Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 27, 1890, Page 2

o P THE OMAHA e e e e A, R e e e £ T0F AN INAUGURATION. (0 Interéstihg Data From Genoral MoCook's Report. IT ONLY TAKES TWO HOURS. But It Requires Over Two Thousand Uollars to Koot the Bill— Work W Western Congressmen— Washington Gossip. ©nst of Making a President. Wasnixatox, Jan, 2 fal to Tue Bew.|—The annual report of General Mc- Couk, the secretary of tho United States ate, furnishes a lovof interesting informa- tion. This year it tells how mnchlit costs to to o president. Iy the incoming president s in tho hands of the senate avout two hours. A senate committee drives up to his hotel, o3 corts him 1o the senate chamber, administers the oath, listens to his inaugural address on ‘abig platform, drives him to his new home at the white house. That's all. But it costs the United States government just 82,525.50 1o do even that little, And the sun was not shining that day either. The graud stand at the cast front of the capitol cost $167. Five carpenters at $3 a oue at §2.50, two nt 82, two laborers at and four at $1.50 were employed for ; ng perioas from February 18 to March 9, to ercet and tear down the structure, It o0k thirty-two extra policemen to watch this for three days at 83 a Then it was discovered that theso thirty-two. were not enough, 80 two more were added. Total, “§100, even money, to watch the stand and m it g Breitbarth got $126.50 for two thousana hard wooden chuirs which he fur: the government. Mr, Broitbarth generously threw in the hauling of the chairs, ““Flie Tumber of the grand satnd cost $164.52. Incidentaly it took 27,926 of lumber to build that stand, besides 4,782 fact of white pine culis, 1,034 fect scantiing and culls, 1,544 Virginia pine and other fragmentary inci- dentals. “Phio draping of the stand was very beauti - ful, ond the man who did it was an artist. . required 162 yards of bunting and two wross of draping buts, L only # |/ /Dhe mails, bolts, tac , cost $38.10. {“fivery one remembers the remarkably benntifnl cards of adunssion and programmes \oi-the occasion. They cost enough to be beautiful. The bureau of eneraving and arinting charged the senate $206.33 for en- graving tho v'ate of the adumission cards, $07.85 for preparing the cards, 77 18 of the order of intng. Total, $40: amgarten stepped in for an autorraph stamp and 50 cents for o ottle of ink, Besides Mr. Brietbrath’s ding hauling, ) 2,000, chairs there were 600 high-toned folding chairs at 15 cents. De- spite the $300 worth of special policemen, ‘&omebody seems to have “swiped” five of the chairs, becauso they were not returned Six more were broken and ‘‘perfectly uscless.” tra churge, $.50. Total for' high-toued irs, $45.50. But of all the neople who thus incidentally assisted the sonate in inaugurating the presi- dent, none seem to have risen so thoroughly up to the full dignity of the occasion as the able Weshington Nailor, wao runs a livery stable. It was a great day for Washington. Tor the two four-horse carriages that ap- peared in the parade Mr. Washington Nailor charged his native country $150. Then there were two more carriages at £50 each. and one little, *low-down" carrisge at §; a coup> for 8. Total, $2 ‘I nere were some other little incidentals, running up the entire bill to $2,520.55, No wonder we pay our prosident £50,000 & year to stay in the white house, when it costs £2,500 to get him into it after he comes to town. £ “1would rather take the work of & mem- per from a large ‘eastern cily three years 'thau do that for a member from a western rural district ove year,” said a rural con- gressmun this morning. Easy work serving a district in New York City or Boston, for nstance,” he con- Ainued, *for you are seldom called upon to «do whut we call'local work’—that is, lcoking aftor appointments, pensions, promotions in {the departments, ete. The politicians of the district take charge of the political work ‘here, Felieving the congressmen of the drudg- ery. But I have itall to do for my district. My constituents expect and have a right to demand it of me, The legislative work is easy. Itis the drudgery in the departments that takes nearly all of & westsrn congress- ‘maw's time, and makes bim swear. That is what requires study and patience. It takes two.or three vears for a man to know where 1o go in these scores of governments ‘when he wants to do a thing, and it takes @wo or three more years for him to learn how o do thea when'lio knows where to find the work he must porform. ““There is o great difference between the work of an Ohio, Indinva or 1llinois or No- braska wiember and that of a New York or New kingland member. Oue 18 casy and plain; the other onerous, complicated and never-ending.” ) 1, Senators are growing very luxurious in {their ofticial life at the capital. There are eighty-two senators, ‘The make-up of the {Bpeciul-and standing committees gives them about forly chairmanships and the commit- “ecs haye about thirty five rooms in which to hold niectings and do the private work of the senators, Nearly all of the senators aro mbers of four of five committees, Those who are not chairmen have been in the habivof muking their headquarters in tho roow of the committee which is the most conveniently located. The private business of each senator has grown so greatly, how- yer, that where more than one member con- iicts his owo affairs in & committee room fthere is considerable crowding and & dispos sition hus encroached upon the customs of (the senate to provide a private room for every senator; but it was net till a fow duys ago that the senators screwed themselves up to a suffioient point. (of conrage to _come out 'boldly in favor of Mhis {:wn»unlun. {7 Jt has just been discovered thata com- Jmittee of the senate hus for somo days beon (eugaged in making an investigation of avails