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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SATURDAY , DECEMBER IP. 1880 ,
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IT Is currently reported that , n gentle
manly member of the Abbott opera troupe
politely told Mis- , Abbott to "go to h--ll. "
IMiss Abbott leaves for Texas to-mor
row.
Tin : Knglish lorici have not wailed for
the opening of pnrliamont to commence
coercion. The \yorlc of siiiiprtsssing
meetings and arroMing lenders ha ? al
ready commenced. The first shot has
been lircd in the sti/.uro of Dillon. The
return volley from Ireland's friends will
now make discordant music in the
months to come. No ono doubts that the
war is on. It will not close until an Irish
parliament once more holds its sessions
in College Green.
TJII : absurd charge is made by the dem
ocratic railroad organ that Senator Van
Myek is preventing the appointment of
the registers and receivers of the new
land olliees nt Sidney and Cbadron. Sen
ator Van Wyek is not meddling in matters -
tors of federal patronage. Lp to last Sun
day he had not seen firovor Cleveland
since his return to Washington , and
probably has not done so since. lie has
nothing to see him about. The senator
has other matters except democratic pat
ronage to attend to. lie leaves that quite
in the hands of * the quarrelling factions
of Nebraska bourbons. If the "slotlcr"
and "packing house" outfits had com
posed their quarrels , the Sidney and
Oiadron land olliees would have been
li'led ' long ago.
Tin : most promising sign of the times
for Mr. Cleveland is the fact that the
mugwump press is finding fault wilh him.
This began when the president made his
square back down in the case of Itontou
and afterward displayed the cloven hoof
ol partisanship with respect to Stone , In
thcso matters ho found an apologist in
only ono prominent organ of mugwump-
cry , aud the defense of that journal was
strained and half hearted. A recent oo-
cnrrcnco , the removal of Mr. Coombs ,
ono of the four general appraisers of
merchandise on the Atlantic co.ist , furn
ishes another example of the president's
growing disposition as a partisan which
docs not sit well on the mugwump stom-
nch nnd is clmrneterixed as "nearly the
wor.st oll'ense chargeable against the nd-
ininistration. " It appears that Mr.
Coombs was an excellent ofh'oial , and
the position he occupied is onu in which
next to probity of character the first rc-
iinidite. is experience , ilc had the con
fidence of the importing community. The
inevitable conclusion thoretore. is that his
removal was solely for political reasons
: i response to the demand of Maryland
democrats for the place. But while the
mugwumps reprove the spoils democrats
rejoice , aud these nro the fellows whom
the president evidently intends to gratify
in the future. Tney arc far more numer
ous mill ti good deal more trustworthy
than the mugwumps , nnd it would seem
tlmt .Mr Cleveland Is beginning to real-
i/.uthi > value of thcsa considerations to his
pcrnonal ambition.
Sr.NATOu Coxor.u a day or two ago re
ported to the semite a bill providing that
postal notes drawn at one ofllce shall bo
payable at tiny other olllco in the United
States. At present the postal note is is-
pued and made puyahlo only at money
order nfllces , the paying office being
ppcolliod on the face of the note. Thus
a notoK'.tiod from the Omaha "I11- pay
able at Lincoln can be redeemed only at
the latter ollico , The postal note is pay
able to bearer. It is not protected In any
\vtiy , except by the &lnglu condition of
being payable only at the olllco upon
which it. . is drawn. While the money
order is followed by an "advice" from
the issuing postma.siur giving the post
master upon whom it is drawn private
information regarding the name of the
tender and the payne , and the paj'ing
postmaster may require ; > n identification
of the latter , with whatever other information
mation ho may please to ask in order to
- l > o sure that the order is in the hnnds of
the rightful owner , the po tal no to has
no security but the' ono we have noted.
That , however , makes il a Utilu safer
than the transmission of bank notes. The
bill of Mr , Conger proposes to remove
this one small provision Tor the protec
tion of the postal uo'e ' , and to render U
as entirely insecure for the purpose of
mail transmission as the greenback ort
bink : bill If it Is possible that any in-
'tercst would liml adyantage in the
change , which is doubtful , we cannot
think it would bo advantageous to the
people as u whole' who USD the postal
note for Hivill remittances. It seems to
us di'sirablc lo increase the security of
ih s form of nunittunco instead of des
troy ngtiiu Jiltlu that -exists ,
An Almml I'roposltlou.
A Vermont congressman , who evidently
s not satisfied with the number nnd fre-
Iticncy of elections in this country , wants
rotirtli-clnss postmasters elected bj the
coplc. A few days ngo ho called up a
) ill in the house to provide for such eloc-
.ion , the mngnUudc of which may be In
ferred from the fact that there arc G0,000
postmasters of the fourth clnss nnd the
number Is steadily growing. The pro *
> o."ition is thnt'theso po&tmnstors shnll
; eep nn open registry for the resident
nitrons of their olliees , and thai whenever
a majority ot thcso patrons desire a
change they shall notify the postmaster
general , who shall appoint n person not
a resident patron of the postoHlce , pre
ferably n commissioner of the circuit
court , to call a meeting. At this meeting
the candidates for the postouioo shall bo
balloted for in nccordnncc with the re
quirements of the laws governing clec-
tion < i , mid the lianic of the candidate
having a majority of the votes shall bo
forwarded to the postmaster general ,
who must appoint the person so elected.
