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DAILY BBEr , MONDAY , MARCH 5. I88a
JHB DAILY HBE.
ItM9 OF StniSCRIPTIOrT.
fiftlly ( MorntQK Kditlon ) Including Sunday
Urr , One Vemr . . < . . , . . : . 11000
Tor Hl Months . ; . fi Ol
ynrTUrcfl Month * . . . . . . . . 360
Th Onnh * Knndny Bet , moiled to any d-
drtfsi , Ono Year . ZOO
OMAHA Or ricK , NoR.niUNDBIH KAMNAM BTIIRET.
NBW VOHK Orrici , HOOIIR 14 AND ir > THIDUHK
liuu.niKO. WASHINGTON Orrics , No. B13
FOUIITCCMTII BTBMRT.
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THE DAILY BEK.
Sworn fltatewcBt of Circulation.
BUte ot Nebraska , I .
. County of Douglass , *
Oeo. JJ. Tzschuck , secretary at Th Be Pub *
HftiinK company , does nolemnly wcar that the
actunl circulation of the Dally wo tor the week
, ending March 2. 1888 , was an follows :
Saturday. Fob. 25 . 10,175
Sunday. Feb. 88 . ' . . Wro
Monday , Feb. 27 . WKO
Tueaday. Fob.28 . 18.410
vrednrmlay , Ff b. 29 . ,17OMI
Thursday. Men. 1 . 17.000
JdlUay , Mch.2. . .17.825
Average . 18.824.
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Notarr Public. .
State of Nebraska , I . ' .
County ot DouglasR , f8- " '
. Oeo. B. Tzschuck. being first duly iwotn. de-
' pones and says that he Is secretary of The Dee
I'ublldlilnK company , that the actual average
. . dally circulation of toe Dally Bee for toe month
of March. 1BB714,400 copies : for April ,
1887 , 14,310 copies ) for May , . ' lilt ) * ,
14,227 copies ; ' , for June , 1887 , 14,147. copies ;
for July , 1687. 14,099 copies ; for August *
11187 , 14.151 copies ; for September , ' 1887 , 14,349.
coplMtfor pctober , 1887 , ll.SS ) ; for November ,
UK , 15,238 copies ; for December ; 1887 , 16wi
. .copies ; for January , 188K , 18,206 copies ; .for
. February , " 1888 , 15,988 copies. . .
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8d day ot February , A. D. im . N. P. FEH , , '
1 , , _ . . Notary -Publfc.
; . A POPULATION of nearly 115JOOO lor'
'Omaha.is not abad.tthowirig for ' 1888-9.
' S ? ! ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * ,
' . SOUTH OMAHA packers jointhe' ' pro-
/cession' -getting cut freight ratu.a 'to'
Chicago. _ * _ ' . ; ' . "
' . ' . ' ' - '
ANOTnKil.importunt-.oil discovery bus
been- made in Wyoming1 in wliich No-
- brnska investors Interos'todl The
ftejd is said to bo a large one and
great promis6. . . .
. . WHATEVER site the" ' gov.ernrnent
. architect may select for the npw public
building , it is almost certain to'bp lo-
'cated within , a stone's throw of the presr
nt poatoflico.- . ' '
-By all means lot the directors of the
board bf trade accept John' Evans''sug
gestion and reconsider the Yptq prith
out rate problem. The questiou is too
important to be shelved , without..a
thorough discussion. . ' ' . . . . -
: ' . . . ' . . . . . = . . . * ' - .
IN spite of. the Burlington's serious
troubles with the locomotive engineers , |
th'p managers of that rend make another
deopcitt in-frolght rates.-.When'thJJro
'
' iii hardly .a freight-wheel-turning , TI re-
ductlori In' rates assumes the- nature of'n.
.big jokei . ' . ' '
' 'MR. VlLAfl has earned the distinction
of being the aristocrat of Ihe ad'tninis : .
tration. He is loss approachable than
even Endicott. ' .It is hot every countl-y
' lawyer clovatcd .to a cabinet position
. who would keep his head as' .well as
Vilas has dono. : ' . . ' '
. - ' IT is -Wonder that more accidoiits
have hot'.resulted . from the reckless
manner in whjch the patvoL .wagon' : is.
driven. There is' no necessity of run'
nlng such a HghtTweight .wagon thro'ugh
.tho streets at a break-neck ' speed'when
going to a lire , "
DKMOCUATIC aspirants for tho-vice
presidency are multiplying/'As the 'con
vention'will have little'to do for.cntor-
tajnmont except'the selection of a' , can
didate for the second place ou the. ticket
the more aspirants there are the mor-
.Wer the fun will bo. . . -
V RosCpBCoNKtiNG is. a wise child.
He knows when to-stay away fro'rn a firb
n.d not'burn his fingers. 'In reply to a
communication froni some of l > ! s Penn
sylvania friends asking him toucecpt a
nb'niinatlon. for prcsidc.nt ilrV Con'kling
declines with thanks. .
POLITICS over.in England -appear , to
'be of the battlo-door and shuttlo-cqclc
order after all. . First there .Comes the
surprise of an overruling liberal majorIty - ,
' Ity in a tory stronghold. Evcrylwuy in'
the liberal camp-ons hfe holiday attjfro
readj for.tho queen's call to form a new
cabinet. The next day tho'tqrios'carry
tho' election in , some liberal borougli
and celebrate this occasion by ' a' great
jflorillcutlon conservative govern
ment.
THV Grand Army of the Republic has
all along taken nn honorable and
patriotic stand on the pension question
uow pending in congress. All that is
naked of congress is that the govern
ment should provide a reasonable com
pensation to the men who risked their
lives and .who are not able to earn their
living on account of the disabilities re
ceived in the war. It is duo to buncombe -
combo politicians that extravagant
claims arc tacked to the bill in order tc
kill it.
