THE OMAHA DAILY BEE DEOEMBEK 21 , 1801.
THE DAILY BEK
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KVKFIYMORNING.
TKU.MS OK
Iliilljr Ken ( without SiimlnyMJiio Year. . . .I 8 00
jiiilly mill Suneliiy.Ono Your. . 10 00
HIK Month' . PJ2
Threes Months . 8 M
Hiiidny Her , Onn Wnr. . 3 ( X )
Hnllinliiy HIM- . Olio Veur . 1 IVJ
\\t-ekly lief. Una Vcnr. . . 100
omens.
nmnlta. Tim lire lllillillnir.
PoutliOimilut. corner N unil Sittli Streets.
Council lllitnv. 12 1'nurl Httrut.
L'lilciu-ooniei' . ill" f hiiinliprof C'otntnurco.
fsi-w Yorh.Knniiitt' , Mime ] l.l.Trlbiino llillldln ?
Wushlnplun , : > ii : Koiirtoimtli HI rout.
All communications relating to now and
flltorlul matter ftlioulel lie addressed tc tliu
l.dltorlul Department.
j.r/n'nus.
Alt buslncKo IcMnrn anil remittances should
1 r addressed let The Hi'O I'nlillslilnir Coiniinv. |
Omaha. Drafts , checks unil postolllce nnlors
to bo iiiadu p.iyablu to the order ot tliu com-
li.iny.
The Bee Folsliing Company , Proprietors
TIM : iir.K BtiiMiiNo.
HWOIIN KTATEMHNT OK OIISOULATION' .
tlutoof Nelirailm f
County of Duiiglan. [ " * _
Oco. II. V/x'huck , sncrutiiry of THE HKB
I'ubllshlnir ' eimp.iny , de > is noloninly Bwe-ar
Unit the nctuiil olieiilatlon of TIIK DAILY HEI :
for the w ok enillns Ducombor II ) , IS'JI.was us
follows :
Midday , Hoc. Kl
Monday. Duo. 14 SM.W
TiiMdny. Hoc. 15 W , } "
Wednesday. DIH : . li ( I.HU
Thnrsdnv. Dec17 S'.W' '
1'rldny. Du < - . fH ai.lii9
Kuturdiiy , Doc. 10 B'.g-il
Average UIOii2
OKO. II. T7.SOHUOIC.
Kwom lo t-eforo mo and Biibscrlbcd In my
rrnenco Ill's 10th day of Decernlinr. A. I ) . 1891.
SKAT. N. l > . I-'BIU
Notary 1'ubllc.
The crnwth of the aTora7o dally clrculut'on
nf TIIK HUH for nix yours Is shown In vho fol
lowing table ;
ISHT I&SS ISS'J 1891"
Jnnuarr ll.2 ! < I ! IS,20 IH.S74 28.440
tcbruary 11 , IW I.V.MI 18,7111
Mnrch II.M7 I4.4UD 111,1'W ) 2J.OH' .
RUM 18.744 I8.6.W 2-I.112J
12.419 14.227 17.181 18.IM JO.IHO 2lifl4l
Juno I2.OTH 11.147 1:1.2 : n 18.8M : o.fll : 2H.'M7
July 14. ( Ml 18,011 I8.TH 20.0.12 . 27,021
.AtiKimt I4.IM I8.IS.-I IS.H.1I
t-cptemlicr tiaio : 13,1.14 18,710 211.870 25.W7
October U..W'J la.mi sum
NoTcnibcr. . . . . . I3.3M l.S.KOi Ifl.ilSll I9..1IO SJ.IHU II.KU
llecombci 12,217 IS.UI1 18.2ZI 20.01S 25,471
: D charity IB uffoctivo bonov-
oloncc. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
KMPEKOH WILLIAM continues to bo
the most picturesque nnd original mon
arch In nil .Europe.
True Now York bunks now hold $10-
105,000 in excels of the legal require
ments. What bettor proof can there beef
of the fnct that there ia enough money
in the country to carry on till the busi
ness there is to transact11
As A loiter writer Mills is moro
direct ns well ns more forceful than the
gontlemtui practicing law on Williams
street in Now York who so frequently
takes his pen in 1mml. Speaker Crisp
cannot fail to gather Mr. Mills' entire
moaning. l- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TIIK European nations in the triple
alliance nro about ns harmonious in
their views of government as the mom-
bora of the old time tripartite railway
compact which paid our friend and
former follow citizen , E. P. Vining , a
princely salary as n commissioner.
WILLIAM PITT KELLOGG of Louisiana
hns again entered the political arena ,
IIo was elected a member of the state
central committee ever ox-Govornor
Warmoth to fill ivacancy. . Mr. Kol-
logg's ro-ontry into politics in Louisiana
may be taken as an assurance that the
famous Lnusianlansoos u fighting chance
for something in view of the split in the
democratic ranks.
SOMK men have greatness thrust upon
them. According to his Omaha organ ,
which is to bo remunerated bynSG-u-day
flinocuro for the man who runs its Wash
ington washstand , Mr. Brvan is an in
tellectual Colossus. Ills marvelous
genius will shine resplendent like a
comet in the political skies and startle
mankind with its olTusions of sky-rockot
oratory and sky-scraping pathos.
THE boot sugar convention nt Lincoln
proved : i most gratifyinp'succoss. It has
boon the moans of concentrating a great
deal of information regarding this prom
ising industry which can bo dissemin
ated by these who participated in the
proceedings nnd through the pub
lished accounts of the mooting. The
fact cannot bo too frequently oinpha-
sized that tha beet sugar industry
promises immense results in this coun
try and farmers and people generally
Bhould bo taught to appreciate its im-
portunee. _
Tun Cherokee commission hns finally
reached n provisional agreement for the
purchase of the Cherokee outlet or
Btrin from the Cherokee nation. Chief
MayoH , who stood most in the way of
successful negotiations , having recently
dUid , it is quite probable the sulo will bo
confirmed by the national council. This
will open to white settlement a flue tract
of land lying on the northern border of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory contain
ing 0,000,000 acres. It will invite another
rush of settlers and will altord land
Bharks and railroad construction rings a
profitable opening.
TIIK president stated in his message
that thn only preliminary point unset
tled lu regard to the Boring sea arbi
tration was the selection of arbitrators.
