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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
NEPOTIsM AT WASHINGTON.

The National Free Press, paper pub
lished by the Soldiers and Sailors
National League, is engaged in exposing
the extent of nepotism in the public ser
vice at the national capital. The fol-
lowing summary of the work, thus far,
is given by The Washington Post: SAC
cording to the Lists, the Sherman family
is said to draw fifty separate salaries
from the government. Justice Harlan
has son in the postoffice department, a
nephew in the treasury, and relative
holding war department clerkship. In
ternal Revenue Commissioner Raum
has provided places under the treasury
department for brother, son, and
nephew. The names of eight Of the
French family are published, headed by
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
French, who draw $17, 400 in salaries in
this city. Thirty of the family are said
to be provided for, Chief Brooks, of the
secret-service, and four others of his
family draw $11 900. Twenty names of
the Kirkwood family who draw govern
ment salaries are given. Commissioner
OF Patents Marble, has provided four of
his relatives, whose names are given,
with places. Assistant Secretary Bell, of
the interior department., is said to have
twenty-six relatives in the government
employ. The Marr family, one of which
is the chief clerk of the postof6ce depart
ment, has ten representatives who are
known to draw salaries in this city, and
caravan of unnamed relatives in places
to their credit elsewhere.'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
A Colossal Monument.

The national monument which is to be
set up on the Niederwald, opposite
Bingen on the Rhine, will be soon fin
ished. Two years ago the colossal Pc
destal was finished, and five of the largest
foundries in Germany are now engaged
on the bronze work. At Munich is being
made the chief figure, Germania, and the
head, sword and crown (the latter being
a meter in diameter) are already finish
ed At Dresden the figure representing
the Moselle is completed, and the one of
the Rhine nearly so. At Nuremberg
the statue of "War" was cast last fall,
and the one of "Peace" will be some
time this month. Prof. Schilling, of
Dresden, who designed the monument,
has completed the plan for the historical
relief for the front Of the pedestal, which
contains upwards of $50 portraits of
princes and generals, nearly all of which
are in plaster. As to the side reliefs,
"The Soldiers Departure has already
been sent to the foundry in Berlin, and
"The Soldiers Return . is at present be-
ing enlarged from the small plaster cast.
At Lauchhammer are being cast the
arms, crosses, eagles and other small OBJ.
jects which belong to the design. It is
expected that all the parts which are to
compose this colossal work will be ready
for mounting by June next.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
BISMARCK TROUBLED.

The continued heavy flow of emigra-
tion from Germany to the United States
is now engaging the attention of the Ger
man authorities. A correspondent OF
the Chicago Tribune says: German sta
tisticians estimate that the services of
every laboring man who leaves the coun-
try may properly be valued at $1,000,
which would add $500, 100000 to the
wealth of the United States by the emf
grafton in 1881 alone. Bismarck has
submitted to the federal council series
of tables showing that, in 1890, 1874
young men liable to military service left
Germany for the United States, and it ia
expected that this year, by emigration,
the army will be deprived of at least 2O,.
600 young men. In order to check this
outflow, the German government has
prohibited the public posting of pla-
cards from emigration agents and foreign
steamship companies in Berlin, and a bill
throwing all kinds Of difficulties in the
way of emigration is soon to be intro.
duced in parliament. The average
amount taken by each family from Ger.
many in money is from 200 to 5000
marks. So important has the exodus
become that the question of acquiring
transatlantic territory for colonizing pur'
poses is now being seriously discussed.
Several private companies have beer
organized for that purpose. The local..
ties selected for the colonization move
ment are Southern Brazil and the Argen.
tine Republic. The increase of the Ger
man tariff in the direction of protection
it appears, has had a powerful inAuenc.
to stimulate emigration. The neces
saries of life have increased in direc
ratio with the increase OF import duties
and have rendered times hard. Mean
while the rates of wages are low. Th,
effect of the German tariff in increasipf
prices is shown by a table submittei
by Consul Schoenle to the state depart
ment. From this table it appears tha
the prices since the adoption of the ney
high tariff laws in Germany have in
creased as follows during the last year
Butter, 20 per cent. beans, s. per cent.
peas, s per cent; wheat, 4 per cent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
Cute Celestiels,

