Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 1, 1886, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JUNE 1. 1886. Kew YOnk Orrice, ROOM 65, TRIBUNR BUILDING WaAsHINGTON Orvice, No. 513 FounTmasTn ST. Publiched every morning, excopt Sunday. Tne gnly Monday morning parior pubilshed n the wtai Que Fear $10.00 Three Months. . ix Months. 5,00 One Mouth e Tar WeexLy Dree, Published Every Wednesaay. TERMS, POSTPAID: Ono Year, with promium.... One Year, without premium 8ix Months, without premiurn Ono Month, on trial. ... THRMS BY MAIL: CORRESPONDENCE: All communioations relating to_news and odi- torial matfers should bo uddressed to the Kt TOR OF “HE BEE. BUSINESS LETTRRS: Al b sincss lotters and remittances should b wadressed to THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, OMAA. Drafie, checks and postoffice orders 10 be made payable to the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, PROPRIETORS 'MEERS for the living, tears for the dead.” we auother Leidtko in the audi- artment? Tue alleys are in a very filthy condi- tion and should be cleaned at once. Thae alleys should be kept as clean as the streets, “Broon will tell.” Ormonde the winner of the English Derby is the son and grandson of winners ot the gres race. But blood does not always “tell” when jockeys are told beforchand how to throw the race. Little accidents of that kind have happened too frequently of late in American sporting annals. Now is the time to prepare for Omaha's future. Parks and boulevards can never be secured as cheaply as at tho wresent. A few years and such improve- ments will beyond our reach without an extrayagant expenditure of money. Tue buffalo is nearly extinet but the Buffalo liar holds his own. The asser- tion that Miss Folsom had *“‘indignantly denied” her engagement to President Cleveland shows that the imaginative bison continues to get there with both fect. Miss Forsos on Sunday received a box of flowers by express from the White house conservatory. These are the flowers that bloomed in the spring, and have something to do with the case, tra- la. Grover Cleveland reached New York Sunday night by express aiso. Owana’s bank clearings last weok amounted to $3,452,0609, a percentage of increase over the corresponding week of last year of 83.1 per cent. Again does Omaha lead all other cities in the per- centage of increase. This is getting to be & very common thing. ANDREW CARNEGIE, the Pittsburg millionaire manufacturer, has given $250.000 to Allegheny City for a free hibrary and music hall. He recently gave $500,000 to Pittsburg for the same purpose. Mr. Carnegie believes in sceing himself what good his great wealth can accomplish, Such monuments are more enduring than marble shafts. THE commissioners have advertised for proposals for tne retaining walls around the court house, It is high time. Every rain makes the terraces more insecure and threatens the stability of the founda- tions. If the commissioners would pay more attention to such needed improve- ments and less to impracticable schemes for draining the Elkhorn, the county would be correspondingly happier. Tox MURRAY has not laid a brick on his new building in montns. The pile of brick and sand and rubbish which he per- mits to remain on Fourteenth street is an obstruction to two-thirds of that thorough- fare. Besides, it is ruining the asphalt pavement and is a nuisance on general principles. The council cannot force this obstructionist to build, but it can compel him to remove his rubbish from the street, and it ought to proceed against him at once. WHAT the public feeling among honest taxpayers of Omaha is on the nssessment qQuestion may be seen from the fact that seyeral heavy property owners have sonally urged the assessors to raise assessment on their own property. These gentlemen had sense enough to sce that the “continuance of greatly needed public improvements depends upon the samount of revenue which the city can Feise and that the inorease of value of. + their property was bound up in the gen, eral rise in property values throughout $he city. Em———— Far suggestion of Councilman Kaspar fo place a tin atrip around the top of the street lamp globes, with the name of tha street painted in white on a dark back ound is a good one. ‘This method of beling tha streets would be cheap and effective so far as it goes. Of courso it would only operate where lamp posts #re located, Corners without lamp posts would have to remain undistinguished. ut any move in the direction of identi- ying our streets is a good one. Lamp $igns will be an excellent begixning. Lorucr signs can follow: i te in the business portion of Omaha the influx of eastern capitalists secking investmont, and willing to plans their money where it will bring in a reason: able intorest