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KANSAS CITY paving adventurers
should not bo permitted to delay public
works In Omaha.
Tnn Lincoln investigation demon
strates that several aldermen wore not
in the business for their health.
PllOi'KUTY owners petitioning' for
cedar block on streets ordered to bo
paved are penny wlso nnd pound foullsh.
IF A more rapid and frequent transfer
of mails between Omaha nnd Council
Bluffs can bo effected , it should bu
brought about.
TlIK repeal of the ordinance licens
ing pool and billiard tables was p.-opoi .
.Thoro is such a thing as heaping too
many burdens oven on luxuries.
A WELli planned Indian scare Is
tnoro effective in stampeding squatters
on the Sioux reservation than all the
threats emanating from Washington.
TEN per cent is the current rate of
discount on jobs in the Lincoln city
council. Contractors and claimants
should regulate their bills accordingly.
GOVEUNOU HILL is a man of generous
moods and surgical tact. It was exceed
ing kind of him to apply a sugar-coated
poultice to the gaping wounds inflicted
on Cleveland last November.
Tun cxponso of running the city * de
partments of our municipal government
is estimated to bo a cool quarter of a
million of dollars. The pruning knife
could bo used judiciously in lopping oft
sotno of the dead branches.
*
THE Russian emperor ascribes his es
cape from a railroad disaster to Provi
dence. This manifestation of dlvino
grace was promptly followed by a
doubling of the imperial guard and in
creased deportations to Siberia.
IT is now generally conceded that the
voting down of the school bonds was a
great mistake. It will keep hundreds
of worktngmon Idle and our retail
merchants lose many thousand of dollars
lars of trade , while the city gains noth
ing , since it must keep on renting
ctoros and warehouses for school pur
poses and keep on paying more for rent
than the Interest on the school bonds
would amount to.
THEIIE is too much trifling with
'bogus paving contractors. The board
of public works should compel the low
est bidders to furnish bonds nnd begin
operations promptly. Upon failure to
do this the board should exorcise its
power to reject the tender nnd award
the contract to the lowest responsible
bidder. The delay in beginning paving
operations is a needless hardship on
worltingjnon.
DENVER'S grpwth in crime ovor-
Bhadows tbo boom in other diroctlons.
'Within two weeks four murders have
been committed In the city. This alarm
ing deluge of blood naturally creates a
demand for more rigorous execution of
the laws. Bui the record of modern
Colorado Justice clvos faint hope that
the murderers will receive their
deserts. The law's delay , the techni
calities which burden courts , and the
Rontlmontnl verdicts of juries , all opor-
ntp , to the advantage of the criminal.
Mil. HANfaCOM has planted a monument
ment for hiinsolf that will outlast any
shaft of grnnlto or marble , by giving
this city the land now known us Hans-
core park. Why cnnnot some of our
millionaire land-owners emulate his ox-
EmploV Why cannot they generously
contribute to the park system of Omaha ?
It is not expected that each man shall
'give eighty acres , but ten , or oven five
acres would keep their memories over
ffrccn , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE now ordinance regulating plumb
ing in Omaha is based on a wrong prin
ciple. Like tbo building ordinance , it
imposes an unjust tax on improvement.
The more money a man Invests iu a
building , the moro { a he taxed by the
city. Instead of encouraging building
nterprlsu by a maximum fee , the city
Hiootu the builder at the threshold of In-
vectmont and exacts a per cent ol the
conk This In all wrong. It forces
guilders to undor-ostlmato the cost , and
makes the official statistics an unrelia
ble record of the city's growth. The
law la a premium on falsehood Initomlof
A premium on enterprise.
AtJBMOtttAL DAY.
The return Ot the day consecrated to
the patriotic nnd beautiful service of
decorating the graves ot the defenders
of the union brings with It the usual
fltoro of memories nnd the lesson of
heroism nnd sacrifice. To these who
can recall the years of civil conflict the
recurrence of Memorial day Is an op
portunity for retrospection , rich In in
terest nnd in tender recollections. To
these who bnvo como Inter upon the
stngo of life it convoys an Impressive
lessen of loyal dovotlon to the highest
duty of the citizen.
Every nation has its galaxy of
horoos. In every ugo mon have
given their lives In defense ol tholr
country. The blood of these who fought
for freedom has enriched the soil of nil
lands. But history has no record
of patriotism , of courage , of valor and
of Baorllico grander than that inado by
the mon whoso graves n grateful people
will to-day strew with the emblems of
affection and gratitude. This republic
has boon fortunate in Its heroic charac
ters. It were easy to imtno a score al
most peerless In the world's nn-
nals. But todaythe heroes who
speak to us are not these , or
these alonoj but the vast host that wont
to death on a hundred battle fields nnd
in scores of prison pens , , with
these who , returning from the con
flict , paid , untimely , the penalty
of the hardships and privations
of the camp and the march. These
speak to us of a courage that never fal
tered of a devotion that never doubted ,
of a lofty and unselfish patriotism. So
long as the memory of these heroes is
cherished , and tholr great example
hold in honor , the republic will survive
all dangers that may assail it.
N ULLIFY1NOTUK LA W.
The persistent olTort to force our
school board into politics and place the
natronnga of the schools nt the disposal
of politicians is nothing more nor loss
than nn uttompt to nullify the law re
lating to school elections. What was
the object of the legislature in divorc
ing the school board elections from the
elections of city and county olll-
corsV Why are the schools
closed and the polling places
located in school houses ? Why
did the legislature enfranchise the
mottiers of school children ?
