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IT is the prevailing opinion in Wash
ington that Mr. Fairehild will bo Mi
Manning's successor as secretary of th
treasury. _
K was n largo nssembhigo of rail
road clerks nt the charter mooting. Tho.
arc not to blame for the position whicl
Ihcy are forced to assume in this com
mmiity as the puppets of their corporal
masters. Uroad and butler is n powerfu
Incentive to notion.
AFTER packing the charter meeting ii
idvnnco of the hour for opening , scizini
Iho chair and organising the gathering
the small crowd of railrogues discovcroi
lhat they had their hands full , and that i
took something besides lungs to disenfranchise
franchise the taxpayers of a great city.
Du. AIILLUII is said to have rcachci
homo. The rapidly decreasing list of tin
readers of the Herald will rejoice ovc
Iho news. During the doctor's nbscnci
his paper has been conducted with :
reckless disregard of ordinary dcccnc :
and truthfulness , which has cast di.sgraci
npon the newspaper profession.
THAT infamous blatherskite , Paul Van
dorvoort , was on hand at the chnrto
Inccting bellowing with the railrogue
unit trying to drown all argument will
his yells against City Attorney Connell
Vandorvoort has had n grudge ncains
Council over since Mr. Connell gavi
ftway the fact that a Douglas count ;
grand jury failed by only one vote in in
dieting the postal inspector for insti
Ratine a murderous assault on the per
eon of the editor of the I5ii : : .
Tucitt ; has been a much moro rapii
growth of the trade between the Unitoi
States and Central America , during th
past decade , than is generally supposed
J'on years ago the entire trade botweei
Now Orleans and Central America am
Iho Bay islands adjacent was carried 01
by a handful of small sailing vessel
tvho.se coming and goinc depended o :
Iho weather or the market for fruit , th
one commodity in which they dealt
Now sonio fifteen steamers are kept bus ,
going nnd coining , loaded down with ai
kinds of Central American products.
A NUMIIKI : of colored republicans i ;
\ \ ashington profess to feel very badl ;
over the rejection of Matthews by th
senate , and threaten to Issue their pro
lest in pamphlet form for general clrcu
latlon. On the other Imnd the colorci
republican league of Albany has do
nounood Matthews as nn "oll'onsivo ol
fico seeKer , unworthy of the ondorsomcn
of n republican senate. " Other declare
lions by republicans of the race of the n
Jootnd recorder wore equally strong r
their denunciation of him. His appointment
mont was displeasing to democrats , not
withstanding the domngoglo plea of th
Drcsidont that it was made in order to giv
recognition to the colored man in poll
tics. The 'Washington colored moi
Hoom to bo following a delusion in thi
matter , itnhody wanted Matthews a
recorder oxcupt Manning , and it is nl
nurd for colored republicans to feel aj (
grieved because senators of both partic
concluded upon satistactory evident
that the appointment was one not lit t
be mndo and rejected it.
Tnr. telephone trial in the suprcin
court brought out several surprises. On
of the most noteworthy was created b
thn attorney for the Clay Commcrci :
Telephone company , Mr.V. . W. Kor , wh
gained some fame as one of the counsr
of the government in the star route case.1
His main argument was that tclophonin
is merely a development or improvemen
of the art of telegraphy , and that , the ar
being old , no one Is entitled to anv inon
opoly of the moans of transmittin
speech by electricity , but that every ii
von tor is necessarily confined to his ow
peculiar device for such transmissior
nnd that in the open field and frocninrkc
the inventor who makes the most vaitif
bio or convenient device will secure HI
oral patronnge , Mr. Kor claimed to b
: ible to show that Professor Hell's tell
phone , us described in his patents of 187
nnd 1S77 , was anticipated in ull points b
nn Kngliblunan named Varloy , who ot
talnod an Kngllbh patent for his devic
In 1870. He read evidence purporting t
fchow that Varloy described Hell's famoii
lindulatory current in terms , and als
every specific part and mode of the ony
nal Dell telephone at least six years LK
lore Professor Hull thought of the ii
lontion.
Shot Gun * nnil 'Vlgllnntc * .
Mr. Andrew J. Popplcton , general at
torney of the Union Pacific railroad ,
without nny previous provocation , de
clared nt the outset of the debate over
the proposed charter , nt the citizens'
meeting , that they , the railroad people ,
li.it ! come to this meeting in spite of
threats of shot guns nnd vigilantes. In
making this charge , Mr. Popplcton came
no nearer the truth than ho did when he
said that under the now charter nobody
could bo a councilman in Omaha unless
ho owned $2,000 worth of rcnl estate.
The only shadow of n basis for his
statement was n talk between my-
aclf and Mr. Callaway. In the early
part of last week I called on Mr. Calla
way at Union Pacific headquarters to in
duce him to order the company's lobby
at Lincoln to stop its warfare on the new
charter. I expressed my regrets to Mr.
Callaway that the company had resumed
the old tactics which for years had em
broiled it under the former management
in bitter war with the people , and'ap
pealed to him in the interests of the
Union Pacific , as well as of Omaha , tc
put a slop to it. lu making my appeal ,
I drew a picluru of the intense resent
ment which the people foil all over the
state over Iho outrageous , criminal and
infamous interference of the rail
road lobby. Nobody would object ,
said I , to n proper and legitimate pro
test or argument of your attorneys
before the lugUlulivu committees against
any proposed railroad or tax law which
you deem unjust or unfair to your cor
porations , lint when you send down
gangs of notorious shysters , jury Ikor.s
and corruptionisls to poison the well
springs of our government and under
mine its very found Uiom by lawless and
corrupt interference , wuoplo become ex
asperated and tlesperito. I assure you ,
said I , that the situation is becoming
more serious than you arc aware of ,
People are beginning to talk all over the
state of setting an example aud ot adopt
ing means to punish the men who
sell out nnd Iho parlies who
are corrupting thorn. I then
showed Mr. Callaway a letlor from
a former member of a. Nebraska legisla
ture , now in the south , in which the
writer said that vigilantes anil hemp were ,
in his opinion , needed now to protect Iho
slate of Nebraska against the raids upon
her legislatures. This letter , said I , is : i
rcllox of a growing sentiment which I am
neither able nor disposed to ronress.
