Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 26, 1887, Page 4

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June 20 “Tuesday, june 21... iflinamlly. June 22 huraday, J one 23 iday,June 24.. AVerage...oouiiinise 0. 18, T" Subscribed and_sworn to before me this 26th day of June, 1857, N. P. Feir, [SEAL.] Notary Publie. Geo. B. Tzschuck, belng first duly sworn, gepous d says that he Is secretary of The jee Publishing company, that the actual Averago daily circulation of the Daily Bee for the month™ of for June 188, 12.208 coples; for July, 1886, 12,314 copies; for Auguat, 1556, 12,404 co{n!en; for Septem- ber, 185, 13,030 (‘nxk-a: or October, 1856, 12,080 coples; for Novembe: 886, 13,348 goples; for December, 1886, 13,237 copies; for Anua) 1887, 16,266 copls for February. 12887, 14,108 coples; for Aarch. 1657, 14,400 %Gs' for April, 1887, 14,316 copies; for May, , 14,227 copies. Gro. B. TZSCTUCK, Bubsoribed and sworn to before me this 4th of June A. D., 1887, EAL.| N. P. Frir, Notary Public. Contents of the Sunday Lee. @1. New York IHerald Cablegrams— als to the Bxk.—General Telegraphic ews, Pave 2. Telezraphic News.—City News.— Miscellany. Page 3. 8pecial Advertisements, Page 4, Editorlals.—Personalities.—Press Comments. Page 5 Lincoln News—Miscellany—Ad- vertiso men T'age 6. Council Bluffs News.—Miscellany, —A‘:fimnhemvnu. o Miscellany, Page a‘yfleneulcuy News.—Local Adver- on 9, Diamonds, Rubles and Poayls.— ot Marriage.—Simplicity 1n Marri Plnx.'d)nlirslx!? Years ;g. un Health Notes.—Rich uhappy.~ vertisaments. ul‘o' General Brisbin th Wyoming.— larities.—Peppermint Drops.—Nature's estic Wonder.—tHoney For The Ladles.— 1L Janauschek’s Costly Jewels, b Olara Belle.—What. Labor Needs.— Fdtica- 0. 107.—Advertisements, 13, Boclety Events in Omsha.—A Page 7.—Gieneral and Local Markets,— American Ladies Suubbed.—On the ‘glx:fi: mn- ‘mer But 8 and Dramatic.—Connublalities,— lous.—Advertisements. ‘tlonal'—Infant Prodigies,—Impleties.—Con- it N g 5 Tragedy In Statistics.—Miscellany, —_— ‘THERE are ;fwgethor t00 many paper wallroads being chartered in this state Shis year. SREN— “Ts1s whisky “Trust,” just formed, will Prove a blessing to old topers who fre- guent saloons where the ‘'slate is broken ‘and the ico melted.” EE———— Urox his return to his business office Jay Gould vlaced a card on his door to the effect that he was not as short on life %8 gomo had intimated. S——— THE report of the Nebraska railroad eommission on its way over the Elkhorn goad has not yet been published. It is | stated, however, that rates are justas bigh up there as they wero before the oommission made its Jjunketing tip. ‘ E— | AND now it transpires that Mr, G. | Washington Burton only oconsented to . @ooept chairman of the state committee | 88 the stepping stone to the governorship. The late man of straw was promoted . #rom chairman to governor, you know. ey ‘Pue developments regarding the fail- ‘wre of the Fidelity bank of Cincinnati @how that directors of tM institution ‘Were criminally careless. There is noth- this, however, that furnishes satis- n to the 2,000 depositors whose . warnings and savings were swept away. Em———— | T ofl fields of Colorado are being de- ] weloped with gratifying results and the " Blggest discovery ever known in the #tate was made last week. The oil indus- | &y of Wyoming and Colorado promises 80 become a great factor in the develop- ment of the ky mountain region. q 3 eEs———— i | Bemous opjection was raised by a membor of the Cleveland board of educa- | Wlon at its last meeting against the re- mlection of a teacher who habitually eats uts and reads nowspapers. He was, Ev&r. re-elected by a vote of 14 to 2. Cleveland schools are degenerating. —— . _Tme mayor and chief of police, of San | Antonio, Texas, against whom evidence ‘was plain to the effect they werein a | * @onspiracy to disturb a prohibition moet- dng by hitting tho principal orator be- Sween the eyes with a rotten egg have been dismissed. The court held that the w of the council should be sus- ———— 'HE patriotic liberality exhibited by "Gould upon his recent visit to Mount n, 1n purchasing thirty-three acres land adjoining the Washington man- and presenting it to the regents of Mount Vernon association shows the “Shoughtful regard in which Mr. Gould wfltn man who chopped down that c oherry tree. EE——————————— AN effort 15 being made by the rector @f Chalfort St. Giles, England, with other lemen to preserve the cottage in charming village, which was the re- of John Milton in 1665, when the plague raged in London. The o is distant only about twenty miles ‘Temple Bar, and is easily accessi- Atthe time of Milton's visit to llfort, he was composing ‘‘Paradise " Indeed it was there that this great was finished, and, at the suggestion Elwood, “Paradise Regained'' The cottage has been pur- d for a reasonable sum from the The plan1s to set apart Mil- cottage as a reading room and mu- for objocta connected with the poet pl for other matters of bistoric interost, T HRPE T 1 . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1887.