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Contents or the Sunday Uoo ,
Pagol. Now Vork Herald Cablegrams
Specials to the JJKK. General Telegraphic
.News.
Pace 2. Toleeraphlc flows. City News.
WlKcollany.
Page 3. Special Advertisements.
Vaico 4. Editorials. Personalities. Press
Comments.
Pace 6. Lincoln News Miscellany Ad
vertisements.
PagoO. Council Bluffs News. Miscellany.
Advertisements.
P e 7. General nnd Local Markets.
Miscellany.
Page 8. General City News. Local Adver
tisements.
Pagnli. Diamonds , Rubles nnd Pearls.
American Ladles Snubbed. On the Verge
ot Marriage. Simplicity in Marriage. Tha
Toy Pistol. Only Sixty Years Aifo.-Hum-
* r Health Notes. Itlch Hut UuUoppy.
Advertisements ,
Page 10. General Brisbln In Wyoming-
Musical and Dramatic. Connuulalltieu.
Singularities. Peppermint Drons. Nature's
Vmfostlo Wonder. Honey For The Ladles.
KeUKloua. Advertisements.
Page 11. Janauschek's Costly Jewels , by
Ur Uelle.-What Labor Necds.-Educa-
tlonnl' Infant ProdlKles. Impieties. Con
vict No. W.-Advertlsements.
Page 13. Society Events In Omaha. A
Tragedy In Statistics. MUccIlany.
THEHK arc altogether too many paper
railroads being chartered iu this state
ttfo year.
'Tins whisky "Trust , " just formed , will
prove a blessing to old topers who fro-
tjuont saloons where the "slate is broken
nd the ice melted. "
UPON his return to his business office
Jay Gould placed a card on his door to
the effect that ho was not as short on lifo
asBonioJind intimated.
THE report of the Nebraska railroad
commission on its way over the Elkhorn
road has not yet boon published. It is
Mated , however , that rates are just as
fclzh up there as they were before the
commission made Its Junketing trip.
AMD now it transpires that Mr. G.
Washington burton only consented to
ftoeept chairman of the state committee
M the stepping stone to the governorship.
The Into man of straw was promoted
from chairman to governor , you know.
THE developments regarding the fail-
re of the Fidelity bank of Cincinnati
how that directors of tNn institution
Were criminally careless. There Is noth-
t tag in this , however , that furnishes satis
faction to the 3,000 depositors whose
waings and savings were swept away.
TUB oil fields of Colorado are being de
veloped with gratifying results aud the
Mggcst discovery ever known in the
tote was made last week. The oil indus
try of Wyoming and Colorado promises
% o become a great factor in the develop-
) MBt of the Rocky mountain region.
' SERIOUS opjection was raised by a
Member of the Cleveland board of educa
tion at its last mooting against the re *
vtaetion of a teacher who habitually eats
YMtiuts and roads newspapers , lie was ,
ifcowover , re-elected by a vote of 14 to 2.
The Cleveland schools are degenerating ,
'THE mayor and chief of police , of San
-Jtatonio , Texas , against whom evidence
Wai plain to the effect they were m a
' < Beipiracy ) to disturb a prohibition moot-
tog by hitting the principal orator be
tween the eyes with a rotten egg have
feeen dismissed. The court held that the
4i ity of the council should bo sus
tained ; . _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE patriotic liberality exhibited by
* > 9ay Gould upon his recent visit to Mount
Twnon , m purchasing thirty-throe acres
"
< ( land ad joining the Washington man-
9km and presenting it to the regents ol
\ lae Mount Vernou association shows tha
< thoughtful regard in which Mr. Gould
/ kolds the man who chopped aown that
Witoric cherry tree.
AN effort is being rnado by the rcctoi
C Chalfort St. Giles , England , with othei
gentlemen to preserve the cottage ii
that charming village , which was the re-
* Mat of John Milton in 1005 , when tht
great plague raged in London. Tin
place is distant only about twenty mile :
Iron Temple Bar , and is easily accossl
% i . At the time ot Milton's visit U
dwlfort , he was composing "Paradise
Tut. " Indeed it was there that this groal
Work was finished , and , at the suggostioi
M Thomas Elwood , "Paradise Regained'
uuencod. Tha cottage has been pur
Muuwdfora reasonable sum from the
vmwra. The plan is to sot apart Mil
iM't cottage as a reading room and mu
for obJooU connected with the poei
for other matters of bUtorio interos
fc-J
Independence Day.
The notes of preparation for nu un
commonly lively celebration this jcar of
the Fourth of July como from nil the
larger cities of the country nnd from
many of the smaller ones , giving prom
ise that the day will bo honored through
out the country with a degree of earnest
ness and enthusiasm that has not been
exceeded or oqualfcd in a number of
yoars. The very general fooling seems
to be that this is n ( rood time to renew to
the world the assurance that American
patriotism Is as virile and all-purvnding
now as it has ever been at any time in
the past , and that whatever other nations
may fancy or dcsiro regarding us , the
affection of the American people for
their institutions , nnd thuir rovcronco
for the patriots nnd heroes who estab
lished thorn , are as keen nud vivid M
ever.
Such periodic revivals of the patriotic
spirit in this republic are good for our
selves nnd for nil people who are hoping
nnd working for popular government.
