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8 TUB OMAHA DAILY BICE : MONDAY , STDPTEMBEH 14 , 1SG. ! ) FOUNDER OF A GREAT WORK Smithsonian Institution the Legacy of an Englishman , GOVERNMENT HOLDS THE FUNDS IN TRUST Fiftieth Anniversary of It" FoiimlliiK ritulN It One of the Krenlrxt MuiiilnntnrM of Kt III the World. The Smithsonian Institution In Wash- ton passed Us first half century mark last Monday , and at th'o time the board of tc- Bents were celebrating the event they were called to mourn the death of the assistant secretary , Dr. George Brown Goode. This Institution , the guardian of the National museum , has In recent years como to be better known to more of the American people than any other In the national cap ital , becnUEO of Its exhibits at the World's fair and other expositions. It Is to Ameri cans , cay the Chicago Inter Ocean , what the Urltlsh museum Is to England , though not eo extensive , and by the wise plan of co operation adopted some years ago Its trusts liavo been so divided as to save the multi plicity of Interesting features and confine Its work more closely to the original pur pose , "for the diffusion of knowledge" among scientific men. When the Institution was begun there was an attempt to build up a library , nn nrt gallery , a natural history collection , nnd a metuorloglcal department , bul thce have in more recent years been turned over to other departments of the government or Institutions thu library to the Congres- i.lonal library , the art collection to the Cor coran gallery , the mctcrologlcal reports to the United Statta signal service , the zoo logical collection to the National Zoological park , and the botanical collection to tht Ucpartmrnt of Agriculture. By such dis tribution and co-operation the Smithsonian Institution has become the center and guar dian of a great national museum , and at the same time It 1ms been able to confine its own fund to the original purpose of Its donor and use It to aid In scientific re search. GIFT OF AN ENGLISHMAN. It Is a singular fact that the Smithsonian Institution had Its origin In the geueroslty of nn Englishman , and that this , one of the very few clfts ever accepted by the United States , hn drawn to It the , support of the government as has no other Institution In the country. James Smlthsnn , an English physicist , was the natural son of Hugh , third duke of Northumberland , and Mrs. Elizabeth Maclo , hclrcbs of the Hungcrfords of Aud- ley , and niece of Charles , duke of Somer set. Ho bore the name of James Lewie Maelo until about 1SOO , when he adopted the name of James Smlthson , the family name of his father. Ho died In 1S29 , leaving his estate to lil.i nephew on condition that If the latter died without heirs the property was to go to the government of the United States to found at Washington under the name of the Smithsonian Institution an es tablishment for tlie diffusion of knowledge. The nephew died in 1835 and the estate valued at $551,1GD , was left to the United States government. There were some able statesmen In congress who were opposed to accepting the gift , because It was not in keeping with the constitution of this government , but ex-President John Qulucy Adams took the other view and congress accepted the bcqucct and sought to carry out the provisions of Mr. Smltlison'a will. The fund was loaned in perpetuity to the United States' treasury at G per cent Inter est , a beard ot regents 'provided for , and the plan of the Institution mapped out In the bill which passed congress. The boa'rd of regents organized Septem ber 7J IS 1C , and accepted a plan for a build ing. Since that tlmo the Smithsonian In- Htltutlon has grown to be one : of the most valuable In America , and about It the gov ernment hag built up scientific departments , the National museum , the Zoological park , and other features to make It a national Institution worthy of the United Stales. Congress has appropriated large sums of money for the support of these departments nnd Institutions , and whllu the Smithsonian lias remained the center and guardian of nil these , it has preserved HP own fund for the original purpose , "tho diffusion of knowledge. " No man ever gave his name to BO great a work with so small a bequest as did James Smlthson , the natural- ton of an English duke , when he bequeathed lialf a million dollars to the United States of America. KCIKJOL MKE A Oi.NTL'KV AGO. llt'Iliicd Tin'in1Which ( the Pui'llN \\Vre Siilijcclvil To. It was not In this Joyous fauhlon , says a writer in St. Nicholas , that school pre sented Itself to cnothcr , and far brighter , little girl , Mary Fairfax , who was born over 100 years ngo , and who afterward be- curao Mrs. Eomervllle and ono of the most learned women In England. Mury was fortunate - tunato enough to live the first ten years of licr llfo by the seashore , the happiest , wild est , shyest child that ever played all day long on the yellow sands , and made huge collections of shells , and weeds , and peb bles , and other treasures brought her as playthings by the waves.Yhcii It rained , nnd her mother would not permit her to run out , she read over nnd over again the thieo books which formed her library "Tho Ara- lilan Nights. " "Uoblnson Crusoe" nnd "Pll- Brlm's Progress. " Now and then her father , who was im olllcor In tno English navy , came homo from sea , and , finding his Ilttlo daughter as Ignorant as a child could be , he made her read aloud to htm every morning a chapter of HUIIIO'H "History of England. " Tlila watt all her education until she was 10 years old , when , ono dreadful day , her parents sent her to a boarding school , a email and very expensive school kept by Mies PrlmiOBO , who wan sn iitately and so severe that her pupils uuud to say they never saw her smile. Thanku to the healthy , outdoor life she had always led , Ilttlo Mary was straight mid strong as n young Indian , but that did not wive her from tbo Ingenious tortures designed for stooping children , and .which she describes for us In her memoirs. "A few dajs after my arrival t was In closed In stiff tH > s wltk a neel busk in front , whllu. above my frock. bandE drew my shoulders back till the shjuMjr-bl.idi's met. Then n fctccl rod , with a semi-circle which went under the chin , was clasped to the steel busk In my Btays. In this con strained slain l and mott of the young chil dren had to preparu our lessons. " Think of H , you luxurious Ilttlo people who prepare your letaons lolllni ; on rocking chairs , iicntllng in sofa corners , or lying comfortably on warm hearth-ruga before cheerful fircu ! Think of Undying a whole papro of Jolmion's Dictionary every day , cpelllng , ili'flnltlor.K , even tha very position ot each word In the long columns , and ull the uhllo unable In lean backward or for * wurd. or turn your brad from HIC | to side unnblo oven to ECO what the girl ne\t to > ou was doing ! That \\iis n discipline whlc'i rniDt hnvo mnde homo and tbo dear shin ing cccmi EIImis a plt'turc of paradise , of I'nradUo I.ozt , to poor , tired , timid Mary Fairfax. And thu worst ot It was , tlio learnrd M > Ilttlo t Mies Prtmroiio's school that , when she rsraprd for her flret lioll- dayK , nho cnvorcd hurt-elf with disgrace by writing bank knot for bnnl ; note , and was severely scolded for being eo'ldle , and wast ing such golden opportitnltU'a , She wi'.n taught to tow , however , very n rally , and In after years , tlio grew so pas sionately fond of stiuly , ot real , hard , severe , uncompromising study , that It was neces sary , when the \va& 15. to take away her CJlidlcj ! , FO thut kite millit lint sit up half tiio night over her book * . Even the xha uod to arise at daybreak , wrap bcrscir In d blanket nut being allotted a fire and work nway nt nlgebra aud Latin until break fast time , She wrote a nuuibcr cf valuable works on fclenllllc fubjcrta , and she lived to be 03 ye'lrs old , proving that neither haid BChuols , nor lim-d tUuJy .ire certain to i > bortvn our days. IMiifiitlonaloro. ( . Ir ) Dan den tl'O new rammlrsloncr an Ilio Hoard of Nctlotiul Education In Ireland , Is an pccompHilu-d ? liakefpenrlnn scholar find a prolific contributor to Knultsh m.tgazlncB Ho aho fccla a Krcn Interest lu the higher forms ot drama coucrally and took un lin- , portant part in the honors conferred by the university on Sir Henry Irving. President Jordan of Stanford university has Just started on ft trip to the cast , partly for plearure , partly on government business connected with his presidency of the Bering Sea commission. In bis absence Prof. Still- man , chairman of the university committee on ways and means , will be acting president. President I ) . O. Oilman of Johns Hopkins university , General Lawrason ttlggs and Harry Walters are candidates for the Bal timore directorship of the Public Art league composed ot architects , sculptors and artlsti of the country , who seek the passage ol IAWS by congress requiring that before pur chase or adoption by the government of any work of art , Including sculpture , painting architecture , landscape designs , seal , coin medal , note , stamp or bond the design or model for such work shall bo submitted to n commission of experts. Dr. Edward Hitchcock , who Is to be re lieved of a part of his work in tbo depart ment of ihjslcnl education at Amhcrst , will still remain at the head of the department "His long connection with the physical de partment at Amherst , " says the Springfield Hcpubllcan , "has caused him to bo fondly remembered by more of the students than any other member of the faculty. His genla nature and cordial sympathy with young mci have endeared him to all , and alumni re turning to the college always call on 'Old Doc * and renew the old acquaintance. His has been a familiar figure at the various athletic meets In which Amhcrst students have competed , and the recollection of his \enerablo form at the head of triumphal processions Is held In vivid remembrance by many. " _ _ Cures , absolute , nnimanent cures have given Hood's Sarsaporllla the largest sales In the v/orld and the first place among medicines. lion , ItimrliiCorUraii Will speak at the COLISEUM THIS