Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 13, 1890, Page 4

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Fri, Nofary Public, —_—— OMATA is notso much 1n need of more bridge charters as she is of new bridges. e tbed to in my ey, AL D. 1800, FEIL, Public. ¢t weather clerk has succeeded in & an effective for the ice blow ——— OMAHA has practically anchored an- other boot and shoe factory. A tannery is now in order. Tue agony of officeseckeors is bec ing painfully keen as the prouches for the announcem m- day ap- ntof ap- pointments by the new mayor. e LOCAL as woll as national move- ments tending o beunefit the colored people serve to show that the race i aflicted with a surplus of self-appointed lenders, THE proposed new treaty between the United States and Canada, if rati- fied, will destroy the usefulness of tl dommion as the mecca of Amer defaulters, AS chairman of the banking commit- tee of the house, Congressman Dorsey displays the characteristic hustling qualitiecsof the west. It would not be surprising if he succeoled in revolu- tionizing the banking laws of the count T11re destruction by fire of one hun- dred thousand dollars worth of funcy horseflesh in Kontucky is not eredited to electricity, probably because modern science has not yet been able to meas- ure the voltine power of an active blue grass mule. Tk prepurations which are being made by the bunkers of Omaha for the entertainment of those who will attend the impending state convention of bankers lenve no room for doubt thay the gathering will be made a memor- able ocensic Tuk contractors’ combine that has captured the organizution of the council is very naturally ereating serious alurm among taxpayers who apprehend a raid upon the city treasucy that will muke “takes so burdensome us to almost con- Sscate people’s property. —— HERETOFORE the councid committees Auvo almost absolutely controlled u cer- “tain class of public improvements, This $5 why the contractors hive made them- selves 80 busy in organizing the new Now they ave concentrating all their influence upon Mayor Cush- ing. Ifthey succeed in dictating the appointments of subordinates in the engineer’s office and inspectors of pay ments and sewers they will have it all their own way, —— GENERAL CROOK 8 agy brought under the fire of all the newspaper warriors between the Rio Grande and the headwaters of the Platte. These distinguishea warriors are terribly ex- ercised lost captive Apaches should bo treated with ordinary humanity, They foam and fume because General Crook pointed out that the mate of Ala- bama was fatal to Indians, yet there is not u scintilla of evidence to prove that hie suggested or even thought of rec- ommending the return of the Indians 10 Sun Carlos, General Crook’s carecr as a soldior and Iudian fighter 1s too well known to be affected by scurrilous newspaper ns- saults. As far as his last campaign against the Apaches is concerned, the record furnishes a complete justifica- tion of his course. His knowledge of the Indians made him the best judge of the proper methods to be pursued, but his superiors o thousand miles from the field of operations dictated a course repugnant to his judgment and fore- doomed to failuve. 1tis suficient vin- dication of Guneral Crook that the plans ho urged as the wmost effective way of ridding the country of Geronimo were carried out by his snccessor with- out the knowledge or consent of the government. SLATUR Town legislature convenes today. It promises to be one of the most im- portant general assemblies in the his- tory of the state. The first matter of intevest relatos to the organization of the house, regarding which a deadlock is threatened and possible. The politi- cal divisions of the house are filty publicans, forty-five democrats and five independents, so that the latter hold the balance of power. Three of the in- dependents have already indicated their mtentios to act with the democrats,and the disposition of the other two is un- known. The republican hope of pre- venting a deadlock and efecting the organization of the house rests upon se- re- curing the assistance of one of the ind pendents. The demoerats have shown adesire to arrange cCompron hut this has not en favorably recaived by the republicans, who, according to our latest information, are disposed 1o malke a fight for the orgnnization. As they: elearly have the best of the situation there appears no good renson why they should make any con fon to the democrats, and it is to be presumed they will under no cir cumstances do so. In the eventof a deadlock the responsibility will not he with the republicans, but with the in- dependents, Tt is the plain duty of the republicans to fisist upon their just right to organize the house. Regarding the election of a senate suceeed Senator Allison, there app to be no question of ti the senator. If there is 10 him among vepublicans it is not man- ifested, and it said that democrats enough have signified a wiltingness to support him, in case there are any re cusant republicans, to settle the que tion of his return to the se. 0 ars re-eloction of 1y opposition & In matters of le important quest commund the attontion latu I in local und slaion s ns avs e of this emost amoag these, both in general interest, will bo ral very cted to logis- that of ameading or repealing the pro- hibitory law., It is i W predict with any of certainty what wiil be done with this luw, ifanything, The popular expres- sior the last election suggested very foreibly what should ho done, but the most careful obs expross the opin- iou that the law is not likely to be ma- tevially changed, and