Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAIL'tf JbJfJJBJ ; WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1. 1880.
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IT is to lie hoped that the list of Mr.
liaynnl'a personal friends available for
positions in the diplomatic snrviuo is e.\-
Iwusted. Thu country will respectfully
but ( irmly demand that tlio secretary
hall ( fra\v tlio line at Sedgwiek.
TIIKKK is a very earnest senatorial light
In Alassaelinsetts , the principals to wliieli
arc Senator liwc.-i ; and Kepresentativo
I ony. The fact that the senator is
lovonty .years old appears to be chiefly
relied upon by these who oppose his re
ylcction.
TIIK postollieo department has ordered
iho free delivery system extended to
Joliet , 111. The delivery system which
would bo most appreciated by a largo
number of residents of that thriving city
would bo an order delivering them free
from confinement in the slate pen.
sT ! must be done promptly to
abate the terrible stench from tlio fertiliz
ing concern in the southeast quarter of
the city. The south wimt carries the
sickening smells over the lower portion
of the city , and makes everybody feel
nick and wretched. The health officers
should see to it that tins nuisance is abated
somehow.
Wi : wore right in predicting that the
Myors-Cappellar episode in Ohio would
end in smoko. Wiien the former found
that he had thrown a boomerang , he very
promptly pleaded the "baby act" by say
ing thatCappollar wasn't the man iio was
after , thus relieving himself of the charge
of perjury. Mr. McLean ought to bo very
proud of his managing editor.
JOHN B. FINCH has addressed an open
letter to Senator Fryo , demanding of him
to name the loaders of the prohibition
party in Maine whom ho referred to as
dishonest democratic decoys. If Senator
Fryo knew John 15. Finch as well as some
people in Nebraska do ho would know at
least one democrat who is decoying pro
hibitionists to give control of the state to
tlio bourbons.
TIIK Monde-til carpenter will hereafter
give Nebraska Grand Army reunions u
wide berth. Although his voice is very
good , his reputation is sadly out of joint.
Ho will probably have to negotiate for a
horse , with Assistant Adjutant General
John Milton Ilollman who also hails
from Mondota to carry him safely beyond -
yond the boundaries of this state.
Tins Incredulity of Secretary Bayard
regarding the reported disgracoiul'con
duct of Envoy Sedgwick in the City of
Mexico will bo removed by the dispatch
of the American consul , stating that
Sedgwick was found helplessly drunk In
a disreputable housn. Thu sense of hu
miliation of the American representatives
nml citizens in Mexico will bo shared by
all their countrymen ,
TUB report of a reduced grain crop in
Austria and Hungary will probably have
very little effect in fetlflenlng the Ameri
can market , for the reason that it is moro
than ofl'sot by very favorable reports
from other grain-growing sections of
Europe. The harvest weather of last
wcok is recorded by the Mark Luno Ex
press as having been "splendid. , " and
the ufluct of another week of sunshine
would probably bo to still further depress
prices. It must be admitted that tliu out
look for exports of broad Mull's , which
have been dull for several veeks is not
entirely Haltering , unless the promise of
a European war should bo realized.
Foil nearly half a century the remains
of William Henry Harrison , ninth presi
dent of the United States and ono nf the
heroes in tlio early military history of
the country , have reposed in a grave at
North Bond , Ohio , unmarked by a monument
ment nml only distinguishable by a
rough stouo wall , now partly in rums ,
topped by a slab inscribed with a brief
record of his lito. . For a number of
years efforts liavo been made to arouse
the pride and patriotism of Ohioans to
the point of erecting a monument ever
the grave of the illustrious dead , whoso
fame Ohio shares , and putting the- sur
rounding grounds in proper condition ,
but euoU elTorU Jn\ye \ thus fur boon una
vailing. It is now announced that this
duty is again being considered by the
citizens of Cincinnati , witli moro favora
ble promise of something being done.
To obtain the amount necessary to oreot
a suitable monument ought to bo a matter -
tor of easy accomplishment , but oxporl-
enco shows tliat the volco of patriotism
has little potency .when it makes its up-
ocal to. the pocket , ,
Southern Straws.
