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M\irn ftiileinuni ol' Clroiilatlon.
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JIMiilutoint'niiy. ' does nolutnnly Hweiir thnt tlio
ncumrclrculutlon of tlie Dully Ilua for the week
ending July 7. Ifcbta,3 ) us follows-
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N. 1 * . PUIU Notary 1'ubllc.
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County of Douiflni , ( B > s >
( IcorKu II. TZMhuolc. bt-iiiK first duly swnrn.
cli'iio'i's undMiyH timt IIP iHfcwrrtnry of The llco
i'uulli-liliiK company. Unit tlio uctu.d nvcnieo
t" , l.'i.lHI copies ; for .lammvv. li-W. iri.a l cop
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for Miiy , Ibvs , 18,181 coplus ; for June , 18S , li ,3U
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Bttorn to before mo und subhrrlht-d Iu my
prcBi-lico thisiUth ! duy of June. A. I ) . ISM.
N. 1' . nili Notary 1'ubllc.
Douglas county republican cen
tral committee has at last started the
political ball u rolling.
Till- : generous contribution of South
Omaha to encourage the coining fair is
highly upppreciated by the inunugers of
the Omuha Fair association.
To THINK that wo wore on the brink
of war with Englund'on account of llsh-
cry troubles in Alaska , and our gullunt
Whitney bad misplaced his eye glass.
CHICAGO has reached such an in
flammable point that a small boy can't
even throw a match into the Chicago
river without being searched for bombs
and dynamite.
No JIAN with the lierco mustache
which Mr. Fuller wears has ever been
chief justice of the United States. That
wus probably one of the reasons why
Sonutor Edmunds opposed his conlir-
uiution.
Now let our various business men's
clubs turn in und help the Omaha Fair
usMK-iation muko a grand success ol
their annual fair. Next year the fair
people will help boom tlio puluco ot
products.
THICUK will be a direct connection
between the rise in the price of coal
nnd the presidential election , if it bo
f true that Congressman Scott , the coal
buron of Pennsylvania , will contribute
a million dollars to the democratic
campaign fund.
THE proposed now ordinance for ma
terially extending tlio lire limit. * moots
nn obvious requirement. The present
limits are too contracted , and it is well
not to dolny in enlarging the territory
within which there shall bo no moro
frame buildings constructed.
So the "boys" have organized a dem
ocratic political club with the Indian
handle Samosot which is to bo to Omaha
what Tammany is to Now York. But
there are too many private feuds among
the braves. Tlio scalping knife is much
more likely to be ui ed in the wigwam
than the pipe of peace.
SIN015 Mnrch 2(1 ( the totul shipment of
gold to Europe was $ li,5J9.000. ! ( During
the past month nearly $4,000,000 were
exported. This lurgo movement of
epocio is duo to the docroiibo for June
In the outward movement of cotton ,
broud&tutTb und provisions. It is osti-
miited that the falling off in our experts -
ports as compared with last Juno is
nearly $ o,000,000. The returning tide
will , however , tot in the moment our
foreign export of wheat , corn and other
products begin.
A. COJin.AiXT has boon tiled with the
State board of transportation by an Au
, rora merchant , that the Rurlington in
shipping threshing machines frou
Iliiclno , Wla. , to Lincoln , a distance ol
,
six hundred miles , charged loss than
twenty dollars , nnd for cuVrying the same
innchinory seventy-four miles from Lin
Ooln to Aurora , Neb. , the railroad com
gnny charged thirty-four dollars and
ninety-six cents. If this charge bo true
the board is corluinlv justified in revis
ing thu local freight rates.
TllK Canadian Pacific , which ha
been playing smash with American
rnllroitdB , will have a thorn stuck into
its own side. The Northern Pacific is a
once to invade its rival's territory nut
extend its sybtom through Manitoba ,
For n long time the pcoplo of tha
province have boon subject to the
extortion of the Canadian Puciflo. A
n relief from that monopoly the Mani
tobans uro to build a line of their own
to connect with the Northern Puciflo
which virtually gives the American
railroad n foothold iu the queen's terri
t0ry *
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TriK ordinance providing for the ex
clusion of hawkers , peddlers , streo
fakirs , etc. , whether licensed or un
licensed , from specified streets in the
lower portion of the city , will probablj
encounter no serious opposition. It wil
certainly bo. approved by the
largo . majority of the pcoplo oil
the streets named , to whom the
dully visits of the Itincran
'
"merchants'1 of every class Is.'no small
annoyance. An effectual way of getting
rid ol 'the vegetable and fruit vendor
would be to establish a.central mackctr
place for the sale Of those commodities.
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"Wlint Dorm It Portend 7
AH luropo ! , and parllculnrly Franco ,
ie ut this moment moat profoundly in
terested in the coiiforonco of Iho Kus-
snln und Gormuii empires , which it is
understood will tormlnuto to-dixy. Sub-
Fccjuontly the Kaif-cr will moot the oin-
poror of Austria , when it is supposed
hut the relations that nro hereafter to
ubsist between the three empires- will
10 settled , ut least for a time. Our
'aria cablegram of yesterday presented
i very full and most interesting btato-
nont of the viowa entertained there re
garding the meaning and purpose of
he conference , from which it appears
hat the almost wnanimoug fooling is
hat the conference hua reference
o a policy of disarmament.