Officer Burdick, of the San Fran
cisco police, who is on the Chinatown
detail, and nicknamed by the Chinese
Bluedick, followed Chinaman into
a house, the other night, and found him
self in the presence of two Cinnamon,
who were behind a counter, on which
was spread out all the material and tick
cts used in carrying on Chinese lottery.
Burdick glanced at them for moment,
and was congratulatirg himself on his
easy capture, when suddenly one of the
two men who was standing upright
dropped out of sight, and before Burdick
could recover from his astonishment, the
second man moved downward. In a
moment Burdick reached over the count
er, caught the queue of the disappear
ing and held it, exclaiming: "No, you
don't, I'm going to have you or part
of you p At this moment the Cinnamon
was caught by his clothing and hauled
up again and handcufed. The officer
examined the premises and found in the
floor trap-similar to those used on the
stege of q theater-for the purpose of
permitting violators of the law to escape
upon the approach of officers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
A Warm Spot in the Snow.

While Mr.. William L. Reid of Craig's
Greek, Va, was hunting on the noun
tain in this neighborhood recently, and
q heavy snow lay on the ground, he came
across a spot, about ten or fifteen feet
square, from which the snow had melted,
and laying his gun on the ground to give
himself q rest, he found that in few
minutes some ice that had frozen hard
upon it also melted. Upon examination
he found that q slight current Of warm
air was rising from the ground, and that
the ground also was warm. He also no.
ticed that the limbs of the trees over
hanging this spot were filed with icicles
instead of snow, caused by the warm
atmosphere melting the snow in the
day probably, and freezing in the night.
Some days after this discovery Mr.. Reid
again visited the spot, after another
heavy snow had fallen, and found the
same condition Of things existing. He
also noticed that the trees surrounding
the spot had been blazed, from their
appearance many years ago, as If tc
identify the place.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
Mortuary Statistics.

The annual death rate in England and
Wales during the last ten years was 81. 5
per Thousand of the population, while
during the preceding thirty years it was
22.5 per thousand. It is computed,
therefore, that, from 1870 to 1880, $780, :
600 lives were saved. Besides this
since well: established health statistics
show that for every death there are about
twelve cases Of sickness 8, 600, 600 per-
sons SONS were we're in that period Cd ssyea 5 0%
is shown that about !, COO, 600 would be
adults, and during their illness their vast
amount Of productive labor would be
lost to the world. Further, since there
would be an average expenditure Of at
least $500 each, or SIS, 600, 900, for
sickness, and $500. 900 to defray the cost
of burial in the two per cent. of deaths
which would take place among this num-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
The Fire Record.

The boot-shop of Pullman l. Co.. at West
Brookfeld, Mass, valued at $4,000. was
burned yesterday. A fireman named william
The confectionery establishment Of Putnam
& Brooks, 1t Grand Rapids, Mich, was swept
away by fire on the 25th ult., the estimated loss
being 100000.
A loss Of nearly @100. 900 was inflicted
upon the town OF Conway, Ark, by fire on the
26th ult. $751;
Solomon Bros. grocery house, at Savannah,
g., burned on the 26th ult. .y...
Hargreave's cotton mill at Patricroft, Lanca-
shire, Eng, burned. Loss f65, ,000. Five hum
dred hands are out Of employment.
Maxeys Station, . small town on the
Georgia Railroad, WAS destroyed BY fire on the
26th ult B. Al Al y a@s
The steamer Bertie Clayton burned near
three children drowned.
Gourepore, India, has been partially swept
away BY fire, Loss Ff20, 1000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
Japan's Railroad.

