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TlUS is "black Friday" for a goot
many congressional candidates win
tried their luck at Lincoln.
Mil. Minr.b , of Tuxns , has taken UK
stump and is talking to the Iloodicra. .
His first speech was delivered ycster
day.
Tun patches of woodou sidewalk ii
the prescribed stone wall : districts an
oyo-sores and ahold be replaced itunie
THK Standard oil octopus wnsdrag'gct
Into the senate by the tall. And overi
scnnlor who had the opportunity
Btoi > i > cd to kick it.
HAD Omaha instituted an inlor-stali
exposition , the city at this time wouli
be full of people , and our merchant
would reap immense benefits.
TIIK Sioux City Corn Palace will bf
opened lo Iho public September 20
Meantime Nebraska corn fields an
eighty bushels lo the acre.
Tiiicnii is a great deal of scratchiti {
of heads amen Ihe bonier members ol
the firm of Wo , Us & Co. as lo whicl
one should bo named for the board o
public worko.
IT is said on good authority that tin
domoctats are going'to make a thousani
speeches at least every day in Indium
from now on. Happy the man who live
in Nebraska.
A UKMCOATION of colored men calloi
on Judge Thurman yesterday and pros
cnted the detnocralio nominee an ad
dress from the colored democrats , t
which he responded.
HEREAFTER the railroads of Ken
tucky deserve a most liberal patronag
from southern chivalry , when obligin ]
conduclord slop the trains to allow gentlemen
tlomon to sotllo their difficulties b ,
duelling. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A M..K is under urruoi/in Tviinncapoli
for stealing 15,000 bushels of when
from an olovator. Ho IB emulating th
example of the Newport ( Nob. ) ma
who etolo the roof off of a sod hoiifc
; ' while the owner was slumbering be
' nenth it.
W. J. COIWWliLi of Douglas county
WOB nominated for congressman by th
First district republican coiivontlo
hold at Lincoln last night. The cor
test for the nomination was n spirite
one. Ninety ballots wcro taken bcfor
the tide turned in Mr. Connull't ) favcu
Mu.-Cuvir.ANi : > in a published loltc
denies that ho over said , "I bollevo i
free trade as 1 believe in the Protestar
religion. " 13ut General Harrison hn
not found it necessary to conlradii
that ho once said , "a dollar a day i
enough for any workingman. " Nobod
tas been found foolish enough to bi
liovo the campaign Ho.
A IIONDKD debt hangs over the thrii
Ing city of Loadvillo , Colo. , which Hi
j | gamblers want to pay olT [ t they are a
, j lowed to open gambling houses. Kac
gambling establishment is willing I
contribute two hundred dollars a mont
to Iho cily , and while the mayor of Hi
town is anxious to accept the bonus , th
council decided not to allow gamblin
at all. Are wo to undcrslaiid that tl :
councilman of Leadvillo are not mail
Cf the same fluff ns the average aide
man of other cities ?
K lease which the Cherokee Llv
Biock association hold for Iho past Ii\
years , giving them graziug privileges i
Indian territory , lias coma to an on
and will not bo renewed. All the vnli
.able Improvements which the synJica
made revert to the Cherokccs wl
have discovered that their lands can t
tnado mo re profitable in their ow
Imnds than by leasing them again
\vhlto men. This change may moro <
less , affocl the cattle industry of tl
| outhvrcst.
' THE blll ur"raako thu agrlcultur
bureau an executive department hi
Rgnln been brought Into the senate tin
, it is expected to pass this time witho
i , further delay. There is , however , co
I r sldcrablo objection to the bill on tl
grounds that nothing can be gained I
elevating the bureau into an e.xocutl'
Soparlincnt. Thu department of ngi
culture , ns now conducted under tl
Buporvinlon ol n commissioner , sorv
ita purpose fully as well without mult
| ) lying ofllcou and increasing the ia
rlos ol ccrtuln oflloials.
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A AVnsto of KfTort.
The National Civil Service HefOrm
Icngtio Intends to Issue a circular In-
structliig federal ofllceholdorh regarding -
ing their rights in the mailer of assess-
inetils for political purposes. The deIgn -
{ Ign in to supply information as to the
provisions of Ihe law rclallng to assoss-
mcnts , the presumption being that there
are some ofllccholdors who arc not aware
of Uiem , and In their Ignorance may
allow themselves to bo llccced. NVe
doubt if there Is any man in Ihe service
ot Ihe government who docs not know
that the era of compulsory assessments
for political Diirposes cloicd some years
ago , and that under existing laws no
man can be required to give a dollar
for politics , nor if the law is respected
can his refusal to do so operate to hit
detrimenl ay an olllcial.
But what docs all this really amount
to , when it is so simple n matter to
evade the luw ? No government olllcial
s permitted to solicit or receive nionci1
o be uspd for nolllicnl purposes from another -
other person In the service ot the gov
ernment , but there is nothing to pro-
rent a person not In the government
fccrvicc from asking money of Ihoso who
are , and when fauch person makes a re-
liiest of this kind it is under-
teed that it must not be ig-
lorcd. There is no compulsion , but
there is a pressure which amounts
to the same thing , every man in the
service being made lo feel Unit ho will
> e a litllc safer in his position if he
contributes his share. The old practice
of a direct assessment has merely given
iktcc lo a syslcm of oblaining the same
Csiilt by indirection , and if the process
b a little blower it is not the less sure.
Very few men will jeopardize thcit
silioiirf by assorting their right under
the law to refuse contributions for po'
itical purposes.
