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- * - * ' r THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , JUNE 18 , 188a THE DAILY BEE. EVKUY MORNING. TF.HMS OF BUIlSCIUrnON. J ) Uv ( Morning Kclltlon ) Including Sunday K > . One Yfftr . 110 Po rorSlxMotitlii . fiOO > 'orTtireo MontlH . . . . . "W TlicOmalm Hnndny Ilr.B , mailed to any nd- dress , Olio Venr . 2 CO OMAHA OrFicK.No . \NDflin KAnHAMSTiiFRT. Nr.w Yontt Orncn HOOMS 14 AMI 15 TmnuNK mm.tiiMi. WASHINGTON OFFICE , No 613 FOUIITEI.NTIl SlHBBT. COUUK9PONlir.N(3B. All communication * relating to news and edi torial m tt < r should bo addrcascd to the LuiTOlt < All Imslnpvt loiters nnrtrfmlttaiicrs "honld bo ddresstd to THK llr.B VUIIMHIIIHO COM PAN v , OMAHA. Drafts , checks and poitomco orders to lie made imyablu to the order of th company. The Bee PulSuiuFcipany , Promiotors E. ROSKWATER , Editor. WIK DAIUY 1IKE. Bworn Statement of Circulation. Btileof Nebraska , I . County oflkniKlan , ( ' Oeo. II. Tzichuck , w-cratary of The lien Pub- llnhlnc company , dors solemnly swrar that tha cttiarclrculatlon of the Dally llee for the week ending June 15 , 1888. was as follows ! State of Nebraska , I , . . County of DougHis. I Gcorco II. Tzschuck. belnc first duly sworn , depose * and says that lin JsHi-creuryot Tlio Ilco rulillshltm company , that the actual average ilnlly clrculotlou of the Dally Ilco for the month of June. 1P87 was 14,147 roplcs ; for July. 1S87 , 14,010 copies ; for Aujniit , 18H7. 14lfll copies ; for September. 18M7 , J4 .349 coplcB ! for October , 1887 , 14,333 copies ; lor November , 18 7 , K M copies ; for December , Its ; , 15,041 copies ; for January. ItW. 11.2WJ cop ies ; for rebniary , 18JW , lfiWB copies ; forMorch , 3fPH , 1P.CH ) copies ; for April , 18S8 , 18,744 copies for May. it * 18.181 fiworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence this 10th day of June. A. 1) . 1688. N. P. vaii Notary Public. Saturday , .luno 9 . 18.3.V ) Hmulay.Jtmo 10 . 18.KO Monday. Juno II . isor > 0 Tuesday , Juno 12 . WIT Wednesday. Juno 13 . 18.037 Tlmmlar , Juno 14 . 18.0C8 Vrlday , Juno .C . 18,115 Average . 18.17" ) GEO.U.TZSCHUCK. Fworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence this luth day of June , A.D. . 1883. N.P. FKIU Notary Public. A VEKAOK DAI LY CIRCULATION 18,175 Total for ihc WecK127,225 "WnnK Omaha is only talking about the proposed Toinplo of Cores ? Sioux .City 1ms industriously gene to work nnd , prepared for a. grand celebration this fall. Comment is unnecessary. JUDGE THUUMAN addressed an Ohio orphan asylum the other day. The democratic candidate for second place ftJi must not forgot thnt next Novomhor ho Ji will divide the honor with Mr. Cleveland - land ot being the only two orphans in * i the people's asylum. Sr TlTE peace of Europe indeed hangs on n slender thread. Armed to the tooth and.suspicious , the great powers cat-like are watching each other's movements. The accession of the young German emperor increases the suspense. It needs but a single word or an overt act on his part to kindle the wTirliko tinder which shall.sot all Europe ablaze. Nnw Yomc's democratic governor vetoed the electoral reform bill which \ras intended to protect the ballot-box from the frauds of politicians in that Btnte. It is very evident that Governor Hill believes in keeping up the Jnck- sonian rule , that "to the victors belong the spoils. " Ho will have no now- , f angled reform in his , if you please. AT the republican convention of 1880 there was present at the .deliberations Prince Leopold of England. This year the Chicago convention will entertain as its guest Prince Bonaparte. It is to bo hoped that Napoleon's nephew will prove , as great a "mascot" to the repub lican party at the November election as the English scion of uobility proved , to ho eight yours ago. It isn't every prince that has that chance. TJIK moment a measure becomes law relieving the people from thu oppres sion of a monopoly ring , the cry is roiled that vested interests are injured and business is ruined. A bill has just received the governor's bignaturo in Now York limiting the charges for ele vating , receiving , weighing and dis charging grain from elevators. The fcp1' bill was introduced , and its passage X 1 urged by the canal boatmen , who have boon all along victimized by the eleva tor ring. The Now York produce ex change thereupon declares that the grain trade nt the Now York port is paralyzed , and the trade will go to other cities. TIIKKK nro fears that a civil war Is mmiueiit in the Ohiclcasaw natio u o ( the Indian territory. A law was passed by the council taxing all cattle grazing on Indian lauds. But the cattlemen , .many of whom are citizens of the na tion , resisted the collection of this tax and drove the collector and deputies oft with violence. The cattlemen showing light , the governor has ordered out'tho national militia of Indians and in con junction with United States troops will r quell the rebellion. There is , however , n feeling in some sections of the terri tory thnt the cattlemen have many i : Hympathizors and that the struggle will 'involve the whole nation. In that event serious complications may uriso