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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10
SOME POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Under instructions from Secretary Man
ming the customs collector at Baltimore
will make retrenchments in salaries to the
extent Of $40, 900 per annum.
The electors of Great Britain nave thus
Tar returned to parliament 191 liberals,
l75 tories and 80 Parnellites. The nation
alists of Dublin are wild over the triumph
OF Harrington and Sullivan.
Justice Miller is quoted now in Washing
ton as being OF the opinion that Edmunds
is still president pro tenn OF the senate. He
holds that the senate is a body in perpetuo,
and that when it has elected a presiding
officer he holds the place until his successor
is elected.
The Ohio supreme court ndered q deci-
sion in the Daggett habeas corpus case,
brought up from Cincinnati, discharging the
defendant and holding the Cincinnati and
Cleveland Election Registry law to be I'M
constitutional. TIL decision of the court
was unanimous.
The president has appointed John A.
Sullivan to be collector of internal revenue
of the Second district of New York. Sulli-
van is q we'll known business man of New
York City, and has been a prominent mem
Der Of the produce exchange for many years.
He was particularly active in the last pres
idential campaign, and was a leading MEM
Der OF the conference committee Of the bus
mess mems club, organized in the interest
OF the democratic ticket. The president
also appointed Lafayette Dawson, of Mis-
souri,, United States judgefor the district OF
Alaska; VIM. G. Langford, OF Walla Walla,
Washington territory, associate justice OF
the supreme court of Washington territory;
Charles R. Pollard, of Delphi, Ind, asso-
ciate justice OF the supreme court OF Mon
tana territory.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10
New SWISS Liquor Law.

The latest Swiss papers contain tho
complete returns OF the vote on the
constitutional amendment in reference
to the liquor question. Of the twenty
TWO cantOnS fifteen returned q MAORI
ty in favor of the amendment and sew
en- against The amendment is adopt.
ed by a nearly twO-thirds majority.
The contest presents several suggeS-
tive features. The most striking is
that the VINE producing cantons such
as Vaud, st. Gall, Eurgovie, Schaff-
house, TessinO, Zurich, and Neufchatel
voted in favor of the amendment and
with large maiOrities. The canton de
Naud, for instance. with its extensive
vineyards of La Vana and La Cote
dor on the lake of Geneva, cast 49,
800 votes in favor and only 1850
against the amendment, while the
whisky-producing and whiskv-drink-
ing cantons of Berne and S~oIoturn
gave large maiOrities against the
amendment. Berne gave 1921 votes
against and only %, 921 in favor of it.
The small cantOns of the interior, with
the exception OF Glarus. gave all
heavy majCrities in favor of the amend
ment.
What little influence the press has
when the public mind is otherwise
properly educated upon a measure is
proven in Zurich, where the leading
paper, the Zuricher Post, carried on q
bitter warfare against the amendment
under the demagogical pretense that
tho poor w~orkingman would be de-
Drived of his ''little drink" In spite
of the efforts of this paper the canton
of Zurich gave 81, 131 votes in favor of
and %, Cos against the measure. The
main points in the amendment are
higher import duties for sp;rituous
liquor. abolition of the shingled (bar-
rel money! between the cantons, and
more stringent regulations for gov
erning the retail trade and the issuing
of saloon license.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10
Killed by the Indians,


A dispatch from Deming, New Mexico,
says: Two men were killed by the Indians
near Solomonsville, Arizona. The bodies were
found by a stage-driver on his way to Fort
Thomas. Ben Crawford, the sheriff of Ora
lam county, Arizona, and two Others are also
rel orted killed, but this is not confirmed. On
the End the hostiles were in the neighborhood
If Duncan. They attacked the section men
1t work on the railroad, but they escaped.
Two cattlemen are reported to have been
lilled near Duncan. The military from Cliff
on and Parry and citizens are in hot pursuit.
Later dispatches state that the two men who
we're killed bv the Indians near Solomonville
we're Wright brothers. pioneers living at San
,oa, on the ella river, and a dispatch from
Wilcox confirms the killing of sheriff Ben.
Crawford, of Graham county, BY Apaches.
The Indians are divided into bands of fifteen
to twenty. The killing of sheriff Crawford
has created the widest excitement. Men,
women and children are fleeing in all direc-
tons and couriers are being sent out to warn
the settlers. The bodies of the two Wright
brothers were horribly mangled. The In
lians passed on to Coronado ranch, on the
iila river. At that place they killed two cat
tlemen, one named Dick Mays, the name of
the other is unknown.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10
The SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
Miscellaneous Matters of Interest at the Ma
fi0nal Capital.

