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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-30

Local freight trains will run ahead OF time or
be annulled at the company pleasure.
daily except Sunday. All other trains daily.
All trains run on mountain time west of
Phillipsburg.
Don't fail to take the Great Rock Island
Route for all points east, west, north, or
SOUTH ID. WALLACE, Agent
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-30

FOreSt Trees, 1 year Old anu
over. acres. ............ COG
There are three deaf and dumb persons
in the county. one insane and one
idiOtic
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
City News and Notes.

]. w. Johnson, editor of the Sutton Ad-
vertiser, spent Sunday In the city.
Mrs. Helen M. Gouger held forth at the
First Christian church this evening on the
subject of prohibition.
The two Houston chemical engines of the
fire department have arrived One was
placed in the Central house and the other in
the Il street house.
The corner stone of the Y. M. c. A. build
ing will be LAID tomorrow afternoon. Rich
ard G. Morse, general secretary of the inter-
national committee, viii put on the square"
The young men expect large attendance.
guest of his sister. Mrs. A. w. Fields. IL is
learned that Mr.. Ames and family will make
this city their home in the near future,
Bishop Bonacum is in Omaha giving con-
firmation in the diocese OF the metropolis.
He will return home tomorrow afternoon.
The regular meeting of Farraeut post was
Of unusual interest last night. Muster SER
vices commenced at Z o'clock. Hon. j. B.
Strobe was the orator of the evening. His
subject was "Ihe Defense of Altoona Pass. -
The w. II. G. met yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Mrs. Molie b. Cook presided.
Thirty eight members Of the society were in
Ia, was president. She Will toll the story
of her escape from the south during the war
ut tho Y. M. e. A. ROOMS Tuesday evening
The Lincoln Gun club has arranged for a
grand tournament to be held at the fair
grounds November 2S and go. 1t will be
STYLED the first annual tournament, and the
contests will be open to all c0mers. There
will be number OF prizes, and 1T is given
out that no combinations will he allowed be-
tween any of the shooters. All matches will
be governed by the American Shooting AS
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
The Glory of a Free Country

The ranks OF capitalists are constantly re-
cruited from those of energetic, industrious
and enterprising men who, by sheer force of
character, achieve success in spite Of circum-
stances and from wageworkers become em-
ploycrs and miilionnwes. Such men are the
bulwar,i of the state, and their careers are
grand illustration of the possibilities open
to every young American; for if 1t may not
be granted to all to succeed in the same
large degree. the fact that all may enter the
race and achieve as much success as he is
capable of, is still the best feature of true
liberty and the crowning glory OF American
citizenship
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
Rost,le tn Trusts,

Tho farmers of Lancaster county, who
met at Bohanan's hail yesterday afternoon
in adjourned convention, for the purpose of
downing dressed beef shipments into this
MARKET especially, passed tho following
resolution:
Whereas, We believe that all trusts are
detrimental to the best interests of the
masses of the people in general and to the
poorer classes IN particular, III that they in
hance the price OF the product to the con-
sumer and reduce the price to the producer,
thereby interfering with the regular and
natural laws of trade, therefore, be it
Resolved, That any and every combination
of capital, whose design and result ls to con-
troll the prices, both to the trust company
and the consumer, is criminal in its object
and should be 80 considered and treated by
the law making power, and that we are ia
favor OF a statute so defining it and punish
ing all persons so engaged in their formation
or conducting the same.
j. A. Craddock, president of the Union
Labor organization, introduced the follow
ing:
Resolved, That we, the farmers of Lam
caster county, demand the state legislature
and the congress of the United States to
make statute TO the laws by which it shall
be criminal for any person to offer anything
for sale without having the same in his pos
session,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
Y!LLARD,S WARLIKE SPIRIT.