In case he shall decline another person
f-liull be voted for. The idea is to divorce
the fourth-class po4ollicc.s from politics
nnd to work n reform in the public ser
vice. It is not apparent how these ob
jects would be accomplished by such an
arrangement , but on the contrary so far
as politics is concerned , it is quite possible
that the evil sought to be removed might
bo increased. As to the reform feature ,
it is not the verdict of cxpeticncc thnt
this is assured by popular elections. Too
much of the time of congress is occupied
with useless , if not wholly absurd , pro
positions of this character.
Sauce Foe Gonnc and ( ! muter.
A Washington dispatch announces
that the secretary of the treasury has
directed the payment , without rebate ,
of the interest duo January 1 , 1887 , on
United States per cent bonds , loan of
1007 , amounting to about S'.i.OOO.OOO . , and
also thn interest on the bonds issued to
the Pacific Railway company , upon pre
sentation of the coupons and interest
checks tfl the treasury at Washington , or
nt nny sub-treasury. Chocks for regis
tered interest will bo mailed to bond
holders us soon ns prepared.
What right lias the honorable secre
tary to order money paid to the capital
ist who owns bonds before it is due ? Is
not such tin order in direct violation of
section 3,018 , Revised Statutes ? This
section provides that * 'no advance of
public money shall be made in any case
whatever.11
What show do these treasury ollieials
give a poor man with a ratio claim
against the covernmcnt ? Is it not notori
ous that all such claims , and the claims
due widows and orphans have to wait for
montlis , often for years , before thev tire
paid by the treasury department ? This
constant catering to rich men and neir-
lect of all others should be stopped , par
ticularly where the law is to be violated
to show favor.
A TKLKGKAM Vvllicll is believed to Clll-
niiatc from the private secretary of Sen
ator Mandcreon says that the action of
the Omaha- board of trade la t summer
has blocked the Mandcr&on bill for the
re-location of Fort Omaha. 'Ihc fact of
the matter is , anil we now know what wo
arc talking about , that the bill , which is
in General Uragg's pocket , never stood a
ghost of a chance of receivingn favorable
report from the house military commit
tee. Most of its members are as well-
informed about the wants of the army in
this section as anybody in Omaha.
One of the committee , General
Stocle , was stationed at this garrison
risen and knows that there
is no need of putting the fort on w heels
General Itnigg himself was in congress
in 1877 , catne to Omaha then to view the
location , and was instrumental in getting
the appropriation for the headquarters.
General Urngg pooh-poolus the idea that
the fort will be abandoned in case the
Manderson bill tails to irass. The specu
lators who have boon preparing maps of
additions on the line of the imaginary
boulevard between Omaha and the new
fort have had their labors in vain.
Tin : appropriation committees of tlio
house have done rapid work since con
gress opened , nnd most of the regular
bills nro already prepared for considera
tion. A short session compels &lmrp
work.
Oilier Ijiuids Xlinn Ours.
Coercion has begun. The worl : of
breaking up the anti-rout meetings in
Ireland and of arresting the .Irish load
ers ha's been taken in hand by the tory
government ' and will IKJ vigorously
prosecuted until congress begins its ses
sion. Then u new coercion net covering
the situation is to bo introduced. The
constabulary is to bo increased , the gar
risons strengthened and u roicn of intim
idation is to be once more inaugurated.
The object in view h the suppression of
the National league , which now nour
ishes as the successor of the Land Icnguo.
The plan is tm certain to fail of success as
did its predecessor.
* *
The return of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain
from his Jonj ; trip to eastern Kuropo em
phasizes the complicated and uncertain
btalo of lirHibh polities. It is very dilll
cult to imagine a way for the main body
of liberals , Gladstone's followers , and
either the llnrtington whigs or the anti-
home rule Chamberlain radicals to unite
in a renllycompact , lasting party' , and the
two factions hist named have nothing in
common except opposition to Ireland's
demands and unwillingness to accept the
whole tory policy , MeanwliBo , the dilll-
cult.v of keeping peace between Lord
Randolph ChurohUrs semi-radical ' con
servatives" and Lord Salisbury's lories is
constantly increasing , ami the prospects
of an upheaval in liritish politics before
many mouths are first class , In the end ,
of course , there will have to bo a recast
ing of party Unas which will form some
compact body capable of governing for a
term of years.
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*
There are uo signs that the czar has
changed his position In respect to Bul
garia ) on the contrary , the inspired utter-
ancu of the St. IVtemburg Messcnfor
shows that he. abates nothing of his fal.su
representations and evil purposes , llo
still describes the conduct of the Bulgar
ians as that of "an insignificant minor
ity " ho calls the union of the Unl urins
u "dangerous political adventure , " pro
ducing a condition of affairs which il
continued "will end iu anarchy nnd bo a
constant menuco to peace in the east. "
Ho is the guardian of "peace In the
oust ; " he iuteuds ( o "ro establish le .nl
order , " which shall "Justify the sacrifices
Russia has made/ ' This is tlio
wretched cant of the despot , careless and
contemptuous of the people , who have
there chosen to manage their own
allairs , and lo defy nn unw arrant-
ttblc foreign interference. ISut
although the cx.ar does not sec rea
son , ho will soon realize that he is
alone. TJio oilier povrcr * do not befriend
him. When Count Kalnoky assured the
Bulgarian delegates In Vienna that the
powers would approve of no candidate
for the throne of Bulgaria who was ob
noxious to the Bulgarian people , ho
meant Hint the Mingrolian puppet should
not bo forced upon them , at all events ,
that the c/.nr would not be allowed to dic
tate their choice. At the same lime , the
declaration does not warrant the Bul
garians in ns-i'loelinjr I'rlnco Alexander ,
which undoubtedly they desire to do. It
would be the ideally right thing to take
the bull by the horns , or rnthcr the boar
by the cars , and proclaim a republic , for
they are a republic virtually , lacking
only the form. Why should they not
memoritili/e the powers for n modifica
tion of the Berlin treaty ?
