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, 1888-01-26
Hopkins on the Stand.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 25.-Ben Il. Hop
kins took the witness stand this afternoon
In his own behalf. He said he was en-
ployed by Harper two weeks before the
Fidelity bank opened as assistant cashier,
at a salary of $2,6 0 a year. He was to
solicit business and meet customers com
ing to the bank. The inception of the
wheat deal, he said, was this: Harper
asked him for a competent broker. He
named several, and Harper chose Hoyt
and asked Hopkins to see Hoyt and di-
rect him to buy 500. 900 bushels of wheat
the next day. Harper said he did not
want to be known in the matter at all.
Hopkins was to act simply as messenger
between Harper and Hoyt, and was to
receive nc compensation. He explained
how in doing this he gave his checks,
which were to serve simply as receipts.
He also explained how Hoyt obtained his
drafts in settlement of his business with
Harper. All the NEGOTIATIONS for wheat
between Harper end Hoyt were carried on
through witness.
Hoyt suggested that the account be
named Account b." All drafts to Hoyt
were provided for by harper. Harper
always told witness hat he was not buy
ing the wheat through Wiltshire, and the
first that witness knew of the enormous
transactions with Wiltshire was when
Harper confessed to him in jail. Harper
told him that Mackay in California,
Plankinton and the Standard Oil compa.
ny at Cleveland. were buying largely.
Harper told him in May that he had
made a million on his wheat, and often
told him he was worth three millions in
mills, real estate and bank stock.
Witness said so far from knowing that
the bank was in danger he had advised
his own daughter, a married woman, to
buy Fidelity bank stock to the amount OF
SO, 500, thus running the whole family.
, 1888-01-26

"Thc bloatel ornaments of the great
military powers of Europe display their
proportions in a very striking in
Col. Vogt's work on THE European Ar.
mics of the Present" The modified
strength of France is set down at 2,O51,-
45S troops, exclusive of the territorial
army, which is equally large; that of
Russia at 1, 022, 4O5; Germany, 1,403, coo,
and Austria Hungary, 1,O35, 955. The
military strength of Italy has now at
tanned proportions that would have been
deemed incredible ten years ago. In
Guiding militia, it is alleged to amount to
1857, 1872 men. If, however, a similar
inclusion be made in the case of Russia,
h military strength OF that power will
probably be found to exceed even that of
the French republic. Compared with
these figures the numerical proportions
Of the British army ought almost to sat
isfy the members of the Peace society.
Including our militia and volunteers. as
well as the Indian army, VIC can Just
muster 7S1, GU troops. And these have
TO serve for the defense of territory dis.
tributed over q very much wider area
than that ruled by any of the other pow.
ers.-COurt Journal.
, 1888-01-26
T~ELEGRAPHIc BREvITIEs.

The car has refused to permit the Or.
leans princes to join the Russian Imperial
guard.
Barber & Co.'S thread mill at Allen
town, Pa, was damaged to the extent of
5000, 900 by fire yesterday.
The president sent to the senate yester
day the name of John +. Orr of Ken.
lucky to be receiver Of public moneys al
Buffalo, Wyo.
The celebrated trotting stallion Happy
Medium, valued at $40, 600. died yester'
day morning at Lexington, Ky. He was
owned by Gen. w. 7. Withers.
Fire yesterday morning destroyed o.
G. Kings shoe store and damaged
S%prague's iewelry, Jones hardware, and
Crane Bros. millinery stores at Newark,
o. Loss $500, 900.
Rev. Jeremiah Ii. Good, founder and
president of the Heidelberg college, OF
Titin, o., and one of the leaders of the
German Reformed church in the West,
died yesterday, aged 65 years.
Thirty-live thousand people witnessed
the opening Of the ice palace at st. Pau
yesterday. President Thompson made
the address OF welcome and Mayor Smith
presented the golden keys of the palace
to the Ice King.
1t being announced that the printers
who struck ON the Courier Journal pro
posed starting an opposition paper. W.
N. Halderman, proprietor ofthe Courier
journal, authorized the Louisville Ecen.
ing Times to tender the strikers the full
Associated Press dispatches for six months
free of charge.
, 1888-01-26
A Crooked Ministry.

