OMAHA DAI.LY BEJE FRIDAY. AUGUST 1 , 1884.
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JW 0 < n ri Neb.
TIIK Iowa prohibitory law ia proving a
bonanza for tbo lawyers. It is an ill
wind that blow * nobody any good.
TOM IlKXUiurK.s didn't forgot to re
mind the ODmmittco tint waited on him
that there w.ia n fraud in 1870.
Tun fuiion of the republicans nud
groontuckcrj in Woat Virginia will
bring confusion to the democrats in that
etato.
THEY nro Going to have another ( sena
torial campaign in Colorado , and it it
about time for the Denver newspapers to
change hands again.
PERSONS who want to study the beau
ties of the democratic platform can find
it in the Omaha' Herald , where it still
continues to do duty as a loading editor
ial.
Fr.w die and none resign , but hero is
democratic congressman who commits
Bulcirjo , and that too iu a district once
represented by the immortal Henry
Clay.
Tun wheat crop of Nebraska is esti
mated at ; ! 2.000,000 bushels ; that of
Iowa at 33,000,000 ; Minnosoto , 44,000-
000 ; Dakota , 26,000,000 ; Wisconsin , 20-
000,000 ; total in five stater , IGG.000,000.
Thcoo estimates are made up from the
figures in the agricultural department at
Washington and from the Mutiattcnl bu
reaus in the several otntcs. It makes a
big showing.
A JIIDOH in India has axcuncd journal-
bts from serving on juries. lie holds
fc that reporters thould bo excused from
aerving on a jury because through thoii
presence at preliminary examination !
end inquiries for the purpose of publish'
ing the news they might bo in possosoior
of facts which might como out in ovi
donee , and probably they would have
pro-judged the case. The India judge h
correct , and hia rule would bo an excel
lent one to adopt .in America.
HITHERTO the French have boon un
able io on joy the luxury of absolute di
vorce , but the new divorce law , which
has just gone into effect , provides foi
the dissolution of the matrimonial knot
for various causes , and already throe
thousand suits have been commenced
under it , many of the suitors being mom
bera of aristocratic families. It wil
nalco business for the divorce lawyers
who have had little or nothing to do ii
Franco.
MONEY makes the mare go , but it can'
cnako Kooley'a motor go. The delude *
etockholdors who have boon contributing
Ao this mystnrious enterprise , are abou
tired out with postponements of tin
eventful day when the motor shall work
Failing to induce Keolcy to sot a fina
date for the exhibition of hia motor , am
to reveal to them his great occrct , am
how far ho had progressed , they held i
meeting recently and determined to aim
down on any more money contributions
Du , O'DoNNELi , , the enterprising Sm
FraucUco doctor , who is traveling eve :
( ho country with a couple of Chinese
f epcra whom ho proposes to exhibit , 1m
eo far mot with poor success. In Ohic&qi
the authorities would not permit him ti
exhibit his lepers , and ho was told i <
novo on. O'DonnolI now threatens t
present the leprous Chinamen to Senate
Hoar and Kov. Henry Word Beochcr t
convince them that they are wrong in op
the anti-Ohinovo movement.
Joii.v QtjjKir for once is entitled t
credit for dislodging the rat out of th
workingmen'a meal tub. Those "Knight
of Labor" vrho never work except whe
they are "working" the candidates be
Core an election , are not to be truste
ca leaders of laboring men. There or
i&raea in almost every campaign in vhic
'woikingmoa have a vital interest Bu
4ho fellows who are always ready to con
tract fortho _ delivery of the working
man's vote usually cinnot control thei
own voto.
WIIEK Offl&ha waa talking about watci
vorka the insurance men all promised
reduction of insurance rates upon th
completion of tbo works. Our watoi
worta have been completed for inoi
than two years , the system is p erf oat fc
Sro prodtution , and with its 42 miles c
mains and nearly * 400 fire hydram
affords ample protection ( against a cond ;
ration , but the insurance rates inilea
of going down have Ron up , with & fe
exceptional ( rinks. The insurance pa
fits destroyed competition and there wi
trill probably be no relief until the bu
Ineu m&n of Omaha orgauiza nnd devL
_ * ome way of bringing the pool to time.
MUST JtK DJSFJiA TED.
