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SIOUX GiTY thinks her now bridge
cvon bigger than lior corn palaco.
Mlt. FlAititlbOX goes Mr. Cleveland
ono bettert IIo is n sportsniiin ua > vell
sia n fisherman.
Mil. RKDMAX has once more boon
taught that carrying : i packed primary
docs not insure an election.
TITK sad iinnouncoincnt comes that
.lohn Bright is dying. So passes nw.iy
one of England's noble men.
SENATOII AT/IISO.V and the troasury-
nliij ) are likely to become better ac
quainted as the 4th of March draws near.
ATL this tall ; about democrat and
republican in the council is mere bosh.
The council is divided into boodler and
anti-boodlor.
THK defeat of Joe Ilodmmi is only
another proof that the people do not
forgot a man who hus boon tried and
-found wanting.
THE republicans of the First ward do
not seem to have enough confidence in
Kelloyor else they had more confidence
in Lowry than in Kelloy.
SOUTH OJIAIIA has a Shakespearian
club. All that is necessary to make the
little giant a literary center is to add a
Browning circle to its hoe packing
symposiums.
Ma. Smuvisit has every reason for
gratification upon his victory in the
Sixth ward , in vio\rof the fact that his
opponent was the strongest man in the
ward by all moaus.
\Vrrn an exciting municipal election
out , of doors and a determined woman
suffragists' convention within doors on
Tuesday , there was no lack of enter
tainment for the politician.
, Pimmo the year eight hundred and
ninety-one persons were arrested for of
fenses In the postolllco department.
And Don Dickinson points to that with
pride as "increased ellicloncy. "
AND now it is whispered that lias-
call is to bo made president of the new
council by the contractors' combine. In
the face of the recent landslide , uudor
which Huscull was buried by nearly
four thousand majority , this would bo
in accord with the eternal fitness of
things. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IK it bo asked who are. the greatest
land-grabbers in America , the quqstion
must bo answered unreservedly , the
railroads. Since the" advent of Mr.
Cleveland's administration nearly
oighty-throo million ncroa claimed by
railroads under land grants as aids to
construction have been forfeited by
them for failure to fulllll the terms of
Ihoir contracts. There are moreover
Gluts .ponding in the courts and bills
J3uw Lboforo- congress praying for
Clio restoration to the public domain
pf about llfty-livo million acres. If to
this total of ono hundred and thirty-
eight million acres to which the United
Slates lays claim bo added the millions
of acres which the railroads have ob
tained through doubtful titles , the people
It- ple of. this country may obtain an liik-
llug of the manner in which the public
I domain has been despoiled of its richest
lands.
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TfiK lust act in the election of a presi
dent of the United States will take place
on the second Tuesday in January. On
thut date the electoral college of each
state meets at its state capital. The
electors ont their vote for president
and vlco-prosidont , The vote is road ,
CflrtUled and sealed , and throe copies
nro prepared , ono to bo taken to Wash
ington by n special messenger and ono
sent by mall. The secretary of state
likewise receives a copy to bo placed in
the archives of the stato. The business
of the college 1ms become moolmnieixl
and perfunctory. The electors are no
longer free to choose whom they think
proper persona for the high oftlco as
was intended by the fathers of the re *
jiubllo. They are more machines , "in
structed" delegates to register the na
tion's choice. For all practical pur
poses the electoral college could bo
abolished. The people , by their voles
on November 0 , sot their seal for presi
dent und vico-proaldout , and the elec
toral college is simply a survival of an
obsolete custom.
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Hocauso the Ifcmld UEr cstcd that the
council might not confirm Mayor Urontob's '
nppottitmonU as clerks and Judges of elec
tion , Tiir Hun declares it to bo an effort to
Incite InwlessnCM and anarchy. f it an
archy to decline to conllrm the appointment
of n mayor's lioolcr.i and utrikorsl Herald
ttefuslng to confirm is ono thing , and
refusing to consider is another. The
Herald was well awnro that a plot had
been hatched In Kd Mauror's saloon ,
which for months has boon the resort of
boodlors , contractors and conspirators
against law and order in this city , that
councilman should disobey the call
for a special mooting of the
council to consider the mayor's '
nominations for judges and clcrus
of election. By staying away and re
fusing to consider those appointments
the selection ot judges and clerks waste
to be loft to mobs of mercenaries and
gangs of stroot-swoopcrs , pavers and
graders , who lived promiscuously all
over the city , many of whom notoriously
are not voters.
The effect of this plot was nothing
more or loss than to encourage mob
rule , riot and anarchy. Docs the Herald
pretend to justify such plotsV Does it
pretend that the mayor was at
fault in asking the council to
pass upon the judges and clerks nom
inated by him as the charter requires ?
Was not every councilman who joined
in this olTort to subvert the charter ,
which ho had sworn to obey , guilty of
an impuachablo misdemeanor ? Wus
not every paper that encouraged such
lawlessness inciting anarchy ? If not ,
wo do not understand the meaning of
the term.
It is our conviction that the time
has come for the mayor and
the courts to acal with „ con
spiracy and lawlessness In the
council without kid gloves. The resorts
whore such plotting and lawlessness are
hatched should bo summarily deprived
of their licenses to sell liquor. Wo
have reached a stage in municipal gov
ernment that demands radical treat
ment. The present council has scatr-
duli/.cd the city in its defiance of law ,
its high-handed efforts to laclto violence
lence , and in catering to the most dan
gerous elements ! Through this malign
influence the city has fostorcd and
encouraged a gang 'of scoundrels
whoso only vocation is to hang around
two or three resorts and keep up plot
ting and scheming against the public ,
the mayor and all officers who are try
ing to protect the city against outlawry.
