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FILE OMAHA.DAILY BE& ; vSATUKDAY , .JANUARY 28. 188 $ , THE DAILY BEE. BfOllNINO. TEHMB OP HUIISC111IT10N. Dully ( Morning Kdltion ) Insludlug Sunday 1l > .K.nno Venr . 110 no fur Hlx MutitlM . r > 00 KorThron Jlonths , . . . 9 ta Tim omnhn SMmday HKK , mailed to nny nd- dross , Ono ,1' car . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . " 00 0 AIIAnrrifci.NOa.01lANDBI01'AU.VAM8TIIKKT. NKW YOIIK OrriCK , HOOM < v > , Tiunuwr. lltm.i- mi. WAHIIINIITON omcK , No. M3 FOUH- TKENTII STIIKET. _ _ _ _ COHHKHl'ONnENCE. AH communications rotating to novr nrnl editorial matter nhotild bo addressed to tue XUITOU or TIIK llRi : . I1USINK8S TKTriiU : > . All business letters and remittances should bo addressed to TIIK HKK I'IMII.IHIIIM ) COMI-ANV , OMAHA. Drafts. chocks and postofllce orders to b made payable to the order of the company. .Tlie Bee PablishiuglSpy , Proprietors , E. ROSEWATKIl. Enrrou. XI IK DAILY HKI5. Bworn Htiitcincnt orcirciilntlon. Btate of Nebraska , _ rounty nt Douglass. I ' ' Kleo. 11. 'rzKchuuk , wcrctnry of The Hco I'uli- llMiltig company , dot's Milcinnlvswcnr that tlio actual circulation ot thu Dully lieu for thu week endingtun. 3) ) , lx ( , was ntt follow * : Saturday. Jan. II Ifi.'Kj ' Hmidny , .Inn. 1ft l.Vtii Monday , .Inn. Hi . -ir. . - Tuesday. .Inn. IT ll.KBi Wednesday , .lull. 18 lflam 3'nurmlny , .Ian. ID H.M Friday , Jan. SO Ifi.UM Average 1M03 OKO. II. TZ8UIIDbi\ . Sworn to nnd subscribed In my presence this 21th ilny of January , A. 1) . , 1W . N. 1' . FBI L , Notury Public. Etntn of Nnbrnskn , I County of Douglass , f " " duo. II. Tzschiick , being llrfit duly sworn , do- iMiMi-H und HIIJ-H Unit lie IH hecretnry of The lli-o 'ubllshlng toinpnny , that the nctuiil nvoragu dully circulation of tfie Dally Iteoforthe month of .liitumry , Wi , in'J i copies : for February , - 'r , IKW , 14'II'J coiiles ; for October , IMff , ll.iMI ; for November. IbbT , 10ttW copies ; for December , Kb" , 15,041 copies. OKO. II. TZSCHUCh . Bworn nnd subscribed loin my presence this 2d day of January , A. D. IbW. N. P. I'MI I , . Notary Public. TllKlli7.zuril with all his fury struck the custom Htsitcs , bending the inoroury I'll below. The sympsithy tluit was ox- "temlod to llio wild and windy west will now bo shipped back in with interest. TIIK HUB wants no moro "poetical" contributions on the blizztird.Vliat wo do want is financial contributions to the ( und for the benefit of Nebraska's heroic school touchers Miss Freeman , Miss Koyco and Miss Shatttick. MAYOR BUOATCH is to bo commended for the prompt and energetic effort ho is making to got the municiual house hold at rights. A general housecleaning ing once a year ia healthful , oven though the spring season lias not quite set in. A"ND now the news comes from Phila delphia that prominent republicans have Mr. George W. Childs , of the Public JMlijf.r in view for a possible candidate for president. Mr. Childs Las promptly nnd emphatically denied the story. This is the usual first stop toward candidacy. THIS eiti/cns of Cincinnati are to be congratulated. The council passed an ordinance reducing the price of gas to ono dollar. The company refused to make the reduction and the matter was taken into the courts. A decision in luvor of the people has just been ren dered. TUB business men of St. Louis have .begun a crusade against the Bell tele phone monopoly. A petition signed by several hundred prominent business men asks the municipal assembly that a bill be passed reducing the rate for tele phone service one-half. Rochester , New York , has just como out victorious in a similar contest. THE Iowa people will stand no more fooling on the part of the railroads dis criminating against them. Three hun dred manufacturers , farmers nnd busi ness men , irrespective of politics , mot in convention at Des Monies and effected a permanent organization. They will standby the state railroad * commiHsionors in giving them full power to determine freight and passen ger charges and to clarify freights. TIIK formation of a "railroad clearing house" by the principal railway corpor uiions of the country is now under dis cussion. This means a gigantic rail road "trust" virtually conbolidating nl ! the lines in the United States and hav ing them managed by two or three men , ft'ho object is said to bo ths mainte- Janco of fair rates by-doing nwny witli competition. From the monopolistic point of view this is a brilliant Bohemo But it is not likely to materialize. GKUMAN telegraph Nollloials , it is claimed , have been instructed to receive no cable messages marked "via Com mercial cable. " The Commercial cable is an American enterprise , nnd this boy cott against it looks very much as i ! Messrs. Bennett and Mackny had of fended Grof Bismarck. If our hogs arc to bo kept out of Germany and our telegraph graph enterprises are to bo crippled wo may find means for retaliating thai will teach Bismarck to treat this coun try with decent consideration. TIIK sugar refiners of the Pnciili coast and the American planters of tlu Sandwich Islands are much disturbed over the action of the eastern sugai trust. It was decided by the latter nol to oppose a reduction of the duty 01 raw or refined sugar. The western moi look upon this as spite work. But cast orn rollnora claim that Karl Sprocket ; takes advantage of the free importatioi of Sandwich Island sugar , by competing with eastern sugar firms in their owi marketf \ \ \ \ free raw sugar onstori roflnors claim they can hold their own TUB defeat of Jay Hubbell as a candi elate for the nomination to succeed tin late Congressman Motlatt in tlu Eleventh Miohlcan district , is a rosul which the republicans of that distric nro to ho congratulated upon , althougl it required moro than a hundred ballot to knock him out.Vo are not familial with the qualifications of the