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who complained about the
drought last week will presently growl
about the rainy weather. Some people
never will bo satisfied.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND breakfasted
With Governor Hill yesterday morning ,
fend inspected the executive mansion ,
3Mr. Cleveland was in Albany only abonl
four hours , and evidently did not hav
time to talk ever the political situation.
WHEN asked when ho would Join the
Democratic party Parson Brownlow if
Reported to Iwvo answered , "When hell
freezes over and the devil is dancing on
the ice. " About that llmo we expect Jim
Laird will become governor of Nebraska
SENATOR MANDEUSON is about to make
HP a ham sandwich. Ho proposes tc
furnish his private secretary , Ham , witli
plenty of broad and butter by appointing
Jnm to the late Bon : Porloy Pooro's place ,
The Ham to bo used is of the stalosi
Euality , and very malodorous to people
i Nebraska.
stories continue to com <
from Mexico about the presence in tha
country of the Spanish pretender , Doc
Carlos , who is reported to bo traveling
pbout under the name of Charles Strauss
With a combination of revolutionary
tumors all around thorn and oarthquaki
rumblings beneath tnom , the Moxicat
people certainly arc in no immediati
danger of falling into a state of ennui.
MR , JAT GOULD , who is cruismj
around promiscuously In his yacht At
slanta , somewhat startled the quiet doni
Eons of a portion of' Washington a fov
( days ago by anchoring off the shore o
| he arsenal under the very muzzles of i
lot of condemned guns. The captain o
the great railroad wrecker's floating pal
ice says Mr. Gould "starts when' h <
takes a notion , stops when ho gets ready
pnd does not seem to care in what dircc
lion the vessel goes. " Is this an affocta
lion of abandon , a symptom of growing
Recklessness , or an indication of thi
nappy and buoyant disposition of Mr
Gould in the element ho has found mos
lervicoablo in floating him to fortune
{ There can bo no doubt abont his partial
ity for water.
THE trouble with the average southen
farmer seems to be that he doesn't knov
pis business. This is the charge bluntl ;
made by a writer In the loading agrlcul
tural journal of that section , who say
b.at If a given number of Georgia farm
ers were given prosperous farms in Ohic
and an equal number of farmers from th
jlatter state were placed on the now pot
fcnd unprofitable farms of Georgia , tin
aouthorn farmers would soon ruin thi
Ohio farms , while the Ohioana woul
equally soon restore the Georgia farm
ta.ft profitable condition. This is doubt
iossJ25lwKal W6ttt4 happen from sucl
an oxporimenl , anri tvT the" Wson thn
the Ohio farmer Is Industrious and nnd
Jlgcnt , while the Georgian is indolcn
and stupid.
ALL who arc engaged in the sheep in
dustry in this country will be interests
In the vlows of the American consul a
Buenos Ayres regarding the introductio ;
bore of South American sheep , or mor
particularly the native sheep of the Ai
gcntlne llopubllc. Ho describes th
larger sheep , the llama and alpaca th
former of which attain the height of fw
foot as being animals having man
points in common with the camel , hav
ing neoks two or two and a half foe
) eng , divided upper and hanging lowe
lip , and cnpablo of being used as boast
of burden. The nlpaca is the mo ;
valuable of the South America
phocp , on account of its soft an
abundant wool , its fleece frequently a
talnlng a length of sixteen inches. C
tlio smaller varieties of sheep , the guanc
and vicuna , the wool of the latter is th
most silky known and regarded as th
most valuable in the world , while that c
the former is found to be the best in th
manufacture of bats and umbrellas. Th
guunco runs wild , and its fleece can b
obtained only by the killing of the an
mal. Most of the animals killed ai
females , whose curiosity leads them t
approach the hunters , whllo it is e :
tremcly hard to got within guushc
Tango of the males , which are mot
wary. Consul Baker thinks that all tbes
varieties conld bo domiciled with advau
age In tne desert portions of Texts , No' '
lioilco and Arizona.
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Southern SthtO'Pcltsi ) . _ . . .
of the chief'rep'rOachcs of'tho
southern states has b'ecn their disregard
of financial obligations. Most of those
Elates are amenable to the charge of hav
ing In some way , cither by complete or
partial repudiation , avoided the payment
of debts contracted In good faith. In
some instances this has bcon done in the
most high-handed and utterly conscience
less manner , and in others by scheming
processes hardly loss dishonest and repre
hensible. The cfl'cct has of course been
damaging to their material prosperity ,
nnd there Is perhaps not ono of the states
guilty of this course but would bo more
prosperous and wealthy to-day if it had
pursued an honest and straightforward
policy , paying oft'Its debts when It could
do so , and when It could not making pro *
vision for future payment. But the habit ol
running in debt , with little regard to
whore the means of payment wcro to
como from , was common with the south
ern people before the rebellion , and the
individual weakness and improvidence
manifested Itself In municipal and state
expenditures on borrowed capital , with
little heed to how repayment was to be
mado. Thus the tide of debt kept swell
ing , current resources wcro swallowed
up m extravagances , and when at last
the pressure came for meeting tho'obli <
gallons contracted and could not bo put
off , the dishonest recourse was taken tc
complete or partial repudiation. Ruined
credit was necessarily the consequence ,
but the desperate spendthrift , grown un
scrupulous with his bankruptcy , counts
on this. By reason of bitter experience
which had utterly destroyed confidence
in the integrity of the southern people ,
for years capital ignored that section ,
and it ventured back there very slowly
after a better disposition with regard to
liuancial obligations begun to prevail. It
is impossible lo estimate how much the
south has suffered in material prosperity
in the delay from this cause of its growth
and development.