These rogues whom your companies em
ploy to debauch our legislatures are nc
bctlor than horse thieves or road agents ,
Thcro is no talk of dynamite or the de
struction of property , and I would bo Iho
last man to encourage any such attomnts.
All niy interests are against it.
Ihit wo are liable to have
San Francisco lynch law if something is
not done to put an end to this villainous
interference with law makers. This is
the sum and substance of the talk which
formed the basis of Sir. Popploton's as
sertion that throats of shot guns and
vigilantes were made by myscli in con
nection with this mooting. As a mailer
of fact , Iho meeting was not then oven
Ihought of. Whatever disorder occurred
in lhat meeting was caused by the bull
dozing tactics of Mr. Popplcton and his
associates , coupled witii the outrage at
tempted by Contractor Gallagher when
ho tried to overrule a live-sixths majority
of the mooting.
It may be of interest to the public to
know wliat Mr. Callaway said or did in
response to my appeal. Alter liblening
to my statement courteously Mr. Calla
way , whom 1 have always found to bo n
gentleman and n man disposed lo acl
fairly , said that ho was not personally
familiar with the objectionable tax clause
of the now charter , but had left it lo Mr.
Popplcton , who was in direct charge of
their tax division. Ho advised me to talk
the matter over with Mr. Popplcton.
This I dcelinod to do , giving as my rea
son that I did not care about parleying
with n man who was more radical
in his anti-monopoly views privately
than 1 am , who publicly , in lectures
to the sludcnts of the .Nebraska and
Indiana universities , denounced corpor
ate methods and predicted the destruction
of the republic if these abuses are not
checked , but who at the same time is
willing for hire to bo u party to Iho out
rages which ho condemns. Mr. Calla
way then promised that ho would talk it
over with Mr. Popploton himself. This
is the true inwardness of Mr. Popplcton's
bombastic charge about shot guns and
vigilantes. His declaration that ho had
come ready to give employment to a doc
tor and undertaker for my benefit is in
keeping with it , but in decided contrast
with his hypocritical appeal to the meek
and lowly Savior by whoso life ho professed >
fessod to regulate his personal conduct ,
K. RO3EWATHII.
Noeiln of tlio Navnl Service.
The country has long boon familiar
with the fact that our naval establish
ment is u national disgrace. The people
have hud the truth repeatedly presented
to them from many authoritative sources
that the nation really has no navy in the
proper sense of the term. The ell'ect ol
this has bcon to produce something o :
an awakening , which helped by clrc.um
stances that might have bcon doemci !
hardly possible n year ago , seems likely
to bring about necessary reform and improvement
provomont that If persisted in will ulti
mately give the country a navy which
Americans need not bo ashamed of , am
which will be ndequato for purposes of
defense and for the protection ot Amcrl
can commerce. Hut while the represent
utivos of the people are considering thu
expediency of building war ships , ami
plans are being seriously studied at tin
navy department , it should be kept it
mind that an cfliclcnt naval establish
incut cannot bo secured by simply build-
ins vessels , however perfect they may he
These are the instruments , which will
bo valuable in the degree that they are
wisely employed , and it ii quite as neces
sary to have mon who thoroughly under
stand their use as it is to have the instru
ments themselves.
This necessity is urged by Professor
Holey , of the naval academy , in un ar
ticle in Son'&ncr's Mngmino tor the cur
rent month. Regarding the present con
dition of the navy , ha shows that for anj
war-like duty it is far less ready to-daj
than it was at the outbreak of thu civil
war , when it took eight months to put
the service in trim for aggressive work ,
liuforo the lapse of such a period now n
war would bo over. Respecting the well
worn argument.- } against tlio necessity ol
( Ins country maintaining an elVeclivt
navy , namely , our isolated position coo-
graphically nnd our slrcugth , Professpr
Soley says that while there u a gram ol
truth in this reasoning , yet "no state ,
whatever its position or its traditional
policy , in secure ngalnst an invasion of
rights. " There arc facts at hand which
attest the soundness of this view. Ad
mitting this obvious truth , what is needed
10 provide the country with nn ndequato
defense at sea ? Professor Soloy docs not
answer with an appeal for big ships anil
plenty of them. Ho pleads first
for n substantial reform in the
administration of Iho service , un
der which merit may rise to the
top , and having got there , may bo given
a chance to exercise its genius for direc
tion.
tion.The
The theory of Professor Soloy is that
naval officers should bo allotted a moro
nctlvo share in the administrative affairs
of government that are allied to their
professional work. Schools of npplica-
tlon should also bo further developed ,
and above all ho holds that the iron rules
of seniority in promotion bo so relaxed
that ollicors may fool the stimulus of the
competitions of lifo. The administration
of Iho service should proceed on Iho
principle that its value depends on its
olHoiency in war , and in order that this
may bo so the directing minds must be
familiar with the lighting strength ot the
navy and with Iho military problem * it
is expected to solve , a knowledge which
11 i.s inferred they do not now possess. A
"general staff" for advisory purposes
and a reserve force recruited among sea
faring mon are among the rot trms Pro
fessor Soloy would introduce. Our naval
administration may not bo so inclllcient
as it is made lo appear by Professor
Soloy , but there is undoubtedly oppor
tunity for improvements , and it may
very properly bo begun in connect ion
with the re-building of a navy.
