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H. TtOSEWATRR. Editor.
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Bviorn to before me nnd mbscrlbod in my
pmence this "d day of robnmrj. A. H. 1SS9.
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County of IlouBlai. { " '
George U. Tzsclmck. b | nB duly sworn. Us-
tio. oi nml sny.sth.it ! io is secretary of the Ho
I'libUxhtiiB company , that th acttml average
daily circulation of TIIK DAILY HKK for the
month of Jnntuiry , 1M3 , 15,200 coplua ; for Fob-
ninry. INW. u Vtt conies : rr > r Mnrcli. iNfti. I9.6S9
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Htvorn to bflfoio uio and subscrlboa In my
Presence this 3rd day of January 1833.
N. 1' . KKIfj Notary 1'nbllc.
Tin : pharmacy law which taxes a
drug clerk more than it docs the pro
prietor , is man i Costly unjtist The
measure now under consideration should
bo carefully weighed.
COLORADO has stuck : i ktufe Into its
live stock commission. The centennial
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state cannot atlord to pay thousandstf
dollars to support useless tux caters.
That is a hint to Nebraska.
CMKF D\VKLLIHS three feet in
height are said to have been seen in
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the wilds of Mow Mexico. By all means
Bend the census man among them
6I I Now Mexico wants to become a state.
Kow then if there should bo n confer
! ence between America and Germany
: over the Samoan alTair at Itarlin , Bon
Butler is just the man. lie would cower
! Bismarck simply with his eye.
A Titt'ST evidently has as many lives
'as a cat. Despite Judge Barrett's re
cent crushing decision in the case of the
Now York sugar trust , its certificates
are in active demand , and largo profits
for the year are anticipated.
TJIAT a a number of public institu
tions of the state have been poorly man
aged has long boon suspected. But
now that it is given out that certain
public buildings are badly constructed ,
it adds the last straw to break the tax
payer's back.
BUUXINO and hanging legislators in
offlpy is an innocent amusement to ex
press the contempt of constituents. But
hanging in olllgy , somehow , is not half
as effective for securing honest legis
lators as a ballot in the hands of a
voter on election day.
Till" bill in congress for the opening
of the Sioux reservation is again hung
up in committee , duo to the obstinate
flcsiro of certain members to engraft
their amendments. It looks therefore as
if the bill were doomed for this session
unless the difllculties can bo satisfac
torily compromised.
TIIK railroads of Iowa are ranking
linsto to ndopt the schedule of rates as
drawn by the railroad commissioner , ' ? .
The Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City
road was the lirst road to ollioially roe-
ognixo the decision of Judge Brewer ,
nnd the others are swinging into line.
Can it bo possible that the mlllonium
of the railroad question has been
reached and the lion and the lamb will
llo down together in Iowa ?
Tin : Burlington , it is reported , will
run its vestibule train from Chicago to
Denver by way of Omaha , in order to
compote with the Union Pacific's sue-
cqssful enterprise. By all moans lot
this bo done. But high-htylo traveling
_ lu high-tonod cars demands essentially a
'first class depot at this point. In what
ever light It is viewed there can bo no
escape from it. Omaha must have a
palatial union depot and that fipeodily.
Tin : legislature of Minnesota is about
to appropriate one hundred thousand
dollars for the purchase of seed wheat
lor those farmers In the state whoso
crops were destroyed by frost. It is
more than likely that some measures of
relief will also bo extended by the people
ple o ( Dakota to the unfortunate settlers
in that territory. Happily for Nebraska ,
her magnificent crops evenly dis
tributed over all sections of the state
have brought prosperity to its four cor
ners with not a single appeal for atalo
charity duo to crop failure.
Tun communication of the judges of
the supreme court of the state to Gov
ernor Thayer and by him submitted to
the legislature , setting forth the neces
sity of increasing that judiciary , should
not pass unheeded. It is of the highest
importance that the business brought
Loforo the supreme court should bo dis
patched with promptness as well as abil
ity. But the increasing volume of now
caacs and appeals brought before that
tribunal , it is claimed , makes it impos
sible for the present number of judges
to dispose of the buslnobs of the court
with the desired readiness. For that
reason the three judges of the supreme
court united in an appeal to Increase
the number on the bench to five , The
legislature will undoubtedly pay most
rodK | > otful attention to the communica
tion .and then do as it thinks bust.
VALVE OF IMn.1I CROPS.
An Inquirj ns to what has been the
result of the crop ? of last yonr In nc-
Uml prices obtained by the farmers for
the products of their lands , is important
in attempting to draw conclusions to the
business situation , the prosperity of the
farmers , nnd the ability of the great
body of the people to pay their debts
and gratify their wants. This may not
be , economically , the truest test of the
year's influences upon the public wealth
and welfare , but It is a practical question
to which an approximately accurate and
definite answer can bo given , and upon
which depends the prosperity of the
fnrmor-t and their ability to contribute
to the activity of the spring trade and
prepare for the next harvest. Taking
the year 1S37 us a lusts of comparison ,
the showing is decidedly more favora
ble than has been generally supposed.
