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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNTTAY < JULY 24. 1887.-TWELVE PAGES. > TIIE DAILY BEE , PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. mum or mrincititrio' * : D llr { Mornl.ii ? JrVlUlou ) Including Sunday BKP , Ono Year . J10 00 lor Blx Moulin . , . fid" " ) For Tli roe Months . -W The Otnahn Hxtulny Ilr.K , nmllecl to ntiy nddroiw , One Vcar. . . . 300 OMAHA orrins. NO. mi AVH SIR FAHVAM firnsrv. PKW YORK orririe. Hixti ivi. Tmnirsr llt'iimvn. VUSUINQION All communications relating to news nnded- ! torlnl manor should bo tuldiuasod to the Kui- Ton or TUB IIKK. iiusiNB si.r.i rnsr All hiilnc iletlnrBundrinltlnnoo9choiild bo artdroKscd to TIIK lltr. Ptmt.isiit.Nd COVIIMNT , OMAHA. Drafts , cliooUs and poitoftlen orders to bo rondo payable to the ordtr of tliu company. THE BEE POBLISHIlTciPHT , PBOPHIEJOHS , E. UOSKWATKK. Kmron. TIIK DAILY BKK. Sworn Statement ur Circulation. dtato of Nebraska , I _ _ County of DoiulM. ) ° ' B' Geo. 11. T7HcuiicK , secretary of The Uce Publishing comnanv , does solemnly swear that the actual rlrrulntlon of th Dally liee for the week ending July 22. 1837 , wai as follows : Hntmdav.Jiily 10 . 14.300 Sunday. July 17 . 14,200 Monday. July 1H . 14.500 Tuesday. July 19 . is.sno Wwlnosrtny. .luly'-'O . M.uuo Tliursuay.Julv'Jl . 13.010 Friday , July 23 . iniw Averacc . 1 1.075 fiFO. li. TZSCHttCK. Sworn to nmt subscribed In my presence this 23d day of July , A. U. 1837. 1837.N. N. P. FRIT. . fSRAL.l Notary Public. Stnteof Nebraska , I , Douglas County. f * " Oco. U. T/sclniek , being first duly sworn , deposes and sajs tliat ho Is secretary of The Heo Publishing company , that the actual averaeo dally circulation of the Dally Ueo for the month of .inly , 1830 , 12U4 ! copies ; for August , IbSC , 12-IM conies ; for Septem ber , 18.SO , 1 ,00 ! ! corilcs ; for October , 18V ) , 12.WJ copies ; for November. 1880 , 13-iJH copies ; for December , IbbO. lOfift conies ; for January 18H7. invwr copies ; for February. 1887 , 14lDj copies ; for March. 18t > 7 , 14.40C copies ; for April. lbS7. 14J10copies : ; for May. 18S7 , 14'ja7 copies ; tor .Juno 1837 , 14,147 copies. . , . _ Ono. n. TZBCIIITCK. subscribed and svvnrn to before me this 1st davot July A. 1) . , 18S7. I8KAL.I N. 1' . FKII. . Notary Public. ContontH of the Sumlny IIcc. Pngel. Now York Herald Cable Special to the UKK. ( Senernl Telegraphic News. Piuoa. TeleuraphiojNews. City Ncws.- Mlscellany. Page ! ! . Special Advertisements , i I'BKO 4. Editorials. Political Pomts.- Coming to America. Chanty. Press Coin- monts. Womanhood. Odds and Knits. Paso B. Jjincoln News Mmcellany Ad > rertlscments. PngoO. Council Bliitn , News. Miscellany , Advertisements. Pngo 7. ( Jeueral and Local Markets. Ko- public of the Kilt 11 re. Pace 8. OetietalCity News. Local Adver tUomnnts. I Pngo . Society In Omaha. In the Ante- Kooin. lie Obeyed the Injunction , by Clan Bello. , Pniro 10. The Tlo Which Cupid Dlnds.- i Connublalltles. Slngulnrittes. Sparkllm 1 Herns ot Jest. Educational. Musical am I Dramatic. Wonders of. Electricity. Adver i tlsements. Page 11. A Sceuo from "Make-Adoo.- llonoy for the Indies. Peppermint Drops.- . Persian Jewellcrs.-Oltl Saws In Khyine.- 1 Tim Model Millionaire. Religious. A Per Picture of Helena , by J. ( ! . S. The Franco German Krontlo.Advertisements. . Pace 13. Soml-Annual Statement of tin Treasurer of Uouglas County. Our Ouee Household Pet. Miscellany. TIIK DBF publishes today the statement of tlio treasurer of Douglas county. I will prove an interesting document foi tax-payers. TIIK Republican claims n copyright li city advertising , but as the copy has boei hung up by an Injunction padlock then is nothing to copyright. Ir I'ostmastcr Gallagher will sign hi namu once to an order authorizing tin fumigation of his ollico , he will not Imvi signed in vain. "Lot her go Gallagher. ' TIIK trial of the boodlcrs in Chicago i creating almost as niunh interest as ; national convention. The arraignmcn of a syndicate of thieves in that city is ; noTclty in the extreme. IT is with pride and pleasure that th BEI ; this morning presents to its thou sands of readers a graphic account b. special cable of the review yesterday o Great Jiritnin's navy. Now is the time t subscribe. Po TMA8Tiu : UALL.VGIIKK complain about having to bign liu name as man as a thousand times a day. Mr. Gallr gher should congratulate himself that : does not take him a thousand days t flign his name once. As the inter-slate commission has re fiiMid to tuko action in the cases of th boycotted roads , on the commission quo : ttan , the next thing wo may expect is th demand from the ticket agents for th earnings of the roads. A ticket agec who will take commissions will bca watching. 1 YKSTEIIUAY was a great day for tli queen and the review of her navy. 1 wns to bo hoped that the numerous pron itiont American statesmen now abroa would avail themselves of the opportu nityof witnessing the re view of the grcr war ships that they might know what real navy looked like. Tins is indeed a cold and heartle- world. Aftur Air. Tuttlu , of Iowa lu been acquainting the country with h ! deeds of valor during the war , up pepsI I nan away down in Massachusetts wh makes the charge that Tuttle came nor being court-martialed for cowardici Here is an opportunity for Tuttle to wril a war paper for the Century. i A vuuv largo number of distillers wo of the Ohio river are attempting to org : nize a whisky trust , and the chances ui they may bo successful in it. Foragroi number of years there has been a con bincd effort upon the part of the coi Burners of the entire world to organize t whisky trust also. In some instances has been followed by success , and \voul Lave become general had not tlio silooi keepars rebelled. Mit. HA.NLAN , who has occupied aid gother too prominent a place in the pul lip mind as one of the lirst in the url < an