Nebraska Newspapers

    LONDON FINANCIAL REVIEW. .
Plentiful Supply of Money In Europcai
Markets During the Week.
FEARS OF A FINANCIAL STRINGENCY
AptirnlKMifllon Thtit the Prpnniit Wool
Mny rnxliiooSrrliniH PIuctiintlniiM
In 8tookn Gc'ticrnlly
out flic Continent.
Loxnox , Aug. 0. There wns n plcntlfu
supply of money during tlio past week. Dls
count wiu quoted at l ) < i per cent for Hire' '
won tin nnd y per cent for short loan- * will
nodomntul , A small drain of gold continue ;
toward Uonnnny. There li nothing to Indl
cato any lurtfo Immcdlnto withdrawals fron
the hiinlt of KnKlnnd from nny quarter
Though discount houses are oMl ed to worl
nt nbtiiKllv lower rates for short bllH , si :
months iliaftH nro not rut-arded with favor
On the utoclc cxthnnco during the wool
business wns oxcecdlni'ly > iulet , yet prlci.
brcnmo llrra toward the end of the week nm
the tone bcc.iniu inoro chcorful. The ptiblii
Is beginning to think that things have now
rciirhed their low oil lovul. A smalt s renti
of Investments makes business sliKhtly nion
active In spltu of the holidays. In forolui
securities the chief feature wns a recovery o
from 'J to i\ \ per cent In Argentine- national !
on rumors that the Itrlttsli govprnmont wa
rt tout to Interpose In the Arpi'iitino llnnnciol
arrangements In view of ttlo enormous Hrltlsli
Intel ests Involved. Nothing dellnitc Is
known , however , con'lrmiiiu tno rumors ,
Hni/'llim ' srcurltlus ftdvnnrod 'Jlf per ccnl
' duo to sncriilatlvo re-
and t'hillan It nor cent ,
buying Kiii-mli railway securities were
dull , owlnt ; to the poor holiday tinfllc.
American railroads were altogether better
excepting Union frictfic which was actively
Kohl on ndverso rumors , and the latter hai
not ( inlto recovered since the olliclal denial
of the Illinois. The course of dealings since
Wednesday encouraged the hopu that the
tide has turned In this department. The
upward movement is likely to ho kept
\\ithinmodtirato compass , yet a steady rise
is assured.
Variations for the week In prices of Amor-
lean lullroad secuiitlcs Include the following :
Decreases -Union I'aelllu shaies , 2J4 pet
cent , ronnsxlvanla. ' $ percent. Increases
Lake Shore , H $ per cent ; Norfolk ft West
ern preferred , I1 f per cnnt ; Northern Pa
cific and Wabnsh preferred , 1 percent each ;
Denver & Klo ( Jr.imlo common , Krio ordi
nary , Louisville ft Nashville , Mexican Cen
tral , Wnb.ish debontuios , Now York , On
tario & Western nnd Central P.icillo , ij per
cent each ; Illinois Central , 1 per cent , St.
Paul common , IJf per rout.
Canadian railway securities became
sllchtly Ilimor on tlio receipts of cablegrams
Bottlnir forth Sir Honrv Tyler's views icgard-
ing the fiiendlv relations between the Grand
Trunk and the Canadian Pucillc systems.
Canadian Pacific shines and (3raml Trunk
llrst nnd second preferred ndvnnccd 2 pur
cent on the \\ceic. The securities of the
Mexican tallway were dull anil llrst and second
end fell 1'4 pc'r cent each on tlio week.
Among the miscellaneous secnrltics , Priml-
tnvii nitinto-i galncu J percent on the week :
Hell's asbestos 1' ' per cent and lOustnun's
and Ilo Tintos ' pur cent each. Trusts con
tinue on ttio dccrcnso.
llavr.iui Market Iteviow.
HtVAVA , Aug. ! ) . The market for supnr
was qulot during the week , and only a small
business wrs done , at irregular uricos.
Holders , however , hope for an improvement
In the near future. Scoci : is scarce. Quota
tions nro us follows :
MOIAH I s Si ( nit Hcgular to good polar-
ballon , ? 'J.i ! ! > sOi' . ' - " uolu per quintal ; inus-
covndo , fair to good and refining , b5 to ! H )
degrees polarisation , $ " .l-jg2 ( ! > ; centrifu
gal , 63 tn IH ! degrees , polaii/iillon. in hogs
heads , hags and boxes , $ J.8-l'lHC"-Wl1i. ; '
Stocks In warehouse at Ilavana and Ma-
tnn/as , 'J8 boxes , l1Ur ! < X ) bags and U.UOO
hogsheads. Hccoipts ot the week , bliS baps
and 50 hogsheads. Exports of the i\cok , 4
boxes and 15,500 bags , ofblch 12,500 bags to
the United States.
15 \ co$1 25 , gold per cwt.
Hurrrii Superior American , $2000 , gold
per quintal.
Fi.om American , $18.00 , gold per barrel.
JiiKF.n : BBIIP * ' .I.OO , gold per quintal.
H-MK American sugar cured , $17.00 , gold
per quintal for not them ; fiUX ) for southern.
L vnn In kegs , fl'J.fiO , gold per quintal ; in
tins , $11.75.
POMTOKS American , $ -1.85 , gold per bar
rel.
rel.SnooKM
SnooKM Nominal.
BHANSWhite navy , ffl.75 , gold per quintal.
CiiKWisn TOIIACCO $21 00 , gold parqulntnl.
Hoers Nominal. *
Fituinitrs Qulot.
E\CIIANCIK Firm ; Spanish cold ,
2.39)4. _
On tlio Herlln
nr.iil.tv , Aug. ' . ) . On the bourse during the
past week business was dull and prices wo.ik.
liiisslan sccutities dioppoa % per cent yes
terday on the announcement of the story of
tlio prohibition ot tlio exportation of corn.
