Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 11, 1885, Page 4

4 HE DAILY BEE.| ARA Ovyion No. 914 axp 918 Fanwax Bv. ’:"momn.mnhmlnm e, J Monday m RN BT WAL #10.00 | Thres Months. 5.00 | One e Month. Whe Weekly Bes, Publibsed every Wi ERMS, POSTPAIR ratng, Sunday. The nE aally puviished ta the state. o Toar, with premiam. 'oar, without E'lm‘-. withou o Monkh, on $rial 3 connmrorpmroa relating bo News and Rditerial QA e B premium YEE BER PUBLISHING CO, Props. R ROSEWATER, Eorron P. % nh.fl. 488 Omaha, Nolb).‘u, | Tie aseessors are now at work, and the tax-dodgers ara busy In covering up thole property. Mui. Boyn may take the mayor's offics, but thero always will hang a oloud over his title. TamrrriNg with ballot boxes, and forglng returns must not be allowed in Omaha any more than in Chicago. Ixpiana and Nevada can mutually condole; each has received one federal appointment. Nebraska s still out in the cold. We don't waat anything In the distrl- bution of postofficos In this atate, but we would suggest that if Dr. Miller has any more cards upon the subject of postoflices it would be advisahle for him te publisa them in the Ber, which reaches every postoftice in Nebrasks, while the Herald goes to only one in about every five. Tre gas company made a very desper- ate effort 18 behalf of Mr. Boyd, because Mayor Murphy had seen fit to appoint an honest and capable gas inspector, whom the gay company could not corrupt or manage. It was therefore in the In- torest of pood government that the gas company worked for Boyd, in order that the present gas Inspestor might be re - moved in due time. WaEN congress meets again 1t §will miss the humorlsts that have enlivened that body from time to time. The genlal Sunset Cox will be cracking jokes with the sultan of Tgrkey; Belford, the red- headed rooster of the Rockles, will waste his metaphors upon his Colorado con- stituency; Col. ‘I'homas Porterhouse Ocheltree will swap lies with the wild cowboys of Texas, and Mr. Horr will rustlcate among the peach orchards of Micbigan. Without these men the de- bates of tho next session of the lower house of congress will be stale, flat and unprofitable, unless some new and fresh wits suddenly develop and come to the front. Tuk fire limlt ordinanci be oxtended 80 as to take In the entire lower portlon of the city. No more frams bulldings should be erected in that section of the clty, which will be largely ocoupled by wholesale warehouses. Had the B. & M. fielght depot been a brick stractara it would probably not have been destroyed by fire. It is hoped that the B, & M. in rebuilding will con- atract its depot of brick, even if there is no fire limlt ordinance to compel it to do #). At the eame time it might prove a good scheme for it so Include in the new building a passenger depot, the locatlon of which would be more central than the present one, and at the same time the B. & M. patrons would not be obliged to cross the Unlon Pasific tracks at the rlsk of thelr 11 OmanA cast last Taesday 7,000 votes in round numbers, Allowing four and a half inhabltants to the voter, 1t would give the metropolis & population of 31,. 500.— ZLincoln Journal. At the eleotion on Tuesdsy last Lin- coln cast 2,447 votes, which multiplied by four and a balf, gives thatelty a population of 11,012, or about one-third the populatlon of Omaha, according to its own figures. The ratlo s correct. Omaha clalms between 55,000 and (0,000 people, and Lincoln about one-third, or from 18,000 to 20,000. 1t will be seen that iu attemptiog to bellitle Omaha the Journal bellttles} Lincoln. Farther- more, In taking four and a half as amul- tiple it makesa mistake, as the us: maltiple In figuring population from the wvote Is six or six and a half. Atthe pres- identlal election Omaha cast (7,800 votes, and there are to-day In the ocity oyer 10,000 reglistered voter —— Tuxre {s o very susplcious attempt in certaln quarters to foreshadow the prob- able election of Mr. O'Malley to the city oouncll, The retarny published the day after the election show that Mr. O'Malley was 209 behind Balley, nearly 200 behind Burmester and over 100 behind Hitch- cock, These returns were given out by the judges and clerks of election, If Mr., O'Malloy expeots to be counted in there must be something roiten in Den- mark, There might be s mistake made in ten, fifteen, or fifty votes In the foot- ingeof some precinct, bat there counld not possibly be a mistake of 300, We know that certain parties who are inter- eated ln Mr. O'Malley's election would resort to almost any desperste scheme, but we did not think Me. O'Malley would allow himself to become & party to such « monstrous fraud. There has been a great deal of villalny and lawlessners In the recent election which may have to be submitted to, but the people of Omaha will rlse en masse against ballot-box stuff- 1ng and election retura forgerles. They will not allow men to take their sests in the counci! who have not been