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THE OMAHA DAILY BJ3E : SUNDAY. AUGUST 7. 1887.TWELVE PAGES. THE DAILY BEE , ' " PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TEUMB OP sunsctupTiox : Dally ( MnrnUg Edition ) Including Sunday Bic . Ono Year . . . $10 00 * or Blt ) Months . . . li tfl ForThrooMontln . 860 Ilia Umaba Sunday Ilr.r. , mailed to nujr addro-w , Ono Year. . . 300 OMAHA nrricr. No. nil AND Bid FAB-JAV JJCHT VOUIC OmCK. Udlltl ( Vi , TUIIIIINB IIITtl.lllNO. W ASUINUTUN OrriCK , _ All commnnloutioni relating to now * and cd I- forlal matter sluml'l bo addressed to tbo Km- rou or TUB I ) UK. BUflIM 9tr.TT8ttSt Alt bil'IncM letters nnd remittance ! ibouldb * MdrCHKCd tO TtIK Dig I'UIIUSIIINd COMI'ANr , OMAHA , Drafts. checks and pootolHca order * to bo iiiado poj ulilo to Ilio ordtr of the company , TBE BEE POElMllTcOM , PROPRIETORS , E. HOSEWATKIt. KniTou. THE PAI1AT I1KE. Sworn Statement of Circulation , Btato of Nebraska , I a . County of DouzlM. ( s < " Oeo. U. TzschucK , secretary of Thft Bee Publishing company , does solemnly swear Uiftt the actual circulation of the Daily lice ( or the weekending Augusts , ISbT , was ai follows : Baturdav.July ! W. . 14.200 Bundftv. July 31 . 14.200 Monday , August 1 . 14.500 Tuesday. August 2 . . " : . . . in.flKi Wednesday , Augusta . i : .8t Thursday , August 4 . 1W ! Friday , Augusts . 14,000 Average . 11.079 OKO. it. TZSOIIUCK. Sworn to nnd subscribed In my tnesenco this Cth day of August , A. D. IWT. rSKAL.1 Pubilc. Notary . , , Btato of Nebraska , I . Doualas County , f ss Oeo. B. Tzscliuck , being first duly sworn , deposes and Bays that ho Is secretary of The Bee Publishing company , that the actual vernge dally circulation of the Dally Bee for the month of July. 1880 , 12at4 copies ; for Aiigust , IfesC , 12-iri conies ; for Septem ber , 1880 , 13,030 copies ; for October , IS * ) . 12,9 * ) copies ; for November. 1SS ) , 13S copies ; for December , 1B80. KOT ! copies ; for January 1887 , Ifl.'JCT. copies ; for February , 1887 , 14,198 coplw ; for March. 1M7 , 14,400 copies ; for April , 1887 , H.illfl copies : for May , 1887 , 14.2-J7 copies ; for June 1837 , 14,117 copies. GEO. B. Tzscmrcic. Subscribed nnd sworn to before me this 1st day ot July A. D. , 1887. [ SEA14 N. P. Frciu Notary Public. Contents of the Sumlny Uoc. Pflgol. Now York Herald Cables to the URIC. Pace 2. Telegraphic .News. City News. Advertisements. Page a. Special Advertisements. Page 4. Editorials. Political Points. Press Comments Sunday Gossip. By the Bath Tub Uouto-Curreut Topics. Page f > . .Lincoln Letter In the AnteRoom - Room Miscellany Advertisements. 1'ageO. Council Bluffs News Miscellany Advertisements. Pajro 7. General and Local Markets Miscellany. Page 8. General City News Advertise ments. Page 9. Omaha Social News John Swln- ton on Strikes The Explosion of the Major Advertisements. Page 10. The Life of a Prosector , by J. O. S. Popermlnt Drops Fanze Sepcl In Liverpool Music nnd Dramatic The In fluence of Books Momolrs of tlie Metropolis Impieties Beauties of Los Angeles , DyJ. T. B.-Tho Small Boy. Page 11. The Faith Cure Discussed , by Francis Power Cobbo Siberian Ulot Singu larities Surrounded by Electricity Spark- line Summer Smllcs-'l ho Shooting of btone- wall Jackson Advertisements. Paso 12. Maidens , tt'lvos and Widows- Honey for the Ladies -Keligious Educa tional Some Matrimonial Stories Con- 'nublalltles Advertisements. THK Kansas City base bull club , it is true , can play si little ball. They could do bettor were they not so possessed of the Kansas City spirit of hog. HOME of our nblo local contemporaries are very much wrought up rejxardinjj the question of "associate editor. " From a careful review of the columns of the able journals dismissing this very important subject , it would appear that both the editor anil the associate perform their duties with ascend shovel. FAKMKR HALLOWAY , the owner and captain of the craft Manawa , which by courtesy was termed a steam boat , ad mitted yesterday before the coroner's Jury that ho know nothing about steam navigation , but had a fair knowledge of the science of baling hay. Mr. Hullo- Way should apply for a captaincy in the American navy. WILLIAM O'Biur.N has published the first of a series of letters called "Cana dian Ilights. " in the United Ireland. In these ho will detail his experiences in his recent crusade against the governor gen eral of the dominion. Mr. O'Brlou first won fame as a racy correspondent , and h > ; trill no doubt pen an entertaining chapter in the story of the contest for homo rule. THE sugar industry of Louisana is de- elining. A Now Orleans paper , review ing the business of sugar-raising for the past live years , admits that it has boon steadily diminishing , and that the sugar crop is barely half wliiit it was at the highest point. As Louisiana sugar is protected against foreign competition by a duty of 75 per cent , the facts reported by the New Orleans paper conclusively how that in this case tariff protection has not proved to bo n stimulant to de velopment. SAN FKANCISCU takes the lirst rank ns a divorce centre. According to the Call of that city , it is doubtful if BO large n proportion of marriages prove failures in any other part of the world. That Journal says that in San Francisco in 1886-87 , there wore 480 judgments ren dered granting divorces , which is 40 above the average for the past live yean < . As there were 2,1)77 ) licenses issued it may be said roughly that there was one mar riage dissolved for every seven that were contracted. This is about the average for the past five years. WASHINGTON will have next month the Biost important gathering of niedioul men over brought together on this conti nent. This will bo the international medical congress , composed of the most eminent surgeons r.nd physicians of all nations , of which the session in Wash ington will bu the ninth. These gather ings , which have year by year incrcascil In importune' ) until now they have on- lilted the active co-oporatlon of loading medical scientists the world over , art usually hold in the capital city of the