THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , THURSDAY , MARCH25 , 1886.

THE DAILY BEE.-i

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< 1 OMAHAOFricr.No.OH AND otoFAns Ait Si-Kr.w YOHK OFFICE , ROOM CS.TntnuNR Mtm.mMl-Vi'Aamttaron Orncr. , No. 613 FOUHTEENTH Sr,

Published every rnornlnir , oxcfpt Stindfiy. Tliconly Monday morning pnpur published iu tha-time..

nr MAIMOno Vcnr. tlO-OOiTlirr-o Months. . . . . J2.SBUJIonths.. 6.000110 Month. l.OC

THE WEEKLY HEE , Published Every Wcdnosany.TEAMS , J-O9TPAID !

One Vcnr , with premium. $2.0-COnr Ycnr , without premium. , . . 12.1Fix Month * , without premium. . . . . . 78

Ono Month , on trial. ,. 1C

All comrmtnlcntlotH rrlntlnt ? to news nnd odl-torlnl

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innttpra should bo ndrttcsstd to tbo Km-von OF MIB Ilr.e.

All business loiters nnd rrmlttnncos should bo-

fiod ' t<l to Tut: HP.F. Pum.isiuno COMPANY ,

OltAitA. Draft * , chccki nnd postofflco ordersto bo inndo pnynblo to tlio order of the company ,

1HE BIE POBLISailGliPJIIT , PBOPBIEIOBS ,

K. IlOSEWATRIl. EutTOn-

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>v THAT the ca9 company has etaclelctl lo glvo us cheap gas , the anxiouspublic will bo on Uio look-out for amotor.I-

'AKNAM

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fctrcct sidewalks should bo allbrought to the curb , and all woodenwalks should bo rcplncud with stormgranolithic , asphalt , or other durablematerial-

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Missouri river at this city has boonfalling for the last two or three daysbut when the ice-gorge above Klk Poinlbreaks wo may look out for a llood thaimay do considerable damage.

OMAHA must , materially raise her as-

ocssmcnts this year. The market valueof taxable property in Douglas county is

fully $100,000,000 , Nine millions as a ba-

sis for a tax levy is an outrageous coucession to the great tax fchirkc.rs-

.Tun

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mikado of Japan has sent a contrlbution of $500 to the New York Grantmonument fund. The mikado is ti gentlcman and a scholar. It is Intimatetthat his contribution was the result of therecent visit of Hon. C. H.JJowcy , olOmaha , to Japan.

ONE of the streets that ought to be

paved is Capitol avenue from Si.xtccntlstreet to the high school. Capitol avenueis the widest street in the city anel il

could bo greatly bcaut.ih'ed on the hillsidr-by parking it in MIS contof tmd putting r

' puVcel roadway on each side.-i

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OMAHA will bo largely what the enter-prise , pluck and spirit of her businessWen make her. Lot all differences be

Bunk nnd a united cllbrt made to furtnoiher interests , and a few years will see ui-

wjth 100.000 inhabitants and a tradewhich will bo only limited by the requiremen(3( of the tributary country. Wort-wins. . Pluck and push win. All combincel make success certain.-

TIIKIIR

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is a good deal of scnso in thebill , recently passed by the Iowa senateto suppress intemperance. It punishc ;

the drunkard as well as the liquoi dcaleiwho soils to him. The penalties providcd $or drunkenness are made very sc-

voro. . While this lg anJnu rtmi meas-tirsi it uoos scorn strange , however , tha-it should be necessary to pass such a lav-

ina prohibition state. It only goes te

show that prohibition does not prohibit

SENATOK VAN WYCK has passed hibill in the souato which confirms laneentries made under rulings of the laneoflice prior to Mr. Sparks' arrival. Novlot the bill bo pushed in the house. MrSparks is honest and fearless , but ho hamade somu sad blunders in his rulingwhich have affected the rights of westonBottlers. lie has been so straight that hi

has loaned backward. Between Secretar ;

Lamar's overruling pen nnd Senate-Vim Wyck's continuing bill the wostcnhomesteaders and pro-cmpters need hav-Jio fear that injustice will bo done ttheir interests.

THE vote in the English house of lordto open all national museums and gallerics to the public on Sundays is acrenvictory for liberal principles. The roselution declares that this Sunday roforn-is demanded "In the interest of roligioi-nnd education. " Not a member of thbench of bishops voted for Sunday open-ing , but the resolution was supported b;

nil the peers of ability , including Gran-ville , Spencer , Ripen , Wolsoloy , Napio-nnd Bute. Lord Brnmwcll , formorl ;

JusticeUrnmwoll , in advocating the res-

olutlon referred to Prince .Bismarck'recent dismally humorous description o-

an English Sunelay.but the high authorit ;

of liisnmrck and his contrast betwcoiSunday observance In England anel Ger-many made no impression on the bondof bishops. There is no doubt that tinhonso of commons will speedily coucu-in the resolution , and the change wil-luivo a most salutary Influence on tinmasses of people in London and otholargo dtloH , for whom Sunday is the onl'lay for Intellectual ro creation and cnjcr-mo in.

