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4 THE OMAHA DAILY jgffiji : MlliAYt ) AUGUST 31 , 188a THE . .BEE. KVKHY MOIIMNU. TIIIIMS OF BUnSCHIITION. JinilyMornliu'KdltlonMnciuntigSUfi ( ] > AY Ill'K.Ono Y.ir . JIO fO rorMxMonths . r. l For'/lir / Months . 2W TIIKOMAIMHWMIAY llf.K. mailed to any ndrtresi , Una Your . 2 ( X ) . OMAIIAOH-ICIiNl > U.01USI ) lnKAHKAMSTHr.r.T. NKV YOUKOWIT. , HOOMS II ANI > n THIIHJNB l > uii.i > i ! i. WWIISOTON Omci : , No. & 1. ) I'OUUTXEMII SlHhKT. . . . . AH communications reUtmitto news nnd edi torial innticrslioulil bo niltli eased to tlio l.uiTOlt . All buslnts * Inttori and remittance * ! Should bo mlilHW'ciltjTifr. lln : 1'riu.ixnMci COMI-ANV , OMAHA. IJrnttn. clicckn nnl pottnlllco oider-ito bo muilu pu ) nble to tlie order ot tlio compauy. ThcBccFnlilisliing Company , Proprietors , E. ROSKWATER , Editor. THIJDAIIjY UK 1-3. Rworn Slatcmcnl o ! Circulation. Btnteof Nclirapkii. I . County of DouRlM. ( " ( loo. II. Tzoehurk. gpcrrtBry of The Ilco I'ub- llnlilni ? company , doe'l nolomnly swrnr tli.it tlio nrtiml clitiiiutliin of TIIK UAII.V HFK for the trwk cmllni : AtiRUhtS5 , 186 * . WBS aa follows. Bnmlny.AiiKiiitlU . IH.21ri Momlny , AliKllHf.1l 'Thursday. AnKUflt2l . IM.n Vrlilay , AtiRiist 24 . IH.im Batnrdiiy , August i . 1V B Averftge , . OEO. II.T7.SCHUCK. Bworn to l > cforo mo and subsrrlbiid In my nreteino this J.Hh < lny of Atiptist , A. I ) , 1W ! < . N. 1' . 1'KIL. Notary Public. EUto of Nebraska. I , . County of Douglas , f ( Ji'orKO II. Tzscuiick. belns first duly uwoni.do- poses and Buj-Btlmt lie Is socrrtary of Tlio Hoe I'ubllHMlUK company , that the artunl aveniKO dally circulation of TIIK JHii.v UKK for thn month of AUKiist , 1887 , was 14,1 : > 1 copies ; for Fejitembtr , Itt" , H.H41) copies ; for October. 117 , H.niri copies ; for November , 117. ir. an copies ; for neccmber. 1SX7. Ifi.fUl cop ies ; for January. W ) * . l.a l copies ; for February , lttlir > , ( iiecfiiles ; ] : for Morch.1N4UIi.UU copies ; for April , JWH. 1(1,744 ( roplew ; for May , ISM * , l isi copies ; foi Juueltt8 , lUJJin copies : for July. 1W , j8is3 copies. or.o. n. TZSCHUCK. Svouito before mo and Hiibscrlbcd In my prciuuco thU lit ilny ot August , A. 1) . , ISMX. N. 1' . 1'KJL Notary Public. THOUGH Texas may secure her deep water harbor and Denver is the place of meeting , Nebraska has the honor ol presiding at the convention. THK United States is in that fearful predicament of having both of her pres idential candidates off at the same mo ment fishing for shiners. Mn. GOULD has so nearly recovered from his recent indisposition that ho is talking of going into sheep culture , that is to say , shearing "lambs" at the old stand. TilKdomocraticconvontlon resembled a "Slogo of Sebastopol" in ono respect. Tlierowasa good deal of pyrotechnic display , but all the red tire and noise was only for "fun. " IT is said that Mr. Cleveland is preparing - paring a document in defense of his pension vetoes. Isn't it strange that the president finds it absolutely nec essary just now to explain so many ol Ills official acts ? TIIK Sioux commissioners have found moro willing oars nt Crow Greek agency than at Standing Rock. It is moro than likely that the Indians ot the lowot agency will ho wqn over , nnd when Sit ting Bull's braves hear of it there will be u break in the ranks to sign the now * treaty. THE INTKUKSTINO game of hide-and- Beck between congressmen and the sor- Eoant-nt-arms of the house is getting exciting. That high official is trying to catch a quorum. But the harder ho scurries about , the moro nimble are those recreant members whoso loaves ol absence have been revoked in keeping out of his reach. THE Oklahoma bill , in which Kansas is so much interested , ia likely to bo buffeted about in the house without coming to an issue until the end of the session. The final vote on the measure was to have taken place a day or two "ago , but at the supreme moment the point of no quorum was raised , and the . bill in consequence has boon shelved t indefinitely. SKVKNTV railroads have published reports of their gross earnings for the t second'week of August. The figuroa show thatrccoipts _ wore nearly 4 per cent in excess of those for the corresponding spending week of 1887. It is safe to infer that the railroads of tlio country are not in danger of going out of busi ness on account of "losing inonoy. " THE BEE has no disposition to discuss dead issues nor to dig up and prod polit ical corpses. This is why wo decline to keep up a controversy with the dis gruntled fool friends of the late candidate - date from Douglas county for state treasurer. If wo wore disposed to enter into such controversy , those self-consti tuted champions of Omaha would bo knocked out in ono round on their high- * Bounding twaddle about what this city lias lost through THE BEB'S opposition. THE transfer of standard silver dollars lars from the mints and sub-treasuries to Washington , where they will be stored in the great vault of the treasury building recently complotodj has begun , The shipments will bo made in lota ol half a million dollars a day until the vault is full , and as It has a capacity of ono hundred million dollars the silver Stream will continue to pour into Wash ington for the next six months or longer. When the movement is com pleted the treasury will contain stand- "nrd silver dollars to the amount of one hundred and sixty-eight millions , 01 nearly three to every man , woman and child in the nation. SUPKIUNTBKDENT BllUNEU , of the county schools has begun nn important work in compiling the number of chil dren of school ago in * each district ol the county. Such a report has long boon wanted as it is suspected that a largo percentage of such children are illegally kept out of school. The fncl that the compulsory education law on- noted by the legislature has boon to all intent and purpose a dead letter is to be deplored. In the counties of other states the laws on compulsory education l ave boon strictly enforced , and the re sult has boon eminently satisfactory In raising the number ot children between the ages ot eight and fourteen attend- lnj * school. The .Democratic Nominal Ion n. The democracy of Nebraska have nom inated a very respcctabla state ticket. Minorities always do , because there i3 no factional sui'amblo for places beyond the reach of such parties. The demo cratic ticket was constructed