it may not be dis- turbed atall. [t is even thought to be questionable whether the unjust and oppressive pharmacy law will be modi- fied. These matters, howeve yvery certain to « of the tention of the legis s, Some fur- ther vailrond legisiation is probable, perhaps o measure for the establishment of joint rates for railroads on a basis proposed by experienced traflic mana- e A strong law against trusts is among the measures to be expected. The session promises to be of unusual terest for the people of Iowa, and to Qe op features that will command a much wider attention., —— PREREQUISIT ) TRADE. A staff correspondent in Brazil of the New York Zvibune points out that one principal veason why our trade with and indeed th the South an countries gene! perienced such a siow de the lack of adaptability on the p American manufacturers and chants. This fuct has been others in explanation of the failure of this country to successfully compete with European countries for the South American trade. While ‘the wan- ufacturers and merchants of Kngland, Germany and France have studied to adapt themselves to the special require- ments and crude tastes ot the people of Ve lopmert, is mer- urged by South Americn, introdncing those things which were demanded and manufacturing special lines of goods for the trade, American manutacturers generally have made no effort to thoroughly acquaint themselves with the peculiar requirements of the South American markets. Naturally and necessarily, thercfore, the trade went to those who were willing to supply just what the buyers wanted, and who did not endeavor to force upon them something which they did not de- We have not been able to do business to the extent we should and migat have done with South Amorica largely for the reason that we have not tried to accommodate ourselves in s respect to those markets, The obstu- ¢ld to the growth of our commeres in the southern half of the hemisphere has been quite as much the lack of adaptability as of the want of our own weansportation facilities and the exist- ence of tariff barviers. This correspondent says that Ameri- cans can regain their lost ground in the Brazilian trade by applying to it the snme principles of enterprise, intelli- gence and organization which they em- ploy in the active competition for tho business of their own market., They must do what the English and Germans sive. are doing in South: America, They must find out what is wanted in that market and then supply it. They must make cheap and inferior goods if the Portuguese merchants call for them. They must stand ready to furnish their commercial agents with capital for axtending trade in the in- terior. They must provide frequent mail communications and cheaper and faster ocoan freights, and they must establish adequate banking [facilities for the transaction of business on a sys- tem of long ecredits. In short, thoy must compete with Europeans for supromacy in South America with tho same inflexible determination and au- tiring energy with which they compete with Awmericans for the control of the home market. There can be no question that none of these prerequisites to an eularged and profitable trade with South America are beyond the entorprise and energy of the manufacturers and merchants of the United States, and once thoy ure thoroughly convinced of their necessity and aroused to action there can be uo doubt " of their ability to success- fully meet any FEuropean com- petition, It is simply a matter of obtaining a correct and thorough konowledge of what is required and get- ting into the righy way of providing it. The good results already apparent from the disposition mauifested to do this are THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY most reassuring, and ought to stimulate our manufacturers and merchants, as in all probability 1t will, to vigorous effort in the course distinctly marked as tho Proper 0no 1o pursue, ¥ Tie jingo members of congress could have their way this country might soon have on its hands some s rious international complications. These gentlemen manifest a burning desire to enforce the Monroe doctrine, and a par- ticular object of concern Yo some of them is Cuba, which they profess to foar is in danger of passing under the domination of Germany by reason of the extensive financial interests of Germans in that island., This danger is doubtless not at all immioent, and if it should evor becomo 80 this country would doubtiess be forewarned in ample time to enable it to take car of all its interests with respect to Cuba, political and Whenever Spain can no longer retain possession of the “Queen of the Antilles” that island will not be likely to pass into the control of any other Kuropean power, but will bocome the soatof an independ- ent government in which American in- fluence will be most potent otherwise a growing feeling in favor g until 1895 the proposed wvorld’s fair to commemorate the covery of America by Columbus, on the ground that there is not time enough to propoerly prepare for such an enterpriso in 1892, There would dis- orobably be no great difficulty i getting ready the American portion of the fair, but the time 1s certainly short for Ituropean exhibitors to make such o dis- play as both they and we would desire, The delay in arrang- ing for this colebr fon is unfortunate, and iv may prove fatal to the plan of commemorating the four hundredth anni s of the landing of Columbus tho western hemispl for oh- a fair held in 1595 could not properly bo associated with that event. — lent idea that Mr. Br must have a mnjority of all the mem- bers of the Ohio legislature in order