Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 29, 1886, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERVME OF EUBLCRTOTION Daily Morniag Edition) including Sunday Brr, Onn ¥ ear oo For 8ix Months For Three Months The Ommha Sanday ndiress, Ous Year... £10 00 NEW YORK OF ASHINGTON OPFICY oo All communioation torial matter siowid | TOoi OF THE BER BUSTNERS LFTTERS ! ATl bsiness lotters and remittanees should Addressed to Tix B T OMAHA. Drafts, chacks o 0 bo iade payable 1o | THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, PROPRIETORS, B. ROSEWAT rderof the compnny, Enrron, Bworn Btatement of Circulation. te of Nebraska, Connty of Donglas, Geo. B. Tzsehuck, Publishing com that thi i for tl follows: Baturday, Dee. 1 fa s secretary of The Bee , does solemnly swear on of the Daily Des week ending Dec. 17th, 1536, was 03 Wedr . D *Thursday, Dev Friday, Dee. 17.., Averae ey ] Gro, B, [Z8cnUek, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15t sy of December, A, D., 185, N, T, Firr., otnry Publie, o 13 secrotary hiat the acty the monthof Jan for Feb 1880, 1846, 11557 copics copies: for May, 18 1856, 17 s for i for Aucust, 186, 18,461 cop 1885, 13,080 _copies: for Octobe coples; for November, 1556, Gre JAORUCK, Sworn to and subseribed before me this 6th day of Noyember, A . 1. 155, (SEAL| . . Feern,, 3 for April, 185, 9 copies; for June, otary Publie, A NEW poetn is in print by an e poctess entitled “Only a Wing." The blushing damsel cvidently got lett on the carying of the Christmas turkey. itk political history of Nebr witness to the truth that men who v their pledges to their constituents dig their own political graves. Treachery s never yet been a paying business to traitors and it never will be. Tir: Reading railroad, which has been appraised at $80,000,000, is to be capital- ized wpon reorganization for £200,000,000. In other words the public s to be called upon to pay interest on $120,000,000 of water. “Ihis is inland navigation with a vengeance. CoNDOLENCES and sympathy are flow- ing m upon Mrs. Logan from all parts of the country. They are timely and grate- ful no doubt, but they must be followed by something more substantial. The widow of Jolin A. Logan must not bo permitted to want. Mg, Porrrerox has had himself re- quested by the charter committee to draft a section of the new charter with regard to viaducts. Mr. Poppleton will, of course, draft the charter 50 as to throw the burden of building yiaducts ontirely upon the people. This is one of the advantagos of having railroad attor- neys appointed on committees to make suggestions for the public benefit. Tux charter committoe which started ont with a great flourish of trumpets willend up as a farce. A commiltee packed with railroad lawyers, corpora- tion managers and contractors is not likely to agree upon anything that re- lieves the average tux payer from bur- dens which should be borne by all prop- erty alike and is less likely to provide safo-guards against abuses from which the great mass of zens sufer at the hands of monopolies of every descrip- tion OBIECTION Was made in the committee to a change m the ¢ 8 1 would compel railr a ar the entire expense of making crossings safo through yiaduots his objection can have no ay to the contract which the city holds with the Burlington road for the construction of an iron viaduet over lower Furnam stroet. Two years have now passed and the railroad company has made no move towards complying with the agreewent, The council should take prompt steps to bring thew to time, If the vaving coutractors have sceured petitions for more paving than there is moncy in the city treasury to pay for, that is their own look out, The city has no right to contract for expenditures which it has no funds to mcet. The coun- oil is specitically prohibited by iaw from creating un overlap. There is no ocea- sion for letting paving contracts to be done next spring. The argument that paving may be higher next year is offsct by the frantic rts of the paying con- tractors to pile up a large number of con traots at this r's prices. y are not ovor anxious to rush losing contra: through the council, A cunious commentary on the general public opinion of the senate is found in the many eulogies upon John A. L, which {fill the press, Ineach and all, strong stress in laid upon the unflinebin mtegrity of the dead soldier-statesman and on the strange fuet that amid a be of millionaire ropresentatives of the peo- ple “he died & poor man.” When the roll of the senateis ealled the resson for the comparison will be at once apparent Few of tho membors of that body count their wealth under the hundred thousand dollar fignre. Many are from four to twenty times millionaire It is doubtful if another instance could he pointed out in senatorial cireles where