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* m- V * THE OMAHA BAILY BEE ? MONDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1887. THE DAILY PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. or ( Hjn cntrTio : Dallr OTornt ; ; > MJU aJ including Sunday Br.it , Una Year . , i . $10 09 For 81 * Month * . , . For Thrco Month * . 2M Tim Omaha Handiiy BEK , mailed to uny nddiew , Ono Vear. . . . SCO OMltU Orrtrr. Ko. m ANII W FAiwix Smrrr. Hi" VOHK ( uric * . ROOM if , , TRiHir.-u ; 111111.11110. WA1UINUTOX OrrtCE , No. UHKoUltTltSTH STRUCT. All communications rnlntlnwlo nown nndfdl- torial matter KliouM bo addrosaod to the Kut < TOK or THE lltv. All nu lnoH Icttern and remltUnoon bottli ) lie feldiauod to TUB lice 1'uuuiiitNa Co MI-ANT , OMAHA. Drafts , checks nnd poitofflco orders to be in ado payable to the order of the oompanjr. THE BU POBLISBIlTcOMFlIT , PHOPRinOBS , E. KOSEWATER , Kmron. THE DAILY DEB. Sworn Statement of Circulation. State of Nebraska , I County of DoiKlax. jBl " eo. B. Tzschucit , secreUnr of The Bee Fnbllshing company , does solemnly swear that the actual circulation of Ute Daily Bee for the week endlDK Sept. no , 1887. WM as follows : rtaturdar. Sept. 24 14.300 3iind r. Sept 25 . , .14.220 Monday. Kent.M 14,0.15 Tuesday. .Sept. 27 14.010 Wednesday. Sept. ! W 13 , U Thursday. Sept ' , 14.015 FrUUy.Sept. SO 14,015 Arcraco 14.153 GRO. K. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to anrt subscribed In my presence this 1st day of October , A. V. 1837. fSEAL.1 Notary Public. State of Nebraska , I IJouirlas County , fs * Geo. B. Twchuck , being first duly sworn , deposes nnd nays that ho Is secretary of The Bee Publishing company , Uiat the actual average dally circulation of the Dally Lte for tdemonth of September , 18WJ , 13.030 copies ; for October , 1S80. 12w ( copies ; for Novem ber , 1896 , 13,348 copies : for December , 1S80. 18.237 copies : for January 1687. 16,966 copies ; for February , 1887 , 14,19s copies : for March. 1887 , 14.400 copies ; for April. ItW , 14flC : copies ; for May , 1887 , 14,237 copies ; for .June lbS7,14,147 copies ; for July. 18B7,14- 033 copies ; for August. 1887,14.151 copies. OEO. B TzHcnvm. Sworn and Mibscrltxxl In my presence Mils Mh day ol Sept. A. D. , 1887. f SEAL. | N. P. FKIL. Notary Public. THE women of this country are Rrad- tinlly enlarging their "sphere" in all dl- rcctiuns. Several Chicago fcm.ilq crooks broke jull the other dny ii > the most ap proved stylo. A- MAJORITY of the Dotiglns.dok-gntion to the stnto convention will support Judge Maxwell. The UKK'S opposition to tlic scheme to appoint the delegation by a do/cn ward politicians has not been fruitless after all. IN a whisper that was heard all over the country , Cliauncoy Dopew told a New York reporter that we arc one hundred years ahead of Eneland in railroading. Railroading the people's property into the hands of railroad wreckers was'what he meant no doubt. THE Pacific railway robbers have been dictating congressional committees and "keeping" senators long enough. The approaching session of congress should adopt rigorous measures for tliu regu lation of these roads and tak < 3 steps to force an accounting for all the money stolen. FIIOM all indications Senator Voorhees seems to have permanently sonrcd on the president. Ho thinks the latter Is a man who will "forsake his friends and trade with his foes. " If this leaven of discon tent is working throughout the big sena tor's whole system , wo may look for a democratic uprising iu Indiana. r CHICAGO is trying very hard to con vince the outbido world that the pork- packing industry in that city is not de f clining. But it is no use. Oaialm is y bound to take the bulk of the business away from the quoou city in a compara tively short time , if shu has not already done so. This city is probably the mosl favored as to location for pork of any city in the country. AMIIITION of ten overleaps itself. This isstrlkingly illustrated by 1) . II. Mercer's candidacy for county judge. In view ol Ills want of the necessary qualifications his election is simply out of question We sincerely hone Mr. Morcur will , ir the interest of the party , resign from th < ticket in favor of Judge Mi'Uulloeh who lias tilled the position so acceptably lNTU.ur.Kxr travelers returned fron ft- Europe assert that American manufac tured wares are steadily gaining ground in the markets of the old world , llov do these who favor a high protcctiv < ftI land'explain this circumstance ? If ou manufacturers can compete with Euro l > oan cheap labor on its own ground afte I paying freight for carriage across thi ocean , how is it that a Chinese wall o high duties 1ms to be built to protect thcs same manufacturers at home ? THE president of the Toledo , Peoria < Western railroad , on which the rcceu Glints worth accident occurred , says thr the amount of damages claimed is appal ing. This feature of the calamity scorn to strike him more forcibly than the su : tarings of the victims to the road's ncnur ousncss , Heavy damages will open tli eyes of railroad companies to the wicked ness of such disasters much more quickl than any other consideration in conncc V tlon with them. Ouu Sioux City neighbors think the corn palace is grand enough to be vri ton with n big I * . The richness and elc ganco of design that have been produce by combinations in corn are claimed t be marvelous , astonishing even to tli architects themselves. Sioux City clain now , and with good reason , to bo tli corn palace city of the world. She is pioneer in this very appropriate kind i exhibition and has sut an example th : . will no doubt bo extensively copied i the corn producing bolt west of the Mi slssiupi. , Tin : democrats of Ohio are not on lighting an uphill battle by reason their unfortunate record , but they ai finding that their candidate