Is not the manifest intent of the law
to take the management of ouv schools
out of the political cesspool ? Why
should wo proceed in the usual way to
nominate members of the board of edu-
tion by party conventions , in defiance
of the plain intent of the law ? Does
anybody who advocates partiban school
board elections contend that the law
is not in the interest of bettor
government of the schools ? Can any
body defend the nullilication of a good
law ? Do Dgs grow from thistles ?
What can wo expect from n convention
gotten up by political strikers and heel
ers ? Why should members of the board
who are notoriously unpopular and lack
the confidence of the community , bo
the most outspoken opponents of a nonpartisan -
partisan school board ?
WHERE rtlOUBLE MAY AltlSE.
OITloial circles in Washington are
represented to have been a , good deal
stirred up by the intelligence that the
British government had sent two ships
of war to cruise in Bohring sea. Some
time ago ibo president issued a procla-
matwu * pursuant to an act. of congress
passed two days before the close of the
last session , warning all unauthorized
persons against entering Behring sea ,
within the dominion of the United
States , for the purpose of tatting fur sealer
or salmon. This action was regarded
with a great deal of .disfavor by the
Canadian government , and as a number
of Canadian vessels were then fitted out
tor seal fishing in the waters covered
by the proclamation it is safe to assume
that an appeal was made to the imper
ial government to dispatch war ships
for their protection. At any rate the
Bonding of such vessels to cruise in Beh
ring sea is a very plain notification to
the United States that the claim to con
trol these waters is to bo contested.
The administration will undoubt
edly adhere firmly to tlio posi
tion it has taken , and it is an
nounced thnt besides the two
revenue cutters already in Alaskan
waters , three vessels of war have been
ordered there. It is'tho opinion of the
president and secretary of state that
the United States has exclusive do
minion ever all that portion of the Pa
cific ocean known as Bohrintr sea , ex
cepting such as lies east of the treaty
line bordering on the Siberian coast ,
and the power of the govern moat will
bo used to the fullest extent in enforc
ing this vlow. There will bo no toler
ation of such depredations in Alas
kan waters as were permitted
during the last administration ,
until the demand for the interposition of
the government became so strong that
It could no longer be disregarded , and
two'or three Canadian vessels wnro
fioized.
Undoubtedly the Canadian seal lishor-
mon , backed by British war ships , will
endeavor this year to en tor the forbid
den wutors , in which event there will
certainly bo trouble. Thia would bring
the Issue squarely to the consideration
of the txvo governments nnd lead to a
con volition for the permanent settlement
of the rights of the United States
in Alaskan waters. Meanwhile this
government will not rooedo to the
slightest extent , If tno vlows enter
tained by the president mid boorotary of
state uro correctly reported , from 'the
position announced in the president' *
proclamation of lust March.
A rupture of the Intor-stuto Com
merce Railway association Is ulroady
threatened. Whllo it was very gener
ally hoped when the association was
formed that it would bo able to carry
out IU woll-dodnod object without
serious friction , there were many who
doubted whether it could keep in har
mony the many conllictlng Interests
with which it would have to doitl and
continue for any great length of time
without encouraging trouble that might
imperil its existence , Tlio pur ta wits
good , but the obstacles lo suc
cessfully carrying It out were soon by
the o who looked into the mutter Iu- .
toltigontly to bo so numerous that they
could not but fool some misgiving ns to
the result.
The difficulty that now confronts the
association grows out of the application
of tno Chicago & Alton and the Chicago
cage , Burlington & Qulticy ronis to bo
permitted to reduce the lumber rate
from Chicago to the Missouri river.
The executive board of the association
refused the request , setting forth some
cogent reasons In sunport of the refusal.
It was urged that to allow the pro
posed reduction would bo to bring
on n conflict which might on tail
losses on the contestants amounting to
millions of dollars. It was held that
existing circumstances do not justify
the reduction nskod for , and that it
would bo of no advantage to the roads
whloh nsk it. The board thought it
neither buslnoss-llko nor just to com
petitors to Insist upon taking unprofita
ble trafllo merely for the sake of main
taining its possession.
The arguments presented by the board
lire dourly in line with the policy of the
association , but the president of
the Chicago & Alton appears not to
bo convinced by them. It ho is cor
rectly reported , his company had deter
mined in advance not to submit to nn
unfavorable decision , and accordingly
will establish the rate it applied for
permission to mnko in the face of the
decision. Of course such action would
bo a virtual abandon mont of the associ
ation. Nothing is Indicated as
to what the Burlington may do , but
oven should the Alton proceed alone
to establish the reduced rnto it
would almost certainly proolpl-
Uito n war so far ns the lumber tralHo is
concerned , nnd might easily load to a
general rate war. Of course but one
such conflict would bo required to put an
an end to the presidents' agreement ,
and this done a like arrangement could
not bo effected again soon , This issue
servos to suggest the difficulties the
Inter-state Commerce railway associa
tion is likely to encounter from time to
time , and may also servo to prove how
little warrant there is for public confi
dence in the most carefully-prepared
and solemnly-made agreements of rail
road presidents.