legslly elocted., DISHONEST LEADERSHIP. Tax Ber is not the custodian of the demooratic corscience. It has no part In the distribution of patronage, and cares very little as to whom the bosses will favor. Bat It does seem decidedly cool and im- pudent in the new democratic ryndicate of Boyd and Miller, to hurl anathemas at the heads of demooratic leaders and democrats who did not make themselves consplonous and active In the support of 1 |Mr, Boyd., The threatsof dire venge- ance sgalnst Brown, Buck and other prominent democrats came with very poor grace from that quarter. In the first place everybody In Nebraska knows Jthat Dr. Miller, the senlor partner In the new politioal firm, has for years been harlot- ting with ono class of rspublicans and at the same tlme knifing democrats who wers mot In close sympathy and oollusion with the corporation wire- workers, Everybody knows that E. K. Valentine was three times elected to congress by and with the active ald of the Omaha Herald and Dr. Miller. Everybody knows that the democracy in Nebraska has been a mere sham under his leadership, and the rank and file of the democracy have been so dlsguated with the venality, dishonesty and rotten- ness of the would-be leader that they have time and agaln repudiated him. 1t was the Innermost desire of his soul to bo a delegate to the natlonal democratic convention but the Nebraska democracy refused to send him to Chicago. They elected Boyd, and left Miller off the na- tlonal committee, of wholh he had been amember for many years, and put Boyd in his place. But Boyd in violation of common usage among political represent~ ives made Dr, Miller his proxy on the natlonal committeo, which act was a gross breach of confidence. How was it in the recont presidential campaign? To what extent did Miller and Boyd exert themselves to elect dem- ocratic candldates on the state and con- gresslonal tloketa? Dr. Miller was at the head of the so-called democratic daily paper, but praclous little ald and comfort did he glve to the candldates. He said just as little as he posaibly could, and ho never opened his mouth at any public meeting. Mr. Boyd, as a member of the natlonal democratle committee was in honor and duty bound to supervise the election and use all honorable meats to achiove success. What did he do in the matter beyond being a paeslve looker- on? What did he do in this district to elect Mr, Brown to congress! s it not plafn to everybody that owingto his high ambition he did not want Charles H. Brown in congress with a democratlc president? That would have done away with Mr. Boyd as a political factor and broker in federal patronage. It would have given an official representative to the democratic party in Nebrasks, and left Boyd and Miller In the rear as high privates. Is it to be wondered at that Mr. Brown did not tesr his shirt and wesr out his boots In running around to electioneer for Boyd? Mr. Brown had no obligation upon himself beyond merely exerolsing his duty as a oltizen, Mr, Boyd had as- sumed a great responsibility as a member of the natlonal committee, and having become recreant to the high trust, he was not entitled to the unylelding sup- port of Mr. Brown, or any other demo- crat. In this very campalgn Boyd went back on one-half of the democratlc ticket by becoming a candidate en another tlcket, which was made up in his owa in- terast and agalnat one-half of the demo- oratic candldates. This is the vlew which honest and unbiased men of all parties must take of the controversy In the dem- ocratic osmp which has arisen by reason of the lamentable fallure of Boyd in his effort for an overwhelming endorsement at the polls. TAX REFORM, The assessed valuation of property in Omaha twelve years ago, when the city had less than 20,000 population, was nearly two millions higher than it was last yoar. We now have three times more population than we had 1n 1872, and it Is sfmply monstrous that the as- sossed valuation should be so low. In the firat place there are millions of prop- erty entirely untaxed, and In the [next place there is a deliberate attempt on the pert of the assessors to discriminste in favor of wealthy corporations and heavy 1and owners, The result s that the burden of taxation falls upon the middle class and upon the small property owners, who have but little Influence over assessors, sand have no property which they can cover up. The tax exemptlons and low assessments are not only unjust, but they eripple the clty. Investors from abroad, who do not understand that property ls assessed from one-fifth tu one-twentieth of 1its real value, are alarmed at the apparently high rate of taxation, Five per cent taxation fright- ens away capltal and retards our growth, ‘We must have tax reform, or we cannot even fund our debt, Inssmuch as the ag- gregate debt is very nearly equal to ten per cent of the assossed valuation of last year. The exhibit made by Tue Bek in its New Yoar's review, which, If