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WUIITH "ays Una it IH till Imsli about
li-"wo.s coslhiK S-.OiXI. Mrr Worth ii
taistiikcn. Tim new tln-ss of I ho Hnr.
i-oflt more Hum Unit.
Tun | iilitiui ( iiH ob-civo vvilli inli'K-.st.
Hint Henry Uiibot Led c has IH-KIIII to
IlKuro : il puttie-show * . Put him out. Hi-
iniist l ) ( * another Van \V > t-k.
Koit an ! nliir"UiitK exhibition of ailroil
dodging by both sni-aki-ri , ( Inninch advert
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vert Isml rorakcr-IIoaill'.v joint di'lmln
takes lirst prcinuim. ( ) ni"-iila was afraid
and Ilii- other ilami't < xi'aii1iM\illi | ] the hot
iml of that dUtm bin } ; jioki-r 1'roliibition.
Hisiiot1 I'orrnn , of New Vork , in the
Jute diocesan convention , | iaraly/i-il ; liis
auditor * b.v dcclailnj ? that Ihe | iiesuii (
tenddimy in religion is toward "a scenic
fornialisin , at-rob lit hi and nteetauiilar | ,
( Mifrjri'ratiiiK tlio iniines-ions and emo
tions. " And then this convention ad
journed for a breath of frc h air and a
ropy of Webster's latest nnabiid ed.
Tin : wall around the c-oni-l hon e ro-
mindsoiu'of Sliakespeare's "to morrow ,
and Iliim again to-morrow. " The con
tractor agreed ( o uomplete Ihe retaining
wall within ninety da > - . The contract
wai made some Unto in May. The wall
roinains imlini.shed , and the only tiling
wo hear of is the promNo thai to-morrow
- ; r.uiito filens will ynt lit-re , hum.
Now Tilr the supreme coiut has de
cided that no such ollice as rcfjNlcr of
deeds was created by the last legislature ,
the nmncinus candidates for the ollico
flirouglmiil the btalo will bu roliuvcd
from the mi.viuty of making tlio canvass.
The court adds , tliul county clurks in the
different countius have no authority to
publish notices for the election of any
person to any Micli ] iosition.
A'noiiM.GUXUKAI. . ( i.vKL.vNn is not
at all ilistiirbeil by the. clmrgu that ho.
owns ome telephone/ block in the Pan
Electric company. The only newspaper
charge that docs disturb him is that on a
certain occasion lie wore a.swallow-tailed
coat , lie emphatically denies Ihe accus
ation , and says he never wore a .swallow
tail in his life. Wo are glad to see that
the attorney general has at last removed
this cloud from his reputation.
WIIP.N Dishop Sharp pleaded guilty to
polygamy , promising obedience to the
Invva in the future , and advibing every
body else to follow his example. , it was
biipposed that his course would have a
good oll'ecl upon the Mormons generally.
ApufiMe.ii Taylor and Cannon , feaiintf
Hiicli a result , have issued a. manifesto
advising the polygamists to stand pat on
( lie plural or celestial marriage doctrine
HH " ( .Soil revealed it , and He has prom
ised to maintain it anil to ble.i.s those who
Oboj it. " This address will no doubt
braeo uplhe polygamisls. It shows the
piincipal leaders do not intend to yield
to the law or weaken in any respect.
The Springfield ItcpullicaH asks : "Why
is it that it il is only in the very brave
parts of the country like Texas and tlio
llockies that everybody puts up his hands
whan n ferocious boy turns highway-
.man V" and .says that "In prosaic and
tender-foot New England some prosaic
tender-foot would knock the boy
flown. " This sounds very well on paper
linl while the ink on the HepitblicuH'i
paper was scarcely dry , four feroeioiu
highwaymen in Pennsylvania made a
whole train of prosaic eastern tenderfeet -
feet hold up their hands and no one was
knocked down so far as was dLsuovoni-
We.
Tiiiiiu ; seems to ho a marked tendency
among the independents to return to the
republican ranks , This exodus from the
land of Egypt Is viewed with various
emotions by the leaders of the Doucbo1. *
press. It is a liltju siugaitir to note that
tifJ TCry papers which a year ago were
flnvotlng columns of praise to mugwump
patriotism , in leaving the party , are now
throwing Minors at the chnraotar and
number of ( ho independent vote. What
was last full in tlio democratic diction-
{ try ii noble rising above party preju
dices for the public good.boeomes to-day ,
ace iding to the bourbon pharaohs ,
"pharaseoism , treachery , Insincerity and
false pretense. " All of which goes to
show Unit it makes u great diflerence in
politics as elsewhere who > o ois gored.
Tin : secretary of the interior has rou
ilerod a decision .supporting the order of
Commissioner Sparks , denying to all ro
ctmtly dismissed or resigned employes
the right to piacticD before that depart-
iiKint in tltu prosecution of cases against
thegovernment. Itis believed that this de
cision will bo obaiu'vod as n precedent In
all departments and buvoam of the pub
lic service , It precludes the possibility
of corruption and malfeasance on the
part of atioh employes who , aware of im
pending dismissal , might mismanage
Iliotr duties for tlie profit which , when
Amoved , they might obtain in righting
lliom as attorneys for thu complainants
concerned It is said that this decision
HII tirovo a { .Tent blow to numbers who
'htirc iN'cpiuvd themselves for just such
jnaciico.
An Instruct Ivr (
tN paper * arc greatly
agilated over the returns of the fctatu
census , and ( he poor showing uhieh tliej
mnke In coniiari ) on with those of ev-
ITU ! western states , lately taken. 'I'lut
total enttmcr.illon shows a population of
n little less than two millions , ur more
precisely , liilVi ( | ( peopln. It is noted
ihat ( ho relative Importance of the Hay
Stiidi computed with Its sisters has been
nlmost steadily declining since 17110. In
that ypjii' it rnnked fourth in the union ;
in 1800 ftftli The next census found it
barely holding its own. In 1820 it had
fallen to seventh , and in 1810 to eighth.