The Clinrtcr Muctint ; .
The disgraceful attempt of tlio rail-
rogue strikers to break up the charier
mooting on Saturday evening tailed.
Contractor Gallagher found out that
there are limits lo Iho powers of an un
just chairman. Cicneral Attorneys Pop-
plolon and Greene and a horde of clerks
and ronstabou Is discovered that in n tax
payers' meeting wealth and inllucncc
count for nothing. Iiiilldo/.ing and
threats may work results in privnlo con
ference with merchants and employes.
They cannot bo effective against the
honest indignation of an aroiibod com
munity. The sentiment of that gather
ing ol 1,300 citizens was overwhelmingly
in favor of the passage of the
now charter , livery fair minded
man present admits that ,
Several members of the legislature from
outside counties were convinced that
whatever may be the howls of the rail-
rogue press tiio people of Omaha in mass
meeting assembled fully enforced thoii
right to a charter of their own choice. All
the yells of the minority , the outrageous
rulings of the chairman and attempts ol
the gang of roustabouts and adventurer.11
to suppress this fact failed. I'our-liftiis
of the taxpayers present at last succeeded
in forcing a division and demonstrated
by an ouen votw what Omaha's real feel
ing was on the question of municipal re
form as Mil torth in llio charter which
none but the railroad attorneys and
their hirelings are working lo defeat.
Tito true state of the ease was clearly
brought out in the vigorous oll'ort made
to suppress all discussion of the claiibo
compelling the railroads to pay taxes on
all real estate cxcont their right of way.
All the ingenuity of the railroad attorneys
and the lungs of their mob of strikers
was put into full play to confine Iho dis
cussion to a section of the charter lo
which no one objected. When that failed
every device was used to break up the
meeting. They dared no't debate Ihc
issue. The lax shirkers shrunk from
facing Iho taxpayers who outnumbered
them four to one. And when the real
is.suc was finally brought to Iho front
they suffered an overwhelming defeat.
The charter mooting leaves no ground
upon which members of the legislature
desirous of granting the wishes of Omaha
taxpayers can stand in opposing the
now charter. The vole which relegated
the whole subject , to the Douglas delega
tion affords no chance for quibble. The
railroad attorneys were defeated in a
pitched battle with the eili/eiis of this
community. They should faro no butter
in the issue which they joined with tin
legislature.
High McfMisu ( Jroulnu in Favor.
Wherever legislation for regulating the
liquor traffic i.s being sought or .scrionslj
discussed them is evidence of Ihegrowin
popularity of the high license principle ,
at least with respect to largo comimini
t'as. Within a short time pome of the
most active and radical advocates of pro
hibltion hithoilo have enrolled themselves -
solves among Iho supporters of higl :
license , convinced thereto by UK
plain lessons of experience with botl
the prohibitory and license systems. Thi.-
question i.s now before several of llu
falate legislatures , nnd lliero is a slronu
probability lhat in most cases whore
nny legislation is adopted the license
principle will prevail. It is almo.it as
Mired that . license law will prevail in
Minnesota , and the chances arc good foi
the passage of the high license bill now
before the legislature of Now York.whicli
has the support of temperance advocate.-
who until now would not listen to nnj
policy other than prohibition.
The bill in Now York was drawn ) > i
Dr. Howard Crosby , and thai very earn
est and indefatigable champion of tem
perance is laboring for its passage with
his wonted energy Associated with him
in urging tlio measure are ox-Judgr
Noah Davis , General Wager Swayno ,
Robert F. Cuttingo\-iovnrnor ( Chamberlain -
lain and Robert Graham , all more or loss
prominently Identified with the temper
ance causa. In presenting their views to
Iho excise eoinmilteo of the legislature a
few days ago , all these gentlemen agreed
in regarding prohibition as impractica
ble , at least in large cities , and expressed
the opinion thU high license is the. only
practical remedy. Judge Noah Davis
said that "prohibition would in Now
York amount practically to frco rum ,
aud that local option would bo ridiculous
in thai city , " n view which applies with
equal force to nil largo cities. There
wore no now arguments advanced in
support of license , the old being ample ,
but these wore enforced by new experi
ences which prove the futility of prohi
bition , as in the case of Atlanta , and at
test the wisdom nndellicacy of the license
system wherever it prevails.
WHY should not corporations pay muni
cipal taxesT This is. the question which
no railroad attorney tins yet ventured to
answer.
STATIi AM ) TISnUITOKY.
Ncbr.iftkn dotting- * .
Norfolk real estate is picking up in
price.
Sehuyler is promised a Bohemian
paper.
Rcnl cstato prices are rising steadily in
Hastings.
The scheme to divide Holt county ha
been revived ,
Red Willow county hns contracted for
a jail to cost $10,500.
Dundy county wants a courthouse and
n bridge over the Republican ,
The ovponsos of Lincoln county foi
1837 amounted to ,233.30.
Rod Willow county proposes to pull
through the present year on a stipend of
§ 47,800.
John Leas , one of the Columbus train
wreckers , is booked for a spare room in
Hyersvillo.
The contract for the court house in
Madison has boon let for $7,000. The
building Will bo 60.\CO , two stories high ,
with a lower.
The cily council of Grand Island is
ssdlyin need of a quorum. Manufacturers
are requested to foward specifications and
prices at once.
