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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : ' WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 20 , 1888. . , .

law and during the summer make neededVnuirovemcntH. Tlio principle public work ,wnl bo a complete system of sewerage. Ap-plication will bo made to the governor atonce to place Kearney In the list of second-class cities , _

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CITT , Neb. , Feb. OS. [Special Tele-gram to the BEE. ] The board of trade metlast night and adopted articles of !ncorK> ra-tlon

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which will bo fllcd with the secretary oltate nt once. A board of fifteen directors

was elected and organised by electing GeorgeVf. Holland president , J. J. Faulkner secre-tary and A. E. Gautt treasurer. The mem-bers of the board mean business and tailsCity may bo expected to make rapid stridesin advance this year-

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of Samuel Cnldcrwood.ATKINSON Neb. , Feb. 23. [Correspondence

Of the UKB.J Samuel Cnldorwood , father ol-s. . T. L. Owlngs of this place , died on Sun

day nt I p. in. Ago seventy-six yearsMark the perfect man and behold the up-right , for the end of that man is peace. Anil-no passed away the subject of tinsnotice.-He became n Christian in tlio morning of llfiand united with the Methodist church. Hi-yiiK much loved by nil who know him and hi-

ll be sadly missed.

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> tt.8 CITY , Neb. , Fob. 2$ . [ Special Telo-gijatnto the BKE. ] The city council solithe water bonds to ft Co. , of ToledotO. , to-day for lfl>f. Work on the watoWorks will bo pushed energetically and tiniBJ'stcm will bo ready for the test Insldo o-tilucty days.

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, Neb. . Fob. 23. [Special to tinCr.B. ] J. Grcun Davis , of Beatrice , has lo-cated hero and will get out a paper this weekJt will bo a democratic sheet. This makethu fourth paHjr| here.

School llonds Voted.C-IIHTE

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, Neb. , Fob. 23. [Special Tclcgrnn-to the Br.K , ] Twenty-five thousand dollarin bonds were voted to-day for a new hlgl-echool building. The town Is Jubilant-

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, Neb. , Feb. 23. [Special Tele-Rrumto the BEK. } Tlio water bonds carrieihero to-day by u vote of 235 to 8-

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Oninlm CrackHiimn's Work.-EI.K

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POINT , Dak. , Feb. 28. [ Siwcial to th-II The safe In the ofllco formerly occu-by Mitchell & Eckert in the Butt block

owned by the A. K , Eckert of this city amthe German Insurance company , of Free-port , 111 , , was burglarized. No money wataken , but a number of vnhiablo papers ar-jiiisalng. . The Job was evidently done by aexpert , who is believed to hall from Omaha,', m-

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, Wyo. , Feb. 23. [Special Tele-ftratn to the BEE. ] The trial of Jennie Berrjcharged with being accessory to the uiuidu-of .Richard Rice , was concluded to-day , MrsBerry was found guilty , us charged in th-Indictment. .

Will Vote ou the Tax.Sioux CITY , In. , Fob. 23. [Special TeU-

fram to the BIE.: ] An election will bo hel-vtomorrow on the proposition to vote n .T pe' cent tux in aid of the projected Sioux City JKorthern railroad. The road is intended tconnect with the Manitoba system. The cortest over the tax Is the hottest which bus bee

Bought in oioux City for years. A largo iiuin' ber of the heaviest lax payers are organizeopposition to the tax and are makin

preparations for systematic work at all thpolling places to-morrow.

Struck "lie."1" MisoxCiTY. la. , Fob. 23. [Special Tellgram to the BEU. ] Tlio of ChurkCity nro highly elated over the llnd of win.is hoped to prove a petroleum well. A shoitime after heavy dynamite-blasting bubbleof a dark brown color and largo as robinCggs were soon flowing in waters of Ccd-tjiver whore pebbles bubbles up. The su-

ajfnce is completely covered. Onu of thu bul-bles , which uro ns thick us tar , was taken 0-1of thu water and a match touched to It.burned readily , giving off nn odor muc-.Similar. to vusalinu , and loft nothing butblack soot. Experts will examine it , andJt proves to bo petroleum , a well will bo sunnt once-

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Prominent HiiNine.sH Mail KlopeKANSAS CITY , Mo. , Fub. 28. [Special tc-

egram to the Bnu. ] Kenneth S. Beaten ,prominent business man of Kansas Cit ;Kan. , last night eloped with Mrs. Little , tlwife of a highly respected citlien of the sanplace. The town was in a furor to-day ovi-tlio event , as wcro the relatives of the partii-concerned. . Beaten is about twenty-uiglyears of ago and was married to a handson

, end accomplished lady , thu couple havingoi( eon , a boy of three years , while his jtartiu-tn guilt is n woman nt least ten years his so-lor.. Mrs. Little's husband is in 11-1iu, is. It is supposed that the couphave gone to Denver. In additionIlls other eccentricities , Beaten has ombesled some $500 from his brother , which wi-.discovered. this morning. Beaten was alsoT rominuntmcmbcrof thoKnightsof Pythiaj-NIr , Llttlo has boon notified by tclegran-of ills wife's elopement and is on his wt-nouio. .