This year there is an uncommonlj
itrong inllucnco brought to beai
on federal officeholders In the
example sot by Mr. Cleve
land , who not only by his con
tribulion virtually authori/.cd assess
ments , but established the percentage
of salaries which tho.se in the govern
incut service are expected to devote tc
political purposes. Every government
employe knows the duty he has to dis
charge in connection with the cam
paign , and it will be a waste of effort tc
toll him what his rights are under the
law , because ho understands that he
lannot assert them without incurring
the danger otlosing his position. The
civil service reform league may there
fore save itself the trouble and cost o
issuing a circular instructing office
holders as to their rights regarding
assessments. They all know that the
right to contribute is the only one thcj
can safely regard.
An Embarrassing Situation.
The president has not yet recoivci
the Chinese exclusion bill , and there ii
a good deal of interest in the qnc tioi
as lo what ho may do with it when hi
docs receive it. The passage of UK
bill was due wholly to political consid
orations. It was rushed through tin
house at the instigation ot Scott o
Pennsylvania , who is understood to ac
in all things agreeably to the wishes o
the jiresidunl , and was expected t <
make political capital for the dcmoc
racv on the Pacilio coast. When it won
to the scnale the more cautious slates
men of that body opposed it , on tin
ground that it would not bi
proper to pass such a measure while tin
Chinese government was deliberating
on the treaty submitted to it. But tin
politicians were in the majority and the
bill wont through the senate. Its Iraus
mission to the president is delayed , bu
it will very likely bo sent to him thi
week.
Will Mr. Cleveland veto the mcaauri
or sijjn an act abrogating a treaty nov
under consideration by thu Chinos
government ? The situation is tin cm
barrassing1 one for the president , am
ho can hardly fool kindly toward th
fool friends who placed him in it
It is behoved in Washington tha
ho will veto the bill an
Justify his notion by the oxplnnatio
that the measure was passed by th
house under a misapprehension of th
fads. II ho shall do this it would o. >
hibil greater courage than he has show
for some time , for il would wholly de
slroy whatever small chance there ma ,
bo of the democracy carrying cither c
the Pacific states. It might also have
damaging olToct upon his party elsewhere
whore with those who could not undei
Eland Iho Iruu nature of the mallei
Yet if Ihis government is lo bohav
with the dignity and decency whicl
should bo observed by a great nation i
its intornalional relations there is nether
other proper course for Iho presided
pending Iho action of the Chinese go\
eminent on the treaty , than to veto th
bill which in effect abrogates th :
treaty. No political exigency ei ;
justify the president in apptoving a
act which puts this country in a wren
position before the world , and whic
under Iho circumstances is an insult 1
the Chinese government. Having sul
milled a treaty to that government 01
obvious duty is to await its decision , ju
as wo should do with any other count !
with which wo were having similar n
lalions. There could certainly bo no dm
gcr in walling a reasonable time for th
decision of the Chinese government , ai :
wo should conserve our own dignil
and honor by doing so. Wo e
not feel any confidence , however , thi
Mr. Cleveland will bo guided by viov
of this kind. Wo have no doubt 111
political consideration ? \yill prova
with hi > ttni , ) < } those will lead him t
( t'ign the measure.
Tlio Untallnilon IUI1.
The senate committee on foreign n
Intlons , ill its meeting on Wudnosdn ,
referred the retaliation bill to a sul
committee , nnd it Is moro than probabl
that nothing further will bo Iward fro
it at this session. Senator Shcrmn
has given very clear evidence that 1
is not In favor of giving the preside )
at this time any greater powers than 1
already has under the retaliation act i
last year , nnd as chairman ot the fo
elgn relations committee it will not 1
very difficult for him to keep tl
bill out ot the senate. Mr. Sfio
man is an earnest advocate i
commercial union and annoxatioi
nnd ho does nol think It wcniltl be to the
advantage of either toadopt an extreme
policy of non-Intercourse with C'anlida.
But apart from any consideration ! ! of
this nature is the fact that there ia
really no warrant In the prc.-cnt situa
tion for such it policy of retaliation as
the house bill proposes. Not only has
Canada done nothing recently to pro
voke any degree of retaliation , but her
government Is under the direction of
the Imperial authority to pursue n cau
tious and pacific course toward the
United States. Under those cir
cumstances it would manifestly
not bo becoming in this
government to make _ a dis
play ot bravado and piny Uio bully.
There is a sufficient law now to punish
Canada if her conduct should become
such as to require punishment , and
neither our honor nor our interosls re
quire any such policy as Mr. Cleveland
naked congress lo give him authority
to proclaim. The calmer judgment of
the country now understands that re-
laliiillon which should destroy all com
mercial inturcourho between the two
countries could not be nil one-sided in
its ill clTccts , and there are many in
telligent men who believe Ihe
damaging consequences of such a
policy would be quite us severe on
the United States as on the Dominion.
At any rale Ihis country could not es
cape a very serious loss.
The discussion ot this matter has
doubtless been conducive to u wiser ap
prehension than before existed of the
commclal relations between the two
countries , and has very likely strength
ened the sentiment in bolh favorable to
commercial union. In a speech in the
senate a short time ngo Senator Sher
man said he believed that within ten
years Canada , would bo represented
either in Ihe British parliament or the
American congress , and ho thought
most likely it would bo in
the latter. The time named
by Mr. Sherman for such a consumma
tion may be too short , but the feeling is
strong and general that before many
years the ties between the United State *
and Canada will be very much clo ei
than at present.
Congressional Klcctioiiccrintr.
Senator Spoonor will have pretty
nearly the entire country with him in
his condemnation of the practice ol
prostituting congress for electioneering
purposes. The bonalor said that the
record of the present congress was not
one of which an American citizen couli ]
bo proud , and ho characterized the
electioneering as an outrage and the
personalities indulged in as disgrace'
ful , the senate having in this respect
made u far worse record than the
bouse.
