THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : ftRXD&Y. JULY T. 1887.
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Publishing company , does solemnly swear
tlmt the actual circulation of the Dally lleo
for tlio wei-k ending June 24 , I&b7 , was as
follows :
BaUiiday.Jiino IS U.2M )
Sunday , Juno 1'J 11.200
Monday , Jiinoao 14.023
Tuesday , .June 21 1I.O.V )
Wednesday , June M 1U 0
Thursday , J lino'J3 H.OA1 !
FridayJuno2l H.O-IO
Averace 14.173
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Subscribed nnil sworn to before mo this
Kith day of Juno , 1SS7.
N. P. FKIL.
[ SKAL.1 Notary Public.
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deposes nnd says that ho Is secretary of The
Jico Publishing company , tlmt tlio actual
avernirn dally circulation of the Dally Duo for
the month of for June. 18SO. 12.293
copies ; lor .inly , 1SSG , 12,314 copies ;
for August , IS fl , 12,404 conies ; for Septein-
lpr ) , 18M ) , 13u ; conies ; for October , ItftO ,
12.SW9 coplei ; for November. 18SO , 18t48 :
copies ; for December , 1SSC. 13,237 copies ; for
January law , 10,200 copies ; for February ,
1887 , 14,193 copies ; for March. lbS7 , 14.400
copies ; for April , 18S7Multicopies ; for Way ,
lbJ > 7 , 14,227 copies.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th
day of June A. I ) . , Ibb7.
I SKA L. | N. P. KKIL , Notary Public ,
TIIE Omaha Water company sells tish
nnd feculence by the gallon.
UNDEU the provisions of the state law
the gamblers will go to-day.
MAYOII HEWITT says no lire works shall
be dischargou in New York on the Fourth
of July. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE oil room practice has been trans
ferred from the legislature to the city
council.
TIIEHE were heavy rains throughout
the south yesterday and the drought
was washed away.
THK Georgia editors indulged in a lit
tie war yesterday showing that the new
eolith Is keeping pace with the times.
Tin : weather indications show rain but
nothing has been received at the signal
olllco showing the whereabouts of John
M. Thurston.
Tin : flag episode has almost been for
gotten in this busy nation. Tlio Fourth
of July is the next actual event on the
programme.
A " .iouuNAMSTioJo-.ro" will bo hurled
at our esteemed contemporary by an
other , since the dog-faced boy has ap
pearcd before the public.
THE June rise has not madoits appear
ancebuttho water supply carries a greater
amount of dirt than when the Dillon
villo depot was submerged.
MKS. JAMES UKOWN-POTTKU is still at
tempting to act on the stage. She should
try to play a part in the Deadwood coach
at the show of tlio wild , Wild \Vest.
THE National opera company has re
turned to Now York , badly in debt.
Next year the company hones to be on a
"paying basis. " The members also hope
the same.
. Tun Pacific Investigating committee ,
up to this date , has used no whitewash.
It has discovered orators , boodlcrs , ami
rebate licmds , but fails to ascertain the
whereabouts of John Al. Thurston.
THE St. Louis Republican has found
eighteen members of the Missouri legis
Jaturo who were neither "lobby servers
uor time-servers. " That
is a pretty high
average of honest men to bo found in one
gathering in Missouri.
Mu. MUNHEK , of Fremont , has been
appointed a member of the Nebraska
railway commission. IJusctiow was re
tired. Up to the present time Judge
Mason remains a member Major Pierce
thinking it might have been.
A NOVELTY in a Now York museum
now is a Mormon older proud , vulgar
and tall accompanied by three of his
wives and a dozen of las best looking
children. If Urighatn Young had only
had the business qualities of Colonel the
Hon. W. F. Cody.
CHINO Woo-ll.v White Uog a chief
of the Winnobago tribe of Indians , whicl
is located on the Had River reservation ,
in northern Wisconsin , was recently
robbed in Chicago. This does settle it.
Kansas City real estate advanced 30 per
cent when the fact became known.
His friends are still urging Allen G
Thurman to change his mind and run
for governor of Ohio. If their entreaties
are successful , the "old Roman" wil
have cause to regret his folly. He shouU
bo happy to to think ho could bo eleetcd
Experiments nfe sometimes suicidal.
THEKE is in Sharp's case a sermon to
every young man and all men who cai
road or hoar. Hem Tweed died in Lud
low street jail , was burled in a pine box
with no other person near save Luke , his
black attendant. Ho was once rich am
powerful. Sharp's case is so nearly
identical that it cannot be called "an ex
coption. " _ _ _ - _ _ - - _ _ _ _
A coui'LAiNT on the part of the associ
ated grocers of St. Louis against the Mis
sourl Pttollio railroad company for its
action lu increasing the price of 1,000
mile tickets to commercial trarellers ha
been forwarded to the inter-state com
mercc commission. The comnussloi
will not suspend the rule. The railroai
exports are doubtless prepare d to niako a
itatenient , that would make Jay Gould
weep for pity , if ho heard the story. . '
An Instructive Contrast.
Referring to the collapse of the Fidel-
ty bank of Cincinnati , which produced
only a slight tremor In financial circles
rom which thby have now. entirely re
covered , the Cleveland Leader makes an
nstruqtlvp contrast of the general oilcct ?
of this failure with those produced by the
collapse jut thirty years ago of the Ohio
o nnd Trust company of Cincinnati.
