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- 1 THE OMAHA DAILY BJflE. THURSDAY , JANUARY 21 , 1886. , -THE DAILY BEE. OMAHA OmtK.No.OU AvnfllO K.vns\M Si NEW VoimOmrr , ROOM f " > . Tin mrss ItfiM > i > c VA HS > .OTOX Orntr , No. 8M Fotiitncttii St rnMI hc l every mornlnc , ptrept ? nrul y. Tli only Moulin ? mornliiK pnpcr published In the state. 7rnn nr MAIM One Venr . tlO.mTlirrf Mcmtlis. J2.V HI * Month' . . r > .U ) Ono Month l.OC Tin VV . .KLVlIir , I'tib Tf.HM , i-ostrAin ! Onn Year , * llh premium . . . . $3.0' One Venr , wltlinntprc-mlmii IS' , Pit-Month * , wiilioiit premium 7Z Olio Month , on trial _ 1C coinr.sro.xmscr. : Alt fotniminlcntlrm < tf'ntlnsr to news nn < 1 nII- Milnlmnttprs MiotilJ bo addressed tottiol'ui < / onnr. nnn. BIJMSF.M i.r.TTrns : % it bti < lncIf itcri titul remittances should bo rUditsMi * to litr llin : 1'uiit.tHiiisn COMI-ASV , OMA.IA. Drnft * . rliec-Ks mid poMofllcn onion to bo mndo piiynbloto tlio order of the company. IDE Bit PUBllJHIIlf EOMPm , PBOPRIEIOBS. K. HCHKWATKtl. I'lUTOR. WE linvo positive advices by thesf-iapr- vine cnblo from l'latl < tnoiith that Sur vey or-ticnc nil ( lardncpwill not 0 AS Is sdtiny al llfty cents a , Ihotisnnd in Atlanta. I'Jciisc send us a few million feet nt once , or clso givei us the recipe. ONI : of tlic St. I'niil preachers proposes to siSntioni/.L ! about tlie ice palace no.st Snnilinight. ; . Hu will probably Buy that it will ( 'OUT 11 iniiltiLtulo of sinners. Tin : author of "Sweet Ilv-antMly" is living in Hiehmond , 111. , in very slraight- filed I'lictiinstaiict'.s. Ili.s Hwcelby-and- byhas not , vet put in an appearance ; . TIIK presidential suecps-'ion ' bill is now a law , and the country issafo. Mr.Cleve land can now climb the golden stair whenever lie pleases. There will always be a man ready to itcp into his shoes. K.vCo.NonussMAX Unrom > ' .s presence in Washington has given rNo to thu ru mor that ho is hunting for the nucleus of anew party. What in I he mailer with the mugwump ? Can't Mr. IJolford lind enough of him to nmku a micloiiHV To VAHV the monotony of the cold snap sonic one onglit to propose a new railroad scheme. Several days have parsed with out one coming to the hiirf.iec. Perhaps the January thaw will nnco\er several that have been snowed under. Tun associated press lias been "worked" to give Alary Andnrson a free advertise ment. She is credited with great brav ery and presence of mind in extinguish ing an incipient and insignificant lire in a Philadelphia theater. The lire act is as old as the "stolen diamond" racket , and is an infringement upon Kate Claxton's patent right. Ir the appointment of a democrat to one federal ollice in Nebraska the surveyor general's ollleo causes so much fighting , how much hair-pulling will there be among the democrats when the ollices of collector , district attorney , marshal and Omaha postmaster arc filled with new men ? Will some democratic mathemati cian plea o furnish us with an npprox- mate solution of this diillenlt problem V Du. MIMKR'S open letter on the snr- voyor-gcncralbhip will doubtless fratisfy everybody. Mr. Ramsey , of Cas , will be satisfied by the assurance that the doctor did not have the naming of the man , as was asserted by the Jfcrald , otherwise Mr. Clegg , and not Ramsey , would haye been named. Mr. Clegs ; has evidence that the doetor'n polo did not reach far enough by telegraph , and ho ought to bo Batisfied , since the doctor says that ho told Mr. Wise , of Plattsmouth , by telephone that he did not and would not endorse Mr , Cle/m for suvvcyor-genoral. Mr. Gardner is fully satislicd with the e.\planation because - cause it shows that the telegraph and tel ephone wires were "crossed" in front of the Heraltl olllee , which accounts for the confusion. The people of Nebraska , who nro looking on at this Kilkenny cat light , are satislicd that there mould have been no demand by Dr. Miller for flic closing up of the ollice if Mr. Ck'gg or Mr. Ram 603 * hud been appointed. MAYOU VAUGIIAX , of Council IMufTs , who was issuing momentous manifestoes from the national capital only a few weeks ago , has startled the whole coun try by a 'proclamation of amnesty to all violators of the prohibition law , His ir responsible excellency lias succeeded in getting hmolt'into ! print in every sec tion of the country through the asso ciated press , which was loaded to the muzzle with Ills Iiaimless dynamite car tridge. As chairman of the o\ccutivo committee of all the mayors of Iowa , Mr , Vaughan calls upon ( ho people of that state , irrespective of ago , f-ox , color , qr previous condition o [ servitude , to us- neuiblo at DCS Moines on the -7th of Jan uary , early in the morning , to bring high pressure lipou the legislature in favor of a radical change in the liquor laws. The modest champion of life , liberty , and the pursuit of happincbs , winds up his appeal with a Napoleonic dash , which wlHotriko terror in the pioliibitiou camp. Unfor tunately for the cause of personal liberty Mr. Yaughan enjoys the reputation of a cheap blathur.sKlto , who hankers after notoriety like a hungry dog after a bouc. THU telephone monopolies nro bother ing their brains in an ollbrt to trump up liMno. ehtirgos against Secretary Lainar in order to weaken the eflectof his recent opinion that the suit to test the validity of thu Hell patents should be brought in the mime of the United States , So far , however , they have failed to discover that Mr , Laniar Is interested In any way in any telephone patent or company , The charge that he is a stockholder in nil opposition company cannot .be made ngainst him as it was against Attorney- General Garland. Secretary Lanwr's X opinion is an honest one , nuel has great weight. It cannot bo disturbed , and the suit ) will bo brought and pushed to a speedy