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IF Russia should become involved in a
war that country claims to bo able to put
4,000,000 men in the field on short
notice.
COLONEL Fitui > GUANT Is talked of as
nominee for secretary of state by the re
publicans this fall. The place pays $5,000
a year , the duties arc not arduous and
young Grant is a man of fair capacity.
IF Kansas City really desire * to make a
good impression before the president and
his beautiful wile , it is to be hoped it will
have the good sense to fumigate itself
before the melancholy days of October.
IN the event Secretary of War Endicott
leaves the president's cabinet , the last
heard of him about Washington will bo
when he steps into the car to take the
train for Massachusetts.
Ooit charming suburb Lincoln shows
signs of failing to materialize ns n great
city , commensurate with the zeal of the
I enterprising real cslale dealers who
| | slaked the surrounding corn and wheat
fields into town lots.
WHIN : the Uuv. Dr. Savidge said in his
sermon last night "Thero is many a
preacher to-day in the pulpit who darest
not to speak his thoughts on the drink
custom , " did ho menu to convey the Idea
that the liquor element had subsided the
clergy ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Gr.Nr.UAi. TUTTU : must be indisposed.
Ho is not keeping up his record as an
orator. His silence regarding the serious
charges that are being made against him
is unquestionably a source of mortifica
tion to his friends. The Tuttlu of to-day
does not appear to bo the Tuttle of the
past.
SAIINIA , Out. , , luly 31. Sheriff Matson -
son , Chicago. Dear Sir : After
taking the bath I felt much re
freshed and made the trip to the Queen's
dominion without particular incident ,
though tit the oamo time with great
espatch. Yours truly ,
W. J. McGariglo.
Tin : standard of qualifications for
teaching has been raised moro than most
people are aware during the 'past lifty
years , A correspondent writing to the
Chicago Tribune , says that in his day a
person was qualified to teach when ho
could read and spell in Webster's spelling
book as far as whore Hie boy stole apples.
That was in Illinois , of course. The
standard in Nebsaska has always been
considerably beyond the place where the
boy stole apples , though teachers must
bo qualllied to deal with such a contin
gency in this stain also.
THE Pencil Society of England Is mak
I 1 * ing active efforts to invite the attention
of inlluentinl men on both sides of the
Atlantic to the desirability of forming
home definite diplomatic ) arrangement
between the governments of the United
Blales and Great Urltain , whereby all dis
pules may be settled by impartial arbi
tration. Several members ot parliament
are interested in this matter , and An
drew Carnegie is using his inlhumce in
the same direction. An iuUucutial man
whether American or 1 n ; lish can not
employ himself to bettor advantage. It
is better than wire pulling. Hlaine has
been employed about the political pot a
good many years. It would be a grace
ful act on Ins part to join the Peace So
ciety at this time and take an active part
in its work.
TIIK San Francisco Jttilletin. having ex
amined the voting lists of that city , finds
that the native vote hiw boon gaining on
the foreign for some years past. This in
crease is ascribed to the increase of
native California ! ) ? of the lirst genera
tion. The above named paper says
further : "The citi/.ens of northern birth
are ton lo ono southerner. Tim great
factors of our population from the native
point of view are New York , Now Eng
land , largely Massachusetts and Maine ,
nmt Pennsylvania. The foreign ( actors
of Iho largest value are the Irish , Ger sf
man and English , with an infusion of
French. " Han Francisco's population is
moro cosmopolitan than that of any
other city In the union perhaps , and this
tendency toward general Americaniza
tion of the inhabitants argues ngaitist
the theory of Ihn alarmists who see in
the inlluv of all nations a danger .Which
may thrputcn the country's ' welfare ,
A HlRnlflcnnt qonfcsslon.
It is very evident that if revenue rev
ilucllon : Is to bb accomplished in part by
a revision of the tariff H must bo done by
ft ft republican votes In congress. It Is plain
tl'iit t the demoerallc faction in the houto
opposed to Interference with the tariff Is
implacable. i Its lender can sco no pollt'
leal I ad vantage to occruo to him by mnl-
ihg | any concession to the larger clement
of ( the party , and ho will continue to obstruct -
struct f all efforts of the majority for a
reduction i of the revenue in which llio
tariff shall bo involved , This obstruction
may be overcome by republican votes ,
and it Is n question whether the party
would not bo benollttad by such yotcs.
In view of this situationthe nttcrnncos of
lending rcpublicnns on this subject , con-
f casing the necessity for a revision of tlio
tarilf , arc of the greatest interest and
significance. The most recent of these is
a speech delivered a few days ngo by
Senator Dawcs , of Massachusetts , before
the American I'apormnker.s' association
nt Saratoga. The senator laid down the
proposition that no tarilf law , upon
whatever principal enacted , can ever
become a permanent , fixed system of
customs duties. Whether it. be a tarllf
for revenue ami protection or a tarilf for
revenue only , it must , from its very
nature , be subject to constant changes.