Tin * zeal of the lea'llng organs of the
democracy in Now 1 ork to depreciate
President I'levclaml in connection with
u ronomination , and to olnvate Governor
Hill aq a i > i iblc presidential candidate
in 18MS , is not n'cniving that general en-
eournjieinent whieh the supposed in-
llueneo of tliesrs journal1 ? might bo ev-
peeled to command. In fact it is not
apparent that beyond the confines of
New York tlu'y are making any im
pression whatever ndver. < ole the diancos
of Mr. Cleveland , but on the contrary it
Is not improbable that , the satirical
Hings of one of them and llm faulllind-
ing of the othnr are really doing him a
service in unexpected localities. L'or cv-
ample tlin lending democratic paper oT
Texas , the tialvuston A'CHM , referring to
the course of the Now York .S' ui nnd
IPorW , plainly informs tlinso papnr.s that
if they have any hope , of the democrats of
the country calling Hill as : i presidential
candidate they had better give il tip , M
them is no likelihood of its ever being ro-
ali/.ed. It further pointedly suggests to
those journals that tlio country is having
a surfeit of New York democratic poli
tics , nnd that Cleveland would bo beno-
lilted rather than injured in the next na
tional convcnllon by having New York
opposed lo him. This "surfeit"of course
has reference to thn dist'losuros involving
the olllcial Integrity of Squire , Flynn ,
O'Urion ' and several others moro or less
intimately identified with the Hill ma
chine , which i.s measurably responsible
also , for the opportunities enjoyed by
these parties to carry on their schimios
of plunder , The assurance which the
Texas paper conveys to the Hill
supporters is , that the democrats of tlio
south and west will control tlio next na
tional convention , and will not bo likely
lo bo intluenceil by tlio friends and con
stituents of the above-named individuals.
Another fact of no inconsiderable in
terest , to the friends of Mr. Cleveland is
presented in the expressions obtained by
tile St. Louis Glo'jc-D ' nni'riit from all
the delegates in the recent Missouri
democratic convention. If one were
tisked to designate a locality in which it
might reasonably bo expected that tiio
preponderance of democratic sentiment
would be opposed to the present admin
istration , ho would be very likely to point
to Missouri. But as these interviews
show theconyer.su is ; lie fact. Out of 318
of these delegate ) , many of
them prominent in the party , who
expressed their views , no loss than : ! 'J5
decl.irod themselves in favor of Cleve
land's renoniin itiou , while only a beg
garly half a dozen desired Hill as a
candidate in 18S3. Quite a number
found more or less fault with the e vil-
scrviee policy of the administration , but
even this chief object of bonrbo i dis
pleasure had a g.muro'.ts n umber of
frrmds among these representative Mis
souri democrats.
L'latforin laudation , wltli which tlio
present administration has b en most
liberally coated , is for the most part
merely perfunctory , but personal declar
ations , where men can allbrd to be frank ,
can bo taken with entire confidence. It
is not doubtful that the Texas paper and
the Missouri democrats voice the senti
ment of a majority of the party in the
country , and unless Mr. Cleveland should
make some very radical departures in
policy during the nest two years his
ronomination is assured. To accomplish
his election will not , however , bo so
simple a task. Now York will be neces
sary to that result , and the very largo
faction in that state which does not want
Mr. Cleveland may retaliate on the party
in the south and west for ignoring its
wishes. But a good many things will
happen in the' next two years in the
political arena.
The Other Side.
Tlicro are two sides to every question ,
and justice seems to require that inas
much as the country has been permitted
to see little else than the New England
side of the lishing controversy it .should
bo given a glance at the other side , par
ticularly when the opportunity lo do so
is furnished by an American naval olli-
cor , charged with a special service in
connection with this issue.
Early in August Commander Chester ,
of the United States vessel Galena , re
ceived sealed instructions to proceed to
the scone of the fishery troubles. It was
supposed at the time that his mission was
of a hostile character , intended as a
menace to the Canadian cutters repre
sented to bo constantly on the watch for
American lishing vessels , and ready to
capture them upon the least provoca
tion. The duty required of Commander
Cheater , luwover , was simply to ascer
tain and report exactly how American
fishermen wore being treated by Cana
dian war vessels , and this he did. His
report , submitted a few days ago lo the
navy department , is far from buing an
inllammatory document. Ho found the
American fishing liect pursuing its busi
ness without interruption , ami giving
very little consideration to the three-mile
limit question , which is not of present
importance , as the fish are found further
oil'shore. With a single exception the
lUhernion reported that the Canadian
cruisers wore polite and interfered with
them but very little , merely warning
them against the infringement of certain
rules , of which the captains are well
aware. The American lishormen , of
course , experience some inconveniences
from the interdictions imposed on them ,
but on the other hand the Canadian
coast merchants sutler quite as much
from tliu loss of trade , and the coast pop
ulation generally complain a good deal
of the situation of nllalr.s. In a word , i t
is evident that all parties in interest
would be very glad to have n settlement
of the controversy , but so far as the
American lishormun are concerned they
are said to bo enduring the present state
of affair : * "with great good humor. " In
this respect they are very much wiser
than the people at homo who are keep
ing themselves In.a state 'of irritation
over this question.
