THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , TUESDAY , MARCH 9 , 1886.
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IDE BEE FOBLISfillGliPMTi PROPHIEIO&S & ,
E. nOSEWATKIl. KDlion.
THE silence of tlio ircsiilont In
to Nebraska appointments Is so thick that ,
it might bo cut with a knife. Dr. Miller's
promised war of extermination still waits
behind tlio skirmish lines.
TCIEIIK seems to bo : i lull in the attacks
on Attorney General Garland. Tim Hell
telephone managers have pulled in their
liorn.s or else tlio funds for the relief of
their subsidised organs have given out.
SRNA.TOII JONIS : still lingers in Detroit
nnd persists in offering his heart and
liand to tlio two millionairess , Miss Palm ,
which leads the Hoslon Ilcconl to remark
that Senator Jones lias gone into com
mittee of the whole on the state of tlio
union.
GRKRKAI. Tinuv : is booked for the Di
vision of tlm Atlantic if reports nro
trtio , and those who claim to know insist
that General Gibbon will stop into John
Pope's on tlio 10th inst. Wo still bet on
Howard's chances on thn grounds of war
record and seniority in the list.
TIIKY have a woman at the Paris circus
who jumps from one horse to another
while tlio horses nro going around the
ring in opposite direction. That's noth
ing. Wo have politicians in Nebraska
who can jump from and to several op
posite platforms ril tlio same time with
out apparently losing their balance.
SENATOR Rium.iuEuor.u ought to DO
suppressed promptly. Ho has dared to
jest ut Senator Edmunds , and has ven
tured to charge thatsomo of the honator's
private secretaries are "lobbvists nnd
blackmailers. " Tlio senate generally
rushes into executive session the moment
Riddleborger takes the iloor. These who
claim to know insist that the "cold tea'1
of the senate restaurant is chiclly re
sponsible for lliddloberger's outbursts ,
nnd it will not bo surprising if a prohibi
tion sentiment is awakened as the result
of his drunken charges up mid down the
iloor of the senate chamber.
THE railroads seem to have some
special grudge against sheep. In the
west they refuse to haul thorn alive in
double decks ; in the east they charge 90c
per cwt. for hauling dressed mutton ,
while drcssuii liogs g0 tlt 80c , nud dreSfCil
cattle ( now rale ) , , at 05c. At the last
session of tlio Nebraska legislature an at
tempt wns made to pass a bill compelling
railroads to furnish double-dock cars , but
the railroads , of course , succeeded in
sidetracking tlio measure. Just why the
railroads should persist in keeping up an
unjust discrimination against sheep is
something tlmt puzzles the average mind
nnd arouses the indignation of the
farmers. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mn. SonKN LISTOE writes to the St.
Paul .Pioneer Press from Copenhagen to
correct a recently published story to the
effect that Minister Anderson on his first
presentation to the queen of Denmark
was guilty of several blunders in the
matter of etiquette. Ho says that the
statement tlmt the now minister took a
chair unasked sud sat down for a famil
iar chat with tlio queen , greatly shocking
the attendants , could not have been true ,
because the queen always rccicvcs
foreign ministers alone ; nnd , sec
ondly , because there wcro no
chairs in tlio room. As to the
"American " filled with
colony "being holy
horror at nil this , Mr.Llstoo says that the
colony , so far as ho has boon able lo dis
cover , consisbi of Paul du Chnillu , tlio
traveler , Mr. L. Meldal of Minneapolis ,
, and ono or two others , nud that none of
them have over hoard of any blunders
committed by Minister Anderson. On
the contrary , our representative is quite
popular in the city , and is well received
at court and in all literary circles. Ills
surmised in Copenhagen , says the Pioneer
* Press , that the funny stories about Mr.
Anderson emanate from his disgruntled
predecessor.
' SKKATOK PI.UMII has introduced an
t amendment to the Cullom railroad bill ,
providing tlmt passes shall no'thor be
issued lo nor accepted by persons in the
service of the government under penalty
of tine or imprlbonmcnt. This Is a proper
move. It has been one of the grentest
onndnlH of army lifu in the west that
oflicors on duty , especially on the start' ,
have boon able to add to their pay by
drawing'miloago for expenses never in
curred , or if incurred covered by the
' fruo transportation issued by the rail-
roads. Within the past live years hun
dreds of dollars have been paid by paymasters -
' masters for traveling expenses of oflicors
on journeys ordered from headquarters ,
which never cost the beneficiaries a cent.
The proceeds wuro considered a perquisite -
quisito of ollico and were pocketed by the
travelers. Several years ago this abuse
of mileage btimulatod by free passes
reached such a stnco that it was poi till-
out ly referred to by the adjutant general
in a circular from army headquarters in
Washington. When ollicers nro not
traveling at publb expense there may bu
an oxeuso for the acceptance of free
transportation over the railroads. Hut
| ; ? it takes a Mretch of conscience to justify
a certification of mileage which was without -
. out expense to the travelers , It may be
U aid that the same abuse exists
in the cases of senators and
[ . congressman who use passes and draw
compensation for traveling expenses
Senator Plumb knows bow it is himself ,
His pocket book is bursting open witli
' free transportation tendered him over a
dozen .trunk lines. He has not paid si
-foliar * * worth of railroad faro in years
_ la addition he carries a I'ullpian luniual
quid ) a rare favor , nud only given to par
fiea who may bu counted upon to return
till viluu for th'i compliment.
"Wliy Ilnliiffilt Increases.