In the following three CPIIMIIKOI it held its
own at these figures , until a spurt in the
eighth rcn-Ud raised It again to the seventh
place. Hlneo 17K ! > , the states which
have outstripped Mai ncluni'M * hnvo
been New Vork , Ohio , Kentucky , Ten-
nc'-see , Illinois , Indiana and Alhsoml.
The progrest has been steadily westward.
The tiniohas now come , says the Itoston
Aitvcrliier , when unothcr'group of west
ern commonwealths , occupying the icla-
the position held a generation ago by
Ohio , Illinois and Indiana , -arc about to
pass her , These < taUS ) arc { Michigan ,
Iowa and Wisconsin. Ten years from
now , the first two and probably the third
of these , states will be ahead of Massa
chusetts on the list. Texas bears ( ho
same relation to.state development in the
present day that Mlssoiui did to tlie last
generation. Itn population live years
ago was 1,000,000 and it was increasing
at the rate of nearly ten per cent
a year. It will probably be thu
fourth state to pass Massachusetts
before 18'J5. The impression , theiofoiv ,
which one obtains from the state cen.sits
jii"t completed , is that although Massa
chusetts as a whole is gaining , its gains
tun not relatively Jarge enough to keep it
abreast of tlie northwestern states which
co largely exceed it in area , and which
arc swelling their cities by developing
manufactures' .
Another interesting point noted ! $ the
depletion of the .small towns and the
eountr.N to increase the growth of the
large cities. In a single county in Mas
sachusetts twenty-one towns out of thirty-
two show a IDSin population and several
others barely hold their own. Out of JHO
towns , lot ) loie in populations. All the
gains are in the manufacturing centers ,
and the losses in the agricultural district * .
TImt
The Iti-publican makes the article of the
Hti : : , calling attention to the suit brought
to oust Mr Mitchell from the additional
judgcship in the second district , the oc
casion of an attack upon Senator Van
Wyck , 1'rank Uantiom and the editor of
this paper. It charges that the .suit to
test the constitutionality of the act
parsed by the legislature in clear defiance
of the constitution , which forbids any in
crease in the number of judges more
than once in four years , Avas brought as
a "malignant attack on Judge Mitchell , "
and in the interest of the Senators po
litical friends in Otoo .county. It inti
mates , that tlio action is supported by
the Ur.u for the same reason ,
and asks why this paper has nol disaov-
cicd before se\en months had elapsed ,
that the legislature had no power to pass
the act creating an additional judge in
the second district , or that Gov. Dawes
was criminally ignorant in making an
appointment under its provisions.
So far as the failure of the Uni : to dis
cover , before thi- > , the blunder of the leg
islature and the ignorance of the gover
nor is concerned , this paper has no apol
ogy to make. Its editor cannot stand
, during each session with the proceedings
in one hand and the constitution in the
other and guarantee to block impending
blunders. This is one of the duties of the
attorney general as the governor's legal
adviser , and of the governor himself
wlioao discretionary power of veto is
given him for this pnrpo = o. When a
grave blunder , whose results may affect
most seriouslj' all litigation which has
been acted upon under its sanction , is
brought into public prominence , it is the
duty of all honest papers irro.ipoctivo of
political alliliatlonsj to hasten its proper
settlement.
As n matter of fact the BII : : never knew
that the suit was brought , or was to be
biought , until thu petition had been tiled
for twelve hour.s in Lincoln. The first
Intimation it received of this important
action was from Its Lincoln dispatches ,
which announced that proceedings had
been actually begun. So far as Senator
Van Wyck is eonceincd , wo doubt
whether ho know that Mich a suit was in
contemplation. Ho is out of thu state ,
and had been for some days when the
petition was tiled before the supreme
court.
It is a well known fact , which the at
torney general admits , that ho was urged
to bring this action in the name of the
stale , but declined ,
fotmdod.
The attempt to decrease the importance
of thu .suit by attributing political and
factional motives to its authors will fail.
Mi ; . Hansom and his associates have done
the state a service in standing between it
and the inaction of the attorney general ,
the ignorance of thu governor , and the
blunder of the legislaluro.
Don't bo so Thin Hktiinetl.
Doctor Miller has taken oflensa at a
casual remark made by this paper con
cerning tlio recent appointments to the
North Platte nml Valentino land ofllcos
The doctor says that "tho Omaha HIM : is
surprised that u federal appointment can
be made in this etato without the con
sent or approval of the editor of the
Jkruhl. This , " bays the doctor , "is the
way the Omaha organ of several parties
has of helping the enemies of the editor
of the Herald to delude democratic citi
zen * with the false idea that ho has. over
had , claimed or attempted to exorcise
purnonal control of federal appointments
In this state. "
Doctor Miller is altogether too thin
skinned. Ho attributes to us motives
which wo never dreamed of when our
comments on Nebraska appointments
were penned. The HKK has no inclina
tion to lake part in the exciting oat and
dog light over democratic spoils , What
It has said in the piibl or may say in the
future In regard to the spoils contest
should not bt ascribed to democratic in
spiration , The enemies of Doctor Miller
nrn iuf morn it'sponpihli ! for the remark- )
which have agitated him than arc his
friends. Our subscription 1M includes
nine-tenths of the be t democrats. They
naturally look to us for an unhln * > "d , tin-
bought opinion on perplexing toplf-Mind
they always get it.
IK anybody is to blame for our sur
prise at the appointment of democrats to
federal oftlees who were not personall.y
known to Doctor Miller it is the llrrnhl.
When that paper extolled pait of the ln t
batch of land ollico appointments and
ox-pressed eiitlri ! ignorance about the
others , the natural inference was that in
their cases the doctor had not been advls
cd with or consulted. That prompted our
remark that the administration docs nol
always go to Omaha to find out whether
a candidate for a Nebraska appointment
ia tit for tlio phlco. Them may 1m noth
ing .strange about that because- is pro-
sumablu that the president and his advis
ers have personal acquaintances in.Ne
braska outside of Omaha.
Why Doctor Miller should ascribe onv
natural conclusions on the democratic
situation to thu inspiration of his enemies
is something that we fall to comprehend.
