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T : THE OMAHA DAILY BEJK , MONDAY , MAKGH 31 , 1800. THE .DAILY HJSB. " E. ROSEWATEB , Editor. ' Pt'IJMSIJKD KVKItY MOKNINO. TKtt.M * 01HlTll.K HM'TION. Dally anil Sunday , Onu Voar . $1000 $ Piv iiiiiiiilii . . f > ( JO TlirM'liiiwtlH . . Sunday HIM- , Ono Vuiir - ' ' " . ' Weakly Jtco , Ouu Ve.-ir 1 - Oimilin. The Urn llulldlnx. riiloiitfoOilleu , "iflTtlit ! KiKikory Iliillillnt. . Now Vork. Itooms H mill l.'iTilliiinu Itull \Yie < liliitoiinii ! : I'oiirict'iilli street. council llliiir.s , 12 I'eurl Street. Hun Hi Umaliu , Uernur N anillitli HticntS. COUItKyi'ONnKXCK. ' All communlnatlnns rclallnz ti > tin Mrs anil nlllnrliil mutter Hliould ho itdilH'isL'd to tin ; Kilitorlal Di'partini'iit. lll'HINJW I.KTTKUS. All 1111-iliii-HSli'lt.or.s anil I'l'inllliUU'ns "linnlil In' addn-ssod tit 'rii < > Iti-i ) I'lilillHliIni ; Ciiiiiany. | Uinnliii. Diiiftolii'f'Us anil posKilllcn milers to ho niii'Upiiyablo to tlio order of Hits ( Join- Slice Publishing CompAny , 1'roprictors. The HIMIt'lillng , I'ariiiun ainKwcvi'iijiiitliHts. ( " SWOUN KrATHMKXT 01' ' Nebraska. Ciiiinty of Doiiifln.s. j' HS , 'II. T/ii-lineU , suerutury of Tlio lice r-ibllslilii ; ; Company , does solemnly swour that ilioui-tiiil''lri'iiliitlfmof ; TUB llAir.v Ilix for ihu Hi'ok uniting Mureh'Jl ) , IMK ) , wu.sa.s fol- SuiiiViiy. Mtuoli 21 2W > Mniulii } . Mnu-li ' . 'I -U'-iMi TiioMlnv. March -il 'J'-W ' Wednesday. MartiblM 1 7(1 ( TInirMlnv. JhiM-liST . .aMIil Friday. M.-ii.-b - ' . < -'l.l . > KutiiKliiy , MiircliJ . l.Ti Average 2l lil ) fKUI ! ; i : II. T/.HCIIUOK. Swnrn to bofnm mi ; and subscribe ! ) to In my picsonoo lids' " . ) ! ! ! day of Mttruli. A. I ) . IS ! ) . isunl.1 N. IM-'KIU Notary L'ublle. Stiilonf Nebraska , I t'liiinlv of l ) < iiif > ln.s. t di-ow It. T/suliiKJlc , belli ; ? iluly sworn , ile- : iinl says that hi ! Is si'c'ri'tnrv of I hi1 Iiotrs I'nbllshliiK Company , that the actual ( ivi'iiiiioilullv circulation of TUB DAII.V Hun for tlu > iiiniilli of Mui-cli , lt > M > . IS.S',1 copies ; for April. l si > . IRAV. ) copies ; for May , IHSU , I6.C , ' . J copies : fur.limn. ISsii. IS.SM eoilea | ; for July. 1SV.I. I8.W copies for August. ISM ) . IH.lV.l copies ; for Suptomlmr. ISM ) . 1 .7IO copies ; for Octolier. IV-'i. IH.W copies ; for November , Ivi'J ' , T.UIIUeoplus ; for IK'oombur. 1SM > , 1W.OH copies ; for , lanmiry. IsWI , IO\Vi copies ; for I'ubriiary , 1W ) . 1II.TOI copies. tlKoiun : II. T/.SCIIIJCK. Sworn In before inu anil subscribed In my picM-m-o this 1st day of March. A. I ) . . I" * ! . [ Seiil.l .N. I' . I-'KII. . Notary 1'iilillc. JT Is a mgnilicunt fact tlitit during the raging war among the I'ailroiuls scrupu lous care was observed to maintain freight rales. THIS boundary dispute between Ibis cily anil South Omaha should bo detor- minc'il at Iliis earliest possible moment. Both eities arc .interested in its notation. FT is evident from tlio deelanilions of the Lincoln board of trade Unit the. members hnvn lieon admitted to the pi'nund Moor of tlio corporation house hold. TOM KicN.VAiti ) lias a ain been heard from. This time ho enters his plaintive protest iiK'aint the proposed reduction of loeal freight fates in Nubraslai by the state board of trans portation. OKTICAL assuriineo is given that ' 'the most amicable relations' ' exist between the Northwestern and the State Lumbermen's association. Tliis remote * the possibility of friction in prices. I N'Ort.VN'K of the law cannot excuse the members of the board of education in the school desk deal. Business men whould apply to public affairs the .sys tematic care which murks their method in private business. Tin : Kansas plan for willing out tlio mortgage indebtedness on the farms of the state is calculated to whet public desire for tlio formula of the nerve tonic which is producing such wonderful re sults in tlio bleeding commonwealth. Tun discontent among the farmers and tlio demand for resubmission threaten a revolution in Kansas politics next fall , to avert which will put to the test I ho wisdom and statesmanship of republican lenders. HKIII.IN'S farewell to Bisimirek was a touching tribute of regard and reverence for the colossal genius of the century who made the unification of Germany possible , and whoso1 indomitable will and far seeing statesmanship stamped tiiem- M lves of HID psiges of European history during the past twenty-live years. I'l A < 'i\ < i a duty on binding twine in equivalent to granting a government bounty to an odious trust which inllated prices and levied tribute on the grain raNtvs of the country last year. What ndvaiilnge can bo gained by an anti-trust law if the nation protects articles man ufactured and controlled by trusts ? A L'OMMHiiuiAi * organization which tis.serls in one breath that "it is evident the railroads are- giving reasonable rales on grain in Nebraska to our eastern markets , " and at the same time urges a reduction of interstate rates , shows as little regard for the truth as it does for the interests of tlio producers of tlio Htate. TIIK investigation of tlio joint commit tee of congress into immigration matters in New Vork has resulted in an agree ment with the state commission to con tinue the use of C'astlo Carden until the government can arrange for a suitable immigration station. This action will undoubtedly meet the approval of con gress and the public generally. The order of Secretary \Viadom making Li berty island an immigrant station on and after April 13 must therefore bo sus pended. The committee will report in favor of using Kills island for that purpose pose- , and reserve Liberty island us a public park. This insures the safety of liarlholdi's goddess and appeases public Tin : county attorney apparently has just grounds for complaint that the number of cases requiring his personal attention is piling up faster than lie can reasonably attend to. The county's docket is choked and a speedy trial in criminal and civil cases is out of the question. In cons-equenco ( lie county is laboring under' heavy additional ex pense dally for jurors , witnesses , court fees and the feeding df prisonei-s which could bo materially diminished if the county attorney were relieved of part f his burdens , Tlio system now In vogue of furnishing him help in