the pangs of grief of a bereaved wife could be made keener and more bitter by the fear of impending want, as was the case at General Logan’s death bed, In publie life for nearly thirty years, hon- ored with tho highest eivil and military commands, a wan of wide influence in the councils of the nation, it will ever stand & monument to the memory of Jobn A Logan that his unbending hon- eaty and spotless integrity were concedod by his bitterest political foo and used as » text from which moralists over his bier preached a sermon of purity in oflices of yeprescutative trust. | table, only Oan the Repablican Party Afford 1e? Can the republioan mombers of the present cong afford to place their party in the position of defonding our monstrous tariff laws? Can western members, particularly, defend their re- cent action in uniting with castern mo nopolist dewoerats, under Mr. Randall, to detend even a proposition to consider these abuses? Are their constituents to stand from thoir votes, that our a members are in fayor of ad- ng the importation of diamonds for he rich with but ten per cent. duty,while potatoes for the poor are chargod fifteen per cont? Attar of roses to perfume the ricn, free of all duty, while castor oi) for the sick poor must pay 180 per cent? Raw silk, to make fabries for cloth- ing the rich, free of all duty, while blenched cotton cloth for the poor must pay 66} per cent? Thread laces for tho rich at but 80 per cent duty, whils common window glass for the poor man's house, must pay § per cent? The finest Axmiinster carpets for the rich man's house, at but 46 per cent, while cheap druggot for the poor man's dwelling pays 86 por contt The finest India shawls, for the rich, 404 per cent; common woolen shawls, for the poor, paying 86 per cent? Pate de foie gras, for the rich man’ 5 per cent; and rice, for the poor man's, 106 per cent? Curry, curry vowder, olives, and spices of all kit free of charge for the rich, with corn stareh and table salt, bach at 85 per cent for the poor? 1 onr republican mer e Towa and Kansa defend their votes whoen intelligent men, their constituonts, know that the pe democrats and dir into tho pockets of the rick T monop- olists §1,000,000,000 per' y in securing one-fifth of t cvenue the government® Do they 1 this vast sum paid to these tavill's lists is cqual to the amount exscted by the German empire from F close of the Franco German sum it was at that time thought bie for I'rance, with all her accumulated wealth, to pay? Do they realize that the American people have been paying this Reforming these monstrous ta is not, nor should it be, n party question. If our republican memibers of congress are wise in their day and generation, and if they wish to perpetuate the republi party as the party of the peo- vle and not a rich man's party they will muke haste to reconsider their votes, and endeavor ise and correet the abuses of the tarifl’ laws. We do no* believe th s a single dollar of Nebraska capital nor an individual laboring man among all our luboring population in Nebraska who derives one cent of advantage from the vast bonuses paid tarifl’ protected capital, All our in- both of capital and labor, are on de of tarift reform, It would Le much wiser for thom and more trath to the interests they intend to represent, it our western members of congress would unite with democ to correct these abuses rather than with other demwoced 1o prevent its being done. ats Extra Scssion Talk. Until the death of General Logan over- shadowed all other tovics in pubiic atten- tion, the question of an extra scssion of congress and the probability of the presi- dent calling one, in the event of nothing being done to proyide for the surplus at the present session, was scrously dis cussed at Washington. 1t is said that the antagonism between the Morrison and Randall wings has deepened rather than lessened since the defeat of the former in his effort to have his tarift bill considered, and tlis by no means improbable While Mr. Morrison has stated to the re- publican members of the ways and means committee that he will attempt notl further at this session in th tariff reyision, it is most ural to ex: peet that he will do all be can to obstruct and deteat any eftorts for a reduction of taxes on the part of those who have op- posed him, Mr. Morrison is the last man who would yield anything to the Randall wing, and there is certainly no good rea- son why he should. On the other hand, Randall will not only s] no effort to ulyantage, but if possible to in erease it. Neither, of course, would give support to a plan of redoction eman- ng from the republicar I'his is the evident situation at present, and if it shall maintaine forbids all idea of leg ion for tax reduction at the present The suggestion of an extra session is said to