avlo buildings near the capitol for the pur- pose of leasing them, to be used as private Tuoms where seuators muy locate their secre- taries and conduct their own business. ‘'ho ¢Maultby hotel, situnted one square north of ‘the sénate end of the capltol, has been so- - Jected for this purpose. It is & new stru ture und will afford ample space to give each senator who is nota chairmanof a com- mittge, o¥ who, being chairmun, is not pro Vided with a pleasant committee room in the +¢apitol building, 8 splendid new roowm in the “handsume building, ~The scnate 18 krowing {quite luxuriant and profligate. Speaker Roed says he will not suffer the floor of the house to become & rendeavous of exscongressmen who are lobbyists. There is ule which provides thut when a man ©; leaves cougress he may visit the tloor of the .house of representutives as frequently as he i wishes by socuring a card from the clerk, showing that he is an ex-member of con- ress und is not interested in any pending Msiation. Governors of states, ex-senators, 48 well as mombers of the supreme court, ex-presidents of the United States, ex-vice ! presidents und heads of bureaus are ad- witted ou the same ground. It has been customary for mewbers of congress wio have ao busiuess at bome become ultorneys and to locate in Washing- ton wid take advantage of their priviloge of the floor of the house. There are probably or ex-members of congress n Washiugton now. They are in all professions of life, but especially vattornoys before congress.” ‘They are hired Lo Fepresent certain interests becayse of théewr acquaiutance with members and the Taot that they have the privilege vf the floor * of the house.- S OS OBO CAb Koe twenty Rnhlrly of uu:‘ohmu I:u tnul&wr of |:o ouse at owe i®, quietly tal 1o the | piembers in tbe Inierost Of 1he easurca i they are prid to represent. Speaker Reed has issued instructions Lo the clerk und 'd orkeeper of the bouse which ure iutended 1o shut out these ex-members who are known to be loboyists, When & curd is issuod by ©rho clerk showing that u man is o ex wew- . e of cougress und entitled to the privileges of the floor of the. houso, very searchinz questions are applied. It 18 bniy by verjury that a lobbyist can now get in on the tioor, Thore is a much better atmosphere around the speakur's desk than there was in that locality a few years ago. Somo, new members of congress b their fingers severely burned by female em ploves i the d aents, Anola _member of congress is very chary about interesting If in behalf of any female clerk, in tha first pluce g 1 y often is cted of impure o : “really ex erts his nfluence to secure the appointment or promotion of & zood 1 s woman in a tnere. Then he no sooner eets Wwoman 10to a place than sho ;and no_sooner does she A promotion thun she demands anoiher. od of & womnu_in executive de nt seems unlimited. A member' from ouo of the southern states related his exper. ience to me the other day, and it is as witer esting us it is typieal of the experience of other members, Very shortly after the organization of the present congress,” snid he, “'f was callea v of the diviog Jbbitt by a wotinn who f introduc uon from one of my old friends—a polit who had often holped me on the hustines, friond staied that the woma in_ons of the exeeutive departments \d she desived a yromotion, sud he asked me to doail that I could in her behalf. T did not know the woman and cared nothing about hers but to satisfy my friend | told her I would give her a strong endorsement for promotion, and iu my letter to the secre- tary would ' ask as @ personal favor that he give her case early _attention. Two days elapsed and 1 received a lotter from her, asking me to call at the depart- ment the next day and see the secretai person. 1 wrote her a note in_reply I s exceedingly busy with pressing dutics at the cavitol and beluted corresnond- snce, but that I would e N very earliest ply with her request. The next day 1 was amnzed 1o gevn very pert and saucy letter from this woman, She proceeded to say that I could not ‘stand her off’ or trifle with her by giving simple excuses, and tbat I b kept my promise. She was vel pudent, aud [ ascertained upon inquiry among some of my fellow members that it was a typical case with muny parallels. ““What did 1 say ! 1 sat down and wrote a letter to the secrétary, stating the whole cir- cumstauces under which I met this womun, and recited what L had said to her and en- closed her letter. 1 said that I hoped some- thing would be done about such action as this woman had taken, so that other mem- bers night not be imposed upon. In reply the secretary wrote me a note that he was under obligations for my huving called his attention 1o the impudence, nnd assuring me that hie would Lake notice of the iacident. T understand that the woman has been dis- wissed from the service.' ‘I'iere are hundreds of very poor, artless and deserving women in the departments, Aye, there are thousands of them, and they arelargely in the majority of the whole hst. But there are just enough of them who are wily and who are on_the lookout for sus ceptible members of congress and who will take advantage of anything that 18 said to them tw make life miserable for the verdant or uncautious member of congress. There are over oune hundred new men in the house and sowe of them, I understand, aro *losing their back bair’” just at this time on account of having becn drawn into the meshes of the wily ones who have morc bardihood than grati- tude. PERRY S, HEATH. ——ig Canadian Lumber Thieves. St “PAvuL, Minn,, Jan, 26.