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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , MONDAY , APRIL 12. ' ( THE DAILY BEE. OMAHA OrncTNo.trM AsnfltfiFAtiNAM ST Ti'r.w VoiiKOmcK.ItooM Co.TuintJNE Htm.ntNa WAsniNOTO.v OFFICE , No. 613 FOUIO-BESTI ! ST. fubllshtnl every mornlntr , except Sunday. Th ° tnly Monday morning pnper published In the ttnte. Trims nv MAIL : tlnn Venr.$10.rorrhrfn Months.$2.V ( ) ElxMonths t.XOnoJIomli. ) , . . . . . . . . . 1.00 THE WEF.KI.T DF.E , PuMlshed Kvnry Wodnosdnr. TT.I1MS , TOSTrAID ! Ono Vcnr , with { ircmhim , . $2.00 One Vcnr , without premium 1 " > Fix Month * , without premium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Ono Month , on trial , 10 connKHrosnr.NCE : All eommtinlcntloiis relntlnir to news nnd o < l | . torlnl mnttcrR xhould bo addressed to the Uui * /on OF UK IIr.n. BUSINESS i.r.Muna ; All btilnrA loiters nnd romlttnnco ? fihould ho undressed to Tun HKR PunusiiiNn COMPANY , ( ) MAIA : , Dmftn , checks nnd jwxtofllco onlera to bo inndo pnynhlo to the onlcr of the company , IDE BEE PUBLlSlllflfcOMPAK , , PflOPfHEIOflS , E. UOSnwATBIt. EntTOti. WHEN Sonntor Van Wyck pronounced tiny Ciouhl'fl nnino hi tlic sonnto the other tiny tltoru wus a RtiUly HuttoriiiK ttown the row of Boats vrarmctl by the railroad ntturnoys. Tlioy nil agreed that it was nn outrage. STANDAIID Oil is Urn Krcatustltibricator in the country It greases the wny for favorahlo legislation , oils Hie journals , fionps jtt'lges and juries and prevents , railroads from sticking the company with the snmo rates which it charges to other shippers. TwnxTV-Tintr.K Now York nldcrincn nre under arrest or in hiding , as the re sult of Alderman Wait's exposures of the gang. The honor said to ho found among thieves failed to save Jake Sharp's pals from discovering to the authorities whore the Broadway boodle came from nnd into 'What pockets it wont. Tun Cleveland Leader says : "Powder- Jy gets 9ltOO n year for devoting his time to the prevention nnd settlement of strikes. Jay Gould gets several millions for promoting strikes and wrecking rail road properties. Wo suggest that Pow- dorly's wages bo raised. " Wo second the motion. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ UKSTUICTINO Chinese cheap labor preVents - Vents pauper competition on the Pacific coast , but sooner or later the importation of pauper labor from Europe must betaken taken iu hand in the interest of American workingmcn throughout the country. A tarllV on the products of labor and n premium on competing labor is all in the interests of capital. ' THE powers have finally succeeded in Inducing Prince Alexander , of Bulgaria , to yield to their advice , and ho consents to accept the office of governor of East ern Uoumolia for the term of five years. If ho behaves himself ho will probably bo his own successor. This action on the part of Alexander takes away Greece's oxonso for her deliant attitude , and it is nnnounced that war preparations will bo abandoned. The Lincoln Journal takes the light vote of Inst Tuesday as n basis on which to llguro the population of Omaha. If the light-vote cast throughout Nebraska should bo used as a basis for ascertain- ng the population of the state the result Would indicate that instead of 800,000 , people Nebraska has loss than 500,000. Had Omaha cast a full vote the Lincoln t7burn J'would have had nothing to say about it. THAT familiar nnd always despised character , the Irish informer , has re ceived his death blow in the decision ol the English homo ofllco to offer no more pardons to accomplices of ciiminals whc ' 'may ' nmko confessions. This will bo bad rnows for the unprincipled scoundrels who ? kavo infested Ireland and plied thoit 'trndo in sending innocent men to the 'dungeon and the gallows. The practice of granting pardons to informers has been one of the worst fen- tures of Irish misrule for nonrlj n century. It went hand in hand 'with a coercion which caused the fro' 'quont outburst of revolution and revenge ngninst the iron hand of castle tyranny , Now that coercion has been throttled 'forever by the genius of William E , 'Gladstone the occupation of the Irisii informer would begone even if the home 'oflico had not legislated him out of ox istonoo. No ono will rcgrnt his departure 'from the scene of his infamous opera' "tions. ' "THEUE will bo no general laboi 'troubles" says clear-headed Mastci Workman Powdorly , as reported fron Wfiliick bed in Scrsmton , "tho blame foi 'the Ktriko on the Gould system will be located where it belongs after n thorougl nX'dstig atlon. The object of the Knlghb < &f 3abor order is to pro vent not to fostoi ! f fetr'ikcs. " These tire chooriug words The country and especially the west is it 'no ' 'condition to btiuul the drain of ni 'epidemic of strikes. Industry is strug 'filing to raise its head above the water ; o'f 'depression. Capital is still timid