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GKNHUAT. HAUUISON'S hearty hnnd
shako is tingling the linger tips of over ;
republican nil through the country.
Tun moment a man has boon otnployei
In the legal department of the city In
bus the congressional boa buzzing in hi
bonnet.
AlTKli cutting Mr. Cleveland's bail
Dan Lament will now sit down nnd hoi
the president compose his letter of ac
coptanco.
Mil. Sioux will not sign the pledge
And still ho is in favor of prohibltlon-
tluit is of keeping the white mon off hi
reservation.
NOHODY can toll these hot summe
days where a political storm is brewing
That is why so many aspirants fo
honors are out on the street to bo strucl
1 > y lightning.
Ouu distinguished sick mon are got
tingalongwell. General Sheridan fight
nil his battles over again nt Nonquitt
while Congressman Randall sits up ii
bed and plays solitaire.
is lor sale at $100,000,000 , bu
Undo Sam can't afford to buv the suga
island just now. Perhaps Havoomoyo
might take it to balance ClausSprooklo' '
mortgage on the Sandwich Islands.
RIGHT on the heels of the soap trus
comes the news of a jute combine. Th
now trust hus started business on th
regulation plan by limiting the outpu
and raising the price of gunny bags.
Mu. WBIJSTJSH has given reason
why ho is on the congressional race
track. Mr. Gcorgo Smith has given u
no reason as yet , but wo apprehend thu
like Grover Cleveland ho is busy preparing
paring his letter of acceptance.
WE have hoard nothing lately abou
the removal of Chief Suavoy. But w
presume it will take place in the HWOC
by and by when the mayor's office i
abolished and the council gets power t
appoint its own police commission.
IT isreported that the citizens of ou
little suburb , Florence , are going t
give Omaha n beautiful park. Thq. gil
will bo most acceptable , and Floronc
park will bocomo.a . link in the chain c
boulevards about Omaha.
JV.NOTH14U international South Amoi
lean railway sohomo framBuanos Ayrc
to Panama is talked o ! to bo built b
English capital and American ontoi
prise. As it takes something eve
ono hundred millions of dollars to carr
.out the project , it may take ft few dnj
yet before the great American travelc
may start from Now York ( or the Ai
flei.tine Republic ID a vestibule .train.
THE price 'Of hogs at South Omah
Thursday touched the Yemnrkable fig
nro of $0.50 , which is the highest pdii
over reached in this market , with pro :
pects of a still further advance. I
Chicago for the same day the bostgrad
ol hogs fetched $6.65 , while in Kansj
City the prices did not rule above $ G.3J
From such evidence , taking everythin
into consideration , it is evident tin
South Omaha is the loading hog marki
foi the country to-day.
THE reckless statements , so otten "ri
pcntod in and out of congress , that tl :
farmers of Io\va wore impoverished an
compelled to mortgage their lands ha\
done the state immeasurable hnrm. .
movement is now on foot among tl
business mon of several of the hxrt
cities to collect statistics in order to V
Jute those charges which injure tl
credit and reputation of the pcopl
Iowa is ono of the richest agrictiltur
states of the country and is settled by
ueople vmequaled for thrift and sobriot ,
Such a condition alone is sufficient
refute of the btatemont that the farr
era of Iowa are impoverished.
Mil. CAtoKT TAYI.OB roads the edit
of TIIK BEE out ol the republican part
because he has seen fit to state the tvu
with regard to defections from "both pa
ties in the national campaign and ism
disposed to play the knnvo and hyp
crito to the views he entertains abe
the blessings of excessive tariff tafc
tion , nnd the utter uniitness of Ji
Laird to represent uny docont'und sob
constituency in the halls ot congro :
Tilts Is not the first tlmo that the edit
of TUB BKK has boon rei
out of the party with whli
be has boon lelon titled for moro tin
twenty-five years , by political batnaol
who are "willing to support a yellow di
for any ofllco within the gift of the pc
plo , so long ns ho "pays his way"
the campaign. If Cadet Taylor cou
road out of the party all repubUca
in Nebraska who are in accord wl
. " \THEBEE , on publifimon nnd-isstios , t :
party would have , a very hard time
' carry.ng'thla state for its candidates
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Justice-to n Homesteader.
The * name of Gtillford Miller , llu
plucky settler on indemnity lands ir
Washington Territory who successfully
resisted the efforts of tie ) great Northern -
orn Pacific corporation to rOb him of hii
homestead , will bo inseparably coiv
ncctcd with the struggle of the govern'
mont to rcBtoro to the people the
millions of acres of the public dumalt
kept unwarrantably from settlement foi
years in the interest ot the land granl
railroads.
Ton years ago Miller settled on one
hundred and sixty acres of land in
Washington Territory. IIo improvoi'
and cultivated the land , and sb
years nftor Bottling on it made
a homestead entry. It wai
within the reserved area from which the
Northern Pacillo was to ho permitted tc
select indemnity lands. A time came
when the corporation looked covetously
upon the attractive farm of Miller , ant
it instituted procceiUngs to dispossess
the settlor. It seemed to have a good
case , and its attorncvs hounded ami
bullied Miller , whllo its influence was
brought to bear at Washington with all
the force at its command , for thcro was
a uroat deal more than the question o
getting possession of this ono farm con
tingent upon the result. But the sturdy
homesteader , with all the tremendous
odds against him in a light with f
wealthy , influential nnd dotorminei
corporation , fully believing h <
had justice on his side never for a mo
ment weakened. It was a costly contest -
test for him , and ho mot with many discouragements
couragomonts under which most mot
woulel have surrendered , yet ho bravolj
held on.