'WO MAN'S LAND. "
Mr. Ed. A. Pry , of Niobrara. Nob. ,
writes to TUB Bun as follows regarding
the strip of territory north of the Nio
brara river , which is to become a part
of Nebraska upon the extinguishment
of the Indian title :
Attorney-General Loose and TUB BEB do
not yet catch the renl moaning of the claim
that the strip of country to become a part of
Nebraska , forming the northern botindry of
the state from the Koya Paha east , will bo
"No Man's Land. " There Is no question as
to the present Jurisdiction of the federal
courts of Dakota territory. But ns the two
new states will como into the union during
the next fall , and the Sioux commission will
not have completed their work by that tiino ,
what will become of tlmt strlp "of country
south of the forty-third parallel ? It will not
then bo in Dakota , ana Nebraska can not ac
cept It until the president Issues his procla
mation ; nnd it scorns as if ho would have the
right to do that at any time the Indians select
their lands. '
The territory in question was ceded
to Nebraska by act of congress in 1882 ,
and the state gave its assent , or virtual
acceptance , in thesamoyear. The juris
diction of Nebraska was not to be ex
tended over the territory , however ,
until the extinguishment of the Indian
title. Wo take it that as soon as this
result Is attained , ns provided for , the
btrip of country referred to will at
once become subject to the jurisdiction
of Nebraska. Our correspondent is
doubtless right in the view that
if the two Dakotas become states
before the Sioux commission shall
have successfully completed its work
and the president proclaimed the result ,
the territory coded to Nebraska
would bo "No Man's Land , " but what
reason has ho for assuming that the
work of the commission will not bo com
pleted before the admission of the now
states ? If the outlook is not far loss
favurablo than has boon represented ,
and the Indian Defense association is
not allowed to become too officiously
meddlesome , the commission ought to
bring its labors to a successful conclu
sion within ninety days at most , or
say by the end of August. It
would require but a short time
to verify the result to the president ,
who would doubtless issue the required
proclamation very soon after receiving
the result. Certainly if the negotia
tions are successful there will bo great
pressure on the president not to delay
proclaiming the opening of the reserva
tion. The matter ought to bo concluded
one way or the other by the first of Oc-
tobor. While , therefore , there is a
possibility of the strip that is to become
a part of Nebraska being for a time "No
Man's Land , " the chances are that it
will never be properly su designated.
Tun senatorial committee appointed
to investigate our relations with Can
ada are now in Washington territory
taking testimony. The burden of
complaint poured into the senators'oars
is to the olTcot that the people of Wash
ington territory are sadly handicapped
in all branches of Industry by the com
petition of the English of British Col
umbia. It is charged that the North
ern Pacific can not compote with the
Canadian Pacific on equal terms because
the latter roiula \ subsidized by the
Canadian government. Our coasting
vessels have been drivan out of the
lumber carrying trade of Puget Sound
because Grout Britain ami Canada have
voted subsidies to their own marine ,
The lumber and mining industries of
Washington territory are said to bo
uripjilcd because the British employ
Chinese labor in their mills and mines.
The fishing IntaiT.'dts of our country are
said to bo tiufforlii } , ' from thotjumo cause.
In short , it would appear that in spite
of the natural advantages and rich re-
bOurncB of Washington territory its
trndo tind industry are paralyzed by the
tntorferont'o of the British across
the border , it would Go inter
esting in thin connection to hour
from the other side of the house , If
British Columbia it ] taking away nil the
trade rightfullj 'tolongitig to America ,
and to Washington territory In partic
ular , that country ought to be oii the
high road toweuess and its people roll-
Iiit ; In wealth. The truth Is , however ,
British ColumVlfti , is laboring under
Jrado doprosslonr njoro sovora than that
"of WnshlnjrtoiiiKiPDltorV. The Inhabi
tants of that province of Ciit.a'Ja , If In
terviewed , ' couftl > throw considerable
light on the mtfdro of subsidies. Llko
the old man ot' ' , < | { o oa , they nro bur-
dona nnd ovlls tocito on the back of the
people of which1 Washington territory
hnpplly is lgnopnn $ .
NKWtw appointed Indian ngonts will
find nccompiMijrluiJ tholr commissions
lettorsof Instructions from the secretary
of the intoplor 'Tnoy nro dlfoctod that
the oHloo toyjiloh they nro appointed
is ono of moro than ordinary lm-
Dortnnco both 'for ' the interests ot
the government nnd of the Indinns.
They are therefore charged that sobri
ety nnd integrity shall mark tholr con
duct of the affairs of the ngoncy , nnd
that the prbpor training of the Indian
children and the agricultural nnd other
industrial pursuits of the Indinns shall
receive their constant nnd careful nt-
tojition. The truth of the matter is thnt
tlio nvorago Indian trader cares no moro
than a ennp of his finger for the moral
and Industrial welfare of his chnrgos.
lie accepts his commission not with n
spirit of philanthropy , but with an eye
to money making. The pointed instruc
tions of the secretary ot the Interior arn
intended to impress the Indian agent
that there are duties and responsibilities
resting upon his shoulders , which the
govorinnont has ns much a right to de
mand as n correct balance shoot of. the
receipts nnd expenditures for supplies.
Tins anti-trust law pas&od by the Ne
braska legislature is bearing fruit in an
unexpected quarter. A prominent to
bacco company wlilcl had bound retailers
tailors by nn agreement not to sell Its
tobacco below n flxod price has recently
issued a notice to retailers in.this state
absolving them from thjoir contract soil
ing agreement "owing to lawa enacted
in Nebraska against trusts nnd com
binations. " The tobacco firm denies
that it is a trust or a combine , or that its
contract with its customers in Nebraska
was designed to suppress competition.
