pit. MiLrtu continue..s to congratulate to sonio extent , Nebraska democrats am. to a great extent himself , upon the con tiiuian.ee of republican removals through out Iho stato. As the process will con tinuo for many months to como , the Doc tor i.s not likely to lack editorial material AUMIIS : are still concentrating on tin Dalkiui frinMor. and the cry to arms i ringing through all -principalities o southeastern Uuropo. Hut the diplomacy of Europe , as it has so often done before m j' BHVO the sick man of the east , tin key to the Dardanelles mid his beat o empire on the llosphortis. LINCOLN is to vote on a bond propos' lion of ? lOOCOfor an extension of tli Northwestern system from Fremont The day ought to bo past in Ncbrask. when the pcoplo build railroads fo. ntherH to operate , Our state is now thickly enough sullied to oll'or enough in duccmonlt in the franchise itself for an. trunk line lo extend itself without othci aid. KU" ItoniNsoN , the Brills' ' lion tall twister , htm bct-n keeping prutl , quiet lately , but ho will soon liavo i chiuico to do all Iho tail-twisting that h desires. IIo is ono of the chosen baud o lifty logo to Irolaud to assist Parnell ii oloctionooring. The liery Finery is als- among the number , and with two SIR- ' twisters ou Irish soil the llrish lion is no Jikuly to have much of a tail left after th campaign is over. should look well to the jusllc. of the puaoo. Under the law decreaslii ; their number the olllcos will be amoiij. tli most lucrative as well a.s the mos Important in thu city. The compensa lion annexed to the position should secure cure men of character and ability. Those nro the qualities which have heretofon been lacking in the Omaha justice mill' which have been conducted with mon regard lo junk than to justice ; to fee.- than to fairness. It U nlso army oflloer who knows Uls owu ugo and can keep It to himsalf is thu day for compulsory retirement ap proaches. General John Newton , of thr mghieer corps , always supposed iiu'tll ro- tcntly that ho was born on July 1,183i , irlilch would retire him on the sumo date Iti JB8J. ( Ho has now discovered and ? ruvon by court roconLs that August 31th 18tt7 In thtj sixty-fourth anniversary of hl- lirtli. Thin will cause mourning muoim it ! > Hiibordinales in thu engineers wlm ioi < ; d lo prolit by General Nowton'd ro- U'uuunt. A C1cnr Cnso. Tim pnoplo o ! Nebraska will with great lnlerp t the decision of the supreme court fn thocaso brought , bpforf it to leal the title of , fame * T . Mitchell , now acting as additional j'idgc In lh' Socontl district , under appointment ot Gov. Dawcs. Tito judiciary of this stnl" is the orpiitnro of the cftintit.itlon , and can only act in conformity Uiprmvith. Section Jl.of artk'la sixth , the judicial doparlmt-nl , provides : The leslolalnrohcnevcr two-thirds of the members elected lowu-U Imtt'n ) slmll t-onntr therein , may , in or nffor the yau-ono thun- sand eight hunditHl nnd oUhty , and not iiftcncr lima once In every finu-H r.-1. lu- proaso the innnbor of < llMrlot jtidKM tit the district courts nml the judicial ilistiictn of thu' stale. In 1883 , the legislature enacted a la\v increaslng the number of district judges to tt.-iii Uudoi * the constituUonnl provi sion above fpioled , no further increase In the number of judge * could legally take pluco until the year 1887 , without constitutional amendment. The act. passed by Iho last legislature , anil ap proved 5n March , 185 > o , doublingthu num ber Of jtiilgt" * in the Second district , was manifestly unconstitutional. That Gov ernor Dawes approved this act shows either gross carelcivsncss or criminal ignorance. Mr. Mitchell's appointment by the gov ernor , under t hit nor , i.s oven moro un pardonable. There might liavo bm-a some excuse , amid the rush of lt < gmliillro business , for the governor's approval of a bill that roreivfd a two-thirds vote but thcro ' was ample time after the legislature adjourned , for liim to have roetilictl his blunder by refusing to make an unconstitutional s-.ppoint ment. Thcro must liavo boon a power behind the tlirono to push Mr. Milehell' appointment. The pressure from the r.'tilioad managi-is seems I o have over come the executive conscience. Mr. Mitchell w.is si favorto ! of the railroatU. Ilti had letidercil them urc.iT st-rvico before and would doubtless provo as useful on the bench as he had he.cn in the legislature. SKjvars ago when Church IIowo was chairman of' Hit ? Hcnato conunitl < u ) ou railroads and ( Jaj > tain M'itchcll chairman of the committee of the house on tins same title , they togi-thor jiigeou-holed all matter relating to the sultjoct un til the closing days of I ha es iim when they submitted u report that Nebnwk.i needed no legislation on vailroads to carry out the constitution's mandate. " Three years ngo , ilitciiell Vv'as llio i\ > il- road candidate from this district , and was warmly supported byJolmM.Tluirs- lon , 1'red Nye aiid Iho railroud delngsi- tion from Douglas county. He was not nominated because he did not liavo the backing of his own county. Of course , no ono questions ( "V.praln Mitchell's fidelity , nor do wo assail hi. ) integrity on questions outside of corpora tion interests. 1'ut ho would lie un un grateful man if he did not rccipiwnto the favors and stfpport which he has received - ceived and upon which ho depend * for 'ils ' future sucocsi. It is notorious that : Iho influence of the Jliurlington rotul n - ntired a Mitchell delegation from Lii'ioa.