11 which Franco will bo asked to
mite. There was no diversity of opln-
on as to what the answer to such a re-
[ iiost would bo. Franco would abso-
utoly refuse to acquiesce in sueh a
> oliey , and in llfo opinion of tome to ask
todo so would bo regarded as oquiva-
out to a declaration of war. Ono
irominent publio man said that "the
lay when Franco begins to disarm will
eo the commencement of her ruin , "
mil this is the bcntimont that is un-
loubtcdly general atno'ig mon of atTairs
mil with the people. Patiently , earn
estly and with a woll-dolinod purpose ,
Vance has built up an army in which
, ho people feel the fullest con-
Idenco , and nothing short of a
n-essuro from all Kuropo will
ndueo thorn to quietly bubmit to the
IKmcmbermont and reduction of their
splendid military establishment. A
real burden it unquestionably is , but
t is bnrno willingly , and rather than
i-eo any disintegration the people would
uncomplainingly accept an increase of
the burden. As it is there is a souse of
fcocurity , patriotism can'assert iUolf.
ind the hope survives of some time re
claiming what has boon lot > and secur
ing justice for the nation. Disarma
ment might huvo a sequence in added
injury , insult and ultimate isolation.
Buoh obviously is the fooling that por-
vadcB Franco and induces her states
men and pcoplo to spurn the suggestion
for abandoning any part of the military
establishment.
But if Germany and Russia shall agree
upon a policy of European disarmament
they will bo very likely to huvo their
way. Austria will not offer any serious
resistance to a positive desire of Km-
poror William , and it is not likely that
Italy would bo found an obstacle. Eng
land's wish in the matter would have
little weight. Assuming this programme
carried out , would Franco bo so obsti
nate in refusing to accndo to it as to
compel the powers to force her into ac
quiescence ? The great majority may
not feel with M. Do lloulede. "Lot us
fight the whole of Europe if need bo ,
and light to the death , rather
than humble ourselves in the
eyes , of the world , " but the most
patriotic of Frenchmen \\ould perhaps
see the folly , when the hour of final de
cision came , of going to war with the
whole of Europe. It may transpire ,
however , that no exigency requiring so
dcuporuto a determination is to be
forced on Franco , and that if she bo
asked to disurm the request will bo ac
companied by such guarantees as will
warrant her in acceding to it. It is not
greatly probable that Russia will on tor
into any compact that would humiliate
or cripple Franco , or force her to any
desperate alternative. At all events ,
the situation at thi& time is of the great
est interest , and a few weeks , possibly a
few days , may bring portentous devel
opments.
The Return of Mr. Blnine.
It is expected that Mr. Blaine will ro-
turn'to the United Statescarly in August ,
and it is understood that ho intends
taking an active part in the campaign.
The Now Yorlc Kim remarks that his
appearance on the stump "is sure to
give the republican canvass an impetus
that will bo felt far and wido. Vast
crowds will attend his meetings wher
ever he speaks through Now Englant
and all over the west. Ho will .irouso
enthusiasm at every meeting. Ho wil
capture votes for the republican party
draw funds into the republican treu--
ury , and olliorwiso strengthen General
Harrison's campaign. " As to all o
which the Sun is perfectly correct.
Mr. Blaine will bo stronger as the ad
vocate of the republican cause , having
no personal interest to advance , than
ho could possibly bo us the candidate o
the party. Ho will return to his coun
try Dimply as a , private citizen , with no
desire or ambition , so far as any man
knows , to again hold publio olllce. The
voice of the pcoplo of his state may call
him to again represent them in con
gress , but the probability is that James
G. Blaine will not seek to return to pub-
lie life. He could achieve no add !
tional honor by doing BO , and his per
sonal welfare will bo best sub
served by his remaining in pri
vate llfo. Having declined to
allow his party to a secom
time make him its presidential stand
ard bearer , it is not to bo supposed thn
lie would enter into any contest for an
inferior honor. Returning , therefore
with his fame as u loader unimpaired
and holding as ( irmly as over the all'ec
tion of his millions of followers , Mr
Blaine , the citizen , will exert a greato
inlluenco than ho hiw perhaps evoi
done before , and , as our Now York con
temporary says , will bo sure to give the
republican canvass an impetus that wil
be felt far and wide.
But the Sun reassures the democracy
in language that seems u little satiri
cal , with the promise that the appearance
pearanco of Mr. Blaine in the can
vass will bo offset by the presence
on the stump of the domocrati
candidate for vice president. If the
democratic manngcrs uro wise they wil
spare the "Old Roman" much labor in
the campaign. They should do this no
only out of consideration , for u veteran
who lags superfluous on the politioa
stage , but bqcauso Mr. TUurman ha
always been one of the least &uccossfu
mon on the stump In this country
'holly lacking in the quality .callc <
magnetism , his spoouho's in both mattet
and manner have always failed toaocurp
, lho Interest and sympathy'of' the hvur-
ago rpolHiual 'audience' . Dewing .to hi
defects as u speaker ho never attainuil
fujno as uu advocate iu his profession'
hough as u lawyer few mon rank higher.
] ven when ho spoke on great occasions
n the senate ho never commanded the
) opulnr attention that was accorded to
neil intellectually inferior to him.
'lioro is nothing encouraging for the
lemocrucy In the promise that Mr.
Thurman will tuko tlio Held , while re-
mblicuns could wish nothing bettor
bun that ho should bo pitted against
Mr. Ulaine in the canvasa.
Tin- : announcement of the death of
Mr. .T. T. Clark , general superintend
ent of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St.
7uul railroad , caused a fooling of pro-
ound regret among the persons in
Jmuhii who know him personally und
n a business way. IIo was for a iium-
) or of years a resident of this city ,
vhilo superintendent of tlie Union Pn-
eilic. and made a largo number of
rionds hare who held him in the
ligh'Mt esteem. Mr. Clark was one of
the ablofct and most successful railroad
superintendents in the country. IIo
grow up from the ranks , and ut every
step of his progress ho attained a
thoroughness and elllcioney that
equipped him for larger duties and
responsibilities. The important sys
tem with which ho was con-
locted at the time of his
loath , and to which ho had given six
years of service , is largely indebted for
its present excellent condition to the
xoopUonally judicious management of
Mr. Clark. From the time ho became
general superintendent the system bo-
to experience a progress that has
liad no interruption. Personally Mr.