~ Nf0 10
fi0ndl Capital
Governor Seulick, Of Arizona, telegraph
Secretary Lamar that he has taken steps t,
counteract the incendiary articles that hav'
recently appeared in the Arizona paper
against the San Carlos Indians. These ar
ticles he states, have had the effect of inclt
ing the passions of bad white men agains
these Indians, which is destructive of the
peace of the territory. Indian Inspector Arm
strong telegraphs that all is quiet among the
Indians or the Tongue river.
LieutAnant-genera Sheridan, and Inspector
general Baird, who have gone to Arizona or
an Indian inspection tour, received verbal in
structions direct from the President. The in
structions will not be made public, but it Is
known that the President is perplexed by the
conflicting reports received, regarding the
management of Indians in Arizona and New
Mexico, and is DESTROYS of getting definite in
formation on the subject that he may present
1t In such shape to congress as will insure fair
treatment all around. Hence he desired 9
personal examinations by these two prominent
officers.
First Assistant Postmaster General Steven
son, having learned that mail contractors are
going on the Londs of postmasters, called the
attention of the postmaster general to the
subject, who has made the following order
mail contractors, mail carriers and their
agents. who have contracts or are interested
in Transporting mails, will not be a~ccerted a.
securities on the bonds Of postmasters at
postofices located on any mail route OIL which
any mails are trans, orted under any such
contracts"
The necessity for a reorganization Of the
federal judiciary system Will, it is. said, be
strongly presented by Attorney General Gar
land in his forthcoming annual report. He
will urge that congress take some action to re-
lieve the docket of the supreme court of the
United States, which is now three years be-
hind hand. A revival of the Davis bill, which
Garland supported when he was in the senate,
that the circuit court shall be held
in every district at the same time
with the districtc curt. Circuit courts shall
not exercise appellate jurisdiction in cases
from the district court after a certain date,
and in each circuit a court of appeals shall
then be established to hear cases from the dis
trict and circuit coarts. The appellate court
shall consist of a supreme court justice, and
circuit judges and two district judges, desig-
mated by the court at tie preceding term.
Cases involving amounts exceeding 500 D or
a test of the constitution may be carried from
the court of appeals to the supreme court.
The bill provides for two additional circuit
judges for each circuit.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10
WRONGS THEY WANT
An A~ssembldge of POstmdsters for Consider.
alton of Their Interests.

IN 4ssenabIdge of POst,HasteTS for Consider
alton of Their Interests.
Chicago dispatch: A large number of post,
masters of the third and fourth class grades
arrived in Chicago, to attend the national
convention which opened at McCoy's hoteI
Dec. 2nd. A total attendance of five or sly
hundred was expected. The object of the
convention is to make arrangements for a
still lar rer convention, at which action will
be taken with a view of inducing congress tn
grant relief in the shape of adequate allow
ance for rent, light and fuel.
The principal mover in the matter is John
A. Peterson, editor of the United States Mail.
He said that there were SO. 900 postmasters OF
the third and fourth grades in the country,
and they were dealt unfairly with by the ma
tional government. They were compelled tc
paw out of their own pockets every dollar OF
expense incurred by them except perhaps
slight allowance for clerk hire. A postmas.
ter might have ten or fifteen mails to dis
patch and receive a week, besides a large
amount of separating for other offices. suffi
cient Outlines to require the services of three
clerks, and the bulk of the expense thus in
CURED he has to nay out of his hard
earned salary. More than this, they are com
PEELED to pay their own expenses for rent
light and fuel and other incidentals; while in
the case of the first and second class Tsst
masters, every item of expense is borne By
the national government. While, moreover
the postmasters owned the boxes, the govern
ment took the largest portion of the revenue
from their rental. He had been in CORES
spondence with many thousands of Iostmas
tiers of the grades affected and all wert
agreed that it was time that congress should
be asked to remedy these wrongs.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10
Postmaster General TiIas' Report.

