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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FBIDAY. .TTJLY 27 ; 188a
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actual circulation of the Dally lleo for the week
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of .July , INiT , was H.Oil copies ; for August , IH87 ,
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April , I M < , 18.744 copies : for Jlay , 1888. 1 ,1S1
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before mo nnd subscribed ! n my
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IT is an oIT day when Chicago cannot
stir up a dynamite bomb with a plot
tied to it.
THK political stew 1ms begun to sim
mer , but the lid will bo kept on the pot
for a few days longer.
TICK price of hogs is keeping pace
With the rise of the thermometer. They
bring $0.20 in the Omaha market with
prospects of further advance. This is
the highest figure touched for several
yturs. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,
Mlt. GIUFFITHS still imagines himself
to bo the commissioner of the Omuluv
freight bureau , and his talk at the
board of trade rooms socmod to imply
that the wholesale merchants and man
ufacturers wore incompetent to act and
talk for themselves.
THK fact that two hundred out of the
two hundred and twenty odd members
of the board of trade wore absent from
the mooting which was to take action on
the recent reduction of freight rates by
the state railway commission , affords
prima facie proof that the great major
ity of our business men take no interest
in this movement , or else do not doom
it proper to mix in the controversy be
tween the railroads and the state board.
IT WOULD appear that the people of
Virginia are much more independent
of railroad control than the people of
western stales. The coroner's jury
whinh investigated the recent collision
en the Norfolk & Western railroad
brought In a verdict holding the com
pany guilty of neglect and responsible
for the loss of life caused by the wreck.
How different was the verdict in the
Koutts bridge disaster in Indiana ,
whore a poor section boss was made the
ecanegoat for the negligence of a rail
road company failing to repair a rotten
wooden trestle.
BEPUESENTATIVK KILQOUK , of Texas ,
made a decidedly indiscreet "break" in
the house a few days ago , when ho re
ferred to disabled union soldiers as
"paupers , " who ought to bo cared for
by the states and municipalities in
Which they live. He was promptly reBuked -
Buked by a democratic fellow-member ,
feut the record remains , and will not be
forgotten by the union soldiers of the
country when they make up their ac
count against the party of which the
Texas congressman is u member. The
truth is that ox-confederates like Mr.
Kilgoro would bo less ready to give
Utterance to such cruel and vindictive
remarks if they did not well understand
that the majority of the democratic
party is in full sympathy with them ,
nnd it is therefore entirely just to hold
the party responsible.
A HILT. , is now before congress to pro-
vonteliscrimintitlon in thesallingof liter-
nry matter , newspapers , etc. , on railroad
traius , at stations and the like. A lease
or contract giving the exclusive right
to sell ono paper or magazine , nnd ex >
eluding others is declared invalid , il
the railroad permits the sale of any
journal or periodical on its trains. The
bill is especially aimed at the elevated
railroad stations at New York , and
other railroad and steamboat line :
throughout the country where a paper 01
magazine has been excluded from sale
forborne reason or another. The prin
ciple is that travelers shall have the
privilege of buyine such paper or mag'
nine as they want without regard to Hi
relations to the railroad company.
TUB Atlanta Constitution is tendering
tome very sound aUvico to the southort
people , suggested by the course of Senator
ator Colquitt , of Georgia , in declining
to invite Major McKinley to address tlu
people at the Piedmont Chautauqua , foi
the reason that ho did not want any re
publican doctrine talked in that quarter
tl'ho Constitution concludes a sensible ar
tiplo in favor of the most liberal discus
Eton on public questions us follows : "I
Vro would keep abreast of the advancing
columns ot civilization , wo must no
only test the capacity of our own intel
loctuol powers , but wo must roaster tlu
evolutions of our neighbors' brains also
It is the free discussion aud troutmon
of all proper .subjects from all posslbli
Standpoints , which quickens the per
ceptlve faculties and rouses into nc
tivity the intellectual powers of a pee
pie , " The southern people need a grea
deal of thie sort of advice , in stronj
doses frequently repeated , in order &
purge thorn of the ulgotry and bitter
poss which is roprcisnled by uicn Ufo
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A Campaign of Drccnor.
Chairman Brice , of the democratic
campaign committee , is on record as in
favor of a clean canvass. IIo says it late
to bo "a campaign of intellect , " that
the people are tired of personalities ,
and that if either party trusts to gain
voles by circulating lies about its oppo
nent it will certainly bo defeated. In
the opinion of Mr. Brice the work of
educating the people on the great is
sues will bo enough to do , and the re
sult , without reference to who may bo
elected , "will bo an educational olTcct
that will not bo lost for many years. "
All this is in tha right spirit and it
will bo well if it shall bo observed to
the end. But wo are apprehensive that
the chairman of the democratic
campaign committee will not bo able to
command for his ndvico the general and
constant concurrence of democratic edi
tors and stumpers. As a matter of fact
so far as circulating lies regarding the
republican candidates is concerned ,
that has already begun and is being
quite industriously carried on , as for
example the assertion tluvt General
Harrison once said that a dollar a day
was sufficient pay for a workingman. A
reward of tv thousand dollars has been
olTcrcd to any ono who will show , from
any authentic record , that the republi
can candidate over made such a state
ment , or said anything like it or equiva
lent to it , but although no ono has como
forward to claim this comfortable sum
by producing the necessary evidence , a
great many democratic papers continue
to harp on the lie. The perversion of
< ho record of General Ilarrifcon on the
hincso question is no less base and
contemptible. Regarding the ropub-
iciui candidate for vice president there
ms also been set afloat several falso-
leeds , which , although shown in the
ilearcst possible way to bo such , are
itill found drifting about under catch-
ng headlines in the columns of demo
cratic newspapers. Surely if circulat-
ng lies will defeat the party doing it ,
lie democratic editors have started in
early and vigorously to compass the
overthrow of democracy.