have received some consideration from the president, who indeed is cre. ith having first hinted, by way of arning, at such a possibility. A high r of the treasury was afow daj ago reported to have said that be had no doubt of extra session, unless thi congress shall deal with the surplus que tion, Speaking apparently by author- ity ho & nt would not pe mit the p to go on aceumu lating in the treasury without any way of putting it into general circulation until the subject could be reached by the next congress at the regular session. The idea is also urged in support of an extra session that it would be a shrewd political move on the part of the president. The surplus, if provision is not made for dis. posing of it or revenue cut down, will have reached alarming proportions by the beginning of next summer, snd the accumulation will continue at the rate of seven or eight millions a month drawn from the channels of trade, ‘his will very likely canse some apprehension among the financial and business men of the country. An ext on, it is thought, would be approved by these oiasses. The labor represental are strongly in favor of extra session, in order that they gov some desired logislation, and this element would be pleased. It is quite possible that the ews may have some weight with Mr, Cleveland of it shall be come necessary for haim to decide with d to the expediency of an extra ssion Bat the practieal question for first eon sideration is whether there is any move probability of obtaining the desived leg. islation from the next than from the pre- sent congress. The democrats in favor of reducing ravenue by a revision of the tariff, which is the policy ol the adminis tration, will be less numerous in the ne than they are in this congr those opposed to this policy will be iu creased. Neither will be strong enough to carry through legislution in further- ance of their own policy. A republican measure could suoeced with some demo- an m THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, counted on, and in any event It would most cortainly not be satistactory to the administratien. Mr. Cleveland would hesitate to convene congross if there was danger of action contravening the views and policy of the administration, It is possible, however, that the president may determme, stould the contingoncy be presented Lo him, to do what scemed to be his duty and leave the consequonces with the people’s representatives. [t 13 not apparent, however, that any good oould bo expected from an extra session of the new congross, Sound Conclusfons, Professor Hadloy, the chief of the Connecticut burean of labor and statis- tics, is one of the ablest men in the coun- try conncoted with this sort of work, He s given to it eful and conscientious study, from the standpoint of a scientific investigator, and though still a young man is an aceepted authority. Iis second annual report, just published, is a com- prehensive exhibit of facts relating to lIabor in Connectient, from which those rested in this subjeot may @ain valu- able information. Among the intoresting facts 15 the statement that the factories of Connectient employ about 20,000 women and about 5,000 children under fifteen ye f age. R of the wages of 3,000 women in New Haven show average weekly ge of a trifle over £6.60, Beturns fron other portions of | the state sh a ceale of wages ranning | down from $1.0¢ y for hands over ighteen year to thirty-five conts Idren, while there are eash goods stores who get only turn an s in dr, week, o will be a more general into however, in the conclusions of Professor | Hadley than in the statistios of his report, | though theso are ail of value. e argues | that monthly payments, long hours and child labor go hand in hand, and when these are found together it means that society is on a low industrial level, and at once an indica- tion and a result of the character of the community. The prevalence of child Iabor means that the community is more ansious to increase the quantity of its products than the quality ot its eitizens. The good workman i better able to work efliciently in shorter hours, to work hard for a moderate time, instead of working mefliciently for a longer time. Down to a certain pomt the mations who work shorter hours not merely do better work, but more work than their competitors. Ina majority of instances, long hours are due to I efficiency instead of greater. Monthly payments menn less in- denendence instead of more. Child labor means a sacrifice of the future to the present. And where the th things prevail together—where women and children work long hours and are paid { monthly—the special causes which may justify any one of these things are con- spicuous by their . “We are fore,” says Professor Hadley, *'war— rented in saying that while one of these