roturn. Roal estate invest- ments in Now York and Beston are con- sidered fivst-class if they net 6 and 7 per cent a yi clear of taxus and deprecia- tion on plant. In Omaha, for years past, 10 or 12 per eent has been considered only a fair veturn ou investments of this glags, and some property ownors have been able to boast of 16 and 20 per cent from rents aud leases. The vise in property is the natural result. A lot which last Fear or a few yoars ago could be made productive tothe extent of 20 per cent annually in rent, will now bring in 10 cent if sold at twice the price at h it was then held. Money is getting cheaper, uud chewver money menns lower prolits for investors. It also . maeans an eager struggle for safe security sure prospects of a reasonable pal return in intorest. This is one t of the firmness of the ronl estate in Omaha, especially in property oron sule for immed:ate hmprove: nt. ] E‘ifl‘ Teason for the steady rise in real Keoping Up the Taxes. Mr. Carlisle thinks the tariff debate will begin in fow weeks, but he has no hopes of the passage of any measure ro- ducing customs duaties. Of course mnot. The monopolist lobby which has won year in and year out at Washington in the struggle to maintain exorbitant tariff taxation, is still in the field with plenty of resorves behind it to block any legislation which will lift the burdens from American commerce, American industry and American producers. The free trade bugbear no longer frightens, but tariff reform isused as a phrase to alarm workingmen as free trado masquerading in other garments. Cowardice and corruption combined will prevent any reduction in the war tariff whose exorbitant exactions were imposed to create a revenue to crush out rebellion. But there will be a heavy reckoning some day when our workingmen and produc- ers take the matter of needless taxation in their own hands and apply the remedy in their own way. The men elected on platforms pledging the party to reform over an iniquitous tarift, and who have violated other pledges, will be delegated to the rear, where they belong, and the jobbery and corruption bred by a treas: ury surplus will disappear with the de- parture of the surplus wrung from pro- duction under the pretense of benefitting the producers. The demand for tariff reform is now heard in unusual places, in the work- shop and forge, from behind the looms and spindles of mills and factories and in lubor conventions, as well as on the That demand is not trade,”" for everyone who knows anything about the subject knows that the revenue requirements of the government will for years to come render “freo trade” an impossibility. What is needed and what is required by the peo- ple from the present congross is a compliance with the pledges of party platforms to reform the tariff and reduce ift taxation. Manufacturers and artisans alike with consumers are demanding the removal of the ridiculous taxes on raw materials which enhance the cost of the manufactured product and do not add a penny to the wages of operatives, Work- ingmen have at last had their eyes opened to see that competition in labor more t competition in the products of labor re- duces wages and precipitates industrial depression, and they demand for them- selves the right to buy the necessaries of lifo in the cheapest market, irrespective of the cries of capitalist millionaires for additional protection for their “infant in- dustries.” What the country wants snd ought to have is a rational, common sense reduc- tion of tariff taxes, first because the treas- ury does not need them and not less im- portant because the country at large is groaning under their weight. Preparing for War. The manifesto of the czar to his navy reminding the officers and men of the Crimean war and warning them to be prepared in case they should be called upon for duty is generally regarded as an omen of the approaching war which has been threatening Europe for the past five yoars. Russia has its eye on the Dar- danelles and its arm is already reaching out with a strong grasp towards Central Asia and India. All that the czar is wait- ing for is for a suflicient pretext for hos- tilities, and when he is fully prepared the pretext will no doubt be forthcoming. Alexander begins his decree to the navy as follows: “It is thirty years since thLe fleet by its heroic deeds sacrificed itself for Russia’s welfure, brave men trans- ferring themselves in spirit to the mem- orable heights of Sebastopol.”” This allusion is to the strike made by the Rus- sian navy when the allied fleet of England and France advanced upon Sebastopol in October, 1854, three days after the vic- tory of the Alma. The Russian fleet sailed from the harbor as 1f to give them battle; but, instead, seven of the great men-of- war were scuttled by their own officers in full sight of the allied fleet and sunk to the mast-tops, barricading the entrance to the harbor effectually against the ap- prosch of the enemy’s ships, and making the conquest of the Crimea & mattor of months when it might otherwisc have been one of hours. The czar tells his sailors that circumstances may arise which will force him into an armed defense of his empire and concludes as follows: *If such occasion should arise, 1 know that you will aid me with the devo- tion and constancy which your ancestors displayed in response to my grandfather's appoal—a devotion and constancy which astonished their contemporaries on the sen who witnessed their gallant exploits.’ To you I confide the defense, honor ~ and safety of Russia'’ Language such. as this can ba eonstrued in no other way than as meaning that the czar anticipates an carly outbreak of war. No one who has watched the move- ments of Russia during the past ‘five years can doubt that the day is near at haund. She bas advanced bor frontier per- sistently in the direction of Central Asia. She has partially Russianized Asiatic Turkey and Persia; she has built a rail- road to within & hundred miles of Herat; she has conquered the greater part of Central Asia and made it hor own and has intrigued in the heart of India. Eng- Lsk wlarm over the czar’s manifesto is y Dispute. Thexe will be more ink than blood shed in the dispuie between this country and Canada over salt codfish and fresh buit which has sent the small Frye of Mune into patriotic conolusians at Washington, ‘The country gencrally cares little about the controversy, ‘Tha dispute would have been entirely avouded if the selfish- ness of New England fishermen had not prevented a reasonsble commercial tree- dom in the matter of fishing, in which Canuda a8 well as our country conld haye joined. Now that the controver tas arfsen the &uly aim be to have it Seltlad as quickly and as amicably as possible. IT Cunada has wade what seemns to us a forced construe- tion of the treaty of 1918, in refusing to allow Awmcvicun fishing smacks to pur- chase bait iv her seaconst towns, we have the vrivilege of retaliating in kind, This 18 what congvess meant to do when it so amendad the skipping bill on Thursday a3 to provide that this country shal! apply to foreigu vessels in American ports the same commercial limitations that those foreign nations jiwpose on our own ships which huppen to visit their ports. Meantime reams of paper are being consumed fu comwunicstious between ourflopartment of state and the British should | i Randall's foroign office. War by the Ink-bottle is one of the least brutal and mexpensive of contests, but it is also one of the most tedious. Let ns now have peaceif it takes ali summer and corners the station- ery market. But meantime let us be patient and keep cool. Bluster and blow and talk of war1s hot work for warm weather. In addition it is sheer non- sense, uncalled for, and quite useless to prop up the offended dignity of Yankee Doodle The Danger Signal, The watchman on the tottering tower of the Omaha Republican has waved the “dan, gnal” and sounded the alarm. A political eyclone seems to be in sight and terrible havoe is in store for every- thing and everybody that comes in its path. The hurricane that blew down two spans of an iron bridge and wrecked a court house in Kansas City recently was a mere zephyr n comparison 1s there time enough to get into the cave of gloom until the storm pusses over? Is there any wind brake strong enough to resist the sweeping onset? Tl s the mmomentons question which has caused such a commotion and strikes terror in the monopoly camp. The “danger signal”” which alarms the railroad clans foreshadows the resistless onset of the To the railroad ction Van Wy re-clection means disaster and ruin. This fearful picce of news is pro claimed from the house tops on lower Douglas street The 25,000 republican majority of Nebraska is appealed to and advised to fortify itself against the on- slaught of Var Wyck and his cohorts One hundred nameless and unnamed re- publicans are invoked to put themselves in linc us eandidates for the United States senate und to smother Van WV, their own dead weight. Who will re- spond first to this patriotie draft? Who will enlist in the forlorn hope? Tie Knights of labor have invented a new name for the “‘men entirely mouth,"” as Mr. Powderiy calls them. They term them *“‘juw-smiths. Jonx B. FiNcu, the prohibitionisy zer and editor, asserts that the refu of the New York legislature to submit a prohibition amendment will cost the republican party a United States senator; “'we are going to dicate, too, in 1888, who shall be the president of the United States.” A prohibition movement to prohibit Finch from gallivanting over