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Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

The following circular letter has beer
Issued by the LAND Reform Union" and
copy Of 1t forwarded to us by the secre.
tsry, Thomas Aipge Devyer, 20 Suydsm
street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 1t Is filled with
the dynamite of Ideas and will wake up
the drowsiest mortal.
TUE LAND THE LAND
To the Men of England and America:
There 10 only one question before the
world. Ono worth looking atone that
must be settled before petty eide Issues
can come in-one that will settle all. For
good or for evil; for life or for death.
1t Is the land question:
A great lie was written Into the soil Of
England by the bastard of Normandy.
His pen, the point of swcvd; his Ink,
the blood of the English people.
The lie took this shape; "The soil,
the mines, the waters of this nation, were
not created for the people. They were
created to feed the debauoh Of idle
scoundrels who called themselves lords
of the soil, ," lord gods of the soil
Henceforth the lie covered the whole
land. Not an acre In England escaped
from it. Not man, or woman, or child
of England but was born and bred up
under shadow of the lie. That goddess
lle 1t was ground into their bones. A
'vested" lie. Nobody questioned 1t.
Everybody believed it. The great truth
lay trampled out of sight under Its feet
But the truth now at last is making
struggle to arise. 1t is looking around
at the world. It sees grandeur, fer.
filitv n baauty of Ga1d opd foraak and
lake and ocean; that never can be de.
ecrlbed. Sees that In Its very nature 1t
ls an earthly paradise. Sees that 1t has
been made to most of the human family
an earthly hell. Asks, "by whom2" Is
answered, "by handful of scoundrels
who call themselves lords of the soil. "
Asks, by what rlghtl "By this" anawer
the little handful of "lords," and they
point to the crusted sword of the Norman
bastard and the sharp ground swords of
their own hired mankIllers.
Is that In the present day sufficient
answer Lst us examine. Six years ago
the populous centers were strong. By a
waive of their hand they drove the re-
form bill through the house of lords, TAX
Ing Wellington's windows by the way.
The same power forced through the same
lords rush of small and large reforms,
including the Franchise bill, not one of
which they had granted If they dared
refuse.
This, too, happens: Proclaim down a
meeting In Dublin and down it goes.
Proclaim" one In London and 1t does
not 60 down. The proclamation goes
down, the queens authority goes down,
accompanied by half mile of the iron
girders of her msdiesty's own Hyde
park. Under the very nose of the house
guards. In contemptuous defiance of
these organized msnkillers. Just whis-
per to the men in Downing street that
though the people of Ireland may be
their slaves, the people of England are
their masters. Doubly 80, with the new
franchise law.
And the lle has crossed over to America
1t breeds oar corporations. 1t feeds our
courts. Our Benndict Arnolds in con.
gress cover 1t with their guns. 1t aims to
take full possession In the United States.
If 1t does, 1t will trample you and your
STRIKES, and your tariffs, and your
"gre enbacks" and your socialism and
your liberty, under Its feet.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17
A FEW POINT ERS.
Something Interesting to Mutual
Life Insurance Men,

tO
Life Insurance Men.
In reply to the BEES Lincoln CORE.
spondent regarding mutual life insur.
ance companies, the following communi-
cation has been received:
To the Editor of the BEE.
Your Lincoln correspondent In Wed.
nesdsy's BEE says. that the auditor holds,
that mutual life associations are insur-
snce companies, and must comply with
the laws, Chat is deposit 100000 and
claims, that the supreme court of Iowa
and Ohio have so decided.
AS to Iowa divisions, the auditor is
mistaken. In re. state of Iowa ex rel.
auditor VS.. Iowa Mutual Aid association
of Ottumws, reported In vol. 30, page
1875, June term 1882 the court decides
A mutual aid association, organized
under l, ,160 of the code, for the insur.
ance OF Its own members from loss by
death, sickness or accident (and the de
fendsnt Is held to be such an association
need not comply with the provisions of
chapter 5, title 8, of the code, relating to
life insurance companies properly 80
called. In order to give force and effect
to section 1,160, the word "every" In
section l, 161 must be limited to the stock
and mutual companies referred to in the
sections which follow.
In consequences of this decision Audi
tor Brown returned to mutual associa-
tion of Burlington their deposit of
100000 (the company paying losses by
assessments), claiming he had no right
to Issue certificate, and was sustained
by the court. Nebraska, as to mutual
companies, needs some better laws than
at present, with proper penalties as to
dishonest officers, If any prove 80 to be.
OTTo LoBECK,
Secretary Mutual Benefit Association of
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17
BUCK HARDING'S WINDOWs.
A New Mexico Saloon that is Lighted
Through Glass Mined on the
He'd River.
New York Sun