The campaign , however , will bo ox-
optionally free from personalities ,
because there is really no chnnco for
them , and for the further reason that
universal public opinion is against this
ndccent and cowardly method of polit-
cal warfare. The stigma brought on
the country by the coarse and degrading
l > orbonalities of the lost campaign are
not forgotten , nnd it is to bo hoped there
will never bo a repetition of that dis
graceful experience. The republicans
uro fully prepared for "a campaign of
intellect , " and will bo entirely satisfied
if Chairman Brice can hold his party to
that lino.
"Work For the City 1'liyslclnn.
It is admitted on all hands by citizens
as well as members of the council , that
the sanitary condition of the city could
bo materially improved by a rigid milk
inspection. It has boon demonstrated
that a largo percentage of infant mor
tality , ns well as many diseases among
adults , are duo to impure milk. The
only reason why a competent
inspector has not boon employed
is because it would entail a material in
crease in the city salary list. It seems
to us , however , that the city physiciap
could , without seriously impairing his
usefulness , bo required to niako chem
ical analyses of dairy products sold
in this city. Ho is the chief health offl-
cor , and draws a handsome salary for
supervising the sanitary condition of
the eity. Every physician may not bo
a first-class chemist , but a city physi
cian and chief health officer should bo.
If it was made the duty of the City physi
cian to analyze food adulterations ho
would bo in a position to ouforco health
regulations and check the spread ol
disease at its fountain head.
A Formidable Foreign Rival.
An American railroad has passed into
the control of the Canadian Pacific.
The fact that this foreign corporation
obtained control of the bridge over the
Sto Marie river , on the boundary line
between the United States and Canada ,
was taken notice of in the United States
senate on Wednesday by the introduc
tion of a resolution directing the com
mittee on intor-stato commerce to in
quire whether any legislation is neces
sary to protect the interests of the people
ple of the United States and to prevent
a diversion of commerce from its
natural and legitimate channels. In
cidentally the commibbion are alsc
asked to formulate a plan tc
prevent the monopolizing of rail
way traffic in the United State :
by foreign corporations. The control
by the Canadian Pacific , of the Stc
Marie bridge , would enable that foroigi
corporation to ignore and defeat the
operations of the intor-stato commerce
bill. The matter is ono of very greal
importance to American railroad in'
tcre&ts , and bo far ns it may effect the
operation of the intor-stato commerce
law is of concern to the whole people.
Mr. Joseph Nlmmo , jr. , the wol
known statistician , in a recently pub
lishcd communication calls attention t <
the encroachments of the Canadiai
Pacillo railway upon the comraor
cial and transportation interest :
of the United States , remarkinf
that they have reached a pointat whiul
the national honor is compromised. Tlu
Canadian Pacific railway is practically
the creature of the Dominion govern
mont. The corporation was the recip
ient of a subsidy of about ono hundroe
and thirty million dollars , and the gov
ernment Stands behind it , giving it nl
required aid , encouragement and pro
toction. It Js essentially a covornmon
railroad , constructed largely to subsorn
political and military objects. Thi
rood , and also the Grand Trunk , havi
been enabled to secure important con
necting lines in the United States , bu
there has been , a total laol
ot reciprocity. No Americai
railroad is allowed to extent
its lines to the trudo eon tors of tin
Dominion. Strategic advantages of ver ;
great value are thus enjoyed by tlu
Canadian roads. Those advantage !
the foreign rivals of American railroad
have not been slow to improve , aiu
their eagerness to extend them has pro
coodoil so far and threatens such dan
gcrous possibilities that a congressiona
inquiry into the situatlpu seems full ;
warranted and perhaps highly neces
sary.
' 'The precise issue which wo now
have got to moot , " says Mr. Nimmo ,
after a careful review of all the facts in
the situation , "is the attempt of
the Canadian and British gov
ernments to divert American com
merce from American steamer lines ,
American seaports and American rail
roads. The thing which wo have got
to do is to moot the aggressive protec
tion accorded by Canada and Great
Britain to a British steamer line and a
Canadian political and military rail
road. " There may prove to be a great
deal loss of a serious nature in this mat
ter than is shown by the statements
published , or than would bo inferred
from the notice taken of it in the sen
ate , but on general principles it is
plainly the duty of the government not
to permit a foreign railroad company to
establish a monopoly within its jurisdic
tion inimical to American railroads ,
and which would bo able to ignore and
elcfcat a national law for the regulation
of American railroads.
81ip > Slioil Methods.
In view of the fact that some Import
ant papers relative to paving con-
Lracts wore mislaid , wo again recur to
the want of businoss-liko management
on the part of the council in refusing to
n-ovido the board of public works with
commodious fire and burglar-proof
safe. The requisition for such a safe
iva& made months ago , but it was
; ) igcon-holod by botno committee. No
prudent business man would allow
iis valuable papers to re
main 'in an ordinary desk
which is accessible to anybody who may
iavo an interest in meddling. The cost
of the safe Is a mere bagatelle and has
been squandered a dozen times this year
on favorite clerks who have liltlo or
nothing to do. There has been money
enough taken out of the treasury for the
pest-houbo keeper , who has had nothing
to do for years , to pay for two or three
largo safes. But wo presume the slip
shod method of doing business will con
tinue in spite of all public protest.
Tnnitn seems to bo little ground of
doubt that a vast syndicate or trust is
being organized to control the lumber
business of the upper Mississippi valley.