CHICAGO, Jan. 25-A Winnipeg dis
patch says: The dcfalcltion of the Nor
quay government will prove much beyond
what was first even limited at. Already
Premier Grccnway has discovered a deficit
Of over S5OO, 900. An investigation has
revealed that for the sixteen months end
ing January 1887, not Il single entry has
been made in the cash book of the prov
ince treasurer. On Jan. | the cash def
cit and issue of provincial bonds amount
cl to over $475, 600 In addition there
are a large number OF floating debts.
The $3.50, 900 subsidy received early in
January has already been spent, with the
exception of a few thousands dollars.
One of the last acts of the Harrison min.
istry was to pay thcmclvcs and most OF
the civil servants salaries up to Feb. |.
Greenway intends to get some contractor
to finish the Red River railway outside Of
the government.
, 1888-01-26
WHAT THE MATTER Is.


Causes of Nervousness, Insomnia, Etc.
Worriment and Dissipation.
We hear and read much of late of an
increasing tendency to nervous disorders
and insomnia among men and
and even among young people, 1t is a
bad symptom, indicative of growing
physical infirmity, the cause or causes Of
which are we'll worthy the investigation
of the scientist and the medical expert.
Probably our social customs and our gen
eral habits of life nave much to do with
it, and probably our over devotion, our
over exertion and our over anxiety in
business and in ambitious pursuits are in
n measure responsible. Most of us try
to do too much, and some of us break
down in the effort before suspecting what
the matter is. Better to nave health than
wealth; better to linger at the foot of the
mountain with comfort than to exhaust
and cripple ourselves trying to climb to
the top of it for the mere sake Of the
qualification of getting there.
But some of us who, ailing, do not
know what the matter is, not only over
work and over worry, but drink too
much, eat too much, or indulge too
much in other designations and bad
habits, that wear and prematurely en-
feeble and exhaust the body and the
mind. We are 20 apt to yield to the
cravings of abnormal appetites, to an
over indulgence of the passions, to the
qualification of the desire for pleasure,
and to the pressure of worldly ambition,
that wC become victims of our weak
ncsscs before we are aware of it, and
lind ourselves going to physical wreck
and ruin ut a time of life when we ought
10 be at our very best. We call in the
doctors, but it is difficult for the wisest
of doctors to diagnose tho ailments of
their patients without knowledge of the
inducing causes, and still more difficult
10 treat their cases successfully for the
same reason, the patients keeping their
" secrets and thus battling the physi-
"ian's judgment and skill.
1t has often been said that we of the
present generation, in his country, Give
too fast that we do business too much
on the steam engine principle, in our
cagCrnc5S to be rich, and that this is why
we are becoming nerve shattered, debili-
tatcd and prematurely exhausted people.
That some of us live too fast is no
doubt true, but we seriously doubt the
assertion that many of us break down or
Kill ourselves prcmaturely by cur steam
engine methods of work or business.
Among the healthiest and strongest of
our merchants, professional men, me
chanics and others within the circle of
our acquaintance or observation are
those who work the hardest, the longest
and the most theoretically. Worrimcnt
and excessive indulgence, much more
frequently than overwork, are the caucas
OF nervous wrecks and physical and IN
tellectual break downs. One hour &
fret and worry is more wearing upc:.
body and mind than a whole year of
hard work, and the excessive use of
stimulants, excessive indulgence of the
passions and persistent excessive dissipa-
ton of any kind hasten moro men and
women to premature decay and death
every year than either ovcrwork or over
devotion to the legitimate pursuits in
life. -Chicago journal.
, 1888-01-26
Utah's BISHOP Consecrated.

SU. LOUIS, Jan. 25.-The new Episco
pal bishop, Rev. Abel Leonard, mission
airy bishop of Nevada and Utah, was con
secrated this morning at Christ church,
Bishop Vail Of Kansas City officiating as
consecrator. Bishop futile of Missouri
and Bishop Seymour of Springfield acted
as p~resenters. Bishop Talbot of Wyo-
ming and Idaho preached the ermo
Visiting bishops were present from Ten
nessec, Illinois, North Dakota, Nebraska,
Minnesota and Kansas. Twelve bishops
officiated in the conservation.
, 1888-01-26
NOT A CANDIDATE.
Geo. W. Childs Says He Is MOI
Running for President.
Corruption and Crime Rampant
in Havana.
Twelve Murders and a Suicide
in One Day.
Childs Not a Candidate

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. PSI am not
a candidate and neither would | accept
the nomination for president said Geo.
w. Childs of the Public Ledger, to-day,
when questioned in reference to the pub
lished statement that Mr. Jas. McManes
would go to the Republican national con-
~vention and there work and vote for Mr..
Child's nomination. Il have had no
conversation with McManes upon the sub
iect and In no way directly or indirectly
have | given any countenance to the sub
iect. | do not want the nomination and
| would not accept it if it were rendered
me. At the same time it would not be
proper for me to rudely repulse something
that has not been offered to .me. | fully
appreciate the kindness of the gentleman
who is mentioning my name in onnec
ton with the nomination"
, 1888-01-26
Found With His Throat Cut.