The details of the uovoral years' con
tention would make a good-sized vol
ume. Ex-Commissioner Sparks was on
the side of the Bottler , and fearing the
then secretary of the interior , Lamnr.
would decide the other way a. fear for
which ho had good grounds ho sub
mitted the case of the Northern Pacillc
vs. Miller to the president. The result
was the memorable letter of Mr. Cleve
land to the secretary of the interior ,
which not only took the side o
Miller , but directed a radica
change in the policy of the dopartmoni
regarding the reservation indemnity
lands. Miller had won his first grou
advantage , really a substantial victory ,
nnd with it was instituted a change
under which'millions ' of acres have al
ready boon restored to the public do
main.
Since then Miller has remained ii
the peaceful possession of his homestead -
stead , while the legality of his clain
has boon under consideration in the de
partment of the interior. On Thurs
day Secretary Vilas rendered his decis
ion in favor of the settler , and order
ing that the homestead entry shal
remain intact , subject only t (
the fjproofs of continual resi
dcnco and cultivation required by law
Tjio railroad still has recourse to the
courts , and ns there is said to bo twi
thousand similar cases before the department
partmont the corporation may carry thi
case to the courts. But there can bo n <
doubt that its cause is hopeless.
Meanwhile Guilford Miller , the cour
ngcous settler who single-handed fough
for his rights against a powerful cor
poration , has a moro solid claim to thi
approval and admiration of hia countrymen
mon , than many men of greater fame
His brave fight brought about results o
infinitely more importance to the poopl
than those which stand to the credit o
many statesmen whoso names are know :
the world over , and have an assuroi
in .history.
TJbo.South WantH immigrants.
While a class of persons , chiefly i :
the eastern cities where the labor mat
ket js aomowhat overcrowded , are clam
oring for jnoro restrictive immigratioi
laws , together with legislation whic ]
shall prolong the time in which a foreigner
eignor may become a citizen of , th
United States , thus decreasing th
value ofa most important inducemon
to most Europeans to como to this CQUQ
try , the south -earnestly bidding fo
iinmigraJJen. The convention recontl
hold at Hat Springs , N , C. , is undei
stood to have been -the .first stop in
general movement to attract populatio
to the southern section of th
union , anil particularly to inc
press upon the Industrious an
thrifty people of Europe who ma ;
bo looking hopefully toward the Unitoi
States with the groat'advantages am
opportunities which the Boutu offers t
such people.
Among- those who are conspicuous !
interesting themselves in this matter i
Cardinal Gibbons , nnd in reference i
it ho recently said : "The southeri
states need developing sadly , and
know of "no " better way to secure thi
great need than by the offering of ad
vantagobus inducements to the hon'os
immigrant of the already overpopulated
lated nnd well-nigh overworked eli !
world. " There is not a southern
orn state with undeveloped resource
that would not bo greatly bonolltto
by the acquisition of compoten
and willing workers from the ol
world , and the moro intelligent nn
far-seeing of the people of that ( foetid
have begun to seriously realize the 'o :
pediency of encouraging this sort of in
migration. They nro HS anxious as th
people of any other section to keep oi
those objectionable Classes which are a
ready excluded by law , but they have r
sympathy with the demand for add
tional barriers and restrictions thu
would shut out thousands of people wh
would bo a most desirable and usofi
addition to the population. Millions c
industrious and thrifty people ni
wanted in the south to push forwar
its agricultural and industrial pro
perity , and if five * , imos as man
wont there as will go durin
the next few years that section woul
bo immensely the gainer in all n
spools. The agricultural Ir.nds woul
largely Improve in value , the doman
for manufactures * nearest the points <
production would be heavily incrcasci
the transportation interests would t
enlarged nnd become moro profltabli
nil the olovatlng and ameliorating cot
dltiqiis following material growth an
prosperity would bo augmented , nn
speedily there would bo a realizntlc
of the now south ot which there is i
yet but a promise.
The south 'wants population au a
qutsltlon of cdpbbla nuel willing work
ers who will go thorc , iv9 Cardinal Gibbons
bens snys , to work to bettor their con
dition , to develop the multitudinous r6-
Rourcea of the country , and ninKo lui
honest , rospcctablo living * Iliivln"
this want , the people of the south will
give no support to thoao who nro seek
ing to erect additional and unnecessary
barriers against immigration.
Cutting and
There has boon a disposition for sev
eral years past to cut and slash nil
through the residence portion of the
city by radical grades that leave some
residences forty foot up and others
thirty feet down. TUB Bun always \u\e \
been in favor of establishing easj
grades on all principal thoroughfares.
livery largo city situated as Omaha if
must necessarily have roadways in
every direction that facilitate ) rapid
and easy transit. Such streets as Far-
nam , Cuming , Leaven worth , Ilariioy ,
Dodge , Douglas , Davenport , California ,
Tenth , Thirteenth , Sixteenth , Twentieth
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tieth and Twonty-fourth require
radical cutting and filling.
But it is utterly inexcusable
to disfigure residence streets that are
not thoroughfares and never can bo.
People who locate on such streets , beau
tify their grounds and establish cozy
and comfortable homes , should not bo
put to the expanse ami inconvenience
of radical grades , engineered through
the counc'l ' for the benefit of specula
tors or favorites. Quito apart from the
injustice which such rocklob * grading
works , the city loins much of its nat
ural beauty without correnponiling gain.
This has no reference to any particular
street , but on general principles the
council should not slash and cut pro
miscuously. There is an ample field
for grading contractors on our principal
thoroughfares for years to come.
TIIK game of hido-and-go-sook has
begun between the btato board of trans
portation and the railroads. When one
side is ready the other isn't , and the
play is for each side to dodge the other ,
This will keep up for a few mouths ,
until the legislature convenes.
Other I.amls Than Ours.
