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Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-07

ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS.
Largely Attended Meeting of the State
Central Committee.


CHlcAGo, March o.-Ihe republican state
central committee meeting here to-day was
largely attended. Speeches were made by
Genera, McNu,ta R;naler and Smith Nt.vor
Cam,, Ia.,t r,sn , - 80
~, OohhehS' 'osep" rher anu Si'rh oarr'
Ihey set 1orth the principles OF republican
ISM and prophesied success at the next cleo
ton Chairman Jones read dispatch from
.'Ihe republican party has mission to per-
~. rne p,toS pb4p. ~ .nu o.uu @ Ssa;es
iustice ineoualitv or onpression that can he
relieved or remedied by wise legislation or
an honest and capable administration of pub
nc anairs. Ihese cahpoI pe eNpected from
the democratic party. Cnasteheu py ue!eat
tne repuoi!cah parry Is oetter prepared tnan
ever Deiore 10 pattle SucceSsluiiyln IN the inter-
est OF the Whole people, ana VIII surely pe re-
caileo 10 power au tne next election, II wise
ccuhseis prevail"
"A letter was received from Senator Far
wen, h0plhS tue party would send an un-
pieugeu gelegatloh 10 tne naIlonal conVeh-
tloh; we cannot anord at TINS Time 10 en-
genaer ulssehslons ana disputes py trying TO
instruct our ueiegates, especially When we
KNOW the democracy Will go up IN solu
coluhh LOT CleVelanu. MY commence IN the
success OF our party principles al the coming
eieGtiohs is uhuouhueu. CieVelanu mas maze
PLATFORM Ior the democracy ana they dare
not reIect u, ana that iree trade surplus
now OF ms IS req nag TO every straight
forward, business thihRlhg republican IN the
country.
IL was ueciaeu 10 nola tie STATE convention
at oprlngnelu, May representation IN
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-07

investigated and the better the public come
TO understand our position, the better they
will think Of the Burlington road All the
company officials express themselves as sat
isied with the manner in which traffic Is be-
ing handled again.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-07

nection with the strike, and that the light
passenger trains were running as usual. The
flyers that were expected to mature to-day
had not been put on for ''obvious reasons"
as one gentleman in high authority put IL.
He refused to tell the reasons
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-07
Ii. & N. Men Will Strike.
Trouble on the TT. Wayne.

CHICAGO, March cit was reported to-
night that five FIT, Wayne and three Grand
Trunk crews have refused to haul Burlington
cars. 1t is said the men quit their engines,
though it was denied by the strikers. Chiefs
Arthur ard Sargent We're absent from the
headquarters tonight, and some people sus-
pected some connection between their un-
wonted absence and the arrival in the city
tonight of the general superintendent of the
Ft Wayne road and general manager of the
Chicago q Grand Trunk.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-07

supreme Court Decisions.
DEs MONIES, Ia, March 6.-[Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. 1.-The supreme court filed
to-day the following cases decided in vaca-
ton:
L. Kaufman vs. J. p. Dostal, appellant,
johnson circuit court. An action to restrain
a nuisance. Modified and affirmed.
Robert Boot VS. James Brewster ct al, ap-
pellants Pottawattamie circuit, to set aside
sale Of real estate. Affirmed.
John George Goetz vs. A. H. Stutzman,
judge, certiorari proceeding to test validity Of
order for punishment for contempt of court.
Affirmed.
S. II. Shaw VS.. John Green ct al, appelr
ants, Chickasaw district court, action to en-
join keeping of nuisance Reversed.
William Drake VS.. Chris Kanser ct al, ap-
pellant, Wapello district, an action to restrain
a nuisance. Affirmed.
M. A. Black, appellant VS. J. II. Jameson
and Clark county bank, Clark district court,
to quiet title Affirmed.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-07
Death of an Editor,

ST. PAUL. March 6.-Louis E. Fisher, editor
of the Northwestern Newspaper Union, died
in this city this morning. Fisher came to St.
Paul in 1853 and the following year assisted
in getting out the first daily paper ever pub
1865 he became editor-in-chief and after the
consolidation with the Press acted as as
sstant editor until he accepted position
with the Northwestern Newspaper Union.
Death OF Professor Cheever.
ANN ARBoR, Mich, March 6.-Byron w.
Cheever. professor of metallurgy in the uni
versity of Michigan, died this morning at his
home in this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-07
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.

