THE OMAHA DAILY THURSDAY , JANUARY 10 , 1889. LINCOLN NEWS AND GOSSIP. Looao Ropllog to An Attack Bjr An Omaha Papon CHARGES WITHOUT FOUNDATION Decisions Kllcd In tlio flupremo Court Yesterday Thrco Dwelling HoimcH Dnnfrnycfl By Klre General nnd I'ot-Honnl. LINCOIN DDIIEAU OF THE OMAHA USE , I 1U20 P STHKHT , } IJINCOI.V , .Inn. 9 , ) Tlio nttnc-U on Attorney General Leeso In lastovcnlnR's Issue of the Omnlia World IIM boon the aiiDjoct of consljorahlo comment throughout the day In Lincoln. Mr. Locso was sitting ut hln desk this morning , at the hour Tin : Hni : representative miulo Ml * rounds nt tlio stiitB liouso , unit to hit query , "Have you read the nrUolc , nnd If so , what have yon to sny regarding it ! " ho said : "Yes , I luivo read the nrtlclo In the Omaha "World , nnd will state that I Imvo neither nn cxccMitivo ofilcor or clerk In my ofllcu. I have n deputy nnd stenographer , but that docs not vlnlutu the conitltutlon. The business of this department actually requires the help that 1 IIHVO. Much of my own time is ocrti- pied on the various stitto hoards , and but for the assistance Riven mo by tlio IcKlshituro m.V olllco would bo closed most of the time , or the business of the state would bo greatly impeded li.y my nbsenco nt the various board meetings. "Hy virtue of my ofllro I am a member of the board of educational lands and funds , the board of public lands and buildings , the stiito hoard of transportation , the board of imrchasi.'H and supplies , and the state bo ml of pharmacy. Knch of these boards require n great deal of time , nml without the help I liavc my department would go down. "My duties also require tnu to nttoml to nil rases in the supreme court where the state is n party. A printed brief in each case is necessary and requires the personal nppoar- mice of myself or deputy. .Sixty cases have Ttoon hriofud and picsontod to the sunrcmo couit dui inn the last two years. In addition to the criminal cases , more Imtiortant litiga tion has boon successfully prosecuted in uo- lialf of the state within the last two yo.ir * Allan slnco the organisation of the state prior thereto. In addition to this , more thunl-UO thousand opinions on law questions to publio ollleiuls throughout the Htato , have been written from this department. I have no clerical work in my ofllco to perform other than that performed by myself. My deputy is not an executive onicor , and the net of the legislature , giving mo a deputy , is not un constitutional. "Tho governor Is nn executive ofllocr , nnd appoints the state veterinary and live stock commission , bureau of labor , and they are not executive ofllccrs. The secretary of state , treasurer , land commissioner , anil re porter of the supreme court , each have a deputy , and they are not executive odl- cors , The state board of transportation nppolnts three secretaries and a clerk , yet they are not executive olllcers. The consti tution docs not authori/o any of said ap pointments , nor is it necessary to their locality that it should. "It is truu that my stenographer Is n near relative , but the wor'c Is well done , nnd it is not wrong to appoint one in whom conlldenuo can bo implicitedly placed. The governor has appointed his son as his private secre tary. The auditor has a son nnd nicco for clerks , The land commissioner had a sister- in-law nnd two other relatives. The present land commissioner has appointed a nicco. The secretory of state had a daughter cm- Dloyed in his ofllco , and the deputy supreme court reporter has a sister in his olllco. Hen- ton lias u relative la his olllco , nnd so has the attorney goncrnl. Thcro is tin doubt but \vlmb these appointees do their work well. I can see no wrong in this , everything else be i tip equal. "I want to say in ndditlon that I Imvo not posed as a reformer. I am selected b.v the people to guard their Interests. I have never by word , act or deed , favored Lincoln or nny other locality , to the detriment of Omaha or any other place. The atato board of transportation decided that a complaint inado thnt the rates on lumber from Omnha discriminated Against Lincoln when shipped Houth and west. There was no ono on the board but thnt said this was true , and on lumetlying thu matter I , with the majority , ordered the rates lowered from Omaha , in- Btcrul of allowing the rates to bo raised ; the rate charged was iib h enough , and was nil the roads had been charging , and 1 could not BOO any good reason why it should bo raised. "It is true that I asked that the Uulon Pa cific road bo foreclosed because the directors In their lust report said the road could never nay the debt , mid asked that the government ilcut bo given to thorn. If the government docs give up Its claim , it ought to bo given to the people , nnd not to the road. The bill now pending in congress , known as the Outh- \valt bill , is not a good ono in my opinion. The manner of computing the amount duo the govern mont mnlccs the debt $17,000,000 less than the amount justly duo. There Is no reason to bollovo that the company would obey the now law. as every provision of the acts of 18 < > 9 , 1873 and 1878 iinvo