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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25
UNION PACIFIC FINANCES.
Report Of the President for the Quar-
ter Ending September 3Oth.

The report of the president of tho
Union Pacific railway for the quarter ending
September 30tb, the first complete quarter
which followed the change OF administration
brought about by the resignation of President
Dillon, has been issued. The summaries cx-
cludc the St Joseph & Western railroad. The
total income was 81, 137, 900; net surplus of in
come after the payment Of all fixed charges
including the government requirements, and
taxes, is 81 Coz, COO or equivalent 10 2 G-i0 per
cent upon the capital stock OF the company.
For the same quarter of last year the net sur
plus was 81 AZ, 000.
For nine months the total surplus income
was 81, $4,000, from which dividends amount
ing 10 81 ,OG5, 900 were paid leaving balance
of S527, COO, which is an increase over the nine
months of the previous year of $40 eco. Dur
ing the quarter ending September 30 the net
floating debt of the company decreased ut an
average rate Of 5000 coo per month. The net
debt September 30 was 50, 49, ,0OO decrease
from that of the previous quarter of 81 1C},
COZ. About the same rate of decrease con-
tmucd through October and November, but an
equally rapid rate of decrease is not expected
during the winter months. The land sales for
the eleven months in 1851 a"grg gatc, Union
Pacific 3,4G5, 900 acres, for 81 lG9, 900; Kan
sas Pacific ISL 00J acres, for $Gl3000.
Ih'iN 10 L' 'l'i'A'NhI I'"9'h, ii'"A
dent Adams SAYS, why the pro
cecds of the Kansas Pacilc land grants, like
the Union Pacific land grant should not cor
stitutc an asset to be set aside for the cXtu-
guishmcnt Of the bonds in whole or in part Sc
cured by them. He accordingly recommends
a supplementary agreement, in the nature of a
binding contract, to be entered into between
the Union Pacific and some trust company, I'M
der which the railway agrees to set aside from
its other income sum 'quh to the amount
which may in any year be paid over to it by
the trustees under the consolidated TOrlga
as the proceeds of the sales of lands, to he APP
piled by the trust company to the purchase
and cXtinguishment Of the consolidated bonds
of the Kansas Pacific company. The land
grant will thus become sinking fund for the
ABSORPTION of this issue of bonds. Action To
ills effect should be taken, if taken at all, by
the full board of directors.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25
Heidelberg ia SfIp

Heidelberg Castle, the most magni-
ficent and picturesque medieval ruin
in Europe, is in danger of destruction.
A railway has been carried under it,
through tunnel, the blasting of
which has shattered many parts. while
the laundering trains do further dam
age. A society called the Schlossve-
rein has been organized to raise funds
for its preservation, and an appeal is
made for assistance. Annual subscrip-
tons as low as three marks (seventy-
five cents), are asked for, and the New
York banking house of Krauth, Nj
chod & Kuhne is authorized to receive
contributions from Americans who
may be willing to help to preserve a
grand structure which is one of the
chief delights of tourists in Europe
Philadelphia Telegraph
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25
HUSBAND HUNTERS.
Bachelor Cleveland Solicited to Enter
the Matrimonial State.

washington special: Our incoming
bachelor president is in receipt of eight
or ten matrimonial propositions every
day, SO says one of the clerks attached
to the governors executive department
now visiting here. 1t would seem that the
young ladies of the country are taking advan-
tage of leap year to pop the question to the
genial gentleman who will move into the white
house next March. One of these love born
epistles is as follows:
Private.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 6.-Dear Mr..
Cleveland: | hesitate to assert the prcrOga-
tive of my sex, but feel impelled by mystic
rious Fate to write you ere the departure of
the glorious leap year. You will remember
that | was introduced to You six months ago at
Albany, and l was much pleased at the compli-
ments you then paid me- You have occupied
my thoughts every hour since that time, and
can sincerely state that my hand and heart are
at your disposal until New Years eve. For re-
ference as to myself can give the best, if you
desire. Hoping to hear from you, remain,
Very truly yours,
Miss LOTTIE STEWART.
P. SIN case you think the proposal is a
foolish FREAK, please destroy this. l.. S.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25
TROUBLE AHEAD.
Renewal of the Western Freight War
Imminent.

