Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 18, 1888, Page 4

* ernment. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, DAILY BEE. VERY MORNING, THE PUBLISHED | TERME OF SUBSCRIPTION, ajiy (Morniug Edition) including StspAT nllv’r One Year 10 0 For Six Months . L3 For Three Mor s 250 Tuy OMANA SUSDAY His, maiied to any il dress, One Yent 2m WrrkLY IBEP, (6 Y oar 200 OMAHAOFFICENOS WA AND 16 FARS AMSTREET, CHICAGO OFFICE 55 ROOKERY BUILDING NEW YORR OFPicr, ROoOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE PUILDING, WASHINGTON OFFice, No. 513 FOURTEENTH BTREET. CORRESPONDENCE Allcommunications relating to torial matter should be addressed ¥ THE BEE. s HUSINESS LETTRERS, Al business letiers and remittances shonld be SHING COMPANY, swaand ed the Ent addressed to Tk ek Pt OMAIA. Dratts, ohecks and postofMce orders (6 bemads payabie to the order of the company e Bee Pablishing Company, Proprietors. E. ROSEWATER, Editor. Sworn Stater Btataof Nebraska County of Dougias, § George I8, Tzschiuck, s Lishing Con ¥, does solemnly swear that the actual circulation of Tie DALY Bee for the week ending November i7, 1854 was as follows: ary of The les Pul Bunday, Nov_ 1] 18750 Monday, Nov. 12 Wi BN 1Y 111 Tuesday, Nov, 13 I8 Wednosday, Nov, 1t i Fhursday, Nov. 5 Friday, Nov. 16 Batnrday, Nov. 17 Average st 18, SUHUCK. ribed (n my A, DD, 183, Public. Sworn to before me ® 1\ diy of November N.P. FEIL, Nota raska. 15§ {88, heing duly sworn, da. he 15 secretary of the Hee that the actilal averags DALY Bik sehnck, Pociand ays that bublishing c daily circulation of mornith of Novemb 1947, 15,041 cof 16,206 coplés; for February, for March, 1555 106 hlos ; K041 coples; for 17, Juine, 1K, i0243 coy for Jily, coples: for Angust, 188, 18,183 coples; temboer, 1K, 1,154 coples: Tor Octoher, 194, w IR0 coptes. BO. 1 TZ3CHUC Bworn to ‘before me and subscribed in Presence this 1th day of November, 1883, . N. P. FEIL Notary Public. — W that the contractors are through with their work of paving they are put- ting in their time in pipe-layin Tk deplorable domestic tragedy which just now is the all-absorbing topic n the social cireles of Omaha affords ample food for serious reflection, and presents phases of life which have made thoughtful people solicitous for the fu- ture of Young Ameri THE ear stove is trying his han quite early this season. He burned a Pullman sleeperon a Pennsylvania voad, and finished ate fore breakfast in Virgin the deadly car stove record. ain of passenger cars be- It is evident is waking his I1 is said that the empross of Austria s contemplating a visit to the United Btates, and that the time of her depa ture has been arranged. The enter- aiument of an empress in this country will be anew thing, and an accepted method remains to be established, but af the empress Elizabeth shall make us a visit she will doubtless have no cause to complain of the treatment she will veceive, albeit it may be wanting in certain conventionalities with-which our people are not fami and Avhich perhaps would not, at any rate, bo appropriate here. Ghe would undoubtedly & most cordial welcome, and being a pretty sensible woman she likely derive quite as much from the attentions of republican Amer- fcans 2s she has ever done from the ovations of her own people. Whether she come before or after next March, she will find in our *first lady” a woman who is her poor in all tho gracos and qualities that beautify and ennoble would very womun hood., WrrmiN a few days the new Young Dlen’s Christian association building will be formally opened and surrenaered to the ofticers of the association. With the completion of this structure, the people of Omaha may be congratulated for their zeal and liberality toward a worthy ob- ject. The cost of its erection was borne almost wholly by the voluntary sub- seription of our citizens. They have contributed to the building regardless of sect or religious afiiliation, and the edifice stands a monument to %their ublic spivit. In the new quarters the oung Men’s Christinn association will for the first time be able to rry out the full purpose of the organization. It will throw its doors wide open to those who knock. It will give the young men of our city beautiful club rooms where they may spend their Qeisure. It will afford them healthful recreation, instruction and amuse- ment. Everything that contributes to purity, comfort and refinment has been added to make the surroundings cheer- ful and inviting. Under these ciccum- stances the Young Men’s Christian as- sociation cannot fail to attract a large mem bership and to exert a heneficinl fnfluence upon the community. SECRETARY BAYARD has earned the bitter contempt of the entire country by his subservience to strong power and his bullying tone to weaker ones. Heis threatening Hayti on the one hand for mcts clearly within the rights of that mation, and on the other he is foment- fng trouble with Peru. The United Btates consul at Mollendo, the port of the southern capital Arequipa, had his offices in a buiiding whose ownership was in contest between a Peruvian and the state of Avequips, The United Btates consul rented his rooms from the wrong party, and when the house was seized, his effects were Lundled out, the doors locked, and the United States shield of arms with the eagle on top was taken down and handed to him with the best brand of Peruvian bo ws He reported the outrage, and Mr. Bay- ard jnstructed the minister at Lima to demand an apology, which the viun government refused to giv eause the matter was purely loc one of court procedure, and not in any way connected with the national gov ceretary Bayard would huve put on his considering cap and worn 1t lnr many hours before he would have ked