Reports have boon current for several
weeks of such a combination , and re
cently some facts have boon olicitcd
which appear to assure the early con
summation of the project , if it is not al
ready practically completed. The pro
jector of this trust , who if successful
will achieve a notoriety as great as that
of Rockefeller or Havomoyer , is Fred
erick Woyorhausor , who is said to now
control logging aud lumber corpora
tions representing a capital of seventy
million dollars. His plan is to form a
combination of all the great mills of the
north to control the output , and it is
said that oven now a mill cannot got
timber unless it belongs to the pool. By
way of fortifying themselves in the
event of the duty on lumber being taken
off , those in the combination have pur
chased a largo part of the best timber
land in Canada. If this reported lum
ber trust shall bo found to really exist ,
and there is strong reason to believe
that it docs , the fact ought to have a
very decided intluenco favorable to re
moving the duty from luuibor. If all
the best lumber land in Canada is
owned by an American syndicate the
argument for a duty as a protection
against ruinous competition loses all its
force , and the maintenance of the duty
would amount simply to government
authority to the monopoly to collect
that a gount of tribute from the people.
THE Kansas state board of agriculture
has just issued its report of the condi
tion of crops for the month of Juno , and
the showing is most gratifying. Ir
wheat a good crop 1ms already been
harvested. The total area sown tc
wheat and harvested is estimated at ; i
little over ono million acres. Of this
acreage the yield per acrg is put at sev
enteen and a half bushels , which is twc
and a half bushels higher than was es
timated by the state board in May , indi
cating a total wheat product for the
state of 17,600,000 bushels. The acreage
in corn has increased over that of las'
year by about ten per cent. Nearlj
seven million acres were planted , and
corn is reported to bo in most excellent
condition , but little damaged fron
chinch bugs.OTho total area in oats foi
1887 was 1,577,000 acres ; for this ycai
the acreage is estimated at 1,055,001
acres , a gain of five per cent. Tlu
crop , although good in many counties
sulTorcd considerably from chinch bugs
but like wheat will yield bettor than 11
oxpeetcd. Judging from these official
returns , the corresponding crops ir
Nebraska cannot bo behind the favor
able yield of Kansas , and in some dis
tricts of this state the returns promisi
to bo even moro gratifying.
TliK work of building the potroloun
pipe line from Limn. O. , to Chicago i
rapidly progressing and is expected ti
bo completed by January 1. The carry
ing capacity of the Lima pipe will b <
1,000 barrels per hour. At this rat <
Chicago will bo supplied with 8,000,001
barrels of oil a year for consumption
This is equivalent to nearly three mil
lion tons of coal , or equal to about 51
per cent of the total annual amount o
fuel used in that city. By the use o
crude petroleum for manufacturing pur
poses the fuel problem will bo prac
tically solved. There will bo a grca
saving in the cost to the consumer am
the smoke nuisance will bo wholl ;
abated. The result of the Chicago experiment
porimont will bo watched with interest
If successful the problem of oxtonciinj
pipe lines from petroleum fields tocitie
a thousand miles away will bo solved
Sooner or later a similar plpo line mus
bo built from the oil districts of Wyo
ming to Omaha and other cities in Nebraska
braska , and the fuel problem will hi
salved for this city as successfully as fo :
Chicago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Cruelty.
Sprinafeld lltptib'tcan. '
Everything nbout tbe Mundoville inquest n
Michelitowii. Iro. , U distressing In the ex
extreme ) . That n man should iho a fen
weeks attar hib discharge from prison as th
result of Inhuman treatment Is bad. enough
Hut Mandevillo was no vulgar criminal. H
was Imprisoned for a political offeuss , am
hero is ovldcnc ITmt the very instruments
n the hands of tlio government revolted
grtliiBt the treatment ordered from London.
Dr. lUdloy , the plijrslohin of Tullnnioro jail ,
vho killed hlmsolf , j-uther tlmn testify t the
uqncst , wn ? rcn'rlmnndcd by Dublin cnsllo
niclals for relaxing tlio discipline In tlio cnso
f Hurpor , unotlicf political prisoner. The
lOftor loft n stuUjmctit of his nets during
Mnmlevlllo'B con.0ibment | , and thcro Is much
curiosity ns to ilajfurport.
Tlio Dnncet * IH at the llrccch.
7Jtttim'ore ( Amatctm ,
The democratic campaign yu tuts year Is
n blunderbuss. * j ? $
Tlio 1'onl-ltooni
A * . 1 * . Sun.
Tlio betting on Brother Cleveland , which
opened 2 to 1 , is now quoted nt > ) to .
Ignorant Dunioorats.
atolis Dcinocmt.
The same papers tlmt are In the hnblt ot
ying "funeral obsequies" refer to tbo
ensign ns n "bamlm.n handkerchief. "
Getting Heady For It Now.
A'cic I'oi It PI J.
About the 7th of November the wearers of
.ho Cleveland button will bo looking for a
buttonhole to bury it in.
Oml , IIo Dill.
Chltngfi TrHinnc.
A good many public building bills are going
rough congress now. Mindful of the faet
tbat It is n presidential year Mr. Cleveland
docs not veto them as frcoly ns bo did during
, bo last congress. Enough uncertainty ,
lowcver , attaches to bis action to make
tbo congressmen Interested uneasy ns long
ns their bills uro unsigned. This was
shown tonight by n dialogue In ono of
tbe hotels between a member from Indiana
and a member from Nebraska. On meetIng -
Ing tbcy broke forth slmultaucoucly as fol
lows :
Hoth "I see tbo old man signed your bill
today. "
Nebiaska member "Yos , bless God bo
did. "
Indiana member "How much do you
get ! "
Nebraska member "Tv/o hundred thou
sand dollars. How much Is yours ? "
Indiana member "Two hundred thousand ;
hardly enough , but it will do. "
Nebraska member "Let's have some
thing. "
Indiana member "Don't mind if I do. "
Cleveland' * ) Imtest Message.
