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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , JUNE 21 , 1886. THE DAILY BEE. OMAHA OFFICE. No.wi AND fin KATIHAM Bi Ntw VoiiKOincr.IlooMC5Tn nuNK ittnuiiMC OFFICB. No. SI3 KOUIITKF.NTII Sr 'hPrt CTCTTtnnrnlnK.cxcfpt SundayTh' ' only Monelay morning pnpi r jiubllsliesd in UK ftdto. TF.TIMS TIT MAir.t OnrVenr. . . , , . . , tlO.m.Thrrn Mnnttig . J2.N SUMonths. . 6.00 Ono Month . 1.0 Tn WEEKLY nrx , Published llvrry TEUMf" , rOITPAtDI One Vcur , with premium . J2-0 ] One1 Yrnr , without premium . \S 8lxMemtli , without premium . ? ' Ono Month , on trial l : connrst-ONDF.scE : All commntilcfitloru rclntlnR to news nnd mil- torlnl mntti rs should bo Addressed to the but TOII or ' UK Iir.E. Iir.E.ncsiNEss t.rrrEnsi Allhuilncs < 1ottor nndrrmlttnnc M should bo iNi < lfc 8CM ) to Tur. 11F.R I'uiiustiiNo COMPANT OMAHA. Drnftn , checks nml postolllco onion to bo nindo pnynblo to the order or tlio company 1HI BIE PUBLlSHISEliPAKI , PROPRIETORS , K. IIOSKWATEU. EDITOR. HIM Y Jiii : . Sworn Statement gfClrouliUlon. State of Nebraska , 1 _ , Cotintv of Douglas , t * Sl N. 1' . I'd ! I , cashier of tlio line PtiblUhlna company , docs solemnly wear tlmt the nc ttial circulation ol tlio Dnllv llco for tli ( vreck ending Jnno 18th , lSSO\vi\s as follows : Morn f no I'vtnlnc Date. Kdlff-m. Tofnf Saturday , 12th. . . 0,000 B. 28 12,4'i Monday , 1-Uh. . . . 7,1 IM 5,070 VJ.7TI Tucselay , 15th o.-ioo B.8.V ) 12'J.V Wertiipstlnv. lOtn 0,400 B.OOO l,0fil ! ! Thursday , 17th. . . . 0,40(1 ( 6,050 Friday , Wit . C,40e ) B.700 lJlX ! ! ( Average . C,5V ) G.720 12,271 N. P. I'r.ir. . Subscribed nnd sworn to hofoio me this HHli day oJ tine , 1830. SIMO.V.I. Kit-iir.it , Notary Public. N. P. Fell , ldnc first didy sworn , depose' nnd says that he Is r.ishlur of the llco I'nb llshlnfr company , that the tictiml nveiaije daily circulation of the Dally llco for tin month of January , IbWV was 10,378 copies ; f or February , istf , 10,50. , copies : for March , ItfcO , 11.K17 copies : for April , 1HSO , 13 , Wl copies ; lorilny , IbSO , 12 , iU'J copies. A' . P. Pirn. . bworn to nnd subscribed bcforo mo , this 12th day of June , A. D. isso. SIMON' J. Fisnr.n. Notary Public. KINO Luwvw loft no will , Ho had nc will of his own. THS'.UB are 0,000,000 widows in India That must bo a great country for woods Tins recent rains in the northwest have had the effect of greatly improving the " crop outlook. . Gr.NKIUL JOK IlA.WI.KY IS ClCllitoll with having started a presidential boom. It is a modest boom a little one for a cunt. THE mayor of Chicago has stopped lib papers. Wo observe , however , that Uiei papers continue running uolwilhstand- lug this boycott. MOUTON hits gone to Europe and Miller - lor has gone to Now York , The slough- ter-houso ami packing-house democrats wo preparing for a rousing picnic wlicn they return. Tun board of trade should call a v fipcc'ml mooting at an early day to give full expression to the wishes of our elt- i isons with regard to the proposed re location of Fort Omaha. THE ovations which Gladstone lias thus far received in Scotland execctl in enthu siasm all previous exhibitions of popular regard for the "grand old man , " who as a loader utterly dwarfs the greatest of his opponents. ilns. CLr.vEi.ANi ) has been presented with a poodle pup and a hundred-year , old Dutch clock , all tlio way from Ant werp , Both crossed the ocean in safety , the clock arriving alive and the pup in good running order. A CYCLONE ot reform has struck Ken tucky. A man has been indicted in that state for playing poker. If the thing is followed up thot fact will be developed that Kentucky probably lias moro poker players than any state in the union. at Mf Wn venture to assume that the great big heart of Chicago , including the frag ment contributed by Carter Harrison , nas loou hilariously happy for the past twen ty-four hours. The ball club of thai city won a game from the Dctroits on Satur day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tun charge of bribery , in connection with Senator Payne's election , will very likely bo investigated , and if proper ef fort is made they can probably bo proven. It looks as if llio senator's seat had a tack in it , and that ho docs not sit down very comfortably. A HESOLtmoN has been introduced in the house providing for the final adjournment - mont of congress on July 8. Now if some stops can be taken to terminate the Auditor Brown impeachment trial at about the same time , the country in con- oral and Iowa in particular will bo greatly relieved. WITH all his eccentricities and idiosyn- craelos the late King Ludwig hold a firm place in the affections of tlio Bavarian people. The demonstrations of popular indignation at his deposition and of grief at his death show that the love of his people for him was dee -rootod , A ruler to 'whom such tributes of esteem nnd con fidence are paid cannot have been wholly bad. A TUB unpopular duke of Norfolk , who trains with the whlgs , was roughly treated at a meeting held in a suburb of London Saturday night to support tlm conservative candidate , Tlio Irreverent crowd seized the nobleman by tlio neck , dashed him against llio wall and hustleel . him from the pliitform. A number of Ills aristocratic companions wore also roughly handled. Bin. SPANKS may have made some mis takes , but he made no mistake in sizing up Jim 1-alrd , of Stinking Water fanm , In ivply