Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 3, 1884, Page 4

ey . sont $55,000 to that state to bo put OMATTA AluY REE---WEDNESDAY. EPTEMBER 3, 1884, THE OMAHA BEE : Omaha Office, No. 916 Farnam 8. Cauncil Bluffs OMcs, No 7 Pearl St, Btreet, Near Broadway. New York Office, Room 65 Tribune Bailding. Published every morning, excopt Sunday' The ©0aly Monday morning daily. BRMH BY MATL. #10.00 | Three Months 5,00 | One Month Por Wook, 25 Cents. TR WRRKLY BER, PURLISHAD NVRRY, WEDNRADAT. TRRMS PORTPAID. One Yoar Rix Monehs. A GALLANT GENERAI WANT. The fact having become known that Major.General John Benton is in a pen- niless condition and actually suffering for the necessaries of life, a fund is to be raised for his reliof. A committee, sisting of Generals Hancock, Terrell, Porter and McClellan, has been ap- pointed to take charge of the subscrip- tions and wee that General Benton is properly cared for. The story of his career reads more like a romance than a stern con- One Yoar, /82,00 | Three Months, ] g reality, and will no doubt excite a deep &ix Months. . . 1.00 | One Month . . " Amarioan News Qompany, Sole Agente, Newsdeal. | 8ympathy — among AL/ class ors In the United States. of people, and particularly among CORRRAPONDENOR. the union officers and soldiers, s Scmmunteations rolsing to Nows and Rdltors! | Ganeral Benton has a brilliant record, G BUSINRSS LAYTRRA, All Bustnoss Tetwors "and Remittances should b addrossed to T BRn PUBLISIING COMPANY, QMATA. Drafta, Cheoks and Postoffice orders to be made pay. #ble £ the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING C0, PROPS' E. ROSEWATE,R Editor. Fitoch, Ma A H. or Daily Ciroulation, P. 0. Box, 488 Omaha, Tne railroads of Nebraska are out of politics. They are willing to trust the conduct ol the campaign to Caspar E. Yost, Captain Phillips and John M. T hurston. Ir the men nominated on the stato re- ‘publican ticket were called on to meey the people and stump the state, the cam- paign would be a very sleopy affair, and they would stand a very slim chance of clection. Turre is no doubt that Mr. H. H. Shedd is a great improvement on the re- tiring Agee. Ho is an oxcellent presid- ing officer, and while not a man of posi- tive convictions or pronounced views on the vital issues of the day, moce especi- ally the aggression of corporate monopo- lios, he is disposed to be fair in his rul- ings, and is always courteous Tk democrats are making a vigorous effort to capture the state of Maine. The republican managers say they have posi- tive evidence that the democrats have where it will do the most good, and that mors money will be provided if neces- sary, Maine will certainly prove a rich fleld for the professional ward poli this year. —— Some people never know waen they are well treated. Of that class the atool plgeon of the Union Pacifle, who ostensi- bly conducts the Zepublican, is a con- spicuons example. His villainous defense of tramp incendiaries invites pitiless cas- tigation which we propose to administer to him and his assoclates just as soon as Wwe can conveniently refresh our memory concerning a fow matters, which his un- and rendered gallant servico to his coun- try. He was educatod at West Point, and the opening of the war found him engaged in literary pursuits at Nashville, Tennessee, where he had married into a wealthy family, whose sympathies were entirely with thesouth. Notwijthstand- ing his family ties,Betiton remained loy- al to his country and joined the nion army. Thereupon his southern wife de- serted him, taking with her his children. This desertion nearly broke his heart, and made him desperate and reckless of all danger in the campaigns in which he participated. Ho was always at the front courting death, ds if anxious to end his unhappy life gloriously on the battle field, He won a brigadier’s star at Murfreesboro, and added the double star of a major-general at Chattanooga, It was at Chattanooga that he had some personal difficully with General Grant, his superior, as he allowed his temper to Jgot tho better of him., General Benton next campaigned with Sherman on his march to the sea, and captured Charleston witb an advance body of troops. At Charleston he again quar- relled with his superior, General Sher- man, who caused him to be court-mar- tialed. Although not convicted, he re- signed, and going abroad he took an ac- tive part in the Russo-Turkish war, in which he fought on the side of the Turks, in command of a division. After the fall of Plevna he came into disfavor, and had a narrow escape from being strangled because he was the friend of Mehemit Ali. He finally ro- turned to the United States, broken down in health and spirits, and attempt- ed to earn a living by his pen. Ho is now an old man and has but a few years more tolive. That the remainder of his life should at least be made comfortable is eminently proper, and the money con- tributed for this purpose, will be a de- sorved tributo to a brave and loyal sol- dter. of great pride, and it was probably on this account that he has concealed his Gen. Bonton 1s undoubtedly a man provoked assault haa stirred up, needy condition until brought to the Unper the civil service rules sixty- tlve persons were recently &) pointed