under the delusion that the thirty thousand repub lican majority in thin state can bo over come. His n iwlitlcnl porous-plaster compounded by democratic medicine men to draw the foreign-born voter who may bo sick oC the threatened submis sion of a prohibition nmuudinont. Tlio candidates have boon ingeniously dis tributed among American citizens of foreign birth and descent. With an Irish-American for governor , a Bohemian for lieutenant governor , an Englishman for secretary of state ; a Gorman for land commissioner and a Scnndnnnvtan for elector , the demo cratic boar-trap la baited for nil kinds ot gamo. The nomination of McShane for gov ernor may also moan move than appears on the surface. On this point , hoivover , wo reserve our conjectures until wo know that McShano has accepted. If he does accept in the face of inevitable defeat by at least twenty thousand majority , we may look for Interesting devuloiinentu. | In view of the fact that theru is not the remotest chance of electing any man on the democratic stale ticket , it is hardly worth while to discuss the candidates with any crit ical eye as to their fitnosa to 1111 thu respective positions to which they have been nominated. Democracy mid TritxtH. It is announced that the democrats of the house of representatives are about to hold a caucus to dccido upon &omo policy of the party with relation to trusts. It is not unlikely they have been moved to this course by an appre hension that the republican senate may declare a policy in advance of them , buch as is embraced in the bill of Sen ator Sherman , introduced some days ago. ago.It It is certainly important , if not vital , to the democratic party that its repre sentatives in congress shall speedily take some action to remove , if possible , the warranted suspicion that the party is not unfriendly to trusts. These combina tions are entirely ignored in the na tional platform ; the majority of tha ways and menus committee were most considerate of the welfare of the sugar trust in reviving the sugar duties ; the investigation of trusts was carried on in the most perfunctory and half-hearted way , and nothing whatever of a prac tical character has resulted from it. In deed , it was only after most persistent effort that oven a report was secured from the committee , and this was prac tically valueless. There was a great deal in the way of boasting and prom ises when the present congress con vened , but no sincere eltort has been mndo to do anything. It has looked very much as if Mr. Cleveland desired to make amend ? for the refer ence ho made to trusts in his annual mcssago and had directed that the com binations should not be furthcrnnnoycd by anything proceeding from the demo crats at the present session. But tha conditions have become such , in consequence quence of the pronounced attitude of the republican national platform and the promised action of the republican senate regarding trusts , that the demo crats are seeing the necessity of declar ing themselves respecting these combi nations. If they shall dccido to do this it is to bo expected that there will bo an appearance of uncompromising hostility to trusts , but however strong it may be made it will bo impossible not to have some doubt of its sincerity. For why should a caucus be necessary to determine what policy shall bo pursued by the represen tatives of a party which professes to bo the friend of the people toward combi nations which are unquestionably inim ical to the interests and welfare of the people ? Is it not a moro expedient to waste time and to make a show of con cern for the interests of the people without the intention to do anything practical in their behalf ? The policy to be pursued , if it is within the prov ince of congress to legislate regarding trusts , cannot need defining by a caucus for men who honestly desire the sup pression of these combinations. There is , however , some encourage ment for the people in the fact that both parties are manifesting a serioug interest in this subject. There is reason to hope that in their rivalry to win popular commendation and make po litical capital both will at least become so fully and fairly committed to the policy of suppressing trusts that al though nothing should be duo at the present session of congress there will hardly fail to bo some practical action at the next session. High License In Minnesota. Minnesota has had un experience of ono year with high license , and the re sult is additional testimony to the value- of this policy in all respects. The law provides that in cities of over ten thousand inhabitants the minimum liquor license shall bo ono thousand dollars , and in nil other places live hun dred dollars. When the law wont into ollcct , July 1,16S7 , the number of sa loons in the state liceuiod under the old law. at an avoragocoslof three hun dred dollars , was tSOC ! ; the present number is 1,507 a decrease of 1,209 , or over forty per cent. Of itself this is n most tolling argument in favor of high license for restricting the liquor tralllc. But the worth of the policy , ns shown in the experience of Minnesota , is not limited to the one mutter of cutting down the number of saloons by nearly one-half. There has been a very marked improvement in the way in which the tr.illic is carried on. Those engaged in it give greater respect to law and public sentiment than before. Sunday soiling is greatly decreased. Minors and habitual drunknrdi tire re fused. The number of disorderly places is very much less than formerly. In the , larger cities the bubincts has be come moro centralized , and therefore moro readily subjected to pollco sur veillance , while its decrease in the smaller towns has brought about a notable - table reduction of police business. The wholesome moral effcctt nru every where , observed- and in some portions' of the Bttitd are very notable. ' ' Tlio financial aspect of the change Is also not to bo lost sight of. Under the lotv license law the total approximate incrynso was about & 0,000. The total approximate income under the present law is nlout $1,100,000 , a balance of $250,000 in favor ot high liccneo , with tower drinking places , losa intompor- UIICQ , a decreased consumption of liquor , and a bultoV regard among thee in the liquor tralllc for the preservation ot law and order. It is noteworthy , too , that to n considerable extent the saloon has been eliminated