succe sfu candidate , but wo do know somothin ; of Mr. Hubbell , and believe that poll ticiiuis of his class are not' the bar which the republican party can nfl'on to countonancor An Appeal In IJelinlf oCMls * Hlmttuck. The case of.Miss Ettl'pShuttuck' , n young Nebraska school teacher , appeals more strongly for sympathy and aid than that of nliy person who hna suf fered from the recent blizzard. Bho was teaching school in Holt covlnly , nnd \VIIH caught out in the terrible storm. Seeking refuge in a hay stack , she re mained there seventy-eight hours , nnd was discovered by a farmer in time to save her life. She was , however , terribly frozen , nnd on Thurs day at her homo in Seward she had both legs amputated below the knees. It is thought she will recover. "M'lHs. Shattuck is only nineteen years old. Her father , who is a veteran of the civil war , is unable to earn his own living , being physically Incapacitated for work , und for some time ho has boon dependent upon the earnings of his faithful daughter for his support. The great misfortune which lias over taken the young lady loaves both father nnd daughter destitute. The BKK suggests , under the cir cumstances , that the. members of the Grand Army of the Republic in Ne braska take u ) ) subscriptions for Miss Shattuck at onco. Such contributions will be acknowledged through the BKK. At the game time the teachers of Omaha , who seem to bo very Blow in rendering assistance to any unfortunate member of the craft.ought now to como forward with liberal aid for Miss Shat tuck. Wo hope also that the teachers throughout the state will join in this movement , together with citizens gen erally. The heroism of Miss Freeman and Miss Royce is being acknowledged , but 'neither ono of these young ladies is in the terrible condition of Miss Shattuck. Miss Freeman , who 'is n very sensible and modest young lady , does not really relish the notoriety she has gained through her heroic conduct and presence of mind. She BOO ins satisfied that she did her simple duty under trying cir cumstances , and saved the lives of the thirteen children in her charge. She was not in anyway injured. MissRoyce , the other young school teacher , " who bravely tried to wivo the lives of three children , is not fee seriously injured as at first reported , and will not bo obliged to suffer amputation. Wo hope , however , that the contribu tions for the benefit of those two heroic young ladies will continue. The appeal in behalf of Miss Shattuck should in no way interfere with them , and probably it will not. All three should bo prop erly provided for and the BWK proposes to continue its efforts in that direction. Panama anil NIcarnKiiu Canals. The complete failure of the Panama canal project is now only a matter of months. The refusal of the French government to sanction the issue of lot tery bonds in aid of that enterprise puts the finishing blow to the hopes of M. Do Lcssops. It was the last hope of the sanguine engineer , For the past three years ho has tried every possible means of raising the wind financially and , after scouring millions of dollars , which ho has sunk in the bit ; ditch in the isthmus , is at last brought face to face with certain failure. .Not six months ago M. Do Lcssops , in his appeal for some funds , assured the government that a lottery was the only remaining chance , and that , failing to secure n credit sanctioned by the government , operations must stop during the coming bummer. The failure of the plan for a tide water level canal across the Isthmus o Panama was predicted from the outset by the leading engineers of our country. For thirty years past the United States has taken a deep interest in suggested projects for opening water communica tion between the Gulf of Mexico nnd the Pacific ocean. Various surveys which have been made officially by our government and somi-ottioiully through its naval officers show clearly in advance of the actual experiment what M. Do Lcssops' expensive ditch digging has at last proved. Tlio proposition to dupli cate the Suez canal across the backbone of the isthmus was a daring one , well worthy oftho indomitable pluck of the great French engineer. It lacked two important prerequisites of success an unlimited amoant of money and a cen tury of time. After several years" in which hundreds of millions of francs had been squandci-cd and several thou sand lives lost in the malarial isthmus , there is nothing to show for the work but a very small portion of the excava tion on the easiest portion of the work , while the two great problems of the deep rock cut and the control of the Chargros river remain untouched. The projected Panama canal will stand in history as ono of the most monumental examples of blundering in engineering of modern times. If the results of the unfortunate enterprise wore not moro far reaching than their effects upon the reputation of the en gineer who projected it there would bo loss cause for comment. The failure of the canal company , Dhow- over , will involve many thousands ol Frenchmen and French women who , with the phenomenal success of the Suex canal in their minds , have hvvibhlj given all their little savings and earn ings to Do Lossops and to the cotnpanj to which ho lent his name. It can read ily bo believed , ns reports from abroad toll us , that the final crash , which can not now long bo delayed , will involve in general ruin thousands of woll-to-dc artisans , mechanics and farmers ol Franco. But there is ono cause for congratula tion as far as America is concerned , The failure of the Panama canal will direct moro general attention to the Nicaragua route , which , since 1858 , has been bovoral times investigated by out government. The last surveying party that under Lieutenant Monocal during the year 185 , has fully demonstrated the practicability of a canal with locks run ning from