THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. WEDNESDAY , FEBRUARY 17 , 1880.
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TOE DIE FOBLISHIIIGliPAITi PBOPBIETOHS ,
C. liO9r.WATiil. : KIUTOR.
TUB St. Paul ice pnlncc wns not lititf s <
gorgeous nn affair ns tlio icc-gorgo at St
Louis.
Mn. Moititisox hns introduced his tnril
bill nt , last , nntl the discordant orchustr
of rival internists is turniiig up for tli
opening overture.
Jilt , Hovi ) still tlnr.sts for "yore. " Mi
lloyd is in the blooel-loltinK business , am
proposes to transfer its methods to th
political packing-house.
SAM JONES proposes to take n rest o
t\vo \ weeks before tackling Chicago. II
ought to take a month before bcginninj
the hardest job of his life.
CONOIIESSMAN Kr.i.LEY , of Pciinsyl
vania , lias introduced a bill to revive tli
grade of general of the army. Gen. Slieri
clan heartily favors such a bill.
UKFOKK congress undertakes any inor
postal legislation it is advised to nwui
the result of the third and fourth-clas
postmasters' convention , now in scssioi
in Chicago.
and water can bo made t
mingle , then will Morton and Millc
shako across the bloody chasm , and no
before. Such is the opinion of a promincn
slaughter-house democrat.
IT is said that among the 102,000 share
holders of the Panama canal compan ;
are 10,000 women. They could not hav
been swindled any worse if they had in
vested in watered railway stocks of tli
United Status.
If was Iowa day in congress ycstcrdaj
She demanded , through a flood of pcti
lions , protection to pure butter and tli
extension of sufl'rago to the fair scs
There is a much greater probability o
National legislation in favor of the cov
than there is of universal sufl'rago bein <
given to women.
RAILROAD earnings arc not showing
the improvement as compared with las
year , which is noted in many other in
dustries. The aggregate earnings o
sixty-fivo roads show a loss of $955,000 , o
about 0.5 per cent for the month of Janu
ary as compared with the like period o
. last ycn.r , and in earnings per mile tin
comparison is much more unfavorable.
EVERY local industry started for tin
permanent employment of labor means i
permanent addition to both the wealtl
producing and the wealth distributini
growth of the city. Omaha can neve
become a great city unless she encour
ages manufactures. Industrial entei
prises moan homes built and maintained
a retail tradp fostered , and a steadily in
creasing population.
ACCORDING to the supreme court c
Massachusetts a partition in a bar rooi ;
js not a screen. The law of Massachi :
fells , like that of Nebraska , prohibit
jorcens. in saloons. The Jowner e
one of these establishments took out
license and complied with the law b
erecting no screens , but served his cm
tomors with tarantula juice in the bac
room. The court holds that as there wane
no objection to the partition when tli
license was issued , there was no ground
for the prosecution.
I RENTS arc high in Omaha and they wi
continue to remain high until the suppl
of small houses equals the demand. 151
there are hundreds of wage earners i
this , city who have it in their power t
help the solution of the problem by bulk
ing their own homes. The several c <
operative associations now in prosporon
operation in Omaha ofl'ur excellent ii
tlucements for the erection ot homes at
cost loss than the prica of rental. Loa
building associations have made Pliihi
dolphia the city of mechanics , home !
Under proper management and patroi
pgo they can do the same for Omaha.
AcconmNQ to u nshlngton dispatcl :
there Is a probability since the death c
Uonornl Hancock that the thrco militnr
divisions , whoso hcaelqunrters tire nt No\
York , Chicago nntl San Francisco , wi !
bo tlono nway with ami transformed int
dopnrtinonts. They nro of no earthly us
except to delay the despatch of busines
and to facilitate tlio entanglement of re
tape , Anything which will elecrcaso th
top-heaviness of the army shoultl bo or
courngod. There Is no reason why pr
pors Bhoulel not go direct to Washingto
from the departments without passin ,
. jthrough the routine mill of n so-calle
division headquarters.
THE worst manufacturing need of on
city just nt present is a good brick yare
owned by mon of brains nnel ordinnr
business sense , nnel with sulllclont capltf
to pupply the demands of this coinint
nity With the opemiiig ot the sprin
building netivity Blaring them in th
face , our brick yards are practical !
empty. The supply on Imnel not nlread
contracted would hardly erect a goo
six-story front. liuildcrs in Omaha hav
(
boon forcctl within the past few days t
elilp brick from across the river. This 1
a disgraceful condition of allalr.s. It o :
, , istod nil last fall , and it will continue t
'be the crying complaint of the me
who wish to improve this city i
long us small bore business nioi
who are moro interested in real cstal
peculation than Iho3' nro in the nttene
ing to the wants of their customers , coi
Unuo to monopolize tho. burning of brie
, iu Omaha. A yard with a capacity quae
' ruph ) that of any now in the city woul
pay hOavy returns on the invcstmoi
TOIU the day U oppued for 1
Tfib Con ! Tlofobe.rV Monopoly.
The band of leading Now York capital
ists who control the anthracite coal carry
ing trade of the United States are joininp
hands to consummate a bold scheme oi
robbery at the oxpcnso of the public
Owing to the dismantled condition ot the
Reading railroad , which after staggering
for years under a mountain of debt if
now completely bankrupt , the rates on
coal have been badly de-moralized during
the entire winter and the other coal
carrying roads have earned less than the
usual profits OH their highly wntorce'
stocks. It is now proposed by a syndicate
dicato composed of the Pennsylvania ,
Lackawniia , Lehigh Valley and othet
minor roads to put the Heading
on its fool by lifting its debt and then bj
controlling its management to consoli
date the coal monopoly on a slrongot
basis than ever. The publication of the
details of this proposed criminal conspir
acy against the public interest lias
altcady caused a boom in coal stocks , ami
investors , allured by the prospects ol
heavy dividends , are rushing Into Wai !
street to purchase the securities of the
roads interested.