Having defined the nature and operation
of Ihcso two description of tariffs , and the
circumstances which render revision
from time to time necessary , Mr. Dawes
said the "protective policy , more than any
other , requires frequent readjustment of
customs duties. For want of just such
readjustment vast industries in this
country , born of recent changes in
methods nnd character of production ,
have been , with all the labor and capital
they have employed on our own soil ,
paralyzed and given over to foreign
workshops and foreign labor. " The man
ufactures ofjworsted and of tin plate were
cited as examples. Adherence to a pro-
cruslcan system has been found destruc
tive of these industries , as it must inevit
ably , if persisted in , prove in lime to bo
lo others.
Mr. Dawes candidly says that the
government cannot go on accumulating
vast sums in the treasury from ctislum
duties and internal taxes as at present.
The rapid increase of the surplus Is cre
ating alarm in business circles and at the
treasury. No ono can measure the seri
ous consequences' of its continuance.
"The only remedy short of such a busi
ness convulsion as will stop Importations
as well ns homo production is in a revis
ion and reduction of Iho tariff dulicsand
internal revenue taxation. Such n revis
ion looking only to the revenue , has
come , therefore to bo a necessity ,
confronting every ono , whatever his
theory ns to the method and purpose of
customs duties. " The policy of main
taining existing rntci of duties with any
expectation of disposing of the constantly
accumulating excess in any grand and
imposing system of internal improve
ments or extension of commercial facili
ties , or oven on coast defences nod the
navy , docs not commend itself to Mr.
Dawcs. "A reduction of receipts into
the treasury1 he says , "is required by
every consideration of financial safety and
prudent administration , as well as by the
impatient and determined demand of Iho
public judgment , and to that end is the
revision of tariff and internal taxation a
necessity. "
No moro candid or clever statement of
the situation and its necessities could bo
desired , nnd it has all the more force because -
cause coming from a loading republican
who has always been a strict pro
tectionist. To tills extent it counts
as a positive gain for the cause of tariff
revision. There is some disappointment ,
however , when Mr. DAWCS proceeds testate
state what ho thinks should bo done to
meet the emergency. Ho would repeal
the tobacco tnx , yielding about $28,000,000
annually , and reduce the duty on all
sugar not the product of slave labor CO
er cent , thus culling elf about $30,000-
000 , with an equivalent bounty , pound
for pound , on all sugar raised on our
own soil. This reduction of revenues he
thinks would bring the receipts and ex
penditures so near to a common level
that it would hardly bo safe to venture
farther. The weakness of this romcdj ,
not original with Mr. Dawcs , is that it
would afford no real relief to the great
body of the people who are feeling the
oppression of tariff taxation upon everything -
thing they are compelled to use. Stop-
ping the accumulation of the surplus by
cutting oil' revenue from sources which
impose no burden on the people , will
avert the danger of extravagance in gov
ernmental expenditure nnd leave a con
siderable share of the taxes thus relin
quished in the hands of the producers of
the articles sot free , but it will give really
no relief to the masses of the people. It
is not certain thai if the sugar duty was
wholly abandoned the consumers would
be bcnofittod , and the tobacco tax is no
hardship to any user of "the weed. "
However , it is some gain that Senator
Dawes confesses that tarilf revision has
become a necessity , warranting the hope
that when the time of practical act'on '
comes and otho republican protectionists
may sco their way to n more liberal
policy of revision and reduction than
they are now willing to propose.
Unpnnlsliod OlVonsIvc 1'nriizan liip ,
Offensive partisanship can only bo
committed by a republican. It is a mal
ady which glances elf from a democrat
like water from a goose. In primaries
and conventions reeenlly held at Haiti-
more , the notorious appointment clerk ,
Higgins , and several of his confreres
took active part in unmistakable viola
tion of Iho president's order issued on
the 1-ith of July last year. In that ho
said ;
"They have no right , as office-holders ,
to dictate the political action of their
party associates or throttle freedom of
action within party lines by methods ixnd
practices which pervert every useful and
justifiable purpose of party organization.
The influence of federal olllcc-holdcrs
should not be felt in the manipulation of
political primary meetings and nominat
ing conventions. " When the action of
Mr. Higgins was brought to Cleveland's
attention he said ho had no olllclal in
formation In regard to the matter , and
nothing has been done to bring the im
pudent appointment clerk to terms. Ho
not long ago declared that civil service
reform is a fraud and a humbug. When
the president enters upon his second
presidential campaign ho will bo con
fronted with the ghosts of his own viohti-
cal declarations , nnd the unpunished of
fender ! ) against his own orders in his
own party , will bo conlinlisl reminders
of his one-sided and insincere otforU to-
ward-the purifications of party politics , '
which voters will .b'cnr'ln mind when .the
day of reckoning comes. As to Hlggius ,
he makes no denial of the charges -of
political j activity , but Is understood to bo
rather boastful of his action and the suc
cess that came of It , nor does ho deny
1 having publicly declared that "civil
service reform Is a fraud and a humbug
from f beginning to end , " a proposition
the t truth of which is evidenced in hU
own case. Why should the administra
tion delay action ? The case is clear , the
violation of the president's order un
questioned. If there is any sincerely be
hind | that order Iliirgins ought to be
promptly ] bounced , and moreover this
is | not his first offense. 1'ubllc opinion
may j force the administration to send
Higgins adrift , bill in any event ho un
doubtedly spoke by Ihc card when lie de
clared civil service reform a fraud and tx
humbug , at least as he has seen it prac
ticed.
