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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , DECEMBER 11. 1887-SIXTEEN PAGE8.
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ol the Fidelity bank , nocils no trial , ex-
copl at hard labor for life.
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MKXICO want * to borrow S-JO.0110,000.
Hero is tbo opportunity of Cutting'-i
life-lime. Loan and foreclose.
DINVIII : in ww sulToriiig with nn ex-
hibitof HtulTed real estate bales. Thoru
ia nothing lilo a boom unless it i the
truth.
PAl'KliS now busily etifiafreil in pre
dicting1 a green Christinas are respect
fully reminded that two feet of snow
way cover the preen award before the
86th of December.
OMAHA already has the enterprising
eHiy.ciiH. All who lacks is a million dollar
lar hotel. Then conventions will come
tar way without the asking.
IX the wildncss of its enthusiasm ,
Chicago falls into dull lines of pootrj
after Hucurlng the convention. Chicago
know enough to keep her poetry until
tbo vote was taken.
TIIK Philadelphia papers lift theh
yoiees and wiy , "The bucket shop must
lfO."Ono of them insists that the bucket
shop keeper is a gambler pure and sim
ple. Then let him go.
As A matter of general information tt
parties who expect to visit the stati
house within the next few weeks , wi
would remark that up to this date the
capital has not boon removed.
THE annual report of the secretary o
the navy would imply that we reallj
had a boat or two. Thoho grim pleas
aatries nro indulged in by high-salariet
officials , simply to keep our credit gooi
in foreign ports.
A NUMIIKII of United States senator
have mot in Washington and conform
with Senator Palmer , of Michigan , concerning
corning the prohibition question , am
Senator Iliddloborgor was conspicuou
for his absence.
Tins morning's SUNDAY Bun , a
usual , recogni/OH no competitor in tin
west. A careful comparison of it * now
and general features is all that is neccs
sary. It stands at the head of westeri
journalism in enterprise.
IN the acquittal of Arcnsdorf Siou :
City has lost her advertising boom
Aronsdorf , if a loyal citizen , shouh
have been willing to sacrifice his life ii
order to keep the town up the river be
fore the people. Some men are short
tiylited , anyway.
SUNATOH PADDOCK has denied tha
bo over oven aspired to lead the No
braskti delegation to the national con
vontion. The rumor , nho says , had it
origin in the mind of a dihiatUiici
democratic editor. lie bays there ar
other Nebraskans who deserve thi
honor.
Tin : cry of the anti-Hlaine men istha
the plumed knight's friends were in
etrumontal in designating Chicago as th
place for holding the national conven
ilon. Mr. Sherman , in a recent intoi
view , says ho fails to see why Chicag
Urould in any way bo favorable to th
nun from Maine.
TllKonterprlsingciti/ons of the Blue
Hills country are organizing , and prc
pose to place their advantages he for
the people , and solicit what they dent } ;
nato their share of immigration din-in
' 88. They claim lo lmve advantages t
Oiler invi'.stors and hoallh-scekors , an
. insisl upon being hoard.
K people , or rather the minors (
Colorado , do not propose to have an
familiar dealings with John Chinamai
Vho for ways that are dark and pi
Aulinr , sweeps the platter. At Gloi
1 mood Springs , a day or two ago , one (
. the heathens from the celestial kint
dom attempted to become a citizen <
Clcnwood. Fate and a few minors di
greed otherwise. They met John in th
( tago , and to uc Bret Ilarto's qucstloi
'Shall wo bo ruined by Chinese chea
talKir V" alino.it tore the Chinaman inl
toloccs. Since this pleasant opisodi
the heathens of Glonwood have bee
Baiufully scarce.
1'iinh MannfhclttrcM ,
Every effort should bo made during
ho ensuing months of winter to thor-
jughly advertise the advantages of
Omaha as a manufacturing center , and
o acquaint manufacturers everywhere
vlth the inducements that can be of-
erod to locate hero. There are many
ndustrlal enterprises unfavorably lo-
ated that could bo brought to this city
fa reasonable inducement wore ottered ,
ind others that would come if their
wners wore made aware of the ad-
milages poset < ! < cd by Omaha as a man-
ifacturlng point , moropartieularly with
oferoni'e to its position as the com-
ncrolal metropolis of a wide territory
apidly growing in population. Every
nanufacturing industry'nowhero Is pros-
) oring and advancing , and there is roomer
or many more. Manufacturers eon-
ributo population and wealth to a city ,
mil are the strong foundations of a sub
stantial and permanent prosperity. The
steady commercial advancement of
Omaha is assured , and while no olTort
should be omitted to expedite growth in
his respect some attention can and
should be devoted to encouraging manu-
acturcs. The board of trade is the
iroper agency for doing this most fully
mil olTec.tlvely , and it could devote it
self to no more necessary or serviceable
a k. It is to be hoped that the time
rotwccn now and spring will not bo
> ormittod to pass without some vigorous
olTort being made to promote the mauu-
acttiring interests of Omaha.
Itc.striction of Immigration.
