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    THE DAILYBEE-AVEDJNESDAT , AUGUST 12 , 188 * .
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A. II. I' itch , Manager Daily Circulation ,
Omaha , Nebraska.
TUB city council should dovlao aomo
moans to at least grndo Barney street , If
It can make no other improvements this
yoar.
INVESTIGATIONS into the accounts of
public officials comotlmos develop rosnlto
that are not only surprising , but proGt-
nblo to the taxpayers , whosa Interests
cannot bo too carefully guarded.
JUDGING from his learned and nnrnar-
ous dissertations upon the game of whist ,
wo do not hositata to give It aa our opin >
Ion that Prof. Proctor knows more about
whltt than ho dooa nbout astronomy.
Tun fact that a man iraa hanged near
Laramlo for borrowing borsos , without
the concent of the owners , naturallyloads
us to the conclualon ( hat a murderer In
Wyoming stands a much better chance
of escaping the bailer than a boras-thief ,
TUB absence of Mr. Corliss Is no excuse -
cuso for the county cortmlsalonors to do
Iny action in regard to ( lie county dork.
This Is not a slmplo question of courtesy
or politics. The commlsslonera arc the
managers cf the county affairs , and they
can't nhlrk their duty.
Tan Lincoln Journal is authority for
the statement that Boyd and Millo ? nro
still for Chlhoun , of Nebraska City , for
internal rovonno co'lector. Capt. Sim
Hotnnn , however , isn't losing any sleep
over this mattar , as an eminent Hooalor
Elntonman'fl assistance may overbalance
{ ho weight of the Oojaha dhpou&era of
federal patronage.
THE § 200 liquor Hconso In Wisconsin ,
which the people of thatstato call "high"
llcansp , la working satisfactorily. The
aggregate number of siloons in ono hun
dred tosms has been diminished by 270.
If the license were ? 1,000 , as it Is In
NebtAako , there would ba a still greater
reduction , as well as a bolter class of
ualoons ,
WHEN a fourth-class paymaster , who
ia ordered to vacito on account of "of-
fonalvopirtiantnhlp , " not only refuses to
do so but threatens to open an opposition
postalfica it is high tlmo to call In the
regular army to rernovo him. Such a
case haa occurred in a Pennsylvania
town. The newly appointed postmaster
is iuadilomnu and the Inhabitants of the
town are enjoying the controversy. At
last accounts the offjnalvo partisan still
hold the forl- , together with the mall
bags'
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UNITED STATES ATTOKNEX DIckaon of
Utah , predicts that the Mormons will
probably renounce ) polygamy in the near
future. Tlisy are beginning to think
that the Edmunds law h a clincher , and
it cjitithily la , if vigorously oafprced.
The fast Ic , the Mormons have too much
wealth at atsko In Utah to emigrate , and
when pushed to the wall by the enforce
ment of the law they would rathoeabandon
their pot doctriuo than subject thoniaelvos
to agreat oacrifioa of property , which
would certainly follow if they should soak
a now location ,
Tur course punned by the Union Pa-
duo to nurds the Omaha Bolt line rail
way is a dog in the manage : policy. It
does uot want the Belt line company to
build the road , and it will not build It
itself , as it has no money , especially for
any enterprise that wlll.help Omaha , The
Omaha men who are interested in the
Belt line have anipb oapUal to construct
the road. Their money is ready for ex-
pondiluro in the enterprise , the plans oi
which had been perfected and work upon
wlilch was about to bo begun when the
Union Pacific had its attorney sue out a
temporary injunction. It is stated tha' '
the Union Paolflo liai no legitimate clalu
on the Belt line , at least not sufficient to
warrant the obstruction of the work oi
the put of the men who have Invostec
their money In the enterprise and own
and control a majority of the stock ,
MAXWELL , tha alleged uiuvderor o
Proller , has landed In San Francisco and
vrlll In a few days reach St. Lsuli , the
ccono of the crime. The trunk mystery
vrlll probably bo solved at an early day.
Whether the man found in the trnnk was
Prollar , or a substitute for Prellcr , who
had a heavy life Insurance , h the ques
tion to bo icttled. It has been clalnui
by an English Insurance company tha
the trunk mystery WAS a pat-up job by
Prellcr aad Maxwell and that Proller 1
still ollvo , Mr. Maxwell , however , is In
a tight box , nulois ho can produce P < cl
lor , and In that cvaut both ho and Prel-
lor would ba liable to punishment for
conspiracy to defraud , as the relatives
have demanded theiusurjncu money , piy
mont of which has been refused for the
present. The atsump'.lon of tl o lusur
nnco company will proro beneficial to
Maxwell in that U throws eoma doubt
upon the case , and the company's efforts
will ba directed ageintt the conviction cf
Mixvrcll for murder , '
THE FENCES MUST GO.
President Cleveland hai leaned a proc *
am&llon ordering the public domain to
> o cleared of fences immediately , There
are no "Ifs and anda" about the order.
Attention Is called to the act of congrots
passed on the 8h ; of February , 1885 , in
which it Is declared to bo unlawful to In-
loao the public lands , and wherein it Is
provided that the president lo enthoiizsd
o take such means as shall bo necessary
iO remove and doatroyany such unlawful
ncloanrc , and to employ civil and mili
tary forfio as may bo ntcdcd for that
inrposo. Every Lnitod SUtos officer is
directed by the president to cauao this
order to bo obeyed , and all the provisions
of the act of congress to bo enforced.
