Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 05, 1887, Page 4, Image 4
v - V ' W ' " * .l THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; . MONDAY , DECEMBER 5 , 1887 THE DAILY BEE. PUHMHIIKI ) KVHKY MOKNINO. rr.iiMs or snisrutPTioS. Ually ( MornltiK IMltlon ) Including fiutvlny m.i.oiio : Year . for MS Month * . r > I'or Three Mouths . S ffl The omiihn Putiilny Iltr. , walled to uny ud- cai'M. Otic Year , . . . . . . . 2(0 . . NMV YOIIK OITKF , KooMKi , Tin HUM : . IM.'it.n- IMI. WARIIIMITO.V OltlCK , NO. 61J 1'01'lt TKnSTII fcTIIECT. All communication * rclatlnc news nnd Mltorlnl inntter xhuuld be addrc-u-ud to the r.linoitOK Till : ( U.K. Ht'iMNKSS MrrTKttS : All hiiMnrM Iptti I-H nml reinlttunrps should be nililrvfcil to THK lir.r. runi.isiii.Nfi COMI-ANV. OMAII * . Drnfti. checks nnd liostnllice orders to Lc mndo payable to the order of the compiuiy. The Bee PnWIsWngCiiiany , Proprietors , E. HOSEWATEK , Eturoit. Till ; DAIIiV IIKK. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Etntcof NdirnOdi , I _ r-nnntrnr DnuKlns. I ( leo. It. tTzM-linck , KPcrotnry of The Hoe Pub- ll-hltip company , iloei ptilrinnlrtmciirtlmt the fiUiiiil circulation nf the Ually Bee for the week rndliit' Deo. " . 1C.1 * " , was as follow s : Sntnrdnr. Nov.SM . . . l.'iSfl ! Hmiday. Nov. 27 . . . 14.I.V1 Monday , Nov.-1 * . I5ai'i Tm'Mbty. Nov. St . 14,1.10 M'Mlnesdny. Nov. : w . ll.iiW ) TlitiKdnv , Dec. 1. , . HC4 ( ) Friday. Oec. S . 14. 0 Avcrnpc . , . 14.810 GF.O. H. 'JV-iClll'i iv. Bworntonnd Mib crl1 > ed In my presence this 3d dny of December , A. D. 1S87. 1S87.N. N. P. rKIU ( SEAL. ) Notary Public Btnteof Nebraskn , I rounlyof IJoiiulas. ( ' * tlfo. II. T7 > clmrk. bcinp flrMilulyMvnrn.de- twrs nnd wijti that he Is M > < retaryof The llee i'NbllfihlnK company , that the actual avernRo Inlly c In illation of the DallvHoc for the month of DefMnlwr. IfrNI , ll-i7 ! copies ; for .liuniarv ' , 1SS7 , ltt.'M copies ; for Fell- mar ) ' . IS * > 7 , l'4.1US copies ; for March. l.W , 14,400 copies ; for April , IfF" , H.Slfi copies : for .May , lt > 7. lt.-27ropk-s < : for June. 1SS7 , 14.147 copies ; for .Inly , 1FC7. H.r.tl copies : for Aumi t , Isvr , 14 , Jfi ] copies : for Feptcinber , 1SS7 , 14j4'.i : copies ; for OctoVw , 18S 7 , 14,43 ; for November. , laiM : copies. . OKO. Sworn to nnd FUli crn > d In my presence this Cd ilny of December , A. 1) . 1WT. 1WT.N. . P. Fr.II. , ( SEAL. ) Notnrvlttmic. ONK < if the luxuries of life enjoyed by residents of Los Angeles , is coal tit $16 per toiu THK gentleman from Indinr.n , Mr. Turpio , is evidently wondering what a dny will bring forth. SKXATOU RIDDLKKKKOEK , whose ears are little shorter than Cleveland's tncs- Engo , holds the key to the situation. THK Mexican railways hnvo agreed to pool. Mexico needs an "inter-state commerce commission , " of some kind. IT appears that Honest George Tiinnto has again shown his hand in assisting Cadet Taylor in his jobbery and job office. A OOOD time is coming for the farm ers. There is a decided upward ten dency in the price of agricultural pro ducts. ONK of the " " ' "eye-witnesses" to the Haddock murder lias been proven to lx > a blind man. Yet there is nothing like keeping Sioux City before the people. CLINTON B. PISK , of New Jersey , will bo the prohibition candidate for presi dent. This is strictly n geographical selection. The idea is to carry New Jersey. SATUUDAY lost , all the Nebraska delegation had arrived in Washington except Jim Laird. Ho was busy having himself interviewed along the line , and will bo on hand to-day. THE committee for locating the next nationnl republican convention should have an eye to the golden moan. Omaha is the embodiment of that term , geographically speaking. CHICAGO authorities have mndo little progress in solving the problem of how- to light their town without bankrupting the city. The gas companies formed a "trust" and immediately wanted the oar tli. IT must have been a painful picture to Mr. lllainc , who was in Paris , to see a probidoiit named and elected within twenty-four hour's. Ho probably thought that .at least all republics were not un grateful. , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A ItOUOII-AND-TUiUILK fight ill the first democratic congrosaional caucus , with nothing more than the ofllco of door-keeper at stake , gives cheering promise of what may be expected when the momentous business of the session begins. Two Syracuce papers have imitated the example of the Now York Heruhl and raised their price. There scorns to bo a general 'desire on the purl of cust om papers to adopt the same course. They have lmt\all the experience they want in the "Cheap John" business ! . THK mayor of Bradford , Pa. , has been fined for keeping nitro-glycerino within the city limits ; the ma.yor of Dublin has boon sentenced to jtiil for two months by the tory government ; the mayor ol Lin coln , this state , has just boon released from jail and the mayor's olllco has lost dignity. THIS New York 3Yii ) , referring to the several cities that will urge their claims for the next national republican con vention , says that the ambitious west ern cities , meaning Omaha and Minne apolis , "are seeking only for some wuj of looming themselves. " Wo know nothing of the motive Unit inspires the application of Minneapolis , but wo desire sire to assure our esteemed contcmpo rary that Omaha is actuated by no sucl BO.fihh fooling as it ascribed to her. She will umko her application from a eon viction that it will bo to the advantage of the republican party to hgld its mi .tional convention in this western metropolis tropolis , andalso for the reason that she believes the party owob this considera tton to the great west , of whicl K Omaha U the most repre : bcntallvo and progressive city. TliL 'Jlmca is further assured tha Omaha does not need to have recourse to uny extraneous means of this sort to glvu it u booui , In an entirely Icgiti mute iruy it ia enjoying u most satisfy tory progreas , with the corluinty of con tinuirg ita onward march , whpther the republican convention shall come hero or t'0'to borao tabs deslroblu city. ' Tilt ) Fiftieth noon to-diiy the fittieth congress vjll assemble. The democratic caucus , avijig cho.