Hut while this most unwise and perni
cious policy has for a good many years
seemed to protect the treasuries of the
states guilty of it , it is not certain that it
will always do so. It is among the
probabilities that some day or other
every ono of these defaulting states
will have to pay their honest obliga
tlons , with perhaps something
added as a penalty of dishonesty. The
decision recently rendered by Judge
Bond , of the United States circuit court oi
Rulelgh , N. C , , to the effect that North
Carolina must provide for the payment
of the interest on bonds issued in 1809 bj
continuing the collection of the special
tax ordered for such payment , and BUS
talning the suit of citizens against the
state , 13 a somewhat radical departure
worthy the attention of other common' '
wealths in a similar situation. An csti
mate of the full scope of this declsiot
cannot bo made from the brief dispatch
giving Its substance , but there is suf-
ticcnt in this to show that it defines anew
now principle , which if sustained will
enable the creditors of the repudiating
states to enforce a settlement , so far as
it is in the power of this court to do this
Wd do not undertake to pass upon the legal
gal or constitutional aspects and bear
ings of this decision , but it is certainly t <
bo commended from the point of view o :
common honesty.
The School Board Mnrtdle.
State School Superintendent Lane ha
officially interpreted the new board o
education law. Mr. Lane takes the po
sition that six members of the board
whose terms of office under the old lav
wcro to extend until 1883 and 1839 , re
main members of the now board unti
their respective terms , as fixed by th
old law , shall expire. It is intimatoi
that this view will be sustained by th
supreme court. On this point , however
wo have some doubt. How the member
of ! the supreme court could arrive n
a definite conclusion without a thorougl
review of all the legal points involved ii
this case is inexplicable.
The law is self-contradictory in sovora
essential particulars. It provide
that the board of education in inotropoh
tan cities shall bo made up of nftoei
members , nine of whom are to be cleotei
in 1837 and iivo in each succeeding year
This would naturally imply that six c
the old members should continue , on th
board , the same as the six members c
the old city council , whose terms do no
expire until 1883 , now continue a
members of the new counoi
under the metropolitan charter
There is , however , B very striking difference -
once between the positions of the si :
hold-over councilman and the six hold
over members of the board of education
The metropolitan charter expressly pro
Tides that the councilmen whose tern
does not expire in 1837 shall continue n
office until December 81st , 1883. Th
school law makes no provision for th
continuance of the six old members ei
oept by moro inference in failing
to require the election c
more than nine members in 1887
There Is another very mariccd difference
The city council is composed of tw
of nisjn.bora ward councilraei
bors of the board of education are ]
elected at largo as representatives of on
undivided school district. The six hold
over councilmen represent only tholr re
spcctlvo wards. The extension of thi
city limits has caused changes in th
ward boundaries , but the residents u
the annexed territory hava not only bsoi
accorded a voice in the election of all th
councilmcn-at-largo , but each now wan
has also elected its own ward council
man.
By the extension of the city limit
the school district from which th
members of the old board wer
elected has bcon abolished and a nov
district was created. The old distric
was consolidated wltb several othe
school districts which had been manage
by Independent school boards up to th
date of consolidation. Mow it It a ver
serious question whether the six member
of the old board can levy taxes and expend
pond funds for the people In the no\ \
school district without having been ox
prcssly authorized to do so by law.
If the officers of one of the seven
school districts merged into the new dig
triot can exorcise such powers by men
inference tha officers of any other distric
whose terms have not expired have th
same right by inference.
This is rcallv the knotty question upoi
which the courts may have to pass , sine
it involves an issue that goes to the bet
torn of the right of taxation wlthou
proper and legal representation. Tw
of our mott eminent lawyers , Jam * * M
\Voolworth and ( Jaorgo B. Lake , ate of. '
opinion that the , now school law cannot
30 construed a ? giving-any raombor of
Iho old board a right to act as monibcr In
the now board.
Mr. Lane's opinion U in conflict with
theirs and wo do not presume lawyers will
dlller as to whoso interpretation of law
is entitled to most weight. Olllcially ,
Mr. Lane's decision is binding until the
courts have overruled it.
WIIATEVEU may bo the final decision
of the war department with regard to the
rival claims of the Nebraska Central and
Council Bluifs & Omaha Bridge Com
pany to cross the Missouri at the foot of
Dodge street , Omaha must sec to it that
at least one , if not both these bridges ,
shall bo constructed within the next year.
The charter of the Nebraska Central ob
ligates the company to build a combina
tion wagon and railroad bridge , The
managers of the Milwaukee & St. Paul
road assure Congressman McShano that
their plans contemplate an expenditure
of $300,000 for the wagon bridge In
addition to tlio cost of the railway bridge.