* %
Some of the immense possessions of
Great Britain are , in an important sense ,
a source of danger nnd weakness rather
than of security nnd strength to the homo
country. India and part ot the South
African territory distinctly belong to
this class. Australia and Canada , how
ever , arc true colonies , nnd Ihc extent to
which they can be relied upon to aid the
mother country in cti'c of neces-sity is
shown by their free offers of assistance in
less important matters touching the
honor and giory of the empire. Tor ex
ample , they fchow great interest in the
celebration next summer of Queen Vic
toria's "jubilee year" which completes
her halt' century on the throne. One
of the favorite projects connected with
this event is the establishment in
London of a permanent exhibi
tion largely devoted to the colonies and
worthy of the imperial fame and vnstnc's
of the queen's dominions. Already ,
while London is hesitating Australia has
promised $ ' 00,003 , , Camulu $100,000 , two
private individuals in the Dominion
i)0,000 , and the city of Singapore , -f'i&.OCO
toward the proposed Imperial institute ,
a total of $37ri,0 ( > 0. What the colonies
could be relied upon to do in a really
great emergency , such as a war with
Russia , can be easily guessed. Together
Canada and Australia have nioro than
8OUOOOi people , or about as many as
Ireland and Scotland combined , and
Australia in particular is very rich. They
would certainly prove that no European
power can hcneelorth reckon with ( ireat
Biitain as merely the British l le-i.
r-
#
. " \llle. \ dc MncM.ihon , daughter of the
ex-president , is to be wedded to M. de
Piunncs , son of n former chamberlain of
the Empress Kugenle. In Bonapnrliit
circles this union is looked upon ns a .sort
of reconciliation between the marshal
nnd the party to which he owe- , the title
of duke of Magenta. But the truth is
that quite other than political considera
tions have brought alionl tinmarriage. .
It will be remembered that when the
marshal was president he entertained so
much and in such a princely style that ,
notwithstanding his large -alary , lie had
to spend a considerable portion of his
private fortune , a loss thnt he has never
been able lo make good. U was feared
that the matrimonial prospects of his
daughter would suffer in consequence ,
for money plays n more important part
than love in marriages among the upper
classes of France. But the father ol the
future groom , the Marquis do Picnncs , is
said to be very rich and to own magnili-
COUL estates in Hungary. So Mile. Mac-
Million is not only lo get a tilled hus
band but n fortune too , although the pos
session of the latter requires some wait
ing for dead men's shoes.
"
Gambctta's famous cry. "Clericalism
that's the enemy ! " is heard just now in
Italy. The relations between the king
anil the pope seem to grow more friendly
as the years roll on , and the liberal portion
tion of the Italian people was never more
bitter in its fooling toward the church
than at the present moment. At the re
cent celebration of the battle of Montana ,
where Garibaldi and his volunteers were
defeated in 18(57 ( by Pontifical and French
troops , ono of the speakers , an ex-deputy ,
declared that they would blow up Rome
with dynamite rather than endure the
humility ot coming to any understand
ing with the Vatican.
%
The question of the .separation of
church and slate Is about lo come up
again in the French parliament. The
majority of the committee appointed by
the chamber of deputies to consider the
subject is in favor of the abrogation of the
Concordat , the 7)io ) < Jxs vivcntli between
Frnitcn nnd the Vatican drawn tip by
Napoleon the First and observed , morn
or lcs-5 strictly , by the various govern
ments that have succeeded each other
MIICO the beginning of the century. But
public opinion In Franco is not yet ready
for the radical change proposed by the
committee. "Wo nro making rapid pro
gress , however , in that direction , " naicl
M. Victor Schielchnr , the aged senator ,
the other day , "but it will probably be ton
years yet before wo enjoy in France , n
you do in the United States , the separa
tion of the civil nnd ecclesiastical
powers.1
V
The pope is bidding high for German
support. He has made -unno little pro
gress in this direction in the recent diplo
matic conference , fho German empire
tins no oilicinl representative at Rome to
care for its relations to the Holy See. One
of the provisions in the now arrangement
is tlmt such a roprcscntntive. shall be tip.
pointed. But this is far from anything
like imperial subjection to the pope.
*
* *
The northwestern provinces of India ,
in which croju nro being destroyed by
floods and heavy rams , are the principal
wheat exporting region of Ilindostan ,
The prospects of good prices for Ameri
can farmers may bo brightened by the
misfortunes of the poor peasantry of
India.
Tin : result of rod tape Is often ridicu
lous , Some of the decisions of Controller
Durham upon army expeditions Mould
bn howling farces if they wcro not very
Beriona mutters for the officers concerned.
