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SIXTEENTH YEAE. OMAHA. MONDAY MDRNING , .FEBRUARY 28 , 1SS7. NUMBER 2 IN THE WAKE OF THE QUAKE A Trip Through the Shaken Country Slows Death and Destruction. SAD SCENES OF DESOLATION Ttio BtirvlvorB Utterly Destitute and In Need or Immediate AsHlstnnce Iho Soolntlst Demonstration nt St. I'ftul's In London. A. Desolate Trip. tCc > M/r/il ( ( ) Ih87 l\l \ Jitmcs ( Vontou HcmitH.1 SAVONA , Piedmont , ( near ( icnoi ) , Feb. 27. | Ncw York Herald Cnlilc Special to tlio Uin.J : I hn\Qjust arrived hero. Since the liotol tumbled about mo during tlio first earthquake shocks at Mcnlone 1 have trav eled between Monte Carlo anil Alassio , stopping at various places on the \vny. lie- foio reaching Vcntlmlslia 1 lelt a sharp shock and the railway cairinirei maed In a dlsu'rccablo manner. Tlio Ventlmlglla station gla s roof is entire and there has been but sllu'ht damnge In the town. At Uatdi- Khern the ( Jrand hotel Is bully damaged but has been evacuated by the guests , who nre eating and sleeping In the garden. Tliua other hoteU were slightly In jured. Thovlllagoof Blschaffehelm Is un- liurt , but the celebrated M. I'.isteur lied to I'aris In n very shoit time. "Those French scientific men are not BO courageous \\lth the caith as with dogs , " remarked a ( Icrman lady I passed to me. The further dania.es coiiflst ot t\vo killed by falllntr walls. Aspedalello Is intact. San Homo Is very slljlitly damaged , but the foreigners there were well frightened. One Kngllshman was seen In his night dicss , wearing a till hat.ind having an umbrella. A lad ) said tint her gardner rushed out In A si AH : OK XATi'iii : and was seen under a Ilif tree , which was vcr ) par.ulise-llko and appioprlate , s'.ie thought. Itcjnnd San Itemo the serious region of the eailhquako began. Tliu worst place was Dlano Marino on account of flaws In the strata , for the eaithquako certainly did not have Us center there. Tlio small , detached Mouses , especially those that are Isolated , are ruined. All the large buildings affected are those near or on the atieot coiners and thib Is owing to the bid masonry woik of model n time's. Cellsco was shaken , bottles were broken nnd casks became leaky and n low wall had fallen down. I'tom Vado to Taggla , neat San Kemo , a distance of fifty miles neaily every town and village on the coast wns wholly 01 pirtlally riiln d , and so wore many In the valleys. Nearly the whole population Is sleeping In the open air and It Is estimated that theto were OK V motS VM ) HI.ATHS. lUcntoiiu Is the only tow u outside of tlds re gion which sullercd much. At Hajirdo the church fell dm Ing early mass burning l. > u people , and nearly all the houses have fallen , liussatia Is completely destroyed. At Dlano Castello n few lives wcro lost , hut nearly over ) house Ib mined. At Dlano Marino the ICPIIO is tearful , The victims mo estimated at MX ) . 1 visited Itjcstcu'ny. The soldiers had < lug out eighty bodies , some of jotiue chlldien who wcro still living niter three d.is' Imprisonment , Slgnor Ucnala , the minister of public works , had been theie and had orgnnl/ed relief mcasuies. Trains loaded with hiead , blankets and planshavc ! nrrivcd now from Genoa , which contributes liberally to the aid ot the sufferers. Meanwhile the shocks continue. Although they are slight they aftcct the morales of the population. ' 1 ho old town of Cervo , on a sleep hill , with Its flno chinch built by the corul Iisheis , who never rctmned from their last expedi tion , and with whom died the secret of the rich corul bank at Andorra , Is llttlo dam aged. At Lalmella , an old town ruined by n bombardment ot the English llt'.ct during the 1'iench war , thu old ruins of that date are standing tlio same as ever. Apparently nothing Is damaged. At Alassio the tall Campanile was leaning slightly but was llttlu damaged. No soonci , however , had lairived nt the station , than from the hang-dog faces it was cIdent tome mo that bomuthlng had occurred. The people ple said all was Ilnishcd nnd that i HE K.vi ) OK mi : vv oir.i : > lindcome. Alassio was being destroyed. I told them It was much woiso elsewhcio and cited the case of Onc lla , Dlano Marino , Bojardo | uul Mentone. 1 walked thiough the town the next morning and found only three persons killed , Al.ibslo , however , Is In n shocking state. Nearly all the houses along the bea line for two kilometres must be destroyed. Tlios'o houses which were appiiently safe were merely held tip b ) the others and miibt come down. Assistance Is everywhere ingontty icqulred. The money nt the disposition of the commune Is absolutely nil. They nro wnltlnc foraldfiom the gov ernment toclui tliem shelter and food dur ing the lopalrs. Commercial houses former ! ) consldcied rich lire unable to coiitiibuto because the ) are obliged to rebuild theli own houses 'Iho panic contlnue-t ovorywhoie , Wll.l ) IlliroiCTS nro II ) Ing about predictions of fresh shockc. At 11 o'clock on Saturday at Turin , while ciowdH were waiting at the htation expecting the king tojiass through , a slmtteieu house near by fell with an awful crash , canning gient alarm , IJetween Loano nnd Flnalmn- ilnatho railway Is much damaged. The bildgrs uro gone and the trains pass over temporal- wooden ones. A Horrible i/oiirney. [ r ij > i/i ttiltt 1SS7111 Jamtit Gunlun Jiennelt , ] Jlovm ( vliHttMo ) , Feb. 27. [ New Yoik Jlei.ild Cable-Special to the UKI : . ] How- great the havoi ) caused bv thu earthquake along tlio Jti\Iurvl'ouento was has been duberlbed to mu In u graphic manner to-day by n gentleman who wns stopping at Nice when the catastrophe happened , nndwl.o reached here on Satin day , 1 have , ho bald , n vivid recollection of the way In which the panlo stilt-ken men nnd the screaming women beluved after the tirst shock , le ! > oud nil. 1 lecall the terroi of nllusslan who was stopping at my hotel. Ho dashed out of tils bedroom almost naked , BhrUking , "I call heaven to wltni'bs 1 am not an atheist. " Our train btartcd on 1'iidny mouilng. Wo diaggud along slowly through the lock cuttings and tunnels to Ventimluliu , wlieio an excited and gesticulating crowd had collected nt the htation. There w fro only half u dozui p.ib frengeis on the train , Including Deputy Mas- telo , one or two local anthoi ities , nud ni ) > elf. Horfdlghero seemed untouched. At San llemo thechurcli towci had fallen. At