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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TJirHSDAY , .JULY 19 ; JDJJE DAILY .BEE. ) KVHUY MOHNJ/sG. / TKHMS o pHltv ( MoruliiK Killtloii ; Including Buwlny Ili'u , OIIB Year . ! ! ? " > Tor hlx MmitliH . jj } ' ' . * UU J'e > r Tire Months 'JhnOmnlm fwuluy HKK , niilloiltontiy ) ml- ilrcfti. Olio Vcar . " v ) OMAII \ m rit-K.No4.UI4 AMililflr'AttroM HTIIKI-.T. NKW VOIIK Omci : , Konvj HNi > r > Tmiii'NK lluii.niMi , WAMII.MIION Omen , No. ol.J 8TIILI.T C ( ) Hisf : > ( ) NIKNCI ) { . , AH communications lelutliiK to new * ami rill- torinl mniu-rslionld Uuudilri-bkuil to tinl.inioil . , , , , Blitmlil no All buslnims Iflu-M and remittances fulrirn-MtMi to Tin : IU.K I'uii.isnixi Co MI-AM- , OMtlM Drutti , cliHrfcH mid \xr-i \ lllte orders to by iiiiulu puyabla lo theorUnrol tin" mpnliy. Tlie Bcc Pub'isliing Company , Proprietors , K. UOSliWATKU , Editor. Tina iui2. Mvorn Statement ul'Clruiilutlon. Etnlcof Nnliraskn , ( _ . County of DoUKlns , ( Bia > ( Ira. II. T/.Sichuck , ptcrctnry ot The lien Pub- ) lFlilnKC < mit > nny , iloest Holi-mnly B par Hint the SLCtiinlclrtiimtlon of tlio llnlly Hue for the week July 7. ltS. wus UB fo llowi Pntunluy , .Imie3ti . J''JiS Hununy , .Inly 1 . f.-/ ! Momliiy , July ' . ' . W > Tm-vliiy. July : K Wt-ilm-Mluy. July 4 OOJ4 Thursday , July 5 tftliluy , Jnl } ti Avera e . 1S.OW OHO. I1.T/.KCIIUCK. Fworn to before 1110 and sulistrtlwil In iuy presence tills 7th day of July. A. I ) . . 1HW. , , N. 1' . rKlL. Notary 1'ubllc. Btati' of Nebraska , i County of Douglnii ( " ' ' titorgo II. TZMliuck. be-Iutf nrst duly sworn , fleiiOM-H niidtiiys tlmt ism-en-tnryof Tlic Ik-o J'libliMiltie comimny , tlmt the nctuul IIVITIIKO dally clrculntlou of liu ! Dally lieu for tlio month of July , lhH7 , was II.UH copies ; for AliKilit , 1WC , Hlr > l cnliliw ; for Sopt.-siibcr , IS. " ' , l'H4'iruuk's ' : for Oetcler. lhST.14.su copies ; for for May , IfeN" . | S,1s | copies ; for June , ISM , c < " 'lcs- ' 01:0. : n. TZ Enorn to boforn me and subscribed In iny presence this iklth day of .lime , A. 1) . IMW. N. 1' . Klllli Notary 1'iibllc. Wno is the Wliito pns.hu ? From the way the people arc falling into the re publican ranks , it must bo Harrison. Mil Mn.r.s succeeded in get ting free wool through tlio House , hut there will ho u htmloi' tussle wlicn the senators got to pulling the kinks out of his hill. No WONDKI'I Mr. Cleveland never gets Hiuk from handshaking. No dolo- galioii over comes to congratulate him on his rcnomination , except ollico seekers. Tin : red bandanna will servo its pur pose admirably to hang out of the front door when the sheriff comes along this fall to foreclose on the democratic party , Cleveland and all. TllKHE are altogether lee many rumor" alloat respecting million dollar hotels and union depot projects. Some of them should take root immediately instead of bursting like bubbles. T HAYKS was recently in Itobton , and an attempt to interview him on politica proved a failure. Ho , however , told a newspaper man that since ho left "Washington ho had made it a cast-iron rule not to bo quoted by the papers. WlIUN' the duel between Floquot and Boulanger took pluco at Count Dillon's estate near Paris , M. Grogouono of the prefects of police , was outside the grounds looking over the fenco. After the duel , one of the first to congraulato M. Floquet on his victory was the chief of police. Queer people those French men. Tin : Kansas City Drover's Tclcyrum fails to imblish the Omaha markets or stock receipts Since the Omaha stock yards received more cattle and hogs than Kansas City for the past two months , and run leu third as the largest pork packing market in the country , Stockmou can judge for themselves of what commercial value the .Drover's Tdcijmm la to them. The policy of that paper is like biting off ones nose to Bpito his face. TllK location of several largo Trust and Investment companies in Omuha during the past month , in addition to the largo number already hero , is an indication that our city has become the loading money market of the state. It is moreover a sign of confidence in the growth and importance of Omaha as a commercial centre. Through thopo Loan and Trust companies eastern capi tal Hews into our city seeking for in vestment. They are therefore the best barometer to point to in order to meas ure Omaha's sound Hnnncial condition. THK reported bale of the property on Iho northwest corner of Farnam and ( Sixteenth streets to the Commercial i tvtional bank for something like 800,000 , forms an idea of the value oE real estate in Omaha.Vhou it is re- jncmborcd that in 1SS5 the Biimo lot fetched only $ : H,000 ) in the mar ket , and in 1887 was sold for $70,000 , the rise is shown to ho phenomenal. This is another index of the rapid growth and prosperity of Omifha. The price just paid for that corner seems large just us in 1885 the purchiibo of it for 830,000 oxcitcil comment. But there IB no fictitious value in the last deal , nor is it a speculative enterprise when Buch a conservative ) company as the Commercial National bank buys the property for the erection of its own bank building. THK Hightli Iowa congressional dis trict , with a republican majority of ovei two thousand , is represented in the house of representatives by a democrat , This state of affairs was brought about by the ronorninution of W. P. Hepburn whoso record as a railroad tool cuusci' his defeat by A. K. Anderson. The re publicans of the district , however , arc straining o'orv nerve to redeem thorn- eolvcs , and with a nominee who isvitl the people , and who will honestly rep resent them , they can win. Prominom among the candidates for the notnina lion is J. n. Ilur.sheditor of the Crcstot Gazette. Mr. Harsh was a member o the upper house ot the last.state legislature laturo , and made an excellent record He introduced some of the best railrom measures that have recently t > coim laws in the state , and showed himeelf'ti ho the