any- thing, will fall below the actaal figures, shows that over $5,000,000 was expond- ed In Omanain bulldings and public im- provements during the year 1884, The ralse in property valuation Is from ten to twenty-five per cent over the previous year. 1tremalns to ve seen now whether this material increase in wealth will be shown on the assessment rolls, —_— Oug reform sotemporaries are as silent s the grave with regard.to the actlon of Messrs, Colpetzer and Locke, the two members of the cltizens' executive com- mittee, who caused the defeat of Mr, G. M. Hitchoock. They have held thelr peace snd the two great reformers have THE DAILY BEE--SATURDAY APRIL 11, 183 not eeen fit to explaln the reason why Mr. Hitchootk's name was at the Jast moment and without notloe secretly soratched off trom several thousand citizen tickets, which were sent from their headquarters to the polling places, Mr, Colpstzer has been heard to ray that It was not beosuse Mr. Hitohoock refused to pay the $26 assessment domanded of him In public on the streot, but beoause he had hurt his feelings In declining, as he (Hiteheook) sald, to be seen talking to mugwumps on the street, This explaina very clearly the motive of Mr, Colpetzer in working against Mr. Hitohoook, but It does not justify his conduct. Mr. Hitch- ocock had been endorsed by the oltizens’ committes of fiftoen, and not by Mr. Oolpetzer. Hitchoock was chosen bs oause fie would make a good reform councilman and not hacause he was a friend of Oolpetzer. Mr. Colpetzer bad no right nor authorlty to erase any name feom the ticket, nor had the executivo committee. 1f they or he could strike off Hitchoook they could have struck off Boyd. By this arbitrary actlon the sham reformers have exhibited In » strong light the inalncerity of thelr whole movement. They had started out to eloct honest and competent men to the munlclpal offices, but they were willing to take thelr chances on electing anybody, even a yellow dog, to the council, so that they conld get votes for Boyd. —— VAN WYOK'S MONEY. Of all the roorbacks set aflost by Mr. Boyd's fool frlends the most absurd the atory that a bushel of Van Wyok's money was sent to Omaha to cut down Boyd's majority. This canard circulated freely ou the atreet corners has been made the subject of editorlal commentZin the Herald and its subsldized tender, which indulges In wild speculations as to Van Wyck's fnture course as a rival of James E. Boyd. Those who know Van Wyck intimately will laughat this silly falsehood. Of all public men that we know of Van Wyck Is the last person to contribute money to a campaign fand. He is not known to pay political assessments In his own county and his own campalgns, let alone sending money from Washington to Omaha to defeat Boyd. When he was elected senator the only expense he went to was the purchase of a bushel of apples and two boxes of cigars. In fact, If Gen. Van Wyck has any failing it s his penuri- ousness In political cempalgns. He never thinks of putling up money even when his worst enemles are candidates. In this campalgn we happen to know that Senator Van Wyok never has as much as thought of James E. Boyd and his aspl raglons and his scheme t> become mayor of Omaha, Nobody that we know of has ever written him on the sub- ject, nor do we believe that anybody in Omaha has ever heard from him about the oty campaign. He cer- tainly has not Influenced the course of the Bek and could not have done #o if he had desired. Mr. Van Wyck never owned adollar in the BEE nor contributed a dol- lar to its support unless it is his sabscrip- tlon, and nelther he nor any other per- #on, excepting the responsible edltor, can dictate or shaps its policy. Wz hope winter will not give us snother linger In the lap of spring. OTHER LANDS THAN OURS. ™ All England is ablsze with war fever. Russla, in spite of her pacific assurances, has broken falth, and her army has struck a blow which forces England to take up arms. Unless the ultimatum which Gladstone has cabled to St. Peters- burg is acceded to at once a formal declaratlon of war will be proclaimed by England against Russia, The attack upon Peujdeh, cne of the Afghan strong- holds, and ita capture after a stubborn defense, in which the Afghans were de- foated with a loss of 500 men, Is regarded within ltself as a cause of war. Although the Russians now report that they have evacuated Peujdeh, and their army has agaln retired, It ls regarded asa mere ruse on the part of the Russians to pro- long diplomatic negotiations while their army is pushing ahead, The struggle between England and Russla Is now re- garded s almost Inevitable. Russla has advanced slowly but steadily from the Casplan Ses towards India for half a century past, and In that time has traversed a di'sance of over 2,000 miler, until at last little strlp of country only 200 miles equare stands between her armies and the ‘Jrovlnco which the Eng- htly conslder as an Indlan out, , and the Slavs and the Afj