special cases is likewise unsatisfactory and expensive. Mr. Malumoy's request for an additional permanent assistant should bo carefully consldorod by the county commlssloaors. < t m.Olf AT Ill'ftfKT SHOPS. After today the Chicago board of trade will slop gathering and tending out quo- tittlons * . This radical stop was decided on more than a month ago , and is In tended to destroy tlio business of tlio bucket shops which are dependent on the Chicago quotations In order to carry on their gambling business in produce. The war between the Iward of trade of Chicago and tlio bucket shops lias been on for years , and 1ms been the source of consider able litigation , always favorable to the smaller gambling institutions. Tints when a year or more ago the board re fused quotations to tlio bucket shop : ) , the hitler carried tlio issue into tlio courts and got a decision that tlio board could not discriminate in furnishing quotations. _ Ever since this derision was rendered tlio bucket shop question has been more or less prominent in tlio attention of the board , the consideration of measures cul minating in the adoption of the plan to cut olT quotations altogether. Tlio managers of the institutions ngaiti.it which this extreme policy is directed again appealed to the courts , but tills time the decision was favorable to the board. Whether or not the stoppage of quotations will be permanent is some what uneertain. The president of the board says It will be , but there are oth ers who think it will not. Doubtless it will depend a great deal upon the olTect of the action on the bucket shops. If these institutions are unable to survive the blow and abandon the gambling business in which they are engaged , the board will doubtless make the plan it bus adopted permanent. If on the other hand the bucket shops shall continue in . ; m t.lm injionrrniM nf srmm nf them say will be done , and demonstrate that they can get on without the board's quotations , it will not belong long before there is a vigorous de mand for a return to tlio old order of tilings. It is very much to be hoped that the action of the board of trade will have the result it is intended to produce , and that speedily the bucket shops will be compelled to go out of business , so far at least as gambling in produce is con cerned. The amount , of harm done by these institutions cannot very easily be exaggerated , and their existence in creases from yeartoyear the demoraliza tion in the commercial system insepa rable from the sort of speculation which these places invite and encourage , tinder no circumstances can any good come from them and they live at tlio ex pense of the producers of tlio country. If , however , these institutions are broken up only to give a better chance to the wealthy speculators of the board of trade , the downfall of the bucket shops will lo e a great deal in value. It is to be apprehended that this is about what the result will be that there will bo speculation of the gambling sort whether the bucket shops continue or not , only it will be done in a somewhat different way and with a bolter appear ance of being legitimate and respectable. H is a misfortune to the country that there should bo any of it. .1 HUltOl'llAX C'OKiV KXIlIltlT. Before the opening of the Paris expo sition last year it was proposed to have there a special exhibit of American corn on an extensive scale , with a view to more fully acquainting Europeans with the merits of this grain as an article of diet. There was a corn exhibit , but its proportions were very much less than bad been contemplated. 11 attracted some attention , however , and a great many more Europeans now know that corn makes wholesome food for man as well as beast than before this exhibit was made. Tlmtjact does not appear to have made any great improvement in our ex ports of corn , but it would hardly be rea sonable to expect any considerable num ber of tlio people of Europe to become corn consumers at once. They will have lobe educated into it , and this maybe slow of accomplishment. At any rate it will require time. The very practical suggestion has been made that stops bo taken to establish abroad an exhibit of corn , to be main tained perhaps for several years , for tlio purpose of pushing this cereal into Eu ropean attention as an article of diet. Such a project appears entirely feasible , and there is good reason to believe that it would prove to be profitable. Most certainly it would if it resulted in cre ating a considerable demand for corn meal , and none of our people who know what nutritious and palatable food the grain makes will doubt that Europeans can learn to like it. Obviously it is nec essary that wo shall enlarge our mar kets for corn if wo continue raising such quantities as during tlio past two years , and one way of doing this that promises favorable results is to encourage its larger consumption by foreign peoples. An extensive exhibit , advantageously located , where corn in its various cooked forms would attract attention , ami whore the merits of this food could bo demon strated to tlio bust advantage , it is rea sonable to suppose would in time bring about very gratifying results. The ox- puiiso of such an enterprise would not bj very great , and the exhibit might pro perly be under tlio direction of the de partment of agriculture , if there was serious objections to tlio government having anything to do with it , the largo corn producing statjs might unite in carrying the pro jeet into uffect , Railroad circles will bo greatly inter ested in the result of tlio meeting of presidents tomorrow to consider the now agreement under which it is proposed to reorgnniy.o the Interstate Commerce K'lllway association. What this agroo- meat will propas-j is a mo it carefully guarded secret. It is said there is but one copy of it , and that none of the presidents ims the slightest knowledge of what it contains. The great care taken to avoid divulging any feature of tlio now agreement naturally suggests that it must bo of exceptional character and importance. It was drawn mainly by Chairman Walker of the asso ciation of railroad presidents , and if it rollcot.1 views ho lias publicly expressed it maybe expected to provide for a much stronger association than the present one has been. Mr. Walker