the country and talking nonsense would meet with widespread support. THE Forum, although it has only reached its fourth number, is already ranked among the yery best reviews. It is ably edited and 1ts contributors are acknowledged scholars and thinkers, while the subjects discussed are the live and practical questions of the day. The Forum is rapidly taking the place of the North American Review. We do not hesitate to pronounce it a superior publi- cation in every respeet to the North American. In proceeding against partics for ob- structing the sidewalks and streets, the marshal will be endorsed by ninety-nine out of every hundred citizens. ‘Lhere is altogether too much obstruetion of our thoroughfares by merchants who think they have a right to display their stocks of goods on the walks to the extent of ono-half of tho passage-way. Many of them also load and unload goods upon the walks instead of using the alleys. Thero is no good reason why the rear entrances of business buildings should not be used for shipping and receiving goods, now that the alleys arc paved. THE great noise made by a few wind bags about the terrible unpopularity of Van Wyck and the overwhelming senti- ment against himin the republican ranks, is punctured by a few solid facts and fig- ures, which we have taken the trouble to collect. Of 169 papers among our Ne- braska exchanges, representing all shades of political opinion; we find that sixty re- publican and ten democrotio papers are pronounced in favor of Van Wyck. Twenty-three republican and three demo- cratic papers openly oppose him, while forty-four republican, fifteen democratic and thirteen independent papers have not commtted themselves on the sena- torial issue. In other words, out of nine- ty-six papers that have taken a position on the senatorial question, seventy have ranged themselves in favorof Van Wyck. This is significant. No other man who has ever represented this atatc in the sen- ate enjoyed such a powerful support be- fore the canvass opened. SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN, Senator Frye has a good name upon which to make things hot for the Canadians. Senator and Mrs. Logan will go with a party of friends Iu a special car to Poxtland, Or., in July. Congressman Tanlbee of Kentucky earned his first money after his marriago by shovel- fng coal at 50 cents a day Hon. William H. Crain is the only native Texan who ever represented his state iu elther branch of congress. Senators Hoar and Cockrell are the only two men in the senate who pronunce cor- rectly the word oleomargarine, A Washington correspondent writes that there is a disposition in the senate to disci- line Riddleberger it he continues making speeches when in a wuddled condition, Holman, Randall, McCreary, Beach, Mor- rison, doo and the Breckenridges are credited with having constituted themselves a kind of vigilance comwittee to kill. off private bills, Senator Sewell is described by one of his journalistic supportersas “a very practical railvoad man,” ‘I'his is said to be an alinost too common accomplishment of a New Jersey politician. When David Davis entered the senate it was found necessary to make a chair ¢ ally for his use. The chair bas «% 0 offered to My, Evarts, whe goqii cause ho was unable v% gy g, . been it be- Pon Cgineron is eredited with working hard for thé confirmation of all appoint- ments that are supposed to emanate from influence. The idea is that to buld Randall up is to put democracy down. Sherman, Logan and Blaine would be a fine {rio to stump Maine this sum and the republicans of that state are trying to put it on the bills. The indications are, liowever, that Sherman and Logan will not contribute ta a triwmph in Blaine's bailiwick. Congressman Blount of Georgia 1s one of the men who never votes fora bill appropri- ating mouey out of the treasury if he can help it. Reed of Maine always makes a personal appeal to Blount to keep his hands off before venturing to bring up a bill that bas an appropristion in it. Congressiven Bennett and Cowles, who resewble each other so strongly as to be ealled the Two Dominosary both from North Carolina. = Both w in. 1840, both served in the conf army, and now ocenpy seats close 4. Both are fond of interposing ohj and taken allin All they are quite a répiatkable puir. The Washington . Bet says Speaker Carlisle, Senator and Congressman Willis have held a ¢ and adopted a resolution that there is. particular neces- sity for having postinsters appointed any- where, that the presafit system creates con- fusion and hard feelge, and that the volume ot victors is entirely out gf proportion to the supply of spoils. = ———— New York Politfoal History Chicagn *Newk. I'he records of Sing Sing are beginning to look like a politteal history of New York