Monumental Advertlnlnir.
Some time ago a Now i'ork daily took
upon itself the task of Increasing the
Grant monument fund to a "respectable
amount , " and lias taken In about $0,1200.
Its method is to distribute blank sub
scription lists among the people , es
pecially the working classes. The scheme
looks as though it might bo quite effective
for advertising the paper. This , of
course , is Its primary object.
The exlent to which Grant in latter life
became a medium of advertising in the
hands of scheming persons was not the
least curious feature in the general's
career. And the advcrliscrs have not lot
him alone after death. At first he became -
came prominent in Mexican financial
schemes through the manipulations of
shrewd speculators. Then came thu well
known , disaslrous episode in Now
York City , where the unscrupulous
Adventurer Ward and olhcrs traded in
his name and unsuspicious nature.
When ho was dying , but jTstruggUng
bravely loward the completion of his
memoirs , Mark Twain , his publisher ,
took him in hand , and with the adroit
ness which characterizes that author in
all his undertakings , turned his suffer
ings to good account as an advertise-
mcnt. When lie died , and it was decided
to bury him in Riverside park , New York ,
property holders in that part of the city
were not slow to take advantage of the
advertising potency of the dead general.
Heal estate advanced in value so rapidly
that the owners suddenly found them
selves in possession of a source of reve
nue wholly unexpected a short time pre
vious. The Grant Fund association was
next incorporated nnd a number ot Now
York men succeeded in adverlising thorn-
solves extensively in connection with it.
And now comes the news
paper scheme. It is to bo
hoped that Grant's influence , even
at this length of time since his death ,
may help to put Dorsheimcr's paper on a
good financial footing.
New York's treatment of this monument
ment mailer is a disgrace to the city in
other respects. After having brought
sufficient influence to bear on Grant's
family to have him buried there , instead
of at the national capital as lie should
have been , the metropolis goes to beg
ging donations from the whole country ,
contributing comparatively little itself.
The { incorporated association settles
lazily down to taking charge of the few
dollars that may come in now and then.
Then dissenlions arise among Iho mem
bers ; some resign others become utterly
indifferent and no work is done by any
one. Tfiis statement must bo modified ,
however. Ex-Governor Cornell and C.
W. Field spent half a' day at one time in
riding about the city in a car
riage to get subscriptions. lint
the fund was not increased
to the extent of ono cent by their effort.
The city still expects to raise $50,000
for tlds monument. At the rate at
which subscriptions have came in during
the last twelve months it will require
about ono hundred years to obtain that
amount. The ono million dollar idea has
long since been abandoned.
Many of the citi/.ens of New York are
in favor of building the memorial with
the money now on hand. They insist ,
not without reason , that a creditable
monument could bo creeled to the hereof
of Appomattox with $ i0,000 : ! or f 150,000.
KLIIIM : , onu of the Cook county , Illi
nois , boodlcrs , bavins pleaded guilty of
,
conspiracy to defraud the county , will
probably be sentenced to-day. Ho threw
himself on the mercy of the court , and it
is expected that lie will be dealt with
leiiiontly , though the severest'penalty
permitted by the law is but three years in
the penitentiary , : i most inadequate pun
ishment for this class of crime. Should
the court show mercy to Klelnn , il is not
unlikely that confessions will follow from
some or all of the other nine boodlcrs
who are under indictment , and against
every ono of whom the evidence is said to
be stronger than in the case of the self-
convicted conspirator , whoso confession
in fact strengthened the cause of thu
prosecution. Perhaps justice would not
suffer , while the county would gain
pecuniarily , if confessions were obtained
on condition of reducing the penalty a
year.
THE Nebraska railroad commission
seems to bo earnestly ondeavorimr to
bring about a readjustment of freight
charges that will be fairtot'no merchants
and farmers of the stale and give them
required and just relief. The effort is to
be commended and encouraged , and if
faithfully and persistently pursued
can hardly fall to bo ultim
ately successful. The past exper
ience of the railroad managers
with the commission has been such as to
warrant them in the belief that it is only
necessary to hold out against the de
mands of the commission to assure the
final abandonment of its demands. It is
the duty of the commission to disabuse
the minds of the railroad managers of
the idea that this policy can win hereaf
ter. Demands demonstrably just must
bo pursued and insisted upon until they
are acceded to.
THE republican club of Now
York city some time ago sent
circular * throughout the country
advocating a "National Republican
League. " The scheme seems to be favor
ably received , nnd n convention will
probably bo hold next fall. The object
of this mooting will bo to consider Iho
subject oftho organization of republican
clubs , and the U > ; itnunncr of conducting
their work. Prominent republicans-are
to ha invited "to deliver addresses on im-
por'nnt political toploathe tariff , labor ,
anti-saloon movement , the fishery ques
tion , thd merchant marine , the nccro
vote , reform and municipal government ,
etc. " Over one hundred clubs have re
ported , and cfliclimt work already com
menced. Each club will be entitled to
one vote in llio convention , but five dele
gates may bo .sent.
Tun exceptionally hot weather of the
past week has been unfavorable to crops
throughout Nebraska , even corn having
suffered to some extent. The most seri
ous Injuiy , however , has been done to
pasturage , which in most localities Is re
ported to have been literally burned up.