-on Mr. Carlisle for re-elco- ion as siHMiker of the house , the work f organization can bo speedily accom- illshed. Mr. Reed , of Maine , will ( jiiin receive the ropubliciin vote for he spcakorship. In the senate the or ganization is already complete , nnd in- crofit in the first day's session of that io < l y will relate to the Indiana , West 'irginia and Florida contests , and os- > ecially to the fir.-it of tliefeo. A com- nlttco of the causus of democratic ecu- ton held Saturdny evening reported avorably to beating Turpie and d vised that the democrats net ogether as a unit in support f this view. The intention of re- lubllcan senators regarding these con- esU is only a matter of conjecture. The new congrcs' ' assembles under ircumstnnces which , give it great im- x > rtancc , and its proceedings will bo ratclicd by the country with unusual ntcrest. The flrt fccssion will doubt- ess be prolonged far into next summer , ind promises to bo an active and strong me. What is the prospect of ticcom- such legislation as the country lopes for nnd requires for reducing tux- vtion , diminishing the excessive rcve- uies of the government , and providing or a wi. = e employment of the surplus on land } These questions overshadow all ithors in the public mind , and re very fur in advance of ill others in their importance , mmcdiate and remote. Men of both Kirtios recognize the urgent neeiwity or legislation to effect these objects , jut there is a wide divergence of views is to methods. Can these bo brought iito.iiccord upon any measure that will ccomplish the deal roil end ? The very general opinion is that it will bo found jxtreincly difficult , if not impossible to o this. The actual democratic majority in the louse is only eleven , and the party islet lot a unit on the question of revenue rc- orm. The strength of thn faction op- iO-cd to any extensive interference vith the tariff is not certainly known , nit is claimed to bo twenty-live or hirty. If it shall prove to bo one-htilf > t the least of those numbers it will bo Iroiigenoiigh , assuming that perhaps not nore than half a dozen republicans de- jlino to act with their party , to prevent my revenue legislation objectionable to t. There is no doubt that tin. ' leader if this faction is-fullv determined to as- ; ort himself in this as he did in the last , wo congresses. Ho has been ominously gnorcd by the revenue reform leaders , ind he has been equally careful to avoid hem. Reports of proposed conferences jotween Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Randall ire shown to have had no foundation. L'he policies ol those leaders , there is every reason to believe , will bo found vs hostile as ever. There is great possi bility that nn effort will be made to cx- iluilo the latter from the party councils , which could servo only to intensify the lostility. Such is the situation at the Beginning of the now congress , and it s certainly an unpromising ono. There is really less reason to expect wine revenue legislation of this con- re. s than there was of the Inst , in which the democrats had a majority of 'orty , nnd in which , also , they had cndorn who will bo absent from the fiftieth congress. The only respect in which the conditions are changed is the 'act that the presidential election is nearer , but it is not apparent that this consideration is exerting nny influence upon those democrats in congress who iiave hitherto opposed the will of the majority. The CrlHlH Knfoly I > AHNO < I. The French republic is on a more stable and secure basis to-day than it lias over been before. There 1ms been in attestation of loyalty to the republi can system , and a vindication of patriot- sin , which have gone very far to remove ill the doubt that was entertained re garding the fitness of the French people 'or republican government nnd a sincer ity of their devotion to that kind of gov ernment. What was universally regarded as a perilous crisis , involving ilmost any political possibility. , baa boon safely passed. Except a few noisy dem onstrations in the streets of Paris , readily suppressed by the vigilance and firmness of General Saussior , there was nothing to disturb the tranquility of the nation or disturb tno regular progress of the people's affairs. The assembling of the national congress at Versailles on Saturday was signali/.ed by no extraordiniiryciroumstaneos. The intervening time since the resignation of M. Gravy had boon fully occupied by the various leaders in a careful survey of the situation and a thoughtful can vass of the conditions surrounding the men most prominent for the succession. The result was the selection of a candi date upon whom the republicans could unite and who was elected on the second end ballot by a majority o decisive as to effectually silence all opposition. The prompt accomplishment of this was duo in no small degree to the patriotic course of some of the leaders , conspicuously Ferry and Do Froycinct , who publicly aban doned all personal claims in the inter est of the republic. It was a critical juncture when men of unscrupulous ambition might have brought on the most calamitous consequences by seek ing their personal ends at the saerilico of every other consideration , nnd those who patriotically rejected the oppor tunity Jmvo earned the right to nn