TTTK.OMA1TA DATLY KFJS ; MONDAY. AUGUST 7. 1893.
THE DAILY BEE.
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THK HAII.Y and Rtmit\vlKB ] (4 ( on sale In
ChlcnKixit tbu following placiM :
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Auditorium jiotnl.
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Ing , Imposition grounds.
Circulation lor.liinr , 1H03 ,
The Fifty-third congress.
ALAS ! Ill futod onion ! Thirteen popu-
Hats nt the congressional oauotia !
ONI : lawyer cannot well combat n linlf
dozen lawyers. Tlio attito ucoda more
dofotidors in the injunotiuu proceedings.
Tin : country ia now in the hands of
congress. And congress Is in the hands
of the democrats. Sympathy for the
country is Appropriate.
A QKKATiiit patronage of the banks
and loss resort to safe deposit vaults and
old stockings , is what is neudod just
now.
"THAT man from Nebraska" in the
August ( 'osmnpolitan reads THE OMAHA
BEH. So does every other man from
Nebraska who lias any ambition to keep
up with the times.
IT IS eneouratfing to have reports from
BO many Nebraska towns assortincr that
the local merchants are not particularly
burdened by the force of the existing
financial depression.
AN INDIAN supply depot at Omalia
would greatly facilitate the distribution
of supplies to the Indians. It would
tilso help Omaha and Nebraska. Lo' '
the idea bo encouraged.
LOUD DUPFIUIK has been decorated
for the part played by him in the Siamese
ameso affair. This is nn inexpensive )
method which monarehial governments
have to reward extraordinary puhli
Borvicos.
THE meetings of the board of lady
managers of the World's fair would d
credit to the floor of the British House o
Commons. The ladies weep , while th
Commons light , but they both end ir
apologies.
A STORY comes from South Omaha of
a farmer who insisted upon carrying
homo the proceeds of tlio sale of his cat
tle amounting to $1,700 , in cold , hard
silver dollars. Wo wonder whether ho
happened to bo a populist.
ENFORCKD idleness is not a western
disease. Kustorn papers estimate that
75,000 worklngmen have been thrown
out of employment in Now York City ,
nnd the ratio would no doubt bo main
tained throughout tlio country.
IOWA republicans nro gradually learn
ing that to tlio prohibition issue is duo
their recent defeats ut state elections.
The piospeetsarogood that they will
hood the lorison of experience und cast it
nsido nt their coming state convention.
IT IIICOMIS : the duty of the governor
to retain a competent attorney in the in
terest of the slate "in any cnso of impor
tance or dilllciilty. " The injunction pro
ceedings uro amply important und dim-
cult. The duty of Governor Crounso is
pluin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tout : CASTOR is looking out for the
democrats. If ho could got a branch
Indian supply * depot at Omaha tlioro
might bo u few moro democratic plums
to distribute. But wo wouldn't mind
that if wo cnn only got the supply depot
located hero.
Kx-SCNATOii INOAM-S siud in his Su
perior Hio3oh ) that money is as dlllloult
to 11 ml nowadays as boor or whisky in
Kansas. The Kansas statesman must
have "slipped his trolley. " lie ought
to know that there is no trouble about
finding boor or whisky or both in
Kansas.
Tun World's fair directory has
finally determined to respect the order
of the court enforcing Sunday opening.
Their dilemma is solely of their own
cuiiblng , and tlio only thing to bo regretted -
grotted is that it may result in financial
loss to an undertaking whoso financial
success is by no means as j ot assured.
THK ofllcuoy of the clearing house
certificate is Illustrated by the fact -thai
Now York bunks have in the last few
weeks taken out $ : )5,000,000 ) of them
moro than were over issued at ono Unit
before , . Chicago bunks have nls <
adopted tlio sumo device for use in cast
it should bo needed to help them tide
ever their difficulties. Tlio clearing
house certilluuto has evidently coma t <
bo a fixture ) for times of tluuncia
itrlngonoy.
T/ffc MRRTINO OP
Pursunrit , to tlw proclamation of the
proildont , issued Juno 'M > the l-'Ifty-UiIrd
congress nijombloa In oxlrft session nt
noon today. This congress will bo tlio
lnoo < ( t that'hai assembled under the
government of the Unllod States. The
scnato will have the snmo number as in
the last congress and will consist of 83
members. The house of representatives
will have .TJO momboro , n gain of 24 ever
the house of the last con&ross. The
political divisions of the present house
will consist of : Democrats 221 , republi
cans 127 , and populists five. Of these
elected in Novomb'or last 202 were
members of the Fifty-second congress , of
whom HI nro democrats , fifty-six repub
licans nnd five populists. There were
also elected to this congress fourteen
mon who have had previous service In
that body , of whom ton are republicans
and four democrats. It is thus shown
that moro than two-thirds of the membership -
borship of the present homo of repre
sentatives consist of mon who have had
previous experience in congress.