They are well for ourselves since they
put us In communication with the past
which must always bo an inspiration to
American patriotism , and they are well
'or others who derive their hope from
, hs ! nation since they convoy the nssur-
nco that while we are growing in mate-
nil wealth nnd power with more rapid
.tridcs . than any other nation , wo nro
Iso preserving undimmed and unsullied
hat spirit and sentiment winch creatdu
nd have maintained on this conti-
icnt a government "of the people , by
ho people , for the people. " While ,
hercforo , we gladden our own hearts
ind refresh our own love of country by a
roper celebration of Independence day ,
, vo at the same time convoy to the op
pressed of tyranny and misrule , the
ivorld over , a lesson full of joy and the
voice ot hope. Lot us bo ns happy and
sxuborant ns wo may on this question.
"iVe have a right to bo. But lot us not bo
ycrproud of our great estate , and In the
he spirit of arrogance forgot that wo
owe something to the rest of the world
nd still have use for its friendship. Let
us assort our country bnforo all oilier
amis , our institutions above all others.
Americanism and all it applies as mcan-
ngmoro nnd assuming moro for the wol-
'are of humanity than any other sys-
em or principle over conceived by
man. Wo are warranted in as
sorting all this and can maintain it. But
ot us not bo unjust or ungenerous to
hose who would corao here to win by
lioncst toil nnd faithful citizenship a share
of our bountiful riches nnd enjoy with us
our great privileges. There is a danger
hat In sonic quarters suah a spirit maybe
bo manifested. Wherever it Is so it will
bo in conflict with the true American
sentiment , nnd do violence to the example
of the men who founded the republic.
Omaha is to be congratulated upon the
promise of having the Hnest celebration
n its experience. The preparations al
ready made assure ample entertain
ment for everybody , and if our
citizens do not become imbued
to ovcrllowing with the genuine
Fourth of July fueling it will not bo the
fault of these who are preparing to fit
tingly honor the day. We believe ,
however , that the feeling is growing , and
that when tbo occasion arrives it will ex
hibit itself in a jollification hitherto uno-
qunlcd in this region.
Wyoming and Montana.
The territories of Wyoming nnd Mon
tana are nt tha present time enjoying a
remarkable degree of prosperity. The
development of the oil fields in Wyoming ,
her mineral resources , together with the
building of new railroads and the exten
sion of lines already in operation , give
evidence of largely Increased settlement.
There are now in that territory , in
operation , 7G3 miles of railroad. Of thcso
the Union Pacific has 487 , the Denver
Pacific 10 , the Oregon short line 01 , the
hoycnno & Northern 75 , and the
Wyoming Central 100. In course of con
struction there are 150 miles the North
ern building 50 miles , the Central CO , and
the Cheyenne & Burlington 60.
The next two years will doubtless wit
ness the construction ot at least a thous
and miles of road. A road will be built
from Rapid City , D. T. . into Crook
county , to the oil fields , 100 miles ; the
extension of the Wyoming Central
from Ft. Casper , the present oud oi
the grade , to tlio western line oi
the territory will bo 800 miles.
The extension ot the Chnyonno & North
ern to the northern line of the territory
will bo also 800 miles , while the Burling
ton road is making its survey to enter the
territory near Fort Laranile nnd push tc
the western line of the territory , cover
ing 500.
With such increased railroad facilities ,
the settlement of agricultural lands , the
opening of territory not yet explored ,
will all tend to secure a wonderful inimi
gratlon in Wyoming.
Montana territory is also receiving hoi
share of attention from railroads and
settlers. The St. Paul , Minneapolis &
Manitoba railroad is pushing an exten
sion of its line from Minneapolis toward
Helena and Butte City ut the rate ol
eight miles a day , using thrco shifts ol
track layers and working nt night bj
electric light. This road expects to have
trains running by the iirsc of October
Of the outlook in Montana , the San Fran
cisco Chronicle says :
The mineral wealth ot Montana has al
ready been thoroughly demonstrated. Ont
mine alone , tbe Drum Lunimon , now con
trolled by an EnglUh company , Is a prlncl
pallty In Itself , the monthly receipts belni
almost fabulous , and capable of being largely
Increased by development , while there an
countless mines In various stages , some enl ;
prospected , some partly opened , others pay
Ing handiouioly ,
But mineral resources are only the begin
nlng of the elements of Montana's pros
purity. It Is a wonderful grazing country
supporting enormous herds of cattle , an <
so supporting them that the standtm
prices for Montana cattle are always abou
one cent per pound higher than those o
any other beef cattle ot the wssr. Its forest
are boundless , and supplied with a variety o
timber. Its streams are largo and plen
tlful , carrying an abundance o
water tor manufacturing purposes , am
affording every opportunity for industries o
that sort. It Is dcstlnad , too , to become i
great and valuable agricultural country , a
the soil of the hundred * of valleys and fool
hills is virgin soil of great feltillty. In short
Montana may bo considered as one ot tb
most promising territories of the Unite-
State. * , If not the most desirable.
Thus year by year tUe myth of the "Groa
American Desert" dwindles and disappear
before the light of solid facts. Year by yea
the pioneers of civilization , fearful ot Ui
terrors before them and alarmed by tb
legends of the geographer * , to whom a desot
sooned the most natural thine to put in Uiel
map. ? , have pushed on nnd on , and still the
desert rolled nway before them ; nud now ,
from the Atlantic to the Pacl/lc / the whole
continent Is known to bo llttcd for the habi
tation of men , and to bo cnpnble of support
ing the present population ot the world.
Death of Uonornt Speed.