The New York Times quotes the BEE'S
statement as to the retreat of the dcsort
westward , nnd queries why rnlnfall is in *
creasing in the section once given over to
grazing nnd considered unfit for cultiva
tion , Observers nnd scientific men nro
ngrccd that the turning up of the soil
increases rainfall by retaining moisture
in the earth which otherwise would run
off rapidly into tlio tributaries of the
rivers nud through them to the sea. The
moisture thus retained is slowlv evapor
ated nnd taken up into the atmosphere to
return as rain in the region where tt first
fell , Tins is doubtless ono reason
of the increased rainfall , but
tliero arc others equally important.
The planting of trees has n
powerful inllttenco in retaining moisture
in the soil nnd in increasing tlio oxygen
of tlio air. Plants take in carbonic acid
and give out oxygen , ono of the principal
components of water. It is noted as n
singular fact tlmt the building and opera
tion of railroads and telegraph lines , oven
in advance oi settlement , is generally fol
lowed by n steadily increasing rainfall.
Tills result is attributed to the effect of
the electrical currents running on mils
and wire ? . In the case of the railroads
the effect is more probably produced by
the disturbance of the atmosphere attend
ant iiiioii the rushing of the trains.
Heavy rainfalls nro known to fol
low artillery battles ns the re
sult of tlio detonations of the guns.
The same result takes place tlirougli the
disturbance of the atmosphere by the
trains ilying over tlio iron rails
But of all these causes the most potent
is undoubtedly cultivation of the soil ,
Iron planting and the growth of crops
which prevent the rapid drainage of the
rainfall to the sea through the neighbor
ing streams. The hard sod of the prairie
almost impervious to water sheds the
showers from its back like n roof. Tlio
plowed fields absorb the moisture and
yield it gradually back to its native ele
ment whence it returns again and again
to fructify tlio soil. The trees and groves ,
tlio broad acres of tall corn , all in their
way assist in tiio trnnsformattom of do-
sent to farm land while railroad and tele
graph lines may perhaps bo adjuncts as
suggested. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Iho New Navy.
The plans of Secretary Whitney for the
new navy are embodied in the bill now
before the committee of naval affairs.
Should they bo adopted by congress , the
'United States will have an effective iron
clad fleet of twenty-two vessels. This es
tablishment , while not largo , will bo
nearly equal to that of the German em
pire in strength , a little less than half the
size of England and Franco , and moro
powerful than those of any und all of the
South American republics combined. At
present Chili and Peru excel us in the
lighting capacity of their best iron-ciads.
As agreed upon by the committee , the
naval bill provides in the first place for
two sea-going armored vessels of about
0,000 tons displacement , with engines of
0,000 horse power , and capable of a speed
of sixteen knots an hour. These two
cruisers will bo veritable sea mon
sters , capable not only of pro
tecting tlio country's coast , but of
pursuing any enemy who may
venture into American * tnra. Ships
of such tonnage and speed arc extremely
rare in the navies of the world. The
great German cruisers have a speed of
twelve miles an hour. Besides these two
leviathans , the bill provides for three
other now armored cruisers of not less
than 8,500 nor more than 5,000 tons dis
placement , and to have the highest prac
ticable speed ; for four first-class torpedo
boats , nnd for ono torpedo cruiser , of
about 800 tons displacement , with full
torpedo outllt , rifle batteries , steel dock ,
and a sen speed of twenty-two knots an
hour. A torpedo cruiser of such speed
and destructive power would make havoo
in nn enemy's slow-going fleet. The
bill further provides for tlio completion
of the doublo-turrctcd monitors Puritan ,
Mouadnock , Amphitrito and Terror.
Provision is also made for tlio armament
of the four ironclad vessels authorized by
the net of March 8d , 1883. Of the four
ships under the John Roach contract , the
Chicago , the Atlanta , the Boston and the
Dolphin , the latter only is completed and
in service. When nil nro finished under
this nnd former legislation the country
will bo in possession of nn effective full-
armored seagoing lleot of twenty-two
vessels. The country has become fully
aroused to the necessity of rebuilding our
navy and making it equal to its duty of
protecting American interests on
the high sens. Wo nro now
prntlcally defenseless against ag
gressions from powers much smaller
und weaker than our own government.
Our sea coast defences arc not worthy of
the numo , and we have no float to patrol
our coast in time of war. Witlt such n
licet ns that proposed , there will bo less
necessity for the extensive line of coast
defenses which linvo boon urged so
strongly. The fast cruisers will afford
muoli of the protection needed. They
will possess the additional advantage of
being able to pursue an aggressor into
ills own waters and destroy his shipping.
Now that a now administration of their
own party controls naval nll'airs the
democrats who have for years opposed
all naval construction because republicans
controlled the expenditures , will have no
good reason for refusing to place the
American navy on the solid basis de
manded by every consideration of public
safety. _ _
A DISPATCH from Washington an
nounces that the fear of impending labor
troubles is giving a black eye to buiUng | !
operations , The rumor that there will bo
a general strike on May 1st for eight
hours as iv day's work with a consequent
advance of 20 per cent as a day's pay is
forcing contractors to advance all bids
on piojocted improvements. Architects
am advising against building thin year
on tiie ground of enhanced expense , and
the prospects are that the number of men
who will find employment ut the short
ened hours will bo less instead of greater
than under the old schedule , Grand
Master Powdurly , of the Knights ol
Labor , in a recent interview denied
that ton hours' pay would bo asko.d
lor eight hours' labor , but the
docs not seem to bo the general under
standing. It is very questionable whether
the wage earners of the country can
afford a reduction of working hours
which carries witli it a twenty per cent ,
reduction' wages for a day's work ,
simply to give the extra two hours to the
unemployed , There nro two sides to the
eight-hour question , as there are to every
other important issue. If eight hours
means tlio. sumo pay for eight liours1
work ns it does for ton , it means nn ad
vance of twenty per cent , in Hid cost of
production. If it ino.tus a proportionate
decrease in the pay of worktngmon it
amounts to a twenty per cent , dccronso in
the wages of individual laborers and
mechanics. Men like Mr. Powderly
argno that if tlio same amount
of work is to bo done the same amount of
wages will bo paid out to nn increased
force of workingmcn , nnd that the num
ber of the unemployed will bo lessoned.