~TWELVE PAGES. : Indgpendence Day. The notes of preparation fot an un- commonly lively celebration this year of the Fourth of July come from all the larger cities of the country and from many of the smaller ones, giving prom- ise that the day will be honored through- out the country with a degree of carnest- ness and enthusiasm that has not been exceeded or equalled in a number of yoars, The very general feeling seems to be that this is a good time to renew to the world the assurance that American patriotism is as virile and all-pervading now as it has ever been at any time in the past, and that whatever other nations fancy or desire regarding us, the fection of the Amer people for their institutions, and their reverence for the patriots and heroes who estab- lisiied them, are as keen and vivid as ever, Such periodic revivals of the patriotic spirit in this republic are good for our- selves and for all people who are hoping and working for popular government. They are well for ourselves since they put us in communication with the past which must always be an inspiration to American patriotism, and they are well for otbers who derive their hope frem this nation since they convey the assur- ance that while we are growing in mate- rial wealth and power with more rapid strides than any other nation, we are also preserving undimmed and unsullied that spirit and sentiment which ereatde and have maintained on this conti- nent a government ‘‘of the people, by the people, for the people.”” While, therefore, we gladden our own hearts and refresh our own love of country by a proper cclebration of Independence day, we at the same time convey to the op- pressed of tyranny and musrule, the world over, a lesson full of joy and the voice ot hope. Letus be as happy and exuberant as we may on this question. We have a right to be. But let us not be overproud of our great estate, and in the the spirit of arrogance forget that we owe something to the rest of the world and still have use for its friendship. Let us assert our country before all other lands, our institutions above all others, Americanmism and all it applies as mean- ing more and assuming more for the wi fure of humanity than any other sys- tem or principle ever conceived by man. We are warranted in as- serting all this and can maintain it. But let us not be unjust or ungenerous to those who would come here to win by honest toil and faithful citizenship a share of our bountiful riches and enjoy with us our great privileges. There is a danger that in some quarters sush a spirit may be manifested. Wherever it is so it will be in conflict with the trme American sentiment, and do violence to the example of the men who founded the republic. Omaha 18 to be congratulated upon the promise of having the finest celebration in its experience. The preparations al- ready made assure ample entertain- ment for everybody, and if our citizens do not become imbued to overflowing with the genuine Fourth ot July feeling it will mnot bethe fault of those who are preparing to fit- tingly bonor the day. We believe, however, that the feeling is growing, and that when the cccasion arrives it will ex- hibit itself in a jolhification hitherto une- qualed in this region. Wyoming and Montana. The territories of Wyoming and Mon- tana are at the present time enjoying a remarkable degree of prosperity. The development of the oil iields in Wyoming, her mineral resources, togeter with the building of new railroads and the exten- sion of lines already in operation, give evidence of largely increased settlement. There are now in that territory, in operation, 763 miles of railroad. Of these the Union Pacific has 487, the Denver Pacific 10, the Oregon short line 91, the Cheyenne & Northern 75, and the Wyoming Central 100. In course of con- struction there are 150 miles—the North- ern building 50 miles, the Central 50, and the Cheyenne & Burlington 50. ‘The next two years will doubtless wit- ness the construction ot at least a thous- and miles of road. A road will be built from Rapid City, D. T., into Crook ocounty, to the oil fields, 100 miles; the extension of the Wyoming Central from Kt Casper, the present end of the grade, to the western line of the territory will be 800 miles. The extension ot the Cheyenne & North- ern to the northern line of the torritory will be also 300 miles, while the Burling- ton road is making its survey to enter the territory near Fort Laramie and push to the western line of the territory, cover- ing 600, With such increased railroad facilities, the settlement of agricultural lands, the opening of territory not yet explored, will all tend to secure a wonderful immi- gration in Wyoming. Montana territory is also receiving her share of attention from railroads and settlers. The St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad is pushing an exten- sion of its line from Minneapolis toward Helena and Butte City at the rate of eight miles a day, using three shifts of track layers and working at night by electric light. This road expects to have trains running by the first of October. Ot the outlook in Montana, the San Fran- cisco Chronicle says: The mineral wealth of Montana has al- ready been thoroughly demonstrated. One minealone, the Drum Lummon, now con- trolled by an English company, isa prinel- pality in itself, the monthly receipts being almost fabulous, and eapable of being largely increased by development, while therc are countless mines in various stages, some only prospected, some partly opened, others pay- ing handsomely. But mineral resources are vnly the begia- ning of the elements of Montana’s pros- perity. Itis a wonderful grazing country, supporting enormous herds of eattle, and so supporting them that the standard prices for Montana cattle are always about one cent per pound higher than those of any other beef cattle of the west, Its forests are boundless, and supplied with a variety of timber, 1ts streams are large aud plen- tiful, carrying an abundance of water tor manufacturing purposes, and affording every opportunity for industries of that sort. Itis destined, too, to become a great and valuable agricultural country, as the soil of the hundreds of valleys and foot- hills is virgin soil of great teltility. In short, Montana may be considered as one of the most promising territories of the United States, if not the most desirable. Thus year by year the myth of the ‘‘Great Auwerican Desert” dwindles and disappears before the light of solid facts. Year by year the pioneers