Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 11, 1885, Page 4

B THE DAILY BEE. Owarn 014 AxD 016 Fanvaw Sr, New Youk Oreice, Rooxt 66 Trizose Buino 186, Orrice No, Sun The i 1 in the state Jaily pu Pubished only Monaay w Three Months 50 0 1.00 One Year Six Moniths 00 | Orie Month.... The Weekly Bee, Published every Wednesday One Year, with preminm One_'evr, without promit Bix Momths, without premir One Month, on trial, e ATl Communicati ating to News and Editorial tmatters should be sddrossed to the EDITOR oF TiiE Bax JURINRSS LETTERS, miade pay TR BEE, PUBLISHING 00, Projs, thousand celes! wers drowned by a recent flood In China, That's THRE MONTANA TRADE, The jobbere of Umaha have up to this time enjoyed a large trade In the rich territory of Montana, bat unless they wake ap they sre liable to lose & constd- erable portlon of it. The enterprislng jobbers of St. Paul, who semi-anaually rmake buslners trips Ina body over thelr territory to vielt thelr customers and to build up thelr trade, hase laldtheir plans to capture nearly the entire patronage of Montana, Theee St. Panl dealers have just visited the principsl towne of Mon- tans, and have satlsfied themselves of the of that field. They were particnlarly Impressed with the thriving olty of Butte, where wages amounting to over £600,000 are paid to the miners every month, snd where, in the langasge of the St. Paul Pionecr Press, the leading businesa es- tablishmonts are metropolitan In thelr chatacter and proportions and in the ex- tent of thelr sales. No botter messure, ssys this paper, can bo glven of the rela- tive Importance of Butte s a business richness enough to make a Californian smile. Tae unlversal tribute to the memory of Grant demonii-ates that the American people are hero worshippe: Tur fact that a gigantic Indian spoctre ald to be paradiog about the Shoshone agency In Wyoming territory, terrifying the red men, leads the Boston Advertiser to say that it csn be seen most clearly through a glass of whisky. Mavor VaveHaN, of Oouncil Bluffs, la atill in the field for the democratic nom- inatlon for governor. He will not be completely set down upon until the 19th, when the state convention meots at Cedar Rapide. Wk are glad to hear that there is no truth In the ramor that the Union Pa- clfic has purchased the franchlse for that new bridga, The men who own the franchiso say that they have not sold out, as they wish to live tn Omaha for a few years more. Tur Ualted States sonstors In the Grant faneral procesiion were paired 8o asto have eash csupls composed of & eeantor foom the noit 1 and ons feom tho wouth. Sinator Mandorz0a, of Nebrae ks, aud Scnator Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, were paired in this way. Tie manner In which & grost deal of the streos ropiiring la done is simply a waste of money. Tais i3 ths case on streets on tho hill-sido, whera overy rain washes out the dict that has beon filled into tho holes and gullias. Thls waste of money will continueuntil the strasts run- ning up Capltol hill are paved. We have always labored under the im- pression that salvation is cheap, bat 1t comes rather high at St. Joe. It will cost the citizons of that place $5,000 to bring Rav. Sam. Jones there to stir up and convert the heathen. Bat as Mr, Jones draws a bigger crowd than a circus or a state fair, It will probably prove a profitable investment. By tho way, why would it not ba a good thing to Induce Sam. Jonss to come to Omahs and inau- gurate the exposltion bullding, upon its completlon thls fall, with a grand re- vival? Tae old “‘eecesh”” in Charleston, South Onrollna, ers still unrepentant and unre- constructed. On the day of Grant's funeral there wes no demonstration by the white people. Charleston was the hot-bed of seceeslon, and it was there that the opening gun of the rebellion was fired, Tho conduct of the people of Vicksburg cn the other hand was In pleasing contrast with that of the cltizens of Charleston. Although Vicksburg suf- fered from a terrible slege at the hands of Gen, Grant they pald a wogthy tribute to his memory cn lest Saturday. THE wheat crop of the United States this year sccordivg to the latest and most reliable estimates will fall short of laet year's production by about 204,000,- 000 bushels. But last year's crop was so enormous tkat tho price in many parts of the ccuntry was ectuslly less than the cost of production, The farmers have devoted a larger ehare of thelr eftorts this yesr to the production of cther crops, and unexpected weather damage has still further reduced tho yleld. But the pro- centor than the simplo fact that Its froight business furnishes nearly one- elghth cf