from politics. Buch being the excellent results of a year's experience with high license , it is not surprising that tlio people of Min- iR-i-dUi very generally arc heartily in fiivor of the system. The St. Paul JVoii- itr J'ftm s-nys : "It has brought nothing but benefit to the state , and has , by its pnietieal working for moro than a year , proven itself to bo a wise , ju&t and most successful measure. Even the opfiosltioii to it from the auloonkccpcrs thuuibolvcs is much loss tlmn it nas immediately after its passage , and it now finds its greatest and almost only opponents among the prohibition element. " Yet in.no btate where prohibition prevails has it accomplished more , if BO much , for the cause of temperance , as has been done by the high license law of Minnesota seta , while as to material considerations the results are all in favor of the latter. Pcrlmpo They Did. There ii ono thing that the South Omaha people had not discovered when they voted to mortgage their town. They have voted seventy-eight thousand dollars lars for building two viaducts across the railroad tracks. If these viaducts were to but built within the limits ot Omaha , the railroads would not only have to build thorn nt their own expense , but also would bo required to build four hundred feet of approach at each end at their own expense. In ether words , if South Omaha was included within the boundaries of this city tlio property of South Omaha would not bo taxed a penny for viaducts. So much for the boasted advantage of having two separate corporations for what every body concedes is and should bo ono solid city. Perhaps the champions of the bond scheme did not know that they were playing into the hands of the rail roads and rolling a heavy load on the bhouldurs of the small taxpayer and property owner. Perhaps they did not and perhaps they did. THE bill unanimously ttdoptcd by the house committee on foreign affairs , au thorizing the president in his discretion to suspend certain transportation privi leges now enjoyed by Canada in the United States , and to proclaim n policy of retaliation with repaid to the navi gation by Canadian vessels of certain waters under the jurisdiction of the United States , will doubtless pass the house il a sufficient number of the mem bers of that body can bo brought to gether for the purpose. It is very likely , however , to be subjected to an extended discussion , and on final action party lines may be tslosoly drawn. A similar measure has been introduced in the senate , with the chances against passing that body. On general principles the justice of the retaliation proposed in these measures is quite universally conceded , in the event of Canada resuming the former policy of denying the rights claimed for American fishermen , and unfairly sub jecting American vessels to tolls on Canadian canals , but there is a'wide spread disposition not 'to allow rMr. Cleveland to make political capital out of a state of affairs which ho has allowed to continue until now without a single suggestion to congress that it should be remedied. His discovery that there are other wrongs besides the fishery out- ragcs-which Canada should bo punished for comes somewhat late to warrant the belief that it is now made known from a wholly unselfish concern for American rights. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IT ISN'T much that the Texas people nsk in the way of government aid for deep harbors on their vco.ist when it is remembered that Texas is a big state with big ideas. But it almost takes the breath out of the country when a caucus of the Texas delegation adopts the fol lowing resolution to bo ratified by the deep-water convention at Denver : llosolved. Thnt It Is the sense of this con vention that It shall recommend resolutions asking congress to niako two appropriations for two deep water ports on the coast of Texas , ono of $7,000,000 for the improvement Gulvcston harbor , under the present plan nnd a further appropriation of $2,500,003 for the deepening of the Arransns Pass bar to twenty-four feet , the work to bo done by private corporations organized under the Inws of the state of Texas , the money to bo paid by the government an increased depths nru secured and if.nlntalncd. SuNATpu SPOOKEU of Wisconsin , in his anxiety to secure the full appropri ation asked for a public building at Milwaukee , will accept no half-way measure from the house on the Omaha building bill. In his zeal , however , to force the goose to lay tho'goldon egg , the senator from Wisconsin is in danger of squeezing nothing but a porcelain door-knob out ot the old bird. McSHANE is now out of the congres sional race , which moans in so many words that the district is conceded to the republican candidate. WHEN nn Omaha landsman is capable of Inventing the first practical torpedo , it is high time to fill the navy with smart Oma ia men. STATIC AND TKHIUTOilY. Nctirnaica Jotting * . _ A camp of Modem Workmen with oish- tceu charter mumbcrs , bus been Instituted at Wood Klvcr. Eleven head of stock belonging to a Plutto county fanner liavo died from the oflecU of u mud dog blto. Tlio bisgest excitement of the wcolc nt Tccumicti was caused by a blind liorso fall ing into a waterworks ditch. CoUliub.Uii is bettor limited with her elec tric. ' plants than many a city in this country with llfty times her population mict a hun dred times her pretentious , says the .louriml. After breathing free ulr for over a year , N. V. Winslow , the burglar who escapexl from tlio Jobnsou county Jail , ua becu re- captured bv Sheriff Grimes' aud is once moro behind the biihi The | > rciiVftMis | : ( ] for the Hutlor county fair , to be hdldnt David City September 4 , 5 , ( i aild 7 , iiro complete , nnd the prospects nro cncotiniplns1 for the most successful exhibit over mndo In.Hio county. The "cUMiVo'r the b.irb wlro fenco" In the principal CUUMJ of wnrrlmcnt In Scotln thcno days Every day children nnd dumb brutes nro nmlmeil by the nnhincc , ami the village board Is urged to cull oft the "curso. " Farmers near York hnvo suffered recently from the riivagM of mad OORS. Three or Tour cmilnc * liuvo become rabid and have bitten rnttlo and hogs. Ono young man , Grant Diukoy , was suvorely bitten nnd is being treated Vijllh a mad stono. Sam Sing , n Celestial who conducted a Joint laundry and opium-smoking den at Columbus , was arrested last week , found guilty , and