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THE OMAHA DAILY HEK : SATrilDAV. . .TITTA0.1
POMPS * ? * mMTW to deal with K and U not
without the adv nuge of experience.
No new of greater elgtriflcAnco baa come
from Constantinople In many long day
than that which conveys the Information of
< ho transfer of M. Nelldotf. Hu slan am-
bJs dor to the Porte , to the llu slan embaisy
nt ttotnc , and the ( substitution In his place
at ConaUntlnoplo of M. Zinovleff , the former
chief of the Aclatlc Department of the Rus-
elan Foreign OfficeM. . SMnovteff. who at
the time of hto appointment to ( succeed M
NelMoff occupied the comparatively unim
portant * post of minister to Sweden , le an
active Pan-Sclavlst aud a representative of
a llUMlnn forward policy lili Influence
jn y be gauged by the fact that his name
was mentioned conjointly with that of the
laip 1'rlnco Lebanon when the Russian Mln
1slry of Foreign .Affairs had become vacant
l > y the death of M. do Glcrs.
On January 1. 1 98 , an Interesting
ttient In the control and sale of liquor by the
ntisMan government will be Inaugurated In
I'oland This Is the result of the apparent
imecesn of a system of governmental inonop
ely of the liquor traffic which was ItiaugU'
rated by the late Czar Alcxandot III In a few
provinces In Unssla The Husslan peasants
nre addicted to the use of alcohol made from
DP. called vodka This liquor Is not oul > In-
tnxlcatlng b'ut polsonmn , nnd It hai been
pro\ed that the unicrupulous class of deal-
CTH In the \llc fluid had been practically
pauperising the mtijlks , or Rueslan peasant *
To counteract thl < evil a special board was
formed to consider the matter nnd as a re-
milt of the deliberations of this bed > the
KtiMlan government has undertaken tc tun
Hoi tilt ; selling of vvlnrs and liquors In cer
tain districts. The sjotem nrst took effect
on July 1 1S9G , In llessarabla , Volh > nla
Wtaterlnoslav Kolff. Podolla , Taurlda , Khtr-
BOH and ChertilRov On the first of the pres
ent month the system presumably went Into
clfecl In the governments of Vllnn Vltpb k.
Orodno. Kovno , Minsk and Moghllcv The
micccsii attuidlng the Initial experiment has
been cncoui using and the autocratic charac
ter of the' Russian government and the nat
ural docility of the Husslan pcasint arc fa-
\orablo antectdent conditions.
* *
ly the law of August 3 1S93. to continue
In force to March 31. W9 , the peace strength
of the- German Imperial army Is 479,229 men ,
which Inchi'llng ofllicrs. mtrgcons and oth
ers should amount-to one ICPS than 500000.
No official returns of the war strength of
thc German army are published , but It Is
estimated that In the last extremity Ger
many on her present organization would
lu\t > a war strength of o\er 3.000000 trained
men The total of the Held troops of the
ItiihFlan Huropean army on peace footing Is
700.000 combatantfl , and about 2S 200 officers ,
the Asiatic army In active service amounts
to about 70,000 , exclusive nt oillcers The
Number of mtn In the regular service
changes flora > ear to > eir Since Jauuar >
3u , 1871 military service has bten rendered
obligator ) for all men from their twentv-
11 ret jear , with certain modification * as to
furlough/i , duties In the leserve , etc. Out of
about 870,000 joung men reaching everv jear
th Ir twenty-first > car about 275 000 are taken
into the active army , and the remainder are
Inscribed partly In the reserve and partl > In
the sciond reserve or "zapas " Altogether It
is considered as probable that In case of war
European Russia alone could have In the
llrst line of battle nineteen army corps , rein
forced each by one division , thus making an
urmy of 1,355000 men strong. The reserve
troops , together with about 400,000 of'the
militia , might give a second aim > In the
second battle line , about 1.160.000 men strong ,
while Russian Asia could. furnish about 00.-
000 trained men. in addition to the regular
Asiatic army of 70,000.
CO\CRIIMM ! ICI.OMJYKR.
Globe-Democrat The delegation of gold
liilnersj from Klondike rctuined to civiliza
tion under a good stao manager.
Chicago Tribune' Meanwhile the safest
way to make a trip to tne Klond > ke gold
regions Is to hire a substitute
Indianapolis Journal It I nearly 5.000
miles to the Alaska gold fields The money
oiul energy required to get there would give
i mnn a start In some safer business than
gold digging.
St. Louis Republic : The Alaskan gold
craze will have one good effect , besides add
ing to the world's wealth In the end It will
teach thousands of men the folly of pursuing
wild hopes of eudden rlebet > and will make
them content with the Induetilal and social
conditions which they now wrongly accuse
of tclng responsible for their failure to "get
along" as well as other men
New York Herald : All the miners
who return from the Klondyke gold
flalds accompany their marvelous stories
about the luck of the "tenderfect"
in finding rich claims with the warning- that
no one should venture Into the region unless
} io Is well supplied with ca h. This Is sound
advice , for the excitement that Is now caus
ing thousands of persons to venture Into the
sold fields Is likely to end In many a "ten
derfoot" returning footsore and sorry he
wasted bis time.
Chicago Record : A man who would not
think of passing the winter In an lea house
on the banks of Lake Calumet finds some
thing peculiarly attractive about the pros
pect of passing a rather colder and loae-
pomer winter In the valley of the Yukon
river. If the man we have described per
sists In joining the northern Argonauts he
ehould remember that two or three things
are almost Indispensable The first Is that
lie have his name and address legihlj
etamped with indelible Ink on his under-
jwear so that his. frlcnda may bo notified In
the spring. Probably he will find no gold ,
J > ut If he doesn't succumb at once be stands
a fair show of finding the north role under
circumstances of tb cheering sort related
by Greely and other explorers. Ho , then ,
tor the Yukon , where the thermometer li
about 100 degrees below zero and flour Is Jl
fL pound !