The coal monopoly is one of the most
odious of all the burdens imposed on the
public by the jobbers and pirates who
have made railroad construction and
stock manipulation a stench in the
nostrils of the honest capital
Ists of the world. For years
the price of anthracite coal throughoui
the entire country has been made by r
pool whoso only aim lias been to earn tin
highest possible dividends on stocks rep
resenting from live to ten times tin
actual investment of capital in the trans
portation companies connecting tin
mines with the seaboard. The exactions
of the monopoly have broken down grea
industrial enterprises and crippled man
ufacturing interests dependent upon
cheap fuel , while they have added nov
burdens to poverty and increased stiller
ing to the distress of the poor. Theii
present programme proposes to make
tliis monopoly perpetual. It aim :
to control production at the mine :
and the price at distributing centers
Not content with having screwed dowr
the wages of the Pennsylvania minors U
a more pittance , most of which is wrest
cd from the workmen by the stores own
cd by the companies , they are nov
scheming to control all the railroads en
tcriag the coal regions in order to forc <
producers to stiffen the weak stock o
those watered concerns.
The attention of congress should bi
called to this matter , and to the cvi
which lies at the basis of all the evils o
corporate monopolies who are also com
mon carriers. No legislation which doe :
not strike at the swindle callci
stock watering will over bo thor
oughly effective in dealing with tlni
question in the interests of the people
As long as profits are only regulated bj
the capacity of the patrons to pay inter
cston excessive capitalization , capitaliza
tion will only bo limited by the avarice
of stock jobbers and the pliancy of boardi
of management. When railroads costing
$15,000 a mile to construct and equip arc
bonded and stocked for $ (50,000 ( a mile
and earn 0 per cent dividends on tha' '
amount , some one is robbed. The vorj
nature of the public functions of a com
mon carrier , and the generous power :
conceded by the state should ex
elude such robbery. Excessive cap
iliiiization is responsible for execs
sivo freight charges. Stock jobbing
and investor robbing go hand in hand
The Captain Kidds of the ninelecntl
century sail the ocean of water or
which they lloat their corporate barques
And the public pay the tribute.
The time is approaching when tin
books of every transportation monopoly
will bo thrown open for legislative re
vision , and when legitimate profits wil
bo defined and enforced. The work wil
not bo done by bogus railroad commis
sioners nominated by the corporation attorneys
tornoys and useful only t <
their creators by throwing dus
in the oyss of the public
Abroad , the limitation of profits in tin
case of gas and water companies has al
ready begun and is in successful operation
The same principle sooner or later mus
bo engrafted on the railway legislatioi
of this country.
Tlio Business Situation.
There lias been little now to note in tin
f
condition of business during the pas
week. The merchandise distribution ha
been fair but there has been no voluntary
expression of activity in any department
Locally , merchants profess themselves ai
well satislicd with the situation. The expansion
pansion of Omaha's jobbing trade in tin
northwest , and especially in tlio Blacl
Hills region , is progressing rapidly , dut
to tlio increased facilities for entrance
into the territory and a more conciliatory
policy on tlio part of the railroads. Else"
whore throughout the country tlio spring
'trade is not progressing as favorably ai
had been expected in some quarters , bu
the moderate pace of improvement occa
s'.ons little complaint as it is generally
regarded as a result of unpropitioui
weather.
Cotton continues dull with a declining
tendency which has communicated itsol :
to the print cloth market. Tlio genera
demand for staple and fancy dry good !
is fairly active. Interior jobbers an
operating for spring wants with a goot
deal of confidence , and the piece good ;
distribution is improving as much ai
could bo reasonably expected in view o
the unsettled weather. Wool holds nbou
steady , but its failure to advance is a dis
appointment to tlio majority of dealers
who had confidently anticipated a furthei
appreciation of values before this date
Demand for the staple is only fair am
not urgent. The woolen goods trade ii
moderately active , but orders , as a rule
have not boon placed with tin
liberality previously anticipated. Th <
iron trade situation is stroiif
and business in most department ;
is fairly active , though no largo transao
tions are noted in any line this week.Tlu
changes in wheat prices have been com
paratlyely unimportant , and the trade ai
a general tiling has continued quiet. Ex
port .demand is very moderate , but it i :
better than it was a short time ago , ant
the steadiness of the market reflects tin
effect of this slight improvement in tin
foreign trade outlook. There are more
"buyers on breaks" in the speculative
market , and the wind-sellers are not sc
confident. Investment demand , how
ever , ii not strong enough to advance the
market , euul it drags along in a rut , witl
trading largely , fonliued to. scalping-ven
turos .by tv uur operators , and wit !
with prk'o ilui'lriatlons within niirrowei
limits than for somn time past. Corn i
steady with a good export demand , am
the general tendency of the produc
markets is toward greater firmness.
Comparative Vnlue orPuvcnicrus.
During the past twenty-five years tin
value of the different paving material
has been thoroughly tosteel in a score o
cities in this country ami Europe. Tli
literature of paving is extensive. It i
contained in tlio reports of city engineers
the published investigations of boards o
enquiry , and in a number of comprehen
sive scientific manuals written and print
cd for the guidance of pupils in our tecli
nical schools and scientific college. '
Newspaper discussion will add little t
the common consent of all competent on
ginccring authorities in this country an
Europe.
There nro six considerations to b
taken into account in estimating tlio com
narallvo worth of paving materials
These are : first cost , cost of maintcnanci
ami repair , durability , case of cleansing
convenience , and health , Lot the udvc
catcs of wood-block paving test their inn
lerial by these standards ami report re
nulls. It stamls first in only one of th
six tests. It is the cheapest , but in over ,
other respect , the poorest. It costs inor
to keep in repair , is llio shortest livedtli
hardest to clean , the worst for drivlnj
over as soon as wear begins to abrade it :
surface , and by far the unhcalthicst ow
ing to tlio noxious exhalations from it
joints which collect and retain filth , till
nml moisture.