Tins means something more than a mere
side bracket attachment.Vo can safely
assert in this connection that Omaha
will not bo content with a duplicate of
the Union Pacific bridge , and no aid will
bo voted by this city to any bridge enter
prise unless acceptable plans that will
insure ample facilities and accommoda
tions for vehicles and pedestrians are
adopted , and proper guarantees arc
given that they will bo faithfully carried
out in the construction of the bridge.
More verbal promises will not satisfy this
community. Omaha will take nothing
for granted the next time she Is asked
for a bonded subsidy.
UENKUAL ROSUCKANS is a candidate for
the ofllco of superintendent of the coast
survey , and a question has bcon raised
as to whether he has the necessary scien
tific qualifications. This is met by the
fact that during most of his lifo since ho
graduated from West Point he has boon
engaged in scientific pursuits , and un
doubtedly it can bo conclusively shown
that ho docs not lack in the re
quired knowledge for the posi
tion. The more tcnablo ob
jection to General Rosecrans is of another
kind. Ho is so unfortunate as to have an
exceedingly irritable temper and a dis
position to domineer and have things his
own way regardless of hicher authority.
This would be very likely to impair his
usefulness in an administrative position
as well as the elllclency of the service
over which he had charge. Ho has merit
and claims , but they are largely oft'sot by
his unhappy defects , if ho has not learned
to discipline these better than in the past.
Other Lands Than Ours.
The British house of commons resumed
its session last Monday and returned to
the consideration of the crimes bill. The
fourth clause is under discussion , and the
tactics being pursued by both parties are
similar to those which characterized the
progress of the three sections upon
which action has boon taken. The sup
porters of the measure arc manifesting a
somewhat more determined disposition
to push the bill , and the indications uro
that there will hereafter bo more fre
quent applications of the cloturo. It is
pretty evident that a more aggressive
policy was agreed on during the recess ,
and when it shall be put into effect is now
simply a question of expediency. The
motion of Balfour on Thursday , which
prevailed , remitting the section provid
ing for the removal of venue to Lon
don , was a concession heartily re
ceived by the Parnollitos. This provision
of the bill was regarded as ono of its
most objectionable features by the oppon
ents of the measure , since under it jus
tice to Irishmen who might become
amenable to the law would bo almost
impossibleana the action ot the coalition
in yielding this section shows at least
that the battle on the part of the friends
of Ireland has not been entirely profit
less. The government , however , is not
to be credited with any magnanimity in
this matter. Its action was forced by a
sense of expediency , the conviction that
it could not stand the universal condemnation -
nation which the adoption of this section
would call down upon it. The reappear
ance of Mr. Parnoll at the head of his
party has infused fresh courage and hope
into its ranks , and although it may not
bo able to accomplish any more m the
future than it has in the past , it will have
moie spirit to continue the fight. The
first move of Parncll has been to bring
his followers into entire harmony with
the Gladstomans , so that the home rule
party can now ofter a united resistance
to the opposition.
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The speculation of a few * weeks ago re
garding the proposed retirement of Lord
Salisbury , to bo succeeded probably by
Lord Hartlngton , seems to have exhausted
itself. As to Hartington , a doubt is ex
pressed as to whether ho would bo any
more willing now than ho was a few
months ago to exchange the position oi
independence and authority which ho
enjoys as leader of the liberal-unionists
for the leadership of a coalition ministry.
Lord Salisbury might possibly bo willing
to COQo } he premiership to him , as ho
offered somfl u'a ' ? ° 8'nco ' to d ° . retaining
the foreign seeJetltfyB' P'or taking some
high titular office of litftci . pr , such as
the presidency of the councll.ofrouTntUi k
in the cabinet without office , or retiring
from thO'govorumont altogether. But if
the chiefs could agree , the followers
would murmur and might oven mutiny.
When Lord Salisbury proposed that
Lord Hartington should become prime
minister , bringing with him into the cab
inet a contingent of liberal-unionists , the
expressions of dissatisfaction among the
conservatives were both loud and deep.
The conservatives are to tho.liberal . -
unionists as thrcn or four to one ; and
they are not disposed to ccdo the great
places in the state to the representatives
of a comparatively feeble minority. Nor
is Lord Hartington likely , at such a junc
ture as the present , to fake any step
which would alter his relations to the
liberal party.
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French affairs have assumed a very
quiet aspect on the surface , but there la
some reason to suspect that the under
currents are not so placid. There Is very
little confidence expressed in the perma
nence of the now government. It is in
every way a reactionary government , the
result of political Intrigue between the
monarchist side of the chamber of
deputies and the moderate republicans ,
who have joined forces against social
and radical movements and the military
party personified by 'Boulangcr. With
out the support Of the monarchists the
government cannot stand , nnd this sup
port cannot bo rolled upoiii Tlio repub
licans arc liable to bo betrayed by this
clement at any time , and then would
come a fresh trouble anil moro serious
complications. Those who have tlio best
opportunity to know the popular feel
ing still insist that the French people
want Boulangcr moro determinedly
than they have wanted any
thing In a long time , and it is predicted
as probable that they will have him before -
fore July 14 , the day appointed to cele
brate the people's ability to have their
own way. Boulangcr is wisely un
demonstrative , but ho remains in Paris
close to his friends and Is said to enjoy
his popularity and the fuss which has
been stirred up about him. Among the
least commendable features of the oppo
sition to the now prime minister is one
that shows political hostility in Franco to
be as relentless as any where else. The
fact is recorded that private papers
found in the Tullenes showed that Hou-
vier's wife had received 500 francs a
month from the omporor's ' private purse ,
with no specification as to the services
for which the money was paid. Mr.