termination , Enough evidence has.been hccnrcd to ' ' "cftnvlncn any unprejudiced person that L there is good ground for Milt , and that 1 the probability Is that Bell's patent will eventually be shown to bo invalid for i several reasons , ono of which is that il was obtained by fraud , Such a result will open thu Hold of competition , and the public will have the benolit of Im proved instruments , bettor service aud loWer tolls , V'c believe that the days of the lolophot'Vi monopoly are numbered , fend that the , end is near at hand. National llnllroail The select committee- the tcnat < upon intcr--tate railroad transporlatioi has reported favorably upon Senator Cnl lomV railroad commNsioncr bill. Ii support of this measure , the committee has placed before the senate sv volume ol 210 pages , embodying the ows of rail road managerbanker. " . * , manufiicturerj * , jobber. * , larmers , and i > o < m , relating tc the transporiatton question , which tin committee had collected during the re > ees- " . The comtuittcc formulates its con- elusion- follows- t The public Inlercsls demand icKiilntion ol tlicbiusinc sof trnnijxiitntlon , Ixx'ntisc in tlioab-ieiiccof Mich iCKiilntion the caiilcrs ale iirnctlcalty and actually the sole and final arbiti.itors npon nil dliputcd iincMlons Hint ail 3 between Milpper aiul carrier as to whether latesate lensounblo or unjust ills- crimination Imsbeen practlonli 'i It Is llicdidy of cinigre-'s to uiiik'rtnkc1 the ipgiiliillon of the business of lrnus ] > oila- lion because ol admitted nbiucs In its limn- niroincnl , and of acknowledged dlsrrliiilna- tiun between IICIIOIH and plnteH in its prnc- tical opeintions-'cvlls which It Is possible to icach and renieilj milj tluou h the exercise of the powertgrnntrd by the constitution to pongre'Ki , and n . .dustlilch tlie eltlcn Is en- Illlcd tothnt pi elect Ion nlileh the nntlonnl authority alone can afford. it Xntinunl loslsl.ttlnn Is necessary to teiii- vily tin ; evils cnitiplnlncd of , bvc.itiso the op- cr.illonsol the transputlutlon sjstein me for the most part beyond the jurisdiction of the stales , and mull congress acts not subject t ( any Boicinmclilal control in the public Inter C3t. 1 National legislation Is also neces aiy hccaitsu the bnsliie > S' of tr.iiispoitntlon Is e scntlnlly of a natiiie which leinihes tlin unifoiiu syslein and method of re ulnlloi \\likh the national aullioiitie. eaii alone jue . " ciibe. 5 The fidluie of congress to net Is an ex disc fur the attempts matte by the rnlhoatltt toiCKiilatcthccoiniaciuc of the country in their O\MI w.ivand In their o\\n luteie ts , bj v hatcvcr conibinalloiH and methods they an able to put Into operation. fi That the rnihoniN , united or unit strained , can or ulll eventually \\oik out its solution , sccins highly laipiohnble , jiidgliix from past experience , and can not be tcivsoii- ably expec'cil ; that a satisfactory solution ol thupiobleni can ever be seemed \\lthout the aid of wise legislation the committee dots not believe. These conclusions are supplemented by a recommendation that a national railroad commission shall bo created , uitli poweis and dudes similar to those exercised by slate railroad commis sions , to enforce f.iir rates and prevent ) abuses incident to the railway system. To fortify its position with re gard to the method which the committee recommends lor the regtflation of inter state commerce the opinion of the Kansas railroad commission is cited that "no supervising body can determine max imum rates as tlie subject is too intricate for one outside of railroad management fully to comprehend. " The solid chunks of wisdom which the committee has extracted from the testi mony taken on its junketing tour last .summer wore within themselves based on sound principles. They are by 410 means novel , and could have been for mulated fifteen years ago by any intelli gent business man who had given the railroad problem any thought. The granger agitation in Illinois , Iowa and WiSeonsin brought out all tlie points raised by Senator Cullom's committee. It was entirely superfluous to quote the Kansas railroad commissioners as ox- perl * who believed th.it tlie regulation of railroad tolls by law was too intricate tor anybody except a railroad man. The Vanderbilts , the Goulds , the Dillons , the StanfordH , and other railway barons , have said so all alon ? . From the outset the committee was like a packed jury , organised to endorse the Cullom bill , brought forward to aiitagoiu/.c the bill of Jndgo lleag.in , which proposes to rcgulato railway trafhu and proscribe severe penalties for extor tion and discrimination. The facts brought out by the inquiry of the sub committee , of which Senator Cnllom is chairman , have only emphasized the pop ular demand for railroad regulation. The situation of the country in its rela tion to tlio railroads , the utter helplessness - ness of the patrons of these public high ways to protect themselves against imposition and ruinous disci imiiui- lion , the fundamental principles upon which railio.ul * aio clmitcicd and oper ated have all been correctly cited by the committee in its report. Hut the icmedy which it recommends is not much better than shelving tlie whole question of uiil- way regulation ami remanding the coun try to the tender mercies of tlie monopo lies. If the committee hnd only been disposed to Mi ike at the most pernicious and dangerous feature of our railroad system it would have framed and re ported a bill embodying the vital points to which its attention had been repeatedly called. In the fir.t place , congre.ss should pro hibit stock watering and the issuance of stocks and bonds by any railroad in ex cess of the actual coat of building and equipping bue.h road. In the no.xt place , congress should make it a-folony for any stockholder or