It is about time that those nests of cor
ruption bo broken up , and wo call upon
the Ilcmhl to join THE BEE in its effort
to uphold good government. Politics
is out of the question. If the republican
mayor is trying to do his duty fearlessly ,
ho should not bo obstructed by any ro-
imtablo citizen or newspaper.
TAHIFF JtEFORM PHOSPECTS.
The senate will to-day proceed with
the consideration of its tarilt bill. The
measure will bo dlscus&ed from day to
day by sections , amendments to bo
voted on in their order as offered. The
intention is to bring the bill to a final
vote before the holidays , and it is
thought this can bo done. Jt can be if
the belief that the democrats will offer
little obstruction is verified , and there
appears good reason to expect that it
will bo. The democrats in the senate
are not manifesting an obstinate
disposition. They will doubtless have
numerous amendments to offer as
the consideration of the senate bill
advances , partly with reference to
claiming a part of the credit for their
party should the measure finally be
came a law , and it is not doubted , that
the republicans will make some con
cessions to them , but the indications
are that there will be no concerted plan
of obstruction on the part of the senate
democrats , and that they will not bo un
willing lo lot the bill go to the house
before the holiday recess.
As to the fate of the measure in the
house , provided certain changes are
made in it , the outlook appears also to
bo favorable. Ono of the proposed
changes is n modillcation of the sugar
schedule , by which the reduc
tion of reran tie from that source
would not bo so largo aa contem
plated by the bill as it now
stands. The fconuto measure pro
vided for a ro vision of the sugar duties
which would cut down the revenue
about twenty-eight million dollars ,
while the house bill would reduce the
revenue only about eleven million.
This feature of the latter measure is
chiolly objectionable as being favoniblo
to the trust , and it is to bo supposed
that no considerable number of demo
crats will oppose a change that would
got rid of this objection and olloct a re
duction of thq rqvoiuo ) frqm sugar of
eighteen or twenty million dollars. It
is thought also that if the scmuo shall
propose the repeal of the entire tobacco
tax its measure will obtain the support of
'
a number of democrats in thohous'o , par
ticularly those from states whoso tobacco
interests are extensive. Even Mr ,
Mills is said to entertain this view. In
the event that the senate bill receives
the full .support of the republicans in
the house , but few changes from the
democrats would bo noccssary to pass it
in that body , and the anancos of secur
ing these would seem now to bo very
good.
good.While
While it is to bo expected that the
largo majority of the democrats in the
house will refuse to recede from the
policy of tariff revision expressed i
their bill , for ono reason , if for no
other , that to do so would be a con
fession of the fault of that measure
and a stultification ot the party ,
.it may reasonably bo supposed that
there are others with whom suoh a con
sideration will Imyo little force now
that the necessity of party unity is loss
pressing. It required a vigorous appli
cation of the party lash to secure the
.small majority for the house bill by
which it was passed , and some of those
whom the political exigency forced to
accept this measure may readily justify
themselves now , after the absolution of
defeat , in supporting a compromise that
will parry tariff revision a considerable
stop forward , reduce the revenues of
the government to a safe extent , and
stop the accumulation of a dangerous
and demoralizing surplus , Suoh domor
crats , undoubtedly , thoro" are in conr
gross , sind it only remains to bo soon
whether they are numerous enough to
effect at this session legislation that
within the coming year will relieve the
people of unnecessary taxation and put
an end to an excessive accumulation in
the national treasury , which the demo
cratic president and party profess to re
gard with such serious apprehension.
ArilllT THK
The business of the rich agricultural
districts of northwestern Nebraska and
of the thriving towns of Norfolk ,
O'Neill , Neligh and others should bo
trlhutory to Omaha. Wo should bo able
to receive all their corn , cattle and
hogs , and to sell thorn the greater part
of their groceries , dry goods , clothing
and hardware. There is clangor however -
over that the exchange of trade which
should naturally How between our city
and that section of the slate will bo out
olTand diverted toother channels. The
complaints of the farmers and mer
chants are that they have no'diroct and
proper railroad communication with
Omaha , that the facilities for shipment
are irregular and unsatisfactory and
that the local rates are higher and out
of proportion to the through rates made
from the east.
Such a state of affairs should bo rem
edied , and it behoves our business
community to bestir Its-elf to remove
these urtillcial barriers. These com
plaints are founded on facts. Almost
the whole of the northern part of the
stale is drained by the Chicago &
Northwestern system. All the princi
pal towns In northeastern Nebraska
are tapped by the feeders and branch
roads of this railway which converge at
points near the Missouri-river to feed
the main lines running" to Chicago.