-- ter eoinily last nioiitli , aiidil' is a traveily ) n jiLstico when mon who ewe their en tire o\islonce , politically , to railroads tire permit ted to deal oul justice between he railroads and thu people. Only fwo v'ear.s ago the voters of the First , distiiut .ulministoreil a .stinging rebuke at thu polls , irrespective of party , to a candi date nominated and supported for this high otlice by railroad attorneys and po litical managers. \Vo liavo commended Attorney General Lce.se on various occasions fur nergy anil fcarlc.ssness-in Iho dlsohargo ) f his duty. Jn this instance , however , iho attorney general does notappo.tr in ; i 'omniondablo light. The same influen- e.s that procured the appointment ot Mitchell appear lo bo potential over him. No other rational nvplanalion can bo made of hiti refusal to Uring an action bo- ore the supreme court , when asked to do lo. Ilo Hhouhl hare done io ; without be- iiig asked. Hare was a judge foisted iipon the ] ) ( ! Oplo in palpable violation of 'ho constitution , administering justice ivith no onrlhly attlhority. Tlie iwwer.s > f a district , judge over life , liberty and oroporty are cxtttuHive and only limited > y tlte rovlowing authority of thuriti- jrotno court. Kvory judicial act of Mr. Mitchell is liable to legal exception , and undoubtedly will bo declared void if our constitution has any binding force. Tlio Political ICot-1/.uii. A glance at the political hori/.on thin 'all is both inloresting ami Biiggostivo. Kor an oil' year the sky presents mon ) latlonal interest than usual. Local piestionsKcomtobodt minor importance vhilo national issues are being pushed into unnatural prominence , The curiou i ipeetaolo is presented of the republicans Vaging nn aggressive warfare on ques tions which two years ago they would lave walked around a great many city ipiaros to liavo evaded. Prohibition is looming up in Ohio , and the problem is n course of .solution whether prohibition uid Ilia demouraoy can pull togelher in me team. In New York the spoils hunt- ng democracy are at swortls points with ho policy of the * admlulstra- ion , while the republican ; ) take ipen issue with them , the result being a dearly tlelined issue , Moro attention is juing bestowed by the orators of both jarlios on Iho tariff nnd views upon thu diver question are beginning lo cry.stal- /.o moro clearly in party platforms and from the lips of party orators. Additional interest attaches to the campaigns in Vow York , Ohio and Iowa from the fact 'hat the legislatures to bo elected in these Uatcs will choose United Stales -senators t > succeed Miller , Sherman and Wilson , I'liu present republican majority Is eight , including the readjustor , and the loss of , my of tlio three senators mentioned would be u party misfortune. The loss of all three would throw' the arbitration of diironmuos belwiioii Iho houses into the hands of the Virginia roadjualur , which , while pleasant for Mr. Mahonu and Ids colleague , is hardly to bu dtulred by either party. So far as Ilia democracy is conqorned , the rosnltsof the coining oloetlons will jo consldunvl important as showing two gd : the populur oiidorsomont of thu admlnlstTtitlon and the power of palron- a-jo , jumt , and prospectiro. Thurn nro thousands of priwsyet lo be drawn from the executive hat , and tens of thousands of patriots evidently lo accept them On IMa account as much If not morn tfinn for any other mason the democrats hope great tliingn for Iho llr.st sink- ( , -luotloJi.s hchl after the Inauguration. The ropub- llcans on the oilier hand , sinking minor dlfl'iirunciM , aie consolidiiting and ftjs'uig the divided element in a wiiy that looks like cloiur uii'ly than it has for years. Tlio XeKloctetl KUtW. The contlemnation of rights of way for railroad purposes and projected plain for additional manufacturing enterprises. to bo located between Hie rivx-r bank and thu bluff , marks the continuation of a set tlement which before many yw\r \ # will utilixo the greater poillon of the Hats which line the river on tlio Nebraska sldo in Omaha and beyond. For railroad ami manufacturing purposes no moro avail able locatlonn can be found in this great and growing metropolis. The Union Pacific yards and .shops , thegronbsme.lt- ing works , the engine house and reser voirs of Ihu walnr works are nlready in possession. Miles upon miles of a eon- fitantly growing not-work of rails spread over portions like agig.mllegridiron. The long neglected Hats ar rising steadily in value and in prospective utility ; and mo-iquitos and imaginary malaria musk give place sooner or later lo machinery and great factories , built within a stonu'tl throw of Ihn river banks. Omaha hai found her location , one < - so much dUpar- agoil and fought ovir , a fortunate ) ono for her reqniiviii nti. The bond above the bliill's , lining the river bottom * , has proved its value Iromitstmseof drainage , " facility in gr.ule , mid 'ready availability fnf the transactions of her btlsinesi botisi'S. ll-r reidonee streets hflvo ex- tendcd from 'it in the only three direc tions potsiblo. ami are atill pushing tlteir way over hill and valley into the interior of the county. The Hats hauibeon neg lected hirgi-ly because there lui.s been lit tle demand to which 1 hey can best bo put. The time h approaching wh"n Iho view of Onuha from the river will bn a.s charael eristic of a givat city , in its ways , : \s is that of Cincinnati from the Ohio or 1'ittsbtn-g from thn Allegheny , anil when foundries and furuatv * , giunt factories , tall chimneys and dnrting trains will evi- deneo the tUllizntidii of the riverfront anil tin ) industrial progress of the ( Jalo t'itvof the west. ' Tlie Telephone St\iJ . Thi ) most formidable combination which ht : yet. pu' , in an njipfar.tnoo : tg.iin t the JJell Telephone company i.t that which has recently i'.l"d its petition through the attorney gi'in-rar-s" ollieo in U'jv.iingrnn | , nnd which asks for the an- nulmenh of tiiu 1M1 pnttMits. Since Bell received bis patent in 1Sii , four hundred leloihoni ] ) patents of one Kind or an- jthev have been isMtcit for moMiliealion or imroveinentK ] ) , and Ih'-.sti ' mimeroin companies liavo been formed with im- meitbo subscriptions of , capital. The present suit is brought by President Van li'Hillniysen and his associates of the Na tional Improved Telephone company. licnthn.vMm t-Jainf thai lh ' Bell patent was preceded by the inventions IMs , Or.iy , BlaUe , lvii--oii and others ; that tho" original Bell pilent : did not inclmlo a speaking -lfihono t ; thai It only snecewled in transmitting woriK b.y tin * Blake apparntn.- infringciliont on the 1'Mison patent , which in lufti only claimed lo 1m an improvement of the invi 'iLion of Philip Ui-is , .some thirty-live ye'ir.-i airo. ! ! > alfO uonloiidrt that the HIako telephone was applied fully tbnio years before it was patented in the United States. In' thu interest of his company Van Benthuynon wenttoU'ayh- ington lo bring the qtie.stion buforo the United States courts. J Us mass of fhct.s tei.ding to show that. Bell did not invent Iho telephone or dlscou-r tlio art of traiiHinilting Kpcech by oleclrioilyvon - , so full and startling thatMr. . MoCurry , of Iho attorney general's oliico , lai l the evi dence before the department of justice and obtained perm slon ( > in.sti- ttito the ttit. Porniia. loii was also secured for the employment of four prominent attorneys to assist tm > government in the full. The Bull company wjll now luivo to make the issno of the validity of their own patents. Heretofore ) in tln > various suits brought against con/politors they have , been successful. In the present issue"liny ( will be obliged to meet a com bination of capital as strong as their own."Tlio whole history of telephone Invention at home and abroad will bn thoroughly invesligalod. The claim will bo made that Gray's application fora speaking telephone w.t.s entered til the palunt onion on Iho very day on whloh Bull llled Ids caveat , and the telephone of Philip Hois atitnilatcB both by twenty- live year.s , while the inventions of Blake , KtllHon , Vantlorwelr , Pickering and Cross are all prior to that of the present owner of the exclusive patents , Tlio ohlof interest to the country at largo should bo that exact justice shall be done. The question Involved i.s sim ply one of fact. If Graham Boll 'WHS the lir.st inventor of the speaking telephone , ! iu should reap the benefits , oven if a bur- dimsomo monopoly Is the result. To curb thai , the laws tire im ro or loss nfl'uclivo. But H he has no valid claim , Iho publio will not suffer from the competition whloh will result from the division of n business which has now become little less than the telegraph , a part of Iho vast ma chinery of tlie commercial system of the country. Tun Btiprcmo court in referring the matter of Attorney Burr's disbarment to n co mmlttco of lawyers , is evidently en deavoring to shift its responsibility. Proceedings liavo been instituted in the court by Iho attorney-general for Burr's ' disbarment , and Burr having made an- Hwor In due form , an issue has been made for the court to decide without any recom mendations , suggestions , or other as sistance from a committee of lawyers , Everybody knows that lawyers are al together too apt to stand by each other like Unit famous jury that tried a man for seduction , and , although ho was gtil ty , promptly acquitted htm because they all bore the uauio kind of character as the accused , and hud to sl-aud by him. The people of Nebraska aspect the supreme couvt to do its d\iljIn. | the. Burr ca.se , nnd not allow him to bo whilowashed. His conduct , has bco'u of a most nnprofei- .s'onal character , mid ho should bo pun | phe.d for it. Tile liirnlng loose of n con demned murderer 1/y trickery Is no small oflbno. A uvnr.v row haw been starlet ! in Iho congregation of Gfaco Kpiacopal eallio- dral al DavenporLThooausowaslho light ing of caudles oti Iho altar in nccorilanco with instruction ! * from Bishop Perry. For some time there has been a luinlliat between the high church and low churoli elements of the congregation , and when the candles were lighted tlio low church folks withdrew rn llio ground that Iho eandlo illumination was too near an approach preach to the doctrine * of Catholicism. Tlio low church people , who are In tlio majority , threaten never to enter the ea.