General Pee of the engineer corps for
instance engaged a tug for $501) ) to extin
guish n fire which broke out on the gov
ernment dock at Fort Wayne near
Detroit , thus euving a large .amount of
property , Controller Durham throwa out
Hie oill , bocniuo General Poe did not
ndvcitisc for proposals thirty days in
advance and let the contract to the lowest
bidder ! For the sa'mo ' reason , the bill for
shoeing horses of the cavalry in pursuit
of the Apaches wns rejected , The law
ought to be given more flexibility. We
presume Judge Durham administers il as
lie finds it ,
TitK "statistics of wnges , necessaries of
life , trades societies , strikcssniul lock
outs , " by J. D. Weeks , constituting vol
ume XX ot the tenth United States cen
sus , has finally appeared nnd throws a
flood of light on the condition of the
laboring classes. According to its statis
tics 7 < M strikes and lockouts occurred jn
1SSO , of which details wcro obtained re
garding one-third , showing n lo i in
wages of more than $3,700,000. If the
same proportion applies to the other two-
thirds the entire loss to the laboring class
amounted to nearly $13,000,000 , fully 1
per cent of flic entire wages nnul. The
comparative tables of wages do not Indi-
cnlo that iho results in wages raised are
anywhere nearly commensurate with
thi lois.
Till : PIISIjU OP IXDL'STIIY.
Tlii-ie nrc 25.000 members of union' , nnd
Knights of Lnhor in Boston.
A neu silk fnctoiy Is lo be built at Nor
wich , Slicuango county , N. V. , to employ I ! ! ' . '
hands ,
Tlicelcoli'ic-llght lump business promises
to be a Rieat" Industry in thiseoiintiy. All
Inrtoiies me cioudod with work.
A PitlsbunjiT has jtiM iiindca mnchlncbv
which tidily-live milrond cnr rouplhifj-plna
cnn bo made In n minute , or 15,000 per day.
A liUtilefoul. Me. , coiiccin making diy
poods wants to double Its capital stock to
5,500,000. If it he allowed it will put up an
other mill.
The Kiiovvllle woolen mills nre turning
outU.OOO yards ol cloth per day. fn fact , nil
the soutliuin mills are selling all tlio goods
they cnn turn out.
The demand for knit poods lu the south is
so active that n Columbus cuncein has just
doubled its irnpaelty , < unl Is tutnini ; out what
to them Is n big pioiluct.
The electric lipht companies me bavins
all the woik they can do , and tlui boiler nnd
ciiclne manufacturers niv unaole to deliver
machinery nnd powet ti' fnst as customers
v.55h.
All tlnoii < ; li Massachusetts textile mr.int-
f.icturers nicinciea-insror piepniiiiK to in
crease their eaptiolly. I'nll IJher takes the
lead. Lawrence , Lowell , SnriiiKlield anil
other cities nre ptHiini ; ahead nt a rapid
rate.
Soulhcin cotton mills have sold all the
btutr they matle , and things ; uc boominir o
that they me like the Pennsylvania iron
men , lefiisins ; ciders for ne\v uooiN lest
r > rice > advance before they me able to deliver.
They all look for nn advance slioitly.
At MinncnpoIIs a sinnd K. of L. hall N lo
be built through theelloitsot thenncintioii ,
with a capital stock of MOJ.CW. Jt will he a
four-story budding , e-pecially tilled up with
an auditoihun lor 2,000 people. It is to be
reailv for the next general assembly.
Slate-Sinkers Having a Hard Time.
Uittlicnliuru liKlfjn M/eiif. /
The opposition to Van Wyck is IiaUug a
hard time h'ctuing up a ninjoiity against him
in the next legislnttne. Numeious slates
have been constructed , but none seem to IKJ
tniiiilnttory to the
C'aii'l li'lfiiu'c It Out.
YHnmn/i / 'Ihnlnnlnn ,
Theiels a ile.itb-lllestillnes- the anti-
Van \Vyel ; ramp since the senior senator has
cone to Washington to ic'iuno his winter
woik. They Una vast amount of "liLierin. "
but they have not learned just how to re
move the impiession of a 4B.OOJ vote in piel-
eiencc for the senator , backed l > y pledges
umnih ! ol the repioentativos to elect hhn.
Mo Jlcijionsc.
We let-all that the ISi.i : some time ago
dared jny of Its stiaitflit leim'jlie.m eotJiapo-
laiies to point out a vote or n view ol bcntitor
Van Wyck thnt undented him to bo anything
hut a straight lepubliciiu. Tiie Democr.it
bent its ear to catch the chorus of le-ponsc-j.
But there was no clionii. Theie was no ic-
spoiise. The silence was so thick you could
cut it with a knife. You would have to cut
it if you wanted to get Into it. It Is by far
too hard to break.
< Y Compliment ( o.lml c AVnkrf-ly.
Mipjmrm Tlmet.
Judge WaUoly is winning golden opinions
irom the taxpayer.- . His manner of comliict-
inu court now is a maikcil Impiovement over
the old way , when a jiitlsc thought lie was
dolns bij ; work if he came down liom Omaha
at noon mid held court until the 4 o'clock
irain came to cnny him back to the city.
The Times doesn't pay very big taxes , butter
tor obvious reasons It is compelled to cxpicss
satisfaction over the Improved man tier ot
running the mills ol justice iu this county.
The Transportation Question.
WjmJcr'TOM. / .
The most impoilant question to como I'u-
toiothe legislature this winter is the Iran-
spoliation Question , It is In fact
paramount to nil ntlier.i. JCveu the
senatorial question which Is absoibing so
much of everyone's attention Is not any
where as Important us is the ululating of
freight charges. It is lo be hopeilthut the
senatorial question will be settled ns soon as
possible alter the meeting of thelegliliituie
nnd that that body "HI then proceed to give
us a good wholesome railroad law.
Ci'1119 orConsolntloi ) .
The memory of n kindly \\oul
In ( laysuoiio by.
The lifigriincu ot a Indeil flower
Sent lovlm'lj.