From the nature of its business , it is to
the advantage of the Chicago > fc North
western sy&tem to carry Nobraaka's pro
duct the whole loligth of Us line to Chicago
cage , and bring back to our state the
groceries and dry goods and commodi
ties used. That is the reason why Chicago
cage and not Omaha Is favored. A.nd
that explains why the Ch'icago &
Northwestern discourages trade be
tween northern Nebraska and Omaha ,
bv irregular service and disproportion
ate rales. The remedy in the matter
can bo applied. The people of northern
Nebraska want to trade with
Omaha. They recognize that it
is to their advantage to find a ready
market for their produce hero. It is
necessary , therefore , for the jobbers of
Omaha and the business communities
of the northern part of the state to take
such action as will put a stop to the dis
crimination against Omaha. They
should encourage the extension of com
peting lines from Omaha into the vari
ous counties drained by the Northwest
ern railroad. And above all the project
of building an independent line from
our city into that territory should not
be abandoned.
AN" EXPLODED SCHEME.
It is reported that theschemq of creat
ing a great railroad trust , disguised
under a misleading title , has been
abandoned , and that the rail way - situation
tion remains a problem to bo'solved , if
solution be possible , by some other plan.
The trust project , by whomsoever con
ceived and it may be remarked that
Mr. Gould , who was suspected of its
authorslup , disclaims all responsibility
for it failed to commend itself to all of
the railroad managers whoso acquie
scence was necessary to its consumma
tion , prominent among them being Mr.
Ilughitt , of the Northwestern system ,
to whoso opposition the failure of
the scheme is chiefly credited. It
would be interesting' to know the precise -
ciso grounds on which the president ; of
the Northwestern refused to have any
thing to do with the trust , but it is a
fair inference that hfs opposition was
duo lo&s to any conscientious considera
tion for the public welfare than to a
reasonaMo fear of being entrapped by
Mr. Gould , who , whether or not the
author of the clearing house scheme , is
by his own statement desirous of some
sortof combination. The North'vostcrn
president'certainly does wisely , both in
his own and the public interest , in keep
ing out of any alliance or arrangement
that proceeds from or has the approval
of Mr. Gould , and the example lie has
sot in this matter may prudently be
emulated by other railway managers
who are in a position to'act independ
ently. In doing so they are certain to
be on the safe side.
According to Mr. Gould ho had an
other and wholly different plan for
remedying the difficulties of the nitua-
llon , but what it was is not unfolded.
IIo expresses a willingness , however , to
enter into any arrangement that will
give the railroads paying rates , and it
is more than evident that ho was
chagrined over the failure of the
clearing-house scheme. His present
attitude is ono of menace. His refer
ence to the difforoncq between him
self and other railroad managers ,
in the fact that ahoy managed the
properties of other people \vhile
ho owns the properties ho manages , Is
significant when rend in connection
with his subsequent suggestion of a
concentration of- controlling powor.
\yimt Mr. Gould obviously meant was
that ho proposes to move against'tho
salaried officers on the roada that refuse
to go Into his deals , and freeze them out
by combinations with the big bankers
who furnish the money for railroad
building. This would bo a very largo
scheme , not , perhaps , too daring for
Mr. Gould to undertake , but possibly
beyond his power to consummate , That
ho is determined to do something in the
way of a radical departure , however ,
there \B \ every reason to believe , an
it is not impossible that withiu
a short time there may bo some
yory interesting developments in con
nection with this railroad controversy.
It is not questionable that It would ha
in the public interest If the , relations
between the railroads could bo ad
justed on a better basis , with some as
surance of permanence , so that rate
cutting , which is the source ot preson t
dltlloulty , might bo obviated , but suoh
schemes as the "clearing house" pro
ject will not bo tolerated under any cir
cumstances. No suoh dangerpua power
over the business interests of the coun
try could bo permitted , nor would it bo
allowed to continue. The problem is
certainly a difficult ono , but its solution
cannot bo impossible.
IT Is undoubtedly true that the people
of Colorado and the territories hardly
realize the great natural resources of
that section Ot the country awaiting to
bo developed. Wo have repeatedly
called attention to the possibilities and
benefits which will come to the west
through the development of the petro
leum fields and asphaltum beds of
Wyoming and Colorado. It now comes
to light that there is a great future for
the uses to which the soda deposits so
plentiful in all the territories can bo
put. In Wyoming , especially , there
are remarkably rich deposits ot pure
soda found In the so-'callcd soda lakes.
The proximity of soda to fine beds of
quart/ , sand and limestone makes it
possible that in the near future exten
sive glass works will bo established.
There is but ono thing necessary.
Nature has provided everything In the
laboratory except anthracite coal ,
which is a prime necessity to supply
a hot blast for making blown
or pressed glass. Unfortunately
anthracite coal i * not known to exist in
the bowels of the Rooky mountain * .
But its place can be supplied by petro
leum , which can be niHtlo to yield a
llamo equally as reliable and as hot aa
Irom anthracite coal. It is plainly evi
dent that not only the gla s industry
but other great manufacturing ontor-
prisuH are awaiting the development ot
the natural oil regions of Wyoming and
Colorado. For that reason the petro
leum beds of these localities should bo
developed without further delay.
THE complexion of the now council ,
from a political standpoint , will bo
eleven republicans to seven democrats ,
but while the democrats , as a rule , have
stood solid , the republicans are divided
by Ilaseality.
' thousand Susan
TmiiTEEN' names , suys
san B. Anthony , have boon added to the
cause of woman suffrage in this stale.
Nebraska never takes a back boat oven
when it comes to signing fruitless peti
tions.
VOICE OF THK STA.TK IMIHSS.
Friend Telegraph : O. C. Sabin's minapre-
incut of the Stone affair sounds vor-y much
lllco his Insurance matters in this stato.