If the fences are not removed forthwith
it will bo the fault of the federal officers ,
and they will be held responsible. There
are to-day in western Nebraska largo
tracts oi the public domain unlawfully
enclosed by wire fences , and some of
the Illegal occupants have had the im
pndanco to into court and make a color
of defense for their unlawful tuts. It
would seem that the peremptory order of
the president trill have the effect of dis
posing of all such cases in a very sum
mary manner. It Is the plain
duty of the federal officials
lu Nebraska to Immediately carry the
president's order into execution. If the
/cncea are not at once removed the mar-
nhal should employ the nccoseary force
to do the work , Under tbo act of congress
gross ho ia authorized to use the military
for this purpose , and ho should have no
hesitancy In doing so.
The anti-fencing law is the result of
Senator Van Wyck'o efforts. The clause
which authorizes the president to use the
military , and which revives the old act ol
1807 , was inserted by Senator Van Wyck
while ho was chairman of the sub-coin
mlttou to whom this bill was referred as
it cJiuo from the house. The ssnator ,
slnco the passage of the law , has boon
urging the president to Iseuo the order
for its enforcement. Only three days
O ho tologrcphcd to Sncrotary Lamar
expressing the hope that the president
would not back down from his position.
The Issuance of the order shows that the
president proposes to have the law
obeyed.
THE UNION PACIFIC CUP.
The Union PAclfic , upon very short
notice , has made another cut on the In
come of tto worklngmon employed in the
Omaha shops. Whllo reduction In iho
hours of labor Is made under the pro
tcnco of necessary retrenchment , there
are same features which , to say tha least ,
nro arbitrary and inexplicable. The
managers certainly must have known the
condition of the company and its ability
to pay the men employed upoa the work
which cannot ba left undone.
There should at least have bean a
timely and rcasonablo notice given to
thcso men , BO that those who cannot af
ford to submit to the cut could have time
to look elsewhere for employment. If
the managers are really desirous to cut
down expenses why do they uot dispense
with supernumeraries and cut down at
the top. Why don't they dlapocsa
with John M. Thnrston who
has time enough to bo at
torney for Smith's successors ,
tlmo enough to defend criminals , tlmo
enough to stump the state in every po
litical canvas , and tlmo enough to manlp
ulato conventions and legislatures. The
expense of maintaining this political boss
is not loBA than § 10COO a year , a aura
largo enough to pay for the full tlmo oi
ten skilled mechanics or twenty com
nion laborers. Mr. Thuraton Is only one
of quite a number of men who are on
the pay roll of iho company taking
away the substance duo to
the honest workingman. Wo
are told that qnlto a number of favor
itca , who do no work , are kept on the
pay-roll of the sbopi , simply for polltlca
emergencies. Why are not these barna
cloa dispensed with , instead of ordoiing a
general cutting down of mechanics' earn
ings ? \Miynot begin retrenchment by
cutting down the high ealarloa'
There are men employed in the
Union Pacific service who bavo
grown [ rich on salaries ranging form
§ 5,000 to § 15,000 , who If removed
would bo glad to ncoapt positions nt half
their present salaries. Wo have no dis
position to meddle with the internal
management of the Union Pacific , bul
this sudden and arbitrary reduction of
foots not only this community , but the
cntlro state. While wo sympathize with
the workmen , whoao Income has been so
materially reduced , we would counue
moderation , A strike at this tlmo woulc
perhaps bo impolitic , and In all probabil
ity disastrous
CON VIC I LABOR IN OMAHA.
It Is to bo hoped ttat the difficulty over
the B. & M. headquarters building wll
be amicably Battled. The policy inaugu
rated by tbo bricklayers to refuse to
work on bnildlnqs in the construction o
which stone cat by convict labor is being
uzod Is doubtless the proper remedy for
correcting the evil of tulnous competition
between convict l&bor and honest labor
The pol.'cy ' , if generally adopted , wil
ett'jctunlly bar out all underbidding
based upon the cheapness of convlc
labor. It Is as much to the
interest of the honest con
tractor as It is to the honoit laborer. No
contractor who pays living wages can af
ford to compete with contractors who
hire convicts , This ovll ia not by any
moans local , bat affects the labor cf the
entire country. The only mistake that
the bricklayers and stone cutters oi
Omaha have made was in not serving dus
notice when the building tcaion cpenet
that they would not work
upon any building where convict
materials outer into the construction
That would have put the contractors on
their guird , and if they penlatod
mportlng convict-dressed stone they
would have to auffar the cjnsequencss.
Va represented to us the contractors on
.he B , & M. bnildtng had no notice of
ho now departure until half the work
was done. Under their contract the B.
M , company ia at liberty to
finish iho building at any cost ,
f unreasonable delay occurs , and
make tha contractor ! stand the differ
ence between the coat and the contract
price. The attempt of the B. & M. man
agers to import brick-hyors from other
parts of the state is very injudicious ,
[ natead of forcing a general atrlka upon
Omaha and earning a sutpanslon of labor
right In the middle of the satson they
should compromise this matter. Let
them moot the workmen half way and
they will have no trouble in settling the
difficulty.
THE Omaha doctor who attempted to
stcalitho state of Oregon for the Sago of
Cipher Alley , continues to refer to Mr.
Hojos aa a monumental fraud , Ho cites
the late Senator Hitchcock as authority
for the statement that a trusted frlond
saw a draft for § 5,000 , with Rutherford
B. Hayes as ecdorscr , which ho ( Senator
Hitchcock ) believed wont into the fund
with which tbo office of president was
bought for Mr , Hayes. Pothaps Dr ,
Miller might throw aomo light on the
schema to buy a Nebraska elector for
§ 100,000 in 1870. Thr.t such a landablo
enterprise was dhcnsiud by a lot of polltl
cal rascals at that tima , la a fact which
the doctor will not deny.