ofllcur of anj' railroad to bo interested in any construction com pany. Lastly , cougrcis should rigidly prohibit any railway manager or ollieer from being interested in fast freight Hues , j.xprcsb companies , grain elevators , warehouses , hotel companies , coal mines , and other concerns that u'o operated on the lines or right of way of any railroad , or haVe Iraillo contracts with such roads. It would also bo timely for congress to pro- liibit the construction of any trunk line > f road unless a public necessity for the line is iound to exist. Having legislated upon these funda mental points congress should by law prohibit extortion , discrimination and Favoritism , In spite of the intricacy of Lhe subject congress could very safely flx i maximum tonnage- rate , making proper llstiuctions between short and long hauls , Such a maximum rate would not necessa rily prevent lower rates it the railroads are lisposcd to make them , lint : i minimum rate , below which no railroad should bo al lowed to go , should also bo fixed by law. This would to away with ruinous rate tvnrs , which seldom bonollt anybody and jfton derange commerce , Senator Cullom's commissioner bill will not remedy those abuses , nor restrain Iho railroads from their r i > acUy where competition has been overcome by com bination. His five commissioners will ravel nil over ( lie country in princely [ jalace cars , attend royal receptions at ; ho palatial homos of railway nabobs , md pocket their $7,500 n year each , They will occasionally go through the forms pf entertaining some complaint and refer It to the courts for final decision Ihcymay even go so far as ( o give1 tin public access to railroad tariff sheets Beyond this their services as railway rejr ulators will not extend. With all his profound investigation ol the railroad problem Senator Cnlloir only shows that ho is merely playing n part to mollify the railroads. The provisions of his bill , which re quires the president to choose three froir one political party and two from tlic other , area mere faicc. No ono kiiow. better than the senator that the influences which will lnterpoo in laver of candi dates care very little for party. Taj Gould will have no trouble in finding suitable material for commUsioncr.s in either parly , and the commission is not likely lo bo hampered \ty \ political principles. Of coitrsv the railroad managers will pretend to be bitterly opposed to Mr. Cullom's bill , but when the lugeif wur comes on they will mass all their forces against tlio Hcagan bill , and push ( he commissioner bill as a substitute to a iittnl passage , Thctc never has been a commission in this country that could withstand the railroad pressure any great length of lime. The commissioners of Kansas .stinted out with an honest purpose to regulate1 the railroad trafliu. They found them selves In a hornet's ' nest , the tailroads assailing them from every quarter. They stood Ihc assault manfully for MV months. They actually recommended the aboli tion of tlio commission because ) it was powerless. A special session of tlio Kan sas legi.shituro was called to Mippoit the commission in the rightful discharge of ils duty. The railroads blocked the wheels of legislation by their notorious methods. The commission finding itself ahandoneel Mirrendcred un conditionally. Hence the icport that only railroad men can grapple with the intricate quest ion of railroad rates. Should the national commission , which Sir. Cullom pioposos to create , have the audacity to antagoime the railroad barons by an honest attempt to protect their patrons , tlio ovpericneo of the Kan- ' as commission would repeat itself. The railroads would encounter less trouble with congress than they did with the Knit aslegislature. . They virtually con trol the American house of loids' now , and no railroad regulation bill will pass that body that they don't sanction. Something of an Uyr-Opciicr. The state papers thnt nccaso the Ilmild of beim ; engaged in finthcriiiB Vnn Wyck's prospects for le-clectlon arc \eiyastutc thcmschcsoi' else they imagine the Ifcrttlt Is piublind. It is plain rs the nose on a man's face that the Omaha BUK , Van U'yck's confidential oignn , is lending comfort to the Gsmlneis , JJiowns and other slaughter-house dcinoctats in the war they are waging on the Jfrr ! ( / . Onuilia JlcmhJ. Senator Van Wyck does not need any confidential organs. His supporters make no secret of their appreciation ol his labors on behalf , of the state and his services to the country at large , liis re lations to the Hr.i : are no more confiden tial than those of any other public man whose conduct is in full accord with the principles it lias advocated for many years. Mr. Van Wjck has no more con trol over the utterances of this paper than General Manager Callaway , of the Union Pacilic. The comfort which the Gardners , IJrowns , and other slaughter- hoii < sc democrats derive from tlie 15ii : : should be charged up to the innate ensued- ness of its editor. He enjoj-sa Kilkenny cat-light as much as anybody , and makes no secret of his sympathy with the demo cratic leaders whom the Jfcrald is trying to slaughter. They have no weapon ol defense against these assaults , and natur ally arc entitled to a fair hearing through the medium of the UIE : , which always has been accessible to all classes. If the Herald is not able to take care of it.s end of a light in which it has every advantage over its adversaries , it would hardly bo entitled to much respect. As an excuse for the unfit selections which the county commissioners have made in filling the regular panel for the February term of the district court , it is given out that , as a measure of economy , they have picked from among the men who are delinquent in peisonal taxes. This is a very gauxy excuse. If it were really