Falls City Journal : Sorao racaus for invui-
tig.itinir the permanent school funds should
bo provided by the coming logMaturo. Tlioro
Is a largo amount of thnt , fund lying in the
vaults at Lincoln unomuloyed.
Beatrice Republican : And now ll is hinted
in political circles thnt Church Howe has an
Itching ror United States senatorial honors.
But ho will hardly enter the ring against
Senator Mandorsun. No , hardly.
Dundy Democrat : Nebraska has the rank
est , rottcncst revenue laws of any state In
the union. Every legislature has tried a
remedy , but always did worse than nothing.
If the present legislature will remedy the
evils of the assessment laws , it will in a
measure atone for its promised sins in ether
directions.
Fremont Flail : The great trouble in equal
izing taxation , so that it will represent more
nearly the actual value of the property as
sessed , Is that ( ho great railroads of the
country are valuoB at only about 23 per cent
of their cost , and this value is fixed by a
state board , instead of the authorized city
and township assessors. The next legisla
ture should perfect some system of taxation
that would bear equally on all.
Garfiel4 County Quaver : John M. Thurs-
ton has his cap set for a cabinet position.
John has got too much of a railroad cap on to
suit President-elect Harrison , and ho had
just as well hang up His flddlo. State pride ,
they say , should cause us to lay aside all
local matters , and leg for Nebraska's man.
Very proper if no Is not a railroad man. If
wo are to have a cabinet in the new adminis
tration what's the matter with C. H. Van
Wyck for secretary of the interior ?
McCool Junction Record : The state board
of transportation , as It now stands , Is a
farce and Is robbing the people of Nebraska
out of $0,000 ayear for which they rocolVo
not a dollar's worth of services. If mon
cannot bo selected on this board of transpor
tation that will represent the interests of the
people , the Tlrst act of our legislators this
winter should bo to abolish the law as it now
stands and save the salaries of the board ,
then proceed to establish a maximum of
rates.
Iloldrogo Progress : Governor Thayer is to
bo cominouded for Ills discretion in refusing
to sign u petition circulated In Lincoln , ask
ing President-elect Harrison to appoint John
M. Tliurston to the position of secretary of
the interior. The Progress would lllco to sco
Nebraska represented in the coming cabinet ,
ljut wouia prefer to sue the selection full
upon some honored citl/.ou of the Mtato who
would moro truly represent an agricultural
commonwealth like Nebraska than the so
licitor of the Union Pacific railroad.
IIo wells Journal : The republicans have a
majority in both houses of the Nebraska
legislature , and can If they fool so disposcil ,
pass a number of'laws that will bo of great
valuu to the pconlo of Nebraska. The con
vict labor bill should bo repealed and u law
regulating freight rates .should bo passed.
The passage of such a law Is at greater iin-
ixortanco than la the election of u United
States senator , The railroads doing buui-
ness in this state have boon allowed to rob
Lho people long enough , and they have a
nprht to expect relief from the lawmakers of
the stato.
Wayne Herald : The submission of a pro
hibitory amendment this winter Is very
doubtful , to say the least. The declaration
of the state platform will have little weight
with a member whoso district Is opposed to
submission , and mniiy who nro porsqnally In
favor of submission will hesitate to piTcnd a
largo number of ttoir constituents by voting
for It , Besides tliii * Uiero will bo a strong ,
but quiet , qpposltfpu frtjm an element of the
prohibitionists woj do not want submission
until they feel more coufldpnt of being able
to carry an amendment , With the assistance
they will get from these two sources the nntU
submlsslonlsts will almost certainly bo able
to defeat any mj uro'looking toward sub
mission. , J
Dreary nnil Hopeless.
Kansas City Journal.
The message has a dreary , hopeless style
calculated to pivo ; the blues to persona who
nad enough confidence in Mr. Cleveland to
'Oton Ins statesmanship.
IIo Una Sot Uo ( Slakes.
ChtfOdo Newt.
President ClovQland.has "sot the stakes"
for the legislation of the country duriiip the
next few yeura , and bis last anhtigl > n 3ajj 0
will llvo long after hupfllolal qaroer Is enaed ,
The .Rallying Cry.
St. Loali Republic ,
The message la hl closing word. No more
portantoUB truths ot political und social ocoa >
imy were over put on paper. Ha will soon
pave pQlce , having Uono all ho could for his
country , No man cauUl have done more
agalutt suoh odds , Th9 country rcspocta ,
him , It does not understand him yet , but
the century will not close before what ho
said yesterday Cf the money power will l > o a
rallying cry for millions of American * bent
on overthrowing It by any means ami at ouy
cost to it or to themselves.
or Interest to I'Jveryltotlj.
GMie-DemncMt.
The uicisacto. In fact , covers nearly every
subject of national concern , It U a mine of
information on nearly every public question
of Importance , and cannot fall to bo of in
terest to nil intelligent persons.
AVlint u Doiunornt Says.
Chteaao llcrahl.
The nation liken backbone. There is not A
pasiacro In this important and significant
Btato paper but rolmprcsaos the country with
a souse that O rover Cleveland , as president ,
was the right man in the right placo.
Why It N filing.
Oilrnoo Tillmne.
The president Dan , Imvo the renubUcau
papers miulc any suggestions about the mca-
SlltfO I
Dan ( hokine up from his work ) They
have generally expressed the hope that It
will bo short.
The president ( sternly ) String It out to
tun columns , Han.