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.c * ' Tecmor Wins thn Championship.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. , Feb. 28. The scullii

race for the championship of America caneft this afternoon , on Laku Weir , thu co-tostants being Teenier , Hamm and MeKn-

'fTeoincr won in 20 minutes , 2 seconds ; M-f Kay second in 20 minutes , fi seconds , ai-

llnnini third In 20 minutes , 6

They Blunt < ; o to Prison.i-NUHNAl'Ol.is

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, Ind. , Feb. 28. Inthofedcicourt to-day Justicu Harlan sustained t-

t decisions of Judge Woods In the Coy ai-Hoinhnmcr eus es and refused a new trii-

"TT.ti attorneys , it is thought , will applyI0udgo Greshum at Chicago for n writhabeas corpus.-

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* *' DuriuMl to Death-.tST.

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. Ci.oun , Minn. , Feb. 28. News wbrought heru this morning from Fairliuv-

c'that last night while a furmur , named Milh-nnd his wifu weru ut church their house wburned down nnd thuir three children , ugithirteen , ten and hoven , who had been lockinWcro burned to duutli. The explosiontflantern caused tlio tiro.

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CIIIQAOO , Fob..SS. The police have be-ro'tillcd of the capture tit Forest , 111. , of X-

i"ferDivvis , the young mulatto who assaultand murdered llttlo Maggie Gaughan Vestftiiy morning and Cbcup'ed on the Vabu-Itruin , ', *i i , .j ,, , Itonlnnger OH it Politician."L-

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, Fob. 28. A despatch from Pai-fmystho connivance qf General -Bimlanp-wjth thu promoter * of ids candidacy In t-

strlcts( where elections for vnoanclei I,,tbe"chamber of dcputie ? were held , Smidihas been proved. Thu niinlsturb are cons

icrftig the question of punishing him-

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AValuiwIi Train Uobliers.S-T.

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. Louis , Mo. , Feb. SS. John II. Tw-'ney and Hargravo , the Wabash wcstctrain robbers , were arraigned yesterdayLiberty , Mo. Hargravn nlead guilty a-Twinnoy not guilty. Next Monday was fb-lor the trial.

HIieruinn'H mil.-WASHIXOTOV

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i lulttce on llnanec ordered a favorable repOJJ , Senator Sherman's bill for the hivement of curtain funds in the treasury.

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, Fob. 3 * . Twenty-eight countJn Michigan have vo'.cd prohibition umthe local option law. The first county"wot" was Wanhtonaw , which voted yestday tigumst prohibition.-

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- , , "Feb. 28. A tlnloRationdistillers and whisky dealers from , the w-ttrehcre for the purpose of nUmg-to pass a bill grautiiii? un luJolhiitc-CI lha bonded period. ,

TALK ON THROAT TROUBLES ,

Interview With-Dr. MncDonald , theThroat Specialist.

THE CROWN PRINCE WILL LIVE

Hut Illn Voloo Mny no Injured or Uc-stroyctl Ilcvlcw of Itrltlah-

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Dr. MnuDonald's Views.l-Coi

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LONDON , Feb. 28. [ New York HeraliCable Special to the Hr.u.l A Herald re-porter to-day Interviewed Dr. GrovllliMcDonald , om ? of thu regular staff of tinLondon throat hospital , of which Sir MorelMackenzie nnd Dr. Hovcll , now at San Rcmoare consulting physicians.' Hu was askedWhy have the German doctors been sipositive that the dlscaso was cancer !

I account for that partly from the fncthat the crown prince has been treated bjGerman doctors , some of whom have showialmost a total Ignorance of the human throatand then It'ls largely duo to the doggodnes-of the Teutonic character. Great Genualphysicians hud declared authoritatively tindisease was cancer , therefore cancer it milsbe. English doctors , on the other hand-led by Sir Morell Mackenzie , who haprobably seen moro throats than any nunon earth , can only say after carefull ,observing the symptoms , wo .see nreason to believe that wo. have to do witl-cancer. . It is the characteristic AngloSaxoi-reserve. .