the sggregate gross earnings of the en‘ire Unlon Pacific syetem, The Pioncer Press in urging the Northern Pacific to bulld a broad gusge lino to Butte says: 1t is o most unfortunate and extraordinary fact that nearly the entiro business of this, the richest mining district in the world, lying right in the path of the Northen Pacitic railroad and belonging legitimately to 1ts tarritory, 18 now monopolized by the Union Pacific railway, which reaches it by the nar- row gauge branch, called the Utah & North- ern, This narrow gauge line, extended to Garrison, a distance of fifty-five miles, under the control of the jeslous and hostile corpora- tion, whote main line runs four or five hun- dred miles south, forms the only means of access from the Northern Pacific to Dutte, Wae do not know what compromisea or con- cessions were extorted from the Northern Pacific management, duriog the struggling infancy of that ecterprise, by which it was compelled to surrender by far the most im- portant and valuable business on its route to the greed of a rival which has to reach over four hundred miles out ot 1ts way to get it. It is said that the Union Pacitic pays the Northern Pacific a large sum yearly to keep out the Butte, Butno bribe, however large, can justifly the neglect of the Northern Pa- cific to provide the business communities along its line with adequata facilities of com- munication with the markets of the world, [} * It is apublic wrong to permit the Union Paciic to extort extravegant prices for this inadequate service, * * And the jobbers of St. Paul came away from there im- preeeed with the conviction that that exten- #ion would be worth millions of dollars yearly to their own trade intereste, * * * In spite of a natural desire on the part of the carriers to eecure the long haul, and in spite of pooling arrangements which great systems find neceseary to keep the peace, traflic, when it astumes propertions o considerable as that of Butte has already reached, will choose and profit by the shortest route from point to point, It is inevitable that the through busi- ness of Butte will be carried over the North. ern Pacific line. Hsnr, Here, then, Is certainly a matter whicn deserves the attention of the Unlon Pa- cific as well as of our wholesale dealers. If, as 18 charged, the Union Pacific has bribed the Northern Pacific to keep out of Butte, thus securing a monopoly and malntaining outragecus high rates, it strikes us that it Is high time for the Unlon Pacific to change its methods of deallng with Montana, Now is the time to reduce the rates In order to regain the gocd will of the people of that territory, and {f possible prevent the Northern Pa- cific from building into Bautte. The moment that the Northern Pacific runs In- to Butte the UnfonPacificwiil lose alarge share of its Montana traffic, and at the eame time the Umaha merchants will re ceive a heavy blow. Oar wholesale trade, although in prosperous condition, is in no shape to experlence any such a loss of business as would very likely result from & Nortkern Paclfic line to Butte. It behooves our jobbers to Impress upon the Union Paclfic the immedliate neceeslty of a material reduc- tion of Montsna rates and the adoption of a very llberal pollcy in the future towards the business men of that terrl- tory. The members of the St, Paul jubbers’ union, ameng whom are some very rich and Ioflaential men, are bringing every preseure to bear on the Northern Pacific to balld a branch to Butte. They realize the Importance of capturing the trade that la trlbutary to that point, Now let the Unlon Pacific do its daly, and not wait for suggestions and petitions from duct for the year s est!mated at 325, 000,000 bushele, and that, with the surplus left over from last year, will comfortably feed 50,000,000 people. TuE production of the Ruseian pe- trolenm field, which ts rapidly increasing, is evidently destined at no distent day to drive American petroleum from many of the leading markets of Europe, where fthas until quite recently enjoyed s monopoly. One of the heaviest operat- ors in Penosylvania, who not long ago went to Russia tc examine the phenome- nal oll wells, or epouters, at Bakur, h roturned with the conviction that Russia bas the blggest oil wells in the world. The wells are cperated by the Nobel company, The production of the Bakur wells at present s between 30,000 and 35,000 barrels & day, which can be Increated to 650,000 berrels & day. From 1879, when the development of this oil field was begun, untll the opening of the pretent year, the Nobel welle, now numbering forty-two, have produced 4,600,000 barrele. Darlng 1884 about 1,900 barrels of refined