—Canadian lum- bermen are stealing billions of feet of lum- ber from the greatest pine timber belt in America—that along the northern border of Minnesota. The northwestern representa- tives 1n congress will immediately urge that measures .be taken to provide at least one revenue cutter and two well- manned American posts to watch the dis- trict and stop the several thousand Can- adians who are cutting sud bauling away without fear of molestation. Ex-United States ' Senator Henry M. Rice, who spent five months in %he northern portion - of Minnesota treating with the Indiaus, as @ member of the Red Lake commission, says that this imber cutting is gowg on for forty miles up the Baudette, North and South Fork rivers, and that the Indians declare that it has baen flninfio on for more than a dozen years, So ld have these timber robbers be- come that they have built dams in the tributary- streams for the purpose of backing up the water and floating out their logs, The lumbermen of the re- gion centeriug about. the miserable little British post of Hungry Hall a number of years ago discovered a way of piling up in mense fortunecs. The United States govern- ment exacta from 10 to 20 per cent tariff tax from the consumor on each 1,000 feot of luw- ber cut or manufactured in Canada, while it allows the Canadsn lumbermen’ of that section of the Dominion bordering on the Lake of the Woods to cut ana carry off trom the unsurveyed timber landsof northern Minnesots millions upon 1nillions of feet of pine timber each year, practically unmo- lested. K'rom the best sources comes the information thut from 150,000,000 to 200,000 ,- 000 feek of timber and logs. every foot of which aas been cut in Minnesota, goes down the Lake of the Woods every year. L A Big Fish Story. Cni0aGo, Uil., Jan. 26.—Towa furnishes the biggest fisi swry of the season. The fish in questian, n wall-eyed pike, must have trav- eléd through the famous Conemaugh river n Pennsylvania 1nto the Allegheny, down the latter into the' Ohio, down jthe Ohio tinto the Mississippi and up the Father of Waters into the Towa river, where it was caught two weeks ago tomorrow. by four lowa men, who have made aftidavit to the effect that the story they tell isa true one. John Webster, a man named Gaines, and two brothers nsmed Buchanun, residents of Eldora, la, went fishiog nesr Hardin City in the Towa, Cutting a hole in the ice, they speared @ pike, and, bringing it to the sur- face, noticed thut it seemed distended. When ovened a pocketbook was found in- side, contaming 865 in gold, $15 in silver, $75 in greenbucks, $'0,000 in bonds and a cer! ficate of deposit for $25 on 4 bank of Johns. town, Pa. A piece of paper in the pocket- book bad & written statement to the effect that the book and.contents were the prop- erty of John J, Jones, of Johnstown, Pa. at the s e et Paid Firemen's Assoclation. Tho aunual meeting of the Paid Firemen's Beuevolent association was “held at Chief Galligan’s ofiico at 3 o'clock yesterday after- noon, J.J, Galhgau was re-elected prosi- deut, J. Ji Barues vice presideny, Delos Board secretary, and C. A. Salter treasuror, Que member {rom each ompuny constitutes tho bourd of directors. Fivo mow members of the dopartment were elected ta mewmbership ju the association. ‘There will be'a called meeting in the near uture to arrunge Jdor the fircmen's ball, wuich ocours in February. ety A Rumored Attempred Suicide, Last night it was rumored tnat a man living in the nortuera part of the city had taken landunum with suicidal intent, but that the drug was pumped out of hun before Any serious results had ensued. If there was such an oceurreuce noue of the author- 1 les knew.anything about it, nor did a shor- ough search for the facts avail, e — Californis Excarsions, Pullman tourist sleeping car excur- slous to California snd Pacitic coust points leave Chicago every Thursday, Kansas City every F'riday via the Santa Fe route. Ticket rate from Chicago $47.50, from Kausas City $35, sleeping car’ rate from Chiuufzo # per double berth, from Kansas City #3 per double berth, Eyerything furnished except meals. These excursions are person- ally conducted by experienced excursion mavagers who accompany parties to destination. For excursion folder con- taining full particulars and map folder and time table of the Sanws Ke route and resorving of sleeping car berths, address B, M.+Osgood, .general agent, E. L. Palmer, traveling agent, A, T. & 8. K. railroad, 1308 Farpam street, Omanha, Nebraska. AV IS A NERRY, MERRY RACE, Tho Nabraska Gubsrnatorial Dorby On'y Seven Months Off. THERE IS LOTS OF FUN AHEAD. Governor Thayer and Richavds Necke and-Neck, With several Dark Horses Pushing Toward the Eront. Campaign of 1890, You must always go away trom home to hoar the news. Lhis is speciatly truo m mat ters that involve the political nspirations and combinations, ‘The following: lottor which appeared jn Saturday’s Chicago Herala, from its regular correspondentat tho capital v, will be read with inte, There is a mad, if not u ry, race in Nebraska these duys among the republican politicians. The nominating convention is probably only about seven months away and they are attempting to make hay whilo the sun shines. Iirst in the raco is General John M. Thayer, who, notwithstanding St. John’s defeat in Kansus and Foruker's in Ohio, has un uncoatrollable desire to make a third raco for governor. Every cnergy ot an ambitious and vigorous old man is being used to further lis chances. He has had un- usual opportunities to prosecuto u canvass of this kind, for no governor since the admission of the state has had Lalf the appointments to muke that have fallen w0 his lot. It is hardly necessary to say that he has made the most of his opportunities. The governor and a party recently accepted an invitavion from a prominent Burlington official and went on an excursion to Mexico. On his return he was surprised to hear that the farmors and many more had criticised this trip, and had sug- gestad that this generous railroad company would expect sometbing in return for all this enteriainment, He realized that some- thing must be done to