and Uncle Sam's troops may have their hands full for borne time. OMAHA is offering strong induce ments to the Knights of Pythias to hold their next conclave in this city. St. Louis appears to bo the only rival. As botwcoti those oitios there cuu bo very llttlu doubt as to which ono will bo pre ferred. St , Louis is not suitable for folding conventions. The oppressive heat and poor accommodations there tnado the democratic convention any thing but ngreoablo , aact that will ho long remembered. Onuilm lias already bo como famous as a convention city , The close run it inndo for the t national republican convention immo * diutcly called attention to its merits. In consequence Omuha has become the 'choice of the Methodists and other de nominations for holding representative gatherings. Moreover Omaha is au enthusiastic centre of the order , and the Knights of Pythias cannot fail to rec ognize that it Is to their benefit to encourage - courage this sentiment. With the liberal - oral guarantee of 8100,000 for the enter tainment of the dolcgbUij , the grand lodge cannot fail to give Omaha the , t > refoi"cncc. Falling Into Line. It tnxnsplrce that Mr. Edivnrd Cooper of Now York , who wont to St. Louis to fcco that the platform was not rondo too offensive to the protection clement In , ho party and failed to hnvo n line of , hc document ns it cnmo fromWnshing- .on nltercd , will nevertheless vote for Mr. Cleveland. Ho docs not hesitate to confess thnt ho Is dissatisfied with por- , loii3 of the platform , and very likely his views not intended for the public car would ho anything hut commendn- -ory of thnt document , but Mr. Cooper s not without political ambition , nnd on the ground of duty to the party ho will support the ticket. Well , perhaps Hewitt and all the rest of the disgrun tled crowd will do the same , though it is still questionable whether they will joound exerting their wonted s-.cal in the cause. In the case of Hewitt there is some personal feeling ns well ns the question of material interests. Ho has not been treated well by Mr. Cleveland , and ho isa man in whom the spirit of resentment is strong. But still ho may bo won over , nnd oven be come a leader in the chorus that will sing the praises of Grovcr. Hill has jumped into the arena with ns voluble a flow of gushing laudation of the presi dent 03 if ho had never desperately labored to bring him Into disregard with the party and push himself to the front for the presidential nomination. Ho will bo entirely satisfied now if he is able to secure a ronomiimtion for governor , and it would be n just rebuke of his duplicity and his demagogy to deny him this. But the suggestion for republicans is not to count too largely on democratic defection. That party is going to bo skillfully nnd vigorously managed , nnd no effort will bo wanting to keep in the fold those who may have a tendency to stray from it. The ' 'co hesive power of public plunder" will bo ulili/.cd as it never has been before. The democracy will bo defeated only by presenting in opposition candidates who can command the full republican strength , divide the independent vote , and draw to it a majority of the million voters who will cast their first ballot in n iiationaLoleetion next November. It is possible to name such a ticket at Chicago. Fnlso Claims. The impudent presumption with which the democratic platform claims for the present administration the faith ful nnd olllcient performance of every executive duty , is only equalled by its preposterous pretense thattho democrat ic party has shown lldelityjand devotion toiits pledges. In both cases the record is clearly and indisputably against these claims. Consider , for example , the condition to which the postal service of the coun try was brought under Vilas. Does anyone ono rcmomber when there was so much complaint at nny other time during the past twenty years as has been heard in every part of the country during the last two years regarding the mail service ? The west has suffered most seriously from the incompetence and' the line political work of Vilns , but the service everywhere has greatly de teriorated in ofllciency. This has been virtually admitted by the present post master general , who is manifesting a desire to remedy the defects which be came widespread under his predecessor , but finds the task no easy ono with u grcnt amount of incapacity that has found its way into the postal service. It was the professed intention of the administration to reform the entire sys tem upon which the business of the government had been con ducted under republican ndinin- is'trations , yet an investigation of the departments by a senate committee with n democratic senator at its head developed the fact that in some of them the most unbusi- nebs-liko methods prevail some of long-standing and others which were intended to bo in the line of roform. It is probably true as to ono or two of the bureaus that borne improvement hns taken place in the methods of doing business , but on the whole the execu tive functions of the government have boon carried on moro bunglingly under the present administration than almost over before. The anxiety to "turn the rascals