The Una ! quotations include the following :
On tlid I'.irlH
" , Aup. I ) . On the bour-io durlnt : the
week business was at u standstill. Three
per cent tentc ! . toso ! ) ! " > o duttntf tlio week , duo
to buying for savinRs b.uilcs , now nvar.iglnir
lXX,0Xf ( ) ( ) daily. Credit l onclor rose lr-f and
Klo Tinto 14 f ; Hunk of Franco lost i > > if and
Panama Canal lost 'J' ' < jf at a nondtiiil quota
tion The Russian government has Kr.iutcd
the Credit Uyonnais authority to establish a
branch at Odessa.
On ilio I''iMiikl ( > rt
PIUNKI-OUT , Alls. 0. There was a general
decline in fcrolsn securities yesterday aver-
npliiR ' 9 per cent , The tlnal qnoiatfons 111-
clnde tliolollowliiK ! Italians , 00 ; I'ortUKueso ,
67 ; Spanish , 70.70.
SHOUT KM-IUNOK On London , 20.53. !
l JtlAl I ! IHSCOU.NT UV.
1'oiM'iuts o.v iw/.ir.
Text ol'u Clrotilnr Ijcttcr Sent Out ly
n \\c\\ \ \ Known Finn.
DI.THOIT , Mich. , Atiff. 5 , IbOl. Thus far wo
liavo refrained from ulvini * publlo expression
of our opinion on the wheat outlook , but as
10 many of our friends sooiu to Imagine \vo
nro Kood tjuossors , wo will venture a synop-
sU of our views without , however , advising
anyone to aot on them.
The conditions seem to us similar to those
of 1S79. In July of that year , a personal In-
apcotlou of the wheat crop abroad , convinced
us that a calamitous crop failure wns certain ,
and that there was a foielgn nmricot fbr our
surplus , hownvor Kroat.Vo predicted that
wheat , then selling for about DO cents , would
soon go to ? 1 ' . ' 5 , and that undue speculation
might send prices still higher. In the Inco
of iho fact that farmers weru rushing wheat
on the market , and that timid speculators
wore fearful of being crushed under enormous
receipts , prices soon ranched $ 1.US , and the
bear Interest , suddenly tiniiHfotmcd Into the
wildest bulls , run nrlccs uu to fl.rui , thus
ohecldng for u time all oxpoits and producing
n ruinous collapse. On the sharp decline , in
the spring of IbS ) , exports were ic.sumcd ,
nnd for the three yours of Ib7l > , ISbO , Ibsl ,
averaged over 100,000,000 bushels annually ,
until the depleted reserves \\oro nialu ; Jllloa
up. Prices most of tills tlmo ranged over
fl.lK ) u bubhel.
Thu prosuiit jcar gives us another good
crop , and Ihoquullty In Michigan , JnJianu ,
Ohio nnd Illinois has rarely been equaled.
The last government estimate placed the
probable jield at about NMJ.OOO.OOO bushels.
Later reports ran as high as WO.UOU.IXW
bushels , and some enthusiastic amateur gucs-
sent pluco the llguio at OV > 0KXooo ( ) bushels. A
iiuiro conservative estimate \\ould bo 40,000-
( XX ) ucro.igo at thlrteon bushels per aero , or
fi'0XH,000 ( ) bushels , If the vleld of spring
wheat still uiihurvcstcd and llablo to dumago
from fiosts is wnut enthusiasts claim wo
miuht got a crop of KiO.OOO.OoO or 640,000,000 ,
Though with about t ho sumo acreage , the crop
of lbi > 4 , tholurgcstcropavorruUcd , was regis
tered at 613,000,000 bushels.
Vi'Kt Louie rca.ulrouiouU ot 900,000,000
bushels , this otil'Ulo estimate would leave us
nbout lbO,000,000 bushels for export. Out
largest export , thus far , WM In 1 81 , rcRch-
ing ISrt.OOO.OUO bushels , That the forlegn
demand thl year will bo as largo , or larger ,
than ever before , cm scarcely bo doubted
With the Immense shortage In th < 5 rye Crop <
of Kussla and Germany , estimated at HOO-
000,000 bushels , mm n deficiency In Franco ol
100,000,000 bushel * of wheat , It would scorn
that , at anything llko present prices , we
should find a marKet for 2.0OOO.OdOof . whoa' '
nnd ( lour If wo could only spare it.
Whether these largo amounts will be taken
before next July , or part of the dotnand run
over Into the fall of ISOi , will largely depend
on prices.
At present , wheat Is being bought nnd exported
ported as fast ns transportation can bo fur
nlshed. In Indiana , Ohio and Illinois
farmers hnvo been selling freely. Hy the
middle of August , the movement in Mlchlgni
will bounder hcadwnv. wnllo the u Intel
wheat of Kansas ntid Missouri Is now otilj
held buck owing to Its damp condition.
The Chlcneo bcari and Iho millers' syndl
cato are selling the spring wheat crop before
It is harvested , nt a discount for the
December option.
The alliance is advislne farmers to lioli
bick their wheat , a course which , In the end
xrould sutoly prove disastrous to the farmer !
themselves , tor nn unnatural advance In the
enrlvpartof the season would douotloss be
followed bv nn undue depression Inter on
Our own experience proves that board ol
trade speculations , as well as those of farm
er : : , only affect prices lemporntlly , and not
the average prices of the year.
