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THE OMAHA DAILY BEJ ] : FRIDAY. AUGUST 20. 1887.
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TUB latest dispatches indicate that it i
the whites who want to "break out. " W
have suspected this all alone.
THE members of the National Hoard c
Chanties and Corrections must have ob
served that Omaha is a cool summer re
sort.
( Jovr.uxou ALVA ADAMS , of Colorado
wants Secretary Lamar to send troops ti
the imaginary scene of conllict in th
west. The terrible outbreak has resolve
itself into a possibility that the Indian
may do something.
HENUY S. IVES lias boon figuring 01
the financial situation in his case and h.i
como to the conclusion that there will b
$5,000,000 loft for him when all liabilitk
tire settled , lie is bound to kcop up hi
reputation as a financial Napoleon if hi
lias to figure all summer.
THE existence of natural gas within th
city limits is now an established fact. I
only remains to bo seen whether it ox
ista iu sulliclont quantity for practicn
use in heating and illumalmg. If it docs
Omaha's future as a great manutactur
ing point Is assured.
C. P. HUNTINUTON , the prince of Pa
cilic railroad jobbers , says ho and hi
follow-boodlers have nothing to concon
that relates to the business of the Contra
Pacific with the government. That re
mains to bo seen. Congress has a rigli
to inquire through the Pacific railwa
railway commission what use was mad
of the immense sums of money wine
Hunting ton testified wore employed t
"explain things" to congressmen. II
lobbyist , Sherrill , also received larg
amounts to enable him to ' 'look and nee
flhat the "interests of the road receive
no damage from the various branches e
government. " It is this information thr
the conspirators will not give and whic
the law should compel them to disclosi
SENATOU BECK of Kentucky was bai
quoted a tew evenings since in St. Pau
The editor of the Pioneer Press , evident ]
anxious to find in the event a motive tin
could bo urged to the confusion of a loc ;
democratic press , deduced as a huldc
meaning "a deep design to put forwai
Senator Beale as a candidate tor the don
ocratio nomination for the vice pros
doucy , " and wont into something of n
argument to justify this conclusion. A
this might have apgeared very clever i
an evidence of the astute penetration <
our contemporary but for the fact tin
Mr. Uealo is by nationality a Scotchmai
and thercforo as near to the vice pros
doncy as he can over get under the pro
ont constitution.
TUB democratic machine in Marylan
is thoroughly organized , and is under tli
unscrupulous management of Senate
Gorman , but the republicans have 01
torod upon tholr campaign with an a )
grossivo determination which warrants
hope that the rule of the muchino may I
broken. To aid them in this they wi
have the support of the reform dom
crats , a quantity not clearly defined , bi
which may prove to bo more considerab
than U now suspected. This reform mov
mont within the democratic party is a r
volt against the scandalous abuses th
have been practiced under the rule ai
management of Corman , the most the
oughly unscrupulous political manipul
tor in the country. It would bo a grc
victory for honorable politics if Gornu
and his following should bo defeated.
A CAMPAIGN has been started iu Cam
da In favor of commercial union with tl
United States. The opening nicotine
a town near Montreal Is reported to hai
boon very enthusiastic , and the mov
mont thus conspicuously begun is to I
rigorously pushed. Congressman Hutte
worth will undoubtedly hear of this wi
great pleasure and increase his zeal
be lull of the project of which ho is tl
author. It is not impossible that ho iu :
be able to arouse some Interest ou tl
subject in thin country before the no
congress shall have adjourned , but b
sides the practical dlincultlos in the \vt
there la a great deal of prejudice to 1
overcome. The impression is that unlc
the conditions are changed boyund ai
reasonable expectation the benefits of tl
proposed arrangement would bo moat
ou the sldo of tbo dominion , while tl
Uuited States , would have little else , tin
additional commercial and ecoudui
'
problems , to contend with , .
Itopubllonnn.
The republicans of Iowa have addc <
.lielr testimony to that given by the part
n Ohio and Pennsylvania iu ovldenco c
the harmony and confidence which pr <
vail throughout the republican rank. '
The cflcct of such examples , in the rca-
suring promise they convoy , will bo goo
everywhere. They strengthen the hop
and invigorate the zeal of the party gen
crally. Thus far in the present year tli
republican conventions have been en
Lirely free from discord and dissontloni
indluiitlng that the party fully compn
homls the work It has before it and tin
the wisdom which has guided It to vie
tory in the past is to bo again invoked.
The Iowa republican convention con
plctcd its work promptly and wlthot
the slightest friotiou. Except tl
control of the judicial nomlnatloi
carried on in an entirely friendly splrl
there was no struggle In the convontloi
The renomlnatlou of Governor Larrab (
and Lieutenant Governor Hull , mat
without a voice of opposition , was
proper endorsement of olllcials whoso jt
dlcious and faithful performance of dut
entitled them to such consideratioi
Governor Larrabee has proved his ci
paclty and worth , and it is not questioi
nblo that the people of Iowa will atto
their satisfaction with his admmistratio
by giving him an increased majority.
