The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, August 01, 1896, Image 3

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Robbing Pensioners.
The latest official list of pensioners
shows tbat there are 967,043 names of
veterans and widows and orphaus of
veterans, upon the pension roll, and the
amount paid to theee pensioners last
year was 8139,053,892.5$. This is sx
clusivu of 3,481penEroners living in for
eign countries who are paid annually
8695,313.
Four-fifths of these pensioners are
Iargely.dependent upon the small pit
tance paid then by the government for
their livelihood. Many of them are
widows whose husbands gave their liven
to maintain the union, or the children
of.fallen heroes who are. largely depend. '
entupon their pensions for their Bup
port. Thus in round numbers we have 970,
000 United States pensioners who re
ceive in rourd numbers 8140,000,000 an
nually, and a large majority of them
would suffer from actual want but .for
the patriotic action of our government
in granting liberal pensions.
If the national candidates ot the Chi
cago convention shall be successful in
November it is openly avowed that the
silver standard would be precipitated
upon this government as speedily as pos
sible. In point of fact the mere election
of the repudiated candidates for presi
dent and vice-president would at once
make gold command a premium, and
plunge this country into the slough of
cheap money without waiting for o the
inevitable congressional action.
Ol the 8140.000,000 uow paid annually
to our pensioners, the adoption of the
silver standard of money in this country
would -at once rob thorn of nearly or
quite 870,030,030 each year, as the pur
chasing value of the' lawful niTney of J
United States would be reluced just
about; one-half. v- -
The aJjptioa o the free silver theory
by the government of the United States
therefore, means in plain English, the
robbery of nearly 1,003,090 of pensioners
of 870,030,000, or one-half their pensions
by paying them in, money of just one
half the purchasing value of the present
lawful Money of the government:
What answer will the million of pen
sioners of the land a.nd their friends
have to make to the bold propDsition to
rob the pansioners of this country to the
amiunt of 870,000,000 each year?
FOUND A LOST CITY.
It la In a r...-r.D.o Section f Mexico an-.
I-; V7c!l Prenerreil.
J. R. J -. -.t-3 , ..j American crchteolo-
gist, l:- .i exploring a wildregicit
of t'v . . i. h U-.S.rv. mountain, west u
Jiiiii- z ..k,ix, uunug me past two
wont!
lie . ' : -"-"-l : ." "vz. r"d claims
to ln:-.c - ir! - r-.vi'itcric city,
whicK ' .. .-.. n r.t htivohad a popu
lation : i -i.: o rt UOO.C'IO.
1. -: . .. .-i iy it Mir.rMl in n nar
row vi.y v -.(ni r u I .vh ranges tf
mount:. in.-, ieany ::li tl.c buildings are
of bio, v w. ami aic in a state of al
most pt.J cc preservation.
The. Liu:; s contain ornaments, and
utensils ci cculiiir design. Mr. Reiley
brought back a large collection of theci,
which ho will send to the Smithsonian
.institution at Washington.
'Mr., Reiley 's home' is in Boston, for
which city he has started, to return in a
few weeks with a party of archaeolo
gists, fully equipped to continue the ex
plorations of the city and surrounding
country. New York Recorder.
He Holds a WleatBff Hand.
As between England" and" Kroger
fast'at the present time it seems safe to
bet on Krugrr. He holds some good
cards,'" and he knows all the tricks of
the game. Chicago Post
a isaay rolleC
Mrs. Edward. Gill of Gallipolis, O..
"has a pullet' of the Bine Game .breed,
batched outtlie 29th day, of March last,
that has laid an'egg erery Vlay'since Uk
lra't day of this month, something.nevci
heard of before.,
LOST IN A NIGHT.
Aa Island PI ppea wi and Changed the
Boundary of Two State.
An island In the Missouri river broken
into fragments and washed away was
the unusual spectaclo Atchison (Kan. )
people witnessed tho other morning. For
years an island of 600 or 700 acres bus
been, one of the attractions of Atchison.