- thodrnl again unless Iho candles tire swifted out. The result-of this quarrel is awalled with considerable interest. . McCi.o-SKiV , Iho llrst Amor- lean prelate who lias worn the red hat , is lying at death's door. In case of bis deal.li , Archbishop Glbbonsof Baltimore , is prominently mentioned as his prob- alilo successor. At no distant dale the United States will bo honored by Homo with two cardinalities. In no country has the Catholic church within the past ten years made moro steady or prosper ous advancement. WHKX thn ordinance submitting Iho question whether the pcoplo desire the erection of a § HDOM ) eitv hall on upper Fariiam street , canto up for a third reading , four members of the coun cil voted against the usual suspen sion of the rules. Why any representa tive of thn pTopIo should refuse to let the pcoplo decide for themselves what they want is a conundrum. TT seems to bo a very diflicult thing for fiomo of our policemen to keep sober. The city council ought to pass an ordi nance for the prevention of drnnkieniess among the police , by compelling them to pay for their drinks ami making it a mis demeanor for saloon-keepers to furnish them with free whisky and beer. An ordinance of this character would bo benelieial to the policemen and prolita- ble to the saloon-keepers. Tun Ili-rald 1-ommends the appoint ments of Messrs. I'urteh and Neville to thn Valentine and North Platlo land ollices respectively , but declines to vouch for Mr. Shnnnob , who has been named receiver tit North j Platte , because Dr. Miller is without personal knowledge as to him. Why is tills thus ? Wo thought that the president rind his cabinet never thought of making an appointment iu Nebraska without consul I ing Dr. Miller. i null-vaccination riot has oc curred in Montr al among the French Ca nadians , in wh\cK \ poveral olTioo'rs wer.o injured. A' ( prescription judiciously compounded of school books and lead pills is greatly needed for thu ignorant fanatics , who tire urging on n scotirgo which is depopulating their city and which nothing but the most stringent quarantine prevents from crossing over our border. MIWIM. MOHUISxu TiroKKit , of the Valentino land ofliee , have received , their walking papers. Tlio North Platte land ollicn also experiences a change of ofiieci-H. The official guillotine at Wash ington works slowly , but "it gets thnro all tlit > .same , " with remarkable steadi ness. ANFiTUAYlias gone on record with hi vote approving tlio contract bo- tweun the city of Omaha and Architect Myorn , a.s oxecutcd by Mnj'or Boyd. But Mr. Fnrny voted against , tlio ordinance to give the people of Omaha a chitnco to decide whether they approve the city hull project or not. LAND COMMISSIONT.H SPAUKS proposes lo ; stir up the railroads , in his annual r > ) port. They certainly need it. He claims to have discovered great frauds , but this fact .surprises no ono. SAN FitANi'i.st-o' has organized a crema tion Koeiuty. The bitter antipathy lo the Chine-so in that , ojty leads us to believe that the San Franciscans are preparing for a Mongolian roast. TIICI.T i.s no lack of candidates for MicrilV this lime. The woods are full of 'em. They all want to capture Miller's boarding anil lodging house. Tin : war in the Balkans is nothing to Iho eon Hi el , which Ihn administration is having with the balking democracy in Nebraska and elsewhere. AT last the Ilurnoy street improvement has been order'ed ' 1y } the council. This is notice for tin ) vacation of Cootsvlllo. Dit. Mir.uni tulvi'es Irishmen to move cautiously. Wti suKpeet ho refers moro particularly to ( ho ! coming movement in Iho primaries. , ' ANOTIIKH ppllc'onia.n is charged wilh drunkenness , ' 'Tui'ii ' Iho rascal oul. t -i .TIIJ-J l-MI4 U(01i < INDUSTUY. There tire 18,000 Idle women In .Sun Fran cisco. MI > < Convicts ure to build the now blato capllol In Joxas. Maohliit'sliop work Is picking up all over the country. The .Massachusetts worsted mills are Btnrt- liij'up again. The American carpel Industry Is In excel lent condition. The Boston Knights are galnlnlng rapidly In membership. The Itlehniond Knluhts nro pledging all rniitlldiitcs lo Die abolition of the t'onvlutsys- tciu. tciu.A A Holyoko. Jfass. , ninmilactiirrrha-S Just shipped thirty tons ot mining machinery to Mexico. Tliero are 29,237 locomotives In North America. None of the locomotive works ate full or orders. Manufacturing stationers nnd irmmifnc- tuiers of fitutloaerH1 novelties have nut been as busy for two years. The Muster Plumbers' association , ot New York , htvs acceded l tlm demands of the \\iit Union lor nine hours us n day's work. Tlieit > Is n itrruhmltnkliiKiipnf dlseniiilnuxl lalMir In several lines of munutnetiue , wit In n few Hie smuumr force Is Iminx reduced. An ntmndaiicn of orders Is looked for by lonillnic I'hilndclphirvm.'Uiufnetiuers In lion , textiles , mitdiliu'iy , engines nml special ma chinery. I'nlib.inks ifc Co. , employ a Innto foieo of convict- the Virginia iionHcnllnry In bar rel imiklnjt. They work for forly-oiio cents per day. A luw t of now nnd Ivnutlful deigns In UniFtmns novi-ltlesnio In the linin'sof ' Job bers nml tmvuliiiK agouti , nnd exhibit a gtcal mlutnce In dcilgnini < talent Asltlkoof shop-glils In Ljiin. Mas" . , of flfUHMt mouths duration iiKnlnst a female siipcrtnlon < leiitcunotontt end Inst week by the rokimtioii of the offensive parly. Tim Fiench Cnlmdlaus ot Manchester , N. II. . nro oignimlni' under the Knights of l.almr. Assemblies extend nil over Iho stito. Klx assemblies tire now orcanUInK Hi Montreal. Sir Hriiiry Hesstimi-r has natontr-,1 a method for running oul tin plnh-s , miles long If neeessnrj' , just ns pniicm an ) run otT ou thu Immovod presses. This v > 111 vastly cheapen tin pinto. Paper mnnufiicturcni me. ( IntUita a freer movemeiil In nil kinils of p.