Chicago dispatch: The present pools
on California, Utah, Colorado and Nebraska
cattle business, and also the traffic agreement
for the maintenance of dcad-freight rates to
and from Nebraska points will terminate Jan
uary l, 1885, if any OF the roads parties to
those agreements give thirty days notice of
withdrawal previous to January |, 1885 1t is
understood that several of the roads have de
cided to give the required notice and cOnse-
quently the pools and agreements will cease to
exist on the above-named date unless in the
meantime the general managers of the roads
interested should succeed in ef Ling ew ar
rangements. If such arrangements are not
made, the war on freight rates to all points
west from Chicago will be renewed with in
creased vigor. As far as Nebraska dead
freight business is concerned on which there
is no pool, the war is already in progress and
rates are reported to be seriously cut by all the
lines. The feeling among the various roads is
more bitter than ever, and it will be no easy
task to restore peace and harmony. The per-
centages for the various pools recently award
ed by Arbitrator Tucker have proved unsatis-
factory to nearly alfOf the roads. This great
ly aggravates the situation, as the roads will
hesitate to again submit the question of per
centageS to arbitration.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25
Uses of the Potato.

In France the farina is largely used
or culinary purposes. The famous
gravies, sauces and soups of France are
largely indebted for their excellence to
that source, and the bread and pastry
equally so, while great deal of the so
called cognac, imported into England
from France, is distilled from the pota
TO. Throughout Germany the same
uses are common. In Poland the NAH
ufacture of spirits from the potato Is a
most extensive trade. "Stettn brandy,
well known in commerce. is largely I'M
ported into England, and is sent from
thence to many of our foreign posses
sions as the produce of the grape, and
is placed Oh many table of Euglald a
the same; while the fair ladies of ON
country perfume themselves with thu
spirit of potato under the designation OF
edat de CO!Ogne. But there are other
uses which this esculent Is turned To-
abroad. Alter extracting the fAriDa
the pulp i manufactured into orna-
mental articles, snch as picture franes.
snuff boxes, and several descriptions o!
toys, and tile water that runs from it IL
the process of manufacture is most
valuable scourer.
For perfectly cleansing woolens, anG
such ike articles. It is the housewife,
panacea, and, if the wusherwoman hap
pens TO have chlibla!ns, she become
cured by the operation.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25

and Post-Office address. 2. Citizen
ship. 3. Age. 4. Place of birth.
5. Health and physical capacity for
the public service. 6. Right of pre-
ference by reason of military or naval
service. z. Previous employment in
the public service. 8. Business or
employment and residence for the pre-
vious five years. 0. Education"
Also that;
81. Every regular application must
be supported by proper certificates of
good moral character, health, and
physical and mental capacity for do
ing the public work, the certificates to
be in such form and number as the
regulations of the commission shall
provide; but no certificate will be re-
ceived which is inconsistent with the
tenth section of the Civil-Service act.
''2. No one shall be entitled to be
examined for admission to that classl-
fled postal service if under sixteen or
over thirty-iive years of age, or to the
classified departmental service if under
eighteen or over forty-fve years of
age; but no one shall be examined for
appointment to any place in the clas
sified customs service except that of
clerk or messenger who is under
twenty-one years of age; but these
limitations shall not apply to persons
hOnOrably discharged from the mill
tary or naval service of the, country
who are otherwise duly qualified.
EXAMINING BOARDS.
The examining boards as organized
under the Commission are located at
New York, Boston, Washington, Balti-
more, st. Louis, Chicago, Philadel-
phia, New Orleans, Cincinnati, San
Francisco, Detroit, Albany, MiIwau-
kee, Buffalo, Portland, Me-, Burling-
ton, VI, Cleveland, indianapolis,
Kansas City, Louisville, Pittsburg,
Rochester, Providence and Newark.
In the sea- coast cities there are two
boards, one for the Post-Oilice and
one for the Custom-House. At Wash
ington, where nearly all the depart
mental places are regulated by the
Civil-Service law, the Examining
Board consists of two persons from
the Treasury Department, two from
the Post-Office Department., two from
the Interior Department and one from
each of the other departments.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
Two important special Iprovisions of
the law are:
"'That no person habitually using in
toxicating beverages to excess shall be
appointed to or retain in any office, APP
pointment or employment to which the
provisions of this act are applicable"
''that no persons under enlistment
in the army or navy of the United
States shall be examined under these
rules" and THAT whenever there are
already two or more members of
family in the public service in the
grades covered by this act, no other
member of such family shall be eligible
to appointment to any of said grades"
and that
mo recommendation of any person
who shall apply for office or place
under the provisions of this act, which
may be given by any Senator or men,
Der of the House.of Representatives,
except as to the character or residence
of the applicant, shall be received or
considered by any person concerned in
making any examination or appoint
ment under this act"
This is a general view of the Civil
Service law that is expected to be such
an interesting factor in the coming
Administrations York World.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25
The Blaine Libel Suit.