to Laird's charge that "lie is backed by a band of hireling spies , " and "has robbed 81,000settlers of thoirvested rights , " etc. , Commissioner Sparks says : ' "I have stood a vast amount of this sort of talk , and a largo part of U cpmcs from men like Representative Laird , who , I am told , is one of tlio very men who are trying to defraud tlio govern ment by fulso entries. " Mr. Sparks' hireling spies have no doubt posted him Ha to Laird's attempt to illegally gobble lip n large portion of the publle domain in the Stinking r.tvr country. DoKlnthcMntiRcr Reformers. The proproscd abolition bf the sut voyor generalship of Nebraska is hailci with joy and pride by the chiefs of th packing house democracy They rcjoic at the prospect that Gardner must go n last , and they take great pride in the ci feet of their patriotic effort in tlio in forest of reform and economy. 1'roti their standpoint it Is a triumph to hav the surveyor general's ofllco of Nebrask ; transferred from L'htlsmouth to St. I'atil INIImi. And in tills triumph they are en titled to all the glory. For our part w have no tears to shed for Gardner , am we have no interest to subserve in th maintenance of the surveyor general' oflico. Tlio performance of the packing-lions chiefs and the course of their jubilant or gan Is not likely to restore harinon ; among the ranks of the Nebraska dcmoc racy. On the contrary , it lins alt-cad ; aroused a good deal of indignation am disgust. The arrant hypocrisy of the re formers who have hounded Gardner am clamored for the abolition of the survoyo gcneral'd ollico is exhibited in this in htanco in the most striking manner When Judco Weaver's man Friday re signed the surveyor generalship it wa expected and intended by the packing house chief , that Robert Clogg a Weaver democrat , would bi appointed his successor. llu the appointment for some cause him ; lire , lloforo the vacancy was Tilled Secretary rotary Lamar received the following letter tor , dated Omaha , May 11 , 1833 : Sin : Mr. Uasll M. Ramseyof I'lattsmoulh is an applicant for the position of survcyo general of Nebraska. Some time a o wi were asked In regard to the character am ability of Mr. Kobt. Clew , of Falls Ulty , N < i braslw , to which wo at once replied by who iitntlntr that Mr. Clegc was a man of most ex celleiit character , etc. Wo are now asked t < endorse Mr. Kainsny , which wo most j-Iaill ; do. Ho is a gentleman of the strictest lion csty and Integrity , and there Is no man nion competent or more pccullaily fitted to 1111 tin position. With great respect , your obcdluu servants , JAMKS 15. Hovn , Member Nat'l Dem. Com. ClEoiwiK U Mn.hnn. While Ramsey and Clegg wore wrest ling over the bone , Mr. Gardner walket on" with the meat , and left the packing house spoils-brokers boiling over will rage and fury. The question is wlia would they have done had Ramsey 01 Clegg been made surveyor-general' ' Would they have clamored for the aboli tion of the oflico on the ground of ccoiv oniy ? Would they have enlisted San Randall to strike out the appnpriatioi for the sake of reform ? Would they nol have been lobbying around congress foi an increased appropriation on the pier that the Platte river or tlio Eikhorn hai to bo meandered again or the Dakots boundary had to bo ro-siirvoycdt Per haps the chief organist of the packing house can enlighten us on these points Meantime it is quite probable that tin pooling of surveyor-generalship * , will nol take place. But if it does , there is r strong probability that lUa consolidate ! ' headquarters will be located at Lin coin with Gardner in full charge When Nebraska and Dakota were con solidatcd into one internal revenue dis trict , Dakota was made tributary to Nebraska braska , and the consolidated ollico was located at Omaha. The present survcyo i generalship includes the state of Iowa , and it would bo nothing strange if Da kola and Minnesota were added. How will the packing-house , dog-in-thc manger reformers like Gardner as tin surveyor general of three states and one territory ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Death of Hon. J. W. Clinpmnn. The announcement of the death ol Hon. J.V. . Chapman , mayor of Counci HI nil's , was a sad surprise to his manj friends in Iowa and Nebraska. Ho had grown up from childhood in Iowa , and always lived in that state , with tlio exception coption of a few years passed in Ne braska. During the years that lu lived in Nebraska , from 1859 to the sum merof 1800 , Mr. Chapman occupied quite a prominent position in business and political circles. Ho represented Cass county in the territorial assembly of Ne braska , for two terms , 1803-03 and 1803-01 , and in the fall of 1801 ho was elected tc the territorial council or upper house , and was a prominent candidate for presl dent of tiiat body , being defeated , after n bitter contest and a dead-lock , by Judge Mason , Mr. Chapman was a member of the committee which formulated the first Ne braska state constitution winch was adopted when Nebraska became a statt m 1807. During the year 1805 Mr. Chapman became editor of the Omaha Republican , in which position ho displayed consider able literary ability and demonstrated himself to bo a vigorous writer , especially upon political matters both local and national. An opportunity was offered him in 1800 to purchase an interest in the Council Blulls Nonpareil , and ho took ad vantage of it. Since tlmt time ho has re sided