Wooden pavements are cheap an
nasty. They have been rejected by over ,
city that has given them a fair trial con
tinning over any length of time. The ;
have been thrown overboard by Not
York , Brooklyn , Philadelphia , Sa
Francisco , after thorough tests , as mil !
for use. And Omaha , if she is guile
into any extensive experimenting wit
the same material , will learn that th
costliest mistakes are often those whlc
nro mada in the interests of prctcndc *
economy.
" \Vooilcii-Blocte Pnvlnp
The HKE Is busily encased in a warfare o
wooden-block pavlue , or in other words , I
wants Crclghton , Murphy & Co. to come t
the scratch. Hut the wooden block pavln :
will bo laid just the saaio , and Crcightoi :
Murphy & Co. will lay It. Ilcmld.
The BEE has consistently oppose
wooden pavements for live years past
It argued the question then on the sam
grounds on which it now advises Oniah
against the idiocy of putting coed dollar
into a cheap , but in the end , a costly pa\
ing material. The determined antagon
ism of Mr. James Cruighton to woodei
pavement was in those days more \n
roarious than the opposition of the BEJ
If wooden pavements are to bo laid , tlii
paper and its editor are indiflbrcn
as to who lays them , so long as tli
terms of the contract and specification
are complied with. It certainly want
Messrs. Creighton , Murphy & Co. "t
comoto the scratch" under their bids an
bonds. But the BEE insists that if Omah
enters upon an era of wooden pavin ,
now , no one will more seriously regn
the mistake made than the property owi :
crs who a few years hence will bo force
to pay the cost of ropaviug upon tli
streets laid with cedar blocks. .Experi
enco is the best teachcr.but those are foi
tunato who can profit by the exponent :
of others without paying for the lesson i
their own cases.
ANOTHER liquor damage suit , brougl
under the provisions of the Slocumb lug
license liquor law , has just been tried ; ]
Fremont , resulting ni a verdict of $ l,8 <
for the plaintill' . Mrs. Ellen Jordon sue
for damages arising from tlio dcatli c
her liusbanei , who was killed by the cit
marshal. Mr. Jordan had been craze
by liquor sold to him by the defendan' '
Mrs. Haitian , who was then keeping
saloon , and while in his crazed conditio
ho was shot by the marshal in attemp
ing to arrest him and to prevent him f rot
murdering a deputy with an axe. A
though the defendant has retired froi
the saloon business , and is said to bo lintu
cially irresponsible , her bondsmen wi
have to pay the juelgment.Tho result of thi
case , as in one or two others in Ncbraskf
shows that the Slocumb law make
saloon-keepers responsible. They canne
bo too careful in the transaction of tliei
business , which must bo conducted with
gloat deal of discrimination if dainag
suits are to bo avoided. The result als
demonstrates that bondsmen assume
responsibility which may cost them thot
sands of dollars , and hence as a matte
of business safety they , too , should oxoi
ciso great precaution in becoming sun
tics for saloon-keepers. The eilect c
such verdicts as that in tlio Fremont cas
will no doubt bo of a salutary charactci
as men will hesitate to go upon a liquo
license bond unless they feel pretty conf
dent that the applicant is a man of sum
character and discrimination.
THE voice of Senator Van Wyck ha
again boon raised against the lanel gral
ber and in favor of tlio homesteader. Ur
tier a law passed in 1884 all abandone
military reservations wore to bo sold t
tlio highest bidders for cash. This opono
tlio way for monopolists to gobble luir
dreds of thousands of acres of valtmbl
lands , and yesterday Senator Van Wye
moved that the law bo repealed so far a
cash sales are concerned , and that th
lands bo opened to homestead settlement
Some 600,000 acres have already bee
turned over to tlio interior department
and there tire about 3,000,000 acres mor
to follow. Senator Van Wyck "a efl'orts i :
behalf of the homestcaelc.r will no doul
prove successful , anil will carry joy to th
hearts of thousand * who are looking fo
now homes in the west.
KANSAS CITV feels more elated over be
ing admitted to the National base ba !
league than she would over a now dircc
tory census giving her a population c
Snp.OOO , The statement in the BEE thu
Milwaukee was to take the place of Km :
sas City in the league has caused great ii :
digmition in tlio latter town. The Join
mil wants it tlibtinctly understood thn
Kansas City lias been libeled , as Milwat
keo takes her place in the Northwester :
and not in tlio National league. Thi
pleases Omaha much better , as it givu
our club an opportunity to downabigge
place than. Kansas City.
THE Cincinnati authorities have pur
chased a § 700 piano for thu poor house
Cincinnati proposes to maintain her pos :
tion as u musical center ,
A.C'mrAGO man who died the othc
day proVutod in his will that Jio should b
cremated. .If all that wo hear abpi
Chicago wickedness isc true , such a re
quest on the part of. the , great majority o
her citizens iscntirqly ( superfluous.
MR. MORTON is warned by the llcrah
to cut the company , of Charley Brown i !
lie over hopes to' bo reinstated in the
esteem of Dr. Millor.Mr. . Morton nov
knows the full prien of forgiveness nut
will probably decline WJth thanks.
A coN'sriiiN-cE-STRtchEN druggist ol
Springfield , Ohio , nMoijishcd the native1. '
the other day by pouring his rnliro sloel
of whisky into the strict. Wo have yet
to hear of anydrucgist m Kansas or lowr
doing anything like that.
DENVER ofllcials nro talking about "li
censing11 gamblers. An Omaha city mar
shal tried this plan once , and wasS sent to
the penitentiary for bribery.
Tin : Herald is evidently rattled. In
this morning's issue , which wo have care
fully scanned , it forgets to say thai
( jrareluer must go.
KINGS AND QtTKENS.
Prince Clmrlo-i , of Portugal , Is making r
tour of Kttropo In search of a wife.
