THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; DAY , MARCH 14 , 1892. WHERE GRIT TAKES THE CAKE Sketch of a Career Characteristic ! of the \ Great West. SUDDEN END OF A ROMANTIC LIFE pnninmry of Sminlor WurrrnM Arlil I.nml Illll-A Olrntlnl rrur.nVtlil Torkor * tin u Tonr Goitrritl > w * ot llio JforlliWMti The financial collapse of the Blue Bird tnlno In Butte , Mont. , two weeks ago was followed sharply by the sulcido of tbo prin cipal owner ot the property. Ferdinand Suy. dam Van Xandt , In a London hotel. It Is Generally believed the Immediate cause ol Bolt-destruction was bU reverses in Butte , but there must have boon other causes , for Van Xandt had ready means and resources far exceeding the amount involved in tha "llluo lllril collapse. Van /andl's career Is meteoric In Its brill iancy and sudden clo.so. It Is a typical west ern ono. Ho rose from poverty by reason of superior acquirements , true grit and gener osity. Twelve years ngo ho trudged Into I.eadvillo ns a tenderfoot , fresh from New York and from college nnd wltdout the prlco of three inoals in his pocket. Ho became cashier In n restaurant. A tall , powerful and remarkably hnndsomo man , bo attracted attention. Possessing a rol- lego knowledge of minerals , his abilities were soon In demand. Ho became assistant manager of tbo Adelaide mluo in Btray Horse gulch , and subsequently gen eral manngor. During this period In lb7'J ' a rival mine attempted to cut into the Adelaide claim , the raiders supposing they could bluff the tenderfoot. Van Xandt barricaded the mine , marshaled his men and completely out flanked the onomy. Whllo In LoadvIIIo ho was visited by a New York friend named Potter , who started for the Interior of Mexico and disappeared. Potter's rnlatlvcs xvrolo to Van Xandt ut Loudvlllo and ho loft to follow up the trail of the missing man , Van Xandt found thut Potter had Incautiously displayed a largo roll of bills at Albuquerque , and some dis tance outside the town hud boon waylaid by throu Mexicans , who killed him for purposus ot robbery. Vigorous nnd fearless , Vim Xandt apprehended two of the miscreants and brought thorn to Albuquerque. As .soon ns the facts wore known there a wagon nnd a couple of ropes wore secured and summary Justice was administered to the murderers of Potter. Their dead bodies were swinging from a tclotrraph polo within a few hours of their being brought Into the town by Van Zandt. After leaving Leadvlllo In 1&S2 , Van Znndt Went to London uud wus remarkably suc cessful In unloading mining properties OD the English millionaires. Ho cleared a com mission ot $100,000 In Ins first deal and gave $20,000 to a friend who favored htm with let ters of Introduction lo London pooplo. It was through the acquaintance thus formed that Van Zaudtmot his wife. She had been Amy Harriet Lubbock , eldest daughter of Sir John Lubbock , by his first wlfo. In March , 1877 , she was married to Andrew Walter Mulholland. During the honeymoon she was taken ill with Roman fever In the Eternal City , and Just RS she was recovering her lluaband wus taken sick and died. Tnut was in Juno , barely throe months after the wed ding. Mrs. Mulhollaud became Van Xandt's wlfo In 18S4. Meanwhile bis fortunes had risen steadily. The commission on tbo sale of the Utah property was the first Urge amount ho over possessed. Ho secured the services of a former foreman and sent him Into Montana to look after promising mining prouertios. This man found the famous Blue Bird mine. Ho recommended Van Xandt to buy it , and the bargain was quicklv closed. The Blue Bird developed rapidly , being what is culled In the vernacular "a whulo. " The inlno was soon paying over 50,000 a month to Van Zandt. The Blue Bird was in the same country as tbo Anaconda , the Alice and other famous copper mines. Its output at times rose' toT,0K ( ) a week , nnd It Is still well up in the list as a producer , the output for the week ending February ! i7 having been Van Xandt's romantic career In the mining countries of the west wns so remarkable as to secure embodiment In literature. Ho was the hero of Mrs. Footu's well known story ol "Tho Lod-Horso Claim " which utter - , , maga zine popularity , was published in book form , nnd ho sat for tbo Illustrations which adori : tbo work. He was about 'Xi years of ago al tbo time of his death. Ho never drank , and alt n ho know him say ho was a man 01 cheerful and amlablo disposition. Wild Cullfurnia Pigs. .A herd of fifty wild pigs , most of then with vicloua looking tusks , were at largo on the 4th lust , in the neighborhood of the Potrero rope works , says the San Francisco Chronicle. The herd had boon corralod on o vacant lot ready to bo driven to Butcher- town , but early yesterday morning they broke loose. Several of them rushed at the children on the streets and some of tbo little ones were hurt , but not seriously. The drivers found great difficulty In gathering the brutes togothcron account of tholr borso ; becoming wild through being prodded on the logs by tbo tusks of tbo frenzied porkers , Bovorul of tbo animals wore shot to prevent accidents , aa they carcorud madly through the streets. Some of thcnf ran on top of tin hill through which ICuntucky street is cut and were driven over the cliff , which has n bhccr fall of seventy fcot , being killed ant mangled by tbo fall. A young man named John Halley under took to amuse himself by teasing two of the boars that bad been tied to a pile on Illinois street. They broke the cord and rushed at Halley , who immediately became n very un willing participant In n novel pig bunt , In which the quadrupeds were the hunters and tbo biped the bunted. Halley took to hi ; heels , but tbo poruors soon overtook him and , knocking him down , begun proddlnp bim at a lively rate. Ho got up again am ran toward the wharf , but fully a dozen ani mals bad Joined in the chase , und Halley was badly pressed. Ho could not retreat , so IK was forced to accept the only altornatlvn anc Jumi ) Into the bay , from which bo was llshec out by two men In a boat. Ono of the animals rushed Into the opor door of an outhouse In which some chltdroi were ntaylng with two dogs. Tbo dogs , fur Innately , were us bravo and as faithful a Llewellyn's Uollert , and when help arrlvoc it was uo longer needed , for tbo pig wo : nufoly held with ono of the children's canliu friends banging on to each oar. Dogs am pig were drugged into- the road by a lariat where