It is already assured that several
measures will be offered in congress
ooking to the restriction of immigra-
, ion. It is understood that Sonatoi
I'aimer , of Michigan , has a bill already
n'cparcd , the salient feature of whicli
s a nominal tax upon immigrants , to be
[ ilfid on landing. Besides this the bill
of the Michigan senator provides thai
each pet-ton who proposes to make the
United States his hom6 shall bring will :
liim certificates bigntid or endorsed bj
the American consul at his forme )
home , certifying that ho is neither at :
idiot nor an anarchist , and is pos > c sot'
) f the necessary qualifications U
nako him a respectable citizer
of the United Slates. Other gentlemei
anxious to make a icputalion on this
question will doubtless be heard from bj
jill or otherwise In-foro the session o :
congress closes'and inasmuch as the
subject is nno of the most available foi
political uses thcro is every reason t (
K'liovo that it may become prominent it
Iho'puhlic attention.
There has been within the past year f
growth of misdirected opinion on tin :
subject that if permitted to crysfalizi
, nto legislation would most certainl.i
operate to the disadvantage of the conn
, ry , but there is every rcasoi
.o believe that no such mea
sure as that suggested bi
Senator Palmer can receive tho- ap
proval of the representatives of the pco
[ ) lo. Tlio obvious absurdity of lovyinf
a tax on immigrants is of itself cnougl
to condemn the proposition , beside ;
which there are objections that wouk
bo fatal to it with all persons intelli
gently informed as to the ncccssar ;
effects of such a measure. This whoh
cry for more legislation to restrict im
migration is narrow and ill-judged , am
wo should fear for the future prosperity
of the country if .we could believe tha
it was likely to accomplish anything
As wo have heretofore said the laws ti
keep out paupers , lunatics , criminal
and laborers under contract are sufll
cient if properly onforcca , and when
ever we go beyond this wo shall havi
taken a step inimical to the Ihtorbst
of the country.
One Coiiiincruo AVltli the South.
The backwardness of this country ii
establishing closer commercial rola
lions with South and Central Amorici
is a strange fact. While American cap
itul has reached out everywhere else
the opportunities for money-making ii
those countries have been almost wholl ;
neglected. European commcrco ha
monopolized trade with the commcrcia
centers of South Ainprica. The Argentine
tine Republic , for instance , yearly im
ports more than $ -)0KM,00 ( ) < ) worth < i
goods , and of this.sum the United Slalc
gels only about & > ,000,000. The sam <
condition of things exists in relation ti
most of the other South American coun
tries. There is no reason oxccii
short-sightedness on our part for allow
ing Europe to monopolize this ricl
trade.
Central America has been similar ! ,
neglected , but there are signs of A met
ican eapilal going in that directio
now , however , It seems as though C'en
tral America ought to bo a line Held fo
railroiid enterprises. The republic e
Honduras has one railroad running int
llie interior a distance of Ihirty-sove
miles. A ticket over that road cost
twenty-five dollars. Such a state i :
things must make Iho months of ou
native railroad monopolists water who
they hear of it. They should at one
extend their energies southward. Th
raising of calllo might also bo carrie
on in that republic with profit. Th
problem of wintering stock is unknowi
Fine cattle can be landed at , Unite
States ports at from seven to ton dolhu
per head. Various kinds of agricultur
could bo engaged in with profit , an
there is room for many more telegrap
lines than are al present in use.
San Salvador offers line opnortunittc
for agricultural industry. That whol
country , about nine thousand sqlmr
miles in oxteut , is ono vast gardet
The climate is good except some local
ties along the Pacific coast.
It seems as though both capital an
labor might bo directed southward wit
advantage. In our crowded centers <
population these are frequently idle c
employed with litllo profit. The soutl
al = o , would be benolltted by comin
more in contact with nortlmrn aclivili
An Interesting Question.
If il be true , as the representatives i
the coal companies assert , that the hig
price of fuel is not duo either to con
linalioiis of mine owners or to strike
of minors , but simply to the insulllciot
supply of coal to meet the" largo an
steadily increasing demand , there
evidently urgent need for somethln
as a substitute for coal. If the oxislin
siluation is likely to grow worse , sul
jectinj ; the consumers ol coal from yen
to year to an Increased price for their
fuel it is a matter of easy Calculation
that only a very short time must elapse
before a very largo body of
the people will have to give
up entirely the u o of coal. This
condition has already arrived as to u
great many farmers in the fur west , as
well us thousands of Iho poor in every
portion of Iho country whord coal is a
necessity at this season of the year.
The New York t'omrn'rciul jldrcrtiner ,
in referring to this subjeel , says "it is
an opportune moment for Iho practical
inquiry how far it may bo possible to
find a subitilule for coal , " and suggests
that "the attention of capilalisls
whose money is invested in gas works
may profitably be drawn to an oppor
tunity which seems now open to Ihem. ' '
This suggestion refers to the manufac
ture of hydrogen gas from water and
not carburetled , which it is said
can bo done on a large scale at a cost of
about ten cents per thousand foot. In the
opinion of our contemporary , "granting
the largest margin for mistake in Iho
calculation and for profit , it may safely
be assumed that any of our largo gas
companies , having the plant and mains
to BMro | for the purpose , could manu
facture and furnish this gas to consum
ers at a cost not exceeding fifty cents
per thousand feet , and at that price the
gas would very certainly and very speed
ily usurp the place of coal for purposes of
domestic heating , and ultimately for
other and larger purposes. "
Without questioning the wisdom of
these suggestions or intimating a doubt
as to their importance , it is worth while
to remark that if the plan of our eon-
temporary were fully carried out the
benefits it would be expected to accom
plish must necessarily be limited so long
as the coal corporations have the power
to enter into pools for controlling the
output and thereby determining the
pi-ice of coal. Obviously so long as the
privilege of forming combinations for
this purpose is allowed no competition
with coal , in whicli coal is a necessary
factor , can accomplish anything to
reduce the price except in a limited
territory. As to much the greater
part of the ' country and the
mass of consumers the coal combinations
would continue to regulate supply and
price , and there is really no promise of
any relief for the mass of consumers so
long as the right of unrestricted combi
nation exists. As lo the statement that
the supply of coal is insufficient to meet
the increased and steadily increasing
demand , every intelligent man will
know juit how much value to attach to
it. The fact well known to everybody ia
that the supply of this fuel is just what
the mine owners determine it shall bo ,
having always in viow.their personal or
corporate interests.