Queen Victoria prefers Canon Duckworth' ?
preaching to that of any ot her spiritual
guides.
King Louts , of Uavarla , refuses to talk te
any one. What a popular batber he woulel
make !
The empress oCltussin , who has the finest
tea In tlio world , has n i amber tea service
out of which to drink it.
KliigTIiocbaw wears on nun finger what
Isiluclared to bo the most magnificent ruby
In the world not the largest , but the largest
without a single flaw.
Dariimu has proposed to tlio king of Ba
varia to pay all his ilebts on condition that
he shall travel the coming season with "the
greatest show on earth. "
Queen Victoria 1ms Riven the Egyptian wai
medal for Suakln to Miss It. M. Btirlclglt foi
her care of the sick and wounded during the
campaign in Egypt last year.
King Thcbaw , while In the act of surrend-
crtmr , looked down from his gorgeous throat
into a huge golel spittoon , so heavy that it is
said to take ) two men to carry It.
The Grand Duke of Saxo Weimar has Issu
ed to all his olllclah an imtex of foreign
words whoso admission to the German Ian
guago must be resisted at all liazanK
The Soir says that the Czarcwltcli Is engaged -
gaged to the second daughter oC the Prince
of Montenegro. She is thirteen years of age
and is now at school at St. Petersburg.
Queen Victoria has chosen as the date o :
the performance of "Mora ct Vita , " whlcl
she will attend at the Uoyal Albert hall , Vrl-
elay , March 20th , that being the eve of ( he
third anniversary ofj tup death of Jolir
Brown. > ?
Queen Victoria lias rccolycda present froir
the United States of aquafto , volume ( name
not stated ) bound in sealskin , with lining !
of damask satin , and a hand-painted in
scription. The work Is regarded as t
triumph o American book-binding , am
copies have been inxysenttHl to the German
emperor and to the emperor of Ilussia.
King Milan of Scrvia proposes to place
himself on a war footing as regards rifles ant
nmimuiitlnn , a largo onlcrhaving just bcei :
decjelcd on. If he could onjy purchase twen
ty-fivo million rounds ot courage , says the
St. Paul Pioneer Pres ? , .with which to suppl }
his soldiers along wjth-.tho cartridges , he
would find his standing In European circles
greatly Improved. ' '
St. Louis Republican : When King Milan ,
of Scrvia , orders his whole army out for r
six.weeks' drill , matters must bo admitted tc
be looking serious. Had ho ordered the mor
out merely for another conquest of Bulgaria
as ho elld three months ngo , the world woule
have known what to expect , ami no one
would have had cause for uneasiness. Bin
when fcO.OCO soldiers. In full warlike equip
ment , with stores , camp equipage , umimin !
tiou and hospital service arc ordered out foi
drill , as the cable ellspatches say they have
boju , the peace of Europe is evidently in per
ilous condition.
AVImt la Killing Men.
San Frtmctsm Kxamtncr.
It Is not work that kills men. It Is think
ing how they can put In the longest time on
the shortest jobs. That's what saps the hu
man energies.
Couldn't uo Elected Coroner.
Jiloointngton Justice.
James F. Zcillker , of Franklin , Is a camll
elate for the ofllco of secretary of state. If he
was n candidate for coroner In tills county
and had any opposition , It is probable he
would bo defeated.
The Duplex System.
Fremont Trtliunc.
Editor Itosowatcr , of tlio BKK , when Ii
Washington disclosed through his papei
some of the duplex letters from Nebraska' !
democratic statesmen who are manipulating
thoollices. They are making a line mess ol
the whole matter.
Evidence or Sanity.
I'htlailclpliln Jlecurtl.
tSlnce the will of W. F. Story has been ad
mitted to probate In Chicago it may bo deem-
cd a settled matter that a. person capable en
supervising the publication of a dally news
paper Is sane enough to dispose of his prop
erty In a legal manner.
Depends upon Where Ho Falls from.
St , I'aul I'lowcr Presa ,
The cost of keeping James 1) . Fish , the ex-
banket convict , at Murray ill ! ! in New Yorli
was § 50 a day. At Auburn prison ho cosU
twenty cents a day , and ho Is aelelresscd by
respectful convicts and olliccMas "Mr. " Fish ,
It seems to make Home difference in a peni
tentiary whether a man fell Into the concern
from a five-story marblo'froiit or from a hen
coop. Ji "
Chicago Criticism of Mnry Anderson ,
C/ifcfltfo / JS'cu'i.
The Cleveland Plain Jjcaler refers to what
It Is pleased to term MJS.S Mary Anderson's
"art. " Miss Mary Anderson has no art. Shu
has the talents slio started with ten years ago ,
but nothing else oxwpt more- flesh , more
money , more ago and nuiro clothes. She was
a brilliantly promising woman then. Art
would have fulfilled all the promise of those
early i-cars. Hut Miss A'mlersou ' has no more
art than a mahogany sofa has soul ,
A February Ilropzo * for May ,
Kebratka CljAVu ( - * ,
Hon. W. L. May , the Brilliant and brainy
democrat of Fremont , aiiel who Is now secre
tary of the democratic state committee , haa
been mentioned as the democratic candidate
for congressman from the third dUtrlet. The
News seconds Ids nomination with pleasure ,
and feels conlielont that if Mr. May Is select
ed as the standard bearer of the noble band
of democrats of that district ho will lead
thorn on to victory. Wo say nominate \ . L.
May.
Scotched Out.
Fremont llcralil.
Editor Itosewater has a column and a half
letter from Washington In the UIK : , In which
ho shows up some of theipatent duplex meth
ods of thu Oimiha political twins | u connec
tion with the surveyor-generalship. Hu pub
lishes several letters written by these gcmtlc-
men endorsing Clegg nuel Uauiboy , which
the lleialel l-.us positively denied. On May
llth , tor Itibtaucp , they signed joint letter
to.Secretary Lamar endorsing linmspy ( rittci
emloroltiR Cloeg ) ami the Ictt'cr Is published
In full. What next ?