the porker was dispatched With u re volvor. Finally two dozen of the herd won killed before they were finally cleared oil th strcotH , Lotor'N I. mo. Colonel C. O , Hroiidwator , tbo Montani mllHotiuiio , who has sailed for Europe will bis family , on what Is known as tbo Modi teruiioan trip , was the builder nf the Montana Central railroad , which is now a leased lint of tbo Great Northern road , and connect Helena and Butte City , by a mountain rout < which was considered perfectly luaccoislbli for railroading. It is ao full of tunnnli tha it U facetiously termed the "Lovers' Lino. ' Una of the tunnels Is over a mile long another U built upon a curve , and at olthoi entrance to It tbo other opening can bo HOOI ncroas a narrow vallov from the train Broad water alto built and owns tbo betel pni mammoth bath house Hour Helena , Is ono o the democratic big four of Montana , and I a millionaire easily , I'ortlaml nnd tlio lluuthen. A furious feud is raging among rival high binder societies In the Chinese quarter o Portland. Mongolian anger bad been rousoc to a high pitch , ami liif toad of secret blooc letting snd murder , tbo Sue SIPR Lluitt in vltod tha HOD Sing Longs to come out on tb street and settle difficulty with pistols am knives. The challenged bops grabbed th chance to nroclpltato a funeral and at tb appointed hour. 'J p. m. last Thursday , np peared In the ring. They were in fine fettle confident and uniting childlike. The Su contlucent was somewhat backward In com lug to tbo scratch , and bad to bo vigorously ribbed up to the righting pitch. A vu t con course of jabbering Chinese and White * sur rounded the rinp , and buU were about even Juit as tba combatants were squaring fo blood a double force of police looped over the repot , struck right anil loft regardless of Queoniborry or any other man , nnd knocked out the colcMlnls. A choloo collection of knives and guns now dccornto the Jntl and their owners arc rusticating Ic the cells , Tbo Chinese quarter of Portland , lilto that of San Francisco , Is close to the heart of the business district. It Is a collection of two nnd thrcc-stor.v ramshackle buildings , with the Inevitablebnlconj. . Chinese lanterns nnd trailed shrubbery nro conspicuous amid the llltb. Here the Mongols are packed like sardines in a box. On the slightest provoca tion they pour out on the walks , Jabber like n colony of parrots and disappear almost In stantly. Such dismal alleys , dark rooms and mysterious passageways AS may bo seen in the Chinese quarter : of Portland are equalled only In San Francisco. Cession of Arid l.uniM In State * . WASIIINOTOX , U. C. , March 13. The bill Introduced on Wednesday by Senator Warren - ren of Wyoming asking for the cession of the arid public lands to the stntos nnd territories wherein situated Is a very comprehensive ono , nnd ho asked that the bill bo printed and laid on the table for the present so that ROIDO remarks may bo submitted at n later date , before the bill goes to the Irrigation committee. The bill provides , that practically all lands xvost of tho. ninety-ninth meridian nro deeded to thn stales nnd territories including mineral land.s not more valuable for mining than agriculture : excluding lauds to wlitcu claims nro now made , providing claims nro proved up upon according to law , otherwise those lands to revert to tbo states. Conditioned that each state and territory accepting , shall proceed without unnecessary delay to prepare for distribution of public walors and for Irrigation and reclamation , This In good faith , but according to the finan cial ability of each state only. States may sell lands for townsltos and right of way [ lurpcsos. States or territories may mortgage or con- lltlonally so'l ' in largo areas to ralsn money Tor Irrigation , but eventually , when Bale la 3omplotod , it must bo to actual settlers and In small tracts , Only 10U acres ot Irrigable lands to ono party , but additional 100 non-Irrlgablo can bo sold to same party. In addition , Is a homestead right , and prior use of a nomostoad right under United States laws docs not bar a party from taking another homesioad under stale slatutos. Always providing , how'ovor , that the state cantiotsoll to nny ouo party moro than 320 acres altogether. Non-Irrigable lands to ba sold atnprlco not exceeding # 1.35 per acre , as much loss as tha slates decide. Each homesteader or settler of Irrigable lands may have appropriated to him or leased , nil contiguous grazing lands. Ihis can bo with or without price as the states decide. Each settler has a right to appro priate land nearer to him than other settlors. In areas where no senior applies the state may provide for temporary leasing. Timber not necessary lor conservation of snow and water may bo sold by the state as provided. All reservoir sites or timber lands to re- maln the property of the state for the bonollt of all. If nny expense for reclamation Incurred on mining lauds , party making proof must pay for the Irrigation If any has been douo. All uusatlsllcd soldiers claims , laud scrip cartlllcntos. oto. , shall bo honored. All funds from sale , lease or otherwise ot land , timber , etc. , to bo used for the reclam ation of lands. But if a residue , it shall bo added to the permanent school fund. After ton years and duo notice upon proc lamation of president and legislation by congress - gross certain lands may revert to the govern ment , but for the sola purpose only , of being reclaimed by the government , according to spirit of this act. Upon tbo passage by congress nnd accept ance by state , the compact becomes irro- poalablo except upon consent of the United States and the state or territory. Western Measures in Congress. Tbo following bills originated In and were passed by the senate last week : To prohibit the sale of firearms ana am munition to Indians residing upon reserva tions. Appropriating $ .100,000 for a public build ing at Spokane Falls , Wash. Appropriating * 50l)00 ) for a public building - ing at AlamedJ , Cal. Appropriating $200,000 for a puollc build ing at Bolso City , Idaho. To amend the net of August 23 , 1891. "To roor nnlz' ) and establish the customs collec tion district of Pugct Sound. " Authorizing tno consiruction of a bridge across tbo Kootoual river In the town of Fry , Idano. The Wallace Stir has bson sued for $3,000 on a charge of llbol. Edward Hoeormann of Columbus has started on a trip to Germany. Ono hundred acres of