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ST. I'ATjr , itml Minneapolis : ire nt ii
ugmn. No sooner docs St. Paul br.tf
of its immense imuiufiioluriiitf interest !
whoa Minticnuolis stops In with a yart
moro of statistics than her rival.
AND now it falls like a thundorclat
that Sitting Bull has ou.tgcnern.lei
Secretary Vilus as a shrewd poli
tician. For Secretary of the Interior
ISB'J-Ilon. ' Sitting Bull , of Dakota.
IT is to he hoped the interminahl
Btreot railway conlliut will &oon bo sot
tied once for all. The people of th <
city have borne patiently with street
torn nt ) , and injunction suits by rivu
coin patties.
SRPAUATK polling places have beer
provided for the women of Boston wh <
r\vill vote in the coming school election
That looks like a stab at equality befon
'the law which deprives the right of ti
woman's ballot to nestle along side of :
> man's.
. DKPAKTMKNT clerks at Washington
from the same state , of different part ;
nfiiliatious , are pairing oil , and there
fore will not go home to vote as is cus
tomnry. This saves expense and allow
larger contributions to the campaigi
funds.
Mourns MOKKISON- vouches for Bil
Morrow , and Morrow vouches for Mor
risen and all other members of tli
school board building committee com
bine , so long as Bill can draw pay fo
every day In the month , including Sun
day , Fourth of July and Christmas.
THK1U3 is no danger that any roprc
BOiitativo from Douglas county will vet
for the submission amendment no ma )
tor who is elected. But there is dango
that Douglas county may bo ropresonto
by some men whoso solo object i
being candidates for the legislature i
boodle.
HONEST JIM is not content with mal <
Ing 1'iixton pay for several thousan
' fards of his rotten cedar block pave
tnont on upper Farnam. He is now 01
ganizing a raid on Paxton's pockol
book by threatening to beat him wit
Wo , Us & Company's paving brigade
But Bill is liable to got oven with Hoi
cat Jim some of thcsn days.
Tine unusual precaution taken I
Chairman Quay of the republican m
tlonal committee to ensure an hones
Yolo in Now York City is highly signil
cant. The largo rewards offered fc
the arrest and conviction of ballot-stu
fers and repeaters and the careful cat
vass of the votes of that city , will hav
A tendency to chock illegal votin ;
But Now York is not the only largo cil
vrhoro the democrats depend for succc
on crookedness at the ballot box. Ch
cage , Sun Francisco , Boston and othi
leading cities of the country have tin
nnd again boon stolen by the domocra
on election day.
TUB widespread disappointment th
will bo felt at the refusal of the Slot
chiefs to accept the terms proposed 1
the government will undoubtedly mal
itself felt at the next session of co
gross. It is more than probable a strot
pressure will bo made to induce co
press to adopt a different policy f
opening the Sioux reservation , which
u matter of too great importance to 1
left to the will of a few score obstina
hiofs , who are nctuatod chiefly by tl
Jesire to retain their authority , ai
who neither know nor care anythii
about the general welfare. The feolii
is gaining ground that the governmo
should abandon the practice of trcatii
with the Indians , and Ic will very like
show itself in luturo Indian legislatio
IT is moro than likely that a fodor
tion between the locomotive hrotho
hood and the dromon nnd br\koini ;
will tnko placo. Mr. Arthur strong
favors the proposition and the schon
has boon favorably endorsed by the lir
mon and brnlceraon. The lute Burl in
tan strike has shown the necessity
uoh n union. In time U may bo poss
pic for the otlior railroad organizatioi
to join for mutual benefit , but at prt
ont it la not the purpose to take in tl
Lfc switchmen or conductors. The bret
. . . orhoocl Is not in favor of an amalgam
| | tion ol trades organizations. It bellevi
that the rights of the different class
of workmen can best bo promoted 1
individual action rnthor than by u tin
Yertal organization , owing to the olas
inj of conrtlcllnjj interests.
111E QOXOnKSStONAL ELECTION.
Owing to the systematic suppression
of the republican vote in the south it is
on the whole easier for the republicans
to elect a president than to secure a ma
jority in the house of representative : ) .
Nevertheless , the indications are re
garded as very favorable to changes
that would give the republicans control
of both branches of the fifty-llrst con
gress. The present bouse contains ono
hundred and sixty-eight democrats ,
ono hundred and fifty-three re
publicans , nnd four classed
as independents , the straight
democratic majority being fif
teen. There are twenty-five districts
represented by republicans , in each of
which the party majority is lesa than
ono thousand. While this margin is
simll , it is not believed the demot-rats
can secure ono of these districts , there
being no evidence from any of them
that that party is likely to poll a rela
tively better vote than two years ago.
On the other hand , there are thirty-two
close democratic districts , twenty-nine
of which are in probably republican or
doubtful states. Two of these districts
are in California , two in Connecticut
five arc in Indiana , three are in Michi
gan , ono in Maryland , ono in
Iowa , two in Massachusetts anJ
the others are Mattered. The
chances of the republicans carrying
some of these close democratic districts
are unquestionably far better than fet
the democrats to carry any of the close
republican districts , which are in Cali
fornia , Colorado , Connecticut , Illinois ,
Indiana , Iowa , Kentucky , Maryland
Massachusetts , Now Jersey , Now York
Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island
West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Careful estimates accord to the re
mblicans a probable gain of eighteen
representatives and a loss of three
making the not gain fifteen , whicl
would be sufHciont to transfer the con-
rol of the house to the republicans
hough the majority would bo a narrov
one. There is reason to believe , how
ever , that these estimates are too con
servative , and that the republicans wil
carry a greater number of the clos <
democratic districts than the estimate !