hon orable fame greater than the presi dency , gained by unworthy means could possibly have bestowed. Carnet , the new president of France , 1ms not been greatly distinguished in the national councils , but ho seems to bo known and respected as a mnn pos sessing all the qualifications necessary to a successful performance of the executive duties. While never having bcon an activepoliticiauhohasncliiovcO reputation as a wise and prudent finan cier , and Franco at this time has usofor the talent of such a man. He will prob ably have no difllculty in forming ministry that will bo entirely accepta ble to the country. Thq popularity o his election will be a strong inducement * to aspiring politicians to become identi fied with his administration , which , it ib believed , will be earnestly directed to conserving the ponce nnd welfare of the nation. With a most honorable ances try , identified with republicanism , and himself most thoroughly ol thntpolitlcnl faith , President Carnet , supported by the confidence of the great majority of the people of France , has the oppor tunity to fix more firmly the foundations of the republic , nnd in nil respects to advance the interests nnd welfare of his country. The friends of republican government everywhere arc to bo con gratulated upon the peaceful and prompt termination of the crisis in France. In It Political ninckmnll ? The oltl water-soaked Douglas street raft Is evidently anxious to make another raise. It is presumed that stock in the recently rejuvenated concern has become almost worthless and is a drug in the Omaha market. Extravagant bills for election tickets nnd campaign documents must be paid. Every man who was a candidate or whoever over intimated that he mightjjo a can didate , is , it appears , liable to an assess ment. Dr. George Roborls , of Creighton , candidate for regent of the elate uni versity , was assessed $50. Mr. Roberts had already contributed to his county campaign fund , and knowing that the ofllcc of regent Avas merely honorary , with neither salary nor compensation , concluded he would not pay into the state campaign fund the amount de manded. The coinimttof ! finally made a sight draft on him , which ho refused to honor. Under ordinary circumstances this would have ended the matter. Hut C'adct Taylor , the old Nebraska pioneer who has spent about twelve month.of his life in this stajc laboring for the campaign fund , writes the following suggestive loiter : OMAII \ , Neb. , Nov. * , lS.ST.--Dr. Geonre HoGcrts. CroiKliton , Neb. Hear Sir : Wo arc advised by thu st tc central committee Unit yon have not only fuilon to pay your shutv of campaign expenses , but within u diiy or two a ih-.iH nmilo upon yon lias been ruturncd un paid. Hy this action you compel others to pay your debts. This is bo unusual that , before commenting thereon in the JfciMiMfcrm Wslmll ( be very k'lad to have your explanation. Very re spectfully , C.\DIT : T.tvi.i ! . How long. pray , bus C'adot Taylor been the guardian of the slate central committee ? How long ago. we wonder , didthcropublioan parly of ihis' > lite ! < > oni- nirssion the Omaha JtcfmdUmu or tin.ee - otary of its romjmiy to levy blaokmiiil upon republicans who have lived for vcnrs in our state ? Why did Mr. Roberts have any ' 'share of campaign expenses" if ho had already subscribed to liis county's campaign fund ? Why ind how did ho compel others to pay lis debts ? Anil even if Mr. Roberts wa- morally responsible for the amount claimed by the committee , tfhy should Jadot Taylor threaten to "comment' ' in lis rcudcrlcH-s paper , it it were not for he designed purpose of blackmailing Mr. Roberts ? If the republican state central com- niltee is in collusion with a gang of reckless politicians and foundering justness men , its members had better call a halt. The party cannot afford V > ) lecd its candidates with suspicious ihrcata of "comment" because they reuse - ! use to pay tin excessive nnd unjust as sessment. Postal Service Postmaster General' Vilas thinks there is need of reform in the postal service , especially in regard to the compensation of third-class poslmas- iors. If the business of such an office amounts to , say $8,000 , the postmaster must boar all expenses , nnd there will bo loft for himself only what remains of his salary of $1,000. If the business is only 8100 more , the postmaster , who will then belong to the second class , re ceives $2,000 not for his services , the government paying all expenses. A third-class postmaster must often pay out of his salary more than half for as sistance and office rent , besides doing a large part of the work himself. This is manifestly an unjust arrangement. The postmaster general advises1 a re- classification. Ho would operate all offices whoso receipts aggregate 93,000 or less a * fourth-class offices now are managed. All over that figure ho would make salaried offices , with the expenses paid by the govermriont , The pay of postmasters of this class would , of course , bo proportioned to the amount of business done. Offices of this class might bo separated into two divi sions , those whoso business amounts to moro than $30,000 constituting the first , and those from $3,000 to $30,000 the second end class. On this plan the upper salaried offices would number 118 , the lower 1,171 , and the third , or commission offices , 53,815. Another important recommendation Is that the government should erect the buildings for these 1,171 middle-class offices , all built alike and expressly for the postal service. This looks like a reasonable suggcston. ; As this class of offices are now operated they are often found not only in strange but also very inconvenient locations , accordingto the whim or convenience of the postmaster. The People's Favorite. The