This is undoubtedly so. But it is a seri
ous question whether the average laborer
and mechanic can afford to stand the loss
of two hours pay in order to give two
liours work to another , and It is an equal
ly serious question whether n twenty per
cent , advance in the cost of production
will not re-act unfavorably to the best in-
tercs of labor in case the same pay is
demanded for two hours less work as was
under the old schedule.
Tlio Ituslncss Slttmtion.
The labor troubles Unit are cropping
out in various sections of the country
with the approach of spring are no doubt
already having n somewhat depressing
effect upon trade , and the fact that
tlio labor movement for higher wages
and concessions has only begun is not at
all conducive to tlio creation of anything
like a boom in trade , manufacturing and
industrial circles , as capital is becoming
rather timid. However , it is to bo hoped
that all dlfloronccs will bo amicably
adjusted , and that the laboring element
will succeed in securing nil just nnd
reasonable demands. In that event the
year promises to be a most prosperous
one in nearly every branch of trade and
industry.
At the wholesale trade centers business
has been only moderate during the past
week. The general distribution of mer
chandise has fallen short of earlier antici
pations for tliis stage of the season , but
in many lines them , is evidence of marked
improvement in comparison with the
same period last year. Trade exchanges
nnd business correspondence from the
leading commercial centres speak en
couragingly of the outlook. The
number of failures in the United
States shows a slight decrease , last
week as compared witli recent
weeks. The total for the whole country ,
including Canada was 210 , as against 248
the previous week nnd 280 the week be
fore.
fore.Tliero
Tliero has been a sharp ndvnnco in cot
ton prices. Tlio rise is not supported
by any material change in the statisti
cal position nor in tiio condition of
consumptive demand , but seems to be the
result of a growing sentiment that prices
hud been unduly depressed. This feel
ing has stimulated speculation , and there
has been an extensive covering of short
lines as well as liberal purchases for in
vestment , under which Now York prices
for future delivery have ad
vanced forty-eight to fifty points
as compared with week before last.
The wool trade has continued sluggish
and unsatisfactory. There is no quotable
change in values , but ou all descriptions
except low wools , which are scarce , the
position favors buyers. Dry goods have
been fairly active , although business has
been retarded n little by tlio severe
weather , which has deltwetUho depletion
*
of retail stocks. The market is firmerfor"
cotton goods , and there is moro confidence
in the woolen goods trade , but few actual
changes in prices. There has been less
general activity in the iron trade , but a
good business is reported in pinto and
sheet iron. The car-shops are getting
largo orders , and there is promise of
further largo sales of steel rails during
the next few weeks. The general situa
tion is strong.
A stronger feeling has characterized
the grain markets. Tlio strength is duo to
the moderate improvement recently noted
in the foreign demand. Liverpool stocks
are being gradually reduced , and thovo is
a llttlo bettor Inquiry from English buy
ers , but most of the sales for export are
on orders from the continent. The for
eign demand at best is only fair , but it
contrasts favorably witli the extreme
dullness prevalent a few weeks ago. The
rise is greater in actual wheat than in
options , and this is an evidence of grow
ing confidence among tlio trade. A large
amount of wheat delivered on Marcli
contracts has been absorbed by specu
lators , who have heretofore paid hand
somely to the professional carriers to
take their maturing contracts off
their hands nnd give thorn Inter
"options" in exchange. The result is
an appreciation In the value of cash
wheat that has narrowed the difference
in 'price between the options until there
is no longer the usual margin over regu
lar storage charges from month to month.
The interior movement is moderate , and
the visible supply in this country is 700,000 ,
bushels loss than week before last , but
afloat stocks show an increase of 520,000 ,
bushels , which is made up chiefly by tlio
increase in the homo supply brought out
by the recent speculative flurry in Now
York. This change in the statistical con
dition has not shnkon coniidonco in tlio
market , as there is a well sustained uo-
mund for homo consumption , and tlio ex
port trade , though not active , is very fair.
Provisions nro moro active speculatively ,
but some products are weaker. Exports
of hog products are moderate , nnd for
last week fell a little below the total for
the samu time last year.
IN no city of the country have women
found more difficulty in entering the
medical profession than in Philadelphia ,
yet there are in that city oijrht women
physicians who have an annual practice
of about $20,000 each , twelve who have
an income of over $10,000 , each , nnd
twenty-two whoso income is over $5,000
each. There is no good reason why a
thoroughly educated woman physician
should not have an extensive practice
anywhere , for ns iv rule women nnturully
prefer to bo treated by ono of their own
sox , provided they have confidence in the
ability of the woman physician.
TIIK passage of the Blair educational
bill by the scnato , appropriating $70-
000,000 , leads the Chicago Mail to make
the suggestion that a portion of this sum
ought to bo set aside for the purpose of
teaching people who send communica
tions to tlio newspapers not to write on
both sides of the paper. The BEG also
suggc-sts that pcoplo ought to bo taught
to write move prose nnd less poetry ,
SUYKKAL Chicago' "art dealers" attend
ed the sale of the Morgan art treasures in
Now York , expecting to pick up numer
ous bargulHs , but when they found the
prices reiguiug from $1,000 to $111,525 ,
they adjourned to a chJ.i ] John establish *
mcnl nnd invested in a lot of chronjos ,
which they intend to palm off on their
Chicago patrons as geitulrio works of art.