oil were shipped out of Rassia daily, This year the quan- tity will be lncreased to 8,600 or 4,000 barrels a day. The Nobel compavy started in with a capital of $120,000, and and now employs $10,000,000. Of course it dictates the prices of Russlan ofl, and does batiness on a plan somewhat similar to our own gigantic monopoly, the Stand ard Oll company. Itisto Ruis's what the Btaudard 1s to thls country, | I the Omaha jobbers. Lot It at once put down its rates. It has been enjoylng a monopoly long enough, In fict, toolong, and the pecple cf Montana, groaning un- der exceesive transportation tariff, will hall with delight the advent of a new outlet which will glve them compatition i rates. — REWARDING FAITHFUL WORK- MEN, The Scranton Steel company' has adopted a very commendable system of encouraging contlnuous falthful work on the part of its employes. All employes who have worked for the com- pany contlouously, who have not at any lime, nor ln any way, loft the com. pany's sorvice, who have not been dis- charged nor suspended for canse, and who have nelther strack nor quit by thelr own voluntary act, will have tne following percentages hereafter added ‘o the amount of thelr monthly due bills : Whena man ehall have worked for the company continuously, as abaye, for the pe- riod of one year, a bonus of 1 par ceat. will be added to the amount of his due bill; on e and o half years, 1§ per csat; two years, 2 por cant.; two and a half yoars, 2§ par cant.; and 0 on, one-half of ons per cent, for each additional six months of contisuous work, up to five yoars, after which the percentage of bonus will not bs increased, The works are assumed to have com menced operations o May, 1883, end percentages will date from that time to such men as ara entitled to the same onder the above conditlons. This cus- THE DAILY BEE---TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1885, tom does aot apply to foremen or salaried officers. This plan ls certaluly worthy of conwideration by every extenalve em- ployer In thls country who desires to avold strikes and to secure faithful work- men., The only obstacle In the way of its general adoption Is the fact that it will be a difficult matter to Induce competitors to agree upon any sueh system of rewards. One establisment coald hardly afford to pay such rewards while another in the same line of businesa refuses to do it, and thus ba enabled to sell products at a lower rate than its rival. But In such extensive concerns as the Scranton steel company thes plan no doub: ean be profitably carrled out. THEATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DUTY The Bxr Is not making war upon the home insurance companies, bat it does not take much stock In the ‘‘home” busi- ness as inauguratcd in this state. There may be some exceptions, and honest management may bs hampered by fricks- ters and ccnfidence men, but on the ‘whole we do not belleve it 1s safe or pra- dent to riek life or property with parties who go Into the insurance business on the benevolont or beneficent plan for the purpose of seeking patronsge under the plea of patronizing home Industry. Most of these mutual benevolent [nstitutions have no bottom beyond the ten or fifteen per cent pald In by parties who have been induced to sub- scribe to the stock with tke ldea that they will recelve about five hundred per cent on every ten cents Invested, We ven- turo to say that it the pald up policles were thrown up In a body and the cxcess had to be refunded, there would be a ter- rible crash. The attorney-gemeral, no matter what we think of hlm, politically or personally, Is right In investigating these companies,and we shall sustain him, It is his sworn duly t> profest people agalnst bogus Insurance snd against in— surance schemes that are conductcd con- trary to law and without proper guaran- tees of eafety to the inetured, It isto be hoped that his investigations and pro- ceedings wlll be thorough and jmpartfal, He must not allow himself to be Influ- enced In any way for political reasons. So far as the Bk is concerned it has al- waya fought quacks and impostors of ev- ery descrlptlon, snd we do not propose to have our hands tied even if some of our best friends are caught In the round-up of theso flimsy concerns. MINNESOTA'S CENSUS. Tho state census of Minnesota, which 1a rapldly approaching completion, fur- nlshes some interesting statistics. In 1880 the state had a population of 780,- 733, and the returns from fifty of the seventy-nine countles show an average increase daring the five yoars of over 20 por cent, which would indicate a present population of abvut 1,000,000. The most populous countles in the state