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1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY. JULY 28 , 1887. THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THUMB or ftuiiAGRtrrio : ! : Dnrijr ( Moral/lit Kdltlon ) Including Sunday lUc , Uno Year . $1001 For Blx Months . 600 XorTliron Months . S V ) The Omttlm 8 mlny line , mailed to nny nddrou , Ouo Vonr. . . . SCO OMAHA Omrr , No. 014 Ann 01H FAnwAV Br'ntn- . Vr.vi Von * orriri : , Ilium TiilnnNE lli'ii.invo. WAsaiMUTUM orncc , No. ( .13 . FouitT r.vrii8iHXicr. AH communication * rotating to nowa nnil edi torial innltor nlioulU bo iul < lics&oJ to the I'.lil * xou or XIIK 11 KB. HUSIN K8tlTTrMt All btirlnoM luttom nml romlttancol ihoutd be fcMrcfifiod to Tin DBS I'UIIUHIIINII COMHANT. OMAHA. Prafti , checks nnd ponoffleo orilnrs to bt > iniulo pnyablo to llio enl r of the compuuj- . THE BEE PDBLISHIlTSiPllIT , PROPRIETORS , E. KOSEWATEIl , Eniron. THE DAILY BEE. Bwnrn Statement of Circulation. BUte of Nebraska. I , . County of DniielM. ) ° * " Geo. 15. TzschucK , sccrotnrv of The Boo Publishing company , iloes solemnly swear that the actual circulation of thii Dally IJoe for the week ending July 82,1837 , was as follows : Satiinlav.July 10 11,200 Hundav , July 17 11.200 Monday. July IB I'.WW ' Tnesilav. July 10 M.NX ) Wednesday , .inly 20. l.'l.WO Thin-May. Jnl v lit MOJO Friday , July sfl lJ ! , a Avcrnco M.07 5 GKO. ji. T/.HIIIUCK. Sworn to niul subscribed In my presence this iSd day of July , A. D. 1&S7.N. . N. P. Fnir. . fSKAM Notary Public. State of Nebraska , 1 _ . Dotielan County. I85 Gco. H. Tzscjmek , being first duly sworn , deposes and nays that ho Is secretary of The IH'O Publishing company , that the actual average dally circulation of the Dally Dee for the -month of July , IfcSO , I2.ti4 : copies ; lor August , ltf , l'J-lftl cojles ) : for Septem ber , IbSfl , 13,030 coiiles ; for October , 1UM , 12l 0 copies ; for November , IhSO , 115IS ! ! copies ; for December , Ifebi5 , l-V i7 copies ; for January 1887. 10,200 copies ; for February. 1887 , 14,103 copies ; for March. 1687 , 14.400 copies ; for April , ItOT. 14,310copies ; forMay , 1887 , 14,2- copies ; for June 18S7,14,117 copies. . , . Gio. IJ. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 1st flay ot July A. J > . , lhS7. I8KAL.I N. P. Fr.tr , , Notary Public , SKNATOK SIIKUMAN Rooms to have things his own way in Ohio. WHKN President Cleveland comes to Omaha ha will no doubt wish this city the seat of government. WiiKNtho thoughts of the boodlers , turn heavily to silk underwear , look out for an Increase hi the population of Canada. WHILE Colonel Henry Watlcrson is in the east ho should take a turn at work ing the star-eyed goddess of reform on .Samuel J. Kandall. GovEiwon HILL of New York will devote some weeks to visiting the various pmnty fairs m his State. There may bo n little presidential boomlct in the vicinity of every fair. HAD the senate at its last session done } ts duty it would have ratified the pro posed treat , which would have ceased to continue , Canada us a paradisu for American "boodlors. " TUB harmony among the democrats in Ohio is so intense that the organs of the party in that state can't begin to find words to describe it. The situation Is a symposium , a poem , an epic of harmony to put the case mildly. PAT FOKU I make n motion to the cfleet that the resolution ( for a commit tee of conference with the police com mon ) bo laid on the table. Councilman Lowrcy I second the mo tion. Uv coorso. IF it bo true that one of the members of the St. Louis committee who waited lipon the president on Monday was an ex-penitentiary convict , it must show to What straits the Mound City was forced for proper material with which to make up n committee on invitation. TIIK Kansas City Journal has a full flago picture of that city's invitation to Frosidont Cleveland. If the original re- Comblus the counterfeit presentment , the ( chief magistrate and his wlfo must bo frightened nearly to death when it bursts upon their sight. JUDGE DEAUV , of Oregon , who lias ac quired a national reputation by his deci sions on portions of the intor-stato com merce law , has recently decided that railroads cannot legally issue passes to members of the family of an employe , jllo held that the prohibition of free car- triage excepts only olllcers and employes. MOKE than 3,500,000 persons are car- tied annually on strcut cars moved by electric motors , says the Electrical Re view. The cost is stated to bo about ono1 lialf that of horse power. The electric motor is used in Haltlmoro , Los Anirelcs , 1'ort Huron , Detroit , Sorantou , Appleton - ton , Wis. , and Denver. Electric railways nro in course of construction or under contract in twelve other cities , am thirty-seven companies have been formed lor building such roads. SOMETIME it happens that the total abstinence organs and people are a little premature. Kx-Coiigrossiuan J. Handolpl 'Tucker recently delivered a commence ment address before the students of the South Carolina college , and to smootl the way for his utterance , a pitcher o Iced tea was placed before him , from which ho occasionally refreshed himself The Southern Chistian Advocate iook him to account for drinking champagne , bu Mr. Tucker's friends explained what the Coverage was and thu Advocate had to take it all back. THEUE is a question as to the legality pf Mrs. Langtry's recent declaration o intention to become n citizen of the United States , and it was raised by no loss n person than Justice Field of the Biipremo court. The ground is the fao that the clerk of the court took his books to the residence of the Jersey Lily am administered the oath there , a most exceptional coptional proceeding. The doubt o Judge- Field seems , however , to bo sig niftoantly answered by the stateinen that the naturalization law does