THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 18 , 1886.
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IDE DIE POBLISHUCliPHT , PBOPRIEIOIIS ,
n. HOSEWATKII. liniTOlt.
OXB by ono republican postmasters in
Nebraska are disappearing , but wo fail
to observe any indications that Gardner
must go ,
II. G. TOUSSAINT , a slock grower of
Englo , Now Mexico , oilers twenty Mor
gan marcs for the seal ) ) of Geronlmo.
This is the latest New Mexican mare's
nest.
WITH Moody and Snnkoy wrestling
with southern sinners and Sam Jones and
Snm Small grappling with northern
backsliders , the bloody chasm in religious
matters between tlio north nnd south
seems lo bo pretty well bridged.
Sr. PAUL'S board of education is short
of funds and talks about shutting up
shop. Thanks to high license , Omaha's
school board has a comfortable bank bal
ance and will go right ahead with Iho
work of making our cily schools Iho best
in Iho west.
llusnviu.K patrons of the railroads
complain that the commissioners on their
last junkcl along the Elkhorn Valley
road wore too busily engaged in playing
poker to invcstigalo tlio complaints of
tlio people. The information is incom
plete in neglecting lo state who held the
winning hands.
t \yrnta \ great strike in progress in Man
chester , Now Hampshire , another drag
ging out its course in the coke regions of
Pennsylvania , and a lockout in one of Iho
heaviest manufacturing concerns in Chicago
cage , the relations of capilal and labor
are moro than usually strained through
out the country as spring approaches.
to forfeit the Northern Pacific
land grants arc numerous at Washington
during the present session , but whatever
their falc may be in the house , it is safe
to assume that they will not pass the sen
ate. The Pacific railroads are too strongly
entrenched in the upper house to justify
any hopes of the passage of such meas
ures in that body.
GEN. SHEUMAN 1ms been talking again.
The burden of bis complaint is the
tyranny of the press. Ho says it is sim
ply appalling , and that there Is no more
comfort in the land. Wo observe that
the press has boon poking considerable
fun at Uncle Billy of late , and in some
respects making it uncomfortable for
him. Perhaps his criticisms , under the
circumstances , are excusable.
THE Allanla Constitution , describing a
vrcddmg at To ccoa , Ga. , says that "in
front of the altar was a beautiful floral
umbrella , suspended by an invisible
wire. Under this umbrella , so beautiful-
tly emblematic , the happy couple pledged
ihoir marriage vows. " Without know
ing the peculiarities of Georgia social
customs we presume the umbrella was
"beautifully emblematic" of coming
matrimonial storms.
FAVOIIABLE consideration lias been
given to tlio Hcnnopin canal project by
Iho committee which has it in charge ,
and there are hopes that the bill for its
construction will pass the house. The
Ilennopin canal , if built , would connect
the waters of the Mississippi river and
the great lakes , and furnish the west with
nn open waterway to ] the ocean. It
would enable shippers to send gram in
lulk from Iowa , Minnesota and Missouri
, f.j Iho elevators at Buffalo , and thence by
wnnul boat to Now York City. The bill
provides that the work of construction
shall be under the direction ot tlio secre
tary of war , and appropriates a million
of dollars whorowilh to commence work.
It is estimated that the cost of the canal
und feeder , together with the onlargmont
of the Illinois and Michigan canal , will
bo $8,973,000 , nnd those who profess to
Imyo looked Into the matter say tlio sav
ing on freightage in a single year would
nearly equal the cost of construction.
The committee will report that thu project
is purely si national one ; that Illinois will
not bo a greater beneficiary than other
parts of the country , und that Iho canal
is in the line of river and harbor improve
ments , and therefore entitled to an ap
propriation.
THE windy orntots who are poning as
critics of military matters in the Uolmto
over the Fit/ John Porter bill have added
nothing to the facts as already determined
iu the tribunal of public opinion.
General Porter , by the concurrent testi
mony of such military judges as Generals
Onuit , Scholiold , llancook , Terry ,
.McClollun and Getty , so far from con
tributing to the disaster of thu second
battle of Bull Run saved Pope's army
from anihilatlon at the hands of Long-
street , whom he held in cheek , In the
battle of the following day ho hurled his
corps in desperate conflict against Jack
son's army and fought like a hero against
overwhelming odds , leaving a third of his
ollliers nnd men on tlw field. Ho
was tried by a packed court maitial anx-
jous to find a scape goat for the blunders
of'Popc , was convicted on false and in
correct testimony , and was cashiered from
iho nrmy for disobeying an order which
Jiu nould not carry out , and for falling to
-light a buttle in which ho was heroically
ongturcd on the following day. For
twenty years lie persistently pleaded fern
n rehearing of his case ami was denied.
JuvcstigaUon once granted proved the
rank injustice done to a bravo soldier
hud a patriotic clti/on , The nation owes
it to itself lo roliovn General Patter from
ilia sllguia which was placed uyon him
.bvPopu's court martial and to Yctlro him
with the rani ; which he held at the dufo
* * ' < Is dismissal from the service.
A t'selos *
1'bc St. Paul J'ioncer Press outruns dis
cretion in its advocacy of General Terry's
claims for the first of the vacant major
generalships. It urges that Iho pre
cedence In rank which the successor to
General Hancock will have as second to
Gen. Scholiold should belong to General
Terry instead of to General Howard , the
ranking brigadier , and backs up its
demand by Iho following nrgumonl :
Let us exainlnotlieelrcinnstances of General
Terrj's and ( lencral Howard's oppolntmciils
to the Rrado they now Hijoy. On January
10 , lSft" , Alfred 11. Terry was nominated
brlgoillcr general by President Lincoln.