special examiners in the pension oftice. They were selected from a list of about three hundred persons certified by the civil service commissioner: having passed the necessary examinations to <qualify them for the positions. The ap- pointment of these examiners has been very fairly made among the different states. From New York there are seven appointees, from Pennsylvania six, and from Illinois six. Ohio and Indiana have four each, and Maine, Michigan and Massachusetts are each credited with three. New Jorsey Kllllll’ Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Towa have two each, No other state is credit- od with more than one appointment, and more than one-halt of the examiners just appointed are veterans of the war of the rebellion, The duty of a special exam- iner is to make a personal examination of <laims for pensions coming from the dis- trict to which he is assigned, and for this service ho receives a salary of $1,600 a year, and $3 a day for living expenses, his transportatien being paid by the gov- ornment, — Tur front door-bell is in a great meas- ure a nuisance simply because it is rung wt all hours of the day by persons who tako advantage of its exposed position to gain admission to a residence where they are not wanted, and to which they would not be admitted if their bueiness could bo learned in advancs, We refer to book agents, oanvassers foc all sorts of patent inventions, and peddlersgenerally. These agonts tramp from house to house, walk up to the front door, ring the bell, and when the servant opens tho door they inquire for the lady of the house, or frequently call for her by rname, baving learned it at the resi- dence which they have just left. The Jady, whose baby is awakened into crying by the sharp ring of the door- bell, goes to the door only to find some impudent canvasser who wants'to sell hera book, or “‘some article that no household can get along without.” She slams the door, and returns to her duties, only to go through the same programme again and again, The bell-ringing nuisance by tramping agents has been suppressed in some cities, and it ought to be in Omaha, The grand jury of Philadelphia has ser- iously considered the matter, and has wmade the following recommendation: There is arother evil which we res. peo!ivel{‘mguul should be speedily rem. idied. en ars proporly licensed to sell truck and articles of common use on the street. They ory their wares with a stentorian voice, that can be heard in every part of every house which they poss, Wo think that this is abundantly avifliclent. But, to add to this, a habit of ringing every door bell is an outrage. No one within can tell who may be at the door, and from the most distant part of the house, under the most trying circum- stances, again and again in every hour of the day, bell must be avswered at the call of some huckster or peddler, | Wo respectfully present this case as an | outrage, and that stringent regula- tions be adopted for its suppression in the inferest of overburdened wives and doiectios, verge of starvation, has been brought to the attention of the public, we would suggest that contribu. tions be taken up at the various soldier's reunions,and that the Nebraska veterans, now incamp at Fremont, make up a handsome purse for the old warrior, whom many no doubt remember. ancestry. versity in 1833, and in 1838 he became the editor of the Providence Journal, As Now that his case IN suppose that Armour and his crowd are 85 rich that they can boldly defy the law, Tur Kepublican prints the boastfu and self-glorifying speech of Congressman Laird at the Hastings convention, in which Mr. Laird dwells at great length upon his own gallantry during the war. Mr. Laird's patriotic war record has not been called in question, but it is his rec- ord as a railroad attorney and corporation congressman that fails to meet the wants of his constituents. It is the method by which he was nominated and elected two years ago, through the political machinery and corrupting agencies of the railroad for which for years previous he had been political attorney, that makes him objectionable as a represent- ative in congresa, It is the repetition of this unrepublican method this year that will induce hundreds, if not thousands, of good and true republicans and loyal soldiers to scratch their ticket in favor of his opponent. When Mr. Laird went to congress he promised to turn over a new leaf with regard to his relations to cor- porate monopolies. How has he kept his promise! How has he voted in the important issues involving vital reforms? How can he Jjustify hi collusion with Knevals in the St. Joe & Denver land grab? How does he propose to justify his connection with the Stinking Water land swindle? Wo have oarcfully preserved Mr. Laird’s extraordinary letter of vindication of last year, but we are unable to vindicate him on the score of his plea. The second district is republican to the core, but the old soldiers who constitute a majority of Mr. Laird’s constitutents do not propose to be again misrepresented because Mr. Laird has fought, bled and died for his country. Tuk chief of police of Pittsburg, who ordered tho Austro-Hungarian consul to take down the Austrian flag because he regarded it asa violation of tho swing- ing-sign ordinance, has been very prop- erly sot down upon by Secretary Fro- linghuysen, who has ordered tho legal proceedings against the cosul uto be dis- missed, and that a courteous and fitting explanation be made to him. The com- municaion of Secretary Frolinghuysen is directed to the governor of Pennsylva- nia, who has sent it to the mayor of Pittsburg. will take no action until he consults an attorney. 