That event was the forerunner of the
luastrous panic of 1937 , the most calami-
.ous . and far-reaching this country has
over experienced. Those who are old
enough to clearly remember that crisis ,
will have no dllliculty in recalling facts
of their experience illiutrlatlvo of the
univcrslal depression , distrust and
loom which sotteled down upon every
portion of the country. There
was no confidence anywhere or In any
thing. The rickety banks of that time
went down by the score. Every day re
corded a host of failures of merchants
and manufacturers. Enterprises of all
kinds oamo nearly to a standstill , and
idle labor drifted about hopelessly in
quest of employment. Almost every
savings bank In the country experienced
a run , and many of them met the de
mands of depositors with great dllliculty ,
nearly or quite all of them taking advan
tage of their privilege to protect them
selves. The paralysis was general , and
there was not a branch of business or in
dustry that did not suffer. The chief
cause of this state of aflairs was the Inse
cure character of the bank system of the
country. A few of the states had sound
banking laws under which the business
was done on a proper basis , and the
banks of such states , with perhaps a few
exceptions , survived the shock and strain
of the crisis ; but very generally the banks
were wild-cat Institutions , with little erne
no substantial foundation , which Hooded
the country with notes which had not a
farthing of security to rest upon. In the
west particularly a great volume of this
insecurcd paper had been emitted , and
had permeated to a greater or less de
gree the channels of finance and trade
in every quarter of the country. When
the shock came the worthless institu
tions went inevitably to wreck
and repudiation , carrying down to ruin
thousands who had been induced to place
confidence in them. The loss to the poo-
pie in this worthless currency amounted
to many millions of dollars.
Hut the situation now , as our contemp
orary remarks , is very dill'ercnt. The
failure of a bank causes no concern to
the note holder , because ho knows the
note is finally protected by security in
the hands of the government , and is just
as sound and serviceable for all its pur
poses as if the bank issuing it were now
doing business with a million of surplus
in its vaults. No ono has troubled him
self to examine his currency to ascertain
if there are any notes of the
Fidelity bank among it. and any
number of those notes would bo received
at any bank or business house with no
more question or doubt respecting their
value than would attend the receipt of
an equal amount of the issues of the
wealthiest and soundest bank in the
country. The responsibility for the se
curity and redemption of every bank
note issued is with the government , and
no conditions or circumstances can re-
uiove that icsponsibility. This , with
other wise and sound provisions of the
national banking law for the protection
of the people , have given this country the
best monetary system over devised , and
there could hardly bo any greater mis
fortune befall the country than its aban
donment and a- return to that state
of affairs which existed thirty years ago
and to which was chielly due the dis
astrous panic of that time. Certainly no
man familiar with the financial history
of that period , and still less any ouo who
then did business or performed labor ,
will be found among the opponents ot
the present system in favor of a restora
tion of the conditions which it sup
planted.
Color Discrimination.
Two conspicuous cases of color dis
crimination have recently been noted
which may furnish a text to southern
democratic editors on race prejudice as a
sentiment not confined to their section.
One of these has occurred at Philadel
phia , where the preparations for the
celebration of the boiuing Fourth of July
include a children's chorus , Uic singers
to the number of 1,000 to be selected
from the public schools. When the mat
ter was discussed at a recent mooting of
the singing teachers and others , the fear
was expressed that If the colored children
should bo introduced in the chorus
the white children would refuse
to participate or would not attend. It
was claimed by some that the colored
children had much stronger voices than
the white children , and there was earnest
opposition to any discrimination , but the
fact remained that there was enough fool
ing among the white children against
their colored schoolmates to promise
trouble if the latter are selected. The
other case is the exclusion of colored
people from the privileges of Asburj
Park , a place on the Now Jersey coast
which is something of u resort , though
the property of n private corporation.
The person who Is m control of the place
is a millionaire who has the roputa
tiou of being a devoted friend
of religion and temperance , ant
ho has established regulations some
what restrictive in their nature , whicl
are rigidly enforced. It seems that the
colored people who have been allowed to
visit the park have not been dlsposei
always to conform strictly to thcso regu
lations. It is alleged that they will not
retire at the hour prescribed by the rules ,
and that they invade portions of the re
sort set apart for the exclusive use ant
enjoyment of other guests. Hence it wr.s
decided.to exclude thorn altogether. In
an explanation , however , of this action ,
the individual chiefly responsible for
it indicates very clearly that hostility to
the colored visitors is not wholly
duo to their alleged disregard of the reg
ulations. Ho says they have been gatli-
ing about the place in suoh numbers as to
have become otVenslvo to the guests , and
the movement to exclude them from the
privileges Is designed to drive them
away as residents in the neighborhood.
It Is very clear that ii is a case of race
prejudice o'n the part of the aristocrats
who summer at Asbury Park.
There is not much .to be said respecting
these circumstances , except that they
show a great deal yet to be' done m the
education of popular sentiment before
our people are wholly cleansed of this
narrow race prejudice. Of course there
can bo no doubt that the colored children
Will bo represented in' the Fourth of July
chorns at Philadelphia. Apart from all
other considerations it is peculiarly api
nrppriato that they should take part in
: ho celebration of the day In which It
was proclaimed that ' 'all men arc created
equal. " Hotter'abandon the chorus fea
ture than have It upon such terms as the
exclusion of colored children in defer
ence to race prejudice. So far as the
other atlnlr Is concerned , and respecting
which the colored people interested are
greatly Incensed , the only thing to bo
said Is that the rule excluding colored
visitors to Albany park should bo re
garded only so far as It does not deprive
them of any rightful privilege. Whatever
lawful rights they have they should firmly
Insist upon bv all proper methods. Race
prejudice may not easily bn conquered ,
but It must bo combatlod wherever it is
assorted.
Ronntor AIllsou'w ConvorflntlntiH.