Glulie-Dcmoaat.
In bis message transmitting to congress
the report of the elvil sorvicso commission.
President Cleveland takes occasion to con
gratulate tbo country upon tbo assured
growth and progress of a reform which bo atone
ono time chose to treat as a surpassing politi
cal issue. But ho Is very careful not to pre
sent tbo fact upon which bo bases bis assur
ance tbat tbo civil service bus been materially
improved under hi ? administration. Ho dc.ihi
only in glittering , assertions which mean
nothing without proof to support them. It Is
useless to proclaim tbat "this reform now
rests upon a llrni , practical and sensible
foundation" when It is notorious tbat n very
largo proportion of all tbo ofllccs have been
given to democrats In direct mockery of tbo
theory tbat partisan considerations should
bo disregarded In the making of federal ap
pointments. Ho Declares with characteristic
superciliousness J.hnt the reform is widely
misunderstood ; but thcro can not bo any mis
take nbout tbo fatjt that the patronage is dis
pensed upon political grounds and for politi
cal purposes. In every stuto of the union
abundant changes' ' bavo boon made for nc
other reason than tbat of giving preference
toelemocrats ovcsr "republicans. There Is no
longer nny.pretcnso of u different policy : anil
democratic politicians control appointment !
everywhere as much ns they did , In the time
of Buchanan and Jackson. ,
STATE AND TKilUlTOUY.
Nebraska JottincH.
Superior Is to have a cigar factory.
Indlanola Is very drv thcso days , as bet
only saloon has been temporarily closed by
an injunction.
Tlio Methodists of Columbus sbout with a
good will nowadays , for they have paid oil
their church debt.
John Santlor , a Grcolcy county farmer ,
lias lost eighty acres of wheat through the
ravages of the chinch bug.
The broken windows in Browster give the
town a sort of besieged appearance , grimly
suggestive of Indlty ) raids.
Martin Hullqulst monkeyed with , tbo buzz-
saw In tbo Holdrego planing mill last wcoli
aud now mourns thn loss of three fingers.
The fourth annual reunion nnd picnic ol
tbo old settlers' association of York , Seward ,
Polk and Butler counties , will occur in Lord'c
grove August 18.
Copious draughts of whisky nnd a blp
meal of chicken entrails saved the IIfo oi
Charles Halberg , a Johnson county man , wbc
was bitten by a rattUisnako.
A Colnmbus young lady named Souloy has
commenced proceedings against Andrew
Peterson for breach of promise , and puts the
damage to bor heart at 5,000.
Gcorgo Segg was arrested nt Columbus ot
complaint of William Gorhold for abusing t
steer , and was acquitted. Sogi ? Is now tryIng -
Ing to got even by bringing suit against Gcr
bold for ? 5,000 damages for /also imprison
ment.
A. C. Tully and Albert Fulton , of Indian
ola , went out shooting tbo other day will
disastrous results. Tully was carrying the
gun across bis shoulders , when it was dis
charged , the charge carrying away bis little
linger and glancing across tbo back of Ful
ton , inllictlng numerous llesh wounds , none
of which are serious.
About two weeks ago an olght-yoar-oid BOI
of John Fredling , residing near Gothenburg
suddenly came close upon a rattlesnake , tin
sight of which so frightened him tbat hi
lias since been totally blind in bis right eye
Tbo eye maintains its usual appearance uiu
is apparently without defect , tbo pupil bolnj
ns sensitive to light and darkncis as it tut
eye wore sound.
J. W. Wood , a Hastings horse sboer , bad i
lively tussle with a fractious animal thi
other day. After some pretty skillful spar
ring the animal caught Wood oft his guan
and struck out viciously with his off him
foot , landing a tcrrillc blow In tno face of tbi
workman. WoocUtound himself curled u |
in another corner ot the shop with tbo blooi
streaming from aMoug cut lust beneath tin
left eyebrow , and a iialnful contusion undci
tbo chin. Ho tur yr up tbo gpongo at onco.
At ono of the Hastings hotels the scrvanl
pirls have complained about being annoyct
by a number of',7'l ' cjilng Toms. " and the
landlord gave notrca that bo would shoot thi
next man discovered peering Into the girls
bedroom window. Ho loaded u gun the
other day and lay In wait for bis victim ,
while the bovs Wscd up a dummy to HUO U
the old man "meaift business. " The ruse
was eminently successful and the old mar
blazed away , a full charge of shot striking
tbo dummy's bead with a dull , sickening
thud. The landlord went out and picked u |
the remains , nudfri lias been peddling tin
nigars to the boys ever since to keep them
from giving the affair away.
Iowa.
General complaint Is made in tbo vlclnlt :
of Kookuk of tbo scarcity of harvest bands
Mather Bush , wbo had been a resident ol
Iowa since 1817 , died in DCS Moincs las
Tuesday , ogcd olgbty-nvo years.
Only 2,698 dogs have been retried by thi
assessor for taxation In tbo county of Polk
Tnoro are more doga tauii that in North L > c :
Molnes.
Frank Funk was the only inmate of tlu
Jefferson county jail , and bo became lone
some and homesick and tunneled bis way ou
tbe other day.
Mrs. O. D. Pritcbard of O illlope , SIoui
county , claims to bo a cousin of Lcvi P
Morton , the vice presidential candidate , am
Mrs. 1(085. of the same town , in a cousin o
.Alle.ii G , Tburman ,
Iowa evidently has soma queer mcdica
men. Among the re | > rU sent In to thi
board ot hcaltu a Hutlcr county physician ro
cords thatn patient came to bis death in tbo
'natural way " another report gives tbo
cause of death ns "nervous examination , "
while n third has n poor mortal shulllo off
bis mortal coil by tbo "capillary bonedlo-
Ion" louto ,
AVyoinlujj.