THE latest advices regarding the con-
'dition of the crown prinoo of German ;
.leave no ground of hope for his recov
ery , though his death may still bo n
matter of months. Wo have never had
nny faith in the favorable view pro
fessed to bo tnkon of his case by hie
.physicians , not ouo of whom , wo fully
believe , has over seriously doubted that
'his aftllctlon was cancer , and that the
most that could bo done was to prolong
Ills life by every device of medical skill ,
The line constitution and strong will ol
the prince have very likely had more tc
do with keeping him alive until now
than has the treatment of the doctors. .
.and liis equanimity in the face
of death will undoubtedly be
maintained to. the last. It
Moms certain ; however , that the end
cannot be very remote , and as it approaches
preaches grave considerations' pre
sented respecting the effect .which hie
death may have. ' The impression is
that the emperor would not long survive
fcla son , and there Is reason to' believe
% bat measures are now being considered
ie provide lor the succession.
H PaHtean MK r.
' The democratic members of the
nnd means committee having ignored
-ho counsel of thopresldont lo approach
the question of tariff revision "in a
spirit higher than partisanship , ' ' the
party they represent , will have no fair
ground of complaint If the republicans
shall , as they seem disposed to do , approach
preach the subject with rofe'renco to the
question of partisan advantage to bo
gained. When the majority 'of the com
mittee shut themselves up to frame n
tariff bill , wholly ignoring the minor
ity , the confessed purpose was to bring
forward a measure which the country
would bo compelled to recognize as en
tirely of democratic construction. They
wanted a distinctively party meas
ure , of which it could bo said
that no republican had seen
a single feature of it or
made a single suggestion regarding it.
They finished -their work on this line ,
and it Has boon submitted to the coun
try. . '
Having set the example ot making
this a partisan matter , .tho republicans
will inall probability emulate the cx-
iiraple. Just what their programme will
bo is not yet clearlydefincdbutenough
is known to make it pretty certain that
the course to be pursued will bo that of
hostility to the proposed' bill. The ma
jority will not be 'permitted to realize
their professed expectation 'of a spccd'y
success. Whatovoif obstructions can bo
thrown in th'o way will c'ortalnlybp em
ployed. It has been re par tod. that the
minority.on-a review of the rn'oasut'o in '
committee -.would demand that orery In- '
tcrest.lo' bo. ' affoctod' 'bjf . .the- proposed - . - '
posed . reductions' of duties "shaH bo'
allowed , a hearing. . " Thls'would
necessarily .consjume > great ilcal of tiroo1
bnt the majority would hesitate to reject
su'ch R demand for the reason .that to do
so'-Vvould subject IheirL-to tho. charge of
refusing th'o industries oftho , country a
fair 9ppbrt'uriity'to .bo. heard in .thoir ,
own behalf 1. ' The campaig'n value , of
such , a charge 6aii easily bo understood.
DutffrfVftoi\all , the majority'iqfclstttppii'
their measure a it stands , the republi
cans i'ill have ready at the proper tiino
a eub'sljtu'to/ta present to the house ,
find w.ha'tovor iU fUc : tliero it 'will , be
c'retty Bure.of Co'mmaH.aMng' the support
bf tno-raajorityia the scn'a.to. . It would ,
do- this as a distinctivelyparty measure ,
with the qubs'ti'o'n of relative meritas h.
beco'ndary.cbnsidcrMion , - Tho" dcino-
crats ; 'bavo-'thcmeolvcB created -tliis > ,
situation. Intholr.oago'rnbss-to.givo a1-
partisan cha'ractor to 'this leglsla- ; .
tion , insteadof -gtving.'it' that "b'road
arid ' .national . coritemplutiou'-which '
tho.prqs'id.oht advise.d-ihby ; hare giYcn _
the' republicans every'oxpuse'and'.op
portunity they could desire : for making
aistralght party is4uo on th'o tariff. . '
If the Randalt fao'tor bo loft entirely
out of cprtsideralion , ' though.it will cer
tainly play nn important part j it will etUl
be - dbvibus.that . thoprosposed mcaeuro
has * hardly a' ohanco'-of getting..through ,
congress , ' and'that there is really .very
liUUs probability of any measure of- , tar
iff reduction.passing unless .a union- can
) > 6 affected of'tho republlcn.ns nd.the'
Randall contingent-i which'case tho-
credit , ' if'thcrpshould'be any , would" , bo
daimo'd.by ; th'o . .republicans- is under
stood that Mr. Randall will , -present .a
bill , ' ' 'it'.is' ' supposed . - ' sifflliar ' in
it - . gancral . .character - to ' . .thatho
proposed iii'tho last congress. ' Aswo
remember th'o provisions' of that , meas-
ure.lt cont'o'mpiatcd'tta 'mftnyi advances
as'reduction's in tariff duties , and proin-
Jscd. very little for'tho.'relief of the 'pco-
plo , .whatever1 ' Its'effect.'might .have
been on the'ro'vouuo. . An. undor'stand-
Ing'botwoon the republicans 'and Ran
dall , however , in.-'whicH 'the\fowribr _
. .wouldhave ilothlng to . .lo'sofrom a
party pbi&t of vjo.Wv is.not.1 . to 'be fo-
gardod.asout'of tlie question. 'Inabort ,
thore'appears.-tb'bo .no-'pthe'r way in
'which legislation- . the reduction of
the rcv'ohud can bo enacted by the pres
ent congress ; Such-a .possibility is any- '
'thing butreassuring'for those who 're-
quiro.r'eUef from- the unnecessary ; and
.excessive tariff taxation. , . ' v . .