out" has foisted upon important branches of the public borvice a great number of men who had no other or hotter recommendation tluin the polit ical services they had rendered or could render , and it may safely bo as serted that the iiverago of intelligence ) in the public service of this time is lower than over before in the history of the country. The I'rlou of Turpitude. The last campaign and election in Louisiana hud several features of inter est that attracted the attention of the country. In the first place there was the bitter fight between the Nicholls and McEnory factions , which promised nt the outset to give the state to the republicans on n full vote and fail- count , which MclSnory gave his solera n pledge should not bo prevented by nny ol the devices which the domoc-raoy had before employed. Thou after n time of hot warfare came the evidences of n truce , which was brought about , it was supposed , by the intcrponition ol the national administration. Finally the election developed a democratic majority about us largo us the entire vote of the state in the hist pre vious election , a fact which it is proposed in the United States bonuta to inquire into , nnd which would cer tainly seem to "warrant nn investigation. How the truce wn brought about be tween the hostile democratic factions , nnd MoEnery's resentment transformed into n zeal for Xicholls in thuougo'rnefes of which ho forgot all about his pledges to see that there was a free vote and n fair count , was , however , a somewhat perplexing question. Naturally it was ascribed to inltuonco from 'Washington. The sutliciont explanation comes nt last in the appointment of McKnory by Nicholls to bo an associate justice of the supreme court of the state. The evi dence of n Dargain is obvious , nnd pur suant to it both of these political free booters are provided for. Had MclCnery as governor carried out his promibo that there should bo a free olectipu nnd fair count , it is questionable whether1 N'icholls would now bo the governor of Louisiana. But ho accepted the price of n iwsHSon on thr sunromo bench to stultify himself , the old democratic election methods In the state were allowed full play , nnd the result challenges wonder nttho amazing In crease in two years of the voting popula tion of Louisiana , A fine' mnn this to liold the scales of justice in the highest tribunal of the state , but oven worse Is lie who appointed him to this position. Surely the pcoplo of Louisiana nro to bo commiserated as having unscrupulous politicians in positions of power whcro the public interests nnd the rights of citizens are Inrgely nt their mercy. DKJIOC'IIATS profess to believe thnt the candidacy of Thurmnn will make Ohio H doubtful state. No idcn could be more foolish than this , and no ono will entertain it who knows anything about Ohio democracy nnd the relations in which Thurman has stood to the party in his state for , several years. There Is n very Inrgo nnd influential faction of the Ohio democracy the fac tion , indeed , which bus the boodle that has no love for the "old Roman , " und which was wholly responsible for the political retirement from which ho hns just been called. It successfully obstructed the way to his nomination for the presidency when his chances seemed bettor than those of nny other democrat in the country ) it de feated him for the senate when ho had every right to expect a re-election to that body ; it effectively exerted its influence to keep him out of the cabi net nnd to prevent his receiving nny recognition from the administration. Perhaps in the present exigency this faction will not manifest the same im placable hostility to Thurman that it lias hitherto done , but that it will give him a hearty support cannot reasonably bo supposed. Possibly Mr. Thurman may bo able to increase the * democratic vote of Ohio somewhat over that of last year , but there is not the slightest danger that Ohio will fatl to go repub lican next November. As talisman the red bandana long slnco lost much of its force in Ohio. IT will not bo many a day before an all-water route between Chicago and London will bo an established fact. As yet it is in the nature of an experiment. Nevertheless , the first steamship con signed direct from Euglantt to Chicago arrived at Montreal and is * now on its way to Chicago. The Rosedalo was built especially for the service , and brings over as her first cargo a thou sand tons of Portland cement. On her return trip she will probably carry back to England flour and packing house products. It is necessary , how ever , that the St. Lawrence canal" should bo deepened before vessels of fourteen foot draught can passjthrough them with safety. The Dominion government is taking active steps in that direction , nod in a few years the lake-ocean trade will bo firmly established. To the west such a water communication with Europe is of great importance. It is not at all unlikely that a number of commercial ports will bo developed on the shores of Lake Superior as well ns Lake Michigan. In that event the largo grain shipments of the west to Europe will no lougor go via the sea board but bo sent through the lakes di rectly to the foreign