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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26
FIGHTING IN INDIA.
British Defeat Burmese After Desperate
skirrnishes and Some English Losses.


CALCUTTA, Feb. ?5.-Advices from
Rangoon report conflicts between the
British and the natives with sharp
fighting. Wunths. which had been
seized by the Burmese, had been cap
tured by the forces under Maj. Smythe's
command, very little opposition
being offered. A more serious en-
counter occurred at okpho, where
the Burmese rebels were routed with n
loss of fifty killed. Their guns and
ammunition were also captured by the
British. whose casualties in the fight
were three killed and ten wounded.
Capt. Hutchinson reports that while
advancing toward Kawline from You
his column was confronted by body
of the enemy strongly entrenched in a
stockade near Okham. An assault was
ordered, and after FIVE hours of desper>
ate fighting the position was captured.
Twenty-seven Burmese were killed and
Capt Hutchinson was severely wounded
during the fight.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26
BIG sUsas FoR TAs STATES.
sAs asas~ PAGES shs Eiil ~ h.f@as the
pre- la.

AAAFe4E
wAsaESGsos. Feb. - The direct
tax bll has aassea tAs house ~ = vote
- f7z - l8l Tbs alsssarS . - adopted
b. fns seEste scme t.ins ago bat "a
rasssd bq TIE house II carries 2E
amendment And ~iA therefore have
- cone egaln before the senate.
That BODY all promptly concur
ia the ameudment I'D the bill
VII beYond 6oahs become law
within : week. The &lasndnsnt
proslaSs that the money shall
not BE paid 70 the states until the va
rious legislatures have acoptee 3osnt
resolutions declaring that no further
elaiua Tor payment shall be made than
Tho sans prov idea IA this blll, the OBJ
ieet beiax 10 gain tine Tor the treasury
70 accumulate . surplus Win which
TO meet the expenditure, which
amounts ia the aggregate 10 SIS
22T. 49,. IL VAS tie purpose 70
make the language OF the bill 50 AS 10
give the secretary OF the treasury OPP
ton AZ the time OF payment OF conform
ing 10 the condition u the surplus In
tie treasury. This bill has several
times passed one or the other branch Of
congress. bat never more than once has
it got through both houses OF the same
congress, and that time President
Cleveland vetoed II.
Tie measure refunds 20 the states the
taxes levied n them in 1851 10 raise
funds for the equipment OF union
troops The following are the amounts
due IN various States, the total being
a. ~ ees 40.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26
HEALTH IS WEALTH

Ds I. G. Wtsr's NElvg ASo BRiN TxsAr-
NxSf. a guaranteed sPecIlc Tor lis steIia DlsLl-
hess. Commissions. FITS. Nervous SeCTa.. "a.
Headache. NJ v0us Prostitution caused ~ the
Use % c0Aoi or tobacco, Wakcfuiness. Mental
DEPRESSION, Sofrenin- 81 the Brain resu ting
in insanity and leading 10 giserv. decay and
81 Power 10 either sex. Involuntary Losses and
SqeFmaIOfrhOsa caused oy OFer-cx-rtion of the
brala selfaDuse or oysr-indulecncc. Each box
conta rs one montn's treatment. slt0 box.
receipts Of price.
We GUARANTEES SIX BOXES
To cure any ease. Win each order received
BY u for = Z boxes. accom- panied By sS.nc. we
will send the purchaser oae Wr!tteu guarantee
o. refund the money Il thu treatment toes not
eject a cure. Guarantees issued only ~
WHITE Il WHITE.
Morton House Pharmacy. sole Agents.
90 Monroe-streef, Grant Rapids, Mich.
OPEN ALL NIGHT.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

BJooxiSeroN. IL. Feb. 2s.-Tuss-
day witnessed quite a. exodus q farm
ers and their families from Mclean and
sdjoininr counties Three special
trains loaded with enigrauts and fhs r
household goods. farming utensils and
horses and COWS left here, two trains
being destined for Webster City, Ia.
and one for northern Nebraska. Mere
than 200 persons were iDcjpded in the
two parties.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

wAsH-sTox FEB. Is. The Weznsn's
national couneil has elected shs foliow-
inrefscers: Pr~xkaeut. May Wright
Sewe1- ~ I0diasa ~ie~-p-s<ideEt.
Ella Diesg 0vrnsT. 81 New York CT
responding secretary. Rschel Poster
Aver. 81 fsnssyl~szia. Recording 49,
rsta~v. Ts.h-l Charles Davis - N@~
yo-k; treasurer. Lillian " v sts-sns
assistant secretary q sse National
uozezs Chrlstssa tsnrxTzzcs znieH
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