friend of the farmer and .of thi laboring man. . . . l ' , ' . . Itnlly for Your The snap judgment by which this i state waa captured for John M. Tliui'3- f n ami the railroad delegation to t'hi- ciigo is liable to be ropenited with re- ' gurd to the nominations of state olllcui-s j and ineinluirs of the legislature unless honodl and unyoked r/jpubllcans como to the rescue. The crisis is upon us. Not a dny should ho lost. The issue to be fought out in the next stale conven tion on the li'Jd of August will vitally affect every laxpayer in this state. Ko- brusku , to-day , is , with one single ox- ccpliou , Ihe worst tax-ridden stale in Iho union. While Ihe stale eif North Carolina , with a debt of twelve millions , only levies a stale lax of thirty-five cents on the hundred dollars , Nebraska , with practi cally no stale dobl , levies a lax eif eighty-one cents on every hundred del lars. The state tax of Iowa , Kansas and Missouri is only twenty-live cents on the hundred dollars , and in Illinois the revenue from the Illinois Central railroad land grant pays the entire state expenses. Nebraska must have relief from this burdensome ta < . She musl have radi cal tax reform and a general cutting down of appropriations ) by reckless legis latures. She must have equal taxation for all classes of property , for railroads tut well as farms. Republican farmers nd honest republicans generally can- ot afford to allow the caucuses and con ditions lo go by default. They must L'o to it thai these conventions shall ot bo packed with corporate hirelings , 'hey musl lake an active hand in the upending local contests and scnil only ried and true men to represent them. This is a national campaign your , and vecy man who intends to support llur- ison and Morton has a right to vote at aucuscs and primaries , no matter what ourso no has pursued heretofore lolitically. This is the hour and this is he time for every true anli-monopuly epublienn to exert his influence in bo- lalf of good government. II s a waste of energy and > r.so than folly to growl and grumble I Iho sad condition of the republican mrly under the conlrol of railroads , t'ho way to wrest that control from their muds is for the republican masses leally ally shoulder lo shoulder in caucuses , irimary eleclions and conventions , and hey will rout them , horao , fool and Iragoons. TinSinrwH ! ' War. The democratic managers have already opened an assessment bureau and every otllceholder may as well fork over. It s announced that lllinoibans holding ( ositions in the departments atVash - ngton will bo required to contribute : he sum of eight hundred dollar.monlh . - y , which for the campaign will amount .o the generous sum of four thou&and dollars. Doubtless the rate of assObs- ncnt is the same on the officeholders Tom all the states. So that is a reasonAble - Able computation that the democracy wilt derive from this source u fund of at least ono hundred thousand dollars. From the army of federal ollice-holdcrs outside of Washington an equal amount , and possibly more , will bo obtained. Heroin is ono very important advan tage enjoyed by tlie democratic niati- igers. No officeholder can bo com pelled to contribute , and a refusal to do 10 should not work to his official detri ment. But it , will not bo necessary to urge any of thorn to contribute. On the contrary all of thorn will doubtless bo most willing to do so , and some of them very likely will bo found ready to give more than their share , by way of strengthening their positions. It may bo depended upon tlmt there will be no refusals to put up , for every man will understand that notwithstanding the proi'K'tkv.i yfihe hlu' ho W1U he sure to jeopardize his official head if his con tribution fails. This of course is not the only dependence of the demo cratic managers for the sinews of war. The chairman of the national committee can himself afford to contribute a quar ter of a million , while there are other wealthy men who will endeavor to place the party under obligations to them by subscribing liberally to the campaign fund. Obviously , there fore , the democracy will not suffer for the money necessary to the expenses , ordinary and extra ordinary , of the campaign. The republican fund must bo derived wholly from private liberality. There is reason toexiicct that this will bo suf- Jicontly generous to mcotevery require ment. The candidate for vice provident is a freo-luuided man wlio can bo relied upon to contribute largely , and his do ing so will bo entirely legitimate. A score of other men more or less promi nent in the councils of the party could ho named who doubtless will not bo niggardly of their ample resources. It is very likely , also , that many of the wealthy manufacturers will in u tinancial way manifest their interest in the republican cause. Sc that there is no reason to doubt that the republican party will have all the mone.v it shall require to carry on its side of the campaign. It is impossible to get anywhere neai an accurate computation of the amount of money that will bo expended in tin presidential and congressional elections of this year , but it will reach sovera ! million dollars. At all events it will In n great deal more than ought to ho ex pended , though perhaps the proper waj to regard it is as a partial compensator for the ill effect on business of a prcsv dcnlial contest. Miller an I Mill. jt appears to be regarded as a fore gone conclusion that ux-Semilor Warnei Miller will bo the republican candidate for governor of Now York , and it i : assumed that Governor Hill will seeurt a ronominntion. There is some uncertainty tainty , however , regarding Hill'i chances. In the first place , there is a question whether it is the wish of Mr. Cleveland tlmt he shall bo rcnoinlnatod. The presi dent has boon assured by the mug wump element that it will not suppori Hill , n.nd that if the democracy of Ne\v York again places nim ii | nomiiiiv tion tlio ' effect- will hodamagin ! to the 'national ticltot. As