This has been disposed of , the number
and powers of the arbitrators having
boon fixed , nnd n Washington dispatch
Bays it is confidently oxpootod that the
appointment ot arbitrators and the
terms of arbitration will bo announced
in a few days. So far as the terms
are concernca they are already known
from the correspondence do'fining them.
The real gist of the matter In dispute is
found In this question submitted by
Secretary Blaine to Lord Salisbury :
"What nro now the rights of the
United States ns to the fur seal
fisheries In the waters of the
Boring sea outsldo of the ordinary
territorial Umitsy" An answer to
this question will practically aottlo
the controversy. Our government claims
ft control ever these waters , and the in
habitants thereof , outside of the terri
torial limit , and If this claim is allowed
there Is practically nothing moro to unk
for. Both countries nro to bo congratu
lated upon the fuel that thle long-pond
ing dispute is at last to bo decided by
the peaceful method of arbitration.
IIKATII tlf HKXATOIl I'l.VMH.
The sudden death of Senator Plumb
of Kansas , strlckon down In tlio maturity
of Ill's powers , Impressively suggests the
uncertainty of littnmn llfo. If the de
ceased had any warning of Iho stroke ol
npopluxy that killed him It was brief
Ho was In his scut in tlio sotiato
r'rldny last and ono of the re
ported Inclelonts of the executive ses
sion of that day was n talk by him
to the HOtmto upon the cureless wny In
which confirmations wore being rushet
through. IIo Instanced the fact that on
the previous day over 800 nominations
hud been con fir mo J in thirty-five min
tttcs. nnd ho expressed the opinion that
it would not cause n grcatamount of dls
arrangement in the public service ? 1
confirmations wore delayed a day or
oven a week while the character am'
fitness of the nominees wore made n sub-
joe't of Inquiry.
Senator I'llimb was In the middle o
his third term in the United States
senate , having first taken his seat in
that body March , 1877. Ills unreal
was n good example of what may bo
accomplishud in this country , In the
pursuit of politics , by patient industry
and Indefatigable olTort. Though
not distinguished for great abil.
Ity , Mr. Plumb had attained high
rank as an Intelligent , careful and in
dustrious legislator. IIo took nn active
part In the deliberations of the sonnto ,
nnd his views nnd opinions commanded
respectful consideration. lie was essen
tially practical , and this characteristic
marked tils speeches on public questions ,
which ho studied with care ant !
thoroughness. Always a republi
can , Mr. Plumb nevertheless holt
views regarding some questions opposer
to these of n majority ot the party , am
he did not hesitate to avow nnd dofonej
thorn. Thus , with regard to the ttirilT ,
while ho believed In protecting Amer
ican industries and American labor , ho
would have extended the free list to otn-
brnco some articles of general use which
do not need lo bo protected and from
which the government derives little
revenue.
In the death of Senator Plumb the
blato of Kansas loses a capable and
zealous representative of her interests
in the national congress , ono whoso
place it will not bo easy to fill , and the
nation an honorable and patriotic citi
zen. The term for which Mr. Plumb
was elected will expire March 8 , 185)3. )
Tlio duty of appointing his successor ,
pending a choice by the next legislature
to bo elected in 1802 , will devolve upon
Governor Humphreys , so that ho will bo
succeeded by a republican.
. , ! MIXKI )
The democratic situation is very much
mixed. How it is to bo got into orderly
and harmonious form preparatory to the
campaign of next year presents an inter
esting problem that is just now perplex
ing moro than ono democratic loader.
In the first place there i.s unquestionably
a strong fooling of antagonism on the
part of the friends of Mr. Mills in the
htniso of representatives toward the
inon who elected Mr. Crisp speaker ,
and they threaten to make this conspic
uously apparent at the very first oppor
tunity that oilers. Ono of thorn wns re
cently reported to have said that us soon
us the house gets down to practical busi
ness the element which opposed Mr.
Mills will find they are not going to
have matters all their own way. It
would seem that tlio Crisp element are
quite prepared for this and that tlio
bpoakor himself can be depended upon lo
meet nt loust half way any factional hos
tility that may bo shown.
The correspondence between Speaker
Crisp and Mr. Mills regarding com
mittee assignments for the latter is
significant. The proposal to give Mills
the second nlnco on the committee on
ways ana means clearly indicates the in
tention to constitute that committee with
reference to a policy of tariff
changes such ns has boon sug
gested by Mr. Springer , nnd which is
quite different from what the Cleveland
nnd Mills tariff reformers have oxpi.-cted
to do. Of course Mr. Mills declined the
tender , nnd Hint conspicuous and earnest
champion of democratic tariff reform
will not bo a member of the ways and
moans committoo. How will his fol
lowers receive this treatment ol their
loader , and what is to become of
the chances of Mr. Cleveland , if
a democratic house of representatives
ignores his tariff views and refuses to
make n platform for him by adopting n
general measure of tariff revision ? An
other complication arises out of the sil
ver question. The election of Mr. Crisp
speaker was largely duo to the fact that
ho is strongly in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver , but it is said
that ho is now disposed to drop
that question for the present. It
appears that ox-Congrossman Collins of
Massachusetts has boon to see Mr. Crisp
and succeeded in convincing him that
free coinage legislation at this session
would bo fatal to the party. It is very
likely , however , that n largo number of
the democrats of the house will decline
to accept this view and will Insist that
the party ahull clearly define its position
on the free coinage issue , In which event
party harmony may bo seriously dis
turbed. Indeed it seems hardly poasl-
ble that with the strong factional foolIng -
Ing that exists , and the diversity of
opinions as to the course the party
should pursue regarding the most im
portant questions of public policy , that
harmony can bo brought about and
maintained. The speaker has said that
ho will announce the committees this
week , nnd it is understood ho expects
the composition of some of them will
rntso the biggest kind of trouble. Al-
togothar the democratic situation is ono
which republicans can contemplate with
absolute complacency.
coax fun iiiit > i.i.
Following up the suggestion of Secre
tary Husk and Senator Paddock , Governor -
ornor Thayer has called upon the people
of Nobrafeka to contribute a train lo.m
of corn to bo shipped to the famine dis
tricts of Russia. Notwithstanding the
tiresome length of his letter , the gov
ernor's proposition will moot with fuvoi *
among our people. The dot nils of the
plan as proposed by Labor Commlsslonor
Ludden have niso boon nnnoiini'od ami
now It reiuuliiM for th boards of tnulo.