AB to Homo Appointments.
THE possible complications that may
result from the course of the president
in making appointments regardless of
the action or non-notion of the senate
threaten to bo serious , It has already
been noted that the roaupointinani of
Matthews as recorder of deeds for the
District of Columbia , after his rejection
by the senate , has raised the question
whether the tenure of olhce law was not
in this case palpably violated. There are
n number of other appointments not acted -
od upon by the senate which have been
continued by the president , and .it now
appears that the accounting olUours of
the treasury are in doubt as to whether
thny shall allow the accounts of these
ofllcials. Section 1.701 of the revised slat
ttte.s bearing upon this subject is as fol-
'ows ' : "No money shall be paid from the
treasury , as salary , to any person appointed -
pointed during the recess of the senate to
1111 a vaenne.y in any existing onion , if
the vneancy existed while the senate was
in session and was by law required to be
filled by ami with the nctvlcu and con
sent of the semite , until such
appointee has been confirmed by the
senate. " This is certainly so explicit as
not lo admit of any misconception ot mis
construction. Another section provides
imprisonment nnd line , or both , for al
lowing the accounts of olllcers appointed
contrary to Hie provisions of the tenure
of oll'ieo act. It is this laltor provision
that Is troubling the treasury accounting
ollicers. In order to enable him to re
tain Ins appointees , it is alleged that the
president has found authority for a very
liberal construction of the constitutional
provi.-o relatingtothn filling of vacancies ,
and one whieh lie will probably llndsonic
dillh.'iilty in mainlaining. Congress will
be compelled to take cognizance of the
Controversy , and should so clearly define
the meaning and intent of tliu laws
relaling to appointments us to eltectmtlly
ouvialo future issues of this chat actor ,
\Vhi\t Omaha Must Do.
Omaha has a bright future as one of
the leading cities of America if she only
exhibits the proper enterprise. During
the past live years she has more than
doubled her population and attracted
the attention of the country lo her ad
vantages tin a commercial and industrial
cenler. This era of prosperous growth
begun with the inauguration of Iho extensive -
tensive system of public improvements ,
which has given employment , to tliom-
amis of workingmen and n fiords visible
evidence of stability and metropolitan
enterprise.
But. Omaha should not bo overconfi
dent. She must not underestimate the
obstacles and drawbacks which she will
have to overcome before she can reali/o
her ambition to become the. largest city
west of Chicago. In the great struggle
for supremacy which is now going on she
must concentrate all her energies and
capital. While Omaha has shown great
vitality and enterprise in pushing public
and private improvements and increas
ing her manufacturing facilities , Kansas
City , St. Paul and .Minneapolis have
done n great deal moro this year.
The capitalists of those cities have not
only exhibited enterprise in invoting
millions in six , eight and tent story
blocks , factories , packing houses , and
stock yards , bill they have sirotchcd ihoir
credit lo the utmost and borrowed mil
lions of Huston ixiul New York capital
which Ihey hnye planted in granite ,
brick and iron. This inot i all. Tlioe
cities , unlike Omaha , have been espec
ially iavored by the trunk line of rail
road , and the regions naturally tributary
to them have been extended and their
products in cattle and grain have been
brought to their doors.
How is it with Omaha ? Does
she command the trailic and
patronutrc of tlio country naturally tribu
tary to her ? Is the network nt railroads
which covers Nebraska and the terri
tories favorable to her development V
With over a dozen trunk lines of rail
road centering iit this point , Omaha , if
she had been properly treated , would
have been to-day a city of 200,000 people.
It is a matter of surprise to the railroad
magnates , who have nearly all conspired
against her in the past , that she has
reached a population ot 75,000 in spite of
tlio barriers that have been erected in
her path.
Omaha must not delude herself. With
all her natural advantages and the well-
earned reputation of her citizens for en
terprise and energy , she confronts an
array of .stilish hostility on the part of
the railroads that can only bo over-come
by concerted action and self-sacrifice.
