Nebraska Newspapers

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THE English nnd American salt in
terests uro about to unite for harmony
und higher prices. There is no danger
of an artificial drought , however. Prov
idence rains in the west.
THE Valkyrie is a pretty lively yacht
foe an English craft , but she can nol
throw salt water on the bo\y of the Yan
kee Volunteer. The American cup will
not cross the Atlantic this year.
THE observance of Memorial Day in
Omaha should bo appropriate as woll.ni
Imposing , and the committee soliciting
funds should bo encouraged with gen
erous subscriptions.
COMMISSIONER ANDEUSOK is about
to stick another pin into County Clcrli
t Roche for extravagance in buying a
gross of Sponcorian writincr pens ,
/ Judging from Mr. Anderson's last crusade -
sade , there is little danpor that his
prlcldnjr will draw any blood.
THE Indians of Standing Rook agency
"ore-reported to have hold a council re
cently , and to have decided not to sign
a treatyunloss paid cloven millions ,
Has somebody been telling the Sioux ol
the arriburlt of Unolo Sam's surplus ?
-THE Illinois senate is .reported to be
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indignant over the newspaper exposure
Of jobbery in that body. There are fe
incidents in public life so ludicrous aa
the "honest indignation" of a collection
of boodlors when their schemes nro
brought to light.
4 THE low price of brick this season
should/induce the use of it more gen'
orallyintho erection of dwellings and
cottages. A briclc house is not onlj
more substantial and attractive than
ono of frame , but there is a positive
saving to the owner duo to repairs anc
, insurance.
THE county commissioners have
negotiated to hold possession of the old
'county poor house until Januaryl , 1890 ,
i or until the completion of the now hos
pital. From the present condition ol
things , however , the cominissionort
would bo safe in extending this contract
until January 1 , 1080.
THE complaint filed against the yardmaster -
master at the Tenth street depot foi
repeatedly violating the ordinance
against obstructing that street was
timoly. Ho should bo given to under
stand that the people of Omaha have
rights to a street crossing which oven
the Union Paolflo is bound to rospoct.
THE prohibition wave does not alToot
English conlldcnco in American brow-
trios as n profitable investment. The
Syndicate which recently captured sev
eral largo vats in this 'country cheer
fully announces to the stockholders that
the investment will not ilftoou per cent
this year. _
ONE of the best indications of ro-
vlving business is furnished by the
railroads. During the past woolc
eleven western railroads luvndlod.sixty-
olght hundred cars of grain , against
torty-throo hundred cars the previous
woolc. The movement of grain to
market gives every promise of pormii-
noncy , and will result in an active re
vival of all branches of business.
THE appointment of Judge Zane to be
chief justice of the territorial supreme
court of Utah will bo received with uni
versal satisfaction. Judge Zane is not
nt all n stranger to Utah or to the high
judicial position to which ho hnu been
called. President Arthur selected him
in 1884 to become chief justice of tha
territory , and as such ho bad more tone
no with tbe suppression of polygamy
than any other one person.
THE press ot Montana is explaining1
' the reasons for the light vote cast for
the members of the constitutional con
vention on the ground that the election
was culled ut the busiest soabon of the
year. It was not indifference on the
part of the voters to statehood. Out the
ehoop men wore in the midst of the
lambing season and the farmers were
busy putting in their crops. The popu
lation moreover being scattered , it
would necessitate a grout deal of time
und inconvenience to go to the polls
* through muddy country roads , duo to
the stormy weather at that'thno. A full
vote , however , la promised in October ,
when the people of Montana and the
Other territories will be called upon to
leut state oftioiaU.
SOUTH : ANDPENSIONS.
The democrats ot the south nro
not well pleased with the liberal
pension policy ot Commissioner Tan
ner. They have never regarded
the pension system ot the country
with favor , nnd there can bo no
doubt that the system would have suff
ered hnd thn last presidential election
resulted differently. Having always
felt that the share of the pension money
paid by the south is an oppressive and
unjust exaction , the southern dem
ocrats who applauded Mr. Clove-
land's numerous pension vetoes
are in a mood to protest
against the disposition of the present
administration to deal justly and gener
ously with the union soldiers. It is a
policy that sorely grieves them , and
they would very much like to impress
the country with the Idea that there is
cause for alarm in it.
"Tho case is rather a hard ono , " re
marks the Atlanta C7oii8 i ( ( ton , which
figures that the south's proportion of
the pension payments this your is some
what in excess of thirty million dollars.
' The policy of Commissioner Tanner
furnishes cause for alarm , but the
policy Of the govornmpnt gees doopor.
No statesman -scorns bravo enough and
no party strong enough to withstand
the demands of the uonsfon sharks and
such elements of the G. A. R. as they
can U3o. " The Constitution observes
further that "thoro is a steady stream
of taxes paid by Georgians ( lowing into
Iowa ( which has equal population with
Georgia ) , and which carries throe
millions into that state every your. "
Wo have no doubt the figures
of our contemporary are somewhat
exaggerated , but that is not a
matter of great importance. The
fooling betrayed is the significant mat
ter. The denunciation ot the Grand
Army , the arraignment of the commis
sioner of pensions as working into the
hands ot the pension sharks , and the
general tone of opposition and protest ,
are what give interest to the enuncia
tions of the Constitution. Those show
what the prevailing fooling is nt the
south regarding thg uonsion policy of
the government , and indicate what
may bo expected if the democratic
party should return to power with
the southern element in control oi
it. It is not questionable that nothing
which Mr. Cleveland did while presi
dent so strongly commended him to the
good opinion of his party in the south
as his nonsion vetoes , and had ho been
re-elected and the lower branch of congress -
gross continued in democratic control
there would have been little show for
union soldiers not already pensioned ,
however strongly they might demon
strate their claim to the government's
benefaction , and very likely many
of those who are receiving pen
sions would have had their al
lowance reduced. A Southern de
mand to bo relieved as much as possible
of what is regarded as an oppression nnd
an injustice to the people of that sec
tion would not have gone unheeded.