The proclamation of the president
convening congress In extra sosslon referred -
ferred solely to the financial con
dition and said that congress was
called together "to the end Hint
the ptmplo may bo relieved
through legislation from present tmil
impending danger and distress. " This
explicitly defined the purposa of the ex
tra session and it is understood that in
his message , which is ready for trans
mission , the president will conflno him-
wolf entirely to the financial question.
What his attitude will bo has boon
pretty clearly foreshadowed. If the re
ports regarding Mr. Cleveland's ' position
have boon authoritative ho will tuko a
definite and uncompromising stand in
favor of the unconditional repeal of the
silver purchase clause of tlio Sherman
act and will urge that further legisla
tion regarding the currency can
safely bo postponed. This is what
is reasonably to bo expected in
the communication which the president
will address to congress , but it ia by no
means improbable that ho may have
something to suggest by way of com
promi.se in order to satisfy those who
demand that sotno provision shall bo
made to obviate the extraction of the
currency which would result from stop
ping the purchase of silver. There are
two expedients which tlio president may
recommend. Ono is that the national
banks be allowed to issue notes to the
par value of the bdnds deposited by them
to secure circulation. There are
many democrats who favor this ,
and if the plan were adopted it
would at once aild about $20,000,000 to
the circulation. It would encounter a
vigorous opposition , however , from
these who are unfriendly to the banks ,
on the ground that the tendency would
bo to strengthen these institutions.
Another expedient which the president
may possibly recommend is the repeal
of the ton per cent on bank Issues , so as
to enable the state banks to put out cur
rency as they did before the war. This
would meet the almost unanimous ap
proval of the southern democrats and
would perhaps have the support of a
few from the middle and western states ,
but it would bo strongly opposed by
eastern democrats , and the republicans
in congress would bo unanimously hos
tile to it.
The clear prospect pow is that the
silver purchase clause of the Sherman
act will bo repealed , but not "without a
pretty sharp struggle. The indications
are that the fight against the Sherman
act will open with three distinct columns
operating in parallel lines. First , there
will bo a column directed for uncondi
tional repeal ; second , n column operating
to couple repeal with the removal 1
of the tax on state bank issues ,
nnd , third , a column which will
worlc with determination to sub
stitute for the present law moro liberal -
oral legislation for silver. It is the
opinion of the shrewdest judges that th'o
first two columns are likely to merge.
It is generally conceded that the real
battle ground of the silver conllict will
bo in the semite , where the opportuni
ties for a prolonged fight are bettor
than in the houso. The contest in the
popular branch of congress , however ,
is expected to bo a sharp ono. Although
the proclamation e.illing congress in
extra session refers only to the necessity
of legislation to relieve the financial
dilllciilty , any other question may betaken
taken up by congress , und it is moro
than probable that others will be pre
sented.
Tlio financial situation is less unfavor
able now than when congress was sum
moned. The outlook for the future is
less threatening and the tendency to n
restoration of confidence is stronger.
Doubtless this is in no small measure
duo to tlio general impression that congress
gross is to bo depended upon for judl
clous remedial legislation in compliance
with the demand of the nubstaii
tin ! interests of the country. I
this expectation is realized without
unnecessary delay there is every roasor
to expect u rapid recovery from the prevailing
vailing distrust and depression. If there
is failure on the part of congress to d ° <
what is hoped for by the largo majorltj
of the people the country will inevita
bly experience a relapse whoso consu
quonco will bo moro sorlout , than the ro
suits of the crisis through which it ii
now passing.
niKu i mo I.OUOMUTI nw.
The [ present generation Is
hut the beginning of tlio application o .
electric power to tlio Ubos of man , for i
is not too much to say that the posai
hllities of this great force in nature an
practically unlimited. Among the oh
jcot3 of Interest at the World's fair is ai
oloutric locomotive , and its constructor [ :
boliuvo that engines of this typo it is t
doublo-ondor will soon take the plac :
of steam locomotives on some of enlarger
larger railways for special service. I .
appears that the Baltimore & Ohi
railroad is to take the inltiatlv
ii ) the UBO of oloctrio Ia
comotlves , A tunnel has boo 51
built by that company under the city o
Baltimore for its through trains , am
immense oloatrie locomotives will b
Ubod to haul both passenger nnd frolgh
trains through tlio tunnel.
.
Referring to this innovation , the Phil
adelphla Lulyer says there is not mile
that is experimental about the propose
i o of powerful olcctrlo locomotives , except -
copt the question as to the coit of oporn-
ting , but , even though electric power
should bo moro costly thnn stcnm power ,
the advantages to bo gained will ottsot
the increased cost. It U confidently IKJ-
llovnil , however , that olootrio locomo
tives can bo operated as cheaply a1 ?
.steam locomotive * . The latter are loss
olllclent than compound stationary on-
glues in a centralized plant , says the
Lcrii/cr / , and the economies in the gener
ation of power are expcolod to offset the
losses resulting from double conversion
from mechanical to electrical energy
and then from electrical to mechanical
energy. No expanse is being spared to
make the experiment at Baltimore
thorough , and it may bo expected to
give an almost conclusive answer to the
question whether electric locomotives
can bo economically used on elevated
and suburban railroads now operated by
steam locomotives. It is still , the opinion
of some that electricity is not practical as
a substitute for steam , , but this view
cannot be accepted in view of what has
already boon accomplished by the use of
electricity on elevated and surface rail-
r , ad lines.