A Pltsfi For the Cow.
S ( . fxwto nepuliltcan ,
If Commissioner Column's Idea of tinting
bogus butter could bo put Into cfte-ct by legis
lation In all the states It woulel be nn entire * ! )
practical and effective way of ( stopping the
sale of It. Another feasible method anel one
that would afford a quicker remedy is the
levying ot an internal revenue lax on llb >
the general government with such penalties
for evasion as are provided In tlio presnnl
revenue laws In the ca * < o ot whisky and to
bacco. With a tax ot thirty cents a pound
on olrnmatgarino there would hu no more
oleomargarine. It we owe protection to the
sheep we certainly ought not to icfuso it t
the cow. _
A Timely Warning. , .
S ( . TMiilt ( llotic-tJcmocntt. V
Ills a little early yet fora cholcrn scare ,
but It can do no harm to lake account ot the
fact that the dread scollrco has appeared al
Tnrlfa.ln Spain-nearer to the United Stales ,
geographically considered , than it was last
year. There is no particular reason to antic
ipate Its coming to tills country : but there Is
every reason why the authorities slioulel take
prompt steps to meet a possible emergency eif
that 8e > rt. Sanitary vigilance Is the best as
surance of safety where cholera Is concerned ;
ami sanitary vigilance is desirable whuthrr
w aio In danger of a choler.i visitation 01
not. .
Short lianntiuuo Tjossona ,
Iali1 ! ) ( K. Hunt.
Of tlio man who did slug wo say that ho saiiR
e > r , AVC speak eif tlio song ho lias sung :
then permit us to say ot the gttu that can
bang ,
H has often proceeded to buup.
Of the man who can write wo say ho has
written ,
Ami wo properly say that lie has wrote :
ho then , when a dou another de > g has bitten ,
We can bay he did bite , or else that ho bole.
Of a man who hns rleltlen wo say ho can ride ,
And't would also bo proper to state that he
rode :
Then why not remark of the boat that can
That It smoothly has glldden , or else that It
glodc' . '
STATE AM ) TiaitlUTOUY.
Nebraska Jottings-
Tekamah is troubled with counterfeit
silver coin.
Plattsmouthcrs will waits ! to the music
of a charity ball on the 22d.
A wild cat weighing twenty-one pounds
was captured by a hunter at Norfolk last
Week.
Ice tfm'geis on tj,0 rOup rivers swept
away several bridges , inflicting , serious
damage on the trallio of country towns.
A Slocumb vereliel for $875 was render
ed by a Fremont jury last Sunday , against
Mrs. Hanlon for corning ( Jcorgo Jordan.
A Grand Island man is talking water
works in Kearney. The natives propose
to serc\y down his safety valve with a
proposition for bonds.
QTho contract for grading tlio first
thirty-one miles of the Lincoln cxtonison
of the Klkhorn Valley road out of Fre
mont has been let and must bo com
pleted by Juno 1.
A frisky cow disputed the right of way
with : i 15. & IU. train near Alma Saturday ,
but the race was brief and ended in a
bloody cut. The animal was mangled
without injury to the train.
Tlii'i-o are two lady insurance agents in
Nebraska , Mrs. A. A. Dow , ot Oxford ,
Furnas county , auel Mrs. Fannie O'Linn ,
of Sheridan , Unwcs county. Each docs
a good business anel makes money.
Mrs. Angle Sherman , the young ladj
who so mysteriously disappearee ! from
liloomingtoh em Thursday , was found
Friday about twelve miles from her home.
She gives no reasons for leaving her
home.
Tccumseli is afflicted with a surplus of
small men , wliosej hearts , taking theRe
publican's worel for it , "are so small that
ti grain of mustard seed woulel not find
room within. Men so hoggish and little
in their actions ami ideas , that thereis
nothing more to do to make hogs of thorn
than to put on a twisted tail. "
Iowa ItcniB ,
Union county is in debt $81,224.
The Methodists of Indianohi are to
build a church to cost $18,000.
Sioux City paid a bonus of $15,000 to
insure the erection of a $200,000 hotel.
The creameries in Madison county pay
to the farmers from $125,000 to $100,000
annually for milk anel cream.
The Shaver Wagon auel Carriaco.com-
iiany of Dos Monies , capital $100,000 ,
has filed articles of incorporation. *
A Sioux City family named Luts : were
sickened last week by drinking decayed
cistern water. It required considerable
pumping to save funeral expenses.
On February 10 Uelmont had had no
train over the Iowa Central road in
twenty-six days. The snow was still two
anel one-half feet deep on a level and
badly drifted.
fi.At Melrose , Grttnely county , Low Dclp
and wife made soap anel poured it boiling
hot into n washtub sitting on the floor ,
when their little a-ycar-olu boy acciden
tally fell into the seething mass. The
father caught the child from tlio tub in
time to save it from instant death.
Dnkotn.
Dcadwood has organized a board of
traelo with G , 11. Scrongal at it head.
Uufliilo Gap is growing rapidly. A
cemetery has ueen opened up near town.
The Oeld Fellows of Huron are prepar
ing the plans for a three-story briclc block
10x80 feet in size.
Kapiel City has decided to invest $1,500
in a jail , to supply the demands of a pro
gressive community.
Doaehvooel is getting jealous of the
growing importance ot llapid City , and
attempts to belittle its progress.
A farmers' mutual insurance associa
tion has been formed at Alexandria. The
association will insure against fire anel
lightning only.
The Pnuilio Cewsr.
Most of the Montana stock ranges are
reported as being free from snow , ami
cattle doing well.
Kvcry one of the quart/ mills in Sloroy ,
Lyon anel Ornisby counties , Nevada , are
running full lime.
In-digging a grave at Ketchuin , Wood
llivor , JNevailu , a body was discovered
which had been buried with its boots on.