The crops oC corn , wheat and hay , the
three great sources ol agricultural
wealth , have each considerably ex
ceeded those of the previous year in
their money value to the producers.
The report of the statistician of
the department of agriculture on
the cropa of last year shows that while
the wheat crop was smaller by
forty million bushels than that ot the
previous year , it has commanded an
average farm price throughout the
country exceeding by over twouty-iivo
cents a bushel the price in 18S7. The
value of last year's crop to producers Is
therefore groaterby nearly seventy-four
million dollars than the crop of the
previous year , On the other hand the
corn crop was greatly in excess cf that
of 18vS7 , and the average farm price is
stated by the statistician to ha ton cents
lower , but still the aggregate value of
this crop to the fanners has been
greater for last year than for the
previous year by about thirty-one mil
lion dollars. The hay crop of last year
was unusually large. In oats the larger
yield of 18S3. between forty and lifty
million bushels , has been more than
offset by the decrease in farm price ,
and the aggregate value to farmers was
less by live million dollars than that of
1887 : The farmers , however , have
gained sulliciont from the increase in
value of rye and barley to offset the lessen
on oats , while buckwheat having
yielded a smaller crop than in the
previous year has commanded a corre
spondingly higher price. The statisti
cian of the department of agriculture
computes the ngg'-egnto value to pro
ducers of the five principal cereal crops
at the average farm prices , for 1SSS , to
bo 81tOUlUOIa : ) ) ) , aurmnstSl.lOS.OOO.OOO
in 1837. Thus the farmers of the coun
try ro.vliy.od from the sale of their
cereals produced la&t year over ono
hundred million dollars.in oxcesi of the
previous year , while the abundant hay
crop has been an an additional source
of augmented revenue. As to other
farm products the comparatively large
yield of last year , and the consequent
reduced prices , have made them
less profitable to farmers than
for the previous year , but talcing the
whole agricultural production together
there is ample evidence that its aggregate -
gate value for 188S was very materially
greater than for the previous year.
Nebraska's share in this increased
prosperity has been derived chiefly from
corn , the crop of which in 1888 was
fifty million bushels larger than for
1887. The aggregate value of the corn ,
wheat and oat crops of this state
for last year is given in the
report of the statistician of the agri
cultural department as being forty-
eight million dollars.
A young military attache of the Ger
man legation at Washington recently
made inquiry at tha navy department
about the guns of the war vessel Nipsic ,
now in Samoan waters. It appears that
the ofllcial to whom he applied naively
told him that the guns are of marvelous
power and destructivoiiObS. Ho was in
formed that they could project a shell
nineteen miles , or clear across any or
dinary island in the Pacific ocean , and
that the Nipsic was invulnera
ble to the usual methods of na
val attack. lie was told , also ,
that the United States is abund
antly provided with vessels of this de
scription.
The olllcial was right in endeavoring
to bamboo/.lo the military representa
tive of Germany , whoso inquiry was
under the circumstances somewhat im
pudent , but it is by no moans certain
that the Gorman was as badly fooled as
was intended. There is n reasonable
presumption that ho did not oxpcct to
got the information he asked for , and
that his inquiry cloaked some other de
sign which was perhaps satisfactorily
accomplished. 'But the incident Is in-
terobting as indicating the military
espionage carried on by Germany
in other countries. It is very
probable that the German govern
ment is fully informed regarding the
military and naval establishments of
this country , just it is of those of
European governments. The system
pursued by Germany in order to obtain
information regarding the military
strength , preparation and resources of
other countries is said to be incompara
bly the most complete and elaborate
that has ever been organized in modern
times. There is a bureau for thisspccial
work , and the most intelligent olllcors
in the German army are employed in
this service. When an ofllccr is detailed -
tailed by this bureau to proceed to iv
forolgn country and await orders he
assumes a disguise and another
name. His idontityais lost , and
he is not pornilltcd to make himself
known even to a friend. Arriving in
the country of his destination ho mulcos
himself and his mis.sloti known to the
Gorman minister through dispatches
nnd is assigned to duty under the of
ficial commissioned to obtain military
information , Such agencies the Gor
man government maintains in every
country whoso military condition it de
sires to bo' correctly informed of , nnd
the war department at Berlin is con
stantly in receipt of intelligence re
garding all military alfnirs in other
countries which it is important for
that department to know of. Un
doubtedly fur leas attention has
hitliorto boon given to the United
States than to the countries of Europe
in this particular , but it is entirely
probnblo that slnco the Samoan issue
became throntonlng the German gov
ernment has been buy obtaining information
mation regarding the strength of our
navy , the condition of our coast de
fenses , nnd such other knowledge In
this line as it was doomed desirable tc
get. It inay bo that satisfactory information
mation regarding the guns of the Nip-
sic was lacking , but if so it IE quila
probable that it has been supplied , not
withstanding the effort to mystify the
young Gorman olllccr by the navnl otll-
clnl. To the accurate knowledge of
our resources may bo chiefly duo the
peaceful professions of Uistnnrck.