recoup, and therefore hesent out that famous letter of a few days ago addressed to the managers of all ti railroads in Nebraska pleading for a redu tion in grain rutes of av least 5 cents per 100 pounds. A prayer of the same kind had been arraoged by Ben Cowdry, the secretary of state, and John Steen, the land commis- sioner, who planned to visit Omaha and tackle the manager, havetbe press interview them on their errand and publish their ef- forts for the poor farmer broadcust in the moruing, Probably they didn’t know of the governor's intention to priat a _letter on the subject, but the sly old gentlemaa was onto their little game. Among tho other aspirants for the nomi- nation for governor are L. D. Richards of Fremont, who is the chairman of the state ceuntral committee; Jack McCall of Lexing- ton, an old wheel-horse who has long had is eye on the executive office; Tom Majdrs, the Nemaha county agriculturist, who the farmers’ combine 1n the last legisiature; G. M. Humphreys of Pawnee City, who is reckoned as a stunding candidate for any good fat oftice; 1. M. Raymond of this city, & wholesale grocer, who, as member of the legislature for two sessions and as president of the board of trade and head of the freight bureau of this city, has made sowething of a reputation 1 opposition o the monopolistic tendencies of the railroads; R. B. Graham, the mayor of Lincoln, and prohably many more. Of thé number it is generally be- lieved that the race is betweon the present incuwbent, Governor Thayer, L. D. Richards, and Jack MoCall, either of wnom would be satisfactory to the railroads. While Governor Thayer is not very strong with the politiciane, be has certain other clements of strength that make his candidaoy, if not formidable, of sufiicient importance to scare the other fellows pretty badly. There bas not been a gathering of any size in_ all the state in the past three years 1o which he was anvited but which be attended, and on these occasions be shakes hands with every one, compliments the ladies ou their personal ap- pearance and kisses all the babies. This course made Charley Foster very popular in ‘Ohio for a time, and it has made Governor Thayer very solid with a certain cluss of peonle in this state, and this makes cold chills run down the backs of the other fel- lows wko are looking with longing eyes on the gubsrnatorial office. L. D. ichards of Fremout is what might be called the ma- cline candidate. He has been a member of the state central committee for a number of years and is serving a second term as its chairman, All the preseut state ofticials, as well as the congressmen and senators, are under obligations to him, and conseauently they may ull be counted for him with the exception of Giovernor Thayer, who wants the vlace himself, and Congressman Dorsoy, who lives in the same town and who fears that Richards’ candidacy will injure his chances for a renomination. Richards has a varrel—two of them if necessary, and is de- servedly popular with all classes. Jack Me- Call is a uttle out of the ring, but he knows the ropes and can easily got back. Jack also hus a barrel, and is getiing ready to @ome 10 the convention as the representutive of the great west, which has never yet had a governor. It is said that Congressman Dor- sey looks with favor on Jack’s candidacy. There 18 still another man who is not saymng anything, but whogwould be very well pieased if chance or Briune's wheel should drop the nomination for governor at his door. This man is At- William Leese, who es of the railroads durlog bis three terms in office. He has been vigorous in his enforcement of the law, and by mandamus and quo warranto writs has beld their toes to the mark and done much to relicve the laboriug classes from unjust freight rates and discriminations. Of course, the railroads and their strikers are not for Leese. The politicians are not for bim in any sense, because ho has given of- fense by not consulng them in_his candi- dacy for a third nomiuation and election last fall, and in mauy other ways. But, like ‘Thuyer, he is solid with a certain class of the people, who look upon him as their Moses to lead them to the land of freedom from monopolistic extortions. If 1t should happen that this class of the party sheuld control the convention, '8 chauncee for a nomi- nation would be good, but the probabilitics anllrungly aguinst them being in the mo- jority. As to the democrats, there is absolutely no talk as yet on the question and there can be no speculation concerning the probable nomi- uee. Itis rumored on the quiet, however, that one of the prominent rapublican papers, as woll as & baker's dozen of the country press, stands ready to_ bolt the republican nomination for governor if it shauld be dig- tated by the railroads, and i that event ox- Senator Charles H. Van Wyck, the sage of Otoo county, will be run indepencent. If this snould” happen 1t has been suggested that the democrats would unite with tie independents and put the “old man," as he is familiarly called, irto the governor's oftice. There are enough democrats and anti-monop- oly republicans to do this if the movement is only started, As the railroads are pretty near sure 1o dictate tho coming rapublican nomination for goveroor, the ehauces ure very favorable for a fight of this kind, ‘There is very little talk ut preseat on the prohibiticn question, though the amendment will be voted on in November next. The third party prohivitionists and the anti publican league are hammeri; this only constitutes a skirmish. crats, of course, in convention will resolve agalnst pronibition, though many democrats will vote for it, while a big row 18 gxpecwd in the rcllubllcln coavention over what will be a futile atlempt to commit the - party to this doctrine. The last two convenjions after a long and bitter * strugule re- solved . in favor