Jinsbauo we found the village had literally been EHAhKN TO 1'IUCES. Tne whole population surrounded us and clamored loudly for troops , On and on wo ( lowly wended our way through endless tun nels. To while away the time 1 dipped into my guide book. A very creepy feeling came over me as 1 read : "Jleie the tourUt will notlc rocVg of volcanic formation , " Per haps It was fancy , but I seemed to hear rumblings and inoans as we ciept through those , tunnels. At Oucglla another 'excited crowd bad gathered and waved handkerchiefs at ns as ivo passed. A little further on the potter lavvled out : "Dlano Marino , si cine mln- ttcs. " I got out. The cingmlnnle * length ened themselves Into four hours. At Dlano Marino the ct MitttATt vn POI VT OK uonnon s reached.'o \ were in the very center of the dtstiirbincc. Tlio ravngos had been dreadful. The station was completely wrecked and all the railway business was bclngCduno under tarpaulins. AVu found two brothers there , n priest and n doctor who wtio both v\caring rail way porteis1 caps and working llKo beavers to rescue people. General Dlsonna ? , one of the king's aides-de-camp , stood near by cr ) ing like a child. The soldier let us out of the station. Wo were Instantly surrounded by half-starved women Imploring charity. 'Iho priest joined us and wo made for the village. "Here , " nald the priest , "on the nlcht of mardt-cr.is , the peasints wcie danclni ; under the shade. At midnight 1 exhorted them to go home. Thev only laughed and continued to dance. At daw n tl.e earthquake came , and In an Instant lifty v\eio swallowed up " "Hut some may be still alive , padroV'sald ' 1. "Oli , jo' . Come with me. " V 'o walked toward a croup of soldiers and weeping women gatherid lound a deou hole , which was being stilt dug out. White wo blood there 1 could hear dull , smothered sobs and slulll ) ellstbe groans and ciles of the poor wietchcs who lay buried beneath us. A.I last the train stirtcd. Italn was falling and the heavv seas loated as wo pissed Sa- vona. 1 was glad cnoueh to reach ( .lenoa , wl'ero 1 managed to sleep. Hut the horrors of that jouincy still haunt me. Some Mora Cnnunltles. Kovir , IVb. i7. ! Heartrending details ot the dlsistei caused by the oaitliquako con tinue to arrive. At Diaiio Miri no to-day a rhlld twelve > cars old and her father were extricated from the debris when the litter cxplied upon the spot. Sliuht oscillations wre lelt to-day nt Aluenga and Porto Ataur- 7lo. Uellet committees aio beinir organl/ed throughout the countr ) , bul It Is Impossible to supply the niimeious wants , Could Not roretoll the Knrtliiiiirxlcc. [ ( Vi// | ) ) / /l//i / / ( 1SS7 I > u Jdiiics Gtiultn licnnrtt. ] HOMK , Feb. 'JT. | Vow Voik llciald Cable Special to the liiii : . I In reply to my telegraphic Inquiiv whether ho had foreseen the Klrleiu e.irlluiiuke nndhcthci fresh disturbances wcro likely to follow anyvvhcic. 1'rof. 1'almleii , witti cieat couitesj , has bent the following telegraphic answer irom the oscervatorio Vesuviano , which I copy vei ball m : Kgieglo Slgnorc There has been no shocli here. 1 he seismograph of the Vesuviiib ob servatory was lather more animated on the Ulbtand'JJd Inst. , but Vesuvius having been In n state of moderate otuptivo activitj lor ; i loni ; time ii't , it was not possible to in.iko any predictions. Jlut some dn > s beloro the caithquako bllglit distni bailees of the boil were noticed In the neighborhood of .Mount Ctnn. The caithiiuako of the 23d appcaib to hi\u stilted irom the maritime Alps , developing , as on foimer occasions , most activity on the i igurian coast , making Itself toll atXIce , Cannes and oilier points ( it France , and even in Oieeco theio appear to have been bhoeks. Some were felt on the following d.is. At times , when Arosuvius Is quiet , the obsenntory seismograph gives warnlngbof jiossiblo commotions , but when the volcano is nctlvo It Is dilllcult to buy whether the movements of the seismograph foietell thiealencd eruptions or are a prelude to dl&tant shocks. Devotlbbimo , L , The IjnrtlKiuako I'l-cillotion. [ ropijitoM / & > 7&// ] < ii7ic GUI i/o / Hcmictt. ] VII NA , Fob. 27. [ New Voik Herald Cable Special to the Ui.n.j The prediction [ by Dr. Jalb ? , the mcteoiolot'lst , vsho foietold the recent enithtiiuke , has been Issued. The foiecnst isas follows : "There will be con siderable atmospheric dlsttub.iiices , heavy gales and rains , possibly accompmied by shocks of eaitluniakes on tvvent-sevendajs of the present year. March 2\ ! and ! i3 ; April 7 and i > ; May 5 , 0 nnd 7 ; Jnuo Si. , . 5 , ai and SS ; Jul ) 0 , y-1 and 35 ; August : i , l ( ) and 20 ; Seidembei 17 nnd 18 ; Octobei 10 ; Xovember 0. 11 and 15 , and December 12 , lo and 11. " sooJAiasrs Ttmx OUT. A. Grcnt GnllioriiiL' At Sr. Pnul's Cathedral. \rnp\irtijlit \ \ IKKH I'll Jtttnc * GuidonJrmdt ; , | LONDOV , Feb. ST. fXovv York Jlerald Cable-Special to the Uii'-Old : | St. raid's has In Us day seen many a seliro , crownln. % us It docs , Ludgate hill , nnd o\ei- looklim the gilm walls of Xewcatc. It loomed over the riots In the times of Ciouton , and of the chiutltt ugitators. Kx- coptlng that the uniformed mlllt.uy wcro nbient this nftornoon , the cathedial nud Its surioundiiig luenues weie in n Mnto of solge similar to what they had experienced in these davs of the past. Mounted policemen In blue , with cloaks that tiallcd behind them on the saddle , and with trundieons at their sides , sat almost motionless on thcli hoises in troops of n dozen nt the four big enhances of the cathedral ns sentinels. ConMablca afoot paced around the massive building also with ( luncheons at their bides , foi the ) are never allowed to hold 01 draw these except In emergencies , Scoies of similar bcntlnels wuie Inside the cathedial standing silently by the Corinthian pottlco and be hind the pillars or leaning against such statues ns these ol Howard , the philantliio- plbt , blr John Mooio , Hishop lleber , Dr. Samuel Johnson , the hlbtorlin , 11 illam , and of the three Xnplei& . Five liundicd more constables were bivouacked In the crjpt. Were they guarding the giavo > and tombs of Sir Christopher U'len , the nichitcct of the building , XeboiiVelllngton \ , and of the punters , Oilo | lienolds , West , Turnei and LandseerV Oh , no. They worojruanilug the chinch ngaiiibt these voters of the state who call thciiitelvi's soclnliits. TJII5 CO.Sai The regular convn' j tlon nnd the c'uneo ' worbhipiKirs , with 8Lnej.il hundred ladies , were In their seats. The lord ma > or and the common couucllmcn weio in their civic chads , but behind them , looked reproachfully down upon by the mnrblo group of St. Paul preaching to the Hereans , was a bnz/ing croud of,000 toughs , who acted as If they wein In the pit of a biiire ) sldu theater. . 