se J lected country. It is expected Unit , the l" " attendance at the coming , congress wil number tivo hundred , and among those * ho will bo sent as the representative : ) 01 European governments are a numbei who enjoy world-wide fame. A consid < arable- part of the proceedings will be it : the French language , and the cougresi trill sit in sections , so to speak , then being of course no hut ) largo enough tc Mcomruodate the entire body. Tito ses will hut * week. . ' : Give the Boys Chnncc. What shall bo done with the boys is an extremely important question alike to parents , society and thoboya themselves , and becomes graver and mofo tirgont every year. Nearly half of the last tin- nual report of the bureau of statistics of labor of the state of Now York Is devoted to boy nnd girl labor. The apparent ob ject of the commissioner was to show thut the widespread employment of thta kind of labor is an obstruction and a hindrance to the material progress of the country , and in n measure at least to Justify the anti-apprentlco policy quite general among workingnicn. lie explains that ho was led to examine this subject by the fact that mechanics and artisans are moved to put restrictions on apprentices by the fear that if they do not limit the number of boys at trades tlioy will soon bo compelled - polled to work at lower wages or per haps be thrown out of work altogether. The inquiries and investigations of Uio commissioner resulted In bringing to gether a largo array of statistics which show that boy labor is always in largo supply and that Ihcro is also much of the time n good demand for it. The natural conclusion is that in many branches of employment this labor is brought into competition with adult labor to the dis advantage of the latter , and this ap pears to bo berne out by the great number of advertisements for situations regularly appearing in the newspapers , in which nearly all departments of in- lustry arc represented. Wliilo the New York commissioner makes plain his hos tility t * Uiu promiscuous employment of boy and girl labor and his partial sym pathy at least with the restrictive policy regarding apprentices , hn is still forced to make the following admission : "Wo may as well look tin : fact square in the face that there is a rising generation , and that it cannot bo allowed to grow up without industry and self-sustaining ability- " This pointedly presents the situation so that the least intelligent can comprehend it. The boys arc hero , and it is not only a duty to maintain them as boys , but to permit thorn to acquire the practical knowledge and ability necessary to thnir self-maintenance when they grow to bo men , and to enable thorn to provide for the boys who will fail to their caro. Wo should not act upon the selfish nnd nar row principle that eacli con oration must take care of itsalf , for wo can only repay what wo ourselves ewe to the past by making just and generous pro visions for enabling these who suc ceed us to secure whatever advantages their ability and labor shall entitle thorn to. It IB the unfortunate tendency of the youth of this generation to avoid mechanical occupations , so that instead of putting obstructions in the way of the boys of to-day learning trades they need to bo encouraged to do so. There is a great excess of young men in all of the largo cities who are willing to bo clerks , salesmen , or anything else that does not involve manual labor , oven though the service bo ruoro exacting in other respects and less profitable. The professions arc full to ovcrllowinc , with thousands engaged in them who can never hope to rise above mediocrity , and scores of schools and colleges are adding to the number every year. The American youth has learned to regard manual labor as unworthy of him , view for which the folly and pride of parents arc largely and perhaps primarily re sponsible , and it is getting to bo moro and moro the fact that this country must depend for its skilled labor upon foreign ers. If the prevailing tendency is per mitted to go on unchecked it must inev itably happen in time that the great ma jority of native-born Americans will bo lawyers , doctors , clerks and salesmen , while the vast mechanical industries will bo operated by artisans from other lands. Such a prospect is not ono to bo looked upon with complacency , whether re garded from the material or patriotic standpoint , or both , tor the skill and muscle that manage the in dustrial power of the nation will most surely control it financially and politi cally. A movement has recently been started by two organizations , the master plumbers and master painters , which have hold conventions in Chicago anil Now York , with the object of restoring the apprentice system to whut they re gard as a fair nnd just basis. The view of the matter taken by the master paint ers was expressed in a resolution , unani mously adopted , assorting it to bo the duty of each master painter to have as many apprentices as the state of his business would warrant. The reso lution contained a further provision that an apprentice who served his full term and proved himself proficient should be given a certificate setting forth his capabilities. There was manifested n unanimous determination on the part of the members to return to the old system. A similar spirit was shown in the con vention of master plumbers. The results of the movement will bo regarded with a great deal of interest. That it will en counter a vigorous opposition is to be ox- pec ted , but if pursued judiciously , with n just regard for all interests and no1 solely with reference to advantages to be derived by the employers , it is moro than likely to bo successful. A restoration of the old system in its en tirety is probably out of the question , and is perhaps not to bo desired. But it is possible to establish n fair basis on which all parties in interest can moot without disadvantage to either , but rather to the benefit of all. The sollisuness of ono party or the other will e the chief obsta cle to reaching such a basis. It is clear , however , that something must be donate to glvo the boys : i chanco. The Fate of the Hoodlers. The penalties awarded the Chicago boodlors by the jury are said to have greatly surprised and disappointed the prosecution , as doubtless they also did a very largo majority of the public. It is to be expected that the twelve citizens who endnrud the hardships of the jury box during the hottest weather Chicago had known in n dozen years , patiently listening to the wrangling of the lawyers yors and unflinchingly taking the poll ings of the closing arguments , with other privations such as only a juryman knows , all for a consideration not much above the waxes of a day laborer will now have to suffer thu ordeal ot being ruthlessly impaled on numerous editorial pens and held up to public scorn and ridicule as men un worthy to have been entrusted with the sacred duty of administering justice , or atfcllon * .incapable of understanding hn character of the crime for which the loodlurs wore tried. This is the eort of rcatmont usually accorded to juries that conio short of public expectation , and it vlll doubtless not bo omitted in this case. case.Wo arc disposed to , think , however , hat thn jury readied Its conclusions con scientiously , and with careful nnd in the main just discrimination. Kvory ono of the conspirators had the stain of ruilt fixed upon him , but It ought not to jo surprising to any ono who followed .he evidence that there should have been i difference madu as to degrees of guilt n order to justly apportion the penalties. The law contemplates this and presumes that there are grades of conspiracy to defraud , the most aggra vated form ot which it makes punishable with imprisonment of only three years and n flno of $1,000. DllTuroiiccs among jurymen are often adjuitcd by compro mise where there is u.chanco of com promise , and this doubtless ex plains why no ono of the boodlcrs re ceived the full penalty. That the penal- Lies are lighter than they should bo is'tho fault of the law , which should hare pro scribed a three years' term of imprison ment as the minimum Instead of the maximum punishment , with the addition of a much larger line. The boodlor can hardly bo dealt with ted severely. Thu conviction of the Chicago conspir ators ought to serve ns n wholcsomo warning. There are men clsowhoro whoso ofllclal garments are as badly soiled as these of the Cook county bood lcrs who should wisely determine to at once mend their ways , lest at an unexpect ed moment the lightning bolt descend on them. The popular demand everywhere is that the boodlors shall bo hunted down and punished , and thoao who permits in conspiring against the public for their personal gain are certain to bo overtaken sooner or later and brought to an ac counting. Varnell , Van Pelt , McCarthy , and the rest of the Chicago conspirators have their antitypes in nearly cvory con siderable city in the country , and some of them arc pretty certain to reach a similar fate. The Value of Collcjjo lOilucrxtion. The nowly-llodffod college graduate has now been fluttering about the country for about a mouth. The old question as to the value of a college education in the actual aIIairs of the world will begin to assume a personal interest for him. Ho lias hitherto treated it lightly , called it an old "chestnut" with the cornplaocncy of youthful inexperience , and considered it too absurd for serious consideration. That anyone should doubt the cflicacy of a collage education , only siiowcd to him that there is j > till much ignorance in tlio world which it will bo his task , perhaps , to dispel. But during the past months his eyes have begun to open in some astonishment. Ho has run against snags that j.irrod his brains into an unwonted train of thought. The value of a college education to any man must depend almost altogether upon liis character and the calling ho moans to pursue ; upon the object he has in life. If this is mainly to make a living , to take n definite place in the business enterprises or the political evolutions that surround his daily life , the education ho may have acquired in college will be of no material benefit to him. On the other hand , if ho has the capacity to become a prominent liguro in affairs cither national or local , a college education , cvory kind of educa tion will aid him. Many sneer at a col lege learning on general principles , but this is no wiser than to form unreason able expectations or make unreasonable claims because of college training. Lin coln might perhaps have boon stronger than ho was m some respects had his earlier advantages been bolter. There was nothing to indicate that Clay was weakened because he was a college man. The main thing is the character that dominates a man. It i.s well known that you cannot make a wise man of a tool by shooting him through a college institu tion from a .inancial catapult. The strong nature will force its way forward to recognition and a definite place in life bo it through college or through the rude surroundings of a pioneer life. A col lege education will aid such a nature. The instruction and experience a man gains at our educational institutions are not calculated in these times to aid him to nn immediate hold upon the active affairs of life. The time seems oven to have come when the possession of u college sheepskin i.s a detriment to him. It has been proved that the gradu ate must go through a course of special training to bo lit for any special position , just as any one else must. Hence his ex pectation to stop right into the promi nent places at once is treated with con tempt. It is a sign of thn times when advertisements appear announcing that the college graduate need not apply. The fact Is that American college edu cation leaves a man , in most cases , half educated but wholly dis qualified for trapnling with the stern problems ot existence. But perhaps our institutions of learning , nnd these who attend them , are not wholly to blame for this. The tendency of the times is to look upon Hfo as an affair for which wo are in no way responsible , which in reality is not wortli the exer tions required to maintain it , and which it is well to pass through