Bhurchou and other soclotlos to tnUu the
subject in hand nnd collect the contribu
tions.
It Is highly proper that this state ,
which Is the bnnnor corn producing
commonwealth of the union , should Ini-
tlnto this movement. Minnesota , ihu
gronlest wheat growing country In
America , Is successfully engineering n
project for forwarding n ship load of
Hour. There are 20,000,000 fnmtno
stricken peasants in Russia. The fail
ures of crops in Hurono make It qulto
probnblo that comparatively little
food can bo contributed from neighbor
ing nations , nnd It Is generally admitted
that the realm of the e/.nr will not bo
able to euro for Its Buffering people.
The benevolence of the civilized world
must ho depended upon to save these
destitute people. Contributions of special
food proelucts of districts is tha most
practicable moUiod of mooting tin ;
demand , A car load of corn from each
county In this slate would innko a grand
train loud to be shipped to Russia and it
Is believed every corn-grower In the
state this year can spare n lltllo from
each aero for so beneficent a purpose.
. . . . , ' . ' .
xo r .S.V/.MK/.V ; i .ii'
In the first week of November the
Omaha police commission requested
the publishers of the Omaha dailies to
submit sworn statements of the circula
tion in Douglas : county of their morning
and evening editions , The business
manager of Tim BIK : filed his sworn
certificate of circulation in oxnct com
pliance with Iho directions of the board ,
giving the aggregate number'of papers
circulated during tlio month of October
In Doughs county for the morning and
evening editions , separately.
Not so with the World-lleruld. With
its usual tactics of evasion nnd duplicity
that concern filed a sworn cortilicato of
ono Dox , who is tlitchcock's man Fri
day in the manufacture of circulation
affidavits , covering the ontlro circula
tion of all the daily editions of that
sheet Hitchcock himself , when re
quested by the board to present separate
exhibits , persisted in his imposture and
had the insolence to demand that
the evening edition of. TUB Bun should
bo offset by the aggregate circulation
of both editions of the World-Herald.
Thereupon the board passed n resolution
declaring that TUB EVKKIKU BUK was
tlio paper of largest circulation in
Douglas county. This resolution oper
ated us n notice to ull ( applicants for
liquor and drug licenses to insert their
legal notices in the columns of Tliu
BEK.
Tun BKB did not crow ever this vic
tory. It lias held undisputed position
ns the most widely circulated daily in
Omaha both before and since the high
license law was enacted. Tt has never
boon dislodged in its supremacy in the
newspaper Hold , nnd is not likely to bo
by the World-Merald under Its present
imbecile and unprincipled proprietor.
Instead of submitting gracefully to
the innvitablo , Hitchcock followed up
his repulse in trying to bulldoze the po
lice commission with an attack upon the
voracity of TUB BKB'S sworn circulation
statement , coupling his malicious inuon-
does with an assertion that a fraudulent
circular had been issued by the pub
lishers of Tin : BEB to their advertising
patrons last spring in which the total
circulation of TUB BEE was represented
as the circulation of the evening edition
nlono. Hitchcock Hod deliberately when
ho made this statement and ho know that
lie lied. Copies of tho-circulnr in question
still in possession of Omaha merchants
completely rifuto the charge. TUB
Br.E very naturally repelled tills under
handed and uncalled for assault und in-
cidently discrodltod the World-Hemld
affidavit of alleged circulation in Doug
las county and pronounced it as padded
out to suit the occasion.
Ton days after this nrtlclo had appeared -
poarod in print und while the
editor of TIIK BEE was absent
from the state , G. M. Hitchcock
filed a complaint of , criminal libel
against him in tlio police court. Ton
days gave him time enough to have the
circulation 'records and lists doctored
and re-arranged so they would fully cor
respond with the bogus claims of his
sheet. But oven with all this advantage
ho insists that tlio county of Douglas
shall boar the expense of a great farce
ostensibly gotten up to vindicate him
self , but in reality to humbug adver
tisers. And because the attempt to load
this county up with the enor
mous cost of farcical and malicious
prosecution is resisted from the oulsot by
the interposition of legal barriers , tills
wretched newspaper wrecker goes out
of his way to make another cowardly
tnrust. Ho saya :
Mr. Kosowutor , the defendant In Iho case ,
is particularly backward about , coming for
ward. IIo erects every possible legal bar
rier to obstruct the state In KOUiiik' at the
authorship of the editorial and skulks behind
every technicality which his attorney can
point out.
To sneak away from the case in this wny
U eminently characteristic of the man whoso
paper published such a dofntnatory , ground
less and reckless accusation.
Itosowator has never sneaked away
from any contest. If Hitchcock wnntb
to vindicate hlniHolf lot him bring suit
for damages in the civil courts and ho
will bo cheerfully accommodated. TUB
BBB Publishing company is responsible
for any amount u jury will glvo him in n
cou-t of justice. But ho does not
hanker after such a vindication. JIo
knows that the costs would mount un to
thousands of dollars , nnd ho would hnvo
them to pay before ho got through. All
ho wants Is notoriety , and if ho persists
in it ho may got more than ho has bar
gained for. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TIIK proposition to establish a perma
nent census bureau is mooting with fa-
vornblo consideration from the commer
cial bodies of the country , nnd It is cor-
lain to grow In popularity the moro it is
iliscusbud. The class of atatisttca such a
bureau would supply Is"noydod con
stantly for instruction in legislation
itid should be supplied annually
Instead of once In ton yours. Another
JoiiHidorntion in connection with such a
bureau is that It would glvo n trained
sorps of htnllAtictnns , who would bo of
inestimable value In organising the
vork at ouch decennial census. The
) ro.spoct of inducing tlio prosjut con-
jrcss to ostnblUu n pormiinont bu-
onu may not bo entirely favor-
lulo , otving to the purpose of
ho democratic house to cut down ex
penses right Tind loft , rognrdlosa of the
Interests of Ujajpublio service , but thlf
Is not n reason for deferring the agita
tion of the Mibjuct ,
TllKmalinger * of the Interstate Bridge :
company iigniniJnnnoiinco that they arc
nuout to begin ijworlc on their bridge
across Iho Missouri river. It is to bo
hoped they nro in earnest.