As the Philadelphia tctfyp'says , how
ever , the introduction of electric in place
of s'voam locomotives must proceed slowly
under any circumstances. Existing roads
cannot afford to throw away their motive
power to substitute another unless it
promises to pay for the sacrifice. An
exception may bo made in the case of a
big corporation having short sub
urban branch linos. These might ho
equipped with electric locomotives and
the steam locomotives now in
use bo transferred to the main line , so
that there would bo no loss account
through the .sacrifice of existing motive
powor. But it is not to he expected that
olootrio locomotives will rapidly take
the place of steam locomotives. At best
they will bo slowly introduced , and at
first for some special service , such as
that for which they are to bo used by
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at Balti
more. It is quite possible that the next
generation will witness as extended a use
of the electric locomotive as there now
is of the steam locomotive.
CltAllACTMtlSTICS UF THE TRAMP.
The sudden lurch In the machinery of
modern industry which has thrown so
many well-intentioned laborers out of
employment presents nn unusually
serious aspect when wo consider that n
largo portion of these mon are driven to
wando- about the country in search of
work and are thus put under every
temptation to join the horde of perma
nent tramps. This view of the existing
situation brings out very forcibly the
importance which the tramp may pos
sibly attain and surrounds with interest
any investigation which offers to throw
light upon the nature and character of
the genus called tramp. To carry out
such an investigation , the results of
which can promise to bo approximate
and tentative only , is nn undertaking
which has awaited the initiative of a
man willing to devote his time to a study
of' pauperism and sociology and this
has boon done by Prof. J. .T. MoCook ,
who makes a report of his work in the
August Forum in a paper entitled "A
Tramp Census and Its R/jvolations. "
The first characteristic of the tramp
population arises in relation to their oc
cupation , They can , of course , bo said
to consist exclusively of unmarried
males. Of Ii4 : ! ) American tramps who
answered the question propounded , 57.4
per cent claimed to have trades , em
ployments or professions requiring moro
or le&s skill , while the unskilled com
prised only 41.4 per cont. Ninety-eight
vocations were represented , the greater
portion representing1 occupations re
quiring comDarativoly consrr < t move
ment from place to place.
A most remarkable characteristic is
that they are almost all in the prime of
life. Over 75 per cent of the tramps
are under 40 years of ago and 00 per
cent are under GO. It is not that they
have grown too old to work , for they be
long to the class that forms the very
bonn and sinew of our laboring force.
Their health at the time of inquiry was
not as a rule such as to incapacitate
them from labor. Just 8.5 percent were
sure that they were in a bud state of
health , while 85.3 per cent insisted that
they were doing very nicely.
As to the period when the tramp life
began , Prof. MeCook found that nearly
all took to the road soon after their last
piece of work and but 4.0 per cent would
acknowledge that they had been pursu
ing their vagabond careers longer than
a year. To the question why they took
to tlvo road 82.8 per cent made replies :
"Looking for work , " "Out of money"
and the like , while the motives in other
cases varied from whisky and hulnoss
to a roving disposition. In nativity 51.1
percent were American born , 20.0 per
cent Irish , ( ! , ( ) par cent English nnd the
remainder scattered ever slxtoon na
tionalities.
;
The intelligence of the tramp Is not
the lowest in the sculo , ever 90 per cent
buinir able to road or wrlto , nnil"whoi ]
they tlo have money they occasionally
0
bpoiul it upon newspapers. They vote
t us u mlo , but unfortiinatoly vote curly
nntl otton ami east the ballot that pays
tliom the host. The greater number ol
them profess Homo religion ; thoyudmil
tholr weakness for strong drink , bul
deny that they huvo ever boon convicted
of crlino. They Hloop in lodging houses ,
police stations or wherever they can ant
seldom in the sumo plucu many nights ii
BUCCOdSlOll ,
With these characteristics ostub
lishutl for the trumps examined , it ii
easy to extend them by inference to the
0
army of 45,845 , , at which number Prof r.
MeCook estimates the tramp populatioi
u
of the United States. Thin horde IB on <
* continuous drain upon the resources o
tlio people. They produce nothing , bu
o
consume steadily ; they increase the cos1
'
of police Hiiporvislon ; they add largol ;
to the dangers of contagious diseases
°
they soryo to recruit the crimlna
classos. To tlo away with this unnuoeu
nary evil is ono of the problems that he
? bet the sociologist. Prof. McC'ook Bug
. gosts some reforms which if adoptoi
would no doubt mitigate the disease , bu
)0 , nothing can exterminate the train ]
short of un enforced willingness to worl
, for a living ,
h Tim flnuncial problem is trilling com
d pared with that of harmonizing the dis
cortlnnt voices of democratic dtntotmon.