contemplate. Two years ago the re
mblicans did well in the domocratii
and doubtful states , while they electee
scattering members in the horde
southern states , gained in Indiana , am
: iold their own in New York. The ;
.ost in New England and the northwest
and if they redeem these losses this yea
ind hold their own in the states when
they did so well two years ago the nox
houbo will certainly bo ropubli
can. A gain of a dozen mem
> ers by the republicans ough
to bo made in Now England , the middli
states and the northwest , and it is quit *
possible that Indiana and the south wil
furnish half a dozen more , though tin
'opublicans of Indiana are not con Helen
of doing better than to hold the grouiu
ivon two years ago. Wo have not sharei
the hopefulness expressed from time t
time regarding gains in the southen
states , but the prospect in certain dis
ricts of Virginia , West Virginia , Ken
lucky , Tennessee and Missouri is certainly
tainly encouraging.
But the hope of the republican part
obtaining control of the next hous
of representatives rests mainly upo :
its ability to redeem past lossc
in New England and the north
west , and there appears to bo cxcellon
promise that this will be done. It i
| uite as important that the republican
should obtain control of the popula
branch of congress as that the part
ihould elect its presidential candidates
THE TROUIILE A'f WIXXWEQ.
Events are happening at Wtnnipo
which may lead to the mobt importati
consequences , and which have an it
tetibo interest for the northwester
states and territories. Engli&h statesmen
mon are fond of declaring that the ide
of Canadians asking to bo admitted int
the United States is the veriest dreat
and delusion. This may bo true c
Quebec and Ontario , for those two pro\
inces have a strong national charactoi
The former is French , and the latte
contains a very largo number of retire
English officers , who have made thn
province effusively loyal. But wit
regard to Manitoba , and the lands lyin
west as far as Puget Sound and Vai :
couvor's Island , the citizens of thos
&cctions are by no moans (
the same homogeneous nationality
They are like the peopl
of our own northwest , emigrants fro ;
all countries of Europe , fleeing from tli
burden of taxation , from the muddle i
political economy , from the disadvan
ages imposed upon them by the di
Unctions of caste , and from the pcrpctui
menace of war , whoso cost is great <
than war itself. The consequence
that between the northwest provinci
of British America and the northvros
orn states and territories there is a
immense sympathy based upon that fe
low feeling that makes all humaui
wondrous kind. They are nearer to i
by far than to their alleged brethren
Ontario and Quebec , and the very arc
incut advanced by British statesmen
prove the idea of Canadian unncxatu
in the cast a mere dream is the stroii
eat argument that in the west it is
reality.
The cause of the trouble domonstrat
this absolutely. The people of Winn
peg have been most desirous of co
neotion with the Northern Pacific ra :
road , and the government line , tl
Canadian Pacific , has been endeavorli
to prevent any such alliance. The m
nicipal authorities at Winnipeg ha1
taken sides unanimously with the Nort
era Pacific and have done avorythii
possible to facilitate their entrance in
the city. When the American line hi
come within hailing distance of tl
point whore their track layers wou
have to cross the track of the Canadii
Pacific it was discovered that the cros
ing was blocked by three engines and
number of cars loaded with 1
borers armed with axes and pick-axe
When this fact was thoroughly knov
to the people of Winnipeg the loc
government , that is the mayor , aide
mon and high sheriff , swore in as ape
iul constables between seven and cig
hundred business men of Winnipe
and these , armed with revolvers , ha
boon guarding ever since the tnv
Jayoraof tho'Northern Pacific. In
tlay or two the point of collision must
bo reached. The Canadian Pacific
asked and obtained from the govern
ment ot the Dominion military assist
ance. A hundred mounted riflemen
have been sent to the scene of action ,
and the infantry battalion stationed at
Winnipeg ha ? been ordered to hold
Itself in readiness. These acts of the
government of Canada are contrary to
law , contrary to the traditions of Eng
lishmen , nnd contrary to justice. The
municipal government has absolute con
trol of the question ami has
decided it. The Canadian
Pacific , so like our own beloved Union
Pacific , Is resisting the local govern
ment by violence , and the Canadian
government is backing it up by military
force. This is tyranny as plain and un
deniable as that which lost for England
these colonies that now form the United
States. If Manitoba and the lands of
the BVltish northwest feel like casting
their futures with ua of the American
northwest , they will have the welcome
of true brotherhood. This now country
is a great wheat growing section also ,
and if united to us , the ono great wheat
bolt of the entire world would bo under
ono banner. It will bo because it ought
to be.
TllK Iowa prohibitionists may con
gratulate themselves upon a victory
won in the supreme court of the United
States which was not generally ex
pected. The court has decided that the
prohibition law of Iowa , in so far as it
prohibits the manufacture and sale of
liquors except for mechanical , medici
nal and sacramental purposes , is not in
conlllct with the provision of the federal
constitution which gives congress the
solo power to regulate tutor-state com
merce , and sustains the decision of the
Iowa supreme court. The distiller
against whom the case was brought
took the position that , as he was manu-
'acturing liquor.5 solely for exporta
tion to other states , the law
n prohibiting such manufacturt
nterforcd with inter-state commerce
and was therefore in conflict with the
constitution. The supreme court de
cides that there is no such conflict , and
thus disposes of a very important queS'
tion. The decision of course will unplj
to all slates having prohibitory laws
similar to that of Iowa , so that nuuiu
facturers of liquor in any of these
statesexcept for the purposes specified
medicinal , mechanical and culinary
may as well without further ade
prepare to transfer their business t (
states where Ihero is no such restric
tion. It is not in the power of a state
to prohibit the importation of liquors
but this appears to be the only consO'
quontial limitation on its authority l <
deal with the manufacture and sale o
intoxicating liquors.