not re fluiro that the declaration of an uppli cant for citizenship shall bu made m a particular place. tJonvict Ijntior Statistical That portion ot the second annual re- ) orLof Ilia commissioner ot the national abor bureau which relates to convict abor is printed. It is replete with in- cresting and instructive facts , which vlll have their value In supplying texts ind arguments on the very important subject of convict labor. It appears that of the little more than 01,000 persons in lie institutions , comprehended in the re port , about 45,000 are engaged in produc- Ivo labor of some kind , About n third of the number work under the public ac count system , another third under the contract system , and the romamtng third partly under the piece prlco nnd partly under the lease system. The value of the goods produced by this labor in the year covered by the rcuort was nearly $29,000- 000 , and It is estimated that the same work that was done by thcso 4r ,000 convicts could have been accomplished by 25,000 free laborers , so that ono convict is equal to only .78 of a free laborer. While in the free industries the ratio of wages to product was f 1 to $3.GO , the contractors nnd lessees for the labor of convicts paid if I in wages to f 9.10 of product , a show ing which appears to place the employer of free labor at a considerable disadvan tage , all other things being equal. The industry most largely affected by convict competition is that of boots and shoes , the annual prison product of which is slightly in excess of 110,000,000. , The next is clothing , and the third place is occupied by carriages and wagons. The total income of the different institutions last year shows them to have been more than self-sustaining , In discussing the several systems of employing convicts , the commissioner does not find any of them free from seri ous faults , the chief ono being that by cither of them convict labor is brought into direct competition with free labor. Ho thinks the public account system the best , because it carries on the industries of a prison for the benefit of the state , but with this system ho would use only tools and hand machinery , the goods to be made to consist of such articles as boots and shoes , the coarse woolen and cotton cloths needed for the institution or for sale to other institutions , har nesses nnd saddlery , and many other goods made by machinery or not made now at all in prisons. Under such an arrangement ho thinks there would be no further causa of complaint as to the effect of convict labor upon the rates of wages or upon the sale of goods , cither in price or quantity. This subject will undoubtedly receive renewed discussion at the forthcoming session in this city of the convention of charities and correc tion , of the deliberations of which it may properly constitute a part , and the facts and views of the labor commissioner's report are therefore timely. The Chances of Compromise. It being granted , as the consensus of opinion seems to do , that in order to attain the desired and necessary reduc tion of revenue there must be concession and compromise , it becomes pertinent to inquire what the chances are of effecting such an arrangement. Wo believe wo have given attention to every expression from sources entitled to consideration bearing upon this surpassingly important subject , and while nearly all agree as to the necessity of compromise , there are very few who did not suggest or imply some obstacle that might prevent such a consummation. Even Mr. Carlisle , both over his signature and in his latest pub lished interview , clearly indicated a doubt in his mined as to whether the policy proposed could , bo carried into eflVet , and some others have never plainly shown that while them selves disposed to favor n fair plan of mutual concession they wcro not at all hopeful of any such plan succeeding. It might have been expected that thu late Ohio democratic convention would have given the help of Its support to a policy of this kind , but it carefully omitted to do so. Wo do not see any reason why Mr. Randall should not derive just as much encouragement from its platform as the tariff reform element in the party , nnd doubtless it wa * shrewdly framed to bear a double construction. There is no probability that anything better will come from the democratic conven tions to bo held. There is still evident the same lack of courage and earnestness in the party relative to this matter that has characterized it in the past , and which has enabled one man to render the party practically powerless. It is tolerably plain that the last deliv erance of Mr. Randall on this question has very nearly dissipated all hope of a compromise that would effect any real reform of the tariff , unless , as wo have heretofore suggested , a sufficient number of republicans should bo found favorable to u policy of mutual concession to offset the Randall faction. Wo believe there will bo an opportunity for republicans who do not represent irreclaima- bio protection districts to make themselves stronger with their own people and with credit before the country by committing themselves un qualifiedly to an equitable- plan of com promise , but wo do not fail to see thai the pressure of party considerations will bo strong upon all republicans in the next congress. It will not bo safe , there fore , to look for republican support of any democratic measure of revenue re duction , involving the tariff , beyond perhaps the dozen who are now classed as tariff reformers. It is thus pretty cer tain , as the indications now point , that Mr. Randall will continue to bo master of the situation if ho can hold his forces together , and wo have scon no intimation that he might be unable to do this. In this case there will certainly bo no such compromise as the country would bo satiilicd with , or