Where Statesmen Thrive.
With the convening of congress ,
there are many things suggested. Ye
nothing is more conspicuous when the
members are each sized up , than the
ono central idea that most anybody
would make n congressman. Of course
all could not rise above the common
level and shine resplendent with wif
and worth and eloquence like ouFowii
Mr. Laird who long ago made his mark
on Iho proboscis of Mr. Cobb , of In
diana. Yet they can most all feel con
fident that they possess enough natural
ability to get into congress if they have
been successful in keeping out of an
insane asylum. They may not all go tc
congress , and it is sincerely hoped
they will not. The job of Mr ,
Atlas , who is carrying the world
on his shoulders , is a simple and easy ;
task compared with the trials anil
labors of a nineteenth century con
gressman. It is no particular fun lo sil
around in the nation's capitol all daj
aiid get up in the morning and go oui
before the sun is up and biro a man t <
write you a speech and got your copy ii :
to the government printing office be
fore the Congressional Jtcconl goes t <
press. And then it is equally unpleasant
ant to tie up a few bushel sacks of garden
don seeds and send Ihem to men whose
names were furnished by a country post
master. Yet some slrong and loving nature
turo must make this sacrifice thai thi
country may live. *
Not a Fair Presentation.
If Ihc Englishman who has wonderei
what sort of country this 'Hamerica is
has formed any idea from the few prom
inent characters visiting his country
this year , wo cannot expect that hii
ideas have assumed any particulai
shape. Doubtless ho is confused and i ;
still wondering. The advent of Ceil
onol Cody with his wealth of hair am
abundance of Indians , including squaws
papooses , their ponies and dogs ; cow
boys out for a time , long-haired am
wild-eyed scouts , together with buffali
and other untamed animals , had but lit
tie to offer the Englishman who wouh
try to get an idea of our country. Tin
fact thai Cody's Wild West .show cap
tured Iho dollars and Iho handsome faci
and form of Iho owner of Iho show cap
lured the hearts of ladies tall and fai :
to see , filled the Britisher with minglet
pride and jealousy but the informa
lion sought was not alJUmlant. Nexl Ii
appear before Iho footlights and secun
the fawning praise of royalty and aris
tocracy across the pond was the redoubt
able Colonel Sullivan , of Boston , an ig
norant and debased pugilist , yet wilhn
a glass of fashion and a mold of form
Ho is now being entertained to tin
"queen's taste" by that distinguishei
personage , the Prince of Wales. Thei
there was that little , dried up , wensonei
anatomy of Jay Gould , the hearties
millionaire wrecker who is hob-nobbin |
around London and Paris , evidently ox
ecutrTig a scheme to rob somebody blind
And this , then , has been the America !
exhibit. It is true that others hav
"done London , " been abroad for a brie
sweet tcasou , but none of them hav
been particularly attractive except th
three celebrities mentioned. And sue
ib fame !
Why th Women Are Happy.
It is certainly particularly gratifyin
information to the American husband :
as well as a source of happiness to thoi
wives , lo know thr.t at the great Novoni
her sale of seal-skins in London , ther
was no advance in prices. On the otho
hand , the report from that city says i
was confidently expected , after th
iiictloii sale of "November , 1880 , that the
lext great sale would show a general
mil perhaps a substantial Improvement
n price : * . Instead of this the price of
argc skins remains IhoMimi' , while that
if small skins shows a slight decline.
The meaning of Ihisis thai furriers gen
erally believe that < u5 Alaka leasj will
lot bo renewed. iiYnf that before very
eng the supply of § 'nkiiis will be In-
created to perhaps double Its prcscnl
iinlt sity .IHXJO ) ( s&ittMa year. Women
who have boon , denied the lux
ury of a seal-sltki . vrnp will take
lew heart and hope upjuj reading that
the number of fuRfbenring seals which
visit the rookeries at SJ. George and St.
I'aul islands is reckoned at notlcssthan
7,000KK1 ( a year. We are informed that
ten years ago $10 was a fair average
irlco for a medium-sized skin. Since
, hon Iho yield of the Lobos island and
the Patagonia fisheries has rather fallen
off than increased. The Shetland is-
ands have censed to llguro among
producers. Four-liflhs of all the fur
seals sent to market to-day come from
the islands of St. Paul and St. George ,
the Commander Islands , the straits of
L-'uca and the coast of Washington and
British Columbia. The consequence is
that raw skins command from $15 to f 10 ,
according tosize and beauty , and dressed
skins are worth from $ i3 to WO. As it
is thought that the days of Iho Alaska
monopoly are numbered and the gov
ernment will allow the yearly catch to
bo Increased to about 200,000 , there
should be joy in every household , where
there have been yearnings for a sack of
warmth and beauty.