ports. THE do frnnco of the Chicago , St. Paul & Kansas City , in violating 'the intor-stato commerce law by cutting through rates at the same time main taining its local tariff , has been imitated by the Wisconsin Central. Unless the intor-stato commission immediately puts a stop to the breaking of the law , all the other roads leading to the north west out of self-protection will bo obliged to follow their pernicious cx- amplo. But it is not at all probable that the commissioners will permit those railroads to take the Inw into their own hands. By the fool hardy policy of keeping up high local rates and making low rates on through traflio these railroads hnvo nrouscd a fooling of bitterness on the part of mer- chantb nt Intermediate points between Chicago and St. Paul. They will un doubtedly file complaints with the inter state commissioners , and bring suit against the railroads for violation of the law. Ou the whole it looks serious for these law-defying corporations. DISTRICT ATTOKNKY FKI OAVS , of New York , instead of attending to his duties in prosecuting important cases which are awaiting his immediate at tention , hnsgono on a junketing tour to the northwest. Meanwhile the special grand jury ordered to consider alleged irregularities in the hoard of aldermen complained to Judge Barrett , of the Now York bench , that they were loft without counsel to consult with. Colonel Follows has most shamefully abused the ollli'o to which hotis elected through the influence of the president. Ho hns prpven himself wholly incompetent and latterly ho has shown hiinbolf grossly negligent. Judge Barrett has become bo indignant nt hid inditlorcnco to the public business that the judge threatens to impeach him. And yet this is the district attorney whom Grover Cleveland - land publicly championed as a candi date. TlllUTV-TWO years ago , Fob. 22,1850 , the first republican national convention was hold at Pittsburg , in wliieh twenty- four states , sixteen free and eight slave , were represented. Tuesday , Juno 19 , 18SS , delegates from every state nnd territory in the Union will moot in a republican nntional convention nt Chicago , Though a lapse of over a quarter of u century has passed since the memorable occasion which called forth the first gathering of the party , there will bo men present at Chicago who sat in the Pittsburg convention , and the great principles which found utterance thirty-two years ago will bo reiterated as the corner btono of the republican party. Tins Union Pacific has again given practical notice that its policy of re trenchment will bo strictly adhered to. This time the extension takes place in Utah. By a vote of the directors of the Utah Central , n < brnnch of the Union Pnclfic.it will ho extended olghty-flvo miles westward * to the Novnda. lino. Now thnt Colorado nnd Utah have been hoard from , it la next in order before work is begun in Oregon for President Adnms to repent tnat ' 'His not proposed to enter upon tfi'o construction of now lines or extension upon the existing system until n settlement is effected with the government. " In the mean time Nebraska will plcnso support the Outhwnlto billnnd pay for the pleasure. Jlnmls OfT. DenrtrRepnMttan. Nebraska HIco Colorado is regarded by the railway corporations as a fitting field for the exercise of the arts by which they nro often enabled to defeat tho'will nnd defy the wishes of the people - plo in politics. In both states the re publican party is in the majority nnd in both the corporations are striving to use tjio party machinery for the accom plishment of their designs. This is nn old trick of the railroad politicians. Jay Gould once said on the witness stand when being questioned regarding his interference in politics while engaged in robbing the Erie railway : "In a republican district , i was n republican1 , in a democratic dis trict , I was a democrat ; but at all times I was an Erie man. " But like the people ple of Colorado , the pcoplo of Nebraska are growing very restive under railroad rule , and unless the bettor clement of the republican party has the sense and the courage to drive the corporation tools out of power , a revolution is imminent that may work disaster to the party as well as the railroads. The so'nsiblo thing for the honest nnd intelligent re publicans of both states to do is to band together for the purpose of securing the nomination and election of officials who will bo faithful servitors of the pcoplo rather than subservient tools of the corporations. They have the power and it is their duty to do this. It will cost some effort but the gain will far outweigh the cost. The railroads nro useful ns means of tralllc , but they have no right to meddle in politics nnd their candidates should be defeated by the people in self-defense. There is'no disposition in this country to do any injustice to the corporations or to take from them any thing which rightfully belongs to them. But they have no right to attempt to control the government and they must not bo permitted to do it. Their tools cannot bo trusted to servo the people faithfully either In congress or in the state legislature or in any other ollicial position , nnd