things by itsclf may not be an evil, the | three things together are unquestionably bad, We n tep farther than this. We m: 8 without hesitation that the state is justitied in attempting to mect these evils by legislation, provided such logislation can be made effective.” “Phese conclusions are of general appli- eation. ‘They not derived from a condition of things peculiar to Connceti- cut alone, but one whieh exists in most of the states, and in some of them upon a more extensive scale thanin Connecticut, ‘They are worthy of consideration us the carclully formed convictions of a man who perforins his work conserentiously and with a high purpose. It is worth noting that Professor Hadley thinks lakor organizations may serve a most useful purpose m standing up for rights which the individual workman would f fend, and explicit dé of the rig ployers. He Lotds tt a benefit th t anything witl be community which will make the workmen understand that they have the vight to insist on the enfore: ment of the law and the responsibility for its own enforcement, to The D tion and the Charter. Now that the committee of citizens has finished its advisory work on the new charter the legislative delegation from Douglas cou lonld take the matter in hand and improve on what has been suggested. The draft of the citizens’ committee will doubtiess do very well for n framework. 1t lays, 50 to speak, good foundation for subsequent opers- tions, Covering many points well and | fully, it lo many others quite un- touched, Several problems which it at- tempts to solve woutd not be properly accomplished under its proyisions. These should be changed. It will be the duty and the business of the Douglus county delegation to draft the uew charter. The members elect from this ity and county will be held respousible for the bill as introduced and put on its passage. Lin- coln and Omaha will each be permitted their own charters without outside in- terforence. ‘The responsibility for legis- lation afiecting these municivalities must be borne by the eetive delegations trom Lincoln and Donglas. ‘The peenliar composition of our citi- zen's committee in Omaha m it im- possible for the committee itself 1o agre upon a number of reforms in the city government which are carnestly de- manded by the people of Omaha. Pri o interests within the committee an- nized public witerests without. For son s number of impol tions at issuc were not rai Others were skimmed over in mauner and solutions proposed failed to strike at the root of matters of great municipal moment On the whole the w of the committee was It will be of material assistance to the Douglas delegation. But it will not save them from & great deal of hard work on their own part The Business Situation. The pust week has been a dull and fea turcless period in most of the wholesale markets, Holiday trade has monopolized attontion as was to be expected and re tailers have been busy in assisting to re duce stocks by passing them over into the hands of customers. Yor the next fortnight stock inventories, book settle- ments, and other matters ineident to the anuual readjustment of commercial aflaivs, will cocupy the atteution of mer- chants to the partial exclusion of new business, and very moderate trading is likely to be the rule wn all departments. The situation in leading industrial wnd distributiug branches presents many en- which zood, | eratie support, but this cannot be safely | couraging features, and there is s general disposition to indulge hopeful antieipa- tioas of the futare of trade. The fatluics for last week thronghout the United States and Canada were 203, against 288 the pro- vious week. Wool has been selling very slowly, but whilo there dull markot, a slight tondency in buyers' favor, prices as a general thing have been very well maintained, Stocks are sald to be comparatively small i all mar- kets, and aro known to be exceptionally woll sold up in the interior, particularly in the wool-grotring distriots east of tho Mississippi river. Reoeipts of domostio wool at Boston and Pinladelphia show a decrease of over 83,000,000 pounds for the calendar year, and this is popularly bo- lieved to be about tho extent of the short- ago in the 1886 United Statos olip. Thero is comparatively little activity in any branch of the dry goods trade at wholo- o, but the markot for cotton goods s very strong, and there is no weakness in prices of woolen goods, although the lat- ter faiied to advance in sympathy with the recent rise in the cost of prodnetion. The iron trade situation continues strong, with a general tendency toward higher prices and able outlook for future business in artments, in markets have ruled quic The new demand for wheat for ex) has been compa ¢ light, but a amount is under contract for shipment during the next