.January 20 he was confirmed by the senate.
The same day Ids commission \\as
Issued , to rank from January 15.
February 10 Oeiicral Terry accepted
his commission nnd took the oath of ofllcc.
Two \\ccks after his complete Induction into
his new rank Oliver O. Howard was nomi
nated. Match S ho Was confirmed and May
11 he was commissioned to take lank , how
ever , from December 21,1354. Thus his ap
pointment , actually mndo a month after
Tcrrj's , unsiuauo to gl-.o liiin higher rank
by the device of antPilaliiiK his commission ,
Obviously Inequitable to any layman , this act
Is held by high judicial and military nullioilty
lobe posltUcly Illegal. The picsldcnt and
senate , actlm : by constitutional authoilty ,
could make Howard a brigadier gcucial in
February , but they could not cau-
him to luuo been a bilgailler
Kcneial tn December ami Januniy.
There are ahuiidnnt legal and niilltniy prece
dents to sustain this view audio Justify a
claim on the pail of ( Jencial Tcnytothe
rank ofthlch ho was unjustly deprived , but
the question has never come to a lejjal Issue ,
and the injustice has slept \\ltliout wciklng
actual Injury for twenty yeais. Now nt last
comes a day \\lieu it may bo collected , not
by a mllltaiy contest for pieceJoncc , nor an
unseemly legal wrangle , but by simple ex
ecutive notion. The president may now
nominate -Terry to Hancock's place , and
Hon.aid's to Pope's , going back lethe fonlier
exactly the mouth's precedence which holiad
unlll fairly depilvedof It In IBM , and cot-
reeling an injustice of twenty years' stand
ing befoio It bears aclnal fruit tu actual
depilvaUon of well earned dignity and hon
or. The opportunity ought to "be a tempting
one to a fair-minded and equity-loving ex
ecutive.
General Terry was made a brigadier
general for gallant services at Fort
Fishor. His commission , as was not at
all unusual during the war , antedated
his appointment. The vacancy which
his nomination and confirmation filled
was ono subsequent to. that whjch thc ap
pointment of ? General Howard filled tij
the army of the Tennessee. Long before
the military services for which Terry re
ceived liis promotion wore rendered ,
General Howard was gallantly leading
his command with Sherman in his march
to the sea. At its conclusion ho was
named a brigadier for gallantry at At
lanta , and his appointment was antedated
to give him the precedence in rank which
his heroism at Gettysburg and his bravery
in Sherman's army merited. It is a late
day now lo bring nn Iho question of Iho
juslice or injustice of the practice of an-
ledating commissions. Usage and mili
tary decisions long ago sctlled that
point of dispute. To overturn it in
case of Howard would bo to unsettle the
rank of a score of officers now in Iho
service. As a mat tor of fact General
Howard is the ranking brigadier. Ills
po'sition at the head of the list entitles
him to every privilege of seniority includ
ing promotion to the first vacancy in the
next rank above him. General Terry's
friends are unwise in forcing a contest
which may result in the breaking up of
the custom of appointment by seniority.
Thure are others besides General How
ard who might suffer in that case.
A Great "Vonr for Nebraska.
Public improvements in the cities and
towns of Nebraska are the order of the
day. Hastings and Grand Islam-1 are
viewing with each other in adding metro
politan features lo their corporate at
tractions. Beatrice is booming and lay
ing deep foundations for future pros
perity by cncouragcing local improve
ments. Fremont is more than holding
her lead in the largo section from whicb
she draws trade and to which she adds
importance , and ti score of lessor interior
lights are shining with increased bril
liancy in the van of the procession of Ne
braska's nourishing settlements.
It is to bo a great year for Nebraska.
Railroad extension will bo at
its height intersecting the state
north and south , ns well as
cast and west , joining old systems and
pushing now into territory never before
opened , and connecting by competing
lines a do/.on counties with the markets
of the cast. But it is not alone to the
railroad extensions that Nebraska can
confidently look during the present year
for a stimulus to her growth. Immigra
tion is already commencing to pour into
our stale in advance of Iho rails. Eastern
capital is seeking and finding lucrative
investment in the farming lands which
Iho speculators have so long held from
cultivation and Improvement. The im
pending repeal of the general land laws
which have furnished the greatest in-
ducomeuls to speculation is assist
ing in urging Ihoso wlio have
not heretofore exorcised their preemption
tion nnd timber culture rights to take ad
vantage , of Iho laws before they pass
from the staluto books. The coming
spring and summer promise lo witness
a rush for government land on the fron
tier which will moro than equal the re
markable record of 1831. Add to this the
steady development of our already well
sctlled counties , the location of small in
dustries which flourish in agricultural
communities , feeding barns , canning anil
broom factories , mills , olevalors ami
creameries , and Nebraska bids fair at the
close of 18SG to show a progress In devel
opment and nn Increase of population
which will make her thu envy of all her
less fortunate sisters around her.
Cheap mul uvpensivo uvonicnts ,
The statement niada by thu champion
of the ohcap and nasty wood block pave
ment , that Chicago , Detroit , St. Paul and
Minneapolis hayo found cedar blocks a
satisfaclory paving material will not
stand the lest of examination.