The Cheyenne & Northern has filed Its pro-
ixtsod route through to Buffalo.
A shipment of twenty-tliteo sacksof copper
ere from the Sparks mlno. Hartvllto district ,
to the smultor nt Belleville , 111. , showed a
value of $77.53 to tbo ton.
Tbo proi > osUoti ! Is bolng talked up of hold
ing a grand shooting tournament at the fair
grounds during tbo coming territorial fair ,
which Is to bo bold early In September.
U. J. Uurrcll , master mechanic for tbo
Union Paoilio at Cheyutuio , has resigned and
has accepted n position with the Kotary
Bteaui Snow Shovel company of Paterson ,
N. ,1.
,1.Tho
The assessment of Ulnln rounty for 1838
returned ! ) r.W3 bead of c.ittlo and 10"ii'J3 , :
head of shoeip. The assessment of 1SS7 re
turned 25.2J3 head of cattle and 11W,707 bead
of sheep.
The Fremont county assessment roll for
this year foots up but $1,6UO,7CU , being $531-
" 112 loss tlun last year , which U principally
accounted for on the bcoro of the reduction
made on tbo valuation of range cattle.
A bad ciwo-m occurred in No. 1 mlno at
Itock Springs. The roof in 0110 ot the old
workings in number two entry gave way ,
letting In tbo earth nnd making n cave clear
to tbo surface about llvo feet square and not
less than tweuty-tlvo feet doop.
Miss Johnson , the Liramlo school teacher ,
who died suddenly nt 'Frisco , was n general
favorite in the Gem City , She had been
teaching three for two years nnd was re
garded ns u very estimable joung lady. Her
death was very unexpected and all her
friends were greatly shocked when tbo news
reached her adopted homo.
KKLIEF FOR THIS SUFKI2UI3KS.
An AtldrewH in liolmlf of Suffering
Sweden.
THK Bun n few days ago published an ac
count of tbo ravages made by llro in certain
parts of Sweden , tbo need of the people for
assistance and the probable organization of
relief committees in this state to aid In the
laudable undertaking , lu pursuance of the
latter object , the following address has been
issued :
To tbo Inhabitants of Nebraska Nearly
seventeen years ago tbo'groat llro at Chicago
was ono of the saddest news tbat spread
consternation and deep sympathy among all
tbo civilized nations of the globe.
Everywhere , not only in the United States
but In Europe , relief funds were started ,
realizing largo amounts of money for tbo
benefit of tbo sufferers. Among the nations
awakened to tbo need of tbo hour was Sweden -
don , which contributed liberally to tbo fund.
" the land of the '
"To-day uiidsummer-nipht's
sun Is suffering from a similar calamity. Two
cities , Sundsvllle and Union , situated on tbo
border of the Baltic sea , wore in ono and the
same day laid in ashes , entailing n loss of
55,000,000 of crowns nnd making 12,000 inhab
itants homeless. Another lire at Lilla Edet ,
near Gothenburg , destroyed ou tbo same day
seventy-two homes. Largo wooded districts
mound the northern towns were also llred.
causing tin additional loss of 25,000,000
crowns , or a total of 80,000,000 in Swedish
crowns.
"Ono need only consider the faet that these
homeless people derived their principal sup
port from the trafilc of lumber , and also that
tbo sawmills are burned and that consequently
quently ono of tbo most dreaded winters will
stare them in the faco. The people at homo
and tbo government proper will do all in its
power to lurnisb tbo poor with the neces
saries of life. Still , if wo consider tbo fact
tlmt the population of the whole country Is
only 5,000,000 , it is easy to Imagine what a
heavy burden this will bo. The expenses of
tbo government is in ono year some fiS.OOU.OOO
crowns , which amount hero is nearly doubled
in the losses sustained.
"Tbo European countries bavo already
started funds for the relief of the sufferers.
Can these United States and particularly the
state of Nebraska , counting by tbo thousands ,
industrious Swedes , afford to look on without
stretching its bands to the poor sufferers 1
Remember that tbo winter will sot in in
those parts of Sweden already within the
next three months nnd that the homeless
families , tbo innocent children , without as
sistance will bo loft shelterless nnd without
tbo necessary clothing. The situation is a
most pltiablo ono and should move the most
tender chords in every human heart.
"Having constituted ourselves under the
name of the Swedish Ladies Relief society
wo are ready to receive subscriptions nt the
various residences ns named below or to
call on the community for tbo purpose of sol
iciting contributions to tbo relief fund.
Wo most earnestly appeal to you for larger
or smaller amounts as you may see lit to
give. "
Committees of a similar kind will bo organ
ized throughout the state , and It is expected
that Nebraska's donation to the sufferers
will bo excelled by no state In the union.
Mrs. Judge G. Anderson Is at tbo head of
fifty Swedish ladies who will roccivo contri
butions for the sufferers.
BOOXE COUNTY POLITICS.
Candidates "Who are Struggling to Se
cure Nominations for Ollloe.
AT.IIION , Neb. , Julv 20. [ Correspondence
of Tne BEC. ] Politics as yet bavo not ael-
tated the minds of the farmers , they being
moro Interested In harvesting tboir crops.
Tbo Hon. John Peters is a candidate for
state auditor on the republican ticket. If ho
should get loft for auditor , bo is to bo a can
didate for state senator , and if bo fails to
make it for senator , ho Is to bo a candidate
for representative. So , it seems , ho Is deter
mined to bo in a position to assist in manipu
lating the railroad "oil-room" at tbo capital.