The Iowa senator has become recently
an object of interest to the interviewers ,
audit is noticeable that he shows no dis
position to repulse thuui. This does not
prove that the senator regards himself
as presidential timber , but simply that
ho Is occupying a plaeo in the public
mind amoncr those who are in the "possi
ble" list and that ho is not unconscious
of it. The senator is now at Lake Min-
netonka , accompanied by Congressman
Henderson. In Minneapolis he found
opportunity to talk with a newspaper
representative , in which ho said some
things which may have a general in
terest. A short time ago Mr. Al
lison was ono of those who strongly
favored an extra session of con
gress , but if ho is now correctly reported
ho lias changed his views. His reason
for this Is the same the HEE has urged ,
that probably nothing would be gained
by an extra session. In order to dispose
of the Accumulating surplus Mr. Allison
thinks the treasury should buy bonds in
the open market , and in order to prevent
an accumulation by reducing revenue ho
is favorably disposed to the repeal of the
sugar tariff and would perhaps agree to
drop the tax on tobacco , leaving the
whisky tax as it is. The protective tariff
system he would not materially disturb.
Ho is not hopeful of the scheme of com
mercial union with Canada , by reason of
the grave difficulties to bo overcome.
The promises for republican success next
year ho regards as exceedingly good.
There is a degree of caution in the con
versations of Senator Allison which
shows that ho is still in the control of
that prudent wisdom which has been his
safeguard thus f. r in his public career ,
and which ho has never had greater need
of than now. Nobody can have any
doubt as to whore ho is to be found in
leading public questions , and it is well
that ho isn't over /.calous to impart new
knowledge. It is rather to his advan
tage that he has not yet had any boom ,
and ho will bo wise in avoiding ono.
However , the senator is receiving a
good deal of complimentary attention
which should make him feel both proud
and hopeful.
Signed , Sealed and Delivered.
In response to the charge that the
award for city advertising was made by
the council on illegal proposals by dis
honest trickery of the Rounds & Taylor
jobbers , their paper tells us that
their contract is signed , sealed anil
delivered. This Is literally true , but for
all of that , the contract is void , because
it was procured by trickery and fraud ,
on an illegal bid , and furthermore , be
cause the contract does not correspond
with the bid. The contract has been
' 'signed , sealed and delivered , " but the
council has not yet taken final action on
it. Every contract signed by the
mayor must first , bo reported
back to the counc'l with the bond.
It is the duty of the council to compare
the contract and see that it corresponds
exactly with the bid , and if so , whether
the bond accompanying the contract
is good and sufiicicnt for its enforce
ment.
Wo have already shown that the pro
posals for advertising , as invited by the
city clerk , wore in several respects dc-
iicientt and at variance with the plain
provisions of the charter. Dids were in
vited for printing instead of advertising.
They called for printing to be done dur
ing the fiscal year beginning July 1 ,
1837 , when the fiscal year begins with
January , and the charter , as construed
by the city attorney , requires the olllcial
advertising to bo let in January each
year.
Uut how was that contract "signed ,
sealed and delivered ? " It was presented
to Mayor Hroatcu early Wednesday
morning by Cadet Taylor , and the signa
ture of the mayor procured under false
pretenses. The contract is dated Juno
28th , although the mayor signed it on the
20th. The object of back dating is mani
festly intended to make it appear that
the mayor had siencd the contract on
Tuesday night , and the council had im
mediately voted to approve the contract
and the accompanying bond. The .back
dating is not , however , the only tell-tale
of deception , trickery and fraud ,
which appears on the face of the bogus
contract. The bid of the Rounds
& Taylor jobbers was for one
year , from July 1 , 1837 , to July 1 ,
1833. The contract reads for ono year
from July 1,1887 , to the first Tuesday in
Jan. , 1883. The words "first Tues
day m Jan. " are inserted in diiTorent
hand writing. Wore they inserted before
the mayor signed the contract , and why
was this change from the expressed
terms of the bill made ? Can any decent
man in the council stand up and approve
a contract which bears upon its face the
stamp of jobbery and dishonesty ? Wo
are not disposed to treat this matter
lightly because it savors too much of
boovller methods. The contract has been
"signed , sealed and delivered , " but the
job is so bungling and the fraud so
transparent that it cannot stand.
The mere question as to which paper
shall be the olllcial organ of the city for
the next six months Is secondary in this
controversy. The main issue is , whether"
the city council will recklessly counte
nance jobbery and allow a gang of no
torious swindlers and confidence men to
fleece Omaha taxpayers ? Mayor Hroatch
also has a plain duty to perform in thU
connection. He must reotifv the mistake
in signing a contract that is back-dated
and docs not conform in its terms to the
bid under which the contract was awarded
by the council. The bogus contract
should bo cancelled promptly , and the
council notified of the f not that the award
for ono year would bo in violation of the
spirit and letter of the charter.
COLONKL. SABm , the. general man-
agor. of. the . Wentern ' .Mutual , .suc
to the late Mutual Honovblont
insurance concern has interviewed him
self once more through the boodler's
organ. ' In thiij t > Md for interview the
"Colonel" takce occasion to cpmplaln of
ill-treatment at tlio hands of Rosowa'ter
nnd the Hen. 'Mr. Sabln threatens to.re-
dress hU grievances over the exposure of
his defunct fraudulent company In the
courts under the now criminal libel law.
Let Colonel Sabin proceed by all
means. The law was doubtless
passed to shield rogues and swindlers ,
but no threat of criminal prosecution
will silence this paper. On the other
hand wo give Colonel Sabln fair warning
that wo will prosecute him to the tullest
extent of the law if he dares to charge
blackmail or any attempt to extort
money or patronage from him or nis
benevolent company by Rosowatcr or
anybody haying authority to act for
him. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tin : double street-swooping job was a
little too much even tor the oil room
councilmon. Hut Fanning claims ho is
solid with Rothaoker and the swooping
machine will continue to cash its bills
for extras.