There was probably never before
a congress in which the legisliL
lor was BO wholly lost ii
the politician as has beer
Iho case with the Fiftieth congress'
From the opening of the session contin <
uoitbly the game of politics has beet
played in both houses , and it is till on
Every maUer that has been brought for
ward , out of which there was the leas
chance to make party capital , has bcci
discussed and acted upon wholly will
reference to the political considerations
Both parties are equally at fault , and certainly
tainly the effect has not been good for thi
country nor credilablo to the nation
In its character and conduct thoFifliotl
congress has less lo its crcdil that
any other in the history of the govern
ment.
A DiSGUACiSKirii scene look place n
Casllo Garden a few days ago whiel
deserves the severest censure. Tw <
hundred emigrants from Sweden hae
just landed from the steamer Heel ;
and wore immediately seized upon b ;
the agents of rival railroad lines. Thoi
wore pulled about and hauled and jos
tied as if they were so many oattli
lhal needed prodding. Their railwa ;
orders were torn out of their hands b ;
the railroad hirelings. Their baggag
wns smashed and lost in the confusion
Families were separated and subjected
to all kinds of indignities , merely be
cause there had boon a quarrel botwcoi
the members of a railroad ' 'pool" am
each agent was trying lo got the bull
of travel over his own lino. It wasonl ,
a few wecksagothal a thorough invest !
gallon by Iho state of Now York and b ;
Congressman Ford's immigration com
milieu exposed the abuses of Castli
Garden. It was thought at the titn
lhal Ihe notoriety given to Iho arrogance
ganco of Iransporlalion companies ii
their treatment of emigrants would in
measure check the rapacity. But i
seems that it has only sharpened the !
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greed. A moro summary method e
bringing those railroads to a proper re
sped for law and decency might b
adopted in order to protect innocor
men , women and children from thoi
rapacity.
A FI\V weeks ago it was confidentl
predicted that wheat would bring ado
lar a bushel in the market. The oppoi
tunily has boon reali/.cd. For the IIrf
time in len years cash wheat sold Mot
day on the Minneapolis hoard of trad
for one dollar a bushel , closing at on
dollar throe and one-half cents. Th
same grade No. 1 hard sold at ono do
lar and two cents at Dulnth. Bet
Chicago and Now York fell Iho quickoi
ing , and prices wont up immediately
It would not bo a bit of exaggeration t
predict high prices for whout from Ho
on. A combination of a short crop r
homo nnd n failure of the wheat crc
abroad insures for the farmer goc
prices for his wheat. It behooves th
wise farmer to take advantage of th
fact and profit by it to the fullest ej
tent.
KUADF.US of TIIK BEI : at Guide t'oe
complain ot the recent publication of
special telegram to the effect that a bo
there had been fed by ono Baker Into
threshing machine with horrible- <
suits. The next day Tin : Bun printc
a contradictory report , and since learn
that the story had no foundation i
fact.
TAXt'AYUHS are not at all intoroslo
whether Paving Contractor Fox has an
real or fancied excuse for not being abl
to finish his work at the time specific
in his contracts with the city. If h
falls to carry out the terms of his coin
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racts , the pcnnHl.esor / stlch failure
houlil be onforccdby.the chairman of
he board of publlo.work , the same as
vould be exacted liiiiiny private con-
met. The truth of tile mailer Is Unit
he city contrncte'irs ' have taken moro
vork than they can reasonably attend
o. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Kvcn He Antlclpiitoil Trusts ,
JMiifel H'tJitttr.
Liberty cannot lone cmluro In any country
vhere the tendency ot legislation Is lo con
centrate wealth In the hnmls of a few.
McSlmno n Seen In Iowa.
Nfniir ( 'Itii Journiif ,
John A , McShunc , who l omjaecJ In run-
ilnjj as democratic candidate for Kovornor of
Nebraska , and Is running editors out and in
of thu Omnlui Herald ofllcc , Is described us u
nan who'noeda every vote ho can got nnd
about 23,000 more.
A Difference In Men.
CVcfdc llaiiltls Oaiellc.
Lcvl P. Morton , Iho republican candhlalo
'or vice president , is the rl ht kind of n man.
le sent $12,009 lo Ihe yellow fever sufferers.
This Is In striking contrast to Cliauncey De-
pew anil his Rung of campaign "rioters" who
net together after IJcpow's return from
Europe mid spent several thousand dollars
n having n lime and denouncing Iho graug-
era of Iho west.
for Hmllini ; ,
Cliicaua A'ciw.
Who can blame Ucnor.il Harrison for sinll-
up a great deal just now I The democrat !
who delighted In twilling him on his Chinese
record have blundered over Iho Chinese ex-
elusion bill in much the- sumo way that t
druken man collides with a rook'ng chair In
the dark. The democrats will talk very lou
about the Chinese question during thu robt
of this campaign.
AfVnlcl Tlicy Will Ijosotlic lloti.se ,
J\ViB Vuifc Cummrrcrnt AilvcitlMi :
There is danger that the democratic ninnii
rers , in their anxiety to re-elect President
Jleveluml , mny neglect an almost equally 1m
tortant mailer , namely , Ihe composition ol
; he next congress. Tlio democratic- majority
in the present house of representative I ;
quite small , amounting to not more than six
teen or seventeen even when all Uio "hide
pendents'1 are counted In.
Keep Vonr Kyc on Congress.
Oluhe Dcinncmt ,
It is hardly necessary lo inform republi
cans , however , that tlio presidency is not the
only slake to be striven for this year. The
popular branch of congress Is also to bi
elected. If the democrats should bo per
milled to retain control of this body the re
publican triumph in securing Iho presidency
woula bo compar.Ulvuly barren. The rcpub
Hcnn majority in the sonata will bo small h
the Filty-first congress , even in thu most for
lunalo circumstances. This facl makes Ii
all llio more necessary for republicans lo
gain a good working majority in the house oJ
representatives.