Groytown , on the Carriboan sea , to Brlto , on the Pacific. "Mr , Mcnocal's thorough researches have re sulted in the publication by the govern ment of an elaborate report on the pro posed route which loaves nothing to be desired in the way of details. Even foot of the ground was covered by t practical surveying party and ovor.i facrap of information regarding the topography , coat of labor' , amount 01 earth'to bo excavated and .qngincorhig appliances necessary 'to the complete control of the water was gathered and garnered for the information of the naval department. The route as sur veyed by Mr. Menocal would give a Qiitml nearly ono hundred and seventy miles in length , of which only about thirty-nlnfi miles would have to bo ex cavated , while the remaining ono hun dred and thirty inilcs would bo lake navigation upon Lake Nicaragua. The summit of the isthmus would bo eroded on this plan byA bcvon locks and the entire - tire heavy excavation would bo con centrated upon a single cut of less than fifteen thousand feet in length. Ac cording to Mr. Monocal , forty-nine million dollars would bo nmplo to com plete the canal ready for tralllc. Such a project , while lacking the most daring features of Do Lessops' brilliant scheme , is also fortunately wanting in the financial rocks upon which his com pany has struck. It is moro modest by two-thirds in its cost than a scheme which propones to level a way across the Isthmus of Panama and it will use for four-fifths of its distance a great fresh water lake in the interior of the con tinent. It possesses the additional ad vantage of greatly shortening the dis tance from the Atlantic to the Pacific slope , owing to the fact that Nicaragua is much further north than the Minims of Panama. It is scarcely probable that the United States , after its experience with the Pacific railroads , will venture into the canal digging business , but whatever encouragement and aid through its en gineers and governmental bureaus it can afford to a proper company organ ized for forwarding the project will probably not bd withhold. Proposed Now Treaties. It is expected that the senate will at the present session , pass upon two new extradition treaties , which are of very considerable importance by reason of their political features. These are the conventions with Great Britain and Russia. The first of these was before the semite of the last congress nnd was widely discussed in the press , The gen eral public opinion was that Minister Phelps had conceded too much , and very likely it was this expression that led the Homtto to defer action upon it. The treaty makes a number of additions to extraditable crimes , and if adopted would have the effect of compelling em bezzlers und defaulters to seek some other .asylum than Canada. So far as it would "accomplish this there was no objection to it , but the inclusion of per sons alleged to bo dynamiters among offenders who should bo extradited was a source of strong and earncstobjoction , which the explanation of Mr. Phelps , that no better arrangement could bo ob tained from England , did not servo to remove. The proposed convention with Russia , according to the published text , was even moro vigorously objected to by rea son of Us political -provisions than that with Great Britain. Meetings were held in Now York and elsewhere to de nounce it , and organizations formed to oppose its approval by the senate. A provision of this treaty1 , as published , would have permitted the Rus sian government to make a hunting ground of the United States for refugee nihilists , and practically deprived this class of political offenders of all rights or security of asylum hero. Such an arrangement would bo repugnant to the whole American people. It is now said , however , that the text of this treaty , published last year , was not correct as to the objectionable provision , there being no such clause in the treaty before the -senate. It is hardly conceivable that tin American minister would sub scribe to a convention containing such n provision , and it may confidently bo said that there is no danger of a treaty of this character receiving the sanction of the senate. A treaty with Holland is also pending before the senate , and has received some consideration already at the present session , but this is mainly commercial in its character. An Unfortunate Overlap. An overlap in the fire department fund has been officially reported which calls for retrenchment in the number of men and economy in materials. This is not only unfortunate , but becomes a mutter of deep concern. It appears that the levy of 4 } mills on the dollar on a valuation of $10,000,000 ia about $25,000 short of the amount neces sary to keep the fire department up to its present standard. In order to hold expenses down to the fire department fund , it is proposed by Mayor Broatch to dbchargo one-half the members of the department , and to tie up several of the hose-carts. While the BEE is of the opinion that greater care in the equipment and purchase - chase of material for the department could have suvod the city several thou sand dollars , there arc strong reasons to excuse the largo outlay for fire pro tection at the beginning of the fiscal year. The necessity of the department to keep up with the rapid growth of the city was urgent. Tlio outlying dis tricts had to bo provided with now com plements of engines and men. The erection of so many high buildings called for now hook and ladder trucks and improved machinery. Then , also , the inevitable loss by the breakage of carts and material , and crippling of horses , swelled the expense. To cripple the department by reduc ing its force 50 per cent would not bo prudent. It may become necessary for heavy property owners to advance or douato the necessary funds to keep the fire department up to its present ofll- cicut standard. Oilier InmtlH Than Ours. The political activity that naturally precedes the assembling of parliament is manifesting itself in England. The circulars of the party chiefs requesting the early wrcsonco of members have been issued , and so mo of these IcadCrs have given public expression to their view * as to what is hoped for nnd maybe bo accomplished. Air. Goschon , the chancellor of tho. exchequer , does not anticipate the crisis predicted by Mr. Parnoll. Ho says > t is the determina tion of the government to rhako the com Dig session a-normul ono , that there is no dissension in llio cabinet , and-tlmt there w.lll.bo. no danger to the ministry from questions of homfc policy. 