TIIK Chicago papers are windy and
jubilant over the success eif Iho great
Imm centre in securing Iho national
convention. As it has been , and ap
parently justly charged , that Chicago
Used boodle , and with no limit to llie
quantity of it , to secure Iho convention ,
Omaha , Minneapolis and other highly
moral cities submit without objection.
On the merits of the respective towns ,
bids wore made. If members of the
national convention reached forth an
itching palm , we are glad they were re
imbursed. Omaha is certain to secure
all she asks for in 18i. ! ) :
A DUPO.SKD and revengeful postmas
ter at West Springfield , Massachusetts ,
organized a boycott against his successor
ser , lie instituled the practice of re
ceiving letlers al his slore and carrying
them to the nearest liostolllce in ordet
to cut down the revenue of his successful
rival. Bui Iho government is jealous
of its prerogative of carrying the maih
and a United Stafcs commissioner is
now mingling in the fray in a way the
loading boycotler despises. His revenge
will probably pro\-p art expensive lux
ury , i
Tin : grave political significance thai
was contained in the nes covering tin
wires a few days agt to the effect tha :
the Crown Prince was buffering from !
cancer in its most malignant chai-actcr
has been dissolvedby flaler develop
menls.which show JJie Prince was no
stnjiously afilicjted. "Itj/r ) / gratifying t <
know'nhat lie'retains 'Ills larynx uiu
Germany will maintain her lovolines
ol peace.
POMTIOAIj POINTS.
The Indiana press indicates a fair-sizci
presidential boom for Harrison.
Congressman Kelly says it is impoasiplo t
force tariff reduction this winter.
Prof. Samuel Dickey , chairman of the pro
hibitioa nutionul committee , is a Michigai
man.
Senator Allison is one of the republlcai
leaders who openly opjwso the abolition o
the whisky tax.
"Tho finger of fate , " declares an cstccmci
Ohio exchange , "seems to point toward Jobi
Sherman at this moment. "
It is said to be a matter of history that th
United States senate has never yet rejected ;
revenue measure sent to it by the house.
Fourteen democrats in congress who vote >
against consideration of a tariff bill Ian
'
year are now reported to bo w'illing to sa :
with the iulmlnistration in the sloul craf
Hevenue Reform.
General Sheridan says that ho wants u
political office. Sheridan always was a n
nuirkahle uiiin , and all ho cares for now i
to see new plays on the first night and osei
late Iho pretty school girls.
Between the two branches of congress I
should bo evident to the people before at :
journniPiit that the republican party , now a
always the representative of positive | x > litiei
is the reliance of the country for all kinds o
reformatory legislation.
Steve Elkins , though a legal resident o
West Virginia , has been notified by the Nei
Mexico republican committee thut his resit
nation as national committccman has novc
boon accepted and that he will bo expected t
represent the territory at the coming ineel
ing to select a plate for holding the coavei
lion. _
May Vet lie u Tonsil Sl ht.
Jliiitim I'uxt.
Anthony Comstoek will soon insist upon i
that only dressed beef shall appear in th
market.
Such Patience IM Keareo.
I'tttsliuru CfitjxifcSi.
The proof of a weather prediction is in th
patience that waits loiij } enough for it t
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conic true , _
The College Divided With Congress
; JIKOH ( Pntt.'i
A Washington correspondent writes to
Now York paper about , the # Fresh Men i
Congress. " Wo hud supfiosc * ! that the co
leges had" all the freshiniu. "
AupcaranocH Are1 Deceitful.
Abilene lifflfttnr
Never judge by apuejmuu-cs. 'A shabh
old coat may contain an' editor , while th
man wearing a high-toned plug hat and suj
porting a cano may M1 u dclluimcnt sul
scriber. " . ' , ,
A Dctncnte'd l- '
AVirrMoirn f
Forty shares of "Keoly Motor" stock wer
recently knocked down to a bidder for i. 4
man who siiuanders his money in such ai
outrageous manner ought to iiavo a guardia
appointed to take charge of his property.
* A Kasli'loiuiblc Picco of Silver.
Jlnitfin lldicnn.
The fashions in silver are innumerable
says a writer in the Jlrooklyn Times. Ni
doubt of it , but the most awptublo fashio ;
in this town is u round disk with u squar
headed girj in has ruliof on ono sldo and
highly Infuriated buzzard on the othe-r.
Ills HaiulH In the Wrong I'ockot.
iniif / > i/r [ / < i Ciitle.
When Senator Hearst came up to the des
yesterday to bo sworn In.ho had his hands i
ula pockets. "He'll never be a throughbre
statesman , " remarked Colonel Mnnsey , in
the urea * gallery. "Why noil" asked n Cull-
fornian , with some Indignation at the up-
[ Mi-cut reflection , "Hccntmo he's got his
Imiuls in his own ixu'kets Instead of other
people's , " remarked the colonel , and went on
making notes ,
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The Drrnnicr.
n'l Hlen/ Hie KiiHilay Ittt > > v t'mtitn t'icM ,
"The voice of one crying in the wilderness1
i.
A voice1 came out of the sky
At th * hour whcit the world is still ,
When Hecate's nliiht-blrds fly.
And Hx'ctu | H drift over the hill :
And It called to a sleeper , dreaming ,
"Arise , O soul , In thy might I
StiH'p thy pen in thy la-art's blood streaming ,
And , us 1 bid tlice , write 1
u.