then allowed to jump the town. Smn'H Columbus patrons consisted of aovorol women nnd a number of boys. The following was recently handed in to his tcnchcr hy n Kearney county boy us n bonn lldocomtwsltiou : The human body Is mndo up of the bend , the tliornx mid the ab domen , The head contains the braltiR , when there Is any. The thorax contains the heart , lungs and diafmm. The nbdomon rontalnn the bowls , of which there iiro flve , A , E. I , O , U , and sometimes W and Y. Iowa. There are 245 old veterans on the roll of the soldiers homo at Marslmlltown. Davenport Ice dealers will not have stock enough to supply their customers to the end of the season. A man by the name of Ilulskamp , of Keo- link , has painted a panorama of Jerusalem and the crucifixion of Christ. The clrctrlc cars at Davenport did their first execution Wednesday , a httlo girl named Mutnlo Wiley bolng run over und killed. Weather Prophet Foster has purchased a half Interest In the Crcston Onzettc , and has taken business and editorial control of the paper. The board of supervisors of Harrison county has inado a flnal settlement with cx- Treasurer I. P. Hill. The bondstr.oh pay Jfl.S4S.4G and Hill's friends fS,500. By this mljustmcntjhe county loses only $993.45. Another Iowa boy has proved himself a hero. Soys the Davenport Gazette : "Nino years ago Henry Pearson , a farmer who had lived In Liberty township. In this county , twenty years , removed to Hennepin county , Minnesota. Mrs. Pearson 1-arriod her babe , Henry , jr. , In her arms. They settled on n farm near the village of Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. Pearson are blessing the day when Henry was born. Ho Is the boy here of Min nesota. Last Thursday afternoon twelve masked men came to the house and de manded uionoy of his mother. They would have enforced their demand had not Master Henry o ] > cned flrovith a shot gun "two sizes larger than himself on the feet and legs of the visitors. They lied , and Henry pursued , discharging another shot , which took effect in the head of ono of the men , rendering him hors du combat. The boy was so email the men did not notice him , but though , appar ently neglected and despised , he made his influunco folt. " _ Wonilne. Ranchman Atkinson and his son , who shot a man named Bat toy during a quarrel lost Juno , had a preliminary hearing at Laramie and were bound over to the grand jury. On the 30th of May Chlng King Ley stabbed another Chinaman to death in K vans- ton. He was m-rcstcd at Haily , Idaho , by Sheriff Ward and Jailed ot Evanston , whore ho will bo kept until the fall term of court. Worth Jnchspn , a lunatic confined In the county jail ot Laramto , committed suicide by cutting his throat with the broken pieces of a lamp chimney. Ho Imagined ho was being pursued by tShpnles who wanted tils life and in order to escape out his throat. Iho DouplaVUudget says that the pros pecting of lasv-yeur has demonstrated that one-fifth of the entire area of W.voaiing is underlaid with coal. A continuous formation bearing coal has been traced from central Wyoming tatho British possessions , over 500 miles long. The Laramlo Boomernnp criticises unfavor ably the action of Governor Moonlight in respiting BdbCar.ter , a cold-blooded mui > dorer , nnd refilling to pardon Milton Marlng , who in a drunkcii frolic apont f40of his em ployer's money , but who when sober haa al ways been known as an upright , manly fel low. low.On On a bluff within ten miles of Lander a vast deposit of ore has been discovered by Paschal Plant , the true value of which has not yet been estimated. The Lander Moun taineer savs that it is the richest find that has been discovered in thu United States ID the past twenty years. This ere assays heavilynto stiver , running richly to cold and quicksilver. The acid tests of smelling and all the known processes show the result at given above. _ Montana. The wool product of the territory this year will be about 2,000,000 pounds. An effort waa mode last week to organize a territorial association of boras growers , but it proved a failure. Tlio territorial fair Is set down as an utter failure this year In every respect save that of a racing association. Prof. J. Baldwin , a professor of astronomy In a Kansas college , has just completed a tour of the National Park on a bicycle. "Tho meteor" has been heard from at no less than seven different points In Montana already , and every time it was making a terrible racket and ended by bursting. It Is becoming as famous as the sea serpent. Ex-Governor Hnuser reports that the Northern Pacific will build lots of branch lines In Montana in the near future , and that the Manitoba and the Montana Central have several branch roads in contemplation. Stock thieves hove been operating exten sively during the post three months , and the Live Stock Journal says : "Stockmen should be careful to keep run of their stock and know how many they have. The method of nscenalninu the number of stock ono pos sesses by shaking a dice box is fast waning into the dim and dusty olTness , und the time is approaching when it will bo necessary to count up the ninety and nine , and then sashay across the range for the missing ono in order to mnke the business pay. " LiABOll. Girls are employed as shingle packers in the mills at Bay City , Mich. The working force In the principal now "gold mine" discovered at Ishpoming , Mich. , is said to consist of two men. Hero Is nn opportunity for genius to enrich Itself. Ono million dollars is the sum that the Standard oil company will give to a man who will invent a process for refining Lima oil. Ono of the largest shoo contracts mndo is that of a firm in Uangor , Mo. , who have engaged - gaged to make 109,1)00 ) pairs of wigwam slip pers within a year , for which they are to receive - ceivo $74.900 , , ' , The salaries of all the oilers , firemen and coal-passers Jujtho employ of the city of Mil waukee havd t/een / increased $5 a month. The oilers now rcclUvo J05 a month , flrouicn fCO , and coal-passurs $55. President Cilrnot of Prance has been placed in n curious dilemma. Ho was taught tlio handicraft of a carpenter in his youth , and the striking carpenters of P.iris huvo written to him compl.wiing that ho has not attended their meetings' nor subscribed to their fund. Indians in'tlie ' United States last year cul tivated 237,203'acres ' of land and raised 724- t > 53 bushels of wheat , { 131,9 ? } bushels of corn , 512,137 buslialstof outs and barley , 624,010 bushels of vHf tables and 101,833 tons of hay. They also owned : ! 