On the whole , however , Nebraska has
experienced less damage from heat ami
drought than most of the other stales ,
and Iho oggregaio yield of crops prom
ises to bo satisfactory.
Now we have an opportunity to thump
Canada. It is said that McGarlgln , the
Chicago boodlor , was taken by tx
Canadian vessel and Canadian crew to a
Canadian port. Governor Oglesby has
been akcd to request the government at
Washington to communicate with the
Canadian government to aid in getting
Me.Gariglo back to the United States.
The case may yet lead to an international
controversy possibly as serious in its na
ture as the fisheries question.
Ax alleged election will bo held to-day
in Kentucky. Simon Uolhvcr Utick
ncr will of .course bo elected the
next governor of that commonwealth.
His majority will runup to about 40.00J
If it is less than this it may bo a kind of a
victory for the republicans.
STATK'ANO ' 1 HUttirottY.
Joltlncs.
The crops in Dixon county arc A 1.
Hrokcn How is struggling with two
daily papers.
Tlio firemen who attended the Kearney
tournament no longer "speak as the }
pass by.1'
Wayne lias placed $1,500 in purses for
three days races , beginning next
Wednesday.
The corner stone of a now Calholic
church nt Menoniinee , Cedar county , wa :
laid Sunday.
The contract to build the first packing
house in Fremont has been let to Seoly
Son , of that city.
The York Times declares "it is a calm.
serene and pleasant life that of the
Omaha editors. "
Hon. C. H. Van Wyck is booked for ai
address in llartington September 14 , the
second day of the Cedar county fair.
Schuvler expects thnt the Wahoo
branch of the H. & M. will bo in opera
tion to that city by the middle of Septem
ber.
ber.The
The young son df Samuel Salcsbcrry ,
formerly of Juniata , was killed by
lightning in the western part of the
state.
Several additions to Sioux City have
been grabbed up by the Missouri syndi
cate , and are now on the way to the
gulf.
Douglas Miller , a cripple living seven
miles from Croighton , Knox county , was
kicked to death by o horse last Wednes
day.Tho
The Dixou county fair managers offer
largo premiums for displays of every
thing raised in the county , including
babies.
Lincoln's salt bore is down 2,200 feet.
If the treasury holds out it is likely the
drill will strike Missouri river rates be
fore snow falls.
The capacity of the Nebraska City dis
tillery is being increased from ( ioo to
2,000 bushels a day. The alterations and
additions will cost $12,000.
Crops of all kinds around McCool ,
York county , are reported damaged by
drought and chinch bugs. Wheat , oats ,
rye , barley and llax will not return moro
than half a average.
Some malicious scoundrel went into
tlio barn of Ira W. Houlware in Valentino
tine and destroyed the eyes of a fine
stallion with acid. The animal was one
of the finest in the country and was
worth $1,000.
The prohibitionists will open the cam
paign with a convention in Lincoln on
thu 17th. It is likely they will hurl a full
ticket into the opening. It is hoped the
brethren will start a vigorous disturbance
of the dry spell.
Mr. A. 15. Hall has laid down the pen
and scissors and clipped his connection
with the Tceumsen Republican. The
usual painful and profuse "valedictory"
followed the operation. Mr. J. A. 15en-
netl is now on deck.
The epicure of the Elk Creek Echo has
issued revised rules for chewing green
corn : "Take llio car into two hands and
bite elf the corn , jusl _ like any uncivilized
Too much civilization plays the
mischief with social comfort. "
The cyclone struck a noted corner
loafer in David City nnd slapped him
against the side of a brick building , 100
hundred yarns away. On recovery con
sciousness the vielim throw up his hands
and cried piteously , "Don't Libbio , don't ;
I'm going right homo. "
The residence ! of Jessie West , in Cherry
county , was struck by lightning last
week and badly riddled. Mrs. W est was
rendered insensible and remained in that
condition for twenty-four hours. Her
body was terribly scorched , but she will
recover.
-isTomaha county will make a strong
pull for ono of thu prizes offered by the
Omaha fair for the three best exhibits
made by county agricultural sociclies.
Thu first premium is sfsni ) , second .1150 ,
third $100. These purses will doubtless
attract a largo number of competitors.
Douglas counly is barred out.
Tlio Norfolk girl was on her muscle
last week and most gallantly and vigo
rously diil she repel the insults of a brute
named Huirhcs. She saluted him with a
left-hander in the oyn nnd fanned him
with a llatiron , Iwo glasses ami a cream
pitcher. When he 'recovered ' from Iho
surprise ho was lugged inlo court and
lined.
Thn Dakota City Eagle scooped all
competitors in rusliing out the news of
a horrible tragedy in Homer hist week.
Hi 1'riee , a notorious swindler and coun
try beat , was stabbed and cut to death by
a prominent citizen , whoso name is sup
pressed to prevent thi ! growth of a lynch
ing party. The murderer is at large with
the lalost style of weapons and will not
be taken alive.
The fool killer received n loud cnll
from Ponea last week. A uhump named
liolton with a new-fangled fly-trap a
blanket saturated with coal oil hung it
up in thi ) house and Wailed for thu liar-
vest. The trap was soon loaded with
swnrms of Hies , and then set on liro.