Mil. HOUI.VN will 1)0) given a clianoo ti-

rnlso Jiis objecting voice when the bilcomes in for Senator Miller's funeralThe extravagance of congressional funci-nls nd the manner of conducting thui :

Is a public soaiulul , It cost the govern-ment about $30,000, to bury Senator Millor. A special train of four cam was consitlaroel necessary to convoy his wife amdaughter , bis remains ami ono senate )

nml tivo congressmen to the Pacific coaslWhat the expense would have boon hiu-

theT death boon belter timed forapleasurtrip unel ihua attracted a. full committc-of senators , it is only possible to surmiseAll congressmen do not , however , comfrom ? o distant a state , and the ordlnar ;

expense of a funeral is from $ j,000 t

§7,000 , luxurious apartments at hotelschampagne ad libitum nnd gonorall1high living , being , according to congrcssionrvl usage , ossontlal for tlio propoexpression of poignant grief. Tlio im-

propriety of turning a funeral journey othis kinel Into a junketing trip was cm-

phasifccel by General Hancock when hwas In ohargn of tlio train bearing tin

.body of ( iunor.il Grant from Mt. Me-

Grcgor tq Now York. Looking One' '

from his coitoh lu.- saw some I'cnnsyivanl :

lullltla otlicurs onoyii{ ) ; thonuclvo * willtheir wiuo ur.d cigars nnd sent a politrequest that the smoking bo sloppedTi! play soldiers declined to ucoedo t-

hU wibli , wuu! ; ho ordered Out conduolo-todrop ! h oarci utainlug the nlfcmlor-ut the next stution if the smoking did no-

ce * within live minutes. TUn cigardlnniiiK'uhxt and wu: not rceuiued durlti-tbo trip.

The Boss nemlsirmn.While the president anel the somto arc

quarrelling cheerfully away over a mat-ter in which the party and the public haveliltlo interest , First Assistant PostmastoiGeneral Stevenson is going right alongwith the work of beheading republicanfourth clns ? postmasters , anel filling theirplaces with fourth class democrats. Itmatters nothing to Stevenson whetherthe senate acts in executive session , ordeclines to close its doors on a curiouspublic. His machine has no such clog toits cfllclcncy. Ho la the anpolnting nndconfirming power combined , and the soloudgo of the qualifications of the demo-

cratic Nnsby. From March 4 , 1833 ,

until February 1 , 1830 , Stevenson's guil-lotine cut off several hundredheads a weak. By that time thepressure had boon so much rolicvcel thatonly sixty or seventy removals dally havesince *, been mado. Mr. Stevenson i ;

naturally the idol of his patty. Ho haplayed no game of sham civil service re-

form. . Ho needed no charges to bolstci-

ui ) his partisanship. Believing in thegrand old democratic doctrine of spoilsand their relations to victors , lie has condtictcel lilsofllcc on that basis. Ho is de-

serving of a good deal more respect thansome of his oltlcial associates who haveaccomplished the same enels while hypo-critically singing hymns to the goddess ocivil fecrvlco reform.-

Ellicioncy.

within the party is a gootenough qualification for oflica. So loiif-

as parties rule in politics it will bo theprincipal recommendation for olllciarecognition , Spelling bees and classes ii-

gcograpiiy will not nil'uct it. A few clerk-ships may bo apportioned out on the

basis of a knowleelgo of astronomy , binthe bulk of theofllccs will bo parcelled orthe old basis just as they have boon elone

under Mr. Cleveland's administrationMuch of the antagonism which the pros !

dent has aroused within and without tinlines of his own party can bo directtraced to the belief that his professionof devotion to competitive examinationand such nonscnco arc hollow and insm-cere , made to catch and hold votes , no-

te secure anel retain an improved class ooiliceholders.-

Mr..

. Stevenson seems to bo a goot-ofllcial and ho certainly is a good parti-san. . Why should remiblicnns objectTheir turn has come. It will como againSo long as the active Jiandsnmn of thepostofllcp tlcpar ehl kcc S witlilu Ui

law , who has a right To'object ? Tinguillotine is not llio perpetual propertyof any party. It changes ownorshi )

from time to timo. Its glittering bladiwill rise and fall with equal regularitywhen Stevenson sleeps with other oustce-ollicinls , anel a rcuublicnn first assistanpostmaster general touches the litth-spring. . ___________.

The Principle Involved.-No

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change is reported in the situatioi-of affairs along Gould's system of railroads. The railway officials whoso dut-

it is to exorcise their public functions acommon carriers arc1 still- standing , ouobstinately for an unconditional surrcn-dor of their striking employes. Tinworkingmen are as firm in demandingthat the question winch cjiuscd U ;tnkishall bo eoltlwi u- ore th cmb7.co jj-

ruiScei. . Meantime the public is sufferingtrade is being seriously injured , tnifllc isuspended , nnd labor is living ou itsmall surplus savings.

What is the question which organizclabor insists so strongly is involved in thpresent dispute ? So far as can bo dis-

covered , It is the right of labor to Organize. The discharge of Foreman Hall wamade because ho attended a Knights o

Labor meeting in Texas. His brothclaborers are resenting such a cause fothrowing a man out of cmploymonlThey claim that when employers boycotorganized labor , organized labor in tunhas the right to refuse its services to en :

players nnd all who assist them in mair-tainiug such a principle. This is the U-Qderlying cause for the extent of the proscut strike. The discharge of u single ma ;

is a small part of the real rcrson for the existing troubles. ThKnights of Labor fcol that thcr-is a principle at stake and that prinoipl-is labor's right to organize. They arpersuaded that the trouble on the TexaPacific has made a test case which muf-bo settled decisively in one way or thother as the ground for future peaceful re-

hitions between organized capital anorganized labor.