Mr. Peters Is not as popular with the voters
of Boone county as1 bo formerly was , for it
seems his service's were not appreciated by
tbo tillers of tbo soil
But if Mr. Peters should bo nominated for
auditor , M.B. Thompson , n banker of Albion ,
will bo u candidate for senator. Mr. Thomp
son Is an honorable man , Is somewhat inclined
to bo with tbo laboiing classes , but hois
weak apparently when In company with men
wearing n brass collar marked "U. U. " If
ho had u little moro backbone ho would bo a
noble legislator.
13. G. Hough is also spoken of ns n candi
date for representative. Mr. Hough is
engaged in the hardware business In Albion ,
and bis standing In the county is good. If bo
should bo nominated ho would bo clouted ,
and if elected ho would not forget the inter
ests of bis constituents , but would work for
the people against corporations.
The democrats are preparing for an ag
gressive campaign. Colonel Fitzhugb is
Fpolten of as n candidate for representative.
Ho la a good man and of moro than ordinary
ability , but ho is on tbo wrong side. Ho will
get loft , as tbo democratic party is very
much In the minority in this county. The
anti-monopolists are in a demoralized condi
tion at present , but they say th6y propose to
unite on the best man that the republican or
democratic party may put up for senator or
i ppresentatlvo. If this is true these old par
ties had better go a little alow.
DEbVVB 1'I.iAN OF CAMPAIGN.
The Equal Rights Presidential Candi
date Gives Her SlNters Pointer * .
NKW YOHK , July 31. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BKK. ] Bolva A. Lockwood nnd several
of her sisters conferred last evening at the
homo of Mrs. Cynthia Leonard abuut the
plan of campaign of their national equal
rights party. Mrs. Lockwood did most of
tlio talking , and the other women sat around
her and smiled and clapped their hands as
sbo outlined her methods. She piopo&cs that
bor campaign for tbe presidency shall bo vig
orous , and that by her running the causu-'of
woman suffrage shall bo progressed to a
marked degree. The chief topic dlsimssod
was tbo selection of an electoral ticket for
Now York city. Souio names bavo been
selected , and when they are finally decided
upon they will form u baud to carry arguments -
monts into the households of their husbands
and all other men who have votes. Besides
the general platform adopted at DCS Molnes
there has been printed an epitomized ono to
bo circulated for Blgnatures. It reads : "We ,
the undersigned , citizens of tbo state of New
York , believe In woman suffrage , temper *
ouco , arbitration , money and labor reform ,
nnd tbo control of railroads and telegraphs
by the government. "
Judga Brewer lias ordered a temporary In
junction uguinst tbo : owa railroad cowniis-
lieu
Tlio "Old Roman" Chtirnotorlzoci As
a Rebel Sympathizer.
HOME OF POLITICAL SLAVERY.
The Silent Votes of tlio Bunny South
How the Country Is To Bo
Wronged ami Imposed
Upon.
The Now Slavery.
ITiLT.snALu , Miss. , July 20.
[ Cnrroapomlonco of TUB JJm : . ]
The elomocratio journals have begun
rather early In tlio season to warn negro -
gro republicans to slay away from the
polls in November unless Ibcy In torn ! to
vote for domoeraey's "wook-kneoel' '
canelhlatos. Tlio Globe Democrat
truthfully says : tllt is notorious that ,
with the exception ot Texas , there is
not a single southern sUite in which
northern people seeking1 homes can ox-
pcct to receive considerate and hospit
able treatment. The moro anknowloelg-
nioiit that one is from a northern stutc ,
even though ho may have been born
since the war cleiscd , is sullleiont to
condemn and isoluto him. This has
boon experienced in thousands of In
stances , and it is now generally under
stood that the northern man who settles
in the south must make up his mind to
bo looked upon as an unwelcome in
truder , and to bo deprived of those so
cial rtdvantnges which form so largo a
part of human happiness. "
Now any northern or western man
who is fool enough not to believe this
lot him como and see for himself. Mis
sissippi nnd Louisiana ho would find ,
should ho vote the 1'dmibliouu ticket
and advocate the principles of that
party , to bo perfect hells. If
you do not believe this come down from
your comfortable porch ( north ) and see ,
and you will bo convinced of its truth.
Why , look at Senator Eustis of Lou
isiana , who could give no other answer
to the charges of election frauds and
the suppression of the negro vote in his
state than to say , as ho did in the senate -
ate , that ho "would advise a reign of
terror rather than submit to negro
domination. "
Who is waving the bloody shirt now ?
Wo call upon every man who has
been taught by tlio democratic and so-
called independent press that all ques
tions pertaining to human rights in the
south are are "ancient history , " mid
that republicans are fanning the em
bers of an old strife , to take notice that
this ox-confedorato , this pardoned and
reconstructed rebel , the senator of a
government which is plodded 1o the
maintonunco of the equal rights of all
its citizens , stands before the very polit
ical mercy-scat and threatens not , in
deed , another rebellion , but worse than
that a reign of terror , with all the
blood , and rapine , and anarchy and
outrage that the term implies.
llow.long are the loyal people of this
country poing to submit to thcso insults
and indignities:1 Well may wo exclaim -
claim , as Cicero oxejlalmod when Cat-
alino stalked from his hostile camp into
the Roman senate : "How long , O , Cnt-
alino , wilt thou abuse our pationcol"
It was not enough for the men who
dipped their hands to the elbows in their
brothers' blood in u mad attempt to
break Hiis union , and found a govern
ment upon human slavery , to be taken
oack upon a plane of equal citizenship
with those who were loyal at an sacri
fice , but they must sot up a government
of force , fraud and usurpation , not only
in these states , but through and by
moans of them in the union itself ; and ,
now , since that control begins to bo im
perilled by the rising indignation of the
people , they threaten dire disaster , and
coolly inform the people of the United
States that if they aronolongor permit
ted to poison our spring they will cut
our throats.