The Hies were destroyed , together with
the blanket nnd the house. The experi
ment cost him $7.10.
"George Mehalfy , how came this bunch
of nasty red hair on your coat collar , "
shrieked the wife of a railroad man as
she held up the garment with its telltale
ornament. "Don't get oxclted , my
dear , " calmly answered George ; "thnt is
a misapluced switch " "So I see , " ro-
torled Mrs. M. , "and the color is a signal
for you to go slow. "
The corner siono vand.xls who raided
Si. John's collegiate church in Omaha
several weeks ago , broke , out in Sioux
City .last Sunday and carried nwny the
tin box placpd in the corner stone of the
A , M. E , . ohurcli. A collection amount
ing to 481 tart bneo taken up an thn
{ rounds and the rnscnlly chumps Imag-
ncd It was placed in the bcx ,
Thn nntntonum for Indies In Hastings
s nn object of considerable interest nnd
intronngo. Young and matured nymphs ,
loundor on the surface of the pond and
dck wilh all the vlcor and freedom of n
nossback. The only drawback to perfect
enjoyment nnd grncofiilnoss is the weak
ness of elderly dames to elevate their
icols and utllf/.o their web-like soles for
sunshades. The spectacle is somewhat
toe-toe.
Wyoming cattlemen , especially those
on tlio eastern border , feel wrathy over
the revival of the herd law in Choycnno
county. They clnlm it is a move to com
pel stockmen lo buy the crops at a high
price as It is impossible to corral tliu
fiords In less than two months' time. The
only way out of it is to employ line
riders day nnd night to guard the boun
dary , which moans another blow nt the
cowman's profits.
The Fremont critics of Langtry inno
cently declare that all interest nnd opertx
glasses centered in the star. The Tribune
man with a Held class discovered that
the Lily had lost some of the magnolia
bloom of youth. It was nlso noticeable
that her "fornicllTlno" ami thrilling tones
held "tho magnificent audience spoil-
bound. " A regretful feature of the beau
teous display was "a broad expanse of
mouth , " which was frequently used to
show thnt it was all there.
The North Bond Flail is threshing out
some of the tallest tax shirkers in Dodge
county. As usual the display of perjury
is commensurate with the annual destruc
tion of fortunes and the Jperiodio paraly
sis of conscience displayed by moneyed
meli. To show the rottenness of the us-
scssriicnt it is only necessary to say that
the relurns record a reduction from last
year of over 300,000 , while properly
values have increased , not to mention
building improvements ami the natural
growth of the county. "Judging from
the tax list , " says the Flail , "wo have no
rich men in ( his county. Men who are
usually rated as wealthy with a capital of
"
$100,000 to $ ' . ' 00,000 are "rated on the as
sessor's list as thn possessors of from
$200 to ? ( i,000 and their tears havn stained
and moistened the pages of every record
that their exorbitant ( ? ) assessments can
not bo reduced. "
lown Itcnio.
Dan O'Leary is doing the heel nnd too
and elbow act in Sioux City.
Cherokee is looking for a twine fac
tory and Dunlap has volea for water
works.
A meteor of unusual brilliancy passed
over central Iowa one night last week.
It was seen at Creston , Grand Junction
and Fort Dodge.
Crops about Sibloy have been greatly
damaged by a wind. Thousands of acres
Cf ; grain that was ready for the reaper now
lies prostrated.
There is a good deal of building going
on among the farmers in the vicinity of
Marshall town , many line residences and
barns being put up.
Sioux City is confident that she has
caught the Fowler Bros , for a $1,000,000
packing house plant , which will give em
ploymcnt to 1,000 hands.
A woman at Kcokuk was arrested for
fast driving and assault and battery , she
having applied her whip to two men who
did not get oft' the street crossing1 quick
enough to suit her.
The state board of health has received
information from New Hampton that the
rivers throughout that country are ox-
tromely.shallow and as a result diphtheria
and cholera arc almost sure lo prevail.
Ditkotn.
Tlio assessed valuation of Dondwoor
property lias increased $10,000 this
year.
ThcIIomostake mine bus distributed in
dividend Ibis vear $ ir > 0,000 , or a tola
since organization of $ . ' 1,808,750.
Over 0.800 head have crossed the river
nt Pierre within the past six weeks. Al
came from Oregon and are being driven
cast.
cast.The
The twelve year old daughter o :
Michael Goodwin , living near Dead wood
was frightened to death by the hail am
lightning storm of last Tuesday.
A child ono year old fell int" at Broad
jand a dry wofl forty feet deep. It stuck
in the mud at the bottom , nnu was pullet
out apparently very little injured.
Great preparations are being made al
Mitchell for the territorial fair. Specia
trains will run on all the roads withii
100 miles. About f 18,000 will bo offered
in premiums.
The damage to whe.nt by hailstorms
around Aberdeen Is great. At Warner
nearly 1,000 bushels were destroyed , li
Hath township $1,000 worth of wlica
was lost. Two miles south of Grotoi
the damage is estimated at $7,000.
