1
KEYSERS OF THE NORTHWEST.
tte Peculiar Regions ol im Yellow
stone National Part ,
TnoGrixml , the Bcantirul.tlio 'Wondor-
fnl Nature' * Startling Froakn
Kit-it Gllmpao of a Geyser ,
Correspondence Salt Lake Herald ,
My first gllmpio of n geyser In action
waa at the end of a long perspective of
plno bordered road , aa wo came down
from the hill-tops toward the Flrn IIolo
river. Jolting over deep rats and pro
jecting stumps of the nowlymaio road ,
suddenly against a background of blue-
gray hill , arose a column of soft white
Btoam. For a few momenta it attained a
lofty height , and then slowly dissolved
into air. Involuntarily wo had ttkon off
onr hats and made oar bow. "It Is the
Great Fountain in the Lower Basin , "
aatd onr communicative driver. The
river banks proiented an ' ilmated ap-
poarnnco as wo reached tinS top of the
overhanging ridge ; wagons and tents
dotted the level in all directions ; camp
fires were being lighted , and all the busy
preparations for approaching night were
engaging the attention of the Hampers.
But to us the pillars of steam rising on
all sides and hovering overhead like a
clond , were the first objects of attention.
The latest item of wonder was anew
geyser that had broken out , and each
morning played Its watera in sight of the
hotol. This early riser had been named
the Cleveland by some of the admirers of
the then democratic nomtnoa for presi
dent. The notice bearing the name had
been removed , however , and ono bearing
the words , "Officially named the
Crevice" substituted in its place ; but the
first , like Banquo'a ghost , would not
down , and so the war raged.
In the morning , the whole basin was
filled with steam , condensed during the
night. In the following description , I
intend to speak of the goysero only in a
plctnroiquo sense , not trying to make a
theory hi regard to tholr action ; neither
will I Inflict a certain "oat-moal
theory , " being nnablo to accept It my
self. Wo were not at the goysera under
any remarkable circumstance , as
is claimed by so many tour
ists ; there was no special exhibition
of water jots for us. The marvels
of the Geyser Basin are enough , without
extra sensations. Neither do I consider
It a matter of Importance to toll these
things which so pats from the mind ex
act distances , heights , etc.
The three basins , Upper , Middle and
Lower , seem to mo to have been about
nix miles In length , by half a mlle in
width on the average. The Fire Hole
river lions through each , and drains the
outpouring waters , and , although this
stream is of considerable width , depth
and swiftness , an eruption of the Giant
is tald to almost double Its volume. Wo
wore not fortunate enough to see the
monster In anger , bnt looked down his
throat in repose. Even then his heated
breath forbjde a too clojo inspection , but
I anticipate. The road follows along the
river bank after leaving the first gronp
of goysora , of which the Fountain is tha
most important , and shortly after passes
by the Egerla Springs , or Middle Ba
sin , liaised In a high terrace , they can
not bo soon from the road ; only the
T water which comes pouring ever the brink
Is visible. Moro of them anon.
Soon we roach the first installment of
these beautiful springs or wells which
abound In such numbers that to count
thpm would ba a task. Nature has ap
parently used the arrangement of the
solar spsctrain in obtaining her effect ,
whhh is startling in Its brilliancy. Im
agine a deep , round pool of vivid em
erald , or sulphurous blue , and then sur
round it with stones of vermilion , crim
son , dun , primrose , and deep yellow , era
a wriito or gray mound , and you have a
correct imago of yoursnlf , remembering
also this , that they show all degrees of
action , from perfect calm to a gentle
simmer , or to babble and gargle , and
finally to those which boll with passion
and vehemence Indescribable. Taut
many of the sptings should bo named
after the spirit vulgarly called the devil
is natural. There are Devil's Wells ,
Cauldrons and Punch Bowls ; why no
ono has thought to RWO him a kcttlo ia a
mystery to mo. Once fairly among
the famous Geysers of the Upper Basin ,
yon hardly know which way to turn ,
lloro are the liercj spasmodic Grotto ,
the powerful Giant , the masslvu
Cattle , otd last , but by
no means least , mtjcstic Old Faithful
We had not pitched cur tent before It
was tiinu for that stand-by to give an ex
hibition , and , true to his reputation , it
camp to the minute , at first two ot three
preliminary jets , as though ho were tryIng -
Ing hia s.roiijtb , and then the waters
shot to a height of 200 foot. It marks u
period In one's life , the witnessing of that
grand display. Daring oar stay tha castle -
tlo indulged in an eruption which lasted
with varying force for several hours.