SUNDAY BKK of yesterday was not only a complete newspaper , but it was a model of journalistic enterprise. Sixteen pages containing fresh and original comment from the pens of some of the most popular writers of the day ; carefully selected miscellany ; a full and complete narration of all local happen ings ; special state telegrams from all parts of Nebraska and Iowa ; news from all parts of this continent by special service and Associated press , with the first page filled wilh special cablegrams from all the news centers of the old world. The SUNDAY BIB compares as a news paper with any publication in the west , and KO far distances its drowsy compet itors that comparison is a useless task. It was a great undertaking oa the part of the BUB to attempt to handle the cablegrams of the Now York J/cniM. Yet the money was expended and the thousands of readers of the BUB are served each morning with the cable grams that appear the same day in the New-York J/emW. This and other enterprises are the marked. . advantages pdssesicd by the 3KK , which have caused it to stand at he head of western nowepajwrs. Tun Burlington began Its fast train Fcrvico yesterday between Chicago and Denver by the way1 of Omaha , This will , icccssarily , bo followed by equally as list time on the part of the other roads Between Chicago and Omaha. This 'ratifying change is not duo so much .0 the Burlington folks as it is to Tom L'otlor , vice president of the Union Pacific. Mr. Potter , by decreasing the : imo between Omiihn , Denver and San [ Yanci&co over his road , forced the Burlington to follow suit. Mr. Potter's enterprise is appreciated by the public. Had ho taken charge of the Union Pa cific years ago that r md would long ago iiavo been brought out of the mire. Mr. Potter is a man of nerve , judgment and prompt and decisive action , and is proving a very valuable acquisition lo the Union Pacific. Tin : only objection that has bcc.ii raised against locating the national re- lublicnn convention in Omaha is the inability to properly accommodate the quests. This is a mistake , as the Ne braska committee will show upon its ar rival in Washington. Omaha can find quarters for every one who attends the convention. Every delegate can IKS as signed a room before the date of the convention and the exposition building an be easily thrown into one large room for the accommodation of the con vention itself. It is generally conceded that Omaha stands a good show of secur ing the .prize. She has influential friends' ' all through the west at work in ler behalf. Ax ordinance was passed by the conn- , cil some time ago for the regulation of the construction of sidewalks in the justness center. The intention was that the sidewalks should be of uniform /rado and of dnrable material , nnd that old and dilapidated walks should be re- jlneed with new ones. The ordinance so far is a dead-letter. The authorities at once see that it is strictly enforced - ' forced all along the line , nnd that the walks are put in a condition lo correspond spend wilh the paved streets. STATIC JOTTINGS. The wild boy of the Nemaha bottoms ins been given n well earned rest. His escapades arc a trifle woolly. Dodge county will give $200 f urn brief iitorviow with the lire bug who burned .ho Plutto river railroad bridge , pnuilm is threatened wilh another ; nir lino. " the latest direct. U > Mexico. wilLoventmUly parallel that built lo Yankton. P. F. O'SullivniU assistant postmaster of West Point , isi > booked for several weary weeks of pat9 with a broken leg 'or a partner. The express messdngors on the Ellc- mrn Valley road nrun from Missouri Valley to Sturgis , -Dak. , u distance of ioO mile * , without rest. "Hurrah for Omftna , ' ' heartily shouts he Holdrego Nujjjiet , coupling it with i hope that the metropolis will capture .lie national republican convention. Homer , in Dnkotmcounty , is an active rival of Ponca iif pcrpetrat'insr coal Ilnds. It is believed to have a continua tion of the Omaha find ol Thanksgiving. 1880. The dnshing and handsome wife of the editor of the Palmyra Pilot is the Intent mysterious disappearance. " It is feared she has made away with Ne braska City's wild boy. The famous Second regiment-band of Nebraska C'ity is no more. The mem bers grew weary of blowing in both money and wind to give the city a sil ver cornet. The last toot in Chicago broke their burdened horns. lfho city of Beatrice has been thrown into political chaos by the announce ment that Senator Paddock wants to represent her in the nationnl republican convention. The brigndiorsof the rank and file are already combining to cap ture the "power and prestige' ' of the position. Columbus reports that the niggardly economy of the Union Pacific strike's the maimed veterans of the company with greatest force. Aaron Cue , who was crippled for life by a snow plow last winter and given a job as crossing watchman , had his wages cut down from S40 to $25. It is a clear case of.starvc or resign. .Tohnny Price , a slippery son of York , who forged the name of his father nnd others to notes , and relieved "bankers nnd money lender * of $20,01)0 ) , was run down in Kansas and escorted home , lie has had a wild time on the proceeds of bin ponnmnshlp , and will now rest and rooupornto in Lincoln. His people are among the bust in York. The canning factory at Blair bus closed a profitable season with a record of 308,000 cans of splendid corn , 2-li,000 ( of peas , 13(5,000 ( of tomatoes , and of beans , pumpkins and apples sufficient lo bttoll the total lo 834,000 cann. The value of thu goods packed in $1)7,800 , and two-thirds of thu slock has been sold. The factory has been a sucivss beyond anticipation ; ) , profitable alike to farmers , owners and employes. Willie Junes , a budding