oarsman , la fast degenerating iul that of a common trickster and profu flonul sporting shark. The attempt at boat race yesterday at Pullman , in whic Banian was the chief spirit , ended in pigaritio fizzle , which bore upon its fat varj feature of a gambling schcm Hanlan and his crowd of claquers shoul IB relegated to the seat of disgrace ft JMTfeich they are eminently tided. Incensed Telegraphers. The duties devolved on railroad tele graphers are of the most important character. They require for their proper performance intelligence , vigilance , promptness nnd accuracy. No man should occupy a position of this kind who Is not an expert In his business and thoroughly qualified and trustworthy in 11 other respects. The security of life nd property very largely depend upon lie railroid telegrapher , and the man In ! iis position who is deficient in ability , xpericncc and the other qualities weave ave cited Is very sure sooner or later to o the cause ot disaster nnd death. Such man may be had at small cost , and for his reason will find employment on omo railroads , but it is almost novitable that in the end ho will > rovc to bo vastly more expensive than vould an entirely competent man at two r three times his salary , Tim property osscs sullbred by the railroads of this country , to which n very considerable urn was recently contributed by the H. fe M. collision , from employing ine.xpcr- onced , incompetent , and careless tele graphers , would perhaps build and equip line of road from thu Atlantic to the Pacific , while the loss of life from the amo cause would make a startling ex- ilbit. There is a class of railroad mana gers to whom the costly lessons of e.xpor- once in this matter will never bo of any aluu. There must bo : i way found to orupol them to at once protect the pub ic and themselves. It is uRitifying to note that , ho railroad telegraphers themselves eo this necessity and arc pro- ) osing to meet it if their vay shall bo found feasible. About a fear ago they formed an orgini/.ition : of heir own , and since that time the order ias grown both cast and west. At the coming session of congress they intend to have passed a bill and they cliiim to lave congressional inlluciicc enough to do it making It a penal nflenso for any railroad company to employ a telegraph operator who directs the movements of ias cnger trains who has not been jranted a license. Licenses will bo issued jy the government , the applicant being required to pass a practical examination , to produce evidence as to moral char acter and habits , and to bo of proper nge. The leaders in this movement say that , as congress has the power to regu late inter-slate commerce , it has the power to issue these licenses , the same as it now says who shall command a ves sel on navigable waters or who shall hold a mate's or engineer's ccrtilicat-j. The operators elaimthatdcspito the responsi bility attaching to their occupation mure boys and young girls without experience * ro put in responsible positions , and that this license system would correct that evil. Often when accidents have occurred they are blamed for them and made to sutler , when m reality the re sponsibility Ls not theirs , and under the license system in such cases they could appeal to the United States officials. The organization may be assured that Its efforts to bring about this meritorious arrangement will not lack public sup port , regardless of what other motives , if any , may bo incidental to it , ns the railroads will undoubtedly claim . A movement to ollect the required improvement - ment in this service , having once opened the eyes of the public to the great neces sity there is for improvement , will receive such universal en dorsement that resistance or the part of the corporations vvill bo over whelmed. We cordially commend the spirit and purpose of the railroad tele grnphers , and would xtrgo them to zeal ously push their plan if it shall bo found practicable , as wo believe it to bo. KatkiifT , the Ktlitor. It happens rarely that the life of a mar who wields the editorial pen becomes tin subject of solicitude to nn entire nation participated in alike by rulers and pee pie. The United States has had but one editor who was able to command such re gard. When the lifn of Horace Greolo.i was drawing to its close the whole conn try was filled with anxiety , and his neatl was the signal for universal sorrow When the distinguished journalist , Do lane , who had for HO many years direclet with pre-eminent ability the Londoi Times , was announced to be dying , al England was shocked , and there won few men in that country who did not re gard his death as a national calamity France had her Delecltuo , the chain pion of the people , in whosi defense Gambctta won his first fame a an orator , and who deserves to bo rcmem bored among the heroic advocates of tin republic. Other lauds have had abli and courageous editors , but the numbc : is few of those whoso life has been a sub ject of concern to an entire nation. Among this few must bo prominent ! ' placed Michael Nlkiforovitch Katkoli the now world-renowned editor of tin .Moscow Gazette. Next to the war , tin. man exorcises a greater power than an ; other in Uussia , even the emperor him self being largely under his mllucnco Uoarod in luxury and receiving a vor ; thorough education , Katkoli' began tin business of life as a university professor Ho had imbibed liberal and progressivi ideas in Germany , and ho began instillinj them into the minds of the Russian youth This lost him his professorship and li turned to journalism. For a time h urged with moderation his pet theories which counselled constitutional rathoi than revolutionary reforms , and havin ; opposed the revolutionary party h thereby achieved the approval of tin Kmperor Nicholas. Government patronage ago was extended to him , and uudor it influence his views began to change Liberalism gradually lost