58KH horcos and uiulos , 111,407 head of cattle , 40,471 swlnoaml 1,117 , 1273 sheep. Suuvmgi and cuttings from cedar wood blocks are now utilized In moKintr a heavy paper for underlaying carpets , wrapping up wool , etc. The waste chips are converted into a pulp , which raukcs astrongund fibrous paper , and has the advantage of preserving the strong odor of the original wood , thus making it u valuable preservative against moths. A machine Is saul to have been patented In Milan. Italy , for tyjio-founding and compos ing which , by moans of a keyboard , casts the letters In the ordur required , planes them , und expedites them Into the composing ttiok , and ull this bv the lovolutlon of amain fyliu- derv The typefounder mtm or boy operat ing1 the machine thus bionics also a tvno- botter. " \Vroil Donil. JACKSONVILLE 111. , August SO.- Judge Samuel Wood , a former miuitor of the logls- laturo , and the largest land owner in this section of the state , died at his near this city last night. SMCGK OF SKKABTOPOIi. A ItcnlUtlo IH'prcHontntlon of n Great IIMnrlcnl Kvcnt. Nearly thirty-throe years ago , or on Uio 8th of September , 1855 , there ended ono of the greatest slegos in military annaln. For cloven months the allied armies of Knglmul and Krani-e , with contingent. * from Turkey and Sardinia , had Invented the fortified city ot Sebastopol ( or Sevastopol ) on tlio Hlack Sea , a Hiisshin stronghold which the best enginoorliif * oklll of Hu.vsia hud rendered almost Impregnable. The successful dofunso of Sebastopol was the lost ho | > o of the Russians In the great Crimean war , and from Oc tober , 1651 , to September , IbW , they held It against the almost dally bombardments nnd assaults of the allied lleets and armies. His tory furnishes few parallels to the brilliant achievements ami the splendid heroism that dlstinguisncd this period nnd was crowned by that Greatest glory of French vulor , the storming and taking of the MalakotT and thu consequent fall of Sebastopol. To present any thing approaching a rcnllstlo representation of this great achievement was no easy task , but no subject could have stronger attractions for the trim artist , nnd it was undertaken by those mas ters in this line , James Pain & Sons , of London. A vast expenditure of liibor , time mid money was required , but the task was accomplished and was rewarded with n BUCCOSR beyond the expectations of Its enterprising promoters. In the years sini'o millions of people In England and the United Stittes hnvo witnessed this exhibition both to their pleasure and profit. H was n fortunutu thought that suggested Its production in Omaha. For several weeks past tlio work of preparation for this ro- znurkublo exhibition has been prosecuted , and last night the Initial represen tation in this city of the Slcca of Sebastopol was glvun. It ia ne cessary In order to convoy some Idea of the extent of this production to say that the urea occupied , Including the auditorium , is five acres , nnd to represent the city und fortifica tions 10,000 square yards of scenery nro used. The whole is amply illuminated by electric lights , nnd the picture presented is as complete and realisticas art eonhl fashion. Looming In the center stands the defiant tower and the solid walls of the MalakofT. while to the loft Is seen the city skirted by the redans , whoso formidable walls were stormed and carried by English valor. On the right is the Black Sea on whoso bosom lloats the allied fleets , wnlch for months ruined a storm of shot and shell on the besieged city. The Inner fortifications , rntnparta , inaeazines , und other features of a great fortified iwst nro faithfully represented , making nn imposing scene especially enjoyable to those familiar with the great event Illustrated. The first presentation of BO elaborate a production will necessarily not bo perfect , but although a little slow In beginning last night there were fewer defects than might reasonably huvo been expected , and the five thousand people in attendance gave abun dant evidence of their gratification. The bom bardment and assault , in the former of which the superiority of ; Paln & Sons as pyrotech nists was signally shown , were finely exe cuted , and it can safely be said that none present who had not seen this exhibition elsewhere over witnessed ony representation of war moro tlirillln ly realistic. Several bundred uniformed men In sham battle made a most animated scono. while the hissing rockets , the exploding bombs , nnd the mag azines belching forth volumes of fire , give a pretty clear idea of the realities of war. The divertiscments introduced were of nn en tertaining character , nnd the concluding dis play of fireworks was very fine. There are details of the work which will receive fu ture attention. Undoubtedly Pain's Siege of Sebastopol will provo to bo the greatest attraction Omaha has ever had. It will Improve from night to night In the smoothness of its pro duction , nnd after a few representations it may. be expected that the few crudities ana defects uoticeablo last evening will disap pear. We can cordially commend it to the patronage of our citizens as a pleasing und instructive production. AMERICAN SlLlL WOKMS. The Story or Their Discoverer , Now In Omaha. Prof. Joseph Nowmann , of San Francisco , was a guest at the Windsor yesterday. The gentleman has a history. For many years ho has been struggling to establish silk cul ture In California , and ho has the .honor of bolng the first person to make an American flag from silk of American production. Ho presented such an emblem to the national government July 12,1870 , and his name be came widely known in connection therewith. In 1SS4 the Hug was placed iiitho Smithsonian Institution at Washington for preservation , nnd may there be seen. The professor ulso exhibited American silk at the Vienna exposition - position in 1S73 and the centennial in 1870. I3ut Prof. Newmann's fame does not rest wholly on the fact of beintr a pioneer silk raiser of America. Ho has discovered In California a natural silk worm. In the foil of 1884 u nephew of the professor , a natural ist nnd curlo-scoker , brought him six native worms for investigation. Their species was unknown. The professor fed and nurtured them , and