Henry Willard signalizes his restora-
tion to control of the Northern Pacific
with threats of war against the Mani
toba. 1t is given out in high Official
quarters that the latter must be hum
bled in spirit and forced to accept what
ever crumbs of commerce the Northern
chooses to give it. Willard is troubled
with that domineering spirit which
afflicted the officials of the Union Pa
cifc when that road had the monopoly
of the traffic between the Pacific coast
and Atlantic seaboard. He imagines
that the northwest is his exclusive terri
tory and proposes to enter upon the
hazardous task Of crushing his chief
rival, represented by james HILL
Wizards plan of reorganization hav-
ing been accepted by the stock holders,
removes for the time being the financial
difficulties which beset the company
and places about ten million dollars
cash in the treasury for the sinews OF
war. This sum will not go very far if
the plan OF campaign is carried out on
the scale announced. The fact that the
new blanket mortgage on the Northern
is to run one hundred years naturally
removes from the present management
the trouble of providing for the future.
Coming generations must take care of
| themselves.
Some idea of the result of this policy
of retaliation can be formed by glance
at the condition OF the contest
| nhn Z,
stocked and bonded for over one
hundred and twenty thousand dol
lars mile. The Manitoba is one OF
the few roads IN the country built as a
business investment. Its cost was not
| inflated with watered stock and its in
debtedness is not greater than its
selling value to-day. 1t virtually
Minnesota, Dakota and through
Montana TO Butte City. 1t is closely
allied with the Canadian Pacific a,
Winnipeg, with the Union Pacific al
Butte, and has extended southwest to
Sioux Falls, Dakota. In all but through
business itls in position to successfully
compete with the Northern. The
moment Willard lets loose the dogs o.
war, Jim Hill will undoubtedly extend
the Manitoba through Idaho and either
connect with the Oregon Short Line
at or near the Oregon boundary
or go through to the coast. Hill.
credit is gilt edge because he
has made railroad construction aud op
Grafton a legitimate investment, not q
speculative venture, and his road car
carry traffic and earn money at rate.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

coal In It's own feet OF ships and at its nu-
mercus trading ports to the westward of
Sitka. besides bringing hundreds OF tons for
the use Of the naval vessels and revenue cut
ters In those waters.
The outcropplng of good coal az Cooks
Inlet is so extensive that the crew Of the
United States steamship Thetis last Scptcn,-
ber when the vessel was on her way here
from the Al cite ocean, went ashore and
mined and put abroad sixty tons from tho
surface on the beach, and used II on tho way
down for steam with most excellent results.
After the Thetis got here the writer used
about half n ton of the same coal In an open
CRATE for warming purposes ana found IL
fires.
The past two years. explorations in the
supposed coal fields Of Western Alaska have
demonstrated that the territory presents u
new and inexhaustible source of wealth
in its coal fields. There is every indication
that the. coal can bc easily mined
This Is the unvarsiug statement OF every
person who has had the means of
personal observation. Tho Times corrc-
spondent has conversed with many naval,
revenue and other officers and intelligent and
cautious persons, who have been on the
ground and made careful estimates, Well.
iugton coal brought to Juneau and Sitka for
q year has cost, at the lowest possible pricc,
Sl4 and SIS per ton. In August and Septem-
ber of 1SSS tho same coal sold in San Fran
ity of the discovered coal fields of western
Alaska TO the beach land transportation will
be minor item in their development. The
labor cost will be no more than that of the
most favored mines in the states. The ten
dency is constantly to keep down ocean
freights where there is fair competition.
which will certainly be au element In the
transportation OF coal from the fields Of
western Alaslsa.
The supply seems illimitable, the eonsump-
tion will rapidly increase and the business of
its transportation to California, Oregon, and
Washington will become enormous. With
ocean transportion, il Is not wide of the
mark to say that this western Alaska coal
from Cooks lulet, aud Unga Island, aud
from other sources along the coast will re-
duce the price TO tho Pacific states fully one
half its present cost. The material element
in the present high price of coal in southeast
ern Alaska is in the monopoly of transporta-
tion which the Pacific Coast Steamship COM
pauy has in the entire carrying trade in the
waters Of the Alexandrian archipelago. The
development of the industries of southeast
ern Alaska is becoming 30 great
that one of two things must occur
either material reduction in the
rates OF freight or competition will set
in. Already one new company has entered
the field for the freight traffic, by means of a
steamer of 800 tons, trading from Seattle aud
Tacoma to Juneau and Sitlka and intcrme-
diate points.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska Il Jottings.


