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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : JPBIDAY , JULY 5 , 1889.
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Tni : slashing of railroad rotes right
and loft on the Missouri river lines
promises to go on quite merrily.
BOSTON declined to give Omaha any
pointers for celebrating the Merchants'
Week. Jealousy is a greon-oycd mon
ster.
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A CHICAGO champion essays to ele
vate that city above the the level of
sensational notoriety by materializing
a tower 2,000 foot in height.
Tnu annexation of South Omaha is
only delayed by a few oflicoholders ,
Must the property of the two cities bo
retarded by such a puny obstruction ?
Got together !
JUDOK WAKEEKY'S decision , that the
( oily appraisers are not legally the best
judges of the imaginary favors the
pity authorities confer on the public , is
y.moly. Ono sound head can paralyze
1-3. army of imbeciles.
f "WITH the signing of the Sioux treaty
[ by the Indians of Pine Ridge and
[ Lower Brulo agencies , there is a more
( hopeful aspect to the success of the
[ commission in spite of the opposition
'of ' wily old. Sitting Bull at Rosebud.
Tills Standard oil trust expects to
' pay six per cent on its capital of twenty
unillions. In view of the fact that the
stock of the trust has been liberally
diluted , the theory that oil and water
Ido not mix will have to bo abandoned.
31'liB vigilantes of Koya Paha county
( niay well talco a lesson from the cattle
men of Wyomingwho have been taught
by experience that it is far better to
allow the grand jury of the various
counties to deal with suspected cattle
thieves than to take the law into their
'own ' hands.
GpVKUNOU IIFI2U , of Illinois , has
pardoned Joe Mackin the notorious
ballot-box stuffer , utter serving out part
of his sentence. After forgiving Mc-
jariglo for boodling it rubbed hard
against the grain of Governor Pifor to
' -icop such an honest follow as Joe
iMackiu behind the bars.
legislature of Michigan passed ate
to prevent pools and trusts. Al-
West all kinds of combinations arc in
( eluded , in its provisions , which makes it
" jo top heavy and self-contradictory that
t is doubtful whether it will bo ollcctlvo
when brought to the test. The car
marksof corporation lawyers are plainly
tMslblo in its texture , which clearly ex
plains why the bill is such u peculiar
document. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
KANSAS CITY looks upon the efforts
made by the Chicago and Alton to
break tha agreement existing among
the Missouri river railroads respecting
the transportation of fralgnt as a fight
in favor of that city. The Alton has
inaugurated the movement to compel
freight In bulk to bo broken at Missouri
river points , making Kansas City the
dividing line for the eastern and west
ern trails. It remains lo bo seen what
oiTcct the Alton's course will have on
the notion of other roads.
Tin : unusually heavy movement of
hogs to market during the past two
weolts has boon a great surprise to both
packers and shippers. During the early
part ol the season fears were ontor-
taindd that the supply would run short ,
EvldonoiJB at hand , however , show that
Iho proaaut boason is equal if not su
perior to past soAsons. What is os-
Ipoolally gratifying is the fuel that the
ehlpmonts into Missouri river packing
centers have boon steadily growing and
exceed Chicago's record as a hog
market. .
TllK financial statement junt Issued by
the secretary of the treasury again calls
the attention of the country to the
necessity ol a revenue reduction which
shall cut down the grooving surplus.
Bcct'otttry Window's report shows that
the total receipts for the fiscal year , end
ing JunoSOworoin round numbers throe
tiundred and eighty-seven millions of
Avliich nearly two hundred and twenty.
Jive millions were received from customs
and one hundred and thirty-one mil
lions from internal revenues. The next
congress must grapple with the surplus
problem.
AY TH/J A7J1F STATES.
In framing tholr constitutions the
representatives of the people of the
four prospective now states will bo con
fronted by the same questions which
have agitated the people of the existing
states. As to some of these the condi
tions ttlToctlng them may bo somewhat
different in the now states , or a portion
of them , from these prevailing else
where , but the basic prlnclnlcs will bo
the samo. The communities pronaring
for statehood should bo nblo to derive
valuable suggestions from the experi
ence'of those who have already dealt
with those issues , and thereby
avoid mistakes which would most
surely result Jn embarrassments nnd
difficulties that might seriously retard
tholr prosperity.
Foremost among those questions will
be that of the regulation1) of railroads.
This is tv matter the necessity for which
has not boon removed by national leg
islation , though that has psrhupj am \ -
plltlod the problem so far as the states
are concerned. Owing to the fact that
the now states will bo so largely de
pendent upon railway communication
for their development and prosparlty ,
the question ot regulation must bo con
sidered from no narrow and
prejudiced standpoint. Restrictive
legislation will bo required , but it will
need to bo so wisely ordered that , while
the interests of the people shall bo
fairly and adequately protected , rail
road enterprises in the now states shall
not bo discouraged. No other question
that will bo presented to the representa
tives of the people of the prospective
states will call for the exorcise of
greater judgment and statesman ship
than that of a judicious and conserva
tive regulation ot railroads.