its hold upoi him , and as it did so it was replaced b ; an aspiration to unify all the Slave elements ments of Europe into one great empire Ho developed on intense hatred of Germany many and all things German , and ui equally intense regard for Hussla and al things Hussian. All this commondiu him more surely to the rulers and mad him the unquestioned leader of the prc Russian party. This role ho has continued to piny , am whllo it gave him great iulluence will the father of the reigning c/ar , it ha made him almost the master of the mini and conscience of Alexander III. It i said of Kutkotr that he has been sucucs- ful in all his undertakings. In the shaii ing of politics in educational afl'airs , i military reforms , the mandate of the editor tor has become the law. ln ! has mad and unmade men with his resistless pen whoso favor has been fortune and who * hostility ruin , Aggressive , earnest , , tin tiring , Katkoff has for twenty year been a power in Russia who has done more in moulding the policy of the empire than any ten of Its statesmen. For two weeks past this pow erful editor has been sick unto death , uud from one end to the other Russia has been tilled with solicitude. It has been .said that if KatkolV died the c/.ar might feel his helplessness so keenly as to unsettle his mind. Whether or not this is nn ex aggerated idea , there can bo no doubt that the emperor would feel the death of the editor as the severest calamity that could befall himself and the country. There may bo very little in the character and career of Katkoli' , exce.pt n sort of patriotism and national devotion , which the friends of liberty and of the people can ndmiro or approve , but none the loss the wonderful power he has achieved makes a demand upon our interest. It forcibly illustrates the language of the dramatist , that "in the hands of men en tirely great the pen is mightier than the sword. " Corporation Expenditures. Some attention has been given to a ic- ccnt statement of the London Economist comparing the "eceints and expenditures of the United Slates and ( treat Britain , in ivliich it is shown that tlio military ex penditures , including pensions , of the ornicr exceed nt the present time those of the latter. The London journal cm- ploys this fact to controvert the idea about "the advantages which accrue to ho United States because they are not burdened with the heavy cost of keeping ip an army,1' and some American news papers nnqtiostioningly acquiesce in the mplication of the Kngli.sh journal that f Great Uritain is wasting money in military expenditures this country is iloiug tlio same thing on a larger scale. Wo submit , however , that tluuo is a very wide diil'erenco in the conditions and re sults. The money paid by Great Itntain to maintain its standing army goes to a body wholly composed of ion-producers , who are continually drawing upon the wealth of the country aud giving nothing in return. The more than sflOO.OOO.OOO annually expended In this way by the Uritish government is almost wholly wasted. Ifut with this ountry considorubly more than halt tlio military expenditure , including pensions , goes to oitucns who are more or less actively engaged in some sort of produc tive work which is steadily adding to the wealth ot the country , and to which their pension money in pait contributes. Every cnsioner who is a worker is really all the time contributing something to the resources from which the money to pay him must be drawn , and there are many thousands such. Nut the Hritiah soldier , maintained in idleness , is simply a consumer , and all that is paid him out of the public treasury in excess of what lie would consume as u citi/.en is a waste. There could be no greater injustice than to put the American pensioner on a par with the British soldier in estimating the military expenditures of the respective governments. Heroic Reporters. In a recent nddrest at Maryland col lege Mr. Meekins , of the Baltimore Amer ican , spoke about the heroism "fre quently show.i by men in search of news. " He mentioned the. feats of bravery shown by reporters who have jumped Into the sea , who have inter viewed patients dying of cholera , yellow fovei , smallpox , or other dnngcroit' diseases ; who have dashed into the storm of death on the Imltlcliold ; who have ridden hundreds of miles through a hos tile country , tlnough deserts , that the > might be the first to tell the nown. It re quires courage to do such things , ol course , but there is an e\hiliration aboul these risks that takes little account ol death. If they come out alive there is n binning mark ut the end which they wili attain fame. As a blazing feeling whiel glories in the prospect ot bolf immolatior without reward if they can only beai their competitors , may carry them along But it is calmly knocking at the dooi which it is morally certain will shortly bo slammed in your face ; accosting com posedly with pencil and note book tin sworn enemy of your paper who may usi his fists on you ut the lirat question ; pa tiently digging for facts where you an met with sneers from those who in then ignorance despise newspapermen ; goinj to places where you know you are not wanted , that shows real courage. Then is no offset to these drawbacks. Kt blaze of glory follows. No ono knowi anything about them. Maybe you wil meet rebuke instead of praise. It is not HO dillicult a performance U go through a feat that may electrify tin world if successfully accomplished. Il is the daily uncomplaining endurance o : the annoyances of his vocation tha makes thu reporter heroic. Hotter Service Needed. Referring to the commendnbli growth of public interest in the last fo\v years in the collection of industria statistics , a contemporary wisely remark that those placed in the charge of sue ! wort : should possess qualifications of tin highest character. They should in tin first place bo men of good mental endowments