SoJir.'of tlio old Maryland slaveholders
still cling to the idea that the government
may possibly compensate them for the
loss of their chatties , nnd they have peti
tioned their congressional representatives
to work for legislation with that end in
view. When the government redeems
the confederate bonds , then perhaps will
it pay the slaveholders for their slaves ,
and not before. '
IT is reported that nearly half of
Florida's ornugo crop was frozen during
the recent cold , the monetary loss being
$1,000.000. Wo cannot believe this re
port in view of tlio fact that recent
Florida "resolutions" are to the effect
that not a single orange was frozen.
Tliero is nothing llko resolutions to scttlo
a question beyond all doubt.
Kuoi > r. ISLAND is the smallest state in
the Jnloii , but slio produces some of the
most original ideas. A proposed amend
ment to the constitution authorizes
women to elect a general assembly , to bo
composed of women only , with concur
rent power and authority witli the gen
eral assembly , which shall remain com
posed of men only.
No lieutenant governor has over be
come governor in Nebraska , nnd it is not
likely that the precedent will bo
abolished. Lieut. Gov. Sliodd may as
well turn his ambition in some other
direction.
Tun .Avtagngdlivlit Naltnginnarmik
Tysaruminnssassumik Unickut is a
Greenland publication. It takes two
compositors a day's time to set up its
title. _
PROMINENT PERSONS.
Fiederick DoiiRlas intends to RO to JEurope
in the spring on n two years' tour.
airs. Hancock's friends In Washington are
talking of presenting her a house in that
city.
city.Kate
Kate Field's estimate of the president Is
that ho is a man of llviu convictions nnd a
desire to do right.
Julius Crcsar , Augustus Coesar ami another
Cassarnro partners In business in Cincinnati.
They have no Brutus In their employ.
Anna Dickinson still contemplates return
ing to tlio stage , and Is said to be negotiating
with Loydoii managers to tlmt effect.
"Mrs. Langtry , " says the London World ,
"has made an immense stride and placed
herself , once for all , on the roll oC so rlou
actresses. "
Millionaire Hosteller \ served Allegheny
county , PH. , last week , as a | common pleas
juror. It was a dose bf bitters which ho
doesn't ' like. , )
Mr. Hamilton Dissloiii of Philadelphia , is
said lo bo tlio most heavily 'Insured nun in
America , having policies aggregating 5475-
000 on his lite. '
A Buffalo man mentions It's ono of Cleve
land's strong points tlmfjic can trudge along
n stream all day without catching any lish
and never got drunk. i
Pauline Lucca writes to fridnds in London
that her health Is completely restoicd and
tlmt she will icsumo the duties of her pro
fession in Berlin In April , f
'
Sam Jones , gonsatlonnl evangelist , was
formerly in the employ of Austin Curtin , of
Pennsylvania , who Is interested In Iron
works at Cnrtersvllle , Ga.
Henry Watterson , having progressed well
on the convalescent list. Is In receipt o
friendly warnings against eating another
Jacksonlnn dinner at Columbus.
PittowkahanapywIviUi alias Pountlmaker ,
chief of the rebel Crecs , was recently bap
tized in the Manitoba penitentiary. Ills
name was Immersed In sections ,
Gen. Sherman says ho lias no idea of aban
doning St. Louis ns his permanent residence ,
but Mrs. Sliennnn and himself will perhaps
residein New York City for the next two
years.
SnjunnclcrliiR tlio Public Domain.
CMcaao Tribune.
At least a largo part of the 170,000,000 acres
of tlio public domain has boon squandered by
the sworn servants of the people.
Huvlslon.
I'Meaao Times.
If anyone is undertaking a revised edition
of tlio slang dictionary , ho should not tall to
examine Sam Jones' sermons.
Mayor VnuRhnn Ou lit to Issue a
Proclamation.
Sioux City Journal.
Tliero appears to bo no icnson why Mayor
Yaiiglian should not Issue a proclamation
staling that out of a total vote of 2,000 at
Council BltilT * ho received , ns an Independ
ent candidate for mayor , Just 231 , or less than
ono veto out ot ten.
"Poor Old Kansas City. "
Kansas Cttu Times.
Pcoplo are not to bo blamed if In this
howling waste of mud they cry out "Poor
old Kansas City I'1 And the men as they go
to business and the men as they stand
helpless at the corners think
O for the touch of a walk that Is dry ,
And the sight of a street that Is paved.
Already n Great City.
O'XetU Fiwtier.
A visit to Omaha last weak convinces the
writer that our metropolis Is already a great
city , nnd that It Is destined to bo the greatest
west of Clilcago. All Xcbraskans are proud
ofOmnlm but of the Klkliorn valley
\ WlltUlllI , L/Llfc we 1/i. II1U AJIIMlUt ( A 1 HllVJ
know that Its prosperity and our own would
bo Krcntly augmented had wo direct lallway
communication. Jf Omaha capitalists permit
another year to pass without bringing this
about wo shall lose faith in their enterprise
and judgment ,
.
Gold Discoveries in Nebraska.
The recent sensational accounts of the dls-
covery of gold-producing ore jn the mmlily
Missouri bottoms at Omalia niul In the blulTs
near David City would sebm to Indicate , not
tlmt untold wealth Is hidden beneath our soli ,
but that the fools are not all dead yet , It Is
no doubt a profitable buslri\J&i'f \ ' ° "salt" claims
and cieato a boom to catcirsu6kers In mining
terillory , but It won't work In this state. Ne
braska's wealth Is on tlio surface.
