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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY. JULY 23. 1887.
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THE amount of ox-United State ? Treas
urer Jordan's shortage of fa.50 may
make a great issue in the next campaign.
IT is Dr. McUIynn now that has the
latest presidential boom. The ticket may
read McCJlynn nnd George Instead , of
George and McGlynn.
HELLO there ! The Bell telephone mo
nopoly hna won an important patent suit
ngalnst the Globe company. Now look
ont for a temporary advance in Bell
stock.
COLORADO has swallowed tin the South
Piatto river in its irrigation ditches to
the detriment of the farmers of western
Nebraska. Colorado ought to trade some
of 1U Malta river water 'or Nebraska ,
corn juico.
ROTHAKEH vouches for the sobriety and
good conduct of Mr. BcchcL As both of
Inoso gentlemen travel together in the
police patrol wagon when they can't
find a hack they ought to certify to cacli
other's good behavior.
TUB greatest freak of the ago has been
discovered at Bazoo , Mo. It is a man
who would not pay for his mother-in-
law's collin. Ho has been urged to occupy
* place in a dime museum alongside of
Eteve llrotllc. the bndgo jumper.
Tnosu who claim that success or fail
ure is the critcnon of right and wrong
have another instance. "BossiShoppard , "
who loft the national capitol yeara ago
with the curses of its inhabitants because
of the many taxes which his far-reaching
improvements entailed upon them , has
BOW returned with their blessing , lie
was a powerful man in his day. and
against all opposition carried forward
improvements that changed Washington
from a straggling village to a city of
magnificent distances. When the taxes
were heavy ho was a bad man , bnt when
they proved to be like broad thrown upon
the waters he became purged of hia sins.
MR. EDWARD ATKINSON is going to Eu
rope on behalf ot this government to
Mudy the silver question , a mission simi
lar to that of Mr. Manton Marble a
eonplo of years ago. Aside from the ab
surdity of sending a man abroad for this
special purpose , the choice in the present
instance is not a wise one. As a political
economist Mr. Atkinson is a good deal ol
a charlatan , and moreover it is question
able whether any confidencecau bo
placed In the integrity of his views after
be has made the investigation. Such
knowledge as that gentleman possesses
bo is apt to make profitable to himself on
Kchalf of the side that can pay best for it.
TUB state * division question is again
disturbing the peace of California , as it
has done periodically for the past thirty
years. According to thu San Francisco
CKronieht however , the great majority ol
the people of the state take no interest in
the question and do not dusiro a division.
It says that every conceivable argument ,
except political preferment foe a cuoion
fend , is against division , and makes both
a practical and sentimental plea againsi
uch a proposition. The fact remains ,
however , that them is a good deal of a sen
tlmeut in the southern counties favorable
to division , and it is a question whether
uidor the action taken in 1850 , when
f
division was voted , those counties cannot
demand to bo allowed to organize aa n
BOW state. The wisdom of such a move-
Biont would bo another matter.
WE have another instance of demo
cratic economy. Last winter a bill was
passed appropriating (35,000 for educational
tional purposes in Alaska. This aum
Blr. Swluuford , governor of the colony
Raid was utterly inadequate. But now
oomcs the first comptroller of the treasury
and decides that if the secretary of tin
interior considers it necessary , the com
mlssioner of education may visit UK
Alaska schools , the expenses of such f
trip an unnecessary ollicial excursion
to bo taken out of the above named an
propriatlou.
Ihls is democratic retrenchment. Any
ene could lull It by the car murks
Economy of this kind is a fitting com
Dauion piece to our modern Jellursoniac
implicity which enables a president
With twice the salary ot his predecessors
to pay certain expenses incurred at the
White House out of the public treasury
Which tbaj paid out of their own pockets
A "Dark Horao" on the Outlook.
The steamship Etrnrl.t , sailing from
Now York to-day , will take out na one
ot its passengers Mr. Chauncoy M.
) cpew , the president of the New York
Central & Hudson River railroad. It Is
n fact of goncr.il knowlcdgo that in the
effort of a paper at Toledo , O. , to nscer-
, aln the preferences of its readers for
residential candidate. * , Mr. Dcpow was
ihown to bo the choice of about a score.
Ints did not fairly represent that gentle-
man's following , howovor. Wo have au
thority for laying that n great many re
publicans of Now York regard Mr.
Dcpow as being an available candtdafo
for the presidency , and it is not at all im
probable that under certain circum
stances his name would be presented to
the next republican national convention
as the choice of Now York. At all events
It cannot bo a mistake to place him in
the list of "dark horses. "
Mr. Dopow Is a flno lawyer nnd an
orator of no moan degree. Ho is also a
politician and frequently talks politics.