The gleaming ol asuiulen sinilo
( n siuldun tear ,
The wanner pre.-wii'u of the hand ,
Tlio lone of' ' < 'ljwr.
Tlio lin-h thnt HUMUS "I cannot speak ,
Hat I liavohenrd ! "
The me-isaire of a pinirlo verso
Kioin ( Jml'sjiwn Woul ;
Such tiny IhliiKi wuhaully eoir.it ,
As ministry ; .
Flit giveiti deeming they have .ihown
Scant sympathy ;
But when the heart-fsovmuought ,
Oh , who can tvll
The power ol all surh tiny things
To make U welt ?
A WomlnriMl Country.
Kan rraiitt'cn CM.
The history of railroad construction in
the United States the history of the
settlement nnd process of the country
the ono was largely .dependent upon the
other. Before the coming of the locomo
tive to America our population was
principally distributed through the At
lantic and southern states , Ohio , Indiana
and Illinois and the states west of the
Mississippi but ca > t of the Missouri were
settled , but only .sparsely. It was not ,
however , until the railroads were ex
tended into the great wcot that this im
mense territory began to fill up , and it
has been only binco the war , when the
tracks crossed the Missouri , that the tide
of immigration sot heavily m the same
direction , There was u normal railroad
gtowth prior to 1850 , In that year there
were bui t',0'1 ' miles ot truck in the
United States , and -this mljease was dis
tributed through twnuty-six : Mates. In
1830 there were but twenty threu miles in
operation , and for the twenty years end-
ing with ISjO , the record ot growth was
as follows ;
-Mile * . | ' Miles.
.1.00.1 1 ISM
The milenge of ITjO win distributed as
follows flew Kuglnnd , 0.700 ; Middlu
states , 2.5T3 , southern Mntes , U.WIi west
ern slates , 1.21-1. Between 1WO nnd 1800
the increase w.i SI. til I miles , Iho total
having reached 00,035 miles , in the latter
year. In 1R70 the total hml 5ncren ed to
52,014 , the increase in ten years amount
ing to C0,97fl mile" . In the next decade
the growth was very groat. In 18SO there
were l > : ) , .1l ! ) nnle , an inercn f of10. . 18 , " > ,
Hut the present decade has eclipsed all
others so lar. Since lt < SO the increase
has been for the several yonn T.Wfl ,
11. . "OS , ( the greatest year on record )
11,741 , 3tv ! : > and : U)1 ! ) miles respectively.
In the thirty-sixth vonr since lb. > 0 the ITU-
roads of the United Slates have increased
111V.U5 miles , or at thn rate of127 ! miles
per annum. There nre now in opera
tion , exclusive of what Is under
construction , I'JS.UCO miles. The
equipment , for ' this , comprises
i."i.iar locomolt\os' , 17,2 ! > 0 passenger oars ,
0,511 mail , baggage and express
car" , and 805 511) ) freight car < . The co > t
of construction In Iftfo , owing to the use
of light "strap' ' rails and inexpensive
roadueds , was about $18,000 per mile. In
1810 it was { JJitMHW and in 1S.VJ $ ? -.Oi)0 ) , the
H.O-.H miles then in existence having cost
( estimated ) ? : . > sOi.V ! > ,000. Assuming the
r resent average cost per mile to be sJ.-
000 , the mileage in existence would rep-
re.scnlSa.S''l.lfiO.OOO. Vet ns compared
with what will no doubt be the IWR in
another thirty-Ms years , the above totals
do not represent , perhaps , more than
half of what the record will then show.
When the vast extent of country DC-
tween the , Mi = ouri nnd the i'acilic shall
have become as thloM.y settled n the
region cast of the river i now. and the
in vcntixo genius of man has discovered
nothing better tor transportation pur
poses than the railroad , il mny be said of
I8i0 ? as we say of Its'iO , that prior to that
period "railroad growth was normal. ' '
The possibilities in this direction will
only be limited by the population which
will support the hues.
Did You ? Ieun it , Mi- . Gould ?
AVii I'm A llniihl.
Mr. ( .fonld is very properly chagrined
and sore because Judge Grcshnm re
moved his receiver from the Wnbtisli. It
could not well be otherwise. When he
is engaged in ti piece of financial .strat
egy , the object of which is to double up
a railroad or two nnd put Iliem iu his
vest pocket , he can hardly be expected to
fall in lo e with a man wlio interferes
\\ilh him.
But when ilr. Ctould declares that
Judge ( ire-ham's motive was to .start a
little presidential boom for himself , wo
put on our thinking-cap. Is it true , then ,
Mr ( iould , that you httind in such relation
tionto the American people that when ti
bravo judge thwarts your schemes these
American people want to reward him by
malting him president':1 : Are you really
willing to admit to the public that the
uencral opinion of you is Mich that any
one can make capital for himself by
thwarting you ?
Mr. Uotiltl may have spoken in heat.
Even the greatest men lo o their tempers
under provocation. Hut it was certainly
unwise to clinch the nail by adding that
'abuse uf me is the lirst slop toward the
presidency. " We do not recall the name
of another man in thn country who
would be willing to say that the shortest
road lo popular favor is by way ot op
position to him and lo his well known
business methods.
Mr. ( iould is , however , a very level
headed man , and we are bound to take
his word on a matter of so much im
portance.
HOLIjAM ) .
A New TOXVII In .TefTcr nn County.
