Nebraska Newspapers

    - 1 THE OMAHA DAILY BJflE. THURSDAY , JANUARY 21 , 1886.
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only Moulin ? mornliiK pnpcr published In the
state.
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Alt fotniminlcntlrm < tf'ntlnsr to news nn < 1 nII-
Milnlmnttprs MiotilJ bo addressed tottiol'ui <
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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.