as easily as possible. Our ancestors looked upon ex istence hero on earth as a matter of supreme premo importance. Whatever exists sccmod to them fixed by the de crees of heaven. A man born in the humbler ranks of life con sidered himself placed there by the ruler of the universe and he accepted the toil , the privations of his life , as an allot ment to him from all eternity , from \jhlch ho had no business to try to escape. Life was real , earuc.st , of infinite importance. The sentiment now is that life is not worth living. Let us get rich as soon as wo can , by any means , and puss through it as comfortably as possible. So none now becomes an apprentice , or takes years of pains to make himself qualified lor the calling ho wishes to follow. The world is full of young men hunting about for a "soft snap , " and existence has become a universal scramble , without dignity , repose or comfort. In this scramble college education is ol little avail as a moans to attain most oi the ends of life. In itself , as a source ol intellectual enjoyment or satisfaction , it has its valun and in some situations it Is indisponsible , but in summing up the question it must be admitted that a col- ego education at yib present day afTbrds Ittlc aid in making a living nnd little line is left to enjoy , it as an accomplish * incut , t\ A COXVKNTIOX which is likely to create some commotion In Catholic circles lias jcon called to meet in. Chicago on the Oth of September. It l | to bo a convon- lion of Gorman Catholics , nnd the object is stated to bo to consider the differences existing between the Gorman and Irish Catholics. The complaint of the former appears to bo that 'they do not got equal recognition , and they .dosiro to cnforca their claim by demonstrating the strength of the Gorman Catholics in the United Status , who are said to number about two millions. The favor shown to Irishmen in their appointment to dis tinguished positions in the church In this country seems to bo a chief cause of com plaint on the part of the Germans , but there are other causes of displeasure which they think justify thorn in call ing the convention. The feeling that prevails was expressed by a German priest , who after reviewing the causes of complaint , said : " 1 tell you these things niU3t bo remedied , or you may count the next generation of Germans out of the Catholic church. We have already berne enough of this odious elimination from the considerations of the church authori ties , and the time i.s now ripe for an on- ergctlc and persistent endeavor to right our wrongs. Homo will bo called on to apply the proper remedies , and if she fails to act then I dread to think what will become of our German people in this country. " There would seem to bo in this matter the conditions nnd the spirit for serious conflict. IK the bullet headed editors of Kansas City will devote moro space to mortgages and unpaid judgments in their courts , and refrain from misrepresenting the commercial prosperity of Omaha , they will supply a long-felt want and at the same time .show a disposition to deal fairly with their readers. Omaha is not jealous because Kansas City urcsontod to the president a "plush covered" invita tion to help out the boom. Omaha did not have to send an in vitation to Mr. Cleveland. As aiuch as ono year ago the president and his charming wife said they were coming to Omaha this fall. It is only the obscure , and unknown villages that Unit It necessary to solicit subscriptions with" which to pay for a gilt-edged invitation to induce the president of the United States to come within their boundaries. Upon this question , as upon all others , this growing metropolis is able to take care of itself , nnd in doing so it sacrifices J fices none of its dignity. President Cleveland is glad to.comu hero , without being coaxed and thq pioplo of Omaha will be equally glad to welcome him. IN our special cable dispatches this morning will be found ! an interesting though , somewhat sensational planas al leged to have been , conceived by Bis marck for the acquisition of Holland by Germany. The capturing of Holland by the Dutch is familiar to almost every school child ; but that Germany has now sot its eagle eye in that' direction may bo considered in the naturo'of news. FOLitTlCAli 1'OINTa "AnythlnR to beat Foraker'1 is the demo cratic policy this year In Ohio. Thu mugwumps are making a faint cll'ort to be pleased with the clvli-servico plank of the Ohio republicans. Jefferson Davis says he has no wish to en ter publlellfe. That wish will always bo respected - spected by the American people. The watchword for tne republican party In Now York in the coming campaign appears to bo "Harmony and Hope. " Bon Butler has fully recovered from the effects ot his fall last winter , but his presi dential boom Is still unable to move. The Ohio democrats uro playing for the same stake as they did In 1835. Uoodlo Is trump , and the same dealer is now running for go\crnor. The Union Labor candidates ran remark ably well in Kentucky , and the democratic claim that there is room for only two parties In that state seems to have been upset. General Edward J. Powell , of Delaware , O. , the democratic nominee for governor , Is a man about fortv-livc ye.xrs of ao , eiect In figure , with bright blue eyes , a led head and very pleasing manner. Chicago Mall : Mr. Sherman Is now before the country as the chosen candidate of his slate , as ho is of a mUhty army ot icpubll- cr.ns in other states for the presidency. Kn- teriug the lace with such an ad von lure , It will take something more than bluster to prevent his nomination. Chicago Tribune : John M. Langston , ex- minister to Liberia who Is said to have' come out In tavor of KIUtni'i ! Leo for vlco-presl- dout. is nolonccrsDoktm of by the demo cratic papers ns a "nigger. " Ho ib the dis tinguished Prof. l/unistou now. A remarkable omission Is noticeable In the platform adopted by the democratic conven tion recently field at Cleveland , O. The civil service reform nlank IsuDscnt. and not oven a crack In the joiners' work Is lott to show where the pretentious Impostor