1t may bo that the mayor of tho smoky city proposes to stand by his chief of police, and in this event Mr. Frelinghuysen will probably take it upon himself to apologize to the consul in be- half of the United States. The officials of Pittsburg are certainly acting very discourteously, especially in view of the fact that the consul, under the treaty provisions, has a right to display his flag —_— DEATHOFSENATOR ANTHONY. The sudden death of Henry B, An- thony removes one of the most distin- guished senators of the United States, as well as one of the ablest of the republi- canleaders. Mr. Anthony was nearly soventy years old, he having been horn in 1815, in Coventry; R. I, of Quaker He gradusted at Brown Uni- an editor ho displayed great ability, and wielded & powerful influence through his paper for ovor twenty yoars. In 1847 Mr. Anthony was elosted governor of Ithode Island, was reolected 1n 1850, aud was urgently calld upon to ac. cept the nomlnation for a third term, which he declined. Governor Anthony becamo United States sonator in 1859, he having been olocted as & union republican to succeed Philip Allen, a democrat. Senator Authony has ovor since retained his seat in the aenate, the people of his state re- turning bim at the expiration of each term, For twenty-three years he served as senator, and his present torm would not have expired until March, 1880, During his long senatorial career he performod many important duties, and was always regarded as one of the most eflicient and popular members of the national logislatuo. out is freo from spot or blemish, and his death ends a life that has boon of grest servico to his country and an honor to His record through- himself, —— 1r is estimated that between $2,000,- 000 and $3,000,000 had been made out of the great Chicago pork corner, which has been engineered by Phil. Armour. As usual most of this money has been spueezed from the pockets of speculators outside of Chicago. Of course Mr. Ar- mour is praised for his great shrewdneass, and adwired for his wonderful financial ability by men who do not understand the methods of the great speculators, The fact is that Phil. Armour is noth g but o gigantic plunderer of the peoplo, He is & gambler iu the ncocssarics of life, and owing to his vast resources he is enabled to manipulate the provision warket to suit himself,® 1t is said of him that he either owns or controls all the pork in this country, By his operations, which are called corners, he not only bleeas the small-bore specu. lators, but robs the people by foreing up the price of food and giving it a fielitious value, The business of cornering provisions as carried on by Armour aud other greedy ond unscrupulous speculators is not ouly demoralizing to the country, bnt it is ruinous to legitimate trade. If wo are not mistaken the running of a corner is a violation of the law of 1llinois, but we in the manner that he did. The local laws in such a case as this must give way to national and international laws. Ninmu street is well paved with Colo- rado sandstone, but it remains to be seen how long this material will endure the wear and tear. It is a fact that sand- stone blocks cannot be tamped down like granite. A heavy blow splits and crum- bles the rock, and therefore makes it un- fit for paving purposes. We say this from no desire to discourage the use of Colorado sandstone in Omaha for build- ing material or for any other pur- pose for which it is euitable. This paving question is a matter of public concern, and should be treated from that standpoint. Where the ma- jority of the pronerty holders are in favor of sandstone, the council cannot do otherwise than comply with their wishes. But where no preference is absolutely expressed the council and board of public worka are in duty bound to regard the interest of the tax-payers rather than that of the railroad that wants to earn tolls for hauling stone from Colorado to Omaha, Tur idea that a fusion between the democrats and greonbackers of lowa will make Towaa doubtful state is absurd on ita face. Towa since 1868 has never given less than 50,000 republican majority in a presidentiol campaign, In 1872 it wes 58,149; in 1876 it was 50,171; and 1 1880 Garfield’s pluraliy was 7 Liast yoar, notwithstanding tho fact that the prohibition fight had unsotiled the par- ties in lows, Governor Sherman was elected by & plurality of 25,080, One might as well expect Missouri to go re- publican as to think that Towa will go democratic in & presidential year, —_— Bex Burien has a “bar'l,” and the question that troubles him most is whothior he will tap it. Ho had a con- ference with the greenback state central committee of Michigan on Monday, and the committeo was to decide whether he should put $10,000 into the campaign in that state or not. As nothing