The Northwestern Dental assoeiatioi
has closed its session at Fargo. The fol
lowing nlllcors wore elected : President
Dr. .J. W. Cloes , of Bismarck ; vice-presi
dent. Dr. S. F. 11. Johnson , of Gram
Forks ; treasurer , Dr. C. B. Davenport , o
Larimoro ; secretary , Dr. S. J. Hill , o
Fargo. Forgo was selected for the nex
annual meeting.
MnnnltiK n Physical Wreck.
Aiw : Ymk Tilhimc.
There have been a number of news
paper men at Long Bench within n week-
drawn there by the political conferences
They have all been watching ox-Sccretnr.i
Manning closely with a view of ascertain
ing his physical condition. In a grout
of four of these men of thn pres.s who
had been at Long Beach , I heard tin
unanimous opinion expressed thnt Air
Manning will never again he a well man
that he is not at all filled for work of an :
kind , and that his existence itself depend
upon his absolute freedom from excite
mont. One of the reporters who had at
tempted to talk with Air. Manning said
"I found that his utterance is thick am
that his mind wanders , and that it wa
impossible to attempt anything like ni
interview with him. I think he under
stood this himself when after n few word
with me he requested that I should no
quote him in any way. I used to sen Mr
Manning very often in Albany , and tin
change in his condition was a shock to
me. "
llocipn lor White-\Vinsoil Pence.
Brooklyn Eagle : < > Stransah"said th <
gentleman from North Carolina , as Ih
Irani whirled toward New York , "I per
ccive , sab. that you are a northern man
cati you'nil oblige mo with a morsel
soft eatin' tobacco ? " Tlio lineeut was
promptly handed out. "And now , sail
if you all through with the morning
papah , sah , mighl 1 just IOOK at it for i
few miliisV" His companion was enl ;
lee glad. "And now , sah , if you wouli
jusl oblige mis by lellin' mo have the sea
next to the window , so that I can use tin
.surrounding country and Iho fertile Jersey
soy landscape as a cu.spidorsahIcan ask
nothing monh. Thank you , hah ; you'al
nin't one of them that carries on a trallic
in sectional hate and a portrayal of pa
tnotic sentiment , sah. If nil men was
just as mush furgivin' as you arc , sah
and oil othah men was as much for git
tin1 as 1 am , sah , white-winged pqaci
would brood over these heah Uniloi
States like a pure dove on u nest o
squibs , sah. "
Cuts , wounds , sprains and , ' bruise
quickly heal , if you apply Dr. J. H
McLean's Volcanic. Oil Liniment.
Lou Horn , drum major of the Cham
pnign military band , was awarded n pluj ,
bat and n cane at the theater Saturdn ,
nighl at Champaign as the homilost mui
in thu audience.
The- liver and kidneys must bo kept ir
good condition. Hood's Sarfeap.'irilla 1
n great remedy for regulating th
organs ,
BUTTE CITY'S ' PROSPERITY ,
A Description of the Youhfj Montana Town
Its Improvements *
A PARADISE FOR GAMBLERS. ,
V Cnmp Wlioro Non-union Men Arc
Sonrcc Sporting In lie Territory
Some Iltoody l-'luhts 1'lnccs
of AmiiHcmcnt.
iJurrn CITY , Mont. , July CO. [ Corro-
sponilcnco of the llr.K. ] A trip from
ilelonn to Hutto over the Montana Union
s not very romantic , although you pass
through Million tunnel , which Is over a
nllo in lengthand stop at Warm Springs
and Deer Lodge , the territorial insane
asylum being at the former and the pcn-
tenllnry at the latter. One who has
never been at either Helena or Butte
can't Imagine what a difference there
can bo in two mountain towns situated so
lonr together. . Helena in many respects
reminds one of an eastern town , that Is ,
the ways and manners of its citizen : * , for
there are certainly a more refined class
of people in Helena than in llutto , not
withstanding tlio presence of a strong
vigilance committee , and a great many
lelcgnlcs from the left wine of General
Price's army and ex-members of
Qunulrell's gang. The two cities
arc separated by the mam range of the
Rockies. Helena lying on the eastern
and Bullo on the western slope. There
are no mines situated directly around
Helena , while in Hutto , hoisting works ,
shaft houses , mills , mines and smelters
can be seen in every direction , and at all
hours of the day and night thousands of
minors may bo seen coming oil'and going
on shift with their tin buckets , and steel
candle sticks in their hands , while hun
dreds of steam whistles announce the diff
erent hours. One would think bedlam
had broken loose to hear all the whittles
scro.iching at once during a lire , as each
engineer tries to outdo the others in mak
ing n noise. Butte has a population of
about 15,010 , which includes the popula
tion of Wnlkervillo , Mcadvillc , Center-
ville , Burlington , Travonia and South
Hullo , all of which are small camps with
in a radius of one mile from tlio town
proper. Ha boom days tire past ami it
lias now settled down to business , the
floating population that is found
wherevora boom is in progress , has de
parted and everyone scums to bo busily
employed.
JJUITE HAS KSTAniISriii : > ITSELF.
as a permanent cam ) ) and the business
men have every confidence in its future ,
and with such mines as the Anaconda.
