THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , DECEMBER C. 1887
THE DAILY BEE.
rUHM81ii ; > KVKUY MOHNINO.
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( SKAL. ) Notnrr l"ibllc.
of Omaha's needs is a hotel with
double the capacity of any she now has.
Tin- : erection of nn ice-skating rink in
Omaha is a , pretty sure sign that this
city will have an open winter.
THK Kansas prohibition law has boon
endorsed by the United States supreme
court. The cork-bcrow must RO.
Mil. Tuill'iK , of Indiana , was sworn
in as United States senator. The
Hooslor yontlonian has gained the flrbl
point.
' THK Boston Aihcrl cr is figuring
on the death of Jeff Davis. Tlioro it
nothing Hko that in store for us this
Bcason.
THKIK polygamists have been sen
tenced to jail at Salt Lake City. The.i
nre now reading the scriptural injunc
tion , "It is not well for man to liv <
-nlonc. "
E national contest is on once more
and the great question now is whether
the rules of the Marquis of QuconnbutM
or those of the London prize ring shal
adopted when it comes to a persona
encounter.
Tim Kansas City Journal wants a re
form in funerals. It maintains tha
"nowadays the burial of a man or wo
man in fair f-ooial standing is an onoi
mously exponslvo affair , " and should b
modified.
KDITOII CUTTING comes once ihor
before the people , attempting to collcc
his claim against Mexico. From tin
fact that Cutting abandoned the lootur
Hold , a grateful American people hop
ho will recover his claim.
Tin ? most graceful way for Jak
Sharp to end his woo is to die. Ai
old man with the penitentiary starin
him in the face , certainly finds little et
joymont in living. Yet Mr. Sharp wi
probably attempt to bribe the grav
digger.
THK grand jury of San Francisco a
tempted to look up the recent oloctie
frauds whore wholesale bribery was it
dulgod in without oven an attempt I
hide it. The grand jury was unable 1
find any irregular .work. A grand jut
is often like Justice very blind.
TltKl'.K is general rejoicing tunoug tl :
traveling public over tlio recent d
I clslon of the transcontinental railroa
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companies'to adopt .a through ehockin
system. Baggage can now bo sent froi
ocean to ocean without rcchockiiij
This arrangement will bo a great co :
vonienco and should have been adoptc
long ago. '
Ax important decision was recent
rendered in the United States circti
court at Boston , Tha case was an a
tiou brought by the attorney-general
Itlasbachusolts to collect a tax of ovc
ton thousand dollars on the Corpora
franchise of the Western Union cot
puiy : doing business in that state. Tl
latter contested payment of the tax f
the ground that it was illegal. Tl
court declared that it was not.
RuaKirCi < AWSOX , the first person
Utah convicted and sent to prison und
the Edmunds anti-polygamy law , h
Just boon pardoned by the presidoi
He was sentenced to three years ai
six months and to pay a fine of ifSOO. I :
case created great excitement in t
territory at the time. This is no dott
n wise stop on the part of Mr. Clovolnn
as it Is possible Utah may become a dci
ocnxtio Mate before his term is up.
A COAL famine in the country nnd
bread famine in the mining regions a
thn bitter fruits of the policy which tl
mine owners of Pennsylvania are can
ing out In order to crush the unfortu
ate miners or bring them to terms. T
fiituation in the Lohigh region is ropt
Routed to bo deplorable , while In ma
portions of the country there is mu
BufJforing among the poor who cant
pay the prevailing high prices for co :
It is reported that the barons are i
tending to import ininorsfroinBclgiu
but It Is not probable that those cc
sciencoless monopolists will suppleme
their utter disregard of the public I
torosts by un attempt to defy the li
which forbids the importation of forei
labor under contract. They are not
capable , however , of doing oven this.
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The Inter-Htnto Cnmntlflnlnn Ilcport.
Tlie llrst annual report of the Inter-
ntato commerce coutmifjlon will encour
age nnd Ktrongthon the ( tilth of the
country In the law under which it is act-
Ing. Aftdr an experience of eight
months dtirlnir which the not to n'gttlato
commerce has been in operation , the
commission feulsjustitled in saying that
it has , in general , been beneficial. In
many quarters there was nt llrst bomo
inconvenience resulting from the opera
tion of the law. nnd the business of pome
jmrtH of the country is not oven yet fully
adjusted to it , but in the main the prin
ciple nnd policy of the regulation
for which the act provides
have been vindicated. In put
ting an end to rebates , draw
backs , special rates on freight business
aud free parses in inter-state passenger
tralllu , the railroads have been really
the gainers , while the results have
boon eminently satisfactory to all that
portion of the public which did not de
rive special or personal advantages
from these favors. With regard to the
abolition of free passes the commission
states that there has ensued some
reduction in passenger fares , especially
in the charge made for mileage tickets
in the northwest. The exceptionally
large volume of freight tratllo for the
year tlio commission believed was in no
small degree stimulated by a growing
confidence that the days of robiijcs
nnd special rales were now ended ,
and the report remarks that "tho
reflux action of this confidence among
business men has been highly favorabhj
to the roads. " Thus far , therefore ,
the act , while largely fulfilling
the conditions demanded by the people
for tholr protection against unjust dis
crimination , his : at the same time con-
tviVuted very substantially to the ad
vantage of the railroads.
The commission suggests very few
changes in the law , and most of UIUMO
relate to matters of detail and provis
ions for enabling the commission
to moro thoroughly and ofllciontly
perform its work. With regard
to the general features of the
act , the commission says they are
"grounded on principles that will stand
the test of time and experience , and
only time and experience can determine
whether all the provisions made for
their enactment arc safe , sound and
workable. " Notwithstanding the law
was the outcome of years of delibera
tion in both branches of congress ,
the fact that titter eight
months of operation , with [ ovor.v
possible obstacle thrown In the way , sc
few defects have been found in It , is an
exceptional and gratifying experience
most creditable to the framers of the
act. There is perhaps no one who any
longer doubts that the regulation of in-
tor-slate commerce as provided for bj
this act has become a permanent policy ,
and there are perhaps very few whc
would advise its tibtvnfionmcnt. It hni
boon shown to bo wise , just and noces
wiry , and all that is now required t <
simplify its operation and extend its
benefits is that the five hundred cor
porations subject to the provisions of the
act shall willingly and faithfully regard
them.