of the submission of the question to vote of the bveople, and A portion of the same element will attetnpt to force through a resolution endorsing pro- hibition, but it is nov believea that they will succeed, though a bitter flgllt is confidéntly expocted. As to the probable outcome of the vote on the probibition amendment, no #ood f""' ©an bo made today. Right after the lowa election Nebraska would have buried the prohibitory amesdment under an avaluache of Little white ballots, but it must be admitted that there has beea a reaction. But there is nothiog o the present indica- tions Lo justify a predictiou. There is considerable figuring and wuch speculution over the brobable outcome of the census and its effocts on the nuwmber of the Nebruska dolegution in cougross, Mauy be- liove that our thres members will be in- creasad o seven, 1t is understood thal cen- Sus supervisors have been instructed to muke returas on population to the census bureau DATTY BER MONDAY, 8 8000 after July 1as p and that co 8 will nidko the apportionment at an carly Aay 8o thA¥ the next congross may be made ap of Mo elected under the now ap. portionment. 3 Many thought in that event « r Thaver would call w spacinl ses. sion of tho leg|sTature to redistrict the state, but when dchod about it he said that ho would do # Gvon thine, a8 the additional congressmen bonld Juse a8 easy alectod at large ‘This at-lgrge plan is believed to be in thoe interegy of the renomination of the present delogition, but so long o the gov ernor holds the ¥trings of course the people will have to datice to his music. - AN ORIGINAL GENIUS, He Understond H Nature and Made G formation, A well-dressed man leaning against a lamp post and apparently sleening the sleep of the just, ereated o greuat deal of intereston lower Broadway vesterday, suys the New vork World. Ho sat on a box which he seemed to have boen carrying, and being suddenly overcome with drowsiness pluced it on thoe curb-stone, and sitting down upon it foll asleep, He was not far from old Teinity church, and aithough the roar of Broadway was around him the sleepers in the churchyard could hardly have been less oblivions to what was going on about them. To those who succeeded in getting close enough to the man his gentle, restful snore dispelled the fear that he might be load. T'he side of his face was exposed, and no sign of intoxication. It was the judgment of every one that he was sobor, in good health, and simply taking a quiet «nooze. When the crow became o0 dense as to threaten a block ade the supposed sleeper suddenly jumped to his feet, mounted his box, and, flourishing a couvle of bottles over his head, exclaimed: V' ronts' seein’ that you are all re, T rise to a question of privilege, and after thankin’ you for this most cordinl reception, which I assure you will long remain upon the tablets of my memory, I wish to call your attention to my world-renowned corn and bunion eradicator,” and so on,in the usual siyle. The fakir had hit upon a new and easy way to attract a erowd, and once the fakir has his crowd he will attend to the rest. S ST THE SNAKE TACKLED HIM, Thrilling Experience of ‘a Connccti- cut Man With a Racer. Prince Wright of Litchfieid, a local sportsman, well known to every summer visitor atthat resort, had on experience with blacksnakes in'a Litehtield county woods, I'riday, that he will not soon forget, says & Waterbury, Cont., special to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He avted out early in the morning on a rabbit hunting ‘expodition, which took him to the eastside of Pinnacle moun- tain, near Bristol's swamp, in New Preston. The forest1s largely of hem- loch and beegh trees, and the woods are warn, being.shéltered from west winds, When abouf. half way through the woods the veteran hunter heard his dog bark in front of him,and he started i i uit. Suddenly he came upon which he had made stand on a ad, flat rock on which were two layge, white-throated black- snakes, or “racers,” as they are better known hereabouts, These snakes were sunning themselves, and raised their heads threatoningly at the intruder and started toward him. Wright aimed his shotgun. & breech-loader, at them and fired, buy,the cartridge failed to ex- plode. The gnakes by this time were almost upon; . him. As | quick - as thought he darted behind a tree, whipped out his revolver, and blazed awny at the reptile nearest to him. © The shot was a successful one, and nearly sévered the viper's head from its body. The snake twisted itself iuto a coil ‘Wright turned his at- tention to the other reptile, which now began to flee, seeing that its companion was dead. Grasping its tail in its mouth, this snake threw itself into a perfect loop and rolled away down through the woods with all the celerity for which the hoop snakes of Connecti- cut were once famous. Wright dis- charged his pistol at it several timas, but was uvable to hit the reptile. His dog would not go near it, having become demoralized, The rep- tile escaped. Wright brought the dead snake out of the woods. It mens- ured 7 feet and 4 inc! He asserts that the snake that escaped was larger still. In colonial times these ‘‘racer” blacksnakes were known to_ kill chil- dren by beating them todeath with their tails. The discovery of snakes in the open air in Connecticut in the dead of winter is indicative of the general mildness of the season thus far experi- enced here. 2 SAYS GRAVITATION DOES IT. A RRemarkable Clock That is Said to Go Without Winding. T. G, Farrer, a watchmaker, has in- vented one of the most peculiar clocks of the nineteenth century. It consists of a plaie glass dial suspended from the ceiling, and all the pavis of it that are visible are the two hands, the pivot upon which they swing and the dial, says the Fresno Republican. It is marked “*Gravitation Clock,” and not one person in a