TUB Western Union's attempt to
swallow the Baltimore & Ohio telegraph
lines did not succeed. Mr. Garrett
politely informs Mr. Field that the
Baltimore & Ohio lines are not for sale ,
end tint ho does not propone to even
pool with the Western Union or advance
present rates , It would not bo attango
if the Baltimore ) it Ohio would some day
make an effort to shallow the Western
Union , It is certainly becoming a voiy
formidable rival to that gigantic corpora
tion.
COIIN and cotton are the great crops
this year. Iowa ranks first among the
corn states , and Nebraska comes next.
Iowa is rated at 101 , and Nebraska at
100 , whllo the average of all the states Is
very high. The cotton crop of tbo south
Is the belt and largest producoi in ton
years. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE Now York World has raised over
§ 100,000 for the pedestal of the statue of
Liberty. This stroke of enterprise is an
enduring monument to the greatness ol
the World.
THE TKADE SITUATION.
Preparations for the opening of the
fa1 ! trade &ro being made all along the line
by the jobbois , who have great hopes of
doing a heavy business. Trade Increases
in volume each week as the fall eeason
approaches. The inquiry of buyers indl
cate , that large stocks are to be purchased
In nearly every quarter of the country.
It would B3ern Unit the general impres
sion is that the period of depression is
abont nt an end , and that trade from
now en will have a Etoady upward tend
ency. ThflcondiHons of healthful pro
gress in commercial tfl'alra are more
favorable than they have been at
any time during the past two year ? , and
the belief that it will continue through
out the fall and winter months find
wider andmoro confident expression than
at the outset of previous ECSBOES. Busi
ness failures are decreasing In all sec
lions of the country. The total for last
week in the United States and Canada
Is 180 , as ngainet 201 the previous
week , and 215 the week bafoio. The
statement of the Now York banks Is the
best In a long tlmo. Leans have in
creased to an extent which moans a much
improved demand for money and , though
there is a guln in deposits , tbo stock of
spoclo and legal tender has diminished ,
and the surplus cesh rctorvo hits been cut
down the round sum ot § 3,085,000. All
of this looks like better times , and taken
together with the decrease in business
failures , it certainly nll'jrda reasonable
ground for hope of a decided commercial
commercial ana Industrial revival.
The general tenor cf cotton crop
rapcrtu from the south la favor
able. The cotton goods trade
has not been active , but there baa been a
better demand , and a fractional advance
has been established on several makes of
brown and bleached goods , Tto general
feeling as to values ia stronger , owing to
tbo lessened prediction nnd the fact thtit
many makes have been selling at unre-
mnnentlvo prices to manufacturers ,
The wool trade has botn active , but at
generally unchanged price ; . The market
Is very strong , and manufacturers are
stocking .up freely , Tilth evident confi
dence that values are at their lowest ; point
for the present aetson. There is a very
fair trade doing In autumn etjles of
woolen and wonted fabrics , and the
movement promises to increase lit vol-
urno during the balance of tha month ,
The merchants steel mills are getting ftir
order. , and there is promise of consider
able business in steel rails during the
next few weeks.
The price cf wheat advanced ] } cents
per bushel list week , but there baa been
co activity in the trade. Receipts at In
terior points end on the seaboard have
been unusually light for tha time cf year ,
and the elow movement of now wheat has
been taken ss an evidence of a general
dltinclicaticn on iho patt of faimsra to
eoll at ruling prlceu. This explanation
of the tardy deliveries from farrncrV
hands and a feeling of uncertainty us to
the results of the barvctt in the north *
west bavo combined to promote caution
amcngtto wlnd'sollcts in all markets.
It h a favcrablo feature of the situation
tbat tbo udvtnco h&g been greater in
"ctth" ' and August wheat than \u \ the
Iho late futures. Thii healthful change
In the tendency of Ilia market , cays the
Philadelphia Record , from which wo
luotc , ii usually the rasult of & revival of
legitimate demand , but at present there
Is nothing to indicate that It ia anything
more than an evidence of confidence on
the part of holders. There la no Im
provement lu the export demand , and
no Immediate prospect of improvement.
American markets are above nn expert -
port basis. The corn markets have
advanced 2 to 2j cents per bushel
within the paai week. The lito is duo to
the small receipts at oil points end o
growing belief that reserve stocks will bo
exhausted before the now crop Is ready
for uso. This view of the situation lisa
led to a more general demand to cover
outstanding contracts on the saort eido
of the market. The amount of coin In
night on sja and land Is 1,309,000 bushels
less than a week ago , and supplies at the
commercial centers are generally very
small. All receipts find prompt tale ,
either for homo consumption or for ox-
port.
A. Ring anil A Lioclc or Hair.
New York Herald ,
Among the many touching incidents In
connection with the death of General
Grant nonu are more pathetic than thono
which are suggested by the tltlo of this
article. They wfll be kept by the hlsto-
lian llko a fly In amber. They empha
size so dollcatoly and fet so firmly tbo
tender relations exiting between the
great man and his faithful wife that the
people must needs fool their love and ad
miration for him Increasing. Wo have
always known that his happiest liou's
wuro patscd within the limits of Ilia fam
ily circla , but in thcsa two incidents wo
have a romance of ailoctiou which is In-
tonroly pathetic.
Years ago she placed on his finger a
ring. Ho wore U aa a kind of talisman ,
whoso magic Influence could rcpol im
pending darger. In war , in pcaco , in
the imminent brunch and the calm pur-
tulta of Icieut'O it was tha token of uc-
dlmmcd nud undying affdctnn , When
through long continued eickncos his
hand bccatno emaciated the ring was re
moved ; but after death the eon bent ever
the rigid body end plscod the mother's
gift upon that cold finger again , that the
dead miglit bear It to the grave.