are Ramsay and Henneplo, In which St Paul and Minneapolis are located. It is estimated that In these two counties there are 250,000 people, or about one-fourth of the entlre population of the state. The city that has had the most remarka- ble growth during the past five yesrs Is Duluth, which has grown from 3,483 in 1880 to 18,036, an Increass of 14,553, or over 400 per cent, She has jumped from the position of seventh to that of the third clty in the state. Stillwater has a populatlon of 16,438, an Increase of 9,006, going ahead of Winona, which drops down from third to fifth place, her population being 15,625, an increaec of 5,417. The consus returns from St. Paul and Minneapolls will probably be filed this week., Each of thess cities will show a population of over 100,000. Sav- eral countles and towns show a dacrease. The most remarkable is that of the town of St. Charles. In 1880 It had 2,011, and In 1885 it has only 1,184, a decrease of 827, or abont 40 per cent. Compar- ing the census of Minnesota with that of Nebraska, we find thas the formar stato Increases her population by 20 per cent., while the latter has Increased over 50 per cent, Nebraska now his aboub 730,000 population, or very nearly three- fourths of the population claimad by Minnesota, Itls safo to predict that within the nex? five years Nebraska will catoh up with Minnesota, if she does not leave her behind. Onicaco has & hero In the person of Long John Wentworth, He has por- chated aten thousand dollar lotin a ceme- tery near that clty, upon which he pro- poses to have erected a sixty thousand dollar brass monument of kerole slze to perpotuate his own mesn:ry, Hi many admiring frlends feel that they have been relieved of a monumental burden, Had not the far.seeing Long John thus pro- vided for a monument, his friends would probably have felt bound to glve him cne worth about #ix dollars, Taking Into consideration what milllonaire Went- worth has done for Chicago and the public we think & eix-dollar monument would ba altogether too extravagant an outlay in his honor. Bays the Chleago Herald: ‘*No eitizen to whom Chlcago gave 8o much returned so little, If he were wise he would dlscover that there are monuments and monuments; that some have their foundation In the gratl- tude and good will of & people who re- member 8 benefactor; that others but mark the vanity of the rich and foolisk, and evoke the contempt of mankind,” Mavor Boyp has issued an order that the saloons must be closed at miduight, and that the doors must be closed on Sundsy, This ls a step In the direction of reform on the piri of our reform mayor. How long the order will be obayed remalos to be seen, If It is not observed any longer then was the order rezarding the doors of gambling dens 1t will bs of but brief duration, ' ANECDOTES OF GEN, GRANT, Repungnance to Ostentation — His Impertarbability—An Incident ot Fort Donelson, Gen, Grant's repungnance to anything like snobblshness or ostentation was one of his marked charscteristios. Shortly after hs settled down In New York city a noted artist derired to paint his por- tralt, Consent belng gained, the artist called at the houee for his first sltting He Is a man whose elegant deportment and aristocratic bearing are among his prominent characterlstios. The general received hls guestina blant and open manner, invited him to the parlor,where an easel was prepared and the work be- gun. There was a knock at the doer, “Come in,” sald the general. [t proved to be Mrs, Gran*. She wanted money for marketing, The artlst strack an attitude of herolc indlfferenco at the easol, while ho watched the General pull out an old-fashloned, faded, and much- worn pocketbook, It was tled with a black string, which he slowly removed, got the money, and handed some to hia wife, The black siring, the veteran wallet, the filthy lucre, or something in the transaction itself, shocked the sensi- bilities of the artist, if the palnful ex- presslons on his mobie face told the trathfal tale, but he managed to resume work. It wasa warm day. The artlst persplred. Presently he went acrozs che room and pulled a bell-cord. “What do you want!’ asked Gen. Grant. I rang for a servant to bring me a glass of water,” was the reply. Tho general got up from his chalr and walked out. In a moment or two he re. turned with a goblet of ice-water for the thirsty artist, who was so confused that he even forgot to express his thanks. The general paid not the slightest attentlon to hia confuslon, bat went on with the sit- ting as If nothing had happened. One of the storles of Grant's Imper. tarbability was told after he had taken charge of the army of the Potomac. A