of clvilization, fearful of the terrors before them and alarmed by the legends of the geographers, to whom a desert maps, have pushed on and on, and still the desert rolled away before them; and now, from the Atlantic to the Paclfic the whole continent is known to be fitted for the habi- tation of men, and to be capable of support ing the present population of the world. E— Death of General Speed. General James 8. Speed, whose death occurred yesterday at Louisville, Ky., was chiefly distinguished as having been the attorney general in the cabinet of Abraham Lincoln, where he rendered valuable and honorable service. He had attained eminence as a lawyer, and was known to Mr. Lincoln before he was elect- ed to the presidency; but his preferment for the then exceedingly responsible po- sition of attor: general was due quite as much to his services for the Union cause as to the president's recognition of his ability for the office. When the war broke out, General Speed arrayed himself at once on the Union side, and was largely instrumental in raising the 75,000 men that Kentucky contribe uted to the Upion army. He re- mained in the cabinet two years, resigning in 1866 owing to his views re- garding the policy of Andrew Johnson. Among the memorable decisions he ren- dered whilo attorney general was one that the persons accused of the murder ot President Lincoln were legally liable before a military commission, and another that Jefferson Davis, although originally captured by the military, after a cessation of hostilities was subject to trial only by the civil courts. General Speed took a somewhat active part in politics up to 1875, when he re- sumed his former position as professor of the law department of the University of Louisville. He was in the seventy-sixth year of his ago at the time of his death, ————— The Sunday Law of Massachusetts, Massachusetts has always been noted for her stringent Sunday laws. It was in that commonwealth and the state of Con- necticut that the old blue laws had their origin. There are men ana women still living who remember when it was unlaw- ful on the Sabbath day for a man to kiss his wife in those puritan communities. The Bay state legislature which closed its session two weess ago, has taken a bold step toward enlarging the privileges of citizens of Massachusetts on the Lord's day. The present law forbidding Sab- bath day desccration has been genorously amended, so as to read that nothing in it “shall be held to prohibit the manu- facture and distribution of steam, gas or electricity for illuminating purposes, heat or motive power, nor the distribution of water for fire or domestic purposes, nor the use of the telograph or the telephone, nor the retail sale of drugs and medi- cines, nor articles ordered by the pre- scription of a physician, nor mechanical applisnces used by physicians or sur- geons, nor the letting of horses and car- riages, nor the letting of yachts and boats, nor the running of steam ferry- boats on established routes of street rail- way cars, nor the preparation, printing and publishing of newspapers, nor the sale and delivery of newspapers, nor the retail sale and delivery of milk, nor the transportation of milk, nor the making of butter and cheese, nor the keeping open of public bath houses, nor the mak- ing or selling by bakers or their em- ployes of bread or other food usually dealt in by them before ten of the clook in the moruning and between the hours of four of the clock and half-past six of the clock in the evening.’” It will be observed that under the mu- nificent provisions of the above quoted section, the barber is not allowed to ply his vocation, while at the same time there is vouchsafed to every citizen the privilege of a bath. It 1s still unlaw- ful 1n Massachusetts for tho ice man to deliver his frozen blocks or the ice cream dealer to dispense his vanilla coolness. It would be lawful for a druggist to sell 8 bottlo of perfumery or a dairyman to mako cheese, whila it would be unlawtul to sell lemonade or soda except on a per- scription from a doctor. Now that the door is half open wo may expect the next legislature of Magsachusetts to include brass bands, picnic games and back yard croquet among the logalized Sun- day vocations. FExercise and Athletics. The tendency to physical culture is marked and progressive. It is a tendency not to be discouraged, for the American people need a good deal more exercise and athletic development than they get. What is required is to give the movement wise direction. In the current number of Inppincatt’s Magazine a physician pre- sents his views upon exercise and ath- letics, claiming for them when properly pursued usefulness in all directions to the individual and to society. He claims that vigorous and systematic muscular ex- ertion has a powerful influence in de- veloping the entire character. It brings into action the qualities of self-denial, perseverance and endurance, strength- ens the will, confers a conscionsness of increased power, begets self- confidence, resolution and courage, and through their influence, guided by proper moral and intellectual forces, aids in subduing the passions, and elevates the sviritual as well as the physical energies. The experience with the students at Har- vard has been that as a rule those who are poor at gymnastic exercises are also inferior in their studies. The writer does not believe the assiduous cultivation of bodily strength to be incompatible with a proper degree of attention to the mental faculties, nor does he think athletics, as commonly practical, hurtful and produc- tive disease. In addition to most ample testimony derived from history in support of his views, the writer also draws largely upon medical and anatomical authorities. His own conclusion is that