| New York Sun.
A truck driver who was staggering
down Front street the other day with 9
long rung In his hand, accidentally put
the END Of the rung through window ol
the barroom of the Miners Arms, the
Front street resort of western miners
when in this city. The juggling glas:
startled group of men who were sitting
in one corner, and they gathered afound
while the bartender collected the price ol
the broken glass from the truckman
Then Archie McLaan, slender young
fellow, who had recently arrived from
Arizona, said:
"Ssy. Yer lights ore no good. Yor
should see the lights as is used In New
Mexico, jIst beyent the Pan Handle"
"What's Into em2" said the bartender
"Do you mind Buck Harding? Buck
has code clean back on mining, and II
running ranch on the trail up the north
branch of the Red. Say, Bucks jest
coming wealth selling iulca to the COW.
boys and Injuns. They don't none oi
them try to clean out Bucks ranch,
cause Bucks rustler. It's the lights
what he's got into his caboose what l was
mentioning to you.
care they way up2"
swell, now, yer jest bet yer boots
they're way up. Didn't / tell ye Buck
war rustlerl Say, them lights is four
feet by five. and he ha, three on EN- Into
one eend of the caboose and four under
the piazzy."
"Hauled 'em all the way from Kansas
City, reckon" said the bartender.
"Ksnsas City be blowed! They'd cost
5000, maybe $4,000, to bring EN-
from Kansas City, and these ERE neveI
cost Buck one bloomin' ounce of dust.
They didn't cost him nothin'. He dug
'cm outen the bank of the river, not
NOR n fifteen mile from the caboose."
The bartender laughed and the rest
Joined him. Archie showed his soft hat
back on his head, and said angrily:
"Say, you galoots think I'm liar. Ell
/ don't prove what l say IL licker the
crowd. Gimme my sarytogy."
The bartender fished wedge shaped
satohel made of brilliant csrpeting from
q locker behind the bar and placed 1t on
a bench. While the crowd |, oked on
Archie brought out from the middle of
a lot of blue overalls and shirts bundle
about six inches square and an inch
thick. He at once began unwrApping
the pieces OF newspaper that covered 1t,
and when he had removed eleven wrap |
pers he held In his hand what seemed to |
be piece of glass, very clear, but with
a faint yellowish tlnge. The edges, how
ever, showed that 1t was not glass.
"What do you call thatl' said Ar,hle.
81 got that outen the place where Buck
got hissen. The bluffs is hundred feet
high, and cropping outen the middle of
them is layers of this ere natteral glass
IS would cover the whole of New York
md never shut out glim of the bloom
ng light of the sun. What do you call
t If It isn't material glass2"
ats gypsum" said the old gentleman.
rho had adjusted pair of sre,tscles
,yer his nose while examining the spOci-
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

GEN. Howard is authority for the
statement that the end of the Fourth Of
July incident In Salt Lake has not yei
been reached, as serious trouble is likely
to be precipitated upon the sllghtest
pretext on the Gath of this month. That
day Is the anniversary of the Mormon
settlement of Utah, and thou.ands OF
Mormons flock Into Salt Lake to unite in
the celebration. 1t might be good Idea
to recall portion of the troops from the
Indian territory and send them out to
Salt Lake.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

FARMERS are not generally credited
with being good busines, men, but the
California farmer who recently failed for
$500, 900, assets nominal, was undoubt-
edly close student of the most approved
business methods of some of the most
noted financlers who are now either in
the penitentiary or In Canada. 1t Is not
often that farmer can reap such har-
est in single season.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17
KANSAS KICKERS.
A Short Talk With One of the Big
Democratic Jay Hawer
Politicians.