The Burlington system on tjio south and
southeast has for years drained that re
gion into llio lap ot Chicago , and its ex
tension into northwestern Nebraska
affords additional facilities to Chicago
for lapping u section of Nebraska which
should be made tributary to Omaha. The
Burlington , of course , has made come
concessions to our jobbers and stock-
shippers , but it only has yielded what it
has been forced to concede in exchange
for a shaio of Omaha's business.
The Chicago & Northwestern system ,
which monopolizes tlio richest region of
northwestern Nebraska , is dead set
against Omaha. Everything that can be
done to divert the Irallic of iho Klkhorn
Valley from tins city has been done , and
will continue to bo until Omaha either
builds a competing road or enforces fair
treatment by reason of her commanding
position as a 2re.it trallio center.
And now the Chicago & Rock Island ,
by crossing at St. Joseph , taps southern
Nebraska , and will soon carry its
branches into the northwest. Like the
Burlington and Northwestern , the Kock
Island will struggle for the long haul to
Chicago and divert trade from Omaha.
The link between Omaha and Kansas
City , winch the Union Pacific has just
completed by way of Marysyillo , will
open to Kansas City the field in .southern
Nebraska in which Omaha lias gained
some foothold. Kansas City , being so
much nearer than Omaha to that terri
tory , will enjoy an advantage , just as
she does in tliu Colorado anil Wyoming
rates whieh tlio Union Paellio has given
her. The rates are the same from Kan
sas City to Cheyenne as from Omaha ,
although Omaha is at least 150 miles
nearer.
This adverse system of railroads , with
ils discriminating policies in favor of
Chicago and long hauls , must bo over
come by a counteracting inlluenco. First
and foremost Omaha must for the next
five years keep up tlio building boom ,
continue to push public improvements ,
and induce eastern capital to locate ami
Invest in our jobbing houses , factories
nnd packing houses. All the talk about
the danger of bankrupting the city by
too much enterprise on borrowed capital
is moonshine. Chicago is built almost
entirely on borrowed capital. She is
plastered all over with eastern mortgages ,
but she looms upas the third commercial
city in America , with n prospect
that In less than ton years' 6ho
will bo next to New York ,
the largest city on the American conti
nent. Kansas City , St. Paul and Minne
apolis are all built on borrowed capital ,
mid their commanding position IB largely
due to the fact that eastern capitalists
have become directly interested in their
real estate and in their street -railways ,
nnd in their manufactures. Give Omaha
150,000 population and sbe will compel
iKo railroads -nbaiHlon their selfish
policy. When Onninnj has the trallio for
whieh the trunk IHICS are compelled lo
contend llie.v will -not-dare to discrimi
nate by secret rebates and cut-throat
through rate .
The
The city coiiuoll eiiould by all menus
begin the buildin oflio city hall this
season , even if llujjo isoniy one bid for
the consliuctiou > fijie basement. If
this i.s put oil1 thf < ? > lees from six
months to a year in Ihe completion of
llm building. The contract with the
county allows Iho city lo occupy the
court house only two years more. It
will take fully two years to construct the
city hall building oven if work is begun
this fall.
There is another incentive for com
mencing the erection of Ihc city hall this
season. Property owners on upper Far-
mini street are all holding back with
their building enterprises until some
thing definite is done about the city hall
building. We do not exaggerate in the
least when wu assert that half n dozen
business blocks , aggregating not less
than half ti million dollars , will bo under
way next spring on upper Farnam slreot
if the basement of the city hall
building is built 'this fall. The
increase of real estate taxes alone
in consequence of the beginning of tlio
city hall building will contribute very
largely towards paving for it. As a
business proposition , even if the city
were not Imdly in want of decent and
commodious public ullicos , commonsense -
sense would dictate that the council
.should close the contract for the base-
mcnl.
CUKHHXT 10IMCS.
The pope 1ms bought a iwlaro at Koine for
? : ; ooK)0 ( ) , and is liillm ; it up for a prlntlmr
olllce.
During the seven days commencing Au
gust 15 there were lUiO'.i ! , : tons of trclcht
tinnsriortcd on thu statccaiiaLs.
A year u o box-wood found a re.ady market
t SKOa ton. Now the market is dull nt S20.
The bursting up of the skating-rink babble
did the business.
Mr. Henry O. Kittle , of ttrlnnell , In. , Is
visiting friends in the vluinlty of Newbury-
pnrt. Mr. hlttle was In the Illinois leslsln-
lure with Douglas , LincolnDavid Davis and
Colonel Haker , with all whom he was Inti
mately acquainted.