EVENING , SEPTEMBER 14. Doors wll open at 7 p. m. ; from 7 until 7:45 : admis sion only by tickets , which are Issued free on application to committee on arrango- mcntR. At 7:45 doois will be open to al comers. _ All the old trade Is Invited back to Hole Dollone , which lo being operated under new management. AMUSEMENTS. Mahara's colored minstrels gave two per formances yesterday at the Crelghton to audiences which were not largo , though probably ns large as the merits of the at traction de-kcrvcd. This company Is another of those aggregations which are good enough for the country , but scarcely up to what a city demands , even in the way ot minstrel shows. The FrnUnian Empire company came i'l yesterday afternoon on the Union Pacific's overland express from Denver , where 11 has been most enthusiastically recelvei during Its week's engagement. Charles Frohman's Empire Stock com pany will open the regular Reason at the Crelghton tonight with an elaborate pro duction of Clyde Fltche's latest success "Bohemia , " which but recently closed a prosperous run ot 100 nights nt the Em pire theater , New York City. "Bohemia1 has been described as the most brilliant of this talented writer's many productions telling a story which Is said to bo most In teresting In detail. The scene of the play la laid In France and with the exception of the first act , takes place In Paris , the story being as follows : A young artist has a rich uncle , who wishes to marry the young man to a wealthy society widow , but the nephew has a will as well as a heart of his own. His uncle threatens to disin herit him unless ho marries Into society In this way. The hero , therefore , departs from his uncle's country place for Parlp In quest of a Jolly party of Bohemian young men and -women , who had given a picnic In the Immediate vicinity of bis uncle's bouso y.'Ithln the time of the action of the flrht act. The young man becomes 111 In Paris and Is taken to a hospital , where he falls In love with a pretty milliner , Mlmi , who Is taking care of her father. Recovering his health , he finds his Bohemian acquaint ance In the picturesque and free and easy Latin quarter of the city , and the trlaln and tribulations of the poverty-stricken but Joyful comrades hero are pictured In the play. The company will be cast for "Bo hemia" as follows : Hudolph. a noet . William Faversham Durnndln , his uncle , n man of Imslne.ss , , . . . . * . . . . ! . Y. linckUH MijroPl. a painter . Robert Kdeson Selmumiird , a .musician . J. E. Dodson Colllne. a philosopher . . Ferdinand Gottsclmlk naptlste , a servant . W. H. Crompton SI. lo Comic do Jieauchosn . . . , ; . ; " . ; . Jnmlson L. Finncy A Collector and Sheriff's Deputy . . . George C. Pcnrco ? , trvi"lt . Chnrlcs Day ' . Vlohl Allen 'iVii M"'c- " ° ouve . mien Gull Musette . Ida Conquest I'lienilO . Jnnp llnrwnr Mine. Ucnolt , n lodging house keopir. . , , Lotta NIcol Mllla . Knthcrinc Mulleins "Bohemia" will bo repeated tomorrow , " Sht > , , , Vlbcrty IInlr wlu bo tll ° matinee bill Wednesday ; the engagement closing Wednesday night with the production of "Tho Benefit of the Doubt. " The Young & Lindsay Comic Opera com pany will arrive here on Sunday evening. September 20 , direct from Denver , Colo. , and will present on that evening at the Crelghton theater Richard Stahl's opera , "Said Pasha , " with all new costumes and accessories complete. The company In cludes u strong cast of principals , and a chorus said to be- composed of shapely girls with good voices. "Said Pnsha" will run for Monday and Tuesday nights , with a Tuesday matinee , and will bo followed by "Tho Block Hussar , " for ono night only , and others of thu popular operas produced by this company out of a repertory of thirty , with new costumes and accessories for each and every opera. Tbo press of Iho different cities In which the Columbian have appeared has been enthusiastic In Its pralso of the manner In which the company stages Us operas , and It Is claimed that "Said Pasha" and "Tho Black Hussar" are among the bust. David Henderson will bring his Schiller Opera Comlque company to Boyd's theater on Thursday , Filday and Saturday of this wcok , with n "bargain day" matinee on Sat urday , The principals of the company are ; Tllllo Salinger , Beatrice McKenzle , Mabel Klar , Lydla Payno. Dot Carter , Florence Straight. John MeWado. William Stephens , Otis 1) ) , Thaj'er. ' Harry Cashman , J. K. Hey. nard , Will Straight and F. W. Fox. The chorus will consist of fifty voices , and the company carries Its own orchestra , under the direction of W. II. Glover. The stage manager U Krncbt Salvador. All the operas will bo under the personal direction of David Henderson. "The Bo. liomlun Girl" will bo given Thursday even ing. "Tho Mikado" Friday evening , with all the special scenery painted by Dangorflcld for the Ions Chicago run , and "Tho Bells of Cornovllln" ( "Chimes ot Normandy" ) will bo sung Saturday matinee and evening. Largo audiences attended the "Friends" matinee and "The Llglitntnj ; Exprets" even ing peiformanco by the Blttnor Theater company