It was as fertile as a garden, and was
known all over tho west for the excel
lency of thb celery, asparagus, sweet
potatoes and melons it produced.
It had the appearance of a veritablo
oasis in a desert, and its green shrub
bery, generous shade trees, velvet lawns
and cool springs were a perpetual joy.
Upon this island a shooting club had a
home, and the baseball enthusiasts had
their grounds and grand stand. Alto
gether it was a most pleasant resort.
In a single night this island was dis
solved into fragments. The big June
rise in the Missouri river struck it, and
today it is only a reminiscence. What
was Kansas' loss, however, was Mis
souri's gain. With the obliteration of
the island the current left tho Missouri
shoro and struck bard against the Kan
sas bluffs. The result of this is that tho
Missouri bauner has been planted a milo
westward, and hundreds of acres of rich
bottom laud have been added to its do
main, while Kansas mourns the loss of
its green island and pleasant park.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
GIRLS FIGHT ARMY WORM.
They Teach ItespalrlBg- Farmer a Iimoi
In FeraeTerance.
The unusual spectacle of a company
at female recruits fighting desperately
to defend a neighbor's property against
tho ravages of an invading army of
thousands was witnessed at Woodvale,
N. Y.t tho other day, when a dozen
young women assembled on the little
farm of William Miles to fight the army
worms which were threatening tho
sbeedy-.destruo$ion ef tfiefaSmers crops.
When Miles discovered, that in
sects had appeared in 'large numbers on
the outskirts of his cornfield, he threw
himself upon a couch, declaring that
fate was agaiust him, and that he would
make no further attempts to succeed.
May Sherman, a neighbor's daughter,
who heard tne farmer's remarks, hastily
left the house and in a short time had
summoned together a dozen of her girl
friends. They marched to Miles' corn
field and by making excavations in the
ground, burning straw on the surface of
the soil and by various other methods
succeeded in disposing of the legion of
destroyers an.I for a time, at least,
saving the fanner's crdix New York
Herald. '
Who Is Marie CorelllT
Extraordinary notions are abroad in
some quarters as to the personality ol
Miss Marie Corel 1L On the subject oi
her parentage and adoption quite as
singular theories have gained ground.
Miss Mackenzie Mackenna bravely es
Bays to spread the truth. It will bear
repeating. The truth is that the noted
novelist was adopted when quite & baby
by the second wife of Dr. Charles Mac
kay. At his death she was left in the
guardianship of his son, Eric Mackay,
the author of "Love Letters of a Vio
linist" Miss Mackenna tells us that
they are a harmonious pair, keenly in
terested in each other's success. Each,
in fact, "is enthusiastic about the oth
er." Miss Corelli, we are told, shuns
notoriety religiously, but nothing is
said about Mr. Mackay's ideas on th:.
matter. English Exchamta
Cnseasonable Delay.
The worm is at work in oats and cor
and tuberculosis has been discovered
blooded cattle. And still no word fro.
the peach crop I Detroitjftee Press.
Bright rro!- Tiir Mcr. SatolM.
It is luni-n i I v th" Vatican that
! Mgr. Satoll: v..u .; recutly created
a cardinal, will n;..in In function it
apostolic ilelr;;.i;e in tin United States
until thijiiexc pap 1 consistory, when he
will go to Rome and receive, the car
dinal's hat
T l'-iMlo::rr.
Do yon drr-w a p-nsion? Vote for free
coinage nud you vote to. cut your pen
sion in two in the middle, because un
der free coinage your dollars would pur
chase only half as much as now.
INDIANA'S NEW DRINK.
Aa Intoxicant Furnished my Mother Karth
Herself.
A well of peculiar formation has been
discovered in Millrock township, in the
eastern part of Putnam county, Ind.,
on" tho farm of C. Broadhurst It wan
bored lost winter to the depth of nearly
100 feet. It filled with clear, cold wu
ter, and as it was not needed until late
ly it was not ued.