I'lnttsmouth Was liJiitlUca to the
Olllcc. ,
Faptllton Times'
M. L. Haywnrd , of Nebraska City , has been
appointed by Governor Dawcs , ns Jnilijo of
the second judicial district , to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge Mitchell. The
proper man for the place was Sam M. Chapman -
man , of Plntlsmoulh , wlio , In point of ability ,
Is far suuerlor to Hay ward. IJosldos Plntls-
moulh was entitled to the otllce , lor no mem
ber of thn bar of that town lias over asked for
or held the ofllco iicieloforc.
A Truly Wonderful Machine.
( TXttt Kronffcr.
In our opinion the finest sight wo saw on
our recent visit to Omalm was the Scott i > er-
feeling press of the UEK , In operation. It Is
atruly wondeiful machine. The blank paper
Is ted from a laigo cylinder at the rear of the
press nnd comes out at the other end printed ,
pasted and folded , ready for the newsboys.
In fifteen minutes after the press is stalled
the papers are scattered nil over the city. The
formsofTho paper are stereotyped and placed
on cylinders also.
IPlnln Tnlk.
riatlsmoulh J/rrnM.
The young man who Is hired to abuse Ne
braska democrats In the editorial columns ot
the Omaha Herald , Is venturing n good deal
when ho refers to Charles 11 Drown ot Omaha
oj a "characterless" person. Somebody
ought to nut him on .1 dunce block nnd put n
fool's cap on his head. Tlio public would
know then just what ho was. This young
noodle forgets tlmt CharlM 11. Hrown has re
peatedly been sent to the state senate by
the democrats of Douglas county , and two
years ago was the party nominee for congress
In this district. If ho were "charncteiloas"
what sort of n party Is It ho has represented ?
Is It an unclean bird , that befouls Ils own
nest ? The fellow who writes such stult Is n
bigger fool than Doc. Miller.
Endorsement of Senator Vim Wyck.
Grand 7tl < iml Tlmrt ,
The entire west will endorse the bill ol
Senator Van Wyck to give llio accumulation
of 5,000,000 ot tlio Union I'aclllc sinking
fund back Into the hands of the company lo
build the necessary branches to protect the
main line from being bankrupted by the en
croachments of other lines on llslenllory ;
to assist It to pursue an aggressive Instead of
Its present passive policy. Kspoctally Is this
endorsed by the pcoplo because lliey believe
the Adams' administration of thoioadtobo
lioucsl. If this bill passes with Its present
rcshlctlons and secuilty for the government ,
It will largely Incieaso railroad building In
the west. Let Van Wyclc boom that bill , for
It Is In every respect to bo inofcricd lo the
eighty-year bill of Senator Hoar.
Question ami Answer.
Kcw Yinl ! 11'oiW.
Pa. whnl'3 nn nhlcimnn ?
An nldcrjnnn , my son.
Appears lo bo beyond nil else
The city's favored ono
In fact , the biggest man on eaith ,
When nil Is suhl nnd done.
Lasl year ho ran a small saloon ,
The haunt of toughs and heals ;
This year liu owns thu solid town ,
Especially the streets ,
And bigger glows from day to ilny ,
Whene'er Ihe council meets.
Pa , what's a franchise ?
A profitable thine ,
Which ouht to yield n revenue
Enough for any king ,
Ami which our lordly aldermen
Toss to " " " . "
n "gang" or "ring.
Grow up , my boy , ami do your best
To bo an alderman ,
Then run the clly that you servo
Upon the bandit plan ;
Grow rich ami croat , nnd keep oulslilo
Stale prison if you can.
Vim Wyck's Hntlrond Hell.
Sprtnuflcld ( iVcb. ) Munftnr.
Senator Van Wyck has introduced a
bill into Ihe sonata , permitting tlio Union
Pacific railroad to use the funds which
have been deposited in tlio treasury un
der the Thurman act , for the purpose of
biuiding branch roads in Nebraska and
Kansas. The following from tlio Omaha
BEE states the object of tlio bill in n nut
shell :
Senator Van Wyck's bill aims to ac
complish a two-fold object. It will relieve
lievo tlio company from the condition
Of practical insolvency into which it has
boon plunged by a series of corrupt man
agements. Tlio road has been milked
dry of funds nnd its present owners find
themselves unable to meet competition
by extending branch lines into their in
vaded territory. By tiio use of the funds
lying idle in the treasury or invested in
bonds bearing a low rate of interest the
road will bet placed upon its feet in the
region whore it is now handicapped and
helpless. Another result of the Van
Wyck bill , if it secures a passage , will
bo to increase the value ot the govern
ment lien upon the road. The. siu > Vhfr
fund , now unproductive , wijl bjj Invested
in lines of road oil wVuch the govern
ment will have " first lien , and which
under the provisions of the bill must bo
nOJNi&tly construoled with their
debentures based on nn actual expendi
ture of money. This , briefly stated is
the gist and object of the bill which the
howling dervishes of the brass brigade
are pointing to as a violent "somer
sault" from the anti-monopoly ranks.
Nothing would suit these nicompoops
butter than to succeed in demonstrating
that objection to railroad abuses nnd
obstruction to railroad extension are ono
and the same thing. It cannot bo done.
Cases of Stroiifj Memory.
Contemporary Review : The following
case given by Dr. John Abcrcrombio ,
much abbreviated for want of spnceshows
most strikingly tlmt memory is a power
unlimited in its operation , and that in ils
unconscious workings It is most vigorous
and overmastering whore its subjects are
least cultured and nearest the condition
of the animal world. A girl of seven
years , employed in tending cattle , slept
in an apartment next to the ono occupied
by nn Itinerant fiddler , a musician of
considerable skill , who frequently
spent the night in performing
pieces of a refined description. Slio
fell ill , was taken care of by n lady ,
and eventually became her servant. Some
years elapsed , and the family wcro often
surprised to hear miisio during the night.