1 rttinned outside. Iho streets were janieit on nil sides. " .How many people , " I asked a policeman , "do ) on estlmato aru aroundV" Ho civilly nvered \ : "At least 5,000. " Theie was a irreat noise of talking In the multitude , but no uproar , Soon 1 heard the eon nils of binss bands from the Black Friar's railroad and tbe Humes embankment. At the same moment the .small bells of St. Paul's began ( u ting. Now the socialistic uiocesslon , formed as per the programme cabled jebterday , were to bo seen turning around the monuments , where the old gate of Kine Luil stood , at the bottom of Fleet street , and mounting the hll ! . Then the ouUlde populacB cheered , it was plain to see that tlie popular sjmpiithy as there represented was with the socialists. The brass band * lilajedthe "ilftrseillal se , " the bells pealed out and the East Knd workingmau shouted tumultuous cries as jf he weiu chal- leii lDt'tlie W st Eqd capmiists. Ai tbe pro marched up toward and under the shadows of St. Paul's , under unwonted sun shine , the spectators divided the pathway with arrles waving their hats nnd nrrlctts , their handkerchiefs while the banner car riers vvnvcd their Inscriptions , 3Iany of these Inscriptions were certainly inlhmiuatory , as , for Instance , Uy heavens , our rights nre worth fighting for. Woseek not icvenge , but justice. Wo will have work or bretd. 1 was ( hungered , nnd jo gave mo no moat ; naked , nnd jo clothed mo not. " "Not to be n Mave Is to dare and die. Work for nil overwoik for none l\ed my lambs. " The crowd of unemployed , as they entered the church , madn a picture which 1'rlth should paint. The majority were jouthsof about twenty , nil with pinched features and In coirse It not racged clothes. The otllccrs vvcio marked by led bands on thelrnrms and rnl rosettes on their coat ? . All mounted the cathedral steps laughing , joking nnd jeering nt the police , but when within the sacred portico tuoy became still. When , finally , an Hast Knd contingent had mirchcd 01 shuttled in , I mot llyndmau on the steps who said : "It Is our intention that everything to day shall pass off peacefully unless wo are pro voked by the police. " COI'I.DN'T OUT ix. Hithei hto tlioChclsei contingent airlvnd , also pla ) Ing the "Marseillaise , " but tlio ca thedral was full and tlio now comers only went to swell tlio ctowd outside , which was now a roaring mass of humanity , vvant'ng ' n vciy little incident to tuin the scene Into n riot with loss of property If not of life. When tlio gieat organ began to play the doois were shut and , as one grajbearded city policeman iciiuukcd to me , "Never have 1 beheld n eiowd as this In the city of London nnd 1 am an old policeman. " The service was only once really inter rupted when a icmark was made by the arch deacon of London that there must ever be rich nud poor. It vvasgicctcd vvitli a tew groans of dissent. To allay the Impatience of those who weio shut out three ininoi canons nnd n number of choirbojs came out on the top of thegrand .stu > s nnd beirnn an impromptu service , but soon John Hums set un singing loudly a laboi sone to the tune ot "Daio to be n Dan iel. " Then the minor ennons an.l the choir bojs ictiied. evidently disgusted. Sevcial who hna been ci eating n dlbluib.iiicc by talkIng - Ing inside were brought out b ) tlio police. Kacu onewas prob\bl ) thought bj the crowd to he a limits i. for thov were loudly cheered. TIII ; lir.c.ri.Aii snnvici : was piocecdlng amid strange silence , consld- cilng the unusual multiludewltliln the walls which was estimated nt 7,000. liven the roughs weie quiet , except ono who offended for a moment by comiiu within tlio Illack- stoue dehnltloii oi a "church hi aw lei , " and ho was collated out. 1'eilnps thu auditors who were strange to tlio place felt , without kiiowme an ) thing about Leigh Hunt , thu latter's impression when ho once found him self alone in tlio cntuudi\l : "Its interior awed me. It seemed like a magnificent moi tuaiy vault over mv blnglo bodv. " err i-u .VSANTIT. After the bCivici1 , and while the people wcic pouting ; out , 1 , uain met lljndman. who said : "J ver > thing has passed off ns I wanted. ] am very much pleased with the belmtorof the crow db nnil hope our meeting latei on tlio cmbiiikmont , besides thobo we nro going to hold In the noi Hi , south , cast and west , will pass off as well. At some of these 1 spcik ni ) belt. " A 1.1 rn.r. iNTr.iirnisnxcF. Just nt this point of our coiiveib.ition a led ilbboned private rushed up anil , in military fashion , touched lilb hat to Hoiutman and said excitedly : "Dm ns and liateman , who headed the do- tnchnient to thu embankment , have been inlerfeied with by the police , who clrevr nciosb the bottom of hudgatc hill and lefiibed to allow them to pass. There has been a fico light. Hums has nn 0)0 blacked. " ilvndman nt once held counsel with the stall olllcers around him and concluded lo let the matter test until bo knew fuller nuticu- lars. It later tinned out to have been ex- aggciated , so the false alaiindld not have the effect it was evidently meant to hive. Ueliind ono of the great pillars 1 saw Ben nett iiuiluigli , the Daily Telegraph wai coi- isjondent ! ) nnd once nn Ameilcan icpoifcr. llo remarked to me : "I never MW such an oiilery ! , good-nitured crovvd. Only In Lou- don could such crowds of riffraff meet nnd dlsiierse without a severe ilot 01 disturb ance , " _ _ _ _ _ ANCIENT 1JUT INTHUnSTING. Hftle ol' nn Old Ijllirary An Old Ijan- Uimjje Discovered. ICnjijii Itjlit 1KS7 liy Jamei ( Jonlm Itcnnttt. ' ] I.O.VDOV , Feb. 27. [ Now Vork llenild Cable Sueclal to the Hi.n. | Loudon'.s great literaly beiisatlou this w eek beginning to-mor- iowMoidiiwlllbethobaleofalnrgopoitlon ( ) ) of the libiai ) of tlio Into Haion do Suilllere , mainly consihtlng or .specimuns of fifteenth ccntuty manuscript on vellum , Illuminated Trench llteratmo nnd eaily lominccs on chlvally , withraioently copies of pilntlng. The lots number 1147 nnd Include one com plete set ot the "Amldls do