WASHINGTON, March Especial Telegram
to the BEE,l-The following pensions for
Nebraskans were issued to-day: Original
invalid-Jerry Gay, Fremont Increase
William G. Wilkey, Fremont.
Pensions for Iowaus: Increase--V II.
Ware, Centerville; Samuel Simpson, Mon
roe Reissue-G. II. Jackway, Lamont I;
Thomas Rees. Ottumwa; Joseph Il, Ireland,
Keokuk. Reissue and increase---William NJ.
Wilson, Osceola. Mexican survivors
ward Myrck, Eddyville. Original invalid
James Parks, Lyons; II, C. Lowery, Newton ;
William II. Titus, Keokuk; Carl Datlstrom,
Elkader; Phiia, Yates, Blanchard, =. N.
Coulter, Indianalo; Thomas II. Higgs, Max
well
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-07
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE.
A Dispatchers Blunder Causes q
Serious Wreck.
TWO MEN FATALLY INJURED.
Cars and Engines Piled in a Heap
Sioux City Will Build a Corn
Palace-DiscussingR Rail.
road Regulation.
A Train Dispatcber's Bluudcr.

MASON CRY, Ia, March 6.-tSpecial Teie-
gram to the BEE. "A bad collision occurred
this morning on the Iowa Central, two miles
north Of Hampton. Both were heavy trains,
and were going at very rapid rate when
they collided. The engineers and iremen
saw their danger and jumped from their
cabs just in time to escape death. Two of tho
brakemen, Williams and Ferguson were fa-
tally injured The two engines and nineteen
freight cars are piled up in heap, and badly
damaged The dispatcher at Marsha lltown,
it is said, was at fault, forgetting wild train
that was running north from Marshalltown.
Discussing Railroad Regulation.
DEs MONIES, Ia, March 6.-tSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. This has been day Of
railroad discussion in both houses, with no
result as yet reached. The house bill fixing
a maximum freight schedule has called out
more opposition than was expected. and II
passed at all it will probably be by narrow
margin. The chief opposition to it today
came from men who are in favor Of railroad
regulation and CONTROL but think that this
maximum tariff is not what is wanted. Mr.
Luke, of Franklin, one of the prominent
anti-monopolsts Of the house, made strong
speech against the bill, urging among
it be postponed for ten days, till tho
house could find out what the senate
was gong to do. Then if the senate seemed
disposed to pass some such bill as the one
which the house has already passed, he
thought they ought to stop with that and be
content. The bill he referred to provides for
applying the principles of the inter state CONF
merce law to state traffic, and directs tho
commissioners to fix prima facie rates. II is-
probable tonight that some such bill as this,
with some slight alterations will pass the
senate. There is pretty general feeling
that il this is done the general assembly
should feel that it had done all that was nec-
essary in the way of regulating freight
charges.
In the senate this afternoon the discussion
was resumed on the proposition to insert the
words 'undue and unreasonable into the bill
under consideration forbidding discrimina-
tions by railways 1t is contended by the
friends of these words that without them the
law would not be flexible enough to cover
just and reasonable objections to an iron clad
tariff rate. On the other hand, its opponents
say if the words were in it would be almost
impossible to secure justice in the matter Of
discrimination as the railroads would always
insist that their determinations were not
'undue and unreasonable" Over this little
battle ground the fight has ragged now for
portions Of three days and will be resumed
tomorrow. No result was reached in either
house at adjournment and the debate will be
renewed in the morning
Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-07
Patents to Western Inventors.

WAsHINGToN, March g. Especial Telegram
to the BEE. THE following patents were to-
day granted to the following Nebraska and
Iowa inventors Henry C. Ballard, Red Oak,
Ia, steam cooking apparatus: Archibald l..
Cary A. Manker, Louisville Neb, holder for
kegs, barrels, etc Henry A. Liller, Ogal-
lala, horn tip; Fred II. Otto, Galva, Ia,
truck; Charles II. ID. l.. Schlapp, Davenport,
Ia, heating stove; Horatio Thomas, Chicago,
and L. G. Bostedo, assignors to Bostedo
Package Cash Carrier company, Atlantic,
Ia, cash and package carrier; Joseph
Vladyka and W. NJ. MITCHELL Newton, Ia,
apparatus for cremating filth and sewerage.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-15