MlIlTir I > HIIVMR.
Chlcjtco Hecord.
All picnics disappointment > leld.
It mutters not how far we eek :
The band playp In the other Held ,
The shade Is Just across the creek.
Imllannpolli Journal
"I'll take a. 5-cent lump , " she said.
Then , candidly spake he :
"Of course , jou know , so small a sum
Won't cut much leo -with me. "
Detroit Journal
, nothing , nothing- makes her blush ! "
IK the doleful bontc the rynlc lnp
Cou'd he look In her < lres ° ing case he'd see
Thnt her blush Is made by many things.
WnnMriKtnn Sur
He sighed for bo > hood's happy days ;
Then turned content with manhood's way ; .
3"or as he walked he chanced to see
preen apples on a neighboring tree.
New .
Tip gets up jokes about old girls
From whom old ocean snatches curl .
And , as ho wiltes , he writhes and righs ,
Ills bald head draws so many tiles.
Detroit Tree Press.
To smile upon a fellow's suit ,
Did thlt haughty damsel deign
A divorce coat 1 , < 00 plunks-
She never smiled again.
Indlanupolli Journal. >
ffhere was a fair > oung prlma donna ,
{ \Vho , as a surorss , was & stonna ,
It was not her \olce
That made her the choice.
But the clothes that she didn't have onna.
i.ti.i.uv or THU ITTUUU.
Mre. II P. Wtthfrliy at the tatt mwtlnK of the
l.lbert ) Kurmrri * club , a Mkhlgan organization ,
reaJ thf following "LulUb > ot the Future ; "
Hush , my babe , lie still anil Mumber ,
Fathers watching at thy bed ,
Mother's on electioneering
With u halo 'round her head.
Soft and eany'll be tier cradle
When rho's at the nation's head ,
While with Kitchen work I wrestle ,
tan < o nnd tiarJ U father's bed.
Hush , my dear , thy food and raiment ,
House and home , thy ma provides ;
Shu'a a stunner , baby ilurllne ;
CJriifcfuUy her blko she rides.
Huh , my babe. Me * tlll and slumber ,
Father wanta to so to bed ;
Mother won't be home till morning.
Going to make a vpeech , she raid.
So we'll lay us down and slumber.
Slumber cweet till moraine breaks.
Father thrn must be a-humplng.
Mother wants hot griddle cakes.
FALLS TWO MILLIONS SIIORF
Total Assessed Valuation of the State is
Under Last Year's.
DOUGLAS AND LANCASTER PAY THE LIMIT
Itnle of A < Fir"iiii-iit nil Thrne Counties
Ilulinl Alien p the 1-rciloii *
1'oiitlnm nx Mmle tiy
the
LINCOLN. July 23 ( Spc-clal. ) The State
Hoard of Equalization has completed
Its labors , aud the abstract prepared
bhowa the total assessed valuatloo of the
state to be Jir,5OS5,5S2.'j2 , aa compared with
$167 07S.2T0.37 for last jear. The total as
sessment to he raised by the counties , Danes
count } not being Included In this footing.
amounts to \ \ , 175,415 M The total asse'a-
mctil of the stain for laot } car was J1.1S7-
SSS9S , only about $3.500 In excels of tbi
figures for this jear after the assessment for
Diwes county Is added to the total The
valuation ot Douglas county last > ear was
$21b59,70373 , and the assessment vvas $165-
15o'.M. The valuation of Lancaster county
was $9.761,119.73 , aefiejsmcnt. J74.-I2S.34. The
rate of the lev ; for Douglas and
LancaMtr counties Is 7 % mills this > car , as
compared with 7H milts for last year. Burl
and Holt were the only counties to file ob
jections with the board this jear. The
figures show the valuation of Hurt count )
to be Increased $54,051 over last year , while
Holt has an Increase of $60,135. The abstract
shows the following figures for the btatu
Assessed Total
Valuation of As e--
Countiea. I'rojwrtj Hate. ment.
Adams $ : , W3 5SJ 77 7 4-3 $ 19.M1 S4
Antelope 1,471,2332 : 7i
lianner 2Q.S1I04 1,776(3 (
Illalne . 15bU)1.42 ) G I-S 1,212 iS
Hoonc . 1.5.1M4420 7'fc 11,103 S7
lox ! Uutte . . . . 63.00100 74 , 4,30x11
Ho > d . 21S.S43.00 OSi 1,449 J
Drown . H13.C431 ( 7 % 4U04SQ
Ullffnlo . 2s73J7 21 ' , \ 21,20319
Hurt . 277J011.00 02-S 17,3'.S ' 1
llutler . 2.113,764 M 74-8 li.SJSIS
Ca . 4.1 > 3,44727 7 293M11
Cedar . 1.9VVAO 40 7 2-S 14 , U" 70
Chase . 5 > > i3T 20 OH 3 DM 33
Cherry . 1.2S5.G17.C1 6 G-8 S.6775S
Chtjenne . 1.1S3015S7 C'i i,17MI
Clay . 2,34SW7.77 " . 17 , JKJ13
Colfax . ] . < * 3KiX51 6 6-S 12 145
Cumlng . 2.C1S.1J3S4 BH 17,313 U
Cuater . 2.CVI.031 * 5 OH 13.1S3 ( ! 7
Dakota . 1,4W.O ; CO 7'10,76733
Dawes . 1,170,42011 .