Senator Vest of M iyjotiri , wrltitiR in the
Xnrth Amtri&tn fyjc\f ) , talks about re
vising the tariff , taij , this , ho declares ,
"does not mean tjint , n cavalry charge
will bo made upotiuill protected Indus
tries , resulting Itf'lihnkruptcy of manu
factures and the general reduction of
wages. " Mcanwhilil Henry Wultorson
stigmatizes prottitit'lonists ni "ruthless
robbers who rule , tfio roost. " Got to-
gothort > i
Tin : Wnshingloh1 Vokl accepts the
pleadings of. the Nebraska railways in
the maximum rate law injunction cases
as Incontrovertible fact , and files to the
conclusion that the Nebraska legislature
made a grievous error in passing the
railroad law. Wo suggest that the Post
editor might have waited until the people
ple of this state filed across bill In those
celebrated cases. It might n'so ' bo wlso
for the Post man to got a little informa
tion concerning the condition of "tho people
ple of this state with respect to the rail
roads before summarily reading them
out of court. Frank llatton deserted
Iowa about the titno the railroad fight In
that state was the hottest. Ho knows
that in the struggle there the authority
of the state prevailed and the railroads
have continued to prosper in splto of
laws which they held would deprive
them of their property without recourse.
But he kninvs nothing about the real
situation in Nebraska.
IN Tnn Bun's special Now York finan
cial review yesterday , a prominent
banker is quoted with the remark that
"tho country is in shape where improve
ment can come quickly. " This news com
ports with tlio condition of Nebraska.
Wo nro rich in resources and stores.
Renewed confidence will convert our sub
stance into gold.
GEOUGK GOUI < D sees the cause of the
present crisis in the hostile nttitudo as
sumed by the legislators of the country
toward the great corporations. Why
not reverse the logic ? It is just as ra
tional to see the cause in the hostile atti
tude assumed by the great corporations
toward the people and their legislators.
SOMi : wallpaper dealers threaten to
fight the trust. Tlio latter controls 80
per cent of the country's trade and cuts
prices to strangle the balance. But the
little follows possess some nerve and
propose doing some blood-to-tho-bridlos
business if their surplus holds out.
WHEN this year's corn crop shall have
been marketed the farmers of Nebraska
will bo possessed of StfO.OOOjOOO , dug from
the soil. Just why any producer of this
state should join in tno wild cry of
Colorado silver bullionaircs is not writ
ten in the signs of thp times.
TIlO .HIIVLT l > , V8)0l ll .
Chltaya Tribune.
A governor who goes about the country
talking of bloodshed und revolution ought to
bo klclccu out of ofllco but it ought to bo
done constitutionally.
Currency Inrrims < " .
QlnbC'Dcinncrat.
There was nn increase of ever $17,000,000
in the amount , uf curru'ncy during 'July , or
moro than § 500,000 per day.v and yet the in
flationists talk as if n contrition had taken
placo.
KviKlOll Illllll.
It'cord.
There seems to bo i divided opinion In the
Chicago Silver convention whuthor it would
bo first advisable to hang und quarter John
Sherman or to immodlatuly prcoood to wudt
in blood.
A .Stutcgmnn'H Djlnful Fears.
Kama * CHu Star.
According to Mr. Ingalls the millionaire 01
today will occupy the pauper's hut and tno
p.iuper in the near future will lido in the
chariot of the millionaire. All the sumo il
is a bit doubtful whothcr the irridcsccnt
statesman is ready to exchange his imposing
mansion on the heights overlooking the
Missouri for a humble tcnamcmt in Gust
Atchison , or contempluti's turning ever his
line coach and span to any paupur now on
earth.
IViHucldji/ifa / Lctlucr.
The sad news comes from Washington
that the chambers of roncress have boon
made exceptionally comfortable , and that
the vuntiuitlon has boon greatly improved
If they had been loft In tholr old condltioi
congress might 1m vu boon inclined to ad
jouni us soon as it had repealed the silver
purchasing clause of the Sherman silver bill
As it ia , the members may bo so comfortable
as to Ing superfluous on the stugo to the an
noyunro of other peoplo.
Wliitt Conifrosi * .Should Do.
( , ' /ifci/ / ( ' ) Inter Ocenn ,
Repeal at once the purchase cluuso of the
so-rullcd Sherman act.
Pledge the government to maintain on an
equality with gold ourontlro stock of money ,
viz : Gold , silver , silver cortillcates , green
backs , und every obligation of the govern
ment.
Authorize nnd direct the secretary of the
treasury to sell gold bonds when necessary
to protect this pledge.
Issue no silver cortlfleutoz , United States
or national bank notes of less denomination
than live dollars.
Iltirn'ii n I'olltmil Tnlo ,
Times.
The railroad whip of the republican partj
In Nebraska is making a desperate effort u
secure the resignation of Governor Crounso
in which event Tom Malors would tuko the
ehulr of stato. The scheme is to publicly crlt
IcUo every move made by thu governor , whc
is modest und takes anuso greatly to heart 0t.