for govcrn < was an ill-judged choice. Ho is said be a complete failure on the stump , ai : in order to attract audiences ( Jcner Sam Cary has been associated with hii the latter to do the principal part ot t peaking. Cary is a glib talker , but has been everything in politics and consequently without Inlluonco. All i tempts to induce Tluirman to enter t field have failed , and the democrat campaign is a sorry ufTair. The ropub onus are making u vigorous and tell ! Bgnt. . Administration and the TarlfC It seems to be generally understood that the hand of the administration will bo conspicuously shown in whatorcr tariff legislation may bo proposed by the democratic side of the next house of representatives. Tlio cBnfnrenco at Oak View of liic prudent , the secretary of the treasury nnd Mr. Carlisle i3 l cliovcd to have resulted in an understanding that n bill wonld bo framed , very likely In the treasury department , which would reflect the views of'tho administration as to what should bo done for reducing the revenues , nnd that the democrats In con * grcs will bo asked to glvo it n solid sup port. U ia very clearly rntlmoted in the paper of Mr. Carlisle , in The Forum , that such a measure is to bo expected , and its character was not loft in doubt. It is to bo n com * promise measure , yielding the tobacco tax and asking that an equal amount betaken taken from the larifl" . No suggestion has been made as to what class of duties will be attacked , but it Is not difficult to con jecture the line that an administration bill would probably follow. The president lias undoubtedly been making great efforts to cultivate closer relations with his party , and to win the confidence of these wiio have not felt kindly toward him. By reason of his paet course of indifference to nnd isola tion from the party leaders ho has had most of his ttucrgcsllons nnd recommenda tions disregarded , so that his admin istration thus far has boon bar run of results in directions in which he had probably hoped to glvo it a record that would constitute a substantial claim to the popular regard. There are evidences that he intends to change his course , nnd to put himself on such terms with the party leaders us shall make the administration a respected force in the councils of the party and an authority in directing its notion. The most important and advantageous point at which to be gin is obviously in connection with tariff legislation. But it is to bo observed that the presi dent has thus far omitted to giro any attention to Mr. Randall , and there has been no indication that he intends to. It is quite possible , however , that that gentleman may receive consideration later on. It may bo thought expedient to com plete the measure as desired by the administration before inviting Mr. Ran- dull to n conference , so that the task of arranging terms and coming to an understanding , it that bo possible , would be slmplilied. On the other hand it maybe bo the determination to wholly ignore the Pennsylvanian , on the score that any effort to strike a bargain with him would be hopelesp. Whatever has been or may be decided , however , regarding Mr. Uandall , that gentleman must still bo counted a very large factor in the situa tion which even the administration may not find it the easiest of matters to dispose of. The general opinion assigns Mr. Mills of Texas to the head of the ways and moans committee , and it is not unlikely that cantlcman will be anxious to distinguish himself by introducing u tariff bill of his own creation. Meantime the subject will grow in interest as the date of the assembling of congress draws nearer , and on no other subject will developments be regarded with greater concern. The Policy Approved. An informal conference was hold in New York last week between tlio secre tary of the treasury uud a number of baukors , nt which tlio policy thus far pursued by the treasury with reference to the money market was discussed ana consideration given to the question of what further action may be necessary uud proper. Tlio course of the treasury up to tliis time was very generally ap proved by the bankers , aud it was admit ted that it had been produc tire of great good. This was accomplished rather through the confidence inspired than by reason of any considerable addition made to the supply of moiioy. The fact was made apparent as soon as the last offer of the treasury to purchase bonds was an nounced that what was chielly needed in the market was confidence , nnd t'liib the declared policy of the treasury did much to supply. There was nt oueo a market reaction , so that borrowers found it comparatively .easy to got their wants cared for at more favorable rates than had prevailed for some days preceding the treasury's proposal. The result of the conference appeared to have strengthened this conlidonce since it developed moro ful ly the desiri and purpose of the treasury not to per mit ttio inonoy market to suffer from the ubsonce of any assistance it can properly r furnish. The most important quest ior considered was that of the authority ol the secretary to purchase bonds beyoni the requirements of the sinkiti { fund. It may happen tlmt tin purchase of bonds now proposed wil prove to bo sulliciont to prevent a recur rcnco of the monetary stringency. It ! found that the offerings are not so libera as to show holders generally to be anx ions to rcalUo. lint in the event that i shall not bo sullioieiit , it is an importan question whether the treasury can g further iu giving relief. It was the ver general view of the bankers that sue authority is sustained iu a provision c the law of March , 1331 , but the sceretar was doubtful , and ho loft the confcrcnc without having his doubts removed. Tlio fact in connection with this con . i furcnco which is reassuring to the ontir ! r I country is the evidence