D.iwson . 1.017,41s 43 G'4 11,3:614
Deuel . 7ffJ.lSO.10 C 6-S D.144 70
Dlxon . 1.3'J0.83370 6' , I0.97S 2S
Uodfie . 3 < W < .2I6S4 7 * . 22,561 9
Douglas . 21,070,97392 7 6-S 16321 < 9S9
Dundy . W2.tfi42 C , 3 SUM
Flllmore . 2,5SOI46 46 72-8 1S.7W03
Fr.iuklln . 1U13.3 3 0 7t , 7,21131
Fiontler . 1.103.315:0 6 4-S 7 1S3 > 5
Turnaa . 1.513,194 42 74 10,79577
OURC . 4,97 .t > 13 S3 7 CG.71 , ol
GarflMd . 239301 SO G 4-S l.XB 17
Goper . 719.S7020 ( jV , 4 , > 9 16
Grant . 23J.422 93 C 4-8 1,31722
Greeley . 924.037 SO 7'8 G.3S3 to
Hall . 2,517.33307 \ IS 3C3.73
Hamilton . 1.179.Si9 GG 7\ ll.OS 02
Harlan . 1,235.13276 G 6-S S.4923I
Ha > cs . K7.023GO G 4-S 3.OM 63
Hitchcock . . . . S31.45307 G 5,9 .07
Holt . 2,343.'J7tPO US 1G.S33.SO
Hooker . 104.90751 G 4-S GS1 3
Howard . 1,264.62800 74 901050
Jefferson . 2,341,637 OS 74 15,109 OS
Johnson . 2,003 W 34 74 14275G4
Kearney . 1.301 653 82 74 9,274 2 J
Keith . S37.34306 6 U-S 5,787 OS
Keja Paha . . . . 434,1"9 < X > G 2VS3(3
Klmball . C4G.G3703 G 6-S 4 3b4 90
Kno1.721.3S020 GH 1140543
Lancaster . . . . 'l/CC.Oio 19 7 0-S 72 27S JJ
Llncon . 2.TO.S33.13 G 4-S 16C3S91
Logan . 207.427 CO 7 1.412 01
Loup . 170573 64-8 1 10S 70
.Madison . 2.1S1.S7G SI 7 * 16.191 31
McPher on . . . . 101.229 * 00 G 4-S C'VH'iS
Alerrlck . 1.705,65799 7 * 12,1,01 31
Nance . 1.23C,0 00 7 % 911034
Xemaha . 2.315.14S.7S 7 4-S 17.26339
XucKolls . 2,141,57720 TH 1379410
Otoe . 4,661,409 9 G 4-S 3031SG4
Pawnee . 2,383,50255 b * . 17,78416
Perkins . 671.t-0300 6J 4.2S3 3S
Phelpa . 1,213.1 2 S2 7 M''l S3
Pierce . ' . 1414.29730 G G-S 9.47S.P3
Platte . 2.347G2r35 72-8 17.02) i !
Polk . 1,223,81050 7 * 9,02564
Red Willow- . . l.lli.34509 74 7 GG7 96
Richardson. . . . 3,19023199 74 2273039
Rock . 52333059 Gs 3 3-i9 31
Saline . 2,4 3,72332 7 17,87491
Snrpy . 2127,51931 G 6-S 14,30074
Saunderi . 3,1"0 1.12 GO 7i 23,3-719
Scotta Bluff . . . 331,057.00 G 2-S 2 05 03
Seivanl . 2417.912V. 7 * . 17,53229
Sheridan . 1,197,97865 G'-i 7,90657
Sherman . 841,132 ,2 72-8 6,156 IS 1
Sioux . 527.51S49 GS 3.494.79
Stanton . 1.331.07091 G" 9.2SS 36 1
Thuyer . 2,137.09820 7 15,099 Cfl
Thomas . 129.09400 fi 4-S 82909
Tlmrston . 411.79GGO CH 2.72s 12
Valley . S91.517.N ) 7 6,67393
Washington . . 2,427,0. 660 G 6-S 16 3S41 !
Wayne . 1,713 , < 4900 G' 11,79711
Webster . 1 5.25,250.10 7 10.676 b5
Wheeler . 239,1 S3 40 G 4-8 1.6 > 4 67
York . 2.146,76703 , \ 13,83237
Totals . . . . $163.0S3,3S2 92 11,173,41354
SCHOOL LAND LEASES.
Land Commissioner Wolfe returned last
evening from Holt count } , where he had
been holding an auction of school land leases.
The auction lasted alt da > Monda > , and of
the 40000 acres offered 12,000 were leased , !
the commissioner receiving J"S0.45 in
premiums on the whole amount. There was
considerable interest manifested In the auc
tion , the people having ascertained from the
advertisements what lauds were vacant , and
there was some splrlt-M bidding on choice
pieces. Commissioner Wolfe thinks the plan
of holding these auctions Is a great success ,
and will continue the work He left tonight
for Thomas county , where there Is a consid
erable amount of school land vacant , most of
which Is valued at only 25 cents pef acre.
From there he goes across to Logan county ,
where an auction will be held on Monday
of the 16,000 acres vacant in that county. At
the recent auction of leases In Greeley county j
5,000 acres were offered , and leases made of'
The Klmball piano Is our leader It's
the sweetest toueil the lovveit priced
the highest grade piano on- earth for
OVIT a quarter of a century we've sold
them traded them rented them and
guaranteed them and \ve know whereof
> vo hpeaU when we say that It's superior
does not exist It'h endorsed by nil the
great le.ulliiR musicians received the
Highest awards at the World's Fair and
other expositions It's yours for casher
or the easiest kind of terms.