The Post-Intelligencer reports eloprocia-
tionin thu valuu of Seattle property. It
says what was paid $10,000 for two years
ago is not worth $0,000 , to-day.
In the allegations in a suit for damages
in Sacramento , it appears that a bull MIC-
ceeded in throwing a locomotive from a
railroad track in 1M , The bull died
from over-exertion , however.
All Chinamen who die in Sacramento
must bo buried "in a box of suitable
dimoiiMons , made of redwood boards ,
not less than onu inch in thickness , ami
lined with sheet-lead not less than flvet
pounds to the square ) foot , which shall bo
soldered by a licensed plumber. Such a
box shall have a brass vent screw one
and a half inches in diameter , with
standard thread , ami with a fhtugo anel
lock-nut , which said vent screw feluill bo
soldered to the lead on the jnsldo of the
bottom of tho. box , six inches from thu
foot , end of thu box. "
For Slonoy.
C/ifwio" / lleral'l ,
Miss Perkins who suns hne-ky Haielwin ,
.of San Francisco , for brcae-h .of promise
of marriage , ami who has bcvn giving
her testimony this week , makers out a.
very good case for herself. She met luld- !
win nthis'ranch when she wnssixtcet
years olel , nnel appears to havocaptlvatce :
him completely. Ho wns nbottl foui
tiliics ns olel as she , but n9 ho was knowr
to have several millions anel to bo the
possessor of luck that wns unfailing , hoi
parents oltercel no objection to her as. o
elating with him with n freedom Iha ;
wtjs hardly within the bound * of pro
priety , Slio accompanied him to Sat
Francisco on several occasions wilhotil
other companlonship.aud oneo when in
that city ho proposed marriage. She
ncceplcu him , and it wns ngroeel that the
wedding slioulel lake plnco within throe
mouths. Ho then took her te > a jeweler1 !
and purchased a dianmiul ring , which It
now In evielonee. After this , with the
Buoming consent of her parents , the gir
was in llnlelwln'ft company most of tlu
time , ant ! , though no ceremony had been
performed , she at length traveled witl
him as his wife ) . Returning homo linnllj
to prepare ) for tlio wceleling , she was
clumfotmdcel to receive information ol
Hnldwin's marriage to another woman n
fortnight before tlio time sot for her own
nuptials. She now sues for heavy dam
ages.
The story is that of a foolish girl , not
yet nineteen years e > lel , who , according tej
liar own confession , Is the victim of pa
rental avarice ami neglect no less than
that of the heartless deception of a man
wlieiso millions are oxpecled tei furnish a
salvei for her wound ! ? . In estimating
Dnlelwiu's culpability thu attitude ; of thu
parents of Miss Perkins must bo fully
eousieloretl also , auel , if the steiry bo true
in all its parts , no ceiuelcmnation of him
will bo complulo without n similar ar-
ntiginnent of them. The licentious mil
lionaires of the ) coast are tihotit wliat a
largo portion ot the people who are ) not
millionaires make them. It is no defence
of Hnldwiu to assort that the parents eif
( ho girl may bo as well satis-
lioel with their present chances in
u breach of premise suit as they
woulel hnyo been with their relationship
to him liael the marriage coromemy been
performed , but the fact that their eltiugh-
tor , who is to be the real sull'oror , was left
by them to the tender mereics of a man
whoso reputation for marrying his mis
tresses was not good , tloes tirgtio that ho
was not the only oll'enelor.
The case is a shameful one all around ,
and the only regret which woulel follenv
the recovery of heavy damages by the
girl woulel bo iho probability that her
parents would bo the gainers , and not
her. In tin ago when so many men anel
women will sell body and soul for money
it is folly to inveigh against the licen
tiousness of the Pacific coast breed.
Governor Seymour's Opinion of Toll-
ticluns.
The following expressions from Mr ,
Seymour on the subject of "Politicians"
are taken from an article which appeared
many years ago in the New York Sim
and are eminently characteristic of the dis
tinguished statesman :
1 never loved the. exercise of power ;
never cared particularly for public
places , but I always likeel polities , nnd ,
what is more , I like politicians. They
are tv much-abused class. It is the fashion
to sneer at them , but 1 think they arc bet
ter men , as a rule , than merchants and
bankers ami other representatives of re
spectability. They nmko more sacrifices
anel do more uiiselfi.sh work for others
than business men ever think of doing.
They cultivate a certain chivalrio
seuso of honor. Even some who
are naturally corrupt will refuse the
most tempting bribes when tlio integrity
of their party is involved. I have seen
enough of political life to satisfy me that its
inllticuco is elevating and not degrading.
1 would rather be trieel by a jury of my
political opponents who were acknowl
edged politicians , than by a jury of re
spectable business men who saiel that
they look no particular interest in poli
tics , but usually votcel the republican
ticket. From them 1 .should expect gross
injustice and prejudice tontimos ns intense
as my avowcel political opponents would
display. The man who servos a cause , if
it is not a positively bad cause , is enno
bled by the service. Ho learns to look at
men , as well as doctrines from a higher
standpoint than a more personal selfish
ness. Hence 1 repeat that I like politi
cians as well as politics , but I do not like
oilteo.
EtliHon > Spark.
An Akron , O. , correspondent writes :
The announcement that Thomas A. Etli-
fion , the inventor , is soon to marry Miss
Mina Miller , of this city , has createel no
littlesurpriso and comment hero among
all classes. The prominence of the bride's
father , and the still more celebrated
jiamo of Mr. Edison , make the marriage
one of unusual interest. Tlio wedding-
ceremony which' will unite the celebrated
electrician and inventor and the daughter
of Loivis Miller will be performed at the
mansion of the Miller family in this city
on Feb. SJ-1. The olliciating clergyman
will be Kcv. Dr. R. 1C. Young , pastor of
First Methodist Episcopal church of
Akron assisted by Kov. lr..T , H. Vincent ,
of Plainlield , N. J. Only the intimate
friends of the family will Do present , oil
account of tlio failing health of Mrs.