But for all thnt the company saw fit to
suspend Us agreement fixing the retail
price of its brands. The tobacco con
sumer of Nebraska , at least , has
something to bo thankful for , oven
though no other relief conies to the people
plo of this state from the nnti-trust
measure.
THE story of the Panama-canal is a
story of poverty , disease and death.
The millions wrungfrom ! the confiding
people of Franco , and sunk in a pesti
lential hole in tbo1 isthmus , was worse
than robbery. ll'wqp a confidence game
of international proportions. It impov
erished the givojrjri d was the means of
bringing thousand to starvation and
the grave. When the flow of money
ceased , the wqrkm&n were abandoned
to their fate. Hadit , not boon for the
generous action * of'ithe Jamaican gov
ernment , ton tjhou and people would
have perished. , , , Oypr .seven thousand
people have alrcady'boen shipped out
of the country thpt government , and
the remainderiproDOrly provided for.
THE reaction in Wall street from the
long period of depression in stocks has
caused considerable surprise in specu
lative circles. There is apparently a
strong.bullish feeling in the stock mar
ket , which affects nearly all kinds of
railroad securities. The increased
railroad earnings for April and May
are undoubtedly the cause of this unex
pected buoyancy. If Wall street re
flects the business situation of the coun
try , it would indicate that Juno will
open with quickened pulse and confi
dence all along the lino.
TJIU garbage inspector makes a de
mand of twenty-five hundred dollars on
the city for the expense of maintaining
the garbage boats and-for hauling away
dead animals. At least twice this sum
will bo collected from householders dur
ing the year. Despite the fact that
garbage collection will cost anywhere
from six to eight thous ind dollars , the
present system is thoroughly bad. The
council should revive the crematory
project at Its earliest opportunity.
ENDING April 30 , 1889 , the number
of immigrants entering the United
States was throe hundred and eighteen
thousand as compared with throe hund
red and seventy-two thousand nine
hundred during the corresponding
period last year. During the past three
wfloks , however , there has been a largo
increase in the number of arrivals , and
if it continues until autumn , the immi
gration for the year bids fair to assume
mammoth proportions.
THE coal mine strikers in Illinois
have adopted the best possible course
to insure defeat of their cause. Riot
ous disorder and the cowardly attempt
to wreck the train bearing the state
militia , deprives them of that public
support essential to a peaceful settle
ment of the trouble.
Clitcapq 'frlbiuie ,
Colorado has gone largely Into tlio busl-
i ) cas of nianufuctyrjn glass bottlos. The
demand from ICuDsusurmst bo pretty brisk.
In 5nftirills Name.
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i.
Lucius QuIntuaQunjus Lanmr Jr. , son of
the justice , Is on ttle'road for a Rochester
boot nnd shoo house , and is sending In good
orders , notwithstanding his parentage , numo
and olhur obstacles.
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Colonel Bhli'iaril'a : Position.
So far as the Bibti < tets at the head of the
Now York Mall and'.Etfpreis afford any Indi
cation it may bo codcluticd that Colonel El
liott V , Shepard is'ffctcrmlnod ho will not ac
cept the position of United States minister
to Kusslu unless It U oderod to hlai.
A. Muto'H Hail Advertisement.
Da Mulnet Ittgltter.
When Arkansas hoi ) a llltlo lot-up in bill-
mp men for political reasons , it will bo In
order for lier iminlgrutiou commissioners to
sonU out some , mora circulars Inviting people
to coma tliuro and llvo , or , rather , take their
chance of living.
Out * thn
There uro sorviues for u party that ought
to bo recognized nnd suitably rewarded , but
uerviuoA that ure bought by the day or by
tlio speech at the high llguro thut spellbind
ers domantl lay" thn administration under no
obligations to the orntor or his prlvnto secre
tary.
Gntlirlo't * Mttto Ads.
Uiteago Time * ,
Tboyoung but enterprising city of GulUrlo ,
Oklahoma , Is endeavoring In. a humble way
to kcop itself before tlio public. An occa
sional inurdor assists In advertising tha place
io the ftatlnfiictlon of its citizens and la con.
sldoroU both effective and economical.
Mr. Cnrknn ! Unvlowa Ilia Work.
Jouu State tt < oMer.
A snlondld list ot honest , capable nnd
ofllclent employes ia now being secured for
the subordinate places In the government .
gratifying balance against the dishonest , In
competent nnd unworthy olasss that wont In
during the last administration.
An Increase nnd n Decrease.
Cmifoii RepMttoiu.
Como to think of it , nn Incrcasoof 231
United States liquor licenses in Town , the
crack prohibition tttnto , is not so bad after
nil. Of course , though , It dee * not equal the
decrease from 000 to 03 uiulor Brooks' high
license in the city of Plttsburg.
Democratic and Slightly Personal.
Son rrrtiictoeo Alta.
General Jackson , of Georgia , whoso speech
gave Olno to the republicans In 18SQ , is siilTer-
Ing from * a runaway mouth ngatn. Ho re
cently observed that in the late war the
northern men were the rebels. All right ,
general ; the tobcls licketl , then , nnd now
lot's talk about fools. How Is jour health 1
Thrifty IMnly.
St. Itvuta ( Hole-Democrat.