But the complaint of the south in this
matter is not likely to receive any seri
ous consideration during the next four
years. It is not entitled to it. II
Georgia is sending three million dollars
annually into Iowa in payment of pen
sions she could not devote that amount
to a worthier cause , and the total of
thirty million dollars a year paid b ;
the south is a very moderate charge
upon that section for the benefits of a
preserved union. The work accom
plished by the bravo and loyal men who
are the recipients of the nation's
bounty was not less valuable to the
south than it was to the north , and the
people of that section should gladly and
grato'fully moot every demand upon
them for rewarding the heroes who sus
tained the government and defeated
the effort to divide the nation.
'Let the people of the south be as
generous an they please in making pro
vision for the men who fought to
destroy the union. Lot them creel
homes for them and otherwise provide
for thorn whatever way they properly
may. There will bo no fault found with
their doing so. But at the same time
they should pay cheerfully and un
grudgingly every dollar asked for the
union soldier , counting the cost of hie
reward not as an exaction , but us a just
obligation to be honored faithfully and
uncomplainingly , as ono of the most
sacred a free people can charge thorn-
solves with.
-4. SVOOESSFUL SCHOOL.
The tenth anniversary of the Indian
training school at Carlisle , Pa. , was
ceTobrntod a few days ago. This has
been a most successful institution ,
When established it had ono hundred
and flfty-soven scholars , nnd it now has
six hundred and seven. Fourteen girls
and boys wore graduated this year , nnd
they uro described as refined in man
ners and far removed from aavagory.
Tbo school is supported by the govern
ment , and Indian youths of both sexes
are admitted to it , receiving a flvo
years' course of study. It Is an earn
est , common sense effort on the part
of the government to bring the Indians
out of tholr barbarism and exclusiveness -
ness , nnd unite them und their interests
with the people of the country. It. is
an exponent nt the idea that Indians
can bo civilized if placed among civi
lized people. ,
Among a number of prominent per
sons present ut the anniversary was the
aoeroWry of the interior , General Noble ,
who presented the diplomas and mmlo
an , address on the Indian question.
Among other things he said that
the president was determined on HO-
curinp entire justice to thu Indians , and
that the mou who nro appointed ns
: \gent3 , inspectors and traduro must un
derstand that in the discharge of duty
they must secure sobriety , truthfulness ,
justice und decency within their com
mand. There can bo no question us to
the value and importance of thli Insti : .
tutlou. The Indian qhildrou it sonft
out trained in the wuys of civilization
can not fall to exert a goad inlluenoo
upon the tribes to which they return.
But it has been found tlmt not in all
cases does the educatiqn of Indian
children eliminate the instinct for a
wild , Indolent and moro or less barbar
ous life. Many who huvo returned to
tholr tribes from the school a have
speedily abandoned the luothoils nna
manners-ot civilized life nnd resumed
the habits and praoticda of their tribes ,
the influence of the adults Overcoming
the tonchlngs of the schools. This may
not happen with any ot those- who have
just graduated from the Carlisle school ,
but it is a danger which" besots nil In
dian children who return to their
tribes.
Tins proprietors ot the Bourne mills ,
of Fall River , Mass. , announce that
they will begin on Julyl , asystQinot
profit sharing with their omwloyes , to
continue in force until January 1,1800 ,
and lunger if the fcchomo proves suc
cessful. The Bourne mills are con
sidered ono of the most prosperous of
the Fall RIver spinners , nnd Its stock
holders have received from fourteen to
sixteen per cent dividends. The ex
periment entered upon by this conserva
tive company will ho watched with in
terest by manufacturers of Now Eng
land. Fall River is ono of the largest
textile fabric centers of the country. It
is ono of the first cities to fool the
effects of trade depression , and has in
the past boon the scene of prolonged
nnd disastrous strikes. Should the now
departure bo found to work well in the
Bourne mills , the other cotton mills In
that city will bo likely to adopt that
plan in order to increase the ollleioncy
of their employes and prevent the oc
currence of periodic labor disturbances.
DAKOTA towns bordering on the
Sioux reservation are on the threshold
of n season of business and Industrial
activity. The opening of the
reservation to Bottlomont this year will
work a wonderful change in that sec
tion. It will add thousands to the
population of the territory , bring mil
lions of acres of land under cultivation ,
create now and strengthen old towus ,
nnd turn what is now a barren waste
into blooming lloldsof grain andpasturo
lands. The effect of this increase in
population nnd cultivation will bo a
tonic for the business interests ot the
country , and its invigorating olTocts
will bo felt in all surrounding towns.
Omaha jobbers should bo prepared to
enter this inviting field and secure a
share of the trado.
THE forthcoming statement of the
earnings of the Chicago & Northwest
ern for the month of April , to bo road
to the stockholders within two weeks
at their annual mooting , promises to bo
a most interesting showing. The road
will not only be able to pay its six and
seven per cent dividends , but will carry
over a surplus for the year of three
quarters of a million. With all the
croaking that has boon going on of
losses duo to the reduction of rates in
Iowa and other states , it is quito evi
dent that those railroads whoso manage
ment is legitimate and prudent , are
making money.