SIATU AND TK1UUXOKV.
Nel > rnsku Jottings.
The Plattstnouth cannery employs 130
hands.
Hurglars dope thcir/i ctims with chlo-
forin in Grand Island.
Crete is at present the cent or of natural
gas development in the state.
Kearney will have four miles of street
car track in operation by fall.
The Burliimlon extension is open to
Grant , near the Colorado line.
Indianola threatens to dam Coon crook
nnd turn loose Ha powers on factory
wheels.
Plattsmonthcrs contribute 500 to 1,000
quarts of berries a day to Omaha's in
ternal arrangement.
The Hastings waterworks nro operated
at an expense of $21.75 per day , The re
ceipts average ' 'D.75.
The squabble over the cemetery fund
in Nebraska City has not milled the
serenity of a single resident of Wyuka.
The new hospital of the Franciscan
Sisters in Grand Island was formally
opened with a public dinner last Wed
nesday.
Springfield has deferred the July jam-
bon-e till the 21st , and live committees
have undertaken the task of fattening
two hogs and a bullock to grease the
occasion.
The town of Madison has presented to
the people of Green Garden precinct ,
Madison county , ahandsomesilk banner ,
with stall' , bron/.o eagle and gold lassies ,
as a testimonial for the support given the
donors in the county seat lightTust fall.
The precinct cast 103 votes , all for Mad
ison.
The rotten youth of Wayne are court
ing a penitentiary job by sending ob
scene letters through the nuiils. A vig
orous agitation of their suspender but
tons might efi'ept a temporary reform
anil impress their persons with a stinging
sensation of decmicy.
The editor of the Logan county Pioneer
fcisls highly honorell over the attempt of
a fakir to hit him for $100. The gnntecl
impudence and wealth of cheek dis
played by the fakir warmed the editorial
heart anil produced a feast of cold roller
sandwiches and an impulsive invitation
to migrate.
The Sehuylor Quill publishes a letter
from llunry lioltoirto sustain its charge
that the Union Pacific compels through
passengers to pay 00 cents for crossing
the bridge at Omaha. Holton says that
on Juno 1 ! ) Agent Krazicr demanded $ a.GO
for a ticket to Council Hlulls while the
faro to Omaha was $3.10.
William Atkinson , a Frontier county
farmer , fell ccncnth the wheels of a mov
ing' freight tram at Gothenburg , on tlio
S'-'il , anil had both feet cut oil' . The un
fortunate lingered in terrible pain until
last Tuesday , when death relieved him.
Ho leaves a wife and child.
A modest democrat is ono of the
noblest works of this bourbon period.
Ouster county furnishes tlio only genuine
specimen on record. Ho declined a $12
a year postollico lor the reason that ho
did not seek it and was not competent.
The young men's democratic club of
Omaha will pay u liberal price for the
photograph of this rara avis.
\Villard-ltieharilson tragedy in
Loup City is developing the worst fea
tures ot human hatred and persecution.
The refusal to admit Richardson to bail ,
although the evidence showed strong pro
vocation , is startling proot of the vuidic-
tivuness of friends ot the dead man. It
is reported that every ell'ort is being made
to bulldoze witnesses for the defense and
drive thorn from town. The two barbers
in whose shop the tragedy occurred , and
who have in their possession Richard-
ion's revolver , are being boycotted and
deprived of business because they re
fused to give up the weapon and clasp
hands with the coterie bent on revenge
at any price. Snch conduct will un
doubtedly react in favor of the prisoner.
lown Itcnm ,
Davenport has a young lady who
weighs ! iO. ) pounds.
The Marshalltown town council pro
pose to appropriate $0,000 for the purpose
of prospecting for gas.
The will of a pious Davenport woman
who died recently bequeaths $3,000 ,
nearly her whole estate , to the mission
ary society.
A son of S. Horriok , of Grinncll , re
cently returned from California , fell
fifty-two feet from a tree ho was climb
ing , and escaped with a bruised body but
no broken bones.
Charles Manoke , a wealthy and well-
known fanner of Mt. Vernon township ,
Hlack Hawk county , committed suicide
Monday by hanging himself to the limb
ot a tree auout a milo from his residence.
Prophet Foster predicts a pleasant ,
warm day on the , " Fourth. Girls can
weur white drosses/ / with powder stains
and the imprint of the picnic palm on
the waistband. Hoys nnd adults can
wear cannon crackurs in the hand , with
a lockjaw smile and a toy pistol. The
day will bo dry in'Jo a only.
DllKptn.
The Milwaukee rpttd distributes ? 2,000
a month in Ynnkton.
The Catholic Sc of Dakota is to bo
divided , and a newt bishop appointed for
North Dakota , with residence at Fargo ,
The new Congregational church at
Faulkton when completed will be ono of
the finest church edifices in the terri
tory. ' "
Prof , Carpenter , Jean of the Rapid City
school of mines , has had the degree of
A. M. conferred upon him by the Ohio
university.
The Drake polishing works , of Sioux
Falls , have just completed three elegant
jasper pedestals which are to bo finished
with gold broiuo trimmings. They are
for Tiffany & Co. , of Now York , and are
to boused in mounting clocks.
The two mammoth artesian wells which
spout within the limits of the city of Yank-
ton , both continue to pour forth moisture.
The roar of the water which issues Irom
the well at the yards is similar to the
noise of a train of cars crossing a bridge.
Montana.