Old Faithful joined it savor * ! times , his
periods of action bolng fifty-fivo minutes
apart ; whilst these two were pi tying a
third Geyser followed their example and
.sent a rocket-llko stream skyward ; it
was the splendid , on the opposite side of
the river , so the three played in sight at
once ,
On walking ever to the Blue Crested
Spring and viewing the castle from that
point , the outlines noeiuid familiar to mo.
I certainly had seen them olsawhero. It
was in the Provo Valley of Utah , which ,
undoubtedly , at ono tlmo was
the theatre of exactly such per
formances as ara now taking
plaoo in the Yellowstone. The Big Boil
ing Pot and attendant spring must have
been In their youth a counterpart of thesa
two now before mo. Moreover , Proro
Valley boars a strong resemb'nnco ' to
Fire Hole Buln ; a high , conical bill , a
striking object in the valley , has Its du
plicate In the basin. The Provo Canyon
also bears the same rolatire position aa
the canyon of the Madison. Ages past ,
then , Provo Valley wai ocoupied by ther
mal aprlcgs and geysers , subject to tbo
same laws as these in the park. Now , In
their old ago , tholr mounds are grais
grown , and the tiller of the soil runs bit
plow to their very foot , and of their
crumbling goyaeriae builds a wall around
his field. When Proyo Valley was first
discovered , other dtn'zons than these
held possession ; the deadly rattlesnake ,
attracted by the lingering warmth In the
old basins , had made there his home.
Five hundred of these reptiles were de
stroyed In a single day by the invaders of
tho'r strange hiuuti.
Some of the geytcrs In the park ara
lacking both ooue and mound , and in a
state of rest cau not be dlatlngulthed
from the springs. The fountain is ol
thii decriptloa ; Endlesi are the
forms , material and textnro of the
crater rims , polished , rough , llaxey ; same
are earned from their pojuliaiity In Ihii
respect , ai the sponge ; tome are sue-
rcuadoU with globe * , bard ns cannnn
balls , and others are fretted us with
loar-frost1 the basins cf many are ical <
oped and embroidered with delicate
attorns ; there are wedded and single
; cyiors , and whole family groups.
Take my ndvlco and Indulge in the
luxury of a solitary walk ; it will repay
yon. Don't take a guide book ; never
nlnd the names ; try to forgot that they
lave a name , and so experience aomo of
.ho thrill of the first beholders , Such
a luxury waa oura after sundown ,
and many were the alghta
and marvels wo seemingly dis
covered , The strangest of these
waa a round pool , tranqoil at first.
Without warning mass of water was
jolched up from the center , making the
whole pool In commotion. By the tlmo
t bad subsided Into quiet another ojoc-
ion took place , and so continually. In
ho twilight threading between the fia-
urcs became a feat cf aomo difficulty.
The scalding water would spit viciously ,
and the hot mad pots were a constant
rap. Botli tent and supper were wel
come.
Could wo not rest contented with the
Ights of that day ? Apparently not , for
alter an hour'a rest , a moonlight ramble
was In order. A foot bridge ctosaos the
river to whore moro of the heated and
ronblod waters ruahod from the earth's
depths ; ghostly , Indeed , were they then ,
ho warm colors bolng dimmed , and the
cold ones bolng brought out with moro
orco by the cold gray light.
Wo had deferred our Inpoctlons of
Hell's Half Acre until our return trip ,
and right glad am I that wo did so. All
other thinga would have palled after the
unapproachable beauty of Prismatic lake ,
at once HO lovely and awful. Wordscan-
lot toll of the shimmering , evanescent
Ints which played upon Ita surface , and
ow would bollovo the brightness of Ita
zones. It occupies an immense mcund
> f goyscrlno , probably of ifs own Croat-
ng , and you approach it up a series of
slightly raised terraces , splashing through
lie overflow. Nearer the rlvor , on the
arne mound , is the Cliff Cauldron , shar-
ng attention with its rival. It is plainly
of moro recent origin , having broken
through the old deposits which walls it
around on three sides. These walls ara
of dazzling white and yellow , and are
crumbling , tottering piecemeal into the
ndlgo depths. The following Informa
tion is from the Hayden report : "Cliff
Cauldron waa long thought to bo simply
t boiling spring ; subsequently it has
ooen proven to bo moat formidable gey
ser , In fact the greatest und most power-
: ul in the world. There Booms to be no
sot period to its eruptions , which when
they occur nro of such force as to shako
the surrounding earth. "
There are other springs'which else
where would bo of Interest , but In such
company they rocelvo but little atten
tion.
tion.Vale
Vale to the geysers 1
Tito Government ot Costa Itlco ,
jorrcepondonco of San Francisco Chronicle ,
The government of Costa Rica Is like
all of the Spanish-American countries a
republic In name , but a monarchy In fact.