Japan has railroad in what would be
called working order, perhaps, but the
benefits likely to flow from it do not
seem great either for the Japanese or for
the cause of railroads in the east. Near
the end of the year 1880 line % miles
long was opened from Otaruuai to Sap
poro. It supports one train each a way
daily and carries an average of 2OO pas
sengers at moderate prices. Receipts ac-
cordingly are SO small that the road is
not likely ever to pay the expenses of
running it. Nor is it managed in a way
that is likely to increase it's popularity.
Trains frequently start one, two or three
hours behind time, and occupy two or
three hours in making the % miles.
Rather than wait three hours for train
that may take three hours in running p
miles, one might much better walk:
Moreover, passengers are not provided d
with cars Of comfortable construction.
Some of them are ofprimitive design and
rough in appearance.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
THE IRON INDUSTRY.

In the decade between 1870 and 1880
the iron industry was extended into
many new states and territories. Twenty
five states were engaged in the manufac-
ture of iron, or iron and steel in 1870.
Thirty states, the District of Columbia
and Wyoming Territory made iron in
1880, and about the half of these also
made steel. South Carolina made iron
in 1870, but does not appear in the sta
tistics for 1880. It's total production in
1870 did not, however, aggregate 500 tons.
The iron industry in Massachusetts, says
the Boston Commercial Bulletin, has
been practically abandoned. Between
1870 and 1880 three states for the first
time engaged in the manufacture of iron,
namely: Colorado, Kansas and Nebras-
ka; also two territories, namely: Utah
and Wyoming. Utah did not, however,
make any iron in 1880. It made small
quantity in each Of the years 1874, 1875
and 1876, and it will make larger quan-
tity in the near future. (Since the close
of the census year 1880 Washington Ter
ritory has commenced to manufacture
pig iron, as have also California and
Minnesota. California had previously,
since 1868, rolled iron at San Francisco. J
Minnesota appears in 1880 among iron
manufacturing states, but it's statistics
relate only to the preparations that had
been made to embark in the business.
New Hampshire made iron many years
ago, but it does not appear in the statis-
tics for 1870; it appears in the tables for
1880. Oregon and Texas each built a
blast furnace in the decade preceding the
census year 1870, but they did not make
any iron in that year; they appear, how
ever, in the statistics Of production fo1
1880. The District OF Columbia once
had blast furnace in operation, but in
1870 it had no iron industry whatever;
in 1880 the United States Government
owned and operated a small rolling mill
at the Washington Navy Yard.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
CHINESE LABOR.

Consul Dennis in his report to the de.
partment of state gives many figures of
interest to those who have studied the
Chinese question. He says in what is
called skilled labor master may make
$156 year and his workman $78. A
woman who is very proficient can earn
s26 year. Wages, if low, bear, how
ever, proper proportion to cost of lv-
ing. If a master workman can make
Sl56 year, he can support his family
for $12O, and with diminished scale of
expenses the working man keeps his
family during the same time for $65. In
agricultural labor the wages are even
lower, though the profits made out of
the land are not, after all. so very small.
Mr.. Denny cited u family Of man and
wife and two young children who till a
plot of land of two and one-half acres.
The cost of maintaining the family is
calculated at twenty cents day. The
land being worth $400, the total ex-
penses of making the crop would be $62,
to which must be added the food of the
family. total outlay of s135. The value
OF the product being $3.50, the profit
would be 1925. Cotton seems to give
better result, two and half acres max
profit of 1913. A woman will spin all
day for six cents, and weaver will work
a week for sixty cents. Farm laborers
are content with $1.O5 a week during
harvest time, but by the year will hire
for from $1.50 to 81 a month. A labor
ing man who can save from SO to 81
year does fairly well. In the shipping
ports the coolies make better wages, and
earn 81. SO month. When in the in
terror they are carmen and boatmen they
make much lower wages. A very strong
man who will carry on his back a load of
from 300 to 400 pounds, gains 25 cents
day. An ordinary coolies account
Mr.. Denny makes out as follows:
Monthly receipts, $3.50; expenses, 81;
net income, so cents. The marvellous
cheapness of labor cannot be better
shown than when coal mining in China
is examined. From the pits mouth
coal can be furnished at 81 ton, with a
profit to the owner of the mine. Ac-
cording to an official statement a
Chinese soldier costs the government so
taels, or $67 year. There does not
seem to be any great difference between
the cost of Chinese and Japanese labor.
Consult General Van Buren, of Japan,
states that the wages of an able bodied
farmland are $35 year with board, or
$50 without board. A stout, healthy
woman will hire for the year with food
for from So to $40 or from $25 to $50
without board.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
Identifying Himself.
[From the Yonth's Companion,