The question of constitutional prohibi
tion is certain , to obtrude itself ,
and there is reason to appre
hend that its advocates will
bo successful in some of the irmv states.
The rejection ot prohibitory amend
ments by eight states within the last
two yoara , and the repeal Ot such an
amendment by the people of another
state after a trial of three yours had es
tablished the fact that it was a mistake
and failure , together with the irrefut
able proof that prohibition has nowhere -
whore been successful , ought to bis snf-
llciont to defeat efforts in behalf of con
stitutional prohibition in all of the now
states , but it may be necessary
for the people of some of them
to acquire their knowledge from
their own experience. It would
unquestionably bo fortunate for all the
prospective states if they were to start
out with a wise regulation of the liquor
tnUllc , sucb.as _ is provided for by the
high license and local option laws
which have been found so fruitful ot
good rosultsin , curtailing the trailie and
reducing intemperance. The advocates
of prohibition in the now states may be
lieve that they can accomplish xvhtvt no
other community has been able to
achieve , but nothing is more certain
than that the suocos of their counsels
will bo followed by a repeti
tion of the experience of the states
which liavo given prohibition a full ,
fair and thorough trial.
The anti-monopoly sentiment will bo
strong in all the now states , and they
should start out with ample provision
against the formation of trusts or other
combinations to suppress comnotition
in trade and to unduly control the pro
ducts of the pooplo. There may not bo
immediate' danger from monopoly of
this sort , but nothing will bo lost by
taking a clearly delinod position re
garding all forms of monopoly
and at th'o outset enacting laws
that will oxpludo them. In such matters -
tors prevention is bettor than cure.
The tendency to too-much legislation ,
so general in this country , is to bo ex
pected of the representatives of the people
ple of the now states. This will need to
bo kept in control. Tfioro is abundant
experience upon which the constitu
tion-trainers and the law-makers of the
prospective states may draw for light
and knowledge , and if they blunder it
ivill bo duo to their failure to make wise
use df the sources of information and
direction at their command.
OFFICIAL
The lack of official honor u becoming
an alarming feature of public lifo in the
wost. It is not necessary to go outside
of Nebraska to readily discern the evolution
lution from integrity to knavery , from
the promptings of honesty to the graspIng -
Ing claws of avarice. It is not because
greed is usurping the place of integrity.
It is because of the widespread and well
founded conviction that the sharper
who successfully lloocos the public and
covers his tracks escapes the punish
ment usually visited upon common
thieves.
The result of this fooling is soon in
the indifference of olllolals charged with
responsible trusts. They are creatures
of circumstances , elevated to positions
of trust by combinations of events , or by
the shrewd manipulations of the forces
they nro expected to servo. Streams
can not rise above their source , neither
can the individual of questionable an
tecedents rise above the elements which
gave him powor. no must respect their
wishes and labor for tholr interests ,
directly or indirectly. Falling to dose
so insures him the active political and
personal enmity of the gang , and the
humiliation of n defeat should ha aspire
for rO'Olectlon or renppointmont.
The absence of otllclal honesty is par
ticularly prominent in public works of
every character , from the state govern
ment down to town trustees. Jobs of
every kind are permitted. Officials
connive vith contractors or wink at
their sohomos to rob the public treas
ury. The application of business prin
ciples to the conduct ot public works is
rare , and the sharper is not backward
in making the most of It. Even If rigid
adherence to the terms of the contract
is exacted , some loophole is found to
drive a protitablo Job.
Instances are not wanting to show a
growing disregard of the public in
terest in olllciul circles. The state
house and the Douglas county hospital ,
pavements in Omaha and Lincoln , and
the foundation ot the Omaha city hall ,
are conspicuous exo/r.ples of public job
bery. Even where the executive
power waa zealously exorcised the lu-
compotonoy or willful neglect of duty
on the part of subordinates onablpd the
jobbers to ignore their legal obligations
arid raid the public treasury.
The remedy lies with the officials. *
They nro in honor bound to protect the
interests of the people as vigilantly .as
they would their own. And it Is par
ticularly Important to Omaha just now
that those charged with the duty of
carrying forward public works should
exorcise the greatostcaro and vigilance.
The construction of the now city
hall and the paving nnd the
other contracts under way , involving
nn expenditure of over ono million
dollars , demand honest nnd intelligent
attention to prevent a repetition ot for
mer scandals. The selection of inspect
ors and superintendents is the primary
essential. Competency and honesty ,
coupled with a will to enforce contract
obligations , are the prime qualifications
required , nnd the appointing power
can not be relieved of responsibility if
it imposes on the people men unfitted
in character and oxperlonco to protect
the taxpayers from mercenaries.
A U USES.