In the Blaine-Sentinel libel suit in the
federal court at indianapolis, John c. Shoe
maker, president of the Sentinel company,
filed an affidavit asking that further proceed
ings be stayed until the plaintiff has answered
the interrogatories which were filed with the
amended bill of discovery. The suit was set
for trial on December %, and Judge Woods
will probably rule for stay of further pro-
ceedings
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25

The first balloon ascension in the
United States was made in Philadelphia
Oh Jan. 8, 1893 by Mr.. Blanchard. The
ascent was witnessed by a large crowd
of spectators, among whom was Gen.
WASHINGTON.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25
The Exposition on Sunday.

The Catholic archbishop of New Or
leans approves of keeping open the exposition
Sundays for a benefit day to the labOrer and
mechanic.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25
The New use lie Ran he Co.. Limited

Osborn, Neb. Range: Red Willow creek,
in southwest corner Of Frontier county, cat
tie branded 30 l. o. on right side. Also,
an over crop on right ear and under crop on
left Horses branded ''S'' on ri1ht shoulder,
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25


petitive examination, it will appear
at once that these examinations come
to be of great Importance. Rule of
the Commission provides that
's1. The general examinations for
admission to the service shall be linn
tied to the following subjects: First
Orthography, penmanship and copy
ing. Second-Arithmetic fundamen-
tai rules, fractions and percentage.
Third-Interest, discount and elements
of bookkeeping and of accounts.
Fourth-Elements of the English lam
guage, letter writing and the proper
construction of sentences. Fifth
Elements of the geography, history
and government of the United States.
SO. Proficiency in each of these
subjects shall be credited in grading
the standing of the persons examined
in proportion to the value of knowl-
edge of such subjects in the branch or
part of the service which the applicant
seeks to enter.
So Noe one shall be entitled to be
certified for appointment whose stand
ing upon just grading in the general
examination shall be less than 65 per
, centum of complete proficiency in the
first three subjects mentioned in this
rule. and that measure of proficiency
shall be deemed adequate
Other important provisions of the
rules are that.
Every application, in order to en-
title the applicant to appear for exam
inatiOn or to be examined. must state,
under oath, the facts On the following
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-25

FOR SALE-lmprryrd Decided Farm
and Hay Land. Timber and water. Two
furm houses, with other improvements.
Convenient TO No. school privileges. Sit
uafsd on K publican river. near ii ,uth Of
r d W How creek. Call an J. T B ack.
on premises, or address him at Iudianola,
Nebraska.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
miscellaneous News Notes.

The Bank Of New York City OF Monday cele-
brated its centennial S. &>t Me- 81
Indiana State university graduated class
Of thirty-one Wednesday.
The Augustine Catholic bank at Lawrence,
Mass, has paid 10 cents on the dollar.
Fifteen Massachusetts girls are about to un-
dertake a tramp of 800 miles in the Aairondacks
Anorder has been issued directing the Four
teenth and Twenty first Infantry to exchange
stations sss. FL
Robert ?. Porter, once a member of the tariff
commission, whose neglect Of his wife was no.
torious, has married Miss Alice Hobbins, whose
name WINS associated with his for some time be-
fore his divorce . Is
& Lieut. Jerrold of the United States nary has
written an article ON that branch Of the service
for the next volume of the Ency clopedia Brit
tanica. Whitelaw Reid OF the New York Trib-
une will also contribute an article on News
papers. Ss5
The Bank OF Miner county, located at How
the proprietors Of the bank, which is q private
concern, and in the banking report for last jan
nary was given 81 capital OF SIC, COO and sur
Plus OF 81, 800 The firm was formerly White
and Kendall. but Mr.. N idner came from Alex
ander, Da., recently and bought Kvrldars IN
forest.
Dane named Hans Frederick Morck, age
about twenty seven, left Lemav s Sonthern's
camp shout three miss no tho Of the BruIe river
on the It'll or Sth of May, expressing 80 the
time his intention OF proceeding direct to Du-
/ luth and having IN his possession & check for
4la May u sIae check was cashed at the
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
A Terrifying lightning Episode.