COXQKKSS having passed the bill
providing for the incorporation of the
Nicaragua Canal company , it is prob
able the measure will be promptly ap
proved by the president. That done , it
is likely that the company will immedi
ately proceed with the enterprise ,
which will require about four years to
complete. The bill involves no outlay
on the part of the government , It being
simply for Incorporating the company ,
thereby giving it a national recogni
tion and to some extent n governmental
protection. The bill provides , nUo ,
certain conditions in the in
terest ot the government. The
American Panama company having
boon dissolved , there will be no home
influence hostile to the Nicaragua
project , and there is every reason to ox-
poet that the projectors will have no
dilllculty in disposing of the stock nnd
obtaining the money necessary to con
struct the canal , the cost of which it is
estimated will bo about sixty million
dollars. The company is com posed of
men of ability and wealth , whose faith
in the enterprise as an investment is
shown In the fact that they have not
asked a dollar of the government. The
feasibility and great commercial im
portance ot the enterprise are not ques
tioned , and there is now most favorable
promise that within live years Amer
ican energy and money will have con
structed a water highway between the
oceans that will eventually prove to boone
ono ot the most valuable aids to the
commerce of the world over supplied
by man. _
THE I'o/cc / of New York city , the organ
of the prohibition party , has seen lit to
misrepresent the operation of the high
license law in Omaha , which it calls the
oldest high license city in America. It
points to the fact that the city supports
two hundred and fifty saloons to a popu
lation of one hundred and ten thousand ,
and on the strength of this draws the
conclusion that crime and disorder are
on the increase and high license is a
failure. If the Voice would examine
the statistics of the liquor truffle in
Omaha before the passage of the Slo-
ctimb law it would not rush into reck
less statements. In 1881 , just before
the passage of the high license law ,
there were two hundred and forty
saloons in the city of a population
of forty-five thousand. In 1880 there
are two hundred and fifty saloons and
the population has more than doubled.
The liquor traffic to-day is under munici
pal control , crime has been lessoned and
law and order prevail. So much can not
be said of the loading cities of prohibi
tion Iowa , and it is fanaticism on the
part of the Voice to malign our city on
false testimony.
A now is brewing at the legislature
over the junket of the committee on
public lands and buildings which has
just returned from visiting state institu
tions at Grand Island and Kearney. It is
claimed , not without good cause , that
the committee has been altogether too
lavish in piling up its expenses. Mem
bers not only traveled as nabobs , but
surrounded themselves with clerks , rel
atives and friends who were entertained
at the state's expense. If this bo true
it is scandalous and demands investiga
tion. It is hard to sco how the business
of inspection can bo attended to when
the trip to public institutions is made a
holiday jaunt. If extravagance and a
high old time generally are to bo inau
gurated by the committee on public
lands and buildings , it should promptly
be nipped in the bud. The legislature
cannot wink at and condone this reck
less waste of the people's money. The
committee on public lands and buildings
has been in the past a very rich plum to
be plucked , nnd it is high time that the
abuses which have grown out of. it bo
brought to a sudden close.
LINCOT.N advices received at a late
hour state that Messrs. O'Brien * and
Spocht will begin the performance of
their duties as legislators to-day , thus
displacing Messrs. Morrissey and
Fonno. To the gentlemen retiied to
private life the lesson will bo a severe
one. Mr. Fonno has not been obtru
sive , lie was probably a passive instrument -
strumont in the frauds which resulted
in giving him a temporary seat. Not
so with the other man. Ho has
been profuse in his boasts nnd
defiant of justice , relying upon the
backing of monopoly and his own polit
ical masters for the retention of his
place. The democrats of Douglas
county played a bold game. They
lost , because they deserved to loso.
Now there will bo a loud and pro
longed howl , and in the tumult , loudest
and longest will bo heard the voice of
Mr. Morrifasoy proclaiming himself a
martyr. But ho is nothing of the sort ,
Turc strong partisan spirit that has
all along boon shown by the democrats
in congress with regard to the territo
ries ready for admission was displayed
in an aggravated form on Wednesday ,
when it was decided to report another
omnibus bill for the admission of Ari
zona , Idaho and Wyoming. None of
those territories is at present in a con
dition to bo admitted , nnd the proposi
tion to give them statehood is clearly
intended to obstruct the admission of
the other territories which airo entitled
to bo made states. The injustice of
such a proceeding must bo apparent to
everybody , and the purely partisan mo *
live behind it is equally obvious.
Tan press of Colorado is very much
aroused over thu attempt to force
Lhfough the legislature of that state a
iQcal moat inspection bill. It is pointed
out with considerable warmth that thp
jroposod legislation if carried would
jring about a most oppressive monopoly
to pinch the working classes in favor o
n few local lAitl/lior.s. / The people o
'
Colorado are ( o'-drfy relying for thcti
meat on the dressed beef supply fin *
niahcd from Oiunlm and Kansas Cit.i
cheaper than oiyi bo supplied by the
local butchers. To keep out this drcssei
beef from the state would react as well
upon the cattle-growers of Colorado.
Their market at the bt-cf packing
centres would' Ho restricted , nnd the
law , If pnssecVwouhl leave Colorado
cattlemen -aihopolo33 predicament.