Clark was a most courteous und genial
gentleman. Ili.s death is a horious loss
to western railroad circles , and his
many friends will fool it us a personal
bereavement.
TllK Harrison shako ia a cordial grip
with the right hand , and is a decided
improvement over the old-fashioned
pump handle shako of former cam
paigns. Mr. Cleveland's shake but
come to think of it Mr. Cleveland does
not use his right arm at all.
STATE .JOTTINGS.
Nehraskii.
Aslilund is enjoying a substantial ami
healthy boom.
The O'Neill Frontier celebrated Its ninth
blrllid.iv lust wock.
The Nnokolls county prohibitionists hold
their convention at Nelson August 1.
Tlio rupiiblloinH : of Hitclicoulr county will
moot in convention at btr.itton August 14.
The "Jip-cur" anil the ant worm are milking
life unpleasant lor the furuiurs around Mead.
Nine out of ten men who iiro found enross-
ins lamp posts in Fulls City are said to bo
from Kansas.
The Cii-uud Island oaninup works put up
l&O.OU ) i-iins of peas this season und finished
the job Fr'utuy.
Clothus line thieves arc relieving the buck
.v.mls in Itoutrico of everything they c.m lay
their hands on.
A now town 1ms bcon started by Germans
In Dawes enmity where tlio Cottonwoud
empties into the Niobrara.
The meeting of the state horticultural so
ciety at Fun-bury last wock WIIH largely at
tended and exceedingly interesting.
Uev. Charles Muguu has 1'oen appointed
pastor of the Cutholio missions of wuyiio ,
Kmc'i-son und Colondiro , with residence ut
Wuyiio.
There is tulk of Ord , Loup City and St.
I'unl banding themselves together ami hav
ing n ilrcmon's imirnunieut this full at the
latter named place.
The K.iundors County Agricultural society
offers u pi-emium of , ! . " > to the boat looking
t-ouplu who will bo publicly nmrrlod on the
fair ground on Thursday , the third day of
tlio fair.
Kttdlo Nobgh , of West Point , extricated ft
shell from 11 revolver very suddenly the
other day and with disastrous results. IIo
was prying tlio cartridge out with a knife
when it exploded , the ball striking him in
the leg , shattering the knco cap.
Thuro was u livolv war between a gang of
trumps and railroad employes ut Grand Is
land Thursday night , in which links und
coupling plus wore thu weapons used. Two
of the belligerent vagrants were badly hurt ,
besides being lined in police court.
Two young men named Huek and Bell fur
nished a little sensation lor the good people
of Strung by settling nn old feud with knives
while returning homo fiom church. Uoll got
the best of the battle , stabbing Buck four
times , but none of the wounds will prove
fatal.
A sow belonging to n Furnas county
farmer guvo birth to seven pigs last wouK ,
each ono of which was deformed. Some had
legs on top of their backs , some had two
legs and others had tliroo. They are all
ull'vo anil kicking ns much us their ijucei
limbs will allow them.
A shower of frogs Is reported to have oc
curred Iu the neighborhood of Klsing City
the first of last wock. Thousands of the
wartj-looking creatures covered the gtound ,
und reminded the oldest inhabitant of the
plagno of frogs which the good book says oc
curred in Egypt many years ago.
Everything is lively iu nnd around the
railroads ut Humphrey. On the Union I'a-
cille road the side track i.s being extended
1,000 feet. The stock yards are being moved
farther north , llimeb.iugli it Merri.ini me
laying the foundation for a now steam ele
vator. Tlio erection of u ste.im elevator and
flouring null combined is under way. On
the Northwestern ro.id the switches are
being put in und material and machinery
being unloaded to prosecute tlio work ol
building side trucks , depot and elevators.
During u bovoro thunderstorm ut Fullerton -
ton the other day , while several mini were
sitting in front ot n store , u shaft of greaseil
lightning cumo down the .screen door , und til
thosama time u branch line meandered down
Lawyer Morgan's right arm , cut cross lots
ovnr his stoimu-u nnd went down his loft leg.
All wr-ro moro or less stunned by the Hind ,
and Morgan for u short time concluded thai
ho was sent for und was about to go. IIo
boon recovered from the shock .sullicientl.v to
bo taken home , hut still bears the "trade
mark" of the atorm.
Last Monday evening , says the Cambridge
Kaleidoscope , A. S. Shaw , better known us
"Seo , " applied to Elder Dean to bo joined ii
the holy ooiiils of wedlock to Mrs. Elizabeth
Burton. The older refused because the name
on the license called for u blushing yotint ,
bride of twenty-four summers and the out
that stood before him was at least forty-
. "Sec " who has become
eight. , just of neo ,
was bound to bo a married man , however ,
ami procuring u rig they hied themselves tc
B.irtlcy , whcro they were quickly made man
mid wife. They nro now quartered at the
Cambridge house and receiving congratula
tions of their friends.
low.i.
The Iowa jobbers' and manufacturers' as
soclatlon will hold u convention at Spirli
LuUo August 1.
There nro corn lllds In the vicinity of
Burlington in which the stalks are 7 to 8 feet
high. Not occasional hills , but u high av
crnge.
The army worm Is eating up tlio oats at
Morning Sun. Its mode of attack is to en
oft tha heads anil eat everything that is
green.