Close
f/crdawJ / Ltniler.
( < encral Harrison Is proving himself u great
listener und mi exceedingly * cloaa-mouthcd
student of men and events , The politicians
get no promises and the newspaper corres
pondents no interviews upon public ques
tions. A man who keeps his own counsel so
well , especially when ho H a llrst class talker
and as gcuinl anil sociable n cpmpanlon us
lionjiuniii Harrison , Is pretty certain to prove
strong , sensible , and self possessed iu any
tests to which he may ho subjected. The ono
thing most curtain about the next aduilnls-
trntitfti is that the president will run it lu the
fullest scuso of the word.
A Perfunctory
Chtraaa Tribune.
The bulk of the message is a perfunctory
document. What the president has to say
upon thu issue which has defeated him might
have been siiid in s. third of a column. What
else ho has to Bay is cout'iiueu in the reports
of the department officials. The message
bears signs of wearinosJ anil the lassitude
that follow defeat' ami of resentment airtiinst
the authors of that defeat , and lucks the en
thusiasm that , mi ht Imvo pervaded it hud
not the people of the United States taken thu
president nt his word aud limited his tenure
ofofflco to ono term. Aside from its free
trade argument it certainly presents no point
of special interest , to republicans.
PKOMINKNT PKIISONS.
Senator John Sherman , an insurance paper
reports , carries $ o50,000 lu insurance policies
on his Ufa.
Jnmos McMillen , of Detroit , who wil
ptobably bo the next senator from Michigan ,
is worth ? ir > , OJOlK)9. ) He is tifty years old
und began life poor.
Carl Schurz is reported to be engaged upon
n lifo of Lincoln , which will published this
winter. An interesting addenda would bo
a chapter upon the extinction of the mug
wump.
George W. Chillis , the good Philadelphia
editor , wears a wig. This isittio only bit of
"property" about the man , and this has the
happy quality of deceiving no ono except the
owner.
President Cleveland denies that helms any
intention of going abroad after the close of
Ills term , except in so far as a foreign jour
ney is involved in passing through New Jer
sey to Now York.
President Cleveland's ' future continues to
bo a theme of gossip und rumor. But the
probability is that as .soon as ho finds an
"ex" prollxed to his present title ho will
want to do nothing for 11 while but just sit
still and think.
Count Herbert Bismarck , the most rising
man of the day m European diplomacy , is
the only new representative of statecraft
who bears a scar received in battle. lie was
shot through the thigh in the cavalry charge
ut Mars la Tour , in which he rode as a pri
vate dragoon.
Clmuncey Dopow is suffering from a
sprained ankle and is unable to attend pub
lic dinners. Yet under oven those painful
circumstances there are people so lacking
in a-souso of the Illness of things and the
proprieties of life as to go on calmly discus
sing the late election and President Harri
son's ' cabinet ! *
Ligo Halford , the Presiilent-eleot's secre
tary , is a man of marked pjety. Ho is a
Methodist and something of uti oxhortcr. In
his early career as n journalist ho distin
guished himself at n reporter of executions
la Indiana. George Harding conferred upon
him the title of "Ranter Around Uio Gal
lows , " which ho bore with honor for many
years.
Miss Ethel lugalls , daughter of the Kan
sas senator , Will this season have charge of
the society columns of the New York World.
She gives as her reason for accepting the
position her desire todovotu tl < c amount thus
earned to the refurnishing of her father's
library , whlch.was cnttrol y destroyed in the
llro which consumed the senator's dwelling
about n year since ,
Colonel John S. Mosby announces through
a Sau Francisco panor that ho will go to
Washington next month and ionium until
after the Inauguration. The colonel thinks
that it is not unlikely that ho may bo ap
pointed to some consular position , but .says
he would like to bu sent elsewhere than Hong
Kong , as ho has spent already six years upon
that "rod : iu the sea. "
STATIC AJJ1) WKilllllTOUY ?
Ncbrankn Jottiiiirn.
The fanners around Hunvull are wbrking
hard lo seuuro the building of a creamery.
A clothes wrmgor successfully amputated
ono linger for a Niobrara infant the other
day.
It Is claimed that $50,000 has been paid out
for city property in Norfolk during the past
week.
The people of Broken Bow are being
urged to waku up to the importance of scour
ing a canning factory.
Mudlspn county claims the neatest ana
most conveniently arranged court house lu
the Seventh judicial district.
The firewater News says the npo'lP ! at
that town expressed their thankfulness for u
full harvest l > y f astlng and u night spent
in devout cotillion and the sacred wulz.
Sneak thieves are so thick at Lircwatcr
that uuian can't take u chow of tobacco out
of his mouth and turn around to got a drink
but what some whelp will steal the cud.
Sol Draper Is the alookost looking man In
Niobrara , togged out irra $59 suit of clothes ,
a $100 watch und chain and u $10 silk hut ,
all won on the result of the late election.
The new proprietors of the Norfolk MOWS
signalized their advent to thp control ot the
paper by giving it a now head and changing
the make-up , all of which is for thu bolter , '
Dr , John W. Ulake , n prominent Plutts-
mouth 9ltl/.ci ) , after a nlno-uionths struggle
with disease , has'recovered. Ho Is seventy
years of ago and the regaining of his iumlth
Is considered almost a miracle.
Iowa ,
Atlantic Is In need of better church builil-
\DKS- \
Free weekly conoorts are given by the
Story City band.