A. HOSPE. Jr. ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.
My dad tole me do odder day he wu/
golu' to liny me a pair uf ovcrxhocB and
hi'tid me to A-las-key Say , but wont
hit be out o * bite ? I'll cum back whl
ne ! JO tousind an can smoke all dc
Stoecker live-cent cigars I want to den-
cose If my dad won't give dem to me I
can have dc rocks to buy at do odder
lealers , for you see all de best dealers
keep de Stockcr cigar now If you're
gain' jou'd better take oonie Stoekers
wld you.
1404 DOUGLAS.
2,600 acrwi. Since then the office has re
ceived offer * on 1,400 acres more , showing
that the auction had made quite a attr
among these who wanted to lease school
lands. " "
The funeral of Mrs. A. E. Sheldon was
held at Denton this forenoon Short services
were held In the church , and the remalrs
were Interred In the churchyard , * "hlch Is
located on the farm homesteaded f Mrs
Sheldon's father thirty years ago. Repre
sentatives from the state offices who attended
the funeral were J. C. Dahlmin. C C
Pool , O. C. We-ner. J. S. Hjatt E. W. Nel-
sen , C W. Deal , O S. Moran and C F
Wheeler A large number of old friends of
the family were also present
The state auditor's report shows that J. A
Welton a message clerk in the senate during
the last legislature , was not alow as a salary
grabber According to the books , he drew
| 19S for elxly-elx Uaja' work at $3 per day ,
and then on the cloning day of the session
drew a voucher for $180 , being paj for twtu
ty-elght and a half days additional , making
a total of $378 for the session According to
the report , these last twenty-eight dajs were
very expensive to the stat" A close Inquiry
failed to show Just what duties th ? mcaugo
clerk performed. The recollection of the
secretary of the senate was that Welton was
In the Rccretarj's room in the capacity of a
custodian or something of that sort
Thet South Omaha Rendering com pan ) has
filed article * of Incorporation , the capital
stock being J10.000 The Incorpjrators are
W. N Ilabcock. Wlnfield S King , John S.
Mullen. Zacharlah Cuddlngton
Omaha people at the hotels At the Llu-
dcll H F King. Gus Petcrsa , John D C.
Kroger , A C Wakcley At the Lincoln
C. A. Burke , D F Jordan , A. J. Wllhlto , U
B Ford , H. M. Johnson.
HIVT vM > itviN HIU m TIM : u\
Many Part * of NolirnoUa Inot ; for the
l.nrKi-xt Croi mi Ilrroril.
PAPILUON , July 23 ( Speclil ( One of
th oldest and most reliable farmers in Sarp >
county said toda > in regard to the present
crop prospect "In the twenty jears 1 have
resided In Sarpy county , I believe the chances
for a large crop were never more favorab'e
The rains of a few dajs ago have placed the
corn crop bejond anj danger of drouth , and
the thick and well tilled heads of oats and
other email grain , now being harvested , are
the best of evidence of an enormous umall
grain crop. Fruit , apples , In particular , are
doing fine , and barring heavy wind storms , I
would predict a full crop Farmers In gen
eral are Jubilant over the good prospects for
a large crop In Sarpv
WEST POINT , Neb . July 23 ( Special )
A good soaking two-hours' rain helped the
corn material ! ; , this morning
FREMONT Neb . July 23 ( Special )
Today has been Intensely hot here At 2
p m the mercury reached 97 degrees nnd
at 3 was 93 degrees A hot wind prevailed
from the south most of the daj From all
appearances a heavy shower passed north-
nest of the cltj this morning There was
some thunder and lightning here , but no
rain
STUART , Neb July 23 ( Special ) There
was a heavy rain In this vicinity last night
It was accompanied by considerable wind
and lightning A small barn on the farm of
IxnilsStracke , three miles west of tov.n.
was blown down It contained five head of
horse and two were Injured
HERMAN. Neb . July 23 ( Special ) A
sharp thunder shower passed over here at
about S o'clock this morning Rain fell in
torrents lor a bhort time Before noon the
sun had dned up most of the water and the
afternoon was Intensely hot
SCHUYLER. Neb , Jul > 23 ( Special )
Prosperity is an avalanche to some of the
farmers In this vicinity who raised wheat
The farmer on what Is known as the Jack
Thrush farm , now owned bj Thomas Brjant
of Schuyler. secured forty bushels per acre
from twenty acres , which at the present
price of CO cents per bushel will produce him
$24 per acre gross. On the Whltfiold ranch ,
now under the care of J. W Stewart & Sons ,
over forty bushels per acre bj' weight were
obtained from forty acres Joseph Smatlan I \
of Schujler , who owns farms In various parts
of the countj' , has had . ields of thlrtj-two
bushels of wheat per ac e The yield of rje
is said to be heavy Edward Lamhofer of
Schujler claims to have obtained 200 bushels
from four acres
vVINSID : : , Neb . July 23 ( Special ) Dur
ing a violent thunder storm this morning , a
barn on the farm rented by Mr Glldcrsleeve
.vas struck bj lightning and burned to the
ground , together with attached sheds The
farm is the property of C. E Miller of this
place and Is situated about two mlle. north
east from Wlnslde Mr Miller estimates hoj
loss as $200 ; partly covered by Insurance in
the Phoenix of Brookljn. Mr Glldersleeve
had a fine Jersey con In the shed attached to
the barn with other cows His son , Willie ,
bad Just finished milking the Jersey cow
and was about six feet from her milking
another cow , when the bolt struck The
Jersey cow. and her calf , near her , were both
Instantly killed The boy was sHghtly
shocked , but rothing else in the shed or bara .
was injured. The bolt first struck a wind I
mill about twentj-flve feet from the barn , I
and eeemed to follow a board fence to the I
building This rain , with that of a few daj-s
ago , was very welcome It make } the corn
crop In better condition than it has been
before thU season and helps to fill out the
small grain There- was very little wind with
the rain , BO that It does not lodge the wheat
and oats
NEBRASKA CITY , July 23 ( Special )
Yesterday and today have been very hot In
this section The thermometer touched 95
degrees which , with the Intense humidity
prevailing , made it well nigh unbearable
Several firemen and laborers at the packing
house and cereal mills were overcome with
the heat. No prostrations of a serious nature
are reported.