Hov. I ) . TJ. McComb , a plonoor Presby
U'thin preacher of northwestern Iowa , dlci
at Peru Valley , I'alo Alto county , on the
12th inst. . ut thii ago of Boventy-ono yours
Ifo settled in Kos'suth county in V85 > > uuO
preached Iu private * houses , there not being
even school houses , to say nothing ol
churi-lu' *
J.V. . , Tiu\lmo was released from the Dei
Molnes Jail Saturday , whereho has be-on
since Ap.-ll , serving out u six months' sen
tence fur assaultuUhIntent to couunit great
bodily h u-in. The governor onlerpd his ro-
'leasa , or- that the sentence bo suspended on
condition ttnvt-Jardlnc refrain from the Use
or frule. af 'lntoxuutii : | .itii'uora , aud from any
disorderly conduct. , *
INIPRESEXT SCHOOL 1LV. .
A Breezy ijottor From the Golclon
% ' 'Onto.
HOW OLIPHAHT WAS SWINDLED.
The Week ut.tUo . Theatres Shy Mmd-
ens Who Hi-Ink A New
Way to Work n
* Miser.
From the SmiHot Const.
SAX FitANUlsco , July It ) . [ Corre
spondence of TllK BKK. ] One cannot
walk a block , step into a store , hotel or
any public place , these days , without
encountering a bevy ot gehoolmu'ums.
You can tell them everywhere. Hut
they are a jolly set , some plain , some
handsome ; some old , some young , and
all bent on seeing all that is lobe soon ,
and hearing all that is to bo heard.
They go everywhere without mule es
corts , and seem perfectly conscious of
being able to euro for themselves. On
Sundays they attend church , and on
week-day nights go to the theater nnd
watch the acting of the recently di
vorced Fanny Davenport us she impersonates
senates Fedora with tier new loading
man , who is said to bo about , to become
her , third husband. Many of them huvo
also been in attendance at the United
States court , where the Sharon case is
undergoing another arising.and availed
tlu-in-.clvcs of opportunity to gtr/.o
upon the countonanoe of .Surah Althea
llill-Shui-on-'lVrry , who was present.
"This i-u'-c bus become a judicial us well
lid a popular ohi-sliml. " said ono of tlio
court attendants. Notwithstanding this
fact , however , every seat in the oup.i-
eiinis court room was occupied by poo-
pie who followed the proceedings with
the utinn-t interest.
llliYKKK : VTTIIKTIIHATIIKS.
Beyond the well-conceived mid well-
"Fedora" Miss
executed drama of by
Davenport at the Baldwin , there bus
boon no contribution to tlio volume of
dramatic art in this city during the
week. Farce-comedy and foot-lighted
inipudicity have occupied the stage nt
the other theatres ; but wo tire pleased
to say. for the credit of the public , that
the 'Leavitt show at thu California ,
which w .s not only immodest , but monotone -
notono s , wus appreciated of late by a
boggivly account of empty bunches. In
pir.g ' such a performance in this city
and at this theatre the malingers
evinced but little judgment. The com
position of the company , as well as the
arrangement of the programme , could
not fail to bo disastrous to the box olllco.
Salacious persons with a remembrance
of the previous * Uont/-Suntloy o.Jiibi-
tion wore disappointed at the want of
salient vieiousness in the present one ,
while eleunor-mindcd people wore dis
gusted at the evident disposition of tlio
performers , had they dared , to go to all
lengths. The vholo atTair wus a busi
ness blunder , its well us an offense
ngiunst decorum , und the abstention of
the public was a fitting rebuke to"man-
agois1' who still venture to trade in in-
dcci-ncy on the stage , under the veil of
"amusement. "
hllY 31AIDKNS DRINK.
Tlio other day I happened to drop into
tlio Mai.son Dorco for u cup of coll'oo. I
was followodtby a very pretty girl ,
whose charms-havo been the ruin of the
jounesse dorbo in the matter of La
Franco rosesfind "nil that sort of thing.
She , line me , ordered a cup of colVeo.
Cotl'eo , that Dimple beverage which tra
dition has made innocent to the inno
cent und a restorative to the guilty. I
noticed a strange glance to the waiter ,
and a trivial tip to the waiter shortly
afterward disclosed the fact that this
was a cocktail she had ordered. I
found later that this meant nothing ,
and that the gentle coctuil was the usual
refreshment of the majority of the
young women who frequent the restau
rants of tin afternoon. They are or
dered in a cup which , under ordinary
circumstances , represents cafe au lait ,
and such a quieting beverage scorns
always safety itself. This proclivity of
the guileless western maiden suggests
to one's mind the corner of Twontv-
third btrootund Fifth avenue. JMuillard
is generally supposed to bo an innocent
dealer in confectionery und ices. It is
only of lute that it has neon known what
a honan/.n Maillurd's buck stilon is to
the gentler BOX. Churtrou&e , Benedic
tine , line champagne und the like are
easily obtainable at Maillurd's und ovou
absinthe is there obtainable to restore
the nerves of the hysterical female.
HOW OMPH.VMr WAS SWINDL-Ul ) .
Laurence Oliphant , tlio distinguished
F.nirlish novelist , is at present in the
east ana * is oxp66ted to visit the const
within n few weeks. To CiUlforniuns
Mr. Oliphant is u peculiarly interesting
liguro. Ho is not only the author of
"Altiora i'eto"Piccadilly , " and "Tho
Reminiscences of a Life of Adventurer , "
but ho lived in the state for a number
of years and experienced not incon
siderable hardships , at the dictation of
an impostor named Harris who , under
the guise of religious fanaticism , robbed
him of a largo sum of money. Harris
preached solf-doniul und the abasement
of pride us saving graces , and Mr. Oli
phant allowed himself to bo deluded to
such an extent that lie surrendered to
Harris his entire fortune some Sllio.OOO
to bo used in furthering "tho cause , "
and supported himself by street peddling -
dling und other incomputable nidus-
trios. Mrs. Oliphant who is a lovely and
accomplished woman , shared her hus
band's mistaken faith in Harris , und
joined him in cultivating tlio virtue of
humility.