in Council Hind's , and always took a prominent part in local , state and na- tionr.l politics , llo won the confidence of the people who honored him with im- uorlant positions of trust and responsi bility , and ho always proved himself faithful to his duties. Ho served as United States marshal of Iowa from 1870 to 1883. At the time ot his death ho was mayor of Council Binds. That city has In his death lost one of its most prominent and honored citi/ons. The Cane of Senator Payne. There iSi an apparent indisposition on the part of the committee on privileges and elections of the United States sonata to investigate the charges of bribery and corruption made by a committee of the Ohio legislature against Senator I'ayno of that state , and yet it is obviously the duty of the committee to make the inves tigation , which is necessary likewise to tlio vindication of Senator Payne , , If the charges are false. When tlio allegations wore tirst made public that Mr. i'aynu had secured his election by corrupt means , that gentleman , while ignoring their irresponsible author , proclaimed that if thu charges wore preferred from i-.nv respectable source ho would welcome an investigation , and when the lower branch of the legislature appointed a committee to investigate the allegations the senator addressed a letter to the chairman tendering every facility , oven to the extent of examining his [ irlvato books , for prosecuting tlio inquiry. Employing only tlio usual methods of investigation the com- inittco concluded that there was sufficient in the charges to 'warrant [ n Inquiry by tlya United States senate , and the matter was submitted to that body. Mr. Payne made ft vcr ; plausible statement to the senate on tin submission of the case from the Ohio leg islaturc , which , while it may have satis fled most people that the senator was no personally guilty of corrupting legisla tors , did not wholly remove a wldcsprcat belief that corruption was cmplovcd it his behalf. The "coal oil" legislatun which elected him was a scandal to Ohio and Mr. Payne was represented nt Co lumbiis during the senatorial contest b ; men of long-established reputation fo using any means , however crooked am corrupt , to carry their point. No om knew their capabilities in this respec bettor than Mr. L'aync , and the fact tha those men were his accredited agents i in itself a damaging circumstance. Very recent information from Coliim bus , Ohio , states that since this matte : was submitted to the senate further cvi denco showing corruption lias been do vcloped and that there arc democrats wh < are willing lo go before the senate will important testimony adverse to the ao ctisod senator. From the same source i is also stated that the friends of Mr Payne In Ohio arc exerting themselves t < the utmost to suppress this now evidence using persuasion or threats as the circuin stances scorn to require , while in Wasli ington the son-in-law of the senator , secretary rotary of the navy Whitney , is using al personal efforts to defeat ti thorough in vcstigation. Whether all or any part o ; these reports are true , the duty of the sen ate in the matter is clear , and it cannot avoid or como short in tlio performance of that duty without discrediting itself ii tlio opinion of tlio country. The case has an interest and significance nol limited to Ohio. OvcrilolniE It. Tito wholly uncalled for and Indefensi ble attack made in the'liouso of repru sentativps some two weeks ago by an Al abama member and ox-confederate brig tidier , upon tlio character of Kdwin M Stautou , supplied a text to numerous gentlemen of the house who have almosl daily felt , called upon to lush the oiVend- ing southron anil vindicate the cliaractci and memory of tlio great war secretary , while the matter lias boon very generallj talked about in tlio newspapers. Judge Kclioy of Pennsylvania opened the case by a very proper demand that the offensive language bo expunged from the Congressional Jlecora , while with his usual directness ho denounced its thoj doservcel the unwarranted remarks ol the Alabama member. Every right minded citizen commended the course ol Mr. Kelley , which seemed to be all that the circumstances required in the way ol reproof and condemnation ; but the op portunity was too good to bo lesley oy certain other gentlemen of kecnlj sensitive patriotism , some of whom have taken a shot at the Alabaman , while doubtless there are others loaded to the muzzle awaiting an opportunity to lire upon the vulnerable gamo. Tlio result thus far lias been to give the Alabama VepTeSehitiUvo a nolorloly wlileli ho could not other wise have secured , and un doubtedly to greatly strengthen him in the regard of his constituents and of a largo element in the south , which very likely is the object ho sought to attain by assailing the character of Stanton. No language can bo too sevcro in re probation of assaults upon the great and patriotic men who saved the .union by those who sought to destroy it , but the subject is not inexhaustible , nor is it wise to elevate into national notice every blatherskite who unwarrantably and in decently makes such assaults in order to the better commend himself to a sympa thizing constituency. As to the character of Edwin M. Stantou , that can safely bo left to the just nnd impartial verdict of history. Ho had faults , but he also had great and crowning virtues , first among which was his all-embracing patriotism. Despite