Haul" romances , believed to bo the only ono In existence. Tlieio Is also ono of tl.o three "t'lroutla Hlanch , " dated Vnlencla , HiX ) , ono of which ib in lliounlvomltv library of that city , the. remaining copy being in the British museum. Them Is also in thu library n copy of the lirst edition of "Jon ( Juixote. " The lirst piivato nnd pros vlovv took place jObterday and nu Immensu nuiiiDur attended , An eminent bibliophile sild to me : "There Is scarce' ' ) ' n romance of the lifteentli and sixteenth cen tury which cannot bo seen here. " In the most high ! f pripd editions of mnnusciipts thu most remarkable U n "Cradualoet Sacra- mantlum , " of the Twelfth centmy , written mostly in sllvor loiters , which are as bright ns ever after 700 years. This was written about 11-M > at the nbboj of Ottoubevven , in Sivobla. It was one of the prizes In n great sale at the hotel Drout ten ) cars back , when the baron paid about $1,003 foi It In the collection ot ! Spanish books and llomanlons the whole bibliography of that biunch of ancient literature seonib to be ex- hau.stecl. The late Haion do Sellllcre , ns few are avvnro of , was ono of the most distin guished connoisseurs among Iho bibliophiles ot Fiance , llo possessed ample meins with the requisite irood taste and knowledge. Ho was an expert on Intricate points as to editions , lepruits nud spmloiis Imitations of rare editions. Ha was fastidious as to the condition of his books. The binding show beautiful specimens of work of the old master * from the libraries of Urober , Dlone , Uiil'olctlers and Caulinal da Hourbou. There nre equally flue works of the modern school , such ns Deromas , Padeloup * , and In French art Tranz , Hauzouuet , Neldree , Cope and JJurutho. The baron had also bought the great Salamanca library , as well ns the pick of the Alessandrlna library. Prior to ISQj he kept IiU treasures in the chateau Wello , near Paris. 1 confess to a Lit of rnvercuco when look- luff at an Aretinuo , which was prluteJ twenty-two j ears before Columbus dlbcov ered America , nnd which vvat the very first book printed at Follgno by Nunielstor , who had been the companion and assistant of Gutten- burg. Hut It would consume many paces to fully describe tlio rcmarkablo collection , nearly all dating anterior to Shakespeare's time , and of the wealth ot the binding. U. K. Steven ? , J. O. WrUlit and Ljster Mien have received largo orders from the United States but naturally the names of the customers nnd the bidders they would not give. The siles will occupy the entlro week. iiiicovintKn A tAjfouAnn. Mr James ( Jnl tcr , clnlniiin of tlio execu tive committee of the Palestine exploration , who was present nt the lirst rev lew of tlio llbinry ) csterdiv , received n letter from Captain Claude Cornier , of the real ) engi neers announcing his discovery of the language In which wcio written the mysteri ous lllttitn inscriptions lirst found by Hurehnrd In IM ) * , and ro-illscovercd In IbW. Mr. Oaister said : "Captain Cornier nt present gives only a portion of the results of his dlscoveiv. Ho 1ms however , i 'ad tlio whole liiscilpllons and all the gems and seals boirlng lllttite legends lie has placed In thu binds ot Sir Charles Wnrren documents showing how lie arrived at the discovery and lie has In pics- orvntlon a memoir which will bo published , together wltn complete icadlnes by the Pal- cstino oxploiation fund wltliout deliy. In nntlclpition I only sny that tlio questions raised nnd the points tllustiated promise to be equal in In- tciest to those of the Knnelform Inscription on hleroglphics. One point only 1 will men tlon , and It is that It throw s grunt light on tlio oirly chapters of the book of Genesis and c\- plilns certain names In ancient lilstory which It has hitherto been impossible to ex plain. Fiom what Captain Condpi told me , 1 think we may hope that ho will produce Ids memoir befoiu the end of next month. Meantime , there nro icisons why the lan guage In which the Inscriptions aru written , and the manner In which the discovery was arrived at , should bo kept bick until the memoir Is completed nnd the whole story told nt length. Captain Condor himself writes : 'The decipherment of curious hieio- glvnhlcs found in Hamatti , Aleppo , Carche- misli , nnd throughout -Asia Minor 1ms for many ve.iis been consldeied ono of tlio most Interesting questions In Oriental archaeol- oiry. .Man ) attempts have been made tore id them , but the language of the texts remained unkno.vn. . It has been my good foi tune within the present month to discover what that l.ingmige is. Not only the woids , but tlio grauimer as well , It can be demonstrated belong to a well known tongue. Jn fact the discovery oiao made seems so simple nnd obv Ions that 1 cm only vvondei that it was not meviously oo- scrved. The moiu Important and ceitainly decipherable of the Inscriptions me Invoca tions to the gods of hea'ven , the ocean and thceaith exactly the deities included In n set which we know , from Kvptl.in and Cunelfoim tablets , to have been adored by tribes in Asia Minor. ' "The discovery submits a few of these texts. Tlio following is a specimen. It was addressed to the sun : " 'M.iv the holy tone , mighty and powci fill , hear the upiibing jinyor . I call upon the mobt lilu'h , shine lord , gteatjsplnt. Ho gives me the tain of heaven. ' - * > ! - "A second player is mWressid to the pod ot tiio vvatei , the sky , tliE\ocean \ : " 'J pray to in ) godot the water , the stately lord of vvatei , tlio god of hciven. 