A company of Colorado capitalists are
examining the resources-of Hulto , with a
view to establishing smelting works.
The'corner stone of St. Peter's hospital
In Helena was laid last week. The in
stitution will bo built nnd managed by
the HpiscOp.il church.
It Is estimated Hint It will require $300-
000 to put Mullan tunnel in n.safo condi
tion for the passage of trains. It must
bo arched with stone or brick.
The editor of the Helena Herald , after
a two weeks' outing in the Muss-elshell
country , reports that "tho nock that
survived the winter Is fast recovering
llesh. Kxccpt for the persecution of Hies
and mosquitoes , which are unusually nu
merous this year , the stock seem to bo
enjoying a perfect elyslum , There Is
abundant luscious feed and sweet water
everywhere and there is nothing
to do but cat and grow fat.
Amid scenes of universal beauty
and verdure are painful evidences of
last winter's death anil desolation. The
bleaching bones of dead cattle , horses
and sheep attest the fatal work of starva
tion and piercing bliz/.nrd. The attenu
ated herds look lonesome in this great
wilderness of verdure , and among the
survivors ono looks in vain for the usual
proportion of cows , heifers , calves and
bulls. There are exceptions to this
general rule. In the Smith river valley
some few stock men have branded the
usual number of calve ? , but in most sec
tions the round tips have been abandoned
for the reason that there was no increase
to need branding. "
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A WOMAN OFTHE MINES.
No Itcnson , Slio Sny * , Why Ij.idics
Should Nut Speculate in Ores.
Mrs. Fannie A. Kerr , who inndo
$100,000 in mining operations in Color
ado , is in New York. A reporter for the
Mail and Express celled on her at the
Hotel Hartholdi yesterday. Mrs. Kerr
was elegantly attired in black silk , dec
orated with the latest Parisian dupasso-
monterics. Instead of finding a horny-
handed and bronze-faced miner , the
minoress proved to bo quite handsome ,
and entertaining in conversation. She is
about thirty five years old , has large , ex
pressive black eyes , regular features mid
dark complexion.
"Women , " she said , are engaging in
nearly all the occupations , and 1 do not
see why they should not try mining. "
"How did you come to invest in mining
property. "
"When I was a girl in Kentucky I was
very fond of reading about mines , and
often wished that I could go west and
see thein.gItut.my hopes aud aspirations
about seeing mines were doomed to dis
appointment until seven years ago. Then
1 made investments that started me in
thoroughly and showed mo stern reali
ties dillerent from the Utopian dreams I
once had. It was about the time of the
excitement in Leadvilln and I was resid
ing m Kansas City. Through friends I
purchased interests in several claims in
Colorado , but received no returns of the
investments until I went to Denver four
years ago. 1 settled in Denver and went
into the business generally. 1 bought
and sold and reinvested my money as fast
as I received it. Sometime 1 owned only
part of a claim and got my share of the
claim. Ono week 1 bought a claim on
Hattle mountain and sold it out shortly
afterwards at a profit of $ : i,000. A creat
many Indies in Colorado have interests in
mini's , but nearly all of these have hus
bands or brothers to look after them. I
studied up on mining and learned how to
look after my own interests. Hy this
time I have a pretty good knowledge of
mining in general and cannot be misled
very easily. 1 confess I know little about
stocks , and the only mining stocks i have
is 1,000 shares in a property 1 took for
payment on an account. "
"Did you go down into the mines and
live in the mining camps to familiarize
yourself with the business ? "
"Iso , 1 did not have to stiflcr any hard
ships. I lived in Denver and did most of
my business there. It was understood
that i had money , anil minors would
come to me who desired money to de
velop their property and would sell mo
an interest for a few hundred dollars ,
that became , when the mine was worked ,
worth many thousands. 1 have the
greatest confidence in miners , whom I
have found to bo very reliable and cour
teous. It requires a deal of faith in min
ing , and do you know 1 see and feel and
have that 'faith' the miners have when
they think they are on the right track.
Wo help each other out West , stake
cich : other , and have confidence in the
integrity of each other. The result is a
man may be poor , but get a stake from
some ono and linu himself rich within a
few months. Once 1 helped a man out of
a lawsuit at a cost of several hundred
dollars , and I was not only rewarded
by large money returns , but by his life
long gratitude. When a miner once
starts on a lead he should never abandon
it. One poor lellow I heard of stopped
work within live inches of a rich mineral
deposit. Miners are generally men of
courage and possessed of more than the
average amount of brains , or they never
would push out and try their fortunes.
Mining is not what it was when 15rot
Ilarto knew it. His romances are beauti
ful and entertaining , but the railroad ,
telegraph and other modern innovations
have destroyed all that idylic pictures-
quuness. "AVhisky Dicks" in mining
camps are put in the lock-ups and made
amenable to the law.s. Those mining
cumps in Colorado have all the modern
comforts , gas , water , books , newspapers ,
pictures , banks , and , indeed , the civiliza
tion of the east. iVhut a contrast to Ar
kansas life , where the people live in mis
erable cabins , in a land of wealth still
unexplored , for it is said the mineral de
posits in that state are liner than any yet
found. Mining sharks are easily de
tected. You can not sell worthless prop
erty except for a worthless price. You
are put through a regular catechism
when you soil , and are obliged to verify
every statement that you make , and ex
aminations and statements must be made
by men who arc known to be incorrupti
ble.