been disregarded. Eight millions of collateral trust bonds Imvo been Issued , in violation of the act of 1878 , without tno con sent of concrcss. It had issued nnd guaran teed Sl-1,000.000 Oregon Short Line bonds. nnd $7,000,000 St. Joseph & Grand Island bonds , and paid dividends while n floating debt of some $18,009,000 , existed. The Outh- wiiito bill extends the government debt llfty years , thereby giving to Inferior liens a pri ority over the government.rriou / again the company refuses to .submit to tno laws of the Btate , claiming exemption ny reason of being chartered by uu act of congress. While I do not bolicvo thnt this proposition is true , yet the question is raised every time an order is made b.v the board. > "I have nothing to bo ashamed of in any of ( i I .Ely transactions. My conscience is clear. iv nnd I propose to stand by the right , ami mv fairly and impartially discharge my ofllcial I \ fluty as I understand It. " TIIHKI : HOUSES nuitNP.n. The Jlro' alarm was turned in at a late bour last night , but not soon enough to save three dwelling houses discovered to ho on llro at the corner of Twenty-second nnd 1C streets. The buildings were too far from the nearest hydrant to mnko it possible for the tire department to do effective worlc. The house in which the llro caught Is almost in the middle of the Dlock , nnd thu whra drove it into the two buildings on tlio cnst , nnd it was impossible to save either of thorn. The boys , as usual , did good work nnd pro voked the admiration of all who saw thorn In thulr attempts to save the property. The buildings were one-story cottages , built nt a cost of nearly or quito $1,000 each , but the insurance on them was light and the owners , who are poor people , nro heavy losora in the scnso of their circumstances. The house in which the flro caught , was unoccupied , and the origin of the flro Is quito n mystery. No ono was scon on the premises and them scorns to bo no good reason to suspect Incendiarism. Sl'INIKMK COIMT rllOCKKnlXOS. Mr , William A. Bolllck was admitted to practice. Handy vs , Early , continued. The following causes were argued nnd submitted ! Htnto exrel Council vs Koso , Missouri I'acillo Hallway company vs Van- deveuter ot al , Wai-dell vs McCounoH , Hioh- ardson county vs Musslotnan. The following opinions were handed down to-days Angel vs nilby. Error from the district court of Johnson county , Afllnnod. Opin ion by Cobb , J. AVilhclmson va IJcntloy. Appeal from the district couit of Webster county , Afllrmod. Opinion by Cdbb , J. Smith V Gibson. Error fiom the district court of Douglas county , Modified. Opin ion by Ucc3o , Cli. J. Anderson vs Stato. Error from the dis trict court of Urown county. Afllrmod. Opinion by Maxwell , J. Yule vs Webster. Appeal from the dis trict court of Pierce county. AUlrracd. Opinion by Cobb , J. Yule vs Black. Appeal from the district court of I'icreo county. Aftlrmcd. Opinion by Cobb , J. alaurer v Mlday. Error from tlio district court of Douglas county , AQlruiod. Opinion by Cobb , J. CITT KBW8 A8il > NOTES. , Ttio stnto historical society closed IU an nual session to-night. 1'rof. Warner pre sented his pi'.per on "Political Science , " and Mrs. Monloy on tlio "History of the Home for thu friendless. " LJoth papers were well received. The work of the convention w s eminently satisfactory in every respect. tSeorgo V Koont of THK HBK , wni in Lin coln between trains to-dny. The stnto board of transportation will meet to-morrow to elect ft clerk nnd board of sec retaries. Agernnd Waring arc seemingly anxious to continues on the pay roll of the state another term. They will , however , get off the ragged edge very shortly now. The prohlbs ncouso Speaker Watson of having broken fnlth with their crowd. As usual , too , the outsiders howl the loudest that is the third party follows who did everything i > o .slblo to defeat the republican party. It would look a deal better for this class to clamp their tongues. Hon. I'etnr Van Antwerp , of Syracuse , Otoo county , was In Lincoln to-dnv. Ho Is ono of the best republicans in the state , and withal n good fellow on general prlni'lplos. The Into enterprise of TIIR Hni : Is the tnlk of the state. It struck the popular chord , nnd public appreciation Is manifest In a thousand w.iys. About , Horses. Zulu Magnetic Oil euros rlnpr hone , spavin.Hpnilns.otc. Ask your drupylst. MiHUTION OlOFFICIOUS. . Clinicu to I'fosldo Over ( bo AfT.ilrN of .National Uankn. In general with all national banks through out the United States those In Omaha held their annual meetings Tuesday and elected oftlccrs-ns follows : * Omnlin National Directors ! Guy C. Har- ton , J. II. Mlllnrd , N. W. Wells. William Wallace , K. W. Nash. Charles 11. Urown , A , U. Wynian , J. J. Brown , A. J. Simpson. .1. II. Millnrd. president ; A. U. Wyumn. vice president ; William Wallace , cashier ; E. K. Hatch , assistant cashier ; I { . Carrier , assist ant cashier. United States National Directors : H. M. Cnldwell , Honjnmln K Smith. Hoston ; C. W. Hamilton , M. T. Hnrlow , U Will Hamilton. C. W. Hamilton , president ; M. T. Harlow , cashier ; C. Will Hamilton , assistant cashier. Nebraska National Directors : A. E. Touznlln , John S. Collins , W. V. Morse , Lewis S. Heed , K. C. Gushing , J. N. II. Patrick - rick , Henry W. Yatcs. Henry W. Yatcs , president : Lewis S , Heed , vice president ; W. H. S. Hughes , cas-hier. First National Directors : H. Kountze , A. Kountze , J. A. Crelghton , A. J. 1'opplo ton , W. A. Poxton , J. M. Woolworth , J. A. McShuno , F. H. Davis , Henry Pundt. H. Kountzo , president : J. A , Crelghton , vice president ; F. II. Davis , cashier , nnd W. H. Megqulcr and II. E. Votes , assistant cash iers. iers.Merchants' Merchants' ' National Directors : Frank Murphy , John F. Coad , Charles C. Ilousel , Lion U. Wood , Samuel E. Hogers , George W. Donne , Luther Drake. Fr.yik Murphy , president ; Samuel K. lingers , vice presi dent ; Bon H Wood , cashier ; Luther Drake , assistant cashier. Commercial Nntionnl Directors : E. M. Morseman , G. M. Hitchcock , Joseph Gar- neau , jr. , Andrew Henery , E. M. Andrcesen , William G. Maul , L. 1J. Williams. A. P. Hopkins , Alfred Mlllard. A. P. Hopkins , president ; William G. Maul , vice president ; Alfred Mlllard , cashier ; F. B. Bryant , as sistant cashier A'-lMitnnd Cnll. " This is a funny phrase to the u nit i si ted , but till the brokers understand it. They use it when a person gives a cer tain per cent for the option of buying or soling stock on a fixed day , at n price stated on tlio Any the option is Rivon. It is often n borious operation to the dealer but there is n nioro seri ous "put and call" than this : when you are "put11 to bed with a severe cold , and your friends "call" a physician. Avoid all this by keeping in the house Dr. Piorco's Golden Medical Discovery. The great euro for pulmonaryand blood diseases. Its action is marvelous. It cures the worst cough , whether acute , lingering , or chronic. For weak lungs spitlingsof blood , short breath , con sumption night-sweats , and kindred affections , it surpasses all other gedi- clncs. Fora disordered liver try Bcccham'sPills. WATCHED BY A I'OljiCKSIAN. The Tabooed Establishment of C. S. ItiKKiiis Under Police Care. A policeman dressed In full uniform and standing sentinel over the bar room of C. S. Hlggins , at Twelfth and Douglas streets , is a sight that greets the gaze of callers at this tabooed place of cheer. Slnco Tuesday , an onicor has been continually on guard , and it is proposed to continue this order of things until Higgins comes down from his stubborn scat and complies with the mandates of the excise board to close up. A renewal of his license to sell splritous drinks was denied him on Tuesday , and the mayor and author ities who haa given him permission to keep his place open for the sale of cigars and tem perance drinks pending consideration of the application for a license , supposed that ho would ho willing u > draw the blinds of his establishment when the final decision was rendered. His failure to do this has boon the incentive for placing n policeman on guard to sco that Iliggins docs not sell Intox icants. Pears' soap Is the most elegnnt toilet adjunct. ICnlghtB of Ij.ibor Meeting. There will bo a mass meeting of labor rep resentatives and citizens nt the council cham ber to-night for the purpose of dis cussing the Australian system of voting and the best means of securing its adoption in this fatato. The meeting will bo addressed by able speakers who have uindo n study of the question nnd know the workings of the system. All citizens who nro interested in election reform nro requested to attend the meeting. _ Coughs nnd llnnraoitKsq The irrita tion which Induces coughing Imuiodlntoly re lieved by use of Brown's Bronchial Troches. Sold only In boxes. Dollcvuo Improvement Company. J. T. Clarke , F. S. Blnnoy , Thomas A. Crcigh , H. T. Clarke and W. J. Broatch , tiled articles of incorporaslon with the county clerk this morning. The capital is placed at $50,000 , and the objects of the cor poration nro to purchase , soil , and louse real estate iu Bellevue nnd erect buildings thereon. IIorHl'ord'g Acid Phosphate. Relieves Indigestion , dyspepsia , etc , Born on Monday morning , January 7 , to Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Falconer , a twelve-pound boy. Suittnicr "Worship. Ooorgo Moore In Nntionnl Review : Cruelty was the vice ot the ancient , vanity is that of the jnodorn world. Vanity Is the last disease. To-day wo nil Peek admiration that Is to say , ad miration in Us original sense of wonder ment. It matters not nt all to us if % vo obtain approbation instinctively wo eschew it. fearing nil that might tend to diminish the sentiment of wonder which wo eagerly strive to create. The stage therefore catches the great part of the attention of modern society. Painting , music a d poetry demand special tal ents ability is "ncmiirod to compose even a bad opera , a Imd eplc.n bad pic ture but anyone can play Juliet nnd Hamlet badly ; besides , to compose oven bad otoras , epics und pictures , solltudo and long con centration of thought are needed , and with solitude and long concentration of thought tlio young ladies and young men of to-day will liavo nothing