have met and exchanged blows. if this spark does not start the flames of war now they must soon break out. Of course 1t is ot posaible to say that there will be war between Eogland and Russia over the Afghan question. The may die out peacefally, after all this grim sound of preparation, Bat it would surprise no one to the spark fanned into a vigorous flame at any mo- ment, and the torch may prove to be lighted even now. If this should be so it is difficult to seo how the rest of Ka- rope can avold being embrolled In a bloody fray, which would then sssume fearfully iarge proportlovs. The great danger lles in the self-evident fact that the war spirit is rampant. The srmed dynaaties are ‘‘eager for the fray.” Russia continues to declare that she is making no preparations for war at the border, Baron de Stael afirms strongly to that effect. But all these protests are looked upan as diplomatle declarations. The Eoglish embassy at Teheran report large massos of Russian troops con- throvgh Tifls southward, consul at Batoum makes similar report. The reports from both sources are to the effact that these J:rlc bodles of troops are supposed to be on their way 1o Merv or Meshed. The British government hLas also received lmnwon.h{ information to the effect that there kas been recently an immense increase in the number of Russisn troops In Tarkestan. These latter advices estimate that the number of Russian soldiers already statloned in a line between Baku and Sarakha isat least 65,000, The vature of the response of M. de Glers to the English proposals th; tinue to The Eogl | aud steling the flocks. makes It necessary to prolong the perlod of corrsspondence between the two powers on the Afghan qaestion, The reports which are recelved from the Earl of Dufferin indlcate that the ne- gotlations in progress at Rawalpindi be- tween him and the Ameor of Afghans- tan are satisfactory, to the Indlans and apparently to the Afghans, but they alss indlcate that the negotiatlons tend so strongly toward a joint military slllance between England and the Ameer that their auccess may be accepted by Russia 88 & menaoe, It is now officlally announced that a gom has been concluded with China by rance by a walver on the part of the Iatter power of the only polnt {hat has bitherto obstracted the making of peace. This is & strango result of & change of ministry thht was ostensibly made to se- oure In general a more vigorous prosecu- fion of the war and in partlcular to avenge a Fronch defeat, Nevertheloss, the basis of peace is jast and reasonable, The French clalm which I8 now walved was a clalm for an indem- nity of 820,000,000 for an attack made by & Chinete commander upon a French post iu violatlon of a convention of which the Chinese commander had not been notified. The olalm was not only monstrous fn amount, it was Indefentible In principle, the offense being one which, if given by any Europesn nation to an- other, would be amply atoned for by an apology and by a pay- ment of the money required to make good the actual damage done. The result, so mortifylng to the national pride, must bo ascribed to the straes of weather at home and to the political difficulty of getting any ministry to take the places made vacant by M. Ferry and his colleagues. The open declsion now reached ls that the bill of damages pre- sented to Ohina last year was unijustl- fiable. 1Its latent meaning Is that such a bill, In the present state of French poli- tlce and finance, 1s uncollectable, M. Brlsson, a lawyer but little known outside of France, although president of the chamber of deputies, has succeeded in forming a ministry, which, however, contains some notable men. M. de Freycinet figares in it as minister of torefga affairs, an office he has filled be- fore, but not successfully. M. Allain Targe was well known as mioister of finance in Gambetta’s short-lived cabi- net, and Gen. Campenon, who resumen the mlnistry of war. resigned from it under M. Ferry only a few months ago. In fact, nearly all of the new mlnisters have served in some cabinet already, snd would have been more widely known bat for the rapldity with which, in the period preceding M. Ferry, cablnet succeeded cablnet, The programme of the new ministry, as announced, is somewhat portentious where it Is comprehensible. The senaje is appar- ently to be made to change itself in some way, the nature of which is mnot vory clear, but probabtly in the diraction of a more popular mode of election. In faot, the radicals seek either to elect it by universal suffrage or abolish it. What is meant by *‘the liberty of the press” it is bard to say, unless” it be the with- drawal of press offences from the jurisdiction .of the polics courts. The most merious part of the programme is undoubtedly the separation of church and state. At present the clergy of all denominatlons in France are paid by the state, and the Catholic church has a good many allow- ances and perquisites besides, rellcs of the