city, and, as literature goes, they make very good reading. P Y As a Guaranty of Good Faith. Chicagn Herald. Senator Logan wiil visit the Pacific coast July, not necessarily for pleasure but as a waranty of good faith fu his presidential as pirations eyt ol To be Considored Later. New York Sun. Mt. Cleveland—W here 1o you expect to go tor your summer vacation, Dan? Mr. Kamont—1 haven't determined yet, [ shall have to consult with my wite about the matter first. Mr. Cleveland—That’s about the way L'm tixed Dan—er—that is you know, 1 haven't yet determined, e Trousseau, Not Trousers, Washington Critic. “Daniel,”” remarked the president, as a severe and warlike expression feil into line across his face. “Yes, sire,” responded the private secre- tary. “Ishould lke to kill a newspaper man this morning, Daniel.” “It would be murder, sire.” “Justifiable homicide, only, Daniel.” “‘Possibly, sire.” “Did yon see that article yesterday papers, Daniel. on the ‘Wedding Trou “Not ‘Trousers,” sire. Trousseau: ding Troussean.” “Was that it, Daniel? Well, I didn’t have es on and merely glanced at it. But, when Bissell brought mine there were trousers in it, and—" “But, sire,” Interrupted Daniel, “Let it go, Daniel. Let it go,” exclaimed the president. *You can’t teach old dogs new tricks, Dani and, Daniel, if L had this thing to do over again I'd commence twenty- tive years sooner.” v in th Wed Lot o The Little Girl of Henry Tyrrell in W “Twas Gettys “The dead and wou ny On trampled fields and ridges battle-torn, * Among the outer pasts, Around the guarded hosts Rode Hancock, watchful, on the fated morn. And lo!a little childy With eves and trésses wild, Close tothe lines had Sirayed, ahd met him thore, - And tightly to her bast A heavy lond she Amuslw% all her Slendgr s ) <+ “My brave and x’ot dear,z ‘Tell me how conm yoh here Unon the ficld before thé £ done?” Then, at her lisped ‘Tears dimmed the “My papa’s dead, but kere’s my papa's gun,” *An nctual incident, related by General Hancock. 2e g S Aftairs v Cfete, Neb., May #9.=[Correspond- ence of the BeE.] ter the light rain- fall last night Crete is at her best, and her best is very beautiful. A poorly-kept lawn is the exception, not the rule, in our town. The music of the lawn-mower may be heard in the early morning and late at night, many of our business men taking this way tosecure the rcise not procurable in their daily avoeation. Crete looks better this summer than ever before. Clean streets and greater care in the removal of refuse have con- duced to a better outward appearance as well as to a healthier condition of the in- habitants. A leading physician was heard to remark that this hadn’t been much of aspring for doctors. This is a state of things we are glad to sce. Our farmers reportexcellent prospects for crops, and for onceit has been neither too wet nor too dry. Mr. H. McCargar seems to be the very busiest man we have scen. He keeps three men busy all ,the time delivering hig farming mplemonts. Mr. Vit Jelinek has just completed a new dwelling, one of the nicest in towa, which ho will soon oceup; Mr. R. Buck is ta his absence a east to giv his house new dress. ‘The gentlemen who en- deavor to keep Mr. B. from becoming too homesick réport many pleasant evenings spent at his house. The new coun are having an im- provement in the walks all over the town, and especially Assembly ward. Noth{ng can keep poople away from such meetings as we had last summer, but it is not quite convenient to go through so much mud. Walks will be laid all the way to the Assembly grounds. Crete people are thoroughly alive to the fact that this summer assembly is to bo a valuable social and intelleciual power in our midst, and intend to spare neither time nor money to make these full of pleasure and profit toall. They can do no less than their best if actuated by no better impulse than pride, ufter reading of and witnessing the efforts mado by men who came among us perfect strangers and left a warm_ place in the hearts of all by their unselfish endeavor mong us this great good, which y ate and putify our moral and intellectual a plhere that in ten years we will not recognize qur Ywn town, After assembly lust, sugguer every one felt stronger motivesc and higher” aims after the new wdeas and new impetus re- ceived during the happy ten days y cannot aflord 1o go to ‘mountain or seaside re fop thi¥ rest everyon: needs onc fideast. Then w not come here, wherg ganbe foynd |1 - titul_grounds, field gud ‘agnai. . /& intellcctual entertaigpior? -~ Bl:fi"\“' i et Vi - P (R L In gre riety and spiow otifie bestqual of wife's | Mussic X i Wi riive tho boneit i Sherwin's xcelient drill, with W. Doane, f the' perfection of accompanyists, to assipt, im. Miss Cor Gates und Mr. F. A Ricker will also help to make music an impyreant feature Mr. Frank Beard, the fascinating humorous lecturer, will be here with his crayon to give us pictur senes and cireumstances, and bring us face to face with prominent public mien. Mr, Bos favorite at all Chatauqua assemblie he has numerous engagements D season. He is well known as editor of the Judge, and those who have made Lis acquaintance only through this me- dium will be glad to renew it m a better way. Heis to be here throughout the entire ten days, The game of base ball yesterday be tween the Crete nine and the Dorchester nine resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 23 to 1 Many of our citiz ‘y‘\?