TllK telephone company , smelling the
hnttlo from afar , will take the Initiative
and go IntOjJlu ) ground with Us wires
forthwith. Til * telephone company h
furslghtcd and ahrowd.
TitK Real Estate Owners association la
on the right track. It should not cense
to work for cconomtu.il nnd honest ns
well as ofliciont nnd progressive local
government.
Tun two-mile limit saloonkeepers will
show great discretion if they como down
with $300 apiece nnd solicit n dismissal
of the suits for violation of the Slocuinl
'
law.
sand may not bo a good foun
dation for paving , but it promises well
as a basis for investigations into the
methods of Inspecting public work.
MAJOII BIIUCHAUSER'S notions about
street cleaning nro ns vacillating ami
uncertain as his record. They are nlsc
about as murky nnd dense.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRHLIN re
turns from the Missouri River Improve
ment convention full of enthusiasm for
appropriations.
GENERAL UuTiiKNoiiMUMr should bo
given command of the city offices forth
with.
Tlio Watchword.
I'MlaJtlDlilctVein. .
Reciprocity Is still the watchword of Hits
administration , nnd while a confused Jumble
and Jabber about tariff reform and free trade
distinguishes the conferences ol democrats ,
the republican loaders are of ono mind.
A jUnnuemMititl Fact.
r/il / tju Tribune.
"War ha1 ? slain its thousands , " exclaims
the Buffalo Express , "but the deadly grade-
crossing has slain Its tens of thousands. "
Fiction never looks so Inslgnlllcant , so help
less , so commonplace , as when it bumps
apilnst a fact llko ths. |
i Advice.
I'hUaleWit-i Ilc-ont.
The Minnesota alliance has Issued another
hold-your-whoat circular , the facts and
arguments of which nro of much wider ap
plication than steit'o boundary lines. Yet it
will be a very dinicult matter lo ostimafo
oven approximately the effect of such suasion
so long ns car famjncs nnd glutled olovalors
shall interpose a cjieck to the marketing of
the vast body ofograin already onroulo to
the seaboard , tv *
A. NocellcHS Anti-L'oiifniler.iro Imw.
The bill intc'oducoa by Senator Daniel of
Virginia to repeal the law which prohibits
ox-coafoderate oftlcors from serving in the
army nr navy of the United States ought to
bo passed. Measures of lllio purport were
proposed beforo-abut.thoy were lost sight of
ln > the pressure * ofnlogisiatlon wnich con
gressmen deemed moro urg&hl.Vo { fust ,
that this bill wilt have ? hotter fortune.
? * '
Away whh tim Mnn-ICMIors.
rhllail'liihln Recant.
Sonalor Cullom's bill lo provide for Ibo
ndontlon and use of n uniform aulomalic car
coupler is a move In Iho Interest of humanity
which has several times been officially urged
by the president , and the enforcement of
which should not Involve r.ny serious me
chanical or other difficulty. In lact the
chief dlfllculty would probauly bo to malto a
choice among the multifarious dovieos of
fered.
Iilfo is Ton Short.
rMcaau Mail
The distlngnisbod editor of the London
Telegraph , who at present Is eugactod in a
laudable pursuit after American free rilver ,
says that the paporj of tbl country are too
careless In their t.yle. No pleco of news
paper work , ho liolJsslionld bo turned out In
less than three hours. If Sir Edwin hopes
to secure a position as reporter on any
American newspaper ho would do well to
modify his views materially. Imagine a
night-pollco reporter handling a big flro nt U
o'clock In the morning according to the Ar
nold system I
Whllo Uncle Sam means to do right in
dealing with his customers , people who buy
lanrt from him often llnd him hard to got
along with. Ho has so much land , and ho is
engaged In so many different transactions ,
that ho has to conduct his business on an ox-
Iravagnnlly complicated system. Ho has no
personal acquaintance with the settlers on
his domain ho docs not luiow which are
honest and which are trying to cheat him
and so ho has to assume ns a working tlioory
thaf , great care must bo exercised by him In
every instance.
When a man liles on a piece of land to
which there are no other claimants and all
his ovidcnco is perfectly straight , and there
Is nolhtng to Jog biVcaso out of the ordinary
rut , ho may transact his business through
the local land ofllco nnd In the course of time
receive his patent. Hut when there is the
least Irregularity or the slightest contest , so
that n question Is raised for the special con
sideration of the general land ofllco ,
the claimant bKcqmos helpless without a rop-
reaonlallvo in Washington. No local nitor-
noy , no matter hdlf 'bright , can bo of service
to him. Ho mus'l fjvo somebody who is sta
tioned permanontjy.jat the capital , who is
thoroughly familiar with the Intricacies of
the huge machlndi controlled by tbo commis
sioner of public Iniitls , nud who knows Just
the course taken breach class of claims , nnd
Just the polntSint yvhleb a claim ls likely lo
stick or become siilotrackod.
This Is precisely the position of Tim BIK :
Bureau of OlalmjjJ Whcn a man has a con-
teat on his hani jor when his patent , has
boon unrtmsonaUlji delayed und dunning
letters have no etToftt , or when ho Is unable I o
complete Ms titlt througb no lault of his
own , and wants 'Je' ' got his uicnoy back , or
whou mlslnkeudufvoys have led him to
irlvo a wrong"1 description of his land ,
or when any ono of a thousand other
inUcUancos has interfered with the or-
Jerly course of procedure In his case , this
liureau , baciiod by fliQ roJourcos and on-
loMetl by tbo reputation of three of the
greatest newspaper * In the west , is ready , at
i nominal' charge , to employ Its intimate
Knowledge of lacd eifilco methods to the ro-
: neival of Iho dinicully. Tbo claimant pays
lolhiiiL * uulll his pntont or his money , us the
jnso may bo , Is procured , and very little
.hen. To send n locnliiUornoy on to try to
Jo what Tin : UEK Bureau of Claim * iloos
saslly nnd promptly for fill would cost sev-
iriil hundred , and then thorhanoos lire that
10 would not xuoocod.
HOW UllHllll'KS | H i\pmlllOll.
Within the pint ( hreo ijays Tins BCK
lurouu of Claims uai sucurod the allowance
\ViMhtnglon city of three pension clnlmi
Ono of these claimant * Is A resident o
Oniahn , another of Ivearnoy nnd the tnln
lives ut Konnard.