PIERCE , Neb , July 23 ( Special ) A wel
come shower of rain fell here last night.
Hi'fiiMCM ID To noli I'ooil.
WEST POINT. Neb , July 23 ( Special. )
Mark Hoffman , the 16-j ear-old eon of Coun
cilman John Hoffman , was brought to tov.n
a few days ago from the farm where he
was working in an Insane condition. He Is
possessed of the hallucination that persons
are attempting to prison him and refuses
to eat anything JWivlli only take medl-
clno when It Is fotp l upon him It Is a
very pitiable case and no one seems to know
what will be don " < vlth him.
imcom i\\CTjiuV : run sent * i.nu.
HnllilliiK Will lip Itrml- for Occn-
linnc ) ! t > tlictuil of .September.
SCHUYLER. NeJuly 23-Speclal.- (
Whllo for a number of weeks there has
been much equvo6atlon ! on the matter of
the ultimate carrying out of the plan ot
the Nebraska Chleo/yt company , organized
last spring for thdlpwposo of erecting and
completing at this.place a plant for the
doing and manufacture of chicory , the
plans have now become definite enough that
there is no question about the completion
of the plant b > September 23 , the time fixed
In the contract with the successful bidder.
If nothing unusual or extraordinary arlsee
The plans and specifications of the archi
tect , A. H. Der of Fremont , wire ac
cepted earl ) In June and Immediate ! } there
after bids were advertised for four being
received and opened on the 12th of Julj.
all of which were rejected because the
board of directors considered them too high
Time for bidding was continued until July
19. at which time five bids were opened.
The board adjourned to take time for de
liberate conilderatlon and on Tucsda > even
ing. July 21. accepted the bid of H H
Wooli of Schuyler. his bid for the erection
and completion o ( the plant being $9 S50
Mr Woods' bid was denominated "Irregu
lar" bj other contestants , because of Its
not having been accompanied by a cer
tified check , as called for In the advertise
ment for bids , but It wns taken up enl >
after consideration of all "regular" bids aud
their final rejection Thursday the board
met for the purpose of fixing Mr Woods'
bond , which was fixed at $3,500 , and of
formulating and fixing ( he terms of the
contract The plant will be located on the
main line 6f the Union Pacific rallwa > ,
across the track and two blocks west of
the Platte Vallc > roller flouring mills
owned and operated by Wells & Nlcmau
Work will be begun at once.
The progrcEo already nnde In Schuvler
toward something more in the way of work
for Its citizens than has been Its measure
i throughout all of the jears of Its existence
| has caused a different feeling to pervade
the clt > and an Improved condition to be
felt. The succe'sful operation of Its cream
ery plant during the tvo months that it
has bcin In operation has proven that there
arc chance for the farmers outside of rais
ing corn and oats or fat hogs and cattle
as .the few that have been patronizing the
creamery were paid for the mill : supplied
during the ten dajs of Maj and during
June about $1,100 , and the chicory fields
have required the cmplo > ment of dozens
of bojs and girls , besides man } older work
ers , to whom hundreds of dollars have been
paid.
CVSS COl > TVS Itii : UIMC\M < O ! .
Mi'inluT * of tli - OIil I'nrt > Mill l.ojiil
to Tlu-lr rnltil.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb , Jul > 23 ( Special )
Politics gets much discussion down here
Just now. A local leadT , prominent In state
politics , said toda } "The Ingenious dispatch
from this place In the World-Herald of the
20th predicts a complete victory for the fusion
countv ticket at the countv election It may
be fusion has taken a spurt , and wtare
prone to admit as muph , after the singular
unanimity displayed b } the many democratic
organizations of old Cftss in calling all three
of its conventions for August 2 It ID con
ceded In this county that complete fusion of
these elements would be dangerous to our
party , but we do not fWicede fusion by a long
wajs Two 5ears'aga Judge Chapman car-
rled this county bj a good majoruj over the
fusion candidate , ami one jear ago we had
this same fusion , but nevertheless we elected
our legislative ticket , with the exception of
senator. i ,
Judge Chap-nan and his friends represent
loyal republicanism id old Cass , and have
apent too many jearS maintaining its ascea-
dencj In the county to'desert Its flag for any
personal reasons furnished either by the
blandishments of the cneni } or the shortcom
ings of certain small bore republicans The
leading republicans of the county , however ,
recognize that it is highly essential to the
success of our ticket that only such
men be norairatcd as those whcs °
Integrity , ability , and republicanism
commends them to the rank and
file of our part } If harmonv prevails In the
republican ranks our ticket ought to win ,
but If , however , the polecat pollcv of a certain - ,
tain alleged republican sh'et. publlsh J In
this ' ounty continues to assail promin < > nt
republicans like Judges Chapman and Post
the result may be different In my view of |
tha case It would be madness for the repub
lican nominees to make a campaign of vlll- j 1
flcatlon against members ot their own party |
Republicans of Cass county are not proud of t i
the state record of their party so far as
the management of the state's finances are
concerned and fully recognize that an un
scrupulous democrnc } will make the most of .
this record against the party In the local '
campaign The } , however , recognize the im
portance of next year's election , and will
push the St Louis platform to the front ,
challenging the fusion host * on that issue. "
Co Out to Camp. ! [
PAPILLION , Neb , Jul } 23 ( Special ) |
Several of the prominent bualnecs men and j
their families left this morning for the i
Platte river , where they will enjoy severil |
weeks of camp life. Among the part } we-ei
the following Mr. and Mis Edgar Howa-d. i
Mr and Mrs. Dr F. E Beal. Mr and Mrs
I. D. Clarke and Mr and Mrs M P Brown
The party carried a lull line of cooking uten- |
slls.