further has been heard concerning the matter, it is very likely that the committee de- cided not to call on Butler for the £10,000, the decision no doubt being rendered at Ben's rcquest. Ho knows well enough that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, —_— Mx, Fraxk Ransox can sfford to be countedoutin republicanstateconventio but the republican party, which makes ‘free ballot and an honest count” its bat- tle cry, has for the second time within two years invited disaster for its state ticket by csuntenanciog trickery and di honesty in the nomination of its candi- dates, ——— Nenuaska is still without an Epi pal bishop, Dr. Potter having declined the honor. This wmakes the third at- tempt to fill the place. It is suggested tothe Episcopal council that before it holds ancther election it should sppoint The mayor replies that he | Omaha on the 11th of September. It remains to be seen whether the conven- tion will have brains enough to nominate a man who can successfully cope with Mr. Weaver. Tue Omaha Republican is congratula- ted upon its enlarged and improved ap- pearance. The daily Zcpublican is now metropolitan in its dimensions, and with its elegant new dress affords a striking proof of the enterprise and good taste of the publishers Tue Farnam street pavement is now completed, and the street sprinkiers ought to lay the dust on that thorough- fare. The merchants are waiting for the sprinkling contractors to come round with their subscription paper. Tur Herald calls special attention to an excellent history of Grover Cleveland. Wo wonder if that excellent history con- tains any reference to Maria Halpin? A history of Grover Cleveland cannot be complete without some reference to the Widow Halpin. POLITICAL POPCORN. Was thera ever tuch a campaign seen be- fore, Just at this time both parties would be de- voutly grateful for donations. Trom his long-continued silence we begin to fear that Chauncey B, Filley has fallen in the sewer, By the way, a fusion between Tammany and the democratic party would seem to be the first scheme in order, Hendricks has one coneolation, at lonst. He knows he left enough ink in the bottle for a hundred letters of acseptance. ndricks fs not as enthusiactic over his T on on the ticket as his friends weuld like him to be. Tt is not pleasant for a first- class musician to play second fiddle, Pomeroy, who, it should be explai of the cardidates for president, is, says the Philabelphin Press, going to simplify the campaign by witkdrawing in favor of St. John, Jay Gould tells a reporter that ho shall not make up his mind whom he shall vote for until he sees St. John's letter of aczoptance. Mr. Gould will probably support Mr. S John, Gould inclines to watered stocks, During the past week a veteran union sol- dier in Jersoy City blew a xebel bullet from his nese. Wo can now expect to see in the Atlanta Constitution and other southern fire- editorials on *An Insult to the South,” od, 18 one $0. Private Dalzell is titterly contemplating votiog the democratc ticket. Cleveland shrank from the task of explain- ing the Demq i riff plank Like the man who had the Lord's prayer printed on a piece of cardboard he points fuston and fusionists it 18 consollng to hear the still, small of R. G, Horr raised abose all the cxmmotion like the permeating shriek of a clarionst in a full brass band, assuring hus fellow countrymen that Michigan will stick to Blaine and Logan like & sheet of fly paper to the rear elevation of the family cat. This year will be marked in history as the year of “kickers.” The kickers ara ranuiog the campaign, TFirst’ they kicked against Aribur. Then they kicked against Jilaine. Then Clevelond was mominated and the kick- ers appearcd on the domocratic side and kicked against him. Then Butler arose_and he kicked aguinst all other kickers. Now, one, two, three! All kick! e e WESTERN NEWS, DAKOTA. = Sioux Falls has twenty one saloons, Work has beon commenced on a city hall at Vermiliton, Seven'tin mine claims, in the Black Hills, were recently rold to eastern parties for $21, 000, "Lho penitontiary building at Bismarck hag just been complet-d, and ina few days will be ready for business, An artesian woll is to be sunk at Fort Ran dall asnoon a the contract can ho made with responsible well borers, The corner stone of the new loge at Sioux Falls will be with appropriate ceremonies, Tho asseasment roll of Davison c which Mitchell is the motrop lis very respectable figures of 81,04 The barracks at Fort Sully aro to bo re- buitt, and Jarge quantities of materisl are now Leiog shibped there by boat from Piarre, BAY ankton parties are thinking of putting in works for reducing flax straw, by a new pro- cess, into pulp for the manufacture of paper, Tho rupreme court will meet at Yankton 20th of September to pron ulgate writ ous of the cases decided at the last 3piscopal col. eptember 11, nnty, of the v Goudman is the Ransom conuty. He had 1, in this year, onc field of bushels to the acre. The Northern Pacific company will hence I i lauds in quantities ¢¢, 0N ton year's time, to rcome actual sottlers within oue year from dute of purchase, farmer in 00 weres of crop 3 goos over 100 WYOMING Tho bay crop of Wyoming this season be immense—far greater