Do you consider that the discaso may totminato fatally )

That is not the question at all. It is nlonger the life of the crown prince , but hilarynx which is threatened. His voice mabo Injured or destroyed , but ho will llvibecause ho can breathe. All danger frorthe operation Is now plst. By the way , thnewspapers have shown a disposition t-undcrestimate the dangers of tracheotomywhich is really an operation grave enough tmake any surgeon hesitate. Besides locccomplications , there Is always to bo apprcbended the shock to the lungs caused by ulentering them without having been wurme-as is normally the case in going through thpassages of the bead. After the fiualin-of the wound those who have sufercd tracheotomy experience littla itconvenience from the tube. Tlio servarwho received you is an illustration of thisHers wui one of the most remarkable caseon record. Her throat had gradually bccom-so deformed that when I performed the opiration she could neither breathe norswallou-I succeeded in clearing thcso abnormal ol-structions. . and now she eats her food withrelish and is talking constantly , although hevoice Is changed. Yes, I have known tli-calibre of a singers voice to bo cntirclaltered , say from soprano to alto , by noperation on the throat , and the voice is oftemuch Improved by changing the shape of thresonant chambers of the throat.-

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people's throats moro sensitive now !days than they were formerly ?

Say rather that people's Imaginations atmoro sensitive. The public think too mucabout their bodily ailments. A person getsbad sore throat and is immediately convinceho has a cancer. You can't lay down any gcioral rules. Seine men need to bundle upgreat deal , und others do not. Howevcthere is ono supposed precaution whichcannot condemn to strongly. That is thcsridiculous mouth covers. They are betsilly and mischicvlous. If a man wants hmouth shut , let him shut it himself.-

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throat diseases vary in different comtries i

Most decidedly. Berlin , for instance ,said to bo an excellent field fcthroat doctors. Among the thousands icases treated annually at the throat hospithero , there are very few whereby lifo won'-bo endaneered. I should consider six casi-of tracheotomy in a year an umibuallargo number. The climuto in Auicriiwould seem favorable to the throaperhaps from its greater dryness. In visiJim hospitals in the United States I hailearned that certain forms of childrenthroat troubles very common in England nialmost unknown thoro. On the other banAmerica seems pre-eminently the homonasal catarrh.

Might that fact have anything to do wll-thu traditional twungi-

I do not think it Just to reproach yovcountrymen with their so callsd twang. Yispeak in a higher key than wo do. You umilder modulations. In short , you sitmoro or lesa in talking. Those are your nnural characteristics , but wo Englishmen foget the peculiar throaty character of 01own voices when wo set ourselves up abo1our Yankee descendants over in the states-

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SAN Rr.MO , Feb. 23. ( New York HernCable Special to the Hnr.l Kaussamuiloft for Strasburg to day. Berginann w-to have accompanied him , but at the himoment received a telegram from the kaisrequesting him to stay hero till fnrth-notice. . This is likely to embarrass t-KnglHi doctors and cause lively imamover the treatment. A now silver tubofort-prince's throat is being made hero accord !to the directions of Sir Morrlll , some shortthan the first "but of the same thickneiMackenzie is dissatisfied with the prescr-tions of his German con feres. Depress !reigns in the imperial houbchold. Theprincess , however , still has faith In the Er-lisli advisers and patiently awaits the re.s-iof UIQ examinations to bo made by ISecklii-houscr and Wulde.vcr. The latest olllcbulletin says the prince passed a pxul diThe cough and expectorations are about t-same. . The weather is cloudy and chilly-

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ISSfllij ; Jamen (Innlim lleniictt.]LONHON , Fob. 28 : [New York Her :

Cable Special to the Hcn'.l The Maimagazines come in like llonsall seeming un-ually good. Thrco different reviews contipapers by Dilko on army reform , by Berfoul regarding the navy , and by GladstoneHomo rule. Doubtlc.ss the luonthllcs minteresting to American readers will bo tNineteenth Century and Murray's MagazliThe former contains the conclusion of Miltor Phelps1 paper on "Tho Constitutionthe United States1'; "A Few WordsFrench Revolutionary Models ," by JnMorley ; "A Pleading for thn Worless ," by Cardinal Manning ; "1Swarming of Men , " by DopiSpeaker Courtney ; and "Tlio Invas-of Pauper Torelgnors ," by "Arnold Whi-Dr. . Yen writes about long life , telling howattain it and gives Interesting statisticlong living. Mrs. Emily Aelunds entitlesother article , "American by a ln-Swinburne commences the number withambitious ode , entitled "March" refcrri-to the month. Instead of tlio prospectiveof this. I (rive a verso. Every line of fwhole effort is equally rich In compressed

March , master of winds , bright m'.nstand marshal of worm , that cnklndloseason they, Bmito , *

How shall not lovers rojqlua In the Icai-iiiid lord uf the year that okalt's to bo bo-

So strong In thy strength and so glad of 1gladness 'whoso laughter puts wintersorrow to scorn. .' ,

Thou hast .saakou the snows Iroiu thy rli

ntul tlio frost on thy forehead 'is molteni thy lips urn aglow

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As a lover's that kindle. ' with kissing ; nmearth with her raiment and tresses ycwasted and torn ,

Takes breath as she smiles In the prasp othy passion to fell through her spirit thi-st'iiao of thu flow.When the American Notes of Mrs. Aclani-

rolatu to social matters they are vastly Inter-esting , but when she touches upon the flsh-erics question or politics she U qucorly wldi-of accuracy. Hero Is a specimen of this :

Every citizen of the United States must pa ;a poll t2beforo'lils name Is placed 01the register. He is not obliged to pay tintax , but unless ho docs so ho Is not allowei-to vote , and ho has been known to take his $from OMO candidate and vote Immediatelyafterwards for Ids opponent.