crawled out. See That You Dccome One. Jlt'lijf. It Is pleasing In this weather to tlilnlc of the angels. For Instance , they needn't wear any clothes but their wings. Meant for Omaha Cniinclliucn. Toronto Qlabc. An unclaimed postal card lies In the Bow man villo postnflice addressed to "the wicked est man In the town. " . Newspaper Ma Uescrlccd. Atlanta Constitution. The man who works every dav in the week Is a leading member of ( tlie ( anti-poverty so ciety. Industry , sobriety and economy are the only remedies for poverty. Glvo the llluli MR9 a Show , Host on wf Andrew Carnegie thinks Jhat "public sen timent will coino to by th.it the man who dies rich dies disgraced. ' ' ; As long as ho Is not disgraced while ho llvws rich , the man will not bo greatly troubled/ Hettor Coino to ( inaha. A Tucson ( Arizona ) ijbstaurant advertises to glvo for dinner , chicken soup , roast mut ton , turkey and pig , wltn mushroom sauce , chicken fricassee , boiled ham , oyster patties , Jolly rolls , lemon pie , Ice-cream and cakes , all for 25 cents. Bownro of the Tail Knd ofn Doom. San Fraiiciaco Cltrontcle. It ls of the natute of booms that , at their tall end , operators of a sanguine tempera ment come In who never can understand that there is any top to an upward move ment ; they fall victims to their hopefulness. Training DOOM Count. I'ltttbura Zl palfh. A student at Yandorbllt university , In Tennessee has just beat tne world's record In high kicking , having succeeded in hitting a mark at the unprecedented height of nine test , three ana one-ball Inches. A'nd yet some people bcllevo a college training isn't a help to a young man. Grammar Not M Specialty. Chicago Tribune. Some sarcaitlo comment has been caused by the fact thnt the Missouri delegation that went to Washington recunlly had n banner on thn .side of ttio car chartered for the trip containing the Inscription : "The people ot St. Louis Invites tljo president to visit St. lx > uK" It should be remembered , however , that Missouri's specialty Is not grammar , but colonels. Journey. ; ; rt HVircicr U'llfor As wo speed out of youth's sunny station The track seems tu shine In tno light , But It suddenly shoots over chasms Or sinks Into tunnels of night. And the hearts that \\cro biavo In the woru- tmr Are lilied with repining and fears As they pause at thn city ol sorrow Or pass thro' the Valley of Tears. But the road of this perilous journey The hanu ot the Master has made ; With all Its discomforts and danger ? , We need not bo bad or afraid. Paths le.vllhg from light Into darkness , Ways plunging from gloom to despair , Wind out thro' the tunnels of midnight To Holds that are blooming and fair. Tho' the rocks and the shadows surround us , Tho' wo ratch not ono gleam of the day Above us , fair cities are laughing And dipping white leot In some bay. And always , eternal , forever. Down over thu hills In the west , The last linal end ol our journov , There lU-s the Great Station of Host. 'TIs the Grand Central point of all railways , All tooils contrt ) hero \vlien they end ; 'TIs the linal resort of nil tourists , All rival lines meet here and blend. All tickets , all mile-books , all passes , If stolen orbi'gucd tor or boueht , On whatever road or division , Will bring you atUst , to this spot. If vou pause at the Cltv of Trouble Or wait In the Valley of Tears , Bn patient , the train will move onward And rush down the track ol the years. Whatever the place Is you seek for , Whatever your aim or your quwt , i on shall coino at thn la > t with rejoicing To the beautiful City of Itc.st. \ 011 shall store all your baggage and woi rlos , Vou shall feel poi feet peace In this realm , You sliall sail with old frlundd on f.ilr waters , With joy and dollirlit at the helm. i ou shall wander In cool , fragrant gardens u 1th these who have loved you the best. And the hopes that were lost in life's jouniHV \ on shall htm In the City of Itcst. SUNDAY OSSH . FKANK J. UAMOR has rnasou to feel proud of his new building , in which he has placed over S10U,09U. It Is ono of the handsomest structures In the west , and Is an ornament to the city. The architecture Is botli beautiful nnd sti iking , and at once commands atten tion. The Interior Is elegantly finished , and is supplied with every convenience. There are two passenger elevators , in the siiuo shaft , for the use of the tunants and thu public. Kvery lloor and room Is well lighted and ventilated owing to a spacious rotunda which extends from the ground lloor to the top story. The building Is completely wired for electric lights and nlt-ctrlc calls. The watonvoiks system In tills structure is admi rably arranged , while the plutnbltu Is the best and handsomest that could bo obtained. The circumstances under whlcli Mr. Uungo eroded this buildingareproof of liispubllcon- torprlsoaswpll as of his unbounded faith In the iuturo of Omaha. It was largely duo to Mr. Hamge's entuiprlso that Mr. Joseph Sheoloy concluded to put up a somewhat similar building on his lot at the northeast corner of Howard and Fifteenth. The Omaha telephone exchange , now lo cated in the too story of the Uimgo building , is claimed by Manager Drake to bo the finest ana most pcifect exchange in otho country. The opciatlug room with Its now multiple switch-hoards , Is equipped for the service of 1,200 subscribers. The capacity can bo readily increased to 5,009. Klghteen yountr ladies are employed as operators. The ifew Imurovements have done away with the con tinual shouting of "hollo , " consequently the operating room no lonirer reminds ono of a lunatic asylum. There U no noise or con fusion , and the work of an oparator has been made a very pleasant task to what it was under the old "hello" arrangement. Under the old system subscribers always did their own calling. This was not convenient with n multiple board as or dinarily operated. The now system has a special clearing-out drop which only signals by the action of a straight or direct current , alternating currents not affecting it. A commutator placed In the subscriber's boll enables him , by pressing a button on the side of the bell