Making Slow
How little in a political way has beei
accomplished toward getting rid of tin
railway car stove , and substitutini
therefor some other method of heating
is shown by the results of inquiries ad
dressed by the Railroad Gazette to com
panics operating 51,000 miles of roai
and having 12,1)00 , ) cars that must b
heated In some way. The reports oh
tinned show that on those roads ltW :
cars and -107 engines are fitted will
apparatus for continuous heating b ,
steam taken from the locomotive , nni
two-thirds of the cars and moro thai
half the engines are on the olovatei
roads of New York city. When th )
fact is noted that there are fully 23,00
cars in use in the United States tha
require to bo heated it will be &eci
that the traveling publlo inns
still during the present white
very generally encounter the stove
with all the direful suggestions destrue
-ivo of peace of mind that may sprln
from its presence. The Gazette make
the gratifying statement , however , tin
most of the roads continue expurimoni
ing , and the number of cars cquippe
for trial is increasing daily , so that it i
possible there may bo an extended syi
tern of steam heating before the white
is over. It is understood that the No
York Central will inaugurate healin
by steam this week , and several otlu
roads in the cast are said to bo propai
ing to do so as soon as possible. Tl :
expense of putting in the steam heath :
apparatus is considerable , and mat :
companies will undoubtedly yie
to the reform very reluctant !
but the demand for It is imperative at
must ultlmiUsly bo universally complit
\vitli. It may bo remarked to the cred
of the eastern roads that they appear
bo mnnifcsling more interest in th
matter than are those of the west ,
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. Dakota's Prosperity.
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Notwithstanding the fact that n
residents of Dakotn are busily engage
in the admission business , recent figun
show that she has been paying son
r considerable attention to ugricultur
s pursuits and her mining interests. ;
stock raising , too , the great northoi
territory is rapidly advancing , at
whether admitted to the union , or It
out with its cold , a fewyearswill wltne
wonderful changes. The fostering
the sheep industry and dairy interest
thoestablishmontof creameries ; the d
volopmont of tin , coal and copper mln
EO abundant in part of the torritor
together jvith the wonderful wheat en
grown yearly , there Is every reason
u believe that In a very short time Dako
will distance all western slates in tl
matter of wealth and population.
iO The idea entertained by eastern horn
seekers that Dakota was a cold , uni
viling , arid region 1ms bncn dismiss *
by the well authenticated reports of h
development and resources. On eve
hand is evidence of prosperity and a
vancemont , and nil predictions of tl
territory's future are favorable and w <
iit founded.
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w The effort of Iowa to establish prol
11 bition has proven a failure. While t
1- organs of' the prohibition school his
that the banishment ol the legalized s
loon Is n ttccoi , statistics , polloo court
roeofdsr nowsnapors who \\'itnt to bo
honest , nbottt it , and citizens kriowlng
the fncts , till ftgrcc thut n inoro InolToc-
tlvc Hlututo wnn never written. In Sioux
City , Dnbuque , Dos Molnos , Crostonnnil
tlo/.cns of other towns iintl cities , the HII-
loftn or the "hole-ln-thc-wall' ' Is con-
tluetcil on a paying bnsls.
There IH of cotirno no rcRtilatlon ,
and the.so Illegal plneeH of business arc
run pn the brnsul-gaugo plan with the
motto "to get while you are getting , "
and the eonsoqifoncolsthat unrestrletcd
nnd wholesale selling of the vile Is in
dulged in by the violator * of the law.
An occasional "raid" or "flue" has but
little if any terror to the evil door , and
while the prohibitionists nre resolving
Hint prohibition prohibit ! ) , the habitue
of " " nnd "hoto-in-tho-wall"
the "joint" - - -
Is partaking of the midnight orgies of
the gilded tip-Blairs or down-collar "jug
saloons , " regardless of all law and
claims of those who insist that Iowa is
a model prohibition state.
Time may change the present appall
ing condition of alTatrs , but viewed
from the standpoint of to-day , high li
cense is certainly desirable and should
be sought.
A QiioHtlini to Ho Solved.
In the northern part of Nebraska arc
two Indian reservations the Omaha
mid Winnobago. At the last election
in Dakota , county , poorLo girded o'n his
armor , painted his face in the colors ol
the war-path , substituted election tickets
for the scalp-lock and went forth tc
battle with the ballot.
The old bravo who had ambushed
the pale ftu'o from the bage brush anil
rent the air with his wild war-whoop
exercised the right which made him n
sovereign , without his olegibilit.\
being questioned by the white mat
who had given him gin-mill gratul
ties for his support. But tin
younger braves some of whom won
less than sixteen years of ago bocaim
imbued with a desire to vote , and UK
good democrats , it is alleged , contended
that they should exorcise the rights o
citizenship , and accordingly the ballot :
wore deposited for Mr. Davoy , who wa :
the candidate for treasurer.
Dr. Wilkinson , the republican candi
date for the same otllce , beaten by OIK
vote , will now contest the election , am
it will bo determined whether or not at
Indian buck less than twonty-ono year
| of ago , whether soaked with lire wato
or fed on government rations , has i
right to shape and form the destiny o
a countv ticket and its candidates.