Ho did so a few days ago , expressing the
opinion that the heads of the old tickets
will bo rcnomlnatcd next year. Ho also
bclioves there will boa labor party ticket
in the Held , and in that event ho regards
republican success as assured. From
two-thirds to throe-fourths of the voters
enlisted In the labor parly will bo drawn
from the democrats , and if that party
should mnko any such showing as it may
reasonably bo expected to under an or
ganised cll'ort in in a national campaign
the reduction it would make in the
democratic vote would certainly
lose that party New York , and
probably all the northern states upon
which that party is counting. And from
present indications tliero appears to i > o
nothing moro certain than that thuiu will
be si labor candidate for the presidency
next year , and that tliero will bo
a thoroughly organized movement
supporting him. How formidable this is
likely to be can bo better judged after
the results are arcortained of the labor
vote this year in the states where the
labor party will run tickets , but in any
event this is very sure to bo : i most im
portant factor in the next national cam
paign , with all the probabilities favoring
the vlow expressed by Mr. Dopow. The
opinion of thatgontloman that Mr. Blaine
is certain to bo the republican can
didate has its chief value as a
reflection of the wish ot that
portion of the party to wlu'oh Mr. Donew
belongs , and which in Now York is per
haps the controlling portion. It is by no
means necessary to the result which Mr.
Depow prophecies that Mr. Blaine should
be thu republican candidate.
The Difference.
OMAHA , Neb. , July SO , 1887. The BF.I :
publishing Company. Gentlemen : Your at
tention Is invited to the following :
Sealed proposals will bo received by the un
dersigned until 8 o'clock p , m. Saturday ,
July 2J , 1837 , from the dally papers of this
city for the publication of all advertisements
ot the board of education for a period of one
year from date of contract , bidder testate
the price to be charged per square ( ten lines
nonpareil ) Or fraction thereof , for one , two ,
three , four , live and subsequent Insertion * .
All advertisements to be set In solid non
pareil. By order of the Board.
Yours Truly ,
J. B. Pii-Eis ,
Secretary Board of Education.
Now mark the difference between the
course pursued by the board of educa
tion and the city council with regard to
ollicial advertising. When the city clerk
was directed to invite proposals for of
ficial advertising last month he inserted
an obscure "notice" asking for bids for
hay , corn , ice. printing and coal. The
bids were to cover the fiscal year begin
ning July 1 , 1887 , and ending July 1 ,
1888. No standard typo or measurement
was given to cnablo bidders to make a
uniform proposal. As a matter of fact
the fiscal year under the charter begins
and ends with January , and the council
is expressly required by tbo charter to
let the official advertising in January of
each year. The notice asking proposals
with printing sandwiched between coal ,
ice and hay was manifestly a put up job.
Instead of ordering the city clerk to re-
advertise for fair competition , the coun
cil awarded a contract to the Republican
without competition , and when the court
enjoined this contract as fraudulent , they
passed a resolution by which the same
job is sought to bo perpetrated in a
roundabout way. The advertising of the
school board will not exceed f 300 a year.
The city advertising- averages $400 a
month.
The Tbrre Bowes.
Hnscall , Bechel and Ford have become
thu bosses of the. council. Ilascall's per
sonal grievance against Seavey has been
magnified : into an issue with the police
commission and supported under the pre
text that the dignity of the council has
been assailed. ficchcL Is disgruntled be-
cauio Broatoh was made mayor , and is
plotting with Rothacker and Moynihan
to harrass and worry the mayor at every
stop. Fat Ford is desperate because his
trade in police patronage has been
broken up , and his boarders can no
longer graduate with a commission on
the police force.
This triumvirate of bosses keep the
city in constant turmoil and make it
almost a disgrace tor any respectable
man to remain in the council. They have
managed so tar to enlist a majority of
the council into a support of their dog-
in-tho-mangcr , rule-or-ruin policy , but
ihe pcopla arc becoming impatient , and
such reputable members as Bailey , Boyd ,
Counsoman , Cheney , Snydcr , Bedford
and Van Camp can no longer ignore pub
lic sentiment. They can no longer
justify the underhanded trickery of the
council bosses. They cannot glvo good
reasons why the council should refuse to
approve the bonds of the police com
mission , when they are signed by such
men as William A. Faxton , Herman
Knuutzo , and other citizens equally re
sponsible. They cannot fuco their con
stituents , who demand bettor
police protection. These members
must break away from bad leader
ship if they want to maintain their own
solf-rospoct and retain the confidence of
the people they represent.
A Division Called For.
Omaha is now a city ot moro than
00,000 population. In point of intelli
gence , culture , social refinement , public
spirit and enterprise , Omaha is the peer
of any other American city ,
When Omaha secured a metropolitan
charter it was expected that she would
also become one of the best governed
cities in the union. Unfortunately
for Omaha her local legislature ,
the city council , has by its per-
vcfte , reckless andllawless course
blocked much needed reforms and
made ofTiclu&t police protection an
impossibility/ disgraceful contro
versy with the polioo commission had
now continued for moro than two
months. Under the pernicious leadership
df rowdy editors nnd desperadoes , the
counoll has gone from bad to
worse , nnd aroused an inex
pressible resentment among respectable
citizens of nil classes. Instead of pursu
ing n manly , honorable course , and pay
ing respect to the mandate of the charter ,
a policy of obstruction has been pursued
which tends to demoralize the police and
Incites other city ofliciula and employes
to lawlessness.