Every ono of the republics is controlled
either by an autocrat or a family , or n
clique of politicians who have gained
power and keep it with the aword. The
people rather like that sort of govern-
non , at least they are contented witli
i , having known no hotter , and it Is such
an improvement on tyranny s plunder and
persecution , which their fathers endured
under Spanish rule that they regard tlieii
moro recent oppressors in the light ot bone
'actors. This applies not only to Coa'o
tllca , but to a'.l the other republics ae
well. They will submit to a dictator and
lot him steal as much as ho likes of gov
ernment money , provided ho lota theh
peraon and property alone. Costa Rica
; ot her freedom in 1821 without a strug
gle , and therefore the people do not un <
derataod nor appreciate tbo trno nature
and valao of political liberty. Tha pow
er was at once usurped by persona ol
wealth and social influence , and the }
maintained it nntll overthrown by othei
families of the tame circumstance ] &nc
ambition. The revolutions that so iiu
poverish other republics have not boor
frequent in Costa Rica ; thny have boei
only throe or four since the dleslpntlor
of the Central American confederacy , and
all of them have taken place wlthou
much bloodshed ; but the country hai
been kept poor by doaperato financial op.
oritlona moro from the pecuniary boneli
of the persons in power than the publii
good.
The national debt ia no r ncaryly § 20 ,
000,000 and is owned in England , when
the money was borrowed for tbo construe
tiun of railways and other internal 1m
provoments , but It is a notorious fac
that but a small portion over reached thi
actual object for which It was incurred ,
Comraisions OB high as from 12 to 24 pei
cent were paid to persons who had th <
influence to secure the loans , and evcrj
clerk under the government got his shan
of a division of the great part of it. Whor
every friend of the ruling power got al
ho wanted the remainder was devoted tc
the construction of the railroad sovontj
miles long , a second ono twenty tis mllei
long , and two oartroads , ono forty-twc
miles and the other twenty-eight mlles ,
The longer railroad coat $12,000,000 , 01
nearly § 170,000 a mile at least , that li
tha amount of money borrowed and used
lu the construction of a track which ought
to have cost not moro than $20,000 poi
rnllo and could be replaced for thai
amount. The road Is leased to a man bj
the name of Keith , from Brooklyn , wht
pays the government $100,000 a yeai
for the use of it , and openly admits thai
ho pockets a net profit of over $1UOOC
per month. But Mr. Keith ia solid w itr.
the government , having married a daugh'
ter of the secretary of state and do f ctc
president of the republic , Tlte othoi
railroad , twonty.slx miles long , represents >
sonts an expenditure of over $5,000OOC
and coat nearly $200,000 a mile , whllo il
could bo replaced for loss than the othei
from 115,000 to $18,000 per mile. Il
Is aald the road coat aa much aa If Iti
ralla had been made of iolld silver.
Brewing In Sun Jo so.
Mr. Ernst A , Denick , proprietor Fred
erlcksbarg Broivory Co , San Joro , Oal , ,
writes that for rheumatism and othei
painful ailments St. Jacobi Oil is a re
markably efficacious specific.
IiaHtlng IinprcBfloni.
UulTalo Courier.
It is said that General Grant , whlli
under the influence of morphine , fighti
over all hia battles , calling all his staf
ollicora about htm In hia dreams. This li
natural , The supreme moments of hli
Ufa seem to como back inthe death agon )
and to a great coldler the crisis of a bat
tie cannot bo forgotten in twenty yean
of peace. The story la that Nepoleon ot
his death bed called out in his delirium
"Tote d'armeo. " Stonewall Jackson
frf eh troru the battle field , died with i
call on hia lips for A , P. Hill to prepiri
for action ; and Lee , though pursuing ihi
peaceful cilling of a teacher at the thru
of his mortal Illness , passed away In thi
falio excitement of war , Issuing an orde
to the same subordinate who had boei
killed April 2,1B05 , No wonder then
that Grant fights til his battlea'orer.
SANTA FE'S EXTENSIONS.
What This Line is Doing in the Far
Off Paciflc Regions.
A Big Project for tlio Santa Fo In Case
of Wnr Jay Gould's Plans In
Kansas.
Jenvor Tnbuno-Kepublican.
The Atohlson , Topokn & Santa Fo has
> con rUhor peaceful in ita methods sinoo
"ast fall , when with the aid of the Bur-
ington it scared the life out of the Trip-
artlto achomo and made the roads con
nected with that alliance withdraw and
Jvo It up. But it has not been asleep ,
md away down in the southwest it has
) con and is now at work securing moro
and moro basinets. In 1883 the loss on
, ho operation of the Sonora division was
$98,500. In 1884 that loss waa reduced
to $33,400 , 1885 that dlvialon will
doubtless show very good not earnings.