Wmx James Gordon Bennett pro
jccted a Paris edition of the New Yorl
ITmilil there was boino doubt as to tin
wisdom of the enterprise. The opinion
was that American newspaper method
would not bu favorably received in th
French metropolis , v/hMo people hav
| been educated to something quite dilToi
cut and could not readily bo induced t
forego their prejudices in favor of th
French style of journalism. The resul
thus far , however , has vindicated th
sagacity of Mr. Bennett , and the Pari
edition of the Herald is pronounced
success. The enterprising publishe
gave on Sunday , to both Paris and Lou
don , a notable example of America
newspaper energy. Tlio election of
now president of Franco was an oven
of international importance , warrantin
the most liberal expenditure of join
nalistic effort , and the Jlcrahl was cqu ;
to the occasion. The Sunday edilio
contained not only a full tiecount of a
the proceedings and incidents connecte
with the important event , but was als
freely illustrated with portraits of tli
now president , the ox-presidents of tli
republic , and the mostprommontamon
those who were candidates for the pres
deney. Thousands of the paper wei
sent to London , where they arrived i
the evening and wore eagerly bougl
from an army of newsboys , thus free !
acquainting the people of the Knglifc
metropolis with this most importai
news of the day twelve hours in advam
of the London papers. It was one
James Gordon Bennett's masterstroke
and merits the heartiest admiration in
commendation of American journalist !
THE first trip of the now fast train c
the B. & M. was successfully accot :
plished , and the advance slop tin
achieved in rapid travel between tl
east and west is one upon which tl
pilblic and the Burlington managcmei
are to be heartily congratulated ,
murks the beginning of a change tin
cannot long bo restricted to one road i
to a single daily train. Tl
other railroads will learn that thoi
is a demand for faster travel in U
west which they cannot ignore witho
injury to their interests , and they will 1
compelled to meet the now schedule
the Burlington. It is probable tlmtbefo
the end of the year all the roads w
have a fast train , and it is very like
that next year there will bo
further reduction cf time. It
provcmouts in oHior respects w
accompany this change , so th
in every direction it will bo bone
eial. Among those who will partic
larly appreciate it are the readers of tl
BKK in scores of Nebraska towns , w'
will hereafter receive their paper so
oral hours earlier than they have bei
doing. In all aspects the fast train is
good thing. Now let the other roa
promptly emulate the commendable c
ample of the Burlington.
TllR latest news concerning the n
tionnl convention is to the effect tli
Chicago is represented in Washing !
with largo quantities of the ardoi
Everything is free at Chicago hot :
quarters , and citizens of the great'hr
center are hopeful. The contest 1
twcon Philadelphia and Chicago w
bo the most exciting , , with chatu
favorable for Omaha ns n dark lion
The train carrying the Omaha dolcj
tion passed through Chicago , sloppi
only for water.
Tun American philological socle
recently appointed a committee to lo
into the merits of Volnpuk ns a unlvt
sal language , .They have just ma
their report , which is unfavorable to
The committee regard Volapuk as a d
tlnot retrogression in linguistic prc
rcss. They think the subject two lar
for a single individual. The task
( ruining a universal langungo sho.uld
confided to an international committee
representing till six or sOvon lending
Aryan nationiullics.
IT 13 notlceSiliat while the railroads
are Increasing Uioir speed , the excess
ive freight mud in Nebraska remain at
the Btitno top lUqhc.
ss has commenced its grind.
There will bo a recess of two weeks
pretty soon. For these things wo are
thankful. , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TIIK i1nnai OK iNimsTitv.
A -MOO.UOO brirjvcry Is to bo built at Hnlll-
more. i
Oliloapo architects lire quite busy upon line
The silk mllli nro busy , and more linnds
uru wanted.
HricU-yurds nre springing up all over the
south tinil west.
Water gits Is being Introduced Into several
southern cities.
A blanket factory m to bo built at New
Cumberland , 1'a.
Agicat many apartment houses nre pro
jected ut Boston.
A central labor union will soon bo formed
nt Lynn , Muss.
A North Chicago rolling mill will shut
down during January.
A Chicago Una 1ms just shipped Australia
its third disintegrator.
Valuable veins of llrc-clny urc being found
throughout the fur west.
Philiulelplila parties nro prospecting for a
shoo factory at Bristol , Tcnn.
Several largo store foundries will shortly
be put in operation In the west.
Common labor nt the Troy stool works will
bo reduced to Sl.Ti after Thursday.
There Is a gioat. deal of activity among
jewelers on both sides of the water.
It would take 1,000 windmills to furnish
power enough to drive a modern rail-mill.
An ingenious cigar manufacturer is mak
ing excellent imported Havana cigars out of
papor.
Two pumping engines of 15,000,000 gallons
capacity each will soon bo erected in Minne
apolis.
Sonic yarn spinners in Connctlcut nro
obliged to work day and night to keep even
with orders.
The Scottish Minors' Federation Imsngreed
to work only llvo days per week and eight
hours per day.
A largo amount of business is being done
in boots and shoes In all Now England manu
facturing centers.
A shoe-lusting machine has just been In
troduced in England by which eighteen pairs
can bo lusted per hour.
The coke workers of the ConncllsviUe re
gion threaten u general strike unless black
listing shall bo stopped.
In spite of the lateness of the season there
is a less than usual falling oft in building per
mits throughout uJu country.
Tlio daily prodopf of the Murraysvillo gas-
Hold ia Tf > 0,000o6jKfoet. ( ) There arc lliS wells
within a radius otSdne mile.
A v.'ell TTuiiin iijyeTve miles of Cincinnati is
producing fi.OOO.OM cubic feet of gas daily
and roars lika a launder storm.
Egypt lias 8'2. > ,000 acres of hind under cot
ton cultivation. The European consumptior
of Egyptian cotton Is 425,000 bales.
Hundreds of families arc waiting foi
houses to bo completed at Findlay , O. , when
there is already u population of 15,000.
A now brick machine has just been patented
onted by un Atlanta man , and a company
with $100,000 capital has been organized t <
'
use it.
A largo steel plant is to bo erected ncn
Lebanon , Pa. , on a tract of forty-eight acres
Just purchased. Work will be begun on i
this week.