to be elected to the United States senate i If he receives ths ma- jority of a quorum of the two houses his clection will be just as valid as if ho veceived a majority of all the membors of the logislature. The law of congress providing for the election of United ates senators requires no more than jority of a quorum of che two houses joint convention. Still, the out of i five, in a matter where both parties are sure to marshal their full foree 1 an uacomfortably close situation, and this being the cas ith Mr. Brice, it has been suggested that he is in danger of losing the prize for which he has ex- pended so much labor and money. ke. n voting in loss of three vores o ths at home Mluenza being Tue daily record of d and abroad forbids the a trilling epidemic. In the of Burope, as weil as in 2w York, Boston and Chicago, the death rate has increas o unusual provortions, and in Omaha seve deaths, divectly teaceable to the grip, have occur cssness and ex- ave fruitful sources of a disca: lly dangerons when compli- cated with pulmonary troubles. Count- less preventatives are alloat, but the ob- nee of the Iaws of h; ular habits, moderate die clothing and well vent ed apart- ments—afford the most relinble safe- guard against toat and like insidious contagion. ne—reg- ing, proper Tne storm of yesterday suggested to many the memoy zard of two years ago, Janun which swept over this region with un- prededented fury and destructiveness, und recalled the tervible experience of must have ble bliz- v 12, 188 the heroie Nebraska school teachers the hetic story of whose suffervings ed the sympathy of the peaple in stoue avery portion of the couatry. Yestor- day’s storm, however, was merely sug- gestive, being a mild visitation in com- parison with that of two years is to bo hoped that the s been general, ns it is greatly neede while the falliu temperature will uu- doubtedly have a good cffect upon the public health. Tnerrigating problem is gradually finding a solution in private enterprise and cavital in Wyoming. Forty-five hundred miles of ditches have alveady been constructed, adding hundreds of thousunds of acres of land to the tillable area, and creating a property value estimated at ten million dollars, A company has been formed to tap the North Platte in western Nebraska, and with sixty miles of canal reclaim a quarter of a million acres in Nebraska and Wyoming., Tho cost of these so- called canals is a trifle compared with the vast benelits to accrue to the in- vestors and tillers of the land. Few enterprises insure such permanency of profits us a properly managed ivrigating diteh, m HE big four have hud their say for the world’s fair, but beyond exposing a large discrepancy between the amounts pledged and promised, the orations h ad noeflect in d mining the location, The Mormons and Statehood. . New York Tribunz, Before congross consents to admit Idaho members will tako great care to see that the distoyal power of Mormomsm has been guarded azainst boyond peradventure, Morwmon authorities have long desired to get a foothold somewhere within the states, so that United States laws and courts could be iavoked to protect o pretended religious be- lief. The nation has no oceasion to- permit the guestion to ba raised in such form, A portion of territory scttled and ewtirety con- trolied by a disloyal conspiracy should not be ailowed to become a state or county, with auy right of self-government under United Stytes laws. B The Labor Outlook. New York Star, There are few courses more likely to pro- voke public disoraer than that of constantly professing apprehension that the peace will be broken, This truism applies 1o the con- ductof those who predict that the movement ot the labor federation for the enforcement of the eight hour rule will cause riot ana bloodshed. ‘I'bere is wo warraut for such forebodiug 1 any action yet taken by the workiugwen’s urgauizations. Their proposea methods are poaceful, aud their declared ob- JA JARY 13 ject is not merely froe from lawlossness, but has the sanctian of explicit laws, both state and foderal, The leaders of the union say that the auéstion at issue is an coonomic one, 11 8o, there is ohportunity for solving it by roason and 6onference, even boforo resort to the expedient of a sirike. Even extensive strikes do net ficcessarily involve riot, and there is certainiy no cause tobe prematurely solicitous ahout possible Inwlessncss auring noxt May. Meanwhile the fact is to be re ognized that the eight hour issue has been raised, and it is wiso and prudent to consider whother a way ban be devised of meeting it, even if only témporarily, without widespread suspension of any important industry. by <thgiaini Cetme of Poverty. Philadelphia Inquirer may not be A crime, but it gets hment than crime d i ant Southern Discovery, w Orlcans Tho north obviously needs a fede tion law quite as much as the south. Povert, more pun Impo Times-Democrat, al elec- B Al Allison « General Favorite, Boston Herald, I it comes to a choico between Mr. Alli- son and Gov. Larrabee as the former's suc- cessor as United States senator from lown, sensible men of poth parties will be apt to prefor Allison, - After the Unofeinl Baliot, New York Tritmne, Tuo unofiieial ballot is what and purchasable voters both desire. It affordsa suiciont means of making sure that the bribed voter has depositea the ballot furnished him, The baliots privately printed by any set of vote buvers can be dis- tinguished wihen counted trom g other baliots. Thus the vote buyers can ascortain with certainly whether the goods huve been delivered. With that provision to facilitate oribery, the