. ' . ' . , 'The E ect Abroa'a. :
. No Intelligent . 'business man ; could
have bcon.-aurprlsod .the information
in- the cable dispakh-f rom Lon'don , in
th'o BBK bf ycsteJdny , that , the effect
upon American.'securitiesiib'roa'd of the
fa.ilnro of.tho pnv'rid jury in' > Now -.Yorli
to indiot Gould , and Sago is likely'to bo
un.miigliig. ThlsYnnyiiptrcsuit'to old
'
and * well-known feecuritie's-wilh which
Gould and Sage'hava notliing to do
nnd-Euch as they aj-'e knoWn to hayb con
nection , with'arc carefully ayoided by
foreign buyers but it-'will bo injurious :
t'o the ready sulo ot nc'w securities seek
ing purchasers in foreign markets. All
such bonds will encounter more or less
distrust which will be removed only
after the closest scrutiny of all the con
ditions under which they are issued and
the fullest Information respecting their
safety from' any such fraudulent
manipulation as that practiced by the
two jobbers who escaped indictments on
a technical interpretation of the law.
Nobody pretends that there was not
nihplo ground in the charges of fraud
upon which to base an indictment.
Probably nobody doubts that if an in
dictment-had boon returned the charges
could have been proved. But the
frauds occurred some years ago , and the
court ruled'that under the statute of
limitations the accusations came too
late. In order to make this statute
available it was held that its applica
tion must bo reckoned from the time the
commission- the frauds was begun ,
nnd not , from the time the
defrauded persons discovered that
' they had been robbed. It is
extremely questionable whether this
interpretation would bo'bustained by
the higher courts , but it was sulllcieut
in this case to lead the jury to dismiss
the matter , and unless the defrauded
bondholders determine to , pursue it
further , as they may do , Gould and
Sngo'can congratulate themselves 'that
a judge- who ' -very likely is not , un
friendly to thorn- has saved them from
a disagreeable , prosocuxfon , though ho
could not rub out the criminality that
is universally believed-to justly belong
to them in the matter of their Kansas
Paolllo operations. .
Such u state of facts cannot but 'have
a bad look to 'men ot other countries
where' justice ' U not so easily
thwarted. If there is no chance , of
punishing in this country the per
petrators-of fraud in great railroad en
terprises , provided they are skillful
enough to conceal the frauds for five or
six years , the securities of- such , enter
prises will bo regarded with distrust-
nnd particularly sous permanent invest
ments. The escape of Messrs. Gould
and Sago will not be quoted to the ad
vantage of American justice. , ,
THE investigation of trusts by a com
mittee of the Now York legislature , of
whifh a good deal had' been expected ,
appears to have amounted to very Httlo.
The Now York World , which was largely
instrumental in bringing about the in
vestigation speaks of it as having boon
"cither a fraud by design or a lalluro
through cowardice or incapacity. " The
smaller combinations , which are of no
great consequence , wore vigorously at
tacked , while the Standard oil.and'tho .
sugar trusts , whose methods and policy
everybody is interested in , were ac
cording to the World , "handled as
tenderly as a now-born babe 6ya careful
nurse. " Such-trlfllrig with thcso great
cornoratlons if as bad , or worse , than
letting them alone. Its , tendency
is to give them increased confidence , in
their chances of immunity from honest'
and thorough Investigation } and to stlm-
ulato them' ' to pursue their cours with
less apprehension of danger and less care ,
for public opinion. Every'such failure
nst this cpmiriitlca steehis to have'made is.
victory , for * combinations , and
they , are pot slow to take advantage of
their successes. . 'It'brings legislative
authority.into.'contempt , : and .makes'-a
Uughlrip-'stock of"th'e 'appeals ot the
people to their representatives' for. pro
tection .ngainst the growing'power and
oppression of vnst.combinations.In the
degree that thepopular - demands arc.
defeated and'tho.legi mtlyo. Authority
defiod-'the ' monopolies' become.'im '
pressed with a , . .higher 'sense'.of.
their'own .power andgrow'
less disposed to-regard any-public obli- ; '
gations. . .If , therefore 'wo cannotliavu
, .thorough and honest.investigation , of
trusts nndother . tomblnation's that
Uu-eaten. . .public , welfare , it'we're ,
better not to\atto.mpt-d'ny. . Tho' ilieap-
polntinjr'cljnractoi1 of. the Now -York-
committee's ; efforts' invostigute is
greatly bo. regretted. . ' ' ' " , . .
F < 5il 6mo years immigrants.at'-Castle
Garden , have been subject to'a systemof
tolls and fees amounting to' extortion.
J36tH'Stearnship companies ttnd 'the .rail-
roads li'avo hhwcd' in' this 'nefarious'
plunder.Besides thcso exactions , vari *
o'usimmigration companies have''had
their agents in Castle Garden . .whoso
business was the transmission , of' money
to.Europcari countries , ' the trahsporta-
tion.of'passengers f rom'Europa to Amor- .
ica'nnd'.the'.soUing'of government. 1'an'd
to immigrants. 'Tor' all , ' this . business
v6ry liberal CQmmi siona'.wpro exacted , '
and the more' ignorant and. ' 'friendless
the immigranttho'gre ; : 1 r.was.the . im
position of thos6-agents. ' From time
to .time-in vostlgjitlbns/havo been , -mudp-
into the trcatn ont'of immigrantsby.tho ,
slatoof Nqw'York''a'ud the'cojf ition..of . .
affairs waeimpto'ved : ; . But'the.statelii61a
not always been ' ' , 'BUocessful. in- rooting
out-tha.cvll..For'tw'sopn'as-the ' pyb.of
the .authorities 'was' r.emovcd ; the ; old
tricks' would , be 'rev'ivoil. " The'iiitor1
' '
state qommerce.'OQ'm'm'iss'iori . has taken
in hand the invesUpatibn of'.tho treat
ment of Immigrants , whoh' laridiiig. on
our shoroa.--.lt is to. bali'oped ; that the
investigation will.not only bo thorough ,
.but will break 'up once for all the ring's
that.control Castle 'Garden. ' : '
Tn.B Chicago ' & . 'Northwestern has
granted ; the request of Omaha "jobbers
lor bating-through rates'on the sum
of thp.lociili. The"meaning' of tins is ,
that horatofore'the.railroadshavebillod
through freight from Chicago to points
'we'sl'olOmaha.'at . ' -the Bame rates as
charged from.Chlcago to Omaha. .Such ,
.action , .clearly discriminated .against
Omaha ai > d was in violation of .the inter
state commerce.law.- now order of
billing to'points 'west'of Omaha charges
at the rate of transportation from Chicago
cage to Omaha , plus the local rate from
Omaha to the point in question. The
other railroads will bo obliged to fall in
with the Northwestern in basing their
Ihi-ough rates.