CHICAGc, Jan. 25.-The Daily Ne1os'
Cedar Rapids. Ia, special says: A man
was found to-day in one of the lumber
yards with his throat cut from ear to ear.
He was Wencil Cerney, a Bohemian car
penter. He said he had been at Sioux
City where he had been accused of COM
plicity in the Haddock murder and was
threatened with being lynched. This SO
preyed on his mind as to lead him to COM
NIT suicide. When assured that Had
docks murderer had been caught he said:
No; they haven't caught him vet. "
The physicians say Cerney is sane and it
is thought he knows much of the Sioux
City crime.
, 1888-01-26
A Terrific Explosion.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ga special
from J~enkintown says: A terrific explo-
sion. the effects of which were felt for
miles around, occurred about 10 O'Clock
this morning at the dynamite factory at
Bechayer's station, a few miles above here
on the North Pennsylvania road. Four
men were engaged in the manufacture Of
dynamite cartridges when a big can of
the stuff exploded, tearing the building to
pieces and blowing the workmen in the
air and landed them torn and bleeding
many yards away. John CASTOR had his
left arm torn FROM the socket and a big
hole torn in his side. The explosion was
so great that the earth in places was torn
a hundred yards away, huge pieces OF
timber were sent flying as far as though
they were SO many chips, while every
pane of glass within a half mile Of the
spot were shattered into fragments.
, 1888-01-26
An Old Man Ktdnanped.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 25.-The Pioneer Press
has from Sioux Falls, Oak, a peculiar
story of an old blind man, Abel Allen, of
Sioux Falls by the sheriff of that county
from Oregon, where his daughter has
held him prisoner since October. The old
man has considerable property and gets a
government pension of So a month. To
get possession OF his money his daughter
kidnapped him in October and ran him
off to the Pacific coast. His guardian
located him through the pension office
and secured possession of him by a writ
of habeas corpus.
, 1888-01-26
Carey in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Jan. {. -Thc banquet of
the Young Mems Republican club took
place to night, and the following senators
and members OF the house of representa-
tives were present: Senators Evarts, New
York; Chandler, New Hampshire, and
Ilawley. Connecticut. Representatives
Ryan, Kansas; Herman, Oregon; War
ncr. Missouri; Cannon, Illinois; Steele,
Indiana; Finley, Kentucky; Bayne, Dali
eel and Bingham, Pennsylvania; Bur
rows, Michigan; Phelps, New Jersey;
Long and Padden. Massachusetts; Bou-
rcllc, Maine; Yost, Virginia, and
Spooncr; Rhode Island. There were also
present Governor Beaver, Pennsylvania;
ten Green and B. Raum, Illinois; Judge
Cary. Wyoming, and many others.
Speeches limited To five minutes were made
by most of the guests, AMI frequent allu-
>ions were made by the various speakers
Ia Mr.. Blaine, AMI his name was always
erected with enthusiastic applause, as
was also any illusion to protective tariff
, 1888-01-26

On the coast of the Grecian island Of
Cephalonia are a large number of Gs,
sures or pits, in which the contained
fresh or salt water rises and falls like the
sea outside, though the water level inside
is four feet lower than outside. What is
still more remarkable is that the pits can,
not be filled by running water into them,
nor emptied by shutting it out, This
singular difference Of level has been
utilized by causing a flow of water from
the sea to drive a water wheel placed in
one of the pits.-Arkansaw Traveller.
, 1888-01-26

There are no homes nestled down in
copses of wood, or mansions surrounded
by lordly parks. The music of no dis
tant church bell reaches and lulls me, nor
does the carol of the mountain herdsman.
the chants DIES vachcs, come in wavy de-
liciOusness from any distant lofty pastur-
age. But in place of these one looks
upon mountains cutting the sky with
lofty cones green to the very summit,
and clothed in a wealth of forests far up
the sloping sides-ranges of hills from
1000 to 5000 feet high, not stretching
in fatiguing sameness, but notched, bro
ken, bent, in short, graceful curves, then
lifting into sharp points never the same
in any direction, and never hurting the
eye by rocky GOODNESS or sandy or
brown b~arrenness. But few peaks exist
in the land SO lofty as to reach beyond
the line of vegetation. When the tree
line is passed there comes grassy verdure
so luxuriant that the tallest heights
seemed clothed in emerald velvet. One
looks far up narrow valleys, which else
where would be wild gorgcs, and secs
them terraccd far into their depths and
variegatad with various crops in all
stages Of maturity, from those but lately
planted and freshly green to others
golden and ready for the sickle. Every
mountain slope, every mountain gorge,
is thus terraced rs far up as streams
offer opportunity for the irrigation.-Car-
Ter Harrison in Chicago Mail.
, 1888-01-26