\per \ , due to Die course ot consumers In cairyhiR moderate Mocks. A KIcolor nmountcnn ! K > castty made 'nt n less nVL'tngit cost , The piint cloth concerns of Fall Ulvt-r nlono number twenty-eight cori rntioiK with an utsmvgnto capital of ( ? UMU. ) < KXi. own- lug forty-thtce mills nnd producing 175,000 pieces or ( iloth per week. Thou ) tsn movement on foot among the print cloth mamitncttireisol New Kiiglnnd , to unite all the print cloth coiporutlous in one giirnnlle tx > iil , for the distribution ot their Kootls tlnoUQh [ tine selling agent The VlitjInlanutliniHI shnvivmado a con tract with u I.ynn ( Mass , ) Him to finnisli 503 eonvlcts to ho worked nt Khocmaklni ; for hcven yeaI-M , under a iicnalty ot S1UH)0. ( ) ( ) The Mate will erect a new building lor that pur- JKS | . The lumber mnmifnrturertf of Iho northwest mo oruani/.im ; lo enforce a contr.iet with tlii-ir workmen by whie.li they ulll inpro lo work cloven or ulevi-u ami onV-halt' hours in stead of ten , ami thtLs millllyiiiK their recent ly enacted law making ten hours n legal d.ij's work. Sooner or later the nrmv of miners in tlm nnllnnelte legion \\lllhtilkons one man , despite - spite the I'lukerton n 'itcy. They nreneltim < ready lor it The murderoiei metlinds of a few yearsn o threw legitimate labor or nnlz- titiiin hack ten jeats. It i.s eomliu , ' up titridn , and minim , ' labor will talk wilh cast iron tonifiie'j jet Thp book publishers report n croatrr activ ity tins fall than List All prominent jmb- Ilsliers nro havitii' > KOOI ! run of business. NlKht work isfre no it l-'nll forces nro cm- ploxednnd work ir. Lielntr pushed through us r.uii'lly ns possible. The bookbltulors are quite bttay nuri work ia eomim ? In in nn old- time-way. Vrlo.-jare very low , but for line woik Ijn'ie Is an improvement near nthand. , , Socialism of the red-flat : variety Is making littloorno headway nrnonir A met lean work men. liit soejalism of the higher nml hinailor Kind Is'crow Im ; . The ( 'towtli of enormous foitunes is Icssiapid than n few yeais a--o beenti. e of the \ast expansion of maclilnery. i hl-s tendenry Is benerielal to wa e-workera. and Ill-net ; checks tlm ci-.iviintlon to violent methods for amelioration. \VKST1015j ; NKWS. Dakoti ) . Crosby the thousand nrcdiMrov liter Iho coin crop tilonj ; the Missouri i ivcr in Tottsr county. A farmer ne.tr ( Jraml Itnplils saved his house fiom the nialtii * Hies by takin ; ; o ! hU bnwhes and mjhtinj ; t.ro with them. The Ilamey 1'eakTln Mlnlii } ; comiiatiy has bp.stni the erection of bnililim ) prepar.itoiy to aeti\ milling oiK-t-.ttlons next year. Crab apples do liiu-h In central Dakota , It ispthcn as Iho oxpencneo of apple growerj that the tiees ilo the he"t on a with slope , v.'ilh no ( ? roveor shelter belt not Ih of them , A. Ijiimour ] ) hyslelnn stat-\s flint out of clirhtcen births In his iiraeticf this .summ'-r ' si c-nti-fii have been Kirls. The doctor is a selcntlst and claims Unit It.is not nn nceiilont , hut tiui IntclllKcnt provision oi. nature to Mitisly local demand. The nttivilitu well at Altoonn Hews nt the iateofi'03 gallons n minute. The upward pies-Mire is about ' . ' 03 iiotiiiils to the square inch , wh'fh thtow.i tin ) water to a jrivat In Inht. The Mir | > lus water has formuil a lake of Mime totty tictes. The De.iihvnod Times hays llio Indications nto that the grade of the DeniUvood Innlioh.F. F. & M. V. r.illniiiil. will Iw complL-ted to It'ipid this fall , Kniiineer Andrews having lujioiletl lo the companj' Hint owing lo the character oC the ground It would 'nmossl- - bio lo woik to advantage in the sp-iiii , ' . * AVyomlnjy. A sulistnntlal brick school hou o Is Kolng ii ] , nt Kvatihton. A do7.en Chlunmen have Meiout their liist nntiimllzntion papers in Chcyuniie. Ono humlird and eighty bend of catllo hiiNcbi'un Melon from 0110 ranch In the Te- ton country Hits season. The lirst inn of 010 from King David mine awiycU)00 ) to ( ho ton. A IialC-lnteicht in the mine was icuently sold for Hi.OOO. The ( 'Idiiamcu who weie ordered to skip from Ohe-yennc on the 1st , sought shelter in the calaboose. They are gradually leaving , however. Tlm first nnlo'of elk ever recorded In Lura- mie took phue last week. Theio weto ten niilmnls In the herd and were imrch'ised by IX II. Tnllwt , of Stout oily. FiniikT. Uiown seiitn bullet through his brain while suffering from the effects of chloral at Laramie. llovvns one of the owners of a large much on the MeitMnu'Bow. The oil well of the KvauRton Oil company Is down about 400. They are Imvimr some ' tiouhlo aiid'on ( ciiuont t'lelnyon nt ountof thn easing settling. They are now boilnv thrniigh sea ) > ston < ) , which crinnblo.s hinx-ath the ctislin : nml allows It to settle , necessltnt- Inu'thoadilltlon of extra lengllts on top. The dilll wilt soon reach solid rock. The Union P.icilie coal managcmoat haste to oloso the Carbon mine for the wlnlei' . nml to pay of nml discharge all the coal minors at that place , nbiml live hundred men. The Carbon coal Is lather inferior. ami the company prelcr * to use eastern coal lor Its locomotives. / \ largo force of white men wilt .soon , however , bu employed nt lEoiik .Springs nnd Almy , and the wc.slein division of the load \vlll IM supplied by coal liom thcAO mines , wlilnh furnKli the list coal yetdlscoveailln Wyoming. [ Cheyenne Leader. Colorado. Tramps nnd thieves Infest the mountain towns. Denver IH 1 iinilnir one of her Hkntlng rinks liiloamniUethoti.se. The town of ( Ireeley Is enjoying a season v.l nellvlly in the building lino. Denver cxpcetsn grand clean up on tlio firsl Of the year. A so.ip factory Is tobostartod In town. A iiuatcttonf uglvjiugs gulled the snorts of Denver out of S'J.ooo f y nn atlemiitctl exhibi tion of the "manly ait. " The Bessemer jitcol woiks nt Pueblo nri ) tinning out steel rails for the Denver iV Hio ( Ininile rallrnad. All depart men tu of the wuiUsttro In o ) > eintlon , All the coal mines of the Union Pacliln In * noithein Colomilo are now closed. The mine.