It is a braggart throat , but there is
not ashadow of doubt of their purpose to
maintain their usurpation by blood so
long ns they have no power to contend
with but the poor , unprotectoel and
easily intimidated republicans of the
south. But what are the people of the
United States going to do about it ? The
deprivation of citizens of Louisiana and
Mississippi e > f their rights to vote is a
blow at the cit'r/ons of the north. It is
time the brigand politicians of thosouth
bo given to understand that the funda
mental lavof the Innd must bo obeyed.
If it takes fighting to do this wo must
fight. It is proper for them to
understand that , except dur
ing this confederate administration ,
tliis union and its defenders and loyal
masses are not much longer to bo trilled
with. Because neither ono of the demo
cratic nominees took up arms against
the confederacy Is why the south is bo
wild for them. Mr. Cleveland did pre
tend to send a substitute , but the "old
Roman" was undoubtedly a rebel sym
pathizer. Watch his cour o during the
reconstruction period , and you will find
him on the rebellion side every time.
There will bo many ton thoubnt ds who
will earnestly desire to perform the
duty and exorcise the power of the citi
zen who will not bo allowed to do t > o.
Sixty per cent of" the voters of South
Carolina , 68 per cent of the voters of
Mississippi , and Cli per cent of the
citizens of Louisiana xvill be silent on
the 6th of next November , when the
isbuo is to bo decided. Yet they will
constitute a most important factor in
determining the result. The power
they will not bo permitted to exorcise
will bo ubod by the very parties who
deprive them of tlio right the nation
has conferred to defeat their will and
negative their desire. As a coiifac-
ejuonco , wo shall have not only wrong
done to these deprived of the privilege
of the citi/.on , but the whole country is
falsifying the general verdict of her
citizens. In determining .what
power shall dominate the re
public during the next four
years , ono white man's vote in South
Carolina , Louisiana or Mississippi will
in consequence of this suppression of
law and deprivation of right , bo exactly
twice as potent us a froomnn'B vote at
the north. Fortunately one of the ques
tions to bo decided is whether the free
men of the north like this sort of thing
or not. A vote for Grover Cleveland
and democracy , moans the perpetuation
of a sy6tom that makes ono southern
man equal to two northern ones in the
control of our government. Now. with
these facts boforojou , are you going to
allow the ox-confederates to administer
affairs another four years ? If you do ,
you may expect to sea ( as Louisiana's
great governor would say , ) "tho laws
suspended , " until every northern wage-
worker , factory nnd induhtry generally -
ally has boon crushed into pulp. Sit
idle and you will BOO it. B. II. F.
Klckoe. ' by u Horso.
A teamster named I'erry , In tbo employ of
tbo Anbeusor-Buscb company , while engaged
In unhitching bis team was kicked
In the face by ono of the animals and no-
voroly Injured. Six of his tooth wcroknockcd
out and bis face wan badly cut up ,
AMONG BIU8TY DOOUMKNTS.
's Bond Ilns Quietly Nestled For
Seventeen Months.
A rumor tins been in circulation among tlio
city officials for seine time that tlio bond In
tbo much'tnlkcil-of Megan paving contracts of
1887 was missing. Tbo rumor Ihmlly became
public property , and Immediately suspicious
people jumped to the conclusion tbat the
document bad been surreptitiously taken , it
possible , to avert tbo law suit , which It was
claimed was about to bo Instituted for fatturo
to comply with tlio contract , against Hcgan's
bondsmen ,
The bond , however , was found yostortlay
by a Bun reporter. Us finding , or rather tbo
manner in which It disappeared , would
seem to demonstrate that some stops might
bo taken Immediately to designate a custo
dian for such documents , because , at present ,
nobody under tbo law Is charged with that
responsibility.
The bond was made on March 15 , 183T , tbo
principals being J. C. nnd 1' . G. Kegan , 1) .
Sopor , A. M. 1'onto , C. M. nnd C. II.Volls ,
and the sureties John F. Coots , William Me-
Hugh , P. Gees and .T. K. Markol. It was
scut to tbo council by J. 13. House , then
clialrnmn of the board of public works.
There are on record In tbo oflle-o of tbo board
of public works two letters from that gentle
man In proof of this fact. After tbo bond
bad been approved by tbo council , It was
brought by City Clerk Southard to Mayor
Boyd for bis approval. The latter In return
ing somu official documents to the cloilt ,
failed to include the bond in question. Mr.
Southard apprised him of tlio fact. Tlio
mayor searched bis ofllee , put bis clerks to
searching , but the bond could nowhere bo
found. Mr. Southaul spike of the matter to
couneilnicu prlvatoly , but the board took no
action upon the matter. Since then not a
living soul Is presumed to bavo known wbcie
the bond has been , or In fact that it had not
gone out of existence.
A Bi : " reporter visited tbo city clerk's
onte-o and found that of all the public work
done in 1887 there were but two bonds on
lllo. These nro of T. F. Bronnnn and J. C.
Hcgan In the matter of the city hall. Theio is
a largo envelope , however , of tbe bonds for
work of 1SSS. Mr.Southard by way of explan
ation said that while bo bud no authority to
keep the bonds , bo filed them away as n mat
ter of discretion. The absence of the bonds
of 18 7 lie explained by stating tbat ho know
wbcro they were , which moans that they are
scattered around in sovcrnl city offices.
Tbo rcpoitor next saw Mayor Broateb.and .
was told by the latter that bo
bud been informed of the disap
pearance of the bond sumo tu ! : °
ago , but that bo did not know where It was
now. "But , " ho said , "let mo 1,00. " IIo went
to his safe , remarking , " 1'vo ' got u number of
papers here , whioh I got from Mayor Boyd.