The platform is in the main commend
able , but not wholly without feature
that will invite criticism. The first an
second planks , relating chiolly to tl
policy In the south respecting negro su
frago , are drawn with moderation , an
yet the language is sufiiolont !
direct and explicit to provci
any misapproncnsion of its meat
ing. It is in entire accord witli the Her
timont of the party throughout the com
try. On the subject of the tariff the pla
form makers seem to have been less ce
tain as to what was desirable to bo sail
or else it was found necessary to adju
tills plank to fit raoro than ono view ,
declares in favor of a protective tari
"for the upbuilding of American iudu
tries , " the "development of all our r
sources as a nation , " and the "protcctlc
of American labor , " which is in accoi
with the Ohio and Pennsylvania pla
forms , but it further says , "wobclicvotl
taritf should be revised and reduce
whenever this policy will allow and pu
lie interest approve , " and "wo decla :
for all possible and practicable reductic
of taxation , both national and state
There is obviously hero a chauco for
variety of constructions and a. perple
ing doubt as to what the rcpubl
cans of Iowa really desire ou this su
ject. It is of some importance that th
should bo determined , and since it ca
nol bo done from the platform it will 1
the duty of the exponents of the party
policy during the campaign to do s
Uegarding prohibition the platform is ;
unequivocal as the most ardent friend <
that policy could desire. It rejects a
compromise with the saloon , declares i
favor of a vigorous enforcement of ti
prohibitory law , and calls for sue
amendments to the pharmacy and count
permit laws as will prevent the dm
store or the wholesaler becoming a sul
stitute or successor of the saloon. T hot
is a virtual admission in this that proh
billon 5a still In the experimental stag
and that all that was oxouctod of
has not been accomplished. The ;
who arc familiar with the fac
know that such Is the case , and the r
volt of a considerable number of ropubl
cans against the law finds a chief grout
of justification in this fact. The tirgi
inents of these republicans , whoso inll
once will bo directed to the legislature ,
that while prohibition has failed to pr
hibit it has been disastrous to the bus
ness interests of the cities , and they a
pear not to lacR facts to sustain this poi
tion There Is no more commondab
portion of the platform than that whic
refers to the public regulation and cot
trol of railways and other corporation
The approval of the principla of the ii
tcr-stato commerce lavr , and the domat
for state legislation which will secure I
the people legitimate protection ire
corporation monopoly and cxtortioi
put the republicans of lov
squarely in ho right positu
on tliis subject. Other questio
referred to , as immigration , the ownc
ship ot land by non-resident aliens , tl
civil service law , the course of the a
ministration , and the duty of the count ;
to the union soldiers , receive such co
sldoratlon as republicans pone rally wi
approve.
Having thus accomplished the fir
business of the campaign harmonious !
and haying most favorable promise th
no cause of discnaion or dlsaflectn
will ons uo , there is every reason to c
pcct that the republicans of Iowa w
next November elect their entire tick
by an old-time majority.
Senator Allison's WUo DeoUlon.
Undoubtedly Senator Allison con
have had the endorsement of the Io\
republican convention if ho had desin
it. His great popularity was fully a
tested by the enthusiasm with whit
every reference to him was receive
There watt ample evidence that a lari
majority of the candidates eagerly t
sired to formally declare their prcforen
for Mr. Allison , while it cannot
doubted that a resolutio n approving hi
as a presidential candidate would hr :
beou unanimously adopted. He firm
refused , however , to pu rmit this to
done , and his position was wisely take
For all purposes that a formal ender
ment could have served the ami
assurance given ot his popular !
with the republicans of Iowa \v
answer equally well. The count
is as well Informed as it could bo by a
language in the form of a resolution tli
Senator Allison is the preference of t
party in his state as a protideutial cam
date. But the party has committed lts <
to no pledge that might embarrass it
the future , should clrcums lances arlso
render expedient a change of feeling i
gardiug candidates. While most amp
honoring its distinguished leader wi
the informal expression of its confident
and thus commending him to the attc
tiou and confidence of the country , it li
remained free to give its support to nether
other if hereafter the exigencies of t
situation should require it to do E
There can bo no question regarding t
wisdom of this position , both in the I
lorest of the party and of Mr. Allison
of the latter for the obvious reason th
ho has considered the welfare of t
party before personal ambition.
There was danger that thofavorites
endorsement business would become
common as to be ridiculous , and it tube
bo hoped that Ue iudidoui example
Senator Allison will put an end to it. We
cxpoct to 11 nil his course so generally ap
proved that "favorite sous" of other
states will decline lo invite popular dls
approval and ridicule by allowing thorn
selves to bo proclaimed In this way , Th
method has nothing to commend It , ant
ho shows the wisest political judgmon
who rejects It.
Not Mkoly.
Our enterprising cotomporary hn
slightly diverged from the plain trutli
when it says that the UKE has been o
the point of closing its Council UluQ
branch because of continuous shrlnknq
of patronage. The fact is that our Com
ell Hluffs circulation and advortlslnj
have been under lea o for moro than tw
years. The lease was renewed at a hlghc
rate on the first of this month , fo
two years moro. Mr. Tillon , the lessee
furnishes all the news , and bears the entire
tire expense for rent , fuel , telephone
telegraph and transfer of papers. H
pays for every paper ho gets every Satin
day , and for his advertising space at th
end of each month. The proprietors o
the OEB can lose nothing because the
run no risk. On the contrary , there ha
boon a steady increase of earnings ftoi
that source by reason of the gradun
growth in circulation , which is largo
to-day than over , in spite of the despcr
ate cfl'orts of imbecile , would-bo rival1
Another reason why there novel wa
a thought of closing the branch onh
across the river is the fact that the en
tire Iowa circulation of the DAILV BHE i
leased by Mr. Tilton and handled fret
that point. The HEK circulates mot
dailies hi Western Iowa than any of ou
local cotcmporarios circulate in Ne
braska outside of Omaha. Wo are nc
likely , in any event , to abandon tin
field.