The Omahn claimant U Mr * , Annlo M
Lewis , n profosslonnl nursoof ISOil Houtl
Fifteenth street. Hers was widow's chilli
her husband having beun ; ahot nud woundoi
In Iho war , from the offucui of which Injury
IIP died shortly after. Ho was n Drlvalo It
the Eighth regiment of Lynn , Massachusetts
volunteers. Mrs. Lewis placed heir claim fein
n pension in the hands of a Boston Inwyoi
and for live ynar * ho vainly tried to cot I *
allowed. She buciimo Impatient nnd voxo <
with tbo nllornev , nnti was about to glvo U (
the Idea of over geitttnir n settlement , whet
she learned how Tun But : Bureau oxpcdiloi.
matters In the handling of chums.
The Boston ntlornov hnel overlooked cor
lain features In the prosecution nf the ctaln
nnd that was the reason MM. Lewis coulil
not got her pension. She nppllod to nnd was
advised by Tun Bun Bureau what to dt
when the 'defect of the claim w.is polntoi
out to her. Slionctoti under tlioadvlroo
Iho bureau nnd within two weeks she wa. <
overjoyed to bo Informed through the
columns nf TIIK BF.I : that nor claim had boor
allowed , Mrs. LowUvas very much plonsuu
und was very grateful for what the bin-cat
had grjttilloiulv done for hor. She will now
got u quarterly pension.
The claimant at Kearney is H. H. Haider
man , nn old and feeble man. Ho al.so hut :
his claim In tlao hands of nn attorney , but
transferred It to Tin : BKU bureau nnd got It.
James A. Bates of 1(111 ( Avenue K , ICoarnoy
was given power of attorney when the claln
was presented to the bureau.
Mary S. French of Kounard , Nob. , was t
widow claimant. Her husband , Hnrvoy S
french , was In company B , Fifth regiment
of the Michigan volunteers. Her claim wu
In the hands of Blair titlonioys , who fallen
for some reason to got It allowed. Her son
hi'law , M. A , Flnnor of this city , got the
bureau to lake hold of It , applying Angus' '
! M last. The bureau was soon successful It
Dotting the claim allowed.
AI. 1'ATlllCK J ! . t'O.V.VO/f.
The announcement of the death of Genera
Patrick Edward Connor in Salt Lalto Cltj
will cause profound sorrow in every pioneei
homo in tbo west. Te > Salt Lake City ho was
n gunrdiau , n protector , when assasslnatlot
was rlfo ; lo Ululi , a deliverer from ' 'JJanlto"
domination ; thousands of cmlerrunts who
crossed the mountains in the early 'tit's '
ewe their lives to him ; una in UIs death thi
nation loses ono of the bravest soldiers that
over led the vanguard of civilization throutrh
the wilderness of savagery ,
General Connor was a soldier of the old
regime. He enlisted us a privalo In the
First Dragoons during the war wllh the
Seminoles in Florida In 183i ; , remaining with
Iho company until the breaking out ot tbo
Mexican war , meanwhile being promoted lo
a lloulennncy for gallant conduct on the
Hold. At the brittle of Bucna Vista ho was
almost riddled with Mexican bullets , receiv
ing wounds in the logs , arms nud che.st. The
wounds , however , did not prove serious and
ut the broaltitig out of the rebellion ho was
eager to battle again for his country.
From 18'S to IStl'i the federal government
was annoyed nnd Irritated by Iho numerous
crimes perpetrated on omigranls crossing the
mountains. The overland trail was besot by
hostile Indians , desperadoes in search of
plunder , and the murderous army of Brigham -
ham Young. How many Innocent victims
wore massacred In these four years will
never bo known , but these that wore re
corded were so numerous that tno govern
ment was forced to action. I\o thorough
sy.stom of proteclion was undorlauon until
the orgnnl/alion of the California nnd Nevada
volunteer ) in 1802 , and General , ihen Colonel ,
Connor placed In command. The command ,
consisting of ono brigade and n light battery ,
was ordered to Salt Lake , which point was
reached in October , ISO'J. Under an agree
tnont made with Brigain Young by
Buchanan's "pence commissioners" in 1858 ,
it was stipulated that the federal army
should not bo stationed wilnlu forty miles of
the city , and thut should the army , from any
reasonable cause , bo compelled' march
through the ' -neutral" forty miles , it should
do so without halting.
To } Brigham Young and the Mormon
"army" the violation of this absurd treaty
by Colonel Connor was a grievous offense.
The command was encamped on Iho banks of
' the Jordan ! Brlgham sent u-bishop to Colonel
Connor to inform him that the government
had exempted the locality from occupation bv
federal troops ; that his presence was not
desired nud that ho must retire at once.
Colonel Connor Heard the bisnop through and
then inacto answer :
Bishop , will you loll Mr. Young that
we've marched many a long mile , and that
we're tired IVo I Und good camping ground
"
hero , well d'nlned and" watered ,
nud we're comfortablowhoro wo are
and wo don't want to retire unless
wo hnye to. And toll Mr. Young that if wo
do retire 'twill bo to the front down into
Salt Lake , with our guns in the main streets
and ray headquarters In the president's
houso. That's all , bUhop. "
Brlghum Young comprehended the tamper
of that speech , and wisely refrained from
molesting the command. The permanent
camp then established Is Iho Fort Douglas of
today , which stands on Iho hciphts over
looking Salt LaUo City , and is oho of the
llnest posts in tbo United StaU-s.
With the advent of Colonel Connor and
his command began what is popularly styled
the "Golden ago" of the goutlles of Utah.
For four joars ho protected the rights of
American citizens , and assisted hundreds of
dissenting Mormons to escape from Utah.
Life and property was secure. Federal
courts and federal officials were upheld In
performing their duties , and the system of
outlyhiR posw established gave security to
emigrants on the mountain trails. His ad
ministration was u perfect success , and laid
the foundation of n strong gentile colony , the
nucleus of the present aggressive and pro
gressive anti-Mormon population of tbo Uir-
vilory.