The workingmen of Virginia will meet a
Stuunton to take steps to have convict lube
abolished and to establish u state bureau o
labor statistics.
Now Hampshire manufacturing Industrie
nro prospering beyond all precedent. Maun
fnctnrers tall : of enlarging capacity , un ,
many are already doing so.
The prcsscd-brick makers of Chicago sa
there is such nn urgent demand for briok
that the railway facilities are unequal t
handle all that nro offered.
Six hundred artists in wood carving , nn
700 carpenters nro engaged in maiiufacturin
cigar cases , newspaper and picture frame
nnd napkin rings in Berlin.
The largest boiler ever made in tlio Unite
States has just been completed at Scruntoi
It is X > feet 4 inches long , 10 feet 0 inche
wldo and 11 feet 0 inches high.
A Comprehensive N'anie.
If'iixMnytoH Critic.
They have a Baroness Blanc in New Yorl
Tlio nunio of Blanc , however , covers th
entire dude family.
Dcttcr Than the Salt Water Vai-ictj
IMnlh l'araurai > licr.
When you have to pay u dollar nn hour fc
a onc-horso sleigh it is easy to understan
what is meant by a revenue cutter.
Kthlcnl Culture In Chicago.
Huffalo Cowter.
3t Chicago has an ethical association. 1
t may bo necessary to expatiate to St : Lou
0 people that ethical culture is u leading grail
0if of leaf lard.
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1 A Foolish Hdltor.
1y Ee.l'.snof.
y The editor o ! tin English health mngazir
has died from foolishly adhering to his ow
rules of hygiene. Sensible saloon kccpci
.1 never drink , wise doctors never tnlto the
, t own mcillclno , nnd shrewd gamblers nevi
"buck" their own-games.
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Or Anything TClso.
irnsfidiyfou CiHfc.
Some people who want tlia earth will tu.1
your uinbtollu if ttiey get a chance.
The Pnpcr-Mulccr.
JJy tlie Qiitcn of Itinunanlti.
Those pieces of rags bo quick nnd bring I
The dirty old shreds arc just the thing
For pulp , for pulp to'.reoord ' life's wrong1.
i- For pulp , for pulp fora poet's song.
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itn It comes out smootli ! anil glo sy anil thin.
n From rollers und wheels and cylinders' dl
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t.l" For lords nnd Indies their notes to Indllo ;
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" For petty poets , who scrawl by"ufgiit.
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And newspaper serlblers who bluster ni
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311 blow ;
11 Forlittlo love letters where coinpllmen
glow ;
And stories in which the affliction of men
Are wretchedly told by un unskilled pen
On Just such rags as oneo wiped away
The tears , whereat thou wecpest to-day !
In Tholr Now Quarters.
The now counting rooms and private ofllc
of the United Statcs.Nationol banlc ore pc
hups the most superb in this rity. The etc
orations are simple but elegant. The flxtur
are pf old oak nnd are very massive. Tl
two vaultsTiavo time locks. Taken altoReth
the United States National has one of'tl
handsomest buildings In the country.
ofX Thomas H. TLoro/of DCS Molitos. la. , is
X ) tuoMUlord. ,
Inglorious Wind Up of a Gifted
Nowspnpor Man ,
HIS CAREER WHILE IN OMAHA.
Stories That Old Hot tier * Toll of Him
Willie Ho Tarried AIIIOIIK Them
In the KarljDII.VH of the
City tlctninlsccncc.
In His Crave.
Early comers to Omuhu and old settlers
still have remembrances of "Shang" An
drews , who , during the year 1S70 and a p.irt
of 1871 , acted In the rapacity of reimrtcron
the KcpubliOiin nnd Herald. Ho was a man
of more than ordinary ability , a "rustler"
.lid . a gcnlul , jovial soul. Uy the aid of hli
nunlfold peculiar gifts ho found no difficulty
i working himself into public notoriety nnd
spect , and oven to this day the old timers
nko special delight in reciting "ShnngV cs-
'iipudes ' and greatness. "Sluing" etuno west
f the Missouri curly In 1STO , nnd secured a
the local stuff of the KeinibHemi.
rho scribes on the opposition papers dlscov-
red a tartar in tlio now arrival , whoso urn-
Itlon in life was to "scoop" them on current
upponing.s , mid in this ho succeeded lubnlr-
bly. Omuhu was then In the "wild nnd wooly -
y west , " nnd the opportunities for news of
sensational character were numerous und of
icso "Sluing" iiiiulo the most. Ho was right
homo in blood and thunder talcs , and the
vceks that passed without giving him
in opportunity to display bis ability In that
irectlon wcro few nnd far between. His
motto was "got tlio news , no mutter how , "
mil In the fullllllment of this , "Sliang"
looped to unjournalistio methods. During
ho celebration of tlio Humboldt centennial ,
o was on the Kopublieun , mid through
irokcn promises made with tin1 principal or-
tors to furnish the Herald with copies of
heir speeches , ho secured all the nianu-
cripts and kept them back till too late to bo
if service to his esteemed contemporary. Ho
s known to have played similar games to i > p-
ictiso his hunger for "scoops. " but for faults
f this kind ho atoned by his good follow-
, warm hcnrtcdncss und liberality.
1 innlly "Sluing" transferred his allegiance
rom the Ht'pnblicunto the Horuld , and there
, vas weeping and gnashing of teeth in the
ormer oflleo. Together with him on the
ilcruld was Frank Tliorne. another "rustler"
ivhom the old Bottlers will remember , und
aetween them they uiado the Herald popular
Hid the Uepublienn green with envy. Botli
'Shatig'1 and Thorno were hard drinkers ,
ind many are the stories told of their wild
revels together. Thorno ended his career In
Omuhu in u bar-room light , where ho re-
'cived ' injuries which proved fatal.