we ) wivi before said , Mr.Cleveland _ is uot'inson siblo'to the. value of .thc'mugwump voii nor indifferent to the influence of tlmt clenitMit in New York , it te fullv Un derstood thai ho can dtHej'inlne whether or ijot Hill shall bo the cmiiiidatu , and if he permits the democracy of the Um pire-stale lo ivnomlnate the governor , ho cannot escape it measure of responsi bility. The independents have two strong rciuOiib for opposing Hill , onu being his veto of the bill to reform the ballot , and the oilier his relations with the mcu who Arc connected with the acqueduct sleal. There are others , nol the least of which Is the fact that Hill has shown himself to bo a most ar rant demagogue , and the organs of Ihe independents have served notice on the Now York democracy that if it retiom- inatcs Hill they will lighl him. In the second place there IK a considerable ele ment of the New York democracy , per haps the mosl reputable , which does not rani Hill and will work strenuously to efeal his rcnominalion. II is a small linority , however , and left to ileelf r'ill nol exert much influence. As the iluation now appears the democracy of w York City and Brooklyn desires lill , and if there is no adverse influ- nco brought against him from Wosh- nglon ho will probably bo the candl- ntc. ntc.The The nomination of ex-Senator Miller > y the republicans is urged for several easons. Primarily His necessary tocom- letoly harmonize the party. It is in xcellent condition now , and the noini- ation of Miller will have the effect to oiilimio it in lhal condition. It is 1111- erstood to be the very earnest desire f Mr. Morton that Miller shall lead the larty in Iho state and he associated vith him In political management dur- ng the campaign. Finally , Mr. Miller epresonts thoroughly the principles inuncitited in the republican national ) latform , ho is one of the most popular nen in New York , and ho is a shrewd ind skillful political manager. All hese oonsideralions combine lo make lim an available man al Ibis parlicular tincture. With Miller and Hill as the opposin g candidates , the chance of winning ivould seem to bo decidedly in favor of , he former. Ho would unquestionably > ell the full strength of his party , A'hile Hill would lose the very impor- ant independent vote and doubtless iomo democrats. From this point of view , the present aspect of the political situation in New York is altogether cassuring to republicans. Tlie Attorney Generalship. All the forces that the railroads of Nebraska can command will be centered to achieve the defeat of Attorney Gen eral Lceso for rcnomination. Mr. Lcci-e , of all public men in this state , is most offensive to the monopoly ma chine. Ho has dared lo stand up igainst corporate cormorants without flinching and has used all the authority vested in him to compel the railroads to respect the rights of the people. He has successfully grappled with the iblcbt railroad lawyers in the state and federal courts , and has triumphantly boon sustained by the judi ciary in every instance. Will republicans who desire to emanci pate the state from the misrule of the railroad magnates allow General Loose to bo defeated ? The only pica igainst him is that he has had two lerms. Is lhal any reason why he should bo retired ? Why don't the railroad managers retire .Jim Laird , who is now a candidate for a fourth term in con gress ? Wo can'l spare a debauched railroad congressman , but a clean , so ber and fearless altornoy general be comes superfluous as soon as his second term runs out. It is simply amaxing thai Iho second-rate attorneys who are canvassing the state for Mi' . Lct'so's place can got any countenance or sup port from the rank and file of the party. Each anU every ono of them depends upon Iho railroad contingent for his backing. Does any ono of those intend to follow in the footsteps of Mr. Loose , and do his duty to the state without fear or favor ? Tin : measure passed by the house of representatives proposing an exhaus tive investigation of the subject of pauper immigration , with reference primarily to the great increase in the immigration of Italian laborers , appears to have attraction in Italy. A promi nent paper in that country announces that the Italian government will be on its guard respecting any measure for Iho repression of immigration from Italy , and will see thai neither the United States nor any other country shall do anything in this matter con trary to international law , or in opposi tion to the rights conferred on Italy through diplomatic relations. This of course is the merest bravado. International law has nothing whatever to do with the matter , and Italy has no right by virtue of diplomatic relations that will compel the United States to allow Italian pauper laborers to come hero without check or restraint. The fact that there are now more than eight thousand ot these laborers in and around New York who are in a half-starved condition and are subsisting wholly on public relief would seem to clearly show that there is already here n largo sur plus of this clasr. of labor , and thai the welfare of Italian subjects as well as our own suggests that some restraint bo put upon the coming of those people. They are rcallj the lonsl desirable class of immigrants , and there are the host of reasons for discouraging their criming hero. Mu. CUCW.I.AXD is seemingly whack ing the heads of some of his office hold- era with his dust covered "pernicious activity" broom. There are others , however , who apparently have received a free pass from him to work the cam paign for all U is worth. This is most noticeable in the case of James W. Trotter , the colored man from Boston who was appointed by the president re corder of deeds for the District of Colum bia. Mr. Trotter is just now neglecting his important business in order to or ganize democratic clubs of colored men in Indiana for Clevelnnd and Thurman , lie has accepted thb cha'rmnnsliip ol the committee which has called a con- V'entjon-to take place at InditUmrol.ison Iho5th.0f this intuith for the purpose of cousldcriiig'lho ] K > lillcal situation. . 