New buildings In Xew York city arc going
up nt a wonderful pice. : During the first six
mouths of l STi. itioij plans were lilod for per
mits to build and duriii the .same period this
year the number was V'W- ' The value ot thn
building- ' , however , did iiiot Increase in so
Inige a propoitiou. t. '
While Mis. Kate Desmond was rldinc In a
.Vow York street car on' Wednesday a young
man who carried a lighted cigar eutciud and
drooped it on the llonr between himself and
the yomr ; worn in. * Vt'tewIillng a few blocks
h left thu c.tr.and whcii'lliss Desmond arose
to leave liur dieis was oimire. She was se
verely burned and dietttu a few hours.
llemy O'ltoill.v , \ ( % the other day in
Now York , was one'iM-ufuseil permission by a
N'ew Jersey railnudlo p'rect po sts and build
n line of telegraph nloiuc its road between
I'ldliidelphhi and New York. The frank and
absurd reason given was that "Iho telegraph
would Inlcrferu-wltli trnrpl , by enabling per
sons to transact business' ' by Its''means In-
Ktead of using ( lie railro.iil. "
Silnce the first appearance of the cholera In
Japan this year , and up toJune 20 , there
have been 10'iri , ) cases of the disease , 7SO' ! of
which have been fatal. Tlie average death
rate per 100 hiis hcJii " .I. ! ) ; ? . The total num
ber of cholera cases which occurred through
out the country from August 1 tcr November
! ! 0 last year was 11,01' , of which 7,15-2 proved
fatal , the death rate Iwing fc'J.Ofl.
1'robably the largest literary prize ever of
fered Is one of 1,000,00) , to be given In ll-S - )
by the Itnssinn National academy for the best
work on the life and reign of Alexander f.
In I8-J5 , shortly after HID death of Alexander
I. , the .sum of nu,030 roubles was oll'eied by
one of Ids favorite ministers to bo given as a
prize a century alter his death , and il is this
sum nt compound Interest which will amount
in lyato
.In the Wiiotls nntl in Hot Water.
nVic/ifnu'tin / ' Hfinthllcan ,
1'art ot the administration Is in the woods
and part in hot water.
Will Sweep JieCountry. .
llHlltinnrr AVic * .
The parly which nominates a man like
tieorgeV. . Childs will sweep the country.
Tlx ; Corn on tlio Prohibition Too.
MUivuukcfJintriuil.
'You can no mow stimulate morality by
laws not sustained by piddles sentiment than
you can Icgis-latc every man into bolus six
feet lils-'h.
A
W. Lout *
.Should the Mexicans catch ( icronimo , they
may do the Kusure.s net with him on the
principles laid down In thu Cuttim : case
without fear thnt any question ot extm-lerri-
torial jurisdiction will hu raised Irum this
bide of the Hue.
Korjjotton All ?
Korgotton when we're gouoV Ah yes ,
Not nil a pure and loving heart ,
Nor nil Iho love a lift ) c.ui give ,
Untpoiiied upon a fio/en soul
Kre yet did write upon Its page
Of memory : "I'll no'tr forget. "
Forgotten are kind words of love ,
When spoken by thenehing heint ,
Tim klhs , warm pie.ssed on dimpled cheek
lv ! loving lips , will honii dupart ,
Thvs-haipcht arrows , l.ove , ne'er yet
Did pierce the unre.-jiuiislvo | brant.
Its adamantines lortrcss spurns
Thy burning words , tliy'prnycr ' for vest.
KorirotlHn all' . ' All , yes. so soon
The ( lowers of lovolwlll fadn away ,
A heart's devotion hceilud not ,
Mitbidle with grief nud-paln to-day ,
A Qni'Htloii of. I'olloy.
When President AiVtni't hegnn Ills adminis
tration tliu St. Jojupji iirand Island toad
hnd liardly any value.- * not earning Its Interest -
est , while as the result' of Ids management ft
now not only earns llm interest on Its llr.st
mortgage bonds , whieh j > el ) above par , but
nlso on its liicoinus.--f Jtiwton Despatch.