It is an extremely monotonous day in
southern Nebraska and northern Kansas ,
when but two or three paper railroads
are constructed.
The young ladies of Ronublican Citj
are being lectured secretly on the "Ami
in Life. " It is said they arc proficient in
shooting glances.
The abandoned military reservation1
of Forts llartsuir and Mcl'herson anil
Camp Sheridan are to be platted ami
opened to settlement.
lion. Ii. U. Nieodemns , of Douglas
county , has two ponderous pigs of tin
ler-iey Red breed , whoso combined
weight is 101 pounds.
Liquor and opium are said to bo the
immediate came of Iho suicide of Dr
Gibson , of Wood River. Death is a wel
come relief lo sueh bondage.
The rising lowu of Ravenna is talking
up an industrial school and orphans' '
homo. The pushing residents pledge
Sf'J..OOO in cash and 010 acres of laud U
the project.
The young town of Shickloy on the IV
& M. is promised a round house and re
pair shops. A two-story , boven-roon
school building is lo bo creeled early it
the summer.
The Methodists of Oaklnnd are whoop
ing up the sinful in the neighborhood ii
a lively .style , and scores of the alllietei
have applied for immunity from the liret
of the future.
An enlornrisinp resident of Wavcrlv
with an eye single to the future growl 1
of the oily , oilers a ton of coal to cvorj
couple marrying before llio April rise ii
Iho Ihermoinctur.
The bicyelu race of the Omaha report
crs was a note-able ( allure. Thei
scratched on the lirstlup and sank to res
on the cold , hard lloor. The surgeons
scooped them in.
The unloaded revolver in the hands ol
a careless youth in Kchanpsvillc plowci !
n _ furrow through the lle.shy part of tin
limb of n Miss Lawrence , who happened
to bo within range.
Orin D. Smith , n lad ot thirteen , ha ;
strayed away from hi.s homo neni
Ogalliila ilo is a blue-oyed boy will
brown hair , llorid completion , rather tal
for his ago and lann iu the right hi ] ) .
Liberty had a three-hour lire last week
with the mercury resting in the bulb.
doro & Aiismus' drug store , I > hell's and
Gore A : Harden olliees id Myers' si :
loon , were burned to the ground.
The Unatrico Democrat , noting the bill
of Senator Manderson to _ enlarge the
Omalia postotlice , snys"Tluso Otnahii
people do not want the earth , but tho. >
fcoem to bo looking pretty close aftci
everything else in sight. "
Archie MeClanahan , of Elk Crcolr. .
while returning from a spelling match
was thrown bv his pony ag.unst a hedge
fence , gaihing his head and b.ully brins
ing his body and limbs , lie is bookeil
for a long spell of rest.
A Grand Island ruffian , who made an
indecent assault on an unprotected
woman , has , coward-like , crawled uniloi
the cloak of family respectability , and escaped
capod both publicity and punishment
It is not the only town in which the "fir i
sons , " to save the family name , escape r
well earned corner in jail.
A sentimental Scribnor girl , who Init
awake nights building air castles for :
cattle King , was the recipient of a mini
her of pretty letters scented with the no\\
mown odors ot a barnyard. Her im
known adorer must sinvlv bo a ranch
man , she mn.MMt , and promptly accepted
his offer. After marriage she discoverci.
that he was assistant foreman of a feed
jard.
One of the bullonless bachelor beautie1
of Keya Paha county , who has untcrci
the matrimonial arena in search of some
thing to caress and devour , is describe !
a.s a blonde of lifty years with a matured
stock ot bunions. Ho i.s a loud sleeper
with a full beard and u wealth of rollin"
low neck brow. Ho also swings : "
splendid hand for the domestic game 01
poker , is childless and bland , and drive ;
a gray mnlo with a fence rail.
Omaha's phenomenal growth is the
wonder and admiration of the country
pross. The Wayne Herald puts it this
way : "When the census was taken in
1835 the most enthusiastic eiti/.ens ol
Omaha prodiotod thai by 1SI ! ) ) the city
would have 100,000 pooplo. They expect
now to sco the number increased te
135,000 by the lirst of January next , am
lhat 1800 will smile on Omalia with twe
hundred thousand or moro. "
The six months old babe ot TJiomtu
Hough , of North Plattc , mot with a horrible
rible death lasl Tuesday. Mrs. Hongli
had loft her three children , the oldosl lot- . '
than four years of ago , at homo to go to
her mother' house near by. She had
scarcely loft homo when sotno clothing
hanging near the stove- look ( ito and fell
on Iho babe. When assistance came the
older children were found unhurt uniloi
the bed. but the b.ibo's clothing was
burnt off and the lle.sh n mass of blisters.
Tlio child lived only a few minutes.
The lire in St. Paul last Friday was n
disastroiiF one. The lir.st intima'tion ijf it
was an explosion thutrshook up half thu
town , and Mronglhonrd tlio belief that an
incendiary applied the fuse. The lost
amounted lolfi,0.)0. ) The victims were
Christensen iVCo. . W. I' . Honker , grocers
J ames Slink , dry gooijs ; W. II. Chenn ,
riig.s ; F.V. . Scotl , hardware ; Grnbor iV
Smith , moat market < C.V. . Pyno. saloon
Adams it Saule , Herring Uros. , con
feetionorv and fnnev goods , ami the St. .