o investment. Thousands of laborin ; men nro seeking employment. Undo : 'uucli conditions labor should lool \Voll around it before beln < Afawn into any controversy which wil ' 'dcorcnso even temporarily its earnings 'Gould and lloxio may unite to dopros thotatooks of their railroad system Ir fopprossing labor and ) ) laying fast am loose with their promisos. liut Gouh "ftiid lloxio do not control thu Industrie 'of 1'ho ' west , they cannot manipulate tin 'consolidated trades which outsldo of rail Yo.id omployt's comprise the bulk of tli Knights of Labor. It is fortunate fo worklngmon and for the country tha they can not. General labor trouble moan general depression. Eynry local dls turbanco In the relations between capita nnd labor means a serious blow ti ilio prosperity of the communit ; wliovo it occurs. Omaha has been fortu "tontoly frco from such occttrronccs thi spring , Cluar heads and cool judgment -Imvo bo far kept the balance oven , liu 'tho tour of labor troubles has already Imi 'its licct in checking to some dcgrco in Vt'h'lnicnt ' and building. The damag < iono so far is trilling. It can readily b cd. Continuud harmonious rolu between employes and employer Vill rapidly remove the apprehensions o < c pitnl. 'Ihoro is no reason why Omah not excel her record in ] > ublo ! am impi'ovcmonts this spring nm /itmuucr , If labor is contented and capita / lefeucourncod by thu outlook to iay asld V f conservatism. Monopoly Aiding Plonopoly. The Pacific coast is now rising in indignation over the operations of the Standard Oil monopoly which lias fastened the coils around that section by the use of the snmo methods which have proved so successful in its capture of the oil markcls of the c.ut. Vandcrblltonco remarked that the only man who had over dictated terms to the Now 1'ork Central was llockafcller , of the Standard Oil company , Lcland Stanford , of the Central Pacific , can probably say the same about his own monopoly. It is noted as n remarkable fact that notwithstanding the tremendous war of rates now waging between the transcon tinental roads the Standard Oil octopus is still cnnblcd io maintain its monopoly on the coast. According to the San Fran cisco Chronicle , the Standard Oil com pany hai had a special agreement with the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad over since 1875 , by wlnoh it has been cnnblcd to ship from its works to the Pacific coast at 10 cents a barrel less than thorntoscharged toother shippers. Aftci the Transcontinental association was formed , the discrimina tion was increased so as to give the Standard people a close mon opoly on nil petroleum produnts. The rnto given to the Standard was low ered to 72J cents a hundred whllo other .shippers were charged a uniform rate of $1.SO. Ueforo tlio abrogation of thu special contract system local shippers were able to compote in a small way by loading clipper ships at the Atlantic sea board and hcnding them around Cape Horn. This competition , although not extensive , was a thorn in the side of the Standard Oil company , so an arrange ment was made whereby it was under stood that Button & Co. , and Van Vlcek & Co. , who practically control the shipping interest via Capo Horn to San Francisco from Now York and Philadelphia , were to refuse to lake any rollned oil or product of petro leum which was not consigned to the Standard Oil company. These stipula tions formed part of a tripartite contract between the railroads , the clipper ships , and the oil monopoly. This contract is still in full forco. Barred out by rail , and virtually barred out by sea , indepen dent oil men wore forced to give up the light. In addition to the monopoly in eastern oil , the Standard company con trols the product of the Pacific coast. At the last meeting of the Transcontinental association , the traffic managers pledged themselves to maintain the oil rates with discriminations in favor of the monopoly , so the rate war has not affected the supremacy of the Standard Oil company. The Army Changes. General Howard leaves this week for his now command at San Francisco , and General Crook may bo oxccted within a few days iu Omaha. General Terry has already assumed command of divi sion headquarters at Chicago , and Gen eral Sehofield has taken his departure for Now York. These changes complete the transfers resulting from the death General Hancock and the retirement of General Pope. The assignments of the now brigadiers have not yet been made. It is generally understood that General linger will remain in the department of the Missouri and that General Potter will bo sent to succeed General Terry at Fort Snclling. The transfer of regiments usual at this time of the year affects only one in the Department of the Platto. Colonel Car- lin and his command , the Fourth infan try , will exchange with the Second , now in the Department of the Columbia. This will remove the