11 may he well to dd Unit Indiana is a ] doubtful f-taU1 , und that Mr , Cleveland's , famous I'lri-nlar evidently operates ouly .against w'lite o'lllci'hoblors perniciously active ijr the'.democratic parly in the solid' outh. ttu.iAit SMITH , president of the Oregon Hallway and Navigation com pany and director of a half do/.en im portant western'rail ways , has just been through the wu > t. His views as to the condition of crops are most encourag ing. Ho says : I never saw the country looking finer In all my trips , anil 1 ciUmot oiiii > lwslzo too muuli the cxcullttut condition of the wheat mid corn crops everywhere I went. 1'eoplo In Nebraska told me the crops thora were the fluent they tinvo soon for tweiity-ycHrs. Along the Union I'adllo from Chcyeune cast and all the wuv homo corn was la niiitr- nllU'iMit slmpc. Producer ? , fanners and men-hunts guni'tully lire very hopeful and happy. , I can simply suy this us to the pros- loets for the railroads. They have the ton- ago ahead of thuin now , und It in biuiply a uestloa whether they will fix up their rate roubles to got the full beucllt of the bual- icss. If the managers of Iho Nebraska ailroads will hood his advice and ix up their rate troubles equitably o the people as well as to themselves , hero is no reason why prosperity will lot shine on everybody who touches Nebraska soil. WHIM ? we arc laughing over Iho < 1)oquol-Boulangor ) duel , there a pos.si- > ility that an appeal to the code may come out of the Butler-Blair affair. The thrusts of Senator Blair in reply o the attack of the senator from South Carolina , made in the senate u few days igo , would have certainly led to a mcot- ng had the spat occurred before the ivar. Since that time , however , south ern blood has cooled in its ardor of call- ng out a brother congressman or sena tor on account of a real or fancied nsult. His Alt-miKCi-if Complete. C/itaiya / Tritnwc. Mr. Cleveland has iccoived n present of IWo foxes from a friend in Missouri , The ( residential museum and mcmigorie , there fore , now consists of Han Lainont , the left inul foot of u graveyard rabbit killud in the lurk of the ninnu , one fat tnun , and two nulivo Suit-l the Action to tlie Word. Mlinifitivilis Tithuiif. "Daniel , " Hiiid the president us he started from the white house , "Daniul , I urn fe'oinp to iiuiUea speech.Vlueh do I use to-J'iy , 'consecration' or 'sacred obligations f " 'Ah , sire , that OupcadH on thy ilress. 'Su- crcd obligations' * UscomiMiiik's thy pepper and salt suit , while consecration ocs with thy rusty Prince Albert , every trip. " NoJlrnxonVliyThlM Should Ue. l'lilliiihli > lila Itec'inl. It is ono of thu cur.ses of miuiicip il govern ment in this coi/nlry that the important and expensive pubhe improvcmhnU required by densely populated communities should be turned over by tacit consent to rings and iifis of needy spoilsmen and corrupt e < n tiactnrs. Although swindling and rasi-ulity have come to bo uivepteu by the public us almost inseparable from bij Jobs for uitic-- . , tin-re is no reason why this should be so. In other countries , uud in tlie Lii-fier concerns of state and national government , it has been found possible to SPOUIC mull with dorm hiiiids to conduct important puhik1 enter prises , and our cities might be similarly well served. _ They IMny Pull. I'lillaiMiilitii Itcconl. Confcsssion by an accomplice i.s hut a shade better than no evidence at all when the character of an honest man is at stake. The Chicago , Hurlington & Qumcy oflleials appear to have gone rather awkwardly about the tusk of blackening in advance the repu tations of the brotherhood olllcials whose arrest they have caused , since nothing against them has been made public except re ports of confessions , Ilrst by clerks of the accused persons , then by alleged accom plices. In the meantime the wonderful lit erary bureau of the railroad company , which seems to have a pretty linn grip upon the news channels in Chicago , has been getting in some very good work against Iho prisoners in the newspaper press everywhere. It maybe bo fairly considered , however , that in under taking to show that the members ol the KtiRinccrs' mid Fireman's Brotherhoods are a lof of unhung scoundrels the railroad oflieials have undertaken u task beyond their capacity , notwithstanding the marvelous in dustry and lecuuditi of their famous literary bureau. ThoUnion Union Illnltiet. Soon the t'irclu's will ilnre , And the trumpets will blare , While transparencies on us will tlusn ; And Htump speakers declare That unless we take euro , Our dear land will be knocked into smash. Hut when vanished away All Ihe smoke of the fr.iy , And the noise of tlio battle is o'er , There arc few but will know That the country will go On in glory , us ever before. HAIUU.SO.VS CH1M3SU UKCOKD , Some Sample Opinions PIMIII XPWM- paporHon the I'aollle Slope. Sun Francisco Bulletin : The record of ( lOnornl Harrison , the nominee of tlio rnptib- publican party for tlu > presidency , is identi cal with that of every anti-Chiiicso citi/enol California , Sun Francisco Call ( lad. ) : If the Chinese bill which Mr. Harrison reported had beer unuclod it would have kept thousands ol Chinese out \vhq lyj 11 come in under the nc\v tieaty. - Sim Franc'iscoil'iist ! The voter will have no diniculty In deciding which party favors Chinese exclusion ! The interests of the coasts , will be la s/ifer in the hands of Mr Harrison , who a&Mtod In flaming an exclu sion net , than HivUie hands of Mr. Cleveland , who killed it. > . Sacramento l5l } * > rd-Utiion : Ho reported and voted for aiitj-fchincso legislation us soon as treaty contrnct adunltod it , ana lie stands pledged uuou a pisiform clearund satisfactory upon the ( piestiot Qlsuussed. Ho is disclosed in strongly favonwttlu contrast with bis oppo nent , who but u fety short weeks ago wii' anxiously iitquiruiif of California if it wasaoi possible to chns\ia-duo tlio Chinese and bruit them into hnrmun.nwitli our system of civill /atlon thus displu ng a surprising degree o : ignorance upon the. subject , San Francisco Call ( ind. ) : The attempt tc create a prejudice against Harrison on tlil > coast on the Chinese question will not cosi him u vote. Harrison stood In 1STS when eastern men generally stood. He did no1 comprehend the inagnituda of the question nor the urscnt oo l of legislation. The Hur lingamo treaty was then In force , which pro vided for thn immigration of Chinese. On this. roast wo ruf.irded thu neud of legisla1 tion us sn urgent that \\a mked congress tr prohibit Chinese nmniKnitum without regau to the treaty , ( 'eneral Harrison , with man.