IT will be a srreat thlnir fur Xcbmsku City
If the pllo btldete will enable its | > oopo ! to
conveniently visit Oiniihii and tetiirn In one
day. Tlie ullro.id mm has a t-lmnce to do a
rimer , and the /VCMV lielle\es , advantageous
thlnf , by runiilui : connection ti.iins to meet
the 1C. 0. ninth and south. .VcumtJiii City
first.
Omaha's railroad connection with Ne
braska City and Otoc county has always
been of the most incoiivcnio.nl . character.
Although geographically the next door
neighbor to Omaha , Oloe county is
placed further away than some of the
most distanl countic- . owing to the poor
railroad accommodations that arc af
forded. If we had proper communica
tion with Nebraska City , and there is no
good reason why we should not have , it
would be mutually benelici.il. Il is to bo
hoped that the railroad company w ill ur-
langc some plan by which Nebraska City
people pan \isit Omaha and return in
one day , as the /'ms suggests.
Mit.su ( ? , a life-long gambler and
tough citi/en generally , of Clinton , Illi
nois , astonished the oldest inhabitants by
gathering together all his card- . , tables ,
and other apparatus and burning them
011 the public square , ami announcing
his determination to reform. It K sus
pected that this is the first thing ho lias
done on the square lor < = omc time. It
will now be in order for him to turn
e\angcli-il , and pass the contribution
box , as the "rake-oil" in that line of busi
ness is said to be very piolitablo.
Tin : candidates for register of deeds
have withdrawn and are now looking
around for some other oflice.
Other Ijaml.H Tiuui
The Trench elections , the Itulgnri.in
pioblem and Parucll's audacious pro
gramme for Irish reform have continued
during the past week to occupy to the ex
clusion of every other topie the minds of
the excitable Parisians , perplexed for
eign diplomatists , and the leaders of all
paities in the English campaign. Tlio
results of the French elections are a gen
uine surprise to every one except per
haps M. Clomenceuu. To tlio remarkable
campaign made by this rcmark.ible man
is probably due as much as to any one
other cause the overthrow of the oppor
tunists , or moderate republicans , at Sun
day's polls. Forbidden bv the gov
ernment to speak at open air
meetings , and opposed by every
prefect , sub-prefect and mayor of
the large towns , Clcmcnce.au scored his
great popular success against the left
center by mere force of oratorical dis
play and by his forcible and direct ap
peals to universal sull'rage. The result
lias been the overwhelming defeat of the
opportunists , the loss of Iwo seals by the
ministry and the return ot a combined
majority of radicals and monarchists.
Second elections will bo necessary in
many cases , whore , under thejicw voting
law of scnttiH do Htt , the icquired major
ity over all was not secured by the candi
dates. Another cause which contributed
largely to the defeat of the ruling party
was the disgust throughout Franco over
Ihe military rovomcs which tlio republic
had sustained under the Ferry and De
Froycinot ministries. The series of potty
and inglorious adventures which the
army lias had in Africa and Asia
during the past few years , have wounded
French vanity , and finally reacted on
their responsible authors. Franco will
now , probably , have an opportunity of
witnessing a curious coalition of thu
monarchists andnulicjjls , of the ; x'tr < m,0 ,
right jii.ul tli rfiromo left of the chain-
'our of deputies. With nothing in com
mon , except their hatred of the moderate
republicans , the success of the attempt
is problematical , Whatever may have
been thu faults of thu opportunists , they
have .succeeded in keeping Franco , for
the greater part of the time since tlio ex
pulsion of thu Honapartcs , at peace with
Europe and quietly prosperous within
her own boundaries. The now experi
ments will , therefore , bo watched with
interest by all friends of republican sta
bility in the only great European repub
lic.
m
Tlio skies which lowered around south
eastern Europe are apparently clearing.
The sunshine Is however more apparent
than real. The adjourned conference of
the powers which mot at Constantinople
on Monday has made its report. It
recommends that thu union of Houmulla
and Hulguria bo sanctioned by Europe ,
und that it receive thu consent of the
sultan. Late dispatches from the porto
announce that his consent was promptly
yiveu , as in fact it was certain to have
been , under the throat of combined
Europe , Hut there are too many con
flicting interests involved , outside of
Turkey and Bulgaria , to make it at all
certain that the question is 11113' nearer a
final solution than U was before thu deci
sion of the conference. Survia , Mace
donia and Greece arc making prepara
tions for mobilizing their armies , and
Houmanin is anxiously awaiting de
velopments , Every Christian depend
ency and. their allies on the
Turkish border hn , ? had its appclito
for territory , whetted b.tin . * morsel
which has been how"granted to Hnlgarlu ,
and stand read. } to reopen the ( -onlest to
which the treatylof-Hcrlin called n trilce.
King Milan has already declared to the
Servian chnmbi'of ! } ' , deputies that Survia
would light if lief demands for an exten
sion of territory iworo not granted , and
the porte , In vloty of this declaration , has
represented to the foreign ambassadors
thai a Servian 'luvolution would eiir-
tainl.v lead to revolution * in Montenegro ,
Hotnia and llerg > ! nlu. In ncli a eu o
both Austria and itus.sia could not well
help being drais'n Into the coiillict. It
now seems probable that Servia
may at any moment rnNo the
standard of war by crossing the fron
tier to test her rights to territorial
extension. In view of this danger the
entire TurkWi nrmy has been mobili/.cd ,
the n.ivj Is being repaired , and new loans
are In process of negotiation. The situa
tion seems as .strained as it was a week
ago , with more elements of discord added
anil- only ne ullminalcd. England's
course in the sitnalidit has been one of
inaction , though her representatives
added their voice , consenting to-the Uul-
garian union while , professing a deter
mination to maintain tlie integrity of the
Ottoman empire in Kuropp.
A
The meeting of the Uritish cabinet on
Tuesday , which was expected to formu
late a policy upon which the lories could
enter the coming campaign , was largely
attended. Its results were made known
on Wednesday , when Loid Salisbury in a
ringing address to the Newport electors
defined thf position of his paity on cur
rent issues.
Tim premier made the important an
nouncement that he favored the imperial
federation idea with regard to Ireland ,
but that the integrity of the empire must
bo paramount to all other considerations.