TIIK Chinese exclusion bill may raist
questions of international importance ii
which England and not China will b <
drawn into the controversy. The casi
of Fong Tang , who walked across tin
suspension bridge at Niagara Falls , bu
was compelled to go back to Canada b ;
the customs officers of the United States
is a case in point. The merchant
Tye Chong , who wanted to come to Nov
York on business , but was permittci
only after considerable delay , to pu
foot on American soil , is likewise ii
point. These Chinamen are natural
i/.ed citizens of Canada and subjects c
Great Britain. To refuse then
and others of like politico
status the right to enter th
confines of this country is a
affront to England , not to China. I
may bo that Great Britain would acccp
America's explanation , in case th
question becomes ono of intornationa
inquiry , that the fact ot naturali'/.atioi
or of British citizenship does not alto
the legal conditions for the oxclusio
of Chinamen. But it is highly proba
bio that the foreign ollico would demand
mand a uniform treatment of Britis'
subjects on American soil , irrespoctivi
of the fact whether they are white o
yellow , native or naturalized.
TIIK report of the democratic minor
ity of the senate committee which investigated
vestigatod the civil service makes i
bravo effort to defend the shortcoming
of the administration in this matter
but not with a success proportioned t
the earnestness and elaboration of th
effort. The facts which prove th
failure of the president to faithfully an
honestly carry out a civil service reforr
policy are too numerous and conspict
ous to bo explained away. They are at1
milted by the sincere friends of refon
who are also the friends of the president
dent , many of whom have publicly de
clared their disappointment Mi
Cleveland might elo hotter in a socon
term , but so far as ho has gene ho coul
hardly have done wor&e.
TUUSTWOKTIIY eastern advices leav
no doubt that the policy of the dome
cratic managers of the national can
paign is to amass an immense corruj ;
tion fund to bo used during the closin
days of the campaign in buying up th
saleable vote and in colonizing whor
that expedient can bo made sorviceabli
It is said that money is now pouring i
upon the national committee in a stcat
ily swelling stream , Mr. Barnum's pla
of locating in Washington togivospecii
attention to contributions bavin
worked well. It seems certain that tl ;
'educational" campaign is not to on
without the usual amount of corruptia
and fraud.
BUILDING INSPKCTOU WHITLOCK hi
boon as dumb as an oyster over sine
the revelation made in court concori
ing the deal with the Now York Insui
anco company. lie has been couvicto
by their deposition of wilful and dolil
erato falsification to the mayor , to tli
council , and other city officers to who
ho represented that ho had issued a pe
mit months ago for excavating Sovoi
teonth street , when , in fact , ho did m
issue the document until the llth da
of October , two days after the counc
had requested him to revoke the po
mit which ho led them to believe he
been isaucd.
Applicable to Omulm.
Jteconi.
Kelf-respectlnc councilman : "So yo thit
we've ( hie ) been off Junkctlne and spcndlt
the people's money , eh ? Well , w ulu' '
'We've been ( hlo ) to CUl-Cuicago iavcstlga
In * 1U system of street llRhtlntf , sir. " Con-
Btltuont : "Oh I well , what system have
they ! " "It's'most as ours , only ( hie ) the
post * Is In pairs. " "Pnlrsi" "Ye" , ( hie )
every lamp-post we saw was ( tao ) etoublo , "
He Won't Conic Down ,
Chicago Tribiitic.
"Is that you , Colonel IJnce I" Inquires the
democratic coon. "Shoot if you Want to 1
refuse to 'come down.1"
Tlic Slot Is Still Open.
, iniiiiKl | > of. ! Join it'll. '
Every federal ofueo holder Is expected U
drop Ins contribution In the democratic cixnv
piilRti slot. Otherwise ho will bo "weighed
und found wattling. "
What Harrison Hcally Haiti.
JJixfon Traveller.
What General Harrison did really saj
about worklngmcn's wages was thU : "Nc
nmn'fl wages should bo so low that ho canuol
uiuko provision In his days ot vigor for tin
incapacity of accident or the feculeiiess ol
old age. "
What MnkrH Her Doubtful.
MlnnMitvlii Tribune.
Visiting Statesman Well , how Is Indiana1
You have her safe , I supnose , for Cleveland
Central Commlttccman Well , wo felt ren
sonnbly confident until this morning , but the
latest reports are bad. Hero's a telegram
Buying that John Updcgraf , of Docntui
county , hus been convicted of arson , and nu
other telling us that the White Caps have
licked Hill James , of Kokomo , so bad h <
won't bo out for u month. Those losses
knock our estimate askew and'make the state
doubtful ua thunder.
Who In Carry I in : the Dctit ?
iraUSttettKnet.
The Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy and th (
Atchisou , are both tarred with the same stick
Both are staggering under a floating debt in
curred by paying unearned dividends , ant
losses In operating. We know that the Chicago
cage , Burlington & Qulncy is really a littli
worse oft than the Atchison , which wai
compelled to issue a second mortgage foi
$0,000,00(1 ( or $7,000,000 , in order to meet iti
current obligations and keep the road In op
oration. The Chicago , Burlington & Qulnc ;
has , BO far as the public knows , done nothltif
of the kind. The question is , who is carry
luff this largo floating debt of the company
They had less than a million balance of cast
assets at the beginning of the year , and havi
lost about $3,000,000 sinoo. So whom is this
owing ! Are the millionaire directors comini
to the aid of the company and lending i
money without security , or has the compuu ;
quietly placed a collateral trust , or has it soli
some of its ussots in the treasury ? Some in
formation on this point would undoubtedly
be received with interest.