garrison now at Fort Omaha to the Pacific coast. It is not yet certain that a rearrangement of com mands in the Department of the Phitto will not bo made upon the arrival of the Second. Colonel Morrow , of the Twenty- first infantry , is anxious to remove his headquarters to Omaha , and many who know that genial gentleman and bravo old veteran are equally anxious that his wish should bo gratified. The oilicors of the Ninth , which is now in Wyoming , with headquarters at Fort Russell , nro greatly disappointed that the order to change did not inoludo their regiment , whose long continued ser vice in tlio department gave them claims for consideration. Colonel McCook , of the Sixth infantry , now in command at Fort Douglas , is spoken of as the successor of General Huger at the school of application sit Fort Loavonwdrth , to which point ho will probably transfer two of his com panies to lake the place of an equal number to bo relieved under forthcoming orders. It is stated that those are all the changes of regimental stations which may bo expected this spring , ns tlio appropria tion available for the purpose in very limited. Itoyil nnd Ucchol. Dcforc the city election Boyd's highest ambition was to get u council which would do his bidding. After a desperate effort , witlian emormous outlay of money , Mayor Uoyd's scheme to capture the council proved a failure. When the fact became known that the next council would stand seven to live , Mr. Boyd publicly declared that ho would resign ns mayor within four days. This was only a ruse , as usual. During his flr&t term ho made the same threat several times , bul ho did not carry it out , even though Mr. Dailoy , as good u democrat ns ho is , would have become his successor , Now , Mr. Hoyd's ambition is to down Mr. licchol as president of the council , Within forty-eight hours after the election , ho bent two conlldcntal messages to Mr , Cheney to induce ) him to become a can didate for IScchol's place. "You arc n young man , " said tiicso messengers ol Mr. lloyd , "with n brilliant onroor before - fore you. Wo can lvo you Jive demo cratio votes for president if you can secure another republican to join you. As soon ns you are elected , Mr , Doyd will rchign , and you will become acting mayor for the noxtyosir , " This was a very tempting bait , but Mr. Cheney is no sucker , and ho refused to blto. Hav ing failed with Cheney , the greal boss centered his affections on Mr Goodman. He wanted Mr. Goodman tc bccomo president of the council in the interest of reform. HecholM defeat would vindicate him , lioyd , and in a moa.suro nt least , remove the sting from the late disaster. Now wo do not bellevo that Mr. Goodman proposes to play monke > for Mr , lioyd. While ho Is competent foi the position of president of the council ho is not valti enough to think that the honor and glory of the position w.oule ustlfy him in n course which would bo egardcd ns political treachery. iVhat object can Mr. Boyd have In inter- cring with the organization of the now council ? Why should ho nicddlo witli the republican majority In its choice of a presiding ofllccrt Are tjio five demo crats nioro puppets , whom ho can deliver at pleasure to any man with whom ho can strike a bargain ? What object can ho have except to foster discord nnd per sonal enmities between hiembcrs of the council nnd from the outset destroy their efficiency ns a harmonious working body ? Witli Mr. Boyd's personal spite against Mr. Bechol. the repbulican majority in the council certainly has no business. So far ns wo know , the democratic mem bers have nothing to complain of either. He hns trcnted thorn fairly. Thcro is no excuse whatever for Mr. Bond's uncalled- for interference. TUB pressing demand for houses to rent calls attention nt once to tlio growth of the city nnd the necessity for increased construction of cheap residence blocks within the city limits , llcnl estate hns appreciated so greatly within nradius of half a mile from the poslollico within tlio past five years that residence lots in the most desirable portions nro almost beyond the rcacli of men of moderate means , and single houses standingou full lots must bo rented at high figures in order to pay n reasonable interest on tlio Investment. Thcro is room for fifty blocks of brick residences right now in Omaha. A hundred and fifty of such houses would find tenants at once if placed on the market. Many clerks and business men nro so situated that they cannot conveni ently rcsiilo at long distances from their places of business , especially where the means of transit nro not good nnd the trips of tlio cars are made at long inter vals. Omaha is largely a city of homos and it is desirable that she should remain so. But tlio renting class will grow lar ger as the city grows and they must bo accommodated. Brick blocks of con nected residences near the business part of the city are