Miller , mother of thei briele. Immedi
ately after the wcdclin" Mr , Edison and
his bride will travel oy special car to
Jacksonville , Fla. , whence they will pro
ceed to Fort Meyers , Fla. , where lie has
built a handsome villa , to bo used ns his
wintur homo. Hero thev will remain un
til the close of April , when they will re
turn to Ohio for a brief visit. In May
Mr. auel Mrs. Edison will go to Menlo
Park , N. J. , where the inventor has litteel
ii ] > a palatial home of rare elegance and
beauty , costing , it is sniel , about -fir > 0,000.
Miss Miller is thu second daughter of
Lewis Miller. Slio will bo 20 years of
ago in March next. Miss Miller is of
medium hiiight , with a woll.-elevclopeel
figure , brown hair , blue eyes , very largo
anel expressive , ami lias a beautiful
peach-Ilka comploxien. Slio graeliuiteel
Horn the Akron high school a couj > lo
of years ago , and goont the following
summer in Europe , She is an excellent
musician , nntl oilnto has acquired a ta.sto
for painting and other arts. Although
she lias no less than ten brothers and sis
ters , she is thn first child in tiiu family
to be led to jhu hymeneal ultar. Her
older sister , Miss Jennie Miller * lias been
engaged to bo i named for some time.
'llioro is a little romance } connected
with the engagement ef Mr. Miller's
daughter. Mr. Edison paid his 11 rut visit
to Chuulaiiqiiu last'year , and delivered a
lecture ) . While tliero ho was the guest of
Mr. Miller , who , as president of the as
sembly , entertains many prominent vibi-
tors at his summer cottage. It was hero
( last summer ) that Mr. Edison mut the
charming elaughtor of thn Ohio million-
it iro. She tit once captivated the inven
tor , and they bcoanio'grent friends.
A TERRITORIAL "TILT.
Montana nuel Idaho JKCIISH | "Home ,
H\vool Ilonin. "
Now Orleans Times-Democrat : When
a couple of wceleru men get togetthor ,
nml tlio spirit of rivalry is stirred within
them , their conversation begins to takes a
very interesting shape.
A elay eir two ago two typical westerners
one from.thu thriving "wwileln't-bu-a-
stato" territory of Iiluho , thu other from
' 'wonldn't-bo-u-slato" ' territory
the thriving - - -
tory of Montana sat aroiinil a warm
stove and amicably elisc'its.wd tlio latent
mining news from their sections ,
A tliirel party ontoreel ho meant no
harm , hut his iirst remark was the occa
sion'of a terrifllo verbal combat between
lelaho unit Montana.
"Yon have a long journey before you , "
lie remnrkeel to Idaho , who was thinking
of returning homo.
"Yes , it's a long journey , anel you nro
it Bory when you get there , " , interpo
lated Montana. . . . .
Idaho wlneeej , but hit Hack again.
"Before I'd ' liyo In a ' "
country like Montana , " said lie , "I'd quit
business anel go to New Mox'co ' anel
shoot li/.znrela. Idaho wouldn't have any
blizzards but for Montana. "
"Any place but Idaho woulel bo able to
stop a bli//arel , " retorted Montana.
"Hut you haven't got H tree in your terri
tory. There is nothing there uut alkali
deserts anel plains of lava. "
"Tho last time I was in Monluiin. " re-
( tirneel Idaho , "fliero was n snowfall on ,
auel the wind wns blowing so ntrongly at
the same time that it drove ) the snow an
inch and a half into tlio trees , "
"Wo don't ' have snow slides , anyway ,
in out' country , " said ho of the land of
blizzards. " 1 had a paper from Htltto
Tity this morning that tells of a snow
slide there the other day that carried
away and klllcel one-third of theJ popula
tion ef lelaho. "
"Do you mean that ? " inquired lelaho ,
with real anxiety pieUured on his coun
tenance.
"Certainly , 1 do. "
"Anel how many wcro killed ! "
"Two men. "
A painful expression lllltoel across tlio
face of Idaho , anel , turning to ( lie third
party , lie explnilieel that he of Montana
wns in reality nn Idaho man ; but wad
temporarily employed in the manunfe-
litre of hllKxarels "in Montana while )
awaiting the expiration of the statute of
limitation , when hei would return te >
Idaho.
"How eloes the statute ) of limitation uf-
feet hhnJ" Impiircd the third party.
"Oh ! It's lit connection with a little af
fair he had with a horse stsvcral horrfcs ,
In fnclM > mu years njre ) , " returned Idaho ,
"I don't want to give him itwny. "
Montana rculied by taking out his
peickutbook ami scribbling in it in largo
characters the figures . , , ,
II p. p n
U-i-7-r.
Then ho tore out ( ho leaf ttnel handed
it te > Idaho , saying :
"Don1 those figures recall unpleasant
reminiscences , my friend If"
"What elo the > y signify ? " asked tlio
third parly before lelaho hael time to re
ply.
v'0hl now and then , up In our cotin-
try , " said Montana , "tho ollieers of thu
law require a little assistance jntho main
tenance of law nntl order. This" assistance )
is renderctl by the Vigilantes , ntiel when
tlio Vigilantes meditate an excursion they
posttho town with these liguroH , ami they
mceit the eye everywhere. They signify
that there is danger in the air , ami pru
dent , men keep quiet for a elay or two.
"Men who have boon guilty of wrong
doing , when they see those mystic figures ,
are conscience stricken , and generally
emigrate ) into Idaho , " and Montana
glanced queerlyat the representative of
flic territory named. "
"And if they don'I get out ? " inquired
the third party again , with a view to al
lowing lelaho time to got cool.
"If they don't go the vigilantes pay
them a visit and allow them fifteen min
utes or half nn hour te ) get out of town.