it gave of tli ' earliest desire of the treasury to protec the money market. That ho will do tin to the full extent of his authority there i ° no longer a reason to doubt , but it 10 equally certain that he will not ho it fluenced by any pressure to cxcod win 10 ho clearly sees to bo the limit of h powers. This conservative disposition . to be commended as especially meriti rloua in the present juncture , when thei Is au unusual demand from certai classes for recourse to extraordinary e : podients. An accumulating surplus ly unfortunate , but the situation might 1 of made a good deal worse if the treasur ro should fail to deal with the utmost cai nr and discretion with the dulicato tits toul presented to it.Ve do not believe the ; ul is any urgency for strained interpret al tions of the laws , and the secretary w ! u , bo wise in adhering to the policy ho keeping within his clearly define he powers. iat \t- Mu. JUSTICE Fitxo is quite right ! the ho saying that the dissenting opinion i tic .Judge Hoffman , In the Leland Stanfoi ill- case , can have no legal significance , bu illUK iu characterizing it as only a piece legal luipert'.Bonco he merely betrays tl irritability of & man who has been unox. pectodly prodded in a tender sflot. The decision of Justice Field not only shielded the corrupt olllctals of the Central Pacific from the investigations of the commis sion , but shut the doors against n review of the case by the supreme court. It was R very thorough job , done with neatness nnd dispatch , it was evidently expected to p a unchallenged , but the dissenting opinion of Judge Huffman , locally worth less though it is , clearly uisG'ssa' * the sophistries nnd false assumptions of the judicial friends of the corporation cor- ruptiomsts , hnnco the surprise utid Irri tation of Field. The public judgment Is with the judge , and nothing the justice and his associates might say could change itj Mit. CAHUSLK is in full sympathy with the majority of the democratic party in the belief that the surviving union soldiers hare had all done for thorn by the government that should bo done. Ono of the reasons ho gives why the re publican party should not bo returned to power Is I hat being pledged to a liberal policy toward the soldiers it might do ir reparable wrong to taxpayers. The people of tljls country who pay the taxes will never comnlain of any just and rea sonable demand upon them iu behalf of the soldiers , and the republican party is pledged to nothing more. It will be n sorry day , however , for the veterans If over the democratic party obtains full control ot the government , though whether the taxpayers would bo the gainers may well bo doubted. to a correspondent who had questioned its statement that the tariffed woolen goods averaged nearly 70 per cent , 'the Chic.igo Tribune shows by authoritative statistics that the average percent is C7.2I ) , and it proceeds to say : "It is a beastly , cruel tax to bo levied in tirao of pence on the clothing of the pco plo , when the tax is not needed for the support of the government. " There is no part of our tariff system more unwar rantable and oppressive than that which includes woolen goods , which in ono way And another taxes the people annually not less than $153,000,000. Yet the power ful interest that makes this exaction upon the people will light vigorously to con tinue , and it is to bo feared successfully. Tin : action of the bar of the Third ju dicial district in endorsing Judges \Vakc- lev , ( Jroff nnd Hopewcll will meet with general approval from all classes of our citizens. The judiciary should bo kept as mucii.is possible out of politics. Vr'lulo the republicans have a clear majority in this district they can well afl'ord to throw partisanship aside and retain the oldest and ablest district .judge of this city on the bench. TH'K new sidewalk ordinance prohibit ing the laying of wooden walks within a prescribed district including the princi pal paved streets should bo strictly en forced. In this way Omaha will even tually have good walks in the business center. Several wooden walks are being laid on Dodge , between Tenth and Fif > teontli streets. Tun property owners on Tenth street who opposed the location of the viaduct are beginning to see that it will be neces sary finally to construct a viaduct on that thoroughfare or lose most of the travel. MIKE LEE has discovered by this timn that the Seventh ward is not satisfied with his recent course in the city council. Ho will have to mend his ways a great deal before ho can regain lost ground. Tin : new primary law works well , in the main , but the Third ward tickets found in the Fourth ward box indicate that Mr. Bechel's Third ward friends voted early and often. GitnvEK CLISVKLANU has started out on his swing around the circle with the con stitution of our country sticking out of his coat-tail pocket. GAMIU.ISG as a business will have to stop in Omaha. As a recreation it maybe bo tolo rated in private circles. PAUL YANIIKKUUM iscomingho'ne with his drum muflled and his cast iron jaw paralysed. STATE AND TISIUUTOKY. Nebraska Jotting * . The Daily Press , of Grantf Island , has gone to the wall. Thirty thousand sheep are being fattened toned 111 Dodge county. The Burlington bridge over the Mis souri at Rule is completed. Two errors wore righted by marnag < in Hastings last week , and a very .vouut babe given a legalgrip on its "pop. " W. B. Sanders , u Burlington & Mis souri brakcman , dropped a foot in afrof near 1'lattsmouth I-riday morning aw the cars took it off at the ankle. Charles McKonnon , of Kikhorn pro ciuct , Dodge county , is missing , and it i feared ho has met with an accident or ha been the victim of highwaymen. Master Fred Hollister , of Grand Island mingled the juice of his fingers with tin sweets of a sonrhum press n few days ngi and now rests the remnants in a sling. The O'Neill Tribune intimates that tin seimo of the now play , "Wanted th Karth , " is laid in Omaha. The author i a gentleman of surpassing taste and dis crimination. The Nebraska City paekery has closei down for repairs with a record of 135,00 hogs slaughtered. The amount of casl paid out amounts to 14,000,000. Th paekery will open again next month. 