It Is evident tlmt the government bll
creating a commission , or spocl.il court , to
Investigate the charges asainst the Par-
ncllit03 , will pass parliament In n form tc
leave the smallest possible chunco for Pur-
neil and his associates to secure a fair nni
impartial investigation. There has boon no
more flagrant instance since the lories came
into power of their unscrupulous purpose tc
carry out their policy by fair mentis or fou
than is uresontcd in this measure and the
character of the men who will constitute the
court provided for. It is a fact of commor
knowledge that Justice Day , who Is to bo one
of the members of the court , Is one ot tin
most bitter and implacable cnoiuloi
of the Parnollitos , whom ho has publicl ;
characterized as infldels and rebels , lei
astray by a Catholic nation. The two olhe :
proposed members of the court may not b <
so strong In their prejudices as Day , bui
there is every reason to believe that they an
sufficiently under the influence of a sentiment
mont of hostility to Parnell and his follower !
that DO hope can bo felt of a fair investigu
tion anil a Just vordlct nt their hands. It I
not doubted/that the charges against Parnel
can bo disproved to the complete satisfuctioi
of all fair-minded men , but if there should bi
Inability to fully disprove the slightest dotai
in 'the charges it is to bo ex
pcctcd that the special court wil
und in such failure a Justification for a ver
diet against the accused. It is a court create ;
to convict , and It will take advantage of nnj
excuse to meet the expectations of the powo
creating It. Knowing this , the world wil
understand just what value to give to its dc
clsions. a
*
The great question of the hour in Europi
still relates to the meaning and outcome o
the meeting of the Russian and OJorman em
perors. Conjecture Is still rife , hut a partla
settlement of the Bulgarian question seemi
indeed to . .havoboon the , ouly 'tangible ' re
suit of the meeting of the two emperors
orat least the only result con ,
corning which anything whatever has yet beei
disclosed. . And It is not unlikely that tlili
was the object of the Emperor 'Wllliam'i
visit. The situation was such that a col
llslon between liusslaand Austria on ac
count of the latter's support of Prince Fcrdi
naud waa liable to occur at any moment , oni
would beyond doubt Uavo occurred at tin
opening of spring 'but for the rostrainini
hand of 'PriucoUlsmnrck. Under the term
of the triple alliance Buch a collision wouli
have involved the participation ofv Gorman ,
and Italy as well as Uussia and Austria , am
vv.th those great powers at war , Franc
would have scon her opportunity for ( lth
Revanche. " Warlike though the Empero
William may bb , and lunultlotis of ralllfnr ;
"renown , ho might well desire "to avoid such
catastrophe In the very llrst months of hi
reign , before ho has secured that control o
the affairs of state which beyond doubt h
intends to exercise to the full. To postpone
If not permanently to prevent'such , a co !
lislon was probably the object of his visit t
St. Petersburg.
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There can bb no doubt that every com
nontal power would liave much to gain l > y ,
general reduction of standing armies. Gci
many would bo more bcnclittcd than Frahcf
perhaps , because 'Germany Is far poorer tha
its big neighbor to the westward. Disarim
nient , too , would mean the indefinite postponement
ponomont of Franco's scheme to win bac
the provinces wrested from It by German ,
eighteen years ago. This would bo an 1n :
portarit triumph for the government of th
young kaisor. It would relieve the Got
inans from all fear of attack from th
French , and permit them to reduce the taxi
tion under which the nation lias been staggering
goring for years past. Reduction of armic
would be almost as grateful a relief t
Austria and Italy , whoso expenditure
have loug boon a burden which has bc6
exhausting their immirccs 'and impovoi
ishlng their people. Too only opposition ai
liclpatcd to the disarmament policy is o :
pcctcd to como from France. The rovony
spirit is believed to bo so dominant in tlu
country that t\o "ministry could llyo a da
which would'sorlously suggest such a move
mcnt , or agree to such n proposition if mad
from without. And yet -there can bo r
doubt that , if the two emperors have agree
upon this programme , a demand will I
mttdo upon Franco to become a party to th
compact. Franco , of course , will rofusi
\Vill that refusal bo accepted by the otlii
continental powers as a declaration of we
by the republic ! This is u question whic
at this moment Is exciting the publicists an
diplomats in every capital from the Nova 1
the Thames.
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The recent debate in tha Italian parlli
nent upon the question of woman suftiag
was significant. Even manhood suffrage I
still limited in Italy , being confined to cit
zcns who can read and write and who pa
taxes to the amount of nineteen livre , o
about fi of .our money , The population c
Unly Is about C7000OCO ; , and ' the number 01
electors In l8So was 'J4sOS07 , not half o
whom voted that year. The premier , Slgnoi
CHspl , had brought lorwanl n bill for on
forging the nnjrtbyr of male voters , and out
of the ilcputlqifiJ3ljtior Peiwzi , offered ui
amendment ( { rtjio effect that women shouU
enjoy the pri llngo of voting ni well as tin
men where they possessed the same qunllfl
cations that 1s , Jho ability to read and wrlt <
and the p.iymput'of taxes. Signer Poruzzlnne
eoino other deputies made a strong argumcn
for womnn sujfrugo , but the amendment win
defeated overwhelmingly after the premie
had stated hlaoljjoctlons. The principal oni
was to the clTocMhat "tho Ignorant masses
of mim In rctiffilo provinces mid commune :
were governed' 'by ' the priest or n little pope
who In ttun was governed from the Vatican
ntnl hence the liberal Institutions of tin
country would run great risk. " This wa
hit reason for opposing universal mail
BUiTrngo. As to woman suffrage , ho boliovei
that "to give every woman a vote \\ould im
Peril the free Institutions of Italy ton tlnm
moiotlmtito grant indiscriminate nmnhooi
BtiiTrngo , for whore one man Is swayed In hi
political views by the parish pi lest more thai
ten women nro under the ghostly despotism. "
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Cardinal Lnvlgeilo ought to , and probabl ;
will , bo received with open arms In England
whore ho hax arrived on a mission from tin
pope to arouse public sentiment against tli
Infamous sluvo tr.ifllc which is otill piose
fitted vigorously by the Arabs in the Inter
lor of Africa. England lias been the foe o
this tiafllo for u long time , uud her effort
have resulted in restricting it in a great dc
grce , but slio has found that no one nation I
powerful enough to grapple with such ai
evil. If she has not discovered it , tin
pope has , and he has determined t <
nuil.o an effort to secuio the coucertei
action of the gical ISuiopenn powers it
n movement to put an end to the innrkcthi )
of human chattels. There Is no doubt tha
If the powers would combmu they couli
bring such a pruisuro to boar upon the sul
tan of Xunlbir and the khodlvo of Egyp
as to stamp it out finally , and a coaibln.itioi
for this purpose would bo of infinitely mon
benefit to the world than a union to crusl
borne little principality which happens ti
stand in the way of ambitious sovereigns
The Vatican , by entering this field , is doing i
good work for humanity and religion , nni
his holiness will receive the encouragomeu
of Piotostants as well as Catholics in hi
prosecution of the work.