General James S. Speed , whoso death
ccurrod yesterday at Louisville , Ky. ,
, -is ; chiefly distinguished as having been
ho attorney general in the cabinet of
Abraham Lincoln , whcro ho rendered
aluablo and honorable sorvlco. llo had
ttalncd eminence as a lawyer , aud was
tnown to Mr. Lincoln before ho was elect-
id to the presidency ; but his preferment
'or ' the then exceedingly responsible po-
Ition of attorney general was duo quite
.s much to his services for the Union
iauso as to the president's recognition of
iis ability for the ofllco. When the war
roko out , General Spend arrayed himself
it once on the Union side , nud was
arcoly instrumental in raising the
0,000 mon that Kentucky contrib
uted to the Union army. Ho re-
iitiinod in the cabinet two years ,
'csigning ' in 18CC owing to his views re
garding the policy of Andrew Johnson.
Among the memorable decisions ho ren
dered while attorney gyncral was one
hat the persons accused of the murder
f President Lincoln were legally liable
before n military commission , and
another that Jefferson Davis , although
originally captured by the military , after
n cessation of hostilities was subject to
rial only by the civil courts.
General Speed took a somewhat active
part In politics up to 1875 , when ho re-
iumed his former position ns professor of
ho law department of the University of
.ouisvillo. Ho was in tlio seventy-sixth
year of hla ago at the time of his death.
The Sunday liaw of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts has always been noted
'or ' her striuccnt Sunday laws. It was in
hat commonwealth and the state of Con
necticut that the old blue laws had their
origin. There are mon and women still
ivmg who remember when it was unlaw-
ill on the Sabbath day for a man to kiss
! iis wife in those puritan communities.
The Bay state legislature which closed its
session two woorfs ago , has taken n bold
stop toward enlarging the privileges ol
itizcns of Massachusetts on the Lord's
lay. The present law forbidding Sab
bath day desecration has boon generously
amended , so as to read that nothing
u it "shall bo hold to prohibit the manu
facture and distribution of steam , gas or
electricity for illuminating purposes , heater
or motive power , nor the distribution of
water for fire or domestic purposes , nor
tbe use of the telegraph or the telephone ,
nor the retail sale of drugs and medi
cines , nor articles ordered by the pre
scription of a physician , nor mechanical
appliances used by physicians or sur
geons , nor the letting of horses and car
riages , nor the letting of yachts and
boats , nor the running of steam ferry
boats on established routes of street rail
way cars , nor the preparation , printing
and publishing of newspapers , nor the
sale nnd delivery of newspapers , nor the
retail sale and delivery of milk , nor the
transportation of milk , nor the making
of butter and cheese , nor the keeping
open of public bath houses , nor the mak
ing or selling by bakers or their em
ployes of broad or other food usually
dealt in by them before ten of the clock
in the morning and between the hours of
four of the clock and half-past six of the
clock in the evening. "
It will be observed that under the mu
nificent provisions of the above quoted
section , the barber is not allowed to ply
his vocation , while at the same time
there is vouchsafed to every citizen
the privilege of a bath. It is still unlaw
ful in Massachusetts for the ice man to
deliver his frozen blocks or the ice cream
dealer to dispense his vanilla coolness.
It would be lawful for a druggist to sell
a bottle of perfumery or a dairyman to
mnko chee.se , while it would bo unlawtul
to sell lemonade or soda except on a per-
scription from a doctor. Now that the
door is half open wo may expect the next
legislature of Massachusetts to Include
brass bands , picnic games and back
yard croquet among the legalized Sun
day vocations.
Exorcise and Athletics.
The tendency to physical culture is
marked and progressive. It is a tendency
not to bo discouraged , for the American
people need a good deal moro exercise
and athletic development than they get.
What is required is to give the movement
wise direction. In the current number of
Lijijnncolt's Magazine a physician pre
sents his views upon exercise and ath-
lelics , claiming for them when properly
pursued usefulness In all directions to the
individual and to society. Ho claims that
vigorous and systematic muscular ex
ertion has a powerful influence in de
veloping the entire character. It brings
into action the qualities of self-denial ,
perseverance and endurance , strength
ens the will , confers a consciousness
of increased power , begets self-
confidence , resolution and courage , nud
through their influence , guided by proper
moral and intellectual forces , aids in
subduing the passions , and elevates the
suiritual ns well as the physical energies.
The experience with the students at Har
vard has been that as a rule those who
are poor at gymnastic exercises are also
inferior in their studies. The writer docs
not believe the assiduous cultivation ol
bodily strength to bo incompatible with n
proper degree of attention to the mental
faculties , nor does he think athletics , as
commonly practical , hurtful and produc
tive disease.
In addition to most ample testimony
derived from history in support of his
views , the writer also draws largely upon
medical and anatomical authorities. His
own conclusion is that no system
of physical education is com
plete uulcss it recogui/.es the necessity
which exists for attending to the symme
trical development of the body , nnd tha
physical exercise and games and sports
should be encouraged , not only among
the students of our schools tind colleges ,
but among the dyspeptic , nervous anc
overworked professional and business
men of this country. It certainly ought
not to require any elaboration of argu-
mehts or facts to prove that proper oxer
cisa is important and necessary or that a
wisely pursued system of athletics mus
bo beneficial. The construction of the
human body carries its own argument in
support of these propositions. The trou
ble with these most in need of exercise Is
that they are so entirely occupied with
matters which they esteem o
greater importance , though' this U
true .of hardly 'anything else.tha
hey have no 4Mmo for bodily
Invclopmont , or Inieu a time comes
which they might divolo to this purpose
hey nro too tircthfor further effort.