Editor Shcoard of the Now York Mall
and Kxpross advises Christians to boycott
Sunday newspapers and merchants who ad
vertise in them. There Is ronson to suggest
that Editor Shopard's Idea of Christian duty
in thut respect is Inspired by a doslro to in
crease the patronage of his own paper by
unchristian interference with the business
of rival Journals.
AVcatlior Iroin.
PttMiurg Chronicle.
A Fourth avenue man explains the cold
weather of the lost two or three days by
means of this diagram :
. CO
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Which Is , being interpreted , the C's on is
backward.
How Did So Many Democrats Got In ?
Aleut Tor7t lltraM.
Wo observe a great hullabaloo about the
prodigious number of postmasters removed
by Mr. Clarkson. Wo suppose he is not
turning out republicans. And If ho is re
moving democrats , pray how did such a pro
dlgious number ol them got In ! Mr. Cleveland -
land was in ofllco only four voars. His was
a civil service reform administration. Is it
possible that ho or his postmaster-general re
moved a prodigious number of republicans
and put In the democrats whoso bonds are
now being cut oft , to the distress of the howl
ing dervishes of civil service reform ?
JUTS AND MISSES.
The public fountains are things of beauty
and joy for the bill posters.
District Attorney Pritohett has not threat
ened to resign for twenty-four hours.
Prohibition in Council Bluffs Is suffering
from Its monthly attack of delirium tremens.
The tttlo of city chemist would not sound
half so sweet as the Jingle of ? 300 a year.
That is the milk of the proposition.
The Ohio man vvas abroad last night. You
can novcr catch the genuine Uuckoyo asleep
whllo the spoils of the chase or the pantry
tempts his chops.
Woman's hair Is advancing Into the domain
of general usefulness. It has progressed
from the coat collar and the butter dish to
the field of human sleuths , and furnishes
clews to the identity of melancholy suicides.
Th'o Irvington mystery was solved by a lock
of hair.
Cyclone Charley Is a terror on hoofs. The
way la which ho keeps upaco of Iho laps of
the ladles produces intense dismay in the
canvas boudoir. And yet with all the at
tractions offered ho declines to linger there.
Ho proposes to glvo thorn a few manly laps
to rest on. What a deuh Chawloy I
Police Judge Borka insinuates that the
colored man is entitled to "an equal chance
in the common race of life , " and too pursuit
of life , liberty and the foaming schooner in
the vernal lair of the white man. To tax him
10 couts for boor and 00 cents for a poop at
an Imported Moncrollan fractures the base of
the fifteenth amendment. If the colored
man cannot beer the Milwaukee in its natlvo
woods , the white man is not entitled to a
whit moro respect
GUEAT MEN.
Sir Moroll Mackcnzio has greatly regained
bis health at Madeira.
Buffalo Bill and his horse apoear to go far
in Paris toward replacing the departed
Boulanger and his black chargrr.
Secretory Wlndotn enjoys the reputation
at Washington of being the busiest man In
the cabinet. Ho works hard night and day ,
and indulges in no known recreation.
Henri Hochefort is much out up by the sul-
cldo of Ms oldest son. He was very fond of
the boy , and father and son were much llko
brothers. Koohcfort married the boy's
mother on her death-bod.
The popular impression of Mr. Parnoll ,
that ho is cold blooded and phlegmatic , is
said by ono of his parliamentary colleagues
to bo incorrect ; ho really is highly nervous
and excitable , but has tbo great gift of abso
lute self control.
President Harrison devotes about an hour
a day to newspapers. Ho roads the editorial
comments cut out for him by Elijah Halford ,
spends a few moments on the telegraphic
news , nnd always looks over the baseball
scores.
Secretary Blolno will , it Is thought , take a
long vacation during July nnd August by his
physician's ardors and by his own deslro ns
well. Ho owns a tine house at Bar Harbor ,
and there the family may go. Miss Hattlo
Blalno ilnlshes her education next month.
Autogrunht hunters will do well to let Dr.
Hans von Buelow alouc. Ho has onguijea a
clover young Hussmn to wrilo replies to such
bores for him , and sbo docs so in Uussluu ,
generally with u touch of satire , as , "Ham
von Buclotv , commercial traveler in Boo-
tbovon. "
Senator Quay declares that ho has had no
rupture with the president , though ho was
glad to have the impression go out that ho
was asking no favor ? at the white house , as
only in that way could ho seouro relief from
the army of ofllcescoicern who besieged him
night and day ,
John b. Wise predicts that i'rcsidunt Har
rison's recognition of ox-Senator Muhono
will tnako Virginia domocratir b.y n majority
of 50,000. Ho adds ; "Harrison is disgusted
with the Virginia rdpubllcan situation , and
told mo ho wished ivo were ull in the middle
of the ocean , or words to that effect. "
Archbishop Corngan is said to bo ono of
the best amateur pedestrians iu Now York.
Ho never uses a carrugo exoopt Jn oad
weather or when in ahutry. Ho Is a flno
specimen of manhood nuil , in addition to
presiding over the lar ust Catholic see (11 (
the country , ia the youngest bishop in the
United States.