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Probably the most interesting railroai
construction of recent years in the Hussiui
road from the Caspian sea to Samurcand , i
distance of 900 miles across great dfcsoi ta
which was begun In 1SSO and completed u fev
months ago. It was built for military uses
aud for n tlmo , at least , cannot pay commercially
morcially ; but it opens up the heartoi Porsl
to European commerce , mid may dovelo ;
something like modern enterprise in n coun
try that was onoo.a centre of opulence , powc
and learning. tifCho road passes through si
much desert land that water has to became
by trains to nearly nil the statious. In som
sections there lire no wells of watc
within 100 miles of each othci
On account of the shifting sand
hardy shrubs had to bo planted along tin
way to protect the rails from being burled i
sand and It is 'np't ' yet sure that they wil
prove effective. Ono of the possible result
of the construction of the road is a reclaim
tion of the desert , gradually , from many cor
tois and us u ro ult , of tree planting. For th
present , however , the road Is interesting bi
causa it opens up'pt its present southern tei
minus a rich country to European commerce
In the event of. war in India it will bo of in
mouse advantage to Russia , for It spans th
section of country In-which it is most din
cult to move troops , because of the waut c
water. Express trains will put Samarcan
within five days of St. Petersburg , thougl
for the present , oven with the aid of the rai
way , it takes about twelve days to make th
journey.
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The sufferings of the Scotch crofters froi
the exactions and cruelties of landlords bav
been hardly less severe than those of th
people of Ireland. Whilst over 2,000OC ,
acres of fertile lands were grazing ground
for doer , hundreds of families wcro huddle
in old and disused kilns , unfit fc
human habitation ; and when a nil
was recently made by them on
deer forest in order to kill and divid
the animals many of them had not a grain t
meal in'their houses and their babies had IK
tasted Tnllk for months. The crofter lac
-which was pas ° ad T > y parliament two yea ;
ago , gives sotnc little relief ID the shape i
fair rout and fixity of tenure under certait
conditions ; but it does not deal with the ni
cegslty for more land , and it loaves the griei
ance of-tho door forests untouched. The rei
thing needed is a law based on the princlpl
that the land ahall bo used for the benefit c
the people , and that , subject to the paymor
of a fair rent , they shall bo resettled on th
land that is capable of supporting then
Unless this shall bo done the English goveri
ment will soon bo confronted by a problei
as dangerous as was the Irish question in i <
acutest stage.
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It is a-famous visiting year'for Europea
sovereigns. Queen Victoria s6me Monti
Hgo traveled to Italy and Berlin , While o
pobr Emperor Frederick's homeward'Journc
from San Holnb King Humbert met hin
Emperor William Is swinging around the cl ;
clo In elaborate style , having already made
visit , -to the czar , a visit to ICIngOsoir , e
Sweden , nnd a visit to King Christian , e
Denmark , with visits hlso to1CIng Ilumbci
of Italy and Emperor Francis Joseph of Aui
trin , in prospect. Tito czar will probuul
spend feomo "weeks with King Christian , an
meanwhile King Gcorgo , of Greece , is on
visit to his brother-in-law , the war. Th
sultan looks on wistfully at nil this visitln ;
in which ho docs not participate. It has nc
seemed to occur to Emperor William to tak
In Paris on his peregrinations.
The Pishing I'rcstttent.
Till/line.
President Cleveland has hod good luc
du'rincrhls fishing trip. Ho took with hli
that loft hand foot of a graveyard rabb
killed in the dark of the moon and rubibc
hi * bait with it.
The Irish Ajnx.
I'hitiulcltthln tlccord.
Heroic AJax , who defied the llghtulnf
wasn't up in tho.Bclcnco . of electricity ; bi
It's all "right " for Parnell to'flofy the "Thui
doror. " He knows a thing 6r tWo about tl
essentially assinlno solemnity of the Londc
Times and the hollowness of Its erudite r
sounding bray.
Th Fashion in Knnsne.
Jfew York World.
It seems to bo the fashion in a Kansi
county eat war to kill enough men to start
graveyard , and then to locate the court hou ;
close by. A graveyard is a good , pormanei
institution in the most volatile country-aid
of C.vclonia. It helps anchor'thlngB'and hi
wan interest always centers about a grav
yard.
Have the Railroads Canght a Tartu
In Iowa ?
CMwuo Trttnme.
It is difficult to BOO what reason the ra !
roads have for rejoicing over Judge IJrower
decision restraining the Iowa Railroad con
mission from enforcing Its now schedule i
rates until It U determined Judlcjnl :
whether tno charges fKed arc. reasonable <
not. In its full scope Judge Grower's dec !