The Western Poultry Journal has been
started at Shellsbury. .
A stove foundry is ono of the Institutions
that Burlington hopes to secure.
The Sioux City corn palace has been razed
to the ground aud the last of it lias disappeared
1
peared ,
The great revival closed In Davenport
with a igpostor meeting attended by li.OQO
people.
A-lodgo of thQ "Order of Red Men" Is v >
bo Instituted in Atlantlg wltU about ono hun
dred mentors.
The average dally attendance of pupil * at
thu Creston public scuoola during the pajt
month was 1,193.
Toe Frnnz bruwcry at Bloux City , which
has ttol l sen Wnnltw slnco" its foromau.
Arensdorf , was ariwated for the murder of
HOY. Cftorce 0. Haddock , Issopnto Ve turned
Info an oat meal mill , with n capital of $7V
OUOtJohn
John Mumt , of Lo Mars , wlula skating ,
went through the ice Into llvo feet of water
and remained there for HU hour before he
was rescued.
A number of Musatmklo Indians ore
c mpcd on the banks of the Wp < iu near
\vncntlniul. They will spend ncvcr.il weeks
In the vicinity In Hunting , flailing ami bos'-
Dakota.
All Uio leading churcho * nt Volga nro pus-
torlcss.
There is talk of reviving the old cracicor
factory nt Sioux Falls.
The sowcrapo system of Aberdeen lias
been tested and found to work llko a charm.
There were twenty-six encos In the police
court at Sioux Falls during the month of No
vember.
There have not been enough anosts at
Ileadwood recently to glvo even one pohi-o-
man employment *
The corner stone of the St. Augusta KpU-
copnl Astor memorial cathedral nt Sioux
Fulls was laid Wednesday.
A company has been organized and p.wtios
are soliciting funds for the starting of a llrst
class creamery In Cass county.
The Leader declares that i grand business
wave has struck Madison , and everything In
Uio business line Is being conducted on the
hurrah plan.
A Catholic n.incr is to bo established nt
Ynnkton under the patronaga of Hishop
Marty , with Its headquarters at his resi
dence. It will bo edited by Father Hopkins.
The Farmer's alliance of Minnchalm
county met in Sioux Falls and appointed
Henry W. Smith delegate to the territorial
Farmer's alliance which meets in James-
town.
Hon. John , T. Kleiner , representing the
cities of Pierre , Chnmbcilnin nurl Uapld
City , has gene to Washington to look after
the Interests of a now reservation hill open
ing the land for settlement without the In
dians' consent.
WISSTUHN I'AOIUNG INTI3KHSTS.
A KtK Shortage In HORN ns Cntii | > Arail
With n Your Auo.
CisciNNvrr , O. , Dec. 5. [ Special Tele-
griiui to Tin : UEC.J To-morrow's Price Cur
rent will say ; fc'iftpon of the largest packIng -
Ing points have handled MO.COO hogs the pust
week , about tlio sumo us tlio prcecciling
week. During the corresponding time last
year their packing was 425,000 , u decrease of
05,000 for the week for these places , winch
have packed n total of 1-10.,000 since Novem
ber 1 , against 1,0.10,000 , a j-earnjfo , a decrease
of dS'i.OOO. Including sixteen ether points
from which wo have returns , the total pnck-
iiiKSinoo November 1 Is 1.100,000 , ho Sa rui'nst
'J,010,000 a your IIRO. Other packing Is prob
ably equal to the corresponding time last
year. The entire west is about r > 15,000 hot ; *
behind a year ago.
I'aeklug. Nov. 1 tb Dec. 5. | 18JS. j 1817.
Chicago. . . ' . . 7. 4iO,000 UVi.OKJ
Kansas City . . ! Jr > . ! , < > 00 J 5.0.M
Omaha 85.b03 Hi.UOO
St. Louis . . . . K > , OIO 1 8.00) )
Indianapolis. . 78OiW .
Cincinnati. . . . ir > , iX > ItW.OOO
Milwaukee OS.iJOO 91.00J
Cedar Kapld.s S7.4W
Cleveland . . . . 21UT )
Louisville rs.noo
Sioux Otty. la on. 107
Oltinnwa yo.ots , .
Keokuk. la ii.uoo St.WIJ
Pt. Joseph 15OfO
Nebraska City , Neli . . : > V > oo ,
DCS Moluea. lu 10.1.10 2l.77ii
School Boaril Afl'uira.
The Investigating committee of the board
of education will hold its flrst'fmcoting to
morrow night at the board rooms. The pro
ceediugs 'vill begin at 8 o'clock. The
committee will inquire into the causes
which have given rise to the charges against
certain members of the board.
The teachers of the city schools called yes
terday and 277 of thorn got checks for last
month's work. The money expended for
salaries alone for day teachers during the
inontli is ? 18,1550.50 , while nightrschools cost
the city for the same period ? 6H. All the
teachers save one who tire engaged at night
teaching are employed during the day m
.some of the public schools.
Trnin ChnnccH.
Some important changes in the train ser
vice at the St. Paul depot took place yesterj
day.
day.Tho
The Missouri Pacific main line train ar
riving at.5:51) : p. in. will , in the future , ar
rive at < i:10p. : m.
The Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis &
Omaha , Oakland mixed train will , in future ,
leave at 8I0 : ! a. in. and arrive at 5:00 : p. m.
