Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, April 24, 1885, Page 7, Image 7
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.