The other Incident Is still moro pa
thetic. The dying man wrote a letter to
hts wife , to bo delivered to her when all
was over. In answer to that letter ,
whoso contents are fir too sacred to bo
told , which was donbtleas filled with ex
pressions of an affection which will out
live the tomb , shy wrote another letter ,
enclosing a lock of hair , filled with the
hopu to incot him on tbo other &ido of the
mist of death , and tint letter was placed
In the pcckot cf the dead warrior to go
with him to his last resting place.
Wo are not inclined to bo sentimental ,
but as simple facts in the married life of
.wifo and husband these Incidents are well
worth recording. They tell a long and
sweet story of the happy .past , and who
uhall cay that their reference to the fa
tnro is unfounded ?
Stealing tlio Body.
Chicago Herald.
It do en not add to one's good opinion
of latter-day civilization to reflect : that
with Gen. Grant's remains in the tomb
provided for them the duty of mankind
toward them has not ended. It IIS.B , in
fact , but just begun. The grave must be
watched day and night for months , and
perhaps years , until arrangements have
been made for its absolute security from
outrage. Gen. Garficld's remains were
convoyed to the cemetery in Cleveland
four years ago next mouth , jot a military
guard is still posted ever them. It will
bo so with Granl'i ) . His tcpnlcher must
bo protected , not from the foes whom no
subdued , bub from the enemies of socie
ty existing everywhere , who would rifle
it in a moment if it should ba left with
out caro. The detestable theft of A. T.
Stewart's body shows what men will defer
for money , and the attempt that was
made nn Lincoln's tomb is another ovl-
denco of the same baleful spirit of man
kind. The bodies of lets conspicuous
men nro safe from similar assaults only
becanco their thuft would not promise a
profitable return for the danger Involved ,
Greet Minds linn Together.
The Concord School of Philosophy IIDB
completed an analytical dissuasion cf
Goeihe. The result is not yet public
property , but from inside sources wo are
enabled to otato that it is substantially
that tf Gcothe were living to-day ho
would moat likely bo cllgtblo to member
ship In the Concord School if Philosophy.
P/tiladcfphla Press.
The Concord School of Philosophy has
just listened to sixteen lectures on
Goethe. The concensus is that if Goethn
was alive now bo might bu admitted to
the Concord Sohcol of Philosophy.
Omaha Herald , August 11.
STATE JOTTINGS.
Stngo coacUca nro now running between
Clmdron and the lilack Hills.
Tbo Nlubrura Axe U In now banJa.
Blair compUlna of an ovflr-producllon cf
bams , drunkd and loud women.
Work on the lil.ick hilh extension of the
Sioux Oily It Pacific i belnp pushed rapidly
forward , R&DRB of pradera being at work all
along the iiau fioui Chadron to tbo Cheyenne
crossing ,
A full-blood liorao tbtef struck Cedar Rap-
Ida on the 3d , shod lila huraa , replenished his
artillery nnd started south , On the 4th an
armed poaie camped on his trail , but it last
accounts had not caught him. Ifo hid stolen
two liorsoa and traded them for c&ah.
The hop dlsoato has disappeared from the
Dluo valley.
Experts are examining the bjoki of tbo
treasurer of Sulino county ,
A son ot Mr Spencer , llvlnpr ne r Wilber ,
died lost week from a wound lulhctoJ by bu
brother with a scjtho tbo point striking the
deceased In the temple.
The Bun of democracy baa risen at Aurora ,
Hamilton county.
\VISilE2 IIN N1VNV8 ,
DAKOTA.
Tha cennui returns filve YunUton a popula
tion of 3,603. ,
The Hspld City water works are to bo com
pleted January 1 , 1K83.
Walih county claims n population nf 11 , .
331 , an increase of over 12.CCO ilnco 1681 , 12
Homo of the reo-mt find * in the carbonate
mining camp near Daadwood ao unid to be
showing hlfih errade ore.
Cool H reported to have been discovered iu
the vicinity < > f Kapld City , 1'eanington coun
ty , nt n depth of I'M loot.
The rait works In the BlacV IIIlli are now
turiiicfr out 3,000 uoundi n day , which pru-
dut will bo largely IncroJdol
Tha new well at Klmuall , at depth of 227
feet , ii furnitlia plenty of water far the
town , There id genual rejoicing ,
Prof. Lutenbach , In thoDeadwood Pioccer ,
. Inlojg the tm tmd of the Southern 1II1U to be
t'ae moat cxteciire ever dliovered , I <
'
The heir * of John Foenter , ol Yanktou
and his brother Adam , of Txlobrarn , hnvo
fallen heir to S70.0SO by the dentil of their
father in Germany.
North Dakota is complninfoff of n pros
pectirq sliortaco iu harvest hnncU nnd at the
same time nil the towni in that region nro
mid to bo flooded with tramps claiming to b
huntln ? for work.
An Attorney nt Da Smot received a colloe
tion from r n outern firm with the suggestive
postscript : "You mmt make the CUPS bollovo
that you will jump down on hla crop like the
president en a partisan postmaster , "
Men are engaged In digging the foundation
tronchea for toe school of mines at Itapid
City , stouo for the foundations is being do
llverod on the ground , and the work will bo
pmhed o that otorything will bs ready for
the laying of the comer alone ,
The reports from coven land office * In Da-
Votn for the month of Juno * how 1,082 new
filings on homestead nnd pre-emption cliima ,
with an nroi oftG 'WS aero * . The total num
ber of settlers' proufa was C03. nnd the total
nren required by flunl proof 103,808 ncroa.
