ID THE OMAHA DAILY. BEE' SUNDAY , JANUARY 11 , ISOl.-SIXTrEff PAGES.
THE ORIGIN OF MR , INGALLS ,
Extraordinary Circumstances AttenJing His
Political B.rth In Kansas-
THE EXPENSE OF SUBSIDY POMEROY.
Now Storlri of Mitcolii Killed Fleas
on the Fluid of Honor Illn Karly
Ijaw I'rnutloe Ills 1-iovo
Making.
J , 1i\i \ } 'ianlt n. Carwntcr. ]
.Inn " . ( Special to TUB
JJBIJ. | Senator Ingalli has had hU headquarter -
quarter * at Topcka for the last throa weeks
nnd the senatorial election which will take
place there at the last of this month promises
to bo as Interesting ns nny over known in the
hlitory of Kansas , ICnns.n Is a state of sur
prises nnd Ills not an impossibility th.it the
"Sockless Simpson" miy take the place of
the "Irridosfcnt Ingalls. " It will bo a calam
ity If ho doen so , but it will bono greatersur-
priso than was Ingalls1 lint election Just
eighteen years ngo. No one then thonpht ho
had the ghost of a chance and you will not
find his nnmo mentioned ns a candidate in the
newspapers prior to the day of the election.
Ho was at this time a young lawyer of Atchl-
son. He had como to Kansas wltti llttlo moro
han the clothes on his back from Lynn ,
Mass. , nnd had hung out his shlnglo In Atch-
Ison. Ho had made some reputation as a poli
tician , had served two terras in the senate ,
and his brilliant phrases nnd eloquent
speeches had given him a state reputation.
The chief candidate was S. C. Pomcroy , who
had served two terms as senator from Kan
sas , and who had , it was supposed , a major
ity of the legislators. Kansni elections wore
at this time not noted for their purltynnd the
air win full of rumors to the effect that
I'omeroy was buying voter * right and left.
His opponents saw that they could only defeat -
feat him by a trick , and through one of
the state senators they brought
about that famous Interview which re
sulted In 1'omeroy's ' political death warrant ,
nnd which elevated John J. Ingalls to the
United States senate and to fame. The whole
plot was ki-pt a secret until the legislature
inct'ln joint convention to elect the senator.
Tlio Pomcroy mon were confident of their
success nnd ns they took tholr scats their
faces shone with the smile of confidence , and
the senator at his hotel laughed and joked as
tie chatted of the prospects. As the speaker's
gavel fell there were enough members in the
hell ready to cast their ballots for Potncrov
to elect him. Nevertheless , when the vote
was taken twenty minutes later , I'omeroy did
not receive ono vote nnd John J. Ingalls bc-
came the United States senator by an over
whelming majority. The act that accom
pllshod this miracle has become famous. The
actor was a state senator named York , who
nt the falling of the gavel rose nnd walked
clown through the hall with two bundles of
grecnbicks in his hand. Ho stopped in front
of the speaker and handed the money to him
nnd asked him to count It , saying that when
ho was through bo had a speech to make
which would
MATfiKI.VM.Y TNFI.Ur.SCn TUB KI.nCTIOS.
There was a dead hush as the speaker
counted the parcels nnd announced that they
contained 57,000 In greenbacks. Then Yorlc
told how Pomeroy had given him this inonoy
to vote for him. Ho said ho hod had three
Interviews with Pomeroy , nnd that Pomcroy
had talked of inonoy at the first ono and that
ho had offered him 51,030 for his voto. York
told him that ho must have 53,003 , and at the
third interview , which took place three clays
before Iho election , Pomeroy gave him ? a,000
In cash nnd said that ho would give htm $ , > , OOJ
the next day and $1,000 after the election. Ho
had carried outhh promho as to the § 5,000and ,
the $7OCO which ho handed to Iho speaker was
the corruption money with which Yorlc said
I'oinoroy had tried to buy him body and soul.
He asked that this money bo used to defray
the expenses of prosecuting Senator S. C.
[ ji Pomcroy for bribery and ho evidently
If thought ho was taking the place of ono of
' the Lord's avenging angels When ho denounced -
nouncod Pomeroy and told him that ho had
entrapped him Into his scheme. As ho wont
on with his speech the convention bccamo
wild and when the ballot , was taken nt Its
close there was not a man who dared to vote
for Pomeroy. Ingalls tiad been decided upon
as the opposition candidate and ho was al
most unanimously cloct'od. Papers for the
arrest of Pomoroyworo gotten out but though
ho denied the alleged bribery , ho was too
sick to appear at trial and shortly after this
ho loft Topeka. An investigation of the elec
tion was held hero In Washington nnd Pom
croy was white-washed by It , but ho was , I
am told , again arrested for bribery and a stilt
wasbrought _ In the Kansas courts ; and'tho
result of this trial was that there was not
sufllcicnt evidence to convict. Whether ho
was free from stain or not I do not know , hut
ho Is always spoken of ns ' 'Subsidy Pome
roy" by Kansas people and tbo story of his
catocrhns boon embalmed In fiction. Mark
Twain in Jils "Gilded Age. " evidently refers
to him ns his Senator Uilworthy , and ho hero
tolls the story of his downfall as it occurred.