five or six weeks, and this fact, couplod with favorable reports from English and Contineital markets and Wall steeet influences in favor of nigher prices, hus kept the market in a preity strong position in spite of a furthoer increase of 1,470,000 bushels in the domestic visiblesupply and the continued tendeney to an accumulation of stocks in western markets, Aftor the recent advance m prices, and in view of the ady growth of stocks that goes on un- od notwithstanding the large ox- ports, the average spoculator i inclined to mvest cautiously on the long side of the market, and expectation is set for somo reaction from present figares in the near future unless receipts should ma- terially inevease during the next few woeks, The promiso of legitimate trade 18, however, very encouraging, Corn is attracting little attention cither from ex- pol or spoculators, and the price flue- tuations for the week have been small, open ved. ay & small of the senatorial session with no qu Caucus conspiracies will purt in the deewsion issue, PROMINENT PERSONS, Senator Fair's seat in the senate cost him $750,000 six years ago, Austin Corbin, president of the Leading railrond, is worth $25,000,000. Senators Butler, Impton and Berry are the three one-legged members of the senato. Editor Pulitzer, of the New York World, gave six hundred poor children a Christmas dinner, Congressman-eleet Charles West Virginia, will be the of the next house. Speaker Carlisle hasa parrot which ‘Hurrah for Carlisle,” and calls fora cocktall with all the ardor and enthusiasm of the average Kentueky democrat, Onc of the wealthiest San Francisco women is Mrs. James G. Falr. The courts gave hex £4,500.000 of hex hushand’s estate, and it is cs- timated that she docs not spend the interest on this sum, Sir Lionel Sackville West and Miss West will give a grand ball at the British legation arly in January, The third daughter of the minister, Miss Amelia, will be formally in- trod uced to society on that occasion. Adelina Patti has the antograph craze in its most virulent form, and for many years past no friend of any distinction has been permitted to pass the threshold of the prima donna until he or she has written a few words either upon Mme, Patti herself or upon some other subject of interest, ‘The conse- quence is that the signatures of almost every notability both in and outside the wusical worla are to be found in Lier albums., et Easy t0 Do. > ew Orleans Picayuwie. The mugwumps are holding their own in politics; which is easy to do siuce the; nothing to hol . Hoge, of oungest member - Will Soon Have An Organ, Chicago Tribune. Henry George keeps & lively monk his house as & pet, and in a few weeks he will have an orgau, - 1t Lies Stil Detroit Tribune, The New York World is right when it says the democratic party cannot stand stitl. But we notice it lies still, Edloael i/ RN Popular in Bostor St. Louts Republivan., Mind-reading continues to be the eraze in Boston, It is popular there because it tends to impress the country with the theory that Boston people have mind: —— Science and Faith, Buston Transeript, Science in sounding phrase can tell Just how wo live and why; But never yet hath scoring Science told How "tis we dio, mind to matter is resolved ; How rizht to darkness fades; mental ehaos over wisdom mounts, Amid death’s shades, vital force that rules the In mid career is checked How storm outriding barks on waveless seas At last are wreck, At questions such proud 3 Her ineffectual br But Faith euts thro' e Gordian cries, “Lhere is no death - Life in Sing'Sing Prison, There are at present over 1,600 zonvicts Sing Sing,says a correspondont of the New York Times. ‘LI'wentv-one barrels of flour are consumed per day 1 supply- ing them with bread. Nine bz Rt potatoes are necessary to furnish them at dinner, Three barrelstul of Liquid coffee are consumed at ench meal. The meat is beef, either boiled or roasted or corned. Waenever the food is not satisfactory there is & general groay which can not be punished because untriceable, The con- vicets are never allowed to address each other or converse, ad are required to avert the face on the a visitor through = the A view of the numerous details, walking the_look-step, emerging from the various buildings or shops, and congregating, suggest a monster snake in sections, with a multiptieity of legs. All the con- victs are required to walk in the lock- phne 18 said to conduet himself faithfully in accordance with the than any of the other present in- mautes, while Ward is said to be con- antly asking favors. In early life he learnéd to sel type and he works a hand press for printing ciroulars in the stove factory. Jachnels employed in the to- baceo factory. The couvics are assigned a certain ainount of work, and if they finish it sooner than