'Sir Midhnol Ilicks-Bcaeh , 'In a speech nt Bristol , faVored local gov ernment in ( Ireland and de nounced tHe hp'polntmont of poli tical olllcials for Ireland who nro di rectly re.sponsibja ; to ono man. Lord Salisbury Irtis been forced to make con cessions to the liberal-unionists on the local government bill , as It was ex pected ho would , .do in order to hold their support. luis issuppoxcd to have satisfied the coalition , at least for the tlmo being. The promise now is that the local government bill will bo brought In early in the session , and will lw found very democratic in character. It is expected to receive the full sup port of the lories and liberal-unionists. The most important feature of this measure will bo the extension ol the basis of suffrage. Changes in tlio rules of procedure , BO as to materially ch' > ck , if not entirely prevent obstruction , will probably bo mado. Tlio ministry and the liberal-unionists are undorblood to be absolutely as ono in sustaining the coercion act and its execution by Bal- four. Such are the salient facts of the political situation in England ton dayg before the assembling of parliament. They may undergo important changes after the body moots , notwithstanding the reassuring statements of Mr. Goschon and others. There is good rea son to believe that the next session ol parliament is not likely to bo normal , unless , indeed , the ministry is prepared to make much greater concessions tc the liberal-unionists than it probablj will bo. Still , it may bo expected to gc a long way in order to retain power. A few weeks ago an interesting event wnt the visit of Lord Randolph Churchill ft St. Petersburg , supposed to bo on ti diplomatic mission. Ho has got 'us far on his return as Berlin , bill efforts to ascertain the character of his mission and its results have not been fruitful to any great extent. Perhaps the most important outgiving is that he found the best classes of Russia to be eminently pacific and that ho did nol share the war apprehensions that prevail - vail in Europe. But very likely , so fat as Russia is concerned , Lord Randolpl ; was shown only the bright side of the picture. * * * There has been a less warlike tone te European dispatches for the last few days , but military preparations nro con tinued in vnrious'tjuartors. Those sup ply the material "upon which those \vhe believe n conllict lo bo inevitable predi cate their faithf jand so the contribu tions to Avar arguments go on. Tlio chicl trouble of recentpcfcurrcnco threatening difficulty is the issue between France and Italy , growing out of the seizure , by order of the Fjejrentino court , of cer tain papers in the custody of the Frencli consulate at FloPoncc. This action Franco claims to have been a violation of the laws of nations , and the govern ment has been urged by the radical press to summary proceedings if Itnlj does not render p'rompt ' and complete satisfaction. Tilt ) Italian government ordered what wns'-ddno at the consulate to bo undone , but disclaims the powci to overrule the decisions of its own courts or apologize for them. It is c most natural suggestion that the hant ] of Bismarck is in the matter , but 11 does not appear at all proba ble. The suit requiring the production of the papers ir the custody of the consulate concerns claims which arose in Tunis and have long been a bone of contention betwcor the two powers. There appears simplj to have been an excess of judicial zeal and although the offense was certainlj a serious ono , it is not at all likely t ( lead to anything worse than a shari diplomatic controversy. * * The military measures proposed ir Germany will , if adopted , give the armj in time of war an additional force ol nearly 700,000 trained men.- The cost is estimated at from 80,000,000 to 100- 000,000 marks per year , or an increase in the cost of the army of from $20,000- 000 to $30,000,000. The present cost ol the German army is about $85,000,000 n year , and to this the now bill will add some $35,000,000 moro , making the entire - tire cost of the army about $1 " .0,000,000 u year. Such u proposed increase of mili tary strength and expenditure at this time is certainly significant , and the meaning and motive of it is naturally ti subject of speculation. The menace tc Germany of the standing army of France is the explanation that will gen erally occur , but it is hardly sufli- cion * . Were Franco the only powoi which Germany has to fear , there can bo no possible doubt that ncgotiationf would bo undertaken , and shortly car ried out , for a mutual reduction of their armies by thosa two nations. The long headed among the French do not want war , nor do the conservatives among the Germans. The French loader * know that the urgent need of France for the next quarteVo ! a century is pro found peace ; ahd "while it may well bo that the hot-headfld and impetuous among the Froncli.uc.ould gladly declare war , it was shown hy ( the amicable set tlement of the ScJinaebolos affair and the affair of the kling } } on the frontier that these who are at the head of affairs prefer peace to war. Franco , then , is not the chief moping cause for Ger many's maintaining iior immense army , For that