throat, had backed the animal on
to a small sofa and pinned
him there with a knee pressed heavily
upon his belly. Stand clear, | say!N
he shouted at the top of his voice;
this is my fight. II any II attempts
to interfere ILL by heavens, I'll let
the dog loOse!"
The men stood back as they were bid
den while the strange battle went On.
At that instant ! glanced at Edith and
was appalled,. Her face was white as
ashes and working in an agony OF fear
fear tor Eugene. The Major stood
by her with folded arms, though |
could see he was itching to go to the
Americans assistance. Then a new
medley Of cries arose; there was a re-
newal OF the struggle between the com
batants and man and beast rolled head
long to the floor, Eugene's hands still
clutching the animals shaggy throat,
Above the din suddenly rose Edith's
voice. agoni2ed but stern, command
ing, scornful: Help him, | saym
screamed she at the Major; "help him
TO kill the dog, cOuurd!"
The Major started as though struck
with a whip. He leaped furiously to
Eugene's side, but even as he did SO the
American rose, glanced wildly around
him and staggered to the sofa. The
great dog lay there mOtiOnlcss. He was
Us dead as ashcs-choked %squarely
to death by those delicate white
hands that looked too fragile TO handle
any thing heavier than piano-koys.
Actuatcd by a common impulse, my
uncle, the Major, Jack and Harry and
myself turned from our scrutiny OF
the dead hound to look at Eugene. But
we couldn't see him. That is, we
couldn't see his head or his shoulders.
And why? Well, because Edith, my
proud, qucenIy cousin Edith who
wouldn't shake hands with m ordi-
nary acquaintances Of less than four
weeks growth-had, in the presence
Of all those people, flung herself upon
the sofa beside he lover and, with her
shapcly arms about his neck, and tears
streaming from her eyes. was kissing
him rs if her very life depended on it.
My uncle laughed, and facetious-
ly babe two trembling ~stable-boys
carry out the corpse Jack and
Harry gave a simultaneous, long, low
whistle and silently shook hands. The
Major drew himself up proudly, and,
on Edith's rising asd flying with hair
~disheveled to the S elter Of her room,
marched with soldierly precision to
where Eugene lay-very white and
weak, but uninjured. The American
stretched out his hand befor the Major
asked for it. Forgive me, SIR said
the soldier, humbly, ''yours Is the
brand Of courage that wins"
HAROLD X. VYNNE.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-15

lean, and l could see that my uncle
was annoyed. SO l succeeded in dis,
banding the company in a few min
utes and we went to dress for the ball
1t was a gay affair, quito two hun
dred people present, which was
enough to more than fill the not too
roomy old house. | watched the
Major closely and saw that Edith was
still inclined to abuse Eugene a little.
The American stood apart much OF the
time, looking exquisitely handsome in
his faultless evening attire, Still he
was pale, very pale, and at times | be.
lieved he had almost condescended to
become jealous.
All at once, in the very middle OF a
quadrille, there was a tremendous
hubbub in the hallway Immediately
adjoining the ballroom. Shouts,
shrieks, and the hurrying OF
many footsteps we're heard, and
in the midst OF it all a mufled
0'lV vi ipdlliS. a tioSo ttH
the below OF u bull and the bark of q
dog. Then, before any n could
hazard a query as to the cause of the
tumult, the half-open door was pushed
open by-Scott, my uncle's great mas
tiff. The animal rolled and swayed
stupidity into the room and stood there,
his tongue lolling out OF his foam.
llecked mouth and his ~blood-shot eyes
glaring ferociously.
Even as the cry He is mad" went
up, and the dancers scattered to right
and left, and squeezed themselves
walls and under sofas in a
blind search for a place of safety,
Il man rush pastme. 1t was Eugene
and in a single second he
had sprang upon the beast like II wild
sat. A chorus of feminine shricks, in.
terspcrscd with the terrible bayings OF
the mad mastiff, arose. In the single
moment that elapsed before the other
men collected their wits and rushed tc
Eugcne's assistance, the American,
with both his hands at the hounds
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-15
MOTHER AND oON.
fhs Dsughter-in-Lsw the Best Critic .
Their Relations.