Exact I'rapcr Giinrantlca.
The charter granted by congress to tli
corporation which is now applying fe
right-of-way at the foot of Douglas e
Dodge strccls , requires the construt
tlonof a combination railroad and wage
bridgo. This provision should not t
lost sight of by our city council. Th
plans of the proposed bridge should firs
bo carefully inspected and the ordinanc
drawn in accord with these plans. It
now conceded that this will bo the enl
rival bridge to the Union Pacific th ;
can make a landing within the bnsinef
portion of the city. It Is manifestly th
interest of Omaha as well as Cout
cil Bluffs , that the competitio
should. not be confined I
wagon bridge traffic. If , as is suspccte
by many , the Union Pacific is really bt
hind this enterprise , there will bo n
combination bridge , and there will b
precious little competition. When th
approaches are secured and the right-o
wav has been monopolized , we ma
strike several snags in the conslruotio
of the bridge , and years may bo coi
sumcd in dilatory efforts to complete i
Those suspicions are not groundlcs' '
There arc altogether lee many Union P ;
cilie partisans interested in this brid
project to dispel doubt as to its bccoir
ing an active and bonajlde competitor.
It is the duty of the mayor and com
cil to impose conditions in the grant <
the right-of-way which will ii
sure the construction of the brids
in perfect accord with the charter an
plans , under penalties that will ' cause
forfeiture of the right-of-way in' case tli
bridge company fails to comply with i
charter obligations and contract wit
the city. That contract should by n
moans limit the time within which bet
the railway and wagon bridge are to t
in operation.
In determining the street over whic
the right-of-way is granted , the only coi
sideration should bo the feasibility c
crossings and general convenience of th
public. All private interests must nece
sarily bo made secondary.
IT MAY bo consistent for councilmen t
stand on tholr dignity and refuse to re
ccdo from the position which they hat
assumed under the leadership of Rascal
with regard to the police commissioi
but how will any councilman who is ne
a self-confessed jobber explain his all
tudo in the matter of the otlioial adve
Using. Ou that subject the charter
very clear. Two judges , on separate ii
junctions , and after thorough argument
have pronounced the proceedings undc
which the Republican was designated n
the qjlicial p.iper , fraudulent and illcgn
And yet , in the face of these injunction
councilmen have ignored the law , doh'o
the courts and swindled the taxpayers b
persisting in incurring an expense ft
advertising in a paper that has loss tlu
1,000 regular subscribers in a city c
00,000 population , at the same price j
which the contract of last year , which
still in force , entitled the city to adve
Using in the BEE , which circulates near )
7,000 copies daily in the city.
BECAUSE the Union Pacific railroi
bridge has bcon rebuilt is no valid re
son why the Impositions to which Omr.1
had been subjected formerly should 1
revived by the onacttnont of a now brielp
tariff. The bridge has notoriously pal
for itself two or three times , besides pa
ing Interest on the original Invcstmeti
It was an outrageous imposition , m
only on this community , but the who
stato.to treat it as a toll-gate for man at
boast , when it is operated as part of tl
main line of the Union Pacific and ha
bcon so declared by the supreme com
It will bo very stupid for the Union P
cific management to revive the brielp
controversy. That bridge has been tl
sorest spot on the body economic of tl
Union Pacific , and It would bo a poc
stroke of economy in the long run to r
open the old sore. It is a piece of "ai
clont history , " which even fllr. Adams
not anxious to rehearse.
Mu. VAUQH.V promptly denies that I
has any hand in the bare-faced impostui
which the Republican is playing on adve
Using patrons by its fictitious back-yai
circulation on the other side of the rive
Wo cheerfully exonerate Mr. Vaughi
He is a man after the pattern of th
Father of His Country. Ho would ratht
tate a licking any day than toll a It
and would not misrepresent or oxagge
ate for the wealth of Jay Gould , llo is
man whoso bond is as good as his won
and what Is moro , he has a pold-heade
cano and was once mayor of Couno
Bluffs.
MK. Criius D. BKI.L will accept tt
graceful apology of the Heraltl for r
porting him as heading a petition i
favor'of a disorderly house , when In fat
ho hud presented a remonstrance again
It. Those democratic pitpors always dc
light la.Hinging mud at the colored mai
A notion lookUig.nian , arrested in tin
bed-room of a Council Ulufl's resident a
about K o'clock tTic cither night , cxplalnct
that ho was there hdntinc for work. II
was nevertheless gent to jail. An
other martyr to the shlftloss policy of th
ago I A man whoso industrial facultlo
are so wldo-awako that ho question
neither time , locks or visiting convctv
tionalltios in his search for ocnipatioi
ought to bo at largo with scope for hi
Ideas ,
WHAT is it , gentle reader , come , an
swer the riddle , that acquires ago witli
out respect to time , and springs , Minerva
like , into being , fifteen years old ; tlui
undermines all confidence and is jet th
basis of a great "trust ; " that prevail
most when most "put down , " and that i
not prohibited by prohibition ? Wo ox
pcct the first correct answer from lown
where it least appears yet most abounds
Ouu natural gas at the Sulphur sprinj
is not yet sufilolently developed to lusur
the success of an illuminating experiment
mont , but if Paul Vandcrbutn ia let lees
the Grand Army of the Itopublic ground
will have natural gas enough lo illumin
the entire country from Floronci
down to Bcllovuo.
GENEHAU CUOOK was elected presiden
of the society of the Army of West Vii
gmia yesterday. The general , who hn
put in moro years of continuous nctiv
service than any other man of high o
low rank in the regular army , well merit
the honor thus conferred.