This won't doVhen Mr , Gould ruled
the Union Pacilio hi $ policy was to sit on
the St. Jo road , who o working expenses
were figured at atyoirt 0 ! ) per cent. Of
course this made its securities valueless.
but the Union I'ncilib got the benefit of
the income. The Union 1'acilio owned
part of tlio securities , and just about the
time Mr , Adams came in the owners of
the other part of the sernvities were mak
ing good headway in thu courts towards
ousting the Union 1'acifie from posses
sion. Air , Adams fixed up an agreement-
with them , and , of cour.se , as soon as the
St. Jo road was worked properly , it
showed a gooit income and its securities
n corresponding value. The company
then gold what It owned of them and
t-itt * CVIU TT "ill If vn * Vl "t * tui l , iillVl so
got money to ilulp pay ttontlnff/lobt , It
was merely n dluurenco of policy ItHO )
tr&atinont of thu property butwucn Mr.
Gould nml Air. Adtuns , but tliu Inttur's
was the moro honest. L\Vall \ Street News.
Fear not the Mn > ' of the mosquito. St.
Jacobs oil tuUus it away. It conquers
pain.
THE MENDOIA CARPENTER ,
Drum Him Out of Damp nnd Brand Him
as n Scamp.
HIS CAREER FULLY EXPOSED.
An InterestitiR Clirxptcr of Unreality
nml I'raiul How Wlluov Milked
111 ! ) Fi-liMids nnd Kolibcd
tlio O. A. K.
On his homeward trip from Ohio Iho
editor of the HKB paid a short visit to the
little city of Mendola , 111. Walking up
Iho principal street he passed an agricul
tural implement house , whom throe or
four men were seated on Ihe sidewalk.
"Can you inform mo if any of you
know WIlcov , the iMumlotu carpenter ? "
asked the editor.
The group at once burst out with "Yes ,
indeed ! wo can. Wo know him too well.
We have got n rope lo put around his
neck if ho shows his face in this town
again. "
There must bo some mistake , " said
the oditor. "I mean Wllcox , a man who
calls himself Ihe Mondota carpenter , and
has been delivering political speeches
and orations in Nebraska lately. "
"Thcro is no mistake about the man , "
said one of them. "We have known him
to our sorrow. Ho is one of thu biggest
rascals Hint ever struck your state. He
Is a slick talker , you bet ! Ho has swin
dled nearly everybody in this
neighborhood , nnd if justice were
done ho would be in verv close
quarters , llo would not bo "running
around loose. "
Upon further inquiry the career of Wilcox -
cox was ascertained to be very crooked
and disreputable , to say the least. When
he came to Mendola at the close of the
war he had not a shirt to his back. A
man by the name of Wheeler , engaged in
Ihe lnnb ; r business , gave him a job of
handling lumber and to put up a shed.
He worked at his trade of carpenter on"
uiul on until about 1870 , when he .sudden
ly blossomed into a full fledged politician.
In several campaigns ho stumped for the
republicans , who paid him for his serv
ices , but in duo time Ihoy had to discard
him on account of his dissolute habits
and his tendency to dead-beat friends and
acquainlanccs.
Later on Wilcox turned temperance
lecturer , and { renerally when he got
through lecturing ho went on a
big spree , During one term
of the Illinois legislature lie
was elected doorkeeper , and at another
lime assistant sorgeant-at-urms. 15ut his
peculiar habits brought disgrace upon
himself and the republican party. At
another interval between campaigns ho
secured an appointment in the secret ser
vice of the treasury , but was soon dis
missed for making false reports concern
ing his operations , and drawing more
pay than he was entitled.
These are all minor offenses , however.
The following dispatch , which was pub
lished extensively last winter , throws a
glimmer of light on the land operations
of the Men-'ota ' carpenter :
u.vKAiirin.vo r.ANi > piiAiri > s ix cor.ouA.no.
WASHINGTON , February 8. The commis
sioner of the land olllco lias canceled 170 ap
plications tor pre-emption land entries in the
Del Norlo district , Colotntio , on account of
fraud " 'hoy were made by persons living
in Illinois upon the ropuucntntlon of a man
named WIlcov , who advertised tlmt by their
filing apnllcntliins they could gel H0 ! acres of
land each. Ills fee was 310 in each of the
cases.
The victims of these .swindling opeia-
tions are nearly all residents of Mondota.
Most of them were roped in by Wilcox as
brother Odd Follows and Grand Army
comrades. At least seventy or eighty of
these paid him for
men bogus pre-emp
tions in Colorado.
In some instances he sold the same
piece of land to three different parties.
