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TIIOSK who think the gun trubt is
not loaded should bo careful how they
hmidlo it.
the recent ngitatlon for
denning the streets , it scums us though
providence had como to the rescue of
the city treasury.
TilK public uliould not lose sight of
that little junket resolution introduced
by Councilman Snydor. It has the
color of a potty steal and it should beheaded
headed off atonco.
A CASTOK-OIL trust has boon formed
to force the article up , which is plainly
contrary to the best interests of the
people. What castor-oil most ncods is
a bear movement to force it down.
THK Standard oil monopoly is said to
have a now rival-in an oil company with
twenty-five million dollars back of it.
This sum is probably so far back that it
can never como to the front in actual
competition.
TUB Chippewa Indiana , of Wisconsin ,
have sent a delegation to Washington
to make a complaint against an agent
appointed by Vilas. He is charged with
soiling timber , from the reservation to
favorites and without competition.
Hero is a chance for the now secretary
to begin turning the rascals out. lie
should do so oven if they arc his own
creatures.
DKMOCUATIC exchanges arc squab
bling over the question of Cleveland's
ronomination. The New York Sun ,
with truth on its side , affirms that ho
cannot become a candidate without
stultifying himself. It will bo remem
bered that the president declared him-
elf emphatically in favor of one term
once upon a time , if he did not actually
pledge himself to that idea.
THK bill in congress to require the
Pacific railroads to coastruut their own
telegraph lines , agreeably to the term. '
of their charters , has already elicited
Bomo discussion showing the fooling in
congress regarding those roads , and
more is to como. There is favorable
promise that in ono way or another the
present congress will bring these corpo
rations to a bettor performance of thoii
obligations.
As a commentary on democratic
economy it is noted that the prosonl
house of representatives has 320 em
ployes on pay , or nearly ono to ovorj
member a greater number than hni
, ever , been known in the history of the
houso. Perhaps the country ought tc
% o congratulated that the army of cm
# loyes is not greater , for if ia a verj
large and hungry crowd that the demo
cratic party is called upon to provide
for.
SKXATOK EDMUNDS , referring to the
bill to allow the purchase * of cortaii
mineral lands by aliens , sniil ho couli
, not see why there should bo any distine
tion mado.between mineral and agri
cultural lands. Several other senator :
Boomto bo equally stupid , but as it It
not difficult to inUco ( the distinction von
plain to a mind of ordinary intolligonei
there need bo no doubt that thosn senators
tors will receive the required onlight
onment. The bill in question is to re
inovo the prohibition of foreign .invest
monts in raining properties contained ii
the bill passed at the last session , tin
effect of which has boon very dumagin )
to these properties in the turiiiloiies.
MR , CLEVELAND paid a very flm
tribute to the political wisdom and character
actor of Samuel J. Tilden , in his lotto
road at the banquet of the King's count ;
democratic club , and it is to bo suppose )
ho was sincoro. Now York democrats
however , will not need to bo romlndoi
that while Mr. Tildon was alive Mr
Cleveland did not exhibit any such estimate
timato of the distinguished democrat ! !
leader's wisdom as ho now professes t <
entertain. IIo not only sought no ad
vico'from Mr. Tilden , but both as gov
sir ernor and president pursued u polic ;
in certain matters known t
bo contrary to the views o
Tildon , and it was gonorall ;
understood that ho studiously disro
gnrdod every suggestion that pro
cocdotl from or was supposed to bo in
spired by the democratic chieftain
His tribute to the dead loader wouli
possess more value , and not bo so oug
gostlvo of the politician's art , if he hiu
shown less disregard for that loado
living ! „ . ' '
Interests ( and tlio Tariff.
The promise of .an early measure for
ho revision ol tno tariff has already
fttlod , and Urn present indications are
.hut it may bo n month yet before a bill
s reported. The ways and moans com-
nlttoo , or rather the majority of it , has
been pretty steadily at work alnco It was
organized to get n measure into nlmi > o
or reporting , but the latestad vices state
hat there is still a great deal to do bc-
ere the matter of tariff revision can bo
irought before the house in the form of
a bill. Some delay was caused by
ho illness of Mr. Mills , chair-
nan of the committee , but the
chief obstruction comes from the
uiinorous local interests which de-
nand consideration. Our Washington
lispatehcf ) state that wrangles occur
ilmost every night in the room of the
vayd aud means committee , and the men
vho were selected to work harmoniously
find themselves as badly split up as over
, ho republicans wore. Chairman Mills
s quoted as saying that the majority of
ho committee is going slow with the
dea that when their tusk is completed
t will IK > of such a character as Vill
commend it to the full support of the
louiocratic majority in the houso. A
very commendable purpose , but ono that
t is to bo feared will not bo realized ,
lowovcr carefully and worthily the com-
niltco may do its work. It is per-
'ectly certain that there are democrats
n the house who will not bo fully satis-
led with any bill the ways and means
committee shall report , and who have
ilroady determined to oppose in part
whatever measure shall-corao from the
committee- .