- THE.prompt action of the mayor and
chief of police with reference to the
wine-rooms is to bo comii.ended , and it
should bo pursued until every place of
this character in Omaha is closed up.
A calamity issometimes necessary to
arouse iboplo'toa full apprehension of
duty , and but for the. tragedy of last
Friday night the wine room would doubt
less still bo an institution of the city
free to carry on' its demoralizing busi
ness , Thi.t unfortunate event lias had
the one good result seen in the order of
the chief of police , which undoubtedly
lhatolllcial will fully onforco. If more
stringent legislation is necessary for
dealing with this evil it should bo
promptly provided.
. STATE AM ) TKUItlTOUV.
Nebraska Jottings.
Grant is the Shiloh of Perkins county.
Shelton is negotiating for electric
light.
Blair has decided to invcs't in n horse
collar factory.
Crete voted solidly for a $25,000 , high
school building.
The man with the performing bear is
squeezing an existence in Fremont.
Blue Springs has declared war on
scarlet men and women and other nuis
ances.
Arlington lacks $1,500 of the neces
sary to make the creamery enterprise a
sure go.
II. T. Anderson , a prominent resident
of McCook , dietl suddenly of heart dis-
cuso last week.
The undertakers of Beatrice complain
of 'dull times and the people joyfully
witness their lamentations. ?
1 The field is wide open and yawning
for a-hotul in Arlington. The point is
a superb one for a grub stake.
Ttio in-funt town of Grosh'am in York
county is no\vpatted on the back by the
Review , 'published by S. B. ' Rhodes' .
Joscpli Oxnor , of North Loup , toyed
with a loaded emery wheel' in. motion.
A flying fragment shattered-his knee
an.d ankle.
A.harp .and crown , awaits.tho builder
of an'operahouso in' Fremont , not to
montl6n tho.choms of kickers when'tho
show begins ! '
The contract has boon lot tor the.
Farmers' Co-opoqoUvp elevator at North
Bond. Tt. will haxb.a.j capacity of 16,000
bushels , and will cost 43,200.
The West Point ( Republican advises
the' Omnhogs to got Into their holes nnd
give Chicago the freedom of north Ne
braska and southern -Dakota.
The Dawson 'County ' Herald has
erected a monument to lilnltio's retire
ment with inscription ; "Sacred to the
Memory of an Unburht Letter. "
The proposed corset factory in pnwhn
imperils the sac red rights of man kind.
Every arm that KriOws its place should
be raised to smltc 'tha' ' intruder.
The North Bond tflall believes the
commissioners of Douglas county
choked n big steal , by rejecting the
Omaha & Ynnkton railroad bond prop
osition.
The land office at North Plntto last
year handled 1,411 proofs , equal to i225 ,
7 < SO acres of land. This vast area is now
added to the taxable wealth of. the
country. ' ,
The indictments returned by the
grand jury in Nance county have boon
quashed. The jury was improperly
called , but the cost will make the regu
lation , hole in the county finances.
The Nebraska City Press gives a score
of reasons why General Van Wyck
should bo nominated by the republicans
for the presidency. A positive decli
nation from the general is in order. All
great men do it ,
The Bachelors' club of West Point ad
vertises its anxiety to disband by giv
ing stag dinners , with songs nnd solemn
jests on the side. Such an aggregation
of reasoning fools would make u fortune
for a dime museum.
One of the Imported Plnkerton toughs
Uhinned up to the marshal of McCook
with a hickory. The latter pulled his
. .persuader' gave the impudent-bull
dozer one hour to got out ot town. Ho
walked to.the next station ; . , .
.Kearney's extensive advertising last
season .has berne profitable fruit. A
lah > census of the city shows a popu-
.lattoh of 7,800 ; which invests her with
the glory nnd. tribulations of a city of
iv second class'and a town council.
/'A"'nurabgr'TST euro-all quacks , ropre-
sonla'ting rriurde'r shops in Beatrice ,
have harvested isOO in notes in Oxford
, . : nd Ar'apahoo' . The crooks succeeded
by a masterly exit to escape an over
coat of tar'with feather trimmings.
. -.The Wayne Herald. Is confident that
the Omaha & Yank ton railroad will bo
built some timuin the .twentieth cen
tury. 'The official fathers , overwhelm
ing with wisdwm and generosity , leaves
the ' legacy bf-ontorp'riso to coming gen-
u'nitions. . .
'All the striking engineers and fire
men at McCook have been sued by the
Burlington company , -and ordered to
appear in the district court , April 2 , or
judgment will betaken by default. Just
what they are sued for the complaint
floes not stato. Probably the company
wants to hoop them , in town and give
thoma job when it'tiresof incompetents.
The BurlingtonMg'.humping along
With its weight ,61 , spabs in irregular
jerks'Out at Crete a few days ago the
conductor of-a train in."charge of an ex-
onglncorof a thresher jjeglectod to grab
hold of the stunchipns hun giving-the
signal to start. B. § was not missed un
til the train was1 two miles from town.
Ho managed to watk'to the , next station
ahead of .the train. " , ' .
Iowa Items.
Three coal minfls'ure in operation in
Runnels. . * J >
Half a million do'ltiirs worth of real
estate changed hands in Sioux ' City last
week. . " ' .
/Thooll In the wolfrocontly discovered"
'
'in-Charles City is thought to bo petro
leum.
The first sign of spring in Dubuque is
the arrival of an organ grinder and
monkey.