New York correspondents of London paners are saying that Mrs Hlnlno has Inllu-cnced her husband's declination. Mrs. Acland evidently believes Mrs. Cleveland Irrc-sistlblo as u factor for her husband's ronomlnation and election. There Is ono characterIstlc of American democracy which shoulinot bo passed over and that Is its tendency t-here worship. Politics are much more a mattcr of persons than of principles , and thleader of a political party is a hero to his foilowers oaud a monster to hid opponent !From heroes to heroines Is a short .step anthe president's charming wife Is wprshippcand set on a pedestal ns . thfirst lady of the land ; If alhero worship took such a harmless form athis latest dovclopement thcro would bo littl-to bo said against it , but it Is significant tha-It should spring up in the oldest * und 109conservative democracy In the world , and. ii-onu more proijf of the the ineradicable tcr-dcncyof human nature to find aorno' ,ono tlook up to and admire , however scrupulous ! ;the doors may bo shut againstan aristoi-racy. . ..

Mr. Arnold White draws largely In totsidering the invasion of pauper foreignerson American precedents. Ho is complimcr-tary to them and observes : Wo wish to c >elude nil thosu who are now excluded by th-Americans. . If wo cannot recognize thelfacts , let us biro a few Americans to cnabl-us to do so , and if the Intellectual capacitand technical skill of British lawyers iunequal to the task of drafting an act cparliament , they might bo reinforced by thAmerican lawyer who drew net a rt of 18S2.

Minister Phelpj' paper Is principally , in Iiconclusion , devoted to the difficulties camending tlio constitution , but in ottdlngmuch needed article for English readers.'ainwith remarkable simplicity and yet flnishediction , ho avows himself no prosolyter of Itconstitutional excellencies-

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Magazine for March begins tshako oft its lethargy , and contains a paci-on the Marlboro house silver wedding bLewis Morris , best known for his "Song Uisung , " and "Epic of Hades , " frho remainnext to Tennyson the favorite pout ol tliEnglish scholar. Just now cverjthing is silvered. Silver scarf pinand hair pins , combs , trimmingribbons , furs , etc. , nro the temporary ragIlls poem is devoted to royalty , although h-is a pronounced radical , Ho thus commonorates the prince :

Its lord an English noble ,Strong for public cares , for homely Joy

A prince among the courtly throng ,A brother with his boys.

And his reference to the crown princepathetically sweet :

Nay , now , by the ansonia sea ,Daughter of England , coed and wise ,

Thou watchest with sad , anxious eyes ,Thy flower of chivalry.

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LONDON , Fob , 2S. [ New York HcralCable Special to the But ; . ] Last cveninthe supporters mid friends of SulllVail nnMitchell , numbering about twenty , mot ithe Blenheim restaurant , New Bond stree-to make good the final deposit of 400 a Bidin accordance with the articles sipnc-n December last. Some disi-ussic

occurred as to the appointment of roferebut eventually a gentleman was agreed uprand the balance of the money deposited in tlhands of the stakeholder. Tlio toss for tlchoice of naming the battle ground fullMitchell , whoso party have consequentcharge of tlio arrangements , which , as ycare in an incomplete state. It is rumored Iwill select tlio Rouen battle ground.-

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parliament who was sentenced to a monthImprisonment for making a speech incitirtruants to conspiracy , was released todn-Ho made n speech denouncing Chief Seertury Halfouraml maintaining that the N-tional league was stronger than ovur. I :was afterwards presented with numeraladdresses-

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.. PAUL , Minn. , Feb. 23. [Special Tel

gram to tlio Bi'.n.J It Is now said that tfsometime ubiquitous Wiggins , of the familiifirm of Sackctt & Wiggins , has skippc-"Pop" was ordered to appear at tlio distriicourt yesterday to explain to the court juwhat wcro his dealings with .loo Smith , wireference to the leuso of the St.Paul museut-It is said Mr. Wiggins has colluded with MSmith to dispose of the lease and def.rathis creditors. When the time camu for the e-plaiiution yesterday "Pop'1 failed to appe.i-An attachment bus been issued for him b-us yet thu sheriff has not succeeded. Infinding him. Meanwhile Mr. Siickutt is.Omaha thu battle for thu niusuu-fiom a distance. A prominent attorney wlwas in Omaha a fuw ilava ago looking up tlfirm in that place , found him tlierq enjoylthimself Immensely.-