1 make an insciiption in his honor. I extol him. i cause a greit libation to bo made as an ol- fenni ; . I mike an offering to the most holy , the king of the water. ' "it would seem if wo have licie the prayers ot the Hittites , Jllvites , Jcbiuitcs , etc , , who suiroundcd the Isiaelites , that new Intciest will beghen to the second nnd third com mandments mid to the bibllc.il piohlbliions against worshiping tlio water , the caitli , the sky nnd tlio like. " A Conference nn Bulgarian AfTalts. lCnpurf/7i | / ( 1S17 liyJamt * Gunion llcnnctt. ] Sr. i'KiKitsiirno , Teb. 27. [ New Vork Herald Cable bpecinl lo the Hir.1 : Thcio was yesterday a long interview between the Turkish ambassidor and M. Do ( Jlers on Hulg ulnn nutters and the general European situation. M. De Giors is stated to have ex- piessed the opinion that the disturbed Kuio- pean oqullibium would soon be re-estab llslicd and piotnbly no war would ensue for some time to come. As rcgnrds Hulgnilan affnlrb thev would not dlsturi ) the peace bu- causc the European powers must finally admit ttic legitimate demands of Kussla in Hul iiia. deferring to Hie Turkish milltaiy prepirutions , M. Do ( Jiers declared tlicio was no mciincn on nuv side of Tin key , but Hint the extraordinary outlay it incurred was out of proportion to the hnancial condition of that countiy. A ll\K \ Itoniui7il. Niw : YOIIK , I'eb. 2T. ISpecinl Telegram to the Hi'n.J Kx-.Mayor Uiaco vwib asked for pnitlculars of the big bonan/a , which the sjndlratoot which ho is a lending cpliit Is reported to have obtained In Porn. Mi. ( iraco gave the facts of the matter ns follows : Ills brnthri , M. P. CJrace , who is nlbo his partner , ns nttoincy of the bondholder of Knglnnd to whom Peru contracted a debt between IbC.1) nnd tb71 , timountlng with in terest to 8200.000,000 , went to Peiu last An- trust for the pin pose of cancelling the debt ol Pent in exchange for tlio laihonds of thnt country , whlcii nro tluiinopi'ity of the cov- oinimmr The condition ovucteil by 1'eiu was that the Knglisli Hyjujjcato should siiend 6:10000,000 : in completing tlio railway syhtoin ot Peru. To this the London people tigieed , The concession mane to tlio syndicate consists of all the railroad sstems of Peru , tree iiom debt aim all inci.mbranceH , hugo public ) lands situated In a tempnrate climate , nnd also large piivilcgi's tor the mining of coil which has been found abundant nnd easj of access , and the Income of ono of the principal customhouses ot Peru us the means of securing imprest On the expenditure of Sio.OOO.OOO to bo used In completing the rail road t. ) btcms until Mich time ns the roads pay (1 ( per cent Interest nud 3 nci cent per month icall/atlon. In addition there Is nconecbsion ot sllvor mines which are tobovvoiked by Amcilcnn labor , furnished by American cap ital. These mines , which are In the Andes , mo said to be worth untold millions. Mine Troubles Ended. CHICAGO , Feb. 37. A bpeclal to the Intcr- Ocran from Peorla , III. , says : The 2,000 coa miners along the lines of the Pcorla & IVkln Union , Toledo , Ptorla& Warsaw , and Con- tial Iowa railroads , who have been out on a HtiiKtt for several weeks , and whoso families have been In great distress trom povortv , have rcAchea a settlement with their employ ers. The miners are to fonnco-opeintlvo associations. The mines will be worked by them , the minnownersgetting ft cent per bushel as rental. Han Into a Rrfdge. NKKDI.EH. Cal. , Feb. 27. The cast-bouna Atlantic & Pacllic passenger train ran into a bridge west ot this place. Tim engine , bag- page , mall and express cars vvcro burned , E. L. dilbert , braketnan , was. burned to death , ? / ° , lifu } lltllUls ! and ope tramp. Knglneer iv Mpugdon is not expected to Ihe. Dr. M , J. Chabo , of Oalesbtirg , III. , was bruised about the head. W , Match , Qulncy , 111. , leg LATI.H. The coroner'a ' jury has returned a verdict cxoneintim ; the Atlantic. & Puclhc company from all blame for the accident Nebraska and Iowa Weatlirr , For Nebraska and lovvu : J < ooal rains or bnovy ; higher , followed by lower temperature A ROAST ON ROT1IACKER. TLo Hich Plying Bird of Winged. CALL HIM BEFORE THE BAR. The l-Ycsli Younc Stnn Sliould Bo Mnilo to Tell of His Personal Knowledge of Corrupt Combinations. Concern ! nc < < oinbtnntlon . l.tvroi v , Neb. , Fub. U7. [ Kdltorlnl Cor respondence. ] My attention has been called to the following which appealed in tlio edi torial column of Sunday's Republican : The combination of lo ! cwati'i and .ludgo Salilei crlevcs IH. A\oh.ul alwa > s ciedlled Judge Sillier with moro bride. 1 have not spoken to John Sahler In six inontlis , nor have 1 sent any message to him through all ) bodv. 1 sun , however , Informed thntn liesh and fast ) oung man by the name ot Icothnckri did send John Sahler to .1 cei- tain contractor whom the llepubllcau 1ms of hto made war on , wttli thu cool proposition that If 31,000 were paid him ( liothacker ) the Republican would close its mouth. Sahler himself , 1 am told , advised ngalnst pi ) ing n dollni of liusl.-iuono ) to n man who has no pei-onal iniliiencc with tlio legisla ture , nnd the kind olfer was politely , but thinly , dnclincd. bahler Is now in for It and will have to bear the vicious blows of Kotli- nckrr's little "bill ) " with Chinch Howe , who was mercilessly bciated by this dissipated nd- veiituier when ho failed to deliver tbu votes of live semltors against the Omaha ehaitor as contiactcd with tlio pnvlng boodlors. lioth- nckcr then boldly chaigcd Howe vvltli a breach of contract to commit bribery. 'to this btt gain Kuthackcr must hnve bsen n party directly or Indirectly. Within the past week ho charted through the licpubllcan that lie per sonally knew ol hi ibu-glv Ing and Inlbe-tnk- ing during the session. I repeat my demand now that this man bo made to tell what ho does know about corrupting meiubcis. Theio Is to be no play on woids and stilted palavei- Ing. The legislature has a dutj to pet foi in. It cmnot allow this man to boldly assert tnat ho has personal know ledge about the bribeiy of Us mcmbuib without calling him before the bar. 11 ho has personal knowledge about corrupt combinations he should be made to give the facts under oath. If ho is engaged with others in schemes of bhckmail and cor ruption , as 1 bclinvo him to be , let him bo unmasked and made harmless In this sUtu as he has been made in Coloiadp , w here he has pi icd hiiiibclt out among reputable nnd decent men. K. They Itcctct Jlis Detent , Pr , VTTSMOUIH , Neb. , Feb ! * . rspecml to the Hii : . ] 'Hie following icsolutlons have been passed by the PJattsmoutii assemblies of the Knlnlits of l abor : Whereas , U lirough the Influence and w oik- Ings of the gieu monopoly of tlio state of NebiaskaC. II. Vin Wvckwas defeated In the contest lor United bt ites senator ; ami Whereas , The detent ol Senator C. H. Van W ck Is a blow to the laboi ing classes nnd the rights of thn people ha ebcen tiampled upon. Tlicrctoio be it Kcsolvcd , 'Hint we , as labeling men , icncw oui efforts that justice mav be done mid thnt wo will labor In c.nncst that monopoly may not letaln IH powci to tluib deliaud the people ple of their choice as to who bliall make the laws togovcin them. Hcsnlved , "hat wo Smpath zo with C. 11. Van W yck in bib deleat and