The Majors crowd knows Crounsch already t.I
disgusted with the task of tiylng to keep tin
gang of state house ihlovos under control I
und they anticipate ; hii resignation at ui
early day. If Govorfipr Crounso has thi
welfare of Nebraska t lie.irt ho will r.ovoi
glvo Tom Mujorb a clianco to become gov
emor.
A ItnBRiite I'rotpocc.
Chlcaun Tribune.
.So there Is good rcuson to look for botto
times , and that soon , nit the action of congress
gross justifies this niturmng hope thu feel
ing will grow into poi ) ; t assurance. Thei
all the gold that is Iqctyjd up In safety dc
posit vaults and hlddou away in old stock
ings , us well us the largo quantities of cut'
. ronc.v that have been1' Withdrawn from tli
is banks by sc.irod depositors , will coma on
iso Into active circulation * or servo nn the bail
o for business credit oqiul in volume to tha
. which existed sever luionths ago. This
added to the increase of .national Dank clrcu
n lutlon , will make u total of money sufllolen
o for all the needs of legitimate business , will
f some to spare for speculation.
Hllllio Old 1'iulim .Scheme.
Tccutn th Clitt/UltH.
There will bo frantic efforts made In ni
morous Nebraska counties this full to coir
bine the independent and democratln vou
The leaders of Loth parties are very anxiou
to bring it about und thus secure the tiloi
lion of a fusion ticket. Hut there is a broad
cast suspicion that the rank nnd tlio will nebo
bo governed by their leaders In a matte
which involves the surrender of polltlcu
principle. In other words , while many wll
swallow the dose fixed up by the big chiefs
there uro enough who will not to make th
combination ineffectual. There Is somothlni
in the "combine" for thu loaders henc
tholr zeal. They are laying out to sccur
thu loaves and tUhos and there is onou/h I
sight to stimulate them to push the fuslo
idea pretty tiurd.
UIEMCA'S ' DEBT TO UTAH
_ _ _ _ _ .
Acbiovoraoula of thu Mormon Pioneers the
Value of Which Oumtot Bo EsUrrmtod1 ,
BRIGIIAM YOUNG AND THE TELEGRAPH
lit MMp In llulldlnj ; the I'ncino T.lne-
HIMT Ha Knconrncod the llnllrnntl
Modern Marmondom , 111 Indui-
trlcn niul 1'rolmlila future.
SALT LAKB CITT , July 81. ( Editorial
Jorrospondenco.J The grand organ In the
abcrnnclo was tastefully draped with na
tional Hags and broad hands of rod , whlto
nnd blue bunting cnolt-clcd the stage ana
iroscoiilum , The vast nudltorlum was flllod
with well dressed , Intelligent looking poole -
) lo assembled to witness the ceremonies
commemorating the ndvont of cUlllzcd nun
n Utah. There was no porcoptlblo differ-
cnoo In dress or demeanor as botwoun Mor-
non and gentile. The chasm that divides
the creeds was , for the tlmo being at least ,
obliterated by the sentiment of local pride
nnd patriotism that glories in the nchtovo-
nonts of the pioneers and celebrates each
recurring "Pioneers' day" anniver
sary as a holiday that ranks with
Christmas and the Fourth of July.
As the years roll on the achievements of the
Mormon pioneers assume greater inatcnl-
tuno. When the little band of emigrants , or
rather refugees , under the leadership of
Rrlghamoung , entered Salt Lake valley
on the 24th of July , 1&47 , they found them
selves In the heart of a most desolatedosert.
unlit for habitation by manor beast. In less
than a quarter of n oontury the wilderness
was converted Into a fertile valley , teeming
with mi Industrious population , supplied
with all tlio comforts and many of the lux
uries of modern civilization.
Snmu Inturpntlinf lllntory.
Without entering Into details of the almost
Insurmountable obstacles overcome and
hardships endured by the first settlers of
Utah nnd the colossal amount of labor they
had to perform In subjugating the wilder
ness and laying the foundations for this
beautiful city , it may truthfully bo asserted
Unit the American pcoplo ono thcso Utah
pioneers an everlasting debt of gratitude
for tlio active and Invaluable help rendered
by them toward establishing and maintain
ing telegraphic communication between
the Atlantic and Pacific at the
most critical period of the nation's
history , when the llfo of the republic was
hanging in the balance , and later on far the
material aid extended toward the construc
tion of the first transcontinental railroad ,
which linked the 1'acillc const to the union
by bands of iron and gave a mighty impetus
to the development of the greater and bolter
half of the American continent. It may not
bo generally known , but it is nevertheless an
historic fact that the projectors of the Pa-
uillo telegraph had a most active ally in
Brlghum Young , without whoso friendly aid
and co-operation the first wire across tlio
continent could not possibly have boon built
and Icept up. And without this Pacific tele
graph it is doubtful whether California ,
Arizona , Oregon and Nevada could have
been kept in touch with the union , Hrlg-
ham Young and Edward Creightou wore the
master spirits in the construction of the Pa-
cillc telegraph between Omaha and Salt
Lake City and tlioy remained warm friends
to the end of their lives. It is also a mat
ter of history that Thomas C. Duraut ,
the master mind in the construction of the
Union P.iclllc railroad , found u very staunch
and active ally in Brigham Young in extend
ing that road west of Inrauiio. In fact the
Mormons , under the supervision of Brigham
Young and Bishop Sharp , built a great part
of the road west of old Fort Bridger.