Tbo total number of turn claims entered was
028.
028.An
An Indian outfit la described ns having
moved through Pierre the other day In true
primitive Sioux stylo-n pony with n polo
mndo fast on either side nnd trailing on the
ground en which was lashed the worldly pos-
eostiona of the family. The pony was led
by a half-naked tquaw , with tbo several
members of thu family bunging up the pro
cession in tht ) roar.
The mysterious disappearance of n half-
brcod known nt White Sn-on nud Forl Itnu-
dnll in Wftukea , is now explained by the con
fession of a sepmw who saw Wntikca'a father-
In law kill the half breed with a hatchet nnd
afterward * cast the body into the muddy
waters of the Missouri. No further Inrostl *
gation Is likclv to result , unless it b3 u vote
of thanks to the father-in-law.
W10M1NO ,
Tlio stockmen of the territory nro raisins
funds for a cowboy hospital nt Clioyouno.
Jjiramio declines the title of "city" until
gas 8tiperc3du3 the ta'.low ' dip nnd kerosene as
btruet Illuminants.
Over lEO.OOOncres of railroad lands iu the
vicinity of Kv.iuston have changed bauds
during tha past two weeks.
Thirteen hundred dollars have been sub
scribed to dnfray the Ur.kuJ Army encamp
ment cxpnueoa ntChoyouuc ,
Hranstou claims to have S'5,030 worth of
buildings under way , the principal ones being
n S-.1,0110 school nnd a 51'J.UCO opera homo.
Green river ia putting iu $1,000 worth of
water pipe to connect with the Union P.icifio
pumps , to supply the city with water for fire
nnd domestic ; j.urpoeee.
The remains of Wlllot SpinV , who died
suddenly In Choyunuo , lust \vuok , weto chipped -
pod to Nelson , Neb. , for burial , The de
ceased wad 17 ycara old and wits born at lied
Oak , In.
Laramlo capitalists nro discussing ways nud
means to develop thu Dutlou creek coal fields ,
nudeupply thu city with cheap fuel , i'ho
most practical wuy would b3 to taVo n pick
nud ehuvel nnd begin work.
Among the many Indians seen on tlio bt roots
Evanston recently , ia one young Ute six foot
six inches in heightnnd weighing 330 psunda.
It has boou estimated that it has cost the
government nbout $5,000 to fatten this fellow.
The Douglas-Willan Sartoris corapauy have
filed a claim ogainut the territory iu the ctlico
of tlio nuJltor for nbaut S3.00J for horeos
ki led by order of the territorial veterinarian.
The company deny that tbo animals wore
alllictoj with plunders as claimed by the doc
tor.
tor.Tho
The llilledale Irrigation company baa filed
articles of incorporation. Ic is proposed to
Irrigate nnd reclaim certain lands in Larnmio
county. The capital stuck of the company is
fa'xod nt S23.00U and Messrs. T. B. Hicks , A.
U. Swan. Thomiia Swan , R. S , Van Tussell
and T. W , Chalfoo nra the trusties nnd in-
uo : porn tors.
Tao output of coal from the Rock Springs
mine nt tha projcnt time nverugca eighty earn
of fifteen tons e ch a day. Of Una ccnl
ubout twelve cars pur day go to thu Anaconda
company nt liutto nnd Anaconda. Montana ,
their atandicg order being 1.050 tons per
wetk. The coal department employs 140
whitu men and 193 Chinese , the town having
in all about -100 minerj.
The headquarters of n bind of hoi othieves
have been discovered iu the Leton basin. Hero
the thieves live in plenty and ease , nud hero
ia the jentfe vcus fur stolen horses trom both
oidea of the nounUius. Here they are
brought fresh from the ranges of their owners ,
the brands burnt out or changed , and from
here , after the frtsh burns aru healed , ihey
are sent forth with trusted men , for disposal
ia Wyowicg , IdoJi ) , Utah or Colorado , na the
case nitty ba. An organized ruid will GOOD be
mada on the camp , nud sonu lively shooting
la certain.
COLORADO.
Another Nebraska base ball club , tha Ara-
paboes , ran against the Uenvors last week
&nd got knocked out by n score of 11 to 3.
Investigation shows that the foundation of
thu city ball of Uenver rests on Hunk , and the
building ia tbrontened by the Hoods of Cncrry
creek.
Among the band of cypstoa encamped near
Momrosu 13 n woman fcli years old who is
mother , grsnd-mother nad mottier-iu law to
CC children , all of whom tell fortunes , swap
horses and snuko.
The citizens of Grecloy have decided to
form n utoek company for iho p apace of sup
plying the town with electric light. Tliu plant
Is to coat § 20,0(0 and already ono-half of the
300 shares have bouu taken at $3'J per share ,
Professor IJIcuuf ; of tbo grlcultural college
nt Fort Collins estimates that iho acreage of
wheat will ba nbout ten per cunt , lean than
taut year , but that the ncte.it'.1 of lurlny will
incroaao 5 , corn 8 , eats 10. alfalfa 10 , red clover
nnd fruit tieej IU per cent ,
The Terrihlo mine , in Ouster county , was
recently told by Wall J'rother. ' , of Chicago ,
to'tho Omaha and Grant Smelting and Refin
ing company. It Is enld to ba an ImuiensH
iissura vein , variously stated as from 0 to UO
feet in width , c.irryiug from 10 to 50 par cent.
of lead as carbonate , but only tracsaof hi Ivor.