the attacks of narrow critics and base calumniators , the name of Edwin M. Stanton will over bo honorably asso ciated in the history of tlio great conliict with that of Abraham Lincoln , whoso tin- deviating confidence the great war secre tary always possessed. Nothing Taken Hack. At the laying of tlio cornerstone of tlio board of trade building , the editor of the BEE made the declaration that the loca tion of the terminus of the Pacific tele graph at Omaha , by the late Edward Creighton , pointed the pathway to tlio Pacific railroad , which became the prime cause of the commccial supremacy of Omaha. This declaration of fact is made the text for an editorial by Dr. Miller , who exclaims : "Is it possible that Mr. Roscwatcr used language like this ? " This question woulel imply that the ad mission on our part that Omaha's growth has been largely duo to the Pacific tele graph and railroad is something remark able. Coupled with the further statement by the doctor that for preaching this kind of gospel " ho had for many dreary and doubtful years been subjected to personal calumny , " the idea is sought to be convoycel that wo have backed down from our former position as to the rela tions of Omaha and the Union Pacific. This Is not true. Wo have never denied that the location of .tlio Union Pacific at Omaha has contributed largely toward making nor the metropolis of this section. Wo have simply maintained , and wo still maintain , tlmt Omaha has been crippled and her growth retarded by tlio policy pursued by tlio managers of the road , from Tom Scott down to Jay Gould. The location of tlio Union Pacific at Omaha wns made by Abraham Lincoln , and tlio nation practically built the road. The Credit Mobilior ring and Jay Gould have exploited tlio road and well-nigh wrecked' it , They coulel not take lliu-roadout of Omaha , although tlio3r often threatened to destroy this city if wo did not submit to their levies of blackmail and rapacious extortion. It is not to the credit of Dr. Miller to boast that ho has preached the gospel of abject submission to highway robbery and plunder in bridge tolls and freight rates. It goes withoutsaying that Omaha would bo larger than Kansas City to-day if Gould and Dillon had lived up to the con tract which tlio Union Pacific had made with the city in accepting donations of a million in money and lands. Wo have nothing to tftko back with regard to the _ "now-dlied1' depot , the Dillonvillo transfer - for or tlio cohorts of political bummers formerly maintained at the expense of tlio Union Pacific. The apology for these abuses and wrongs wo leave to the Omnhn Herald , which lias ted tit the crib of the giant corporation for years , and has never boon able to see any wrong committed by it. The Vott Qmnhft Job. A private dispatch' from Senator Man dorson to Dr. GcorgdL , Miller announce the passage by the BJsnaio of the bill li remove Fort Omaha to some point south west of the city. ' 1'ho pretexts undo which it is proposdd to relocate For Omaha were embodied in the rcpor drafted by Senator Mamlcrson and stiL nutted by him to the sennto on April Gth The report declares that Fort Omaha i now so distant from railroad conncctioi that supplies cannot be ponvonlcntly lati down nt the fort without } much delay am great expense. The area qf the grounds it is also said , is too restricted forclllcicn military movements , especially artlller ; drill nnd target practice. Grca stress is also laid upon tin extravagant price asked fo grounds adjacent to the fort which nn needed in order to .secure the area re quired for artillery drill and rlllo prac ticc. It is further asserted that the present sent buildings at the fort are neither ndo quato to the needs of the service nor stitll ciently comfortable for the force sta tioncd there. All this is very plausible , but the fac remains that tlio whole scheme of re inoval has its origin with a syndicate eland land speculators , who expcot to pockc a cool half million by this job. Tlio bil authorizing the secretary of war lo sol the fort is so loosely drawn that you couli drive a coach and four through it. Undoi > ts provisions the government wotili hardly realize enough to pay for tin syndicate farm ton miles out of the citj let alone having a surplus sufficient le construct tlio buildings and quarters ai the now fort. While it Is true that General Howani recommended this change to Genera Sheridan , and General Sheridan rccom mended It to the secretary of war , wo hap pen to know that General Howard was subject to great pressure from iutiucntia quarters , and ho was so eager to get the major generalship that he did not dare te. offend tlio senatorial influence. The construction of the belt line doei away with the pretense that Fort Oinah : is distant from railroad connection. The extension of the street railway will soot render travel and tralllo between the fort and the city easy and expeditious Additional grounds can , in our opinion be purchased for a great deal less moiiej than it would cost to replace the build ings already erected at tlio present fort , To tlio city of Omaha the removal of the fort ton miles out would prove a scrioiu drawback , oven from a business stand point. At present the officers of the fort and their families are within eas.y reach of the storps and shops ol tlio city , and tlieyi contribute Inrgelj toward maintaining bur bpera house and other places of amuslcme/nt. If located ton miles