Colonel Connor's labors were not confined
lo overawing the emissaries of Brigbnm
Young. In Iblilt the Bannocks nnd Shoshones
broke out nnd raided the whole counlry norlh
of Salt Lalto. Colonel Connor sot out after
thorn. Ho made forced marches to the north ,
reaching Bear river in midwinter , wheru ho
uncounloreU the hosltles and Killed
or captured Iho onliro force
of Indians , putting a quietus on the outbreak
very suddenly. In that oogugcmnnt ho lost
thirty-four men , killed and wounded.
lu 1804 hei was made brigadier general uud
was placed In command of the district of the
plains , which ombracoel the country trom old
Fort Kearney to Salt Lake , and as far north
us the boundary line of the United Status.
Captain Palmer , now of Omaha , was his as
sistant adjutant general. In IfcOS General
Connor organised an expedition compoxod of
if ! > 0 soldiers nnd eighty Indians against the
Choyonncs and Arapahoes and marched north
by wny of Fort Laramlo to Tongue riveir.
In August , between Toncuo river and Uoso-
bud , ho encountered the hostllos and com
pletely demolished tliem in u hard fought b.it-
tlo. There wore about 700 Indian warriors ,
togethsr with their women ami children , nnd
the little band of soldiers charged upon thorn
nnd put the whole village to Jlli > ht. Ono
hundred and thlrivon Indians and llfloon
soldiers were killed and l0i ) Indian ponies
raplurod.
In ISiid ho " , vis muslorod out of tbo service
ns brigadier general of volunteers and engaged -
gaged In Iho mining business. Ho was brev
eted major goner.il for galUnt services In the
campaigns mentioned above.
In the ups and downs ot mining General
Connor made and lost several fortunes , anil
died a poor man. About ono year ago the
suiTotiiry nf war assigned General Connor a
burial lot by tliu slue of the inon who were
killed In thn Indian buttles In which General
Connor commanded , and that Is nil that the
government did for him , nxrepllng lo grant
liltna pension off IS a month forsorvlcos In the
Mexican war. A bill was Introduced during
the proton t term of congress to place Gen-
unit Connor on the rotlrod Hut with the rank
ind pay of n brlgadlor general , but the effort
was too lato. Ho Is gene where salaries are
not needed. He leaves two sons as thn only
members of his family to mourn his loss.
Speaking of Iho deceased general , Colonel
itanton uuld ; "A braver soldier , u moro
: ) alriotiu man or a truer friend novcr lived
; han General Connor , Every loyal citizen
ivlll take prletu in the history und military
lorviccs of General Connor. Ho was modest
ind quiet , fruo from the arts cf the politician ,
ml thoroughly dovolcd to the cuuso of bis
rountry. " _ _
mijjtt'l : cut , > / : . > t uttf ni'titn ;
Philadelphia Inquirer : Milwaukee claims
ho democratic convention by vlrtlio ot Its
unowned boor , Mllwaukcq must , have
itmtlod the democratic uliuruetor pretty
Philadelphia Uncord : Mllwaulcao will nond
i car load nf hear to Washington to on'.lcn
ho democratic national convention. Si.
'util , not to bo outdone , U brewing nn nudi-
oriutn.
HOW TO USE KEROSENE OIL ,
Practical Sue jitlons from an Expjrt on an
luipjiUnt Topic ,
LAMPS , BURNERS , CHIMNEYS AND W.CKS.
Points to tin CoiiHldcrcd In
the Holoutlon or nil illtimliuu-
ln Ajtont-HnVot or tliu
Attituilc.
UBS Mot.NF.4 , In. , Doo. l-Tolho ! Hdltorof
Tim Hun : You Imvo demonstrated eiulto
conclusively tlio defects In tlio kerosene in
spection law of your stale , and tlio In-
cnicloncy ot the inspection service. Whllo It
Is true the standard la your slixto of 1UJ =
Fahrenheit , Hash test , Is too low , yet , with
careful Inspection In a rcltablo cup ( which
the Foster open uui | Is not ) , a fair degree of
snfoty coulel bo secured.
It is a fact that trie lighter the oil the better -
tor the Illuminating ptoportios. That is , an
oil that will Hash nt ! M = Fahrenheit , will
glvo bettor Illumination than 0110
that Hashes lit r > ( } = Fahrenheit. The
average consumer considers llluml-
utlon iroro Imporunt than aafoly. IIonco ,
the Docosstty for protective ) legislation for
the safety of the people. Iowa has fixed tno
standard at wnat Is believed to bo tlio
minimum safety point , as kerosene Is uni
versally and ordinarily used. It affords
safety , and also securer satisfactory Illumin
ation. Not an accident from lamp explosion
has occurred In this state since the inspec
tion was created. Accidents have occurred
from broken lamps , the result of carelessness -
ness , but not from explosion of
tlio oil. No system of Inspection
will protect against gross carelessness und
noffllgonco. It should bo borne In mind
that kerosene is n dangerous fluid. It Is not
intended for kindling fires In the kitchen
stovo.
The tendency In your state now will bo to
go to the opposite extreme , and purcliaso
heavy oil with a vorv high Hashing point , as
the so-called headlight oil. Whllo it is true
such oil Is safer , It will not glvo satisfactory
results with ordinary ilat-wlck burners.
Tnoro is a limit to capillary attraction.
Hoav.v.011 will not rlso freely in the wick. It
also congeals moro or loss In cold weather.
It is more liable to harden and clog the wlok ,
hence , there is Imperfect combustion. It
also tends to overheat the wide tube. The
dealer is then condemned for selling poor oil.
Lamps , burners and wlclis should bo adapted
each to the other.
Aliout tlio Limps.
For practical use the lami > bowl should bo
largo In diamutorand shallow , not exceeding
two and one-half inches In depth , so eis to
bring the ( lame ns near the oil as possible , to
secure an oven combustion of all ttio con
tents. With deep lamps the wick will fall to
raise the oil when half consumed and crusted
tube und overheated burner , und dollcicut
illumination Is the result. The base should
bo larpo ami heavy to prevent overturning.
They should bo cleaned und Hllod every
'
day , nnd one-o each week entirely emptied o'f
their contents to remove the dregs and sedi
ment.Vnon oil hns been kupt forty-eight
hours In a half lllled lamp In u warm room a
dangerous vapor forms. This will oo re
leased by the process of Riling the lamp.
Never remove tuo top nor rellll a lamp
when burning. Before lighting turn the
wick down even with the tube and ralso it
Srudually , as the burner becomes heated.
Never blow down a chlennoy to extinguish a
lamp. Turn the wicit down until the llamo
Uickcrs , then glvo a quick puff of breath horizontally
izontally across the top of the chimney.