old tfma when it was really the state charch. It is the only church which sup- plies the peasautry through a large part of Fraunce with any sign of religious life, and, indeed, the priest in a vast number of parishes is the only reminder that there is such a shing as inteliectual life. If the state stipend were withdrawn from him he would in most places disappear, avd the churches would probably go to ruln; for it is only in the large towns that there is enongh religlous sentiment left to suppor: worshlp on the volantary sys- tem. ‘With the news that the Mahdl’s army is falling to pleces from disaffection and defeat, comes word from Lord Wolecley ssylng fully one-half of his command {8 sick from excossive heat, and implying that the war office must withdraw the troops from theSoudan right away, or death will foreclose on them. The heat 15 aald to be excessive, and commissary supplies aro meagre and poor. There can be no doubt that the troops are badly off, and whether Wolseley has advised an evacuation or not Is of little importance comparcd with the fact that England met with the worst defeat at the hands of the mahdl that she has suffered since the American revelation. In as- suming control of the Suez canal Eng- land made herself dictator of the khedive's finances, i that he was backed “0ld Lady of threadneedle street,” lentail Pasba developed into a first-oass prodigsl and spent his and Egypt's substance yory lberally, His subjects grew dissatisfied, gotJup a rebellion,and Englend seot down her flests and bombarded iAlexandria. Having put down the insurrection a local government was started under British control, Southern Egypt! especially that portlon which borderes on the Soundan, has always been subject to raids from the nomadic tribes from central Africa. They came down the Nile occationally, burning villages Until El Mahdl began his raids, however, the marauders | were essily repulsed by the troops on the frontler, When it was found that the Falee Prophet would not yleld to ordin- ary treatment, English troops were sent out {o assist the natives, Several years bave passed sluce then, and Great Britain has sent out 50,000 men to Egypt and spent millions of money in trying to vacquish the pre- tender, Army after nml bas been for warded to the desert, and a majority will never return. Now, having exhausted her resources and almost caused an open revolt, the British government has con- cluded that the Prophet may hold the Soudan undlsputed. The policy of Egypt was weak from Its ioception, and the fallure, while nothing more than might be expected, {n humiliating to English pride, The leglslative assembly of Guatemala has annulled the decree in which Barrios proclaimed the union of the several states of Central Amerlca 1 xir 2 n the The come that Barrios was killed recent battle on the Salvador frontier. It Is difficult to resist the concluslon that the Central Amerlcan states have done & bad montn’s work. The states are mnow fariher from union than ever, The jeslousies of the smaller states have trampled over a grand patlonal idea, Among the many conflict- ing views taken of the character of Bar- rlos it is difficalt to arrive at a conclusion in regard to his merits as a raler, but 1t is clear that he bas concelved a plan by which the Central American Statesm/zht have become a nation of considerable in- fluence. His dooree bas been justly crl- ——— tiolsed on the gronnd that he proposed to uso force to orush opposition. There Is some groand for the a8 samption that his understanding with the presidents of other states was such that the exerclse of foroe ho refer- red to in his proclamation was not de- signed againet the other states, but againat ;malcontents who might oppose unfon in the several siates. The action of the leglslative aesembly of Guatemala add to the probability that the rumor of Barrlos’ doath is true. The Datch are contemplating several modifieatlons of thelr constitation, In regard to the succeesion %o the throne It is proposed that in default of male and femalo descendants the crown should pasato the princess of the House of Orange most nearly related to the last king in the direct line of descent from Kiog William 1. The right of voting at elections will be reserved to persons occupying houses st o mini mum rental of 60. The system of acru- tin d'srrondlssement alone will be maln- talned. The first chamber will be in- creased by eloven and the second by fourteen members, and general eloctions will be held every four years. Military sorvice will be regulated by law, and the Fovammont will have the power of send- ng the militla to the colonles if the law should declare it necessary. It is now underatood that the British annexation of Point Hamilton ivland, in the Corean archipelago, was made as an Important stop in the work of prepara- tion for possible war with Russia. The oconsent of Chins, which retalns feuda- tory rights In the Corean archipalego, was obtained before