There has recently boon n renewal of
charges regarding immigration abusu-i
nt New York which show that the com
missioners of emigration there have ro-
lap ad into their old methods. It will
bo remembered that about n year ago
the abuses practiced at Castle Garden
grow to be so bold and numerous that
nn investigation was Instituted with u
view ascertaining where the re
sponsibility belonged and applying a
remedy. The investigation had the
effect of improving matters ,
and until recently there have
been no complaints for a num
ber of months. Immigrants received
better attention from the officials , and
wore not surrendered into the hand.a of
the miserable nnd soulless sharks who
hud long preyed upon thorn. Certain
railroads were not , especially favorod'to
the disadvantage of othora , and the
laws were not violated , at least to the
extent they had been , by permitting
unlit persons to land.
But there was a failure lo fix the re
sponsibility for the abuses that
had been committed , and the chief
thing necessary to bo done ,
a complete reorganization of the
board of coinmi3sionors\vas not ollcctod.
In these circumstances it was inevit
able that maltorj would in tlmo drift
back into the old ruts , and this appeai-3
from the charges publicly made by two
of the commissioners to bo the caso.
They have reported to tlio secretary
that the board is in a disorganized and
demoralized condition , "and they sug
gest as a remedy for the existing evils
and abuses that the functions of
the board bo dia5hargcd under
the supervision of , the collector
of the port nnd of officers appointed by
him , as is the case tit , San Francisco
and one or two other ports of entry.
The regulation of immigration at the
port of New York , nnd the care of immi
grants , is at present conducted by the
state board of emigration under u contract
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tract with the secretary of the treasury ,
, vhich that official may annul at auy
line when ho finds that the duties of
ho board are not properly discharged
r that its authority is abused.
The secretary under the hist
administration intimated a pur
pose to do this , but very political
reasons , which interfered with the per-
'ormanco ' of so many of the promises of
hat administration , led him to take no
action.
It is a strange arrangement that del-
gates the ouforcomont pf United States
aws to state officers ever whom the na
tional authorities hitvd'no direct control ,
but whatever defon e .may bo made of
this arrangement , which has long
boon in vogue , there can bo
10110 for the government per
mitting these abuses to con
tinue after having boon authoritatively
n formed of their existence , and with
the knowledge that they have boon
oing on , with the exception of the
brief period of a few months , for years.
The government has a plain duty to
perform both to the immigrants and to
itself to the former in protecting thorn
against imposition , extortion and
abuse , and to itself in seeing that the
laws which provide for the exclusion of
certain classes tire faithfully enforced.
The evidence would seem to bo con
clusive tl.at both are now being
wronged , unquestionably to the ad
vantage of the unscrupulous commis
sioners , and a summary stop should bo
put to the scandal.
THE great drawback to the introduc
tion of hemp culture on a largo scale in
America is the dryness of the climate.
Even on the Atlantic coast the climate
is too arid in comparison with the humid
condition of Ireland , where the flax is
cured and bleached ready for the fac
tory at hardly any expense. It is
claimed , however , that a machine has
boon invented which will preserve the
light color of hemp fibre without the
necessity of subjecting it to the bleach
ing process. In other words , the now
invention is to hemp fibre what
the cotton gin is to cotton. If all
that is claimed for this wonderful
machine bo true , it is reasonable to ex
pect that the cultivation ot hemp in
this country will bo greatly stimulated
and the growing of hemp lor the libra
will become a loading Industry. Flax
is already raised in Nebraska and in
other states for its seed , and
once demonstrated that the fibre
can be profitably cultivated for
the making of linen , a bright future for
that industry is opened. Strange as it
may seem the manufacture of , lliion is
unknown in America , while the con
sumption of it is a constantly growing
factor. In 1887 the United States im
ported fully fifteen million dollars wortl
of linen cloths of all kinds , linen threads
and the like. While Ireland has the
bulk ot this tradu , no Inconsiderable
nart of the import cotnos from England ,
Germany and Franco. Under the favor
able conditions promised to tlax culture
and linen manufacture it is not too
much to hope that the United States
will at an early day take rank with the
loading linen manufacturing countries
of the world.
AMKUIOAK boodlors in Canada wil
lenrn with dismay that tuo imporia
government will approve the extra
lilion bill passeft by the Canadian par-
iamont , wide ! } Js. fotroaollvo according
to the opinion ot the attorney general
of the Dominion ! If this opinion holds ,
our govornmoriVmay ask tlio surrender
of the boodlorgf > Vhd have fled from this
country to Cnnjidavand in that case the
Canadian govornmqntwould voryllkcly
eel disposedto / give them
up as an evidence of good
tilth in passing * the law. There
s a good deal of ( sympathy in Canada
or what is knotv.n . ,119 , the "American
olony , " a number of whom have bo-
omo identified with the best society
hero , but as this'did ' not prevent the
tassago ot the llUr , it may not bo pov/or-
ul enough to protect them in case this
government should ask for their sur-
ondor. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tin : Phllapolphla ledger calls for
ntbllc competition for thosnal fisheries ,
vhlch are now absolutely controlled by
ho Alaska Commercial company. Tlio
Hjoplo and press of the country are with
, ho Ledger. The seal fisheries nro worth
nlllions of dollnrs'annually to the pres
ent monopoly , and It is high tlmo that
ho government should got u share of
.ho enormous profits If It is to keep up
ts policy ot farming out this Important
revenue.