the time allowed they bave to remain idle until supper time. They dread tbe idleness of Sun- day, and evidently seek in close oceupa- tiou diversion for their thoughts, How JHow 1How orld ence halts knot and approach of workshops. STORIES OF LINCOLN. Missed by ad in Region, Hia the Teminiscences graphers Gath “Old Salem Unole Honry Sears, Aunt Vashti othor ‘‘old scttlers” of the Old region, delight in giving their personal recollections of Abraham Lincoln, while that “rather gawkish and awkward youth s keoping store on tho banks of the agamon, "’ and rolate some recollections that havoe failed to reach the biographers Hay and Nicolay. The late Jesse Baker said: *“The new clerk in tho Salem store drew much at- tention from the very first. His siriking, awkward, and genorally pocnliar appe ance ndvertised the store round abou and drow many customers, who never quit trading there as long as young Abe Lincoln clerked 1n “the establish. ment. 1Mo gave good weight: he was chock full of accommodation, and ho 't a ‘smart Aleck,’ A large ma jority of the people, after making his acquaintance said: ‘He has a heart a8 big as a flour parrel and a head fult of the best kind of brains.' Al likod him excopting the fow rowdies of Clary’ Grove and the boss bully, Hickey. Hickoy w trueted to the store abont T days after the new clerk's arrival. Boss Hickey took his measure and forthwith bantered hun for wrestle. Lincoln pleasantly informud the intruding rafliian that he wonld rather be excuscd, as he did not feel like dirtying his line olothes Hickey, howcver, harped away on his single-tuned lyre until young Abe con- sented to ‘wressle in a playfal wav.! Mr, Baker watched the store and viewed the conflict. The performers shook hands, chnched and fell among a luxuriant growth of dog fennel and smart weeds, Hickey foamed and trie to choke Lincoln, who repelled t charge by rubbing the under fellow's fac with o bunch of smurt-weeds, It mado him howl; the smarting quite vanguished him; he cried ‘enoungh,' and icoln Imly arose from hisgame, and that was the only fight he ever Touglt whilein the Sangamon country. Hickey quit drink- ing, joined tho chiirel, and solemnly con- fessed his many sins at the prayver meet- ings.” Unclo Buker said that he subse- quently, when Lincoln had become a sur- veyor, sometimes carried the chuin for him, and distinetly remembered being along with him o Quiver creek in Mason county during the presiaential w0 between” Henry Clay and Andrew son. Lincoln was a strong whig ilo the other ~surveyor was a demnoc; ‘nch owned a dog. n’s dog was named Clay, while the other's title was Jackson. While camp- ing ne miil the dogs treed n coon Y bet 5 on their respective curs.s Lincoln hastily elimbed the tree on a rude ‘Indian ladder," and crawling on the coon limb he shook it with such for that it broke, throwing the varmint and himself among the dog Young Abe sprained his ankle, but Clay mopped the ground with the ccon and rejoiced all over with his ta for his 5. and his wife, Aunt that they were well ae- quainted with storekecper Lincoln and his lady-love, Aun l{ul‘vds:«'. They at- tended her funeral and think that such a nice girl as Ann was deserves a band- some tombstone, ‘Young Lincoln took her death awful hard, thoy say. He strolicd moodily around the neighbor- hood for the next three or four weeks humming sad songs and writing them with chaik on fences and barns. It was renerally feared that the death of Ann Rutledge would drive him insane. About six of the distressed youth's sympathizing friends _coaxed hini'to ac- company them to Springfield, wiere other events chased away much of his grief and turned him towards the study and practice ot law, There wa “dressy” man among the six jovial Salemites. d s broadeloth cout before leaying Springfield for home, which ~ was first coat of that cloth seenin Old Salem. While fooling with a group around burning candle the dandy’s brondcloth Al came 1n contact with the flame, burning quite a hole in the much-talk about gnrment. The belligerent apple- wk aud other aggravating circum- stances would have eaused a lively fist- fight then and there if young Lincoln hadn't effected u satisfactory compromise It was agreed to run - the dispu through the Salem justice mill, Lincoln should plead” the cont-owne and coat-burners’ sides of the that the winner should pay the cos drinks for all present in court, The court opened twenty minutes after th mterested parties reached em. Th mill was crowded with eager spectato beforo the ease was prosecuted and de- fended by the inwyer for each side, Tl rustics marveled” much at Lincoln knowledge of law, his common sense, his impregnable logic, and his _serio-com stories. He gained the case for both s clients; applojack was supplied the lot, and everyboc entwondered and