as would meet the real requirements of the situation. There would bo very little accomplished in the direction of tariff reform , or which would give the pcoplo the relief they ought to havo. Adding to the free list materials of manufacture not made in tills country , nnd articles on which the taxes now amount to very little , is not the sort of reform thu people ! are hoping for , but it is probably all that Mr. Ran dall and those whom he serves would bo willing to concede. An arrangement that would surrender for such conces sions a largo part of the excise taxes , ant possibly the tarilt'on sugar and molasses could not fairly bo called a com promise and would bo very likolj not to receive the supper of the tariff reform democrats. Its effects would inevitably bo to indelinitoly post pone a reform of the tariff , by making a further reduction of revenue unnecessary or impracticable , a situation which it Is .ho obvious doslro and aim of Mr. Ran- lall and those with him to bring about. Dn the whole the chances of a compro mise for revenue reduction do not look encouraging. Fully Understood. Councilman Hodfordmado a commend- nblo effort to put on end to the contro- vcrsj' between the council and the police commission , by a mutual conference. Mr. Ucdford is , however , very much mis taken when he asserts that "on account of misrepresentation the position of the council as to police matters is not fully understood by the public. " There has boon no misrepresentation. The citizens of Omaha fully understand the merits of the conflict between the cauncll and commission. It was clearly dciinod by the boll-wether of the major ity. Councilman Hascall planted him self and his followers on the following platform : "The police commission is responsible to this council and the council to the pcoplo of Omaha for the way In which this particular branch of the cltv government ( meaning the police department ) is conducted. " This b the issue m a nut-shell , The pcoplo of Omaha have , through the leg islature , secured authority to divorce the management of the police from the po litical branch of city government. To this end a co-ridmato body , known as the police and lira commission , was cre ated. It holds its appointment , not from the council , but from the chief magistrate of the state. It is responsible to the state and to the citizens of Omaha for the proper organization and management of the police force. The commission is not responsible to the council any more than is the board of education , and the coun cil Is not expected to meddle with it , or interfere with its legal right to supervise the police force. This is the view held by Judge Lake and the ablest lawyers of this city , and doubt less will bo affirmed by the supreme court whenever a test case is made. The assertion that a majority of the council have pursued n course that is in accord with its prerogative is notoriously untrue , and the people of Omaha fully understand the reasons why. The three council bosses have resisted from the outset any effort to give the commission fair play , and half a dozen members have played puppet for them. The com mission submitted rules and regulations , governing the police , to the council a.s provided by the charter. They wcro side tracked into the pigcon-holo of the judici ary committee , of which ilascall is chair man. Then n sot of rules and regulations , drafted by Ilascall into an ordinancewere passed by the council when the charter expressly requires that the commission shall originate thcso rules and regula tions. The ordinance was pronounced illegal and in violation of the charter by the city attorney , and thereupon vetoed by the mayor. The council has never attempted to pass this ordinance over the veto , nor have they asked the commis sion to abopt these regulations. It is pal pably untrue , therefore , that the com mission has insulted the council by re jecting its regulations. They have never had any chance to reject them. The council passed an ordinance requiring the commission to give bonds. These bonds , signed by the wealthiest men in the city , wcro again side-tracked into Hascall's pocket , and have remained there for two months. On thcso points the people of Omaha are fully enlightened. They nro just as well informed as they were when Ilascall , Harnoy Shannon & Co. , In defiance of public opinion , sought to impose the Holly swindle on our tax payers. There is no misunderstanding , but there is a deep-seated resentment over the persistent effort of the council to arrogate to itself powers which are not vested in it , whereby the city is left with out efficient police protection. THE Herald asks why are such efforts made to scandalize the legislative branch of city authority. The "legislative branch of city authority" meaning the city council cannot bo scandalized by anybody except by the conduct of its own members. When members of thu legis lative brancli of city government lose their self-respect and become indifferent to the reputation of the body of which they are members , by carousing in Douglas street resorts and going to their homes at1 o'clock in the morning in the police patrol wagon they scandalize the legislative branch , etc. When respcctablo members of the council join hands nnd make common cause with the disreputable members in dellancc of public opinion they scandal ize the council and must not whimper if their shamefnl conduct is denounced. When men like Bailey and Counsraan , who have always enjoyed the popular respect and confidence , take as their bell-wether an old reprobate who was the head and front of ttio Holly gang of boodlers and Haruoy Shannon rousta bouts in a former council , they scandal ize the legislative branch of city govern ment. The Scotcii yacht Thistle , which has made a sensation in English waters , is on the seas headed for