thousand who passes it has the faintest idea that it is the most ingenious device of the century. Many clocks with glass dials have the works of a watch as their motive power that is visible. Mr. Farrer worked on the invention for six vears before he succeeded in perfecting it. He alleges that the only motive power is the gravitation of the earth, and that the clock will run on forever without winding. The onlyim- perfection is that it losses from four to five minutes wday by the friction of the bands on the pivot; and, therefore, the hands requiradavbe regulated ouce in twenty-four hours. He showed s reporter yesterda something about - the way the cloc worked, ‘Whsa she hands pointed to & quarter past one Mr. I'arrer caught hold of them; b¥bught them together and sent them 'twirling uround the aial, like the windgrof a wheel of fortune. After oscillatijgjuntil the momentum had been overgome, the hour hand and the 13 munute hana re- sumed theirl vsspective and. proper positions, stilt-marking the correct time. At 1:20 he did something still more remark&ble. He sli »Yud the minute hand gff; the pivot and laid it on the counter. pAfothe end of six minutes he replaced dt and sent it whirling around the dial, When it came to rest it settled at the right place, twenty-six minutes past one o'clock. The hunds are of tin und are hollow, and perfectly balanced on the pivot. Mr. Farrer says they are moved by the gravitation of the earth, but it puzzles the spectutor to account for the nower that raised them after they reach 6:30. All kinds of theorics are afloat to ac count for this. Some people say that the bollow handles are tilled with fluids of different depsities thut overcome tho gravitation of the earth when the hands reach that point. But Mr. Farrer keeps his secret, and rejoices over the mystifi- cation of the baholder, He insists that electricity is not the motive power. - New Crusad, 1, hall Tuesday eve JANUARY 27, A COLUMN TO COLUMBUS. 1800, Reared by an Enthusiastic Native of France. INTERESTING LEGENDS ABOUT IT. it to the Disc wy, or 18 it a in Memory of u Horse? Is it a Monum erer of This © Shaft In Memory ot Col BArrionre, Md., Jan. Correspondence of T Bk |—While 80 many cities are sharply contesting for the locntion of tho world's fair in commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovory of Amer fen, the fact isstubboraly brought to mind that the memory of Columbus has hitherto been shamefully neglected. Lasting monuments have hoen r in honor of Washington in many but noeity in this country hus publiely consigned to stone or marble the r membrance of him who made Washing ton’s ear pussible. He has been the namesatko of o cities; a South Amer- republic has been ecalled the Uunited States of Columbia in his honor; but Ameriea has failed to inscribe his name upon columns or pillars, arches or pyramids. It remained for the private enterprise of one born on foreign soil to fittingly acknowledge our gratitude to the dis- coverer of America. The sole monu- ment to that noble hero to be found in the United States 1s due to the benefic- ence of o native of France—u Buropean country. . 1f we were to judge by past deeds in- steaa of promises for future acts, Buiti more would be the only city which ought to command our atiention in lecting the site for the exposition of ™ In Baltimore is to be found the sole en- during shaft erected in this country in honor of Columbus. Situated in” the outskirts of the city and upon private property, the ver yexistence of this mon- umentisknown by but few. It stands up- on a mound in the groundsof the Samuel Ready Orphan asylum, and consists of a plain pedestal und shaft some twenty five fect or more in height. At first ap- pearance it scems to be built of gray sandstone which upon a closer ex ation proves to be a cement covering, in all probability, the masonry of stone or brick. The pedestal is about eight feet high; three and a half feet square at the base und finished on top by a plain moulding. The surfaces are pan- eled while upon one the pannel is in- laid with a marble slab about end by three feet in Upon the latter is [Special SACRED 0 tho MEMORY of CHRIS COLUMBUS OCTOUER X1T MDCCXCII. Above the pedestal rises a bare rec- tangular shaft tapering slightly up to the beveled top. Near the mound, sev- L eral’ tall cedars are growing, one of which, at the side of the monument, overtops 1t by ten feet or more. The marble slab is silent in regard to the name of the donor and the exact nature of the purpose for which the pile wus erected. There seems to be no authoritative account of the erection of this monu- ment, but there are several legends floating about, which attempt to explain its origin. All are agreed that it was built by a Frenchman, to whom the estato, now used as an orphan asylum, formerly belonged. Ha is said to have Dbeen a very enthusi- astic old man and to have run almost wild in his admiration for Columbus. One evening in the year 1792 he 1nvited a number of friends to a banquet at this country residence, and during the evening the fact that it wus the tricentennial of the discovery of America was made a topic of the ‘con- versation. In the course of the enter- tainment the host expatinted upon the excellent qualitics, the daring bravery, the laudable courage of his favorite hero. *‘Is 1t not strange,” said one of his guests, ‘‘that upon this whole continent there is no monument erected to com- memorate the great deeds of the mighty Columbus?” Tt shall be so no longer,” rejoined the zealous host. *‘One shall rise this very year upon my own estate.” And so, according to this story, the Frenchman kept his word and cuaused the shaft to be built as he had promised. Moreover, un old lady who had the honor of being one of the oldest inhabi- tants of that neighborhood, is said to have assorted thav French tourists had