Some forty five hundred people who were in
the coliseum st Minneapolis, Thursday after
noon, had an experience to be remembered.
The dress circle and balcony were well filled,
and the stage presented q bright and cheerful
appearance The full chorus of nearly thous-
and children were seated in the great sounding
board, the girls dressed in white. iae j
Throughout the entertainment there was the
occasional disturbance Of rumbling distant
thunder with flashes of lightning that seemed
to trace the bright wood finish. One or two
sharp peais added to the apprehension, when
suddenly there was a loud, sharp report, ap-
parently in the space between the ceiling and
roof, the crash Of falling glass from the centre
skylight, and confusion worse COMPOUNDED.
People started to their feet; faces blanched,
panic was threatened among the children and
in the audience, and it was q moment of intense
excitement, and wonderment and questioning
in every look. :,
AS the thundershower passed over it singled
out for an electric shock the gilt ball on the
top of the flag staff in the center Of the build
ing, the highest point that presented itself.
The electric current flashed down the pole.
shattered the apex Of the building, ran along
timber, attacked a bolt, followed along to an
electric light wire, and thence made it's way
without further injury to the building and to
an electric lamp and passed outside the build
road, which it shattered and then buried itself
in the ground. 1t ,nas not an easy task to meet
the emergency entirely among the children, and
the exciSementof the little ones was added to by
the intercession Of anxious parents, one alarmed
mother mounting the stage from the orchestra
while it was playing to where her child was to
be found
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
Personal Points.

Prof. NJ P Castin, of Boston university, is
dead
Count George Foulkes dc Nera, the young
Parisian who tried to kill himself with phos-
phorus from two boxes Of matches in New
York is out of danger.
w. H. J. Sawyer, travelling representative of
Wilmington, Kan, from All overdose of choral
and morphine taken to induce sleep.
Bishop George W Peterkin Of West Virginia
was married near Richmond, Va, to Miss Ma
ran M. Stewart daughter Of John Stewart, one
of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens
Of Virginia.
Dr. Lewis, of the Tuscarawas Medical society,
has been expelled from the Ohio Medical So
ciety for attempting to procure an insurance
policy on the lifo Of q patient who at the time
was fatally sick
Sankey, the evangelist, and family started
from Liverpool for America on the Steamer
BRITANNICA. Beside requiring rest, Sankey was
led to return home Immediately by demands Of
private business.
John and Charles Kennedy, laborers, of
Louisville, KY, have fallen heir tos2, 600, 900
left them by on uncle, who suddenly left that
Clts ny SonAS dt5O oAIA WIS AAOS ACdIu VI AA-
til his death in Australia .@..
Henry G. Venuor, the weather prophet, died
in Montreal Sunday, the Sth. Mr.. Vennor was
forty three years old. He was born in Mont
real, where his father was a wealthy hardware
merchant His mother was Patterson, and
was Of Scotch descent Young Vennor was ed
ucated with his brothers at the leading schools
Of Montreal and subsequently was graduated
from MeGiu university. - IF
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
The iowa Pharmacy Law.
Letter from Des Moines.