Ultimately Mr. Oliphant procoived
tlio delusion under which ho hud la
bored , und compelled Harris , by threat
ening him with exposure in tlio courts ,
to refund $ ! )0,0 ( > 0 of tlio money. Hurt-is
dolruudod a number of other rich people
ple und sooms'to have boon a swindler
of moro than common adroitness. His
tricks huvo boon repeatedly exposed in
the nowspupers of this city , us well us
the depositions of those of his victims
who took their grievances into court.
A Nin11ACKKT. . "
A funny story is told on ono of the
early day millionaires of this city , long
since dead. IIo owned blocks of build
ings nnd had loads of money , but he did
not accumulate it by lavishing it upon
his friends. In other words , liko"Bur-
kis" ho was very [ 'nour , " in fact consid
ered a miser. > l3rown ho may bo called ,
though thnt wa¬ his immo.
A man with such known wculth is in
variably frequently "struck'1 upon the
street by the burst characters , but in
tlio case of this particular man of money
ho seldom yielded. There was just ono
of this class of rounders who could over
get a dollar from this follow and that
was Jonnny Daly.a worthless character ,
dead long years since. Johnny evi
dently knew of some dark pugo in the
life history of Brown. Daly was gener
ally drunk and us a consequence gohor-
ully out of money. IIo hud a habit of
lylug in wait for tlio miser whenever In
the latter condition. Upon lirnt appli
cation Daly was generally mot with n
refusal. . This always aroused hi ill and
lie would .Buy with vigor : ' "You're an
old Mi-imgling , und 'I kndw it : Oh !
I knriv/ivou ! ; You're 'a murderer , you
. " - this timo-'u few
uro.By - stragglers
Would drift around Inthu'vicinity and-
the lover of money would , With n spasm
of regret , produce either $5 or SlO ac
cording to the imprecations hurled ut
him.
him.Thero
There were two men in this city , also
well-knownwho wore uwnre that Brown
would drawn grateful breath or two at
the knowledge of the death of Daly.
Upon one occasion when these two
fellows were racking their brains
for means of producing sutll-
cient silver to buy u French dinner
with , ono of them suddenly thought of
Brown's terror of Daly. "I have ill"
ho said , and within an hour ho had pro
duced u vorv lengthy sheet of legal cap
paper , covered over'with twenty-live or
thirty llutitious names all down , none
for less than S-j.for the burial of Johnny
Daly. This they took to Brown and
said : "Brown , you know Daly ? "
Brown , with a pained look , replied :
"I should suv I do , and nothing good of
him , either.1
Then the man with the subscription
list said : "Woll , wo know bo was u lit
tle wild , but seeing ns hois dead the
boys have chipped in to give him a de
cent burial. None of the boys uro down
for loss than &r > , and wo thought as you
knmv him so well you'd chip in $10.
Brown , secretly delighted to think
that this terror of his life would trouble
him no more , aid give $10.
The boys had their dinner and drunk
frequent bowls to the health of Brown
and to their own high foreheads in hav
ing concocted stiOh a clover scheme.
Two days thereafter Daly emerged
from u short retirement in the home
for inebriates , und having gotten the
liquor well out of him he was only lee
anxious to replace what he had lost.
He soon mot Brown , and the way that
man of properly stared almost utilised
the imperturbable olTrontry of oven
Daly , when Brown had sulllciontly re
covered himself he grasped : "Whore in
did you eomo from ?
"That don't interest , \on , gimmo $10. "
"Man , I paid $10 two days ago toward
burying you. "
"It don't make any dilTeronco , I want
the money , or I'll "
lie Rot it , but Brown had an eye out
for many days for the men wh'o had
brought him the list.
A Young Detective.
On last Saturday a man giving his
name as Charles Williams , who is sup
posed to bo a professional burglar , was
arrested by Olllcor Flynn in the Fifth
District , says the St. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat. The arrest was brought about
through the instrumentality of little
George Cooper , a boy IS years of ago ,
who displayed a coolcalculating manner
and presence of mind most remarkable
for ono so young. On last Saturday
George R. Barclay's residence , lid )
North Channing avenue , was emptythe
family und servants being nil away. It
is supposed that Williams is the burglar
who has boon working vacant houses re
centlyand Saturday afternoon lie gained
entrance to the Barclay residence by
cutting the slats in the window shutter.
Ho went through the library und selec
ted twenty > even volumes of the most
valuable and expensively bound books ,
and placing them in a basket , escaped
without the noticoof an olllcoraiid walked
south on Channing avenue. But little
( ieorgo f'oopor , u neighbor boy , saw the
man eomo out of the residence and know
ing that the family were absent , ho at
once imagined that the man might bo u
daylight burglar. The little follow fol
lowed the thief for the purpose of point
ing him out to the first.policeolllcorthat .
came in sight. While the boy was
"shadowing" the thief , the handle of
the basket in which the latter was car
rying the books broke and the books
wore scattered over the sidewalk. The
boy now proved In bo quite a little detective -
toctivo , and , with an admirable non
chalance , lie came up to the burglar and
volunteered bis assistance in gathering
together the scattered books. After the
book's hud been placed in the basket the
burglar walked to Olive .street and look
a west-bound cable car. The boy _
boarded the same car , and kept a strict
espionage on "his man. " When the
car arrived at Grand avenue , the boy
saw a policeman and called him , with
gestures suggesting that u passenger
should bo urrostod. Olllcor Flynn
herded tbd car.und little George Cooper
pointed out the burglar and told his
story. The burglar refused to give his
place of residence , but under the name
of Chus. Williams ho is confined ut the
FourCourts.anda warrantcharginghim
with burglary and larceny will be sworn
out against him. The little boy , whoso
presence of mind brought about the ar
rest , was the recipient of many compli
ments from the olllcers.
Heat Docs Not Cause Sunburn.