sugar beets will be put In by farmers near Broken Bow. Bert Phelpa , a Wahoo lumber dealer , fell from a car the other day and broke his arm. The camp of Sons of Veterans at Lyons is tbo largest In the state , It has sixty-six members. A chapter of the Eastern Star has boon or ganized at Juniata with twenty-live chartoi member * . The Grant village board will purchase 20C bitching posts and put two in front of each business lot. Fairmont , the homo of the eyeless calf , now baa a pig with two bodies , eight logs and only ouo head. \Vahoo was loft in darkuoss during last weok'a storm by tbo wind damaging the electric light house. Several tramps robbed the shoo store ol ( jeoreo Marburgor at Humboldt , but wore arrested and are now In jail at Fulls City. Republican county central committees al over Nebraska have Issued calls for meetings to fix tbo date for holding tbo county con ventions. The residence of Davl'l Condon at Bray- ton was entirely destroyed by fire with all Its contents , and Mrs. Condon barely es caped from tbo building with her life. Willis Hudspoih , who once upon u tlmo made the Newport Advocate a little the spiciest weekly paper in the spite , has become - come one of the editors of tbo Omaha Tocsin. Tbo Howard Konortor Is forcd to exclaim 'Holy ' Moses , " after chronicling the state ment that "Bill Doch of Saunders county is the slate candidate of the independent ring for United Status senator. " The editor of the Wayne Herald announces that ho lost a subscriber last week because ho > ald In bis paper that the town needed a new hotel. The man who stopped the Herald wan the present hotel owner. Editor Marvin of the Beatrice Democrat has blushlngly declined to accept the oftlco of mayor , thus removing , as bo liimsoll naively remarks , "tho most conspicuous Hg. uro from the mayoralty contest. " The state bicycle tournament will bo hold at Hastings July 4 and 5. and the cyclers at the Adams oouuty capital will glvo a bal March U4 to raise funds to help pay the o.v ponsos of entertaining the visitors. Wahoo Is llguring on securing the location thereof a pnvato Insane asylum , which Is to bo established by Dr. Knapp , late suporln. tondent of the state Institution at Lincoln. The proposed asylum will accommodate eighty patients mid the building ; will cost about f lOO.UOO. The democrats of the Fourth congroi slonal district propose to nominate tholr own delegates to the national convention in spile of the action taken by the state central com. mlttoo. The district committee has called a convention to moot In Omaha April 13 to namu the delegates before tbo state conven tion assembles. Tno Southeastern Nebraska Toachorajai soclatlon will bold 1U next mooting | at Tecunvjeh March ! ! 0and3l and April 1. TUa counties ot Butler , Howard , Saline , Jeffer son , Saundora , Lancaster , Gage , Cass , Otoo , Johnson , Pawnuc , Neinaba ar.d Klcuardsoi are included In tbo association. Wyoming. Tbo big rolling mill at Laramle Is in ful blast. Home papers are booming Colonel Downoj for governor. Vandals attempted to destroy the state fish hatchery. - Machinery for the development ot the soda deposits in the vicinity has arrived at Casper. The people's party U showing sufficient ao Uvlty In the state to give old party politician ! cooslderabla uneasluosi , Cboyeuuo is now dancing on the nock ol Denver and vigorously pummellng the con celled burg. Tua capital city 1s exceeding ! ) olerant , but resents with exquisite skill any cllcctlon on the Union Pacific shops , Thu smelter deal In Cheyenne Is practically settled. The works are n snro KO. The typographical union nt Choycnno IIM Icclded to advance the cash to members de siring to take the Jag treatment. Lnramtcllos have raised a purse ot (3,000 to lofruy the oxoenins of boring several holes n the Laplata district to dcuonstrate its wealth. Kllpatrlck Brother * ft Collins are said to lave leased their coal mines at Newcastle , and will devote tholr attention to the Bur- Ington extension , Joe Fngnaut was due out of a snow drift n Hock Creek canyon rocnntly , tnoro scared than hurt. Whllo crossing the range with n cargo of provisions ho started an avalanche of snow nnd rode or rolled on its crest to the bottom and was almost burled. South Dakota , A compromise has boon effected in the Load lownsltu litigation. Work of placing the machinery in the Barney Pcalc tin milt is rapidly approaching completion. South Dakota papers also report farm iiands as very scarce. Farmers are offering tram $25 to { 'JOpar month. Brooking ; sports n , Chinaman who has lately , by his own will , boon fhorn of his cue , Is a member of the Baptist church , smokes liVcont cigars , nnd his latest fad is a good old-fashioned first-class case of the grip. grip.The The homostaad filings In the Aberdeen land district for February , 189J , exceeded by thirty-live the best February during the lost live years. A largo number of filings bavo boon made by Hussions who are settling In the cotcaus around Eureka , Bowdlo and other points. ' Extension of the B. & M. railroad from Englewood to Ruby Basin Is no loncor a secret. Work will bo commenced at once and pushed as rupldlv as the heavy work will permit. The main object In bulldlne this branch is to roach the Huby and Bald Mountain mines , and by loading ores Into staudurd gauge cars right at the dumps , a largo business can bo obtained. Aloiitiiim. Butte Is now shipping ore to smelters at Great Falls. The shut-down of the Blue Bird at Butte throws "no minors out of employment. Two fcot of ore was struck at n depth of fifty fcot in tbo shaft of the Door Ledge Queen group , near Elliston , A rich strike Is reported In the Ingorsoll mine In Nolhart. Assays roll up from 710 to 820 ounces of stiver to the ton. The J. T. mine , In the north Moccasin country , Fergus county , shows an ere body seven foot wide at t depth of 100 foot. The quantity of ere is apparently unlimited. A shift ot man Is engaged In development work on the Black Lead mine In the Huby creek district. An assay recently made In this claim wont f'-MS gold , 40 ounces silver and SO per cent load. The North Homo mine. In Johnny's gulch , about ton miles from Hadorsburg , continues to create excitement , as its development pro gresses. It Is said that the owner has boon offered 875,000 for her half Interest , but Is holding for $100,000. President Hill of the Great Northern threatens to oulvonzo Nolhart because some vassal dared ask