Chicago went mad over cedar blocks
as a substitute for Nicholson wood
paving ; and , assisted by a disrepulablo
gang of contractors , hdd miles and miles
of Iho stuir in that cily , She is now busily -
ly engaged iu tearing it up about as rap
idly as it was put down a few years ago.
Detroit had the same mania. It is a city
of ruts and mire aim bog holes wherever
tlio cedar block lias been subjected to or
dinary woamml tear and displacement ,
In St. Paul nd Minneapolis cedar
bioek pavements hayu not been laid long
cnpugh to test their demerits , but there
is no reason tQlwlicve that they will prove
any moro satisfactory In those cities than
in others which have rejected thorn.
The fact remains that a concensus of
opinion among the best civil engineers in
the country damns wooden block pave-
mcnts , whether square , round or rectan
gular , however made and however laid ,
as mere temporary and unsatisfactory
substitutes lor a good pavement. They
arc not durable , they cannot bo repaired
so as to renew an unbroken surface , they
are porous and dirty , retain filth and
smell tohighheaven when the sunslrlkcs
llieir fibrous blocks , and as soon ns they
once begin lo wear arc shunned by dri
vers and learns as dangerous to the life
and limb of animals and men ,
The only argument used by the advo
cates of wooden pavements for Omaha is
that it is cheap. So It is , reckoned in
dollars and cents. But it has proved in
other cities Iho costliest of nil pavements
in thu long run. The BEE predicts Ihat
the assessments on the district paving
bonds will bo far from being paid by
property owners before they will bo
called upon to chose material for repay
ing the streets laid with wood.
A 1'oor
With nearly three months of the session
gone , the democratic congress has
nothing to show for its labors. The reg
ular work of the session has never been
so backward. The committees , divided
and increased to facilitate business , are
overwhelmed with the accumulation of
bills which have not yet reached the slage
of a report. The appropriation bills arc
a month behindhand. On the floor of
the houc , in spite of the changed rules ,
the sessions drag their course with fruit
less results. Not a single measure of na
tional interest has been disposed of. The
bankruptcy bill is unreporled , Iho silver
coinage mcasuio slill hangs fire , Ihc
tariff discussion is unopened. Congress
has occupied its lime in frittering away
Iho honrs-wilh useless and senselcs de
bate on trivial topics , with the introduc
tion of bills drawn up for buncombe , and
with wrangles over subjects in which the
country has no earthly interest The
private calendar has been pushed at the
expense of bills of public importance ,
and the most energetic efforts of the ma
jority have been devoted to besieging tlio
patronage podlers of Iho departments
with appeals for recognition.
These aio the first fruits of the "bust-
DC53 mlministriltioil" which. Mr. Cleve
land was to give the conn
try , and on which Iho solid
men of liis parly based llieir
appeals lo Ibo independent voter. No
president since Andrew Johnson has suc
ceeded so thoroughly iu estranging ids
party. If President Cleveland's recom
mendations for legislative action have
produced any effect upon the democratic
congress it has failed to materialize in
performance. Split into as many fac
tions as there aspiring statesmen , dis-
oraani/cd by the endless squabbles over
the distribution of patronage , united on
nouo of the leading issues of the day , Iho
present congress is a pitiful commentary
on the lack of cohesion in the dcmocrulic
ranks and the absence of ability in the
party organization.
The Exposition Untliling Opening.
The people of Omaha owe it to them
selves and to the enterprising citizens
wlio have "built the new exposition build
ing , to attend in largo numbers the
opening on Thursday evening. For Hie
first time in horjiistory this city can boast
of the possession of a structure largo
enough and suitably adapted to mcel tlio
requirements of great public gatherings.
The enterprise of a few of our merchants
and business men has given us a build
ing in which the largest con
ventions , musical festivals , fairs and
political and social gatherings can
assemble with all the conveniences of Iho
best structures of its class in the country.
The new exposition building has been
built regardless of expense. It has been
constructed as a permanent addition to
the features of the city. It has come to
stay and our pcoplu should show that
they appreciate its arrival. The opening
of the building is lo bo made Ihc occasion
of a concert , which will fairly test the
capabilities of the great hall for
entertainments of that nature. The
full Musical Union orchestra will bo
in attendance , assisted by talent from
abroad. The BEE urges our people to
give a grand welcome to Iho exposition
building on Hie afternoon and evening of
its opening. It promises them a genuine
surprise in llieir first view of Iho Interior
of the structure which for years to como
is to furnish the city with a place for
amusement , entertainment and instruc
tion. ,
SOME of Iho Chicago clergymen are
seeking notoriety by atlacking Hie secu
lar press. If it were not for tlio press
these gentlemen would not be known out
side of their congregations , and their ser
mons would never find their way into
print. Newspapers have a much larger
audience than the pulpit , and the clergy
ought lo appreciate the efforts of the .sec
ular press to spread the gospel among
the ungodly whom the pulpit utterances
would fail lo reach In any other way.
GKOKGB Q. CANNON , wlio is ono of tlio
leading lights of the Mormon church ,
while being convoyed as a prisoner from
Nevada to Utah , jumped from the train
and attempted to escape , but was recap
tured. Cannon evidently fears that the
federal authorities at Salt Luke propose
to spike him , The capture of Ibis heavy
artillery Is likely to prove the severest
blow polygamy has yet received.
Mit. LIIIIR'S : ; little ordinance lo violate
late- the high license law has been laid on
the shelf. The council wisely came to
Iho conclusion Unit there was such a thing
as too much monkeying with the buz < s
saw of public opinion.