"When it was proposed during the ses
sion of the last legislature to create a
board of railway commissioners , the
question was raised whether the legisla
ture had the right to create now execu
tive officers under any pretext. The
supreme court , at the request of the
house , rendered an opinion on this ques
tion , and it hold that n railroad commis
sion , elective or appointive , which wa
not composed of state officer * already in
existence , could not bo created without
violating the 2Gth section of article 5 ol
the constitution. That section reads M
follows :
"No other executive slate ollico shall
bo continued or created and the dutici
now devolving upon officers not provided
for by this comMtution shall bo per
formed by the olllcors herein created. "
The advocates of the railroad commis
aion , and notably the railroad attornoyi
in the legislature , who were opposinj
railroad regulation by statute pushoi
through n proposition to amend the con
stitution so that a board of railroad com
missioners should bo added to the preson
state oflicoro. That railroad commie
sionor amendment lion just baon sub
mitted to the people in n proclamatioi
by Governor D-iwoa , together will
another amendment , relative to the pa ;
of thn legislature , and will bo voted 01
at the Coming election in November
The proposed railroad commisaiono
amendment ia Rubmittod as a substltut
for section 1 , article 5 , of the constitu
tion , designated as "executive department
mont , " nnd roads as follow * :
"Section 1 , Thooxfciitiviilemtmontnlinl |
comist of n f-uvoimir , liuutcniu.t-goviTiior , sec
ret.iry of nUt" , nuiliUir nf jmli'ic ni-coun (
treasurer , mi [ > criiitin lent of pub in ln truutiuii
nttoruovKTieral , cuiiwilfblcinor of public land
anil ImildiiiK" , nnd board uf railway coinmi <
i-ioiierj. I'li'i oillcoM named in tins Hectio ;
Mlmll each hold bis ullico for the terra of tw
voar.H from the ilrst Thurndny nftcr the fire
TiiefiJ.iy in Jnnuiry wxt after hi * election
nnd until liN cncccsnir i nlcct l nnd qualified
J'rj\iilod , however , that the firot clfction n
mill ofliccrH filiall bo held on the first Tueida ,
HUCO ediiigtho first Monday in Nomber c
1880 , nnd each succeeding election hn' '
bo held nt the snnio rdutiwi tlnm i
Unit may Ixi pro\ideil for liy law , unilnr th
pn > vim M of thin motion , nluill bu chn cn i
fuch manner and nt Hiich tiiiien , nnil hnH hoi
thi-ir nfl'icea for nycli length of tinio ns may I
provitlcil by ln\v , mid nlmllxrformmichiluti | $
nnil recentcuoli ciiniKiiHHtion | ! as nriy IKI pr <
\iiletlforbyl.iu- . Tim governor , wcrutnry c
Rtnte , auditor of public nccoiintH. trwuiirei
cnimnHsionur of public lamln niitl bnildiii i
nnd attorney general , Bbull rem'du at llio ei
of eminent ( lurinff " 'tiir tornn nf tillict
nntl kifp the jmbliu 11ortli4 , JookK nnd paiici
Ilicro nntl the oljicera herein nnnicif Miu
pi'rfunn moll dutiua n mny bo rctniin-d b
Inw. "
This proposition must bo defeated b
tho'people at nil hazards. It is n , mos
ingenious device on the part of the rail
road corporations to utavo off the rogulo
tion of the railway traflio until 188C
when the proposed board of commisRlor
era is to como into existence. It is
scheme to take from the legislature t
whom the people look for rcdresa froi
existing abuses , extortion , discriminate
and imposition the power which th
constitution now vesta in | i
and place it in the ham
of a board of commissiono
who can bo easily handled'and ' used. J
England the railroad commissioner sy
torn has boon a success because the con
misaionora are clothed with executive an
judicial power. They hoar complaint *
adjudicate cases , and enforce the
orders , without appeal. In this counti
the commissioner aystom ia a sham an
a fraud. The commissioners uaua
ly do nothing moro tha
collect such statistic ! ) aa the railroads at
willing to furnish , and publish them i
book form. They hoar complaints au
when the railroads are willing to abic
by their advice it is heralded as a grot
victory for the commissioner system , bu
when the railroads refuse to act upc
their advice the commissioners have t
power to punish them or redress tl
grievance of complainants. Whonovi
nnd wherever railroad commissiono
have attempted to establish maximum rat
and prnhibitoxtortion they have mot wil
opposition and obotruction , which uiunl
nullifies their orders nnd leaves the pn :
lie nt the mercy of the cormorant
Where this method of nullification full
bulldozing nnd bribery nro resorted '
nnd when n majority of the board is m
nexcd the commissioners' regulations "D
como a dead letter. Thta ia why tl
railroad managers in Nebraska prefer
railroad commission to railrot
regulation by the Icgialaturo. But ovi
if the railroad commissioner system wi
iu every way satiuf.ictory the propose
amendment should bu defeated. It is s
ingenious device for creating a horde <
now s'.ato officers , and raising the pay
the present officials to any amount th
legislatures can bo induced to fix it.
By this proposed amendment there
not only a board of railroad oommissio
era to be added to the present number
executive officials , but there is a elau
that leaves it optional for the logislatu
to add to them.
Another hole in the wall is the oml
ion to limit the number of commlasio
era. The amendment limply creates '
board of railway commissioners , " b
docs not specify how many membc
shall constitute the board , n
what salary they shall draw. Shi
the commission consist of thre
five , seven or fifteen member
Shall a railroad commissioner get $2,00
85,000 or $10,000 u year !
And why should the people of tl
state vote an amendment that will i
move the barriers , which they placed
the present constitution , against the crt
tiou of numberless state cilices , nnd t
extravagant salaries which political rin
might see fit to vote to its own nietubo ;
There is no doubt that the jobbu
the tax-eaters and railroad managers u
support this amendment , but thefarme
woikingmen , morchauU , and taxpayi
generally must stand shoulder to should
next November and vote it down.
11i1 Tni : Springfield Jt < put llc < in repei
lejthe old story that the Union I
, ' cifio hia offered Tom. Potter ,
the Burlington , $50,000 and ft
salary of $20,000 for five yean , if ho
will go over to that road. There is no
truth whatever in the story. The Union
Pacific in its present condition is not
looking around for A $20,000 manager.
It is not in heed of a manager , nnd if
it were it could got plenty of good men
nt less money nnd without giving n bones
of § 50,000.
ASSISTKD KMIQRA TION.
Hov. Father John J. Hlordan , the
Catholic chaplain nt Caatlo Garden , has
gone to Ireland to rocupcrato his health ,
and at the same time to promote the in
terests of those of his countrymen who
propose to como to America. It is his
intention to dissuade his countrymen
from emigrating unless they are fitted
physically and pecuniarily to undergo the
change. This mission of Father RiorJan
was no doubt caused by the action of the
Now York state board of charities in call
ing upon the commissioners of emigration
to enforce the law requiring the
t return of pauper emigrants
on the vessels which bring them to this
country. Before his departure Father
Rlordan stated that ho proposed to dis
courage indiscriminate emigration , and
combat the common idea in Ireland that
all ono has to do to make n fortune ia to
got to this country. It is this idea , saye
Father Riordan , which loads the lame ,
the halt , the blind , the immoral and vi
cious to pour themselves upon American
shores and disgrace the name of Irishman ,
They nro worse elF hero thnn they nro nl
homo , where they have some little ro
a train t ; but getting in a now land thoj
feel privileged to act as they ploasi
and eventually become a burden and i
curao to themselves end the country.