they spun a cocoon that he recognized asailk. For sovornlyenrs ho tried to obtain eggs for reproduction , but had difficulty in pairing them. Ho succeeded in 1887 , and now has a crop of silk cocoons from wild worms. Since thnn he has given the insect and the plant upon which it feeds careful investigation. He found that the moth lays about two hundred eggs. Ho found In the food plant the bark of what Is known to the medical , wo rid as the cascara sngradu , a Spanish name meaning "The sacred bark. " It ia used as a laxative and tonic. The plant is also known aa the Hhomnus Californious and wild codec plant. It has been grafted with the genuine Mexi can coffee plant nnd produces good coffee. Wlnlo exhibiting the worms at Santa Rosa , Cal. , the professor was told by many farm ers that there was nn abundance of the plant on their ranches and it had been thought to bo poisonous. It has been known to the world for centu ries that ther are several ppecies of the silk worm which feed UIMJU the ntlantls tree , the live oak und others. The wild cotTco species , however , Is a new find. The mulberry species Is the ono that has been cultivated for commerce. China seems to bo the only country In which the wild coroons have been grown on a commercial scale. The reason is this : The wild moths , which cmorgo from their cocoons in the sprint' , deposit their eggs on the newly sprouted leaves. The spring may set In early and a late frost coming destroys the vitality of the eggs. They nro alsosuo- jcct to the devastation of rain , hail , light ning , etc. Prof. Ncwmnnn in onthuslastio in his be lief that such destructive conditions do not exist in the climate of California , and ho thinks a great industry can bo built upon that state by well directed effort. The hills nil over California uro covered with the food plant , ho says , and the worm takes care of it self in the open air. The professor is over sixty , years of ape , and for forty-eight has experimented with silk culture. Ho says America uses $100,000- 000 worth of silk goods per year , and ho be lieves that with proper encouragement a lit'go share of that can bo produced ut homo. Professor Newman went to Washington lust winter to urge upon congress the impor tance of developing thn new industry. Ho carried with him a quantity of the cocoons und gave un exhibition of the o ] > erntioiis of the busy little worms. The professor Is on bis way to Sun Fruncisco , but has not yet given up hope of securing financial aid from the government. THE WKLLi-V'EI ) SIOUX. A Bottler at liny HprlntjH OlJeoU to Tlielr Armament. HAT Si'niKop , Neb. , August 29. To the Editor of TIIK BKK : The Indian question is agitating our ppoplo ut this time to a wonder ful extent. Hero are a few towns along this system of railroad and a vast scope of coun try sparsely inhabited by helpless men women und children. They are now feeling uneafo and insecure , Ihey know of the rav- agc.a of these same Indians In Ib03 , are con versant with their modus oporundl , know of their near pioximity to us , and how suddenly and cunningly they always dovifco schemes to assault und massacre the unprotected wliUo ram. Wo western sottleis thin K they have hardships enough to encounter to K l" u livelihood und hold down their claimswith out being kept In mortal fear of these red sinus that over uud anon threaten us. , Home , wife nnd children ore too dear to us to nm any ehnnco of being molested , ami doubtless murdered , by such n tribe of worthless , law less beings ns the Sioux Indians. We often nsk the question , "Why Is It that our government will allow these Indians to hnvo the best guns and suuu vast amounts of ammunition I' ' * Is It to gratify their desires nnd keep In rnnstiint four thousands of western sotUur.s I Wo would iirefer to receive the Winchester repenting rifles und ammunition nnd give them ordinary muzzle loading guns If they must hnvo any. The settlement of our country 1ms , nnd will continue to be , slow , owing In n great measure to the liberty given the Sioux Indians. It seems tons that If they nro clothed nnd fed they have enough from our hands without putting the best WOIKMIS | of warfare In their passcsslon. Having the adequate oqulpano of wurefaro at their ills- l < onal , they have nothing to retard them , c\- copt to inuke up their minds to fight , and the Sioux Indian Is easily converted , especially from thu paths of pc.ico to the fields of battle , excitement ami blood. SKTTLKH. SHOUT ON WHIP AT. An Exhaustive E-ulmntn of the Out look II or i ! anil In Europe. Nr.w Youic , August BO. [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB Hiu.l : The Times' London cable says : "Franco , which next to the United States Is the greatest wheat producer In the world , has ono of the worst crops over reaped. A week npo it was estimated that she would need to import C,000,000 bushels. Now , since n fresh storm nnd the discovery by first threshings of the bad quality of thn grain , the shortage Is put ut 0,000COO , bush els. Germany , Italy and the Netherlands must buy moro wheat than usual this year of the great exporting countries. We under stand hero that the United States and Can ada can be counted on to supply about 10'J- OOO.fOO bushels , Ilussin 00,000,000 nnd India sr.,000,000 bushels , but In these latter coun tries there Is much more uncertainty than In the former. From Hu siu , for instance , there are all sorts of reports , latterly quite unfavorable , nnd from India it Is even moro difficult to get the truth. Hut trained experts hero believe the above flgures to be tolerably correct. In any case if these crops turn out larger than here estimated , the dully increasing evidence of bad quality uud the light weight of crops In western Europe will quite balance the gain. With such n huge deficit as this In the world's marke } , equal to the entire wheat crop In a good year of such n country ns Germany , It is evident that somebody must cut down the consumption of bread , and that there will bo u fierce competition for the pos session of the grain markets on the conti nent , which have been showing an almost steady rise for the last ten days , with few fluctuations resultant upon declines in America. Ono of the first results of the shortage will bo a vigorous demand in Franco for n remission of the import duty on wheat on the part of the big towns , and a strenuous resistance hy the wheat raising