1 Cass county has scored n victory in the contest to compel the Burlington road t pay taxes on one-half the bridge over th Missouri river at PJattamouth. Th amount involved was between $5,000 an 10,000. A large pelican , with a bill as lone ; a a coal dealer , was captured near Cret last week , it measured six feet from tl o to tip of its wings , five feet from the ti iu of its bill to the tip of its tail and wcighc iuK twelve pounds. Kis The work of track laying on the Nortl western railroad is progressing fit th )0 )0y rate of two miles per day , and the roa y will bo complotad to Hastings by tli ro middle of this week at the farthest , rok ; k crossing was made with the B. & M. i ro Harvard , Thursday. roa The now town of Union ou the Mi 111 souri Pacific in Cass county display ! tl vigor nnd ambition of a veteran. Pai of Schmlnke , the handsome senator froi id Otoo county , and 1) . T. Hill are buildin elevators there , and the rest of the tow are busily engaged constructing papc railroads to Plattsmoutb , Omaha an other metropolitan points. Katie Dupes , a fifteen-year-old , livin near Borwyn. Ouster county , attempte the Maud Muller act on n patent ha rakn and made a sad failure of it. Tl throw her fronHho sent nnd In front ct the machine. Ono of the stool tcoth en tered bur loft , eye and tore It front the socket. Her ekull was nlso fractured , and her recovery is doubtful. The rinttsmonth Journal has dis covered "thnt the Lincoln Journal has six men traveling over the state In Its employ on free railroad passes. It this does not provot pretty conclusively the character of that publication It would bo hard to lind it out. Wo dare say no other nowapanor in the state is treated that wny. This newspaper headquarters iin-u'tfiecu the color of a pass m su months. " S. K. Mc.Muriay , treasurer of a town- shin nnd school district in Adams county , is short f G20 with invisible assets. Until about nine months ago Mr. McMurrny was engaged in the lumber business at Ayr and was regarded : u n business man of strict integrity and worthy of every confidence. Of into , however , ho aban doned nil pretensions to business nnd wns lending n reckless and extravagant life for n man of moderate means. Whisky nnd gambling tire said to havn been the means of ins gradual downfall and final defalcation. A number of county conventions have endorsed the notion of the stnto board of transportation in ordering a reduction of freight rates on the Kikhorn Vnlloyrond. Railroad regulation has been the cry of a majority of the pnoplo for years , but the politlcnl toots of tlio corporations have managed to delay the duty of reckoning by faiso issues. .Now that the executive officers of the state have attacked the robbcrios of the railroads , political self- seekers are rallying to tlio standard und some good is likely to result. The Ga/.ottc-Journal places the popu lation of Hastings nt 1',000 and bcliovos "that tlio next three years will see that population doubled. With the brilliant proipects of the future before us , with the large addition to our railroad and shipping facilities , with tlio growth of a iarec nnd constantly increasing whole sale business , and with the coming of extensive packing houses , stock yards nnd manufacturing institution * , it is certainly not unreasonable to claim that the population of the Queen City will double in the short space of three years. " lown 1 : cms. The western Iowa horticultural society meets in Red Oak December 20. The What Cheer mines nro running on full time , about 1COO men boinp employed. L. L. Funkhouser , nn Albin county farmer , raised 100 bushels of wheat on two acres the past season. A six-inch artesian well is being bored at Osceoln. A depth of 000 feet has been reached , with 700 feet of water. It is de signed to sink it 1,501 feet. President Cleveland hasapDolntotl Whit M. Grant , an attorney of Davenport , as an attorney for Alaska , lie is n graduate of Griswold college and the State univer sity. sity.The The growth of a largo number of trees is being tested on the Agricultural college farm at Amos. A hundred varieties of ap ples , about thirty of cherries , as many of plums and pears , and many other varie ties of fruit an- being tried. Mrs. Hannah IJarcell died at the resi dence of her son , J. B. Pure-oil , in Princeton , Friday- ' morning at about 2 o'clock. Deceased -was born in Chatham , Morris county , N tf. , December 2J5 , 171)0. ) In 18W : she started for Iowa , coining by stage and canal , to Pittsbtirg , tlien by steamer to St. Louis. Davenport hna 'twelve school buildings , two of which areframe , nine brick uud one stone. There is nn average of fifty thrifty trees in each school yard. There are 104 teachers employed , littecn mule * * aud eighty-nine females. Tlio average cost ot tuitou of all student * per month is | 1.78. The average compensation of male teachers por'month is $107.48 , nnd of females , $51.02. llnkotn. The now liotol being built at Water- town will cost § 10,000. The Farmers' Alliance company nt Watcrtown commences to buy wheat tins week. IMaiikinton hopes to become a railroad ccntt.