than cver cut be General Sheridun is expected at Chay on the fth, and pr to give him a rec Anethor big I wil] ne ations are being mado g ditch has been ramin county. This canal, will water over 50,000 acres all within twenty-five miles of Lara. ity. There is considerable assessment velopment work going en in the K, ing.district, s emelter being tulked it i saick will without do early in the spring, Iz per oro of this camp all improve ay reached in the shafts now being sunk, and de- 1is min- of, which thero and rop dopth is Rawlins is putting on m many ways. A prominent Jivery man was wirested recently the chargs belog cruelty to animals, and was for whippiog a balky horse, ‘Ihe court, after inquiring into tns matter as- sessod tho damages at 857 50, including fine wnd costs, spolitan alrs in The Albany County Land and Cattle com pany has o mpleted the purchase of large tract of Land from the Union Pacific company, Tha land purcha-ed is ut present occupiad m stly by stockholders of the compiny under Irase. Actual settleis on any of the lands ia cluded in this purchase who have vot hereto- fore acquired titly to their phasessi ms may bxo this company on after September 15th, Cheyenne has Doctable parents, do twn years ago and nu it valu wullors (v ephams rosembing hy phibin, - While 1n this condition it requires threa strong men to hold the and prevent him hnmmiunun imself or others. When he recovers from the« attacks ho hes vo rees !lo'ion of what has ocourred, The case ex cites much ajtention among doctors, A surveying corps of the Burlington read are working north of Cheyenve. The Leader | thinks “the pur, 0se of thy Burlington & Mis- souri in causing @ sury to foel for some point which s liable aventially to b reachod by the Sioux City & Pacific road, though at this time the intention of the com- is probably a committee to find some man who will [ pany in surveying north i« r 1t mere matter of conjecture, Time, however, will accept the high office. Yeven] more sbow 6. ' —— Two miners named Simmons and Mackey . 0 ol irst congressional | had a duel at short range at Kunning Water i T TR L DI CONGTRIS IOyl ebs Wil ot e Wi tanding in district have called heir convention at |thy strect and abut five paces apart, Mackey pretended to turn his face away from Simmons when the latter suddenly pulled his revolver Mackey was looking at him, however, and had his pistol out in a flash, and both men shot at the same instant, Mackey's bullet knocking Simmons hat_off, cutting a hola through it, wnd Simmons bullet went through his antago nist's coat under the arm. The first exchange of shots was followed by two more, in_which Mackey's hat was pierced twice and his bul lots went through Simmon's clothing, By stander« rushed in and disarmed the me this juncture, COLORADIO, Thp stato convention of the democracy will meet at Denver September 24, One of the attractions of the Denver expo- sition is the dog show, The recent strike in the Undine mine in Elk monntaiu, is reported unusually rich and ex tensive, The Catholies of Denver have started a li- brary association and opened up rooms in Tabor block, The Lillar school building, at Colorado Springs, costing 220,000, has been completed aud accepted, There is & cabbago hoad at Colorado Springs which measures 165 inches in circumference, and a diameter f four and a half feet, Araold, alins Howard, the notorious desper- ado and cattle thief « f Southern Colorado, has been captored and jailed and his gang broken up. The daitymen® of Denver have formed a Union and the price ot milk will go up. All the prominent dairymen of the city are mem- bera of the union, A. W, Yates, a brakeman on the Julesburg branch of the Union Pacitic, wasrun over by a train and killed last Tuesday night. His body was found laying across the track the head almost severed from it, The coal miners of Coloradh and New Mex- ico have formed a protective union, There are 3,000 in Colorado and 1,000 New Mexico. For some time past some 600 have been on a strike st Cosl Creek, Colorado, their employ- the Colorado Coal and Iron compan attemuted to reduce the price of dig- from one dollar to ninety cents, A horrible accid nt oconrred on the after- noon of the 24ch up Virginia canon about two and one half miles from Taho SPrivgs which resulted in the killing of one man and seriously if not fatally injuring three more. Five young men from Central City named Harvey Miller, August Doveskey, Joo Vaufer, George Duttle and Mr. Bruner hired a carriage and started up the canuon, The horses ran way and starced up the side of a steep bank. The horses st in motion a huze bou dor which rolled down and crushed the ¢ rriage, killing Vaufer aud Dovesky and injuring the others. The Denver News says the blame for tho ro- cent hurning of the circiis car s the cremati m of twelve employees, 1¢sts on the circus own- "The managers of the citcus wero crimia- ly negligent in carrying such a high explos- ive as gasolive in the same car m which, to save expouse, they crowded from sixty to igh- ty men nightly. Some of the mon obj to tho gasoline being in the car, knowing its dan- ger, but as circ es are treated like S0 many cur de c complaints w oy or given a sccond thought, The men were vate Dalzell sent a