has not gone as far as some others in advocacy of an Ironclad combination approach- lug very nearly the nature of n trust , but be Is known to bo favorable to combination of a very vigorous sort , and his experience with the loosely con- Hlructcd association of which ho Is chairman ought to enable him to frame .au agreement that will amount to some thing. The great dllllculty lit the matter Is to get an arrangement ut once satis factory to the railroad presidents and not repugnant to the Interstate commerce law. Most of the plans which have been proposed would doubtless have been acceptable to the ollleiuls , but they wore antagonized by the law. Chairman Walker lias possibly been able to frame mi agreement that will bo satisfactory all around , and it is to be hoped this is the case. Meanwhile consideration of new moves or policies is in abeyance un til the now agreement is submitted and acted on. on.ti'T ti'T l-'r.ACK , the moral and politi cal reprobate of Now York , generously resigned his position and relieved Gov ernor Hill of several disagreeable com plication * . Whether the governor "re grets the necessity of accepting the resignation" is not publicly known , but the fact that Flack was one of the most liberal contributors to' the Tammany campaign fund will make his absence in Sing Sing during the coming two years peculiarly distressing. N'Ki. C'io\vuv is most decidedly opposed to the postal telegraph' so arc .Tay Gould and Norvin Green. Two Wishes. AYit1 I'uili Sun , I would give $ . ' 0,000,000 , for u good stomach. William L. Scott. Audi would pivoS 10,000,000 for loss than I've got. Grover Cleveland. A Poser , Trthinic , Where docs a Tutmimiiy man go whoa he dies I Can he llnd any society or gang cor rupt enough to st-cin homelike to him when he sets beyond the Styx ? Cotton as Kin < ; I/ear. St.wif.i lilnlic-Denioeiiit. Cotton is stilt Itinjr , the reports show a sort of Kinp Lear , as it were , with straw on its head instead of a crown , and its old-time authority turned to sorrow and mockery. Peerless Vattl. Xeie } ' < nh U'oilil. That peerless songster , Patti , made her reappearance in New York last night at tlio Metropolitan. Her reception wus cordial in the extreme. There is but one Patti , und the world will probably never see. another. Her voice is as sweet and cultured as ever , and her presence upon tlio lyric stage is as refreshhi ! ? as a vision of that paradise where votive music is perennial. Up Hill Work Cor David. jYcic I'ttrli Tribune. Hill In 1SST : 1 don't take the .slightest in terest in ballot reform. JJill in 1SSS : This new-fangled Australian system is perfectly absurd. Hill in 1SSO : The Australian system lias its good features , but the best use I can put the Saxton bill to is 1o veto it. Hill in 1SW : [ just dote on ballot reform , and really am loth to veto the Saxton bill in ease it is constitutional. Hill in ISsr-'sx-V.l-'W ) : Government of the bo sos for the bosses and by tlie bosses must not perish from the earth. VOICM5 OK Til 13 STATIC PRESS. Ijet Charles Kranois Answer. l''rcmnnt TrUiiinc. What lias become of the " > ( ) per cent reduc tion on the Union Pacilic ? Some Farmers Are Unnppi'coiativc. Snillii llcmtil. Gun barrels will be on the free list. Shoot the farmer that doesn't appreciate this. A Convincing Argument. IhtKttnu * Tribune. Again Church Howe states be is oat of politics , four years ago the people of. the ] ' 'irst district convinced Mr. Howe of this fact. Caiiflit a Tarter , I'lHtttiiiiniHt Journal. Tlio Western Union telegraph company caught a Tarter when Mr. Uoscwator of Tan OMAHA Jlii : : was put on the stand before the congressional committee to investigate the subject of establishing the postal telegraph. Ho was thoroughly posted on the subject and Dr. Norvin Green was put at great disad vantage in liis defense of ) is ! system. Kvi-ryhody Would Hustle. Sf/IM//flT / fjKlll. Van AVyck's speech at Genoa last weelc lias virtually said ho was in tlie Held as an hide- pendent-alliance candidate for governor. If the general lieads an alliance ticket you can depend upon it that lie will innko a showing. With n third ticket in the Held the political battle will be an interesting one. Can't Keel Hie Farmers. ( liiiinl hlnntl lmlci > cmlcnt. Tt is amusing to see some papers which bavo always upheld monopolies , and been the very wowt enemies of the people , hustle around mid talk in favor of fanners' alliances , as if they were the originators of the alliance idea. Hut the farmers of Nebraska nro not fools and will not lw blinded by liypytHftcs who seek to .stab their organization In the bad ; . Speak Up , Jlr. Dorsey. Kainuu Knterjirlft. The- bill for the erection of u $ " . ,000 public building at Hustings has been favorably re ported to the house. It was originally Intro duced and urged by Laird , whoso Inllueiico apparently lives after him. What about the government building for Kearney ? Is Jim Laird dead n bigger niiiu than Mr. Dorsey nllvoand kicking ! Trot Out the lies ! Man. Now that Hon. Charles IJ , KecUloy , York's county's candidate , has drawn out of the nice and concedes the next somitorsldp to Kill- niuro county , let. tlio farmers bring forth their best man and tlie voters will seat him if the selection bo wisely made. There will bo no question us to the complexion of the next leg islature of Nebraska. The brains and brawn of the tillers of the soil will bo there. The Wise . .Vw/ol/i The effect of the funnel's' alliance move ment is to bo observed- the declarations of the Nebraska delegation In congress. These declarations place the Nebraska delegation on record , and their course mid votes In congress will lw watched with keenest Inter est from now on. While the farmers tire not raising a hue and cry against their repre sentatives , It is true Unit they will demand Unit their interests bo conserved , and the man who fulls to perform his duty la Unit re gard Is liable to become a stranded wreck on the shores of the political sea. There Is a spirit of independence abroad among the farmers of Nebraska , and a nomination on the republican ticket will no longer bo equiva lent to mi election. It is a wise congressman i who reads the bigns of the times aright und i by lib nets proves himself the friend of the fanucr. I ; .KT LINUS. re 'NetiriiHkii , Tlio towns of Menia and Surgcnt have been Incorporated , Pawnee Cltji ) n > cnavew want the Fiiliifles paid oniciaU jo'w'ered ' from * 1-IOO to f4lX ) . After a d 4pebit6 light n mud hojr was killed on G. Q.sterloh's f.u-m near Hooper. George M. Mounter , under sentence for manslaughter ktfVulvnunc , has been released on ball. Medlelno rrcble will soon be dummed nt Welllleet , whfch means n Iwoin for that town. Ctistor counWp' reduce dealers arc buying nml .shipping phtihoe * by the car load , paying 15 cents a bits. , , The contract "ha * Iwea let for building Pierce county's new court house. The struc ture wMl ccxst S23av ) . The proposition to bond the school district to build a iKO.OOO school house will soon be rcsubmlttod In Schuyler. North I'latto will frnve n lire alimii system in operation insldo of three weeks. The bell will weigh MM ) pounds. The Burehlml village board 1ms passed mi ordinance forbidding outside agents from coming In to insure property. More wheat lias been sown In Lincoln county tlds .spring than was ever before planted in that section of the state , Lightning struck and destroyc.il the burn of Edward Roberts ut I'latto Center , together with twelve calves , TOO bushels of outs and ilftecn tons of hay. No insurance. The wife of General James M. True of Howard died ut her home In that city Muivh T. She was seventy years of m'e mid had been in falling health 'for some time. Custor county stockholders have organized an association for the Improvement of the stock of tlio county. A meeting will be held ul Uroken How April lit , afternoon und even ing. Talmnii Baker , who has been In1 jail nt Valentino uwuiting trial for ruiw ou Ids -four teen-year-old stepdaughter , escaped by saw ing through the lloor mid digging his way out. out.Mr. Mr. and Mrs. N. , T. Isaacson of Oakland were thrown irom a buggv bv a runaway horse , and the former hud both bones of his left shoulder broken , Mrs , Isuaeson was only slightly bruised. 'llie West Point manufacturing company has decided to establish a new Horn-lug mill , using the old paper mill building for that pur pose. New machinery will be put in , requir ing the outlay of SJO.OOO. .lames Cuvanuugh of Climb-on is in jail ut OelricliE , S. D. , charged with passing coun terfeit money. Cavmiuuph is u stone inuson , but hus spent more of his time reccntlv in getting drunk than In working at his trade. The Western Reporter has been purchased by tlio Western Wave and Saline county will consequently have one less paper. K. II. Piirccll , the editor , goes to Vcrdigre , where ho will publish the Knox County Recorder. The Weeping Water Republican hus begun the ninth year of its existence under fuvor- nble auspices. Weeping Water people evi dently appreciate u good paper and give the Republican the support which its excellence demands. While M. E. Green was using u scraper und team of ponies ho drove near enough to the edge of a cistern to permit the scraper to slide into the hole , the lines became cntungled and the weight grndimllv'drew the ponies back until the whole "shooting match" went over , says the Mooroliold Post. Ten feet deep and not a deiricJc within ten miles. Mr. Green was not'discouraged , however , and went to work like a true Yankee to get them out. He hauled a < load of hav and gradually illled tlie pit until the ponies could walk out , and strange to say neither of them were in jured. .IiVwu Items. The Cedar Falls barb wire works have started up agaiu. . The Waterloo paper mill is turning out five tons of paper peri day. Thirty-four n < ? w-buildngs } arc in course of construction ut Clinton. A Cherokee' county farmer has a two- headed calf with eight ears. Wellman has n new Knight of Pvthlas lodge with nineteen members. The Lyons county stallion show takes place at Rock Rapids next Saturday. i There are live couples in Brighton who have been married over llfty years. The DCS Moines cotton mill is producing i : > , ( XX ) yards Of sheeting per'month. The spring session of the Hurdin county normal institute is in session ut Eldora. Mrs. .lames Campbell , an aged Clurksville lady , is cutting her third set of teeth on both jaws. George Harris , u burglar , kicked his way out of jail at Nevada and made good his escape. While playing ball an Iowa university stu dent named Stevenson had his collar bouo broken by n "hot liner. " AVork has commenced on the new German Catholic orphan iisvlum at Dubiiijnewhich is to cost $20,000. It will bo completed in June. The two-year-old child of A. S. Travis of Sidney got hold of a bottle of iodine und painted the inside of its stomach with fatal effect. Wolves are reported us having their own way in the Skunk river timber district of Jefferson county , and farmers are putting up high picket corrals in which to keep their stoclc at night. The Siloum sanitarium und hotel , ut Iowa City , will bo sold April T to satisfv a mort gage for ft , 100. It is thought tlio institution will bo purchased by local capitalists and con tinued under a new munagemenl. Mrs. Henry Taylor of Oskaloosu js the mother of an albino baby-seven weeks old , with pink eyes , transparent skin and hair white us snow. The peculiarity of the case is that both parents of the child are of pure African blood , with complexions us black as ebony. AVhilo blasting i-ock on u farm near I3el- inond , Fred Frohllng was badly injured about the head and body bv the premature explo sion of a charge of dynamite. He had Just recovered from being nearly killed by u kick from a horse , previous to which he had a narrow escape from being burned to death by u gasoline explosion. The auditor of Chickasaw county has be gun u suit for damages against K. C. Stebbins , a female notaty public und hind agent , claim ing $10,000 for tlie publication of un adver tisement which she placed in one of the local papers as follows : "Why this steal I A party in Washington has entered into u conspiracy with tlio county auditor to charge Sl.tiO for getting a land patent. Don't get into this ( steal ) trap , for I will get them for 50 cents. E. C. Stobbins , abstractor. " The Two Diikotas. An urtcsiua well is being bored ut Iroquois. A baby show will bo held at I'ierro April II ! . Ipswich has a new military company with twenty-eight mimibors. There are twelvp'br.inclios of the Farmers' alliance in Minu'chiiha county. The South Dakota insane asylum is full und no more putltn'ts can bo received at pres ent , , The Methodist' university ut Mitchell be gins Its Jlrst term of school for the year this week. Dalrymple. tho-.North Dakota bonanza farmer , will seed ; ! 