Recently the well was tapped for do
mestic purposes, and tho users noticed
an exhilarating effect, like that produced
by old wine, followed the use of the
water. TJiiu is attested by several re
sponsible iHTfous, all of whom say that
no evil effects follow tho use of tho wa
ter, like those following the use of Ur
or whisky.
There is known to bo a hidd.wt weil
somewhere in eastern Putnam county
where a toper, it is said, threw a ten
gallon keg of old apple brandy ou
swearing off. Tho keg was never dug
out, and it was thought that possibly
this liquor had been tapped in boring
the well. An analysis, however, shows
no trace of alcohol in tho water.
The discivyiy of this nonalcoholic,
jag producing without evil effect water
is causing much interest, and the own
er has a forturo if tho well holds out.
Philadelphia Press.
GOULD WANTED HARMONY.
Altered the Water Tasks to Battery tkr
KoRllsbaaeav
Howard Gould, who is living on his
team yacht ou the Clyde, has given his
version of the recent unpleasantness
with English yachtsmen. He said:
"A committee of yachtsmen was sent
here awhile ago to examine my boat's
water tanks. They chose the time for
their visit while I was absent in Lon
don. Then they wtuitcd to alter them,
although they w ere precisely the samo
as they v en last summer, when I raced
60 times. I wrote to them that I would
make the alteration for thu sake of har
mony and lor no other reason, which
was pcrftctly true, for I did not wish to
i withdraw from all tho contests and
I create ill feeling.
I "Besides I wan Ud to show that the
I new rule cf measurement did not turn
out bouts ;is seaworthy as those built
under lost year's rule. I am glad to say
that the summary methods employed by
certain members of the council have
been severely condemned by a great
many representative English yachts
nen. Nevertheless I notice I am getting
criticised in various American newspa
pers because I continued to race after
what had happened. ' ' New York Jour
nal Where Are the AstronoMera?
Grave fears are entertained in Ot-
tomwa, la., for the safety of tho party
Of astronomers wnowent to japan irom
OaIifnrni:i to observe the total eclirao
Of the sun Aug. 9. Mrs. E. B. Vogel of
Ottumwa, a sister or rroiMsor linarier
Burkholter of Chabot university at Oak
land, leader ol tne party, tears mat we
recent eartbnnako in Japan may have
ione them injury, as nothing has been
heard from the party since that time.
She otheis of the party are Professor
riaeberle of Lick observatory, Dr. G.
Shuey of East Oakland, Louis C.
Maston and a young Japanese nobleman.
Mew Mca to the Front.
The most remarkable feature o poli
tics this year is the large nutuber of
sew or hitherto obscure men that have
been bromrht to the front. The old war-
horses of both parties ore made useful
in reporting the doings of the newer or
younger i2'ii. So numerous have the
new Napoleons become that it is hard
to keep track of those of them that are
not fortunate enough to have a Hanna
of their own who understands the value
Of a bnrean of publicity. New York
Journal.
Croasbonrt on a Boycotting Clrcalar.
A new move iu boycotting has been
jtarted by organized labor. A circular
was distributed in Clarendon hall when
the Central Labor union met yesterday
calling on the organizations to boycott
a certain fii m. It is surmounted with a
skull and crossbones, and is addressed
"to the public and friends of labor.'
New To!: JouiiiaL
PICKED UP $300.
A Cmrluslly Fiend Fcceaa la AllkjBtot
Teeth Worth That Aaaoaat.
An nllipitor Mory is being told by a
Floridiuu who lertntly settled in Way
irosti, Cn.. (Suit is worth telling, though
It might be well to take it with a small
pinch of wilt. Here is the story:
The Fir; k u man went alligator hunt
ing tii:l in-iiK' across a school of rep
tiles in ;. rtt;L The man's dog caused
an nprif rj; in tho cchool, as a dog is a
fine i:hi.c1 fir the alligator. Tho dog
began w I.; rfc and enper around in reg
ular Fourth of July order, and as lie
itaid at his Hunter's heels that worthy
was held rc-rvnsihle by the alligators.