Ion Implies that the question of the rcas on
nbloncss of a rnUrdad rate Is a matter ol
fact to bo determined ultimately as all sucli
Issues must bo , by the verdict of n Jury. E *
ports would bo called on to clvo testimony as
on the hearing of any other difficult nnd conv
plicated question In court , but the final ver
dict must come from twelve good nnd lawful
men. Do railroad stockholders nnd railroad
managers think they have scored a great
point in securing a decision which Intimates
that the reasonableness of rates Is a mattoi
of fact to bo determined by Juries drawn
from the common people )
Judge Urowor Intimates quite cleaili
what Instructions ho would give a Jury sum'
monod to pass on the reasonableness of rall <
road rates. Ho would Instruct the Jury thai
the rates must bo sufficient to pay for traiti
service and other expenses , defray llxcil
charges in the form of interest on bondsand
leave "something , however small , " for divi
dend on stock. The intimation thioughonl
the opinion is that nothing would bo allowed
for the sake of returns on watered stock ot
other bogus capital. Where would such o
doctrine ns this leave two-thhds of tLn rail
roads of the United States }
linn Its Advantages.
/ . mfti'll'e Cnurter-Jaurnalt
The now suicidal methoet In California 1
to sit on a fifty-pound box of giant powdci
and touch it off. It is a little scattering , but
it Is bettor than Imvlntr to go to a drug stoic
and answer nil the foolish questions whlcl :
the apothecary puts to n cltl/on who wants
to get out of the world in a uuict , ordinary
way.
A Free Imttuh OaiupaiKii >
Tills Is a free lunch campaign. For instance -
stance : j iovcfond nni1 , , , ( hurman
Ctoitco
nnd
ii ( nrrison , , , f orton
11 ana M
j um j UBturd
Vim TurlfT.
Clitcano Kcifi.
The senate taiiff bill , you see ,
Will speak out strong for tweodlodcc ,
"Twill show destruction's sure to come
From democratic tweedledum.
'Tis strange such dlfforonce should bo
'Twix tweedledum and twccitlodce.
STATE AM > TUUUITOUY.
Nebraska .Jottings.
Droves of wild ponies nro making the
farmers mound Olnowa very mod.
A spark from an engine caused the de
struction of Bovcnty-fivu shocks of oats on c
farm near Wood River.
Thieves arc devastating the back yards ol
Schuylcr citrons , and the people are arming
to give the depredators a dose of cold load.
A Schuylcr man was hung in effigy by a
gang of .voung toughs the other night slmplj
because ho had married the divorced wife ol
another resident of the town.
Lariat thieves arc doing nn extensive bus !
ness in Pei kins county , mid the formers are
thinking of using a piece of rope on the mis
creants when they are caught.
Smart tramps have been working the
charitably inclined citiyons of Humphrey bj
raising a blister on their hands , covuiing tin
soi o with salvo and then nsKing for help foi
the ' -poor man with a scalded hand. "
Grace school house , in Perkins county , is
said to be haunted by the ghosts of three old
men with white flowing hair nnd beards. AI
the children arc afraid to go to school ant
the pai cuts will attempt to capture theii
ghostships at the first good opportunity.
The wife of Judge Shickloy , of Geneva ,
lost her voice some time ago , and the bcsl
medical treatment failed to restore it. Last
week Hhe took u tup to 'thu ' mountains , nnd
one night awoke from u dream nnd found
hut self speaking. She ha-i recovered the use
of her volco cntiiely , although not so Btronc
as formerly.
Phil Harrison , Plattsmouth's oldest truck
man , came near losing his life Wednesday
while attending to his duties. Ho was busj
unloading a car when an engine sent unothci
car Hying down the track and a collision oc
currcd , throwing Harrison out of the door
over his truck and on the ground , where he
was covered with salt barrels , which wore
sent flying from the wagon. He was dazed
for a short time , but not severely Injured.
The assessor's returns show that Nance
'county has 8,128 horses , valuad nt Ip80,551 :
cattle , 15,53 ! ) , valued at 303,874 mules , I35U ,
valued at $4,1(10 ( ; sheep. (190. ( valued at * 15 ( ! :
hogs , 11,77' ' ) , valued at f r,5 ( > 0. The railroad
property in the county is valued at $16 ! > ,700 ,
In the county there are 79,33 > acres of im
proved land , valued at f311,040 , and 20Jy 3
OCICB of unimproved land , valued at IGlt.iO ! ,
The total acreage of the county is 281,837 ,
which is valued at | 5735s2. ! The total nnm
bcr of town lots , improved and unimproved ,
is 2,151 , valued at * 67GG8. The total value oi
all property m 1B38 , is tl,0ps,845. . against c
total valuation of JOTS.OJ8 for 1837 , an iu
crease of 130,617 iu onoyoar.
Iowa.
HA five-foot vein of coal has beou struck a' '
Exira , Audubou county , 200 feet below tlu
surface.
A Keokuk doctor ndvertlscs to "pay hal
the funeral expenses" iu cases where he faili
to cure.
The dynamos at the Dubuque electrii
light works were struck by lightning Tuoa
day ovoning. It will take a week to repaii
them.
A Keokuk religious organization hai
brought suit .against Sam Jones iu the sun
of { 2,000 fur tailing to put in an appoaranct
Where 10,000 persons had congregated.
Cherokee Is shaken from center to circumference
foronco over the efforts made to cnforc <
more Btnctly the Sunday laws. The cntin
community , including the churches , is by thi
ears.
ears.S. 'M. Ellwood , a Sao City attorney , In at
argument the other day before Justice Nut
'tor. of thnt town , stated that n certain poln' '
w'&s " "cleW 'that ' "tho wayfaring man
'though'a'Justico'of tlio'Jifc'acc , " JCpuld ijee it
Thb Jlistlco recognl/ed the point and coin
mandcd the attorney to confine himself tc
tho'morits of the caso.