to do. Desiring parade nnd wonderment , they turn their eyes to the stage. Our generation - oration has ceased to work ; wo all want to llvo well , to on joy life. Everywhere I note this uosiro. Young sons shrink from the counting-house and shudder at the name of Manitoba , The arts offer them tt pretext for remaining at homo. So the nrts are encumbered with young men and women. The most intelligent nnd the least carnal go to literature , painting , sculpture , nnd music ; the stupid , the vain , and the fleshy go to the stage. Not in vocation and original impulse must we seek the reason of the thousands of pictures that yearly line the walls of tlio public galleries and the piles of novels that crowd the stalls of the booksellers , but in vanity and idleness ; and the dull-witted , unodu- caled , over dressed young men who speak of being on or of going on the stage in Kensington and Bays- water drawing rooms , are too cowardly too enlist. too Ituy to face tlio hardships ot colonial life. They would pull plums out of tlio mum mers ( actor's ) pie , but they will not go into the kitchen whore it is made and baked. . . .Tlio profession must be raised , otc. If I except a couple ot princesses and a duchess in perspective , 1 know no young lady who has not at ono time or other expressed a regret that slio was not an nctress. "Women are quito as foolish and quito as vain as men which is saying a great deal and they desire the stage for the same reason as their brothers. Butfor the young ladies there is at least an o.xcuso : now that wo have a surplus female population it is clear that all women cannot marry , they cannot enlist , nor yet go out to the colonies nies and become domestic servant * . So they sigh after the stage. "What are wo to do with our dnughtors'1" is a vital question. The young ladlcq ? cry in chorus , "Put us on the stagp , mamma ; " but mamma still hesitates , and the question is debated : Can , Ethel , nnrriot , and May sing in the chorus not in Mr. Farnio's operas , but in Mr. Gilbert's and remain as good and pure young ladies as if they had continued , to do crochet work in the drawing room at homo ? " The parents opposed for a vdiilo their daughters' wishes , but in their heart of hearts they think it would bo no bad thing if Ethel , llarr.et and May were to earn each 30 shillings or XiJ a week. Such is the "psycho logical moment" in Kensington and Bayswater , and out of it come all the various hypocrisy , subterfuge and sophistry which wo may read undorsuch headings as "Church and Stage , " and the "Social Status of the Actor. " It is an easy matter to avoid the dis comforts and distress of coughs and colds by using ChamborlainUs Cough Remedy. It is by far thn best treat ment over brought into general use for coughs , colds and hoarseness. When the first symptoms of a cold appear , use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy , and the cold can bo broken up at once. Sold by all druggists. Slio Bombarded the Coiirf Judge Bolster , ol the Roxbury police court , Boston , savs the Chicago Tri bune , has just had a rather novel ex perience. Minnie Pearson , an eighteen- year-old girl , who was before him on the charge of drunkenness , and as she seemed an old offender the judge hold her for a future appearance. The do- crco was hardly passed the lips of his honor " when the jrirl , who it appears was "well prepared for emergencies , let fly a tin dipper at the judge , and hod her aim boon accurate would probably have marked the court's face. However - over , the dipper flow by without effect. This further enraged the young vixen and she followed her first shot with an- othorthis time sending a tin pailwhich , owing to the timely interposition of a constable , also wont wide of its mark , though it narrowly missed the head of the ttPsistant clerk. How the young woman managed to carry so much tln- ware about her is a mystery. Quick , safe , suro. This is said of Salva tion Oil , the great rheumatic remedy and greatest cure on earth for pain , Price 25 cents a bottle. * "Down in the coal mines underneath the ground" coughs nnd colds are very frequent und there is where Ur , Bull's Cough Syrup is invaluable. . A Fire Put Out With Wlno. Paris Register : It is not often that a flro is put out with wine. This was done last week at Krouzmachon the occasion of a lire which broKO out at night in the house of a largo wino merchant , soon enveloping the whole building. Somosixty hogsheads of wino in the store 'which could not only not bo saved but burstand their contents ran into a ditch in the garden behind the house. Hero the firemen placed their engines , with which they poured streams of wino upon the burning building , nnd suc ceeded In getting the flro under con trol. Tlio fumes of the wino were so strong that the llronion hud to bo re peatedly relieved miimm o t V t u EXTRACTS t t 1 i : HATURAL FRUIT FLAVOR / o / U * d by the Dnlted Stairs Oovcrtiment. Kndorseil by Ilie head * of the Oreat nnlvertltles 11I nil Iltbllc I'ocd Analy&ts , as the htrougcM. I'urest and most Healthful. Dr. 1'rlce's Cream I uaklup Powder does not contain Ammoula , I.lmeur Alum , Dr. Price's Dcllclonn 1'la vnrliig Hi- 11 tricU , \ nullUlcmoiiOrouieAUiiouJ , Rose , elc.do not coolalu I'olscmoiu Oils or Clicmlcala , 11t. PRICE BAKINp POWDER CO. . New York. Chicago. C t.u ThePrlrto of the SclmnrtKbroiU , America : "Lorvvp mo-Holttriclil I can't never bo yoiirn ! " As thcso words hustled through the nmblont ntiao < - phoro , HUdocrauo Sohwartzbrod foil upon an old pold filutotiil and paspod for breath ai jr'l9P'f'K ' ' ' 'or ' anything but breath scomud to this girl useless utterly useless. A young man stood before her nndstapgered three times or more , as he heard these words that pro- nnuncoil his doom. Ho would have fallen and spoiled the carpet had he not clutched a piaster cnst ot Hhmarok for support. Tlio siloncc that followed was broken by the dcop voice of old Krllz Schwartzbrod rising from the basement. Ho and some others of his patrician Teuton friends were playing sixty-Hvo in the basement dining-room , and sturdy old Fritz wns cursing his hard luck in oloauont Plnttdoutbcn. "Leave mo. Heinriclil" repeated Illldegrado under the induonco of strong excite ment she sometimes spoke Knglfsli. The young man staggeroit again , and with a btnst of soul-searing emotion took n quid of tobacco from his mouth , mid wafted it at ti chromo of Voi Mollko. Ho was n line specimen of manhood , and as ho stood before the supine figure of the girl , clad , as he was , in a leather apron that concealed the contour of his frame , ho looked every inch a Viking. Yet Hoinrieh Pretzel was not the equal of the lissome aristocrat who crouched upon the fan- touil before him. Nay , I'YlUSchwa.rU- ' bred was Chicago's proudest brewer , while Ileinrich's foot was on the Ural round of fortune's ladder ho drove a beer wagon. ' 'Lichen sic mlch nichtV" ho exclaimed in agoni/.ing accents. ' 'I do not say that , " answered Ilildograde , still speaking English a bad habit she had learned from some children of the American hoi pollok " 1 cannot say that I do not love .you ; for deep down below this dollar-and-a-qutirtor Jersey there pahrilatcs a love so strong , so overpowering , that Lituburgor were to It but a weak and puny circumstance. " Of this our hero undorslood nothing but the trisyllable "Llmburgor ; " but in that word recognizing an tilliinlty be tween them , lie clasped her in his manly apron. She .slrucglud with him ; but strong girl as she was , , with arms on her tniit would have filled a pair of ordinary troubors , she was but as a boor keg in his hands. "You must you shall bo mine , " ho hissed in Bavarian dialect. At this sunromc moment a portiere was drawn abide and old Fritz Swartzbrod stood before them towering above them like an avenging Gam- brinus. "lloraus ! " shouted the sturdy old man , "Ucrausinit dot hlor-peddler. " "Bier pettier , yourselluf , " said Hein- rich , with quiet dignity. "You vtis shust dor bamo like me von you gamete to Chicago ton year ago. You vas used to trivo for Donnervottcr. " "Ilimmol ! Donnervclterl Don't pack-talk mil me. Didn't * I gome to Amoriga in 1871 , und ain't ! got me a million in der poesness ! Vasn't I trco terms gounty gomniis- sionor ? " ulsh dot soV" retorted Hoin- rich Pretzel , a world of irony in his ac cents. "Vot's der matter mit me ? I vas.here in dis gountry only ten months already und dis week I vas a shudge of olcgtionV" "Ileraus ! " cried the old pratician , "Leave go your holt mil my laughter. I toll you , if you vnsn't such a good driver I vould discharge you lo oncot , und sooner ns my taughtor vould marry you I vould'marry her to to a Amorigan. " "Father"1 shrieked Ilil- dcgrado. This was too much for Hem- rich's proud spirit ; ho knocked over two cuspidors and strode to the street , mounted his wagon , and drove to the nearestaaloon , whore he had to leave' seven half-barrels. "As for you , " said stern old Schwart7rod-\vlioii left alone with his daughter , UI swear dot I . " ' 'You fattier " interrupted cannot swear , , rupted Hildegrado. "You cannot swear. There is no biblo'in the house. " Catarrh Cured. A clergyman , after years of suffering from that loathsome disease , Catarrh , and vainly trying every known remedy , at last found a recipe which completely cured and saved him from death. Any sufferer from this dreadful disease send ing a self-addressed stamped envelope to Prof. J. A. Lnwrenco , 88 Warren St. , New York City , will receive the recipe free of charge. The New Rapitt Flro Cannon. Now York Times : Information has been received , in this country through military channels of the complete suc cess of the trial of the now English Armstrons six-inch rapld-liro gun. This gun is a development of the Arm strong 4.72-inch rapid-firo gun , which succeeded in throwing in 1 minute and 40 seconds 10 projectiles , each capable of piercing 9 inches of iron. The won derful success of the latter gun , com monly known ns "tho rapid-llring 30- " the British advantage poundor , gave an tage in naval warfare which foreign ollicors were quick to perceive. It was found that the projectiles which could bo fired with such extraordinary rapid ity weighed no less than 45 pounds and had a velocity