out they .would bo deprived both of the bocial anej business privileges they now enjoy , to the detriment of the community and tliolrown discomfort. This scheme lias bfcon carried far cuougli. It is a palpaolOjjob , gotten up in disregard of tlio utorcsts of Omaha. Our citizens must act ; promptly and scnel in tlioir protest to the house before it passes that body. Tlio military commit tee of the house should be fully informed in regard to this scheme before it recom mends the bill. ' IT has been often said that Omaha is not the state of Nebraska , but from a Ma sonic standpoint , as shown by tlio newly- elected ollicors of the grand , lodge , the state of Nebraska is almost entirely ab sorbed by Omaha. The grand master , grand secretary and grand treasurer are all citizens of Omaha , while the deputies , wardens and minor ollicials are gener ously distributed throughout other portions tions of the state. Tueni : were 800 cattle , 2,800 hogs and 200 sheep sold at the South Omaha Union stockyards on Friday , and it was only nn aveVage day. Omaha ia rapielly com ing to the front as a leading live stock market. It is predicted by the live stock men thai within ono year the sales of hogs alone will amount to 10,000 , a day. THE proposed enterprise of building a dummy street car line to the South Omaha stockyards ought to Do carried out at once , as the Union Pacific evidently does not intend to give the people proper communication with that busy suburb. That such a dummy line would pay there is but little doubt. THE Herald asks , "is there lo bo a cycle of editor killing ? " As two editors liavo recently been shot ono seriously wounded and the other killed it might bo proper to say that there has beou a bicycle of editor shooting , TUB building inspector is now ready for business. No building can now bo erected in this city without a permit. Tliis is a fact that should not bo over looked. AN inspector of pavements might find a few holes in the asphalt pavements which ought to bo immediately repaired. THE president examines fifteen bills a day. This does not include millinery and grocery bills. POIjlTlOA.rj POINTS. Ohio republican * talk of sqiul ing John A Blnglmm back to congress , > lion. John M. Hill Jecjiiibs to run again for the governorship of Tor'Aicut. Colonel K. Spencer I'Hit f Alixb.una , is a nromlncnt candidate for the Persian mis sion. / , Jfcfty llaskotlo Is a candidate for an Inde pendent guburnatoitarnoiiAnatlon In Ten nessee. ' ' Governor Husk , of 'iscn'nsln ' ' , will bo re- noudnnted on his owii.rcconl made during ' ' the riots. , Kx-Oovernor ( iarcelon'lm7'I ' ' > con nominated for congress \iv \ the dcntoenUs of the Second of Maine. " There Is talk among the New Jersey repub licans of nominating General Fisko , thopio- lilbitlon candidate , for governor. Steve Elkiiis Is liguriiii ; to elect a repub lican leglslHturo In West Viiglnla , so that ho Kin go to the United States senate. Mrs , General Logan will be able to give the returned bride many useful hints upon Wash ington politics , alttiough she is on the other iide. iide.Senator Senator Morgan , of Alabama , Is tired of iwlltlw. Ho Is an accomplished lawyer , and Ids friends hope to see him on the biipremo jcncli. The present delegation from the four Maine districts has rvculvud a nomination without i hitch. Not n fence was biokcu ; not a sin- ; lo star obscured. Public Opinion , the Washington paper niarto up of editorial cllppinf 9 from all Amot lean newspapers , Is beginning to commoni Itself to congressmen us offering n means o determining how the cat will Jump. It Is said that John Kelly askeel but on fnvor of the administration tlio nppolutnicn of Hugh Farrar Mclcrmott , a New Jcrsc ; democratic editor , ns consul-Reiiprnl at LOJI don. Hut it was cx-Go\crnor Waller , of Con nectlcul , who was appointed. In Minnesota the farmers' alliance lins Is sued an address vailing on all Its mcmoers o whatever party to ctve special attention ti the primary elections. It Is intended t < upset the machine plan of making nomlnn lions , and politic-Inns , especially the rcpubll can chiefs , are much vexed about It. No Question About It Whatever. 7liwo ( JVif , No one doubts that Mr. lllalne would be i home ruler If he could. The llcttor Half. Mitanv , dV. 1 * . ) T < ma. Our own opinion Is that the bride Is In better half of tlio administration. Superior to Congress. M , IMU\I \ ( Jfobe-Dcmorrrtt , The president's wife Is superior to conRrcs in ono respect her bills cannot bo vetoed. All the Snnio , ClitMuo McmM. When It comes to Jobs a republican cltj council made up of jobbers does not dlllei much from a democratic city council constl tuted in the same way. More Comfort nt Homo. DrvnMyn Kitglt. The white house is a better seclusion that Deer Park. Lament is on guard and car better watch Its poitals than lie could those of a lodge in some vast wilderness. "lUc nml the Quean. " ; Vill < itff/pha / ( JVc < . Minister Pheips telegraphed to President Cleveland : "lloaity congratulations fron us nil. " Those who know Phelps Insist thai "us till" meant "Me ami the queen. " Allen O. Tliiirnmn. jlfacon Ttlegrajili . The country wants a secretary ot the Ircas ury nud Mr. Cleveland needs one. How woulel that honest and able old democrat , Mr * Thmumii , suit Mr. Cleveland ? The people would bo pleased with him. What Allcththc llov. Snin. Altti California. The Itov. 