-r. It expects the Manitoba and the Illinois Central. ( ieorgo Cnldwcll , a farmer living in Hartford township , near Sioux Falls , was gored to death last week by u vicious bullA A syndicate with $1CO.OCO capital has boon organized in Sioux Falls for the pur pose of booming O.ikes , n new cross-road railway town in Dickey county. A proposition is being considered by the board of trade of Yanktou for the location there of a beet sugar factory , which calls for a beet farm of 1J.OUO acres. The Indians that past through Mnndtin ou their way to their reservation after visiting their friends , north or smith , have : i decided eye to the main chance. Lust week a part ? o ! them , numbering about lifty , hired the largest hall in town aud gave a dancing exhibition , admission twenty-five cents. The great iron deposits of the Black Hills have boon frequently mentioned but scarce with an expectation that they would over become of any value to the country. Tests of the iron ores made at the school of mines indicate that the ores may bo worked profitably by the Bessemer process. These testa will bo continued until the actual value of the ores shall have been determined. General II. H. Sargent , former presi dent of the Fargo Southern railroad , grows one of the largo wheat farms in the Hcd River valley , nnd has spent most of the summer in and near Dakota. Ho has given the wheat crop this season his special attention and pronounces the statement put forth by romantic writers that Dakota has crown 40,000,000 bushels ot wheat this year an enormous cvaccra- tion. Ho says that 25,003,000 bushels would be a large'estimate , aud lie would hardly put it above 30.000,000. LlNCOIjN'8 KAIiatOAO FIGHT. What General Van AVyck lias to Bny About It. The interview which the Lincoln Dem ocrat man had with General Van W yck iu regard to Lincoln's former and prcs > cut conduct ended in the following way "Aro you quite confident Lincoln know the designs and desires of tlio railroads ? " "Most assuredly her business men and rulers well know. For years it lias been charged that rates were double west ol the Missouri river.1 I have in season and out of season presepted that fact through out the state. In the senate of Nebraska nnd on the tloor of the United Stntes sen ate I proclaimo d tlfcfact that roads con trolled by the attn'6 : owners ohargec double and sometimes quadruple rate ! west of the Missour ) river. But the cap ital city of the state and her shippnn were unconcerned. ' I stale that white men were punished for living west of tin river by this outrageous and villaiuoui discrimination and injustice. The onlj response came in a few bass and guttcra sonorous responses. 'Demagogue , . ' and i distinguished R&ornoy of this corporatiot owned by cultured uostoniaus growled 'Anarchist. ' Lincoln was then drawing rebates. Now some of the same men wnose conversion is like Paul's , havi ooased persecuting the Christians and art crying , 'Down with the robbers , " raon vociferously than was done before. Yes sir , it is all important whoso ox is gored 1 am glad that Lincoln is compelled t < help herself and fight the common enemy In 30 doing we may hope for eraancipa tion for other sections of the state. Lin coin refused to aid in giving some powe to the etato commission when creutoi because the U , & M. ordered her to do so Now she regrets hnr cowardly snbmKMon. Had this commission the power runny in sisted upon It could unloose the grasp of this oppressor nnd bid her go free. " "Ono more question. Will thu gover nor call an extra session t" Of course I cannot toll. Jiitra ses sions nro not n popular feature in thi- state. ' No attempt therefore has been successful , no matter what the cause. Thu difliculty was that the whole subject was discussed and acted upon by the Mimn men who will again consider it. Nothing now has tnujsjiircd since Ifta legislature adjourned. A.s much outrage then ns now , except that by n sort of retributive justice , r.s if in punishment for its previous wrong doing , nnd abject criminal subserviency to the demands of the railroads , Lincoln is sulTcring. She is striped now ns then , only then a rebate plaster mollified the wound , It would bo more consistent on the part of Lin coln , ntul n better guaranty to the stnto that fair play was meant for all if she would ask her pres ent delegation to resign , so that new men could bo elected , who nro nnd for years been right nnd enrnest from con viction , but who have been harrnssod and trodden down by your shippers ana dealers , who , for self interest , became persecutors for this oppressive corpora tion. It is a fortunate thing for the mul titude that the members of your board of trade should each know how it is himself. By nil means yoitr present delegation should resign. Corruptly or from igno rance they failed to discharge their duty to the people of tun stnto. The reasons that then perverted their judgment might still control them. Why not ? Give us a delegation honest enough nnd broad enough to have some thought for the whole state. " "You should bo more than gratified that the. course of the Lincoln board of trade is a justification nnd vindication of your position for many years. " "Most certainly. I rejoice at the al liance. 1 only dcsiro it to be permanent and in earnest. I have reason to rejoice at the endorsement of the position I have advocated for years. Certainly 1 rejoice that the men who have violently de nounced my course on the matter of rail road regulations as that of a demagogue and crank nnd anarchist , should advo cate every thin ; * I have urged and de nounce the robbery of railroads more violently than I have dono. 1 rejoice that this army of demagogues and cranks is reinforced by the shippers and dealers of Lincoln and oven by the state board of transportation. Certainly it is our victory , the people's triumph. Let the good work go on. " ROOK KEVIKW. l-KKIOmCAl.3. ScniiiNr.u's MAUAXINE for October has 'or its lending article a richly illustrated lescription oi "The Paris School of Fine Arts1 by Henry O.Avery.who is a gradu- ito of that institutionand therefore writes roui abundant knowledge and with true ppreciation. The article opens with u inef sketch of the founding and growth > f the school , describes the architectural leautius of the buildings , and gives an nterestint > ; insight into the methods of nstnictiou , and the system of prizes which creates such intense competition : imong the 1,0K ( ) students. Thu illustra- ious were made from the handsome holographs of the buildings , which are jxcliisively made by the French govern ment. * * A * Tin : i'noxTisriKur. ° f the October Cen- nry is a striking portrait of Harriet { ceclicr Stowe , engraved by T. Johnson roni a photograph by Snrony. This por- rait is uprouosof .1 paper by James Lane Allen , entitled "Mrs. Stowe's 'Uncle Tom1 at Homo in Kentucky , " which ro- : : ounts the life of the Kentucky slave of lie old time. The paper in the scries on "English Cathedrals" ia this month devoted toTJIy , which is called by Mrs. van Rcnsselaer ' ' of fen lands. . . 