Hoimcl Echo gaunt Poverty's cry ,
That mounts to a heaven of brass ;
Ca < t shame on deaf Wealth that goes by
And reeks not the toiling muss ,
Mourn for Famine , for Crime , for sore Sorrow
row ,
Orlin monsters that ravage the earth ,
Tell of Grief's night for which dawns no
morrow ,
Of Charity's helping , the deatth.
lit.
Wall for honor , by gold led astray ,
For purity , foul smirched in mlro ,
Siidi for faith that endures but a day ,
For friendship that serves but for hire.
Rehearse ? once again the old story
Of justice , serene und calm ,
Wearing , seemingly , truth and glory
Hut hiding the itching palm.
IV.
Go into the byways of earth ,
Where souls starve and make no sign ;
Speak for struggling genius and worth ,
That la suffering fade and repine ,
Ueud the mantle of love from lust's shoul
ders ,
Tear cunt from religion's high shrlno ;
Wherever lifobrouthes or death moulders ,
Let the light of the great truth .shine.
v.
Shout , till the grey mountains call ;
Cry , till the wild echoes are hurled ,
Pierce the cloud of oppression's pall ,
That hangs o'isr a groaning world.
Up1 Host thro no longer dreaming ,
NVhilo Wrong strides rampant over night.
Dip thy pt n in thy best blood streaming ,
And , as I bid thcu write 1"
vr.
So thO'Droamer arose in the night ,
When tliu soundof life arc still ,
When darkness clouds the sight
And shadows , weird , drift o'er the hill ;
And forth , iu a rushing torrent ,
( itished out his heart's red tide.
Tears mingled with blood in the current ;
Ho laved in it wrote and died 1
The Jtaiufall on the Plains.
To the Kdilor of Ihc Nation : Recent
ly there have been two contributions tc
an inlercsting discussion , that of the
increased rainfall which il is alleged
has taken place of late years in wha'
was formerly called the ' 'Great American
can Desert , " or the region lying wes
of the Missouri and between the rivei
and the base of the Rocky mountains
Kx-Senalor Dorsey's article in the Nortl
American Review forms ono of Ihcsi
contributions , while the other is the ad
dress of General Morrow before tin
Cheyenne county fair at Sidney , nea
the eastern boundary line of Colorado
General Morrow claims that there ha
been n decided increase in rainfall : Mr
Dorsey takes the other view of the mat
tcr.
tcr.As
As Ihc result of a number of years o
continued , though not scientific obser
vation of Iho region in question , I an
inclined to concur with -General Mor
, ro\y iuyhis cqnehisipns rather than -will
Mr. Deirsoy. , But my own oxplunatioi
of Iho increased rainfall , and the cnusi
of the increase , is somewhat differqn
from that given by General Morrow
As the subject is of interest to a largi
number of people , I venture lo preson
The whole region in question is a gen
tic slope stretching ror about 600 mile
cast and west , north and south. It i
drained by a number of rivers which receive
coivo contributions from small streams
in the nature almost of gutters o
ditches , mosC of which , as you go west
are dry for the larger portion of th
year. The region is not like any whicl
is found east oj the Mississippi riverbu
rises to a considerable altitude only ii
its western portipn. This vast territory
from a time so far remote as to bo u'l
'most ineafculuble , was regularly burnei
over by lire , und during certain period
of tha year was grazed over am
trampled by countless herds of buffalo
Never being broken by the pough , it
surfiico gradually assumed a brick-Ilk' '
consistency. It was impervious t
water. Upon this brick-like surfac
there grow a mossy vegetation knowi
as "buffalo grass. " Water flowed ol
from this surface much as it would o !
from the roof of a house. It passed int
the ditches or gutters above reforrei
to , and was slowly carried down int
the Missouri. In fact , the whole coun
try was literally ono vast tile-roofci
water-shed , of whicli the Rocky moun
tains were a specie of rude ridge-pole
It followed , of course , that the rain
fall of the country , instead of sinking
inlo Iho soil and in some form remain
ing in Iho country , was carried off i
the Gulf of Mexico. As population ad
vanced all this changed. The brick o
tile-like surface was broken , the wale
porcolaleel inlo Iho soil and * was hoh
llioro , Iho moss-liko buffalo grass gavi
place to growing crops , and consequently
quontly all the .meteorological condi
tions wore changed. Before lliis tool
place there was no more ovaporatioi
from thai country during the greatc
portion of the year than there is froii
the roof a church. After the soil wa
broken regular evaporation began
Consequently both soil and nlmosphon
became impregnated with a moislun
unknown uoforo , winch lasted al
through the year.
This seems a natural explanation o
the alleged increase of rainfall , whicl
has unquestionably taken place. Noitho
is there any safe ground for beliovitif
that the climate changes have yc
reached their limit. As tin
soil is broken further west ti
the base of the Rocky mountains
there can hardly be any quobtioi
that the almosphprcio condition wil
change correspexidingly. Water whicl
formerly poured away will bo hold , firs
in the soil , and then in the atmosphere
returning again to the spil in the fern
of rain. Consequently , there .scorns m
good reason for doubting that the ontin
urea of country west of the Mis-.our
and east of the Rockies will wifhin i
few -years enjoy a rainfall .sullicient Ii
admit e > f raising crops without any considerable
siderablo degree of artificial irrigation
the general breaking' up of tbo preson
tilo-liko impervious surface of the soi
being lhesinglo condition procidont.