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ItomimticP-lTT.sm nn. Pa. , Feb. ii3. [Special To

gram to thu Bur. . ] Louis Dow , a wealtfarmer of Nebraska , was wedded to MCatherine Bougort in this city last nig ]Quite n romance is connected with the m ;rlago. About nine years uw the e6uplu'wcbetrothed in Germany. The man cameAmerica and commenced business inChicnwhere tie acquired considerable propertand cut quitu a figure in politics. Hu aftwards went to Nebraska and began farmhHis atllanccd , n year or two later , ' than ; 'she would como hero and join her lover um-pectedly but lost track of hill ) and Unastopped In MeKecsporU All search falli-to discover tha whereabouts of her lowr, tgirl dually became discouraged and returnto her old homo In Germany. On her arriithere she was surprised to find that her ; lohad written to her relatives at home andhimself conducting a search for her. Cor-spomlcnco soon located the lovers nnd a me-Ing was arranged to take place in Pittsbui-A wedding was the result. Tlio happy coujleft for Nebraska.

The Death llucord ,LONI >ON , Fob. 23. James Cotter Morris )

the writer , is dead. Ho was fifty-six yetold.

BOSTON , Feb. 2S. William O. Haskcll , jono of the new editors of the Herald , illlust evening after n long illness from c-tsumption , ut the ugu of forty-four.

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, N , J. , Feb. 23. Governor Gnsent the legislature to-day a message vetothu local option high licuusu bill.

Weather Indications.For Nebraska : Light snow preceded

fair weather In eastern portion , colder. II-to fresh northerly winds , becoming vnriul

For Iowa : Fair weather , followedlight rain or snow hi western portion , colJlight to fresh variable winds.

For Eastern nnd Southwestern DakoLight local snows , followed by i-oldor , iweather , with cold wave , .fresh northuwinds , becoming variable , w ,

A cold wave Is Indicated for Dakota , M-nosota , Iowa , Nebraska and > con ln. 'Jtemperature will fall 15 ° ' to. 85° dnjrccsThursday moruiut' . . , '

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Scathing Arraignment.WASHINGTON UunExtj TIIK OMAHA BnE ,

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the senate to-day Senator Paddoclcalled for a reconsideration of Scnato-Plumo's resolution for un Investigation o-thd railway mall service In Kansas and Nc-brnskn , which was introduced by thefrom Kansas In response to the overwhelmInrf mass of complaints In reference to the In-adequate condition Of the postal ndministrn-tlon In the trans-Missouri country , the m-eniclcucy of the appropriations and the parsl-motiious policy of the democratic admlnistra-tlon in reference to n great and growing sec-tion of the country. At the outset Mr. Puddock stated that the condition of thingswhich Is so deplorable so far , at least , ahis state Is concerned Is chargeable , not smuch to the inufllclency of the local olllccrconnected with the service , ns to the total In-adequacy of the clerical force In the railwayand in the larger postofllecs , and , Indeed , tthe Incniclency of the postal facilities gcneially in the state , for all of which , in his oplrion , the imsto'nico department is alone rcspon-

Ible. . Ho then recapitulated the In-rcase of miles of postal service in Kansa

arid Nebraska during the past year , showinhat they aggregate about live thousand an-idded that granting that the force of postu-lerk8: in thosu states was adequate to the re-nilreincnts of the ssrvico before the 5,00-nllcs of new railroads were added , whiclmost decidedly it was not thcro would bodemand upon thu postoflleo department fo-an increase of about CO per cent on account ohis new mileage and the entire increasecrvicu on account of the non-construction o

railroads m the other states and tcrritoricl-Utsido of the Sixth and Seventh divisionsvas 2,037 , .while the Increase of mileugo Iho divisions of which the Statesof Ncbrask-uul Kansas are an Important part , was U,82I-n the allotment Kansas and Nebraska shoullave received about 350 instead of the umal-livido out of 223 allotted to fifteen states an-crritones , of postal employes. Mr. Pnddochen presented tabulated statements showin-n detail the increases made in mileage of th

railway postal service under the present aOministration , the increase of pieces of ma-landled and the distribution of the increase'orccs in the mall service for thu purpose o-ihowing that Kansas and Nebraska had n-

ceivcd a disproportionately small PC-Icentngo of the 'Increased asslstanc-n the service while it had coi-.ributed the ularger shurb of the Increaa-

of business. Ho that the average cclerks to miles run on ' roads in tlm sixt-nnd suvcnth divisions Was pno clerk to ever1,3oy miles , while the average for the othuicombined was ono to'evury 2W7, ( miles , thu-liscrlminatlng in a Marked degree agalns-hu republican states of Kansas and Nijraska.-