The public who are suffering from theffects of the strike have a right to knovthe reason for its continuance. Theare entitled to learn on whom the blnmfor the struggle rests. Organized labodoes not deny the right of employers tdischarge incompetent and charactorlesworkingmen , They do not insist thacapital shall bo forced to employ labowhich does not give full returns for it-

"wages. . That would bo to reduce thvalue of every competent nnd faithfu-w orkingman , and to place him on a pawith the poorest nnd most worthless o

his follows. If the foreman on the TexaPacific road had been discharged for incompetency there would have boon n-

strike. . But the blow aimoil at ForomaiHall was aimed at organized labor , amorganized labor is returning it with in-

torcst. . The public should undurstnn-anel understand clearly that there is not !ing standing in the way of a settle-

ment of the strike on thGould system except the prideothe railroad oillelals. The strike woulcease the moment that the haughty rail-

road magnates yielded the point nt issueReceiver Brown and Manager Hoxio nr-

in ouo and the same boat. It is a misciable subterfuge to talk about courts unthe offended dignity of the law. MiBrown needed no decree of the court tdischarge Foreman Hall. Ho will neeno judicial decision to reinstate binMr , Hoxiu is standing on his royal dij-.utty anel posing as a champion of assailecapital , while ho in fact occupies the pc-

sition of an oppressor of organized laboiBoth Mr. Brown and Mr. Hoxio are drav-Ing their salaries , however , with unvarj-ing regularity , nnd will continue to d-

so , strike or no strike.Public sentiment is rapidly turning t

the side of thn striking worklngmor-t'coplo are. beginning to sec that thei di-

nily of offended railroad magnates , whare too bull'hcudcd to admit tnoir blurdors , is sovoly responsible for the coiUU-

nance of the trouble. Receiver Browiand Mr. Hoxio must yield. Organizelabor will never yiolel its right to orpw-ko , or admit that such organization giveemploying capital the right to refuseemployment.S-

EKATOU

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MANPKUSON'S speech m ropl-to Senator llaloromarkson Mr. Logan' '

bill to Incrnaso the olllcaoy of the urmj-is spoken of in the dispatches as nu nbl

effort. Mr. Mandorson appealed Instrong terms for increased military pro-tection

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for the settlers on our northernfrontier , and pictured very vividly, be-

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from personal observation , thedangers to which they nro exposed underexisting conditions. The facts as statedare boyonel dispute. The entire northernline of Nebraska borders directly on theSioux reserve. The Indians there locatedcould rally an effective fighting force of0,000 warriors. To protect the frontierthe government has two small garrisonscontaining barely five hundred men. Thenecrcst other military carrison by rail isFort Omaha , four hundred miles away.-

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case of outbreak the entire northwest-ern

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section of the state would bo nt themercy of the Sioux before assistancecould reach it. If the army in the westis intended for service it should bo con-

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largely in positions of danger.The most Important posts are those whichguard the Hanks of the Indian country.They should bo maelo the largest and thestrongest. The time for "posts of eibsorv-aration" lias cone by. Wo needposts for offensive and defensiveoperations , garrisons of such sizethat tholr ycry Importance and ability tomake short work of any Indian outbreakthat may occur will bo the strongestguarantee that no such outbreak willtake placo. Two regiments of troopsought to bo stationed in northwest Ne-

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in the two posts of Robinson andNiohrara. Both garrisons are now onthe line of the railroad. They can bomaintained as cheaply as any posts in thewest. In case of trouble their com-mands

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, if nceeled elsewhere , could bo atonce moved by rail to the sccuo of dis-

turbance. . Every argument of militaryexpediency , public safety and economydemands that whether the army is in-

creased¬

in size or not , that portion in Ne-

braska¬

shall bo concentrated where it ismost needed cl

Revising tlio liutlrcel Lists.-Messrs.

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. Thomas , of Illinois , and Rea-

gan¬

, of Texas , are inaugurating an in-

vestigation¬

of the retired lists of the armyand navy which is already causing manyllutterings of hearts in Washington. Mr.Thomas is particularly devoting himselfto tlio navy nnd the sub-committee , ofwhich lie is chairman , claims to havemade many alarming discoveries in thecoursooj HS JosjjajciicSk It jswassarted( i; i tjio 'lisl is' filiceTwittr ofllgjjrs" whohave been retired on three-quarters paybecause of incompoteney , drunkenness ,

and incapacity for the bcrvico resultingfrom dissipation , that in many instancesmen Im o been sliclveel from active ser-

vice¬

because they were- morally andphysicallv unlit for command or wcromentally incompetent to pcrlorm theirduties anel that the tendency for yearshas boon to save officers from courtmar-tial

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and dismissal by ordering them be-

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a retiring board and making them acharge for life upon tlio national treasury.