PROFESSOII VIIICIIOW'B pictures of
post mortem horrors possess an entranc
ing graveyard charm. There is some
cold comfort in knowing in advance how
to maintain rigid composure while the
dissecting knife is gouging your Inter
ior for atoms of disease , or the most
comfortable way to turn in the box
when the means of ventilation are sadly
deficient. People who disagree with
the professor are at liberty to experi
ment.
THE crop reports for last week nil
over the country , are eminently s'atis-
factory. The wheat and corn bolt of
the west and northwest is in excellent
condition duo to timely rains , and all
that is now needed is seasonable
weather to insuro.bountiful harvests.
Then It Must Bo Tough.
Chicago Tribune.
Sunday in Guthrie is said to bo as quiet as
a wcok day in St. Louis.
Hiss Him All Along the iilno.
New 1'oift World.
Now that Chicago has hissed Bellow , the
city by the lake stands equal with the city
by the sea. *
A Prediction.
New Yoik Mail and Etprcti.
Wo dcslro to rccora the prediction , that
President Benjamin Harrison will not go
fishing on Decoration day.
Capable or Various UBOS.
Chlcaon Herald.
A photographer has taken a composite pic
ture of the Now York legislature. It ought
to bo available In the Now York newspaper
ofllccs when the picture of some big rascal
Is required , and a genuine ono is not to bo
had.
Pliny Invented IJomonnde.
Detroit Free Prctt.
Up to the tlmo of Pliny lemons wore con
sidered a deadly poison , but old Plln squozo
ono into a bowl , made a glass of Inmonado
and drank it with a "hah 1" and all Homo getup
up and howled.
Bad Tor Pennsylvania.
New York World.
"Prof. " Wiggins , the mUfH weather
prophet of Canada , says that Pennsylvania
will have a severe earthquake on August 17 ,
1904. Tno idea that Philadelphia may got a
shaking up fifteen years from now is encour
aging , though doubtful.o .
John hno Webster.
Fall * City Journal.
The vacancy now existing on the supreme
bench at Washington gathers now interest
for the people of tliu grout west , and espec
ially of Nebraska , at the general mention
and favorable reception of the name ot John
Leo Webster , of Omaha , for the position.
H is conceded by the lawyers of all coun
tries that the United States supreme court is
the mightiest lo al tribunal in existence to
day , . .liKMidcst in its Jurisdiction , scope and
powers , and most elevated in the learning ,
character and individual ability of its mem
bers. That this high standard should bo
maintained is evident to ull thinking and
patriotic men , for the court of last resort
passing upon questions pf momentous politi
cal importance to largo sections of the
union , b'loulil bo well grounded in the faith
anil confidence of the people at large.
To perpetuate thl reverence anil respect
it is necessary that the powers that be
should fill such vacancies us occur , by tbo
appointment of men leiirncd iu the profes
sion , men whoso experience and practice
in the various courts has broadened ,
Instead of contracting their minds ,
inon whoso natural God-given ability ,
xnholastlo attainments , long years of ac'.ivo
pi n-nico ot tuo bars of both nlal prlus and
appolat'j courts , fit thorn to assume the robes
of supreme Judicial dignity with credit to
tbeiiisolvcK and honor to the nation. When
to all those attribute * are added splendid
physical health and aye that has scarcely
cJ 1U meridian , It Is Jtigught the cul
mlnatlon of fnmrablo qufilltlcn la reached In
the candidate , vBoso name Nebraska offers
to President Ilft-lson for consideration and
appointment. II
The MIsslsslBl divides the nation geographically -
graphically , fnr ast of Its middle line , yet ,
but two of Its justices , nppolntod by Lincoln
tnoro than n qttlrtflr of a century ago , hall
from Its west boukfy. This boundless umpire
Is fast settling iliMJlts irfntorlnl ndvnncomont
nnd development * l ho wonder of the ngo.
Its territories nro fast becoming states nnd
the 1U states thqlba'pDy nnd prosperous homo
of millions. Sooiyfull half the business ot
the supreme cotlrt ivlll como from the west.
Then what In mbrdl proper or appropriate
than the selection of Nebraska's candidate ,
John Lee Webster , ns a member of that
nugust tribunal , the supreme court of the
United States.
. 1UT.S AM ) MISSES. .
A largo voluptuous man , with boalc
parched nnd hldo cracking with thirst ,
stood panting nt the depot last Sunday ,
waiting for the train. "How gees It to-day ,
Jakol" queried an acquaintance. "It
doesn't go worth -a millsltc , " rasped the
rufllod V. M. "I'm dry enough to explode
nnd blow nwny , nnd the train moves like n
snnlL South Omaha Is the only oasis this
sldo of Iowa , ana I nm going down to unnox
a barrel. If the supply holds out I'll sat-
urntotho town with my braath. I'm ' mi ox-
nldorman , 1 nm ; hoar mo shout 1"
Nebraska custom house collections will
hereafter bo known ns Pater's ponce.
Where was Colonel Champion S. Chnso
when Princess SorononI knocked at the
gates of Omnlml When the nloco of the
royal house of Kalakua passes through the
city without nn address of wolcouio , it Is
painful proof of the colonel's declining chi
valry.
With Blorbowor going , Calhoun Invited to
walk nnd Prltchott In a resigning mood ,
Jordan's roud is a hard road to travel.
Society on Miami street is sorely perplexed
over the collapse of a wedding. Manila
Price , the hello of the neighborhood , tossed
the mitten to James McAllister , the lender
of the local 400 , on the eve of the wedding ,
and eloped with n homelier inau. McAllister
is now n sad but Price-loss Jim ,
Councilman Hascall has added the county
building to his collection of poor houses. If
the northern section of the city can produce
n specimen worthy of a place In this aggrega
tion of brick-a-brac , the now * should bo
broken gently to Isaac. His ambition is to
encircle the city with road houses.