If the movement of wheat Is not unduly
Interfered with , wo shall expect to see prices
gradually advance , for speculators once find *
ing the mantel relieved of .tho burden of n
heavy surplus will muster up courage to take
hold and carry prices to n higher point , anil
bo moio permanent than could result from
the farmers attornntlng to run nn amntcui
corner. Hospcctfully yours ,
OIMI-TT & HAI i ,
Urnln Commission.
run itr.K itum : i u or
Who Compose In Counsel nnd How
It I
About sixty ilavs ago a now departure was
nnuguratcd by the S.in Francisco Examiner ,
now the leading paper on the co.ist. Its pro-
nrietor , Mr. Hearst , son of the late Senator
Hearst of California , who has a very lu'go
fortune nt his command , conceived the Hon
of establishing a bureau of claims at Wn&h-
Inctoti , manned by the ablest lawyers
nnd specialists conversant with the routine
worn In the various departments nnd bureaus
of the government.
When the nnnounceinntof this new dopartr
lire u as made negotiations were nt once en
tered Into between Tin : BKI : nnd the proprie
tor of the Examiner to ] oln hands and mu
ually shaio In the enterprise. These ar
rangements hnvo been poricetod nnd agree
ments entered into bv which Tin : Ur.u Is to
prosecute all claims nrrlslng in the territory
where Tin : lliiu enjoys so extensive a sub
set iptlon patronneo.
Under this ngreomont all applications for
claims , cither for pensions , Indian depreda
tions land or mining claims , patent or nos-
tal claims In the states of Iowa , Kansas ,
South Dakota and Nebraska , will bo taken
In hand by Tun BISK Duitutu or CMIMS In
Omaha and through it fownrdod to huaB <
quarters at Washington where they will be
prosecuted to a linal ai.d speedy conclusion *
Tin : HER takes pleasure in offering to all
UN patrons and particularly to subsciibcrs to
Tun WIIMI : : UEU , the services of its now
bureau which , wo hnvo no doubt , will provo
of great ndvnntago to them , , both in prosecu
ting new claims to a successful Issue and in
expediting all claims entrusted to Tin ; Bin :
bureau.
Tin : Bui ! Brutuu OF CiAiMshas frcuuently
boon toforrod to in those columns , but ui > to
the present time , no reference has been made
to the manner in which its Important work is
performed. Tills is one of the most Interest
ing fouturns connected with the nntcrpnso.
1 lie Iliirc'iu'H ConiiHcl.
To begin with , the services of three most
eminent councilors have boon retained.
Those are A. K Hughes , O. E. Wcllcr , nnd
P. J. Butler. They are denominated "gen-
cial counsel. " They nro men of mature
years and learned in tno law. They have
in.ulo a sp"cialty of practising in the
the United States supreme , circuit and dis
trict courts , the United States court of claims
nnd before all the departments and bureaus
of the government. They nro qualified to
pass upon the general merits of any claim , as
soon as it Is presented. This savoj n great
deal of time , because , when a claim has been
passed upon by them , li is generally one
which is entitled to n standing in court.
When a claim is rejected by them , it means
that it Is either outlawed or that it lacks cer
tain elements which would load to its linal
approval.
K\umlnrr-i anil KxnortH.
Besides thcso gentleman thora nro nlso a
I'ructising attorney , un examiner and export
in each doptuimctit in which Tin : BK pro
poses to prosecute claims , namely , those of
patents , pensions , postal and Inud claims and
Indian depiodatlons , in fact in nny depart
ment in which n claim may arlso against the
federal goveinment. These attorneys pro-
[ iaio Iho petitions and tend to the claims be-
[ 01 o the sorcrnl courts , while the oxammors
and experts makoaspecialty of searching the
records and ai ranging the evidence neces
sary to stiongthcn iho claim ,
The gentleman charged with this duty ro-
gatdlng Indian depredations has bocn the ns-
tistuut chief examiner of these -latins In the
Indian bureau of thu interior department lor
manv years. Hli comprehensive V-nowledgo
of details , facts , status or nnd evidence in
the cases heretofore Illcd or the outbreaks
out of which others yet to bo Hied hnvo
irlsen , icndors his services extremely valu
able.
able.Then there Is n general manager , John
U'eddoiburn. For years ho was private sec
retary to Senator Hearst , the father of Hon.
Wllllum llcarst , the projector of the present
enterprise. Ho has also been for years the
Washington coriespondont of the San Fran
cisco Examiner , with which Tin : BI.E is no v
co-operating. Ho is n man of universal in
formation and is especially adapted to the
responsible position ho now holds.
Than this forcu nonu inoro capable could
bo found In the country. Its services have
been retained at great expense -by the
Lmrcnu , the salaries alone reaching at the
present time $ lbU ( ) per month ,
As has boon stated , the Sun Francisco Ex-
unlner inaugurated the enterprise , nnd
tluough it I'm : BII : : was allowed to establish
its bureau for the accommodation of claim-
ints In South Dakota. Iowa , Nebraska and
ICnnsns. This privilege wns llrst , of nil the
papers In the country , extended to Tin ; BBI : ,
uecause of its known pluck , enterprise and
energy.
The undertaking , however , has nt-
.ractcd so much attention throughout
: l > o countrv and been so greatly appreciated
iv old soldiers , Indian victims , and defrauded
government claimants , that leading p ipers
clsowharo have usked to bo ndmitted to
enjoy the privileges of the bureau. Among
.lioso papers there Is n leading ono In Minnesota
seta and othcis In Boston , Cincinnati , St.
Louis , Atlanta and New Orleans. It is
: huught that Mr. Hearst , iho propilotor of
Phu Examiner , and the gentleman who In
augurated the system , will grant the applica
tion.
Claims Coining In.
Tin ? Hni : CI.VIM IHiti..v has not necn in
existence ono month and yet It has listed
Indian doprldution claims aggregating
. ' ,000 and the amou it is being con
stantly added to. This Is n remark-
iblo showing , and yet U U but u fraction of
the claims which lemaln unrecorded mid tin-
mid In the stutos controlled bv TIIK HIK :
lit iti\u ; or CI.MMS , namely , South Dakota ,
S'obrasKa , Iowa nnd Kansas.