Since this election ox-Senator Pomeroy has
snout the most of his time In Washington.
Ho is connected hero with various religious
organizations nnd charitable affairs and if ho
has been had In the past , ho Is certainly good
now. York came to Washington too. Ilo
thought ho was a hero when ho delivered that
Bpcech and ho expected the government to
reward hla heroism by nn olllco. Ho was ills-
appointed. Sober second thought made everyone
ono
DEsrisr. HIM roit ins THICK PUT.
Ho left Washington a disappointed man anil
today his name is almost forgotten In Kansas ,
Our minister to England , Uobort Lincoln , ,
has been In Washington during the past
week. Ho looks remarkably well and has no
Idonof resigning his position at the court of
St. James. Ilo Is not snobbish nnd has llttlo
to say about England or Kngtlsh mutters
Ho Is now forty-cleht years old and is at Jus' '
about the airo at which the youngest of our
presidential candidates wore chosen. If tno
force bill should bo passed and the next pres
idential campaign bo fought on the basis of
the rights of the colored man ho will stand n
very fair chance of being a presidential cnn-
dldato and he has some elements of strength
which are possessed by no other man In the
country. Ho has shown himself cnpablo of
managing a great governmnut department.
Ilo has good business abilities and ho Is pos-
bessed of the genius ot common souse and
levelheadedness which goes a great way to
wards making nn cfllcicnt president , lie
loolts moro like his mother than his father
but has many of the traits of Old Abe.
Sneaking of Abraham LincolnIt Is wonder
ful how many now stories nro told of him
from day to day. The supply seems Ino.x-
haustlblu and I heard several new ones last
night from Judge Solomon , an Iowa law
yer , who was brought lu close association
witlitho Lincoln family through hlo wife ,
who was brought up with Mary
the wife of Abraham Lincoln. Judge
Solomon's stories arc cither personal experi
ences or they como from the traditions of the
Lincoln nnd Todd families. Ills
STOUT OF AIIE LINCOLN'S num ,
Is different from any that have over been
published nnd ns 1\U authority is Colonel
l j . John J. llnnlln , who was ono of the seconds ,
! it Is perhans. the most authentic account of
the affair. Said Judge Solomon :
"Tho duel was between Ucneral James
Shields , n prominent Illinois politician , and
Abe Lincoln. A number of articles had ap
peared In the newspapers signed 'Hobcccu , '
which had boon written at Shields and hud
nintlo him the laughing-stock of the town.
Shields had susjicctcil that these letters had
boon written by Lincoln , but ho had no proof
of the * fact. Atlast ono night ho was at a
dance , nnd iu waltzing with ono of the sweet
girls of the town , ho squeezed her hand , as
aha thought , a llttlo too ardently , and she ro-
wanlcd him by sticking a phi into him and
leaving him ou the lloor. Others of the party
saw the act ana Shields bccamo the laughing
stock of the assemblage. The next issue of
the paper contnlnod a very lauglmblo poem
describing this Incident and ridiculing
Shields. Shields was sure that the writer of
the poem was Lincoln and swore to bo re
venged , Ho called upon Lincoln at his ofllco
the next morning with tlio paper in his hand
and asked In a domineering tone ns ho pointed
to the lines , ' .Did you write that I1 Lincoln
was n very brave man nnd ho looked Shields
In the cyo with asmllo and llnnlly said i 'I
shan't ' tell you whether I wrote it or not , '
"Thereunoii Shields angrily left , saying :
'You shiill hoar from mo ; ' nnd that afternoon
n mini appeared as Shields' second bearing a
challenge from Shield * to Lincoln , Lincoln
accepted the challenge nnd cho'o broadsword -
sword * as weapons , n point ucar Alton ns the
place , and Thurs lay evening at ! i o'clock as
the time. On the day sot for the duel Abra
ham Lincoln started out alone for tbo Held ,
but called on the way nt the house of John .1.
Hardla and asked if the colonel was Iu , Ho
was told ho was not , whereupon ho said :
'Well , tell him I am Kolnir over to light n duel
with ShichU ami that I want him to como
along and bo rn v second , '
"A few minutes later Colonel Hnrdln ar
rived and hh wife told him what Lincoln
had said. Ilo took a fast horse nnd followed
at the top of his speed , but did not arrive at
the Held until all the other parties wore
there. Helms described to his friends how
ho found Lincoln at this time , lie wn sit
ting on a log ut ono end of the field with his
shoo off and his big broadsword lying on the
ground before him. Ho had his stocking
pulled down over his ankle and was evi
dently searching for something. As Colonel
Hnrdln came up ho snld to him :
" 'What nro you doing , Lincoln1 !
"Old Abe replied : 'I am going to kill this
lien In the first placo. and tn the second place
I am going to light thii duel with Shields. '
" 'what do you waul to fight a auel with
Shield * for ! ' said ho.
" 'Well , the fact is , ho has acted so mean
about this letter that I can't help It.1
" 'But did you write the letter1 !
" 'No. '
"Do you know wio did wrlto ill"
'No.1'
"Well , as I am your second f suppose
have the right to arrange the preliminaries of
the duel. "
"Yes , " was Lincoln's ' reply , "but I want
you to understand that I came here to light ,
and that I do not care to make any kind of nn
apology. "
Upon this Colonel Hardin went over and
talked to Shields' party , and In n short time
showed him the silliness of lighting with a
man who had done them no Injury , The re
sult was that the duel was patched up and
that all parties rode back home together.