Paul National bank.1
A Grand Island , dispenser of dry
groceries politely roijnosted a dobtoV Ii :
jmy n bill of $10 before leaving town ,
J ho lattur jingled the tioin in hi.s pocket
nnd invited thogroceryman to take it oul
of his hide. "I'll go .VMI , " ho responded
as ho ordered the clerk to lock the door ,
fhero was a brief but lively embrace ,
boxes and barrels danced around , and in
the height of the matinee a smothoreil
cry was heard , "Hold , enough. " The
meek and mutilated ropuduttor forked
over the cash and departed. This forci
ble process of tanning and extraction is
commended in its naked beauty ,
The Arapahoe hog thieves , who have
bcon operating in the vicinity for nearly
two years , are said to have harvested
from $18,000 to fiO.OOO worth of nork ,
1 ho loader of the gang was Dennis Mo-
( iurl , proprietor of a soap factory , will :
six assistants. They have been bound
over to thn district court for trial. Tin
plan of the robbery was to board a stock
train at a railroad crossing , or othcrstop
ping point , and , entering one Of the cars ,
remain there until the train was undei
headway. Opening the door of thn car ,
three or four hogi could bet thrown off in
sltort ordct and unobserved , and thi
thieves would thehisolves alight. McGur
was piling up riches too fnst for honoa
dealing nnd thus gave himself away.
The dictum has gene forth tha
Father Martin , the noted novclis
of north Nebraska , . is about te
retire with his well earned litorarj
laurels nnd devote his attention to thi
prosaic but prolitablo work of soiling lot :
in the Nebraska Bottoms opposite Sloin
City. This announcement will carry r
vast volume of pain nnd regret to the exchange
change tables of the stale. The IhrllliutJ
interest extracted by the marvellous an
tlquity of "The Conllict , Love am !
Money , " the death and resurrection ol
characters , the futile efforts of the authoi
lo marry off a score of Nebraska bachc'
lors to the charming ho'rcss ' , the trans
portntion of notnbles from the Rookies to
the Cat.skills by a single swipe of the pen
cil , and the unaccountable mistake ol
two democratic editors who look watei
when old rye was at hand , all form si
cvclornma of cnchnnllng beauty. Generations
orations yet to como will never kno\\
what they missed , but the present om
should ri o tip and bless him for culling
it short at the 425th chapter.
Iowa Items ,
There arc 5,308 notary publics in the
stale.
The old soldiers in low.i slill numbci
up high aii.SOJ.
Dos Moines promjso-t lo compel rail
roads to gait their crossings.
Oltumwa police made 100 arrests it
January , and the saloons are not closed
either.
The internal revenue receipts of Col
lector Thompson's district for January
amount to lU.'i,08.1 ; ! S.
Vho famous Crocker brigade will holil
their fourth biennial reunion at Daven
port , September 21 and 'J2
Union township , Harrison county
boasts of moro bachelors to Iho square
and on the square than all other p rccincb
in the county.
Creston has six ladies that have vyoi
Iho everlasting gratitude of the main fra
ternily of thai town. They remove theii
hats at the opera , you know.
Rritsh Creek has a scandal.A travel
ing decorator and painter was found it
the bud of a very highly respected lady
of thai town last Saturday night by her
hiisi-and , and suits , courts , churches am
society are whirling testimonials and re
Initials into the ring > o thick Hint the nil
i.s hot with indignation nnd the snow i
melting under it.
A Keoknk society girl of musical talon
took a good-si/.ttd swig from the sherry
bottle on the center table of n friend tha
was entertaining a party of young peopli
the other evening Soon .she was fiinii ;
enough to assort that ' he "lush going ti
join oporish company lo show nr
s-sh-shapo. His got daisy 1 " Shi
was fanned by old liorcas in the summe
kitchen and taken homo.
A sale of on immense quantity of lam
is to bo made , by order of llio Unitei
States court , by Master Lomax , at tin
federal court house in Dos Moines , Marel
: : i. The trael promises many thousatu
acres of farm and a largo'number o
town lots in Web ° tor Cily , Fort Dodgi
and other northwestern towns of thu
state. The sale is the finale of the sin
between Snell and ISutlorworth.
Dakota.
Sioux Falls is negotiating for n union
depot.
The artesian well at Marion is eiowi
( W ! ! feet.
The cold weather ol last week snuffci
llio electric light in Rapid City.
The snow on Maid mountain and Rub ;
basin is said to bo three to eight fee
deep.
Tlio receipts of the county treasurer'
ollieo nt Deadwood on Monday last wer
over 'f.'iO.OOO. Of this. sum the llomcstaKi
Mining company paid nearly if3,000. ! )
F.d Smith , who i.s now confined in thr
YanKton county jail for larcuny.isknowi
to the ollicers ol the western states am
territories a.s n bad one. Hois an inno
cent looking youth , and can coinmam
the. Knglish language sufficiently lo pla ;
a soft tune on the tender cords of nlmoil
any hard-hearted pioneer.
The stayinc qualities of n Dakota snow
bank were exhibited on the 3d inst. 01
the Milwaukee road when a Jocomotivi
of the average si/o and weight sailed inti
a wintry dcpoiit about n foot deep , afte
getting a long start anil attaining a higl
rate of speed. The iron horse went it
about two feet aud Ihen with a great
came to a stop and backed up to try i
again. The backing operation was re
pealed several times before gottiiif
through. _
Wlint Can Kiiilronil * I \I > OCL ?
In at least two stales at this moment tin
railroads are aUenipting to elect senator
of the United States. In New Jersey they
are for the return of Sewoll and ii
Nebraska they have beaten Van Wyck.
Mr. Sowcll is known as the Pennsylvania
vania railroad's man. He was elected a :
such six years ago and lie still stands it
Iho same altitude. On the other hand
Mr. Van Wyck has on all occasions an
tngonizod the railroads , and it is for thi :
that thai the biggest lobby ever ficcn ii
Lincoln assembled lliero for iho ptirposi
of boating linn.