Tnosn army nominations slill bold /ire / ,
but the president has giyon a little spice
to the situation by laying down ns a rule
to bo observed in promotions that physic
al disability will hereafter prove a bar to
advancement.
THE Beatrice postotlico contest lias
boon settled by the appointment of Sam
uel K. Higg. Wo are unable as yet to
say whether Mr. Higij is a paoking-houso
or a slaughtcr-housu democrat.
AN exchange notes that Preacher Tal-
magi ) on Sumay ! gets up at 4 a , in. and
walks the floor of Ida room nnlll ho
thinks out his sermon. Wo don't believe
it. As Talmago's sermons are published
in the west six hours before ho delivers
tliuui , ami are often in typo twenty-four
hours before ho ascends'tho pulpit , this
story of early rising and twilight thought
can be set down as decidedly incorrect.
CiiAimrs have ben filed against Inspector
specter Uoblnson. Uoblnson's charge
upon Iho ICe.irnoy pbstriiastor with Iho
pacHng-houso brand is,1 , rcsponsiblo for
this counter attack.
SwiNEnrux's catechism for Nebraska
democrats is destined td become n stand *
aril political to\t-book. (
Tun best Is the cheapoM. Tim proverb
holds as good In regard to pavements
as it docs lo dry iroods and groceries.
THE street-sweeping contractor will
please rise nnd explain.
WILT , the Jfcrald plcaso inform us when
Gardner must go ?
OUH MIMSTKUS.
Minister Cox Is said to bo dissatisfied \\ltli
his life at Constantinople.
Jlr. Pcndletou writes from Berlin thai ho
Is still wrestling with Otto's grammar.
Minister Stallo lias attended many callers
at Homo by sending woid that ho ls"too busy"
to sec them.
Minister B.iylissV. . Hanna Is accused of
liming lilted a house In common ultlinn
AuiPtlcan dcnllst , the dentist's chair being
part of the pulur furniture.
Minister I'midlcton Is Iccoplntr house In
Berlin and Mrs. Pcndletou has introduced fi
o'clock teas. Thus does our democratic dip
lomatic sun Ice diffuse Ameilean Idea1 * .
Minister Cox Is to tia\cl In Kgypt and
Minister McLauo Is to make a tour of the
continent for health and pleasme. Men who
get tired of doing nothing should never try
Amciicaii diplomacy.
MIMTAJIY MEN.
& ( ien. Pope , after his ictlrement , will go teEm
Em ope for a year and then seltlo down In
some wcstuin to\ui.
When Gen. bhciman was at Fort Bayaid
he was asked by an Indian for an old Held
piece that stood out In the inclosuic. "Can't
have It , " w.is the answer. "Why not' " '
"What do you want with It ; to kill soldiers ? "
"Soldleis ! Ugh , no. Use 'em kill cowboys.
Kill soldiers with club. "
A Boston paper compliments Gen. Sheri
dan on the piogress lie Is making In discuss
ing Indian affairs. Founeily his reports 10-
coidod the killing of so many ' 'bucks" and
"squaws. " Lattcily he mentions Ihe abQr-
iKliH'csns wen , mul wo > 8u. TTo\vever , liis
Uoops ha\on't killed any of Ihem lalely.
Gen. N. A. Jflles is the youngest of Ids
rank in the United States army. Ho nmi-
iled u niece of len. ! nud John Sherman , a
sister of Don C.uneion. By that nmirlagc ho
Is connected with tlus Ewings , Camerons ,
McCoolcs , Slicimaus , lilnlnes , Dahlgrcns ,
'
McLeans and several o'ther pollllc.il families.
The United States aimylias , its Poo-Bali in
the person of Fhst Lieut. Chailes M. O'Con
nor , of the Kiglitli infantry , He is on duty
at Foil Blown , Texas , wheio ho serves In the
multifarious positions of nosL adjutant , post
tieastircr , post raugo olllcor , acllug signal of
ficer , icciuiting olliccr andsuperintendent of
the post schools.
Dear Friends.
New Yvth 1'imet.
The American Bell Telephone company
has few fi lends except those whoso fiiend-
shlp has been bought and pild for.
Diamonds nlicl-Diamonds.
.A'cto York Star.
Theio scorns to bean epidemic of diamonds
ntSWashlngtou just now. The wonder is
wliciu all the money comes from.
Went Out to Sco a Man.
Ficmont Tilbune.
It has been decided that when Dr. Miller
\\ent out of politics ho just slopped oul for a
minute to see a man.
Better Dnno by Hand.
I'hlltuleliMa Call.
A Massachusetts man has patenled an add
ing machine tor book-keepers. No subtract
ing machine has been Invented. Not neces
sary.
A Rustlcr't ) Possibility.
IMptlllon Times.
John McShauo , of Omaha , Is coming to the
front as a possible democratic candidate for
Kovcinor. Mae Is a lustier , and will make a
lively candidate If lie Is nominated.
Sam. Jones on Progressive Euchre.
CMcaga Herald.
Progressive otichro playeis hereabouts will
bo intcicsted in knowing that Kov. Sam
Jones says that they aie gamblers , and that
at the last they will sink down to that sceth-
iiic pit where Iho worm dletli not. Piogres-
slve euchre must bo apietty hard game where
Sam \\asbiouglit up.
With a Mental Reservation.
St. LdUlu GMic-Dnnuciat.