true that the commissioners have made tlicir pick from the delinquent tax payer's list it would be a very sad com mentary upon their common scn o. If justice is to bo administered impartially our jurors should bo composed of men who do not shirk their taxes , and are above temptation , lint the list which the commissioners have chosen fiom con tains the names of men who have never had anything to pay taxes on , not oven a yellow dog. DTiin city of Omaha is a very hard ten ant to get rid of. Although the board of trade has icpeatcdly asked thntthoe'ity should vacate its lot by removing tlm old engine lioiiso and rookeries no action whatever lias been taken beyond refer ring the matter to a committee. ACCORDING to Dr. Miller , some of the slaughter-house democrats , like the 'amous king of Fiance , marched up the lill and then inarched down again , J'hoy probably trayeled the hnmo trail which the doctor followed when ho came iomo from the District of Columbia not nany weeks ago. WIIINKYIH congress or a btato legisla ture is called upon to deal with a qnow tion which would compel the members to show their hands , the matter is at once referred to a committee , That always means evasion , compromise , and double- lealing. MASSACHUSETTS owes $31-iy3,080. This s more than fifteen dollars a head for in'cry man , woman and child in the state , md when taken in connection witli the oca ! city and county debts , it constitutes i very heavy buiden. Tin ? Chicago News , noticing that Iho ngalls presidential boom has not yet nado its appearance east of the Missouri ivcr , anxiously inquires what hasbccomo af it. It is suspected hereabouts that it ias been snowed under , or lost in the 5hulllo. JOHN S. WISH is in New York looking it bettor dogs , but says ho doesn't like ho outlook for politics in the south , . 'robably because ho sees no pointers. THE charity ball tickets are live dollars 3nch. The committee is meeting with gratifying SUCPOSS In liisiiosliig of them , uul ought to have one thousand sold by the end of next week1. Ker ( , > body who ca afford il should takq nt least ono tlckcl and those who are nblo should purchas more. 'JhcnuinbcRithut any ono perso can purchase is not limited bj the con mittcc. i TIIK KUUjf ) OK iMIt'STHY. New Knglaiul woolen mills me stiutlne n on full ( lino. Thoie ate at present 1SS1 window-Kins ! pot in the United Stales , of which SSJ aic h operation. ( Tlio western nailers who linvo been on i strike over seven months nro as dclcrminci as ever , and they ha\o | > iospects oflnnlii ] nt nil. point * . A rcnnsjhnnla establishment 1ms jit * fimiNied Hie Ninth AUMIIIO Elected Ko.u w lib 2.,000 glass fish-plates , to be placed un der its Mill" , last > car the Tall Ilhcr innmifactmcr turned out 7nsoooo pieces ot cloth , ncalns T,5Vi,000 pieces for 1831. The full capacity I : "U.tOJ.OOO pieces. An artificial lake of fifty acre * Is to be con structcd In F.tjctte comity , Pa , , tultitnlsl watei in the suminur months for niiinulactiu' ing pin noses. A 'steel stand-pipe ! i'i feet In dhtmetei nm l'r > feet high hns just been built In a Hostoi firm. It took 2CO tons of steel plate , and \ \ II hold 2,000 tons of witer. Aisr.,000 . lolllng-mlll Is to he ciected.i New Orleans to consume the luige iiimntllle : of scrap-Iron that ate gathered fiom tin southern ralho.ids. A mill-mill 'will follow Xo less than twenty lt > i/e / inaiiiifuctuiliu linns ha\e their agents in Wvtein Ventisyl vanla selecting ot examining tcultniy foi manufacturing sites wlieio natural gas can be used. Theteaieonly siv lion ami steel milts It ; Plttsbarg nnd Alle'ghany wlieie coal is used , I.aige trncls of land lm\c been pnichaseil In the Alleghnny llerallcy ! on which to eiccl niiiimlaulmlng plants. r The woik people of Massachusetts ha\e lie \ eloped economic hub ! ! * , over -10 percent ol all the Individuals in tlm state having haul ; accounts. Thcie me thbly-twoco-opeiattve b.mks In the slate. Fhe alr-biale companies aie sliiiggllng for the cnoinums i.tilroad plum that is tc dion next je.ir. Kaeh company will fmnHi fifty equipped s. tube urn until the follow ing Apill , when the continct foi tiiiiilslilnt ! btakes will be gUen to the success ! ul com petitor. An Knglish join mil cnmneialcs the follow- I in ; advantages of elccttle lights In textile mills over gas : Belter woik is done with less , Injuiy to ejesight. In the production ot coloicd woik there Is a sixing of time. The snineimpcrsajsll Is only a ( | iic.stion ot time when lighting by clcutilelty will become gen- cial. " The w.\ce-woikcrs ofew York cltv ami state aie better cmplo.\ nt this time than usual , and but little trouble c.xlsts witli em ployers. The diu"eiciiJCi.s me iimclimoiec.i- slly adjusted than tliejj wejp a fewjeuts ago , because ot moie comiiacttoigaui/atiou aiul nioie conservafivc management. Less de- slie is exhibited by einjiloicrs to opines * or exact. i For fomtccn jc.ns .South Caiolina has e c cnipted maiiufnctmlng companies fiom tav- atlon. In 1870 the manufaitmeil ptodticts of the state were Milticd at SO,838 , .W1. In 1SS4 the value ol the pioduc't ' was 'j.'ii.un Ol. The established Indttstiles ijow want this old law repealed , In oidci to , keep new companies l loin coming In and Incic.ta.lng the compcti- tlon- They Keep < ; n The lilgldityofthowe.it hoi < loei notalloefc the buz/Ing presidential bers. Urawliauks to LIA : In Utah. The pl.m of siicudlng six months in prison immediately nftei 1111111 lagescilonsly intei- \\ith Initial toins. Taking It Out ol' tlio Horses. Thelhciy btablo keepers now make their custoineib pay smattlv for a sleigh ilde , and the customers take it out of tjio hoises. For Particular * , See Bills. KaiisuK Ctlu Tlmcf. ( Jie.it exoltenietit In high .soeial circles in St. Louis. Twojoiiiig bloods indulge In a unuoom light o\er a New Yoik heiiess. For particulars see small bills pilnclpally ' bills. 