Ho announced it to bo the policy of thu
English go\ eminent to uphold the Turk
ish empiie , and at the same time to
cherish and foster strong and self-sus
tained nationallics who Inne an impor
tant bearing on the future ot Knrope , but
he deemed the troubles in Houmclia HOMO
of England's business. With reference
to local matters , Lord Salisbury pro
nounced in favor of the measures for thu
reform of the government of London ,
for the .simplifying of the s.ih. ami trans
fer 01 lands , and for such tax laws
as would bring the burden of the
lax- pacing upon the wealthy and not
alone upon the owners of real piopcrly.
A large portion ot the premier's speech
was devoted to 'a severe attack upon
Chamberlain's * ipdial ( ; programme of
free education and the compulsory pur
chase of hind , tlte first of which ins de
nounced as an attempt to destroy this
schools and the other as a scheme to
secure liberal dmnipalion with all its
attendant corruption. The premier
touched lightly upon the boycotting
troubles in Ireland int : announced that
the ordinary law was simple to .suppiess
the practice and that
thirty-five prosecu
tions had been alroaij'y ' begun.
The notes of Panicll's defiance are
still rinning thiongliout England and
wakening favorable echoes in quarters
least expected , ft wa.s a strong point
in the great liberator's address
where he insisted with forcible
eloquence that any hopes of im
proving Irish loj'alty could only come
through such a change in her political re
lations as would give back to her her
parliament and self-control in nil matters
relating to local government. Impciinl
federation with Iieland , which two i ours
ago would luue been dcnouuccd alike by
liberal and conservative us preposterous ,
now looms up as onu of the assuied facts
of the near future. Lord Salisbury has
himself committed his parly in its favor
and the liberal orators concede its possi
ble advisability. Mr. Parnell , with char
acteristic shrewdness , declines to trust to
promises , and is waging his parliamen
tary campaign with all his accustumed
energy. Wilh a united Irish party of
eighty members , ho proposes to enforce
his demands at Westminster by the
weighty cudgel of a solid vote , to be cast
for or against the government , as
occasion may demand. His parlia
mentary parly is to be divided into throe
clusie.s consisting of self-supporting
members , members who will be called to
London only on special occasions , and
members whoso great abilities entitle
them to compensation. To the compen
sation and traveling expenses of mem
bers the parliamentary tund now being
raised in this country will be applied.
* %
In other portions of Europe few events
of international importance have oo
cm-red. Km < j..AJjjjH ' ' ' 5 'illness from
iut"Vt iti"ont lover , at liist reported to be
cholera , has subsided , much to the relief
of thu Madrid populace in whose estima
tion the king has greatly risen nincu the
decision of the Caroline dispute. French
papers have reports of additional
lighting In Tonquin , and that
Thanqmin has been occupied
by ( luneral ilamai division of the army.
Early in the week there wore renewed
rumors that thu EiJglish had taken pos
session of Herat. , iThu | report was
promptly denied fvomi London , the only
foundation for thu rumors , as staled , being -
ing the prcseneo' ' f English ofHccrs at
thai capital of IhotAineer engaged , ul his
request , in strengthening the defences.
Dispatches from CApejUhugen report the
opening of the dj | o Monday and the
probability of Ihui moBt stormy sesnion
ever witnessed lv | tyo people of Don-
mark. The rehitjon of the contending
parties are sU-aiwid to the ut
most , and tn j violent scones
*
are anticipated , us an attempt will bo
made to force the king to comply with
the vote of the diet at the previous ses
sion todlsmlss the obnoxious ministers.
His majesty , also , will probably bo a sub
ject of serious discussion for having
levied taxes by royal decree when the
diet refused to vote the budget , and say
ing that ho was determined to do so until
the representatives of the people re
turned to a sense of what he considered
to bo their duty. The people throughout
Denmark are greatly excited at thu
arbitrary action of the king. Mayors all
over the country refused to levy the
illegal taxes , and numerous political
prosecutions have resulted from demon
strations against the government.
V1HWS AMI INTKIIVIKWH.
Sonic IncldcntM in Diirant'x farcer.
"The death of Thomas 0. Duraul WMS a
suriul'ctoa Rical iiinny people In Oainha
ulio hud nhiuiMt foi K < il leu hlmaiuld the whirl
of | > ioiiess since he passed fioiu the linsy
< n-ciiM of dm Vnlon Piiclflc cousli notion
peilod. " rcmnrl < cd u pioiidiicnl citizen.
"Omnlm In a pent nt u > wnys Is Indebted to
Diirnni , c < pelidlj for some of the liiiportnnt
advantages which she acquired nndnnjojod
In the early d.ijs. Darnut , nioie than any
other innti , c-culralbcd the Union Pacific In-
lereoN-thp shopi , terminal futilities and
lieadqiuifers In Oiiuilin , When the lo.id
was ( list diailcrcd < ! ru. .lohn A. UK wus the
picsiitcnl of the coinpanv.but ho was simply
a ngtnchcnd to Rise rlnirurter to the enter
prise. Dainnl wns the controlling spirit and
pnirtlrol dictator of thcentli-epiojcct. lu fsVi
IHiinnl was oonshleicd the foiemast raihond
man in Aiacilca. lie hint been a physician
In htsenrly days , nml had icsided at l.nen- )
poit , whciv he became connected with the
M. A ; M.-the Mississippi & MKsouri-rall-
loiid , now known as the ridc.ujo , Hock
Island Jc Pacific. My the way , Webster
Snyder , the tirst tteneial superintendent of
the Union Pacific , also came fioin Daven
port. Ills fathor-ln-lnw , K/rn Cook , wiisonu
of the hl stockholders In the M. & M. , or
Chicago A ; Hook Island , iiiul was the lluht-of-
way mun for that load. Peter A. lcy , one
of the present railroad commlssloner.s of
Iowa , became the first chief engineer of the
I'nlon Pacific through Duranl's Inllucncc.