American waters , where her owners hope to vanquish all opponents and recover the American cup , for which all her nredccessors sailed in vain , llitilt with this special object in view , the Thistle will bo regarded by American yachtsmen with greater inter est than was accorded to any of the boats that have preceded her , and will bo more feared. There is no question as to her superiority to either the Goncsta or the Galatea. Meanwhile American skill has not been idle , and Ourgcss , the Boston builder , has turned out a now yacht , the Volunteer , of which great things are ex pected. The contest for the trophy this year promises to bo attended with oven greater interest nnd enthusiasm than martled those of the last two years , "COUNCILMAN HASOALLdischarged both barrels at the police commission , " so says the Herald. Ilascall is a double- barrelled person , wo all know , and has always boon partial to barrels , whether their contents were fluid or mctalio. IK the rivalry existing among the largo cities of the land as to which can harbor the most ox tensive and most varied assort ment of corrupt officials , Chicago is just now easily first. The revelations of muni cipal corruption in that city would be ap palling wcro wo not so well accustomed to disclosures of a similar nature. The " county boodlors , " as they are called , are fairly entitled to tho. champion bolt for official robbsry. They could give points to the "Canada Colony" in bare faced , systematized , stealing. Is it not about tlmo for the respectable element in our cities and to\ri\s \ to lake a hand in municipal government ? THE time is not far distant when the man who la not a candidate for the presi dency will bo n splendid subject for a ton- cent museum. THE JMKM ) OK 1NDU8TUY. English trades-union co-operative effort Is declining. Co-operators In Kncland antici pate but little progress In productive cooperation ation disconnected with stores. Five thousand spindles will bo put In a new silk mill at Wcathcrly , Pa. , twelve miles from Mauch Ctuinck , to bo re.tdy on Janu- uary 1. It will be 250 by 45 feot. Returns from sixty textile manufacturing corporations In New Encland show an Im provement over last years , which brings the dividends uu to about where they were In 1833. 1833.Schemes Schemes to erect houses for mechanics are multiplying. This promises to bo a promi nent Held for Investment for the next year or two In cities or towns In manufacturing lo calities. A 810,000,000 consolidation of ininlnc In terest hns just been consummated In the Lake Superior region , In which capitalists In this country , London and Hamburg , are In terested , The European Immigration agencies are translating brilliant descriptions of the con dition of American mechanics , laborers nnd farmers for the bcnelit ot tboso they want to bring to this side. Two steel ferry boats to cost 8450,000 are bcltiK built at Baltimore. They are to run nineteen miles an hour , and mnko the dis tance between Statcn island and the battery In Ilttccn minutes. A 81,000,000 company will plpo artificial pas from the coal lieldsof Illinois to St. Louis , a distance of eleven miles. About tlncc-fourths of the cost of coal Is freight. A ton of coal will produce tr,000 teotof gas. The Labor holiday Inaugurated by the Knights will bo much more generally ob served this year than It was last , and espec ially In the western states , where there ap pears to bo a morn progressive spirit. Dullders of late years have boon giving up lath and plastered cellinus In largo buildings , as well as light floor timbers , for heavy tim bers and thick , closely laid three Inch Hours. The decreased insurance makes ft pay. The Cornwall Iron propelty Is worth $40,000,000. or at least yields 5 per cent on that capitalization. The fence to Inclose It would have to bo lifty-lour miles long. The cost of investment Is $3,000,000 to 54,000,000. There are 10,000 men employed at the Wool wich arsenal , England , which covers 350 acres , exclusive of the dock-yards. There are seven miles of railway. Therearc eighty chimney-stacks , one of which Is ti'JO feet Inch. Inch.A A Pennsylvania nalhnaker , who turns out 1,000 kecs a week , expects to remove to Toledo , where ho can save 551.M per ton on ore , make a saving on fuel by using natural Kas , and save nine cents per kej freight to his market. During the past six hionths 3d saw and planing mills have been started In the south , wiilch will work ui > 500,000,000 feet of lumber. The Increase is going on. Lumbermen think too rapid pronrcss Is buln ? made. Lumber is a trllle higher all around the west. Sixteen class factories' , newly constructed , will start up In September , having 200 pots , of which 100 are for window ulass , 80 for Hint , SO for table ware and G for green glass. It Is likely that several of the window class fac tories In New Jersey will remain Idle next year. ' Mysterious Sammy. /iicJ.iiiaj ( if8 ! News. Our late Undo Samuel Tilden was a sly one. It seems that. In addition to his many millions of accumulations here he had laid by In Kuirllsh Investments from 000,00 } to 5800,000. Should bo 1'eiiHloued. I'/iKivirWibi / Hccjid. Men who fall lighting a big lire are as brave as men who fall lighting In a big battle. The gallant fellows who went down In death In New York yesterday were heroes , and their wives and little ones should be pensioned by the city they served , The Poor Devils Suiter. J-/cmoiil Tribune , ( Jpiicral Manager Potter , of the Union Pacific , is said to have already saved his pilncoly salary to the company by lopping oil clerks In the olllcus and mechanics In the shops. Wo have not y t seen any notice of Ids saving the 310,000 salary ot John M. Thurstou. It is thu poor devils who are producers who have to suiter. Fire ilia Other 1'etlown. Fremont 1'rtbiitic Since there Is now no farther hopes of