Early in 1S71 , after having been employed
in the Hcmld for some months , "Sluing"
, vcnt to Chicago , where ho has Just died ufter
leading a wretched and wicked life. Spoak-
of him , the Herald of that city says :
By the death of "Shang" Andrews the
eveo has lost the most picturesque charae-
or that nourished during its sinful days. Ho
entered upon lifo in the State street quarter
when it was struggling into prominence Just
ifler the flro. and ho was elobcly identillcd
with it until its decadence begun , four or llvo
years ago. * Ho begun early to .publish a pa
per that was bo thoroughly devoted to the
Interests of the levee and its frequenters
that it became u sort of tin ofllciul organ ,
und was recognized as such by the rounders
who patronized it. It was through this pa-
. > er that. "Shaug" reached prominence. Ho
wielded nn abusive und caustic pencil that
"oft its mark whcrcovor it louche ! } , Mid ho
did not hesitate to direct it ugninst pcoplo
who crossed him. It was the scepter that
iructicully made him king of the worst quar
ter und the worst elements in the city until
Mayor Harrison interdicted him , his paper ,
und the most of his subjects. Tlio famous
May order of 18S2 , directed against the
women of tlio levee , was the begin-
ilng of the end of Adrews' down
fall. His paper , always indecent and
unlit for anybody's perusal except those for
whose delectation it was especially printed ,
became so disreputable thut Mayor Harrison
ordered the police to suppress it. The order
the letter but " " in
was obeyed to , "Sluing" was
no sense discouraged. Ho procured another
printing outtlt , put it up in n basement on
State street near Polk , and got out his paper
again two weeks afterward. Then followed
another police raid , nnd the destruction of
typo nnd machinery a second time. After
that the police watched the editor so closely
that ho could bring out his paper only nt rare
intervals. Ho brought it out , however ,
though ho was arrested every time ho did so ,
until his funds gave out , and then the Street
Oazctto became a thing of the past. There
never was anything like it In Chicago before ,
und there never will bo again. Tlio only
thing thut could at all compare to it was 11
publication in Detroit called Hose's Nose ,
after the rosy proboscis of its owner , whose
name wns Hose , but ho was kept movi ! :
along in those days , and ncwr enjoyed
the harvest that "Shang" reaped. Will
the fall of his paper "Shr.Tig1' befran lc
tread the downward path. Ho lost his grq :
on the classes he had ruled , advancing
years and inllrmities prevented him from
working uny more , and ho sunk Into complete -
ploto oblivion. Until his death was heralded
on the levee Wednesday nitjlit his numo had
not been mentioned except by way of remiii-
isccnso for nearly two years , so completely
had He been forgotten , bvt the news caused
general nnd genuine regret. Old-timers
like Nio Uies. Billy Bassett , Jini Lomax and
Jim Apploton. who had known "Shang" ir
his wealthier days , when money was found ,
not earned , sot on foot inquiries about the
financial condition of his family , and \vhei
they found that it was bad they started n sub
seription paper which was HO industriously
circulated thut several hundred dollar :
was raised before midnight Wednesday.
Tliero are plenty of old-timers who rcmcm
bor "Shang" Andrews when ho was a re
porter for the Times under Wilbur F. Storey
A thorough Bohemian , of convivial and generous
orous instincts , u bright writer ana a splcn
did news gatherer , ho was ono of the mosl
popular newspaper men In the city. His levi
for drink and vicious associates , however
dragged him down so low that ho was forcci
to abandon legitimate newspaper work tint
cko out an existence through the paper tin
police suppressed.
incident of "Shang's"
There was ono con
nccted with the Times that serves to illus
tratc his capacity and versatility , fftjo pape
hud been running to ' 11U sensational , am
practically Ignored the religious iiold ; si
much BO , : n fact , thnt it had become u matte
Of common gorsip. Editor Storey determine )
to retrieve In tlio rellgigns lleld , and In
elioso u national convention of ministers tlm
met heru in IbdS to carry his dotorniinutioi
into effect. "Shang" Andrews was usslpnci
to "do" the con vontion , and his orders wcr
to "run" is as fully ns ho could. "Shung" dii
splendid work. Ills reports wcro marvels fo
accuracy and for tlio space they occupied
Ono day while the convention was in progres
"Shang" took a run up to Lake View on i
Clark street cur to get a little fresh air , whlcl
long confinement In the convention hall Imi
made necessary for him. When ho got to Lab
View ho mot a policeman of thut town ti
whom ho confided his identity , and ho wn
not n little astonished to lind-hlmsolfu pris
oner charged with disorderly conduct. Tin
Times hud boon "roasting" the town govern
incut , its police tiuil other ofticials , nnd its re
porters were not in favor there. "Shang'
was dragged before a Justice of the peace
who Hired him $ ' - ! . " ) , or just SIB moro than In
had with him , nnd then threatened to scm
him to the Bridewell unless ho paid ui
promptly. "Shank" appealed to the ofllcer ;
to bring him to Chicago so ho could got tin
money from his friends , but they wcro dca
to his entreaties until ho offcrci
to pay $10 for the service , nnd then a bi |
constable volunteered to go with him. Tin
two went to Tom Foley's old billiard room
on Dearborn street , nnd Tom paid the line u
"Shung's" request , thus releasing him fron
ctibtody. Then "Shang" hurried over to tin
ministers' convention which had been on several
oral hours , und with the uld of other rcpor
tors , tried to cntch up with the proceedings
Ho did well enough until ho came to the rep
ulnr morning sormon. Nobody haiVrcjiortei
thut and thu dlvino who had delivered it hm
gene out of the town for the day , > 'blmng' '
hud to have the hermon to round out Ms re
port , nnd M ho got the minister's text am
wrote a sermon for It off-hand. The nox
day the minister went to the Times ofllco am
personally thanked Editor Storey for hi
paper's Hplondld report of his sermon , un
ho subsequently thanked' "Shout ; " in the coti
vcntton hall In the prcacnco of a score o
other minister * .
"You llkert that report , ! " ' "Sluing" nMtcd ,
cyolng the dlvino sharply.