During the day keep the lamp where the oil
will not becoiuo warm. Never sot it on a
mantel over a iiroplaco , grate or steve where
there is a lire.
Never leave a lamp burning with the wiclc
turned down. Air currents are llublo to
cause the chimney to break. The wick tube
will then become greatly boated and the
lamp lllled with a dangerous vapor. A burn
ing lamp with a broken chimney becomes
liable to violent explosion in about fifteen
minutes. A lamp should not bo loft burning
at all in a vacant room or house.
\Vlmt U n-ners to Uso.
The successful combustion of kerosene de
pends largely on the burner. Two kinds are
made , one for heavy oil , the other for light
oil. Of these there are numorons devices
and pateuts. Competition nnd universal de
mand for cheapness have lilted the markets
with worthless burners , The successful and
commendaelo hlngo or sun burner for ordin
ary house lumps has been largely displaced
by cheap Imitations , some of which nro sim
ply bras's washed tin.
The burner should bo adapted to the oil to
be used , whether heavy or light. It should
bo well made , of brass , and ns short as possi
ble. It should bo properly constructed for
draft and ventilation for the escape of vapor
from the vapor chamber of the lamp. For
light oil it should burn without healing the
burner the cooler the better. For heavy
oil in Hat-wick burners , proper feeding1
of oil was formerly secured by using addi
tional winks , following the old rule of making
a hole nnd Inserting a wick. The modern
idea is to make u hole and put the wiulc
around it. ns seen in the center-draught lamps
now so popular und efllclcut for heavy oil ,
and equally satisfactory for lisht oil. Hum
ors should bo Kept perfectly clean and free
from crustntion on the wick tube , and accum
ulation of oimrroa wick on thn perforated
disk. The disk is for the purpose of supplv-
ing draft and the necessary amount ol oxy
gen of the atmosphere to consume the carbon
of Iho oil. When the disk is clogged , Impor-
foot combustion and smoke are the result. A
bad smelltnc lamp indicates wusto of oil.
Keep Iho vent tube along the wick tube
into the lamp open and clean , as it is the
safety valve of the lamp.
( Summed and clogged burners can bo easily
cleaned by boiling a few moments in sal soda
or concentrated lye and water.
CliininovN auel Wloks.
The chimney is nn important factor in a
successful lamp. If too largo nt Iho top the
llamo Is uuatoady ; if too small the burner and
oil nr ooverhoatod. Kvory kind of burner re-
( juiivs a chimuoy specially eloslgnuil for it to
make tbo right draught. When broken they
Hbould bo roplaceid with the same. Got the
best Hint or load glass , bearing the makor'.s '
nnene , costing a little more , but the cheapest
in the one ) , They uro mudo of the purest and
bust material anil will not break from boat.
There Is no economy in buying the cheap ,
common glass chimneys to bo found In stores
generally , They nro usually \vorthloss. A
puff of cold air upon Ihom when heutod will
cnuso their breakage and render the lampj
dangerous.
Probably not ouo person in a hundred gives n
lamp wick thought or attmitlon. Yet it is ono
of the most important factors In the burning
of kerosene , at it is also ono of the most
probnblo causes of complaint of the unsutls-
taulory burning of oil , The markets are illleel
with cheap wicks , worthless and valueless at
any prlco. They are hard , soft , rough ,
smooth. thlcK , thin , wide , narrow , regular
und irregular , all in the same wick. Select n
wick ot soft , even texture , thick enough to
curry e > tl sutllclcut to supply Iho Homo. As
wick tubes are presumed to Lo of proper slzo
for the burner , the wick should snucly 111 the
tube , yet more freely when saturated , with
oil. It should only roach the bottom of the
lamp. Wicks should bo oiiungod once each
month. If tbo wick Is too tight in the tube
draw a few threads from it lonpthwho.
Kftout or Altitude.
Ono point I have not scon mentioned In
the oil inspection controversy in your state :
The elevation of Omaha U lllt : above sim
luvol , which makes u dlfforuuco of quite two
degrees In tliu atmospheric pressure. At sea
lovcl wntor boll' nt33 ! = > . That Is Iho "boll ,
Ing point" on nil Fahrenheit scnlo thormomo.
tors. At Omaha water will boll , thoroforn.
atMO ! = > Fahrenheit. Hence , In testing oil ,
for 10rt = > there I' nn error In the thermometer -
tor of say three degrees , that with thd
barometric dltToroncJ of two do-
grei s will make Hvo degrees ,
so Hint whllo nn Inspector with such n ther
mometer would npprovo the oil , -It would
actually bo but 10 = , n very dnngorou' nrtlclo
to have about n house. Such oil In n lamp
pmcod on n shelf In u house In summer would
jjonorato nnptha s-npor sufficient to explode
It , If It came In contact with llnmo. The
lamp nO"d not ovou bo lighted.
All thormomotoM nro graduated for son
level , nnd when used for scientific purposes
the altitude or elevation must bo taken Into r
nccount. With so low M standard ns you
Imvo In vour stnto , It shoulel bo considered ,
especially If the thermometers used have not
boon corrected for errors.
I * F. ANDHRWf.
Ill.tfK .11O.V1J.I V A.I/If. ? ; .
. es : The drivers of nmll
should wear coats of mall in ( Jhlujgo.
Washington Star ! "Do you think that
inonKcys run lie tuuglit to iilli'r" ho nskod.
"I .nover imt tlio < | tii < iletei thut wny. " Him
replied. "I always wend rod whuthur they
> nuld ho taught not to. "
K'ato Hold's Washington : They toll mo
you.imi . in happy futhur. "
" \ PS. "
"Aro you si-Ulna up the rUars ? "
" .No. I'm sitting up night * . "
Kpoelir Doll -I womlor If MiiitKlo Morrison
imumlit homo e > m of those spoons from Oliau-
tniimm with her ; '
Illll-Oli. y s : I saw her with htm ut the
sooliel lattnkjlii.
Sonmrvlllo Journal : "Is llonllns | a lit man
for mllt'uasked unei voter of uniitlinr.