He was well acquainted with the topoernphy
of this western tountiy. The Cldcnito &
Itoi-k Island was uri iniill > Intended to cross
the continent , and having this object In
view Duraiit , together with ( ienerat Dodue ,
ncqulied a iiinctic.il knowledge of the route
np the Phitto vallev and over the Hocky
numntiilns. He hmt satisfied hhusolf that
UK ; 'great American descit1 and the ItocKy
mountains , which weie regarded as Insur-
moantiihlc obstacles to the building of a lall-
load , were a meiis m.vth so inr as behiK
any obsti action to I ho eiiletpilse ol
a tiansi-ontinental load was eonceincd.
It was : lt the instance of Uuraut
that ( leoi-RC Krancls Train , famous at that
time as one of the lieM stump speakers in
A meiica , was enlisted in the Union Pacific
scheme. Train had iusl letiiraed tiom Ha-
lope , where he hud catheicd lauiels by
championing in Kmland the cnase of the
union acalnst the secession element. lie
had also aeqnli > > d considerable notoriety by
Ills attempt tolntioditcestn-eUMi-sIn London.
Duraul made use of Tialn toiut a c-hailerfor
his Cicdit Mohelier and CVilit Fonulcrcorpn-
lations , whleh v\t > ip oix.mi/cd on theplanof
Piviu-h companies of the same name. These
nnpoiiitluiis became the ie.il constiuctoi.s of
tlie Union Pacilie. Tialn pietcded Diuaiit
to Omaha immediately after Lincoln issued
Ills pnu him.iliou Incatims th" teindnus of the
mad. Tiniudclueicda speech on Ihesaiiitsat
a point abothopieenl Union Pacific shops
on the day that the tiist loimd wus bioKen
lei the load , December : ) , INVJ. Duianl came
to Omaha a lew mouths later , when active
woik on the io.ul.is begun , lie was a lie-
qucnt v isitoi to ( his city until the completion
ot the loud , in isG'J. In thccail.v contests
o\ei the hihlKc and tmminus question , and
the headiiuaitci * . Durunl always shied with
Omaha , whether fioni * > elf-lnteicHl orpiefui-
CIIL-C it is haul to say at this da } . " '
, ' " <
"Wlmt kind ol a looking and ai'ling man
v.as Dmaiit ? " usltcd the Hiiiepieeiitatlc : :
ol thegentleimin who .scorned to IIP socll
posted. "He was a sp.ue , fall minw : llh hi Ight ,
plciciiigeji's and shaip Human I cat me.-- , and
d.uk mustache and chin whisKei . Ho
dressed In thcstjlcof a liontiei dandy , lie
woiea slouch hat , velvet sack coal and vest ,
coidmoy liieeches and top boots alt his
clothing belns ? of a costlv ehniaiter. Dmaiit
was ol a ncnoiis temperament all neive
quid : in motion and speech , and decisive in
ihaiacter , sometime ? lalhci impi-ilous. To
use an apt expulsion , he was chain liglitniiiK
itself. For six months he li\cd in the old
Lutheian paisonn e on Douglas stiret , where
the JfcCnny building now stands. He paid
a high lent to the pastor ot the chinch , who ,
peilmps , on this account , closed his e esto
the luct that his distinguished tenant was
occupying the house in nil open Ha-on with a
mauled lady , who had the imputation
of being one of the most beautiful
women lu Amcilca. At the Imuigiuul ball In
Washington In 1HM Daiaut picscntcd her
with a shawl costing ? 5WM , ) . Jlu bought
yachts , diamonds , hoisc.s , and Indulged In all
soils of extravagances to please this woman.
It was doubtless this weakness that ate up a
Jaigepaitof hifoitune , which al onetime
was counted by the millions. Dmaiit died
compaiatlvcly a poor man. The woman died
some j cars ago. Hccliu-ihaiid Is a harmless
monomaniac in New Voik. .She had quite1 a
fnin ! ! ) , butasherchildien wcio educated In
Km ope , and : is her husband did not enie to
llstuib their peace of inlml by an open nip-
tine with his wile , they piobably never be-
nine awaio ot the scandal. "
A
"Tolllustialti the dot mined diameter of
Darant f will lehite an incident , tli.it occnned
lining the caily construction of the Union
Pacific , " continued the gi'iillcman. "This
nclilent , by the way , had n gieat effect sub
sequently upon the iclallons of the Union
Pacllio anil thu Wesfein Union
company.ViW \ tlji ; load w joinploted bo-
yoiui fjsjtriiilms Oiir.int got up nil exclusion
to which many rongiessinen , soimtois and
pionilncnt eastern ( Mplfalbls weio Invited.
The exciiislonlHts woie to camp on the P.nv-
neeiesciViitlon and the Pawnees vvcie en-
gagoil to have a win dance and a general ex
hibition of Indian customs. To imiko It as
comfoi table and convenient us possible ,
as well as to udvcitise the mad , Webster
*
Snydei , the gcnoial sapt-ilntendcnt , at
the siig.eitlon ol Diinint , asked the manager
of the \Vcatctn Union oillco In Omaha to go
with the exclusion and transmit all pcisonnl
messages tor the pally , as well as .send dis
patches to thu associated press , of which ho
was thu agent. Kdwaid I'lelghtoii , who was
then siiprilntendent of the luleginph line ,
was out of town , but W. 15. Illiquid , the ills-
diet siipcilntenilent , gave hlsconsunl to the
mnnnger of the Omaha ollico tugo. When
the day came Sn > der lode ujilnhNeiiuIngi *
to the telcgiaph ollico to get the malinger , but
Hlbbaid lelusod to let him go , Ids excuse
being Unit the whcs ueio woiklng badly.
The fact was tlmt Hlbb.ud Wiuoirendi-d be
cause he had not heeu Invliod to
go on the exi-mslon , tjnjdei became
very Indignant , and left In no amiable
mood. As luck would have It a storm came
up , and the vvlic.s between Omaha ami Colum.
bus became badly tni'gled , and the excur
sionists wen * cut elf fioin all communication.