cause wo must look eastward , not westward. Russia , the inscrutable , the grim , the silcntmoro dreadful because - cause the extent ofjhor ! resources nnd her fighting capacity nro not well known is tlio object < > f Bismarck' * dread and suspicion and the real reason for the maintenance of the Gorman army. There is a mystery about the future movements of Russia which even the acuta chancellor of Germany can not wholly fathom , and so long as the Russian problem remains unsolved , so long will Germany maintain her stand ing army. * * * The purpose of King John of Abys sinia to move forward in force n gain si the Italians betokens a great degree cither of confidence or impatience. lie is said to bo concentrating his army al Asmara for thii purpose. Hitherto the king has boon satisfied to muss hU troops on the high lands ot Abysaluiu , buck'from the coast , prci ar.lng for' the expected attempt of the Italians to ad vance to his camps , or at least to root1- cupy the position from which Uas Alula drove them. In this policy there are advantages. The mountain country is very defensible1 , nnd can bo made much moro eo by foiling trees along the diffi cult roads which lend up to it. This preparation the Abyssinlans have made ; but now they tire said to bo ( lioiiiolinctl to wait patiently for the attack , which is curtain sooner or later to bo under taken by the Italians in order to re cover the prestige lost by earlier de feats. Tlio problem will bo materially changed should the Europeans have the full benefit of their defensive works ; nnd if they repulse the Abysslnians an immediate advance to the moutitains would bo far easier on the heels of a defeated enemy than if undertaken be fore his spirit had been broken by reverses. But a reconnaissance to Saatl , not quite twenty milc.s from Mii8- sowah , and nt the foot ot the mountains , shows that they have not yet como down from Asmara. * * * The British govorinnont did not think favorably of the proposition of Australia to join her in the plan of con tributing $2-5,000 each for an antarctic expedition , nnd has refused to engage in the enterprise. But the objection made by the British government , nnmoly , that the amount proposed is too small to bo of service , is a very easy ono to cure , if Australia wishes. Still , it is not improbable that any increase. in the sum devoted to such nn expedi tion would bo so much additional money throwaway. While discoveries within the arctic circle have been pushed to a distance of only a little moro than six and one-half degrees from the polo , the furthest advance In the antarctic region is still nearly twelve degrees from the south polo. Practically nothing of im portance has been discovered in that direction for nearly half a century , or since the triple successes achieved be tween 1840 and 1S42 by Sir James Ross , our American WilkcH , and the French Dtimont d'Urville. Ice and snow per petually cover latitudes corresponding to those in which at tire north nourish ing vegetation , many quadrupeds , and even permanent populations are found. To suppose that any commercial advan tage could como of another attempt to 7)enotrato these prodigious ice barriers is preposterous , and there is only a slender chance of deriving scientific knowledge of importance from the quobt. * " The announcement that a com'pany has at last undertaken to build a pipe line for the transportation of petroleum from Baku to Butoum is ono of consid erable importance from a commercial point of viow. Heretofore the terms offered by the Russian government have not been attractive to capitalists who had money to invest in such projects. Apparently the terms have recently been modified. The proposed pipe line will carry oil from the Baku wells to a port on the Black Sea , und thus greatly decrease the cost of transporting it to European markets. The supply of crude oil in the Baku field is enormous , nnd the cost of oil there is very low. When the pipe line shall be in operation ex porters of American oil may have some difficulty in rctaining-control of certain foreign markets in which they now have a largo trade. * . The beauties and blessings of a gov ernment administration by imported of ficials are now being illustrated in Ha vana. Spain sends to Cuba a captain general , whoso power is oven moro des potic than that of the reigning sovereign eign at homo , and ngainst whoso acts of oppression and tyranny there is appar ently no protection. The voice of the press is stifled very much as in Russia. If a newspaper miiKcs known the truth it is promptly suppressed. There is no right of public assemblage for the dis cussion of grievances , and if an attempt is made to hold a meeting armed sol diers are on.hand to disperse the gath ering. Official thievery is rampant , and murder and highway robbery are the order of the day. The description of the state of affairs in Havana scorns almost incredible in this day and ago of liberty and enlightenment. * * It is to bo hoped that Prince Oscar Charles of Sweden will never regret the determination that led him to renounce his royal rights in order to marry the young lady of his choice. If she proves a true wife ho will probably bo much happier than ho would have boon witli a princess from nny of the royal houses ) of Europe. As regards the rank that ho has thrown away , this is not of such long stundiug , as the founder of the present Swedish dynasty was ono of Napoleon's marshals , nnd owed his ele vation to the throne to tlio favor of the conqueror. In Sweden , ns in England , there are scorcsof noble families-of pure blood and moro ancient lineage than the sovereign. * * * . The Germans nro having a hard struggle to maintain their position in Samoa. They have shown small judg ment in arresting natives who had paid visits * to their friends nnd relatives in neighboring islands , according to time- honored