Judge Uctigan , of Texas , proposes to do-

a similar sen ice for the army. IIo liasoffered a resolution calling oil * ' '"secretary of war fr - jst of-

"Cufoei officers of tlio nrmv with thespecific reasons for their retirement. Air.Reagan doubtless inclines to the opinionthat the frequent cause for retirement ,

"disability incident to the service , "like charity , "covers a multitude of-

sins. . "There are doubtless goinn such CiiSCS ,

but wo believe that investigation willprove them to bo infrequent. Dissipationin the army Is yearly growing less. Theheavy drinking and carousing which wasonce considered a necessary incident olarmy life , has gone out of fashion. Tliestrain for promotion is so intense thatoflicers who disgrace themselves andtheir profession are very apt to findthemselves brought promptly before n

court martial with a prospect of dis-

missal staring them in the face. Therearc many applicants for places on the re-

tired list whose disabilities were actuallythe result of hard duty in war and on-

llio frontier who cannot secure retirementbecause the list is full. Retiring boardsare not apt under such circumstances tolean favorably towards those who seek tcmake their habits of dissipation theground for securing a life annuity ,

especially as the law permitssuch men to bo "wholly re-

tired , " or virtually dismissed by action ol-

a retiring board and without the publici-ty of court martial proceedings. In thenavy the proviso of the law which placeson the retireel list oflicers who are foundon examination to bo incompetent leipromotion has undoubtedly acted inswelling the list to its present bloated di-

mensions. . This abuse could bo chockedby changing tlio law so that sucii officersshould bo wholly retired with a year'spay and allowances. That would bo B

cheap way of getting rid of oflicers , who ,

while perhaps faithful in the perform'-anco of their duties , nro menially incapa-bio of rising lo posilions of higher command. It should , however , bo borne inmind that the retired lists of both thearmy and navy are now much largci-tlian they will bo twenty years or oventen years from date. The veterans olthe wars are dropping off rapidly. Four-fiflhs of the olllcors on tlio disability lisl-

wcro retired for wounds and disabilitiesresulting from the war of the rebellionMany are old and feeble and cannot re-

main long on earth. Others in the nat-ural course of time must in a few year?

bo dropped from tlio rolls. Twentyyears from now there will be little causefor complaint as to tlio size of the armj-rotireel list. There will bo sufficient va-

cancles to accommodate all found dis-

abled by reason of service. The separatelist on which the names of all ofliconreaching sixty-four tire placed will rap-idly niljust itself to the size of llio armj-anel aflor a few years will remain ns :

constant factor to bo considered in tinannual appropriations.

TUB announcement that the Hurling'ton road has let llio contract for graeling-an addilional 160 miles northwest fronits Grand Island extension , making800 miles in all , Jins no basis in fact. Ntfinch contract lias been lot , as wo are in-

formed on the best authority. Work is

being pushed on the present contractthrough Custer county nnd tlio routl is

pointing signilicanlly lowarels Iho Dako-ta boundary , but that is all. Whetherthe main line of the present extensionwill turn northward or whether il

will fitrikei west along the val-ley of tlio Niobrara or RunningWater is us yet undetermined. But foiall that , jt is not at all a question of eloublwhether Iho Burlinglpn system proposesto invade thoroughly this summer thestill undeveloped country of northwest-ern Nebraska. It will strelch its irou

arms in several directions through thatpromising region , opening up an empireof rich grazing anil agricultural land tothe sesltler and giving to Omaha now railronel facilities with ; n section which isrich In possibilities to our merchants-.It

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is highly probable that theBurlington officials will not leavethe Black Hills in the loxclusivo contro-of the Northwestern , nnd equally prob-able

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that they will divide the traffic of-northwestern and western Nebraskawith that system and lho Union Pacific-.Thcro

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are significant symptoms of a de-

sire-

on the part of its officers to cross thestate linn west nnd reach into the richmineral nnd range regions of westernWyoming. Aggression is to bo the mottoof Nebraska railroads eluring the comingspring and Bummer. It is a free for allrace for traffic in which no one's territorywill bo respected.

THE Rcjinblican has again secured thearrest of its* penitentiary "old man Ben-der

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, " alias John Piorsoii. Piorson's valueas a sensation has long ago beenplayed out , and this latest effort to boomhim as a dime museum attraction will at-

tract¬

a languid Interest on the part of thepublic.

KINGS AND QU13UNS.

The emperor o Germany docs not llko thepiano.

King Humbert ot Italy never looks a clftglass of champagne in Uio foam. r-x-

The Emperor William has sanctioned tlioerection ot n monument to the poet Lessing ,

near that of Goethe In thoThlcrgailcn.Queen Victoria lias given her royal com-

mand¬

that a icnl Boston bean-pot sliall bo In-

troduced¬

at Windsor Castle.' 'Poor Carloltn , " the once bcnutlftil em-

press¬

of Mexico , is repelled as Hearing llioclose of her trade career at tha old cnstloof-Bouchol , near Biussels.

The Crown Prince of Germany needs twotrays lo carry his orders when ho appears infull regalia. IIo has more orders than a bcv-cnlh

-Regiment velcran.

Prince Augusto Lcopolo , son of tlio empo-or of Biazil and atlmiial of the Braziliannavy , will visit the Now Orleans exposition ,

and will probably bo invited lo visit Wash ¬

ington-

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llumbeit of Italy dislikes court bullsand royal lotos , and when Ho has to atlcndthorn he looks painfully bored. Ills majestypicfers to remain in bis private apnilincnts-pjayj.ng billiards , i- *

Prince and Brincess Edwaiel of Saxo-Welmaraio

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rapidly gaining popularity inIreland They are plcasaully cultivatingthe acquaintance of llio Irish themselves in-

slead-

of setting up an exclusive ciicle.Prince Napoleon figures in Cora Pearl's

incmohs as "Duke Jean ," and llio slory ofher iclations with iUm is unbliishliigly re-

lated.¬

. She says that she received from himhundreds of thousands of francs.