the company for damages for right ot way. The railroad czar says ho will tear up tbo tracks unless the demand U withdrawn. The Russian autocrat la not as lonely as ho is painted. Utuli. Ogden Is boring for gas. A $25,000 school building is to bo erected in Ogdon. The faboritos ot Salt Luke have organized a uross club. The Ogden council has decided to issue (100,030 In bonds , the proceeds to bo devoted to street paving. A vein of galena was discovered a few miles south of Glonwood last week which is .creating great excitement In local circles. Tbo vein has boci < traced a distance of over 100 miles. The Bnghara Buclor confesses : "Tho genial countenance of H. H. Smith , merchant of Corlnno , illuminated our sanctum last night. When he wont 'out1 his purse was loss plump than usual. " A Salt Lake paper without a llbol suit is evidence of that tired fooling preceding dis solution. The Tribune has a largo , juicv suit on , and the Times Is promised a $20,000 garment by a Nophi banker. liliiiiti. Tha total enrollment In the Shoshone pub lic schoolis 1,8(15. ( Boise proposes to establish a borso collar factory that will employ forty men. More hay has boon fed to stock In southern Idaho during the past winter than over be fore. Idaho proposes a unique exhibit at the World's fair a sage brush filled with irrl- Katlou dltchos. Regents of the State university selected Nampa , Idaho Falls and Grangervllle , as sites for agricultural experiment stations. ' Idaho democrats will bold two state con ventions , the first at Pocatello. April 25 , to select delegates to the national convention , tbo other at Boise , August 24 , to nominate state officers. Governor Wiloy has called n meeting of the Board of Equalization for Tuesday , March 22. Tbo object of the conference is to formulate general rules for tbo valuing and assessing of various kinds and classes of property throughout the stato. Along tlio Count , The assessed valuation of Tacoma Is $44- 000.455. The famous Hopkins costlo on Neb Hill , San Francisco , is to bo turned into a public Institution of some kind. Tbo third Southern California citrus fair , now open In Los Angelas , surpasses all Its predecessors in variety and beauty of ex hibit. The esteemed cold water advocate of Ne braska , Mr. Wolfonbargor , is pulverizing the rum power In Oregon at a specified sum per pulverize. John Meriar. Murphy , who was tbo first man to take a four-whoolcd wagon across the Slorrns and was known as ono ot California's earliest pioneers , died recently at San Jose , aped 89. A fir tree was cut down a low days ago in Oregon that was 201 years old. It contained that number of rings , which were centri fugal circles. The tree was about four feet In diameter at the base. The advent of the Great Northern Into Spokane and its encroachments upon the territory of the Union and Northern Pacific lines , has stirred the apathy of those Hues nnd they have begun' to look out for their feeders in and about there. Reports from the principal grain produc ing districts of Oregon nnd Washington chow a very flattering prospect for the com ing season. The oxceodlngl > mild winter , together with an abundant rainfall in Nov ember and December has given fall sown pruin a line start. The unfortunate president of the Califor nia National uank of San Diego , Mr , Collins , was evidently the victim of untoward cir cumstances , The culminating act of bis life the turning over of his life insurance to sc- cure the depositors shows that no had no intention of defrauding. It Is estimated tbnt n larger acreage has been sown to wheat in California than over before and the present outlook Is for the largest crop In the history of the stato. The grain crop , however , yet depends upon ruins in April and the absence of hot northern winds to secure tbo crop. The recent earthquake In the southern part of tbo state was the most severe in the history of California. Luckily lofty buildIngs - Ings never have been popular In Los Aneoles and San Diego , and only a few Initanooj of tbo collapse of poorly built houses are re ported. In Lower California too shock was even worse. This is the greatest season for tbo planting of ollvo orchards over known in southern California. It is estimated that fully 370,000 ollvo trees bavo boon set out in this region during the past fifty days and a call for 15- , 000 moro iban the nurtenet can furnish has been made. For two mouths the nurserymen bavo been working day and ulgut to fill or ders for young trees. "Who breathes must suffer , and who thinks must mourn , and bo alone is. blessed" who knows that pain and suffering can bo secured by Salvation Oil , Although wo bavo heard persons remark "It is wortb lu weight in cold1'- still Dr. Bulls CouRb Syrup is to bo had at all drug stores for 25 cents. FOR THE FPL STRUGGLE 1) Falo of Prohibition i ta Iow.1 Will Ba Da- cidcd THia Week. triii NOTHING SURE ABOUT THE OUTCOME . All l Cioiul | on tl cyActliin Tnkru liy the KopuUllciiM StitQijCniiteiitinii Itc- > lc-w of Hif AVork of tliu town. Moixr.4 , la. , March 13 , [ Special to THE BBK , ] The passage of the Gateh county option bill by the senate by a vote ot 27 to 23 was the prlnclpil feature of legislative pro ceedings the past wcok. The bill when mes saged over to the homo was referred to the coramlttco on suppression ot intemperance by n strict party vote , all the republicans voting aye. The democrats doslrod to place It on tbo calendar for early consideration , but wore defeated. The bill will llkoly bo made n special order for Thursday or Friday , In order to secure n constitutional majority , it Is nacotsary that tlvo ropublteans along with all the democrat ] shall vote ajo on Its final passage. The democratic vote Is assured , and three republicans stand ready to help repeal prohibition. Those arc under stood to bo Brooks of Audubou , Morrow of Union , and Smith of Kossuth. Whether the other two votes will materialize depends somewhat on the action of the republican suite convention , which meets Wednesday. The republicans In the house , by a strict party vote , passed the Chase pint resolu tion to submit prohibition in IbUI , but tbo democratic senate Is solidly against it. Tnoro Is some talk of passing both rosubmisston nnd the Gatch bill as a compromise , but it has not assumed nny definite zortn. Only ono Important bill passed both branches ot the assembly the past. wook. This wits a house bill Introduced by Mr. RIchman , fixing