31 IIIvl lit or in I'fiivMtnec Tetrtimin A bitter cold day this. Om hnibnr has an aictle look ; baigcslio/cn up In mlilsticam ; eveiythlngroveied with lee. and under the rays of a brilliant sun the w hole Ice-smfaco tin o\v Ing up clouds of vapor. AVhy ho Many Kscnpo Hanging. Clitfitijn Ti Ibiine. In .Nebiaska , when a man is accused of minder , the i > eolo ] take him out and hang him to tlm neatest lice , -Hut foitimatcly tliL'iearofcwticcs in that .state , and so a gteat many people escape. Colder limn un Omaha Street Cur. New Orleans 1'leanunt , A eonesponilunt of the Boston Tianscrlpt Inqiilieslf thcrols ' onythlng colder than a hoisocariu the caily moinliig , just out of the shed ? " The thought Is tustlictlu ami piut- ty , but it has been repotted that ice cream at a patty to which ono lias not hocn invited Is quite as cold. The Phenomena Accounted For. I'ltlnhuifj Cln.nihtc , ' There Is another cold wave coming , " re- imuked Mr. I'atiglo to his wife last night. " \VhoionomV" asked the lady. "Fiom the noillnvest , where they all come fiom.VIiy \ iloall the cold \\nvescomo fiom the North west , my dear1' "O , because there Is so much coolness between H. Paul and Minue- upolls. " , _ The Gnmo of Clu-BS. ItdClltttdlltl'illl. . Possibly a rovhal of iho noble game of chess will ba dated tiom tlui contest between two experts now in proguM * , In New Vork city , It Is n rnie thing ji/jNy lajs tobuutwo persons engaged in ch/Ss | , jnml jet It Is a u'.xiuo that , to thoughtful persons at least , af- foids entcitalninent' ' bs well as mental Jlsclpllne. , . , _ -l Ul - - - - You're Aiiotlipr. Dr. Miller autlioil/es to rt'lteiation of the > tutumont that he nc\c ii ommuailcilany- 'jody ' fortho sinveior-sonci 'u office , thcto- fore when Gardner iniikc * a contradictory itatcmcnt ho simply llesj 1) ) FlatttihouUf'fMnnl. Sattnday's Omaha Jlcwld ftys that Dr. Mil- icrncvci , no , never , dTd rccpuimonil any- joily for surveyor general. Mr. Jtamsoy has : old the writer that ho had a stjong endorse ment fiom both Miller and liojd js .si long is ho could ask , Oji tlio other hand a | > cr- soual acquaintance of Mr. Clegg liifoiinsiis hat ho had boon the copy ot a letter of waim ccommemlatlonofhim ( Clegg ) from Mcssis , Miller and Ho > d to the president. Now , wo ; ltho good doctor credit foi bulng n jirotty rood liar , but If both lUmsoy ami Clejrg \ to unbosom thunuclsua they would uobably mnlio him ptetty sick , Great Speooh. Hebron HwMtr. Homo of Jim Laird's friends of this place no Jpicsimiing eonslderublo when they go ibont telling that he made a speech In tuo iousoonho | rules o that body uud against he iccent dcvlslous of Land Commissioner j Sparks. It Is pronounced by his friends a bcliig an excellent speech. The fnct of tin business Is Mr. Lain ! nc\er delltrrcd i speech in the house of icprcscntativcs 01 eilhei ot these question * , lllsllradowasor deicd pilntcd , o as to escape the brlni cfTtislon of the Slinking Wider chief , llh friends should consult the Congressional Jlecord , and ascertain the facts bcfoio dls tlielr Ignonnice. The AYI1 < t 'Mnii of New Vork. Vfii' Voifc II'M M. Mr. Theoitmellooscvcll has been Iccltirini ; to the Young Men's Institute In tlio IJowerj on w Ilil life In ( he wesl , ami fiom the printed icportsoftliat Icctuw It apponrs lltat Mr. lee { < e\ell stands In with the dime no\ellst and desires the young men ot the Institute to bcpropptly ihetl with tlio western Idea. He thinks a dead Indian Is tlm best Indian , and he found the cowboy elitvahoiis , bnne and generous to a fault. On the whole it Is gen- eanlly believed In ( ho Howefy thai when Mr. Itouscveltf-eN llnoiigli Icctmlng he Is going to let. his hair glow , whcliip his houlo and go back to the Australian delights of the dug out and tinroundup. . Hepcilt This SoOly White You Shovel. Unlot the besom nt the Air , Out of the cloud-folds of her g.unionts shaken , 0\ei the wooillnmls blown and imc , Over the hancst llehls loisaken , .Silent , and soil , ami slow Descends iho snow. 8T.VTIJ A pajier called the Hummer is bu//ing for "sugar" in Mieiety circles of Hastings. A savings bank with a capital of sfHIO- 001) ) will open up for business in Hast ings , April 1. The newly appointed register and re ceiver will take charge ot the MeCook land olllee April 1. A ivearney leal e late linn sold over 2(1,000 ( acres of laud in ISS5 , the prieo aggtegating $ ll'JOr. ! ! The More of Perrenand , ( iitthaN & Co. at Talnmgo , Otoe eotinty , was destioycd by lire iMonda.v' . Loss , $11,000. A § l"i hog ease wont up lo the snpremn court from Dodge Bounty at a cost of ! ? ! ! 00. Litigation is a paying investment for lawyers The newly-appointed postmaster at Springfield , Sarpy county , has been noti fied that his nomination lias been with- eh'awn , he having entered a homestead in Kansas Another democrat has been appointed to succeed him. Iowa Item * . Cherokee improved ) ? (51,000 ( worth last year. Cherokee wife boiler was fined $25 for the last walloping. Tolm Murphy , the father of the editor of the Dubnijim Telegraph , died at his homo in that city last week' , aged 80 years. he receipts of the Cedar Haplds po t- olllcc for the hist quarter were . ? ! ) ,5Sl. ! 