OMAHA did not have a formal colc-
iratlon of the Fourth , but the streets
voro alive all day with paoplo , the pop-
nng of pistols and fireworks was as
jonoral as ever , the ball games were
Utondcd by throngs , and altogether the
jopular observance of the anniversary
vas such as to demonstrate that the
patriotism of our people dons not need
any special olfort to call It out.
A il HM'J' < ) i > : iihlnuloi.
Ktarniy K.tlerp-fju.
A cDHiblnatioa ntylo in ( 'ontloinaa's sleeve
and lady's waist is now iiutlo popular at the
c.isldo.
llnvlil n.'t l o IUon.
S' . IM'tl I'line'r Ti-eit.
It iipiisar } that DiviJ Hannatt Hill would
atlior bo wrougif at Iho same time ho cau
10 governor of the atato of Now York.
Crmnilmn Com > iniciit
Tornnt'i lI'iii-M.
The London Tiinsa having candidly admit
ted the fact , Canadian papers nocd not fool
oo proud to say that Jumei G. Blaine of
.lalnis . has done pruity well in this business
> f tlio Samo-in treaty.
His I'o-try Sucacst * it.
f'liictiji Timi * .
"Walt Whitman writes to a frtand that ho
s "a b.ul old wreck. " W ) liavo novcr
thought that of him , although his poetry
ive3 some intimation of it.
A. Bit or/jWiujinh / Ilninnr.
o''i Ic.ii ; intcsxan. .
The repirt th it [ in 70nlUh aymlic.Uo was
* o ruling to control tlio dry goods trade of tlio
Jnitod States Is t\io \ host story of the tail at
tempting to wap ho tjog that has boon pub-
ishud In recent years. .
The Ciirio'sjty Blutual. „
The Unltoil States senators who are going
: o Alaska to take a look at the Indians will
doubtless find that Uio curiosity is mutual.
Phoro is reason to buliovo that the roaioto
redskins will have the best of the show.
Ayp , Chore's this Itul ) .
Our esteemed contemporary , the Enquirer ,
bas n long and able artielo on "tbo danger to
the Ohio democracy. " Possibly wo nro
wrong , but it occurs to us that tbo greatest
danger to the Ohio dcuioer.u'y Is the beastly
republican majority.
ijAnon Nonss.
Harrisburg , Pcnn. , Is soon to have a now
ahirt factory to employ 15) ) hands.
A new shirt factory will soon bo estab
lished In Warwick , Mo. , to employ 10Dhands.
The weavers of lci-clu.v. ) ! It. f. , are still
unsatisfied , although the strike is off. There
is danger of thorn going on strike again.
The Huffalo American stool foi-fjo compinv
tiaa been iueorpor.ite.l . with a capital of 300- ,
000. It will give employment to SUJ inon.
The silk trade in England is threatened by
Franco , \vhieh Is running up a largo number
of silk mills urn ] producing some of tbo llncst
worJc in tbo world.
It is not hueiy that there will bo another
strike of the seamen on the ocean steamers
at the English ports Torn long time again.
The last strike was a miserable failure.
The people of Mossup , Conu. , nro rejoicing
ever the fact Unit r. largo woolen mill Is to
bo erected there. It will employ u largo num
ber of people who were in enforced idleness.
A company has been formed In England to
transport lumber in ral'tu from Canada to
England. Several hundreds of workmen are
engaged in cutting e'owa trees for the pur
pose.
In China the carpenters in roofing use hol
low pine , which la cleaned out and used
whole for oross-boams. It is both light and
strong. Tlio workmen can save money on $1
n week.
There is no neater Joinery in the world
than among the C'lrpontcrs o ( India. Tlmo
is no object with them. They Buend days in
perfecting- joint so that no union could bo
detected.
In Berlin nnd Hamburg the experiment of
paving n number of Btroots with india-rub
ber is to bo tried. Uang3 of workmen are
already employed in oponlng up the thor
oughfares for tbp now process.
The furniture makers In Holland are turn
ing out some of the best cabinet work In the
world now. A revival has set In of
forms , partleulnrly tbo styles common dur
ing the Renaissance , and the Hollanders
excel ut that Itind of work.
There is great ] o $ among n number of un
employed people nt St. Louis , Mo. , owing to
the iinnouncomotit that the Moran nut and
bolt works , whleh wore recently burned , are
to bo rebuilt. It is expected that they will
start up acraln about July 15.
A patent has been taken out both In Eng
land and Franco by A. Sontox , C. Maroohul
and A. Saunlor for producing m.illeablo and
ductile bronze. Several foundries are being
built In Franco for tlio purpose , which will
each employ ovor-100-workmen.
Thn Federationjaf .IJabor has , says tlio Now
York Sun , withiiwtho past two years , gained
enormously In strength , and Is now probably
tbo most powerful organization of working-
moil in the United States , with a larger mem
bership than the mshts of Labor.