custom. In this way they have stirred up bitter feeling which it will take a long time to allay. Meanwhile , to keep Tamaseso on the throne will require at least ono man-of-war con stantly hi Samoan waters , an expense which will bo sure to provoke inquiry in the Gorman parliament. * * * The reports as to the sufferings of the Russian troops on the Gnliciun frontier do not give great promise of the ability of Rusniu to carry out a suc cessful offensive campaign. German military exports have all along declared that when actual warfare should break out the RuMslan army would be found In as inefficient a condition IIH was that of Franco in 1870. The fact that a winter movement lias already developed dis ease lends the color ot truth to the as sertion. OMAHA'S young blstur , South Omaha , , imitates her senior in moro way * than one. In thomanugomont of her munic ipal affairs she has already begun lo struggle , with overlaps nnd wltit dorc * Hot city officials. ' ' 'Tin : demand for election reform hna struck Kentucky , \\1nitthatstatonccds more than anything else is shot-gun reform. PUOMIMINT 1'KICSONH. M. Pasteur Is n victim of part ml parnlysK Hu conducts bin experiments with constant Industry , novcrtlie-less. Clmrles Dickon * 1ms ilono only moderately well hero as n lecturer. Hu Is not over- wliolmlngly in love with the country. GCOI-RO Wane-Is Train snys ho will remain In New Hruiiswlck for tlio two hundred yours of existence he thinks yet remain to him. him.Editor Editor George W. Clillds' fume ns a iilillim- tliroplat brings Its rcwttrd to him In the Blnipo of about two hundred begging letters every tiny. Perry Hclmont ami Ismlor Kuyncr , demo crats , anil Phelps untl Lung , republicans , are the only nieinbors of the house of representa tives who part their hair lu thu mUUllo. K. C. Allen , the millionaire publisher of Augusta , Mo. , uoeil to sell rimpburdes from n tin pall lu the streets of that city. Ills vari ous publications have 1,200,000 subscribers. Hohert Garrctt Is now In Yokohama on his Journey around the world. If the miltun should fall to capture Gould or Vmulerbllt , ho might get Mr. Gurrutt to start a railway sys- tc uifor him. Senator Hlalr Is described us a remarkably dull speaker. Ho talked for hours the other day on his edtieutloiial nnib chestnut , al though only eight senators remained , and they were busy letter-writing. Ishtun While , of AVuHhlugion county , Pa. , claims to bo the oldest citizen of the state. Ho was horn In 1770 , was a soldier In General Jackson's army at Now Orleans , and asserts that u bullet from his musket killed General Pakenham. Fruulein Louise von Hothsohlld has founded a free public library In Frankfort In memory of her father , Huron Kurl Hoth- sehlld. The library contains 5,000 volumes , elegantly bound , the majority huvlng formed part of the bnrou'K library. There nro also two comfortable reading-rooms , The num ber of illustrated works ou art history is especially noticeable. Canadian Discrimination. C'/ifrfltfo / Inter Ocean. A Chinaman'is charged duty on entering Canada , but the recreant cashier goes in free. Every country to its taste. - - Tlicro Arc No Vacancies. A/fmicajiofi's Trilinnc. The turtle Is said to bo almost Insensible to the effects of electricity. When the turtle guts out of a job it can go into the telephone business. llivnls of American Ilooillcrs. Sail Franetsen AUa. Members of the Italian parliament have passes over nil the railroads in the kingdom. One of them has just been detected in turn ing u penny by ranting his oftlcial pass to his friends. The railroads stood it until lie hired It out to ladies , and then they kicked. A I/nine Imw. A'or/olk Ifcus. The Omaha DEB complains that $170,000 are lying Idle hi the Douglas county treasury while $79,000 worth of county warrants ro- tnam unpaid for want of fumls. This ought to remind the 13 ER that thu law that allows that amount of money to Ho idle in the treas ury is lame. That money should bo earning Douglas county something by being placed in tlio bank that would pay the most for the county deposits. Perhaps , too , it the money in the treasury was bciug used for the coun ty's bencllt instead of some individual's. there wouldn't bo so many warrants "un paid for want of funds. " Harry S , Saractit. "What is life to a man like mo ? " An actor quoth to himself one day ; "For years 1'vo played some twenty- three And seen the world while on my way ; I've starred mul starved in many parts , Sot people crazy , far mid wide , I've squandered cash , I've broken hearts , But still I'm never satisfied. " "What is life to a man like mo ? " Said tramp ono day in the rosy morn , As ho tipped a beer keg ou his Unco ; " 'Twas u sorry day when I was born , I'm kicked and cuffed anil gazed at queer , A sober breath I urn denied , And , though I'm always full of beer , Somehow I'm never satisfied. " "What is life to a man like mo ? " A rich man asked of himself ono day : "I've gathered wealth from land nnd sea , And life has been ono sunny ray ; I strive for more , though I have cash Enough to seethe the vainest pride. And , though , I've always cut a dash , 'Tis true , I'm never satisfied. " "What Is life to n man like mo ? " A poor man said to himself ono night , As he homeward plod his way to tea , Where a wife nnd child were smilingbright. ' "Tis all to mo , " the jioor man said , "I've n happy home , friends true ana tried ; As yet no eloud has o'er me sped To make me feel dissatisfied. " MOUAl. . Man's hut n man , nnd nothing moro , His mind is never easy ; He's building castles o'er nnd o'er , And some of them quite "breezy ; " And , not content with good success , Tempts fortune far and wide , And when ho dies off fortuneless , We'll trust he's satisfied. SKIN SCALP BLOOD Having becnn MilTererfortwo years nnd nluilf from n ( lln-ino mused l > y n Imilso on the legmul having liven cured I > y tlio ( 'inictntA UKMRDIKH when all othur methods mul rumedlcs tailed , 1 deem It my duty to recommend them. 1 visited Hot tprlm8 to no nvnll , nnd tried Bcveral doc- tnnuvlthoiit BUITOSH , nnd nt last our principal dniKulht , Mr. John 1 * . l-'lnlny ( toliom 1 Mmll over feel grateful ) , npoko to me nhout t.'UTlcuiiA , nnd 1 consented to nivo them n trfnl with thu reoulttlmt 1 nm perfectly cured. Them Is now no sere nlmut mu. 1 think I cnn show the larit- est surface v hero my sullerlngs sprung liom of nny ono In the Btntu , Thu t'mtcuii v HKMI-.IIICH nru thu best blood nnd Nkln cures iniinuf net in cd , 1 refer to druggist John I' . Klnltiy mid Dr. I ) . 