Suitable concentrating machinery in to bo put
In to f I eo the cuiuieito f rum a porphyry gangue
occurring with It , The pdco u tntd to have
been 8110,00 , and it Is oxpactod thatbero-
after tha company will bo very independent
of ouUIdo sources ou tbo lead question.
UTAH ,
Five thousand tons of salt from the north
ern end of Salt Inks will ba shipped to the
Montana bllver milU this fall to ba used there
tta n chlor'.dizer.
The banks of Salt Lake City report the re
ceipt for thu week ending Augutt 5th , inclusive
siveof S50,995.2rt In bullion , and S18.790.85
In ore , n total of $78,7 < > 11 ,
The receipts of bullion and era at Salt Lake
for the week ending August Cthinclusivewore
§ 78,78011. of winch SflU.lin 20 was bullion ,
nud $18,790 85 was oro. The week befora the
receipts woroS03-J12.)2 ! ) in bullion , nnd Sil-
000 in ere , a total uf $80,312.U2.
The grain yield In this territory promlsoi to
ba very large tbii setsou. In many places
the ncroftK'O will bj from thirty to forty
buthelf , and without water twenty bushels
is nn average. In many parta of the territory
v/heat , oats and other cereals will harvoat
from eeventy.fivo to ono hundred bushals to
the aero.
IDAHO ,
The U , P. pay car drops 530,000 n month at
Shofhono.
A fire at Bullion , In the Wood River coun
try , destroyed 620,000 worth of property ,
The poup'.o of Wood River are bewailing an
n Ivan ce of railroad freight * , au extra ? 5 per
ton on all ore shipped east ,
The Snake River placer mines are increas
ing their output and nddicg good deal of
wealth to thu county nnuu&lly ,
MONTANA.
1)lion will bhip 150,000 punda rroro wool
this union than last year ,
A'jout 850,0 * 0 was distributed to B.ura
Luinniond utoiUhoUerj last month.
There i talk again that tha Northern Paci
fic will build a brunch frcm Uarrltoito JJutte.
Offr Sl.flfO OfO lu gold and fllver wa re
ceived nt the Heleuu nnay tllicj duntgthe
put ( Heal year ,
A tampsjo hai Wren place from Untie to
fiB S < eet GraiB c uutrj- , where rich gold dfs-
ovtu'ej are reported ,
G od judges estimate the wool clip of Mon
tana nt 5.COO.OCO piucdf , of which 2,0:0OC' : '
pounds have already been marketed ,
A board of civil trrvico examination 1m
bern appointed in Helena to examine Mon
taun applicants fcr appointment to oflic ? .
The shipments of tilver riilllon from liuttf
for the month of July , exclusive of tbo ship
menu f oin the copper properties , nmountct
10 etcs oso.
Ono hundred cftr loads of freight per da ;
nro handled nt the Dutto depot , nnd It take
sixty-five engines to do tha hauling on tin
Utah & Northern rend between liutlo nni
Kiglo Rock ,
Ucntcn itiitnlna ita reputation for going t
extremes in the matter of wentbor. On ho
Thursday the thermometer there roacht
103 ° In the elm do , nnd n signal torvlco ther
mometer nt that. Ihntiti la probibly th
hottest place In summer nnd tbo cjldcet iu
winter of nny settlement iu the territory.
KUIKOHNIA ,
The honey crop In the eastern part of Lo
Angeloa county Is said to bo n total failure.
A Los Angeles merchant some time nine
madn i. shipment of wine to Topekn , Kan.
but it wna returned to him by the nuthorittc
with n notice that it could not trots tlio bor
der of that state.
There Is n proposition to build n cable roni
from Los Angeles to Pasadena , A now pat
out ia to bo mod , by which tbo ordinary tuba
U done nway with , The whole eight mile
can be constructed in ninety dayo.
A wealthy widower of Green Valley , So-
nomn county , between seventy nud eighty
yours of ngo , tecontly offered n neighbor 9500
if ho would find him n wifo. Tha bargain wa
concluded , n young lady wna brought ou
from the east and was married tothongei
widower , and nil hands seem satisfied ,
E. F. Ohm , of Ban Francisco , his com'
muncod mlt acahub 2/00 defendant * to ob
tain pOBSo.'sIou of nbout 152 ncres of land situ
ated In the bcnrh of thu city , thu value o
which is bolwoou 2J , < OJ,000 nnd 530,000.COO
The land in question ia embraced In SOD varr
pquaro tract ? , boucdcd by Howard , lirammii
First nnd Third a'rcols. ' Ohm claims to holt
his tltlo by n eucrceslpn of deeds from Pete
Shorrobcclc , who obtained the original tltlo it
18 Ij.aa n Mexican grant. The suit Is n painlle
ono to that of Myra Clark Gnlnos , whlcl
figuro.1 PCI prominently In the Louisiana court
for forty jtnra.
sen AT. s ,
About hrtv liquor license1' hnvo been np
plied for nt Albuqueicjnc , N , Mex.
Tlio niaenimont rolls of thu incorporates
portion of A'ciuquvrqua a\\o\f \ nn ogcrcgati
valuation of 82,708,000.
The census nt Albuquerque , now computed
chows n p-vpulntion of over T.OOD. Of thl
number 2,000 live in old Albuquerque.
In the fall of 187G the town of Ward , Nov.
cast n vote of 0(5. ( The entire population o
the town to-day doea not exceed eve
fiftyTho
The raUroad company hnvo given up thi
cllort to ggt fro h wuter at Wbito PJaiu ?