the examination was made. Point Hamilton island bars and and commands the entrance to the sea of Japan, and to the Russlan ports on the Pacific. Itis believed that Russla will protest agalnst the annexation as a hos- tile act on England's part, The Canadlan government Is being fiorcely accused by the opposition of hav- ing brovght on the present trouble in the Tt i shown that repoated warniogs were given of growing discontent, and ft is as- serted that the half-breeds had eubstan- tial grlevances. As to the Indlans the most discoursging statement is that of a veteran misslonary who wrltes to The Teronto Mail,and who says that they fally realize the destiny being torced on them by white eettlement of thelr country; that they have been neglested and abused by government ageuts for years, and that they must be either fed or fought now, and will not make peace until they are taken care of or exterminated. The gov- ernment appears to rely much upon the promlses of Crow- foot, chief cf the Black feet, but Poundmaker, his best friend, Is al- ready on the war-psth, and many who know the Indlans believe that cven if Crowfoot is sincere he cannot conrol his young men. Menntime great energy ls shown in pushing troops to the front though the jouraey (210 miles from Tor- onto) is rot only long but full of breaks in the rallway communications. The Toronto contlogent s expected to rensy Winnlpeg to-night or to-mor- row morning. It will then have to travel 334 miles by rald to Q'Appelle, snd 267 miles from Q'Appells to Prince Albert by trail. This last stretch must be done by sleighs, and if no more than twenty- five miles a day are covered the journcy will occupy ten days whether, in viow of the Jate reports put- ting the strength of tho rebels at 2,000, the small force now at Q'Appelle will be moved forward unttl reinforcements arrive. Diminutive, wire-tailed pug are be- coming popular. The twisted-tail St. Charles is permit- ted to attend prayer-meeting with his mistress. trless Mexican poodle is popular with ladies who have bald headed hus- bands. The King Charles is not allowed to attend church, because he goes to sleep and snores, It s not etlquette for a gentleman to oriticisa the looks of a lady's Jap dog in her presence. It is the style now for ladies to gird thelr poudles with the color ¢f the dress they wear. The spaniel is the orly canine that can uso tho coaching pungent bottle equal to his mlsiress, o8 do not llke the bench-logged bull pup, because he pasecs on bis grip and not his shape, The custom of foxing the ears of the pug is depracated by the ladics, as it looks too prcfesnional, It is & question with ladies now wheth- er they will teacb their poodles to skate on rollers or not. The fashionable photographer Invarla- bly requests his lady customer to Jet the poodls be taken 85 a background. A man advertises in a circular troches to make the poodles’ breath fragrant, and free from the strong canine odor, It is not fash onable for one lady to walk out with two poodles, as it excltes the envy cf the saueage manufactarers. Henry Bergh Is opposed to Scotch ter- rlors kissingladles on the cheeks, because ocsmerics have a deloterious effect. A canine chiropodist trims the clawson the hind legs, but thoee on the fore legs are polished and left shary, to fight cats. 1t 18 quite chlc for a lady to name her pug aftor the man she admires most, and work the name on a small strap saddle, The Mals-Cyosmos poodle, with a Scotoh-terrier head, King Charles body, and Mexican, halrless tail will be intro- duced next season, Tho latest way to proposo is fora man 5 present & Blenhem with no co he sees a collar on aftetward, he send for the key and asks the lady to name the day, e — Missouri SBtate Board of Agriculture, 81, Louts, April 10,—The crop repert of J.W. Sanborn, eccretary of the Missouri state board of sgriculture, says the present outlook for wheat is reported as quite un- promising and at 77, yet the latest returns in- dicated improviog prospacts, The decline in acreage reported to this office last fall will be 10 per cent loss than the e. This is an underestimate of the actusl decrease, but we will use this basis until inquirg in next month's circlars, This gives the Qecline in prospeots of 20 per cent, and leaves the proba- Lle yield 944 bushels, The growth now is very backward, Wheat in farmers’ hands on April 1, 26,5 per cent, or 5,803,470 bushels, Little wheat is reported in the elevators out- side the great citics. . —— Bloux Oity Saloonists kixcited. provx Ciry, Is, April 10,—Bome excito: ment was occasioned here to-day in salocn circles by the information that a certain at- torney actiog for a citizens' league had bad injunction blanks printed to be used in en joining the liquor sellers of this city under the probibitory law. Leading temperance men, seen by & roporter, say that prooeedings ro to be_instituted sgainat the saloons soon, perhaps in the course of a few days, though may be not. northwest by {ts supineness and neglect. | nw It 1s doubtful |a It | until nearly THE SANTEE LANDS. Offial Listof 1he Land 1 be Open S:tlement May 15, Entrics Undor the Homestead, Pre- I emption and Timber Culturo Made Niobrara. Laws to be at SANTEE AckNoy, Nob,, April 8, 188, To the Editor of Tue Ber: Following is the list of land restored to the publle domain for settlement by white peraons under the general laws of the United States on and sfter May 15, 1880, TOWNSHIP 81, RANGE 4, W, Shnwieec2 setnecSnwiawwine} and w ? 