Lincoln with his long arms would have had
the advantage of Shields in this light , " con
tinued Judge Solomon , "but according to
Colonel Hardin , it was Shields' Intention to
have made a
QUICK TiiuusT AT LINCOLN'S '
heart the moment the signal was given , and
wliilo Lincoln's eye was still on the signal. In
this way ho would have probably have killed
him before Lincoln would have had llmo to
have raised tils sword.
'It has been claimed by some that this duel
arose out of n rivalry existing between
James Shields and Abraham Lincoln as to
MaryTodd's hand. " Judge Solomon went
on. " 1 think this is very doubtful. .Mary
Todd had a number of lovers , but I do not
think ( Jeneral Shields wits among them. I
have heard a number of good stories of Lin
coln's ' courtship. In fact some have ques
tioned whether ho over wanted to marry
Mary Todd. Ho was in love with her cousin ,
but she married some ono else , nnd at last
Lincoln hesitated as to the match , and at ono
of his wedding engagements ho failed to
como to time , and the wedding had to bo
postponed from the absence of the groom.
The night ho was to bo married ho blathed
his shoes nthis own oflico. and while making
these preparations for the event a boy came
In nml said :
"Why , Mr. Lincoln , where nro you going ? "
Lincoln raised up and replied : "To the
devil as fast as the Lord will let mo. " And
then went on blacking his shoes. It is a
question as to whether the match was a
happy ono. IIs certainly treated Mary Todd
very well , nnd if ho did not love her ho al
lowed no one to witness his trouble. Speak
ing ot the funny Incidents of their courtship ,
Judge Solomon continued : "I heard of one
which Illustrates the humorous clement of
Lincoln's character. It hnnpencd nt Mrs.
Clny's ' houao in Jacksonville. Mary Todd
was sitting at the piuho playing an old tvno
very popular in those days. Lin
coln was standing behind her nml accompa
nying her in the song , which ran something
like this : 'I will think of theo nightly 'till
life's sun is sot. ' Lincoln sang , 'Iwill'think
Df theo nightly if I don't ' forgutf ; whereupon
Mary ToJd , hearing the last part nf the
verse , turned around quickly and said :
' 'What's ' that *
, Mr. Lincoln I
"Lincoln repeated the verso , nnd this time
richtly. It is a small thing , hut it illustrates
the humor that afterwards formed such a
part of his presidential administration. "
"Was Abraham Lincoln n good lawyer ! " I
asked.
"Thero is no doubt but that ho was , " re
plied the judge. "Ho had a good practlco
as soon as no was admitted to the bar , and
though bo was nn ungainly fellow , bo know
how to manage a case and a Jury. Ho was
"
not so good looking n man then"as when ho
was president. Ho was thinner nnd Ills tall ,
loan frame , his angular body , and hla rugged
'aco were
BTIIIKI.VOI.Y nOMr.IA' A.NI ) COUXTIUFIED.
Long before ho gained any note as a lawyer
or politician , ho was nsked by n farmnrnear
Springfield to undertake a case for him which
was to bo tried in Cinclnnatl.and ho occurred
ono of the most curious Incidents In Lincoln's
history. Ho went with this farmer to Cin
cinnati mid it happened that there were nine
other defendants in the case. Edwin AI.
Stanton , then ono of the most prominent
lawyers nt the Ohio bar , was the attorney
for these nine defendants. When ho saw the
old farmer como la with Lincoln , ho took him
aside and In a stage whisper begged him for
God's ' sake not to bring that tall , angular
gawk into the case. "His rjrcsenco In the
court will riilu us. " suld Stanton. " 1 have
the whole proeedings well In hand and can
do you more good without , him. I beg as
you regard the interests of the case to send
your man back to Illinois. " Lincoln over
heard these words. Ho was very touchy and
was so much hurt about it that shortly after
this ho told his client that ho would not have
anything to do with tlio case and that ho had
better vet Stanton to trv it. This the farmer
refused to do. Ho said ho had pild for Lin
coln's services and ho was bound that ho
should present the case to the court and act
as his attorney. Ho told Stanton this and
Stanton , In his grandiloquent wav , called on
Lincoln and said ho hud looked into the
case and that such nnd so were the
Issues nnd that ho had prepared
the papers which ho hard I v sup
posed wovld need to bo chanced.