Nov. The well wan down " 230 feet , nm
brlno nil the way. Froth wntor in plenty I
fouLd at ether points nt a depth of 200 feet
Superintendent Garrard , of tha Carsoi
mint , ha ? received orders from Director Kimball -
ball instructing bun to nbollsh the olliuo o
csslst.int coiner nnd roiluca thoforco of watch
wen from twelve to five ; toroduco the wngps
of watchmen from § 1 to S3 per dny ; engineer
from $5 to SI. nnd u proportionate reduction
for other workmen. All clerkship ! nleo or
dered nbollabod except chief clerk nnd book
keeper. Tbo director says that expenses mus
bo luduced S5.CCO per month.
THE KNIGHTS OF li/VBOIl.
A. .Discussion of ttio Organisation ant' '
tlio Quebtlon uf
To the Kditor of the BEE.
My attention lua boon dlrooted io the
commnnlcatloti of Mr , B. D. MacCarthy
in the itsuo of tno BEG of the 3-1 last. , iu
which ho 1m 3 seen , ii ; to pass aomo ntrict-
urcD upon the Kulghti of Libar. As
wo always invite dlecuialon of nil mat
torn which effect Um welfare of the
workers , t < ith j'our kind parmlcslon I
will lt.y baforo the general public aomo
of the alms end objects of the order.
Before entering on the task I fsol cou-
stralnod to compliment Mr. MacUaithy
npoa the liberal opinions ho appears to
hold und the moderate manner iu which
ho expressed hia vlowo , although I differ
from him us to the remedy that should
bo nppllcd to remove the disabilities
the tuilors ot prccont labor under.
It i ] customary for those nho wiito from
hi ) standpoint to ony that the views of
thoBo who are toklug an active part iu
the "labor movement" nro either absurd
or ridiculous , impertlueut or unrcnsDii
bio. They wish to qn.trril instead of dis
pute. They call ni fools or madmen ,
yet to the world wo psus aa people pestering
tering our full BonsEB , Thay are uaiully
conceited men who prate much of right
roaaou , uieaulcg always thiic own , and
make their piivato imuglnatlan the moas-
urocf general truth. It lo , th.ori.forp ,
rnfroihlug to dlecovcr a , man who will
advance hla oialono [ without the use of
the much too-coffliinn clvllitiss of argu
ment above referred to.
Mr. MacOartby has dwelt at some
lonyth upon the shoitoning of the hours
of labor as a remedy for overproduction.
Wo ogroe with him that it it a roaicdy.
Ho objac'B ' to l&bjr organizitlons becnueo
( so hu o'lyithey ' ) domunct class lagleh-
tiou and yut is himself ao cxtroaioly In-
oonalstont OB to call for It. In the list
of resolutions ho submits for inspection U
ono which makes the demand for eight
houia labor per duy for uiecbanica and
laborers while that which applies to
clerks in the employ of the government
only calls for olx hours , if that ia not
m legislation I don't knot ? what la.
The Knights of Libor nay
that the policy of run
ning to legislative bodies whenever
they desire their condition ameliorated
ia any way is Invariably productive
of bad results in that It destroys tbo
oolf-rclianco of men , Wo hold that tiio a
aealatauca cf the law-makers Is uot
necdo 1 In a matter of this kind , and
the hours of labor can easily bo regulated
by tbo people themselves. A cardinal
plank incur platform of principles Is "to
rifuj'i to work moru than eight flours per
day. "
The Knlghla of Ltbor do not approve
of strikes , and hold that in nlnoti-nlno
CSBCS out of ouo hundred they fail to
permanently beuofit thoao engaging in
them. Wo only jtutify suoh when out
right oppression bus boon practised. Wo
ay thut if business prlnciplea are ad-
heroi to by both sides any trade dispnto
can bo settled In au hour.
Employ era are admitted to the order ,
and I know of many Urge insuufuoturera
who t kcB an actlvo intuiost in its nd-
vancoment. Wo exclude any person who
makes his living or any portion of it out
of the sale or mauufaoturo of intoxica
ting llquoH. Wu da not admit lawyers
htcaiuti tboy g&In their livelihood trom
oil' the strlioi of humanity , and wo koup
out tumblers and known politicians ,
Wo dotlro to put nn end to tbo em
ploy in unt of children. To become good
citizens they require to bo kept at scnool
until they attain tha age of fourteen
yean. 0 lngto the decay of the "ap-
[ irdiitlca eyttom ' the establishment of
manual tunning achoo.a In all
cities of population liui b -
coma a nccostlty of the tlmua <
end WP , therefore , nro prepared to knd
our aid to any lujvc'inout buvlni ; that end
iu view , Ohild Isbor U only duo to the
fo/erjy cf perenta. |
Wo endeavor to teach men that to vote
for makino hatksor schcmlrg pclltlclsns
to ploco in petitions of trust , men whom
they would not tolerate in their homo
circle , because they happen to ba on tha
p\rly tlokot , to the exclusion tf ovowoi
frlonda of labor on the other tlckot , is
an aot of mental , moral nnd seoUl unl
aid . Wo toll them nlso
e. , , that they are
deluding themselves i ( they think ( hit
tariffs lix wages. I need not cnlargo
noon this sbtcmout , os the oxomplltic-
of the ntsortlon is
tion before the eyes
of the people at the present time.
Wo want men to sot their faces toward
co-operation nnd oolf-hclp ns ono of the
mcniia of throwing nsldo the yoke of the
"wage system. "
Wo ondbnvor to instill into the minds
of all who become members of the older
the lisson that t ) overcome iho obstacles
they daily meet on every hand they ro-
qulro education and to obtain It for them
selves and children should bo ono of their
greatest ninn In life.
Wa claim that no further grants cf the
public dotmln should bo made tn nny In
dividual or corporation , and it should ba
held for the benefit of the whole pooplo.