of 2,07S foot seconds , and wore capable of penetrating 0 inches of iron and 2 feet of oak and tcaic. The whole weight of the gun is only 1,200 pounds. Notwithstanding the ollicioncy of the 4.72-inch gun it was decided by the British ordnance board to construct a 0-inch rapid fire gun on the same plan as the former. The question immedi ately arose , will a G-inch Armstrong re sist the heat resulting from n flro of such rapidity'I As a result of the trial it lias been found that thogun has blood intact the enormous pressure to which it has been subjected , and instead of forty-gvo pound projectiles the British now have a gun which will throw , with alinobt the same rapidity , projectiles weighing 110 pounds , with a penotra- tfon of ten and a half inches of iron anil four foot of oak and teak. The powder charge is nearly forty-two pounds in weight and the chamber pressure over seventeen and a half Ions. The great advantage possessed by I thcso British rapid llro guns is tlio rapidity with which they can bo loaded and fired. For some time past the 1,700 ton class of British cruisers have relied upon them almost wholly for their arm- anionts , a vessel of tbo Garnet classfor instance , asking for no better butter } * . The now torpedo ctuisor Rattlesnake of the British service carries forward on her forecastle her only gun , which con sists of a rapid-lirlng gun having a range of five miles. The Rattlesnake , which lias a speed o twenty-two knots per hour , is able to work this * gun. in an ordinary sea way , lyhllo running at her highest rate of Bp'e'ed. In no particular are the rapid-lira [ guns so advantageous as when employed in ropelliii } , ' torpedo-boat night attacks or in cloattng a beach of an enemy shel tered behind intronchmonts and earth works , In the engagement at , Suulcim the other nay the Racer and Starling used their rapid-lire guns with moro than usual success , and were Instrumen . tal in contributing not a small purl to the victory of General Gronnoll. Several attempts have boon mndo to introduce this British gun into the American service , but BO far nothing exactly like it has been adopted. The ' American service IE dopondlnjr in the main on Hotchlcibs' revolving cannon , Hotchkiss' quick-fire guns , and Gat- lings for it faocondnry batteries. rapidity of toti ahots In ono nun- ute ha becu obtained from . ' the thtrty-throG-poundor Ilotohkiss , ' with a po'notralion of eight Inches of iron. Tul < is rf good result , but officers doubt the ability of the Hotchkiss to stand the same heat strain under con tinued fire as the Armstrong rapld-Aro gun. gun.Tho five-mile range of the rapld-firo guns makes it extremely dllllenll for the swiftest torpudo boat to approach a ves sel armed with those guns without be ing torn to pieces by the incessant rain of solid shot they nro capable of throw ing. They are brooch-loading , nml nro worked cither by steam or handbrakes. Six men only are required to work them effectively. These guns may be said to be an Im provement on the Hotrhkiss in the same way that the Itolchki s is an im provement on the Galling and Gardner. The superiority of the rapid-lire gun is In its ability to throw heavy metal at n rate which exceeds any modern gun of single-firing capacity. ' The Hotohhiss can throw ten shots per minulo from the " " -pounder , but the accuracy with which ten shots in ono minute and forty seconds can be thrown from the rapid- shot-gun , to say nothing of the increase in metal , far exceeds Ilio rain of lighter projectiles from the Ilntt'hklsd. However - ever , judging from the familiarity with which the details of the British rapid- fire gun are being discussed , it need not cause surprise if an improved typo of the piece is seen aboard one of the now American cruisers before long. Trains to WuNlilnittnti. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad is the only line running through Irnins from Iho west to Washington , and they have recently improved tlie service by put- ling on two vestibule trains , one of which leaves Cincinnati daily nl 7U : ! ) ) ) . in. , uiul the other leaves C'hlcngo daily at 7:0-5 : p. m. All cars in these trains are vostibulod , including baggage cars , day coaches and Pullman Buffet sleepers , thus wholly overcoming the swaying motion Imparted to ordinary trains when rounding curves at hinh speed. The trains are boated by steam drawn f"om the locomotive. Ported are in attendance in the day coaches as well as in the slcoporn to wait upon passengers. In accordance with its long-established policy , the 11. & O. exacts no extra faro 'for passage on these trains. The 1'rrnltleniN Reception. Washington Post : A talldark , hnnd- some young lady , dressed in black , nnd wearing a large black hat , stood di rectly behind Mrs. Cleveland during most of the reception , and attracted a great deal of attention. She was Miss Phclps , of Mississippi , and the resem blance between her and Mrs. Cleveland was very striking. She had the same regular features , clear complexion and , and her eyes and hair were of the same ' shade. S'bo was taller and somewhat heavier , however , but this boomed