also rcali/o that an eaincbt suppoiter of the liglitsof thu li- boring classes was.deleatsd by railrond lings. A IMciiRiuit Rnn < | itpt. NniuiASKA Ci rv , Neb. , Feb. ST. TSpecial to the HKI-.I A banquet was tcndeied J. M. Murphy by a do/en of Ids most Intimate fiiends last evening. Mi. Mtnphy has rc- bUned his position as manager of the gas works nt this place , nnd goes to Cnicago , w hero ho has neecpted a luciativo position. J. Collins Lloyd , of Lincoln , was thu "super intendent" ot the Innquet and eveij tiling pnsbcd oil In the most pluabint manner. Irish OclcK-iics Elected. PIATII : CKNirit , Neb. , Feb. 2T. fSncda Telegiam to tlus 13EK.1 The John Fit/gcr- alil bi.inch of tlio Irisli National league elected tlm following dclivatcs to the btate convention at Llneoln March 'i : .James Lvneh , D. It. Cuing , ' 1 honias ( ilensnn , C. C. Cnirnr , D. J. Maher nod .John A. Kelioo. A Gil 13 AT Parinliii ; Opera tloriB in tlio Mo\TiiiAi , , Feb. 27. ( Spcclnl Telegram to the Hii.J : : Sir John histcr Kap , a Lon don cnpita.lbt and land owner in England , who puiclmsod tluen } eais n/o 20,000 acres of land In thu northwest Horn the govern ment and brought out .sklll'-il farmers Irom his estates In Vorlcshho to manage it , and stocked it vvltli the lincst breeds of Hi itish horbcs , cattle , sheep and swine , as well as raising n largo quantity ot wheat and other grain , found the result most successful , and became detcimlncd to extend his operations. llo orgnnl/ed a coninany ot 1'iullsli and Scotch cipltalists thnt Imvu subscribed fcO.r/jO- 000 capital to invest In the northwest on a glgiinticscalc. Ilolwsrompl ! i > d ncgotlntlons with the ledoral government and Canadian I'.iellic railway dlitctois foi twenty blocks of land ol an men ot UO.OCO . acres each along t'.io llnuot the railway , commencing at Hush Lake , 400 mllet , Irom Winnipeg , Manitoba , and stretching to thn east blopo of tlio Hocky mountains. Next spiinglio will nnaiign for Impoitlng lioibesand males , cattle and other llvobtock to begin liirniliiL'and biecdl in ; cav alry hortes foi the Hi Itisli arm > . Now tlio Impeilal LOV eminent has sent out a perma nent Htjtf under thn colonel of a regiment to puichabu homes. The fealnro of the gicat enteiprlso will be their breeding fiom Im ported stallions. A deposit ol W.ooo has been made by them with the government as security for cauylng out the contract. Governor Jlondlcy'n Hlmrp Words. CIHCAOO , Feb. 27. | Special Telegram to thoHi.i : . ] A special from Cincinnati Hnj fix-ovornor ! Hoidloy's sprech at the recep tion at the Olilo club rooms last night was n great surpilso nnd has formed the topic of uouverbiitlon in politic il circles nil day today , It was expected he would offset Fora'fci'b ' New York speech by laudation of the democratic party. On the contrary. It w as a bcnthlui ; phllllptlc against the misdo ings of the "woikers" in the democratic party in the elections of 18S5 in Cin cinnati , He fairly ) laed the better element of the parly for not promptly rising up , like ' 1 ilden and O'Conner In New York , and purging the party ot Its rottenness , llo ( ommended the democrats who rushed to the Mont ill forming the committee of 100. "half democrats and half republicans , " and praised that committee for Itn splendid work In bringing the tally sheet forgers and ballot snatchers to grief , The whole speech was a mciciless handling of the local democracy without gloves. His speech was prepared , but not written , Ho spoke extempore. Tlie Case nl'Mrs. N. Y. , Feb. ST. In every pul pit hero to-day allusion was made to the case of 3Irs. Druse , who Is to be hanged tomorrow row , and the hope was generally expressed tiut the proceeding would bo .averted , Mrs. Di use has massed most of the day in tears. She contends she Is In reality Innocent of the murder other husband. Only the small number of persons allowed by law will wit ness the execution , which will take place at about 11 a. ill jIj WJXS AGAIN. Omnhn's City Attorney Oot Another Vordlot From tlio Hnllrond. CHICAGO , Fob. 27. [ Special Telegram lo tlio IlRiiJ W. J. Council , whoso case against the Pennsylvania rallro.nl company i.is been on trial In Juilgo Havvc' < < co'irt for 6uvernl da ) tpist. recovered a verdict jester- _ ilay. Council , In 1 ! > SO , purchased n ticket from f Omaha to New York via the Pennsyl vania vo.id. At Philadelphia ho was told his ticket was not good. He declined to pay nialn ? nnd on tlio way to New York was forcibly ejected from the tialn , which was stopped that he might bo put off. llo sued for SVooo ) hi'ic , nnd In ISiJ received n veidlct for J-ir.ooO beloro .ludgu Anthoii ) . 'this wns set nsldf. lletoic Juilgo ( ! nry , In IbsH , ho H'covored Sl. > OiHng ln , hN honoi Instiuet- Ing the jury tint the plalntlir. being lawfully on the tiain , mlu'ht resist belni ; put nil' nnd mlclit recover lor the force used In ejectniir him , whether excessive or not. This rullnir wns upset In the siipicmo couit , thit enuit holding the plnlntlll could not iceover foi only tlio excess of loico used over what was ni'cessan for cleetlnu him. Judge Ilnwes jmy , vvhlili has been stniL'irlluu with one nn- oilier o\er thn cnse since I ilday at fi p. in. , brought in n verdict ) esteidny lor 57,000. \Vlmt Mr. Council SA\O. Mi. Con Hi * ! ! was interviewed nt his icsl- dunce by n icportei lor thu Hir. : last night. "Aiojousntlsiied with the veidlct ? " was asked of him. "Yes , " Im icpllod. " 1 suppose 1 shall have to he. Still , 1 think I ought to have got inoio. 1 understand tint ten of the jur.unen wcio In tnvoi of giving me n verdict of 511,100. but tin ouch thu efforts of ono man who didn't want me to li.ni > uintliitir , the sum was cut down to S7XiO. ( " "Do ) on think the rnllioads will contest the case any fuithcr'.1'1 ' No. hardly. It lias already expended a largo amount In lighting the case. You know , It has been tried three times. " " 1 suppose this verdict establishes a prece dent , which will bo of value in similar cases hereafter1" ! 