while turning the crank , to drop the clearing-out annunciator. Without pressing the button , he cannot , of course , get a signal to thu central olllco. This system enables the operators to work very rapidly , while at the same tlma they can attend to double ilio number of subscribers. The switch-board is of mahogany and the oflice Is furnished throughout very tastily. At ono end of the operating room are a lunch room and other conveniences for the opor- ators. At the opposite end Is a largo bay window In the corner of the room allordlntt a magnificent view up and down the streets and ever the buildings opposite to the valley of the river and the hills beyond. Adjoining the operating loom comes first the man ager's office , next the stenographer's room , then the general manager's room , and further on the book-keeping department. The woodwork Is of hard pine finished In oil , with ground glass partitions between the various departments. The whole arrange ment U exceedingly convenient and com pact. Beyond these rooms Is a largo and well lighted room for directors' innotings. In the basement of the building are the store room , bntteiy room and the linemen's room. There are twenty-nine linemen em ployed. In ttio roar of the building Is the repair simp , In which the Instruments and machinery are ropaliod , some six or seven mechanic * being constantly employed at this work. The telephone company employs over one hundred persons In Omaha. IN the south end of the third story of Ramgo's building Is a beautiful hall , about sixty-six feet square , well ventilated and lighted on throe sides. 'Ilio public library board are negotiating for the hall and two 'other adjoining rooms for the new homo of the library. The location is central , access is convenient , and probably no better place could be secured tor the li brary until the completion of the city hall , In which permanent library rooms are to be pro vided. The prooabllitvls tlut thn board will rent tue rooms In the Itamgti building. FIIKD NVE is very anxious to find the whereabouts of the soul of David Hoffman. If he will only adveitlse In the want columns of the BIK , ho will no doubt receive an answer to his Inquiry. _ STAM.KV still lives. His obituaries , which have been rend with a good deal of Interest , especially by his old Omaha friends , have been filed away lor future use. PArO. ll.vwr.s has been heard from. Ho is In Kentucky. That accounts for the blac < c eye received by the democrats of that state. IIiiKK Is another pleasant piece of news for Omaha. The West Davenport Furniture company , which established a branch olllco here some mouths ago , has found Oiimha and its tributary territory to bo a splendid lield , and It has determined to move IU en tire plant to this city somctlmo during this month , rtio company will purchase grounds and put up a largo factory. It employs over a hundred mechanics , and proposes to in * crease Its force. _ Kirox , the pioneer photographer , Yho has been ( Jut of business , for 3omo llttlo time , finally rekaluod poaswsloO of hb callery jrcsterday , ftflor ft long ojcctmont litigation. While ho was looking over his fifty thousand negative ? , a representative ot the Bnr. asked htm whether ho had any specimens of the nude art , after the Boston stylo. Mr , Katnn replied In the negative ; he had never taken any such photographs. Ho WAS then asked If lie had over had any applications from women to bo photographed In the latest Boston stylo. Ho answered In the alllrma- tlvo ; he had had hundreds of such requests. Coi.oxni. FIIAKK 12. Mooitns has erected a liberty polo In front of liU ne\v residence , from which ho dally flics the stars and stripes. Colonel Mooros1 patriotism Is only equalled by his mania for playing with his garden hose and watering his premises. From 0 o'clock till midnight the clwneus arc that he can be found any pleasant evening throwing wntor. Ono of his rcat enjoyments Is to throw a stream over his liberty pole. The neighbors say that the polo has begun to sprout In con sequence ot this constant sprinkling. O.NI : of the most romantic and picturesque spots In this part of thn we.st Is located just eouth of the southern city limits , a shoit dis tance cast of the extension of Ninth street. It Ls within thu limits of the property owned by the South Omaui land syndicate. On cither side of the deep canyon are tall and mnjestlc forest trees. The little stream run ning down the canvon Is formed by numer ous springs which gush forth from the hillsides. The stream has been dammed up and a lake or reservoir of clear spilne water has also been formed. It Is from this lulco that the South Omaha slocit yards are supplied with water , the pumping house being located at the lake. Several pic nics have been held In this delightful place , and all who have visited the spot have been charmed with Its suiroundings. The South Omaha laud syndicate , at the suggestion ot Mr. P. K. Her , proposes to make this canyon and the Immediate vicinity Into one of thu most beautiful Dalles In the country. Three lakes will bo constructed , and the ground * laid out In the most artistic and picturesque manner by a landscape art ist who has already been engaged for that purpose. Nothing wilt bo left undone to make this park a most attractive resort. Tun BHK has rocolved a letter from a llooslor crank , who styles himself king of 1C n if land and proposes to regulate railway attains. It is to bo hoped that ho will carry out his level-headed Intentions as expressed in his loiter , which Is as follows : A. 1) . 