Last week I gave You the decision of Me
state board of pharmacy as to their consrruc-
ton of the statute relating to the sale of liquor
by druggists, which was that under the phar-
macy law of 1880 and 1882 they were authorized
to sell and dispose Of liquor for medicinal pnr-
poses without obtaining a permit from the
county board of supervisors Now comes the
attorney general with an elaborate opinion
addressed to the board, in which he reYerses
their decision and holds
First-That the supplemental act OF 1882,
printed without number or chapter, and which
was not approved by the governor is invalid
Second-That under the pharmacy law OF
1880, as mentioned by chapter 137, laws of s.,
druggists were not required to get permit
Third-That chapter 145, laws of 1884, re-
peals section 1910 of the code, and provides
q substitute, which provides penalty against
any person selling liquor for any purpose, IN
less he has permit: That the pharmacy law
of 1880 and 1882 is conflict with this substitute;
that chapter l43, laws Of 1854, repeats all laws
in conflict Herewith.
Fourth-That after July a druggist must
get permit to sch liquor for medicinal pnT-
poses, and that his application for a permit
must be signed by a majority of the legal vot-
ers in the ward or township in which he resides
or does business.
Fifth-That the act Of 1884 does not change
the code relative to the granting Of permits,
and that the power is still in the board Of
supervisors, and ia discretionary.
This settles q much vexed question among
pharmacists in this state from, and after Fourth
Of July and those familiar with the history of
the legislation upon the subject will concede
that the attorney generals opinion is in har-
monv with the object and intent of the legis-
lature
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
Nuggets OF Foreign News.

The Tichborne claimant is to be released on
ticket Of leave
The workshops of s. Child& Co., Flushing,
England, were burned Loss, te22O, 600
Theebaw, king of Burnah, poisoned the
queen and her mother, andna rfled the queens
sister
Fresh electoral riots have occurred in Hun
gary. Three persons were killed and many
wounded
Bavaria will vote on the German federal
council against the bill for the taxation Of the
bourse operations.
The London banking houses of Barring Bros.
and Glyn, Mills, Currie Il Co., lave issued g.
COO 600 of the new Canadian 81 per cent loan; ;
minimum price, 81
The abdication Of the duke OF Hesse is ex-
pected as result OF his marriage with and sub
selAent divorce from Nine. Kalomine, which
created such widespread comment
Prince Hohen1ohe, the German ambassador
to Paris, declares that public feeling in Ger
many is envenomed against France by the con-
slant provocation OF the French press
The project of erecting monument to Victor
Emanuel in the Pantheon at Rome has been
abandoned. A tablet will take the place Of tho
monument A conflict with the Vatican is thus
avoided, though anti-clericals denounce this
as weak concession to the church.
In the house of commons Woodalls amend
ment to the franchise bill in favor of female
suffrage was rejected by o vote of 27l to 1876,
Gladstone stated during the course Of the de-
bate that if the amendment was adopted the
government Woull be answerable for the pas
sage of this bill
Col Nelson Plato, collector of customs for
tho Corpus Christi Texas district has been az
rested United States marshal has executed
the warrant, but finding Col Plato too i'll to
leave his room, placed guards over him. Pla-
to is charged with being defaulter to tue gov
ernment 81 no.
The Mahdi's famous lieutenant Osman Dig
ma, is described by one of his soldiers to be Of
tall and slender build, with pale complexion,
large open eyes and a fine mollstache. His
countenance express courage and energy. lie
is almost always Oh horseback, and wears over
his left shoulder veil such as the Mohamme-
dams Of old wore He generally carries q very
sword. He has one wife and three children.
London Gable: Prince Bismarck has dis
covered another leak of the fighting material OF
Germany, and is vigorously protesting against
it. The government of Holland, in the prose-
cution of it's interminab1e war with Sunatra
for this possession Of Acheen, has been actively
recruiting it's colonial army and, 1t is said, mas
induced many able bodied Germans to enlist
for this purpose Prince Bismarck is very in
dignant over this loss of fighting men, and has
addressed an angry note ON the subject to JON
kheer Van Der Haevon, the Dutch ambassador
at Berlin
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20

Judge Gildersleeve, of New York, in
his address to the Grand Jury, congratu-
lated the police upon their success in
bringing into subsection the common
thief and burglar But he was grieved
to note the existence Of another class OF
criminals produced by the spirit of ex-
travaganee and speculation who threat.
ened the community with dire calamity.
while in obedience to the law" he
said, I'VE are furnishing the low thieves
from the sloughs and slun1s of the city
for stealing small sums, let us not neg
lect the guilty in high places who steal
large sums and are amenable to the
same law" Only in this way can
cessation of the gigantic thefts and
swindles that have been brought to
light in New York be brought about.
If the enforcement of the law against
small criminals has had asalutary effect,
a similar remedy for a great criminal
ought to he equally eficacious. The
remedy is certainly worth trying.