America has no use for such people
yet they will como in spite of romon
stranccs. The fame of this country ns i
land of freedom nnd prosperity has boot
heralded the world over , and the pee :
miserable wretches of the old world wil
continuo to seek to bettor their conditior
by coming to America. Father Riordar
will wo believe have great difficulty it
convincing his poor countrymen that thoj
will bo bettor off at homo thaninAmeri
ca where they will bo without money and
frionde , and undergo hardships worai
there than they nro now Buffering it
Ireland. However , if ho can in a mean
uro check the "assisted emigration , " hi
will bo doing a great nnd good work
These who are in good physical conditioi
nnd sober and industrious , and these whi
have a little money or friends in America
ica , ho will' encourage to emigrate , ai
such people will have no difficulty in getting
ting along in this country.
The Union Pacific report of rarningi
for May ia mainly encouraging becnuai
it ehows that the road has begun to retrench
trench ita expenses. Tnis is what stock
holders want ; they would prefer to havi
railroads suspend all expense , if the ;
could nt the sama limn make dividends
Springfldd Jtcjubllcan.
The retrenchment , however , has bed :
begun at the wrong end. Thousands o
mechanic * and section men and trail
men have boon discharged when in fac
their services are really needed. There i
plenty of work for the mechanics in th
shops , but tho'managera concludodit wa
moro advisable to dispense with the ser
vices of the shopmen and neglect the repairs
pairs and the construction of cars rathe
than to cut down the pay of the high
salaried officials and discharge the super
numcrarios , political wire-workers am
lobbyists. Had the rotronchmen
boon begun at the top it would htwo boei
moro satisfactory to the stockholders
The wholesale discharge of the vrorkin
employee of the road will provo a fals
economy. It ia importantthat the equipment
mont of the road bo kept in thorough re
pair , that the trnck shall bo maintninu
in good condition , nnd that trains ahnl
bu properly handled. All this work mua
bo carefully performed , but with th
present force It can't bo done , nnd soonc
or Inter thn result will bo accidents tha
will ciuiao losa of lifo nnd property an
ooat the company hundreds of thousand
of dollars.
Tun Now York Timci devotes a whol <
pagi ) to the history of the tolationn of th
government to the Union Pacific rail
road nnd the peculiar methods pursuoi
by the managers in shirking the pnymon
of the interest on its debts while it wa
paying dividends on wntorod stock
This is n chapter of history which wi
recommend to the traducers of Van
Wyck.
Tim republicans had a narrow escape tw
' years ago with their congressional candi
9
dates in this state notwithstanding th
10
Urge majority which the party had pre
rovionsly given , and it Is a serious questioi
whether it can afford to run these risk
again by nominating any man who doe
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not enjoy the popular confidence.
ft
nt
ra TIIK Omaha Jicjnibllcan objects t
or Church Howe aa a > candidate forcongrosi
ill What U the matter with Church Howe
ille.
e. Has not the JicptibKcan always vouohe
e.i ? for his strict integrity and party loyaltj
0 , Ii not Mr. Howe the choice of Blaine fc
manager of his campaign west of the Mil
its souril
0-
0in
in MR. J. SiKiiLiNn Morton baa not boo
auulTcd out entirely. Wo notice that h
lie name is appended to a cull , as chairma
of the democratic state committee , for
si state convention to bo hold iu Omaha , o
' September llth , to put in nomination
111 state ticket.
ra ,
irs
er TIIK grand jury of Chicago has iudicte
thirteen "sposiol" quack doctors wl :
n&vo no license. The Indictments wer
its procured by the Illinois state board i
health. This is a stop in Itho right d
of roction.
Ir any body attompU to take "straws"
on a passenger train in Nebraska ho
iught to bo promptly knocked down
ith a stuffed club and thrown over-
xmrd. The straw fiend must go.
1'OLl L'ICAIj I'OPCOUN.
loc Logan stilt wonr that " 30C" modal he
von fighting Itlaine four ynnr * ago ?
The Itartlioldl ttntno ( s like tha democratic
rtyj it hnmi't a log tn nUml upon.
Mr. HcndricliK hw ontmid the campaign
with a pot of rod paint iu hU h.tnil ,
Campaign inod.iln will mnkooxcdl'nt trami |
urrency when thin crutl war of clciuonco | Ii
\er.
er.Frpnh cnndldntrs nhould bear in mind thai
ho shored of Salt rlvor nro lined with unllne
coborgn.
Cholera Rcrmn urn not lulf no abundant n ?
ho "germs of now putloa , " but the formei
POMOSS the moro vitality.
Twist nnd qulbblo M wo may , wo cannel
deny the damning truth that Grovcr Clove
'and has a ditnplu in hia chin ,
Loi.Iilnna IB dutortnlncd that tha bull-ncckei
man fhall not upact her aiigur bowl If ho doei
monkey nround as nn alleged democrat.
The groonbackflM nro getting tired of thi
iVidow Uutlor'd flirtations. They want her b
ay at oncu whether or not she's wlllin , .