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Increase In the matter of closeiiouchos bundled daily for tlio period covore-jy Mr. Paddock showed that the clerks en-Dloyed in the sixth mull seventh divisionImndlcd 2,893 , ns against2,780 for all thother divisions. were mad-e: answer the aTgiunOiftB recently uttcre-jy Mr. Heagan , of Texas , who charged tha-ho northwestern states had received

greater portion ot the increase in clericr-Torco than it had given ta the increase e-juslucss throughout tlio country generallyMr. Koagan in Ills speech , to which Mr. PaOlock replied , dilated at length upothe fact that thu postoflleo di-lurtinent , at a great expense t-.he. government , had given Iowa and Ne-jraska a fast mail from Chicago. Mr. Pailock frankly acknowledged that it was tlmthat these states have thu benefit of tlio fasmall mentioned and that it arrives in tlievening after the business of the day now iistead of In thu morning as formerly but hcalled attention to tlio fact that It docs nohelp thcso sections materially , but that throute is simply a link to the great transcon-tmental chain beginning ut New York un-ending In Nebraska , thu primary object csuch expedition of tlio mails being to furn Is'an expeditious mail transportation for thbusiness of the uast to the Pacific coast anthat thu resulting benefits to Nebraska nr-liuruly incidental and wore never prcmedL-uted. . In addition the senator statethat tlio cost of tills service wutaken from the general appropriation anthat there was no special increased expcns-to the government on account of thu fatmail between Chicago and tlio west. Icontrast with this ho briefly alluded to thlargo special appropriations which had beemade for expediting tlio mail between NeiYork and thu southern cities , which , hstated , he did not object to at all , but simplnoted as an evidence of the desire of thu aiministration to favor a section to whichwas politically indebted.

Senator Paddock then made a strong argimont showing that thu sixth and seventh dvisions had been compelled to do an amourpf work entirely disproportionate to the res-of the railway mail service and that tliamount of the appropriation which had beegranted to this section of tlicountry was entirely disproportion ! ! !to the enormous labor which d-volved upon them. Ho then mailn vigorous assault upon Senator Heagan fchis statement that the i ostal receipts freiiNebraska did not equal the amount chargeagainst it for the carriage e f thn UniteStates mails , ami showed that Nebraska wudebited with thu cost of the carriage of uthe oriental mullsamlthetremendousvolun-of mail service from tlio east to the Pacilcoast over its !i,000 miles of road , and for thcharge the excess ot expenditure- , over tlreceipts debited against thu state would Igreatly reduced , if not altogether-wiped ou-

Hu then allowed that Texas had been bui-up by appropriations from thu govern menentirely disproportionate to thu amount ireceipts received from thd stutu for thoinali-tcnancu of the postfll ' administration , nrstated that the ussessb'flH'-.fluo of the stuwould have been maijinllnqns) less thannow isuiid Its rullroad'ifiiU'rigo would huibeen insignificant in eontp"l-ison to what it-'at thts.timu If everybbnj'irM'uxas had benKqulredto? pay for tftelr business nnd pi-vuto letters exactly wjiat jtf cost to dellvi-rlib ' ' 'same to him.

Senator Paddock tlicn 'ctitorcd ii ) on n vi-orous arraignment of"tlionemocratic adml-istrution , which ho stated had deprived tlgovernment of tlio lleclWary means forstrong , thnrough undHKOWcnt public servi-in any of its departments.--Ho charged thtie| heads of bureau* * mil been forced to pIn estimates below " hat they know w-

.inductneeded for the proper t-ment

of the gover-thc.chnrgcsIn order to justify made

democratic orators 01 the stump and el'whore that the republican- party had boguilty of criminal extravagance. Ho cnounccd thu administration of PostmasUGeneral Vilas as ono which watched t-splgut while it allowed waste ut the Uuihole , and said that If the late postmastigeneral had been a man of only ordinary In-iness sagacity ho could not have fulleddiscover the rising tide of indignation whiwas now at the flood against hit * j olicytwhithreatened the business enterprise and tbusiness development of the country-

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average American citizen , " said tlsenator , ' 'is a man of broad views , strongpurpose , patriotic , aggressive and cuterpr-ing, nnd ho demands of the governing powthat it shall bo an UR.Kreg.Uo pGrsonUicatt-of what lie himself Is. Tlib party having tresponsibility of tlio administration whirefuses great opportunities' , p-isental , will severely como to grief when t-woplo who (fro suffering can reach it throUithe ballot bpx : "'Senator Paddock thru entered upon

eloquent oUloe.v of the pnstiU tturylue , whithu dad| , WAS iluvUcd unilrr r.c imillr.ui ai

plees. and fostorc'd nnd enlarged under sue-esslvo republican admtnistratloiis. Hepoke In plowing terms of the patience , hardvork and the skilled labor of the railroadinstal clerks , whom ho pronounced the mostiard-worklng employes of the government"It Is n petty spirit of economy , " said tin

senator , "which would over-work this mostskilled nnd labor-ridden class of governmentemployes to umko a allowing of dccrcnsei'-appropriations.