genius of Blair , who built a gun out of gas pipe and Iiruil the breach into his skull , two weeks ago , died early last week and was buried Monday. His death caiiicd a deep feeling of sadness and sympathy , the schools wore suspended to' give h'is playmates an opportunity to attend the funeral , and become Jmprossud with the uncertainties of life 111 the midst of powder and guns. A score or more cundlo lights of de mocracy display uncommon levity in the midst of death. " TheyalTect "I-told-you- so" expressions and qmint to the lingo majority of Judge Maxwell as a warn ing to the party to pU up better timber or retire from buHiiioss. The fact is that Judge Maxwell proved to bo an ir resistible jurist , who stood by the interests of the mlwy as against the few , and democrats as well as republi cans attested their regard for his work by their votes. Mr. O'Dny sacrificed himself for the sake of party , without the slightest oxpqetation of being elected. His nbili\y and integrity en titles hi into respectful treatment in the house of his tricnds. H. R. Crouch teaches in a district school in Gage county. What ho lacks in brains and manliness ho makes up with the gad. Last week ho inau gurated the cramming system nnd un mercifully beat a small boy for missing in his spelling lesson. The boy's body was frightfully bruised and cut. It is almost beyond belief that the inhuman hounds of the sixties are yet abroad in a land where hemp grows luxuriantly from tree tops. Crouch will likely es cape with u slight fine , but the father of the beaten boy will not increase Itts stock ofself-respect and neighborly regard lfho permits that incarnate cur to crawl out of the county with a sound carcass. , . "Omaha isagrcatclty'in ' thcpplniou of the North Bond Flnll , "and its con temporaries on the American continent may as well admit the fact that it is a strong nnd earnest competitor to the title of emporium of the west. It is on- ioytng a steady nnd sturdy growth that Is astounding , and the visitor of n year ago is lost when ho trends its magnifi cent marts of to-day. The buildings now being erected are all of metropolitan height , style nnd iluisli , nnd its busi ness men take great pride in what they flatter themselves ia lo bo the queen city of the west. The state may well bo proud of its first city and glory in its well-deserved prosperity. " The Creighton Pioneer reports Uint Dr. George Robert , regent-elect on the republican ticket , was assessed $ oO for campaign expenses by the state central committee. The doctor preferred con tributing to the county campaign and so informed the committee. Some time after the committee drew on him for the amount , but. ho declined to honor the draft. Now comes the Omaha Republican through Cadet Taylor with the following threat and letter , dated "Omaha , Nov. 28 , 18S7 : Weareadviscd by the stale central committee that you have not only failed to pay vrtur share of campaign expenses , but within a day or two a draft made upon you has been returned unpaid. By this action you compel others to pay your debts. Till is so unusual , tnat , "before commenting thereon in the Republican , wo shall be very glad to have your explanation.1' Plnttsmouth is not ambitious to rival Nebraska C'itv as a sensation and wild boy center , lle'r warm blood flounders through modest veins , and revolts at pica headlines and naked notoriety. This explains the slow-mule pace of de tails of a recent astounding occurencc in that city. The ice gorge above Omaha last week , it appears , reduced the river at Plattsmouth to a narrow gurgling stream. For several days an unusual commotion was noticed in the waters on the river front , but no atten tion was paid to is until late Thursday evening , when a monster of unsightly shape crawled on the sandbar and made for the shore. The people around the depot were paralyzed with fear , nnd for minutes thai seemed hours they gazed immovable at the slimy , quiver ing beast. Suddenly the cry of "devil fish"aroso. . broke the spell-bound people ple , and awav to the hills they ran. Slowly the devil-fish , for such it ap- pourcd to be. approached the shore , its huge tentacles , yards in length , smiting 'the air and sand for something1 to de vour. The river ban If at this point is about fifteen feet high , fringed with railroad tracks , water-tank and depot. Up to this bank the amphibious monster had fair weather sailing. A huge eye , as large as an alderman s head after an all night's session , glared with dcmon- likn joy from the center of its circular body. Up to the precipitous bank it canie and whooped the ruublsh and rab ble out of its path like a young cyclone. The huge arms circled ominously in the air , and fell upon the tracks and plat form , scattering boxes and barrows right nnd left. At this moment the crowd on the hillsides , realizing that a benefactor wan near , opened its throat , and with a mighty effort that shook the valleys and rattled the windows in Ore- npolis , cried out , ' "The depot is doomed. " Meanwhile the monster vig orously whirled its dilkcs in search of a grip on the tottering tinder-box. The suckers pulled and snapped , but cap tured only cadaverous cockroaches and cobwebs , musty volumes of Missouri river rates and dccavod editorial passes. The cry of unshackled joy rolled down with irresistible fury on the writhing beast , chilled its efforts and laid it fiat on the bar , a mass of lifeless llesh or , tihh , covering half an acre of ground. For hours after no ono ven tured near the spot. Finally Dr. Cook secured a posse of bravo mon nnd , armed with axes and sabres and lamps , marched to the river , followed by a wondering crowd. They dissected the bcnst in a few hours and found , to their profound regret , that the plans and