The Widow 13utlor la now flirting ns strong
ly ni formerly. There la n percojiUblo weak
iieti In the winkof the giddy cretvturo'a ol
oyn.
oyn.Ntisl nnil his old democratic tlgor scorn to b
getting along very nicely together. But per
hapi the animal fa waiting for the arllat t
get a little fatter.
ltovlvnli t Harrison , at Lake Bluff , h bring
ng In couverti nt the rate of ono hundred
ilay. Unoilldnta Harrison In In the corn belt
but ho keeps no tally.
The BtuJied persistency with which Mr
Til Jen omiti to congratulate Cleveland , Is DC
counted for on the score- that the old gentle
man i ) training for a rowing match with linn
Ian ,
BiM headed moa may find steady employ
munt timing tha campaign by permitting th
words "Voto for Ulatno and Login"to _ bo In
ictibcd In Itumin capitals over their bump
of caution and self-ieteom.
The platform announced by 'the Indopond
rntn h is attracted considerable attention , bu
if the Independents wnut to canso a | iriclcln
of ears all around the horizon they will prc
ceed to take their own census.
Old Bandana is not to bo soothed with buttered
torod parsnips nftor having been choked t
death with n hnngman'g rope , nearly , nnd h
hai promplorily icfii od the nomination fc
congress In the Columbus ( Ohio ) district.
It Is a queer political content. All the re
publicans uru going to vote for the democrat !
candidate , and nil the democrats for the r <
publican leaner. At least , that is what an it
telllgent New /oalauder would conclude to h
the case after rending the moro atrlctly patttt
an newspapers on both sides.
Col. 1'at Donnn of Dakota , said the otho
clay that "tho Territory is a mere pasturing
place for the played-out old spavined and pot
o\Hod political hacks of oit-ry other reglon-
n com * inad Botany Bay , hospital , and nsylur
for tha political criminals , cripples , nnd bef.
gara of thoadmlnUtratlon. "
The nomination market still shown an u ;
ward tendency. A third grade pratdontti
itrtlclo was quoted nt 81,000,600 ( bid ) nt Pitt-
burg the other day. The holders of the pro )
erty , however , deeming it too valu.iblo to b
sacrificed for a cash toimidoration , decided t
plica It In the bauds of a trusted agent fo
legitimate development.
Wo merely intuition a historical fact who ;
wo state that , whllo Chairman Burnuin doesu' '
know n morul principal from a Georgia yam
ha can Knueozo moro money out of party skin
ilintf nml put moro genuine cont-per-cent energy
orgy into n campaign than any other man I :
the democratic paity , Curtis , Schurz , ot nl
will bo dollphttti will ] llarnum there ij u
doubt about that , He Is for reform an
mules.
The Prohibitionist convention hab had it
little pay.
Aud John St. John and Daniel nro among tli
lions of the day ;
But \vhcn the sovereign people have polle
their vote , why then
St. John will long forl'atmos , and Daniel fi
his don , ' 'ptoJftlnJi ' < "
The Atlanta Constitution says , "Joh
Kelly In thi Jonah of the democratic party
Well , the party had better listen to hlin tboi
and avoid icrious trouble. Jonah wm
prophet , and the word came unto him , "Aria
go to Nlnnveh , that great city , and cry againi
it ; for their wickednt'H is comoup before me ,
* And Jonah began to enter into the ctt
a day'a journey , nd ho cried , and said : "Yi
forty days anil Nineveh shall be overthrown ,
And the people of Nineveh liutonod to hi ;
and repented , "and put ou sackcloth , fro ;
the vreatott of them even to the least <
thorn , " The people to whom he preaches ha
better listen to Jonah. ' 'Throw him eve
board"says the Constitution. But throwir
Jonah overboard wont eavu Ninovoh. Throx
ing Jonah overboard , deluded democratic sii
iieia , only raved the staunch , Bwift-aailli
nnd fitmworthy craft on which he had take
temporary p.-urfugo , nud the republicans wil
whom ha was trying to run away. Uestdo-
Tnrow him overboard ? Why , man alive , t
you forgot that ho was picked up by n whali
hiimotvlioro nnd landed flafoly m three day
You listen to Jonuh nnd you will hoar'a so
inon that will do you good.
BTA'IK tlOITlNGB.
"Got Thayor" h the motto in the Thti
district.
The Ha | list church of Hnrtington i < i near
com , k'tuil.
15f n Butloi'rf Uaglo atWymore now ecrean
for Cleveland.
Tht ) Fremont crnamory ships largo quantitii
of hu'er to Denver.
Bos lor UrtH. rfcatitly purchased 12000 lies
nfcittlunt Ogftllulu.
Thfro ia n largo ncreajo of nod flax in tl
fiouthiTii portion of Ct'Jar cutiuty.
The Tflbuno thlnlh Djdgo county will gii
the roputilu-nn tlctiut 400 majority thin tiin
Tha Fremont lire hoys uro gloating ov ,
their victoiipp nt the state tournament. Thi
ucoitpcd In $150 und n guld badge.
Mr. Jeneon , county clerk of Kearney , r
port J the present condition uf the growing crt
good and will roach fully HO \ > r cent.
The Btatu papers gi-nerally are currying tl
Omaha firemen , paiticularly the ThuiKton
for their kicking during the tournament.
The assessed valuation of roil estate , i
Oolfox county , In 1884 , Is 81.093,808 ; uaegse
valuation of pemonal , $016,314 ; populatlc
per consu * , 8,473.
The axsetsed valuation of real estate I
Holt county , in 1834. la 931n.998.UI : ftsaesic
valuation of pornonul , 91184,410.47 ! ; eatlma
ed population , 13,000.
AasoBstd valntlon of real estate In Brow
county , in 1884. lit S12G-141 | unseated valu
tion of personal moperty for t 84. id ? 278,7t' '
rallroaxl nnd telegraph , i ? . ! 10,110 ; estima.t (
population , fi.OlC.