at tbo Boyd yesterday , Tlio latter play , with tin sensational railroad scenes , particularly delighted all present. "Fate" ls announced for this evening. The \\liolc syxti'iu is dramc.A and under- inlnuil by Indolent ulccri and open sores. Dewltt's Witch Ha7.rl Salve upecdlly heals them. It Is tli > > best pile curt : known. Hon. IloiirUi * CouKrau Of New Yoik will apt-ak nt tbo COLISEUM this evening. _ _ Six Thirty V , SI , Train. of tlio CHICAGO MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL HY. Best service , ELKOTIUC LIGHTS , Dining car , City utiico , ICO ! Faranni. U\ANS Cullmn , ut C o'clock p. m. , Sun day , Hc > | ) tcmbcr 13 , niiti. ugrd SI yciiiu. Funeral at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning from her Into residence , l".tn Grant tHrcct. imerwer.t in Prospect Hill cemetery. HAS NO LOVE FOR CUBANS Eongh Experience of a Man Imprersec Into the Insurgent Army , SAYS THE SPANIARDS ARE NO BETTER Kcrtltp lulnnil lit \o\v n llcxolnte AViintc _ I'rcillutM that the IiiKiimeittN Win , UN thu .Spaniard * Hate \o Money. Arthur McPherson , a native ot Scotland but who Is at the present time visiting Secretary Laughlln of the Associated char ities , relates a most unflattering story ol the part played by the Cuban Insurgents In their struggle for Independence. This may In part be due to the fact that be has spent a most eventful two years of bis life among them , which were not at all to bis liking His recital certainly shows that the Insur gents are not Inclined to coddle any ono who falls into their hands. While Mr. McPbcrson Is unstinted In de pleting the cruelty ot the Cubans , however - over , ho docs not spare the Spaniards. On the other hand , lie prides himself upon be ing able to look upon the situation disin terestedly. According to his statements , It Is six of one and half a dozen of the other. He , however , cannot find himself at all In sympathy with the rebellion , and when one has heard the recital of his experiences among the Insurgents he cannot bo blamed. It was about two years ago that McPher- eon and three other men , all skilled me chanics , were sent to Cuba by the Thomspon Iron company of Glasgow to set up some machinery upon n plantation. In due course of ttmo they and the material they broughl with them arrived upon the plantation , li : the southeastern province of the Islam ! where the Insurrection broke out. The plan tation was located on the Manzanltla river , near the seaport of that name. The Insurrection was slumbering upon their arrival , but It was on the verge o the awakening. It was but a very short time Inter that it burst out Into llamcu Ono day when McPherson and his compan ions were on their way to work a bane of rurales'Jumped from the brush and took them prisoners. It was the beginning The policy that the Insurgents were to pur sue was shown then and there. The buildIngs - Ings were destroyed by fire and the planta tion was devastated. CHARGED WITH BEING SPIES. McPherson and his friends , five In all as a German was added to the parly after the arrival on the Island , were thrown Into chains. They were charged with bclnt , Spanish spies. The accusation had a tone ) of the ridiculous about It , as not ono o the men could speak a word of Spanish but this was hardly appreciated by the pris oners as they were soon shown that It woulJ not tetvl to mitigate their condition. The tools that were found In their possession were said tobo Infernal machines. The Cucans till ruled for their blood. The cud did not at all seem doubtful , bu It was averted by the fortunate fact tha : the German in the party , Lewis Wappel by name , was able to speak the native lan guage. Ho succeeded in obtaining nn au- dlenco with Jose Macco , the brother of the famous Antonio , who was In command o the section of the army In the province Juso has since been killed In battle. Wap- pcll explained the situation to htm and he succeeded In saving the lives of htmsell and his companions. The party was given a sort of a court-martial and given the option of death or serving In the Cuban nrmy. They could do nothing but accept the situation. For the next eighteen months McPherson saw a whole lot of Cubans and considerably more than ho cared to see. Ho was useil largely In mechanical and engineering work. Ho sharpened the machetes and the other knives of the fighters , took care of the com paratively few shootlQg weapons the soldiers possessed , took part in the destruction ol plantations , helped In tearing down bridges and blowing up the railroads. "They are flends , " he said to a reporter of The Dee. "I have seen them destroy everything of value on plantations. They tore up the fields of cano and set them on ( Ire. I have frequently walked over fcuch fields that were simply flooded with the Juice front the burning stalks. My shoes and clothing gathered BO much of it that I was simply unable to walk. INHL.VANITY ON BOTH SIDES. "They say that every once In a while the Spaniards take out a batrh of Insurgent prisoners nnd shoot them down In their tracks. That Is undoubtedly true. But I have