hideons laprosy of corraption will continue to cat away the very life of free institutions, Not Satisficd With the Earth, Toronto Muil. On every dollar’s worth of plate gluss that was imported into the Unmted States last year a tax of 2144 was lovied. ‘The value of tho glass imported was £451,792, und the duties amounted to £93,730. On some kinds of common window glass, 100, a duty of 115 percent is levied. Nevertnelesa the home manufacturers are wot satisfied with the enormous profits they are thus enabled to make, but are now combining to raise prices. if some one were to mako thom a present of vote buyers the earth they would probably set to work atonce to sccure a few of tho neighvoring planets as well . - STATE AND TERRITORY. N braska Jottings, Lo Perkins county fair has been located at Madrid for tno next five years, Another gas waell to be sunk at Hast- ings, Lhe macninery 13 alroady on tie ground. Tor iiberating a dranken woman from the city jail an party of | eresco boys were ar- rested and fined $25 cach. Three ears of corn and considerable money have been sent frown Craig 1o the sufferers in Miner county, South Dakota. H. Springer 0l Hayes is shorthorn cow whieh hus give well developed caives in one 2arsauo the present site of Chadron was waste prairie, but today the city has a vopuiation of abent five thousand. “Grandma’ Taylor, who thirty years ago ve belonging to General arly, died in York, nged eighty-seven y ippe’” Lias broken out in the insane Hastings. Between thirty and s ave reported, one of which proved the owner of a ) birth to four ar, forty cu fatal, The Falls City Journal celebrated its twenty-third birthday last week by making 2 in form and! aiscarding patént - A number of Ulysses partics contemplate organizing a Lown-sito company with a capital of $0,000 to operate in ihe state of Washington, The exccutive commitiee of the State Sunday school ussociation has arranged a programme for the next meeung of the as- sociation, which will o heid au (lastings June 3, 4 aod 5. While workiog in the I Plattsmouth a fighteq Charies Edge L M. shops at hanging lawp fell on 0 and set fire to his clothes, burning hiotin a terrible wanner. He avill be laid up for & long time, but will recover. Tho caso of R B. Tussey, ex. & of the district court of Adams county, who was short in his accounts, tus been finully de- cided after hangiog' fice for four years. sudge Gaslin_rendoered judgment against Tussey for §1,774.62, Unsophisticated aborigines gave an enters taioment ut o hall in Hastings the other night and the whites took advyntage of the ignorance of the red doorkeeper by passing pool checks, poker chips, street car tickets, ote., on him as coin of the realm, The judgo of Flatte county refused to is- sue a licenso permitting Peter Drong, aved seventy-five, and Sofiia Sempet, aged forty, to marry until S)fiy promised 3 support Peter. The latter is blind and a public charge, but Sofia made the required prowise aud the license was issued. A year and a half ago th William Bursis of Goth wnd ran i rusty dopted son of nburg fell on a il 1nto one cye, and as a resultof the inflammatior. he became to- tally blind. A few weeks ago ho was sent, 10 BBoston for treatment by a celebrated ocu- List, in the hope that sight might be partially restored, but word has just been received tuat there is no hove, and he will be placed in a school for the biind. lowa items. Scott county spent $12,470 for bridges last year. ‘I he new Methodist church av Elmore was dedicared Sunday, The coatract has beea let for remodeling the city hall at Clinton., A faurmers' institute will be Grove February 4, 5 and 6. A state photographers’ association will be formed at Waterloo January 21, The Sac county ofticinls have moved into the new court house at Sac City, ‘The old distillery at Comanche will proba- bly be transformod into a paper mili, be annual meeting of the State Millers' association will be beld in Des Moines Jan- uury 15, ‘There are 383 boys in the Eldora indus- trial school and 114 girls in the Mitchellville institution, A Bremer gounty dealer paid out #83,913.30 in cashi to farwers for horses durs iug lust year. Sumuel Albright of Goose Lake, who re- cently patentéed ‘an attachmentto harvesters, has veen offered £17,000 for his invention. A ghost has made its uppearance in un old house west of Sac City, wiiere a murder was committed in 1576, I has baen seen by sey- eral, who have passed tne place after night, moving about Wie spot where the murder wus done. Mysterious cries and groans keep the neighborbiood pwgko nights, By the premature explosion of & blast in the Puillips cqul mines at Ottumwa Moses Northway, & iioer, received serious in- Juries, and his'sph Witham, aged fourteen, Wwas hurt 80 badly that he has since died. The father was bu terribly about the face and neck and hishody was filled with small ieces of codl. The boy bad his jaw roken and his face and hands burned. The cause of his death was from 1nhaling the flames of the blast, Emmetsburg society is cxcited over the wmysterious disavpearance of M Bride Walsh,who was called al the Catholic church some two weeks agoto be married to a Kounn man of Emmet gounty. Everything ad been arranged for the nuptials, and one eveniug lust week her betrothed called to see her at hev home, but she had tlown, Her parents do not know the reason of her sud- den dopartare aund aeny all knowledge of her whereabouts. W. Ferguson of Marshalitown is terri- bly uflicted with vancer in the face. v days since he submitted to the fourth opera o within a short space of time. having his lower lip removed. About six weeks ago he had his