1t is said that a Maine clergyman, q
man of great simplicity of character, told
a friend Of the difficulty they had in get
ting their youngest child 10 go to sleep.
'Did you ever try one of your sermons
on him, doctorl" asked the friend, jok,
ingly. ''No," said the parson, seriously,
II never thought of that" A few days
afterward, again meeting his parishioner,
he said: ''Oh, do you know, l adopted
your suggestion of reading one of my
sermons to my boy, and it worked like a
charm. New York Sun.
, 1888-01-26

Luke Voorhees, is in Nebraska.
Councilman Hadsell, of Carbon county,
is i'll.
A. w. Bristol is in from his Bear creek
ranch.
Frank A. Sparahawk has returned from
Douglas.
l.. H. Fielding, Chicago, is registered
at the Inter Ocean.
j. D. Hardin, the stock agent, lett for
the East yesterday.
NJ. Brady and Katie Butler are among
the Iva people in town.
7. J. Montgomery, the Douglas stage
line man, has returned from Sidney,
J. D. Wood arrived from Omaha on
the Burlington and Missouri last night.
Geo. +. Reppy, Western agent for
Brunswick, Bake & Co., is up from Den
yer.
L. Jones and wife, c. D. Fisher and L.
Jones, Brooklyn, N. Y, are visiting
Cheyenne.
A. G. Beckwith, the Evanston mer-
chant prince and horse raiser, was in town
yesterday, homeward bound after a trip
to Omaha.
Hon. Howard Clugston left for Lara
ME last evening. He will remain in hat
city a few days and proceed to his Cali
fornia home.
Representative o. +. Snyder was yes
terday excused from the house until next
Tuesday. Business called him to his
Unita county home.
, 1888-01-26

The region around Plainfield, Ind, is
very rich in relics of the Mound Builders
and OF later Indians, and almost every
week some farmer brings into town a
collection Of stone implements, rude or
namcnti and pieces Of ancient pottery
which lave been dug up on his farm.
The most recent discovery was that of an
immense spear head of slate, which must
have been welded by some giant of nre,
historic times. - New York Evening
World.
, 1888-01-26

Anybody can catch a cold this kind of
weather. The trouble is to let 90, like the
man who caught the bear. We advise
oar readers TO purchase of DIR. w. n.
Hunt, a bottle of SANTA ABLE, the
California King cf Consumption Asthma.
Bronchitis, Coughs and Group Cures, and
keep it handy. IT'S pleasing to the taste
and death to the above complains. Sold
at $l.OO a bottle or 3 for s.. 50. CAL.
lFORNIA CAT-R-CURE gives immed,
late relief. The Catarrhal virus is soon
displaced by its healing and penetrating
nature. Give it a trial. Six months
treatment 81 90 sent by mail 81. 10.
, 1888-01-26

Chippewa Indians are annoying the
Wisconsin loggers. They divide up into
bands Of ten and fifteen, scatter through
the forests and pitch their tents always
in the n"cighborhood of n logging camp.
This winter they have been boldcr and
have even compelled the cooks in some
of the camps to prepare them meals
when the crew was absent from the
shantics. New York Press.
, 1888-01-26
The Brewers Trouble

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 25.-The Brewers
Union No. 9, whose membership includes
all brewers employed in this city, held a
largely attended meeting to night and de
cided unanimously to stand by the union,
as the employing brewers gave notice yes
terday that they must eithe- leave their
employ or desert the union. The result
will undoubtedly be a general turnout CO.
mnrrnM.
, 1888-01-26
Two Children suffocated.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 25.-When the
wife of A. j. Ellis, living al No. lib
Harrison street, woke up this morning
she found her two children, a boy and
gil. dead by her side. The little ones
were all right at II O'Clock last night, but
had been accidentally smothercd in bed.
They were twins and | month old.
, 1888-01-26

Some people are doubtful about the
propricty of small contributions when the
plate is passed in church. \ small boy
had one cent for this purpose. lie feared
the small sum would not bci counted.
until the minister announced the result
of the collection as 5000. The youth
full mind was then relieved New York
Tribune.
, 1888-01-26

CLEVELAND, Jan. 25.-Isa &c n. Stan
ley, who as paying teller of the National
Bank of Commerce embezzlcd 500, 900
of the bank funds in 1886, and lost the
money in wheat speculations, was to-day
sentenced to five years in the Ohio peni-
tcnIinrY.
, 1888-01-26
Died.