The Santa Fo is building up a big fruit
traflio which comes off of the Sonora di
vision and extends as far cast as Chi
cago. It is claimed that the Mexican
rait is superior to any other ,
and that Ilermleillo oranges , especially
ire of an excellent quality. The trade
las grown largely in the past year , and
; lves promise of still greater increase.
Jut the thing that will probably conduce
moro than any other to increase the traf-
io ever the Sonora road , la the fact that
ho Santa Fo baa put on a steamer from
3 nay mas to Mazatlan and other points
on tno coast. The steamer la called the
'City of Topeka , " and was built express-
y for that trado. It has been running
overs ! months and its good effect upon
ho Santa Fo business Is already porcept-
blo. Guaymas has ono of the best har-
> era on the west coast and south of it
beronro several places in Mexico cf con-
idorablo commercial importance , The
rado between Gnaymaa and these
ilacea la susceptible of great
ncraato , but it needs to bo
worked up and developed. Tncso
ilacos are isolated and have had no
md close connection with the rest of tbo
world. They have moved , if at all , but
slowly In tbo last fifty years , and have
about maintained their rclativo Import-
mco. But the Infusion of American on-
; orprlso Into their methods of doing busi
ness will glvo them a now llfo. The
steamer City of Topeka makes three
: rlps during each month , and it will
julld up the coast trade which is now so
very small to a traffic of great import
ance.
THE SAN DIEQO LINE.
The Atlantic & Pacific is now building
a road from Daggott , n point west of the
Needles , on Us Mohave division ,
to Colton , on the Southern Pacific.
This line will connect at Colton -
ton with the California Southern ,
which belongs practically to the Atchl-
son , Topeka & Santa Fo. The Califor
nia Southern runs direct to San Diego ,
and , therefore , by the completion of the
line from Daggett to Colton the Santa
Fo system will bo brongtit in communi
cation with the Pacific const at San Diego.
Thtre BIO now building two steamers for
the Santa Fo , which that company will
run between San Diego and Sin Fran-
clcco. It la expected that the steamers
and the railroad will bo finished in time
Eor the overland travel of next fall. The
harbor at San Diego is A very fine one ,
and it la thought that eventually the
town will bo a place of great importance.
TUB CHINA TRADE.
The enterprise of the Santa Fo road
does not atop at developing the coast
trade of the Pacific. It halts for a mo
ment only on the shore of the Western
iei , while It looks beyond whcro the Oc
cident and Orient meet and are blended
Into ono. It seeks to draw within the
current of its Influence that traffic of the
east which comes by way of the west ,
and which is freighted with the rlchoj of
the Indies.
The intention of the Santa Fo ia to
induce a company to put on lines of
steamers from San Diego to Australia
and , Tapin. An effort will then bo made
to draw the trade away from San Fran
cisco. To do this , it will bo necessary for
the road to put the rail rates down very
low. The traflio across the ocean ic
now , to a Rifat extent , picked up at San
Francisco by the clipper ships , and taken
in them around the Horn to Now York.
These clipper ships are a very important
factor in the making of freight rates be
tween San Francisco and Now York ,
They have very little expense to boar ,
and the water way is free , so that tbclt
greatest obstacle is tlmo. It is possible ,
though that they may moot another ob
stacle In the sliapo of Elusion gunr.
They sail now under the English iUg. II
war breaks out between Ilussia and
England , these clippers will bo subjecl
to attack and oipturo by Ritsila , and
tholr greatest safety will bo found In
staying at homo in English waters. The
war would probably held the overland
business , f jr there are few but English
ships engaged in the ocean traffic.
RUSSIA'S MAIUTIME OUTLETS ) .
Tlio Story of Her Attempts to Ituncli
tbo Mediterranean and the
Persian Gulf.
New York Herald.