the salary of state oil inspector specter at { 2,000 per year , and providing that the salary of no deputy shall exceed f 100 per month. The present Inspector , J. J. Dunn , has been getting about fS.OOO per annum under the foe system , which this act will abolish , The senate passed by n unanimous v'oto an Australian ballot bill drafted by bmlth of Wapello , chairman of the committee on elections , The bill is tbo same In Its essential features aa the Norris bill already passed by the house. T.ho house bill repealing the "innocent purchaser" provision in respect to all prom issory notes , which was supported by Sen ator Finn of Taylor , only received eight votes in the sonato. Bolter of Harrison pre dicted that If such a bill became a law It would destroy the "Ir.w merchant" In this state , and so completely upset business that the governor would bo compelled to call an extra session before the dog star made its appearance. A substitute bill proposed by Senator Kelly was , however , passed , reading as follows : "AH notes taken by any peddler for tha purchase price , in whole or in part , for any patent , patent right , patent modlolnos , lightning rods , Kootls , , wares or merchandise , and all note's taken by , any insurance agent for the premium on any pulley of insurance or by a traveling doctor , shall , In addition to the statement of'tho amount duo or to bo duo thereon , contain , a statement on the face of any and nil suchtnot03 that said note or notes are given for the purchase price of such patent , patont'Hght , patent medicines , Detuning rods , goodsWares or merchandise , or for the premium ; of ] such policy of insur ance ; and all persons who may afterward become the owner > "of such note or notes , whether before1 or alter maturity , shall bo dcc'mod to have UccAmo possessed of such note or notes , withinotico of all defenses and equities against the , , same ; and any peddler or insurance agontwho shall taico and re ceive any note or ! notes lor the purchase price of any such patent , patent right , patent modlclnes-e11ghtnlng rods , goods , -wanes or merchan < Usbr.or for then premium on nny policy of Insurance , wUhoutiJM rittntr , on having stated in the face of such note or notes tbo consideration tor which tbo same Is given , as heroin , sot forth , shall bo deemed gulltv of a felony , and , on conviction , thereof , shall be punished by imprisonment lu the penitentiary for a period of not less than two years , nor more than five years , or by imprisonment in the county Jail not less than three months .nor moro than ono year , or by n fine of not less than $100 nor moro than 500 , or by both such fine and Imprison mont. " Tbo Gatch bill providing for a board of control for all the charitable Institutions of the stato'has been approved and ordered to a final reading by the senate , The bill pro vides for the. appointment of a commission , to consist of two from each political party , with the governor ex-oftlclo a member , who shall assume solo charge of a'l ' the insane asylums and other state institutions of a similar character , purchase all supplies , ap point tha managers and exorcise a general supervision of the samo. The bill abolishes allot the existing boards of trustees , and is being fought atevery stop by-interested parties. . . The woman suffragists met with an over whelming defeat Ma the houso. Tbo full suffrage bill was postponed without objection and the Dolph bills providing for school and municipal suffrage received loss than tnlrty votes. The amendment sinking out the word "male , " now pending in the scmito , in troduced by Senator Holnigorby request , " will receive little or no attention. Tbo bouse bus ordered to a final reading by a vote of 70 to 23 the claim of ex-Auditor John L. Brown for $4,000 expenses Incurred In defending the title to bis ofllco during the Impeachment trial in 1SSO. The 3 cent faro bill Introduced by Mr. BrooKS of Boone by request found no sup port In the bouse committee and was Indef initely postponed without any objections. The same fate has befallen every other meas ure to regulate or restrict railway corpora tions. The Gilbert bill fixing slooplngcar charges at one-half the prevailing rates Is still pending ing In the railway committee and will bo pigeon-holed or reported too late for favora ble action , A resolution by Spauldlng limiting the ap propriation for tbo World's ' nfalr exhibit to $100,000 was defeated In tbo bouse by a vote of 23 to 50. Dills by Campbell and Carpenter making the standard silver dollar legal tender In tbo state of Iowa for all debts , public and pri vate , bavo boon reported adversely , but are still pending on tbo calendar. The Boom bill requiring tbo payment in "lawful money" of all minors at the end of each loriulirht has passed tbo bouse. There Is a powerful lobby present working hard for an appropriation of > 00,000 , in in stallments of fiO.OOO , to erect a soldiers' monument at thu'v t'ato capital , and this measure has been yitado a special order for Tuesday. Tbo sonalb'ctaramlttoo on ways and moans has flatly refused to recommend any bills taxing mortgages or for a revision of tbo system of taxation , but tbo bouse has made these subjects Vspoolal order for early consideration. ' " ' Senator Cleveland's' ' bill relating to capital punlsbmont has btien'passed by the senate and is regarded favorably by tbo house. The bill provides for thA"privato executions of those criminals con'deinnea to death , and the executions are to tnKe'jilaco ' wlihln the walls ofthuitaU ) prlsonVJ'nlu moro particularly Introduced the bill Irrordor that the execu tion ol a murderer' JU Shelby county , re cently condemned tWdea'.b , would not tuuo place In his county 'Whoro tnoro has been so much KxcitouiButi'jTJus law Is similar to the ono passed by tbo S x h general assembly of Colorado. . , ,1 , Tbo railway comm ( icmors and members of the railroad commiti'oc * took a little junk eting trip to Chicago last Sunday and Mon day to examine a system ot block signals for use on railroad crossings in order that trains will not bo compelled to came to a full stop In observance of the 500 foot state law when crossing tbo track of another company on tbo same level. This Is more particularly de manded by tbo Chicago , Uock Island & Pa cific railroad , which desirns to put on a flyer botwe.cn Chicago ana Denver in competition with the fuu trains ot the Chioieo ft North- western. Union