13b7. Km , ar-S-1. I have decided to reduce the laio on the Union Pacific nnd Centtal Pnetllc railroads to ono cent per mlle between Omaha and Sacramento on all through and local rates. Also freight shall ho can led at the rate ol PI per hundred be tween Omaha , Kansas City and .Sacramento , lam determined that the load built at my expense - penso shall bo used lor the development of the country through which it runs and not the enrichment ot the directors , I am also de termined that California shall have oupoitu- nltles to market her produce on an oven footIng - Ing with the other states east , which do not prow one-half the line fruit and vegetables that slio docs. I shall make the running time of passenger and freight trains 35 miles an hour. ( United K/.KA , < .States ( Heaven. King of Kii''land. Upon the envelope K/.ra , king ot England , writes this axiom : "Tho theory that the ma jority must rule would make hell right and heaven wrong , for you all know that the ma jority go to the former place. " HON. Jonx W. BOOKWAI.TKII , of Ohio , is an extensive land owner In Nebraska. Ho had intended to go to Knropo tills summer , but owing to thu fact that the railroads are pushing through his lands and the country In the vicinity of his largo possessions is being - ing rapidly settled up , he remained here and cut up his land into farms of ICO acres each. Ho has leasud 1-5 of these farms on long term leases. The leaseholds vary In price according to loc.ition. The farms near thu railroad are , of course , more valuable than these remote from the line of transportation. The rentals average about $200 per year for each tarm. "This Is much better , " bays Mr. Bookwalter , "than farming on a largo scale , for sovural reasons. In the first place , It de velops the country and makes the property erty more valuable. In the next place It makes each farmer an eventual ( settler , who will want to buy the farm that ho has been improving and making valuable. Then It Is more remuneiatlvc. " BY THE UATH-TUII UOCTR. Written for the .Sunday Itx liy J. F. Kilty. The recent escape of McCarlelo , in which ho sustained the character of the llghtnlng- chancu artist , as the theatrical people say , transferring himself from the American con vict in Chicago to the American freeman In Canada , affords a theme for comment to the average evory-day tnlnd , and the theme be comes more puz/.llng in Us solution by thu recollection that the king-beo boodlcrs , from Tweed , of Mow York , to Mcariglo. ( ! of Chicago cage , made their escape while In construc tive , not In actual Imprisonment. Complicity on the part of the dec.imping boodtois * cus todian must be ontoitained only to bo scouted , for in each Individual case of bood- ler Illght from constructive Imprisonment , lull investication has shown the characters of the jailers as spotless as thn record of Kheritl Matson. Imposition of misplaced confidence on the slier ill's part must bo accepted as the verdict exonerating him. * * And this verdict Is full of grim humor In the rellcctlon that confidence should bo placed in thu honor ( ? ) of a thief. That Urn man who could betray public trusts , conupt the Integrity of public odlctals , and plunder his taxpaylng follow-cltl/.ons with the au dacity of a highway robber , should have heroism enough to prater the pananco of his guilt In striped clothes In a prison cull to Ireedom In escape , is so ridiculously droll that a man In the throei of cholera murbus would forget his misery a moment to smile at the thought. Vet thn fact is that sheriff * and court ollicers have over placed implicit confidence in thn honor ot big boodlurs , charmed , as it wore , by the nerve , the dash and iioMevvc obU'jc ' swasctor of the men who could steal Iiko kings and .spend like pi inces. Thus petty larconyj Is abhoried , boodlcbm apostrojihi/ed. * , Funnier than all is the method ofMc- ( Sarlglo's escape , repeating faithfully the his tory of hoodie flights all over the country ami Its Imposition u pen a law ollicer at this late day , suggests the formation of a library filled with books called "chestnut" escape- , , wherein young olliclals may read as they run. The bath-tub , as a channel for escape , U like thn drop game , thrcu-card monte , and thimble-rigrackets , thrcadhare.and should tin BO well known by jailors and constables that the mere sugije-itlon of the adiiKe , "Cleanli ness Is next to godliness , " should bu willi- clent to cause them to "turn In" a general alarm. The only wonder Is that a man of Mr. Mrarilo's ! Inventive mind should ru- sort to such an antiquated method of obtain ing , freedom. It will bo remembered that J'rlnco Henry ( lenct , of the Tweed nng , while enjojing the comforts of his own home ono day witli a special olliesr , suggested an ablution as a tlnalu before returning to prison. The special was delighted to acquiesce In the pro- posil , and Genet , In his private bath , swam to Canada , so to speak. Tie ) clt'Kant Cap tain Ilowgate , who pocketed a hundred thousand with the air of a man rendering the general government under obligations to him for his peculations , was also olfured prison bounds under ail Oliver's escort not once , but a half dozen times and so im'at was the confidence In Howgato'a honor that his request tor permission to visit his owu uouio to Insist private papers , Was but a legal foMimlity and thopHucnccof Miofflcfll on Mich occasion * was but a custom of Iced precedent. The captain took a refreshlii | luth onn day and when the officer a\rok from his sleep , superinduced by the captain's drugged wine and In adiuetl way Inquired for her father from the captain's daughter , who carefully lingered the keys ot a plano.ho received as an artle < 3 reply , "Oh , paV | ust stepped around Ihoblook. " From that 'walk around the block , " after the refreshing feelIng - Ing of the bath the captain has noor returned. And now McGnrlgle by tlionolf'samu way has sought flight , thus proving himself a base Im itator. Kcally If America boodlcrs cannot seek a moro original method ot escape from sheriffs who conlMo In their honor ( ? ) than the bathtub medium , they need never expect pardon for their stupidity , however much their peculations tuny ho forgotten , OUHHKNT TOPICS. Mn. llnr.xKr , , of New York , proposes to turn the Mount McGregor cottage In which Ooiuiral ( Irani died , Into a home for old soldiers of the Into war. It could not be turned to a moro lilting use. * * * THE swindling fraternity never allow an y rust to gather on their faculties. As soon as one method of fiaud Is exposed they must diivlfo a now one. Their latest dodge In Now York city Is to put well known names on cheap watches and soli them at