On March ! l , of this year , an act for the
layment of InJIun depredation claims was
ppioved. To this act , It is neces
sary to direct the attention of ovcry
Inunant who has sulTurml at the hands of
Indians. This refers to those victims whcua
claims have already been tiled as well ns to
liosii who still contemplate tiling thorn. Up
to the datu In question , thousand * of
sufferers had Illcd thulrclalms with attorneys
n all parts of the country ana wuro in most
nses charged oxccssivo Iocs , Many of the
claims , too , had boon pending for years.
y-itlsllcd that , in manv cases , the claimants
lad contraclciUvuh the attorneys in ques
tion and , without fear of proieeution for
innulmunt , could not transfer thvlr claims to
other n go n Us or attorneys who might expo-
ntu the collection , congioss undertook to
afford the ticsircd relief. This It did In the
net In question.
To llccotor U > - Indian Doproilt Ions
Parties dcslriui ; to avail thcuucivcs ot tuo
benefits of the act In ouostlon ro
carding the recovery ot claims
erowlnir out of Indian depredations
should forward to TUB Dr.K IH'iiiru ; o
Ci.tlMt power of attorney , gr.itHliiR author
Ity to appear In their eaio In the court ol
claims. They should also furnish n detailed
statement of loss , Including each
specific article lost , Its value ,
date , countv nnd state , band or trlbo
of Indians commuting depredations , names
mid prcsont. nddiossos of wttnnsses whoso
testimony lhi\v expect to use In substantia
tion of their claim , and such other Informa
tion bearing upon the case as they may
possess.
Upon receipt of this slmplo Information ,
TUB HUB IluutHUopf'i.uMs will Immediately
attend to the inoro intricate or dtfllcult por-
lon of the preparation.
The claims must not ba based on depreda
tions extending back beyond Ibfo.
Headers of TUB Bur. or those who may lllo
cli.lms for collection , are respectfully requested
quested to furnish Tin : BUB BntrsAU or
CI.VI.MS with the names and addresses of nn >
other pnrtlcs who have suffered similar
losses at thu hands of Indians. Mnnv pcoplo
nro ns yet unaware of the recent fnvornblo
legislation bv which those claim * can now , If
properly prepared and presented be collected
Hut Indian depredation claims nro not iho
only ones which Tin : BKI : Butmu or
CI.VIMS propose * to handle. In brief. It wil
look nftcr nny claim which nny citizen has
ngalnst the goveinmunt or nnv department o
the government. It will be specially sorvico-
uble to soldiers of the late war.
tvnius.
Tlio KHtalillHlicd Orilcr of Things li
10 * cry Proj-TPHHlvo City.
The IJnglnccring iMuyit'/.tno says the
greatest .sullerors by the burial of tlio
wires are the telephone ( ompantcs whoso
systems connect with the lonir-distaneo
lilies A short length of underground
cahlo hits little or no olTeot on telephone
tniiiHinibsion , but when a few miles o ;
underground t-ablo a o joined on to sev
eral hundred miles of overhead line , the
eflcet is very marked , the speech be
coming muflled , thick and indistinct.
All cities ought to inalco allowance foi
this appntuiitty insuperable dllHculty
ana allow the wires of the long-distance
system to be carried overhead. Foi
local telephone work underground wires
work admirably. The telophouo system
of Now York from the Battery to tlio
Htirlom river is entirely underground.
and there are today under the streets ol
Now Yorlc considerably more than 20.00C
miles of wii o used for telephonic com
munication.
The typo of underground cable now in
general use should have a very long
life. The lead covering is practically
indestructible ; if laid in iron pipes it
cannot bo ulTocted oven by galvanic ac-
ion , because iron is electro-positive to
lead , and the iron would bo attacked.
As tlio insulating material is hermeti
cally sealed within the lead covering , it
is safe fiom deterioration as long as the
lead remains sound. So that unless it is
found that the jnsulating materials de
teriorate by reason of the action of the
current , tlio depreciation on under
ground cables of this class should bo
placed at a very low figure. In contrast ,
tlio depreciation of overhead lines is
very considerable , especially in towns
whore the wires are exposed to the ac
tion of smoke and gases besides the intlu-
once of extremes of weather.
In largo towns and cities the ur.dor-
grounu system is among the established
older of things , while freedom must be
conceded for overhead wires In the open
country and on restricted routes.
The fjticjky Searfpin.
A fancy of the hour for men is a
"lucky" scarfpin. This may bo a four-
leaf clover , with the tiniest diamond or
moonstone resting on one leaf ; a horse
shoe with seven jewelled nails ; or a soli
taire star sapphire or moonstone forming
the knob of a pin. All and any of these
pins to bo desirable must bo ex
ceedingly small and dainty. When
piofusoly jewelled , such pins
are more suitable , small as tliay
arc , for my Lady's Ascot tie , worn with
her Marlow shirt , than for gentlemen's
wear. As a rule , men prefer a pin typi
cal of their tastes. For yachtsmen there
are tin.y crossed Hags , anchors and vari
ous designs of the sea ; for those fond of
the turf there are horses , some of them
painted in oiu'inol from famous racers ,
whips and jockey caps ; and for sports
men with the reel and rod or gun there
are tiny trout in enamel and bquirrol
brushes.
_ _
A Remarkable Freak.
A remarkable freak of nature is found
among the hills of Delaware county , N.
Y. , in the btinkcn hike covering about
three acres of burfaco , which lies bo
Lween two parallel ridges not far from
the Now York , Ontario & Western rail
road. Tlio whole surface of tlio lake is
covered" with a thick growth of moss ,
who&o stems extend to tin unknown
depth , but certainly further than the
irm can reach. E-ich tuft of moss is of
i different color from its neighbor , so
that the surface looks liito that of a
beautiful colored carpet. In walking
over the velvety burfaco , the foot sinks
down a few inches without encountering
, ho water , which is tit least two leet bo-
ow the burfaco. Near the , shore in a
'ow places , the water comes to the top.