no system of physical education is com- plete unless it recoguizes the necessity which exists for attending to the symme- trical development of the body, and that physical exercise and games and sports should be encounraged, not only among the students of our schools und colleges, but among the dyspeptic, nervous and overworked professional and business men of this country. It certainly ought not to require any elaboration of argu- ments or facts to prove that proper exer- cisa is importans and necessary or that a wisely pursued system of athletics must be beneficial. The construction of the human body carries its own argument in support of these propositions, The trou- ble with those most in need of exeroise is that they are so entirely ocoupied with matters - which they esteem of greater importance, though this is soemed the wmost natural thing o put in their | true .of hardly 'snything else, - that they have no me for bodily development, or en & time comes which they might dévote to this purpose they are too tired, for further effort. ‘There are thousand3%t gprofessional and business men in the country who are growing prematurely old, and becoming worn and bent, simply because they can- not or will not take @ hayf an hour a day from their routine%n es to devote to physical exercise. ist entirely useless to preach to such pedploy They will go on as they have dond' until they reach a stage when exercise ‘earf do them littlo good. DBut they serve a purpose as ‘‘ter- rible examples.” Bleapwhile physical education is making, progress, both in obtaining recognition where it will do the most good,and in improved methods. The next generation ought to bear splendid testimony to its value. S—— From Japan in Twenty Days. One day last week there arrived in New York city direct from Yokohama, Japan, eighteen persons who had made the trip in a Canadian Pacific steamer and over that road in the unprecedented time of twenty days. They arrived at ‘Vancouver from Yokohama in fourteen days, and another week was consumed 1n getting them safely to New York city. This notable triumph of the Canadian Pacific has been very gencrally adver- tised, and as the evidence of the vigorous and aggrossive enterprise of that corpor- ation, which is plainly being managed to win on sound business principles, it is worthy of all the attention it has re- ceived. . We noted some days ago that the vig- orous competition inaugurated by the Canadian Pacific was creating some little consternation in San Francisco. It threatens quite seriously the steamship interests there, and it seems inevitable that unless those interests arouse themselves they will speedily find a considerable part of their Asiatic trade slipping away from them. Indeed, there are advantages en- joyed by the Canadian Pacific which they may not be able to overcome, one of which is shown in the above fact. Peo- ple to whom a day is important in the matter of travel or shipment of goods will take the Canadian Pacific route. A few years may make thisa fact of very much greater importance than it now is both to San Francisco steamship interests and American transcontinental railroads. It remains to be scen how this evi- dently formidable competitor will be met, for it must not be permitted to pursue its way to conquest and power unchallenged. To sup- pose that this would be done would be to assume ‘that American en- ergy and enterprise were declining. But the probability is that it will be no easy task to deprive it of the enjoyment of its advantages. Ivappears to be pretty se- curely entrenched, having been built for business and possessifg ah equipment at least unsurpassed. One thing is certain, the American transcogtinental lines must materially improve both their facilities and their time before~they can hope to impede the progress of their northern rival. In these days a gain of a few hours may be all important, especially when taken out of ‘& 16hg and tedious journey. Itis not questivnable that the American roads could at leat make much better time than they do. With this im- provement and & more enterprising pol- icy on the part of the San Francisco steamship companies, there would be a probability of reducing the danger from Canadian Pacific competition. E—————— ‘WE have just accidentally stumbled across the following item: ‘‘The ‘Men- dota Carpenter’ will andress the G. A. R. posts of Lincoln in Representative hall next Saturday mght. He will be remem- bered as the orator who spoke on the assembly grounds, July 4. ‘This wasa year ago. But where will the Mendota carpenter orate next Fourth of July? Echo answers, where, S—— PERSONALITLIES, Rollin M. 8quire took along with him a rhyming dictionary and a bottle of bay rum. ‘The llinois legislature during the session just ended passed a bill making boycotting and blacklisting penal offenses. “This world has outlived its passion,” says Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Evidently Ella has never seen abase ball nine talking at the umpire. It Is sald that owing to the great sucoess of the Witd West show in London, Mrs, James Brown Potter is negotiating for a couple of Indian chiefs. Queen Victoria is very happy over the brilliant jubilee celebration. So are the plckpockets who helped swell the crowds on that joyous occasion. President Cleveland’s letter to Queen Vie- toria was delivered by Minister Phelps. Phelps is the highest paid letter carrier in the employ of Uncle Samuel. It Bridge-Jumper Donovan wants to jump off something high he should return to this country and throw himself from the top of President Cleveland’s boom for 1585, Mlle. Rosa Bonheur signs her name a la Spinner. The capitals remind the beholder of the map of a proposed crosstown gird- l‘r‘uled road. Itisa fine, manly hand, for all A The two daughters