0KK ( ) acres of wheat this season. . . | Aberdeen will 'trv to wrest the Brown county seat fronl Columbia at the next full election. > ii , A committee of bight citizens has been up- [ lointcd to euro { ijf'fMerre's Interests in the coming capital hjmpulgn. The flouring mijl/nl / Parker which was de stroyed by llro Unro months ago has been rebuilt and is ugiltju. in operation. The North Dukiitii supreme court convenes n Fargo this week. Some very important civil and criminal cases will by decided. The Yankton association of Congregational churches will meet at A'crmllllon April 8 and t > . The association Includes eleven counties it the stiito with thirty-two churches , twenty- two ministers and l.iiwt members. The new Deuilwoud-Terni mill , Wl stamps , Is tlio largest In tlu > world with the exception ifonoofL'10 stamps of the Treirtlwcll , In Alaska. The latter , however , reduces a less lumber of tons of ere dully than does tlio Deadwood-Torru about 700 tons. Residents of MImioselu ore making nn ef fort to have the secretary of the Interior llvido the Rapid City laud district mid e.v utill.sh a now one comprising Harding , Kwlng , Martin , Wagner , Rhlnehart.Choteiiu , Delano , Scobey and Hutte counties , with a land oftlco ut MlmiMcla. Dr. McGilllcuildv. now of Rapid IHty , but . recently Indian agent ut Pine Ridge , visited | the liuliiiiib ut his old stutluii the utlx-r du.\ nnd while there Invited some of the chiefs to Visit him at his homo la Rapid , On arising the other morning the doctor was surprised to llnd his residence surrounded by twenty- live or thl'-ty ' leju-es and alKiut seventy-live braves , iiquuw.s and papooses anxiously awaiting hi partake of his hospitality. Tln - had comet" visit him and expressed a w lagncss to s.'ay as long us "grub" w r f ' coming. Tin doctor now has India ; away. Devil's Lnko has proved the truth of the proverb that "a good nameIs rather to be chosen than great rlehes , " says the Bismarck Tribune , when Bishop Wim < or was In the east securlng funds for missionary purposes lie was met by a guild of Now York young ladies who said they hud SI.'iX ' ) which they wished ui donate for the building of a com fortable rectory somewhere In North Dakota , The bishop proposed several names mid said that the choice bettor be by ballot. AVhcn ho mentioned "Devil's Lake" ho says they "pricked up their curs" and made it their unanimous choice by a rising vote. " TillS13UVICK ! 'KNSIOX BfLL. OAKIUM : , Nob. , March SO. To the Editor of Titc Hci : : Many old soldiers in this vicin ity are very anxious to learn the provisions of the service pension bill now pending In con gress. By printing It in full you will oblige many of your readers. J. S. MiCoa.MicK. The following is the full test of the bill : Bo it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United' States of America In congress assembled. That the. secretary of the Interior be , and he is hereby , authorized and directed to place on the pen sion role of the United States the mime of any ofllccr or enlisted man of sixty-two years of age or over , or who shall hereafter ivuch that age , who shall have served ninety days o more In the armv , navy , or marine corps of the United Slates ( luring the war of the re bellion , und Hindi have received un honorable discharge therefrom , said pension to com mence from the date of the application there for mid to continue during the term of the life of suldolllcer or enlisted mun , at tlio rate of &J a month. Sec. ! . ' . That all persons who shull have served ninety days or moro in the military or naval service of the United States during the late war of the rebellion , and who have been honorably discharged therefrom , und who are now , or may hereafter be , suffering from mental or physical disability , equivalent to the grade now established in the pension o nice for the rating of fs per month , upon duo proof of tlie fact , according to such rules and regulations us the secretary of the interior may provide , be placed upon the list of invalid pensioners of the United States at the rule of 3 per month , and such pensions shall com mence from the date of the Jlliag of the upplicutiqn in the pension olllco after the passage of this act upon proof that the disability then existed , and shull continue during the existence of the same : Provided , That those who are now receiving pensions undet existing laws , or whose claims are pending in the pension olllce , may , by applica tion to the commissioner of i > eiis'ions , in such form us bo may describe und approve , show ing themselves entitled thereto , receive the benefit of this act , und nothing contained In tins act shall bo so construed as to prevent any pensioner thereunder from prosecuting his claim , und receiving his pension under any general or special act : Provided , how ever , That no person shall receive moro than one pension for the sumo period. See. ! ) . That if any oflleer or enlisted mua who served three mouths or more in the army or navy of the United States during the lute war of the rebellion , und who wus honorably dis charged bus died , or shall hereafter die , leaving n widow over the age rf sixty-two years , such widow shall , upon duo proof of her husband's death , be placed upon the pension-roll from date of her application , at tlie rate of SS per mouth , to continue dur ing widowhood. Sec.1. . That if any oftiecr or enlisted man who served three months or moro in the army or navy of the United Status during the lute war of the rebellion , and who wus honorably discharged lias died , or shull hercultcr die , leaving u widow without other moans of .sup port than her daily labor , or minor chil dren under the ago of sixteen yours , such widow or minor children shull , upon proof of her husband's death , without proving his death to be the result of bis army service , bo placed on tlio pension roll from the date of the application therefor , at the rate of W per month during her widow hood , and in casts of the death of the