Whatever the rights or wronga of the
Afghan ' 'sandbox" dispute between Rus
sia and England , it is certainly Interest
ing to glance at Ilussla'a unceasing and
so far fruitless attempts to get free approach
preach to tbo ocean on tbo southern con
fines of her empire. In the north she has
the Baltic , which Is , hovover , cloiod up
for six months in ill * yor On the uhoree
of the Weft rn Pacific , indeed , she domi
nates the whole stretch of the Asiatic
coast from the U7th to the 43d degrees cl
north latitude , while oho has skilfully
rounded off her possession in that quarter
of the globe by obtaining from
Japan , in 1875 , tbo otitlon of the
lonthern half of the lurpu ialand of Sag-
ballon. There RuseU ta perfectly satis
fied , posieaalnR harbars which can hardly
be aurpissjd , ( liilr voluo being enhanced
by the existence In their immediate
nelghbf raoo-1 of cool of excellent qual
ity. "England , " aa the German MihUr
Wochenb'utt ' points out , "has no such
advantageous base for maritime opera
tions in Eastern Asiatic waters. With
her peculi tily practical and soamanllke
instinct , she has by some means or other
obtained poa-ession in every tea ot
strong p'lati well adapted for bases of
nival operations ; but in the Eastern
Asiatic ocoin there Is a gap In tiiis a gap
in thi * syalorn , and of tois gap the Rus
sians will not , wo may bo certain , fall to
tike advantage whou the occasion
arleca. "
THE GATEWAY TO THE ULAOK SEA ,
But in the south the Russian "Oolosa1
has atiivon in vain for centuries to secure
free and unrestricted connection with thi
ocean , The ontranoo to the Black aea ii
commanded by Turkish batteries on tbi
3o phoruipMt which her war ships are
'orbldden to pasi , To open up thU route
'too to the ocean , or to gain complete
mutety of it , has boon and potslbly is
now Russia's never-resting aim. On the
other hand , It has boon the constant en
deavor of England to oopoio the accom-
iluhmentof Rnaaia'a plans in this dlreo-
.Ion , This thwarting of her alms by
England has long been resented by
iluaeia. Before the cutting through of
ho Isthmus of Suez , when England was
alklng of a land route and n railroad to
India via Asia Minor , the possession of
3onsUntlnoplo by a hostllo power would
lave boon a constant menace to her
connection with her Indian empire. Con *
itantlnoplo la no longer considered by
English statesmen as thq key to the
route from India , through tlio old watch
word Constantinople the key to India
Tfts still uphold by the Tory ministry as
ate as 1877 and led to the sending of the
3titlsh fleet to Besika bay by Beacons-
lold just before the conclusion of the
.reaty of San Stofano. It is a romarka-
ilo Instance of the straightforwardness of
British diplomacy , that at a tlmo when
ilussla , by the conquest of Khiva , had
advanced so near to the northern bound *
try of Illndoostan that the attitude of
the amsor of Afghanistan waa alone do *
clslvo for the safety of England's Indian
empire , while Ruesia was proceeding by
short but euro stops through central
Asia toward tlio Hindoo Kooah , Sir Hen-
y Layard , the British ambassador in
Jonstautlnoplc , believed that a swarm of
Cossacks , Hearing the Golden Horn , no-
nally threatened the existence of India.
What a dcsporato insight this is into the
much belauded diplomacy of Lord Boa-
onsfiold , for whllo tbo British incn-ot-
war were gallavantiug around in Bcalka
iay the Russians were actually within
itrlklng distance of India.
THE KEY TO INDIA ,
Gradually England herself has como to
> ay loss attention to tbo valno of Con-
tantinoplo aa a eafoty to her route to
India. Even now , when Ruesia Is en-
loavoring to gain Turkey as her ally ,
British statesmen are not so terrified as
hey were in the days of Palmerston , or
oven Beacouafield. Having cocurod Oy-
irnt , which was to have been tbo guar-
llan of the slatting point on the pro-
octod Euphrates valley route to India ,
Jonstantlnoplo had no longer the value
hat It once had for British statesmen.
And with the protectorate of Egypt
which it ia conjectured that England
irlll obtain from the uultan tn exchange
cr the return of Cyprus ) and tko com
mand of the Suez canal , her route to
India is taken far aay from the Golden
Born. England has not the same inter
est as of yore in the Dardanelles being
n the bands of Turkey ; indeed , other
great powers have a far greater In them.
Besides , the danger to England's
[ ndlan empire la now transferred
o Central Asia. As a recent
, hls point : "Tho sphere of the struggle is
ransferred to moro distant regions. Tnr-
ioy is no longet the dividing line between
Europe and Asia. The political necessity
of expansion has opened now avenues.
The contest of European interests lisa
been transferred further ta the east. Dif
ferences which fifty years ego were fought
out in the Balkans ara now fought out in
the valleys of tbo Hindoo Koojh. In Af-
ianletan the two great rival pawcra
must eventually como to blows. Perhaps
the fabled fight of the bear and the shark
will bo fongnt out at the mouth of the
Indus. "
THE CONTEST FOIl THE PERSIAN GULF.