There nro tliotisandlV > ( professional nnd
msincss men in the country who nro
growing prematurely old , and becoming
vorn and bent , simply because they can-
lot or will not take a half nn hour a day
rotn their routinefllutjcs to devote to
ihyslcal exorcise. It is ] entirely useless
o preach to such pobfplo | They will go
on as they have donc until they roach a
tago when cxcrclso carf do them llttlo
rood. But they servo a purpose as "tor-
iblo examples. " Mcnpvhilo physical
ducatlon is making } progress , both in
obtaining recognition where it will do the
uostgoodnndin improved methods. Tlio
icxt generation ought to bear splendid
ostimouy to its value.
From Jnpnn In Twenty Days.
Ono day last week there arrived in
Sow York city direct from Yokohama ,
Japan , eighteen persons who had made
ho trip in a Canadian Pacific steamer
and over that road in the unprecedented
ime of twenty days. They arrived at
Vancouver from Yokohama in fourteen
days , and another week was consumed in
jetting thorn safely to Now York city.
L'lils notable triumph of the Canadian
. 'acifio has boon very generally adver
tised , aud ns the evidence of the vigorous
and aggressive enterprise of that corpor
ation , which is plainly bolng managed
.o win on sound business principles , it is
worthy of all the attention it has re
ceived.
Wo noted some days ago that the vig
orous competition inaugurated by the
Canadian Pacilic was creating
some llttlo consternation in
San Francisco. It threatens
quite seriously the steamship interests
there , nnd it seems inevitable that unless
these interests arouse themselves they
will speedily lind a considerable part of
: holr Asiatic trade slipping away from
them. Indeed , there are advantages cn-
loyod by the Canadian Pacilic which
they may not bo able to overcome , one of
which is shown in the above fact. People
ple to whom a day is important in the
matter of travel or shipment of goods
will take the Canadian Fucilic route. A
few years may make this a fact of very
much greater importance than it now is
both to San Francisco steamship interests
and American transcontinental railroads.
It remains to bo scon how this evi
dently formidable competitor will be
mot , for it must not bo permitted to
nirsuo its way to conquest and
lower unchallenged. To sup
pose that this would bo done
would bo to assume 'that American energy -
orgy and enterprise vore declining. But
ho probability is thajl itj will bo no easy
task to deprive it ot the enjoyment of Its
advantages. It appoufs to bo pretty se
curely entrenched , h'aving been built for
Business and possossipg.ah . equipment at
east unsurpassed. One filing is certain ,
the American transcontinental lines must
materially improve both their facilities
and their time before -thoy can hope to
mpodo the progrcsj of their northern
rival. In these days a gain of a few
hours may bo nil important , especially
when taken out of' a long and tedious
[ ourney. It is not questionable that the
American roads could at Ibat make much
bettor time than they flo. With this im
provement nnd a more enterprising pol
icy on the part of the San Francisco
steamship companies , there would bo a
probability of reducing the danger from
Canadian Pacific competition.
WE have just accidentally stumbled
across the following item : "Tho 'Men-
dola Carpenter' will andress the G. A. R.
posts of Lincoln in Representative hall
next Saturday night. lie will be remem
bered as the orator who spoke on the
assembly grounds , July 4. " This was a
year ago. But where will the Moudota
carpenter orate next Fourth of July ?
Echo answers , where.
PEItaONAtil TIBH.
Hollln M. Squire took along with him a
rhyming dictionary and a bottle ot bay rum.
The Illinois legislature during the session
just ended passed a bill making boycotting
and blacklisting penal offenses.
'This world has outlived Its passion , " says
Ella Wheeler Wllcox. Evidently Ella has
never seen abase ball nine talking at the
umpire.
It Is said that owing to the great success of
thu Wild West show in London , Mrs. James
Brown Potter Is negotiating for a couple of
Indian chiefs.
Queen Victoria Is very happy over the
brilliant jubilee celebration. So are the
pickpockets who helped swell the crowds on
that joyous occasion.
President Cleveland's letter to Queen Vic
toria was delivered by Minister Phelps.
Phelps Is the highest paid letter carrier in the
employ of Undo Samuel.
If Bridge-Jumper Donovan wants to jump
oft something high ho should return to this
country and throw himself from the top of
President Cleveland's boom for 18SS.
Mlla Rosa Bonbeur signs her name a la
Spinner. The capitals remind the beholder
of the map of a proposed crosstown glrd-
ironed road. It Is a fine , manly hand , for all
that.
that.Tho
The two daughters of General Ilobert E.
Lee are great travelers , the elder having vis
ited Australia , Japan , China , India and
Eypt , In addition to the European circuit
of sights.
The coroners throughout tbo country
should erect a monument In honor of the
late Craig Tolllver , of Kentucky , who was
the best friend they have had knee the death
of Jesse James. " ' '
Commodore Bancroft U icra'rdl ' , U. S. X. ,
will be the next rear-admiral .when Admiral
Franklin retires. His dutieswill ! principally
consist In seeing that no ship goes ashore
. ' "
TbeBoston '
Boston Qlube.
Dr. Talmage offers to kaock out Darwin In
one round. As Darwin is dead It's pretty
safe. V , '
An Anxious Hooitler.
Chicago A [ < W. ' |
Judge Uolman of Indiana la said to be wll-
Unc and even anxious to accept the portfolio
ol the Interior department In case Secretary
Lamar Is given a seat on the sup'reme bench.
The chances are , however , that at the last
moment ho will object to the arrangement
from foice of habit.
Another Blasted Monopoly.
Philadelphia JletorJ.
Monopoly has laid Its hand upon even the
poor boot blacks. Some of the boot-stands at
the hotels , It Is said , are owned by men who
do not polish even their own boots and hire
poor devils at low wages to run tbe stands ,
from which tbe Idle owners receive a hand
some revenue.