The otnployos5 0nttio | Pokln Gazette , In
China , have Uad4JieIc wages Inoroascd from
SO to 23 emits Jjiurj day. The Gazette bas
boon published cmitnuiouRly for 800 years
and people In Pclon bavo now arrived at the
conclusion that it has "como to stay. "
The wages ot pilJcarrlors In the country
towns ol Knglanil uro $3 per week. Jinny
of them support ) largo families on this sum ,
tbo wife assisting ; by taking In washing ,
Sometimes tbero nro thirteen or fourteen
mouths to feed on these slender earnings.
Thus far thero.havo boon fewer strikes
this year than durum the same period of the
past two years. Uradstroot's tolls us that
since January there have boon reported 29(5 (
strikes , involving 75,110 strikers , against U3U
strikes and 111.301 strikers In 1SSS , and D1I
strikes and 213,317 strikers In 1887.
couldn't Boll nt Wholesale.
A milkman at Pottstown , Pa. , served
a woll-to-oo family whoso regular sup
ply was a cent's worth of milk a day ,
the cent being left outside in a oup. Ho
lost on his measure , but filled the cup
dully to oblige them , But when on a
recent morning ho found three cups setout
out with a penny in ouch instead of
the larger vessel with three pennies lie
thought it tlmo to drop the contract
and drive awuy.
ACCUSED OF 'ARTFUL POSING ,
Soorotnry Gnrbor's Colleagues Denounce -
nounco Him.
ASSERT O'ERLEAPING AMBITION.
The Ktntc Hoard of Transportation In
n Stow King T.irtarax
Honored by Lincoln
lovrn ,
LIHCOI.N UDKBAU orTnnOujuu Unn , )
1029 P STUCBT , }
LINCOLN. July 4.1
Tlio state board of transnortatlon has been
n a stow for eight days and Is still bubbling
with wrath and chnimn. Secretary Qarbor
tried to gather all the Rlory to himself , but
iln nmbitlon o'or-loapod itself , and ho may
lese his nQIclal head. The secretaries had
jocn at work snuio tlmo on the comulalnt of
Soiiators Sutherland and Manning , charging
discrimination and extortion In the railroad
charges for carryinc coal nnd llvo stock. To
Sccrotnry Qnrbor was assigned tno duty of
iroparinf ? an opinion to be submlttod to the
board. On WoJuosday of last woulc the
lowspapor correspondents found Clerk
Helm at work making a copy of the opinion.
Ho gave thorn to understand that they could
lot obtain cinlcs until tiftor It had boon laid
joforo the boat-d at a mooting to bo held
.ho following day ; but at the same
tlmo Secretary Garbor was In the
governor's onico on the iloor above ,
wboro ho hud nlno copies of his opinion mitdo
on u typewriter. Each of the representatives
of the morning papers of Omuha and Lin
coln was supplied with n copy , and the docu
ment was imblmhed to the world on Thurs
day. Tlio opinion had not been submitted to
the board of transportation , nnd It U said
; lmt neither of the other secretaries had rend
it. Secretary Ollchrlst was out of the city
and took n night rldo In order to bo prcsimt
nt the contemplated meeting of Thursday ,
and is p.irtiuul.irly ungry ut his collc.iguo'a
action. The mwubors at the boarJ are in
dignant nt what tlioy consider nn Inexcusable
broach of trust , and liavo discussed the nd-
vlsabllity of asking Sir. Garbor tn rcnipn.
Their temper Is cooling and they may not
insist on his decapitation. Thoy' may mag
nanimously deny that they contemplated ox-
Butlug the extreme penalty , but the contrary
fuel is provable. Secretary Garbor went to
Omnhaon Thursday , remainingsovoral days ,
nnd It H inferred that ho sought
to csc.ipo the indignation of his colleagues
and sunorloM. At any rate , the board has
had a hot anil titisry week of it , and has not
yet discovered a way out out of the dilemma ,
lit discussing the mutter , Auditor U union ro-
inarkoa :
'Itputs mo in n h1 of nn embarrassing
position. TUB Ben has classed me m one
aflhosowho would oppose the rcduulion.
Kow , if 1 vote for it , I will bo charged with
having been drivn to it by Tin : Unn. As a
nutter of fact , 1 am in fuvor of the reduc
tion. I suggeaioJ it to Garlicr , in fact , and
he will s ij-1,11. I was teinbly hot at him for
his Indiscretion , but I don't know what , the
devil to do about it. "
Other meal bars of the board nro in favor
of a reduction , but think the secretary hr.s
cut too deep. They fear sharp criticism
should they raise Mr. Garbcr's rates In the
face of his long argument to prove that they
are reasonable and just.