The Hon. 81. Miles Moore, of Leaven-
worth, Kansas, was In the city yesterday
and was brsced by reporter for the BEE
at the Paxton hotel to let out q few
secrets about the democracy down In his
section. Mr.. Moore has been secretary
of the democratic state central
committee in Kansas for the
past twenty-five years and the
reporter knowing that there exist
at the present time considerable dis
satisfaction in the ranks of the party, felt
satisfied that the gentleman could give
up some interesting pointers If he would.
Mr.. Moore Is now prominent candidate
for United States consul to Valparaiso,
South America, and says his endorse.
mentn are the best any man ever re-
ceived. They come from all the
leading democrats and repub-
lic,ns of that state, Including Senators
Ingalls, and Plumb. There is no doubt"
raid Mr.. Moore, "but that will receive
ths appointment. 1t Is slow about COM
Ing, though that Is accounted for by
Mrs. Bayard's sickness. which takes
much of the secretsry's time away from
his business" Mr.. Moore was a resi-
dent az Valparaiso, some ysars ago, long
enough to become quite well acquainted
with the people and their customs,
which is one reason why he now desires
to go there as the United States repre-
sentative, rather than any other
place he might possibly be able
to get. "Yes We are feeling O little sore
at the administration down our way
observed Mr.. Moore, "because of his ap.
pointment of w. @. Perry to the office Of
United States district attorney, over Tom
Fenlon, who by all means ought to have
had it. Perry, Notwithstanding he has
been chairman of the state central COM
mlttee, Is new man and we are not 30
sure about his simon pure democracy,
while on the other hand, Fenlon, as
every one knows, has bsen giving the
party his time and his money for years and
years. 1t was throuh trick that Perry
got TO be made chairman of the commit
tee. After John Martin had been sp.
pointed judge at Topeka by Gov. Click,
he got a few of the committee together,
and resigned In PerryIs favor. Since the
party has split up into what are known
as the Martin and Click factions, Perry
rather leaned toward the Martin faction,
which is backed by republicans, there
fore, Perry went to the fr3nt Judge
Martin is now In Washington getting hi
friends fixed, while Gov. Click rests In
gloom and ins'gnifcancs at his Shannon
Hill farm, near Atchison,
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17
Received paymen

1sCSCANOa PayiL
L. M. RHREM.
What does the broken .wlnded and
readerless concern think of this exhibit
In the twenty.six publishing days in the
month of June the BEE has received and
paid for 5S,929 words of special dis.
patches, or an average of 2,266 words per
day. The telegraph bill of the BEE for
the month of June WAS $45S. 70, while the
Republican has paid less than 500
for all its telegraphlc news, during
the same month. The few special
dispatches the Republican receives from
Nebraska towns and villages will not
average 200 words day. We have pub.
llshed our itemized bill for special dis
patches, and now let the Repu6lican
publiah it's bill for the same month.
Our special dispatches may not be I'm
portsnt in the eyes of juvenile journa
listr, but the steady growth of our cir
culation indicates that they are ap-
precIated by our patrons. We DO not
profess to have special correspondents In
London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Bombay,
Calcutta or Khartnum. We simply print
Especial over all such dispatches as
are exclusively sent to the BEE from It's
eastern news bureau at Chicago, which
city, next to New York, is the greatest
news center In America. There Is no more
deception in our publishing as specials
such kilograms sent to Chicago, and re-
peated ftom thers to Omaha, than there
is deception in the publication of the
same class of dispatches as specials In the
Chicago and st. Louis papers, which
get their specials from New York.
Outside of New York there is not now a
paper In America that maintains special
reporters la the capitals of Europe and
Asia. Nearly all foreign specials now
come through the New York Herald
bureaus at London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna
and Madrid. Several other New York
dsilies receive special cablegrams once
week from London. So much for this
gabble about deception.
When the Republican has met our
challenge to publish its telegraph bills
for June, it will also confer favor upon
Its duped advertisers by printing sworn
statement of Its circulation. Such q state
ment would be very interesting to parties
who have been imposed upon. We are
ready with our statement at any day.
Our average daily circulation for last
week was as follows: Morning edition,
;, ,9SG; evening edition, 4,s64; total,
J, $50. When the Republican can show
. circulation one quarter as large as that
IF the BEE 1t will be time for 1t to talk
bout enterprise.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

IN the course of long. g.wlnded reply
to floating paragraph In regard to "the
decline of Denver" which originated In
an Omaha paper, the Denver Tribune
Republican files into passion and says:
For five years it has been notorious through.
out the west that Omaha lost it's last chance
TO become great city when Denver and
Kansas City received their boom.
Omaha has had no boom, yet in the
past five years she has grown more than
Denver, and is now larger than that city.
In 1880 the federal census gave Omaha a
population of 30,652, and Denver 80, ,629.
The Nebraska state census of Nebraska
gives Omaha 81, ,S35, while the Colorado
state census shows that Denver now has
54,4O7. In five years Denver has in
creased its population only 1878,
while Omana has Increased 31,1S3, or
more than doubled her population.
Omaha's chance for becoming great
city were never better. We want no
mushroom booms. All we ask is that
the rapid, steady and substantial growth
shall continue. We care not how rapidly
Denver grows, as that city has territory
of her own, and her prosperity and
growth cannot materially affect Omaha.
This city has left Denver behind, and. as
the BEE has said before, 1t now proposes
to catch up with Kan.as City.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