KarsAs CIT. No. Feb. 2s-Fir~ IN
Arrnour5sle destroyed The cooperage
esta blishoeDt Of Kelly a Bro. the
Armourdsls elevator, owned ~ J. +.
Campbell 4 Co. foT4- freight cars and
sf-out iC0. oee bushels Il gram, entail
nag 3 loss Of sSsout $50 sfe
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

oxAHA. Seb.. Tes. 2s.-Tben BANK
er Cowies, charged with the MURDER Of
his wife At Clsr.zs. Keb-. was called IN
The district court 81 Merritt county
Mr.. Cowles was discharged without a
hearing. He demanded bearing. ~
order that be might vin6irst< himself.
but the juore said Il wss let necessary.
a he was ~srs entity
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26
Frres Chance Is Good.

New YORK. Feb. 25.--The Suns
Washington special say: 1t is the gen.
eral opinion among senators that sena-
tor Frye will be chosen president pro
tempore 20 succeed Senator ingalls,.
The Maine senator is not making an
active canvass. bat his friends say that
ne will easily out-distaace Senator
Hoar 10 the caucus
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26
Three Y.ars fer a burglar,

PEORIA, Ill, Feb. 25.-Henry Schear-
er, formerly city electrician. pleaded
guilty to the charge OF burglary and
larceny in the criminal court and was
given a sentence Of three years at Joliet
lie robbed the safe in saloon of $500.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26
aner ,vi.copssn,. Ex-Tre..ur.r.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 2s.-Attv Gen.
O'Connor IA. filed in the circuit court
here the FIRST complaint in the suits
against ex-state treasurers. It is
against Treasurer etri6ge and his
bonGsrnen for the recovery of interest
alleged to have been received on public
moneys during the years 1855 and 1883.
the last two years of McFetridge's
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26
Twenty bandits killed.

CRY or MEXICO. Feb. 25 The bold
bandit chief, Jaureaga. and his trusty
band Of outlaws were captured after q
hard fight with the soldiers. The fght
occurred ia the state Of Jaliseo. Mexico.
aud TWENTY-FIVE OF his followers were
killed. Before surrender the bandits
killed Eve gendsr7nes.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26
a nts.strnn. Elars.

QvrxcY. IL. Feo. 2s --Tbe business
portion Of TIE town of Edna. No. was
swept by FIRE Tuesday morning. caus-
ing loss % apwsrs24 Of s1oooco. The
Ere broke cut "a a 5eweiry store On The
west side Of tie SO aare and TSas famed
bT hirh wind The tnvsn has 10 Gre
department. and TIE citizens were
helpless - stay tie progress of TIE
flames. vhich destroyed a dozen CT
ff.een bindings incIaainE the Nasozic
hall. a7e Of TIE srest structures of the
kind n nortkessf Missouri
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

First Artist resolved nagx;esens
ssisote e ny skiH the othsr asy 81 the
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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

SrRISeFmLp. Ill. Feb. es.-Four bal
lots for senator were taken in the
joint assembly. The republican force
was a number of men short, therefore
no votes were cast by that party. Each
ballot resulted in lOl votes for Palmer.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

u {, barely possible tat they expected
aeays s. sooG foT ths eody Il B1lleSx
49, foslsaa % kas pat1 froa2 lac . 4sers
sses wita Is coHs< cottle q ass s11S,
.saksag . izst van s-ars u Say the
Gage II hunger za1 despair u hl2self
as ..,s6,srssses W. = lirae water
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

E.oxDoF. leu. = "A dispatch from
Kassov.h ssvs that boeT a isahsn
friendii@x upasr Cart riDelE fnrevsnrs
for ryis an s1,. gtsLsn frsDsie. sur
prise5 sr5 attacked sae AoDdsnsss n>ss
Eurf end rovse5 them IN fvo b>stles,
kffltns POO. iBeIua8na TIRE l.sdsur chisfs.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