\ otliers.thought It better to wait until a treat } was obtained as a basis of the legislation pro posed. The 'Angoll-Swlft treaty was formei two year * later , and Senator Harri'oa has sineu placed liim.solf.on roco.nus . a i OPJ > I > licnt of . ( L'hu ; < " e iintnlsratiorir . OitUhtnd Tini.M. Sit1. Harrison. nev < Jr di | 'vote to en'franclrisu CMiiuuieu , never did vol > npalnat the Chinese treaty , never did advo cate the. nduiUslou of luc Chinese , but lilU ( n fuel advocate their total exvlusion. Undid Insist , however , that this exclusion should bo iKVomplishgd Under nnj not by violating ri'.ity Mipulnt tms. Ho riid , therefore , np- loao a senate bill which aimixl at the oxelu- lon of thd Chinese , not hot'iuiso It so aimed , ml because us a sound constitutional lawyer 10 ol > pos-d such n violation of the. high re- ipect duo to treaties , and an abrogation of reuty obligations which , were they with a iiition of equal power , would amount to a U-chiratlon of war. Jn short. Mr Harrison lid at that time Just what the democratic louse did in the lust session of congress vhcn It refused to PUSS any further exclusion icts because of the deliberations pending upon Cleveland's ucw treaty. STAT13 AND T1CKIUTOKV , NehrnHkii .lollliiu14. Ked Cloud republicans have organized a ousing Jtamocau club. Work on the 15. & M. west of Alliance lias been abandoned for this year. The hog buyout for the fitment'union , at Duklaml , paid out $1,010 for hogs in one , day ast week. Four hvrge gangs of Northwestern graders are at work at Superior getting the roud-bcd eudy for the iron , The Beatrice board of education has awarded contracts for building two new school houses , to cost fr'.HVJM. li" Hemingford people have quit talking ailro.ul und the proposed depot grounds have been converted into base ball uses. The White river went on a tear last week mil did considerable dumago in Uawes county , several bridges being washed away. Pierce county people are loudly howling 'or a Jail , the escape of a prisoner having demonstrated the need of such an institu- iou. Hastings people consume on an average WO.OUO gallons of water a day , not to mention the numerous other thirst quoneheis winch are liberally used. A Beatrice mau who has bccu suffering with n tape worm twenty-three yours iiud the troublesome reptile removed Monday. It was seventy feet long. Miscreants attempted to wreck the morn ing passenger train from Hustings Tuesday ; > y placing u tie on the track near Amboy , DUt the obstruction was discovered in time to prevent an accident. The Smith fmnlli came very near losing ono of its members at G reel v Center last week. Mrs. J. S. Smith picked up a gun which she was positive "wasn't loaded , " and pointed It at herhusound. The result was a demolished picture which was hanging on the wall , uud some very scared but thunk- ful Smiths. Several reports have reached the truthful editor of the Crawford Crescent the past week of men and children gutting lost in tlie corn Holds. Ono man living northeast of Crawford went into his field Monday morn ing lo hoe out some of the weeds and by noon the corn hud grown so high that ho was un able to find his way out until after midnight. A cowbov pruned to the inu le with tan glefoot tried to show tlie people of Scnbiier how to run the town. But the town didn't propose to be run by uny wild-eyed bull puncher , and when ho sailed down the tniun street on his broncho charger and whooped and nourished revolvers and bowie knives , the mild mannered town marshal gently stopped him and landed him in the calaboose without a struu'glo. A brilliant idea struck .lohn Bauer , of Alcove , one day recently , that nearly cost him his life. Ho had a powder keg which ho wished cleaned out , and ho applied a lighted match to the same , having previously taken the precaution to put a little powder in the keg. John was picked up several rods from tlie scene of the explosion , and is now in beet wondering what became of tlie keg. .lohn Hubcr of Columbus , who was voted by the countj board $ . " > for the capture of Albert Uumkee , the brutal murderer ol his wife , in Apul last , writes saying that lie cannot accept the amount , and asks to have it returned to the treasury of the county. He says : "ff 1 received so liberal a sum for such a service-1 might on some other occa sion be reminded ol the depleted treasury arising I nun the extravagunco ot the oll'i- cml- . " It was a cheap job alt around Hum- kee killed himself and saved the county the expense of a tiiul. Iowa. Dubuque supports over one hundred pros titutes of tlio most shumclo.ss kind. Kobbors shot A. M. Bruce , a creamery man of Mount Ayr , and took Jl/Jlll ) . The lust quarter's expenses for caring for the state insane amounted to i-iiH.TMJ.li" . Forty-live cases ot glanders have been re ported to the state veterinarian the past month. Jasper Swiniiy , a Jasper county farmer , was driven insane by the announcement that his wife was fatally ill , and went out und hanged himself. The state board of health has received a telegram from Durham saying that a citi/cn had been bitten by a rabid dog , and asking lor a mudstone. A now potato bug lias made its appearance m Wright county. It is u slim insect about one-half