Oho of the young Go'lclon boys , of DCS
Molncs , who tried to wreck the Rock Islam
passenger train. Tuesday , was discharged , a :
ho was only ten years old , and his oldci
brother was plainly the ono who did th (
work. Tlio younger ono claimed that he
tried to persuade his older brother not to.pui
the Iron on the track. The older boy wa" "
sent to the district court , thcro to bo deal1
with by ono 6f the Judges , with the probable
result of bis "being sent to the reform school
Dakota.
The local land office nt Mitchell is buslei
than usual at this season of the year.
The fund for thonnivorslty at Mitchell novy
shows $0.500 , leaving $1,500 , to bo raised ir
the Tioxt few days.
Prof. E. C. Norton , formerly of Yanktor
college , has been called to a college in Call
fornia at u salary of (1,1)50. )
The Bismarck Library association has decided
cidod to transfer its building , library and
furniture to the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union of that place for the furtherance
of its work.
The fourteen-year-old son of Ingwaldscr
Grove , who lives about three miles southwest
of Carthage , suffered a terrible death. He
was taking a skittish pony to the prairie will
n long picket rope wbcn the tmimal became
frightened and ran away. The rope got en
tangled around the boy's log and ho was
dragged nearly two miles and was dead when
found.
A conflict of authority has arisen between
Judge Spencer and the county commlssloncrt
of Grant county. There was a vacancy in
the office of district attorney. The Judge and
the commissioners both appointed a man tc
fill the vacancy. The court rccqgnlzcs the
'
man appointed by the Judge only , and 'tho
commissioners pay the salary to their ap
pomtee.
Upon an occasion nulto recently a Yankton
man ran against a well-lald.scheme on the part
of his youngest son and another youth M
skip from Yankton ana go to fclonx City ,
there to seek their respective fortunes. They
were to go without their parents' consent ,
and had packed a grip with valuables fet
future use , The father , upon examining the
grip , found It to contain , among other things ,
Heycn razors , n base ball , seven white shirts ,
a pair of socks , some bund music , a pair ol
base , ball shoes nnd BOHIO soap. An elder
brother ofono of the boys , however , heard
Romuthlng about the scheme , , and UIQ am
bitious youths are still at homo. They now
tako'thclr meals from the highest sholt In
the woodshed.
THE PllO'POBKi > qUtiF JIAU11OU
Xlto Views of n Well PoBtoil Alan or
tlio BuUlcot.
BEATIUCE , Neb. , Auust ( 1. To the Ed
itor of TUB Dnn : Tlio letter of. Govcrnoi
Adnm ? , of Colorado , to Governor Thnjcr
Inviting the appointment of dologiiU's to r
deep-water convention to bo hold ut Donvci
on the 2Sth lust. , for the purpose of socurhif :
the united nnd harmonious action of tlu
middle and western states In a movement
looking to the establishment of a dcop-wntci
Imrbor somonhcro on the Gulf of Mexico
might loiul one to suppose Unit the people ol
the west anil northwest wore Ignorant ol
the fnct tlmt they already have , nt n most
available point on the gulf const , the lineal
nnd largest ilccp water , Imrbor In Amcrlc.i. .
I refer to the harbor nt I'oimcoln , a Imrboi
Unit for depth , security , holding ground mill
nplironulics Is almost without a superior hi
the world.
Its distance from Kansas City In an ait
line is le s limn seven hundred miles , or
about the same distance as to the proposed
Imibor which Interested partlei In Toxim are
hoping to huvo constructed byUndo Sam"
at a coat of untold millions from the public
treasury. Having spent portions of sovcrul
wintcr-i on the gulf cosist uud carefully ex
amined Its chluf ports , the writer unhesitat
ingly niscrts his bollof that Pcnsacol.i la
destined at no dlstnnt dny to tnko rank na
ono of the gicnt senporti of the world. Its
Immense ) deep water harbor cun safely flout
the mivlps of Uuropc and America. Steam
ships can lo.id and unload nt its wharves. It
requires no dredging or uthor expense for
mnlntnlnnnco , but Is ns deep ami clear us
when sailed into by tlio Spaniards over three
hundred years ngo. The construction ol
lines of railroad already surveyed , as well ns
pioxlmlty to the great coal and Iron Holds of
Alabama , point to thu bountiful slopes mound
the deep water hai lior of Pensacola ns the
site of u great metropolis that shall bo the
gateway of western commerce , nil efforts to
create n port on the shallow , shifting coast
of Texas to the contrary notwithstanding.
A. Li.
NOT A CANAHD.
Will the Grand iHlunel bo Sold ? Crops
Aloni ; tlio Union 1'nolllc.
The Kansas City Times of Wednesday ,
publishes a report to the effect that the Kan
sas City , Wyitudotto ft Northwestern is
negotiating for the purchase of a controlling
interest in the St. Joseph & Grand Island
road , and tlmt to consummate their object ,
President Bethel and General Manager l > b
of the Wyandotte & Northwestern , Imvo
boon east endeavoring to raise money for
the purpose of making the purchase. It was
further stated that Piosidont Charles Fran
cis Adams , of the Union Pacific , and a num
ber of Now York and foielgn capitalists
held n meeting , and that it was virtually uo-
creed to sell the Union Pacific's controlling
Interest to the Wyaiulotto company. The
St. Joseph Herald's i all road reporter
interviewed General Manager Cummings -
mings , of the Grand Island , who promptly
doiiied the report and declared it to bo
gioundloBs.