frequently been seen to visit that spot a8 one of the sights of this country. They bad beard of the monument be- fore leaving France through the family connections of its builder and had made a special trip to view the shalt, But this is not the only explanation. Another tradition relates that the Frenchman bad a horse of which he thought a great deal and which he had named Christopher Columbus, * This horse is said to bave been very valua- ble besides having beep a fumous trot- tor. Upon its death the owner is sup- posed to have shown his affection for it by burying itin state and marking its tomb by the noble monument which still remains inscribed sacred to the memory of Christopher Columbus, Alas! How vulgar minds attempt to dis- pel the sanctity of the giit by condemu- ing it to service as the tombstoue of a horse, But the admirers of Columbus are in no way discomfitted by this second story. The Frenchman was so ardent in his enthusiasm for the discoverer of Awmericn that he not only raised a eol- umn to kis memory but also named his favorite trotter in his honor. This horse may have died and may have been buried beneath the mound upon which the monument stands, but its death could have no connection with the building of the latter, which must have been actually dedicated to the Genoese voyager. These traditions cannot be traced to authentic sources, but they must have had their origin in some historic fact, however much they have been em- bellisned on their travels, Such myths gonerally contain a thread of truth upon which they were originally based, Though we even reject these stories, the monument with its inscription still stares us in the face. Its erection in 1792, the tri-centennial of the landiog of Columbus, points strongly in a cir- cumstantial way toward the establish~ meant of that historic event as its cause. How much more conclusive is the date —Oectober 12, History tells us that during the night of October 11, 1462, the companions of Columbus reported that they had seen lights abead; and when the sun rose upon the following worning land could be sesn. The western he had cred and the white mun set his foot upon the wostern shores. Three hun- dred year: that famous landin October 2, this column wus in- sed to the memory of its horo, All evidence points to its genuinen and until the contrary has been proven, the shaft at Baltimore will be looked upon v (ide monument to Christoplh Columbus, the discoverer of Amc been discov- sor - YLLOYD'S."” An Institution that ts Widely Known in the Shipping World. “Rated Al at Lloyd's, a phrase which is commou enov in all tries which hav » numbors of shins engaged in foreign teade, but is prob- ably not very familinr to the eyves of our readers, says the Youth's Companion. [t means that the vessel has been in- spocted by Lloyd's agents and is found to be so well bnnlt and so stanch that it is eatitled to the lowest rate of insur- ance. Vessols ave rated A wnd by othier lotters and numbers, according to their conaition. Lloyd's is an association of merchants and of men interested in marine insie- 1 London. Itis by far the best institution of its kind iv the teven in England the true of the association and of its business are not commonly known, ry receives ¢ addressed 1o This is not to be won- nd yot the man for whom was named was never known ant and has heen dead nearly conn- many letters every “*Mr. Lloyd,” dered at, [loyd's e The institution is successor to u cof- fee house which was kept in_Tom street, London, by a certain Mr. Llg at the end of the seventeenth century Littlo more of the muan’s history known. The house wasa favorite place of resort for London merchants. It was roferved to in a poem called *The Wealthy Shopkeeper,” printed in The “shopkeeper says that he neve missed “rosorting to Lloyd's to reud his lotters and atiend sales.” In_the Tattler, published in 1710, Richard teelo speaks of this house. 1t is the meeting place of business men and the point to which all macitime news cei- Addison as the ple which to lay a scenc of commerc at that peviod. The obscure coffce- house developed into an institution which was moved from place to place in London until tinally 1t has become sottled in the building of the Royal ex- change. "his associntion resemblance to the It gets maritime news individual in London. To this eund iv has its agents in every part of the world. These agents “are sometimes wmerchants, sometimes consuls, but in every case men who are in a position to bave the earliest and the most trust- worthy news. This they telegraph immediateiy to “Lloyd’s.” Such intetligence us is of general in- terest is published in a aaily paper known under the name of Lloyd’s List, a maritime gazette that has been pub- lished more than a century and a half. Spectator Llovd’s coffee-housce has some points of Associated Press. euvlier than any — With Thousands in His Pocket. The strange case of a man starving to death with securities that represented $2,500 in his possession occurred in Seattle this morning. Dr. Grant, health ofticer, was called to the Windsor lodg- ing house to attend & man who was sup- posed to be uying, says a Seattle special to the Portland Oregonian. On_arriving at the house the doctor found the man lying in an unconscious condition. what is Fnown “as the death rattle uiready being present. The pa- tient was at once remoyed to Provi- dence hospital. There was no fever or cvidence of any disease present, but everything tended to show that the man was swarving to death. The proprietor of the lodging house said that to his certain knowledge the man, whose uame was Charlos McHugh, had eaten nothing for over a weei, An attempt was made to force McHugh to partake of some nourish ment, but without avail, and early this morning he died. He has no friends, as far as is known, in Seattle,and no reason can