left eye taken out on account of a cancerous growth back of it. He is sn old man of sixly-eigut, and s ability to stand #0 much carving i3 cousidered remarkabla. neld at lda It is hoped th permanent cur Tast opor The Two Dakota ‘There are soven hotels at Pierre, The opium jownt still flourishes at Dead- wood., Wessington Springs is to have a free reading room A Knights of Pythias lodge is to be orga- nized at Sturai Butte county old soldiors veteran's association, Rapid City saioonkeepcrs have acresd to close their doors on Sunday. In spite of prohibition there are twenty- Que nloons “running full blast at Sioux bave formed a . S. Parvin, grand secrotary of lowa, anized the grand chapter of North Dakota 5018 at Fargo last week Rev. Willlam M. Kincaid, a Baptist minister of San Francis has accepted the pastorate of the Sioux Falls Congregational chureh, A resolution has passed the Norti Dakota legislature donating tho s s of members for the holid ers throughou ate. The Stoux Falls German turnverein was organizod ten yoars ago with a nbership of ninetecn and a fund of £19. It now has a membership of filty-seven and owns proporty valued at #15,000 It is thouebt tho sinking of artesian wells is responsible for the unaccountable lower ini of the water in several lakes near whero ¥ buave been sunk. Wall lake 1s entirely and Spring lake has been lowered until there is only about eighteen inches of water left in it, Claim jumping has been very popular in the minmg districts of the Black Hills since tho first of the yoar. In a dispute over the ownership of a claim at the Dog "Town groun last weelc soveral shots were fired, but fortu- nately no serious dumage done. A, M. Carl of Aberdeens has beon taking small doses of aconite to clire la grippe. He had the medicine in a tambler, and in a fit of absent-mindedness swallowed the whole mixture. A pbysician saved his lifo, but la arippe was knocked higher thau a kité, The family of Mrs. Covley, who dica at Grand [orks at the age of eighty-nine, is one of remarkable longevity. Mrs, Copley’s maiden name was_Emerson and she was born in Vermont. Her father was ninety four years of ago at the time of bis death and her mother ninety. A sister aied two veuars ago at the age of mincty, and two sisters and a brother survive her—>Mrs, Pranklin Colovr, Plano, 11l., aged efghty=six Mra. Dawley Glover of Hudlson, Wis., aced seventy-four, and John Lmarson of Minne- sota, aged vighty-seve L CALL National Convention of the Repub- lican Leazue of the United State To the Republican Stato Loagues of the United States and the Delegates of the Nu- tional Convention—Gentlemen: Hy author- ity delegated to the exective commitice by the National lsague convention, assembled in Bultimore, Md., on the first day of March, 185, and in obedience to instructions and authority given to me by the exccutive com- mittee, I heroby direct that the third annual convention of the Repubiican League of the United States shall convene in the city of Nashville, Tenn., at noou, on March 4. 1590, and conunue in session thereafter during such nours as said convention shall deter miue. ‘The business which will come before the conivention will include the renorts from the ofiicers of thy leazue, the election of offic and wembers of the executive commiztoe for the ensuing year, the designation of the place of mecting for the subsequent national league convention, and_such other auestions as the convention nay deem proper. Under the revised constitution of the nas tionat league the convention will be composea of about 1,000 delegates. Article VI reads as follows: “The national convention shail be com- posed of two delegates-at-large from each state organizition i the league and of two s from cach congressional district in i1 thero shall be oné or more permanent republican clubs, together with the president and sccretavy of each state league, and all officers of the national organization, who shall be ex-ofticio delerates. Iach delegato present shall be cotitled to oue vote.’ “To provide for the increased number of delesates in states where delogates wero clected prior to the revision of the constitu- tion the executive committce on August 14, 155 adopted the following rosolution : “*iResolved, That in states where the delo- gates to the national convention of 1500 shall liave been selected heretofore, and the dele- gution from such state is incroased by tho amendment to the constitution this day adopted, the executive committec of such stato league shall have power (o select such additional delegates without reconvening tho state convention.’ The republicans of Nasavilie have already appomnted & committee on entortwinment, with W. J. Watson as chairman. All com: munications concerning local accommoda- tions should be addressed 1o Mr. Watson. At the close of the convention'in Nashville the detegates will go to Chattanoogu for the purposo of holding a republican league masy meeting, which will be addressed by some of the most promiaent speakers in the coun- try. Other southorn cities may be included in this plan and further announcerents will be made, As this is to be the first republican na- tional convention ever leld in the southern statos tho importan-e of having iv composed of representatsve delegates will be upparent to all. Joux M. Tuvkstos, President. A. B. Husriiey, Secretary, e MRS, CUSTER. The Widow ot the Brave Cavalry naer and Her Wor k. onally meet on the streot Mr wife of that gecat cavalry r, who hus often been called the Marion” of the civil war, writes a cor- respondent of the New York Star. her time in New Yorlk, earning her living by writing for the uewspapers. 