campaign poem and | o 50't0 aleo in this cari they got any rost to_ the national ropublican committoo in | 4ol “The loss to proporty i« not larse. The ow York, and subsequently received a lstter | i et cur belonged o the Cirens company erom hairman Jones, thankiog him for the il | exceed £1,000. The 10ss to the railway com al, was ouly nomu- IN GENERAL, Tho Jatest strike in thelcelebrated Old Man « o 't mine, in New Mexico, essays =000 to the tom, (o GO The woolen factory at Ashland, Oregon, ASiiaithal 1 gurglo and sputter of | Makes about §75,000 worth of fubrics annu- Amid the and gurglo and_sputtor of | MK The miners of Lake Valley, New Mex keep business zood there by earning per month, Utah's wool clip for 'S4 reaches 4,000,000 1bs all of which has been marketed except about 700,000 pounds. A collection of the products of Boise Valley, Ida' o, has been mads by the Union Pi company for exbibition at the Omaha, St. Low d Boston fairs, The Salt Lake Tribune says Utah has three mines that are yielding moré ore and making less fuss about 1t than any other three mines in the Union. One of them has never levied an aseessment, and has paid about 5,000,000 m divideuds, A kangaroo snake was brought to Haw- thorne, Nevada. the other day by a prospec. tor, who captured it in the mountaine east of Walker Lake. It is probably the firet species ever found outside of Mexico, and even in at country thoy are very rare. Its peculiar- ity, from which it derives its name, is that it has & pouch extending along its belly into which the young crawl when alarmed or when they wish to sleep. e S POLITICAL. 3 Ben, Butler's Singular Speech to Peunsylvania Farmers. Wittians' Grove, Pa., August 20— Gen. Buuler arrived at noon and was met by 5,000 people. He was escorted to the Grange headquarters, where he held a short reception. ery available seat near the grand stand was early occupied. 2 o'cloc] n. Butler was escorted to the grand stand by a very large num- ber of peopls, & band of music and a squad of tifty policemen., As he ascend- ed the steps to the platform ho was loud- ly oheered, and a few moments later was introduced by Worthy Mastar Loonard P. Hone, of the State Grange. . BUTLER'S SPEECH, Gen. Butler in his speech said: Usually & speech to farmers commences in telling them how happy they are and how much their lot is to Se desired to all others, and how excellent a thing it 18 to plow in the ground, and to drive cows and to milk them and to make butter and have o:her pecple eat it. 1 am not goiug to begin my speech in that way. 1 was i farmer's boy, brought up in’ my early youth on a farm, not like thece, but 80 rocky that when they sent me after the cows 1 could jump a mile from stone to stone and never touch the ground I kuow something of farm life, It is a hard life if well followed. Itis a stern life if well followea. The farmer, as u rule does not get rich, but he alwaps has comfortable subsistance, and if he is in- dustrous and frugal he lays up a compe- tence for his children, 1t he has taught them to work with him and notlet them et foolish ideas in their hesas, such us that the highest vocation a man can have is to calico with a yard stick behind a counter. Never do that. Stay at home, boys, on the farm. Let me toll you one or two things,and this is politics, only you do not know it. Ninety-nine out of every 100 men that go into the city and go into buiness do not succeed in’a high degree,and more than ninety out of every bundred fail entirely. The successes you hear of. But the failures sink away into chscurity and your sons who are gone iuto the city tind their place at last in tho poor house, where history does not deal with them £) avy considersblo extent. And it is as much worse for a girl as you can think 1 speak like an old man to young men and women and mothers and fathers, Find a good honeet farmer or mechanie in your neighborhood and marry the girl to ‘them wnd los them be happy parents of fins children sgain to marry with that class upon which the very foundation of the government re: WHY FARMING IS A HARD LIFE Now, I say farta life is 8 hard Life, But why is it & hard life ! Because you don’t get a fair share of the profits on what measure off’ you produce. Look at the sgricultural implements [ see here. How much has the power of the farmer been increased by the improved machinery I More than two hundred fold. You can produce two hundred fold as much in the same time, |t Now, why is not the conditton of the farmer two hundred fold better now than | e it was before the good gifts of God to him in the shape of machinery were giv- en him to make an increased production ? He either ought to get 200 hundred times richer, or he ought to work 200 times less than formerly, But he don't. Where has this money gone ! Who has got it! [A voice in the crowd: *The monopolist.”] Not always the monopo- list ; but he gets the most of it. The|b farmer hasn’t got it. land a little better or little worse, but all this great production has gone some- where. has not been burned. It has not taken win; and flown away. You see in these immenee fortunes which have been acquired. I am not here to say one word against these men that acquired them, 1 am hero to arraign the laws of the country