The Princess Isabella , heir to Iho throne ofBrazil , is oxlrcmuly rellgieVus.'and sometimesIho astonished and faf-frolrt-gratlflcd subjectsof her father have bjChefd her sweeping thelloor of the church , clad

'in a coarse gown ami

humility of spirit , , . , - -

*Tllfl w- jaicry of King Thobaw's recklessblnir at the Biitish lion when lie hael nolhlng-at all to back up Iho bbld face lie assumed la-

explained. . lie is said to be inordinatelyfond of playing poker anel applying his fa-

vorilo-

method of play lo th'o game ot foreignaffairs lie was caught ,

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The crown prince ofc Portugal , who is tomarry Princess Amelia of Orleans , has nnabundant supply of nnin.es. When bo "signs-hj3_ uamns in fiill they are Charles MichaelRaphael Gabriel Gonzngua Xavier Francis of-

Assls , Joseph Simon of Bragauza , Savoy,

Bourbon , Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , Duke ot-

Braganza. .

Fur no Indication.Oft gtty Sttsmra-

.Tou.

can't toll an actor by the amount offur on his overcoat.

The Mugwump Stamp.-St.

.. I'm . Pioneer Pro* .

AVhntover the occult reason behind it, tliofact Is clear that the most violent and uncom-l

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romlsingorgans( In the country to-diiy arcthose which bear the mugwump stamp.-

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Chinaman * Who Wont.Chicago Herald.

Ono Chinaman has obeyed the command to-

"go, " and everyboely Is in mourning. Hisname was Hop Sing , and ho was a banker at-

Yaklnia , Wyo. AH the deposits went withlllm -

A Crusher.L-mitmtlle

.CourlctJournal.

When a woman wants to t ike a mean rc-

vongo-

on her husband for some fanciedslight or injury , she has only to read aloud tohim one of his old lovo-lctteis four years af-

Icr-

liis marriage.-

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Need of a Tallttiiff Machine.Chicago Ifcut.-

Prof..

. Fabcr , who Is oxhibillng his talkingmachiiio throughout the country , lias como nt-

a very inopportune timo. Tlforo Is too muchcompetition. Congress Is still in session.-

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Word Tor the Boys.Boston Post-

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Cincinnati paper invents Iho word" Ibis is such"clrcumbicycling. an express-

ive word lliat it is feared that stiaugcr.s tothe language will mistake it for profanity.Several other qooel words could ba built onthe same model. Why can't Iho boys lalk of-

"clrcuinbummlng the town , " for instance ?

Slashed and Flopped.Lincoln Juin nal ,

The Omaha BEK publishes a tally of theballots of the jury In the , fromthe first to the twentieth. If the record i.s

correct , llio jury slashed nnd Hopped anelbushwhacked around about ns much ns ademocratic convention .nominating nn alder-man

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In a cily wlicro the olllco is moro lucra-tive

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limn honorable.-

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Good Word Ifor Kli.Denver Ti tbunc.

Unless the president shall bo able to glvo-a very good reason lor the removal of Oov ,

Murray, of Utah , men of all parties will con-demn

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his action ; for tbo entire country hasgreat faith In Mm ray and bcUlovo that ho 1msdone much to brim: tho'Monuon evil directlyunder the eye sf the lav. IIo Is the nmii ofall others for the place. '

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I'm tired of Its elaiicing , its lancers , andprancing , ? J-

Us "Tuesdays , " and its "Five-o'clock teas ," % *j-

It's social lomnnolng. its gossip entrancing ,

I high for llio elespit , to live as I ple-aso.And now I nfUnn It , and lime will confirm

I'm t o Hied and poor that my sins I'll re-pent

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,And I'll Ite , as they lornl it , a pious old

he-nullThe holiest man on the earth during Lent.

Innocuous Desuetude *

"I say , ma , " shouted Jimmy Tuffboy ,ns ho rushed into tlio house , ' 'aro you up-on dictionary words ? "

"Not very muchmy, son.-What troublesyou now ?"

"Nullin much , ma. only teacher saidthis morning that by the way J acted sheshould think your slipper hael fallen intoinnocuous desuotuelo , Unit's nil. "

"Thoro shall bo no further complaintof that kind , young man. You walk up-stairs.

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. "Jimmy saw that lie hiul made of hi *

curiosity a decided .enemy

STATE ANDTRtiniTORY.Nebraska , Jottlncs.-

Wymorenns.

nro wrcslllng with thewaterworks problem ,

Hastings' now cemetery is reaely for thespring crop of defeated candidates.

The brielgo over the Elkhorn river at-

Crowcll has been swept away by the

Workmen have begun digginq thetrenches for the water mains in GrandIsland ,

Tlio opera house burned at CentralCity recently will bo rebuilt on nn en-larged

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plan.-

Tlio.

Ponca Journal asserts that thetoxvn only lacks a coal mine and capital-ists

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to discount Sioux City in size andpopulation.

The "beardless cubs" of democracy nrogetting a firm grip in the interior of thestate. A new automatic organ will botuned and turned loose in .Sidney thiswcok.

John Rclnns , a recent arrival nearMcCook , while in tlio act of hanging uplus gun , tlio weapon fell from his handsnnd its contents plowed Ids abdomen. IIo-dicel in Iwo hours.

Amid n profusion of premiums offeredby citizens of Plnllsmoulh for big pump-klim.