fir ing Seavey from the police department of Omaha , how would It do to lire the fellows who are keeping up the racket' . ' The Seavoy matter is fat converting our Btato papers into local wrangles of the most obnoxious odor. Something should bo tired. Journalistic Skunk. trcmnnt Tribune. The editor of the Omaha World has sued the editor of tlie Omaha Republican for libel. This Is the result of a war of epithets be tween the two. It Is bad , but It Is better than billies or pistols. If there ever was a skunk in Nebraska journalism It Is the piesuut edi tor of tbo Republican. Decency holds its uoso In his presence. Woo Unto Yo haw. Itcatrtcc Itepuliltenn. After tlio meicllcss tirade of John M. Thurston against thu press of the state , It Is consoling to recall the fact that the lowly Na/.arene while upon earth had not a word to say n-jalnst editors , while he denounced lawyers in tlio following scathing terms : " \Voo unto ye lawyers , fur jo lade men with grievlotis burdens to bo borne , but ye will not touh them with ono of your lingers. " * Jay GonfiPs Sorrows. Cttvtlanil Isailrr. Pity the sorrows of a poor hundred mll- lloualrol Jay ( Jould says ; that the wicked , lying Wall street siwculators lead Mm such a life with their false reports of his death financial demoralization , etc. , that he would be a lunatic In a year if.tliuordoal continued , Ho asserts that ho needs rest and cannot take It In peace , that his movements are dogged by men cacer to start lying reports as soon as ho is out of reach Vif the telegraph , and that he has no respite from annoying rumors. This Is thu crucf fate to which a man must submit after thirty years of active business life aa pure and innocent as ' Gould's. lie t re n chin < Mi t. Omaha Railway AVirj. Retrenchment Is a good word and sounds well. It leaves the tongue with a thrill and Is pleasing to tlio ear as a word. Itullroad employed have , however , come to regard It with suspicion. Past experience has taught them that this word , though not particularly bulky , conceals many things. They have seen their salaries dwindle like a snow ball on a cook stove with a particularly self assert * Ing lira In It under Its direful Inllucnce. Many hava carried heavy burdmis rorU ! sake without a murmur. Hut uhcn the word is synonymous with low pay In the yards or on the road , while ularle * of officials when written resemble an army of ciphers follow * Ing the leadership of a couple of ilgures and a dollar sign , It puts a ditTcront phase on thlntrs. Retrenchment should have the same meaning In the general ofltco as on the section. The Nebraska City tenoning. Denver lleinMlcan. A mob at Nebraska City has lynched Shol- Icnbcrgcr , who was convicted ot murdering his own child. Although mob law Is nhvava wrong , there are times when It assume such phases as to make It almost excusable. Such a case was that of Slielleiiberner , If ho was Indeed guilty of the crlmo ot which ho was convicted In view of the fact that there was danger of his escape. The man who will murder his own child has no right to Ilro a single moment utter the commission of the offense. In this case Shellcnberger , just before - fore he was strung up. accused his wlfo of being guilty of the murder , protesting at the same time his own Innocence. AVhon Morrow Is In Vain. JJmlon Tntiucrfpt , Ah. friend , why should wo sorrow When sorrow Is In vain , When In tlio near to-morrow \Ve shall forgot the pain ? Coino join In my refrain And smile away thu shadow , For , friend , why should wo sorrow \Yheti sorrow Is In vain ? It Is not well to borrow Unnecessary Dam , New hope comes with to-morrow , Now pleasures and new gain ; So. friend , why should wo sorrow When sorrow Is In vain ? STATK AM ) T' Nebraska Jottings. Pierce county declined to blow in ? 2o,000 on a new court house. The Norfolk reunion lias been christ ened in honor of General Lognn. Madison has just voted $7,000 in bonds to build a coift house for the county. Hastings proposes to invest $8,009 in sewers and .1-7,000 in lire apparratus and buildings. The Cliadron Episcopal church has placn'l a Chestnut in the pulpit , lie hails from Kentucky. In the opinion pf the Norfolk News , "Otoe raised the finest crop of lynclicrs in the state tills year. " Dodge county's assessment roll shows a total valuation of ? a,2W,20G ( , a decrease from last year of $383,711.51. The Schuylor Sun returns a "profusion of thanks'1 for a peck of apples. "For further particulars sue our inside. " Auburn is informed that if she wants n creamery bad enough to put up $1,000 as a bonus , she can have one on short no tice. tice.Mrs. Mrs. Doikman and her paramour , Mentze , ought to bo transported to Ne braska City. It would save Harvard the costs of n trial. Miss Margrot { Ebcrlme. a West Point damsel , appointed herself a lynching committee of one , and strangled herself with binder twine. Jncob Schwendor , a workman in the PlatUmouth shops , had his right leg crushed nnd fearfully mangled by a dnyo wheel falling uuon him. Carry the news to Hastings."The peoplu'of Norfolk will be to blame , " says the News , "if this city does not rank third in the slate in ten "years from now. " Minneapolis parties , in consideration of the usual healthy bonus , agree to put tip a 42-horso steam grist mill at Newman ( irovo in connection with the water mill now there. The Huddcnscicksof Uoatriconre fairly entitled to a term in the penitentiary. The investigation into the cause of the fall of the new buildings , and the man' glmg of several workmen , shows that soft brick wore used in the walls , the joinings were faulty and no anchors were used. Editor Ileddo , of the Grand Island In dependent , was violuntly assaulted by a tomruo thrasher named Abbott recently. The ux-candidatu for senator sworn a sulphurous streak against the reckless liberties of the press and ruthlessly