0. Montgomery , both of this place , nnd to lr. ) Smith , of Iiilo I.cp , .Miss. AMJXANDKU IIKACII , nreenvllle , Miss. Mr. llonch used tll ( 'UTiriMH HHMIIIIKS : , n our rcnucst with results nn ubovo Btuteit , A. it. 1'l.NhAV iV CO. , Unurglsts. SAVKO MY MO TURK'S IjIKK. nvcrMnco I cnn remember , my mother him sutluied from n milk leg. Nothing would do her nny good , bhe hnd thn best medlcnl tnlent , but they nil did her no good. She siilleiod with her leg for thirty years mid never knuw n well day , hi ) would have to sit up half thu night , holding up her legund mounlng. Hhe-lmd no peace. Hho luted Hll the best known remedies In the country without elicit. I nskedlierto try ynurCliTicuiiA HKMKIIIKS. ( lot her n buttlo of ( 'ITTICUIIA Id- : tioi.VKNT , nnd she took It , nnd hns taken In nil nbmit lx or seven bottloi , nnd now Hho In a well woman to-day. Her leg la entirely healed , nnd her health was never bettor. Hhu cnn go out every dity , something Mm bus nut donn lu ten years , MI you M'O 1 lanniit help Ntntlng to you about your wondetfillCitTlctlltA HKMF.IIIKS. You have saved my mother's life. 1 cannot Ibid winds tii exprosM my gratitude , I have ndver- lised viiur ( IITHHWA HKMHIHKS far nnd near , ' I.UiiU'.ll. : I'M llroadnny , N. V CUTif im.thn creiit skin euro , nnd Cimct'iiA BOA prepared fiom It , externally , nnd Cirri- emu IthPoi.VK.sT , the new blood purlllor , Inter nally. nro n positive euro for every form of Hklii nnd blood dlstnso fiom pimples to scrolulu. Sold everywhere. 1'rlc-e , CirnciTjM.riOc : P.- . 2-.e ; HKROI.VKNT. tl. I'reimred by tlio I'OTTKU DIIIIO & riiKMK'Ai , Co. lloMon , Man" " ' . FtKend tor"lliHVtoCme Sklu Diseases , " Cl jiagus , M llhutratlona , unit HX ) teatliuonlaU. Ml'I.Kit , Mnrk-IicadH , clmpjied nnd oily Kklu prevented by CUTlUUlu MKIIICATKII Hd.M' . NO RHEUMATIZ ABOUT ME ! IN OVi : MIM'TK TIIK. CIITK'IIMA A Tl l'.MS I'UNTi'ii rolliivcH llheu. 'iiiatlr ' , HclallcHuddfii , Hhnrp , nnd Nervous 1'nliis , trains null Weak- Tlio lirst and only palu-Ulllny i/laster , THE PENCIL PUSHER TIlF. ONKU011S 1 U T 1KB OP A MIOT' llOl'OLiIl'AN NH\VHI'A1 KU UE- 1'ClUTKlt , How Ho IH dinned from I'lllur to Post \Vlmt Would Tnlco Ordltinry I'cu- | ilc Ono \Vcok To Do , Done Hr n , Reporter ill Ono N'i | > ht. The life of n reporter ou ft ilally paper U not oiu < of tliu most hnppy lotn. Hu Is cant Into nil kludsof cotnpiiSy , tniin thn highest to Ihu lowest dregs of Noclety. At one tlmohc Itcall * rd to attend nil Inquest , to''write up" thu cud. < len denth of ninnn } \ for years was knouti to lie u tellable railroader , n toittiiHter , or car penter , If nut perchance n btlrklnver orm'ou u common laborer. On Ills wuy back to the olllen with his notes u friend says , " 1 ctin give you thn nnnuHof upnrty tow \ inarrltMl nt nrortalti hour. " lu iiuext of news the reporter lluils n ptmr mot her nnd novcrnl small ehlldren luiuiiti * cruDUi kind of hovel and lu famlthiiiK rondl > tlon. 1'ronil.iliiK to do all In lilt turner to rtillnvti them thoHcrlbo wemN his way nunlii , when hU tuotmhtH nro turned to his nolo book. In an lu. t-tiiiit Ills ies are east ou u nieniorandiiui whirl ) says : "A tlnu ilKlit nt , at 7 p.m. " Well , hern comes thu trial for Ilia pencil pusher. A leadlim mlnlHter Is \ireach \ u sermon from n text Hlilch ha denlresiirluted and thu reporter bus promNcd to do that work , ni Ml marked coplesof the pn ) > er routnluliu ? that seimon Is to bi > mailed to thu ministerial Irlemls of thu pus- or. "lllitIR IS A IMIKTTV Mr.S < . " Acoroiti'f's lmp.iest , ii sturvlUK family , n dog llRht and a iiromlnunt dlvlnu'ssermon. all to bn wiltten up by thu sainu person for tliusamn pajieriiubll.shed nuxt niornftii ; . All of theuboMi nils happened within a couplu of luiurs. The im porter makes thu etlort iiud by holdlni ; thn ' forins" tor half nn hour Is successful mm cetn rlil of his load of curt' , but such was not tint TUMI with the Kentleman who makes thu follow- 1m ; Interesting Htatement : 'J'o thu wilier who met .Mr.Vllllatu Crowder.u tenmstur Iroated lit tbu Tanner's Hotel , corner of Uth nnd llurney sts : "When 1 \\IIH in Denver wimw j ears IIKO , " mill Mr. Crow dcr , "I was em. liloyed by tl.u I'nUjn I'urlllc Itallroad Company nsuliilioior. It was wnrm weather nnd Irit I workhiR without liny eont ou nnd becnme Home- what warm by the tlniul ( pilt work. I started homo with my coat oil. A sudden mist of wlml ciimo up and hefoio I knew H I wasrhlllek tluoiiKli and took a t-overu cold and It t-eltled lit mv fuco and hend , which seemed to Keteiy Hire , nnd beeninu so swollen thi > t uttlmoHiny friends would not recognise ma. Jt pulned nut very much. My head would ucho from mornliu ; until niKht iind-fiom nlnht until mornliiK. My bowels were very costive for a number ot years , and to tell the truth I cannot lumcmbor when they were regular until recently. My nppetltn beeamu very poor and 1 lost several pounds lu weight. I COlII.t ) NOT Rr.KW AT NtdllT , nnd when I nrosu lu the morning | was us tired as I wuHhofoiul retlied at night. 