' 'Yes , I do , ever so much , " was the reply ,
with tnimy effusive gestures.
" \Voll , .vou ought ( n , since I wrote It my-
solf. " wns the cold blooded nvqwliso thut
unute the minister wince.
After ho abandoned regular nowff tper
work and began the publication of hln queer
paper "Shiitig" became a devoteoof the game
of billiards. Ho used to play with Bliurlcs
Matthews nil day for f I n game , and not In
frequently ns far Into the night us the room
keepers would permit. Once , when he hud
played with Mutthows ull day , and had lost
fl''O Wl In cash and X ) In proml.H's ho
staked his paper iigulnst the whole sum on
the last game. Ho lost , und Charlie Mat
thews was tlio proprietor of the paper.
Charlie , however , did not know what to do
with his now acquisition , and ho guve it back
to "Sliang" with compliments. It was uc.
eepted.
"H used to ho "Shnng's" delight to give mi
annual bull for the "Hush" society of the
levee , and those were always largely attended -
tended nnd generally quite onlerly , consider
ing this crowd. Everybody who knew the
benellciury liked him In spite of his fallings ,
and In order that his nnntnil hall may not
full under the ban of the police there was a
dozen pair of bunds to preserve the pence
where a single pair were raised In war. For
several years past no such entertainments
wcro given , for "Shung" yielded to the
wishes of his devout wife ami daughter und
became again a respectable and God-fearing
citizen.
Mil. WKHSTlTlt'H 01'IXIPX.
lie UphoIdH thu Cancellation of the
City Hull Contract.
Yesterday City Attorney John L. Webster
gave to Mr. Balcombo , chairman of the board
of public works , his opinion in regard to the
nnnullmcntof the contract with licpin Bros ,
for the construction of the basement of the
new city hall. After the usual summary of
the letting of the contract , and the reasons
advanced for Its annulment. Mr. Wobbler
says :
The power of the chairman of the board of
public works to annul and cancel said contract
under cortnln conditions Is therefore given
la language of no doubtful moaning. Parties
to u contract may make any agreement wliut-
over , us long us said agreement is consistent
with law and public policy. Tlio pro
visions of said contract uro neither
in violation of , nor inconsistent with
uny ordinance of the city or uny
iuw of the stiito. It is n special .stipulation
between the parties to this contract , applica
ble to this contract only , conferring upon the
depaitmentof the city government primarily
vested with the power to make contracts , u
power nowhere existing , to cancel nnd annul
this coutruct upon certain conditions therein
named. This feature of the contract is not
unlawful ; if it is objectionable , the objection
hhonhl have been urged before the provision
became the mutual obligation of the parties
to tlio contract. After the execution und
delivery of the contract , uny objection to the
provisions thereof comes too-lute.
Is said provision of said contract contrary
to public policy ) How in uny manner it cun
bo , certainly does not suggest itself to my
mind. The duties of the board of public
works prescribed by law especially put It in
their power to know when contractors nro
fulfilling their obligation. Said board makes
the contracts on bohulf of the city , and super
intends the work done.
And obviously it was because their duties
were such us to onnblo them best to know
when the contract was assigned , the work
abandoned , the instructions of the engineer
violated , or the specifications and stipula
tions in said contract neglected , that this
provision was put in said contract by the
agreement of suld board and suld Ucgan
Bros , with tlio approval of the mayor und
city council. The whole design und effect of
the provision is to subserve the public in
terests.
My opinion Is , therefore , thut if the facts
or conditions , or any of them existed upon
which it wus agreed by the terms of suid
contract thut the chairman of the board of
public works might cancel and annul the
sumo , said chairman had the power and it
was his duty to annul und cancel said con
tract ; and such annulment nnd cancellation ,
if exercised reasonably not arbitrarily and
capriciously is conclusive on botli parties to
this contract. The charter provided then ns
now : "Itshull be the duty of such board
of public works , and it shall have
power to make contracts on bohulf of
tlio city for the performance of
nil such improvements us may be ordered by
the mayor and council : to superintend the
performance of all such work and the erec
tion of Ruch improvements ; to improve the
estimates of the city engineer which may bo
made from time to time of the vuluo of the
work as the sanio may progress ; to accept
uny work done or Improvement made when
the same shall bo fully completed according
to contract ; subject , However , to the ap
proval of the mayor nnd council , and to per
form such other duties as may bo devolved
upon them by ordinuncc. "
It will bo seen under this section of the
charter that the board of public works Is
primarily clothed with porter to make con
tracts for public improvements in the name
of the city , but subject to the approval of the
"mayor and the council. " So , likewise , the
uuurii of public works shall accept work
when completed , subject lo the upprqvu ) of
the "mayor ui-.a the c-onn-jU. "
If wo look ut sections 15 to CO inclusive of
the charter , wo will observe that the "Mayor
and Council" uro continuously mimed us tlio
law-making power of the city. This wus
equally true under the old charter. This
law-making power , representing the city
of Omaha , by its approval of the Kcgiin
Bro's. contract , vested the power of cancell
ing the contract in the chairman of the board
of public works. It wus the city of Omuhu ,
noting by and through Us designated officer.
Cun the "council , " by a resolution ,
annul that action ! I think not. Tlio
power of cancellation wns not , by
the contract , mndo subject to the approval of
the council. Nowhcro in the charter do wo
find uny authority vested in the council to
undo or modify a pre-existing , or to nullify
any executed transaction of the board of pub
lic works , made or done under u duly exe
cuted contract.
The contract having been annulled by the
chairman of the board of publlo works , Hogan -
gan Bros , cannot bo compelled to go on with
the work unless they choose so to do. Uo-
gun Bros , muy accept the cancellation , and
if so , the right of the city of Omaha nnd of
Uegnn Bros , must bo determined as matters
stood on tlio day of the cancellation. The
council by a resolution cannot compel
Ucgan Bros , to complete the work. This
cancellation was and is binding upon both
parties if Uegan Bros , so accept it. Tlio city
of Omuliu might have extended the time for
the completion of the work , nnd might , by
some proper action , have waived any short
comings on the part of the contractors. Tin ;
city might also have controlled the action ol
the board of public works relating to this )
contract. . . . .