for un apology from Chili, The nited States is friendly to all Ameri- pan countries, fearless and independent, beither scelking offence nor giving offence. [tis disgraceful to us to have socretary of state who is a bully and a sneak, bul fortunately he will soou be goue. WESTERN ART CULTURE, The development of art culture in the west may be said to have had its inspi- ration in the centennial exhibition of 1876, Prior to that time, only twelve years ago, there had been little local- in art matters west of the eastern sea board. The great galleries in Philadelphi d with magnificent products of the brush, the crayon, the chisel and the the exhibits of ized interest foundry the European potteries and looms, the evidence in short of how much was lacking in our country which oul- ture and education could supply gave at once birth and a powerful im- petus to the study and the cultivation of art. A recent articles in the Contury magazine showed how powerful in Chi- sories of was the impetus in Cincinnati cago, in St. Louis and Milwaukee, where wenlthy philanthiopic citizens aroused to the public nead and the local liberally towards the establishment of art schools and g They laid the foun- culture by pro- and the in- tsarealready cul- to vor and opportunity gave licr- ios in those citios. dations of a future art viding the means for study centive fo The effe powerfully seen in u heightened tare, in the creation of artistic and in the stimulus of artistic ende which may be looked to to produce sub- stantial results in the near futuy Omaha has made its beginning in the present exhibition just concluded in the new gallerios of Goorge W. Linin- gor. The movement was inaugurated not for purposes of display, but in the hopes of exciting an educational interest in art matters n our midst. As a beginning it is highly commendable. It cvidences that more of our people have bestowed some attention on drawing and coloring than might have been expeeted. Much of the work is crude. Much is worse than rwork crude. But this was to have been ex- pected in an exhibition where there wis no censorship, and where the efforts of the tyro were given entranc equally with those of the semi-profes- sional. The suggestive and interesting point is that a strong and earnest de- sive for art culture has shown itself, and that a demand for some local wilities for at least an elementary education in art is making itself felt. Anything which tends to ¢ llize and centralize such a feeling is valuable and should be fostered in the community With 1 many wealthy citizens, Omahit should not be compelled to wait long for a school of design and a local art gallery. We have a number of men who could easily give from twenty-five thousand to fifty thousand dollars aprece for the establishment of such an insti- tution. There is no reason why the Louis, Ch1- not be re history of Cincinnati, St. should ceagoaud Milwaukee peated her THIE POSTOFFICE BUILDING. With the libel suit between the man- ager of the Republican and the proprie- tor of the Herald we have nothing to do and about it we have nothing to But there is such a thing as common decency in the treatment of political opponents, The assaults which have been made upon Congressman McShane on account of the failure of congress to pass the Omaha postoffice appropria- tion Dill are in our opinion en- tively unwareanted. Mr. McShane did what no republican in a congress composed largely of southern brigadiers could have done. He succeeded in get- ting a bill reported for a republ western state carrying an appropriation of averylarge amount at a session where economy was the democratic ery. It was a comparatively easy matter for Senator Manderson to pass his senato bill. The courtesy of the senate is al- ways ready to assist the political for- tunes of a popular senator whose term is about expiring. If Senator Manderson’s bill had carried wwo million dollars instead of a mil- lion and & quarter it would probubly have gone through as easily. Mr. McShane, on the other hand, had an adverse house and an adverse com- mittce. Nothing but his strong per- sonal efforts and unflagging energy se- cured consideration for the senato bill and a favorable conforence report. Had he himself been in his seat, instead of sick by theseaside, when the conference roport was presented to the house there is no doubt that it would have passed. As matters stood, the democratic house was willing later to adopt a conference report fixing the limit of the appropriation at 81,250,000 and appropriating $100,000 for the purchase of a site. It would have been wisdom if the senate conferees had agreed upon such a modified report which wouid have secured the same re- sult 1n the end with the advantage of assuring an immediate beginning of the work. Congressman MeShane, whutever may d of him, secms to have done best in Waskington to ad- Nebraska’s interests, and those constituents of the [Mvst distri As a democerat hailing from a republican state he has been in o posi- tion of some advantage, which he has availed himself of to the best of his ability. Certamly in the matter of the Omaha postoftice brilding no one has any right to complain of his interest or his efforts, Now that he is about to re- turn to the field of his labor, it is much wiser for his constituents to back him as far as lays in their power than to be- little him and try to cripple him in the be s his vanece of his effort to accomplish the task thht is before him, GENERALBRISBIN ON IRRIGATION ibie article ¢h is pub- Gevneral Brisbin’s ady on wateriug the west, lished in another col ldoubtiess attract the attention which it deserves. It is an able and earnost plea for gener- ,m~ national appropriations for water | storage and