11 ies , without n doubt. This vetdlct ills- pn'es of vcrv Impoitnnt questions the extent - tent of liability of nrnlhond , lor such tieat- ment ns 1 received from thu defendant coipo- ration , thn Pennsvlv.inln inilroad. " Vlio ticket In question was purchased bv Mr. Connellot Ir.ink Mooros , the Wabish agent. It wns n combination ticket , to be honored by n. niimbci of roads between Omaha aim Philadelphia Tlio PunnsIva- uin taiho-ul was ono of them. That line was at war with ono of the of the roads one which the tlcUct read and had ordered the M ilo of nil such tickets dis continued. Mr. Council , however , pin chased the ticket before this ordci was iecclvc t In Omaha , nnd when ho presented it on the tinln the conductor refused to honm It. Mr. Connel wns promptly anil loughly elected by thn conductor nnd binkcm.in at a litilo way station on the line. In beinc tin own fiom the train Mr. Council sustained injuries which required tlio attention of a pliVblciau. THE OljKAUAXOES. A Uocoril of rinnnclal Transactions Diirlni din I'nHt AVeck. HOSTON , Feb. 27. [ Special Telegram to the hr.I The following table , compiled from dispatches to the Po t from the managers ot tlio leading clearing houses of tlio United States , gives tlio gross oxchinges at each point for the week ended February UO , 18 7 , in compirison with tliose ot tliecoirebjioiid- ingDeiiod of IfcbO : CMC A JUNO S. New Voik , Boston , 71OVI..1a Philadelphia. . . , ( ,4,1)37.1' ) ' " ' , 'Jl .2 Chicago I'J.TQl.UOO St. Louis , . lri,070lH4 17. lialtinioiu 12,4 ! J.01 f , Ibl S.in Pi.incisco : n. Cincinnati lO.lO'i.UOO J'J. Pittsburi : 11 - New Oilcans. . . Kansas City ; . . Louisville , Piovidenco -t/Jll.OJO Denver j-tlMot ) s . Milwaukee VJ.10,000 1'i. Detioit ( . St Paul Clcvelind Memphis 10 .Minneapolis. . . Oinnlia lt K7.OIK Columbus , ' ! lr'j7.-ti ) n\ichili i.ryt\v \ Hartloid Indianapolis. . . St. Joseph New Haven 11. ( ialveston ' . ! ' ) , 771 Peoiia Snilngiield 21. Noilolk S0. Portland b.O Woiei'ster. , Syiacuso fiO/MOT Lowell HT.OSl ( iiand Haplds 400.01 ; ! 20.7 Total 8 77S.rM.307 1.1 Outside Now York 17.2 ' Not included III totals ; no dealing house this lime hist jcar. THOUHLUD I1V A WOMAN. Sued 15y n Fcinnlo Spec ulator. Nnw I'OIIK. Fob 27. | Special Tclegrnm to the Hi.r.J Kussell Sago Is Involved in a dlt hciilty with a woman about Wall street trans actions and to ex-Judgo llnwes the task has been assigned by Chief Justice Lnrrcmoie , of the coint of common pleas , of unraveling the sii nil nnd deciding what judgment should bo rondcicd in the c.uc. MIA. Sophia L. Mul lein b.is tint him has been Induced by Mr , Sago lo make investments In stocks from time to tlmo since July 10 , Ibsi , giving him nmplu margins to baclr the tinnsnctloiiK. Sometimes bliewonnnd bometlmesslia lost , nnd slip blames Mr. Sago for some of hei losses nnd Insists upon holding him to n stiict accountability. Shu uomnhtlns cs cinlly that in ono transaction , Involving 100 shales of Block , Mr. Sana fulled to mnko a snlo in accordauco with her directions , nnd thnt the result was a heavy Joss to her. She claims ho now owes her ST.WS. 7.1 and sues to recover tli.it amount. On hohall ol Sago It Is stated thnt Mrs. Mnttorn wns not Induced by him to enter Wall btrcct , but that , on thu contraiy , him kept writing him notes and hcgglnc him to net as broker lot her lif stock spi dilations and expressing thu deslie to have the benefit of his gieat exjK'iloncu in thu sticet. Ho cautioned her that theio was ilsk In Wail street transactions , but she insisted , and nt last ho consented to buy ccitaln blocks for her. Shu had her own view * about pur chnses and bales to bo madu and It l.s main tallied thnt It ho had not been himpoied by them there would have been a dllfereut ro- sult. It Is further Mated that ho used his own capital In bomo cists li > bolstering ui ] her tiaiibnctions and tluit , In faet , he Is her creditor. He. sets up a counter claim for StJ.iXK ) , whleli tin sis is the amount of her Indebtedness to him , Would Usurp State WASIII.VOIO.V , I'eb. 27. Tne minoilty re port prepared b ) Senator George and signed by all the democratic members ot the senate committee on judiciary upon tlio Hoar 1)111 "to provide inquest * under national author ity , " declares It to bo the opinion of thut-lgn- ers that thu measure Is unwarranted by the constitution , and that its paueauu would bo n giavu and berioiib usuipatlon by congress of tUti powers reserved to suites. Heavy fitornia In JMIolil an. DETKOIT , Feb. 27. Speclnl- the Tribune from various points In the upper pmiliibuln and from the northern part of the M.mtheri peninsula state the storm of the past twenty four hours to bo of mammoth pionortions and tcrritic Intensity , A he.-vvy gnlo blew the heavy snow about , making dulls irnm the to ten feet deep and effectually btojiplng ul trathc. THE DES ilfllNES DISTILLERY 'ublio ' Opinion Divided in Hognrd to the Permanent Injunction , THE WORK OF WESTERN RIVALS Tlio Crock Military Companies of the State Improving Tlinlr Umclcncy Tlie 1'olltlonl Horizon .Summed News From lovta. . Tlio Ills Uistlllery Injunction. Dps MOIM : , It , , Pel ) , 27. [ bpeclnl to tlio InI I Theie Is n good deal of comment , fa < ornbla and nn favorable , upon Jwiiro Con rail's recout decision giaiiting an Injunction igalnst the International distillery. Public ipinlon Is dlv Idcd ns to the constitutionality ) of II , nnd the wisdom and Justice ol the pro ceeding , liven some of the mo t active pro- 'illiUiontsto admit that thodeclslon will In nlP [ irohablllty be overruled when It reaches the United Stales supiemo couit. The public 'oncially doesn't see the hind that is behind * he whole piocrcdlng. It Is not the state eimiernnco alliance , ot the indlcnl prohlbl- loiilsts who Inn u In fnct won this victory , hough they sham In It. Hut It Is the pool oC wcstcin distilleries who have futnishcd tlio uoiiey nnd the brains to s-lmt up a ilval es- " nhllsbmcnt whoso competition they couldn't conttol or meet. So , for oveial months ro- nll/lng tlio dam igln chirnctoi of the Intor- latlonal s rivalry , they liivo been tr ) Ing to close it up , nnd finally uniting with the tem- icranco nlltanco nnd putting thnt forward as a breastwork , they have fought their bnttlo behind It. The western distilleries , If the DCS Molncs dlslllleiy Is closed , nio renlly on- Itled to thociedlt of victor ) , nud they have made theli tlght.of couibOns n business cntcr- nlse. while the temperance peonlo v111 claim t ns a victoiy lot prohibition , Hut the ground- on which tlio illstlllerv claims the right to op erate , even In n pinhibltlon town , bcems to many good lawyers absolutely Impregnable. Its business wnsstilctly nn Intei-stnto com- iieice. Its pioducts weio sold outside ol Iowa , and the pioof