which allow them 80 to accumulate the |* duction. [Applause.] Iam here to say that laws and legislators that can be so manipulated as to make the rich richer There are fifty billlon dollars’ worth of property in the country, of which the farmers own more than one-fourth, | ——— foundation of a people’s party which shall remedy these things, is | Cuticurs, the great 8kin Cure, He has got his | SIHEN: S0 MTee " donen of Guticara Tesclvent, the New Blood Purifler, to keep the blood cool, the per- spiration pure and unirritating, the howels open, the It has not been eaten up. It |} gratetully a Khen tried hundreds of reme wages of honest labor and honest pro- | Resolvent (blood purifier) internaily, and Cuticiea and Cuticura Soap (the grand skin cures) externall N bt 3 ton, reports a case of itk udor Sbaer 01 tto be ed, | vation for ten yoars. which covered the patient's L) Lgrolaaatad Bl d body and limbs, and to which all known methods of treatment had been applied without_benefit, which was completely cured solely by the Cuticura Reme- Gen. Butlor was loudly cheered at the close of his address, and was driven to the station and conveyed by special rain to Harrisburg, whence he left for New York, where he speaks tomorrow ovening. SALT RHEUM. And Every Species of Itching and Burning Diseases Positively Cured. D OZEMA, of Salt Rheum, with ita agonizing itoh- T, Ty, ani paraibg antly relieved by & warm bath with Caticura Soap, and a single application of This repeated_daily, o, will spcedily cure Eczoma, riaeis, Lishen Pruritus, Scalled ad_Dandruff, and evory species of Itching, Scaly d Pimply Humors of thelScalp and Skin, when the st physicians and all kncwn remedies fail. iver and kidn nald, 2642 Dearborn Street, Chicago, owledges a cure of Eczema, or Salt 1 face neck, arms and legs for seven- ve, except hands and knees 1p myselt for eight_ yoars; doctors pronounced his cured by the Cutiours on ars- not able to ysar; not able t cage hopeless, pormanentl Chas. Houghton, Esq., lawyer, 28Stato stroet, Bos- 1. t Rheum under his obser- lies, leaving a clean and healthy skin. Well, why have they not got rich! Be- cause, first, their riches don’t flow in then you pay all the taxes substantially. ! Why do I say that! Why, if we could got all this £50,000,000,000 property taxed, your taxes would be nothing at all. They would be a flea bite. But he is not taxablo at all for any taxable property by your laws, and yet he had at that tine £25,000,000 national debt and other secorities, and the law would allow him to escapo taxation, A SINGULAR SILENCE. Do you say a word about these laws? Oh, n! You get up all manner of quar- N suffered from Salt’ Rheum for over eyghy Mr. Vanderbilt says that under the law [ times, so that I cold not attend to my business tor weeks ata timo. bottles Resolvent, have entirely cured me for this dreadful disease. vent, $1; Soap, oaule B CUTI ity shaia s F. H. Drake, Esq., Detroit Mich., suffered untold tortures from a Salt Rheum which appeared ob his i ¥ i nd | hands, head and face, ard nearly destroyed his eyes. pllouid, HOUOL /LY After the most careful doctorin, 'a consultation ot physicians failed to relieve him, ho used the Cus ticura Remedies, and was cuted, and has remained 50 to date. Mr. John Thiel, Wilkesberre, Pa., writes: I havo cars, at Threo hoxes of Cuticura and four Sold by all druggists. Cuticura, 50 conts; sol 5eonts' PorTuR DRua AND' Ciikai. Masy, *How t; Cul Sont! fo rels over states rights and old matters of any kind that were matters of importance leng ago, and one will call himself repub- lican and another democratand get vexed and angry and make a great row, and are bled every day while you are quarreling, nothing more and nothing less. Why does the farmer pay 8o much tax/ It is be- cause all his property lies where it can be seen and the tax gatherer can’t miss it, whereas my bonds, if I have got any,and my stock, and my notes, any my securi- ties lio away in my safe, and tho assessor can’t find them. The farmer is worse off’ than the workingman, because he has got something o be taxed that can be seen. The workingman has got his capital, which ia Ins capability of doing a day’s work, and this 18 not taxed, Bat a far- mer having one-fourth of the property in this counlry pays three-fourths of the taxes. Gen, Butler then considered tho sub- ject of transportation, and said: *Railroad companies league togother and make discriminating rates of freight. And now, without zoing into this matter at length, let me sketch you one thing. Chicago beef is and has been cheaper in Liverpool, England, than in Boston even when that beef has been through Boston, You say thatis very remarkable. Not atall. Ivis effected by discrimination in rates againet the Boston purchaser. I only want to call that ons thing to your miud to show you how these great cor- potation of necessity almost act against the farmer. THE FAULT OF A corporation leaves the individual HBON'ROBT. W. FUKNAS, Secrotary Sts CORPORATIONS, SELIE] ==THE MILD POWER CURES,— UMPHREYS’ MEOPATHIC SPECIFICS. Tn use 3) year h number tho &} seription nent physiclan.