monts nnd with some special training fo the duties devolved upon them , and ii the next place they should not bo meri advocates with special theories to bolstc up. The public statistician is responsi bio to the whole community and not to i part of it , and his work should present i faithful and accurate rellex of the cir cumstances and conditions he finds ex isting within the bounds affected by hi investigations. The object of his worl is the information nnd guidanci of the state as a whole , and un less ho keeps this in view h ! work can have little practical value. I is unfortunately the fact that most of tin states now maintaining statistical bureau have not been successful in securing fo this service the sort of men who an swer to the standard defined by our con temporary , for the probable reason tha they are very dillicult to get. Most o the heads of existing bureaus seem t > have entered upon their work under thi mistaken idea that their business is t prove tha existence of certain iudustria conditions regardless of the facts , aud i is too frequently found in their report that statistics are twisted to prove som pet theory or perhaps strengthen a part' liobby. Industrial reports of this char aeter are worse than worthless. Will tno progress of this class of invcstlgatloi improvement in the character of in vtt'gatora ' may reasonably bo expected . THE project of the bank of which ox Secretary Manning is president , of Jsau Ing bullion ccrtih'cJfu'Jl appears to bo confronted by a sen > a | objection. The attention of treasury ifftinls having been called to n printed t utpf the proposed cortillcatc1 , they havfc e > rcssod tha opiil ion that It is tlia rcpiM lative of money , by whatever name u ) nn , y bo called , and therefore comes within the prohibition of the law. There is obviously some force in this objection. While it is true that on their face tl.eso certificates show that they are simply receipt * for the deposit of so much silver bullion ; , nnd in this re spect are similar fo - ruin , provision , petroleum , or other storage certifi cates , the circumstances which would prevent the other classes of certificates from being used as the representatives of money would not bo operative against the bullion certificates , and there is very good reason to believe that they would come to bo somewhat freely employed , not only between banks , but with indi viduals , in this way. Wiio says the African race is not pro gressive ? Not only have they learned the use of the boycott , but they know how to apply it with u refinement of cruelty that would do credit to a Torque- nuula. A teachers' institute wa held nt Atlanta , Ga. , last week , and the colored teachers , uecordinir to southern etiquette , wore allotted a lecture room apart. They considered themselves neglected by the state school superintendent , who tem porarily forgot them , and left. Tno next morning they were promised n lecture bv the governor of the state , who appeared at the appointed time wearing his store clothes and a smile , whose effect was calculated to reach forward to the next election day. But his smile vanished. There was not : i solitary sable auditor to bask in it. Can there bo a more cruel situation for an orator ? The neglected te.icliers had a just grievance , no doubt , but their revenge was terrible. Subse quently one colored instructor appeared. On him the loctmers remorselessly visited all their learning in turn , as per programme , and thus tlio race conflict raged , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ArcomuNG to n Mexican financial journal , the United States bttri" " of statistics has ni.vdu very bungling \ork in its statement of the annual export trade of this country with Mexico. An investigation made by the Mexican jour nal as to several details shows the bureau of statistics to be very greatly under the actual figures , and tlio journal insists that instead of the total exports from the United States to Mexico being only $7,000,000 they amount to nearly $20,000,000. There .b ,110 doubt that the former figures are Turnout of the way , nnd the exports annually are at loa t double that amount. The disclosure of such a marked hiac uracy , lor whirh there can be no sitfllcjenj excuse , throws discredit on the jvli61fl work of the bureau , suggesting that it may in its entirety be largely guesswork. Mu. PKTKK SiihLiu lutf tesulied at Salt Lake City before the Pfycific railroad in vestigation that he h'as > occasionally assisted the Nebraska lo islutme in form ulating laws for the benefit of our people. But Mr. Peter Shelby does not remember that he ever tried to exert Jiis influence over members by a'nylhmg"except pure oratory. In this he was a good deal like Crawford , the lone fisherman from Idaho. We i egret to notice that Mr. Shelby's memory has been seriously impaired by his residence among the Mormons. Oth erwise he could surely not have forgotten what transpired in the Lincoln oil room ! between the boodlers and the Union Pacific lubricators. Ir may happen that the gold find near Ishpcming , Mich. , will fall far short in its development of the extravagant expecta tions of the discoverers , but the mining men are still greatly excited over the find and confident of results that will make them all rich. The belt appears to have an extent of faoino sixty miles , and is located from two to eight miles from the iron belt. A gold formation is known to exist in the Huron mountains among which , tradition has it , Dr. Hougliton , the pioneer mineralogist of the uppei peninsula , "filled a goose quill with pure gold only a few days betoro ho was drowned while trying to cross Keweenaw bay in a btorm. " Exploration in the Huron range has been carried on only tc a limited extent. The discovery near Ishpcming was made two years ago , bill it is only within a year that explorations have been actively prosecuted. The as says show the rock to bo very rich in native gold. FUKMOXT , according to the now city directory , has now a population of 8,2-J.1) It has doubled in population since the state census in 1885. Fremont is nol only one of the finest towns in Hie west but it is having what may bo truly termei ! a phenomenal growth. OMAHA. July tit. To tlui Kdltor of tin UBK : Will you please answer the following question In your \aluable paper to decide i botVWhat What Is the highest point within the cm porato limits of the cit > ? Yours tiuly , K. S. LKWIS. Without engaging in r. careful stirvci of thu matter , wo would say that tin highest point in the city is the tip end o the lightning rod on thoi public schoo bullding.