Nature : Ironworkers , glnssworkors
and others uro constantly exposed to a
heat of 10IJ0 or COO Fahrenheit , and yet
do not become burned , und there can belittle
little doubt timt the enormous radiation
from iieatod rocks and valleys , in addi
tion to the direct rays of the sun , make
up an amount of heal fay greater than
is over experienced on even a very
sunny snow slope , and yet one does not
become sunburned. No doubt the sur
face of the snow reflects and disperses
much heat , but certainly far less than it
receives , as heat rays are ulnorbod und
rendered latent by the snow melting
and evaporation. Experience fully cor
roborates tins , for one may lie on one's
back and freely expose the face for long
periods to the nun und yet remain un-
hurnod. There must , therefore , bo
some other factor in sunburn than bout
ulono.
in discussing the subject with Prof.
Tyndall ho added the cry interesting
and significant fact that ho was never
more burned on snow than while ex
perimenting with the electric light at
the North Foreland lighthouse , where
there was no heat sullicient to produce
such an effect.
I am aware that sometimes , in pecul
iar conditions of the atmosphere , the
direct sun's rays will burn. I huvo met
with some singular instances whore
several pot-sons have boon burned on
the same day , oven in England , who
had never previously suffered in that
way. I am further aware that some
times not always in a dead calm on a
ship's deck one may bo severely sun
burned , and that in boating thu same
may occasionally happen.
Musics and veils have long been used
as a protection on snow , and nro moro
or less successful , brown veils nnd
glasses in my experience being the
most olllcient. As bearing up this I
may mention that n friend of mine ,
ufter an ascent on snow , had an enor
mously swollen face , and I observed that
in the general swelling there wore
many pits and depressions nnd that
each' pit corresponded to u freckle.
The irritating rays had been inter
cepted by the brown color of the
freckle.
_
A six-pointed star sot with small diamonds
mends radiating from a central cut's-
eye , und overlapping u similar slur set
with rubies , is n pleasing pattern in
b-oooh6s. |
A very pretty brooch represents ttirco
entwined gurlundd of Jlowers. The
blossomsf nro in colored enamel , and the
Roman gold of the wreaths proper can
just bo been between them.
Svkcs. of York county , Pennsyl
vania , has u cow which tia-t brought liiai el lit
calve * all in tbu Junus of I tic lusl fqur'i'cara '
audull but ono now HvlnL' . . '
THE SLOCUMB LAW IN LINCOLN ,
Why Sldo Doors Wore Oloaod in
the OnpitrtI City Yesterday.
OFFICERS EVER ON THE ALERT.
An Important Decision Itcmtcrcd liy
the Attorney fSenernl Secret
Society GoNHlp Cienui-ixl
anil I'crsoimlXotoj.
LINCOLN UuiiEAU nrTiinOMtitx UKB , )
Htt'J 1' Srunr.T , V
LINCOLN , July 21. )
The edict went forth lust night that
the Slocumb Sunday law must bo moro
rigidly enforced in the city of Lincoln.
The allegation has repeatedly gone
forth that the saloons were run in Lin
coln on Sunday in open defiance of law.
The charge did not go down very well ,
for the administration claims this to bo
u law and order city. Mayor Sawyer
gave orders that those disobedient sa
loon keepers , if such they were , must be
looked after and brought to the scratch.
The police were on the lookout
from early morning , und
two of the force , Pound
und Mitchell , spied C'tiso going into his
place ut an early hour. This was enough
for suspicious olKcers to believe that all
was not right and they ordered him to
"open up" or they would do the "bat
tering ram" act upon his doors. Case
did not have enough limo to moisten
his own parched lips before ho was
again upon tlm streets protesting that
he sold no liquor upon the Sabbath day ,
but ho was ordered from his place on
thu pain of instant arrest. It is certain
that no side doors opened the way into
saloons in Lincoln to-day.
ins I-I.AIM insAi.r.oAvr.n.
Not long ago the live stock sanitary
commission took under advisement the
claim of .T. S. C'haso , of Sutton , who had
u horse killed alleged to have had
glanders , by order ot the commission.
Chase claimed compensation from the
state for the loss ho sustained und pre
sented liis bill. The board , doubting
the state's liability for the claim , re
ferred the mutter to the attorney general -
oral , who yesterday afternoon replied
us follows :
LINCOLN , Nob. , July 21. Hon. W. W. All-
1)0v , Secretary State Hoard Live Stock Com
missioners Dour Sir ; Your request of the
18th Inst. for an opinion us to lliu authority
of the bounl to allow the elniin of S. .1. Chase
of Sutton , is before inc. I am of the opinion
Unit the olnhnunt , S. .1. Chute , has not fur
nished you with Hiiflleiunt evidence to author
ize your nlluwuuco of his claim. It think it
is liicinnbont upon every clnunint : to satisfy
you by competent ovulcncu upon every con
dition iniinod in section It ! , chapter-4 , of the
compiled statutes. Thul Is to wiv , ho must
prove liy comtiLtcut ovlilunco and to your
satisfaction
Fist Timt the nnlinnl was not brought
into the state in u disi-usuil condition or from
u utalo , county or territory or district in
in which the disease with which the animal
is Infected or to which it has been exposed
exists.
Second That suohanimnl was not brought
Into the state in violation of any luw or quar
antine regulation thereof , ami that the
owner thuivof has not violated any of the
provisions that act or disregard any rule or
regulation of the live stock commissioners or
any member thereof.
Third Tnat Iho animal did not rome into
possession of the claimant with the claim
ant's knowledge that it was diseased , or
suspected of disuaso , or hail been ox posed to
any infections or contagions disease.
Fourth That the owner of said animal lias
exercised reasonable diligence to protect , it
from being exposed to any contagious or in
fectious disease.