- ! , however , atComo.MiilntriUiinlonnio still rukliig. Thu miKonn given for the strike by the Colorado mlner.s nru that theio bavobi'iin somiInace.uraiies ! In Iho weighing oC coal , but this Is coiiblilrrcd liy tlio ralltoail company DM n very slim ovcu.se. nml tliat ll Is a strike oidered tonsxUt the sulking miners nt Kwk iipilngs , Wyoming. Hnid coal costs SISn ton In Butto. The ChlneM ) are leaving Butte nnd vicinity In Jaigo numbers. o'L'he.Judilh IlasTn round up this year turned * * ot A sampling works with a capacity of forly tons Is to Im built at Helena. Influential citizens of Virginia City met ami resolved thai the Chinese must go. Castor county hits an assessed valuation of Sfl.OOJ.OOO , tin Increase of over half a million In a year. Thirty-live ounces of gold , lite liret ship ment , has been received fiom the Hweet Grass Hills. t = i A new & 11.000 court house Is fo bn Imlltat nilllngs on the situ of llio ono which was burned last summer. The buildings of the territorial Insane n y- 1 nut RtVauu Springs , wuie destroyed by fl.-e on IhoSOlh ult. , nml thrco luui.itcd burned to dtMtll. Coasters. The Calico mlnoA , California , have Milppod 60 fnr this year Sl,5COCSl in bullion. The cost' lo build n brick house at Sat .laclulo , San Diego eeunty , Is nlmtit five sloths th.Uof wood. Tlio houses tu-o all of brick. Diphtheria I.s rasing to nn alarming extent nmimg thu cliildten In Hall f.nko ( Mly. Then weio S < I.\UH-II deatlts fi-om tlioillsenHd icpoitiM liL t month. The banks of Salt Lake Cllv repoit the iv col pis lor the week ending hopU'iulc.wiih , Inclusive ot Ssi.7ii.4' ; ' ) hi bullion , nml $ 'JV t ! 1.1. W In ore , a total of 8lllUia.W. Thev have n queer \sny of doing things in Tilnlio. At Silver Cllv one dny last week , fichool wns dismissed at noon for the day In order that the cliildten might attend the rnco > In the nttci noon. At Alturas , MnUoo county , Cal. , last week n \vnssltoldend by ; ittijther , who mis took him for a deer. The eoi oner's jnri found the facto as stated , nnd ' 'fully exonera ted" the slayer from till blnme. Sl'IOV JMr , OrelKlitoti 1'ayvi Ills Conillntenl | o Uli1. Woodman AH lutcr- ContVsslon. . OMAHA , Oct. 7 , 153:5. : [ To the In view of tlio fact tlmlMr. Woodman , u member of the board of publio works , has allowed himself to bo Interviewed by reporters of the local press , and has de livered himself of statements relleeliug on myself and others , not directly , it is true , but by inncndo , and otherwise in timating darkly that if his alalomunls tire called in itie.stion | he i. in possasq'wn of a whole mnguxino of ammuuilioii vvhicli ho is prepared to explode at the proper time , and in a manner that will annihilate llioso with whom ho 1ms served on llio board , together with oilier parties engaged ( as ho intimates ) , in an alleged conspiracy to defraud the city and ita people out of something mysterio'us and intangible , I deem ll but proper that this truly good man should bo presented to this community in a full glare of light , which may be shed on his real eharaoler ( not by mo ) but by himself in an open confession in Ins own handwri ting and over his own signature. J do- she to pre.SiMit below a letter written by Mr. Woodman in 1370 to , ) . \V. ( iannetf. then auditor of the Union Pacific railroad company , and 1 desire to state that I came into possession of this letter not through Mr. Gannett or through any of- tieer , employe or ex-ollleer of the Union I'.teilic railway company , but in a legit't- inalo manner , and through the voluntary surrender of it by the party to whom it was entrusted for safe keeping. Iy pur pose and motive in presenting lids letter nt this time is to induce Mr. Woodman to make a full and S'Utaro revelation of any information which ho may have or claim to have , or the publication by him of iiny evidence , either doe.inientary or other wise , or that he may have procured front any contractor cither democratic or republican relating to or involv ing any eornij I net or omission either otlicial or unofficial , public or pri vate , of myself or unvono in alleged col lusion with moor with anyone mentioned in his many interviuws.be they Grant , Barber , .Sipnres , or the "democratic eon- tractor , . ' or any other contractor , or any mouther of thu board of public works , or any ox-member thorcot , believing that an open , full , fair and thoroughly com plete and cxhnustivo revelat'on of all the tacts or tic-lions in his possession , or in tlie possession of anyone else , will be foi ; the pitblio peed , and will inure to the benefit of both the dead and the living , and of those who may live after us. Mr. Woodman , in a communication to your paper , s.iid that he agreed with mo m my opinions , when 1 had ono , and I know , therefore , that ho will agree with me now in my well grounded opinion that the loiter below is /ti.i , ami that , in it ho 1ms "held the mirror up to nahirc , " anil has pictured hints If with a rare art and with a true concep tion of Ids subject , and with a complete aeoimintanco with all the foibles , follies and idiosyneraois of Ihn mottled ehar.ic- ter which i.s handled like one of llio old masters. If Ins picture of himself shall ever fall tinder the oyi-s of his former employes in Chie.igo , Ihuy will no doubt . feel a pardonable pride at the polish and liinsh of the education which they took so much pains to give him. The foLowing is Iho letter or Valentino or confession , or whatever you may mime it after a careful perusal. JA.MKS CIIHJIITO.V. : : OVAH.V , Neb. , Feb. 1870. Mr. J. W. nannull , Auditor U. I' . H. H. , Omaha- Dear Sir- About three years ago the old linn of Harris , Tnft & Woodman sold to your purehasinj' iignnt , Mr , Chirk , live or moro barrols.liiiseed oil. The oil w.is slightly ovor-boilod , which rendered ita little ikirk for while paint , but it wns all Iho butter for dark paint. I told Mr. Clark just how it was , ; uul told him that if bo could nso it ho might have it for three cents loss than the regular price. Mr Chirk requested me to send ono bar rel lo this shops for trial , whiolt I did. It gave satisfaction , and ho subsequently ordered the rest sent down , five or more barrels. After tin ) oil was delivered I nmdi ) out a bill of it and handed it to M Clark in Mr. Sickle's ollieo. A.s I turned to leave Mr. Clark said : "Did you inakn the deduction of lltron cents per gallon from your price ? " I replied I had done so. I do not now remember just what Mr , Clark said , but I imagined' that there was something in bin manner , and 1 presiiino now it was all Imagination on my part that led mete to think that perhaps he expected Iho llireo cents ns ti commission. Whim L handed Mr. Chirk llio bill , I only gave him ono bill , Mr. Clark requested me lo send him a duplicate through the postof- Hen , which I did , and cither wrote on the bill or on a separate fihoet of paper the nolo that , yon liavo seen. I do not remember - member what 1 did write , but I think it \\-I\H to the ofl'tiot that if Iho bill was not satisfactory if ho would return it I would make out a new out ) at full price and refund the llireo cents per gallon to him. The note you saw , anil ehiu'ged me with trying to corrupt your piiroliiisliig tigont. I iliil not try to excuse if , as you know. any further than to Hay that 1 believed it hail been a custom by nearly every one who hud sold fo the U. 1 * . purchasing agents lo give tliem a commission. Now I wish to nay a word In regard to myself , nnd I will Irankly and honestly say that I will say nothing but what I would fre.oly say if they wore the lust words I would over writo. Ui ] to the tinin mentioned above nnd forever over a year afterwards , I had led a reck less and wicked life. When < | into young I entered the employment of a very wealthy Chicago linn who were specula tors , grain dealers , oto , This linn would do almost anything to make money. 1 grew ii ] ) under Ibis infliieneo and I sup pose I was atloctotl by it , I know I bad one very had habit , I mean profanity , and u ] ) to sixteen months ago I presume I was the most profane man in Nebraska , bill to HID credit of Hie liov. J H. 1'res- HOD and also lo Kov. T. Ii , Lemon , I have changed. Two years ago Mr. lYosson was pastor of the Second M. K. church , now the Kightcjmlh fit reel M. 1C. church. Mr. Prcsson ami 1 wore boyw together in Illinois , \Vliouliowasscnt \ here I had not seen him for over twenty years , 1 never attended any oliurch but wont to hear hint preach , called on him and he- cam o n regular attendant of his church. Mr. I'rcsson and myself were very warm friends when boys , and the old friend ship was renewed. Mr. I'rcsson did not chidn mo for my wicked ways as others had done , but in a mild und Christian way lie brought mo lo aionso of the slnU ] was In. 1 realised Hint I waa a vorj wicked young man but 1 told Mr. Prosson 1 would never make Iho least , profe-ssion to be lit any w.iy changed till I could gel rid of the hah' ' t of using profane laiiguago. After thinking the nviiter ovni I said t ) my M ifo. 1" liavo made up my mind to quit. swearing. That was sixteen months ngi ) the Will of this month and an oath his : never passed tin lips since. I can now sou mv olhor fault * and 1 can shun them ; but 1 cannot shun that transaction YOU liavo recorded against mo , and while that .stands I can never move a step fur ther than I have now gone. When I did a wrong thing I did notende.ivor lo deny it. I told you the truth about it. 1 will now be us frank and ii"knowlodgo that I did wrong. * I have been thinking this mailer over for SK ! mouths , and the morn I think about. It Ihn more it troubles mo. 1 have had very tn-rlou.s doubts about tint propriety of saying anything to you about it , but. 1 have miulo up my mind ta make all amends in my power , nnd I da now acknowledge the wrong und ask jour forgiveness. Now , Mr. ( Innrtntt , I trust you will believe mo when 1 say I do not do this for any mercenary motives , whatever. Wo do not want your trade , and as far ns that is concerned I presume wo have it , us I understand you buy oil of Mr. C. I * , ( loodmnn , and he buys of us ami pays full prices. Wo liavo no trou ble in finding a market for our oil. Neither do I wish lo bo a candidate for any ollloo whatever. For the truth of my Btntmnontsl would refer yon to 1'ev : .1. 