PROMINENT P12IISONS.
General Tchernalcll will take the tripod n
editor of the Moscow Uaicttc , to t > uccecd th
lamented Kutkoff.
IJutlieiford B. Hayes Is spendliiK the sum
mcr quietly at his homo In Ficiuoiit , U ,
tending to his bank and his chicken coops.
Tl'o ' famous San Francisco minstrel
' Dave" Wnmbold , Is spontllm ? the suminc
at the Grand Union , Saratoga , with lit
handsome wife.
Judce Wellborn , of Texas , who was ono c
the Lone Star state representatives In th
last house , now enjoys nn Income of 525,00
a year from his law practice.
The family of ex-Governor Blackbutn , o
Kentucky , have been summoned to his death
bed , though ho may last for a week or mor
yet. lie Is dylUK of a disease of the heart.
Ex-Governor Hoyt will deliver the oratloi
at the unveiling of the soldiers' moiiumen
at Heading , Penn. , on September 10 , ani
General Sherman and General Sheridan wll
bo juesent.
Sir George M. Pullman and fafhily nro n
the Thousand Islands. Mr. Pullman has
handsome place on ouo of the Islands an
Is very fond of the pleasures the St. Lawrenc
nlTords in the way of boating , tlshliig an
cool brec/.cs.
Ex-Senator Uruce , of Mississippi has bee
lecturing for a year. "Ho entered the lee
ture Hold , " says the -Now York Fruoina
( neL'ro organ ) , "on a suggestion ot the lat
licnry Ward Jlcecher. , lie lound the wor
very congenial , and his success has bcon al
that ho and his friends could have dc
sired. "
The Kev. Myron W. Heed , of Denver , wh
was mentioned as a possible candidate fo
the pastorate of Plj mouth church , Is dc
sciibcd In the Louisville Courier-Journal a
a man of remarkable eloquence , hut ubouiui
lug In eccentricities. Ho for many yeai
preached In Indianapolis , and In the street
ho looked like a well-to-do farmer , wcarln
a slouch hat and a countrified looking suit c
clothes ,
Senator Jones , of Nevada , Is In a fair wa
fully to retrieve his financial fortunes. "Tli
Bono Gazette" quotes ox-o\ernor ! Stontmia
of California , who has Just leturucil ftoi
Alaska , as saying that the mines on Dnugln
island , in which the senator is largely Inti-i
cstett , U paying at the rate of 3100,000 pc
month , and the milling capacity , heuco th
yield of the property , Is soon to bo doubled
that there Is enough of the precious metal I
Bight In these mines to pay the whole deb
of the government
STATE AND TKIIUITOUY.
Nebraska JnttlngH.
Auburn is to revivify its defunct bras
band.
Howells , with 300 inhabitants , has fou
saloons.
Glover camp , Sons of Veterans , hn
been establisncd at Holdreirc.
G. J. Hess , of Springfield , has boon ai
rested charged with embezzlement.
J. C. Crimmiu , a Scotia linuer , has di ;
appeared and his properly attached.
Eighty of the old settlers of Pholp
county have established an organization
The Missouri Pacific has substituted
steam pump for the windmill tit Auburr
Hastings is to have another wholosal
liquorjliousu opened by Cincinnati pai
tics.
tics.Tho
The Logan County Reporter made il
first appearance at uandy labt week , ce
ited by J. C Hargrave.
A Hastings city official is quoted a
giving whisky credit for the way tb
local ball learn has been playing n
conlly.
The Rev. Mr. Harris will for anolho
year continue to labor for the conversio
of sinners in the Presbyterian church j
Scotia.
Frank Bachus , of West Point , has bee !
arrested tor stealing hogs from a neigh
bor and stands a good show of going t
Iho pen.
Henry Buttorfield , of Ulysses , will los
ono of his eyes , caused by being 'struc
by a weed while feeding llax lo a IhresL
ing machine.
Hon. C. H. Van Wyck is adverlised t
address a mass meeting of Howard , Hal
Buffalo and Sherman county citizens a
Uannobrog on September 13.
The yield of crops in Wayne count
is estimated ns follows : Corn , 40 bus !
els ; oats , 00 bushels : wheat , 18 bushel :
llax , early , 10 bushels : ' flax , late. 12 busl ;
els. ' '
Deacon Crandall , of Scotia , while sit
ting astride a wire fence during a thin
der storm , had thq base of his spim
column scorched by electricity , but wu
not otherwise badly injured.
E. E. Bale ! win , who has had geuen
supervision of the Hulburt elevators r
Springfield , has beem. discovoreel in som
very tricky and dishonest transaction
and has been relieved of his position.
Margaret Ward , a sixteen-year-old cli
of dreeley county , anjmphomaniao , , ha
been sent to the reform school at Koarno
in hopes of rescuing her from the life c
shame on which she had started with th
most reckless abandon.
A Schuyler brute named West ai
tempted to outrage a ( if teen-year-old glr
but was foiled by the screams of his vie
Urn which brouftht assistance , West wn
arrested , but was released on a writ c
habeas corpus and skipped the countrj
During the recent heavy thunde
shower at Springfield , lightning strnc
John Mowhlnklo fust as he was ai > out t
enter his house. The bolt struck him 01
the head , burning a small hole in his ha
and singeing the hair on the baok of hi
bead. Ho was knocked senseless , bu
soon recovered.