"But fiom Information gathered yesterday
it appears tlmt there is good grounds for
believing this rumor is correct. The Union
Pacillc does not regard the St. Joseph &
Giand Island ns n paying branch and in fnct
it is not. In 18ST , the shortage in earnings
as compared with expenses was $ JO,501.81 ,
and the owners of this branch nro not in a
condition us regards financial affairs to stand
such a drain upon their treasury.
The line of the Grand Island is 253 miles
in length uud by connecting with the Wyandotte
dotto ut Seneca , Kan. , all the country west
of that point would bo made tributary to
Kansas City. This taken In connection
with the fact that the AtchiBon , Tojwlja
& Santa Fe intend to connect with the Fre
mont , Kllchorn & Missouri Valley for
Omaha would throw the trade heretofore enjoyed -
joyed by St. Joseph to Kansas City and
Omaha with the odds in favor of the latter
owing to the dlstanep being less and rates
much lower. This is conceded by loading
railroad men to'bo ' the reason why St. Joseph
denies the report of the Times.
Crops In Nebraska.
Division Freight Aircnt Warraok , of the
Union Pacific , has returned from a
trip over the road nnd Its branches and re-
poits a splendid showing as regards crops.
Only in one instance was tiny apparent fail
ure noted and that was only possibly on ac
count of lack of rain which , by the way , fell
last night in abundant quantities. The com
pany expect to receive shipments of grain
from points in Nebraska as far west as Big
Springs this season.
Splkca.
Depot Master Hanoy , of the Unloc Pacific
left for California on the flvcryesterdav. ac
companied Uy his Tumily. During his ab
sence G. H. Allem will officiate.
On August 17 the republicans of Wahoo
will holu n grand rally. The t * . & M. Will
rliu an excursion for the benefit of all who
may -wisn to attend.
The board of arbitration which has been in
session at General Manager Kimball's oflico
for the punt few days considering matters up-
'pertaining ' to the Oregon Short line , left yes
terday for a trip over the road. Upon their
return they will finish their work.
Drink Malto.
Marriage Incenses.
The following marriage licenses wore Is
sued'yesterday by Judge Shields ;
Name. Ilcsldence. Ago.
Charles Homering , Omann i9 !
Emma Johnson , Omaha !
Laurence' Kelly , Omaha ; 2i !
Mnrtha J. Ellis , Omaha 37
'Felix ' t.onrte'Omahn ' ai
Martha G. Pltllle. Omaha , , 88
Eugene Schanzcnbaoh , South Omaha. . . . 84
Louisa Gillear.'SoutlrOlnaha 34
Maude's Fnrewo'll to Al.
John A. Gulp was granted a decree in
the circuit court of Baltimore City ,
divorcing him absolutely from Mnudo
Gracfl Gulp , to whom ho was married
October 17,1883 , at Ottumwa , ta. , her
maiden name being Langloy. The mnr-
ringo took "place at her homo , nnd they
came at once to Baltimore , nnd lived
hoi'o until tlio summer of J884whon she
wont on a visit to her parents id Iowa
and never roturne'd. They have no
children.
The following letter was received nnd
filed ns nn exhibit by the husband :
"Dcs Moines , Io. , August 21 , 188a Al.
I thought to-day I would write and toll
you something that has long been on
my minr-j Al , I do not love you and I
never can liVe with you again , as I have
no love for you , and I know you would
not want mo to when you know I do not
love you. And Al , I never want to see
your face on God's green earth again.
I don't want you to think thnt ray people
ple have anything to d6 with it , for
they have not. Al , one thing moro. I
never want to her from you again , for
you never will receive any reply. Al , I
made up my mind , before I over cnmo to
mamma that I never could live with
you. If you nro not willing to grant mo
a divorce time will give mo ono , but I
am not jrorticnlnr about ono. Al. , I
have your fa'thor'sand mother's pictures.
If you wish to have them I lUs6nd
them to you. If you nave anything of
mine you can destroyer do as you please
with , whatever it may be. Now , Al. ,
remember , I never want to see you.
This Is nil my final decision , nnd any
other corrcspondopco will bo useless.
My reason is , I do not love you. Fare-
wol ) , farewell forever. "Maude1"
The letter was wrjtton on rose-tinted
paper , in a rather largo feminine hand.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Casloria.
Wbta Bdbjr ww tick , we g r her CattorU.
When the WM a Cbitd , * be crt&l for Ctttori %
Wttn ihatifctme fcUit , &a chine to O&atorU ,
All town I'cilncoKiio Sulolilcs.
STOCKTON , CalM Augost 3. The body of
Prof. P. A. Parker , principal of the high
school of Dubuqito , In. , has been brought
hero on route to the past. IIo was one of the
party of toucher * who visited the Yovemlto
valley. AVI\en \ ut the station on the return
trip Wednesday morning ho shot himself
while suffering from nn attack of Intermit
tent fever. . . ,
DISEASED BLOOD
Scrofulous , luliorltccl nnd Con-
furious Humor * Cured by
Ctillciirii.
Through thn medium of ono of your books ro-
cohoiHlirough Mr. Frank T. Wrny , Druggist.
Apollo. 1'n. , I become acqtmlnteO with your
( 'UTitUHA HUMI.DIImid : tnko tills opportunity
to tustlty to > oii that their mo 1ms permanently
curoil inn ot one of the worst cnsca of lilooit
poisoning , In connection with orvslpclns , thnt I
hnvo evi-r seen , and this after having boon pro-
nonnci'd Incurable uy some of tholioH imysi.
clmii in pur county. I take great plrasuro In
loruardlng to yon this testimonial , unsolidlcil
ns It H by you , In order that others sufferlm ;
from similar maladies may bo onconrnRud to
gl\oyoiirCUTirtntv IIKMF.DIRS airlnl.
. 1' . S. WIIII'l.INor.lt. Lcoclibiirg , I'n.