The same writer goes on in an interestIng -
Ing way to show that the aim of Russia
in Central Asia is not BO much to menace
or to Invade India as to get possession of
a coast line on the Arabian
spa. Wo glvo place to his deduc
tion : "For coneratlonti , " ho says ,
"Russia has been striving for rnaratimo
cqrB3. An Immense empire witbont a
single unrestricted connection with the
ocean ! * * * The exit from the
Black sea into the Mcditterancan Is com
manded by Turkish batteries on the
Bospborus. This striving to carve for
herself a pathway to a free ocean coast
worka in Rustii with the might of a
chained up elementary power. And it
increases in intensity in the same degree
as the interior cf the various parts of
the empire is made capable of produc
tion by railroads , and Russian trade is
looking for markets. As soon as Rus
sia's Asiatic possessions are connected by
railroad with her European system and
the day is not far distant a highway to
eomo southerly coast becomes a law of
necessity which no power can resist obey
ing In tbo long run. This pro-sure tc
roach the ocan is the leading motive oi
all the events that have taken place in
Central Atia. It charastorlzci the
direction which the Russian
advance must take , and it only needs
a single glance at the chart to bo con
vinced that all the expeditions up to thU
time have been carried cut in accordance
with a well laid plan. The territories
still dividing Russia in Central A sin
from the ocoin are Afghanstan and
Belooohlstin , and through thesj lande
Russia must eventually reach tlio ocean. '
UUSSIA AND THE BOSPHOHl'.S.
That is according to the writer above
u otod and same Russian authorities , the
1m of Russia in Afghanstan at the
present time. As for the question of
Constantinople , Russia , in the event of
a general war , may endeavor to get pot-
session of the city and command tbo gate
way to the Black aea herself , or , If she
secures Turkey for an ally , content her
self with getting the unrestricted naviga
tion of the straits for her war ships , as
waa the coaa in the dajs of the Great
Mahmpod , It is reported that in the re
cent diplomatic interoourso between St.
Petersburg and the potto thn sultan la
always referred to as tbo grandson of tha
Great Mahmood , the friend of
Russia , whose throne was awed
by her , and hints have
been broadly thrown out that under cer
tain circumstances the czar would guar
antee Turkey a long lease of existence In
return for favors received. Turkey , it la
true , bean resentment for the sufforlngs
oausoi in the past by Russia , but to this
Ruesia replies in a way that curios a car-
tiiu amount of conviction. Why did yon
not stand by the treaty of "Unklar akol-
lessl ? " This treaty waa a secret compact
between Mahmood and the Czar Nicholas
las giving solely to the Russians the free
dom of the straits as a reward for her ser
vices in driving back tbo Egyptian army ,
which , under Ibrahim P sba , the warlike
son of Mehemet Ali , was threatening
Constantinople. Ruesia has been com
pelled to do all she has done , the sultan
IB told , because "your predecessors fool
ishly departed from the policy of the
great Mahmnod , Imitate his example ,
grant again that which ho gave so willing
ly to cement his friendship with Ruisla ,
and trust to the power of the czar tc
maintain your throne against all Europa,1
Kd Hilclebrandt , night clerk at the lUndal
home , Beatrice , has been arrested for burg
lary In Illinois two years ago. Hit willing
new to retura without a retjuiiitlon givei hi
friends con6denca in hi * innocence , which h
ituutly maintains ,
COUNCIUMIFFS ,
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
PKKSONAU.
Mrt , C. M , 1'nglo it tliiticR relative * in
\ebnuktt.
Henry C. Kohl a t , o ! Chicago , WM nt
ieclitelo's yesterday.
Col , John Fox has rolutnod from Dakota ,
where he went to look after hli Innded inter *
U. He s y it ! a all nonaonto about hit hnv-
ng bson appointed sheriff of that county , ho
invioR just gone on n brief buslneei trip.
II , K. Seaman and family left last evening
or the eiut , where they will make tholr home ,
10 hnving arranged to go into tnuincis in New
fork city. Mr. Seaman baa been one of
Council Bluffs' best butinees men , and his re-
novftl IB to bo regretted by all , and ho and
lit family leavu many friends hero , who wijl
bo glad to hoar of their continued proiperlty ,
nd over ready to welcome them back ,
MINIUlKd VHNDIjBXON'B AUCTION
A Gnla D y at Clifton , ( inil Ucauty
and OrAuo Do the
On last Friday , In the banutlful anb-
nrb of Clifton , were enacted the closing
cenen which rooult In depriving Clncln-
mtl of thocllizonshlpof the Hon. George
I , Pondlotcn. The day was a dlsjgroon-
> lo ono , but the announcement of an
auction mlo of the housahold property of
GoorgoII. Pondloton , at his late real-
lonco , was eufliciont to draw an aosom-
) lsf-o that rivalled in grnco , bounty and
ccalth , if not In nuabor , that often soon
n the brilliant concert room. Wet only
[ Id Clifton turn out in force , but Mount
Auburn , Walnut Hllla and the very heart
of the city hul rcpreacutativea of the
lost oocloty.