‘ol 18 have made selce- tions from the h of wild ponies brought heve n few days ago, and if we judge by the tooth-prints we saw m a youhg man's arm, it will be no delightful task to break them. C. CENTRAL WYOMING WEALTR Undeveloped Riches in Oanyon, Plain and Mountain. The Upper Platte and Powder River Country, for Which the Rall- roads are Now Rushing, De- scribed by General Brisbin, Fort NromrAra, Neb, May 24— [Correspondence of the B ~The country in northwestern Nebraska is pretty well known, and has been de- scribed a thcusand times as far west as the Elkhorn goes, but beyond that little is known of the region to any one but freighters. hunters, trappers, Indians and army ofticers. The Elkhorn and Nio- brata lands are nearly all taken up, and the country settled up. 1 know of but few good ¢laims on the Elkhorn remain- ing untaken, and but a dozen or so on the Niobrara. Of this country we will have little to say and puss on farther west. A sand belt extende from a little way west of Valentine to Gordon, the country is not so good as further east or wost. As we approach Chadron the land becomes ebtter. and near Fort Rob- inson, twenty:five miles beyond Chad- ron, it i« thought to be quite good. With the belt trom Robinson to Fort Laramie I am not so familiar, but there are some good farming lands still untaken. The railvond 1s now built to a short distance BEYOND ROBINSON. At Chadron we ure due south of the famous Black Hills, and the road 1s done as far as Bufialo Gap, and will soon be runming to Rapid City, further in the Black Hilis, 1 will uttempt no descrip- tion ot the Black Hills, for they are pretty well known. Rising out of the they form a peculiar of our western country. We and watered, they are full of rich minerals of nearly eve: kind, gold, silver and tin vredominating. Now that the railroad has at last reached the far- off Hills, T prediet for them a rapid de- velopment that will astonish the world with their richness. A population of a hundred thousand miners can easily find homes and océu ns in these hills, and they will afford "an cellent and near market for the products of our western farmers. But little farming land can be found in the Hil and the produce to support them will h to come from northwestern Nebraska acd southern Da- kota. STARTING AT FORT LARAMIE on the North Platte we enter the famous Powder river ion. The roads are hard and sandy,the lands rolling prairie, being really spurs or outlying foot hills of the Black Hills. The country is near ly all the same for one hundred and fifty miles west where we come near the Big Horn _mountains, and find ourselves at Fort Fetterman. This is the point to which the railroad will be finished this nd in running order by September. s at Fetterman that the great trails each other, the one eoming from uth and going north and the other running from the east to the west along the Platte. The old Denver and Chey- enne road follows the mnorthern and southern trail and the great overland route runs by the western trail. 1 cannot remember when the crossing of these trails was not an important point. Even in the early Indian days the Indians sought tho crossing asa placo for con- ference, when the whites came they built ds on the Indipn trails and now at the railroads have come they too are closely following the old Indian trails and wagon roads west with their iron rails. THE_RAILROAD FROM CHEYENNE north will follow closely the northern trail to Fetterman and the Elkhorn Val- ley road is building west almost on the old Indian trail, which was afterwards the great overland wagon route to Cali- fornia will now soonbe converted to a great trans-continental railway to the Pa- cific coast. The commerce of the Powder river country willempty on the raillway at Fettorman and here it is expected a large flourishing town or city will grow up. The expectation does not seem to be without cause, for Fetterman is the guatoway to the great Powder river re- gion, a country about as large as the state of Pennsylvanin, It is about the right distance from Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake and Helena for another cll{) g predict that the quickest city uilt on the American continent will be the one built at Fetterman next fall, when Fremont, Elkhorn & Missour lley Iroad reacl there and goes into winter quarters. It ought to reach 10,000 inhabitants the first year. The road from Luramie to Fetterman crosses muny small streams which have their rise in the *'knees” or toothills of the Black Hilts, They are clear, cold streams, and pretty we 1 timbered from mouth to source. 