of General Robert E. Lee are great travelers, the elder having vis- ited Australia, Japan, China, India and Egypt, in addition to the Euro pean circuit of sights. The coroners throughout the country should erect a monument In honor of the Iate Craig Tolliver, of Kentucky, who was the best friend they have had plneo the death of Jesse James, Commodore Bancroft Gherdrdl, U, 8.N., will be the next rear-admiral when Admiral Franklin retires. His dutiesiwill principally consist in seeing thatno ship goes ashore without leave of absence. h ——e The Missing Lipk. oty G Dr. Talmage offers to kmock out Darwin in oneround. As Darwin ‘u dead it's pretty safe. 2 ————t—r An Anxious Hoodler. Chicago News. | Judge Holman of Indiana is said to be wil- ling and even anxious to-aatept the portfolio ot the Interior department in Secretary Lamar 1s given a seat on the supreme bench. The ces are, however, that at the last moment he will "object to the arrangement from foice of hadlt. e Another Blasted Monopoly, Philadelphia Record. Monopoly has laid its hand upon even the poor boot blacks. Some of the boot-stands at the hotels, it 1s said, are owned by men who do not polish even thelr own boots and hire roor devils at low wages to run the stands, rom which the idle owners recelve a hand- B0me revenus. i A Remarkable Celebration. Wyndham County (Conn.) Siandard. Cangresaman Buck, of Hartford,” will call the meeting to order at 10 o'clock &. m., 08 July 4, and give the address of welcome; Congressman John D. Long, of Massachu- setts, will preside and make an address ap- propriate to the occasion ; Rev. John R. Pax- ton, of New York, will follow with an ad- dress entitled ““The Second Birth of the Re- publle;” John Boyle O‘Reilly, editor of the Boston Pilot, will read an original poem prepared expressly for the celebration; United States Senator W. B, Allison of Towa, will speak on *“T'he Strength of Our Government,”” and tlie closing address of the morning will be given by General Horaea Porter, of New York,upon “Independence.’” 1n the afternoon the addresses will be as fol- lows: Benjamin Harrlson, ex-United States Senator from Indlana, *Our Foreign Relations During the Rebellion,” Clark E. Carr, ot 1llinols, *‘General John A. Logan, Patriot, Hero and Friend,” Rev. William Patton, D, D,, President of Howard Uni- versity, Washington, D. C., “Negro Educa- tion.” The closing address of the day will be given by William Windom, ex-secretary of the treasury and ex-United States senator from Minnesota; topie, “The Saloon in Politics.” 1In the evening there will bea grand illumination of Roseland Park, with a with a display of fire-works, e it Awrul On in Omaha, Denver News, A distracted and much disgusted Omaha man dropped into this office Iast night, 1f the story he tells Is true, then a most sad state of affairs exists in the once thriving city on the yellow clay banks of the muddy Missouri. 'The chiet of police, he says, backed by an assinine mayor, has issued an order forbidding Omaha citizens from going out upon the streets after midnight. Base ball games are no longer tolerated on Sun- day, and all innocent sports heretofore In- dulged in on the Sabbath, after regulation hours for worship, connot be carried on. All lights, he says, are put out in the city at 12 o’clock, as if a besieging army surrounded the place. It was expected, when this gentle- man left, that the mayor would declare martial l]aw and place the chief of police in charge of the town. lle says that Rothacker of the Republican, and Frank Morrissey of the Herald were red hot over the order and still heating when our inform- ant left. The proprietors of the respective papers on which these gentlemen are man- aging editors talk of constructing a tunnel from their offices to the residences of their chiefs. This thing had gone so far that sev- eral engineers had been asked for bids for the construction of such tunnels, and Roth- acker objected to the project on account of its being a great bore, while Editor Morrissey old Coloner McShane that his force would compromise on a tunnel from the Herald office to Wood & Kerns' great importing house, which Is situated about oneblock from the Paxton house. Our informant says that rather than stay in Omaha under the present adminlstration he would be content to live on cheese and garlick in a windmill tne bal- ance of his days. - Miss Lilywhite's Party. @eorge Cooper, in St. Nicholas for July. “May I go to Miss Lilywhite's party?” But grandmamma shook her head: *When the birds go to rest, I think it i3 best For mine to go too,” she said. *“Can’t 1 go to Miss Lilywhite's party?”’ Still grandmamma shook her head: “Dear child, tell me how. ‘You're halt asleep now; Don’t ask such a thing,” she said. en that lttle one's laughter grew hearty: W hy, granny,” she said, “Going to Miss Lilywhite’s party Means going to bed I” ————— A Good Word For Powaerly. New York Times, Mr. Powderly, the official head of the organization of Knights of Labor, says of the troubles caused by the ‘‘violent ele- ment” in the order: *“The remedy for all these troubles is a greater diffusion of learning, and it is the object ot my life to see that every child in this land re- ceives an education.” There could be no nobler object, and the general master workman is quite right when he says that “‘with the children educated on the subjects that every citizen should be ac- quainted with one may expect a better republic, free from the cankers of red- flagism.” One of the greatest difficulties that workingmen have to contend with 15 ig- norance in their own ranks. There 13 another evil equally mischievous, of which Mr. Powderly has heretofore spoken in strong terms, and that is the prevalence of intemperate habits. If he can turn the efforts of the great organiz- ation