C0c 1OHCuB COmpan1OO,l
Thirty years ago, it was not trifing
matter for a traveller in France to be
found abroad without his passport. An
arrest, the guard-house, an examination
by the mayor, and other annoyances
would have taught him that in France a
foreigner should never stir out of doors,
unless his passport was in one pocket
and his purse in the other.
Gottschalk, the American pianist, once
started on pedestrian tour through
France. Arriving at an inn, a few miles
from Paris, he put up for the night.
The next morning he arose at daybreak
and went out for a walk, leaving his
handbag, in which was his passport, at
the inn.
He wandered on till he found himself
in large village and heavy hand laid
on his shoulder.
Your passport !" said the genda,me
grufay.
my passport 1t isn't with me. I
left it at my inn this morning, answered
the surprised pianist.
Yes, yes, but if thou hast it not,
you'll march to the guard-house.
Detention at the guard-house was fol-
lowed by On official examination. The
mayor, fat, good-natured man, ques-
toned the prisoner as to his name, oc-
cupation and motive for being in the vii
lage. Though the man laughed heartily
at the adventure, Gottsohalk saw that he
was suspicious.
The conversation revealed that the two
daughters of the mayor played on the
piano, and that the Bananier," one of
Gottschalk's compositions, was their
favorite piece. In few minutes the
composer was at the piano, with the
mayor and his family for an audience.
No one thought of the missing pass
port, for the man had identified himself.
He who could play as this man had
played could be no other than the young
American pianist, about whom all Paris
was talking. When the mayor invited
the musician to spend several days as
his guest, the geadarnse was indignant.
Evil days had befallen France, he
thought, when stranger could enter
their village without passport, and be
entertained by the mayor, because he
could play the piano. ..... -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01

Ar Oenterville, Ark, where there is
no Bergh society, wager was made as
to the endurance of q certain tough
mule. The trial drew q crowd and the
betting was heavy. The treadmill of q
threshing machine was used, the mule
being fastened in it and compelled to
walk without rest. Whenever he was in
clined to stop he was goaded to keep him
moving. He was not allowed food or
water. For over three days the beast
walked, and when he finally fell down it
was to die. - s
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
Minor MiS1lanS.

A rolling mill employe named Henry Bo]ger
meddled with dynamo machine in q mill at
Pitteburg, on the 22d, and received fatal
shock of electricity
A sad case of drowning occurred at Madison,
Ark, on the 22d. farmer named Jamison
was engaged in moving his family to place of
safety from the food, when the boat capsized,
drowning his six children. Two were grown-up
young ladies and the others ranged from to
IA years of age.
Some time ago the wife and daughter of
Albert Walker suddenly disappeared from their
home st Little Rock, Ark. On the 21st their
bodies were found floating in Fourche Creek.
It is supposed they attempted to cross the rail-
road t1estle over the creek and fell in.
Two brothers named William and James
Rhodes took refuge in a tree at Macoupin Sta
ton, H., on the night of the 21st inst, to
escape the flood. The weather turned sudden
ly cold and James became chilled fell into the
river, and was drowned. His brother secured q
place on some drift wood and was rescued in
the morning.
Six colored children were drowned by the
flood on plantation near Helena, Ark, and a
Moses Green, a colored man, lost his life in a
similar manner on the Mississippi side of the
river.
A harbor tug was swamped during gale at
Evansville, Ind, on the 21st inst, and two
men. two women and child drowned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01

ber Of sick, it follows thatfully $15, ,6OO,-
600 have been saved in England during
the last ten years. There is little doubt
that these vast results have been attained
in consequence of the application of eff
cient sanitary laws and of increased san
itary knowledge among the people, as
well as of the advances made in medical
science. For this England is mainly in
debted to her medical men.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
Importaut Nominations.