spec ifications for u new depot had been swal lowed by the beast and , lodging in a vital spot , caused death. The hide of the monster , with its fringe of moss anil barnacles , was captured by William Neville and will bo cured nnd presented lo the democratic club of the county , while the tentacles will be stuffed nnd presented to the enlightened nnd pro gressive managers of the B. & M. Mr. M. O'Rourko has been secured at great oxpeiiho to patch up the rents on the levee and remove all traces of the last futile attack on a corporation carbuncle , which now promises to rot and rile the residents for generations. The Telegraph. The KixteJt. Another advantage is the lowering of rates. This miggcRlH a charge made against the Western Union , which its friends have failed suc cessfully to meet. Its stock has been watered by the issue of largo stock div idends till it has reached an enormous sum. Its nominal capital is at least three times the cost of Its plant. This makes it possible for the company to maintain high rates , and yet appear to pay only reasonable dividends. If com peting lines could bo run successfully , this might bo prevented ; but it can never bo done. History proves that such enterprises are destined to bo ab sorbed by their great rival after a short struggle for existence. The rates charged by the Western Union are monopoly and not competitive rates. They are much higher than the prices charged for equivalent work in Europe. According to the best estimates , wo pay about twice as much to send telegraphic messages as is paid in England. The difference between our rates for tele grams and those paid on the continent of Europe is still greater. Also local and personal discriminations prevail hero , but do not exist there. One im portant result of this is that the tele graph is used much less generally In this country than it is in Europe. Hero , its business * is nearly , all commercial ; there , it is largely social ns well. Viewing the subject from the social standpoint , the building of competing lines involves a serious waste of capital , \vhich can bo prevented by the estab lishment of a government monopoly. In s-pito of many points of excellence in the present system , it must bo ndmit- led that a strong indictment has been presented against it. It fails in several ways to render the best possible service to the whole community. The outcry against private monopoly in this case ia largely justified from the history of the concern. Its past record will not bear honest scrutiny. Itis capable of becom ing the source of political corruption. Would the evils bo increased should the government buy outtho Western Union company at a fair price , nnd add per haps 20,000 ofllciais to the present num ber of government employes ? If wo had a civil service organized and adminis tered according to scientific principles , the answer would not bo difficult. As it is , the situation furnishes an argument in favor of a thorouhgoing reform of the civil service , so thatif it should bccotno necessary , the government may be able o resume now functions. Dr. Pierce's "Pellets1' the original "Little Liver Pills'sugar-coatcd ( ) euro sick and bilipiw headache , sour stomach and bilious attacks , .By PEARL FISHING IN THE EAST , A Perilous Industry on the Austral ian Const. VALUES AND SIZES OF PEARLS. A Natural Curiosity Methods of Na tives anil KiiropcaiiH Ai'ti * llcliil Format Ion of Pearls. PERTH , W. Australia" , Oct. 1 , 1SS7. An important industry of western Au stralia is the pearl shell and pearl fish ery. The number of vessels fishing off the northwest coast of Australia has been increasing rapidly during the hist few years , nnd there are prolific banks Ihcro in abundance , on wliich arc found the shell oyster , the shell of which is principally valuable for the mother-of- pearl of which it is comp'oscd , and the small oyster , which is the true pearl- bearer. The larger kind is from six to ten inches in diameter , and the pair of shells weigh from two to four pounds , or sometimes more. These oysters not infrequently contain pearls , but it is for their shells that they arc sought. The true pearl-bearing oyster is1 scarcely larger than an eastern oyster , and the shell is of very little value. Single pearls have been found on this coast valued at $7,500 and $3,500 , but the most curious pearl discovery that has been made , either hero or elsewhere , was made on this coast a few years ago , when the now famous "crude australis- , " or southern cross pearl was revealed. This is a perfect natural cross of nine pearls , all in one piece. The finder of thin unprecedented gem was. as often happens , unaware of its value , nnd sold it for $100. The pur chaser considered himself fortunate when he was offered $2,000 by four gen tlemen in Perth. They seiit the curi osity to England and had it mounted nmlexhibitcd in the recent colonial and Indian exhibition in London , where it attracted a great deal of notice , and was offered for sale atjlhc advanced price of $50,000. Whether a purchaser has yet been found for it is not known. The exhibi tors hoped that his holiness , the pope , might consider it his duty to become the possessor of so marvellous a natural reproduction of the holy tree ; and per haps some pious devotee may before now have purchased it for a jubilee of fering to the pontiff. Curiously enough the largest single pear 1 on record has recently changed hands on the death of its proprietor. Bcrcsford Hope , an English member of the parliament. This gem , which , till the discovery of the Southern Cross , was the most valuable pearl known , weighs no less than three ounces , is two inches and an inch and a half in diame ter. Pearls are not valuable in modern days as they used to be in modern