visitor to the _army called on him oxe morning. The genersl was smoking and talking to his staff officers. The caller {nquired of him: “‘General, If you flank Loo and get: between him and Hammond will you not uncover Washington and leave it & prey to the enemy?!” (ianeral Grant let a big wave of smoe roll oat of his mouth as he replied in an indifferent way, “Yes, I reckon s».” Kncouraged in his line of attack on the citadel of in- formation, the visltor continued: “‘General, doa't you think Lee can detach suflicient force from his army to reinforce Beauregard and nvorwhelm Butler!” *‘Not a dobut of it,’ said the General as calmly as before,” while he knocked the ashes from his c'gar with his little finger. The ehocked face of the queris: wos evidence of his perturbation of spiritover Grant's replies, as he propounded a third loqalry: “General, s thers not danger {ht John— ston may come up and relnforce Loe, eo that the latter will swing aronnd and cut your communizations and seiz3 your sup- pllea!” puffed another wave of smcke out of his mouth o as to form a serles of rings Ths visitor hastened back to Washington full cf the horrible fate that was admit- tedly pendirg over Grant and the army, while Grant and the army went on to Richmond. The colonel of a western regiment ob— talued from Gea. Grant a slck-furlough. While hs was at home he was nominated for congre:s and proceeded to canvass the distrlot, applyicg meanwhile for an ex- tension of the furlough till after election day. Gen. Graut wrot2 on ths back of the papers: “If Col. Blank is able to travel over his district to electioneer for congress ho s able to b2 with his regl- ment, and 1s hereby ordered to joln it immediately or be dismi:sed from the service.” Gen. Grant could obsy orders as well a3 glye them. He walked down to the wharf at City Polnt one day, absorbed in thonght, The inevitable clgar was in his mouth, A negro goard touched his arm and said: “No smoking on the dock, sah.” ‘Are thoste your orders!” asked the general, looking up. *Yes, sab,” re. plled the watchman, courteousiy bas de- cldedly. “Very good orders,” said Grant, as he threw his clgar In the water, e —— AT THE YARD-ARM, Reccollections of a Witness of the Exemplary Exccution on the Brig Somers in 1842, Philadelphia Times. “T was a boy in the United States Navy on the brig Somers in 42, when thoee three men were hung that were re- ferred to In the ‘Lookout’ column of the Times some tlme sgo,” sald John W, Davls, on Chestnut sireet the other day. “The sight of thoe thrae young i n hanglog at the yard-arm and thelr burizl in the sea at night hes haunted me all my life. 1t often comes up bsfore ms when I'm walking along the street. I can nevor forget it. I knew Spencer, the midshipman, well. He was a wild, dare- “Very likely,” said Grant, as he | | osptaln of the top mcknowledged thelr qullt and were willlng to dle; bat the acting boatswaln protested his Innocence to the Iast, and Spencer declared, also, \hat he, Oromwall, had nothing to do with the plot, ‘Call all hands to witness oxecatlon,” sald the first lleutenant. The ship's compsny sullenly ranged themeelves on the quarter-deck and at other points, while the cfficars of the ship stocd around with drawn and sharpened sworda to cut down any one who faltered in Inflicting the awful penalty. When everythlng was ready Sponcot and his two companlons were allowed to bid the!r friends good-bye, then Oaptaln Macken- zio gavo tho signal, a gun was fired, the oolors wera holsted and at the same time tho three men, with capy over their facos, were swung out on the main yardarm. It was a horrible sight to look at. All of the men died game. Commander Mac- kenzie then made & speech to ua about the necessity of dlscipline and ths awful crime of mutiny. At night faneral eer- vicos were road by the light of the battle lanterns and the bodies were put on the ‘tilting board’ and dropped overboard into the It was » solemn soens, I assure you, and It made on Impresslon on my youthful mind that can never be erad- ioated. Ina day or two we ran iato St. Thomes and then sot sall for New York, arrlving there on the 14th of December. “‘Thero was a good deal of excitement when the nows of the mutlny and the hanglng got noized around and hundreds of people came down to the shlp to ees us. All of the others arrested wero die- miis:d from custcdy, Jommander Mackenzle was court martlaled about a month sfterwards and tho court sat for forty days bat acquitted him. It was composed of his brother officers. Macken zio was not llked by the men. Ho was a brutal martinet, anyhow. Flogging was allowed in the navy in thoso days and he was very fond of administerlng the *cat” for trivial offenses, The frlends of the execated men tried to have Mackenzie indlcted ia New York tor murder, but tho judge declded that tha civil law was not epplicable to hls caso.” e — NEBRASKA AND IOWa FAIRS, RASEA, Omaha Ex'n...Omaha, State Fair .Lincoln. Adams, . Antelop.e ! Oakiand.. Keamey, ... .. sroken Bow. Sept 7-10 Sept 50-Oct 2 irand Islan urora T IONeill City 1. 