A valued subscriber , says the Llncoli
Journal , relates a most touching story c
the devotion und unselfishness of a po
snake which sacrificed its own life t
save the property of Its master. Th
< nake was fourteen feet long and wa
Clrun to the gentleman' his fathoi
who .charged him to , tuke care of.it a
though it were a child. Having a lovliif
disposition , the snake soon became i
household pot. and all sorts of caresse ,
were lavished upon it. The other nigh
n storm occurred , and the lightning wa :
terrific. Several buildings in the neigh
borhood wore struck and destroyed , am
the snake , seeing the havoc , determine !
that it would save Its bcne
factor's house. It took the tine of :
pitchfork in Us mouth , crawled up to th
roof , and stood on onel with the tin
pointing upwards , acting as a lightnlni
rod for four hours , when the electric cur
rent struck It and It fell to the earth
corpso. _
lown.
Uubtiquo emplovs eighty-seven schoei
teachers in Its public schools.
A company with a capital of $10,000 i
orgatii/ing at Shonaneloah to prospec
for coal.
The Iowa annual conference of th
Methodist church meets at Nowtoii , Sop
tombcr 7.
The Davenport Baptists are kicking
against having n saloon started oppositi
their place of worship.
J. K. Updyko , a young man livin ]
near Jcssup , was drowned while lishinj
in the Wapsipinicon near Ottorvillo.
At Clormonl , Ed Darland , a yeum
rough , committed rape upon Iho persoi
of a Norwegian girl sixteen years of age
Miss Ida Schuclcr , of Davenport , re
ccntly received first pri'/o as a singe
and lyric vocalist at the Vienna conscr
vatoiro.
Andrew Harris , a resident of Delawar
county for ever thirty years , was fount
dead in his garden , where he had gou
to do some hoeing. He was si.\ty-si'
yonrs of age and highly respected.
A joke has boon perpetrated on W. V
Hudson , of Davenport , now a clerk ii
one of the departments at Washington
The president has received : i letter iron
him asking him that he recommend hln
as : i candidate to the Bulgarian thione
Hudson declares the loiter to bo a for
Duiiotn.
Jiiss Lamson of Aberdeen has departet
for India as a missionary.
Keilfiohl has a night watchman sinct
the recent burglaries.
Stnnbury , who was charged with rapi
at Ipswich , has been declared innocent
Brown county's total revenue by tr :
from the railroad companies last yea
was ? 3-183.8. ; !
M. H. Delhi , living in Hooper town
ship , near Plankinton , was instanlli
killed by lightning.
The artesian well at Buffalo Gap hai
been sunk' to a depth of over 800 fee
without striking water. It will be con
tinned downward.
Nick ivanovitch , recently tried for tin
robbery of Fink , the pawnbroker , at Lent
City , pleaded guilty anil was sentenced t <
the penitentiary for three yearn.
While Mrs. J. H. Miller , of Warner
was lighting the gasoline stove her cloth
ing caught lire and burned her body s (
severely that she died four hours after
ward. She was conscious to the last ant
seemed lo suffer no pain after the firs
ton minutes. She loaves a heart-brokct
husband and a pair of infant twins te
mourn her loss.
'SUICIDE OF A NOTED GAMBLER
Uo Wants Ilia Correspondence Atl
( trosDcel In Cum of SuUin.
James A. Brown , a native ot Now Vorl
city and a noted irambler , committed sin
eiile the other night in Virginia City
Nov. , by taking morphine. In hi
line there were few men 01
the Pacific coast better known that
ho. During the Hush mining days ho wa :
the propnotor of some of tlu
largest games in the state
Ho was proud , daring to Iho poin
of recklessness , and at one time was m
llucntial in political circles. In charade :
and temperament he might easily havi
been the original of John Oitkhurst
Brown left a long letter in which hi
sa.v-s
"Life has now become a burden. I an
trying an experiment. If it succeeds , 1
shall be happy. I have started for thost
realms of shade where each mu .t tak (
his chamber in the silent halls of death
Address all correspondence in care o
his Satanic Majesty. Ho is a persona !
friend and I think the nldost residnnt ol
the camp I expect to visit , and therefore
can make it pleasant for me. "
In giving directions for his funeral hi
says :
Just put me in a box , and as you an
about to plant me drop in a small llasl
of whisky straight. No lee , unless it i
purified. "
A Skeleton Fed On Dynamite.
A man in Atlanta has been literally fci
on dynamite and has been kept alive will
the elroadtul explosive. A living bkelc
ton lias boon the inmate of the Bcnov
olent homo for several days past , and tlii
man of skin and hones , with not a par
ticle of Hush on his shriveled and alien
uated form , has slowly starved to death
the Ilickoring llnmo kept feebly burning
by the absorption of mtro-glyccreno
This morning a reporter called at tin
Benevolent homo , in Wavorly place , will
Dr. Van. Goldtsnoven , and was nuliorei
into a small room containiim a singli
bed in one corner. Upon the cot mi
James Terrell , who has been bturving It
death for several mouths. The mai
was a living skeleton. Ho could no
move , and spoke with difficulty , but ap
patently heard all thai was said by thosi
around him. His eyes wore deep-set ir
their sockets , his cars were like wax , ant
his teeth could bo seen and countce
through the skin closely drawn over hi !
emaciated face. Ho was a young man
not more than thirty years ot age , am
ho was quite tall , probably six foot h
height , . He looked as if ho might hav <
once been a well made man , but now In
could not weigh moro than thirty pounds
Dr. Van Goldtsnoven said to the pro
prietor that the man was alllicted with t
cancer of the stomach , and the drer.dful
disease had eaten entirely away that or
gan. When ho came hero ho was a more
skeleton and could oat nothing ; not :
drop of tiny kind of liquid could bo BUS
tallied on his stomach , and so tne doctoi
tnod fcotllnK him on dynamite. "I fixed
u solution , " the doctor said , "containing
1 per cent of nitro-glyoorino , and every
four hours 1 placed one drop of il on lib
longuo where it was quickly absorbec
and did not reach the throat. This smal
particle of nltro-glycorio is equal in effuc
to ono ounce of brandy. But for this tlu
poor follow would have died sovcra
elays ago.