Thn St. Paul Fn > Prms nays : M r. Ada
Dricknr shipped Inxt wtk ; a'pmrof t o muntl
t.ld blooded iiigx to Tin : OMAHA BIK. Tl
iiigH wi > ni worth ij 10.00 nnil .wj'ro given awt
by TIIK DKK nn n prize. ThU i a matter tin
Kt. Paul may feel proud of , urt well ni tl
ovsimr of this vnlunblu Htnck.
A Lincoln bog bit off n COW'K tail , ami tl
proud cow pined nwny and died fmmom \
liloiHl. Thti owner of the cow yesterday r
covered from the ouner nf the hog 920 ns tl
\ahmiif the. cow nud her ubhruviated "tihi
Ily. "
The democrats on a still hunt again f
the electoral vote of Nebraska , uutl the hlato ;
nud falltiro of eoNenty-iix U to bo1 repeal o ,
An eajtem homo announced it will ship to at
pmclm'er democratic innlei mouatod nn woi
lor 50.60 per head. Now , bojd , buckle
and stuvo Iu the bar'l ,
A little hnna tonte now and then N relish !
by tha bent of men. A Dodge county farm
named William Xornthllpi > ed hu lion
In uthckinilthi-hnp In Kiomout.nndreceived
kick from the animal that Bout hliuhowlir
agnlnttonoof the forges.
.T. D. Calhomi , the "topio" > n n of tl
D State Journal , has been Intruded with tl
I work nf preparing a statistical history of tl
o I press of Nebraska for the Now Orleans cottoi
> f centennial exposition. Tha wotk conld tit
. ha > u fallen to abler handi ,
' ) A man v Ith hU wife and a child of '
' tni'lged Into Lincoln lort Sunday oa the !
way from Jackson , Florida , to Keokuk , lows ,
where they claimed to hate friends. They
were hungry and penniless and small collec
tion WAI taken up to cheer them on their way.
If this isn't God's country , nay * the Oxford
Register , wo don't know where his chosen
spot Is In this world. No more bountiful
crop WM ever harvested than that which Is
now being harvested In tbo llepublican valley ,
while the prospect for the corn jiold promise ! tote
to excrl anything ever known In the history of
nay state.
Up In Knox county , near Croigbton , a
lightning bolt rtrnck the house of Thomas
Henderson , killed n dog , smashed n pan In
which a beefsteak wan frying and knocked
the meat through the floor Into the collar.
Tli/i beefsteak was tenderly raised but provoi
an tniigh na over.
The Wk of Kearney county fiirnUhH the
fo'luwim ? statistics : A ncs ed valuation , real
ostat. ) , in 1883 , $551,280In 1881. SGIO.O ) ! ! .
Assessed valuation , persona' ' , in IHSII , SI03-
109 ; In 1SH4 , 5C81,9U > . Number acres of corn
In 18S3 , i.2nii ( ; In 1881,28312. Number
acres of wheat in 1833 , 30,429 ; in 1881 , 29,009.
Total number of ncrci under cultivation In
1883. 63,288 ; In 1884 , 74US I. Kstlmated pop
ulation in 1883 , l,6Uln ! ; 1881,6,550.
Dotson Sojbold , n. piously Inclined resident
of Hubbell ponili for publication a length ;
prayer , In which ho appeals to tha throne l
grace in favor of the republican presidential
candidates , "And now that the presidential
canvaK In on hand , " quotes the pious Dotson ,
nnd Thou knowing the pro-disposition and
traditional h blt of the dcm cratic politicians
to mis represent nnd blackmail their politic * ;
opponent ] nnd puff nnd ouloglzo their princi
ples and lenders , nnd by bolatroui assertions
deceive the honest missel if possible , \vo pray
Theoh Hlghtoous l < 'atherto clojo Thlno 05es
nnd oars to tha domocratio canvassing KO thai
Thou may retain Thy lightoousnem so as tn
tnako it potaiblo for a small remnant of the
democratic canva * < or8 to be Havod. " Go thou
Dutson. tu the hilltop * nnd preach the faith
that ii In thco , and button-hole thy democratIc -
Ic neighbor and convince him of the error of
hU ways and make him vote a < thou diwt ,
and thou wiltjaccoinp'iih ' moro than If thov
were thy kiuo caps and bared thy ahiubouci
in political prayer.
NlTUO-GLiYClilUNE.
Sonio Itoninrknblo KxlilbltloiiB of Itt
Terrible Force Tlio Theory of
Explosion.
A contributor to The Indiannpol
No wa writes : 'Terrible Nitro-Glycorim
Its Power of Annihilation aa Proved bj
Many Dreadful Instances , " ia the caj
tion of an article published in The Nowi
of May 28 last. I waa attracted ; by thi
heading and road the article with mucl
interest , probably from the fact that ]
had lived several years in the oil regioni
as au oil operator , and while there wai
conversant with many disasters that oc
curred to persons handling this terribli
oxploaivo compound. It is a cornmor
practice all through the oil regions t <
"torpedo" oil wells when the productiot
begins to fall off , and like all ether opor
tora I resorted to the same method fo ;
my own wells. There is with the grea1
majority of men employed in working
about oil wells a reasonable.fear of acci
dent fromprematuro explosion from nitro
glycerine. I never could induce men ir
my employ to assist the agent that came
to do the work , and I always had to aasia <
r him myself. The fear that is first full
soon wears of after a few trials , if yet
have to face the danger as I did , and thi
recklessness spoken of in the nrticlo ra
forred to is the result of tno constant fa
iniliarity in handling the treacherous
compound.