In talking of Utah pioneers and pioneer
work , it may be interesting to note that of
the bravo band of over i00 ! that crossed the
plains with hand carts and ox teams and
located in the valley of the gro.it S.ilt I ako
forty-seven years ago last Moml.iy , only
twenty-sovon innlo members survived. One
of thcso survivors is a colored man. It may
not bo out of place to mention another fact ,
tliat of the fifty-four wives of Brigham
Young only nine are now living. Ono of
thcso , Brigham Young's favorite , Amelia
Folsom 1'oung , is remotely related to Mrs.
Grover Cleveland.
Politic * In the Territory.
The Mormons are and will for years con
tinue to bo the dominant element of Utah's
population. The latest estimate credits
them with 172 , ! > SS out of a total population
of about iW.'i.OOO , but with polygamy prac
tically wiped out. this fact need bo no ob
stacle to her early admission as a state.
Whether , as a matter of policy or from a
radical difference of opinion on national
issues , the Mormons have recently shown a
disMsition | to divide In their political aflllia
tlous. This Is forcibly shown by the vote
cast at the last election for delegate to con
gress. At that election , in November , 189. ! ,
Hawllns , democrat , received 15,211 votes ;
Cannon , republican , lU'-105 , , and Allen , liberal ,
0'JSO , ' , out of a total of .11,01)5 ) votes. Just at
present there Is a very decided disaffection
among democratic Mormons with the wav
things are managed at Washington. Several
loaders with whom I conversed were pro
nounced against Cleveland's free trade
policy. Brigham Young was a protectionist
democrat , and that fact may uxcrt
some influence upon the minds of
mon who venerate his memory. There
is prolx.bly another and moro potent
influence responsible for opposition to frco
o trade among Influential Mormons. Many of
, the most extensive Industrial enterprises In
this and other Utah cities are carried on by
Mormons. Quito apart from the widely
. known Xlon's Co-operativo Mercantile Insti
t.y tution , which , in connection with Its mam
u moth retail stores , fabricates boots and shoes ,
, overalls , tinware , harness , etc. , the Mormons
11 have established woolen mills nt Halt Lake ,
Prove nnd lic.ivor. They opor.ito a hoot
sugar factory at Lohl , and are operating silk
works , soap , broom und match factories ,
machine and boiler shops , foundries , lead
plpo works , wagon nnd carriage factorlos ,
flour and lumber mills In this city.
The Impression which I have shared , In
common with other people east , that thu
Mormons are mossbacks , disposed to oh-
struct rather than push the ear of progress ,
is dissipated by the varied enterprises in
which they uro the chief f'icloM. ' They
have built , own and operate the Dasorot tel
egraph lines , running from Salt Inko to all
parts of the territory. They own unJ operate -
orate cable , street car and olootrlu motor
plants. They have built several rail ,
roads out of this city to the
region commercially tributary , and
they nro heavily Interested In mining und
the development of mineral resources.
But nro those Mormons over going to us-
slmilato with the gentiles ! Are they over
going to become loyal American citizens so
long us tlio church of Walter Day SalnU ro-
malns the church uud church militant ?
These are questions which naturally present
themselves. My Impression in that the Mor
mons are in a fulr way of beeothinir assimi
lated. It will take time , of course , nnd it
depends how the Mormon problem Is
handled. The blood of the martyrs is the
seed of thochuich. So long as thorn were
martyrs among the Mormons , nnd so long as
they were subject to persecution or
prosecution for the practice. of
polygmy no imlmllatlon was posilhlo.
The spirit of resistance to liw
bred diiiojktty , Intense hntied\of \ federal au
thority nnd doop-soatod prejudice ngiilnit
tybllc school education. A marked chHIIRO
na already begun , There Is roster roipcut
for law and'ordor , niidcoinmnrclal and social
Intercourse between Mormon 'ind gcntllo is
gradually Increasing , The church militant
has rolcnted In Ita opposition to public
schools , nnd nil Mormon children under 13
now receive their otomontary oducatlon sldo
by sldo with the children of the gentile.
The higher oducatlon of Mormon youths Is ,
however , still conducted In sectarian
academics and college * . When the Jews
inado their exodus from Egypt , they were
kept on probation In the wilderness forty
years , and the generation of slltT-ncckod and
uncouth serfs that had followed Moses and
Aaron was thinned out by death before
Joshua had taken possession of tno promised
land. Tito .second and third generation of
Mormons will prUo Amorlean citizenship Just
as highly as do the descendants of the purl-
tans.
Opportunities for n Metropolis.
What of' the future of Salt I.aUo City ?