In view of the undisguised operation :
of corporations at those two capitals , cai
shrewd railroad mon wonder that a fool
iug hos.tile lo them is growing in al
parts of the country ? They may bo sun
thai whatever advantage they gain now
will bo but temporary , and if this advan
tage is misused as it lias bcon in the past
they need not bo .surprised if publie
wrath at length makes things exceedingly
iiiicoinfoiiablo for them.
He i.s a smart railroad man who mixes
in politics , and by clover diplomacy and
frco expenditures hoodwinks the rep re
sentative.s of the people , bnl ho is :
smarter railroad man who attends to hit
own business and does not interfere except
cept as a citi/.en with the people's righl
to govern themselves. The moro tin
railroads attempt to control government
the moro will the people favor the con
trol of Iho railroads , nnil in Iho long rm :
it will bo the people who will win in i
game of that kind.
Tlio Tallest Ma n of IModern TlmeH
London Standard : There appeared al
the London pavilion lasl evening ( Janu
ary 10) ) , for the lirst limo , Ihe tallest man
whoso height has been recorded in mod
crn times.
The new giant is an Austrian named
Winkelmeier , and his height i.s olghlleol
nine inches , which is over one foot more :
than that ot Chang , the Chinese giant ,
Winkolmeior was born at Freidbuig ,
noarSalstnirg , Upper Austria , in J8H5 , hn
parents being in an huinblo stallon in life ,
lie is the youngest of a family of live
children , none of whom are of abnormal
Htalure , nor are his pnronls or grandpar-
enls unusually tall. His lingers span twu
octaves on a piano , and thu strength oi
his arms in enormous.
Ho showed no development of this ex
traordinary growth ii | ) to the age of lour-
teen , but since then ho has been growing
rapidlv , and medical authorities in Ber
lin and Paris have expressed the opinion
thai ho is likely to increase till he is
twnnty-livo.
The young man i healthy , strong , and
intelligent. iSuyond doubt ho is one of
the greatest curioiities of the day. A
huge' bed has been constructed for him
in HID building of the pavilion , which
will uu his homo for some timeto come
A wild boar was uillod in Rice creek
swamp , near Palatka , Fin , n San day *
ago. The hog weighed niorr Ihnn lhroo
hundred pound * , and thu u. k-i were
alJ.out evOn inches lonff.
PROTESTS FROM THE PRESS ,
nonorabla Journals of All Parties Condemn
ing Van Wyok'a ' Dtfcatt
PRINCIPLE NEVER PERISHES.
The People Will llnvo Tholr lny-
NcbrnNkn'.s ( ; rentn t Itoprespnta-
tlvo Hetrnyoil Direct Outrage
Upim the Tolling Masses.
ColliyN Tronohcry.
Hentrlco Nonpareil : Colby promised
that if lie was cleclod to tlio stale sonutu
ho would support tlio clioicu of Gone
county for United States senator. The
county was almost unanimous for Van
Wyck , and yet Colby cast his vote for
Paddock , the man who could not carry
his own precinct.
The I'ooplo Know t IIP Kptirjjnilim.
ISeatrleo Dumoerat : Kililor Rosewater
is printing personal letters in the Bin :
to show thu treachery of the men who
were elected as Van Wyek'.s friends. 11
Mr. Itosowntcr writes up nil the traitorous
rascals in the republican camp ho will
ha\o a bigger job on his hands than Mor-
risyhas in his attempt to purge the demo
cratic party.
i\ Knot , Not a Relief.
Gothenburg Independent : Wo be
lieved that the best interests of
the stain demanded the re-oleetion of
Senator Van Wyek , and so far have no
reason to change our mind on that sub
ject , but trust that his successor may
prove himself a worthy representative.
Soinrtlilti-j to IP TlirmUI'nl Cor ,
Fremont Tribune : Senator Van Wvck
himself takes his defeat good natuiTilly.
His valiant supporters throughout the
Mute ought , to bo as philosophic as ho.
The people ought to be thanktul for the
six .years they have had a man in the
senate who has lifted the stvlo of repre
sentative staU'Mnanslup from this state
out of the mediocrity and common place.
It ought to be considered fortunate that
Nebraska furnished for one senatorial
term a man with a national reputation.
Most I'ojmlar Mini 'n ' tlioVpot. .
Ueatnco Democrat : One campaign is
scarcely over before another opens up.
Since Senator Van Wyok's defeat , the sub
ject under diMMission is : "What will ho
and hi * followers do in the ne\t cam
paign V" General Van Wyck is conceded
to be the most popular man in Nebraska ,
before the people , lie has tlu strongest
political and personal fo.'hnying ' of any
man in the west , and his views are in
harmony with the democratic party on
the subject of railroad legislation and
tariff reform. Senator Van Wyck is lia
ble to cut something of a liguro in Ne
braska polities yet.
'I ho IloltlrrRp Patent "Coupler. "
Slate Democrat ( Lincoln ) : The Falls
City News says :
The Lincoln -Democrat now declares
that. Van Wyck is its choice over all other
republicans for United States senator.
Wliat ef'ect ) the declaration will have
with the democrats remains to be seen.
The Omaha lleraht comments : The
oiled it had was to aronso the stalwart
democrats to redoubled and successful
eilorts to defeat Van Wyck.
Another ell'ect it had was to drive the
"stalwart democrats'1 into the embraces
of Mr. ( i W. lloldrege , an eminent and
practical manager of men and railroads.
Mr. Iloidregu amused ( hem with talk
about throwing stalwart republican votes
to a democratic candidate tor the senate.