Dos7os. Feb. ga dispatch from
Windsor. IT.. ssvs that the Winds<r
national bank. capital 81. ess. has eops
int liouidstion CD account ~ heavy
western losses. II IL said that the DC
Yosstors win BE paid IN fvli sse tie
stockholders vii realize about oue'
kx3f
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

ASHLAND. Pa. Feb. 2s--A freight
on the Reading road crashed into dis
sblcd coal train near Gordon piling en-
gines and cars ia heap. The wreck
took fire and Eve oil tanks blew Up.
Several traipDeD we're hurt. though
none seriously. The loss ia t5so. 900.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

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b otsl aooui 10
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night The news
was a great Shaek
10 lis fsieAdA For
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been complaining
81 illness Sna this
n eek HAD nst been
IN his place IA ste
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however. 40 cause
20 fear an ehf3Vo-
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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

JoxDoz. Feb 2s-Tht failure n
Prier. Voter A. Co. tirnh merchants
ct - Grace Church street. 4. G.. "a arr
noaaeed Thes Liabilities are estimated
Of xSsz eD5
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

,wAsxrueyas. Pen. ESs--The trss<--
took 90 fhs irrsrairrs1ion sin. IN psno-
ing question beng On tbs oztss sur
ssitast Which wss rs.sssss. ana ne = y
Ks< pzsseA
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

scoss Bishop. a negro sccossd Of ss-
saalt and roshsrr, wsss taken rom 80
a<scsrs No1Ssv e. Blackstone. Va. ard
hsnSz5 TO tree
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

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rsg 5,,ssS q TrSr CCaPASr. CHiC Ass.1, Lk.ls
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-02-26

Sudden Demise Of EpAF2im I.
Wilson of Maryland.
Heart Failure ths Cause 81 fsis pa~
sxpeetsa T4kins off-A Short
Sksseh Of rsis Career.


NasatSeaoK. kes. "a. seHssor
Ephraam kiag Wilson. 81 MARYLAND,
Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-28
APPEA

Mr.. Terrence V. Powderly's appeal to
the worSingmen Of America to join
hands with tho farmers alliance in a
third party movement is the weakest
document that has ever emanatod from
Powderly pen. Mr.. Powder)y insists
that the interests of the workingman
are identical with those OF the farmer.
Mr.. Powderly insists that when the
farmer is prosperous the laborer is pros
porous, and when the farmer is ptnchod
and hard up the laborer is also in dis
tress.
Even the most ignorant wage worker
must pronounce this truism rs inapplic-
able to the relative condition Of the two
classes. Mr.. powderly might as well
say that when the crops are abundant
the farmer is prosperous and
crops also insure prosperity to the
railroads: hence the interest Of the
railroad is identical with that of the
farmer, and the farmer and railroad
%monopolist should join hands politically.
Nobody ought to know better than
Mr.. Powderly that the factory wage
worker, the skilled mechanic, and the
day laborer have little or nothing in
common with the farmer. 1t is the in
terest of the wortingman to buy his
beef, his flour, butter. eggs, potatoes and
other products OF the farm as cheap as
possible. and to sell his time rs wage
worker as high as possible. 1t is the
interest of the farmer to market his
products at the highest price, and to
buy the wares that are fashioned in the
work shop and factory as cheap as posi-
BILE. In other words, the farmer Is as a
capitalist who wants the largest income
upon his investment in land, and wants
to che lpen all commodities he is obliged
to buy for himself and his family. The
laborer lives from hand to mouth and
consequently has nothing in common
with the mar who is interested in rails
ing the price of the accessories of life
except, possibly, in a stable currency and
economic and honest government.
If American workingmen could under
any circumstances be induced to rally
en- masse to the support OF any particu-
lar party they would find gre alter prom
Use Of success in organizing an Ameri-
can labor party, pure and simple, with
labor reform as the raliying cry, than
with a party male up of elements whose
aims are almost in direct conflict with
their own interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-28

lar law in Russia. The American PEG.
Pile will hardly be convinced Of the TX
pediency of adopting a policy which may
be quite compatible with the character
OF the Russian government, but which
is entirely obnoxious to our republican
system, even though it had been found
to work we'll under autocratic %institu-
tions. As n matter OF fact, however,
this has not been the experience there,
the law in Russia from which the Cali
fornia senator apparently obtained his
suggr stton having proved to be an
.ageE q for Expressing the people in the
interest OF the government rather than
helping them. Here the conditions
would probably be reversed and the gov
eminent would in the end be the suf-
ferer. The scheme has not a single
feature to commend it, and 1T is a re-
prOach to the common sense of the sem
ate that such a measure is allowed to be
seriously presented to its attention. 1t
is the proposition of II demagogue who
has no real concern for the interests of
the people, but who seeks to win the
favor of that element which is ready to
accept any scheme, however foolish or
dangerous, that promises more money.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-28