Mixing Politics With HolKlon. !
IVii ( < uIcI ; > fiui American.
The authorities of the Northern Mcthodis
church do not relish the attempt of some o
their ministers to represent the church as ai
appendix to the third party. Ono bishop ha
imulc his voice heard in conference In th
matter , and ono conference has administorei
an implied rebuke to these who wcro usiui
their pulpits for- the purpose of urging th <
claims of that political party. Nothing in
deed is more notable in the course taken b ;
this party thau its untiro indifference to tin
claims of the we lqy day of rest. Democrat
and republicans lay aside their differences 01
Sunday to worship in common , and to 11 :
their attention on those great truths abou
which no good men differ. The prohibition
ists hold public meetings of their party o
Sunday , and thcv use the pulpit to advertls
their week-day meetings , where they do no
turn it into a political machine itself. Thi
course is not only unfair but socially mif
chiovous. The social if an Ity of the America
people depends moro nnd more with ever
decade upon the maintenance of a day o
weekly rest , in which tha wcek-dav excitements
monts of business , politics and what is calle
"society" shall stop entirely. On that a
sane people , whatever their views of the r <
ligious obligation of Sunday , must agree.
L/VBOU NOTES ,
A Pittsburg contractor and engineer , so :
is given out , has closed a contract for th
erection of an immense iron and steel plan
at Sabinos , Mexico. The plant is to co ;
! , OOJOIX ) ami will consist of two blast fui
naccs , a Hosscmer rail and nail plate mil
und structural iron works.
The longest white pine sticks that wor
over cut In Michiganprobably , wororeccntl
manufactured in a mill at Cadillac. The
wore six in nnmbor and were 6.5 foot Ion
and were 10-13 inches in diameter. A stic
of timber was sawed at Hastings MHlPugi
Sound , recently that was 100 feet long by i
inches snuaro.
The importation of pauper labor froi
Europe into Pennsylvania will be invest
gated in a few days by the congressional ii
vcstigating committee. Judge C. H. Sin
inous. special agent of the government , ha
been looking over the field in that state i
advance of tlio committee's sessions to t
hold in Philadelphia and Pittsburg , and ha
succeeded in gathering important points fo
the committee to work upon.
The Brotherhood of Hallway Porters of tli
United States and Canada ( colored ) has i'
sued an address to the ditlcrcut railroa
brotherhoods which reflects In strong lai
gunge against the discriminations whic
govern the admission of colored people i
those organizations. The address closes b
inviting all railroad mon , irrespective c
color , to join the colored organization.
In the musical arrangements for the Voile
Prophets' parade at St. Louis the member
of the Musicians' Mutual Benefit assoeiatlo
were given the preference , and the force o
union musicians was exhausted before an
non-union bands wcro employed. This is
reversion of the custom of former years , B
the method was to get all the non-unio
bands obtainable before employing unio
bands , and many of the bands employed wei
from the country towns.
BTATB AND TKHIUTOUY.
Nebraska Jottings.
The fence question is stirring up a goc
deal of strife in Sioux county.
Forty new buildings have been erected i
Bcnkelman since the 1st of last June.
William Parker , a one-legged vetorai
broke his only leg by falling off a wagon i
Burnett.
William Filbert , of Stratton , is minus
hand which ho fed into the gearing of a ear
mill the other day.
Heal estate men in Stratton are plattln
big additions to the town In anticipation of
big boom in the spring.
The settlers of Wheeler county are doin
their utmost to Increase the populatioi
Twins are ogam announced from Bart'ett ' ,
Two prominent citizens of Bcnkelmn
foupht a duel the other day , the weapor
used being a sand shovel and a singlotrei
supplemented by Qatfmg gun volleys of jav
bone.
The great activity In real estate In Han
son the past week was caused by the hlf
wind , which lifted largo quantities of sc
but forgot to raise the mortgages at the satr
time.
Two Sheridan county youths went huntln
for ducks the other"day , but brought dow
bigger game than they Intended. They shi
their horse by mistake and had to wai
home.
The court of Dundy county scorns to I
rather easy-going. When the jury brougl
In a verdict of guilty against Bantlll f <
hone stealing the prisoner's inebriated coui
sol howled out ! "That's all right. Let's si
your Kansas nnd United States ofllcors gi
the prisoner now , But I'll botch'or * 50 Ba
fill won't go to the penitentiary. " Aud tl
judge did not even rebuke him.
Iowa.
Wild turkeys are being shot la the vlclnli
of Burlington.
The board of supervisors of Grunc
county U offering the swamp lands for sal
The Congregational church at Grlunoll hi
decided not to accent the resignation of D
SafTord.
The itreets of De Molncu are overflown :
vlth mud and the mayor Is rustlfnu aromiel
rylug to sec what ho can do about It.
x Muscatino sohoolma'nm flgurei that she
lus walked over six hundred miles during
the past year in going to and from school.
It is rumored that seventy-live of tlio
charming young Indies of Uldora have
vowed never to nintry until Harrison Is
elected.
Waverly people arc charitable They have
nst built a barn for a resident who was vis-
ted by the lire fiend , and now propose to llll
the structure with hay and grain.