'The country is prett; and the soil fairly productive. The roll- ing prairies,valleys and hills ave covered with the famous **buflalo grass,” so good for stock. Tue timber in this region is ash, oak and cottonwood. We shall now turn north from Fettor- man, FOLLOWING THE GREAT NORTHEMN ROUTE, a trail into the Powder river country, and see what is there. This region was the favorite hunting grounds oi the Sioux and Crows, and fora long time they held on to thom with a death grip. As garly as 1866, it will be romembored, the government built three }u!h, Reno, C. F. Smith and Phil Kearney, to protoet travel into the Puwder nver countr After two years of bloody war with Red Cloud ‘and his bands the govern- ment gaye up the contest dismantled the forts, retired to the Platte at Fetterman ten years and until 1876 after the O massacre the Powder river countr, a sealed book to the white man, but recently been reopened, but it safo and poople can go anywhe they pleaso. The Indians are confingd += th vations and durg nat el Itao hf-l A WU 10 meel a white ol Bpaes Hvder viver country ho 1S PYCTably be more frightened than B9 7 hite wan: and would likely never live tb return to his reservation S0 THINGS HAVE CH ik around in the last few v white man and not the red o1 ways the aggrossor. W hen Lgave an Indian, with consent agont, a pass to leave his reservation and x0 and hunt in this country. His d Body was found by the side. of the trail with five bullet holes in it. He had my pass in his hand Some white hunters had no Cdoubt him and murdered him, I tried h find out who did it but never sn I cannot say I was sorry. I remember when not many years before every white man who attempted to pass over that trail to Montana wus waylaid and many of them murd 1 by this man’s tribe Perhaps he himself I had a hand in some of the murders and anly justice had overtaken. It shows however changed condition in our affairs, o for one i s0 fa civilization and our country. THE PLATTE RIVER at Fetterman is only ahout 50 yards wide, but is a elear diep and stroug stream most of the year. It runs almost 1 the are of a circle from Fort St 10} er: man. Going up the Platte Fette man the first stream we eroas P river, a very small stream Lo be ciiled. & e them. 15 now al Fort Ellis ntof the | K tiver. Itis a TQ stream, rises in the foot hills of the Black Hills, and_empties into the Platte near Fetterman. Eighteen miles from Fetterman we cross Deer creek, a pretty stream. It was on this creek the Mormons wintered in 1856 when on their way to the ‘‘Promised Land" at Salt Lake. " When Ilast yisited the old chimneys, posts and debris of the camp were still to be seen marking the '\Incn and somebody had put vp & llfgn hoard and appropriately as I thought named the spot “Saints Rost.” Ishall try to be very particular in describing the country traveled over for I wish these letters to be a sort of guide to immigrants and answers to_hundreds of letters I receive every year from peo- ple in nearly e state in the union, asking “Where can I get a bit of good land and find a desirable home in the west?” Without disparaging other sections of the great west I would say come to Omaha and strike out from there. Follow up the Elkhorn to its headwaters and cross over to Niobrara river; follow that stream up to Valen. tine and eross over to Chadron and thence to Robinson and the Platte; follow up the Platte to Fetterman and go into the Powder river and Big Horn country. 1f you don’t tind & home on this ronte that will please you, you cannot find one in the United States. JAMES S, BRispIN. - A THRIVING TOWN, Steady and Substantial Progress of Howard City. Howarp, Howard Co., Neb., May 20, [Correspondeuce of the B of Howard, now a prosperous pron young city, keeps up with the processi as from day to day business is encour- aged and carried on in that “matter of ot” way which only proves to the casual observer that business is surcly flourishing. A number of new buildings have made their appearance, adding much to the appearance and improvement of the town. “The tlourmg mill, viz.: The Crystal Rol- ler Mill of Howard City, is doing good work, Itis a throe and a half story building, well built, and under the managemoent of Mr. Schaupp, formerly of Grand Island, Neb., who understands his business thoroughly, and aims to do good work. The