lilijli prices. * * # Tun sea serpent which gained such news paper notoriety last year by his frequent ap pearance on the Atlantic roast , U turning up In his old haunts again. If the wily old ser pent would only glvo some newspaper man an Interview at close qttarte.is , wo might bo able to form some reasonable opinion regard ing him , but ho evidently believes In the en chantment of distance and Indistinctness. * * * Tttr.Y nut their convlcls to stranizo uses In the Sandwich Islands , A murderer was given hl.s choice of a sentence of death or becoming a subject for leprosy , about two years ago. Ho uhosu the latter , and was In oculated nnd subjected to thu closest per sonal contact wlili lepers. After sixteen months of such exposure ho betrayed no symptoms of thu disease. But Ills Hfo could not have been a happy one. * * * TIIK London Telegraph Is the richest newspaper In the world. It has a reserve fund of SiytCO.OOO and Its yearly Income Is about $ lMx.000. ) Its circulation Is about iiTri.OW. The London Times has fallen oft In circulation , as It keeps up Its high price of ficenis per copy. Its circulation I.s about 00,000 nnd Its annual Income about $750,000. Almost every kind of newspaper that can pet a foothold in London Is successful on ac count of the great sl/.o ot the city. WA.VAMAKKII , of Philadelphia , Is erecting a building in that city which Is to bo used as a homo for working girls. The cos > t to each dwnller will bo SU.2 > pnr week to begin with. If found to bo practicable this price will bo reduced later on. Tim cast-Iron niles which proved fatal to Stewart's woman's hotel In New York will bo omitted. * Tun youngest and wealthiest race horse owner In the world ImlU from California. He comes from San Francisco and his name Is 1) . J. McCarthy. Ills father bought him a span of ponies two years ago. Last year the boy traded this team for the racer C. U. Todd which won the doiby In Chicago last month. Young McCarthy madu 55 H , 000. Ho took $10,000 of this sum and purchased Todd's brother which gives promise of becoming fast also. The boy Is twelve years old. Verily young America is making rapid time in this duy and generation. * * > A MAN In Buffalo. N. Y. , was last week brought to life again after huIng been dead for several hours , to all intents and purposes , from the effects ot an over dose of morphine. Artificial rcsphatlon was resorted to by a piofcssor vtho had been experimenting In vivisection , with the success above noted. Thus medical science ad vanccs. Hereafter people apparently dead from similar causes may bu restored to life and usefulness. There Is no question but that countless numbers have In the past been put beneath the sod who might have been saved had their friends or physicians known more ot the laws ot life. * * Mr.s. JOHN A. LOOAN is another and a striking Instance of the fluklonuss of for tune. It Is but a short time slncu she was a happy , ambitious and successful woman with a fair prospect ot ono day occupying thu white house and taking rank as thu first lady of thu land In social position as welt as In ability. To-day she U broken in spirit and Injuied In body loan extent that may make her a ciipplu for life. All the color has been taken out of her life and baforo the accident which Injured her arm and shoulder she showed a listless apathy toward all the affairs of lifo that alarmtfd her frlonfls. Mis fortune when It begins to hound a person Is slow to release Its hold. * * Not only does our Bnlf.ilo Bill play poker with duchesses and such like , over In Old England , but his cowboys aio peuetiatlnj ; Into the higher circles. An Kngllsli paper , which has evidently been left , urouls about their popularity In this way : "Tho piesenco ot these nipn would not bo tolerated In the salons of Now York or Boston , yet In Eng land these advontureiH are welcomed with open arms , ( Littered as though tlioy wore Bayaidsor Crichlons , pcimlttcd to flirt with the prettiest gills and man led women , and readily excused if , perchance , llioy have to bu sent homo In a htnte of semi-Intoxication. Some women , who nuu'ht to know better , have even begun to call upon them In their tents and sip afternoon te.i with those rough fellows. " What a Jolly time HIPPO "rough follows" must have to be sure , and how Jeal ous tills newspaper man seems to he. WHAT Is claimed to be the oldest document in the state of Now York is In the posses sion of Stephen Wurmuth , of Fiiltonvlllc. U Is the original Kennedy patent , a grant ot land from Klne Ooorgo 1. , comprlslnc 7T3 acres In Allnny county , on the .south Hide ot the Mohawk. The document Is dated April IS , 1J7. The Indians were to receive two shillings and six puucu per acre as rout for thin tract , lint though the rental was small the wax seal on the manuscript was large , measuring over ono foot In circumference. The agreement Is written on parclimont , and the chirography is small , cramped and Irreg ular. Thn whole I.s said to have thu npuoar- auce of n Zulu war-map , and It would make a rent estate ngcnt smile. * - A Fitr.xcmiAX named Mollnarl has a novel bcliPinu for keeping the poacn of na- tlona. Uu wants thu powers that have tha most to lese by thu wars of others to associate themselves into an alliance lei the ptiri > ese of offering mined assistance to anj country that should bo wantonly threatened with \\arfroiu another. lie puts Kngland first , thu others being Holland , llulgtum , Denmark - mark and Swlt/erland. Thu.su nations could put n million men Into tin * field and havii by far thn prcpondrrancu ot naval power in case of war. Mr. Mollnarl claims that the knowledge that such a Irtimendoui force was ready to be thrown Into thoscdlii against any nation , would ultimately render war In Knropo lmpos ll > laaiid bring about a general disarmament. But who would .settle the war thut might arho among thu members of the alliance ? Universal disarmament can not bo brought about by any such alii. It will IKITO to bo accomplished through the growth of universal BPiitlmant In thai r ' > ' direction. That such a sentiment Ufiroyr * / ing UP and ipceaslliiK' Is unmlstaUeaUlu.