A fine church is 10 be erected by the Chris.
tians of Deweese.
Rice II. Eaton has received his com mission
as postmaster AT kcarney.
The musicians of Gothenburg are attempt
ing to reorganize their band.
The elevator AT Hickman has been moved
from the Is. a. NJ. to the Missouri Pacific
tracks
The art club of Alma gave an exhibition
last week at which over $50 pictures were
shown.
The Llnwood Jail was wiped out of exis-
tence the other night by a fire started by an
incendiary.
Thirty buildings have been erected in
Cozad since last March, at an average cost
| of 81, 800 each.
w. Fl. Coyle, Hastings butcher, has sud
| denly left the city ana number of his cred
itors are IN mourning.
Fillmore county farmers have increased
| their acreage OF fall wheat this year, aud
much of it Is up and III splendid condition.
The colored people of Hastings have or
ganZed the Hastings Literary and Debating
club for social enjoyment and mutual I'm
| provement in the study OF literature and tho
! debate of scientific questions.
While rumrnaging in the cell of Jacob
Shields, confined in the Lincoln county Jail
| for obtaining money under false pretenses.
| an officer discovered two jack-knives with
| saw blades, and found that several bars of
| the cage had been nearly sawed in two.
| Mr.. j. H. Miller has raised as many, if not
| more apples this year than any other farmer
| III the county, says the Springfield Monitor,
| having in the noighbOrhood of two thousand
| bushels. He has already sold about one
| thousand bushels, at an average of 40 cents
| per bushel and has made 1900. gallons of
| cider. ria
The Broken Bow Republican reports that
| q ten-y year-old son of a man named Yoakam,
living on the Dismal river, who was tried
Two years ago for the murder of one Down
ing and acquitted, shot and killed his one.
| year-cid sister the other day. No one was
near at the time and the boy positively re-
| fused to say a word about the deed.
| William S. Roberts, who is a cripple taught
school in the country north of Kearney and
| at the same time won the heart of Miss Min
| ME Bears, the result being an engagement.
| The tickle Minnie afterwards changed her
mind ana married another man. For this
breach of PROMISE Roberts brought action in
the court aud obtained Judgment for dam
| ages in the sum OF $1,000, but as Minnie is
| wealthy in affection only 1t ia probable that
| Mr.. Roberts will be compelled 70 continue
| school teaching for a livelihood
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

THIS cannot properly be regarded as
an ''off" year in Iowa politics, the fact
being that the election, so far as state
interests are concerned, is as important
as that of any year. The people are to
elect governor and other state officers
and legislature. which will choose a
United States senator, besides which
the most important county officers are
to be elected. Thus, not only the people
of the state at large, but
each separate community has an
interest in the election. Every
thing that can concern the people
politically, and with reference to the
general and local administration of af
fairs. is involved in the election of this
year, SO that there is every reason why
popular interest in the campaign should
be strong and earnest, and doubtless
such is the case, although the campaign
has not been so active and exciting as
in some former years. 1t is emphat-
ically an Iowa year. in which the peo-
pie will vote directly upon Iowa inter
ests, and the Importance OF the election
ought to induce every citizen to do his
part in determining the result.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

OF the five seats In the British par
lament contested for during October,
the home rulers captured three out OF
five, clear gain OF one. This makes
eighteen seats recovered by the liberal
party since the general election in
1856, against three by the tories, gain
of fifteen. These facts are more potent
than the weather vane opinions of for
cign correspondents in showing the
unmistakable drift of English public
opinion toward the restoration of Glad
stone to power.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
HAVING made a few trifling conc

HAVING made few trifling conces-
sions to his striking employees in the IL
linois coal mines, ex-Congressman
Scott now demands that they sign iron
clad contracts, which the men refuse to
do. Scott will be remembered as the
mouthpiece OF Cleveland who foamed
and fumed when his pretended friend
ship for the working classes was ques-
toned in congress. His recent career
shows him to be tho Janus OF democ-
racy-in public speech friend of labor,
in practice grasping monopolist with
out con nscience or humanity.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
ANOTHER important move IN W

ANOTHER important move IN western
railroading is reported. 1t is no less
than third broad gauge line between
Denver and Ogden, backed by the Cen
tral Pacific. BY building sixty-fve
miles of road to connect the Colorado
Midland with the Rio Grande Junction
and RIO Grande Western tracks a
through Ene is made. This will develop
into strong competitor OF tho Union
Pacific for Pacific coast business
through an alliance with the Burling-
ton east of Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