inch long , of grayish color and very destructive. Its bite or sting seems also poisonous to people. W. W. Thompson , who was find so heavily bv .ludge Kinne for selling whisky in Belle Plaine , and who lost his case in the supreme court , lias skipped the country and left his bondsmen in tlie lurch. Curl Phenicio , of Duburpie , has just died of lockjaw brought oa by a wound received fioni a toy pistol. He was twentv-four years old and was showing homo little boys how to shoot the weapon when injured. The state board of health taking active measures to prevent the sending of any more lepers into this state from Xorway. Thu United States consul at Christiana , Norway , has been notified , and unj others brought to this country will bo promptly returned. S. FiU Henry , the oldest limn in Dnbtiquo county , if not in the state , died lust Saturday , aged ninety years and eight months. The old gentleman was u veteran of the war of ISl'J , and bus up to the lust lew months enjoyed good health. Ho resided with his son-in-law. Captain C. W. Alexander , a few miles from the city. Iatcoti. : Sturgis City will have a street car line run- mug out to Fort Meude. The assessed valuation of Sioux Falls prop- portv is placed at HOtil.WO. The Missouri river is said to bo shifting Its channel to the Dakota side ut Yankton. The farmers' alliance at Sioux Falls has suved its members $ .1,000 on twine this year. Material is arriving for the round house to be built at Vunkton by the Milwaukee com pany. No fewer than a score of Sioux Fallsyoung men lire planning to spend their .summer's vacation at Spirit hake. An invention in the shape of a bundle carrier has been inudo by Fred 1'armor , of Hod Lake , which is said to work to perfec tion. It can bo attached to any machine. The political eampnign of 1SVS will have 0110effect on society m the Black Hills , even if the people can't voto. It will introduce the fashion of wearing high hats. The fash ion Is alrejid.\ very popular. The whitu hut without the black bund seems to prcdoimnute. In making test of Occidental tin ere at the school ot mines at Itupld City , ono day re cently , the fuel was developed that it carried n considerable quantity of gold. This was a revelation even to Iho men who have per formed the work upon the mine. Fast Tint" . An examination of the olHeinl time tables for June , made by the Itailrnml Engineering Journal , nhows that the fastest trains now scheduled are two on the lialtimoro & Ohio , which are timed to run the forty miles from Baltimore to Washington in forty-five minutes , without slops , making Iho rate of speed fifty-throe and three-tenths miles an hour , no other train can bo found which makes ever forty miles an hour , and tlio nearest approach to it is a train en the Pennsylvania railroad , which nrtis from JiT y city to Philadelphia , mak ing one stop , at an average spo'cd of 1S.II mile's an hour. On the opposition Hound tJrook line ono train makes the distance from .lersoy City to PhHmlel- imirc | U the rate e > f 45.0 miles an hoar , without allowance for the .four stops. The ( fuieUcal train between Philailol- ; iliia and Baltimore runs at the rate if forlT-one und six-to.ntlis miles an liour. The fastest long distance run is Lhut of the Chicago limited on the Now York Central & Hudson Hlver road , which averages forty-one and six-ton Ilia miles an hour from New York to Albany and forty and sLvtonths miles an hour from Albany to HulTnlo. The cir.- responding train on the Pontiyylvania road runs al the rate of thirty-eight miles an hour from Philadelphia to PHUburg. The trains which are timed to run over forty miles an hour arc thus found lo bo very few in number , and there are not many which nre called upon to make more llian thirty-live or , indoud , over thirty miles for any considerable distance. It must be remembered , how ever , thai a train whoso average speed is forty miles an hour must make much faster time than that in parts of its run. What is the slowest passenger train is not easy to determine , but an "express" " on u North Carolina line , which lake's nine hours to run 1I ( ) miles an average of olot'cn and one-tenth miles an hour IK acry promising candidate for the honor. TIIK "SI > Y"'s\.STKM. Some Laiul CIISCM Iteloro the MeCeiok District Olllecfrt. Me COOK , Nob. , July 17. To the Kditor of Tun HUH : Several quite interesting land cases came up before the register and re ceiver hero lately Involving lands held by the Northwestern Cattle company nr r Bcnklcmun. These cases were Investigated by u special uijeut named Samuel Lee , or in the classic luuguugo of our Nebraska con gressmen , "a spy and hireling of the depart meut. " Many other entries were investigated by tlio same "spy , " the lands being claimed by said company and located in Kansas , im mediately adjoining those Involved in the cases hero. Those will Illustrate the cases of poor homestead settlers who have been driven from their homes by hundreds of thousands through the machinations of these accursed "spies. " ( See speeches of J. L.Con- gicssionul Hecord , June" ) , lbV5. ) Nearly all of these entries were made by employes of the company or by worthless hangers-on who hud no more intention of making homes on these prairies than they have m heaven. The improvements were generally of such u Character that they could not bo discovered a year after the proof was made , in most instances conveyances were miulo to the cattle company or its ofllcets within a few days after the entries were made , and in many the money for milking proof was furnished by said company. These "holiest settlers" were never known to frequent quent their lands afterwards , and many could not bo traced by the special audit. When these claimants were notified of the proceedings against their entries several failed to respond mid the cases going by default , the entries wore canceled. Tlio lands were then en tered by other parties , now residing on or near the same , and who have lasting and valuable