Major Clarkson will pay a liberal reward
for n sample of the glue used by Postmaster
Gallagher on his chair.
It is neck and neck between gasoline and ,
kerosene In the race for the graveyard. The
unloaded gun has retired iu disgust.
A Kansas City couple were married in Ne
braska on a train running forty miles an
hour. It was a ICuw-kor , but the speed is
likely to plackon by the time the aivorca
court is reached. .
The trunk mysjkrlas of gt > Louis ana Chicago
cage are not a utaruer to the union depot
mystery in Omajjn. }
All things como lo them who wait. The
motor is now heading for E th and F in.
NINE } lilTliiE iiAUGHS. '
Town Topics : Mrs. Phostlvo I thought I
understood Bondjngpiy guests into dinner ;
but I nm not sure' whether I should take the
arm of Prlnco TcaromoiTski or lot Mr.
Filllbog take ino in. Mr. P. I guess you'ro
crazy , Mario. Who on earth is Mr. Fillibeg ?
Mrs. P. Don't piLkuoiv , George ? Ho's the
champion pitcher. ] * , , , ,
Boston Commercial Bulletin : Pat ( In gap
ing wonder at the letters on a Hebrew butch
er's signHero',1 ) Mike , 'tis yerself has the
foln 1'arin' . Can ycz rude tlmt now ! Mike
I cannot , but if I had inc flute horolbelavo
loud play It
Minneapolis Tribune : "Ligo , " called out
the president. "Yes , your excellency. " "I
wish you would run down to Joro Rusk's and.
toll him to send me up a largo package of
cardamon seed. I expect to receive a delega
tion of ICentuckians this afternoon , you
know , " ho added , by way of explanation.
Town Topics : Architect What do you
think of these plans for an inebriates' homo ?
Dr. Tanquo ( examining them carefully )
Great Scott , manl you have forgotten the
bar.
Fllegondo Blaotter : "Woll , doctor , how
id you enjoy your African journey ? How
did you find the savages ? " "O , they are
kiudhcartod people ; they wanted to keep
mo there for dinner. "
Time : Botanist This , Miss Harlem , is
the tobacco plant. Miss Harlem How in
teresting ! And when does it begin to boar
cigarettes ?
Terra Haute Express : Humanity much
resembles the succulent and seductive straw
berry. The green ones generally go to the
bottom.
Yonkers Statesman : Norah An * has
your mistress good tusto ? Bridget Gooa
taste , is it ? Faith , her dresses look batter
on mo than do mo own.
Plttsburg Dispatch : Phlladelphian
"Doctor , I believe I am suffering from ner
vous prostration. " Doctor ( after making
examination ) "Yos , your nerves nro com
pletely shattered , and it Is all duo to excite
ment. " Phlladolphian "That is what I
thought , doctor. You know , I played a game
of checkers last night , and this morning took
part in a game of croquet. O , I can't stand
excitement. "
EViSKYtlAi : PHILOSOI'IIY.
. Atchtson Globe.
Eversthing bites in this world but the fish.
Even tbo day is prettiest when it is now.
In u girl's ' room , all roads load to the look
ing glass.
Most things that nro said to bo smart will
not bear analysis. *
There are moro beautiful feet in poetry
than there are in fact.
Thostnoko is alxys , found moro disagreeable -
able than the flro , \ , ' ,
No man was nvaratrtfng enough to conquer
lib own prejudices , ' jl ,
Tbo smaller tha poaketbook , the moro Im
portant a dollar will nliku it look.
Man kills ttmo U ilsllfp. and thinks it
hard that time should finally kill him.
The wrath of ntiulclr-tpmporoa woman Is
as short-llvoU as' hp' , enthusiasm of u lazy
'
man. , , f )
Evil is talked of ? but good is taken as n
matter of courso. * M
"Glvo ma the oar.ttV'j.crlos the farmer , "or
I won't work. " iil i it
If the tongue represents the brain , the
wonder Is that ma'inj [ credited with having
any sense at all.
Evil talkers should bo arrostad for carryIng -
Ing concealed weapous In their tongues.
Most marriages begin with music ; when
tbe groom puts a brass band on the brldo's
fin ( tor , ' ,
The prettiest face , llko the prettiest ( lower ,
suucumbi soonest when 111 winds blow.
If you tell a friend your troubles , and ho
weeps with you , it U not for your trouble
that ho weeps , but at tha recollection of his
own.
own.Slander
Slander Is like a conversation over n tele
phone , | n that you can never hoar but ono
sldo of tuo story.
The Korem'jr Question ,
General Brjsbmvfao bus written a great
deal on thU ubJoct and produced one of the
best books of the lost year , "Trcos and Tree
Planting,1' ( Harper Brothers ) In a rccont ar
ticle say * :
"It should now bo admitted for It has boon
proven ! ,
1. That the destruction of forests grad
ually but surely doorcases the amount of
rainfall.
0. That springs nnd small stronmv almost
Invariably disappear with our forests.
! ) . Tlmt our largn streams shrink greatly
in volume , especially with the removal of
the forests from about the sources or head
waters.
4. That the removal of forests , which alone
tend to hold and distribute wntor uniformly
throughout the seasons , has brought and will
continue to bring in nn increasing ratio pro
portionate to the rapidity of such removal ,
devastating Hoods upon the river valleys of
our country.
G. That slnco climnto is Intimately nffoctod
by conditions ot molsturo , und that timber
growth absorbs and radiates heat , ns well ns
protccU from swooping winds , the removal
of forests must materially nffoct the climatic
conditions of the country.