widow , leaving a child or children under the ago ot sixteen years , such pension shall bo paid such child or children ; prcvided , that said widow shall have married said soldier prior to the passage of this act. Sec.r > . That no agent , uttornov , or other person engaged in preparing , pre senting or prosecuting pension claims under the provisions of this act shall , directly or indirectly , contract for , demand , receive , or retain for such ser vice hi preparing , presenting , or prosecuting such claims , a sum greater than $ . * > .00. which sum shall be payable only upon order of the commissioner of pensions bv the pension agent making payment of the pension al lowed , and any poison who .shall violate any of tlio provisions of this section , or who shull wrongfully withhold from the pensioner or. claimant the whole or any part of the pen sion or claim allowed or due such pensioner or claimant under this act , shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor , and upon conviction thereof shall , for each and every offense , bo lined not less than S100 nor more than ? CUl ) , or bo imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding two years , or both , in the discretion of the court. The Union League Cliih of Chicago. This club , formed somewhat on the same plan as those of the same name in New York and Philadelphia , is yet dis tinct from them in its broader aims , and In tlio energy and verve with which it inaugurates and accomplishes measures of vital interest and public reforms , in its successful efforts to inculcate a higher standard ot citizenship , and in the fjreat support it brings to the cause of { food { government , says Krank Leslie's Popu lar Monthly , It contains more than a thousand representatives of the profes sional and buninoss men of the city , the brain and brawn ot the most energetic -progressive civilization of a progres sive aye. In its rapid growth from two dozen to nearly fifty times that number in nine short years , it is typical of the marvelous progress of the Garden City , and presents u notable example of Amer ican enterprise. Ijoiifievny at The village of Dalhi , on the fslimd of Lesbos , can boast of an old lady who is thirty-one years older than ' 'the oldest inhabitantof Austria , " She is a devout daughter of Islam and lias the complete use of all her senses , says the J'ull Mall Ciazotte. 1'ho , Island of Sappho must be favorable to longevity , for it contains three other inhabitants who have passed considerably beyond the hundredth year. A certain Ismael A pa is one hundred and thirty years old , Khalll Apa is in his one hundred nnd nineteenth year and Asehik Halm has just reached his one hundred and fifteenth year. What i.s most remarkable in the.se three mule centenarians , according to the corre spondent of a Horlin paper , is that they are all obliged to work to earn their daily bread. A I.ettei-'s Wandering * . A letter with a history passed through Hath the other day , says the Lowlston ( Mo. ) Journal. It was directed to Cap tain 1) , S. Hairdeii , i'hilllplne Islands , and , as the handwriting showed , was written by Captain Kali-den's sister , Mrs. Abblo I'eterson , who , with her husband , was lost at sea six years ago. Across the end of the letter was written a direction to return the letter to Hath in case Cap tain Kairdeii's vessel had sailed. The letter has thus been wandering over the world for six years , and though some what failed , the envelope has not been opened and is in an excellent condition. Captain Ualrden Is now in business in Anjer.lava , and the hitter has been sent on Its way to that place. Another Touoli of Winter. The U'liiporuturo bepm fulling rapidly at about II o'clock lust alKht ami un hour tutor u heavy snow storm set in , lint tlie ik-cuy stuff incited about nt , niiudh u it Ml. OIIAH'IVIP O1MTI ? DtVI/0 SIIO\\IMt \ \ Or SI Alb HAMlb , Auditor Benlou Explains the Requirements of the Law. A LINCOLN REAL ESTATE AGENT SKIPS. Alleged That He Indulged in Various Criminal Capers Ilel'orc HIluist Adieu Dentil of Well Known Pioneer. litxcoi.x , March 1M. [ Special to Tin : Bm : . ] During the past two or three weeks In- Uiilries have been frequent regarding the periodical showing of state banks required by the now state law. It .seems that there Is considerable misapprehension as to Just what this covers. Evidently n number of state banks think that It means a report to the auditor , which Is tiled la the state bunking department , while some of them comprehend that It not only means that , but a notice by publication In some lionu' pupcr.showjng exact condition three times" ! ! year. In delln- ing the interpretation of the mw by the state banking department , Auditor of State I'cnton suvs : Tlio law requires that tlio various state Imnlirishall make ieiort | to theandlloiUIMH - times u year , at sonin ilato to lie desig nated by the auditor. The law al-o 101 | iilri > s i hi * ImnUs to publish uN.vnupiNnf such icporl In sonn > papi'f In thu city \\hcicsuld b.-inl ; Is located. It N customary for the ban ! : toi.cnd a pioof or publication to tlu > auditor. Atten tion Ims icernUy been called to MII > fuel that all stale luiiiUs have not compiled with this piovNIon ax H-JIII i its publication and the mut ter will rceohu the attention of HID dcimrt- inonl. AxoTiimi roitiirn WAXTII : > . It is currently rumored and believed that William Hclmcs , formerly of the firm of Holmes & Holmes , real estate agents of this city , hus skipped the town for good. It is alleged that after forging checks on Loulo Meyer. H. H. NIssloy , the proprietors of the Two Charlie's saloon , and HiMitiOilti't A. : Hyctt , prominent business men hero , lie got them cashed by unsuspecting parties who had confidence in him und lit out for parts unknown. Uefore going ho ulso put a chattel mortgage on Ids porsonul property and left his family to bear this burden besides the shunie attending his fall. Detective Pound Is ut work on the wise but us yet is not ublo to locate Ids num. It Is said that helms licon j gambling heavily of late und lost more than lie could possibly stand. ! m\Tii OK , UMIS : ixnwrri ! . .Tunics Ledwith , a Lincoln pioneer , died to day at IS o'clock. He has been n sufferer from heart affections for a long time , and his death was