Grevy is accused of having made
prime minister a man to whoso table gen
tlemen cannot bring their wives , and
whoso wife is not a proper associate for
respectable women. Mine , llouvicr is
known to bo a woman of talent , and a
sculptor of considerable ability. There
is no proof to maintain the broad insinu
ations made , and which ar'o taken from
articles written seven years ago by Mr.
Brisson , who now supports the prime
minister.
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The cession to Great Britain by Tur
key of the island of Cyprus , the affairs of
which the British government has pro
visionally administered since 1878 , is
an acquisition of some consid
erable importanco. It is a consumma
tion that a number of eminent English
statesmen had sought to effect , and its ac
complishment by Lord Salisbury is very
likely to bring him great credit from
these of his countrymen who demand a
vigorous foreign policy. As a depot of
supplies and bast of operations Cyprus
is deemed to bo of very great importanco.
Its strategic value to a power that aims
at predominance in the Levant has been
proved by the history of throe thousand
years. Phojniciana , Egyptians , Assy
rians , Greeks , Romans , the crusading
Franks , the Venetians and the Turks
have successively borne witness to it.
If , hereafter , when { the Russian has su
perseded the TurfclW Asia Minor and
the yEgoan , England ; is to play the part
of Venice in Levantine waters , she
cannot dispense with the Venetian
coign of vantage' } ! The ono port of
Cyprus could easilybo restored to the
depth which , during } the palmy days of
Venetian rule , unaided hundreds of ves
sels to easily ride within its roadstead ;
and a harbor such as that would bo a
menace to any power seeking to interfere
with British Interests-in India. The very
indictment , however , which Mr. Glad
stone drew up against the Boaconsfiold
administration can be made against that
of Lord Salisbury. There is an evident
attempt to play the swashbuckler in pol
itics , to enter npon engagements lightly ,
and to forgot domestic reforms in the lust
for empire.
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Germany has entered upon the great
work of connecting the North sea with
the Baltic by a ship canal , the
primary purpose being to secure a
protected route for its own vessels ,
and particularlv its ships of war , from
the Baltic to the estuary of the Elbe.
The canal , beginning at the bay of Kill ,
near Haltonau , south of the strong mili
tary works of Fricdrichfort , will cross
the province of Holstcin by way oi
Rondsburg , and strike * the Elbe near its
mouth at Brunsbuttol , or between this
oiut and St. Manrarolhon. Its dimen
sions will bo such as to allow the passage
of the largest ironclad in the Gorman
navy , the KonigVilhelm , of 9,750 tons
displacement , having sixty feet beam
and between twenty-six and twenty-
seven feet draught. There are several
other vessels in the Gorman navy ol
equal beam , and as they are to be
able to pass each other in both directions
at all hours of the tide , it is evident
that the new waterway will bo commodi
ous. The project of cutting through the
Danish peninsula has been under consid
eration for many years , but was evidently
only ripe for accomplishment when both
ends of the proposed canal passed under
thp dominion of a power possessing not
only the means to undertake it , but the
motive for doing , so. The strategic ad
vantages of having a route entirely under
its control , and quite independent of the
Belt , which Denmark could block with
her shore batteries and torpedoes , have
furnished the impelling motive for Ger
many. In Kiel she has a harbor of the
first importance , with fine anchorage ,
while both ends of her now canal will be
protected by powerful forts.
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Ono of the most noteworthy of rcccnl
rumors in regard to the Vatican relate !
to a proposal to make the pope king oi
Palestine , under a guarantee of protcc
tion by all the Catholic powers. It h
suggested that this i project may bode
signed as a compromise in the effort tc
urocuro for the pope recognition as n
temporal SofSrpignr , * t is doubtful , how.
over , whether the hotf Sf-o could find its
wishes accomplished by Uio gt&ni 61
temporal power in Syria as a substitute
for its claims In'Italy. The pope
would . certainly1 tjfl king ovoi
a very mixed i population ol
Christians , Jews and Mohammedans , aDt !
with even the Christian community by nc
means all subject to'tho Roman church ,
Indued , a largo nuhihjr of the Syrian
Christians reject the supremacy of the
pope in his ecclesiastical capacity. Per
haps the recent rumor of an attempt al
union between the Greek and Latin
churches under Ute Roman pontiff , maj
have had some connection with this spe
cial Palestine scheme. Practical rule
over Palestine would certainly have lu
full proportion of drawbacks to advan
tages.