The pioposlllon to build a monument In
memoiy ot ( Jew. Hancock Is timely , and ac
cording to piccedeut. Wo always make a
proposition of Ihat sort when a prominent
man dies with a mental resei vatlon to the
effect that the actual consti uetion of the mon
ument shall bo left to thu liberality of some
ftitiuo generation.
Written la Dust.
There are several paper * that take every
opportunity that offers Itself to abuse Sen
ator Van Wyck , never giving hliucieillt for
thn good work ho IH doing. Wo wish to gent
ly whisper in your ear that Senator Van
Wyck IN a haul , earnest woiker , over ready
to do all that Is In his power for the Interest
and benefit of Ids constituency.
A Chicago Juryman.
Clilcaun News.
The juryman In the Jerry Momoo case who
is repoited as saying " \\'o erinaglneil a Jiny
kin do what Mio d cl pleases , " Is not , far
from right. The law nnd evidence are as in
significant elements In a jUdtlee-court trial us
the cut of u justice's halt , or thu polish of a
justice's boots. Glveif thalpiirposa to bo at-
tallied , and tlio jury fvlll arrive theiu somo-
liow. , (
A Gentle \VMnpcr ,
Chteatfi Titfiunc.
The president stoppea anil wrote In dust ,
"A public otllco Is a jiiiblli trust. "
Hut a ble.iklnd , colil and raw ,
Came b\\eoplug up iriim'Aikausaw ,
With a hollow , low , soputohrul moan ,
Like a dying bicnth through a tolephone.
It circled aioinul Iu an ediljlnggiibt ,
Kiiised thu miittoMltea } In iliiht ,
Which ascended In nlf ultlt an active jump
As quick us could turn' an castein mug-
\ \ num. *
And nothing loinalned of the motto In dust
lint tin ) last ot the benteiice , the one \void
"Trust. " > \
B'l'ATH A.M ) TKUUITOUY.
Xobraskn Jottings.
Niobrara has declared war to the death
on unlicensed do a.
CreiKhlon boasls of llirce bands , three
banks and three newspapers.
KiRhlcon do/xn ) > alrs of overalls nro
turned out in the Fremont factory every
working day.
Charlie Lang , the Frpmont statesman ,
must provide for Widow Uoors1 kid. The
court refused to release him from his
"youthful indiscretion. "
A stage driver dumped a load of Santee
Indians into liuzilo creek one day last
week. A 0-voar-old papoose went Ihrough
the ice and was drowned.
Eighteen hundred red ribbons were
distributed among the tipplers of No'-
braskaCity during the Montague revival.
1 ho saloons in consequence are enjoying
a season of urnfotmd drought.
the proof , and the work was creditably
performed.
As an evidence of the growth of civil *
l/.atlim in northwest Nebraska , soap bub
ble socials are quoted ns prolilablo
nmmomenls at Chadron. The pi-too goes
to the person with tlio most mouth , wind
and endurance ,
Tlio belle of O'Neill permitted herself
to bo beaten in a champion game of
euchre , Ihoitgh she held both bowers and
the joker. The slakes were a kiss every
lime she losl. It is safe to say her oppo
nent scooped the pot every tiino.
Movements are on foot by the Blair
Improvement company for the purpose of
creeling a canning factory at that place.
and Saturday night a mooting was held
ami several thousand dollars subscribed
for this purpose. The subject of the
pork packing establishment was also
brought up , but nothing dellnilo deter
mined about it.
Moonlight scene in Plaltsmouth : Hail-
road man away from home. Wife at
homo with her mother. Tony young
clerk calls and .signals on window pane.
Door opens gently ; mother appears at
thioshold , receives clerk in her arms ,
hugs him till Ids back aches and tosses
him oil' the porch. Family dog closes
tableau with one vicious grip.
lown ItciiiM ,
Crcston is orgaiii/.ing a company to
prospect for coal.
The trade unions of Burlington has
put a city liokel in Iho ticld.
William Alexander has been appointed
adjutant general of Ihe state militia.
The linseed oil mill at Diibuquo have
been forced to suspend owing to the
scarcity of seed.
The discontinuance of Leo postofllce , in
Union county , has been ordered in con
sequence of there being no candidate for
postmaster. The ollleo paid a salary of
if & ) a year.
Largo quantities of black walnut tim
ber is being cut in Fremont county and
shipped lo Liverpool , England , The
wood is of the finest quality , and is sold
al $ . ' 0 per thousand leet as it stands in
Iho limber.
The Democrat says that the barb wire
factory at Boonc is permanently closed
and the stockholders lose Iho § 1(5,000 ( ,
originally invested. Besides this a long
drawn out lawsuit will cost somebody u
lol ot money.
The Nor.lh Dakola exposition will beheld
held at Grand F9rks. and § 12,000 in pre
miums will bo distributed.
Track laying will begin April 1 , on Ihe
Black Hills branch of the Elkhorn Aralloy
road between Chadron and Itapid City.
The Ruby Basin silver mining district ,
near Lead Cit3r , is attracting much atten
tion and promises to rival any camp in
the Hills.
Among the many new structures being
commenced at Hapld City is a four-story
hotel , 100 by 140 feet , which is to be the
largest and finest in Dakota.