The Sioi'xCity express which has hitherto
luftatll : a. in , will now leave at 1:20 : p.
m. , and arrive at 2:45 : p. m. Those trains do
not run on Sundays.
A now platform is boimr constructed at
the St. Paul depot. This virill materially as
sist the traflle , uud bo a gre'at convenience to
passengers.
The \Voatlier Imlicatloiia.
For Nebraska and Iowa : Fair , warmer ,
preceded by slightly colder iu Iowa , winds
becoming southerly.-
For Dakota : Fair warmer , southerly
winds. _
Nebraska in the Cabinet.
Z'/o/miii Cniuitii ( fined ) Ihmlil.
Thur&tonistho muu.who took his grip
tuiok and fled from Omaha whun ox-Gov
ernor Puttibon'ri Puolllc railroad coin-
mission eiuno to Omaha to inquire into
the crimes of the Union Pacific com .
pany , and especially into its crimeof
bribing and corrupting1 the Nebraska
legislature , including the dufout of ex-
Soimtor Van Wyck , after the pcoplo of
tliuttitulo hud infctructod thu iGgtaUituru [
:
to elect him. The Nonpareil lauds on
nil occasions John M. Thurston as u
grout Blntosinnn , und knows of no rea-
hon why ho should not go into Gcnoral
IIurrison'B cabinet , snvo "that ho has
fccnrcoly done enough work yet for the
parly to entitle him to suoh distinc :
tion. " The truth is , that nuoh organs
as the Nonpareil do not know the dif-
oronco between a railroad manager and
a statesman , and in this way unwittingly
bear testimony to the fact that
it has never considered H.ulH-
ciontly lo comprehend and
that is that the railroad estab
lishment of 11)in country is a col
ossal power , commanding the high
ways of the country and robbing Iho
people ot the country through their
fraudulent stocks and bonds in the
enormous charges based thereon , of
moro than $700.000,000 annually , and
feeling in the plontltudo of their pow
ers mid the docility of their victims ,
that they are moro than a match for the
people In their govormonlul capacity.
They are developing a few great cen
ters of population and prosperity from
wolvo to twenty-four hours' runs apart
and driving the intormodmto sections
into a mortgaged indebtedness that will
transfer it to themselves and their con
federates if tli9lr curcpr Is not checked.
In short , the people ar | ) to-day living
in railroad corporation and the pcoplo's
president is but a figurehead up the :
real directors of the country aro. , the
directors of the railroad companies , ;
Mr. John } I. Thurbton is the meanest
and worst form of tool and instrument
for thu most gigantiu and infamous *
band of highwaymen and robbers that
this or any ether country liny over been.
Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castoria.
When Bfcbwoj lick , we gore her Castoria.
Wha ebe wu a Oulld , elie cried for Cutorle ,
Wlico * b became HluJ , eha clung to CastorU ,
A Prominent Physician Talks About
Vaccination.
The Operation bolng porfbrmnit
School Children Very Kxton-
Ivcly The Binnll Pox
Scnrr.
"Are you vnrclnatliiR ninny school rlilldroa
turn I
ijilay or IHOHI-II ; "notciy ma
tlo much family prnctlco. " nntwortxl the doctor ,
"lint I hnil t o littip fellows utop Into mv omo
ftovoiniilayt nirn innl one of them nnnieil tha
opprntum pcrroimrtl.huli 1 did tolilsontlra
siitlifiirtUm , nppiuemlv for lie left the omc
' 'Jhoii tlio opointluii U not nttemloillth much
palti. H II ? " queried tlm wrllrr.
"No , It 1 * not pnlnrul , n Uttta KcrntchliiR nntl
then npplv tlin virus nnil It H nil over. I hai
vnerlnaifit n mont tunny portion * , here nntl olso.
w harv , nml linvp vnrrlmitnl thrin at allnuof ,
fiomimnyeur mitl iiwvnuK Onlyn ton- days
nnr I vaccinated n llttlp liuhy girl not morn
lluiii n yonr old , mill \vlitltinlie cried soiup , It did
not hurt herljut aim \ > a < i tmilly frlRlitvueil , If
you would llko toscoliow It look * call on MM.
T. Slatiotiliorst , nt No. NH South loth street , It
little Rlrl thnt I upon k of nnd .ilio will
li-ll yon nil about It I nrrhmu-d her llttlo boy
lee niul have treated her son Wlllimn , nnil she
will liu plpnseil to toll you nil nbout U , "
The writer L-nlloil on Mrs , MiipimlitiMt nt WH
couth intli htroot. nnd found ncrv iilennnnt
nnil motherly lopklim ludy , whoRincJilin the
folliiwlni ! about lier children.