i > ol- luted the air with his tainted Innjis. The Independent ollicu has been disinfected and there is no danger that the contagion will spread. _ lown Items. Six persons have been drowned in the river at Clinton this season. Perpetual injunctions against saloons nro spreading the drouglit in Miwentino county. The drought has emptied the wells in the neighborhood of Kurlington and water is scarce. Scott comes to the front with corn stalks measuring sixteen and a half feet , and challenges the world to tip her tassle. Michael Shanahan was drowned in fho river at Burlington while swimming. It is supposed ho was suddenly seized with cramps. Six passenger conductors of the Chicago cage , Milwaukee A ; St. Paul , from Chicago cage to Council Kind's , have been dis charged for maccuraccs in their accounts. Governor Larrabeo has appointed Dr. Donald Macrae , vice president of the State Medical society , a I'delogato to the fourteenth national oonfinviice of chari ties , which meets in Omaha on August 25. Burington ] cries out for relief from an "unmitigated nuisance" comprising a band of Kickapoo Indians encamped in the suburbs , who devour the contents of garbage barrels nnd fake the movcables in the neighborhood. The Crcston Agricultural society of fers $20 for the best fifty cars of corn raised in the counties of Union , Adams Aduir , Ringgold , Madison , Taylor or Clark , al. o for the prettiest baby under two years shown In calico dress , silver cup , knife , fork ami spoon , worth $10. UuKotH. Sioux Falls claims a population of 0,000. The farm lands alonuot Cass county arc assessed at ? 0MO,8CJ2. The territorial fair will bo held at Mitchell , September 20 to 30. Three hundred land patents have just been received at the Huron otliec. The church property of Sioux Kails is valued at $ ! ) ( ! . 100 ; its school propnrty , which includes two denominational colleges - legos and deaf mute school , at ' 'Or.fiOO. The semi-annual cleanup of the vari ous quart/ mills in the lilark Hills was made last week and the bullion i sent cast. Tliu clean-up was a trille above the iiMial average , being a little in excess ot $100,000. The jiotitiou of the W , C. T. U , to the commissioners of Yankton county , ask ing for the submission of local option tea a vote of tlio people contained 727 names , but it was pigeon-holed , ns it lacked fifty-one names of the required number. Oljvo Sanborn , daughter County Com missioner Sanborn , of Graftou , became the heroine of a daring adventure last week. While waiting on Hill avenue , directly in front of the postolYicc , a team of horses attached to a migcy came driv ing down the street tit a terrific puco. Without a moment's hesitation the young lady dashed out in tlio middle of the btrcet , and planting herself squarely in front of the mademid team , seized them by the bits. Thu team threw Miss San- born high in the tiir , but the young lady held on and brought the team to a halt. liiislnos.s men , as a token of their admira tion to Miss Sanborn , raised a purse , with which they purchased some costly gifts , which were pruiontid : to the fair huroinu. Colorailn. A now hotel to coil $100,000 is to be built in Lcadvillo. The corn crop of Larimer county is better this j'oar than it has boon for years. Fort Morgan farmers report throe tons ami over 01 alfalfa to the aero at ono cut ting.A . A now artesian well will bo put down in Pueblo to tap the mineral water which exists underneath that city. Plans and specifications are out for a building to bo used as an invalids' homo , and to bo In charge of thn sisters of St. Frances , nt Colorado Springs. The Colorado & Nebraska Cattle com pany shipped 300 head of steers from Al- ford last wonk. They go to Gage county , Nebraska , where they will bo fattened for the market. A Denver society belle , young , hand some and rich , was picked up by a police ollicor recently , helplessly drunk. She was carted homo to sober up , and her name suppressed. The oil interest at Canon City is grow ing In importance. The last well struck in the Florence district , owned by Mr. Caldwell , proves on pumping to bo de cidedly the largest producer yet struck. Proprietors of saw nulls in Southern Colorado have been notified by the gov ernment timber inspector that they must not cut any moro timber on government land. Consequently lumber is scarce and hard to get. SALESMEN ON THE ROAD. A hnrRO Number of "Driimmorn" Out til' KitiDlnymctit. Philadelphia Kccord : There is an ap parent surplus of traveling .salesmen just ut present , far greater than has been known for years , and applicants for posi tions are almost without number. A merchant of this city says : " 1 have been looking for a man to add to our traveling force. 1 want a heavy man , and thu best that can bo had , to handle our goods. 1 have been searching for such a man in n number of the largo cities , and last week 1 spent two days in New \mk examining applicants wfio an swered an advertisement in the papers. The number of unemployed salesmen that I met there and have seen hero and clsuwhero is simply apalllng. Six mouths ago traveling' men were hard to get , but since then there has been a complete change in the itato of things. There is only ono ground upon which I can account for it. It must be due to the fact that constantly dimin ishing profits and increasing expenses on the road are rendering traveling sales men expensive luxuries in most lines of business. It takes n pretty smart man to soil enough goods upon the small margins of to-day to pay liis salary and expenses nnd then leaven profit for his employer beside. If a man gets a big salary , as many do , it takes a lot of business to keep him going , especially if he shall do nothing two or three months of the dull season , ami when a hoiiso has a do/.en or two such men there is not much chance for profit in dull