18 , a slight increase over tlie same period a year ago. Frank Hcslin , the blind editor of tlio Cherokee Enterprise , lias invented an ink fountain for job presses that promises to prove a good tiling. Frank Wingrovc , of Washington town ship. Crawford county , was froxen to death within half a mile of his own house during the late hli//ard. Ho leavca a wife and two children. A huge pile of sawdust from under which a force of men were loading a wagon , atMonlroseon the Ibtli , toll and hurled three men out of sight. Leslie Ptobinson was so severely injured that ho had to bo carried home , ami the others were nearly dead when rescued. Dakota. Hay is worth from $13 to $18 a ton in Dcadwood. The Kimball artesian well still Hews at tlio rate ol 8,009 gallons a day. The total license of saloon keeper * in Huron is ! u"27.r)0 a year. Springlield oilers $10,000 in cash and r like amount in bonds if the .Northvvesleri road will build into tlie town. A largo colony ol German farmers from Chi A ton comity , Iowa , have arranged to bcttle Jn Minnoliaha county in the spring During the year 18t5 Spink county shipped about S.-IOO.OOO bushels of wheat in round numbers , including 121,000 con sumed by the local llounng mills. A. Dunn , a Parker insurance agent , ha . skipped the country , leaving creditors to mourn. The amount Unit ho has ob tained in various ways is estimated at nearly sfa.OOO. Engineers 9f the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad who were sent out to investigate the coal Holds of the upper Missouri tegion pronounce the McLean county coal much more desirable than Illinois coal. Montana. Millers complain that there is not suf ficient snow on the mountains to supply the summer demand for water. Doer Lodge eonntv's ' assessment roll forl88i ; looted up * : J,8p'J,8l ' ! ) , a gain of * 3r 0,000 , over the proccdinjr year. The Cranilo Mountain Mining com pany at Phiiipsbiirg produced in Decem ber $1 10,000 in silver , at : i cost of not ex ceeding $ -0,000. The owners of qmirtv. mills and reduc tion works in lUittuCity have determined to run through the winter , notwithstand ing the fact that Iho Union Pacific Kail- road coinimny has refused to reduce the rate on salt below $15 per ton. The dividend , paid by Montana mines during the past year amounted to $ li7- : 0)0. Of this. sum tlm Ur.mito Mountain mine paid $ ,18,000 , the Ilecla SlU.i.OOO , the Motilton .flW.OOO , Iho H. M. A : 11. Co. ifUW.UOO , the Alice § 183,000 and tlm Drum Lummoii $1 ,700. , The Pacific Const. A peach tree in Sacramento is in full bloom. Tluce hundred Chinamen linvo been discharged by employer * in Trnckee. Nov. Citi/.ens are determined lo expel every Mongol in the town. During tlm year 1881 the postolllco at Phu-nix , A. T. , sold 70,000 S-ctml .stamps. In 188. ) the total siiln of 3-cunt Mumps reached ; 8f,000 , , besides which 00,000 .stumped envelopes , 7,000 newspaper wrappers and t ,000 , postal cauls wore sold , During IBS ! there arrived in San Fran- cineo by water 83 , 108 pussongor.s , and 8 J,100 departed , lly overland routes tlio arrivals wore 'iU.O.'iO ; departures , D.'i.OiJ ; total mrlviilii. 7IV1. " > . ' 5 ; total departure * , 1)9,031 ) , The through overland passenger Irallio for 18S5 was the smallest Mice ) l&fl , though there was n net gain of over 81,000 by that route. For Iho si.x teen years end ing Dccombor til , ISSS , the arrival of through passengers by rail were 781 , 80K , : md thu departures 477,8.21 , showing a net gain of ! )00rj70. ) The quart/ cure for malaria , rheuma tism , livitr complaint , heart disease , and fractmcd constitutions generally , is be- uomlng very popular on the Comstock , I'ho medicine under the name of "sllieia lonlo" is prepared as follows : Take [ hreo or four pieced of pure white quart/ , .Imiit tlio bi/o of n hickory nut , wash in dear , cold water and jlaco in a tninblor , SText pour over the qnaitz , to the depth if an inch or two , best Hourbon whisky , md take each morning before breakfast HID sumo piece of quart/ will last a .vholoyear. . and even then will' bo as jood a at firstA little water and sugar nay he added in case of tlie quart/ being 'umul too strong. o iCuiuns ladies put sido-saddlcs on cows inu 1'juC tlicl > tpl' Krauts , the SclmrFrichtor , Who Does th Beheading Act ia Germany , With Ills Uroad-.Vx Ho Jlafi Choppce off ehoIlcnilH ol'Tlilfl ; c 1 78. Seharfriehler is the tille given lo tin person in Germany who , since the mlddli agc , hai been charged with Iho execu lion , or rather decapitation , of tliosocon demited to death. In olden times und it ome portions of ( Sermany up to the six tecnth eenlttry , Iho municipality ttndei whose jurisdiction the seulcnco was secured cured or Ihe accuser or his adherents ox eeutcd the de.ith win rant , Slneo 1858 , when the llr.st ea n of capital punishment took place under Kmpcror William , the duly of severing the criminal's head from Ids body with a bro.ulax devolves upon Kxeeut'umor IvnuiU , who carries on the business of Knocker in Iho elly of Herlln , Ills lieldof action i * no ! conlined to Pnis. sia , but exteiuN all over liermrny , whenever over not Interfering wilh the prerogative of tlie sovereigns of other states' . The death penalty ha nil ways existed in Germany , but from the time thai Emperor William became inince legent of L'rnssia to 188 it renmined inopera tive. The murderer generally leeeivud n lifo-.sentenco to the penitentiary , with tlio prospect of eventual delivery alwajb in view. Hut Hocdel's attempt upon ihc llfn of the emperor caused him to take a tllll'erent view of the imnishmeiil- bo visited upon .such eiiminals. Iloedel's execution was inlttisted to Krauts , who since then may be cohsidered the imper ial executioner of ( Sci'many This man lives' in a small house of three rooms on WiNnaukcr street in Cliarlotleiiberg. One of Iheso roolnsis occupied by his wile and three children as a sleeping roam , Ihe other a kitchen , and the other Kr.iuts' apartment , He is \eryfondofliisehildron , spending liis leisure tinm in amusing Ihem. To the unsuspecting visitor , the Huh ; group Would impress him as the family an or dinary tradesman. There is nothing in the appearance of tae man that would give the impression that he would accept Hie po-ition of public executioner. He possesses a powerful frame , broad shoulders , and strong limbs , and ] msa good-natured lace. lli short , Inistly n-d mustache ami his > > qtiaro jaw- . , though , show a man of determination. In conversation he is conservative and cultivated , replying without hesijation to all questions concerning his disagree able calling , but with the apparent wish that the interviewer should understand ho Nonly the instrument to execute the klwofthi' state Il evidently is fre quently subjected lo these interviews , lor lijs answers aie so prompt that they show either this or preparation. In his own sleeping-room are kept the instrument- ; of his ollicial employment , and broad-ax and block. While examining the block Krauts points out to his visitor the deep nick which was made when Licske , the socialist , Millered death lor the murder of Dr. Humph" , of Frankfort. After every execution Krauts icpairs the injury the block has received , ie- pain'jng it. sharpening ihc broad-ax , and repolishing the leather stiaps with which the eriminals aie bound. The history of these instiiiment < ! pre- = eut a hoiriblu record. The ax- has a very broad and glittering blade , with a black handle , rud contains the inscrip tion"Manufactured by .J. Gro-sinan , Herlin. " Then lollows the dreadful list of names ot those who have perisln-d by it.s sharp edge , with the mime , place , anil lime of execution. The list contain thirty , two names , beginning with the socialist , C. M. Hoedel , Herlin , Aug. Hi , 1ST8. The same year ICianls executed a murderer in Htil/ow , Pommeraina. From 1878-80 lu > was not called to perform duty , it doubtless being considered that the two executions would snlliee lo deter other socialistic demonstrations for a lime , hi 1S81 KIM tits' ofllces were required four linn's ; twice at Koeslin. once in Oels , and once at Dortmund. Jn 18SJ he took four jo.nnieys into dillerent portions of Germany in company with his imple ments of jxinishmunt. In 188 Herlin was mainly the scene ol hi * ollicial work. Tno vyhohwale murderur , who butchered his wife and live children , was tin ; first victim of ( his year. Then followed young Soobe , who murdered a letter- earlier and iillorvyard robbed the body. So the horrible Iht gradually increased until it'has now reached thirty-two , ami , with the exception of Kenisdorf , Knech- lerand Liuske the two former accused if conspiracy to blow up the monument LHrnimeinoraiing thu unification of Ger many at Xicdorwald during the unveiling ceremonies-all were common murder- 'I's. 'I's.Hesidos the engr.ivcd list upon Krauts' iro.id.ixjio has another continued in u urge book which lays on tlio table with i green velvet binding. A .shield upon he cover contains liis name and title in ; ohl lellor-j. " .Iitlius Krauts , Se.har : richter. " Upon the first pagu , written ) n strong grayish ] ) Uer ] , is his motto , 'Tout homino utile est respectable. " Every useful man is respectable , ) To his he points in vindication as some ivcr inquisitive questioner seeks to get at he bottom of Ins feelings. Beneath the notto is 11 drawinir representing a wlieol , i swoid , and an ax- . Under this is the Kilo of his lir.st execution , thu page being inislied with the old German execution- srs1 device , dating back to 171 ! ) ; HiuiKen , Kollen , rndderen , 1st Icein siuul iVaci'b nlcht wlrhiililltL'ii kchien Hlssrn tin iiiimd , To ImiiK. hchead , or bicak upon the wheel Is no bin , f 'twere so , we'd not have n morsel the month lo put In. ) The second page contains Iho nanie.s.ns in index. , ptinted in rod hiller.s , ot the iciv-ons executed hy Kr.uiU in Germany luce 1878. Every man's name is given , ilso a page in lull on which If > printed a ilstory ot Iho crime lor which ho Millered leulli , with inelduiits of interest conneol- id with the nxeenlioa and general oh- crvations by Krauts on the Mihjccl. "I am an advocatn of eajiilal ] inni-li- , noiit , " says the oxeeutlonur , "not from n Kicuniary jmint of view , but bt'imnso I , m convinced it has , a turrori/ing i-U'ect tpon criminals , They uru till eoniritii us lit ) ( lre : > ifnl | hour approaches , i\lan \ > iopo for pardon by telegranh while on ho way to the block" Ho contradicts he statement that Lieske , the noclalist , emained cool lo the end , "Liesl.e'o hist light was a very iu.stlus onu , " .said krauts ; "ho not being able to coo ) his yes until near morning. His lirnniess n going to the block required all his en- r/ry / to maintain. " Tlm iitlo of governing executions is lint Iho clYeols of the executed shall go : i tin ) executioner , Ki.uitH does nol vail liimsell of this privilege , prcfering " > bury these witli Ihu body , Jnimudiately fter every dxeention , ho pay * , ho is usioged by hysterical women and wiper- titious ] ier.soni for homo uiticle or mo- lento ol tlm dead , the ojilnion of tliDsu 1'balaneed pemons being that suol ( tirli- los iui.-s-i ( remedial qualities sig.iiiiht illingllts and other fluhhorn dihcascs ; ut he docs not respond to tlieso rn- nesls. Ilocoiitlnolri his olljcial duty in ill dress , ne and Ins assistant apc.arlng | ) i flue black bioad'Cloli : suits , The coiiten'fation ) ) ho reeuivi's Is ? V ) , ID wC earning lofbovon .var.s amount iK to biitl00 ( ! , The , \ear 183(5 ( , how- tur , promisi's to be anionilncr.ilivooiio , j a number of muidcrorx IIMVU already 'en sentenced to death in Gel many It is needless lo add thai the country Doplo , and , in fact , nio'-luvuvvbodi eUe i uoi'manj , generally runs'n ' the other direction at sight of the publie execu tioner , while the most terrified instantly begin crossing themselves. JOHN kELLY f CONDITION. Aflliolcd WHhervoni Debility , Mitt In No Immediate DniiRor. Mr. John Kcll.v is not so sick as ho has been represented to be. Ho is alllleled Avilh nervous debility , and frets bceauso he is confined to Iho hou o. The nerves ofthe stomach aie o allect d