-Ei [ > . BEK. FOLilTICAlJ Mahono still hopes Ho' elect a Icgislatun that will make him senator. The Springfield RotHibllcan Is "booming1 Robert T. Lincoln for tlio presidency. Neal Dow Is prop-trlng to take nn active part In the prohibition canvass In New York , John Sherman Is at , Mansllnld keeping close \\utcli upon his qwil | utireits ! lu tlio Ohio campaign. 0 Senator Heck is iiiaKlnc six speeches i week to help his iriend Simon liollver BUCK nor get Into the Kentucky gubcrmtorla chair. < The 1'hlladflphla Ledger can only find fl\i olliccrs In that city \\l\o \ are fit to hold cilice Three of them ate ici'Ubllcaus and tno un democrats , Poraker will go asn delegate to the na tlonal republican convention , nnd he ronMtl ers himself as promising a presidential quan tlty nsas either Hayes or ( iarfield. Allison Is exuected to solidify the lowr delegation for lllalneitli the understandIng - Ing tli at If the Maine statesman can't get tin nomination he shall help the lowan to cap turolt. Senator Blackburn of Kentucky Is still un reconstructed. In a late speech at Lancas ter he incidentally remarked : "It God Al mighty can forth o the republican parly fo its work from'61 to'05 It will be a seven strain on Ills plan of universal salvation. ' Dm log the same periods the rebels , of couiso , were serving ( lod. Objector liohunn , according to the testi mony of an Intimate friend , proposes to end ils congressional caiccr with the present con- rcas. Ho Is oppressed with n conviction that If ho does not retire voluntarily , the la- tar vote in his district will rcttio him. Governor UlgBS of Delaware , says that Secretary Bayard made the biggest mistake ot his life when he went Into President L31o\eland's cixblunt. There Is much truth In Mi. Thcio Is nothing like a cabinet position to show the woild the ical stature of a man. COMING TO AMHUICA. Minister McLnnc will leave Havre for home on July CO. Lord llerschcll , conspicuous nt the llngtibh bar and lu British oratory and politics , \xlll sail with Ladv Hcrschell on July SO from Liverpool for the United States. Professor Henry Drummond , teacher of natural science In the university of Glasgow , and author of "Natural Science In tlio Splr Itual World , " lecontly nrrUeil for a sojourn of six months In America. An Kiigllsh nobleman with thrco titles Is soon expected to visit Now York. He Is Lord Mowbray , Segra\o and Stourton , and he U equipped with a lonu-draun-mit pedi gree that runs back to IHo ' uses all of his titles lu signing his name. C11AI11TY. Secretary \Vhltuey \ and hla wife have spent $100,000 for chaiitablo puiposes since last September. Mis. Talcott. of Chicago , has an Income of S.V,000 ) a > ear , and she devotes SH.OOO ot It to charity , her husband on his ilo.itli bed hav ing told her never to hoard n dollar. St. James' Garotte : Karen do llln > ch , in memory of his sou , Luclcn do llirsch , who had a largo racing establishment at Nc\\- market , has , Inconsequence of the breaking up ot that establishment , devoted the pro ceeds , amounting to Ul'J.OOO , to the following public charities The Metropolitan Provi dent Medical association , JL"OOU ) ; the London hospital , 11,000 ; Knits Memoiial hospital at Newmarket , 1,000 ; Children's hospital , Great Oimond street , CiOO ; Northwestern hospital , r > 00 ; Jewish bo.ird of guardians { . 2,000 ; Judith Lady Montelloro's CoiuiiNccnt home , 1,000 ; Jews' fiee school , 700 ; Jews' hospital , Jt-MX ) ; Jews' Infant school. tWO ; Westminster JHUS'free school , { . " ! CO ; Deal and Dumb asylum , C > 00 : llaiul-lu-llaud society , JWiO , and Jewish home A."iV ) . Must Mil Ice l''nst Time. Su/J / Laic lleinlil Arabian horses are being bred In Dakota. They are expected to Keep just a little ahead of a blU/aul. How to Urcomo n tilar. .t/acoii Ti/rymii'i. Three years' undisturbed possession of a setter dog will destioy the veracity of the best man In Ameiic.i. In the Diamond Field. Iliirton 1'o.it. The man who goes to the pawnbroker may not bo much of n baseball player , but he is apt to go out on tlnoe balls. Upon Him. h Times. "I can give joungooil point , " said the mosquito softly , In the ear of the sleeping editor , "tor insertion on your outside. " Force of Ilnbit. "John1. " ' said the wife of a baseball umpire , ' .Tommy has been a very bad llttlo boy to day. " "Is that so , " he leplled absent mind- eilly. "Well , I'll line Him S- > . " The Iilly Known. The Jwluf. Mrs. Lnnctry , who applies simultaneously for citi/euship and divorce , thereby demon- stiatcs that film Is thoumghly acquainted \sitli the customs of the cotiutry. Thought It Was His Wife. lltiillniitun 1'itc I'ust. LUlitutng Knocked over three men who were sitting on bo\es In front of a grocery store in J'.itter.son , N. J. Ono of them was knocked senseless. The other two ex claimed : "Leggo , I'm comln' right home. " UutTulo Reer null llcnuty. liiflalo Cuuitcr. Bullalo Is really growing quite Kngllsh. The latest cra/e is bar-maids. There aie more than a lammed saloons In town where the ruddy malt nectar Is tapped Dy these beer belles. Still Showing 'Ihem Up. b'c/ii / < v'cr Ilernhl. JJosewater is still engaged In the laudable entermise of showing up the crooked trans actions of some lallroad