"Seventeen years ago , " continued th <
doctor , "tho man's loft arm was broker
between the elbow and shoulder. Tin
bone never knit together , yet strange te
say , ho had perfect use of the arm , conk
lift the heaviest wcighls with , it ant
could wind It around his body In the
strangesl conlorlions. "
"When did ho speak last ? " asked tin
rnporter.
"Y/cslorday morning , " replied ono o :
the nurses. "Ho talked a great doal.and
said ho felt very well. The nitroglycerine
ino seemed to revive him just after tak
ing each dose. Yesterday afternoon hi
called for water , and I gave him a spoon
fill. Ho was so nauseated that ho was
thrown iQto convulsions , Wo all ox
peeled that no would die several day !
ago. "
in speaking of his past life Terrcl
stated that ho was born in Cowela county
in 185-1 , and lived there until 1870 , whcr
ho married and moved to Do ICalk county
Hero he lived happy for several yoars.ani
Ihon hU health began to fail. Ho gren
rapidly worse , and was soon nuablu te
work. His wlfo deserted him and ho
came loKllaula to seek medical aid. Bn
fora the dreadful disease manifested Itacll
h was remarkably healthy , Had a atroijj !
constitution , and was in1'every way a
splendid specimen of 'physicalmanhood.
THE RUSH TO EUROPE.
Already Bring Hookce
lor Vnsfngts Next Vonr
The rush to Ktiropo this year has ox
cceded anything that has been seen before
fore , says Iho Boslon Advertiser. Vor. <
early lt > the season the Now York steam
ers began to sail with crowded lists , ami
for three months the chief lines found Ii
almost impossible to make arrangement :
for all who applied for passage. Tht
boats sailing from Boston , not so fast 01
&o modern as those from Now York , havt
also been well tilled , and it has seemce
as if the mania was prevalent ths : sum
mer to pass a vacation , even thotigl
short , abroad. Various circumstance !
have combined to bring this about , sonu
of them confined to thin year , but sotm
nf the steamship lines are already book
ing passengers for 1883 , when the hegira
promises to bo sUll larger.
The amount of money spent abroad bj
Americans is growing almost fabulous
but the ra o Is clearly on. The current
disposition in certain circles for every
thing thai is English or foreign maj
account to a elrgrco for the Increase it
the proportions of the volume of liu
travel , but wo are inclined to think thai
it is based upon a moro rational founda
tlon. With the wonderful improvement !
made of late in Hie ocean steamers , the
comfort of the voyage has been in
creased. This has always been the chin
elrawback to a foreign trip , aid now it if
becoming a decided attraction. Only r
few years ago those who went abroat :
dreaded the passage , and many were elo
terred by its fear. To-day the voyage h
the chief attraction to many , and hun
dreds cross lor the complete isolation
from business which Is afforded in the
time from port to port. With the tele
graph and the lightning express it h
practically impossible in this country fet
n man of affairs lo got away from hh
business , but he is sure to do so the mo
ment he leaves the pier until ho roadie.-
( iuconstown. Nn matter what happens ,
he is sfcuro from disturbance or anxiety.
The appreciation that the sail can thus
bo made ono of the most desirable portions
tions of the whole journey to n very
largo portion of those who naturally go
to Europe has aroused the passenger
lines to fuirly outdo themselves in the
luxuries which they furnish on their ves
sels. The time is coming when Ihoy
will begin to cater for passengers , with
the idea that the voyage out and back is
the great attraction of the trip. There
Is every reason why this should be Iho
case , and why within a very short time a
simple sail to Europe and return will be
recognized as ono of the standard ways
of spending a short summer vacation.
AN UNWELCOME PENITENT.
A Texas WHIle Goat Italics Cain In a
Meeting House.
The Colonel : Down in Gonzalcs the
other day a Willie goat of good temper
and si/e and with a sweet expression and
big horns assisted at a protracted meet
ing. The ge > at was n great favorite in
the neighborhood , and liked to toy with
people in that frolicsome fashion so com
mon to goats. His favorite pastime was
feeling tor things about the pistol pock
ets of the male inhabitants and sizing up
the overskirls of the ladies. Willie had
a bcaiel on him like Aaron's and a pair
of immense horns. It was Sunday , and
the family had gone to church. Knowing
the innocent playfulness of the goat ,
they shut him up in the kitchen , lesl ho
should wanelur inlo Iho sanctuary and
hurl the feelings of Ihoso with whom he
was not acquainted. Like all goats with
a Christian education and a prying dis
position. William pried open the window
ami escaped.
The minister hail just got all the christians -
tians around the altar in piles and heaps ,
praying that the sinner might bo con
verted during Hie meeting , when then
was a lull for only one moment , and
then the shouting began. When the
shouts first broke out , the visiting minis
ter , who had preached that day , thought
it was the result of his effort , and h <
shouted , "Bless God , brethren I Let it
come. " And it did come , but not from
where he expected. It took him in the !
rear , and lifted him over the altar rail
ing. It was that goat. Ho had heard
the singing , and went over to enjoy him-
hcjf and lend his humble aid in makiii"
things lively. He succeeded.