The contract for building and equip-
ing astroot railway four miles in length
at Fort Madison has been let.
i The Atchison , Topeka & Santa Fo
railway has decided not to construct an
independent line into Keokuk , 03 orig
inally contemplated.
Patrick Hanlon , an employe of the
Iowa Iron works , was probably fatally
injured at Dubuque by a large piece of
iron striking him in thoneck.
An alleged case of leprosy Is reported
from West Lrtborty. The unfortunate
, sufferer is a young Swede girl who ar-
'rived recently from the old country.
During the year 1887 the Burlington
fire department responded to 100 alarms
o. lire. The aggregate damage duo to
nil of thorn amounts to only about $8,000. ,
When a Davonportman is seen emerg
ing from a bath-house the reporters im
mediately rush to the newspaper offices
and. chronicle "Another movement in
real estate. "
The police of DOS Molnps made sev
enty-three arrests during February ,
thirty-three of which were public
drunks. The capital is a model prohi
bition town.
The closing of the saloons at Sioux
City is a bonanza for the ferry company.
The bulk of the population" cross the
river every week to secure a supply of
appetizers. A wagon and foot bridge is
now proposed to accommodate the
travel.
Dakota. .
; Sioux Falls Is the largest city in the
territory.
A creamery company has boon organ
ized at Bismarck with a capital of $25.-
000.
000.Tho
The Bowman hotel , at Ashton , enjoya
the distlction of being the first building
in the territory heated by natural gas.
Arrangements are being made for the
completion of the work on the grade for
thu Minneapolis nnd Pacific extension
from Fargo to Grand Forks.
Miller is very much excited over the
successor experiments that liavo been
carried on for some time * lo separate
and burn the gas tlmt escapes from an
artesian well ut that plaice.
Republican Centra ) Copuntttce Meets.
The members of thCjireptybUcan state cen
tral committee will moot in Omaha at tlio
Millurd hotel ThursilaytMrch 15 , at 7:30 : p.
m. , for the purpose oldotcrminiiiK the time
and places for holding the several conventions
for the election of dclepatt to the national
republican convention which convenes In
Chicago Juno 19 , 1 > 3. , A full attendance U
desired GKOUGE D'MEIKIEJOHN : ' ,
WALT M. SKKI.KV , ' i Chairman.
Secretary. * °
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Republicans HJioiiM Organize.
FUI.USIITON , Neb. , March 9. To the Edi
tor of the HER ; I wnh to call attention
again to the necessity i.for immediate orga
nization of all republican clubs that wish to
ho represented in the stale league which
meets In Omaha March 1.5. To republicans
all ever the .state , I would say , organize.
Through your- organization Information will
bo disseminated and the Tact of havlng-a rt )
ptihlican dub in your place will benefit you
in every way as a party.
Send-to my address the list of oOlccrs of
each club at opco.
, GeouauD. MRiKiK4oiiK ; ,
Chairman Republican State Central Com.
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A farmer'can not afford to have cracks
'In the stable , as they .are too'expensive ,
.the closing of the cracks being but a
small matter .compared with tho'cost for
extra fe.ed to keep the animals warm.
.Unless a stable bewarm and comfort
able , oxtravagancq in feeding will be
the.result. Shelter and protection con
bo provided at less coat than grain. . '
A DUEl BETWEEN BRUTES ,
Extraordinary Oontost Between a
Gorilla and .a Lion. >
WHAT A HUNTER SAW IN AFRICA.
The Glnnt Ape and Ills Male At Home
Challenged lijr the King of
, Beasts The Gorilla a
< ' Superior Slugger.
Now York Star : In the gloomy re
cesses of the primeval forests still to bo
found in Central Africa there is a vast
unexplored field still stretching forth
its unmcasnrcd pace to the hunter and
the naturalist. To those who know the
face of nature as it is before the corro
sive hand of civilization sweeps across
it , there is Httlo ground for wonder that
the two arc almost always in a greater
or lessor degree united. Occasionally
then , oven the most ardent hunter will
lose the .blood instinct that animates
him , nnd , lowering his rifle , perhaps in
a moment of great personal danger , will
forgot his long and laboriously sought
quarry to watch some new trait or fresh
instinct in the animal that , unconscious
of his presence , gambols before him. It
is of sucti nn episode that I now write.
My guide and I had been for two days
after big game , with little succcss.untll
shortly after noon on the second day wo
struck what appeared to bo otio of the
dense patches of imponotralla that can
not bo described , but must bo seen to bo
understood. Behind us stretched vast
avenues of trees , the height of which
was lost in the leafy clouds ,
ivhich shut dut the fierce , burning
glare of the sun , and rendered oven the
terrible noontide cool and pleasant. In
front of us came the closer stems nnd
thick , intcrwining growth of vines nnd
creepers , with stunted bushes and long ,
pendant masses , itnponotrablo save
where Komo gigantic brute had crushed
a passage through , leaving his tracks
in broken branches , crushed bushes
and thickly scattered twigs. Birds of
gorgeous plumage , with harsh , disso
nant voices peopled the trees , the chirp
of a grasshopper , the sharp hiss of a
serpent , or the shrill sound of a locust
rose from the matted grass , with occa
sionally the hoot of an owl , or the chat
ter of n stray monkey , which sounded
strangely in the peculiar silence of the
forest. As wo advanced along the
truck , slowly and with great difficulty ,
wo. seemed to leave thorn far behind ,
and entered into a region of
semi-darkness , a faint greenish-black
light , as though the glorious
sunlight overhead , balked in finding a
direct inlet to the ground , had boon 111-
torod through yards of close-growing
green foliage , ana. unconquered by all
the forces of vegetation , had succeeded
in sanding a faint , subdued semblance of
itself , like that found in some vast ca
thedral aisle : My oycs struggled with
the gloom and seemed to have an in
stinctive power .to dilate their pupils
sufllciontly to magnify or condense the
attenuated rays until they were able to
illumine the surrounding Plutonian
depths.