11. Prcsson of No. braska City , also lo the Kcv.T , It. Lemon ami lo Mr. Tnft , my partner. 1 also make Ibis acknowledgement out of n .s n. o of duty to Mr. Taft , who i.s a good , Christian man , and in no .sense responsi ble for what 1 have done. Please acknowledge the reoolpt of this at your leimiro. I would bo pleased lo have your views as to the propriety of the step I have taken. Yours uory CI.AKIC A Katlroail I'rluco Dethroned. His career was short and wonderful , Ilo rose from almost nothingandbecaniu the president of several great railroads. Suddenly his doctors commanded him to retire from business , if he would save his life. Overwork did it. liu wisn be fore overwork gets the belief of you. T.iko Hrown's Iron ll'.ttors and keep your strength and your nerve-tone. E. Slayer , 'Jl : ! .Bnroniio St. , New Orleans , Mays , "Nothing helps mo liico Drown 'a Iron Ititters. It acts like a charm. " Up 11111 Work in N'ow York. New York ller.ild : Wo do notbcllove Mr. Hill can be elected. His nomination is tin ) ellbrt of renoltotuiries , Honrbons , the opponents of progress and refoiyu in the democratic parly , to regain the con trol which they lost in tin ) nomination nml election of Mr. C'Umland. Wo believe - lievo there are intelligence and wisdom enough in the democratic ranks to defeat - feat this attempt ; that limy contain a multitude of voters who will ceo'that the success of this roaelionnrv effort would threaten the disastrous defeat of their mrry ne\t year and three years hpnoo. paW ) w.itch the result of this hist political experimi'iit with lively curiosity , but , after all , with only a languid and per functory concern in the result. If the democratic party , after being washed , and made clean in 1U-U , chooses in 1885 lo return to its'spew , there is a disposition. in the country to leave it tlu-re hereafter. 15y the way , wo advise our democratic eoiToopon'dent , who anks what he whould do on elcelion day , to flay nt homo. , . MATiAKIA. prevented nnd thoiottpl ly einilie.itetl by DriM'vV. I'msi : JiLu.T Wins KIV. : Kecommended by lending pbys.clans Sold by druggists nnd gnteers. Too Slcopy for Soiitlmont. Y "Anil now , ns I'm about to press my good-night , kiss upon your sweet lips , T want lo tell you that this ia tlm happiest moment of my life , " gushingly remarked the State slroet dude as Ire Mood nt Jnr- bv's doorway holding .fast the hand.1 of Miss Lnly at J o'clock this morning. "And mine , too , " murmured Lulu , tin hho suppressed ti yawn. "Yourvords fill mo with delight ; 'tis ' your trusting love that prompts you to utter them , is it not , darling ? " "No , not that. " - "What is it then , sweet , that makco this the happiest moment of your life ? " "The fact that you are going and lean go to bed. J'm awful sleepy. " There is no disease which takes.afirmor grip ou the system , when once it gains n foothold , than neuralgia. The agony from itis at times unbearable , but it is u mistake to suppose that lltero is no reme dy for it. St. Jacob's Oil has onrml thousands of people who sulVured BO much from it thai life was almost a bur den lo them. Koety's J > I"otor. Mr. Keely recently informed the cllrco- ors of his motor company Unit ho ox- iccts lo complete his liberator in a few Iny.s. Thn large 250-hor.so power migino vill bo ready , it is thought , by Deo. 1. 'hen ho will liavo conu > lelo < l Ins great ask , providing the libor.-ilor is strong mough to hold llio new power widen the nvenlor hopes ho will create. Mr. venly oxpoetri to begin work upon the reparation of his papers for the patents m his inventions within five or six veek.s. lie told a friend that he had 110- omplished more during the pnut six notiths than for ton years previous. BNRIWI5 until your lioart Mionis ready to llyoir ; un til your HOM5 mm nye < illn- clmntn ou'o.-Hlvo qnniitl- Dos of tliln , lirltntlntr. wn- lin-y Until ; until jour lioad notion , iiiiiiuli nml tlirr/nt iiiiu'liuil.niiil lilood nt fovnr limit. TliU Is nn .Aniitn CnnirHi , mill Is Instant/ ) lollovrnl liy a slniflo ilnno , T ) nml iiormnnniitly ourod by 0110 liotllo Of S.VNPOllIl'rt KUUOAI , ( 'tmil FOIl UAT.VIIUII. lomplelo Tfcatmsnt wilh Inhaler , .81.00. Ono Itotllo Iliidlcnl Cnro. ono l > ov Ciitnrrliiil olvunt , mill one lniiiovi ] > il Inlmliir , In onu imolr- iKit , iniiy iiouliu liinl of nil ilniK lsti for&tuO , j\ttk for H.\Nnmn'n KAOHJU , Ctiiin. "The only nliMtfiiKi Hpuolllo wo know of. " Moil. Times "Tlio liost o liavo fnunil In H llfo- linoot'siiirnrliiif. " ltuv. ( Dr. Wlnrln. lloston , Alter n IOMK Mriiinim wltli ( Jutnrrh , tlin llni. CAT. ( 'imc. lias coiniiinroil " llloir H w. Mmnoo. xiwIhbni-Kli. ! ' I liiiyn not loiinil uoawi Hint t dlil not relieve nt once , " [ Andruw too , Man- clienler , MUSH. Potter Drug and Clismlcal Co. . Boston , IIOW'B YOI'H HIIKIJMATIX ? Is n quoitlou lint nppcnlA lo every toriniDil vlcllin of Itliou , miitlmn. who llniln llio ordln'iry ' I > IHH Ic-rHiunl lliilmoniK | > wiirlonjtoiono ( 'o him , 'J'o Biicti tlio ( iirrimraA ANn. riiHTiu : IAIIII olewntnndiinvor fiilllnK wmrco t > ( rt'llof ' , Imnlnlilnti rliuiiiiinlld , nouniUIu.t-oliitlo. hinliluii , linrii nml iinrvoilH pillim IIH liy ina lo. ftmv. nlnfiiiil , npuoily , mifu. At ilriiRKlhts , Sfo ; flvd or ono ilolliir , tnnllrxl truo. 1'OTTBii ] ) nuo $ . Co. , Many a Lady is beautiful , all but her skin ; and nobody has ever told her how easy it is to put beautyon theskin. Beauty on the skin is Magnolia Balm.