A few days ago as a parly of four per
sons , two men and two women , were
Hearing Buffalo Gap , the sheriff of Custer
county met them and producing a war
rant arrested them on the charge of two
minders. The statement as made is that
last summer they kept a saloon in a tenl
al Sand Kidgp , a point on the Frcmonl ,
Elkhorn & Missouri Yalluy railroad being
built. Two carpenters at work on the
bridge there suddenly disappeared and
no trace of them could bu found. Soon
the four parties left the saloon and went
to the tin mines. The people tore down
the tent and noted Ihat under the bar the
soil was loose. Examination was made
and the body of ono of the carpenters
was found buried there , and the other
was found In a thicket near by. Other
evidence has boon gathered , ana the ar
rest made In consequence.
Colorado.
Two school houses , to cost $25,000 each ,
are to bo built at Colorado Springs.
Onray lias invested $1,000 , in what is
termed "a tonrisls' carnage. " It is a
hearse with all modern plumage , in
cluding a speaking tube from the driv
er's scat and the corpse.
The Brighton creamery in 1585 made
92,000 pounds of bullor. Eighty thousand
pounds of this was consumed in Denver
The management of this concern expects
to increase their product to 150,000
pounds.
A correspondent at Langmont writes
that the liii ; was mistaken in .stating Ihul
a couple were recently married on the
lop of Iho divide , 10,000 fed above Ihc
sea. Tlio highest mountain peak in the
state , lie suys , K only 14,311. ,
In an artesian well that is being bored
at Grand Junction a limited volume of
gas has been encountered at a depth of
12 ! ) feet. The gas ignites readily and as
the well gains depth there is every prob
ability that the volume of gas will in
crease.
The Southern Ulo reservation , in La
Plata county , is now the only Indian res
ervation in the stale This reservation
contains 1,710 square miles , or 2,01)1,400 ) ,
acres , and has nn Indian population of
001 , twenty-four of whom can read nnd
speak English. These Indians own 50
mules , 5,010 horses , 150 cuttle and ii.OOO
sheen. The Muaalio , Capote nnd Weoin-
Inuclio tribes of Ulos are nt the agency.
The petrified wood , so abundant in
Colorado and Wyoming and the Rooky
mountain regions , is rapidly becoming
iitili/.ed. In ban FranoUeo there Is a fac
tory for culling and polishing lhe.su pet-
rilications into mantel pieces , tiles , tab
lets and other architectural parts for
which marble and shitu is commonly used.
Pelriliod wood is said to be susceptible of
a finer polish than marble or even onyx ,
the hitter of which is driven from thu
market.
Montana.
Montana's output of copper the past
year amounted lo ifS'.l.noO.OOO.
Sixty-seven cows , two horses and a
bain were cremated near Untie the otllor
day.
day.Fergus
Fergus , the new count ) ' , contains in the
neighborhood of 125,000 head of catllo ,
ami fully 110,000 head of sheep ,
Thu Glostcr mine produced during Iho
month of January $81,800 in bullion at a
total expen.su of f'Jl,550 , making a net
profit of $50,310.
The Northern Pacific coal mines at
Timberline will produce 1,000 tons a day
as soon as the shaft opening tint ! ! 00 and
(100 ( foot levels is complelud. The pro-
diicllon al present is between 800 and 500
tons ,
Million Ulin , a music teacher at Spring
Hill , was waited upon by a band of
masked men and invited to leave. Fail
ing to comply witli the order , a rope was
thrown around his neck and ho was
jorkcd heavenward without oven a
prayer. Ho was let down in time to EUVU
his breath , and hurried from town as his
limbs limbered up. Ho was accused of
caressing n pupil dining u inusicalc ,
Greenville , Pa. , boasls about Mrs.
Magdalen Miller , who is IK ) years old and
thu mother of twelve children. She has
also had lifly-ono grandchildren , When
young film was ns vigorous as : i man. ami
could shoulder three busheU of wheat.
During Iho graveyard insurance craze
she was Insmed for over $100,000 , and has
outlived all the companies. She is yet so
halo und hearty that shu-can go through
thu snow for sonio miles on loot. She
has smoked tobacco for more than
seventy years.
STORIES ABOUT GEN , HANCOCK
An Old Playmate Talks of His Boyhood
The Romantic Story of His Court
ship and MarriagOi
Something Almut Ills Children Hits-
soil Hancock's Klopotnont nnil
Ills Fnt tier's Hniitisin.
'Tarp/'tho ' Washington correspondent
of the Cleveland Leader saysi It Is not
astonishing lo people who know Han
cock to hear Ihat his death was caused
by his high living. Ills very air was that
of a bon vlvant. lie liked good wines
nnd rich foods , nnd Ids svstein was in
such a condition as to bo ready for the
attack of disease ,
HANCOCK'S noutoon.
A hading merchant of central Ohio
who was brought tip with Gen. Hancock ,
and who is only Ihreo weeks older tlmn
he , chatted with 1110 ono day about I Ian-
cack as a boy. Said he : " ( Ion. Han
cock's father was a very worthy old Hap-
list deacon , a radical temperance man ,
and a lawyer of considerable ability. 1
don't think ho belonged lo the old John
Hancock lanilly. Ho was a prominent
cilir.cn ot Jsorristown , Pa. . , and ho began
life poor , studj'ing law after ho was
married. Gen. Hancock's mother for
many years ran a millinery store in
Norristown.and when Hancock was born
Iho family , though respectable , were by
no means rich. Wlnlield Scott Hancock ,
as I lenieinber him , was a nice-looking
boy. Ho was tall , .slender , blonde , with
a face which long refused to sprout
whiskers or mustache. Ho was a born
soldier , and he formed a company among
the boys when he was 15 years of ago.