A llcpulilioan House.
Cfci'cldtiii L'\u1cr. \
In 1310 , when William Henry Harrison de
featcd for re-election the only New Yorl
democrat before Grover Cleveland who was
ever chosen president , the most remarkabh
feature of the whig victory , perhaps , was thi
revolution it wrought in congress. This year
when Uenjamin Hnrrispn will elefoat Grovei
Cleveland , another New York democrat , foi
ro-clcetion , there Is likely lo be a rovolutloi
again in the national house of ruprcsenia
lives. The result in Maine , whore Congress
man Uuod doublcel his majority of twi
years ago , in spite of desperate efforts t
compass his defeat , ia an earnest of the cf
feet which the tarilt issue will have upon th
congressional election all over the north.
Rvit Whlto Tile.
A'ciw.
Why , oh why does every mortal
Find in life so much ol' sorrow ?
Stand wo ut the autumn's portal
And the wlnto hat goes to-morrow.
PKOMIN13NT 1'EHSONS.
At Harvard , where ho was popular , Will
iam K. Kussell , the democratic nominee foi
governor of Massachusetts , was callci
"Billy the Kid. "
The Hon. U. H. Goodell , llio republican
nominee for Iho New Hampshire governor
ship , is Iho inventor of that fascinating am
useful article , the "lightning apple paror. "
Senator Sherman is said to have made ovei
$300,000 in the last live years by luoky specu
lations in Washington real estato. Since hi
has been senator his gains In this way , It i :
believed , will roach fully * 3,000,000.
George W. Cable , the novelist , works enl ;
six hours dally. His hours of writing ar
from 0 to 115:15 : In the morning , and from 2 ti
5 In the afternoon. Ho is fond of driving
nnd spends n great deal of time in Iho opci
nlr.
Henry Villard's private secretary con
firms previous statements lhat Mr. Villari
is only a subscriber to , not n leader In th
projected south polar expedition , and expresses
presses the opinion that the expedition wil
not go after the pole this year.
Mr. Gladstone says lie can hold out m
hoiio that ho will bo able to take part In mi ;
political work after the settlement of th
Irish question. His ono mm in life Is to sc
euro homo rule for Ireland. That done , In
believes his public work will bo ended.
Chief Justice Puller's new gown has boo
finished oy a Chicago tailoring firm , an
seems to bo what Jenkins would call a mai
vol of elegance , no less Ihan f 100 worth ogres
gros grain silk being employed in its cor
struction. It Is made 'en train , but wlthou
the dceolotto corsage so much effected It
some stylish gowns.
William Walter Phelps , Just before ui
dressing the New Jersey Republican club
at Asbury Park the oliier night , received
telegram announcing that his stable * an
horses were on lire. It meant a loss c
20,000 , but il did nol seem to disturb * U
1'hclps Ho made a rattling nnd enthuslajtl
speech , apparently forgetting nil about th
bad news from homo.
Mrs. Gary , wife of Judge Gary of Ch
cage , hires three or four now servants ever ,
week. The nnarchisls of Chicago hni
Judge Gary and constantly send him threat
cnlnp missives. Servants are not , ns'n got
oral lhmgwilling ; to run the riskof dlsmeni
borment by dynamite foi ; llio sake of retail
ing n good sltualion. ; .ludge Gary laughs n
the threats of tlio anarchists , but his wlf
ilnds the servant problem anything but
laughing matter. }
Major William Warner , the newly chose :
commander in chief offtho Grand Army o
the Hepublic , Is a resident ] of Kansas Ci '
and represents the Fifth tJIljsJurl dlslrlc
in congress. \V3STTnmfclit up In Wiscoi
sin , Rolling his education jat Lawrence un
iverslty , Appleton. Uc served during th
war In Wisconsin reginicnls , but after pcac
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was established mo'icil Ito Kansas Citj
whcro ho practiced law. Hero ho hcl
various oniccs , was elected to the Fortj
ninth and re-elected- ho Fiftieth con
gress. _ _ t , j
ST.VrK AND TfllJIUTOttY.
Nebraska Jottings.
A number of cases of typhoid fever are re
ported at Nelson ,
Thieves at Wymoro break up Iho sidewalk
and carry oft the boards for fuel.
Hastings rcoubllcans will organize th
"nobbiest llambcau club In the state. "
The Dawson county republican convontlo
will be hold at Plum Creek October IK.
Ulysses claims more handsome houses thn
any other town in the state of equal size.
The Frances Cleveland club of St. Paul I
raising campaign funds by giving oyster suj
pers.
pers.The
The Beatrice- canning factory has quit o
corn , having put up 700,000 cans duriutf th
season.
The plpos are all laid for Tecumsoh'
waterworks and the work will bo finished 1
a few weeks.
The ttono farm house ot Louis Monotte
N'car Superior , wns entirely destroyed by flro
list , Tuesday.
Platlsmoulh people got so Cxcltcit over n
mil gnme that the whole town neglects busl-
less nnd ether pleasures to discuss the incr-
ts ot Ita club.
Superior wants n mall route from Omaha
over the Notthwcsteru road , which would
shorten the tlmo between tlio iwo cities
about three hours ,
The sixth annual fair of the Howard
bounty Agricultural society will bo held at
St. Paul September 25 to 33 , and promises tote
to a grand success.
The Nebraska City Press says that the
nan who puts up a house In Nobnukii City ,
it this stage of the game , oven if It is a small
one1 , is a public benefactor.