A young man named Alex Baldwin is cro-
itlng quite a sensation In Osceoln county by
ils tiiriMts to do Injury to Miss Kmmn CJrost ,
i farmer's daughter , who has refused to love
him.
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A Boone botanist reports having found the
largest example of the lyropodun bovlsta
commonly known as the puff-hall over dis
covered. In circumference it was throe feet
cven Inches , Its diameter fourteen and n
lialf Inches.
Dakota.
A bucket shop is about to he established at
Aberdeen.
Wheat is sold in the Hills by the 100
pounds , bringing $1.50 for that amount.
A Baptist church with upwards of thirty
members will soon be organized in Doail-
wood.
Wheat purchased at Yankton this year
averages sixty-one pounds to the measured
bushel.
Sioux Fulls is beginning to talk up a ro-
reptlon for the Manitoba officials upon the
advent of the road into that city.
The Episcopal church society at Wahpoton
passed a resolution last Wednesday demand
ing the resignation of Hov. Mr , Morrow ,
Uupld City has offered a bonus of $4,000 to
the St. Paul , Black Hills & Pucltlo rail
road company to build Its proposed * hue to
that point.
Many improvements and repairs are hoing
made on the capital in Bismarck , and It is ex
pected that the building will bo In good con
dition when the legislators arrive.
A party from Manitoba , consisting of
Premier Greonway , members of his cabinet
and members of the legislature , visited Pom-
bir.a and were banqueted by the citizens.
Within the past thirty days one of tlio
merchants of Sioux Kails has cleared $2,500
on Hour that ho purchased before the rise ,
and he expects to clean up 12,500 moro before
his supply is exhausted.
Tlie crowded condition of the Jail at Deadwood -
wood has made It necessary to enlarge It
immediately. The commissioners contem
plate submitting to a vote of the people a
proposition to Issue $11,000 or > ,000 addi
tional bonds for the enlargement of the jail ,
or rather the addition of two tiers ot cells ,
as contemplated when the jail was built.
Joseph Card was discharged from the pen
itentiary at Sioux Falls last Thursday , hav
ing served a sentence of ten years for incest
and adultery. Ho was sentenced from Law
rence county and loft again for that place.
He was a well known character to frequent
visitors to the penitentiary , as ho was on the
outside and looked out for teams driven
there. There has always been some doubt
about his guilt , and up to the day of his dis
charge ho protested his innocence.
( icneral Harrison's Speeches.
St. Lfiulti Glolit Demnciat.
The speeches of General Harrison are
a source of continual nnd gratifying
surprise. They serve not only to dem
onstrate his familiarity with all ques
tions of importance , but also to display
a fertility of argument nnd illustration
on his part which is truly remarkable.
There may bo other men in our politics
who are equally as gifted in the matter
of fluent , graceful and forcible talking
day after day under circumstances that
vary with each new occasion ; but if so ,
the fact has not yet been practically ex-
omplficd. So far as the cases
of these who have heretofore un
dertaken such tasks are con
cerned , the comparison is unquestion
ably favorable to him. Ho surpasses
Grooley , Garllold and Blaine in poinl
of varietyof originality and of sustained
interest and excellence. The ordeal ic
one that demands superior mental vigot
and alertness , as well as exceptional
power of restraint and skill in the seloc-
sion of facts and words. Most men put
to a test so peculiarly trying would
either drift into a sort of repetitional
monotony , or err on the other side in
the way of excess and imprudence. But
General Harrison steadily steers cleat
of both dangers , and is always pleasing ,
always judicious , and always specially
on rapport with the audience which he
happens to bo addressing.
It is to bo borne in mind , of course ,
that Gen. Harrison is merely the repre
sentative and the servant of his party ,
nnd n , republican triutnnh implies the
vindication and promotion of certain
principles which are moro important
than any man can possibly bo. But nt
the same time that party may fairly
claim as ono of the strong arguments in
its favor the fact that it presents a can
didate who is manifestly so well
equipped for the duties of the highest
ollico in the government. It can not bu
doubted that with Gen. Harrison in the
Wluto House , the country would bo
entirely secure against any deprecia
tion of the dignity and propriety ol
that exalted position. His speeches af
ford the amplest assurance that on nc
account would the people over have oc
casion to blush for him should he bo
made president. His qualification for
the place include both the theoretical
knowledge and the practical sense re
quired in such an otllco. Ho is a states
man of thorough training , of accurate
judgment , and of oloso sympathy with
the interests of all _ classes. It is folly
to sny that this not a considera
tion to which voters have a right to at
tach particular weight , when his oppo
nent is plainly wanting in all these
qualities that fit men for high and
difficult political responsibilities. The
fact that a man need not bo a success
ful orator in order to make a satisfac
tory president may bo readily granted ,
but that is no answer in this case. Gen
eral Harrison's speeches show him to be
more than an orator , They furnish con
clusive evidence that ho has a well-
stored and woll-dibciplined mind , an < ]
that all his impulses nnd tendencies arc
sound , safe and profitable. In short , he
has recommended himself to.tho coun
try as a candidate beyond criticism , anO
his party is gaining votes every day bj
reason of his splendid personal services
Sunday In the Seven Dlaln.
London Echo : If ono wants to realize
the real sharpness o ! contrasts in Lon
don , whore horrible slums are siao bs ;
side with wealthy squares , and whore
the beggar and the millionaire tread
the same pavements , ono cannot see il
better than by walking a very few stops
from the well-dressed , middle-class de
corum assembled in St. George's church
Bloomsbury.or the fine drawn intellect-
tialibins of Air. Stopford Brooke at Bed
ford chapel , into Seven Dials , on anj
Sunday morning. It is really a mattot
of some difltculty to pass along Neal
street or Little- Earl street , so crowded
is the whole roadway with costermongers -
mongers and Cheap Jack's barrows.