"There is a1good deal of cheap
buncombe , " slid a well informed
state otllcial , "in this effort to pose aa anti-
monnpoiist by reducing the freight charges
on coal. U'h.it benefit is it 10 anybodv )
There are no shipments of coal between
puinti within the state. There isn't n mine
m nil Nebraska. Ourcoal comes from otlior
states , nnd is shipped by the carload from
the mine to the point of destination. Its
carriage comes under the head of Inter-stato
commerce , and the rates cannot bo changed
by Nebraska's railroad board. "
To-day waa a day of small flres. The first
was nt 6 a. ui. , at the 1C. C. chop lionso :
damauo small. At 2 p. tn. the resilience
owned by Dr. Toft and occupied by Mr.
ITairchiUl , near Seventeenth and 1J , waa
damaged about 5 > TO ! ) . At ! l p. m. n small
barn at Seventeenth and W was damaged
about-100. At aii : ( ) p.m. a small shod ut
Twenty-fourth and O was burned.
Iiinuoln's Oroat Celebration.
Lincoln's ' culohration was all that the
most Eanguino Lincolnito could liavo hoped
for. July 4 , l bt , dawned bright and fair on
Nebraska's cipital and the advent of King
Tartarax. U can bo said without gusli that
Lincoln has immortalized Judge Savage's
legend of King Tartarax , monarch of the
realm of Quiver and governor of the seven
cities of Cibola,14l At a late hour last night
the city Unbilled putting on Ha holiday attire.
The principal streets were gaily , oven ex-
travagatiy decorated , and the roaldencc portion
tion of the city waa not a whit behind the
business portion in its holiday plumage.
At oarlv dawn tbo usual salute was Jlrod.
Soon after the streets were alive with
people. They poured in from every direc
tion , nnd long before the hour advertised for
the parade the principal streets along the
line of inarch were twci..y deep eagerly
watching for the appearance of the king and
his pagoaniry. The crowd was the largest
over known in Lincoln's history. It is safe
to say that SJ.OO'J poaplo were on the streets
during the parade , which was about llvo
milc.'i in length.
At 4 o'clock the Plattsmouth nnd Mayor
Hio.i' . teams contested lor the favor of King
Tartarax and his magnificent court , and
rccuicd it by making a number of brilliant
uluya. Mayor IJrothcrs1 team won by a
score of 10 to 3.
The byklng bout was an attraction for the
afternoon at 4 o'clock. It took place at the
exposition grounds. A special train was run
to the i'louuiis from the Hurlington depot at
that hour , anil a large crowd went out and
enjoyed what proved .to bo a very exciting
contest. It was participated in by tno Oma
ha and Lincoln wheel clubs ana the "Ameri
can team , " composed of W. J. Morgan and
\V. ! ' . Knappand Misses Kittle O'lirlon , Jes
sie Oakcs and Helen Baldwin.
Tlio contest between the Misses Oakcs ,
O'Urion and IJaldwln , best two in three half-
mile dntihos , was won by MissOaltes. Uoauty
Haldwin , however , took the second flush.
The amateur race was won by 1'oabody , of
Omaha , in 1)0. : ! )
The race between W , J. Morgan and Ulack-
bird was won by the latter In liO. : ! The
quarter dash between Miss Haldwin and the
same horse wai won by the former in 1:07 : ,
standing start.
The exciting race was between Knapp and
Gysey U , two and one-half miles , .ana was
won by Gysey in 1:50 : by u head. Knipp.
however , took the lead in the third and
lourth half ,
Quito a numbar of people also enjoyed the
Fourth nt ( Justinian park.
All in all the day was ttio greatest one
over known In the history of the Capital
city.
City N'owH anil Notps.
The police court will have a week's f rind
nf tor the celebration of to-day. A largo num
ber of drunks and vags were run in last
night , and it is said thatthe arrests of to-day
and to-night tilled tbo cooler.
Auditor Hcnton ana Treasurer Hill are
authority for the statement that there U no
rupture between any member of the state
board of transportation , nnd that the board
has held no recent meeting to consider ques
tions of interest , notwithstanding reports to
the contrary. The board of secretaries
agree on the findings of Secretary Garber ,
every member having signed the report In
the Sutherland-Manning cases. It now
scorns that the board and the board o * secre
taries are of ono accord.
Ed. Murnoll. of the Nobrasua City News ,
was at THE 131:1 : headquarters to-day. Ho
catno up to see King Tartnrax In all bia
glory. Editor Hoboo , of lirokcu How , was
also hero. Hobeo , by the by , Is the new
postmaster of Ouster's capital.
Oomn Mia Kyea Open ,
Candidate's Son I say , pii , nro you
going to Halifax before the election ! *
Candidate To Halifax , ' What In
the world do you moan , boy ?
Boy I hoard your boaoin frlond , Do-
ceovor , toll our butcher last night that
ho would BOO you in Halifax before ho
voted for you.
MAJOU DKNNlSON'S I'KOTKUIC.
Something About the llomniitlo Atl-
ventures or 1 ml Inn Mose.
NunnASKA CITY , Nob. , July 6.