It u perfectly safe to handle it if kepi
at a tempnraturo belovr 32 degrees , bul
above that temperature it becomes dan
gerous ; the higher the temperature ) the
moro sensitive to concussion , and it ex
plodeu at 300 degrees ; but the point ]
wish to make is the solution of the fol
lowing :
"That any satisfactory explanatidn cat
not bo given of the singular feature o
the almost complete annihilation of mat
tor. Some savants have attempted ti
explain the mystery of this characteristic
of nitro-glycerine by the theory of instan
evaporation of matter. Thai might b
true as to tlesh , but could the grea
masnca of bones in the human body b
vaporized in an instant , in the twinblin ;
of an eye ? Could iron bo reduced t >
vapor in an instant ? Others oiler th
theory of atomization of matter. Tin
theory was disproved by a moat melon
choly occurrence in Allegheny county
Now York , two or three years ago
Charles Borridgo , a well-known oil man
was blown up by uitro-glyceriao. Th
ground around was covered with spotless
new fallen snow ; nn either side was
high and abrupt hill only a few rod
apart. Berrldgo was a very largo man
of perhaps 180 pounds weight. The re
mams were searched for carefully nn
long ; for ho was a good man and populai
The coflin in which they were berne t
the grave , content ) and all , woigho
but fitteon pounds. Now for the atomi
station theory the greatest force of
nitro-glycorino explosion is always uj
ward. If the matter had boon reduce
to atoms , however infintosirnal , in fallin
back upon the B pot less suoiv some trac
of them must Imvo been seen upon il
Dut it remained ns spotless as before.
The statement that the greatest fore
of a nitroglycerine explosion is ahvny
upward ia the reverse of the fact. Jt
greatest force is always downward fo
the two following reason * , as it is alway
proved by the destruction of nil materia
substances within its intluonco. Th
pressure of the ntmosphern of fifteci
pounds to the ciunro inch is leas thai
the solid earth , and iho greatest force i
always exerted in the direction of th
greatest resistance. The praatical re
suits of blasting rocks or boulders shot
that to place the nitroglycerine uponth
top of one and explode it every porlioi
will bo blown to atoms.
Dy in mi to Is as explosive as nitro
glycerine , or explodes with as groa
force , with this difference : dynamite i
taforto handle , as it is made by satnrat
ing either sawdust or wood shaving
cMlod "excelsior , " with nitro-glycorino
Dynamite burns without explosion i
unconfmed , bu' confine it ever BO slight
ly and the explosive force ia evolved ii
proportion to the resistance that has tt
bo overpowered and to release the gaase
that , pent up , are generated by tin
burning of the compound. As ai
illustration of this downward ro
( { stance , I call to mind one of those dls
alters , by premature explosion of nitro
glycerine , that occurred to a gentleman
a friend of mine , by the name of Clark
who was an agent for the Roberta Torpedo
podo company , of Tltuivillo , Pa. Thi
magazine and manufactory of thii
company was located a short distance ou
of the city of Titnsvillo , Pa , , and tin
agents for the different dlatriots drew al
their supplies from this magazine. Mr
Clark lived at Tidiout , about fiftcei
miles from Tituaville. Ho went for i
supply of nitro-glycorino for his district
at Tituavillo , and loaded eix hundroi
pounds upon his wagon , covered it witt
canvas to hide it from view and protec
it from the BUM , and drove into the city ,
llo hitched his horse in the busiest portion
tion and allowed it to stand for severs
hours in the hot tun of an August day
By the time he wus ready to start thi
mtro-glycerino wan as warm as the at
moiphure , which made it very eenaitivt
it to any concussion. When about hal :
way homo , as he waa approaching t
x { email hamlet called Enterprise , for scrru
r reason that will never be known this ah
hundred pounds exploded. A gentleman
who started from Titusvillo on horseback
overtook Mr. Clark with his load , and ,
knowing the kind of canjo Mr. Clark was
anying , fell back to n safe distance , and
kept it up to the time of the explosion ,
and was the only oyo-wilnoss to this dis
aster. All ho know about it was that ho
saw simply a cloud of dust , nnd hoard n
deafening lound , his horse was thrown ,
to his knees , nnd himself to the ground
badly stunned by the concussion.
All that was over found of that owe ,
wagon , the tix hundred pounds of nitro
glycerine , and Mr. Clark , was the face of
ilr. Clark , all in front of the cars upon
both sides , cut aa smoothly as the sharp
est knife could do it. The face wns un-
njurcd , except one cyo was gone. A
ow shreds of llcsh , whether' of the man
or horse none could toll , were found a
short distance from the spot of the explo
sion. Not a fragment of anything ejso
wwi in sight , or over found in the vicinity
or anywhere else. It was u , complete an
nihilation of the entire outfit.
The gravel road bed was us hnrd and
dry ns constant travel and a long drought
could make it. At the place of the ex
plosion it was scooped put several foot
ienp and across the entire width. Ono
barn , said to bo eighty rods from the
explosion , waa twisted out of place , no
violent was the force of the explosion.
To bettor understand the position of Mr.
Clark at the time , it is proper to state
that the scat of his wngou was elevated
two or moro foot on the front end of the
wagon box. This placed him nbovo the
Inrso nnd hia load back of him , so the
Force ( if the explosion vta back aud bo-
nnath him , and the scooping out of the
road bed and the annihilation oMhu
horse , wagon , tin cans that contained
the Klycorino , nnd nil there was of Mr.
Clark except his face proved. What be
came of all the materials that worn ar
violently nnd instantaneously sundered
nnd destroyed ? And what la the philo
sophy of the method ?