Local interests' have always been an
obstacle to tariff revision and will con-
.inuo to bo so long as they are not made
Lo yield to considerations for the general
interest. At present they are probably
moro formidable than heretofore , for
the reason that the south has developed
many such interests that want tariff
protection. In half a dozen -of the
southern states manufacturing in
dustries that have boon started
within a few years demand
to bo regarded as infants that require
government nursing , and from sections
of the south the clamor for a high tariff
is as loud and earnest as over came from
Ohio or Pennsylvania. And it is likely
to bo more effective with tho. majority
of the present committee on ways and
means than a similar demand from the
northern states. It will take n good
deal of courage , in view of the political
possibilities , to deny the demands of
local interests coming from Tennessee ,
Georgia , Alabama , North Carolina ,
Virginia and West Virginia for spocia
consideration , andyot manifestly no fair
revision of the tariff in the gen
eral interest can bo made without
denying these demands. It may bo
desirable and proper thatthcse interests
should bo heard , but if the committee is
laboring with the idea that it can frame
a measure that will sati&fyTall or the
greater portion of them it is pursuing
a vain work. The plain , straightfor
ward course to bo pursued , and the only
ono by which a satisfactory veault is tc
bo reached , is to revise the tariff with
reference to the general welfare and
regardless of local interests. No planer
or system that could bo devised by
human wisdom would meet the demands
of these interests and nt the same time
do justice to the whole pooplo.
The Jail Investigation.
The report of the grand jury on the
condition of the jail will bo something
of a revelation to the people of Omaha
who had not conceived that wo had here
a place of incarceration almost as bad
as the infamous "Black Hole of Cal
cutta. " The grand juryafter carefullj
investigating the jail and taking ample
time to deliberate upon its report , is
constrained to use the strongest adjec
tives in describing the condition of thai
public institution. The presentation
is digraceful to the authorities ami
humiliating to the commun
ity. There is no reasonable
excuse or palliation for sucli
n condition of affairs , and its existence
shows simply that there has been f
gross neglect of duty. It is true thai
the jail is not provided with adequate
facilities to secure thorough cleanliness
and it is continually overcrowded
owing to the incarceration there of city
prisoners , but it is evident that the jai
authorities have not made the best usi
of the facilities they have , and as ty
reason of neglect the difficulties to bi
overcome grow steadily greater i
would seem that the authorities bccami
nt last content with simply a surface appearance
poaranco of decency , while bolov
the surface and away from the publii
view there was a condition of things re
volting to humanity and dangerous ti
the public health. . Of course there mus
bo immediate stops taken td romed ;
this. Before summer comes the jai
must receive n thorough overhnulin )
and such facilities must bo provided a
will enable the jail authorities , if the ;
are disposed to do their duty , to keo ]
that institution in such condition that i
will not bo a plague spot in the heart o
the city and a disgrace to the commit
nity. The county commissioners mus
proceed to the busincssof reform withou
a day's delay. There is not mor
time than will bo required between no\ \
and the opening of summer to cleans
this augcan stable and provide it witl
whatever shall bo necessary to proven
a recurrence of the present condition c
affairs. The intelligent recommendation
of the grand jury should bo prompt ! ,
carried out so far as practicable , and w
do not see why they cannot all bo [ i
time adopted. At all events reform i
the jail administration should begin n
once and bo continued until it is mad
thorough and adequate , The gran
jury merits hearty commendation for it
fearless statement of the results of il
investigation.
THK banquet given Senator Shorma
by the Homo Market club of Bosto
seems to have boon a memorableaffaii
As the nnmo of the club implies itlis a
organization devoted to the preserve
tion of the tariff , and the banquet t
Mr. Sherman was designed to attest th
club's approval of his position. Th
significance of the occasion was in th
very largo attendance and the cnthi
siasm that greeted the distinguishe
guest. SQIIIO days ago a Boston alder
man'was banqueted , and the opportun-
ty was taken.advantu 'o of to commit
lie republicans of Massachusetts to Mr.
lluino. The addresses on the occasion
and tno private expressions of prominent
republicans in attendance were widely
iccentcd as convincing testimony that
Massachusetts republicans were mar-
hnllcd under the banner of the Maine
talesman and would bo found in that
position when the national convention
issembles. It would seem , however ,
.hat there is at least a good deal of rc-
poctfeltbya largo number of in lluon-
.ial Mas achu8ctt.s republicans for the
Ohio statesman , and it may transpire
that the Bay state will not bo found
vholly in the Blaine camp when her
representatives in the republican
lational convention are called
ipon to act. The fact is that
lie elTort of certain politicians
o create the impression that the rc-
wblicans of entire states are unaltcr-
ibly committed to ono man is not prov-
ng a great succors. It has mot with
several defeats , and none moro signifi
cant than that contained in the recep
tion and enthusiasm accorded Senator
Sherman by the Homo Market club of
Boston.
Other Lands Thau Ours.
Tlio opening of the British parliament
was signalized by no event moro inter
esting than the speech of Mr. Gladstone ,
Irawnoutbya statement of Salisbury
that ho had misrepresented the conserv
ative party. The reply of the great
ibcral leader was strong and spirited ,
declaring among other things that the
liminution of crimes of an agrarian
character in Ireland was duo to the
progress of self-command among the
[ > eoplo rather than to the policy of
coercion. Ho promised that the oppo
sition to the government would assist
, n forwarding beneficial legislation , but
clearly indicated that efforts to impose
additional burdens upon Ireland would
jo comballod. The question as to
the administration of the crimes
act is expected to bo raised by an amend
ment to the queen's speech to bo brought
forward by Mr. Parnoll. Through
travail and pain , through civil strife
and party discord the Irish question is
gradually working its way to a solution.