My guide suddenly paused and made
a sign to mo with his open palm , which ,
in the langnago of the hunter , said that
ho hod struck a trail , or hoard some
tokomof tho-proximity of game that had
escaped myloss' acute powers. I cau
tiously advanced to his side , and follow
ing the direction of his finger , peered
through the brush , and saw that wo lay
upon the edge of a small clearing , over
shadowed by an enormous tree , whoso
foliage , without really admitting a
greater volume- light , seemed to
equalize the gleam , and so render ob
jects at a distance of thirty or forty
yards perfectly perceptible.
Right opposite to us , with his back
against a tree , was'tho sleeping form of
a huge gorilla , his hands hanging down
by his sides , his legs crooked in front of
him , his head listlessly lying sidewise
on his shoulder. Some distance from
him was the female , apparently busily
engaged in gathering nuts , swinging
from tree to tree , now disappearing into
the surrounding forest , but ever and
anon returning to keep watch and ward
over the sleeping lord and master. For
some minutes I hesitated us to what
course to pursue , whether to attempt to
get any closer , as the distance was
rather a long one. In such a light , to
attack an animal like the gorilla , who ,
if only wounded , would , in all probabil
ity , with the female , charge right down
into us ; or if I should take all risks and
rely upon the second rifle of my guide.
At lust I decided to take my ohanco
where I was , but upon raising my rifle
I hoard a scream of agony from the fe
male , which caused the sleeper to start
to its foot , and as it did so the female
literally fell from a tree on the edge of
the clearing down to the ground , utter
ing the most piercing cries that human
imagination can conceive.
Then a terrific roar that shook' the
ground broke upon the silence and told
the history of the female gorilla's
fright. It was a lion , nnd at the sound
of his voice she again lied into the tree ,
while the male uttered a deep , savage ,
hoarse roar that was the answer to the
lion's challenge. Immediately n crash
ing sound was heard , and a full-grown
.lion bounded into the open , and stood ,
his head erect , his mann bristling like
the huhon a cat , the personification of
brute strength and courage.
As his oycs lighted on the gorilla his
tail began to wave to and fro. Wider
and wider grow its sweep , until at lust
it struck its ribs , first one side and then
the other , with resounding blows , while
roar upon roar guvo token of his in
creasing rage and anger. The gorilla
placed bis hands upon the ground and
bounded into the air fully six feet ,
nlighting.on his four hands and bound
ing up again and again , seemingly for
the purpose of enraging the lion to the
greatest possible degree. Ho then rose
to his full height on his hinder hands ,
uttering tremendous roars nnd boating
his breast with his great fist , producing
sounds like those of a boss drum. Then
ho dropped upon all-fours again , re
maining perfectly motionless , with the
exception of his eyebrows , which
worked up and down with lightning
spaed , giving an expression of ferocity
to his face that is indescribable.
Fascinated at the sight , my rlflo
dropped from my shoulder and ray guide
upd I luy flat upon the ground , mute
Witnesses of the tragedy about to be
enacted. Suddenly the lion uttered
another car-splitting roar and bounded
forward. A few-short stops , a tremendous
deus leap , two 'or tlireo sharp' , short
growls , and both combatants were in
the air together , the gorilla ] having
leaped high and straight as tholion ,
charged. Iii mid-air the lion turned
and struck -apparently- vainly lit the
gorilla , who , us the lion fell on his sido-
upon the ground. ' alighted on him ,
struck him two terrific blows-and. ,
bounded away with a-bi ill Ing run to a
distuuco of several yards. 1 oould now
.see that the , gorilla was 'sovoroly
wounded on the head and side , and that
the. lion had u. fearful-gash in his side ' ,
for surely his .ribs could .uoyer ha'va.
withstood thotio. two tremendous blows.
A'u fioou us .ha regained his foot he.
charged at the gorilla again and again ,
but was eluded every time , it being al
most impossible to follow their rapid
movements in the half-light of the clear
ing. At last the lion paused , nnd as ho
dm so the upo dashed at him and , strik
ing him a stunning blow on the side of
the head , completely .rolling him over.
Again and again the charges were re
newed , and at every pause the gorilla
returned the charge and knocked the
lion sidowiso. These blows seemed to
daze the great cat , and nn ho rose ho
more than once staggered nnd fell , the
gorilla meanwhile untieing with a pe
culiar bobbing movement around and
in front of him.
The lion now began to make feints to
draw his adversary within range. At
last , stopping in a mad rush , the gor
illa struck short , the lion rushed In ,
turned upon his back , and received the
gorilla with teeth and claws. Growls ,
snarls , and roars pooled forth from a
whirling muss of leaves and dust ; limbs
and bodies strangely mingled wore
dimly soon through itas though twenty
boasts instead of two were engaged in
.one conglomerate death struggle. At
last there was a sickening crash , a horrible -
riblo crunching of bones , a demoniacal
yell of pain , faster and faster whirled
the mass , then followed a pause , and I
saw the lion was uppermost , with the
left arm of the gorilla in its powerful
jaws ; His claws were fixed in the ape's
shoulder , and ho himself was one mass
of gashes and rents. The right hand of
the gorilla was fixed in the lion's side ,
nnd both his hinder hands were drawn
up and seemingly imbedded in the lion's
ribs.
ribs.There
There was a moment's pause , as if for
breath , and then" the gorilla suddenly
twisted his head around the lion's
throat , the hinder hands straightened
out with n nauseating sound of rending
flesh , as with one swift stroke ho com
pletely disemboweled the lion There
arose a terrible cry of anguish , n sudden
swirl around several strokes of brown
paws and dark , hairy arms through the
cloud of dust , and then all was ovor.