times. " The busiest men during the last four or live weeks have been the sample men in the wholesale establishments. They have been hard at work iroltinc out fall sam ples and starting tlio men out on the road. Fall trade has just begun to set in and every indication points to a busy season. Clothing manufacturers are already in receipt of some solid orders from the west and south , with promise of more and better seed to follow. It is rumored that all tbo railroad lines that discontinued thu sale of mileage tickets soon after the passage of thu inter state commerce act are soon to place them on sale again. Although no date has been fixed it is understood that such a step has been definitely decided upon. Traveling men have loudly clamored for the return of the long-enjoyed privilege , and such an act will be welcomed by men who spend most of their time on the rail. HUNTIN'G BEAR. and HiartlliiK Adventures of Two " Jluclo " Hunter- . The Shasta Courier refers to two Sacra mento "dude hunters " who wont up to that country armed with Winchesters and supplied with a tent and hunting ontlit. They employed a L'uidu and directed him to take them to good fishing , and espe cially where the " bear mm California lions were thick , " as they proposed to exterminate a lot of these pests. The guide complied , and on the after noon of the second day oil from Shasta made u " permanent" camp , and the liorco hunters plunged boldly into the shady forest , telling the guide to stay and keep camp , and to come with Urn pack hoi so utter bear inc.it ur venison when he heard a rillu crack In about two hours ho heard halloing and yells of "Help ! help ! " Starting in the direction of thu cries , ho soon innt one of the bold hunters coming at full sm'ccl , hatlcss , gunluss , and with cycft bulged out as though he hud been struck in thu back with a sandbag. When ho got wind enough ho explained that in passing through a thicket they came upon a large bear and a cub. The cub took to a small pine and the old bear made a move tor the hunters , growl ing and snapping her teeth. ThK so terrified thn hunters that ono dropped his gun ; and with ono accord thuy both took to their heels , becoming separated in their flight through the brush. Thn chap who lirnt made camp expressed the bclmf that his companion had been overtaken by the bruin and foully dealt with. The guide left thn ex hausted nimroil to keep camp this time , and set oil'to find the missing partner or his remains. After travelling about a mile Ins "halloo" was answered , and he found his man about fifteen feet up a Dig ger pine , nnd his gun and hat were found about lifti'i'ii yards away. Tin ; young man said ho had not seen tlfe bear after ho turned to run , but thought it chased him. The other gun was soon found , and on gaining camp ho found the camn-kcoitcr perched on tlio forks of a live oak. Niuht having almost comn on , thuy gave ( ho guide 5 it he would agree to collect logs , limbs and stumps and build up a lire that would burn all night and frighten "var mints. " Next day thu bear killers started tor Kcdding , procured .shotguns and con tented themselves with dovu shooting- ami they were not very good at that , either. _ I'niipriH In lOiiuInnil null \Vnli-H , London Times : The number of pan- pqrs in England anil Wales steadily de clined during thu live uvuks ended in April from 7I2.1I57 to 7 9.0U8. Indi'ii.l. binuo I hi ) fourth week in January , when the number was 78J ! , I0i : , theru has been a continuoiii decline uninterrupted save in the third week of March , when there was a sliirht increase on tlio preceding wei-k. The number 72H.OIIS represents a proportion of 21 ! 2 in 1,0011 in a total esti- mati'il population of 2.S70.riSO. ; This tig- lire is equal to that of the sanio period in lb.4 , and slightly larger than that for 18b5 (2..U ( ) | , but is smaller than any year since 1SJ7. In London , with an esti mated population of1,1 l'r ' ) > : il , thu num- berat the end of April was 05,051 , thu livu weeks in April showing a constant de crease. This show.-i a proportion of 211.1 in 1,000 , which Is a trillu higher than that of any of the previous thruo yours for instance , 1835. thn lowest known , HIOWH ! a proportion of 22 , and neither 18-il nor 1880 reached 2H in 1,000. Of thu total number of paupers 180,711 ! were indoor and 5I8 , : > & outdoor while in London thu number was r 0uta : ad : : i,021 ! ) indoor and outdoor respectively. Mr. C. L. Hall , T Central Oily , has isiiied a pamphlet detailing the natural and acquired advantage. ) , soil , climate , industries and material intere.-its of Mur- rick county. The pamphlet will prove an I'xcelh'iit immigration agent if liber ally distributed. Cut Aiufreen , thu safe man , and Hum- uel Iteruitrom hits gonu to Chicago , whom tlwy will spi-nd about a couple of weeks in business nnd pleasure. Apportioning School County Superintendent Hruner lini made his suiul-aiinual apportionment o ( school funds. The report ? hews the fol lowing receipts : Statu assessment 511 , ( TO ' > Special faxes \i \ | 7 lilquor licenses mi ! > i FllltM J4.'i Ot Dog tax 3 0,1 Peddlers'license law Tola ! sir > , .W w Of this sum Omaha receives ? ! > , l)70.7l ) ! the number of children of echool agu in the city is 10,11)5 ) , being tin increase of 1.008 by reason of the suburban additions under the new charter. Not n Sulclilo. Yesterday morning Coroner Drexel was called to Cut-oil' lake to hold an Inquest upon tlio remains of n woman who , it was alleged , had committed suicldo. Tlio rumor was incorrect. The woman died last night of puerperal fuver. Yesterday morning the husband came to towu to buy n collin , and during his absence thu dead woman was discovered by her neighbors who were in ignorance of the causu of her death. No Inquest was held. _ Grand Army of the Ucptilillo Kornco. Edwin Davis , chairman of supplies for the Grand Army of the Kcpubllo re union , reports that the following parties were awarded contracts for supplies for the Grand Army of the Hopublio , to beheld hold in this City : Hay . J. T. Hoblnson . 