It is safe to prddict that the legislature
will not lend its aid to thu adoption o !
of sueh an unconstitutional and danger
ous measure.
MitMnitui < wiVnnd Mr. Foil no have
been allowed the Heeling pleasure o
seeing "lion. " written before tholi
names. Now they will drop the undeserved
served tltlo , but for its brief posscssioi
they should bo duly grateful. Thej
ought to thank the legislators for noi
kicking them out in the beginning.
Mr. Morrissoy's1 plea for himself wil !
start few learn. . Ho is so manifestly
unlit for the responsible work of a rep
resentatlve that'll Is a wonder that oven
by the connivance of the democrats he
serves , he should have commended a
showing of voles. Where now is the
fabled $10,000 ot B. & M. boodle ?
TIIK council should delay no longei
in instituting an inquiry into the merits
ot the vitrified brick-block for paving
purposes. There Is likely to bo consid
erable paving done this season on resi
dence streets , and property holders' arc
anxious to find a good substitute for the
wooden block. A fortune is awaiting
somebody who can invent or discover a
cheap , durable and non-absorptive paving
block.
ing
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Till ! woik of constructing the city
hall shall be commenced and carried
forward , srnys theordinanco just ratified ,
without unnecessary delay. This indi
cates that within ninety days the bound
of the trowel and the click of the stone
chisel will Do heard at Eighteenth and
Fiirnam.
LSritalii'ri InunusistiMicv.
St. fjilllti ftlit-DlSlMtdl.
Great Britain ii working very hard to sup
press the sl.ivc tr.ido at Zatuibai- , but the
sluvos at Zanzibar are not treated as bauly
as the political prisoners in Ireland.
Aiialnst tin Crons.
Kew Yuri ; ll'orM.
The wcathor bureau is-to rcmiin in charge
of the war department. The now dciurt-
munt of agriculture will have to run the
crops according ti wiather furniahoil in the
interest of our army's inanouvors.
FonilVIvps' I'r.ih-'cles.
KenYoil ; Afonifiii//oiiiiiil.
Mrs. Harrison , it is sail ) , always hail uu
idea that tier husband would bo president.
This is very interesting. LJut , then , it must
bo remembered oUiop ladies have had the
sumo idea with respect to their husbands
who did not become presidents.
A ' \VariHnu.to I > akota.
Kama * tltufount il.
A Httlo speck ol ( war is visible in Dakota
over the selection of the capital cities of the
two proposed new states. Wo trust that all
such questions will bo settled amicably. Lot
there bo no "Kansas county scat wars" on n
much larger scale ill * the Dakotas , t
.
Very Cotmnmi Here.
VhlludtlpMa fi'mtli Aini tc\in. \
A Munich chemist claims great credit for
having discovered a process by which nickel
can bo decomposed. Should ho ever emi
grate to this country ho can go to a bar
room and see how readily a nickel can be
turned into a drink of cheap whisky.
Jealousy.
Clileaao Time * .
Marie Twain was admitted to the floor of
congress the other day with the distinct un-
Uerstandtns that ho was not to crack unv
jokes. The average congressman is as jealous
of his nbilitv to bo funny as the paid humor
ist is jealous of the follow who is funny for
nothing.
o
No I3\cusi ! Kor Him.
Clitcaan Herald.
A Milwaukee ) preacher is to bo brought be
fore 11 committee of his church for buying
chawing tobacco on Sunday. ' If guilty it
should go hard with him. There is no roa-
sou why preachers should not buy enough
tlnecut on Saturday niirht to last them until
Monday morning.
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The Ohio Aliui'N WaiitH ,
The Ohio man is "ust now brooding over n
ncstful of possibilities. Ho wants something
nil along the line , does the Ohio man. Call
him McKlnloy , Iluttcrworth , Foster , Fora-
leer , Sherman ho has a look of expectation
on his mobile features which indicates that
If the object of his desire doosn't conic his
way presently ho will know the reason why.
It is safe to say that the Ohio man isn't going
to bo found occupying a rear beat when the
performance begius under the big republican
tunt.
In n I'nuprr'H
ft'em York Coinmerttnl Aileei llicr ,
" Itattlohis bones over the stones :
He's only a pnupur , whom nobody owns , "
says the old ditty , but now n crown prince
lias had the iato of the pauper. A dispatch
from Vienna to the London Times says that
the copper coflln in which Prince Itudolf's
body was placed when It was to bo trans
ferred from Moyorlmg to Haden , was so
lurgothat the honrso provided could not con
tain it , and It was necessary to USD thuho.irso
in which the bodies' paupers are convoyed.
"Sceptro and ciwyn must tumble down , "
says James Shirley , "Death lays his icy
Imnd on kings , " bltflt I ? not oftor. that a
liaughty llapsburg takes his last luuut In a
[ iauper'8 hoarse.
A Irotpnt.