0. That the forestry question being ono of
great punllo Interest nnd moment , nnd nl-
ready being largely In the hands of the gen
eral and state governments , should bo taken
entire control of by the sn me , that uniform
measures may bo adopted for the protection
and extension of our forests.
A flow Pnrlc Kor St. Paul.
The city council of SU Paul is advertising
for the purctiaso of n tract of land near the
high bridge to bo converted Into a pleasure
ground for the public and to bo called Pros
pect park.
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STAT13 ASM TtiKUlTORY.
Ncbrnslcu JottlngR ,
Nebraska City has voted 515,000 for paving.
Now York parties nro negotiating for
the purchase of n paper mill nt West Point.
The Weeping Water Lime and Stone com
pany nro experimenting with water gus for
fuel.
fuel.Prof.
Prof. Brlttnln , of Spcncor , la. , has ac
cepted the position of principal of thu public
schools nt Hebron. .
Frauk Fiala , a Sclmylcr man , has boon
bound over for trial on the charge of soiling
liquor without a license.
Omaha and Denver parties have visited
Ogalallu recently looking up the proposed
canal nnd the advisability of putting in
water works.
Sylvester Hall , \vho Is charged with
burglarizing a wagon shop at Wllbor , was
urrestud nt Oaceolu , la. , and has been bound
over to the district court for trial.
Burglars entered the Kansas City &
Omaha depot at York the other night , but
only secured So cents in money , a revolver
and thirty cigars.
The Kcnosaw Cyclone has ceased to exist ,
and the plant will bo moved to Lincoln and a
paper established us the organ of the State
Farmers' alliance.
Wlnficld Palmer , the Red Cloud man who
was nearly murdered by Van Benson , a
neighbor , is slowly recovering. His assail
ant is in jail nt Nclfon for safe keeping.
Rev. James Suggs , a well known colored
preacher , died at his homo in Orleans on the
ld ! ! inst. Ho hnd been a slave for thirty
years , \vis n soldier In the late war , und had
preached the gospel for thirty years.
Arrangements have boon completed to
erect at McCook a brick block lOUxOO foot ,
which will cover the burned district. The
now building'wlll contain an opera houso.
A "typewriter in the case" has resulted in
the securing of a divorce by the wife of At-
tornoy'Dnwson , of Alma , together with the
custody of her children and $50 a month ali
mony. Dawson will go to Arizona.
M. B. Edleman. who xvas urrcstcd while
cashier of the Red Cloud National bank , for
making alleged falsa entries , has been dis
charged from custody , the United States
grand jury failing to ilnd an indictment
against him.
A vicious Clydesdale stallion , which Killed
its croorn in Kansas and injured several
other keepers , now owned in Wilber , at
tacked a stable hand one day last week and
crushed bis urm into an unsightly mass. The
horse's jaws had to ho pried apart before It
\vould.reloaso its victim. The man will lose
his arm , and the .stallion will probably bo
killed.
The Dakota City Jaglo says : Lost week
an Indian was coming from Ponder wnon
ho mot a stranger , who enquired if bo was
on the right road to Thurston's county seat.
"You is. " replied the redskin , who was feel
ing a trine hilarious , "and Mr. White Man if
you keep right on and always take tno road
where you see heaps of empty whisky bottles
tles , you will soon bo to Ponder , whoop !
Get there Eli w'aoop heap vote last
week ! "
Iowa Items.
A little Castana girl w'us blown against a
box by the wind and had her collar .bone
broken.
A follow from Coon drove into Lake View
the other day with a team composed of a
steer and a horso.
Tbcro aru 343 cases on the dooitet for the
present term of court in Shelby county , four
of them being for divorce.
The farmers in the vicinity of California
Junction , Harrison county , will erect a
(35,000 butter and cheese factory.
The university cadets of lo'wa City have
Just received 178 now model Spnngllold
rifles from the Rock Island arsenal.
Louis Monroe , who has served twelve
years in the Fort Madison penitentiary for
murder in tbo second degree , bos been par
doned by the governor.
The annual fair and exposition of the
Ottumwa association will bo held August 11) )
to 23. The premiums uggreguto $10,000 , and
the speed purses $4,000.
Cherokee has a novel way of getting rid
of its tramps. A short time ago twenty
representatives of that class were sent out
of town lu a locked cattle car , and , before
starting , a boso from the waterworks was
turned on them.
Burlington teachers aru In demand in Boise
City , Idaho. Duriug the past year three
of their teachers have taught there , ono of
whom has decided to remain next year and
will take the position in the Jiaiso City high
school , The other two have decided to for
swear teaching and the trustees are anxious
to supply their places by other Burlington
teachers.
It is stated by State Dairy Commissioner
H. D. Sherman , of Monticollo , that'a corpor
ation. with a capital of $100,000. has boon or
ganized for the purpose ol starting a dairy
fair In Chicago to bo run < ln opposition to the
Chicago fat stock show , owing to that asso
ciation admitting oleomargarine und butter *
ino to its exhibits. The incorporators are H ;
C. Sherman , W. D. Hoard , 1) . W. Curtis , S.
J. HarrUon an' ' H. B. Sen ley.
Dnkoln.
A company of cavalry has been organized
at Parkor.
It is proposed to locate an Indian school at
Rapid City.
Parkston will decide on Juno U whether it
will incorporate.
Rapid City now has six church buildings ,
and two otheis will bo built this year.
Ono hundred and twenty Russians arrived
nt Eureku the past week und will locate on
lauds near that place.