that solid food is ni'itlier dcsiicd nor possible of being received and digested in il. The piiiieip.il article ot food taken is milk. Tills nervous altaelc manifested itself over a year ago , but there were no alarm ing symptoms until last spring. Thea Mr. Kellj went lo Clifton Springs , but ho icceiv ed no benefit by this change Since Iho day of hi * return up to the present time there has been no change in liis con dition excepting that he Is now tioubled wjih insomnia , and if that continues il will atrgravato his nervous disorder. His family and intimate friend" arc not up- prchcnMvo that ho is in immediate. danger , and Ids iJiystean Miys that he has as much ehance to recover as there is a. prospect of his sinking under the disease. The rumor that Mr , Kelley's illness may terminate * fatally at any moment i pro nounced ridiculous by his medical at tendant. Itoiiiovalw , Tins United States senate is on the verge of a quarrel with the president , IM to its riglil to demand of the executive his rea sons tor the suspensions of some linn- d redof posl masters and other ollleials. 15epiiblieaii enator.s have been in caucus , and their probable course , If decided upon , has not jet been made publie. Congress has unquestioned control over the archives of the , depattments , and probably tlm demand of either hoiiso upon any head of derailment for "infor mation'1 or "paper * " in his possession would have to be complied with. Hut "reasons" are a dlllbrcnt , matter and the president' * ! "reason" , " the workings of his own mind so to speak , may ho sup posed to be part of his preuogntivo which he is not obliged to submit lo the senate. The federal constitution left the power of removal in doubt. Hut the IliM con gress settled it by piovidiug that the presidenl could remove the seer , tury ol state. Tlm question was fully debated and the provision for removal 'prevailed only by the casting vole of Vice-Presi dent Adams. The tederalist had assumed that tlie consent of the senate was neces sary lo removals , as well as to appoint ments. Judge Storey says thai this is "perhaps the mosl extraordinary eisc in the history to the government of a powei coiilerred by implication on the executive by the as enl of a bare major ity of congres * , which has not been ques tioned on any rthcr occasions. " The fathers , however , held that Ihe power waste to ho exercised with moderation and Madison declared thai "wanton removals of "meritorious olliccr.s" would be a proper gioitnd tor impeachment. Tlio existing tenure of olliee act framed to cmb Andrew Johnson , is still in ex istence , although Mr. Hoar has Intro- eiticed 11 bill lor its repeal. It rostiict < the executive power of suspension ami its icpcal was urged by President Grant. It the president's power of removal is freed Ironi restraint , it is nol lee much t- > tibk that lie hij befoto congress the information mation upon whieli he acts. This would not be an immediate demand for reasons It may well bo questioned whether in view of President Cloveland'.s modcr.t- tio.i in exercising the power of removal , a quarrel with him upon a demand tor reasons will bo profitable lor the country or a good investment politically for thu minority. Doesn't Understand the People. KitnMR Cit'J'linc ) * . Piesfilent Peiklns says that tlic people ate laboiinjf under mlsappiehenslon le aidiiiK the tall way pool ; that they do not undei- itand the matter. T'heio dops seem to be a misunderstand ! ! ! : ; soinewlieie. Possibly Mr. PciKlns docs not undeistaiid tlie people. CATARRH . J ( Irciit ItuNuiTilo DM- tlllutlun of Wltcli- Ilnv.el. Ainrik-nn 1'lnit , Can- 1 mill Kir , MiulKold , L'lnior Illouiomii , etc. , called HAS- toim's llADHHi , Cum : , tor thu Immediate rolluf and PLI illinium cine of ineiy luiiii ot e'litnrrli , fiom u Klinplu Cold In Iliu 11 end to lx > bs or bnirll , Tnsti ) nnd l HeuiiiiK , .f'oiij'li mid C'u- iiiialnil ronsnmptloii. I'oniplcto tiuntinc'iit , : onsSiliif of unit bollln lludlciil Cniionu ) lio\ "utinrlinl.Solvent , niul ono IniiiHueil Inlnilur , n ono paekiiKO. nniy now bn luulof ulldni Kl ti orfl.iio. Auk for BANI-OIID'H KADICM , Ci'iir , Complete Inhaler with Treatment , $1. "The only nb < < oliitc spncltlo wo know of. " Mod. Times. "Tlio lipst wo liavo loimd In a llfo- Imoot Riilluilnir , " [ llov. Ur. VVIfrnliis , lloston. 'Allbr ' u IOUK ttilt'Kl "ill' onttnili Iho lliullc-al Jino lias conipucied. " [ Itov. H. VV , Monroe , ,0\ i-lllI--'ll. | ( I'll. "I llllVU 111)1 lOlllllI II t'llhOtllllt I did not icIluMMit onui ) , " [ AmliunI.oc , Mini mical Co. , Moston. "I MYSELF MUSJ GIVE UP. I win- not bum- tins piun , . 'mini nil over , anil . nothln ; ; 1 ndooa inu any KOOI ! , " llacknclio wcaKniHS , 1'tt'ilui ' ) p.ilm , . - cv// = | * foic'iuiss , IiiiiuoiiuBi , Hue-king V. > * iy Vlrinls ) uml L-liiiil piilns t-iiitnl liy lint now , oiliilniil and elctfiint nnllilolo to pain in" liiiliiiniiiloii tlio OrrieuiiA A.VII-I'.UN ] 'ias KII. Uapceliilly mlaptod toliullos by 18 ( lellcatt ) odor und Renllo inoilleliiiil Uinr lf ! , " /io / : Iho lorl. ? .Miillcil lioo. I'ottiT liiitrinid e/'liuinlutil Co. llostou .Mu8 , Nebraska National Bank OMAHA , NEBRASKA. 'aid up Capital . $ 50,000 uplusMay 1 , IBBfi . 3(5,000 ( 1. W. YATIS , PivMduni , C" 1 A. E. TDIU.VI.I.V'ieo President. W. II. S. llmiiiKs , Ctwhior. . , . Pllll.CjOIWi \T \ , V. MUI K , Je > llN h. COI.I.INS I. W. YAU'a , LiiwisS. Kii'D : , A. E. BANKING TJIJS IKON JBANK. Co < . J31U nnd r'urnaiii Bfiootg. CC'DcruNHuil.liw Uuelncaj TnuisauloL DlfcSSBL 8s MAITI , , ( Buccossnra to J , O. Jacobs , ) 7NJ > E Ii TA KEII 8 , AND EMBALMEItS. I tla > old sti ) i id , ll:7 r.iiiuni it. Oidina by lcKuiiiinlicittd ) unJ jiiuniinly iititixlotl to. ' Did you Suppose - pose Mustang Liniment only good for horses ? It is for inflamma tion of all flesh.