Plio buried pond is a wonderful natural
curiosity. _ _
I'll'llHIlllt VillllfJCH ,
The villages of Now England nro
imong the pleasuntost in the world , and
, ho chief secret of their charm is sum-
ncd up in ono word : Trees. The poo-
do who laid them out , a century or two
tgo , had the treed BOIISO to plant a few
score of young trees nbout the green and
ilong the streets. Now , look at them
Glorious elms arch the streets , and en
velop the place in bhado. The meanest
cottage is good to llvo In if it nestles un-
lei * giant trees. Plant trees. Plant
.horn round the schoolhousc. Plant
Jiem round the church. Plant them on
the common. Plant them along tlio
street. Mnko all the villages and towns
ilcabtint with trees.
A Comiir-tcnt
Not long since , in nn arbitration enso
i Toronto engineer was thus examined
is to his piofcbsionnl experience and
capacity : "How long have you been in
: ho piofebsion'r"1 "Tuol voyeurs. " "Aro
you thoroughly acquainted with your
work , theoretically and practically ? "
'Yes. " "Do you feel competent to
inderlnko largo constructions./ " "Yes ,
nest certainly. " "In what engineering
works have you been engaged during
ho hibt twelve yearn1/ / " "The manufac
ture of iron bedsteads. "
A Cii-iUiil l'i\roinit ( > r.
The colleo cup is a capital barometer.
After the sugar has boon put in , if the
nibbles collect in the middle of thu cup
.ho weather will bo fair ; if they leave
the center and adhere to the sides of the
cup , forming a ring of bubbles with a
clear space in the middle , there will bo
nln ; if they bcattor themselves indllTor-
ently on the surface the weather will bo
urlable , whllo a cluster of bubbles on
ono side of the cupindlcatos rain.
Prill * ; IliiHliiot.s In Kaunas.
Now York Tribune : "I WIIH recently
employed at a Kansas drug btore , " says
i young man. "Mo t drug btores in that
.Into are virtually buloons. The counter
s conveniently arranged for trado. The
nltintcd , thu man who Is known , may
valk behind and get a regulation drink ,
vhilo the ono who Is not known must
ylgn an application assigning Bomocauae
of lllnefs. It is thu quality of the
vhisky , however , that counts. The
proprietor of the 'Ii'&ro ' in which T wns
employed bough't } ' > * Vhlsky nt $1.10 per
gallon. Think or'tIlls ; with DO cents
per gallon tax to the government ! Tlilt
lie added to by pofcxms and compountlH ,
making a big gain on a barrel. And this
Is what you drliil In a prohibition
country. "
TO HIJAVKX AXl HACK AGAIN.
The 'Inlc of n OrillfoMiInn 'Ihlrlncti-
Vcnra-Olil.
A story of a eoui's'oxporlonco with the
hereafter nnd its subsequent return to
the body Is causing n grout doul of Inter
est In Han Jose , Cnl. Daisy Willlama ,
the thlrteon-ycnr-old dauuhtorof Alfred
Williams , living at the corner of First
and Martha streets , has been sick for
the last three months with quick con
sumption , superinduced bv an attack ol
measles. The girl died on the Jtlst ol
of July. Her parents stnto that
four weeks ngo their daughter to
all appearances diet' . After a period
of twenty minutes , during which no
sign of life WIIH mnnifi'Mted , the girl sud
denly revived nnd said to her llttlo sis
ter Maud , "I hnvo como back to stay n
whllo with you. " The girl then told
that she had been in heaven , nnd s.ild
that on her arrival her llttlo sister , who
had died nine months before , took her
bv the hand and introduced her to Jesus.
Her description of heaven was most
vivid. She related that she saw n hoit
of winged angels living In every direc
tion with the swiftness of light. She
told who she had seen In lieavon , gave
the names of many relatives of the
family that died befoio she was born
and names of persons whom the tamlly
say she could not have known and never
heard of. She staled that Jesus had led
her by the hand and showed her a view
of hell. She saw many persons
thrro , but rccognl'/cd only ono , a
neighbor who died here some time
ago. She 8'iid that Jesus told her nho
must on her return to earth tell her
family what she had been and if they
did not believe the statement that ho
would comoj } ' nsolf or send her llttlo
sister to convince them. The girl sa\.s
she saw God. She said : "Why , thev
are just like men. " She said that she
hud no conception of what they looked
like boforo. She told her family
that Jesus' message to thorn was that
they would bo baved if they would bo
good. She told her father that Jesus
had instructed her to say to him that ho
must btop swearing , and ho would bo
saved. During the tlmo of her purport-
en translation and death the
girl repeated tlio story to several
without the slightest deviation.
The family at first did not
bolioyo it , supposing it was the result
of wild delirium , but now arn positive
that the girl was never delirious during
lior sickness and that her story was cor
rect. Representation of wluit she saw
makes many of the o living in the im
mediate neighborhood firmly convinced
of the truth of her oxporieeeo as nar
rated.
Ciiriiiir IllH.witli Music.
It is now seriously proposed that a
musical guild should bo formed in Lon
don for the treatment of illness , to bo
called "The Mibsipn of St. Cecelia. "
The fifbt instance recorded of mus-ic
having been tried as a curative agent
was when David played the harp to the
sick King Saul ; and it is chronicled that
early in the perforinanco Saul throw his
javelin tit thoyoung.harpist. Tlio guild
in question is to be composed of lady
vocalists and violinists , a combination
in the presence of which oven persons
in robust health luncheon known to
tremble. Ono of the rules for the guid
ance of the proposed guild is that the
music shall not bo played in the sick
room but in an adjoining chamber. This
would bo a wise precaution. The por-
fet iners could make their escape before
the irate patient should have time to
roach them with his bootjack.