witnessed deeds of cruelty on the part of the Insurgents that fully equalled that. I have seen them frequently turn over the women , and particularly the young girls , found In the houses that were raided to the negro soldiers In the army , who were al lowed to do with them as they pleased. "There Is not much of that kind of thing going on any more , but It Is ouly because there Is no more to bo done. The whole Island is wrecked and ruined. There are no plantations and no ranches. Everything has been destroyed. " McPherson took part In only ono pitched battle. That occurred some time during last May , In a canyon on the Manzanllla river , which was at the tlmo almost dry , A baud of about 350 raw Spanish recruits were enticed Into the canyon by a band of fleeing Insur gents. There they found themselves In am bush. Insurgents sprung out upon them from all sides with machetes , and knives , ami rocks. One hundred were killed out right. The rest were driven down Into the ocean , and all but about twenty-five were drowned. These were taken prisoners , McPhei-Bon saw little fighting. He was suffering from a severe attack of fever find ague , and this fact gave him some consldcr- itlon. Ho was made a sutler , but the po sition was not without Its dangers. As the work of devastation went on provisions be came scarce , and finally the food was of thi ; most primitive kind. The negro sol- llers were dlssatlsflcd and seemed to con sider that McPherson was to blame for the conditions. They also thought he was bc- iiK favored , and this Intensified the feei ng against him. Ho bears a scar of a uiifc wound In the arm , and also ono of a mllet wound In the neck , as evidence of the hatred the black soldiers had for him. AFKAID TO GO TO SLEEP. "I was afraid to go to sleep nt night , " McPherson said , "It seemed to be Inviting leath. I would stretch myself on the ground itway from the army and He there awake hrough the night. The negro soldiers were continually fighting amongst themselves. Every night they gambled , nnd when the nornlUK dawned five or six dead bodies al ways were stretched out as a result of the inarrcls over the cards. There was no In vestigation nnd no comment , 'It is only negro , ' they said. " Month followed month In this sort of Ifo , and McPherson lost all track of time. 'Innlly an opportunity for escape offered ind he seized It. Ho was unsuccessful. He- ng recaptured , ho was placed In stocks and kept In them for six long weeks. .If ho jsked for a drink of water a pailful was hrown over his head. His food was thrown > y his side , and ho was allowed to reach t as he could. It was of the poorest de scription , yet the negro soldiers would fre quently steal It , and McPherson had to go lungry. U last the prisoner was brought before the famous Antunlo Ma ceo. He threw prldo to the winds. Ho told the general that he lad renounced any further attemp's to escape and would continue in the service of the army. Macro , whom McPherson said was much less cruel ( ban his brother , Jose , re leased him and appeared to take some Inter est In htm. Ho told him the story of bis life. life."There "There Is Ilttlo In this talk that the rebel lion U Inspired by patriotism , " eald Mc- I'hcrson , "Thu leaders are almost without exception Inspired by Interested and per sonal motives , and so are the soldiers. Macco himself la not urged on by any patri otic feellngd. He is fighting for revenge. He said as much when ho told me his lils- slory. He said that he wan. the son of a wealthy Spaniard by a negro mother. When lila father died be tnd his brothers were auclivroil out of the property by their Span- lard relative ! . The sons were angered at the nsult. and conspired to set on the rebellion. Antonio' * desire for revenge has been further nflatnmed by the fact that every one of his six brothers have been killed In the war. " OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE , Tba opportunity lor escape offered Ueelt again In last July , fter McPhergon's re lease , he succeeded ! lit keeping Macco's favor and the latter trusted him more. The Scotchman and lilrt. four European com panions were ftllor.Td more freedom. In the early part of I the summer they were used In conveying -nrovlslons from the coast to the Interior. TH6 provisions were being shipped Into Santiago dc Cuba by filibus tering parties. It was about thc mlddlo of July and on a day when eomo-rort ot a fiesta WAS being held at Santiago de Cuba by the Spanish. There were sever * ! gunboats In the harbor , but the ofllcers wcra In the city taking part In the enjoyment. A naphtha launch , which bad convcjcd somojof them to the shore , was lying Just ofT the land. Two marines were In charge. "Hoys , this la our chance to escape , " said McPherson. The plans were arranged. A rush was made upon the launch. The two marines were overpowered and thrown overboard. The escaping men , being me chanics , knew how to manage the boat. They made oft to sea , but the men on the men-of-war saw them. They were flrcd upon and one of the cannon balls carried away the rudder of the