'tho- great queen the . nlways imposing , always superb , always Tomendous. . . . Nowhcro"Bhosay , 'is there a moro magnificent piece of : iandiwork. " The text traces the history and disoufscs the trtistic importance ot the cathedral. Mr. Peiinoll's drawings , which arc not loss interesting or effective than in the previous articles of the series , confirm the writer's statement that there no direction from which the cathedral may not be well seen. "The American Game of Foot Ball , " is the snbject of a paper by Professor Alexander Johnston , of Princeton col- lesre. lesre.Mr. . Stedman contributes a paper of criticism , entitled , "Twelve Years of British Song , " bcmeohieliy extracts from the forthcoming supplement to the next edition of "Victorian Poets. " The Lincoln History consists of a con cise recital of the secession movement as exhibited in congress , in the cabinet of Buchanan , and m correspondence of cer tain of the southern leader. In "Topics of the Time" are editorial articles entitled "Soldier and Cituen , " "Personal Records of the War. " "Tho Last Hope of the Mormons , " "i'lip Jury System , " aud "Shall Immigration bo Restricted ? " There are "Open Letters" on "Christ ian Union nnd Baptism , " by the Hev. Her- hurt II. Ilaweri ; "Christian Union and Pending Public Questions , " by Rev. Wil liam Chauncy Lnngdon ; and a note on "Secret Societies iu College , " by the Rev. Charles S. Robinson. * V . ST. NICHOLAS for October is the lu.st but not the least excellent number of the current volume. A charming story by Miss Alcott , with which it opens , lends strength to the hope that there are "moro to come" in the new jear of St. Nicholas. The present story is entitled "An Ivy Spray. " It is n kirmess story , and it tells in a strong , helpful style how a brave girl danced her way to happiness. Frank R. Stockton contributes one of his capital "Personally Conducted" pa pers , on' "Tho Low Countries and the Rhino,1' with abundant illustrations of the many interesting scenes described. "General Grant at Vicksburg" is the title of General Adam Bcadoau's war story , which is pleasantly supplemented bv a clover southern sketch "Olo Mammy Prissy" by Jessie C. Glasior , the author of the amusing story , "A ( Junpowder Plot , " in the Jujy nuipbor. There are four characteristic illustrations by K. W. Komblo. John R. Coryoll tolls about the curious habits of an absurd bird with the queer name of Kiwi-Kiwi ; and Mary J. Safford writes about a solf- rcspectmg and knowing dcg that stopped a mutiny. Nora Perry , Mary Mapes Dodge , Ros- sites Johnson , Frank Sherman , Alice Wellington Rollins , Juniata Stafford , and Margaret Vandogrift are among the other cnntiibutors. * THE QUESTION , "tvliat is Evolution ? " is well answered by Professor Joseph Lo Conto in the October number ot The Popular Science Monthly ; and his defi nitions and illustrations will be welcome to many readers. Another important paper bearing on evolution is Professor Morse's presidential address at the American association. The Hon. Davicl A. Wells gives the fourth paper of his series on "Tho Economic Disturbances Since 1873. " "Tho Savagery of Boy hood , " by John Johnson , ir. , is an in structive study of certain traits peculiar to that ago. In the fourth of his "Social Sustenance" papers , Mr. Henry J. Phil- pott treats of the ' Allotment of Special ties. " In "Tho Oldest Noble of Thorn All"Professor Carl Vogt gives a very interesting account of the zooloirical fam ily of the lirancliiopods. Of rare , curious and varied interest is Miss C. F. Gordon Cumming's "Strange Medicines , " Pro fessor William Thomson , in "Color Blindness Among Railroad Employes , " gives an account of the moro recent ex periences on the Pennsylvania and other railroads in dealing with that evil. A thoughtful nrllclo by M. Alfred Foullco , on "The Language of the Emotions , " traces the origin of our usual modes of expressing feeling to the fundamental properties of our structure. Mr. II. Nip- perdey gives a sketch of "Fltlch-i-nith in Western Africa. " The "Editor's Table" mils attention to the "Encroachments of the Stnto" on Individual liberty , and siiiumnrl/.cs the character nnd moro prominent fi'iiturrr of the work of the recent meeting of the American associa tion for thu nuvancenibnt of science. TtiK OrToann number of the American Magnzhio Is strong ill fooms , notably these by Hamlin Gnrlnntl Kat rutnatu Osgoou , Goorgn Edgar Montgomery , Laura F. Hinsdalo nnd Maurice Thump * sou ; the In9t nnnu-d contributing nn nd- drwss to the Grand Army of the Republic , that will stir the blood of patriots , whether they once were the blue or the gray. In the "Timely Topics" depart ment the opposite views of two corres pondents regarding the Sharp trial in Now York are presented. A physician \ of experience gives ftomo October health suggestions in the "Household. " and the "Portfolio , " illustrated , contains u poem 'llyar's do Coon for Yer Money , " by Earl Marble , a Hallow-e'en sketch