times. Tliere is n pretty story told in the Tal mud which illustrates the fact in the vorv earliest days they were considered the'mos-t precious Of all gems. This is not. however , to be wondered at , when it is remembered that all the gems which in modern times have eclipsed the pearl , owe a great part of their beauty to the skill with which they are cut and polished , while the beauty of a pearl is purely natural. Pearl fishing has boon going on dur ing the last few years nil around the north coast , off Port Darwin , in Torres straits and off the coasts of northern Queensland generally , but just lately the fisheries off the western coast have been coming into higher favor , and boats have been arriving there from the other parts of Australia and from Singa pore. Mr. Strcctor , the famous jeweler of Bond street and Cornhlll in London , has himself had a boat there for the past year or two , and only toward the end of last year or the beginning of this lost one of his sons , who was engaged in the pursuit of pearls. These now comers have introduced the use of the diving-drcs.s , in which white men descend to collect the shells , but a largo part of the fishing is still carried on by Australian natives , who are very good at diving and can stay under water for a long time. Most of the boats which boast of a diving dress- are strong lugger-rigged craft of seven or eight tons burden , built for the most part in Sidney. They are generally manned by seven men , one of whom combines the functions of/skipper / and diver. IIo goes down to the boUoniand ono of the crew keeps hold of the signal rope. For deep sea fishing , of course , the diving-dress is of a very great advan tage , but the price of the outfit is con siderable , and on the shallower banks at any rate the natives do very well. Those , of course , wear no sort of clothes , but dive to the bottom , carry ing with them a sack or basket in which to collect the shells. They can stay down for a full minute , and sometimes longer , and they occupy their time in busily loading the receptacle they have brought down with shells. In this they make a good deal of use of their toes , with which they can pick things up with marvellous dexterity. Their great toc.s can bo moved out from their feet ns easily as a white man's thumb from his hand , and this is the way in which they hnMtuitllv pick up anv small object off the ground , thus saving themselves the trouble of btoop- ii'ffThe The life is n very trying one , owing to the great pressure of the water at the depths to which they have to descend. Sharks also introduce a formidable ele ment of risk , and a pearl-diver's life is rarely , if over , a long one. The poor fellows get so little for it , too , that ono cannot but pity them. On the coasts of India the diver gels one- fourth part of the produce of his labor , but not so the poor West Australian , though for the matter of that ho would bo no scrap the bettor off If ho did , but rather the worse , for.hav- ing no idea beyond the boasts of the field what to do with money , ho would assuredly spend it all cither in drink or clothes , both of which would bo most in jurious to him. The export of the pearl shells from Western Australia during the year of 1885 was valued at over S217.000 , and the pearls for the same year were worth about $75,000. Probably the take last year was considerably larger , but this year it will be very small indeed , for last April , just at the end of the fishing scason.a most terrible catastrophe over took the whole of the fleet of boats which was fishing off the coast in the neigh borhood ol Roeburn and Cossack. A hurricane of the very violent and local tvno known as a "cock-eyed bob , " or by the native name of "Willy Willy , " dispersed the fleet and sank nearly Jill the boats. Some six and twenty boats , most of them luggers , and laden with shells , were lost , and a considerable number of white mon , with as many as 110 native Australians , were drowned. The business of getting the pearls out of the oysters is a tolerably disagreea ble one. The oysters arc O < vvn into large vc eLs and left to die , when the nhells open of their own accord. The shells are then removed , but the oysters themselves arc loft in buckets till thov become decomposed , when they are well slirrod. The pearls sink to the bottom , and the remainder is poured off. It may bo readily inferred thai the odor in the camps of pearl-sooker.s is moro powerful than pleasant. The innumerable files , sand-Hies nnd mosquitoes that swarm around do not tend to innko the neigh borhood more soothing to the feelings. if the end of the pearl' * connection with the oyster is olTunslvo to our nos trils , the beginning of it is supposed to b ? not loss offensive to the excellent bivalve H.solf. The pearl has its origin in the effort ? of the oyster to protect Hsolf from Iho IrrlUition caused by the presence of some foreign body between the shell and Us mantle , a ? thu soft skin of the oyster is technically tormotl. The foreign matter may , perhaps , in some instances , boa grain of sami , but is be lieved to be more oftou oil her a parasite of some kind , or , perhaps , an egg belonging to the oyster herself. To mitigate the sulloring caused by this vexations intruder , ' the oyster ' ter deposits therein a coating 'of the same material as that of which the shell is comiwsed , and when once this process has hogiiii , it continues till in time the pearl grows large enough to kill thd oyster. If this occurs the shells open of their own accord. The pearl i.s soon lost to man. This danger and others that attend the lives of oysters , even in their deep sea home , makes it inadvisable to leave the bunk too long unHshcd , though , of course , so long UH the oyster continues