The whirling leaves settled , and there
in a death grip lay the two mighty mon
sters of the wilds. The lion was utterly
disemboweled , his entrails having been
seized by the prehensile hinder hands
and literally dragged out by the very
roots ; while the lion by'a last dying
effort had succeeded in getting his
throat freed from the gorilla's teeth ,
and , with ono powerful blow , him
smashed the ape's head , as a hammer
does a hickory nut. There they lay ,
motionless , nnd there wo lay , too , fas
cinated , enthralled , at the strange spec
tacle we had just witnessed.
Presently a figure moving on the edge
of the clearing attracted our notice and
wo saw the fame gorilla peering out be
tween the bushes , with an agonizingly
human look upon her face that was
dreadful to see. Slowly and cautiously
she advanced across the oi > en space un
til she reached the bodies ; then she
touched first one and then the other , ut
tering plaintive cries ot grief that wore
touching in the extreme. At last she
managed to disentangle the body of her
mate , looked into the eyes , examined
the wounds , and still crying , took it in
her arms and laboriously dragging it
across the open space , disappeared in
the forest beyond. She was safe from
my rifle. I would not have shot her for
a million of dollars , and it was with-a
strange fooling of depression that I
turned my back upon the clearintr , nnd
following my guide , loft behind the
scene of ono of the most interesting nnd
vivid experiences of my not uneventful
life.
m
MONEY IN MINING.
* * _ m _
Men Who Have SSado Great Fortune *
In the Western Gold Regions.
St. Louis Globo-Domocrat : Mr.
Jatnos H. Myros , superintendent of
mines in Summit countv , Colo. , and a
successful miner of twenty-five years1
experience , was encountered at the Ex
change by your correspondent vostor-
duy. Mr. Myers picked up $100,000 in
gold dust washing placers in Arizona ,
Colorado and Montana before he was
twenty-five years of ago. Ho is a pleas
ant and obliging gentleman , ana was
readily drawn into conversation on his
favorite theme.
"Mr. Myers , is there any money made
in mining ? "
The reply was almost startling :
"I never knew a man that stuck to
mining closely for ten years who did
not make a fortune. Last year 8103-
000,000 were taken out of the mountains.
Within the past seventeen ye'ars the
states and territories west of the Missis
sippi have produced $615,000,000 in min
eral products. The $25,000,000 invested
in machinery produced 832,000,000 last
year. Half the product may bo marked
down as clear profit. The mines of
Colorado alone give employment to
20,000 men. Yes there is money in
mining. It stands alone as the only In
dustry in which n man may engage
without a single dollar to his credit ,
and wind up u millionaire. This is en
tirely possible in mining. "
"That sounds like a romance , Mr.
Myrcs. Will you bo kind enough to
name a few of the men who have made
fortunes in the mountains':1"
The veteran settled himself in his
chair , crossed his right log ever his left
knee , tilted his hat over the buck of his
head and began his rnply.
"Senator Hearst , of California , is be
yond doubt the host minor in America.
Originally from Missouri , ho began in
the mountains as a day laborer. Ho
steadily ascended as foreman , superin
tendent and owner. Ho is to-day the
richest man in the United Stales.
There is not n mining state or territory
in which ho is not owning and working
some mining property. Ho has 0,000
men in his employ in this country. Ho
stated to me recently that ho hud not
lost a dollar in mining In twenty years
past. Have heard him gay tlmt ho
would much rather bo in his mines than
in Washington. His wife's social aspirations - .
pirations led him to accept official posi
tion.
"Jim Witchlutch was formerly owner
of the Witchlutch Union mine , near
Unlonville , Mont. Ho sold his mine
for $1,800,000 in gold. Ho lost this stake
on Wall street , went back to Lcudvillo ,
nnd in six months made $120,000 , and
lost every nickel of it in 1883 by the
failure of Grant & Ward's bank. Noth
ing daunted by his recent collapse ,
Witchlatch turned up at Kingston , N.
M. Last spring he got a bonded lease
on a piece of property , opened it out u
'
little , nn'd sold to St. Louis parties so as
to place a bank account of 8100,000 to
his credit. At the present-time this
lucky child of fortune Is in Brooklyn
nursing u broken log.
"Tho Mary Murphy mine wns sold by
the discoverer six years ago for $10,000.
St. Louis parties bought it. For .three-
yours past the , Mary Murphy , mine has
been paying a dividend on $3,000,000. .
. "Tom Bowen wont to Colorado from
Arkansas ton years ago. Ho was broken
in.health nnd , being n member .of the
Masonic fraternity , they paid his board ,
the first winter. Ono night Bowen won
8100 nt poker , gave it to u prospector fern
n grub stake , and gained the Little
, Annie und'Golcondu as the result of his
venture. Thcso two mines hayo paid
as high as 310,000 , a day .in , hard trnsh. A
concorvatlvo estimate places the oro.in
Bight at 82.500,000. To-day Tom Bowen
is a.United States senator and thu most
popular man in tho'stato of Colorado.
' Tho.Jroward of por&overanc'e. JOe
Stanley , one of , the , wealthiest men of ,
Denver , and vlc roildent ot the Don *
vor City National bank , had prospect
ton years ago la Gllpln county. Ills
wife took in washing to buy flour nnd
bacon whllo Joe dug his way 700. foot
through barren rock. Ho had no capital
nnd'couldn't hire assistance. At the
end of 700 foot ho struck pay ere and
named it the California mine. A party
of Englishmen on a tour through the
state gave him 11,000,000 in cash for the
mine. It has paid him ever 8d,000,000
in dividends nnd is still being worked.
"Governor Tnbor Is supposed to have
.mado more money out of mines in tun
years than any other man in Colorado.
Outside of 81,000,000 that ho has in
vested in Denver real estate , his fortune
is nil invested in mining property. At
the same time the governor ia the heav
iest borrower in the state.