My own idea nud explanation is oimplj
thin : The force of this agent is BO gnal
nt the instant of the explosion that f
perfect vacuum is farmed by displacing
the atmosphere , and the limits of thii
vacuum are measured by the quantity
and quality of the exploded nitro glycar-
ine. The moro washing that ia given i
in the manufacture and the higher thi
temperature at the time of the explosion
the more sensitive to concussion , and thi
moro destructive the force involved.
If this proposition is the trno ono the
mystery ia solved by it ; as no matoria
substance can retain its form in a porlec
vacuum. For the instant of the oxplo
aion the laws of gravitation nnd cohcsivi
attraction are suspended and the laws o
repulaion of chemical affinities act t <
driro every form of material back t <
primitive elements , the fluid portion o
organizer ! lifo back to vapor or gases , thi
solids of all substances to atoms , infinites
mal nnd therefore not visible to the nakei
oye. Banco the spotless snow r ° maini
aa spptleBo as before. The theory ol
atomization of matter is not disproved ,
In the case of Mr. Clark , the walla of thi
vacuum , formed by the displacement o
the compressed atmosphere , wore just a1
the point where ( he face was cut smootl
from the head , while the face wasouteidi
the line of destruction.
Regulation or Female Ijabor.
London Lancet.
Whatever may bo said of the equalit ;
of the sexes , it must bo conceded tha'
auch equality , if it oxista , is general am
not particular. There ia marked dispar
ity , for instance , in favor of the male , ir
physical endurance , and this is not i
mere matter of education. Health is i
7 ord of a different moaning for the tw
aoxos. It is part of the health of womai
to suffer pain , and even illness , and , suf
fering more , they necessarily work leaser
or should. Special legislation , then , ii
the limitation of work , may bo claimei
for women seeing that the variable codi
of business custom takes little hoed o
physiology. The duration of actua
working time allowed by the act a max
imum of fifty five hours a weekmigh
be lessoned without unfairness to employ
era , and with much needed benefit t
their female workers. Even moro iru
porativo is it that sanitary principle
should bo rigidly enforced in businee
houses. This can only bo done b ;
thojextension to shops of supervision snci
as now prevails in factories. Thor
can hardly bo any reasonable objoctioi
to such a course. Factory Inspoctioi
haa boon found to work , on the whole
not loss to the satisfaction of master thai
to the advantage of men Why ahouh
not tact and candor bo equally succeeafa
in the visitation of shops nnd warehouse *
Hero is an opening for the employ men
of women. If appointed to bo inspoc
tora of the condition of their workttij
sistorn , they would doubtlea bring t
bear sufficient skill and knowlcdgs o
their duties , with a moro ponotrutin
insight into various important dotnih
than a man could bo expected to show
Ono important provision should not blest
lost Bight of. It is that suggeoted by Dr
J. H. Bridges in a paper road at th
Health Exhibition on Juno 2U , v > z , tha
women should not bo allowed to rcamm
work in cases of confiriemont until ai :
weeku nfcer that event. This ia not toi
long n period of rest. Perhaps , however
it would bo better to make the return t
business dependent on a medical certificate
cato of perfect fitness for it.
The oae of the lerra Bho
Line" ID connection irlthtb
corporate name of a greatroad
_ _ - _ - _ - conveys an Idea oj ustwhit
I 1 Al r required by the traveling pub
I I 911 U "c-a Short Line , Quick 'ho
& .I Q I - llnd tbe best ° ' acoommodj
BalHVhl 7 : . tlont ' - all nr ' which u . foru
hud the
by * frreateet ullwav In America.
CHICAGO ,
And St. Paul.
Ilowni and operate * orer 4.JOO mneto !
Northern Illinois , Wleconiln , UlnneeoU , Iowa
Dakota ; and M U main Ilnea , branches and oonnec
lloni reach all the neat boilnoee central o ! th
Horthwert and Kar Wett , It naturally anawen Mu
description of Bhort Line , and Best Ilout * between
Chcago , Milwaukee , Bt Paul and Minneapolis
Oh cage , Milwaukee , La Crowe and Wlnona.
Ohloago , Milwaukee , Aberdeen and Ellendal *
Ohloago , Milwaukee , Ktn Claire and Stlllwatef
Chicago , Milwaukee , Waueau and Merrill.
Chicago , Milwaukee , Beaver Dam and Othkoib.
Chicago , Mllvrauko * , Wankmha anil OoonomowoO.
Chicago , Milwaukee , MadUon and Prairie da Chlto
Chicago , Milwaukee , Owatonna and Falrlbault.
Chicago , Belolt JaneavlUe and Mineral Point.
Chicago , Klitin , ftockford and Dnbuque.
Chicago , Clinton , Hock Iiland and Codai Rapid * .
Chicago , Council Bluffs and Omaha.
Chicago , Bloux City , SIou * FalHand Tankion
Chlcaro , Milwaukee , Mitchell and Chamberlain.
Kook Ulond , Dubuque , 8t l' ul and Minneapolis
Davenport , Calmar , Bt. Paul and Minneapolis
Pulltran H cepeK and the Flnwt IInlng CarlI Ii
the n.rld are run on the nnln lines of the CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE AND ST. 1'AULHAIt.WAY.andevcr
attention ! p ld to | a ngerby oourteooa employe
ot the Comj any.
6. 8. MKUIULL. OenT Manager.
A. V II OAIU'KNTEH , Oen' I'm. Art
J.T. CI/AHK , Gen'l SJpt.
OKO. 11. HKAKKnUD. Am'L O > u1. P - Art
DISEASES OP THE
J T. ARMSTRONG , M. D. ,
OOXTLll t tMXLcl. VXil-lBlt.