The parliamentary recess which the
tory managers looked forward to with
pleasure as a period in which the now
erimes'nct could bo put into untram
melled operation , has only added now
tuol to the flames of the burn
ing popular excitement. Mr. Balfour's
cruel and vindictive persecution of men
whose names , on both sides of the Irish
channel , have been for years synony
mous with uprightness , patriotism and
statesmanship has made thousands of
votes for the cause of homo rule in Ire
land. With a maliciousness and vin-
dietivr > "c.ss unparalleled in all the his
tory of the unhappy struggle between
the two countries , the homo secretary
has ferociously carried on his policy of
attempting to suppress free speech , frco
thought find frco institutions in Great
Britain. The imprisonment of Editor
O'Brien , and , lately , of Sir Wilfred
Blunt , were mistakes BO momentous and
so far-reaching that their results have
amazed and astounded their authors. If
the Irish patriots themselves had laid
down a plan of campaign which would
most thoroughly and most rigidly arouse
the honest thinking pcoplo of Great
Britain to the enormities which have
been practiced upon Ireland , they could
not have suggested ono which would
have moro thoroughly fallen in with
their policy than that which Mr. BiU-
four has been putting into operation.
Liberty , the freedom of the individual ,
the right of the citizen in his own
hoino from unwarranted assault on the
part of the government , the privilege
of free speech within the founds of
reason , the rights of public assemblage
and of petition and of remonstrance ,
have all been ruthlessly trampled \indor
foot. The men who , in defiance of all
that is most respected and most revered
in the traditions of English law , with
packed juries , porjurad witnesses and a
court room encircled with bayonets ,
have been thrown into Irish prisons and
treated with all the indignities to which
the commonest felon could have boon
subjected , have by their silent endur
ance and patient fortitude done more
to awaken the pcoplo of Great Britain
to the real issue involved in this contest
than an entire session of parliament
could possibly have secured. At the
opening of the session Lord Salisbury's
ministry will bo assailed and harrassod
by charges of gross inhumanity , of the
subversion of popular liberty and of the
inauguration of a policy repugnant tc
all that is most dear to the freedom-
loving people of Great Britain. Foi
the first timein the history ol
the struggle English homes ant
English liberties , which have been in
vaded by the ruthless application of tlu
crimes act , will bo defended upon the
floor of parliament , and the men whe
hold their ofllccs at the hand of-Englisii
voters will bo called to a rigid nceouiv
for their action. The tory ministry
have boon given the full length of Iheii
rope and they have stupidly used it t <
hang themselves. The eight years
struggle for hoino rule and the right o
self-government is approaching its cul
mination. Six years ago , in an edito
rial on the subject , the BEU boldly pro
dietedat the very height of the populai
indignation against William E. Glad
stone , that the banner which would b <
'carried in front of the victorious host !
of Ireland's friends would finally b <
found to be inscribed with his name
Time will verify the prophecy. Tin
grand old man , who sacrificed his polit
ical prospects two yearri ago for what hi
believed to bo the cause of justice t (
Ireland , has made a moro brilliant flgh
in the opposition than ho over did whili
at the head of the ministry. IIo has ral
lied around his standard the great middli
class of England , of Scotland and o
Wales , and month by month , since hi
boldly throw down his gauntlet in fron
of the treasury trench , ho has nddci
now recruits to the causa of freogovern
inont and fair play. With a resolut
heart , and with a mind refreshed am
invigorated by the parliamentary ; re
cohs , ho is found at his old place at thi
opening of parliament , ready to do val
hint battle for the cause upon which h
has staked his all. The bravo , consorv
atlvo and brainy leaders of the Iris !
party , Headed by Charles Stuart Par-
null , have tlono imu'jh to make the coin
ing victory inhibit. Their consorvn-
tlvo counsels have paved the way for
success , The frionc s which they hnvo
raised up in Ainqrlcn for Ireland's '
cause , the funds wh oil have been HO lib
erally contributed iby Irish-Americans
to furnish the shows of war for the
battle , the steady n id gradual supjwrt
which has been giv < n to the movement
by the press of free America all have
had their duo effect in forwarding the
great movement. Oonstltuoncles may
waver , but the j power of ' caste ,
the pride of insular prejudice
and of aristocratic traditions will all
yet bo broken down when the honest ,
untrammelled and unbiased xprcssion
of British opinion is given its sway at
the polling places. .The British people
during their struggle have learned ,
often to their surprise , that the cause of
freedom In Ireland is , af tor all , only the
cause of freedom in England , Scotland
and in Wales. They have discovered
that laws which deprive the citizens
across the channel of those prerogatives
dearest to all freedom-loving pcoplo
may bo applied equally well to deprive
the people of England and Scotland and
Wales of those rights and cherished
traditions which are to them most dear ;
and , when the time comes for passing
upon the actions of a ministry , bul
warked behind prejudice and bolstered
up by the traditions of aristocracy , they
will not bo slow to plant themselves
firmly , and shoulder to shoulderbehind
the banner whoso onward progress ia
only the advance of the ideas of liberal
government and of thefullcstoxpression
of the popular will through the chan
nels of constitutional rule.
.