In an article summarizing the liquor
laws of all the states, the Philadelphia
Press commends the Nebraska anti
treating law as follows;
The law against treating In Nebraska, it is
only fair 20 add, is founded On a sensible idea
How much Of the drunkenness and vices of
large American cities ia due to treating? In
this respect we are ustlon of fools, In no
country in the world is tie custom carried to
such an extent.
While this law may bo based upon a
sensible idea, il is a dead.letter in Ne
brasks, as it also is In hevsds. The
topera in this part of the rowdy west
continue to treat and be- treated Just as
they did before the passage of this law
which they trsat with contempt.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17
PLArusmourH is happy. 1t has post

PLATTsMoUTH is happy. 1t has post
poned Its day of judgment for twenty
years by voting bonds to fund Its indebt
edness, which, all told, does not amount
to over $l25,000. Twenty years from
now 1t will have increased In wealth
sufficiently to owe five times that am cunt
and Eot feel 1t. She Is one of Ne bra,ka's
most prosperous towns, and with her
credit now restored, "she to-day rises
like Christian when the load of sin fell
feom his back as the Journal expresses
1t, refreshed, energlzed and with cour-
age renewed for the struggle that Is be-
fore her.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

IT Is rather cruel for the Denver
Tribune Republican to refer to the edi-
tor of the Omaha Herald as ''veterin-
ary surgeon by the name OF Miller" who
"failed to get place In Cleveland's cab
met, to which some of his horse friend.
led him to believe he was entitled" DR.
Miller ought to fire one of his torpedoeI
at that Denver editor.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17
A CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

For unb Junded lmpudence commend
us to the tmpostors and imbeciles who
conduct the broken. .wlnded and reader
less psy,er known as the Omaha Repubh-
can. These moss-backs and mounte-
bank of Nebraska journalism have the
aud aclty to claim not only superiority
over this paper In the matter OF tele.
graphic news, but they actually go 80 far
as to assert that our speclal dispatches
IRE padded out and mainly fictions,
manufactured in the BEE Office. We will
quote the! Republicans own language:
The BREundoubtsdly receives some exclusive
dispatches from Chicago, but those dispatches
are small and never important, and are used
not for an honest purpose, but for the purpose
of deception. They are dated Washington,
"Bondon," ETC., when they really are stolen
from the Chicago papers, and are extended,
padded and otherwise doctored in the BEE
Office with reprint and imagination. A favor
ite trick of our contemporary is, after receiv-
1 ing q Especial" Of ten words, TO pad 1t out tc
fifty, and then to put 1t at the head of col
umn of associated press kilograms. Thus II
is made to appear to the uninitiated and ig
norant readers of that paper that the BEE re-
ceives columns of special dispatches daily
whereas It receives perhaps half column
Let the manager of the BEE publish the list o.
specials" received by him during the month
of June. He dare not do It.
We cheerfully comply with the request
to publish the list of our specials for the
month of June, and here 1t is:
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

UNDER the impression that Mr.. John
Grant had severed his connection with
the Barber asphalt paving company In
this city, we commended his appoint
ment as asphalt pavement Inspector as a
very proper one, but we have since
learned that he Is still In the service of
the company. Under such circumstances
and drawing pay from the contractors and
the city at the same time, we very much
question the propriety of the appoint.
ment. No man can properly aerve two
mAsters.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

KANSAS CRY has been begging for
some one to build hotel In that town.
Now that she has secured the locatlonsoi
the branch penitentlsry of Missouri she
will probably be satisfied. There are
some places that need q penitentiary
more than hotel, and the disappointed
towns that were competing for this
prize will probably, In sour-grspe style,
say that Kansas City is one of those
towns.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17
Del tn from a Jib-boom.