There can bo but ono answer. Salt l.nko is
destined to bo ono of the greatest In the
chain of cities between Chicago nnd San
Francisco. Utah Is moro prolific than any
state between Nebraska and California. The
valley of the great Salt Lake alone with Ir
rigation made general would support a cltv
of 00,000 population , nnd nowhere has Irri
gation produced nioro striking results In the
shapoofshadygrovcs , blooming orchards and
golden tinted harvest Holds. There Is , more
over , a substantial basis hero for a great
city In the shape of cheap fuel , cheap build
ing stone and Incalculable stores of minerals.
The allltudo of 4,000 fcol ahovo the son and
thu proximity of salt water niakoaiho place
a most delightful summer resort. In splto
of low priced silver nnd commercial de
pression , Salt Lake City is even to
day n very attractive and busv town.
The only drawback In my Judgment Is the
extravagant prlco of town lots. Business
lots range all the way from $750 to $ 'J00 : n
front foot anil residence property is also hold
at what I consider extremely high figures
as compared with prices of property In
Omaha uud other cities farther east. Thcso
high prices afford proof , however , that the
land owners of Salt Lake City have un
bounded confidence In her future greatness.
10.
These nro doleful times for the white
motnl. A. Silverman failed In Chicago.
U Is announced the Cherokee Strip will bo
opened for booms and business about the 1st
of September.
Some Cretans are convinced by this tlmo
that the avorngo green goods man Is not as
verdant as a. Blue river sucker.
The British navy Is indulging In the an
nual sham tight in thu channel. It servos to
draw attention from the real article In the
Commons.
The absence of an adequate supply of mon
at the summer resorts has produced n
waistful dreariness too sad to contemplate
at a distance.
A daughter of Mrs. Lcaso is scattering
microbes of eloquence among the young
women of Kansas. Yet there are these who
wonder why Kansas bloods.
Walt Mason of the Washington News has
written a delightful hook on "Tho Man Who
Sobered Up. " It vt ill grieve the friends of the
author to learn that It is n romance. They
hoped It would bo reality.
The wife of ox-Senator John .T. Ingalls has
come into possession of a chair that her
great-aunt bought to go housekeeping with
in 17b8. Doubtless the chair is responsible
for tlio ox-senator's discontent and weari
ness of spirit.
Mrs Kllraboth Stuart PUclpif says that
after the publication of her book , ' 'The Gates
Ajar , " a quarter of a century ago , she re
ceived nearly 10.000 letters. They came
frcm all over the world , and woio mainly
from persons In aflllclioii , strangers to
hor. Some wrote in gratitude ; very many
in the loneing for sympathy nnd consolation ,
THE Bii : Is in receipt of what purports to
ho a weather map feY the month of July. A
casual glance at the lucid diagrams gives
the impression that the weather or the au
thor succeeded admirably in outlining tno
French laiul grab on the verdant banks of
the IMckong. The impression ia further
strengthened by a foot note to the effect
th.it there has been a shortage of mercurial
elovatiou In this vicinity. Farmer Harring
ton is a charming hot weather humorist.
Sumerettle Journal
Dainty Phyllis , six years old ,
Ohidly sits upon my knee ,
Frankly tulN ma nil nor thoughts ,
S.iy.s slio'a "r.itlier Mluulc on mo.
Tlu'n when slstur Alice chides ,
Huylng , "Phyllis , ( lurllng , do
Ho nioiu cnrufnl wlint you say ! "
1'liyllla utka her : "Well , aren't you ? "
Ah ! if sister Allco now
Would bo Justus finsh nnd fteo ,
And though she Is suvcnlccii
Come and sit upon my knue ,
lion my linnvnuld clasp her close ,
While my IDVO for hur I toid !
Just HH 1 could lull II now ,
If she \\uio but.six years old !
it A i i.no.4i)3 AM ) rn/c i\r. \
Wnhoo Ems I'coplo warn told by railroad
orgAni for it long tlmo that the now law
would rnho the rates. If thi\t was true ,
why thn Injunction ? The Idea Ii to kill the
law In sotno vrny.
SohnylorKun. Thn old mtM will remain , %
until It U non wholhnr the Nowborry hill
bungs tiro. The Sun bollovoi It will nnd
considers that the roads are making n move
In righting It which will hurt thorn
Custor County Uimcon ; H took twenty
years to convince the rMlroad * of lovrn that
the pcoplo were running the stato. The
"ffht 17 now on In this state. The pcoplo
will win , but they may expect the road * to
contest every Inch of ground.
I'aplllton Times- The action of the Lincoln
business mon In rolng to law to prevent a
railroad company Irom rnlslnn rates Is moro ff
Amusing thnn otherwise , Ilvorybody know * rr
th.it the average Lincoln man , from the
st.ito house to the ilums , I * a professional
lobbyist and c.ippor for some rallrotd coin-
pany , and It Is preposterous to Imaglno that
n body of Lincoln business men should In
sincerity ralso a linnd against their rallro.ul
masters.