a pressing need. Because they are in such active demand they will provo a handsome investment to capital ists who have money to plant whore it will bring quick and steady returns. THE original bill for the sale of the present site of Fort Omaha has been fav orably reported to the senate , but there is no doubt that a substitute embodying tlio suggestions we matte recently would pass the senate as readily as the original bill. Why not utilize the beautiful site of Fort Omaha for a military school , in stead of cutting it up into town lots for tlio benefit of speculators ? The buildings ns they now are would bo bought for a more song. The purchasers might con vert some of thorn into stables and others into road houses. The old headquarters , which cost $75CO , 0 , would at a forced sale command half the price of the bricks. Buc even that would only affect Uncle Sam. As far as Omaha is concerned , Senator Mandorson confers no favor by removing the fort , unless ho can substi tute something better. A'military sciiool on the site'of the old fort would bo , a. monument to him and a perpetual bless ing to the citzons of Nebraska. Its main tenance would take a mere trifle out of the state educational fund , but its advant ages can hardly bo overestimated. TIIEHE is a disposition on tlio part of tlio land grabbers to make more out of Secretary Lamar's reversal of Mr. Sparks' suspended entry order than the case war rants. The reversal will not help dis honest men or make the way any easier for tlio voracious sharks of the corpora tions. During the year in which tlio issue of patents has been suspended , Commis sioner Sparks has been enabled to collect a largo amount of testimony bearing on tlio entries in question which will greatly aid the land oflico in a final settlement of claims presented. Mr. Sparks lias do no good service in reforming the land oflico out of tlio control of the corporations. For this ho deserves all credit. Over- zcalousness carried him perhaps to ex tremes in dealing witli private entries , and ho made n mistake in allowing the innocent and guilty to suffer alike for such a length of time under his order of April 3 , 1891. When issued the BIE : ap proved tlio measure as a temporary ex pedient.Vlion its continuance was be ginning to operate to the disadvantage of settlers Secretary Lamar acted wisely in terminating its limit. SENATORFUYE'S throat to precipitate n war between Great Britain and this coun try if the e/jdfish question is not prompt ly settled is a little previous. The publio at largo care little about the quarrel , When wo abrogated the treaty giving the Canadians the right to bring fish duty- free into our markets , wo had no right to expect that the Canadians would receive our fishermen with open arms in Canada. Because the Kanucks dcclino to permit oiir'fishlng smacks to land on their coast , buy bait , hire crows and dispose of thoit codfish , there is no reason why Mr. Fryo should stir up nn international rumpus , There are codfish enough in the fishing bunks of both nations. The hoggishncss which charges the Canadians n 20 per cent , duty for the privilege of soiling us fish caught in neutral waters under the prctcnso of protecting Now England's fisheries is not received with enthusiasm by the nation generally. 1'horo need be no trouble if the reciprocity treaty is re newed. If it is not , Mr. Fryo and others of his kind have only themselves to blame , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ VOI.UNTAUV arbitration , as proposed by Mr. O'Noil's ' bill , recognizes the princi ples of arbitration and forces it to the front , but the time is coming when the law will insist that employers shall be compelled to moot their employes in n spirit of fairness and justice , whether they wish to do so or not. IT Is said in Washington that Garland Is being worried to death owing to his telephone deal. There is nothing strange about that. If there is anything that will worry a man into lunnoy or the gtavoil i.s the constant dinging of the telephone. Mit. CiiAMiiUKLAiNlettho cat out of the bag when lie gave away $250,009,000 as the amount which Mr. Gladstone pro poses to ube in reimbursing the ousted landlords of Ireland. OniEU things being oquul , in grades on lending thoroughfare ? tliu deepest is ( he cheapest in the long run. llcgrading h 'expensive business. Tliolmbof Pfoblcni. THE BEE published to-day In full from The Forum the qdnifj-ablo article of Andrew Carnegie pnUtlod "Tho Labor Question ns Viewed by ij'n Employer. " Mr. Cixrnoglo , the millionaire manufacturer of Plttsburg , is end ol the largest em ployers of labor , nndoi\o | of the most successful iron mastcrsj in America. Ho has always been very liberal with his em ployes , nnd hns done n 'great ' deal for the bcnolltof worktngnicn generally. Ho is indeed n model cmpjloy r , and his vlows on the labor quostiqn will no doubt in terest a