W. M , Thomas , editor of the
L *
Art Journal , hus. protontod a llfa-slzo bronro
bust ot Oonoral Grant to the Caledonian
club of Now York. Thw will probably fully
satisfy the ambition and patriotism ot the
mendicant metropolis In the matter ot a
monument to the great general whoso bone *
bnvo boon profitably utilized in a real estate
speculation ,
Sir Edwlu Arnold has received yet another
decoration. This tlraa it is a commondor-
Bhlp of the Order ot the Lion and the Sun ,
and the shah ot Persia is the glvor. Sir Ed
win , who is a charming , good-natured oK
gentleman , has u mania for collecting foreign
decorations. Ha is not content with his O.
8.1. and 1C. I , E. , but claps an additional
star on his pootlo breast almost every your.
Ho has boon decorated by most ot the orien
tal potentates the khodlvo , the king ol
Blam , the shah of Persia and ono or two
others.
TUB AFriSUNOON TEA.
A delegation ot women recently called on
President Harrison and asked him to ap
point Olive Logan's son to ono ot the minor
English consulates.
Christina Nilsson's finances may bo Judged
from her competition at an auctio n with the
.necnt of the Louvre. To his bid of ! )7OOC
francs for a Madona ot Mabuza she offered
40,000 francs and got it.
"Mr. Hoed does not scorn to make mud
progress in his courting , " said Jennie.
"No , " replied Gimlo , "ho Is so bow-logged
a girl can't sit on bis lap. "
Miss Lou GlfCoroV of Richmond , Ind ,
.yawned so widely the other evening thai
she dislocated her Jaw. Sbo has mot with
the same nccldont several times recently.
Mrs. Smith ( at tlio theater ) I don't think
thnt woman is much of an nctress.
Mr , Smith Why not , my dear }
Mrs. Smith Sho"has been marilcil for
two years and has cot yet applied for a dl
vorco.
So Intent was the beautiful MellOn
On lugging her long parasol
That she passed the young swain
With the cumbersome eano
And never once saw him at all.
What a narrow escape for that swain I
Had she rccognlod him ho would fata
Have lifted his hat ;
But how could-ho do that
And carry his cumbersome cano !
Queen Victoria has selected n now maid of
honor , Miss Loftus , a nleco of Lady Ely.
She is a uretty , bright girl , and wont down
to .Vlndsor before she was appointed to bo
Inspected by the royal family , nnd being ap
proved of was gazetted. It is said that dur
ing the life of John Brown his approval of
any now appointment was always a slno qua
non nnd that ho hai strong likes and dislikes
about many of the household , which ho
never failed to show when the opportumtj
arose.
The Counntess do In Terre , who used to
make herself somewhat obnoxious with her
tribe of cats in Kensington , Is now sojourn
ing at a small inn at Gerard's Cross with a
flock of goats. The noble laay , clad posi
tively after the fashion of n hordswoman , in
a full cotton skirt and blouse bodlco , roams
the country with her four footed friends
some times , it is said , ov.n sleeping among
thorn nt night , in truly pastoral fashion. She
has not deserted her penchant for cats , of
which she still Uecps a largo number.
Mrs. Harrison \\-f.l spend the greater part
of the warm weather at Door Park , where
Mrs. MeKeo will take bee children early next
month. The family vvaatn quiet , restful time ,
and while neither the president nor Mrs. Harrison
risen expects to bo long away from the white
house , they could not stay away long at a
time from the children. ,
Sarah Earnhardt has a now fad. She now
has a habit of arising at 4 o'clock in the
morning , dressing herself as a man , nnd
prowling about the remote streets and by
ways of Paris until 7 or 8. Then she returns
to her homo , undresses , and goes to bod.
Emma .Tuch was plumplv asked her ago by
a Pittsburg reporter nod responded : "Well"
with a laugh "I will toll you truly , for I
have nothing to hide. I don't look to bo
twenty-one , do U" "You most certainly do
not. " "Well" with a brilliant smile "I am
Jnst twenty-seven. "
Mrs. Mackay has a dress with $30,000
worth of pearls on It.
STATE AND TEKIUXOUJf.
Nebraska Jottings.
Work Is to bo beguh soon on a now Catho
lic church nt Grcoloy Center.
Callaway citizens have pledged $3,000 to
secure the erection of a mill nt that pluco.
The need of a city park is being placed before
fore the people of ICearnoy by the local pa
pers.
pers.L. Marroviki , a Hustings Junk dealer , for
receiving stolen goods has been held in $300
bonds for his appearance nt court.
The Salvation Army's soigo nt Beatrice
has proved a fallutc , and the force has
dwindled down to only two soldiers , but they
still hold the fort.
A number \Vmncbago Indians have filed
charges against on agency school-teacher
named Fitzpatrlrk , accusing him of improp
er conduct towards his female pupils.
The mad dog scare at Junluta is ended , it
having been discovered that the cnnino sup
posed to have boon afflicted with the rabies
was simply suffering from a dose of strych
nine ,
The Western Nebraska State Sportsmen's
association holds a grand tournament at
Hustings Juno 18 , 10 uod 20 , nnd WIH ) in
special premiums has been added to the reg
ular awards.
Platte Center now has the canal fever nnd
a strong organization has been formed to tap
the Loup fifteen miles southwest of town
and cniTi the water to a point where u full ,
of nfty-elght foct can bu obt lined.
The friends of E. W. Justice and Robert
Campbell , of Grand Island , leAr that the two
men have mot with foul pluv. Thov started
for Oregon with a car of stallions and have
not be-ju hoard from in over two weeks.