85.1K ) Straw . Martin Quick . 0.00 Wood . Jt-ir Uodlord. . . .31.70 per cord. Madame Modjeska and the Count Mom enta arrived ycstcrdn y morning from Call forma , and are sojourning at the rcm- doucu of their son Ralph , Both of these- distinguished people will remain hero for a couple of weeks. The madame is re ported to have recovered from the rheu matic attacic , under which she labored .somo time ago. AV Bt Point flutter nnd Stenographer Potter lias just com pleted 3,000 folios of type-written copies of evidence in this case to bo submitted to the SDOcial master , A. S. Churchill. There will bo ever 0,000 folios of ovulonco in all , and Mr. Churchill is expected to give his decision in this important case in three weeks. Mr. E. llosowator , editor of the BEE , left last night for Chicago. TOOTHPICKS BY THE TON. How Millions of tlie Spllntcra nro Turned Out Kvcry Ycnr. "Whoro do all the toothpicks como from ? " inquired a New York Mail and Express reporter of a dealer in those ar ticles the other morning. "From Maine , chiefly , liillions are turned out in the little town of Franklin nlono every yaar. " "A Yankee invention , Isn't it ? " "Not exactly , but it owes its growth to Yankee shruwdness. Charles Forstor , of Franklin , is the leading toothpick manu facturer in the world. Uofore the war ho wa.s in South America , wl. oru hu saw a native whittling out a few toothpicks with his knife. Hu bought a few of these and sent them to his wife a.s a cur iosity. Ky some mean Parnn Stevens , of the Fifth Avenue hotel , got hold of some of them and Bent to Mr. Forstor for a box. They wcro forwarded to him. In less than a month no had ordered a gross , and soon many of the leading hotels in the country were using South American whittled toothpicks , licforu this there was hardly any demand in the country for toothpicks. It wasn't many months before the South American toothpick bcir.-in ( o to gel n national reputation. Mr. Forster emigrated to this country and established a toothpick agenuy hero. Thu South .Americans began to raise on the price of tluslr whittling ! * , and the picksgrewwor.se and worso. In the first years of the business some of thorn got rich whittling toothpicks. " "Why didn't Mr. Forstor make them in this country , instead of sending so far away for them ? " "That is just what ho did about twenty- fiyo years ago. He made his first tooth picks ly machinery. The lirst year ho .sold sixty-five case250,000 ) picks in a case. His last year's business amounted to UOOS ( ) cases qnito a respectable in- oruusu. Whun Mr. Forstor began the bus iness in lliis country hu hired a fellow to turn a crank , anil thu fellow used to "rind out toothpicks ono at a time. Finally ho boutrht an engine of one-horse power and substituted it for Young America. A ! his factory in Dixliuld a fi'W years ago ho worked an enirino of forly-hnrso power. Mr. Korstur'.s machin ery is all patented by himself. Hu proba bly has spent 5'J,000 ' on his patents inliti- gations since ho started toothpick mak ing , " A fiuNt Tronsuru to Ilo Hunted Dp. lUica Herald : Ono of lliosu old stones of lost treasure has again come up at Philadelphia , and it is said that several capitalists of that city have furnished the money lo lit out a vessel to go in search of thu treasure. It seems tiiat in 178 ! ) an English privateer , having on board about 000,000 Spanish dnbloons , foundered sonmwhoro oil' thu Delewaru capus , and nothing was ever donu toward recover ing thu gold. It thu amount la cor rectly .stated , the coin must bu worth bulwmm $13,000,000 and $1-1,000,000. An English attorney has been employed to look tin all thu records in London rela r tive to the disaster , and it is believed that the locality where it occurred can bu nearly discovered. First clans divert ! and all thu necessary apparatus will betaken taken with thu expedition nnd a steam tujr will accompany the vessel and re main by her for such services as may bo required. If success should attend this attempt there would probably bo a revival - vival of Foarch for treasure all along our coaM. Slories concerning its existence have been current for 150 years at least , some of it being ill sea and bomo upon thu land. dm inn Cincinnati Enquirer : Theru is u dog in a suburb of Hoston that proves a great solace to a widow to whom hu does not bolong. Dogs am usually givi-n to con- lining Ihu beiii'lits ot their care to tlio.ir own household , hut this onu , recognizing the unprotected stale of the widow , who lives alone , is willing to extend his watchful services to her house. Shu is a littk' afraid of the tramps who pi s h r housu on fhu way to Hoston. The farmer who owns thu dug , therefore , whim hu sees n suspicious ehiirnufer coming up the road , says to Ills dog "Jack , go over to Mrs. II 's and nit on bur piaz/.a nil thu tramp goes by. " And thu dog , a lartro St. Bernard , immmliatel.y goes and stays till thu danger is past. Mtilclini nl t hi ) Fill nro , Rochester Herald. Our American match mimufaeturcrH say that thu Im provements to bu looked for in mutches will concern quality rather than cheap- nc s. A match that will ro.sist water is much to bu ileHlreil ; also a safely , non poisonous match that can bu lighted without th < i box ; a match that will civc out a pleasant perfutDo is desired , and , lastly , u match of some matter than \\ood , but which must be as cheap Some curiosities in thu wav of matches have baun maduof sandal nnd eeder wood , and perfumed with camphor , tluiy weru very expeiMivu. Some of Uiu Japimesu paper matches burn with n delluatu scintillation and without odor , but uru also expensive.