to bo the only point of diflercnco. She had oven caught Mrs. Cleveland's style of dressing her hair , and had much the same manners. Washington Evening Post : Ono of the "general public''was named Decker , and as he approached the president ho told Colonel Wilson in confidence that his name was such an easy one that it could not be mistaken. "Happy to meet you , Mr. Cracker , " said the president. "Happy lo meet you , Mr. Baker , " said Mrs. Cleveland. "Mr. Sticker , " murmured Mrs. Bay ard , doubtfully. "Happy to' meet , you , Mr. Black , " said Mrs. Whitney , confidently. And thus Mrs.'Fail-child wished him a "Happy Now Year , Mr. Brown , " and Mr. Decker escaped and looked at ono of his cards to see what hib name was , anyway. A True Statement of the Facts. Mil. JOHN Mr. Krnphganz was found by a reporter at his residence. No. lilt South mil btroet. who fur nlshod the following statement of tactH. lam by trade a carpenter and worlc at thu Simmon's Manufactuilng Co. , having been In their employ two years. About thutlmo I commenced workIng - Ing theio I noticed that lircnthlne through my nose was becoming more dilllciilt , this Iroublo kept Increasing until along hint Hummer , my left nostril got &o bad that 1 could lianlly force air through it , and only pattlallv through the ilRhtone , this compelled mo to bre.ith almost entirely through my month , and mornings when I would wiiko up my tonguonnd throat felt as dry usarhlp. after rlslu * 1 would Htait In to hawk and spit until my .hront would get par tially cleared of the plilegm which would oc- cnmulato there during the night. On placing my linger Into mv loft nostril , I could fei-l nlwrd projection Just Inside , which seemud to bo the cause of some of my tumbles , m } ' throat felt full n great deal of thu time und I haddullpalns over my eyes and thobrldgoof my nose. I fidt that something had to bo clone : having read of the success of Doctor .lord.in In cases which ap peared like mine , I concluded to give him a call Ho told me I Had catarrh , anil the xeptlim or middle partlllon was bent over so as to stop up the left nostril. Ills price to mo seemed very reasonable and I decided toglvohlm a trlanml ! am glad I did , for now the nostrils are open , my breathing free , the pain In my head ponu. The Hi'cumnlatlon of mucus linn censed and In fact nil of thu tioubles 1 have spokouof aie nt una. _ _ _ _ DOCTOR J. CRESAP McCOY > , , ( I.nte o llcllevu HospitalNew Vork , ) Succeeded by noOTOK CltsrSes M , Jordan Late of the University of New Vork City and Howard Unlvcibltv. Washington , I > , ( J. HAS Ul-WTS No. Q1O and 311 Bam ro Building Sorner Fifteenth and Haruoy sts , Omaha , Nob. , where nil curable cases arc treated with success. Note Dr. Charles M. Jordan has been real- lent physician for Or. McCoy , In Omaha , for .ho past year aud l.s the physician who has NUIIO the euros that liavo been published weekly In this paper. Medical diseases treated skillfully. Consump- lon. llrlght'H disease , Dyspepsia , Hhoutnutlum mil ull NHItVOU.S 1 > IH15AS1'.S. All diseases pa- nillar to the sexes a specialty. C'ATAUUH CONSUI/rATION at olllco or by mat ] , i , Oilice hourb-u to 11 u. m , 'ito4p.ui. , 1 t 6p. n. , ijuuiluy olllco honrs from U a. m. , to 1 p. ra , Correditondenco rucolves prompt nttentlon. ' JIaiiviliscase.s urt ) tru.itud succos.fullr by Dr. ordon througn thu jnallH.Hiid U la tuns per ibla or those unable to make a journey to obtalu ' iUC'CKBSKIJI , HOSl'ITAL 'J'ltK.U'MKNT AT 'JIUlll IIUMliS. The only medicines sold by druggists , under a positive gimrnniCO from their manufacturers , that they will do just , what is claimed for them that is , benefit or euro in all cases of diseases for which they arc recommended , or the money paid for them will bo promptly refunded Tr. Picrco's world-famed manufactured are . - specifics , by the "World's Dispensary Medical Association , of Buffalo , N. Y. Dr. Tierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures nil diseases arising from a torpid or deranged liver , or from impure blood , as Dyspepsia , or Indigestion , Pimples , Blotches , Eruptions , Salt-rheum , Tetter , Ery sipelas , and Scrofulous Sores and Swellings. Consumption , or Lung- scrofula , is also cured by this wonderful remedy , if taken in time. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the world-famed remedy for all'those chronic weaknesses and distressing derangements so comnion to American women. It is n most potent , invigorating , restorative tonic , or strength giver , imparting tone and vigor to the whole system. As a soothing nervine it is nnequalcd. Sco guarantee- printed on the bottle-wrapper and faithfully carried out for many years. Copyright , 18SS , by WORLD'S DISPENSAUY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION , Proprietors. for nn Incumliln cine of . . . . . . . . . . .im. L.U.i.i Cntarrh In the Head by the proprietors of DR. GAGE'S CATAHBH REMEDY. . . . Ol' C.VTAI1IMI.