All he asked in return was that all the
democrats should vote for a democrat
until a straight republican was elected.
Anil to this so-called bargain the Herald
was a personal parly.
Van Wyck for
I'awnco Republican : The heroic fight
that Senator Van Wyck niado to succeed
himself as senator from this Mate , anil
the graceful manner in which ho accepted
defeat , commands our admiration.
Though opposed to the methods used by
him in his senatorial aspirations , wo feel
that wo could cheerfully give him an
earnest support for congress from the
Hig First in lt > 83. Wo therefore nomi
nate ( . / . 11. Van Wyck for congress from
this district to succeed John A. McShaiie
two years henee. While wo do not expect
the Lincoln Journal or the Omaha Republican -
publican to second our motion , wo do
expect a largo majority of the republican
press and republican voters of the First
congressional district to favor General
Van Wyek's nomination for tiiat position.
Do we hear a second ?
IllHccoril SlioxvM Jlin Consistency ,
Fremont Tribune : Them are men in
Nebraska who claim that Van Wyck in
insincere in his nnli-monopoly views.
They profess sincerity in this belief and
granting them what they are not fair
enough to accord Senator Van Wyck , we
direct their attention to his speech de
livered before the joint convention of the
state legislature after Paddock's nomina
tion. .Senator Van Wyek then and there
stood nj ) before the legislative body of
the slate of Nebraska after ho had
scarcely closed hi.s eyes for four days and
nights , worn with the cares of his hot
canvass ; hoarse almost to a whlstier , and
ro-assorted in that trying hour of defeat
his strong allegiance to the principles
which ho has so steadfastly and consist
ently advocated for a lifo-timo. Ho gave
advice and warnings to the body of law
makers before him that they will do well
to heed.
Wo rofcr to that occasion and that
scene to prove the mistake some have
made in asserting that tlio Tribune has
boon duped unit mislead by Van Wyck.
There cannot bo such uniform 'and
perpetual couHiaoncy in insincerity.
NobrnhUa'H "null-Hun HussoH. "
Sohuylor Quills As the Quill stated
during tlio fall campaign , Russell made
Van \Vyek pretensions lor ( ho purpose of
catching voles. It has only taken a short
time to prove the fact. His record as
hliown up in the Jii ! : : lately makes
clear the way ho was opmily voting for
Van Wyck and secretly cutting his throat.
It took even the hriho of rm important
ehairmaiibhip to secure his vole for llar-
lan , the Van IVyek candidate fors-peaker.
( Will the .Sun please give another ehnp-
tor on Kii'-soll'H work for llnrlun. ) Not
only has Itiisioll fullilled every predic
tion the Quill made in regsird to his
course as a legislator , but has < ; ven over
stepped the limits wo had expected. This
man has played the people of Collax
county false , stud by his "superior abil
ity , " talked about so nuirh during the
campaign , has succeeded In accomplish-
ing''groHt deeds. " Ho h.n "made his
mark" as was predicted li this a sain ,
pie of " .italwartisin1
I5i'k\viiil : in Ciiuilnc Forward ,
Lvons Mirror- Last fall , prior to
tho"ulection , Hon. J. 1' . Latia
said to us personally , when
questioned whether or not ho would sup
port Van Wyck if ell-Plod " 1 am a demo
crat and il elected I shall favor the elec
tion ot ii' democratic senator : ts , long
as I think there is a prospect to get
one , but whenever 1 sou that we cannot
elect a democrat 1 will vote for Van
Wycl ; becau.-e i would rather have him
than any otliur republican. " It took
i\ long time to convince him that a dem
ocratic .senator could | iot bo elected , lie
stuck to Ida party whop but /'even / oilier. ' *
luted with him. It is probable ) that if
those noven had furMikt-n him he would
then have concluded tlmt it wa-t trine
to vole fur Van Wyi-k , tvJiirh no doubt
la- would have doio < is hovns viccU'd | > y
the aid of republicans who bcllorcd In
would.
A Hlow nt tlio l < 'nriitltiK Community.
Snrinclield Monitor : Attorn few weeks'
political f-kirmishing and trickery the
railroad monopolies "succeeded In defeat
ing the popular choice of the people ot
Nebraska forsenator. Senator A anVyek \
will bo succeeded by A. S. Paddock , of
Hcntriee. Tlio hones. ' . Nebraska farmers
will reecho this piece of news with re
seutment , and , in being defrauded of
their choice for so important a position ,
their faith in present legislative methods
will be considerably shaken. Van Wyck
was without a doubt the choice of the
largo majority of our citizen * Hu
efforts in congress in behalf of the labor
ing man anil against King Monopoly
have eni'eared ' him to our people and
have made for him an enviable national
reputation. He has always championed
the cau o of tliu farmer against tnnrbi-
lant rates of railroads. In consequence
of his numerous creditable nets ho
engendered the unholy wrath and
enmity of all corporations and
suffered defeat at their hands.
Anil ( Itet'ormer lilvos toot
Nebraska Signal : The senatorial eon-
test Is over and the result is remarkable.
The railroads did not got their lirst nor
second choice. Neither were the people
gratified by the election of their favorite ,
General Charles H. Van Wyek. Never
since Nebraska joined the great sister
hood of states wiis u senatorial contest MI
earnest , so long continued nnd deter
mined , and never did the conclusion
create greater public surprise. The ISMIU
upon which the campaign was conducted
and the last great battle fought , still
lives and moves forward , tlioHgn its rep
resentative has suffered defeat. Wo
have labored for jears for the suc
cess of this great living is.siio , but
insldo of republican lines and not out ,
nnd we feel more encouraged to day in
the hope that success is not far distant ,
than ever botoro. When the republican
Party champions the cause of the people
it must and will succeed , A leader may
go down hero and there in the struggle ,
but the great principle of reform will go
marching on if the republican party is
true to itself.