96 } 800 6, w 4 nw } sec 7, all of sec 10, 8 4 sw § sec 11, no § nw } and se } sec 13, n rec 1l e hne fseci5 0} ne} and swiseo 17,8 hnw i s dandne t ne } and s § sec I8, all of sec 19, w4 seo 20, s § nw } ne t and s § swiande §s0s2l, 8} nwfand s} all of sec's 23, 24, and n g sec 26 ane yne sec 28, nw | wec 20, no } and sw } soc 30, nw 80 } and e 4 8w § s00 30, 8 | sec 0 | s00 34, ne 4 and s § ses ¢5, TOWNSHIP 31, RANGE D, w. Njofnwiandnotandsiseol, c}aw } sndn jofsetandn §seo2 04 net andwy 80 toec 81, aw } so } and nw 4 5w } sec 4, nw Inwi and o} sud swi nejands | swd neo 5, sw 3 and o | sec G, sw } and o § sec 7, bw tow }and se} ne fand wh swisecs, s ow t and sy so } and sw } sec ), e } and nw }neandne} nwsec 13,84 and ne § sw! andse tnw $se ne} and se 4 seo 13, 8 and nwtse}secld, ngse } and n § sw and n § seo 17, n § sec 18, no § aw § and s} ne § and se 3 sec 20, all of sec 21, w 4 nw | eeo 22, n 4 sw {aud n § se } and n § sec 28, all of sec 24, 0 § sw } and nw § and o z sec ¥5, o § nw | and ne } sec 26, nw # sec 27, all of sec 98, w § nw } and sw and 6 4 sec 20, se 4 no } and o h #e } sec 30, o } ne } and nw and w 4 uw | sec 31, all of sec 32 and 83, TOWNSHIP 32, RANGE 4, w. Shwesech udnwine }andsdsec T, ni nwinotandshrec wi nwi sec17, vl of sections 18 ana 19, sw } sec 20, w § and no s h and nw } sw } sec 25, all of soo 29, and e y sec 50,8 nw } ne } w § se 8w } sec 81, e 4 sw 4 nw 3 and o § sec tee}sw}andn§sw } and nw } sec Townsitir 33, ra 1, w. Lots 1, 2, 8, 4,5, 6, 7 and 10; lot 4, ec'11, sw } sw 3 soc 10, bo § njned and o sec 22, nw } ne 27, 5w } 80 4, and se } sw } sec 25, n § and w 4 8w 4 rec 31, sw } 80 } of sec 23, TOWNSHIP 82, RANGE 5, W, Sechswhsecl,sedn wi sec2, nwinw 16008, 1ts 1,2, 3 and 4, and s w4 n e § wec 4. 1t siswiandawinotsecs sefs of 5000, whandsotswiandsdsot and n einwisecll,ndandseinw 3 and & 4 andnwineiandnetsw}andswi sec 12,84nw}andnedandas}sec13, o and nwise} andn heeclininwdandsl netsedsecl7, s winwiandwandso tswiand s w | s o } sec 1S, nwinet secld, ngnwisec3l,n hends e 4, n wiand ne}, 0}sol, sec24, 0 hne i and 8 w3}seo 25,0 4andaw s wi vec27, s e } sefeec2, 04, 60tandsdandnwis w and wonwikec2), ednet andnot o 4 nwiswisec$0, whnodueedl, e dnw § andne}swiandnjandsod s 63 sec 32, swinetand nwiseteec33,nin w aniwineandw dands e } 8 o § sec 34,5 4undnet s wi and 8 e} sic 35, TOWNSHIP 33, RANGE b, w. i, 5w § sec 24, w 3_new § and \ 4 1 and se } sec i s Luw | and n sec 84, w4 nw } nd e} ne } sac 35, The above list contalns about s4,000 acres of land that has not been allotted to the Santeo Sioux Indlans ss per in- strustions, snd s 8o rccorded in agent's cftice but 1t is all subjact to the approyal or disapproval of tho honorable commis- sloner of Indian affairs and other officials and varlous chavges may ha made by themall of which will be made public at the proper tlme thrugh the general land offico a% Washington, D, C., and local land office at Niobrara, Knox county, Nebraska. My advise to all persons is to stay off of this land until May 15, 1885. Isaran LIGHTNER, U. S Indlan Ageut. ——— NEWSPAPER OUTFITS. and TO PUBLISHERS. The Western Newspaper Union, at Omahy, in addition to furnishing all sizes and styles of the best ready printed sheets in the country, makes a specialty of outfitting country publishers, both with new or second-hand material, sell- ing at prices that cannot be discounted in any of the castern cities. We handle bout everything needed in a moderate sized printing establishment, and aro sole western agents for some of the best makes of Paper Cutters, Pre and Power, before the publi about to establish journals in Nebras or clsewhero are invited to correspond with us before making finul arrange- ments, as we generally have on hand second-hand material in the way of type, presses, rules, chases, ete., which be secured at genuino bargains. Send for the Printer’s Auxiliary, a monthly publication, issued by the Western Newspaper Union, which gives a list of prices of printer’s and pub- lishor's supplies and publicly proclaims from time to time extraordinary bar- gains in second-hand supplies for news- paper men. WesTERN NEWSPAPER UNION, Omauha, Neb. $1, Louts, April 10,—A story comes here from Namoki, Ill,, that on Wednesdsy night a colored man, calling himself Wigglns, went to the house of Robert Williams (also col- ored) a farmer, and asked for lodgivgs for the night, He wils permitted to remasin, He asmused the family telliog