On behalf of the reputable citizens and
taxpayers a division Is called for. Wo
bclicvo that a majority ot the council are
disposed to do right. They have simply
allowed themselves to bo misled by un
principled nnd dishonest leaders. They do
not realize that by standing in with this
disreputable clique they have brought
disgrace upon Omaha. Reputable and
honest members must separate themselves
from the rascals and boodlcrs. When
wo say rascals and boodlcrs wo moan
what those terms imply. There
are six or seven members in the
council who can bo classed ns such.
These audacious scoundrels have duped
decent nicmbersand raado jumping jacks
and stool pigeons of them. It is high
time no < T for honest members of the
council to stand up and bo counted.
Their constituents want the shuop to
separate from the goats. They will not
stand trilling any longer.
llrunkcn Englnccrn. '
At the inquest growing out of the St.
Thomas railway disaster last week , where
nineteen lives were lost , witnesses swore
the engineer of the excursion train was
drunk , and that the conductor had also
been drinking and was unlit to have
charge of thu train. There is a crowing
carelessness in the use of drink upon the
part of railroad engineers that should bo
restricted by the most stringent law.
While a drunken engineer is not a com
mon sight on American roads , there are a
number of them do moro or less drinking.
There nrc some general olllccrs of roads
who have stopped long enough from
tholr schemes to put up the rates of
transportation to give n thought to the
safety and comfort of the traveling pub
lic and have issued orders that an em
ploye In charge of a train will bo dis
missed if found while on duty using
stimulants of any kind. To remedy
this evil-and guarantee safety to these
who travel from accidents occurring by
the carelessness of intoxicated employes
legislation is needed , and that very soon.
PKKSIDENT CLEVELAND and his beauti
ful wife do not have to be coaxed to come
to Omaha , and great delegations of
"prominent citizens" sent to Wash
ington with bound petitions making
appeals in order to give the plucu
a business boom. Mr. Cleveland
long ago said ho intended coming
to Omaha this fall , and of course ho will
do so. Mrs. Cleveland is the proud pos
sessor of Homo valuable real estate hero
and naturally she wishes to see the great
city of the west in which she is most in
terested. They will bo gladly welcomed
and will bo given the best the town af
fords. The first Iowa crank who at
tempts to scare them away will lind his
red remains scattered over sixteen couu-
tics > _ _ _ _ _ _
THE relations between O. H. Rothacker
and the editor of the BKE are known to
be of such a nature that any views wo
may venture to express about the crim
inal libel suit brought against Rothackcr
by G. M. Hitchcock would bo ascribed to
personal animosity. It goes without
saying , however , that this community
almost to a man is in sympathy with Mr.
Hitchcock , and reprobates the indecent
and brutal assault upon him which is the
basis of his complaint.
TIIE hanging of David Hodman at Ne
braska City is the first instance of a man
being executed for the crime of train-
wrecking. Governor Thayer is to bo
commended for the firm stand which ho
took in this matter. The deed was a
most dastardly one , as it caused the death
of an engineer and jeopardized the lives
of a whole train load ot other innocent
persons. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ w _ _
IT WAS to have been expected that the
Chang of the Herald would sympathize
with Eng of the Jtcpitblican. These
Siamese twins are bonnd together by a
ligature of llcsh and blood which
naturalists designate by the name of
Moynihan. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Other Lands Than Ours.
The coercion net having become a law ,
the question that tnnturally suggests
itself is. what will the government do
with it ? Ireland must be made peaceful.
The passage of the law was only made
passable by the promlso of settling the
disqujet so long cxistinsr in Ireland. The
conservatives will bo hold to their prom
ises , and no excuse will bo available.
Unless within a reasonable time the as
surances they have given the country
of what could bo accomplished under
this law and realized in results , they can
not expect to continue in the cnnlidenco
of the country , upon which their
hold would seem to be steadily
weakening. It is their 'List chance ,
and they will stand or fall
by it. Briefly summarized the act
authorizes the lord lieutenant to "pro
claim" a district , or any number of dis
tricts , at will , the law becoming'applica
ble to such sections immediately. That
ofllcial may also declare any organiza
tion "dangerous , " and by proclamation
and by force prohibit and suppress it
This is aimed at the Land league , of
course. He likewise has power to search
any and all houses for arms and amuni-
tion , and , subject to the approval of his
council , he may at will make , revoke ,
add to and alter many sections of the
law so as to render it moro binding in
certain cases whore men cannot bo
reached in any other manner. The vari
ous courts in Ireland are given summary
jurisdiction of the ollon&es under the act
growing out of the disputes between
landlords and tenants ; special juries
may bo had at any time for the trial of
prisoners ; arrests for interfering with
the collection of rents either by
word or deed may bo sunimar-
illy made ; witncjscs may bo compelled
polled to attend courts , and , on applica
tion by the prosecution , causes may be
removed from one county to another in
Ireland , or to England , if deemed proper.
No legal language ctfiv ) f envoy an ade
quate idea of the tyrufny which is pos
sible under the not. \ U is intended to
repress agitation against existing laws ,
to fasten the land Injustice moro firmly
on the people , to rotylcr , evictions moro
easy and to make any outcry n felony.