irrigation in the west, based on carefully compiled figures and reinforced by arguments founded on a large personal experience along the headwaters of our western waterways, Governor Thayer’s memoria! to con- liminary surveys ostablishient of storage reservoirs st the heads of the Piatte and Avkansay rivers has already borne good frait in an appropriation culling for one hun- @red thousand duilars %o be expendod gross, praying for pr the looking to in deciding upon the feasibility of the proposed system. The attention of con- gress was strongly directed to the prob- wnd the unanimous support of wes- mtatives was lem torn senators and repres f nccorded to the plan ral Brisbin that by a proper extension of the reservoir plan the west, not would | acres of shows throughout only millions of avid be reclaimed for agricultural purposes, | but the great floods and overflows which lands annually destroy immense quantities of proporty would be prevente Instead of rushing to the sea destroying levees and the surplus water would be earefully re tained for use in the summer months to the benefit of navigation and the on- richment of the soil. It is this and submerging towns farms, the case which the one of national and a proper one for While millions of dollars ring streams feature of makes problem concern nation are being e nid. pended in drec which have never floated a boat and leveeing vivers whose overflows can only be permanently prevented by the building of damsat their headwaters, the west has a right to demand that its interests which here coincide with those of the commerce of the country and the extension of the available publie do- main shall be recognized by congres Nebraska, as was clearly shown by Governor Thayer, has a vital interest in preserving the flow of water in the Platte, which is now being rapidly de- crensed year by year through the diver- sion of its current into irrigating ditches in Colorado. National legislation is alone competent to deal with the prob- lem, which is as pressing in Wyoming, in Kansasand in Montanaasitis with us. AMERICAN ENGRAVING. Tt is not as widely known as it should be that Americn has made more ad- vances in the art of engraving than all the rvest of the civilized world. Excep- tion must however be made to one special kind, the great live engravings which are still made by one or two German artists, and which of course ave unique in character and unap- pronchable in execllence. The engrav- ing to which Americans have devoted their fertility of invention, and their artistic sense of the beautiful is of the kind used for book illustrations, and is chiefly wood engraving. In thispurtic- ulzar branch, Americans are and the rest nowhere. The French photo- gravure which at first was so loudly hailed and so widely esteemed has alto- gether lost favor, because in it success is determined entirely by the nature of the photograph. Some can by the use of sand be made tolerably spirited, but the great majority have the stiff- ness, the formality, and the want of tone of a simple photograph. There cannot be the subtle diserimination in the gradations of black and white, h is to an engraving what color is wh to a picture. Every shadow is the same, every high light is the same, and the consequence isthatin the photogravure there is an utter absence of values. The French went the wrong road. The Americaus started out like the Fronch with photography, but fortu- nately for art in this country, they made it the handmaid of engraving, not the mistress, and to this day owe their pres- ent proud suvremacy, Our engravers made it their aim to reproduce as ox- actly as possible the drawing furnished by the illustrating artist. Formerly the practice was for the artist to draw his subject on the block, and the engraver then cut away according to the well un- derstood system of scylography. But after the work had progressod for some time the block was a perfect labyrinth of cuttings and of fragmentary Dbits of drawiug, and the artist too often felt that he was translated like Bully Bot- tom in Midsummer Night's Dream. The thought suggested itsell that the draw- ing could be photographed on the block, and that then the engraver could cut intelligently, having before nis eyes all the time the original drawing. Never was there a ppier ide 1t worked a revolution in wood engtaving, and Americans who had already distin- guished themselves nieoty of touch, and diserimination of eye, now set an example to the world in the ubso- lute fidelity with which illustrations in biack and white were reproduced on the block. There was now no possibility of veless artist throwing the burden of 5 own shovri comings on the cngraver, nor could a conscienceless engraver mar afine drawing. Kach man from this time forth was placed beyond the possi- brlity of excuses. The corollary or nec- CSSUIY MIiROr CONSeqUENce Wwas —u vast improvement in the gonache drawings, for the artists were put upon their met- 1 This great improvement led to an- other one, as all improvements must that spring from u tap root. The prac- tise in illusteation is to make u drawing flake white and sepia, and this begets . certain mannerism which d tracts from average excellence. Objects in tho world are not all black and white, but they appeared so through the me- dium of illustration, because the artists whe made the drawings were not suffi- ciently masters of gouache to provent their pigments from becoming unduly prominent. There is an association of American engravers, and the members after one of their exhibitions came to the conclusion that the sad und sombre effect of the engravings was due to the illustrations, so they resoived to correct this evil. Again they had recourse to . They requested