What would bo the effect of legislation on
this subject by the mayor and coun
cil , or what would have been tlic
effect of any action by the mayoi
and council , instructing the continued
prosecution of the work before the cancella
tion had taken place I do not express an
opinion upon , us no such stuto of facts i-
boforomoforconsideration , Itismyopinlon ,
therefore :
1. Thut , by the trust of tlio contract wltli
Rcgun Uros , , the chairman of the board ol
publiu works wns clothed with authority t < :
annul and cancel the contract , und that his
action in cancelling the same annulled tin
contract , nml that the same is at an end until
the sumo Hindi bo in boino legul mannei
revived.
y , That a mere resolution of the council
disapproving of the action of the board ol
public works In cancelling the contract did
not revive the contract.
Jens L. WfiiHTBii , city attorney.
Came Hack and Wns Arrested.
F. L. Everett , who claims to bo a map pub
Usher , but who appears to bo a crook and
dead-beat , was arrested yesterday for Jump
ing a board bill amounting to $ ' at the Mer
chants' hotel. Ho skipped some six weeks
ago , but returned last week , taking care not
to bo observed near the Merchants1. Nut
Brown , the proprietor , got wind of his ro
trfni , however , and with the uld of an officer
hunted him up and had him arrested. Since
being locked up it has been discovered that
there is a warrant out for his arrest for forg
Ing a check for about 110 on Kuhn , tin
druggist ,
ItonntKul Women
nre made pallid nnd unattractive bj
functional irrc ulnritlon. which Ir ,
J'lorco's "Favorite. Prescription" will In
fallibly cure. . Thouiianda of testimonials
'
By druggists. . . ,
THANKSGIVING DAY.
tn ( ijiic. ritl Otmeri'iinec in Omafia
Lttat
It * Origin 1'urcljr American Wlmt
Omaha I'copto Unit to Oe
Tlinnkrul Fur.
. . . . ilny 1mt romp nnil Ronp. In IB * ) ,
in tin'Mil ilny ut DiToinlor. the I'llKrlm
'i 'uthrrs landed in Ainoricn. mid Immediately
> ot inlde a day to lie 'i \ < il In
rimnk > < Kt\ltiK iniil f nit lint. Thunk'KlvliiK iltiy
IIIH lm- iH'i-onie 11 Kent-nil holiday lutlio lulled
states , It liflnn appointed til-it liy the president.
ly proclamation , after \\lilch tlm nornorn ut
hi'M'vrrulstntiuaNo 1-xno tholr proclamation
otlielr own rointltiUMicy. 'I lie people of Nc-
unika had plenty to Im thankful for ; thn cnipH
Im IIIK the \eiirlia\t ) been plenty and 1'rnltCnl ;
10 epidemic lint dcvn tateil thi < Mnto , nnrt no
Ht-rloiH accident * hnvo marred the loeord of thn
\ciir. AnimiK tlie many people of Oinaliu noun
uul niin ( cause to l > thankful on thnt iluy tlmti
the family of Mr. WlBKi. rettdlni ; nt tlio corner
) f T unlv-elKhth mid tlurdetlo street * . liist
Inly Illmiche , u little llveearold . daughter of
Mr. WluR * , wim taken nick with searlet fever.
She leiovered from the dtsense , lint In u few
days nfOor an alwcsn formed on her neck under
tin' rlnht enr , a chronicalico1 tint wns contin
ually illsrlmrftltiK PIH. rhronti- texi appia"
under various dtisfunat Ions , Mich n cold. MI ro.
fnloni or tnlierrnloiis ali-cess. It Is one that Is
low In Its pto ress. Mr. WlK s. In tiilkliiK to
I ho reporter about thn ni-c. suld : "I'lie abet-on
In this caorns the reonlt of tlm mirlet fever.
chronic ahcess often following mich low forms
of disease. The discharge was the mo t profiito
at nluht , often mitunitliiK the bundiiRes wo
would put on \Vodoctorodforlt from .Inly
until September , and It wns continually ro\ > -
Inn WIIIM > , and \\v became seriously alarmed. I
then noticed theadvertKements or Drs. McOn-
and Henry , and told my wife she Imd hotter
take Illanchc and go sec them. She did and In
one month they had her well , us yon see there Is
nothliiR Iff I of It but a sllKht scnr thnt will noon
be toiii also. " Mr. WltfK-i called to bright and
inetty little Rlrl who wus pl.iyliiK with herllttln
mother and showed the reporter thnt
w ns as well us over U w as
lir.AMCftK .
Mr. Wlcc * resides nt thacornor of Twenty.
elghtn and llurdette streets , and wtll coriobor-
utu the ubovo to uny onu doubting It.
Tlio following Htiitcment regarding Dr . Mo-
Coy anil Henry Ix madu upon gooU authority :
" .Since l/icne eminent jilii/itcMim Imve beat In Hit
trait. Ility have treated uncl curttl curr lit WIOIM-
mid ciuet nf catarrh and rhranfa throat and lung
tniulilto , mid othnt cnr * Ji ) JUT cent had been
declared and vrvnuuncctl hicurawe. "
CATARRH DESCRIBED.
The Symptoms Attending that Dlsoaso
\Vhloi ! Li cads to Consumption.
When catarrh 1ms existed In the heart and the
npporpiirt of thu throat for any h'n tli of time
tiu patient living Inn district where the poo-
plouiuMlbjoct to ctitnirhul ullcrtlon nnd the
itlseaso 1ms been lott nncurod , the cnturrh In-
vurlbly , Homctlmt's Hlowly , extends down tlu >
windpipe ami Into tlm bronchial tubes , which
tnho.i convey the nlr Into thu dlUcront part s of the
lungs. Thu tubes liocoin Directed from the swell-
111) ) ; anil the mucous nilslng from catarrh , mnl.