OMAHA , Nob. , Iolm. } To the Editor of
THE UKE : Two ycfpf ago a pharmacy bill
liassed both houses ot the state and became
nlnw. Suld bill required druggists and as
sistants to pay SI ouch year to defray the ox-
[ icnsos of the board of pharmacy. House roll
No , Oof the preson ogisluturo Is to amend
that puarmao.v bill , trio whole gist of the
amendments being to ralso more money for
tlio said board by tdqt/jg proprietors $3 per
your and assistants or dorks 3 per year.
There are over ono. tliousand druggists in the
stato. JCnch drugglsl has one or moru assist
ants , So a fair estimate would ho 2,590 drug
gists and assistanUs In the state. The law
says that the board shall meet four (4) ( ) tlmos
a year , and It is but fair to presume that
t..WJ would bo uuiplo to pay the entire ox-
pauses of the board , and leave a balauco to
enable them to huvo uu annual banquet , but
when this board of pharmacy endeavors to
get u bill through the legislature to crcatu a
fund of W.OOJ or $0,000 , and that by taxing a
ioor ulork who gets a salary of from $1)0 ) to
& 0 per month , moro than his amplovcr is
uxed , it U my opinion that there is un injus-
.leu. Ono dollar u year is suQlcient , und I
lope that tha members and senators at Lin
coln will sijuolch the house roll No. 0.
DauaaiST.
Angostura Bitters , the celebrated
appetizer , of oxquifalto flavor , is used all
over the world , Dr. J. G. 11. Siogort &
Sons , solo iiiTra. Ask your druggist.
INTO DAW JONKS' LOCKIUt.
l-'iny-lwo Sailors Drowned by the Sink
ItiK of the Olcncoc.
Loxnox , Feb. 7 It has been ascertained
beyond n doubt that iho steamer which sunk
In the collision off Henehy Head Monday
night was the Ulencoo , belonging to the
Glen line of Glasgow. The Ulcncoo was
bound from Liverpool to London. She had
no passengers. The Gloncoo was n three-
master , Iron screw steamer of 1,001 tons. It
Is learned that the crew of the Glencoo num
bered llfty-two men , Including twenty-three
Chinamen. The force of the collision be
tween the two vessels was so great that the
foremast of the Lnigo Hay was Jerked out
and foil across her deck house , crushing
it , A wild tempest was rni-liig at the
time of the accident nnd nnow was
falling so thickly that It was Impossible for
the looltont on dither vessel to see the llptits
of the other until the collision was inevita
ble. The Gli'iiroi > , In trying to cross the
bows of the Largo Hay , ran nt full speed
into the biirlc , demolishing ten feet of her
bow. The Largo Hay wouldulso have sunk
hnd she not been provided with water tight
sections. The crow of the bai k saw iffithliiR
further of the slonmer , but could make out
her crew struggling in Iho water. It was
impossible , however , to render them any as
sistance , nil of the Largo Hay's boats having
been smashed. The wind blow with such
force that the sails of the bark were torn
Into all reds and a boy was carried overboard.
The bark we Uhered the storm until rescued
and towed Into Uowos.
KKVA I'AH.V VUiltiANTKS.
They Are Inking II Very Hot For
Cuttle Hustler * .
Noiinrv , Neb. , Feb. 7. [ Special to Tin :
llnn.JThe noithciistcrn portion of ICeya
Palm county has suffered to a considerable
extent the past year from the depredations
of cattle thieves. The number of cattle that
have been stolen In that time Is variously es
timated from 150 to : T > 0. Stock would bo nl-
lowcd to urn on the reservation , and when
the "round up'1 came the cattlemen were
lucky if they got 50 per cent of the whole
number. This state of alTairs could not
always last , and the total disappearance of
quite n bmich of cattle n few days since
brought about what has long been predicted ,
the formation of a vlgnlunco committee.
Your correspondent was informed by one
who is acquainted with the particulars of the
organization , and ho stated that already the
membership w.is nearly ono hundred and
llfty. It is composed of determined men
who intend cither stopping this particular
style of stock raising or hang every cattle
"rustier" caught , nnd also to give suspected
men a chance to adjourn to a more congenial
clime.
The fact that the "committee" mean busi
ness is amply demonstrated by their actions
nt Spnngview last Wednesday night. At that
time A. J. Mnupin , of fort Pierre , Dak. , was
in town. Ho was suspected or being pretty
well ix > slcd about the reservation "stock
market , " nnd the "comuiitteo" wanted to in
terview him as to how ho came in possession ,
of a bunch of stolen cattle which now
munched the range grass with his brand on.
Ho was located in the roar of ' 'Llmpv"
Alycis1 unrber shop , wliero an inteiesting
game of draw poker was in progress. Word
was sent in that Mnnpin was wanted , but the
wily ' 'cow puncher" snuffed a rodent as
largo as one of his half-moon branded steers
and declined the invitation and unlimbcicd
his " 45" for action.
At this juncture nuue nn amusing incident
occurred. Among the party whojlnul gathered
In the roar of the barber siop | for a quiet tilt
at the ticor was a prominent businessman
of Springvicw , who resides four miles in the
countrv. When the "hostilities began" ho
suddenly recollected that he had a pressing
engagement. He didn't stop to cash his chips ,
but made a break through the back door.