IT Is evident the Union Pacific and
Northwestern alliance win be the object
Of a combined attack from all opposition
roads. The allied companies must cer-
tainly have counted on prolonged war
as one of the effects of the union, and
strengthened their fortihcations for the
siege. The ST. Paul, Rock Island and
Burlington officials announce their pur-
pose to attack and break the agreement
at any cost. What the result will be
time wiz develop.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
A New Launp.

invented new incandencent lamp OF
very simple construction. II consists OF
two horizontal rods OF copper, placed
about four millimetres apart. A thin
pointed rod Of carbon, placed vertically,
rests on the copper rods and forms "a
bridge between them. The current
passes between the copper rods through
the carbon, which it renders incandes-
cent. The copper rods are mounted on
springs, which cause them To rise
slightly when the carbon is totally con-
sumed, ana bring them against two
contact pieces, thus preventing the rup-
ture Of the circuit.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
THE DAILY BEE.
sworn Statements of Circulation.
Average
GEORGE b. TzsCHUCK.

GEORGE b. TZSCHUCK.
State OF Nebraska, s
County OF Douglas. So
Sworn to before me and subscribed to In my
presence thus 2Gth day OF October. A. ID; MS9.
lSeal,l NJ r. FELL.
Notary Public.
George u. Tzschuci. being duly sworn. dc.
poses and says that he Is secretary of Tho Bee
Publishing Company, that the actual average
daily circulation of The DAILY BEE for tho
month OF October lSSS was 1S,0S4 copies; for
November IsSS, 1886 copies; for december,
1883, ls2,3 copies; for January, 1880. 1854 cop.
les; for February, 1889, ls9o6 copies: for March,
1852 1854 copies: for April. 1889. 1s $50 copies
for May 1880 IL. 500 copies; for June 1882 Is S5S
copies for July. 1889. Il. .73s copies; tor August
copies. GEORGE B. TzsCHUCK.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence TINS ith day of October, A D., 1889.
lSeaL1 N. =. FELL.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

FAST mail service between New York
and San Francisco via Omaha will
materially benefit the business interests
of the west. BY this action the post
Office department places every city on
the great overland route on an equal
footing, and reduces by ten hours the
time between the two oceans.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

The launching of the cruiser San
Francisco at the city whose name it
bears is cheerful evidence not only of
the growth of the American navy, but
of the ability OF our ship builders to
compete successfully in material. work.
manship and speed, with the old and
famous builders of Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

THE attack OF the political trade
unionists on George .Heimrod has
fallen fat, The Cigar Makers union
vigorously repudiates the action OF an
alleged member who outraged truth
and decency in slanderiug an honest
and consistent friend Of .workingmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

FoR beauty, perfection of equipment
and appointments, the American
excursion train surpasses the famous
Golden Gate special" which in Its day
was considered the Omega OF comfort
and luxury on wheels. Ingenuity can
hardly go further in catering to the
convenience of the travelling public.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
Secret D,vorc in Colorado.

Colorado is one of the states wherein the
'secret dvorce,' fourishes. Hundreds of
them are gran,ed in Arapahoe county alone
each year. Instead of seeking to stem the
food, the legislature every session increases
its volume, until the 'secret divorce in
Colorado may now be said to have assumed
the dimension of n torrent
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
In Ph,iadclphia Society.


There are a good many ways to secure
social recognition. The PHILADELPHIA papers
tell of q newcomer to that city who has
rented pews in three fashionable churches
there in order to get into society. The wor
ship OF God muy DO him some good in Phila-
delphia, but he mustn't forget the reverence
that is due the Biddles also, if he is socially
nmhitioue
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

THE surplus continues TO grow. 1t is
now, in round numbers, forty-six million
dollars, and will doubtless have passed
the fifty million point by the time con-
gress assemblies The treasury has pur-
chased sufficient bonds to provide for
the sinking fund, and future purchases
will have reference solely to keeping
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
The origin of "Too Thin"

A. II. Stephens, of Georgia, while o
member of congress in 1870, originated
the phrase ''too thin" according to the
Pittsburg Dispatch). "Mr. Speaker"
he said, "the gentleman's arguments
are gratuitous assertions made up of
whole cloth. And cloth. sir, so gauzy
and thin that it will not hold water. 1t
is entirely too thin, sir"
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