As William walked up the aisle he
spied the brother who was leading in
prayer throwing his arms around like the
arms of a Star windmill , and he took it
fora challenge. Willie had been trained
up not to take a dare , so he put his head
down and struck the devout deacon in
the small of the back. The pr.iyor was
cut off right in the middle of the word
'damnation. ' It caused a sister to raise
her head with a frown of horror. Willie
took this as a playful uod.and ho knocked
the sister silly with ono butt. It was at
Ibis point the shouting made the preacher
think ho had raised the spirit , and when
William so rudely sent him ever Iho rail
ing ho landed on top of a fat brother , who
yelled like blazes and used language
whieh never ought to bo used in church.
By this time there was a general stam
pede. Women began to scream , old
men to yell and rush for Willie and the
hitler would mecl them on half-way
ground and toy with each ono a moment ,
and frisk them about and mix thu sislers
and brethren up in ti style that was
scandalous , and jump ou the mourners ,
and batter the younger sisters , and lam
the life almost out of the officers who
tried to put him out , and carried On as
it ho was initiating a whole community
in the sacred riles of Masonry instead of
assisting In a religious meeting. Finally
the owner of the gay and frolicsome goat
rushed in and called to William to como
to him , and cofidonce was restored. The
goat was bought next day by the grand
lodge of the Sons of Montezumas , Ho is
is now uetiug as high grand bouncer
every week.
Roarolilni ; lor Trcnniirfl.
Capo May Letter If tradition bo true
thcro are countless millions in gold
doubloons , "pieces of eight , "and ingots
hidden beneath the waters thai luvo this
long cape , and concealed in the shatlorcd
hulks of vessels wrecked in years long
gono. The bottom of Delaware Bay in
the vicinity of Lowes aand this place is
reputed to bo almost covered with these
treasure-ships. A company has ju.sl be'on
formed in Philadelphia for the purpose
of finding this sunken gold. Among its
projectors are men well known In finan
cial and fiooial circles , including the Pan-
coasts , Halls and Biddies.
The company has a capital slock of
$500,000 , and has already begun opera-
lions by searching for llio wreck of La
Dolgrade , a Spanish brig , which , after
being captured with ? 'J,0'JO,000 in gold on
board , was sunk off Lewes during a
squall iu 1811. The privateer which cap
tured her was also sunk. The Phildol-
phia capitalists claim that they have
memoranda niudo at the time by an old
Delawarean , winch show the exact loca
tion of the wrecks. They tcel confident
of success , and expect soon to bo in pos
session of the Iroaburcs.
Anolhor party of Philatlolphians are at
work along the Seven-mile beach in an
attempt to iccover thu treasure of Iho
ship Guatlmoiia. The Gulf & Coast
Wrecking company , of Somers" Point ,
found thu wreck last Mimmer and began
removing Iho sand from about it by
a hydraulic nre > cos * . Recently the owners
of Soven-mllo beach ordered the wreck
ing company to pursue its search no
further , and compelled it to cease opera
tions just as they had succeeded in
uncovering the corner of an iron-bonnet
oaken boi , such us ships used to carry.
Chagrined at this turn of affairs thu
company determined lo block as much
as possible Iho operation * of other
troasnre .seukur.s by throwing rubbish
into tliu excavation , and the iron-bound
box will probably never be recovered.
The original invoice , saved from thu
wreck and showing the presence of gold
in the lost cargo , is still In the possession
of a family living in this county. Tha
Gualimozin was bound from China to
Now York , ami was wrecked about the
beginning of the present century. She
was reputed to have had on board
if 100,000 In coin.
Whether or not the several treasure
socking companies will recover the lost
wealth is , of course , uncertain ; but the
majority of people hereabout are in-
cllned to bchevo that the capitalists
concerned know what they are about am !
will bo rewarded by Iho recovery of many
thousands of dollars.
'FRISCO'S STATUloF LIBERTY.
It Will Ho Complex nnel Will Spenlt
Volumes of Allegory.
Adolph Sutro has let the contract for
the construction of n monument of Lib
erty for San Francisco harbor. The fig
ure and pedestal will bo forly feet high.
A poworlul electric 1'ght ' will bo thrown
from a torch held in the hand , like thai
ot the Bartholdl statue. The monument
will bo placed on thu higher of the Twin
Peaks , so thai the light will bo 1000 feel
above Iho level of the bay. The Twin
Peaks occupy almost n contra ! position ,
being equidistant from the bay on the
north and cast and the ocean on thu
west.
The chief Hguro will bo that of a woman
eighteen feet high holding the torch
aloft in the right hand , and in thu led the
sword of Justice. Al her feel will bu Hie
fallen figure of Despotism and Anarchy ,
which , from its recumbent position , en
deavors to pull down the arm which
grasps the sword. The pedestal will bo
twenty feet high and will rest on the base
cut in the solid rook of the peak. The
entire structure will bn of bluish sane- )
stone , quarried at the San Miguel ranch.
The base of Iho pedestal will bo cloven
feel square and the figure will rest on u
plallorm hoven feet square.
The idea has given the greatest satis-
faetion to those who have heard of it , and ' i
all are loud in their praises of the under- i- j
taking which shall help throw the light ol j
liberty from ocean to eicuan. The figures
will cost $5,000 , and Iho work is being !
done now on the base. !