Hair sprouted on his bald pate when lie dis
covered himself looking down the cold , un
feeling muzzles of u dozen double-ban cllcd
shotguns.
"Hold up.your hands , " was the stern com
mand of the leader , und his hands Hew
heavenward like greased lightning on tlio
home stiutch. On inspection ho was found
to be the wrong man and given his liberty.
It is stated that ho went under the wire at
his rural residence m exactly eight minutes
and n quarter fiom tlio time his hands came
down.
Another call was made for Maupin , nnd
ho was assured by the committee that il he
came along with them peaceably that they
would not harm him. Ho accordingly gave
himself up. A search was then made for
two other parties , named Babcock and Clay ,
but they had got wind of the ruction and
concealed tnomselvos. After a vain search
for them the "committee" took Maupm and
went to some place on the ICeya Palm river
whore , after subjecting him to a vigorous
"pumping , " ho was given a certain length of
time to leave the country and warned to
never return. It is understood that several
other men have also received n polite invita
tion to emigrate or stretch hemp.
It Is no fault oC the officers hero that this
"committee" is formed. The cattle uro
stolen outsluoof their jurisdiction , and while
they ruako it hot for offenders in the county
they are powerless to stop thieving on the
reservation. It was only a few months ago
that Deputy Sheritr lioby killed an alleged
cattle thief for resisting arrest.
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AOJ1N AlWKONTHO.
I'orl K"eseSei.c an Ainurluan Vessel
and Impriuoii tlio Captain ,
NKW Unnroitn , Mass , Feb. " , [ Special
Telegram to Tim Urjn.l News has. just
reached hero of an unwarranted outrage
committed by Portugese ofllcinls to an
American whaler and her captain. The in
cidents complained of occurred last October ,
jut the American has not until now been
able to communicate "with his friends.
Early in thu month named < ho whaler Mary
? ra7or , Captain Lnpliam of Kdgci ton , this
state , whllo cruising near the Azores , landed
the members of her crow at Caldilas Pico ,
of which nlaeu the men were natives. While
ushoro Captain Lnphnm was asked how
much tobacco ho had on board the bark , and
10 replied , innocently , that ho had cloven
loxcs , containing 100 pounds , possibly more.
Captain .Lanham returned to his vessel and
cruised about , awaiting the return of his
men from tlio Island. He was several
miles off hhoro wheroan armed crow boarded
thu Mary Fnuor and declared that they
nust bo informed how much tobacco was in
.ho captain's possession. Thu captain upon
iivcstigntion , said ho had eleven boxes ,
weighing ' pounds. Ono of tlio sailors on
iho Mary Ki aer informed tlio Portuguese.
otUcials that near Flares , some of tlio tobacco
liad been sold by thu Americans. Cap
tain Lapham explained that thu sale w.is
made on the high seas , far from land , and
that It was none of the business of tlio Port
uguese ofllcials. Tlio iiriiiou Portuguese
thun loft thu bark. It was not long before
thu Portuguoio gunboat Acer soiled tlio
Mary Fnuur , manned her with armed men ,
nnd towed her into the harbor of Fuyal.
Captain Lupham has been u prisoncr.or prac
tically n prisoner , over since. A bond
of $1,000 was demanded to insure his
appcarunco when wanted , and being unable
.0 furnish thu bond ho was kept on the is-
iiiul. The civil prouosdings weio outrag
eous. First the Mary Fraziur was ( mud i'.OJ
jy the customs ofiiululs , who held that a
[ also manifest had been given by Cantuin
Uipimm , and a line of WJ was imposed lio-
cause of his sulo of tobacco on thu high
seas. The place of seizure was o ft the
Azores , BOUIO ten miles from Pico. At
tempts to nettle the matter thus far have
'ailed. An appeal to the onlcials at Lisbon
was sought by the United States consul , but
t was of no avail. Permission to appeal
would onlv bo granted on a deposit of $7,003
n gold. The consul saw no other way thane
o lot the local ollimals take possession of
lie bark , nnd then to seek redress through
ho government which ho represents. That
10 has now done. At the last accounts Cap.
nin Lnphuui wus still on the Island without ,
moans.
High Crlino ut Slunrt.
STVAHT , Nob. , Fob. 7. [ Special to TUB
IKK , ] The quiet and orderly town of Stu
art was rudely awakened from Its serenity
and faith In all mankind lint Saturday by
ho arrest of one of Its respected and poaco-
loving citizens , on the terrible chnrgoof
"Hotting Jt on election. " Iho complainant
bclnc the democrat who lost the dollar. His
heavy loss had so preyed upon his mind that
ho must have rcvongo or grow prematurely
graV- Hut as tha defendant had numerous
friends nt hand the case was dropped with
out being acted upon , and the worthy donio
crat "cut nnd run1 leaving the citizens to
sleep and to dream of "nun's Inhumanity to
man. "
'
AN LNDlOy.VNT OKKICtAL.
He la Tlrcil of tlic LMiullo'd Imok of
Sense.