PAToHooUE, l.. L., July l6.-Willian
fichenor, John Hedden, Agnes Roe and
Austin Roe went sailing last night in the
yacht Jennie Lewis. When near Blue
Point the boom swung across the boat,
striking Miss Roe Tichenor and Hedden in
the face, knocking them overheard, Before
the boat could be brought around to the
scene of the accident all three had disAp.
peared, and were not seen again.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

MALONE still keeps up his reputation
as readjuSter, His little differences
with Riddlsberger have all been patched
up, and now peace and harmony prevail.
The burial of the hstchet between these
two statesmen was the closing scsns of
the first days session Of the Virginia
state republican convention. Amid the
din and confusion and excitement, Incl
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17
A New Cure for Measles.
New York Sun.

New York Sun,
In car on train bound west II was
discovered that little boy showed symp.
toms Of measles.
"You will have to take the child for.
ward to the smoking car" said the con-
ductor TO the mother. "He cannot re.
main here"
As the tired mother complied with this
dictum the little boy said;
ia he doctor, mammal"
"No," uhe replied, che is q conductor
"Well, then, how does he know that
tobacco smoke Is good for tho measleaN'
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

THERE Is nothing small about Chur ch
Howe after all. He does not want to go
to the Uuited States senate just yet.
He Is willing to bide his time If we allow
him to represent the first district as
congressman.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

NIAGARA FALLS park has at last become
free .for-all resort, and the occupation
of the hackmen and fee.takers is gone.
The cost of purchasing this property by
the state of New York was 81 ,438, 1000.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

CONGRESSMAN B. +. FREDERICK, of
Marehslltovn, Iowa, while In Chicago
the other day, expressed the opinion that
his state would go democratic next fall.
1t Is rather singular how Chicago cock
tails will affect Ian from prohibition
state.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

CARTER 81. HARRISON has stood good
deal of abuse, but when The majority of
the newspapers of Chicago refer to him as
F'the alleged mayor" 1t does seem going
little too far. The result of the election
contest, however, may sustain the news
papers In the use Of the term "alleged."
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

Is it not about TINA to take steps for
calling republican atate convention, or
does Mr.. Yost propose to carry the call of
the state committees around In his
vest pocket for two or three months
longer?
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

got tired Of seeing him around. The
president is getting tired of him."
AT this point CUSTOMER dropped
Into the store to buy some sweat pads
for bis harness, and the reporter con-
cluded to slide out before the senator
realized that he was being pumped, and
he slid
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

THE st. Louis Republican says;
"Higgins is not colossal figure by any
means, but he manages to absorb full
share of public attention. He has a
great mouth" 1t might have added that
every time he opens his mouth Higgins
puts his foot In 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17
Lightning,s F,ightfaI Work,

WATERTowN, Wiz, July lG.-During a
storm this evening lightning struck the resi-
dence and barns of David Lewis, six miles
east of here, instsntly killing Mr.. Lewis, in
totally destroyiog his buildings. The loss o.
the buildings amounts to several thousand
|dollaTs.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

YosT's monkey has again been let
loose, and once moro he has learned that
1t Is not safe to monkey with the busl-
ness end of the BEE.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

ALTHOUGH Congressman Cannon Ia
quite big gun, he 10 no relation tc
George @. Cannon, of Mormon fame.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17
Hope for Mormons-and the Rest OF


New York Herald.
The Omaha BEE suggests that the Nor.
mons should go to the Sandwich Islands
territory which is supposed to be In
the market and which the eaInts are rich
enough to buy. There Is something
practical In this suggestion. If the
Mormons want to be where no gen
tile emigrants will ever trouble them,
let them go to the Sandwich Islands.
If they want to go where inquisItive
writer's of news letters are not
likely to intrude, let them emigrate to
the Sandwich Islands. The United
States would not persecute them there,
for the Sandwich Islands are thousands
of miles from us, aud we have no navy.
Most conclusive of all Is the fact that
the Saints and the natives would agree,
for the principal vice o: The Sandwich
Islanders Is the (alleged) principal virtue
of Mormonism. The BEE has solved
m ost perplextng problem.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

ANOTHER cold wave Is predicted for
this section by Mr.. Hazsn. We suspect
that Charles Francis Adams Is again ap-
preaching Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

THE Omaha Republican, with great
flourish of trumpets, declares that Its
policy In publishing a newspaper differs
very much from the policy pursued by
the BEE and Ia Infinitely superior. We
Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-17

THEY are still discussing the questions
of who struck Billy Patterson, and how
was the Washington monument struck by
lightning.