funny stories midnight, when ho drew a revolv demanding Williams’ money. ‘Williams gave him £0.50, Wiggins demanded more and upon Williams' reply that he had 0o more shot him tw fatally,then shof and killed w illiams’ little boy and fired two shots st Mrs. Willisms, who, however, esosped. Wiggins fled and at lust sccounts had not been captured, S California Delcgation Call on Becre- tary Manning, # Ausaxy, N. X,, April 10,—A delegation of Califorolans headed by Gen, Cluny snd Mr, Cristopher Buckley, and accompanied by Mr, Hubert O, Thompson, called to-day on the Secretary of the Treasvry, the Hon, Daviel Manning, at his residence, 152 Washington avenue, in relation to federal revemue ap- pointments on the Pacific slope, particularly the collectorship of the vort of Han Francisco, Mr, Thompson introduced the delegation numberiug ten persons to the secretary and & long informal talk on matters gennerally took place. The secretary carefully avoiding mak. ing any mention of whom may be the proba ble selection for collector at San Fraucisco, but giving the delczation the impression that the appointment wonid be of a character to meet with their entire approva', — A WitejMurderer Hung. Nw Yous, April 10.—Geo, H. Mills, who murdered his wife in Brooklyn onOctober 6th 1858, the pena'ty of the 'crime by havg- iog in the yard of the laymond street jall at 10:14 this morning. }+and w , sec 3, lot 1, sec 2, lots 1,2,8,'4, and o § no } and aw} se § sec 50 } sec 19, 84 sw 3, and ae § sec 20, & § sw §, and Y se0 21, 8§ nw 1, and w 4 ne} ,and 6 3 and Bw § nw } se and 5w 4no}, and nw 3 sw } and nw | sec 20, e} and sw 3 ne 3, and n § nw 3 eec 30, aw 3 nw § P ] PERSONAL. W. H. Hurlbut, goneral wostern agent of the Enc railroad, headquarters at Ohloago, 1nin town on & visit, W T Bonoer, Omaha; K E Gaylor and wife, aity; E W Hutlbut, Grand Island; A Branoh, Oentral City; W G Jones and wife fllorton; Geo I* Post, York; Mes J H Clark, Lincoln; Chas 1 Hale, Aurors, are at the Millard, At the Metropolitan: Geo P Fletch, E £ Baldwin, Springfield; R B Hartor, Hastings; Mrs K Simpson, Grand Taland; Geo ¥ Chit- tenden, Blair; James H Mackey, Grand Taland; A Hartigan, Plattsmouth; Otls Ram. sny, W H Wilks, Lincoln, and R P Bowers, of Hastings, Neb, F, Higgens, Oakland; J. R, Fritz, O'Neill: G. Barker, Plattsmonth; M, J, Jones, David City; J. H_Palater, Lincoln, A. Kirkpatriok Papillion; C. Hellman, Brownville; T, E. Wood, Detrolt. C. O, Merrill, Des Molnes; W. B. McRobarts, H. K. Biroq Lincoln; are at the Canfield. Major Cryer, of Southport, Kngland, and Philadelphis, is in the city on & visit, He was in Omaha In 1856, when he purchased some proporty in the city, and county, and which ho has held ever since. He taken great stook in Omaha, and is much ploased, as well surpri sed at its remarkable growth. Francis H Tewis and family of Grand Teland, well known in creamory and G. A. R circles, and boloved by the community in which they lately resided, have gone to Wyoming where Mr. Lowis takes charge of the magnificent ranch cstate of Hon. Harry Oelrichs. (iood luck “Frank,” *‘Chris” {Schlotfeldt, of the firm of West & Schlotfeldt, of (iraud fsland, has the thanks of the BrE reporter for the official count of the Iate city election, Mr, Schlotfeldt writes that “the boya” who won such a splendid vic- tory are rejoloing and send their congratula tions to their Omaha friends. Hon, J. L. Means was elected mayor of Grand Island over Joha W. West, Esq., by 442 majority. Mr. Means is a safe, substantial citizon; was the liberal candidate and almost distanced his competitor in the race. Politics don’t mix well with prohibitory platforms in the more western sections of Nebraska it seoms, and that was the actual issue of the Hall county metropolis’ campaign. AT the Paxton: Geo I, Carrington and wife, New York, W A Remick, St. Paul; Brucs E Smith, Fremont; J J Smith, Fromont; ¥ H Deakin, Yokohoma; Harry Deakin, Colorado; M D Moddox, Omaha; M A Doughtoorly, Crete; A T Weld, Denison;Mrs G W Heston, Denison; J S Lomaw, Sutton; J H Dooris, Gibbon; W H Ulmanger, Fremont; J E North, Columbus; Alfred Haylott, Beatrice; John D Neligh, West Point; Judpe Crawford West Point; Alex Boar, Norfolk; W Harring- ton, Tikomah; C T Condit, Neal; S G Glover, Arlington; Robert Clegg, Falls City; W C Wood, Fort Wayne. Editor Hurlbut of “The Democeat” of Grand Island camo to the city yesterday and stopped at the Millard. Mr. Hurlbut called atthis offico and gave the establishment a hearty “liow.” Ho tells tho story of the late election in his town in which his candidate was defeated but don’t secm to feel sore of it, for like most newspaper men he never crios over epilled milk—and he is agood newspaper man and has builded up a g ood, useful and interesting weekly paper in Hall county that in a credit to any community. Barring his politics, Hurlburt is & good fellow and the press pooplo generally welcomo Lim. 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