launch. Strange to say , however , the boat was not pursued. The flvc men drifted about for a day and were then picked up by the steamer Vera Cruz. They were taken on board and carried to Tamplco , Mex. "Tho Cubans will win , " said McPhcrBon. "They must win , The Spanish have not the revenue to carry on the war. Their armies must carry everything with them on expeditions. There are no provisions to be obtained In the Interior. All has been destroyed , Spain cannot stand the expense of such warfare. They cannot change the method of fighting , for the Insurgents will not enter into a battle. "I have one ambition , " he continued , as the Interview came to a close. "I want to meet a Cuban In Scotland. I will kill him. " Una. Ilotirk * ' CorUraii Of New York will speak at the COLISEUM this evening. XHW WORK Foil SALVATIONISTS. I'rovlillimr HOIIH-N for m-xtltiito .Men , AYoiiu'ii mill Children. Work along the Hues as outlined In Gen eral Booth's book , "Darkest England and the Way Out , " Is now being commenced on a large scale In this country. Several Impor tant branches have already b cn started , and others arc to receive Immediate attention. Hcscuo Homes are established In most of the largo cities , and some of them have been running for four and flvo years. Into these fallen girls are taken that have a desire to lead a better life. The homes are well fur nished and supplied with books , musical In struments and everything as far as possible that will help entertain or benefit the In mates. Love holds supreme rule and those coming into these homes soon learn to re gard them as a real heaven below. Four to six months Is the usual time they stay. After they have thoroughly proven the sin cerity of their desire , and also have demon strated their ability to take a position , they are found places , usually In Christian homes. Many of them by their faithfulness and. de votion have como to be recognized as one of the family. There have been hundreds passed through these homes and 80 per cent proven faithful. Conversion Is not necessary before enter ing. No girl Is detained In the home a sln- glo day against her will. They are not com pelled to attend larmy meetings or Join the organization , although opportunity Is offered them to do so If they wish and are considered fit. Those that have already passed through "remember the bridge that brought them over , " and quite a sum Is voluntarily con tributed from their earnings to the home's support. Women's Shelters The first of this work In the United States was started In New York City five months ago. The shelter there will accommodate about 100 nightly and It has been Tilled from the start. The ones benefited by this branch arc nearly all poor working women and girls , who , but for the shelter , would be compelled to stay outside or go to Ulrty or disreputable lodg ings. This work 'Is being taken up In father cities , and it is' Imped soon to have one In every place where poor women Is exposed to cold , hunger and temptation. Men's Shelters These are already estab lished In many of the largest centers. There Is to be ona opened In Kansas City some time during this month. This Is Oio nearest ono to Omaha , but It is hoped that In a year or so one can be established In this , the gate to the west. Where so many pass through there should be an open door to receive them. The army deals with the "bum , " as well as the honest but poor labor' ing man. The poor In both the men's and women's shelter arc not required or allowed to ac cept charity , except In cases of extreme necessity. With each shelter Is established wood yards , work shops , laundries , etc. Plain meals and clean beds are furnished at a very low charge and If people have not the amount work Is furnished them to earn It. Experience has demonstrated that after these are once established they become self-supporting. All have heard of the army's work In the slums and of how their girls go to tup poorest and vllebt , 'scrub their floors , wash and clothe ( heir children , care for the sick and by these and many other kind acts and words write a gospel upon their hearts that never can be blotted out. Slum Nurseries These are run In connec tion with the slum work. Poor mothers bring their babies to these nurseries and for 5 cents the Ilttlo one Is fed and cared for while the mother does her day's work. Children's Homes Many children are al ready cared for In these , but the need Is very great. These branches of social work are already in operation and preparation Is being made for extensive advancement on all lines , besides police court and prison gate work. Industrial and labor bureaus arc to bo started at once. It will readily be seen that quite a sum of money will bo necessary to launch and carry on this work. General Booth Is to the front with ono of his original plans to raise It. He nays many sit down dally 'to tables spread with all the necessaries and In many cases luxuries of life. They return thanks for the same , but should they not remember the many through the length and jrcadth. of the land who have not the neces