'
A Remarkable Celebration. '
Wundteun County ( Conn. ) Standard. ,
' Congressman iuckt of Hartford , ' wfll call
the meeting to order At 10 o'clock a. u. , on
July 4 , and give the address ot welcome ;
Congressman John D. Long , of Massachu
setts , will preside and make n address ap
propriate to the occasion ; Her. John It. Pnx-
: on , of Now York , will follow with an ad
dress entitled ' -The Second lllrth of the llo-
imbllc ; " JolmHoylo O'Kcllly ' , editor of the
Boston Pilot , will read an original poem
prepared expressly for the celebration ;
United States Senator W. 1J. Allison of
Iowa , will speak on "Tho Strength of Our
Government , " nnd the closing address of
Hie morning will bo plvonby General llornco
I'orter , of New York.ttpon "Independence. "
In the afternoon the addresses will bo as felons -
ons : Henjamln Harrison , c.\-Unltod
States Senator from Indiana , "Our Foreign
delations During the Ucbelllon , " Clark K.
Carr , of Illinois , "General John A. Logan ,
Patriot , Hero nnd Friend , " Iov. ! William
Patton , D. 1) . , Piesldent of Howard U nl-
verslty , Washington , 1) . C. , "Negro Kduca-
tlon. " The closlnc address of the day will
bogUcnby William WIndom , ox-secrotnry
of the treasury nnd cx-Unlteil States senator
from Minnesota ; topic , "Tho Saloon In
Politics. " In the evening there will bo a
grand Illumination of Hoscland ParK , with a
with a display of iiro-works.
Awful Times in Omaha.
Denver Kem.
A distracted and much disgusted Omaha
man dropped Into this ofllco Inst night. If
the story ho tells Is true , then n most sad
state of nlTalrs exists in the once thriving
city on the yellow clay banks ot the muddy
Missouri. The chief of police , ho says ,
backed by an nsslnlno mayor , has Issued nn
order forbidding Omaha cltlrcns from colnc
out upon the streets after midnight Ia& ) > o
ball games are no longer tolerated on Sun
day , and nil Innocent sports heretofore In
dulged In on the Sabbath , nftcr regulation
hours for worship , connot bo carried on. All
lights , ho says , nto put out In the city at 13
o'clock , ns if a besieging army surrounded
the place. It wns expected , when this gentle
man left , that the mayor would declare
martial law nnd place the chief of police
In charge of the town , llo says that
Itothackor of the Republican , and Frank
Morrlssey of the Herald were red hot over
the order nnd still heating when our Inform
ant loft. The proprietois of the respective
papers on which thcso gentlemen are man
aging editors talk ot constructing a tunnel
from their oflluos to the residences of their
chiefs. This thing had gene so far that sev
eral engineers had been asked for bids for
the construction of such tunnels , and Itoth-
ackcr objected to the project on account of
Its bclni ; a great bore , \vhilo Editor Morrissey
old Colonel McShano that his force would
compromise on a tunnel from the Herald
ofllco to Wood & Kerns' great Importliu
house , which Is situated about one block from
the Pnxton house. Our Informant says that
rather than stay In Omaha under the present
administration ho would be content to live
on chceso and garllck in a windmill tno bal
ance of his days.
Miss Lllywhlto's Party.
Ocorge Coover , In St Nicholas fur July.
"May I po to Miss Lily white's party ? "
But grandmamma shook her head :
"When the birds go to rest ,
I think It Is best
For mine to go too , " she said.
"Can't 1 go to Miss Lllywhlto's party ? "
Still grandmamma shook her head :
"Dear child , tell mo how.
You're halt asleep now ;
Don't ask such a thing , " she said.
Then that little one's laughter grow hearty :
"Why , granny , " she said ,
"Going to Miss Llly hite's party
Means going to bed I"
A Good Word For Powderly.
Kew 1'orh Time * .
Mr. Powderly , the official head of the
organization of'Knights of Labor , says of
the troubles caused by the "violent cle
ment" in the order : "The remedy for
all these troubles is a greater iliil'usion of
learning , and it is the object ot my lifo
to see that every child in this land re
ceives an education. " There could bo
no nobler object , nnd the general master
workman is quite right when he says
that "with the children educated on the
subjects that every citizen should be ac
quainted with one may expect a better
republic , free from the cankers of red-
flagism. "
Una of the greatest difllcultics that
workingmen have to contend with is ig
norance in their own ranks. There is
another evil equally mischievous , of
which Mr. Powdorly has heretofore
spoken in strong terms , and that is the
prevalence of intemperate habits. If ho
can turn the efforts of the great organiz
ation with which ho is supposed to have
so much influence to the promotion of
education and sobriety ho will do more
to elevate the workingmen of this coun
try nnd to secure their welfare than can
bo accomplished by contests with em
ployers over questions of wages and
hours of work. With a sober , industri
ous and educated body of workmen tliosn
questions could bo much moro easily set
tled in a way satisfactory to all parties.
The task of raiding the laboring men of
the country to this ideal level is : i gigan
tic one , and cannot bo fully accomplished
in onu generation , but a great organiza
tion which should devote itself to that
object would achieve vast benefits. In
spite of all that is said by excited agita
tors the condition of workingmen lias
been steadily improving , and is better
now than it ever was before , and the im
provement has irouc hand in hand with a
more general dill'usion of learning , and a
gradual advance in habits of sobriety. It
used to bo an accepted principle that the
lowest grade of wages for labor was de
termined by the limit of subsistence , It
was assumed that competition would
bring the compensation of workmen
down to the lowest limit upon which they
could live and retain their ability to
work. This theory necessarily assumed
in tha lowest ranks of labor a degree of
ignorance and dependence that gave the
laborer practically no volition in the matter -
tor , nnd it would not work with a body
of laborers at once educated and organ
ized for mutual support. With intelli
gence and sobriety the standard of living
is itself raised and has to bo recognized.