It will fill the prisons' , clog the courts and
vastly increase flic "misery of the
poor. If with suah a law and all the
power the consarvativo' government of
England fails to aclilove ! the pacification
of Ireland as nil unprejudiced men bo *
Hove it will fail , lUjroiuullation is sure ,
nnd the ministry of Salisbury will have
made a record ns th6 most unworthy In
the history of modern England. Great
interest lias been centered in the rec
ent by-elections m England , all of
which have resulted in liberal
gains , giving evidence that the tide of
public opinion is setting strongly toward
Mr. Gladstone again. The gains made
by the Uladstonian candidates in the
three English constituencies where elec
tions occurred this week average as high
as those made in Spaldlug , Faddlngton
and Coventry In the early part of this
month. In two of the three districts the
tory majorities were so largo in Decem
ber , 1885 , that the liberals did not attempt
to contest them a year ago. In the third
the vote of the lories in July , 1880 , was
nearly double that of the liberals. The
latter could therefore have had no pros
pect of success to Inspire them with con
fidence or to arouse their enthusiasm.
Their vote must bo taken as an expres
sion of opinion nothing more. 1'cr-
haps the most significant feature of these
recent elections is the proof they furnish
that the Gladstoninns are not only
stronger In the constituencies now than
they were a year ago , but that they are
stronger than they were In December ,
1885 , when the homo rule issue had not
been raised and the liberals were appar
ently united. The results justify the recent -
cent exultant spoechus of Mr. Gladstone.
That Lord Randolph Churchill is still n
force In English politics is well shown in
the influence he exerted in obtaining tory
concessions on the land bill. Whatever
his motive may lie , his action is com
mendable , and it is now well assured that
the bill will bo so modified in the com
mittee as to relieve it of the most obnox
ious features und give it a compara
tively fair character. Some unionist
members would undoubtedly prei'er
to see the measure shelved for the pres
ent , and wait for the outcome of events
under the crimes act. They are not only
losing heart but also the confidence of
their constituents , nnd if they cannot
succeed in passing bills in the Interest of
other parts ot the knigdom their chances
of re-election will bo small , Indeed. In
the words of Mr. UWdstono : "Ireland
blocks the way , and the blows which
Lord Randolph and his friends are di
recting against the lifrid.bill may bring
about a defeat which , if It do not lead tea
a concession of honWrule , will at least
advance the time of itscaminc. "
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* i
French nflairs havc1jcc6mo more peace
ful , and as one of ( lie conditions ot the
change the decline ; of Boulanger as a
popular idol is natural. There has per
haps never existed any just reason for
supposing that the favorite general ever
had any other than patriotic motives for
the course ho has pursued. Up is both n
thorough Frenchman and n soldier and
while regarding Germany with uU the
hostility which is an essential part of
French patriotism , his vocation would
inevitably lead him to pursue n
policy necessary to put France in a
position to successfully resent any
future encroachments from the hated
power. If ho wont beyond the reason-
nblo limit in this direction he but followed
the soldier instinct. But it is evident
that the people are becoming convinced
that the policy of the ex-war minister
was not what France required. It was
not only enormously expressive , but it
WOK a menace to peace which was adverse
to the interests of the republic. The
second sober thought having come to
them they therefore put Uio preservation
and security of the republic before all
else , and while not denying to Boulanger
all that can bo claimed for him as ; >
soldier are content to leave with others
the functions of statesmanship. They
have been brought to understand that
supreme devotion to the ambition or
interests of any man , to the disparage
ment of these to whoso hands had boon
committed the duties and responsibili
ties of government is perilous to the gen
eral welfare. Hence the idol is being de
serted and French patriotism grows
warmer toward the republic. It is a
cheering fact , which it may bo hoped
will continue and grow stronger. Us ten
dency is to lessen the doubts of these who
have felt that the present republic of
Franco does not rest on very firm foun
dations , and to encourage tbo hopes of
these who desire that this strong repub
lican leaven iu Europe shall remain.
* .
* .
It has been observed by an intelligent
writer that the world has been so intent
upon regarding the military operations
of Germany that it has lost sight of the
great progress she boa made in commerce
ana industry. This progress can
only bo compared to that made
by Franco under the second empire ,
while it has this single advantage that
it is in the mam the rokult of individual
enterprise , not of statd initiative nnd im
pulse. The industrial development of
Germany has prccoJed patl passu with
her military aggrandizement ; and when
ever she is relieved if rom the dread of
immediate attack , which , 'with or with
out reason , is her ddratiyint thought at
the present moment , s it has been over
slnco the late war , honpolicy will neces
sarily bo detected by fcomhiercial rather
than strategical con idor'ationa. Ger
many bos all the conditions required
for the creation of a gtfoat mercantile
community. She has ) a large and hard
working population , c itral position ;
her people have the trading and coloniz
ing instinct ; her merchants have estab
lished themselves successfully m nil
parts of thu globe. All that she requires
to become a first-class mercantile power
is free access to the sea and the com
mand of a largo seafaring population ,
( liven these conditions , it is not diflicult
to foretell that Germany , if she retains
her military supremacy , will not rest
content without having a better seaboard
than she at present possesses. Sooner or
later the Austrian portson the Mediter
ranean will probably bo made available
for tbo extension and development of
German trade.