[ Special to TllK Bins. ] While Mayor
Donnlson was Indian ngontnt Nebraska
City , back in the ' 60's , ho always ex
pressed confldonco in the Html and only
solution of the Indian problem by the
education of the red heathens and
mixing thorn with the whites in the
same manner as the nogro. To demon
strate his faith In this boliot ho made
several attempts nt individual education
of the untutored Indian mind , but each
instance only ended In failure , lie
dropped his full blooded Indian pupils
and adopted into his family n half
brood nnmod Duophnw , who afterwards
played such a prominent part In assist
ing the mayor to
A11SCOND WITH TltK aOVKHXMK.VT
FUNDS.
It wai Mr. Donntson's Idea to educate
this half brood and send him in the
capacity of missionary among the
Otocs , and ho was s.o successful In this
respect tin to pursuado the Indian to
discard his Uhuikut costume and don
the habiliments of civilization , so that
ho became the dude of the settlement.
Duophnw , or Indian Moso , as ho was
then called , enjoyed this mode of life
ivnd Improved to such an extent that
lie refused to associate with
his own people , nnd the latter
soon learned to hnto him as heartily as
their worst whlto ononiy. Everything
apparently moved along satisfactorily
In educational progress until the time
of the Indian agent's linanchil troubles
when the latter disappeared leaving his
redskin protege behind to shift far him
self. The part ho took in assisting in
the major's cscopo as related in last
Sunday's BISK , only seemed to bring
liim into worse repute among his own
people , who would for n time have noth
ing to Uo with him , and being thrown
upon his own resources ho lived upon
tno charity of. the settlers nnd finally
returned to his blanket , and through
some moans , was permitted to again
take up his abode in the huts of the
Otoos. Moso became lazy and worthless
and ono of the dirtiest of the tribe. His
Until taking off was it * fit keeping with
Ills mode of life. Tint the haU-brcod
liad a more interesting story Which
bears repeating.
In the fall el 1800 MOJO was ono of a
trarty of hunters , composed of Oleo In
diana and n few whites from the sottle-
niont. The trip was made toward
the northwest and Iho second
end night the hunters wont
into camp on the Platte near
iv village of the Pawnees. A freight
ing outfit was also in cam ] ) near by , and
all were kindly treated by thu Pawnees ,
who furnished them with food. Duphnw
spent , the evening with the young men
ot the neighboring Indians around
their camp-tiro.anil it was probably late
in the evening when ho returned to the
hunteiM * camp. lie had not gone far
from the village when his attention was
attracted to two men at a distance
DRAGGING ANOTHER PKllSON 1U2TWUKN
T1IUM.
Upon approaching Duphaw ascer
tained that the two men were freight
drivers and the third person an Indian
maiden , and as ono of the men had cov
ered the woman's mouth with his hand ,
their object was only too apparent to the
hnlf-brocd , and with an unearthly yell
ho sprang upon the two mm , who
quickly released the woman and took to
their heels. A hundred Indians were
soon on the ground and the affair ex
plained , and Dup hnw was persuaded to
return to the village and accept the
hospitalities of the Pawnees. For bomo
reason the villainous drivers wore not
molested , but the half-breed was
made much of by his now friends ,
and recognizing a "soft snap"
ho concluded to remain with the
Pawnees for n time , and the
hunting party wont on the hunting trip
without him. All wont seemingly well
with DuphaVr until a young Pawnee
buck began to exhibit a dibliko for tiie
Oleo horoc. which culminated in iv mur
derous midnight attack on the latter
while
TA'IXG ASLEEP IK HIS HUT.
The treacherous Pawnco was evidently
nervous , or his aim was bad , for when
the hand with a knife descended it only
cut a big slice of llosh from one of lu-
phaw's ribs , and n terrified yell caused
the Pawnee to drop his Knife and then
escape in the darkness. Duphnw re
mained with the Indians a few days
longer , but refused to accuse his assail
ant or bring him to account , although
they saw each other every day. The
lialf-brood disappeared ono night , and
the Indian girl , who was known among
the settlers as Minnotuwah , was missing
at the same timo. and Eagle Wing , the
jealous Pawnee , was found dead the
next morning with his own knife
11UIUISD 1U HIS llllEAST.
There was no quost.on as to who the
murderer was and Duphaw's life
was declared forfeited , and parties
started upon the trail of the
half-brood and the girl. It appears that
the couple made for the Otoo reserva
tion where tlic Indian was coldly re
ceived , and finding that he would not
bo protected by his own people and that
capture and death were "inevitable , ho
stole n horse from the Otoos , deserted
the girl nnd left for the south. Ho rein -
in allied away for several months nnd
'
then drifted'back to the vicinity of the
Pawnee village , with evident intention
of committing further orlmo , but was
discovered and recognized by Mtnnotu-
wah , who betrayed him to her people.