Until ofliw * art ) repaired from result of flre , offl
Kith Pi. Parker , Koom t , Citifhfw Uock IJtl
iod Uongiwdtr c w
BUT IT AND TRY IT !
Try It for Earache ,
Try It for Headache ,
Try It for Toothache ,
Try it for Backnohe.
For an ache or a pain Thomas' Eclectric
Oil is excellent , Chas. F. Modlor , box
74 , Schenectady , N. V.
Thomas' Ecloctrio Oil is the best thing
oing , pa says. Cured him of rhematistn
nd mo of earache two drops Blaster
loraco Bronizcr , Clinton , Iowa.
Try It for a Limp ,
Try It for a Lameness ,
Trr t for a Pain ,
Try It for a Strain.
From shoulder to ankle joint , and for
hroo months I had rheumatism irhich
ielded to nothing but Thomas' Eolectric
) il. Thomas' Ecloctric Oil did what no
> hysician seemed able to accomplish. It
iured mo. John N. Gregg , Supt of
llnHway Construction , Niagara Falls.
Try It for a Bcald ,
Try It for a Cut ,
Trlt for a Bruise ,
Try It for a Burn
FOSTER , M1LBUIIN & CO. ,
Buffalo , N. Y.
HAS NO UPERIOR.
The Sleek is a Durable Piano.
THE STECK HAS SINGING QUALITY OF TONK
FOUND NO OTIIEIl t'lANO.
SOLD NLV BY
WOODBBTDGE BROS , ,
OMAHA JfED.
St. Men
AB. ST. JUL1EN , PROPRIETOR ,
S. W. Cor. loth St. and Capitol Avenue.
On the European Plan. First clew tn every re-
spool T bo ! supplied with game and all delicacies of
the MMon , where you pay fur onlv wh t vou order as
per bill of ( aro. Kooma attached for transient cus
tom. AV1II also keep day boarders at the most to *
eonaole rates.
CANNON & HUNT , Proprietors.
TABLE SUPPLIED WITH
Game and all Delicacies of the Season
Metis at all Hours. 113 N. 10th Ft , Omaha , Nob.
A. CAJOEI ,
Removed to 121 N. llth St.
PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED
JEFFERSON PARK DINING HALL ,
MRS. J. SCHOLLER , Proprietor.
Day Board $4 00 Per Week ,
Kverjthing new and fits' cla's. lee cream anil Lem
onade a Specialty. CofTco 5 cents , and a
nice f > cti dish served at al ihouis.
Gl North Sixteenth Street , Omaha. Neb ,
men "Poisoned with Potwh. " Thla b the
MAY
case with hundreds * ho hare been unwise
enough to take Sarsaparillu , Potaah mixtures , etc. .
untildizcBtlon In almost fatally Impired. Swifts
Sptclflo Is a vegetable remedy , and restores the BJB-
tem to health aud bull Js up the watte made by these
poisons.
"I wis suffering wPh Ehod Poison , and treated
ceieral months with Mercury and Potash , only to
make me worse. The Potato took away my appetlU
andga > mo Jysprps'a ' , and both nareme rheuma
tism. I then look b ra parIlia , eto. All then ) made
me still worse , osltdrote the poison farther Into mr
system. A friend Insisted I should take Sniffs Sped'
flc , and it euro I roe ol the Blood PoUon , drove the
Mercury and Potash out of my system , and to day I
am us well as I over * as. " OKO. O. WELLMAN , Jr.
Salem , Maw.
John A. Smith , the largest irerchant In Gainesville
Go. , lays : " 1 sffTered for jears from the combined
effects of Erytlptlas and Kr&'ina. I continued to
glow woree iiuilrr mc < lica\ \ treatment and by taking
medidne ( cntalnini ; 1'otanh. B S H. cared mo thor-
ou lly nnd absolutely. My appetite utrongth and
flesh returnol as I waj cured with U , "
Our TroAtlPo on Blood and Bkln Diseases mailed free
to applicants.
TIIEBWirTHPECIFia CO.
Dm-ftr 3 , Atlanta , Ga.
V. . Y. Office , IM W. 22tl St. , between h aud7th
TOII uea. 1'hlhdcl.ilila oiDce 100 CJio&taut St.
Classical , Helen tide , Commercial and Art Depart
merits. II ah sexoj admitted Trillion low , ' >
lii'lthoap , lieatot aoclutv Kn/ ! ! equipped faenltj
tfirAddro'8 for particulars , lUv. W. W. Hartha
D. U. President , orPnl. O M. Dea Islets , Kocretarr
tbo Faculty , Holler e , Neb. , Jy.uio23
Western Cornice-Works ,
IBON AMD BUTE ROOTtSQ.
C. SPEGHT , PROP.
1111 Doogtai Bt , Oimaka , Hib.
MANUTACTTJRKn OF
Galvanized Iron Cornws
ffDomtt Wlndowt , Flntals , Tin , Iron and ClaU
llooflng. Bpeohfi Patent Metallic Skylight , latent
adjusted Ilatchet Bar and Bracket bhelvtng. I am
the general agent for the above line ot goodi. Ire
Crestlngs , Fencing , BalustradesV randuIroc lii
NOTICE TOCATTLE MEN
COO OA.TTLK FOR SALE.
Boo Cows and elfars. oo One-year Steen.
The aboro described oaUlu am all well bred , na-
Uve Nebruka and Iowa.
Thma cattle will be sold In lots to salt purchaser.
For turtnsr particulan cat oa or addrot * .
A.-.L W. PLAN
31L..in Albion , Keb.
T. 0. CARLISLE ,
BnEEDEK OP
MO. VALLEY , - - - IOWA
"S nd lo : CtrsnUrs. "