At length the sound was traced to the
sleeping-room of the girl , who , fast
asleep , was warbling in a manner exactly
resembling the sweetest tones of a small
violin. It was found that after being
two hours in bed she became restless and
began to mutter to herself ; then , uttering
noises resembling the tuning of a violin ,
she dashed oil' , nftor some prelude , into
elaborate , ) Ioces of music , which she per
formed in n clear and accurate manner.
A year or two passed away , and slio
began to vary her performances by
imitating the sounds of an old piano in
llio house , the singing of the inmates ,
and further on she began to dis
course on n variety of topics. Tiio just
ness and truth of her remarks on all sub
jects excited the utmost astonishment
in those who were acquainted with
her limited means of acquiring informa
tion. She wns known to contugalo cor-
reclly Latin verbs and to speak several
sentences in French. During her par
oxysms it was almost impossible to wnko
her , nnd when her eyelids were raised
nnd a oamllo brought near tlio eye she
seemed insensible to light. About 10 she
began to observe those who were in the
apartment nnd answered questions put
to her witli astonishing ncutonoss. Tins
nfl'eellon went on for tenor cloven years.
Shu was when awake , a dull , awkward
girl , slow in receiving any kind of in-
slrucllon , without any turn for music , or
apparently any recollection of what
passed in her sleep. At the ago of SI she
bcamo immoral und was dismissed. It is
believed that she afterward became in-
sano. Dr. Moflat relates Hint nftor
preaching a sermon on "Klernily" to
some Africans ho heard a simple-looking
young man repent it all over again lo a
group of natives with uncommon preci
sion , the very gestures being reproduced.
On telling liiin that he had done more
than the original preacher could do , re-
pout the Ecrmon verbatim , the trnvngo
touehod his forehead nnd said , "Whim 1
hoar anything great , it remains there. "
What It Means.
"Father , " asked liltlo Johnny >
Swilligon , "what does this moan thnt , I
see in tlm paper so often ? "
"What is it , Johnny ? "
"Why , 'a public ollico i * a jiublic
trust. ' "
"It moans tlmt the publlo must trust
tlio man that holds thu ollico uud lot him
do what lie likes. "
GULLED BY A PIOUS DARKY ,
Many Glasgow Lassies in Love With D.
Victor Adolplma Nero.
Letters From lOOQIrln Found In the
Missouri NcRro's Potlt MnlBou
Engaged to Mnrry Xhroo
At Onco.
Now York Sun : Early in February a
cable dispatch to the Sun announced tlmt
the staid burgh of Glasgow , Scotland ,
had been engrossed for a week by tlio os-
capadei of David Nero , an American
negro preacher and adventurer , who hail
been nrrosted for swindling pious churchmen -
men , staid matrons and pretty maidens.
Thn story of his arrest , when printed in
St. Louis and other parts of Missouri ,
awaked a sympathetic interest , for ho and
his methods wcro very well known in tlmt
state.
Nero's full name li David Victor Adol-
pints Nero. The cards which ho carried
with him when ho sailed for Glasgow bore
the legend :
I Kr.v. I ) . VKTOU Anoi.iMnis Xiuo : , :
: 1'iom West Aft Ira , now ol :
: Mlssomi Presbytery. :
_ llo is a handsome dark.y/'moVd'
six feet tall , and straight as an arrow ,
and has a frame nnd muscular develop
ment that make him well-nigh perfect
physically. His skin is coal black. Ho
was bom in Dcmerara , British Guiana.
Little is known of his early life , except
that ho was thoroughly educated. In
Juno , 1878. ho went lo St. Louis , saying
that ho had come from Canada , nud
made application for a place as teacher
in the miblio schools. Ho passed the
principnrsexaiuiuation with credit , ami
was made principal of Caroudelet
colored school 0.
Ho was scrupulously neat in his dress ,
nud had the bearing and manners of a
gentleman , and for llio lirst year he made
great success as u teacher. Then a man
named Dorsey went before the authori
ties nnd charged Nero with selling books
that had been confided to him for Ircodis-
tribution , and pocketing the proceeds. It
was also rumored that no had made love
improperly to one of his pupils. Super
intendent Long and Jtho school board In-
vesticatcd the charges and Nero cleared
himself , but the pcoplo ot the district
would not accept the whitewash , and
Nero was transferred lo another district.
At the end of the year in that district tlio
superintendent discovered that the lig-
urcs in Nero's report of the use of sup
plies had been falsified , and Nero had lo
K -
Ho next appeared in Kansas City , where
ho obtaincila place ns teacher in the pub
lic schools. Within a year his popularity
oxciled tiio envy of some of his colored
fellow citizens , who began to investigate
his previous career , and as a result learn
ed that before reaching St. Louis ho had
married n girl in Cleveland , and after
living ; witli her ono day had lied the city ,
carrying his wife's gold watch and other
portable property along.
Nero was suspended Irom his school at
onco. Ho Had while in Kansas City mar
ried a respectablu colored girl. She re
mained faithful to him when the exposures -
ures were made , and Nero resolved to
live the scandal down. His Cleveland
wife was traced to Nebraska , whore she
had married again , and Nero got n di
vorce from Iior , married his Kansas City
wife over again , nnd started life anew.
Another school was given to him and ho
made it a derided success , nnd to all ap
pearances had become a very uspfjtl " * * ? .
izen.