The speech of Bismarck had a reassur
ing effect upon Europe , chiefly for the
reason that it was a declaration that the
efforts of Germany would bo directed
to maintaining peace. So far as it could
do so it indicated that the Gorman gov
ernment was in possession of Pacific as
surances from Russia , and that it had
confidence in thorn. It also with suf
ficient explicitness announced that
there were no present differences be
tween Germany and Franco that could
result in hostilities , and that under the
present government of the latter
country there was no reason to appre
hend any serious differences. At
the same time the1 duty of
Germany to bo prepa'rod was
pointed out , warranting the inference-
that even Bismarck believes war to bo
probable at some , time in the future ,
though farther away than those who
want war profess to think. The publi
cation of the Austro-Gorman alliance
is regarded as evidence- that those
powers believe Russia to bo entertain
ing designs more or less hostile to the
peace of Europe , and that it was expe
dient to let the world know , and Russia
in particular , what that power must en
counter if she enters upon a war. This
alliance is purely defensive in its char
acter , to take effect only in case either
of the parties tor' it is attacked by
Russia. Couplodv1''with the vigor
ous declaration ' 'of Bismarck , . en
thusiastically received by his
countrymen , that Germany fears noth
ing but God , and the assurance that she
will bo prepared to defend herself and
to conserve the welfare of Europe , it
must cause the czar and his statesmen
to gravely doubt whether Russia , oven
could she bo sure of the assistance of
Franco , which at present she ia not ,
could have any hope of success in a war
with Germany and Austria , assisted by
Italy , Bulgaria , Sorvia and Roumania.
The evident fact is that Bismarck is
master of the situation , and as he has de
clared that ho detests war , being in this
in full sympathy with the aged omoror
of Germany , there would seem
to bo very little reason to apprehend
war in the near future. Such reason as
there is will perhaps bo found chiefly
in the tremendous pressure there is on
the czar to gratify Russion ambition for
conquest , which grows less likely to bo
gratified the longer an effort to do so ia
postponed.
* *
The report that Italy intends to with
draw her Abyssinian expedition , to bo
prepared for an emergency in Europe ,
is hardly creditable. The troops in
Abyssinia form only a small part of
Italy's war effective , and while the
would undoubtedly be withdrawn on the
outbreak of a European war to which
Italy should bo a party , their present
recall would properly bo regarded
as a retreat and failure. This loss ol
pcstigo Italy cannot afford , however
eho may wish herself well out of the
Abyssinian business. The forward
movement to Saati , where the troops
are intrenching , and the recent dispatch
of a balloon corps , point to a campaign
of aggression. It is true that a threat
ening demonstration to mask a retreal
is a most familiar device , but it was no !
for so feeble a conclusion that Italy as
sembled 20,000 troops , of whom throe-
fourths are now on the plains lying be
tween the Red Sea coast and the African
highlands. Nor can' the Italians afford
to wait long in inaction at Saati. Thoj
must soon attempt to ascend througl :
the mountain passes to the plateau where
King John is encamped , since the present
ont season is the oi\o most favorable foi
this operation. They would probnblj
like first to bo attacked on the plains
below , but the kiug''may , wait on the de
fensive in the hopo.liat ( ) heat and coasl
fever will soon bo his most effective
allies. 11
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Asiatic Turkey is the scene of a sae
state of affairs. People are starving t <
death there by /thousands / , and the
American board , which has been trying
almost single-handed toallay the suffer
ing , has just received word that Hi
relief fund is exhausted. There are
two famine centers , ono in Contra
Turkey at Adana , about 400 milei
southeast of Constantinople on the
shores of the Mediterranean , the othoi
at Mardin in the mountainous distric
of Eastern Turkey , 800 miles furtho :
cast. In the Adana district , which in
eludes Kars and the site of ancient Tar
BUS , the suffering is occasioned by tin
drought ; in Eastern Turkey the destitu
tion is caused by locusts , which hav <
devastated 10,000 square miles of terri
tory. Within a few weeks word cam <
from Mardin that 10,000 people wore ii
starving .condition , and the relic
afforded since that time has boon wholly
inadequate. The latest cry of distress
comes from'Adaim. Under the most
favorable conditions no relief can bo
looked for from crops before Juno , and
in the interior great loss of life from
starvation is apprehended.
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The statement made at St. Petersburg
that Count Tolstoi , minister of the in
terior , has submitted to the council of
the empire a proposal to abolish the pro
vincial assemblies confirms thofoar that
the czar has fallen into the hand ? of
the reactionaries. Perhaps the two
most conspicuous acts in the rolgn of
Alexander I. were the founding of
seven great universities and the intro
duction of provincial assemblies. It
looks as though Alexander III. was
bent upon sweeping away thcso'monu-
mcnts of his famous relative. The uni
versities are practically silenced for the
time being , and the provincial assem
blies , or zemstovB , seem doomed.
PROMINENT I'EUSONS.
President Cleveland , tips the beam at 234
pounds.
The widow of the Into Rear Admiral Nich
olson la in destitute circumstances and it is
proposed to ralso $20,000 for bor benefit.
Miss Elizabeth Stewart Phelps , j so much
an invalid this winter that she is obliged to
stay Indoors very closely in her Anflovcr
homo.
Jacob Sharp , the New York boodler , who
was so near death's door while In prison ton
dnys ago , is now In- the country enjoying life
and his dinners Immensely.
Mrs. Ileltl , widow of Moyno licld , the nov
elist , Is engaged In writing her husband's
life , and Is searching for information of his
life and adventures hero before and after the
Mexican war.
John W. Mackay has for some time been
laid up at the Pacific hotel in. San Francisco
with nn acute attack of rheumatism , which
lias no more respect for his millions than for
the rags of the mendicant.
Isham White , of Washington county ,
Pennsylvania , says that ho was born In 1770 ,
that ho was a soldier in Jackson's army at
New Orleans , that he shot the bullet that
killed General Pukcnham , and that ho'is the
oldest man in the Keystone stato.
M. Moissonicr , who has completely re
covered from the partial paralysis of the
thumb which affected his painting , has just
finished water-color of Incident
a largo - drawing an
cident In the wars of the first empire , and a
picture In oil , both destined for England.