the illus- tranng artists to give them drawings in water colors, not in blaek and white, and these were photographed upon the block. As photography presents e tain colors ns light, and others as durk, irrespestive of the facts, the photo- graphed paintiog on the block had to be incessantly corrocted by the original, Land this has led to a development of color perception among the rising on- gravers which is undrecodented, To obtain suggostions of color effacts by wood engraving would secm at the flest thought impossible, but to those who have studied etchings nothing is mor natural. Summing up the g 1 ro- sults it may be claimed for American wood engravings that they raproduce lundscapes with a power of color sug- gestion and o faithfuluess to the orig- | inal without a'parmllel in the history of | inte the tompi illustrative art g § Auburn, New THERE was unvilled at York, last ThusM&®, a statue of William H. Seward, a large number of distin- lished citizong participating in the cmonies, Thikmemorial of the great tesman was erected by the citizens of the city which was his home during the greater part of his Aife, and with which his illustrious fame {s identified. It will assist to perpetuate the memory of one of the foremost of American statesmen, and thereforo [the event possessed a national interest. William H. Seward was eminent among the greatest men of a period in American history which put to the severest test the wisdom of statesmen, In the sen- ate and in the cabinet there was never any doubt regarding his rank, and dur- ing the civil conflict his unfailing faith in the final triumph of the nation was a and inspiration to ste source of strength the administration of which he was a part, and to the country, that was of inestimable value. As secretary of state in the administration of Abraham Lincoln, he managed the international relations of the government with a masterly wisdom and discretion which gave him a place among the greatest of diplomatists, while ns one of the anti- slavery leaders e contributed hardly 1 any other man in the nation to the education of public sentiment against slavery, Few men in our tory better deserved to be remembered in marble and bronze than Willinm H. Seward. less ¢ his- THr American girl is once more being freely discussed in England, the marriage of Miss Endicott and Mr, Chamberlain furnishing the text. The generally solemn and somewhat platitu- dinous newspapers of London have departed from their ordinarily traveled path and tried to talk humorously and sativically of the pry given ic ence American girls over their English sis- tors, expressing tho fear, which may be partly sincere, that unless something be done to check the tendency among prominent Englishmen to sccure Ame fcan wives English society in time be dominated by Amer ideas, and even the politics of t country become affected. There is a genuine compliment in this for Amer- can women, though from the English will It is n confession of the force of American women whichis warranted, superior The fact is uuguestionable that the girls of this country are bette possess largor practical experience, and are better trained in afMairs, if not in the formal niceties of social observ- ance, than the average English damsel. But there is no danger that she will ever seriously menace the supremacy of English women in their own social cir- cles, nor will her occasional matrimon- ial triumphs in Englana be won at the cost of broken British hearts. English- men have no cause of regret when thei society is enriched by such an acquis tion as Miss Endicott. MONTANA 15 proud of her school sys- tem. There is not a city or town in the territory that has not a school of its own. The census prepared by the su- perintendent of public instruetion shows that every child of school age in the tervitory is on the school roll. This spealks well for Montana. OF THE STATE PRESS. VOICE ch: Postmasters are of few and full of trouble, . Paul Press: To President Howard county gives you 47 majority. is New York? Nebraska City Press: Labor want to_become a power in the they will tie to Powderly. Beatrice Democrat: In speaking of the Omaha postofiice the Democrat would say : “Let 'er go, Gallaghe North Bend Flail: It is sald that this ad- ministration will know no north, no south and no east but Sackville West. Clay County Democrat: Now that Harri- son is elected it is presumed that all will ceive that long promsed forty acres and a mule, Ulysses Herald: The prohibs feel worse over their loss in the contest than the demo- crats do over losing control of the govern- ment. Grand Island Independent: With six daily papers in Omaha aud three in South Omaha, the Omahogs should not suffer for intellec- tual provende Sutton Register: It is rather early to begin to mble for the postofiice. De- cency demands that we wait until after the funeral is over. Nebraska City Press; Nebraska and the cntire northwest would be rejoiced to sce the patriot and statesman Alvin Saunders or- dered to occupy the war department, Columbus Journal: The southern problem and the problem of the great cities are two veland : How If the Knights of land of the most difcult things the republican party have before them for adjustment Auburn Post: Mc#hane's pasters were put to such good use that ho was erec oad supervisor in thirty-three different dis- tricts and for coustable in a western county. Wood River Gazette: All republicans who want postofiices hold up your hunds, BEBBBBABREE Plattsmouth Heruld: A democrat who will stand around these cold days amid the gloom of defeat and croak wbout the republican party being the advocate of whisky must cer- tainly be devoid of shame. Schuyler Quill: The best advice we can offer to