The situation of affairs in two of the
Central American states docs not look
encouraging for the proposed union
which a little while ago seemed so prom
ising. Mcuender , of Salvador , and Bo-
gran , of Honduras , are In some trouble
with tholr people , and both are menaced
with revolutions. The accusation , against
Bograu is general unpopularity and in
triguing to secnra kis re-election at the
autumn elections ; tliat against Mcnondcz
Is tyrannical treatment of political oppo
nents , Including Imprisonment , pressing
into the army , and Hogging , Men-
ondcz is the leader who , just two
years ago the present month , headed
the revolutionists in Salvador against
I'iyncroa , when the latter had been made
president after the resignation of Zakll-
van After gaining several successes in
the Hold , Mcnondcz was accepted as pres
ident , and 1ms so remained during the
past two years , Ilo\v far the refusal of
Ills government to agrco to the treaty re
cently made by the representatives of all
the Central American states is concerned
with tlio present disturbances docs not
appear. It would not be surprising ,
however , to. hear that revolutions had
broken out both In Salvador and Hondu
ras , although it is possible that the ex
tent of the dissatisfaction has been some
what exaggerated.
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The Zulus arc at last subjects of the
Queen of Great Britain. According to
Sir Henry Holland , they have been In
formed of the fact , for when ho was asked
in the house of commons if steps had
been taken to obtain the consent of the
Zulus , ho replied that stops had been
taken by tolling them what was going lo
bo done. The figure Cotywtiyo's old em
pire now cuts on the map is enough to
make that unfortunate monarch turn In
his grave. The broad domain of the new
Boer republic stretches through the cen
tral and finest part of Zululand almost to
the sea , leaving the two portions that re
main to the natives joined like the Sia
mese twins by a ligature in the shape of
a narrow coast strip. Now that Great
Britain has annexed Zululand , her his
toric drum-beat that circles the world
may be said also to describe a much
smaller circle around the new Boer ro-
public. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
POHTUNK AND MISFO11TUNE.
Robert T. Lincoln's lawlirm Is said to have
an Income of 5C0.030 a year.
Emlllo Charlotte hanjjtry , oi tlio Island of
Jersey , has Invested 520,000 moro in Now
York real estate. She now holds mortgages
woith nearly 5200,000.
Kwlolf llemoc Is the largest dry goods
merchant in the city of Berlin , lie says thnt
before he began to advertise he barely cleared
expenses. The llrst year ho spent 5213 In
advertising , mid his Income rose to $7,140 ;
so he went on Increasing the amount and his
prolits In proportion , until nt present his ad
vertising bills foot up § 100,000 , every year.
Lieutenant Flipper , the nosro West
Pointer who was dismissed trom the
service some years ngo , Is now a
large mine owner In Mexico , and Is spoken
ot as the coming Croesus of his race. Many
of these who "shook" this Flipper when he
was In disgrace have been among iho llrst to
solicit the honor of another shako now that
fortune has smiled upon him.
Jilts. Mark Hopkins received about
820,000,000 on the death of her husband , and
the estate must now be worth SuO.000,000.
The house which she built at Great Barring-
ton , Mass. , vill cost about $3,000,000 , and the
date on the corner-stone Indicates that It will
bo ready for occupancy In iSb . The estate
will Include several hundred acres of the
llousatonlc meadows , the turf of which pre
sents a beauttsul sight at thlsscason. it will
be surrounded by a wall three feet In height
New York World : Mr. Denis Kyan , the
well-known capitalist , of St. Paul , is regis
tered at the llottman house. He is said to
be worth at least $7,000,000 , although a do/en
years ago he conld not call 500 lu cash his
own. Mr. Kyau Is solt'-mado and is proud of
his days of toll. Lucky speculations , west
ern mines and business energy has made
him what he is. Ho owns the liotcl Hyan at
St. Paul , the Gait bouse at Chicago , a
32,000 acre tarm In the Ked river valley , a
8600,000 saw-mill In the Lake of the Woods
country , and has capital Invested in all sorts
of paying enterprises. Mr. Kyan is of me
dium heglht , rather stout build , has light
blue eyes , brown moustache and regular fea
tures. He is a pleasant-faced man and has
agreeable manners. Ho is very democratic
and altogether fieo of purse-proud procliv
ities He Is only in his fortieth year. It is
said In his honor that since fortune has
smiled upon him ho has never forgotten the
friends of his struggling days.
Paper Wad * .
Hloinu Independent.
The Omaha Republican and a few of its
second Cddlerc are tiring columns of frothy
verbiage at Governor Tnayer. Paper wads
from such puny pop-guns have no effect
upon the breast of a man who has braved
bullets.
A niigrnntled Offlcc-fleeker.
If the Republican continues its attacks ho
| Governor Tlmyer | will be elected again two
years hence by the blggost majority ever
given to a candidate west of the Missouri
river. The people of Nebraska are not going
to be mislead by the howls and ravings of a
disgruntled oflice-sceknr.
The Governor's Friends.
Liberty Journal.
The rural press of the state are rallying to
the defense of Governor Thsyer In the con
temptible warfare the Republican Is waging
against htm. The governor need have no
feai that he will be Injured to any ireat ex
tent by the Omaha concern , ills old
friends from all parts ot the state will still
bo with him.