The consensus of opinion among the
bankers and leading capitalists OF
Omaha is that we are on the eve of good
times. Business is improving; money is
becoming plentiful and confidence is
gradually being restored. When bank
ers talk favorably Of trade conditions
and trade prospects, it is safe for bust
ness men in other vocations to expect Il
commercial revival. Bankers are so
proverbially conservative that they are
the first to see a danger signal and the
last to agree that the oh 3tructions are
removed from the track. Bankers are
nearly always croaker5. They are
always cautious and they discourage
anything like speculation. They some
times err on the side of their own safety
and bring OF financial difficulties which
u little liberality might have avoided.
They all agree however that the situ-
of IA year ago and predict that money
will be easy about February.
Eastern financiers agree with ours and
the impression is general that 1892 will
be Il year of marked business prosperity.
The New York banks hold $40, 1000, 900
more than the required reserve. The
balance of trade has been steadily and
increasingly in our favor for a year. The
crops nave never been eXcelled in yuan
tity and price and the certainty of "a
heavy foreign demand for American
meats and breadstuffs has seldom Il aver
given more assurances Of steady and
remunerative prices. Nebraska is just
beginning to feel the new impulse,
because she depends largely Upon her
corn crop and that has not begun to
move to market until within thirty days.
The country merchants and bankers
have already experienced the revival of
confidence and the benefits of crop
receipts. They in turn are giving tone
to trade in the city, Nebraska is all
right.
What we now need is to stop the
hoarse music of the chronic croaker.
Instead of retarding the return of good
times every citizen should contribute
what he can to increase confidence,
awaken enterprise and encourage invest
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-28
SCHEME.

Senator Stanford of California is again
port for his crazy and impracticable
land loan scheme. 1t is said that he is
trying to persuade the alliance people
to support it as a substitute for the
equally absurd subtreasury proposition.
Mr.. Stanford's bill provides for the
establishment IN the Treasury depart
ment of n bureau to be known as a land
loan bureau. The treasurer of the
United States is directed by the pro-
posed act to have printed 800, DOC, 900 of
~greenbacks, and such additional amounts
from time to time rs shall be necessary
to meet the requirements of the act,
which would of course depend on the
amount of money loaned. Every person
who is II citizen Of the United States or
has declared his intention to become
such, and who owns agricultural lands,
can have advanced on such real estate
one-half of the assessed value for a term
of not exceeding twenty years, the inter-
est on the loan to be 2 per cont per an
mum. Ii the owner OF the land owes for
any part of it the government is to pay
of the debt and loan the remainder of
the money, the whole amount not to ex-
ceed its cash value. In case of failure to
pay the loan or interest the government
shall foreclose in the usual way for fore
closing mortgages.
The mere statement Of the provisions
OF this measure ought 10 be all hat is
necessary to condemn it to the ridicule
OF intelligent and practical men, and yet
its author presumes to say that it will
secure many votes in the senate, though
he does not expect it will become n law.
When Senator Stanford introduced this
demagogic scheme to the attention of
the last congress he made a ridiculous
argument in support of il, aud it is UNI
derstooi that he will again endeavor to
show that,it merits consideration, citing
for this purpose the operation OF II SINH
Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-28
UIRNING IDMONIrIoNS.