I'npnIUlM Hrjeft rimlnn.
PIERCE. Neb. . July 23 ( Special ) The
oopullst county central committee met ueie
a few das ago. The democratic county com
mittee also met at the tame time. The
democrats appointed a committee of two to |
wait on the populist committee and mak |
Ilallrontl men particularly sliotild look
at the 0. S. Uitymoml special movement
a wntcli especially ailantetl for line
tlme-keeiiJnc umler all flrcum'stance *
It Ib 21-jeweliMl and fully nclJiiMwl-and
win be had In silver ca es > lld elder
or 14-Karat Illled ca warranted for 20
year. cltlior open face or linntltiR cube
As to the price we will surprise- you
on that not upon Its greatness but
upon Its
C. S. Raymond ,
JEWjLER ,
Mall Orders solicited from everywhere.
15th a tid , ' .Douglas ,
i rat
now you ci\n \ have your teeth
projK'rly cared fort-It's ceased to be a
disagreeable ( Uhk-fSVhen you come here
every modern iii ; Ual appliance to make
the operation pleasant Klectrlc fans
that play over our operating chalrn
fountain and syphon bjiltoons and as
near painles * work as can bo done no
pain whatever In extracting teeth no
jras just a little application to the ums
our own secret a pull and 50 cents.
W eare now jilvinj ; away free a 25 cent
buttle of our tooth powder with $2 or
moitj of work lady attendant
BAILEY ,
THE DENTIST ,
laVeura 3d Floor Pax ton nilr.
10th mid Kuruam.
a fusion deal The democrats wanted the
populists to fuss with them on nhertrt and
county judge thr e being thepoiltlon now
held by the democrats ; while the democrats
would Indorse the popullet nominees for
treasurer , county clerk and superintendent
The populists give democratic represent
atives the cold shoulder and one populist
wld that they now bad the treiaurer , clerk ,
superintendent and attorney and had a goo )
fighting chance for sheriff and judge. Some
of the- democrats say they will vote for the
republican nominees It they have a good
chance of being elected. From the vote cast
last fall for county attorney the populists
havea small plurality
1I\MC W I > S TV I VII'OIIT INT CVSH.
Tit It- ( n l.nml Iti Smitlirrn Icmn \
* < ( * < tIiMl liy tinCourt. .
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb , July 13 ( Spe
cial ) The officials of the Plrst National
bank of this place today received the news
that they had gained their suit In the
United States court for the Southern dis
trict of Iowa for a valuable tract ot land
In Fremont county , that state. The case
was an Important ont. arising out of n
forced purchase by the bank some jeara
ago from a stock dealer of that county by
the name of Woodrtim. who failed unex
pectedly , when the bank was compelled to
advance more motie > and take the real
( State In question , encumbered b } the life
j Interest of the stockman's mother. The
mother has since claimed the land by vlr-
I tuo of a parole grant from her son prior
i to the time the bank advanced him money ,
also claiming that the bank agreed In the
> enr 1S90 that she would have , In her own
right , a portion of the tract ot land In dis
pute of the value of ? 5,000 or upwards It
appears that the mother has conveed this
tract of land to third partle.3 b } warranty
deeds , compelling the bank to seek redress
In the courts by a bill to quiet title The
decision of Judge Woolson Is In favor of the
bank upon all the Issues presented In the
case Judge Chapman ot this clt } and Fin
ley Uurke of Council Hluffs represented the
bank anJ W. E. Mitchell of ldnej and Emmett -
mett Tlnle } of Council Ulufl's represented
the defendants
1'Inii for mi ImnnMio I'lpnlo.
M'COOL JUNCTION. Neb . July 23 ( Spe
cial ) The district Ancient Order of United
Workmen and Degree ot Honor pic
nic will bo held here August 5
Last } rar the Ancient Order of
United Workmen lodge of this place got up
a picnic on shcrt notice , and there were
3 000 people In attendance. ThU year the
lodges of York and Flllmore counties are
rushing It and It oromlsos to be the largest
Ancient Order of United Workmen picnic tint
will be held in the state Hon. E J IJur-
kett of Lincoln has been secured as orator
Fillmore count } has challenged York count }
for a tug of war acre's and through Blue
river. As York county pulled Flllmoro county
vorkmen into the river last } ear this will
P'ovo a very exciting content There will
be some of the grand officers of the state
lodce in attendance The Tobias Juvenile
band has been encaged for the occasion A
rate of one fore has been made , over the
Kansas City and Omaha railroad , and spe
cial trains will be run Over twent-five lodg-a
will take part In this picnic TobUs has
challenged Falrburv Ancient Order of United
Workmen for a tug-of-wai across the Dlue ,
and in the challenge they ask that no Fair-
bury contestant take part in the tug-of-war
who cannot swim , as they propose to pull
them In the river and do not want to drown
any one Cla } Center will challenge Fairfield -
field to a tuc-of-war.
Marslinl IB V ttafkiMl.