corporations. The BKK will advocate the cause ot the people as long as Kdwaid Itosowater Is its editor. Ilnllier Imiorant. At a trial at the ( 'lay county , Georgia , court the other day two witnesses were put upon the stand who did not ! ; now who made them , had never heard ot heaven or hell , and did not know whether a lie was right or wrong. Tom Ochiltroo'N Threat. SI.oiifi ncpuWeaii. Tom Ochlltreo tlueptens to run for con gress lu n New York district next year. If New Yoik should happen to send both Och- 'lltree and Tim Campbell to Washington It would bo proof positive that the influence of. New Yoik should bo pruamount in na tional politics. Surely a commonwealth so abounding In statesmanship should receive reverent attention. AVniiiunhood. Written for I/if / Sunday lice / < ) / Lu 11. Calte , I ha\o seen , sweet Mabnl , a llow'r so rare , So ilch In its sweet perfumes , It may live for jears , for long years , and yet. But once in them nil , It blooms. As the seasons come , and the seasons go , It fills them with summer days ; And the hrasons mn and the seasons flow , It fades and It falls decays. Would you know the name of this flow'r so fair , The rarest of all the wood ; That In nil Ils being may bud but oneo ? 'Tis pure and true womanhood ; And this flower lives In your llfo to-day , I trust , as the seasons run , When the summer time of Its bloom la reached , 'Twill l > e n bwcut , perfect one. A Senatorial Predict Ion. The Quil will wacer that Van Wyck will Do returned to the United States senate in Mr. Mnnderson'ti stead next year. The people ple are nll\o and awake to the tact that they ncre decched aiid defjaudedlast jear , and had n thing pushed on to them , nnd the cham pion ol tliolr rights put out. Van Wjck him self sees his error ( and a fatal ono it was ) in taklngauy stock in tho-o fellows who pre tended a change ot heart , but who played the part of spy and defeated him ntter they were elected pledged to him solidly. 1'eople , ns a rule , know more the older they grow , and the Nebraska voters are not exceptions. The Ilailroact "Oil Itooni. " After the legislature adjourned last winter certain members ot that body , one of Col- fax county's | ionomblc.s In the list , made llelit of the "railroad oil room" talk nnd de clared there was none , nud that It oxlstod only In ilosuwator's mind. The late 1'aclfic Investigation settled th.it thing as well as many others. The men w ho had cltnrgo of tlie rooms testified that they were , under thu management of TlmrMon nnd Vanderuum , put there to rope In legislators In order to Jeleat Vnn Wjck and any nntl-rnllroad legislation. Our most honorable member was a veiy ficqueut visitor to this depart ment. Immortal Sluimtures Gone. The Kov. Dr. S. II. Virgin , In a Fourth of July nddrcss At West Chelmsford , said that recently In Washington ho examined with microscopic sciutlny the oilglnal draft of the declaration of Independence , and not a trace could bo found of the .signatures of the men who put forth that Immortal Instrument , ODDS AND KNI1S. Tin : cool weather ot the last week restores to Omaha Its reputation as a summer resort. Mi soum river water Is said to be the best in the world. Missouri river mud is also said to be the best on earth. Tun Salvationists' band , with a binn new cornet plajer , serenaded the BIK : ollico on Thursday evciiliu ; , and the next day the Hii : : was made Kio elllclnl oigan of the Long I'lno Clmutauiia ( | assembly. The lli'.i : is evidently destined to become the great religious organ of the Missouri \alloy. BUFKAI.O BIM.'S letter to a New Orleans friend , who Indiscreetly alloucd It to bo pub lished , has caused some ciltlclsm because the writer states that he has cnptuicd England from the queen down , and that he Is there "for dust. " Well \\\\o \ has , anybodyo eser seen Bill knows well enough that he Is not In England "for his health. " i PATUICK , assistant United States dls- ttict attorney , perpetrated rather a crim joke In court yesterday. The United States gtand jury In January last Indicted D.uid HolT- man , tlio Alissouii 1'acllic train wrecker , fur obstructing the malls. Mr. HolTiuan was hanged on Friday last. Mr. Patrick moved that the Indictment against HolTman bo dis missed , ns the defendant was now beyond thu comt's jurisdiction. Judge Dundy accord ingly granted the motion. WHEN James Stcphenson built tils elega nt equestrian palace lie Intended to has e the front surmounted by a statue of a horse. The pedestal was placed In position , but the statue has not yet materluli/ed. It would be dulto an attractive ornament. It Is hoped Mr. Stepheuson will carry out his original intention and trlvo some eminent sculptor nn older for the statue. There Is n great lack of statuary In Omaha. Mr. Stephenson ha * now a splendid opportunity of giving this bianch ot art a boom in Omaha. AT cue. time the owners of the Omaha street railway contemplated con\ertlng their lines into a cable system. It is understood , however , that this idea has been abandoned , with the exception , perhaps , of the r"nrnnm street line , it Is very likely that horses will be superseded by electricity. The Improvements that am constantly being made lu electrical locomotion leads the horse stiect railway owners to believe that the vlcctiic system will BOOH reach perfection , and be far supe- ilor to the cable. In that event nil the hoiso car lines in Omaha will be converted Into electric roads. HON. JOHN U. Poitrini , ox-police judge of Omaha , who now resides In Los Angeles , Cal. , Is In the city on a visit , lie bilngs some Interesting nowsconcciniugthcOmalia colony In Los Angeles. Tlio colony includes about 100 people , who nearly all live within n few blocks ot each other. A mom : those best known In Omalia nio lion , J. li. Kellotii , M. G. McKoon , who has made n comfortable fortune In real estate ; E. V. Smltli , Uov. Mr. Dimmock , who has nmost beautiful homo ; linn. John