Ho was very domineering in his manner ,
was a leader among the boys , and was
always bound lo have his own way. The
girls liked him , and he was tend of their
society. Ho was a fair , average student ,
but ho did not particularly e\ecl in any
thing. 1 remember that at ono of the
Fourth of July celebrations of the town ,
when wo were about 11 years old , Han
cock read the Declaration of Indepen
dence , tuid I made a speech after ho got
through. "
"How about his appointment lo West
Point * "
"Hancock was sKtcon years old when
ho blurted for West Point , and bo got his
cadcl-ship as a mailer of favoritism. An
old lawyer of NoiTistp-vji obtained the
ru'uMt'T of t'jSYimiOllllttluijl ' and secured it
for Haifcock. He came to 'Squire ' Han
cock's residence on the midnight of Iho
night lie secured it , woke him up , and
torn him ho had gotten the place for his
son , Winliold. It is my impression that
he gave the appointment to Hancock's
father in order lo secure his inllucncu po-
liilcally. "
I1UW KN. HANCOCK MADKLOVE.
After Hancock graduated from West
Point Ids first duty was in connection
with an exploring party in the west. On
his way there ho slopped for a bliort time
nt St. Louis and it was liis custom hereto
to Jake u horseback ride every morning.
As no rode down one of the streets ono
bright , bunny day when it wt\s \ still early ,
ho saw at tne window of ono of the imost
looking houses in the cily a very beauti
ful younglady. His eye caught bur's as
he passed , and ho involuntarily raised
his hat. The young lady blushed , waved
her hand at linn , and then stepped hack
into the shadow. As the story goes , it
was a case of love at first sight on Han
cock's part. Morning after morning ho
rode past the house hoping to see her
again. At last , one day he passed by on
foot just as she was leaving tlio house on
the arm of a line-looking old gentleman.
The lady recognised him again , as
he could bee by her blushes , but she
did not bow , and just ns she
passed she entered a carriage.
The old gentleman followed her.
and the two drove rapidly away. 1
shall not describe how Hancock took a
cab and kept the carriage in sight , nor
how gratified he was when after a short
ride ho saw it draw up at the door of
one of his old army comrades. A mo
ment later he had dismissed the cab , and
knocked at his friend's house. His friend
met him in Iho ball , anil in aHlammering
way he asked for an introduction lo the
lady. A momonl later ho was taken into
the parlor and introduced lo Miss Al-
mira Knssel and her father. Old Mr.
Rus-.oll was oue of the rich merchants of
St. Louis. Ho took quickly to Hancock ,
and before ho left the IIOUNO that after
noon the young officer received a hearty
invitation to call , which , bytiic way , thu
young lady seeoniled. Hancock did
call , and no called often. The prolty
young lad.y seemed to bu a * much at-
traded lo tlio gay joung lieutenant as
the lieutenant was lo her. Afler a short
courlship Ihcy becamu engaged , and a
shorl lime lalor was married ,
The malch was a happy one , and Iwo
children have conic to bless them. Mrs.
Hancock and one of the children , the boy ,
still live. The girl died at IB. about ten
years ago , I should judge. Shu hud just
graduated from school , and was highly
accomplished.
ItUftSKLL HANCOCK.
General Hancock's daughter was named
Ada , and his son's name is Hussoll , after
his wifu's family , liussell Hancock is
now , 1 think about NO years of ago. Ho
is a large planter at Clarksville , Miss .
und is suid to possess much mechanical
genius.
Kiiiscll Iluncook also made a romantic
marriage. Ills wlfo was the daughter of
an ex-rebel in Louisville , who ionised lo
Jut her marry tliu son of a noilhern soldier -
dier , oven though that soldier was so
great a man as Uonoral Hancock. The
young couple , however , took thu muttur
mlo llieir own hands. They met by
agreement at tin evening party in Louis-
villuslipped across the river Into Indiana ,
and woio married at midnight , Their mar
riage is said to bu a very happy one , and
about eight yonr ago , shortly after their
first child was born , General llancook
was present at the house. Mr.Hussell )
Hancock was , I think , a member ot the
Unitarian church , and when It was- ar
ranged at this time to baptise the infant ,
Dr. Kliot , thu presidonl of the college in
St. Louis , was asked to perform the euro-
mony. It was a triple baptism , for , at tor
tliu hah ) ' was bapti/.cd , Hussoll Hancock ,
the father , and Geuural Hancock , the
ginndfathur , arc said to have knelt down
and havu received thu ordinuni'u of bap
tism from ilm venerable preacher ,
IIANCOUK AND 'IHC OAMKI. .
Gen. Hancock lived fur a limo before
lliu war al Los Angeles , Uul. , and now
and then a curious story comes from
llioru concerning him. Abonl n year , igo
a Los Angelus paper printed one contain
ing his adventures with a camel , which
read substantially as follow.- . :
"When Hancock was stationed In this
city in 18")9-ll ) , as mmrtennuster ol thu
southern dlsliict of ] Califoiniu , ho was an
ntlileto of no small proti'iiilous. Among
the animals used for transputtatinn over
which he had charge wcro a number of
camels , some ot which had Very
vicious tempers. Ono , n largo buck , was
a continual source of tioublu , and hu gun-
or.illy madu it lively for the unlucky in
dividual \ \ ho had occasion lo go within
lliu onclosiiru in which ho was
confined , On ono occasion 1 ( uncock went
into lliu corral onsomumullcrof business ,
but its soon as lliu old camel saw
him bu started on a dead rim for his
unlucky victim.and soon a Grax'o-ltomun
wrestling match of tl.o most nppiovt'd
stjlo u as hiking place , The hero of Gel-
lisburg , with u havmi't-got long-lo-li\o
expression on his fucu , a ! > first 'thrown
into thu air , his heels pointing straight
toward the heavens , the next jiiomuiit
hurled with irrcslslnblo force to the
earth. Several lounds wcro fought with
out Hancock losing his grip , but thn cam
el \vas just getting Into the right ( rim
for nn all-day light , ami being within .a
few fret of the fence , Hancock watched
his oppoitunity. and suddenly released
hold and started for the house , How ho
got o\cr the ten-foot fence bus never been
satisfactorily settled , r s Hancock was
always reticent on the subject. "
>
Xho Nrlirnnka Surveys.