with which he is supposed to have 80 much influence to the promotion of education and sobriety he will do more to elevate the workingmen of this coun- try and to secure their welfare than can be accomplished by contests with em- loyers over questions of wages and fiouru of work. “With a sober, industri- ous and educated body of workmen those uestions could be much more easily set- tled in a way satisfactory to all parties. The task of raising the laboring men of the country to this ideal ievel is & gigan- tic one, and cannot be fully accomplished in one generation, but a great organiza- tion which should devote itself to that object would achieve vast benefits. In spite of all that is suid by excited agita- tors the condition of workingmen has been steadily improving, and is better now than it ever was before, and the im- provement has gone hand in hand with a more general ditfusion of learning, and a gradual advance in habits of sobriety. It used to be an accepted principle that the lowest grade of wages for labor was de- termined by the limit of subsistence. It was assumed that competition would bring the compensation of workmen down to the lowest limit upon which they could live and retain their ability to work. This theory necessarily assumed in the lowest ranks of labor a degree of ignorance and dependence that gave the laborer practically no volition in the mat- ter, and it would not work with a hody of laborers at once educated and organ- ized for mutua! support. With intelli- gence and sobriety the standard of living 18 itself raised and has to be recognized. There will always be a wide difference in the capacity and industrial efticiency of human beings, and these can never be obliterated, but there is no reason why the lowest level should be degraded to the condition of brutes. The productive efforts of all classes of workers might be sufhcient to maintain all in comfort without special hardship or privation anywhere. The only way to abolish pov- ertyis to get rid of ignorance, laziness and vice. If this conld be done, not only would pauperism and crime disap- pear, but all classes of workmen would obtain adequate wages for comfortable subsistence without overwork. The lowest form of labor that the commu- nity requires would be well paid, and there would be a fair share of leisure for all. The Utopian state of things would be the universal oducation, universal industry and universal temperance. Most of the philanthropic agencies of society are directed to the promotion of these millennial results, although their rofireu is slow in bringing them about. ut if the co-operation of a far-reachin, labor organization among the great body of the people to be benelitted could be brought to bear, the advance would be far more rapid. If labor unions and as- semblies of knights of labor could be in- duced to devote their chief energies to romoting education and an understand- ng of those “‘subjevts that every citizen should be acquainted with," and to cul- tivating by every possible ‘means habits of temperance and sobriety, the eleva- tion of the workingman would receivo a wonderful impetus and ‘'these troubles’ would certainly be to a great degree remedied. We commend Mr. Powderly and his oondi(nlou most heartily to this a8 a life work, —— THE U. P, MANAGEMENT. A Settler Calls Attention to Where Light is Wanted. Norrn Prarre, June 22.--To the Editor of the Bek: In your issuo of the 2th inst. you announce the arrival of two members of the Pacific commission in Omaha and that Mr, Kim- ball and Mr. Poppleton were in conver- sation with them, Mr. Kimball said “ho was not prepared jto answer all questions immediately.” Mr. Poppleton an- nounced his ability to answer all ques- tions relating to the legal department, stood before them able and ready to answer them. Wiilst he may not be able to auswer all questions connected with his deparument during his long ser- vice immediately he has friends who doubt not that if a little time be allowed him he can and will cheerfully answer all questions concerning the ‘legal” management of his ofice. But it is the questionable if not absolutely illegal management of the Pacific railroads t| the commicsioners were deleguted to find and squeezo from their secret recesses and & wronged if nota robbed people covet that which 1s concealed. Through their governments they have long asked for light for the privilege of enjoying their right to know of the management of these roads. For years the peonle of this state have demanded of their representatives legis- lation to govern the managers of rail- roads, Legislation in their behalf was promised by every candidate, by the vpolitical parties in conventions, by politi- cal speakers in every school district in the stat In suasive eloquence your assistant companies ‘“‘pass distributing political attorney’’ has assured the people that re- lief would be given themf they would support the candidates of his party. Was not O.P, Mason paid $1,000 each for speeches he delivered in the Third con- gressional district in behalf of the rail- road companies’ republican ocandidate? From whence came that money? If the propriety of using money for such pur- R()sos was submitted to your department, ir. Poppleton, unless the elo- quent, John M. Thurston, of your de- partment, was able to give the answer desired “then, there, immediately,” you would be engineered oft, You know something about money used in political campaigns. Some parties connected with the management of the railroad do know. Ifit was legal, why not tell? If not legal can the partics knowing, ease themselves by answering under oath “I donot know.” Not to my knowledge. I don't remember of any money being used for such purpose, ete.” For years money, passes, rebates and other perqaisites,” represenung money have been lavishly used in corrupting municipal, county and stato oflicers, especial members of the legi: ure, their secretaries, clerks, etc. Some of the managers of tho Pacific railroads know the h tol? of the corrupting disburse- ments. ever whilst memory remains with them can they forget that they have knowledge of those outrageous cor- rupting expenditures. ‘They know of it, if not done directly by themselves, that it was done by their debauchees. Can they commit tacit perjury by concealing truth, giving ounning, evasive answers? 