General Uen Butler walks the streets of
Washington in a big. fur-lined overcoat and
leaning on the arm of his colored valet. He
shows signs of having nearly reached the
border of the shadowy land , whore the law
yer's occupation will bo gone , but ho still
keeps his place in the ranks.
"Colonel Richard M. Johnston , who has
become prominent , " says the New Orleans
Picayune , "in the new school of southern
writers , is sixty-five years old and was a
leading lawyer in Georgia before the war.
After Lee's surrender ho became a school
master in Baltimore , but of Into years he has
devoted himself entirely to literary work. "
Chaplain Milburn , of the house of repre
sentatives , continues to deliver remarkably
pertinent prayers. The day after Congress
man Randall's defeat in regard to the chair
manship of the democratic state committee of
Pennsylvania , the blind chaplain asked that
divine comfort and aid bo granted all who
were suffering disappointment and defeat.
Mr. Randall sat with bowed head during the
delivery of the prayer.
Too Much Imagination.
St. Louts Glolie-nemoerat ,
Senator Stanford's explanation of his vote
in favor of the confirmation of Lamar is a
good deal like his testimony in Pacific rail
road investigation ; it is sadly defective , that
is to say , in the respect thai it leaves too
much to the imagination , ,
The llCHult of IIlRh License.
A high license fee of $1,000 has resulted in
the closing at St. Paul , Minn , , of 350 saloons
out of C40. The most earnest advocates of
the law are the 390 saloonkeepers who have
paid the fee and those sincere friends of
temperance reform who find in such a
statute a promise of an improved social con
dition.
A AVoman's Song.
Clement Scott.
She took her song to beauty's side ,
Whore riches are , and pomp , and pride ,
There in the world , amidst the crowd ,
She found out hearts by sorrowed bowed ;
And midst a droum of lights and dress
She saw the pain of loneliness.
Her voice's magic held a tear ,
She made the weary ones draw near ;
And all the passions of the throng
Were melted into peace by song.
She took her song along the street ,
And ljushcd'tho beat of passing feetj
And tired tellers stopped to 1111
Their hearts with music at her will ,
She sang of rest for weary f cot ,
Of sea-moan and of meadow sweet ;
Her voice's ploudlng stilled the stir ,
And little ehilclren wont with her ;
So nil their sorrow , grief and pain
She sof toiied into love again.
She took her song to those who rest
Safe in the clasp of Nature's breast ,
Amid the waves , along the shore. .
Washed with salt tears forevcruioro ;
And then she sang : How long 1 How long !
Before wo hear that perfect song
That angel hymn , that mystic strain ,
When those who love shall love again ,
When llfo's long struggle shall bo blest
With music of Eternal Rest !
STATE AM ) TEltltlTOUY.
Nebraska Jottlnga.
The price of coal has dropped $1.50
a ton in Hastings.
John Bochtolo , of Crete , has success
fully dehorned fourteen head of cattle ,
largo and small.
The enterprising pcoplo of Schuylor
have subscribed over &J,000 towards a
canning factory.
Walt Mason , of Lincoln , the bard ol
Salt crook , has gone to Kansas to nurse
nn affectionate dose of rheumatism.
There were twelve deaths in the state
insane asylum last month. The brass
band of the institution is doing a nour
ishing business.
The body of an unknown man wasfound
about a mile from Fremont , last Wed-
ncsday. It is supposed to bo a case of
suicide as among the papers found was
a note reading , "I cannot live without
her. " Poorlollowl
The Sownrd Reporter says : "Tho
Elkliorn Valley road contemplates put
ting another passenger train on the
Seward line so as to allow people to go
to Omaha , do their business and return
the same day. This would bo u great
convenience and wo hope to see it done
as soon as the business of the road will
warrant it. "
Ono of the greatest mortgages on
record was tiled in the Colfax county
clerk's olllco. It is given by the Chicago
cage , Burlington & Quincy railroad com
pany to the New England Trust com
pany. There nro four amounts in the
mortgage as follows : $11,784,400 ; 8(1- (
824,400 ; $4,000,000 , and $900,000 , making
a total amount of & 23CG8,800.
The Blair Republican has relapsed
into a chronic grumbler in matters that
do not affect the concern or its limited
prospects. The painfully humorous
efforts of the shoot Indicates a Vacuity
of intellect that denorves moro sympathy
than censure. The commissioners of
Douglas county are thoroughly compe
tent to take care of the interc-sts rom-
mitted to them and are not sulTorlng for
advice from the Blair bantam.
Monday ovonlng of this week , after a
slight faintly jar over omo trivial affair ,
Mrs. 1'Vddor , wife of F. Fodder , -the
tfrocor in Hastings , loft the house un
beknown to her husband , and since
which time she has not been heard
from. She were a green woolun dress
and had with her a largo rod shawl and
rubber over-shoes. The cause of the
misunderstanding which led to her dis
appearance was a loiter found in Mr.
Fodder's ) x > ckot , whicluMrs. Fodder in
sisted upon burning , and which Mr.
Fodder desired to keep as a memoran
dum , and took from her while she was
in the act of burning it.
fawn Items.
Dubuque has passed an ordinance
prohibiting the sale of watered or
adulterated milk.
Tlio coal minors nt the mines near
PCS Moincs have struck for an advance
of0 cents per ton.
The piers for the now bridge across
the Cedar river at Waterloo are com
pleted. When finished the bridge will
cost $1)2,300. )
There is a holo-ln-tho-wall shanty
near the Sientx bridge at Elk Point. A
gloved hand hands out the pizon from
an inner room.