I'lntttmoiith Journal.
H Is tlmo the people , and especially the
democrats undoistood this matter. The
Omaha Herald pretends to bo the mouth
piece of the party in the stnto , and de
nounces other democratic newspapers as
being "bankrupt in brains , character and
finances , " while It lias deliberately choseu
to join hands with the corrupt ring , which
a few years ago it denounced us the "rob
ber's roost , " to break down an honest
survey in the state , which in every senti
ment of justice demands should bo mado.
If the statements of Commissioner
Sparks are true and everybody in Ne
braska knows , or ought to know , that
they are true it cannot injure the slate
to nave the fact made public. Every
man who ever attempted to take n home
stead , a timber claim or a pic-cmption ,
knows that the lands are not where they
are shown to ho on the pints in the stir-
voyor general's ollleo and that this is the
real cause of the injury to the elate. A
resurvey of tlieso interior or ecllon llne.s
must bo made sooner or later , it the In
terests of the settlers arc to bo protected.
If the Omaha Herald chooses to make Its
bed with the dishonest crowd of land
sharks and public plunderers , and set it
self up against Mr. Cleveland's policy of
honesty and fair-dealing , well and good.
The honest democrats ot Nebraska will
not be led estraybyits insane course.
Grant mill ( ho You UK Guerilla.
An ox-confederate general now in the
semite has unbounded admiration for
Gen. Grant. They were front to front
through the \\hole civil war. The briga
dier had a spirited youth on his stall' .
The lad dared too much , and was finally
captured. He was taken to tliocomnund
ing general's tent. In the absence of
his chief , the general next in command
questioned the bravo boy. "Were you n
guerilla " "Yes "
shurpshootorV" , general.
The prisoner was ordered to be shot. As
ho was being conducted from the tent
Gen. Grunt rode nn , and , noticing the
young soldier's unflinching look , asked
the circumstances of his arrest. "Aro
yon ono of those rascally cuerillusv"
"Yes , general. " "Will you prom
ise never to repeat U'o ' .pM'isQ '
if "Ct ; ufo iPoerofeVty" "I will , gen-
cm ! . " "You are free to go , young man , "
said Iliu most magnanimous of caplains.
" 1 thank you particularly , general , for I
was just yoiiijr to bo shot by orders of
Gen. . " The southern senator also
relates a meeting between Gen. Grant
and a confederate ollicer early in the
war. They drank heavily so heavily
that they embraced , and shed maudlin
tears on each other's shoulders. When
they parted in the dark the southern
commander took the wrong boat , Gen.
Grant had boon shamming. Within a
few hours one of his most brilliant victor
ies was won.
Served on ( loUlcn Trnys.
Washington dispatch in New York
World , Feb. ! ) . - A dinner of fourteen
covers was given by Senator Stanford on
Monday evening to Senator Kvarts and
the following members of the Pacific
coast delegation in congress : Senator
liowen and Teller , of Colorado ; Senator
Dolph and Mitchell , of Oregon ; Senator
Jones , of Nevada ; Rcpresontalivi's
Louttit , McKunna and Morrow , of Cali
fornia. Symes , of Colorado ; Woodbnrn ,
of Nevada , and Hermann , of Oregon.
The residence of Senator Stanford , on
Karragut Square , has been transformed
by its occupants into a representative
California home. The drawingroom
furniture was manufactured there to
order , even to the portieres , which are
adorned with Japanese hand embroidery
in gold. The guests of the evening sat
do\yn lo a banquet whose wines and
fruits wore all from California. The tea
and coll'eo services were of solid gold
from California mines , on a massho
golden tray. The forks and spoons were
of hammered silver , wrouglit in rich
designs , and the china was hand-painted
Dresden , Vienna and Paris ware. Each
plate was distinct in itself , containing
some historic portrait or scone or some
odd design. "The raid on the Sabine
Women" adorned the plate of Senator 1
Kvarts ; the face of Mary Queen of Scots
looked up at Senator Dolph when ho re
versed his plate. The table was spread
in the finest of white damask , relieved
in the centre by a large b.iikot of roses ,
flanked on each side by an oval plaque
of Jacqueminots.
Fire ! Flro ! Flrlo
$20,000 worth of Clothing slightly dam
aged by water must bo closed out. Coma
in and secure buriruiiiH at Selile.siugcr
Clothing Store , 1211) ) Farnain street.
A a meeting of the Northeastern Ohio
Medical association , at Akron , on
Wednesday , three cases of swallowing
foreign substances were reported.QOno
man swallowed a silver dollar while
laughing , another swallowed a five-franc
piece , anil A woman choked down
the gauge of a sowing machine , but all
the patient * recovered.
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