ble."Have
"Have many women beside yourself
been luckyy"
"Yes , but they arc not as numerous as
men , of course. A lady friend of mine ,
while on a summer trip , found an out
cropping of ore on the surface and lo
cated a claim which sold for $5,000. Min
ing for gold is a line art , for in a whole
ton of earth you will probably get no
more than an ounce ot gold. I know a
lady who is a line judge of ores ami re
sides in a lovely cottage with her hus
band near some mines ho owns. There is
also a lady in Gunnison county , Colo. ,
who owns and works a largo mine and
gives it her personal supervision. She
ht\s \ her own home , where she boards the
minors and tends them in sickness. The
wealthiest woman in Colorado , Mrs ,
IJishop Ihff Warrenmade her own money
in the cattle business and is now worth
10,000,000. I hold that women have a
perfect right to go into the mining busi
ness , as well as the cattle or any other
legitimate vocation. "
Ho llrncoil Up ,
San Francisco Chronicle : i mot a mil
lionaire , ono evening , coining down the
street very unsteadily. Ho was walking
very fast , but the night had been heavy
and his numerous lacks made the block
long and difficult to cover. I hailed him.
Ho greeted mo kindly. Ho looked at mo
for a moment.
" 1 am sorry , sorry to see you in this
condition , " ho said.
" 1 am all right. "
'IVVoll ' , I am not. I know I am a trifle
full- "
full"That
"That doesn't matter in you , you know.
You're a man of wealth and position. "
"That , " he said very seriously , "that
did not occur to mo.
Then ho bruced himself up and walked
on witn great dignity.
Dr.-J. 11 , McLuan's.Strengthoning cor
dial and Hlood Purifier , by Its vitalizing
properties , will brighten pale checks and
transform a pao. ! hngifanl. dispirited wo
man into ono of sparkling health and
beauty. ' fl per battle.
"VAL.UV1UJIW
. I \V1UJIW \
General Drisbln's Letter Troni .a Llvo
Frontier Town ,
How They Will Colubrnto tlio Fourth
Jlorso Knees , Clilckcn MnlntJ.
Etc. The Old Jinn tSocs In
1'or Cock Flghmtj ; , Hut
Won't "Slioot Off
. Mouth. "
HuFF.M.o.Wyo. . , Juno 27. [ Special Cor
respondence of the HIM : . ] If anybody
thinks northwestern Wyoming is much
of a place in the woods ho is much mis
taken. Hero at HulValo civilization has
cleared away the last vestige of savage
barbarism and wo are as much at home
and as well supplied as the people of
Nebraska. Even the race course has fol
lowed the church nnd school house. Our
"Ttotting association" at Hufialohas just
finished ono of the finest tracks and fair
grounds I have ever seen. It cost $ 10,000
and Is complete in nil its appointments.
The first races on this course will be held
on the 4th , Cth and Gth of July , aud
$5,000 in purses will bo distributed. U'hat
do you think of that for a backwoods
town In northern Wyoming to oiler
.OOO in good purses at Us very first
meeting ? I doubt if any western town
ever did better , and the track and
grounds , as well as the purges , are a
credit and honor to the enterprise and
liberality of our western people. I
must give you a brief resume of the pro
gramme ' for the opening meeting at
Itufl'alo :
No. l-Runnlng Two In throe , ono-half
mile heats , county horses. I'hat horse SIM ) ;
bi'ciind horse Sno.
No. S Tiottlnir JliSO , best three In five.
mile heats , purse $ -00. eounty horses. Fiist
money , § 150 ; second S50.
No. 3 Kinmlng One ndlu dnsh , 5175 ,
three to hll and two to start. First hoise ,
S100 ; second horse , SW ; third horse , 8' ' . ) .
No. 4 TroltlniTwo In three , juvenile
stakes , two years old , limited to Johnson
horses , nnd oiie-luilf . .
county ono - mile. .En
trance SIO. halt forfeit ; best horse 550.
No. 6 Kunnlni ; One-fourth of n mile
dash , county horses ; all winners of previous
laces bnricd. Purse , S" > 0.
No. 0 TrottltiK 13:30 : , thieo In live , mile
heats. " Purse , $ 'Mllrst \ horse , 5225 ; second ,
" .
! .
No. 7 Running Two In throe , mile heats.
PNo. , SHOO. First horse , S'-Sil : second 875.
No. 6 Kunnliu One-halt mile dnsh.
county horses only. Purse , 8100. 1'lisi
horse , 575 ; second , J-J5.
No. I" " . Kunnlns. Two In throe ; mile
heals. Purse , 8500. First horse , 5400 ; soo-
onu , S100.
No. 10. Trotting. Free for all ; thrco In
five ; inilnhoata. Purse , 5000. First horse ,
SI. " > U ; second , 81.10.
No. 11. itunniiiK. One-halt' mile heat ;
two in throe. Purse. 51" ) . Limited to John
son county horses. First horse , 8100 ; second ,
No. 12. Kunnlntr. Ono milo for beaten
horses. Purse , S'-'OO , First money , 8150 ;
second , 350.
No. 13. Mule Unco. Slowest mule , Si" ! .
No. 14. Ladies' Side-saddle. Two in three ;
one-half milo and repeat. Purse , S75. First
money , 550 ; second , Si , " ) ,
Chicken Mam. Purse. 5100. Ten to enter ,
clRht to go. Money to go to last cock in the
pit.There
There will also bo a horse show , with coed
premiums. Some ot these are as follows :
liest stallion , four years , 515 ; second , SIO.
Host stallion , three yiiars , 51" ; second , SS.
15est stallion , two years , SS ; second S3. The
same premiums to mares of like ases ; also ,
trottlm ; horses , both btalllons and marcs. In
harness.
No. 'J Saddle horses Host mare , Sn , second
end , SS ; best Morse , S12 , second , SS.
fNo. 3 IJest native mare , S-0 ; best horse ,
§ , .0 ,
> > o. 4 JJe.st team in buigy > SCO ; best car
riage team , S-0.