The Ilaimnin Wo Eat.
It is not without good reason that the
banana has become so popular in recent
years. For it is said to poisess in itself
all the essentials to the sustenance of
lifo for both mim and beast. It belongs
to tlio lily family , and is a developed
tropical lily , from which by ages of cul
tivation the seeds have been eliminated
and the fruit for which it was cultivated
greatly expanded. In relation to the
bearing qualities of this fruit , Ilumboldt.
who early saw the wonders of the plant ,
said that the ground that would grow
ninety-throe pounds of wheat , but that
that the sumo ground would grow -4,000
pounds of bananas , consequently to that
of wheat is 133 to 1 and to that of pota
toes -14 to 1.
The Kcliitionsliip Denied.
Zenith City ( Old. ) Torch of Liberty :
Our 'Possum creek subscribers are here
by warned that the uncurriod personage
with his hair cut short in the John Hun-
van style and his shirt outside of his
pantaloons , who is roaming about in
that neighborhood claiming to bo Count
Leo Tolstoi , the author of "Looking
Backward , " or something of that kind ,
traveling incog. , is an impostor and
fraud.Vo understand that he some-
limes varies his programme by repre
senting himself as a cousin of ours. Wo
ilony tlio lelutionship. Ho hails from
Lioonovillo , Mo. , and is there known as
Soiled Katigan.
The Money MM kern.
Silver dimes are now turned out at the
i-ato of 100,000 a day. No loss than $3-
170,470 in silver climes have been struck
3IV in the past three years. For this
purpose all the uncurrent silver coin is
ioing re-worked , notably the silver httif-
lollar , which is a clumsy pockot-pleco
mil very unpopular. The three mints
jf Philadelphia , Now Orleans and San
Francisco tire kept bu y supplying the
the wants of the pcoplo'in this line.
Telegraphy \yitliont Wires.
Telegraphy without wires Is said to
have been accomplished in England.
Mr. Pierce , the head electrician of the
postal system , sucjjeiled in establishing
'ommunication n < ; ro 8 the Solent to the
[ bio of Weight , lUiul telegraphed also
icross the river Severn without wires
merely using earth plates at a sulllclunt
llstan'co apart , fi Is now proposed to
nako a practicalmK of this system in
'ommuuicating with lightships.
VintllatlnMillr < ) iUl Cni-H ,
A now method of ventilating railroad
infringes and preventing dust from on-
: orlng with thojalr has appeared In
L-Yuncc. The mor& quickly the train
moves the inoro r Ull * , the apparatus
ivorks. The air is , made to traverse a
eeoptaclo containing waterwhich cools
t and relieves It of dust , after which it
joes thiough another filtering before
jntoriiig the carriage.
The Wend and the Varnish.
The recent discussion on tobacco and
ilcohol , following Tolstoi's merciless
icreod against their usu , lias revealed a
nan who Hinokcd for seventy years with-
) iit Interruption , consuming between
: ight and nine thousand pounds of to-
aero , and yet retained perfect physical
tnd moral health.
'lo Test ( immlnu Money.
The true test of genuine American
uipur currency is to hold the bill up to
ho light so that you can discern two
inos running parallel across its entire
ongth ; thcbu are a red and blue silk
lii-cad inside the paper * no counterfoil
luu thcua.
BONO Ot-1 IIHJ CO UN.
A Hoston Apostrophe to the Klnjr o
Cereals.
Doaton Transcript : Now wave , all ovoi
thu land , the proud labels of the Indlni
corn. Of all our cultivated plants thl1
is at once the most universal , the mosl
useful nnd thu most characteristically
American. Like the oak and tlio pine
it it * ono of the oldest Inhabitants , foi
long before the while man's fuco ap
peared it nourished the rod trlboa from
Peru to Massachusetts bay.
"All around the Imppy vlllapo
Stood tliu inttl/o Holds. Kri'on mid
The secret grnnorles of tlio aborigine
happily stumbled upon in distref-sfu
times , preserved the Infant colonlos o
our forefathers from gaunt famine. , am'
hitor the forgiving uavugo taught his
now neighbor to plixut the yellow Uor
nelb.wittltig u doail llsh in caoh hill foi
fertilizer.
A now onx opened. The whllo man ,
never content with things us ho lindt
them , goes to Improving them , mill now
front changes begin in the ancient
pliint of the Inoas. Under the huntl ol
the Saxon agriculturist , It boooniOM won
derfully productive , expands In si/.o ,
dllTorontltitea In ni'iny ' ways , developing
innuiner.'iblo varieties , each suited tc
Homo | ) iirticultir locality , ulimato or son-
sou. It waves Its plumes over nilllioiiH
of acres , and yields a product go enor
mous that 0110 staggers ut the ligures
presented by statisticians. In Ih'.IO ' , a
llglit year , say the authorities , the
yield amounted to over ono billion and n
qimiter bushels , or twenty-throe bus-hole
nor head for the ontlro ) ) opulutioii of the
United States , and CO per cent more
than the average production per head
of all cereals in Utiropo.
It covers the land , north , south , cast
and west ; lllls barns and granuiiob *
great storehouses and elevators overflow
with It ; railroad and steamship lines
arc taxed to move , market anil diftrib-
ute the immense product , ropiesonting
a value of threc-qiiartors of a billion of
dollars. It gives food to man and beast ;
the birds of the air got what they may.
The farmyard fowl , especially the
turkey , fattens upon it and the Tlwtikb-
giving table may groan under his
weight. It overlays the ribs of the
western hog with layer upon layer of
thick lard ; the curt horse chumps con
tentedly his half peck or so of corn and
goes forth Hlco a giant to his nor-
culcan labors ; the bouthorn darky
bakes his hoccako ; his neighbor ,
the "poor white , " varies his everlasting
bacon with the equally unfailing hominy.