Tho man and his dog were quickly sur
rounded ty the reptiles, whose mouths
were foamirg mid gaping with rage.
The .ific thtst tho man carried was
brought into play against tho school,
and ono after -another of the reptiles
was killed, until the ground was liter
ally covered with their carcasses. It
was a thrilling experience for both tho
man and his dcg. both escaping without
receiving a 'scratch" from the enemy.
A curiosity fiend picked ap the alligator
teeth that lay cn tho ground where tho
massacre occurred and sold them for
.1300. -Atlanta Constitution.
A RECORD RUN.
Amy Wheelmen Make Trip, Averactna;
Elghty-sU Miles Per Day
Lieutenant W. R. Abercrombie of the
Second United States infantry has made
A record bicycle run from Omaha to
Chicago. He arrived at army headquar
ters, Pullman building, shortly after 11
o'clock iu thu morning. He left Omaha
June 6 at 6 :U0 o'clock in the morning.
He laid over one day in Iowa. and aver
aged 80 miles a day. The former army
record wns 58 miles a day, made in 1893
tj several men from Fort Meade, Neb.
Accompanying the lieutenant were
Sergeant George Scofield, Corporal Au
gust Lindquist and Dr. Seifer. The
men made the run in light army equip
ment at the reqnest of General Cop
pinger, commander of tho department
of the Platte. The purpose was to select
the route for the march of the Second
regiment to Fort Sheridan should tho
proposed transfer of troops be made next
fall. Lieutenant Abercrombio reported
to Adjutant General B;urber on bis ar
rival at the headquarters and was taken
charge of by his father-in-law. Colonel
Amos S. Kimball, puymaster of tho de
partment 1 1 California, who is stepping
at the Palmer House. Chicago Post.
PREACHING MORMONISM.
The Utile Town of Nenhaoaoek Is Greatly
Excited.
Neshannock, u small town just east
Of Sharon, Pa., is in great excitement
over the preachug of Elder R. Etzeu
houser of St Louis. Ho arrived a short
timo ago and distributed handbills an
nouncing his appearance in the Disci
ples church, which is the only one in
that place. Tin attendance the first
nifiht was peed, bnt since then the
crouds uic enuriKcns. fanners coming
into town in wagons from miles around.
Ee t Iulms he is a Latter Day Saint,
but riirndly uLuses the Mormons, with
an cci-ts-.fur.l hit at Brigham Young
and iolypcii y. He proves that the cho
sen pei p!e cf Ceil, w ho were to settle ca
a purdKiI .la.ii. ::. the Latter Day
Saints in the npicii of the greut lakes.
He prrcrho thv lit mien doctrines and
refuses to debate with elequeut divines.
The iilaaer. are v.icnght up over the
condition rt' r.tTjir? and will try to oust
him. The; .:.'. t excitement prevails
as 50 h:.e- Ltiu n.nvcrted.
3:.'!!in7-.it F.ir Vrtro,.
Within :i i.. "v rJi will bo ccm
ment: . tne . w:o most gigantic opera
art .;.-.- il i -iiy ct th war depart -
ni':.'. .i in nitie t.oweiiul
th. u ' :. . ;: anywLcrc in the
t ..i . , ..- . ... :.t Fort Wadsworth
an . . j n . .lie cent of the work
, Lct$ .... i,i X ,.0,000. But thi:$ i
ol.... ,. i .. it plate cw icri;i:i
.il-.. j . .. Ltl l:er.cli agaiust for
cir..i i r-. v.. ruct.cn will be con tin -
lt.cn !.i -i t.i t.: t.:e until the fortiri
Jcat.f us cciii-eti ey the elaborate plans
have Lr.en ccmpLtcd. and when that is
(dono the total cost, it Lj said, will have
been o(, 000, 000. New York Advertiser.