I've never examined them. I wonder if tbo
bond could bo among thcml"
IIo pulled out tbo bundle of documents and
the llrst paper looked at was the missing
bond. It contained tbo signatures of the
sureties above given , but It did not have the
approval of the mayor. It had been ap
proved , however , by the council , and this fact
was attested by Mr. Southard's signature.
After tbo approval the bond wont to the then
mayor. .1. Is. Boyd , nnd there it went astray.
The bond reiiuiredtbo paving spcclliod to
bo finished before tbo llth of Novembor,18J)7.
under penally of forfeiture of 10 cents for
every yard at that date remaining unllnished.
The status of the Hoguu controversy at
this time is , according to the showingof tbo
board of public works , that the firm to finish
Its contracts for last year and this must pave
137,4'-i ( scjuaro yards. Tbo worn of last year's
contract remaining undone is 0-1,530 square
yards , having bild but 12,500 yards out of
77,02(5 ( ; wbilo this year they bavo put elown
only 2.50U yards. Contractor Fox Is said to
bo a silent parlor of Regan's and has laid this
year about 15,000 yards of cypress , but ho
has nothing to do with Hogan's contract of
last year. It Is claimed that Kegan recently
bought cedar in Chicago , which , owing to
scarcity sold ut figures winch Fox says ren
ders it Impossible to lay It at tbo prices
luhngin Ucgan's old contract. Both Fox
and Hcgan stand ready lo fulfill
tbo old contract with cypress , but tbo
city attorney lias decided that that cannot bo
done without anothe petition of tbo prop
erty holdorscro-adverUsiug and a ro-lcttitig
of the contract.
Ono of Uegan's bondsman yesterday
said : "Let the city take this matter into
court nnd they'll find that Instead of making
us tlnlsh Hcgan's contract , that man will get
& 0,000 dollars out of them. They would not
give him tbo streets to pave , but delayed
him in grading aud cuibing so that ho
couldn't work. That compelled him to go
over the river to use up his material which
was piled up hoi o. "
IS1B1IGUAT10N 1NVISST1G AT1ON.
Tlio Congressional Committee llo-
HIIIIICH lit ) SossloiiH.
NEW VOIIK , July 20. At the session of the
emigration Investigation committee of con
gress to-day , John Curtis , wbo has charge of
the stccrago business of tbo Cunard line , was
tbo first witness. His testimony showed
tbat for six and u half years , commencing
with li > 3 , bis line bad brought to this
country about ono hundred thousand ami
grants. IIo said his company employs all the
means required by law to prevent the land
ing here of contract laborers. Witness did
not know of any pool existing between tbo
steamship companies to control rates.
Italian Vice Consul Monaco was the next
witness. IIo stated that in his ofllclal cipao-
Ity ho had authority Irani his government to
furnish money to send back any paupers or
disabled countrymen of bis. Bosnld about
50 per rait of the Italians coming over hero
in o farmers , HO per cent skilled laboiers and
the remainder day laborers.
This money was sent to the consulate by
Baton Fava , the Italian minister , acting
under instructions from the homo govern
ment , and the money was turned over to the
Italian Immigration society for distribution.
Slguor Monaco gave BO mo Interesting Information
mation about the manner In which con-
ti actors hero induced his countrymen to
Immigrate , and said that they would Instruct
their agents in Italy to BCUUIO a ceitiiln num
ber ot men and send them over , paying their
passage. Then the immigrants would agree
to work for him and pay him anywhere from
f i to J2. > Interest for advancing the passugo
monoy. The men , when they arrived
hero , wcio entirely at the mercy
of tbo contnictoi H , who , us a
rule , kept saloons on Mulberry street. They
would put mon to woik , and all the money
for their labor Is paid dhcct to the con
tractor , who would hold it until they uoi
their money and an exorbitant interest bock ,
and often would get another month's pay
from them , and then would lot thorn go with ,
out giving them any monoy. This Is not so
bad as it was three years ugo , owing to thn
enforcement of the contract labor law. IIo
said that as a rulu the contractor kepi a bank ,
saloon , labor bureau , nnd ticket oflle-o all in
one. Tbo Italian people deposited their ,
money in these banks , which nro under no
supervision whatever. Three bankers bud ,
within a year skipped out without
paying up. llo declared tbat within the past \
year from 4,000 to .1,000 bad applied to him
for assistance. Thn vice consul declared
that bis government bad repeatedly warned
Ids countryiiiun against tbu Inducements held
out to them to emigrate. Ho Kald that the .
Italian laborers saved about 75 cents out of J
every f 1.25 tbe-y received. j
Commissioner Morrow questioned him |
about bow tbo Italians working on the aque
duct were employed. Ho said they wuro
employed through tbo contractor banker *
huro. Sometimes a contractor who em
ployed men and the men themselves puid
commission to thcso labor agents.
The Hcueptlon Over.
The receptions that have been given by j
the ofllceis and directors of tbo First Na
tional bank of Omaha during the afternoons I
and evenings of tbo past few days , have I
closed. Hundicds of our citizens ln- |
spected the banking room with its umgnlll-
cent appointments , with the unanimous com
ment on the beauty ami convenience ) of the !
structure and Its furnlshments. Tbo now I
bunk will bo opened for business Saturday J
morning ,
Fell on IllH Ilciul.
Peter E. Enqulst , a laborer , about Ixty ]
years of agu , living with lite daughter , Mrs.
Wilson , wbo keeps tbo Atlas house nt thai
corner of Twelfth and Jones street * , foil out
of a wagon at tbo corner of Thirteenth and I
Furnam directs and was severely bruUed on 1
the head. Ho was carried to his home , where J
ho remained unconscious for suuo time.