Ii THE republicans imagine they can
secure nn advantage by sustaining the
cumbersome and inadequate registra-
tion law, the returns will show their
mistake. There are just as many re-
publieans as democrats who will not go
to the trouble of registering. The law
will reduce the voting population OF the
city one third, and make the election a
partial expression Of the peoples will.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

down the surplus as much as possible.
But although the offerings for several
weeks have been liberal the surplus has
steadily gaiaed. The argument which
this situation will present TO congress
ought not TO be without effect.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

that would inevitably bankrupt Willard
and his hackers If they attempted to
meet them.
The contest between these corporate
giants will bring about a radical change
in the railroad maps OF the northwest.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
CANADIAN UNEd STyESS.

The omission OF Canada from the Pam
American congress causes feeling OF
uneasiness among the people OF the
Dominion. The liberal element especi-
ally, rs the tone Of its press very clearly
indicates, makes tho matter cause
for offenso against the government, and
voices a demand that Canada should be
given the right to make commercial
treaties, since sbe is allowed to
regulate her own tariff and i'm
pose duties even on English goods.
These liberal papers assert that the
Canadian people want frecr trade with
the United States, and declare that II
the liberal party were in power it
would settle this matter by insisting
upon the right of the Dominion TO enter
into reciprocal trade relations with the
United States, aud to that extent, mt
least, becoming independent of Great
Britain.
1t is natural that the meeting OF tho
Pan-American congress should have
renewed public interest in Canada In
the discussion OF reciprocal trade
with the United States. The
Canadians understand that If
union of commercial Interests shall be
effected between the United States and
the countries of South and Central
America, Canada's position would be
more isolated than it now is, while
| there might be less inclination on the
| part of this country to acccde TO trade
| reciprocity with the Dominion. The
| situation compels the Canadian people
| to realize their dependence upon Eng
land, and the effect is to irritate them.
The fact that their country is
not n nation is SO strongly EN-
| phasizcd by the exclusion from
the international congress that au un-
easy feeling has been developed which
finds expression i'll the demand for
larger liberty and independence Of
| action.
| 1t is to be observed that in voicing
this feeling great care is taken to avoid
the slightest intimation of disloyalty
While the liberal papers declare that
| the people ardently desire closer and
| freer commercial relations with the
| United States, they are careful to
say that this cannot be accom-
plished at the cost of aunexa-
ton. There is no desire, so these
organs of liberal opinion would have it
| understood, to become a territorial part
of the United States, but simply to me
| one with her in commercial interests.
A commercial union is quite possible
without any political connection, but
whenever Canada shall enter into the
former with the United States, which
undoubtedly in time she will, % begin
ming will have been made toward either
annexation or Independence. So far
as the great majority OF the people oI
the United States are concerned it can
safely be said that they have no desire
for the former, but would heartily wei
come the latter. The time may not be
far off when Canadian independence
will be an accomplished fact, and it i!
probable that England would make no
very great effort to prevent 1T.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

IT is possible that the supreme court
will reach decision on the constitu-
tionality of the registration law before
election day, but voters should not rely
on the law being annulled. The safest
plan is to register during the remain
ing two days-Thursday and Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28

ALL the endorsements which Mr..
Snyder can purchase, from Pat Ford to
the peddlers Of workingmen's votes,
cannot alter the fact that he is not com
petent TO manage the financial interests
OF Douglas county.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
The sepubIicap Theory.
N,lo Yojl; Tribune.

NtlC IOHi TlibUlle.
It is still the republican theory, as it was
In ls60, that the decision of the people must
be respected and obeyed, because in no
other way eau sclf-governmeut be made q
success: in no other way can the interests of
the people be served and the wisdom of their
wishes tested by experience.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-28
Biunder Upon siunder.

IHITN7eTpHid IImcs.
Senator Manderson committed grevlous
blunder when he received rerating of his
pension with over 81, 900 arrears without the
sembance of compliance with the laws, and
he now simply makes the bluuder more i'm
posing by his awkward blunder in attempt
ing to Justify his acceptance of Il notorious&y
laWlcss pension,