HKIIKO.V , Nob. , Dec. 15. | Correspon
dence of theliur. . ] The Chicago , Kan
sas vt Nebraska railroad is rapidly build
ing new towns along its lino. Your
correspondent a few days ago visited the
new town of Holland , on the above line ,
in Jeflbrson county , and was surprised
to linr7 n tptrn located where , but ti few
months age. fields of waving corn wcro
growing. Although this new place is
but one month old to iray , it has the
hustle and bustle of all booming towns ,
The din and ring of the carpoytcr's ham
mer is heard at all points. While the people
ple who tire wailing for the completion
of their buildings oiler fabulous prices
to the knights of the saw mid plane , and
endeavor to bribe them to rjuit one job
and take another. This practice has be
come so common that the biiildcr.s now
compel all workmen to sign n contract.
which cnui-es _ them to lose all pay if Jhey
leave one job for another. Already u
steam elevator with a capacity of
15,0(11) ( ) bushels , a hotel , general store ,
lumber yard , Lutheran church , school
house and a depot , with stock yards ,
have been erected. Water is obtained at
a depth of forty feel , and the location of
the town affords perfect drainage. The
country surrounding Holland is very fer
tile. In many of the adjoining farms
corn has averaged over ono hundred
bushels to the aero ; other grains do
equally us'woll. Wild hind sells from if 7
to $10 pur acre , and improved from $1,5
to $25. The town Itiyr. in the center of a
thickly populated fanning district. Most
of the farmers nre of Dutch extraction.
'I own Jots tire rapidly feclling for from
sf 10 to $203 , according" to location ; each
lot is ridxM'J feet. The incorporntor.s of
the place include John Laudrlbaek. ] . ( J.
KestrKon. J. 1) ) . Hubble. , 1 , C. Chum-
plum , H. S. Uaker-.ind others , who .are all
onenrctie and enterprising business men
and farmers. Holland is located IfiU
miles iromSt. Joe. thirty-live miles Irom
licatrico , nine miles from Kairbury unit
11U mile * from Omaha , hike till new
towns Holland is holding out lib
eral and Mihsttmtitil inilucemeiitH
to manufacturers , etc. Your cor
respondent placed a copy of the
liir. : in th corner stone of the now
church , believing that the religious prin
ciples of the paper mij'ht bo imparted
into giving aid toward the building of
the church. In conclusion , nf the many
new towns built through this font ion up
to the prc ent lime , no town has a
brighter future before it than- Holland ,
thu nuifjio city ol Jefferson county
Auofs.
TIic liilHIittcnt Tclirnpl > er.
Philadelphia Times : See what an in
telligent telccraph operator "id for ihft
Wcntorn Union company down in Toxas.
Mr , Kdson had u Hog oJ gre.ut price
named Shep , and , whiting to him ; him
shipped to him , he. tclegraphi'd home :
"Solid Shop by llrst train. " The brainy
tcleaniph operator thought Mr. Kd.on
ought to know how lo spell belter taan
that , and M > ho corrected him mid Hmt
the tliaputch as follows. "Sond sheep by
lirst train. " As Kdson was n shi-cp-
raiser ln& hired man put his entire Hock
on the cars , nnd in a day or two he re
ceived notice that they wore at hand.
Jiint then u storm came up and many of
them lullfaicik. licforo lie could get them
buck 10 his ranch half of Ihmn wbrodc.nil ,
and the affair cost him ti great < lo.il of
money. He is now suing the comp.tuy
for damans and is liablu lu gut ttn : n.
If the gentleman whoso Jips pr < * a pd
thu lady' * snoivy brow and thus caught : >
severe cola had but used Or liiiU'sCough
Syrup , no doctor' * bill would Jwvc bnen
necessary.
Some genius proposes to intro.iiiMj
paper shirt * . Wearing paper Blurts
moans bearing rbuumuti&m. With Sal
vation -hi ( , however , paper fclurts might
still bu a success. I'nce 'ij cents ,
HISTORY OF THE LOST NUCCET
A Missing Ninly-Poimd Lninp of California
Gold , .
A Kntnattcc of ( lie Old Mining Dnjs of
HIP Pnclllu Coast.
There were a few line * of telegraphic
nintlorin the dally press a fo\v < ! ays ago
to the efleel Hint a party hail loft Colorado
rado Springs to hunt for the "Lost Nug
get. " Among tlio romances of the Knlt |
const there arc two which will live be
yond till others. The one is the "host
I'abin , " niul the other Iho "Lost Nug
get. " Both li.ivo a foundation in fuot , but
the story of the "Lost Nugget" Is tlio
more truthful.
In the old mining days of California
live or siv men who had come out to
gether from Indiana hud a claim on the
San tloaipiin river. They werq. doing
alvly well , but nothing to brag of. wlien
ono of them , n man named Charles Y.
Tobkor , whose relative ? yet live in In-
diamipoli.s , niiiiln the discovery of
the celebrated nuggctl. It was in
the spring of the year. ntul
In1 was out hunting fur roots and
herbs to cure n sort of scurvy which bad
taken hold of some of them In climb
ing up n bank he dislodged a boulder ,
and as this rolled down it uncovered the
nugget. It was a chunk of crude gold ,
weighing about ninety pounds. Jl is not
likely that the mass was as pure as the
average small nuggets , hut still it must
have been worth man\ ; \ thousand dollars.
Tne entire bank wnsalterwiml dug away
and the neighborhood for half a mile
eare.fullvM'arehed , but without another
ounce of gold being found.