they should be over whelmingly defeated whenever they appear as candidates for oillcc. STATE JOTTINGS. Nebraska. The Bohemian , oat swindlers are still nt largo. \ ' . ' Lumber tbiovcs 'nro gathering in the lucre nt Nebraska City. ' The Crete assanlbly will be the event of the year in Nobrayit'a. The festive chln'eTi bug Is gathering n won derful harvest in Tliayer county. The York brass'band is practicing , much to the annoyance of'lnuny citizens. The Chadron basic ball club has challenged the earth to meet it on iho dlutnond. Filliuoro county' ' proposes to furnish all the corn necessary for Omaha's grain palace. The assessor's " report shows the total amount of taxable property in Hay Springs precinct to be $83,363. The Lincoln Democrat is raising money by subscription to build a Y. M. C. A. building in Lincoln , John Clarke subscribing $10,000. The state apportionment of the school fund received by Otoo county is ? ( ! ,233.50 as it has 7,203 pupils residing within bet borders. The Norfolk Weekly Herald is to make its appearance on Wednesday , Juno 20 , under the editorial and business management of F. M. Claftln. The races to be given by the JGago County Driving association at Beatrice on July 8 and 4 , bids fair to bo among the most interesting trotting expositions of the west. The Ulalr people now claim that they did not ask for f50,000 in bonds at first , and that it was the county supervisors who worked for that amount in order to defeat the meas ure at the polls. Governor Tuayer has appointed Charles E. Hoot , of the State Journal editorial staff , delegate from Nebraska to the meeting of the national prison association and prison con gress , which convenes in Boston July 14. The national anniversary will bo celebrated generally throughout Jefferson county this year. Uoynolds , Stecle City , Diller , Daykin , Fairbury nnd other points will vie with each other in keeping alive the memories of that day. South Sioux City may bo n llttlo slow at times but like the wingless iusect immortal ized in song , "Sho gets there just the same. " Not until Thursday evening was any dcllnito action taken in the matter of n Fourth of of July colcbration , but everybody went en thusiastically to work and $300 was sub- ycribcd in an hour. Mrs. McICeo , of Tecumsch , last week took to the homo of the friendless an unfortunate fourtpcn-ycnr-old girl who has boon wander ing from place to place. She has no homo und docs not know where her father is. Her name , she says , is Cora Prater , and thinks her father is in Missouri , may bo in Grundy county. Should any ono seeing this article know of such a man , plcaso inform Mrs , Mc- Kco , Tecumseh , Neb. The Mead Auvocato furnishes this society item : "Had the wildest Sioux that ever gave the war-whoop dropped into Mead on last Saturday night ho would have shed tears of regret and exclaimed that "as a barbarian ho was a failure ! " When men lese respect for themselves it is bad ; when they lese respect - spect for tneir fellows it is criminal. When inon Imitate the llend by howling and yelling through the streets , frightening women and children ; tilling the air with oaths and ob- scuno language , it is time for the law to as sort Its majesty. Under such circumstance * , no wonder law-abiding citizens exclaim : 'Whoro is the marshal * ' 'Where Is the cala boose 1' " Iowa , Jefferson rejoices in a building boom , The saloon men nro unanimous now in curs ing Council Hlumil 'i ' A Knights of Pythias lodge was Instituted at I'aullma lust wouk. Sunday base bntliittuylng will bo no longer allowed at Cherokpe. The Cedar Hdpul&imstofuco will bo inado a ilrst-class one Jul If Ida Urovo MetjuJ'llsts expect to build a $7,000 church tins "summer. It is said that there have been moro ban anas sold in StuaiLUils Bpring than ever be fore. } ? At their Juno session the supervisors of Sau county ordurfjb fourtceif now bridges built. Cramlall's lodge at the head of Spirit lake is the rendezvous of Ksthcrvlllo ilUhcrmeu at present. * The demand for flax seed at Kstbervillo has fairly exhausted the supply and contin ue : ) unubutod. The Calhoun county court house Is to bo fenced with an irpn fence costing oiio-third us murh us the court house. W. S. Siokmon , a Dea Molnes attorney , has been disbarred for two .vcars by Judge Given for dishonest practices , The capital stock of the Hock Valley DIs. trict Fuir association has been placed ut S2.500 , or .JoOblwrea of $10 each. The Roman Cathollo Mutual Ucncvolenco bociety of Iowa will meet at Waterloo next week Wednesday and Thursday. John 'P. Mason , a resident of Winfleld township , Scott county , gim-o 1844 , died last Tuetday. He was in his ninetieth year. A prominent mcmopr of the Muscatl.mj gat tie company says thut the recout risers < tock hai mailc luut company ? j,000 A Visit to the Foremost Negro of the Ltxud. POWERFUL COAST DEFENSES. Lieutenant Grnydoti't * System or Firing Dyiinnilto Thiirinnti'a ? oinlnatlou Corrcspoti- dents lloomcd Him. A Prlnco Amonij His 1'eoplo. WnsmxoioN , .Tuno 10. [ Special to Tnn Unn. ] I made a very pleasant little visit the other evening nt the residence of the venerable Fred Douglas , the greatest living representative