I. Kcdick , who Is heavily interested In real estate nnd Is president ot n bank ; Bob Harris , who Is building n magnificent house. The Scheib biothers have ranches near Los Angeles. Mr. Jenkins , the printer , IK connected with one of the dally papers. Mr. Shears Is engaged In superin tending the erection of a hotel , which ho will preside over as landlord. There are also in Los Anucles cjultc a number ot old Omaha railroad men . I x > a Angeles is n place of over 00.000 people. Its createst attraction , accord- lug to Judgii Porter , is its climate. HON. FRANCIS COI < TON nnd his son have been visiting in Omaha the past week. Mr. Colton Is well known In Omaha. Ho was appointed United States consul to Venice by President Lincoln and remained there tluoughout the war of the rebellion. Iteturn- ing to the United States ho was appointed the lirst general passenger agent ot the Union Pacific , which position he held for several years. Uelng succeeded by Mr. Thomas L. Kluiball , he was sentonatilp mound the world to ndveititte the trauscontlncntil loute In opposition to the Suecanal. . He did this success fully in Japan , China , Australia and other countries thus drawing to the Pacific Mall steamship company and the Cuntial and Pacific raihoads a laigo passontrei travel and the tea nnd silk trade. He established agencies In all the principal cities of the old world , and tlio American trausrontlnontnl route has e\er since derived great bonolits therefrom. Mr. Cotton , who now lesldes In Washington , Is ono of the largest land own ers In Nebraska. In the early days he fore saw that Nebraska was to become n great state , and he accordingly made largo Invest ments In lands which In those ( lavs were very cheap. The Increase in value duilng the last lew yearj has added a largo sum to his fortune. Mr. Colton predicted the ftituio of Nebraska and particularly ol Omaha twenty jeais ago , when ho lirst came to this city. He now makes another prediction nnd declares that them will be only four really creat cities on tills continent New York , Chicago , Omaha nnd Sin 1'ian- clsco. U.x-Uovcrnor ( Jllpln , ol Colorado , said to him , "These cities are on thu temper ate line of the Intonscst economies. " Mr. Colton's son , who is n very blight > oung man , Intends to make Nebiaska his homo and take care ol his tathei's Interests. Cut tlio Wends. James Allan , the newly appointed side walk inspector reports that n great deal of complaint has been made to him of the carelessness of property owners , who allow weeds in front of their lots grow so high as to hang over the sidewalk. In damp weather , or at night time or in early morning , when these wecdb retain a moisture which is rather heavy , it is impossible f"1 a gentleman , much less a Judy to pass them without being in seine manner affected by the dampness. In dry weather they soil tha garnicnts of psisser.s by with dust. They are , consequently quently , a nuisance at all fce-isons of the year. They are to bo found in many parts of the city , and there is but one way to avoid thuni , in Mr. Allan's opin ion nnd that is to c-ut them down. ' 1 his , tlm inspector proposes to compel prop- eity owners to do , on and after to-mar- row. Sitcotnl Klt'Ctlon. Them will be a special election in South Omaha to-morrow and Acting Mayor Fred M. Smith has issued Ins proc lamation accordingly. The principal ( jtie.sUon is the grunting of the right of way to the South Omaha Street railway company. The giving of n franchise to the Omaha Motor railway will also bo considered. These nro important fiucs- tiona regarding the prosperity ol South Omaha and will undoubtedly meet with general discussion at the ballot box , OMAHA'S ' GREAT ADVANTAGE , Far-Heading Effects of nn Old Contract on Live Stock Rates , THE INEVITABLE RESULTS. Forcing tlio Mnmtuoiitti I'Acklni * House Interest * From tlio ( Jnrden City to tlio ll.tiikH of the Missouri Itlver. J Dressed Href llnten , Chlcaco Times ; Shortly after the western freight pool was formed , some two > eaM ngo , and tlio discovery was made that thd Chicago , Milwaukee iVSt. . Paul company hnd entered Into a contract w 1th Hammond & Co. to transport their dressed beef from Omaha to Chicago nt a rate considerably be low the tnrllT. n railway veteran cotitroHlnj : ono of the big western systems , to whom the president o. another had gone for ndvlco as to what should bo done by the competing roads , strongly counseled that n 11 nu and united ctTort should be nindo to break the contract. Ho looked Into the futuio and predicted that it the i.xte should bo allowed to stand It would eventually drag all dressed-boef rates Irom the Missouri river down to the Ilgures fixed by contract , and , mure than that , would surely In the end destroy tlio live stock busi ness , uhlch lias been bogre.it a soiuco oC le ven no to the Missouri Hues. K\cnts Bhow that thoolllclalnsloughe.ided and no lnl.no prophet , The present drossed-ueol rates 1 loin Omaha to Chicago overall Hues areoU.SS eents n hundred , which was the rate made by the St. Paul tor the Hammond company. When thu nominal live .stock rates Council HlutTs to Chicago were S70 n car-load , tlio St. P.