"
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Bulgaria is still occupying a place in
the arena of European interest. The la
test Information states that Prince Ferdi
nand may decline the throne , probably
frightened from his first apparent eager
ness to accept the pri/.o by the attitude of
Russia in declining to regard the action
of the sobrnnjo as valid. Ferdinand Is
described as a poor , Insignificant , weak
creature , and if this docs him justice
ho Is clearly not the man to govern Bul
garia under present conditions. The
fact that ho is a person of this character
may explain the apparent indifl'urcnco of
the other powers regarding his selection.
The present appearances are that Russia's
will in the matter will be again respited.
*
*
The resignation of the grand vizier of
Turkey la likely to further complicate
the sultan in the position which ho has
assumed on the Egyptian question , nnd
his endeavor to persuade the British
commissioner to postpone his departure
from Constantinople shows that he fully
understands the gravity of the
situation. Much ns Great Brit
ain would no doubt like to be
relieved from the buidon of longer main
taining : i large army of occupation in
Ejjrnt.slm Is not likely to agruo to n
modification of the terms of' the conven
tion. A change in a Turkish ministry
means a great deal , nnd the sultan's fears
of internal revolt may yet prove stronger
than the feeling of alarm with which he
has been viewing the opposition of
Franco and Russia.
PROMINENT I'KIISONS.
President Cleveland writes with a stub pen
nnd a cork penholder.
Kx-Henator Allen Q. Thurman has been
spending the past few weeks with his mar
ried daughters in LOIIK Island.
Secretary Lamar is an ungraceful horse
back rider , but ho Is partial to the exercise.
Valentine Baker Pacha never drinks any-
thin ; : except brandy and soda. Ho says It
kept him alive In his Egyptian campaign.
Miss Binry Sherman , the pretty blonde
daughter of the senator from Ohio , Is hlthty
educated , but of a rcttilUK aud gentle dispo
sition.
Mayer Ho\\ltt icfusps to have his rest
broken by reporters , and wards them off by
saying that he Isn't reading newspapers dur
ing his stay at Saratoga.
The duke of Hamilton , who was one of
the heaviest plungers on the English turf ,
now devotes all his tluio to jachtiiig. He has
just returned from the lied sea.
Dr. Edward Schultzor , now best known as
Eiuin 1'arha , the hero of the equatorial prov
inces , whom Mr. Stanley was on the way to
relive , was born at Oppuln , In Soleala. He
was the son of a German merchant
George Francis Train now permits adults
to approach and address him , having aban
doned his rule of not allowing them within
arm's reach and compelling them to commu
nicate with him In writing handed in by a
child.
Dr. Henry Carpenter , who died recently nt
Lancaster , Pa. , v as the family physician of
Thaddcus Stevens and James Buchananand
attended them both In their last illnesses. It
was at his wedding that they met for the
last time , and ho was the mediator who ef
fected a leconclliatlon between tnera after a
long estrangement.
Of nil the great personnels who witnessed
thu public procession , Buffalo Bill was the
only one to receive recognition from the
royal family. The queen nodded to him ns
she passed his sent , and the Prince of Wales
took off his hat and saluted as he led the
royal Ktiard of honor by. It scorns that
even royalty knows a man when It sees one.
Ho Will Peter Out.
CAfeii/u Jfaif.
"What will Dr. McOlynn do now ? " asks
an exchange. He will probably work his
boom for all there is In It and then "peter
out. "
War Ott the Hip Pocket.
Atlanta Constitution.
Texas 1ms begun war on the hip pocket in
earnest. A statute lias been passed which
strictly forbids concealed weapons of all
kinds. Now it the grand juries and judges
will honestly enforce this law we shall see a
cheering decrease in the number of Texas
homicides.
Gold Will Prove Its Ruin.
Philadelphia Itcanil.
If It should turn oat to be true that paying
gold mines have been discovered in Michigan
we fear it will ruin the greenback party In
that state. The rag baby Is a creature of
more lusty lite among the Wolverines than
In other parts of the country , but it could not
live atop a cold mine.
In Missouri.
St. Joe Gazette ,
A bust of ( lOor.'c Washington sits in a bacK
jnrd on upper Third street nnd the weeds
have grown up nround 11 until they .scratch
the old man's nock. A cataplllai's nest is In
one ear and a hop-toad has established his
country seat on the top of the patriot's head.
Whom' . ' Oh. whore Is Tuttle ?
At no point In Missouri would a bust of
Jesse James be al'owed ' such neglect and dev
cciatlon.
Where ? Oh , where Is Missouri's respect
for the Father of our Country ?
A Pair of Harpies.
ffeio I'uik Time * .
Following the recent example of the Stan
dard oil trust , which it resembles iu many
respects , the Hell telephone company has de
clared an extra dividend ot 4 per cent in ad
dition to the very largo teeular dividends
which are annually distributed upon Its
watered stock. The trust's wealth has been
gained by cruel nnd unlawful oppression , the
Boll company's by fraud aud nxtoitlon. Both
are monopolies one supported by consphacy
and the other by law. The Hell company's
extra dividends are drawn from the prollts
ot annual rents of SI4 for Instruments whoso
entire cost Is S3.42nnd from the stock which
subordinates companies have been compelled
to surrender. The money which supplies
those dividends ought to remain In the
pockets of the uwrs of telephones , and most
of It would be there If legislators had done
tholr plain duty.