Frank Downs , formerly of the Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader composing rooms , but at pres
ent engaged in dctcctivo work In that city ,
has just fallen hair to $30OOU. ,
The Hitchcock creamery is now using the
product of COO cows und expects to secure GUI )
moro. The power which runs the machinery
Is secured from an urtcslan well.
Thu most modest young lady In the terri
tory Is living ut Klmuall. Hho has had two
bookcases made for her library so as to keep
the works of mala mid fisuialu authors separ
ate ,
Lake Thompson , about eighteen tulles
north of Howard , In Klngsbury county , in
places eight or ninn feet in depth , has re
cently gone dry. About ten days ago a
waterspout sucked up the contents of the
lake und since , then the lake- bed has bccri
perfectly dry.
the Twlnn Triut.
ST. PAUL , Neb , , May 3 < ) . [ Spodal to Tim
Bisi ! , ( The farmers of Howard county .hold
u meeting ut the court liuuso In St. Paul
ycitorday for the purposn of talking ovur
tbo matter I'l regard to tlio twine trust.
They appointed u comiulttuo to ascertain
what twlnu might bo bought for , There Is a
determination among the farmers to organ *
Izo nn J thus protect thulr micro-its ,
The police force of London numbers
4,267 men.
A LIVELY LEGAL SKIRMISH
Bxpootod To-morrow In the MoOoy *
.Fort Oaoo.
MR. M. R. DAVEY'S DISCLAIMER.
Hnys Ho Never Unvo Architect Wll-
cox Monov A llorso Tlilor Cap-
turcil AVlth thn Stood
Lincoln Note * .
L BCIIEAC orTnnOMAtu UBI , )
1020 l > STIIBRT , V
LINCOLN , May 20. )
Judge Stewart will hoar argumonls on n
motion to quash the oomplnlnt ot Joseph
McCoy against J. S. Fort to-morrow mom-
Ing at 0 o'clock. This will , no doubt , prove
to bo n lively legal skirmish , nnd It may load
to unpleasant results.
PlnlntilT McCoy recently owned 100 noro3
of land In Holt county , not far from the city
of O'Neill. Desiring to engage In aomo com *
morclal pursuit , ho put the land Into the
hands oftho defendant , Fort , who ropro-
sontcd to him tlmt ho was n real estate
dealer and couhl trade it for a stock of goods.
Indeed , Plaintiff McCoy went BO far as to
deed the land to a transferee in bane , and ,
with the document In luind , Fort carao to
Lincoln and traded it to A. J. Mllllkcn for n
horse worth from J200 to f300. In duo time
McCoy suspected tlmt nil was not right , and
came to the city to see what had become efFort
Fort nnd the deed for his farm. Ho found
the facts as stated , nnd with Mllllkon got
out n writ of replevin and secured possession
of the horse , which was lodged In Bishop
Skinner's burn. In the course of nn hour or
two Attorney H. H. Blodgctt procured n
writ of attachment , alleging that there was
due him n little matter of $150 as commis
sions for the negotiation of tlio. trade , in
which the farm was exchanged for the horio ,
and the stood was soon landed back ut Skin
ner's bnm. Then comes Attorney Green ,
who filed Plaintiff McCoy's complaint before
Judge Stewart , charging Fort with obtain
ing tha deed for the farm , in question under
false pretences. The warrant was Imme
diately served upon Fort at Blodgott's
ofllco , nnd on arraignment ho entered the
plnn of not guilty. Ills attorney nskod for a
continuance until the 15th of Juno , but to
this the attorney for the stata would not
consent , whereupon the defense filed a mo
tion to quash the complaint , nnd the issue
went over until the time llrst stated. The
opinion Is quite general that Fort is In a
nasty predicament.
A Disclaimer.
An item appeared In these columns re
cently to the effect that Messrs. Hancock &
Davoy had been Induced to pay Architect
Wllcox n certain amount for accepting their
lath for the capital building. Mr. M. H.
Davoy takes exception to this statement in a
letter addressed to THE BEE. , as follows :
'Through your Lincoln correspondent , you
have done mo nn Injustice. In the suit of
Hancock vs Davoy , it is in evidence that I
never gave Mr. Wllcox , the architect of the
capitol building , a cent nor agreed to do so :
neither ata ho ( Wllcox ) ask for any money.
The plaintiff , Hancock , is the only one who
suggested to pay all architects who would
adopt this lath. Mr. Wilcox knows nothing
about this matter whatever. "
Both Horse nml Thief Captured.
About 10 o'clock last evening Joseph Do
Klotz was arrested by Marshal Cooper and
Ofllccr Splaln , on information from L. W.
Martin , sheriff of Sounders county , charging
him with horse stealing. De Klotz is charged
with stealing a very valuable horse from
James W. Boyle , a farmer who lives near
Corcsco , on last Friday , and the evidence
against him is said to bo conclusive. The
accused came to Lincoln yesterday and se
cured worK from Huitard Bros. , the South
Twelfth street butchers , but was soon ap
prehended and run down. Do Klotz worked
for Boyle several months lost summer. On
coming to Lincoln ho secured pasture for the
horse near the hospital for the insane , and
then proceeded to secure employment.
Sheriff Martin came down last night and re
turned with his prisoner this morning at 7
o'clock , and a deputy secured the horse an
hour or BO latur and started northward ,
overland. _ _ _
Ijacrossu at Scward.
The Simmons and Lincoln lacrosse clubs ,
both of this city , will put up a game at Sew-
urd-on Decoration day , nnd , it is stated , because -
cause there are no suitable grounds in readi
ness hero. Both clubs are practicing dally ,
and the game will doubtless prove to bo an
exciting one. Mr. Wall , of the Detroit club ,
has kindly consented to captain the LIncolns
in the game , and U. E. Adams , of Now York
city , will referee the mutch. It is learned
that the game will bo called promptly at 3
o'clock' , and tha players would like to see as
many Lincoln people on hand as possible.