The question is not only one of scion
title interest , but it is of vital impor
taucu to all the companies now bulletin !
railroads through thai region , and an ;
oxpluimlion of it derived from observa
tion nndoxporhmcocan hardly bo other
wise than of value. I am , etc. ,
CiiAitr.KS FitANris ADAMS.
Boston , Nov. H.
Gurrett'H
HAI.TIMOIIK , Dec. ID. The directors of th
Baltimore & Ohio railroad elected Samuc
Speiicor president , and his salary , it Is utulei
stood , is fixed at # 20,000 | > cr annum. Th
salary of tliu late president , Hubert Gurrctl
was ? 4OUO. , i
Mil. ItAIjCITH liUNGH.
A Notable l-jvcnt at the Marker Hotel
IJIIM Night.
The complimentary Ian -h tendered by Mr.
Halch , proprietor of the Darker hotel , hut
evening to Ills former associates In the coal
trade , to the merchants who snpplled tliu
furnishings of the house , to the hotel men of
the city and to the pre.s-t , was a grand siicces * ,
and the guests present enjoyed thiMiiielves to
the fullest extent. The now and mugnlll-
cently devorated dining room presented an
unique and elegant a | > | > curaiic.e. . Covers were
laid for seventy-live guests and nearly that
number were present. An Individual , hand
p.ilntcd menu curd , bearing the numo of the
guest who was to occupy the chair was placed
at eue'h plate. These c.ir.ls were very hand
some and worn the work of Miss Skella ,
housekeeper of the hotel. A handsome
boutoulurro was also given to each guest.
( Among those present wore the following !
F. L. Hull , A. Meyer , Colonel Hirsch , ex-
Postmaster Coutant , Kuv. Mr. Coilund | ,
Joseph and George Darker , Louis Hclmrod ,
A. Fowler , , J. H. King. K. A. O'Hrlen , Mr.
Creasy , Major .1. K. Howard , Mr. H.itwell
unil Mr. Hullett.
The menu was as follows !
Ulnu points on half shell.
Consomme Koyal.
Celery Olive ?
Drolled lumil on toast.
Asparagr.is French peas
Homan punch.
Cold ham Chicken Tongue
Cafe noir Segars.
When the wine was brought on Mr. Daleli
proposed a toast to the coal dealers anil Mr ,
Contant responded to it.
The next toust proposed wus "Tho Hotels ol
Omaha , " rcsimmicd to by Mr. Davenport unil
Mr. Hawlltt of the Mlllurd. Mr. Hull of the
Puxton wus also called upon.
The toast of "Thi ! Press" was responded to
by Mr. O'Dricn.
The toast master then stated that he would
nsk the Hev. Mr. Conchind to tell the assem
bled gentlemen something about thoheuvenl.v
hotels. The reverend gentleman replied in n
most approprlatu manner. Hesald thut while
he was iinubln to tell of the hotels of paradise
he believed that the guests there would be
well taken cure of.
Mr. Hulch then stated thai all ho needed
to complete his happiness wan a marble lloor
in his new office,1.
Mr. Joseph llaker related the history of the
house and wound up by promising Mr. Halch
a mnrblo lloor which brought forth prolonged
nppluuRc. It was after midnight when the
party adjourned. Taken altogether the hinel
was one of the most elegant mid notable
affairs of the season.
. CH1US SPKCHT'S KAUKWKM * .
Itrilllnnt Hniiiict | Tciulcrrtl Him or
IIIn Departure For lOilropo.
Chris Spccht , a well known mumifuctiirci
of this city , leaves this week for n visit to tin
homo of his boyhood in Germany , after ai
absence of over a quarter of a century. Lusl
evening , in honor of this event , a number ol
his friends tendered him a farewell banquet
at Masonic hall. Nearly H hundred guesl <
wore present , among thorns mcoftlemosi
distinguished citizens of Omaha. After par
t iking of the various eatables and drinkable !
which were served in lavish profusion , Hon
.lohn M. Thurston , the toast , muster , in hi-
usual eloquent and polished style , paid i
glowing tribute to "Our Guest. " Ho spolti
of the early struggles of Mr. Speeht. am
showed how by industry and enterprise hi
had , without friends , influence or education
accumulated wealth in a forolgi
land. He described his eminent ! ;
successful business career hero , am
ended with wishing him Godspeed in hi ;
voyage across the Atlantic. The speakei
was frequently interrupted by npplausc. He
was followed by Ex-Mayor Vaughn , of Coun
cil Hluffs , on "Tho Twin Cities ; " Hon. W. .1
Council , "The Bar ; " Frank Walters , "Olt
Times and Friends ; " W. F. Gurley , "Possi
billtiesof American Ufo ; " Dave Mercer
"Young Men in Politics ; " Fred Nyc , "Tin
Press ; " Mikes L s , "Erin in America ; " H
Hascall , "Isaac Has No Wings , but He 'Get
There Just the Same. ' "
The speakers were all entertaining and tin
various witticisms and flights of dequeue
wore loudly applauded. Variety wus givei
to the occasion by some musical select ions b ,
Prof. Franko's orchestra. At a late hou
Iho festivities cneied.
CENTUAIj IjAIlOR UNION.
It is Dccielcd to Hotel n Public Suneln
Moot Ing.
A regular meeting of Central Labor Unio
was held at G. A. II. hall lust evening. P. I !