When tlio exclusion icturned to Omaha , Da-
nint wns boiling over with wrath , Heat
once ouleicd Snyder to dismiss Congdon ,
thn first telegraph biqiuilntemlent of the
Union Pacific and to take the inllioad whes
out of the Westein Union office.Vuwill \
see , picsently , who is the bigger 1111111- the
Westein Union or the Union Pacific , ' Mild
Durunt , who 'got on his car1 and swoiothiit
the Western Union shouhl never touch the
Union Pacific load while bo was connected
with it , and It never did. Thowm between
the two coipoiutlons ut once began ami con
tinued foi over ten years. It cost the \Vi-st- \
ern Union inuiuthan 31,000,000 , and probably
mora than 80,000,000 before U got
throlicli with the liubt. Um-iiit it > fiiscd
transportation to all U'cMern Union men ,
from U'erinlcint | < ills don n to line repairers
and he comiH.-llc < ithe compativ to p.i > enor
mous rales foi eiilivlnt ; Iis pole.s und othei
nmleiliil. Hcsidi-t lids , tinlns wen- not allowed -
lowed to slop between stations , and no ac-
rommodiitlunsof aiiv kind rould IIP hail from
thn Union Padiif. Plnall.v , Ihe fnlon Paci
fic lines weie leased to the Atlnntle x Pai-ltle
telegraph tompiiliy In opposition to the West
ern Union , anil the latter company was com
pelled to buy the Atlantic A : Purluc line * bi -
foie they mld have the use of the road. "
A CaollouH Atloi'iioy.
"That man Lamltrrlsoti. Ihe United States
dMiht ntloiney , ! sa very cautious Inwjer , '
leiunrkcd a well-known pollth-hn the other
day. "H \ \ MI ? " iiskcd the HI.K'S rcpro < cnta-
tlve. "He has in his posso6n ! n docimieiit
In the shape ot an nflidnMt Horn a prominent
\\lie-pullcrtn lale politics , In which , II is
claimed , the aniant sweats to something thnt
Is well known to l a falsehood. A ivit.iln
parly wanted to get n sight nt It In older to
satisfy himself thnt there was Mich an a til-
davit In existence , nml .Mr. Lnmborl.sou
piomlsed to show It to him. 'If you will just
step oulslde for a moment and stand 1 > > Hint
window I'll let jou read the nllldavit , ' sild
LnmheitMin. The patty , who was somewhat
puwlcd nt this pioposllloti , did as dliccted ,
and when he looked at thu window ho saw
Lamheitson appioachlng limn the Inside.
Di.iwlng the nllldnvlt from Ids pocket he
placed It ngnlnsl the gl.lss and let the Inquisi
tive paity lend It tiom the outside.Just
nbovctheallldavlt Lamheitson had wiitlen
the wonls , 'Ui-nd , but don't snatch. ' This
Injunction explained his piecautlon on this
occasion. ' '
Irn Diivcnpoi-t.
Ira Davenpoif , the republican nominee for
goveinorof New ToiK. is ale\el headed liiisi-
ness man ofgreat wealth. The ollof D.ru'li-
poit , towa , was named nftei his father. Mr.
Davcnpoit hns extensive landed Interests in
Iowa and JvYbiasKa and has ( | ullc a laige
number of itctsnnnl fi lends and aivpi.ilnt-
anecs In these two stales who hope to see him
elected gou'inor ot the Hmplie state. A
piomluentcilia-nol Pienuml wiites to the
Urn : "Mr. Dnvcnpiut is u seiy able man ,
and I believe he will he the nextgou'inoi-of
Xevv Voile. IIchiisvei.\ . 'o Inteiests in
XebiasKa. He may not asphe to the piesi-
deiu-v , but men with much less abililj have
occiiphd that exalted station. 1 have known
him quite Intimately lei several yeais. "
Will lie AVoiiiHi Up.
"I notice that the postolllpc clock has
stopped limning , " lemail.cd a sinew d demo.
eiat. "I also noliee by the Bii : : that a
special agent is Investigating nlTahs in the
postolllec. lielwecn the special agent ami
Con. ( i.dlagher I would not be .sin prised to
hear thai both Poslmaslei Conlaiit and the
postnllicc clock will be wound up In the near
fiitme. Tlie clock will bo set going , and so
will Coulanr. You can make a noteol this
piedhtlon , and lei II go tor wlial it is woith.1
Wcbslei Snjcler , who was in town lei thu
liist time in llnee jcais the othci day , said
that no city in the coiintiy Is gi owing like
Omaha. Henevei saw anjthiug like it anj-
wheic. Mr. B. P. A'lning , who was lathe
city about the same time , letmning ftom the
Pacific coast to Chicago , said that lie was as
tonished at Omaha's minipious public im-
piovcmeiits and wonderful giowtll , and that
noothei oitles , oveptSt. Paul and Minneaiio-
Iis , weieimpro\iiiasoiapidlj on Omaha.
No IScttcr 1-Jvidpnco IVantcil.
"Tom Mm lay is actually going to build at
last. He has bonowed itOiK ; ) to put into
biiel ; ami moi tar on Koiiiiccntli stioet. Wo
want no belter evidence of faith in
Omaha's Inline than the fact that sue.li a man
as Tom -Mimav piojioses to put np a loui-
sloij biick block.1 That is what eveijbody
says.
.Tolin T , IJcJI oit Omalia Ueal Instate.
"A glance at soniL' of the leal estate tians-
nctions ol the past few jeais , " said Mr. John
T. itell , of the real estate linn of Hell * Me-
Caiidlisli , "will give an idea ol the giow th of
Omalia. Tw o j cai s ago last summer Hci man
Kountzc sold Hedloid ASiniei a twentj-
acie tract adjoining the fall giounds for 8-UiJ
peraeie. They platted iV , named it Kiik-
w oed , and sold it out within six- months at a
piolitoCSlO.OOO. Then Mr. Koiml/e bought
toity neios west of the lah giounds foi
81(1,000 ( , platted the tract as Plalnvlew , and
cleaned up KJO.OOOas clear gain within a few
months. In June , issi , he bought of Oeneial
Lowe thlily acie.s just west of town for
S15,000 , and sold it in Dccemlwi following to
Uedfoid it Sn\m \ lor SSO.tXW. Tlio giotind
was laid out in town lots , and Ifodftnd < V
Sanei will get a linndsome ictuin
tor theli cnteipil.SK. In the fall of
IbS ! Ur. Denl.se paid Aaion Itool P .OOU
lor Hlxteen acics on the cast side
ol Snundeis sticct and very wise men said ho
paid more than the land was woith , but as he
has been selling it out at something over
S,000 ; ; per acio he Is doubtless satisfied with
his liuastmunt. Col. Mutt Patilck found
veiyslow sale foi lots In his addition on tliu
west side of tfmiiulcia * tbt time at $100
oa"1' , l/Vit they now sell icadily at double that
sum ,
*
#
"A yen i ago Dourgs iV Hill bought the
Hradihavv tract of seventy arms , noilli o |
J'tospecl Hill cemeteiy , lot S'J'i.COJ ' , platted It
as Omaha View , and have a heady sold the
gi cater pail of thotiacl at ligmes which will
insiiio them a piofitof moie thmi Slo3ooOon
their outlay. And by HID waj. Mr. lioggs
has just sold his Dodge htu-et lubldeiice Uu
iSlO.OOOj two jeaisngo his pilco was fi.OO'J ' ,
v\ lib no lakeiH. This is n fair sample ol the
Increase of values of Inside iCMUlence piojr
eily.