Traitor Crane , the "straight" republican ,
ms announced that he will stump his county
igainst Hanna , Iho republican nominee fur
representative- the Forty-ninth district ,
Senator J. A. Dillon , of Tccumsoh , was
found in his pasture in an uncon elous con
dition ono day last week ami remained In u
stupor for several days. He lit now on the
way to recovery , but can glvu no account ol
how he was Injured.
A number of Schuyler boys made the
rounds of the saloons the other night and at
[ 'ach place failed lo settle for their drinks ,
They thought they wcro playing n good Joke
until ono bartender took pay out of thcit
hides and then had them arrested nnd lined
The Springfield ( Snrpy county ) Monltoi
remarks that ono of the doubtful stales IhU
fall will bo Fnlrvlow precinct. Tlio politics
of the laborers in the gravel pits is an un
known quantity , and the 100 democratic ma
Jority in our county mny bo very materially
reduced or It mny bo very greatly Increased
No telling. Anyhow , whoever would secV
political fame will first have to study tin
geography of thai neck of the woods , nm.
mnko thu acquaintance of this new uJdltloi
lo our voting populace.
I own.
The rotlon mill nt Ues Molncs will soon hi
ready for business.
The lown Methodist conference expellei
Hev. W. Daidlcy for Improper Intltnacj
with his servant girl.
The DCS Molncs plasterers have made :
demand for nine hours nnd Iho contractor
have generally acceded.
The Scott county old settlors' nssoclntloi
celebrated its thirty-second anniversary will
u picnic ul Dnvenporl Wednesday.
Tlio doctors of Greenfield are busy dissect
ing the body of Ida Harrington , the sollci
dove who suicided recently. She had in
friends to care for her remains.
The ghastly remains of n man were foum
on an island in the Iowa river near Marshall
town , nnd wore Identified as being Ihoso o
Senus Thomas , who disappeared Juno 2-1
IbSS. Suicide was Ihe verdict.
A Dubumio young Indy is bound to bo mat
ried , nnd the prospects tire that she will b
accommodated , for she makes the offer thn
on the day of her wedding she will give he
husmind 4" > ,000 , and ono year from Iho wed
diug ilny , If they nro then living together
she will give him $10,000 in cash and # 20,00
in real estate.
Dakota.
A Load City butcher cut off his thumb th
other day while attouiplmg lo murder
porker.
A farmer near Huron raised 7,000 bushel
of potatoes this year on thirty-eight acres o
ground.
Sully county has ton candidates for th
ofllco of .sheriff , nnd several precincts to hea
from besides.
La Grace wants an elevator era wnrchous
for handling grain , nnu promises n fortune t
the man who will build one.
C. H. Doulnsnn ! old resident of Lead City
nnd we-11 Known nil over the Hills , died 01
the 10th and was burled by the Masons.
The police force of Fnrgo hns been nearl ;
doubled on account of the largo influx o
threshing and harvesting men rcturnhif
after the Benson's work.
A band of sixty Sioux favored Iho citizen :
of Hapid City with a dance nnd opon-nir con
cert last Tuesday. They were on the wuy ti
attend the county fair nt Herinosa.
George Wilson , who broke jail at Wntei
lown. wns captured by the sheriff nnd cit ,
marshal after an exciting chnso of suvcru
hours. Tlio man who uided him to cscnp
wns given ten dnys in Jail.
A man nt Fargo became drunk on liquo
purchased at a blind pig establishment , nm
while in that condition ho fell and injure
himself so that ho is unable to work. Hi
wife will bring suit ngamsl the saloonkeeper' '
bondsmen for $10,000 damages.
TJIK GAS CONTUACT.
A Review or the Cnno OH the Eve o
Inquiries nro frequently heard as to th
final destiny of the bill which the Omaha gn
manufacturing company holds ngainst th
city. It still lies in stalu quo , Just whcro i
was left last fall after being allowed by th
city council. No attempt has either bee
made to pay or collect it. As the mailer i
to again como up in Iho council soon , porhap
n resume of Iho history of this Imbroglio , l <
gclher wilh an outline of the famous cor
tracl , would not como amiss ,
The contract was made on tlio 4th of th
present month , five yours ngo. Briefly , It prc
vided thai for Iho 207 lamps Ihe
in use the sum ol $34 per nr
num should bo paid. When Iho lamp
increased In number lo 307 n retluclion of J
per lamp wns to bo uinde ; when they rcaohei
U7 In dumber $ y2 was to bo the price , nlul ;
corresponding reduction of fib cents for over ,
additional fifty lumps until the numhe'
reached 500. For each now lamp , post , pipe
etc. , the sum of $2-3 was to bo paid , with n
charge for service pipe or extras. That con
tract expired the -Ith of the present month
but il has been literally void ns n contract fo
several years. The council claimed that th
gas manufacturing company had not com
piled with the requirements of the contract
Inasmuch as they sold out to the United Gu
Improvement company , who came hero fron
Philadelphia to open up in opnosi
lion lo the Omaha Gas Mann
facluring company. They failed to ge
n franchise , but succeeded in scaring the ic
cal company so badly that they until o ovei
turcs lo thu eastern capitalists to sell out
which they did. Then the remonstrance n
Iho council came , nnd the Mutual Gas Ini
provomont compiny changed their nnm
back to the Omaha Gas Manufacturing coin
pnny. Hut this did not provo the open SL
nine to relief , for thereupon the city counci
reduced the price of gas by n report of a coin
niittco which was adopted. In IbSi ! the conn
cil undertook to annul the contract , but failoil
the vote being n tie , Tlio gas company wen
on supplying Iho gas , nnd swelling their ac
count ngninst the city , hut tho.
were ignored by the e-ity conn
cil. After the oxpirntion of the counci
of is O , Iho now council honored nil nov
bills , but none of Ihe old ones , under th
rates prescribed in the original contract , nm
so the matter stands to-diiy. The indented
ness of the city to tlio gas company , n
claimed by the latter , amounts to $10,010 , ex
elusive of interest. The nbovo nllow Tjg ,
alluded to do not include any reduction mail
by n former comsiUlco or the council.