The annual report of the postmaster gener-
al for the year ending June 30, 1885, shows a
deficiency in the Fostoffice account of a little
more than $4,000, 600. The revenues have de-
creased 100000 and the expenditures in
creased So, 900, 600. The chief cause Of the de
creased revenue is the reduction Of letter
postage from 8 cents to ., but the report
POINTS out that there is in this result no war
rant for believing that the reduction was
made too soon. In fact, the falling off in
postage revenue during the last year preced-
was much less than during the year
ing. An analysis of the receipts makes it
quite plain that the growth of business under
the cheaper rate has reached the point OF
counteraction of the falling off of the rev.
enue caused by the reduction. The general
business condition of the country being some
what unsatisfactory has also affected the
postal re :eipts. The money order and regis
tered letter departments are poin ell out as
excellent barometers of business, the r1oney
order re,enues falling from $4,000 in 1884
to S409, 0G0 in 1885, and the decrease in the
number OF registered letters and parcels be-
ing 3 pr cent, whereas there had formerly
been an increase each year. During the last
quarter of the fiscal year there has, however,
been a gratifying growth liz The receipts Of the
departnlent-surely indicating the revival of
general business.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10
A F0R1UNE FOR TWO MULAToEs.

The Legal Fight for 500, 900 Beq1eathed
by Eccentric David Dickson to q Former
Save.
Sparta (Ga.) dispatch: The Dicksca
will case, which has been before the Jury
for the past week, ended with a verdict
sustaining the will. David Dickson died
suddenly on Feb. IS, 1885, leaving an
estate worth S400, 900. He left a will be-
queathing SIS, OOG to each of the four chill
dren OF his sisters, $4,000 each to five or
six other persons, and ST. 00 each to q
half dozen Others. The rest of his superb
property was sent to Amanda Dickson, a
colored woman, in trust for her two mulatto
children. The legatee is about 40 years
old. Mr.. Dickson had decided to her
and her mother q handsome property
before his death. They had been
slaves OF his, and had lived On his planta-
ton for many years under circumstances
which did not elevate Mr.. Dickson's social
standing or exalt the regard in which his
neighbors held him. He lived twelve miles
from Sparta in the center OF a plantation
covering about 5000 acres OF land. Until
he was sixty years old he was q bachelor
and a man OF solitary habits. He seldom
went to Sparta, and the chief break in the
monotony OF his life was his annual visit to
Augusta. He attended regularly the Geor-
gia railroad conventions in that city be-
cause he was one OF thelargest stockholders
in that road. In 1870 he married Miss
Clara Harris, of this county. She lived as
his wife for about two years and died child
less.
The morning he died he called for his
favorite saddle horse and rode several miles
over his plantation. On returning to his
house he complained OF a pain in his side,
and, lying down on his bed, expired in a few
minutes. By his own direction he was
buried in his garden, with an open white
silk handkerchief across his breast,
a gold toothpick in his right hand
and a penknife in his pocket. Soon after
his death Amanda Dickson, her mother and
her sons moved to Augusta, where they
now reside in q house of their own.
AS soon as the will was offered for pro-
bate notice of a contest was served upon
the executors by some OF the children OF
Mr.. Dickson's brothers and sisters, who
would have inherited his property but for
his extraordinary will.
The case was tried before Hancock supe-
rior court, Judge Lumpkin presiding. 1t
was all the talk in Hancock and surround
ing counties, and its progress was watched
with intense interest, not only because OF
the large amount involved, but by reason
OF the delicate questions OF evidence and
law which arose. Twodays were consumed
in an effort to obtain Il jury. At the close
OF the trial the jury retired, and i'll two
hours and Il hall returned with a verdict
sustaining the will. The case now goes to
the supreme court.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10
UnDarIiamentary.

In a case recently tried IN the Com
mon Pleas Court a motion for a non
suit was made. A colored juror ap-
preached the counsel after the case
and said: '.How did dat motion ob
yours get along. sah?" ''Oh, it was
granted" replied the attorney. WAS
it? Dat queeah. L lissened and lis
sened and didn't heah nobody second
dat motIon."-Pihs6urgt Chronicle.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10
The Reason Why.