*
*
"When Dr. Mcn-et loadd ( himself upllh
a laige bllco oil' the Jes.se I.owoand Di. Lowe
fajnn a few ycnisago , e.xtcndliig a mile and ,
sK bundled feet on thenoith sldool Cuiniii-j I
stieet , people shook theli bends with doubt as
to his judgment. To-day lib luldltion .if
\\almit Hill Is inpldly building up , ami the
ducloi's ciJievpilsd has made lilm a veiy
wcaltls ; man , Kl\oje iis ago UMuip O'Con-
nei ( one of our most onthtH.istlc clti/cu > as
tolhe futmcol Omalia , ) Inuight twi-nlj ucie s
ol thn Jesse Lowe estate lor ? IH ( per acre.
The Acadcm ) of thu .Sacied Henit has -i m-u
been built on the tiaet , and the land Is woiih
nl least y , QOQ per acie.
*
*
"About three > car.s ngo MUI-MS. .Miller &
Klcliaidson bought enough gioiilut on thu
extension of rainam , Dcdgo and | ) a\enpoit
streets to make some UVJ Jots. They platted It
as West JCnd addition , and us t-ales have
leceutly been inndii at . ? 1'OJ jer
lot , mid there are five lots to the acie , joa
can ligmxi out the value of thu tsact tiHlay ,
.South and west of Went Und Hut. the Van-
del toek piopoitj twenty aiuw ol land
bouglit by ilr. Vamieu-ool ; of llui old Stale
bank about six y in > m , ' at ij IU per acie. Two
> rars ago lit sold thu imr * hall' to I'ottirA ;
( 'iM > riirSl-Mi an ac-u , and buhls Ihuiumam-
dw at $ ! , ! M pel acie.
s\
>
"In ! * , O It. .SeldiMi tiled inalii to sell
| il , bio k ii'i \ \ - > ' O iinlia foi 'T.OiW ; he hai
refused 5IO,0 > 1 for the .snmo prop-
i > ilj. In issl , ho sold to S. M , Plko thrca
and a third acres on west Lcavi'iivvortli
for ? ' .W , which giound Mr. Plko has Just
sold for MUIDO. in tin * wituu v trinity Super
intendent Pleit-e nf Ihe poor farm nvviltd n
block of elxht lots which ho considered ho
\iiluallyplarlngoiil of the market Iwo
joan aytt. wlicn he lived the pried at 3IWW.
LnM week he sold Ihe piopnly for 0,000 ,
and tinpiucuiHi ! > r old It ngnln within
twcntj-fnur horns nl * ' ! , < ) ( X ) .
%
' Six \rars ago Ml llaiiscmiiofTeicd n 'ot
flee to an ) OIK- who would build a house In
Hniiseoin 1'lace udillllon and would sell him
nil he wanted besides foi SHWnpIcce on lonp
time. Xow there aientij nuuibor of lots in
thnt addition which could not lie boticht. for
less thud .S-JU < > ( ) cadi.
*
"Hut these nro onl.v samples Indicative of
the ifiowthof the best town in the west 1
could give > ou s-eV'pral columns of the.Sftiim
soitnnd no belter pioof of the steady nml
rapid lneipi < e of values In Oinnha ivnl e.stnte
cnn Ito nskt-d. Thej me nil matters of record
and the pioperlles icfeircd to are as cheap at
ptt'hOitt prlce.s , relutlvelv , as they ever were. "
Oon. Crook.
rhicapi lallSeneral ( Crook Is not to
be blamed for the Inadequacy of the
forces placed ul his disposal for the
subjugation of the Apaches , perhaps ; for
the sullicicnoy of these foiccs the lilghor
nuthoiilics are responsible Hut thn
tleneral iscorlainli ceiisuiablo for not
takin < ! caio that savages actually under
his supervision were deprived of thu
power of mischief. Ho M-IMUS to have
trusted them implicitly , and they accord
ing to the clitics of savagery , despised
him for his trustfulness , and , bavin" : had
no experimental knowledge of the ( ! ov
ornmenl's power , were not re.iti nined by
fear from violatinj ; their eiiHa 'ments.
It will bo ca y enough lor a lessconlidinfj
and more vigilant per-on lo be "a better
man in his place. "
MI'o anil Times In Grand Island.
LoinCnv , Neb. , Oct. 7. [ To thn
Kditor.l A fevv dujs ape vour correspondent
pendent took , le.ue of the Jvliddle Loup
vallev , leaving Loup C'ilto which Is now
ImildliiK the O. vV H V. II. U , bustling all
Ihroii h with business , her pn * > I-K
brightening dail.v. The depot building *
and iriounds having been located , woik
was eommeiieed thereon last Wednesday
I find myself comfortably located for a
fortnight at ( ! raud Island , the twin-smler
of Hastings , it the two would be bioujiht
to rucoKiii/.e their iclationshi ] ) . Suicly.
o an observer , each would bo .justilied
in rceo ni/iny such a relalioiHliii ) .