largo number of our readers. Notwithstanding his altitude ns nn em ployer , ho discusses the Inbor question [ rom both sides , in a manner that can not be considered otherwise than emi nently fnir. Mr. Cnrnogio in emphatic terms de nounces strikes and lock-outs , ns they nro simply struggles of force against force , and rarely result in anything but loss of time nnd money nnd the creation of bitter feelings. They vir tually dccldo nothing beyond tlio tempo rary strength of the contestants. Mr. Carncgio makes n strong argument in favor of co-operation nssi satisfactory so lution of tlio labor problem. By cooperation ration ho means the shnrmgof the profits by the employes to a certain extent. This system has already been introduced in sonic establishments , nnd found to give satisfaction. But there nro dllllcullles in tlio way of the general adoption of thii system in the immediate future. Those obstacles nro pointed out by Mr. Carncgio , who , however , expresses the belief that cooperation - oration will some day generally prcvnil nnd will forever settle labor controver sies. Ilis nrgumouton tills poinfis based upon the proposition that labor nnd cap ital must go hand in hand and have nn indissoluble union of interests to bo emi nently successful in any enterprise of any magnitude. For the present , however , Mr. Carne gie strongly advocates arbitration as the best means of settling labor differences. Ho sums up liis remedies for labor troub les as follows : First That compensation be paid the men based upon a sliding scale In proportion to the prices received for prodtmt. Second A piopor organization of the men to bo made , by which the natural leaders will eventually conio to the front and confer freely with their employers. Third Peaceful arbitration to bo in nil cases resorted to for the settlement of differ ences which the owners and the mill commit tee cannot themselves nil just In friendly con ference. Fourth So Interri ptlon ever to occur In the operations of tjio establishment , since the decision ot the arpltraiois will take oflcct from the date of reference ! These views nrorcortnhily worthy of careful considorntiejn , ns they conic from a practical man amtj a deep thinker. The advantages to bo gained by these meas ures would be thattho employer and em ployed would sharel prosperity or suffer , adversity , and be in hearty sympathy with each other , and tWoro would bo an end of strikes and lockouts. This is in deed a result that isideaircd by.bothlabor and capital i u .r Declilctlly\Cool. Wo admire cnterpridoy nnd do not ob ject to the boom jwhlch the JFcrald is giving to its Sunday edition , but it is de cidedly cool and impudent for that paper to print in bold black letters the state ment that the Herald lias a larger circulation than nny other daily published in Nebraska. The average dnily circula tion of the BEU exceeds 10,000 , and its morning edition alone , on any day of the week , exceeds the circulation of the Sunday edition of the ITerattl. In the city of Omaha alone the BKE circulates four papers whore the Ilerahl circulates ono. Furthermore , wo do not sonel out papers to dealers nil over the stnto with the privilege of returning unsold copies , which is tlio method pursued by the Herald to get up a circulation which does not circulate. While our democratic cotomporary serves up a turkey and game dinner once a week , the BEE treats its patrons to a first class dinner six days in tlio week. The boast that the Herald controls exclu sive sources of news is on a par with its claim as to circulation. In these days of competition sources of news are open to everyone who has money and is willing to spend it. The system of syndicate let ters and telegrams is by no means con fined to the Omal.a Herald. Wo do not devote half a page in big typo to boom ing tlio BEE , but wo venture to say that our facilities for obtaining news , such ns the people of this section desire and ap preciate , are unrivalled by any paper west of Chicago. VISITING delegations have become al most ovory-day matters in Omaha. The fame of her well-paved streets , her ex cellent system of sanitary sewerage , and her push and enterprise in matters of publio improvement is making her a model of inspection for dozens of her neighbors. THE charge was made against ono of the candidates for mayor of Kansas City that ho was a poet , and the charge was substantiated by the publication of some of his cllusions. Ho wus completely snowed under. There is nothing poetical about Kansas City. ' ' Aitnou DAY in Colbntdo occurs on the 28th of April. Thorg is ; hardly a state in tlio Union that has not , adopted the Ne braska idea of a troq-planting day. AMIDST the shouts' , of , 'tho ' unemployed the gentle tones of [ tha domestic fcorvnut ' fails to make itself' JicjU'd , The demand exceeds the supply , i ' . THE Knights of Labor will show their power most by