lie thereupon handed the papers to Lincoln ,
Lincoln took them and read them over care
fully while Stanton waited. Stanton In the
meantime tried to draw him out on the case ,
but ho hud nottiinir to say , and ns ho saw him
read on caiofully through the case , Stanton
looked on and wondcrcJ if nftor all lie might
not bo mistaken and his assistant bo n greater
man then ho thought. A clay later the trial
came otT. Slnnton made Iho loading speech
and It look him n full dav to deliver himself ,
At the close of tlio speech ho said there wa <
DUO of the defendants in tills case who bad
employed another lawyer , and with that ho
motioned to Mr. Lincoln and said ho sup
posed the court would give hlmuchnncoto
mnko a speech. Thtoiighout the trial Lin
coln bad been tbo observed man In tbo court
room , and when ho now arosu every eye was
turned upon him. Ho nddrcssod the court
and made a speech of about ono hundred
words and then sat down. In thcso ono hun
dred words , however , ho presented an en
tirely now aspect of the case and ono which
brought forth an Issue- which Stanton had
entirely overlooked or which ho did not con-
Rider of any moment. As ho sat down the
Judge said : 'Well , gentlemen , what have
you to say as to that point ! ' Mr. Stanton
and the other lawyers said tliov had not don-
sidercd It , and the judge said : 'Well , gentlemen -
tlomen , ills upon that point that the whole
case hinges ; ' nnd in short , thU speech of
Lincoln's
DECIDED TUP. CASK
and gave It to his client. Lincoln saw no
more of Stauton from that day on until ho
was elected president of the United Statoi
and Stanton was hero lu Washington as the
attorney general In Buchanan's administra
tion. Llnroln held llttlo communication with
him until Simon Cameron resigned the secre
taryship of war and ho then appointed Stanton -
ton to this position. It wui truly a magnani
mous act considering the way Stanton treated
him In Cincinnati. "
FUA..NK Q.
A glistening gift Indeed Is a piece of Dor-
flinger's American cut glass. Your dealer
should show you such a display as will make
your oviia dunce. Tbo gcnulnohas Horning-
ur's trudo mark label ou every piece.
THE GIRLS Will ORGANIZE ,
Female Olerki Will Ask Admission to the
Ranks of United Labor.
AN EDWARD BELLAMY RESTAURANT.
Tlio Mall Carriers I'fTorU to Seotiro
I.'fltalilKIiiiiLMit of Sub-Olllces-Hc'
tnll ClcrlcH Dlstmntl Iocnl ! - _
Ijnlior Notes.
Once more n proposition to organize a labor
assembly to uocotnposedcxcluslvclyof labor-
ItiR girls Is being ngltutcil by the monitors
of tbo various assemblies of tbo Knights of
Lnbor.
Karly last spring n plan was formulated ,
butboforo anything was accomplished the
plan WM dropped , to bo revived by a few of
tbo ladles who nro mombcra of the Knights.
The organization that was contomplaed
several mouths ago Included servant girls ,
employed in botcls , restaurants and private
families.
Tbo recent movement ROCS furtber , and
wlitlo It docs not exclude tills class of fe
males it docs not include them. The
proposition as It Is now before
the public proposes to tnlio within the ranks
the foinnlo clerks nml shop Kirls. The ideals
to rent nlai-Ko hull and make the Initiation
fee very llcht , snyl to charter members and
then bold the list open for thirty to sixty
days.
The object of this association Is to bo , mu
tual , and lit up a pleasant homo some plucoin
the central portion of the citv where home
less girls inny spend their evenings and Bun-
days.
An estimate of coil has been rnndo and It
has been ascertained that a suitable room ,
larfto enough to comfortably accommodate
from two to three hundred Rirls , can bo se
cured , lighted and hontcd for not to exceed
&YJ per month. After the organization has
been perfected tbo Idea is to
ralso the Initiation fco to ) , ft
of which is to bo retained
in the treasury as a sort of abenoilclary fund
to pay doctor bills and care for sick members
or these who may bo out of employment from
time to time.
Such assemblies nro now In operation in
New Voile , Philadelphia and a number of
other eastern cities , whcro they nro working
well and proving of much benellt to the
'aborliiR classes of females.
A lady of this city who has made labor
natters a study for a number of years said
rcstorday :
"Iviis in New York a few months npo ,
: uid to satisfy myself upon this subject 1
commenced an investigation , and the farther
* t was continued the moro 1 was pleased. I
earned that eight years ago n charlt-
; iblo lady , whoso narno has
slipped my memory , conceived the Idea
of establishing a homo for girls who were
compelled to support themselves , tiho vas
wealthy , and ( 'olng into the business portion
of the city siio rented a largo room on the
sixth lloor of one of the prominent buildings.
She then furnished It in a luxuriant manner
with baths , soft carpets , upholstered furni
ture , mirrors and dressing rooms. A small
but carefully selected library was placed in
the room , after which a notice Inviting nil
shop girls to visit the place upon a certain
evening was phccd IP. the papers. The llrst
ight nearly llvo hundred girls were in at
tendance. The purpose was explained fully
and these who desired to become members of
the club subscribed their names. The mcct-
"ngadjourned and two weeks later another
, vas held at the saino place.
Thnt night the room was crowded
to suffocation , so much so that another room
, vas rented and furnished iu a similar inau-
icr. f
'To cut a long story short the organizations
flourished to such an extent ttiat at the pres
ent time In Now York city there are llvo of
heso associations with a total membership of
,200. Of course Omaha could not go about
this matter in so elaborate a scale , but by
starting now , with iho aid that could bo ob
tained from the other labor assemblies , 1 am
confident wo could build up n nourishing in.
stitation where girls would huvo all the coin
"orls of homo at a nominal cost.
"While upon the question of costs I want to
say that 1 have made a careful estimate
and am convinced that If wo
can secure 500 members we can
maintain such an assembly by a tax : of 50
cents pernionth from each member.