by Trobor Old , nnd "The Inklings , " by Alice Wellington Hojlms. EXPLOITS OF A GAMBLER. Off n StenmboAt with $13- OOO Htukow in Ilia Possession. San l-'rnncisco Examiner : Hardly a day passes that docs not bring to light a new incident in the adventurous career of Alfred Rhodus , the confidence oper ator , who recently took French leave of the Golden Stnto after having , it is said , vninly endeavored to possess himself by foul mrans of some of Edward Dolgor .s" coin. The very latest is H story related by John Q. Pcabody , who know the wily Alfred several ycnrs ago at New Orleans , where the "downcy cove" posed as a southern lire-cater and demanded gore if the slightest insult was offered. Rhodus at that time owned a small plantation near Now Orleans , but made the major portion of his money by trading in horses. Ho was nlso to bo seen at every race meeting held in Louisiana , where , being a ( splendid judge of horse flesh , he managed to gain largo sums. which he would systematically lose at the various gambling devices with which the race tracks were ilooded. roulette being his favorite gnmo. Rhodus was young , handsome , dashing , nnd a bachelor. Ho spent freely , and consequently lind a legion of friends. He frequently took trips up the river to St. Louis , aud on these occasions , while on board the stcanlor , ho was always the first man to propose u game of poker. which , having been once organized , he would not leave until ho was Hat broke , or his opponents declined to ulay any more. He always played a fair gnmo , and not infrequently 'won large sums. Ono day , while. returning from one of these trips up the river , Rhodus was a member of n quiet little game of rtraw with two southern fire-eaters and a cola- bloodrd northerner , whoso first name Mr. Pcabody does not rercrember , the surname being Middlcton , and who hap pened to be far ahead of the game. All four men were reckless playsrs , and it was a common thing to see from $7,000 to $10,000 in the pot. After several hours' steady playing the two southerners dropped out , leaving Rhodus and Mid dlcton to do battle against each other. The game ran along quite evenly until both men got large hands , nnd the bet ting waxed high. Rhodas became ex- citi-d , but the northerner kept cool , nnd every time his opponent made n but Middleton would calmly sco nnd raise it. At last Rhodus threw down some bills , making the stakes something like $10,000 , and , with the remark , "I call you , " showed his hand. The man from the north held the higher hand , but ho ncvor got the money , for Rhodtus , with n quick motion , swept all the greenbacks into his hat , and , making n rush , managed to gain the dock of the steamer , front which ho Jcnped into the water , followed by several bul lets in the hands of the despoiled Middle- ton , who , losing all hi.s calmness , jumped about the deck like a lunatic. The cap tain of the steamer refused to lower a boat. Rhodus swum to Innd and made good his t'scape with the plunder. The two men met again in Memphis a couple of years later , and Middleton had Rhodus arrested , but the latter compro mised by returning $5,000 , and. so escaped punishment. _ _ Chinese lOntorpriso. San Francisco Chronicle : The steamer city of Peking , which sailed last Wednes day. took to" China a rompleto set of mining machinery to bo used in develop ing gold mines in north China. The en terprise has been started by Chinese cap italists with the consent and under the protection of the government. The machinery , which was manufactured at the Union Iron Works in this city , is the second fully equipped quail/ mill ma chinery shipped iroui here to the Celes tial empire. " It is of the latest improved pattern. Vicn Consul Bee said yesterday : "Tho government ; having concluded to open the mines , looks to California , consider ing the vast experience wo have had here , for the outfits. The orders for the machinery came by telegraph , ncconv panicd by an order for payment in ad vance. The second order cnrno close on the first , nnd the presumption is that they struck it ridi. 1 have no doubt that other orders will follow shortly. The now mine will be in charge of A. W. Ells worth of this city , who sailed on the Citv of Peking with six skilled assistants , comprising cngincors , assayers , a pros pector and a foreman. They also took three skilled Chinese minors , export in the uses of giant powder , and who will break in the now hands. The machinery gees from hero to Yokohama , where it is transshipped to Shanghai , from thorn to Cheefoo , and from thence eighty miles in the interior of the province of Shan Tong , in the neighborhood wj'ero the first mine has been in successful opera- . tion. The rock so far developed yields from $ : tO to $10 n ton , and some mil- phurito rock from $80 to $170. Consider ing the cheapness of labor , them is moro profit nt $125 a ton than Comstock at $75. The Russians have developed their mines in Asiatic Russia ns far as Manchuria , near the border of China , where the now syndicate1.1 * claims are located. The Russians and Germans have been anxious to obtain the right to prospect in Chinese territory , and the government has finally consented to grant concessions to several wealthy Chinese. Judging from the bright be ginning , 'there is millions in it. ' You have no idea , though , how much pres sure it required to induce the govern ment to permit the ground to bo opened. The Chinese are superstitious , nnd con sider their mountains and the t-arth sacre-1. " Aiill-I'rolilhitloii IIolionilniiH. Thn Bohemian republicans held nn ami-prohibition mass meeting nt the Bohemian hall , South Fourteenth street. yesterday afternoon. No resolutions were passed or committees appointed. hut everybody miide a spci-cli. and nil wcro nureed tlmt prohibition was against the spirit of freedom , and