. . . ' , ' ' "botilil suy ho was , " llio other imidurunly
"lloboiifthtu trloyolo for my llltlo girl last
Now York Cross : A slims e\nri'"lon which
s rapidly Rotting in vozuo. bin which , It Is uo-
llovod , IIM.S nut yet boon Innludud In any
printed collection of Anierlunnlsnis. is the
word "push. " It Is nn rviirosslon of olrc-us
orUIn , and to Lo "In the push" U to be. In a
general some , "In the : rowd , " or going with
the crowd.
A Point Creole ( Knn.t pool. sliulnR of thn
"ttienlilu" thut Iho calamity politician took In
that state ut the latt election , sln s :
I'p wns ho si tick ,
Anil In the vurv upnoss
Of nlsstucklludo
II o 'foil.
Lowell Courier : Ileoniiso ono onn play first
base In a bull u'amo It docs not follow thut ha
can successfully Illl tlio position of first b.im >
In a church choir. Thn pitch Is somowhul dtf-
luront ,
Chicago Tribune : "I will Insert the Horn
with pleasure. " said the cltv editor , "as HID
contluiiiun It rufois to Is a nopliuw of vours ,
but I think I would ehnii o It. u little. " Von
say : 'Tho puhl o will bo Intorostpd in know
ing that Mr. Orvlllo Ar.leip Is about to ombitrk
In the Iccturo Held. ' Tlio oxnrusslon is not.
strictly iiccnnitc. The llgeiro Is n faulty ono.
Persons omburlc In vu.ssols or something ot
kind , yon know. They don'i omb.irk In , i
Hold. "
"The fliruro Is nil rlsht , " said the old sub
scrlbor , uflor rolloutlng u moinunt. "I oxuoot
to float him. "
III ! KNEW TUB MAN.
A'hintu ConntltMlitii.
Said the shurltT. sink and dying :
" .Shall wo over moot eigaln ?
Shall wo mootonuh oilier flying
lii a world that's free from puln ? "
"I Impo not , " qeioth the editor ;
"Tho tlionclit no comfort brines ,
I'or you'd hunt up some old ciodltor
And levy mony wings. "
Now York Sun : Oustonifr Isn't that a
pretty gooil prlco for n porous piaster ?
Drugitlut Vos , but Ju.se , think how Ions I
will last.
TIIR FOIISAKRtf.
rhitatteluMa I'rui.
lam Mr. Mills ,
I'luln , simple Kozor Q. ,
I've written soxor.U Ullls ,
lint now liivo : nought to elo ;
A tiii hero I sit und sulk ,
Wlillo SprliiKor Rots the cake ,
lluc.auso on Ulovolund's bulk
I put my humble .stake :
Y n. I am Mr. Mills.
I'luln , simple KOEOI-Q. " '
St. Joseph News : "Van Arndt was out on a
'Woll , thuro's no use un veiling the bust , Is
thuroy"
Whloawiko : "I would llko some nlns and
pcoille-a. " Hnlil u lady at tlio smalt wares
counter of a llosteiu dry goods sloro.
"lto | iirdon : , " s.ild the cleric , "nlns ana
pet'dlcs ? '
"Oh ! plis uud iiucdlos , I moan. "
Now Vork Herald : Shu started thn flro with
e ; blew up nnd hasn't slnee ben/lno.
Iviito Fluid's Washington : Kllnks Haw
about the girl with the SllHMOll and the cough
thut you WITO engiiKfil to lust summer ?
Winks I niurrlem hor.
nilnks Is the $100.000 KOIIO ?
Winks ( sadly ) Yos. So Is the cou h.
Philadelphia Hecord : Illlllards hits boon
su Restoet to boom cliuroh iittonJanco In Now
VorK , but the ministers are stow to take tha
cue.
VA1UOU3 ( lllll'S.
Philadelphia 1'rcs * .
Now the contle crl | ) has pot us.
How Its paroxysms knot us
And , to ward olr oompliuutlons of Its multi
farious Ills.
See the doctors , wluit wlsoncros.
Skllrnl us the Indian fnklrs.
Who dole out for our ilulectatlon pllosot
Hlilny ( ] iilnlno pills ;
Or , If voudo not llko thoin , a dose of slinplo
Hiinllls.
Yonkers Statostiiun : A deer Is ono of thn
swiftest unlinals. ICven wlion killed unit
survoel as vonlson you will nollco Ihut it goes
very fust.
Columbus Post : The man wno torn down
tlio school lumso Him ut hhurpstown , 1ml. ,
should bo kicked on the spot.
0(1 ( City Ul7/anl ! : Kvory ml = nrly'nlel
buoholor In thn country ought tube lined for
contempt of court.
IllMlmmton Uopubllcun : The bartcndoi
should bo a man of good splills.
Mtn > i > titt .
A tiny tot of only throo.
Hweot us the dew the rose Inh.iloj ,
I pully diini-u upon my Unco
The whllo I loll lim-falrv talus.
Unclemelod Is hur placlel Irow ;
"No earn , " initsii I , "HUCI | llvos dls'.rosi ! "
"Duar me , ' , Hiiyu she , "I wonder how
I'd boiler muko my dolly's dross. "
A fair young brldo In queenly gowns
CuuiuHiliiwn the grand o.-UliiUral aUla ;
The mighty orean sweetly Hounds.
Anil un her lips a a ilntlv umllu.
And In hur heart u pr.iyor nut so ,
Knr truthfully wo mii't confess
Sim's thlnlclnx thin : "I'd Illtu to know
What folks uro saying of my druss. "
A niiitrnr. nonr thn gntcs of death
With wooplnz klnelrivl ut hiiruuln.
All fearful thnluauh lltjeilliiit broatli
Will bear hur mini uunm the thin.
Shei INCH to spuuk ! Uho faintly u I us in
Thn kindly form thut bunds above.
And with hur dying broutli xho snips ,
"rioo thut my shroud Is milled , lurul"
If all the scriptures sav U trim. ,
Tliero'll ho more \\oinon. Inn to ono ,
In that sweet by und by , wliuro you
And 1 nmy moot when llfo In done.
Hut all the Joys desUnud to IjlasJ -
lirlxhl urowtis und h.irin with golden
HtllllKS
Won't pluuso the woman thorn unliias
Eaoli luu thv nicest pair of vrln s.
A Fatal Htradello.
Jinilll'ilJiuH * 'JrltiWK.
Sanator Kyle wanted to rides two horao
at once lu the committee business ; but 1
iieomi ho has boon given only u Uttio donkoj
to rldo after all.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
ABSOUflKQT