There will always bo a wide dllloronco
in the capacity and industrial olliclency
of human beings , and these can novcr bu
obliterated , but there is no reason why
the lowest level should bo degraded to
the condition of brutes. The productive
efforts of all classes of workers might be
sufficient to maintain all in comfort
without special hardship or privation
anywhere. The only way to abolish pov-
crtyisto get rid of ignorance , laziness
and vice. If this could bo done , not
only would pauperism and crime disap
pear , but all classes of worxmon would
obtain adequate wages for comfortable
subsistence without overwork. The
lowest form of labor that the comrau-
uitv requires would bo well paid , and
'
the'ro would be a fair share of leisure for
all. The Utopian state of things would
be the universal education , universal
industry and universal temperance.
Most of the philanthropic agencies of
society are directed to the promotion of
thcso millennial results , although their
is slow in bringing them about ,
ut if the co-operation of a far-rcnching
labor organization among the great body
of the people to bo benelitted could bo
brought to boar , the advance would bo
far moro rapid. If labor unions and as
semblies of knights of labor could bo in
duced to devote their chief energies to
promoting education and an understand
ing of those "subjects that every citizen
should be acquainted with , " and to cul-
.tivating by pvery possible < moans habits
of temperance and sobriety , the elavu-
tton of the worklngman would receive ! a
Wonderful impetus and "those troubles"
would certainly bo to n trrcnt degree
remedied. Wo commend Mr. 1'owuerly
nnd his coadjutors most heartily to tins
as a life work.
TUB U. P. MAXAOKMCXT.
A Settler Cnlli Attention to Where
lilcht Is Wnntcil.
NOIITH 1'i.ATTK , Juno 2'2.--To the
Editor of the lir.K : In your issue
of the 20th Inst. you announce the
arrival of two members of the Pnclllc
commission in Omaha and that Mr. Kimball -
ball and Mr. Poppluton were in conver
sation with them. Mr. Kimball said "ho
was not prepared * ( o answer all questions
immediately. " Mr. Popplcton an
nounced his ability to answer nil ques
tions relating to the legal department ,
stood before thorn able and ready to
answer them. Whilst ho may not bo
able to answer all questions connected
with his department during his long ser
vice immediately ho has friends who
doubt not that if a little time bo allowed
him ho can and will cheerfully answer
all questions concerning the "legal"
management of his olllco. Hut it is the
questionable if not absolutely illegal
management of the Pncilic railroads that
the uommicpionors were delegated to find
and squeeze from their secret recesses
and a wronged if not n robbed people
covet that which is concealed. Through
their governments they have lone asked
for light for the privilege of enjoying
their right to know of the management
of these roads.
For years the people of this state have
demanded of their representatives legis
lation to govern the managers of rail
roads. Legislation iu their behalf was
promised by every candidate , by thu
political parties in conventions , by politi
cal speakers in every school district in
the state.
In suaslvc eloquence jour assistant
companies "pass distributing political
" lias assured the that
attorney" people ro-
llof would bo given them if they would
support the candidates of his party. Was
not O. P. Mason paid $1,000 each for
speeches ho delivered in the Third con
gressional district in behalf of the rail
road companies' republican candidate ?
From whence came that money V If the
propriety of using money for such pur-
noses was submitted to your department ,
Mr. Poppleton. uuloss tno elo
quent , John M. ThurstOn. of your de
partment , wns able to give the answer
desired "then , there , immediately , " you
would bo engineered oft" .
You know something about money
used iu political campaigns. Sonic parties
connected with the management of the
railroad do know. If it was loyal , why
not tell ? If not legal cau the parties
knowing , case themselves by answering
under oath "I do not know. Not to my
knowledge. I don't remember of anv
money being used for such purpose , etc. '
For years money , passes , rebates and
other perquisites , representing money
have been lavishly used in corrupting
municipal , county and state olllccrs ,
especial members of the legislature , thuir
secretaries , clerks , etc. Some of the
managers of the Pacific railroads know
the history of the corrupting disburse
ments. Never whilst memory remains
with them can they forget that they have
knowledge of those outrageous cor
rupting expenditures. They know of it ,
if not done directly by themselves , that
it was done by their debauchees. Can
they commit tacit perjury by concealing
truth , giving cunning , evasive answers ?
"Tis hoped some of the knowing ones will
divulge tha secrets of these business
transactions , purge your conscience by
telling all. As managers you can allege
at least prospective bencilts to the rail
roads greater than the outlay. That
will bo befitting argument to the political
secret management of the Union i'acilic
railroad salaried corrupters in Nebraska.
SETTI.KH.
BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE.
A Funeral Oration Interrupted bj an
Important Telegram.
Bismarck Tribune : "Wo nil know
what n pure , good man our departed
friend was , " said the minister who was
preaching a funeral sermon in Hootvillo ,
and as ho spoke sobs were heard from
many friends of the ox-mayor , who had
died two days before. "Noble in every
impulse , kind , generous and true , he was
one of thn grandest types of manhood
which command profound respect and
high esteem.