democratic postmasters is to resign on the 4th of next March and save them selves from being wmuvug on the gencral incompetencyd and the grounds of special charge of “offensive partisuns,” Norfolk News: Tne News wauts to sce genuine civil service refori gets its work in ou the United Statch marshal's ofiice in Nebraska about the firgh thing after Presi dent Harrison takes his seat. Mr. Bierbower will have to go. Aurora Republican: Hefore cleetion we propuesied that if the republican party shiould win, prices of farm products would advance. We are of the same opiuion yet and the farmer who can hold his corn till uext June will be the winuer, York Times: There 1s considerable talk about Alvin Sauuders for senator, but it will probable all end n talk, We believe there are enough members elect, who will listen to nothing else, to elect Manderson on the first joint bullot. Fremout Tribune: The- policy of firiug the corrupt trom places of emolument is nearly two thousand yewrs old. The “lowly Nuza- reuo” made & whip of small cords uud went NOVEMBER 18, 1888 —-SIXTEEN PAGES. and as he mado the office. holders flee he uttered the ery which 1s 8o portinent to the present time, namely, “Turn the rascals ont Springfield Monitor: Th hue of the press of western Nebraska will undergo asudden and unexpected change i conse quence of the result of the election. The patronage of the land offices has afforded subsistence to many a poor democratic scribe who will now be compelled to disavow his more profitable political political principles or occupation. seck Wymore Union: The coming legislature should cut off the extravagant appropriations for military companies, There 18 no sense in paying out the amount of money that they cost for something that the state nor the people derive no benefit from. 1f the bovs want to parade and have a good time 1t is all right, but let them do it at thew own ex pense, Lyons Mirror: Hugh J. Grant was last woek elected mayor of New York City. He had been sheriff, He now has all the quali fications required for a democratic candidate for president. In adaition to his quali tions, his nawme is Gir Mirror merely refers this matter to its democratic vrovided they shall think it necossary to try for the presidency in 1502, Kearney Hub: The fact that a horse shoe brings good Iuck is well understood by the inabitants of Kearney. and over the doors of many private dwell nd some places of business, will be found variously ornamented that unfailing defense against witches, To be effective, however, a horse shoe must be put up right, with points upward. Any other way is wholly useless. Those who had bad luck in the late clection had better look to it and see if their shoe is all right Sutton Advertiser: 1t is elaimed by those who are intimate with the clouds that each soparato cloud has asilver lining attachment 1f there 18 any silver lining to the cloud that now envelop: democracy, it is not visi ble to the nake The night is durk, the sun is hid, The owl doth chase the rat, And not a single star doth cheer ‘The lonely democrat. nt. The friends, 58 the heath the bitter blast With icy breath blows cold, The shivering, hungry mugwimp stands Outside the sheltaring fold. re now the mild prohibs, ang with glee And shouted till they strained their ribs, o prohibition cranks, Theyve hung their harps in willow trees On Sult creck’s stormy banks They'll never sing their songs again, To win old Grover's fight; Old (irover now must sing alone £0h, where's my boy to-night " ool = And the School-House Won. Detroit Tribn It is theold story—told in new form—of the school-house against the demooratic party. lo Take the Stiffening Out, Buffalo Erpress. the western territories be admitted at once, and all temptation taken from the southern states to secure power by intimida- tion and outrag e A Cruel Suggestion. Chicago Herald. The heartless suggestion is made that some of the London police dress themselyes in women's clothos to look as much like the fe- male denizens of the Whitechupel district as possible, and thus invite au attack from the Policemen, as a rule, don’t like to ssinated any more than anybody else. —- Interesting Reading For Grover New York Sun, On March 4, 1325, Monroe retired from ofice, and returned to his residence of Oak Hill, in London county, Virginia. He was chosen a justice of the peace, and sat in the county court.—American Cyclopedia, vol. 11, Mr. Fillmore afterward resided in Buffalo, taking no prominent part in public affairs, — American Cyclopedia, vol. 7, page 188, Immediately after the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, March 4, 1861, Mr. Buchanan retired to his home at Laacaster, Pa., where he passed the remainder of his life, taking no part in public affairs, —American Cyclopedia, vol. 3, page 3 — They Will Need the Northwest, Charleston. News and Cowrier. We cannot get along without the mnorth- west. We shall have need of Tllinois, Mich- igan and Wisconsin in 1892, and we shall need them a8 badly as the mau in Toxas needed his pistol. The indications are that the northwestern states will play a most import- ant part in the politics of the future. Cer- tainly more dependence can be placed on the vote of that section than on the *“floaters” of Indianaand the knife brigade who hold the casting vote of New York. We may dis. count the prophesics of the leaders if we please, but we cannot underestimate the in fluence that the voters of the northwest will have on the presidential election four years hence. ——— Disfigured, but Still in the Ring. Atianta Constitution. It 1s time to put the campaign of 1858 bo- hind us, and address oursclves to the cam- paign of 15! It is going to be desperate work, and it will require every man at his