negro. Slnco Mr. Douglas dropped out of official life ho loft the ofllco of recorder of deeds for the District of Col- umbla upon the introduction of President Cleveland ho has almost dropped out of public view. For quite n year after Mr. Douglas retired from public Ufa few , oven of lils Closest friends , knew where ho was. A short time afterward ho took the forum , nnd has slnco been lecturing. Ho has Just returned from a trip to Kurope , and looks as halo and hearty as ho did a score of years ago , although lie is now running un into the seventies. Mr. Douglass residence is situ ated on the top of a hill which rises a hun dred feet above the Potomac , and is located in the southeastern suburbs of Anucostln , a lltllo village about five miles southeast of the white house. The cottage is an old- fashioned one , of medium size , two stories , and made of wood. Its interior arrange ment and furnishings are very similar to the old plantation houses in the south. The furniture Is antiquated , the pictures on the walls represent the taste and character of its occupants , and the general atmosphere of the surroundings is that of a well-to-do old cltlrcn. Surrounding the north front of the building is a spacious piazza , on which 1 f otuid ship chairs , a rustic settee , and other com fortable seats. The view from the front of Mr. Douglas's house is one of the most magnificent to bo found around Washington , Seven or eight miles to the north and west , down across the eastern branch of the Po tomac , over the capital building , over Wash ington , out past Howard university , the eye perceives the soldiers' homo , situated on an elevation quite as high as the homo of the colored patriot. Turning the eye westward in the far distance the top of Oak View , the summer residence of the president , can bo dimly seen beyond Georgetown. Directly west you look up the Potomac along the wharves of Washington nnd Georgetown , and a llttlo farther south Arlington , Fort Myer and the hilly country beyond meats the eye. Going around the house one gets a fulfvicw of the Potomac river thirty or forty miles , or ns far as the eye can penetrate , and Alexandria and Mt. Vernon comes into view. Mr. Douglas" homo shows culture , refine ment and gentility. The old-fashioned fire places are filled with statues of the Greek Slave , the Angel of .Night , Venus , the Amer ican Slave , while on the mantel-pieces arc busts of Lincoln and other American patriots. On a wall in one of the parlors is a life-sized painting of Mr. Douglas , while , hanging about in profusion and artistic taste , nro steel engravings of sacred subjects. There is a largo book-case In Mr. Douglas1 private ofllcc , and in it are works of history , poetry , literature , religion , etc. Mr. Douglas' three or four daughters and as many sons are. all married. With his recently acquired wife , who is said to bo of pure white blood , ho lives a life of quietude and case. Ho has many callers , and ho entertains them splendidly. On the hill where his residence is located is a beautiful garden and a quantity of fruit trees , where the old gentleman spends the hours ho has from his lectures and studies. About half of the residents of Anacostla nro colored and there is almost a constant stream of negroes going to or returning from Mr. Douglas' house during the hours for calling , Ho gives advice freely and wisely to the colored people in distress , nnd is a missionary in several ways. Mr. Douglas is especially enthusiastic on the subject of poli tics , and says he intends to devote most of his time after the opening of the campaign in behalf of his party. He thinks the colored voters should bo grateful to the party that rescued them from slavery , and says that it is with great , ditllculty that ho can restrain himself from talking politics in his nonpartisan san lectures. Mr. Douglas has an ample competence , which ho saved from his ofllco and which ho has accumulated by lecturing. Ho is in a position to do much good in the elevation of nls race and says that is now the ambition of his life. Ho is well educated , well read , and is one of the most kindly and cultured gentlemen one meets in a life time. There appears to bo every indication that within the next five years enormous strides will bo made by the United States towards securing adequate protection against foreign invasion. This protection will not be accom plished , in all probability , by the old nnd ob solete system of fortilications , which wore sufficient for other days and gcnciatious in the early part of the present century. In stc.id of them , the United States will prob ably bo armed with weapons of defensive warfare so powerful in their destructive ca pacity as to convince the would-be invader that hisvarmiila may bo blown out of the water and totally annihilated before ho can fire liis first gun , no matter how thickly plated with armour ills vessel may be. A great deal has been heard within the past few months of the Zalmski gun , and the army appropriation biH carries on item of $300,000 to bo used in supplying the military service of the United States with this gun. It is also understood that the naval bill will have