1 recall her when she was o beautiful young girl, known to one as Libby Bucon. She was the daughter of Judge Buacon of Monroe, Mich., and long before she was of age was one of the most popular girls of the Wolverine stato. The name of Custer is still revered by the old soldiers, especially tnose who live in Michigan, where he is looked upon as the real hero of the late war. Mrs. Custer is almost as much admired as her illustrious husband was. After she married the general she was nearly alwnys by his side, For two yeurs she virtually sat in Washington with her valise in hand, wailing to go to the front. She was alweys the first woman in camp after a battle, and would have been delighted to have followed her gallint husband in his impetuous onsets upon the enemy. She never scemed to know what féur was, and muny times put herself in great peril. She was in Ricnmond two days before her husband reached there, and aimost before the sound of the guns had ceased Lo reverber- aw ubout the confederate capital, Just after the surrender, when her husband came up from Nottaway court house to take her to his headquarters, he re- marked “'that it looked pretty bad for a general to be beaten into Richmond by his wife, atter ne had been trying for four years to get there first.” Of course, Custer, like all other sol- diers, died pogr, and his wife and fam- ily are practically without resources, except the pitiful pension of 850 a month that the government has granted. Murs. Custer has a great many relics of the war, left by her husband and given to her by different officers of the arm Besides wueulne the first flag of trus the confederates Lrought iuto our lines as the beginning of Lee’s surrender. shie has the fag of teuce carried by her husband into the coufederate lines. She also has much valuable data about the cavalry armg of our service that has nover yel boen given to tho public. = Iu is really a pity that a fair history of this branch of the service has not yet been written, or even seriously contemplated. 1 was pleased to learn that she is get- ting a fair 1ncome from her books and other writings, A BAD YEAR FOR CATTLEMEN Over-Production the Prime Cause of the Depression. OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE, Improved British Markets Likely to Help the American Trade—-Ne- braska School Work —~A Lin- coln Masher Sold. 1029 P StreeT, LINCOLY BUrrav or Tie Oxtana Bes, % Lixcot Neb., Jan. 12 w. ohrist handed Tne it & circular on the live yesterday, remarking that facts could be gleaned pllowing is a summary of The Hon. Bre correspe | stock industry some interesting therefrom. The 1. its contents l'o the produ past tw and feeder of have been ¥ dis- appointing. The consumer, on the other hand, has had it nearly all his own way, more especially if he chose to take his cuts from an animal that clussed below strictly prime. It would be difficult to say whetner the raiser or the purty who finishes off his bullocks in the feed vard suffered most. The trade from first to finish in tho great stock yardsof the country has been dull and dragging, not a singlo gleam of sunshine lighting up the bovine horizon, Except for strictly prime stock, which at times has met an active sale,the market has ruled lower than ever before in the history of the Chicago stock yards. The receipts aggrogated dur- ing tho year, 3,023,281 head, un increass of 411,738 over 1883, The records also show a phenomenal growth in receipts during the past three years. Not only Chicago, but Omaha, Kansas City and other points report asimilar state of affai In fact, it looks us if three or four years ugo every one had gone into the business of raising cattle, and now, with an abundance of corn and other feod, the supply has almost buriad the aemand out of sight. Day after day the railroads rolled in their loads of cattle, and the continuons ery from all parts of the cattle producing coun~ try was: “When can we ship! We must 1 our beeves to make room fortho younger cattle that ure coming on.” This tremendous influx of cattle to the various murket conters shows the expansion the cattle business un- derwent during the boom years “from 15881 to 1884 To use a slang vhrase, it was as casy as “‘rolling off a log" to make money | days out of the cattle business. ‘I'he pr depression 18w natural reteibution, or at least a rebound, und iv has gradually been growing worse for the vroducer and the feeder since 188 How much longer it will last is a problem which cannot be answered at present eattle the In the natural course of events the tide will turn, but thonsands of producers and feeders will suffer and sibly be financially ruined before reliefl can come. Muny people are not ready to accept tas laws of supply and dewand us the cause for this depression, and the “Big #our” and many other reasons urc assigned. The sen ate of the United States appointed a com- mittee to investigate this decline in prices The civeular continues: “In view of the fact that the government of the United States 1s responsivle for some of the most outrageous legislation ever perpetraved on a people in connection with our live stock in- terests, it seems a travesty of justice to send out a Junketing committee to find a remedy for our evils when their own stable needs clearing out. ‘The following are a few of the items that have affected the prices of cattle Oleomargarine, a pure food produc the only food product taxed 1 the United States. Not only is 1t taxed for reven but ev anufacturer, dealer and retaile must pay tribute in the shape of a license to the governument, in a country on whose flag 18 written word ‘proteetion’ hides come in free of The tocal government of Illinois stamped out a discase (whether it be pieuro- pneumonia or not it is not proper now to dis- cuss, though there is hardly any doubt but the discase is prevalent in this country) within a few months in the state, yet thena- tional government has been working for years to stop such ravages without effect in the east, and from this cause both the cattle and the hog markets havo suffered seriously in foreign markets, Awmerica hus a surplus which she wants to sell, and it is the duty of the legislators to give a clean bill of health, no matter what it costs. ‘‘However, the trouble arises principally from over-production. The supply of beef is greater than the demand. Not only is this true in America, but Great Britain's markets are glutted and as & consequence the prices are low. 1In Chicago, with 1,000,000 more cattle to handle than in 1886, it1s vot difticult to find a cause for de- creased values. [For every working day in receipts were 10,000 It is true in this business as well as , that an over-supply gives buy- e, 1t provides apportunities notslow to embrace for si- lently conibining and depressing values. “For cattle weighing 1400 pounds and np- wards, and of prime quality, there has gen- erally been an active demwand for export., The Britisher has come to the rescu n prices reached a certain mark, During the last three months freights have made o big advance and have, to a certain degree, checlked the healthy demand from that quar- ter. The steamsnip lines got command of the rates and the result has been a steady increase, both for carrying live eattle and dressed beef. Latterly ithas cost $25 u head to carry cattle from Chicago to Liverpool and the cost of insurance, feed and seliing charges, and it takes in rouna numbers 30 to transfer the live imal from Cnicago to the Kuoglish wharve The shipments of live catile from Chicago have more than kept pace with the increased receipts. This is accounted for by the fact that the low prices of good cattle have uttracted buyers from all parts of the country. A year ago ex- porters were selling at from $4.75 to #5.2, At the close of 1550 cattle were worth ouly from $1.00 to $.00. This decline is ac- counted for by the advance in freight rates, Cattle have sold at about steady prices dur- ing the year in Great Britain, T'vade, how- ever, is 1 ly improving there. Aun area of prosperity seems to huve struck the old world au4 the prospects for the best class of cattle, provided moderate froight rates can be sccured, is very encouragiug. Very much, however, depends on the freight rate question. An advance in this class of cattle muy be looked for in June or July, Nebraska School Work, ¢ The following circular to the superin - tendents, principals and teachers of public schools in Nebraska was scnt out by State Superintendent Lane last evening: Arrangements are being made to have a gencral exbibit of school work in Nebraska at the next state teachers' association, ut Lancoln, March 25, 26 and 1890, A com- mittde will have charge of exhibits, The following general subjects are suggested and arraugements will be made for their dis- play: Industrial Class~Drawlngs, wood and iron work, tools, ete., work of 'state indus- trial school at Kearnoy, work from the deaf and dumb institution at Omana, from the blind asylum at Nebraska City, work from the Omaba wanusl trajning 0ol and Poru normal school; needlework. recipes for cooking, home made tools, physical appar- atus and essays on trades, occupations and sciences. Technical Class—Pupils written work by grades on the various subjects taught, ex. amation pavers in noxnnh( writhmetic, grammar, civii government, history, ete. map drawing, relief maps, ponmanship, (6. signs sod other drawings, illustrated methods of teacking, Kindergarton Class—For children under ven years of age; penmanship, slate work, Froebel's gifts and occupations. This circular 1s merely a preliminary notice of the desire oxpressed at the last State Teachers' association to have un ex- hibition of this kind at Lincoln in connec- Lion with the State Teachers' association in the sprick of 15W. We hope the superin- tendeuts and principals of graded schools will take au interest in this exhibit, The county superiutendents will be able to find meuy good schools and teachers among those under their sUpervision who caun pre- pare sowething to send o Lincolu. The ihe year the average head. committee will bo pleased to receive at a early day any suggoatior in the matter. February giving more definite directio Gro, B Laxe, ) A B, Hvan Commit Arex. Sterness, | For farther fnformation plcase nddross Suvrr. A, B, Hu Schuyler City News and Notes. Snow commenced falliag last night an kept it up prety lively all day today. The old man He Paulson, who pardoned by the governor Saturday aftor noon, will be looked aftor by the Gran Army boys 1n this city. Ho was a soldie for threo years in wn what he Wants now more than anything els is employment, C. C. Munson bogan suit i court Saturday afternoon against " Dundas, a bridge builder of Lanc county, allezing that he had furnished lum ber and bridge muterial to construction of bridges in this couuty; that on dununry 6 hie obtained ten judgment iv llin@s court, aggrogating $1.985 &, and that an oMcer had made ail and had found 1o property on which to levy ; that Dundas is insolyent ; that the conty owes Dundas the sum of $1,600) He prays fo of court this amount to nis claim. At 12:80 Saturday night, on complaint of « young man who smid ho had lost &5 in Ambiing rooms in the Quick D u raid on the roows, He had some dificulty