asked yonng L Why don’t you become u | red their ques Rio« The 1o »f Crime. Phiiadelphia One of the most startiing and romantic ('Im}\u-ru of erime ivon in the carcer of James Young, alins James H. Horton, alins F. A, Vaughan, alias Phillip Drayton Hnywood, who has lately figured, under his lost named alins, a8 A W @ contributor to the Century Magnzine, and as a success- ful author, with the promnent publish- ing bouse of Houghton, Mifllin & Co., ns his publish His 'literary impos- ture upon the Century in an” eleg written article purporting to desc memorable battle between the K and the Confederate crui and writing as one of the crew first cust icion upon him, Some of his state- ally as to the character of lled” out positive contiadic- tions from the widow of Semnme abamu commander, and others, and va- rious circumstances developed littlo by littie, tinally ked o the suspicidn in the minds of somo oitizens of Lancaster county that Phillip Drayton Haywood was the Jumes Young, alias James 11, Horton, whose crimingl history is yet well remembered in that community. The suspicion led to extensive inguiry by correspondence in various parts of the country. It was first conelusively ascer- tained that Haywood was not on the Al bama at all, nor any one who could be mistaken for him; and the rosult of th patient investigation established the fact hayond reasonnble doubt, that the Philip Drayton Haywood, now of Philadelphia, 15 none other than the Jumes Young who robbed his employer of somo forty th and do fy & quarter of & centur, o in this Js H. Horton o0 robbed the astor bunkers of over fifty thousand dolla » bank- g tirm of Peterson & Co y, of | half as much by forgery; the A Vaughan who made love and speculated n stocks in New England, and the Philip Drayton Hawood who imposed his story | upon the Century and his book upon Houghton, Mifflin'& Co., and who is now | a skulking fugitive from his own identity and criminal act in Phila delphin Mr, Young, or Mr. Hayward, the ouly name by which he is known in this eity, is an export graver and forger, and pos sesses talents which- would Have made him an ornsment in any el ad they Dbeen honestly directed; but his life is the old, old story of the sorrow that follows even the most successful eriminal caree He has obtained what would be & la fortune by his various thefts, forgories aund contidence games, but there s little doubt that he Is now without fortune and with no friends outside of the few who have pressing reasous for the oflices of friendstip. His recent literary impos- DECEMBER 29, 1886, audacity of his methods. zine articles are w on tractive style and caloulated to disarm with the greatest cauti and hisg book is s novel. Had he avoided that could not fail to ment of ail the and crew of tho that none would ever the troublo to investigato the when he offended the crew and their friends, he invited the de tective to his track. The for a northern market for his book, a he branded the officers and crew of the noted cruser as rowdics, thieves anc out-throats, and stolo or invented thril x incidents of son-faring life to illus trato the general degradation of the men All other exaggerated descriptions w have pa | of tho anthor, but the crimes ho so eir: cumstantially imputed to those he falsely claimed as his old companions, lod exposure of his remarkabl oaroor The ma in the most 1 were suspicion inating a the one mistak; quicken the resent survivors of the o Alapbama, have taken fraud; but survivors of that - Jamons Commis ture Who Wrote 1t * 8hos Washington Letter to Philadely) rd: ‘I was one of the senators,’ nerable republican statosm v, “who favored the re-clection President Lincoln when that was a debat able question, 1 remember that the points they mado that he had appo commissioner of agriculturo. tleman's name, you muy remember, Isnae Newton, and Lthink he was Philadelph graveness of cha could net spc The opposition had hold gome way of one of his note-hooks. which, among other iudicrous mustuke was the word s d ‘sho Armed with his n¢ a commiite of senators waited on President Lincoln aund demanded the removal of Newton Whether he was removed or not, they were going to spring the Newlonian spetling on the world at the first conven- 1ent opportuni But they thought it only fair to mve the president a chanee to remove him first. Soup to the white house they went, “When they came back T g chairman, a distinguished New England senator, what had occurred. ‘Well, sir,’ said he, ‘Lincoln 18 no better than New ton. Would you believe it, when I'showed him that wretched spelling of the word he said: “\\'1-1&‘ I'm not sure but t that's right. Sugar spells soogar— shoogeur spells justwhat it suysand what we all know it is. But whether that's right or wrong, gentlemen, is neither here nor there. I