The kitchen machinery bolng disposed
of , the voice of the auctioneer in the
inlng room brought thtongj from all
mts of the house , until there was no
onger standing room In the ep\clous
partmont , The door way was filled ,
nd far back into the hall were crowded
agor faces which had to bo satisfied
with an occasional glimpse.
In thla room were stored in great
arloty and beauty the articles moat
iovotod. The bidding would have tie-
ightud the heart and exhilarated the
pirlta of the dullest auctioneer that over
old a farthing's worth.
"Did I get thai ? " said ono fair Call-
ornian.
"No , " eald an answer over in the cor
ner. "I made the last offer "
"Who , " called the auctioneer , "bid
115.85 for this toto-a-toto act ? "
A flutter of excitement and two an-
wora.
"I did , " from a different part of the
cam.
"Well , well ; that's too bid. Wo will
I&TO to sell this over again. "
A beautiful set of "coffees" waa at ono
imo the object of great rivalry. Bids
voro solicited for a single cup and saucer ,
t being understood by thoao who were
mylng attention that the purchaser
should ttke the set. There was no effort
vhatovor required to got the price up
11 lo the neighborhood of $2 and the bid
ding was still lively.
By this tlmo a lady of Clifton , who
lad probably boon gossiping , or , at any
: ate , who was not jaat then giving atten
tion to the sale , became Interested ,
3ho untkntond that bids were beinp
nado for the eet ; and no doubl
thinking that it was going at r
dreadful eacrlGco and that she would gel
t great bargain , joined the ranks of the
bidders with considerable Interest ,
What must have been her surprise whcr
the auctioneer revealed to her that in'
stead of baying the entire set for $2 she
bad obtained It at a cost of about clover
times that sum.
A apt of ale glaeeca , bearing evidence
of their Parisian origin in the letter N ;
above which was an engraved crown
waa the occasion of a spirited contest bo
twcen a gentleman and a lady , Tin
price reached nearly § 2 a piece , when tin
gentleman withdrew and tha lady carried
off the prize.
Daring the eale of another deslrabli
ar.icle a ronorablo gentleman was cilloc
upon by a friend who stood near him t <
bid for her. There were other partici
wanting very ranch the same thing , Thi
race was likely to tire them all out
when the opposing parties became silent
In a moment the gentleman , turning tc
Ills friend , raid :
"Why , MM. B , I have boon blddlu ,
against my daughters all this tlmo am
didn't know It. "
There were explanations , an imraedlati
reconciliation , and the good friend In
sls'ed that the girls should have thi
coveted thing.
The dining-room fnrniluro was mud
longer In being disposed of than In an ]
oilier part of the house , and perhaps WB
the most sought after. Next in domain
after this was the Buhl furniture. Ther
were Abies in many designs , stands am
writing desks , all of which brought larg
eums. The tables were sold for botweei
SCO and § 70. Many pieces ot old am
rare furniture were bought by relative
of the family. An old solid mahogan ;
libraty table , not Included in the abovi
purchases , was sold for $50.
A mantel mirror cracked down thi
center was eagerly sought for. The sean
was hidden by a beautlfully-palntei
spray of Virginia creepers In ful
bloom.
While many articles "trent for a song , '
there were many others that sold fo :
moro than their intrinsic value , ana si
the isalo wai donbtlots financially saiit
Factory.
llio Irlih FlHherlca.
Notwithstanding Ireland possesses i
source of Inexhaustible wealth in the ffsh
tries along Its entire coast , the people an
ndlfferont and negligent In ita develop
ment although there are plenty of nat <
iral harbors and England offers an excel-
ent market. The Irish do not teem tc
.ako to the water , In this respect differ
ng much from the English and Scold
racei. Only about 5,000 boats are en.
jagod in the Irish fishing industry , while
Scotland with a much smaller coisc line ,
i&s 16,294 boats which give employmen !
to 54,489 fisbormen. curers , and coopers
and to 47,522 others A visit to an Trial
fishing village , It Is said , Is as a genera
rule , very dispiriting , Tha bo&ti an
neirly all old , patched , and worm eaten
and the sails are most dilapidated , Thi
men lounge around , lacking all energy
ind evidently posiestlug no care or thoug
beyond the pasting moment The cottajei
or huts rather , ra tumble-down nflalre
and squalor , poverty and liatleaaneis star
one at on every tide , There is none u
thatiparklo , bustle and activity whicl
characterises any thriving Jfcotcli o
Kngllah seaport village , however humble
and every tiling aeeini wornout and de
pressed. _
What can be more disagreeable , mor
diigasting , than to sltln a room with
person that i troubled with catarrh , an
has to keep coughing and clearing hi
or her throat of the mucua which droj
Into U ? Such persona are always to b
pitied if they try to euro themaelf an
fail. Bat if they get Dr. Ssge'a Oftturr
Remedy there need bo no failure ,
TBE CHEAPEST PLAGE IN OMAHA TO BUT
'Krll T
81
is TONES
One of the Best and Largest Stocks in the United States
To Select From.