'Sam Jones says "base ball Is tin woist tiling this sleto of hell. " Ho lias proli ably been catching , without a who mask , to pltctier who tluowu a screw ball , but oven tlieu he needn't use such violent back talk. Certainly Not. Koirtitmm Jlcmlil. "Is your son going to become n farmer1 asked Mrs. Dlank of Mrs. Oats. "Why , lor' ' bless yon no , " replied the latter ; "my son Is a graduate of the State Agricultural college , and has no Intention of adopting such a pro fession. " The Decline of Western Journalism , CMcaya Timtx. Tim Kansas City editor who was shot the other day explains that ho would have tired on his assailant if in trying to pull his pistol It had not caught in his clothes. Utit the ex- planntlon will hateHy suilice. When a western editor fails to vmll on time , It Is a sure sign that western journal ism lias sadly declined. _ _ Too JLatc. Kcw York Kim. "I left a little check for § 10,000 among the wedding gifts , " said the girl's father to his prospective son-in-law , "and nfter the cere- money is over wo will quietly tear it up. See. That's the style nowadays. George. " "Yc-es , " hesitated Gcorce. Hiiat'.s ' the style , but I'm afraid its too laic to tear it tip now"Why ? " "Uccausn 1 went down to the batik and got Itcaslied. " A Nooily Poof. Written far llicOmaJiaBee. A quiet man , of gentle face , Yet noble mien and courtly grace , To need and sorrow wed ; For lack of gold his worth untold , And jealous Fame speaks not his name , But waits until he's dead. lie sat beside a limpid stream And .saw its lucent waters gleam In jewels , rich and rare ; And In the hue of Heaven's blue An nnge'l face ot geutlo grace Was sweetly mirrored tlicrcs. llo saw the flowers bloom and blush From cordial morn till evening's hush , And listened to the lay Of cooing uove , so full of love , And drank the breeze that kissed the trees , In happy , holdcn play. He lived In contemplation high , Of all tilt ! glories of the sky , And sweetest lessons took From earth and air ; the bright and fair Of every place ami ago and race ; And read from Nature's book. And now he sits upon a throne , A monarch hi n malm , his own , Ami holds the universe Within his grasp , with tender clasp A regal king with soul to sing ; But btiipt of scrip and purse. Now Hst the music of. his shell , And hoar his ruptured accents tell Of pure and noble things. With minstrel's art , and poet's heart , Ho tills the bowl th.it soothes tlio soul , And plays upon Its string * . Wir.i. Vissciiun. Ciir.vi'.NNi : , Wyo. , Juno 15 ibSO. STATE AND T13UU1TOKV. Nebraska Jotting * ) . The assessed valuation of York county is $3,805,713. Rising City shipped 100 cars of produce last month , Five "oflensive" postmasters walked Llio towpatli last week. Holdrogo will "wlioop-'oni-up" $300 worth on liberty's birthday. Columbus expects to have her water works in operation by October 1. North Hend papers acknowledge that Lhelr existence is solely a game ot free/.o JUt. JUt.There There will bo a convention of county : chool supprintcnehitits at Fremont July Six boys wore arrested and fineel at [ ) elcll tor throwing stones at a passing .rain. K. 1) ) . nibble , of Western , was caressed ; y a kicking iiorso , and laid up for a month's repairs. Ten thousand dollars worth of prop erty in and around Osccola went up in .ho wuUirripout last week , Cuming county's railroad dubt was re- liicod $10,000 , last week. A mortgage of ? & 4,000 remains to keep the natives rusti ng. Holt county has liftcon dennminatioiiK , .hirty-Hvo minislors , ninetunn churches , iixty Sabbath schools ami several base bull clubs. Tlio branch of the St. Paul & Omaha oad , west from Wayne , will bo thirty nilcs long nml will bo reaely for business jy September. Frank H. Hnxlotl , who skipped out Tom Valentino with the wifw and child ) f John A liorgbtrom , was arrested in iionx City last week. York's waterworks bonds to the imouut of § : iO,000 , Hold at a premium of F > ? 01 , The bouds'draw 0 per cent and ire redeemable in live years. SHolt county is 48x50 miles and contains 1,000 farms of 170 acres each. Tlio pres ent population is 18,000 , and 0,000 mot are invited to shnro Us wealth. The West Nebraska Methodist confci once will build a university nt the ne' ' town of Knrtiny. TWO thousand acres c laud have boon donated for that purpose The export sent to Cedar cotmly lo 0 ! nmino thn coal holes there reports thn the vein discovered will nol pay to mine nnel recommends that the reward c ? ) ,000 , oflbrpd by the state bo not paid. The cemetery planter of Aurora pul Iicly assures intomiiug customers thr his suits are warranted not to rip , tear o bag at the knee , and that "Iheiso wh wear my goods never complain. " Pah leaf fans are thrown in gratis. tSranel Island snifl's danger from afar It is reporteel that the U. V M. will giv tlio town the shako and establish th division hcaeieiuartcrs thirty miles IH Vend at the proposed town of Uo.ivejinti this of course will give the town sit company's treasury a boost of no men : proportions. A Congdon farmer wants a wife , bu not bad enough to tie up with ti "slim. bliB must woighl.'oO , must bored-hcaili'i ami six foot In height. Freckles and wirt ho thinks are beauty spots , ami a hanker ing for onions and atheism will be consiel creel favorable additions in the preiiiliin girl.The The elements took swce > t revenge 01 weather prophets at Columbus last week A "fair weather" Hag mid stall1 were un furlcel by a passing bree/.e and fragment of botli swept