be given for his singular conduct, for every thing goes to show that it was a case of suicide by starvation. On the person of MoHugh wus found a bank book on the Hibernian Savings and Loan society of San Francisco, which showed a balance in his favor of over $2,400. There was also a cer cate of deposit from the Bank of Com- merce of Seattle for $110, drawn on October 25,1880, Not a cent of money, however, was found on his person and 10 pupers to tell who he was, beyond the bare fact of his name, or wherehe came from. Toke Noods Snssapaila/ NOWRS Vo Dol of Mood's Sar<aparf itself. Itis Morit that Hood's arilla Actually accomyiis all that is clatmed for it, has given this medi cine & popularity and sate greater than any other sarsapariila ot blood purl Hood's Sarsaparilia s old by drug dats, 815 8ix for &5, Prapared by C. L Hood & Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass, Give it 18 found in the arricle A the fact o ————————————————— to the gorilla, throe monkeys and five parrots. T MAKING A MOUSE DRUNK. How a Temperance Talker Mlusteatod al ture to Children, It was an interesting and novel sight yesterday uftornoon to seo Prof. John 1, Daish, in delivering a locture on the ovil eflects of alcohol on the human systom, practically ilusteated by mak- McHugh was a man apparently about forty-five yaors old, 5 feet 8 inches in height, and he wore a dark moustuclie. - LIVELY TIMES ON BOARD, The Gale Mixed Up aVery Queer Lot of Passengers, Boston special to Philadelphia Ree- ord: The bark Margaret, Captain Savgent, arrived here on Mondny from the west coast of Africa-dn a badly but- tered condition. She was s0 long over- due that she had been given up as losl. Captain Sargent says that between the gales and the nature of his cargo, he had an experience he does not wish again 1o meet. Besides a regulur cargo there were twelve snakes, 400 cockatoos and parrots, an ourang-outang, two small monkoys, two crocodilés and a govilla, which he was bringing from Durban, Alfrica, to o mu- seum here., There were some stowaways on the bark, too, There were also rats, and they caused the death of all but four of the cockutoos and parrots by eating up all the cosn that nad been provided for the teathered passengess. ‘Then, during u gale, the snakes and erocodiles broke out of their boxes in the hold and invaded the fore- castle, 8o that for five days the men could not venture into their quarters, but tiad to live in the cabin, Theso reptites, along with the rats, kept upa continual warfure until the survivin orocodile killed the last snake, an completed the chain of yengeance by being itself killed during a fieroe south- west storm by some of the curgoshitting and falling on it During the immage among the septiles the mounkeys 1ook to therigging and stuck there, despite all efforts to dislodge thew, and the men could not venture about the crass-trees, the re- sult being the zales cavried away all the bark’s hampers and sdass, They finally all washed away except four, which were captured. The first passenger was a five-foot gorilla, which was iwmprisoned 1n a stout wooden box lushed ncar the gal- l?n The tep of this the animal forced off, but, although held by & chain, he bad cousiderable play, and getting pos- session of an iron ‘:ur he swept the aeck, 80 that the only way of getting to the forecastle was by the shrouds. He wound up by partially sealping the negro cook, seizing. him by the wool oune day snd only letting go after he had been nearly killed with an ax. All the men were more or less hurt by the beast and he led them u life of terror, The musvum collection is now reduced ing.a mouse druik. and showing by chemical experviments the bad rosults of intemperance, tho Washington Post. The lecture was delivered at the Unton chapel, on Twentieth swreet, near Pennsylvinia avenue, and was ate tentively listened to by a large number of the members of the temperance so- ciety. Practical illustrations of this kind have been given in the cities of Chicago und New York, but thisis tho fivst time temperance advocates have tried it in this city. : fnusmuch as allustrations with all it would consume too much time ker simply conlined himself to experiments with apple juck and eider, The two liquids occupied several small glusses. o prove the presenco of alco- Bol in the jiquors he touched a mateh tothe liquids and the resnit was the burning of the aleobol. He explained that the aleohol was not in the apple or the sugar, but wassin the formontation of the two. X He then proceeded to experiment with a live mouse and it was not long before his mou ip became exceed- ingly drunk. First he took the mouse out of a yeast powdea box and gave ham a small qnantity of the apple jack. The resuits w astonishing, for within a hort time the mouse began to itch, t seratching his nose: like a sadly-aflicted mongrel eur. Professor Daish explaiued that the itching was ¢ the alcohal in he animal plied on his nasal wpidity of his and he began to his fore organs, but soon the movements lessened, ink intc geering around in the me 'y _much as an in- toxicated person would do. [Finally when ne thought there was no possible chance for continving the Jag he quietly laid down and sank into a state of insensibility. This afforded the lecturer au ity to draw the comparison between the effects of alcohol on the system, aud to show its e The experiments amused the children very much, but were new and novel te to their eclders, and gave a practical turn to the lecture which mads 1t doubly interesting. — - Bee News Stands. The morning, evening and Sunday Baw can be found regularly at the following places: HOTELS, Paxton Hotel News Stand, Millard Hotel News Stand, Murray Hotel News Stand. Arcade Hotel News Stand, Metropolitau Hotel News Stand, Windsor Hotel News Stand. 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