Tlio table of the northern farmer 'is
never at itb best without the smoking
and fragrant johnnycake ; every Now
Englnndor worthy of the name would
btill say , with Whittier :
"Olvo mo tlio bo\\l of siinip iitid mill ;
Hy homespun bc.iuty iiuuruill"
while , spite of French cooK-s and new
fangled notions , pop coin , hulled corn ,
buccotiibh and brown brc.id still hold
their own.
Well may the royal mai'/o wave its
"soft and yellow hair" aloft mid shakeout
out the gay red bilk at its waist. It is
strange , purhaps , with till its historic
claims , Its clear American title and its
picturesque appearance , that wo have
not , ore now , adopted it tis a national
emblem.
A. IIAUII UUO L UISON.
JlidcoiiH CrinicH rci-pctratctl in a
I'onul Institution.
N. Y. Advertiser , Aug. 2 : Backed by
the knowledge that what it publishes is
the absolute truth , the Sunday Adver
tiser presents today a description of the
inner workings of ono of the penal insti
tutions of tlio stale of Now York which
should awaken the indignation of every
right thinking man and woman , and
cause immediate action by the authori
ties under whoso sanction this theatre of
horrors maintains its hideous spectacle.
Clinton prison , or , as it is commonly
known , Dannemora , has within its wall's
about eight hundred convicts , who are
tit the mercy of ns cruel a gang
of taskmasters as over wielded
the knout in a Siberian
mine. No punishment has been found
too severe , no ingenuity devilish enough ,
to dovlso now means of torture. Tlfo
law permits tricing up with shackles
by one wribt , for serious olToiibos , but in
Dannomoni the keepers are a law unto
themselves. There they string up the
weak , tno demented , the insubordinate
and tlio meek , without distinction. Nor
does it require a serious infraction to
demand tlio horrors of the rack. A con
vict who , in liis agony , attempts to move
from a hot furnace , whore his skin is
being blistered , as a "correction" is
thrown into a dungeon , after being
beaten into insensibility , and for days
lives without food or water. Suspc'h-
bion from a "trapo/o" with a waxen
cord sunk far into the flesh of tlio wrists ;
freezing a convict , shackled so that ho
cannot move a miibclo for twenty-four
consecutive hours ; boating prisoners
with clubs , fists , iron bars , while help
lessly suspended , are a few of the many
agpines inllicted , and of which there
exists ample and incontrovertible evi
dence.
That such brutality can bo carried on
in a reformatory institution in the nine
teenth century , and in free America ,
nlmoit surpasses belief , but that it docs
exist in the infamous institution hidden
from prying eyes in the Adirondack
forest admits of no doubt.
In the name of humanity and of en
lightened people , living not as serfs but
as sovereigns , this deplorable abuse qalls
for correction. Superintendent of
Prisons Lathrop is a kindly and a just
man. Governor Hill has the principle
of justice inplnntod in him. These
horrors have boon enacted , It is safe to
say , without the slightest knowledge on
their part. Sufliclont is shown to war
rant a searching investigation , u swift
conviction , or the absolute abolition of
the foul pltica , whoso existence is an in
sult to humanity and a reproach to
American ideas of right.
A QIIVOI * Way t Kat.
The king or horseshoe crab chows its
food with Us leys ; the litilo animal
grinding its morsels between its thighs
before It passes them over to Us mouth.
Doctors' InoonicH.
Epoch : It is computed that there are
about a hundred doctors In Now York ,
each of whom has an annual income of
$10,000 and over. Only twonty-fivo of
Lhoso nro to bo reckoned among the
"and over.1' A score may make from
620,000 lo $30,000 a year. Among them
is Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobllio Is reported -
ported to earn the largest income of any
professional woman in America. Nearing -
ing the top of the golden pyramid are
some three or four who make as much
as SoO.OOO , and at the very apex stand
the two famous specialists , Dr. T. Gall-
lard Thomas and Dr. Salisbury , each
credited with an annual Income of $100-
000 Iho amount being given with inoro
positive emphasis in the case of the
former than of the lattor. So it may bo
assumed that as a money maker Dr.
Thomas outranks all his Now \ork
brethren.
JOHN A MtSiiAM ! . HANK c. (
McShane & Condon ,
INVESTMENT HAXKHRS ,
300 B. 13th fit. , Firbt National Bank ButUl
Ing , Omaha , Nob.
Ic I In ilock * . Uumli , lecurltlot , coinmurclM i > v
per.vto. NuKutlula lo-int un liuiirufu 1 U.a.ili i ruil
i.Uta. Bhurttlmuluuai.ua built iluck , ur utlior
pprovt'J collateral ucurll )
OMAHA
uimuui'Uiii/io ' a
DIRECTORY.
AWNINGS AXD TKNTS.
Omaha Teut & Awn
ing Co. ,
KI K , liitmmitki o'lnml
riibhi'rcloililiiu H.-nd . for
cntiiloRtie. Ill ) l-nrnnin
HAGS Axi ) TWINES.
Bemis Omaha Bag Oo.
Importer' nnI Mauufnc-
tu i IT *
Hour * ) ( llurli | ' ntul
Twlni' .
A. H. Porri jo & Co. M , 0. D\xon ,
llOt ! Do tno Site > t II t')0lc > -olil nn monthly
p o incuts
Send for our rnt.itiuuo
niul prison Ifi07' < Knrnnm ! . , Omnh
JiOOK JllXtitiHS ntli > TATIOX.KKb
_
Ackonnan Brothers & Hoin'.zJ ,
Trlntori blmleri , t < li < rtmtrinr | blink look ni.iliu-
fict ; irons
llllt tlunanl Mrei't , Oninhn.