Sl'\c& January 1 Ia3t the committee hn
been paying nil bills presented directly t
them , not under a contract , as strange ns i
may seem , but at the old contract prices.
It is n puzzling question what is t
become of the bill incurred Ii
the interregnum , from the time Ih
gns company sold out to the tlmo of the In
dnction nf n new council. If the counci
would decide to pav it , it would have to bi
appropriated out of the general fund , uu
this would cnuso such nn overlap ns wil
deter them from nny such nrocceduro. Thei
if the company bcgnn suit nnd obtained i
Judgment , the nmount would have to bi
drawn from the Judgement fund. Thcro I
now in this fund $ SU,037.51. It will bo remembered
mombered that the bill was virtually allowei
last full , but has Inin dormant over slnco
The longer the matter is nllowcd to romaii
In Its present tangle the moro complicate ) ]
will it become.
There Is another thing nbout the city's gn
nnd light nmiirs that some parties thinV
needs equalizing. The public oftlcen nre to
day paying at the rate of $3 per thousani
for their gas , while Iho private oonsuuiei
gets it for J1.75 nnd even less. This reduo
lion to Iho private citizen the gas compnnj
claims la obtained by reason of the paymen
of cash on the presontalion of account ,
which is Impossible with the public offices
All bills contracted through nn onlclal
source must necessarily go through th <
council , and if each month be de
Inyod from ten days to two weeks
but at the same titno it amounts to a cast ,
payment , The gas company and clcctrli
light company bpth have bids be-foro the
council forlltumlnatlnptho city , and tlio outcome -
como Is nWnilod with n good dealot curiosity.
TH 13 I'HIJSUVTU 11V.
Interesting Prrtccoillnua r Moiulny
Afternoon and l-lroulng ,
Tito proceeding of Wednesday afternoon
wcro principally of n routltio nature. A re
port was made by the representatives of tlio
dllTeroiit churches of the state of religion ,
which was very satisfactory and Interesting.
Thopastor.il rotation between Ucv. U. M.
L. Ui'iulcn nnd the church at Fremont wits
dissolved , at his request.
Klilcr 1'orrmo nnd llov. William Hamilton ,
commissioners to the general assembly , ren
dered their report referring to the tallced-of
union of the churches north mid south. It
was approved , and their fidelity commctuleit.
Hov. J. A. Hood , who has held the position
of stated cleric for n number of years ,
handed in his resignation. Jt was accepted ,
nnd Hov. 1) . It. ICi'rr appointed hit successor.
The project of locating an Indian chapel
near HnncroU was dUju ed , but no decision
arrived at.
The discussion on the "Relation ot the
Church to Higher Kdtieallon , " led by Hov-
orends W. W. llarsha , D. I ) . , and T. S.
Hainoy , was very Interesting nnu closely ut-
tendod.
A resolutions commending the work and
objects of the Ueltcvue college was utianl-
nuinsly adopted.
Tlio resignation of W , W. Hnrahn as chair
man of the committee of education , was us-
copied , no successor being appointed.
Synodlcnl Missionary , Hov. Thomas L ,
Sexton , made a very Interesting report on
the missionary work being done In the state.
The Coif a * county Central church was dis
solved unil Hev. .1. A Hood authorised to
give the members carlillcatci of dlsmlstton.
In the evening Hev. Dr. Sexton delivered
an address , giving a resume of the homo
missionary work ilono dining llio year , tak
ing for his text : Number * , xlll ; ! ! 0. "And
Caleb stilled the people before Moses and
said : 'Let us put at once and possess it , for
wo arc able to overcome it. ' "
It the course of his remarks ho referred to
the divine command , 'Go yo Into all the
world untl preach the gospel to every crea
ture , ' and continuing said : This mandate
will not bo fully met until the gobpcl is
preached in nvery part of the laud. From
its early history in this country , the Presby
terian church has been a missionary church
As early as 1707 , only two je.irs after the
formation of the llrst presbytery we are In
formed that it was lecommended to every
minister of the body to supply neighboring
desDlalo places. When the general assembly
was first formed In 1810 there was only n few
to carry on the woik. At that tlnio there
were no churches in Ohio , Indiana , Illinois or
any of.thoso great states coimtitutitifr the
West. 'In ISM the first I'rcshylcrmn sermon
was preached In Chicago , and in JSlti in St.
Louis , and the missionaries who organised
them traveled on horseback from Hartford ,
Conn. The jiresbytciy of Missouri held its
llrst meeting in December of ISIS. The lirst
1'rcsoyterlan church in Kansas City was
started in July of 1SC > 5. Coming to Nebraska ,
tlio minister is still living who started the
llrst Presbyterian church hero. Uftecnyenis
ago. Mark the change. Now wo have 21" )
organised churches , twenty-five of which
are self-supporting , and 145 ministers , ol
whom forty-three are regularly installed
pastors.
Among ttio many opportunities afforded
for church extension In the west none arc
more Inviting nnd encouraging than those
presented by the construction of new rail
roads. Last year no loss than 1,108 miles
wore spanned with iron rails in Nebraska
atone. It is a great advantage to have the
church planted early in these towns , as it
then has n fair start with the ovil. These
favornblcopportunities must all be improved ,
and now is tlio tune to push the work ol
planting tlio seed. It lias been said and 1
lirinly believe it that Nebraska can as casil.v
take care of 8,000,000 people as New York ol
! > ,000,000. Wo have 75,000 square miles and
New York 47,000. The love of country should
prompt us to move forward in this work ol
missions. 'Christ for our country and our
country for Christ' should bo the watch
word. "
. CATLING'S MURDEROUS GUN.