Every ono of the little poverty-stricken ,
grimy shops are open , nnd the whole
Sjcono ia moro busy than it is on anj
other day of the week. The sight is
ono to froo/o the heart of a strict babba-
turmn. but , moro than that , it is a truly
dreadful picture of the real condition
of lifo in west central London. I stooJ
for borne time in the doorway of one ol
tlio dlckeningly odoriferous butchoi
shops , where loathsome scraps und trim
jntngs of bone , fat and skin wore bold al
twopence n pound. A tall , gaunt woman
came and looked them over ; but the
butcher said , "No picking ; yer 'takes
as they come' with them , missus ! '
"Well , " she anaworodt "then yormlghl
let me kavo two pounds for threepence
hnlf-ponny. " "Can't , " wa ? the vendor's
prompt [ and laconic rojly ) , nnd the
woman turned away ; but she stood by
the barrow of a potato dealer till his
back was turned , and furtively appro
priated first one , and then another of
his tubers. Not only wcro the ovl-
doncc.s of povcrtv something appalling
in thi.s Sunday fair , but the looks of
utter degradation of soul and body In
the mnjorlty were truly lamentable.
Angry woods , nnd an occasional blow
oven , occurred ; but that terrible apathy
and sullen indllToronco to all but the
immediate object in view spoke volumes
on the lives they lived. Young men in
dirt and rags ; girls who had lost the
feminine pride of vanity which loads
them to bestow a thought upon their
personal appearance ; strong middle-
aged men whoso love of drink was ap
parent ; mothers with babies in their
arms , but who looked old and careworn
enough to bo grandmothers , tho-,0 pre
vailed in the crowd. And the noise and
the bustle , the tumult and bargaining ,
lasts till about 1:110 : , when things resume
a more wuekdny-like tranqullity. But
ono passes out into Shaftcsbury avenue
and sees the conventional and well-to-
do going homo to Sunday dinners , and
one roali/.os that in London and all
places , "One-half ot the world knows
not how the other half lives. "
The Venezuelan HopuMlo.
Dr. W. F. Ilutchinson in American
Magazine : At 8 in the evening wo ar
rived at Las Tablas , the nearest port to
the famous Callao gold mines , that
wore for several years among the most
productive in tlie world. Of late , how
ever , their yield has been falling off ,
until the price ( if shares that paid $10
each per month upon a par value of
$ UX ( ) . has dwindled down to $1. The de
crease , it is said , is duo partly to a
change of management and partly to a
contraction of the vein of ore. Shafts
have boon sunk only to the depth of 800
foot , however , and it is expected that as
they progress more will lie obtained.
The gold was brought aboard in four
boxes , each containing two bars of a
thousand ounces tied up in gunny
cloths , with n wooden bony attached in
case of an accident coming of the
steamer. They were thrown down on
the cabin floor with apparent careless
ness , but two well armed mon watched
the treasure carefully nil night , and in
the morning it was to bo landed at
Cindad Bolivar , in transit for Caracas ,
whore it is coined.
When that morning came , as it does
down hero , almost with a bang like
Pat's sunset , the steamer was tied head
and stern to volcanic rocks half imbed
ded in white sand , alongside a sleep hill
of the same , some sixty feet high. Up
nnd down its shifting side a few discon
solate donkeys wore climbing , carrying
grass upon which to food the rest of the
day ; and at the topadark wall stretched
along the town front , showing above it
a few yellow walled flat-roofed houses ,
And ttiat is all that is visible at first
glance of the fourth city of the Vcno-
/ueliin republic.
After this dilllcult hill was sur
mounted , the town developed into u
rambling lot of streets upon a series ol
hills , the highest ono crowned by u
cathedral church and a pretty little
square containing one fair bronze
statue of the great Bolivar , and four
wretched plaster ones , representing the
four countries that owe their freedom
to his statesmanship and valor.
Statistics of the Itible.
London Telegraph : There are sixty-
six books in our Bible , of which the Oh :
Testament contains thirty-nine and the
Now Testament twenty-seven. These
books contain 1,189 chapters , the Old
Testament having 029 and tlio Now 200
Of the total of HI,178 verses , from Gen
esis to Revelation , there are 23,214 in
the Old and 7,959 in the New. There
are 592,449 words in the Old and 181,15'i
in the New Testament , or a total in the
Bible of 773W)2 words. The Old Testa
ment has 2,718,100 letters , the Now ,
8a880 : ! ; total , 8,500,480. The shortest
chapter is I'&ulm cxvii. , which is also
the middle chapter of the Bible , while
the middle vor&o is the eighth in Psalm
cxviii. In tho'Old Testament , Proverb :
is the middle book ; the middle chaptoi
is Job xxix. , nnd the shortest versu
is First Chronicles , first chapter ,
twenty-fifth verse. In the Now
Testament the middle book is
Second Thessalonians ; there is nc
middle chapter , there being an over
number of chapters , but it would come
between the thirteenth nnd fourteenth
of Romans ; the middle verso is the
seventeenth of the seventeenth chapter
of Acts ; and the shortest verse in the
New Testament , ns well as the shortest
in the Bible , is the thirty-fifth of the
eleventh chapter of the Gospel accord
ing to John. The nnmo of God does not
occur in the book of Esther in any form.