"In the start my Idea would bo to rent the
room , buy a piauo , chairs , tables and a cheap
cnrput , subscribe lor all ot the daily papers
midmost of the standard magazines , but no
light novels would bo allowed. The place
would always bo open , and on Sunday after
noons , with the number of musicians that wo
would have , 1 would establish sacred con
certs.
"After this , If the affair was a success. I
would establish a restaurant upon the Kd-
ward Bellamy plan , as I know that with the
largo membership , ttio girls could bo boarded
at a cost not to exceed $1.50 per
week.
"Considering tlio pauper salaries that
female clerks now reeolvo , this in
itself would bo a great benefit and enable the
girls to make something moro than a living.
"I have considered this matter for many
months , but never before have I pivcn It to
the public , as when 1 have talked with my
friends they have regarded mo as a crank
and an extremist , but with the encourage
ment I have received of Into , I am now confi
dent that my plun will bo carried out and that
such nn assembly will bo in active operation
before the coming summer is over. "
A number of theJemalo clerics were seen
after bearing the foregoing statement , and
nfter it being explained , they were of the
opinion that such an institution can bo built
up , and should it bo started , there is but
llttlo doubt that it will receive hearty sup
port ,
of Itullders.
The secretaries of the building exchanges
In thirty-eight cities in the country have sent
to the 'Wisconsin hureau of labor statistics of
the schedule of wages in the building trades
for each city. Whcro there is no exchange
the In formation has been supplied by masons
and builders , ' "ho schedules have been tab
ulated and interesting facts thus brought to
light.
The sit cities in which the highest wages
nro paid are Now York , Brooklyn , Chicago ,
St. LouU , Galveston and Sm Francisco.
The trades selected for the table woro'ma-
sonry , carpentry , painting , plumbing , roof-
inland the common labor required in the
erection of n building. No ono city pays the
highest wa es in all the trades , or in more
tunii ono trade. Thus , St. Louis piiys the
highest wages for misonry , Now York for
carpentry , Sim Francisco for painting , Chicago
cage for plumbing , Santa Fo for roofing and
Gnlveston for rominon labor. Santa Fo pays
moro than all other cities for roofing , but it
ranks below Brooklyn Iu all other trades.
The lowest wanes are p.ild In the southern
oltlrs , Atlanta , New Orleans , LexingtonVa. ,
Vlcksburg , nnd Norfolk , Va , Some of the
smaller cities of the north pav hut llttlo
more than these of the south. Wages iu the
north scctn to depend moro on the size of a.
city thiin on its location. The explanation Is ,
of COUIMO , that in the larger cities tlio trades
nro hotter organized , For the same reason
two adjoining cities seldom my exactly the
snino wngrcs. Now York pays moro than
Brooklyn for painting , carpentry and plumb-
Ing. Brooklyn pays more than Now Yorlc
for masonry , roollng. ami according to the
talk for common labor. There is the samp
cl'ITorenco ' lu the woges paid la the aear-by
cities of MinnoapolU and St. I'.xul , and Cin
cinnati nnd Cleveland. Philadelphia niul
Boston rank below the live loading cities ,
and many smaller western cities pay higher
wages than do the Quakers nnd the modern
Athenians. Atlanta pavs the lowest wngos
for roofing , masonry , and common labor , but
but comparatively gooJ wages for painting
and plumbing !
The difference In the w.ages rates paid In
each trade Is as great ns their geographical
distribution , Atlnntn , will pay SI cents au
hour for masonry , but St. Louis is willing to
glvo49conUfor the sama work. Now York
and Baltimore pay 40 cents an hour , and
Brooklyn , Oalvcston , Washington , San Fran
cisco nnd Chicago from -II to 45cents an hour.
For carpentry Now York pays 80 cents an
Jjour , and Lexington , Va , 1 $ cents * . In eight
cities from Minneapolis to Providence , the
prevailing rate U ! 5 cento un hour. New Or
leans and Vlcksburg nro willing to pay JJ5
nnd 20 cents , but most of the smaller western
cities will plvo less than US cents for carpen
try , For pluuibliitf Chicago pays W cents an
lour , and VicksbnrK C2'/cents / , TJow Yorlc '
nil San Franckca pay till cents. The other
htrty-thrco cltlosi fdilow In no particular
rdcr , some of those in the west paying less
han southern cltleg. The rate * for painting
how the KreatcstUdlfference. San Francisco
laying Mconts nti' hour , mill Now Orleans
.J'li cents. New > Ydrk pays iV2 cents and
Causa * Citv 61 conn. Indianapolis , Haiti-
nero and ProvlJenco nro willing to pay 43
ents , and Santa Va to cents an hotir. Hoof-
ng Is paid for at. the lowest rate of all the
mdcs 10 cents la .Atlanta. Now York pays
It , llrooklyn 37 , and Santa To 88 cents an
lour. For common labor Atlanta pays "X
cnts. . Now York , according to the table ,
mys Irt cents nn hour less than do I'hlliidcl-
> hia , Boston and Urooklyn. Calves ton parts
vlth''O ' cents nn hour , o'r ( J a dav , the high
est rate of nil. The rate In San Francisco Is
tot shown , but from another source It Is
( tiown that $ J Is also paid for common labor
lucre.
'J'lio TUnll Carriers' UmlprtnUlnp.