A New Kti lno of AVnr that Fire. '
l.ilOO Itltle Halls a Minute.
New York World : Tlio Catling : ord
nance company has just boon chnrU.rce1
under the laws of Virginia with a cap
ital of $1,000,01)0. ) Several of the cap
italists , iuchulinpr a number of Nev
Yorkers anil Philadelphians , hnyc
taken stock in the enterprise. The
company was formed to manufacture
Dr. R. J. Calling's now and improvoe
bteel cast cannon , which 1ms attracted
attention in military and naval circles
here and elsewhere. This pun is designed
signed for fortifications , the field mill
the navy. The patents of Dr. Gntlinj :
cover many now points in ordnance
nnd they are secured in this country
and abroad.
His admixture of alloy with the fluid
steel is novel in its peculiar formation
of bronze and other metals , which arc
blended with such wonderful skill 01
chemical process that when the motah
have properly cooled and adhered fro it
their fluid Btato they become solid , close
and combined , and in every weak poinl
the proper adjustment' the carbon
controls the castings , closing tip all
blow-holes and crevices , which insures
the safety of the gun. Tlio gun ia cast
with u tube , which accomplishes the
cooling-oli' process in a short time ,
"Built-up" guns are put together by
pieces of armor steel , like tlio build
ing of mi iron horse , with sttnps or
bands to secure its formation and hold
it together. In bueh heavy work
of making a fifteen-inch gun there are
liable to bo blow-hole crevices and
cracks , and by such small defects there is
great danger of bursting. It has boon
supposed by many engine-era and gun
experts that cannon cut from btcel could
not bo condensed with rigidity , touhh-
ncss and durability bulllclent to bear
tlio pressure of heavy explosions of
nowder and to throw largo shot at a
long distance. These points Dr. ( Jai
ling claims ho has overcome by his pe
culiar method of amalgamating melals ,
having already tested llio durability of
such combinations.
The value of Catling's steel cast gun
is in the saving of time and expenses in
coiiblruclion , while llio "built-up '
armor cannon require over nine months
for llioir inanufneluro. The Catling
steel gun can bo cast and cooled from
the center in sixty days from the time
the lluid is run into the pit. This fhvlng
of lime and money 'm focognizotl by our
uovp-rnrnoul tUid by foreign powers.
Tlio works for the construction of
Catling's guns will bo located near
Philadelphia , probably at Chester. It
is understood that the worlc of construc
tion will commence as soon as possible ,
under the personal direction of the in
ventor , and that the capilol slock of Iho
company will bo raised lo $5,000,000.
The ordnance board , consisting of
Lieutenant A. Mordccal , president ; .
P. Farley , major ordnance deparlmenl ,
nnd John K. Crcer , captain ordnance
department , toslod Iho improved gun of
Dr. Galling nnd reported lo llio chief
of ordnance that the improvements were
found to lie in the method of feeding
rather than In the gun itself. The
acclcs drum being on the gun , f > 00
rounds wore fired at 1,000 yardshitting
n target llx'22 feet 411 times in twenty-
seven seconds. The system worked per
fectly. The crank which had boon at
the roar wns then transferred to the
side in order to diminish the rapidity
of fire , and llio drum-feod proper wns
replaced by Iho combination drum and
fiangod-feed guide. Then 500 moro
rounds wore llrod , hitting the target U51
times in one minute and one- second
without difficulty.
The improved fetsd mapuzinss of the
Gulling gun can discharge 1/200 rifle
balls n minute , with tlio accuracy of a
hand rille. The raugo is from one mile
nnd u half to two nilled. A battery ot
six guns can discharge a perpetual tire
of 5,000 , balls n minute anil continue il
indefinitely. No number of cavalry
could successfully charge and sllonco
these batteries. Uefuro the cavalry
could got within n mlle of the guns the
horses legs would bo cut off as by a saw
by the bullets. Tlio guns can bo ( Mo
vtilod at a proper angle , throwing the
balls farther up In the air nnd falling u
mlle nway in tlio intrenched position *
of the enemy , rout them or destroy
thorn by n shower of metal , as the balls
will go through a two-inch plank in
their descent. The gun Is HO light that
it i-nii bo carried by one or two inoti for
miles , nnd convoyed at great speed by
one horse.
BUFFALO DILL AT HIS RANCH !
How tlio Cctcbrntcil Seoul Iiivo.1
When t\t Home.
Denver Republican : A llltle over
three miles Irom the town of North
Pintle , Nebraska , and situated out on
the plains , are ! t,000 acres of pralriu
land ! * , Burrouiidinl by a barbed wlro
fence , nnd placed at different Interval *
is Iho following legend : ' 'No hunting
or trespassing with guns on the Cody
lands. " This denotes to the traveler
the oxacl aitunlion andoxtonlof llulTalo
Dill's cattle ranch. A few ( lavs ngo a
while a reporter was at North I'lalto 1m
decided to visit the ranch and mot with
a rather novel but unromantlc experi
ence , for after passing n very pleasant
hour at Iho ranch a treacherous broncho
which he was riding th'HJW him to Iho
ground and playfully scampered oil ,
leaving the bewildered nnd disgusted
Ecribo to trntni ) through three mile * ot
dust back to tlio town.