Pacific and Chicago , Bur lington & ( julnoy and B , & M. companies. Such a bill will undoubtedly bo passed , ana oue is now before tha bouse wblcu bus bocu formulated by the State Hallway commls- ftloilOM , Senator Gobble has a bill for the regula tion of telephone and tek'craph campunlos and making tlxod rates for usage lUel is causing those corporations some anxiety. It'tf Mulnoa Huns. Dos Molnoi , which has boon horaluol as tbo largest city in tbo world with out n saloon , is having its rottenness exposed. Ono paper Investigated the houses ot Ill-tamo and found and named n lurpo number of thorn. Another paper found nnd located 220 saloons nnd liquor Joints run ning In full blast , nnd now another paper has discovered a score of opium dons , * , vhlch are frequented by people of high and low de gree. To n reader of those papers It would seem as If DPS Molncs has no better morals than other cities , nnd those places are not half so wolf governed as elsewhere , whore the black sheep are herded together and nro under pollro surveillance. Hero nil classes of society mix together. The alleged "Whltochapol" icandal , of which so much has boon written , has ooon settled , and the senators accused of Immoral conduct liuvo boon fully exonerated by tbo senatorial investigating committee. The house has passed n bill orovldlnir for another Judge in the Seventh judicial dis trict. It Is now iiulto probable that the assembly will adjourn about April 1 , nnd the moro Im portant bills are being pushed for a place on the calendar. The Australian ballot bill will become a law this .session , and tha system adopted will bo practically tbo same ns in use lu Ne braska. ITiilvrrmil I'mlsn Mnitns Merit. The success of Chamberlain's couch rem edy in oftoctlng n speedy cure of la grippe , colds , croup and whooping cough , has bronchi it Into great demand. Messrs. Pontius tius ft Son of Cameron , O. , say that It has gained n reputation second to nouo In that vicinity. .Inmos M. Queen ot Johnston , W. Va. , says it is the best ho over used. B F. Jones , druggist , Wlnona , Miss , , says : "Chamberlain's cough remedy Is perfectly reliable. 1 have always warranted It and it never failed to give the most perfect satis faction. " DO cent bottles for solo by drug gists. gists.Dr. Dr. Blrnoy.noso.'tntl tnroat. Bsi : bldjj WHY HE WAS aUEER. tlninos Mnnscy Curried u Itullot In Ills llriiln Twenty Ycurn , The widow of the lute Private James Massey of Nebraska City Is In a fair way to draw a comfortable sum of back pension money. Thereby bangs another strange story hav ing the scene of Its opening chapter laid In war times. James Massey enlisted from Illinois in the early days nf the war nnd tramped his way with the rest of them through bailie and siege , charge and retreat , till loading and firing , loading nnd tiring , wounds , bloodshed and death became an old story. Ono day , not very different from the diiy before or any day last week cannon flashing and booming In a rolling cloud of white sniouo beyond a stretch of green meadow la front , an annoying rattling nnd snapping In the woods on the right and a hot sun ularlng redly through a heavy smoke canopy suddenly the sky split open nnd the solid earth reeled and sank from Mussey's feet. Ho bad been shot In the head and the war was over as far as ho was concerned. Ho caino back to earth agiiln after a while to find himself In the hospital with his head done up In white camhrla and a piece of load hidden away sotnowhcro In his brain. Ho had been listed as wounded , complimented for his ) bravery , and having thus his hunger for clory and cold load fulty appeased , he re tired to civil life , married and drifted to Noj braska City. Ho often told of the bullet In his head and the story was received with winks , for Massey soy soon gained a reputation for being a little unsound in the top story. A number of years ago ho mode application for n pension to make good the mental gyrations produced by the uncomfortable "boo In his bonnet. " Ho failed to got It , because ho could not show the bullet , nnd ho lived out his life , growing year after year moro unsound , till ho became totally Incapacitated for any kind of work. A short time ago Massey died In Nebraska City. An autopsy was performed and a large buckshot was found lodged in the brain , where it bad been Imbedded tweuty years before. His widow bos consequently ap plied for a pension , with good hopes of re ceiving it. A KuniilHMllu'H KxpnrKMice with Ca'ljli 8 anil Cold * . Colds and coughs have boon so prevalent during tbo past few months that the experi ence of Albert Favorite of Arkansas City , Kan. , cannot full to interest some of our readers. Hero It is in his own words : " 1 contracted a cold early last .spring that sot- tied on my lungs and hud hardly recovered from it when I caught another that hung on nil summer and loft ma with a hacking cough which I thought I never would cot rid of. 1 had used Chamberlain's cough remedy some fourteen years ngo with much succors and concluded to try It again. Wnon I hud got through with ono bottle my cough had left mo and I have uot suffered with a cough or cold since. I have recommended It to others and all speak well of it. " 50 cent bottles for sale by druggists. JOHN AMOif COHENIUS. Ills Next AnnlvcrHury Will Ho 1'ropcrly Cel ebrated In Omiilin. Extensive preparations are being made by the Bohemian societies of this city to cele brate the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Amos Comemus , the distinguished school reformer of tbo seventeenth century. Several prominent speakers have boon se cured by the committee for this occasion , among them being Chancellor Can n old of Lincoln , Superintendent Fitzpatrlck of Oma ha. Governor Bovd and Mr. Edward Hose- waler. The 27tb of March has boon selected by the committee us the day and Washing ton ball was hired. The anniversary of Conienlus will bu celebrated all over the civ ilized world this month , especially In Bohe mia , Austria , Sweden and Germany. Comc- nius was born on tbo 28th duy of March , 1593 , at N vnic , Moravia , of Bohemian pa rents. At the ago of 20 ho was sent to tbo University of Heidelberg ; at 22 ho was teach ing a village school in Moravia and itrlv- ing to bettor methods by simplifying Latin grammar , and at 24 ho was ordained to the ministry of tbo Moravian Brethren and soon after married. The breaking out of the Thirty Years' war In 1U18 disturbed