districts , where the farmers aeo no reasoa why the tariff should not enable them to profit by the distress of their brethren In the towns. " The Times prints many columns of crop re ports from all parts of the United States. In an editorial summary of thorn It saya : "Judg ing from our special reports from the wheat producing states published this morning , the United States will not bo in a position to fui nish very much of the 70,000,000 or 80,000,000 bushels of wheat which , according to our London correspondent , will bo required to meet the deficiency caused by the poor crops in the old world. The weather has boon ns unfavorable as In Europe to a largo harvest of the principal cereal , but , so far as can be learned , wo shall have ample wheat for homo consumption , with possibly some , if not a great deal , to spare to supply a portion of the demand across the ocean. Indiana and Wis consin appear to be the only states In which thn yield is nbovo the overage and can bo considered really a great ono. In Ohio the crop is reported to bo not over CO per cent of nn averapo and of Inferior qual ity. In Illinois the quality is not high , though the quantity harvested Is satisfactory nnd In Kansas a loss of fully one-third has been sustained by the negligence of the farm ers in protecting what promised to be a fine wheat crop. With suffering expected In England and the rise in the price of bread already made there on account of the failure of the wheat crop , nnd in anticipation of the certain scarcity of that cereal in the imme diate future , the United States is to be con gratulated upon the amount of wheat really harvested In this country. If wo cannot feed the world it is pleasant to know that wo can feed ourselves. " BUCKBTSFUL OF GOLD. Supposed to Lie Burled In the Bottom of the Ocean. PHILADELPHIA , August 80. The Timea this morning publishes reports of the operations of the' steamship City of Long Branch , which is now anchored oft Capo Henlopon search ing for the treasure which went down on the British sloop of war , De Brank , in May , 17t8. The work is being done under the direction of Dr. Scth Pancoast and Captain Charles A. Adams , United States navy , who has been detailed by the government for the work. After coing over the bottom of the ocean for ono mlle square from the point at which Pilot MeCrhckcns said the Do Braak sank , a mound five feet high , ono hun dred feet long and forty feet In width was found in sixty feet of water. When the grappling irons caught on this mound the points showed a slight trace of verdigris. Diver Pedrick was sent down to make nn examination , and the probe which ho drove into the mound was brought up with its point covered with verdigris. The records show that besides the treasure the Do Hraak had seventy tons of copper in the hold when she sank' , und was copper above the water line. The City of Long Branch Is fitted out 'with all modern machinery for raising sunken vessels. A diver while explor ing the mound found his probe Imbedded In a soft piece of wood. Ho Big- nailed for u rope and while waiting lor it to bo lowered his hand came iu contuct with another picco of wood about five feet long. These pieces were 'sent to the surface nnd dried. On the largest picco several bolts of the style used by ship builders of ono hun dred years ago were found. Diver Edward Hickman agreed with his colleague , Pedrick , who nays that the mound could bo pumped out in llvo days If they could work at It steadily , but as they can only work for about three hours n day it will probably take u wcok to find out just what is thoro. Both captain und divnrs feel satisfied that there Is thu wreck of a vessel under the mound , Yesterday a big suction was sunk down again and tha pump started. Sud denly ono of thorn called , "Hero's wood. " In an Instant every ouo was excited. A man picked up a piece of black substance from his shovel which looked like mud and handed it to Captain Adams. After ui-aro- ful examination hu broke a piece- oft amlsiiUl : "Yes , gentlemen , that Is wood. Perhaps It is u piece of the Braak , " The lump hi ought up was the Blzo of n man's fist. Under u microscope the libro could bo plainly traced , and every ono pronounced it tonic wood. Diver illclcman said afterwards : "If wo only hnvo good weather for u week I nm sum that something will turn up to pay us for our trouble. I think that In a very short time wo will bo hoisting up old brass cannon , nnd then gohl will como up by the bucketsful. " I > V > rwitrilc ( ! II In Itoncl. FrankGalbraith , the newly appointed col lector of the Nellgh land onico was In town and mailed his bond for upprov.il to Wash ington. It will doubtless bo acted on favor ably unrt returned In n few days , whnn Mr. Gulbruith will assume the duties of his now oflico. This will nectmltato his moving to Nclltrh from Albion , whom ho has resldcil for many years. It U now iiretty well as- surctl that D. Kuvanaugh , of Pintle Centre will succeed him as deputy revenue collec tor. lown 1'ontul WASIIIXOTOS , August 30. f Special to Tun BKB. ] Ale C. Flatburs was to-day appointed postmaster nt Bergen , Alamukco county , la. , vice James SchwarUhoff , removed. The iiostofllco at Grave , Atidubon county , IH. , will be dUc'Oiitluuod from September K > . Must Ite Hnvinu < < ooil Luck. WtsniNOTox , August SO. Word has been received at the white house from Eagle Hock , near ClifUm Fiirpe , Vn. , that the president and party will not rnturn to WuiUlujfton until Saturday next. DIAMONDS Watches and Diamonds Found in Tea and Coffee A Hovel Way of In troducing Goods. The names ot all persons finding dln- inomlH , watches , etc. , are mldcd to this list daily. The Overland Tea company ot Sin : Frniu'Nrohavij refitted the store , 220 S. 1 Ith Kt. , near Karnatu , Omnhii. and in order to introduce their goods , this company put for CO days , souvenirs in every can of tea and i-olloo sold such us solid gold , silver and nlukol watches , also genuine diamonds , In solid gold setting ; also inonoy , and many other articles of less value , livery can con- tainsa souvenir. The colToo , can mitt contents weigh about three pounds ; HID tea. can and coat outs about ouo and a half | xmmls. This expensive and novel way of advertising will bo discontinued after W ) days , and these really choice goods will ho sold strictly on their mer its but without the souvenir. Of course every purchaser