Cedar Falls is to have a system of
water works. The money is raised , the
contract lot , and the work is to bo com
pleted by Juno 20.
Vinton's gas well has reached a depth
of 1,600 foot. Work will bo continued
until a depth of 2,000 feet has boon
reached unless coal or gas in paying
quantities is sooner found.
A largo number of Sioux City girls mot
ono evening last week for the purpose
of forming a "Ladies' Anti-Slang so
ciety. " The meeting was called to or-
dcr.and Miss Sadie Do Pork elected
president. Before taking her seat she
said in a clear , calm , well modulated
voice : "Really , girls , I am too much
rattled by'the hondr conferred upon mete
to give you much of my guff. It's the
first time I over tumbled to anything of
this sort , and hardly I know just how to
catch on. However , I'll try to bo suf
ficiently up to snuff not to let any flies
light on mo while doing the president
of this society-act. I'm with you in
this move , and don't any of you forgot
it. All over our land slang words and
phrases are multiplying like Hies in
sorghum time , and it is our duty to
hdlp knock this crying evil as hilly as
possible. Let our motto be , "Shoot the
Slnngist. "
Monticollo has closed a deal for a
milk condensing factory. That the
reader may got some adequate idea of
the milk producing qualities of Jones
county , it is stated that 6,000 pounds of
milk are now shipped daily from Mon-
ticello to Cedar Rauids , whore the con-
densory is now located. The 10:30 : pas
senger train on the Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul takes the milk car west and
returns it tit-night. This milk car is a
neatly arranged thing , and has the cans
so stationed that no swashing or churn
ing by the motion of the train is experi
enced. When this condonsory is located
at Monticollo , Jones county will have
two of the largest milk handling con
cerns in the state of Iowa , the other
being the famous Diamond Creamery
company , whoso butter took first pre
mium at the World's fair at Now Or
leans.
_ _ _
Dakota.
A new. court house is being agitated
for Canton.
Clark county has voted in favor of is
suing bonds for a now court houso.
It is thought that the great Sioux In
dian reservation will bo opened up for
settlement in a few weeks.
The Wcssington Springs Republican
says that cattle are finding good grazing
on the prairies of Jorauld county , and
fresh , green grass is from ono to three
inches long.
A school teacher in Buffalo county ,
whoso wife was ono of his pupils , had
occasion to punish her ono day. The
next day the school house door bore this
inscription : "School closed for ono
week , owing to the illness of the school
teacher. "
Financial Dlllleultlos.
Houscr & Woodland , the Sixteenth street
cigar dealers , gave a bill of sale to Mio Hanlc
of Commerce- yesterday for $3,000 , cover
ing their stock and book accounts. Their
liabilities are placed at $15,000 , with assets
amounting to $10,000 , but principally in stock
and book accounts. Their failure was in-
diiccd by their inability to make collections In
Dakota , where they have { 0.000 or ? S,000 out
standing , and their own indebtedness ma
turing within thirty and sixty days. The
bank is now in possession under thu bill of
sale.
sale.Bradstrcct's
Bradstrcct's reports the closing up of C.
D. Stoddard , general utoro keeper of Do
Witt , with liabilities of lXX ( ) .
Ackonnan & Bennett , of Stanton , general
store men , have assigned. Their liabilities
are * 5OCO. _
A Now Snr con.
The now assistant to Dr. Galbralth , the
Union Pacific surgeon , is Dr. D. C. Glbbs ,
who has entered upon the duties of his oflico.
Have You a Humor of Skin or Blood ?
IF HO , XIIK CUT1CUHA HKMKU1KM
WILiLi CUKH YOU.
I was Induced , after nil other remedies hn < l
failed , to use the CUTJCUIU HKMUDIF.S on my
boy four years of ago , who had running sores
from his thighs to the ends of his toes. The
nails fell off. His arms nud face were also cov
ered , and ho was a horrible sight. The Cim
CUHA and CIITICUIIA BOAI * were nil that I used.
Two days after their use wo could see a change
for the bettor , and in' six weeks the child was
perfectly well.
1 was then Induced to try them further , ns my
wife had what we termed ilry scnlo tetter , or
psoriasis , for nearly fifteen yeais , anil 1 tried
everything thut I could get hold of , and asked
the advice of the most eminent of the profes
sion , but all In vain. It was nil over her body ,
nnd nil over her head and fare. Kho used but
one bottle uf the HKSOI.VK.ST , u\o boxes of the
CUTICUIU. mid two cakes of CUTICUUA SOAI- ,
and In ono week from the time she began their
use I oould see n change lor the better. It is
now nearly one year Binre she sloped using the
CtiTlctiKA UKMKDIKH , and thorn is no return. I
pronounce her entirely cured. No 0110 , only
those w ho have the disease and tho-to Mho are
constantly about diseased patients , can realize
the torture in which they are placed ,
I have recommended the CUTICUUA HKSIHDIKS
to nil whom I hpve met that were in any way lu
need of a skin cure. Ono man to wlmm I recom
mended them' bad suffered for over twelve ,
yenrs , nnd In that time spent nearly tlvo lain-
tired dollars to bo cured ; but nothing helped ,
uud now after the use of five bottles of the Cu-
TICUIIA IIKSOI.VKNT. and Boveml boxes of Cirri ;
cuitA , and two cakes of CUTICUUA .SOAP , rojulco-
in having found n cure. I have othfis ntpres
lent under treatment , and with good prospects
n no case , to my knowledge , huvo the Cim-
CUIIA UKMKIHKS failed.