McAdam, yesterday morning, of con-
sumption, at the residence of Thos. b.
Hall, 6lO West Seventeenth street, John
S. McAdam, carpenter, aged So years.
Funeral to-day Thursday at 2 p. M.
, 1888-01-26

Hon. Homer Merrill, the Rawlins at
torney, is visiting the capital. Mr.. Merrill
reports all branches of business quite
prosperous at Rawlins and prospects of a
spring boom most excellent.
, 1888-01-26

s. Kellncr still has the largest stock Of
ladies' and chlldren's cloaks and wraps in
this city. If you are in need of a gar
ment, go there and price them, for in
order to close out his stock soon he will
sell you one for about one half what
other stores will ask you for similar gar
ments.
, 1888-01-26
WEATHER

Meteorological reports received at Cheyenne
on Jan. %, 1888, at 8 p. nj. local time. Observa-
tions taken at the same moment Of time at all
stations.
, 1888-01-26
" NON

NJ WO\> would enjoy your dinner
" SSN and arr prevented by Dys-
pePsia, use hcker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
They are n positive cure for Dyspepsia, In
We guarantees them. 20 and 90 cents
DR.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1888-01-26

Indicates below zero. T Trace of rain.
Barometer corrected for temperature, eleva-
tion and gravity. T.. b. OLNEY.
Sergeant Signal Corps, United States Army
, 1888-01-26
Stocks and Cattle Markets.

New YORK, Jan. 25.-The stock
market 20 day was the dullest for many
days, AM almost completely barren of
feature, though a firm to strong tone
marked the limited dealings Almost
everything is higher tonight, but ad-
vnnccs arc confined to fractional amounts
only, the most important being the gains
OF ! per cent each in'Delawarc 4 Hudson,
Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific. while
Oregon Improvement is down II and
Manitoba II.
Governments dull and heavy. Mluin &
shares active. Money 2!(634 per cent.
Copper Market easy. Lake, SlG.45.
Petroleum was active and the volume
OF business fairly large. The opening was
firm At So, but selling by the West
caused a sharp break in the first few min
utcs to Sjs. The marked rallied again ON
light buying 10 81, and remained quiet
around that figure until the last few min
at :, when an attemptiO cover !ha shorts
caused a sharp squirt, the market closing
strong at $50. Sales. 3,4I4,OOO barrels.
Following are closing prices Of stocks:
I,uiIic Gs. llg; American Express, lO14;
l.rra'ia Pacific. jgi; Canada Southern,
'@-. Central Pacific, 3ls; Burlington,
~. Delaware. lrlckawanun, 1893; Den
g"r X Ho Gran lie. 2l4, Eric. Pa; Lake
Shore, VIZ; Louisville Il Nashville. COZ;
AIr'higm Central, SPA; Kansas 4 Texas,
i, New York Central, IO7B; Northern
Pacific, 2Iii preferred, 45g; Northwest
err, lOSs; Oregon Improvement, 81;
Navigation, 93i; TranscontincntaI, ID;
T4cllic Mail, 3t@; Panama, =; Rock
Island, ll2; Milwaukee Il St. Paul.
,3gi Reading, G5l; Texas Pacific, %;
Union Pacific, 500; United States Tx
press, u; Fargo, Is; Western Union,
'imrAu", Jan, 25. Cattle -licccrIts,
1000; market strong and higher for
good stock; steers, S3.0O(G5. 10; stock
crs and feeders, 81. OO63 40; Texas cattle.
-. 35(G3 so.
Sheep -Reccipcs 1000; market weak
and lnl9201. lower; natives, $4,000
~; Western, 81. 5O(95 90; Texans,
50 OO(g3 IS.
'Wheat-Markct easy. Cash and
February 75!; May Sic.
Corn-Markct steady. Cash and Feb
rnary l7}lMay So ll-l6.
, 1888-01-26

Are you weak and weary, overworked
and tired? Hoods S%arsaparilla is Just the
medicine to purify your blood and give you
strength.
, 1888-01-26

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at the leader Office,
, 1888-01-26

Great bargains in clothing at i. Loeb 5.
, 1888-01-26

"drdRy aends at Leader Office
, 1888-01-26

NONN tri1o with any Thrca. OIL
Lung Disease. If you have
Z Cough or Cold, or the children Gro
threatened with Group or whooping Cough.
use Acker's English Remedy and proven
luther trouble. 1t is a positive cure
ana we guarantee it. Price 10 aud 5Oc
Or. w. N. Hunt.
, 1888-01-26

ical Dept; Oh venue, Hyo.