'Tis hoped some of the knowing ones will divulge the secrets of these business transactions, purge your conscience by telling all. As managers you can allege at least prospective benecfits to the rail- roads greater than the outlay. That will be befitting argument to the political secret management of the Union Pacitic railroad salaried corrupters in Nebraska, SETTLER. e BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE. A Funeral Oration Interrupted by an lmportant Telegram. Bismarck Tribune: “We all know what a pure, good man our departed friend was," said the minister who was preaching a funeral sermon in Hootville, and as he spoke sobs were heard from many friends of the ex-mayor, who had died two days bofore. ‘*Noble in every impulse, kind, generous and true, he was oue of the grandest types of manhood which command profound respect and high esteem. ‘And now, as we bear him away to the silent grave about which the mournful winds will moan, let us remem—ah, the telegraph messenger has just handed mo a dispatch announcing that the contract for the building of the Hootville & North. western railroad has been signed, and novw if somo one will close the cofin hd and gec that the corpse is properly guarded we will adjourn this meeting until 7 o'clock this evening, as I have some very important real estate deals that were made conditional upon the building of the road.” [Clmursi7 Deacon Sprague jumped upon his seat and said that his motto had always boen ‘‘Business Before Pleasure,” he seconded the motion to n(journ. which motion pre- vailed after Elder Higgins had worked in three cheers for the Hootville road. pbiiar S hiet Let Phelps Boware! Cleveland Leader: The Hon. William Cody, vulgarly known as ‘‘Buffalo Bill," last week gave one of his entortainments in London, which was attended by the Princess of Wales and tamily, and a large number of royal magnates now in the metropolis_awaiting the jubilee. It 18 said that Mr. Cody, seated upon an ole- ant drag, drove four prancing horses imself to tho theater of the Wild West show, and that the Princess of Wales had the seat of honor beside him. If, after this, Mr. Phelps still refuses to present Miss Cody to the gueen, there may come a strain upor the relutions between the two countries that the minister will find it difficult to relieve, and which may involve serious diplomatic and per- sonal complications. Buffalo Bill is a dead shot, and should he insist upon fighting a duel with our mumister to avenge an insult to his family Phelps must die or surrender, Just atthis time Buffalo Bill is a favorite with royalty. He moves majestically among kings, queens, princes, lords and ladies. He wears his honors bravely, and may not be unfitly described in the language of Dickens in speaking of that celebrated American congressman, Mr. Pogram: Rude he may be, so air our bars. Wild he may be, so air our buflalers. But he is a child of natur and a child of free- dom, and his boastful answer to the tyrant and the despot is that his bright home is in tbe setting sun. L e SR Death of Edward Booth, Edward Booth, the adopted infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Booth, died on Fri- day night at the family residence, No. 1408 Chicago street. The funeral took place at 5 o'clock last evening, the rve- mams being laid away in Prospect Hill cemetery, Some unknown person left the child on the front door step at the residence of Mr. and Mra. Booth about three weeks ago. They took the little stranger in, adopted it and christened it “Edward,”” They became very much attached to the child ana fecl the loss keenly. ——— A Bhort Postmaster. CINCINNATL, June 25.--The Times-Star's Coshaeton, pecial says that William U, Buckiey, assistant postmaster at Coshocton, was arrested on a charge of being short. in his account $2.900 with the government. He was taken to Columbus for trial. WARDS OF THE STATE, Sheriff Coburn Takes a Number of Prisoners to the Penitentiary, Sheriff Coburn, accompanied by Deputy Sheriffts Vandover and Strikor, left for Lincoln yesterday morning in charge of John Kelley, Thomas Ruby, Charles Van- dover and Joe Brown, who are to serve terms in the state penitentiary. Ruby burglarized a Burlington & Missourf freight ear and was sentenced to two years; Kelley for stealing an overcoat containing a check from St. Catherine's Cathedral last winier is to serve one year; Vandover, for forging several checks for various sums, will ‘also have his board and lodging furnished by the state for the next twelve months; Brown is to languish m{;hlmn months for steal- ing some ready-made clothes from a dealer on Tenth’strect, Henry Green, ten years, the young mulatto who was mude the victim “of am unnatural crime a few weeks ago, has been sent to the county poor farm for medical treatment before being tuken to the reform school at Kearney. News in tho Courts. In the district court yesterday, William E. Hawley, David R. Archer and Clar- ence H. Sobotker brought suit against Richard C. Patterson and Jonas R, Harris to compel Patterson to convey to them a one-sixth intercst in the southcast quarter of the southeast quarter of section nine, gownshnly fourteen, range thirteen, east, in Douglas county; or, if he is unable to do 