Improvements thereon. Special Agent Crump appeared for the United States , and C. W. Davis , of McCook , for the present claimants. The proceedings in the present instance were brought on by the cuttlo company us interested parties , the Interior department ruling that they iniL-hl be heard to show that there was no fraud on the part of the enlrynien. The result was that the cases weio dismissed , thu cattle company's representatives appearing two ilujs alter that lixeil for the hearing , when tlie uaimcd to have mistaken the date of trial. Let every true American resolve that this accursed "spy" sys tem , winch breaks up and dissipates the hum earning : ! of "poor but honest" caltlo companies , ami permits sellers to build homes and raise crops on the lands so occupied , shall be abolished. Hero was u line broad pasture , extending from the routine's of Ne braska into Kansas , and 110 settlers' house to mar the landscape , but under the "spj" HVS- lem it is in a fair \ \ > y to bo dotted with dwellings and made to produce such vulgar crops us corn , wheat , outs , etc. No wonder the honest anil Intelligent set tler , meditating on tlieso wrongs , visits his anathemas on the 'Spies" and pioceods to elect lo congress the B. & M. candidate , who , having experience himself as an "honest homesteader , " knows how to expose tlio horrors of the "spy" .system in lurid and somewhat imairmative rhetoric. It is > a satis faction to know that Leo , the diabolical " .spy , " who stirred up all this mischief , was given his quietus soon after the advent of the present admiuistiution , and there is hope tlmt the "honest settlers , " who first entered these lands may soon repeal the operation unmolested in another state. CUTTING FREIGHT RATES. JIow Uailroad Companies Manage to Kvadc Intel-suite Commerce Laws. A em-respondent of the New York Times who pvidently knows a thing or two about railroad methods , says : I'rolecllon does nol always protect , And Iho interstate commerce law will not wholly prevent old-fashioned pool- ehiy's cuts being made in freight rates between various points of the country. The railroads are not going to sit qui etly down and wait for business to come to them ; they have been in the habit of "hustling , " and T am vcrj much mis taken in the surface indiciitiaiib if everything does not point lo the same old methods for controlling bu-.ine.sti. Tt will bo every road for itself , while out wardly professing to be living up to tlio new law , and the commission tiiko the hindmost in being found out. f have a friend who is in one of the largest es tablishments in the country , located in a great western city which is Iho center of railroad systems , llin linn is an enormous shipper of freight , as its pro duct * go to every corner of Iho globe , supplying not alone armies , but nations , pratically. Their contractn are tin- pnrallclc'd. Now the new law will force them lo pay as much per hundred i.s the man who miiyhhiploiioliorcoof products like theirs ; there imint be no discrim ination , elia the law musl fitop in and collar and punUh the railroad company which grants a favor. Ho what is the linn to do ? It must have special favors , and the road that can give it the bust ratc.s will natur ally get the mo-t of its business in return. What will they do ? Why , it is jui-t as simple as adding two to three. My friend bus already been asked to accept a position in Iho freight department of several of the railroad companies which compete for this busi ness. That is to say , lie has boon told that Ihore is n berlh for him which ho can fill if lie chooses. His duty shall bo to secure shipments of freight from the linn with which ho is now connected til full laritf rates , of courne. HiH ual- nry is lo bo computed on a percentage basis , calculated upon the total ship ments by each line. That if > . suppose Die larili from St. Louis to Now York is 00 cents per 100 rounds. This would bo charged Ihe manufaeturor by the rail road companies. If the companies please they ran pay their employes iij con tit per 100 pounds for controlling and directing the business. Altho end of the quarter or half year the gentle man will find an opportunity to present his Income thus derived n , very hanil- some one , by the way to his former employers. tAnd if they , by this means , gel their product to Now York for the Kime tarifl they paid before the inter state law took effect say 85 cents ( > or 100 pounds who is going to bo any the wisurV Unt if my friend should happen , after ho got six oil nine months receipt in his pockets , tosuddonlybothiiik him- u < lf of the splendid opening thus made for a permanent retirement from busi ness hu-'inight lea\ the railroad compa nies mid bhippnrn lo whistle for the fat am ) ncntly arranged rebate.Holms not ' ilndidiid to undertake the job.b'ut ho says , it wUl.cci'ta'inly bo douo 'Jj'y somebody. What In Kat nnil Drink. St. Louln Olabo-nomoerat : The Indl. virtual , In order that lo dctennlim when , what and how ho shall oat , must take his bearings from his physical ' vigor , seiihou anil habits.Vhnt' lmIl we wty for the little Innocents u holm-Mi no thought for themselves or the mor- rowV Jtis probably a Htiirtling ntate > inonl to nay lhal fully "ft per e'onl of Ihe deaths of infnnls und children are duo to errors in feeding. How frequently do we moot fond mother * , who in tlio hot weather never think of giving the baho walor to drink , ice water eve < n. Wlmtl Ice water for an infant or child ! Oh , doctorl Why , 11 will kill my baby. Wo admit thai the use of Ice water can possibly result in killing a babe' , but if il doi > s it has not been properly used , it is perfectly safe /or babosor any one lo the dogrc'o of satis-f action. Givei freely , abundant ly , slowly. Even break up the ice In little bits and feed the baby all il will take , and the fond mother will find that the bottle will not be needed so often , more rest and comfort will come for mother and babe , and good health reign