At the present time the mall carriers of
the city are actively engaged in the work of
starting n movement to secure the location of
it least thrco sub-ofllcos in this city , ono In
ho northern , ono in the soutncrn and ono In
the western portion. In support of this they
: itotho fact that Seattle has two sub-oulcos ,
Cnr.sas City and Milwaukee three each. On
account of n fear of losing their positions , the
clerks nra doing but llttlo in this direction
: tu'iHsclvcsbutthoy , have friends who nro ac
tively engaged in furthering the plnns. They
state that the matter will bo brought before
jongress at an early date and are of the onln-
ou that If the movement receives the hearty
support In Omaha it will become n law.
Ono of the mail-carriers In speaking upon
the subject yesterday said :
At present the earlier force of our city Is
worked from ten and ono half totwclvo hours
from opening to close of their days' ' work.
Still the law is eight hours per day for KOV
eminent employes , and as the labor organiz.v
Liousof this city are in favor of eight hours ,
they should see ttiutthc law is enforced , as
it woula give moro men work at that bnsi-
: iess. Other cities not as largo as Omaha
have doubled the force of carriers , and the
> nly remedy wo can see is by the establish
ing of sub-ofllces , as has been done In larger
cities. Omaha should have at least thruo
mb-ofllccs , and the reason for it is , that In
; bo west , south and north part of the city ,
there nro business houses which do n greut
deal of shipping , which get but ono and two
deliveries per day , whereas they could get bet
tor service through sub-ofllccs whcro they
would have the required amount of carriers
to make prompt deliveries. As It Is at the
iresent , time in the outlying districts , if you
Irop a letter ina box at the beginning of a
mc-trip route after the carrier has passed
.hat point , It does not roach the ofllco until
.ho next dav at 11:30 : o'clock. If you drop a
otter In n box clcht blocks west of the ofllco
after 4 o'clock , It does not roach the ofllco
until 10 o'clock the next day , whereas If
.hero was a sub-ofllco In that locality said lot-
, or could bo inChicngoif collected that after-
loon by the time it reached this olllco.
Australian Imlmr Notes.
Foremost among the associations In exist
ence for the benefit of tbo masses , and which
ins already established n firm foothold la
Auckland , Is the Knights of Labor , says tbo
Vuckland Star. This society was called Into
existence In June , 1SS9 , for the avowed pur-
ioso of organlzinir , educating and directing
.ho power of thoindustrini masses. The Jlrst
ncetlng- was held on theiith of that month by
Mr. II. W. Farnajl , who submitted a plat-
'orm based upon the principles of the Ameri
can Knights of Labor , and the platform was
adopted almost in Its entirety. On February
Jlast , the knights were formerly "organized"
> y the Arncrk-an organiser. Mr. W. W.
jyght , and since then the association has
lone a great deal of useful work. Branches
love been established at various places ont-
Ido of tnocity , viz : Aratapu , Kdpurti , Mer
cury Hay , Tairus , Whangapous , Whangaros ,
Mowton and Chelsea , ntid tno total mombcr-
hip Is about 1,000. Mr. C. S. Wright Is
naster workman , and Mr. II. W. Farnnll
lolds the oftlco of recording secretary. Ono
if the avowed objects of the KnlgLts of
abor Is "to gain some of the benefits of
abor-savine machinery by a gradual reduc-
lon of the hours of labor to eight per day. "
Hetnil Clerks Disband.
There is ono labor organization in the city
hat has been forced to the wall simply on ac
count of the apathy of the members. Early
est spring the shoe clerks in a number of the
retail stores felt aggrieved because their cm-
iloycrs required them to servo from twelve
o fourteen hours daily. The clerks held sev
eral meetings and atlast concluded to induce
the Knights of Labor to listen to their ap-
icals. A committee was appointed and ono
irlght Sunday afternoon the clerks and the
committee on organization mot at Gate City
mil. The mooting was satisfactory to all
concerned and a few days later a ledge depu
ty started the dorks' union on its way with a
nemborshlp of something moro than ouo
mndred.
Fora time all went well and at every mcct-
ng of the order , the hall was filled. Later
on interest in tbo movement began to lag un-
.tl at last enough of the clerks could not bo
'ound to constitute a quorum. Then the
irimo movers lost interestand a few days ago
.ho order disbanded and surrendered its
charter.
JBIt UC.l TIltXA L.
The principal of the public school at An-
.iocb , Flo , , Is A. B. llendry , ' a lad of four-
icon years.
It will probably surprise many persons to
.earn that Harvard university has no ovcn-
ng reading roo'a or library faculties what
ever for its students.
Ono of the cottages for young women , at
Washbuvncolleee. Topeka , Kan , , was burned
to the ground recently. Tlio loss above In
surance is about $3,000.
The board of curators of the state univers
ity of Missouri , at Columbia , hive tendered
the presidency of tbo university to Prof. H.
IJ. Jesse of Uulano university , Now Or
leans.
A dispatch from Now Haven says : There
is now no cause to doubt that Prof. William
It. Harper of Yale college , professor of Semi
tic languages , will accept the presidency of
the new National university in Chicago.
What a great charity Glrard college has
grown to bo is shown by the report that there
nro now in the college l.SbO pupils wlio are
clothed , fed and educated from the income
of the estate , $ iOJ,003 being expanded annu-
allv for the support and extension of the
college.