NOE8TAIRS TO CLIMB ,
ELEGANT PASSENGER ELEVATOR
CtCARETTE Smokers whn rowlllnjrtot ! > y tilUemor
IGHMONi tor CiRatcttis than the price chugml tor the orcllnitry trvle Clear-
U' ' . 'il.lS'J10 ' ] P'HW ' . ND STRAIGHT OUT No. I
SUPERIOR to nil others. They ronivlo from Iho btlghtoit ,
nest delicately ( UrciTod , ami hldhc t cost told leal promt In Virginia , ami ate nbiolatetjr WITHOUT ADULT
BATIOS otdtURS.Vo 'o the Conulno French RICO Pnpor of our ow/i direct Importation ,
which Is marts c ? tcl lly for ui , wter marked with the name ot the utnml , Richmond btmlcht
Cut No-I.
CUT 1
each Ct arottc , nitlmi ) wM 'i nno irn iriTilno. Imitations ot tliU LrnnJ hvo b ia jml on tale
cigarette soiikorn rs niutlonoi tint thli \ the oil anl original brand , anl ta objorro tuit raoh
.iigoor box of Richmond Straight Cut ClgirattJl boars ths eign.iUiro of
faiifactmers , Richmond , Virginia.
AVIiolmvo trilled nwav tliclr voullifullpror nml power , wlio are
sufTcrlnKfrom tcrrlltln lUAlrf8 and I.U8SK.S , who aro\vonk ,
IMl'OTKNTiuul iiuill for marrlngo.
MEN ofallagos , who find their POWER
Inmltltnllty , ncrvuounil 'BKXUAI. bllffiMITH weakened , Dy
cnrly lublm or r.XCiM3F.H : , can recehe aiioKltlvc and JnsttnK
OU UJ ; , NO matter or how lonp itaudltiR tlio ciuomay be. or if bo
lias tailed lo euroby a few vretVs or mnnllm mo or thn celebrated
MYRTLEAIN TREATMENT
Atliomc without cxpoiurc , InLI SS time , and for 1-1:33 money than
any other-method In the World. Weak back , headache , EMISSIONS ,
lassitude , lose of spirits and auibltlnn. Bloomy thoughts , d roniltul
dreams , dcrcctlru memory. IMl'OTISNUK , flts , Impediment * to
imurlacc , nud man ) oilur eyniinonis leading to CONSUMPTION or
INSAMTV. lire promptly rcmuMxl b ) this trcaltucut , nud vigorous
manhood restored.
, ortJiosewho intend to marry ,
RRMEMIIER. nerfVct ncxtml strength means , licaltli , vigorous oT- (
rlnp , lonfrllfo and tlio lovoantl respect nfn ralllifulirc. . Weak niciiFliotild be restored to vigor &
tanliood before marrlaze 1'roofK , tnRtliiionlnlH nmUaluablc treatise is stnnips.
CEstab.1877.Address ) The Climax Medical Co , 5O4 , St. Louis , Mo.
1409 and 1411 DodseSt. I * & ? } Omaha He-
, HOWE
SHALL
1510 DOUG-LAS STRJEJET.
OPPOSITE FALCONER'S
.
.JkJlUlt kJMtVlU i J VWitJjfU *
S.WGor.9thand Douglas. Omaha. No"b.
WASSERMAM & " BURNETT ,
And Wens' Furnishers ,
218 South. 13th Stroot.
SIIIIITS TO OKDKK.
A. LINDQUEST CO.
12OG Farnani Street ,
Fine Tailors
Wish to announce that they have irom this
time marked down ALL GOODS , and will
for the next 60 days , make a reduction of
10 per cent.
Overcoats * Suits and Pants well made
and sure fit. JSrow is the time to buy
GOOD CLOTHES AT LOW PRICES
JICJEMLPING- &
Manufacturers of Ornamental
Termer Windows. Window Caj > i , UetillloSki Lights , ic , lia , Iron and lUte lloolern ,
31flboutb im mmt,0a ti , h'.b. ( Work dent In any put of the couutry.