Ex-senator Roscoe Conkling, of New York,
has been nominated to the senate by President
Arthur for judge Of the United States Supreme
Court, as the successor of Ward Hunt. The
President also sent in the name of ex-senator
A: A. Sargent, of California, for United States
Minister to Germany. Both nominations were
made on the Mth and caused considerable of q
stir in political circles. In the executive ses-
sion of the senate on tho same day, both nom-
nations were referred to appropriate commit
tees. Senator Hoar denounced the selection of
Ex-senator Conkling in rather severe terms.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
Those noctors, Ri11s.

The committee to audit tho bills growing out
of the sickness and death of President Garfield
will recommend the following: To DR.. Bliss
gas, 600; Agnew and Hamilton $4,000 each;
$1,000; Steward Crump, $4,000; other en-
ployes of the executive mansion two months'
extra pay. The committee recommend the an
pointment of Barnes to be major general, and
his retirement in that grade; and the promo
ton Of Woodward to lieutenant colonel.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
ShiDwFeCk

The Russian steamer Vesta has been sunk in
collision on the Black Sea. 1t is said all on
board perished.
Wreckage from the steamer City Of London,
from London, November 18th, for New York,
which never reached its destination, is con-
tiHually washing up on the Irish coast. A signal
locker has been found bearing the name Of the
vessel. The vessel carried no passengers, but
her officers and crew numbered about forty.
Her chief business was in the cattle-carrying
trade.
A boat load Of survivors of wrecked British
nearly famished when rescued and were about
to resort to cannibalism. The party consisted
of Capt. Stonington, his wife and two seamen.
A child and seaman died Immediately after the
rescue. The mother gave birth to babe two
days after the terrible ordeal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
Star Route Indictments.

The grand jury has sent down prssentment
Star route case. Among those presented for
indictment are ex-Assistant Postmaster General
Thos. ]. Brady, Senator Stephen A. Dorsey, lis
brother, J. W. Dorsey, bis private secretary,
N: G. RerdeIl, Jno. G. Miner, of the firm Of
Miner, vaile l. Co., Capt. H. w. Turner, former
y clerk in the postofdce department, and J. w.
the case of 8. P. Brown, J. E. Fench, F. P.
Lille, L. w. Vale and J. W. Sanderson, whose
names have been connected with the Star route
transactions, and some Of whom have already
been before the court or a United States COM
missioner, the charges we're virtually ignored
and dismissed from the consideration that the
only inquiry there was presentmcnt, but it
covers a number of routes and contracts.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
F0i1R6.

A sensation was caused at Louisville, KY, on
the 2oih lust, BY the failure OF the Newcomb-
tablishment of it's kind in the world. The
liabilities of the concern are estimated at
$1,000, 600. Assets $2,5OO,OOO. The company
has 100000 barrels of whisky in bond worth
$2,0O0,0O0. The failure was caused by q
stringency in the money market, the managers
failing to secure ready cash enough to meet
current expenses, which were about $4,000 per
dav
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01
A Watery Waste.

Terrible devastation has resulted from the
floods in the Mississippi Valley, and much des-
titution exists among the inhabitants who have
been driven from their homes. Between Cairo
and Memphis the following points of land only
are visible above the surging flood: The bluffs
at Columbus Hills, back OF Hickman; land on
the Tennessee side opposite Island No. 10, New
Madrid, Point Pleasant, and Nptonville, Full
ton Bluffs. Randolph. Richardson's 1slahd,
above the head Of Centennial Out-off, forty
miles above Memphis. Arkansas City, eighty
miles southeast of Little Rock, is completely
submerged. It is the post village of Arkansas
County. Thousands Of men are on guard
along the levees TO prevent further breaks.
Hundreds of head Of stock have been lost in
the submerged district.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01

petroleum, S per cent; bacon, 80 per
cent; raw ham, 5 per cent; lard, 40 per
cent, and rye bread, 6 per cent. The
increase in the price of bread is due to
the import. duty on American flour,
which has been exacted by the demands
of the German agricultural barons.
Nearly all the bacon and lard comes from
the United States,