Western college , located at Toledo , la. ,
has Just closed th'o most successful fall term
of its hlitory. A new building worth ? I50OJO
has just been finished. Under the admin
istration of the nnw president , J. S. Mills ,
L.l ) . , nearly { 103,0'Jt ' ) of now luuds was
added to the assets last year.
A prodigy In the teaching line is llttlo
Clara Grcerawuls of Hornvillo , Pa. Although
only thirteen years old , the trustees of Venn
tovvnsnip have , after Investigation of her
ability , given her the position of school
teacher. Stio has bold this place over two
months , and the parents of her punlU unani
mously favor her method of instruction and
style of government.
The principle of manual training has found
an enlarged application in the Prlodrich Wil-
helm gymnasium in Herlln , whoso pupils are
afforded physical oxcrclso , manual training
and valuable instruction , all at the same time ,
on n largo piece of uround , laid out In diminu
tive fields , which" rtho paplls cultivate in a
variety of ways. The experiment has proved
very successful and will undoubtedly bo
repeated la other German colleges.
President Eliot ofillarvard , on being asked
why the collegochoJifl recently a protectionist
professor of political economy ( t'rof. James
of the university of Pennsylvania , who has
declined to leave his present position ) , stated
tlfat the college 1ms "no policy whatever on
the question of protection or of free trade.
Wo have no text-books , " ho said , "on the
subject , as many other colleges tinvo , and wo
advocate no principles. The students are ro-
forroit to the whole lltornturu of the subject ,
both for protection and frou trade.
The thirst of the southern nogrooi for
knowledge Is illustrated by thooxporioncoof
Atlanta University. The ilood of students
this reason Is already so great , says the
College Uullotino , that "iiftnr filling all the
available spnca In our buildings , wo have
already had to co outsldo to accomoduta the
last arrivals until nil practicable facllltloi in
this direction have boon exhausted , " Now
buildings nro an absolute uocojsity if the
noble work of the Institution is not to bo
circumscribed ,
The annual report of the superintendent of
public instruction of the state of Illinois ,
shows the number uf males in the state Under
tweaty-ouo years of ajro to bo & 7y'JJ5 ; fc-
BEO. CO.
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OLDEST , LARGEST AND FINEST
Jewelry House
In the city. Patronized by the elite of Omaha nnd vicinity for
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
LARGEST STOCIC OF
FINE GOOD
tobeseonwest of Chicago. Hundreds of "Old Mine" nnd "Bluo
White" Diamonds ( mounted nnd loose ) , single stones and perfectly
matched pairs our own Importation , direct from Amsterdam.
Finest. Gold : Watches
Including the celebrated JULES JURGENSEN , HOWARD , MAX
MEYER & BRO. SPECIAL , WALTMAM , ELGIN , nnd all other
FIHST-CLASS makes.
Solid Gold Jewelry in NBWBst Designs ,
Sterlinj Silverware , Clocks , Etc ,
Asto PRICES , wo challenge comparison with nny house enst ,
west , north or south. We have simply REVOLUTIONIZED
PRICES In Oinnlm and nre sdlling at LOWER FIGURES than
some denlers hnvo to pny for goods. Being JOBBERS as well ns
retailers , we buy everything In LARGE QUANTITIES nnd get nn
extrn discount. Hence we can sell VERY LOW and still make a
profit. All goods go at
Special Reduced Prices
THIS MONTH.
MOUTHING RExSElRVEX ) .
MAX MEYER & BRO. CO ,
ESTA.BL.ISI-1E1U 18GG.
From dale of this paper. "Wishing to Introduce our
_ nnd at the same time extend our business and maUoncw customers ,
3 TO THIS
EESB
males , 80 1,839 ; total 1,7-11,011. Nuiubor be
twcen six and twenty-one , 1,1(13,110. ( Outo
a total of 11,511 , dtbtricts , shool is held In nl
butUJ. There nre 1..121 . Rr.iiloU schools nnc' '
10,7)7 ! ) ungraded. The total enrollment ol
scholars In tbo state is 77S1'J : ! ' ; number o !
teachers , 23,101 , of whom 7,5'J3 are males
Thoroaro 201) ) public hi h schools and tl'J
private schools , with 10 , > , ! U pupils. School
houses built durltiR just year number " ! JO ,
making l'J,2G'i.
Dr. W. P. Ilnrpor , president of the new
Baptist university of Uhlcajro , has for formu
lated his educational plan , and it turns out
to bo ono for college extension , It Is pro
posed to bring the limner education within
roach of the common people , and to do so it
will bo tlio purpose of tlio now university to
operate through a system of branch schools
or academics scattered tliroueh the country.
These branches will bo nothing moro than
preparatory , with uo power of conferring
diplomas or degrees. All will , however , bo
under the supervision of the central Institu
tion of learning.
Brown's University catalogue , to bo isuscd
immediately , will bo the most elaborate over
published at Providence , with 130 pijjes , a
facsimile of the original charter of the
university , n cut of 1'rof. Ilarltnoss as the
frontispiece , and much additional information
mation concernlnjr now courses of studv. It
will show au increase ot twelve over lust year
la the number of professor j and
Instructors and the total number of
students as3T > 2 , an increase of sixty-seven In
the twelve months. Gre.itor fac-illtles for
the study of Spanish and Italian will bo ex
hibited , anil the announcement made that all
students who have talion any ono of the
courses in zoology will have the opportunity
to continue worlulurinff the coming summer ,
nnd under special direction , nt the Marine
biological laboratory , Wood's Hell , Alass.