post and every trob of his heart at the service of his party to make victory possible. Let every democrat put aside prejudic pride, or whatever hindrance may possess him, and fall into Line! There is no time to be lost, for “Itis just fourteen hundred and fifty-fou (1454) days, iucluding Sundays, from 6 o'clock this morning, until the polls ar opened for the election of a democratic pres dent ! e Quick Counting N Cleveland Leader, It is greatly to be hoped that the extension of telegraph lines and the improvement of postal facilities will some time wake it possi ble to determine the result of a national el tion in cvery state within a reasonably short ded. time after the voting ceases. Everybody re members the suspense through which the country passed in 1584, when the outcome hinged upon the great and densely populated state of New York. This year the decision of the people was, fortunately known almost im mediately, but the long delay in settling the result in West Virginia shows how easily a worse state of affairs might have been brought about than exiated four years ago 1f New York bad gone democratic, the el tion would have been decided by the vote of West Virginia, and that vote has not yet been determined with suflicient accuracy to settle the state clection, With such a mendous straiu as would have been caused, bad the resultin the entire country been trembling in the balunce, serious trouble wight bave resulted. West Virginia is none too orderly and law-abiding in its wountain counties, and when things came w0 a pinch there would have been lively times, - A Desporate Char aptured. LitrLe Rock, Ark ~Nows has just been received of the capture at Cumber. land Gap, Tenn., of J. A. C a fugitive from justice since last Marcl under in B80Ty and dictment for murdering or being ace to the murder of three convicts at Coal Hill mining camp, Jefferson county, Ark, of which he was warden. The brutalities to convicts at Coal Hill furnished a great sea saLiou at the tiwe. CURRENT TOPICS. The tendency of men to humbug them- selvos first and then others is phenomenal Tn spite of the fact that wine, properly speak ing, cannot be made in the eastorn states, it has become an important industry in Chau- tauqua county, A place named Brockton,on the Lake Shore railroad midway between Buffalo and Erie, is the center of the grape- growing and wine making of Portland town- ship where there are now 3,000 acres devoted to the culture ot the Concord vine, The vield is roported to be from three to eight tons per acre, and there is no second growth, From the Concord grapes a wine is pressod which sells for from one dollar to three dol- lars per gallon, Was there ever such an im- posture! Concord grapes do not contain suf- ficient glucose to mako real wine, for with- out some adventitious assistance the must id not complete its first fermentation The experiment of making wino was most faithfully tried by Longworth, of Cincinnati, who used a mixture of Concord and Isabella grapes for the famous Longworth champagno, and who made other light wines by a min- ling of Concord and Catawba and Clinton sworth and his friends deceived themsolves into tho belief that this was real wine, and they induced the public to ag h them. But it was remarked even then that Longworth's Isabella champagne would not keep, and this was demonstrated most unpleasantly ata grand banquet of the Wheat growers association of the Mississippl valley, held in St. Louis, Longworth's champagne, two years in bottles, was one of the features of the entertainment, bat 1t could not bo drunk, for it had become muddy water, with ataste of gum. That gave a death blow to the wine business in Cincinnati, Jules Verne's fanciful picture of the bot tom of the deep sea must be taken with many grains of allowance. At every point deeper than a mile-5,250 feet—it is a vast desert of the most monstrous character composed of a slimy ooze into which falls siloutly ever: skeleton of the forms that dic in the upper strata of the ocoan waters. It was this slime which Huxley called protoplasm, and in his grancs, L cestacy at the thought that matter could cre- ate itself independently of the vivifying breath of Tufinite Love he made the impas. sioned declaration that it contained all the promisc and potency of life. Never was there a guess further from the truth, for this 0070 s in fact the charnel house of all bony substances belonging to sea-living creatures, It has been examined microscopically and has been found to be precisely similar to the an- cient chalk deposits of the cretaceous period. Between this bottom of ehalk ooze, and the upper waters there is a middle stratum in- habited by deep sea creatures that feed upon tie they slowly sink. Some of these have no eyes, but wany long feele others have onormous eyes, others again o strongly phosphorescent, and light up those cternal twilights by flashes which they emit with every movement of their bodis. The texture of all these decp-sea monsters is remarkably loose so that the water can pass freely through them, and consequently they are unable to live in less dense waters, and die when captured long before th reach the surface. Here is another beauti- ful mstance of Darwin's law of evolution, which 1s gencrally recognized as true even by men who are orthodox in them views. But the orthodox gencrally arc delighted at Huxley's blunder, and all their organs of opinion contain sly hits at protoplasmic error, reasse Line engraving is still fondly cherished in Dusseldorf, und an_engraver of that famous art center has just completea after ten years of pamful toila copper plate of *“The Last Supper,” Leonardo da Vinei's great freseo. The hero of this achievement is called Rudolf Stang, aud