SCRIDNER. Neb , July 23 ( Special )
Marshal Sledel challenged three strangers
last night on Main street They refused to
give any account of themselves and answered
him with all kinds of abusive language Mr
Sledel final ! } insisted on arresting them
They jumppd onto him and punished him se
verely Peter Soil and Herman Kltzrow
heard the row and at once proceeded to the
marshal's assistance They had a lively
tussel for a while and ono of the fellows
managed to get awa > The other two were
arrested and were brought up before Justice
ChrlRty this morning and fined J3 and costs
amounting to J9 SO each. They were men
working with a bridge gang on the rail
road. Watchman Sledel had his face
.cratched badly and received some hard
bruises about his body
CoIiniiliiiK Oiiii't T > ' tntlitlci.
COLUMBCIS. Neb , July 23 ( Special )
Charles A. Spelce , secretary of the Columbus
Cemetpry s EOclation , in a recent report
gives some interesting information In regard
to that institution. The association was
fcrmed thlrtv-three jears ago and the burial
of Jc. pph McTadden In November. 1S64 , was
the first In the new cemeter } The ceme-
tery now contain" 976 graves nearly 200
of that number bflng in the potters' field
The association expeuds about J200 annual ! }
in beautifying the grounds and has this
} ear set out tvventj-fUe spruce , twent-five
pine and twent-five bal < nm trees
Water Work * Homlxr - Solil.
BANCROFT , Neb , Jul23 ( Special )
The water bonds voted ncarl } a jear ago
were sold on the 22d to an Cmaha man ,
through the efforts of T. C Troxwell of that
city The proceeds from the sale will be
available In a few days and It la proposed
to push the work and have the water works
completed in a very short time.
Itf iHiliIlt'iin Stall * Coin nil tt .
YORK. Neb , Jul } 21 ( Special. ) Chair
man Post of the republican state committee
has tailed a meeting for Lincoln at 2 p m
on Monday , Jul } 26. At this meeting the
date for holding the state convention will be
considered
IluiliIMillC u l.sirKfr HIINUI-MN. |
CHAPPELL. Neb , July 23 ( Special )
The Union Pacific company is reshlngllng
its depot at this place and otherwise Im-
provlug its property. It has a ) , o added a
nltjht man , which Is evidence of Increasing
business.
[
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Story of the Tornado MSuo and Its Origin *
Locators ,
ONE OF THE GREAT GOLD P ODUCEIS
rniiii Oiu-f .VIiniiiliiiiFil TurnOut to
lie n llrinnrKiilil } Itlfli l-riiiiisl-
tlon sale of thp ( it-cut
Hun I'r
LKAD. S D . July 23 ( Special ) -ln 1S77
Joseph Orr of Nevada gulch and \V W
Klrhmand , two pro pcctors. located a mln
Ing propertj In Bald .Mountain , which thcj
christened "WillieVs tle " It consisted
of six claims and a fraction Shortly after
they located tbl ? mln * the > pcimltted It to
so by ilcfMilt. ami In 1S73 Orr relocated
the mlno. calling it the Tornado , which ex
tends from Nevada gulch \Vhltctall gulch
In the Uald mountain region. Prom o verj
small beginning the Tornado has grown and
prospered , and In Its development has been
found to be one of the meat valuable min
ing properties In the lllack Hills. I'pon
the ground which covers this mine the
bustling trmn of Terry flourishes aud It
n-cclvc-3 Kb laipest support from the Tor
nado This mine Is one of the mail In-
tferratlng to be found In auj mlnlni ; region
There lt > a gigantic vertical ot ore , the
depth of which l not known It has. been
penetrated to n depth of SOO feet and enough
ore la In siqht to kf-cp the mine running
for many years to come The ore Is worth
on an average of ? 30 per ton. aud , as It In
worked b > chlorlnatlon process there la great
prollt accruing to the ownus of this rhh
property Miles of tunnul < ! and drifts have
beet * extended In the great bodj of ore ,
but still on evcrj hand In "the underground
workings , vast quantities of ore Just a- <
good as that which ha ? been mined are visi
ble A main shaft. 230 feet , lit Tantall
gulch , near Tcrr > . Is u-5Pd In working the
mine. Out of thl ! > shaft about 200 tons of
ore are taken daily and shipped to the re
duction works at Deadnood , owned b > the
( JoHen Iteward company Th'a cotnpan )
a'so owna the Tornado mine The discover }
of a free milling ledge which extends up
through the quartzlto formation In this
mine , has brought the Tornado Into great
prominence this season This vein of fr < lc
milling ore is ver > large and runs $12 gold
per ton The discover } of this character of
ore In the Tornado demonstrates the fact
that the same kind of ore exists In the
Uald mountain countr } , thus ln urlng the.
perpetuation of mining interwts in that re
gion
GOLD FOUND IN A SILVBH MINE
The accidental discovery of high grade
gold bearing rock in an abandoned silver
mine In the nagged Top district , recently
made by A. J Smith , was Jie means of
the owners coming Into peBScsailoii of a
most valuable mining property The mine
Is being extensive ! } worked ba large force
of men In one tunnel of the property
there la a five-foot vein of ore , which assajo
up in the hundreds A shipment of ore was
made to the Aurora , 111 , smelter a short
tlmo ago , and returns from thi same nhov\
that the cat averaged { 91 in gold per ton
Mr McDonald , who also owns two claims
adjoining the A. J. Smith propertj , has
Just discovered a large body of ore which
runs $32 per ton.