Dillon , from the Iron Moulders union , wa
elected president to fill the vacancy cocas
joncd by the re.signationT > f Jacob Jaskaleck
Nine trade's organizations were rcprcscnto
and four were absent. The Drick Moulder
and Settlers' union was added to the list o
organizations and was represented at tli
meeting last evening. The "reiwrts froi
the trades were generally fair , wit !
the exception of the cigar ininufiietui-ors
which was rejx > rted dull. A public mcetin
for a general discussion of labor will be licli
on Sunday afternoon , December 18 , at
o'clock , at Koyal Arcanum hall , Dougla
street between Thirteenth and Fourtecut
streets.
The public meetings will be regularly cor
tinned , meeting the first and third Sunda
afternoon of each mouth.
L. A. 3i 14 K. of L. presented a circula
condemning the action of the Messrs. White
ley , manufacturers of reapers and mowers
at Cincinnati , and who are waging a war o
extermination against the Knights of Lahoi
.All labor organisation ? ) are entitles to re ]
resentation in these meetings and everyon
is welcome to the public ones ,
EXCITING STKEI-iT KCENK.
The CharKCH n Young Mm Filci
Against ft nil ml Woman.
The old blind woman who grinds an ill
tuned and dilapidated organ on the corner o
Thirteenth and Furniim streets hud un oxclt
ing experience ubout 8 o'clock lust night
Among the charitable pedestrians who con
tribuU.nl their dimes and Hidden to the con
tribution pluto of the old huly wus u youni
man , who by mistake , as lie alleges , droppci
u five-dollar gold piece into her coffers , sup
jHising it to tie a nickel. Ho did not discovoi
his mistake until some time afterwards
when ho hurried back and demanded the re
turn of his gold. The woman roiimnstralec
with him , und the loudness with which the
young miin emphasi/ed his cluims soon at
tructed u largo crowd. The sympathies nl
tliu gathered multitude were with the woman ,
and wlien the follow threatened to search hoi
there and then for the missing coin , several
brawny and hard-listed men promised him n
sound drubbing if he undertook anything ol
the kind. Finally the woman was led uwu )
by a guido amid a shower of terrible curse'
from her accuser ,
The Co-operiitivo Colony.
O.MAIIV , Dec. ID To the editor of the Hin : :
An editorial appeared in a recent issue of thu
Dm : , headed "A Colony Fr.ind , " that is false
in every nurtluuhir , or miiny of my most ln <
timato friends and acquaintances , who have
gone to Port Angeles since last June , ami
later , have written mo in their letter *
innumerable falsehoods. If the co-operative ;
colony is a fraud , its co-opor.itlng in fraud , as
a comparison of letters from them to fathers ,
brothers and sisters and friends In this city
and those received by mo Indicatewieccss
beyond oxi > ectutioiis. Kuivly If theio was
fruud their own flesh and blood would not be
picked out as their victims. The only sign of
fraud conceivable Is on the part of the Oregonian -
gonian or their Informant , or possibly your
self. Hut let us hope for the reputation of
the Omaha press that it would not bo guilty
of a deliberate scheme to Injures an honest en
terprise ) for the benefit of the opjii essed labor
of America.
A MKMIICH or OMAIU Hiuxcn P. b. C. C.
Killed In a Kami Hllelc.
Drennan's sand bank , ono mile south ol
Vinton street , slid in yesterday afternoon ,
entombing two men , John Hagley , who wan
painfully crushed , and .1. P. Clirlstl.insoii ,
who was dead when lescucd. The deceased
leaves a wife and seven children.
Hleivfiison AVuntH Another Trial.
Late yesterday afternoon Ed Cromwell ,
one , of thu attorneys for Iho dofonuo in the
Stevenson rape case , made a motion for anew
now trial on the grounds that the court had
erred 'la ndmltClug mcomiiotcnta testimony
on the part of the stUe , In repressing evi
dence on the part of the defense , in retain
ing as. Jurors four men who hud already
formed mi opinion of the euse. and In glvlni ?
certuln charges to the jury. The Judge took
the matter under e-onslderutlon until Mon
day , but hinted that It Is probable that u new
trial will be denied ,
A Tough One * In Ctistoely.
Joseph Karhurdta young man whoso alias *
are Fird L. Piers , .lumen Goodman , Henry
Hergamin Stli-j , F. L. Davis , Fred L.Plerco ,
Clemens Clement and J.M. Hubert * Is ia custo
dy lit Chicago. This man of so many aliases Is
well known In Omulm , where It is thought ho
has plu.vcd pecular dishonest tricks. His
scheme Is the raising of figures on postal
order cheeks , which he accomplishes by the
use of ne'lds ,
Fred Cunningham , of Farley , Ia , , Is In the
city.
city.C.
C. P. Hubbard , Hroken Dow , Neb. , is in the
city.Walt.
Walt. Mason , of the Lincoln Journal , Is in
the city.
C. J. Chirk , of Heutrlee , Neb. , Is nt the
Windsor.
A. G. Storrs , of Hed Oak , la. , Is at the
Windsor.
George P. Sherwood , of Kearney , Neb , , Is
In the city.
T. L. Hownnin. of Le Mars , Ia. , is visiting
In the city.
Clarence E. Hrady , of Fnllerton , iieb. , is
in the city.
T. F. Van Natta , of St. Joseph , Mo. , Is nt
thcMillard ,
Charles H. Ault , of St. Louis , Mo. , is at
the Mlllard.