his name will now be- come immmortal, and will rauk with Raphacl Morghen and others who have sought success by doiug dificult things, and by appealing to the judgment of a select few, and not the undiserimmating horde. Bernard Palissy, the famous French cera- mist, painted over his workshop door an in- scription to the effect that nothing great or {beautiful could be done in art without much labor and great pains, and this is em- phatically truc of line eugraving, which is the slowest and most laborious process known toman. For this reason the cost is great, and good examples often feteh §300 or $400. Stang's engraving of “The Last Sup- per is the ouly thoroughly correct one ever made. Raphacl Morghen's was made from a drawing of acopy, not from the originul, which could not be seen at that time, It was in the refectory of the monlks of Santa Maria delle Grazie, at Mitan, and was copied by Marca d'Oggicnos, a pupil of Da Vinei, for the monks of Castellazo in the sixteenth cen- tury. A drawing was made from this copy for the use of the old engraver. But Stang betooks humself to the original and worked upon his engraving face to face with the im mortal fresco. He has therefore produced what is believed to be a thoroughly faithful rendition, aud his worls is greatly praised by the critics of Munich How fondly the American mind dwells upon everything incidental to the public schools! in turn one subject after another has been mooted and improyements have been suggested. The color of the whitewash, the height of the walls and windows and the number and position of the latter, the proper constructionand height of desks and benches, the best size of type for class books—these onlya fewof the wpics that have en gaged the soundest minds of the country But now comes o plain old Massachusetts doctor and declaros that all these improve wents are of no avail, are mere vanity and vexation of spirit unless attention is paid to the quality of the lunches, His view is that the corporeal streneth of a girl of fourteen cannot be maintained by a picce of pic and a large pickle, which it appears is the regular luncheon of the Massachusetts school girl outside of Boston. In Boston itself the lunch fluctuates from day to day, but contains us chief items soda o s, chocolate creams, ke sandwiches and caramels. This old Esculap. ius insists upon it that a warm meal is even move necessary for the advanced pupils than for younger girls, and he proposcs that the school janitor should furnisn a wood lunchi to all the pupils and the teachers for moderate sum. The idea is most certainly a good one, and ought o be carried out in'all the large cities where there are janitors to the school buildings, Thore is ut the present momenta very pretty quarrel betweeen the mayor of Deci tur, Ala., and the mayor of New Decatur, an adjoining village. The mayor of New Deca tur has telegraphed freely to northeen citios for assistance, stating that they had 600 in digeut whites and 1,000 blacks to support The mayor of Decutur telegraphs that New Decatur has had no yeliow fover patients, and that the population all told is only 800, Tho state health oficers, com menting officiaily on the circum stance, declares that the immunity of New Decatur from the plague made it a tor of refuge for many indigent persons, hese people could lia ked cott 'y chiosen to be industrious, for the halls w“re open, but therve is a stagoation caused Ly pauic, and the regilur combine of industry bas boen paraiyzed and brought to a stand still, Therc is no doubt that the health ofti- ces of Alabama states the case correctly It is obvious that 8o long us the mayor of New Decatur wiankes an effort to support the paople | in his community, they will vot worl, mml tho best sarvice e can do them is 16 slop beir ravivus apd set them to cotion piglirg, KING ND QUEENS, alth wer's is in fooble b The baby German princ and is rumored to have inherited his fal wmalformation of the left arm King Otto of Bavaria's latest development of mania, is to imagine himself a black cat, His demented majesty now moves round o all fours and calls loudly for live mice. King Milan, of Servin, is a great gambler, and, it is said, is unable to away from tho Vaths of Gleichenbery because he has no money and his creditors are holdng him fot deot. King Milan hs sottled 1,000,000 francs on ex-Queen Natalie. A million good francs in vlace of one bad busband. even though a sixth rate king, would not scem to be a bad oxchange Mrs. Mackay rocently p ted Quoen Tsabella, of Spain, with Some rare pioces of china, 1t is asserted that her ex-majosty has offered to use her influence 1o secure o Spane ish title of mobility for Mr. Mackay, The empress of Austria is really coming to the United States. IHer tripis based on her desire to be rid for a prolodged time of her husband, whom, as everybody knows, sho thoroughly dislikes: and also i the hopo thata change of air may lessen the rheuma tism to which she is an absolute martyr, The shah of Persia has an original way of dealing with railway troubles. A little while ago thero was a riot at the Teheran railroad station, His majesty’s plan to do away w such nuisances in the future isto stop all trafiic on the road and oblige the minister of war and other personages to ride up and down the entire line warning cverybody around not to begin rioting any wmore, England s bemoaning the fact that tha prince of Wales has lost his skill as a marks- man. At the imperial hunt in Austria ho missed four stags, much to the surprise and disgzust of Francis Joseph. Tho reason for this decadence in his ability as a hunter 13 not hard to discover. _He smokes too much to retuin a steady hand, and his nerves aro not in a healthy condition. 