Both are fjood towns , thoroughly businesslike -
ness-like and ener < jetie. ( rand" Jslat il
has her electrie lights , her fine brik
blocks , handsome residences and bto.ul
streets with handsome < iomuls , shadu
lices , etc -.so has listin < rs. but may Ixj
just a little liner , ( iraud Nland has line
schools and an army ot pupils , which
speak well tor a liiture census. Hust
ings bus just as fine schools , nearly as
many pupils , and is justly pi mid of her
college , aside trom her public schools.
All these line points are characteristic ,
strikin < ; lv vo. of the two towns.
1 met the \cisitileeorrespondonti :
from hi re a. lew d i\s a ; o in the person
ofdinera .fohn M Tliayer The gen J
oral jiasbeon iiiliny ; som Lit ily , b u t nap *
pily is iHvoverinfj now .
Diseases from Pimples to Scrofula Cured by
Cuticurn. f
Hundred1" ol' lutleirt In oiii-io3sos ioncoplufl oC
chilli nun Iio li.ul liy ictuin ol mull , imioiit this
frtory : I IIIHO lie on a l < nlhlu biilforor foi yount
1 KIIII Diseases ( if ilmf-klu nml Illooil ; Inno licuu
obliged to s'uiii public plnci < by icif-on of inv
ill lhiiii > itf IIIIIIIOIH ; Imuliad tlio liosl plnnl-
dims : hnSIXHI liiiiiitivilsnl dollar , uud uok
no u Hut until I iibuil Ilia I iilicin.i Homuillo-s ,
\\liich hmoi'inrd mu , imillolt m ) ikiuund Lilood
rOVKin'.O WITH f1YT HIIBUM.
Ciitlcui.i HnmcilliH mo the preatost inodlclnrn
onciiitli. Jltul llio unist ciiso ol Suit Hlioinn In
tlif iounti. > . Mj mothuiliail It tucnt > jonrafu
fact died fiom II. I licllc\r'ullciini ( Mouldliiivo
sn\il lioilife. . My linns , hi cast ami liciad wuro
io\i iLtl lop llu coj tuns which nothiiiff rcllotoil
( irdiit'il until I nd Ihu Ciitlciiia Ho.sulvcnt , In.
loninllj , and C'utlc.iiiu mut Uutluinn Soap , uxlut-
inilji. J. VV. ADAMS.
II13AD , FACH AND DODV HAW.
T coiiinu-ni-pil lo nso jniir Cntlcnni llomoillri
lasl .Inlj. M > linad mid fiK.ti uud 4iiio ) jmilH oC
m > linlwno almost rau * . My lioiul MUSI-OI-
in til vvlih scabami sore- , mid my MitfurliiRT wtis
luurliil I Iiiul tiled ( iMTjlliliiKrl lind lioiird nf
In HID Unsl am ! WtiRt. Xlydisu Mils oonslilorcxl
u voiy bad oat * . I luau now not n partlclo of Slifn
lliimor alioul mu , and my inso Is coiisldcinul
wimlcilul J1H3. K. 13. WHIl'l'Ui.
JuLiilur ) , Midi.
T.CZIIMA I'HO.M I113ADTO KKI5T.
Cliinlus K.IJIO Hliilclo .Idisoy City Holfrhts , N.
J.uiltci : ' , Mj MIII , aliiil of tuuhn JCIUH , win
complijlclv ( MID it ol n lei rllilocnso of Ko/mmiby
thu riillciiia ItciiiddicN. Tioiii thu lop of liH
llCIHl 10 till ) MllCddf lib lOL-t HU1 0110 IllllhS Of
sc.ib . " 13\oiy olliuilunudy iiiul
liail bi-oa tilotl In valu.
Aii ) oM nvriyulioio. I'ifco , Oiillcin-a , Wlo. ;
ll silvuiitl III ) ; hoiip ilo. Ciop'iiod by thol'OT-
Ti.n I ) ni' nVMI CIII..MHUI. Co , , Huston , Mas ,
Pond lir"IimVTO'UIinSKINPIbiA8HS. ( ( : '
I'lmplp * . f-KIn Itlfimlslies nml Ilubj Uu.
) moi-s micil | ) y Cinlciii'ii Sonp ,
CU-1ICITU4 ANTI PAIN ' . td
3 v J'ljASjf u. t
P 'un orlL'lllnJi. ci ! --t iiiia'jiiiiullhlu V
iffi-- ' ' , rue to 1'iiln iiml Inlliinimritloii ,
' 'JX. [ Ininbliliij , ' Hhoinmitlu , NdiniilK'o ' ,
bmlilon Hlmii | nnd Nervous
inn lc. At "
UMPHREYS'
CuroDUoucaof
Cattlef SheepDOGS
'
DOGS , HOGS , POULTJIV ,
In aso for over 20 years by 1'ftniioro , '
Stockln'ceilcrs , Jlorso U. ut &o. '
Used uy U. 8. Covernmont.
jrcrSTADLE CHART-O
Mountetl on Hollers & Book Uailoit I'roa.
iriimi.liruy ' .Mi < 1. Co. , JO3 I'lillua 81. . N. V.- ,
SPECIFIC No ,
ljii < 'jt-i' < nr < . TliBonh iicri-wfiilrrrocdy for
KorvoHs' Debility , Vital Weakness ,
r.n-l l-.cntrnl i ) . / < t nHw-uork or oilier "u ri .
. . ml I l fir is.
ii r > l i. o. > K i immlir
'H , . iOIICttlp | Ot
> LMIltJ-l. ll |
? J.tilltliiBtu./llHI > uUutll.ft. t' .
-riii Col.innuA W'lihliliKiUill , llllO B.'tU
St " 'lit 13 lUDAIH" A IKMItlllifT Hllil ( lu/
M Ii jot 1m iotuiM ladliB. DcliKliUun.V hilinilut
tin I ( oiKi'imrii lldidiiii. I iirn'i uioundi ; nil ,
I .III Uiliolllblld mluilllltvi' B. MlKi l.'Mll.V.
Many a Lady
is boiiuiifilnU : but h"r skin ;
and liobuly has ever toid
hir : how cany ; 'c is to put
brainy or. thoahin. Br-auty
on the slvin is Ma
Balm ,