me Dsughssr-in-Lsw the Best Critic Of
Their Relations.
II has been said that there Ii no such
strict Judge of a mother as her daugh-
t~er-in-law, although the daughter-in-
law may lock into her own bosom the
secrets Of her judgment forever. It's
she who knows the faults and frailties
Of her husband, the weaknesses that
might have been strength, the sins
where there might have been virtues;
and II 10 she who, looking back to
causes, and reasoning, out Of her love
and sometimes out OF her sorrow, ques-
tions II the whole outcome might not
have been different II his mother had
done her duty, had tried to strengthen
where the boy was weak, had encours
aged where he faltered, had remem-
bered that, having given him birth she
WAS a%nswerable for his life and soul
and body, and had not enjoyed her
ease instead, and let his life and soul
and body take care Of themselves. And
on the contrary, II her husband is
great and noble as some strong-winged
seraph, then 1t is she, again, who looks
back at his mother, and whether she
loves the woman or not, recognizes
the work she did and acknowledges 1t
with admiration, with gratitude and
with the devotion Of duty toward her
when needs be.
For, as a rule, a good mother makes
a good daughter-in-law. and few wives
who really love their husbands will
feel any jealousy Of his love for a
mother who has been to him what a
mother should be, and there are cor
respondingly few but will feel the I'M
wQrthiness of the object on which that
love is bestowed if the mother has
been ~self-seeking and self-indulgent,
and therefore negligent concerning
him. Perhaps mothers in general in
bringing up their boys may not think
of any future criticism from their
daughters-in-law, or care for it il they
do. Yet that criticism is what the
criticism of the world would be, if the
world knew the facts; it is what the
criticism of the mothers W con-
science would be if she had a con-
science; it is but little other than the
Judgment under the Great Seal at last.
And if the daughter-in-law's judgment
be of nc consequence, the others. the
Judgment of God and her own con-.
science, should have all the impor-
lance that any thing can have in NOR
tai and immortal tribunals. And the
woman who suffers her own conscience
to accuse her rightfully is of all
women the most miserable -Harpe-'s
Bdsar.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-15
Reviewing the Sermon.

Mrs. Smith-How did you like DR..
Pulpit's sermon last Sunday
Mrs. Brown thought it was per-
fectly grand, didn't youp
r Yes. The way he pitched into pao-
pie for talking about their neighbors
did my heart and soul good. Did you
notice how that contemplate, cross
eyed thing, Mrs. Bejones, ca; ored upP
And no wonder, for I'm sL.e-don't
you breathe a word OF it. thongh-that
she is not one bit better than the ought
to be. Why, her husband goes away
and leaves her for weeks al a time.
She says he's n travelling man. I'd like
TO know where he gets the money To
travel on"
"Apd look at the way she dr~esses!'
ooh, It's awful! She ought to bo
churched."
That's just what | think, -4ega'
! sytsngs,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-15
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.
The Difference Between Contagious and
Infectious Diseases.


A contagious disease is one which
travels directly from person to person
whether by direct contact, by proxim-
ity or by incubation; such as rabies
Or syphilis, An infectious disease is
,ue in which the microbe does not pass
rom person to person, but is carried
round and distributed in and by other
objects bedding, baggage. houses,
ships; such are pur three p~estilences,
the plague, cholera and yellow fever
Smallpox and the eruptive fevers are
doubly communicable. for they are
both infectious and contagious.
Summing up the practical points: |.
II you are in a plague-stricken city you
may stay there az long as you choose
if you will only shut up your house and
hold no communication with the out
side world. The microbe Of the plague
will respect your seclusion; but to
touch a sick person or any infected
hing is death. 2. II you are near the
cholera you may stay there1without
shutting up; you may live with the
sick, even in a hospital ward, so long
you keep the place you live in clean;
but to go into the infected place,
whether house or ship, or to handle
infected things is death. 3. You must
get away from the yellow fever. You
may let the sick person come to you
with safety, 50 long a. you keep out OF
the infected region; but no cleanli'
ness or disinfection will make that re-
gion safe as long as the epidemic lasts;
to enter that region is death. Titus
Munson Coan, NJ. d.. TN MautauQuan.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-15
Pearls Found in Kentucky.

It has recently become known that
in the streams of Kentucky are to be
found the most valuable pearls in
America, and of late they are very
largely in demand. No search has ver
been made by others than the boys,
who had faint ideas OF the valuable
pearls they were finding, but State
Geologist John r. Proctor has taken
mold OF the work and is laboring to
have the II developed TO its full
worth. yes" said he, 'it is a fact
that the most useful and most valuable
pearls in America are to be found
right here in the limestone streams
Of Kentucky. They are OF great
value to jewellers, who can utilize to
great advantage all the pearls OF
shape and size they get. They abound
in the limestone region of Eastern
Kentucky and a portion of Western
Kentucky. Among the counties in
which they are to be found arc War
rem, Logan, Christian, Todd, Simpson,
a portion OF Trigg, Crittendcn, Liv-
ingston, Hardin, Hart, Allen and Boyle.
Some of the pearls are simply beauti-
full when touched up by the jeweler.
Hundreds Of beautiful stones have, no
doubt, been found by the boys along
he banks, who, after keeping them
for a few days as a pretty thing
would throw them away, ignorant OF
what they had found. But am going
to bring before them the true signif-
canoe of these pearls, and more sys-
tematic searches will be made."-
L nuisiINc Cnnrier. .InMrnnL.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-15

passed among ms for a long time as a
sort of cynio-some said woman -hater;
but the very curt fashion in
which he silenced us when
| rallied him good-naturedly
in the billiard-room one morning con-
WINGED me that something was wrong.
He had refused four times to play with
me, and when | ~insinuated that his
liver was out Of order, he broke out
angriIy: Il wish to heaven, young
man, you'd learn not to meddle with
matters that don't concern your and
STROBE from the room, banging the
door after him. | had never seen him
exhibit such temper before, and was
surprised and a littlo annoyed at it.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-15
a CASTLE IN THE AIR.