"To what do you attri butte the cause
of the Republican defeat in this
State?' asked a barber of the gentle
man he was shampooing.
ITO the same reason that your sham
pooling is not a success" replied the
victim, with a stified grOan.
''Why, how is that, sir?" gasped
the astonIshed head-manipulatOr.
Too much scratching at the polls
and not enough soap."-Morntng
Journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10
BIG RUMPUS IN Il CHURCH.
Tie Priests Pelted With Chunks of Mud and

ctcftCe
A Detroit special says: Another scene OF
tremendous uproar and excitement occur
red this morning at the st. Alberta Polish
Catholic church. The masses were drowned
in ellis and screams OF the women, who
packed the church and pelted the priests
with chunks OF mud and stones. One OF
the new priests was attacked on the steps
Of the altar and his priestly robes torn
from his back by the Infatuated women.
The priests then feared for their lives, and,
surrounded by thirty policemen, ran full
speed across the street to the priests house
amid a shower of stones and brick-bats.
Several of the rioters were arrested by the
police. The streets became n bowling mob
at dark. Father Kalacinski, the deposed
priest, appeared at the scene. He was in
stantly surrounded by women and children,
who kissed his hands and vowed they
would never have any priest but him. Kali
acinski persuaded them to clear the street.
All is now quiet. but more violence is likely
to follow. unless the bishops restore Kala-
cinski to his charge.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10

The new Kansas City Short line is opened
for business from Des Moines to Kansas City,
via lndianola, Charlton, st. Joe and Atchison,
leaving Des Moines daily except Sunday, at 9
a. m. This train makes close connection al
Charlton for all points east and west. The
night train leaves Des Nome at 10:15 p. m,
and has through sleeper to st. Joe and Kan
sas City daily, except Saturday. This train
also makes close connection at Charlton for
all points east and west. Tickets are sold at
the office of the e. B. & 0.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10
Defendina Rie1,s Execution.

The defense OF the dominion government
OF the execution OF Riel is published. The
document, which covers five columns, is in
the shape of a report to the privy council
by the minister OF justice, Sir Alexander
Campbell, and reviews the whole subject in
an exhaustive manner, declaring that ac-
cording to the authorities of the Roman
Catholic church in the northwest Riel was
lot entitled to any mercy, his motives be-
ing purely mercenary.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10

The Black Hills branch OF the z. E. & NJ.
V. road has been completed to Buffalo Gap,
where it will rest until next spring. There
was IN interesting ceremony connected
with its completion, in which a tin spike
was driven with a mica mallet, the mate
rial for both of which were taken from
mines near there.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10

A brutal murder of a woman occurred IN
the rillage OF Medina, n. Y, and the inquest
hiss resulted in the arrest of her husband
charged with the crime. The first dispatch
received stated that when John Miles returned
TO his home at 1880 o o'clock he found his wife,
Amelia, aged IS, lying on the floor dead, with
her throat cut from ear to ear. The coroner
was speedily summoned and an investigation
Iegun. 1t was shown that Miles himself was
the cnly person seen around the premises,
and his answers to certain questions were so
vague that suspicion was aroused and the
coroner ordered his arrest. The case against
Miles Is regarded as strong. The character
of the man is fair, there never having been
any euarrels between him and his wife, so far
as the neighbors are aware. He says they
never had words between them of an angry
nature. Miles is q Frenchman ab3ut 81 years
OLD
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10

He said her halr wa dyed; and, when
she Indignantly exclaimed, @'Tis false! |"
he said he presumed so.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1885-12-10

Total debt, less availa-
BILE cash items ...........$1, 514. AIS, 361 80
Net cash in the treasury. 81, $3.50, sos SO
Debt, less cash in the
treasury Dec. 1, 1885. 1,452, 544, 766 Sc
Debt, less cash in the
treasury Nov. 1, 1885. LAT, 657, 56S 90
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-23
SALTWATER NEWS.
Dr.. Willard Seriously Injured-Sermon by
Or. Dunn at the Methodist
Church.
Disabled Engine on the Duluth Road
Other News Notes and Per-
sonaIs.
PnInik OrnfOru