instead of cholera infiintuin , diarrhea , etc. Probably in no other single direc tion Is there a more potent etuiso for trouble in summer among infants and adults than in thu denial we uncon sciously undergo in the use of water. The grout additional drain of water made in hot weather accounts for the greater necessity for a more liberal and abundant bunply , and the disasters which follow the denial of it. In the ingestion of our food dee find a fertile source of our trouble. Holting of food is a common evil. \\o do not take time to eat. Fifteen min utes for dinner is pcculiaily American Ask an Knglit < limiiii or Oorimiu to cat his dinne'i1 in Illtcen minutes , and lhi < shock produced by the deinand upon his sense of what is needed destroys his appetite. Then again our habits'as re gnrds the times and arrangements of our meals is an unnatural one. Most of us out very light breakfasts in the morn hearty dinners at noon , light or moderate orate tuipners at eve , and wonder wh\ we got sick. Does any other member of the animal kingdom perform any sui h feat ? Animals after eating elu'w the cud in contemplation , or yield to na lure's demand and lie down and sleep for awhile. And we have no doubt that there are but few of us who w ill not tes tify that after dinner especiallj it is the most dilllcult to get to work ngiiin and not sleepy. The truth is , we are all wrong in this respect. The eight hour law , as regards Iho lime of labor is Ihe right idea , if we will hut take advan tage of the privileges it oilers. To be natural under our present surroundings wo should work , play and rest eight hours each. We want more system and loss of this every fellow for himself. Arise at 0 to 7 , prepare for breakfast only , ( let the rest of thodajin thought , take care of itself. ) by a plunge , cool or tepid , : is preferred ; breakfast 7 to 8 , and at this time prepare for the day bv lujing in store a good , hearty nioal. Ciet to workat 8 or 0 , and kee > p al it until -ileS. No lunch , no dinner , hut work for eitjlil solid , sleepless , acthe hours. ( Jo home and prepare for din nor. Another plunge , if desired , and nil down mid eat ; rest awhile , read the pa per , etc. , then got into recreation of some kind , and enjoy yourself until 10 toll. Now take a light lunch , if you must , and go lo bed. 1 have no do'ubl but that many will at oneo conclude tlmt this is impossible , and that they could not enjoy life if this method was adopted. Try it. Sec , and after you hnvo got reorganized or tapered down to your new mode , we have no fear tluil you will go back to the old , hut \\ill for the first tiuio really enjoy living. You oat to live and live to eat. All intelligent men rocognlzo and e.\- porience the necessity of variety for the mind and body in exercise , recreation , etc. . as well as in foods. The old idea of action of mind on body and body on mind is to bo utilized for the benefits wo wish to elerive from our foods , and the sphere of its usefulness is found in our hours of preparation for meals , ( x- erci.se and recreation and rest , without which wo live at a disadvantage , und must , sooner or later , pay the penalty. From the above we see that our for mula is as follows : Attention and adap tation of the individual to his surround ings , geographical or seasonal position , occupation , habits , proparalion , manner and lime of ingestion ; variety eif action of mind and bodv and rest. vVith these the summer brings no more disaster than tlie winter ; life is worth living , for it is on joyed , and emr nlllrnmtion that all things edible are eatable is found as a natural sequence , find tlio dogmatic denial of any article of food , on superficial reasoning , can find no place for acceptance. .Masonry Wliilit Under Water Seribnor's Magii/ino : The pn ssuro of air in caisson- 110 feet below the surface of the v.nlor would 'ie ' fifty pounds to thu square inch. ItselYeet upon the men entering and working in the caisson has been carefully note din various v. orks mid these ellecls are sometimes very serious ; the frequency of respiration is increased , the action of the heart becomes excited and many persons become atl'ccted by what is Known as the "caisson disease , " which is accompanied hy extreme pain and in many erases results in more or le-ss complete ple-te paralysis. The exDcution of work within n deep pneumatic caisson i worth a moment's consideration. , lu t above the surface of tlie water is a hus.fon.o . engaged in laying the solid blocks of masonry which are to support the structure. firuat derricks lift the stones and lay them in their proper position. Power ful pumps are forcing iiir regularly and at uniform pressure throiign tubes lethe the chamber below. Occasionally a stream of sand and water iiii"s with such velocity from the discharge pipe that , in the night , the friction of the particles eau es it to look like a stream of living lire. Far he-low is another busy force. Under the great pressure ' and' abnormal supply of oxygen tin y work with an energy which iimKos il impossible to remain there more than a few ho'ii-s. Tint water from without is only keipt from entering hy th" sternly action eif the pumps far above , and b'-- . \onil their control. An irregular set tlement might overturn the structure. Should the descent of the caisson bo arrested by any solid miller its edge , iiiunediate'and judicious action must bo taken. Jf the obstruction be a log it must be cut elf outside the edge mid pulled into the chamber. Moulders must ho undermined and ofien must bo broken up by blasting. The excavu- tlon musl bo .systematic and regular. A constant danger menaces the lives of Ihese workers , mid the wonderful suc cess With which they have accomplished what they have undci'takon is entitled to notice and admiration. Children Cry for Pitcher's ' Castoria. When Rabjr was elclr , w c"Ye her 0 tfi.5ri . When hu vu ft CblM , ! . - cried tor OtUrU , Wlien b i Warnr Mta , Wiien Ht'e tiiul CklliU MI. Mi ft t-i t' . *