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. prize calves and fat babies , Hon.William Neville rises above all rivalswith an oilor of $10 for tlio largest andbest assortment of packing house pro-ducts

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in the stale , a slaughter house com-inillco

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lo act as judge auel jury.Another republican paper has been

rudely fired from the federal fleshpots inthis state. The editor of tlio North Bond1'lail , whoso antique thresher ornamentedthe poslolllco of llio town , was ejectedInst week lo make room for Horborl-Williams. . It was an outrage on vestedrights , the lliatt of infamy.

The Union Pnciiic loaels by twentymiles in Uio railroad race lo the north-west.

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. Tito 13. & M. company , however ,

is making giant-like strides to close thegap , anel by tlio 1st of April contractorswill have 1,000 men nnd 1,000 teams atwork on the Grand Island & WyomingCentral grade. It is oxpecled lhat bothroads will reach Broken Bow aboutJuly 4-

.Tho.

outcrpppings of mineral wealthcontinue agitating land speculators invarious parts of tlio state. Coal veinshave temporarily subsided , nnel gold elis-

coverics-

have como to the front. Twoyears ago a farmer near Scotia , Grcnloycounty , found a golel nugget in tlio crawof a chicken , and his "dome of thought"has been worried ever since to discoverwhence that craw fished tlio nugget. Hisresearches now appear to have placedhim on the IhrcshhoUl qf wealth , with its*?&'$ Ol ielcncss| unel ejvil. D'oop down in-

a well , seventy feet from the brow ofMother Earth , be discovered Ihe glltler-jug sand , laden willi gold nuggets vary ¬

ing in size from n pin's head to a pea.Scores of people flocked to thn find andwcro permitted to fish up the rich saneland analyze it, but no thought of saltpenetrated tlio unsophisticated mind. An-olel mine prospector was found , and hisopinion that it was pay dirt increased tlio-excitonient. . In addition to her golelenlaurels , Scotia promises to unearth a coalvein of paying proportions in the courseof a month. Chicken "craws" now pomaud tv premium.-

Ittrtva

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Items. "A calf without eyes or tail is a Spencer

product.Cheese factory meetings have taken the

place of euchre parties at Oranjre City-.Oskaloosa

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will'add a gas works , papermill and street railway to her list of im-provements this year.-

A.

medical fakir ran up against thj )

license law in Mason City; and wsS"iihed$50 for offering to irG nil the chronicsin tO'.vu without a permit.-

A.

Burlimjlon alderman's "greatest ef-

fort"¬

was the capture of ty.-b" burglarsand marching them to the calaboose afew nights ago. His unanimous electionas city marsivi: is threatened-

.FrankKelly.

, in jail at Sac City for nburglary perpetrated at Storm Labo , os-

capcd on Wednesday and stole a horsefrom the barn of Jeilm McClosky to aidhim in his ( light. Ho has not yet been re ¬

captured.-Crcston

.

has a doctor whoso naino is-

Othello Sunrise. Ho was arrested onFriday for practicing without a licenseand tineel S IC anel costs. The doctotrwould riot p"ay the fine , anel went to jailto servo it out.

The house of Charles Black , who livesabout two miles east of Fort Dodge , wasstruck by lightning Thursday night. Thegable end ot the building was torn outarid a stove in one of the rooms was de-

molished.¬

. Tlio inmates barely escapedinjury.

Jacob Ginthor , of Manning , has justhad a large beetle extracted from his oarwhich crawled in there twenty-fouryears ago , while Mr. Ginthor was on thebattle fields of Kentucky. His hearing ,

which has been imperfect during thattime , is now as good as ever ,

The soldiers' homo committed visitedDubuque Monday. The city offers to thehomo , if located there , 100 acres of choiceland commanding an excellent view ofthe city , river anel surroundings , which isruined nt $400 an-acro. Tho1 visitors ad-mitted

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that Dubuque is far ahead in pointot hculthfulness , and beautiful grounds ,

and scenery, any they had yet visited-

.Dakota.

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The treasure coach from Deadwoodlast week took out $250,000, bullion.

The Deadwood telephone line will boextended to Custer City , Hot Springs andBuffalo Gap.

The advance guard of the spring in-

flux¬

of gamblers , toughs and free bootorshas landed in Rapid City.

The Dakota Agricultural and LlvoStock association organized at Mitchell ,anel resolved to give § 10,000 in premiums ,

The authorities of Doaelwood nroeconomizing by cutting off the supply ofsoap and candles from prisoners in thejail.At

Huron one day recently a hungryfollow at one meal ate twenty-eight eggswith ham , turkey , bread , oto , , in propor-tionate

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quantity , auel the necessary trim-mings

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ol n first class meal.The Deadwood road agents are deter-

mined-

to punish Von Bodungon , who re-

cently¬

swore that Bill Tillfcon was one ofthe gang that murdered Johnnie Slaugh-ter

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, a stage driver , in 1877. Ho has boonarrested for perjury and if that chargefails ho will bo prosecuted for falling tosqueal before ,

A four-story brick hotel , with steamand elevator , an Odd Follows' hall , clue-trio light , artesian well and six or eightbrick blocks are a few of the improve-ments

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sottleel on nt Huron for 1830 ,

Twenty-live residences luivo boon builtthis spring , or nro being built , several ofthem two stories high.

Vast eloposits of feldspar have boon dis-covered

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near Custer City. It is as whiteas alabaster , free from mica unel otherforeign substances , ami can bo utilized inthe mannfnotuia of wurcs much superiorto any hitherto manufactured in thiscountry , ami equaling the celebratedwares imported from China-

.Custor.