—The only B . Cines for the pioplo . ‘Cough, DIl Salt Rheum,' Erys Rheumatian, Rieumatio 1 5. Fever and Ague, ¢ mnhireys’ | @’ 109 Falton 81 RURAL NEBRASKA ! The Leading Agricultural and Live Stock Jinrnal of the West. 20 Pagps {=:#reexrasean 2§ Colnmug H.S.SMITH & CO., T JMORS AND PUBLISHERS. Board of Agriculture, Avsociate Editor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 per year in advance. L4TAGENTS WANTED gy Odady, Vs thid dican - ernt manager entirely relieved from all res- ponsibility. You go to a railroad cor- poration and complain to its manager. *Oh,” kaya he,*1'd relieve youif I could, but the company have voted so and so, and sach is the order.” And who is the company? You can’t find them. The company has neither conscience nor soul, and the individual is relieved from his responsibility, and that is the worst thing T nave against corporations. Cor- porations are necessary, but what are they! They are agents of the people, Phranix Aseurance Co., of wondon, Cash of Newark, Girard Fire, Phllaceljhia," o M R. RISDON GenlInsurance Agent BEPRESENTS t. fremen's kond Cax ! created by the law of the people [applause], to be res- trained by the people, and they are to act only for the good of the people, and they are allowed to take tolls and fares and freight forthe purpose of just and fair ren.uneration, and if they may do that, and that al.pe, they be- come the friend of the workingman, and the friend of the farmer, as means of communication and interchange of freight and passengers. But if they transcend these limits then your legislatures should have full power. "It has in theory a con- stitutional right to restrain them, but now how i it m Pennsylvania? Do you believe honestly thero is power enough in any democtatic or republican 14gisla- ture in this state to control the Pernsyl- vania railroad? There is not a man of you believes this, v has been tried overy year, and wmissed fire overy timo, Gen. Butler then addressed himself to his democratic hearer. **Who has b:en throwing away his vote,” and to his republican hearer, $*Who has been doing worse—sustaining | the party that has brought about these things!” of aitlerence which pariy won, the Ponn. sylvania raileosd controls them always, just as you would if you wero the Penn. sylvania railroad Men are pretty much alike in this world, Tho great party of men areall right, The mass of the peo- pie are always right, and they aro always intolligent, for everybody knows more than anybody. (Qen. Butler next considered tho low prices ruling, and gave his reason thoro. for us **underconsumption, not overpro- duction,” and believes thero is a wice | and vital difference. Overproduction is when there's more of anything produced than all the world could consurfe it they you want to remedy, VOTING FOR ONE'S SELF, Now won't you vote for yourself awhile Wo have got to start » new party people's party. The people must come uo and stand together and renovate the old partios, You can doit, you men, if vou will staud together, Now, don't aoybody go away aud ssy. “Gen Butler want(s us to vote for him.” I am not au.| ¥ xious on that subject at all, You can do | E me no good by your votes, 1f you should elect me ‘Pres dent, however, next November, you would do me great- est possiblo haral, An old man doesn’t want to be driven from pillar to post for four years by a continual scrambls for office by all sorts and conditins of men, wiihout power uulass you would glve me congreas, without power to do any good, and only to ba avnoyed and fretted ty death because I could not do anything. 1 came here not to ask you to throw away your votes, I want you to lay the of 5. Pa k with 30 Day Excursion He said it didn't make a bit | e HOTEL MINNESOTA, Noriheas! Nelraska TEIE STECK PIAND HAS NO UPERIOR. The Steck is a Durable Pianc. THE BTECK HAS SINGING QUALITY OF TONE FOUND NO OTHER PIANO, SOLD NLY BY WOODBRIDG= BROS., 215 OPERA HODSE, OMAHA NEB, TAR W Summer Resort Of the Northwest, Botroit, Minn A country of WOODS AND LAKES, Tirce train An ¢ \RQ )Huuréwo".ll:lamwunuml\linm! for 200 sio8ta, . R, Pr RED STAR LINE Belgian Boyal and U.S, Mail Steamers SAILING EVERY SATURDAY, BETWEEN KEW YORK AND ANTWERP The Rhine, Germany, Italy, Holland and France Steerago Outward, 820; Propaid from Antworp, 81g; could get it, Underconsumption is when | (ound ',f,.;o{l.i‘;‘.:;{.;)...f.!f’fi:;,}fi;;.;.,‘;.‘}’,‘.,“,;.'é&, thero 1 more produced than those who | ¥ ¥0i Excursion 110 to ido, wont it and “can't gat it can consume, | , £Petor Wright & Sous, Gen, Agenta, 65 Broad. Tho troubl is, it is bacause tho. moans | ™ ¥ of transportation are 8o high, it keeps | , CUdvell Humilton & €o., Omaha, 1P, E, Fiod youpoor. Tt is discrimiuation, and that | S S iosit, 08 Siics, O B, o in ALONG THE LINE OF THE Chicago, St Paul, Minacapolis and OMAHA RAILWAY. The now extension of this line trom Wakefleld up e BEAUTIFUL VALLEY of the GAN through Concord and Coleridge TO EXAFLDLIN G I Koachcs the best portion of t D cursion rutes for land seek Waytie, Norfolk nid Hart priicipal poluts o SIOUX CITY & PACIFIQ RAILROAD State, Speotal ox- 3 over this line to ! Hartiugton, aud via Blair ol he Traly over tht 0, P M. &0, Rallway to Coy i Slous Lity, Pouca, Hartington, Weyne tad Connect at Biair or Fromont, Oakda.e, Noligh, and w“:.‘ through to Val- oy abes and all information call on ¥ P. WILTNEY, Gevers Ageat.