Siuilo 'Whenever Yon Can.
When things don't go to suit you
And the world seems upside down ,
Don't waste your time In frcttinir ,
Unt drive a way that frown ;
Since life Is oft perplexlnsr ,
'Tls much the wisest plan
To bear nil trials bravely ,
Aud smile whun'er you can.
Why should you dread the morrow ,
And thus despoil to-dayV
For when you borrow trouble
You always have to pay.
It Is u good old maxim ,
Which often nhould bo preached
Don't cross the bridge before you
Until the bridge Is reached.
You inlclit be spared much slghm ?
If you would keep In mind
Tbo thought that good and evil
Are always well combined.
'Ihero must be somcthlmr wanting ,
And though you roll In wealth
You may niisa from your casket
That precious jewel health.
And though you're atrnng nnd sturdy
You may have an Pinuty purse
( Andearth has many trials
Which I consider \\orso ) ;
But whether joy or sorrow
Kill up your mortal span ,
Twill make your pathwaj brighter
To smllo whennVr you can.
Chcycnnd has cribbed a burglar Whoso
boast is that ho lost 170,000 In gambling
in two years.
8TATR AND TEllltlTOKV. .
NcbfMk * Jotting * .
"Beware of the foaming bowl always
blow off the collar. " Dave Hoffman.
The Missouri Pile I lie will take n hnml
In the street car business in Nebraska
City.
City.Crete is preparing for the fall rush by
reorganizing the board of trade nnd cut
ting down the weeds.
L. A. Clark , of Columbus , hna been
elected president of the association of
railroad station agents.
Nebraskr. City will vote August 23 on
the question of Issuing $ , V,000 ) iu bonds
for sewer and paving purposes.
"The printers of North Piatto , " says
the Telegraph , "send greeting to J. M.
Thurston , of Omaha , and it reads thus :
Printers 13 , lawyers 3.
Valentino and vicinity socurrd another
crop of hailstones Just Tuesday. The
man who attempted to measure one of
them was killed on the spot.
Crete had scarcely recovered from the
effect of the Chautauqua when her base
ball club was pounded ont of shape bv n
Friend nine nnd burglars hit her for $7.
Hall county feels sore in the region of
her cash box , by reason of Judge Uundy's
decision in the Union Pacilic tax cases.
The decision is equivalent to the loss of
$10,000.
The refreshing news comes from Kear
ney that I'latUsmouth and Holdrcgu took
first premium in the "green" races. It
is reported that Fremont was barred out ,
ns it was conceded that she would take
everything in sight.
The three-year-old child of Charles
Dean , night watchman on the Blair
bridge , over the Missouri river , fell
through the trestle work to the ground
below , a distance of fifty feet and miracu
lously escaped serious Injury.
An accommodating cyclone struck | the
young town of W'allaco on the B. A : M.
In Lincoln county , and carted the con
tents of two lumber yards and a hard
ware store to convonlentsitcs for rebuild
ing. Had a sudlc'cnt ' number of car
penters been around at the time , all the
material on hand might have been turned
into buildings in an instant.
During the construction of Hoffman's
choker In the jail yard In Nebraska City ,
a workman placed apiece ot timber on
the window of Lee ohollenbcrgcrs cell.
Thu child-murderer grow wrothy , swore
hko a pirate and expressed n consuming
desire to salute the workman nnd "cut
his d d heart out. " J/oo is working
his throat for all it is worth , as his time
on earth la limited.
Iowa Itcmn.
Armour threatens to plant a packing
house in Sioux City.
The old settlers of western Iowa will
have a reunion at Macedonia August 1.
A candy nnd cracker factory , with a
capacity of fifty hands , will start up in
Sioux City September 1.
The faith euro physician is creating the
periodical sensational at Anamosa. Faith
in cooler weather ought to bo cheering to
the average mortal during these hot days.
A woman at Burlington has become In
sane from the effect of undue religious
excitement. She had been attending a
meeting of the evangelists and ran
screaming through the streets.
There Is sorrow nt Dubuquo. The
dirges of bitter woe fill the air. The cir
cus didn't come ns advertised. After the
sham battle accident at Clinton it skipped
into Wisconsin the day it was to nave
showed there , thus leaving nil Dubuque
in the anguish of disappointment.
Dakota.
The total assessed valuation of Hyde
county is ? G27,000.
The Methodists at DcSmet dedicated a
church last Sunday costing f'J,300.
The local option petitions are now ere-
nting considerable excitement in several
counties of the territory.
Judge Thomas tins decided the cele
brated town site case involving the title
to a large tract of land within the limits
of Rapid City in ftivor of the city , by de
claring the deed is. ucd by Probate Judge
Benedict illegal.