City proposes to bait a hook forthe B. & M. if that company builds intothe Hills , The impression prevails therethat the company will build north viaCheyenne , whereas tl.e route will bonorthwest from Grand Island , The roadwill be known as the Omaha , NorthPlatte & Wvomlng Cemtral , Thousandsof men will'bo employed on the line thissummer.

August Bcckman , a prosperous farmernnd philanthropist in tlio north part , of-

La AlOuro county , recently published nnarticle in a Chicago paper betting forththe demand for marriageable fcmules in

Dakota much after the Dontm style , am-conmuding witli vho enthusiastic pledgi-to himself find husbands for 10,000 for-lorn females. It is learned that a grcnnumber have token him fit Ids word , amthe little poslofiico of Barnes is iloodoiwith missives.

Active operations on the grade-bolwcciBuffalo Gap and Hnpid City have beoiInaugurated , U78 men anel 200 teams beinjnow employed , and the number is bolnjconstantly Increased by squads of laborcrs arriving by eastern trains. The bijrock cut at Lame Johnny creek will bicompleted in time to prevent delay. Theties will bo nil delivered during thlimonth , nnd trncklaylnp. it is stated , wil-bo commenced by April 1. Superintendcnt Zuch Shrop has three eight houishifts nt work on llio big cut on LanitJohnny , who work through sunshine niurain , ami the Hapid City Republican ro-Ih'cts the unanimous sentiment that thetown will hear the toot of the whistle on-

the' 1st day of Juno , when the crnmlcslcelebration over witnessed in the BlacliHills country will take placo-

.JUectrlcity.

.

.Clitraon TrMwif,

Our columns of yesterday contained n

report of nn excursion over the Chicago ,

Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad last Friday. A-couplo of hundred railwaj' , tele-gtaph , anel newspaper men assembled towitness a practical lost of the latest in-

vention with which tlio name of .Kelisonis prominently associated. They weretreated to a wonderful exhibition olpower over the? forces of nature obtainedby Iho knowledge that comes from ex-perimental study when rightly applied ,

The ! electric current was maelo to jumpback and forth between the telegraphwires by the roadside ami Iho roof of Inc.-

car. . a distance varying from twentyJive-to one hundred lo st each way , anel car-ried with it messages through "llio in-trenchant air" to and from stations onthe line. In llio baggaco-carsat nn oper-ator with a couple of receiving-cupsbuckled to his car. and on a little tablebefore him an ordinary Morse dispatch-ing key. The metal roofs of the car werecharged with electricity by means of asimple cloetro-maanel , Iho wires ranthence to the operator , and from him to acopper ring around ono of llio car-wheels.This gave connection with the iron rails ,

nndflj they in turn wore conncclcdwith the wires on the roadside by meantof a ground wire at an intormceualo sta-tion. . That tendency to "induction"{ leakage of the lightning ) , which so ofteninterferes with llio practical telegraphernt bis work , did Iho rest. That it did sowas amply proved by the ell'ectivo somj-lug 6! some Sou messages during ihe-joiltnoy. .

Ono of these messages was the firsttrain order over sent lo a running train-.It

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read : "Pass No. 15! at Oakland andrun to Minerva regarelless of No. 10. "These words are probably the precursorsof an infinite scries which will revolu-tionize

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tlio business of train-dispatching ,ns nil orders hitherto sent them by wirecould onlj; be received at stations , anel inease of intermediate stonjijijra. I1*highly probable that Hys f.lu'itional facil-ity

¬

and security this method of-

commjuiti yon'flffoTelg will cause it to-QO'' Ti into general use for Iho rcgulalipn-of traflic on our lines of railroad , in spile-of lhe> increased expense which it may be-

thought to cufajl. It is open to question ,

however , if this greater cost will not bomoro than compensated by the introduc-tion

¬

of a new order of business on ourmoving trains , among which may bo thecommunication of the news of the dayto passengers in transit , with ehu" " ,

market quotation ? L l,- ffrin'cip-xi " . .

ing ccjitoru Allc mvn( interested in tlioCourse of business could receive informa-tion

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nnd transmit orders while on route ,

in tlio same way that he now utilizes thethe telephone and llio telegraph wirewhile standing at ono end of tlio line of-

communication. . TKis would actual-ly place the merchant , Iho doctor ,

the lawyer , and all otliorclasses of persons whoso atlvico or direc-tion is needed in mo.ro reedy communica-tion

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with the world than that whichmost of them enjoy at their homes , andequal to that which they command attheir o'fliccs and stores. Not tlio leastwonderful feature of the innovation isfound in tlio fact that this method of tele-graphing

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does not interfere with the or-dinary

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use of tlio wires. They can boutilized to the same extent as now , un-hampered

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by the passage over them ofthe mysterious messages which at theword of command leap through midair-to carry news of weal or woe tj> upnum-bored thousands of tlio traveling public.-

Tlio.

messages are sent by the Morsemethod or indicating lotfcra by greater orless intervals belwoon the clicks of thesounder , out they are received by thetelephone appliance , which permits thesignals to bo heard without mtcrforonce-by the moving train. Already the inven-tors

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have demonstrated their abil-ity to convoy the signals throughnn air space of G80 fcot , and it isthought not improbable that cro long thelimit will bo incrcoscd to half a mile.Perhaps it may bo a good while beforethis distance Is much exceeded , but it isfar from being among the impossibilitiesof tlio future that the electrical impulsecan bo sent through leagues instead of-

feet. . Perhaps also the water as well asthe land will yet bo employed lo form a-

"ground" connection , and in that casethe sending of messages to ships on llioocean would bo no moro strange or un-common

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than will bo witnessed a fewyears hence with regard to moving trains.Still another step forward into tlio do-

main¬

of tlio nt present unattainable , andour successors on this earth may findthemselves placed in communicationwith the inhabitants of other spheres , ex-

changing¬

ideas and facts with nho peopleon far distant Neptune , anel perhapsoven signaling with tlio domain of thefixed stars. Who can essay , after wit-nofsing

-the progress of tlio last few

years to set bounds to the possibilities ofthe future ?