I take pleasure in Bending this to you , trust
Ing thnt rt may prove a blessing to you nnd to
the suffering. Dlt. I * MIU.IItON.
Klmball , llrulo Co , , Dakota.
CUTICUUA , the great skin euro , nnd CUTICUUA
SnAr , an exquisite skin Iwnutiller uxternally ,
nnd cuTiciwIIKSOI.VKNT , the now blood puri
fier , Internally , nre n positive euro for every
form of skin and blood disease from pimples to
scrofula. .
Sold everywhere. Price , CUTICUIIA. 60c : BOAT.
Sue ; Hr.sni.viiNT. II. Prepared by the I'MTTKII
Dui'O ' & CIIKMIOAII Co. , lloston. Mass.
fVFeud for "How to Cure hklu Diseases , " 01
pages , M ) Illustrations , and 1UO testimonials.
iTlTVTKD with the loveliest delicacy is the skin
1111 preserved with CUTICUUA MKDICATKUHOAI *
I CAN'T BREATHE.
Chest Tains , Soreness , Weakness ,
Hacking Cough , Asthma , I'leurlsy ,
anil Intianmmtlon IIKI.IKVKD IN IINK
MINUTE by the CUTICUUA ANTI-I'AIN
Nothing Ilko it for W uc ) Lunfa.
ARTISTIC DRESSING.
Why the Ladles of Omalia Look So Beau
tiful ,
'
Alfgnnt Cnntnmcfl , Dronnos nnd Wraps
A Council lIlufTs Dri'itHinnkcr'a
Ktpcrlonco With n Itclumlcna
Knctnjri
T.vcr ulnro Columbus dtecuvercd , America
there lint born a Mriuly wt'Mnurit movement
until to-tiny tlio western stite.1 arc luH-oinlnu
thickly populated nlth tlulfty pcoplo of all
vocations. In every city , village anil hninlul
cnn Im round the \vorknhop ; I'.niploypil therein
mo people of every nntlouullty , us uo.ll its both
bi'xes. Wlmt ikipnrtment of trade imntljr Inter-
ruts the liiillrs ? Ii H tlio fntihloii delineator of
soinn liicclnuilcul InstlliHo uhrro labor Knvtlii ;
liuu'hltu'ry in ninniiructiireil , orliut Is in
\Vhnt ! moro beautiful to behold thtin the sight
of u Intly cl.lci In n nlooly titled Milt innilii In thu
latest , most poi foot nud highest stjlu flint art
canileitun ? The cltlo * of th weit hnve many
bountiful women , nntl to clothe them properly
with nice lilting vrumcutx M no OHM ? t sk. To
bc-como 11 lint -tl.ist innntmi initkor one must
have tmticiico nnil skill. Council HHiirs N not
( lovotii of mien people , especially If ono Is to
jmlKcfrmn UuMimKiiltlrrnt nml npUnilM tilting ,
costumes wotn upon the Ktreotn by the wives
nnil ( hitiuhtors of the cltlron-l. Thru n dress.
milker ( lees not ulwuyx hnve vnsy nailing on the
Monny HLMIS uf lifeIs fully tlcimmstriUcil by the
following conversation , which recently took
plnro between MHn Mllllo HOKKH nnd ono of the
llliiirB * most reliable nml best nrtlstn In that
lino. During the interview with Mlis HOURS
tliul young liuly wild : " 1 huvo been nllllcuM
with rntntrh ever sines 1 was n child playing In
the sunny climate of West Virginia. 1 lett thuro
three yours iigo to Join my sinter , who resides In
Council ItlulTs. Sly symptoms were a stopped
up nosL' , a ringing uuil buzzing uoUa in my
lieatl ,
KNTIIIK DKAFNK4S IN ONIC K\n.
n continued Imwklng u spitting with uu almost
Incessant rough mul raising of mucus. 1 would
blow luu di scuba out of my uos , which would
bo ill v , and my brcnth was so olfenslve that my
frleiulH would Hpeitk of It , nud 1 often ncildcnt-
ally heard them make the remark about It ami
I would leave tlio loom. Of com-sso. It would
uouml my feelings , but t could not help It , ami
I would worry and fret about It. 1 got spells of
despondency uud often wished the good Ijord
would take mo to join my parent * , w ho were
dead , nud 1 hnve no doubt no In heaven. I was
ne.Mcoly over without u cold , even In the Hum-
nier , nnil would take cold every time u draft
of nlr would pass ever mo while 1 was in doors.
That Is not the raso now , mid I don't gug or . 1
vomit In the mornings as I used to while trying > ' I
to clear my throat. Neither do I have tluiao , ]
dizzy spells after stooping down to pick something -
thing up. Why 1 u.sed to get so Kiddy that when
1 would have to stoop down nnd rNo up quick
that I would have to have support or I would
fall down. 1 never know \\liut it was to bo
without u bendachu until within the lost few
weeks , and my nppctlto was HO poor Hint t
scarcely ate enough to subsist on , nud that I
forced myself. to cat. 1 lost In weight until
I WAS IlKDtlCKI ) TO A Mt'.IIK HKEI.KTON.