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. Speaking from persunal knowledge ! of the clerk ;employed in tlio sixth nnd sovuntldivisions , I assert thera Is no employe of thelatlonal government subjected to the lonj-lours , the nervous strain nnd the constaniservice , nor is there any other class cngageti-n the federal service whoso compensation I'-ess adequate to the work , responsibility and

skill required ; a policy which robs alike UK-eoplo of the cast ttiul west of facilities do-

mandcd for the transaction of their businessand wears out brain nnd muscle In order tesave n few dollars annually for the purposeof showing an economy , whlco Is fulselj-Icsigtmtcd reform , would not. " said tinsenator , "receive the sanction of the peopli-of this country. "

In conclusion Senator Paddock said ; "S ('ar as the west Is concerned , the resultvhllo' affecting It only in connection witl.ho patrons of the mails over the countryire brought tnoro directly to Its attentionft has arisen In protest , Irrespective of partyind Is voicing its indignation through tinmbllc press nnd In memorials and letters t-ts representatives' In congress. The Issui-

is solely whether the development of 011-1grcat, country , tlio interest of every scctloi-of which is indissblubly bound up with thn1-of every other , is to bo retarded nutchecked by a penny-wiso-and-iwund folllsl-policy. . , Every interest of trade , olcommerce , of manufacturing demands thaithe United States mails shall bicarried safely and surely by the most ex-cdltious> means of communication. Tin

country will ossurodly set its seal of dlsap-jiroval on any policy , by whomsoever formu-latcd , which throws a barrier in the way o-thq most rapid , und best service possible fothe dispatch und the distribution of tinmails. Measured by this standard the managijmciit of the postoftlec department for tlupast , three years has been a failure. Thlf-iii hi re Is more conspicuous perhaps , thaimany of.thu otlicr shortcomings of the admin-istration because tlio operations of this de-piutiiKjnt from day to day are moro directlywith the mass ot the people nnd they caimoro readily observe , Investigate nnd understundt them , but thu indictment agalns-tlio present administration contain1many counts. The fuiruro. is gentiral and absolute. 1 bog to warn ouidemocratic friends that the dclugo is uhand , and thcro will have to bo some ver ;lively swimming on their pint or they will gidown beneath the waves of popular disap-proval und popular distrust , which their owiadministration has set in motion by its iucom-lietcncy nnd its blunders. "

At the conclusion of his magnificent speedSenator Paddock was heartily congratulate )by Senator IngulUvPlumb and others. ,

I'OTTUU'S CONDITION.The condition of Thomas .T. Potter Is sail

to bo improved to-day , owing to a change iithe weather , but no is In a very serious stateand his immediate recovery is not expectedAs it is the first time Mr. Potter has evebeen ill , ho feels it moro than one who ha-bcci ) less active and strong than he , and iivery much depressed in spirits. No ono habeen allowed to sco him to-day except Fran ]Button , who came over from Now York fothat purpose.

THE OMAHA IH'II.DI.VO-.It

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was nearly 3 o'clock this afternoon be-fore the house got through with the morninihour and resumed consideration of th-Cmnha public building bill. Mr. McSlmuihad in the morniutr talked to Mr. Blum ! oMissouri , for sometimclin the hope that hcould persuade him to desist in Ills demandfor amendments. Mr. Bland had moved tiamend when the bill was last under coiisidoration proposing to cut down thu approprin-tion for the site to 350000. Ho was to-dn ;immovable and persisted in demanding hiunreasonable amendment. As soon as tinhouse got to a vote , however , it rejected Illsproposition , and then ho offered a sccom-uinendiiioht , proposing to fix tlio cost of tinsite at100,000. . He fought for his proposi-tion with a pertinacity that finally wonChairman Dibble made an effort to cut tinmember from Missouri off , Thu latter sueccoded when it cainu to a vote bytil to 11-

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Omaha will get n preliminary upproprla-tion , according to the expression of tinhouse , of but 5400,000 for the purchase of tinsite for its federal building. It is believeithat Mr. Hland's amendment could havibeen defeated under any other than tlio circuinstunccs under which it IMIIIU to a Una-vote. . The house was in a bad mood. Tindemocrats , notwithstanding tlio perMiasioi-of Mr. MeShane , seemed to stand solidly to-getlierand suppoited the lowest propnsitioifor nn absolute appropriation. Mr. MeShanisaid to the UKI: conespomlent to-night , tlm-he had no doubt whatever that the confer-ence committee would sustain the bill as 1originally came from the senate , nppropriatingl00,000for the site and building. Ii-tlio event , however, the conference committec should not allow the ? 1,200UOO appropri-ated by the senate the citizens of Omaha ma ;rest assured that finally they will get all thaithey originally hoped for , and secure noonly tlio site but thu magnitlccut fcdcrabuilding which they have in mmd.-

lIlIiOl'HIlA.