his peaceful pursuits ; early in Its course all bis property was destroyed , including bis llbrjry and manu scripts ; for some years his life was spent in hiding places , and in 1027 bo was banished from bis native land , never more to return. In his exlla his improved and simplified school books and other podugogiulabors made htm famous. Ho was summoned to England , to Sweden and to Hungary for aid In the bet tering of learning and Improvement of schools , and In KWt bo was offered and do- cllnod the presidency of Harvard college , his famu having reached oven far distant Amer ica. His long and useful career was brought to a close In Holland In 1071. Comonlus wrote over 100 works on education , theology nnd philology , and was , according to an American critic , "tho prince of European educators in the seventeenth century , " His Influencu on the Atnurlcan bchool is undenia ble , the pictorial reading boous being bis own idea. In education bu wus the Ural true realist. Onu Minute , Onemlnuto tlmot > fton nnUoi a groit dlf ferenco a ouo minute remedy for bronchllU choking up of the throat , lungs , etc. , fo ourau is a blessing , Cubeb Couih Curj is such a remedy. For sale by all druggist * . Cubub Cough Cure Onomluulo. PLANS OF THE BURLINGTON. Wlutt tliu ItallroniU Are Nmr Trying to Do III till ! \Vl'Mt , Tha newspaperof , tbo Black Hills and of Wyoming are full of contradictory reports about proposed extensions of tbo Burlington system In those region * , but most of them are based on rather Indefinite information , An expected line to Snoarfisu , S. I ) . , has become a bone of contonliou In the Black Hills country , but it Is stated authoritatively at B , & M , headquarters that that company tio4 up settled plan for building Into Spoar- fisb. fisb.Enclncors Enclncors have been at work forsome tlmo trying to locate a line into that town , but the country Is very broken and they have not yet lound a satisfactory routo. The Burlington U at work on a fcystom of spurs extending from the present line at Englawood into the Kuby basin district. There will ba a number of short lines running up various gulches to afford mining cumpi facilities for transport ing their ore. A line lo Hpoar/lsii / is In con templation , and it will probably bo an exten sion of ore of those spurt , but as yet neither route nor construction have been determined upon , The poitbern Wyoming line bus also given rise lo a vast amount of speculation , some of I am a Trav'llng mnn I I'll tell you of my plan. In spite of all temptation I pursue my old vocation , ' still ' I I-nlrbnnk I I'm a Trav'llng mnn A jolly man CHORUS : For he himself has said It , And It's greatly to his credit , That he Is a Trav'llng man I That he Is a Falrbank man I SANTA CLAUS SOAP Sold by Traveling men and Grocers Everywhere. Manufactured only by N. K. FAIRBANK & CO. , Chicago , III. It qultu visionary. Ono story has It that the Hnrllngton bus projected n line westward from Uuffalo a distance of 100 miles to the south side of the Yellowstone pur It , and the report KOOJ on ingeniously to aver that the plan Is to complete this extension In time to catch an excursion busluoss during the World's fnlr. At Ilurltntrlon hoftdtiunrtori this schema Is said to bo without foundation , The country west of Iluffnlo is extremely mountainous and the road has no such Hue In contempla tion. A more northern line to the park from the proposed Sheridan tine has boon sur veyed , but that may not slcnlly much , because the I ) . & M. has had nn engineering corps In that section for iwo or three years past. It has mndo a number of preliminary surveys , but it doosn't follow thut any of them will bo used. The only railroad construction In Hint ro- flon positively assured is nn extension from CJlllutto to the i'owdor river. Tno latter - tor point U sixty inllos from Shuridnn on the northwest and fifty mlles from UulTalo on the west , but lines nro surveyed to both those places. Choycnno people have been counting on an extension from Alliance , Nob. , to their city , but tholr doslro seems to bo hopoles * . They recently came to Burlington headquarter.- ) with n proposition that ralirht have tempted many railroad ofllcluls , but in this cusn It was not oven entertained. They came with pledges of a free r it : tit of way and with as surances of substantial bonuses in bonds , but the Burlington bos for years followed the policy of not accepting gratuities of that Kind on account of subsequent ontungle- inonts. Hence the inducements offered by Cheyenne carried no weight , and the railroad olliclals have considered the project from n purely business standpoint. They Ion ? ago reached the conclusion that the country west of Alliance did not justify the construction of unolhor line of railroad ; atfd , as for Cboyonuo itself , the Burlington already has a line to that point which has not been particularly profitable. The line into northern Wyoming has within a your hauled -1,000 to 5 , OUO rarloads of ciililo out of Ibo country that under former condition ! ) would have gone by way of the Northern Pacific , but the ofllcials see no such prospect for the territory botwocn Allianca and Choy onno. _ "Lain to bed and early to nso will shorten the rend to your homo la the skies. " But early to bed and a "Llltlo Early Hisor , " the pill that mauos life longer and bettor and wiser. Omaha com pressed yetist strictly pure. How to Cot Your H The following rules for the guidance of people who have occasion to Inquire for mail at the Omaha postofllco have bean prepared by the clerks who have charge of the general delivery department : Uulo 1. Unless you expect a lottordo not nslt more tlnin II vu tinms a day. It Is aiuioyliiK. Uulo - . Ask tyr all your neighbors nud friends' mall lit tlio same time ; von don't knew when yon may got a. chanuo to occupy Iho window n' iiln. KM lea Do not spouk too distinctly. The olork may take you for the town erlur ; hotter still , lot tlie elork guess your name , alia ought to know It. KtilM. Don't UO | ) to road sljns posted up , the clerks nro there to answer all und uvory question. Rule 5. U you don't cot a letter kick. If you do put a letter , kick anyway. No use spoiling the clerks by being too nice. KuluO. If your mull Is uddrussud to some street and number , don't slop calling at the general delivery. You know they might put home of It there. Uulo 7. If Homo friend tolls you of u letter ho wrote you several vcnrs