saries of life , and -while they have plenty should they not , as a thank offering , con tribute a little to meet their wants ? The nercy box will meet their needs. The army will furnish boxes to any ono wishing them. This box Is to be brought to the dln- icr table once a week end 1 penny put In t. Moro can bo put In It If you wish , but t U only required , that each holder of a ) ox contribute 1 penny each week. The joxcs will bo calhvl for by a local agent authorized by headquarters to open them at ho end of three mcnths and n receipt will 10 given for tl'o 13 ttnts or more that Is In t , after which tbd box will be again closed and returned to you. Thirty thousand of heso boxes \\ereJHont out during August and this ncans aMIecnt each $300 per week. Commander Booth-Tucker Is to visit Omaha Sirtembor 29. Ho will conduct a ncetlng In the evening In the First Meth odist church , cornrn'Twentleth and Daven port , Como and hour him ; ho will explain nero about tbls work. I OMAHA MEN REACHING OUT Paxton A ; Burgess Lcnso tha Tabor Opera House at Denver , NONE OF THE PARTICULARS KNOWN HERE Klrxt KrtillN of the l'n lnu ( if ( l I'roiKTljInto ( lie IlitmlH of ( lie M < > r < K'iK < 'i Slimy Ollivrn < Wnutvil II. , A telegram received yesterday afternoon from Paxton & Duress , lessees anil man agers of the Crclghton theater , announces that they have added to their responsibili ties and extended the sphere of their oper ations by assuming the management ol the Tabor Urn ml Opera house In Denver. No further particulars reRtmllnK the terms of the deal arc at hand at this time , bill It Is known that when Messrs. Paxton and Uurficss left for Denver last Thursday night , In response to a wire announcing the trans fer of the property , they carried with them such letters of Introduction and other doc umentary evidence of their managerial ami financial strength as were calculated to overcome the strong opposition they expected to encounter. Several of the most Influential and best backed managers In the country were In the race , and the success of the Omaha men must be considered a decided personal triumph and as a new Indication of the untiring energy and splendid enter prise which have characterized their under takings heretofore. When tire Tabor Grand was built , some years ago , It was said to bo the most ex pensively constructed theater In the country. It still ranks among the best and most widely known. Among the other disasters which overtook cs-Scnator Tabor a few years since , the loss of the opera house property was keenly felt. It was heavily mortgaged , foreclosure proceedings were be gun , and the playhouse has been tied up In the courts for a long time. Every expedi ent kno\vn , to the law has been employed to delay the transfer of the property under foreclosure , but the last resource of the mortgagor was exhausted last week , and Mrs. Lydla Smith became the legal possessor ser of the Tabor Grand. It was at this juncture that Paxton & Uurgcss were sent for , and the negotiations which they bad been carrying on for several weeks \\ere brought to a head. It Is not believed that the new arrange ment will Include any change In matters connected with the Crclghton theater. Probably neither Mr. Paxton or Mr. Hurgcss will remove permanently to Denver , but will appoint a local manager there and mnko frequent trips between the two cities , keeping their residence and spending most of their time In Omaha. Their close association with the great syndicate booking agencies cf Mr. Ilayman , Klatr & Krlanger and Charles Krohman makes It ertaln that the Denver bouso will have the benefit of the same extraordinary facilities for booking as the Crclghton enjoys. Denver Is to be congratulated , ns well as the new managers , upon this auspicious connection. Messrs. Paxtcn and Ilurgess arc expected to return to Omaha this afternoon. The I.ilil I I-H. The pleasant effect and perfect safety with which ladles may use Syrup of Figs , under all conditions , makes It their favorite rem edy. To get the true and genuine article , look for the name ot the California Fig Syrup company , printed near the bottom of the package. For sale by all responsible druggists. IIoii. llinirki * CocUraii Of Now York will speak at the COLISEUM this evening. While sn Omaha stop at the Fireproof Hotel Dellone , opened August 10th by W. W. 'Coatcs , cor. Hth'and Capitol Avc. SPECIAL , KATES Via < hc MiHKuiirl 1'iiolllc ItalMvny. .Home-scckcrs' excursion tickets to points In the south , also Kansas , Arkansas , Texas , etc. , on September 15 and 29. St. Louis Exposition on every Tuesday and Thursday until October 22. Round trip tickets to St. Louis , J15.35. For further Information call at depot , 15tl and Webster or city oflice , N. E. corner 1311 and Farnam streets. T. F. GODFREY , J. O. PHILLIPPI , P. & T. A. A. Q. P. & P. A. The lli'Ht Service. To Denver , Cheyenne and points In Utah Idaho. Montana , Oregon and California Is via thn UNION PACIFIC. For tickets and full Information call a City Ticket Office , 1302 Farnam street. I ) eft'ml oil IIIiiiNclf ivHIi n Uriel.