The People Will Have Their lnv.
Gothenburg Independent : The recent
senatorial contest in this state nhou d bo
sullieient to convince every fair minded
man , regardless of Ins politics , of the ne
cessity ol a direct vote of the people for
the election of senators , Resides inter-
boring with and delaying needed legisla
tion the present system is a potent
freoder of political corruption. The
present session of our legislature is about
half gone , and comparatively nothing
has been done in the way of legislation.
Nothing of importance was accomplished
hist week aside from electing n United
States senator , yet lit ! ! senators and rep
resentatives drew their salary offJ ! per
day , aud by adding to this thu salary of
a horde of clerks , it will bo seen that it
was an expensive nffitii' to the people of
the state , all ot which could bo avoided
bv taking a direct vote at a general
election. There is just as much reason
for delegating to our national congress
the election of the president as there is
for the election of United Stales senators
by legislatures.
flleii of Principle Novcr Rny Die.
Ulysses Dispatch : Ann thus was
slaughtered one of the ablest , truest and
best senators who over graced a seat in
the United Stales senate , and the only
inlluontial people's repiosuntative the
slate of Nebraska has over had. Senator
Van Wyok's defeat is n cruel blow at
fi > ir play and the farming and laboring
interests ot this whole country , and the
man , or set of men , who rejoice at his
downfall are not of the people , or for lint
people , neither sire they entitled to the
confidence of the horny-handed rank and
iilu of any party , as their actions in so
doing plainly indicate that they prefer to
see monopolies and organised capital
rule this land under the guise of "stal
wart republicanism. " This may seem
like pretty strong language , but wo mean
every word of it , and 'J , 100 voters of Butler -
ler county and over hfty thousand Van
Wyek followers nt the last election will
echo a hearty and vociferous amen.
Farmers can have but little de.siro to
iiatroni/.o men who rejoice over the do-
leal of their chosen champion ; with rail
road money as free as water , nnd politi
cal trickery at a premium , it is no won
der thai an aggressive , combined , un
compromising , sellisb and tyranical op
position to one man , grand old hero that
lie is meant suns and certain defeat. Van
Wyek has been a consistent and untiring
advocate of the rights of Hie people
against the corrupting influence of mo
nopoly. Ho has labored in season and
out of season to preserve the ancient
land marks of popular government , and
lor all this he has received the open
curses of the Church Howe , I-M Cnrnes ,
C. II. Gere and Valentino _ hordes , on
whom have been placed the linger inurM
of political death.
lint while Senator Van Wyek is tem
porarily defeated , the principles ol
eternal justice ho has so bravely advo
cated almost single-handed and alone in
the United States honato for tlio past six
years , will go marching on and on for-
over. Defeated though wo are , our Hag
is still there , nnd the Van Wyek forced
will light it out on Ibis line Iriumphnntl.y
two years hence. Men who light for
principle , and not for boodle , never say
dm.
A Royal Kin ; Laddie.
Court Journal : The king of Italy , sec-
ing from the Quinnal the llame.s issuing
from the famous Chigi palace.and know
ing the Odoscalchi. Hastened thither with
three of his gentleinen-in-waiting , ami
not only showed his sympathy hut
helped to bring a little order out of Hie
great confusion. The ollect of bin pres
ence and sympathy wore such on the
Prince Halthu/.nr Odescalchl , who is hero
known as u radicalo uloricalo , that ho
declares his opposition to the king
henceforth ceases.
Ho as a member of the lower house of
parliament , was only u few dn.y ago ap
pointed on the committee to go to the
palace of the Qninnal to tender the cus
tomary Now Year's wishes to the mon
arch. Ho refused to ho present. I ho
evening of that day ho beheld HID King
coining to him in anxiety and Jn sympa
thy ; and ho now declares Hint this visit
of King Humbert , under sueh eiremn-
stances , has reconciled him "to the IMUI-O
of Savoy. " Furthermore , the pi men
said to some ot his inmates and equals
who had condoled with himforh > s loosen ;
' The damage can bo repaired , bid oim
thing f can never forget , and that is th si
the lirst person who met me as my wdo
and childicn had reached bnluty was
King Humbert"
I'rlvato Know Mormw.
In "Gunniti1 , " a lalu of NUIM- life , the
author produces u striking nll'eii by nar
rating that during u rustic d.tnco llm < losu
and over-healed room was so dunged
with moisture from the breath and per
spiration of the nurgolio dancersth it < m
the opening of an outside door , the sud
den inrush of icy air lilted the room WiUi
n da//.lmg bho\\e.r of snow condenM-d
from i ho vaporoius atmosphere. A some
what similar private MIOW storm waa
lately witnessed at the ollieio of the Hart
ford Conrant. On thu top ot the build-
iiig in n largo Unk containing the. water
used to run the. elevator Tim water n
pumped over and over , unU becomes MJ
hot as to throw off dondi of steam. On
a recent nlti moon thin .ttfiain , r.smg
above the building , was eutnl'-ii&i-U , and
the ti'iy drops of water , frcc/.i'ig in the
air , fell in a steadv * > ir * in of n.iiiute
Hnoxv jliiki-fc on Hie root U wrt u tunplo
but interr-fting roiiiit ol well fn-jf/n
lawn
Didsi'l oi r girl jr nJiutl - ! „ .X | oyey ) ?
Yes , indeed , tln-j ull tiso 1'o/v.oni & Com
plexion 1'owdi.r