ueoand which you didn't receive , rush to the gonur.tl delivery. It Is surely thrro. QltuloB. Always ask the clerk to lick your stumps , you might got some disease from do- Inc It. UuloO. Ask dally for "stray" punors. Thorn might bo something of Importance .n emi tlint many bo Mint to ynu. Hule 10. Allhuuuli foreign mall comrs In but twice 11 wcok. call twice dally ; the clerk will then bu familiar with your name. Kulo 11. I'ostofllco boxes are not meant to receive mull ; hand It to the general delivery clerks. Kulo li Try and rap before you got to the window , It will prcpuro the cleik for your coming. Kulo III. If you have only ono name tune n few HBsnmetl ones ; It don't look well lo travel under a single name. Uulo H. If u loiter happens to DO advnrtUcd as II. I'aulnml your nitmu Is 1'aul Harris , olalm It by all moans , It might bo yonrn. Kulo IS. Ho sure und tear open civury letter you can cot your hands on. oven If the Initials should bo illlTerent. It looks Imsluussllko. linlo 10. Never take the clerk's ' woril for any thing , KUHO right Into tliu post muster's room ; lie iindupil.-inds your cane and will give you your juht dosorts. Those rules will probably carry you through llfo. This Is to testify ttiut I have tested the medical properties of tr. ) J. B. Mooro's Tree ot Llfo remedy to my outiro satisfaction , and can most heartily recommend It to the Buf fering and afflicted everywhere , to Uo all claimed for It In the above statement. Lavt spring I was suffering from loss of appotliu , ronstipailou , etc. , originating from kidney and liver trouble , and Ibr.d not used ouo bot- tln of this great llfo remedy until I wus croatly relieved. My wife , also , being nt a very critical stage In life , was suffering much at times , and by thu uuo nf this remedy has boon saved from much suffering and pos sibly from oromaiuro doath. Our youngest son's health for several ynuri has been very delicate. Ho contracted some lung trouble by taking cold with measles , which produced great nervous debility and occasional bleed- mi. of the lungs ; ho has used some four bottles tles of Trr-o nf Life , and fuels ana looks us though now ilfo had been given him. It you are afflicted , try It. UKO. Mii.i.iiii , 1'res. Elder. Box 04 , Carlisle , Iowa. For sale oy all druggists , Dr. Blrnoy euros oaiurrn. BISK Flavoring Extracts NATURAL KMT FLAVORS. Vbnllla ' Of perfect purity. Lemon - Of great strength. Orancja - ' Economy In tholr U3o Almond - Rose Flavor aa delicately and dollolo'uily aa the froth frultt BRONCHITIS IS CAUSED BY A COLD nlilch < > ttloi In niul Inllnmoi thn nlr tiitioi lo.vlln In tlio IIIIIKS. U Is thi ) buKlnnlng ut Bronchial Consumption .Ami U nonlrdcil It-nil * lo Hint ill i > i.ic < very nin A nlmrp , mclnlllo round nrcnniimiiloi It Tnkoltln tlmo anil you can corlnlnlr euro It nltli SCHENCKS PULMONIG SYRUP. Which Is Without an Kqiml Tor BRONCHITIS nml for all dlscatoi lotillnff up to niul Inclmllnff Consumption. lr ) , Sdicnrk's Now Hook on Discuses ol the Lungs lihcr niul Stomach , should bo in every homo. Sent free. Dr. J.II. Schcnrk & Soi tnollaclcOolJ Had Circulation. IilucLliu > a under tlio , ' KJPS 1'linpt to the nml all other Ncrroux ui lllooil Dl.ip.ijcn la cltll FADKU . itck. 8uf . mnko - cr BOX. They ' -'eror now bealthv lilo' - from Dernniroracnt restore IhoNorv of the Ncrren , ous Sjatcin Illooil Impure and b r In it . 'fti-t Krrorn. hotihl or flush _ at nnco takb DK.noilD'S health .Irrvo Tonic I'llli , lb CrtRt Life Rtntncr. COccnts r a Tlal. For > ale by Drue- nltlii , orient l r mnlu SAFE , CERTAIN , SPEEDY. IIOIIB'S IlIUDICINIi CO. , 'BAN FHANciaco. > r < : uicA o. I'OK SALE IN OMAHA. NUI1. . UV Kulin & Co. , Co.r 15th & Douelai St . J A Fuller & Co. , Cor. 14th A Douglas Sta. A. U. nwtcr & Co. , Council Illuflfl. la. CUBEB mm CURE IS A One Minute Remedy I'or all afflictions of the Throat , Lungs and Broncluil Tub33 EXCEPT CONSUMPTION 25 AND 6O GI3.NT3. Kor Sulo by Druggist * Ordinary. Such as Sam Wellerliad , will enable any body to tell a" YALE" lock from Its many worthless Imitations with small keys. A sham lock Is a dangerous sham. To avoid the bad , and to select the " YALE" simply examine the Keys. The KeyoJ every genuine "YALE" lock has "YALE" stamped on It , which guarantees conven ience , strength and perfect security. Sold wherever locks sell. nn ' ? ( i w Kvra NHKVK AND IIUAIN TKK.VT. MKNT.n Hpoclllornr Urilerl-i , IMrilnm ) , . Klti , Nun. rnlKla , JIoiKlnrlio , Norroui I'rojtrMlcm cnuiod bul - coliol or tobacco. Wiikofillnun. Mmitnl Dupruislun , Hoflonlnu of tha llraln. ouiiliu Irmnltjr , inlsurr , dccnjr. rteulli , I'rouiittiiru OM Auu , llnrrunnmi , Ijun of Tower In ellliursux , Imputimcjr , l/oucorrliooa nn I nil Fcmixlo Wmknmioi. Involuntary l.ouin , Hutr- iiititorrlioancau'iil by orur-uxertlim of tin br.iln Rulf-nlJUiia.ovor-liiilulKOiigj. A montli'i trual'iuilt II , U for I' ) , by nrill. Wu tuunint.'ij nlr li'iiai U cure. Uncli orJer ford lioxm. wltlill trill toml writ. ten trunrantoo to refund If not curoj. ( Juaniutio lutucilonly by A. Schrntor , DrilVKlit. "Oly njan tl , U. cor. lbtli uiul Kitrnnin'iU , , Ouiali.i. Nub. _ CURB A nun Hint Cumplctu Truntmuiit , coinMlntf of HU | > | K ) ltuilca. Olcilinunt 111 I'uimului , nlao In llox nmirilUl n 1'onltlTii Cura fur Kxtjrnnl , Inturiiitl IlllnU or llluuilliiK ItchliiK , Clironlu , Ituount or lloruilltury rilci. Tlili llunuuly ha * nuyor liuiui knuHii to lull , II pur hut , rt lord ; sum I/ mill , \Vliy sulfur from tlili torrlblu illinium wlieii n writ ten utiariintuci Is posltlriiljr nlvi'ii wllli Ubox at , or rufumlttie munuy II not ruritil. Hunil itumn lor free Hnmplo. Ciiurautuo liiiiul by Kulin A Ini irl6t . riolu Auoms , cornnr IStli nnd uri'Otn. Umnlin. Nub. FINE SPEGTRGLES nnd Eye Glasses. For thn correction of nil dffertt of yUloii Solid Cold Spectacles From ti.OO upwaril Fine Steel Spectacles From 11,01) upwnnl Frotectand Improve your eyesight. Your eyes tested Iron by a practical Optlsian. MAX MEYER & BRO. CO. K.t. Ihfle. KA1INAM mid Il.tli HTItKKTM Dr , Bailey , $ [ Tliu Loading Dentist ' Third Floor , Paxton Dloj't. Trlrphone 10S * > . Kllli nii.l F.inrru Sti A full iet of icotti on rubber for ti. I'jr/oJfH , Twlti without plaloi or roiuovnMtt brllne * " * juit Hie Iblru for ilrui > r or publlo ipuikur ) , a > nt drop down. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. AII Illllnxi nt ruitiormbl * ntoi , nil HUC * vrjrfuu'.i d CuttUU out for mul.lo.