Harry Wilhelm , who returned to Deadwood -
wood a few days ago from the reserva
tion round-up , reports in the Times that
cattle losses have been enormous. The
Harlan company gathered IBO of a brand
of 1,000 : Kennedy found a solitary steer
out of 200 on the range last fall ; Parker ,
out of 185 , drove in three ; thu Hash Knife
lost -15,000 cattle and 400 horses , and so it
goes. Loss of sheep was not ns heavy.
an indicated in one instance by a count
of 1,800 out of 3,600. The 1,300 have
dropped 800 lambs. Wilhelm does not
believe that much of a drift will be found
elsewhere. He saw few carcasses or
skeletons , but is of the opinion that re
mains wcro washed out by spring fresh
ets. The Hash Knife has a large drive
on the road in and others are restocking.
Very little -beef will be sent to market
this season.
Avyomlitfr.
Lnrnmio county has n debt of $200,700 ,
moitly railroad bonds.
Burlington surveyors arc at work in
thu coal fields near Sundance.
There are ISO more miles of taxable
railroad in L-iramie county this year
than last.
The territory university , just completed
in Lnramut at a cost of $50,000 , will bo
opened September 0.
Tlio faiurs of the circus , which camped
in Laramie recently , robbed the residents
of $1,000 and escaped alire.
The assessed valuation of Lnramio
county foots up 9,503,501 , exclusive of
railroad and telegraph lines.
The plat of the Cheyenne & Burlington
railroad has been returned to the Cheyenne -
enno land oflicu from the department of
the interior , with the secretary's ap
proval. The road will enter Wyoming
at a point on the Colorado line ono mile
east of Crow creek , and crosses the Union
Pacific n mile southeast of the Choyouno
city limits.
The Hrst test of the sand which Is to bo
used in the manufacture of glass iu thu
Laramie glassworks was made last Mon
day and the result was a succrss beyond
all that had bcun hoped for by tho.su in
terested in the project. The glassblowers -
blowers who are to go to work September
1 in the massive stone stuicturo that is
now Hearing completion , have been ar
riving on every train for the pnst week ,
nnd there are now liftoun expert work
men in town. These will bo followed by
thlrtv other.
Inking a Mud llatli.
A well-known gentleman who lives at
the Fifth Avenue hotel , Now York , came
into the corridor from the street recently
looking as if ho had bcon scoured for
a week. He s t down , took n long breath
und lighting a long cigar , began to puff
vigorously. A Mail nnd Express ro-
portur asked him if he was ill. He re
plied :
" 111 ? No , I have just had a dirt bath.
Don't know what a dirt bath Is ? Then
I'll toll you. I concluded that my system
had run down and that I needed homo-
thing to hturt my blood to circulating
rapidly iu fact , a general vitali/.er. I
was directed to take mud baths. These
b.ithn uro very expensive. The attendant
Blood mo up und began to cover me with
what is known as Fuller's earth. 1 was
encased in this substance with only my
head sticking out. Then I was placed in
a trough , a tube was inserted into thu
mud nnd an electric current turned on.
The sensation was mo = t unique and al
most indescribable. Thu earth uruuud
my body soon became charged with clue-
trfcity. and snapped and coquetted with
my akin in n most tantalising way. At
times there would suein to bo n race of
small tacts down my buck , nnd then thu
sensation of a brush gently passing over
tuo. My llesh simply acted as u con
ductnr , and enjoyed nil the little prnnki
that a series of currents from n powerful
elcotrlo battery can produce. After an
hour 1 wns stripped of the mud and
'aiafsnged' for an hour by two stalwart
attendants. A douche of water was then
administered , and I wont homo. But thu
bath cannot be finished in ono day. I went
bnck the next morning nnd wns given a
cold-water bath nnd wns rubbed again
very thoroughly. Then my feet were
placed In water u'.iarged with electricity.
The attendants then jci/.ed several largii
sponges , dipped them In the water and
began to rub mo. It was an electric bath ,
nnd the sponges fairly made mo howl
with the shocks I received. The next day
1 wont bnck and finished the bath. I win
placed in n vat of largo grained salt ami
rolled about until my flush glowed wltli
irritating excitement. A rub-down and
water bath then finished my mud bath.
It takes only three days. 1 wanted to
purspiro and f succeeded. Sometimes I
dream I am closed up in an armor o (
mud. and the prespirntion comes from
mo in copious streams. If a man hna
three solid days to spare 1 think nothing
is more pleasant than to take a first-class
mud bath. "
A THIEVES' PARADISE.
llcmnrkablc Condition of California
Alter Gold \TOM Dlftcorerctl.
Compiled from the first volume of H.
II. Bancroft's Popular Tribunals : A
remarkable state of affairs existed in
California for the first year after the dis
covery of gold. The first miners were
made up in a great measure of men al
ready living here ; they were honest men ,
and had deserted thu towns to dig gold ,
and not to defraud their neighbors.