An Important sale of mining ground was
made last week when the Uua group of
eighteen claims In Squaw Creek sold to east
ern parties. For some weeks prior to the
hale Chariest A Hallnm , a well known and
prominent mining man from Chicago , was In
the Hills inve tlgatln5 this p jperty , on the
advice of Hou W J Thornby , the assaer
of Prestou. The ground was thoroughly In
vestigated by Mr. llallam and also b } George
\V. Cook and J. P. Hosner , two mining ex
perts from Denver , Cole , and the property
was pronounced a first-class proposition On
the recommendation of these parties John W
Gates , president ot the Illinois Steel company
of Chicago , aud J. A Drake , treasurer of the
llllno's , Indiana & Iowa railroad , who is the
son of Governor Drake of lovva , purchased
the property , pa > ing therefor a splendid
figure A number of prominent mining peo-
plgwere interested in this tale among whom
were Henry Rosenkranz of Central , Henry
and JamesFraw ley of Dcadwood. George Wil
son of Deadwood. John McLaughlln of Car
bonate. Ed Donaldson of Lead , and II K.
Hua and his daughter , Mrs Richards. The
Rua group of claims has alwas been looked
on as ouo of the most promising properties
in the Hills The ground is already in a fair
10 MOTHERS OFJARGB FAMILIES.
Mr * . 1'lnUham'n Advice Frte.
In this workaday world few women
art ! so placed that physical exertion.
is not constantly demanded of them la
their daily life.
Mrs. rinUhnin maltcs a special appeal
to inothersot laigo families whoso work
is never done , and many of w horn suffer
aud nuffcr for lack of intelligent aid.
To women , younger
or old , rich or poor ,
Mrs. 1'lnldinm ,
of Lynn , Mass. ,
extends
lierlnvlta-
tiou of
free ad
vice. Oh ,
women ! do
not let your
lives bo sac
rificed w hen a
Vwotd from Mrs.
I'inMiam , at
the first approach of weakness , may
fill your future years with healthy joy ,
Mni A C. HriiLKK , 1123 Xorth Al
bany avenue , near llumboldt Park ,
Chicago , 111 , wija : "I am llfly-ono
years old and have had tvvelveehildrcnj
and my j oungcst is eight j cars old. I
have licen snlTering for some time with
a terrible weakness ; that bearing-down
feeling was dieadful , and 1 could not
walK any distance. 1 began the use
of Lydia 13. I'inkham'-j Vegetable
Compound and Sanative Wash nnd they
have titled inc. I cannot ptak > c your
htudiciuc enough.1'
htato of development and shown n largo
nmuunt of ulUreoiia ore of high grade. The
new OUIHI-N of the property will begin ex
tensive operations and will retain Mr , Hua
as superintendent
NOTKS OF run MINRS.
R M Malonc } , the Deadwood mining man
whose name is most familiar In the Cripple
Creek district , where he has made a fortune ,
has a splendid mine In the rich Oat den City
dlstiict Known es the Penotacot. The min
ers aie now drifting In a vein which U
tight feet wide and fourteen foot high and
are working toward another vein which It
know-i to exist about ninety feet from the
ono In which ore Is being mined A small
force of men la cngaprd in the Penobscot ,
but last week about 100 tons of ore wcro
shipped which averaged | 30 gold per ton.
I' Clems Smfth former ] } Instructor of
geology and mlncrolog } In the state school
of mines at Hapld City has assumed hla
duties as getiiral superintendent of the mines
and mills bi longing to the Golden Itenard
Consolidated Oold Mining and Milling com
pany. Mr Smith In a well-informed and
cxpci fenced mining man and It Is thought
will fill the responsible position to which ho
has bion appointed with great credit
The delegation of mining engineers who ar
rived from Hovghton Mich , where the Amer
ican Institute of Mining Knglncers held Its
last meeting to the Hills this wiek for the
purpose of examining this famous region ,
were roallv treited while In the Black Hills
and had a most enjojable visit In Lead
they visited the vast workings of the Home-
stake tompaii } and were greatl } delighted
with the many Interesting features they
found In the manner of conducting thu great
est gold mine In the United States.
UIOMIM : corn-Kit TIIM : SALH.
Deal for t7nClmrtrr OnU I-ropprtr
rioxril l > \ Cnlilc.
SARVTOGAV0 , July 23 ( Special. )
Negotiations , for some time pending. Involv
ing the sale of the Charter Oak copper mine ,
In Camp Williams. Upper Platte mining dis
trict , came to a satisfactory ending } esterday
when Messrs. Heath and Hassett , managers
of the Upper Platte Investment agency , re
ceived the following cablegram "We will
accept terms as per } our letter , without fur
ther examination " The terms are private
and the deal Is the basis of one of the
largest smelting propositions In the United
States. The property is situated In the
Battle Lake copper zone , was discovered and
developed b } State Senator Frank O. Wil
liams and his partner. Henry R Joneo. Soms
work done on It last spring showed up an
eight foot vein , giving through analsls. the
following values IS per cent copper. $1 In
gold , two ounces of silver , 33 per cent Iron
and 19 per cent silica.
"North Pole passed l.'th" Drox TJ.
Slioonuin acted as Andrec'.s cat tier
pigeon and the above is stamped on his
wing * Di ex .says It was a hot job-
Good opening for a shoe store up there
no competition not any mote than
there Is for our boy.s * 51.30 tans In coin
toes aud deep ox-blood shades We
guaianU-c thoin to be as good or better
than any § 2.50 shoo ever bold In this
city.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1419 FAKNA.IL
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is a graduate optician of thirteen year * '
experience. He will tet jour eyes free
of charge and If you really need glasses
we will make them for you you see we
ate manufacturing opticians no poor
woik at cheap prices but good work at
the right price.
Columbian Optical Co
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nn\viit OMUIA KAN sis CITY
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