IHJOTfS AXI ) NllUKti
Olms. A. roe&t'o. ' KirkondnllJoncs&Oo ,
MmmrnUur M < nml Job- WlinIo < nti > Mnn if irtiir n
Am'n t for Itoi'on lluh-
IIITI llowiiril Mroot. utulllD-t , liar ov itici l.
Williams , Van Aer- W. V. MOI83 & OO. ,
nam & Ilarto | UH > riirtory.Ciirn'T llth
ami DoMttln * gt dtii ilia
1512 Ilniov trocl MiWinnti InrltLMl to
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JIOXKS
JohnL."wiklo , Louis Heller ,
Omnlm piiorliox ficlory Hueliornml I'uKer * ,
lilT-III'.l DoiiKlit. TooNanil Ml | > pll < . " < . Hri'f
honml t li > op cnnlimi.
Order * promptly llllml III' ' ' . IIH luck-on ulieel.
S , HUGGIKS , ETC.
W. T. Seaman ,
Onnlm'i I/irtri-at Vnr o'.T
WACONS AVI )
I AltltlACKS.
CIGAHS.
West & Fritscher ,
Miinufnc'urca flnoclirnrs.
Jobbers of leif tabncco.
1011 Turn tin S.rout.
COAL , COKE , ETC.
Omaha Coal , Ooko & Ooutant& Squires ,
Lime Co. , llnrd nml soft cotltlilp-
Ilnril nnd unit roil R K
I US I
cor li tli nnd Denis ; ! Oninlii
alrcett *
CORNICE.
Eagle Oornice Works , F. Rueinping ,
MnnufnctiireiB of I ih anil : vl iron romlcoi ,
Gahnnlz'd Iron Cornlfn Dorm-'r wlnitovvi. iloor
\Vlinlo\v cup1 * , inulnltlo cap * ! , ttnliil * etu. 'Iln
sk\ lights , etc 1111) imil i Iron 'mil lito roofur.
lll'J Do IKCt Mil iiinnui St.
ChMKNT AND LIMK.
J. J , Johnson & Oo , , Gaily 6s Gray ,
21SS IttliMroat , LInio , cement , etc , etc.
Onialin , Neb Cor. 'Jtli mill DouKl.ia Sts
JJltY GOODS
M. E. Smith & Oo. , Kilpatrick-Koch Dry
Dry inioiK notions , fur- Goods Oo , ,
nlshlntr Kuoil5. Dryuoodi notion , cents'
fiirnUhlni ; trot di
Corner llth nnd Howard cor. llth and lluw.ml Sts
ELECTK1CAL SUIT LI Kit.
Wolf Electrical Oo. DI ; ritoiT u POM ATIC
Elecfric Motors
Illimtratod citnloKiio
and I.imos ) , Catnlnituo
fr e trco II A Klnnoyliun'l
Ml < Cnpltnl Avenue A t h. ) ' . ' I .V V I.lfo l'
FA KM MA CIHNEU V , ETC.
Parliu , Orendorff & T. G. Northwall ,
Martin Co. , ( Jeno-.il western nKont
Corner .lonea nnd Oth Sts. skniKlIn IMow Co ,
Omaha , Neb. IIti-1151 Sliermnnc. .
Axi )
SASH , DOORS , JIL1XDS , E 'JC
M. A. Disbrow & Oo , Bohn Sash & Door Oo !
Mnniifm tutors of anah Mannfnclurornof mould-
door * hi I n ill nnd lulls , blinds doora , etc.
mouldlmti Ilrancli of (1111(0
lice , l.'th and Uaril Sta Itoo'ii 4.'l llco Hulldlnff.
S'iEAMANJ ) WATER SUIT LIES.
U. S. Wind E-igino & A. L. Strang & Sona ,
Pump Oo. , ICXCMWI Kiirnmn Htrcct ,
llnllliliyVlnil Mill *
HIS nml 'r.Olonoi Htruut Omnlm. Neb
( ) 1' llosn , actliiKiiiunn 'r
'IEA , COFFEE , SPICES.
Consolidated Oofleo
Company ,
HHnml 14lii llnrnoy St ,
Oiniihn , Nob.
TO VS. UILLIA HDS.
H. Hardy Co. , TheBrunswiok-
Toyx , ilolla , nlbunm , Balko-Oollender Oo. ,
fancy .iod lioniufiir llllllnrd ineriluindlmi
nl hlm < voodrt , chlld- Siiloon ll > lucu >
( U7 , 401) ) 10th faucet ,
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SOUTH OMAHA.
UNION STOCK YAiUS"coT ) - LIMITED
A. D , Bo-'or & Oo. , Hunter & Greoa-
13-M Ktchntuo llulldlni'i CiihiuiKU llulhllnif ,
houlh Omnhn. ' -mull Oninh i
TO INVESTORS.
I nmollorlnsstoo t in < i (5OO.1 ( uountl com- ,
nany thai will pay a " 0 pit cunt lUvldonJ.
ilOO Hhures for $86. Write lor prospoctaa
10
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Rcom 0 , Ger. AraJJ'k ' Bldj. Joispli M
WANTED
Totnl luuix oT CITIEG ,
i COUNTIES. SCHOOL
l > * > tin u vuf vs DISTRICTS , WATER
COMPANIES , ST. R.R.COMPANIf 8 , ta
Cnrri'C'I'OiK'uiiu r , ntitil
H.W.HARRIS &COMPAHYBankew.
IK.105 Dearborn Oiroot , CHICAGO
! ! Ws'l Btrool. MEW YOUK
70 Ulate 8 KO6TOM
JOSEPH GILLOTPS"
STEEL PENS. 1
GOLD MEDAL ( PAIU3 FXPOSITIQN , 1880.
THE HOST PERFECT OF PENS.