therefore not unexpected. Mr. Ledwith was well known throughout the city , having it-sided hero eighteen or twenty years. Ho occupied many positions of honor und trust and held the respect and confidence of nil who knew him and was among tlio wealthy citizens of the city. Ho wus about forty years of uge und leaves a wife and five children to mourn his loss. The hour for the funeral services has not been announced. I'ASTOKS AXl ) ri'l.I'lTS. Kov. U. IJ. Urn-rows , who has been to the Burlington Springs for his health for two or three weeks past , returned home hist night. The now Christian church in East , Lincoln will bo finished in a few days. Dedication service ; , will take place three duvs from today. Prof. IJarter of the state university will lecture before the Young Men's Christian as sociation on tlio subject of "Our Neighbors Across the Atlantic , " next Wednesday even ing.The The preliminary step for the erection of a new Knglish Lutheran church In this city has been taken. It is learned thut the struc ture is to betsxiil feet and to cost , $ -0hl. ( ) ! Bishop IJonacnm of the Catholic church left at noon today for Milwaukee. Wis. . to assist in the funeral services of Archbishop Hclss , which takes place in that city on Tues day next. The Archbishop was Hishop liona- cum's mentor during his school days. Special services will bo held ut the pro- cathedral and St. J'aid's M. 10. church during Tuition week. The former will be in charge of Father U'al.sh , Father McCoriniek and Father Creasy and the latter by Ptistui Stein. cirr xiws AND NOTKS. Church Howe spent last night in the citv. II. H. AVilson discussed prohibition tit lixc- terlust night from the non-piu-tisan stand point. The inquest over the dead infant found in u hole near Peck's Grove not long since finds that it came to its death ut the bunds of u per son unknown. The demands of the women for recognition on the Lincoln school board were ignored by the republicans in convention last night. The democrats , however , conceded a place on their ticket to Miss Phoebe Klliott , and she is duly in the scramble for votes at the city elec tion , which takes pluce on Tuesday next. Alouzo T. .loncs , editor of the American Sentinel , Now Vork , lectured at Holiuiiun's hull lust night on the subject of "Christianity und Our Government. " Itishop Skinner's red ribbon club attracted between 151X1 ank liOOO pgoplo this afternoon. IXGALLS IX TIIK SKXATK. The Great Orator M a IMotlcl Speaker as Well. Mr. Ingalls hus long been noted as the Hhurpest-longued orator , the most fluent thrower of unpleasant , yet strictly par liamentary , expressions , in tlie senate ; and his tilts , when on the lloor , are not courted in view of his thoroughly wild west system of tomahawking ami scalp ing his opponents , figuratively speaking , says a writer in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. Hut , as presiding ollieer , lie lias been an agrceahln sur prise to both his friends and foes , n pink of courtesy , n model of impartiality , dignity anil good sense. His decisions are ronmrkublv correct , clearly and promptly delivered , and his knack of expediting mutters is so great that it may truly be said to have changed the method of transacting the business of the chair from a long-hand into a short-hand system. He has a natural talent for sifting , condensing and lopping oil' useless de tails , and the common run of provoking and irritating tiingloti are swiftly solved at his hands without , tlio least bother. Indeed , lie has been metamorphosed in tlio ehair , and this change from the rabid debater to the calm , model man ager is so strikingly Htrnngeund novel as to have centoivd upon him a good deal of extra admiration and interest. Onlv an apparent change , yet it displays such an unu.siml faculty of adaptation , and not merely'of Imitation , tih to keep the re- Hpecflul attention of the semite , and of all visitors , fixed on bis personality even over and above the olllco ho holds. Mr. Ingnllrtdoes not belong to the cate gory of bald-headed senators , retaining nn ample growth of hair , which is snow- white. In person lie is tall , slim and erect , jorkv and still' , extremelv nervous In temperament , restless in movement and look , after the manner of the In habitant of the west , of which ho iw a modified type ; and it is precisely on ac count of his nervous restlessness that his enforced ealmne.ss in tlio chair , listening to wearisome debates under the bonds of dlH'ipliiie , duly and the exercise of f-elf- control , excites all tlie moro admiration. True , he dispenses with as much of this terrible discipline as ho thinks he can with safety to the reputation ho has secured - cured of being a veteran in the art of UK- tening to leaden entertainments , and during a long , sot speech from which no interest is possible of extraction , ho hastens to call up sumo mom- bur to take his place. Ho has a cultured , Intellectual air , blended with one of practical shrewdness amounting to hard , downright cunning , to foxiiicHi , for the small sl/.e of ills head and shape of physiognomy give him a deoidedlv foxy look. All his life an IIH- siduous fllerur.N student , his style of oratory tory invariable bears -vidi-nce of a very close atttiitiuii to stud . J N' TII ! ! UO'l'CN DA. Hon. Ilulloy P. WutfRX'iior , mayor of A'ltil. son , ICnit , , suid yestonlay. wbon u.sUcd about the reported movement la Ills state to dofcutv Senator Iiipulls , tlmt It amounts to nalhtnu- Mr , Waggoner Is nn old Unto domnn-nt. though a grout admirer mid warm supixn-i. rf Mr. Ingulls. "Why do you suy there Is no slpnltlcum-r i that i-o.solutloa passed by a convention Farmers * ' alllanoo presidents at Tupcku i. week I" Iio was asked. "Uecauso It docs not reflect the scntun , of Of the . Tim , a grout majority people. ! < i volition was composed ohlolty of sore h. i politicians who are trying to work t > Farmers' alliance for their own bonoili Some time ago Mr. Waggonerstuted t ! i all formal opposition to the senator , ] un1,1 , , t licit1 over was any , hud subsided , ami , ' olurod Itself ummlmoUHly for him. lies' eontonds thut such Is tlio ouso. " .I. 1C. Hudson , editor of the Topeka Ci , , till , manifested considerable disposition - , . months ago to support u new man , " lie s.u.i . . juid ( toorjio It. Pock , general solicitor , , ! n , , Santa Fo road , wu.s spoken of as a possii , ; , candidate , but both of tliose gout ton ii\ , openly tloclurod themselves favorable t.i . ta pills' re-election. " I'lio i-osolution rofcnvd to culls on ( tic * , , , tor's friends to point out u slnplo instun , , Whoivin lie ever secured leglslathm eiilrnlut , , to benefit tlictiKrlcultur.il intore.stmir Kmis. , and then advises the furmoi-s to elect si.r loglslutoi-s who Will vole iitfuliist him. "Wliile out milking a tourtlirouiili tinw. . lust week , " suid Jumo.s Carroll , "I stcppnl . , few days at Salt Lake. Talk about wild i-\ eltemontund booms ! Well , I never MIai , tiling like it before. Uverybody soeuis t , . have gone er.i/y. The town is .so full of iv , estate spcculatoi-s that it wus ulinnst mi possible for mo to pot u decent i-oom ut tr , hotel. Men from till parts of tlio countrn - . there , and O. K. Muyueis at tlie tup oft' , heap. Ho has discovered wmor power n < \ i thoujlit ( of. and is orpmi/ln un IinprnveKn-M company to utili/e it. I saw a score or of Omniums , nit speculating In tnwi' ' i > ( apparently getting rich very fast "Tho boom we had in this oily four. ii\- and six yours ugo wus considered s . -tlmi , phenomenal , but it never equalled tinuno now on in Salt Luke. The dealers , prim ip.ii- ly curbstone agents , reminded mo of u lot uf newsboys by the way the went about to sell property. " Til 1-2 HI/KCTIOX or II.IVKH. A Nebraska Jinn ( Jives Some Inslile History I.onni'diiif ; It. R. O. Adams , ITumboldt , Xeb. , suid tea a reporter for the Chicago Triln What abundant results come from a small start. The late Kdltor Cowles uf Cleveland did a thing which made U. 15. Hayes governor of Ohio. Undoubtedly if It. H. Hayes had not been made gov ernor he would not have been pre.-idein. Here is the story : fn tlie summer of IS" , ' ! while sit Him M the olllce of n long since defunct nation il bank in Chicago a telegram was hand M me which read : "Come to Wushin tim on first train. " The message was from the then commissioner of pensions , a genial soul , long since gone to the other shore , where he 1st undoubtedly waitiii , ' patiently for the balance of the'hoys. fo * lie always said as to the future world hi- chief desire was to go where hi.s friends would find him when they came along. Arriving in Washington a cordii1 greeting wus extended by ( 'oluiubiis I ) > - lane , secretary of the interior. Afte- , - , few moments of general conversation Mr. Delano took from a drawer in his desK a bundle of papers wliiclv looked formid able enough to he most anything , and turning to me said : "Ui'i-e is a pension ease which I wish examined and on which I wish a report niuile in'i'ordiiig to the fuels as they may be found. What ever conclusion you niav come to from your investigation 1 wish it to be nuoh m to be able to withstand the attack of friend and foe alike. Here is a letter tea a gentleman who will put you in the way of finding out anything you may wish l' know. Good-by and good luck ! " My cuse was located in Cleveland. My letter was an introduction to Kduin Cowles , editor of the Cleveland Leader , who was known to every one , by reputa tion at least. Arriving in Cleveland , my letter of introduction surrounded me with hos pitality and welcome of years of friendship - } ship instead of the casual meeting of/ ' strangers. "Tlio truth is , * ' said Mr. Cowles , "we have a Democrat ie fraud a man who lists been drawing an undeserved pension since tlie war and now has the Impu dence and audacity to ask for an in crease. Hecause I have said that tin- claim was a fraudulent one the 1 'Iain- dealer is making a great ado , and sii.i- ' we ItopuhlictniH are opposed to pension ing soldiers. Come flown to the ollli't- after lunch and 1 will introduce jou to u gentleman who will give you nn.neednl . assistance in finding people or places. ' A few hours afterwards found me in Mr. C'owh's' down-town private oilier. Hanging against , the wall was a large iron cane wound with heavy curd and painted green. Tlie cane was bent near ly in the form of a bow , I asked how a cane of thut size could be bent in Hint shape. "Dent In that shape , ' ' suid Mr. Cowles , why , I bent that over that scoundrelly prisoner who enme in here with u revolver in his hand to make me retract what I suid about him anil his fraudulent claim. " Mv stay in Cleveland continued one week. My report was made , forwarded , and afterwards made public. The demo cratic statesman was dropped from the pension rolls , and Cuyahaga county gine a larger republican majority than did thu whole slate. That iniido Hayes go\- ernor. You know subsequent history from that point. Tlie Mumlnloii of Iti-ltiiin. Scott ICeltie , librarian of the Uojnl Geographical Society , says that recKini- jng the whole territory whore Hi-ilisli inllueiieo is pill-amount , Hut dominion in cludes ulxmt ten million square miles , or verv nearly one-fifth of the total land surface of the globe. This shows the British empire to be nearly three Mini's the sl/.o of Kuronc mill only about a million acres less limn Africa. At least a fifth of the uhnlo population of the earth are Jtritish subjects. Furtlioi- , % > . , close upon one-half of the trade of the whole world i.s in the handnof subjects of the queen. " . . OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. iihtoillii-il A ( iiianuilccil Capital . . J.VHI.ODII [ 'aid In Capital . HVMHIII llnys uml si-llit hlocliti and homlx ; m-uollati-s oiiiini-K'liit pupcfi ici-chcn and I-MTUII-- Irnslh ; nets u triinsfor uncut Und triisli . f corporiitloiih ; tulies ibaru ; ( ; of piopt-ilyi i-nl- ll'l'tS UlM'.s. OmahaLoan &TrustCo SAVINGS BANG S. E. Cor. 10th nnd Dotiglnb su. I'uld In Capital . t .VI.KHI Siili-xM-lbi-d and ( iiiaiaiili'i'd Capital IWJ.IKNI Liability of htoi'liholilont . fnnn'i fi I'or Cent Intiiiiisl I'ulil on Dinmsilh. riEA.NIC .1. I.AMJi : . CiiNhli'i- Olllccm : A. U. Wyniiin , prc'.ilclrnt ; .1. J. Ill-own , vh i > pii'iliti'iil : U'.T. Wyimm. Irimiutiir. Dlrcctom ; A. t ; . Wjrinaii. J. II. .Mllliinl , . ! ,1 lli..wn ( illy C. ll.-irtiin , I ! . W. Kunli , Tlmmiu J Klmim.1 . , II. l.ako. Loans In liny aiiiniiiit mailion I'll ) , V I in m | ' | - > iiiiifon f oll.iU'inl Sftui lly , ut liott- i-sl lu'iuncut. ' .