would be calamitous to nnv community. I'OZZOIII. No name U butter and moro pleasantly and widely known than that of Mr. J , A. POZ/.OUI , I-or t'enr.s ho has made him self famous by the eU-gant porfunu-s and complexion powder that hunr.s his name the hittorhiiviii" found its way to the belles of Paris Germany nnd London , Everybody admire beauty in ladles. Nothingwill do moro to prodm-o or en hance it than to ujo Mr. Poz/.oni's pre parations LOUIS KIEL'S COAMPIONi A Nebraska Lawyer Defends the Motive * o the Dead Rebel , A VERY INTERESTING BOOK. Tlio Ulnoil of Abel" The Production of WIMInni P. Itrj-nnt , of West Point , Nobrnokn. Lotils Kiel , whom the Courts of Canada convicted of disloyalty to the quct-n , aud waging war against the government of Grc.it Britain , lias since his ignominious death , been regarded in various lights. By some he has been condemned as n traitor nnd cowardly anarchist , nnd by others applauded ns a modern Moses , engaged m the laudable task of leading n worthy race from bondage to liberty. But of all the criticisms both pro and con , of his really remarkable crreor , It has remained for a NebrasKan to sys tematically enter into a defense of his actions , andbacked by facts and figures , cast n light of martyrdom upon the hith erto unfavorable history of Louis Illol. Wilbur F. Bryant , an attorney at law nt West Point , Neb. , is the author ot n pamphlet entitled "Tho Blood of Abel. " The book is dedicated "to the memory of William Learned Marcy , n democrat of the old school ; a statesman of superla tive ability ; the contemporary of Calhoun - houn , Clay and Webster ; and the pocr of them all ; and , best of all , the fearless and uncompromising defender of tho. rights of Americans abroad. " By way of preface the author stntoa that he has no apologies to otter. "This little book was not written for gold 01 for glory , nor for that fool's gold of fam < notoriety. its author had n word to speak ; and he tins spoken it. " This fact is very apparent to the reader , for from title page to errata the thorough appro- ciatlon of the subject by the author shines out bright and strong. If the "word" which Mr. Bryant had to speak was a complete defense of the motives of Louts Ricl and a bitter arraignment of the powers which permitted aud the govern ment which caused him to die an igno minious death , that word has been spokci1 most thoroughly. The author opens with a complete nnd interesting sketch nnd history of "The Northwest,1'tho scone of Riel's opera tions , which contains a vast amount ol Information and facts gleaned only by the most industrious research. The second chapter is devoted to "Rebel Rici" nnd H sketch of his life. From thil it appears that Louis Riel was born Oc tober 'J'J , 1311 , nt Smut Boniface , Rupert's Land , near Winnipeg. Ha wns the sou of Louis Riel , sr. , nnd Julie dc Lagiroaudicro and was tha eldest of eleven children , five of whom , with thu mother , survive him. Ricl belonged to the "Metis , " or half- brood race. Tie was what they call in northern New England n French-Indian. Kiel remained at Smut lionifuee , trora tha date of Ins birth , until the year 1858 , and it was hero ho received the rudi ments ot liis education. Ho wasin the year 1353 , sent to the Jesuits' college at Montreal , whore ho remained - mained seven years until the spring ol 1805. Here he completed his classical course. After finishing his college course , Riel remained one year in Montreal , when ho went to St. Paul. Minn. , whore he was , for a time , engaged as a clerk in a store. Ho tried in the west all sorts of busi ness and failed to secure any success. In 18G8 he came back to his native Inndand remained with his family until the trou ble of 1BG9. V It was not , the author olnfrap , .Lonii * Riql who caused the uprising in IBO'J. ' This uprising wns .spontaneous. In the third chapter the author writes entertainintrly of "Citizen Riel" and con fines himself to that era in his subject's career with which the reader of the pres ent day is perhaps most interested. After handling the details of Ricl'a trial : ind execution in n masterly style and showing % the unfair treatment accorded his hero , Mr. Bryant says that though Riel was an American citizen ho ( tied in , complete ignorance of the fact that any effort had boon made , in his Initial f to President Cleveland. In an appendix , the author shows tha indictment upon which-Riel was out lawed , the information upon which Riel was tried , convicted and executed , nnd points out the defects therein from a lawyer's standpoint ; several interesting and pertinent letters are ns well included. 1 he certified copy of Kiel's naturaliza tion is also published which shows that on March 10,188 ! ! in the United States dis trict court of the third judicial district of the territory of Montana , Louis Rinl waa legally declared a citi/en of the United States of America. The author devotes some space to the record of the defense of its oiti/.cns abroad by governments in the past. . The decidedly interesting and somewhat novel work ii brought to a close by u caustic arraign ment of the president for his noninterference - ference with the execution of Kiel by the British government , and charges the present administration with n violation of its proclaimed policy , nnd the president - dent with nn utter disregard of the fol lowing in liis own message to the Ameri can congress : "Tho watchful care and interest of this government over its citi zens nro not rolinquishoJ because they are gone abroad , but if charged with a crime committed in a foreign land , a fair and open trial , conducted with n docent - , cent regard for justice and humanity , will bo demanded for them. " To this the author adds : "Out of thy own mouth will I judge thoo. " Catarrhal Daneers. 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