In n lecture in Boston last Sunday Prof.
Mary \Vnltnoy of Vassar college unvo n
pleasant sketch of the life of Mariu Mitchell.
Miss Mitchell , she said , never sank the
friend and teacher in the astronomer. She
belonged to the class of ro forme re who nro
reformers through conviction , She was
essentially conservative , and tn her youth
not in favor of woman stiffniKO or of the ap
pearance of women in nubile affairs. She was ,
however , n , constant upholder of the
higher cuucatlon of women , as she was of
the theory of co-education , nnd in time she
became an ardent suffragist. I'romlnciit as
n teacher , reformer and scientist , she was
always a simple , slnccro woman , remarkable
for her simple habits nnd her directness of
expression , Ahva\s retaining tliolnllucnco
of her Quaker home , she bucamo allied with
the Unitarians , although she owned iiocreeJ.
The ono central point of her character was
the union of uur aioral and intellectual 11 fo.
t'OAA tini.t
Sobbed Jill to Jack , 'mid matrimonial strife ,
"Curst , bo the day when I bocamoyour wife. "
"I am amazed , " said Jack. "It Is too b.id
To curse the only happy Uny wo'vo ' hud. "
Ana now wo'ro ' tottering down , John ,
Hut hand to hand we'll ' go ,
And sleep together at the foot ,
John Anderson , m.v Jo.
The wreath of palms for the oldest married
pair in the world undoubtedly should go to
Ianlcl Salisbury and his wife ot I < no Qul
1'nrlo , Minn. , wlio are 103 ami 101 yours of
ngo respectively and have been married eighty
years :
Mr. Mid Mrs. Christopher flrahrlnger of
Minneapolis have been scouring tlio twin
cities a week for their son , Christopher CJrah-
ringer , Jr. , a hey of seventeen years , Young
Uhristopher married Miss MzzloStimcorllcld.
, a mntdon of thirty-four. The paronta will
try to have the marriage annulcd.
Two gentlemen in Louisville , ICy , had been
so extravagant that they neglect to pay their
ward bills for several months Having boon
opeatly urged for paymoat , they hit upon a
ickycxpodlunt to cancel the indebtedness.
They Invoked the idd of cupld , and after a
lurried courtship o-io of thorn married the
undlaJy nnd the other nor daughter.
Edward Clenslnger the son of a wealthy
retired merchant ot Detroit , Mich. , nvirrlcd
Miss Dor.aldbon , the daughter of equally
wealthy nnd prominent people thero. Clen
slnger , however , silent his wllu's fortune us
well as his own in gratifying his dissipated
tastes and finally , utter enduring untold
cruelty anil neglect lit his hands she brought
suit lor divorce in I'lttsburg the other day.
The affair has produced a profound sousatlda
In the City of Straits.
.fames Hurst , a white min of Grand
Ititplds , Mich , , lookout a llccnso to marry
Angelina Johnson , a mulatto. Af tcr the wed
ding guests had assembled Jnmes Uusscll. a
colored gentleman anil a former Jlamc , had a
llttlo private conversation with Angelina in
the back yard. AVhcn she c.imo back oil
Uusscll'Harm she said : "I dun change my
mind , but dar will t > o a wedding all right
enough , nnd Jim Hurst won't ' bo do groom.
Mister James Hussoll is the batter man. "
Hurst was mad and wanted to lick Russell ,
but was held back uy his friends , and the
minister , who stood by ITurst llko a mm ,
refused to marrv the two colored folks. Tlio
wedding was olT and the guests took away
the presents they brought.
A colored couple called on a well known
clergyman in Iloston recently to bo married.
They were accompanied by another couple ,
who catno to "stand up1' with tlio bridegroom
and brldo. The quartet stood In line , and by
n queer misunderstanding of the require
ments of the occasion the "contracting par
ties'1 got separated , the man standing nt ono
end of the line nnd the \voinan at the other.
The cleiTymaiisupnosing they were properly
stationed , said : "You take this woman to
bo your lawful and wedded \vlfo "Say , hold
ou boss 1 do woman dnt I'm goln' to marry am
at do Oder end ob do line ; I'm not goln' to
marry dUyorg.d. " The extremes met and
the ceremony was bsgun again and llnlshed
without Interruption. *
"I have lost $ $0,030 In the recent slump in
stocks , " said a Now Yorker to nreportor ,
"nml am practically loft without capital. I
shall have to begin the world again at forty ,
llvo no bettor off than when I started at
twontv. Fora long time I hesitated about
breaking the news to my wife. This is the
plan 1 hit on : I took her to dinner at Del-
monlco's the night before Thanksgiving.
Then I took her to tlio theater. Our Thanks
giving dinner was a dainty ono , and when it
was over and I looked mound at the dining
room I amunnblo longer to use and the dear
homo 1 shall have to move out of , it cost me a
struggle , but I told her all. If I had any
doubts as to how she would receive the news
thoyivoront once dissipated. Some wives
are worth innnv fortunes. "
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