SERMON BY REV. DIR, DUNN AT NJ. f. CHURCH.
| Dr. Dunn preached yesterday morning to
/ very large congregation in the Methodist
church, his subject being Jonah's Errors
! Our Errors. He took as his text Jonah w.,
Is. He gave an outline OF Jonah's life,
aud, in reference TO the context, showed
that chapter third contained developme mt
| of the plan Of salvation. l. The message to
the Mint vtes. The message Is necessary
for any scheme of salvation. g.. This leads
US to the necessity of a messenger, which is
the second Thought of this third chapter.
Jonah was the messenger. 3. These two
ideas indicate the need of subjects TO whom
| the message and messenger are sent. The
| Nfnevites are the hearers These three ele-
mtnts, therefore, found in the chapter be-
! fore US, portray the scheme originated and
executed by Christ.
| have two general thoughts to present to
| You this morning:
| First-Tilat the first difficulty God finds
with human hearts is disobedience Jonah's
error is ours.
Second-The second difficulty God has
with men is passing judgments upon Gods
plans. This was Jonah's error So is it
ours. Jonah set his Judgment up against
Gods. Men, to-day, think Gods plans and
requirements are hard. Unreasonable criti-
cism!
| (a.) Our first error. like Jonah's, is the mis-
| take as to what God is. AS to the source of
our message, His character, attributes The
| starting of all good living is in our belief
about God. Gas Il man thinketh, so is he"
Guard against your beliefs. Rhetoric is not
always the clothing of logic. Your beiei as
| to God's nature will largely change your life.
| That all men will be saved is the belief of
| some. If we knew this to be true. what
load would be lifted from mans SOUL This
was not JOnah's doctrine. He overrated
| Gods justice. Jonah had no sympathy with
| sinners, the first thing necessary to save
| men.
| co. Another mistake We make is about
| the gospel measure, in installing what the
subject is. JoGah did not understand his
subject, yet the guilty Nlnevites did. Many
| souls understand the truth as preached better
than the preacher, because it fits their special
cases.
(c.) The other mistake We make is about
the objects of this gospel. conan had reck-
oued up whom he thought should be saved
Are there few that be savcdg is the question
| of many, and We seem glad to limit Gods
message to men. We must save all. Too
often, like Jonah. We do not have love
| enough for sinners to take them in, and like
our love, our justice excludes men.
~ God uses human iustrumentaities.
(2) Gods love takes in the race.
(3) God has given us light enough to find
our way to the cross, and has provided help
ers for Us.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-23
TIE Blue HIBsoNIrEs.

InOtIier Successful Msrpfy Meeting at tie
Theatre C'In qsp.
The attendance at the Murphy temperance
meeting last even n at tn. Theatre Comique
was large, nearly Every seat being occupied
Quite number Of ladies occupied seats in
the boxes, but the absence of the fair sex on
the stage was noticeable. The meeting was
interesting throu Elout and the number Of
pledges obtained at the close was the largest
yet recorded.
Rev. F.. Sidney Williams, the chaplain.
opened tue meeting with prayer and scrip
tural reading, and made a short address. in
which he took pains TO impress the fact that
the club recognized no religious creed or
doctrine, and makes no distinction as 10
race, color or previous condition Of seryi-
tude. He announced that monster tenn
prrance meeting will be held shortly. TO
which all tue temperance organizations will
be- invited for the purpose of concentrating
and organizing in the work Of saving men
ir0mthe liquor curse.
Tne principal address was made bv A. g.
Harris, the wel-knowu newspaper man, who
spoke earn stlv and eioourntlv. He ad-
dressed his remarks particularly to Young
meut against the drink habit He appealed
10 them TO let liquor alone for their own
sskcs, the sake OF their families and their
country. He held that there was
no safety except in total alb
stinence - the moderate drioker being
almost certain 10 become a drunkarJ.
He was greeted with frequent applause aud
the nuniber OF sigaers at the close Of the
meeting showed that his effort was vers ef-
fective.
Judge Baird, who presided also. made a
number Of pthy addresses in introducing the
moral shipWrecks," and remarks we're also
made by Dir. Brooks and Mr.
Teale. John 6. Woollry, the attorney.
also made 4 ringing speech, aud
depicted the difference between the life Of
the temperate and the incorporate
The Murphy meetings certainly seem 70 be
bearing COOL fruit, aud indications are that
a widespread revival In temperance Is likely
To result