Tooker i was a inglc man , about
twenty-seven years old. and up
to this hour it has been
shave and shave alike with the little
band , illsiniiul was instantly made in >
to keep ills discovery to Inimelf. and to
getaway with his treasure at the lust op
portunity. He dug a hole and buried
the liml , carefully marked the spot , and
returned to etunp and tried to conceal Ins
satisfaction and anxiety. Jt was a month
before he made nuy move. His object
was to got the nugget to San Francisco ,
and it must be carried on the back of a
horse or mule. He had to invent an ex-
ciiso for separating himself from the
band , and tln probably gave rise to the
lirst .suspicions. Tooker purchased a
mule of : in immigrant , hung around
until lie believed it was safe tor him to
depart and then dug up his nug
get one night and sot out on "a
journey which would not have been safe
tor half a dozen men to undertake. .
Those were rougli days , and men who
had met with poor luck hunting for cold
in the earth were on tiie road as robbers
ami assassins. Tooker's companions felt
certain ( hat he hud mate .a liml , > md his
every action was under surveillance for
several daysbelore he started. Ho
quiclli withdrew from camp at night , leu
his mule to the spot where the nugget ,
was cached , and loading it upon a pack
saddle and started oil' . He must have
known of the dangers of the road , but
the desire to convert that big lump into
gold pieces overcame his prudence. He
was Jolloweit bytwoot his companions ,
bin they hardly knew what course to
take. Ho had 'made a find and was
"jumping'1 them , but they had no legal
right to lorce a division.
Tooker was followed until daybreak ,
ami the men had about made up their
minds to halt him unit force him to turn
back with his precious burden when he
was attacked by four or live footpads. A
lively light ensued , and Tooker and one
of his pursuers were killed and the oilier
was driven oft" . lie returned to camp
with the story--and this was the first of
along series of adventures1 in whir-lithe
big nugget has figured. Tooker's friends
determined to overhaul the rnubet'a , and
live in number they broke camp til once
and began a pursuit. The footpads had
ti camp or rendezvous within a few miles
of where the robbery occurred , and the
nugget was taken there for satctv. ThU
camp was discovered by the Tooker
crowd , and in the fignt which followed
two ot them were killed , while only o'nc
of the robbers escaped with his lifo. The
nugget hud been hurled , and , although
the closest search was made lor it the
victors did not unearth it. The robber
who escaped made his way to Han
Francisco , and si * months Inter set
about organizing nn expedition to
go after the lump. One of the
men who was to accompany him got the
location of the cache and .sot out with a
companion ami reached tl.e place two
days ahead ot the cithers. The nugget
was found , Jondcd on the back of a mule ,
and the two had a start of A day and a
half. Tliey journeyed about forty nulcp ,
buried Hie lump near n mining cnmp ,
and staked out a claim and went to work
as a part of the programme to preserve
their secret. They remained in camp for
six weeks , nnd then left on foot , their
mule having been stolen. What hap
pened to them and the nugget is not
Known , or tit least has not been stated.
The next time the big lump was heard
from it was unearthed in the Hot Creek
mountains of Nevada by three minors
who liml ooino from California. The
fact tlmt they dug it up and had it in
their possession was known to a band of
of hixty or seventy immigrants , wilh
whom the trio traveled for .several days.
Kver.ybody got a look at the lump , au/1 /
itH history was related by one of the pos
sessors.
Iteforu crossing the line into California
the three men tuid the nugget left the
train secretly and were never heard of
again. It was three years before the
nugget was hoard of agitin , and informa
tion of its whereabouts then came
through u half-breed Indian who was
dying at a military post in Colorado. Ho
told a sergeant of cavalry where it could
bn found , ami the sergeant ami iv.o pri
vate soldiers diverted mid word to su-tiro
it. Tney wore trucked to a mountain
about 1'ih.y miles tiway , and were found
to have < lug up something and headed
for iC.iiibiis. They were followed for u
day mul a half , and I Inn the bodies of the
two privates wern found on the ground ,
shot through the head. The per-
goant had murdered tliom in order to
htivo the prize till to himself. Civil
olib-ern nil over Kansas nnd Nebraska
wore noliiii'd to bo on the lookout for tho.
deserter and murderer , but to this day
no ono can toll what fate befell him. The
lug nugget has been heurU of in an indi
rect ! Uidioundub"iit wtiy citvcrnl times
.since , and it has always been understood
that it was in the hands of the Indians.
Something definite as to Itxcvnct local ion
must hnvu bt-nn learned this fall , or tin
expedition would not bo preparing to set
out til the opening of winter , Tlio loil
nugget is no doubt the large-si mass ot
crude gold ever discovered HI Callinriiia ,
and perhaps in the world , and if an ex
pedition oflivo or six ni'iii can suceod <
in getting poi-cs8ifm of it at lib tune ,
there U a lortuno in it for each and evu/
one.
one.T.
T. .ri'Jin.LIP.S , Heed. Mis * , writes :
"Dr. .1. 11. M Lean'.t ' Tar Wine Lung
Halm gives the greatest satisfaction here.
U has no equal for cough * , colds , etc. .
and in croup it is certainly a y-omlcrJu !
icmcdy. in fact It is'till ihat is ohi'uiud '
'
for It.1' '
_ _
IllH Uauril.
.Jcaiuuitt Konncily yesterday morning
obtained nrrjt of attachment m Judgu
h'erkn's court again. * I household furni
ture , balonjrfnjj to'II. . 1) . Arilng , now
in one of thocirs-on : the Union Pa/Tm
tr.-uv , to .ntisfj adi'Ot of ? i7 for board.