18t. Paul, ‘Fairbury, Fairmout, Frieadyville, Sept 4 11 Sept 28-Oct 2 Sepi 1018 Sept 15-18 Sept 1018 State Fair. [Tipten... Cen’t Western,,Odebolt., . Cerro Gordo. .. M-son City. Chickagaw. ... New Hampt Clarke. . Clayton Clinton. Delawaro . Des Mcine Distof Mt Dunlap di Ea tern Towa . 'Sept 9-11 .Sept 22-26 rundy ConterSept Greene . Grundy. Guthrie . Hancock. 1 Towa . Jackson, Jusper. Jefforson, Johnson, Maquoketa Nawton, 2 s Sept 3 “Sept 14 Aug 31-Sept 4 devil sort of fellow, about nineteen years | of nge, but good natured and not mali- clously inclined, I think the execution of #ll the men was a grave mistuke, and in looking back at it ncw I belleve that it was foul murder, “We salled from New York on the 13th of September, 42, for tho coast of Africs, aud first began crulelng in the West Indies, In tho latter part of No vember, before we reached St. Thomas, Midshipman Spencer, who was the son of the seoretary of war, was suddenly seized one day, put in double frons and kept a prisoner in close confinement, Two other men, the boatswaln's mate, who was acting s boatswaln, and whose name was Cromwell, and a seaman, who was captain of the maln top, named Small, were arrested a day or two afterwards, followed by the arrest of four others. All were putin double frons, We ne gusrd on board, The cfficara ap- peared to be frightensd to desth about somothing and the men of the ship’s com- pany were afrald to be s)en talking to each other, After Speucer's arrest it was no'ssd around decks that he had formed a plot to seiz) the ship, along with a few of the ship's crew, and turn 1t intoa plratical crafc. Among others, he cowmanioated his plan to the puraer’s steward, who got a list of the conspir- ators and told the whole rtory to Lieut Mclntosh, the executive efficor, “Two or three daye after the arrcste a number of the officars met in the ward room avd called In a number of the ship's crow and examined them. Tao state- ments and even the oplnions of exch wit- ness was taken down, but the acoused men were not allowed to face their ac cusers, were not to'd what the charges were in dotall and were not granted any opportunity for explanation or def:nse. Ou the 1st of Decewber, four days after Spencer’s arrest, o, along with Crom- well and Small, were told to get ready to dic; that they wero goiog to swing at tho yerdarm at oncs, Spencer and the Unlon. .. Union. Union . Van Buren Wapello, ... Washiogton.. Wayne Webste Weat Point Winueshiek Woodbury Wright. . .Clation. e —— MAKY AND JOHN, How a Tennessce Husband Expiated His Fault in Death, Detroit Free Pross, There was a terrible thunderstorm coming up, and a thunderstorm among the mountains of Tennesses means much to the traveler over the narrow and wind- frg roads, each one full of perll from falling rocks or rushing water. It was growlng dusky, too, and in the ¢loom and hurry to reach shelter 1 came near ridiog over a womau who was coming down the roap at & run, She screamed out and jumpad aside, and as she stocd for a mo- went I called out “The storm will be hera in ten mln- utes, Run for the house!” For au inetaut I caught sight of a white fice under a sunbonuet, The eyes were wlild, the tecth set hard, aud I thought of & maniac. It was only for an instant, and then a flash of lightning set the horso cff at full gallop. He ran for half a mile as If feightened for his life, turned fo the right and leaped a fence, and as he halted at the door of & cabin a voice shouted in my ear ‘Glt down and come In stable the boss!” The storm broke at that moment, and what with the wind, the rain, tae red | flashes and lond rolling thuader, we conld only it and look av each other for Tke will the firat quarter of an hour. Then the storm lulied into a steady pour, accom- panlen by an ocoaslonal fierca gast, ana 1 knew that It would be daybreak before we saw tho last of It. The man placed provlsionson the table and sat down to the board with me, Hoe made & groat effort to appear hospltahlo snd chesrful, but I noticed that he was listening Intently, as If for a voioe or a step, and twice he rose up and went to the window. By and by I recollested of seelng & woman, and asked: *‘Is there a cabin within amlle or #o of this down the road?” ‘“None for nigh onto thrae,” he re- plisd “‘Then God help the woman I met half a milo below as the storm was breading!” “A woman! Did she have on a sun- bonnet?’ “Yes," ““And a dark dress?” “Yes.” *‘T'hat was Mary, iy wi's! She sald eho would, but I didn’c bellovo 1t.” “Would what(" Ho rose up and flang opsn tho door to look out, A shoet of rain blew half way across the room, extingu'shinging the candle and leaving us in darknens, and the oabin rocked under the wind as if It would blow over, The man shut the door, relighted the candle, and, placing it at the window eo that {ts light would shine down the road, he came over to me and sald: “You, that was my wifo. We have been marrled two years. Yonder in the cradlo sieops our Infant,” “And what posserscd her to start out in this awfal storm?” “I did!"” he exclsimed In an acousing voles, “We had a quarrel. But for me it would have been only a triflo, She was proud and haughty, though loving and affectionate, and, while Iknew I was In the wrong, I was determined to hum- ble her. An hour ago, when I demanded, with tho bearing of a tyraut, that she ro- trast certain statements, ehe calmly dreesed horself and eet out for a eeven- mile walk to her father’s.” “‘You must have been lnsans to let her go!” “(iod forgive me, bat I would not say one word to keep her! I dldn’t believe she would go aud when she went out, kissing the baby good by, but having neither word ncr look for me, I would not ask her to stay.” “And what aro her chances In this atorm?{” His fac was dea'h'y pale and his volce trembled like a child's es he answered: “I'm going to look for her and [ want | you to mind ths cabin and the child. The itttls ono 1a & sound alecporand the atorm will grow no worsa.” Takiog down his 1ifls he cpaned the door and daehed out into tho storm, and I was left alone, For houra there was no break in the fury of the storm. For hours the child alept peacefully throngh all the turmoll Whin morning came the sky was clear, the sun bright, and the birds sang joyoumsly. Tho colored man who had taken csro of my horsa soon spposred, and afier a bite to cat I started down the road In hopes to mcet my host returning with his wifo. A milo and a half from the cabin I found them both., Whether she had been struck down by a flash or her life beaten out by the storm I could not ssy. She lay beslde a large rock at tho roadside. Lo the awful darkness he had found her, but she was dead. He lay beside her, one arm partly covering her face, and la the center of her fore— head was & blue black hole, from which the blood slowly ocz:d He had ehot himself beside Mary's dead body. e ———— Temperance Matters, A large audience gathered In the Saunders street Presbyterian church Sun- night to listen to Hon. T. B. Demaree, the elcquent temperance apostle of Ken- tucky. The music was very beautifully rondered by a quartette composed of i Mizeos Allie and Grace Pratt, Dr, S, K. Spalding and Mr, Whittlerey,Miss Lottie Phelps presiding at tho organ. Rev. F. S. Blayney, pastor, engagedin ecripture reading and prsyer and with a few vigorous words for the temperance cause, ho introduced the speaker. The lecturs wss full of argument, facts, pathos, story and a dash of humor. His eulogy upon the christlan women, typi- fied by that work of art, “‘Simply to the cross I cliog,” In which s woman clinging to the cross with oae hand fs reaching down with the other to save a drowning man, 8o the Chrlstlan women, and alzo other temperance socloties are clingiog to the croes with one hand and reaching to eave the fsllen with the other. God bless the W. 0. T. U. His arguments for prohibitlon were clinched with irresistible logle. Mr. Demaree will to-night orzanize a lodge of Good Templars in the same charch, which will be known as the North Omaha Good Templar lodge, All are cordlally fovited, —— The Plattsmouth Shooting, Mr. D. H. Wheelcr, who came up from ZPlattsmcuth yesterdsy msys that he thinks that City Eiitor Catrlght, of the Journal, who was shot in Platts- mouth, Suaday, has hardly been cor- rectly represented in the dispatch bearing upon the subject. He says that he was reliably Informed that Mr, Marahall, who dld the shooting, came in upon Catright yesterday snd immediately accused Cat- right of trylng to blackmall his family, Thls Mr, Catright emphatically denfed, wheroupon Marshall, it is sald, without glving him a chanco to make an explana- tlon, or without asking him for one, drew his revolver and fired, The provocation of the shooting, as explalued n the dlspatclizs, was a highly sensatlonal artlcle which reflocted wpon the character of & M) Marshall, the daughter of John Marshall, a banker of Unlonvllle, Mo., who were in Plattsmouth some time since on