In some Instunei'H , becomes plugged up so that
the air ciinnot gut In as fredjr us It .should.
ShortneKS of liruath follows , nml the putlont
brontlu'S with lulior nml illlllcnlty.
In either caw there Is u Hound of rracklliu :
nml wheeling Inslilu the chest. At tlil stHRO of
the disease the brvntlilng Is usually morr > raulil
thnn wlipnln lienltli. Tlio patient 1ms also hot
llnslitt.s over the liudy.
The puln which u < coimmnles thin condition Is
of u dull cluiuicti-r , felt in thu fUext , behind thu
brenstbonwor under the shoulder blnilo. Tint
piitn may come nnd KO Inst n fen-days nml then
benlismt for wx-enil otheis. Thu con u tlmt
occnru In thu lh t Minxes of bronchlnl cutarrh Is
dry. comes on nt Intervals , hacking In chnrnctcr ,
nnd Is usually moat troublesome In thu morning
on iiilslnt ; . or going to bed nt nlcht , nml It limy
lie In the llrst evidence oC the dUenau extending
Into the lungs.
Sometimes there nre Ills of coughing Induced
by the toimh nmeus so violent us to cnnae vom
iting. I.nter on the mucus thnt Is rnlud M
found to contain small particles of yelloT mat
ter , which Indicates thnt the .siiiull tubes mo
now nlU'Cted. With this there iivo often .streaks
of blood inlxi-d with the mncua. In .somo CIIM-H
the pntlent becomes very \itft , hns fcvor , nml
expectorates before anrquugh nppenrs.
In t-ome cnKes nHiiil ! mnsM-s of cliecsy nub-
Munca mi ) Hplt up , wlilch.whon pressed between
the lingers , emit u bud odor. In other cuses par
ticles of n hard , chalky nntnro nre unit up. The
rnlsimrofy ! r > f chalky lumps indicates HO-
nous mischief nt work in the InngH.
In homo cases cntnuh will extend Into tha
lungH In a few weeks ; In other cnroslt mny lie
month * , nnd even years , before the disease nt-
tucks the lungs snlliclently to cnnse seilou.s In-
teiferenco wlih the general henlth. When thn
dlheaso has developed to Mich n point the pa
tient Is mild to hnvo cntnnlml consumption.
With broniihlal cutnrih theru Is more or ICHH
fever which dlller.s with tlio different purls of
the dny-slight la the morning , higher In tha
afternoon nnd evening.
SNEEZINCMJATARRH.
What It Means , How It Acts , and
What It IH.
You sneeze when you get up In tlio morning ,
you try tosneo/e your nine olr every time you
iuu exposed to the least diuft of ulr. Vou havn
n fullness over tint front of the forehead , nml
tli" noxi feels ns If thenwiis n plug In each IIOH-
till , which yon cannot dislodge. Von blow your
nose until your cms crack , but It don't do any
good , nml the only result Is that you succeed In
netting up n very red nose , nnd you no Irrltutu
the lining membrane ot thnt orgnn that 5011 nro
unable to hieatho through U at all. This IH a
correct mid not overdrawn pletmeof ncuto ut-
tnck of cutnrrli , or "Sneezing Cutitrrh , " ns It In
Now' , what dors this condition liullcnto ? First
n cold tlmt causes mucus to pe poured out by
the glands lit tlio nose ; then HIOHH diseased
glaiuls me attacked by Hwarms of little gernm
the rntnrrh g rm thnt Hunt In the nlr In n lo-
cnlliy'wlierotlii ! dUeuso Isprovnlent , These nn.
Inmlculii' , in their efforts to llnd n lodgment ,
Irrltato the sensitive membranto lining of thn
IHHO ami natnrn undertakes to rid herself of
them by piodiicliign lit of siii-ozlng.
When the nose becomes tilled with tlitckcn.ci
diseased mucus the natural channels for tirft In-
tiodiictlon ot nlr Into tlm lungs Is { iitnrfereil
with and the person bo ntlected luust nrotthn
thtouph the mouth , nml liv Mich menu.thn )
throat becnmes pmrhed m\\ dry , snoring IK pro-
duccd , nnd tha cntarr'nl disease gains read/
access to iho thioiit nnd lungs.
DOCTOR
J , CRESAP M'COY ,
Laic of Hellt'viK ) Hospital , N. Y. ,
AND DOCTOR
COLUMBUS HENRY ,
Have. Offices
310-311 RAMGE BUILDING ,
Corner 15th mid Jlnrncy Streets ,
Oinnhn , Nebraska.
Wlicro nil curaliln cnsci nro treated with sue-
cess. .Meillc.il iIlsouM'M tieuteil klllfnlly. l'on >
bliiuntlun , ItrlKlit' Dl-eimt' , lynpi'p-ila , Ittiuii.
inntlHin , ami all NMIVOIU DIHKAHKM. All ills-
rases iifcullar to tliesexos n peclalty. CATAIWII
CosHt'f.TATlON by ninllorfttoinre.il.
Olllco Hours 'Jtiill a. in ; atoip.ra ; 7to8p.
m. Sunday Included.
CorruxDoiiilencu u-tclvcs uromnt attention.
Many dlHeuhpii are United fiiK-cctsfnlly liy Dra.
McCoy nud Ih'iiry ttiroUKh tliu mall * , and It li
tlius iioislljlo for those nimble to iiiiiko a Jour.
n y to obtain uucccssful hosjiltul treatment ut
tlielr liomeH ,
No ii'tt rs answered unless accompanied liy
" " "
CAddr"fi"l"all letters to Irs. McCoy & Henry ,
HooniH 310 ami Ull Kaunjo JJuliaius , OuiaU-
.Nobraska. . '