"And now , as wo bear him away to the
silent grave about which the mournful
winds will moan , let us roniem ah , the
telegraph mc.ssongcr has just handed mo
a dispatch announcing that the contract
for the building of the Hootvillo & North
western railroad has boon signed , and
now if some one will close the collin lid
and eco that thu corpse is properly
guarded wo will adjourn this meeting
until 7 o'clock this evening , ns I hnvo
some very Important real estate deals
that were made conditional upon the
building of the road. " [ Cheers. ]
Deacon Sprague jumped upon his scat
and said that his motto had always bocn
"Business Before Pleasure , " ho seconded
the motion to ajourn , which motion pre
vailed after Elder Hizgins had worked in
three cheers for the Hootvillo road.
Let I'nelps Dowarol
Cleveland Leader : The Hon. William
Cody , vulgarly known as "Buflalo Bill , "
last week pave one of his entertainments
in London , which was attended by the
Princess of Wales and family , and a large
number of royal magnates now in the
metropolis awaiting the jubilee. It is
said that Mr. Cody , seated upon an elegant -
gant drag , drove four prancing horae.s
himself to the theater of the Wild West
show , nnd that the Princess of Wales had
the seat of honor beside him. If , after
this , Mr. Phclps still refuses to present
Miss Cody to the queen , there may como
a strain upon the relations between
the two countries that the minister
will find it dillicult to relieve , and which
may involve serious diplomatic and per
sonal complications. Buffalo Bill is a
dead shot , and should ho insist upon
fighting n duel with our minister to
avenge nn insult to his family Phulps
must die or surrender. Just at this time
Buffalo Bill is a favorite with royalty.
Ho moves majestically among kinijH ,
queens , princes , lords and Indies. Ho
wears his honor * bravely , and may not
be unfitly described in the language of
Dickens in speaking of that celubratcd
American congressman , Mr. Pogram :
Kudo ho may bo , so air our bars. Wild
ho may bo , so air our bufl'ulers. But ho
is a child of natur and n child of free
dom , and his boastful answer to tha
tyrant and the despot is that his bright
homo is in tbo setting sun.
Death of Edward Ilnoth.
Edward Booth , the adopted infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Booth , died on Fri
day night at the family residence , Mo.
1403 Chicago street. The funeral took
place at 5 o'clock last evening , the re
mains belnir laid away in Prospect Hill
cemetery. Some unknown person left
the child on the front door stop at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Booth about
thrco weeks ago. They took the little
stranger in , adopted it and christened it
"Edward. " They became very much
attached to the child and feel the loss
keenly.
A Short Postmaster.
CINCINNATI , June 25. The Times-Star's
Cosliocton , O. , special saya that William U.
liuckley , assistant postmaster at Coahocton , .
was arrested on.achurge ot bolnc stioit , In
his account * 'J.'JOO with the government , llo
was taken to Columbus for trial. . ,
WA.KU8 OK THE STATE.
Sheriff C'oburn Taken a Xiitnhcr ol
1'rlRtmcro to the Penitentiary.
Sheriff Coburn , accompanied by Doputj
Sheriffs Vandovcr nnd Striker , loft for
Lincoln yesterday morning in charge ot
John Keller , Thoninsltuby , Charles Van-
dovcr ami Joe Brown , who arc to servo
terms in the state poiillcnllary. llub.f
burglarized n Burlington AJ Missouri
freight car and was Fontonccd to two
years : Kelley for stealing nn overcoat
containing a check from St. Catherine's
Cathedral last winter Is to servo one
year ; Vandovcr , for forcing several
checks for various sums , will also have
his board and loiiglng furnished by the
state for the next twelve mouths ; Brown
is to languish eighteen months for steal
ing some ready-made clothes from a
dealer on Tenth street.
Henry Green , ten years , the young
mulatto who was made the victim of an
unnatural crime a few wcoks ago , has
been sent to tlio county poor farm for
modicul treatment before being taken to
the reform school at Kearney.
the ConrtH.
Ill the district court yesterday , William
E. Ilawloy , David K. Archer anil Clarence -
once 11. Sobotkcr brought suit against
Hichnrd C. Patterson and Jonas K. Harris
to compel Patterson to convoy to them a
one-sixth interest iu the southeast quarter
of the southeast quarter of section nine ,
township fourteen , range thirteen , east ,
in Douglas county ; or , if ho is unable to
do so , to pay thorn $5,000 damages. The
plaintiffs allege In their petition that in
common with the defendants , Harris and
Patterson , thuy purchased the land In
question and afterward entered into a
verbal agreement with Patterson whereby -
by ho was to receive back the considcra-
tion paid by him , and in return was to
deed over his interest to the plaintiffs.
The petition allccos that ho has not only
failed to fullill his contract , but has sold
somu of the land to other parties.
A vurdlct for defendant was rendered
by a jury In Judms Hopowoll's court m
the cabo of T. K. Sloumii against F. B.
Bodwcll , a suit for $187.50 commission
claimed to bo iluo on a sale of real estate.
Railway Postal Ohnngos.
Chief Clerk Griffith has been notified of
the following changes of clerks in the
railway postal service :
C. L. Lucas , railway postal clork.trnns-
furred from the Atchison & Lenora to the
Hart , transferred and promoted from the
Nebraska City & Beatrice to thu Colum
bus & Atchison line ; Paul M. Campbell ,
transferred and promoted from the Col
umbus & Atchison to tlui Pacific Junction
& McCook line ; F. H. Cole , promoted
from the position of second olork on the
line from Pacilic Junction to McCook to
that of clerk iu charge , vice M. M. Davi-
son resigned.
Bernard Gionn.of Omaha , has bocn ap
pointed clerk in the railway postal ser
vice bctweuu Nebraska City anil Bea
trice.