must not expect to got n diamond or watch. This company claim that they have just ns good ii right to give away watches , diamonds or other jewelry and money astheir com petitors have to give away glassware , oliromos , etc. Got up a club. Those who got up a club order most always got n handsome present. Orders by mail promptly forwarded to all parts of the United States on receipt of cash or post- olHce order. Terms : Single can $1 ; six for $5 ; thirteen for $10 , nnd twonty-sov- onforSKO , Address Overland Tea Co. , Omaha , Nebraska. D. W. Potri , St. Joseph , Mo. , mall order , silver cup in can ton ; Mrs. Chas. Buchanan , South Thirteenth street , silver butter dish ; Mr. P. T. Hangen , Douglas street , silver pickle stand ; Miss Maude llowoll , Chicago street , ladies' hunting case gold watch In can tea ; Miss A. U. Simmons , 14th t. . silver sugar bowl ; Mr. D. R. Trowbridgo , Park avenue , silver five bottle castor ; A. W. Leonard , Howard street , diamond mend ring in can tea ; Mrs. C. L. Dean , Izard st , , silver butter dish : Miss L. M. Brunswick , So. Omaha , ladies' hvco scarf pin , diamond , ruby and sapphire setting in can tea ; Mr.Y. . It. Drummond , Davenport st.J" bilvor pickle stand ; Miss Lilliu IIuwlov , 17th st. , silver sugar bowl ; Mr. Wm. E. KingsloyN. 18th st. , gent's diamond shirt stud in can tea ; Mrs. Carl Walker , Cumings St. , silver butter dish ; Mr. Walter Whitmoro , Counpil Bluffs , Ia. , silver cake stand in tea ; Mrs. M. E. Wymoro , Siiundorsst. , can money in tea ; Mrs. V. II. Hunter , Ohio st , silver sugar bowl ; Mrs. Chus. Warren , Hock Borings , Wyo. Tor. , diamond mend ring in can tea ; Miss Ida Welch , S. 20th St. , silver pickle stand ; Mr. Goo. Snydcr , 17th St. . silver sugar bowl ; Mrs. M. McArthy , S. 18th st. , silver butter dish ; Mrs. Chas. Edwards , N. 39th st. , $20 in gold coin in can tea ; Mrs. L. A. Littlollold , So. 24th St. , silver sugar bowl ; Mr. Wm. A. Smith , Capitol avo. , gent's hunting case gold wateh in tea ; Mrs. Edw. A. Moore. Nebraska City , mail order , elegant solitaire diamond mend ring and silver water pitcher in tea ; Mr. John O. Do Barr , South Omaha , silver sugar bowl ; Miss Lou Gilmore , Oth St. , ladles' chatelaine watch in can tea ; Mrs. C. D. Allen , So. 20th St. , silver butler dish ; L. P. Weeks , South 5th st. , diamond ring in can tea ; Miss Bowman , North 18th st. , silver pickle stand ; James H , - Redmond , Chicago st. , silver five bottle castor ; Mrs. W. L. Stowo , Daven port st. , can money in tea ; Miss Daisy Power , York , Neb. , mail order , diamond mend ring and silver cup in tea , club order ; Mrs. W. T. Revere , S. 18th st. , silver butter dish ; Mr. James Phillips , Snundors st. , silver pickle stand ; Mrs. Philip McLean , Seward st. , diamond collar button in tea : Mrs. Chus. D. Spencer , Council Bluffs , Ia. , silver sugar bowl ; Sam Du Bo'is , S. Gth st. , silver butter dish. Mrs. J. B. Vian , with Electric Light Co. , silver pickle stand ; Mrs. A. R. Todd , North 12th street , silver butter dish ; Mr. Chas. E. Raymond , Seward street , silver five-bottle castor : Miss May Redding , California street , ladies chatolain watch , in can tea ; W. O. Cold- ham , Center street , gent's hunting case gold watch , in tea ; Mrs. I. S. Whit- comb , CasH street , silver butter dish ; Mrs. M. C. Warren , Pierce street , sil ver cake stand ; Mrs. A. C. Cunning ham , Hamilton street , diamond ring , in can tea ; T. C. Parkins , South 17th street , mail carrier , silver fruit stand ; C. B. Adams , Douglas street , silver pickle stand ; Mrs. William A. Bond , Blair , Nob. , mail order , $20 in gold coin in can tea ; Henry E. Dabcr , 40th St. , silver butter dish ; Miss Mattie E. Phelps , Dorcas st. , ladles' gold scarf pin , solitaire diamond setting ting ; Mrs. E. O. Barwick , Council Bluffs , la. , silver sugar bowl ; Mrs. John E. Wilson , N. 10th St. . silver pickle stand ; cMiss Lillie Wilholm , Capitol avo. , can money in ton ; Mrs. Walter E. Reed , traveling salesman from Chicago cage , gont's elegant diamond shirt stud in can tea ; Mrs. J. B. Benson , S. 1'Jth st. , silver butter dish ; Mrs. Aug Ollondorf , 15th St. , silver pickle stand ; Mrs. D. Adnmson , South Omaha , Nob. , silver butter dish ; Mrs. D. C. Anthony , 2Hrd St. , $10 in gold coin and silver cake-stand in tea ; Mr. John A. Whalon , 17th St. , silver pickle stand ; Mrs. Edw. E. Burke , 16th st. , lady's huiuing-cuso gold watch in can tea ; Mibs Susie Oscar , H. 20th st. , nilvor sugar howl ; Mrs. A. R. 1'oasloy , 24 In St. , sil ver pickle stand ; J. B. Smith , Williams st. , diamond ring in can tea ; Mrs. Sam uel A. Darling , Ilnrnoy ht. , silver butter dish ; Mrs. Carl SchulU. Fre mont Neb. , mail order , elegant solitaire diamond collar button in can tea ; Mist Sadie Marvin , So. 20th st. , silver pickle stand ; Mrs. C. R. Lewis , Chicago 8t. , silver sugar bowl ; Mrs. Ed. Russell , diamond mend ring In can ot tea ; Mr. W. A. Reynolds. N. ISth Ht. , silver cake stand in can of tea ; Mrs. A. B. liroiison , 21th St. , silvtr butter dish ; Mr. Will Brown , N. 15th at. , diamond rinf. ' in can ot tea. Mrs. A. Kowit , 20th street , diamond ring in tea ; Mrs. M. K. llamlin. North SfHIi fetruct , silver butler dish ; Mr. Win. A. Brown , Davenport htroct , bilvor cup ; Mibs Kate Reading , North 10th street , ladies hunting cases gold watoh in tea ; Mr. Carl Walker , 17th street , silver sugar bowl ; Mrs. John Bishop , Howard btroot , silver butter dish ; Mrs. II. E. Marvin , 13th street , silver pickle stand ; Mis * Carrie Halm , North 24th street , ladies scarf pin , diamond ruby nnd Bupnhiro setting , in tea ; Mrs."P. E. Walker , Capitol avenue , silver cake rttand ; Mr. John O'Noll , South 18th street , silver sugar bowl ; Mrs. K. Lynch , r'ort Niobruru , Nob. , mail or der , silver cup in can of tea ; Mr. H. E. Thompson , Hartley st. , silver flvo-bottlo castor : Mr. A. E. Harrison , Davenport Ht. , diamond stud In can of tea ; Mr. Wm. A. Simpson , 14th st. , silver pickle stand ; Mrs. Abnor Stlntson , Kearney , Neb : , mail order , diamond ring and sugar howl in can tea ; Mr. Chas. D. Findluy , Cuming St. , sil ver butter dish ; Mr. A. C. Smyth , N. 10th bt. , $10 in gold coin in can tea ; Miss Maude- Summers , Saundcra at. , silver pickle stand ; Mr. George Tall- mudgC ; South llth Ht. , ran money in tea ; Miss Sadie Leopold , Council Bluffy , [ n. , silver cake staud.