n similar amount for like weapons for the navy. Hut there is another method of firing dynnmlto which will also bo adopted , in all probability , and which , owing to its fiimplicity , promises greater results than the /.almnlti gun. Dur ing the Tonquln war , the Chinese govern ment employed an officer of the United States navy , Lieutenant Graydon , to blockade the Canton river In order that the progress of the French licet might bo checked. Lieu tenant Gray don could not secure an ex tended leave of abscnco for the purpose of conducting this work , and , In consequence , resigned his position in the United States navy. Ho was so successful in his work that he was offered something like $000.001) by the viceroy of Tonquin to blocado in a similar manner the Min river , but the viceroy of Canton , fearing a visit of the 1'Yonrh Heel , declined to allow him to leave , and the ofTcr had to bo declined , and the result was that * 'oo Chow was captured by the French. Lieutenant Graydon has duvibed u system for firing dynamite from ordinary cannons , which system has been testnd at Sandy Hook with remarkable results , There was presented to the military committee of the house , one day this week , copies from-lottora from several of the foremost - most military and naval ortlcers of the coun try , in which they spoka in terms of the high est prulso of the Gruydou method of explod ing dyimmito. Admiral .Touett expresses the firm conviction that the use of dynamite With its wonderful power to annihilate will prove to bo the most effective means of checking warfare. As soon as the nations oi , the earth ascertain that the declaration of war means absolute de struction for their fleets and their holdicre , arbitration will bo resorted to , instead of ap pealing to gun powder and tl.p sabro , A large sum has been appropriated for testing this new weapon , and un experiment will piobnbly be made under the direction of the officers of the army and na\y soii'etlme this summer us to its effectiveness against one of the old monitors. Those who hive Been Lieutenant Gruydon's work in the pastaio satisfied that with a fifteen Inch riflocanirjii nt n distance ofout - miles ho could blow from the face of the sea the most powerful armored vessel of any navy ia the world. * * * The republicans become more und more pleased every day over tie Humiliation of Judge Tlmrmun. They say ho is entirely too dncjniplt to tuka an aciive pirt in the cam- p.iiiai , drsiiito the announcements to the con trary. In ISil the car.tiidbto lor the second place on the ticket was nn active man on < ! > p slump. Mr. llendrivks was au aulu speaker nnd nn untiring worker. Mr. Clovclatul , It wilt bo remembered , did not make any speeches nnd kept closely In the governors mansion at Albany. Mr. Hen- dricks on the stump nnd at public rccop tlons rcpic cntcd not only the second but the first candidate. Now. republicans sny. there will bo neither the head nor the tnil of the ticket on the forum , and there will bo no direct statements miulo to the pcoplo by the two democratic candidates. They hold that Mr. Thurman can not take an nctlvo part In the campaign because ho Is too old and has not the physical strength : that if ho should attend the big political meetings htul attempt to tnnko speeches ho would impair his health mid risk his llfo. MesJdcs. his voice is so weak ho could not bo heard a sufficient distance to make him an effective orator. President Cleveland , of course , will continue to refuse to go out through the country and take nn active part in the campaign , and so the democratic can vass will bo made through letters , Inter views and friends , so far as reaching the pub lic Is concerned. This morning I had n talk with General Kennedy of Ohio , n member of the house , who knows Judge Thurmnn thoroughly and personally and who has kept run of him closely for many years. Slinking of Mr , Thurtnan's infirmities General Kennedy said : "I have doubts that Mr. Thurmnn will attempt to take an active part In the campaign. Ho may pinko , speeches indoors at some of the principal meetings In the country , and ho may bo placed on exhibition by hispnity , but so far as his taking the part of au nctlvo speaker and attempting , to Influence votes by tiis oratory or argument Is concerned , It is preposterous to talk about it. Mr. Thurmnn is physically so weak thut ho can do little moro than muster locomotion. Ho walks around the streets of Columbus a llttlo , but ho participates in nothing that would tax his physical constitution , Will ho strengthen the ticket ! No , not a bit. Ho will , in my mind , not oven bring out the full democratic strength. Mr. Thurinau has the reputation of being a very good man , and has many warm personal friends , but ho does not arouse ctrt.usin.sm , and his name will not bo the shibboleth that his party expected it to bo. Of course there will bo n long mid loud yell over the name of Thurman for awhile , but It will soon die nway. and then ho will bo to his party what ho really Is to his country , a kind remembrance , n sort of tradition. It Is foolish to talk about Thurman carrying Ohio. Wo will have ton or twenty thousand majority with any