Delegations from Arnold mid Gandv have
visited the unlclals of the Kearney & Black
Hills road nt Kearney to secure the exten
sion of thnt line from Callnwny to tholr
towns and have promised to vote bonds to
aid In the construction. They hope for.suc-
cess.
cess.Tho
The city council of Beatrice has passed a
resolution rjimurinB Mayor Ifrctslnger for
discourteous and malicious action in accus
ing eoino of the members of being in n com
bine to defraud the olty In regard to timing
water liltorfl.
John Nuvock was instantly killed and
Joseph Drlsclwock had his log broken at
S'.huylor in a runaway accident Monday
evening , Tlioy were hauling piles wliuu the
team became frightened , throwing the men
under the whcols. which p sicd over thorn.
Both were married man.
George E , Stiles , school-teacher , twenty-
llvo yonrs of ago , v/as arrested by Sheriff
Coble , at Alnsworthchurgiid with the seduc
tion of Orllla Uoilil , sUtucn years of ago , ono
of his pupUu , and the stepdaughter of a well-
to do farmor. Mr. Kingman , When caught
Stiles ngroed to marry the girl and the core-
moiiy was promptly performed by Judge
Karnsworth ,
Wyoming ,
The Fourth will bo colobrutad at Lnndor ,
The wool storage company has commenced
to bale.
A party of thirteen oil men and eastern
capitalists aru expected to malic things burn
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
fTliba. Babjr wwi ideV , we gat e tor Caetorla.
Wbea | ic WM a CUIId , ho crtt4 for Cottorio ,
Wren shn lecamn 111 * * ,
at Lnndor , They will arrive In , n few oujrs ,
A flno church Ia lo bo built by the Molho <
distant Cheyenne.
The only brick church in the western halt
of Wyoming [ n that of the Mormon * , which
is now ncaring completion nt ISvnnittM.
The Union Pacific is building nVout soy
cnty-flvo miles of barb xvlro fence along the
Wyoming division to prevent ca'.lo killing.
The title of champion bear JMlor belongs
to John Scott , a youth llvlr on Muddy
crook , southwest of Uuffnlo. Ho went out
on n skirmish thn other ' & > ' and bagggd
eight boars and killed thorn.
The first pat lent delivered to the Evans *
ton insane asylum \vns brought In by tha
sheriff ol SwooUyntcr county , but the rules
ot the institution forbid the giving of his
namo.
A monstrous wildcat attacked a section
man near Sago rcoontly , cutting him hauly
about the fnco and neck , but ho succeeded la
kllllng.tho brute after a hard struggle ,
A Ilook Springs saloon keener named John
Peterson committed sulcido by hanging , and
although the rene was too long , tha victim
succeeded In shutting oft his wind by di aw-
up his knees nnd letting nil his weight rest
on the ropo.
GAGE COUiNXY POLITICS.
ninny Men Willing to Sacrifice Them *
Bclvos for OfUce. .
BBATIUOD , NEIL , May 29. [ Special to TUB
nun , ] Political matters in Gage county are
already assuming an interesting crisis , and
there are sutllclont Influences at work to
make the cnmualga a lively ona and at thu
eamo time ono of extremely uncertain re
sults , so far as the perfection of states is
concerned from a republican standpoint ,
The main fight will bo cantered around the
nomination for county treasurer. The pros-
cut incumbent , B. J. Roderick , is out of the
raco. Ono of the candidates Is O. IU Groor ,
who is the owner of a comfortable "barl"
thai permits him the solace of popularity , as
long as it is on tap , nnd gathers around him a
cortcrlo of cormorants who flatter him into
delusive enthusiasm only to drop him when
convention day arrives. This is the history
of Oreor's political experiences for the past
six years and will probably bo repeated this
year. Harry Davis , deputy county treasurer ,
Is presumably the candidate of the Kotlorlclc
faction nnd the cntiro enginery of the treas
urer's ofllca will bo exerted in his behalf.
But right hero is encountered the formidable
Emory faction that Is grooming the gonlal
Gcorgo E. Emory , the retiring county clerk ,
for the treasury nomination. This faction Is
working quietly but seductively nnd enjoys
the prostlgo of success. J. C. Duron ,
a financier and banker of Wymoro , is also in
the field with a strong following nnd having
the backing of the rebellious south half of
the county presents n candidacy of no moan
dimensions. Then there is L. E. Walkorol
Beatrice , a gentleman of much merit who
enjoys the support of the conservative repub
licans of this half of the county. Mr. Walk
er is at present n member of the city council
and as such has won the respect nnd esteem
of the pcopto of Beatrice by his vigorous and
manly course in that body.
The county clerkship presents also several -
oral interesting phases. The most promi
nent candidate yet to enter the lists is II. H.
Greenwood of Blakoly precinct. Ho la
strongly backed by the granger element in
his own locality , but is accused of being
tainted with mugwumpory by these who
fear his candidacy. Ho has thus
far developed but llltlo support
in the towns , though ho is making friends
rapidly. Jake Emory , brother of the present <
sent incumbent , is n candidate , and whllo not
avowedly in tlio field , is being pushed by the
Emory faction for nil it is worth. Here tha
treasurer's ofllco comes to the front again ,
and is putting forth u candidate in the per
son of A. S. Kolm , a clerk In that ofllco , as
an offset to the Emery aspirations treasury-
wards. E. C. Salisbury is another aspirant
for the clerkship , and but for his geograph
ical location , being a resident of Beatrice ,
would muko u strong pull for the nomina
tion.-
tion.For
For the county judgeshlp Judge Eulow ,
the present Incumbent , seems to bo in the
lead. J. N. Rickards , of Boatrlco , is being
put In training by his friends for tbo ofllco ,
nnd Wymoro and-Bluo Springs have for can *
dldatcs A. D. McCandlcss and Judge Burlto
respectively. W. S. Bourne , of Beatrice ,
was n candidate , but being recently elected
to flll out W. A. Wagner's unoxpirod term
as city clerk , is considered effectually
shelved.