1 have a man in my mind now who was
alloweel fifteen minutes to take the Idaho
road out of Untie City. "
"Diet he lake it ? "
"Ho promised to bo satisfied with ton
minutes if the mute eliiln't kick. "
" 15ut , do all vigilantes use- the same
figures ? "
"No ; in Bttlte City they nro 3-7-7-7 , but
in Helena they arc i-1-7-7-7 , 1 beljovo. "
At this moment the conversation was
interrupted by the arrival of a man from
Arizona , who suggested poker , anel nmiel
binds auel Hushes and straights and pairs
the minds of Idaho anel Montana once
again became calm and quiet.
A Norwich man , excavating for a novy
collar , found a small black walnut collin ,
which ho opened. Within was the body
of a black auel tan terrier , well preserved.
Tim elog wore a .shroud of white satin ,
trimmeel with lace , anel around its neck
was a handsome collarof buff leather ami
gold. . .
SKIN , 8ALP , BLOOD
Cleanscel , Purillcel nml Hcnntiflcel by
the Cutlcura Remedies.
E OK demising tlio sldn nmlKcalp of disfiguring
humors , for iiMiiylnff Itching , bm-iihitf nml
liitlnininatlon , for curing tliu Ih-st pymptomsof
oc/.omn , psorlasln , milk urust , cult ! licad , suro-
1'uhi , and otlior Inherited skin mid blood dls-
ca cs. Cntlueira , tliu Ki'ont skin euro , nml Cut- !
ciira Soap , nn uxqulsllo Un Ixmutllleioxtni - .
milly , and Cutlcura Itudolvunt. thu now blood
puriiler , Internally , uro Infiilllbiu ,
NAUGHT UUT GOOD.
Wo have boon foiling- your Cutlcura HoniPdlos
for tlio pnst tliroo or four years , imd Imvo
novnr Ill-aril nntrlit hut ( food words In tliolr
favor. Your tJiitloura Soap is decidedly tlio
liost sollliw medicinal soap wo liundlo , mid 19
lilKlily prized here for 118 southing and soften
ing1 ollc-ut upon tlio skin.
J. CI.IITON WIIBAT , Jr. , Drug-gist.
Winchester , Vn.
THE LAUGKST SALE.
Our stilus of Cutlcura are ns large , If not
Inrccr , tliun niiymodlclno woBoll ; and wo assure
you thai wo Imvo tuivor liad a Hlnglo Instance In
which the purcluism- was dlssatlr-flcd. As to
yourBonp , wo can toll no other , overhody wunts
Cutluura. Miu.Eit & CHAPMAN , Drugt'Iats.
Louisiana , Mo.
SALT K11EUM CUIIKD.
Two of the worst cases of suit rlionin T oversaw
saw wore cured by your Cnilcuni medlclno- ' ,
nml their Halt's OXPOIM ! those of all other romo-
di-s. I toll very little of any other medicinal
soup thnn Ciillciinu
ej 1:01101 : A. ANTIIO.NV , Urng-glst ,
Kownneo , III.
DOCTORS PUKSC'llIBK THEM.
Tlio Clitic ira llrmullcs aio oxio'.lcnt remedies -
dies for ull bklu dlseastn.
.1. C , WILSON , Jl. I ) . , Hurvol , 111.
CUTICI7lfA nKMF.miS :
Are sold everywhere ) . I'r'oa , Ciitlciirn , 50o. ;
Hosolvcnt. fit .Soaj ) , 2jc , 1'oi-J'Kit Duuii Is Cl 11:11-
IOAI. Ct ) , , JlOStOn , .MH83.
Bond for "How to Cure Skin Diseases , "
riniplcsSklilllmnhboi and llahy IIu
U , iiiorscurnd bv Cntlcuru
VfKAK IIAOII. I'AINnnd WonknoM
across the ICidtioy * , B moling I'tilua
through tlio Uln , IMtiruxi I'nliw , Luco
of Hlrouulh unJ Activity liiitnully ro-
icllovuil and HIUCI | Icuiol liy the
Ciitlt-iuii Antl-ruln I'luslor , At druy-
gists. 2
WEST
Furniture Co ,
Manufacturers of
Office and Salooo fixtures
rs , Hur Screens and Hotel Furni
ture .
J1U S. 1-Mli SI root , Oinnhn , Nebraska.
Write for 'Its giis and I'm tluulur.- ) .
HAMBURG - AMERICANA
A nillKCT WNB J'OH
England , Francs & Germany.
Thu hii-aniililpti ( it tins nt-ll l.aoun line . .ro
mill of him , In wator-tlvht ue > iii | > irltiiunl , uml
i ro I'nrnlsiioil with in cry itrjuUiU ) to make the
mtsu/u both sufu nml iiirrcL-nt > | u , They carry
hue iiitdU MIIrs "nd KIT - nin rir.ii'id ' tn-vo
> ( uw Voi-k Thursdays and Saturdays for I'lv.
nnulli. ( [ XKN'DU.V flteu-bcjUK.U'AUla urn ] HAM-
Jtulurnlmr , SKMimoMlnnvo llanibiirtf on
Vinliiuailays nit | .SiinJny.l.i , lliurn , taking
mssrntrcrMtt Koutlminpton and Ixmdoii ,
Ku > t cubiii $ > ) , vii ami fid ; Sti-eraito $ 'Jt
{ ulr ) < iad.tiukt.u fioni ISyinmiUi to. llrisol ( , Cur-
Ill. l.or.il'in. or to jury place In the Nouth of
inirhind. 1'JIKIi. UtctTiiuo Iroin Ktiropo only
23 ; Byni.1 for ' 'Tourist iiiumiu- , "
( i , II. I.
General J'ntbonircr Atruntu ,
t Itionclwuy , KouVnrkj.Wn lihi loii nnJL '
Sullutti. L'hlcugo , 111.