SDMNKIl H. ATKINS.
A Largo and Imposing Funeral flo
ral UccoriuloiiH TJio Last Jlltca.
The funeral of Sunnier S. Atkins took
place yesterday afternoon from his for-
mcr place of abode , the residence of Mr.
J. W. Whitmarsh , No. 1311 Davenport
street. The obsequies were conducted
under the auspices of the I. O. O. F. Tuo
Union I'aclfic band headed the' ' funeral
cortego. At the house the Episcopal
burial services were road by Rev. Mr.
Patterson , of St. Mark's church , South
Omaha. Several beautiful lloral pieces
were placed on the oaskot and around the
room by sorrowing friends. Among Ihem
wore a whllo tuberose cross bv Sir. A.
llico and Mr. and Mrs. A. Edholra ; a
whit rose harp , by Mrs. C. J. Marks ; a
pillow with the word "Rest" anil an an
chor with the initial A , from "Work
" his fellow-laborers also beautiful
men , - : a
ful lloral star. His aged mother from
Mitchollvillo , la. , and his sister , MrsBal-
Hot , of Nevada , la. , wore in attendance.
These are his only relatives , ho being a
bachelor.
The following were llio pall bearers :
Alvin iMetzler , Joseph Rainer , Edward
Richelieu , Earnest Sfuht , Frank M.
Wooley and Louis Faist. The remains
were interred in Prospocl Hill cemotcrv.
Mr. Atkins was born in Northliold , *
Mass. , November 15 , 1814. and early applied -
plied lumselt to tlio trade of a machinist.
For a long period he was in the employ
of the Illinois Central in Illinois. Ilo ar
rived in Omaha In 1801 and began to
work for the Union Pacific the next
month. His thorough competency as a
machinist and his reliability earned for
him the position of foreman , which place
he filled at the time of his death. He had
special charge of wheels and axles and
his scrupulous fidelity to duty in this
most enacting branch of Iho rolling '
stock made him seem almost indispensa
ble to the company. His fellow work
men liked him. His manly and courteous
bearing endeared him to all who kiioW
him. The large number of railroad men
and acquaintances in attendance at the
funeral attested the strong hold ho had
on those with whom ho came In contact
Ho amassed n neat litllo property by hla
industry and thrift.
POWELL , THE SWJNDLI2K.
Effort to Rolcnno Illtn Yesterday ou a
I'olnt of Lnw.
A. P. Powell , the man arrcslcd several
months since and who.has been confined
in the county jail for swindling Dr.
Dinsmoor and the Commercial National
imnk of this city out of $1,500 , was taken
jeforo Judge Wnkcloy yesterday after-
loon and an effort made by his attorney
: o have him elischarged from custody on
.he grounds that there was no law cover-
ng the offense. The attorney put in the
ilea that Powell elid not obtain any
nonoy fraudulently from either Dr.
Dmsmoor or the Commercial National
lank ; that it was the signature of thu
lector that was oblained by fraud and
lot the money , and for that reason he
isked for the prisoner's disohs.rgo Judge
Wakeloy , however , took a different view
if the case and ordered the prisoner
aaok to the county jail to await trial in
.lie fall term of the district court.
Powell conducted himself witli that
iamo cold demeanor thai ban char-
colorized him since his incarcera
tion. Legal proceedings have been in.
sliltitod in Minnosola against J. J. Hat * .
rigan , Powell's side partner in his deal
ivitli Dr. Dmsmoor and the Commercial
jnnk , for the recovery of the $ ; i,500 paid
o him at tbo Windsor hotel , in this city ,
l > v Powell. Since Powell's ' imprison
ment , his brother , John F. Powell , tried
o obtain from Jailor Joe Miller a pri
vate and confidential interview with thu
prisoner. Hu went to the jailor and re-
jucstcd to be allowed to sec tin- prisoner
ilono. The jailor refused to do so with-
Mit nn order from the county attorney.
'owell left the jail and went to Mr. Sim-
sriil for the order. Ho got ouo lo BOO Iho
iriaonen but il contained nothing re
tarding a private interview , and Jailor
Miller refused to allow him to enter the
ail. He left and has not been in tlio city
ilnco.
A Had
K. II. Day , of No. 1010 North Sixteenth
trcet was taken in tow by Court Ollicur
iVIialon yesterday afternoon for boiiting
mil kicking his wife In a moat brutal
uannor. Siv years ago , at Detroit , she
eft him on accounl of cruelty , ami he ini-
ncdialcly installed in lior place tviiollmr
voman. He afterwards came to Omaha
ind enthroned in his home a third female ,
tut tiring of her hn wrolo a molt touch-
HIT letter to the first MM. Day , bosofoh-
ng her to forget the past Mid como back
o him. She came , and since then hai
lad to Mipport herself by running a
loardlng house. Mrs. D.vy is an attract-
ve and Intelligent woman , and the story
if her wrongs , as told by herself , is moit
iRthctic ,
Hoy. Willnrd Soolt of this city , do-
ivored a sermon at the Highland Con-
'relational churoh , Boiton , Mass , on
lunday last , which has attracted con-
Ideruble favorable comment. Referring
o Mr. Scott's effort the Hopton Journal
erms il "a striking , practical and
iriginal sermon , full of slroiur. practical
nut sanctified common sense "
L. Wnsse.ls , uncle of L , Wossols , 1r. , of
ho Lincoln Courier , arrived here ycstnr-
lay from Now York oily , on his way to
lU uumo In Lincoln * - , '