"Vt' , the doctor did vaccinate Treildy nnd the
baby , but thnt Is nothing compared tn what ho
did for Willie , not n cliculnatmici ) . Wlllla wus
complaining for u limn time , ho would hnvo
horrible ilnll pains o\pr tlin eyi-n with neon tin-
ual ho.icliiclie.liml a bust tn to lu hN im.utli. liH
nose wns always .stopped up , .sometimes onu
Mile then tlin other mid ho was linwklne unit
spitting all the time. Hut milled to nil this wn
M netlilnii worse , ho wus Kradnnlly growlnc
dcnf , ho could ncnrcel } hoar ordinary conversa
tion and unles-j wo spoke very loinl to him ho
could not understand ; hn Imd u steady runuttii ;
from both BUM , and 1 wni very much nlnrmeil
for fear lie Would lo e. hli hearing entirely , thnt
'
nt had CHtiiirh ; I was Mini for 1. my.sc'lf had
Imd that dread tumble ami had been treated
M'yy successfully for It by Dr. ( . M. Jordan , nt
.110 Hnnmn Illock. After consultlim with my
liiiKb.iiul. I took Willie to sco Dr. .Tordnn ami
placed him under lite ticiitment anil tlio result
Is that ho Is entirely cured of Ms catarrh rmil lie
cnn hear a well as yon or I can. . Hero bo uni
you cau talk to Him yourself
Vll.UE STAl'IWIIOUST.
The next moment the writer \vtis enitRged lu
conversation wlfh a very bright und intelligent
looking mid very mannerly young man who , on
being questioned alwmt bis hearing. Bald :
"Yes , sir , the doctor ban Imiuoved ray hear
ing wonderfully. I could scarcely neariinvthlng ;
uud now I can near ns well as ever I could and
It makes me fool so much bolter and moro am
bitious. Sly ears both discharged continuously *
He first stopped the discharge aud then fitted
an artificial ear drum , one ot his own contriv
ance. In my ears , and now I can henr the slight
est whisper. Jiy friends among the bovw are
very much surprised at tim cliango In my lienr-
Ing. The doctor lias cured mo entlielyof. my
catarrh , and I have none of tlio distressing
symptoms any more , nnd \ can't tell yon how
thankful [ um to him for It. "
SOMETHING WORTH KNOWING *
A Few Symptoms of Disease That
Mny Prove HcrioiiH to Von.
Do you have frctmont fits of mental dopros-
81011 ?
Do you experlenco i-liiglnj ; or buzzluc nolom
in vour eursY
Do yon foci as thouuli you must Biirfocota
when lying down ?
Are you trrmbloil with a hacfelilff couijli ami
general debility ?
Are yonr oyoa trPiiorally weak and watery anil
frequently liillamod ?
noes your voice have a liusfc , thick sound and
a nasal Nort of twann ?
Is yon breath frequently offensive from noma
unaccountable cuiuuir
Hnvo yon u dull , oppressive lieadadiu , generally -
ally located over the oyesi
Do you liavft to ImwK und cough fieqnently lu
the pllort to clear your throat ?
Are you lonlntr yonr H iino of Hineii uml IH
your hUHHuol' tu.su becoming dullml/
Does your niiao nlwuya feel Htii ed up , fore-
Imr you to hieiithe thiouuli your mouth ?
Do you frequently fuel dl/.zy , particularly
when Htooplm ; tn pick anything olftllu Hour ?
Does every llttli ) draft of lr andovcry ullght
Imnuu of temperature glvo you n cold ?
Are you annoyed by nconstant ileMro io hawk
ililt out nu endlosH quantity of phlegm 1
Do you rli > e fiom bednstlied and weak as you
n-cro the imht bu/oro nnd feel 113 though you
wanted to no thorn forever ?
IH yourturoat tlllod with phlegm lu the morn-
u , which uan only be illictmrgoil atter violent
onuliing und haw king and xplitlngV
Do you occublonally wake from a troubled
sleep with u. film t and feel ua It yon h.uljtmt
scaped a hoi ilnlu duath by cliulclng ?
HIAIUII : : ; Thouboiu are BOIIIH of tha many
iyiuptomsot ciitniTli and tliobuglnnliiKof IIIIIR
troublox. Not onecasttlnu hundred will Imvo
M of them , but every ouu ulftjcled will have u
tuw or many ot them. Tlio greater or mure a jr.
oimyouraympUimn , the moro Uaugoroni your
omliUou. If you Ua > e some or all ot them ,
UOCTOU
J. CRESAP McCOY ,
( I.atu of llvllevuo Hoj > ltulNow York , )
Succeeded by
DOOTOU
Ciiaries M , Jordan
[ .aloof the IfuhojMty of New York City and
Howard UaKoisltv. Watulugtou , U , U.
II AH 01T/OK8 /
Jo. BIO und 311
ornpr i'UUcntb uud lluuiey if in. , Ouulia , Nob. ,
vhur ? all c.iiittl > li ) cases uiu
Note Dr. Chariot M. Jordan lias b cu resl *
wl physician , for Dr. MiCoy , iu Omalm , for
uu pust year and Li tlio pUynicUu w U < < bai
ladu thu curiti thut Imvo bueu publlsbod
eckly ly tills pajiiu.
Medical ilUeiiKo.s treated tklllCully. Cojisuinp.
Ion , llrlglit'H dlsvase. Dy peiitla. [ ( heiunutl-im
nil Uli Nl.ntVOUB D1HI5A8US. All dlnuuhes pa-
ullur to thu hoxm a ujieclully , UATAlllllI
CONSULTATION at olllto or by mall , II.
Q lllco litmi-H u to 1) ) a , in , a to 1 p , in. , T to S p.
i. , Buuduy oiilce hours from U a. in. , to 1 p. in ,
porrc iponileuce tecotves yjom
MuuvdlM > U8utf ure Uw.unl nuccexifullv by Dr ,
urdon ttnougn the mulis.utul it U tinn pw.Uila
irtbo.su untibl to tliako u Journey to obtain
111 11 WWMBST A'f