No. 5 JJest stallion nnd two of his colts ,
S" " > ; best inaro and two ot ho. colts , 8-0.
No. C For mares and jacks , 550 , to bo di
vided according to merit
There are many other premiums too nu
merous to mention , in all amounting to
"I doubt if a more attractive pro
gramme has over been oll'ered the public
even iu the east. There is also a $100
premium to tlio best base ball nine , games
to be played on the grounds under tno
direction of the Trotting association man
agers. It is not mentioned , but I hoar
there arc to bo a few prize lights at ? 50
and $100 aside , and some boxing matches.
These people are not at all particular ,
and if any ouo wants to light or do any
thing else to amuse the public , just plcaso
let him stop this way.
GOVlCltNOll MOONUUHT ,
The governor of the territory is corn
ing up to deliver an address and
formally open the fair grounds
and trotting course. There will bo a
meeting of the Grand Army , Sons of Vet
erans and various societies and associa
tions. I don't see what wo have to com
plain of in Hufl'alo this Fourth , unit it
seems to mo wo are gettinc on very well.
Of coutse there will bo a vast concourse
of people , good speeches , fun of all
kinds , bauds of music , fireworks at the
fort and just such a celebration as the
people should have everywhere. It was
expected 1 would shoot oil'my big mouth
on the Fourth of July , here , but lam not
going to do it. The chicken main cap
tured me and 1 intend to give my entire
attention to cock lighting on that day.
JAJIKS S. limsuix.
BATTLE IN A BEAR PIT.
Fierce Fight Rctwccu Alan anil Wild
llensiH nt the " /oo. "
Philadelphia Record : The Zoological
gardens were enlivened a few days ago
by u fight among the bears , which ro-
suited in the loss of a promising young
animal and a narrow escape for the
keeper. Some months ago a small black
cub was presented to the gardens by par
ties who captured it In a wild and unset
tled district of the state. The little oni-
null was too vounii to take care of itself
in the pit with the older bears , and it was
therefore given a cage by the lion house ,
Oi late Hessio , as the oub" was called , was
found to bo a troublesome charge at the
quar.crs she occupied , and as she was
about nine months old was considered
able to look out for herself when put
among the older animals. Accordingly
she was placed in the pit then occupied
by two black boars , a Russian bear and a
grizzly. All of them were young , but
were possessed of vicious qualities pro
portioned to their age. Even before the
advent of the youngest animal the family
was not always a peaceful one. Danger ,
the four year old grizzly , was usually the
disturbing clement , and whenever things
ilid not go just to suit his bearslnp lie
made it hot for the other mates of the pit.
Hessio had only been a member of tlio
family a few days when the quiet of the
hou-se'hold was broken in some unex
plained manner , and the family jar
quickly developed into a general light ,
when Danger sailed in , tooth and nail , to
knock out the crowd. Hossio's gentle
nature was fired by the scene , and , not
withstanding her youth , she felt obliged
to take ahanil with her more experienced
mates. So she walt/.cd in nnd made the
best use of her teeth and claws thnt she
was ablo. No sooner did the other live
bears find that there was a WCIIK one in
the light than they turned on her and
threatened to make short work of her.
Kii'.rKU ; HAUIIISON r.NTlIIW THK PIT.
The roars and snarls of the enraged
animals reached the ears of Keeper
George Harrison , who was not fur away ,
and when ho appeared on the scene ho
saw that immediate interference was
necessary if he wished to preserve Hessio
in a. presentable condition. Seizing , nn
iron scraper used in cleaning the pit he
entered the pit and added his ollbrU-to
those of the .bears. Ilia heavy Iron bar
came down vigorously upon the haunches
of five that were rolling over each other
nnd snarling and snapping. It .did not
take long for the boars to Hurt out where
the blows ciunu fmniand the grizzly was
the first to resist the interference of the
keeper. Danger rushed'at Keener Harrison
risen , nnd throwing himself upon him
bore him heavily to. the lloor. Fora
moment it seemed as If it. was all un with
Hip ( jkovnor , nnd the crowd thnt had
gathered around the ninutli of the pit
shouted hnd shrieked. TJio women cried
and held their hands before their faces
to shut out what appeared to bo n sure
death. Hut Harrison is a powerful man
who is not willing to give in even to a
gm/.ly , and with a mighty ellbrt ho
threw the bear from him and struggled
to his feet. Despiln the cries of the spec
tators , who called to him to como out ,
Harrison soi/.ed Ins weapon and with
a tremendous whack sent the nearest an
imal staggering across the pit. Then the
six infuriated boasU closed In on thu
keeper , and again it loouod as if his
time had come.
IttJslll.Ml TO IIAIIlitSO.N'S ltiSCIIE. :
Just iit this juncture Head Keeper
Rymer and Keepers Ford , Shannon nnd
Murphy rushed down the hill from thu
olllce attracted by the shouts of thu
crowd and the roar of the boasts. They
were armed with stout olubs , and enter
ing tins pit they soon mastered thu enraged -
raged brutes. The hard imago hnd been
too much for Hessio , and she lay dead on
the stone lloor. Keeper Harrison's clothing -
ing was torn in shreds , nnd his llesh was
lacerated by the long claws of the beasts ,
In the pits on each side of that In which
the light , took jilaco were n huge 13-year
old grizzly and a cinnamon bear. Thesa
two animals became infuriated by the
smell of blood and the sound of the fray ,
and endeavored with all their strength to
tear down the heaven oaken doors which
separated them from the scene of con-
lliet. Had either or both of them suc
ceeded there would have boon but small
.show for Harrison or the bears with
whie.li ho fought , as the two full grown
bears are more than twice as big as thu
younger animals. The grizzlies are re
garded as among the most dangerous in
mates of the gardens. Neither they nor
the polar bears will over niako friends
with their keepers , nnd when enraged
have no more respect for them than for
strangers.