in effecting an entrance and whea he fiually ot in the patrons had made their escape H1e found the table covered with the a furo lay-out with liberal stacks ot butonly two white man ana a colored man names as .l I'be two white men gave their Webster and Charles Eldridge. fugitives numed I'red Close w caught, Glover sued her husband, er, in the district court Suturd evonng for a divor The couplo we married in Jasper county, Indiuna, March 5, 1872, aud the complaint is failure W support She asks for property worth 10,000 and for the custody of the four children, ranging from four to sixteen years of age, The Lancaster County Teachers' associa- tion held an interesting session yestorday. Superintendent Thompson of the Burling ton brought home from the Mexican trip an intelligent young Mexican lad that ne picked up at” Queretaro. His name s Domingo Escan ni ho has entered tho pblic sehco I swreet building. Mr. and Mrs. Johin Sthrohts of 72 celobrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of oeir wodding last Eeiday. Appropriato ceremonies were held at the Geraman Catho lic church by the Rev. ther Kuppou bender, when the party visited tha homo of the couple aud the day and evening wero spent in a social way. ‘Tue happy couplo re ceived the congratulations of their friends on the quarter of a contury of married life, and also numerous preseuts appropriate 1 the occasion. Various estimate placed on the st of R. Lawlor, the dry goods man who fu Saturday cvening. Some eclaim that iv wiii not invoice over $16,000. The annuwl mecting of the to 1iis- torical society will bo heid in tho chapel sf the state university Tuesday sud Wods s 2V stroey ' association meets &2ty 4 on the evening of the 16z, for o davs’ soss Presideat P, C. Chamberlain of versity of Wisconsin will delivet tion at the state university on Februury 15, Mart Howe has & curiosity i the way of an owl of the caraboo or wonkey facod v riety. It was nt him she uei- the ora charter day, pturcd in the uorthwestern state. Mason Gregg and wife are off on a trip to New Orleans. Major Trisney and wife left last night for San Francisco,” from which point they will sail for Honolulu, where vhey will spead the valauge of “the winter. They will be gone until May 1, ‘Ihe major goes 1o improve his health . There1sa funny story current of a young man who got mashed on the lady who played the part of Peck’s Bad Boy at the muses last week and sent her an invitation to go out and eat oysters one evening. 1f all was agreeable she was to wear s biue ribbon. The evening came and the young man was in the frontrow. Tho “Bad Boy™ wora tho blue riboon all right, but so did every mem ber of the company. At last the fat grocery man excused himself to the sudience for rushing through with the play, as they were in somewhat of a hurry to attend an oyster party to which the whole family was mvited. ‘The groceryman was the ‘“‘Bad Boy's" hus- band. A couple of Interesting incidents took place at the postofiice Saturday evening. The employes all flocked into the private ofice of tHon. Albert Watkins, the retiring postmaster, and ex-Mayor Sawyer, voicing the sentiments of those in attendance, pro- sented him with a complimentary address and a_handsome wold watch. When that was finished B. S, Hubbard turned to Mr. O. C. Baker, the eficient assistant post master, and presented him with a Hund somely embroidered smoking gown, of quilted brown satiu, with erimson lining,ana an elegantly flowered enameled smoking stand and set. All parties were taken com pletely by surprise. The public installation of the officers of Farragut post and of the Woman's Retiof Corps Saturday night was a very ploasa’ affair, The ceremonios were conducted by ex-Department Commander H, Russell and by Mrs. Isabella Bolshaw. ‘T'h post_offcers ara: V. C, T. 13, Bea J. C, A, adjutant, J, W. Bowen; surgoon, gurd: chaplain, Henry Mustermar . D, J, 5. Barwick; O, G., 1), I", Stoner; Q. M. 5., P. A, Gutchell, ‘The new officrs of the Women's Relief Corps ure: President, Mrs, sarah 12, Bonnell; sonior vice, Mrs [Helen Coolt; junior vice, Mrs, C. orbin chaplain, Mrs, C. J, Hurd; treasurer, M Rebecea Fraokforter; secretary, Miss Emma B. Gillispie; conductor, Mrs, Mary Thomas; assistant conductor, Miss Magio Crawfora; guide, Mrs. R. S. Stoner, A PROMINENT REGULAR PHYSICIAN partof the Of New York City gives the following di- . rections FORPREVENTING AND CURING NFLUENZA OR “LA GRIPY Evaporate morning evening a fow table- spoonfuls of POND'S EXTRACT aud in hale the vapor. Pour the POND'S EN TRACT into a tin cup, which hold over tho flames of @ lamp; hold the nose over the cup thet the vapor may be inhaled. By this treatment the mombrane of the nose wnd throat will be in such condition that it will resist the poisonous action of Lhe germs which are the causo of this disease: and if tho £ovms have already been intaled they will | destroyed, The symptoms of “La Gripp are inflammation of the lining of tho mewm- brane of the nose, which may extend to the lungs, with congh, sneezing, runniug at tho nose, and perhaps severe aching pains and bigh fever." These aioctions ave for POND'S EXTRACT oaly, It way be un safe Lo uso auy other article this way. HAVE POND'S EXTRACT IN READINESS, Made ouly by the Pond's Extract Co, New York and London. or promises of aid A circuiae will bo sont in e garding the putting togothor of oxhibits, when and where to send them with othor details, was Indina regiment, and tho district tor Dundas for tho subjecting the building, Marshal Melick with a party of ofiicers mad: chiairs, chips. Ouo of the s afterward Poter by a friend and iy | s v Y —a