But Kansas CitvvTas lee much of a
pent-up Utiga l _ contract his powers for-
> ' % f".Vd in Juno , 1885 , ho landed at
Ulusgow. Ho announced that ho was a
preacher , and the principal of Sunnier
college , Kansas City , nn institution do-
voleU to training young negroes for mis
sionary work in Africa , and that ho had
been sent lo England to solicit funds to
enable the school to widen ils usefulness.
As credentials , he carried a certificate
from the Presbytery of Missouri , duly
authenticated by the signatures of the
moderator and the secretary , and another
from the oflicors of the collcgo which he
said ho represented.
The appearance of the man , his evi
dent culture , and his earnestness opened
tlio way for him nt once , and enlisted the
enlisted the sympathies of clergy mitt
Inity alike. The churches nnd chapels
were opened for him to speak in , nnd the
houses of the church members became
ns fruo to him ns his own home in Kan
sas City. His preaching was fervid , nnd
had a rndo eloquence about it that car
ried tlio pcoplo by storm , and when ho
inveigled against those who hoard this
world's goods and proclaimed the re
wards that await the pious who give thai
the gospel may bo spread in the dark
corners of the earth , pounds and shillings
and sixpences dropped softly or jingling-
ly together in the contribution box until
tno harvest reached thousands of pounds.
Then ho branched out and went to Liv
erpool and to London , where ho became
Spurgeon's guest , and was introduced to
the pious nobility as a sample of what ed
ucation could do for the negro. Ho lec
tured on "Tlio American Negro , " and
his talent is evident from tlio universal
commendation which his effort received
from cultivated London audiences.
Just how it happened that he awakened
the suspicions of the people with whom
ho mingled is not known , for , like n cer
tain eminent Chautauqua statesman , he
knew enough to destroy the shells when
ever ho sucked tlio eggs in a nest. And
yet ho was wonderfully audacious ,
Pretty white girls , fascinated by his
manly vigor and eloquence in the pulpit ,
foolishly fell in love witli him , and a
dovecote which lie established in a suburb
of Glasgow changed mistresses oflon. At
the same time ho made love to matrons
and maids of high degree , nnd was engaged -
gaged to marry three different young
white women of excellent families at the
same time , with the full approval of thuir
parents. Kach poor soul expected to go
with him to Africa , nnd live n life of bliss
and usefulness teaching the Hottentots
the error of their wnys , Ono poor girl
wont with him to America on n flying
trip , which is supposed to have been
made to secrete some of his booty , and
was deserted by him in Kansas City when
I in left tliero.
Finally the crash came , A West End
minister bccttmo aroused to the necessity
of looking UP the antecedents of the man
who was making loose change a scmco
commodity in the pocUets o'f the congro-
gallon , and ho wrote to the Ituv. John F ,
Cowan , secretary of the Missouri
Presbytery , at McCrcdio , Mo. This is
the reply that ho got back :
McCuiu.lB. Mo. . Jan. 23 , 1SSO.
Dear Sir : Your letter of date , lan , is Ims
Just ifl.tchcd me. In reply. 1 have to say
that no such person ns the Ituv. 1) . Victor
Adolphus Nero Is known , or IKIU ever Iwun
Known , lo llio Presbytery of MM < nml. N or
does imy sticli collide as that of which your
luttcr siH'aks oxlbt within tlio bounds of said
Presbytery. Very truly yours ,
JOHN K. UOWAX ,
Stated Clerk of .Mifsomi Piotbytery ,
Nero's sun had set. Ho would have
hastened away to his dusky nnd faithful
wife in Kansas City , but the unfeeling
bobbies cama down upon him and ran
him in. A roam of sweet-scouted paper ,
hundreds of dainty missives that breathed
thu lovings of Glasgow maids and
matrons , and three pairs ot "summer
built" trousers were about all that the
bobbies captured ,
In corners of the newspapers wore un
feeling gibes at tlio susceptible young
women who had been smitten by his
charms , so that In hin Into career ho Ims
achicvtjd grcalpr notoriety than ho did at
llrst. During his sojourn in England
Nero hnd traveled on a leave of absence ;
from his colored school in Kansas City ,
but when ho brought the pretty whim
mistress homo with him nt the time ho
made his flying visit Inst fall a scandal
arose , nnd Nero quickly dusted. Ills
punishment will prouably not bo severe ,
oven if ho is convicted on his trial in
England , While the aggregate of lib
collections wcro enormous , the individual
sums wcro rarely over $100 , and but few
complnlnnnts will bo found bravo onougli
to urosoculo. A year or two in p 'ison
nnd Nero will bo nblo lo Iry hlsoloquotieu
in some other gullible pan of the world ,
or lo return to Kansas City and make
another effort to live his record down.
AVOMAN'S WORK.
Monthly Report of tlio Women's
Christian Association.
The following is a condensed report of
the W. C. T. U. for the month of Febru
ary !
Mr. J. C. Holt began a course of sixteen
lectures on iFohrunry 1 , continuing six
teen nights. The last evening ho was en
gaged and paid by the Reform club , num
bering MO , which is the result of his
labor among us. A number In this club
nro members of llio V. M , C. A. nnd other
Christian societies , who joined to help
the boys In their efforts to save'others.
The linform club is organized with the
usual ollicers , nnd Itoidsrcgularmeetings
on Saturday evening. The rending room
is llio hourly resort of men who sptmt
their lime formerly in saloons.
Mr. Joe Crilchllold followed Mr. Holt
with lectures full of sound argument nml
genuine wit. Hen Ilogan has boon in at
tendance several evenings. I
Work hns boon found for cloven girls
nnd four men during tlm month. Letters
of thanks are often received for favors
done. Two girls sent to the Homo of the
Friendless at Lincoln , one to tlio Uuform
Homo at Dos Moines. Sick man and
woman cared for about two weeks ; food
furnished by the W C. A. prepared and
carried to tliem by llio W. U. T. U.