pro-runttig ) bloodshed and disorder in distrnctc'd St ! Louis , KINGS AND QUKI3XS. The bthlal dross ot the Princess Kulallc , ot Spain , cost SOC00. Qneen Victoria's personal household , In which there are 1,000 persons , costs nearly 52,000 a year. The literary queens nro Victoria of Eng land , Elizabeth of llouuiania , and Itosc Eli/ubcth Cleveland. The Crown Piincess of Germany Is a great ndmlrer of Colonel Hob Ingcrsoll. She calls him the gientcst iirJftin America. The king of Italy 1ms conferred the grand cordon of the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus on tlio Illustrious savant , if , Pasteur. I'rluco Alexander , of Bulgaria , parts his tenure of olllco In the middle , and swears by the power * that ho will wear his ciowii for life. King Lillet , of Portugal , does not get up Iu the morning to light the palace lire , but ho plays llio flute , likes ten , nnd Is such ft nleo domesticated mnn. Queen Victoria hns been Invited to open the International exhibition nt IJdlnburg , but she hns expressly stipulated ( hut no ling- glseimust bo placed In the vicinity of the roynl cnrrlaee. Queen Victoria has decided to visit Liver pool some time during May In connection with the International exhibition to bo opened In thnt city , Her majesty's last visit to Liverpool took plnco October 0,1S51 , when she was accompanied by llio pitnco consort , tlio prince of Wnlcs , the princess roynl , and the Princesses Alleo and Helena. The roynl party cnllcd nt Liverpool on their wny from Scotland. Wlmt They Converted. nnlaiMpMa 1'itts. Srun Jones and Sam Snmll miulc one great conversion In Chicago. They converted just 3,000 , coed solid dollars over to lliclr bank account in lour weeks. Not .Much Mussed Up. CM < vi(70 ( Tiilnme. Another man of Baltimore this time has blown out his brains on his adored one's doorstep. As he only blo\v out his brains the doorstep wns not much mussed ui > , A ItloHlllof St , Mint An Iowa man predicts great storms for April , niul points with prldo to the fulfillment of his predictions In the past. Peihups the repeat o t the prohibition law might have n mollifying effect upon him. In Sterile soil. St. Louis aiiilic-Dcinncrat. Sam Jones has closed his campaign In Chicago cage ; nml It Is duo to him to say that no man has ever made n braver light with all the chances ngninst him , nml only the ap proval of his conscience to lewnid him lor nidtious nnd persevering efforts to propagate virtue In a thoroughly steulc soil. UN nn AUlorninii. CMcaoo Ke\c \ . Tlio famous humorist , I ) . H. Locke , who Is better known as I'ctiolcum V. Nasby , wns elected alderman nt Toledo lust Tuesday. According to his miniciousand witty con Cessions ho h.is been on the trail or nllicc lor a great many years , and we are curious to hear what effect tils llnal success will liavo on na ! ooin and oilier constituents oC hlsnt the Corners. _ The Bloilcrii "Kxcolalnr. " Wa litnotnn Crttlf. Tbe shades of night were falling fast , As through tlio Civil Service passed A Mugwump , bearing , to entice , A banner with tlio strange device : lleform ! 'Ills nose vas red ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion trout Its sheath , And like a silver colnace rung The accents of that unknown tongue ; lleform I # * * # # * A Mugwump on the cold , cold ground , Half buried in the sewer was found , Still crasiilnc in ills hand of Ice That banner with the strange device : Uoform 1 There in the twilight , cold and gray , Lifeless , but beautiful ho lay. And trom the sky , hOr no and far , A voice fell , like a falling star : "N.G. " STATE AND TKIUUTOUY. Nebraska Jottings. The attendance at the schools in Nor folk during the term just closed was K ) . Andy Quaid , of Hastings , was kicked in the liead by n pony switch engine , con siderably reducing tlio swelling. The iufantchildof.il. S. Ferguson , of Dry Crock , Thaycr county , took si swal low of concentrated lye and narrowly escaped being burned out. "Rum Reigns , " sorrowfully exclaims the St. John disciple on tlio Central City Courier , "aftor a 'dry' spell of five years saloons carry the day. " Justiccof , Bloomington , complains that the practice of employing children , yet in short dresses , as school tcuchcra , is get ting too common in Franklin county. Hastings will vole next Friday on tlio question of borrowing $85,000 to put in u system of waterworks. If authority is given , the city council propose to lay not less than eight miles of mams. Forty men are employed laying water mains in Grand Island. The tower is up forty-five feet and tlio walls of the engine house are laid. The supply of water will be secured from drive wells. Martin Redmond , si sleopingcar porter , got his head squeezed between two cars , reducing its sixo nearly one-halt. He lives , and strange to say , his head has grown to double its natural si/.o , not counting the bandages. Field Marshal Van Fleet , of the liquor forces , and Brigadier General Shaw , of the cold water brigade , collided in Hast ings on election day. General Shaw'a nose was flattened to its roots , and the field marshal mustered out $ > nnd costs. A number of towns are making prep arations to appropriately observe Arbor Day , April 21) ) . The general plan is , especially in now towns , to induce every resident to contribute ono tree , and all to turn out on Arbor Day , and plant them along the streets and in tlio parks. Country towns scorn to have their share of confidence men and crooks. A Pawnco county man stopped long enough in Wynioro recently to get glorious , and during the hilarity married a prostitute , mortgaged his team und was relieved or several hundred dollars uy "Ids bast man. " Keith county's population received a tremendous boost last week when a man and wife with n family of eighteen chil dren settled thoro. The county hns rea son to rojolco , buttho father he deserves the sympathy of the community nnd a premium. It is painful to watch him hus tle for grub. Two country boj'H filled up on corn julco at Kwing nnd attempted to drive home with tlioir burdens. They dropped into the Elkhorn , however , receiving a cool , refreshing , sohoiing bath that cleared their befogged souses. How they escaped drowning can only ho explained on the theory that providence helps "the weary and heavy laden. " Apropos of the Into election tlio Binir Republican drops a solid chunk of truth in tlio following : "The saloonkeeper who musters out Ids bummers , his tliugs and his victims of all classes to light for his business , is entitled to more respect than the temperance- men who do not practice what they preach. " The ? latest swindling scheme developed in tlio country is that of Now York sharp- era , who are HO anxious to plant organs in every farmer's homo that they give them , Irco , and ns an evidence of good faith , require only $4 to pay freight. Two weeks titter the bait is taken a handsome twenty-fiveccnt : mouth organ arrives by mail. The commissioners of Dodge county have revenged themselves on the Fro- mout Tribune for recent exposures of county extravagance. They pounced on a tribune bill in which a mistake had been inndu , and in loud "Ah , villain , wo'vo got you" tones , lopped off a mighty dollar. The amount was small , but there was a world of satisfaction in it. The great event of election day in Blair was tlio clmrgu of the women's brigade ) . It was a cold water dash , and while the Indies naturally expected to capture ev erything they sot their caps for , their reception - coption by the ward workers on this oc casion recalls the gallantry of the knights of old. Alout,4 j ) . in. they marchqd in a solid battalion for tlio polls. Their ap- poarnnco was n signal for a hearty cheer , Tlio workers foil back and bowed grace fully , doffed I heir huts and reverentially stood in line , uncovered , till the Inst fair dnmo had dropped her ticket Into the spring ballot box , "Oh , dear , 11 was ex- cillng. " town lloins. The cops of Oltumwa pose for $30 a month , A Dubuqtio plow factory is sending sample plows to St. Petersburg. The stock of the Burlington Gas com pany has boon inflated to $830,000. Thirty thousand dollars have been sub scribed in Dtibunuo to build n pontoon bridge over the Mississippi. The Catholics of Davenport are ar ranging for a reception to bo given Bishop Cosgrovo on the occasion of his return from Homo. S. J. Stoyno , a farmer living nenr Ollio , Keokuk county * wns run over by the pay car train on the Central Iowa railroad , near that place , Tuesday , and iustanlly killed. The barbers of Otlumwn want n law to close them up on Sundnv. What is most needed is n law to closothorn up on week days , especially those suffering with chronic disease of the jaw. Next. William Atkins , an uld ami highly re spected eiti/on of Osknlnojsi , died Titos- dtiv morning , ugcd 81 years. Ho came to Iowa In 1857 and was tlio oldest Odd Fcl- in the stato. Ho had been a member of the Methodist church for fifty-four years. A runaway team , attached to a milk wagon , sailed down ono of the main streets in DCS Moines the oilier day and collided with a hydrant , smashing ll wagon nnd dangerously injuring the driver. It was a commendable display of horse sense and providential wisdom. G. H , Lotspcich , a Union county farm er , was induced to tnko the agency of roller plow cutters for his vicinity. Ho signed a contract with the sharper , and in twenty-four hours the contract turned ip as an iron-clad promissory note for $1J7. ! The note wns paid though Lot- spoicli-lcss on the subject. Mrs. James Mcb'celoy , of Creston , mot with a fatal accident last Monday , result ing in her death Thursdnv. A korosuno lamp exploded or fell from her hands , the blazing fluid setting her clothing on lire nnd frightfully burning her bodyt She was found on the floor