man wo may put on the ticket. ' ' * Major John M. Carson , of the Philadelphia Ledger , was the chairman of the Washing ton correspondents who visited St. Louis last week. Ho expresses the opinion that the . visit of the newspaper men to St. Louis be fore the delegations began to arrive In largo numbers had n great deal to do with the se lection of Judge Thurman for the second place on the ticlcot. Major Carson says that when the Washington men arrived the only delegates present were those from the Pacific coast. Those were all for Thurman , nnd uuturully the newspaper men circulating among them hoard a great deal of Thurman talk. The result of it was that they tele graphed out to their papers statements of the Thurman strength among the men who had already arrived. Those dispatches came to the eyes .of the incoming delegates and they were moro impressed with the Thurman boom than they would otherwise have been. Consequently as they arrived near the convention they supplied themselves with bandana handkerchiefs in great numbers , and did not allow their previous predilection to drive away the enthusiasm which every democrat has felt , at one time or another in his life , for the Ola Uoman. The natural sequence of all this was that thoio'wasn great furore , and all her delegates desiring to bo in the procession behind the band shouted Thurmun so heartily nnd waved his bandana to such good effect that the chances of each individual aspirant for the nomination grow "smaller by degrees and beautifully less" as the hour for the nomination arrived. Mr. Carson thinks that the real sentiment of the convention was decidedly for Gray , but that owing to the Thurman excitement Thurman men had things nil their own way , and Gray's supporters could not stem the tido. Workmen niitl the Tariff. WASHINGTON , Juno 10. [ Special to Tne Bun. ] A prominent German-American who is hero from New York to-day , jlvcsn very interesting account of the manner in which the subject of the tariff Is agitating the minds of the working men of the country to-day. SaUl this gentleman to your correspondent this afternoon : "Never , in my recollection , has this im portant question came homo so closely to the minds of the pcoplo most directly interested as it has been brought within the past few mouths. Heretofore the theories of protec tion and free trade have been looked upon in the abstract as ideas not directly affecting the broad and butter of the wage- workers. Ho has gone on voting for his party without regard to the statements made by the opponents or the advocates of the present system , and while he has generally talked in favor of protec tion , ho does not seem to have realised the importance to himself of the retention of the existing policy. The Germans , the Poles , the Swedes and the Italians who have como to this country for the purpose of bettering their condition , have learned very quickly that wages are better nnd that all conditions of life are superior in this country to those that exist in the Fatherland , liut they have not gone to the trouble of finding out why these conditions were moro agreeable to them hero , and usually the great majority of them when they had reached the point of securing their natmalizatlon papers , have voted for the democratic ticket. "In n great muny instances these men road little beyond the sensational news in their papers and the items i elating to the condi tion of affairs in the country which they have forever loft behind. The financial and fiscal affairs of the United States never trouble them to any great extent , and whcro you would find a crowd gathered together it was seldom that the tariff entered into the conversation. Now , however , there is a great diffeicnco. It is almost impossible to find n gathering of xvorklngmcn in any of the beer halls or other ulaccs of resort in or about New York City whore the tariff is not the nil absorbing topio of discussion. I have soon within the past two months gatherings of intelligent worklngmen with their poelccts loaded with tariff speeches , which they would pull out and lead to ; thuircompanions and discuss , seriatim , item by item. Some of the speakers - ers in congress would bo surprised if they could hoar the intellectual force of some of the arguments which are made pro and con when their speeches nro bolnpr disuocteil by the men who are most interested in the policy which these speeches are designed to break down or to maintain , The result of all this will bo in my opinion , that the tariff will enter far moro into the campaign in the eastern section of this country than ever bn- forc , nnd that it will not bo lit the great party mass meeting * thnt the most forcible arguments will bo maintained. On the contrary , there is every leason to believe that the workinginon of this country will take the brunt of the dis cussion upon themselves , and that the gather ings around thu tables \ vluroorkiiigincn congicgato nightly , will have far moro effect on the campaign than any of the great out door or indoor meetings , where the best speakers of the country are gathered to gether. An Alisnlmi ? Cum. 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