noxt building of mmportance is a large two-story building ecrected and owned by a gentleman from eastern Ne- braska, who came with mtentions of aid- ing in the improvements of the west. As Howard was the and the most encouraging, d i The lower part of the building oon be well filled with a large stoc! neral merchandise. The upper room or second story will be used for city nall until one is erected, as it is a large and airy room, convenient for services and town meeting: Services were held in the hall last Sun- day, also Sunday school at the usual hour and 'services were hold in the evening at 8o'clock. number were in at- tendance, surprising the mimster, as _he had not anticipated such an interesting audience. A snoemaker has also located in the town, also a jeweler, a milliner who can isplay as tine a stock as any milliner of maker. and ' last but not least by any means, is the editorial sanc- tum, completed a short time ago. The first' papor was issued Thursday, giving universal satifaction to all the eitiz Howard. [tis edited by a gentlem sound sense and & qualities, and is working for the improvement and build- mg up of the town and its interests. The Howard Weekly is one that the editor, N. H. Dobbs, aided by the citizens of Howard, may well be proud of. Not many towns of such short duration can boast of so well filled columns, including only home i 0sts. In app e as well a8 in improve- ment the town is rapidly changing; for js not_painting a decided” improvement, as well as a necessary finishing to the buildings. The town site at this season of the year appears to a greater advantage than ever before; north, south, east and west, the fields of gram waving in the br their thriving condition promise to the industrious farmers, also to grain buyers and citizens of the town. Ithough the spring here was remark- ably late, small grain of all kinds are doing well and are in a_flourishing con- dition. It has been rather backward for corn this season, but it is shooting forth 15t with renewed vigor and thrifti- ness. Grain, cattle and hogs are brought to Howard every duy, and several carloads of such are shipped towaid the east daily. Such a country as surrounds Harvard on every side, cannot help but build up and improve the town, while the town in return 18 & decided and helpful benefit to it. Work still continucs on the new lines running from Harvard to Loup city, and the line on the gouth of Middle Loup, making things lively and conspcuons at Howard, the junction of the roads. urloads of lumber and ¥ building material is shipped in daily to our town, while in vetwrn, carloads of grain, stovk, ete., are sent from this place on every east bound train, During the past six days one grain and stock dealer shipped eleven cars of grain and stock, alone, while others are doing equally as well. Who can say this does not speak well for 8o young a town. A. - sary Agrecably Disappointed. “And -ruuyuu glad to see me, Bobby?" asked the ishu[p, on his semi-annual visit to the !wriz . L es," said Bobby, ‘“'cause we al- ways haye a good dinner when you come. But [ didn't expect you," 1 thought you'd go somewhere else, ‘cause ma said yesterday that it was about time some other member of the Lt Thing in the World. lugs: “How inithe world » ¥ of noighbor £, ) o asked a Te 1ol out provent oy lGuy frow, s of the sugar-howl - o .und s out oL tls e pitc + Know how you can the reply. “How" “By simply putting the sugar in the milk pi and the milic in the sugar- bowl."" ng sugar stop him," was — That Explains it Pexas Siftings: A teacher in o Toxas Sunday sehool, wishing to impress his class with the necessity of faith, asked the class “Why did Moses lift up the serpent in the wilderness:" Noue of the class knew exeopt one. Ho said Moses lifted it up beeause he knew it could not bite. It was the swme youth who said the Jews made agolden caif be nse they didn't Lave gold cuough to u whole cow. . Mich., uniform with street ear drivers A R but tons ou it s e The house of an old colored man fanul- iarly known as Uncle Dan Mud, near Yorktown, Va., was struck by | ter part of last week an his wife and child killed. It was ore the fucts became kuown to hors. - smed Lee Ab Dot and a have been arvested in holding three sluvery 1 a rop dant f 8 \prie were beld man u, You Giun Sacramanto. young Chin ils in g rter that 0 in § defe The bail each Tong ! ¥~ PERRY DAVIS' &1 PAIN-KILLER T8 RECOMMENDED BY Physicians, Ministors, Missionaries, Manngors of Factorics, Work-shops, Plantations, Nurses in Hopitals—in short, every« body overywhore who has ot glven it & trial LY TT WILL IR FOUND A NEVR LING OURRE ¥OR SUDDEN COLDS, CHILLS, PAINS IN THE STOMACH, CRAMPS, SUM- MER AND BOWEL COM- PLAINTS, SORE THROAT, &o. 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