I'm - N'sh
You ask me to sell out my title
And right to my castle in air.
Where | dream through the slumbering noon
tide,
Forgetful of trouble and care.
For what shall l barter this castle
This beautiful castle IN SPAIN
These dreams and these visions poetic,
And what is the end | shall gam
ITS walls reach far down in the valley,
Its tower In the clouds is lost;
Its light is electric, from Heaven,
And pictures OF Infinite cost
Are hung in each radiant sunset,
Where the moon and the stars can see;
And the fragrance Of roses and lilies
On the soft air is waited TO me-.
And here | can lie, all forgetful,
On nectar and mama can sup;
There's no tithIng OF mint and OF anise,"
No washing Of platter and cup
The facts that are sOrdId and grinding.
The fancies that worry and wear,
The questions that puzzle and tremble
Come not to the castle n air,
The right" and the wrong" Is all settled,
The poor are about me no more;
Only white ohnd aud beautiful children
"~Hidc-and-seek' at the open door.
Then. soulful Of rest and rrfreShment,
come back ~ earth and IT'S strife
Close the door Of my beautiful castle,
And take up the burden Of life.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-15
The NEED FOR SALT.
It Ii Not rs Pronounced as We Have Been
Taught to Believe.

Taught TO heiicNe.
The Importance Of salt as an article
of diet, according to a scientific writer,
is overrated. A continued use OF large
quantities Of salt produces scurvy. The
popular belief that an appetite for salt
is universal among the lower animals
is without foundation in fact Dogs,
cats and other carnivorous animals
show no fondness for it, and the same
is true OF the tr%uit-eating animals.
Even herbivorous animals do not eat
salt regularly with their food, but only
at long intervals, which suggests the
thought that, perhaps, they take it as
a vermifuge. In certain parts OF the
world where salt is unknown ante
lopes abound in countless numbers,
and in parts of Africa where
salt is abundant, the autelopes show
no fondness for it. There are many
instances in which hocks OF sheep and
herds OF cattle have been reared sue.
cessfully without salt. In certain parts
of Central Africa salt is more scarce
than gold and to say that a certain man
eats salt is to say that he is very rich.
Yet the people living there have exist
ed for ages and have enjoyed the best
of barbarous health, without a taste OF
salt from infancy to old age, Salt is not
in use in Siberia ~ q common constitu.
ent of food, and the same was true OF
the North American Indians previous
to the discovery of the continent by
Europeans and for many years after,
and is still true of the Pampas Indians
Of South America. GOOD HouSekeen.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-11-15
SEVEN SUGGESTIONS
BY Following Them Farmers Might Save
"a Good Many Dollars.

By Following Them Farmers Might Save
u Good Many Dollars.
A convenient arrangement for stor-
ing grain is to have the grain-bin in
the story above the stock to be fed
The bin is made with n hoppcr-bottom
and to this is attached a spout extend
ing below, which contains a slide check
vale. Forcing the growth OF
vegetables is usually at the expense OF
quantity and quality. That
man was not very complimentary to
agriculturists who said that before bet
ter breeds Of stock prevail there will
have to be better breeds OF farmers.
1t is not generally known
that nails and spikes creased can
be driven into dry, hard wood when
otherwise they could not.
Seed-beds for cabbage and other vege-
tables to be transplantcd should BIO
clcanscd OF all weed-seeds before SOW
ing by burning a heap Of brush on the
spot. This saves the trouble OF weed
ing and is the source Of much satisfac-
ton. Aliberal sprinkling OF
salt will check ravages Of earthworms
in field and garden. A gar
den can be nearly cleared OF weeds in
two seasons II free o.
seeds can not be had in spring none
should be used; but a compost heap
should be prepared for future use
which Is known TO be just right; mean
time weeds should not be permitted Y
mature. This course will eradicate
The annual and biennial weeds in tina
tine and tho perennial ones are so rar'
rs not 70 cause much further trouble :
N. Y. Tribune.