Hofurcnco : IIIANKT. Wim-.Driiggist , Apollo.l'a.
SCROKUtuOUS WjCUUH.
James II. Itlchnrdson. Custom House , Now Or-
Ii-ant , on nntli Rnys : "In 1MO Scrofulous Ulcers
broke out on my lioily until Ins n mass of cor-
inptlon. i\crjthliiKknownto : tlio mt-aicul fa
culty w us trti-il Ui vnln. 1 bcr Jinn a inoro w rock.
At times could not lift my hands to my heiul.
lonld not turn In bed ; as In constant paln.nntl
looked upon lire us a curse. No relief or euro
In ton your * . In 1"HD 1 heard of thoCimcmn.
IlK\iii : > iK4 , u oti tliom.aml as perfectly cured. "
Snoruto liofoio U. 8. Com. J. 1) .
ONE OKTIII'fwoUST ' OASES.
Wo hnvo Tuetm selling your CUTICUIIA UKME-
1)FS for yi-nrs. aud have tlio flist complaint \ nt
to icieUo fiom a purchaser. One of tlio worst
cases ot hcrofula 1 e\i-r saw was cured by the
use , ot ll\o bottles of CUTICUIIA HKBOIAKNT.
CtrricuiiA , and Curicum SOAI- . The Sonptaked
the "oako" hero us a medicinal neap
TAVLOU i- TAVLO1I. UrilRKlstn ,
irankfort , Kan.
SOHOFHI . .
Anil LumuKious Humorx , witli hois ot llnlr.mul
hrnptious of the Skin , mo posltholy cnruitliv
( 'UTicuitA nnd runcuiu SOAIottrrnnllv , and
CUTICUIIA HKXOI.VKNT Internally , when nil oilier
medicines fall.
Sold nvcryw horo. Prlco , CuriruiiA , CUe : geAr ,
Zflo ; UKSOI.VK-NT , tl. I'rcpnroa by the TOTTMI
Duim * OIIKMIOAI. Co , Huston. MnHH.
taffciend for "How to Cnro Skin Diseases. " 04
pages , Mlllustiatlous. and WO testimonials.
MPLKS , black-heads , chapped and oily skin
prevented by CUTICUIIA MEUICATEU SOAP.
UTERINE PAINS
lAnd Weakness Instantly relieved by
rtho OIITIOUIIA ANTI-PUN I'I.IHTKII ,
. a Perfect Antlde > te to Pain , Inllnmmn-
_ _ tion nnd weakness. A new Instan
taneous and Infallible pnln killing plaster. 25
cents.
Wit h Corns nnd lltiulous when you
( HU miruro linnicdlato and per
manent relief , at small expense ,
by using JIHAD'S Cons and II UN
WHY ION PtjAHTRRS , Wllleh MB SOlt
nnd recommended by e < try Hvo
DrupuUt throughout the United
tHntts nnd Canada.
DO YOU Iu fo\erri anil other summer
illscaHus It U advisable to purify
the sick room dnllr , nnd for this
purpose notlilnRexcclsIlvDiiUK-
SUFFER Ai'iiTiioi , PABULUM. These
imitlllcs w hen burned In the sick
room cnnse no perceptible In *
crease In Its touipcratino , but
EVERYDAY they Impart n Irani-mice that la
utnruenUlo , stimulating and re
freshing to the sickbesides neu
tralizing nnd eliminating all dls-
DAY Hpreuule odorx and bodily excre
tion * , and rendering the air pure
and wholesome.
rST'Don't forget HKNSON'S
PLASTEH for aches & pains.j j
THEY DID IT.
"What ? Cured among others the
following. They write :
849 Central Avc , Cincinnati , O. , )
January 4tb , IM. (
Atlilonhonw Plllii have ciir < l Tie of liver
iplatnt Mill dys | > ei)8l . I 7 Ve ton of
i'lllatoa friend who In trouUnl with
and lie baa Imprond won *
[ ully. i' . Ii. l
16 Koeetta St. New Htven. Ct. (
Fubruary loUi. ltt& f
Athlonboroa Pills worked woiulen In my
of flr Emu 11 cum-i.
Ath-lo-pho-ros Pills are sinnl ) and
pleasant to take , yet wonderfully
effective. Invaluable for kidney
And liver complaints , dyspepsia , in
digestion. constipation , headache.
etc. They'll take away tlmt tired
feeling glriog new life nnd strength.
< gfil2d6ccnU for the boautlftd colored plo
lure , " -Moorish Maiden. "
THEATHLOPHOROSCO. H2'WttHSt. H. f.
11 dlMMM CMtied-kf 4enatBUBt (
Ike Llrtr , KUwiy-s BtoMch U Vowtb.
Wik to
ft.Bloo * iPuUcr it ta
DRINK
MALTO
Natal Bank.
V. 8. DEPOSITOnY , OMAHA , KEB.
Paid Up Capital . $250,000
Surplus./ . . 50,000
II. W. VATE * . rtculrtent.
LEWIS B. KEEO , Vlcol'resldent.
A. K. TOUZAUK , and Vlc I'resldPiit ,
W. 11. H. nuoliES , Cnihlerv
BlHKCTOnH !
W. v. MOUSE , Jpiit * 8. COJJ.INS ,
II. W. YATKS. I B IS 8. UKKO ,
A. B. TfUZAlIN.
Hanking
THE IRON BANK ,
Corner 12th and 1'arnam Ht ? .
A General Hanking Huitnoss Transacted.
DREXEL & MAUL ,
( SucccBoors to John 0 , Jacobs , )
Undertakers & Embalmers
At the old fctand , 1407 Farnam fit. Order * b/
Ulecrnnh lallciud Hnd promptly atteadtd
Telephone to.No. 'it