Mrs. Elizabeth Shirley , who died at ,

Walhul , Iowa , a few days ago , had lived100 years.

The Britisli queen's j'acht Osborno forthis year cost the people "only" 520,000,

for rep-

airs.CATARR3.

UK Qrcttt Dnlsamlo Dl3-dilution of Wltcl-

iHaiolAmerican-

. Pine , Can-I iida Mr , Muilgnlcl , Clover

Jllosnomstittt , uullcd Six-lOiui's

-Kunc.u , Cum : , for

llio Immediate relict nnd-pcrmanont euro of every

( ) ( lorin of ( 'iitnrili , from aBlmpio eV M In the lloml to-

t> & of Hnioll , Ttisto undHonrlnir , eougli anil ( 'n-

tarrnlml-

Consumption. Complete trout mont ,consl'tlntror una bottln lludluiil Ctiro , one boxCutnrrlmlSolvent , und ono Improved Inbulor ,In ono pnckniro , mny now be linclol'itlldniKldstu-lor H.o ) . Ask for BAKFOUO'S lUinc.nCUKE ,

Complete Inlialer with Treatment , $1 ,

"Tlio only absolute Epcclflo wo know of."[Mod. Tlmos. "Thn best wo limi| found In a llfo-{ ( moot sufforln.tr , " I Nov. Dr. Wiggins , lloston-."Alter

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u lonjr BtmgfBlo wlili outturn tlio Itudlt-alCine lius conquered. " [ Hov. K. W , Jlonroo ,

Ixwlsburifli , 1a. "t bnvo not louml u ujeotluu-It did not relieve ut onco.ndiovr J..OO , Jlau-chaster , Muds.

Potter Drug niut Clinmlunl Co , , Host ou.

_ LF MUST GIVE UP. J can-not

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boar imc painI ache nil ovVr , nii'l-nothliiK

'I try ( lovs me any good. "

Uiickucne 04kup < 4t Uti-rlno p.-ilm ,Borono s , LuracnfcsK , HauUlnt ; ex> UiU ,

, . . , rionrisy und client pains cured by-tbatneiw , orivlnul jtnd elPfant nntlaoto to vainami IntiauiHtrou tlio OvritAiUA ANTI-I'AIK rr-As

. Especially adapted to ladles bylit delicate odor nud f unllo tuudlclnal qualitiesdrut'Bhts , ZGcjUTefcr | l. .Mulled irw. J'tltw-Dnijr ti.ii Cbi"ritcl On. lloiton MUM.

STRICTLY PURE,re coziTAttf s wo oritrat tit jurr FOIM-

IIN THREE SIZE BOTflES.PRICE 25 CENTS , 50 CENTS. AND $1 PER BOTTLE

OTTLEs.Mo put lip for thef commortrttlcm of nil who doslro * goo

and low priced

Cough. Cold and CroupRemottyTi-ioiK ur.siniNQ A ncMcnr ro-

uCONSUMPTIONANT

"LUNGDISEASE ,Should sccuru tholaiffo fl bottles. Direction

accotupfuiyliiiruaoh bottla.T

Sold by all Modlcluo Dea-

lers.HITTI

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617 Ht.tUmrlcsSt. , 81,1onl , Mo.K-ArdtuttrgrxliKiUor two MeJIcilCollf jn , h , hrm lottotutte ! in thn irtelil Imtuieat ef Cmonic. NIITOCI , s ited BLOOD Dlllftltl tbftaKDT Cthtr I'lijiteUDlaSuLoulp ,111 flty ptpri ibov tDd til old rtitj nii Know.

Nervous Protlratlon , Oebllltf.| Menial tndPhysical Weakness ; Mercurial and other Aflic *

lions of Throat. Skirt or Bones , Blood Poljonlnnold Sores and Ulcers , *n tntttd vttk uomniuuj-lurrrii , & Ihteftt let.Dttflo rrlDClplri.Bkrttr , PttrMur.

Diseases Arlilng from Indiscretion , Exceli ; '

Exposure or Indulgence , which rrt ) n IOQI ot ittrollowlni tlteti l nrtToomrii , dtbllllr , dlnncii of lltdt-andItttMit minorr , r-lnnlti on tb ntf , |ibri M4 eKT-iMerilon lethe i.rlttjof romiln. ccofu.loi of ltf<u , t . ,rendeplne IlarrUgra lmpr °ttr or unh ppy , u *t trn nriitlr nnJ. r mphltlS pij, < ) on tbitbofe , 5 l-

10Brilf Jlr.E-

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lcDT lope , frroto KDyaddren. CftitnluitftBQQft-

A Positive Written GturanVo nii.n it, cV rf eti"'

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KSHAUhTii: > or Power I'llE-C

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