Many were known to each other , and
few were wholly unknown. Peaceably ,
and in u primitive way , each for himself
picked the precious metal from the
river-beds nnd nrovlccs , washed
it from thu sands that lined
the .streams , or sought n place of his own
to dig for it , with nodosiro to enroach ou
ground chosen by another. Kights word
respected ; theft was unknown. A picker
or shovel thrown upon the ground , stick *
driven into thu earth , or n written or
posted notice that u certain spot will
claimed , was sulllcient to secure It against
all comers. Miners lived much In the
open nir , m cloth tenements or rude huts ,
leaving their gold dust in bags or bottles
unguarded in tent or cabin. The mer
cliandiso of the trader was secured only
by walls of cloth , which could bu
cnslly cut through with a pocket-
knife. Goods stacked up by tlio
roadside , miles from any cnm'p , rc <
niained undisturbed for weeks nnd
months. Horses and cattle were safe to
roam at largo. After the winter rains
had ceased nnd wntor for washing gold
had disappeared , in certain * localities
piles of rirn dirt were thrown up to bo
washed out when rain should cornu
again. And though these heaps were
often the result of great labor and con
taining much wealth , they remained un
disturbed during the summer , nnd when
autumn came fell to their rightful
owners. Differences of opinion were set
tled by 'leaving it to the crowd.1 And
so it was thu tirst comers found less dis
cord existing hero than anywhere else in
Christendom.
Vessels arrived iu San Francisco that
they could find no accommodations for
their cargoes on shore. Great quantities
of merchandise of all kinds wcro dis
charged and piled up along the boach.
All of it was wholly exposed , although
much of it was valuable. Yol all this
time there was scarely a lock on the door
of any dwelling , store or warehouse in
San trancisco. During this truly golden
age of Integrity It never seemed to occur
to those honest folks thnt there were nny
persons in the world who would wrong
fully take property from them. It is said
that there was but one case of that in
Snu Francisco prior to October , 181 ! ) , and
this was a Mexican who stole some
blankets , for which ho was publicly
whipped on the plaza.
During the autumn of 1818 there wcro
no such things along the slopes of the
Sierras as government , judges ; sheriffs ,
tax collectors or other ofllccrs ot the law.
All were absolutely free aud were thrown
upon their good behavior. But in good
time it seemed to dawn upon the crim-
nals of the world that a gold-yielding
wilderness without jail or gallows must
be the very paradise for thieves. Aud
with the multitudes of honest and order-
loving men cauio crowds from thn pur
lieus of crime convict colonies poured
out their villinus and-oities emptied their
slums.
After landing at Snu Francisco they
usually first made a tour of the mines ,
there forming Uiu acquaintance of other
gentlemen ot their profession , whose
projects they were quito ready to join.
In this new Hold of enterprise everything
seemed to favor them ; the absence of
strong government and the physical con
dition of the country were all that the
most ambitious could desire. The con
stantly moving from place to place ol
minors and traders , nnd the Intermixture
of strangers , nil tended to discourage in
quiry , to facilitate the operation ;
of outlaws , to allow them
to move quickly from place tu
place without exciting suspicion. In
particular , the lonely and exposed con
dition of the roads , and the large nniounl
of treasure constantly passing over them ,
offering alluring opportunities for high
way robbury. Stage robbing , nH prac
ticed by the profesHion in California , was
rather a chivalrous occupation. The
gentlemen of the road risked their liven
lor whatever happened to bo in tlio ex
press box , aud , if no opposition was
made , they generally contented them
selves with this , und neither robbed nor
insulted thn passengers.
The Knglish convicts from Australia " "
were the worst element infesting thu
community. They mndu their headquar
ters in San Francisco , at the base of
Telegraph Hill. On ono side rose the
hill , broken and rugged , throwing out
spurs in various directions , and in places
presenting to the tide a lofty bUill on
whose summit uvun the squatter had uot
ventured to porch his oyry. Hound the
base and up the little ravines were huts
and tents little lartrur than kennels , nnd
among thum were scattered indiscrimi
nately low dance nnd drinking sa
loons. Tlio rendezvous of thieves was In
the heart of the district , and
wus called Sidney Town. Hero during
the day , Hclieinns were corrected thnt
were to bo worked out under cover of
night. Thu meetings hud their orntors ,
and leaders wcro placed in charge of
pillaging parlies. Singly or in pairs
thuy would perambulate the unlighted
nnd unwatnhcd streets , robbing , demol
ishing or murdering aa passion or fancy
dictated. Thuy had away of enticing or
forcing their victims to some eminence
rising irom the bay , and thence hurling !
them to their death below. The bench -
round the 1101 them point of the peninsula ,
was at one time struwn with human -
bones , washed up by thn tide or half
burled In the sand.
Dnath of \Vnmpuiii Mnmifnoturor.
The Patcrson Guardian of July 12 says
"James A. Campbell of Pascack , Bergen
county , died Friday night nftnr a loin :
illness , llu was mi uncle of Prosecutor
A. D. Campbell , and was about seventy-
five years of ago. Deceased wns the
senior member of that part of the Cumi-
bell family which about 100 years ago
commenced the manufacture of wampum
and thu pusiness was continued in the
family to tins day. Many years ngo ,
James A. Cnmpbnll , to meet thu iicues-
sity u for n morooxpoditious and liner
method of perfecting the work , invented
u machine for boring holes in the shells ;
thin was a perfect contrivance , nnd no
changu has been mndu In it nlnco. The
factory nt Pnscnok is thu only ono of iu
nature in the world. Thu work it lurnn
out Is very line , and samples have bee
exhibited ut several world's /air * . "