The train leaves the Burlington depot
promptly at 13 o'clock. Preceding the
matcb , it is said , there will bo a luo yard
dash by three record beater * , and this will
bo no small part of the day's pleasure. La
crosse , in Lincoln , seems to bo taking the
place of the national game.
Irish Ijonfsua Mooting.
The Lincoln branch of the Irish National
league held u special meeting this afternoon
at Fitzgerald's hall. Secretary Sutton , who
has Just returned from a trip through the
cast , delivered the address of the day. As
usual , however , the vocal and Instrumental
music made up the most Interesting part of
the programme. This feature of the Sunday
afternoon meetings of the league is becom
ing very interesting. The Lincoln league is
la n highly prosperous condition.
St. Paul's Noxr Pastor.
HOV..P. S. Stein , of Milwaukee , has ac
cepted the pastorate of St. Paul's M. E.
church , and will preach his initial sermon
next Sunday morning. Rev. Stoln is said to
be a man of broad views , highly educated
and a most thorough Christian' gentleman.
During college days .ho was a classmate of
Postmaster Watklus , of this city , who speaks
of him very flatteringly. Ho comes to his
charge under most auspicious circumstances
and a great deal is expected of him. A large
uudlonco will doubtless greet him at bin
initial service.
City NIJW * and Notes.
Bishop John H. Vincent , of the Methodist
Episcopal church , 1ms been assigned to hold
the Nebraska conferences this year. The
selection was made at a mooting of the hoard
of bishops held ut Dayton , O , , quite recently.
John Nelson , charged with assaulting
Anna Swanson with a cudgel , , \vlll be ar
raigned for trial before Jud''o Stewart to
morrow. The case Is said to be n most exas
perating ono , and if found guilty , Nolnon
will doubtless nulfor the extreme penalty of
the law.
A delegation of Lincoln pluuibcri wont to
Omaha lust evening to see what can bo done
with O'Neill , the master plumber , who re-
fu&od to let his men return to wurk at the
close of the late ktrike.
liATK 1-UJJMOATIONS.
TUB STOUY OP AMKIIICA , by Ella W. Poattto ,
R. S. King Publishing company , Chicago.
This history of America Is written es
pecially for the young. Episodes Illustrating
the heroism of our ancestors have been
gleaned from all the most reliable sources
and utilized for the masonry of tha work , us
being the host material for constructing the
foundation ot patriotism in the minds of chil
dren. Heal patriotism Is a passionate love
for one's country , u love that subdues all
else In its intensity , when aroused , Thu
grandest actions of our forefathers were the
result of u possession of this brilliant virtue ,
The decline of patriotism In a nation Is tliu
herald of decay , In the present day tha
minds of men ura absorbed In the frantlu
hunt for personal gain , and therefore a pa
triot , when rcv-ofe'iiued , is nil the moro wel
come ; un uctlvo nnd recruiting patriot can
render the slaunchcst service to this count
try now. Suci ) aonn ha * Mrs. Peuttlo proved
herself to bo In writing this work. Her
activity has boon guided by touch Uutitvn \ _ -
dnixvorlnp to obtain rccrtuts from the rank *
of the young. The- future prontnoss of %
nation must depend upon Its youth. Thd
gultolnsa nnd onorgotlo minds of children art
over ready to perceive , ndmlro nnd Imltal *
whatever Is noble nnd true. The fruit must
depend upon the seed. Mrs. Poattlo has pro *
Vldcd the finest seed , culled from the cholo *
cst flowers that have sprung up so luxurl *
antly on American soil.
The opening chapter proiontR America ns
It was In prehistoric times , when the mas *
lotions nnd mammoths roved the country ,
hunted by the mound-miHdcrs , whose nama
was legion , Judging by their stupendous
earthworks. Then follows in Inngunga
simple and picturesque an Interesting no *
count of the landing of Columbus , nnd nf tot
that the visit of the gay Spanish cavalier.
Ponce do Loon , xvhoao bark was wafted by
the Rontlo southern zephyrs to the shores of
Florida , and In that peninsula spout several
years searching the woods and shores for tha
"Fountain of Lifo. " The arrival of the Enp.
Hah , Fronoh nnd Puritans Is graphically , but
concisely described , M also nro the develop
ments that follow and which effect the In *
nuguratlon of the first president of tha
United States. The history Is then contin
ued , noticing all the most Important lncl
dents of modern history. It Is the first work
of the kind to include the history of the last
ton years. Those who have read the prev
ious works of this author will ox poet muuh
pleasure nnd Instruction in reading this , and
they will not bo disappointed , The sim
plicity of the style adopted will provo very
welcome to tho' young , nnd this quality com-
blmod with the spirited nnd well arranged
collection ot historical facts will also render
the book agreeable and instructive to read
ers of mature ago.
BHE HAD SIX HUSBANDS.
The Romnrkfiblo Matrimonial Expcr *
lenco of a former Oninlia Woman.