The ranch is situated directly wcit
from Ihe town and the buildings inn bo
plainly seen from Iho Union Pacific
ciopol. On driving out for a short di -
lance a person can see for miles around
nothing but a long , black , twaying body
of calllo. They are spread out every
where at pasture , and for a moment it
seems as though the line reached far
away beyond the horizon. Looming up
as a background to this peculiar picl-
uro Is n mammoth , oblong building , on
each side of which , painted in largo , /
white letters , are the words : V
"SCOUT'S HU3T HANC1I. "
This is a favorite name of Cody's and <
he adopted it for the ranch when' building - \
ing , with the remark : "If any scout '
ever comcb this way , let this bo bin
homo.as long us ho care * to stay , and I
shall name it the 'Scout's Uet-t. ' "
TJie ground on which the ranch la lo
cated is a beautiful patch of prairie
land. It is as level as a slab of marble ,
and in some places long , willowy crass ,
two feet In hcighth nods gracefully to
the breeze. The rallle are scattered
all over the bix or seven miles of terri
tory tukon in by the barbed wire fence ,
and it is claimed that altogether Cody
Las over fifteen thousand head of catllo
in the grounds.
A visit to the blnblcs was in order , and
the visitor was well paid for his trouble.
A score or more of chunky little Shut-
land ponies occupy one portion of the
largo barn , nnd a number of fancy
horses of all descriptions take up an-
other. One prominent feature of thu
stable is a large , handsome coul-blaok
Arabian charger , named Auctioneer.
This horse is the pet of the en
tire ranch. lie is gentle and kind , yob
full of lifo and energy , and when taken
out to wallc about the grounds is ttf ,
frisky and full of tricks as n kitlon.
Although quite a colt , not being over
three years of age , ho stands over six
teen hands > in hcighth , and ran bo truly
said lo be realization of Hoaa Bonhour'd
dream of a perfect horse.
A visit was next made to the superin
tendent's home , just adjoining the
"Scout's Rest. " The superintendent is
Mr. J. S. Goodman , Cody's brother-in-
law. Mr. Goodman was out , but bin
wife , who is BulYulo Bill's sister , and
Miss Liz/.io Goodman received the re
porter nnd in a very cordial , hospital
manner bade him make himself at
home.
The parlor walls of the little house are
adorned with the portraits of Cody , the
late Colonel K. C. Judson ( Ned Buntline -
line ) , Major Burke and other old-timo
friends of the scout's. All about the
room , placed in pleasing confusion , are
relics , mementoes and trophies of the
Wild West travels and of days when
Cody had all ho could attend to coping
with the terrors of the plains , Instead
of traveling -about the world showing
the crowned heads of Europe what some
of this country is and used to bo. The
sublime confusion with which those tro
phies tire arranged pays rather a high
tribute lo the artistic taste of Miss
Goodman.
The occupants ot the ranch are just
now in quite n flutter , and things are
being put in readiness for the owner ,
as Cody is to be home in a very short
time.
His home is situated about a niilo
nearer the town than his ranch. It is a
large , spacious frame building , built In
the cenler of a twonly-acro lot , and
fronting on the railroad tracks. Mr.s.
Cody , whom tlio reporter visited , is a
tall , woll-prcsorved and well-rduentud
woman of apparently nbout forty years
of age. She is grcally interested in tlio
success of the Wild West nhowund tall.s
wilh inlorcsling animation of the tiino
when such .scenes wcro unacted , not an
an amusement for the millions , but a
stern reality. Of their four children ,
but two are alive , both girls. Aria , Iho
oldcsl , is twenty-one years old ; and
Irma , the baby , is bul live. The lallor
is a large , healthy , rosy-cheeked pretty
lltllo thing , yo'-y ' Inlolligonl and dueid-
odly interesting , .lust now she is learn
ing to play the piano , and expects to bo
able to surprise her famous father when
lie returns.
Miss Aria , Iho oldest daughter , was
away at Lincoln when the reporter
called , but from a photograph she appear
pearto bo a tall , handsome girl , very
much rcbombliug her father. She is
also said to possess a number of J10j ,
"
father's traits of ohnrnrste anu-"BOmo
very pivUy s',0rio3 ot her pluck and do-
lormlnalion are lold , one of which is
that while she was yet quilo a girl Cody
had a very Iroachorous and dangerous
broncho in his stable. This horeo Aria
determined lo ride. After having him
securely saddled the girl mounted him ,
.bul in a Irico she was thrown to the
ground , severely bruising her fnco. lOu-
ragcd at the conduct of the horse , filio
jumped up , exclaiming , "I'll ride him
now if ho kills mo , " and , jumping into
Iho saddle again , and by frequent ap
plications of llio whip she soon had Iho
broncho as docile as a lamb.
Her lasl exploit was lo travel all
nlonu from North Plnllo , Nob. , to Lon
don , Knglnnd , to meet her father , and
later traveling alone through Italy and
Spain. She is said also to be quite n
scholar in German and French , as well
as being somewhat "up" in thu aria.
The Chicago Iteunlnn ,
CIIICAOO , Sept. 20. ( Jon'jral Kosocrnns ha *
boon elected president of tlio Society of tha
Army of the Cumberland , to succeed the late
General Sheridan , licncral Hosoarans pre
sided t the banquet at thn Grand Pucllla
hotel this evening. The menu card wni
heavily bordered iu black In respect to the
uiomory of General Sheridan. At Iho con
clusion of Iho banquet brief arldrcsaci wura
made by General Michael , Thomas , ( . Wood ,
Kussell A. Algcr , Samuel L. demons , T.
Movers , of Ohio , and Judjjo Kugeiiu Oary , of
Chicago. Thu banquet listed until u late
hour.
Angostura Bitters , endorsed by phjbl-
cluns and chemistsfpr purity and ivliole-
bomeuess. Dr. J , C , D. SiBgortA Sons ,
aolc manufacturers.