pclilts which It manii- , 'nctnred vvcro sent to all parts of tlio world. There could be no question that this was n featuio ot the "commerce between tlio state" , " which congress reserves the light alone to regulate , lint the prohibitionists claim that when it comes to tlie manufacture if liquor , ns well as tlio halo ot It , a state under ' its police powoi has the light to pio- 'dblt. oven to tlio extent ol stopping the iianiifncture In Iowa , of goods thnt aie to bo sold in Chicago , New Voik , London or Pails. If so. It will be Incumbent on the state , many authorities siy. to show that the people ot lownnie fnjuied In Ihcli body or estate , by the manufacture heio ol n package ot piooC spiilts that may be bold in Pails or China. Heforo the police power can bo exeicised tlieie must ho shown an occasion for its ex- cici.se , in some public bcnelit to be dcilved Iiom it. The extreme piohibitloiilsts who have become sensitive to Iho taunts ol the opposition "Why don't > ou closoup the IJIc Distillery" aio coiiespondlugly happy. They bcem lo bo moie pleased at the fact that their feelings will not bo hurt by chart-en ot Inconsistency than in any special ndvnn- t.ige , which they e\pect to accrue to the c.iusnof iempeianco. Hn the present , It U not piobahle that there will be any decided change In nflalrs , lor tlio ease will be ap pealed , nnd n final decision will be ncces- sar ) beloio both bides will bo icady to diop ritvcic MII.IIIA COM PANICS. The military eompinles ol Iowa are begin ning to loom up with line piospects for sorlil conquests. Theio aio now several cinek companies in tlio state that take L'ieat pride In tliok organl/atlon , nnd niu constantly un- deavoiing to Impiove tlieii efficiency. The ( loveinor'h ( iiiudb ol thib city Is ono of the best diilled comp inles In the bttite. It is composed cntiiulv of ) oimg men , hovshnrdiy out ot their teens , but ( buy h.ivn shown their good sold lei b qualities on mum than ono oc casion. Uhov aie now planning lo ciect rt line at mor ) this v cat on the lot adjoining the state tiisen.il. The building will bo Mi\lti ! feet , vvltli n drill room ot noulv that sl/e which can bn used 1C occasion requires1 lor balls , receptions and public nieetlims. Tlioie will bo besides field ijimters lor the boys , sunpei looms , etc. , and all tlio appoint ments ol n lir.st class in mor ) . Piobsbly the pii/e comp.iii ) In a social way Is the ( Jov- e.mil's ( iicvs , ol Dubuqiie. it ib composed of the leading boclety joiing men ol tliocitv , nil ol them tiom the bust families , nnd with gre.it espiit ilu corps. Diibuquo IH liimous lor its hosiiifilltlctand its social tiiunmhs. The ( Srins sluuo llheially in both. They have jiiit held theli second annual bill nnd reception , and It wus a vei \ biilllant affair. The ) sold 'JJO tleketH nt SJ a ticket , nnd spued no mono ) In making the all.iir n great success. Among the giiusth ol the etenlng wns Hie goveinoi nud stalf , the adjutant uen- eial of the state , visiting milltnr ) olllcuis Iiom Chicago and othei cities , and the .lend ing society people of thu city , lieantifnl women , entranclni ; music nnd handsome decorations combined to make a t-ci'iio oC loveliness thnt 1ms nevci Poiui sin pissed oil slmllai occasions. oitAMi AISMV pnonisis. The old doidlerb aiobtill bending In their piotests against ihn piesldeiit'n veto ot the dependent pension bill. It IK estimated that the urcatci pirt of the ( iiand Army posts In the state have denounced tliejiieskleiit's veto as cruel nnd unjust. .Not a blnglo post has lalsed Its voice to sustain it. Tlio house has lelused to pass the bill over thu veto , but the old veterans will keep ho.idlnjr in thuii pio- tests mobahly all .slimmer , nnd when the campaigns como on w 111 bo nt it again harder than ever. The whohi state. Is plaining Colonel Hepburn for his magnificent hpceoli in congiessjiist heforo tlio vote WHS tanen. Kverbody vvlio has oncii heaiil him can up- pieclate tint binnlnir haicnsm , tlio withering invcctlvoniid thostiiilngeloiiuonio that tell 11 oin his lips , Iowa has no moiueflectlvo orator than lie , and few slates tan pioiluco an equal , llo Is bold as a lion nnd when ho denounced tlio cow aidlco ol noitlicrn demo- ciatH who had Hist voted for thu pension bill and then sold out their convictions lor ox- eciithn lavoi. herobo to the full Htaluru ot his own manllni'is anil btuidv Independence. The people ol low a aio sounding his- praises trom one end of the Mate to the other. I'HIU.IMI.VAKV PUI.11IOAI , HKIKMIMII.VO , Tin ) prellmlmny contests for nominations for the various state ollkes to bo filled tills mimmei aru developing some curious con tingencies , It has become by tacit nppioval , an undeihtooil inlo , that not moro tlian ono candidate at u time shall be taken trom the same Immedlato locality. The lit'ht now Is to HOO vvlio shall bo that candi date In Mivernl paits ot the Mate. Senator WllbOii Is the leailliiL' candidate to succeed , himself in thu United States senate , He lives nt Kiilrlii'ld , In southeastern Iowa. Mr. C. M. Junltin. of the i'alrlinld Ledger , lives nt the Hnino plitce and wants to bo state pilntir , a vciy lucratlvo nnd snllHfiiclory olllce , yet It will bejiietty hard to mnko a leglslatmo think that it oiiilit to elect two men to inipoitant positions fiom tlio same town , when there aru so many other good towns and good candidates thnt want to bo given a chance. It Is generally conceded thnt northwestern Iowa .should he given the supreme judgeslilp in case Jndni ; Adams , whoso term expire * this year. Is not lenonil- nutc.il. Immediately thoto has spuing Into existence several well delnud booms nnd ac tive candidates. Judge Lewis of Cherokee- , Senator Jtoblnson ot Stoini Lake , Judge Henderson of Miirslmlltovvn , nil wnnt to bo tint next supreme judge , nnd neither eaies to withdraw In favor of the other , so If noitb- western Iowa can't ngioo on a candidate ) t will not busurprising tosocsomo other jinrt of the state sicji U ) > and take the prUc. in addition to this northwestern Iowa tins un avowed and tutivo cnndldaio lor state su < ncrlntendent of education In the person of Prof.Vcrnllo of LoMnis , and n candidate tor biatu printer In Mr. UHgsdnJu. of thosnmo place. The ! ) ceilainly will not nil be ( hobeu. nnd the Important question they are trying to settle is who will sacrifice his ambition on tlie altar of northwestern lowa's