Parrot , Alice , Moulton , Lexington and
others it will bo a camp for fifty years
hence. Every class of business is repre
sented here and some branches are over
done. For a mining camp , Isutto is one
of the best conducted cities in tlio west ,
and recommends itself as an example to
cities live times its size. It is well lighted
by both gas and electricity , there being
two companies here , has a good water
supply and a lirst class lire department ,
a court house that cost $1. > 0,000 ,
and a flue city hall. The streets
hnd alleyways are kept clean and
no overhanging signs are allowed ,
and "Dago" apple stands are cot permit
ted to Hock the sidewalks and obstruct
passage ways as they are in larger cities ,
street fakers are not tolerated at all , and
if they attempt to sell their goods they
arc compelled to adjourn to some vacant
lot on" the main streets in the suburbs of
the city. Traveling agents and canvass
ers of every description have to pay a
biff license , and whenever they are de
tected evading it they receive a heavy
line. There are eight or ton churches of
every denomination , public libraries ,
Y. M. O. A. reading rooms , a W. O. T. U.
society , but the city is not alllictcd with
any soul-saving salvation still's. There
are several hospitals , among which is the
Sisters , a large three-story structure sit
uated near the center of the town ; tlio
Minors' hospital is supported by the
miners' hospital fund , which is made up
by levying an assessment of $1 on each
man working in the mines or mills , and
there are several private hospitals. The
principal mine in camp is the Anaconda ,
owned bv Haggin & Tovis , of California.
Marcus Daly is the superintendent of the
famous mine , and during the past four
years if 12,000,000 have been expended in
woiiKiNt } THI : MINI : ,
and smelter , erecting buildings , and in
the payment of wages. The Mueller is
located at the town of Anaconda , about
twenty-seven imlcs from Butte , in Deer
Lodge valley. It is now the largest
smelting plant in the world and gives
employment to about twelve hundred
men. About four years ago the company
declared its intention of constructing a
railroad of its own for the purpose of
transporting its ores from the mine to
the smelter , but the Union Pacific being
desirous of securing this immense busi
ness contracted with them to .supply the
smelter with sullicionl ore to keep it run
ning in full blast each day or forfeit
f.'i.DUO per day that the smelter was idle
for want of ore , and so the company's
road was never built. During the brake-
men's strike at Hutto two years ago no
ore trains loft for several days , in consequence
quence of which the smelter hltut down
and the Union Pacific had to forfeit
$15,000 for the three days lost by the
smelter. The ore body in the Anaconda
mine is eighty feet wide and runs GO per
cent copper and thirty to forty ounces
silver. The mines in the vicinity of
Hutto are mostly copper or silver pro
ducing , the gold mines being in other
portions of the territory , Built ) is the
Tin : OUIATIST : : sn.vr.it AM > corrut CAMP
in tlio world , and .Montana is at the head
of th'c list now as a mineral wealth pro
ducer. Not ono-thirtieth of the mines
are developed , and hundreds of mines
are yet to bo discovered.
Till : MINIMS' UNION
is a strong orcraui/.alion and has a mem
bership of ! IGOO. They have erected a
massive three-story .stone and brick
building ; it a cost oJ $10,000. The lowi r
floor is occupied by business houses ,
while the upper is reserved exclusively
for moating rooms and tlioir largo hall.
The Knights of Labor , printers' union
and other 1-ibor organizations all meat in
the same hall. This line building was
creeled without touching the general
union fund , and considerable credit is
duo the miners for their enterprise The
minors' fund is increasing al the rate of
bout $2,000 per month , and as the of-
acers of the union arn all good
financiers , the fund will be swelled
lito great rtxtont by their
judicious speculation and investment in
real estate and other business. There are
several line bands among the minor.- ' and
it is a line sight to pen two or three
thousand miners marching through tint
streets headed by one of the bands "In
union there Is strength" is truly verified
by this organr/ation. Thorn nave bi-on
several attempts to reduce the miners'
wages but all have failed , liutiu is no
camp for
A NON-I'NION MAN
to go to ; if he .should be so fortunate as
to get work in .some of the smaller mines
lie is compelled lo work for the standard
wages , although ho mighl bo willing to
work for loss. Or. one occasion it was
discovered that live men were only re
eeiving $ 'J per day for their work and
that they dad made arrangements to
work for HUH reduced price
with tins foreman in order lo
get a job. The union held
a mooting after which sumo tluco huti
drc'd miners .marched l" thn inimj wiicrc
tliu n fen wore , einploy . < d , e-stlliul them out
of the shaft itnU .e.sovrtoil thorn ubout a
luilo-from tholpw'p,1 tolling them novel
to return jigain. , Sjivorju such occur-
'
r'on'pes hftvnitilkcnplace , and It f.s nlw.iH
advisable for those who got' a notion t , )
leave , not to itrguo Urn print , but leayg
at once. <
Like all mining camps ; Uuttc is \v\ll
supplied with
o.YMiu.nus ,
and the territory at largo is a paradise
for thorn. Sporting men of every slripo
lire well represented , from the petlv
larceny cheek guerilla to the t-llk tile
square ( ? ) sport. The term "square1
gambler sounds like a mockery. \ \ o
agree with the notorious Kid Miller when
ho says that you may write the word
thief" on every gambler'.s fore
head and yon would bn
calling the turn. There arc
however , some good , whole-souled fel
lows among I hem , and some who arc
' 'perfect" gentlemen , but Ihu majority of
them are seven-tip sneaks , and their
highest ambition is to panhandle men
who have money , and the low players
that win occasionally for a half-dollar era
a stake to play the bank. The legislature
of Montana passed a law a few years ngo
making It a penitentiary offense tor anyone
ono detected cheating or running a
crooked game , and notwithstanding the
fact that several men have already gone
to thi ) "pen" people are being skinned
every day , and they don't know it.