I believe that laud nationalization
Is the proper remedy for
overproduction I contend that
In the United Stales to-day you will find
Urge classes of people aa miserable nnd
poverty-stricken ns lu Europe. I there
fore nsk rnyjolf the question why is it
th&t the laboring muses the world ever
nro iho poorest clataos ? I firmly bMIovo
thnt tha labor question resolves itself ul
timately into the innd question.
Gernicn socialists see that labor Is not
gottlcg Its full duo , and propose to niiko
iv now atnto of thlugs. 1 do uot ncroo
with them. The primary tiroug that
robi labor of its earnings is land mono
poly. All over the civllJKsd
world , wherever you c n liud
land made private property , there you
will find wogoa tending to the minimum
upon which u mnn can nuppirt his fiui-
lly. In every conntry the ownership of
land hno bson the grant cause of serfdom.
An soon as land ia monopolized men have
to beg for pnrmleeinn to live , and there
ia no need of fclavoj. The country where
land is cheap ia the country where wnges
nro the highest , o'lnr things being fqoal.
Mou tleprlvc.l of going on land tire forced
to ac30ptlow _ wsg n Sumo proplo will
uny , how i.i it pcielb'o to acknowledge the
rqual right of nil men to land ? 1 eny
that it Is not Impoiolblo , but all that it
ia necessary to dlvldo Is
the revenue which coino } from the
land. A tract of land has no vnluo until
psoplo settle eroitnd it , therefore the value
uo uf laud belonga In tbo community and
ooght to po to it. Put n heavy tax upon
land and no ono rcn all'jrd to Hold it to
got a profit on it in the future. The only
class of people who would lose by the
adoption ot land nationalization &ro thoao
dog-ln-lho manger kind of men who nro
holding land In thu expectation thnt it
will rise in value. The most valunbl
laud In every country is land iu cltlo
Not cue-half of the land in any city
rcuplod , save by torn cits , brick bat
tin cans or billy goats , and the coua
quonco ia that people are forced to pi
exorbitant figured if they want to get
roof to caver their heeds.
A few moro wcnJs and I will close. It
la only the ignorant , vicious and ma-
liclona who are dangerous. Elevate the
lowest clnajos and you clovato thu whole
iisluro of ooc'oty. Until the musses
think for thomaolvea they muat bo at the
mercy of demagogues and those who
would uco them. It behooves 'every ' ono
to interest thonuolvea in thii work. If
the high places of the Rovcrnment have
become filled with those who 1'glslato
only for themselves It ia because pnbllo
Hjntlment hns bfoomo debauched by the
power of wealth and labor haa been
robbed cf its dignity. Men should know
their righto and duties and
bo taught that they owe their allegUnoo
to thotusolvoa and t.iah other There is
a great work to be accomplished , and nil
those who bpllovo that the dcath-kcoll of
monopoly should bj sounded , public
stealing and ola a Ivgltlation abolished ,
ought co units and prevent American
workmen from degenerating Into wage
alavoa , tenants end paupers , without tno
mental strength or moans necessary to
assort their individual right ) aud liber
ties.
ties.Yours
Yours &c. , "K.'of L.
CUaha , August 9th , 1885.
Mutual Iiminitioo
To the editor of Iho Bii : : .
The BEE has for yoirs chitnpionod
ho cause of the poor man , and
with ungloved hands waged war upon
raudu of all kinds except , I. o , mutual
nsurauae.
Why haa it been anloop tj the fact that
our etatu hai baeu overrun with men
working in the Interest of nnldo Inslltn-
lonn from other states , particularly from
ho atnto of Iowa , taking thousands of
dollars youly fram tin hard earnings of
our poorer or ni'ddlo ' claseoj , who can ill
afl'ord to sutTor the loss ,
These aid soalotlea , so called , are "cloeo
corporations. " The ollisora are cclf-ap-
lolntcd , and Irresponsible In many csaen.
Dhoy atoal the mm a of socloticn founded
upon the lodge ayatem and obtain their
uiembarshlp through misrepresentation.
Upwards of eight hnndrodof thorn have
iprncg into oxtstouco and died during
the past ton ycara.
Their usual modus operuncll Is to give
lolicles to a { oir loading bankers and
jiulnom men , nnd then two their name no
leverage to gull the lessor lights. By
lie ii o of the names of n few Omaha
aud Fremont bankers over 150 were
gulled Into an institution of this kind
lomo tire years ago.
A man died thu other day In the belief
; hat ho was leaving hla family $3,000
nsa ran co in tha Detroit Mutual Aid.
She got about 82CO uiily.
The greatest hum. these iustitutions do
a they break down oanfidonca in any
orrn of Insurance , and prevent men
brewing a protection nbont their famll-
es , who othcrwlro would bo gl d to dose
so , cither In carrying Insurance in old line
companies , or in uomo well regulated
Hero ia an opportunity fur you to do
ho public a valuable sjrvico by exposing
aomu of those frauds.
"BlWNT OlIJU ) , "
OMAIFA , Nib. , August 10 , 1885.
POOL DIHTH AND OTHKR PUIVI
LEGIH.rOU BALK ON TIIM
GUOUND3 OF THIS
OMAIM , NEBRASKA , FAIR.
All 'ilJa mu t Lo oiiflli In the Beciotarj' * lit
MCI liu'niu Aug. It. Tlio rltlit H uaemil lo i
< t ll blju.
1'ofbua nnd other premiums tlfcrod , yiO-
Ohl
FAIR HELD HKI'T. 4h lo
Address , I > AH , U
Hforeturr ,
loon I , CreU'titou JJooV ! , OBJ * Neb ,