didn’t appoint N ton, and therefore I can't remove him, Mrs. Lincoln appointed him. She has the sole power of removal in his case. You may go to see her if and, if she removes him, remove him it shall be, but as long as he continues to send her fresh butter and vegetables, and strawberrios out of season, 1 don’t think sho will remove hin —_— He Got Only Half Full. Philadelphia North American like to make a bargain with you.” This remark was addressed to the pro- rictor of & low-priced eatiug house on larket street about 7 o'clock lust eve- mng. The proprietor, who also neted as cashic up and saw standing be- tore him a shabby-gentecl man, with a little grip-sack in ins hand. “What kind of a bargain? : “One that will get me' my supper, give you the worth of it and save you three times the price of it e day. " in. You just prove to Ro That gen from golten in the That's a by me first that what you propose will do that.” “Well, see there; that gas-jet of yours is burning three times the amount of gns that itonght to to furnish the hght it now gives. This burner (and the gripsack d and a burner taken out) will your gzas bill two-thirds for cvery jot that'it is put on. Isell them for the unprecedentedly low price of ten eents, You give me twenty-five cents’ worth of supper, and I'll put on two burners, h are worth the price of the supper, and you e more than that in gas every Well, go ahead. 1 don’t know that I think your burners are any than the old ones, but I'll give “Half a dozen fried oys of coffee, ) to the waiter. These were d shed at a rate which seemed to indicate that supp ¥ were seare b the gas-burner n. When he had finished he put on the two burners, while the provrictor he had fin- two more jets that ought these burners on, even if the rest don't need them. [t would pay you to have them on every jot in the: house, but anyhow you let mé put them on these two, and L'l take an oyster stew of mince pie. Come, what do you say?"’ “N-n-no, not this time, [ guess,” &aid the eating-house keeperslowly. *1 think Dve invested enough for to-night You come around a year from now, and 1f my gus bills have Deen auy swaller Il havo You putt on a dozen?” *‘But I may ve before that,” said the burner man, laying his hand_plain- tively on his stomach. Then sceing no signs of compliance on the purt of the ting-house keeper, he walked up and down the double row of men 1o the room Leillonas Sox Eleotrioal Welding, Boston Globe: ‘The sucioty of Arts for the ond time has witnessed the first public presentation of an electrical in- vontion of great importance. Ten years ago the first public exhibition of the tele- phone, than in its infaney, was given be- fore the society by Prof. Bell, st ev- ening Prof, Thowmson, of the Thomson- ouston trie Lighting company, pro- sonted his apparatus for the wielding of metal by electrieity, “The method consists simply in foreibly pressing together the pieces i a heavy electrieal current throt Tho ros ce 10 tho passuge of the eur- rent to the joint heat it to the welding point, und the weld is completed in quicker time than it can bo d ribed The uses to which the process is ap: plicable are numerons and of great im- portance. y scrve for uniting wire tor tel o and other purposcs, for butt-welding water pipes or tubes, for making and repairing hand-saws, whoe! tires, ote.. for welding chain link the manufucture snd repair of all s of tools, The pparatus consists of two h clamps to guide the pieces to be join and convey the current, which is pro- duced by an induction ‘coil of special torm, which produces currents of very olume but of low ¢ PO Oty - PA opearmed boy in Augusta saved four persons from® drowning; but Dr. Bull' Cough Syrup has saved its thousands from consumption, The use of highly animal food and alcoholie drinis ar predisposing causes of gout. When aware of its pres- ence lose no thne in procuring Salvation Oil. 1t kills puin. 25 cents, A Sacreligious Thief, the most audacious and im- pious robheties on record was reported at police headquarters yosterday. One of the eontribution boxcs ou the outside of tne St. Phiiowenia cathedral was pricd open by a thief Sunday night and shout $0 were tken, The 5 commitbed One of tare upon the Century and the pub- lishers of his book, evidence the reckless while the sexto I ing- ing the yesper be ol probable impostor bid d uld <od as the mere harmless litense to criminal LINCOLN'S SPELLING DECISION. oner of Agriculs id o 1 the other of one of iinst Lincoln was ted ‘an ignoramas’ was the 1SUhim was that he and u piece | NEW YEARS PRESENT FOR ALL! Cotner & Avcher’s addition to South Omalia, consisting of 104 of Taid out. the finest lots ever Tivery lot outh Omaha Can be seen is and the entir surrounding country is visi ble. 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