8o, to pay them $5,000 damages. The vlaintifts alloge in their petition that in common with the defendants, Harris and Patterson, they purchased the land in question and afterward entered into a verbal agreement with Patterson where- by he was to receive back the considera- tion paid by him, and in return_was to deed over his interest to the plaintifls, ‘T'he petition alleges that he has not only failed to fullill his contract, but has sold some of the land to other parties. A verdict for defendant was rendered by a jury in Jull%u Hopewell’s court the case of T. L. Sloman against F. B, Bodwell, a swit for $18 claimed to be due on » commission o of real estate. Railway Postal Ohanges. Chief Clerk Griflith has been notified of the following changes of clerks in the raillway postal service: C. L. Lucas, railway postal clerk,trans- ferred from the Atchison & Lenora to the Kansas City & Oxford lin ank Quig- ley from the Pacific Junction & McCook to the Kansas City & Omaha line; J. G. Hart, transferred and promoted from the N ka City & Beatrice to the Colum- bus & Atchison line; Paul M. Campbell, transferred and promoted from the Col- umbus & Atchison to the Pacitic Junction & McCook line; ¥. H. Cole, promoted from the position of second clerk on the line from Pacitic Junction to McCook to that of clerk in charge, vice M. M. Davi- son resigned. Bernard Glenn,of Omaha, has been ap- pointed clerk in the railway postal ser- \|'igo between Nebraska City and Bea- rice. Rabies. r; ‘To the Editor of the BEE: In your issue of to-day you say it is the accepted theory that dogs are more particularly dangerous at this season of the year, Asregardsthe prevalence of rabies wo learn from statistics that thero is not much difference in 4se winter o summer months, An analysis by M. Bouley, of ¥rance, for a period of ‘six years, gives for the spring mouths, March, April and May, 89 cases; for the sammer months, June, July and August, 74 cases; for autumn, September, October and November, 64 cases, and ' for the winter months, De- cember, January and February, 75 cases. Why, then, should not the animal be col fined or muzzled in winter as well as sumwmer? Yours truly, RicHARD Epsrer, Member of the Royal College of Veterin- ary Surgeons. il OCHURCH SERVICES, Where Divine Services Will be Held To-day. PREDYTERIAN CHURCHES. Presbyterian church—Corner Dodge and Beventeenth streets; Rev. W, J. Harsha pas- tor; preaching by tho pastor and services at 10:30a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday-school at noon, Young people’s meeting at 7:15 p, m. Rev, Mr. Harsha’s subject for evening ser- vice will be: “Amusements on the Sabbath,” Park Avenue l'n*subiwrlln church--Wor- shipping in Troiell’s hall, Leavenworthjstreet, near T'wenty-sixth, The ‘%n!wr. Rev. John Gordon, will preach at 10:30 a. m. Subject— “The Pattern in the Mount,” and at 8 p. m., subject—*'Neglect.” Sunday-school at 12 . Seats free. All are invited. Central United Presbyterian—Seventeenth street, between Dodge and Capitol avenue; seryices at 10:50 & m. and 3 p. m., conductod b¥ the Rev. J. B. McMichael, D, D., president of Monmouth college. All are invited. North Presbyterian church--Saunders street Rev. Willlam R. Henderson pastor. Ser- vices at 10:30 . m. and 8 p.m. Sunday: school at noon. Young people's meeu,u{al 7p.m. Strangers made welcome at all the services. Walnut Hill Presbyterlan church —- Sab- bath-scnool will meet at half past 10 o'clock @ m. at the church, Como yourselves and bring your children. Park Avenue United Presbyterian church —Corner of Park avenue and Grant street; Rev. J. A. Henderson, pastor. ‘Services at 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m., conducted by the pas- tor. Sabbath.school at 12 m. The children are especially invited to the morning service, All are cordially invited. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES, St. Mary’s Avenue Congregatlonal—Rev. Willard Scott, pastor, Children’s services in the morning at 10:30 o’clock, with Sunday- school orchestra, infant baptism, bible pre- sentation, ete, Sunday-scliool at noon. The pastor wiil preach & sermon to the young people in the evening. All welcome. ‘Third Congregational church—Corner of Nineteenth and Spruce streets; Kev. Alford B, Penniman, pastor, Services at 10::0 a. m, and 8 p. m. dunday-school at noon. All welcome, First Congregational — Elghteenth and Capitol avenue; A. F. Sherrill, pastor. Ser- vicesat 1 a.m. and 8 p. m. Evening theme: ‘‘Lesson from the Life and Death of Mark Hopkins.” BAPTIST CHURCHES, Beth-Eden Baptist church—Rev. H, L. House pastor. Preaching services at 4:15 p, m. at St. Mary's Avenuo Congregational chureh, Sunday-school as 3 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Strangers weleome; seats free. Park avenue cars pass the door. Calvary Baptist church—Preaching at 10:80 a. m, by Rev. F. W. Foster, of Dundee, I in the evening by the pastor, Rev. A, M, Clark. Subject Purity of Heart.” Sun- day-school at 11:45 a. m. Orchard Hill Baptist Mlission—Preaching #t 4:30 p. m. by Rev. F. W# Foster. OTHKR CHURCIES. First Christian_church — Twentleth and Cavitol avenue. Preaching in the morning and evening by Rev. J. W. Harris, of the Buptist chureh, Unity eh Corner Seventeenth and Cass streets; E. Copeland pastor. Services at 11 a. Sunday-school at 12:15, Subject of the sermon this morning: *“The Blood of Christ.” Welsh services will be neld at the Calvary Baptist chureh on Saunders street, unear Cuming, on Tuesday evening, June 28, at 5 o'clock. Lev. Richard Hughes, of fowa, will preach. All Welsh people of Omabia are in- vited to attend. e Bank Clearings. The bank clearings for the weeck, as reported by the Omaha clearing house, are as follows: Monday . Tuesday Wednesd Thursds Friday Saturda; Per oot of increase, SL S