Fifth That the nnlinal hfiB not been im-
poitud into the state within six months ; that
is , the miitmil muat have bcon in the state
over six months.
You will see that the claimant in the case
In question has failed to show by any evi
dence whatever the existence of some of
these conditions. 1 note that he states in his
letter that ho docs not know when the
nnlinal was brought Into the stato. While I
am of the opinion that your board should en
deavor to protect the rights of the citizens ,
and In every proper case allow compensation
for animals killed , yet I think the only legal
and proper rule for you to adopt is to allow
claims only when the claimant brings him
self clearly within the ruloof the law. other
wise you act without authority of law , and
not only that , but in direct opposition to its
provisions. Yours very truly ,
WILLIAM LICRSI : ,
Attorney General.
LINCOLN'S SUNDAY GUESTS.
At the Capital : G. W. Balentino ,
Denver , Colo. ; 13. M. Potter , St. Joe ; W.
Van Fossno , Wollsvillo , O. ; W. C.
Slovens , Boston ; Isaac Shophordson ,
Rivorton ; Sam Long , South I5end ; .T. C.
Thurston , Dorchester ; 13. M. Kellogg ,
Chicago ; A. B. Col ton , Oalesburg ; E. H.
Love joy , Cedar Rapids , la. ; M. Llewel
lyn , Chattunoga , Tonn. ; B. R I'orges ,
Chicago ; Fred Myo , Iowa City ; W. R.
Spaulding. Chicago ; C. C. Jackson ,
Hastings ; E. II. Phillips , Schuylor ; W.
J. Barringor , Detroit , Mich. ; M. L.
Goldsniitli , Chicago ; A. S. Dean , Chicago
cage ; Thomas Price , Bounott.
At the Windsor-C. II. Black , Cin
cinnati ; Dick Steele , Princeton. 111. ; M.
Jacobs , Chicago ; J. A. O'Roagun , Now
York ; 13. Billes. Chicago ; W. Brown ,
Chicago ; O. II. "Ward , Chicago ; O. 13.
Guenthor , St. Louis ; A.W. Movers , Now
York ; J. E. Atwood , Cleveland ; Sam S.
Mondelhon , Chicago ; Edgar Ross , St.
Joe ; II. Simmons , Kunww City ; C. D.
Ganiott , St. Louis ; E. Follon , Brad-
shaw ; R. L. DuncanChicago ; C. Swam ,
St. Louis ; II. A. Douglas , Now York ;
L. A. Chandler and I ) . C. Fassett ,
Cambridge , N. Y. ; Albert llouth ,
Quincy , 111. ; George W. Gurdoll , Sioux
Fulls ; H. C. Leichlmrdt , Chicago ; F. L
Lewis , Omaha ; W. N. Hunter. St.
Louis ; II. Emmnrson , Holyoko. Colo. ;
O. II. Oponhoimor , Chicago ; F. Kimball -
ball , Now Yorl ; ; II. Sherwood , Omaha ;
T. J. NorriH. Westllold , Mass. ; S. II.
Trcedway. Kansas City ; A. E. Hender
son , Chicago ; L. Herman , St. Louis.
At Opolts W. R. Watson , Chicago ;
W. Ilardwick , Now York ; John W.
Hills , Delaware , O. ; J. B. McGuire ,
Chicago ; C. M. Howard , Boston ; J. R.
Perkins , Omaha ; Theodore Wuldsmith ,
Burlington ; W. W. Jonne , St. Joseph ;
George 13. Dorrington , Omaha ; F.
Lenders , Chicago ; A. II. Santa , St.
Louis ; P. W. Feunoy and H. S. Moody ,
Omaha ; S. W. McKee , Cedar Rapids ;
J. H. Kotchasm , St. Louis ; H. W.
Rugglos , Dubuque ; H. S. Smith , Sioux
City ; C. R. Chandler , Chicago ; C. A.
Holinckand wife , Mt. Pleasant , la. ; F.
L. Richurdson , Chicago ; J. W. Frank ,
St. Joseph.CIVIC
CIVIC hOCIKTY LOHK.
No. 138 of the I. O. O. F. will advance
another stop In fraternal fellowship
next Woduobduy evening. The third
degree will bo conferred. At the last
meeting of Charity Degree lodge Mrs.
A. II. Mustcrmun was installed noble
grand ,
The Sons of Votoruns hold their regu
lar mooting Monday evening. The Sons
uro making rapid progress , und with
the Wonmn'H Relief corps promise to do
n full mousjuro of good. Both orders uro
grout aids to the G. A. R. posts of the
Btuto and country. Disabled veterans
and patriots residing in the city and
state are indebted to these orders for
many acts of kindness.
The Knights of Pythias talk of Hast
ings und r'romont us headquarters for
now battalions of the uniform rank. No.
OS , of this city , is now working in tho.
socpnd degree. Among the secret
order of Lin coin the Itnighttf take high
Mink , und n great deal of their work It
marked by true philanthropy.
The now piano ordered by the Klta
will nrrive hero on the tlSUi , und H wllj
prove a great acquisition to their al
ready elegantly lilted nnd furnishm !
room. U will roach the order in time
for the llrst social session , which Is in.
tended to lie an event of considerable
importance. Colonel Tom Benton be.
culno u member of this order lust night.
CMI'Y NiWS : AMI NOTUSI.
The eltir.ons along North Fourteenth
street will petition the city council to
prohibit the UFO of steam motors on the
Rapid Transit lino. They think that
0110 deatli by the steam motor jugger
naut is quite enough.
G. E. Harbor , professor of Latin of
the state university , joined his family
nt Mil ford to-diij , where they will re
main until junt before the cdmmpnce-
mentof the fall term. Prof. Barber
says ho has found a very quiet place in
which to spend the hot summer weeks.