G. W. Dartholomay , Lincoln " , Neb. , is at
the Windsor.
J. A. Sheridan , of Hloomlngton , Neb. , Is at
thu Windsor.
George Christopher , of Lincoln , Neb , , is nt
the Windsor.
S. P. Jeffries , of the IviinsisCity railroad ,
is In the city.
Daniel Hopkins , of Central City , Neb. , ia
nt the Millurd.
Daniel W. Coffee , of Plattsmonth , Neb. , it
nt the Windsor.
F. A. Faxon and F. W. Schulte , of ICansaa
City , are at the Millurd.
WORK OF AN AWFUL HABIT ,
The Sail Story of Dr. Cliarlcn II
llriul Icy.
New York Times : Dr. Charles IT ,
Bradley , who two years a < jo held an ex
ccllcnt'position as a practicing physici
an in Chiciifjo , but who ruined himsoll
and his family by the use of cocainewaa
n prisirtier in the Jellorson Market po
lice court yesterday. lie was all broken
up by the habit , und although but
thirty-live years old , he looked moro
'
like sixty. Ho was pale and emaciated
and tottered up to the bench when the
case was called. A number of physi
cians in this oily hnvu wilhiji the past
month been victimized by a pS-son call
ing them up at night and borrowing
their hypodermic syringes on the pretense -
tense thai they were needed in an ur
gent case by a physician whoso instru
ment was out of order. So freeiuont had
the.se thefts become that one of the vic
tims published a warning to the pro
fession.
The eloclor admitted obtaining the
syringes from the doctors by means ot
forged nolcs , but said that his princlpa
object was to obtain the opium which
accompanied each case , as ho had no
money to purchase the opiate. lie was
a slave to the habit , he taid , and it tvaa
impossible for him to do without it for
twenty-four hours.
Dr. Bradley figured prominently ; ha
fore the public in Chicago several times.
His case attracted the attention of the
medical profession there , and many
newspaper articles have been written
about him. About two years ago ho
was in Iho enjoyment of a lucrative
practice und resided in a fashionable
quarter of Iho cily. He was talented tea
a degree , and was looked emas one of
the rising physicians of Chicago. Ho
had u happy home , a devoted wife , and
several interesting children. By de
grees his friends nml patients began to
notice that his actions were unnatural.
The could assign no reason for it , be
cause everyone knew ho was not n
drinking man. At times the deiclon
would be in exceptionally good spirits ,
then again he would apporr utterly de
pressed and talK as if llie hand of every
man was raised against him.
As each of thoseallncksof melancholy
succeeded each other , and they did HO
with rapidly increasing frcqency , thu
doctor began losing IIIH practice. I'a
tionts would call at his house only to ha
told he was sick. Calls were neglected
and ho withdrew moro and moro from
society. Bradley sold his horse and
buggy , and then his household furnU
lure began to disappear into pawnshops ,
and at last his familiar and now shab
bily dressed figure was seen but little on
the Hlroels. Then ho was missed allo-
gelher. The neighbors were the first
to notice his disappearance. The
blinds of his house had been e'losoly ,
drawn feir several dny.s. Gossipping
neighbors eiiscovorcd that Mrs. Bradley
and the children had not been seen for
several dny.s. Some ono went to the po
lice station. An oflccr | was sent to the
house und the backdoor was burst open.
There was no sign of life em the lower
lloor , but the stops of the searchers were
elirccted to Iho upper floor by the crying -
ing of children. Hurrying to ono of the
bedrooms whcnco came the cries , tt
sight mot the olllcor's eyes which com
pletely staguored him.
On the bed in their night clothes lay
Dr. Bradly and his wifo. They wore in
u-deep sit-up , and the children were in
vain trying to arouse them. ThosloovoH
of both the sleepers were rolled up to
the arm pits. As the e > tlleor looked
closer ho saw that the arms of each were
ono mass of wholly or partially healed
sores and small , freshly made wounds.
The practiced eye of a medical man
called in quickly solved the myhtery.
Ho turned to the dressing case and
picked up a hypodermic syringe and an
empty vial labeled cocaine. This told
the slory. The doctor was removed to
the Insane department of the county
jail , and frienils cared for the wife anil
children. On his trial fen-Insanity Dr.
Bradley incohoronlly told the story of
his downfall , and this hlory ho haw
steadily adhered to over since. Ho
said ho had made a special Htudy
of the use and oiled of cocaine.
Ho nt first practiced on animals , but
a desire to watch the operation of the
drug on Iho human system. Gradually
ho found that ho could not get along
without it. llf > found also that his mind
wanilorcil. and ho could not study the
dllecls as lie formerly did. Ho induced
his wife to allow him to practice on her.
and soon bolh were confirmed victims of
the habit.
The doctor waa adjudge-d insane and
sent to an asylum , whore ho remained
several montlis.whoii ho was pronounced
cured , and once more resumed pruetie-o
in this city. His next uppunnmeo be
fore the public was on January 7. 18H7 ,
when ho was nrrtattid for swindling
druggists out of small quantities of
cocaine by presenting orders purporting
to como from prominent physicians.
His old habit had rolurncd und had
again mustered him. This time ho won
soul toahospital.from which be-escaped.
He was locked up again in Chicago for
two * ks , and then announced himself
cured. Since Hum ho has not boon
hoard of in thai cily. lie has no homo
and no friends.
A colored man , Uiirty-fivo years o
ago , uttcnda school in Davenport.