Content.
Sam T. Clover In Dalsota lien ,
One seeks In vain
A fairer country than this broad domain :
Where freedom dwells on cotean. hill and
plain
And fertile prairies , rich with growlne grain ,
Invite the men of courage , brawn and brain.
Hither on breezy wing
Far from the pampered east a-wandering
All glided cuostoms to the winds 1 Hung ;
Why should my heart to city pleasures cling ?
My shack's a castle 1 and 1 reign Its king.
Then come what may.
Here In this cabin rude , content I'll stay ;
Here , at my cabin door I'll whllt away
The cares and troubles of a yesterday :
Why should 1 change my lot ? Wiiy further
stray ?
BHOHT 8IOKIES OF BIRDS.
A bird was noticed flattering about a tree
about to he sold at the market In Troy. An
examination disclosed In the branches the
nest of a lark.wlth live gg9 in It.
A big hawk swooped down on one of
T nJw-Br.pdle's ! fat hen * at Tabernacle township
! Whefcnpon Mrs. Brodlo caught It
ship S. 0. ,
ana wrung Its iil' frf - _ _ _ , . , ,
The burning of th < J
attributed to the English spsrro . The ? i > arrows -
rows have been noticed carrying stra'.y ' "
other Inflammable stuff and building tliClr
nests among the girders , and It is believed
that the sparks lodging In these nests caused
the nro.
A tame magpie , belonging to a lady of
Leeds , Kng. , IH accustomed to receive dainty
little bits from the lips of Its owner. Re
cently U horrltled the lady when , perching
upon her shoulder as usual , It dropped an
Immense big , green , catei pillar Into her
mouth as a grateful reciprocation.
An Irish gentleman presented an Intelll-
cent parrot to a lady no meant to marry.
The bird has since caused a ult for breach of
promise. It said , "Come In , " once when ho
called upon the lady , and entering be saw a
voting man sitting on the seta and the parrot
imiutid long string of klasea and laughed
tiendlshly. That broke tne match and the
ludy brought suit.
The peculiar pnnfyine and building
up powers of Hood's Sarsaparilla make
it the very best medicine to take at this
seasott.
STORIES TOLD BY LAWYERS ,
A Chicago Lawyer's ' First Experiouos on the
Pacific Const ,
AN ATTORNEY'S BACK THRUST.
Glitnf Justice Hynu's Quaint Wisdom
Contempt of Court The Flue
Was Too Small Itnmloliih .
of Itonnukc.
Chicago Tribune : The ways of justice
are rather startling m the west , us was
discovered by a Chicago attorney who
gained his llrst legal experience on the
slope. Ho wont west in the littles , and
settled in n little town in Oregon , Holug
the only lawyer there ho was something
of a wonder , and was regarded with con
siderable rovorcnco as the only man who
could make a speech. Ho was called
upon ono day to dofcnd a notorious
horse thief , and found court in session in
a shanty that was court room in ono end
and saloon in the other. The judge was
a minor and the jury consisted of a half-
dozen rough ranchmen. "Wall , boss , "
said the judge , "sincp ycr hero I 'sposo
wo might as well begin. This hero cuss
has been stciilm' horses , hain't ho ,
pards ? " A grunt of assent convicted the
prisoner , and ho wnssonteuced tostrotnh
before the lawyer could say a word. Ho
finally cut in , demanded a formal trial ,
and on this being refused , asked to make
a plea for the fellow's life. To this the
justice said : "Well , do ycr talkln' to mu.
an' , boys , you jest take this cuss an' hist
him , an' I'll listen to tuo other ono. "
The lawyer , not thinking that the pon-
tenco would bo executed at once , pleaded
with thu judge , who solemnly heard it all ,
and linally said : "That's a darnation line
speech , but I'm gcttin' n lectio dry an' I
propose wo 'journ court an' take A drink
an' then sec what the boys have been
a-doin' . "
They did so , and on going a short dis
tance from the shanty saw the defen
dant dangling in the air and not a soul
in sight , the .fury having adjourned to a
saloon after serving us executioners.
"He's done fur. " said the court ; "now
you icst como along with me an' we'll
sec that cuss' ole man , ho sent fur you to
do the talkin'an' sort o1 break it to him. "
The father of the defendant was found
at his shack smoking a pipe , and the
court said : "This Is the follor as rnado
the speech fur the young 'uu. Give him
a great scud-oil' . "
"Give mo yor hand , pard"said the old
man , "so ycr spoke right up for the kid ,
did very"
"I'cr bet ho did ; talked right to me
while the rest of the boys was a-string-
ing the young feller up. "
"Allghtv glad to hear't. Put the boy
through all right ? "
"Yer bet. "
"Said ho was a terror ? "
"Shore. "
"Said he'd stole forty hossos ? "
" ' . "
"Mor'n a 100.
"Talk "
long ?
" 13ot. Didn't give mo no chance to
see the fun. Made a jimmy crackin'
speech. "
"Course 't didn't save him ? "
"O , no. They wuz hangin' him whllo
I wuz llst'nin' . "
"Gimme yer hand pard , " said the old
man. I swan 1 gave him a big trial ;
bcttor'n any man had afore in the o
parts. Here's the dust , " and the young
lawyer got his first fee.