The jail connuilleo reported at ladies'
prayer meeting that seventeen prisoners
hud signed llio pledge , and requested
that the signers bo thu subject of prayer
that day. Two of the boys culled at tlio
rooms as soon as released from jail and
renewed their promise lo luau boiler
lives. Papers and magazines for distri
bution nt the jail are luruished by Kuv.
Hnrdhn , Mr. Seaman , and the Bin ; , Her
ald , Excelsior , World and Republican
offices.
Ono young man who hnd lost his situa-
lion on account of drinking and had a
black mark opposite his name , was re
stored to his position because of inter
cession in his behalf.
A member of the Band of Hope has
proved the truth of Scripture , "A litllo
child shall lend them , " by pleading with
a drinking father lo attend Mr.llolt's
meetings and sign the pledge until he
ciimo , saying ho would reform lo pletibo
his child. Ho hns taken ono .slop more
anil joined the First M. E. church ou pro
bation. Members of llio Reform cl\ib \
who have boon converted at our meetings
are now represented in Ihe Fir&t Presby
terian , First Congregational and First
Methoillsl nli r hGH , ami Qiio young girl
converted nt the meetings united with
the Baptist church.
The winter's work seems to be khown
all over the state. Whether Omalin people
ple arc equally interested can bo shown
by rallying around the few who are carry
ing on the great work.
The union wishes to express thanks lethe
the press for all their favors , and to
friends who Jmvo responded to our ap
peals. The Buckingham will need assist
ance a month or two longer und volun
tary donations sent care of Buckingham
will save the ladies nnd a receipt will bu
promptly returned witli thanks.
Donations received for February ex
penses : Mrs. Reuben Gavlord , $3 ; Mrs.
T. L. Kimball , $5 ; Mra. William Webster ,
$2 : Mrs. ( jr. W. Clark. $10 ; MM. Howard
Kennedy , $1 ; Mr. and Mrs. P. L , Pcrino ,
$5 : Mr. J. T. Boll , $ r ; Pacific Hotel com
pany. $10 ; Mr. Flint , $3 ; Mr. A. P.Vood ,
$ SMr. ; J. L. Hichard , * 1 , Mr. D. E.
Tyler. 83j O'Doiiahuo & Slierfy , $2 ; Mr.
T. S Warner , $1 ; Mr. Sam Burns , $ 'J ;
from Craig , Neb. , $4.
Donations received in January and re
ported without name's : Mrs. J. L. Pier-
son , 50c ; Mrs. George Tilden , $1 ; Mrs.
Lvman , 50c ; Mrs. Waiigh , 50o ; Mrs.
Maul , $1 ; Mrs. P. II. Sharp , fiUo ; Mrs.
O. F. Davis , $1 ; Mrs. Meredith , $1 ;
Mrs. Konnard , COo ; Mrs. S. II. II.
Clark , $1 ; Mrs. , fiOc ; Mrs. Mor.
riam , dishes ; Mrs. Ezra Milmrd , map n-
zincs ; Povcko & Bro. , three lurkoVs.
Sum total of pledged colluoted for De
cember , Januarv nud February Mrs.
0.11. Pratt , $0 , Mrs. Manning , $3 ; Mrs.
Forsytho , $ ; Mrs. E. Mills , $ ! ) ; Mrs.
Park's , OOc ; Mrs. J. L. Wolslmns , $3 :
Mrs. W. J. Wolhhans $ ll.fiO , Mrs. Donslo
$1.50 , Mrs. Collier $3 , Mrs. Win. Me-
Candlish $2. Pledges for February not ,
collected and those including March will
bo given in next month's rojiort. Gospel
temperance meetings nt the hall every
Sunday nnd Tuesday evening , reform
club on Saturday evening , Al Morris , tlio
reformed gambler , has boon Invited to
hold meetings ut llio hall on the evenings
it is not engaged , and join with us for thu
purpose of saving llio boys.
The Fifleoiith struct lunch room has
given sixty-two meals to men and women
out of employment. Assisted unem
ployed girls to obtain homos nud work ,
twenty-two. Helped two girls to redeem
clothes nnd valuables In pawn. Ono man
who had just been discharged from thu
penitentiary was assisted in gelling a pass
from the county to go lo friends in Kan
sas. Ho was furnished wild lunch to I ant
him on tlio journey , and ? ! cash for his
immediate needs on his arrival , Hint ho
might not bu tempted before meeting
friends. Hns helped five sewing women
who wcro strnngors in tlio e.ity to got
work to do.nnd engaged work to bo given
them , so that now thuy nro earning a
good living for themselves.
Sr.o. W. C. T. U.
A Merry JiulKoWlio Cracked n Joke.
Henderson ( N. C. ) Gold Leaf : Judge
Clark , on his way to Oxford Court , was
conveyed from Ins plncu through the
country in a light hack , driven by a
colored man. The drivw drew the Juugo
into conversation , in which the latter got
oil'a good thing , HO wo tire informed.
Thu driver , not knowing the Judge , In
quired : "Is you a drummer ? " "Homii-
what in that line , " replied his honor.
"What is your linoV" persisted tlio
colored individual. "Drumming for the
stale penitentiary , " was the reply.
MOST PERFECT WADE
ttireat and itronpeet Natural Prtlt FUvers.
Vaullla , lirr.nn , Orange. Almond , Koie. etc. ,
flavor u dttllr.&ul ? ud naturally a * th * trult ,
PRICE EAKINQ POWDER CO. ,
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