Hobert ICydd. of Boonoston. will wrcstlo
with Fay Davis for the nomination for
sheriff , and Captain N. Herron is frequently
spoken of in the same connection. A , N.
Burnett , the present deputy sheriff , is not
averse to succeeding his chief , and it is pos
sible that if Fay sees the cards are liable to
go against him , ho will give Barcctt a lift.
Ed Hayes , tbo genial register of deeds , ,
will , in nil human probability , succeed him
self , as no one seems possessed of the hardi
hood to run against him.
Thus far the " 'prentice hands of General
L. W. Colby and Colonel C. O. Bates have
not boon visible in the campaign , and it is
hinted that they are , Achilles llko , sulking
in tholr tents.
As regards the movements of the democ
racy , but little is discornlplo at present.
There are wisa ones among the elect , how
ever , who entertain the belief that the lack
of republican harmony may bo made to mil
itate to their advantage.
Affairs in Mexico.
Cirr OP MEXICO , May ! ! 9. It Is rumored
that congress , in secret session , is discussing
the question of ceding Lower Califor
tbo United States. It is believed , however ,
that the rumor Is groundless nnd Is merely a
strutejjom of the conservatives. The sonata
has approved nn extensive colonization conM _ * : *
tract with Senor RamircVarola , offering
him a cash bonus for bona lido immigrants
for the states of Vera Cruz , Chlspas , Tabasco
and O.ixnca. Petroleum has been discov
ered on Ramirez Varola's lands.
Ireland's Now Viceroy.
LONDON , May 29. Tbo oacl of Zetland has
accepted the vicoroyshlp of Ireland. Tha
deputation appointed by the mooting of un
ionist members of parliament held recently ,
culled on Lord Salisbury to-day and pre
sented a petition adopted by the mooting1 ,
asking for the abolition Of the viceroyahtp
of Iicland and the transfer of its functions to
the secretary of stato. In reply to tbo ad-
UcKs of the petitioners , Salisbury promised
to t'ivo it his earliest consideration.
the Boundary Ijlne Fixed.
OTTATVA , Out. , May 29 , Minors ore flocking -
ing into the Yukon district in largo numbers.
Tito demurkatlon of the boundary Una be
tween Alaska and the British possessions
bei-o.-nes moro necessary daily , as the Juris *
diction of the American government there is
questioned , many claiming that the territory
rofoned to is British soil. The cost of do-
marklng the frontier Is estimated at between
SI , 500,000 and $4,000,000. _
Constitutional Catarrh.
No slnglo disease nuseutnlloil more suffering
or Inntniieil the breaking up of thu constitution
tli nil Catarrh. Tno nonse of Binell , or tuate , ot
slylit , of heating , the human Tolco , the mind.
oiiu or morn , iiua nomotlmos all , yield to Its de-
HtiuUlvo lutluonco. Tuo poison it distribute : !
throuchnul thu system attacks every vital force ,
Did hifaks up the most robust of constitutions.
. „ it , DecBUSB but llttlo understood , by mo 6
plijs'.clau- ; , Impotently assailed by oil nets and
uliiulutiins , tlioie BUirerlntf from It nave llttlu
hope to lib niliovcil of U this sldo ot the grave.
ItBtlmu.thou , that the popular treatment ot
tlili tcnllile ttUeaxo by remedies within th
i oac h of all pa-wed liitofianda at once competent
anil trustworthy. The new and Hitherto untried
muthoil adopted by Dr. Bunford In the propaia-
tlonof his Uimuu , Co u has won the hearty
aimiovtilot thousand * . It Is Instantaneous la
ntlurdlnK rullcf In ull head cold * , tmeozlne. snut-
Illimuiiil obstructed breathing ; , and rapidly ru.
moves the most opproslve symptoms , clearing
the hend nwnetunlug the Dreatli. restoring Hi9
ncnsi's ortincill , tatueand hearing , and noutralls
log the i-oiiBtltloiiiil tendency of the dlseosa
tow ards the limys , liver and kidney *
SANiroHu'0 lUniOAr.CuiiB consists ot ons cot.
tie of thu itainoAr.Cuuis , onaboxot OATAHUIIAU
SOLVENT , and IMI-IIOVKU iitiiAt.Kiij price , f 1.
I'om n uiitjo & CHKMIOAI , G'oiiroiUTJorr ,
ItOSTOM.
FREE ! FREE FROM PAIN !
IN I1NB MINUTE THU GUTIOIHIA.
jrrru rviierea Uliuu.
Uuilden , Buurpand
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- . .v..v.ua i amu.atialm and weak-
Tbenrtt and only nal .kllllinr planter. A per.
loci , new , orlijlunl. Ju tanuneou , Infallible ,
aud safe Antidote to Pain , lullammatlotl uud
wcaVnoau. At nil Aranelnta , K cents ; llvu for
II.U > t or iKat ge frae , of Vtrrticu nuur
ili 3.