"Diamond Joe Reynolds' income from
mines ho owns in Colorado is ever $500 ,
000 a your. His investments iu the
Centennial State wore mainly made
through an Irishman that ( worked on
ono of Reynolds' steamboats on the Mis
souri rivor. Diamond used to say that
ho hadn't much education himself , and
ho wanted a partner in the same Ox , so
that ho could depend on a square deal , i
His partner , Colonel'John Morrlssoy , is
immensely wealthy , aud has ever 8300-
000 Invested in race horses. His stables
in Denver hold 175 of them. Throe
years ago ho married a school teacher ,
aa ho clatmod , in order to learn to rend
aud write. Diamond Joe lives like a
prince in a magnificent residence iu
Chicago.
' The first mine ever sold in Colorado
wns disposed of by Joe Watson , twonty-
five years ago. Ho received 1100,000
for hia mine. That was blur money in
those days. Ho lost it all by dissipation
nnd went broke for two years. In 1882
ho got $700,000 for his interest in the
Evening Star mine near Leadvillo. Joe
Watson has not ono cent on earth to
day."I
"I know a busted prospector that ap
plied to .Tuck Havorly several yours ago
for a loan of 8100 as u stake. Jack gave
him 81,000. The prospector located
some property and guvo Mr. Havorly a
half interest in it. Ho can sellout any
day for $50,000.
"Denver has more men in it worth
ever 8500,000 than any other city in the
United States except Now York and
Philadelphia. They nil made their for
tunes out of mining. Now mines uro
being discovered every year. The work
so far has merely scratched the surface.
No figures can estimate the wealth that
will bo taken out of the Rocky moun
tains in the centuries to come. "
Ca.ollnjr | the Farmers.
A'cio 1'orfr TTorM.
The nnti-tarlll-roform republicans are
very much afraid oft the farmers. This
accounts for some entertaining per
formances of late on the part of the
Tribune. Recently it endeavored in
vi\in to manufacture , n convention of
agriculturists favorable to Its cause in
this city. The fiasco scotns.to have led
It to adopt the plan ot representing it
self as the recipient of letters from
some thousands of farmers fi lrly blood
thirsty for still more taxes.
A committee headed by "Woodpulp"
Miller having boon appointed to digest
those alleged letters , the result of its
labors appeared in yesterday's Tribune
inthe shape of a sort of agricultural
manifesto to the nation nnd a petition
to congress for an extension of the tariff
list. The'address at great length pur
ports to show how the prosperity of
the farmers is duo to the taxes placed on
what they have to buy. But as tha
prosperity of the farmers just now hua
no existence it is superfluous to discuss
how it was built up.
.The address admits , however , that the
farmers have a grievance and demands
relief. It indignantly says that they
shall not "compete at any point with the
labor of serfs or slaves , crofters or
coolies-and calls for duties on garden
truck nnd staples. The utter bosh of
such talk Is so quickly discerned that it
is difficult to see why it should bo ven
tured upon , however.desperate the need
for nn argument. Duties piled moun
tain high would not affect the price of '
staple products. They are fixed
in Liverpool , or wherever our sur
plus crops and meats arc disposed of.
There may bo some localities where
duties on vegetables would.have u slight
effect , but this consideration is n mere
drop in the bucket. It is inane trifling
with a great interest.
There is no overcoming the fact that
our farmers , under the present tariff ,
sell their goods In the cheapest market
nnd uro compelled to buy in the dearest.
They are perpetually discriminated
against , and are not prosperous in con-
sovuonce. Moreover , they are becoming - .
ing increasingly intelligent on the sub
ject.
Ho Struck Tor the Woods ,
Atlanta Constitution : Hero iu a story
that Sam .Tones told in the First Meth
odist pulpit last week. Ho said :
"I was making a prohibition speech
in Robcrtbou county , Tennessee , last
year , and noticed on the right of the
platform a bleared , bloated fellow who
was about three parts drunk each part
a third. As I talked ho would screw
his fist into his oycs and wipe away the
tears. After the speaking I wont to a
friend's house perfectly exhausted and
lay down. The ladv of the house
called ut the door in u few minutes that
a man wanted to see mo.
" 'Tell him I nm tired , ' I said'and
please excuse mo.1
" 'That is all right , ' she said , 'any
how , because ho is a drunken , ragged ,
vagabond. '
"I said : 4If ho is thnt sort of a follow
lot him in. I used to belong to that
gang myself , nnd I never go back on
them. ' The man came in , and I found
he was the drunken fellow who hud
listened to mo speak.
"He said : 'Air. Jones , I don't want
any money , Money can do mo no good.
1 m a ruined man. Drink has made
mo a wreck. A short time ago I'lmd a
happy homo and household. A few
wcuics iigo T buried my wife , having
crushed every drop of blood out of her
heart , before she died. My two boya
nro at the orphans1 homo In Nashvslle.
Ono of thorn is a little blind fellow. My
'two girls nro at Murfrccsboro. and this
( bore ho pulled a little black cup out ol
his pocket ) this is the last thing that is
left to remind mo that I ever had a
household. It Is my little blind boy's
cap. Now. I do not want any money
from you , but I just got an idea from
the way you talked that maybe you had
borne sympathy for mo. If you have ,
pray for mo. Good bye. ' And ho btartcu
off.
" 'Hold on horo,1 said I , and I called
on Mr. Taylor , my secretary , nnd said :
'Frank , 'go up town with this man und
wash him all over with soup , and put anew
now suit of clothes on him from head , tO
foot and bring him back.1 In an hour
or two ho came back , und 1 did not know
him. I hud-to bo. introduced to * hint
ovor. I took out $1 nnd handed it to .
him und said : 'Railroad furo In this
Btuto is 8 cents a mile here is 91. Now ,
you.got on a train and ride thirty-throo
miles , no matter in what direction , And.
get the conductor to put you off in Uio
w'oods when your thirly-throo miles ia
out , and then you 'strike out through
the woods for a now life. '
"Tho follow did oxaotly.us I told him.
I got a letter from him the other day ,
and ho said that ho got into the woods
and struck for a new Hfo. Ho got u-
Hchool , sent for bis children , rented him
a home , , and Was doing .well-1' .