Among his victims were Lewis Knauer ,
Max A. V. Ilass , ex-Mayor McKcc , Frank
Schneider , William Walter , Henry
Stenger , Otto Ktesbach , the present
mayor of Mendota , L. S. Seaman. The
editor of iho HER personally conversed
with three of the swindled parties who
had paid for the .same piece of land. Their
names are A. P. Gerlach. Professor An
drew , and John Huebncr. The amount
conlidonccd from those Mendota parties
is estimated at between $ UOOI , ) and S4.000.
The same land swindles which he per-
pelralcd upon his Mendola friends , ho
played upon quile a number of Odd Fel
lows in Molme.
The sublime cheek , arrant knavery
mid elastic imagination of the Mendota
carpenter can bo best illustrated by the
following incidents ! After he had
stumped Illinois for $50 a week for the
republicans in 1880 , Wilcox returned to
Mendota and exhibited a gold watch
whieh ha boasted had been presented to
him by Mrs. General Logan as a token of
her appreciation of his valuable services.
It turned out afterwards that ho had
bought it at a Diiwnshop.
At another time the Mendota Methodists
clubbed together and collected $23 for
Iho purchase of n bible. Wilcox repre
sented that ho had business relations
with a Chicago book-dealer who would
make a big reduction. Thn money was
handed lo him for Die purchase of Ihe
bible , but he pocketed the money and
failed to buy the bible.
Having operated for some months as
an excursion and immigration agent for
the Chicago , Kurlinglon & Quinoy rail
road.Vilcox \ gel up u scheme for'a Sun
day school excursion ever tlfo Ilock
Island road , llo enlisted a prominent
church member , Mr. A. Dean , into this
scheme , collected about if-'JOO , went to
Chicago and failed to connect. Mr. Dean
followed him to Chicago and was put to
turther expense to find Wilcox , who
was royally drunic and disorderly , in
company with lewd women in a dcspu-
table house. Of course Mr. Dean , who
had guaranteed the expenses of the ex
cursion , was out several hundred dollars ,
llo personally related to the editor of the
UKI : the outline of this disgraceful fiasco.
To cap thu climax this man Wilcox.
who is now tramping over the state of
Nebraska haranguing Grand Army gath
erings , was lonntl to bo an expelled mem
ber of that order. The fads as related
by members and ollicurs of the Grand
Army post of Mundota are simply
astounding. 11 appears Unit Wilcox was
the chief mustering officer of the Grand
Army in the department of Illinois. In
that capacity lie organized Grand Army
posts in various parts of the stale , and is
said to have resorted lo his usual method
of borrowing from comrades , but also of
charging moro than the regula
tion dues from now members. In
duo lima it was discovered that
Wilcox had embezzled between $800 and
? 000 of Grand Army funds , A court
martial was ordered by the department ;
Wilcox was cited to appear before the
court martial through papers served
personally by the commtmdor of the post
atMcndotii , MrSheploy , who certified to
the faet under oath , Wilcox paid no
attention to the summons , and was dis
honorably dismissed from the Grand
Army. Inasmuch as this fact was pub
lished in the twentieth annual report of
thu department of Illinois , great surprise
was expressed by Mendota veterans that
Wilcox bhqula bo tolerated at Grand
Army reunions in Nebraska. Everybody
in the town appeared anxious to have
this impostor shown up In his true colors ,
to prevent further swindles and frauds ,
The Popular VclCC.
/7u//ff / / C'mmlw 1'rttt.
Tray. Blam-ho nnd Sweetheart , of the
Nebraska rnllrOguo press , think senator Van
Wyck's challenge supremely ridiculous. The
leading journals of the country bcu It In an
Important stop towards destroying Hio void I
cal i > owcr of the corrupt monopolies niul re-
dccnilhc the Itilted KUtrs senate from mil
load control.HOP. .
Along in 1SOO to ISiO , wlion the demo
cratie leaders agitated Iho idea of thn
people expressing their choice for prcs'i
dent of the United State * , tin * old Feder
alists ever distrustful of tint masses ( or
mob so-eallud ) , looked upon thn inova-
tion as supremely ridiculous. It had been
the custom forstate legislatures lo appoint
the presidential electors , When wcvlew
the L'nlted Stales senate to-day , nnd
sue how .solid the monopolist *
have entrenched themselves through I heir
nbllit.v to manipulate Mate legislatore-i
wi can but wonder wlml thn Idslorv of
this country might have been had Hie nd !