So tno gardens are minus a young black
bear , and Keeper Harrison has ono suit
of clothes less than formerly.
GREAT ENGINEERING FEAT.
An Iron Itrldcc Weighing l.OOO Tons
Alovctl 1'roiu ItH 1'osltloii.
Piui.ADKi.rniA , Pa. , Juno 20. Two
thousand people saw a wonderful achieve
ment of engineering skill at Holmesburg
Junction on the New York division of the
Pennsylvania railway to-day. Thirty-
two men moved a distance of fifty foot
the iron bridge , weighing 1,600 tons , thnt
spans the Pennypack , and they accom
plished the Uuk in the remarkable time
of cloven ami ono-half minutes. The
engineers of thu roud have been long
making preparations for the work of to
day. Some time ago the company de
cided to build a four-arnliod stone bridge
iu place of the iron structure over the big
creek. The iron bridge had to be moved
west fifty feet that it might bo used until
the stone bridge is built and ready for
service.
Six weeks ago the men began the bifl
undertaking with the building of trestle
approaches to both sides of thu creek ut
the point where the iron liridgo was to
find a new bed. The trestlimi had au
average height of twenty-four feet , and is
on a line with the grade of the old rail
road. The timber of the western approach
preach covered about 270 foot , while the
eastern approach is ! ! 00 feet long. Piles
were driven in the middle of the stream ,
on which was roared a strong trestlework -
work fifty foot long and on n level with
and continguous to the stone pier under
the bridge. Trestles of the same length
and height were then built on both banks
of the creek and in a continuous line
from the stouo abutments.
Every man was at his post , nnd the
great throng of people was watching
with eager interest when the whira of thu
fast line was heard , and the tram thun
dered over the bridge seven minutes lato.
As it dashed away Superintendent Ford
gave the word to his army of laborers ,
and it was a scene of transitory anima
tion as they tore up rails and cut away
the fastenings of the bridge. The bridge
had no sooner been released than Mr.
Mershon gave the signal , and the thirty-
two men began to wind the "crabs. " As
the bridge began to slowly move , more
men went on it pouring oil on the tallow-
greased rails , ( superintendent Crawford
and the other officers had watches iu
their hands as the big iron structure
moved calmly toward the end of the
trestling. At ono time the eastern end
began to lag , but it was only for a few
moments , nnd soon the bridge slid over
the rails to its resting place without a
mishap and in the brier period of eleven
anda half minutes , while : i mighty cheer
wuntiip from the people. With lightning-
like rapidity thu gangs on both sides of
tin ; creek tore up and laid down frogs ,
switches , sleepers and shoved the rails to
the now bed. They soon hail the rails
connected with the two tracks on the
bridge. A half hour after thu bridge had
been cut loose a heavy construction tram
was run over the Hlructure and at 12:19 :
the Philadelphia express dashed across.
Now Thin us in the Flro-workn Ijluo.
Now York Evening Post : The now
things in the lire-works line which are
sold by largo down-town dealers are
numerous. For the small boy there are
a number of extra large and extra noisy
torpedoes , which are said not to bo dan
gerous to the user , although exasperating
to all hearers. From China come ft lot
of larger and consequently noisier fire
crackers than have over been in the
country before. The ordinary fire-nraoker
is being sold in larger quantities every
year. This is the only kind of fire
works not made in this country , it being
absolutely impossible to come anywhere
near thu price they etui bo imported for.
Two thousand four hundred lire craek-
ors cost the retail dealer ? 1 , and cannot
bo made hero for less than twice that
amount. There are colored llro-lly wheels
which send out white nnd van-colored
juts of Hume , the colored tiger-lily , which
revolves at a great rate of speed , and
sends out tongues of llaine , making It
looklikua gorgeous Ilowor ; falling leaf
lets , which send out a bro-id stream of
silver and gold Hakes , which last for
some limn ; rockets which send forth all
kinds of stars , figures , etc. , in nil * the
colors of thu rainbow.
ThntVux Fnt on lllood.
Jackson ( Mich. ) Patriot : Wo are often
told that thu tarill' lowers prices. Was it
not the tarill'that changed thu price of
fitocl rails from $ ' . ' 5 a ton in 1880 to M'J a
ton in 1837 ? The tarill is | 17 a ton , aud
in the fall of 1985 the manufacturers mot ,
formed a combination to prevent compe
tition , and resolved to put up the price.
The lawful result is an advance to the
full extent of the tarill' bounty voted
them. For a y nr apd n half , supported
as they are by law , they have hail a cor
ner on the home market Justus Infamous
as and moro expensive than thnt of the
colleo speculators. The advantage of
the steel-rail gamblers is that they have
the government buck of them sustaining
them. Hut for this they would soon go
the way of the. extortioners and b& coin- , '
polled to furnish their products at fair
pnecs. At $23 a ton they make a profit ; j
at ? 13 they become millionaires in a
short time , and ni they thus become .
richer the mass of the people who make i
them so out of their honest earnings
necessarily become poorer. The tariff
simply aids thorn in transferring the
cash of the many to their own pockets. t ;
PO/.ZOUI s ( Jomplo.xion Powder pro
.ciiH a soft and beautiful skin. It com- ,
bliics every olunicnfof beauty and purity.
Sol.il by drugpist. ? . , . ' . ; .