* *
*
Shortly after R. M. La Follett , now
congressman from the Third Wisconsin
district , was admitted to the bar ho was
elected district attorney at Madison.
Ono of his early cases was before Judge
Brailoy and a jury , whcro the attorney
on the other side was the rcdoutablo Col
onel Vilas , now postmaster general. The
case was but a misdemeanor and Colonel
Vilas evidently Knew little about it , as
he simply came to make the closing
speech for the defense. The colonel
started in with n full How of pompous
eloquence , hardly noticing the prisoner ,
but devoting all his powers to annihilate
La Follett. He called him a boy , said he
should still be in school , spoke of his
youthful presumption in pretending to
oneage in the administration of justice.
"My young and learned friend , " ho
said , in the most patronizing manner , "is
full of zeal to convict , ho is ambitious of
success , and if the innocence of the pris
oner wcro the bar to his reputation , ho
would ruthlessly sacrifice it in behalf of
his own advancement. " Ho overflowed
with allusions to the "learned and youth
ful1' advocate , and closed with the hope
that when the "learned prosecutor" had
become old in wisdom ho would look with
regret on his youthful ambition that
prompted him to seek the condemnation
of innocenco.
La Follott , what there was left of him ,
got up and said his venerable friend had
made a grievous error in the trial , and
had actually shown himself ignorant of
the case. "As for myself , " he said , " 1
am young , and hope to know more when
I grow older , but I trust I never shall be
come so old , or so learned , or so
presumptions as to attempt to try a case
when 1 know nothing about it. "
The colonel squirmed and grinned , but
said nothing , and the young lawyer won
the cause.
%
The quaint wisdom of the bench has
never been more wittily uttered than by
the late Chief Justice Hyan of Wisconsin ,
in deciding that a lawyer appointed to
try a.caso in place of a prejudiced judge
had no authority for the reason that the
constitution of the state vested all judi
cial power in certain court * , and those
could not delegate their authority. Ho
cites a case from Hobart in point which
suya : "All kingdoms In this constitution
are with the power of justice , both ac
cording to the rule of law ami equity ;
both of which being in the king as sov
ereign wore after fettled In several
courts ; as the light being first made by
God was aftrtr settled in the great bodies
of the sun and moon. "
After questioning the accuracy of
Hobart's "coiibtitutional law , both ce
lestial and terrestrial , " Judge Hyan says :
"Taking the sun and moon according
to the common acceptation and following
Hobart's metaphor , the circuit judge
might bo likened to the sun of his court ;
in this cause , and Mr. Cole ( the lawyer
who tried the case ) to the moon , after
tha fashion of a judicial depute in Scot's
law , whining with delegated jurisdiction.
Hut the constitution niurs the compari
son. For by the astronomical constitu
tion the sun appears to take power to
delegate his functions of lighting the
world , while the state constitution tolerates
erates no such delegation and appoints a
sun only , without any moon , as luminary
of the circuit court , whose 'gladsome
. light of jurisprudence " must be sunshine ,
voryoui S tfwyCT sots a
It is not t a
chance to express hfs opinion 01 ? "l&i
but a young western attorney catn
pretty near it when on being fined 110 for
contcmnt of court he said : "Tho line' is
too small ; make it 11,000,000. "
A somewhat similar utory Is told of
Tom Corwin , who being somowhut dis
gusted with a certain judge's ruling
in a case on trial , asked to be flncd for
contempt of court. "Y9U have expressed
no contempt of court , sir , s'aid the judgn.
"Hut 1 have the most Infernal contempt
for it , " replied Corwin.
This was nearly equalled by another
barrister , who , also being lined for con
tempt , declared ho had expressed no
contempt , but on the contraryQhad care
fully concealed hU feelings.
, When John Randolph was attorney
general and in tho.licight of his fame , lu
was on ono of his trips td Washington
waiting Impatiently for the public con
veyance , pacing nervously up and down ,
when ho became furiously annoyed by
the shrill whistling of a man in charge of
the station. Randolph walked directly
in front of htm and said in his very
severest manner : "Stop that whistling ,
sir. "
"Why ? "
"Hooauso I command it. "
"And who are you , pray ? "
"I'm John Randolph , of Ronnokc , sir. "
"Well , who the doyll is John Randolph ,
of Roanoke , sir ? " was the question tliat
stunned the lawyer completely ,
in the early days of law In Minnesota a
judge who was noted for his excel lent
imlginunt , both at law and poker , during
the noon intermission of a day's session ,
became deeply engaged in a little game
of draw. A big jackpot lay in the center
of the table just as the moment for open
ing the court arrived. The judge looked
at his hand ; ho had tliroo lacks. When it
catno his turn ho said : " 1 open it , " but
had hardly got thn words out of his
mouth when the bailill' came In out of
breath and whispered hurriedly that ho
was waited for to open the court. "Go
back and announce , " said the judge "that
this court has just opened a jaokpot , and
that the other court is adjourned for fif
teen minutes , "
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A young Chicago lawyer , a few days
ago , nad a case in the federal court before -
fore a judge who , while noted for his
wisdom and his integrity , is exceedingly
impatient of contradiction. The attorney
propounded the rule applicable to a cer
tain point , when the court abruptly de
clared :
"That is not the law. "
" 1 beg the court's pardon , " said the
young attorney , "but I have a case ex-
aetly m point. '
"Do you moan to contradict mo ? " de
manded the court , mad aa a decapitated
hen.