unconscious and remained in that condition until death released her. A singular prophecy of death and its fulfillment is reported in Dallas county. Charles Mittmau , an old man aged 1)7 ) , arose on the morning of tlio 3d in his usual good health , and remarked to his " I'm die " Ho daughter , going to to-day. sent out for a barber to shave him , and that task being done , ho retired to bod. In half an hour ho was a corpse. The deceased was born in Ireland , but came to this country early in the conturv bottling tling in Pennsylvania. He has been a resident of Iowa tor thirty years. Dnkotn. Tlio town of Hcdliold will invest $2,000 in an artesian well. Roller skating is played out in Dead- wood. Roulette wheels nro the fashion Confidence games and sucker squnals are common and monotonous in 15 u Halo Gap.More More than 1,000,000 acres of ngricul- ttiral laud still remain unappropriated in tlio Deadwood land district. In ono township in Buffalo county sod houses are being erected for f-chool pur poses. Ihoy will bo plastered and have good roofs. A syndicate of speculators from Roch- clle , 111. , has purchased seveiity-livo resi dence lots in Rapid City , paying for them § 14,125. The farmers of the James River valley will meet at Aberdeen May 11 , to form for the handling sin organization co-oporato ing of grain. "tt'yomlnjj. A charity fair in Cheyenne last week realized $1,000 for the poor of tlio cily. The contract for the construction of tlio railroad depot in Cheyenne has been let to John F. Coots of Omaha. The Wyoming Stock Growers associa tion disbursed during the pnst year $52,71)0 ) in advancing the interests and protecting the property of cattlemen. The receipts were $53,424. It is known that the Union Pacific is se riously contemplating the extension of the Laramie , Nortli Park & Pacific road to Aspen , about 200 miles further south , nnd to Leadvillo by a branch about sev enty miles long , and that it is to bo done this summer it possible. [ Boomerang. A large scope of country about the Seawright ranch , sixty miles from Fottcr- man nnd just where the old California trail leaves the North Plntto , is staked oil' into oil claims. Parties up there who had struck oil and had no way of taking ing care of it , had dammed un a big gulch and caught a pond of oil , out the dam gave away and turned the little lake into a river. Mr. C. E. Clay , of Rock Crock , a rela tive of the great statesman , Henry Clay , lias donated his private library as a nu- ulous of a library for the university to bo built at Laramio. Tlio library includes a pictorial history of the world from the creation down to the present timo. Ban croft's ' history of the United States. Hume's history of England , nnd most of the standard works of early days. Many of these volumes have belonged in thu family for 100 years , and some of them are ? 40 years old. Sneezing Catarrh. The distressing sneeze , enoo/.o , sneeze , tlio ncrld wrvlory illKolmriros from tliooycs and uoso , tlio painful Inllnmrnatlon oxtondlni ; lo the li loot , thoawollliiKor the mucous lining , ciuis ing cliokinK sonsntionfi , cough , rhiKliitf noises In the hrad and pjilltthiK lioiulnuhos how fam iliar tht'BO symptoms nro lo thousands who sulfor periodically fiom head colds or Inlliionza , and who live In Ignoniiico of the fact thai u single application of HANFOIID'K U.IDICAI , CUXK loit CATAUIIII will a ( lord litstiuiumoous icllof. Hut this trontmont .u cnsus of simple ) Cntarrh plvcs hut a fnlnt Idon of what tills rumudy will do In the chrunlu foi MIS , whoio tlio hrcnthlnir is ohslriictod tiy chohlnv , putrid mucous no- cmuimiliitlniiH , tl.o hcarluif nircutc'd , Bincll nnd tiislo Koiiu , throat iilvorulcd nnd Imclilnt , ' uoiiyli gradually rm > tuiiliiK liHdf npoii the ilolillltiiteit Hystum. Tlion It Id llmt the nmnollous power Of dAM-'OItU'H JtAUIUAI. 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Tickets In Fifths ; Wholes &S : Fractious pr rniu. Bjtujectto no manipulation , not controlled \ > j the parties In Inturest. U U the fulrost thlnjr In the nuluro of chiuice in existence. For llckotn apply lo 8IUP3BV Se CO,1213Hroa4- way. N. Y. City : M. OTTJJNH & CO. , CIS Mulu ( trout Kunsai City , Mo. STRICTLY PURE. rr fconxAirf s o orttrtrc tit Afcr rbirn IN THREE SIZE BOTTLES. PRICE 25 CENTS , 50 CENTS , AND SI PER BOTTLE flfiCEN I BOTTLES i w t'"t "P for the i\ < W - commodntlon ot n'l ' who doslro A BOO and low priced Gouaji , Gold and CroupRomsdy TIIOCK IIKSIIIINO A IIRMKIIVrflll CONS1TMrPTION LUNG DISEASE , obould tecuro thu Inurii ft bottler. Ulrootloa nccomimnyintr onoh bottlo. Bold by all Medicine Doalors. 017 NI.ClmrIcNi.N ( . I.onlN.Mo. e > oti i , inwnontn- ccgHCcd ID the if * elal Irrttmcal o f CiiMntiic , NtfcTon. SKIN 0j Bl01 III , HIM th.niBT Olll < rrt > tlklialllSl.t Ull. I flljftpttt ibow ind ill I4 r iMp > tilntir. 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