"There are more ways than ono to down
a suekcr , " is a remark often heard , and
there is such line mechanism being in
troduced in the country nowaday *
tliat men who fiavo been on
the turf for years fall right
along with the granger , and then they
kick about being out of luck. Half of tlie
men who call themselves gamblers in the
west would starve to death with a quar
ter of beef over their shoulder. They ini
agine that because they run with thu
gang and give up to them that they ought
to take a collar button and win a bint o (
clothes with it on account of their super
ior judgment. Faro and poker arc the
only gambling games run in Montana
now , and they arc about the only games
that would get any support. The men
who used to play against red and black ,
.sluice , over and under , chuck-luck , etc. ,
have all died or become card players
themselves. No percentage games are
allowed either in Idaho or Montana now ,
and it is a good thing , too , for the rea
son that such games as percentage poker ,
roulette , etc. , required a number of
"grinders or boosters , " and they were
generally workmgmen who were induced
to act as cappers for the reason that
when strangers saw a workingman play
ing it gave them conlidoneo and they
would thereby be induced to invest in a
black of cotton checks. These boosters
naturally became infatuated and the
prospect of making
A UVINU WITHOUT AVOKKINQ
was so bright , apparently , that they
swore olV working altogether , and to-day
the country is full of discharged boosters
who eke out an existence by approaching
people for quarters and halves. There
area number of
" ' IIOKSIMIN"
"TiioisoL'on : :
in the territory , and men who encourage
anything of a sporting nature. Montana
has produced some of the fastest horses
in tlio country , and there are a number
of fast colts which have never boon out
of the territory , but when they are taken
cast will .surprise eastern horsnien.
From 1880 to 18SO everything was of a
hurrah nature and as there was no law
in force regarding
I'UI/.K-KIOHTIXG
a great many took place. There had
been no prize-lights in the territory for a
number of years , not since Con Green ,
Patsy Marley and Hughes' time up to
1882 , when .lack Waite opened the ball
by starting a gymnasium and giving
sparring exhibitions every week. There
were a number of lights among local
pugilist ! * , but none of any consequence
until thu fight between Pete McCoy and
Dunce McDonald. The light was for
$500 and entire gate recoints , Marquis of
Queensbury rules. It took place on the
race track about a mile below town. A
largo platform had been erected in front
of Ihe grand Maud and Ihn fight
was announced to commence at 2
o'clock. There wore fully 0,000spectators
present who each paid $2 for admission.
When the principles had taken their
places , George Irvin , who was then
sheriff of Silver How county , got up on
the platform and acled as master of cer
emonies , road the articles of agreement
and ordered the light to proceed. It was
A i.oxo ANI > m.oonv piairr ,
lasting from 2 o'clock till Gl0 : ! , and only
came to an end by McCoy knocking
McDonald out. From Hint time on there
were prize fights every week , but the
public got bilked so frequently by "fake"
lights , unit they finally passed a law pro
hibiting prize lighting entirely and now
nothing but .sparring matches with Pil
lows arc allowed. Pri/.e lighters like
skating rinks area thing of the pa t.
I1UITI/S PI.ACLS OK AML'SBMKNT
consist of an opera house , ono
legitimate variety show and num
erous concert halls. The opera
110110 is under the management of John
11. Mnguiro and during tlio winter season
he has new troups every week. The va
riety show is ono of the * finest of the kind
in the country and nothing Hit lir.st class
talent is engaged. It generally runs till
day light every morning and is always
crowded.
Considerable more of interest could bo
said of Hutte , and in our no\t wo t-lmll
endeavor to give the reader a few notes
on the mines , process of working ores ,
thu life of n prospector and wind up with
the detested Chinese. J. G. S.
A\ hen taken with crumps in the stomach
ach , relief may bo found at once by the
use ol Fred Hrown's Jamaica Ginger.
KloliVnterri Bleu.
New York Tribune : There was a group
of Colorado men with Mr. Fisher while I
was dialling with him , and a discussion
arose us to who is Iho richest man in llio
state. There was a dillcrcnco of opinion
as to whether it was D. II. Moflut , presi
dent of the First National bank of Den
ver , or Charles Kountzc , president of the
Colorado Naliohnl bank , but it was
agreed that either of them had enough to
keep him out of the poorhouse. K\ Gov
ernor Evans was named as ranking piu ty
well up to them in accumulated wealth.
Mr. Kuuntxo is a brother of thu Now
York banKurs , Koiinl/.u Brothers An
other brother is a banker at Omaha ,
whern all four of the Konnt/es were once
associated in business. Iho Denver man
is said to have tlio most richly furnished
housu in that Kooky Mountain metropo
lis , if. , "
MOST PERFECT MADE
liy Jim Itnllfxl fttfttos Oonirnmont.
Uv ttia licwjj { thu Qft *