hen."O
"O no , certainly not , I don't. The supreme
premo court of the United States does , *
though , and I want to road the case to
show you what a fool that court was. "
*
A Fond du Lao lawyer once sot out to
arcuo a case before Judge McLean , and
was trying very hard to force conviction
on a curtain law point , when the judge
Interrupted him impatiently with : "I
hayo already made up my mind on tliat
point , and there's no use of your wasting
your time any longer. If you don't ' like
my decision you can take the case to the
court of errors. "
"Yes."said the attorney , "but there's
whcro I have it now. "
fleaclwoocl I'coplo.
The following gentlemen are here from
Deadwood looking around the city , talk
ing railroad , and conferring with the
smelting work's people as regards the
best manner of disposing of their ore.
They will go to Chicago to-day. .
McPheraon , Los. Starr , George C. Hlo-
kok , J. H. B. Miller and John U. Will-
son.
son.FACE
FACE HUMORS.
Seven Years of Physical and Mental
Suffering1 Ended by Cutlcura.
A noiir B ron ycnrsnpo I hnda humor break
iX out upon my face : It started In A itnnll
blotch nnd looked Ilko the sting-of bee , then
it Rprond and looked like n ringworm , and bo-
cnino very unlnftil. 1 at once went to ono of
the boat doctors In tlio city mid ho oould
do mo no Kood. No loss tlinn twolro or the
best doctors huvo had a trftil at my inco and all
of thorn fnllud. I will not giro you n list of tholr
names , liut will say that they were trom llos-
ton , Now York and Malno , nlso from Knelnnd ,
I'rnnco itnd Ciuuuln. I Imvo boon a hotel cook
and stownrfl for years. In the summer I oook
at watering places : thnt Is why I have hud an
opportunity of being among irood doctors.
Tiioy could not euro my face , and I had given
up all hopes of ever being uny bettor. LaHt
Juno , I went U > Mooaohond I.nko.'Mnlno , to
cook lor the fonson. My face was BO bed t did
not like to be seen. At the lake 1 mot a gcntlo-
man from England. Ho told mo to use your
CITTICVIIA lU.WKDiK.s and they would cure me At
onco. I did so. The result was In three we kf
the fores on my fiu-o were lioalod up. I unert It
nil the Benson. My face is ull well nnj noocixreto
bo seen. I have ruoommondod It to a cumber ,
and In every cuso it has cured thorn. It would
take a great deal of money to put me back
whore I wasonoyenr ago , providing I did not
know what your CUTICUKA would do. I ehall
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Have Just used your CUTICUKA RCMEDIES on
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recommended to bo. My daughter WM al
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commenced to ccrmo out. Now she In M smooth
Meverahe was , and sb hai only taken ono
box of CuTicuiiA.onooakoof CUTIUUHA HOAP ,
and ono bottle of CimouuA UESOT.VINT. I doc-
.tared with quite a number of doctors , but to no
avail , I am willing to make aOldarH to the
truth of the statement.
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nnd CUTICIUIA HESOI.VKKT , the new Blood Purl-
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niemfehe * . Pimple * , Dlackhoads , end
BabyJIumors. use CUTICUHA HOAI' .
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. Aehlntr Muscles , Hack * . Hlp and
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MINUTE iirTiiKCuTicDitA ANTI-PAIN
PI.ASTEU. At druggists , 350.
Paid up Capital $200,000
Surplus 48 , COO
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H. W. Yates , President. * '
A. E. Tou/alin. Vico-Prcsldont. '
W. H. 8. litighoa , Cashier , . " ,
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W. V. Morse , John S. Collins , ? t , ,
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A. E. Touzalin.
KANKING OFFICK :
THE IRON BANK ,
Cor. 12th nnd Farnam Sts.
A General Banking Business Trnnsactt
JiOSTONMAS8.
CAPITAL , . . . $400,000
SURPLUS . 60OOOO
Accounts of Banks , Bankers and Corpo
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Our facilities for COLLECTIONS re
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when balancei warrant it
Doston U a Reserve City , and balances
with us frombank ( not located in other Re
serve Cities ; count as reserve ,
We draw our own Exchange on London
and the Continent , and m ke Cable trans
fers and place money by telegraph through-
M ( I'ne United States and Canada.
ie'ri ' Bonds bought and sold , and
for B nk ,
without extra charge. ,
We have a market for prime fifit-C.8 ' * *
Investment Securities , and invite proposals
trom States , Counties and Cities when is
suing bunds.
We do a general Banking butlnebt , and
invite correspondence.
ASA P. POTTER , President.
JOS. W. WORK , Cashier.
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