1 would have homo of thn most horrlhlu dreams Imaginable. I also became low-hplntcd and despondent , anil often wished 1 wn.s dend. Things began to glow worse rapidly. Thu full ot the yenr came and I would taku colds ou the least exposure. My hend would feel full , my nose stopped up and 1 would blow oiitlmrd chunks or .scabs which seemed to b blood. They weie put rid and emitted a bud odor , My bvath wns very otTonslvu. 1 noticed utter u while. Unit I had a buzzing or ringing noise In my lieiul , and my hunrlng seemed to tin infectedns I could not hear MI plainly as hufot < > . My enr seemed to be sore , atd ; somutlmes dis charged , especially nt night , when the pillow cnhii would frequently be so led. I found the cllmntuof Co'or.ido dlil i ot agree with mu and returned to Omnhu wheiu 1 have resided uver since. "Well.tomakon long story short T found out that my trouble wns nothing more than cutnrrh and that It hnd become chronic , as my bronchial tubes wore elfocted. I wn.s troubled w 1th n hark ing cough and would have to hawk nnd Hplt n greater part of the time In thu morning. It wns of no uncommon occurrence for mo to gag and vomit before I could clour my tin out. I lead thn advertisement of Urn. Mi Coy and Henry , nnd .something more thnna mouth ugo l consulted with themniiil was Miriirlsed at the lownrho theyngreod to furnish mu with medlclnti and tient mu for ono month. They did not piomlso to euro me , but said they would help mo very materially. 1 bexnu treatment anil iinre only been treating for n little over ono month nnd the remarkublo chnngn that has come over mo Is simply wonderful. 1 hear as well OH 1 ever did , my nosu does not stop up , 1 do not hnwlc and spit nny more , my bowels nre as regular as clock work , my nnpetlte. excellent. I sleep houndly and do not have those horrible dreams any more.nnd fool butter than I have foil for u number of years. " " 1 feel very grateful that I nm so much better becnusu 1 never expected to feel this well again , and have no hesitancy In giving my testimonial to the many already published liyDrs. McCoy and Henry nnd freely recommend their treat ment to those buffering from catarrh , ns they cured me aftur several other doctors and nu merous fliitciit medicines fulled. " MR. WILLIAM rnowriKn , As above stated Mr. Crowder can IIP found at Farmer's ) Hotel , corner 14th nnd Hartley sta. , where ho w 111 corrobborato the above. FETID NASAL CATARRH. Its Stmptoms and What It Leads To The Miserable Feelings , Etc. This form of catarrh Is essentially n disease of the nasal cnrlty proper , nnd does not extend to the vault of thu plmivnx. I'oruwhllo a diy en- tnvrh may , and very frequently does , develop in that region as thu result of structuial chnnges within the tissues of the mucous mombi nne. Thu symptoms mainly consist In the accumulation in the niisal cavity of offensive masses nnd crusts , together with more or less of a lluid dlschargo. The nasal cavity thus obstructed the breathing is morn or loss dlllicult. The sense of smell Islmpalnid. If not entirely lost. The especial liability to take colds on thu least exposure exists , and thu susceptibility to changes of tcmpurnturo and the Inlluencu of a damp atmosphere ftequently cniihus thickening of the imsal mucous membrane. As thu secru- tlon goes ou from the smTaco to the mucoim membrnp'tho masses nru lifted fioui their bed. nml htlll losing their moisture , largo crusts uro gradually built up from below , which mould themselves In Its narrower portions in such a manner that the Mitlercr Is unablu to dlslodgu them , nnd they lemntn In poslton for days and even weeks. Their odor Is ollclislvo In the ex treme as the result of this long retention , during which time the putrclnclivo changes am con stantly golui ? on. The sulferer iniiv bu entirely unconscious of the ollonslvu lre.Uli. hut others readily notice It nnd endeavor to shun the com panionship ° f Mich persons. To Face and I'eatures. There nru many cases wherein fetid catarrh has done its det.troylug work In the nasal pass ages , poisoning the breath , ruining the sense of Mnclllng nnd taste , and peneptlbly mairlng thu features ; sometimes , in long nuglectid or 1m- propeily tie.iteil c.isosgiving them an appear ance distorted , lepulslve , almost deformed Much that Is true has been said legardlng the results of ( ntairh Initialling the geneial health allecthig the throat , hiiigsnnilHtonnuh , and pro ducing consumption nnd dyspepsia , or i caching the ears and causing du.ifncss. Hut fuwpersoim icallzo how general aiuthe de lriictlver resultH of thodlseaso In the nosn and fncu alono. Very marty of t licenses of llattened and crook ed noses como from this cause. Thu distortion commonly known as " ) iogfaco"ls a trequmt result , lurk rings about the eyen , rod and in- llamcd eyes and nostrils , almost Invarlbly result ns thu neglected cnturrhnl process proceeds. The eyes mu Mimctllncs seiloucly itlTcctcil , 111- llamed lids , weak sight , swimming and wntory or blood shot nppniranro being among the com mon conditions that obtain. DOCTOR J , GRESAP McCOY , Late of Beara Hospital , New York , AN'I ) Dr. Columbus Henry ( I.ntoof University of Pennsylvania ) HAVI : OKFICF No.niOnndnil IN ItA.Mdi : IHIIMINJ ) , Corner Fifteenth nuil llnrney sts , , Omaha , Nub. , where ull finable cases ui-o treated with Hun-ens. Jledical dl cn es treatedKkllirnlly. ( Xmsiimp- tlon , llright'NdUcn < io. liynneiHlu , Ithinimatliim , and all NKItVOI'S DISIIASKS. All ilUeiilM pu- tullar to the eoxeb a np tulty. UATAKItll CONSULTATION at olllco or by mall , ! 1. Olllco hours U to 11 a. in. , y to I p. m. . . 7 to p. m. . Hundsya Included. Correspondcnco rocelven prompt attention. Many dUeiihes am tre.itud Hiiccossfuliy b/ Dm , McCoy and llenry thiough thu malls , ami It In thus possible forthosu unablu to mtKo Journey to oblBlubucces'ful hoapltnl treutmaU nt their homes. , No letters answered unless accompankd 1 > ) loin stamps- Addr.nHiill lettoiH to Irs. ) McCor and Henrr Itnomsaio nnd all Itamifobulldliif , Oiu U , KuU.