- . An olllcer last evening found n smnl crowd or white boys making life miserable for John Gray , n colored boy about 15 years , of ngo. Gray sayH ho was making his way toward the viaduct on Tenth streo when a crowd of boys commenced following him nnd taunted him with the theft of a wheelbarrow. This was more than ho couli HtnnJ and a battle was Hturtcd , with brick liats for the mlssltB. Gray said when ar rt-Hstrd , that ho had been Jilt by severn bricks. It Is believed that ho can Ijo Iden tlfled ns one of the colored boyH who cheated n pawnbroker recently , the plan Veins , to have ono of the boy Iry on i coat nnd make off with It while the othei ono engaged the pawnbroker ! n conversa tion. Hon. llonrkc Cuckrim Of Now York will speak at the COLISEUM this evening. KIUUCII ) IIATES run UVRHYIIODY. Via < Iio WnlniHli It. It. Homeseckers' Excursion to all points south , September ICth and 20th ; October Ctli and 20th. St. Louis Exposition , round trip tickets on gale , commencing September 8 , and every Tuesday and Thursday thereafter until Oc tober 22. St. Louis fair .tlckats on Bale October Eth to 10th. For rates , homcsccker's guides or further Information , call at Wabash ticket cilice , 1410 Farnam street ( Paxtou Hotel block ) , or wilte G. N. CLAYTON , N. W , P. A. , Omaha , Nob. ititivrriis. Joe Rogers over-dosed himself with Sun- clay whisky and was locked up last night for sleeping off Its effects In Jefferson park. Among those who were gathered In yes terday for disturbing the pence of the Sab- Lath by fighting were Nelson Allen , Ole Jackson , W. H. Mobry and Duck Keith. The police yesterday picked up John Davis. Pavls , who comes from Leavcnworth , Kan. , could give no Intelligent account of hlmcelf ind as ho sported a small araenal he was locked up as a "suspicious" character. "x To develop muscle , / _ X if that is what you're doing- / 5\ * the for the \ /7 - \ washing , perhaps old way of washing with soap rubbing the clothes up and down over a board may be pretty good. It can't be healthy , though , to breathe that tainted , fetid steam , and 'ou'd better take your exercise ways that arc pleasanter , ut if you're washing clothes lo get clean , and want to do this dis agreeable work easily , quickly , and safely do it with Pearline. And one of the strongest points about Pearline's washing is its saving its Cv'momy. Uoo , Sept I4TW , UNUSUAL A Suit from Scotland makes its debut. The advance guard of an interesting campaign S.'x fifty for a man's Suit that's nothing unusual. Six fifty for a double breasted Scotch Cheviot Suit that's not very unusual. But six fifty for such a man's suit as we put on sale this morning is not only unusual but it is extraord-'nary and if it was $9.00 instead ot $6 50 it would be. extra ordinary still. We are breaking- our record this yean We arc actually showing men's suits at $4,00 , $5.00 , $5.50 and $6.50 that three years ago would have cost us more than that for the cloth alone. This double breasted suit we put on sae : today ij ail wool. It is a fine Scotch mixture that saw Scotland before it saw New Yorlc. The Suit is well fashioned , well tailored , well trimmed and finished , the buttonholes and seams arc worked with silk thread and we ourselves have never sold a handsomer suit for less than ten dollars. This Suit is not in our window. It has just come in. It is one of a number with which we intend to surprise folks this Fall and it isn't the only unusual offering you can find hero this morning not by any manner of means. Got our Fall Catalog itc yd ? Time you had. Full stenographic report of the discussion of the silver question , wnich took place at Urbana , August J5th , 1896 , was printed in The Bee after correction of typographical errors by each of the principals in the de bate. Four newspaper pages of large clear type. COPIES MAY STILL BE HAD. * | Two copies for 5 rents ; 12 copies for 25 cents ; JOO t copies for $2. Special rates for larger quantities. Write or apply to The Bse Business Office. HE THAT WORKS EASILY WORKS SUC CESSFULLY. " 'TIS VERY EASY TO CLEAN HOUSE WITH The Keeley Institute , p WHISKEY , MORl'IHM ' , OPIUM , TOBACCO AND CIGARETTE HABITS. Write for terms and testimonials. Correspondence confidential. Mel3. KDUCA TIOIVAI. . lili'sl unit l.nrgfst l > lllllar > SI-IHHI ! In t Im < ' < ! ! t rut WHK | . Iixjcn | c Ixjw. IViulpmcnt Cim. | > lcto. Sui > | > lli > d by tlio Qururn MILIJ ? inont with Arms anil Army OfUcer. Address , ! uliiliKuo MAJOR SAHnrORD SiUCRS , H.A..SUPT. , tCIIHOTOH.HO eKT FOR YOUNG LADIES. 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In the iimounl of flvo tliotixiinil dollar * 05,000) , iiinnlui ; twenty yenrf. payment optional wltli mild village after llvu ycure , Intorot and pilncli'i-.l ' niiyablo nt tlio tlHcul ugency of thu tftntc of Is'iilirnhlu , In the city of New Y ik. Huld vlllnp'i rcxcrveuull right to ri'Jct't uny or all Mils fly order of thu Hoard of Trustcev of th . vlllacc of Daiicrc.fi. Kubriuku. Daucl tl.ttf 7 < h dny of Hi-ptambor. UW. l > . w. lU'liKIChulrmim. . JOHN It , M.'ICKAN , YHl * CierU , . '