The eastern democratic organs, with
a few exceptions, are vigorously admon-
ishiug the representatives of the party
in congress not to take the party out OF
the course it has been pursuing for the
last half a dozen years. One OF these
papers remarks that some of the nam
ayers appear to have lost their bearings
and ARE apparently determined to alter
the course of the political craft OF
which they are in temporary charge,
and to steer it straight upon the shoals
of free coinage" and it says If this
course should be persisted in the at
tempt to win the presidency in 1892
might as we'll be abandoned. These
journals very properly regard the effort
to give the party movement a new di-
rection as having for its object the
defeat of the nomination of Grover
Cleveland for the presidency. The
Philadelphia R2cOrd says: "A more
desperate political vancouver than the
attempt to defeat Cleveland by dis
honoring democracy has seldom been
undertaken, land it declares that ''from
henceforward the standard OF tariff re
form and honest money must be the
democratic battle cry"
1t remains to be sect how much inau-
ence the warning admonitions of these
democratic organs, mainly in states sure
to cast their votes for the republican
presidential candidate mex year, will
have upon the men in congress who have
assumed the task Of altering the direc-
tion of the democratic party. 1t cannot
reasonably be supposed that these men
failed to make due account and weigh
the possible Importance of the criticism
and opposition they are already encoun-
tering from this source. When German,
Hill and others made their combination
to drive Cleveland off the presidential
race course they did not fail to properly
estimate the influence and power behind
the ex-president, and when they won
their first victory in the election OF
Speaker Crisp they were prepared for the
assaults hat have been made upon them.
1t is not certain that the combination is
entirely harmonious at present, except
as to the manifest purpose to dafeat the
nomination of Mr.. Cleveland, but this
will be sufficient to hold 1T together at
least until after the next democratic a
tional convention. If it sustains defeat
there the party will keep on in the old
course, but if the combination succeeds
in comprising the defeat of MIR. Cleve-
land the party will take the new direc-
ton, which o that it will attempt II
gradual revision of the tariff and urge
the policy of free and unlimited coinage
of silver. TO which a large majority Of
its representatives in congress are now
committed.
The indications are certainly favorable
to the success of the element that elected
Mr.. Crisp speaker. The advantage is
with that element at present, and if it
can be held together there is little
reason to doubt that it will be able to
keep it's a. advantage. In any event the
struggle between the democratic fac
tions during the mex few months will be
full of interest.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-28
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, MONDAY, DECEMBER IS. 1891.

rs strengthening tho party whore II most
needs strength, aud whore strength would DO
most useful to tt,
Minneapolis Tribune (rcp.l: TIL idea OF
Tammanv Wharf and the solid south
gobbling the chairmanshlps of thirty. three
congressional committees and leaving only
nineteen for the rest OF tho hation does not
sit well on the democratic stomach Growls
more or less audible ARISE IN all parts Of the
nation-except, Of course. in those quarters
whore tho Hill-Crisp thumb holds things
down.
st. Paul Pioneer.Press (rep.O: However
sincerely any man might believe In tho truth
OF the old sarcasm now passed into a proverb
OF weight, that the democratic party could
always be trusted to rum itself by blunders,
we venture 10 say that the bitterest enemy
q that party would refuse to believe, one
year ago,that it would stand by its W act
where ii does today. In that brief time IL
has, purely OF its own v%olition, without the
slightest pressure from without, yielding
only TO the impulse to evil that Is SO strong
within it, travelled from what republicans
con fessed to DC a practical assurance OF vic
tory to an equal or greater certainty OF de-
feat. That is the meaning of the house com
mlttees as they have been organized by Mr..
Crisp; a meaning not only asserted by repub.
licans, but confessed by democrats with grief
and shame and anger.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-28
Gallant Captain Bourke.
Wdshm1tOn Post.

%
1t wasn't a very great battle, but it seems
to have been a gallant and decisive one, the
engagement reported from Starr county,
Texas, between Captain John G. Bourke,
with nineteen men, and sixty Mexican free
hooters of Gar2a's command. 1t was not
without loss. one of Captain Bourke's men
being killed in the fight; but the revolution
lists, as they are7cafled down in thatlcountry,
were put to flight, and will not be likely soon
again to extend their revolutionary move
ments across the Texas limo.
The story goes, however, that in order to
mount his command, which consisted partly
of cavalrymen and partly of infantry,
Captain Bourke was obliged to put two
soldiers ou each horse, which, to say nothing
of its being a somewhat novel mode of war
fare, implies a sad lack of equipment for
active military operations.
1t might be in order to suggest that if the
American troops in Texas are expected 10
prevent that state from being occupied by
Mexican revolutionists as a base of descent
upon Mexican cities on the other side of the
river, they should be furnished with at
least one horse apiece, where cavalry move
ments are required. Still, Captain Bourke is
entitled to big credit for proving equal to the
emergency. ....