From Pomona , Cal. , comes the story
given below of a remarkably handsome
woman. In substance , It runs as follows :
Mrs , Josephine Baxter , who recently died
hero , had as varied matrimonial experiences
as Chaucer's wlfo of Bath. She had no
less than six husbands in thirty yearn ,
and lost them nil by death except ono. Her
career was so extraordinary in its altcrna *
tlons of wealth nnd poverty that it discounts
fiction. She was born of wealthy parents la
Tarrytown , N. Y. , but ran away when BX !
teen from Albany seminary with James
O'Neill , whom her parents refused to recog-
nlzo. O'Neill taught school in Toledo
until ho died , in 1853 , and the young
wife was loft to take care of her baby : After
two years as governess she married Claronca
M. Cushman , of Cincinnati , a wealthy pork
packer. Cushman died in Homo two years
after , nnd his widow found her affairs so
heavily involved she saved little from the
estate. She returned to this country , and
found her third husband in 1600 in St. Louis
lu Lieutenant Oscar D. Williams , ot
the regular army , who was stationed
in Colorado. Her husband was drowned la
Montana ono year later , and thoa for thrca
years she taught in the family of Senator
Washburn , of Minneapolis. There she mar
ried Preacher Wilkms , who went na a mis- ,
slonury to Slam and China. Ho dlodlu Hong
Kong , and she brought her fourth spouse's
corpse back to this conntry. Her litth hu
band was Graham P. Esty , a rich Louisiana
sugar planter , who fell in love with her
when she was nurse la a Philadelphia
hospital. After three years of
happiness Esty was ruined by
sugar speculation , and committed suicide in
1S32. Then she wont to Philadelphia , and
her brother dying loft her $50,000 , and a year
afterward she married Baxter , a lawyer and
a friend of her brother. They moved to
Omaha , but owing to Baxter's ill health ,
came to California six months ago and settled
in Pomona. Hero Mrs. Baxter was attacked
by disease and died in her fifty-iirst year.
She was a beautiful woman to tho.last.
[ Their residence In this city , if they lived
hero at nil , must "have been very brief. Inquiries -
quiries were made yesterday , but no ono
could bo found who know anything about tha
couple. ]
THE INTOXICATION CLAUSE.-
Opinions of Attorneys on Judco Pow
ers' Slooumb Uaw Ruling.
A special telegram from Wayne , Nob. , to
Tnc BEE last Saturday stated that Judga
Powers decided that the 310 punishment for
the intoxication clause of the Slocumb law is
unconstitutional , on the ground that no men
tion of it was expressed in the title of the
law.
Judge Bcrka's attention was called to tha
telegram by a HER reporter , and ho was
asked his opinion ot the ruling , and what
effect it would have in Omaha.
"I could not express an opinion on tha
oointot law , " replied the judge , "without
looking the matter up , but if it wore uncon
stitutional it would have no effect on Omaha.
Our lines are not imposed under the Slocumb
law , but a city ordinance , provisloa having
been made in the charter for the city to
make its own ordinance touching the matter
of drunkenness. If the fines wore collected
under the Slocumb law they would have to
bo paid into the county , but under the city
ordinance they go into the city treasury.
No , it wouldn't affect us any if it were da-
clared unconstitutional. "
Tbo title of the law which Judge Powers
says is unconstitutional is as follows :
"An act to regulate the license and sale ot
malt , spirituous and vinous liquors and to
repeal chapter 63 of the code of criminal
procedure of the general statutes of 1873 , on.
titled. 'License and sale of liquors , ' and to
repeal an act entitled , 'An net to amend see >
tion 575 of chapter 53 of the criminal code , '
approved February 0 , 1875 , and to repeal an
act entitled , 'An act to regulate the fssuo of
licenses for ttio sale of malt , vinous and spir
ituous liquors in the state of Nebraska,1 ap
proved February 25 , 1875. " - < *
General J. C. Cowin was asked his opinion
of the decision. "I take it , " naid ho , "that
Judge Powers basis his decision on the ab
sence of a clause providing for a penalty. I
have a high regard for Judge Powers' opin
ion , but I am Inclined to think that the titla
Is broad enough to cover that. Still , I would
not care to give an opinion without looking it
up. " _
Trovolllclc' * tmst Lecture.
Richard Trovelhok delivered another of
his Interesting lectures last nlcht , at Wash *
ington hall , before a fair-sized nudlenco ,
composed of laboring men and their families ,
Mr. Trovelllck took the matter of usury as
his subject , and spoke for an hour on tha
evil effects the unjust exactions of caplUl
have upon laboring men. This lecture was
the last of the three which Mr. Trovolllolc
WUB engaged to deliver hero. _
Constitutional Catarrh ,
No ulnijlo dlHeuie nas entailed more suffering
or huntuned the brontclng up ut the constitution
than Catarrh , The nens < ) of smell , ot tusto , ot
sight , of hearing , the liunmn voice , the mind ,
0110 or moro , and sometimes all , yield to ltd do *
Htinctlvo Inllnonce. The poison It distributed
throughout the uyntom attacks every vltnl force ,
aim breaks up the most robust of constitutions.
Ignored , bocuuso lint little understood , by uiofl
piijBlclans. Impotently assallod.by iiuucks and
uhurlattins , thoie sulfurlng from It lisve little
hope to Jie relieved of It this Hide of the grave.
It in limn , then , that the popular treatment oC
this terrible Mnaa.no by remedies within tha
renrh or all panned Intoiiiuidsatouce competent
and triiHtwonhy. The newand Hitherto untried
inothod adopted by Ut. Sanford In tha proparft-
tlonof hUltiDiUAb OOICB 1ms won the hearty
approval of thnuaandN. It Is instantaneous Iq
atrordmc rullvf In nil head coloi , sneezing. inuf
IIInK mid obstructed breatblnir , and rapidly re.
woven the most onprealve symptoms , clearing
the head Byrvuu-nmK the ureuth , reatoriUK tha
HHnsirs of smell , tame mid hearing , and nentralla
Inu the coustltlonnl tendency of tue dlseuso
towards the lungs , liver nnd kidneys
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