their way to Denver. The story told by Marshall is difirent from that of Cutright and his friends, in that he clalms that Catright refused to make a correctlon, and added insuit to iojury by sccusing him (Marshall) of coming to Plattsmouth to hush up the scandal, o —— Folice Docket, Judge Stenberg's business yesierdey was both light and unlmportant, The followlng csses were disposed of: Geo, W, Beash and R, Rudelach, drunk and disorderly; $5 and costs. J. P, Kizk, drank and dlsorderly; com- committed in default of fine of $6 and costa, Dan Sweeny, Charles Smith, Charles Peterson, J. P, Fiyny, drack and die- orderly. D echarged. Chatles Roff, disturblog the veace; §10 and costs. Jack Peterson and Audraw Anderaon, arrested for violatlon of nulsance ordi- nane. Dlschargad. Wi, Bachinap,larceny; $10 and costs, —_————————— DOUGLAS' TEACHERS, The County Institute Now in Regnlar Annual Session, The Douglas county feachers’ Institate opened yosterday morning fn the high echool bullding and will romaln in seeston untll the 224, Very little was done yes- torday, the usual form of organizling being gone through, The followlng pro- grammo for cach day’s seeslon has been detcrmined upon: PROGRAMME: .Roll Call and Opening Exercises E glish Composition Mra, Jennie 13, Keysor, 9:40 to 10:05 Civl Government % Mrs, Jounio 13, Keyser, 10:05 to 10:35 Foglish Grammar Mra, Jenuis B, Keyser, J Sseheiv TRost ‘essaee Reading «... . Mental Arithmetic Bruner, vievveeien. Geography ERTERwSTY Tutermission Holl Oall and Opening Exercises GV . Physiology Dr. Max Randa : Written Arithmetic J. B, Bruner, cihoeiaphy and Discritics 3, I3 0 to 0:15 9:15 to 9:40 Keysor, veiersnneess Bookkeeping ( .+ Rathbun, Among tho totcrers presont sro the following: Kate M. Buncher, A. W. Parker, da L Fahrion, Auna E_Lieach, Addle ‘M. Doberty, Irvine Rhondes, Eilen Hopklns, Laura Elton, Edith L. Hart, Mra, J. J. Sloman, Hatiio Wheoler, Maggle Swift, Ssd'e E.' Manville, Belle M. Austin, A. M, Hettloger, Amands Wille, Jennio Atlen. Poter S. Corrlgan, Cora Youog, Sussn Hugher, Margarot B. Hogan, Jusephine Bigen, Mary D. Haghes, Emily J. Boger, Clara A. Boyer, Emcry E. Conroy, Mary Lonergan, James H. Farls, Max Randall, Bertha Merman, W. S. Andereon, P J. Everott, Martha £, Evans, e e Postoflice Changes, WasniNeron, Aug 8 —Following ure the postoftica changes in Nobraska durlng the weck endlng Aug 8, 1885, furnished by Willlam Van Vleck, of the postoflice department: Postmasters appointed. — Belvidere, Thayer county, David Rors; Burr Oak, Otoe county, Mrs. A, H. Plympton; Nel- #on, Nuskolls county, Sacob Galley; Sac- rameunte, Phelps county, H, Theo. Wil- scn; Scotla, Greeley county, L J. Traye ner; Vickory, Antelope county, W, E. Vickory. Discontinued. —Hoghes, Dawes county. Postoflice changes in Town durlog the woek ending August 8th, 1884: Ectublished — Stennett, Montgomery county, Henry P. Light, post- master. Postmasters Appointed—Baxter coun- ty, J. F. Klise; Dayton, Webater coun- ty, C. L. Waraor; Doep River,Poweshlek county, Charles R. Jeakine; Delta, Keckuk county, L. W, Chandless; Drakesville, Davis county, Richard D. Oalvert; Olara, Webster county, John Hanrahan; 12dyville, Webster county, Andereon Cro:son; Evans, Mnhmin county, Gabriel W. Harric; Gowrie, Webster county, John W. Evans: Gris- wold, Casacounty, J. A. Patten; Kellogg, Jasper county, Mrs, P. H. Ludwlde; Keota, Keokuk county, S. R. Bril: Keswlick, Keckuk county, Ira F. Came- ron; Lehigh, Webster county, S. D. Conlee; Lynnesille, Jasper county, Ja- cob 8. Fitch; Maertinsburg, Keokuk county, Wm. A. Martin; Miogo, Jasper county, W. W. Hawk; Richland, Keo- kuk county, J. O. Stockman; Stiles, Davis county, Mrs, Tish Dalavoy; Strat- ford, Hamilton county, J. W. Hystt; Talleyrand, Keokuk county, J. S. Kelf- fer; Tracy, Marlon county, Henry Mun- sell; Troy, Davis county, B. F. Hackett; Wenster, Kookuk couuty, Isazc Sender. —— - In making the assertlon that Pozzoni’s medicated complexion powder In entirely freo from Injurious or deadly poisons, we doitupon the authority of a thorough chemlcal analyeie, It Is one of the old- est face powders in American markets ond Is used in the families of some of our most promluent medlcal men who have personslly acknowledg-d to the pro— prietor that they not only considered it harmless, but esteemed it highly bene- ficlal In every respect. Scld by all drug- glsts, el R.R.GROTTE Beneral Westem Agent 710 South 9th Bt., Ouiaha, Telepbone 607, Cerresp ondence solicited POOLPRIVILE 8. POOL BIRTH AND OTHER PRIVI LEGES FOR SALE ON THE GROUNDS OF THE OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FAIR. 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