Ashland Gazette- The U. ft , M , railway
company MAS taken n very foolish course In
attacking tlio maximum rate law by Injunc
tion proceedings. If this line of attack ro.
suits In victory for the company Its only
possible result will bo to protrnot the slrug-
glo. The railways can have but ono mollvu
behind tholr protest against the law , und
that Is a feeling of resentment against thu
principal of railway regulation.
Stuart Lodger- The notion of the railroads
In attempting to putu.sh thrir onomlos thu
men most lnstruniunt.nl In the passage of thu
Nowborry bill U quite natural. The delegates -
gates who waited upon Mr. Hurt were referred -
forred to Senators Halo and Thompson for
assistance. It was virtually nn answer that
tholr nppo.il would bo Ignored. The rull-
roads have nothing to gam bv splto work.
They w 111 only onuso Innocent people suffer
ing and stir up a feeling which will bo vented
against them In the next session ot the leg
islature or perhaps sooner In u special sos. .
slon ,
Schnylor Quill : The plan undoubtedly Ute
to fight the mutter In the courts until a now
session of the legislature convenes und then
have it repealed. In thu meantime the people
ple nro to ho inconvenienced nil possible und
all blnino Is to bo put on the new law , Ihui
hoping to create n sentiment against the
matter which will cause Its repeal In lbl)5 )
If the people are true to themselves they will
stay right with this ono stop In the right
direction nnd rectify any weak points in il
In ISO. ) . They will also got rid of the present
state management and place thu alTalrs in
the hands of men who nro known to bo poo-
pie's men und not corporation tools.
The leer , OpproMod Itullroails ,
jYctc Vutk.sun.
Nineteen million dollars was the sum paid
on Tuesday us August dividends on Ameri
can railroads , und $0,000,000 additional was
paid us Interest on railroad bond securities. x
Nothing dlscour.iglng about that.
A CObttllKiiS Of .
Cleveland Plnln Dpnler : "The question
vrljlch confronts us , " howled the urutor , "Is
how to confront the question. "
Philadelphia Kccord : A sprnco girl calls
her pot pus Knickerbocker ljucanso no IB ad
dicted to short pants
Now York Herald : "It Is a funny thing that
w lint Is the sailor's Joy Is the actor's sorrow , "
mnsod llarurly.
"Wh.it U tliut ? " asked Austen.
"A lighthouse. "
Washington Star : "What ? Go to the ant ? "
said the sluggard ; "what u ast of my
strength It would bu ? To the picnic I'll llio
and I'll sit by the plo , and theru let the nut
come to mo.
Lowell Courier : The owner of a nobhy car-
iiRo wlios as npsot llio other day fluid that
ho couldn't u''iee with the spectators who
complimented his handsome turnout.
fhlcngo IntorOcoan : "It , must have been a
IOMI match , for shu I.'IHMV lie was poor. " "No ,
ho told her he had only a romnunt of hU foi-
tune loft , mid she , of course , thought she'd gut
a bargain , "
Mfo : Ills Honor II-i\o yon nothing to say
before .sentenco Is passed upon j on ?
The Con\lciod ves , your honor , I huvo emi
simple leanest to nmUe. In sentencing mo ,
please don't suy that 1 wus convicted by a juiy
of my peers.
Philadelphia llpcord : "Johnny , " c.-.Ilcil a
Foventh street mother out of the window to
her hopeful , "do stop ploying with that Wllllo
llrlrktop. It's too warm today to play with u
red-heuilod boy. "
Now Yurk Hernlrt : Tom How did you got
youroyo bliickoned ?
Hill lliiny throw mo an apple and I failed
to catch It.
Tom Then Hint was n cu > o where "a gift
hllndoth the eye. "
Iiillunrpolls ( : Journal : Slndgo It's funny
how much easier It Is to meet follows I owu
than to meet the follows who owe mo.
Yubsloy IVrlmps It Is because there are so
many mote of them.
Puck : City Missionary What ! Do y ou
thlou
iiiii.in to say that poverty gu\o you this thl t
Unfortunate Not exactly , mister. Hut
when I wus wealthy I never allowed mynulf U
huvo u thirst.
THE WISK mill ) .
miK/ifu / ton Star.
In dreamy contemplation sat
A melancholy on I ;
lid hud n most Impressive blink
And awc-liibiililn hcowl.
Some honest wisdom had thu bird
And , llkn soina men today ,
II u showed Ills Kioatest cleverness
lly what ho didn't. say.
& CD.
Largest Mimif loturors ml Retailer !
olUlothlux lulUu World.
Why we smile.
Can't help it ; the mon and boys of this city
and 'round abouts will insist on
wearing1 clothes and when they
buy them they nearly all get
them of us and that makes us
good natured. Others talk about
hard times that maks us smile.
We don't know what hard times
are ourselves unless it is the
case in hard times that a man wants to make his
dollar go as far as possible and for that reason buys
his suit of us bectiuso it will wear longer and keep
its shape bettor than any other and ho won't have
to bo spending some more silvers before the times
got better. Long headed people buy the best cloth
ing to bo had. Our prices many broken sizes are
about half what they used ' to be.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Store oPenBeveuryovenlatlllD.U , | S < ( j ftft