SQUAlim.H.The opera singers who received worthier

i-hccks trom Locke, and who wore throwiout of court on the ground that the suitshould have been brought in Norfolk , whenthe offense was committed , have had war-rants issued for the arrest of Locke by ipolice magistrate in the latter city. Sylvn-tlio tenor , says ho will remain in this coun-try till Locke is punished and will spend ithousand dollars to bring that desired em-about. . , It appears that Sylva and Miss Pierson refused to King at Norfolk unless thelibuck salaries weru paid , nnd that Locke , tmollify them , gave than these cheeks on ibank where ho had no funds and did not everkeep an account. Sylva and Mr. Pier.son talihigh grounds , and say that their motive iiprosecuting him is to protect other singerfrom similar impositions.

Till: I'UIII.IOl'III.NTUIl AOUN.The public printer iiad his share of atten.-

tion from the house again this morning. Ii-is a cold day whim some ono does not gut U |ami draw attention to his blunders , or sliovevidence of his incomiKitency. To-day it wa-tlm delay In tlio printing of the president'inuhxugo. Ho lias Imd.thu copy since thu firsof December three months and has nofurnished tliu copies ordered by congressThe rojxrt of the. Pacific railway coniimssioi-is also called for. Nothing can bo done I-ithu committee oi railroads till it comes , amthe public printer has had it since OctoberThe committee ou rivers and harbors , is alcrying for tu.o report of thu chief of engl-nctirs , ' Theylmve not oven got the velumfor iSst ; nnd uro now howling for that of 1817-It turns nut , too , (hat the reason why tlicommittee on wnyp and means did not meethis morning was that the jirintcr could no-ftlvo them no Dollar.

THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS ,

Very Llttlo Clmnpco Noted in tha-Ornln Traclo.

EFFECT OF THE GREAT STRIKE-

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Has a Depressing 10Toot( on Pur-chaser

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* Comparatively Llttlo Donein Corn Oats Dull Provi-

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Somewhat Higher ,

CHICAGO 1MIODUCK MAHKKT ,CHICAOO , Fob. 23. [Special TelcRram to

the BCK.I The tendency In the grainmarkets to-day was Just about tlio same as-yestoiday , and prices fell a llttlo moro withno other apparent cuusu than the IndlfTerenco-of buyers. The disposition to press thu sell.-Ing

.seems to bo routined to n very few , but It-

llttlo more than balances the disposition to jbuy. . The big strlku on the Burlington iscorns to lie having much the same effect aidid the anarchist excitement a fuw monthsURO. . Nobody Is greatly alarmed about thispurtlculur strike , but thoru Is uneasiness lestit spread and result in rioting and destruc-tion of property. And with the belief that,at Mich times , monuy is n better thing to havethan other property , the purchasing spirit ofspeculation Is depressed. At leant this isthe explanation given by thoughtful men forthe lack of general trading Just now.

May wheat opened at SO 4C and sold downto bO c , then advanced slowly and reachedthe highest iwlnt nt 80 } ' , stood at Mltfc for nlong time , and then declined to SOJjyJSO o ,which was the 1 o'clock eloso. Juno wheatopened ut bOjIn'c , sold at bOc and SOJ QbO c ,and closed at 1 o'clock at S0'e bid.

The receipts of corn wcro107 curs and al-though

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this was :ii; cars less than the esti-mate

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, it seemed to have a weakening effectand the first tendency of thu speculativemarket was decidedly downward. Tradewas not largo and tlio market was governedto a great extent by local influences , strong-est

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of which was free selling by ono largooperator. An estimate of but 140 earn to-morrow

-served to strengthen the market

later , and even to ruuso some advance , but vwith a dull trade this was lost later , and the '.result of thu morning's' business was to learnprices Just about us they wore at thuopening.May corn opened nt 5lJc and soon full to-BOJfc' , but there were very fuw transactionsat that price. Then un advance began whichcarried the price to 5lHUut the outside , fol-lowed

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by a decline to 51 Ve , which was the 1o'clock close. Juno corn opened ut DlJ c,sold down to 50X * nnd up to 51l e and closedat 1 o'clock at 50jf750.J) ( c. I

The speculative eiats market was dull andfluctuations were very small. May oat Iopened and closed at 31c and the range ofprices for the session was : !0;