"If people over would lenrn to have sense ,
It would save both themselves and the post-
ofllco officials a lot of trouble , " said Assistant
Postmaster Woodard yesterday. "Look at
this. Hero is some ono sanding a tTi-ecut !
bottle of medicine to Detroit and paying 10
cents postage on it , nnd yet the rules of the
service say distinctly that no glass or liquids
shall go through the mails unless scourely
fastened in wooden or tlu cases. This ono is
done up in pasteboard , nnd nn attempt to
cancel the stamps would smash It to pieces.
Now , whoever matted it will howl because
his friend In Dctrult won't receive it , and yet
Its his own fault.
"Thei-o's another man will wonder why a
lot of sample butehor knives never readied
his customers. Ho just wrapped them up In
paper and mailed thorn. Why , the points of
the knives were sticking out half an inch ,
and yon can imagine how thuy would leave
nny mail inatlur that might bo in the same
sack with thorn. They went to the dead
letter otllce.
"Thoro Is ono other thing that may bo of
use to foreigners residing in this country , "
ho continued , banding out a small box.
"They can't send anything of 'salable value'
lo their friends In the old country by mail ,
1 f they post them wo malt them to New
York , but the packages are examined there ,
nnd then either sent to the dead letter ollluo
or returned to tlio sender. This bo * was re-
tuincd to us because the sender's name und
address was on It , and wo will send It to
him. " The box contained a Valentino , throe
cheap brooches and a letter , and was ad
dressed to Schloswlg , Germany , but it is
destined to bo the letter Unit never went ,
TOOK TIIK I'ilOI'MTS.
An AKCIU Tor n Kurnitiirn Firm lie-
linked.
"The sooner these gentlemen learn that
they cannot invade the sanctity of a homo
ono of the most sacred spots on earth the
better for all concerned , " said .Uulgo Hcrka
yesterday afternoon , as ho lined Matthews ,
of the Ferguson Furniture company , $ S and
costs. The facts of the case are as follows :
Mrs. John Smith , the wlfo of a ear driver ,
purchased a mattress and some chairs on the
installment plan from the Ferguson com
pany. Tim bill amounted to S10.5 , and of
this amount she had paid $9.r 0 , leaving a bal
ance of 51.K. ! AH the latter was n few days
overdue , Matthews , on behalf of the com-
nany , took forcible possession of the furni
ture , and removed it from the premises , leav
ing Mrs. Smith nothing but the floor to sleep
upon during the recent cold snap. It was
also alleged that ho used undue foi"Q in tlio
removal , slightly injuring Mrs. Smith. A
warrant for his arrest was issued , and ho
returned the furniture , ut the name time try
ing to induce her to withdraw the charge ,
bat it had gene too far , and ho was lined as
above. In giving his decision the jndgo said
that the signing of those leases or chattel
moitgages cave the furniture men no right
to remove the goods , except under duo pro
cess of law. If the purchaser falls to keep
up Ins payments , it gives the seller no right
to sobe the goods unlc.ss by procuring a writ
of rnplcvin , and thu purchaser can pravcnt
their removal until such writ is procured.
Tlio clause in tlio leases stating that the pur
chaser waives all interest in the goods In the
event of non-payment , is null nnd void , and
the law provides a way by which the seller
can obtain redress without assuming- the
powers of court , justice and jury.
A. Rn < l Father.
John Clark is the father of a httlo gir
whom , it is said , ho is endeavoring to train
as a thief. Ho is a worthless good-for-noth
ing residing on the bottoms , and she , through
the kindness of some charitably disposed
people , secured a situation as nurse girl with
Mrs. John F. Jioyd , of SIT South Twonty-
tlnrd street.Vcdncsdny afternoon she was
loft alone in the kitchen , all other doors
being locked , but her father came , nnd rais
ing ono ot the windows , lifted thu child in.
She at once collected a quantity of clothing ,
linen , groceries , etc. , and handed them to her
father , but was seen by a neighbor. A war
rant has been issued for the man's arrest.
Raised tlio Kent.
Justice Krugor devoted yesterday to hear
ing the suit of Douglas vs Thurston , nnd lis
tened to twenty six different stones told bi
as many witnesses. The facts , however , dro
these : A man named Wind leased tha prom-
BOS nt tlio northeast corner of Douglas and
Fourteenth streets , and sublet Iho basement
to Thurston as a barber shop. Wind , how
ever , throw up his lease , and the owner of
the building rented it to James Douglas , wheat
at once raised the rent on Thurston. The
latter refused to pay the increase , nnd
stands by Ins lease fiom Wind , nnd Douglas
has accoidingly brought suit to eject him.
I'.iy I-'or n
Lola Pickctt , of Stuart , OJuthrlo county ,
Iowa , entered suit in the United States court
yesterday for $5,000 damages against the
Model steam laundry of Omaha. On No
vember 9 , she was ordered to clean out a
mangle , which , it is alleged , was improperly
constructed , nnd whllu doing so had her
had so badly crushed that ono linj/cr had to
be amputated , and she has been unable to
work ever since.