-.ul company ligured that what with rebates nnd concessions tluvuvcrage actual rate given liy all loads was 8ir > n car-load. Calculating shrinkage and relative proportions between live-stock and dressed-beef rates by the same piocc.ss as used by the eastern lines , the 'M. ' rate \ > as reached , nnd , ns predicted , It has already become the standard rate from Om.vlia. As thu contract still has thrut ) years to run , there Is no probability Hint it will be raised. Not only has ItnlfoctcdOmaha tralllc , but It Is pulling down the Kansas City rnte.s to thu hamo point. Only last week tne Chicago nnd Kansas City roads weie foiced to muKu a reduction In diessed beet rates ol tiom 40 to Ji.1 cents , nnd it is tieely admitted that this is only a half way reduction , and Hint the rates must , \\lthln three months , drop to tlio Council lllulls Iigur SO.'Ja cents a hundred , liut this Is not nil , nor is it by nny means the worst teatuiu of the situation. Thu Inter state law lias had the vtlect of making n nominal S7U a car-load rate on live stock , Missouri liver to Chicago , an actual rate. The Iowa roads had to hold It there to nave their local live stocl ; tratlic , and in practice this was an advance in the live stock ratu from Council Blulls ot S'a caiload. The Hammond contract was In the way ol n rela tive advance in the dressed beef rate , which should have been raised \ } ft per cent to prc.svno the proportion. The results of the disproportion aie bct'ln- nliiB to be plainly bocu. The western roads centering In Chicago havo-smeo the Interstate law went Into ellect averaged an Increase In their levonuns trom the trangpoitntioii of livestock of $ riOO,000 a month more than previous to April 1. This would bo pleasant If its peimancnco could be Insured , but it can not , and , on the contrary , tt threatens to deprive all of tlio western ro , ls ol a urcater slmrcof the llve.stock business. The fact U that there Is n pionounced movement o tlio packing nnd dressed beef Interests to center nt Missouri river points. Tlio ten dency nt nil times has been to get the slaughtering done neuter the ranges , but by holding up the dressed beef rates and tavoring the livestock shippers the roads were able to n laigu degree to counteract this. Now l > y their own act they have deprived themselves of the power and are at the other extreme. This added half million of revenue Is taken Irom the prolits of thti cattle ruUer.s nnd the packers. The former probably .sutler the most , nnd their Interests will bo best served bv mnrkctlni : at the Missouri river instead ot Chl'Mgo. The three lawparklni : nnd dtessed beet houses have established big plants at MUsotiii river points , nnd In leas than six months more diuitsod beef will bo manufactured nt the Missouri rlvei than nt Chicago. What HUH means lor Chicago the pessimists are left to vvoik out , nstlils article Is only dealing with the subject lioiu a rail road standpoint. "Hut. " H.iys the superficial observer , "wlmt difference will this maUe with the railroads ? They will unul the diessed beet if they don't the five stock. " Yes , but there Is n great difference between the revenues nccrulng Mom thu two com modities. Tlio KP stern roads by holding up the dressed beet rates from ChlcnL'o to the seahoaid have manured to keep up the revenue , but thu westein linns , with n blind fatuity , Imvo reversed thl ) , the die.ssed-beof rates point : much lower In propoitlon , thus hastening the killing ot the gousu that was laying tnc golden eggs. All railroad man- ngeis will unite In sa > ing that the nggreiati ) iiivenuus trom the transportation of raw are gieater nnd mom prolitablo than the mnnutactuicd , so far as tli staples are con cerned. ft Is hettci to carry wheat to the ter minals than flour. Thu same rate a hun dred Is charged on both , nnd ns ' . ' 00 pounds ol Hour equals : m pounds oC wheat thn condensation loses to the roads one-tliiid , or , In other vvoids tliev not but two-thiuisot tlio rate in haiillutr the equiva lent Hour. The same is true of corn and hogs. The ratu for transport ! ) ) . : n fat hog to maiket Is now heie near equal to the revenue which would be derived liom carrying the corn which fattened the animal , and so it Is with diessi'd bet ) ! and live stock , ami soon through thu list. Them nio many other points to the ( juestion which need not lui dlscm od. Tim only point sought to b madn is to show that when the nloie nid railway mnmiato advised that the Hammond contract should tie broken at all liiir. tidshii was wlsx in his generation. and he was equally correct vvhon hu remarked yesterday that Ilio contiact would cost the westcin roads a lojj of millions of dollars. I'liicd Sound Colony. There will bo u meeting of thu Omaha branch of thu Piiget Sound Co opci alive Coloney at their lial 1111 I'aniam street to-day at 2:35 : p. m. Tlio subject of co operation as applied to a commonwealth will be the subject of discussion bv able spe.ikcrs. Admission is free ami the public are invited. A Cottnco nt I.lbernon. Rochester Herald : A mile down the roast and we como to Klberon the Mount Merogor ( ! ot New Jeitey for ' hero Uariiold was brought lying' upon his death bed. Thu cottage Irom which he gn/ud upon the sea until his eyes were closed forever is us cosuy and cheerful as before the villainous shot was lired. lired.The The green lawn over which a branch railroad was built for that ono passen ger ; the veranda to which the car was hacked before the cut of BU ( luring was tenderly lifted out ; the room next the sea through which they carried him. nnd thu railing that had to bo cut awny before they could gut him up Blairs ; tun chamber in which ho Millored. surrounded by thu sympathies ami prayers of all the people nn eaith tlm little room upon the ground floor in which hu lay in .stale before starting on his lust journey -these are objects ot interest , looked at not only with the eye but with the heart. This cottage of death is the most impressive sight upon the beach , and tlie few who are privileged to M"J within it must go awav impressed with the superiority ot thu human .soul when they feel the weird light that the spirit let ! in Us departure. Salt. A morning hand bath in cold. suit w. t r is delightfully invigorating. Warm salt water inhaled through the nostrils will cure cold and catarrh. A pinch of salt taken frequently will stop a cough or throat irritation. A glass of salt v/alcr , warm or cold , taken on lUing in the morning will cure constipation. Uulhinc the eyes , when tired or wentc. in warm tall water will toothu and falrpngthcn them. Salt , plentifully sprinUed on the iuy door t i , will hae a bettor and effect than ashes ,