I have an excellent nppctlto now. I sleep
sound nnd nwako In tlio morning greatly
refreshed , something I do not over remember
of doing before taking treatment with lrs ) , Mo-
Coy & Henry. Sly eyes were sore and inltaiued
nml would wntcr very much. I was ufruld I
would KO blind from the pains over my eyes and
heud. 1 had hhiup shouting pnlu la my breast
mid through my shoulders. My feet nnd hands
weroulwn > s cold nud clammy. Last summer ,
nttor an absceuco of several years , I vlattod the
Hcencs of my childhood , thinking a change of cli
mate would do mo good , but 1 returned feeling us
bud ns over , nudvjs as miserable as 1 could bo.
Ho , iiftor reading Ir . McCoy Jk Henry's success
ful treatment of cases similar to mine. I vlaltod
their olllce nt 707 Klrst nvenuo. Council Illulls ,
mid began treatment ; nnd do you know that to
day , after tlvo weeks , I am almost entirely cured
of my catarrh , nud cannot thank them enough
for what they have done for mo. 1 heartlly.niid
without resoivo whatever , recommend them to
auy ono Buttering from co'.cls in Uie Unad o/
bruncb'al ' affections. "
MISS Mir.i.iK nonns.
The nbove portrait fairly represents Miss
nopcs , who now resides with her Bister , Mrs. H.
M. Miitphuril , ntfcOrt Fifth nvenuo.Couucil Waifs ,
where she will corroborate the above statement.
A Few Symptoms of a DUeaBe That
Alny Prove Bnrlona to You.
Do you have frequent fits or mental depres
sion ?
Do you experience ringing or buzzing noises
in your enr /
Do you feel as though you must millocato
when Tying down ?
Are you troubled with a hacking cough ahd
general debility ?
Are your eyes generally weak nnd watery , and
frequently intlumcd ?
Does your voice have a husky , thlclc sound ,
nnd n nasal soil of twnm'i'
is your bieath frequently offensive from some
unaccountable cause/
Have you H dull oppressive headache geuer-
nll located over the eyes ?
Do you have to hawk and cough frequently in
the ell or t to clear your throat ?
Are you losing your sense of smull , nnd ia
your sense of taste becoming dulled.
Does your noxo always feel stopped up , fore
Ing you to breathe through your mouthi *
Do you frequently feel il.uy ! , jmitlcularly
when stooping to pick anything oir the lloor ?
Does every llttlu draught of air multevory
slight change of tonvperaturo give you a cold ?
Are you annoyed by a constant de.slre to hawk
and spit out nn endless quantity of. phlegm ?
Are you nlwuys tired mul Indisposed to exer
tion , whether of business , work or amusement ?
Is great ellort required U > keep your thoughts
fixed upon mutters that formerly were easily
performed. '
Do you rise from bed ns tired nnd wenk ns you
were the night before , nnd fuel ns though you
wanted to no there forever ?
Is your throat filled with phlegm lu the
morning , which eau only be discharged after
violent coughing , nnd hawking and spitting/
Do you occasionally wako from a troubled
sleep with n start and feel ns If you had just es
caped a horrible death by clicking ?
Have you lost nil Intel ebt in your calling or
business or former pleasures , nil ambition
gone , nnd do you feel indlIIereut whether to
morrow lluds you allvn or ilead ?
Are you troubled with u dmchargo from the
head in the throat , sometimes watery ami ex
cessive , sometimes mucus , thick sticking to
whatever it touches , sometimes bloody and
nearly nlways putrid nud offensive ?
The nbove nre Fomo of the many nymtoms of
caluirh uud tliti beglnlng of lung troubles. Not
one case lu a hundred will have all of them , but
everyone affected will have n few or many of
them. The greater or moro serious your symp
toms , the muro.daiiKi'rouH your condition. This
class of diseases Is tieated very bucceastully by
Dr. McCoy or his associates. The many cases
reported through thnrnlums of the dully pnpurs
prove this , nnd each htatement published Is
substantially the famous glvou by tlio patient
cuniil , Dr. McCoy and his associate , Dr. Henry ,
use no hHcret nostrums , but euro diseases by
their sklllfulcomblnatloii of the best known re
medies , applied in the most approved manner ,
mid by u lntf the latest anil most highly recom
mended appliances known to the profession ,
limy thus produce results that speak for them-
M'liies In the many patients cut oil , nnd wo as-
Hiirrt our reader. ) that these eminent physicians
have achieved it success in curing disease which
few or no other doctors can dmmcato ,
DOCTOR
J , CRESAP McCOY ,
Late of Belleyue Hospital , Kew York ,
AND
Dr , Columbus Henry
( tate of University of Pennsylvania , )
Have Ulllces
No.JJlOmidail IN IIAAU1K JIUIMMNO.
Corner fifteenth and llurney utn. , Omaha. Nob. ,
where ull curable cases uro treated
WltllKllCCtlSH.
Medical diseases treated skillfully. Consump
tion , ( ( right's dlseatix DystjeDslu. UheumiUlMii ,
undallNlillVOUS DISKASIW. All dlM-a-M'H i.e.
ctillar to the sexes u specialty. UATAlUtll
CUHKI ) .
CONSULTATION at office or by mall , 11.
Olllce hotirh- ' ) ' ( > 11 n. m , , - ' to 1 p. in. , 7 to 8 p.
in.tiiimlay& .nt. . ( led.
Correspondence luculvnH prompt attention.
Many dlsea-.es . ar treated successfully by Urn ,
McCoy and llpnry through the malls , and It U
thus possible for thono tumble to make thu Jour *
iiey to obtain successful hospital treatment at
their homes.
No letter * answered unless accompanied by to
In stamp * . ,
Adilro-,4 all letter * to Drs. MtCoy and Henry
Itooius ajo and 'Jll , Itawgo building Omaha , NtU.