MRS , HARRISON KNEAV it ,
Hlic Kelt Certain Tlmt Oonernl Hen
Would Oct There.
Uussoll 13. Harrison , whllo hero on
his way oust , told an Interesting'story
ton friend with whom ho hnd ongngo'd
in conversation , says n Chicago special
to the Now York Herald ,
"Mother has alwnys had nn iden , na
long ns I can remember , " said the young
man , "that father would some d'ay bo
president of the United Slates. When
ho was defeated for reflection to the
senate she cheered him up nnd told him
his ohancos for getting the prosldontinl
nomination worcbotteroutof the senate
than in it , and mother had nn idea , too ,
that father would bo nominated here by
this convention. Father was novorsan
guine , bat mother stuek to it , though
wo all fonrod the Gresham movement
would kill father's chances.
"When at lost the nomination was
made t don't think mother was sur
prised a bit , and she told father ho
needn't concern himself about the elec
tion nt nil , as he would go to the white
house just ns sure ns ho lived. Mother
didn t pretend to know anything nboufc
politic * , but she wouldn't give up her
idea that father would bo president
someday. So you see , she know moro
about It than most of the politicians. "
Frivolous lidltor Child * .
The following puns are taken from n
single issue of the Public Ledger of
recent date :
( Jeorgo Augustus Sala is said , by a
I'arU correspondent , to have had his
ambition as a painter out short by hav
ing It pointed out to him that ho had
painted ono of IIH ! tlgures with six toes ,
This was in his Sala days.
Max O'Kell ( Paul Hlo'uctlius ) entitled
IIHhook ! on us 'Mohnalhun ot son Conti
nent. " This is owing to Mr. O' Roll's
imperfect knowledge of French. It Is
.lohniithnn and his brothers , not his
sons , that run somuoh to this continent.
"Uncle Sam and his nephews" would
O'Kolly be about the thing.
M. hilTol , who is building the great
tower ( already up over seven hundred
feet ) for the coming Paris exposition ,
says he will look for no bolter monument
ment it will bo the height of his am
bition , as it wore. It should be called
the "EilTolutin. "
A defaulter in Imliaunpolia has
turned over to his employer it stock of
ice at English lake , in Stark county ,
Indiana. Mental troubles are hinted at
in the case , but , considering the nature
of the season , there was.mothod in this
Stark madness.
Arabi Pnsha. is getting old fast and
breaking down in his exile in Ceylon ,
it is btatcd. Ho is not Arabi the blest.
Sninoti on nn
Dick Worsham , of the western part
of this county , hnd on exhibition in
this city n lion's offg , which wns po-
culiiirly marked nnd wns nn object of
great curiosity , anys n dispatch to the
Globe Democrat from Mexico , Mo.
Upon one side of the shell of the egg ,
which wus of extraordinary si/.o , could
plainly bo dibccrned n iiutnbor of war
ships nt hen , apparently poiicofully
gliding along upon the water's culm
surface. Three vessels are plainly vis
ible. Turning the egg gradually over ,
a seaport comes fully into view , some
what resembling Iho harbor ol Apia.
The similarity u , striking indeed , and
the Samoa matter nt once enters the
mind upon beholding the egg , which is
the product of a hen that some German
neighbors of Worshum's brought over
from the old country throe years ago
among u lot of other line poultry. Tlio
extraordinary figures upon the shell
are thought to have peculiar feignifi-
oanco just at this time , when a war is
imminent between the United States
and ( . 'omaiiy. After the curiosity of
this community has been satisfied the
btriingoly marked egg will bo sent to
Secretary Bayard for inspection. Wor-
shum was ollcrcd $10 for it.
To Get n .Kcf-istcroil .Letter.
A Swede who know nothing of the
English language went to the govern
ment building to-day to get a regis
tered letter from the postollico , says a
New York dispatca. Several huniircd
applicants for positions in the postal
service were crowding into the room
where the medical examinations of the
civil service commission were being
conducted , and the Swede somehow fell
Into line. When his turn came ho was
ubhorcd Into the examining room. The
doctor was in a hurry and did not
question him. He wus put on HRcalo
nnd his weight taken ; put under an up
right and his height recorded ; his
outer clothing was removed and his
body subjected to a severe thumping ;
ho wns made to draw long breaths and
given further exorcise before the ox-
[ iminntion was lliushed. "What's your
name ? " asked the doctor. The Swede
presented the notification curd sent him
by the registry department. An Inter
preter was summoned. A few minutes'
conversation revealed to the Swede the
'act that u mistake had boon made. Ho
thought the piHtollIco authorities very
strict and supposed the medical exam
ination was tlio custom of the country ,
lie was conducted to the proper di
vision.
'Twcre Well Done , were it Done Quickly.
, Every reader of these advertisements means to try
Ivory Soap , but neglects to buy some. So we .suggest
you telephone your grocer now to send you a cake. One
cake will do to start with.
A WORD OF WARNING.
There are many white soaps , each represented to be "just as good as the 'Ivory11" '
they ARE NOT , but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities
of the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it.
Copyright , l&SC , ty I'ructcr & ( Jumble.