to live the older they are , the larger the pearls they contain. It is thus a matter of doubt at what ago it is most advisable that oys ters should be fished for , but the gen eral opinion here seems to be that they are nt their best , on the average , when four years old. If thu ] > enrl is buried in the soft unb alance of Ihe oyster , it is round or pearl- shaped generally , and is called a pearl , or If very small , a "seed ponrl. " " If , on the other hand , ono side of the jwiirl is adhering to the shell , while the other is round , it is called a "button pearl. " Sometimes a boring parasite makes its way through the shell , but before it gets nuile through the oyster feels the irritation and pressure which it causes , and deposits a layer * of pearly matter on the shell itself. This is called u pearl blister. These are often found of curious shapes , but they are not of great value , except us curiosities. LiniiiPus. the "father of naturalists , " received the honor of knighthood for demonstrating the possibility of artifi cially inducing the formation of pearls in the pearl bearing mussel. But , as bus been the case with other European inventions of which wo have thought a good deal , it has since turned out that John Chinaman has been doing this thing for a couple thousand years or so. The riiinoco method is to take the mus sel from the river , carefully force the shells a little way apart and insert be tween the mantle of the oyster nnd oilo of the shells a few little pellets of clay , tiny pearls or foreign bodies of some kind. When this lias boon done the oyster is turned over , and the poor fel low is obliged to submit to a similar uncomfortable - comfortable process on liis other side. He is then put baclc into a pond wliero he is kept well and iat by n diet moro nourishing than nice. After a few months , or sometimes ayear ; or two ho is again taken from his bed , his pearls ure taken out and he is eaten. A 111ond-Thirsty Knginecr. Philadelphia Record : "When the Chesupeko & Ohio road was built , " said a veteran hrako.mun , "an old Scotch en gineer , lot us call him Mclntosh , was the first engineer employed. He had the reputation of eccentricity , and be gan to sustain itbv killingnml crippling his brakcmcn. lie would whistle and slow up for a dog , throw his lever over to keep from killing a cow , but when ho felt ugly he would kill a brnkoman without losing a breath. When I went on the road five years ago ho hud ac quired the name of 'Devil Mao' and the 'Man Killor' everywhere , nnd the train master had hard work to get a crew when Mac was in the engine. IIo hud a line locomotive , and could pull as big a train up the Now river grades UH any man. lie had killed , it was said , an oven dozen men when I was put on the crow of Bob Jenkins , us brave a con ductor ns you ever hoard of. "Mac was engineer , and one day dur ing ono of the lights at a station ( by the way , Jenkins would stop his train to light a man ) 1 incurred Mac's ill will by accidentally knocking down nn old friend of his. lie hud it in for mo , und when ho made a stop would give mo lots of trouble. I was front brakeman then , and tended to switches and coup lings' . Mao had seemingly reformedus ho hud made no breaks for some time , and Jenkins cried out in horror when ho saw mo narrowly escape being crushed by a Midden crash of the cars while malting n coupling. 'Mao's after yon , ' lie paid. Then he told mo what to do and the old demon's plan. When Mac wanted to kill a man ho would wait till ho had been making a coupling. Then he would stop just near the plucu or come back too hard , till ho got the brakomuii rattled , and finally the man would stay in to put the pin down. Mao would come back slowly till ho thought lie had his victim , and then with a fiend ish laugh and a full head ho would send liis engine back , and four times out of five would kill or maim bin man. ] was naturally scared , but tried to " do my work us "usual. Ho caught mo once , but it was only a bruise. As I hobbled into the caboose , Jenkins put n 41-rcvolvor in my hand and said : 'Jf ho cripples you , kill him. ' 1 only needed a few hours' rest and was nblo to work bunk with my crow. .Mao was anxious to got homo , and the way ho kept his , engine pulling up the grades UH ho j climbed toward the AHogheny'H crest v was wonderful. Wo had Hido-traiiknd I for an express ( it was n moonlight night ) , and in trying to got out too quickly Ihe train broke. With an oath 1 was directed to hurry and couple up. I did not hurry , and , nftor several times backing up , Muo came with a rush and caught my arm , crushing it and taking off that Hngur. Summoning all my nerve J walked to the engine and told him that ho must die , pulling my gun. The old man went down on his knees on the cab lloor and prayed for my forglvo- ncns , pleading an accident. IIo besought mo in the name of hit * daughter , ills only ohilu , his Mury , for Ills'life , nnd I relented. The boys carried mo back and put ino in the caboose , for I hud fainted from the shock and lossof blood. Ho lived , but t never did anymore work on that road. " A Kino I tut Story. Now York World : About two years ago Frank Kloindimst , tliun proprietor of the Ligonicr house , at Ligonlor , I'a. , was presented with a pair of white ruts , the gift of a Washington friend. IIo took great delight in his pots and had a largo cage coastructod for them. In a short time they begun to multiply and Jiis pots soon nmnhcrod up in the sev enties. One dark night some friends broke open the cage und sot them all free. The rats Hod in all directions , and the town is now overrun with rats of all colors und shades. The citi/.ons are indignant , and they uro loud in de nouncing the individual who liberated , the redout *