Instant pursuit waa mndo and no wa
again chased Into the Otoo village )
whore ho waa lost , but the latter trlbo
promised to IInil him nnd tiirn him over
to his onomius , the Paw'noos , nnd tint
latter returned homo , Duphn at
tempted to leave the country again nnd
was discovered by several ot his oho
tribe who gave chase nnd AUI
was forced to enter the homo of
Interpreter Bennett near this city and
beg for protection. Mr. Bennett waa
not .it homo , nnd his wife refused to al
low the half-breed to remain , hut ad
vised him to leave by nn opposite door
nnd make for the bluffs , which ho did
after much persuasion. The other In
dians soon arrived and searched the
house from bottom to top , nnd thus lost
enough time to allow Duphnw to escape.
It was the last scon of him in the settle
ment , nnd his whereabouts were un
known until tv few months later , when
his dead body was found on an old
camping ground of n party of Pawnee
hunters. The body looked as if ho had
starved to death , but his death could
not have been the result of this as the
carcass of a door , loft by the Pawnees ,
was found near by. It developed later
that the linn tors had poisoned the car
cass for the purpose of killing wolves ,
nnd the unfortunate half-breed who had
doubtless arrived there in n hall-
stnrvod condition from his exile , ute of
the meat , nnd it proved fatal.
*
A Fnt Man's Kunnral.
The single-story red house on Hart
street , near the water-works fountain ,
was to-day the scene of a remarkable
funeral , says tin Elmitn ( N. Y. ) dis
patch. John Laws , the fat man , who
weighed ( HO pounds nnd was the biggest
man in America , lived there n n umber
of years and died there on Monday.
Many curious people wont to see him
in life , and n crowd stood around the
little house and tramped over the lawn
this morning in a fruitless attempt to
see the face of the dead. Decomposi
tion sot in early , and this morning the
bier casket was not opened. The minis
ter engaged at 10 o'clock did notappear ,
and rho services were delayed until 11
o'clock , when the llov. Mr. Wright , of
Grace church , conducted the services.
The casket could not bo taken through
the door , and a carpenter sawed out
the side of th" house. Twelve men
carried the collln out , placed it in nn
open wagon and it was drawn by two
horses to the cemetery. Sexton Abbott
had prepared a grave that looked like a
collar , Two oak planks were placed
across it to hold the casket. Airs. Laws
and her live children wept while nine
stalwart men lowered the collln into the
grave , which was -liJ inches wide. The
average grave is only ii' ! inches. The
interment was in A lot in the northeast
part of the cemetery.
lloillnii Springe.
"You have probably heard of the
phantom volcano in South Florida ? "
said R. M. Holliday , of Marietta , Flo. ,
to a St. Louis Globo-Domocrat reporter
last night. "Ever since Ponce do Leon
sot foot on the Peninsula , a column of
smoke has been seen ascending from a
point in the Everglades , but although
hundreds of attempts have boon made
to roach it and find out what it was , the
dense underbrush , the quagmires , the
reptiles and insects of the Everglades
nave always turned baclc the boldest
explorer , and the mystery remained un
solved. A few weeks ago , however ,
three young men , natives of south
Florida , after many failures , succeeded
in ( inding the source of the mysterious
smoke. It comes , it scorns , from a
group of three boiling springs , some
thing like the geysers of the Yellow
stone , except that tho.so springs do not
rise to so great a height , and are in
finitely hotter. They spring from a
little bare island in the middle of the
swamp , the heat killing all vegetation
in the neighborhood. The steam aris
ing from them hi the supposed smoke
which so many have vainly endeavored
to tlnd. "
A KipotfC Coilnx.
It is stated that Mr. Dorombcrg , a ,
Gorman in Pueblo , Mexico , has acquired
a Znpotcc codex , very ancient. The
hieroglyphs nro painted on the skin of
some wild animal , and beneath each
hieroglyph is written ir. Roman char
acters its moaning in the Zapotcc lan-
guago. The writing must have boon
the work of some priest about 'tho year
1/550. / The hieratic characters are
much older. The subject matter of the
painting seems to bo the many migra
tions of the ancient race of Zapotoo
Indians.
1'crfoot In
Now York Weekly : Anxious mam
ma Why , my dear , you look Hick.
Daughter ( a school girl ) I fool awful
sick. I missjoil all my lessons to-day
except my physiology. I'm always
perfect in physiology. Oh , dear , I Joel
awful I
"Why , what can bo the matter ? Have
you oated anything unusual ? "
"Only that two-pound box of candy
got mo this morning. "
DIUKCT practical experiment In a laundry has proved to me
that the 'IVORY , ' tested against a certain well known brand of
"laundry soap , has the same amount of cleansing power and one and
"two-thirds the lasting capacity. That is , the Ivory Soap -will do one
"and two-thirds times the work of the soap against which it was
"tested , I therefore consider the IVOKY a very good laundry soap. "
JOHN W. LANOLEY ,
Profeosor of Chemistry , Unlvorolty of Michigan.
A WORD OF WARNING.
There ara many while soaps , each represented to be "just as good as the' ' Ivory15"
they ARE MOT , but lilie all counterfeits , lack tha peculiar and remarkable qualities of
Ihe ginulne , Ask for " Ivory " Soap and Insist upon getting id
t USS , \ > j I''octcrd Qsmtle.