Doss and Iluhlca. *
OMAITA , June 25.To the Editor of the
BBB : In your issue of to-day you say it
is the nccoptod theory that dogs arc moro
particularly dangerous at this season of
the year. As regards the prevalence of
rabies we learn from statistics that there
is not much dlfforouco in * &o wiutor o
summer months.
An analysis by M. Bouloy , of Franco ,
for u period of six years , gives for the
spring months , March , April and May ,
81) ) cases ; for the summon months , Juno ,
July and August. 7i cases ; for autumn ,
September , October and November , 04
cases , and for the winter months , December -
cembor , January and February , 75 cases.
Why , then , should not the animal bu con-
lined or muzzled in winter as well as
summer ? Yours truly ,
lliciiAitn Eiinrrr ,
Member of the Royal College of Veterin
ary Surgeons.
CHUItOH I TTy ICES.
Whore Divine Services Will be Held
To-ilny.
rrtKHYTUUAN CKUnciIRH.
Presbyterian church Corner Dodge and
Seventeenth streets ; Uov. W. J. Hnrsha pas
tor ; preaching by thu pastor and services nl
10Wt : : . m. and 8 p. m. Sunday-school at
noon. Young people's meeting at 7:15 : p. m.
liev. Mr. Harsha's subject for evening ser
vice will bo : "Amusements on the Sabbnth. "
Park Avenue 1'resebjtorlau chuicli Worshipping -
shipping In TrololI'3lit > llLeavonworthitroet | ,
near Twenty-sixth. The pastor , Jlev. John
Cordon , will preaeh at 1030A. ; m. Subject
"Tlio Pattern in the Mount , " nnd at 8 p. m. ,
subject "Neglect. " Sunday-school at 13 in.
Seats free. All are Invited.
Central United Presbyterian Seventeenth
street , between Dodxo anil Capitol avenue :
sei vices at I0w : : a. m. and 8 p. m. , conducted
by the Itev. J. 1) ) . McMlcliaul , D. U. , president
of Monmouth college. All are Invited.
North Presbyterian church-Saundcrsstreet
Hev. William R. Henderson pastor. Ser
vices nt 10:30 : a. m. nnd 8 p. m. Sunday-
school at noon. Young people's meeting nt
7 p. m. Strangers inado welcome nt all the
services.
Walnut Hill Presbyterian church Sab-
bath-bcliool will meet nt half past 10 o'clock
a. m. at tlio church. Como yourselves and
bring your children.
Park Avenue United Presbyterian church
Coiner of Park avenue ami ( irant street ;
Hev. J. A. Henderson , pastor. Services nt
10:30 : a. m. nnd S p. in. , conducted by the pas
tor. Snbbath.Rchool nt 1'm. ! . Thn children
nro especially invited to the morning Bervlco.
All are cordially invited.
CONGltROATlONAI. CIIUIIOFIKS.
St. Mnry'fl Avenue Concregatlonal Hcv.
Wlllard Scott , pastor. Children's services in
the monilTig nt lUo : : ; o'clock , with Sunday-
school orchestra , Infant baptism , bible pre
sentation , etc. Sunday-school at noon. Tlio
pastor will preach a sermon to the young
people Iu the evcnlmr. All welcome.
Third Congregational church Corner of
Nineteenth nud Spruce streets ; Kev. Alford
Jt. Pennlman , pastor. Services nt 10H : ) a. m.
and 8 p. m. bunday-buhool at noon. All
welcome.
Flist Congregational Elchteonth find
Cnpltol nvonuo ; A.J-1. Sherrlll , pastor. Ser
vices at 1 0JU : ; n. m. and 8 p. m. Evening
theme : "Lesson from the Life nnd Death of
Mark Hopkins. " .
JIAI'TIST CJIUItCIIKS.
Brth-Kden Baptist chinch Hev. II. L.
House pastor. Preaching services nt 4:15 : p.
m. nt St. Mary's Avenue Congregational
church. Sunday-school nt a p. m. Prayer
mcetlnc Thursday evening nt U o'clock.
Strangers welcome ; seats free. Park avenue
cans pass thn door.
Calvary Baptist church Preaching nt 10EO :
a. in. by Uov. K. W. Foster , of Dundee. III. ;
In the cvenliiK by the paatoi , Hcv. A. M.
Clark. Subjcct-'Turlty ot Heart. " Sun
day-school at 11:45 : a. m.
Orchard Hill Baptist Mission Prcachlue
at 4 ; : JO p. ui. by Hov. F. W * Foster.
OTllKU CHUr.CIIK.I.
First Christian chinch Twentieth and
Cauttol avenue. Preaching In the morning
nnd evening by Hev. J. W. Harris , of the
Baptist church.
Unity clmrph Corner Seventeenth nnd
Cnss streets ; Hov. W. K. Copolnnd pastor.
Services at 11 n. m. Sunday-school at 115:15 : ,
Subject of the sermon this morning : "Tho
Blood of ChrUt. "
Welsh services will bo hold nt the Calvary
Baptist church on Saundi'rs street , near
Cumliig , on Tuesday evening , Juno S3 , at 8
o'clock. Hev. Kichard Hughes , of Iowa , will
precii. . All Welsh people of Omaha are In
vited to attend.
Dank Olcnrlngfi.
The bank clearings for the week , as
reported by the Omaha clearing hoii'io ,
are as follows :
Monday S 673,010.11
Tuesday 40fl.7M.34
Wednesday St4.lM8.CO
Thursday , . . . ' . . SVJ,2fi3.Sl
Friday 40.,100.S'J
Saturday ttHODO.M
' ' '
' '
, Total. ' . . . . . . . . . ; . . . .S3W4.'J79. <
Peromtof.increaseOL. , . . , .