into Kansas. And yet tli Platte metropolis is not much on th blow. An Auburn justice opened n new roat to thepoeket.sof saloon keepers last week A man who had been limm for drunken ness sued the saloon keeper for tin amount of the line and costs. The olll cial dispenser e > f law held the claim to be a just ono and gave judgment accord Several Saunelcrs county farmers bor roweel steel rails , used them for stalk breakers and forgot to return them. 1 Union Pacific ejutectivo called on then lust week and ineluccel them to roturi the rails , bosieles collecting from three te llvo dollars each for their use. The joting town of Wea-torn , Sahm county , propose to tickle the eagle 01 the 1'ourth in n lively stylo. One linn elrod dollars' worth of liruworks and ! Ml kegs of beer will be ) exploded , unel i stock of liniment and rubber hat-band : laiel in for tlio 5th. The town will swol with prielo ami lager. The Fremont Herald pointedly refer ; to tlio outrageous assault by a trump 01 airs. K. C. Mtinsel , wife o ? a Siuinder ; comity farmer , ami says "the tongue of i wiicon elevated in a perpendicular direc tion , answers nearly as we'll , and is jusl as ollcctivo when a tree doesn't Impper lo bo handy. " The two le-gged beast is still nbroail and it is feared North Slend ers will not get a chance to embrace hin with a slipknot. Theodore Heasley , an Edgar stocl ; Mian , failcel some weeks ago , settled lui"i piles of debts at CO cents on the dollar and pocketed a snug fortune. Ho con tinued to live and put on style among his swindled neighbors till their patience gave out. At the solemn midnight hour of Thursday nightadclcgation of nuskue ! citizens calleel on lleiisley and invited him to leave. Tlio summons was obejycel without ceremony. Iowa Items. Crcston is to illuminate with electricity Des Moincs is again agitating a union depot. A Swedish school is' to be established in Crcstou. Burlington belles and beaux oxcurl b\ moonlight. Dakota scribes will indulge iuau excur sion junket this week. The Iowa National guard fraternity has been incorporated. The principal towns in the Hills arc being connected by telephone. The Mtisons of Davenport have de cided to build a $40,000 temple. A normal school building is going up at Madison , and will be ready by fall. The corner stone for the monument to Chief Keokuk. at Kcokuk. was laid on the 15th. A young oyolono fell into a cave near Montrose last week and was lost. So were the occupants of the cave. Grindstone ore has been found near llapiel City. The ere runs twenty-seven average grindstones to llio town. The Murshalllown Driving park asso ciation has hung up § 3,000 in pur.vjs for its July running meeting , on the Istfc2d and 3d. Sioux City capitalists will combine an opera house mid chamber of commerce in ono building , which will cost coniijloUs $83,000. The Turners of Davenport will cele brate the Fourth by starling a fund to build a magmlicent hall MOxlCO , to cost in tlio neighborhood of $80,000. The Siouv Falls granite quarries are turning out MOO oat loads of paving stouo Lo bo usud by tlio Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad at Chicago. Tlio Burlington library contains 7M9 volumns , ami up to Juno 1 cards of mem bership hud boon issued to 1,714 persons. It in a free library and receives $1,500 a year from the city. Tlio Swcelisli Evangelical Lutheran zhnrch to be built at Dos Moinet , this year will bo ono of the lincst church L'dilices in the state , being 00 feet wide inel 118 feet long. The corner stemo will be laid July 4. At Cherokee last week throe business men who were hurrying to tlioir hornets in order to got into lliejir cyclone eaves fearing an approaching storm , were struck by a falling sign ami all of them severely injured. Notwillistamllng this , m Illinois capitalist threatens lo .start a wmel mill factory in the town. Muscutine mill hands swear to tlio fol lowing snake story : The head of the iiiaKi ) was poised over u foot above tvator , and its boely was visible in curves 'or ton or twelve feet behind. The head , vus about the si/.u. of a man's eloublo list , inelouo of the witnesses describes it us ookiug like a bluerauer's. Ms head .urnoel from sid-s to side , sometimes with ) ] ) ou mouth , ami the boys saytliatit undo u head ripple and Hwell in the router as it moved along , like the pass ing of a skill' , Choking Catarrh Hnvo you nwiikoiiiHl from u dlsttirlio.l vltli nil thu hoiriulo SGiiRiitlotn at nn USE. nt your thro.it ami PITS any tlio llto- iroin jour tlKhtonol cheat' lluvu yon loncdil the Imufuornmldebility Hint BWxmul the illort to clear your thumt nnd ho.nl of th'a nturilialnmlleri' Wliut u depressing liitlnoncu t oiurti it | > un tlio mind , oloudliitf tlid mammy ind IHIIiiK the lio.nl with imliu nnd Htm no lo'sos ! How dliloult : II Is to rid tlio nnsiil juirg- 11:04 , throat and lungs of till ) , polu iiitum juu- ons nil cim testily who mo ullllutud with uu- unli. Iluiv dltllatilt lo pinto a llio > 6tum iKiilntt IIH further pro rc * towunls tlio ( IIIUH , Ivor unit kl Inoys , nil pli ) tlclain will n linll. It sti torrlblo dtfionsu , mil crk-a uut. lor rullcf mil ( 'Uro , The iciufirl.liljlu cmallvo jOAors , whnn n'l ' ill ClTUIIIodlOSIltteily fllll , 0 ( titNI-O 1 > 'A llAII- CM , ( y'iniK. , uio atleii.oil liy Ilioutuils vhri rra'ofnlly rocoininiMid It to fclluw-ninouTj > o sintcmont is nindei lO Ardlnj ; It Hint on tin it log ili'iiintlutrd liy the inojt K po