system prevailed during the pa t .i\t\
ycnr.s. 'I'liero i.s no law which ri > mp fs
the presidential olcetor to enst hit \ < ite
for the party chief tinder whoso banner
Ins gains the victory of an nieclion , lint
what man i.s them who would dare t
faeo the ppopln who honored him bv u
betiayal of the trust imposed upon him
liy tiie "unwritten law" of custom , parly
loyalty and discipline.Vu \ lirmly believe -
lievo this public expression ol tint masses
through their ballot every four years has
made this a better country , ' 1 lie presi
dent who cls n majority of the ten million -
lion of votes east , certainly feels nearer
the peoplu tlian ho Would Were he the
choice of a fe.w imuiipulalois and bov-ei ,
Hchomiim through utate leyislalors.
' \ he ) ) resident and the house of rep
resentative are often found in agree
ment with Ihe common people , but the
senate is rarely ever so accused. It i.s the
one body that owes the people nothing ,
and reo < ; iil/ps nti allegiance to them.
That is why Senator Van Wyck's appeal
to the people to pa.i.s juditii'ent upon his
record , and signify their preference , as
between liituselt or his competitors , is
timelv , and truly a political necessity.
Our stijto constitution and our laws ad
mit of it. It i.s on the line of enlighten
ment and progress. It is a direct road to
success for the Idea of "a government of
tlio people , foi the people and by the pee
ple. " Kyery voter should demand his
constitutional right. Let ( he idea bo
agitated in every precinct caucus If the
railroad oigans uny it i.s ridiculous , it is
tin- very best proof that the bosses are
frightened. Legislators are not so fond
of bucking public sentiment as the pub
lic may suppose. Let Nebraskans set
such a wholesome example , and other
states will follow.
Wouldn't I'uy Hin Faro.
Monday evening a special driver on
special car of the Twentieth street line
noticed a passenger who did not pay his
faro. He rang several times for him to
pay , but without avail. Ho then asked
him lo pay , and was lold that if ho want
ed the faro to comu and gel it. The
driver told him tlrilhe was not permitted
to handle the money , and further objec
tion being made took u nickel from his
pocket and deposited it in the box , re
marking as lie did .so that it the passen
ger was too proud to pay his way lie
would pay it. for him. This stung the
latter and caused him to approach and
reimburse the driver.
Mr. J. McKllcn. Port Huron , Mich , ,
cured his cough with lied Star Cough
Cure.
Sclitill'H Wrist.
Ye-lerday morning , Albert Schall
a member of the board
of ' public works , in passing
along on the sidewalk at the corner of
Sixth and 1'acilic streets fell and
badly sprained his right wrist , llo was
attended uy Dr. Parker nnd immedi
ately returned homo.
For September
CONTAINS :
A SUMMER WITH LISZT
At Weimar. A timely reminiscent paper ,
by A. M. Uagby , replete with anecdolen
of the great composer and his friends.
With two full full-page portraits and
other illustrations.
AMATEUR BALLOONING , AND
PHOTOGRAPHY FROM A BALLOON.
Two Hi-Holes of unique interest describ
ing homo recent ascensions , and illus
trated wild views of Ihe earth taken in
tlio balloon from a height of a mile or
more ,
FICTION
Includes thu second part of Mr. Stock
ton's novelette , "The fasting Away of
Mrs. LeekH and Mrs. Alcnhinc" ; stories
by Kale I'oole and Hrnndnr Matthews ;
and chapters of Mr IIowulls's novel ,
THE CHANCELLORSVILLE CAMPAIGN
Iteviuwed from diflerent t > tand > poinls by
lieneral Alfred Plensonton , ( JoneniK ) . O ,
Howard , and Colonel il. \ \ , Jackson ;
and "C'liuuejllorsvillo Kevisited by ( ion-
ernl Hooker. " by , S P. Hates ; with thirty-
live illustrations and portraits.
In "Memoranda on the Civil War" are
notes from J , ( r. Whittier , ( ii.'iieral Col-
Htou , and others.
THE ARTS OF PERSIA.
Mosaics , aiehitcclnrn , metal-work ,
.painting , ( do. , by S. 0. W. Uenjamin ,
profusely illustrated.
NOTES FROM THE PRAIRIE ,
A charming nature pup or by John Uur-
roughs.
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. „ _ . , 'Marriagi.
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Poems by Manrlco Thompson , U.V .
Gilder , Mrs. J'iutt , R , U , Johnson and
others ; etc.
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