All of yon who hove not visited this
busy place at sonio time , nnd those who
have , tnkonote. of the wonderful changes
thnt have taken place there in the past
twclvo months. From a dozen little
dhnntlcs thcn.you can now see she smoke
curling heavenward from hundreds of
cottages. Jiriek blocks can bo .seen on
almost nuy corner. From two stores
then the number has swelled to twenty
or more now , with others opening out
everyday. They now have btuiKS , u
dally newspaper , and a dozen other mi
nor enterprises. Hut there are mere
nothing compared with the great pack
ing ministries , which are in operation
there , with their thousands of cniployia
and such men at their head as Hammond ,
Lipton , Fowler mul Morris , the problem
is solved. South Omaha will bo thn fu
ture packing town of the world. There
has been more money made in real ty <
tale in South Omaha , for the amount in
vk.stcd , than any other part of town , hots
that one year ago sold for $275 are now
worth from J',000 to f 1,000 ami cheap at
that , and there are just as good chances
now ns then , and better , for the reason
that we now know South Omaha will
have a population of 1,000 in liss tliiin
live years. Now is the time to buy. N e
hlive a large list of property here , ami
would bo pleased to show it to one and
all. Call and examine our list and take
a ride out and ceo the town. We have n
list of bargains in all parts of town , come
aniLscc fame.
We arc also selling very rapidly , lots
in Hush & Selby's addition to South
Omaha , This beautiful addition is only
Jive minutes walk from the U. I1 , depot
Parties buying those lots will make : ! f)0 )
per cent on money invested before ne\t
May. They are selling at § .150 with $ > . > ( )
ca h. Unlnncc in 1 , 2 and 0years.
EXAMINE THIS LIST
And see if you do not liml .something you
want.
A great bargam , ! ! large lotsf CO foot
frontage , each , on 22U st. . with" small
house , in K. \ . Smith's add , cable line
built within S blocks. This will nuikefour
lolsof I0)xlj0each. ) ? U,800. Only $2,000
cnsh. Must be taken at once. This will
sell for S-lO.OOrHn the spring.
A bargain. House 7 rooms , lot 100\120 ,
in Omaha View. Price 3,800 , , ? 1 , 000 cash ,
balance to .suit.
A bargain. l0\lGi ( ! ( , on Sherman two , in
Kirkwood. $ liOO. ( ! flCIO , ( cash.
Corner lot. 00x120 , m Fun-mount Place ,
Si-.OOO , $050 cash.
A bargain. GOxl-iO , on 20th st. , in E. V
Smith's add , 52.700 , ? ltfOO cash.
WxlSO , near William st , on S Kith. store
building , 2 stories , rents for Ii2 * > C t > r <
month , 4,500 , terms easy. ThH is a I .r
< rain , xvill net you 17 per "cent per year ju
investment.
SHxlIiO , adjoining the above , with two
story frame store building , rents for $50
per month. 4,000 , terms easy. Tins is a
great bargain. Call at puce us this is on
the market but a short lime.
One wliole lot in South Omaha in bus :
ness part , § 1,200. A bargain.
Two houses , one of 12 rooms anil one ol
.1 rooms , rents for 550 a month , in llor-
bncii's add.1.000 , ? t,000 cash , a bargain
A bargain. ' House of lOrooms , rents for
i27.f'0 per month , in Horbaeh's add.
? y,000 , $1.000 cash.
JCight-room house and barn , llorbnch's
add. rents for t > ° > 0 per mouth. ijJJ.OOO.
$1.000 cash.
RIocU 18 , Credit Fourier ndUE-
ton ! , H lolg , trm-n ; ; < ; c'lich ilflv ,
within luo I'Joi'kH of'coul mine.
! > -rm ui liousc. SdlriviM , * > 5,1OO.
0-room hniioc , I < Mi uM < l , new ,
. .50,000.
0-room Iionse , Hiuprovciiicnt Ati-
8 < > clsitoiilot ! 00x1 5-1 , < > nsl front
& : t,50o.
i-ri > oni IIOIINC , < ic > ryiii avenue ,
heated by oteauivulcr iiiul
; ; : i < 4. , lull lot , burn , etc. , ucnr
Liuuvcnwortli , $7,7OO.
Ilontic , H rooms , U lolMVlniUor
Ptat'o , U lilixltivcst I > urfi ,
s-V-ioo.
Gioiihc anil lot in I oivoS n l ll-
lion , 8 , < > < -
Fine new Iiousc In IIiuiocoiu
i'tncc , CiiUu-rJnc Atrc < ! < , SO
rooniK , litmlud t > y Ciirmu'c , licit
hullt in the city. fEui-gnlii ,
63.7OO.
5-rooai oi > ( I ; ; * nutv , eoritur
( > tli ami Ohio lilrcetx , H.uUc'- .
addition , $ UK < > 0 ; S-.IOO t-a ! i ,
balance ( W5 JUT jnoiiOi.
S-'ino lot InVj | IiUi ; , ' ! < Stilt are
Hcuulifu ! lot In OnnlMs'H add.r , 0.\l'-J !
$ l500 ! , ? < 100 cash. This a bargain.
! ! lots in Mtiyno Plnco. C.ill aod get
terms.
Wo have n > vcral lols in Donuvkou'ji ud
lo U'ulnui Hill on easy terms. ,
\Ve luivo properly ( or s.ilc in all 'pnrtH
of town. Cull H ml M-O tin. '
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1509 FARflAM STREET
Room 9 ,
2nd Ploor.