-lloadiiehc , olwtructlon of note , . . falllnir Into thnmt , Rninrtlnii-s profiiBO , watery , nnd acrid , at others , thick , tenacious , mucous , purulent , bloody and putrid ; PVOS nnik , rhmlng In pars , dralnesB , dlllli'iilty ot Hearing thnmt , itxpectniiUion of onviiMvu matli-r ; liiTiitli olTcnslvo ; smell nnd taste Impaired , nml Kpncrnl di-blllly. Only n few of tin-so Kyiiiptomu likrlj to IHI puwnt at ont'u. Thousands of cases n-Btilt In consumption , nnd end In tlio grave. . , lly Its mild , Boothlntf , nntlsi'ptio ' , cleansing , nnd hcnling tiropcrtloR , Tr. ) Pago's Knmody i'S the worst cntu-s. This infallinlo rrnicdy iloen not , likn tno polsonoui Irtitiitlng snuffs , -.earns" nnd strong caustic solutions with which the publlo ha\o lonir been ' imply palllnto for a short time , or itrtrc Hit illteasf to l/ic / limi/i , us there Is dnngr In the. use of sueh nostrums , lint it produces perfect niul pcriiiniumt cures or Ilio \vornt < 'ri. * CH ot Cliroiilc Catarrli , as thousands enn U-stlfy. "Ciilil ill Ilio llontl" is cured with n few npplicat Ions. Catnrrlinl HiUulaclio Is retimed and cured us if by renglo. H romoes offenslvo breath , loss or impairment of the ficnsoof taste , smell or henr- Inir , watering or weak eyes , nnd impaired memory , when caused by thu violuico of Catarrh , oa they all frcaucutly aro. By druggists , 00 ccnw , - - ZULU MAGNETIC OIL. Cure * Itlicnmiitliiiii , H | > rilii : , Swollen Joint * , DrnlAt'H. Ittirkuutio. 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THE SANTFOBD MFG. CO. , Onialm , Xcli. , Solo 1'ioprlotori. For Sale nt retail in Unmhn , by Kiihu & Co. , Geo. W. 1'nrr , John W. Hell , nil S. Jl. I'"arns\\orth. iBCtro-agnetic The Grandest Triumph of Elociric Science Sol- enllfically Made and Practically Applied. ' ' Oontlcmen'sDflt Best S fill with Suspensory KItrtric , " " 4.DISEASE GUREDMHOUT MEDICINES 11 * 1MII R fBIER ? Itnvn Ton 1'nln * In Iho llnok , lllpi > ( Ilonl or I.lmli. . XrrT- B I . Wl bU ! OLS rf.Si im l > fl > lllty , l.iiinbnito , Cii-tirrnl llrldllty , Klicnuiullini , cmmfv rtltt Inn na opinion lu unv iiart or ino uouy , WKEft ! ALL ELSE FAL@ ! . F.rrrr nnogtnulno unit nsed br tieimlEilon. MOJ'l' tlm ( ollowliiK wlio Imvn been I . Oi'lKIA ! J. UuAKland , H B. l'aiker nd J M. Haal ttallon Uoanl of Trade , Olilfa-J A. OrpRory , cuniinleiloii merchant Htock Tnrdst liudd lloblc , tliotfifat horM'lnani A C. Woodley , M. I ) , , got SlainStrcftHuiraloK , V.j O. W , llellun , M. I ) . , Itormontown. IOWM Ixmucl Mlllt , Knnlnki > < > , III. ; Judtro I. IN Murrnj-.Naiicrvllli' , 111 i K.7. . ALI > otctupt. cltywntcr worka.Houtli licnd , Iml i Kobt. 1C. Baininon , Chlrngo I jinstotncot ! . . ] > . McMlclinel , M. It .llullalo. N. Y. "Your l et ! It AS uccoinnllshi-il wlmt no ether leineily Itaat i tcailyiifrTe nrtcumforuliii > Bleep at night. " nol > t. Hall , nldonnnn , inoJ'aiit39tliMrri-t.Niiw\irVlicto. : " " " " " " " i i flj only ono lni n worldpreneratlng Kit , KID.-IKT nnd " liconnnaons Fleetrio&"tidgrm. . . 'current , Sclentlflo.l'owcrful. Uumbli- , Jortaljlo nud Etrcctlvo. Avoid freuUs. . . KlHctrU'lty. llullUNTKHllthol J'l''jyipp.cqrtI. ( 8cn < ! f"1 ! ' forpvnjiatot'jjjj' * j " Tovpa. i'irotivu cLrnpeBt. amiicii sclentfrto , titciiiic powfrruldu nnr.Tin iha * t I ITIIilUI. "Floctrio'siistwiMi rou lili Mala Delta. [ HUFFUENCFSi Any li cnmuicrclat ( " "Avoid bogng couipanleii wtthmnnr nlldnpfl and worth- [ ' wholcsulo b hou Ti.-ki > o In tTilooBOi wtialcK " - - " " ' ' IniltatloUB. KU.CTRIO TMISSLH VIIK UllPTlUli. | FrttnciiconndChlcnifo. 0,000 eurcd Benrt ttMnprorllliutroted pamclilct. DR. W. HORNE , Inventor , 191 Wabash Avenue , Chicago. ! ? gSiSg3gg KBJ3'iagg5 ig fe-t < tati J THK OF TUB Chicago , Milwaukee & St , Paul R'y. ' riioUcst Iloulo from Omaha and Council JlliiITs to ETHEEASTZIZ TUA1N8 JJAII.V HHTWICKN OMAHA AKD COUNCIL Chlcngo , Mlhrnulicr , St. 1'niil , Minnenpolls , Cctlnr Itaptda. Itock Ihliiuil. Fret'port , Jtockfonl , Jllnton , Uubuque , Unvcnnoit , Elgin , ' Madison , J anos * I lie , llcloit , Winona , La Crosse , \Dd all olber Important point ! Kilt , Northonit d boutlicait. Fortbrouuli tie * et , call uu tUa tlckot ntent nt 1M1 Furnain alreet. In Oarkor Ulock , or at Union 1'acltlo Jouot. l'ullir.an Hlcepnn oud tin tlneit pining Cnr In tha Torld art rim on tb main line of thn Chltaito , Mil * * Hkee A tit. I'uul llallnar , and arurr BttintluiiU paid o paBieagen br LOurtvaui nmplurei of tuoaoiupaar. 11. Mll.l.flt.iIvDcral Uana ei. J. K. TUCKKII , Aiil.tnnlUoueral Slanajor. X V K. CAIll'KNTUU , Ut liU I'a.s.Diiflr and Picket At' nl. 1150. U. HBAFroilD , A < liUnl Oencral I'rucoief ma Tlokiit Ai ; nt. - J.T. IFOR SALE-I- EVERYWHERE. . . . _ . OUHED , Ami > UlS iil > Ilkil ) tillrelotercouft tr tek'i I'X. lm-t TDBUIAI ) lAH CU1HIOKS , 'blipcri , Cou r ll ti ndMuileli 4rJ. Urui irUUriSeM4Jiiilli ! > < liiU'iieri > . Hurtutful ber ktl ( > itier . JII800X Xeiitloiitho Otuaba Uct. THE AND Council Bluffs And Chicago , oniSHSfiH f. ° iw ° 'tha " " 'nerou' ' polnta of duperlo i le" f " " " r W. N. UAnrOCK. " " ; 'rnJ _ DREXEL & MAUL , ( Successors to John ( ] . Jacobs. ) Undertakers aiulEmbalmers Attheoldotand , lip ; Kanum St. Orders Ur telosrapli solicited iiml promptly attondsrt. Telephone to No. ! . aud Tumort curt-il , C&/er. > ciperlcnrr. u k'nlfc , ll ib Vrte. 101