1t is said that ho smokes ten cigars a duy and large number of cigarettes, The baby king of Spain recently came near to involving his country in u serious troul A newly appointed minister to Spain fron| an influential Buropean country reachod Madrid, and after @ time was presented to the young potentate, The minist is bald. headed, but wears a long, flowing beard, 0, mother " exclaimed Alfonso, when ho caught sight of the diplomat, ‘‘he's combed his hair the wrong way." The relations be- tween Spain and the minister's country aro somewhat strained at present, but a sottle- went of the misunderstanding is hoped for. ittt Y4 LABOR WORLD. The lockout of the St. Louis snoc lasters has beon amicably settiod. liere is & growing tendency in all labor unions to formulate some rcgulation which will provide for apprentices. Organization among the coopers of St Louis has had the effect of raising wages in every shop in that eity within the last week. Reports from California show that thero are thousands of idle carpenters on the I cific const, and no hope of immediate employ- ment, The Wier Plow company has just coms pleted an addition to the foundry at Mon- wmouth, 11, aud several additional hands will be employed. The Minnesota Car company, composed of Virginia capitalists,with u capital of $100,000, will shortly begin the ercction of rolling wills at Diluth, Miun su0,Cal., have formed an alliance with the bricklayers, the plaster- crs and the hod-carriers to uphold their do- mand fof a nine-hour day, The workingmen of Fngland are forming into trades unions. Some of these organiza- tions fare already ot considerable strength, and they are all growing rapidly August Delabar, secretary of the Jour- neymen Bakers' union, has issued a resolu tion to be voted on by the members. It pro. vides for the appointment of an agitator who will travel from one city to another organiz- ing new unions, England used to_enjoy a monopoly In fur- nishing beer to Cantral America, but ut pres- cnt nearly all the beer used thero is imported srom the Unitod States, American beer being lighter than Knglish beer, and, thereforo, more ucceptable to Central Amoricans. An electro-magnet with a_carrying capa- city of 500 pounds is attached to a_crane in the Cleveland Steel works, and readily pioks up and handles billets and other masses of iron without the usc of chains, tongs, or other devices, A mere lad is thus enabled todo the worl of fourteen or fiftoen men, Last week the two great organizations kmown as the Brotherhood of Carponters and viners and the United Order of American Curpenters and Joiners were consolidated under the name of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. As it now existy the organization is the most compact labor union in the world. There remains but ono other organization’ of carpenters, which ia known as the English Order of Amalgamated Jarpenters, and it is thought that this unjon will speedily be brought info the fold. dai g i The Ola Speckled Roostor. Lineoln Journal, “How dear to my heart is the old speckled rooster, Which fond recollection brings back to my view, With spurs long and pomted and curving, ha used ter Go crowing around till ho made the air blue; And when some strange rooster woold como 10 do battle, How quick would the old chap get up on bis gruard | He'd make the eyeballs of the strange rooster rattle, And scatter his feathers all over the yard: 'he old speckled rooster, the mongrel ored rooste The 50 yard ! ent rooster that scrapped i the Terrorized the Com ity SrrixarieLn, Mass, Nov, 17.--A gang of twenty-two tramps boarded a local freight train a little after noon to-day on the Boston & Albany railroad, hetween this city and Indian Orchard. When the train stoppod at Indian Orehard station they were obliged to #et off while switching was going on. After. ward they attempted o bard the train_again and u brisk fight eosucd. The train hands beat the men off with coupling pins. The uftians retalinted by throwing stones until the train gl out of reach. They then tor: rorized the community gencrally, and threw stoues at the depot. Help was' sutimoned from this eity A spoc traiu was made up with a for of men on board, The trampa were met just west 0 Orehard and the officers gave o I singled out n Six wer area in this way and City Marshal Cl Lot and killed o seventh. ‘Phe shooting was accidental. The dead man is supposed to be a bavk burglar, - Faith's Vista, American Magazive, 1 from tho vivilted wonder of the sky ¢ curtain of the light is drawn aside, And 1 behold the stars in ell their wide Significance and mystery, Assured thet those more s Round which innumcrable worlds revolye-s My faith grows strong, my day-born doubts dissolve, Ard death, thit dread annulment which life shins, O fain w distant orbs are 14 sthun, beeomes to life the way, The thoroushfaré to greater worlds on hig The bridgé from star to star, Seck how we may, “Phere is ne other road across the sky; And, looking up, 1 hear star-voices say : “You rould not reack us if you did not d - Killed His Assailants, LovisviLue, Ky., Nov. 17, Mount Verion, KKy, last night, William Newcomb and John Koberts called Hiram Roberts from his bed in the store where he was sleeping Ioberts came o the dgor in his nignt clothes, whoen the men assailed hin with knive: He defended bimself with his revolver, fatally wounding both men. The attuck was tho result of au old quarrol. s r Dudications, ¥or Nebraska: Threatoning weather and It snow or rains, southcasterly winds, lit riso (n tomperature, For lowa: ‘Threatening weathor and light suow or rain, southeasterly winds, slight rise in Lemperature. For Dakota: Local suows, praceded (n northern by fair staticnary tempcrature variable uds, The W A o g Gt ity