The nineteenth chapter of the second
book of Kings and the thirty-seventh
chapter of Lsaiah , are almost word fet
word the sa e , the only difference in
our version is such as would be easily
made by two translators , rendering the
same passage. The twenty-first verse
of the seventh chapter of the book of
E/.ra contains all the letters of the Eng
lish alphabet excepting j , which , sug
gests a philologi&t , "is a spurious coun
terpart of the letter i. "
A. Tnrrlblo Kpldomlc.
George Francis Train : When two
years old my yaronts moved to New Or
leans. In 1823 , when I was four years
old , the great fever raged. The edi-
domic at Jacksonville seems ridiculous
in comparison. Only 800 have died
there , while 300 died every day at Memphis -
phis , and Now Orleans was worse. I was
only four years old , but I remember
they had no coffins at Now Orleans , no
grave-stones , no hear&os , but every day
a great cart came lumbering down the
street and a hoar o cry would resound :
"Awho-o-o ! bring out vour dead ! "
Then my little Bister Lulu died. They
put her in a little pine box. Then my
sister Ellen died , as frail a little flower
as over blossomed. That child's face
has never left my memory , and when
she was put in the box I waited wonderingly -
ingly for tlio call , "Bring out your
deaell" The water splashed up into the
wagon in the grave-yard. Then my
dear mother followcu , and then my
nurfeo. My father then received a let
ter from my grandmother , "For God'a
sake , > end ono of the family north before
fore they are all dead. Can't you send
George Francis to mo , nnd save a rem
nant of our race ? " A tag was then fas
tened to mo marked : "John Clark ,
Boston. Take good care of the little
fellow. They are all dead but him. "
I was put on a steamer and I floated
down the Mississippiup the Gulf stream
to Bostonand I seem to bo floating still.
Our family of eleven died in that epi
demic.
SICK HEADACHE
. , i Positively cured by
' LWI81Mn"
CARTERS'theso
They also relieve Dis
tress from Dyspepsia , In
ITTLE digestion. and Too Heart ;
Hating. A perfect rem
IVER edy for DIzjIncxB. Nausea ,
PILLS. Drovrslnc&s. Had Task
In the Moutli , Coated
Tongue , rain In the bide ,
TOItPIO I.IVKft.
regulate tbe Bowels. I'urely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL , SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE ,
'
AMERICA'S ' BDGBEAR.
A Well Written Artlclo cm How
Onturrh in Produced.
A Nose , Throat Mini ImiiK Hpoolallnt
Given lll < Ktpnrionco In Trent-
liiK It ! It Curnlilo.
That Cutnrrh hns many vlctlmn In thi * city , IK
evinced by the fiut that every otlu-r person you
lui'etlm.s cither a nuilllcd volcn or xoine other
o\ldcuc Mtcntairh. The niltcr uastntrodurcd
to n prominent iioio , throat und limit pcelulut
not loiiKslnco ntul from him obtulmd the fol
low Ini ! tint In resntilliiK thn dlMciisat
"It Ua well Xno\Mi tuet tlmt n mucous mem
hr.uin hat ItiK beooma tinscut of nn imliimntliiu
which hns Ixpicd Into the chronic MHDO Hooner
or Inter , becomes thickened nnd purred up.
'I hi * tendency la more murkul In the iinmil
cnvlty , perlmiitliun liiany otlierotthumucutia
tracts. nml for sournl roa on-t. Thn nn ul pas-
* UK 'i nn > composed of rigid wulln. nnd nro
tiu\iTHod bv the cnru'iit of ulr In lircnthliiK.nnd
\lrtimlly nothing mole The reMilt therefore of
tnkliic cold nud neglecting It , U n chroulo In-
Iliuntuory condition which produce * thickening
ot the mucous membiruie lining the nose , null
the part involved. U tlmt romlng th turl > ltin-
ted lumps which nre like ridges running from
the flout to tlio tine Ic of the tioso. 'Ihoy ' ; ue eou
u aguro I , and uro tlueu In number
Th membra ii" covering thaio ridges bccomo
Irrltuted liy fuish nnd frequent coldt , nndonch
time putr.-i uu until It nearly or itilt | .slop * up
the iioi i\b HCUU In Ugure 2. Tlio Irritation not
only Mops up the nose but In
creases the secretion of inn-
cous which nothnvlng fico exit
from the 1100 , ncvuimtlulfi
In the back putt until sut-
i tlclent IIHH collected to run
\lnto \ Urn tluoit nnd It Milt
/out. / Thli Is u condition that
' mail- complain of and won.
dcr whcro It nil come.1 from
the secretion being of an
Irritating ua'nre CIIIISOH the
throat nUo to bocome. In-
ilamed nnd little red bunchai
to form on the back part ot
the throat , as Keen In figure 3. The ponsnllv
condition of w hlch provokes tickling and cough
ing , nnd ft feeling of fullness or soroneac the
Inrynx or bronchial tubes maybecomo Involved
by nn extension of the trouble , and oventunlly
the lungs especially. If there Is a predisposition
to lung troubles. Some physicians claim that
this condition cannot be cured , w Inch in an up-
problum on the medical profession , that It eon
bo and Is cured , la shown by the testimonials
here nhown.