Rev. W. Thomas has arrived in Lin
coln from Engluud and to-day com
menced the duties of pastor of the
Church of the Holy Comforter. Ho re
ceived u warm welcome by his future
parishioners , and a largo audience
greeted him to hear his introductory
sermon. It is said to have boon modest
but interesting.
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Harry ,
the victim of Iho Rapid Transit motor ,
took place from her late residence in
Bulmont addition , on North Fourteenth
street , ut 10 o'clock this morning. Tl o
.services were very largely attended nnd
were \ cry sad.
Messrs. llogeand Mui-phv were m-1
hero yesterday by brotherhood onj.i
neers from different parts of the slah
The visitors expressed open coin ietions
that the grout strike hud just begun ,
and that other roads would soon ( ul\o a
hand. When questioned they declined
to give a reason for the statement
Hogo and Murphy will heghenn grand
reception hero on their return from
Denver.
C' . F. R. Templin , chairman of the
stale prohibition central cummltti-i ,
will arrive hero Monday to remain
until after the state convention , lln
will have his olllco at room ( I , Lodwith
block , whotv. ho will personally super
intend the party work of the cold water
army.
It is stated that a solution of the water
problem iu Lincoln will never bo
reiu-hed until the reservoir system is
adopted. This fact lius been sulllciontly
settled during the past three days. The
water pressure at the pumping station
only reaches from thirty to thirty-four
pounds when fed from mains connecting
the seventy new wells. This being
true , work .should commence at once
that will give the city a system that
will stand every test.
The coroner's jury in the Mrs , P. F.
Harry ease returned a verdict that the
deceased came to her death by a shock
produced by being run over by the
front wheels of one of the motors ( in the
Rapid Transit line , und that said death
was caused by the attention of the en
gineer being directed to some parties
in danger with u horse and buggy. The
jury also stated that they had examined
the Rapid Transit raihuiy along North
Fourteenth street , and that travel on
that street was attended by the con
stant ha/.ard of life , nnd recommended
that the cur line should bo operated by
horses or mules.
A I'rnirlo Klrc In Itiirinnli.
Letter to San Francisco Chronicle :
There was no time to bo lost. Wo could
sensibly foul the approach of the de
stroying Humes. Under my instructions
a light was obtained from the corni-
copoly's lantern , nnd Iho senior KM--
gciint , who was now full of energy , be
ing quite recovered from his d run Icon
jit , with twenty men sot tire to the grass
in front of the bandys , covering as wide
a space as possible to the right and left
of our position. The dry gras caught
readily , the mon working with u will to
sin-cad the Hume , for wo had but liltlo
time to spare. As soon ns space was
burned sulllciontly ample for thu
carts to rest upon , the drivers were or
dered to go ahead. The ammunition
chests being strongly constructed , it
would require actual Ilamo to ignite
thorn , so wo wore in no danger from Iho
&parks that wore Hying about. The
frightened boasts wore with dilllculty
persuaded to get upon the newly
burned ground , it still being hot and
smoking. Well for us the Burmese are
kind and considerate toward all animals
under their charge ; but for this fact the
bulTaiocs would probably not have
moved. Wo had advanced some couple
of hundred of yards on the burnt portion
tion of the plain when the roaring
Ilamo behind us reached Iho spot wheru
wo hud fired the grass. For a briif
time the bent was tremendous , but our
expedient was perfectly successful. The
body of Hume divided und rolled onward - i
ward , waning on each side of us until
the whole disappeared in the distance ,
und then we felt wo wore safe.
During the passage of the ilamcs a
most curious sight was witnessed by u/
A number of living creatures werft
lleoing from the Hru2 keeping just in
advance of it , and often some of Uicm
falling victims to the Humes. They
wore in nn agony of terror , their wu-
uffo Instincts being for the time sub
dued. Tigers , bnflalocs , door , snakes ,
und others wore till mixed , p ll-moll to
gether , none hooding the otlior , but
thinking only of their own solf-pro.ser-
vation. AH'tho lire vocoded wo lost
sight of them and wont on our way re
joicing.
1'onr Show Tor tlio First One.
In the early days Kline's ranch in
south western Colorado , was u famous
stopping place for the stage couches ,
and there was alwuyH a goodly ( and
somewhat diversified ) assemblage of
travelers around the llrosldi * every
evening. One evening u tourist who
hud been devoting the Hiiminor to trout
Hahing in the Cimurron , was tolling
some pretty good si/cd Hsli stories to a
. , who while
long-huiroil frontior.-mun , ,
listening , was evidently studying how
ho might % lsoo' ' the tourist and "raise
him" on the size of his yarn. The tour
ist ended. The frontiersman shifted his
quid of tobacco to the other cheek and
said :
"Well , mister , thorn was pretty good
si/.od trout you caught ; but Lord ! yo
should ha' boon with rno up ut the
mouth of thoColumby.in Oregon. Why ,
wo used to ketch salmon there every
mornin' that would run all the way
from ninety to a hundred and Hfty
pounds. "
For a moment ttio tourist wus silent ;
then looking sudly at thu triumphant
frontiersman , lie mild :
"My friend , I don't doubt your Hlory
in the least. On the contrary I oollovo
It fully and implicitly. I will only re
mark that my experience bus taught
mo that in Colorado the man who tells
the first story has u durnod poor show.
Hlie not One ,
Angelica "Toll me , Augustus , what
nro these funny little boats the fisher-
moti have ? "
" " stnacks. "
"Augustus "They are
"How cute they urol How I Hhnuld
like to have a little smack. "
" Vour wishes law.
AugustusVour are my
Lower your Hunshado u trlllo und you
shall huvo A do/on , "
Juno bugs in brown ohumoV m'uke
brooches realistic enough in appear
ance for'the most exacting uuturuliut ,