tnlilu nnd ul ulilo to 'urojicod , Kuch | ia-ki't contains oil" bottlunf thn llndl- al Cure , ono IKIX of C'ntiirrhul Solvent , imd un niinovod Inliulur , with trcutUo mid d retllonu , ml U Eolil by all driif-iHU lor f I.IU 1'inTKfi li tuo & tUI-.MIO'.M , Co. , HOSTOV. DRYING WOMEN 'I nliiHt K'VU ' up ; I cannot hour tin-so bulii * ; 1 uuho nil o\cr and notu jlnif 1 tiydocs mo liny gtuvl " U ick- nolle , t'tuflno I'.ilm , Hli | tttlrt Side I'alua , Hortinu-if , I.HIIIIMI < ! , Wimk- . r ness nnd liiiliiniinutlou IUI.II.VKH : IN M ; iin.L'TK , l > y that now , orixinul , clux'Uiit nud iriillll'Io untldolo lo jmlii and iniluinnitttleiii.tliii iUTICUHA ANfl-1'AIN 1'I.AhrKII. At tllUgKMf , 'M. rotter DruiruuJ I'liomlcul Co , , lloilcu. tS PERRY DAVIS' f& PAIN-KILLER IS HKCOMMnNDKD HV rhj-Hclnns , Mlnliters. Missionttricn , Mnniuorj ot Factories Work-Miop , 1'lnntntloin , Nurses Ih HopltnU In otiort , ovorj1- body ovorj-w hpro who tins over Klvoti It trial. TAKEN l.NTBIINAM.V tT WIU. UK FOU.VO A XEVI rAlLINU Cl'IIK ' ( Oil SUnDBN C01IS , CHILLS , PAINS IN THU STOMACH , ( . 'KAMI'S. SUM- MKU AND HOWKL COMPLAINTS - PLAINTS , SOUK THROAT , Ac. Arn.tF.n r.vn-.iiNAt.t.v , IT IS THE MOST EFrrCTtVT ! A > , D lIKSt MMUE.TC ON- \tvrii ron ctmixn SPRAINS , imuisiw , HHKMATISM : 3S'KUHAL < UA , TOOTH-ACHE , KUUNS , FllOST-UlTliS , Ao. Prices , 25c , , OOc. and $1,00 per Bottle , FOR SALE BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS of Imitations. Nebraska National Bank OMAHA , NEBRASKA. Pnid up Onpitnl $250,000 SuplusMayl , 1885 85,000 li.V. . YATia , President. A. E , TOIT.AMNVlco Prosldont \V. U. S. HUUUKS , Cashier. OIUWJTOKfl ! \V. V. Moicre , JOHN S. COLLINS. U. W. YATKS , LKWIS S. UUKD , A.E. TOUKAUK , BANKING OFFICE : THE JLRON BANK. Cor. 12th and Fnrnnra Stroots. Oouoral lluukluir Ueuluni ] JVhofO VITA1.ITV is fullliip , Ilrnln IIIIAIMMI ami RXIIAVbTKUorl'onarl'JiKMA'illlll.LY WAST , Kit may find a mrf ct and rnllAtlb rura In the I FRENCH HOSPITAL. REMEDIES DrlBliiiMrii liy I'ruf. JlAN iiVIAI.Yor : ( nHiTr'ranM Adopted ! > / all I-Yonsh rhyflolADs anil bolnff rapMty Micf Bticwflsfiiliy IntroJucml hvrr. AllvfAkfMilntf louttflauj drains promrtly cneokoil. TltKATIKK crlvlnR noit . p p rananiMllQ lonilori'rmpnUi a .I'JIKli OomalUw llonatneo or hr mall ) with li cimli'unt ilocton KHEIi civlALE AdEdCY. No. 174. Fulton Struut. New Voth. DR. IMPEY , SO ? . Practice limited to Diseases of tlio EYE , EAR , NOSE AND THROAT Glasses fitted for all forma of dofcctlvo Vision. Artificial Eyes Inserted. 017 Nt. ChnrlriSt. , St. I.oulH.Mo. jnlirRrn.ludtBof two Helical ColUm , bti titeo lonpf tttmtdlD lboil > eelaltr atma&tor Citnoxlc , NIKTOUI , Suit a.nd BLU-ID DimtiM Ibananr otherI'tiMlelanlaSt. Loulf , M city paper * show and all old retldetiu acow. Nervous Prostration , Debility , Menial and Physical Weakn'is ; Mercurial and other Affscj. lions ol Throat. Skin or Bones , Blood Poisomrig , Old Sores inj Ulcers , t , trtiUl vitb unp r iiei i Diseases Arising from Ind/scroil'on / , Excess. Exposure or Indulgence. hich rroJuci , om f ib. tMortnt flccti : nenouintu , dctlluj , dlmmn or illlil aoddefcetlr liicmorr , plmpltf onth fae * , | ) bTil ldeotr , uerilontotbe tetMjot r.miloi , oonfuiloi of Idtii , elo. , rendorlce Marrlntto improptr or unhappy , in ermBDflntly eoroa. TanipbUltBQii&KtiloatlieKbgvB , fiat E DicatedcDTeloite , rr to ftnfuadreis. Contultalloaatot * letorbf mill Iree. tnrltod ndittlett7e DQdl&tlat. A Positive Wrlttsn Guarantee riv.n ID mrjn. rtlle cue. Utdlclui not ttctj > htr < bj null or iprtii , MARRIAGE GUIDE. QOO FADES , FINE PLATES. cl c&Qt doth ud filft blcdlorirbledNrCOo. lorAiiiicevreiirreaejr , Ortr flfly wonderful f > tQpleturtitlni tollfiartlelttontbt } rotlowo | ( ubJecUi who rn y nurrfwbottot. wh/mfcnbooJ , wora hood , pbTitctt dMttf efleeti orccllbto ; and eicm.tbe pb/i * lolotrofriprodBctioti , oJpunj1 mvra. Thoie | atrrl 4 or oonumrUiing tntrrlie * ibouM retd It. l"pvUr r"- TooTirt30o * AddriiiDiAba.t r IHOt Vlollttt MttllAKI , nnd Iniiirci eomfort * .ablr lffiu Ufiod bj llnhiKtlon , thui ronotilMg the dls * * o dlrftot. rut ( * lea the tpAmi , fsoilltttts fro * BirSC expootoraUon.And KFPUCTN L/UWG . | wbr &ll other reniedlMfktl..trial romlnfftbr raoit Ij'rlt.fiUo. aod l.OUl of druffriiti or br udUTrl&i IP * V ff * ° fjr * t mp. "IU. . HCIIU m AN , M. raal.Btnn Star Line Carry Ins the Belgium I toy i > l nnd United Btnto3 Mallgalling every Hutimlay Between Antwerp & New York TO TUG RHINE , GERMANY , ITALY , HOL LAND AND FRANCE , SPUING AND SUMMKIt UATKS : Halon from $ iiO to ? 100. Uxcursloti trip from M10 to { 1KU. Second Cabin , oiilwuril , $45 ; ; > roiml < l , * - ! ' > : o.xfiirrtlon. { 10. BIOOI-MRO inmutfo it low rntos. 1'otor WrJtfht i Sous , C'oiionU i\ffuiits , U HroiKhvuy , Now York , llonry 1'unilt , 1J1H Knriium tl. : I'milson & Co , 13 Farnnmst.i 1) . O. Kiouuiuii. 13JI Kni-num St. PODBRIDGE BRO'S ' , State Agents FOll THE 'sPianos ' Omaha , Neb. Do yon Avnui a pure , bloom * Ing G'omiilnxion { Jl'NO , a fmv npnlicutions ol' HiiL'au'fl MAGNOLIA UALHl will grat ify you lo your hourt's con tout. It docs mvuy with Sal- lownos.s , KcOnoss , I'iiniilo.s , Ulolclic.s , nnd all dlscttsos and imperfections ol'llioskin. It overcomes Uio flushed iippcnr * nnco of Jicat , fatigue and x- cHflinont. ItniakoHiilnilyof THIIITY appear but T\VMN- \ TY ; and no natural , gradual , and perfect are its ellccts. ( hat ft isiinpossihlo to detect its upplicatiou.