Mr. I'Pter Holt , S02S Castellar htieet , Omaha ,
snjs : "Somo six or seven years ago , I con
tracted some Bovero colds w Inch --oiin turned In
to u bad form of catarrh , nnd for n long ttnio I
Buffeted terribly , but on the advice of a friend t
called on Dr. .Ionian , nnd to-day f Bin n well
mnn. I treated with him for three montlm nnd
the losnlt ID a complete and nultail cure. I
would nih Hn all DUtTuroni from that dread dis
ease to give Dr. .lordhn a trial"
Mr. Harry tiiufenberg , 4il South 19th stieot.n
bricklayer , suys : "I conti acted catarrh In Alln-
nosota about live years ago nud had nn awful
time of It for thut length ot time , but was completely
pletoly cured of It by Dr. Jordan after two
mouths treatment. Dr. Jordan In u painstaking
and conclcntlous physician , nnd trentx calami
on Hcleiulllc and common sense principles , and
] think Hint It was the best d.xy's work 1 uv r
did when 1 started treatment with him. "
Chnrlett Kleyln"iU ! Hamilton street , foreman
for lto cnzwelg Sign nnd Decointlvo Company
snv.s :
"Iconnulted physicians , of course , both hora
and In Illinois , mid one of the be t doctors In
the city Raid 1 would have to get out of thlsrtty
to find relief. I did not get out ot tlio city , but I
rtld call upon Dr. Joidan , whoso odlces arn Nos.
! I10 and ail Kamge Illock , coiner l.lth und liar-
ney streets. I wns advised to call upon Dr.
Jordan by friends of mine who had been bene-
lilted by Di-.Jordau's treatment. 1 placed inv-
self under Dr. Jordan's caio nnd nmxerywcll
eatlsllcd with the result. 1 felt
HITCH IIKTTMl IN A S1IOIITTIMK
after beginning nnd continued to Improve right
along. The pains ID my chest have mopped
and 1 can breathe freely mid regularly. My
memory Is very much Impioved nud my npwcli
Iselenrnnd distinct ngnln. My stomach Is all
right and my appottte Is goon. My nose nnd
throat ni In good condlt Ion nnd I rnn breathn
nutiually iipr.ilii. I am very well satisfied with
Dr. Jordan 8 treatment , and 1 shall certalnlv
ailvlau all my friends to cull upon Dr. Jordan K
they me troubled as I wan. "
Mr. Jno. Thornton , lllalr.N'ebrask.i , n farmer ,
s.i > :
" 1 wns Ina very bad wny. I hnd been rejdlng
theadxeitlKenuntsof lr ) McCoy for w > mt > time
and nt last I concluded that 1 would c.Ul on him
anil give him a trial : I did so. 1 went to Omulm
and called at the olllce and wax examined b >
Dr. Joi dim who told me ho could euro mo. I dl < )
not tell him that t hnd had this cntaiihfdmU
thewnr. I wnn afraid thnt he would tell inn
that I had hnd It too long and could do nothing
for me , so I told him that I had had It about
seven years , but thut made no difference ,
ho commenced treating mo and gave mo mudl
cine to use at homo and ho cured me entirely
and was under his treatment for two months
nnd In that tlmo hoonlvnaw mo three times as
1 was too far uway from his olllce to take ollico
treatment , fie has certainly done for me what
ninny others bnvotilod to do and failed , and I
want to glM'hlm tne credit for It too. I took my
sister down to the doctor too. audshu Is getting
better very fast and I do not doubt In the lomt
thnt In a MIDI t tlmt ) she will also bo cured
SOMETHING WO11TH KNOWING.
A Few Symptoms or Dleonso That
May li ovc HerloiiH to Von ,
Do you have frequent fits of mental depression
sion/
sionDo yon experience ringing or buzzing noises
In votu tMw/
Do you feel < n though you must sutTocato
when lying down ?
Ale you troubled with a hacking cough and
general debility/
Are your eyes Bonernlly weak and watery and
frequently Inllamod/
Docs your voice have u hunk , thick sound and
a nasal sort of twang ?
la yon breath frequently offensive fiom some
unaccountable cause ?
Have you n dull , oppressive headache , goner-
nlly located over the eyes ?
Do you havu to hawk and cough fiumiently In
the effort to clear your throat ?
Are you losing your seme of small and It
your sense of taste becoming dulled/
Does your nos uwnya ! feel stopped up , fore-
Inir you to breathe through your mouth/
Do jou frequently feel dizzy , particularly
when s-toopinir to pick anything off the lloor ?
Does erery Ilttla draft ot tlr audorery slight
change of temperature give yon a cold ?
Are you nnnoyeO by u constant desire to hawk
spit out an undress quantity of phlegm I
Do you rise from bed as tired and weak as you
were the nght before and feel a-s though you
w anted to lie there forever ?
Is your tnroat tilled with phlegm In the morn
ing , w hlch can only bo discharged after vloloot
coughing and hawking and spitting ?
Do you occasionally wako frum a troubled
sleep with an tat t and feel as If you ItadjU't
escaped a borriule death by choking ?
1'einnuontly doomed.
Dr.J.frcsap McCoy , late of Ilollovut Iloinl-
tul , New York ) auiceedcrt by Or. Clui-f.u
M. Jordan. late ot the Univer
sity of New Yoik City , also of Washing
ton , U. C. , havu located permanently In tlio
Itnmge Block , Omaha , Neb. , where all curahlo
cases are treated skillfully. Consumption ,
llright s Disease , Dyspepsia , Uheiiinathm , and
nil uervouit diseased. All diseases peculiar to
PX a specialty.
CATARRH CURED.
Consultation at ofllco or b ) ' null , tl , Oflc
hours 9 to 11 n. m , , * to i p. m. , 7 to a p , m.
Sunday Hour * , from O a. in , to 1 i > . in.
Corespondent rccelvea prompt attention.
No letter * auxwered unless accolmmiUiU byt
coals la jump * .